Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 28, 1879, Page 8

THE CIflCAGb TRIBUNE: IRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, IN79—TWELVE PAGES, THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. J. B. 8teinbull, U, 8, A, Is at the Palmor, Ex-Gov, 8amuel Merrill, of fowa, {s a guestat the:actlc. Juage 8, N, Cooley, the Palmer, V. R, Fioch, of the LaCrosse Republican, 1s at tho 8herman. The Hon. Levl Rhoades, Rockford, IIl, fs among the guests of the Bherman, C. F. Hatch, General Manager of the 8t Louls & Indlauapolis Rallroad, is at the Pacifle. ‘the Leaislative Committee of the Sociallats held a mocting at No. 7 Clark_street during the nfternoon and” evening, but developed no now facts of interest. The work of complliug tho statlatics is atill golug on. Tho managers of the Womnn's Hospital of the Btato of Illinols, 671 Cottage Grove avenue, have engaged the following medicat and mru!cn‘ st Drs, W. H. Byford, Roler, Flood, Logau, Etherldge, Bawser, Merriman, Nelson, ‘The meeting of depositors in the defunct snvinge banks called for Inst cvening at the Paclfic failed to convene, Only a fow of thoss fntercated \rerfiprelcnt, and the meoting was adjourned until to-night at the same place. The temperature yesterday, as observed by . Mannasc, optician, 88 Madison street (TRivunm Building), was ua follows: 7 a m., 10 below zeros 8., 8 below; 108, v, zero 12 m,, § mbove; 8 p. m., 11; 8 p. m,, 14, Barometer, at 8a.m), 20.80; 8 p. m., 20,04, Joseph Kozack, the Cleveland Boliemlan who san nway with $120, loaving his family sick nnd destitute, and who was arrested {n this city, yestorday morning kissed and made up with his ‘wife, and, unon condlition that he roturned bowe with her, was released from custody, At 4 o'clock yesterday morning Offlesr Frank McCormick fotind n inan Jying in the Lake Park at the foot of Haurrlson “street in an uncon- aclous and partially frozen condition, When brought to the station the ofllcers had con- siderable trouble in thawing him out. ‘The woodenware manufacturers held a meat- ing ot tho Bherman Ilouse yesterday afternoon for the purpose of forming an associntlon of the firms in that business, No conclusion was reached, and nnother meeting will bo called to decldo the matter aud perfect au organization, Saturday, March 1, {s the st day of erace for the l-mlf taxpayera of the South Town, and im- medlately thereatter Collector Ayres will pro- ceed to Jevy sand sell property for atl peraonal taxes detinquent. Taxpayers in arrcars will, therefore, do -well to aiep up to the Captain’s dosk and gettle. The staterent In Trie TRipeNg of )‘ulcr'l)n_\' that Mre, Zucker, a German woman who had suffered much matrimonial trouble, eaused, ns oo fncldent 1o the Jegal procecdings which grew out of her diflicuitics, the arrest of Constavle ‘Wilson for cousplracy, wus incorrect, \Vilson Was not arrested, nor was any warrant lssued for Tiis arrest. At tho meoting of Comvany B, First Regl- INinols Cavalry, held at the “ormory last even- ing, for the election of a First-Liculenant, on motion of & R. Keogh, Walter G. Goodrich was noasimously clected. Remarks. were munda by Capt. H. H.'Anderson, the Licutenant elected, Bergs. Wilson and Kroff. It i8 expected Lhint the company will Improve in_elliciency, us’ Mr, Goodrich Is known a8 au aetive aod energetic young gentlewan, ‘The Mexienn War Veterans held _thelr rezular monthly meoting ut the Gramd Paclfic Hotel lost evening, P, T, Turnley fo the chafr. The speceh of Gen. Shiclds on the subject of allow- iny pensions to these veterans was read to the mecthg, and a resolution of thanks was pasaed to him for his cfforts for this object, Sowe further discussion waa had on this subject, nnd the meeting adjonrned after transactlvg some untmportant routine husiness. -8amuel P. Smith, a' balf-breed with Indlan " and neero blood in his velns, 55 years of age, and a sallor iy occupatlon, while under the fn- fluence of liquar yesterday alternoon, foll into the river at the foot of Michiean avenue, Ile waa speedily rescued by somé bystunders, and was taken to the Armory. It was first thought that ho would dic of the chill, but he recovered 1 tho course of un hour or two, und was s well a8 ever, IIe was booked for drunken and dls- orderly conduct. Somo time ago n_communication was recalved from Maj, J. W. Walsl, of the Cunndian Mouut- ¢d Pollce, stating that he had ceme into the possession of a gray horse branded U, 8.," nnd supposed, on tho testimony of the Tndians, to ba a survivor of the Custer massacre. 1le asked dermission to keep the horso ns . me- meuto of the gallant-hero of the Little Bl orn disaster, unil the necessars authority was received ot headquarters vesterday making o glft of the horse to Ma), Walsh, At 8:20 lost cvening o team of horses at- tached to hack No. 20, owned by Lows Bou- coard, of No, 70 Fourth avenue, rin away ot the dllluols Central Depot. At the corner of State and Liandolph strects the vebiele collided with o teleeraph pole, and {he borses hecomp do- tachiod. Jorlo Shierman, of Wyomlng Territory, who has visiting lier steter Hnitle, at No. 480 Stoto street, was n the Liack on her way to 1be Burllngton & Qulney Devot to cateh’ the ovenlu trudn, inteading to visit her parcuts at 8t Charles, ~ 8ho waa badly injured about the Tead, und it 1s feared will lose the slzht of one ot hercyes. 8hae was tatien first to a nelghboring druir-storo, and thenco to the County Hospital, _Gon, Bherldan yesterday roceived from Ben Slark, the Intorprotce snd scout at Iort lteno, a aundaoms Indian trophy, u the shape of a bow, erows, and quiver. ‘Kho quiver s nunique gpecimen of Indfon ort. Ii i8 miade of a beauti- 1ul, soft punther's skln, decorated with the bits of red fluinel 20 dear to the Indian’a hoart and cye. The tatl is ornamented with bend-wark, Dubuque, Is registercd at. and tho huge claws are preserved ot the Lottom of the bow-case, In the quiver arc scveral arrows, which are of Indlan manufacture, with the excoptlon of the heads, which are of Iron, mado by Yankeo mechlues, and sold them by the traders, The whole forins an elegant trophy for the Licuten- ant-Genoral’s headquarters, -The bricklayers of all natfonalitles of this sty formed [uto a consolldated Union Inat oven- ing at No, 54 West Lako street. ‘The ball was crowded almost to suffocation, over 800 brick- Jayers nnswering Lo the roll-call, The principal work conslsted in electing officors for the new organization. "The following were chosen Presldent, Pster Marr; Vice-Presidents, Albert Leek nnd Henry Nielsouj Secretary, A. 11, Btowel: Financlal Secretury, Jumes Hart; Treas- urer, Willinn Ray; Trustées, Patriclk Hanley, Mike Callahan, Louls Betute, Jack Stevens, Ai- Rust Boter, August Johnson, Charlus Dolan, and Augrust Bltte: Advisory Committee, James Mar~ shall, Daulel Freeman, Edward Cuilon, Jamcs Waiker, Mike Dore, aud Tom McCae. Tho new organization will bo known as “‘I'lie United Or- der of Amorican Bricklayers,” Another mect~ ing will be held uext Thursday at the same place to complete thy now Unton, i About a score of citizens of Lake View nict at. the 8herman House yesierday alternoon to talk over the proposcd oxtension of Graceluid Cem- etory. The meecting was informal, and soveral nians werd discussea without coming to uny do- cision. 