Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1880, Page 8

. THE CITY.” " \ i | i { ! {GENERAL NEWS. GAL, Roynolds, Providencé, Is at the Gard- ner, ; + John I, Stowart, Pittsburg, fs at the Sher man. 1 FrakeSidway, Buifalo,: Nv Y., ts at tho ‘Palmer |, a peas 11, It. Lewis, Boston, fs registered at the } Gardner, > . 32°C, Koenlg, New: Orleans, is at the Gardner, ¥ . “We Alton, Chathain, Ont, 1s at the Tromont.. . a *oM. Goldberg, Salt Lake City, Is at the ;* Tromont. I. IL Lamberton, Winona, Minn, fa at the Sherman, * y George W. Flynn, Danville, Is registered at tho Tremont. , © Heury W, Peck, Little Falls, N.-¥,, is ot tho Tremont, Morton Hull, Belolt, Wis., is registered at tho Sherman, j John 8. Willard, Lafayette, Ind,, ts a guest at the Palmer, W.C, Orcutt, Syracuse, N. Y,, {s stopping at the Gardner, M$, Dickerman, Springfield, Ill, is a guest atthe Gardner, | Jolin W, Baxter, Rutland, Vt, Js stopping ot tho Treiiont, * Jolin Callaghan, Loutsville, ts registered at the Tremont, John J. Rhodes, Hastings, Minn., is a guest at tho Sherman, 5 Tho Rev. W. R. Alger, Boston, is regls- tored at the Grand Pacific, ; ‘Tho Rt.-Rey. John Ireland, Catholic Bishop ., Of St. Paul, is at the Grand Paelfic, ‘fhe Rey. Herbert J, Cook, Coldwater, Mioh., is a guest at the Grand Pacific, Dr. P. G, Gillett, State Institution for Deat Butes, Juckaonville, is at the Grand Puollle, Joln H, Overly, Cairo, IL, State Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner, is at the Gardner, . Dr. A. Jd. Dewey, Superintendent Insane Asylum, Kankakee, 1s registered ut the Shor man, Q. Ii. Crosby, Auditor Chieago & Pacitlo Raliroad, Leavenworth, ‘Puciile. John Proteous, General Freight Agent - Grand Trunk Rallroad, Montreal, 1s at the Palmer. Charles A. Townsend, Vice-President Home Life-Insurance Company, New York, {¢ at tho Paliner. Daniel Sharp, Vice-President Union Mu- tual Life-Insurance Companys’, Boston, is at the Rock Island ja ut the Grand :i2 * Grand Pacitto, - “Charles B. Peck, General Manager of tho Northwestern Grand ‘'runk Railway, Port Huron, {s stupping at the Tremont, Capt. Benjamin Richardson, of New York, pat Enroute the city eaterday on his way ome from a long trip to California and the Pa- celtic Coast generally, A largo delegation of the G. A. R., who arrived last evening to take part In the Depart- ment Encampment commoncing to-day, are quurtered nt the Palmer, The sociable which was to have been given atthe Presbyterian Church at Hyde Park on Thuraday night bns been, indefinitly postponed on nccount of the death of Mrs. George Stewart, which occurred yosterday mornlng. - The New York Hotel Mutt says that Mr. Jobn A. Ice, of the Tremont House, has ao- cepted tho en Wamgtin tho new Hockaway Beach Hotel; and Alvin Hulbert, of the Sherman House, 1g auld to havo lewsed the’ now Windsor Hotal, Denver, Colo., at a rental of $40,000. The South Park Lodge, A., F. and A. M., installed thelr officers Inst: evoning, as follows: ‘W. &. Robinson, W. M.; Capt. Joseph Snyder, 8. ‘W.; 0. M. Anderson, J. W.; U. B. Ferris, Seoro- Teslic Lowis, Treasurer; Honry Frank, 8. McAdams, J. D.; Lyman Riley, Tyler. T. J. Potter, Assistant General Manager ‘Glen, Burlington & Quincey, Halirond, Tburlitiie ton; #. B. Clarke, General Truflle Manager Chl- cng, ‘Minnoapolis & St. Paul Hallrond, St. Paul; and E, W. Winter, Genoral Superintendent Wefatern Wisconsin Ratlrond, Hudson, Wis., aro quartered at tho Grand Pacifle, irs, E, M. Hancock, of No. 440 Ogden ay- enue. bos recoived o letter from Mrs. EB. Le + Comstock, dated Topoka, Kas. Jan. nce Xnowledging the recelpt of a quantity of waria clothing and other supplies for tho colored Tefugees. Over 400 packuyes havo ulrevdy beon recelved which cannot be acknowledged, as there are no nomics Inclosed, and donors ure usked to ‘be patient, 18 many of tha contributions for- warded have not yot arrived. “The Rev, Edmund Belfour, who has for ba fa past acceptably filled tho puipltt of ‘Trinity Engtish Lutheran Church, leayes Chil- cago to-morrow for Pittsburg to assuine tho astorate of the First Engilah Lutherin Church in that city, At a meeting of the Young People's Society of Trinity Church Mr, Belfour ‘was presented with a handsome sot of Chambers’ Bu cones and the affection of his people here will follow him to hia new tleld of labor. Saturday evening Deputy G. M. W. Lewis Le. Wroy, dansiated by: brethron from Apollo and sister instituted a now lodge of tho Or- der of AO, U. W., known as Actua Lodge also iustituied tho: following oflivers:, P Bf. W., George Beckwith} M. W., Potor Buschwah; Foreman, H. B. Drlgras Overseer, J.C, Sonica; Recorder, M,N. Goodale; Recolver, J. H. Bar= uott; Finaucler, A, C, Snyder: Guide, George M. Hoof; Inside Watch, James H. Washburn; Out- aide Watch, D. 8. Gingrich, A teamotharsesattached toa grocery wagon pelonging to W. M, Hoyt &Co, ran petty Take , Street wt 11:00 Go lf inorning, and at the viaduct collided with a horse and buguy bolong- ing to 8 Mr, Brooks, who lives tn the Town of Jetfcreon, A Mr. MeNutt, in tho bu, with Mr, Brooks, was thrown out an slightly injured wbour tho face and body. ‘Tho latter teain thon Tan away, and collided with a bugyy containing Mrs. G. L. Smith, of No. 75 Weat Adama strect, injuring the lady alighuy. “The Chicago Society of Decorative Art has taken a new departure which cannot fall to bo of great interest to lts members and students, The lady wnanagers have inuugurated a series of gone ounversaziones, ut cach of which will be read a paper, ta be followed by n general dis- guasion, Thu first of the serics was held yea- terday ‘afternoon, the subject being " Poti and Porveluin.” ‘The paper was 9 thoughtful oue, und exhibited a thorough knowledge of the sublect matter, The after-dlacussion wus par- Uvlpated in by many of the ladies present. ‘The Lake George's Sportsmen's Associn- ‘tomheldnancotlng last, evening in ibe clube Bond 11 the chair, ‘Tho Board of Manugers wero authorized to ercot a club-house on the territory of the Association recontly lensed nt Lako Goorge, in Like County, und to take action look- ing to Kugping trespassers off the grounds. The ehouting forthe handicap glaas-bull mitch will take place Saturday afternoon atl o'clock, Tho _ Shoot for tho club supremavy badge takes place on the 2id of February next, Bi will be shot at in this contest, = Tho Lincoln Park Commissioners met in regulur scusion yesterday ufternoon at thelr Too! in the Ashlaud Block, Couunissioner Withrow in tho chair, With the exception of Frvsident” Winston all the members wery present, Tho purchase of 100 yurds of gravel ‘rom J. Hodgkin, st ie pee yard, wus ordered, tho gravel to bo placed whore noeded, A com- munication was recelyed from It, Kurtis & Son in relation to continuing the brush-breukwater along tho drive, and he wus rectucaed wo ppenr aut the next mecting to present bis pluns and ca- “mutes, Kome minor business was transuctod, ‘when the Board adjourned. . Dr. :V, A. ‘Turpin yesterday commenced the payment of tho second dividend, of i per y r cont, to tho depositors tu the defunct Fidel Bank. This dividend makes a total of UD cent pald sinve the bauk went into liquidution, the t dividend declared being for 10 per cont. About $30 was pad out yuster- duy, there be! -but little demand ou ‘the part of tho smallor depositors. The total amount to De paid is about #225,000, tho bank cloding for $1,815,000 and 9 number of claims having boon pe with real estate, Alongs number of the ke have found thelr way Into the bands of ; the brokers, but thy number of bona fide