Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1879, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 9, LOCAL POLITICS. The Greenbackers Nominate Har- rison for Mayor. gtormy Scenes at the Meeting—Seces- sion of Delegates. Mr. H. Is Not Yet Ready to Say YWhether He Will Accept. spesch of Emery A. Storrs to the First Ward Club. Mdermanio Osndidates Selected by the QOlubs Yesterday—Delegata Tickets. Call for- Ald. Ballard to Enter the Field Once More. THE FIATISTS. TREIE CITY CONVENTION. he Flatists beld their bie circus Jast night in gpe aerial altitude of No. 78 Filth avenue. In 3o epdesvor_to profit by their” experience it fall st Hershey Hall, remarkable pre- autions _were taken to keep out all cutside discordant elements, to the end st nome but' simon-pure Greenbackers might stand guard overthe destinies of the or so muchof itasis tolerated fn this dtr. Oneman satat the door and inspected every one 35 he reached the top of the fifth pair of stairs to see whetlier e had the mark on his sorchesd, or Was clothed 'in the proper wedding-gown. 1f he passed inspection he was allowed to advance to a second Cerberus just isde the door, who scaoned bhim_ afresh, and sllowed bim to walk in if be turned out to bea | propir man. A couple of policemen huvg around, and by their presence imparted the nec- ¢seary moral support. In the course of the grand entree oncold seed presented himself “ynd sonounced his wish to be let in. uDelegate?” said the man on the outside. N «here d'ye come from?”? uxew York,—friend of the party." «Got sy money?"? uxg " uGreenbacker, then?® “You bet.” “Pass him in,” sajd both doorkeepers in one breath. Once inside, the ancient apostle planted him- self on two chairs and pulled out a Greenback pamphlet,—presumptive evidence that he had stombled into the right place. In the mesntime the ball gradually filled up with disciples, and others who cheeked them- selves through the lines, and it began to be whispered about that some of the party head- Jights wonld endeavor, as soon as the circus got under wey, to adjourn for one week, in order to complete the allezed conlition with the *¢ unter- rified.” With the rumor came dack hints of 2 “Xjek.” and all things promised well for a row of the first water. At about 8:30 o’clock one Beattie called the throng to order, and, announcing that the first thing to do was 10 - TAKE UP A COLLECTION, sppointed Mr. Collins and Mr. Herr to pass the hat. Havingmotten thus far, Mr. Beattic nom- inated Dr. J. B. Duff for Cheirman, and the pomination was received with yells of delight. While the collection was being taken up sey- eral gentlemen got up to address the Chair, but were informed by that individusl that noth- ing was in order until the colleetion was raised, h¢ janitor bavinz put his boot down on any- thing like proceedings until the rent was covered into his hunds. The money was finally raised, and the Chair- man Jaconically announced that fact, adding that he was ready for business, {t was 10 o'clock when the Committee on Credentials put in an appearance and reported, through W. J. Maskell, its Chairman. The re- wnt excluded three First Warders, representa- thesof -3 club of twentsitliel menilcsd, Wil isu Hoyne, Jobn Keller,and W. C. Grayes, wtogot up in hizh dudgeon and shook the dust o the Convention from their feet. It ws plun safling throngh the rest. but .when it came to a motion 1o adopt_the report, Herr moved to #dmit the three First Warders who had withdrawn. This produced s trifling commotion, bat it turped out that the delegation was one short, and it was empowered to fill the vacancy by calling upon ove of the three. In this way thé muddle Wassettled. The report of the Committee was ‘hen adopted. E The other Committee rclgnncd. for permanent officers, Judge Feleh for President, und Selden Fish for Secretary. The report, was adopted, axd the empty honor duly acknowledged. The Convention was_then ready for business. John O'Brien offered a batch of resolutions roviding for the i ADOPTION OF THE FARWELL IALL PLATFORM. Crles of *No, no: we're working under the oledo platform. ] The resolutions closed #ith & beautiful scntiment to the effect that while the party wasn't in favor of the affiliat~ business, still it would be happy to receive aceretions, ete., etc. The resolutions were ignominiously- tabled. ‘hSomcbody moved to proceed to the pomina- ns. 0ld Man Barr got up, and sacceeded In ad- nncing the profound reflection that they ought to think before they acted, when somebody alled bim to order. But e went on, and said 1t wae 2 serious cousideration as to whether it Bere better to nominate anybody at this_time. Lcnnu of “0n 7] Besides, he doubtea if they ew whom to nominate, or whether the nomi- Tee wonld accept. - Dr. Dufl said the Convention had been calted to nominate officers and be and others were op- Posed to any postponement. Mr. Renick ‘said it would be time enough to think sbout the nominee’s accepting when he WS nominated and waited upon. [Laughter.] Old Man Burr retorted with the remindcr that dace upon a time a certain nomioec bad told the Commitree who waited upon him to go o hell, {Coroarions Jaugbter. | e motion to proceed to the nominations Prevailed. Bra subsequent motion it was provided that body outsige, of the N. G. B. L. party, and who couldn’t be vouched for, should be put in Somfnation, It was nip and tuck between the if:;u;'!:? Days, but the former had it by a small 4 \fi!‘:d;‘-}mltll’ in bnpn'fismon to all 'lghnt hndLbcgn ellow by the name of Thomas *Lang, Thirtecath Ward, i SOMINATED CARTER H. HARRISON FOR MAYOR. " The nomination was immediately objected to, or the obvious reason that Carter was out of e party ranks. The Chair said the question ¥hether 2 mav was in or out of the party could onl¥ be Getermined by vote. 'P Eerns said Carter could have shown hether be was a Greenbacker and a friend of i Jaboring man if he bed cared to while in gress. TApplausc from the * Straizhts.”) The Coatrman still insisted that notling but 2Vote could determine whether o man was one ot 'em or not. Py e Fish nominated Judge Wallace, but a nd ot the Judge sald he was autborized to 47 that the gentleman wouldn't take it. 3 ‘e oue nominated Dr. Duff, but the latter 3 was a joke, and wouldn’t have it. fAl Firgt-Warder named. Conly nominated Ald. Aley, but the nomination feli flac. e Bailey seconded the nomination of: Carter Harrison. He bad been informed Dy 2 man £ *hose word he placed imolicit. reliance that n if nomiuated and elected, would give We-third of the patronage of the' office to the ty. fi;l perfect storm of hisses followed this asinine 3 ;::’,fio.:ut Bailey persevered in his advocacy \E“Dr." Washington gaid Carter had told him ot Tfl-ur couldn’s take it, you kuow. [Deris- Pat Rerns was on his feet agai e again, and, after Senonneing all ‘schemes for seliing ‘oat, nome. Voo Workingman. who would sce that the dubn:gmen could hold meetings without being s by the police—A. G. Schiling. [Ap- flScnllling tried, at first in vain, to get the 0% Dresamsbiy for the ing A purpose of declinin; 1he doubital honor. When ho did reach the Euurm aud the noise enbsided, he thanked Zentlemen for their good intentions, but ,n,'teflwnssure them that nothing could s hnu? s character »s a nomination at their Sons: If nominated by his own party, the Grea 1;'-. he wouldn’t object, however, to the e Gfl ackers casting heir votes for him. But Re gt cobackers’ candidate, via o nomination, E{:ul%;?t be. e i P er")" nominated '1': P. Jones, & rolling- I8 pressed the bold-spoken Schilling to ~N 1879—-SIXTEEN PAGES accet, but it was of emptorily, The Convention had to fall back on home ma- ferial, and Dr. Duff putup M. J. Rafter, Ol Man Barr nominated Henry