Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1879, Page 3

) THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 2, 1879—SIXTEEN PAGES. I LOCAL POLITICS. The Appearance of the Situation ; at Present. cket which the Democrats Are s Thinking Of. General Tndorsement of A. M. Wright by the Repub~ licans. The HydeParkers Want a Straight Ticket—The Fiatists. THE CONTEST. The two grest political parties are marshaling {heir forces for the spring battle, and soon the Jeaders will be gelected and the fight go bravely on. The Republican City Central Comnmittee conclnded itwise policy to hold off a little lonzer before fixing the date of the Convention, and thns sbowing their hand to the enemy. The ittee has been called to meet again Tues- o sreh 4, L3 p. m., at the Grand Paclic Hotel, where it s likely the time and place for the ‘Convention will be fixed. Tpe Democracy have made a move. The members of the City Committee of the various wards bave selected 8 long list of persons who are 1o be the Exceutive Committee which will sttend to sl the business of the campaign, and {he first meeting of the body will be held Tues- sy evening, at the Sherman House, when some Dlan for conducting the canvass will'be decided The officers of the City Central Committee fiz 1o fill the similar positions in this Executive tee. % cosm‘;r]n&fi the Republicans are concerned, there Dhttle change to note in the local political ‘;J;'Jm since last Sunday. Two or three gen- tlemen have endeavored to take a leading posi- tionin politics by trotting out new candidates for the Mayoralty, but they could not stem the gideof popular feeling that has bronght the name of A M. Wright to the front with such unpre- cedented unsuimity, and he has the same pros- Sectof 3 wallcaway for the Repablican normina- tion and for election by the people at the polls 25 he bad some time ago. This feeling of unan- jmity smoug the Republicans is indicated 'in the indorsemepis already griven by the Ward Clubs, e Rt Second, Tlird, Fourch, Sevents, klev- Uoth, Trelith, Thircenth, Fiftecnth. Six- teenth, Seventcenth, and Eighteenth Wards baving adopted resolutions declaratory of Mr. Wright for Mayor, and it is likely that every Repubtican Club in the city will favor his fidacy. flggmz wesk effortshave been made lately by in- terested persons, out of puicly ferson:u_ motives, toforee 80 opposition against Mr. Wright, and in order to furtber their ends they have sought 1o bring forward Ald. Cary. of the Third Ward, ‘but 3t was considered doubtful whether that gentleman wonld allow himself to be sct up as s candidate in that sort of a way, and perhaps be compelled to withdraw from the field_by the sirong popular will that brought Mr. Wright forward as its choice. THE DEMOCRATS. ‘The situation from the Democratic standooint. jssbont as follows: They have been beaten mow jretty steadily for several years, and the -leaders are trying to sec if they canuot induce the rank and “file to accept a good ticket with which they may bave some possible chance of vietory. ‘They have been looking around for some time to find & candidate for Mayor. Mr. Leiter was aoplied to but positively refused. He dido’t want to in the first place, and,in the next place, Mr. Field, for business reasons, strenu- ously objected. Mr. Graonis, of Granuis & Far- well, also_ positively dechwed. Clinton Briges was called on by a committee, to whom he gave 2n equivocal answer as to whether he would yun or not, but for various reasows it is judged be will not, and that he would be defeated if he did. Carter B. Harrison lias written declining to un. The problemn was to find somebody who, wiile saustaztory to “ the boys,” as tiiev are called, would also stund well among the respect- shle classes. It wouldn't do to putin a siik- stocking, for the aforesaid * boys ” would not stomach him. So the proposition is now, and it looks verv much as if it might be carried out, to wominate Col. M. C. Stearns, an old resident, who stands bigh in . the. community, who wis sn _bonest member of the first County Board, who bhas a large and abomny hand, who has business interests down in Bridgeport, where b 1s quite popularwith the Healeys and other leaders down there, and whoy it is believed, would bring out a fuli party vole. Itis proposed to put on the ticket alopgr with him Adolph Schoeninger, the North Side mannfacturer, for Treasurer, and Maj. John Lanigan, Assistant = Inspector General on Gen. Ducat’s stoff, for City Clerk. For City Attorer they bave mnot pitched " on auvbod; vet. They -wanttofind & good lawyer, and-it is rather dif- ficalt to do so. This is_the ticket which the leaders want to put-up. Whether they will be able to foree it through 3 convention is another question. Repeated _defeats have, howerver, 1eught the Democracs some sense. While Col. Stearns is not a candidate in the sense of hunt- inzfor the office, it is understood that he will accept the nomination if tendered him, and that the money for bis campaign expenses will be provided. i - The hot contest over the City-Attorneyship still continues. S * The contest for the City Treasurcrship is gradually setting warmer as elcetion-day draws near. West Sidev Republicans are press- g hard for George Sherwood, who bas received a gtrong indorsement from the Eleventh Ward Club. Sonth Side Republicans are uring vizorously for the nomi- mtion of Marcus A. Farwell and . P. Hall, and Doy active workers ihink the ticket will be Wright for Mayor, Farwell for Treasurer, Rica- y for Attorney, and Petric for Clerk. On the otber haud, West-Side men say_Wright; Saer- wood, Tuthill or Riczby, and Petric arc the coming city officers. Many North-Siders put Gen. Chetlain ju_place ot the o*her rentlemen meotioned for Treasurer, and Mr. E. P. Hall’s friends say he is the dark borse. ‘The City Clerkehip has ot produced any new faces recently. Mr. Petrie app to be the coming man on the Republican side, but the 1riénds of Mr. Butzare preparcd to say to the cmrary. Peter Buschwah contizues in the Bield, and makes a zood suowing. - TUE DANKERING AFTER’ TOWN OLFICES fanot very zreats the salaries are low._On the West Side the Republicans bave «Pleasant Amick for Assessor, Charles Hepper und dus Olsen for Collcctor, Thomas Par- h, Sr, and Jobn Baumgarten for Bapervisor, and Jobn Vanderpocl and _Samucl Goodhuc Jor Clerk. The bond of the Calleclor s 96,000,000, and the salsry $1,500: heoce few desire the ofice oa such terms. Mr. Hepper €20 furnish the security, 50 it is reporeed, und {8 famdar wit the auties of sueh an officc. ' The 1 cmocrats mention Charles Bartlett for Col- ector, Tom Brenan for Assessor, sud Cluudek 2ud Tom McNamara for Clerk. The Supervis- ©or's office on that side has gone abegying. THE FIATISTS. A convention of delegates from the varions “l‘nhmnimaons of the Crazy Fiatists was Deld last evening in an upper room in Hershey The irrepressibie Springer was on hand, 2susal, g0 were two or three colored bretbren. ‘The chair s occupied by C. J. Beattie, and R. W. Dagstan filled the position of Scribe. After lllog the mecting o order, the Chair con- Ertulated his hearcrs tha_scvéral delegations, Which haq partipated in the mecling at ell Hall on Friday evening, had pulied out, &d Bereafter would cast thewr lot, and pledee 3 Ir Jives, their honor, and their private for- nes 1o the fur:hierance of the National Green- ~Labor party. n-“-bhe coucluiton of the reading of the min- mle: the Chair announced halt-a-dozen Com- u]lwes: that on orgunization is_coinposed of {efollowtng: B, W. Goodhue, Chairman, W. & Barr, LL. Page, Dr. J. W. Workinzton, eeph Hauser, South Side; Jacob Wol RL‘“};L s, Jobu