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8 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE; THURSDAY, MARCIE 11, 1880. THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. B.8. Hrowy, Boston, fs nt the Sherman, W. DP. Howann, of Providence, It, 34 Is at the Gardner. ‘ J. ADAM, Glnsgow, Scotlnnd, Ia registered at tho Palmer, Laut. Frank P, Tnowsent, U. 8. A. Ie at tho Gardner, Tnomas B. Danny, Seventh United Btates Cavalry, 1 at the Palmer. 4 > Garr. W. I. Fours, Sixth United States Cay> alry;{s at the Grand Pacifier. Witnrast W. Keurgy and J,Clom Uhler, San Francisco, are registered nt tho Tremont, Jour MippirtoN, Yokohama, Japan, and H. A. Lane, Lonton, Eng. nro at tho Grand Pacifio, JAcon Gorcne, bualnoss manager Criterion Comedy Company, Now York, ts at tho Grand Pavitle. r annual reunion and bangqtiot of the Belolt “Aiinal takes placa. at the Sherman House this evening. . . W, Canny, General Passenger and Tiekot Avent oko Shore & Michigan Houthorn Itnil- rund, Cloveinnd, Is at the Sherman, IN thomatter of tho Stato Hoard of Health ve. Taylor Hate, after a full explunation of the $ncia, the Board lind, the cage dismissed ut de- fendant’s costs and before tho surying of tha warrants, ‘Tun temperature yestordny, as observed by Manusse, opticing Madison streot (Trupuxs was, EBA. m., 27 degrees: 10 a. 1, DOr Wy BE AP. m4 37; BD. M43. Harometor ALAN. Wy 20.055 BP. MMe, HOU. ‘Tne Union Lenguo Js still undeclted upon tho question of permanentquarters, At thelr mect- fhg held ut the Sherman House, tho eubject was recominitted to the Canunittec, aad tho Club adjourned without taking any decisive action, ‘Tin Kichurd P. Morgan who rend a. paper at tho civil engineers’ mecting to discnas tho drain~ fue question, held ‘Tnesday evening, was not Pe Athraan, of Bloomiigton, but 2 2. Morin, St., of this olty, agenticman now W yenrs of Aye. ‘Tur auuual mecting of tie stockholders of tho Chicago inter prise Gold & Silver Mining Company was held ut their office In this city’ Tucaday, Over two-thinls of tho stock oul standing was represented, Tho old Bourd was unaulmously redieeted. Rt. 8. Veacn, President, and John Maefeod, Superintendent, of tho reagents, New Albuny & Chicago Hallrond; A, 3. Southard, General Yratic Manager, Loulsvilles sad C.K. Lord, General Passenger Avent: Missourl Puclile Rails road, St. Louls, tre at the Grand Puciile. THe Makeawtn Sporting Club not Inst night In the elub-room of the Shermun House, with FT. Cruxon tn tho. choir. ‘Tho constitution of the Cinb was revised and amended, md the limit of Inciiberahip tixed at roventy-fve, Instend of fifty ns heretofore. ‘Tho shures of stock were Increased In value from $10 to 87h, rien is awell-founded rumor atlont In Fi ty clreles that within a few daysa popular you thontrical and operatic manager will lend'to the altar a young Indy well known in musical circles af this elty, “The happy young wentiennn is not Horace MeVieker, but the prospective Uride was Aprominont. member of the Chicago Church Choir" Pinafore” Company. A commitree of Chtengo carringo denlers met lust overIng fn Parlor O of tho falmer House to organize and mike armingementa for the com> ng acsaion of tho Nutionsl Associition of Car hizo Denlera and Manufuctucers, whole meets Jn this elty [In October. A munber of sub-com- mittces of fiance, armoeMeENts, progr, ete, was appointed, ‘Tho fdew is to make this an oyent, and the Committcs louk forward ta a suce cossful meeting aud an excceingly Jolly time, Tuenr will be a mecting of cltizons of Chicago at tho club-rooin of the Grand Pacitie Hotel ut half-past 7 o'clock Saturday evening, to ap- int delegntes to the Ship-Canal Convention to ho hekt xt Ottawa, WL, an Thursday of next week, All ure invited, Tho Ottawa Conven- thon, at which prelimin Aysand means wit bo discussed and di upon, will be com posed of delegites from the comities and towns niong the canal and the Ittnois Hlver, and tt Ly desired to have Chicago strongly represented, Yesrrnpay was the Inst day for tho payment of taxes to the Town Collectors, The Cetlectors will now bo allowed twenty days in whieh to make outand return to the County Collector thelr delinquent Hata, Daring Muy tho Collector will advertise the delinquent list und apply to the County Court for Judgment, aud atthe June torm, or 1a soun thereafter ts posalble, the Court. will onter Judgment and order the silo of de- Hnaquent property, Up to date no penalties bavo been added fur not promptly payhing tho tax. All lots that appear in tho delinquent list will have to bear a penalty of about 0 conts not. After tho Ist of May there will bo a pennity for euch day's delay at tho rate of £2 por cent perannuny Co. M. V. BUERIDAN, Milltncy Seeretary of the Military Division of the Misvourt, his ndvices from his brothor, Liout.-Gen, Pau Sheridan, tut, Gen, Grant and party wil Jenve tho Clty of Mesteo on tho sith Inst, and sath on tho Ith from Vern Cruz for Gu on, From there Gou. Sheridan will come directly home vin the Jron Mountain ronts, it i310 be presumed that Gen. Grant will meet J. Washititrne utd party at Hot Springs, Ark, Whether they will tlenee to New Orleans or to Bt. Louls cannot Do stilted at present, The report that Gon. Grant would arrive nt New Orleans on the 1th was without foundation. Tite Committeo of Arrangemonts for tho ball and bynquet of the Hibernian Rifles at the Ex- peltiOn Building on St. Patrick's night (ext putea ny evening) met nt Burke's Motet last evening. {Bie vurious sub-committees reported progret fhe Printing Committee reported tha: atletr pti Sot bandbills at all the Cuthalio ehureh: this clty, Lemont, and) adjacent e, towns IndfBundoy, Capt. Sheehan, of Compny: D, was nppointed to, take, charge of pasting o evening’ of tho ball. Jt ls the ward fitention of the officer of the guurd to havo four relict of, forty amen euch ty be thrown around the outside een ng a pickot, to guard agalust intrusion. Tho freusurer ro- parted Liberal sales of Hekets, ind the indica. Hons tre that a monster iatthoring wlll be pres ent. Arrangements have been perfected with the Bx position caterer for supper, and sutlictent, polive Lurco to. preserve urder diring the oven- Ing. Some sunuine friends or tho iltles pre-e dict an attendance of between 6,000 und 8,000 peuple, ‘Te National Wagon Binnuficturers’ Agsoola~ tlon of the Northwest inet in ndjourned session at2 o’elock yesterday afterioon in the elube roomof tho Palmer House, with Clem studes buker, of South Bend, ia the chalr. ‘The follows fugenanied firms werd represented: Hrown Mie utuoturing Company, Zanes ile, 0; Ktudebuker: Bend; Fah Hrothers, Racing; Mitchell, Lewls Coy Havine; the Milburn Wagon Company, Toledo, 0.3 A. Ae U Dubuque; Kankis Manutacturing pany, — Leavenworth; Yomlin- f We sieksor eons" § Mich,; Funk & Hentzel, Hurlingtony tho Web- ster Wagen Compiny, Moundyille, W, Va, Molino Wagou Ce & Partridge Mai mins, Whit water, Wis. HL Sinith Kin; the Lu Bellu Wagon-Works, Fond du bic, Wis. Star Wagon Company, Cedar Rapids, ing Jon Berg & Son, Burlington Schutter, Chicago: Robinson Wagon Company, Cinclonath ‘The session was ehort and tnforinal, and ne busiiess lone, an neh ouerarent. belog hud until 10 o'clock this mornulig, THY HOARD OY KEQENTH of tho University of tho West, of tho Reformed Episcopal Church, met yesterday afternoon, in the gentlemen's parlor of the Grand Paciio Hotel for the purpose of vonskierlug the request eftho Wentern nding iullroad Company to Brothers, South Company, lay tholr tracks through uw portion of the land donnted to the college, It with be einbered: that some three yeaurd ago Mr. Bi A Martin, thivaird Awenlthy gentleman of Hed Hook, N. sented t6 the Meformed Eplscapal "Chi neres of land In See, 12, Town of Like, be bud refuscd BL200 an vere, for thy purpose of having a grind college ereeted, ‘Thy hunted times aud eearelty of money caused a taawing of the enterprise, but