Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1880, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY. 9, 1880, '. "THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. GE. Cox, Quincy, fg at the Grand Pacific Tatol, UL Deere, Mating, iL, is at the Tremont Shouse, J. 1. Rogers, Sycamore, fs at the Sherman House. Fa smith, Loulaville, Is at the Tremont House, J. Chapman, Dubnaue, is at the Sherman Hoitee. C, Potter, Jr., New York, {s at the Sherman Mouse. gh W.S, Dunn, New York, is at tho Palmer i+ House. ‘* RB, Hoppel, Clneinnati, fs at tho Palmer House, W, IL Sheeley, of New York, is at the Gardner. J, O.\Carson, of Baltimore, Md., is at the Gardner, C. M. Morse, of Jacksonville, Ill, is at the Gardner. Menry Swift, Fulton, lL, is at the ‘Tre- mont House, Dr. A. F. Jennings, Detroit, is at the Palmer House. J, BR, De Lamar, Silver Cliff, Colo,, is nt the Palmor House, _ Sudge Ryan, Northwest Territory, fs at the Tremont House, George Krouskop, Richland, Wis,, is at the Bherman House, C, I Hackett, Boston, is a guest at the Bherman House, Lewls M. Evans, Baltimore, is 2 guest at the Palmer House. At, Sears, Marshalltown, In., is registered nt. the Sherman House. D. M. Osborn, Auburn, N. Graud Paolile Hotel. George B. Corkhill, Washington, D. C., Is at the Palmer House, ; Mre and Mrs, 1. A. Butters, Leadville, } are nt tho Tremont Ifouse, aay Col. Thomas F, Barr, U.S, A. was at the 3 Grand Paeitle Hotel yesterday. Francis Phillps Lee, Washington, D. C., ls rogistered ut the Palmer House. &, D, Laying. Genera) Manager Fort Wayne Rallrond, 18 at the Grand Pacifie Hotel. RE, Williams, Bloonstngton, and C. C. i Nourse, Des Malnes, aro at the Grand Paeltie Hotel. Braneh No, 4, Emerald Beneficial Associa- tion of SMinofs, has contelbuted $000 to tho Trish relief fund, a oe John Porteous, General Freight Agent Fae , is at the * Grand Trunk tullway, Montreal, fs at’ the r Palner House, k L.. Mills, General Manager through freight Central Vermont Railroad, Boston, is ut the Palmer House. A. Kimball, General Superintendent Chi- engodés Rock Island Haflroad, Davenport, Is at the Grand Paeltie Hotel. The Government Gaugers hela mecting Inst ovoning in the Grand Pacille Hotel, but , transacted no public business. Ex-United States Senator William II, Bar- nuin, of Conncctiout, was at tho Puliner House Just evening en routo to Lake Superior, The annual meeting of the Mexlean Vet- eran Club wns to haye been held at the Preitic Inst evening, but, na the number present was so gmail, tho meeting adjourned for ono month ‘without transacting any business, Mr. Jolin Borden has bought of Mr. Fuller Tor $105,000 tho bullding and loton Stute street, just north of the St, James Block, The frontage is ninety feet, and the building is tive stories hig! ‘his is tho old Opera-House lot. mo te vet Vho tempernture yesterday, as observed by: = Manwase, optician, & Madison street (TRimuxe Building), was at 8. a. m., 44 deg; 9 455 11 Re My Hs Bn, 48; Tp. my 405 3 pm. 443 Op, tty 40; Sop. ta., 48 Maromoter ab 8 its my 2.00; 1p. They 0.47, 47. A meeting of the Scamen’s Union was held last ovoning in Meridian Hall, No. 1% West Ran- doiph street, ‘Tho usual seereey) was. main- tained, and the members refused to reveal tholr Proceedings, saying that nothing was done that woul concern ‘outaiders. It 1s belleved that no hetion ‘regarding the Bi Oty . “Tho Pump Manufacturers’ Association of the United States continued tholr session yestar- uy in tho gents’ parlor of the Sherman House, and discussed tho price Hat. The wlde difference, AC interests cnused n dliterence af opinion, and ‘up to the time of adjournment Inst ovening'’only B pnrtinl ayreement had been reached, ‘Tho Cou- vontion will conclude its labors ta-day, «An annoying impediment to street-car wheollng was occasioned yesterday ovening just prior to 6 o'clock it the iitersection of the Kev> eral car-lines, corner of Iandolph nnd Clinton streots, hy tho breaking down of w wagon-truck Joaded with a ten-ton boiler, ‘The boiler was re- | 3 poo on anothor truck, and the driver started: le for the corner of Indiana and Kingubury streets. . Special order No. 2in the Police Depart- ments orders statlonkeepers to keep nn aceount. Of all menis and other necommoadations to pris- oners arrested for other cities and held bere ns upntros from Justice. This Is done In order to collect such sums before giving up the prisoners. Also the Captain at the Armory is required to make a report of expenditurca and receipts at ‘the departmental barn monthly. Wednesday ovening there took place the bile inatallition of tho ollicers-elect of Hun lilt Park Lodge, 1.0. 0. F, by W. GC. McClure, Acting It, W, Grand Master.’ Following aro tho officers: Enoch Poterion, Noble Grand: Walter Rydeberg, Vico-Grand; Churles Proebsting, Rte- cording Secretury; H.V. Grateted, Permunent Bceretary; and Fred Munson, Treasurer, After tho installation, Mr. McClure is presented with & uandsomely-wrought Vast Grand Mustor's vel. A-number of gentlemen, Including Messrs, Jobn 1. Jewett, Cyrus H. McCormick, Jesse Spalding, Ferdinand W, Peck, John M, Ayer, Robert uy, George W, Sheldon, and Poler Pa: pin, met yusterduy afternoon in the Sherman- luge chib-rooms for the purpose of ecumsing tha prospoct of orgunizing the Great Western & South Atlautio Transportation Line, of which Zall mention has been prevlousty mado in THe TRIBUNE. Mr. McCormick presided but nothing. ‘Was done beyond adjourning until ‘Pucstay atte eroon at4 o'clock, nt the suine pluce. - George Meldrum, only brother of R. C. Meldrum, Esq., of this clty, died at his home in Clocinnatl at noon yesterduy, Sir. Meldrum was Freight and ‘Toket Agent of the old ploneer p, the Madison & Indiunapolia, in 1850; and when'Goy, Jobn Brough left Ohio to become its President ho stil retulned his position, but left iting few years to yo into the drug business nt Mudison, which he pursued up to Il, golng to Cincinnati during that year to ongige In the wholesulo glass und paing business, whieh ho fal- lowed up to the date of hisdenth, He leaves n wife and fyo children ta mourn his loss, Coroner Mann held an inguest yesterday upon Androw Schubert, of No. HA Arnolit Street, who died of Injuries recelved by falling from a ladder at the Ieu-house connected with Belpp's brewery. A verdict of ncefdental death, *} exanerating the Conipany from wil blamc,waa ree 7 turned by the Jury. Aninguest will by held to-day z Byer George Lenox, of Nu. 205 Fulton strevh, Who died after 4 surgical operation made neces- sury by having ble right leg crushed beneath tho ‘wheols of the workiugmen’s trilnon the North western allroad. The inquest upon Talbot M, Curd, tho University student drowned at the Pontoon bridwe, will hot be held fur a fow days, as sone further Investigations nro to be muda. + Cottle & Co., of the Reaper Block, are still Reeping u p thelr pecullar mode of muting cole *, lectlona, Yestorday thoy served summons on the Sheriff, John Hoffmurin, stating that he was sued us yurnishee, and that he would have to appear before Justloe Androw H. Dolton, at Dolton Station, Saturday morning at 1 o'eloed, ‘Tho caso wus thit -of Jucob Gross vs, Charles Gross. Charles ig an employe of the County, und on tho Sheriff's stutf, but tho Sherlif docs not Bey, bin hig ahha and he drws tt fron yok County, which cannot be yurnisheed. Why the Sherif wus drawn into itis one of the thiigs ne man can tind out, and he propuse > Make It warm for Cot! slaw. ‘Dual: t the & Cow IE tora fa ty for prosecuting fur such away of doing jucas. The amount involyed was only #4, South Park Lodge, No, 488, I, 0. 