'Thu plnn most popularwith those pres- cnt was a proposition to permit the extenslon of the cemotery u case the taxes duo siuee 1875 are pald {nto the I'reasury of the town, A motion Was put and carrled to recommend the exteuslon to the voters ut th -p:ln‘.' clection n cnsu Lhe Cemotery Company complies with theac condi- tlons. - Whe cumctery as extonded will be bouuded on the north "by Bulzor atrect, west by the Green Bay road, south by Graceland avenue, and eust by Btella avenue,” which 18 to bo ex- tended north to Sulzer sireet. tion was looked upon \'c{]y present, and it is thouzht the Company will pay ths back taxes before the next clectlon. Au- ather wiceting will be held shortly to complete the detalls of the proposed extension, . dohu Luhey, the younis man who had bis skull fructurea by the fatllge ot o broken elevator- wheel upon it fo the Eureka Flouring-Mill of J. A. Boucher & Co,, Nou 244 Lako street, Wednes- day aiternoou, wos olive at Just accounts, but physicians who had seen him stated that he could nat surviye. ‘This proposls favorubly by those "there were four barrels of flour upon the clovutor when Lahey Tan It from the busement to the first floor, mud whon it reached the latter it lud\lunlf' fell nud the wheel came mulnni( down from the upper toor, and, bresk- -ing inlte desceut, o large portion of it struck thy unfortunute younis man over the right eye und fatally injured bim, ‘The elevator, or rathier the machinery for operatlug it, Is a decidedly weak plece of work. It scems that the sume ejevator fell two or thres thaes before, und un- usaal precautions Lo revent overloading it und fur operating it were taken. ‘Lo Coroner Las taken cognl 0 of the gceldent, und fu the event of Labey’s death—If, ludeed, he has not niready expired—un investization will be held snd the respous(bility for the casuaity plsced whery 1t belon, Mrs, Francis C. Adains fs the owner of the buildtyg und J, W, Reedy, of Cnl- cugo, made the elevator, which was, or should hava been, deslened o carry greater weights than those upon it Wednesday, R LINCOLN FAIK, The Board of Lincolu Park Commissioners are satisfled that no attack was meant urgn Angv of the members by the blll just passed In the Hiate Fenate provi et ‘vacancles (n the Board should he filled by election b{ the people, Instead of by the Governor, as ai present. ‘The law can avo no effect for three years to come, As the terms of the Commlssluncrs, who were all .appotnied .at the samo time, do nof explre until that time, they laving heen appointed .two yenrs ago for o term of five yonrs, cxeept in the case of Mr. Max Hjortzbers, who washppoloted upward of a year ago, to fill the vacancy causcd by the resig- ttfon of Belden F, Culver. 'The nct smpower- ing the Park Commissioners of the city to take eny street. or rond lcuflln{: from the chg o the parks and improve i, and reserve it for driving- purposes, will immediatoly affect the South 'arks alone, #a the privilege will not be nceded in reaching Lincoln Park, at leaat for a long time to como. ‘The Lake-Shore drive reachics down 08 far as_the Water-Works, at the foot of Uak street, and Dearborn avenuc is, at present anyhair, fn oxcellent condition. THE CITY-HALL. Recaipts from speclol assessmonts reached the sum of $3,500 yesterday. Bouth Town Collector Ayres handed over to tho Clty Treasurer yesterday $2,678 in solld cash, Bircases of scarlet-fover and four of diph- therla wore reported yesterday to the Health Department. The Trensurer's receipts from the Water Offica yesterday amonnted to $1,0612; anid from the Comptroller 8635, The disbursements were nabout §5,600. Fire-Marshal Benner yestarday sent an invita- tlon to the vessel-owners, asking them fo take some action in rcgard to the proposed atorm- sighals which he 15 anxlous to have erccted. They are to cost about §400. The Fire and Water Committeo _met yeater- day afternoon fo the oflice of tho Fire-Marshal, and hnd o long consultation over tlic guestion of granting the Jaockey Club the privilege of erccting frame stablesin the park for the accom- mudation of the horses that ure coming to town for the June meoting, Messra, Lawrence & Martin have already violated the letter of the Juilding ordinance fo erccting these structures within = the fire limits, and -aro subject to a penalty., It s clalmed, however, that no pussiblo damage can arlse to the city by the building of the 800 atalls or stables fn” a place remote from all habitation while their being hindered from doing 80 woul bo a serlous detriment to the spcecss of an en- terprise in which the city at largé is intercsted, ‘The managers of tho Jockey Club aro willing to cnter inlo bonds suflicient to cover all losses thnt mizht neerue from the destruction of the baildings, The Committoe decided to rnimn to the Council without recommepdation. [t will {herofore remaln for that body to decido whother the stables con or con not be trected. The Committee on Judiclary of the City Councll had n long scsslon chler.dny aftcrnoon in the City Clerk’s oftlce, Ald, Tuley being In the chalr, 'The tirst matter brought under con- tlderation was the equalization of the watcr-tax, which hns caused no little bad feellng among houselivlders, sumo of whom lave meters, and get off with casy rates, and some of whom have no meters, andl have to grin und bear what they regard as nn_ oxtortion. With a view to place the meter nud ‘the ncn-meter people upon an cquality, the Committeo agreed to recommend to the Counell that the frontace rates by reduced 5 per cent,y and that the meter rates be fixed ot 10 cents per 1,000 mollons below 2,000,000 gal- lons, ond 8 cents per 1,000 sbove that amouat, providing that In no Instunco less than the froutaze rates cun be collected for ony - bulliding, ‘The question ol allowing winors to enter saloons for the purposo of play- ing poul, shaking dice, or other evil practices, nlso ‘came_in for a share of the Comumitteo's nttention. Mr, Harry Rubens appeared in behalt of the Baloon-Keepera’ Assoclation, wml pre- sented the draft of an ordinance, which wasa modification of the one unow In exigtence, Ho said be represented n class of pooply who were desicous of carrylng out the renl object of the ordinance, and ho thought it could he nttalned without subjscting them to possible persecution on the part of overzealous persons. The ordi- nance hie proposed was in most respects identieal with the ono now in force, only containinga vrovision which could relieve the saloon-tkeeper iun certaln cases from the responsibility of o wis- tnke,—as, for example, If he had no means of aceurdtely deterintning the nge of the oppli- ¢t for the priviteze of plaving puol. billfards, or shuking dice, or drinking bear, ‘I'he moditliea ordinance would confer upon the saloon-keeper n certain discretionary vower, without at ull interfering with the real object for which the law was passed, nnd ‘it was for the purpose of saying from unnecessary persecution 4 elazs of men who were {u favor “of the spirit ol the ordinnuce thut the applivation for o wodi- fieatlon of the sume was preseated. ‘Lhe Come- mitteo toolk the matter under advisement, Mr, Tutey promlslug to'look up the lInw in the mat- ter, No recommendation \vas agreed to, TUE COUNTY BUILDING. ‘The call of the quast-crimion! calendar, which wag set for Monday, hus becn postponed on ae- count of the Lumb murder trial. The Grand Jury passed upon all of the dock- cted cases yesterday up to the 20th fustant, none of which were fmportant exvept to those directly concerned. Tha Hospital Commitice yesterday audited sundry bills, and nppolated Messrs, Ayars and Coburn a committee to purcbase a quantity of _hose needed ot the Iospital, Recorder Brockway turned £3,000 into the "Treasury yeaterday, the sano being the