Gettleson, North Side: asston, C. G, Dixon, and Tnomas M. Buckli i 2¢ committee of one frum each ward was inted to supervise the primaries and siga credentials of the delegaics to the Conven- )!rm‘ls 1o prevept any conflicts. . - Nelson, from the Apportionment Com- tiee, reported that cach ward sbould be rep- Tesented in the Convention, to be held next Sat- oy ening, by three delegates at large and © for every fifty Greenback votes cast at the Under this plan the apportion- First Ward, 6; Sccond, 7% Fourth, §; Fifth, 14; Sixth, 105 _Sev- Eiahth, 12; Ninth, §; Tenth, 8; Elev- Teén ‘,Twem,ll, 10;. Thirteenth, 12; Four- mth. 12: Fifteenth, 4; Sixtecnth, 3; Seven- b+ ‘l‘g’_ 10; Eighteentn, 6. The report was the Nelson also presented a draft of 4 call for Convention, which was also agreed to. e Garretson thouahit it wowd be well to bone the Convention a weel later. : ufl:e'nfm"“’ and the Chair thought too much e d already been wasted, and the sooner Tor the j,nUoR Were held the better it would be € futerests of the party. Committee on Hall was Instructed to find a place for holding the Convention and publish the call in all the' morning and evening ‘papers of Tuesday. The Finance Committee then passed around the hat and raked in §7.75, with 1 O U’s for $11 additional. Adjourned. The City Central Committee of the consoli- dated National-Greenback-Labor party held an- other of their interminable meetings last night 1u a room attached to Maskell Hall, for the pur- pose of making one more effort to conciliate the different factions composing that Committee. Mr. James Gilmore presided, and remarks were made by Messrs. BnRe_v, Wilson, McDonald, and Mowle. Finally a committec of three was deputed to Wait upon the ‘‘other fel lows,” whose headquarters are at No. S1 Madison street, and decparted in a hack for that purpose. After a prolonged ab- sence they returned with a couple of the oppo- sition party in tow, and after some more talk aud many explanations it was decided that both commitiees should meet at the Tremont House on Monday night, in fjoint session. The ortho- dox representatives expressed themselves as Lopeful that a basis. of reconciliation would then be reached, and they are sanguine enough to believe that the Tremont Houss gatheriug may prove a regular love-feast. FIRST WARD, ‘The First Ward Republicans held a largely at- tended meeting in the dlub-room of the.Grand Pacific last evening, Abuer Taylor in the cbair. Speeches were made by Mr. Buschwah, candi- date for City Clerk, Mr. Rodbertus, of the Sec- ond Ward, candidate for SouthTown Assessor, Col. Roberts, W. W. Roberts, uud Gen. Chet~ lain, who announced himself as a candidate for Treasurer. D. J. Lyon offered the following resolutions, ‘which were unanimously adopted: ‘WuEREAS, Under the present City Government he credit of our city has been placed upon a sound and eafe financial basis; and ‘Wraeneas, It s of vital importance to every faxpoyer that no retrograde step shall be taken, but that the pood work way continue. to the end that honesty and cconomy shall be toe leading and con- trolling featares in the forthcoming administration of our AMunicipal Government; and Wagneas, We recoguize A. M. Wright as pos- sessed of all the necessury requisites of character, business ability, and integrity which fit him to eafely lead our City Government in the work of additional retrenchment; therefore, be it - Resolved, Tha!, in view of the eminent fitness of A. M. Wright for the position of Mayor, we heart- y recommend his nomination for this exalted statiod, and do hereby pledge vurselves to use ail nhonorable means to place. him before the veople for that ofice, realizing folly that with him as our standard-bearer victory will be assured. Messrs. F. A. Brokoski, D. W. Nickerson, D. J. Wren, Heaory Liucoln, and W. W. Roberts Were appointed s Committee on Nominations, who were instructed to Lring in six names from Which a candidate for Alderman is to bo chosen at the next meeting. A committee of five was chosen to present to Ald. Pearsons to-morrow night the resolutions of praise adopted st the last meeting of the Ciub. The resolutions have been handsomely framed and engrossed, ‘I'he meeting then adjourned for one week. THIRD WARD. The Third Ward Republican Club held a meeting at the corner of Twenty-second street and Wabash avenue last evening, J. R. Custer, the President, in the chair, and Pliny Smith Secretary. Mr. Keith stated that Judge Cary had posi- tively refused to run for Aldermaun another term, and moved that a committee of three be appointed to ascertain who were the best men in the ward to £l that position, and would ac- cept. ‘The motiou prevailed, and the Chair appointed Messrs. E. G. Keith, Eugene Cary, and D. E. Hall as the Committee. ‘The assembly then listened to an address from E. B. Hall, candidate for City Treasurer. On motion, it was resolved that it was the sense of the meeting that E. B. Hall, P. B. Smith, and W. H. Reese were fit men for the po- sitions of City ‘Treasurer, City Attorney, and South-Town Collector. Mr. Underwood, from the Fifteenth Ward, one of the candidates for City Attorney, being called upon, made a strong ‘speech, indorsing Mayor Heath’s administration and announcing Iamself in favor of A. M. Wright for the next Mayor. He said it had been amply demonstrated that the Republicans made the best ofticers. Three years sago Chicago as bankrupt _financiatly, a by-word, and a re- proach among men. Mr. Heath was elested Mayor, and be had brought the city out ot -its financial embarrassment, to a better standing than it cver enjoyed befure. He hored Mr. Wright would carry out the work which haa been commenced and carried on thus fur suc- cessfully, if he should be elected. - Gen. A. L. Chetlain, being observed over in the corner, was_called out.. He made a short speech, io which he aunounced himeelt as « candi- date for the_office of City Treasurer. If elect- cd, he would do his best to give satisfaction, Gen. Chetlain also spoke in general terms of the Repubiican party end its work. He was well received. Mr. Galloway made a few remarks. F. P. Fisber moved thata committee be ap- pointed to nomindte a permanent organization and report next Saturday night. Mr. P. . Smith, another candidate for Uity Attorney, spoke briefly, saving substantially that it was important that the Republican party should achieve not only a victory, but an over- whelming oné; first, because it was in the inter- cst of a purc and efficient administration. Re- publican principles of value anywhere were of value iv the government of large cities, and would sccure purity and eflicient municipal ad- ministration. It Was important, too, in view of the Presidential clection in 18S0. The party should go in by a larger majority next 1all than this soring, that the country mizht know that the strength of the party was increasing. Mr. Greeley made a few remarks, after which ge meeting adjourned to next Saturday even- 3 3 FOURTH WARD. The Fourth Ward Republican Club held a large meeting last evening in Armory Ball, In- diana avenue, between Twenty-nioth and Thir- tieth streeis. Presideat Frank Drake occupicd the cbair, and R. R. Davis acted as Scerctary. Mr. N. C. Draper offered the following resolu- tions, which were unanimously adopted : WHEREAS, Atthe next municipal election to be held in this eity, a Mayor and other city oflicers a1e to be elected; and Wueneas, It1s important for us as Republicans to continue our City Government in the hands of well-tried and honorable citizens, who, appreciat- ine the exigencics of the hour, the best interests of tne taxpayers ana people generally, will fulfill