Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 5, 1880, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 18/0, THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, Messts, Thomas Nowers, J. K. Rehard, N, 1, Gould, and T. G. Weston, a committee to purehaso nn outfit for the Court-THouse in Henry County, nro qurriered at the Clifton House. Tho paper-manufncturers of the North- al weat hold an infornml meeting yesterday in “7 Ntoom 27 of the Grand Pacific. but transacted no ‘business that they would give to the pubhe, The woodenware manufacturers of tho 474 Northwest held a conference yesterday {nthe 4 BHerman Houso, which was exceedingly privat c, “) They claimed that thoy did nothing, and that the basis of a prico-Hst would be discussed to-day. ‘The temperature yesterday, as‘observed by Manaase, optician, Nu. 88 Madison street (Tnun- URE Hullding), was na follows: 8 a. my 12 de- greesaboves W0n.m. M3 Win. 1Ts Op. mt, 202 Bp. ni, 23 Barometer, 8 1. ny 20.04; 8 p. m., 70.00. ct Tho monthly meeting of the Board of Manngers of the Old People’s Home was hold at tho Home yesterday, Mrs. Gibbs in tho chalr, Collections by Mrs. Parkes, the Soltettor, were reported ns follows: Cash, 820,50; merchundiso, $68.50; othor suurces, $40.52, The shot manufacturers of the United Btates met yesterday at tho Grand Pneifia and discussed tho price of leaden pellota for the Aj coming year. As thore isn corner on tho lend Sy inarkot, sportsmen and othors wilt take notleo i i pee mes AEROS, as mets mat spat erets that prices will rule higher soon. et ‘The annual charity batl and banquct and 4) twentieth anniversary of the St. George's He- nevolent Association will tuke plice this ovens ing ut tho Sherman House. ‘The Committee have *} exerted themselves to make this n grind suce fi coas, with the hopo of replonishing tholr nearly i} exhausted treasury. 4 i The Biological Socicty held Its monthly meeting tt the Sherman House fost evening. Tho attendance was quite small, Dr. Lester Curtis presided. Dr. J. N. iiyde read an inter- esting paper on “ Disenses of the Hair,” which ho flustrated with tho microscope, aud Dr. 8. V, Clovenger followed with u papor on“ The Action of Mercury,” }.,, The Plow ‘Mauufacturers’ Association of the Northwest continued its session yesterday at tho Grand Pacific Hotel, with Dro Boyd In tho ebair, The session lusted until midalght. Wood . and iron beam walking-cultiyators wero ade 3p. Vauced $1 and suiky plows $2. An agreement 4; Was adopted and entered into making this 1 closo cay tion. An adjournmott was bed ‘until 11 o'clock this morning. A number of the representative hinrd-coal ; Men of tho East inet yesterday at the Grand : Pacitic Hotel to consult with the wholesnic denl- ers of tho Northw iu reintion to the coming epring business, rates of transportation, amount: of coal to bo handied, and tho probable rullug Prices. ‘The session was strictly private. Hep= resentatives were present from St. Louis and st. Paul, as well as other Western points, ‘A meeting of old Racine College boys was held atthe Sherinin House lust evening to take preliminary mensures townrds forming club of ex-students realiient In Chicago. About iifty were present and elected the following 3) officera; H, H. Iowes, President; H. J. Panien, Sf First Vice-President; T. King’ Ross, Second a, Miee-Presidont: Be Hadduck, Treasurer; 1, a; + D'Evers, Seeretary. Adjourned’ to ect at Ai the same place on the 18th fast. Tho regular fortmightly imecting of the Eclectic Medical Bociety wis held Inat evening at No, fl State atreet, Dr. T. 2. Van Valkenberg ¢, preafding. The Committe on Printing the Con- £. stitution and By-Liws were granted furthur 4 tine In which to report. Dr, Henry Olin read o humorous pocin, which wis well recelyed, Dr. Rush followed with a description of un interest ing surgical cuse, and Dr, H.N. Panrer give an Bae mening of a caso of introsusception of tho in- teatines, ! -Tho monthly meeting of -the Board of Managers of tho Home for the Friendtess was heli at tho institution yesterday forencon, Col. C.Q. Hammond presidine, Mra. Grant, the Su- erintendent, reported the number in the Hone fon. 1,14; adinitted during the month, 03 adulta aud 27 children; dismissed, 110 ndutta and 44 children; number in the Home Fob 1,101 ine mates, clnesifled as follows: <Adulta, #4; In and family, 15. reported tho total }. 3 § 3 t Behool-room, 45; nunory, 8; 4, Mra. Gould, the ‘Treamrer, “ receipts for tho past month, ineluding balanco \ on hand Jan. 1, $003.83. Hills to tho ninount of $7844 are to be puld, leaving a balance of $105.44 on hand, ‘The fourteenth annual ball of the U. & F. Ttallan Soelcty waa hell lust evening tn Grecno- baum's Hall, No. 16 Fifth avenue, and about 150 couples wero Inuttendance., Tho session proved n'most enjoyable one, and the prograin, consist- ing of twenty-six numbers, was not finished un- tit alate hour, Tho hall wns tastefully deco- rated with flags, prominent among which was the Itallan national emblem, A goul supper wis served abowt 1o'clock. Tho Committees wore well chosen, and oversthing poased off very micoly. Tho sovloty was orgunized in 184, and. theae annual balls have served to bring together Stie Htallags of tho city, being always well at- nded. iA runaway accldent occurred yesterday afternoon xt the north end of Clark street bridge, which in some of its features was almost. unique, Abouté o'clock, w team attached ton Tnrge wagon owned hy Alexander Fish & Co, started south on North Clark street, and at tho bridgo ran into a Clurk strect car, One of tho horses took tho aldewalk of tho bridge and the athor succeeded fn crowding himeelf in be- tween the car and the tron-work of tho struct- } BFS, a Rpace apparently not wile cnough to nd- mit of tho’ entrance of a good-sized dog. ‘The . Birangest part of tho whole affair was that, ‘| > aside from tho trenking-up of ood doa of ' bneiiess, no damugo was done, and nobody was “bu 3 MARINE INSUTANCE, -The Exccutlve Committco of the cargo-insur- ance Peaks which hrs beon in session at tho Grand Pacific for tho past two days, adjourned yesterday afternoon, after biving accomplished. all tho Business hefore it. The abject of tho miesting, brictly stated, was to roview the Inst season's business of tho twenty-two companies composing tho Association. “Tho | followln gent lemen | cainposed tho Conmitteu: Ey P. Door, Charman of tho Executive Cor mittoc; R. J. Smith, Tracers’; Alfred James, jorthwestern Nutional; FA. Hall, Britiah merica Asatirance; James Hendricks, Orient Mutual; W, ft Crowell, Pheonix; James J. Clarie,, Dotrojt Fire & Marine; William Lovoring, Aa- sistant Commissioner. ‘Tho chicf subject of consideration was tho Josaes and necounts of tho senson upto date, us wellns tho cargoes covered by tho Association ‘on veascls now laid up In_ transit without com- Piette, thelr voyages, The sublect of poole us the == busincas for oO coming scuson was alin considered, but there was on renerally pruvalling — impresslon that it would bo unwiee to form a pool for this your's business, ‘Tho seasion yesterday was de- Voted to tho fant audit of accounts and the waking of a pro rata division of tho profits of tho past season, The long and short of It is, that tho old pool i “busted,” and, ag a suc- ocasor hag been voted down as unwise, oneh com: pany, walt now go It alone durlog the coming : A MOMENTOUS QUFSTION. Tho Uiinals Club, whose Kpucious quartozs at the corner of Ashland ayenuo and Madison Btreet forn one of the plensuntest chib retreats in the clty, fs ubout to deelde a question of grout moment. Ever sincolts orgunlzution it has heen ) dubbed by some or ite members and the mult stays of fla rivals as ©The ‘Temporance Club,” from the fuct that Ite by-laws fectully pri hibited the sale of Hquors within the club house. Hut within the past yeur the. burs bavo been very gradually fet down, wntit