0. F,, duly recognized the ubly aud ettiolent sorylees of . Past Graud Muster J. Wand Hilla to them and to tho Order’ 4 Cy Greventation Tast night of a beau. tful gold-houded canu to thit distingulshed brother, on the ovcasion of the iustallution of their olficers for tho ensuing year... ‘The prosen- tation was made by tho ‘Deputy, Brother Jsauc Tevisen, who in a fow bappy remurks uskod tho acceptance by Hrothor Ellls of tho slight tribe uto of wir catwen eu Qdd-Fellow ang ono tha ahad in Gaya of derknices stood No. 488 in tholr timo triu, During the eventuy remarks wero niude by Pust Grands W. D. Keunedy and W, GC. MeCiurw, of Kxvelsior, No, Ss yiece Behlossman and L, Adams, of Chicugu, No. 65, who uceomn- puntca and assiutod Pust Grand dfuster Ellts us. ustuling oficer. ‘Phe following ure the oflieers elect: N. G,, Jacob Abruhuu; V. G. Henry Aronds; Heconling Bocrutury, feaus Levtaon; urer, B. Ne Burke, rary er Col, A. C, Babcock, now a member of the Btato Republicun Central Committee, und in 1870 Chainnan of the sume Connuittce, and a ° dent of Canton, D1, returned to this city yester- guy, touy be found ut the Grand Pucitlv Ho- Beart entenina Gy ee 0 Qn and scott! ja junarcl Dlsttet, ia Chutes County, which wus set o tock-Yurds strike was, from Lake County, of whlch Tendville 18 tho county sett, Mr. Raticock’s po teen infles from the Ute Reservation. He siya ja % now country, just being that it Is oxtremoly rich nnd lead, Int capital has heen kept away becaugo of the proximity of the Utes. “It fan country.” sald Mr. Babcock, “which promiacs well, je feeling ts strorur ngalnet the Utes, and thoy The people of Colorado feel bully nyrainst the Government Deeatise of ite dilly-daliying palicy with these brutal, unrelenting suvages. They have got Theta of tho bost mineral and igriculturt nndd inthe State, If the Government does not drive them off the citizens will tnko tho matter In-hand, and thoro will be but little left af the Utes to tell the story. ‘That fs all thore fs about, it. So far us tho Monarch section [4 concerned, Habis rich as any which hos yet been discov- cede TNADE AND LANOR. A meeting of the Tradv and Labor Cownoll was etd lart evening: Mr. Borgun called up the matter of tha strike of tho butchers, directing attention to tholr needs, and tho necessity of helping them finan- chilly, Heelosed by inoving that all of. tho monvy tn the treasury of the Council bo voted for thelr relief. Mr, Streoter wanted to know how much money waa in the treasury, which ralsed a generat Mr. Morgan was opposed to showing to the public the necessitics of the butchers, and kicked with equal violence aguinst tho Council exposing ite poverty, Other niembers spoke upon tho subject, and finally it war agreed to vote the butchers the contents of the trensury, less $20, it bein sure ated in connection with tho voting that, tho tutchers ought to he satiated with a fair divis- jon, Tho nimount that thoy will get could not bo ascertained, bit one of the members sail tt woitld not be suficlent to pay for the washing of a shirt for half tho strikers. A communteation was read from one of the Unions protesting anti tes admlasion of none Unton delogutes, which led to lenyiby aqua Die and the exehaugo of many hireh worts, Mornin was particularly blatant, and suceceded: instirring up so mich feeling thnt he wns threatened with being ejected train the room, The quarrel resulted in favor of non-Unionlata, or the admission of delegates from othor than purely labor organizations. The clection of officers was then proceeded with, attended with more or less noise. Morgan came fn for nage hursh treatment. He charged that. Streeter Wns resting under a cloud, to which Streeter retorted by calling him “a dirty, Jow-Ilved, contemptible tur.” ‘Tho election re- sulted as follows; ‘Trustees, M. Madden, - win, and W, Huckling Sergeant-at-A rns (elected upon the express condition that he should res mmain outside the room to perform his duties, ‘TT. Morgan; Stulsticlan,D. 1LSt he ing Scerctury, C.F. Kenyon; ‘Trey T, ALO, Hlshop; Correspondlag Sterctary, C. McAuliffe; atul Kinaneful Sreretary, Alex, Shannon, ‘The Mormn-8treeter quarrel wits ayguin res newed ort nimotion of the fatter to adopt resolit- tions complimentary: i for reftising to. hay Springit Ld Hegixter UI! propose ploy nun-tnton printers to ran it. At OF abuse was indulged in, and tho 10 the Connell were ebout equally divided as to whit became of tho resolutions, The next order wi delogute from the He that they would enter upen n atrik ing for “an advance of about 10 per: wis reeelved with applause, “The mnceting was boisterns throughout, grow- ing out of the strife between the Untonists and the Comouniste—Streeter at the head of one fuction and Morgan of the othev. Maran, how- ever, got the worst of iteand it 13 only a inutter: of time when he will be kicked out. THE VACANCY ON THY SOUTH PARK TOARD, A vieaney will soon occur on the South Park Rourd of Commissioncis,—Mr, Morgnn's expirt est is oli on among the friends of the several candidates for tho up- polutment, which Is to be filled by the Judges of the Cirenit Court, and, as they are all member of the. Democratie church, It is generally sup- pused that ne * Republi need upply.”” As tho Bourd [4 now constituted, two memburs thorcof reside in tho South Divison, two in Hyde Purk, and one in the Town of Like, The outgoing member, Mr. Morgan, is a Hyde Parker, and the people of that town naturally desire the vacuney to be Milled by the appointment ot a Hyde amun, while the South Diyiaton people claim it on the ground that sald division fg entitled to It by virtite of the taxes they pay for the support of the parks and boulevards. They are parading the following tures ‘The uasessinent made by the Roard for 1879, and te be collected this yenr, amounts to the minxiintim sin of £300,000, "Lust year—1878—tho tax for park Improvements was $200,000. Tho ninount has been raised by $100,000, at which thore is considerable grumbling among tho tax- payers, ‘The nasesament valuation of Froperty for tax- ation in the three towns fs us follows: South Town of Chicago. Viyde Pork, Lake Pt ‘Total. ‘The $300, Sonth Chiengo to Ilyde Dark to pay, Lake tv pay... ‘Total. Five-sixths, or 8 per cent, of the total tax ts therefore to be contributed by South Chicago, and therefore the South Chicago tuxpayers de- niund three of the flve members of the Ronrd. Itig a very pretty fight ng it stands, with no show for any man of Hepublienn prociivitios. WOMAN'S CHIUSTIAN ASSOCIATION. Arcgulur monthly meeting of tho Woman's Christinn Assoclution was held yesterday morn: ing in tho purlors of the Workingwoman's Home, No, 751 and 733 Wabash avenue. Tn spite of tho bud weathor tho attendunce was large, Miss Helen Kingsley, tho ‘Treasurer, aubinitted the following report: ‘On hind Dee, 1, 1870, 8198: recelved during December, 1879, 2573 expended during Decomber, 1879, Sra; on hand Jan, 1, 1850, The dispensary report, submitted by Dr. Odella TDlon, showed that during the past quarter 1s patients had been treuted, and 60! visits made, The report of the Employinent Bureau showed that thirty-five employes ind fourteon employs ors hud applied, and that cloven places had heen fled. During the past squirtor. 310 hud been received for use in the and $10 had been expended, The report of the Matron of the Home proved yory Interesting... Tho Indy referred to. tho. en- Joyublo times indulged in at the Home during tho hol{days, and uso spoke of the donations re- celved from outalders, Tho report on benevolent work waa rend, and showed t tho hutics of the Association wero doing # great deal of good among tho poor of Chicago. Same talk ns to tho advisability of ytyin, quurterly entertainments at the Homo was had, and it was finally resolved to look furthor into tho matter at once. THE CIVY-IALL, Einploymont Bureau, The North Side small-pox ease is reported ag nearly cured, The Treasurer yesterday recelyed $1,119 from the Water Department, aud $1,631 from tho Controller, The Committes on Judiciary 1s called to- morrow at? o'clock, and the Committee on Po- leo ut 4 o'clock, Supt. O'Donnell has caused n wire fence to be put around his clerk's desk, to protect bin from Jimmy Carroll or somebody else. A permit was yesterday grinted the Chi- cago Stainping Company to build a factory on Peoria streot, near Harrison, to cost $1,600, ‘The scavengers are busy just now getting the Aldermon to recommend that thoy be cone thhued fn tho elty's play penta tho making of the appropriition for tholr pay for tho year, Comnisstoner Waller remained at home yesterday to work upon the fortheaming ostl- Thates for hts Depurtment, Ho uxpeets to send tho result of his lubons to tho Controller to-mor- row or Monday, ‘The Gus-Lnspector