Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1880, Page 8

- Min c THE CITY. ' GENERAT, NEWS. 11. W. Hates, Boston, fs at the Sherman, T. KF. Tobey, U.S. A., fs at tho Sherman, ‘TL A. Durt, Marqnette, igat the Shermans Q. I. Booth, Mansfield, O,, Is at the Sher- ‘ nian. M4 LJ, Braff, U.S. A., Is at the Grand Pa- +} ettle, : 4 C. Ramsay, London, Eng, is at the Tra- " Inont. 4 W. W, Byington, Nowark, N. J, is at the B Palmer, 4 A. Harrington, Rochestor, Mbin,, Is at the a Patiner, i) Dy, Von de Stonson, Berlin, Prussia, is at it the Paliner, * Leu T, Smith, Leavenworth, Kas,, is at tho Grand Paeifie. . Loyal L. Munn, Stite Sonator, Freeport, As ut the Tremoot Fred Sehiffinann, Pretoria, South Afrien, is ut the 'tremont, John Finek, Washington, D. 0., 1s regis- tored nt tho Shermian, BL, Charles Stophenson, London, England, fant the Grand I’aelfic. J... Sloan and A. J. Macfarland, Montreal, Can, Rre nt the ‘Tremont, Capt. N. DB, Matcher, steamer War Engle, At, Louis, fe it. the Gardner, C. W. Baten, proprietor of the Phants House, Bloomington, {3 at the Gardaur. George C, Mazelton, Member of Congress Third. Wisconsin District, Boscobel, Is nt the ae Palmer. ‘ Benfamin_J. Gifford, President Havana, 4 Rantoul & Enstern iallway, Runtoul, ia at the “ Tremont, Dr, W. Thorton Parker and family, White Farth Reservation, Mim, aro stopping at the Tremont. i A meeting of the’ Society of the Sons of 1 Virgiuin has bean called for Saturday evening nt a tho Grand Paeliic. 0, W. Ruggles, General Passenger Agent St. Louls, iron Mountaln & Southern Itallroad, St. Louls, fs. at tho Palmer, Victor I. Burton, Justice Brayton's clerk, dns returned to the elty from an extended busi- ness trip, and resumed his position. Ata mectingof the German Frauen Verein held yesterduy, Misa Clara Berger, Secretary, re- algned, antl Sirs. M. Muurer was choson pro tem pore. ‘Lhe Women’s Homeopathic Medtenl Society {held Ita regular meting at the Clifton House hist night.) Drs. Peet, Manning, and ‘UVuderwood re- ported somo very Interesting cnses. The Jewelers’ Guild of Chicago, held its monthly mecting Inst evening In the elub-room ‘of the Shermnn House, with 6B. 2. Shitriey tty tho ehnir, and transucted business thut was only of interest to the Association, A Atnvon_ yesterday Madison street car No. 02 knocked down an unknown man at the cor- x ner of Madigon strect aud. Fite avenue, The 5 ian was but allgbtly Injured, it is thought, us no trace of him could afterwards be found. ‘The temperature yeaterday, as observed by. 7 Mamasse, opticlan, No. Madison treet *, {THrupuNne Building), wus, at Bow in, 42 ¢ ff Brees Wbove: WA. Md: Wan, 45s TP My Ws Kp.m., 63. Haromcter, 8a. a, 2040; 8 ps any 28.00, : ‘The Commiitee of the Tinols St. Andrew's { Society to arrange for the aonual eburity, ball " met Just evening in the club-room of the Tre- Inont House, with Alexander: Mackay in’ the chute, The hall willtake place onthe 2d of + |. Aprilnt the Tromont. ‘The Committee on Bulldings and Grounds * of the Bourd of Education were yesterday busily 4 engaged In opening a large number of bids sent infor tho various butldings and altes recently advertised for, ‘The Caminlttee will submit tho ‘bids te the Board this ovenlug. + . . The CoBperative Grocery Company met at No, 102° West Handolph strect lust evening, Jt ¥ ‘was agreed to ralee thy capital stock from 81,000 to $3,000, und tho Manger reported six new stockholders, and that tho business for January 4 had Inereased $14 over tho business of Decent- Te The Chicago Lumber-Vessel-Owners’ As- : soclation mot yesterday morning ut thelr oflice, t No, 2W Youth Wauter street, but, on necount of Pa tho sinull attendance and the absence from town ¢ of the Secrotary and Directors, adjourned with- tout transacting any business until next Wednes- i day morning. I Coroner Mann yesterday afternoon held an 4 inquest upon ‘Loony Daley, whuse death ut No. » — BEWesson street was mentioned in yesterday's é Tuusune, but, ag anticipated, no “rensouufle % suspicion of polsoning was uinde manifest. On ‘ the contrary, it was ovident that Duley bad dled 4 of consumption. iH : Patrick SeMahon, a laborer employed at tho North Chicngo Rolling-Mille, and Hving at the ‘ corner of Ashland and Waubansla avenues, Hod H terday had bla right foot budly crushed by a wloum. of fron falling upon it.” The phystehin Who attended him thought umputatton would prove necessury, Gen. J, 1. Hammond, ex-Indinn Inspector, waa ut tho Grand Puette Hotel yesterday, but he declined to be interviewed. Ho sald that be wis getting better, and that he would only talk when ho knew what charges were brought \ Ayuinat hin. I bad been charged with nothing, }+ and be hud nothing to deny, ft William Hoda, a slightly demented Bole- 4 min, who his been in the sisylum ut Jeiferson, HI is reported inlssing frow No. dl Burling str % Heo is nbout 3 yeurs of age, medinm Ze, lig! tmustuche, chin whiskers, left fare-tinger crooked, ‘and was dressed In a brown Jacket, Buick cap, gray puntaloons, and blue striped, ablrt, Ticket E. A. Ford, General Passenger an Axent, Vandalin Ling, St.Louis: W. H. Smith, Viec-President and General Chutnpaiyn, Bann, Me; homns Anscomb, Was Car Company, Rochoster, N. ¥.t and George Hamtitun, Treasurer St. Paul & Sioux City Ralls way, St. Baul, are at the Grand Pacliie Hotel, Maj. A. W, Edwards, who is now running a the Firgo (D.'T.) Daily Argus, Is in the elty, In days gone by ‘the Major was Warden of the . Penitentinry, edited the Carlinville Demverut, ~ and was Secrotary of tho Inte Protection Lite- Insurance Compiny. He saya tho Duper ho je editing 13 booming, und that Dakota ‘Territory Will soon be seeking ndmietunee to the Union us a Biate. - 8, B. Woods, an Insane man who recontly 5 escuped from the Asylum ut Jolferson, was i leked up by the poles yesterday fn the Ulinobs 4 Jentral depot, and thence taken to the Armory | TeWwas ue dravineudted to take hian to his mot ij er, who lives tn Candi, but upon ascertaining that sho could not pee, care for hin it was : determined to aend hi buck to Jefferson, Fils case does not rppeir to be a hopeless ove, and, ‘under good ecre, he might speedily recover, ‘Tha Directors of the Chicago Hoard of ‘Trade are considering tho question of providiag Tor new system of grilu delivery on contravt ‘by warehouse receipts, Herotofore {thas been + tho enstom to deliver ‘the recelpts themselves, thereby running t risk of having thon lust of destroyed, and the new plan provides that deal- ers indy slasply make nw memoranduin of the res ') + ceipts and turn tho sume over, A meoting hus been held each utternoon “of Tuesday anil + Wednesday, but itis probable that: another will + buve to be held tu-duy before the resolution fa ; Bdopted, . . ‘The second-hand furniture dealers were to have mot Inst evening utthe corner of Fitth avenio ad Randotph etreot, but, owlng to the Stora weuthor, und to the fact that thair poti- tion did not come up at the lust meeting of the Council, thore wus but a small number present, and thommevting wus tudotinitly peatuoned The Tow who had braved the weathor spent some Hthe tiny in discussing the probable result of thelr petition and the advisability of organizing ‘A perouiunt unlun, to be composed of the doal> ers in thote Ming. ue notice of the next meets duy will by given through the press. ‘The tne for the oratorical exhibition of the Junior Class of the University of Catcngo fa Just upprouching. AIL the members of tho Juntor Clagy ure obliged to welte ovations, which are bended to three jiutyos, wha taark accardiiyg to the merit of the prodictlons. ‘The wuthors ot too onitions which receive tho lighest murks conititiie the orntors for the duntor exhibition, Thu ten Juniors who hyve heen mado pape by the three Judges are ita follows: W. 31, Exe, H, C. Van Behnack, ROS. Mott. FL, Anderson, WN, Alsip T. W. Derry, 8. B. andi, J. We upoi, J.P. Gurdior, CW. Naylor. ‘hoy “wilt display their oloquence sotbe tine duriig tho anunih of Mareb. ‘The body of an unknowsi man was found Honting Inthe river yesterday near the Good+ vich steamboat docks, below Rush