tho » question now presenta, itself whethor they shall ba put Up dguln or thrown aside altogether, Tho: first iunovation was accomplished when the robibitory section alluded to was atrickon out, Jenving tho by-laws ellent on the subject, and yirtuully giving the ‘Iristecs diseretionary: power Inthe matter. Lately, however, there has eh anorganized effort to da away with tha tomperinco feature, and the non-truating rule has been suggested na culeuluted vo reduce to op nininum the chances of an ox. cessive devotion to “potations pattie deep,” ach of tho members bax necordingly been served with 4 printed statement of the cise, and a. slip of papor eontalnliag, tho legends, “For Uquors,” * For Uquors, with non-troutlog rule,” and “ Aguingt liguora.” Ife is to vote for one of theso three, sond his vote to the Keeretary, and Haturday nig will tell the result,—whether Uiquor ig to thew without restratnt, or whetber it Je to be indulged in undor the restrictions of a non-treating rule na applied to mombers but not to visitors, or whether the will of the majorit sits down on liquors aitugether. Tho reault wilt bo qwaited, particularly by rival clubs, with no Mine titercut. : THE TEMPERANCK CAUSE, Tho West Sige branch of the Worman’s Chria- + than Temperunce Union held a moeting yester day afternoon tn the lecturo-room of the Leavitt Blrvet Congregational ureh, Miss Juicla Kline Di in the cbulr, Min. Dr, Willing dellvored a very able address on the subject of temperance, reguriing it as the spoclal ilssiou of women to nbor for its wdvancenment. - Mra T. Hh. Curse ulso aphke on the sume subject, Hoth tudles were Hatened to with mich Inercet, rs. Bille ton George waa elected President, to il the vacancy cuused by the resignution of Sirs, Branch. Theaiticers of the Unton—cmibracing the bsirict west of Aehtand avenuo—are as follows: Preshlent, Mos. Milton George; Viev-President, Drv. 0. 8. Jptonls Corresponding Secreuury, Bra, George Druke; Heconllng Secretary, Miss Mary A. Buker; Treasurer, Mrs, Thomas Wilee, Mies Huker presented ber report for the month of Junvary, and it was upproved. Bink ‘Thoms, + Wilce, the ‘Treasurer, reported that $6.00 hud Jwon recelved by her und 4 expended, ieaving » $8.60in the wensury, ‘The Cowinittcs to whout wus referred the watter of establishing Gogpel temperanes work jn tho district under tho *uuspices of the Union reported relutive tou position received from the Good Templars haw occupying the ball at No. 1058 Lake street. offering tho ball free of rent, the Union to fur- nigh fucl and gas, on such evenings us they du- sired other thun those on which the Tewplace usedit. A report was also made relative to the Ogdon Avenue Mission Hall, which could bo had ate pominal cost, The Lomplurs wore thanked a Maye Shin Hen eh, ane so ce for tholr offer, and a committees was appointed fo tnke the subject under advisement and re- is atthe next mocting. The Union then ade joured. ' BARTHLEVY, The marringo of Misa Louise Lavy, daughter of W. Levy, and Mr. Louls Barth, both of this gly donk plaice Inst evening at tho residence of tho britte's parents, No. 210 East Qhfostreot, the Rov. A. Norden, pastor of tho North Side iebrew fongremition, offieluting. The eouple were at- tended by sfx little bridesmaids, Bertha, Jennto, Rebecen, Tanbelte, and Sallle Levy, aisters of tho bride, and Msther Rothschild. “After the cere- mony, which wis witnessed by relatives and in- timate friends, a wedding-aiipper was served and tho ovening woe spent In danclog aud rociat Amizementa, Mr. aud Mra. Marth loft on the evening teuin for Cinefnnatt, where they intend remaining until Tuesday next. Upon thelr res turn they Intend taking tp thelr abudont No, 2t0 Ohio strect. ‘Tha happy couple were the reelp- ienta of many handsome and Useful presents, THE CITY-HALL. The Lake-street bridge is open for repairs, Two thousand tons of water-pipe will bo advertised for inn fow days. The Conmittes on Streets and Alleys, North, is cnlled for Saturday. Officer Lamb, the Meat-Inspector for the Btock-Yands district, fs on tho stok list. Dr. Garrett, Medical-Inspector, West Di- vision, haa returned from his Eastern visit. The annual inspection of the hotels will he commensed Monday by Firo-Marsbal Swenlo and Superintendent Kirkland, Lieut. ‘Barber was yesterday transferred from tho West Lake Strect Station to Madison meek and Lieut. Boll from Madison to West MK, Ald, Phelps says the Third Ward ts ina better ranitury condition than it ever was, and tho alleys have al cen converted into parlors, Dr. De Wolf appreciates the compiiment. Ald. Wickersham says he will introduce a resolution at the next ineoting of the Council looking to remedying tho telegraph-wire mui. BeligDy but doesnot indicate what its wording will ee The. Treasurer _recelved yesterday $2,080 from tho Water Department, and $1,053 from the Controller. Tho West Town Collector palit $4,800 In scrip ane $15,000 In cash, and the South Bide Collector $2,300 in scrip, Among the building permits issued yester- aay were the following: To Caroling Horth, to creck ni three-ntory dvvelling. No, 168 Stinetior street, to cost $4,000, and to Hannah Martin, to creet.n two-story dwelling, No. 25 Sholto atreet, to cost $1,000, ‘The Mayor complnins that he Is being be- siege! every day by the owners of boilers: who want to know whether or not Murphy is Boller Inspeetor. Hs reply is that he fa not, and that any Inspections ho may innuke are in his capacity agan individtuni, and the office {a and hus beon vacant since Dee. 1. A new division has been added in the Water Department, to be known as tho “ Middlo Weat Division,” whieh will bo opened up May 1 It ts thought that ft will proven great public accommodation, and do away daraely. with tho inconvenience of standing nround and walting tobe waited upon in the future, The mortuary report for January shows tho total numberof deaths to haye been 773, ngalnet OM forthe same month of a year azo. The leading enuses of denth were: Diphtheria, 105; searlot-fover, 60; consumption, 09; pneu- mona, 40; old ngo, 19; and necktenta, 17. The murders reported o8 such wore four, and the suickles Bix. Superintendent Kirkland is inreceipt of a petition pa A wgninst hie granting a per- mit for the rebuilding of tho factory on Erle street recently destroyed by fire. He basoxam- ined the premises and finds that tho estnttish- mont was not Injured 4 per cent, hence te will bo compelled, under the lw, to issue a permit if ono Is demanded. 4 Tilds were opened yesterday tor brick for tho Ue wit. T.& J.D, Tultey offered to furnieh 100,000 nt $8 per 1,000; ‘Thoinna Moulding, 100,00 nt $7.50; Lt & Morrison, 190,000 at 87.50; Hayt & Aletp, from 400,000 to 800,600 nt 88.50; H & Kritenstein. 100,000 nt $8.76. or 200,000 |. Harland, 150,000 at $8.70, + tho B. & I. rd was mail Commissioner Wallor has about made up his mind thut tho clty will havo to relot the enn- trmeta for tho rotunda for the now City-THall, and asn the contract for the masonry. fur ho hina beon unnblo te get Soxton to do anything on tho rotunda, and, with the advance in’ material and Inbor, itis unreasonable to suppose that Angus will ho ablo to 7a on with the brick-warl, even if the city buys tho brick for him, Commissioner Waller stated yesterday that 0 oxpertsl who h th avo been examining the hooks of tho Water-Offlce havo tnished their labora — sufficiently — to ablo give statement “of the Mocckel 0 a defatention. Tt oxtenidsonly ovor tho four Inst. years of his office, and begins with nbout. $500 in 1874, aud closed with somo $6,000 in 1878, tho Amount total being aver.’ €0,000. Tis malus operandi was to yet tho cnahier's recolpt for only ono lot when ho was patd for Koyeral at tho sume time, and then complete tho Feenive for the taxpnyor, pocketing tho difference botweon the amountactunily pald and that recelpted for by tho Cashfor. . ‘The «dis- crepaneles discovered in the books of othor clerks are thus fer only trifling. THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. The Judicinry Committee held n meoting yoa- terduy afternoon and had various matters under consideration, Among othor soins was 0 peti- tion from some suloonkeepers calling upon the City Sealer to seul puckuyes of beer, ete, The qronl nt bad been up, before and the oponion of 10 Law Department hat been gotten, but it was ko two-sided that it wis afreed that no action should be taken until after a conference with the salooumen and browors, The claim of Thongs Courtnoy for damages to the amount of ®i251 an necount of delays ‘in tho work on the Fullerton avenue ongine-house next camo wp, and it waa referred back to Com missioner Waller for explanation. The facta in the enso, in brief, appear to be that nt the time: of muking the nward ta Courtney thoro wns n dispute ng tothe elty's title to the Jand upon which tho houso was to bo erected, and that it was two months or more afterward before the dapute wis settled, In tho meantime Jabor and material advanced, honce the claim, but St further appenrs, or ts clulmed, that the contrnet was not executed until after the dis- pute had been settled, ete. ‘The next question wis the Mayor's recommendation to have amoke- burnera introduced for general use In the intor- ‘ost of tho city’s clonniincss, Tho question was talked over at some length, and finally disposed. of by boing referred to. the Mayor aud tho Law Dopartment to nscertain whotbor or not the city had the power to compel tha use of sinoke- burnora, nnd, If so, to prepare a suitable ord{- nuuce on tho subject. COUNTY-BUILDING, ‘Twenty-threo marringe Ileenses were issucd yestorday, Jailer Currier and some bailiffs will to-day transfer thirty prisoners to Joliet and two to Pontluc. The North Chicago City Railroad Company yesterday puld to Frnk Niesen, Collector of North Chicago, $6,038.23, on account of person) taxes for 1879, The County Court yesterday appointed J. R, Fiteh, Charles Haymond, and Charles 1, Woodford Comuulsalonors In the | inattor of Bocciul Assessment No, 33, Village of Evanston, In tho Criminal Court tho whole day was ven up to tho trinl of a bastardy sult in which tobert Winters la defendant ant Lizzlo Miller eagialivants A vordict will be returned this morning, The Committee on Public Service will hold Amocting to-day, County-Attorncy Willett will go outtoJefeninn with a committee from yas rious public institutions desirous of obtaining contro] of the pauper ebitdron. It seems to be pretty well settled that an Epolicalion, for w continuance in the case of Campbell, the munierer of Fontan Meattlo, will be made In the Criminal Court thls morning. If this ta refused, a chinguof venue from Judge Jameson will be asked, Fitty prisoners wore arraigned ta plead ‘in tho Criminal Court yeatordas Mary’ Iteleher pleaded guilty to lurceny and was booked for one year in Jollet. The following also pluaded uiliy and wero romanded for sentence: Fred fortung, Henry Mitchell, Willtam Sinith, and quip seeoue, PERE ares sreRinney anc Joseph rahi, y¥ larceny; John Conway, lox. Samés, und Henry dwokeun, larceny Mra. Beverldge and Mrs, ‘Tisdall, on belialt of tho Hlinoly Industrial School for Girls, culled atthe County Buliding yesterday to ascertatn whut probability, If nny, thore was of that In atitution obtaining tho cnurge of somo of tho pater chikiren from tho Jefferson Poor- Hause, Lhe Hoard bus voted to give the childrun to the Home for the Fricndless and cortain Catholic institutions which will take them without charge, while the Industrial School munugere wanted $10 per cupity por month. Tho former action of the Hourd wil not, thurofore, bu in- terfered with, ‘THY WAUMB CONTIACT, ‘The Jotat Committee on Buildings and Service declied yesterday’ afternoon to Holey Willis Handley, the buperlntendent of Building ome ployed on the new Court-House at an exponso of Sper any that thoy would have no further need of his serviced nfter tho. 2th Inet. ‘Th plication of Jaines Conroy for tho position uf Superintendent of the steum-tituing work on the yro Wis refused. County-Attornoy Wan opinion in relation tu tho irre preesitle Harms claim, in which he took tho feguad thut Huriny wag only entitled to $112,000 mn fullof wll demands. Tn this ovse wt contract was nade between the county and Harms, wi tho lutter agreed to do ‘the piling for wHons wocurding to certain pling whieh Wer afterwards chunged by the County Board or thelr architect, Str. Egan considered that $112,000 would be a fair price for tho work ut con- truct Mgures, but Haris clalincd tho current price for lubor aud mutertul, aud made his bill foot up $103, After much disenssion and «e- lay Mr. Dixon, representing Harms, and Mr. Bran for tho couity, arbitrated tho mutter, Anil deelded that, $141,000 would bo about. the square thing. The paynient of the amount. In excess of $112,000 was enjoined on apptiention of Commissioner Fitzgeratd, and [tis elaimed on tho one hand that Harms never accepted tho Propodttaty and hua, therefore, no rights under ho nward, while Harms elalms that by defen. ing tha injunetton sult ho signified his necept- ance of tho nwanl. Mr. Willett quoted from a numberof Supremo Court decisions te show that the Court had al- ways hold in such cases, where a change was made by agreement inthe pisne. that the dam- ges mist be nssesen? on the basis of tho orly. inal contract. Hesltcs this, under tha terms of the contriet tho arehiteet was mado the sit- Premo arbiter, and the contractor was pald on certifientes isaited by him, Commissioner Senne thought the best thing to do would be to order the opiaton and Harms’ rr quceat for n settlement, to be epread on the ree: ons, Commissioner Wool iucreed, unless tho Committee cared to go into the question at faet ns to the alleged aceeptince of tha $141,000. Mr. Witkett being engaged in court, tho matter went over for one weok, to give him an opportunity tomake a fuller vorbal statement of the Jaw to tho Committee, MANDAMUR REFUSED, A year or more ago tho County Board {ne structed County Treasurer Pron to apply the Sinkjug-Fund dia hl bunds to the purehige of outstanding: bands befero they were due, the ostensible object boing to save Interest on them, but really to deprive hin of tho we of tho money. The bonds could not: be purchased ex- ceptupoen paying a promi for thom, whieh, upon legal advice, he refused todo, upon the round tint he lind no authority in the, matter, ‘one parlesing ensued, and the resulta it was: tho Bound sought to compel him to obey thelr order hy mandiunus, and the question went to. the Supromo Court. The opinion in tho ensq was fied eatery at Ottawa, nud the manda. mus wus refised, whieh settles an iinportant question, not ua affecting Mr. MeCren, however. but the present and future Trenusurcrs, remoy= ing ns It does the Sinking- Fun from the control of the County Bonrd. GOVERNMENT GRIST. — Fifteen thousand dollars in ‘gold was patd out yesterday, 5 Nothing was done fn tho Spaulding case. yesterday, but he will probably recelyo sentenca this week. At the Sub-Treasury yesterday 2,000 stanl- ard silver dollars wero disbursed, and $12,000 in subsldlary silver redeomed, The Internal-revenue collections yestorday Mmounted to £50. OF this sum S202 was contributed by spirits, 8.434 by tobacco and cigurs,and $513 by beer, There were nv exports, ‘The cas¢ of Willinm Jacobs, the South nl- ated atreot cigarmnker, who ia charged with making cigars without a ilvense, was up again yesterday before Commissioner Hoyne. Jacobs Tanned tothe Grand Jury, and gave bail in Thecollections forduttes yesterday amount- edt to 810(K7,, The dutiable goods reccived were as fallowa: Ne ‘aylar Company, 300 boxes. {In plant PD, & GC. Baker, 610° eacks aul Vergho, Ruthling & Co.,6 cases toys, ete. Dur & Tyrrell, 20 packages