Sheridan, and gomebody in the rear of the hall out forward A. B. Adair, foreman of the Aews office. The nominations were then closed. At ten down to nouse. He declined per- THE FIRST BALLOT. It was about the noisiest procecding that ever characterized ‘apolitical ggtboring the Chalr- man losing lus head and his temper at, the un- seemly behavior of the delegates, denouncing them as a mob, and Sergeant-at-Arms knock them ‘on the heed it they didu’t shut © up. They shut up—a _ little—after that. Two wards, the Fiftcenth and Sixteenth, ot their backs up for sume reason or other, proba- bly beeause Carter Harrison’s name had been mentioned, and withdrew from the Convention. Afterzoing the rounds of the wards, the usual changes were in order, all of them peing in Har~ risou's favor. In some cases the entire votewas thrown from some_insigniticant, fellow to that novw favorite candidate. Gilder, of the Second, said be wouldn’t vote for. Carter under any con- sideration, Carter having told him that he didn’t want the nomination anyhow. But Gilder was yelled down. Then there was a motion to adjourn after the vote was aonounced, and_the Secretary, who Diad just begun to call it off, sat down. Pat Kerns was up again, with a motion to adjourn before the vole was announced, and with a speech denouncing a sell-out to a man like Carter H. Harrison. The “remarks " were declared ot of order, inasmuch as the Secretary had already begun to announce the vote. THE VOTE WAS THEN DECLARED, and Carter got 90 out of the 148, while Tuley got 5, Jones 51, Rafter §, Schilling 1, wud Adair 1. As 72 votes were necessary to a choice, Car- ter, of course, has it, nothing having been said about an informal ballot. ‘The Chairman therefors declared the vote formal. Several workingmen against ) SELLING OUT, and further claimed that the ballot was informal, while Dixon moved to adjourn until next Satur- Amidst a tumult which rivaled day night. pandemonium, the Chairmau only made it worse by yelling at scveral departing delegates and appointing five_additional Serzeants-at-Arms to keep the gang in order. There was a Inll for a few moments, and the the Chair- Y agsin belaboring the table, de- clared Carter the nominee according to thie vote, but added the question as to the formalitv or informality of the ballot was yetto be deter- Sccretary reannounced the vote at man’s request.. ‘The Chairman, mined. A Second Ward man moved to make it infor- mal. (Cries of “No,” ** No. The amendment was Jost. But it made no difference, for the motion to make the ballot in- put and lost, which bad the effect of making the ballot formal and formal was immediately clinching Carter’s nomination. A delezate excitedly moved to adjourn for the purpose of giving the City Central Commit- tee u chance to supervise the thing, which was nothing more nor fcss than a sell-out. A man had been nominated who, it was £aid, had prc\'iou:kr declared that be wouldn’t accept, and ends were here in the Convention et his working things for him. This delexate was, of course, yelled down. The Chafrwan said formal. Remick moved to declare Carter the nominee of the Convention. The motion was put, and the responses were The Chairman evidently had a finer ear for the ayes, and declared the motion almost deafening. carried. Several delezates shouted to the Chairman to put the motion to adjourn. Bailey, an out-and-out Harrison man, moved to proceed to the nomination of a caudidate for City Treasurer, presumably with the ides of completing the scheme. Several voices interrupted the mover to say that ove-third of the delegates had taken them- selves away, O1d Man Barr ineffcct, that he asithad. He was promptly told to sit down, The motion .to adjourn to next Saturday night, in order to complete the nominations, was finally carried amidst, the discordant crics of the scllers und the sold-out, and the Conven~ 2ot upand told the Convention, tion picked its way down the stairs, the disap~ pointed giving vent to volley after volley.of as ing-hot curses and fire-breathing maledic~ Tions. “on- the - traitors:-in thet camp emangted'from the lips of the drch-ficht THE SITUATION. HARRISON'S NOMINATION, The only thing of any real interest in a po- litical way which happened yvesterday was the nomination of Carter H. Harrison for Mayor at the Greenback Convention. ' This was by no means unexpected. It bad been previously anmounced in the papers, and was only a part of a programme which bad been determined on long before. It don’t follow, however, by any means, that this nomination will ada streogth. It recalled to of some the nomination Dy Lieb for the “ Workinzimen’s# Convention at the Globe Theatre, The Greenback party, as represented in the Convention at least, the minds obtained consists of two factions,—the Natiou- alists, as they sre ' called, and the * Greenbackers. This momination, which the former look uvon as a sell-out, has split the party asunder, and the irrecon- cilables are " in a mood to go for anypody 50 as to beat Harrison. That the Democracy will indorse Mr. Harrison's nomination, tliere seems to be no question, the leaders looking upon him as 2 strong man, except, perhaps, for his squabble with the Irish over Gen. Shields Jast year, and _that they be- licve he has outlived. Bat there is so little confidence felt in his election that there is po competition for other places on the Democratic ticket. The chicf reason for putting up Mr. Harrison was the idea that he wounld bleed .liberally,—a thing which _other candidates ha refused to do. been for the fear that his opposition to Kern at the last election would have been repaid, in case of his nomination, by the strenuous oppo- sition of Kern’s friends. NOT READY TO SPEAK. A reporter called on Mr. Harrison late last night to ask him whether he would accept the nomication. He refused to be seen, however, on account of sickness; said that it was the first he had heard of the action of the Convention, and that he wou!d not be prepared to say auy- thing on the subject until Mooday. ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE, where there §s an assurance of victory, the state of affairs was much moreJively, and ihe activity of the candidates for the offices of City Treasurer, Attorney, and Clerk was something surprising. For the first position the candidates are stitl Messrs, Hall, Farwell, Sherwood, Floto, Chet- lain,and Johso F. Stafford, an old citizen, who has a wide acquaintanee and personal infinence among men of all parties in the city. Jobn 0O’Neil, of the North Side, has come outas a new candidate. He is a recent convert to Repub- licanism, and is, under any circumstauces, too late in the ficld to have any show of success. ‘The result on the North Side last night indi- cates that he bas no following. Mr. Sherwood has been out of town for a few days, but Teturned yesterday, and put his shoulder to the wheel. For the “City-Attorneyship, the situa- tion remairs about as it was. Mr. Sam- uel Appleton denics the truth of the story started by his opponents, that he had witudrawa from the contest. He intends to go into the Convention, and to fizht it out till the end. The Counvention will be beld day after to-morrow. The real fizht is on the flcor, and it is almost a waste of tfmelto indulge in speculations 2s to who the successful man will be. ALDERMANIC. Owing to the contest for what are considered the leading offices—the more vsluable ones— the Aldermanic gmsifions haye almost passed unnoticed, an for this majority of the many aspirants for them are persons who are not fitted to be mem- bers of the legislative branch of the City Government. Some of the persons who have been sugmested by the “ward clubs at the meetins held yesterday, and