wtrogt bridge. dt wus revovered and tuken to the Morguo, Whery It uwalta identification, From ite decom ose appedtunce, the body bad been in the Wwuter t& luny thine, 8 decensed Wis bout au penne ut UKe, & ediuin hight and build, dark bul and mustache, and wea puorly, ciud. hore went two deep cits on tho right slide of the face. One oyer tho temple, and the other on the lower jaw, but neither was such as might have ‘euited death. Budgo No. tor the Lumber: ut's Union was found this pocket, and trout Ute ft was thought that the body might be tht af Hetwr McUulro, u lutbersbover, wha wade dyuly disappeared along about Thanksgiving, Stes. Uridget Murphy writes to the Mead ae ee ait pontch Cure at this elty, wien jr . Waa thtorproted John lum, Clerk. of the West Bs Maat Street Poles Court, asking that he ) lther compel er Husband, “Thowus Murphy, Hote send her money to pay ber puke 1. gngo over to thiy country, or request him fiw legal antiter to contribute to ber support. Bho wy ‘Tuowus formerly Myed at No. 277 North f i THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1880, Carpenter strect, and at No. 110 West Chicago avenue, and that *one rays” he fs Mying with Mrs, Linerd, who ought to. be ashamed of her= self, For tho benent of ‘Thomns, tho nd< dress of Bridget 1s Iven ons ociro of Henry Hanson, Ne Zeutand road, Btockport entton and Nax mila, Cheshire, Enginad, The couple were married [n this elty Nov. a. at, ane shortly thereafter ‘Thoma to get rid of his Bpound, Bont her to Hnglanid upon some pretense. In re: se to deal! for a inceting of the abtmnl of Kenyost College ut the ollice of George W, Cass, No. Ws Ln Salle street, several grenties mon met there yesterday atternoan, ‘Tho Lev, i. G. Perry called the meeting to anter, and atated what had been done it the prst towdrds otfecting nn organization of the nlumnt in this glty, An nssuelttion waa formed hore In Tk77, but yond onmniziig Mttle wag done. The reverend gentleman thought the Ume Was nuspleious for tho formation of i new nxa0~ elation, whieh could get together and hive sone Kind of nm festival, rountont, or Dunquot next June, when Oblo would largely repres ti at the publ a ation, and thits the graduates of old Kenyon might have woom of thetr own, This tden seemed to be fayormbly entertainedt by tho yontlemen present. and in committee wae appointed to draw up a constl- tition and. by-luws to be presented at the next meeting, when officers will be elvefed andy Moweinents nude towurds a permanent Mn SAWoty: (ae MiNities warisiats of Messrs, Chase, ©, iv i Porry, Lane, Albert Strong, and Cass. The ‘following genittintes wera present at tho Inceting: Dr. B.S. Dane, chiss of 3: tho Rev. LG. juss of 40; Dr. Albert Strata, F Lane, '8! 1 Muchanan, meoting witl A GLUCOSE MANUFACTORY. For some days pasta few Enstorn capttallats have been In the city luoking to tho establishing of a iarge Rese manutactory. ‘Thoy have heen very retieent as to thetr ‘intentions aud purposes, and have, so fur, buen sv et! suppress tholr neines, and wil clad thi lead ton knowledge of who thoy ure. They talked up. thelr scheme, tow » tu elreles where reporters nre kometimes found, nnd those: with whom thoy have been negotinting: lve it ot that nm condition of thelr venting hero is. tho obtulning of a cheap water supply. Vt js understood that they have been thinking of getting hold of the prop- urty in the bend of the river, being the corner on the North Shio where the Nucth Hraneh tinptles Into tho main rtroum, It ean be pure vhased, no doubt, but In addition to this thoy are: naking tenve of the elty ty build 9 conduit under the river connecting with tho tunnel through which tho West Sida Pumping-Works are sip- piled with water, and that thoy may bo allowed to pnp thelr own water uid bo sbuees som Jual price thorefor, They would consume woukl y havo: enough water, under meter rates, to amount to about per day, nnd this {s_ nn objection to thelr locating here. Tho Mayor, however, 1s inelined tu deni tentently with thom, and to allow them tho privileges they ask; and, since the cupacity of the main water supply is greuter thin the du- mnnd, he thinks the two of the surptis water might be made n sourco of revenue to the elty. The proposed establlabment, beside, will con rumne about fifty car-louds of corn per day, and give employment toa large number of persons. and the Mayor Js Inclined to do all he ean to ine duce them to locate hi Ho bas consulted the ity Engineer and Controiler on tho rwbdject, ant they agree with him, and all inducements the elty ean will be olfered to the concern. THE NATIONAL WAGON MANUPACTUIENS’ ABS0- 0% of tho United States resumed tts session in tho Palmer House clib-room at 11550 o'clock yestar tluy morning. with Clem Studebaker, of South Hend, inthe ebale, Heports of committees wero tho first thing In onter, The Committes to whom was referred the subject of some nolform warrinty to be given on wagons reported that on and after this dite they would withdraw ntl warnnity on witgons, Tho report after consid. eruble dlacusston, was adopt Tho Cominittee to whom was referred the matter of framing a cominission contrict res ported recommending that the Executive Com- nittes be instructed to einploy an nttoriey to UAW UP 1 contract embodying the features ws proposed, which looks to tho protection of the manufacturers as welloa the ngents, After a long discusafon this matter was lald over until next meeting for further consiteration, The follow- Ing resolution was ndopted: © Rewutved, Mout the Executive Committee tie instructed to tuke steps ta seeure the adoption by rallrouds of a uniform aud Just manofietur- eraolupalfication on wagons and all other ve- sicles,” Mr, Clem Studebaker was unantmourty elected President of the Assoctatlon, in place af George Nulbum, of Toledo, resigned. J.8. Partridge, of Whitewater, Wis., wits elected Viee-Prest- dent, In place of Mer, Studebaker, The Assovintion adjourned to mect In Chleago {he vecond Wednesday In March ut tho Palmor (Ouse. THF CELRSTIALS. The Chineso residents, for tho time being suted with the festivitiesor the Now-Year whlch hive been: oottepy in. thoir nttention to the ex- clusion of the clams of wushee-washee for tha past Tow days, have settled down to business, hue Hye joyously in the antvipation uf the pleastires which nr to Us enjoyed next Sumdny. The varlicr part of that day [s to be devoted to social calls, and in thoevening w grand gather ing id to take place at 2 point not yet deter- mined upon. Every malt brings to tha resl- denees of the varlois Chinunien enyelopes con- tilning the visiting-carts of thelr friends In New York, Philadelptlu, and other Eust- ern ‘points, and from places in Culifornin and olxewkere, Those, together “with those distributed by locul callers, will be caretutly hoanted untif tho New-Year week hos passed away, when thoy will be pasted conspleucusly upon tho walls to serve us an Indication of the number of friends possessed by tho ocenpant of thopluce. In this mutter the Chinese take reat pride, and the American Indy whose door 4 besloged with callers from carly in the morne fag untll lite ut night on Jin, Tis not more an ablect of envy or admiration in her own set than fa the Mongollan whose mementocs of stn- fier attention palpably outnumber the collec- tions inade by his rellow-countrynen. ONITUARY, Churles 3. Hasetton, well known throughout the West ns an export telegmphor, died ty this elty Tuesday nbght after a two weeks" litness, ed by Intlimmation of the bowels, His death leaves a void in tho community of telegraphers which whl not he iled so long Rs the memory of his many virtues nnd excellent qualities shatl list. St a meeting of members of tho telu- graphic fraternity, held ean resolutions were adopted “expressing tho -sorrow of his ussociutes at hls untimely death ho funeral will bo held this afternoon at Janes- vile, Wis. where the parents of the decense reshle, A large number of his friends will tend the funeral from here, Operators in Chi engo and Milwaukee have contributed forat tributes. One of these designs represents