Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 15, 1880, Page 8

THD CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MARCH- 16, 133v, THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. ©. 11. Bakrat, Boston, Isnt tho Sherman, H. J, Kina, Pittsburg, {8 nt tho atmer, “J.T, ALLEN, Omaha, Is at the Gardner, .T. . CLEMENT, Boston, fa at the Gartner. 8, IL. Jouxson, Hudson, Is nt the Gardnor. . D, Nast, Milwaukee, $s nt tho Gardnor. "8. Jackson, Vienna, TL, ts nt tho Ganiner. BW, Ete, U8, A. is registered at tho Palmer. t “J.tentNa Crooxs, Liverpool, Eng,, fant the Tromont Crannes A, Nicona, Cloveland, isa guost at the Paliner, D. Macrine, Montreal, Can. ia registered at the Troniont. Mantis PotspaMen, Presidont Philadelphin Cheniteal Works, Is a gucst ut tho Grand Pacitic, Enasau Suir, Recetver Fort Wayne, Muncie ¥Ctneinnatt Tultway, Boston, 1s ab the Grand clic. CHANLES M. Osnunx, Solfcttar Chicago, Hock Island & Pucitie Ratlrond, Rook Ishind, is at tho Grand Pucitie, Dt. ann Mna. H.W. Trosas will cotobrate tho hwonty-ffth waniversary of tholt marriage by giving ar informnl reception uext Friday even ony. MaAup Gnixcen, Mine. Majeron!, Miss Eda Evang, Frank Evins, Tracy Titus, J.J. Sulilvat, and ‘f. Henry [sirns, of the “ Galloy, Slave company, ure at the Sherman. As adjourned meeting of tho United Cigar mizert Union wis neldat Noe 45 North Clare street yeeterday afternoon, It was announced asa tnissmeoiie through mistike. Nothing Dut routine business was transacted. Mu. dettoun B. JAcKsox, ono of the leading Dusinuss-men of North Adnins, Mass. dled nt his he there on tho 1th Instant. About 18) Mr. Sneksun begun investing largely in Chicago real estate, lially Requiriiug so Jurge an amount that his nttention during tho pist twelvo yerrs ug beon altnust entirely devoted to his property in this city. ‘Tite delegates of the different branches of tho Auclent Order of Hiberniins met at Wall's Hall yesterday ufternvon. A woud deal of bustuess pertaining Lo the Order wis transicted. It was deekted that the clive part of thy organization ‘would not turn out (his eventiye in the rveeption to James Stephens, Tho Hiterntin RUM ro ever, wil) escort: Mr. Stephons from the ihuti- moro & Ohta Deput to the Paty i The train is expected to nrrive nt din. Farrell will be In coma 8. It Waa voted at yesterday's meeting that the Order shold ottend niass at St, Vutrick's Churets atlo'clock on the morning of the lith, ‘The sermon will be preached by tho Rev. ‘Thomas: Popa Hodnett. The Committee of Arrange- Mente were biay yesterday putting te Caisttag touches on the {Interior of the Exposition Bulld> toy for tho bull on the ovening of the Lith, ALDERMANIO ELECTION. THE CANDIDATES 1N TINS VARIOUS WANDS. Tho time for holding the Aldermanic election is drawing near, and ag It approncles tho inters estin thy question to be decided Increases {1 tho various wards, and with the publte at lirge, » As tho Counc! now stands it contalns elements Which tho clty’s Interest requires should be gotten rh of—men who, without my visible means of support, und without cither. property or reputation, hold tho office for te money they enn make ont of Ry and ure an utter disgrace to: thotr constituoney. They should be forved Into: Private He, and compelled to adopt some other gneans of making a living: but in getttog rid of them it shawl) be seen to that tholr agents are not uleeted In thelr places, Thon vgatn, the Council contains somo excellent men, severe) ef whom roto and rofitxe reClection— men whom tho elty can’ fly niferd to lose the services of; so it will be seen that the etection is vno of no ondinary fmportance, eapectally since tho Iesue is between the taxpayer and the tix- enter, and party or polltles promise to bayg very little to do with the result. So far, notwithstanding tho nenrnesa of the election, which fs three weeks from to-morrow, tho better element hus taken very Hitteinterest; in fact, the mnnst of the work that nus been done seenia to have been by the tnx-doyouring class. This Is not ag it should be, of course, and, ‘ 13 A HAD OMEN, Qluncing at tho wirds, tt {4 seen that in tho Fifth, sixth, Reventh, Elih teenth, aud’ Seventeent grentest activity, but in ital it is noticerbie that nmong the candidates: for tho nomlnn- Vion the number of: erving persons are vury few. The Sixth, Seventh, and Wards could senrcely be worse represented thin thoy glow nre, but the Indications ure that whit- ever change fs wade will not be much for the better, for the reason that tho tax-paying vle- ment In thei appears dormant or curclesd. In the othor wards, cxeept possibly the ‘Tenth, Fourteenth, and Seventeenth, the chunces ure ‘that the custom of cleoting wood men will be ud- hered to; but, on the whole, the chitces are very sliin for tho hew Couneil being mitch of an Mmprovement over the obi, unless the beter clusses come to the front snd unite in bringhus out and elcetin successors to tho MuNullys, Lawless, ant Cattertons, In tho Fint Ward the Indications are that Dr. Wickersham will be re@iceted, thong le does net #4 tho ollie tit he is tt will be outside Of any purty conslde It would be a sacs rides toe bin to necept, but ft is belleved fhe will if elected, Frank Warren ts n candidate, Dut has no following, and ought not to have, sunuel Parker is also spoken of, but will not run agninst Dr, Wiekersham, it Is understood. In tho Second Ward Hl. 8. Billings is being urged fur Suuder's pl Hv is a reputable businessman, a Republican, and far prefern- Die to his competitor, who has always voted with “the gang.” Then there fp “Dr.” Wish- ington and ons “Gen,” Hinenek, ealurcd, who are seeking the pluce, but neitbor hus any ahow whitover, The fight to date is between Dngs and Sandors, and from tho fuct that tho utter hiss hlwasy codpernted with the Liwlers Metculf crowd, It 1s set down that he will hive a bard fight, IN THE, TIURD AND FOURTIE WARDS, good men will bo eleoted whethor or fn ether seltom clect any other kind, Akt Pheips will be his own sucecasor, no doubt. anu it Ald. Mallory Is not returned an caunlly sroudd miu will be, 80 thore nevd be but Uttly public concern about the re: there, Inthe Fitth Ward the contest promises to be t Equary ono igalnat the Commune eandidate. ‘Tho Republicans will hardly make 2 nominution, and tho Democrats have lo Beluet between Ed Burke and Atd. Turner, tn tho Sixth Ward Willlism Curran fa said to be tho coming tnun—that [8,4 prominent Hepat Henn politteiin Ie determined to clect hin, though ho is a Democrat. Its not thought that Cullcrton will have any show with nn honest: eleetion and count; but, since ho was allowed to miuine the Jidces for bis wird, there {8 no telling whut tho result will be, Tho Republicans hive about determined tot to nominate, se the cons test, us in the Fifth Ward, seems to bo anything to boat the Commuttsiste, Jn tho Seventh and Eighth Wards the fight ts tively one, and there {3 0 xed determination, ituppears, on the part of many to detent both MeNally nnd Lawler, Matrick Carroll Iv attor MeNally, and so ia Joseph Dutfey, but it would be Jumpbig out of the trying- pan Into the tire to elect tho flrat-named, ‘Then, natn, thore Is 3 DEMOSTHENES MILORETH, who'wants MeNally’s scalp, nnd he promises, it ia sud, torin for the Uemocrutic nomination, und, if defeated, te yo before the people as an Independent candidate, ‘Tho strange featury of his cunyvaoss fs ty the Repuldicins are wbowt half-way pledge ¥te sis gupport, on the ground that be did more for the wird thin. an a0, ever did, ote. ks be cle, He ought wy Us ward: contatns better mien and plenty of th In tho Blghth Lawler's opponents “ure numerd ‘and the cleetlan ef mest any of them woul be an bapeovement ‘on the present order of things. His oppottents, too, ave al insite of Dis party, among then be! ‘onwily, Commaray Jat Rtuiferty, sud Conbssioner Bradley, Tho hitter-bamed ison peoperty-holdoy, Gix- yuyers nad business mat, and, 1 it be trig that he Roprvlieany are wing to wnite upon bby Atls predicted that he eauld be elected oF Lawler with cause, even if ho (Lawler should yet. the purty: nointnution, which ts regarded an yory doubt Ninth Wand, thers 1s no opposttion ta Jn the ALL. Biyth that amounts to anything. Gh. We Jones is sald to ben esnildiate, but the same power which tald hin ont a your ago can and Will do it vigil if it beeouties necerury, ‘Lhe Democrats nine several candilites, hut wone of them sce to have the host of a show sult aust . eet ny Honulgun fe in Of tha mune type. Vimitterd