balnuea in his hinds nt the ‘end of the laat slx months of the past year, and belonglng to the county, At'the hour of 2 o'clock to-morrow alternoon the prisoners vonvicted, .and thoss who bave pleaded guiity, duriop the term will be called up and sentenced, “Thero ars about forty of them. ‘The Commitice on Jail and Jall Accounts ves- terday audited the Sheril’a pay-roll tor Feb- ruary, and oxamined the somi-annual report of the Clerk of the Criminal Court and found it correct, and tnstructea bim to turn the balanee ahowa over to the Treasurer, The following were sdjudged jnsanc in the County Court yesterday: fans leterson, Charles B, Case, Oscar Burnach, Auguat Koska, John Folson, G. J. Dohnla, . \A Juckson, Su- #an Boney, und Fritz Runge. All are paupers except the first two, An applleation was received at the Treasury vesterday for $2,500 In bonds, but the upplicant could not bo accommodated. It s now sudd that the g500-bonds will b rcady to-morrow und on sale Monday, and thai the other denominations will be readyin o fow days therealter, The Committea on Town and Town Accounts lad another weeting yesterday, and agreed, upon the recommendation of thy (:uunw Agont to appoint tienry Pligrim to visit Lemont nm[ look nfter the conditfon of tho paupers, and into the conduct of the Supervisor, 'I'hey tixed hil4 poy ot an amount not to oxcecd 85 per duy, which 18 to cover his exoenses ntso, and §f he ne- cepta the appolutment he will suter upon his dutlcs .\lnnunz. After-ha is through with Le- mang ho will be sont to Hyde Park, Evanston, Lake View, and other towns on the same wission. A SCALY QUESTION. The Commiesloners, or most of them, earned their por diem yosterday fo discussing what they shiould do to-lay in the matter of presenting thetr bllls for the lnst auarter, fn view of the recent opinlon of Attorney-Ueneral Edsall that they wero only entitled to 3450, ‘The miore in- tellizent monibers were determined from the start not to lay clain to n greater amount than $2.50, but there were others who wanted to hold ol to the 35 whetlier or o, No conclusion was roached 08 to what they would do ss o body, and the result will sppear to-day in some meui- bers putting Inu clafn for §5, others for $2, *ton account,’ nid still others will not present any clalmat all. Amone the former it iy be- Heved wilt bo Messes, Lenzen, [Motlmann, Hrad- ley, Ayars, Fitzgerald, and Muyer, sl among the Incter Messre. Wood, Stewarr, nnd Miller, Mesars, Burling, ~ Coburn, ~ Soune,” und Buese will ask for ! ‘on ' ne- count, und perhaps others, But this s not the upllcst phaso of the perplexing sltua- tion, for the great question "wiil he whether those claiming $5 can got enuugh votes to carry their puipt, abd it vow secms that they cannot from the Iact ihat those taking $350 cannot volo a larger suin to olhers, It would appear, then, that I the §5 men hold out there will b consideruble trouble, for if they cuunot get thelr 5 they may pi ut the §2.50 men from drawlug their pay. — ‘Iho question 1s & very e portant one, anid should by settled in the courts unee and for alli Lut just how it Is to be cir- rled thero scoms t0 bo the greut question. A QOOD MOVE, The bill now befors the Legialature, fntro- duced by Representatlve Thowos, jutcuded to throw certaln restratuts around Hoord, hus ons provision In b which has cliclted sumo discuselén among the Comy missloners, it s tho clauso pro- blbjtlng Commissloners, as judivlduale, from contracting bills of any kind to bo paid by the county, und leaving the wholo matter to'tha Boord as a whole, This provision is eminently proper und wise, and ite adoption would cogroct 8 crylng and daugerous evil,—onewhich bascoat Lhe ‘people untold thousands the past fow years, ‘The other provisions of tho blil 1o far as the the County; abstract published yeaterday shows, are nlrendy covered by Lhe statutas, but this provision is o necessary restraint, Certnin Conmiasionora are poseased of the fdea, nnd act upon It, that they are, as individuals, clothed with the samo authority to spend the publie monay that the Board ts. They order a carrlage hore, hira a man there, order an Improvement at the fospls tal or Jall, buy a_earpet, or do auything they seo fIt in the namo of tho county, aud the first the Board knows of it s the presenta- tlon of the bill. %o gredter evil exlsts in connection with “tie County Govern- ment, and_no single practice s fraught with more danger to tho public Interest, A Commissloner hua no more authority to contract 2 0l fn the name of tha county than any other Individual has, nor has a Committee, uati} it is uiven nuthurfy at & public nieeting of tho Board, To fllustrate the cvil of the practico it 18 anly necussary to refer to a few instances whure tndividusl Cominlssioncra or Committees have assumod to act for the Board, Iu the Court-Hounse work Sexton was allowed by a Committce $3 per thousand *‘oxtra’ on the brick work, which was euurelf‘ unnceessary, and of which the Board knew nothing until nls bills began to come fn. Then, agaiu, some 50,000 was spent on the dome, which must now be torn down, in the same wny. A great deal of tnoney was apent on the Hospital in the same way, nnil ayen now money {8 spent avery dny, of which the Board will ‘be cntirely ignorant until the bills are presented. Bome weeks ago, for instance, bids were fuvited for calcimining in the County Bullding, and the lowest bldder fzo% the job tor 60, but when bis bili came in it was for $125. He did the work the Bourd or- dered, and was ordered by rome individusl to do enough nore to more than double his billl The Hospital is uow belng patnted, caleimimed, ete,, throughout, all upon the order of somo rresponsible person or persons, for the Board's attention hos never been called to the matter, and thus it is, under the vresent abominuble practice, that bills are accumulating day after day. 'I'le Board nlone, In open session, lias thy ower to contract or sudit biils, but additional egislation scems necessary to fmpress it upon the mind of 1hu nvcrnf,'u Commlssioner, and the bt of Mr, Thomas 8 mood as far” as (¢ gors, T'liey shiouki come to understand that as fndi- viduals they are veated with 1o power whatever aver the public money, und the soober they ape precfato the fact the ‘better, and the more time ey wiil have to give to thelr private business, i they have any. THE CUSTOM-HOUSE. Five bundred and fifty barrels of alcohol trere cxported from the city yestorday, The Bub-Treasury disburacments wero $05,000 and the 4 per cent subscriptions §800, The internal-revenue roceipts at Collector Harvey's oflice footed up $22,845, of which §18,- 434 was for tax-paid spirits, §4,193 tor tobacco and cigars, and $115 for beer, Duncan Forbes, the head engineer of the Inte “apple-jack ¥ crookery at Ne, 80 West Madison street, was released from jail yesterdny on fur- nishing good and safllelent bonds [n the sum of $1,000 in the District Court. Schmelitekopt, the man who was before Coin- missioner Hoyne laat Saturdny on the charge of wholesaling liquors without having a wholesale dealer’s lleense, appeared yesterday before tho same high authority in the'roleof complalnang inatead of defendant. 