the dunies incumbent upon them with Loner to the ofice und themselves; therefore, be it ZLlesolred, That we, the members of the Fourth ‘Ward Repablican Club, recognize in A. M. Wright 2 man cminently gualified for the oflice of Mayor: that we appreciate his hizh moral character, his unswerving' honesty of purpose, and his execntive ability, us evincea by the record of his twenty years und :nore residence amongus; thatwe hearti- ly indorse his candidature, and ihat we hereby ten- der bim our unqualified support during the coming campuign, and that we will uee all the honorable means in our power for the promotion of his nomi- nation and election. And we- alco_resolve, that the office of City- Attorney is highly important, and shonld be filied only by men ol murked aoility and integrity; that we find in Col. R. W. Ricaby all tbe pecualiarities that fit him for that oflice, and that e hereby ten- der him onr _cntire pupport. not only that he will honor 1be office, bufas a partial recopnition of his Vast service to’ our party. both 28 a citizen aud & soldier, and our apbieciation of his public and private worth. Loud calls were made for Col. Ricaby to ad- dress the meeting, znd he did so in his vsual cloquent menner, and received nearty applause. Ciey-Attoroey Tutiiill was also called for, and responded iu a speech of some Jength. Re- marks were made by Mr. Bishop and others, and the 1meetinyg subsequently closed. . - OTHER MEETINGS. The Reoublicaus of the Fifth Ward held s meeting in a vacant store-room at the corner of Archer and Portlund avenues last evening, for the purpose of reorganizing the Club. The meeting was called to order by Mr M. Schintz. A commiitec of three, consisting of Messrs. Martin Best, E.Kenoedy, and Jo- sepb Boud, was uppointed to nominate the per- wanent oflicers fir the Club. The Committee returned in a short {ime and reported the fol- lowing: That the name of the Club should be the “ Fifth Ward Republican Club,” and that the officers should be, for President, M. Schintz; Vice-President, A. M. Evans; Secre- tary, Joseph Boyd; Treasurer, E. O. Cole. The report, was adooted, and, aftet the transaction of some unimportaut business and listening to some spceclics from small candidates, the meet- ing adjourned, as the room was very cold. A resolution was passed indorsing A. M. Wright for Mayor. th Ward Republican Club held a st evening at Parker’s Hall, corger of Madison and Halsted streets, Mr. Francis Beid- Ier in the chair. Soeeches were made by Sam Appleton, candidate for City Attorney, and Jobn Meryers, candidate for West Town Clerk. On motion, Mr. Montague was appointed a Committee to wait upon the fate Treasurer and request bim to turn over the funds in his hands to the new Treasurer. After some further debate, the matter was re- considered and laid on the table. A committee of three was_then appointed to ascertain what expenses the Club will have, land then assesr the members for the amount. Col. Le Grand Perce, candidate for City At- torney, advocatea his claims for the position. An adjournment was then bad. HYDE PARK. A meeting of the Republicans of Hy3e Park was held In the club-room of the Grand Pacific Hotel yesterday »fternoon ot 8 o’clock. About tiwenty-five persons were present, among whom were J. B. Johnson, Thomas Morgan, J. M. Rills, Consider H. Willett, J. 8. Williams, Mr. Goodwillie, D. H. Horne, A. S. Bradley, L. D. Condec, William Colehour, J. Bremer, August Busse, L. Reese, Hiram Vaoderbilt, Parker Plerce, Mr. Hopart, Thomas Boyd, Dr. Farriss, Dr. Chapman, Willism Wight, Joseph Gray. Mr. Wiltett was {o the chair. After calling to order the question was as to the object of the meeting. Mr. Willett stated that it was to determine the mode of putting = straizht Republican ticket into the field success- fully, the fact that a ticket was to be run baving been decided on at a previous meeting. Mr. Vanderbilt was not certain of the advisa- Ml&i’ of running a ticket, but Roseland had a good Republican majority. Mr. Hills thought that the Republicans ought to huve 2 voice io all matters, and should elect the delegates to a convention, and that it was best to run a straight ticket. L. D. Condce spoke in favor of a straight ticket. The city bad done welllunder Republic- an rale, and would it not be as well to try it in Hyde Park? He then discussed the resolution as to a convention. Mr. Donnelly suzgested that the Committees be fixed to call & meeting in each district to elect delepates to a convention, taking as a ba- sis the State Treasurer’s vote. D. H.'Horne thought. the same, as it would not bea good plan to take a vote for local ofli- cers as a basis. After a lonir debate on the question of a con- vention, delezates, time, and place, the follow- ing was offered by Mr. Kinnie und carried: < Resolved. That the nomination for town and village ofticers of Hyde Park made by a conven- tion "of delegates to be sciectea by the several precincts of the fown apportioned on the Repub- lican vote cast for State Treasurer in 1878, each twenty and fraction of ten or more Republican voles being entitled to one delegate; that the delegate be eelected by the Republican Club of Saturday, March 22, and the Convention be held at the Hose-house at Grand Croasing, at 4 o'clock p. m., March 24, 1879, Mr. A. 8. Bradley offered a resotution that a committee of three be appolnted by the Central Committce to make arrangements for the pri- maries. so that they could get out a full Vote. Carried. Remarks were made by Messrs. Morzan, Con- gec. Boyd, Johnson, Femse,Chapman, and Cole- our. Mr. Boyd moved that the Central Committee obtain a list of all the aspirants for office on the Republican ticket, but the meeting refused to vote on it, as it was too much of a task. Boyd also remarked that they wanted a good ticket, with do bankrupt or political backs on it. He also wanted to find some one opposed to the movement. & J. S. Williams was in favor of a straight ticket, and could not vote for a mongrel ticket. If the Republicans could not act a8 3 unit and clect their ticket, then he was in favor of straight Demograts being elected. It was carried that there would be a mecting of the Central . Cummittee 2t the Grand Pacific Wednesday at 4 o’clock. The meeting then adjourned. BAR ASSOCIATION. Regular Monthly Meeting. y The Board of Msnagers of the Bar Associa- tion held a meeting yesterday afternoon at o'clocks, zud, having audited some bills, author- ized the Secretary and Treasurer to present a bill or counter-claim to the Young .Men's Coristian Association for damages caused to the hall by water coming through the ceiling, The Bar Assoviation then met and held their reguiar monthly meeting. After the usual reading of the minutes, the following persons were elected membors: George W. Cass, Joseph R. Clarkson, John H. Thompson, Horace G. Lunt, and H. M. Matthews. Mr. H. G. Miller, one of the Committee on Amendment to the Laws, said his Committee ha’t_ik oot been able to meet and had no report to meke. - : ‘The Hon. Elliott Anthony, one of the Special Committee on the Revenue law, thenreada long and interesting report, stating that the Stateof Illinois omitted every sourceof revenue excepy real and personal property, so-called. He advised that the privilege ior incorporating companits should be taxed, that the machinery for tax collection should be simplified, taxes be collected sooner, and real estate be valued every five years only. The people were not suffering somuch from State asfrom municipal zaxes, But the greatest troubic was the ignorance of the Legislature in restricting taxes to direct charges on real and personal property, more