itle who bs vlocted of those gut wad demas te eet down Out tho ward will 5 pit on clertion diy. uth Ward, J. Avery appears to TE Hn, and, Were not For corti fotuences which promise to control and wre sound bind, ft would be diteute to iad a better successor for Ald. Throop. Noone fa heard of Jrom the Duinocratiy side of tho haiti. ta tho Swelftih Want there jaa big tight; the Repablleans ure terribly aplit upyand the Demo- ers uris preparhiit to gone tute the broach and, wail aie with the honors. There tg whit is onl do A “UARN CLUB" FACTION, breaded by Ald, Itiwlelgh and bis boltera of 4 Sow years ago, which appears bent’ upon o rule or rain pollcy, and then there bs the old Chib ore anlzation, Which iy dulug its abure fn the tient, by candidate of the former ls sald to be HI, Williams, a Une gentlomnn, but against bin 13 vu orgunizution a Savor of Alvin iuribut, and fs “foured thn jt fas yun Ko fur that compromise ig ‘Thero ure other con- Lathig ote Pinatas rath ora in the bt: mnett wants to go to Congre: Gou. Maun and Ald. Hawlelgh want to by Sher? if, Mr. Pariah wauts to yu to the Stuty Senate, Htute’s- Attornay Mills wants to bo roth an +80 docs Jacob Gross, and wiost of te sinuller fry fre fired with ombition of one kind or another, VD, W. Baker, the conl-man, fs tho, Democratle: candidate, aud, taking advantage of the quarrel, iaddoing some heavy work. In the Phirteenth Want PLL, smith and 0, L. Brady continue thotr fight for the nomination, Tho evont of the week Ja tho appearance of ex Akt Wheeler In tho flekt as the Demoeritic candtdnte, Tn the Fourternth two candidates hive been Andorged Hy fuetions calling themselves “eltl: zons** or“ taxpayers, J. MeGrith and Frank Schnaek.—nnd If they both remain In the Hold Rtashor's v one. If the people there: re to be faith- fully and nbly represented they should: give up: mirty, fuctions, and ald else, atid: they can thon vlect some one who Wil be a credit to theiny otherwise they cannot. Tn the Fifteenth Ward there Is nothing now to chronlele. ‘Tom Stout and Dan Long are ston the war-path, and the Commune candidate scomsa to have everytitig tn his favor. In the Sixteenth very Httlo tings been done, The Democrats are anxious to unite with the Republicans in the support of sme good man, but so far no agreement bas heen rentche, Anton Imbotf ja very favorably spoken of and is being urged to rin, and be may consent. IT ho does, ft iaamong tho probibilities (it he wilt be taken upas a non-partisan candidate, The amatter will be determines in a few days. In the Seventeenth Ward thore ate a ozon candidates, but the contest nypeura to ‘bo bes tiween two or three men. Capt. Murphy is. ationg the best min spoken of, but how much he: Knows about rumnlng a primary of maunlpulating in polities remains tobe proven. Very little, oted froin the ward this thine, rhroeenth Ward Ald. Jonas has been 1, notwithatunding he positively declined © retlection ome. thie uso, fk 18 anlil that he willacvept. The oppesition ta hin his hot yotusstmed any shape, but willin a fow days, ‘Tho cundidates, however, nre not numer ons, THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS wih commences Tuatay atthe several voting- pincus, and continue far two days, It ts ims portant that yradee 4 should register: prompt y,for twill save considerable tine and cot ‘uston election-day THE WOMAN-ABSORBER, MORE RUCENTRICITINS OF 118. Tho mail yesterday morning brought two moro letters to the Superintendent of Pollen, the writers belleving that the Davis about whom thoy wero furnishing mformation was the muche married man now locked up in the County Jatt here awalting an examination Taesday for big- niny. One had reference to bi, and fs a8 fol- lows: “ Lonnox, 0. March 12.—Simon_ O'Donnell, Chief uf Police—DRA Sut: Chirence EB. Davis re= Flded nthis yilluge about two years. His wife had no chikiren whilst here, but fs supposed to have been pregnant when she went away, She had thelr wurringe certilleate framed and hung up in the parior. Some tne in August, 2874, Davis hod selected his victim and commenced Inying hig pinna, but, fortunitely for the ‘Innocent young girl, two of his letters miscarried, und their contents were brought to the kifpwledge of her mothor, Who commenced making things uncom= fortubly wart for Davis, ile tion . ait his wife followed him in a few days, leaving % good many sniull debts unpaid. If you desire uny further Information, atdress “A, V, CHIIaWAN, Marshal.” The othor ietter relates to some othor Diyls, though his deseription tallles perfectly with that of Chirence E, Tt reada thus: “Oar GIRARDEAU, Mo, March 12,—Chtef of Pollcc— De sn Suri Dnotlee ly the papers that one C, EB, Davis, who has many sinses, hag been captured in youreity.. He nay be wanted here, ashe Gf ha js the chup J think he fa) has been making love to sevoral af the Indica hery, is ho n traveling man for Flint, Evans & Co, tene dealers of St. Tanls, and fs bly muno Beauford Davis? Ho ts about five feet seven or eight: fuehes bigh, welgha 14) und wears mu: ie au very short side whiskers, “Very respect: uly, J, Sieve A‘Trimunn reporter saw tho Detroit wite, No. a, yoaterday Joong, and asked hee about the contents of tho Hrst letter. She std thoy ware tre, except that she and her husband lived tn Lonion three your, She lad a pretty good idea a to who the girl was, While there” Davis had Jald snare nat only for that one but another— AMEE CHITDD OF Id. As to the debts, sho loft her furniture in Lon- don. Rerarding the second letter, sho was cons Ndent Weald not refer w her husband, chou the deseription was bls tow tHe huity' time tojmmke love to women fn Missourk, rep) f Itt OA eutestion a4 to whit occurred at the da ie turday, she sntd Clarance Kave her $5 to py, tho brhines due on her bedding, which bud: een seized na she was lenving Detroit. He had alo promised to pay her 8 or €40a month, Bhe sympathized with and was very Tor him, but. thought he ought pitnished for whut heb done,—" marry rd a ut women Speaking of what Davin’ fathor had snd about bee whitein Elkhart (that Clarence was Ilving with « woman who was not hie wife), alice dad that the old gon. demuan didn’t Uke her, be ‘aun hn tried to erente ill-fecling hetween Clarence nnd hersele, she turned him outot tho touse, When she saw: hey hustand at the Juil he at test acented afratd, of her, but there was really no oveuslon for fear, Sho was ulmiest Bena when shy had the iitere view with him at the Central Station, and nd- initted that she Intended to use the revolver if he denied her, Hut now she wouldn't harm him. He fad changed very mutch in the list few duyn, and she beltoved, if hu wasn’t Insine now, ho would be very sun, Hfls mogher waa out of hor ailnd once, ‘Tho reporter tried yesterday to find Frank Davis, the younger brothor of the accused, who wis uniterstoad 0 be in the city, propably for the purpose of Iniluencing Nos. 2 and a from pevecue rai Tt was agcortalned, however, that . ie hid woud Lia to Blkbart, but would return: ‘tuesday. Its very doubtful {¢ the report con- corning him was true, since he has nothing to throw awny, nor bas his father; and he didnot make an attempt to sea cltor of tho women, No.3 hod a bleh opinion of bin, aes ho {8 renl- Iy the only decent ono In the funily; but sto wouldn't see bln, even If he called. Tho reporter also saw Clarence, who was vory mivh pit out by the letter of Mr, Bailey, of Sturgis, Mich, regarding Susio Aste, Ho sald eho wis murried now to George Manny, a postal vlerk who Ilved in Chicago.and ran on the Mich- damn Southern itallroad. Mo frat saw her at the ‘Tecgarden House, at La Porte, Md, vecolving a note asking for an introduction, He dectined, und she Wis Informed that he was .o married tun. Nothing occurred between them but what. ‘beonme a tady and a yontionnn, Thon Duvis went on to make a atitement ag to his wrongs, gaying thot it wns his intentl whet he got inte court and was given nn oppors tunity, to tell ul about biinselt from 1861, and It would thon be seen whether ho was guilty or not. He was simply uw child of clreume slances, He regrutted very much that the Clovelunds refused to bear him. Clara was the only worn he had eyer loved, with the excep: tion of one who lived nt Westerly, He 1, and died of quick consumption, He waan boy then. He hadn'tas quilts gonselence. Mo was nota black sheep, un outcast, a Mbertine, but tad been true tohla God, though "a fool to women, His emn- ployors had not fursnken him, so fur ust he was iuware, bit he supposed thus