two telegraph poles with wires stretching between, with anarch over this bearing thy words, * No «ircult. Another design pears the symbol “uu,” signifying * The End." WE CLVY-HALI. ‘The police and firemen will bo patd to-day 76 per cent of tholr Januury salary. te ‘Treasurer yesterday received $83 froin, tho Controllor and $2,717 from the Water Depart- nent, ‘The Inspection of tho hotels, which was to have commenced yesterday, was postponed until Donday, Acnso of scarlet-fever was reported y tonlay from No. 201 Chestnut atrect, The nuns ver [s Just tu the rear of 0 building on tho cor+ ner of Wella and Chestnut strects, which is oo- cupled as a publlo achool. ‘Three deaths have resulted the Inst fow days from typhus or ship-fover. The diswdsy Is comparatively mire in the elty, and t4 put down aa MON the cuntagions discases, which phys. chins are required to report te the Health Do- mirtnent. Neithor of these cases wis Fepertedy HK aes and Dr. De Wolf is anxiously Inqulr- ng why. Gas-Inspector Baldwin sent word to the aS compinies yeatorday tint he would tosdiy COMMENCE un inspecdon of the teat luips and burners which light the streets, the object belig te tscertuin whothor or not the city wus getting een wad juylng for, Since the vlty puyd aut 0,000 8 yeur for gus, tho undertaking ts timoly. An application was mado to the Comnis- aloner uf Public Works yesterday for permlde salon te wie up the alley between Fifth avenue wud La Ballo, and Madison and Washington atreeta, to Wy wn expertinental underground esble. The upplteation, wis in the mime of tho © Western ‘Telegraph’ Company,” but tn tho ine terest of the Atmertean Diatrict Pelugraph Com- pany, and for thls and other roagons no action ‘was tukon. Comulssonor De Wolf is preparing to con- vort the entire medical jrateatan, in the vity into health ollicers, and his tlrst step wil bu to send to cach of tho physicians inn few days a Tow postal eards uddrossed to himeulf, with the request that thoy und thom to inform him of any: uuitters thoy niny notice in thelr practica de serving tho attention of hia Department, ilo thinks tho plun will work well, aud serve to not only atinnlate the Ward Inspectors, but to care tect aiuny dangers te the publlo health that thoy would not nutice. Bids were opentd. yeatoriay for planking Contra avenue from Twentyesceond street la the southorn terintnug, W. W, Watson olfored todo tho work for 8i}s cunts per Hneal foot, each aldo of the street, and commence in the ening: und J. i. Smith & Co, otfered to do tt for cents, to volnmence the work at once, Bartelme & Behuvfer offered to do tho entire work ut onve fur $2,100, or upon the opening of nuyigation for 400, The wssesarnont for ihe Lusprovemont [s 38 venta por foot, und it Sinith & Co. wilt wyrey to goon wilh tho work at once the contruct will be given thom, Snperlutendent Folton, of the Hrldewell, ig nnuounced wamony the Democratic candl- dates for Sborii® this tull, ie is a Md TALI and wouid make a most excellunt Sheriff, but fate is agafnat bin, from tho flict thut hig an. nun report shows that there wero moro [rhb under bis churge thy past year than any other navooallty. Asimnilar report contributed very huryety to the defeat of Kern u yeur or morengo, and itis not belleved that the feeling has worn ou. Joby Forsytha ralued the polut on Kern, and will not be slow to ralse tho same palnt on Felton, Felton will not be Sheriff, EMPTYING THR SOUTH TRANCI The Mayor haa been making come computa. tlona covering the proposed retetabbishment of tho punping-works at the Junction of the South Mraneh and the canal. Calentating tho river ne (breoinfles In length, ho fads that pumping 1.000 yellions por minute tho river wot be emptied four ties every day. and, adding the North Branch, taklie a tot) lengti of say aly miles, that it would th miptied twiee in every: twenty-four hours. Then agatn, ealeuiating upon tho sewage emptied inte the river dally, he fhida thot of the entire amount of water pimped Into the canal vs proposed, only one-tenth would he Tinpure, while ninestentlia would bo like water, He! docs not think this impregnation of the wat would he snilicient to make dt offensive, and belfoves that. when the objectors along tho eanitl get at tho facts wil of thelr objections wil be dlasipated, Furthor thin this, he to grent adyantiure to persis: Mong tho canul in the proposed settee, iM that it will give tholr mils and factories the nlil- tionn pee thoy need so much, anid he fs about half of the opinion that those who woutd iso tho water should pay the elty for tho dilfercnce between what. they’ now hive and what thoy yomla then get. uat_na they now pay the sate for the power used from the ennal, ete. Ho fy how hoartily {a favor of this plan of puclfsing thoSouth Uranel, whatever he may have been heretofore, and the eect of the Fullerton ave- nue condalt upon the North Branch bus entirely satisfied him of its pravtienbility. THE COUNTY-BUILDING. Tho Joint Committes on Bulldings and Service met. yesterday and decided to hold Meears, Schuster & Lamparter to thelr contract: . for plumbing and yas-fitting on the new Court- House, ‘The Camtalttee also approve O'Brien's bon on the steam-titting, Cornelius Prico and Frinz Goebel being the suretics. It is expected that the pauper ehildren from tho Poor-House (such at least as belong to Protestant deuominattons) will be beaught tn this morning and taken tcfore the County Court. Thero are fourteen of these unfortutiites, and they wil te handed over to the Home of tie Frlendless and othor charitable institutions. The Catholfy children will be dentt with) to-morrow, In the case of Thomas Keating, charged with ‘asenult with Intent to kill the Jury yea- terday morning returned a verdict awariting "Thonias a nine-yeur theket for Jaltet. James ale, for stealing gloves and handker- ‘rom Field, Leiter & Co, fifty ninoty days House of Correction. Christian Chris- onsen pleaded guilty to the Inrceny of a wateh, oud was reinanded for sentence, FEDERAT NOTES. The gold disbursements at the Sub-Treas- ury yesterday were only $5,000, Tho Sub-‘Treasury pald out $2,000 In silver yesterday and redeemed $5,000, 2 ‘Iwo hundred and fifty barrels of alcohol wore exported from this clty yeaterday, The internal-revenue receipts nt Collector Harvey's olliea yesterday amounted to $24,163, Sax-paid spirits were represented by #211 of it, tobacco dud elyars by $241, and beer by 267), ‘The following is a ist of the duttable gous recelved ut tho Custom-Houso yesterday: Fiold, Leiter & Co. 28 cases of hosters, 1 case of ail yoods; Parkburst & Wilkinson, 6.408 bars of ehte fu the fron, 358 buudtes of trons Clarke, Friend, Pox & Or, bundles: of paper; Liboy, MeNeil & Linh § boxes of tln-plite; Hurvoy Bros, 1 Lally, box of sitk neckweur; Lawrence & Martin, o cuses of cigars. Collections, $3,188, ‘She obscenity ense against C. G. Horton, ntlns W.N, Rubia & Co. et nl. il infinitum, was on yesterday before Commissioner Hoyne, who heard any Amount of testimony on both sides, and finally held both Horton and Willing to the District Court in 8,0 bailench, Horton's cage was virtnally a Soriication of, Wilting’, ye a - W. MeAfeo, of oP. Vet Oram, in chargc of tho box ce livery nat the Post-Oltice; — Speclul-Agent Henshaw, ond J. M. Adams, of tho Special Agents’ Dopurtinent, testified ‘in behale uf the {hovermment in remird to the receipt, through devoy letters, of obscena matter from Horton, and the dellvery to that Indlvidital of staff ud> dressed to Rubls & Co,, oe of Horton's work- ing names, ‘The defense put on a couple of xo- catiled artists, John Collins and George A. Ste- vous, who give expert testimony on tho “sub- Jeut Of what was obscene and what wits not— the pletures In tho case coming under the latter cutegory, of course, from their polut of Cupt. Helntzman and ex-Proseenting Attorn Linsentt wore willed to testify In regard to. the oll ease before Justice” Foote, tha do- fenso seeking to show that tho Special Agents thon and thoro: testified In effect hat such pletures ys those now oxhibited were fuble, Nelthor of tho:two witnesses