es- peciaily on real estate. Mr. \WW. C. Goudy was pot in favor of taxing occupations, because it was taxing lsbor. ~ But otherwise he was in favor of Mr. Authony’s views, He took a very gloomy view of the future as re- gards cheapening the collection of taxes. The horde of tax-eaters would never be less uutil the Goveroment was changed. In conclusion, he advocated the appointment ot 4 Commissiou to draft 2 new Revenue law, such Commission to consist of representatives of the different branches of trade, and offered the following resolution: - ‘Wneneas, There is dissatiefaction with the pres- ent Revenue laws, and a general demand fora complete revision; and, while the ability of the members of the Legislatare to supply proper relief is fully admitted, vet the pressore of public dutics 18 too preat to allow & mature consideration of the subject in the brief time usually given for o ses- sion. Jiesolved. That a Commission ought to be ap- pointed, composed of wen of expericnce, from all classes Of tuXpayers to propose u complete system to be submitted to an adjourned session of the Legislature. The report of Mr. Anthony was approved, and it was ordered that 500 copies of it be printed and one sent to cach member of the Legisla- ture. ‘The resolution of Mr. Goudy was then passed, and ordered to be priuted with the report of Mr. Anthony. ‘The meeting then adjourned. ————— EVANSTON NEWS, Mrs. Miller, of North Evaoston, who had lived to the ripe old age of 95 years, was buried Xriday. i Dr. G. C. Noyes is to read a paper on the Chinese questiou before the Philosophical So- ciety to-morrow night. The College Seniors Friday elected as class- day participants: “To give the class away,” Drof. H.S. Carhart; as Orator, I. E. Adams; Prophet, T..H. Hood; Poet, Miss Lillie Casey; Historian, Miss Jenie H. Whitc; Songster, W. 1. Wait; and Pipeman, F. E. Tyler. The class also appointed two special comuittees,—one to arrange for a Seniur concert during commence- ment week, and the other to plan some new feature for class-day. ‘The annual reunion of the Baptist, Congrega- tional, Presbyterian, sud Methodist Theological Scminaries of the Northwest was held in the pariors and Iecture-room of the First Methodist Church Friday afternoon and evening. ‘There was @ supper, a social, a musical, and literary programme, and a good time generally. Quar- tettes from each school furnished the music. The Baptist Church has cozared the Tennes- seeans to sing for them next Tuesday evening. ‘The entertainment given by these black warblers last Monday cveninz was listesed to by a packed house. ‘The Rev. William Haigh, of Chicago, preaches at the Baptist Church to-day, and the Metho- dists of “the First Churcn have a communion service this morning. Much regret is expressed in Evanston over the anticipated deoarture of the Rev. E. N. Packard, who is soon to be installed pastor of the Second Congregntional Charch in the Dor- chester District of Boston, Mass. ———— HOTEL ARRIVALS, GRAND PACIFIC IIOTEL. N.W. Wells, Nebraska. Caroenter, Providence. E. Elli¢, Schenectady. L. Ingersoll, Cleveiand, . Ttoes, Piltsburg. 95, Detroit. G. U. Martin, New York, {H.J.Gordon, Philadelph, J.P. Crocker, Milwankee|R_H. Jackson, Boston. PALMER HOUSE. B S.R.Howell, Buflalo. |J. B.Johnson, Phila. O.N.Ellis, Montreal. G. 1. Fryer, Leadville. C. . Barnum, 1 70y. 1i.B. Brown, Peabody. J.Stearns, New York, .S, Yeaton, Baltimore. James Jordan, Barit., Ia. |E.W.Dickson, Davpt. TREMOKNT IIOUSE. Jno. P Stevens, Boston. (2. P. Taylor, Cleveland. A. L. Bond, Lapsing. 1Jas. Peabody, Cincinnati ¥. D. Nichols, Detroit. |Ii. Doarr, Minneapolis. L. D. Norris. G. Rapids. [E. W. Denly./Toledo. J. W. Saunders, Boston, [S. E. Child, New York. SHERMAN HOUSE. W. A Harris, Providenee. R. McAllister, Jr., Wash. Judson A. Lyon, N. Y. |C.E.Whitman, St. Lonis, F. M. Jewett, Preston.- [N. M. Town, Harvard. M. P.Mills, Ceaar Rapids. (Chas. B. Peck, N. Y. Geo, B, Blake, Cincin. [C. B. English. Bostons PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. Dr. Detmers Gives Some Intereste ing Information. The Mischief Made by a Couple of In- termeddling People, All About That Sensation at the Stocks Yards. . A reporter for this paper ran across Dr. Det- mers yesterday, and, 2shisname has been tn the papers a good deal of Iate, took advantage of the opportunity thus afforded to ask him about the charges of incompetency made agamst bim, and also with rezard to pleuro- pucumonia at the Stock-Yards. Dr. Detmers, in response to the reporter’s questions, said: *“The position of Inspector of Cattle at the Union S8tock-Yards {8, not a position of my secking. I have been em- ploved for some time bY. the Department of Agriculture in the investigation of so-called hog tholers, or swine plagtie! In the fore part of last.-month I was in the neizhborhood of Dixon, Lee County, and while there, -on the Tth of February, I reccived a dispatch from the Commissioner of Agriculture, ordering me to goat ouce to the Unlon Stock-Yards, and in- snect all the cattle shipped 'from that place as to pluro-pncumonia and other contagious dis- was dated eases. This dispatch on the 5th, bat it reached me on the Tth. On the Sth, I ‘came to Chicago, arriving here'in the afternoon, and wont at once to Jobn B. Shernan. Superintendent of the Scock-Yards. It was Saturday, and nothing could be done, and Mr. Sherman promised me bls hearty co-operation. f THE OBJECT OF THE INVESTIGATION ‘was to find out if there was any pluro-pneumo- nia or other contagious diseases, and in case pleuro-pneumonis should exist, to find out as 560D a8 possible, 50 as to stamp it out with the least exoense, und' damuge to the stock interest. ~ On Saturday, the 15th, a dispatch from Washington “was published in Tag Tripuxe. This dispatch stated that, according to private information recdived there, picuro-poeumonia existed at the Stock-Yards. 1 had not been able to find any suspicious-look- ing animal, but this dispatch inade it desirabie to have assistave. Indeed, I was not willing to assume the great responeibility of the posi- tion alove, and I telegraphed to Gen. Le Duc: ‘¢ Assistance necessary. Dr. Prentiss, of Cham- paign, Ill, most -desirubie.” I received tho following apswer: “Employ Dr. Prentiss temporarily.” ThatTdid. He arrived on Mon- day, and assisted me three days. Then he went home. On the 17th ot February I recvived my comunission as Inspector of Cattle at the Stock- Yards, and new instructions ordering me to in- vesrigate and examine ull the cattle arriving at and departing from the Stock-Yards. No sus- picious-looking animal was found, and no symp- toms of pleurc-pneumonia were found until the 22d. On - hat day, shortly -before noon, I fouhd a yearling beifer thai exhibited symptoms of the disease, Before that I had alre concluded to have the first suspicious-looi auimal: killed for post~ mortem examination, so as.to establish, if pos- sible, bevond aldoubt whether pleuro-pneumonia existed or not. 2 AT THE POST-MORTEX EXAMINATION, all the morbid charges characteristic of pluero- pueumonia prescnted themselves. There was distinetly limited hepatization in various parts Df the lungs, and traces of pleurities. Finding this, 1 was oblized, according to my instructions, to report immediately to hie Commissioner of Acriculture. As I was dirccted to keep the Collector of Customs informed, and having been cautioned to avoid undue publicity, I did not avail myself of the telegraph facilitics at the Yards, but came at ‘once to Uhicago, and told Collector Smith what I had found. 