carthonwires Field. Lel- ter & Co., 57 cases dry goods; F, & E. Jaeger & Coy 48 packuges eirthonwares Carson, Pirie, Sentt & Co.. G cnses dry goods: O, It. Keith & Co, fenses millinery goods: J. M, Grives & Co, 3 enses dry woods; J.T. ling & Co., 1 ens books; EE. Eaton, 4 cases tehing tackle, TITE APPROPRIATIONS, THE FINANCR COMMUTTER STILL PEGGING AWAY. The FinanceComiittce wus tyain tn session yestorlay afternoon considering the approprin- tions fon tho year. Tho first estimate taken up was that of tho Publis Library Uonrd, calling for $49,475,—being an Increase of about $30,000 aver the uppropria- tion of Inst year,—and Messrs, Locnthil, Shorey, and Wickersham wero present to represent tho demand, = Ald, apelpas objected to tho item of salarics, especially the giving of tho Librarian $250 per month, and uiso to the tem of $20,000 for new books, and moved a reduction of 10 per cent on oll salaries nbove €10 pur month, und sundry other reductions, including $10,000 from tho item of now books,—mueklag tr atl about, $13,000, Ald. Saunders seconded the motion and spoke in favor of It, urging that £34,000 was all the olty could word to glye to the library, Mr. Locnthal suld tha snluries were ns low ng thoy coutd to mado, anf that tt would be Impos- sibit: to xet along with x less appropriation for books than had been asked untess lt was pro- posed to let. the hbrary run down, Ald. ‘Throop was in favor of making the entire Upproprintion $414,000, which contemplated the reduclug of rulnrics 26 per cent, and flopping off ) from the items for books. <Aftor komo further digcussion, tho motion of Ald. Phelps was pit, and the result was a tle vote—Atd, Phelps and Sntuders yoting In tho aMirmative,und Ald, Throop and Stuuber iu tho negative. ‘The matter was Mnaily Intl over for unother meeting, when it [s hoped tho othor membor of tho Committee will be presont. ‘The next ostimate conslilered was that of tho Departinent of Publie Mhulldings, and it was dia- posed of by redireing the salaries 6 per cont. The Henlth Department estimgte, calling for $50,740, wits next tkon up, and tho Cominisston- er was ront for, . Ald. Throop moved a reduction of & per cent onl salaries except the medical inspectors. Ald. Phelps wanted to strike ont the appro- priation for inspeoting manufuctories, ete, and Ald. Stauber proposed to strilco out the ap- propriation for vaceino virus, on tho ground that vacelnation was tho exercleo of faith, and he did not believe in faith, but in knowledgo. Dr. De Wolf asked the Alderman what his ob- Jections to vaccination were, but hls response showed that ho brd Iittie if any “ knowledge" on tho subject, but the stronueat kind of proj. dices, Ho would not be vaccinated, howover, If tho doad from small-pox were pllcd up house high. The discussion was prolonged for somo timo, but upon each motion, oxcopt that of Ald Buber, thoro was a tle vote, Ali. Throop expressed his disgust at the aitun- Hon,—tho absenco of All, McCormick, and tho innbillty of the Committes to do anything,—and sald tit uniess the sbyentce was present. to- day ho would adjourn the Committee and seni the extlinates ta the Council as thoy were. He regarded bis continued absence os an insult to the Commnitteo, and would not stand It. « After sontw furthor taik, tho Committee nd- Journed, i CITY FINANCES, THE CONTHOLLER'S ANNUAL REPORT {ia in type, and will bo latd before tho Council at an carly day, The moatof tho fyures ft con- ining have already been given except the nex- pendod balances to tho eredit of the various funds, as follows: wns Department Public Works .. Sehool-Tax Fund. POUCO PUNT eeeee seen Fire-Departmont Fund,,. Sewerage Fund. Sowornge-Tax Mund. Street-Lamp Fund ee Fund, Publics Library Intereat account... Judgment tecoun Gonoral Binkinuy. F School Sinking-Fund, 1,000 Gonort Fund... 47H0 TOUL,cecsssseeseoesseeey <6 $1,011,103 It furthor shows thut tho If -Colvin eortit- entes to tho nmountof SLGH80 have been re deemed, and that $11,000 of tho serip of 1878 hus ided for. Speaking of these balances * These Pitunices do not Int cages show heaving of the amounts muned, ng tho Streat- Lamp Fund till owes tho lige companies about 1, om ath from Interest necount 16 duo the aly interest of B70, white tho School: ‘vax Fund and Judgment decount will comme the wholo of the appropriation, lrss tho amount of tho tax estimated ag uncollected, which tn tho couse of the former account Js $30 ,40, und of tho Intter, $119." Itaintraductory pages, directed toward tho Kinane Comnitice, which ts now laboriig over tho ppropztatton bill ror the year, conetndes “With those and other not lesa intercatin, facta before us, it wold seem unpardonable If the Municipal Government was not 80 con- ducted that no partof the vital intereats of our elty should bo embarrassed by unnecessary ox penditures, A conservutive polloy in thnea of prepurity. will morit: commendition, whilo 0 foreod ceonomy Ja but an ovidenco of wrong, orror, or {ucapauity,.” BECOND-HAND. GOODS, OLD-CLO' MEN AND FURNITURE DEALERS, Thodeulors in socond-hand clothing mot Jost oventug at No. 580 State strect, Alr. Nuthan Lovy proakding, for the purpose of comploting an or- wunlention of the trade to fight tho tnereused Heenge on second-hand dealers. Tho Committvs on Membership, appointed uta previous meet- ing, reported that forty-lve names bid been se- cured, und inore wera expected to como in. It wus decided to rent.a hall fn some central locas Hon for future meothigs, and when this inattor has Leen attended ta a masamecting of the trade will be culled, A mecting of the second-hund furniture deal- era of tho elty was held lust avening ut tho cor nor of Randolph and Lu Sulle streets. The ob- eet of the mnceting was the proteat oguluat an Herease of tholr business, and to devise means to avert what thoy claim would surely provo dleastrous to thelr bualness. Vhoy do tot wish to be cluised with fesabrokers und ald-clothed niwn, but bellove thut they yre strong enough iy unbers to bo regarded waa diatuet body of “men. Mr, ‘Thomus Hichlo occupied tho chair, Ho sald that it tho purpow of the second-hand = furniture denlers of Chicugo tobuve ¥ petition drawn up for prea sentation to the’ City Councll praying for a chauge in tho ordluanco whereby fhoy would not be required to pay more than $27, the pres- ent rate, for a Jlecnae. ‘The matter wus dis- cussed ut soma length by those preient and ull uppeared to dislike tho fica ot being classed with the paynbrokers. Tho Cammittee on Petl- tion reported that the dovunient would be ready Saturday, and that already 200 lutercated parties wus had signed it. To defray any necessary o: ronses Tt was tieekded to anveeritio $1 n hend, nad 36 waa obtained by this means, After somo furthor talk on tha matter the meeting ar- acurned until Saturday ovenlug nt the enmo place. * LOCAL POLITICS, NATIONAL DRMOCRATIO CONVENTION, ‘Tho following sub-committees wero yesterday Appointed to make all tho nrmugemonts neve mury to securing, If poasibte, tho Democratic Nu- ttonal Convention in thla city: aneo—Witllam Rest, Chairman; A. F. Beo- r. Marshall Field, John TH. Beontiss, Her id Tawenthal, V.c. Turner, Charios Korn, xv am G. MeCormick, and Munson, Transportation ant Totels-I, He Winston, Chalrmans Porry H, Suith, Join Forsythe, Will- Atte c. Solpp, Willlam J. Mynes, atid James Vood. Hall—Carter If, Harrlaon, Chairman; Th Bt. Otis, Adolph Behooninger, James It. Doollitle, Jr, nnd Miehact Keoloy, FOURTEENTH WARD, The regwar meoting of the Fourteonth Ward Republican Club wis to have been held Inst evening at Lochner’s Hill, No. 6. Milwaukeo: avenue, bit no quorum being on hn in attendance, after patiently waithng o’clovk, concluded ft was best to adjourn first Wednesday in Mav COLORED chen, The colored voters of Cook County, have reainize! themselves into the " bk County: Citizens’ Lengne.” They aro ut pe mit nbott 10 strong, amt the object of the League, 1s formoatly set forth, {8 the promotion, concentra- tion, and general interestof the colored populns tion In Chicago and Cook County. 