1o pleaded on the former oceasion thut the whole thing grew out of the failure on the part of unother fellow to extort money from him, and yesterday the other fole low was present in the person of TFred C. Schmidt. Schmeltekopf charged that Schmide bad come to hinl in the wuiso of a revenue offl- cer, and, after looking around his place, told himn things were not all rigzht, but that he would wake them allright i Sctineltekopl would hand over Just $25. Schouidt denfea the truth of the allegzation, and wes given till 10 o'cluck this morning to make bis personal denial good. CRIMINAL, ' A, Andrews, pawnbroker, was dlscharged yesterday at Justico Foote's upon the churgs ot receiving stolen property, knowingit to bosuch. 1t suems that ho reported the pawnlng of the artleles in questfon at the Central Stationm, and complied with the law in makiug a record there- of. It is said that Louls A. Danicls, the man whose wife chiarged him with attempting to ravish his threo doughters, bas left for parts unknuwn, The wife und the threo daughtera have also nioved from thelr Hubbard street resideneo; the place knows them no more, and the nelghbors know naught of their whereabouts, ‘Iie membors of the Relnsch family have each 83 many lives a§ a eat. Yesterday Matllda Reinseh and La Frochard, her motlier, wern de- tected stealing n bolt of cloth at the storo of Louls Marcuse, No. 204 North Ciark street, nnd, when searched at the Chicazo Avenue Statlon, t}\rcg l:lmeu sitk handkorculels wore foud upon the . A, L. Luetgert was discharged yesterdny by Justics Roblngon for want of prosocution. 1ls was recontly arrested ehargod by o s named Louls Welss with being a purtyto the transac- tion by which the aforesaid Welss was depnived of $416 worth of wine, 'Ihe enso was once be- fore inquired into by Justice Wilson, und Luot- srert escaped on the evidence. Yesterday moruing Coroner's Undertaker El- ton, with one of his vsalstonts, went to 8t, Bon- ilnce’s Cemotery, on the (ireon Bay Road, gl exbumed the remains of Tleinrieh Uildorman, and from there to (iraceland, whero he resur- rected tho body of Mra. Tda Mover. With both corpses ho returned to his place of business, 451 Btate atreet, whiere a post mortein witl bo held this morning at 10 o’clock. John McGowan, (he young mau arrosted for the robbery of Maris Crilly,” who lkeeps fur- nishad rooins at No. 126 Van Buren street, was iefore Justice Footo yesterdny nfterncon, Mra, Crilly swore pusliively thut McGowan was ong of themen who ealled at her rooms, threw her dowu, und, ripping her dress open,took from her 1, in cash which she had sewed up In her skirt. ‘The caso was continued till this after- noon, Wednesdny night John Burke, a_lubberly eraft. of the caval-boat pattern, hailtng from LaSalle, and an routo to Michigan, reported to the Armory pollee that hehad becn roped into n diva at No. 158 Pacliic avenue, kopt by lattie 8tecle, colored, nnd whilo there was robbed of 200 in cash h‘y a woman nnmed Kittio Flynu, Ofllcer T, U. O'Counor was detalled wupon” the case, und last night artested Kittle at No. 160 Fourth aveaug, and Hattio Stecls at Nu, 4074 Clark strect, "Ulic inonoy has not yet beeu re- covered, A year or 8o airo Detective ITelnzman went to Kankakeo on a fob, und white there had ocea- slon 10 et shaved, He romombered the barber, und ?'uaumuy when he ot bim on Clark strect ho placed him under arrest, for along about the first of the presunt wouth the parber, who wos likewlse & gambler, and named A, L. Gonlet, assauited und bad1y beat W, F. Koudy, editor ot the Kankakeu Zimes, because ho attacked hin scvercly fu i Jocal article ou gambling, Goulet Jumped town next day, and has since been un- der cover in this ¢l Arrests: Willlam Connors, enught pleking o blacle Russta lesther pocketbook containlng 13.24 aud some other artleles from the pocket o Mrs, 1, D, Oakley, of No. % Ogden avenue, while sng was M.uunlluk'nt the corner of Clark and Randolph streets; W, E. Boburd, larcony of a pocketbuok contal ""‘F $5 In cashand two gold rinus from Hattle Willigms, of Hoom 20 Bryant Blocks Julta Janes, lnrcen}' of a shawl from John Lawond; John Crawlord, caught shop- liting eleven kaoives from ihe Boston 8tore; Joseph Elnnold, bastandv, on complatut ot Louika Qoertz, No. 84 Clark etroct, a widow whose husbaud has been dead only four months, aud whom Einhold promised to marry, HOTEL ARRIVALS, GIAND PACIPIC HOTEL, G.C.Townsend, Tuledo, |1 Daft, Paru, 111, Hartman, L. Vhielps, Springteld, nes, . Waoda, Carllsle, 2 L Buslock, Phila, . . J. 12 Hewariz, Pltlaburg, 10Uk, i Eq J, Marshall, Atchlzon, "vl 'll. Brawn, Peabody, a 8, . Seotr, Lasdvlilo, 8, Mlihler, G, Raplds. £, Shoriridge, Indian. oot, New York, polis. | 1. Hust, Albany. M. F, Patrick, Omah 6. B, Plered, san Lran. claco. Samuel Carson, Boston, PALMER Qeo, L. Sterling, LS. %, Porter, Ul i 2 BHERMAN HOUSE. 1y E, Queon, Covinzton. . Betanconrt, Havana, J7 B, Naevey, Cleveland. (Chav. Kverts, 8t, Louls, J. 1. 1iland, 8t Paul, [Sam Ayers, 41, Waters, Abzon. A, 11, Holljst A, I, Woolloy, Montgom. [E, A, O'Bricu, ,v‘ THRMONT HOUSH, L. 8, 8llva, New York, J,11, Anderson, Pt. lluron J, 1), Chawbers, Omaba.'J, W, Prico, Fuirmount. &, Dodd, New York, . Cole, Huston, 3. 8, Grlaith, Bt, Lools, [W.F Duacas, St Louls, W. IL Clark, Cinciunatl, (.G, Warren, Loston, LOCA L POLITIOS, WEST TOWN, ‘The West Town Republivan Committes mat Tast night at the afilca of Justice Matson to the purpose of orgavizlug for the campaign, Judga Yolly occupled the chalr, and, after sowme jne formal discussion, the members were lustructed ad Portlaud, to report at the next meoting as to the moido of selecting delegates to tho Town Convoution, whother by primarics orotherwise, Each Com- mitteeman was also requested to confer with the City Central Committee for the purpose of obtaining one judge at each poll to look after flio town clection, A cominitice of (uree to 1ok for n hall was appofnted, to roportata fu- ture mecting to be called by the Chair, CONNON-DAVIS. No_progress was made yesterday in the Con- don-Davis contested election case. The wit. nesses atmmoncd by (e contestant Aid not put in an appearance, and he asked for R conlinu- ance t the afternoan, against which Col, 8tan« ford, rounsel for the resnondent, protested, on the ground that. the residonco of the witnedscs had not beon speelflad in_the summons, nnd the cuntestant had exhausted the forty days’ timo allowed by atatute to prepara his vase. Nothing was dong i the atternonn, none of the parties in tuterest having put in an appearance. THE DEMOCRATS, The Democratic Contral Committee held a full meeting in the club-rovm of the Tremont 11oure lust ovening, Olnf Relchel in the chalr, Mr. Thomas Connell wns elected to fill the va- cancy cauaed by the resignation of Ed Cullerton. Cansiderable discussion foliowed on the details of the Conventlon, and on the preparatious for the meeting of the Exceutive Commnlitico of 150 members, which s to be called shortly. The meeting adjourned to Wednesday evening ot the anme place, BRVENTII WARD, A meeting of the Beventh Ward Republican Club was held nt No, 353§ Blue Island avenue, the regular officexq of the Club presiding, As there was no business on haml, the evenlig was comfortably spent In listening to (he ndividusl clahing and merits of Messrs. Pliny B, Bmith, Underwood, Bishop, Perce, and 1. 