on ‘previous occasions, are young men, but it is imuossible to tell in how many cases the choice of the clubs will be ratified at the primaries to be held to-morrow night. The matter is one of too much importance to pass unnoticed, and every citizen who takes any interest in low taxes and an hovest Governient should- turn out to-morrow afternoon and cast his vote for a goud man. Mr. Cole has been_pnt up ia the fiela by his friends as a candidate for Alderman in the Eleventl Ward. P . ‘There issome talk of running Theodore Brown for Alderman i the First Ward, in op- position to D. J. Lyon, who was nomiosted by one of the ward clubs last night. Among otheer persons spoken of are J. Ward Ellis, Milton minutes past 11 the Convention got suggesting that the lifted up their voices al. Conly, of the First, moved, as an amend- ment, to make Carter’s nomination unanimous. ¢ 0 the preseni shape of things was simply this: that the ballot was not in- knew the thing would turn out materially to his Mr. Briggs mizht have been their favor- it€’'man if he'bhad been liberal, and if it had not reason—the- Palmer, and Col, H. W. Jackson, the present Supervisor of the South Town. ‘Ihe friends of Ald. Cook, of the Eleventh Ward, who has been a most excellent and faith- {ul officer during bis two a‘enrs of service, are very desirous that he should be retorned to the Council. It is understood thdt, under certain circumstances, should his friends and the people seem to him to desire it, he will accept a re- ‘nomination. TEMPERANCE, ‘There was considerable talk in political circles. yesterday, about the possibility of the Temper- ance people putting up a third candidate for Mayor. A TRIBUNE reporter chanced to meet . Mr. J. :W. Goodspeed, o -member of the Reform Alliance, and one of the committee that waited uoon Mr. Wright a weck or tvo azo to obtain his views upou the question of enforcing the State laws. He was asked by the reporter whether there was any truth in the rumors. Mr. Goodspeed replied that so far s he was concerned he had paid no further attention to the matter; he had not been well for a few dn{s past, and his own business had occu- pled all his time. He did not appear to think that the temperance people would make an at- tempt this time. EMERY A. STORRS. THE FIRST WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB met at the Grand Pacific last nizht, over 100 members being present. They were entertained for half an hour by the Hon. Emery A. Storrs, who said the coming election was especially important in that it was & preliminary drill for that of 1830, when it was o be determined whether Jeff Davis was to be pensioned Dy the Government. He spoke as o Republican, always baving been onme. He was ome of those implacables Who be- lieved in mo ‘sort of Civil-Service reform Which involved the probability of the nomina- .%)}n and election of his political adversaries; Who believed that the more zealous a Repub- lican—the more active and working a Repub- lican—the more liable he was to make a good official ; who belicved, other things being equal, a Republican, so far as all intellectual and moral ‘attributes wWere concerned, Was lable to make a' great ' deal better official . than & Democrat; that a poor Republican, all' other things being equal, was a better man than a first-class Derno- crat. [Applause.] It was because a puor Re- publican was ordinarily better than a first-class Democrat that, on every occasion when weak- kneed Republicans who had been of little uttif- ty within their own ranks had seen fit to desert, they were receivea with & great deal of eu- thusiasm by the Democracy. . IN SELECTING CANDIDATES to be voted for at the coming election one in- dispensable preliminary was necessary. No man should be nominated who was nog un- qualifiedly ail the way through, unhesitafingly all the time on all questions, and under ail circumstances, a thorough-paced and relinble Republican. He did not understand that there was any serious contest over the nomination for Mayor. From what be gathered from the public prints, he imagined that that was pretty nearly sertled. He then referred to the candidates for the City Attorneyship, speaking well of-all, but especially of Mr. Tuthill, saying that he (Storrs) believed, in judicial atd qussi-judicial positions, where o good officer was discovered,—falthful, zealous, and able in the performance of his du- ties, he ought,.if right in all other par- ticulars,—to be retained in the position. Mr. Tutbill had filled the office for one term, and had discharged the duties with the stricfest integrity, with a_great deal of ability, and to the marked and decided benefit of the city. For these reasons it would be wise and well, as Reoublicaus, to continue him in the po- sition. [Applause.] For Assessor he nominated Theo F. Craig. [Applause.] SPEAKING OF ALDERMEN, Mr. Storrs said, “For God's sake, dow’t vote for any reform candidate.” He had defended cleven reformers in the Criminal Court, and he thought no course was 60 good as the straight course,~no method s0 verfectly sure as to bave as the nominee the regular candidate of some political organization. He wauted to see every candidate accountable to somebody,—responsible to somebody: aud, as far as the Aldermen werc concerned, he had no doubt that the Republican party would select for that important position not ornamental men, Dot noisy and ciamorous reformers, but zood earnest Republicans,—men who would be found every day alike,—mea who had contributed their fair share to the advancement, growth, and prosperity of the city,—men whose interests were indentified with it.” He didn’t belicve the payment of taxes comprised the whole duty of man,—that the best citizen was necessarily the man who paid the largest amount Of taxes. He had great respect for that foundation element— “the tiu-pail brigade,” which had a pride in Chicagro aud a hope for the ity aud the country; that bad no selfishoess {n it, and that gave not only the little means they possessed but their livés in order thav the city, State, and nation might know no dishonor. He didn’t believe that the April clection would be such a “walk-away™ as was expected, though he had no doubt the Republicans would succeed; but, on most occasions, when the party had been defeated fn this eity it had been Irom its own overweening, sclf-assumed confi- dence. = “By po meaps,” said Mr. Storrs, ¢ make that ‘mistake at this juncture. It had been discovered that there could be no good government in this . country under any other banuer than that of the Republican party. Two branches of the Government had swung into the hands of the Democracy, and demagoguery was rampant; the very means necessary for the support of the Government were cut off. Sentimeat had becn carried too far; there had becn altogether too_much con- ciliation; and he boped 'that all Republicans would reflect that Hill, Lamar, Gordon,~whole squadrons of Coniederate Brigadiers were in both Houses of Congress. This was the MOST ASTOUNDING FACT IN HISTORY. Thirtcen years ago these men Were con-. quered Rebels, with lives forfeited. In that thirteen years they had Qisfran- chised” the Republican majorities in five Btates. The Guverament by our own fault had pasced foto their hands. They-had decided what the size of the army stould be, and what its pay; and they proposed that the leader of that wickedest and most causeless Rebellion suould be pensioned by the Govern- ment which he sought to de- stroy. 