1 Mf. Hits cook has been elected President: U, Dyson, John Brown, and HM. Métenell, Vit . C Warlng, Ieeording eerctary; Paul Jones, Corresponding Secretary; wid Willan Hiker, ‘Treasurer, NATIONAL RAILROAD DAW. A Grangor on tho Objectlony of the Kallrond-Lobby Lawyors, Nebraska Leader. * Tho world !s waking at length to tho monstrous {nlquity perpotrated by the ratlroad corporations upon the people, Jn Germany the Government is purchasing tho rouds and equipments bodily, and will operute them, ‘This of course {s impracticable here tinder our system, : Tint the enormity of tho wrongs which tue peoplo suffer hns at length aroused discussion. Keugun's bill is the entering wedge. + Tie proposed to reguiate inter-Stato commerco by flxing certain rules and regulations. ‘This is the signal for the corporations to send forward their attorneys, The Comtittee charged with the Reagnn bill In the House Is now the centre of the fro of the corparntions. ‘The audacity of the attarnoys of tho raltronds fg eomething to be admired, : Thoy boldly defend tho system of pooling as tho best that can be devised for the preple, They. aay compotition which {s cutting down ratos Is bid for the people, Rend the report and seo that this {a tric. Thess skillful “manipulators of phrases" Bay that the world Is too ignorunt to attompt to Jegislute upon go delicate n subject. They auy 0 commission should be appointed to gathor stntistics for u few years before anything should be attempted In this direction. Their tmpudence Is indeea wonderful. Tho business of the country, 18 oppressed by their robberica. The agricultural community ts reduced to penury andthe extremest hurd times by tho Anonstrous mites which theso giganto and re- morsoleas robbers huve fx Tf members of Congross hnve not heard these things, next election ought to end a now set to Congress who baye heard of then, Farmers, merchants, and shippers do not. need a commission to inforin them of these Intolor- able grievances, ‘Tho work! gropes to find a solution of tho dim- culty that will teave the roudsin the hands of private owners. ‘There [8 no such solution, Ownership of the public ways of tho country Js whnt envelops tho qitestion with diflieutties, Maiko tho track a free public highway, and all the complexity of the cago Heaps: The disonssion of the matter tn Congress might bo looked to for more ght, (f the people wera represented thero by some one wha would do- fond thelr rights before the Committee. Tho corporations ure thero. Thoy have millions of monoy to hire counsel and to press with ringing cloquenco thelr views: upon the hesitating Committee. On _ tho othor hand, the eride tdens of thoro who fayor the Rengan blll, supported by tho jwenle arguments of expedicncy none, can hover: be effective, Tho philosophy of tho sltuntion baa not yot dawned upon tho advocates of regulating rall- als, All such schemes must fail, from tho com- ploxity of thelr design. » ao Lnws to bo effective must bo simple, The tnore complieated the machinery by which legislution seeks to necomplish n glyen purposo, tho leas effective tt will bo, Tho simple, natural way to destroy this mon- strous inlqulty fs to berate the track, ‘Throw it open to all men, and no more neces- aity will exist for regulating taritfa than thero ia for regulating rates between Now York and Liverpool. i NAYT. Damaging Testimony Agalnat the Ex- Commilnntonor. New Yorur, Feb, 4,—Tho Committea of Indlan Commissioners who nro luvestigating tho cbarges agninst Commiasioner Hayt wero In sossion alt day. Tho teatimony of Edward Knapp Hayt, do- fendant's son, was of tho moat dumuging char avter, Ho anid that Willlam Iogeneamp, of the Second Notional Bank, Jeracy City, arranged with hin to go to Arizona and buy tho mine for him, and that theso arrangements were made at tho offive of Charles E, Desehlor, in Cortlandt streot, this city, In the presence of the elder Mr. Hayt. Ho further testified that tho Intter ine atruoted him to drop the name of Tayt and use tho namo of Edward Knapp. Me stated that, if his fathor had uny interest tn the mino, he tothe know nothing of {t; that ho took let- ters of intrtuction to den. Ham- mond, who was Indian _ Inspector under Commissioner Hayt. Gen. Himmond, ho sald, met him at Florence, Arizona, and necompanted hha to MoMullon's, « small mining settlement, whero tho Washington Mino was bought, witness giving drafts on Woxencump in pusiient, aud altos thein -Edward! Happ. Tho mine, he ald, was purchased from Henry L. Hurt, ox- Indian Agent nt San Carlos, who was then imder rorious charges which hud been preferred atta hin threo months before by Gen, Ilam- mond. It was anid that young Mr. Hest ade an im pression on the Comuitteo o: a very truthful witness, Hogencamp's, testimony was: ho same effect ns thatof youn Hug, but™his memory was not clear na to how tha luiter found out Gen. Hamnond, or wher he found hin, Tt was stated that at the scsaion to-day n lettor waa recolved from tho Sceretary af the Titertor thinklng the Commissioners for tho thorough inveathyation they had mado into the mutter, and Suonecatlng: that, inasmuch na out of this avandal false alterations might be mado agalnst tho Tadian Ruresu, the Board uppolut acom- mittee to Investiznto all tho methods of admins istering Indian affairs. The following wore appointed such Commit- teo: Gen, Fisk, Chutrman, William H. Lyon, and Albert K. Smiley, SPORTING MATTERS, Cranuraton, 8. C., Feb. 4.—At the races tu- day the first raco, tho Carolina Stukos, milo dush, 2-your-olds, was won by Ponwood, tho favorit; Guinblor sccond, Farowell third. Thuo, 1:51, In tho second race, mnilo heats, all ayes, Mamie Fields, the favorit, won in twostraight heats; Ennily second, Lucky Hit third, ‘fimo, 148 and ho thin} race, milo“and, three-quarte nah, of] nges, was won anally by Round Danco; Hattie Kand Orphan Girl being 8 poor see art third, respectively, ‘imo, 3:16, Toweno, Feb, 4.—Tho Yourd of Stowarda of the Grand Western Trotting Cirenit_ met, hero to day, L.8. Boumgarduer, Prosiitent of tho Tri- State Fair Assovlitlon, presiding, Tho dates for the stunner imveetings were fixed ns follows; HatileCreok, Juno 1 tod; Jackson, June 8 to My Kast Saginaw, June Ji to 18; ‘Loledo, Juno 23 to 33 Columbus, Juno 20 to July 2; Cincinnati, July too, Tho Stewards wore instructed to pice the dates for Loulsvilic, should shu deoldo fo holdn meeting, ‘The classes will bo abut tho sump og Inst year, and the purses will aggregate 88,000 to $10,000 ub euch pluce, ST, LOUIS! FLOUR CALL, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune &r. Louis, Mo, Feb, 4,.—Thore isa prospect of Opposition in tho Morchante’ Exchungo of this olty to the dally call ts Hour similar ta the usual grain call, which hag been Just catablishod. It by pies, been aleuiguetraled thut the dour of 88 the effeot of atiinulating o} the Morgoonmervalive member aie eae iG soom to fear that tho result will bo ovontually to make the flour inarket fluctuate ws specu. latively as that of grain, A taralyeaigmed pote that wig prowontod to-day to tho ‘Hourd of Ex- Director asking a discontinuance of the ban, novelty, and thore fs 9 prospevt of a shurp figh! over tho matter, : ee ——————_- The Eldredgo Sewing-Machine—It lead: the world, ants the Meat for you to buy. Sold on monthly. paymants, 190'State stree _——— No Fanoy Pircrs—Host set teoth, 835 fill! } ravos. Mochostey ros, Clark und itendolpeeate = “Youth fades; tho leaves of friondship fall,” Dawson's candics and vlyurd outlive them all.” CRIMINAL NEWS. Account of a Fearful Tragedy. Enacted ot Lucan, Ont. A Family of Four Murdered and Thelr House Burned to the : Ground. Anothor Member of the Same Family Shot. at His ag Own Door. The Victims the Suspected Au- thors of Recent Wholesale * Incendiarism. A Mon ond His Wife Bediten Almost to Death Near Lawrence, Kansas. Two Negroes Arrested for a Murder Committed in Kentucky in 1863, Brutal Murdor and Suicide Rosulting from Jealousy in Reading, Pa. A BLOODY TRAGEDY. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Lucan, Ont. Feb. 4.—About 1% o'eloete Inst night masked men entered the dwelling of the somewhat notorlous Donnelly family, and murs dered tho father, mother, ono son, aud 9 girl, a niece. A boy named Connor, tho only other In- mate, took refuge undera bed, and escaped. The band then set fire to the house, which, togethor with the murdered bodies, was totally consumer, Anothor son, residing about threo milea from the honiestend, was called to his door about tho same hour and shot dead, Tho township is wilt with excitement. For somo timo past incendiary fires and othor misdemeanor havo been of frequent occur rence in this nefghborkood, and the Donnelly* family was suspected, As a consequence, an Antonse fecling of enmity existed ugninet them throughout the township. A Vigitaneo Com- mitteo was formed somo time ago by tho sct- tlers, 23.0 means of protection from theso out- Tages, which, with other precautionary miens- ures, falled to. bring about aremedy. Tho laat fire was on the Ryder farmon Thursday night, the 15th of Janunry, and old Donnelly and his wife wero arrested at the time on suspicion of boing implicated In tho burning. Thelr exam ination waa still pending, and was to have been closed to-day, but tho morning Nght dlapinyed tho ghustly apectacle of the remains of the in- tantes df the Donnolly homestead burned ton elnior, after haying first been horribly hacked with an ax. Itnppenrs that about twenty mon wero en- Raged in the bloody work. ‘The boy, Connor, belonged to the village nnd was staying In tho houso over night. When tho attrelk wag made ho cropt under tho bed without belng discovered, Whon the murders were committed, the house fred, and the gang decamped, tho boy emerged from hls hiding. placo, started for tho vil- lugo, and Informed tho authoritles. Tho por- fons murdered aro Jamos and Judy Donnelly, ‘Thomas, tho youngest son, and Bridget, a niece. About tho same timo (midnight) another party called at tha residence of William Donnelly, threo miles distant from tho father’s house, and awoke him, His brother John being in the house, arose and wont to the door, when twa shots from a revolver woro fired, killing him instantly, Tho bodies of the murdered famlly are almost. burned to a cinder, tho old man and girl lying close together, in the northwest corner of the house. Tho old man’s skull is broken. Mra, Donnelly's body is lying in one of tho mite rooms, ind shows ovidence of boing beaten to deuth, Tho son, Tom, Iles in the front part of the house. It would appear from the large clots of blood on the outside of tho door that ho was killed outside and thrown Into the burning build- nse. There fs yet no clew to tho perpotrators of this wholesale murder, A Jury hus been summoned, and an inquest will bo held at once, Tho boy O'Connor, who escaped from Done nelly’s after tho murder Inst night, has been in- terviewed. Io is aged 11 yenrs, and 18 Iving with big mother in Lucan, Uo sald ho wont over to Donnelly’s nt € o'clock on ‘Tuesday afternoon, and John Donnelly, Bridget Donnelly, the old man and tho old woman, and ‘Tom Don- ney were there, They had thelr supper and went to bed. n 33 and 2 o'clock soine men came on protense of arresting the old manand Tom. ‘Toin Nt tho candle, and then thoy put the handeuffson hin. ‘on asked thom to read the warrant, and soon after a totog men ontered the hougo and began to beat Tom with clubs, ot oat ie row, £ crawled under tho bed, hiding tchind clothes. busket. Tam orin out oof doors, anid 1 heard them hammer him with, sticks and thon carry hl back {nto tho house. \One of the party said, “Hit that follow with n shovel and break his bead open.’ Anothor man then ran at him and struck him with a shovel, heard him yell and fall. Tho old woman was in the kitchen, They struck her on the head with etioks, Ono of tho mon asked, ‘Where is the girl?’ Sho had run, upstairs, “A lot of them rin up-stalrs, and came down soon saying Tt is. nll right.’ ‘The old man went out into the kitch- en, and Lheard him groan, Cou! oll was thrown on the bed, and they set iton tire. As it binzcd up they left the house. Thero wore about twenty of thom, Aftor thoy loft t erawled out, and a4 1 passed through the kitebon J beard Tom and tho old man breathing, but could not sce therm,’ Ho thon loft and wont over to Whalen's. ‘Tho hoy appenrs to Kuow inary than he told, belay repei' esis emutioned by a Constable not to give tho reporfors a ininute description of the men of tholr names. Thore have been no urrests so ur. SECOND TRIAL FOR MURDER, Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Burra, N. ¥., Fob. 4.—Tho second trial of Curl Manke for tho assasination of John Atlof. on tho td of April, 1878, was begun here to-day, Manke was convicted of murder and suntonocd to bo hung In July following the comnilesion of tho crime, but, through an error of tho District- Attorney in mnking out cortain papers con- nectod with tho conviction, a stay of procoad- ings wos granted. Stnco then this cnso kus boon tu tho courts until Inst Decombor, when the con- domned murdorer was granted a now trinl in the Court of Appenls, Munko fs a well- to-do furmor, and -his victim was his neighbor, also quite wealthy, The two had been quarrellnye over tho plucing of a lina fonce between thofr farms for a numbor of yenra, anid had numerous quarrels about ft, Enoh had throntenod tho othor, and continued tho troulte over this trivial mattorfuntil it do- veloped thu two Into the bittorcst of enemics. ‘This strong hatrod between thom was exhibited In evory possible way, and finally culminated In Atlof’s death. The ovidenca against Manke is strong, atlll ho is doing all that money aud tho asalstance of brilliant Jawyors can to keop hla neok from tho bniter, Elo hus feigned Insanity, and tried Innumorablo dadgos to cseape trinl, butall to no avail. Tho Court-House to-day waa crowded with spectators, and mich Interest. waa exhibited In tho telal. The principal witness dn tho caso ign boy named Connor Henzel, who wus a sort of a nephew of Atloif, On tho day of his deuth Atto® was returning homo from tho till with a load of fcod for his stock, Tho first iliscovery of the murder was made by Bonzel. Ho claims that ho saw Manke golug down a lot toward astrip of woods about a quarter of a milo away and leiding ahorso attachod to alight wagon, which bo belloved to bo Atlof’s. Know: ing thorowasn fueling of enmity between the two men bo became alarmed, and, culling dre, Atlof out of doors, directed her attention to tho horse and wagon, Bho at once recognized thom as the property of her husband. Darting uround by the back of the house, Henzel sturt- ed on a run tn tho direction uf tho lot Ho was obliged to desdéend and cress & mully, and when ho reached tha brow of the next Bill bo saw Munke come buck, approach tho body of a mun lying on tho roadside, whom ho grasped by tha hair and commoncod Pounding on the head, up. parently bolding w stone In bis hand. Henzel yelled "“ Murder] two or threo tines, wheruupon Manke, a Wa was discove Aecusel will try to prove an allbl, Tho Jury ta composed entirely of farmors, and about ninety witnesses ate tu be called, BRUTALLY BEATEN, Lawnexcr, Kas., Feb, 4—A torriblo tragedy was enncted bero this morning, which will re- sultin tho denth of two peraons, In Muy Inst Samuel J. Holines married Mrs, Holliday, 2 wilow with a grown daughter, Three months ago the duighter marricd © man named Benn- field, and the mother presented her with alxty aeres of land. Holmes, who’ bod married tho awldow fot! her property, was