says he hnsturned more money into tho ‘Treasury in tho few weeks ho hus been fn ottice thin his predecesyor did in twa youre. ‘Tho feo for inspecting motres is 2, und he unnonnees that ho is reddy to muke testa at his oilleo during business hound. ‘The meat condemnations at the Jackson street murket yesterduy consisted of one slink qulf, ony diseased hog, and five buna, At tho Stock- Yard elyht diseased hoga and one quarter of mutton were contiseated, and at Bridgoport seventy-five pounds of beet were sotzod, Tnvitutions wero sent out yesterday for an excursion to tho Fullorton avenue condult to. alle day, on tho tux Robert ‘Tarrant, which will leave He Ulurke mtryet bridgo nt Il welueke Thy sane duit Will bo {n operation, wnd tho object af the viait {9 to inapect the Working of tho mnebinery, ‘The preparation of the maps Incidental to renumbering cortutn streets on the Bonth Sito south of Twelfth la going atendily on, but tt ls feured will not be comploted before IMoying Une. Jt will bo some weeks before tho mupa ary ‘complete, after which sixty days" notles niust be given'beforv tha chunge cin bo onforeed, Tho Muyor ts being besieged by applicants for the position of Buperintendont of the Smull- Yox Hospital. Tho present incumbent's friends are working for bho, headed by Ald. Sandens, Dut it isnot belloyed thut ho will bo retuned, becunse ho bas demonstrated bis entire unit for tho pluce, Who will yot it, however, remains to be seen. Messrs, Pant Magne, Engineer of the Do- artment of Pouts aid ‘Telogmphs, Parla, und Hopry Pellitier, inspector-Gener) of the Dee partmont of Posty und ‘Telegriphs of France, Miro have been pout tu this country th study the fNre-alari telegraph syste, ure now fh this clty on tholr uilajon. Yesterday thoy were shown tho syxtem tn vogue here by Prof, Murrett, and they readily carue to the couclusion that Chicuyo. ubin! ole ue TY, Yo the head of thelr urea. a THE SCHOOL QUARKEL, ‘The Comultico on Schools hud an oxtended session yesterday afternoon, and unde: youslleniiog, a) pate ut ee purchuse { sito al es coruur of Kedat Bvenue pod Walnut street, .Amounted to Rome of the members of the Moantof Educn- tlon, and also several who bad property to dine sc of, Were present. Tho troublo appeared to be that, while the Bonn! of Rducntion lad agreed to purchiso this particular site for $124, tho Connell had voted $5,000 for tho prrpose and Kubseauently repented its netion. Everyhody talked longand loud, and tt was finally deter~ mined that the discrepancy enme of nelerieal errur, ind the whole matter wits Hig tee to hear further from the Hoard of | Education. During the Meet ne tho qnestion of fastening on ton portion of tho buck taxes for the erection ofcertain school billdings was raised by Ald, Waldo, but {t did notinect with g grent deal favorsand was disposed of by being referred to tho Law Departinent for an opinion, AN ALDRNMANIC BCIEME, Certain of tho Alormen of tho $1.25 faction Are very anxious ta get at the Citf Treusury, and to this end have put on foot a movement Tooking to abolishing the office of City Controlier, ‘They ure working up tho movemerit with con alderble ecarnestuess, and, if they cannot pice coed, tholr next move is to reduce the salaries in the Apr naen bill that the present Con- tralter will step dawn and ont. and that Com missioner Watler will follow su to turn the Controller's duties 0 Clerk, whom thoy think they ean manipulate, bu falllog here, pity think they bave a stire thin, getting rid of both these officals by starving then out. The facta nro that these gentlemen have been tn tho way of squundering the publig money, and the ofllee of Alderman bis been dee elded{y unprofitable, or, at least, far from belug: as iterative ne Itotherwise could have been, and they ure angry. They need borrow no trouble, however, for {ti 0 event. can thoy accomplish thelr purposes, Thoy have not the strenzth ta deposo Mr. Gurney, and he will not bo starved out, and tho xame Is tho cage with Mr, Waller, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, The annual report of tho Librerian of the Chicago Historical Society was sont to tho Mayor yesterday tobe lild befors the Council at its next mecting. It shows that the Society mum bers 117 meinbers, and that the accessions to t! Hibrary for the past year havo been 1,f13. bound volumes and 3,507 unbound volumes and par, phiets, making the ibrary now contain hooka, ta say nothing of tho files of papers of About 1,000 inaniseripta linve been: tho day, ndded during the year, inchtding Iettors written by carly settlers, reminiscences of carly Chicago nnd the great fire, nnd essays and lectures on hiatorical or genenlogical subjects. Speaking of | the other property neqittred, the repart culls nt= tention ton serap-book entitled the" Currency of the Rebellion,” In which aro. pasted thousands f dollurs in Confederate serlp, ringing from i serip to 81.000 bill. tn tho aime book tora” are exhibited, which wore "a2-'83 by business mon and flems in nearly every Northorn State, several being by business firms of this elty, Attention fs also called to a contribution of 6,600 envelapes bear- ing comle and pretrtotie Mustrations, which wero also the creation of the War, ‘Tho acknowl: edgmont of the duration of six lots on Superior atrect by the Inty Lucretia Pond, of Masaichtu- {s also made. ‘Tho report closes with re iurning thanks tothe clty anthorities for the donation of caples af tholt reports for the past yeur, ind asking 0 continuance of the courtesy. LE COUNTY-BUILDING. The suits growtng out of the widening of State street, between Jackson nnd Twelfth streets, nre set for hearing in. the County Court Monday. dJaiter Currier yesterday conveyed fourteen conviets, including Crowley, the “ pepper-thief," to Joliet, Four boys were also shipped to Pon- thie, In the County Court yesterday Hannah Johnson, Join Lange, Hubert Harmacher, and Ellen McCarthy were ndjudged insane, and ehargunble to the county, Louls Gilley, Collector of Barrington, yes- t iV his hond jn $10,700, Baptiste Suclter, of New rier, ted his bond, tn $11,100. So did George J. Eckhoff, of Nites, $16,000; ‘and George A, Dolton, of ‘Thornton, $29,500, The Committee on Printing and Stationery: will hold a session this afternoon, ‘The printing firms ef Culver, Page & Hoyne, J. M. W. Jones, John KR. Walsh, and Cameron, Amberg & Co, have been requested to send representatives to the meeting. Messrs. Busse and Poyer, Toll-Road Tn- spectors, yesterday got Into aw carringe at th County Nullding, took with: them “ Farme Haring, lesgee of tho toll-rond, and started ¢ to explore Lincaln aventy from the elty hound- ary to Niles Centre. At a late bour list niet they had not retureed, and, unless thoy turn up to-day, in exploring committee will Be sent in seurch of them, in the Criminal Court yesterday, Judge ghmpenn nresiitias the nlne Indictinents ugninst. Marlana Guersch, of tho Town of Lake, for lur- ceny, wero stricken from tho docket. Willinin Mexander, John McLean, and Thomas Polner piss guilty to wehargo of driving awny a horse. Sentence wis suspended in the cases of Potner and MeLenn, and Alexander was re- muuided for sentence. A mceting of the Committee on Towns and Town Accounts was held yesterday, ut whieh tho bids for the supply of medicines and medical assistance to the paupers of Lemont wero ened, Tho lowest bidder offered_to do the work and supply tho modivines for #720 per ne num: the highest for 31,00. Considering thit the Town of North Chicayu, with its 100,000 peo- ple. {s attended to for & me munth, and that ho West Side, with n population greater thin thutof St. Louls and muny other good-sized elties, Ia taken care of for 876 per mouth, the Committee dealded not to do anything until soine honest bids aro presented, The County. Cominissioners hive ubout gotten tired at cumane anyhow, uud would be glad to get rid 0) ‘The Committee on Public Service met yes- terday afternoon to dellbernte on the contracts ho ensuing year. There was a heap of talk over the merits of the dliferent bids, and tho seasion wns prolonged. Finully Duffy Trew. wero nwarded the contruet ‘for brend ut’ tholr bid of #240 per 100 pounds, thoy