do- posltors ly still eo large that a great rush ja wn eee ay ser payiy wt be conn ua row da: at the bank building on Han- dolph strost. ,, Anumber of Sunday-school Superintend- ents of this uity met last evening fu tl room of the Centenary Methodlat Church to dla- , cuss questions connected with their work and ) the forthcuming County Convention of Sunday. \ school teachers to be beld in this city some timo in tho latter part of February, “Mr. W. M, Jucobs vocupled the chalr, and stated the objects of «the meeting, und invited the Superintendents preseut ‘to express their views on tho questions submitted. The first Tuutter discussed was“ Blow to Muke the Sature day Noon Meetings Successful.” DD. W. Potter, B. ¥-dacubs, A. ‘f, Hemingway, A. G. Lune, and other uyntivinen thought the uttendunce at Fur well Hull could be ttnproved by w systematlo cunvassing of the Sunduy-schoolé for that pur. pose, Mr. Jubobe dl eed hey Ne Xa ge ats rovement, Nex jew York, were ‘Pao’ lah ern acue eee pulves Biates, wan active of more good. A yood cowrlt- we ur invitation was nocded to visit churches, “How jo, Make Our Convention y Bucecsa” wus next disqused, as well us tho nd- visubility of sunding a. delegate to the Loudon Sunday-Hebool Convention whlch meats on the Foon of the Sherinnu Houss, with Col. £. 8. jd not reyurd the meetings ws Buy ed, but the Convention has tho selecttor After tho ‘business meoting was over, tho ladics ind gentlemen had n pleasant sociable, with the usual accompaniments of Ice-cream, cnke, etc. ‘Tho annual ineeting af tho Scconi Baptist Church Boofoty was held Inst oveniyg in tho yeatry-room of the churety, Mr. 1. N, Jiro in the chat. Tho Treaeurer, W. Hokl@n, ree tho recelpts for the pust yenr and thy expenditures | g1hs64(t, a lanco. in the trensury of 8134.04, Tho tifsing announcement wia mado that the church dll not have a dollar of {udobtednoss exiating. A resolution was adopted that all stata be declired tree during the Sunday sorvices nfter tho singing of the fmt hymn. Megars, EN. Blake, U, N. Holden, and 1. Rau- dull wero ap olnted a committee to revise the Maciplng, io following officers were clecteds Trustee, O. W. Barrett: Clerk, 6. 2. Swift; Trens- turer, W. HL. Hold Comittee on Miss + D, &, Sweot, FP. K, Tracy, nnd Daniel Gino; Mo erator, B, N. Hake; Corresponding Secrotary, Minas Hfeien ‘pra Tho following re the names of the Deacons elected, the balloting for which took a long time: For three ¥ urs, 1). Guno, J. R. Wheeler, 8. A. Seribner, J. M. Phim: atend: for two years, 8. 8. Nu Joseph Trstow, Dr. 'T. 1, Seeley, 8. Waymiany for one your, 7.8, Lamb, J. N. Ingratam, W. W, Waite, yd, Nott. A motion was passed ordering tho taking up of a collection every Sunday oveutty hereafter, Tho mevting soon after adjourned, - THE CIOANMAKERS. A mecting of tho Executive Committes of Cigarmakers' Union No, 11, was held Inst oven ing at No, 46 North Clark street. A number of bits wery audited and the regular routine com- mittee wurk was yone through with, The re- mainder of tho evening was taken up in mnailing Q large number of circulars to tho various Unions in the country. ‘These circulars eintod- fod n defense of Union No, Migalnst the attacks made tpon. it by the members of tho rival body In thia elty, Union No, 14, and a résumé of the Inte atrike was given. Tt ia intended to con- eflinte the International Union, which body does not look upon Union No, i with favor, The document is quite longthy; and fs signed by tho Comuulttee on Defonse, } THE “OIry “HALL. . The receipts of the Water Department for 1870 ware $022,000, and tho surplus over expenses amounted to $374,853. ‘The Trensurer’s receipts yesterday wero 81,488 from the Water Department, $283 from tha Controller, attd $12,000 in scrip from the South Town Collector. . Commissioner Waller yesterday awarded a contract to W. E. Tmver to erect nn fron foot- bridge over the south entrance to tho La Sullo atreet tunnel. ‘The work {s to be completed Feb. 16, and fs to cost $20, ‘The bridge-gate men are not yet all dead. One applied yesterday for pertnission to put up: gutes at tho Twelfth street bridge, and Commls- aloner Waller, knowing so well bis fate, granted Mt sorrowfully, The Controller has not made up his mind whethor or not he will obey the order of tho + Council instructing hin to turn over any part of the buck taxes to the Sehuol Fund. He dues not think the fund hus any right to tho taxes, for reasons repentedly given, ond saya ho will con- sult tho Muyor before doling anything. The Council n week or more ago author- ized the Commissioner of Public Works to cume to the rellef of the brick contractor on the new City-Hall, and purehase 800,000 brick to insure the pushing of the work this apeings Yesterday the Commissioner notitled tho contractor to come forward and present the necessary bond to secure tho city against loss, and he is expected to respond in a duy or two. Tho Superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Jacksonville, yesterday presented tho Mayor and Controller with a pulr each of tollet bottles. They visited the institution some weeks ago and addressed the inmates xt some length, gud the present was a alight acknowledgment: from the unfortunntes. The bottics were cov- ered with blue silk, and neat designs wero ainted upon tho coverings,—the handiwork of © presenters, : ‘There will be an important meeting In the Council chamber this afternoon. . Thore wilt bo fessent the Heulth, Judiciary, and Finance Jomimittecs, members of thd Stato Board of Hoenlth, Canal Commissioners, and othors, and: the question of pumping the South Branch into the can will be considered. Tho city wuthor- ities avem to fuyor the proposition pretty zon erally, and Commissioner De Wolf saya ‘that if tho Council will yive Lim the nocessury appro- priation ho will have the South Branch cmpty- arn the Mississipp| Hiver inside of ulnety Gas-Inspector Baldwin had a conference with Cominissioner Wallor yesterday, in whlett he Bought toret forth that about 60,000 fect of had been wasted, or paid for whieh hud not wen used, in tho Ln Sulle street tunnel the pnst yeur, and 32,000 In the Washington streat tunncl, all on account of neglect, or something else, ‘The story wus somewhat mixed, and, before con sidering ft, the Commissioner sald he muat have the complaint in some tangible shape. Mr. Baldwin will reduce ils discoveries to writing, and submit thom to-day, Anong the building permits issued yester day wore the following; Te John Vaughan, to erect g two-story dweiling, No. 8 Hoyne court, to cost $1,000; ono to it, Kohr, to erect n one- story store, No. 470 South Halsted street, to cout $1,800; one to P. McGillen, to erect a two-atory store and dwelling, corner of F and Halsted atrocts, to cost. $3,000; one to Dr, A, B, Strong, to erect a two-story dwelling, Mouroo strevt, eur Lafltn, to cost $4,600; ono to V. Popotsky, to oreot a two-story Btore and dwelling, Carpen- ter street, near Front; and one tod. Calrns, to erect 8 one-story cottage, No. 2 Seymour atreet, to cust $2,000, Dr. De Wolf visited the Stock-Yards yesterday to louk after the building of ad- Uitional ‘entch-busins to provent the flow of snimut mutter into the South Branch, In the hearing of the case uf the Milnols Drying Com- pany recently It was testified that large quanti tea of this mutter were pnsving into tho river, and, while the Heulth Depurtment docs not be- Neve anything of the kind, it 1s proposed to tuke advantage of tho testiinony and cause now ‘Dasing to be. Pe In to guard aguinat bofouling tho river. He found