1t might be said that this was vague and geseral talk—thet the coming Deatien Sras @ Jocal one, tnd would eut 1o figure. But the question was, how imvortant was the Iccality in which it was held. It was to be held in the heart of the Northwest, and the naud of every good man all overthecountry would be .on the pulse to sceif it beat in the old-fashioned way or mot. Should it beat as it used to? Wowld such a majority berolled up as to show that the Republicans were putting their armor on and the dispo- sitions were_ all perfected, so that when 1550 came tkey could go into the contest, not as a disorganized mob_unprepared, but with their banners fiying, their ranks solid, and their arms all loaded. A victory achieved now would give nn honest election then, and roll up for the nominee for the Presidency, whosocver e might be, such a majority as would give the hearts of the friends of gooa government all over the world reason for rejoicing. Brief specches were then made by Mr. Craig, L. L. Coburn, T. D. Hoskell, and "Mr. M. A. Farwell, candidate for ‘Lreasurer. Mr. Keogh offered a series of resolutions COMMENDING MAYOR HEATH for the manner in which he bad discharged his duty, but the point was premature and hence no action was taken regarding thetm. . Mr. Brokoski, from the Committee appointed at the previous meeting to suwgest names from which to select an Alderman, submitted the following: _Abger Tayior, D. J. Wren, Arthur Dixon, L. L. Coburn, Charles Coburn, J. H. Danham, and D. J. Lyon. All except ihe two latter declined, and one of them, Mr. Dunham, was not present. Mr. Lyon aceepted aud was nominated, sub- Jject to the action of the primaries. On motion of Col. Easton, the Club recom- mended Mr. Craig for Assessor. Mr. Dixon moved that the President appoint one from each of the four precinets, who, with Dimself, should select DELEGATES for the city and county conventions, to be voted for at the primaries Monday. The motion_was agreed to, and the Chair named Dixon, Brokoski, Wren, and Nickerson. ‘T'wo challengers were appointed. A motion was made to indorse Mr. Farwell for Treasurer, but this, it was claimed, was “too much”’ 1o ask, he not living in the ward, and, a motion to lay on the table being made, the proposition was withdrawn. - The Club then adjourned. OUR MEMBERS. CONGRESSMAN ALDRICIT returned to the city yesterday morning, and will remain here abont a weels, when be will retrace s steos Washingtonward to be in at the éxtra session. He had little informatiun to impart to a reporter who saw -him yesterday, and-about all that he could sav was that he expected the coming session would be a long and trying one, the Democrats evidently being bent” oo car- rying out their programme, and the Republicans being quite as determined to insist on retaining the Jaw providing for election Su-~ oervisors and preserving the integrity of the: principle at, stake. Speaking for bimself, be could only say that he should continue in’ the course which the wisdom of the party had marked out,—if it took all summer and all win- ter too. CONGRESSMAN-ELECT DAVIS will leaye the city for Washinzton abont Wednesday cvening, and will probably be heard from o reply to the Confederate bulldozers _ ¢ from time to time during the session. While standing and talking with the reporter yesterdar on a sreot- corner one of his constituents came along, and, in a very few words, probably voiced the feeling of the people who elected him to Congrose “Hello, and_good-bye, Colonel: and don’t for- get to give the Rebels the devil,” said the con- stituent, and walked on. Col. Davis is not dis- posed to think the session will be a long one,— pot because he has any particular hopes of a compromise with or_a back-down on the part of the Democrats, but because he is of opinion that the Republicans can well afford to let them zo before the country as obstructionists and bull- dozers, and that the funds can be found to run the Goverument, appropriation or no appropria- tion, unless he is preatly mistaken as to the amount of putriotism extant. He remarked, also, that it was just possible that the Democrats would tumble down from their high horses when they came to sce that ~a stop- page of * funds would operate on their own pockets as.well 28 those of the Repubfican members. But, whether they saw their folly or not, he did not think the Re- ‘publicans would for one moment cease their advocacy of the principle for which they are contending, and further led the reporter to think that the constituent’s parting admonition would be carried out, on his part at least, while his tongue could wrg and his vote count one. The reporter sought Congressman-clect Bar- ber diligently aud uatil” the sweat-drops oozed out upon his forehead, but the sum total of the information obtatned, after Dalf a dozen trips to his oflice, was that he was somewhere between here and Milwaukee, but might nnssiblg‘xrclum late in the day and take the train Yor Maywood, in order to spend Sun- day at home. = He will probably leave for Washington carly in the week. MINOR MEETINGS. THE THIRD WARD Republican Clab met last evening in Martine’s Iall, Indiana avenue and [venty-second street, Mr. J. R. Custer in the chair. On motion of Mr. Kirk Hawes, a comuittee of five was ap- pointed to report twentv-seven names from “which the Club should select nine as delegates to the City Convention. A like commit- tee was appointed to select delezates to the Town Convention. While these Committecs were absent the Committee appointed at a pre- ‘'vious meeting for that purpose reported the fol- Jow ing: list of officers of thie Club for the ensu- ing year, which was unanimously adopted: Presid ent, Elbridge G. Keith; Secretary, George Bass; Treasurer, D. K. Tenney; Finance vom- mittee, Norman Williams, Edear L. Jayne, and D. H. Gile; Execuvive Committce. Jobn II. Clough, Ira W, Buecll, Randall H. White, Con- rad Witkowsky, Murry Nelson, George Schei- dig, and Jacob Strader: Vice-Presi- dents, Georze Armour, G. H. 8. Mixer, l. M. Sherwood, D. E. Hall, C. M. Henderson, D. W. Irwin, Isaac Howland, Charles P. Kel- logg, ¥. J. Berry. H. M. Loomis, Danicl F. Crilly, Theodore E. Stacey, J. L. Baroum, C. Greeley, Lazarus Silverman. AMr. Keith briefly returned thanks for the Thonor conferred on him, and _congratulated the Republicans of the ward on the large sttend- ance. 5 Ald. Cary, from the committee appointed at o previous meeting to suggest the names of a candidate for Aldermen, reported the follow~ ing: A. N. Eddy, H, M. Sherwood, John M. Clark, Kirk Hawes, J. R. Custer, Henry Sayrs, S. A, Irish, W. C.Grant, C. M. :Henderson, Euos Ayres, Conrad Witkowsky., The names were placed on the blackboard and the Club proceed- €d to ballot, Messrs. Henderson, Clark, Custer, and Sherwood declining the threatened honor in advance. . The ballot gave Clark 45. Hawes 14, Hender- son 1, Ayres 11, Custer 5, irish 11, Grant 4, and Eddy 1. On motion of Mr. Cloush, the nomina- tion of Mr. Clark was made ungpimous, und his name will be recommended to the voters at the primaries. He is a member of the firm of Grey, Clark & Co., Jeather manufacturers. Mr. Silverman offered the following : Resolved, That the Third Ward request the dol- egation of Cook County in the General Assembly at Springfield that the revenué laws be so changed 43 to embody the reports of the Committee of the “Thira Ward Club as adopted by this Ciub last wi ter, which embruce among ofher things the limita- tion of the tax to 2 per cent maximum rate, and also to wipe out township orgnization, The resolution was adopted without debate. Alr. Buell offered a resolution thanking Ald. Cary for the able and faithful manner in which he has discharged bis dutics in the City Coun- cil, which was carried unnnimnusly. The balloting for delecates to the City Con- vention resulted as follows: Isaac Howland, Daniel Shorey, J. R. Custer, Eugene Cary, E. G. guilh, A. Eady, R. W. White, A, Gibbs, D, 11, For the Town