was so clear us to that, and the defunso Iamentably failed to establlsh tho point. As nbove stated both Horton and Williams were etd tn 3&0) baileach, ‘The larger part of tho afternoon wis spent in iunting up sureties, Horton finally pre- senting Churles Hvek and Michuel Uuibdenstovk, Who were promptly wecupted. There was same little hesitation shout tuldng ‘Thomas Willis ng # surety on the bond of the othor Willams, his brother. but the defendant's counsel, 8. K. Dow, stepped Into the breach, put hig anime to the toni alotig with thut of the brother, and the vo dissemlnuters of queer literature and urt wot oul LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS, CLYNOURN AVENUE, Amecting of property-owners was held Inst. ovening At No. 416 Clybourn avenue to con- slior the mutter of the proposed hnprovemont of thut street. There was a largo attendance, and conalderable Interest was manifeated both for and ugalnst tho Improvement. Tho meeting Weg suggested by the Committee on Streets and Alleys of tho North Diviston, and Ald. Wettorer, Moyer, and MeCaffroy wore present, Ald, Wot- torer called the meeting to order, and stated tha objects for whieh ft was called. Tho onlinance was parsed by tho Couneil for the improvement of Clyborn avenue from North avenue te Fule lerton, in tho usual miner, after tho requisit number of property-owners had petitioned for it, Later, & remonstrance was Kent tn algned by persons clitning to represent more property’ than those who signed the original pe- tion. “The Aldermen were present ta hear both sides, and weigh tho evidonce In tho case, no that thoy might ‘uct intelligently on the re- monstrance. Mr. Charles Haugsner then spoke at longthin opposition to the paying of the gtreot, saying it would work a greut injustice to the poor people, who would recelve no benctit from it, He read two lists of names, one of which represented the romunsatrants and the other those who f vored paving. The former contalned Nfty-tlve: names und tho latter thirty-tlye, Mr, iL would bo in favor of the Sinprovem Council would allow the owners to put Up. wooten buildmgs on their lots, The gentleman thought: ume the street-rajlway company would othe street in order uy ita trucka wlomg it, and was willing to walt for that the, A heated discussion took piice between Mr, Haussner and Ald. Moyer relative to tho diaippenrinee of the petition of the re- ioustrants, and Mr. Meyor explutied bla cous neetion with tho mse, ‘3 After Mr. Hanssner got through with his ro. murks, a gontieman spoke on tho other aide of the question, but bla speech cauld not be heurd on aiveaunt oF tho contusion, ‘The majority Were uppurontly onposixl fo hy improvement, though the minority were by no incans weak. The Aldermon listened pationtly to the remarks mide by at lovat twenty people ut onva, and When thoy Worg through werd ovidentiy Ho Wiser than at test, In the msidet of wy dlscussion tat was oxecedingly. warm the meeting ndjourned, and then “canvassed the matter ih xronps around the hill. ‘The Connell Comnitteo In ohurge of tho matter will proba- bly moot Sutumlay’ afternoon and discuss It furthor, ‘Lo a pedestrl whose rout day along Clybourn avenue Inat night, and who was Iy- norint of tha merits of the "for" and “upninst” poopte, the horrible condition of the street would lead him at auee to the cottolusion that there Wag much room for hnprovemont, THK CENTRAL PARK LOOAL IMPROVEMENT CLUI met atthe hall ut the gornor of Albany avonue and Like street Inst ovoning, Prestdont Bennett * Ju the chalr, Mr, Hated reparted that ho bad called upon the Mayor, Health Commissioner, and Commissioner Waller upon the subject of sewers in the Con- tral Park region, and found thon favorubly disposed toward tho improvement. Other quntionun, reportod tho result of inter- views with mombers of the City Council, of « yor Cneouraging nature, leading to the hollct that the necessary appropriation vould be ob. tuined, Various plans for carrying out, tho plang of the Club wore digoussed, and tho Com- inittees were cuntinuod. CONCEALED WEAPONS, . TAKING OUT PERMITS, Aboutn year ago THe TetpuNk published a local article calling attontion to the advisability Of liconsing the carrying of firearms, It pointed out tha fuvt that not only could a considcrablo twvenie be dorived from this source, but that tho ordinance then in forco prohibiting the car- rying of concealed weapons could by made of some value, Ag it was, it practically amuinted to nothing, Hespectuble people, us a general thing, did not tke to carry pistols, because of tho rluk of oxposing themselves to arrest and fino, although their intention in carrying thom might have been of the peat, while” dis- reputable people, who wero constantly carrying thom, wore never punished but with the smallest: of fines, Jt was suggested that by fesuing these eonses to respectable persons who wanted to carry frearmé the ordinynce mnight be made of som force, and that Reni caught currying dreurms without s permit could thon bo cially: punished to the full extone of the law. After pouderiug over tho subject for a your or 80, the Juuncll finally got around to {t, and, as ay be Tomembercd, pysged lust month AN ORDINANCE COVERING THE MATTER. or wlx mouths in the House uf Core . the Rellaf Committee's ueeounts, 8% fine of not loss than $25 nor more. rection, In the ease of a person found gitilty of earcying coneented venpona. It ts provided, howbvor, that this shall not apply to oficers of tho Taw, or to persons whose buatnost ‘or oveupation may seom to require the carry tur of weapons for tholr protection, provided ‘that, such peraon ata atitatty Count the Mayor ar Ciler of Pollee 1 printed or weltten permit authorising thom to carry wetpons while In the discharge of such business,’ it hee taker abort a month to propitre tho teecesaary nite, whieh rin fern year, und Yeetorday thelr Issue bern, ‘Tho man- her otra fiug thon f# ns follows: A person who wishes fo eatrry a pletol gets samebody to butorse Als nppllontton, nad i isautinitied ta the Mayor, Tf the nppHeant or tho tilerser is of such youd ehuracter that no questian can be rafsed, tha Mayor directs tho City Cloris to Jasite the docu Mont. If tho Mayor fs In toubt on the sitbe Jeet; tho pplication is referred to tho Chief ‘of Police, whe (uvestigates. ant whose recom mendation, whether it be firvorable or unfay whle, fs flank. Tho Clty Clerk tess pityes for which no feo ty charged, bit the elty Beal is attuehed to ft, and for the fixing of tint seal there isthe customary charge of 1 conta. Tt tyould have boon wiser, probably, ‘ger win beon ebhnrged, sity $1 or $2, go ns ter cover tho expenses of clerical tibor, bhhnks, ote. TUR FOLLOWING 18 THE List of persona, with thelr occupations and rest- dences, who took out permita yesterdays GG, Taal, piastalin. No, 602 Webster avenne, W. IL Wood, railroad agent, No. 171 Twenty third street. I, Hl. Walker, Ifc-Insurance agent, No, 273 Van Buren strect, P, Re Chlutque, salesmun, No. 47 Plerco strect. Samuel Engel, tailor, No, O88 Wabash nventis. H. F. Merritt, clerk in Water+Oftice, No, 200 ‘Wabash ayvenur, 1700 Wabash N. A Mayers bookkeeper, No. avenue, olan Kloln, clerk, No. 644 South Halsted strent, {Carl Moor, tobaccuntst, No, 500 North Wells street. J.B, dfoverss wool andconl dealer, No. 100 South Tnlsted street. M. Welnatetn, tobneco, No. 25 Harrlaon atreet. a There uro one or two things nbout this which re NOT QUITE PLATN. Tho ordinance anya that “where a person's oc- cupation seems to require the carrying of weupons for his protection,” he may huve 1 permlt. Thera occurs tn this Inst ano Uto-ine suninee agent. ° Is itt fret that thoro has come to bo Buch 2 prejudice against [fe-Insurance: agents as tomake it dangerous for thom to carry on thelr business of soltelting, without. being armed inorder to dofend themselves in cneo some sulferer, stung to madness by long solicitation, should make an nssault. upon them? is rather curtous, too, that Mr Engel, =n tatlor, one of tho most piclile and long-sulfering of all eccupa- tions, should hive tiken outa permit, The