thom belug bullt, ane inde proceitons being taken, and when be ro- turned his face was wruathed with amilea, Early yesterday morning a case of su posed smiull-pox wus reported from No, 863 Ful- ton street, but un examination proved that it waa o false alurm. Later, however, & gonuing cio was reported’ frum No. 257 West. Mudison atroot, Df, Hull visited the promises at once and found that it was foarte hones aud that tho vietln was W. C. Richmond, 4 barber, and be uuused bitn to ba tuken to the Smull-Pox Hos- pital, He mado every possible fuquiry, but could not trace the orlgin of the disense, This Ja the sdvond case which bas occurred this win torwhlch could not be traced directly to the Denmark House, Tho Inmates of the house were vaccinated, the premises famiated, and it ia hoped that no other cases will appour, Special-Inspector Genung has for some dnys been exuinining several gchools us to von tilition, and reported yesterday, He says he found the frame building of the Beatimnon School yentllated by lowerlpy tha windows fromm the top, which was anything olso than sutlafuce tory,the averuge teniperature being 63°, . Tho ventilation of Throop School wae found very near perfect, the teniperature beipg 679, ‘Tho Wella School he reporte nin a bud condition, tho only regular current of alr boing from ‘be- neath the teachers’ plutforms, which hud been through the lunge of the eblidren on tho floor below, Tho utmosphoro wus, in some of the rooni, almost offensive, and he recommenda vurlous chunges looking to improving the con- dition of atfulrs, A week or more ago an ordinance was adopted amendatory of the one prohibiting the varrying of concenled weapons, It joes Into offect to-morrow, and requires persons who de- alro to carry arins to got a permit from the Muyor, which must be indorsed by the Superin- twadont of Pollcu, and have tho city's eeul at- tached to it, ote, ‘Tho blanks for application for permits’ have been prepared, and itreudy some applications huve been mado, ‘The penalty for violating the ordinance Iva fine of not lesu thun $25 hor ture thun $00, Tho Mayor is un- tloipating # rush, and, buying determined to one force the ordinance as rigid! if aa poualbte, Is ina quaudury tu know where bls © permit" ts to come from, provided he should take it into bis head to wear tho pistol ono of bis many admirers presonted bim a few weoks ago. COUNTY-BUILDING, Gerhard Laubach, an Insolvent debtor, was yesentay granted his dischargo by the County urt. ‘The Committee on Education held a very ‘Urief scaaion yesterday, and ullowod one bill for coat supplied to tho Normal School, Deputy-Sheriff Seligman yesterday closed up the atoro of O. Friteoh, batter and furrier, in the Uhilch Block, on North Clark streot, on a suit for $2,500 at the Instanoo of Chris Knocker, Friday will be the last day of service in the County Court for the February torm. A now calendar will bo prepared in which will be ine oluded ull cases undlsposed af. No notices will be reguirod, as all pouding cascs will be put on the ealondar. ears ? There are 264 prisoners in the jail at pros- ent, of whom 116 ure recoded docket, twenty-five are ticketed Barut, for qollehs dozen’or go for tho Uridewell and Re- form Behoul, and tho bulance conalat of Uultod States prisoners und persons held for debt, cw, The Committee on Churitics met yesterday forenoon ut the County Agent's oltics "snd passed upon a number of bills. Among these Wery the claims of tha State Asylum for tho Deaf and Dumb at Jacksonville, amounting to about $000, which havo been under consideru- tion for 4 couple of yeura oro. Tho reason these bills wore not budited before way thut sume of the charges Were considered oxtray ual eluting bavitig Leow lot ov ments of accault wer asked ws these, when furniabed, were found motsinid, now via for, aud au the ordluury, were pnased. Tho Committeo also granted a fow pasecs. ‘Those pool-selling eases are act for hearing before Judge Gary loth. and will fn all prove ability amount to nothing. ‘The caso, agalnat Herninnn Prossor, the Corporal of the Leur und Wehr Verein, for iegul drilling, ate. ts wlso net for trini, Duet Is not likely thae it will come up, The “scare” ts over, ands nl the advortiding penive hag heen gotten out of tho case it wil ¢ shoved over, finally to lapse and die. The Joint Committes on Buildings and Service will mect to-day to conalder, among othor matters, tho letting of the contravt. for xower-work on the now Court-House, Tho bids forordinary ting range from about $2,100 to #700, and there is ono bid for o new pnt- ented rystem of dralnags which calls for tha expenditure, of $17,000. This systom hia a couple of adyoeates In the Honrd, ‘ut, whatover its merits mny be, the price Is too far out of the way, in the opinion of a large mae Jority of the Bonrd, for thom to recommend ite adoption. At tho sume time thore is trouble over awarding the contract, iunsmuch as some of the fowor biditers are not held to be responal- ble, and lively thnes may be looked for, The Grand Jury met yesterday and ox- amined into twenty-five cases. They found eleven true bills, seven no ills, and passed soven cases, ‘They indicted Charles Schanek for kUling Fredorick Kandlza, and ordered tho dis- misani of Louls Verra, who wassupposed to bo in acevasory tothe crime. They _indloted also tho’ negro scoundrel Charles “Campbell the murder of Fenton M. atreot for Beatty on Hure n fow days ago, and, hy request of the State's ‘Attorney, both thoso indietmonts will bo “returned into court this morning. Yesterday they roturied {nto court fifteen Indlctmenta, among which wis One earns, George W. Stratton for the murder of Lottie Nobinsow,on Kinzie strect, a week igo last Sunday morning. When that daylight robbery In the Decring street district occurred, n couple of weeks nyo, and the ngent of the South Sido Gas Company was bouten and robbed of $6,000, the best police of tha best clty governed by the best Mayor, ete, felt that something must be done, They knew nathing whatever about the caso, and hid not tho remotest idea who bad carried out tho Job. Such being the case, they fell back on the old system, and arrested half ‘a score of imown thieves and vagrants, whom with much care they hid Bway nt outalde police stations, far beyond the ken of inguist- tlve. reporters. Among the number | thus © Jugged” was Willlam, alias * Bid," Hoolihun, a notorious little thief and bad tan,” Bid" got tlred of being a Boarder with Hoffmann, and yesterday applied to Judge Jameson for a writ of habens carpus, Thon eame one of tho city detectives, awied there was no cvidence against Hoollhan, and asked his dlacharge, which was of courgo ordered. Shade of Vidveq) thus is tho detectlyo business of Chicago carried on. In the Criminal Court yesterday, before Iudgo Jumoson, Jumes Durcott wus tried for lureeny and acquitted. Joseph Newnan pluaded guilty to receiving stolen property, and got one year in tho Repiventinnys Rodney Hackett, o Y-your-old ‘oy, pleaded yullty to larceny and was remanded, Ho wig alse tried in confunc- tion with Charles Witilas for horse-stealing, and the twain were convicted of driving away a horse, Jncob Quitzors pleaded gullty to two indletmonts for obtalning monoy by fnlse pro- tenses, and was remanded “for sentence, Charles Morgin pleaded = guilty to | ong fudictment for burglury, and ‘was. tried and convicted on anither, James King pleaded gullty ton charge of petit larceny, ind was sentenced to four months inthe House of Correction. Before Judge Gary the following were tried and acquitted: Henry