Convention ' the following were chosen: Messrs. Aldrich, Oary, Tenney, E. G. Keith, D, E. Hall, Kirk Hawes, Jenkins, Bar- 1um, and Burch. The city delerates are understood to be unani-| mous for Wright for Mayor. For City Attor- ney they will vote for Pliny B. Smith, whois a resident of the ward. on the first ballot, but the individual prefereuces of sowe of the delezates are for R. 8. Tutbill. Tor Treasurer the ward is solid for E. P. Hall FOURTH WARD. The Fourth Ward Republican Club met last Dight at Armory Hall, (ndiana_avenue, near Twenty-ninth street, Mr. Frank Drake presidivg. After the usual routine business, Mr. Suther- land moved that the Chair appointa commitee of seven members to select twenty-six names from which the thirteen delegates to the City Convention should be chosen, subject to the action of the primary. ‘The motion created a brilliant opportunity for declamatory effect, and it was taken ad- vaotage of by various and sundry geutlemen present to et in a word for their favorite can- didates. The fight scemed to be divided be- tween Col. Ricaby’s friends and Sutherland’s, or rather the supporters of Mr. Sutherland’s motion, Col. Ricaby moved to lay Mr. Sutherland’s mation on the tavle. Arter more spcéches Col: Ricaby’s motion was carried. The meeting then adjourned, and the mem- bers of the Club stood about. falking the thing over. The action of the Club leaves the candr- dates to make their own delegate tickets, and fight the battle at the primary, which is to be held to-morrow afternoou. FIFTH WARD. The Republican Club of the Filth Ward met last_evening on the corner of Portlaud and Archer avenues, Mr, M. Smith in the chair. Messrs. @ Martin _Best, Georze R. Houn ton, E. O. Cole, Louis Ramp, George Holt were chosen delegates both the Clty and ‘Town Conventions. and were instructed to vote for A. M. Wright for Mayor and C. A. Schoreek for Town-Cierk. The delegation Is divided between Tuthill aud Ricaby for the Attorpeyshin, and will support Hall “for Treasurer and M. Petric for City- Clerk. The following resolution was offered, and laid on the table for one week: Rrsolved, That the Republican Club of the Fifth Ward do not put any candidate in, the field for Al- derman, bt indorse some good Wan at the next regular meeting. NINTH WARD. At a meeting of the Ninth Ward Republican Club, beid at Parker Hall, corner of Madison and Balsted streets, last cvening, Frank Beidler presiding, Ricbard Jopes was ominated for Alderman. There was a large attendance and a warm coutest. Tt was decided to hold primaries to-morrow, and made final arrangements for the same. Mr. Jones is at presentiout of business, was formerly a paper-banger, and resides on Green street. TESTI WARD, A meeting of the Tenth Ward Republican Ctub was held at No. 255 West Lake strect last evening, James Burke in the chair. The order of business for this meeting was the selection of delezates to the coming Uity Convention, and, on motion, the Club at once pro- ceeded to mominate five gentlemen by ballot to appear at the primaries Monday s cendidates for delegates, with the followinyg re- James Burke, Georze E. White, James ive, A. C.Arentz, John Cruver. ‘The fi names standing next highest; on the list were nominated as delegates to the Town Conven- tion, as follows: Georze A. Jonnson, Joht Feldkamp, Fred Meiboidt, William Wayman,, James Conroy. Alter some further business, the Club adjourned to next Thursday nignt. TWELFTIL WARD. A meeting of the citizens of the Seventh Pre- cinct_of the Twelfth Ward was heid on the co ner of Ogden aveoue and_Robey street. H. Noyes was calied to the chair and Fred Wilkin- son was made Secretary. Speeches were made by the various candidates for Aldermen, among. whom were J. D. Everet and Ald. Scaton, and the wants of the ward were fnlly aiscussed, after which the foilowing resolution was unani- mously passed: We, the Republicans of the Seventh Precinct of ! the Twelfth Ward, having watched the official con~ duct of Ald. Seaton during the last two years, and being fully satisiied with the same, hereby indorse his ofiicial acts, and pledge ourselves to use all Donorable means to secure s re-clection as Alder- n;nu\ of the Twelfth Ward at the approaching elcc- tion; B SEVENTEENTE WARD. The Seventeenth Ward Republican Club met at No. 149 Chicago ayenue last evening, Joseph Santa in the chair. No persons were admitted excent members and candidates, still the large Toom was crowded. The first business was the nominatfon of a candidate of Alderman, and various uames were suggested, but they mll declined. Ald.t7Janssens was nominated by accla- mation, - and he accepted in & speech io which he promised to do the best he could for the ward in the event of his election. The selection of delegates to the City and Town Conventions, to be voted for at the pri- maries, was then procceded with, resulting as {ollows: City Convention—C. F. Petersen, Joseph Santd, Thomas Turncy, D.A. Sunde: lius, and W. A. Johnson. Town Convention— Peter Johnson, John Booth, Emil Randolph, George L. Ward, and John S. Mullens. ‘Thé candidacy of Jobn O'Nicl was then an- pounced for City Treasurer, and an effort made to indorse him, but he Was not indorsed. The delegatds named are understood to be solid for Wright and Tuthill, but divided on the rest of the ticket. THE EIGHTEENTH WARD n Republican (‘J}lnb b}mldh nsruuslnz meeting last evening at the North Side Turner-Hall, Mr. William Fioto iu the chair. i The Exceative Committee submitted the fol- lowing cightecen names from which to choose the nine delegates: 1. N. Arnold, Richard Lot~ bolz, H. J. Willinz, F. W. Bipper, Charles Hurding, C.H. Milliken, Charles Heineman, Samuel Collyer, David Wylie, Adolph.George. Jk‘ hl!. ifjmmg"l,il F. \X Eushicllri Charles Harpel, A, Koblitz, Elliott Anthony, II. R. Betz, Louis Warlich, To. C. Huck, > * Mr. Willing moved that as many names ag the meeting might see it be addeil to the eiwhteen. Mr. Pence moved that the Club make no nom- ination, but that the whole matter be referred to the primaries. A motion was made to lay Mr. Pence’s motion on the table: A heated discussion followed, during which it was charged that everything bad beea cooked. and dried beforehand by a certain clique. Mr. Pence’s motion was laid on the table. Mr. Willing's motion was flnally adopted and the following' names were added o the original list: G. Hessert, J. M. Flower, E. Burling, A. . Burley, W. C. Larned, Georae Berastein, and Jacob Boser. - A recess of ten minutes was taken to give the citizens present a chance to choose the names of nine delegates from the list. During the recess considerable log-rolling was_done by the Iriends of the various candidates for oflice re- siding io this ward, and particularly by the 1riends of Messrs Floto, Chetlain, and Stafford, candidates for City Treasurcr, and Caspar Butz and M. Petrie, candidates for City Clerk. On motion, it was decided to nominate a can- didate for Alderman. ‘Ihe names of Messrs. William I. Bush, Gwrdzc Kcller, and Sam Collyer were pro- posed, Mr. Washington Hesing made a speech in {avor of the nomination of Mr. Keller, beeause hewas in favor of persopai liberty, while Mr. Bush was reported to be in favor of sumptuary laws. A majority of the people of the ward were fo favor of personal liherty, and would i':mnon 1o man who wWas not iin accord with em. Mr. Horton said he had_known Mr. Bush for the Jast fiftcen years, and there was no purer or more honest and capable man in the ward who, if clected, would do his full duty towards the citizens of the ward. Mr. Willing and Mr. Corbin stated that Mr. Coliyer would not be & candidate under any consideration. “The following delegate ticket was nominated: J. N. Arnold, 117 yotes; L. C. Huck, 