8, Tuthill, five of the seven eandidates for the City-Attor- novship. The present fucumbent, M. “Futhill, set forth that he had l)rovnd o fatthful and sue- cesstul officer, und, therefure, us bo liked the olllee, thourht he could be re-clected, und the otliers combnted him ehiefly on the ground that he had held the place long enough, and that the Eleventh Ward was furnishing ullogether too nuany ofllce-geckers. TENTI WARD. The Tenth Ward*Republican Club held o meet- Ing last cvonlug at No. 238 West Lake street, Mr. C. R, Matson ju the chalr, After transact- ing somo unbmportant routino busluess, n mo- tion was made that the Club Indorse Mr, A, M. Wright as the Republican eandidats for Mayor, Alter a short discusslon, the resolutlon was withdrawn, as many thought such action was premature, Mr. 8am Appleton, candidate for City Attor- ney, mado o short specch advoeating his clalms for the position, Mr, Wayman, Pat Stanton, and others nlso addressed the meeting on the issucs of the day, TWELPTIL WARD, The Twelfth Ward Republican Club_was to Dave held n mecting last evening In Owsley's 11all, eorner of Madison und Robey strects, und quite a number of the metnbers gothered there tor that purpose, but there was eome misundor- standing or_mistake about the call, wnd none was held. Due notlew will probably be glven by tha Scerotary when the Club will meet, MAJ, RENO. CAPT. WHITTAKEIL URAUD PROM. Capt. Frederick Whittaker, who was the orig- fuator of the charzes aguinst Maj. Reno which led to the recent Court of Inquiry, criticlzes its doings at somo longth in a lester to the New York Sun. [le says, in couclusion: It only romains to descrlbe o fow scenes that transoired durtng the telal in Chicago this {»nr.vmw closed. While the care wos in progress Reno and Henteen wero inseparablo; and Reno's counsel, a gentleman strongly reseinbling the lamented Olly Gammaon, mndx up a bappy trio. 'They ate and drank together At oil timos, and tho hotel lounzera say thoy froquently slopt three in a bed, thouzh thils wo cannit vouch for. Wlen Henteon was f“" 1ng hla ovidence, Alr. Gammon-wa should sny Gil- hert—could not control his feolings, anit kept Junp. ing up and down, prompting the witness to such an extent that tho Presnlent af the Court, Col. l(lni, openly rebuled him withs *+r, Gilbert, o il down ond don't intorfore with the Recordor or make supgestions to tho witness,” It was - clear that Ilentcen was Heno’s preat gun, lo had beon paffed In advancons o hero nod o maetyr, 08 o wonderful Indian-lighter and ludy-killer, and tho routn was crammed with ladies Who camg to hear the great Indinn-fulter tentify, [N, B, —Most of theso Indica camo from Sherldan's hendquarters,] And yet what was the testimony of this vaunted Benteen? Itis enongh to say that befare he ind loft thostand he bad convinced overy on n tho roow uxcept lteno and Gamon that hie could nut bo trusted,” His stntements were condned to u scries of mallgnnnt sncers ut his dead com- mandor, Custer; to an expresslon of opwion that Custor had given **senvolosn® ordera; that he had blundored §nto o trap; that he had been killed tn a ** panic™; that his tieht hnd anli' lnsted ten min~ utes, and do on, in apifs of tha felng lieard for two lonyZ hours on Iteno's itll by every one clse, And here comes tho true Inwardness ‘of the Iteno in- quiry, Evory witness who wanied o slander Cusfer was atiowed ta do o, but no word was nl- lowed on the other side, becauwe 1t was Reno, not Cueter, who was t bo investigated. Gen, Sheridnn sent in his brother, the Colouct, Lotter known in Chilcago ua **Alike Bher- fdan," o swenar down Custer, and Mike, who uever war in actlon, was permitied to ofter lils military Judinent on the brobable fate of Custer, though he only visited the fleld In 1817, Poor MIke, by~tho-by, was suffering fron o recont wound contracied by bumplng his liead against tho top of an ambulance while campalgning after imag- inury Indinus; 50 we must not he sevors on him, Tl grave his evidenco like a little man, Reno hitself was allowed to sneer at Custer for his Civil War rocord, un gppesl to 1ng old rivalry vetween Custer and Merritt, vow ono of the Court, and not without effect. Benteon wag allowed to wneer at Custor, hut u question us (o his relations tuward Cnster was tulud out, Donteen, fuo, was not on trinl, Tn ahort, by the rulings of tha Court and tho terma of the ordor under which they scted, the wholo proceeding became nt last the’ merest wwekery of justice, despita of the Lonesty of Cols, King und Ltoyall, ana tho energy of Recorder Lo, Al that could be done wus 10 accumulato fucts; und, thanke to the Itecorder, ovough facts were cutablialied to uink leno ten times over. It wns wroven that Custer went into action on that futal day with two snbordinaios who hated and dist rust- ed hin, affecting to despiso his ability as o soldier, aud that theeo men «aehberately refused 10 hear the dletng (0 hin direction, thuugh their nttentton was called to it, The verdict of tho Court on theso facts has gone 1o Washingtou, sealed, and is supposed to ba see cret, but cnough ha leaked ont to how that it will o upartial whitewash, though the Conrt cannat avold censuring lleno on vome of the couuts, if notall, The reawon of this whitewush and the ex- cuse olferel for it v found in un unwary remari of Cal, Meseitt, made on 'the last day bui one of the trinl, ‘rQtisa pity,” in anbstince sald the gal- lunt Coloncl,—Cusier's old_ rival,—‘*that this thing was brought on nuw, It will hnrt the army bad] 1t outhit not to have been allowed to coma ont. " Mereritt was aftorwarda closeted with tau Recozrcer alona for roveral hourd, and, it 1y un. dersteod, dld most of (he work of the declston, tho Tiecoraer having no voice save to present the cave on Arsul, 1118 reanark whows tho spirit in which he looked ot the case, Totter to cuntinuu iteno In the arwy and 11y to kush things up than to cut out this Tesiceing sore and save the urmy by honesty st the eleventh hour. “I'ho Awmorican peopio will know how to treat thia venlict when 1t appears, if 14 be E'“!;: l:vhlumun. and to whose lutluence to ns- cribe It SUBURBAN. HYDE PARK, v, Henry V. Freeman, Village Attorney, re- turned liomeo yesterday morning from Ports- mouthy N, AL, where o has beew kg tho testimony of A, 1. Waldron in tho case of tha Viltaee of Hyds Park va. The Fifth Natlonal Bank, Me, Freeman was accompanled there by Mr. Charles Hitehcock, who represents the hank, ‘The testimony was taken nurriedly be- fore Col. Pawe, of that city, the whole timo o cupted belus only tbree howrs. Uhey found Mr, Waldron fn n very low state, but hopeful ot recovery, though his physiclans do not ex- peet i to live, Mn Freeman contd not give the languaze of the deposition, though as o mut- ter of course ho thinks that the village will win, by dectived to eay as much, A conversatlon with anather wentivinsn of the villazs who 18 prominently conneeted with the Board revealed the fuct thit Ar, Freemon thought he lad 4 case, Tho testimony s abunt as published at the timo of the defaleation,—that Waldron due nhosited nt the bank as ‘Lyeaurer: that he bor- rowed 34,000 from the bank as A, 1. Waldron, and when it came duo puld it ns A, D, Waldron, Trewsurer of Hydo Park. Shortly after it wus discovered that hy was 8 defaulter, il suit wos comuunced aainst the bank by the village for rocovery of the woney, as it 1a said that the bank Kpow and uuderstood the transaction, and took the money to shivld ftacll, The testi- mony wiil be lu theelty in o fuw days, 0¥ o is necessary to pass throueh the regulur legal furmalitics. A gentioman {n talkini over the wmutter lust eventug said thut n verson in Hyde Park retused to o on the boud of the Treasu- rer, but sald if Waldren necded money he would try und ralso blin a few thousands, thus nhuwll‘x,;: it I8 sull, that 1t wus knuwn by eome that Waldron was short & vear previous to the disclosurs, 'The suine person buw lizures upon o bond for the deluulter’s sppeurance at the Crimlual Court. “Uhu sull will Bow bo pressed 48 80O 8 possible. LAKE. ‘Fliers are many cooflictlng