1 tele- graphed to the Commissioner of Agricul- ware from here. The Collector of Customs promised to send me an as- sistant on Monday morning. That assistant elther did not come or I fuiled to see him. The only persons fnformed of what I had discovered were J. _B. Sherman, the oWuner of the heifer, Neison Morris, the Collcetor of Customs, aud the Commissioner of _ Aericalture. The follow- ing Sunday, John B. Sherman, and Nelson Mor- ris came to my house to consult with- me as to what to do, and we arrived at the conclusion to telegraph to Dr. Prentiss to come up again to | examive the carcass and lungs of ' the heifer, and if he also should pronounce the disease pleuro-pneumonia, to ascertain if possible p WHERE TIE NEIFER CAME FROM, 50 as to be able to investigate there, and if the disease should be found there to stamp it out at once. Dr. Prentiss arrived on Tuesdzy. On the morping of that day'Mr. Thomas Keefe made his appearance, and introduced himself 25 being sent to my assistance by the Collector of Customns. The carcass and the lungs of the heifer were ‘then examined by Dr. Prentiss and myself in the presence of John Sherman, Nelson Morris, and Mr. Keefe. In the meanwhile it had been ascertained that the hetfer had come from Sublette, Lee County, Tll., aud bad been shipped to Chicago by Mr. W. Dexter, who lives near, that place. Knowing this, wedecided, on consultation, that it might be best to send Dr. Prentiss to Sublette im- mediately to investigate the herd of Mr. Dex- ter, and also sll neighboring herds with which his cottle might haye been in con- tact. ,Dr. Prentiss started on the afternoon train. About an hour after he had gone I received the following dispatch from the Commissioner of Agriculture: ‘Follow the case mentioned to its source without delay or undne vublicity.’ I telegraphed to Le Duc that Dr. Prentiss had already been sent, with proper in- structions. and_suflicient mouney to act imme- diately, 1 staid nt my post in Chicazo. As publicity was_tbrcatened ' by the ac- tions - and behavior of Mr. Keefe, aud as this case Wwas an isolated one, the heifer having come, together with one other, in a car-Joad of hows, aud could not very well have infected anyother animal at the Stocle-Yards, the meat of the heifer not show- ing any suspicions symptoms whatever, and it vas mot quite certain whether we had’ to deal ith really coutagious plearo-pneumonia, or only a sporadic case of pueunonia, we did not fur- nish any more information -to Mr. Keefc than was necessary. On Thursday, before Dr. Pren- tiss had returned, aud "before we had perfect certainty of the naturc of the case, MR. KEEFE, ACCOMPANIED BY DR. IRWIN and a newspaper reporter, made his appearance azain. He came at noon, whea Ijwas cating my lunch, and the tirst remark’ ‘he made was an in- sulting one. He gnid, in 2 sneering voice, that I looked as though 1 was taking it very easy. Mr. Kecfe and Dr. Irwin said they had come to make avother examination of the carcass. When the carcass was examined by Dr. Prentiss and myself, Mr. Sherman. ordered his men, in'mv hearing, to remove. it and dispose of it completelv as goon as we should be through with it. Therelore, when "Mr. Keefe and Dr.*| Irwin asked me to make another examination 1 supposed that Mr. Sherman’s order had been exccuted, and told them 60, ind asked them to be silent about everything.- 1 ijuvited Dr. Irwin to come to my house, where I had pieces of the lungs preserved in alcobol. Mr. Keefe probably felt slighced, not all the information he .wished to obtain, for reasons already siated, having been imparted to him. Theuext day (¥riday), malicious arti- cles, containing gross errors #ud misstatements, appeared in the Telegraph and Times.* Asnovbody had been informea of wnat had occurred but those persons named, the writers of those arti- cles tnust have obtained their information froig either Mr. Keefe or Dr. Irwin, and theretore the charge made in these articles that I hud injured the stock interests of the Northwest iS un- founded, and falls back on those who made the statements. “ As soon as Dr. Prentiss returned on Friday, we, Dr. Prentiss and myself, {orwarded a state- meat of facts to the Commissioner of Agricult- ure and to the Associated Press, which has been pubiished in Tue TrisuNE. We could not do it before, because we bad not been able to de- cide with certaiuty - ¥ THE NATURE OF THE DISEASE. If Keefe and Dr. Irwin had not talked, nobody would have Jearned that anything had’ hap- pened, as Shermuw, Mortis, the Collector of Customs, and Le Duc had 1o interest in talk- ing. Both Kecfe and Dr. Irwin said they had never seen-a case of pleuro-pncumonia, and didn’t know what it was_Dbke. The statement made in the papers that I bad furnished differ- cnt reports to the Commissioner of Agricult- ure and the Collector of Customs is not true. ‘Lhe reports_received by the Collccrfr of Cus- toms were litcrally those sent to e Commis- sioner of Aericulture. . “It i but justice to state that Mr. J. B. Sherman, Superiutendent of the Union Stock- Yards, and all other officers, bave never placed an obstacle in my way; on the contrary, have afforded me every facility within théir nower to enable me to do my duty. ‘Lbe statement that Mr. Sberman has said or. hinted that I might bave been influenced by impure motives, or out-" side pressure in my actions and reports, I am authorized to brand as malicious falsehoods. All the abuse heaped upon me ! have earned by nothing but my endeavor to do my duty, and my desire to protects at the same time, the live stock interest .of the Northwest as much as within my power by faithfully executing my orders.” HENRY GREENEBAUM. Mr. Weber Will Not Let Up on. Him. He Hopes to Find Something by Exam- 1ning the German National’s Books. More trouble is -brewing for the “little Ger- man baoker,” an cxamination of the assets of the German National Bank powin progress promising at least a technical case against him. It secms that Mr. Juessen, who recently re- turned from Washington, got authority from the Comptroller while there for Theodore B. Weber to cxamine the books, etc., of the bank in connection with Elmer Wash- burn, the Bank Examiner. These gentlemen, assisted by Mr. Weber's bookkecper, went to work Thursday, and, it Is said, bave already made some startling discoveries,—discoveries which indicate a condition of things even worse than that which it is claimed was nnearthed by the jovestigation of the German Savings Bank. 8o far as available assets are concerned, Mr. Greencbaum, at the time of the failure of the German "Natfonal Bauk, stated that the capital stock had not been impaired, and that it wonld still pay at least 80 cents on the dollar, but it is now alleged that in order to pay the creditors and depositors an assessment against the stockholders of atleast 50 percent will be necessary. This 50 per cent would cover the in- debtedness of the bank if all the: stockholders were responsible, but it is sllezed that half of them arc irresponsible, so that in order to cover all the liabilities it may be necessary to assess the stockholders who are good 100 per cent,and this will probably be done. AMONG THUE EVIDENCES OF ALLEGED DU- PLICITY +glready said to have been brought to light by {hc examination now coing on are the follow- ing: Almost immediatcly before the faiture of the bank, Henry Greencbaum himeelf made two call loans, smounting to about $45,000, for which - he deposited as collateral $25,000 of the stock of the German Savings Bank, which av that time, it is alleged, was perfectly worthless. Also, that the firns of Heary Greenebaum, Bros, & Co. and Henry Greene- baum & Co. had largely overdrawn their ac- counts, the New York house to the extent of about $17,000. Also, that large sums bad been distributed generally among the Greenebaum family. Also, that Michael Greencbaum, & brother ‘of Henry’s, made_call loans amouating to $13,000 without depositing any collaterals whatever. After bis tailure he carried on business in the name of his wife, Sarah Greepebaum, and, as her agent, procured further call-loans up to the montn ot November, just prior to the smash- up, of $3,000, without depositing any security; also that Francis Arunold,gwho says that he never had any transactions himself with the bank, figures smong the debtors, he owing, accordingt to the schedule, 340,000, AMr. Arnold was joiutly interested with Henry Greenc- baum in Humboldt Park specuiafions, and says that -this $49,000 was a private indebtedness owing to Greenebaum, and was based entirely upon land transactions with him. Mr. Greencbaum, according to the books, put the trust-decas and notes among the assets of the bank and drew out the currency. . Itis claimed that since the bank went fnto litigation A THE ASSETS HAVE CONSTANTLY DECREASED, and a3 Mr. Henry Greencbaum is belieyed to have had the practical management of its affars since that event, Mr. Weber is trying to dis- cover the cause of the shrinkage. Although nothing positive, as far as can be learned, has yet been found, it is understood from a general in- sight that some good asscts have been taken out and bad ones put in. It is alleged that pa- ‘pers are now among the assets which were not there when the bank failed. ‘There are a great many books and papers to be zone over, und the investization will doudtless last a week or more. and whether enough wiil be learned to justify the commencement of criminul proceedings will not_perhaps be known uuzil the examination is ended» The National Baok ‘law_ is very .stringeat regarding the use of money by bank officers, and if what is tated above be true, there may be some ground ;or the presentation of the matter to the United States Graud Jury. It is also understood that the savings bank matter, notwithstanding the failure to get an indictment in November, has not been dropped, but that another effort will be made in this direction very soon. It is claimed that, when the case was presented before, the Grand Jury did not give it such a hearing as the alle- gations required, they refusing to let Mr. Web- er refer to the books, but demanding thgt he should state what he knew from recollection, A movement is s2id to be on oot looking to the REMOVAL OF RECEIVER FLOWERS, and whether'he will go or remain s said to de- pend upon the investization now in progress. ‘The ground upon which the application is bused is said;to be, that the firm of which Mr. Flow- ers is a member has been the legal advisers of the bank. A reoorter called on Mr. Flowers last evening and asked him regarding this matter, and he said that his firm was never the counsel of Henry Greenebaum. "Ihey had been the attor- neys for A. M. Day, the manager, 1a Jiquida- tion, and had had charge of the collections of the German National Bank, but that was by order of the Board of Directors, and not at AMr. Greencbaum’s request. i Questioned as to the investigation, Mr. Flow- ers said that he supposed the examination was ordered at the request of Mr. Weber, who is a stockholder to the extent of 000 or $30,000, and that the object Wwas to wmal case azainst Mr. Greenebaum _under the National Bank act. Mr. Washburn bad come in und said that he had been instructed by the Comptroller to make the iovesti- mation. It had uothing to do with his adminis- tration 85 Recewver. He himself Lad discovered pothing that would justify a prosceution. All he was required to do was to take possession of the assets und coovert them and pay the pro- ceeds to the depositors. e made an inventory of the ssrets on hand when he took possession. He had had no occasion to investi- mate to see what the manazement of the bank Dad been, or have the officers of the bank ac- count to him for auy mismanagement. He had put the Bank Examiner and Mr. Weber in pos- session of all the boolis, and had afforded them every facility. He did not know that they bad discoyered aoything. He understood that an expert was to Degin work next week. 5 ‘The difficulty with tnis prosecution against Mr. Greenebaum is the trouble of proving an intent, and i is likely, as far as can b learned, that nothing more will come of it than _of the prosecution in regard to the German Savings Bank. CANADA, Montreal Election—Deadlock in the Angli- _can Synod—Operatic. Snéclal Disnatch to The Trivune. MoxTrEAL, March 1.—The civic electfons to- day passed off quietly. For the Mayoralty, Ald. Rivard' defeated J. L. Beaudry, who has lheld the position Io‘r the past two years, by a majority of 200. At 2 meeting last night Mr. Beaudry stated that his chief object in seeking re-election to the civic chair was in order to be defended and to defend bimself azainst the smt of the Orange- men for their false arrest on the 12th of July last. The English and French speaking electors renerally voted for Rivard, while the Irish went solid for Beaudry. Orders from Germany have been received here tor Cavadian cattle. One firm bas contracted to ship 500 head. Specia) Dispateh to The Tribune. ToroxTO, March 1.—After the adjonroment of the Diocesan Synod last night, the Church Association, who represea the Low party, held & meeting, which was aadressed by Col. Gsow- sk, Prof. Wilson, the Rev. W. 8. Rainsford, J. K. Kerr and others, who all denounced in bitter terms Provost Whittaker and s supporters, and called upon those present to stand fast by Lr. Sullivan. The Synod reassembled this morning, and has been balloting all day. Alto- gether twelre ballots have been cast, but the deadlock still continues, each, likeits prede- cessor, resulting in no election. Monday morning they will resume, and it now seems to be entirely a questior of who can hold out loogest. Uowards of $5,000 worth of tickets have been sold for the four pights of the Italian opera, which commences Monday, and the demand continues Lo Increase. Totue Western Associated Press. ‘ToroxTO, March 1L—The Anglican Synod has been in session two days, voting for a Bishop {or the Diocese of Toronto. Seven ballots have been taken. The last ballot stood: Archdea- con Whitaker, 74 clerical and 40 lay votes; Dr. Sullivan, Chicago, 25 clerical and 53 lay. DR. MEYER. -Examination on the Charge of Poisoning. He is Let Out on Beil, Hrs, Gelderman Going On the Bond. ‘The examination in the habeas corpus case of Dr. Meyer tas cantinued yesterday morning be- fore Judge Rogers. Mr. Linscott, on behalf of the People, called Bernard Prost, who lived at No. 248 Church street. Had seen Dr. Meyer come out of Mrs. Gelderman’s house a few days after Gelderman’s death, between 10 and 11 o'clock at night. : George Schert testified to often seeing Meyer g0 in and out of Gelderman’s bouse, but there was a sick child in-the house at the time. OFFICER M'DONALD said he had been watching Gelderman’s house lately. Last Wednesday Meyer went to Mrs. Gelderman’s at 6:30 p. m., and staid until 10:30. Thursday and Friday nights he was there again _ for three or -four hours. Meyer went into the house without ringing the’bell. ‘The door was Jocked after Meyer went in. Mrs. John Kanburg also had noticed that Mever and Mrs. Gelderman were together very often lately. At one time, when the Doctor was there, Mrs. Gelderman was sick with diph- theria. Dr. Fenger, a member of the Cook County Medical Board, stated that from one-half ounce to two ounces of chloroform was enoung] to put a personto sleep, but a continued apoli- cation would cause death. On