being tha lowest re- sponsihte bidders, Katze fs to have the Job of furnishing milk to tho Insane Asylum at 1 cents per gnllon, but the ctlon of tho proylous diy, Ineatding tho contruct for tho supply of mille foe tho Coty Hospital to a brother of * Farmer" Harms, wis reconsidered. ‘Vireo mambers of tho Committee voted in favor of Bipper for the ment contract, and two yoted for Ford. ‘Thon tho Commi{ttes adjourned until this afternoon, FEDERAL AFFAIRS. Tho exports of alcohol yesterday amounted to 170 barrels, Thirty-flve thousand dollars in gold was recelved ut tho Sub-Trensury yesterday, and $10,000 paid out, The Assistant ‘Treasurer yesterday paid ot 5,000 standurd dollars and redecmed $20,000 in subsidiary silver, Parsons Cooke and Jacob Kirgis have been promoted from Storekcepers to Gaugors, tho ap- polutments duting from Jan, 1. The money-orders Issued and pald at the Chicugo Post-Otllee for tho past year show un Merense In number of 28 per cent over I ‘The internal reyenne recelpts yesterday HS, OF this nmnouint, 27,107 emne from spirits, ne was contributed by to- bnevo and cigura, and beor pald 8508, George Marrls, who was arrested with Webster and O'Brien, charged with counter- felling, was perleeiay alschnrged by Cominis- sloner Hoyne, no evidouce being adduced to show that ho wag connected with tho colning or passing of the money, ‘Tho dutlable goods recelved at the Custom- House yesterday wore ns follows; Kalman Bro: three cases olygura; clgurs; Gromincs & Ulelch, four cases elgurs: est, Russell & Co., ten eases clgnrs; Kantzler & Hargis, six cuses cignras Hibbard, Spencer & Co., 165 boxes tia plate, J. 8, Kirk’ & Co. twenty Ulerees sode ash; TM. Slnelalr & Co., 000 enoks sult; 1, Channon & Co., five coils wire rope. The collections foated up $5,158, LOCAL POLITICS, ‘Tie ORIGINAL HUMIC AMELUOAN REPORLICAN hold nmecting at the Grand Pacific [Hotel lust evening, In the rooms of tho Conl Exchange, Thero were ubout 100 present, the proceedings boing of n quiet und orderly ehuructor, contrary to what was expected ufter tho eeecasion of tho previous evening. The proceedings were opened with a song, afr which 1D, J. Wrenn, the Vice-President, culted the meeting to erdor, in the absence of A. 1. Morrison, who fg ut tho heud of the othor organizution. ‘Tho Committees on Revision of the Constitution reported the revision of tho by-lnws and conutl- tution prepared by thom, which was referred ta the Exe tt "eo Conlnitted, The mittee on Ehuls reported that tho Coal Exchange bad been visited and bad agreed that the Clul should use their rooms as long as red. Avoto of thanks was thorofore ten- ered to the Cowl Exchange and to John 2, Drike. Anold subject of discord was istiienenuy, settlod by tho expulsion of M. CG. Kerns, of tho Becoud Ward, fi M. G, Maguire then reported thet, as one inembor of the Committee to vottelt: funds for Mho Iriah reliof fund, ho bud personally cole lected $500, which would be pliced in Mr. Pure uell’s hands when hu urrives in this city, Ho wigo suid that tho other members of the’ Com- mittee, who had collected nothing whatover, wer winong the numberof those who bud rus tired from the Club, Ho thou proceeded to ‘des nowncs thom as not representing uny Irish whutover, and continued until called to order by the Chuirinun, SMawind. Coszrove, Maguire, Hatchell, Gleason, Connors Were npipointed Davison, Doyle, an Committee on Permunont Orginization to nome inate ailivers to be vlected ut the next meeting, | ‘Tho Excoutive Committee were instructed to present an address in behalf of tho Club, with. Bs, $605 eullgatod fo Mr, Purnell whoa bo arrives Me Gs Maguire then arose to make a personal oxptanation, had beon gatd, he had been a Republican sinco tho firat voto ho ever cast. and ho defled any one Ifo sald that, in spite of all that PRIME MESS PORK Mass-Meoting of the Striking Butchers at Doxter Park, todeny it. He wna proud to stand before the Club and denounce the boltcrs, whom ho charic- terized ns blackmallers and lars. Te would, ho vald, atways remain a Republican while the Republlean party continied to moto out juatico to tho” Trish people, He then Inade some reference to 1866 nnd those whe tad ecelyed the Trish Fonhung, but was titerrupted id Pat Stanfon tn the rear of the hall, for somo thne there was n prospect of # row of uncom mon dimonsfona, but quict wasnt last brought outof tho war of words, and Mike fintshed his Bheceh in quiet. After several now members had signed tho rolls, the meoting ndjourned for two weeks. ‘THE DEMOCRATS. Tho Conk County Demoerntle Central Commit- teo met Inst night fu it usual seeret confals in tho Palmer Houso, with Jokeph Chesterficld Mackin running the machine, Tho matter under dikcussion wis the reelection of precinet and wand committees and goneri ward onranization. BIXTERATH WARD. ‘Thoro was no quorum of the German epub- Hoan Club of the Sixteenth Ward at tho meot- {ng called for last evening nt No, 53 Clybourn avente, the members evidently thinking it too early to conimence the campaign. Only six or eight members mule their appearance, RELIGIOUS. THE WEEK OF PRAYER. Prof. Fisko led tho noonday prnyor-meeting yesterday in Lower Farwell Hall, Tho nttend- Anco was very large. After a general prayer, number of requests wore rend and prnyer offered up by different mombersvf the inecting for the eplritual welfare of those mentioned therein, After ono verse of “He Gave His Life for Me,” Prof. Fiske enlled attention to Deut., -10,— tho announcement of tho Ton Commandments and tho direction to fathers na to the way in which thoy were to train thelr children, [thad been wisely auld that it was comparatively un- important’ who made 4 nation's liws, pros Richard Powors Harangues tho Unton, and Urges Perslstencoy - Though Ho Was Not Opposod to o Oonfer- ence for Compromise, Similar Speeches by O'Connell and Other Agitators. Tho cyent of the day at tha Stock-Yaris yes- torday was tho mass-mneoting which tho Mutchers’ Unilon held during tho afternoon tn Dexter Park, Notslice the palmy days of this onee popular race-trick has it Inclosed such a inves of humus beings n8 stood closely packed yesterday after- noon in the wet gras and mud, to the west of the grand stand, upon whose upper guilers Btood the oritors of tho day and their privileged friends, Computations vary as to the sizcof tho crowd which was present to hear and applaud the speeches, but a fair catimuto would probatly pluce ita number at not less than from 8,000 to 10,000 people, Perfect concord and quict reigned throughout tho wholo proceedings, and not the elightest ovidenco of intoxtention was obsorv- ablo throughout tho vast assembingo, ‘The meeting wns called to order by the Presi- dent of tha Union, Daniel O'Connell, who sntd that hitherto tho public bad been ablo to got only’ a ono-sided view of the merits of the strug- vided ono could write Mts son It ot thy kers and. butebe: ne Was equally ‘truo that tho cduention of | #1 which tho packers and butohers wore et: Fouth “wis Of greater —tmportunes than | kiged In, but that the present open meeting of ‘almost any othor question affecting the life and stability of tha Nuffon. When tho Pitgdns landed fn New England, ‘about tho test thin, thoy Mid was to set itp tho mecting-house ane tho achool-house, and to the proper instruction of tho youth of this country ever since were wo indebted, more than to auiything else, for, all that this ‘Nation wis to-day, It was peculiarly a subject for priyer—for pelf-conseeention. Ex- amples spoke louder than words, and in all the relations of life It was important to gee to it that the children of the next generation were better prepared thin those of this for this life and the life to come, and far the perpetuation of tha grand instititions of this great Republic. after another hymn, tho mecting was thrown open for prayers anil remarks, One brother drew n grout deal of comfort from the thought that Christ came into the work! to be a guide to humauity, and that (ls tove for little chiltren was #0 drrent aud 40 pronounced, Another the Union would give them an opportunity to Rpenk out upon matters which were misuuder- stood, ‘Tho spenkers present would correct and