it will by pushed forward dn the near future, There were present at tho mecting the donor, Mr. Eiward Martin, 1 Denovoluntfouking and inodest gentleman: the Ht-Hov, Mabop Cheney, the RreRev, Bishop Fallows, Gurdon 8. Hubbard, Gen. G. PB. iu fnyham, Col. J. i Dennett, Samuel feors, Gen D, 0, Btrong, HM. Nelding, De. Wiliam Coope nd G.1f Ward, President Brown and ste. Craw ford, one of the Directors of the Western Indie fn Hatlroad Company, explained what thoy de. sired. ‘They simply asked the rhcht of way. The inutter was referred te the Excentive Coummnittce, to report ait a fulury inceting. This was nll tho Dialness trinsicied, when the Rowrd adjouried unl 2 o'clock this ufternuon nt the sume plice, ' THY LIVINGSTON Case, A Trisune reporter, ‘Tuesday met at the Patnur Hous Bir. PL W, Hoberts, of the Indi Durenn, who, (n response toa qucstion ua to the cause of bis presence In Chicagy, stated that he, wagon hie way back to Washington from Yankton, Dakota Verrftory, where hy hal hat a WIT hess for the Government 10 tho cue Just tried aguinet H, F. Liviugaton, formerly Agont at tba Crow Creek indian Agency, who fe ebarscod with fsaulug the 8, Tile, wo Craudilen om, with intent ‘to defraud the Mr. Roberts {urthur stuted that the morning pers hud been tulsinturined in regard to the tite Sutoome of the tial Just ened, the fact bela that tho disagreeing Jury, after belng dut for seventy houry, stoud eleven for conviction sud ono for acquittal, In support of this statem Mr, Moberts produced a telegram he ha oolved yesterday from un army ottlcor at Yanke ton, which rau ws follows: 3 Jury seventy hours outs cleven for convice tion, “Adidavit’ bus been made by dotendant chain the Judye with purtiulity, und request+ ir. Moberte further stated that at the tust term of the Court Bir. Livingston lad bee threo times tried on slintiar churges, but a quitted exch the, in tho fuce of abundant testi mony, through the fitensy feeling Ia bls favor onthe part of the people of Yuukto. There aro still three cuace against bim, and it is the ln- teotlou of the Government to push them to a final reault. Io Mr. Hoberts' opinion the de- fundaut’s claiw that the Judge is prejudived against him fs without foundation, ws tho rege of the Judge iu tho Jute caso was diruct- Iy In accordance with the law, and wotthd have Insured a favornble result in avy other locality. THR MILITIA FAW. Tho enge of Hermann Presser, tho Captain ot the Lehr und Wehr Verein, who was indicted for abreneh of the " Milltary ‘Code" by A {n.| uniform and with arms and Cor associating time self with others in a military company hot Ucensed by tho Governor, camo up in tho Criminal Court yesterday. ‘Tho design ia to tort the constitutionniity of ‘the Multia law, which went into effect July 1, 187, Yestentay Pr@sor wasin court with bis eomnsel, Rubena & Low, and O, A. Gregory appeared’ for ‘The People, The defense presented n written motion to quash, ns follows: And now comes thorald defendant, Hormann Prosser, by Rubens & Ielstand and Wolfred Ne Low, his attorneys, and moves the Court to quash the sald tadietment, and cach and oyery Pounuthereo, because the act, entitted *An act rayvide to far the organization of the Stite ntitied “Tho Military Code of Til. ‘May 28, 190, Is Inoppenitive and vot, being in yiolution of tho Second and Fours teenth Amendments of the Constitution of tho United States, and of Tito XVI. af tho Hevised Btntutes and of other hive of the United States, ‘and it violation of the Congtitution of tho Bite of Silnois. Renee & Hewrann, “Worrney N. Low,” Tho Court (Iudge Jameson) overruled the mo- tlon, and tho case wus Bet Cor trial Monday. Th The MAUTIN & COs Some few days ngo THR TRINDNR, in one of its Washington epeefitis, anounced that the Poste tmuater-General hat directed tho Chileno Post~ master to onter the nume of B, MH. Martin & Co. upon the fist of parties to whom registered tet tera should not ve given up. aA reporter con- sulted the Post-Oltico quthoritica here at the the In order to fearn tho reason. why tho firma had been dented the privilege of recelvii ne reyis- tered letters, but thoy had tind no notifleation from Waal The March numbe Metal Postal Gite " Frauds," tho usual stot names of “personsconducting friud- went lotteries ynd other schemes to defraud tho public, to whom payment of money orders and the dellyery of registered letters his been prohibited. by) order: .of the Postimaster- General," and in it aro found tho frm numes B, oH. Turton & Co. and 3. . Martin & Cag with tho same place of business—No, 2 Chirk street, Chicago—for cach, — When questioned ns to whut he knew of tha partics, Capt. Btuart, of tho Special Agents’ Depurt- ment of the Post-Ollice, stated that tho moving epirit of both firms was the irrepressible Horton, the patent-urticls. and obseenc-book vendor, whose sins have been written up from thine to thne In Tis Teimuxr. ‘The pudlieation of tho firm name In the Post-Oftice traud-list Capt. Stuart looked upon sas of very ttle tmpor- tanee, ap Horton ainply assumes another atins and trates pon ft untll he ts asain reported by. aime one of bis victiins. Tho only effective way to stop his swindling is for tha Postmuster-Gen- eral to forbid the surrendering of registered let. tery to Horton himself, and until this Is done he will go on fn his Megitinate but profitable bust ness. MADISON STRRET DRIDAR. There was complaint yesterday in regard to one of tho stones put in the now wall of the weat abutinent of Stadlson street urldgee the allegution being that it. wna badly erieked aud unfit for use in such n place, Tho complalnant was ane Denis Quinn, a laborer on the Job, who In untonding the stone noticed ita derécts nnd pointed thom out to Mr. Artingstall, one of Mr, Cregier's assistants. ‘That gentle mun, neconling to Quinn's story, rather roughly told him to ind fe own bustneks, and the atone subsequently went Into its place fn tho wall, ‘Tho stone wig pointed out to a Pew reporter afterwards, Dut it had beon so set that whatover’ cricks it contained were not exposed to view. Tho foremutn of tho work, howover, Mr. Sterling, nd~ mitted that the stone was seamed, but oxpluined that, being eet on its natural bed, no possible: hari coukt come fromit. Mr. Artingstall was not around ut the thne, but Mr. Sterling repre= sented that he hid tuld Quinn to attend to his own bualness, and that he would look after tho stone that went into tho wall himself, which was his business. Quliun's story was that, on being insulted by Artingatall,—as ho termed (—he took bis time and quit. ‘The time-keeper bore him out in this, though the fererun rather in- tinted that thero had boon a discharge Instend of n vohintary: quel. The elty #lde of the mutter is that the will Is being very cnrefilly: Dullt of as good stone ns may bo obtained, that tho stone is well banded, and that in cave of 0 atone which happens ta contuln ase fs not always possible to get ston rely free in this reapect,—it Is set on Ita natural bed with but fhe slightest Injury to the solidity of the wall, and it THYING TOMNINE A AUTON. Last Satuntay a jury in the Circult Court, be- foro Judge Moran, returned a verdict of 85,000 dn tho sult of Snmuel A. Freeman ngalist tho «South Site Railway. Company for in- juries allexcd to have been suifered by bin. tis understood that somo interesting devel monts will take place to-day in this ense, Ail davits haye been ited, Je is alleged, to the effect that a person claiming to bon dotective in tho employ of tho Ruitrond Company attempted. to dnituence tho verdict of the jury by finproper means. * It ts alleged ‘thit one of the Jurors wis given $100 for the Wurpore of Inducing hin to stand out ngeninst tho plaintit®, Inia wise alley that, after tho dury hud sculed the verdict. the detective, yet- ting norvous, offered $150 naditional If thts pat= tlowlar Juror would get up In court the next day, and repuditte