very nnury at this, and frequently threntened to murder the whole tanily, About od o'clock = this morning Holmes entled Benafeld up to go for the doctor, snying he wos very slck, As Hennfletl started — down-stuirs ~—- Holines atruck him twice aver the herd with a tekory club, knocking hin aensetess and cutting great hotes in his head, Holmes then went to tho bed where Mrs, Rennfletd was stocping, dragged her out by tho hatr, and beat her over the head until sho was senseless, Meantime Bemfeld partially reédvered, ran out doors, and erfed for help. Holmes followed, and tho two elinehed in a fleree etrupgle, Dy this tine Mra. Bennfleld recovered consclousness, ran to her hushind’s nesistance, ond together they managed to keep Holmes nt Taye: They thon started feroes tha frozen elds in. their night- elothos to the nearest nolghhor's, cloacly pure: A by Holmes, unill they camo ton thick hedge, whore a desperite otivountor occurred, Bounted defending hinself with a ftonee-rall. Finally Rennfield nnd wife eseaped, and Tolmes klarted back home resolved to kill his wife, but the neighbors arrived In time to gave her Ifa. Holes was arrested and brought to this city. Te now elalms to have no recollection of his act. He wilt doulttess plead inaanity, The physleiins Were two hours dressing: tho wounds of Mr. and rs, Tenntleld, and it ig thought that nolther cun recor JEALOUS OF ITER. Reaping, Pa, Fob. 4.—A horriblo tragedy waa enneted hero Inst night, the result of Jentoury, at the realdence of Mrs. Shocksoll, who keeps a bonrdlng-house on Moss treat, and who wasone of tho victims. The othor was ono of the bonrd- ers. Mrs, Shockecll is a widow. Among her board- ers {8 an elderly gentloman named Potor Nagle, who, it appenra, was in love with tho widow, and last night was extremely jJontous when she en- tertained unothor gentleman alono in hor par- lor, Naglo camo home and went into the back sltting-room, instend of going to hia room and retlelng ns ueunl, Ho renuined down-stairs, and Inld on n lounge until the widow and her friond parted company, When this occurred Mra, Shocksoll closed tho front of tho house and came baek to tho alttlog- room, where sho was confronted by Nagle, who accused her of infidelity. and oxelniined, "If you won't have mo nobody else shnil have you," He thon pulled ont a hatehet, which ho had goneealed wnlor his cont, and struck | Mra. Shockeell on the head, knocking her sensclees on tho floor, Her skull ts fractured and she {6 ina yin, condition this marning, Immediately ufter Nagle hud struck her ho’ relzed a hie butchor knife, drew it neross his throat, and felt at tho fect of his yletim. He recovered sul clentiy ta crew) to her prostrate form and gusped, * Wo will dle together.” A few moments later another boarder, having henrd a nolse, rushed into the room and dis- covered them {1a pool of blood. Nagte flerce} fought tho phys when thoy examincd his jumped to’ t and run in tho dircetlon of the woods heretofore referred to, and frow which It was. eusy for him to rench home by gulny across lots. ‘The boy raturned and totd rs. Kor what be had seer, ‘The two thon went ta tho place where the body lay, and. found, 13 bad been suspected, that it was ‘that of John Atlof. Ho was dead. Examination wing showed that be bad been pretty effectually riddled in tho fuco, heart, and nee with shot, and bad afterwards been pounited in the bead with sone blunt instrument. A place waa discovered bebind a luinber-pllo near where the body was found which hud the appearuuce of sone one havi sul. thore in wait, It is sup- that Manke tock his place there, and, when Atlo@ came ulong, he abot bim. Tho ns wounds, He sald he wanted to die, and tried to get hold of anothor knife-wenk from loss of blood, he falled and succumbed, Ho is about 50 years of age. ‘Tho widow Is about 88. Noither are expected to live. ——— AN OLD MURDER. Crnctnxatt, Fob. 4.—Willinm Patterson, allas John Willams, nnd William Garland, alins Gar- Innd Willlanis, both colored, woro arrested hero to-day ‘for tho murder of Darby Martin, nino miles from Georgotown, Scott County, Ky., Deo. 8, 1863. Martin was herding enttle for Dantol and Josiah Pence and Robort Leo at the time, and had gold some enttle, and had about $150 In tho -houso, The prisonors wero slaves in that nolghborhond, and supposed Martin had soveral thousand dollars, Io ltved in a lonoly cabin, was robbed ‘and murdered aul tho house burned, the murderers only got- ting $U0, These men were suspected, but na proof could bo obtained. George Price, under sentence of death forthe murder of Villic Binck, ved in that neighborhood at the time, and knew enough of the crime to cnuse tho arreat. of the two men. Both have made x confession. Patterson nie thoy went there to rob, Ho staid outside whllo Gariand went in, got tho money, and eet tho lose on fire, Gare Jnnd "denies this —sstory, and iy horaw Patterson going away from the house. Patterson was a witness agninst Prico pt his trial, and Garland got Prico’s place at the tobace co warchouse after the murder of Black. Tho Prisoners will bo taken to Keatt County to-mor- row. Rumors aro current that thoy will not bo puton trial. NINE MONTHS IN JATI. Sptclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, ob. 4—This morming Judgo Gresham disposed of the caso of Dr. W. H. Clark, convicted of making fraudutont pon- sion niidavits, by sentencing him to the Noble County Jail for nino months, Tho Court ox- Dlulned that It, was thus Ienicnt on necount of tho Doctor's ngo, whoreupon he remurked enr- nestly: “Can't wo fix this some othor way? I'd rather pay $500 fino than to go to jail.” Tho Court assured Dr. Clark that $¢ sympathized with him, but imprisonment must bo tho pun- ishment In such cages, ‘That the Doctor was willing to pay $00 rathor than go to Jail {a taken as evidence of unusual horror of restraint, Hoe defended his own caso gic, and, ona second trial, came up without an attorney. Tho Court Buggested that ho had better procure one, and ho canynased the courteroom, offering 310 to any lawyer who would undertako bis casg. ———— ALLEGED MURDER. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Font Warne, Ind. Feb, 4.—Ofticers from Whitloy County wore in town to-day looking for Honry Forrest ona charge of haying murdercd Matthow Tracy, n wealthy farmor, who alaap- peared on tho night of Jan. 22, and hag not been Been or heard of since. Forrest waa very notlve in search for Tricy, hut on Monday night ho atenlthily loft his home and came to this city, to which pinco he was followed, but geoms to have ovaded tho oltlcors. It 1s known that 1 very bit- ter fecling existed between him and ‘Tracy. Tho atithoritics have offered n rowurd of $500 for the npprohension of Tracy's muntoror, "Tho peo- Reet abies County are greatly excited over he supposed bloody end of one of tholr oldest and weulthiest residents, THE JAMESES, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Sr. Lours, Feb. 4.—George Shephord, the al- leged sluyer of Jesso Jumes, tho famous Mls- sourl bandit, was seen in East St. Louis to-night, und it was lourned that ho had just roturnod from Nelson County, Ky., where he had gono in company with a dotectivesecking Frnnk Jumes, Jesse's brother. Tho two succeeded only in learning that the freebooter had left Nelson County, supposeally for Missourt, the day before. thararrival, Fink James‘is bolleved to po still hurbored In tho region in Missourt whore tho. outlaws have so long Wetted tho detectives, TO BE MWANGED, Hupsow, N. ¥., Feb. 4.—Honry Moott, on trial during tho pust ten days for the murdor of his wife and her paramour at Tagkanio on the 2th of Soptomber Inst, has been convicted of imurdor in tho first degree, and sentenced to be hanged March 10. After sentonco the prisoner askud wat ho bo hinged tn public, and allowed ono hour and s half to sponk, CINCINNATI, Fob. 4.