165 votes; Sam Collyer, 130 votes; F. W. Pushick, 93 votes; D.Wylie, 114 votes; Charles Heineman, 102 votes; A. R. Scranton, 120 votes; H. R. Betz, 101 vote: herles Harpel, 105 votes. On motion of Mr, Flower it was decided that the ward was opposed to the bill before the Legislature to make the office of Park Commis- sioner an eleetive one. A ballot was had on the nomination for Alderman, with the following result: William H. Bush, 112 votes; George Keller, 60 votes. Mr. Bush, having rcceived the largest number of votes, was declared the nomiuce of the Clup Jor the position of Alderman, A committee of two were appointed to inform Mr. Bush of his nomination. . An sdjournment was then had. Mr. W. H. Bush, the nominee for Alderman, isa larze property-holder, and has lived in the ward for many years. Heis the proprietor of the market corner of Chicago avenue a2ud Clark street. The delezates chosen by the meeting are belieyed to be in_ favor of William Floto for City Lreusurer, and divided between Caspar Butz and Michael Petrie for City Clerk. ALDERMANIC. A STRONG CALL FOR MR. BALLARD, The following correspondence will be read with interest by all goud citizens of the Second Ward: Cuicaco, March 8.—Addison Batlard, Eeq.— Swi: We, the undersigncd cltizens of tne Second Ward and taxpoyers of the City of Chicao, would respectfully ask you to_be-a candiaate for fe-slec- tion to the Council. Your faithful attention to the duties of the oflice during the past few vears, and especially your intimate knowledse, as a member of the Buildingz Committee, of all the_facts per- tainiuz to the structure of the uew City-Hall, it you in an eminent degree for the ofllce, and we be- Tieve that thc best Iuterests of the ward and of the whole city demand yourreturn to the Council. C. . Henderson, Williamt H. King. Tatchinson, L. C. Pawe Freer, elz, Nathan M. Freer, G 1L.AGlover, J. Goodiia, A. Harr, Gharles 1. Schwab, il N, Har, . V. Kellox; Tienry W. King, Edson Kuith, Elbridge G, Keith, AMazshall Field, oodward, M. D. Wells, & Ce . K. Buei, Jobn B. Drake, E. B. Talcott, E!'S. Alexander, and many others. r & Co., Leonold Bros. & Co., Williawm R. Page, Potter Palmer, Lewis . Davis, Cmicaco, March 8. —Jleszrs. C. M, Henderson, William H. King, and others—GENTLENEN: Yonr Jetter of this date’ received. In reply, permit me to2ay. first, that I thank you most kindly for the compliments of your letter to me, and I am ex- cecdin: gratified to know from you that my services a8 Alderman from the Second Ward have ‘been so satisfactory. While I am not a candidate seeking office. I accept the fmvitation to Eerve yon for another term in the City Comncil to the best of my ubility and intelligence, and be- cause Ihave become more conversant with the dutics of the ofilce from the experience of the past three years; and in accepting this situation, gen- tlemen, 1 ehall expect you to do the voting, and sce that your friends vote both at the primary on Monday from 4 to 7 p. m. and at the general clec- tion. . Very respectfully, ADDISON BALLARD. FOURTH WARD. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cmcago, March S.—Amonz the mames of those who have been mentioned for the office of Alderman of the Fourth Ward is that of Amos Grapnis. He is an old resident of the South Division, and a heavy taxpayer and a_first-class man. He bas been repeatedly sohcited by his Republican friends 10 allow the use of his name for the office of Alderman of the Fourth Ward. It is mow understood that he has reluctantly pgiven his consent, aud his pame will be presented to the Repub- licans of the Fourth Ward at the primary meeting on Monday afternoon for their Futitieation. 'Lhere can be scarcely a doubt of his nomination and election by an overshelm- ing majority. Few men in the ward possess in u greater degree the confidence and respect of their fetlow-citizens. ‘Thie Fourth Ward will be peculiarly fortunate {n securing the services of such 4 man to represent them 1o the Council of the city. BC ——— A Chlcago Man Warned. Washington Revublican. Mr. A. C. Terry, a Chicao manufacturer, has devided to establish a larze manufactory of woolen and cotton goodsat Columbia, S. C. By the time Mr. Terry has sunk whatever he has, little or mucb, he will learn the lesson taught all - adventurers who g£o to South Caro- lina to scek their fortunes. 1t i5 a very appro- priate point for him, or for any other carpets bagger, to start 1rom, and by “the tfme heis sucked dry of all be is possessed of by the chiv- atry of South Carolina, who arc among the ost heartless of wreckers, he will get back ‘whenee e started. South Cavolinais a very 200d place 1o leave just about now, und a very poor placc to goto. If he can make up his mind to have no opinions of. bis own, to dare not express_such as he may accidentally have, and can *’rah” for Hainpton aud any other Jeader who is oo the ascending xeale, Mr. Terry will be a success, and may pass a fow sears of peace and quictness there; ‘but, our word for it, e is 2 doomed man the moment he sets his foot on Carolina soil as a csrpet-bagger. The envy and jealousyof the narrow-minded leaders, who are from the up-country viliages of that benighted State, will plot and accomplish his downfail. We wont Mr. Terry to put this nara- graph up for future reference. and, if he lives sevea or eusht years, to referto it when incarcer- ated in a South Carolina dungeon for some trumped-up charges preferred awainse him by a people who have been so impoverished by their indolenve aud supineness that the very rods ‘have deserted them in their extremity nud have made them mad. LOCAYL, MISCELLANY. CRIMINAL, *"Your Reverence, I waot, Fou; you are my prisoner,” sald Detective Gullagher when he met an ex-conviet named Willie Riley, but who 18 better known by his nickuame, * The Priest.” Willle is held at the West Madison Street Sta- tion 1n tne nopes that some one will be able to identify him for some of the recent robberies or burglaries. Yesterday forenoon Mrs. Kate King, of No. 710 Archer avenue, reported at the West Lake Strect Station thatac 9 o’clock Friday evening a thief named James Collins snatched $9 from her at the corner of Lincoln and Ashley streets. Collins was arrestea at his home, corner of Lin- cotuand Ohio streets, and was fally identified by Mrs. King. 5 John Geary, white,. and Ralph Huston, cotored, employes of the Burdick House, were arrested last evening by Deteetives Ryan und Londergan. Yesterday noon alady guest of the hotel locked ber room while she went to dinzer, and immediately upon her return missed a gold watch and cbain_valued at $75. The door was locked as it had been left by her, and it was therefore cvident that the thief was provided with a pass-key. The officers are confident they bave the right persons. At an early hour yesterday moraing a private watchman named VWilliam Sweed saw a burglar enter the residence of Robert Eddy, ‘corner of Frauklin and Illinois streets, through a window e had pricd open with 2 jimmy. ~The officer courageously effected his capture beforc he had sceured any - plunder. When taken to the station he gave -the name of Charles Smilie, but he is also known under the alias of G. C. Joncs. In his posses- sion were found a loaded revolver, a dark lan- tern, o jimmy, and a few skeleton keys. Jus- gcc S[cnll)' held him fn $1,500 to the Criminal ourt. Sergt. Sheppard, of the Hinman-Strect St: tion, has been breaking up a gang of petty rai road thicves m the southwestern portion of the city. ‘The latter vart of last montn a freizht- car on the Alton Road was forced open while near the Halsted street crossing, and about $50 worth of goods, consizned to various persons at Lemont, were thrown off. The 1st of March the depot on the Burlincton & Quincy Road at the Western avenue crossing was forcibly en- tered and a trunk carried off. A railroad car was also entered and a quantity of shoes and tobacco stolen. 