tho verdict, It ls atteged that tho #100 wero taken by the Juror and religiously ox- Penuted by hin in paying grocery and. other 11s. but that he has now mde full confession of all the facts in the ense, | The Itallway Com- pany and tho Iywyers who acted for it repuilate this nin and all his works, dud -no one would drenm= for mement of Imputing to the frm imannging the enxe for the defense auy knowledge, — dircot. or. Indircat, of” any xneh ‘oronkedness, warrant js out for tho arrest of tho detective, but it had nh werved up ton lata hour inst. night, Probably the mag has learned. what ts in store for im, and has left town, It is alleged thut there was also somo othor tampering with Jurors inthis cade which may net imposalbly ‘come to light before the matter is through with, THE CLIVY-HALI, Ow and after tho hth the aMees fu connection with the Departinont of Public Works with be opened at¥ und close at 6 o'clock. The hours now ure from tte 4, Axmoya tho building permits Issued yosterday wus one 10 the Foss estate to erect three twoe story dwellings, corner of Menrpo and Green Streets, to cost 30,000; und one to M, Faby to he two-story’ store and dwelling, State: near Thirty-sixth, to cost €3,00, A petition signed by twenty-seven Aldermen and others wus hunded tho Mayor yesterday unk ng hitn to renppolnt ex-Holler-Inapector Mure vhy to his old position. It was gotten up with- out Mr, Murphy's Knowledge, and when he roads this morning of what bia been done he will be nota little durprised, The Mayor would tot say whut be'would do In the matter, tie hardick and Clifton Housca wero tn- spected Tuesdays The former was Cound I iupted to be tved ns @ hotel and tiulty in eons atruction, nor were {te venus to provide maint fire ail thoy shontd be, ‘The Ciitton Howse wits In fair condition, and tho onty recommondations mado were the aupplying of 0 fow more NUE, lutders, ate, and the covering of seme of tho skylighta with wire. i Tue proposition of Col, Davis to have Con- Brena npproprhtty $100,000 for the improvement of the inner harbor of the Chicago River, sw mitted Monday, uicets with the hearty approbi. tlon ef the city authorities, use snatter of course, thas teen a qucedon for some tino ethor the Governmont whould wot also con tribute gomethiig toward dredging the river, and relieve the ety from annual expenditures Jn that direction, © * ‘Tix Committes on Firo and Water was in ses ‘esterday and disposed of sundry refer: ws. Tho petition of the plimbers for the np~ polatment ofan Taspeetor of Drains was placed in Mo. ‘The remonatrance of the Hoant of Une dorwriters agaist the ale of what ik known wa “hyperion oi" led to a lengthy wrangle, in which tho agent of the off was the principal epokesmuin, ‘Tho matter was nally disposed of for tho thao being by tha Committee's agreeing to witness n test of the oll In connection with the comphiinants at an carly diy, A QUESTION hag firises us fo whethor persans In arrenra for thofr water-rites up to November: Tnat shall ber llanved to pay Cromy that date, ote, and eontinue ta te tho water. Commussoner Waller thinks the ouly security or moans of forcing the piyment of bnek rates ts to turn off the water, and fy adver to necopting any ade vance payments for property already delinqies Dut bus referred tho matter to the Jaw Depart ment before making any vrder, ‘Tho cudton bas buen In the pst in all such eases to oradit ull advance payments to buck rated, snd Mr. Water thinks tho rule ts 8 good ong, THE Mayor use it out yout thought the mutter over ind co chision that the dog ordinance should bo ene forced. He said he would Issue a proclaination inn fow.days giving notive that he woukl have it onforced on und utter a certain day, ‘Tho diss cusaton Of the question during the day bruught to Hight 0 Btute hoy upon the asme subject, which requires the Town Arsessors to list all the: dogs, and Nixes 4 tax of FLupon. the owners for euch and every doy. Tho olty tux is 8 40 46 will be scun thatif both tho ordinance and tho Jaw ure enforced the dogs bave trouble ahead, Tue Gus tnapector and tho People's Qas Light & Coke Cumpany are on the eve of a tight. Home weeks uzv tho Inupeetor juspected the stroet linps and made bla report thereon, woul yesterday the Compuny set about dolug the work over uguin, and fotind that the lumps were consuming anore than the Inspector mive thor evodit for, They contend that the Inspectors f tvatloy ls Innecurute, but he tallee back, und says thoy nro another, end thas imate tore alond, Nealdu wanting tho Inspector's spparatus made to correspond with tholrs, tha Connpany buve demanded that tho city change the burtiers on the test Date every month, but tho inspector rufuses to ston to the proposi= lun. BNALL TUR CITY HUY A DREDGE? Commisaloner Waller has addressed tho Com- mittey on Hurbors aud Bridges in reference to dredging thu river, and recommends thut the city, Instead of contructing for the work as horetofore, buy a dredyo wud do its own work, He catimates that a dredge and tho uccessury gcowe Would cost about £10,000, nnd that mtu Wont could bo hired, men employed, and tho dredging done at n cost of 18 conta per cuble Sandy whorens tt has cost—under tho contrict aystem—abont i cents per yard Ho furthor natiinates that the saving fnst year if tho city had owned Ita dredge would have been 24,08) aud thit the work besides would hava been mare sitistactorily dou. Tho conimunieation ia on: pertune from the fact, that the Appropriation pill is now under conaiteratfon, anid the item for dredging has not yet been passed upon, TIE SCHOOLS. BUPENINTRSDENT nory’s DEMANDS ON THE TAX* PAYER, ‘The cutting aut of $210,000 by tha Cownell Fl- nance Committee from tho Board of Eduention’s estimate, lonving the Honni to spend tho lump siin of F8,0R ns it secs Nt, —assuming that tho Counell follows ft tho foatateps of the Communit toe,—is viewed with unything but favor by Su- perintendent Doty, tho executive head of tho Chicngo public schools, In referring to the mat~ ter yoatertay, Mr. Duty said that if tho recom- mendation were ndopted only $82,000 would bo levied this year for xehool pul A BUT entirely inudequute to the fr ed needs of tho rchuols. th rst place, the of ‘the present — teachers hethor the school accaminedlas rensed or not. ‘The wlditionul ex- pens uel, retit, Janitors, and repairs, would Inike it necessary to lov 11s $020,000, whiel Would Toave, $160,000 to finish the buildings now In course of ‘construction and to purehise new sites and erect nuw bulldings.n sum so small that {t was adisxrice to the city. ‘The Board had asked for s Jurger sum, not from avarice, ‘ut from a desira to keep wbreust with the city’s enormous growth and the rapidly-inc ne school population. Inonter to meet this r Increase, whlch. was ut the rite of 3,000 per nn- num, nt tcast four new buildings ought tobe erceted every yout, I done, thore were 20,000 CHILDREN IN CHICAGO WHO GOT NO SCHOOLING whatever, Thoro were 7,000 children in tho achoola who, for nok of proper accommodations, vould only be taught hulf a day, while there ‘wore 4,00 in rented rooms, unaulted for school purposes, and 3000 who were cooped up in poorly-tighted and badly-vontitated basements. Khe city’s past tinnuglal straits, togethor with ita Tulse veonomy, has put the Bowrd bebind About 000 vente, and yeu tt wus proposed tp: Proprinte only enough to Anish tho bufldings how going up and to build two new ones. But aehool bulidings were ono thing, and ward (i> provements another, and a mutjority of tho Jouncil nppenred to have tho nicest sense of digerlinination in fayor of tho Intter and of creating now offices to be filled by party hangora-on. No other department ot thoes Governmont was compelled, us was tha Bourd of Eduention, to employ from sixty to sixty-lve now teachers every yeur, In addition to this, Tor the proper eMcteney of the sehou about one-tenth of tho sents ought