denounce certaln rintiors which hid gotten ubrond, wank prove that thoy wore untrue, od would show that the Union was still uninimous in Its support of whut thoy struck for, and were determined to remain in barmony ‘upon that polnt and to coutinug in the policy of pence to- was nil othors, a3 thoy bud done from the be- ginning. Mr. Kichard Powers, a gentioman of whom the Union never tires and In whose Judgment they pines. fn confidence fully second to that enjoyed by President O'Connell himsolf, being called pay by tho Chulrmun, said that it seemed almost a8 if the vye of God wus watching tho movement being carried on by tho butchers, ‘This was shown by the fuct that while half an hour before the meeting gathered the eye could: Vrotior emphasized the une thot fn | thu ado whole cassomblago. could play. seo sister. Suitanothor brother, in (ho course of | [ltch’s Arimour's, and all tho other pn houses 60 clearly that the men on tho roof trying tocateh nglimpso of the meeting were clearly visible. reminded his hearers unit yesterday Wis the twentieth day of the strike which every- body suid was golug Co he do detritnental to pubs lv ‘interests, nnd, though the strata had been hard on the workinginen, they had borac it pte tently and were now more determined than over to hold out to the last. ‘The present meot+ Ing was 1 public one, and if the subsidized press, which bad muigned the Union since the stele begin, had a representative on hand they were rewly to hear wout ho had tosay, It had been renurked during the day) that becuse the Union hud come to” this old sport- Raine remarks, insisted that religion and tho ed- uention of the intellect, Its handed, must go together, or the resulting product’ must be mentally one-sided, After the singing of ono verso of My Faith Looks up to'Thee," one of the brethren prayed curnestly for tho conversion to Christ of the in- ateuctors of the youth of this country, that their Iniluenco: upon those under thelr care might bo silutary.. ‘The “Yorkshire man” also drew reat comfort from the words of Christ to the ttle children, and was followed by a praying sister, who epoke convincingly of tho power of falth. An aged brother was “put in mind" of tho truth in regard to tralning up children when, they were young, and thelr not dopurting from | (iz piteg to hold thelr meoting they Intended Fy re Oi ener He woah that seh was nut the ens, and that tho educationel work of tho Assoclution, and (he butakors cub Gesu outa and, Mle 3 thelr muss-mocting wg they had been ever since the beluning of the strike. To denied that the Union was governed by any ona man or xot of men; on tho other hand the offlecrs wero simply the servants of tho body, and were rendy to step down nnd out directly they ceased to represent the Union and carry ont falthfully tts will, He usked the mnceting to demonstrate by a show of hands whether they were willing to indorse tho conduct of thelr ollieers, when overy hand shot. Into the air and threo cheers were given for the Union’ ing body. Te had tx auld the brother who followed him remembered it nd its work Jn prayer, One brother prayed Ml distinctly that the friends of edus ‘where might insist on the introduce ton of God's word In tho schools, After the nunouncem by Secretary Hem- ingway for the remulnder of the week of prayer, Prof. Make dwelt brietly on the finportunce of carrying tho thoughts of tho hour outside of the mecting and into the varied relations of life. Anothor hymn was thon sung, and the audience were dismissed ,with tho benediction from the Tenter, was tblathiorsiltc, nplenters nod well eivve 1a ‘Tho Roy. J. D. Wilson, of St. John’s R. E. it bhithersiedte, 2 plotter, and well known in Chureb, tend the noun-meeting tondiy. all ubor troubles. ‘That might be true, but st any vite no one could be able to say that be hid not been willing to MEET THE PACKERS HALF WAY. Somo days ngo he offered a1 ket of propositions to the pauckers,—the game whieh were published it, THe TRIBUNE Of the following day,—and thoy AMOVE IN THE IMGNT DIRECTION. Ono yenr asu a churet bullding was blockaded by mow on Drexel boulovard. ‘The owners und vecupints were a little band of Chelstlins, who, desiring awider fleld of usefulness, were en- t donvor! remove thor house of worst | showed that ho was ng willing 18 any one to se= from Forty-aov nth struck ta tho bowutirul ture for boltt, packingehutise-mon and packers pomnero lon Avni iv bere ho NOW | un adjustinent of their diferences whileh would, pb we aes ented ad te elite Tenor, ey Roa dit iGe ty elton Cheers.| It was commenced new life, ‘Thut the long cherished | Nery far train tis desire to wco that get oF struct hopes of the fulthful ‘few have been reulized, muy bo seen by tho followlng report imude nt the anmunt meothye Wednesday evening: Mem- bership, Jan. ty Ji, 71s adultions during tho your, bly total, Ls dismissions and deaths, 0s present membership, 103. ‘There tus been tlo- iuted tu various benevolent objects outalde the, ehurch, $407. BOARD OF EDUCATION, BCHOOL RITES A regular meoting of the Bourd of Education was held last evening, Mr. Hoyno presiding, and all tho members present excopt Mr. Thomas Brenna, Tho Committee on Buildings and Grounds re- ported {n favor of the purchase of a school site on the corner of Kedzlo avenue and Walnut streot for $5,000, This [5 tho lot which was frat offered ut 342%, and wfterwards raised for some unknown reason and ina mysterious munner. Tho Board fought over tho mutter for nearly nn Bente iinutly decided to vote. in favor of the purchase, GERMAN INSTRUCTION, in motion of Mr, Vocke, from: the Committco on Germitn, Mra JE, Sinith was appolated teacher of Germun in tho Dora School in place of Br. Cornlenti, deconsert, Mr, Vouke sald that thore wort In his handa petitions from taxpayers, ete., far the Hoard ta allow the tonehlug of Gorman In the Fuster and Pickard Schools. Mr, Michberg moved that German bo taughtin theau Rehools. ‘Mr, Stone vehemently protested. To charged that the petitions were fniuds, The nllegod slyners were men of straw. ers Wis ONO Nichols and one Walker, alleged to be parents of children attending the Foster School, who np- parently had neither prenomen or widdress, ‘The fyetition was gotten tp in tho slums and sntoons, te moved that consideration of the mutter bo indollnitty postponed, Mr. Vueko denied that the petition was got- ton up Ju any such way 28 fusinuated by Mr. Stone, Any statement to that elfect was abso- jutely untrite, and the lust spenker (Stone) lind: auld What was untrue. Hoainight na well bo futr, and oven if he wero opposed to, the teaching of German, thore was no reason for him to make such attacks, Mr. Richborg sald that, although the potition referred to had been before the Huard for a year tires: {pointing to the pucking-houses| golng to ruin; but yet it was tho duty of the Union to hold firm nnd atrong as long as possible, ‘Tho speaker thon indulged in some personalltics at the ux of tho untl-Union packers, saying, how- a good word for Sli Kent. whom he ebar- rized ag tho only one fn the lot buying the Intereat of the butchers nt heart, and for whom ho asked threo cheers, which were given with a will, | Tho othors, he sald, tho butchers had core, nered inn style which would do tho sharpest of” the Board of Trade operitors eredit, and thoy: Intended to keop thei se cornered until they bud gained their point. Io nccused tho packers of having attempted to bribe the Cutholle Church, stating that Me. Michael Cudaby,himsclt ft Catholic, had made the uttempt, With regurt to iuthuldation, be charged that fit begun with the puckers. The accusation that the Union was bribing expert hands to stay away from tho picking-bouses was tot truc, but It was a grent eompitnet tu the Unton to ne. knowledge that they hud enough monoy to do it wi ,, The speaker thon devoted his oratorten! powers, ton discussion of Mr, Emory A. Storrs, and of ils recent conneetion with the packers’ slide of. the strike, from which he passed to the considur- ation of. report in ain evening paper to the of- fect that some of the packers hud visited 1 olalrvoyant, purtly to tind out from her just whon tho strike was going to ond, but