wottld If thoy bu- Moved him guilty. Me had hothiig binself of Any consequence. The woinen uid taken every duftar hy made. He bad alwaysdone everything he could to agaist them,—hid never suld "no. He had divided the contents of bis pocketbook with the Detroit wify Saturday, and offered to puy hor 8250 or SH oo month for twelve years for the malntensnce of — heralt ad the el she. hid adapted, He ae did not ore about golng into the elrenmatances of the birth of the babe, Ho den knowing anything about Cape Cilrardenu, Mo; bad never: Deen thera; Horta bo ever gold goods fori tens house in dt. Lould. rescind te Chir, he carkd tor hellove what be hi yet he was willing to sulter anything abe duttioted. $6 it cost hint bby Site, 10 that would nike ber happler, te bad Nor Jotter of Phursdiy fa consol tla, Ut wasallhe bad. ltwas trying to be locked up, and think Uuit his friends word now his enemivs, He wanted ta be prosecuted: he) wad gully. But bis full” platement should be heard befora he owas condemned, Ie challenged proof of tho fulaity of anything he hind sald. Ho loved Chira, and only hor, Bus fore he got hor letter, the report caine to hii that whe tad gone to Quincy, His heart wos Proken beeatse xbo hada't called on hin. Bus The lettor choered hima tp. ieexplalned her po- altion. ‘Khe papers might xuy whut they pleased, The loiter waa suilicient fur hin, He couldn't Kleep at nights, and had ta take medicine, and fea rei he Would soon bo ton bis packs! THE INDIANA INSANE, HOME STATEMENTS AB TO THEI Ib-TREATIENT, Misa Helen Frances Bay, seeently un tumute of the inna Insane Asylum, lectured at the Firat Mothadlat Church yesterday afternocan on “Tho ‘Treatment of the Tisane, with Bure Pere sol Bxpertonce.” : Sho autd that she camo os tho veprosentative of the multitude of sane women who hayo been conbgned, fanovently, to a living tomb, Whit constitutes Insanity, she salt, was a debatable subject, #0 long ta there existed the ent divergence of tulent, - Bhatlow intelicets ure prone to belloye that those of higher minds are: demented, In sumo locwittes triles ure res gelved aa strong contirmitions of Ineantty, Kvory tant, oors wid kctlotytecuny ln considered proof postive or an fisane aid wee healthy wund. Gallltea, lt niu gual talephones. Beluntinta dvelure that thy o| Mybt cannot bo subdivided, 2f he succeeds in doing a thing which oan't be done, he nigat be madi. ‘Theat thoughts, she sald, were dee oped bY her reiloetions on the foillty with which people ure a ta declare others, with whom they do not agree, The Indiana Jasane Asylum, she wuld ts somewhat noted win velo for thy ease "with which It swallows up Mterury churactum. When ow dndy fa, forced’ toa enter this serculled aayhim sho Ta dnducted in un diteriog reali a atvolute and independent of outside control as thatof the Czarot Russi. ‘Tho supremo pawur ta vested In the Superintendent, wid tho attund- ants only obey bls orders. Bho hucwelf was treated with ad much kiudiess and consideration as waa consistent With the luitexible rules, Still she could not but observe that the tuntenoy of the pregont immnugement is such ay to banten all tho Hiner feelings. Thy attendunts comu to rus gard the pationty ay the sluvchyldess did their Mit vy Visitors cleanest wards, slaves. coming Jno are alown the nad seo nnly the | most pleasing uspeet of tho Inatinition. ‘Those patients In tho more degraded. whom waltore are UOT Immediately trinsferred. te better quarters bo- fore receiving thelr enters. Young xitis are employed ns attendants who have not ordinnry pationce, to say nothing of the mntiring caro and, Bkil necessury with minds Mseaeed, Byery pre tent, no matter what her ous condition, receives the same treatinent.. Her cloties are taken away, on tho pretense of marking, and, If of value, are xeldoin returned, Ail the prtionts In the anme ward use one brish and comb, res mpirative etutes of cletinit- ness, mtd no mirrors are, nllowe Hibles are qs h interdtcted ns if they wero solf-combus- tlhe, There isa Qne library, but only a fow favorita are allowed to uso fi. There ts another evil of greater. Importance, No patient: Is allowed toRpent to a visitor unless xpectilly called upon, nor are Ahoy allowed to write with> out having their letters submitted toa Renan, ship, In order that complaints nas’ not rach tha outer work, Miss say then read sonic pathetic pretty. ty regan! to her position whilo there, whieh brought tours to tho eyes of many of her auditors, and then proceeded to tell her story. Her husband, she sald, conspired to put her duto an insane asylum, and, aftertwo weeks of confinement), thiding that he could not frighten her into sanity, ho obtained rignatures to a paper d luring her insane. This ts all that Is required In Indiana, and thisit was that she wished to denounce, and continue the agitation until it camo to pasa that ono. person could he condemed to Hye In an asyiim until pronounced dangerously mitd by a jury. it Is thi y. Wile in tho asy= Miumipot! io iittending physicians: hor sane from (ho first. but she wis opt confined at tho request simply of her hits- band. She could, with tho other patients only mildty insane, hear shrivks and groans of tho incurables, and (t was hor better that, (C porsans only’ parity Insane should be confined in such an aaylim, they would become wholly so merely from the associations of the place, She was Moally retensed on in writ of hubens corpus: aworn out by her sister, and now proposes to zo ‘back to Indinna to acoure retribution and enter on eruside whieh will hive for Ita object the proyonting of sane persons being miande tho view Uins of the hite or mallee of designing enemies, ——$_— MILITIA NOTES, Company G, First Regtmont, held n, fall-dross inspection just Tuesday cvening, Tur Champalen Kitles wero Inspected Inst Wednesday evening by Maj. W. 8, Seribner, FIETREN new. members wero admitted to tho First Reginient Infantry list Monday night. ‘Pre Regimental Reerusting Committee of the First Infantry meet this ovening to consider ap- plications for membership. Parvates Prep 8, Towxsenn and Willard O, Sameon, of £2 Company, Firat Regiment, bave beon promoted to Corpurals, Convonan ALnEnt I, MEAGRE, of Company I First Regiment, has been reduced to the muks for continued neglect of duty, Tur mumburs of C Company, Sixth Regiment, will assemble at the armory next Tuesday night of sleet, 4 Second Licutenant yico Kiroholf, re- signed, Tuy Felten officers hive been clected in B Company, Sixth Regiments Captain, Robert. Vierling; Firat tenant, W. W. Luwes: Sece ond Jivtitenint, Frank G. Routly. Tre follawing hove been clucted officers of the La Salle Tignt Guards: Cupt. A.J, Hedillels, vee" Allington, resigned; First” ‘Lleutenant, Dantel Leuby; Second Lieutenant, F. A. Bry. Tu inspection and muster of tho First In- fautry will take place March 22; the Sceond Teyglment, Mareh 2; the Firat Cavalry, March Bu Sixteenth DButtalion and Battery b, Murch 2 Jum nt prenoan Company G of tho Thirteenth Battalion has recently been organized at Kuticld. The follaw- Ing ollicers buve_ been olecte tptain, Thoms Sheridan; First-Lleutensnt, Witla TZ, Downer; Second-Licutenant, William Gerry. Last Wednesday evening Company I of tho Becond Regiment held # twledress Inspection, after which the ollicers and members repaired to the residence of Col, Quirk, thelr connnunder, und presented him with # gold medal. Gx, Tonnsance and staf have scoured the gpartinent on tha first fluor of the Gardner House, corner of Juekson street and Michigan ACH, for n store-room) forState property. und also a brigade hendquarters. Tha rovin whl be divided and fitted up comfortably. ‘Tur “Galley Stave" will be performed nt Hoverty's Thentre nest Friday afternoon, under tho auspices of thy Second Reglnunt, tho pra- ceeds of which matinée are to go for the benellt Of tho Irish poor. ‘Tho parquet will be reserved for members of the other regiments of the eity, who will bo present In full-dress uniform, HERMAN PRERSKI, Captain of the Lehr. und Wehr Verein, who was Indicted by the Grand dury for violnting the military codo by parid- ing In uniforin with arms without dicense from thy Governor, was before the Criminul Court Just Wednesday, and through hls attorney moved toquash the fudtetment on the ground that the endo was inoperdtive and Voldacvording totho Constitution of the United States and of tho State of Ultols, Judge Jameson overred tho inotiun, and the ensy was set for henring to-day, ‘This is un agreed cuse to becurrled to the United