not to Le cupied because of the nevessily for grading: schools und innking promotions, At pre: there were 42,800 Kents and 65,000 childre! were enrolled and supposed to occupy thom, The result was a deerense in the eficieney of the work. Of the seventy-four builiings in use, fifty-ve wero owned and nineteen rented. While tho school population lind doubled since 1830, only thirteen now buildings hid bees put up sineo that time which fnereased he school sccommodations, ml othors buying been built to replace thosu destroyed by tho fire, ‘two more would bo finished in May, and two inoro in Beptember, but even then tho necom= inodnuons would not begin to keep pico with tho demand, ‘There was no uppropriation nt all in 1676, and that of 1877 Wha Jue enottgh to com= plete the West Division High-Schoul, whiel when completed, woul refleve the Skin Hehool. Just four new buildings bad been completed since 1876, and, though as many more would bo added this yenr, these eight now dulld- ing would not accommodate 6,000 new pupils, for the rendon that, when n ney bullding was opened, fully one-half of the seats wero taken Dy the ehildsen who hud previously been jn niured in busementa or rented room, With good Incl, Mr Doty thought It possible TO KUKCT THREY Ol FOUN NEW BUILDINGS THIS ¥ HAL out of tho taxes of 1870 and prior years, though bt tho $118,00 the Board hoped io get in that ehnnnel the Controfier claiined that only: $50,000 belonged tos, Notonly wers the present Imilted accommodations responsible for keeping out ehildren who would like to learn something, but they Ivasonoid the value of the (nstriction giver to those who lil got senate, Le should be remem= bered, Mr. Doty. auld, that 70 percent of tho enlldrett were fn the primey. sebools, while a Jorge portion hive sulfered so long from uncom= fortable and crowded quarters, and from short allowance of instruction, that people hud be- vome hardened te ‘the oyily resulting to. tho a from these hindrances, Increased necommodauions = were needed. partleularty: in the primary grades, where niore of the poorer classes are to be found thin In the tippor grades. In view of those facts, Mr. ‘Doty ante, the Hoard could not but fecl that’ the public would stand by it in asking fora Wberal appropriation In order to Inerense the school uc~ commodations Iminedintely. 1 thoCouncil cone eurred [n the cutting-down of tho Committe, the reduction would have to bo made almost. wholly by not erecting now buildings or buylng wow sites, COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY, PRETENDING TO BELL THE CROOKED BTUPY. Another of the awludlers operating for somo time with C, G. Horton and Pete Willis has at lnst coms to grict aud been brought up with s round turn through tho medliuin of tho Postal laws, which effect results which the Stata laws fallof, Tho swindler arrested yeaterduy fs tho regularly appolnted successor of C. G. Horton, whose dolags huve been noticed In Tite Taisen ulmost weekly, Iseforo bis recent arrest Horton was guillng fools all overtho country with allure Ing advertisements of counterfelt money under the allus of O, M. Croy, running this scheme nt the same time, and on many of the same people, ashis lewd pietiires and Hterature, Lhocounter- feltemoney scheme hist worked bufore, but ‘nover with sugh success uid Buch pertuet dufe- gtards asuinsedotection,. ‘The thrat thlug ts to dond to the gull- AN MNTICING LETTER, similar to the ong following, which was sont by ir AL A, West, tho man under arrest: * CHICAUU, Feb, .— Ur. Witla J. Mer: Tho object Lhuve li writing you is to get a quiet min in your ity th handlya line of goods tht will pay a prolit of over 7 percent. Now, if you wikh to engige in a muney-rmnktng busl+ i. and O BUTE th ne Tehall be pleased to core respond wlth you, If you are ready to take hotd at oned, on revolpt of 25 conts L will send you by return mail a sample worth $1 and full informs jon, If after receiving tho sample hte are not omilrely sutistled with it, return itand f willsond you back 3% cents, 1 would prefer to deat with yuu in pemon, and if tate ure coming ta Chlenga, drop me a line and VT tet you know where you ctuvimect me, You can send your reply in thd ine closed envelope. Yours, cto... A. West,” When an anawor was received with the quire ter, whieh insured tho gullibility and willing erhnigality of the senders, A GENUINE $1 BILL WAS BENT, with tho following communtentions i “fe-you desire to hundly my Mne of goods, T will furnish you thom, well nsorted, nt the fol lowlng. rated: One hundreil, $15; 400, $25; 000, 3 0; 1,000, 875, Vent ott send money to ine vlthor by express, Pont-Onlice order, ur reyla- tered totter, fa} cin send gouds te you by rege istered mal nt less Uxpunse to You, If you pru- fer, L will send goods by express, on recelpt of with your order ns a guarantee of good faith on your part that you will uke up the packuge whor it reuches you. Lehall, of courso, wive you crodlt for all money sent with your order on the buck of this #icet, and on all orders, Do not sign your namo, but ure tho number 27, a6 1 keep a register Of all ayonts by number” Should tho genulne bill produce tho desired of- fect and an order be recelved, tho vietlin would receive by return mall a packiure of © boodie” of somo cheup Jewelry, Jt was the of the diauppointed " 10 be afraid to give away tho clover swindler, ‘Onv of those Toliers was xont to Mattoon, MH, whore {t wax aont to Mayor Rurrigon. Oliver Patrick Gavin was dotatied to’watel: Box 00 at ‘tho Post-Oflice, trom which the mail was taken, and yesterduy at noon arrested his man, who took “out lottorm addressed Wo R.A. West and dobn it. Ackroyd, untor which two names the prlaonor rau she bustnesy. Ho was taken before Jommissloner Hoyne, and ty defwult of §),000 Gull sent ta the County dal, Hu refised ta open tho laters taken from the box, whieh were wathiairked Montford, Wl fro. 0, Linneld Hontre, Muss, Broomteld., Pa. Contents, Mh, ‘Torcinla, Ube Burlington, ‘In,, Woodstock, Ly Now York, ant Lileaiy Tt was found that West did his business in a room iYulutug the any ceoitpied Ly .C, Hore ton, ut No, Le) Clurk street. AN INSPECTION OY 1118 ROOMS abowed that an cnormous business had been done, a3 over 6,000 auswers were found nently ted wud didurae ites books which showed: the nmiounts received fro ch purty and whut snide Jewelry had bean sent to then. West was held under the postel huwe forblil- ding the using of the eats to further swhidhing schemes. ‘The ovidence Js overwhelming, ay the letters went through the mails, aid the ready: weceptance of Uy counterfolt scheme shows an warning depraylty, ww tho lutterd were veut from Suinu te Calltorni, and for all amounts trom §15 to €100, Among hig elfects were found wmunber of money orders which hud not yot been drawn, The Kenders can only reculye tho ioney by ucknowtedging thelr complichy with the ene men, ‘As this olfoney comes under tho Voutal laws, TIM VOLLOWING LETTER found among tho others will bo of especial Ine terest to the Post-Ollice Departinonts *BIALONY, No ¥., March d—1 niy in revelpt of youn uf, tho #4, and in reply would say that for. be ist “tye yeurs) have Deen Avalstunt-Post> muster Of thi place, and amat present. Ine closed you wil tnd 25 conta, for whieh please send pimple, and in future should Efind) your business to bu anything L could du tn tho oftive, as at thes Sam not ut work, and should it pay hetter than whut Tam doing at Yiresent, Lwould dovote my time to it. Inaddressing me drop the Assistant-Poatmaster, Yours, R.A, HADLEY.” Thoy scemod to huve droppod bitin altogether, as bis name docs not appour on the bouks. Weat refused to givo his right oumy beyond use thishad not ben intimating (hat It was uelther West nor Ack: royd, He will have a preliminary examination before Commissioner Moyne one week fromm to- day at l0a, 1 inez Humber of Horton's lettors under tho alls of O. M. Croy were found in West's root, anil {t is expected thats ense can be made out ayutnst him, EMMA O*DELL. COMPLETE IDENTITY OF RIL IRMAINS, ‘The conjectures nsto the identity of the girl found fn tho lako, opposlt the Exposition Bulld- ing, Tuesiay afternoon, proved to be correct, the body being that of Emma O'Dell, aged 25, who lived with hor mothor, Mrs. Caroline O'Dell), atNo, 430 Michigan avenuo. ler brother fully identified the remains nt tho Morguo yestorday morning,—not by tho feutures, for thoy wera unrecognizable, sho haying been in tho water nearly six weeks, but by her clothing and a laced shoo, Miss O'Dell, na fs known to tho renders of Tan ThinusE, disappeared auddonly nbout the Ist of February, and ber mother had bettoved all along that she had been enticed away by Annit O'Brien, whoso arrest Mra, O'Dell caused Tues- dey afternoon, The girl left her home on «& Saturday oyening, having on the outor clothes which sho was fn the hablt of wenring in tho kitchen.