shieny to secure tho serviecs of fier husband, who Is y prominent Communist, to offer a resolution at Ho ‘Frade and Labor Council in favor of the po- altion tuken by tho packers. ‘The speaker thon said that while In the naturo of things [t was possible that tho Union might have to give in and abandon its clutms, yet it would never consent to give up {te name,” The mune of O'Connell was no disgrice to the Union [cheers] and nobody yet had done anything of which it could be ashumed. | He then used a few of the staplo argmments on tho hibor and capital question, und repeated the one already aume- whut out of wenr tn which the right of the Union mun to deeling to work besido 1. *seub" ty com- pared to that of a Board of Trade man to decline we oparate, save with a brothor member of tho oard. In conclusion, he called down a complicated and very dreadful curse upon himself if ever the Butchers’ Unlon surrendered with bia eon kent to the claims of tho capitalists, They night huve to give way to the packers in tho present struggle, but they would never nbandan bo Union fteelf. In tho meantiing he would warn tho packers not to tempt the Union oreo, thud nover been teeta! with- | too far, The pitcher went often to the well, but ara naalleyod by Mr. Stone. All that was | ft got broken at lust, (Cheenk] Those wero not ft was to postpono action. Tho Com- mitteoon Germun. could not be oxpectod verify tho names of ull tho alynera to such potl- tlons, for the assumption wis that thoy wore Curran thought tho question of oxponso ought to be considered, Thore wero 7,000 chll- dren who only got half & day's education when. thoy might have u fuillday, and he did not want to. sv money wasted, Mr, Stony avkiowledged that he hnd been n little tou strong in his comments upon the petl> tion and {ts signers. At the sume tle he re- miulned positive in his opposition to the tenchlng of German in tho schools, Tho children did not take German, und there hud been a steady du etlne in that study in every school, Mr, Hichberg and Mr, Vocke Interrupted, and gald that tho children took it when they could getit. The trouble all arose becuse of tho up- ‘posltion inade by Mr. Stone and othors, ‘Mr, Stone aflirmed that ft cost moro por puplt to teach Gorin thin to teach reading, writs, orarithiuotie, ‘The whole thing was an ontrage which should be spowed out of the mouth of overy honest oltizen. Mr. Curran moved to adjourn, Tho motion waa lost, —yens 2, nays 1. Mr, Currin moved to liy tho potition on tho tablo, but tinmodiatoly withdrew ft. The question was tuken on tho motion to in- dotnitly. postpone consideration, ‘Thi was loal, —yena d, nya? ‘The previous queation was ore iby 10 votesto i A vote was then taken on Mr. Vocke'a resolution to introduce the tenchlog of German late tho Plekard and Fos- ter Behools, | ‘Those voting in tho wllmrative wero Stone, Vooko, Kelth, Fuel ree Bartlett, Frunkenthal, Detuny, Hichber, aud ‘Hoyne—0, The ways were English, Frake, Curran, Stensland—t. Mr. Richberg moved to reconsider and also to Jny thut motion on tho table. Discovering after awhile that this was utterly unpartiamentary, bo withdrow the list hilt of this motion, which wis renowed by Mr, Delany and carried, The Commulttes on Balldings and Grounds were authorized to advertise for proposals for a school-ita on the corner of Tndlany and Bt, Clalr streets, nnd tho Bourd adjourned, intended as inciting words, but morcly as a Kindly warning. Hv hoped, on tho other hand, that tho butehers would continue sober, pouces ful, cool, calm, deliberate, nnd resolute, assure ing thom that’ this way tholronly way to suo- ceed, nnd that if thoy followed it success would bo theirs tou certahity. When tho pp lites which followed Mr. Pow- ors’ specety hid subsided a few fulut calls wero made for Ald, Lawler, who waa presont on the platforin, » Powers was equal to the ucca lon, howoyer, and justas the Aldurmuan, who was not {n his'own ward by-tho-by, had finkshod iuktng the prellininary cough, he shut hin off peremptorily with thé remark, * No, we don't want any politicians interfering with our bitsl- nea.” ‘Tho hint was aulliciont, and the Aldere man retired diacomilted to the background, MUL M, J. DOWNS OPENED HIS SPEECH with the rumark that the report had gone abroad that, 1f tho Union could onl, Hot all togother In a public meeting, thoy woul be only too glad to wo back on tholr former declaration. | Me would ask thom to yoto by. a show of hunde whether they wero In favorof continuing the atriku, the response belug unanimous in favor of so dotn He know that the puckers, the Stock- Yards men, and the commission mon were opposed to the Duteliors fn tho present strike, but he knew that they were ull right in the stand thoy hud taken, Tho odium of tho'atrike reatad upon the pa ors, Who were uslug It simply asa moans to break the Hear mp ket, Tnstead of 15,000 men Belng t6 blaine for tho continuance of ithe troubiv, thore wers Juat three. One of thesamad auld that ho could stand and see ils packing- hous closed for Nye yenru lf tecessury, and that he would do this before he would give in, but tho aponkur eld that the butchers could bold out for ten yenrs, and thon they would not sure renter, ‘The puckors, fhrough one of thelr my, bad tried to bribe the Cathollo Chureh, und when he found that they could not control the pastor of the parish where the butchers mostly realdy, he tried to belbe Futhor Damon, Reliy= fon was one thing, und politteal Mberty waa nue other, In the old country people wero content to bo dictated to by tha representatives of tho Church, and in Troluul (hose representatives hud: sold the Hberty of [relund to the Iritah Govern and ———— ment, but he hoped be would nover sve thls SUBURBAN, country It the power of the Church or any othor ‘EXQLEWOOD: sueret Organization, Down with slavery in tho ‘Stock Yards and all the world over wis his ery, He hoped thore wero some mon in the audience ready “'fo curry the news to Mary,” and tell the packers that 15,000 butchers stood ready to ga to work Just ns goon ms tholr' tering werd ucocded: to, but to soonor. Ho thought ft bad boon proved abundantly that the oltloors hud never uttumpted to dictate, tw tho Catan or bad over led them to da anything, Ininteal to thotr bost interests, [*No," *no")) With re- Kant to inthuldution, be thought the ory on the packers’ part was something Uke thd pot calling the kettle black. Tho cinlssarles of the packers were out In all the galuous dong thelr best to get Union men drunk and take ‘The 4:15 dummy on ; the Fort Wayne Road ran Into a cuttle-traln, Just west of Wentworth uve- Buty yeaterday afternoon, solys, eats dinnage to a num of ut injuring no dno. ek guru fog npsyadfod ne tho tates aad bree ‘ventod the onginvery from seeing tho train, GRANT & HONORE. Special Dispatch to Tha Catcagu Tribune, _ New Yous, Jun. &—Jesso H. Grant, son of Gen, Grant, and H. H. Honore, Jr., son of H. 1. Honore, of Chicago, wore to-day clocted to membership fu the' juce Exchunye, aud have | themoyer to tho packing-house to sign the opened a SoUaeNy business th clty under | agreement and go buck to work. Thoy hud suc- tho firm name of Griut & Honure, cusded-in a few cased, but tho men bid all como back Re andon thoir kueos covfessed tholr | sin, and begged to be taken back Juta the Uniow No Fangy Pasces Leet out too =, AUN ts rh as fold, We kuow other imen who had been offered yates, MceChcaney Bros, Clark an dol phates, $10 n day to go ack to work, but thoy could not havo been got for $10,008 day, PRESIDENT DANIEL O'CONNELL: was the noxt apenker. Ifo snld that, afte® the remarks of tho enlightened speakers who had preceded him, ho folt that it would bo hard to wot word ty edgeways. Ho would tell tho magnitl- cont collection of men before him, Hinvavar, that they had proved to the world thit they tn been atcadfist to tholy views of what was righ that their motives were pura and honest, and that thos hud struggled for thom [te a ponveful guid proper inanner, Tho omissnrics of capital hud been in tholr midst all through the struggte, and had done their best to create dis- cord in tholr rinks by of an untruthful character, but, thanks to: tho Union men's