States Supreme Court, the cnse wherein the Stt- Preme Court of this State altirmed. tho yalldity of the Militia uw wot being subject to un ap peal. 1x compliance with Goneral Order No.1,Inspect- or General's Department of the State, Mal, W. 8, Scribner, Assistant. Inapector-General Firat Urigudo, haa notiied Maj. BW. Paboy; come mauding Battery D, First Light Artitery, Chi- eungo, that bls commund will bo inspected Thurs day ovening, Murch 35. In aeeordince with this: notifiention and order, Maj. Tobey has Issued a printed order, which his been atdreseed to euch momibor, to the offeet that every man in tha bat. tery * is expected to be present, that no excuse for absonce willbe xccepted excopt in’ caso of alelcness, aud such nppiicution must be subetantiated by a physiclun’s certificute, Furthormore, unless this order fs strictly com- plied with, tho Mijor communding will be gone atrulned fo requestot the Commaender-in-Chict of the Minols National Guard the prompt dis- charge, ' for tho goud of the service,’ of exch und. overy inember absent." CNRPECTION OF THY, BECOND BRIGADE. Maj, G.8. Dam, Asaiitant [napector-General of the Second Urignde, started upon bis wan tour af Inspection last Monday, ‘The several commands in the brigade were vo be inapeoted ae follows: ‘Tho Fourth Regiment: Caumpiny A, Onelda, 8 Thursday, Mareh 11; Come- pany, i, Gul | At 8 p. nh, Wednevday, March u; Company G, Sltonn, 8 tiny Friday, Marek 3 Company 1, Prineeton, 1" pom, Friday, March 333 Company B Farmington, | 0 ednesday, Mw 10; REL, 730 p. ity Friday, Murch be G, Touton, 7 p.m, ‘Tucsday, March, Ying, Mi, Ateairie “city, 2 rob 113 Gonipiny te Wyontin Tuwiay, Siren isi Copy K fm, Thirsty, March 1. ‘The Will be inspoetint on the follow! june Th Tuylorvilte, Ws a m4 Monday Jommaiiy C, Sprinugtield, GV" p.m Maren 2; Company 1, Willi Wednesday, Stureh f Potornbury, 7:00.p. in, Monday’, March 8: Compiny F, Atlus Uy 2p. iy Friday, Mureh WW: Company G, Vire den. 6 p, in, Fridiy, Mareb 19; Company Hy Das entur, T fi my Monday, Mureh 22; Compa dacksouville, 8 p.m, Tuesday, Mareh uuahy’ Decatur, Y p.m. Mond veh et, he Seventh Neghinent whl be Inspected on tho following dates: Company A. Poort, fh p.m. Tuesday, March Md; Company is, Poort, 7p. in ‘aexday, Mureb 16; Company G. Pearly 8p. iy ‘Prosi Stared Wis Company 1, Washlgton, E Ve ty Wertnenday, Muredy 172 Company rokiy Wie thy "Thursday, March f pans? Fy Havand #p, me Thursday, March 1s; i an ie ‘onipany G, Pekin, 8p. we Sposday, March i Company H, Lacon, 1 Wedniess Surch 16; Company [Maso Ma, dy, » Pareada; DM, Te Re ty, the Mach yy Company fey Helwan. 340 Hon wilt bo: day, March. Tho Fourteenth Mutt fiipected an the following datos: Company Ay Molle, Baturdiy, March 33; Camp ny Hl, St ‘Saiuen aren Iniy, Mare! my Saturday tail ct ev The Beven' iis willie inspected an the Cottovtte Ay Marshall, Company Cy Compiny abites; iW a. mn Wednesilay, ria. Lp. My Tuosibiy, 1), Hoblnaan ale Me Tuees Murch i$; alse, of the Fifteenth: Nuttalion, pany Gy Greesville, 8 pe ine Wednesday, Moreh 260 Bold and stil and noncommiy stoned stat ulticors wil be presents in fall inte form, nt tho Inspection of the campany located nearest tholr residence, $ SUBURBAN. ENGLEWOOD, ‘The Western Indlunn Ralirond has been looked upon as 4 great boum to Ruglowood on account: of the Jow fare (which 14 not touxeced va cents) and the accommedation which the now ronda coming fn over this line sre expeeted ta furnish du tho shape of depots and plenty of cars to'seat wll who patronize the pad. If tho rend fails to Jand Its passengers ut Van Buren street tho ad- Vantage will not bo what was oxpeoted, and the people WIL bo sorry that the road acquired tha right of way through one of thulr laest north. uitdegauth atroate do cally, WSSENYECS ACO landed ut Twelfth or Fourtecnts strovty thoy] wil bo obliged to take tho atreet-cuny lo gut to the centre of the elty, to say nothiug of the loss Of thi and annoyanes The Bogtowood Veteran Club held a meoting Saturday oveulig sut the hose-house, Owlug fo the sinall attendance, no busiiess of impur- tans " There will bo anothor Inveting at the samme plies next Munday averting. ap Concert will bo xlven ‘Phuniday evening ut Titotsonw Hath under the direction uf Mr. W, Ne sualth., The coli tit have volunteered any, Comp thoir gervicos: Sls Julla La. 1, Stisy Blcunor Heat A atin ost Thomas willta, Str. Cd, a Br, Wey, and Prof, A. St. Ficiobo mt fated . dir, James J. Atuistrong, Chicf Clerk of tho jtallway Stall Service, ernsted youterdny for Cle iforain. “He will yislt- Donver, Loudville, and other points whilo absent. Mr, und Mrs. D. J, Wubbard havo returacd from an extonded trip through Florida and the South, TATE. Thoannunl election of town officers takes place Tuesday, April 6, The polllug-pluces are ns follows: | First Preeinet pala, Tower (lil, Stock. ¥urds, Second Preeinet poll joman Behool- Hionse, South | Dearborn atrect, near Kortys eeventh, Third Precinct polls, Englewood Moso- fou! ‘ourth Precinct polls, saloon of John IL Pryor, Westorn avert, sath of Bixty-thtrd atrest, ‘Tho alticera ta he ted tre ny Rupore visor, Assessor, Collector, ‘Trustee, Clerk, aud Volleo Justice, The present incumbents are vandidates for reticetion. and will’ probably ree colve the nomination, although thera may be a change tn the Collector and Trustec, Tho Taxpayers’ Arsoclatton of tho Town of Inke hig issued a pitch which gives a histo- ry of the work of tho Association since [ta or- Faulzntion wo years nao, | They elulu to duve ven Lsatraitientinl ty Bringing alert the Callaw- Sug reforms; A decrease in town taxes, which ‘hat inerensed previous to the orgnization over 300 per cent. An Increase of ussosanionts of tay able personal property, and) tho dimintshing ¢ the anual appropriations. a The publication also gives a history of tho sults now pending ngainst tho former Supervisor and some of the present oftivers of the town, ——— THE LAW COURTS. An Old Contract the Subject of n Sult— amoroun Wotitlons for Divorce— Tudgmirentey the Cally Mics A DIL was fied Saturday ti the Clreutt Court by John B, Brown ngaitst Shomna Snell and Jumes T, Snell, Abner Taylor, D, P. Stubbs, Jose- whing Alken, and IL IL Porter, asking for an Account. Coyplatnant states that In 1871 he was in prrtnership with Leverett Hrown, and on tha 6th of October of that year ho and bis partner, under the tir namo of J.B. & L. Brows, mado An agreement’ with Snell, Taylor & Co. to do certain excavating and othor work on tho Nne of tho Decatur & State Line Rallway. Thoy went on and worked fur on short the, during = which they completed == 197,140 yards of ombankment, when thoy were ordered Ly tho defendants to stop Work. Thoy wero to bo puld 1 conts a cublic yard for this, and the Chief Engineer of tho road was made the solo arbitrator toa deeide how much bad been done and whut should be patd. Complainants charge that ho conspired with the defendants to de- fraud them, and. reduved tholr cstimatos fully o8 per cent, atl they nak that a new settlement muy be nude and the defendants compelled to ny whitover remninder muy be found to be ue. mivoncrs, Lizzie G. "Titus whe married to Frederick J. ‘Titus on tho 4th of June, 874, and lyed with him about four years, Ww! he went out ong morning and forgot to come back, Ho hag been one just two yeurs nu three days, and eha loses no time in Wing a DUE far divores for feur he imny roturn, Isnbella Millington, née Clifton, after only lve months af mireled life, Is aso compelled to site for dlyorce on necount of the repented and ex- tremo eruclty of her husband, Jerumlah Miling~ on. Aud John Tibbert prays for rleht and justice of tho sume kind, tis wife Harriet having de- Serted Jilin some elght yours net, Lustly, Frederick Newstade followed with situilar charge agninst hits wife frilly. Sho fm- mediately Wed bor suswer, admitting all tho hungcs OF the bIN, and consenting ton divorce. Ji luley, Sitturdny, granted a divorces to Timothy Welch from Surah Marin Wotch on the ground of biguiny. ITEMS. Disehat from bankruptcy wero {asued Sit. urday to Philly Wadsworth, E. 23. Guthrie, and John Flahon, Assignees will be chosen this morning for Mar- cells and Charles J, Brooks and Kobert 1H. Keely. ‘A tliat dividend mocting will bo held nt? p.m. in the cugy of 1, B. Hubbard. STATE COURTS, James M. Schoonmuker begin a sult in tres- Puss Saturday duzainst tho Westorn Glue Com- puny, clulinthg $3,000 diunnges, . Field, Loitor & Co, brought sult for $2,000 agninst Elizabeth C, Gear, Harm Haan