—n calico dress and 6 gingham apron, Bho sald nothing to any one ns to her intontlon and no furpic lon of suicide ind been enters tained, the family haying an iden that she was robably Ina house of Ml-fame, And tho And ing of tho ody In tho Inke would Be not to have changed tho inind of Mra, O'Dell us to tho responsibility of Miss O'Brien for bor daugh- ter's way wardness, na aie und her son offered In tho South-Side Police Court. yesterday motning to prosecuto her upon the chirge of abduction. Mrs, O'Dell was first sworn, but she admitted that abe know nothing that would substantiate the nceusation, Her daughter was dend, and her testltnony could not be hud; and as she(Mrs, O'Dell) could not get justice, sho didn't cure about saying anything. . Goorgs O'Dell next took the stand, and teat!- fled thut his sister would go of with MissO'Drlen, and It was his bolle that tha Intter had made way with ber. His convicuon was brsed ona noto In his sister's handwriting Luspilen tii her, Ifa found tho note lust Saturday in his siater's bureau trawer. : Juatica Wallice asked him to produce it. Heo sald ho could not, aa he had destroyed It, Here Mrs. O'Dell interrupted.with tho remirk, ee burned it, because be was afraid to show 16 0 Asthore wns no evidence whatever against Miss O'lirlen, sho was of course discharged, und went on her ‘way just prior to the advent of young min who cane in to make inquiry about NER NAVING WEN ANREATED on other occustons, Although the informetion didn't come from him, it appears that Miss O'Brion fs (or was) enazed to bo minrried; and was to have been wedded shortly. Coming to the surface in connection with Miss O'Dell, us abo did, was certainly unfortunate for her, Tho young mun took no one into his confidence. In conversation with a reporter, Mrs, O'Dell sald that sho took Miss O'Bricn Into her home three months uxu out of churlty, giving her et ployment ag nt sort of houserald, Emina “took to” her at once, and thoy beeamo great friends, She attributed ber daughter's ruin to Ming O'Brien and the clerk, John Keyes, who, a8 ts known, was arrosted on tho charge nf being the fnthor of nin's child, but somehow escaped tho shoutdering of the responsibility theroof. Emma and Miss O'Brien were very intimate, and tho night before Emma left sho told her mother that Miss O'lrien had ted her up with Hquor, and sho felt very dizzy, Tho note referred to by George O'Nell in his testinony wus, he says, found by Lim only last. Saturday night. [t wns unsigned, and, according to his best recollection, it read about this way: “Miss O'Brion took mo down-town to o bil house, snd ZT am ina family way. Lsbull gota uke,” Miss O'Brien emphatically dented the nltega- tlon. as to her, and soid sho was never out with Miss O'Dell oxcept twice—once to a matinée, any tho other time riding, veer aaa uroner Matn impaucled a jury yestorday afternoon, intending to hold an fuquest, but ns the witnesses could nut be gotten to- ether he deferred it — unt! to-day, Te wanted porteulariy, Miss O'irien, but tio ono could tell whither sho went uftor'sho Left the Palice Court, av in ofticer was sent out to find bor and notify’her to bo: present at tho Harrison Street Station at 10 o'clock this morning. f arringements wero mado yesterday for tho funeral, which will tako plage this afternoon. "tho body, whieh {s 4 horrible looking sieht, will be hoxed up decently and taken to the Twenty- second street dopot, whence it wilt bo convey to Oukwoods, nccompunted by tho undertaker snd George O'Dell, There will he no services whatever, the family not desiring thomselves to foates a aha: remuins, or that thoir friends should seo thom, AUNTY PARKER. . BHE CLAIMS THAT Mit. WOOD WILT NOT TOTE FATR A attit of somo Iittlointeroat was begun yester- day In the Superior Court by a Mra, Margaret Parker, an aged “Aunty” dwelling in tho coloved quartor, against E. A, Wood, formerly an umploy6é of the Chicago & Rock Island, to re- cover §820, Tho meugre: records of the Court merely gave the fuct that a suit had beon com- meneed. Subsequent reportorial Investigation bre ele out the dotuils of tho allegations of plainer, Along in Novembor, 187, Mra. Parker's hus- band departed tuls Iife, lonving her a 81000 In- surinee polfey in tho Northwestern Mutual Life. ‘Thore were some buck premiums to bo deducted from the face of the polley yaluo down ©, Wood knew her hug- band, who had also worked for the Raftrond Company, and not long after his death he went to Mrs. Parker and persunded her to belfeve that hohud been appointed her guardian, und that he was entitled to tho insurance money. ‘Thon ho winted ber to go with him to the Company's Jocul ageney and consent to bis receiving tho money. Mrs. Parker ly un Ignorant womnn, ablo ty read or write, and did what sho wis told, Tho policy hind beon lost prior to her husband's deuth, and tha Company's agent here, before K tho claim, regiired w bond to ine fy him agulnst any claim that night ul ‘vo ronght by anybody the lost pulley. procured abond, which tho agent decepted na satisfuc- tory, and was given a drift drawn by the Na- Henn! Exehunge Bunk of Milwaukee on tho Mercuntilo National of Now York for $8, pay uble to Margaret Parker. According to Mn. Parker's story, Wood rupresonted to ber that he hadglven tho bond vas ber guardian, and ae supposed that, 18 her guardian, he was entitled to reovive the money. “She snys she never In- dorsed tha dentt, though ber mark appears on {is back with Wood us witness, At ull events Wood got the inouvy und wgreed ta pay her sometht nee from timo to tine. Up todate he has alyon her $15, and now declines, she nlleges, to tin over the bulunce, Hence the uppeal to tholaw. As furas could bo learned from tho plaintit, Wood's defense amounts prietically to tho clan that if ho paid tho money over sho would spent it, and be no botter af In ushort tine than sho is now. Elis clalm to the guatrdiun~ ship {a suit to be purely Motitious, however, $0 that his alleged tendor solicitude for Sird, Park~ era money Ia unoxplainnblo on tbat ground. Aa usunl, the colored quarter 1s considerably atirred up, and the denoucment ls lucked forward to with no little interest. ——_ LOCA POUITICS, THE TENT WAND DEMOCKATIC CLUB hell a meeting at No, 108 Nurth Desptaines atroct lust ovening, whlch waa woll attended, €o far as munibers were concerned. Tho President stited Ahnt the objoct of the mecting was to reorganize. ‘The rvorganization was effected by tho revica- tion of ull tho old ollicors, and nn Executive Committee. Thon tho Convention resolved it- self into & meb of the whole, and every mun Pregont yelled hhnacif honrse. Ono bindred and goventeon motions were mide, as muny anondmenta, and about one-third ns many stltuted.tll bearing upon the watter of chon dng 0 candhtate for Alderaan, It was eventually d jet that there should be no blood wasted oyer_ 4. primury elcetion, bul thata Convention should bo hol te