—A Commercial special froin Tey Gs fayat te George M tenet pon slate tring his wif, waa sentenced to- Judge Wiliiaina to bo hanged May 2. Bia ——- REARRESTED, Sptetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Rockronp, I, Fob, 4.—Charics F. Goodhue, the Stephongon County dofuulter, whosa_caso has been on trial boro for a wook past, was this afternoon acquitted by the jury, After tho vonilot was road ho was at once rearrested on a. chanre of Inreony, and placed under heavy bonds, Freeport poopie feel yery much out- raged at tho rosult of tho verdict, —— COWLEY, New Yonk, Fob. 4.—Dishop Southgate writes to tho Roy, Dr. Cowloy, imprisoned in tho Tombs on a charge of crucl treatmontof childron in tho Shepherd's Fold, that he trusts" thore is esprit du Led enough among tho Glory to save you from being struck down without a hearing,” Cowley trainpa slong he corridor with other pruners during the! u r oxorcising hour with tho uso of u veteran convict, paki de, IMPORTER'S FRAUD, New You, Feb, 4—Tho sult of the United States agatnet Willlam Newstadier, importer of human hair, for yndervaktation of goods im-' ported from Hamburg,’ was concluded to-day, dofendant confessing Judgmont of $10,000, tho Uline ol he Nowetudler's valuation being 8m, Ported: STRIKES, Special Dispatch fo Ths CAtcago Tribune, Pirresvsa, Pa., Feb. 4.—The strike of the stove and machine moldors ts about over, most of the omployers baving conceded tho advance, Noarly all tho shops wore running to-day, and it ‘Sthought tho rost will resume to-morrow or noxt day, Tho rallrond mincrs are siitt out, ‘The cold ‘nnnp soon hard with them, aa very (ees mia : subslatonco, f saa ag HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE, Spectat Mapatch to The Chicago Tribune, MAntEON, Wis. Foti, 4.—-Tho Horticultural and Agricultural Societies hinve been in sosston toe day. A Inrgo number of tnterested partiog have beon In attendance, Bevern! valuable py wero read and much diecusston of yalunbto ki ft ind. ‘Vo-morrow in Joint sceston of thy ae Po NG eon ned bor of papers read og} tho decoration Homme, cles LTT culture, —— Indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous prot and all formwof general debitity relleyed ne ees ing Mensinan's Peptonized Beet Tonle, the on Preparation of beef contulning {fa ontite nutry lous properties, Jt fs not a mere atimulant ike the extracta of beef, but contains bloul-niaking, force-genemting, nnd life-sustainineproportiog: iainvalunbie in all enfeebled conditions, whether ‘eatilt, of -oxhartation, nervour prostmiinc: overwork, or neute disease: purtlentarly tf rt eulltng from Julnenney, complaints, Coswety, Hazard & Co., Vropriotora, Now York. For alg Dy driemeista, MARRIAGES, “NUnBUIID—WELKS i at the renldenceot hell. Mr Chartoa Ie ttmiburd and Iehmorid, daurhter of Mir, Ac du. Tolknap. ABR DEATHS. TieAGK—Feh, 4 at diphtheria, Mary Manche, Gnughter of Jobin wh Binge, aged 8 Fentsa money adnyn. Huntin ‘Roureday, 2p, 1m4 from the resldonco of her fathor, 18 earegey x DAIT—Foh, 4.at Mt West Montoo-tt. Fltshery Yeo, Hho beloved wito of. William Darky wa OF typlold phemmnonin nned Wyoaree TN HeaANeT, ‘uneral Fridnyatil am. from &t. Pant’ ireli, coraor ot Curpentor and Weal Washiniiats ci te London Times ond Nortl Dovon (Rnglandy Papors plenac copy, VAN ALSTYNE—Thomns Hintler, only ron of With. fam Cand Mary W. Van Alstyne, at 40 Whiter, ged A yearn i monthis und Zdayn, Funcral on Thunuay, tho 6th, at 2 p,m, DEAT —The funeral of RJ. ent Is changed trom the formor announcement to 12 o'clock m. to-day from his Into resldonco, No. 19 Norih Wertorn-ay. thence to the Cathodral of 84. Poter and Paul, comet of Waalington and Peorin-ata,, att o'clock p. ts End to Roxohitit Comotory by carriages for interment: NMIOSTAB—Kob, 1; 1890, of congostion of the bral Hatry,only son of Fred'and Emma Thomas, aged years 3 months and Itdnys. ‘unural Friday, nt] p,m. from the residence, 135 State-st. Friendanto invited. + An tho eweot flowors that reonts the morn, Tut withors In tho rining day. ‘Thus tovely wan this infunt’a dawn, ‘Thus awifuy fod its iife away, LOCHBILLER-Of alphtherin: Feb. 4, § o'clock 5 tia Grnela Pearl, only boloved daughtor of Touls and Afinu Loehbiblor, aged 6 monthe and 7 dayn, Funoral from 467 Weat Jnckson-st., nt {2:50 Friday, COOPERAftor nn diners of nino years! durauon, arising from tniiammatory. rhoumatiem, which wad Rorno with Christian roslgnation und foriltude, Mary X,. wifo of Mr, Jotun 8. Coopar, at her residence, No. 27 Onto-nt, at iisklofeiock ‘uoaday wight {hn the say Yeurot hubngy. Mrs. Cooper wean nn wattle iad erely An excellent und exomplary, wife, and waa anc boloved by # largo circle of friends. ‘Tho patience with which ste boro herself throitgh anoh # projonced ported of pnintul Ulnoss bospenks hor nmeotness of empor, her xentle ond modest naturo, and that im per, Har we Hictt trust In Lim to whose abode her sun winged ius, Hunt Inst Tuesday. Tho funeral will tnke place from the Cathedral of tho Tale Namo Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock, when APontileal Requiem Mass wilt bo snid,for the repose Of harrow, A RUINOUS LOSS, A loss of bodily tissue greatly {n excess of natural daily waste which takes place in tho healthiest physlenl and montal structure, and Uut for which waste life and youth might be in- a Prolonned, ig_entalled upon those whose vital powers nro weak and nervous sys. tem fragile. Yo arrest thig rulnous Inas and brace tho system a course of Hostottor's tome uch Bitters is the proper agent. Tone to tho nerves, vigor nnd regularity tothe digestive organs and tiver are among the boons conferred upon the dubilltated and sick of both sexes by this incatimable medicine, which more than any known tonic tonds to check tha progress of un- naturnland premature decay. Bicep, renewed relish for food, are both obtained by 18 NCrvous and dyspeptic through its uso, which fs also tho means of inuring the system to oncounter safely malarious atmospheric influences. ANNOUNCEMENTS. ITE REV. A. YOUKER, PASTOR OF Tui TD Nv ont Sing borate wll ond tite noe meee ing to-day, The Young Mon's Christian Aasociation have arranged with Mr. A.C. Thanins to doliver an str ‘The tecture will bo accompanied with numerous brill- tant Hlastrations, ond doubtless will bo of unusual Intorest. ‘Tickets freo at offica of ¥.M.C. A410 Madison-rt. IERE WILL HE A MERTING OF INTERNAL rovenuc lawyers nt tho Grand Pactio Hotel this Gyening at 7:00 o'clock, to poloct a dalognte to ropree this district In a vontion of Gaugers, tbe ‘Wrshington, ‘on Monday noxt. AiG REGULAR BTATED MEETING OF Tie Womnn's Hospltnl of the State of Ulinals will ba eld to-morrow nL bil Caltaze Grovo-ny, at 10a. m. SAKING POWDER. Absolutely Pure. MADI FROM GRAPE CREAM TARTAR. Honsekeepor's favorite in loailing cities of the work No other preparation makes such taht, daky, by broads, ur luxurious pastry. Can be eaten by dysne, tea without fear of the tla resulting from bo Beatlble food. EP “Comin ended for purity and wh somonan by the Government Chemint Dr Bott, ROYAL BAKING POWDER C6, Naw Vor, ——<—<——— ELDREDGE & WOODBRIDGE 55 Wa shington-st. We manufieture our own SHIRTS From the best Linens and Cot- tons in use, and guarantes fit, quality, and worlemanshtp us good_us any house pro« duces, Popular prices. ee Large stock French Shirt- ngs. cones AUOTION SALES, -By GEO. P, QORE & C0.) Mand 8 Wabash-ay. " THURSDAY, ‘Feb. 5, at 9:30 a. M4 TRADE SALE CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE: £0 Caaks American W. G, Ware, 0 Cratos English W, G, Wure. 35 tasks Hock, and Yo ure. Ww Wires Goods ay Ure. Glotaware, Awsortod ud for country . a 2K. 1 COI £0. Auctlonsetteg eee! ING. i bes had CLOTITES 15 LADIES AND GEN's. ann a end yes,. of tho Peduted ue kinerles, pub Jo Chteag. A ZUN'TILER. Coufyctioner abs fy Sbudiovudeptes Ci rT Bond #, #46, oF & for a ample Fe ele gent ad rte bute