begun a suit in trespass against Wilbur F, Storey, claiming 86,000 dumuyog. Riebard ‘Thomas began u sult in cjeectment agalnst Robert H. Foss F. oD, Foss, Jolin 2, Foss, Elizn Poss, H. 8. Foss, W. We Foss, Pliny Ei. Merrill, Nell Weir, und Kate Latheop, ta res cover possession of Sul-Tot 4 of tha sithdivia- fon of Seo. Li, 39, 14, us subdivided be the Board of Trustees of the Tinos & Michlan Canal, ning none-seventh iuiterest. as onu of the of tho Inte Josse I. Thomus. PROMATE COUT. Tn thn estate of ‘Lhomas Cullivan, letters of administration were [ssied to Mary Cullivan, The vstute {8 yalned at $2. It, wis ordered thut the Tilnois Central iultroal Gompauy pay the estate $200 dummyes for the death of tho deeensed, A Jn the ostate of Ros Loowenthnl ot al,,minors, letters of guardianship wore Issued to Leopold Eeeuntanl, Tho estate’ Is valued nt about Tn tho estute of Mary Ann Hunt, tcttors of adininiatration wero Issited to Mohert E, Littl, ‘Tho estate is yulued nt about $2,500, THE CALL, Jvpar Dauswoxy—In chambers, Jupark DLonartr—1 et, 1.005, 1,028, 1,029, 1,090, ae, 7,044, 1,047, 1,048, 1,058, 1,053, 1,058, 1,000, 1,007, APPELLATE Count—Motions. No enll untit further notice, Jupar Garv-—-ON7, Th, 716 ta TH, and TH to 700, inclusive, No caso on teint. JUDGE SMI THOM, 80), HOT, 905, O10, 017, 923, O24, No pretiminary enti, No ease on trial, unak JAmMesoN—Chuticery motions at 0316 m lunar Hoakis—No call. No. 8154, McBean ys, foward, of trhil, and good for all diy. JULAK MOUAN—18, 109, 15 to 1, inclusive, 8, 12, Ih, 100, und 1h No. 07, eblngr, an trials ¥—Contested motions, M—Contestod motions, I ore Hee, 43a tuiy ess do lo ton, lender numbers Wt, 1 , Wik, 163, 1d, 109, 150, 171, Vi 1h, 177, 178, anid Va : Jupar J AMexOsS-—Criminal Conrt—Nos. 474, 70, Ti, TW, Bo, i, 8H, 00, HH, 02, 111, OF, Gr, and YOl. JUDGMENTS, Unsitnn States Concur Counr—Jungs Bron- OvTT—Masenchusetts Mutual Life-Insurince Company ya. dolin Doolony FLAS, Suvenion Cour — Conersstons — August Magnus ve. Gustay Hermann, $210, supan GAuy—Amanda 8. Cook, ve, W, TT King, i vyund Jamies 1 Storey, §0.0), unAK Siira—Kdward ‘Turner vs. Chiengo & Western Indiana iultroad any, Yerdlat, Creu? Court —Jupan Mowtax —Louls J, Marks, adoinisteator, ete, va. Louls, Huel tae erinind Calin vs. Same, $6u. natrlol A FORT WAYNE SCANDAL, ' Bpectut Dispatch ta The Chteayo Tribune. Font Wayne, Ind, March 14.—Tho dlvoree sultof Lucinda Coombs vs, Jobin M, Coombs, prom)nent and wealthy fron merchunt of this elty, in which $30,000 allmony waa asked, result- cdin a decree of divorce being granted the plaintiit, with $17,000 allmony, Mlalntit charged the defendant with udultery, oxccasive crucity, and oxcesslye drinking, Defondunt, in his cross~ DIN, charged plait witigextremo Jeulousy, ox~ travugunce, and unbecoming conduct in public, On the trialof the ease tho chirgesof intem- peruice were withdrawn, and ilegutions of cruel treatment were not sustained, Defendant dented having committed odultery until bis wify refused “to cuhubit longer with bit without just” cause, Defondant admitted a singlo caso of adultery with) Mrs, Jullus Hedetsholmer, of this city, tut sofemnly: denied the charge of haying committed adultery wit im Moulton, of Atchison, Kn. at tho Hinddtl Hotel, St. boule, ae alleged: by the. pe tltfoner, Lixtraordinury efforts were mide to suppress the publication Of the en all the conplnints and depositions baying been Mm the files, and nothing published in tho lo papers concerning It, Mrs and) Mri, Cournba occupy a leading postion In sogiety hore, $a > Clover Surgery on a Lidn, Land and Wateg A curious geeurrenes bie iay'taken place nt the London Zoilogteal Gardens,” One night one Of the Hons was observed te be fi a state of xrent tribulation, railing about, and trying to (et comuthine ous ofhis mouth with hig paws, pon exmuining theantent to sve what was tho huitter Mr. Javeert found that a great bono had becone atixtury du the poor brute's maith, The diticalty wis to remove It, 18 the lon was 3 feartul temper. ‘Tints was done by getting one Hon thto a shitting den," where iis tuce would not bu yory far from the bark. Twas chen as gortained that the object In tho lion's mouth wits tho spongy, round bone, ty big UB eriaket ball which fori tho hip-juint of the hori, ‘Tho Hon tad had part of ahuunen ot pore for diner ind inamusing Aimself with the bene fet got his upper large caning tooth jute the goft part of the bonw, and, biting on It, the core responding canine tooth i the lower jaw come through sa fur inte the bone that ho ubnoat met with tho polin of the upper toothy the jaw thud becunie xed, Tho wultal was prevented Crom tiki foulor water, Mr. Baetlett, with agrent det OF et and maAnvUuyeElOg, mized 10 get thle bone aut of tho Hon'’s mouth, and lueky did 60, ua tt wae found cout the {ony projecting: pars the bone | wis pirvasinng bard “upon the ton’s toue, ‘This isthe eniedeluveropperntion indontistry that Me. fartlete bus perforued tint comoving a bly tooth trom the hipopots unis; second, operating an the bude of tha tusk of the Oy elephants Heed tyking a borsu's leg bone out of the Hon’s-nouth, , a The Eldredge Sewing-Machine,—It leads the world, and Is the pest for you to buy, Sold on monthly payuients, 100 Ktate street, —————— Timea : O1 host artiste in dontist: ‘The mochasnsye tegaisd ‘doubt, thous but ‘a nce eonroy ¥8, City of Chicngo, $190, $a. = Stop and roview tho grand oxhibition of candies aud clgurs ut Duweun's, 211 Stuteatrees, HE IRISH FAMINE. Appalling Distress Among the Tenant Farmers of the Northwest Coast. Almost Equal Suffering in the Southern. Counties of Cork and Kerry. ? ¢ New York Tribune, ‘orreaponile Donttx, Fob, 20.—This morning's mail brought many letters from tho North, South, and Weat of Troland from parish priests who lye In tho pare Ishes tholr letters desorlle, I have mado ox- tenets fram those receiver from tho North and South, glven herowith, and shall send the sub- stineg of those recelved from tho West in ane othor letter. These stntements mado by tho pirish priests may bo taken to falriy desoriby tho present condition of the pensantry in tho hunger-haunted reglons of thla unhuppy coun+ try. THR NONTI OF INBLHAND--COUNTY DONEGAT. ‘This fs tho oxtrumo northwesterly county, and tho lotters are from four of the most destitute parlehess - “Krinynras, Feb, 22.—May Task you to make known to our Amorican frionds tho mass of misery and destitution that so extensively por yadea nll parts of this pariah. I have been tho greater part of forty-alx years In tho pariah, both na curate and parish priest, nnd To bave seen nothing to appronch tho sid aftiiction with which we sro now visited, “Our country has been sinking fast into 5 deep yulf for tho lust threo years, out of which no,amount of private charity will extricate It, ‘The fallure of tho crops for the past three years has cuused 1 deflalt of some £35,000,000 aterting, £12,000,000 of which is ptuced to the logs sus. tained by the faliure of the potatocrop. Tho Poputation real 3,108 persons, equal to 600 ‘anities—prinelpally gull farmers, one-half tho number paylng under £4 rent,and tho others: fram £4 ta £10 por annunt. Tho quality of the gall f4 poor, “There ig no market for labor, and the men ore principally: keoptny od on the scanty labor on thelr farms and Ib tho fsheries. We have no employment for the woinen, Formerly every eottuge hid (ts Silene wena! for inaking woolen thrend and linen yurn, and In most of the cottages thore was a Joom for the weasing of cloth and Hien. But this important brinen of Industry bas now disappeared, owlng to the ins troduction of muehinery, and the erection of farge factories tn elties. ‘The loots huve been broken up for firewood; our other manufict- ures have beer erushed out by special legtala: tion to favor pete Out of & populution of ods Cumilies tn this parish, G00 fumilfes huye re~ celye rellef from our committee for the Inst five. weeks. The poor people are piunied into so antch debt that to ammount of public churity will unply a suiticiont remedy, “Sere are few instances of tho miscry ground us: “ Kirat—Edward MeGutre, Rescorkin, has a amull pateh of ground; {4 years of aye, wife 40; six of a funity; n bunch of rays to cover thom AC night; two blocks af wood to sit on nnd an nd dresser form the entire stock of furniture; no fuel except a few wet brambiea; no food except. what thoy recelyed from the Relief Comniittec, Secont—Phellm Gulluxher, Roughra; ten of n family; wife paralyzed for the lust seven yent simul patch of mountain-lind: no food, no fuel, no bedding; no clothing but old sucks, © Third—Micky O'Donnell, Gortnugolan, threo of n family; wife bus only on old sack on hur; io fuel, no food, “ Fourth—Thonias Gallagher, Conlan, cloyen of a fully; five of thom well; buss muta tied round thom for clothing; no fre; no bed but straw, “RUM—Pat Gillesplo, Carrickatugart, his wifo and son, Ive Ina hut formerly a” byro for entves; entrance to it three fect high; entire space within ten fect by nine fest; furniture consisting of a rickety chur, no bed, no bedding: Dut some straw scattered in a corner. Tholr anly property, two hens. Wife suffering from nathiia and not capable of work, # James SrRtHENR, P. P," “ CLOUMANY, Feb, 22.