Brandt, lar- ceny; Honry Timm, robbery; Janics Hanraban, Hugh Galvin, and Thomas Comerford, robbery, a i Sondheim was tried by the Court for ob- taining money under false protensca, found utity, and gentenced to three munths in tho louse of Correction and 1 tne of 3100. Tho bum-boat cases ugulnst Murray and Yattow were stricken olf, and the cnso of Abo Goldman, charged with murder, was continued. ‘Tho Committee on Hospital met yesterday and passed on somo bills and tho payerall of the gounty Hospital. On this puy-roll tho'name of Mra. Mills appears credited with $3048 house- keeper for the Institution, And thereby hangs atale, Mrs. Mills enjoys tho double privitego of velng the wife of Str. Mills, Warden of tho County Hospital, and tho sister-In-law of Com- inissloner Spofford, now travell Fioridu for his health, in company with LY ptrnator Sexton, Some thine ago Mr. Mills, being dealr- ous of bouncing Mrs. rate the Mutron or Housekeeper of tho Hospital, annaunced to the Committoc that such an officer was not needed, and that ho could ot —_alony without her, So sho ‘wus ounced—in the Inturesta of economy, Now, it aeems that Mra, Mills, who fn common with the Allis family and the two blooded horses owned by Mr, Milly, recelves bourd and lodging frev at the ‘Hospital, hua cnough time on her hands to enuble ber to act ts bougokeeper, and that, Mra, Prossor being disposed of, thore ta yet occasion for such an oillolul, Apparent the Committee did not think tho claim a juati- fable one, for It was strickon out unanimously, and a porfect chorus of volces proclulined that this wus one of tho “very cheoklest” bits of business over nttumpted on the Bourd, In this connection [tinay be remarked thut Mr, Mills recejyed ui advanco of 2% per cent on hia sulary nbout six weoks ngo. ‘Two or three of the Commissioners met In tho roonts of the County Hourd yesterday, and discussed tho advisability of advertising for wale tho Ntcform-School property. ‘hia lesioned for tho building of the Court-House, and cannot be dive fram that use. Its technical do- seription iss “Tho reaubdlyision of the Reform- Behool property, being tho south twenty-tive res of the northwest fractional quarter of 2, Township 38, Range 14." ‘Tho proport: four blocks, and very large ones nt that, oxtonding frou: * Michigan “ferruvo,” or front tha Illinois Central Rullroad tracks, west to Cote tage Grove aventie, betwaon Clinton nyonuc and Forty-third street. fhe four blocks, counting west from the lake, comprise, ively, 40, 44, 40, and ‘34 lote, all 26 front and from 1 to 200 fost in dopth. ‘This property bus 0 vory vuluablo frontuze on Drexel boulevard, and nv searcely less valuablo frontuge on governt linportant avenues, which in a fow yours’ time will be umong the most desira- bie residence thoroughfares in that district. ‘The proporty fs Just outside the city Umits. It is proposed fo prepare a numbor of plate to bo furnished to renl-estate dvalers who bave cus- tomera in viow for the Innd. These have been ordored and will be putin hand forthwith, It now rests with tho Board to decido whether this extremely vuluuble property shill be slaugh- tored, and as an Incident of tho transaction it may prove Interesting to watch bow much thoso pa reds real-estate men churge for come misa{ons, FEDERAL AFFAIRS. Forty-five thousand dollars in gold was puld out yeaterday, The schooner Orkney Lass, which was Mbvoled somo time since, wus yesterday sold by Deputy-Mursbal Stillwell for $1,300, Authority was yesterday givon to the Ex- position Directors to loan thelr collection of cuats to the Acudomy of Fine Arts. Thoso custs, having beon imported free of duty, aro atlll held under bond. The internal-revenue receipts yesterday amounted to #402, OF this amount $21,058 was dorived from spirits; tobacco aud clyars puid $2,183; dnd beer contributed $1&. Thero were no oxports of alcohol. vats, se ugiotn Holset cal loctions, ft, duttes ny mounted upto $3.8, The dutiable woods recolved wore us follows: F, & F. Jao- er & Co. 27 prokuges of ourthonwire: Park hurat & Wilkingon, 8AM bars of Iron; Jansen, McClurg &Uo,, 2 cnses of books; Lindauer Iros, & Co, 4enses of dry goods; Carson, Pirie, Svott & Co, Benges of ary Is} J, W. Butler Papor Company, 172 bundies of printing A J. 8 Kirk & Uo, i cake of soda ashy loy & ‘Tyrroll, 14 pckages of curthenwaro; Wilson Tiros, 4 cases of hoslory;, Held, Murdoch & Fishor, 20 cages of prunes; Metzler, Rothuchild & Con eusog of pipes: Laub Hros,, 1 caso of dry goods; Parkhurst & Wilkinson, 4 cusea of varnish; J.J. McGrath, 13 cuses of wall-paper; Honson Bros., 8 barrels of herring; Kirehhot? & Co., Weasks of beer, CRHMATED OREENDACKS. ‘Two peddtors, known us Gulberg nnd Erik Goldberg, broke the monotony of Commissioner Hoyne’s routine yesterday by filling his office with lamentations and displaying a tin box of bluck cinders, which, for all the Commissioner was ublo to understand from thelr broken Ene ulish, night huve contained the tmortul dust of soute cremute) ancestor, who hud gone to bourne where there aro’ no second-hand shops and where * fakirs" are unknown, By dint of much questfoning and conulduruble guossing tho euuse of the bother waa arrived at. It appears that the Goldborgs, who Hye at No, 401 Clark street, by Industriowsly peddling fruit and veg~ otables, bad umnssicd tho suim of $500, it fall the futhor guve the roll of ills to his good- wife to bide in sume plice where thiovea would: uot break through and atcal, With truc feml- nine precaution, Mrs. Goldberg bid the cash in an old stove which decorated 1 store-room, and, woman-like,told no ong of the place solected. Monday morning the aged peddler mun ina it of cleanliness decided tu clotr up the rubbish and start a fire in that unfurtunute stove. When it) was well under way bis wife came into the roum and damponod his ardor and the fire with u bucket of water, It wae too late, however, and the greenbuoks wore nothing but cinders, ‘Tha, remulna of tho ttle fortuno were decently interred ina tin box, and the Commissioner Wrote the epltapy in the shupe of an ailidavit, which was fur wi ushington, Thore isa baru possls bile, that the romains muy be identified guile eiently by the Redemption ‘Bureua tw juatify the replacing of tho notes and the consequent joy of the Goldborga, THE BUTCHERS’ UNION, TURZATENING REPORTERS AND AUDITING TIE wuoks, No new developments were mado yesterday in the Investigution of tho flnaucial troublesof tho Butchers’ Union, In the morning Mr, Patrick ‘Walsh, who stands by the churges which ho mado agulnst the Moguls of tho Union on Saturday, had a conference with them in the Union Hall, which, however, awounted to nothing: The wee vo * -* over THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY recoipts which ho holds for monoys disbursed by omimittes, but him us Chairman of tho Rellet ho declined to do so, ‘A short timo aftor the conference was avor n notice waa pinned upon the door of tho Union Hinil calling « tnecting of the Union for 4 o’elock jn tho afternvon, A Trinuar roportor vistted the morning and found that.the ing: 080 present was about eyually: divided on tho sitb- ject of tho wleged shortages In the Unton tes vounta, have a large number of; adhorenta, and they ro- verely denounced tho eal ingot the meeting on such short notice, stating that proper hotles should havo been given by advertisement in the Union's organ of & meyjing which wis to bavo aitch Important work before it. They belloved that it was tho Intention of tho olliccrs to pack the mevting, and thus defaat the object