1t was ascertained that the gang made its headquarters at Hugh Curran’s saloon, No. 273 Thirtcenth place. The house was searched, and nearly all of the stolen prop- erty, including the trunk, was recovered. Later, they arrested four of the thieves, James Burns, alids Monahan, William Hussey, Frank Curran, and John Sullivan. Arrests: Charles McCoy, 2 colored man whom Officer Gleason ‘arrested on Wabash avenue, near Twenty-fourth street, with a gunny-bag containing five stolen chickens; Patrick Harrity, Edward Watson, George Spencer, Joha Sulli: van, and John Harringron, pickpockets, captured yesterday by detectives on State street and Wabash avenue; Peter Ander- son, found in vpossession of a carriage cover, und suspected of this and other thefts: John E. Durr, of No. 46 West Randolph street, charged with assauiting his wife and attempt- ing to shoot ber with a revolver, as is alleged by his sister-in-law, Mrs. B. L. Royce; Mary Law- Jess, the young Isdy whom Jumes and Jacobs are charzed with abducting, and who was found walking the streets last night in the vicinity of Rauodalph' and Desplaines streets; Ricbard Ryan, an ex-Penitentiary bird, who is suspected of burglarizing C. Ruehl’s saloon, at No. 114 West Twelfth street, sereral nights ago, and alsoof several other similar jobs; John P. Kennedyv, who talked so “fly” in Detective McDonald's :resence that be wasrun in on suspicion; George Kelley, an ex-convict, arrested by Detectives Gailagher and White for stealing 2 pair ot gold spectacies from No. 484 West Indiana strect. Justice Summerfield: George Yokum, aliag ‘Harris, larceny of cizars from Kantzler & Har- s, $400 to the 11th; Michael D. Boardman, assaulting Miss Lou Parker, of No. 171 Fifth avenuc, and SDAPDING n revolver twice at her head, $500 to the Criminal Court; assaulting Louis Prell in a similar manner, discharged for Inck of prosecution; drunken and disorderly conducr, ~ $10 fine; resisting a po- lice officer, $10 tine; discharged _fire in the streets, S10 five: Thomas Martin, disor- derly, on_complaint of his wife, $50 fine; Mi- chuel Collis, a younz pickpocket, $100 fine; Charles P. Fisk and A. C. Greenveau, charged with conspiring to obtain money by false pre- tenses from W. F. Kaulm: a speculator, the former in $500 bouds to the Criminal Court, and the latter discharged. The evidence weat to show that younz Fisk, who is said to be a well-todo Michigunder, had offered to sell some valuable mining stock to him at & merely nominal fizure. ‘The stock-at present belongs to W. A. Matthe- ney. Kaufman was 5o over-anxious o bay that be'did not see_the trap Iaid for him until Fisk and his accomplices divided $250 of bis money between themselves at the Palmer House. Justice Morrison: Ed T. Harper, larceny from 3rs. Semuebach, 310 fine; Charles Leou- ard, $W0 to the Criminal Court for complicity with a boy named Rogzers iu passing some counterfeit silver coins; Williom Jawes and John Jacobs, charged with abducting Minnic Lawless, $500 to the 1lth; Jumes Dugan und Elizabeth Mooncy, adultel discharged for lack of prosceution; Charl Able, a saloon-keeper charged with sellin: liquor to minors, discharzed, owing to the negli- genee of the ent of the Leazue in feiling to prove that his witnesses were under age; John Sheehan and Martin Malloy, chargred with robbing a grocers at the corner of Leavitt and Fulton streets, 3500 to the 10th; Patrick McGaban, larceny as bailee of a bandle of clothing, which he claims to have ae- dentally lost out of his express-wagon, $300 to 18th: Louis Straus, chareed with larceny of $1,900 from Michael Newgass, discharged for lack of prosecution at o'clock in the afterngom, the difficulty having been compromised. Justice Scully, - presiding at the North Division Court in’ place of Justice Kaufmann, who 13 not very well, beld John Barnsin $500 to the 12th for the burelary of the notion store of E. B. Chadsay, 127 North Clark street, stealing therefrom” about $50 worth of goods; Ellen McDonoueh, striking Michuel Kinkley, of 806 North Branch street, over the head with'a flat-iron, 3300 to the 12tn. HOTEL ARRIVALS. GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL. Georze Everett, Loston. |A. M. Hastings, Rochester C. H. Thomas, . Haven. jJacob Honzbton, Col. . Blakeley, A, T. Kingman, N. Y. Jos, Lathroo, St. Louis. [AT Belford. Toronto, E.¥. Bailey, Ciiuton, [a.[T. W. Sterling, N. Y. STIERMAN HOUSE. N. M. Uri, Paducab, MW Macsh dew'rk. Mullory 3. A Swore, AL W Waguer, N TREMONT HOUSE. W.C.Caoper, §t. Albans . Richardso 5 Gensgeo, C.L.1iubbs, Kinsicy, Ks. PALMER HOUSE. Joseph Seligman, N. Y. |W. H. West. Doston. 1. H. Gilmun, Atchizon.’J. A. St. John, St. Louis. . 1J. W. Ilansel, Meriden. B. Bradford, Milw. 8. Wartield, Quincy. G. A. Raum, San Fran. C. L. Williams, Keokuk. OBITUARY. THE MOTHER SUPERIOR OF THE HOUSE OF TIE GOOD SHEPHERD. Scarcely bas the community recovered from the shock of the lamented Bishop Foley’s death when we are pained to be called upon to chronfcle the deccase of the widely esteemed Mother Suverior of the touse of the Good Shephierd, which event occurred at 5 o'clock last evening in the convent corner of North Market and Hill streets. The deceased lady was a na- tive of Montreal, Canada, of French parentage,by ‘name Adeline Noreau, aud was born March 4, 1824, and was consequently just entering her S56th year. She was an cleve of the Conventfo! Qur Lady of the Conaregation of Notre Dame, in that city, and subsequently, at still an early aze, cotered the Order and Convent of the Good Shepherd, of which she was destined to become so meiorable a prop and support. In 1864 she was assigned to the charce of the Chi- cago bouse, then of comparatively recent foun- dation, and which at that time gave only scant promise of success, ) < From an unimportant foundation, under her enerzetic ruidance and management it has since Decome cne oL the most extensive and success- ful of the Good Sheplerd Reformatories. Three times it was burned down, aud three times she successtutly rebuilt it. Last- fall, under the rompting of her zeal aud energy. a great pob- F(c bazaar was orzanized and neld fn the Exposition Boildin for the purpoze of 2dding a greatiy-needed addition to the building and this she had just nearly bronght to completion when she was prostrated by the illoess whieh bas just resuited in her lsmented decease. - Her character was strikingly lovely in all its asnects. and her manner won the affection of all 7 3 e e P I Y SO .. ¢ S who came within the charm of her personal in- finence. Her spiritual children are inconsolable at ber death, and the Magdalens especially, who wera the objects of her tender solicitude, are in dis- may over ap afiliction. which deprives them of an affectivnate mother and most watchful guardian, g The beauty and excellence of her worke shone over community, and her death s a real public calamity, which will be felt and shared by ail clusses, without distinction of sect. The death of the lamented Bjshop Foley, it is said, grievously affected her; and one week axo Lo-day she exhibited the first serious symptoms of the allment, pncamonia, which ended her life. Al most up to the last momeut her sorrow- ing convent children had hopes for her life; but the best efforts of azcomplishea medical skill foiled to arrest the diseasc. She hersell was prepared for the result, and, fortificd and consoled by the holy rites of her falth, she calinly and’ resiznedly passed to that teward which a life “passed wholly in relizion and in the exercise of food works has made blessed and memorable. Her children will long pray for her repose and embalm her memory in their affection, and a grateful community will bless the labors which have accont- plished so much for the cause of moraliiy, religion, and government. The funeral arrange- meuts are not azreed upon, though it is said the obscquies will occur Tuesday. A mecting of the gentlemen lately concérned in the Bazar is called 2o meet at the convent at 53 o'clock to- duy. MYS'TERIOUS. TIE¥ANY'S BOOKKEEPER DESTOYING THE FIRAM'S BOOKS. At 3:30 yesterday morning Officer G. A. Swuason noticed a tman emerge from the insur- ance office of 1. 