pre- sumption in such a case would bo that Mr, Engel ts ubout to do his own collating, and tn tenis to be itn position to. protect himself in ense uny of his aebtors should turn upon him. It Is also somowhat curious that Dr. Paoll, whore business Is tho sitving of life, should consider his occupation one whieh requires tho carrying of weapons for hfs protection. In a good mat tho other cases the rensomeble reason for curry {ug weapon fs apparent, hue in those of tho reat It fs not ko plain, Itfs probable, now thut tho {co 4s broken, there will be quite a rush of applications for permits, Tim True will be cureful to pub+ lish their names us fast as registered, in urder tht al the bed characters muy get tho list and puate It in thefr hts for reference, so that they mony not by mistake fall foulof a man who is wuthor! to defend tslnself, ‘ a THE BUTCHERS. WONKING ON THEIR ACCOUNTS. Tho Chiciga Butchers’ Unlon held a mecting nt tholr hall, No, 1506 Hulsted atrect, yesterday: ovening, un attendance of about 20 members being present. The only business of Importance brought forward was tho tho reception and adoption of the report of tho Committee of Six nppolnted about a month ago to Investigute tho finuncial affairs of tha Union. The Committee, whlch consisted of Messrs. ‘Tim Gorman, Chairman; Ed MeCahill, Secro- tary; Androw Forbes, M. I. Henchin, Pat Carey, and James Begley, reported that they hud exam ined the accounts of the varlotis officers, with the following result: Patrick Wileh, as Chuir- mun of thy [elief Cummltice, received from the teensitry the sum af £2167, 00 which he di tutrged” nceording to his Own neknowledgment S103t, lenving & balance unuceounted for of He 1, Frank O'Meara, the missing Secretary of the Reffef Comanittee,: reeeived from atl” sources 10H, and distur , according tothe relief. Tivol, $654, leaving w Balance unaccounted for uf 710, Sumuel Polly, the Treasurer of tho Union, ro- celved In m) the sum of $4,008, of which ho dia- . for which ho ‘bolus reeetpte, leny- on hand inthe Unlon ‘Wrensury of ' Duntel O'Connell, Presidyut of the Union, re- ecived from all sourees , Which ho disbursed ag shown by recelpts duly produced, M.B. Sullivan, Finunclel Secretary, received and disbursed tho atm of 34,001. ‘The total deticit disvoyered in the aeeonnts of tho orginization amounted to $1,253, that being tho stm of the wleged Walsh and O'Meara marta, ‘The detasfed aeeountaof. the Relief Commit- tee, with the cReeption of those kept by Messrs. Waish and O'Menra, were found te ve correct, Mr. Stokes, tho Beeretury, reecived by Bib scription the suin of &23, which ho. disbursed in ful. Iichnrd Powers collected from, the Suitors’ Union saw, which was handed oyer to tha proper purth His work on bent of the Union was kracerMy neknowledged, ‘The report concluded with an expression of sutiefaction with the work uccompiished by the ollivers of the Unfon, upon whom no binme wis considered to rest for the Inek of stratghtness in ‘Tho Commit- tee did not Ike to. charge cutpabllity ‘Wpon those men, a4 thelr discrepancies word probably duo to tholr incl of experience, und to thelr being totally unused to tho pos- session of aitch hirge stinounts of mone the sume time the Assoolution was adv! sue Mr Walsh In order to cise him to eo good the amount of hls shortage. As far aK Mr, O'Meurs was concerned, the fact of bis being ont of town depelyed alm of the right of telling whut hoe did with the moneys, and under those elreumstances they would slinply consider bie n defaulter.. Mr. Walsh, however, hid had ample time In which to disprove tle charges ugaliut hin, and not having done 50, ho ts held Recent for tho amount charged against hlin, i ‘The salary question was fant touched upon, tho statement helug mide that the only sims of money reeelved by any of tho otticers ‘aluee let Noveinbor were $60 pald to President O'Con- nell und &5 pald to Sceretary Stokes. SUBURBAN, ENGLEWOOD. Tho investigation of Mr. Homer Bovans, Prins olpal of tho Preparatory Department of the High- School, for the alleged: disparaging referonce ta the tenchings of the Blule bofore tha children of hls dopartniunt, was closed yesterday, Tho Committee have tho testlmony of tho witnesses, which was tuken down in shorthand In the pres: ence of Mr, Devang, under consideration, and will maka a report Monday, The bulk of the teatimony oes to show that offense was tukon at such remarks as follows in connection with the Tessona: tn speaking of Qod, Heaven, ar Holl, he would remark, “Yes, (f there is or 7: there {6 such a plico as Meaven or Hell Jn his defense tt was shown that ho read 9 eho ter from the Bibla before the school every morn- Ing, and ated with thom in concert tho yor dan vory reverential manner, and without comment on hla part. It {4 clalaied by his friends that he does belfove ina God, and that thore t8a Hoaven, a graded one similar to the Swedenborglan bellef, Mr. Hovans ly 8 mare led mun, and tis 0 family, ad is highly spoken of by those who are. Testy weapeputed with din, Meclilms that the whole thing isa cone eplraoy to try to ruin bis reputation, and orig. fnuted us far buck na when the spilt tavk pluce dn the Presbyterian Church at Englewood, those withdrawing forming the Congregutional 8ocle- ty. He says he made sume remarks at that the” which give offonso to uno of the proiinent mombers w! tho Congrogutionnt Hooley. His friends clatin that bis sayings and remurke huye been taken up from reports of the scholars by tho orthodox church people, and commented upon until thoy huye worked up aite w feollug against bith. sHo courts the closest. foruthiy of his gota, The Chicngo, Nock Inland & Puclflo Ratlroud Company te filing the diteh west of iu trivk between Englewood and Chiengo, and will put down an additional track between those points, Tho Liko Shore Company will do the sane cast of fia track, and then cuch wilt have two tricks, and run its'tralng on its own, ‘This will greatly fucllitnte matters and save delay to passenger tratns in the trunafor of freight ou tho twurouds, and will prepay, be the invans of giving addi- onal suburban traing, : ————_--—- MILWAUKEE MARINE. Bpectat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribus. MILWAUKEE, Feb, 11.—As_an ‘oyldence of tho, Tapld rigo In value of veaeel tonnuge, it may bo atated that Messrg. Wolf & Davideon raised thelr views as tothe worth of tho sebvoner Lottiy Wolf $4,000 within two weeks, or atthe rate of $1,000 per wook, Parties are comluy from Chi- cago to determing whetbor thoy will wivo $17,000 FEN Gitdnor, of Chi h ra ~. 8. Gurdnor, of Chicago, was hore yestordi; to taka look at the schooners J. t, Gise and Kouben Dowd, owned in Ravine, with the view of muking u purchuse. ‘Pho price puld by Bir. Gurducr for tho schooner D, EB, Halley wus EB. N. Anderson, of Manitawos, has transfe: hig one-quarter interest in the ewhooner Charles Pevr to Poter Johnson, of the same place, for Ce Spectat Telegram to Surruy d Co. 127 La Salle atreet: In the drawing of tho Loulsiana Stute Lottory ‘on tho 10th just, No. 77,u6l drow tho tiret capital prize of $6,000; No. 51,577 (sold in Chicago) drew $10,000; No. 0,315 drow $5,000, A, A, Daupuin. TLE RALLROADS. A Lively Fight on Passenger Rates to the Missouri River. The Kast-Bound Freight Pool Shows Signs of Approaching Death, And o Similnr Fate Sooms to Hang Over the Other Combina- tions, THE WESTERN PASSENGER WAT. Altefforta thus fartinds to put astop to the Aght that ia being waged Just now on Weatern Passenger rites by the yarlons roads leading west from thiaclty haye proved abortive, and the difcuities are getting more serlous overy day, As stated yestorday, tleketa are being sold to points boyand the Missouri River that leave the roads from this city but $20n each tieket. As tho roads west of tho Missourt River charga arbitrarics and rofuse to participate In tho fight, a furthor reduction is not probable, A meeting* of the various rods Interested Jn this matter was to, linvo becn held yesterday at tho Alton ofiice to ngree upon somo mensures by which tho fightoan bo ended, but, asthe Rock Island refused