for which it was called, The general opinion seemed to be shnred by all preanat that tho financial condition of the Union, by reason of the nasser tlons mado of its rotten condition, should bo mide the subject of consideration at na mnss-meeting to be! held at Turner: Tall at an ently date, It wns universally held that tho Auditing: Committco had had abundance of time to go through the books and discover fraud, If nay oxinted. Tf they hid ule covered fraud, even withont finding out who ald {t, the rest of the Union should be mndo nequalnted with tho fuct, resident O'Connell informed the reporter that ho hod nothing to add to what he had alrendy sald concerning the financial troubles of tho Union. Hoe sald that ‘tho Investigniion had shown Mr, Walsh to be short In hia aceounts, and added that Jf that oilleinl of the Union aid not take care of what ho was saying, he would swonr out a warrant agulnst hin and hive bin arreated, WIth fegard to tho afternoon mect- ings ho stated that its object was to domand of allo Aiclits holding receipts ur other documents - connected with the Union that they should doliyur thom up to the Auditing Committea, In connection with the reporter's conversa. tion with President O'Connell, it may be stated that, during bis weareh for fucts In tho saloon connected with the Union, ho was grossly in- sulted by ono of tho buiiles who ure backing up the Union organization. ‘This purty, who ap- wirently had the sympathy of uw strong clique, indulged in threats aa well us Insults, and, when the reporter sought to make 0 graceful depirt- ure for tho mbra penceful atmosphere outalde, varred tho wiy and sald that the crow had not done with him yot. ‘This was somewhat of nnew departure, but the repurter thought tho man was merely acting on his own responsibility until, in bis conversa- tion with President O'Connell, that official repeated doliberately the threat which the othor party had made, Mr, O'Connell wus feeling sore over the publication in Sunday"s Trinung of the uncontradiated statoment of Mr. Walalt. The reporter reminded hit once more that he had enlted pon him (O'Connell) the same day that Mr, Wulsh made his atatement and sought to nscertain the other side of the cnse, which ho declined to sunply. Ifo then suggested to Mr. O'Connell that, if he were not eo ditfident In the inatter of expressing his yiews, such unfortu- nate occurrences 88 the other Bido gotting in their blow firat could not happen, Prealdent O'Connell hid nothing furthor to say on thls point than that, [f the reporter pub- lished any more such stutementa regurding the officers of the Union, they would get the boys to “handle” him,—in othor words, to give him a pounding. The position In which the olficers of tho Unton place thomselves through this throat, isshnply as follows: Thoy decline to give the press why news whatever regurding tho nasalled Nnanelal condition of tho Union, and, if tho representatives of tho press secure information on the subjoct from othor sources, they will have tho reporters nasaultcd, Both fuctions into which tha Union haa beon split by Its finanelal scandul claim to know noth- ing of tho whereabouts of Mr. O'Meara, tho’ misalug Secretary of the Reflof Committee, and ench charges tho othor with possession of the Knowledge and with tha destro to conceal it, It was stated by tho President of ono of tha branches yesterduy that Mr. O'Moara’s books showed that only ono-thind of the money which he had seckle for hud been expended by him in giving rellof to the strikers, bit this wis not corroborated by tho oflicors, who, it 1a reason- ablo to expect under tho present, clruumstances, would not be buckward In making sucha fact known to tho public,, LOCAL POLITICS. - Seventh Ward Hepublicans, Tho Seventh Ward Republican Club held a meeting yesterday evening at the corner of Waller and West Twelfth streets. ‘This was the first meeting of the Club this season, and although it was understoud that the work to be accomplished was merely preliminary in its nature, a large attendance was present, ‘The chair was occupied by Mr, Phillp Mans, A. lively debate arose on the question of whether the roll of the Club should bo con- stituted of the names on the rolls of the two defunct clubs of whom the existing organiza- tion is the outgrowth, the final decision being in the affirmative, On motion, the Chalr, appointed Messrs, Dunhun, Muus, Wooduan, and Gardner a comuittee to prepare thirty-four names for an Executive Committee, to be reported at tha next mecting, to be {held on the evening of Feb, 10, and one-halt bt whom should be chosen by the Club at that meeting. Oniotion, the Chair, uppointed Messrs, Duguid, Krull, and Heavey a committee to revise the coustitutions aud by-laws of the old clubs, and frame from them o constitu. tun for the new one, "Che Club then adjourned. INISH-AMERICANS. The Irish-American Central Republican Club held 9 lnrgely-nattended meeting Inst evening in the Grand Pacific. A, L, Morrl- son presided, An election of ofllcers for the ensuing six months resulted as follows: President, Alex, L. Morrison; See W. 2. Ronei; ‘Preasurer, ‘Ts 1. Keefe; Cor- Feapondlng, Secretary, E.'C. Leavy, and the following lst of Vice-Presidents; Arthur Dixon, Dan Seully, James Donohue, D, Quirk, Capt, J.B foley, P. Mf. Clanghrey, Thomas ‘Turney, M. C. Hickey, James IL Burke, C. E. Mvore, Judiclary Comuniittee, A. Callaghan, James -F. Caulfield, BE. J. Cunnitl, W.K. Sullivan, John L. Brennan, John Huggard, and John Davy, ‘The following letter was read from Gov. | Foster, of Ohio: “STATE OF Onto, EXecutive Dera MENT, CoLuMnus, Jan, 20, 1880,—Mr, ai. D. Morrleon—My Dean Sin: Your welcome letter of the 23d Is before me, I am pleased to know that our Irish fellow-cltizens are taking so Ilvely an Interest in the success of the Republican party. It shows that they are beginning to think for themselves, and that in the futuro thoy willbe governed ‘in the ex. erclgy of tho right uf suffrage by an intelll- gent view of the issue involved, and not by blind prejudice, Iam bath pleased and hon- ored by your proposition to make me an hon- orary Inember of your Central Club, Yours respectfully, CHARLES FostER”? ‘After transacting some further routine Duslness, the meeting adjourned, subject to the call of the Chair, NATIONAL CONVENTION. What the Exposition Managers Aro Dolng for Xt. ‘The Directors of the Exposition Building have already begun the. work of preparing that linmense structure for the reception of the delegates to the fortheoming Republican National Convention, When the question of decking on u place .to hold the Convention was under discussion {twas promised that $35,000 shouldbe expended {n fitting up the bullding for tho purpose, and on the strongth of this, taken In conjunction with Chicago's unsurpassed railroad facilities, its superb ‘hotel accommodations, gnd its well-known superiority ag 4 summer resort, tha Natlonal Committee voted to hold the Convention here, [t now Appoars that the Directors in- tend to be even better than thelr word, and the plans recently perfected will call for an exponditure of from $45,000 to 350,000, ‘She contract for rellouring, the building has been let for $12,000, and the work is in prog- regas, ‘Tho entire south end of the viat struel ure will be devoted to tha Convention, and the plan contemplates such an arrangement of seats as WHT furnish an! immense amphi. theatre, necommoadating 20,000 people, The galleries are to be strenthoned, and new trusses, thes, and girders iy! be putin where necessary, There is to bg a splendid fount- aln, and u conservatory of qhuice flowers ant rare exotics for the special delectation of bucolle delegates, Much is also promised in tho way of huproved ventilation, whieh is to be sectred by an alteration of the gluss win- dows Jn tho roof, and o fentporury eelling iy to be constructed which, If Is belleved, will 80 puprove the acoustic yropertics of the bull ng that It will be the moat desirable hall ti the world for the purpose of holding immense meetings, + tt THE NEW TELEGRAPH UNE, New Youur, Jun, 37.