noble bohuvior, thoy had maintained and thoy would still miains tain thelr integrity aud thelr devotion to the entise In which they were enlisted. [Applause] The packing-houses whieh had been referred to were us dear to the members of the Union 14 they wero to the packers themselves. | Tt was in thein that the packers made thelr millfous, and the butchers were gind to get the crumbs, as tt wero, which fell from the rich men's tables, He hoped that the butchers would never aye to give tn tothese men, Should they do it, they would peeaueve tho orgnuization nt all hazards. Thoy should remember that ho was only speak- ing on tho supposition thut the day might be de- cited against them. ‘The intilons of capital and the hirelings of the press were agninkt them, and, while if they could yet a fale and squire den] from the packers, they could not doubt the restit; na It was, the powers against them wero of great atrength, though no power could force them Into an ending of tho strike with dishonor to themselves, [Applause.) Ho meet them all to be pencenblo and orderly. Te believed that the packors wero expreting that the wt of tha meeting would be a deelalon on thelr part. to go buck to) work. THe asked all those who were in, favor of Bo dos Ing to hold up thor hunds, an invttntion which no one in tha crowd aceepted, and then read and explained the tlye epreliientions which had been submitted to the puckers lust week 1s tho condl- tlons upon which the Union would resume work, saying that thoy could grant no more conces- sions than those without dishonor to thomscl yes. Should events show that they would be obliged toneceds to tho prekers’ demnunda, they would BULL have the consclousness that, thoy hud made one of tho grandest, noblest, and bravest fights that ever a band of men carried on in this world, [Applause.] . MR, JOUN Woons, INTRODUCED to tho meeting ns n Stock-Yards commission man, stated that he had been culled upon quite unexpectedly to address the Union. He hid never been consulted by tho packers in regard tothostrike, and had not conversed with tho representutives of the Union upon that subject until that day. fe, Ike all othor middte men, was being injured by the strike, and would Uke to sce It atin end. Somebody was wrong in the inatter, and the sooner tho wrong was mide right tho better, For the Inst month the cam- mission men had been idle, waiting for the last of this thing, and fit now looked as though tho worst had not yet com ‘ho commerce of tho elty was being sentters eo plices of tho expert strikers were fast } ne ited by men from other citles, and In those which were not. Ao Mi wore men who were fust Jearning thelr Dualnesy nnd fitting themselves to do tholr du- tles. The packing season wis going to hea short one, and he hoped thut tho purtica to tha contest would devise some means of bringing about the repincing of the Union butchers in their former places, Mr. Patrick Martin maden strong speech, with allusions to the battle of Fontenoy and other historia fields, in which he ealled upon tho Hneal desvendiuts of the heroes of those thylits neve to¢onsent to work atongalde of a “seab™ tony aa Ifo wns left in thelr bodies, Mr. Maurice Bowler, who was sick, and thore- fore unable to speak In bis usual effective style, gald that hesaw in the mrnly faces of those be- fore him tho determination ‘that the monopoly of the vampires over the way was not going to sueceed, The morning papers had told them that Mr. Emery A. Storrs bad been venmiged by tho’ pickers ‘to trie depositions, but he thought tho best thing Mr, Storra could do would be ta go back to Farwell Hall, and stay there amony tho religious people, of whom he was one of tho leaders. Ife know that Mr, Stores wasn great tuvyer and possessed of grand orntorieal and fimusinative Remerss bute tho Union contd have purebised all these qualities If thoy find go wished. In ea ho assured his audienees that thoy had sceured tho admiration of the wholo untyerse, and that the way for them to retain {t was to persist in tie polley of. pone and quietness with which the strike had been bithorte conducted, Mr Georgy Fleming, introduced to the audience an packer, sald that If he could by tho menns of settling tho poiuts ut issua between tho piekers and the butch he would be pronder thin if he were mde President of the United Stutes, He funred, however, that [t wis beyond his power, He indorsed fully tho posl- tlon taken by the workIngimen, When he hired woman to work for him he never asked bin whether he belonged ton Union, or to what sect or netlonulity ho belonged, It was enough for him to know that the inin did his work well, tnd ft was enough for the man to know thit he got his wages regularly, At tho same time he would advise them to recede from thelr present position if there was no prospect of thalr gotting work. “He would inako 2 propo- sition that the mutter be pliced In the hands of uninterested parties, somd of thom represent. ing tho packers’ side of the controversy, othors presenting the side of tho butehers, volev, Noyer."] {ie would warn thom to consider well what thoy wero doing, If this was done and the arbitrators dame toa deeision whieh the packers would not accept, the odlum would rest upon them. Convessions would huye to be muda, aud tho best way to come to an agrees ment would be fn tho manner suggested, Mr, Thomas Lulskt indo a brief suuech, aftor which Mr, Powors again addressed the meeting, expressing hls willingness to sce in attem pt it arbitration made, ita suggested by Mr. Fleming. Ho woutd be content to see committees appotnt- ed by the disunited parties to strike a bul- anco between the two and settle honorable terms upon whieh thoy could go to worl. ‘Tho mecting thon udjourned, AT THE PACKING-110U8ES. No change was noted yesterday in tho condl- tion of utfulrs at tho yn Citses assntlt and intimklition were rai the only report of cousequence being ono to tho olfect that anime ber of Union men broke into a non-Unlon Bpreading rumors er a8 elusiony boarding-houso nt No. Oh Emerakt aves nue, Wednesday evening, nnd bent tho proprietor, named Willan Ellingers and ay wurder, The recelpts of hogs were 10,000, tho purehat af tho day belng ws follows: Ari & Cos, 11,000; Fowler Bros, 4,400; Botsford & Co, Dipole & Cov aN: dob Baldsvin, 700; Chi= Packing Company, 1,50; Davies, Atkinson 1,000; Ricker Packing Compuny, G00; Ju. POU; Tobey & Booth, 1.460, 1eUnton houses mantpuluted thelr naval quote of hogs In thelr usiwil peray, m= ner, tho nowly-started gang at tho Rici house: AOD RON INS upon their record by klilfng 600 hogs 1 Te In conversation with Mr. Fowlor Taf TRnUNE epee learned that that gentleman did not thluk tho packers would ba at all anxious to ene gage inthe scheme of urbitration proposed at the meeting held by tho Unlou during the afters noon For his part, he world take at least a week to consider the subject before he decided what to do in the matter, Tho house wus get- ting along very well with {ts present force, whieh was improving In ability every day, Como. what infyht, tho men thoy hud engaged would cortaluly nut be disebarged to make way for Union men, no inatter how superlor thelr ‘#kIll, and he did not think tho season would warnint any very extended operations, ‘The mutter of tho proposed Committes of Ar- Ditration wil In all Ukellhood be Bubimitted to- day to both tho packers and the butchers by Mr. Jon B. Sherman, Superintendent of the Union Stoek-Yarda, and tho result will bo made known during the day. Chutes Kenny yesterday sworo out a warrant before Justice Matson for the urrest of Jack, uling * Bull,” Flaherty, ons O'Malley, and ifteen othor mon unknown to hin, but whom Kenny cunt point out, because thoy, of tho 8th of Juntt= ary, "inan unlawful minner, and with ‘force and violonce and In a tumnttuous munnor, did violontly nesuult, beat, and fll-trent the sald Charles Kenny, contniry to tho foree. of the statute In such caso made and provided,’ Tha warrint was pliced In the hands of n Constable for service yestorday, and atso another siular Ju form forussuull und battery, <<< THE PATTI INVESTIGATION, Lravenwontit, Kus, Jun, 8—In the Pattl deposition case to-day Thomas