cross-examina- tion, he described the manuer in which chioro- form was administered. It was generally put on cotton. covered by a handkerchief, and ap- plied to the nose and mouth. Dr. C. M. Jacobson, a practicing phvsician here since 1806, testified that two drachms of chloroform would put s man to sleep, and a continued application would endanger life. MR. STARK, brother-in-law of Mrs, Gelderman, testified that last Saturday nizht Meyer and Mrs. Gelderman ‘went out of the room together about 10 o’clock. at night, and when they camc back he kissed her tiree or four times. The last kiss was very loud, and he said: *“That was n good o On cross-cxamination. he s2id he was maried to Mr. Geiderman’s sister, and lived in a house of Mrs. Gelderman. At the time he heard Meyer take his boots off and go into an- other room with Mrs. Gelderman, he was up in the zarret and listened through a pipe which bad been put through the floor. He beard Meyer sitting on o chair, because the chair creaked; then heard Meyer’s boots fall on the floor. The witness was puc throagh a sharp examivation as to how he could hear a man;sit on a chair, and as to the sound caused by kiss- ing, to the great edification of the crowd in the court-room. DR. HENROTIX ; testified that he was called in Oct. 14 to treat Gelderman. His symptoms were very peculiar. He had a slight fever, normal pulse; the symp- toms were not sufficient to show what was his disease. The next day the symptoms were the same. Préscribed quinine pills, thinking the trouble demanded such medicine. Mr. Linscott then asked the witaess how much chloroform was necessary to put a person to sleep, and the iwitness declived to answera question involving expe~t testimony without be- ing paid for it. Judge Rogers, however, held that, as the witness had obeyed the summons, he must auswer. The Judee, however, thourht the objection was a reasunable_onc, but there was no statute in this Statc on the subject, and no decision he kaew of oa the point. The witness then replied that the amount de- pended on circumstances, bat from three to four drachms, from balf an ounce to an ounce. He was accustomed to judge by symptoms in each case. “The record of the deaths of Mrs. Meyer and Mr. Gelderman was then introduced. It show- ed that Henry Gelderman died of gastritis and myalitis, and Ida Meyer ot Bright's disease of the kidnevs, ete. Frederika Knoph worked in Dr. Meyer’s fam- ily last August or September. Was there when Mrs. Meyer had a miscarrisge. She saw Mrs. Geldermian frequently at Meyer’s office in the daytime, but sbe had a sick child with er cach time. - - DR. E: H. PRATT, ke at 326 North LaSalle street, said he was calles in to see Gelderman Satarday, the day the lat~ ter died; waes called by Dr. Meyer. Gelder~ man then had coovulsions, but did not know the cause. The patient was in a singularly sen~ sitive condition. He prescribed glonoine, o drue given in cases of sunstroze. e weut away, and_came back about 12 o'clock, nnd staid uotil his death. Subsequently admin- istcred gelseminum. Gelderman was a little easicr when he came back, but some one slammed a door, and the patient weat into vio~ lent couvulsions. Witaess suggested that something must be dooe to guiet the patient, and Mever sugzested oroform, to which witness consented. The chioroform was administered by witness at first on = towel, opeuly, aud not, crowded up to his noge. It was given at intervals only. - Witness made hypo- dermic injection of morphine. The death was not caased by cnloroform. Witness was a eraduate of Chicago University and Hahnemann Medical College, und had been two or three years & Professor in-Hahunemann Collese. p Cross-examination—Witness ordered the per- sons in Gelderman’s room to 2o out 50 as to keep the patient quiet. Szw Mrs. Gelderman but once in the two hours before her husband’s death. Dr. Meyer told witness Gelderman must die, and he went to tell Mrs. Gelderman. He had koown Meyer betiveen one and two years. Meyer told witness that he bad siven nux vomica, that the patient had convulsions, and thought he had foflammation of the base of the brain. Witness was not positive as to what pilment Gelaerman dicd of. The convul- sions might huve been caused by vpoison. He did mot see any causes of death at the post- mortem examination, but the membranes at the basc of the brain appearcd to pe congested. That might bave been caused by poison, or cbloroform, or inflammation. Eirhteen ounces of chlorotorm would kill any one, but only a part of it was used and the rest wasted by evaporation. - Gelderman was not under the fo- fluence of it all the time. Witness thousht there was 2 possibility of Geldermau’s being poisoned,—that s, poison wus ope of the causes of sickness, but did not come to any conclusion. At the tune of Mrs. Meyer’s deatn witness, and Dr. Hedges, aud, Ur. Meyer were all anxious to have ' a post-nortem examina- tion, but her friends would not allow it, as Dr. Meyer said. She dicd partly of Bright's disease of the kidoeys and several other causes. “Spe had extreme pain in the region of the gull bladder, and hysterical spasme. DR. DEDGES, a graduate of Halinemann, treated Mrs. Meyer in ber last illness. Sbe had inflammation of the liver, 'kidneys, aund uterus. Such caases would be likely to produce hysteries. He saw nothing to indicate improper treatment, or to suggest the ides of poisvning. Her death was caused oy the stoppage of the discbarze of the bile, und then there were other eomptications sufficient to cause it. Witness advised the use of chloro~ form ifske had spasws. . DR. ROBERT N. TOOKER, of 208 Dearborn avenue, testificd that he had been acquainted with Meyer a conple of years. ‘Was calied to visiv Mrs. Mever, and found her suffering hemorrhage frowm the uterus, indieat- and that a miscarriage was threatened. Her general health was also bad. He saw noth- ing to indicate tbat the coming mis- carrisge was Dot spontaneous. He eaw her about a month afterward, when she was suf- Tering viokeut puin, and thouznt she had some disease of the liver. He thought the muscar- riage was caused by overwork. Mr. O'Brien then said he was ready to out Dr. Meyer on the stand, but he would only tell the same story other pbysicians had told, and in- quired whether the Judge wished to bear him. The Judge politely declined to adyise the at- torney bow he should conduct his case. 3Ir. O’Brien then called Dr. Meyer, but the Iatter was evidently suffering from nervous ex- citement, and the Judze atiowed him to retire | without prejndice, witoout examinasion, saying | he should mot be wiliing to consider bis testi- mony under the circumstances. Ir. O'Brien asked for the discharge of the D scott asked to have him remanded without bail. i, JUDGE ROGERS said the real question was one of bail. He did nct propose to discharze the prisoner until the chemical analysis of the stomachs of the two deceased persons had been made. He did not have the. slightest, suspicion. that Gelderman’s death was cause hy chloroform, but on the facts as they had been developed outeide of the chloroform theory, be was unwilling to discharge ‘i, Sr. O'Brien remarked that Mrs. Gelderman had been discharged. ‘The Judge said if the case were to rest on the testimony now before him, and there was no expectation of more evidence arising from the result of the chemical aunalysis, be wonld not hesitate to discharge Meyer, ‘was nothing at preseat to raige a suspicion that the two de- ceased persous had died by poison. But, inview of the fact that more evidence was expected soon of a very important character, he thought he was justified in holding Meyer to bail. He