—All the people, with tha exception of nluo or ten familtes, occupy and. The averngo size of the farms igubont four Neres, butinnny Lave not -more thin two in which they can put any crop, Out of an entiro Fpuaineicn of 3,000, numbering about fifty fon- lies, nenriy 400 bave got relief after a tue ine veatlqution {nto tholr eireumstunecs, and Ean Bay from perso knowledge that almost 100 inore ure sulfering Intense want, Thore aro 3) fullies whose only food for weeks hrs been Andiun ment prepured with water in the form of stirabout, und sometimes, for a varicty, inthe form of n cake, Thoy would not com- plain cvon if thoy had ssuillctenoy of this foud. A poor woman, tho wife of Dun Doherty, of Altuhal, came to mo avout a fortnight nyo; sho hnd nino children. |} know tho family quite well. ‘The house in which oloven of a family live Is mude up of # single Bparcunonty there no furniture, even of the rudest kind, except a couple of stools, and un spology for a bed, with a fow old rags to do the placoof covering. This womun, 48 Lany, came ta ine and told mo that hor fiinily had nothing to ent, The only thing they possessed wns a couple of hens which sho sold to get alittls ineal, [wns called to attond amiunwho, the Doctor declired, was dying of dropsy, brought on from want of nourishment, Tho min was rolled up in what onco bail beon a shawl, ‘This aud an ald sheet was tha only cov- erlng behadon him, The houso was destitute of overy kind uf furniture. The children wero Hterally naked, oud guthored around a fow oldering suds. 8 A * Lf thore wag any demand far labor the case would nut be so very hurd, but thera aro no largo furmy, ind each family fg ‘able to do tha work of thelr own litle farin within thomscl ves, Tho causes which brought on the present crisis have been nceunulating for tho Inst three yenrs, ‘Tho Iminadiute cause ts the great falluro Of tha iporuta, crop; the ether principal causes are tho tailure of tho Boglish labor market and tho de- crouse In tho price of overy Itind of stock. ™ About 000 ven go antinlly te the harvest In England; thosu bring honie on un averago £8 6 mun; Inst yenr thoy did not ayorage nbove £20 man. Several fuinilles wong tho shore a fow ree ago made from £16 to £L3 a year on kelp; lust year thoy made nothing, nor can thoy for the future, as thia industry la suporicded, Ant- other grent cause—und the most promlnent ona —ls absenteolsim. Al the laudtords are English: men, and thero bas been» continual drain of £5,000 u weex from the plice without any returnd In its stead; moreover, the landlords have made no olforta so fur ta relieve tho dla- tress—atloust us fur us my knowledge goca, Yhero 8 much need of food and seed, If auuidl 13 not saupliad to tho destitute farmer a much worse fato nwalté him noxt your. Yours faith THs J. Maguine, YB” * Kircon, Fob. 2—The axtent of thin purieh Ja about thirty-flve square miles, thogreater por- {lon of which fs bleak inountaina, ‘The uveray os urable land for exch occupier in the purish ta oue dere, There are 40 fumilles, with an nyeragy of tye Members in vnch, Of those, 600 families are in want bordering on a state of erual sturvation. Wobnye had finda to rellove 300 fumilles for tho past few weeks, This rollet Ja given th Indiv ment, one-half stone to ouch mumber of a funlly ns a weekly allowance—a seauty supply éwhon it Is kitown that this ta thelr only stare of provision, and even that uucertaln; besides, {£ can certify that one fiiuily In thirty hus not the luxtiry of milk to use with thoir Indinn-mea) porridge, Wo have then bout HO Cunitles seeking pellet to whom we are unable ta extend any ald whatsos ov It ls nut food alone that these poor peoplo froin need of; they have no seed. to sow thole litte holdings, ‘Thuy havo. mlsorable clothing, and from un inspection of their houses [ can sufely decliro that ulang the sed-coust thore ure over’ 100 famillus who have no bed-elothes, T entered the house of one Willlum McGinley, Kilbey, a fow days nyo; his wife has heon cons ued t0 ber bed (lt bed Lean call it) for the pust twelve months; six small children kat around whit could searcely ba termed it fre—but how desuriba tholr oloching? They were liters a ked, IF 1 excopt the tattered rags that wery rolled around thei. In the same town. I Pat McLoughily, with a family of elght, cally miserable, the youngest being twin infants, tum, blr, your most obedient servant, “PATRICK LOGKER, “GwerDonr, Fobrunry Thia parish Inu bleak and farren trict of Jand. Inn fow weeks Deetany not fifty aut at the 1,000 families In the Aastriet will be free from dlatress. The magni¢ tude of the labor of tho Kollef Committes, and the appalling distress tu the parish, may be estl- muted from gho fice that faa day of dttribution it recently, 255 fumilles were ralleved, four tong of Lidiat ment was alas tributed. “Vho hardships aru appalling. Asad and pleiible sight—a hungry und famis! ing Reo ply dskiug froin thelr privat, who shures all tholr Indsery und wretchedneas ‘because he cannot supply it—not bread, but the humblest and cheupoat food that cnn Be suppllad for human use, lidlunineal, It 18 surprising, yet not tho Ices true, that ogi hive boen tho chlef currency for tho puat two months, © Janes MOFAppEN, P,P." COUNTY LEITH, Tho follow ine letters dosoribo tho distresa in two parishes of County Loltrim, which Hessouth of Donvanil und 1s bounded by silo on the south. veut “CAMIECALLEN, Fob, 21L—Tho population of Currogullon Parish Inoludes 800 fumilics, of wham Gh ure Cathalles, At peosunt 00 furalties aro applylug for rollof, aud tho nuwber ine eronsos Weekly, ‘Three nered would average the support of ana caw, Whilst tho average quantity of land held by tha fining 2 ass uy Do sompated ut about ten dores, The turmord hero hive eorsod to cultivate tholr farms as burvtofure, preferring: stock tu nyricuiture, Stock was remunerative EL last 3, when butter and stuck wont down to half the former valuo, henvo the collapsed. The peuple aro suru to dio of slow atarvas tion, and the sveruge of donths {4 treble that of any other year, * Loould give you 150 uames of famitios in this rish whuso clothes ore Worse than the greatest ur § aver witnossed. They are without shovs to thelr fect, und havo uo poasible ncang of obtaining them, and E fear noxt your will be fay worse 3 the present, tit 1 “Tho poor furinens ary unable to give employs mont or to pay their dobta ut the shops, Biaay Pp together, yot vory_ mun farmers aro at present under ejectnents from tholr Inndlorda, aithongh the latter know {t $8 imposslblo for ‘tholr poor tenant to pay rent andextst, ‘The peoplo bere, and at a genentl Oe ane tho country, flee far worao off than tn 1847 and 1818, They fro Ukely to prolong: We for n short time gui ftadated’ hy charity, Wholesale cmigration to America, or clsowhere, is Rure to (nko place, F, Munnar, 2, F “Coons, February.