nominate w candidate, But tho Stalwarts could not igree upon tho manner in which tho delegates to that Convention should bo tnpolnted, Aw the reporter retired from tho meeting, al nbgut a quarter past 10 o'clock, the Chair wns putting # conbinutlun mation to the effect thit a committee of two from each pro- oinet In tho ward should be unpemnten ‘by tho hair, this conunitics to appolnt five moro from ench prevluct, theso tive to pein in ten more, and tho lot to act In ooncurt with the Exucullvo Committee, and run the Convention to noininite a andidute for Alderman, A deubtrul fdlvids ual wie heart to protest “that if he were “going down town, ho would not take" Despluines street to wolfth, Ko west on Twelfth to Asblund avenue, thence orth to Mudisin street, nud take a ene, bit he would siinply Hip along down Milwankes aves nue to his dedtinution. ‘This man was vor} erly sytielebed, and nx the reporter wae crossing: Rudolph street, on hls way to tho allice, he une dorstood that tho ayes had [ton tho motion, YOURTRENTIL WARD. Tho Independent Club of tho Fourtoenth Want met hist evening at tho corner of Milwaukeo and Ashland avonnes, The Clad fs composed of cit gona OF the wand, Irrespective of purty, who aro in favor of James J. SeGrath for Alte Ite committee J.J, MeGirath and tender hin the nomiuidon reported that the ontte yuan bad agreed to ruts If nominated by the tepublicans of the ward, but under no other cireumstanices, It was finally deetded to pled the support of the Club to. Ar, MeGruth in tho event of hig nomination, After some iniuor business, the Club adjourned for one week, BIIHIE RBUUDLIOANS. The Young Men's Irish-American Hopubiliean Chub held w meeting yostorday eventiy ty Sudo Gary's court-room da tho Citys Hall Building. On avcdunt of the unavoidable absuuce of the ora- tore of tho eveniny,—the fon. W. B. Muses and Cal, Jumes—tho Club transacted no furthor business than tho eluction of Mr, James A, Colo to tho office of Recording Secretary, utter which ie soured ‘until Wednosday evening, tho 2ith Ds gas od ad tha Mea for to huge 18 id id is 4 Uys Sold on wouthly payments. 100 State stree! An Extensive Robbery Perpetrated at Sidney, Neb., Yesters day. : Over $125,000 in Gold Bullion Takon trom the Express Ollice. And All Except $13,000 Subsequently Found Under a Coal Pile, \3 The Alleged Thioves, Mowover, Not Captured at Last Accounts. ‘A Boy Attempts to Murder His Fathor— Gonoral Oriminal Record, BOLD ROBBERY. Special Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune, OMAHA, Neb, March 10,—A dispatch was ro eciyed at Union Pacific hendquarters, this city, this afternoon, from Sidney, stating that while Express-Agent Allon, of that place, was gone to dinner for abont an hour, the oflice was entered through 1 hol fn the floor and $125,000 in gold bullion, gold dust, and curroncy were stolen, 1t arrived from the Wack Hilla Inst night, and was transferred to tho office for. ship- mont East to-day, Allon, upon returning to hia office, found the door barred, and, with the nsslatanco of others, broke in, ant then discovored tho robbery, Great excitument prevailed. Parties were sont out on foot nnd horseback in search of tho robbers, but as yet no clew has been obtained. Later in, tho after- noon, while examining « cunt-cellar, on Allon's suggcation, ag no one had been observed entur- Ing, or leaving the butlding, several bags of bulllon and gold-dust were found under tho cont, amounting to $112,000. ‘Two bullion bricks and all tho currency, together nmounting to $13,000, could not be found. The robber, or robbors, nado away with only what could bo sonventently carried, iutending, no doubt, to ro- turn and get the buluncs from time to tline, ng opportunity might offer, It isa very mysterioua robbery, and at the samo timo looks fishy, Gen- crul Superintendent Clark, of tho Union Paclilc Company, upon receiving a dispatch, left for Sidney on a speoiat train, Cunyense, Murch 10.—A bold and successful robbery of gold bullton cevurred nt Sidney, Neb. to-day white the ‘Union Pacifle Express Agent, Snyder, was at dinner. Tho amount taten [s variously estimated nt $120,000 to $200, 000, Entrance wag olfected through tho floor of tho express office. Tho robbery was ovident- ly planued fn adyanco of tho arrival of tho trotsure-conch from the Black Hills, Tho bulls fon had ‘just heon transferred by Luke Voor- hees, Suporintendont of the Stago-Lino, to the oxpress-ngent, and consisted of bricks and burs from differont mills in Lead City and Dend- woud Gulch. Robert Law, Superintendent of tho Mountain Division of tho Union Pacitic, ace companied by T. Joff Carr, of the Rocky Mount~ ain Doteetiyu Assoclution, started from hore on fn engine at 3:00 p, m. to direct tho pursiit of tho robbers, who nre reported to haye gone Ina northerly direction, well mounted. A telegram from Sidnoy Just recelved states that the trens- ure has been recoyereil, except $13,000. It was found undor a pitv of coat nenr tha Unton Paci- fio track, whore atrack-man had seun tho robs ‘bers concen! something in tho afternoon, One of tho inissiug brickd, valued nt $8,000, ts from the Esmeralda Mine. Black ‘Tail Gulch, near Dendwood, partly owned by Hibbard, of Choy- emne, andthe Mok Hills ‘folograph Company, OF the bulanco, $2,000 is in express packuges, the rest. in bullion, Tho special train with Superintendent Law and the detectives mus the run to sidney, 102 inites, In two hours, ‘The deteetives were soon ut work souking f+ clow. It wha acer tained that tho mounted -party going north were stuckinen, well knowu mid above sua- nlefon. Superintendent Law tina snow in active search for the robbers overy avilable man at that ond of the division, und hopes to bring the guilty parties to justice, Ge. J. I, Clark, General Buporintendent of the Union Pacitle Ttoud, left Oimnba this ovon- Ing on 8 special trula for Sidney, where be ls oxpeeted ut 9 o'clock to-morrow morning, ‘he bullion was taken from a truck In the ox- press attics, which tulJalns the telegraph alice, fhe hole mado Inthe floor of the ottlce muat hye been mado by experts, 28 no unusunl noise wae heard by tho operitor, who was inunad- Joining rvom during the absence of the oxpreas agent. ‘The immense weight of tho trensure, 480 pounds ayoirdupols, provented tho robbers from currying it If, and they were compelled to con- cent it at tho ttret aviilnbie spot,—tho conl pile. Tho excitement at Sidnoy ta at fover heut, mun, bolus suspected of complicity in the dar- Ing deed, If the evidence shaull prove strony aguinst some of those suspected, itis thought Nebraska will bo saved tho oxpense of a trial. DE BOER’S CASE. Spectat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Orrawa, IIL, March 10.—The Supreme Court to-day decided the application arguod on Mon- duy fora Bupersedens In the De Boer murdere cnsu. Tho Court nnnounced that thoy had fully examined tho records in tho applicytion for & supersedes, und that the same inust be denied. Chict-Justivo Watker, In delivering the option of tho Cqurt, stated that thoy had patiently and fully examined the authorities prosented by tho counsch, but found nono to warrunt a stay in the exvention. ‘The prisoner, Johannes. De Boer, now Hed ut Poutine under sentence to be hanged on Mareh 17, and, unlesa Goy, Cullom should Interpose, Nothing now remuins but to exevuto tho sentence, ALLEGED FRAUDS. New Youk, March 10—Tho Rev. William Schorich called at tho polico headquarters tosny that when 2 missionary in Africa, in 1875, under authority of the New York Board of Missions, bo discovered cortain irregularities on the part of somo asgcoiate ntilssionarics, by which tho Now York Board wag cheated out of $40,000, Ho ro- turned to New York, and on progenting himself au tess oillee of the Bourd for his sulury was put ou ATTEMPLED MURDER. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Guanp Itarips, Mich. Murch 10,—Lom Ellet, adesporado, who hos already served one term In Stato Prison, was arrested here to-day for at- tomptiog to inurder his fathor, Ho fired at him In tho streot during a quarrel, but fortunately his mothor, who su tho attompt, knocked 1 ts weia tne kta, and tha bat! paswodd Just ‘over bet futhor's head. Ile fs in custody yet, , BRIBERY, . Tlaunisnona, Pa., March 10,—Upon tho reng- sembling of tho Court to-day arguments. woro heard, and an adjournment taken tll Monday, Whe rest of the bribery cases huve been con- Hnued until the Aprit term by agrocmont of counsel, ‘This {8 construed usa virtual apane doumunt, | It {s also thought the churges of por> dury in tho ouscs ares tried will be dropped. INCEST. Spectat Disyatch to The Chteaga Tribune, Dusuquy, In,, Burch 10.—A enyo of incest bas Just come to Hght. Tho Inhuman piront ts Jumes Btorrett, and tho unfortunate daughter ts only 10 years of aye, Tho particulars aro tuo if vilo for publication, Sterrett bya fled tho city, and yune ta Bt. oul PARDONED, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, AbDNIAN, Mich, March 10.—Samnel M, Putnoy, wont tu Jucksou for ten yours In Burch, 1877, from the Kecordor’s Court, Dotrolt,for forgory, Was today panioned on tho representation of tho prison authorities that ho was on bis deuth-bed, sa NINETY-NINE YEANS. - MANANALL, Tex., Murvh &—Churled Cox, tricd at Carthuge for the murder of a peddler, bas hwen sentenced to ninety-nlny yoara in the Poniwutlarye JOURNALISTIC, Epectat Lsputch to The Chicago Tribune, ToLxuvo, O., Murch 10.—Anothor of tho fro- quent ported! changes in the manugement of the Mourning Commercial took pluce ycutwrday, 8. D, Heh, the enterprising manuger, retiring, and turning tha concorn over ugaln tod, M. Brown, Asalguce of the Cunimeretul Company. The former publlabur, Hich, took churge of the pa- per, thon in the bands of un Aaslgnce, about six- teen nionths ogo, getting & new outht, and che larging it to cight pages, He bag used cousidor uble cnterprigo in ita conduct, but could not Buccced jn establishing it uponn solid basis, Duriug his adoinistration it has beon uvowod): Independent, although at dimerent times ft manifested & woakness for various cundi- tos, and = had nh lattorly ruthor it eg a gc ") Gonerally had of the chango was whon tho'paper came out this morning reproduciag iu proil- naat doaition atwo-columm articlo adyocutlug ' the nonination of Sherman, ‘This, hawo: wns tnkon aan bit of perenind Peite on the part of Lawyer Brown In ilustrations of his follow= citizens from Ohio rathor than aaa furcshudow= Ing of tho future policy of the paper, An Ad- visory Comunitteo of the creditors met yustor- day with the Assignee and rgreed that ho should ell tho paper as soon ow posaiblo at private or public sale, ‘Thore tinve been ritmors that Cone Rressinan Hurd and Gov, Ashloy wantel to pure chaso it, for an organ, but.ns the paper, han always beon itepublican it will probat BO . CASUALTIES, AS?PHUYXIATED, Rpectat Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, TDAPAveTTH, Ind. March 10,—About 7 o'clock this morning o chamberimatd at tho nko House discovered n lonk In the ga, coming out of room No. 9, ocenpled Ly Judge J. R. Troxoll, a promt nent attornoy and influential citizen of Kent- land, Ind, who came to Lafayette on Monday, and was yesterday attending to tegal mattora In tho Courts. Unable to arouse the fnmnte, tho porter forced bis way in, and found the gas-plpo Ueoken aff, the urea upect, and Troxell lying ‘upon the bed dead, having ovidently diced from gos-Inhalntion, Mr, Troxell, when he registored, at tho hotel, wan In vory pour henltl. bolng t sufferer from consumption and asthma. On Tucaday ho was uttending to business, and fa tho evening oxpressed,_ himself "na feoling uneominonly well, About 10 o'¢lock pom, Mr. Mortz, ono of thy proprictors, whose room was leu beneuth the one occupied by Troxell, heard a loud noise Hike tho overturning of a piece of furniture, but no furthor sounds wero heard, and nothing was thought of it. It Ja aurmised that the Judge, fecling severe nt- tack of rath coming on, hud risen for the purpose of ringing the call-bell, and, while fect- ng therefor, had overturned tho bureau. When this fell it knocked against the gns-brackot, Drenking It partially off, allowing the gna to eseapo ficreoly. Hoe was found lying upon the bed, but was not benenth tho clothing, Ie wag 06 years of nge, Tho Coroner was notified, and a Bn meoting was also hold, Friends enino from Kentland this afternoon, and tho body was Laon to his home in Kontland for tnter- ment AN EXPLOSION. XenrA, 0, March 10.—Anothor explosion oc- curred at tho powder-mills last night. Wheel ‘Mill No. # oxptoded, with 150 pounda of powder Jn Jt, blowing overything to atoms, and causing a phock and fash of lght for mites around, Tho men had just left tho mill, and no ono Was burt. HOY DROWNED. Bntnorronr, O., March'}0.—George Bincksays, 9 yeurs of nyo, concluded yesterday that tho weather was suillefontly warm to make a bath agreeable, and he apsonllogly sought the creek Just west of town and wont fn awhinming. The silly water Induced cramp, and tho lad quickly rowncd, ————————— - the “without full, by Stuphen A. Douglas, Eeqs a in las un IDENTIFIED, ‘Tho body of a woman found drowned on tho Inke shore at 9 o'clock yesterday morning was Mdentified at 6:30 inst night by Joseph Michio, saloonkeeper at the corner of Clark and Jackson atroota. Tho doconsed wus Mrs. Crescentin Bebmidt, a slater to Mr. Michie, Hor husband diea about two years nyo, and, nbout one yonr ago her insanity became ga apparent that sha wua sent to the Asylum at Jefferson, whence sho wis released only afew montha ago. Her relatives thought she would get along well Srotigt, and found her places to live out as a domestic, but tho old fita caine upon her, ond she lost ono situation ufter anothor. Hecontly she went to Mvo with fer. sister, “Mrs. Fred Gotfrled, who resides nvar the corner of Cottugo Grovenyenug and ‘Thirty-ulnth atreet. Tucs+ duy night Mrs, Schmidt acted strange and uo- roagonabie, nnd loft tho hottsa saying she could find other bread to cat, Sho find frequently neted in thla manner, Mra, Schintdt wae wbout: 20 years of nyo, and left two children sured 6 and. 8 years, over whom Mr. Michle is guardian, ——— PROBABLE INFANTICIDE. Atdo’alock yesterday afternoon some school- boys froin the Skinner School, whileon tholr way home, found the dead body of a newly-born mulo infant tu tho catch-basin of tho sewer at corner of Adams und’ <Aberidcen atreets. The romulns wero taken to tho West Madison-street Station, where tha Coroner held an inquest upon thom, Tho jury returned verdict atuting tho facts, and lenvinir the qpiestion of the chikt’s abandonment and death an open one, Tho little one hind, however, been born alive, and some unnatural anothor Js responsibh jo for tho infanticide, _—————_—$—_ THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC, Thore has been brought out by F. Spoyer & Co, New York, an fssito of $20,000,000 in gold bonds of the Southorn Pacific Ratlroad, of California, and by a syndicate composed of Brewster, Basset & Co, Boston; Laz Spoyer Ellissén, Frankfort-on-Main; Speyer Brothers, London; Teixeira do Mattos Brothers, Amsterdam; BE. J. Meyer, Bertin. The subscription opens to-day and closey to- morrow. ‘Tho bonds bear interest at 6 per qty garable semf-annually. ‘The lssuy price G6 ——— Journal: “4 flug of consternation to old-rato dentiste—BIcChesiuy'’s motto, $8 best sct.” _——$—$—— Go whero you will, a better cigar cnnnot bo fouut thin at Dawson's, 211 State sirect, ———d “Indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous prostration, nnd all forins of Renersl debility rolleved by tak- ing Monsmun's Peptonized Beef ‘Tonle, the only Preparation of beet containing ita entiro nutri= tous properties, Jt ia not a mero stinmiant ko: the oxtmots of beef, but contains