—Lhte Evening Tele- gramof to-day saya: “If Would have taxed the Imagination of the bual world 9 fow years ago to conceive how'nnew ocean cablo and new land system, comnpitsing 95,000 miles of wire, all centering inuNew York City, could go into operation, as! thoy did yoster- doy morning, with go little! formality, noise, and fuss, There were no. congratulatory messages, no exploding of guns or after dinner speeches, no splurging in the news- papers. There was even no bluster about a reduction of rates. ‘The new French cable company, the Compagnie Francalse du ‘I'él- égraphe de Parls'a New York, begun Its - y aulatiy with fs I during the ing of as Mr, Walah, wha waa present, seemed to 28; -1880—TWELVE PAGES. . : torchan, of private. cominercia! tel eer and aid'n Hght day's business, Téhas not put down rates, although the old rival Anglo-American cable announces that Its tariif atter Feb, 1 will be redneed from 75 cents to 123¢ cents n word. Tho tines of tho Company oxtend from Brest, France, to St. Pierre, Capo Breton ‘Newfoundland, and thence to Nansett Light, Cape Cod, From St. Pierre there 1s 0 connection to Touls- burg, Can, and from Capo Cod to this city. A cable from Brest ts about to bo Inld by this Company to “Land's End, England, and from that” point another ocean wire will bo stretched to St. Plerre,, the American land- ing point. But the qufet opening of tho Aterican Union Company, yesterday is a “yet mora notable event, ‘That:.Company, having overcome all obstructions in the courts, gocs to work with 35,000 niles of wire, connecting. all, leading American bustiess eentres with the new Ironch cable and with each other.” SECRET SOCIETIES. INDIANA GRAND LODGE K,. OF P. Bpectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tritune, . [xpranavoris, Ind, Janu. 27%.—The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythins opened tts annual sesston to-day, with 100 Represetitatives pres- ent, and with Arthur A. Corme, of Rich- mond, Grand Chancellor. The address of Grand-Chancetlor Carme shows that In tho past year there has been a net Increnso of Aix Jodges and 543 members, with promising In- icrtions that ew lodges will soon be Insti- tuted at Portland, Bluffton, Martinsville, and, Fort Wayne. Lodges have been instituted at Crontheraville, Union City, Sullivan, Snad- dy’s Mills, Fountain City, Bloomingdale, Park County; and Good Tutent Lodge, Ko- komo; and ‘Excelstor, Indlnnapolis, resusi- tated. Venus Lodge, Jamestown, Boone County, surrendered {ts charter, he Grand Keeper of Records and cuporta. seventy-five effective with a membership of 3,823; net year, 13, ‘The inembership is divided into 19 Past Graml Chancellors, 717 Past Chancel Jors, 8,018 Knights, 90 Esquires, and 66 Pages. The receipts of the Grand Lodge have been $2,422.85; expenditures, $3,617.61; balance on hand, $1,476.20, ‘The assets of the Grand Lodge are estiinated at $3,438,03, and tho Ha- bilitles at $176.15, The following officers were elected: James R. Carnahan, Lafayette, Grand Chancellor; W. IL Gitlum, Rockville, Grand Viec-Chan- cellor; James T. Darnall, Greencastle, Grand Prolate; D, B. Shidelor, Indianapolls, G. K. of R&S; 8 P. Oyler, Franklin, J. 2B, Stumph, Lndianapolls, ¢.0, Lelinan, Edin- burg, Trustees; W. L. Dunlap, G. ML. of BE. MICHIGAN GRAND LODGE, & A. M. Sptctal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunies Detnoit, Mich., Jan. 27.—The Grand Lodgo of Michigan, A.F.& A.M, began its an- nual communication at noon to-day {n the Detroit Opera-House. Over 800 delegates were present aot thy afternoon session, Grand-Master Striker, of Luastings, de- Iivered the annual address, and the reports of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer wero also presented: ‘The elec- ton of officers will occur to-morrow, Mr. Striker referred to tho fact that Detroit was the birthplace of the Grand Lodge more than thirty-five years ago, and compared Its feeble membership then with the present communi. cation. ‘There were herd assembled repre- sentatives of 343 working lodges, having o tolal membership of 2,000, One loge had been ehartered and one hall dedicated during the year, and two cornemstones Jald with Musonie ceremonies, Ak Five applications or requests asking permission for joint occupancy ol halls with some other society or organizutiun — have been received and permission — strictly: refused. During the year charters were rec- ommended for North Star Lodge, of ‘Torch Lake, Antrim County; Reed City Lodge, Osceola County; and Uyrenc Lodge, of Bar- ryville, OtseguCounty, Cass Loidge, No. 219, of Port Aust in, after defaulting in Its dues, falling to elect officers, and practically going to seed for two or three years, hus been re suscitated, and is now upon its legs again apparently as healthy as aver. Vermontville Lodge, No, 233, hing also coine to thine, paid its dues, and resumed connection with tho Grand Lodge, Croton Lotige, No. 177, lo- cated at Croton, Newaygo County, has only eleven members, and sevms to be fn such " weak state tint Grand-Master Striker ad- yises that its charter be recalled, —$<$<—_—$—$ - BATTERY D. Its Firat Hecoption at the Tremont Houne, . Battery D gave an elegant reception at the Tremont House Inst evening, which was at- tended by a great many members of the Na- tlonal Guard with thelr ladies, ‘The dancing took pluce in the large dintngroom, which was decorated in o tasteful and elaborate manner with flags and bunting, the latter belng wound about the lofty pillars and draped upon the walls, while the windows, the side doors, and the mir- rors were ornamented with dings, artistically arranged. Justinside the main entrance ‘to the dancing hnll & tent was pitehed, of the officers’ pattern, and two members of the battery disbursed programs - to the guests as thoy entered. Tho smooth marble floor wascovered with canvas, making ‘splendid foundation for terpyichorean ox- erclses, Kratlow’s orchestra discoursed tho music, ‘The Receptlon Committes was com- posed of the following gentlemen, who per- ‘ormed thelr duties to perfection ‘and to tho entiro satisfaction of all the guests presents Lieuts. B.S. Allen ond W. HI. Gulley, Ser- ean W, W. Lane, Privates B, F. Nourae, J. . Nourse, W. S, Edes, Louis Uutt, and John R. Irwin, Maj, EP, Loboy was at te head of the Executive Committee, and the following were the floor mansrers: Lieut. Stephen Athy, Sergeant W. W. porils P, &, Robbins and C.D, Mage: yates M. Selunidt, Jimes Newburn, Keppler, E, M. Dickson, F.C, Elwell, W. R. Elwell, and Dayld M. Ball. Among the Visiters present were Maj, Maustield Young, of Battery C, Jollet; Slaj. and Mrs, Serlbner, Col, Canton, Capt, Hoyne, Lieut, Sawyer, and Idout. Ienley, of the First Brigatla Stull; Liout.Cal. 'Chompson of the Sixth Regiment, Lieut. J. L. Whiten and Lieut. Samuel Holbrook of the Sixth Reghnent, Maj. and Drs, E. P. Tobey, Lieut. W. IL Balley, Lieut. IS. Allen, and Lieut, Stephen Athy and wife of Battery D, Maj, 11, J. Gleason, and others, At about halGpast 1t o'clock supper was announced, and tho tables were sprend for 160 people ‘nthe most sumptuous manner. ‘The reception wag a signal success In_every particular, the battery netting over $700 by the enterprise, which will go toward unl- forming the command and placing it ona sound footing. : —————_—__—— ._ A TEST CASE, Loursviniz,-Ky., Jan, 37.