—As it 1a your ehlef ap- Intinent and snered duty to nscortain tho oxe ent and describe the distress in Ireland, I con= alder every Trishiun ound to as y laborlons but noble undertaking, ie wit que, me, thurefore, to intdress you on Cloone stress, 'Tho extent of this parish Is about twonty- geven Irish miler, Tts Population Isabout a ea Outof this miunbor there are scarcely: hee tug tho necessaries of Ife, It is not to ve wondered nt, ns thy land in the entire parish is of u very Inferior quality. ‘Tho soll Is pour, cold, and ahaliow.. The farms are small, and on nn average about twelve acres nach, The farine ers af from aix neres down to an vere generally spend tha spring and Intrvest. in England or Seatland, ‘They carn tho rents aud also thelr support” for tho winter by their indor ‘in England or Scotland, as their firma nro fuulequate to return — the rents, rates, nnd cesses. As thore ts ne demand for work now [n England or Seotiand, there In at ‘niversal ery-out for work In this parish. Last year the amall farmers who went to England or eotland barely realized na much as pitld thelr fares home, There tsno farmer able to employ tho small farmer or Inborer this year, Thoro Are 400 frnilies in nhject {overt in this purish. We relleved over 400 families this week hy iriv= ing them small quantities of Indian moal, W! thoy will need overy week, probably, until July, Over 100 families aro ina state of perfect sturva tlon, [iirmly believe that at lent 200 tamilter Heed, on an average, £10 onch and three suce eoasive good barvesta to take them out of thelr sper ‘wWrotehed, and deplorable condition. Eand- lords can tell that many tenunts owe three yenrs' rent and have no means to pay It, “Teould mention af least 100 Cirmera who havo no money, ho cattle, no food, and no fuel, but thore aro two who, above al, aro in a wretched stute,—Ihizb Conway and Peter Brady, Tho former has olybt In bis favalby, And no food for thom, ‘The othor 13 in tnd health from atar= vation. ‘The pulice say they never saw M Worse oned. Ibis very aad, Indeed, that a soune may nnd his family are in so, deptornblo n stnte, Theres Is a rumor that he fs not now. with hia family, but yolag from house to house for his shRyOrE. Otkors any his friends gnve him money: to leave the country, But hls wife and chitdren ore in tho grentest ‘distress, We nro relieving thom it far as Hes tn our power. TrisheAmerienns will not suffer a parish at 3,000 poorlete die from hunger, I beg to be excused for thus trespassing on your pationce, . “JS. Howntcas, Catholic Curate.” THB ROUTH OF INFLAND—COUNTY KERIY, The following lotter from the Rov. ‘1. Canon Broanin, whose work inthe Parish of Cahirci+ veon, the firthplace of Daniel O'Connell, has won ‘for hin the praise and gratitude of Prot- eatants ond Catholics alike, presenta a sid pict- ure of the distress provalling In tho extromo southwest of Irelands e2 * CAIRICEY! Fob. 23.—-Your gront country the tew hon f the Irish people—hns also, under Providence, been the mainstay and sups pork ata it fa the wrent hope of the para mico in ireland. My parish, Cahirelvecn, situate tt the extreme western part of Kerry, is somo twenty mites fn length, with an avernge width of suyen }} Tho population is upward of 7,000, hirelveen is the birthplace of Liberator of Trelunds soll throughout tho parts! barony. 9 e tho Mustrlous Daniel O'Connell, The ts through the whole Iverne, of which it Is the centro, [8 wre aly poor and bad, consisting of strips or neck-bands connecting huge bure mountains, and immense tractg of deep, wet bogs. The Tarm-boldings are erally vory smutll, cone tuilning on an Average sumo’ twelve oF fifteon neres of this barren soll, with here and thore plota of mountain SOOM ORNS of little yaluc. ‘Those misernblo holdings aro let nt double and treble the Government valuation, f1 stances not belng wanting In which Jng amount are exceeded, “The enttle are in low condition, as they ure tin= feriorin}y vane fuet, owing to the humid nature of the cloinénts und the poverty of the soil, a au perior chiss of ie would not aubsiat here, Ag mny therefore be expected, the produce of bute ter, ulmont the only mercantile commodity, 1a very defleiont, not exccoding on an tvertKe ang firkin to ench cow. Any spire enttie, youn old, for silo fetch miserably low prices, whllst in the present state of things scarcely any price cun, in fret, be had for thom. The poor people atrugyle hard for oxistonce even in the best of ‘thnes, Carn work being duno senrly altogether with the spade, and the soft being’ sa wet and barren thatit deniunds taremitting and constant Inher. Much toll, trouble mid expense sre need> ed in providing modernte manure, Tardly any cereals are grown, and grevn crops are poor and feanty. DPotntocs aro, or uses ty be, extenslyely cultivated, but ulna! those yeara back in vain, during which snd yenrs—ench one boing eiditor— the poor unhappy belngs bave had inainly, to subsist on Indiin meal, often badly cooked in brend or porridge. Owing to tho fullura of neurly all crops ducing those years what Ittlo savings the poor people may hive had dwindled away in food, rent taxes, and Necossary HOUT hold wants, until Doing wholly destitute this year and the pust thoy bave had no other means of providing the burest nucessarios of life than by tho salo of thelr little atocka of butter, almost sho wholo prica of which they had to hand ovor to meal-merchints to mect the intercat of bills, which latter were, in most inatunces, drawn to meet tho demands of tholr landlords. “The reault of ull this is that ut the progont time and for some months back not less than 70 Ber, cont of the entire population are, as thoy ave been, without monoy, without credit, with. out fond, besides belng overwhelmed with dobt to menl-merchants and bankers. Although fully an wyurage shure of tho charitics distriifuted by the Dublin Rellef Comnilttce bas been reaching Cuhiretveen and tho neighborhood, yot 1 oan. nttirm that but for the large contributions that huye rouched mo, emiety rough the advocavy of Mr. Bomnett, the spoclal correspondent of tho London Daily Téegraph, bundreds of my poor iiock would be to-day in thoir graves or In tho workhouse. When upwards of 500 souls in my parish need ‘bread, and must necessarily oon. tinue needing {¢ for five or six months to come, unless some more ndequate measure be utopted by Purliunont, you can yaur- tho churities that will bee VO tholr Hives, Eurnestly and contlduatly intoreed- ing in thelr behulf through you for ald fram tha grent Americin people, and Pay ioe oad to amply reward wil tholr,bonefuctars ut home and abroad, Lau deur slr, very faithfully, 1, CANON BitosNay, P. P, VF" COUNTY CON, These two letters from #kibbereon Parish show that tho distress [8 incrensing in Cork, the most southerly county of, Ireland: “Rati, Skibbercer, Feb, 2.—Thts district, with which Lum connected us oe pricat and Chalrinun uf tho Local Retlet Committce, ins eludes the Parish of Rath and tho Islands of Cupe Clear and Sherkin. ‘Cho pepe Intion is uve: 8,00, of which aver 1,000 Inbabit the (slunds. Che ehnracter of the soll 1s Door, shallow, and rocky, oxtonding atonz the Atinntic Const, The soll fg principally held py sinall occupiers, whoso Poor Law valuation iWon an avernge £7. They: ure of tho poorest classes, cking out even in tho beat of times a migcrabla oxistonce hy tilling a Uttle potato-qround and Mahing in small bouts, “Tho Religt Committee, composed amonget othors of the clenrymen of all pennutsions, hus beon in uxlatened for ono month, and we havo riven retlef of atow stoncsof Indian mou, three times, to 300 fanities of the very poorest. Full four-litths ot the entire population aro at this moment destitute, and begging for ald. Their rinejpal food, the potato, having falled, they nd recoursy to the atorcs anil shop of traders. Thole credit Is now utterly gone, and TL cannot aco whit fa ta ba dono iow, unless wo are more norously ho! WN We ean hops for. eaitho entire Milstelot is held under two lend. lords—Sir Henry Beecbor; Hart. and tho Trius tcoy of Lond Curbory, ‘These two proprictars bayo oxactod tho reiita without reduction of one cont und they bave not contributed one pen ny to the mengre funds of our Committee, could th pany shoets of papur with ine stances of fndividual privation. ‘Two tustances oveur to me which camo uniler my opsorvation: this very day, Tho wife of a ‘poor farmer broughtine the puwnetickets Of her bed und cloak, which bud been puwned a fow weeks ayo: forfoml, Tho wife of nnothor appeared before mo with what sho said was tho old clowk of a nolghbor closely’ Uasped ubout hor person, bare= hended and barefooted, and with 8 most oma- alited appeirance, ‘The fict was that sho hud: sourcely, inside that cloak, o particle of clothin of any kind, Chavo not aden anything Hike this since tho nemornble famine of 1817. Destitution ig datly on tho increase, Youns truly, “ anies Davis, P,P.’ 14 GRINNENEEN, Fob. 2t— beg 19 Inform you In reanent ine guch crush- that [ am = pertonally scquniated with ‘tho countty from Bandon to Bantry. In this district much distress oxista, but I wo any distress ‘wus greater in the Purishos of Bkibbereen, East Skuil, and West Skull than In tho othors, ‘Those threo puriahes deserve more oapoctally the ute tention of the humano nnd charitable, “tntho Parish of siibbereen, in which T re~ aldo, and of which 1 um the Catholla pastor, consider, after having made a minute