opinfons about adaptiug the village orgunization which is to be voted for March 18, Many thiok it would bo bettor to adopt a city churter at once, s the town would then be divided lata distrlcts or wards, und each Qlstrict would have o repre~ sentative, whercas under the village or town orgauization the ‘Trustecs could sl bo elocted from ouve district. The numerous candidates for the Bupervisorshin will prohably opposs the adoptlon of the viliage organization with all the atrength nt their command. ‘The followlng Atatament gives nbout n-correct fdea of the cost of ench form of government for m year, ns shown by the anlaries and comnsiasions paid by the Town of Lake and the Village of Liyde Park: TOWK, Baperyleor and Treasurer Arncssorand Trusiee 03g Trensure 600 {oliector, 2 per cent, n 1,600 Clerk..... . Totaliuevers sosrerinneresnnirinies $ 8,130 This makes o ahowing of aver $7,000 {n favor of the village organization; but, with the village organization in force, a township organlzation s nlso to ba kent up, with n Bupervisor. Col- fector, and Clerk to pay, 1t 1s true, this can bo rin very economicnlly, 1f honest men are put in office, but, with the examplo of the Chicago towns befora them, they mnay bring a large debt upon the town. THE CHINESE- A Roming Meoting In San ¥ranclsco=The Trealdont Urgod to Sign tho Fonding Bl —New York Merchants Opposing the 1, BAN Francisco, Feb, 27.—The mass-meeting called by the Mayor aud Board of Supervisors ot the request of the Chamber of Commerce at Platt's Hall, this aftornoon, was animposlug demanstration. Loog before the doors wers opened Montzomery street was blocked by thousunds awaiting entrance. Severn! hundred, Including Vice-Presidents, prominent citizens, und representatives of, the press, were admitted by o privato eatrance, Mling the scata on the ptotform and In the body of the hall. Shortly befora 2 o’clock the doors were openced, and in fivo minutes the bullding was packed to its ut- most capacity, nearly 5,000 being In the hall, and a8 many tore on the street unable to gain ad- misston, The platform-seats were occupled by leading merchants and business and professional men of thie city, and three-fourths of the nttend- ance was composed of substantial citizens, while the workingmen were represented by a large at- tendance, At 3 o'clock Mayor Bryant called the meeting to urdery and, after calling attention to the im- portance of theoccaston and briefly roviewingthe story of antl-Chincse agitation, {ntroduced Gov. Irwin as the presiding officer. 'The Governor made a short, forclble address, dwelling upon the magnitudoe of the occasion and the propricly of calling such & mecting to convinco thie Preeldont of the United States that it was not, 18 had been intinated by a membor of his awn Cubinet, mnrel{ the hoodlun element that demanded the restriction of Chinese Immigra- tiom, but the solid men, property-hotders, nnd mercantile closses of Callfornla. ~The Governor then took the ehair, and M. D. Boruck, Secre- tary of the Republican State Central Conumit- tee, read the rosolutions roaflirming tho resolu- tlon recently passed by the Chamber of Com- meree, nand telegrophed to the President, The resolutions were adopted with tho greatest enthusigsm, ‘I'he following gentlemen then addressed the meeting: Irging M. Scott, of the firm of Pres. vott, Scott & Co.; tho Hon. Phlllr A. Roach; A T, Williams, of the firm of Liyingatone & Co.y Licut.-Goy, James A, Johtson; Col, W. 1i.'f,, Barnes; William T. Coloman;’ the Rev. Dr. Cox, of the Mothodist Church; and the Hon, Georgo C. Perkius, Prestdent of the Cham- ber of Commerce. ‘The speeches were all of a brief, forcibla nature, dwelling upon the fm- turtuncu to the poole of Callfornia of the Anti- Chlnesc bill becoming a law; depleting the ovila ottendert upon the presence of an unnsgimiia- tive, servile race, nud the offorts made by the people of Californin to obteln a peaceful solu- tlon of the guestion. It was stronely urged that, whatever the action of the Presldent might be, the agitatlon would be kopt_up, to Influsnce Congress, If poesiblo, to pass tha bill over the veto, or, faillnyg in that, to rousc the people of the wholo country to an appreciation of the fm- ortancy of the lssue that will eyentually result n obtaining the desired raliel. The grentest cuthuslasm provatled, and not an fucldent oceurred to mar the unanimity of expression, excopt that on one ocension a faw nienina knot near the rear of the hall indulged in gronns at the mention of the name of Mayor Bryant. They wers sharply rebuked by the presiding-officer, and tho disturbance was not repeated. (ov. Irwin, in adjourning the meetiug, sald it was called for one purpose, and that purposa tad been nccomplished,—to lot tha President know the true fecllng of the people on the subject under considoration. Timo alone would telUswhat its effect might be, It could only be hoped that when the President learned that all clnsses of people wers unanimous on the quos- ton, ho would put his slznature to the bill, New Yonx, Feb. 27.—~The Chamber of Cam- meree to-day anenesily Invoked President Hayes to withuold" hfa siginture from the so-called Antl-Cninese bill. “The mensure ls characterized in the resolutions as establishing a bud. prece- denty as an unworthy political concession to the Inwless spirit of o siugle State, under whose Tnws the auh}ecu of China have enjoyed neithor peace nor eafety; aa tending to dezrade the na- tional character in elght of ull ather natlons; as ealealated to imperl the life of the missionary and (mpair the value of his toachlyge; na expos- ing the merchant in his dealings to the conse- qences of public dishonor; und, flnally, ns pre- seuting the hasty actlon of our Congressional body i sorry contrast with the more courteous and dignitled wisdom of the heathen Empire, Spectal Dispatch 10 .8 1% 0% INDIANATOLIS, Tui., Feb. 37.—In an interview this nfterncou Dr. Tulmagoe oxpressed hhmsult on the Chinese (}ucallun. 1le sall the mistake we hind made with the negrocs, costing us amill- ina of lives und great treasure boside, ought to have served ns o lcsson not to commit a alinflar Injustice to the Chinese, und suffer, may he, somowhat in the saine way, If the American 18 superior to the Chinaman he ought not to fear the result of fair competition in Tabor, eirmehabders =uckicheadsani THE FAR-OFF RIVERS, Spectal Disnatch fo Te Tridune, BisMarck, D, T, Fob. 27.—The Big Horn, Tonzue, snd Yellowstone Rivers are all rising rapidly, and breaking up. A prevalling warm ain on the Yellowstone, with immense quantl- tles of melted snow, is likely to causs an un- recesdented crash in the Missourl, althouzh the co at this point is four feet thick., The Northe ey Paerlle track und twelve steamboats will be in the path of the flood, ——————— . DRUNKENNESS, Dr, D'Unger, discover of tho clnehona cnre for drunkennces, cures all cases, Iloow 21 Palmer ouee, —_————— Thoe Afghans, Rarper's Jagasine, ‘The Afghaus uretull, of large and well-kois frames, nusculor and Dhardy, Thelr strouws, heavy teaturves snd dark skins give themn a fiorce expresslon of countenance; thele black cyes—— **thelr lids tinged with antlmony to add forve, bnnuti'. wuk duzzling brilancy to them '—aro full of fire, wo thut their swift, bold, and flaming #lanca is very lmpressive, ‘hiey wear their hair shaved from’the forehead to the top of the liead, thu reat falling In black thick mosses to the shoulders, ‘Thedresn ol the people s of cotton, or of cloth called barek, made of camel's hoir, undd §8 worn In two loue und yery full robes, the material used by the wealihy classes belug of silk orcashmero; bine orwhite turbans und slippers complete thy costume, ‘The guruients of the young Cluefs arc often quite guy with gold-luce or gold-thread cime broldery, This ornamentation s douy by the women in the harems, who aro very skillful with the needle, Comtu do Goblneaw, fu his ¥ Romances of the Eust,” thus describesa youug Afl=han Chlef, Whoso name wns Mashon, meanlug beantiful ¢ *Iils complexion was richly tawny, liko™ the 8kinof frult riponed by the sun, llh black locks enrled 0 a weulth of riuglets round the wompact folds of bis blue turban striped with red; nsweopinyg und eather lune silken rmmustacho carossed the delleats outline of his upper lip, which was eleanly cut, mabile, proud, mn] Dreutbing of 1ife wind vadsion. Iils vyes, tender and deep, flushed readilv. 