—Three separate petitions wore filed agalust Ed A. aud A, C, Donelly, owners of the steamer A, C, Donel- ly, the Cinclnnatl and New Orleans packet, by W, McNeal, W. W. Johnson, and Wilson McNeal, for $20,000, ‘The petitions aro all alike, with the exception of the Injuries re- eelyed by platntlita, and thenames, ‘They state that they purchased at New Orleans passen- wer tickets, or In other words pald pas- senger fare from New Orleans to, Louls- ville, on the steamer Donelly, tho ugree- fuont being thot they should bo: guar. anteed & safe passage on the suid bout from New Orleans to Louisville, . They furthor state that, on the trip from: New Orleans, the boat took fire and burned twelve intles below Cairo, Plaintlify wore variously Injured, all being rendored cripples for Ife. They charge that the burning of tho buat was caused by the carelesness of the owners of. the boat or thelr omployés, and that but for the negligence of the ollicers they would not have been Injured. ‘The three suils amount to $60,000, and service hag been made upon the officers and owners of the boat, This suitis a very {mportant one, and will have many polnts of interest, beln; tha firet sult of the kind, 1 is sald, aver file dn our courts. "A SOCIALISTIC DRAMATIC SCHEME, | Bpectat Duspateh to Tus Chleage Trivune, Spninav1e.n, - Ill, Jan. 27,—Liceuse to or- ganize has boun issued to the Hopkins Manu- facturing Company, Chicago; capital, $200,- 000; corporators, UW. L. Hopkins, J. P. Young, H. B, Lewls, 0. C. Bonney. License wag also: issued to the Co-operative The- atre and Printing - Association, Chleago; capital, $10,000, The object of this proposed Company 1s stated as follows: To “present upon the stage plays and operas that shull tend to elevate, educate, and adyance the in- terests of the producing classes, and to cnrry on the agitation of the Inbor question through printed songs and Bees and auch other means’ consistent with the tramatio profession; -to bulld bulldings suitable to ransact business in; to publish a daily pn- per and, «to job printing.” The corporators and originators of this grand enterprise are Willian Vary Fleet, A. M. Glasgow, Richard R. Footo, and 0, A, Bishop. ’ TLVANOIS CHARITIES. Meeting of the State Board—Nefault in Payment to the Various Institutions by the Sovoral Counties, Speclat Dtepateh to. The Chteago Tribune, Srninaririp, UL, Jan. 87.—The Board of State Charities met In their office In the State-Ilouse to-day, The members present were: Jniige George 8. Robinson, of Syca- yore, President; Judge Grimshaw, of Pitts field; Judge Gould, of Moline; and Dr. J. 0. Corbin, ‘of Mendota, Dr. J. N. MeCord,’the othor momber,’ will) meet the Board nt Jack- sonville, for whicli-pince they left this even Ing, to return to Springfeld Thursday morn- ing. The time of the Board was spent mostly in routine -work, viz.: the examination and approval of the accounts of the Institu- tions for the. past quarter, a tabuinted statement of ‘which was‘: submitted by the Sceretary.Jn printed form.,. A: subject which engrossed a good dent of attention was the large amount of unprkt bills of State {n- stitutions which have accrued against coun- thes, especfally'the County of Cook. Mr. Copps, of Jacksonville, Trustees of the Insti- tution for the Deaf and Dumb, was present, and destred tho ndvico of the Board as to the mensttres-to be taken to secure payment, ‘The institution represonted by ir, Copps hind outstanding bills against the counties et, 1,°1879, amounting to $11,103.31, o which ''$3,518,70 was dus “from Gook County. Other counties henvily. in debt to tho Institution were: Kane, $023.03; Will- fningon, $503.83; nnd Alexnnder, $368,35, Cook County, it nppears, has been neglect- ing the payments of its bills for tho past three yenrs, The amount dus from that county to the State dnatitytion OEE 1, 1870, was $3 was $056.43; Oct, 1, 1 ' 425.48 5 Oct. “1, Leg, $5,005,445 Oct, 1, 187, it v The total wos $0,410.53, amount duc to all the Institutions from all the counties Oct. 1, 1879, was $23,084,09, ‘The non-payment of ills by. counties neces- sitntes Increased appropriations by tho Leg- {glature, and itis unjust that some countles shoultl pay promptly and tn full, when others neglect thelr obligation in this respect. ‘Phe Bonrd expressed the opinion that the evil comnplaiued of demands Immediate attention, Dut left for Jacksonville without taking final action. ———— . A BLOODLESS DUEL. New On.eans, Jan..27—In consequence of Maj, E, A. Burke, State Treasurer and editor of the Democrut, of this city, asserting in his papor that Maj. Hearsy, formerly an editor of the same paper, was a Mar, and in consequence of the bitter reply made by Mearsy, n ducl was arranged for between the gentlemen, to take place this morning. Up to noon, however, the parties hnd not left the city, Affidavits have been made agalust them, and their arrest is probable. Tho de- tails of the diel have all been arranged, and the meeting fs regarded og necessary. to settle the matter. ca Laten—Tho duel was fought its after- noon on Metairio Ridge, near tho city, with pistdls, distance ten paces, After firing two shots ench friends interposed, and the dlill- culty was adjusted. FINE BUGGIES, Tho public nro invited to call and see a top buguy mado for Wililam O. Bartlott, Now York, and a sulky for L,C, Chuse, Boston, which will beon exhibition for two days at Thomus H. Brown's, $33 State street. “Pho Eldredge Sewlng-Machine.—It lends the world, and ts tho Hest for you to buy, |. Sold on monthly payments, 100 State street, Everywhere you hoar tho loudest praises of Bt ‘Jacobs ‘Oil for the curo of rhoumatlem, Ladies who use powder should 1 Buck & Ttayner’s Cokl Cream to tho face ae ae “Thoy mot by chance" at Dawson's clogant iauty ead cuaemoiteainaieee No Fancy Prices—Rest act tooth, $8; filling 4 rates. McChesney Bro, Clark and Randolph-sts. MARRIAGES, “OVIATI—TAW—Jan. 3 Howard Ovlatt anu Miss Jusate Law, the ley. AcE. Kittredye offtelating. DEATHS. ABBEY—At 288 Enst Erle-at., Chicago, Jon, 27, 1X9, of diphtherin, Imogene Abboy, only daughter of Mra, Mare. Abboy, nueu 8 yenrad monthe ond days, Funoral frum the above address at 2 o'clock to-day. §2~ Akron (V.) papers please copy. LANGE-Of consumption, at tha residence of his father, oi Lutourdents dif, unio, aged years, Funeral will ike place Thursday, 2th, at lla, mo, hats. Friends of the tumily respoctfully requosted utlond, py llWraukes, Janosvillowind Torah papors plesso STEWAIT—At Konwood, Jan, 27, 8arab ¥., boloved wifo of George Stewart, syoit ras Funornl from hur Jute residence, corner of Fifttath- at. and Mudison-ay,, ‘Thursday, 2h inst, ot 128 p.m. PITKIN—At Mdyolund, Cook Co. It, ‘ueaday, Jan. 2, of plearo pnepmonte, Mr. Joshua Hien, aged G4 yenra 5 mnontha and 6 daya, father of £. H.and Chos- or I , Funeral Wednesday, tho rosldance of his gon, HM. Pitkin, 10 4. at 2 o'clock p.m. tat 12 o'clock noon, . Jan. iidgelung, Frisnde can lonve Wells-st. Rofo! and return at 6:3) p.m, KUNTZE—Jan. 2%, Mary 1... wifo of Robort Kuntso. Funeral from ‘rosidonce, Cottage Grovo-ay,, nour Forty-iitth-at, Jan. 3, at Il o'clock. KUNH—At Parma, Mich. on the Zid Inst, Jost mligotdutun iunusor thivelty, aged auyeore COLLINS—Tuosday morning, Jan, 7 at 2:30 8. my lien ‘SM, McDarmutt, wife of Donnie Coiling, Funorai will ako ‘pluco trom residence, 4 West Taylorat, Thursday morning to Jesult Church {chee by carriages to Calvary,” ¥rlonds of thu faunlly invited to atten (Cal.), Butfato and Dunkirk (N. £97 dun Francisco ¥,}, and Itockfurd (IH.) papers pluase copy. ANNOUNCEMENTS. UpGe. MWENKY G, MILDER WILL LECTURE this afternoon ot 4 p. a, on "The Charnucter uf Gur Politient Instituiiony,” at the Union Colloge of Law, (6 and 0 Washington-at, i TPE COMMIPTER OF ATIANGEMENTS OF the National Miliary Bali, to be ylven by the Hierntun ities, A.0. 