8. Tiffany & Co., No. 139 La- Salle street, carrying a book under his arm. He walked south on LaSalle to Adams street, thence to Clark, and north towards Madison. At the corner of Mooroe. atreet he waé secen to 6top, tear a lot of leaves out of a book, und throw them into the 'sewer, and then attempt to destroy the binding and covers of the book. ‘I'bis Iooked so 'suspicions that the otficer over- hauled bun, and, potwithstanding he claimed to be the bookkeeper inMr. Tuffany's office, and had temporarily left the Dlace to et sowe re- freshments, having been at work all night upon his baoks, be was taken to the station aud locked up. He gavethe nameof James W. Ford. Upon his person were found bill-heads of Hl. 8. Tittany & Co., vrinters, No. 151 Fiith avenue, the remnants of the book he had destroyed, and which proved to be coliectivn-book B of the firm’s insuriace business, the office-keys, and some other unimportant articles. The officer, upon zoiug to the office on LaSalle street, found pavers still on fire lyinz scattered about upon the floor, several holes burat in the tloor, the veult doors wide open, and the contents thrown about, two lamps burning, and & front and rear window, which looked “as if they bhad been opencd fo_give a draft to the papers barniny upon the floor. The stove wasfull of haif burat documents, und the bowls of the water- closet was filled with the erisp nshes of burnt ~writing-paper. The facts it themselves were of the most suspiclous character, but they were rendered still more sa when Mr. Tiffany turned up at the Arwory in the morning, quite wrathy that his clerk should have been put under lock and key, and velie- menuly insisted that it was simply the freak of a dronken man. But Ford was not _drunk, all the same. Mr. Tiffauy next’ visited Supc. Seavey and endeavored to have D clerk” set at liberty, and insisted thut the case should not be given to the press, but shoutd be suppressed. Supt. Seavey had, however, heard that Tiffany & Co. are defend* aots in a heavy suit brought azainst them by an insurance compuuvy_whom -they used tc represent, and he decided to put the cast on record, us the attempt to destroy the offlice papers and books looked decidedly peculiar. The young man was beld io $700 bonds to the 18th, chargea with attempted arson, ana with carryioga revolver. A day or two will profiably sBow forth the affair in its true lizat. SUBURBAN. EVANSTON. The Baptists realized avout $200 from the Tennessecan concerts. The Congremational and Presbyterian Churches each gaven special social entertain- ment ou Friday evening. N Dr. J. W. Curtis, of Chicago, Is to officiate af the Baptist Chiurch to-day. The Rev. James Rowell, of Chicago, Tectured upon Slave Hymuology,” in the Presbyterinz Churceh this evening. - TUMROLDT FARK. A mecting was held fn_the hall of Humboldt Park Lodge, on California avenue, on Monday evening, of parties interested in “the improve- ment_of Humboldt boulevard: Jumes L. Lew was elected Chairman. S Mr. Charles Procbsting explained the object of the weetiug, and culled on Trustee Clizse ta explain_what action hud been taken by the Board of Trustevs relative to the balsnce due special assessment Nu. 1 for the setting out of trees ou Homboldt boulevard. — After Mr. Clase had fully explainedavhat action the Board bud taken aresolution was adopted urgingthe Trustees tocompel the coutructor to live up ta lus concruct. IR P THE WHISKY MEN. Incidents of an Tllinois OMcer’s Senrch tu Massachusetts. Special Disateh 0 3z Trivene, SrRINGFIELD, 11, March S.—An interview with A. J. Boe, who was sent s a Special Depu- ty-Marshal to Bostoa for the purposc of securing the attendance of D. T. Mills and Isasc I Stevens before the United States District Courl at Springfield, developes the followis statement of facts: 'Whén the Depaty arrived in Boston and presented 3 copy of the indictment found by the Grand Jury of the Southern District of Illinois, be was notified by the District Clerk of the Massachusetes Court that the Judge would not consider the case; that the Judge had already decided that all such cases must o before a United States Commissioner. Findiug noother mode possible, the Deputy called upon the Hon. Georze H. Sanger, United Statgs Dis- trict-Attorney, who accompznied him ‘to the Commissioner, aud presented the ‘case for the Deputy, on the part of the Government. The Commissioner fonnd all the Deputy’s papers in due form and prop- erly authenticated, but he held that the District Judge was the proper authority to judge of the sufliciency of the {naictment, and that the ae- cused must be brought before the Commisstouer to be by him hield until such time as the Judwe was ready to decide upon the validity of the iodictment. Thercupon the Comunis~ sioner issucd his writ to the Massachusetts Marshal, who arrested the accused und brought them before the Commissioner. That uflicer then held them to bail in the sum of 85000 eacls to appear before bim, one on the 11th aud, the other on the 28th 1nst., but Le also neld the Western Deputy uuder boud to appear before bim on the "days named as a Wituess in the case. The Deputy was at the end of s string, and returned to Ilinols. In'the meantime_a greneral bowl was raised in the city that n Western officer was trying to Ridnap citizens of Boston, and to carry them to Illinois for trial, and S0 the matter stands. ‘When the timearrives for bearing the cases before the Boston Comumiissioner, the Western Deputy will not be there as a witness, the cuse will be dismissed 28 azainst the whisky men, und an attachment will issue against the D2outy as a witness in contempt. “rhe Marshal devlares that the Boston Court will have about as good a time getting his Deputy ss the Deputy 1o et~ ting bis prisoners. States’ rizhts will work ay well in Springtield as in Boston. Special Deputy Roe desires to add that the accused werc the only persons he found ' wio talked ©po nonsense about *‘Kidnapping and States’ rights.” They professed themselves ready to come before the Illinois Court when the District-Attorney sbould telegraph thew they were needed. He says they acted as gen- tlemen in evers way. It Lias been held io this court by Judge Treat that defenduuts wmay be tried in their aosence after proper notice. — ———— A MYSTERY. Spartal Dispateh to The Tridune. JACRSONVILLE, 1Il., March 8.~There fs maen excitement in the city to-day over the findiug of the dead body of Antonio De Frates, Jr., three miles svest on the banks of Mauvaisterse Ure On Feb. 25De Frates was bunting with Albers De Frates, a cousin. “The former playfully said, *If you wasaduck how easiiy [ could shout you.” Atthe same instant bisgun was dis charged, tesring away a _part of Albert’s chesk and a forefinger of ‘the rizht hand. . Antuaio disappearcd and had not been “seen since uatil the body was found to-day. There are two theories about bis death. Oneis thethe Killed himself from remorse, “the other, that Aiberc fired and killed him after he was shot himself. ‘Ihe Coroncr’s verdict says he came to his death ‘by a gun-shaz wonnd. The body was badly de~ composed.