1o was tall, strong, slender, Lruml-almuldcruu, und stratght-lanked, No one would over drenin of asking his raco; it was evident that the purest Afghan blood tlow- ed in bls veing,t g The beauty of youngz Afghaus is frequently spoken of by Eastern writers, but [t would seem from the very nature of things us though this glowing description must bu overdrawn; just as the handsowe, pensive young Uncas of our well- betoved Weat Indian ramancer, Jawes Fonimore Cuoper, can hurdly be recognized in the modern Modue,8tll), abundaut teatimony clolms o'dark ond hardy beauty for tho Afghan fu bis prime. e ———— s They say business ls dull: augar and coffcs aro selliog slowly, Nat so with Dr. Bull's Coogh Byrnr. Wo understand our drugglsts can hardly supply the domand, BOARD OF EDUCATIO Tho Snbject of Gorman Once More Under Consideration, Roference to n Special Committco—A Financial Statements The regular seml-monthly meeting of the City Board of Education was held Iast ovening, All of the membors wero present, The Committes on Bufldings nnd Grounds re- ported that awarde had been made for construct- Ing a school bullding corner of Wabash avenuo aud Eda street for the sum of $3,432, and the report was concurred In, The Committee on Finance nnd Auditing re- ported favorably on bills oggregating a largo amount, snd In favor of paylng the teachors ong-half their salaries In cash for Jaouary, and the janitors, onglucers, and workmen thele sal- nries in cash at the same rato they were paid (n Decombor, Adopted, & The Buperintendont submitted 125 nomes of persons who had been found qualified to teach In the city schools, and, on motlon, certificates were ordered to {ssue to them, ‘The Buperintendent also submitted the fol- lowing PINANCIAL BTATEMENT, which was ordered printed: Statement of approprintiona made by the Com- mon Counctl for sciool eites and bulldings for tho cars 1872 to 1875, showing the amount appro- priated for tho purchaso of achool sites and tho orection of achool-buildinga for tho years 1872 to 1875, Inclusive: the amount expended on acconnt of said approprintions to Dec, #1, 1478; the amount of sald aporopriationsa unexpended at same date; tho amount of cash in City Treasury and taxea uncollccted on Dee, 31, 1878, belonging to sald npproprintions; the amount of the present defleiency on account of said appropriations, owm’ to the Gage defnlcation, anid losses In collection ol taxes charged by City Comptroller agnlost {ho ape propriationa for tho years 1872 to 1876, Sites, Dulldings, Total. severin DR, 000 $ 08,000 232,480 286,080 160,000 224,000 175,000 ¥ 00 £004,480 $628,480 Amount expenied on account of satd ap. nroprmfl‘nuw Dec, 31, 1878. 408,833 Amount of nppropriatioh unoxpended RLBAMO ALY o0 svo sresars sorreesss $320,047 Amount of caah in tha City ‘Treasury Dec. 31, 1878, bo- longing to aald approvrintions$ 31,850 T"fl \mmlleclc‘d belonging to 8l t0] Cashin City Treasury belonging to said nupropriations lost by tho Gugo defalca- HON. e seres 40 arences ceen sersenne § 47,047 Lossen in collection of taxes, 1872 to 1875, charged back by Clty Comptraller 118,566 Proportion of Collcctor’s commivsion and cnun:ly Clerle's fecs on taxes of 1475.,. 10,083 Troportion of intercst allowad on adva: payment of taxes of I875... ... o 2,3 Provortion of lossos on taxes of 1873 and 1874 yot to bo charged ... ..., 16,327 Total losses on taxes of 1872 to 1875 to Dec, 31, I878.us savere sorresess 106,847 + OERMAN, Emil Hoechster, Max Stern, and Dr. Hessert, aCommitteo apnointed ot the mass-meeting recently heldat Turner Hall to prosent peti- tlons from cltizens protesting aguinst dis- continuing the teaching of German, drawing, and music 1 the public schovls, presented potitions signed by about 15,000 persona, Inspector English moved that the potitions be referred to the Commicteo on German, Inspector Btone submitted s counter petition, which was signed by Snmnmons, Clark & Co., in which it was urged that English should be tought, und the money now belng spent for optional studles could be botter ngvllqd to the Luilding of more school-houses to better ncom- modate the school-golng children, Ho sald the atition by no means mot his approval in fts anguage, but hobad presented It beeauso nsked to, und he would sccond the motfon to refer, vrovided both petitions were so dlsposed of. Inspcctor Prussing did not want the petitions referred, nnd contended that they were the vroperty of the Board, aud should be actea upon at once. Inspector E;f;mh spoko to his orlzival mo- tfon, aud hoped it would prevall, and that the petifions would be made the specfal order of e next meeting, Inspcctor Arnold submitted as o substitute the following: Resolved, That it iz wnoxpedient to discontinne the teaching of Gorman, wusic, and drawing {n tho pubiic schools. Jtssolred, That the subject of aptional studies ho roferred ta a nimclnl committae of five, of which tho President shall be Chairman, to report to the Board, and that {f they report In favor of contine uing sald atudles, then whother the expense theros of may bo reduced, whether they should be more or leas rostrictod, and whother any changoes can bo made 8o that such teaching may be made more efi- clent, and whether such studles may bo mado to Interfere o with other studies, and that thoy re- yort such suggestions and recommondations as may hoat promote the chiciency and uscfuluess of the public schools, INSPECTOR ARNOLD snoke to his resolutions at some length, and suid If they were adopted the Committee could touls up statistics on tha subject which would throw n great doal of ieht an the vexed sub- Jeet, Ho thourht it aquestion which should re- celvo the closest wttention und the njost dellber-' e conafderation, . Tuspector Kelth sald his experlence was that fhie eflielency of the schools was bolng greatly impalred because of the attempt to téach ton much, und the children were falling short of be- toming thoronih in ony of the studies, Somo of the studies had to buthrown out, as it scemed that too much was belug taught, and that the childfen were gotting only o superficial edaca- tion. Another conslderation was the question of economy, and atill another was the hnportanca of teachhig Uorman to o largze alement of our Enpulnunn. Ale hod felt the necessity of eing edueated In German in bis business, and the question was o grave one, but he belioved the teaching of the lsnguace wus crowding out other and more essenttal studles, INSVECTOR PRUSSING spake in favor af German o the achools, and advocated the disposing of tho question by ref- erence. He wanted t0 seo the time when all could rpeak German and Freach, and coutend- ed, a8 he has often