41, ebihe Expowion Bulle ing, Bt. Patrick's ‘night, weet ot Burke's Hotel at 7390 ‘tls uveniny. fpnsiced PonTAG Athonwnmn Chora Cl and’ Hdouard, wlll Sho Attionany phair MUST “REGIMENT GAVATRY—RATTALIO) FRET and important bustivae ‘Thursusy evening: Xvory inember tuat be present 8pm, TP BCANDINAVIAN PRERTHINICEIE ASEO- ciation will give iteoleventh annual Thomas Laing Celebration on Saturday, Jan, Jl, av Aurore, Vurn- corner of Secuidest, und Aliiwa Bouoehon in nella wilt Ve daltyored by (lon Miled and Prot. m heransct hati ny Betactt, SaraTheanoand krikdunnvons eee” DISTRIBUTION (0, RRMA Sa ane OP uB Jan. 31. ‘These 1 if Auth rovemn starts RE hes oh PERTAINMENT OF TILE ausistod by irof#, Betiolt taka place to-morrow evening at the an db Ty fkentucky, occurred reaulariy Day of every » Bunduys excepted, and were supervised by promtuent “ltvory Ueketuolior ie rt 1d call very Ucketholtor tie own supervisor; out hivown nuinber, wud saa it placod in the wilee). Teulatature ai the Courts ‘on the ead the following attraative prizess 1 Pri *FXLAN, JOD H*rizus $100 ea..§ 10,000 1 Pree Won] aw Peises £0 ouch 1000 1 Yrtse gaa ae Erlses Exouch 1240) 12 Plead (fA Sich. 140200 Brisve B10eac 00 Wirlus eu dich, Approximation Prizes, 2100 8 Prites Fin exch, Abbrozimatiua Prizos, 1300 Vrlaes $10) cack, Approximation Prisus, ‘sd TD Prints ceccseses cea enene lok are ga ae a faxtoas for club rates were in ie Full as of draw poblisned eretesiity Gufler-fournal and New York Wereig and mallod 10 Rynuit by bunk draft ons. ouraues ‘Uf tound upmard by Express can be sent at oy : itses bor Taruior. information address Me Muunobaburnad Bulking Guatey iter oudor-gournal Building? doauievitie, Or eithor persons Ro. Las Bruadway, Now Yorks THUNKS. ‘Tourisis, ‘Travelers, excute slunists should visit CHAS, 'k. WILDS For ‘runks, Satchels, Bags, se. te wlll Bay, No. 142 State-st. TAL GOODS, ——— hat, Ge Wiviesmea seta, bend for price Mat, Gouda veut 0.0, D, anywhere Sale aqwut forthe “xuLrivonai.” Wige inaletoorderanduarranted 292 wR NA eM, obi C OT amattt) Bone by "xpress Car” the: Gatiaed iy “XbiGrles, put YP te Fans mene sirinuly, pure. ‘Address SSS ea VINEGAR, ee a ana cme ADULTE RATION! Ina recent article tn the Chicago Tribu adunteration of fond Mr, Andeliy of Hoxuony ary it eminent Proforanrn of Chemisty, Menara. ira Bad Viper, of tale city, ray tint: We SiS atgoquontities of Vinouar and picklesare utter pane dor inne and pelacnoue, containing opty fend, nujptiurie seid, and other. deleterious tan “Thisis only too true, and as tong ax conn not take the tronbie #9 nak thelr Rrocers Tora amid article, and wil not-inalt apon tnoking at irs Prnnd ortho harrel, solone will thoy, beussiels aye tute systems pulsoned wna to ruln thelr neshe WHatabliahed in las, we Nave succended, by mine making a pate and alntnble smrilele, In ereciise Tie lancost Vinenar Warke inthe world, and greece Inv ourjown Apne, and rape Urosran, Sis Bath ery.nnd Siniidulce Hennerion, we are Mi Hungate purest and beat rave matortal for ott 0 Atos tho following teatimony, and then use no Cy oulior thai PRUASING'S VINEGAR: “ Es "This certifies that 7 hye om hia H have heretrom 2% am Rave fone jo be sirietly pire, veing free from racial juprritics, aaeh as lend, conper, eter tie ‘or free from sulphurie or other free mineral “acids, or from carting ip tine A MARINER, Analytical Chemis “ Chlesgos Oct. 2, 174." tol ‘The following eminent Professors of Chem have niso certitied ta tho nbsoluto. purity of our ie gar gr thelr Cartinenten mny bo seen at our oes ev, Mabla, Chicago; Charice Mt. Cresson, Sf Dy sinvindelphint i. 's Watighn, Stato Asrayer ot Rhode letnad: EK. Ke. Warttett, Purtiand, stale Au eee inet toasgr ot Onemlatry nod Phases Fee Ae en, Pro: mt and Pha University of Maryland. abd rEaey, We Loot at the brand before parchneln, guaranteo nil our Vinegar to be absolutely pure, wholesome, nnil to preserve pickles, E. L. PRUSSING & CO,, 18 to 20 Michignn-av., Chicage, SILVERWARE, Cann The finest line | Novelties and Useful Articles for WEDDING GIFTS {a UNEQUALED IN STYLE AND FINISH, Hamilton, Shourds & Co., Cor, Stato and Randolph-sis,, f ogpantte se" Gee usle Hall. AUCTION By GOP. G ®0nnd 8? Wabash-ay. Our Next Auction Sale BOOTS, SHOES, AND RUBBERS WILL BR HELD Wednesday, Jan, 28, at 10 a.m. prompt, Wo shall close out 800 Cases vory desirable season blo goods. GEO. P. GORE & CO. wand & Wabssh-ar, “Phursday, Jan, 29, at 9:30 a.m, REGULAR TRADE SALE CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE, Full lines of W. G. and C,C. Ware, Rack, and Yollow Ware, Decorated Ware, Glasswnre of every dencription, Quods packed for country morchants, GEO. P. GORF & CO., Auctio By T. BE. STACY. Sheriff’s Sale. ‘THE IMMENSE STOCK OF MACKENZIE’S SAT STORE, No. 103 Madison-st., Will bo continued To-day at Io a. m Great Bargains Yesterday, and Greater To-day. Tate, Caps, Umbrellas, and large: stock of Bite Seat eee airaas. Naw ta theaccepied His” bic hale yin T JOHN TOFEMANN, Sure. _Uy-P.B. BPACY, Doputy Shortt 4 By FLERSHEM, BARKER & €0., an «1 88 Handolph-st,, Gonorul Auctioneers. Wednesday’s Sale, 0:90 THIS MORNING, A Popular Auclion House, 81 nnd 86 Randolph-st, FURNITURE, GARPETS, STOVES, And Qoneral Household Goods, Now and Second-hand. Also Ganoral Morcbandish 8 Iron Safes, Piano, Chroinos, Harness, Scales, &c. FLEUSHEIM, BARKER & CO. By HENRY & HATCH, juccossors ta Chas. KE, Itaadin & Ce Succongy tas Wabaatare REGULAR AUCTION SALE DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, Hats and Caps, Dress Goods, Notions, &¢,, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28, AT 10 A.M CARPETS Rolls Ingrain and Cottage Carpets a Wo'clock sharp, Yt ‘Avetioncest, BY WM. MOOREHOUSE. On Wednesday, Jan. 28,at10a.my AL Marble Works, Nos, 175 and 177 Desplaines-sL., (MASKELL HALL), Wl bosold.a fino assortmont of Marble and Grane Monuments and Tombstones, all ready for tottoring. Also Marblo Mantols 0104 quantity of Rough Btock. Balo positively withant resorya, WM. JOUBR, Anctionest. Dy Il. FRIEDMAN & SONS, Aucdonvers, 199, 201, and 20) Randolph-s} A first-class stock from a jobber CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE Ou WEDNESDAY, Jan, 28, at 10 o'clock, W.O, Crockery, Brown and Yellow Ware, Table sf Tur lauwaro fnssurtud),10 grove Claroy wowwes iY ., iinet a eee Hy D. LONG & CO, . Auctbnoers, 17) Rando)ph-st. REQULAR WEDNENDAY'S: BALM, Jan, 23 a 0& New aud Second-lland Fumilore of all kins 2, Crockory, and General Merchand earn BOTS ib TONGS CO,, Auctioneers, BUSINESS CARDS. WIDE AWAKE MERCHANTS it Are rane peas | Others are fnvestiog wer few bandreda aod rahe lng rieb bi LUStYS Pty 40 CENT SrouES) We are the Originator? ty Kaclusire Jobbers of chee foals fu tha World. sale sersenhe Word 07 Logue 4p Paricgiase PA BUTLER BROS: Naw Youu, 310 Broadeey- Rid icwrow, v6 & 28 Cheunes, 900-309 andaty® CANDY. ‘ail Chicugu. BEATIN Tocuionet Gun Bii, Contestonets oa 7 ys CANDIES, Fresh Kvery Day, vont eruit the BEST in (he * We CAS te ST aed bl