would not dispose of the case, bat simply hold it over ‘until such further evidence was pro- cured, and allow the prisoner to give bail. Mr. O'Brien said the bail ought to be reason- able, and suggested $5,000 85 tlie properamount of the bond. o ” The Judge ssid he thouszht $5,000 was the minimum and $10,000 the maximam amonunt, and it the prisoner would zive & 2ood bond foe §7,500 he would ve satisfied- Some talk was indulged In as to the time to which the case should be postponed. Mr, Ling- cott suzgested the 17th inst. - Mr. O’Brien—Why, that’s St. Patrick’s Dar. It was finallv asreed to fix Saturday, March };: :uduxc day to which the case shquld be con- inmed. g Mr. Koch and Mr. Schillo were named &3 boudsmen, but the latter could not be 1ound, and Mrs. Gelgerman bravely siepped up aml offered to go ou Meyer's bond. She testified she was worth $15,000, which had been given her by her husband’s will, less 36,000 devised to her children, and she was accepted. Koch rep- resented that he was worth $33,000 ahove ali ig-, cumbrances, and no one was found to make any’ Ob'fi:mnn to him. e case was then continned to March 15 ——— THE CITY-HALL. , License-receipts yesterday were sl.boo. Since last July 2888 saloon-licenses have been ia- saed. Scarlet fever wasreportedat the Health Offics yesterday from No. 27 North Clark street, Now 104 Johnson street, and No. 153 Robey street. The Department ot Public Works yesterday awarded the contract for furnishing two iron grates for_the Fullerton avenue conduit to the Chicago Union Foundry Company. The bid wos $6,200. Since Jav. 1, South-Town-Collector Avres has taroed | $426.580.18 into the City Treasury; West-Town-Collector Casselman, . $113,293.85; and North-Towe-Collector Miller, $54,073.19: total, $593,902.22. They have until the 20th of this month in which to complete their work. The Committee on Streets and Alleys of the South Division is called to meet at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at the City Clerk’s office to consider the widening of State street from Twelith to Thirty-ninth strect. Owners of property likely to be affected by the improve- ment are reguested to meet with the Com- mittee. The Treasurer’s reseipts yesterday were $2,818 from the Comptroller; $214 from the Building Department; $40,814 in scrip and ,000 1 cash from South-Town Collector Avres; $1,185 in scrip and $2,000 in cash from North-Town Collector Miller; and $12,260 in scrip and $10,000 in cash from West-Town Coi- lector Casselman. Daring the month of Feb , Treasurer Larrabee received from the Town Collectors the following amonnts of scrip and cash: Mr. Ayres, $43,000 in cash, and $158.631.99 in scrip; total, $20L,651.99. Mr. Miller, $3.700 In“eash, and 322.039.01 in scrip; total, 325,739.010 Mr. Cas- selman, $20,018 in cash, and $73,68L80 in scrip; total, $03,700.50. The February report of the Buflding Depart- men; suows thatin the past mounth permits were issued for 35 new buildings with a streec frontage of 1,145 feet and costing $207,500- Improvements costing $30,000 have also been permitted. In Febroary of 1878, permite were issued for buildings with 1,416 feet of strect frontage and cast)i&g $211,600, and im- provements cosiing $60,000. From Jao. 1 to the present Cate 78 permits have been issued for buildings sgerezating a cost of $311,000. For the corresponding period of 1878 the new buildings cost $405,000. The receipts of the Department in the past month were $215 and the cxpenses $175. { THE COST OF THE NEW BUILDING. At the meetinz of the Council yesterday af- ternoon, Ald. Cook presented the following fig- ures, which show exuctly how much has up to date been expended on the new City-fall, and how much there is yet to be expended before the buitding will be complcted. The amount already paid on account is $200,117, which, added to the sum requisite to carry the work to com- ‘pletion, makes the total cost of the structure ?750.465.41. ‘The Atderman’s figures are as fol- ows: BTONE WORK. F * Contract. Workdone. Workto ; dedone. Basement 50569 First story .. 80,773 Secondand iird | " b BIOIY . —eeee .07 7,071 Fourthatory.... 152,356 S To finish to 4th stories. To £nish r Totals..... ..$477,695 MASON WORK. Dasement.... ..$ 16,250 § 16,319 Firatstory .. .. 21, 5,141 Second and third stories. 33,218 .. 19,728 To finish to 4th BEOTY . eoe voous ‘To finish to roof Totals.... ..$105,302 BECAPITULATION. Wanted to finish 20 4tk alory. Cat stoze.... $253.304 Mason-work, 17 ---.$340,621 COLD-BLOODED .MURDER. Last night added another murder to tne liat. The location was within a:stone’s throw of the MeConville tragedy of last year, which crime Sherry and Connolley explated upon the gal~ lows, and it rivals even that in atrocity, Be. tween 9 and 10 o’clock in the evenlyg three men with white handkerchiefs over the faces and cocked revolver in hand, entered the grocery of Gottfried Rackow, No. 2033 Butterfleld street, on the northeast corner of Thirty-ninth street. There were only two persons in the store at the time,—the proprietor’s son, a young man_ of 20 years, and an old man residing in the neighbor- hood named Frederic Rhonow, and who was at the time employed in sweeping out the place. As they entered they exclaimed, * Stand back; we are going to rob this store; stand back.” ‘fhe young mau ran oat; the old man said, *“Not if L koow it,” und, raising the broom whicq he had in bis hand, prepared to strike at one of them. Just as he did so the tallest man of the trio fired one shot, and Rhonow fell croaning to the fcor. ‘They then made a dash for the money drawer which cousained only about 330 and some notes, and ran rapidly away. A Mrs. Otell, living in the vicinity saw thewm run out of the sbore, und states that they ran _across the railroad tracks Iron-work. $550,348 and towards the Siock-Yards. She is able to give ooly a imeagre description of them, but 8ays they were all youor, well dressed in dark .clothes and standing collars. One wore a light dark mus- tache. During the evening the neizhbors noticed three unknown younz men sitting upon the steps of a house a lictle south of the grocery- but no ope could be found last night who der scribe them. It is thonzht,nowever,{rom this poo description that the men arethe sawe ones who commpitted a daring roboery on the evening of the 19¢h, at the grocery of J. L. Tharn, No. 611 Archer avenue, and tired five shots directly at a clerk named ‘Lonis Ploss who endeav- ored to. catch them and prevent them carrying off about 3100 in cash. Sey- cral” other robberies in that section baye been traced to the same gang, and the police think they have a clew to the members of ft. The wonnded man was taken to his home, No. 2017 Butzerfield street, iud was attended by Dr. Marley. "The bultet entered the rizht groin, and, after probing some time for it, tue Doctor con- cluded it had penetrated the bladder, and that it would result fatallv. A Notary Public from the Town of Lake took Rhonow’s” ante-mortem. statement, which contained a statement of the fncts exactly as ziven above, and Lient. Bon- ficld also took down the same statement. He was unable to describe the man, save that the onc - who shot him was rather tail, und light-complected. He realized that his end was at hand, and seemed anxious to give all the points he could. He fs 51 years ot age, a Platt-Deutscher by birth, and has a large family. Ac midoight 'he was failing rap- i nd it was the opinfon that he would not live until morning. The police were busy working upon the case at that hour, and doubtless when daylight comes to their assistance they will succeed in fi::zing decper into the mystery surrounding case,