before, that the Germans would never give up their Janguage {n this coun try. [Ile wanted tosco our population epeak both English and German, and urged thut when thut day camo the harmony, peace, strength, und futelligenco of the countrywonld be greatly promoted, Buch an ond was worth expending o few thousand dollars to gain, because it would coment the country ini congenia) mnss, He was in favor of thu mloption of the resolutfon, Inspector Stone satd ho had a speeful adanra- ton lor Germun, aml weut on in a fuce- tlous strain to stow that it was the lan- gunge of languages, He bad no antlpathy to tiermau, but walntained thut since fts fntroduce tion in the publle schools it had been a flac fail- ure, At the end of 1877 thers wore 2,152 gehiole urs learnlngs German, whilo at the eud of 1873, notwithstanding 700 to 800 had been added dur- ing the yeor, thero were only 2,140 scholors in the schools, which, ho urzucd, weut to show that the most of thoss who commenced the study bud nbaudoned it. Ho read a letter from a 8t. Louls Inspector In the subject, which set forth that the teaching of German thero bad been o failure, and had led to the morteaging of thu school-houses, und closed by saving that ft was an outracu to continuc optlonal studies in the schools of the elty, wiitle the fact wus that there wero 10,000 inors chlldren nsking piaces in tho English branches than thers wers aceomno- datlons for, luspector Amllroult was In fayor of the ontlonal studics, and hoped the resolntions of Inspector Arnold would prevall, to the cud that \:m wl:'olu queation might be thoroughly fuves- tiguted. : nspector Vocke ndvocated the optional studins, cspecially Gorman, but lalicd Lo ud- vonco any arguinents which bu had not proe viously used dllruulmi thy snime question, Insuector Bartlett waa in favor of dne optional studies, und believed the peopls were, Ho wiy satisfied thut he represented both the poor and wealthy in what he sald, and that §f the ques- tion ol abolishing thcs studies was lald bofora HROYAL DAKING POWDEL. ROYAL the people they wonla pof couutb vl tha expense um,’cfi':‘:.'l}'a‘{' Inspector Enulish aid ot lpoye o thu atudies 80 micit ns ho dig ay. 5 0% Cost of the schaol neccommodations Wrro |nm fac feaching the elementnry branchos osl“ u;lumllun. Lo school reporty #h d ? cllldren wWero bl crawde g pf LTl it nd o ras n favor oL the ereatest gogy" ok uber, an i .“l"""‘ 0 aholishing thy upllonnng napeclor Stone safd o giblect frant the Sociai Seiepes s ocEtilE on the been given to him to by bresented to \:um bl o Ind inadvertonily Tk e Do L jt i g 10 o potitions, whiey pis ‘I'he resotutions were th require the Committoa wmvlrl\lift’lnlvl‘&ndm L drerd to ba presonted 1o renort, lso jyo " Hout fr scholars of ench class in the various - n the varlous studics, nnd oy nmmdm; iy mlflfllhc;l tIu« & unanimons vote. Ak etor English moyed thy on Butlding and Grounds l:el‘v;‘:::\‘xlnettc; ‘m n[rluu uzhn(u nmlreport upon the necesalty nxu s lishing permanent school aceomnmodat|, g the Soventeenth Ward, which was ado) xefi‘“ u Inspector Arnold moved that Bied; THE OPTIONAL BTUDIRS be egntinted in the schiool, to WYM‘JHI the potitlons h-’l‘d“‘!’.v&:ltln:hern(‘;g? ey ported, which led toa letgthy mmmmd 4 \wrangle, und sundry maotions to 1able P Journ, the ubjeet belng on the part of m'xmd tlon to talk the other Taction to death nn ! ;I::;r:u?:lleln‘ni {lmillythc motlon nrcruflrmi]w 0 1,—Iuspe: Ve “’-'f{‘"“'f'nl y 5D ctorflwnmnungmn,, ‘Tl Chalr then appolnted the E‘m,:nfituel conl&nm{led in {filch:cl;;;(’m ted: Inspectors. Bigno, un Walls, o1 Prussing, Bogiy “The Buard then ndjourned for one wesk, i — FAT STOCK, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tridune, 8ermorirLD, 111, Feb, 2.—The Commiyty appoluted to secure subscriptions (o zngr“: tha success of thenext Chicago Fay Btock 8 . will meet at the Grand Cacille Hotel, (a” to-morrow, to completo the nrmnw’ncnu for the show. Secretary Fisher ) ] nigh 1o attend the rl;nyeuun;.r e for Chicgo o A COMPLETE NEW SPRING STof to select fromn at greatly-reduced prfc‘zl forean pots, furnituro, wall-papor, curtains, and al| ooy taken away before March 1 (our removal), cc cago Carpet Company, 233 State street, ——— them on 4, TIndigestion, dysoepeia, norvous vrom; All forime of' goncral debiiley relsveqpioh i ;lel‘llmllll\'l {'%pu;nlzm!, o nxl‘m"dw Aling reparation of beef contalning (ta ropeetics, T s not o mcro stimiant jips a2t racle of boef, bt contains blood-making, for. genorating, and 1ife-sustaining propertiog; i 1 vaiunblo i all enfeeblad condlifons, whetger roault of exhanstion, norvons Prostration, um! work, or acute dlaonsu: arucnlarly it renus from pulmonary complalnts, Caswell, Hazarg Co., Proprietors, New York, Flata, Far salo by drog. MARRIAGES, MILLER—OHITTY —tn this eity, at the srovmn dence, ‘No. s4dls. Fultonat., by'is er el T 1 ek b o jrlah on Tienty e Gy v Chlia, I"'d 200 S50 X gy ew York Clty, Cleyy N adon 1800) apors pledad copys - Ot 04 Loaden (£ DEATHS. ADAME-~On Thursday, Fob, 27, rlon, daughtor of Genrm{ A mrfldzl!n 4 months, GRAUER~—Feb. 20, Julla A, Graucr. Yun.enl {!HIEE! Sll'llrdl]‘ at 12 o'clock, Friday, Fob, 18, &t 130 p, 1. o kW e on Bunday, March 3, "ats2 o'elock . 1, Frieah i GOUDRICHA—Fcb. 20, at hi 3 8, s . COGAriet aed i Hope: 203 Cutael Funcral Friday, at1 p, B, & the housa Frienls — S aro juvited, IKAVANAGH=Robbie, younge and Nobiy Kavanauh aged s yosea and o tos, L7k meral Friday, b, 23, 1rom rosidence, 1410 Bhurt- a¥., 8t 10 o'clocks, by ‘carrinkes to Calyary Ueze. tory. SMITII—-On Teb, 27, Thoraas & Funoral from Tate Toonee, 1 Wennl 3 entworth.sr., on Sunday, by carriages to S, Jauies Chured, etk Lo Northwestern Lepot, then by cars to e e ery. Kly'Nllv York papers please capy. ANNOUNOEMENTS. e U Eb V S S SO R. WM. B, QUINE WILL LECTURE TO YOUNG men [n Lowur Farwoll Tiall this ovenlng. Ho vil history aud fnodes of action of nitma oxlde ;nunlmunly calicd **Inughing as™), ether, sd chioroforin, ~ Young men ¢an 0utaln frve tiokets by ap piyIng at the aifice of thio Y, M, C. A, EREWILL B A MEETING OF THE FIFTRENTH Ward lephnlican Club this evenlog st oo ALFols 118l for tug purnow of organizlsy (urths song cainoalgn, - All Itspublicansf the wanlars - vited to attend. TPHE ANNUALSOCIADLE AND ENTERTAINHENT of the Camorian Benovolent soctety will be sived “morTow cyenlox at Parker's Hall, Goraer Madie CTING IN LOWEIR FAI HALL AT e Doociock to-rday will ba canancred by J,V. Firaed e toptosolected {3 Gospel Temperauc, AUCTION SAL W nnrnen W W, A. 12U SEES & €Oy Auctioneers and Leal-Estal 178 and 175 Handolpn MEGULAR SATURDAY AUCTION SALE. ENITURE AND MERQHANDIL PARLOR AND CHAMRBER EN ITUIE, LOOKING GLASSES, 5HOW CASES, 1o ALSO, The Furnituro of a Privato Dwolling. 50 cases Gherkins.and Tablo Bauco. 4 Restdonco Lot in 1ra Brown’s Addihont Thornton, 111, 11tesidenco Lot in Shofilold, Ind, SATULDAY. MARGH 1 AT 0:10 O'CLOCK, oz slesroome, 1748475 Rawdotiiat, 0 ' A, BULTE] BY BLINON, FONEROY & (0 Auctloncers, 74 & 80 RRaudolpheat. REGULAR FRIDAY SALE, FHB. 28, AT 0:30 A. M. LARGE AND ATTHACTIVE SALR New Parlor Suits, Now Chamber Sets, A Full Lino Carpets, Lounges, Easy Chairs, General Houschold Goods, General Morchandise, &c.,, & POMEROY & ¢ \nc(mufl'v‘ VELOPE FACTORY. RNVELOPE FACTM@ 5, el CINCAGO-MANE E i same If desired. Largs Tnd or il o ordsr. OV Alat af Koot E T AT SEWELI’S ENVELOPE FACTORY, 153 Clarkoats, Kecond Floor, Chicise: FUCK VERT LOW velopes 8t ot o f U'ring ot TH l N K tnciicd of Hetehllon g EDY. 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