to attend, no action could bo tnken, and the business continues in the same disturbed condition as before. Tho feeling among those prosunt at yesterday's Inceting was very bitter agalvat the Hock wand, upon the Bhoulders of which all tho Diane for tho presont “unpleasanttiioss” was tld. All sorts’ of retallatory meusures wore of, but no concerted ngtion could be taken, .Thero were threats muldo to cut the rites peting points on the Rock Island, and alfy tho Omuba rates, but 1f such netion were t.ken, tho other rouds would receive the sume punishment 14 tho Itock Island, as the tt- ter would 10 doubt retullite in kind, As ro- ards tho cuton the Omahn bustiess, tha Bur- ington and Northwestern would suifer. more go- yeroly thin tho Hock Island, 4 tho truilic to that point 1s pooled between the three Iowa roads and tho earnings esupliedis ited Ifa fight on the business 1o Omaha was porsistod i, tt would seriously endanger the furthor ox- fstenco of the lowa. wl, and involve tho frelght as well-2s the passenger business, ‘Tho rouls hardly knew what mousures to tako under tho elreumstances, and while all of thom ‘Aro anxious thus to Nght should come to an end before too much diumnage his been done, yet they ure unable to cee upon a plan that will be sat- Safuctory ‘to nl) partios Mm interest, A Tninuny reporter ca}icd upon the nunugers Of the Rock Islund to get thofr reasons for stot attending yes- terday'’s meeting, Thoy were rather reluctant to any mueh upon tho subject, as thoy did not think f¢ would be good policy on thelr part to acek nv vindiention through the papers. ‘Thos stated, however, that the exiating trouble 13 not located wholly In Chicago, ag some would have it understood, but extends far beyond tho, elty-Ilinits, in facet to the torminals of wlY Enstern lines and oven beyond thom. Tho efforts of the Kock Istand Company to seenre its proportion of the business to Kansig and Colorado during tho past year, and the suc- cess whieh has attended Ita ciforts, had praduced: feelings which were possibly to be expected on the part of [ts rivals, and ‘soon mectings were culled for the abolition of outside men ind the payment of commissions, ‘This tho Rock Island resisted, beenuso It cald’see no reason for stopping: tho bayinent of commissions in Chleago while rates were belng cut by Its competitors on overy Htilo party orginizing jitat outside of tho Innity and long tho Hines of Eustern rallrouds centering here. So eager were some of its com petitora to secure this business, regardless of rites, that they have Issued ‘ order-books” und placed thom in the hands of outelde parties ont various points, which hnve the printed address of tho ollichi who {9 to honor thom printed thereon, and mny bo tilled up for any point, and the purties having thon have authority, In the mutter of rates, to ander= sell the tleket agents every time, The Hock Island fennle protested against tho continu: nee of these “order-books" In the hands of outaide parties nt tho various polits Bust, but. were met with n reply that such tickets wero not known to be in exfstenco, which thoy know wis false, ‘The payment of commissions to out- aide partica for tho sale of tickets was nothing now, it hnving been in vogue throughout tho country for yeurs, At the meoting held a week ngo thé Rock Island representative was author- ized to prepare a draft for such an ngFoOMene ns tho Hock Island = was willing to onter into, for subinission to tho other) roads, It was naturally toboexpectud atter tho appolitment of thts Committeo that the rates would be maintained until tho report hud been t But. con- trnury to this expectation, anothor, ouslanght on tho rates wns mudo by the vompotitors of the Rock Island, whieh was rither annoying, and forced it to take the position it dil. Allthe itock Ishund demands (6 flr play, As long asothors continus to pay contmisaions ontelde of Chicago tho Rock falund would not only pay outalde but also in the city, The commission business cut i very small figure In this contest, whon it was knowns afoot that tho representatives of othor Hnes sont immediately after every party thatwas known to be forming, with Instructions to. take thom regardless of mitesfund [nn suiny cases: iho through rate was cut squarely in two, Tho Rock Island was willing to enter into any ngree- ment for the mulnteninee of mites that are fair aud equitable, and which provides for the pro. Jestion of the businoss orlginitiug cust of this clty. CONSUMPTIVE POO Although Commsstoner Fink hag mudo Inwda- blo efforts to bring about an era of peace and hurmony nmong the raltronds of this eountry, and for 9 while succeeded so well that every body believed the ruiroud mMenniin was nbvont to arrive, and that henceforth there would be no more cutting of rites, no more strifo and jedously, and no moro raftrond foreelosures, yot It looks now us f€ tho whole fubrla go carefully and or. tistleally constructed by Conmmisstoner Fink Is nbuut to crumble to pleces, and the old troubles and contentions again bring dlesster upon tho rullrouds of the country. Tho various pools or- ganized during tho Inst fow yenrs no longer work smoothly and satisfactorily, und stand in yront dunger of going to pluces any motnent, owlng to Intornal dissonsions, Thy east-beund pool, Cont inisaionor Fink's pot vhild, bas lutely been at. tucked with a severe spell of sickness frum an overdose of Grand ‘Trunk, which theentens to tuke uway ftatife in tho prime of youth, ly, lntely acut out hore by Commissioner Fh to attend to the sick child and innke & proper dlagnoals of his sickneds, bas been unablu te do much for lta rellat, becntss tho patient rofused ty the meiliclue, and tha Doctor has gong home nyaln, Cominis- sioner Fink will no dont sond some other doctors te try to save his pel tnt the probabilities now are that na eurthly skill en gaye it, and that it willbave to “passin Its chips" before long. o Migsourl Hiver peaks or, a8 It {8 known, tho Southwestern Hatlway Association, 18 now Jn the last stuges of consumption, ‘his pool hua bean sickly fram tha beglunluy, and several thnes it was Lolievel to be dead, but on exch decuslon it was resuscitated Ge {te fulthful hurca, who ald not care to have Te dte just yot, becuse [twas ao profitaule oblld, Ita wiakness bus hitely doyoloped inte 6 bil cave of cone sumpuon, and the prospeots are thit it will col. lupso before long. ‘he dlesonslons regard ing the Southwestern buainess Bayo bos como very serious of Inte, und tho terms of the agresment ure ny longer ablded by, At tho Just mecting of the Association it was decided ta refer thy troubles regarding the pool to the Presidents of tha various rouds, but thoy have not yet mot, and are not Ukely ta. ‘Che regular meeting of the Axsuvlation will bo held Wednesday ut St. Louts, but, owing to tho ina- hility to bring tho Prealtents toguthor to settle the troubles, ft fa not probable that ea ed ean ba accomplished ut that ntecting. That u divsolution ot the pool is expected id Inferred from the fact that the 8t, Louls ronds are nike ing strentious efforts to sevure tho bulk of the Missourl Itiver business, and most of it {a ow galng vin St, Louts and Beardstown, ‘Tho lowu pool, which was rathor healthy for nuiny yours and .promised to grow to olf has aldo beon attacked with consumption during the inst your, ‘Tho roads aro now vampoting: aygiinat eich other ug if no such pool was in ex- istonce, and It ts Lurdly probable that it can bo kupt ullyo tonger than apring. ‘Thora fa a kind of foallng ting Gould, ts really at tho bottom of all of thiy'trunble, While ne is, uppurently, In fayurof Rusia pets, thore isavory fidication that ho dovs wot desire thelr porpeti wtion. Hv no doubt would Like to have thom continue until bli schemes of consolidation and binations: pfectod, und he |y rowly to dictate terms to all tho trolled by him. Ho will buve na more use for pools then, ag be wilt bo powerful snough to muko all the roads in the country dunce to the muele of hia fddle, 2 EXCELLENT INDUCEMENTS TO EM- IGRANTS. ‘Tho St. Paul, Minneapolis & Munttoba Rallroad Company, the