blood-making, forco-genorating, und life-sustaining propertics; Iginyaluable in all onfeobled conditjons, whether tho result of oxhnustion, norvous prostration, overwork, or ucule dipeuso; particularl, wilting from pulinoniry complaints, Caswell, Hazard & Co., Proprictors, New York, ¥or sule by druggists. DEATHS. WATSON~At lls conldenco, No. £7 North fn Sallo~ sty Srodnentay, March 10) Sir denice 1. Watson, in bin Bath year, ‘nner Chureh of tho Asconsion, cornor Norin 1a Salle and Elm-ste,, Katurday at to, m. ba" Werttord und Winsted Conn.) pnpere plosso py. ULIN-At Waukesha, Wis, at9 o'clock n,m. March 1g Arthur Milton Un, only son of Harvoy G, and 1du Olin, axed 4 years wnd 3 months, MOMUSL.EN—At renionce, i Contre-nv,, of nears lot-fover, itoso Mary, duuuhtdr of James ‘and Mary Ann Stesluiion, aged’ months, ADAMS—At_ his rositonce, 128 Pine-st., of pnou monia, Hugh Adame, aged W, ? ton, In, March & of pneumo= nin, Geurge L. Purinton, Jt, aged 7 yenrs, So-Portiand (Ste. papers piuase copy. CALNEN~March 10,n¢ OW Adnins-st, Miss‘Aura A, Cujner. Funarnl sorvico at 64 Adanit-nt. March 11, ab 3 p. pringtiold papors ee z ‘ ™, cca st Normnt, ii. p,m. tr-Normaly filvomington, aid plense copy, THE FITTEST SUBJECTS fm, fovor and aguo, and reinittonta, are the do- Dititated, billows, Aud nervous, ‘Lo such pore sony Hoatotter’s Stomach Bitters affords ndo- qunte protection from tho miutarial peat, by itt- cronsing vital stamina and tho resistant power of the constitution. and by cheeking irregulari- ties of tho Hyver, stomach, and bowels, whieh Ineronse the danger to bo apprehended from milagina. Moreover, it cradicates: malnritl com- platuts of un obstinate type. Tho Auld in whiets this leading family inedicine has achieved some of tte nston) abi and mnply proven effects, isn very wide one, Jn the mulirious regions of our own country, In South America, Mexico, and Across the sens, It haw given unmistakable ovis deneos of ite ‘curntive value. At homo and abroud it hus always sustained tts bigh reputa- Hon, nor bus it evor been affected by competl- Hon'of so-called tonica ropresonted to posacas kindred or equat olticuwy. Tt stands stone, une> qualed among our nauonal remedies, ANNOUNCEMENTS. als MEETING OF THE TENTIC WARD REPUB- Heat, Chub wilt bu veld this uvuning ata o'aluck at dss Weat Lnto-at, i MEETING OF THH FOURTEENTH: WARD A Rguineltepapiican Chub wit ba held tule ovens GO Milwaukeo-ay, (Lochner all), whon (he nominating an Aldersinn will bo intros ducud, JOIN G13, Recrotury. FMI NEXT MEETING OF TIDE YOUNG MENT Pe lines Clad will be held ind a Hayentugnth Wart at Svea ial], cornes Chicugu-ay, and’ |arrabeu~ at, Friday ovonbig at 8 o'clock. A vory fiuportant Wii Interesting meoting mbtrvas will be deliverud, q te HOPLOR A. Dat yhe Nocial and Political Condiflen of thy South Sloce the Htebellion.” ‘Lo ine sure xyats myMbors Wust comy vurly, LAVORING EXTRACTS, Rich’ Flavors ~| Vanilla Lemon ASK YOUR GROCER FOR THE ROYAL FLAVORING EXTRACTS, ROYAL VANILLA and LEMON serve to the highest degree the true flavorg ofthe frult. Yor peculiar delicacy and riche ness, a8 well a8 great strength and perfect, purity, they-have no equal. As proprietors of the Royal Baking Powe Ser, We assttre our patrons that the same standard of excellence {s adopted for the Royal Flavoring Extracts as in the Baking Powder. ROYAL BAKING POWDER co, A NEW YORK. ee EEeEeEeESeS ag SaV—w—X—X—X——X_— LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY, acapemenmmanena ee’ THE PUBLIC WILL TAKE NOTICE: That the Order of the Postmaster-(oneral against tho Matls of the Loulstana State Lottery Company is RESCINDED, Registered Letters and Moncy Orderg can be sent through tho Mails as formerly, THE LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY Was romlacly incorporated by tho Tex! Nato far Kiltentionat and Chatitabie purposes 608 ethe term of ‘Twenty-five Wenva, to whicn contract the Invininblo faith af tho State ts pledzod which plodge hha bean renewed by ono orwhelning Popular vote, securing its fnnchisa in tho now Cone Ruilniton adopted Deo. 2 A. 1, [8, with a capltal of ih, fo rele Wehies sinéo bded’ a reserve fund ol is GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DIST have boo Noh ahd the SECOND TSDAY ooo month waa fixed upon as tho regular day, MAG NEVER SCALED Off PONTPONED, ‘Tho schewe ins ptowilly Leen se follows: CAPITAL PRIZE, §,00, 100,00 TICK E'S AT TWO DOLLARS RACH, KETS. ONE DOLLAR, + LIST OF PRIZES, Capital Prizo, Cantal Prt PR S APhroxtmation prises Of pproxtiantion Pete & Approsiiuation Prizes of 100 7287 Prizes, amounting t Wrila clonely, stating full Jormation, 10 . | New Orleans, La, Orsamo porson at rf », 819 Broadway, New Yorks MURIAY & CO, 177 Ln Salfo-st., Chicago, Alour Grand Hxtmordinary Drawings! are, under the mpervision nnd mnungoment of GENERALS G 4, BEAUREGARD und JUBAL, A. BAILY, —his Company has NO AGENTS OUTSIDE tt ED STATES, and all persons protonding (0 bo so‘and soliciting ordors by clrculara or otherwise Bro SWINDELEIS, — furthe « ED ON, MAIR LUXURIANT, MANNS HAIN LUXURIANT Will rond: Clean’ and ‘ease WAN prouuce, Ciroth Of Hale, Will arrest i Falling of. Wil and Jiuzuriant. Will not thierfere with Nae umi Color, Will please aiiwhowoih Mn. BRU MANN ¥ most. desirable reparation fur the Benlp nud tinte possible to produce. isy Atcatent Galt ash Houten LT, MANN & Clcago.” Also by M. THOME, hale bi Btato-st. AUCTION SALES, By GEO. P. GORE & CO0., 80 and & Wabash-ny. Thursday, March 11, at 9:30 a my TRADE SALE CROCKERY and GLASSWARE; 30 Casks American W. G. Ware. 4o Crates English W. G. Ware. 15 Casks Rock. and Yellow ‘Ware, 2,500 Bris. Glassware, ‘assorted. ane ana'ironto Lamps, Lamp Chimnoys, bumersy ‘A larga nasortmont of TADLE CUTLERY of fog ny AL) ALES p. te aloe of second-hand FURNITURE, GEO. P, GUKE & CO. joneers. Ty ELISON, FLERSIEIN & CO. Biund 6 Rtanddlp Gonvral Auctioneers CLOSING-OUT SALE OF THE Fine Art Depository, 220 Wabash-av., Continues Brery Day This Week THIS STOCK MUST AND WILL BE SOLD. FRIDAY, Special Sale of. Bin'v01's. LAGON,. FLEUSINGIM & CO. “BY WM. MOORENOUSE. On Thursday, March I, at 9:30 a, My At 160 South Halsted-st, WIL bo soit under Chattel Mortgage THE ENTIRE CONTENTS Of l4-raom howe moved for conventence of eile Bisipenttlyo Wate MOUHEHOLNR, Auottanoor. CLOTHES CLEANING, Rica aN, fjasa ieago, nits aes Be qus finresace, aired and cleancd CLOTHES Ve: LADIES ANDGENTS,/N, Miscoellgncous, ENTENARY OF Di, CHANNING—WEDNES- CoRR ENAIIY, salt ba the ceuonaty of que binbot Wintaw Flory Uhunning, and it ts fois, thas sn ucce- lon af sy biueh intureatahould Hot be allowed to puss writhou in Chieaxa, A prolluinury iueoting of those tuterosted in the watter will Lo held at the jubsroont Ros dete mako auch errouusinenta es tay SHU AS ae ae A ane ea cluiles, alike ladies and gentivmen, und oso ‘all felunds who ure willing to ootpernte, ary cordially tu- vitud. BROOK HEE polly, MOAN’ Dee ee Wine Dean Tie Noow seer AP ing wntay. MS GEORG C. NEEDIAM WILL, CONDUCT A G tlog at Pucitlo d: Misulun, nor VerPButon and Clark-sts. thie evunlus colle Buonolia Bt eM YOUNG MEN'E CHMISTIAN ASSOCIATION TTiiTooid thateynonanty mater raceyion tote evoniug at Luwor ¥arwoll Hall, These recuptions aro popular ahd ultrace, Ia Bre. Anna P. 8 Peay oigeatsk yeas Oe ti iPite WEGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF TH: ; : a 's Christian Association will is} Wabua-ar. BrowDUly Bt et. to-day, pepstias ARAAR RRA 8, arnornest, Hiyoe Mratahy relict scenes Alle Hight kalve for burns, boils corna.cute, brulsn,dc i rude : glue have ih shu por box —The 6 amon Ban hoo in the market C.BMBITALL& 00, BG Ktate-ahe —— BUSINESS CARDS. iis CHRO horn CANDY, CAND Me i ennmnon 2. hh or $5 for m sample Fo he ioe Ope arte Cahated Ja Aworles, put yp oles aatly ond strictly, pure. Heter foal Adacass Gu 0 os 4 ¥ Confectioner A ae tet GEUMAN CANARIES, | S fee allothorkings,Cagea Gold WEE