Gracomini, wn Ttalian keeper at Delmonteo's reataurant, testl- fied: Patti sent for hin about® o'clock on tha night of tho concert. Whon he arrived iit tho theatre, found Patt altting ut a tuble behind tho Bcones, with n boor-glass bofure her, containing whuithe supposed to be Hquor, Althongh he had never soon bor before, sho addressed hin 1s “Doar Gracomini,” and ordered him to coul some maccaronl and choose and gone quail for her lutich after tho concert, to be served at the Piunters’ Jlouso, ‘and to furnish threo bottles of Fronch claret. Bhe was quite famillar in hor conversation with him. Hu then went Inte the anditorium, hoard Patth sing, and de- elured it was very poor singing, Hu served tho Junch as ordered, J. W. Craneer, ‘Thoodore Egorsbart, Ht. N, Horshiteld, and Willan SM. Leeper, prominent Inerehunts hore, testitied that, from Patti's ap- poaranee aud movements on the sue, her poor singing, ote. they bellaved her to bo under the inticnee of liquor, Some twonty witnesses have testified go fur, Including a number of tha most prominent gontiomen in the city, none of whom betlovo Patti was suber on tho nlght of the concert, ILLINOIS BOARD OF HEALTH. Bpectal LHepatch to The Chicago ‘Tribune, BPULNG¥LELD, Ill, Jan. 8.—Tho Btate Board of Health held (ts ongpal muotiug to-day, Drs. Wardonor, Chuinbera, Ludiam, und Rauch prea- ent. After some ting spont in divcussing a cue recently disposed of In rogurd to the ruvovation of u doctor's cortificate, u yogatution was adopted declyring that uftor a levnso bad boon revukod for cause tho Bourd cannot return the chai made ugalust the holder-of tho samy. Consiil- erable Uy was spent in digcussing tho synupsls of the roport to bu prosontad to tho Guye ernor, the” completion uf which boon einer ‘The - synopsis shows tho work of the in yranting vertilicatas, igllow-fever work, and the investigation of the Lilingls Liver = by Chiengo sewage. ‘Tho total Vconses tsaucd wero 460; revoked for unprofessional conduct, Ws; midwives Heensed, 1. Tho. yellow-fover work [a confined ton statement of the number ‘of trains and steamboats Inspectoi,—U8i In all, and the numnbor of alvcers nid passengers ex. tnined. Concerning (he pollution of tho ffllnots Iver at the Sangimon River, the synopsls atates that tho report of the oxamluation Is now ready and will shortly be Id bofore tho pubito, ————— A BAD FAILURE, Spretat Dispateh to The Uhteago Tribune, Tost, Mich., Jan. 8.—The failure of Cooper & ‘Thayer, the oldest and most reliable dry-goods firm In this elty, on Monday, occasioned a good deal of surpriso among our citizens. This firm hns been doing bitsiness here for twonty-one yenrs,. and has always had tho confidence of tha people. Itsectns thoy lost heavily during tho pante, and only by” yery great exortions wera ennbled to weathor the stor of that period, * Thoy have borne tho burden until now, and Monday were compolled to make an assignment, The Ilvbilities aro not known nt present, bit are Hot. fur from 830,000, ‘The asacts are froin $20,000 to $25,000, Tho firm has tho sympathy of the entire community, The Hon, Hampton’ Rich ig tho Aasignee. be —___——_—. TENNESSEE RIVER CONVENTION, NASHVILLE, Jan. 8.—The smertean’s Hunts. Yillo, Ala, specint says: “ Thero woron targe number of dolegates at the Tennessee River tins provement Convention held here to-day, among whom argGen, Wilder and Chancellors Rrad- ford and Van Dyke, of ‘fennesaee; Gens. Wheel- er and O'Neal, ox-Goy, Patton, of Alabama; and other distinguished men from Tennessee nnd Georgin, A resolution was adopted asking nn appropriation of $1,000,009 to complotoe the work onthe rlyer, A committeo of twanty was yy Poluted to goto Washington and present tho tautter to Congress." ————___ THE NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL, ‘The statement of tho condition of tho North« western Nationul Insurance Company of Milwats kee on the 1st of January, 1880, {8 a most gratl- fying ono to tho policyholders. The cash capi tal 1s $000,000, with n surplus of $351,210.02, The net surplus as regards polleyholdcrs amounts to $710,100.18, Alexander Mitchell ts Prestdent of tho Company. The branch office In this city ta ut No. 12 La Sallo street. Mr. P. D. Armour, of Armour & Co., !s the Resident Director. rr Chaflng under disappointment—It {s said that tho renson why Butler sought the Gubernatoriat noninition wits because he bad not been fairly treated by the Republicans. The best cure for chafes of nil kinds fs Henry's Carbotic Bulve, pa it and be convinced, Beware of counters cits, ‘ Ce aE Smoking Dawson's fing clyars makes a happy ad pontuntod mun. Go seo hin at 211 Stata street Indigestion, dyspepsit, nervous prostratior ond nil forins of general debility relluyed by take ing Mensmuan’s Peptonized Heef Tonie, the anly preparation of beef contulning its entire nutri+ tons properties. It ts not a mere atimulant like the extracts of beef, tut contains blood-muklug, force-generating, nnd Ilfe-sustaining propertles; ig Inveluable in all enfeebled conditions, whether - the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, overwork, or acute diseuso; particularly if rex wuitiige from ucla: compluints, Caswell, Iuzard & Co., Proprietors, New York. For aalo by drumuists. THS, jan. 8 Jennio Robinsot, wife of Charles B. Holin tal [ f Funeral frum realdonee, G2 West Congress-at, Bats urduy nt 1 aelock, it . MOUSIGAN—Jan. 8, Frank Hamilton Morgan, ay 2 ywonti iid? diy ‘aniy won OF Dry We Al anh ‘na Une B. Morgan, 17 Loumia-at. McGOVERN—At 43 West Erio-st, of typtiold- fever, Mra. Ann McGovern, wife of OMcgr Jon Me- seayeein Pyceniet was TS ‘of County Carlow, roland, aud woe sls yoars oO} 0. Fmorat tron tie hyure to Se. Colambkil!'s Church, itd shone w Calvary Cemetery by curs, at 11 y'clock undue : YINGTON=At Elgin, I, suddonly, of paralysi on the 7th of Janunry, pal ewin Byingwo, in bis ae. Funeral from his Jate residence Jan.9 at1o'clock ts PL Herkimor County (N. ¥.) papers ploase copy, oe eee ecg Ene ees eae eer ANNOUNCEMENTS, aprinine Wit BH AN IMPORTANT MEETING tho Calumet Glub to-murruw evuning, ab whicls & full uttoridunco of the instabers is requosted, fi GOstEL TEMUENANCE MBBTING IN W. Lowor Farwell Iall to-night will be conducted by FPORSDAY, JAN IR AT Tit) OCLOCK B.A. AT the Grand Pavia Hotel in Chicago, will occur the annund dinner of the Union College Aldnint Assochi> tun of the Northwest All alumi of the College are Invited to attend. BAKING POWDER, POWDER Absolutely pure. Mada from Gmpe Cranm ‘Tartar. Tousekeopor's favorite In leading cities of tho world. No othe preparation mukes stich light, daky, hot ironds. or lugurtuns postey. Can be eaten by drape thes without fear of the 1s resulting from beavy in ostiblo food, ommunded fur purity and whole Bomaninen by ing Gaverntmunt Chomlys Ur, Mott. ~ _WOVAL BAKING POWDER CO, New York. DIAMONDS, WATCHES, &ce To be converted into Immediate Watches, . Diamonds, Jewelry, And Holiday Goods. i tor 18 GREAT INDUCE- Tomombor, wo now ton ayers Hamilton, Shourds & Co., oslte New Stato and Rundolohsts,,4° justo Hall. REMOVED, ANADA FUR MAN C0. Removed to the Elegant Premises, 142 & 144 Wiabnsh-av., Mutwoen Madiaun and Monroc-sta., And to reduce stock will selt during January single urilcles at tannufacturer’s cost, Aplendid assortment Boru Re aha Dvlnians, ete. rye Buys BEAK & BUCHER. wen pean a ana ean Bond $1, OF 5.for @ sample box, & apts . Of the best Cuniies in America, ‘put up ules wantly wad strictly pure, Lefers twall Citeway, Addruts INTL HI, Confection = ___74 Muitlaun-st., Chicago. S. ity HILSON, POMEROY &-CO., Auctonvors, TH and W Randolph-st, FRIDAY MORNING, Jan. 9; at 9:30 o'clock, AT OUI AUCTION LOOMS, 78 AND 8O RANDOLPH-ST., We willacll, without reserve, large and dosirable layout of vlugant; - FURNITURE, low an Second-hand, Curpols, Stoves, Cruckury Plutod Ware, Huds und fedding, Chromus and Gea oral Murchaiidise, |. KLISON, POMEROY & CO. _giuctlonvers, 14 and wi Randolph-st. Dy .D, LONG & CO. REGULAR SATURDAY AUCTION SALE, Batuiday, Jan. 10, at 10 o'clock, Atour Salesroom, No, 173 RANDOLPH-ST,, ine and roigabourte any Cn a Chamber ul ey abies sow . MAShor awa” Cook Bwres, Bier AO. 'D. LONG & GO. Auctioneers.