targust bolder off agricultural tauds in Northera and Western Minnesota, and tho only large owner of the Cumous Ned itiver wheat and grass lands,—the bost fn tho wortd,— adds to the juducoments olfered to emigrants by all the grout land-grant rallway companies of tho Northwost a bounty, amounting in ,moay cused to haf tho selling prico of the land, for carly settlement and cuitlyation. Tho terms of its olfur, after @ stutement that tho lands are uppraisod for sale at $),to 83 an acre, are given ng follows: “Low wi those prices are, the Com: puny. will muke thom sul lower by discounting to aotual settlers Jn the Rod “River Vall ry CT Oe Poe to; tine bale thy He : dy “bro fidor cultivation for three yourg, trom ute “ar Huy sale, ‘This rebate fi made for tho sole purpase of Juvitluy speedy settiement wud culllyation, and operates as follows: In ease the purehnser pholl brenk ten nerer or mereoon an elghty-nero troet, twenty aeres or moro una id-nere’ tract, iifty neres oF more ona Hl-rcre tract, 10 eres: ormore on a Givers triet, during the frat Drenking senaon nfter the purchase he will bo al lowed £2.50 per aere for breaking. A like allow. anee will be nude for bresiclase done the second ond third years after snid date of pirchase, pro- yined thd alain amount above mined be broken eneh yeu The credit is tobe np piled on the tira pny t falling due after tho Preakhug iedone. Tf there be MUL In eroy on oF before the | thi year after the — flrat Urenking Keaton, Ofiy to sixty eres on an clyghity-nero trict, 100 to 120) nerca on a 1M-trnet,200 to 40 neres on 0 320-nere tract, 100 ted8) need on a H0-nere tract, the Company will nlony nn additional 60 conta ye nere for the sAMOUNE ko put crops, makiig $3 in all for Dbrevking and cultivation. ‘This allownnce, hows ever, fot breniehig and cropping will only apply, tonn extent of three-fourths of thy acreage of tho land purchased.’ DIVIDEND DECLARED, The Dircotors of the Chicazo & Alton Railroad Company heli a meeting yesterday and declared f seintennnual dividend of fi per cent on tho preferred stock and 3 per cont on the common atovk, payable Marel 1. Thero wero enattgh funds to warrant tho dccluration of a larger dividend, but tho Dircet- ors thought it best to keep a good surplus on hand with which to roplonish and Inerense tho rolling-stock, sons tobe prepared to take caro of all the businoss that muy offer. The annunl report hns not yet been completed, but willbe reuly in na few weeks to be suiinitted to the stockholdors previous to the aunual meeting, owhich ovetirs in April, ‘he business of this Company continues to boom, The tnercase in earnings for tho frst week in Februury, wis $53.246, ‘Tho Inerense fy earnings from Jan, Lto Feb. 7, was Ss11,70 If tho business of the road continues to keep v thognine ratlo for tho remainder of the sear, tho tnerense In earnings this yeur will be more than twice as much ag it wis lust year, ANEW ACQUISILION, It is reported that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad hus secured control of the St. Joseph & Des Moines Railroad, ‘This is a narrow- gauge round running from 8t. Joseph, Mo. to Albany, Mo. 1 distance of about fifty miles. Tho objcot of tho Burlington is to convert this rond tou standitrd gute ind then extend it to nconnection with its Mount Ayer Branch, This will give tho Burlington a direct Jine to St. Joseph, and will enable it to give up the Hopkins route to Miasouri River poluts. From Bt. Joseph the Hannibal & St. Joe or the Knnsna City, St. Joo & Connell Mufts ean be used for an outlot to Atehison, Leavonworth, and Kunsig City, And in caso no neceptable arrangement could be made with clther uf these rouds the Hurlington can readily build a new Ino from St. Joseph to Kansas City, and thus secure n Giederaute: of its own toall tho Missourl iver point CHICAGO & PACIFIC, In the foreclosure cuso of Blale vs. The Chien- go & Poole Railrond, Judge Blodgett yesterday entured deflelency decrees against the rond and in favor of tho following parties on tho sale of the roud under foreclosures John 1, Bilnir, $28,080; the = Deluware, Lackawunna = =& Western Ituslroad Come pany, $27,001 the Lackawanna Coal & Tron Company, 820,073;_ Elizabeth McEvars Layard, 881,80: 1, 1, Otis, Receiver of tho Stuto 8 Institution, $110,002; Moses Taylor, $35,- 200;"'Tho City Bunk of New York, 323,053. Au order was ajgo mide on tho purchasers at the ale to pry into Court within eight days tho sun. of $250,000 on uccount of tholr purchase, INDIANAPOLIS MATTETS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chteaga Tribune. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb, 11.—Tho site of the Luke Erle, Evansville & Southwestern Ratlroud In July lust was coniirmed to-day by Judgo Gresham. Heury B. Harrison purchused it for the mortgage bondholders, The deereg shows that $178,000 of bonds were fssued, of which the ‘Trustees of Jay Cooke's estate holt $193,000, An order was entered of record to-<diy, ixstted: by dudge Druwinond, authorizing Join King, Receiver of tho Ohio & Mississippi Rullrond, to contract with the Hulthuore & Olio Velegraph Commpuny for tio erection of its Ines along that road, KINGSTON & PEMBROKT. Ktxaston, Ont, Feb, 11.~Tho election of Di- rectors of the Kingston & Pombroke Railway took place hero to-day with the following results I. P, Flower, Now York; J, Tillinghust, New York Contral & Hudson River Uattroad; H. TH, Porter, Chiengo, St, Paul & Milwaukeo Rallway; c Sap aren, of Watertown, and five local gon- jemen, ROAD COMPLETED, SAN Francisco, Cal, Fob, U.—Tho ratirond from iuttle Mountuly Station, on tho Contrit Puclflo Raliroud, to Austin, Nev., was completed Monday evening. Tho oltizens of Austin and surromnding country celebrated the eyent with salutes, ‘his road opens the mining and graz- dng district in the centre of tho State. THE DAKOTA ROAD, Speetat Dispatch to ‘The Chteaga Tribune, Sroux City, In., Fob, 11,—John I. Blatr, Judgo Larned, and C, G. Wicker, railrond celebrities, leaye for Chlenyo to-night, Wicker has not sold Ms interest fh the Didkota Round: yet, though tll negolluting. . ITEMS, Tho represontatives of the Northwestern, Rock Island, and Burlington Rallrouts held a necting yesterday ut the Rock Island ollie to acttle jst. month's accounts of the Iowan pool Beyond this no business was transacted, The office of Auditor af the Southonstern Rallway Company of Canuda has been abol- fwhed, and all communications relating to froight, passenger, aud cdr-servica accounts, also the geberal sqcounts Of this roud, shonkd hereafter be addressed to Willa Lb. Match, Chief Clork, Mont THE CHINESE, A Spam of Hxeleement dn San Frane claco. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, BAN Francisco, Feb. 11.—Tho celebration among tho Chingse of thelr Now-Yeur's featival Wppeurs to hive aroused ull the latent animosity’ among tho unemployed workingmen agalnst tho Mongolluans. For several duys pust the tnom- ployed have held moctings denouncing the om- ployment of Chinese by corporations, and to-day thoy murebed fri provesslon about G0 strong, ‘The report that {hree times that number wero at tho Contral Paviflo offices demanding that the rallroad discharge all Chincss enployés reached: tho Stock-Bourd ubout 0:30 and caused a panicky feoliny, the decline averaging fully 10 per cent, Tho consternation was Invrenaed on Its be- coming known that Kalloch, Kearnoy, and Auditor Dunn are all absent In Suerumunto, 'Yhose belng tho recognized workingmen’s lead- qs, many apprehended they might have left so is not to bo held responsibly for any violence, This ovening, however, ail oxeltument has passed away, us itis known thy police nro fully pros pared, and the uuthorities, while quite une domonatrative, if ocowsion Feepilrod would not be averse to showlng the Sand-Lotters that law and order inst aud slut! provall iy San bran veo. Boiny consider the Worklaginon’s lead erg may have invited these demonstrations so ae tofniduce the present Legislature to provide nultios igalist ny «corporation hula hineso Inbor, No importance whatover shonit be uttiched to the utterances of blathers kites sooking u Iittle cheap notoriety ,on the sund-lot and eleowhere, ‘Tho workingmen mest again to-morrow nftor noon, but not the slightest disturbance is appro bended, . 10 the Western Associated Press, BAN Freanotsco, Feb. 11,—Soimo 4,000 unem~- ployed workinginen assembled ut the Sand. Got this afternoon and, nfter listening toa number of speakers, about hulf of tha crowd formed in Une and marched to the oltlee uf tha Cuntral Paclilu Railroad Company, aid a comunittes ap bointed for tho purpose sought an interview with President Suuntard and Views Prosldent Crocker. Hoth weru ubsent, and the Committes wus recolved by Genoral-Suporintundont Towne, ta whom they stated thut tho object of tho movement wis to usk the Connany ta comply with tho provision of the new Constitution for- Uldding corporations to employ Chinumen, and exe work to unuuployed whites, and Intimating: if the request is not compiled with and distress sontinted it would be diltouit. to forvtell the result, dtr. Towno replicd ho would refer tho mattor to the Directors, and return answor on Monday next, ‘The picceetion thon roturned to the Bund-Lot and su! eationtly: dispersed, Other corporations will bo catlud updh to-morrow, ‘Tho procecd ings: wero quict and orderly, —————_—_—- NAILS ADVANCED, Spectat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Pirtsnuna, Pa., Fob. 1.—The Weatern Nall Assoelution hel a meeting here to-day to con- alder the feualbittty of advanclug the card rate, Eighteen members of tho Assucition were presont, There wus a desire on the part of the Pittsburg manufacturers to put the price to 65.40 OF $5.50, Lut tho Wheeling firma objectod to so large un fngrvgse, and suggested that tho rate be fixed a lai? wane of tho Western nen supported this propoaitton, and tho consequence wus that §25 was agreed upon us the price, to tke effect ut once, After the mecoting several manufacturura expressed the opinion that a further advance would take ptaco before the Ist of April, Ono of them wold chat a very large quantlly of stock tg belug care sled by ovo or two épeculaters who were auxluus tohavo tho prico put nt 85.00 to-d thay cout tions: Hho sat tage rae lee thay. ° by tho tills ia comparatively amull, 0 tock held ——— Tho Eldredge Sewing-Machine—jp poy-< the world, and Is the best for dhs Tt Netes Sold on monthly payments, 100 State seg No Fancy Priors—Beatact tooth, 9a. rites, MuChesney firos, Chirk nn nga thle cane It is tho natural wish of all t , les it Dawson's, 211 State street. buy oo Indigestion, dyspepsia, nervaua anda formsof woneral dounty neers ing Mensinnn's Peptontzed Neer "Tonks ty Fra om Seng iy a leu! lee nots mere st! of tho extmuta of boot, Mieeontalns bie ent tie Drosteny dak onernting, and lfe-anstalnin; ce ieinvalunbio ln it onfecbied conden eee rst tho result of exhaustion, nervous prostrate overwork, or acute tlacases particularly es sulting from pany: complaints, Cae Hazard & Co, Proprietors, Now York, For yeh by druyggiata, MARRIAGES, MANSIf—HAMNS—Keb, 10, nt to renidence ere. NS a MST a te rt ir rl by ay nid E: i OF Folin Bours, Had, Dott OF tie Clty. ee Make a EE DEATHS, GHANGEM— Wednesday, Fob, 1, a his We dance, HL Winthrop-pihee, Mr, Charl 0 Teste firnrot Charter Granger C0, oe ORR Of ay Funeral notes in bapore to-morrow, MURPILY—Fob. 0, a Milwaukeo, Wis, Fy 2a otter donne aturpng, eS Peanete ‘Natlee of Caneral horvattor. HAUSMANN—Wodnosday, 2 o'et yyanmnannenged Se yenss TO HCH Mem. Charteg nunornl Ropvicus RHdays 2 P. tay ail wenty-accondeat YOR—In Now York City, on Sind: Molen ©, Ye, younuest Mstor of Pa Pye Oe ys BPARFORD-At Lake Viow. Feb. th o fovur, Homtin Guarine be nyed 4 yours on RAWSON—Feb, 1h at his residence, No, Podrlavat, Satord W. Rawson, tturey au eam yenr, Briends of the family, are invited t ran at fhe noueo Rony te Ppaon 1° Hand the SIME—AL_Now i North Mayen, Fob, Margrot, beloved taughter of, Wilton bad hale Shins, aged 4 years 3 months nnd 1 days, Funeral services to-day (Thursday), 01 VEBTaeE MoE sngham Conanty nok pondon and No 2 PRUHAUUE—On W : feats PRAGUE—On Wednesday morning, Feb, Te eer oat, Nona SuUn hoe ee Steals is Bprauuc, wita of Parker A. Sprague, in the 4th year hor age. Kunom) notico hereafter. $27~ Font du 1.ac (Wis.) papers pleatocopy, Edward, eam and Yuayer ts 0 ot from his fat i at Fesidenc, Ne from residence, Xo, b, kt if teactog nity fon of F uy don of 1.0, und Anaip ad Comet » Fob. 2, meee li 1, of consumption, (0, Whey Mob, Th, In the sith g if he: » 3 M. sreeescaiealar tae oneren net FOGERTY —Wednosday morning, Fob. It, aX Menry-at, Bridge Honarty ue Te yeas ett Noth ‘funeral from house, Friday, 1:30 a.m. bycanto MISE cody, Hiblin and Galway (roland) paper plese I. : LEWIB—Fob, 9 of scrofnlous ulcornth bowels, Hddly AL, daeling and only son of iyi Clara t. Lewis, aged nronths utd # weoks, Ga~ New England papora please copy. CORRECT YOUR FAULTS of digestion with Hostetter's Stoniach Hitters, 9 medicine which removes Natiutenee, heartburn, irregularity of the bowels, poverty of tho lool, and‘all shifting, harassing, perplexing symp- toms of dyspepal, a8 well ns thoir ease, . Acon- spleunus change in tho uppenrance as well as in, tho feelings of those who use tho Bitters takes place us the distecssing Ssanptanie disappear, and tho stomneh, Iyer, and bowels umd tholr function in full forco and activity. The haggard appearance of the countenance and sul. Jowness of Lyapepticeitro ati pplurtted oy ichtullle for lnok, aod ny the food Is aselmllated, tho tex nequires substance, Appetite, without whic food does comparatively little good, ts restored, and the nervous system rofrested with mu needed slumber, through the uso of this medl- ele, which Is nso beneticial to persons of a rheumatle tendonoy, and nn inestimable pre ventlvo of foyer and ngue. ANNOUN' TS. A MEETING on Witt FIRTH Wath Werui Henn Club witl bo old nt Rabor’a Finll, 13) Arche or-ay., this ovening. ‘The adoption of » conaiitutioa and tito cleetion af aMicers Is to coma befura the Clu, TPs FOURTEE: WARD REGULAR REPUB: Henn Cind will holds meeting at Lochnes's Hall, Go Milwaukee-av., this avening. “All Republicans ut tho Ward are requested ta attend, BAKING POWDER. Absolutely Pure. ROM GRAPE CREAM TAUTAT ra favorito $n leading citles of the world No other veonuration maken aucly Nant, Mast, bee broads, or Ihgurions past ry. Con he oaten by dy2p¢ ten withmit foar of tho It ta rowulting trom henyy indie gonibie food, EF Comma ondled for purity aud tole fomences by the Govern ent Chemlat, De. Mott. MOWAT HARING POWDEIL CO, New Vine MADE, Hourekvopor'a a STATE LOTTERY COMPANY ‘Was regularly incarporatad by the Togislature of thf Dintu tor Raventiogal ond Charitable uurposes !9 tah nthe tera of ‘Twenty-five Feira, to wit contmet the Invivinblo faith of the stato fe pledsed Which plore has heen renewed by an avermhotnlng Populur vous, xocuriig Its franchise in the new Cone Miitutlon adopted Duc. 2A. 2, liv, with a capital of #1 0n tei to which It hus vinda added a reverve fan Sti ‘ pos 17 GRAND SINGLE NUMBIE, DISTRIUTIOS itv Uson Natds aad (ho NECONE TU iSDAY uf 0308 mmunth Waa fixed upon us the rexular day, : WAS NEVE SCALED Ol LONTPU Tho schows 1 x oaulyy ween we Culluw CAPITAL PIUZE, $10,000, é 100,000 TICKETS AT TWO DULLANS: nact MALY-NCKETS, ONE: DOLLAIL List OF PRIZES. rere) it BE ON PRIZ Approximation Prizes of &80. 9 Appeoxtaation rites at 9 Approxtnation Prites of 10) a“ EIKO R AROURHNG LO sisss Bas Ey 0 soreiaony 01 Nh PO ee AU Now Orieaus, ‘Orsamo porson at roadway, New Yorks MURTAY 171 La Ballonsta, Chicas, ince ith did Jretmonun Para a areais o a MALLY, ghlicur vision atid mane + Sau RUiea Ai und JUBAL By GEO, P. GORE & CO. Oand 8 Wabash Thursday, Fob. 12, at 9:30 a. 1 TRADE SALH CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE “ul assortmont of English and American Ware, Jee and Yellow Ware. ilusswure of uvery description, Bavekuts, Lamps, und Lap Coimnoys, 4aF Woodly pack tor enmntry monetiay a , its oncett, tio Ve GOue x CU, Aulane es WEANING: cos A bo beauitally, ONE Cat Pe REA EER ny Kell “extgnn, rose NS a dK tWeat