investiga. tion, that thore Are nLout 1,000 families in dis- tress, Out of those wo select tho most presulny cases for rellef, us wo have not funds to relivve all; in fact, tho numbers rolluvea bear buts small proportion tw the numbers expecting und ng ald. * Holny pretty well organized to provent étary- ation, Lean beur tusthnony that great yood ts hough not sO much as f whe is Doing done, ould wish, and that Dy te vxertions of our cnuinit> tees many hive been kept from atiryation. “The population of thle pariah ts about 8,000; Ita oxtent about forty square miles. Tho pope Intton of the skibbercen Unton ta about . ‘There sro no minufuctorics in the district, and ut present agricultural einployment fs very scutes, owlpg to the furmicrs having ho monoy to pay' laborers. “'To give you an ido of what wo have dond and are doing fn this le (und the samo miny: bo proportionately sald of othor parishes in thy Diovoso of Ross), f may statothat wa aro givin; einplayment jn breaking stones to 100 men un grunting weokly ruliet to about 00 families in meal and four, Out of- monoys received 1 bava purehbasod a tarire quantity of Champion potas toss ‘ond distributed thom. - * All classes hero Iy tho town are working well lawful and deserving demands remain unsatisfied, Evon as I write inany surround my houso whoso necosaltics caunet rellove, Tremuie, dearatr, your obedient eervant, even Hi 3 rant 4 Homan Cathollo Aumiulatrator.” In my next you will recelyo letters giving a 1 Trusting M0, detallod account of tho extent of the West of Ireland, including Mayo, and Galwny, Counting ~ SISSIPPI IMP! alter Dapuien A rk EN IxbrAnarouts, Ind March 4.—Bevera} fro fin abstract of tho report of the River Commission was furnished fj ington, but m rivor, frou tain contracting: exctssive places, and mist 19 mention such osuto of lowewnter about 3,000 feet. ‘This contraction fected by work tn the bed of the rh ‘Uy levoes on top of ita banks out of tho towewater river, Thoy admit th of levees fn protecting alliny! structive fluods, thoy advise tho ist, 18 thore is a inek Of ox: provement of rivers by the mean: In tho report. Gens. Mu Biigwert that, in the {iter works should not bo yone at more than one or two af the poli which ostiinates nro subinitted. The id tho levees built on top the banks of a ri that bo cured whith Misaten| rom Wane Waa tinde of the tat tho Commission waa not unaninoa report, It is now known, howoyer, Harrelson, of this city, and Gon, C Detrult,have Aled aminority report tn ton, They hold that lovecsaro of vory littla y, in rupeeieig tho Jowor water naggation of fin that bad navy lowewater’ width rt t must bo ef. wer, and) ant pantact with CORY tai lands and to abtain uch proteedes such gaps 14 now er ‘perience In the fm. 8 recommended risa and Cumat rest of Ceonomy, undertaken in at f tho faming i Jasies Repranee a3 fact 18 in thig Gen, matock, of Woahtng. ‘atuo ft arise by 1o Lock Such ne fi nits fog. on that ort ver can ‘by any possibility deepen tho channy agu exploded by capt ania etimas oo HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS, Spectal Dispatch to The Unicugu Tribune, Spaivarienn, IL, March 4.—The man the Hone for tho Friendtess have deetd corporate It under the now State dustrial school for girly, whieh will ly titurfere with tho work the Homo law ns .q1 Tong. ngers in ine hot material. 4s now doing, ns Mordahips of Russtun Newspnpers, Tho London Examiner says: “1b that the Golus will logo upward of 16, through tho issuo of the order of thi tho Interior forbiddin munts for to tho Inte tho Uberty of tho editara te n irities, partment, on of the Government the renee pub ting thou to the consors! np of t At present the principal of St. Petoraburg and Moseovw are n by the Censor until tho: hands of tho publle; Hue snust be published without boing provi scrutinized by the clorks of ‘he conarcquenco: vlitle, ‘Tho rey ul press by int tho Interior, tho Censorin} 18 stated on rubles 10 A Intater og it to pithlish advertise part 18 questioned ag to Anereasg aloiw: ish thelr Juienals hefore tho [oenl au. nowspa y are Already in the nota Toushy De 43 that, owing to tho dilutorincas of tho clerks, and the frequent alterations thoy make in tho * copye or n piece of news Is sametines delay. Meution fora week of 4 fortnight. ‘The od in ‘ant article pub» Novos Vremya now receives letters: from ite London correspondent regular! i every day. The amount received lust your General for the deit 700,000 rubles, the Ruki Mir, by jo Heissian Postmaster. sivory of newspapers excealed A few weeks ago tha editors of. ‘Messrs. Nebe and Dementia, threw up tholr post suddenly, and refured tq have anything moro todo with tho paper. The proprictor, in consequence, was compelled to suspend the Issue of tho Journal, as 10 versa an ean edit a newspuper in Hussia without firat ob taining p rinission from tho Governmont, a fore molity that usually involves a delny of several weuks. M. Rapp has now oxpressed his Inton- tion of suing his two editors for breach of cane tract, and in tho meanwhile accepts the respone slbility of the loss {ntlleted upon subscribers and advertisers hy the suspension of tho sournal, The Aicrlanin, hitherto supeanine four tiie 4 week, has commenced its career dally piper." ia month asa ——— Bi othe Ellie. ‘s7~ Aitany ( pin papors pte unem Monday afte Iiglotives and DEATHS, Ny MRO COPY, PHishes—March 1 Ida Atkinvon, wife of Williom 1. holes. jernonn at 2 o'clock fromm friends invited. a) Now York City, tad Philadel DALY—Moarch 14, Nddie, beloved non of Bryan ana Margaret Duly, aged 4 years Jmonths 16 days, atzg Nort Sarkot-xt, ‘ ‘Our darling hud suffered, but now fantrest > HTTLINGEIt—Saturday evening, Mareh 13, Victor, a3 months, aon of Afr. and Mrs. Jacob Funeral Monday, Maroh 13, a1 p. m,, from9 Line Aged 2 yenra an Bidiader caltu-ay. DINGER—Mareh 14, 0¢7:00n. m.. of mombraneony croup, Willinin 1 at Ff Dingor, xecond son of Hmanuel and Jane EB. Dingur, at 67 Delaward-pinco, axed Syears 5 mouttes 3d} Funorn Of parenta, BUEVILERD=M-ech | 1 Uarrint Hatch Shophinra, Uaistoa wito of J, Shepherd, nyed 06 years. Homainn whl sorvicés at the Bb. tI be ‘takon house, at Marri \*iuesdey next at 10% o'clock at the howe tzphold-pneamont 18 1. Waller to Now York City. Brit ornate Monday, Mares 1. 2r-Now York City and Vermont papors please copys BURROUGHS—March 14, at 67 Artesian-nv. Carve Une, wife of Chart Funeral from Cal twoon Uakloy-nt und ee . Burrvughs, vary Church, o1 Friondwot fai racohand, Ordorol tho aster star are Invited to attend. ony. Monday, abl itiy and aroma ou & yenre, ne Warrenars bes DMs wre of the SILIEL13—Mareh 14, 1950, adopted daughtor of Pate jek and Mi 81 . ‘sm it Tunaral Tuesting, Maro F dance 113. und f: Anat King * ANNOUNCETIENTS, i 14, nt 10 o'clock from reste erate perma tree warn rs wn nnd LDIERS WHO BHRVED IN WISCONSIN ORe f Sikhhattions ducing the lato Rtoballions and whe Tow realia in Chicago, are requ Clup Hoon, Grund Preite Iotel Union Veturan pr ae ah ri Keorduno% arp Monday, for the purpo onta to atwend sho grand Founon at Milwaus vested ty moct at ono of making the 1, a8 are CS —— ————— (pug FOLLOWING LNTERTAINMENTS WIL! ‘came off undor tho auspices of tho Young Men’ Shristlan, Assoclution durinu the curront woek; afternoon, at 4:8, tho Hoy. 1, H ik, University, will tect At Ate ™. a sorvi jama and tho ils Chole, wilt bo On, OE th Sunda; KF, Leavit meoung In the ¥. M. 0, a Me voutn| MIRRE WILT BE tng “Chaos, GATTO © Hoy. A. A. Adwissiun froc. B. Grogory, of in Farwe! This Jake 1 Hai) on ico, of nang, led by on *"'he (os Feb, ‘the Hoy, Georn h, will rei vers 6 Bocond Presbylerian po) ok ‘Tho Rov, Hurea in rk Congresational Ciniren, wilt tend the noon mueting tn-day, | Mr. A.T, Hominimny will tend tho Youn ‘Men's Strangers’ Wible work-raom this Clothing, othe, Caps, Rlvbutin, Atontery ih AUCTION SALES. Ry GEO. P. GORE & C0,, nnd 82 Wabash-av, REGULAR TRADE SALE DRY GOODS, TUESDAY, March 16, 9:30 a, m Cutlery, A SERTING OF THY IRISIE Amarican Nepublican Club Tuosday evening a ru nd Pacitic Hotel. [NILA V—-TUESDA ¥ EVEN: Lambort, 8, Jey will Lectura 08 Enibroidorion, Carpots, lear! Bute jogs, Domuatics, C Hal AN IMPORTANT SALE. GEO, P, GORE & CO. Auctonecrt, AND STILL ANOTHER Great Catalogue Auction Trade Bale of BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPERS, Wednesday, March 12; af 9:30..0, Ryorsthing noodod by any rotailor will bo found ly tis sale, Ineludlng Several Lines Extra Flne Goods for Men's and Women's Wear. Catafoguds and youds road: a wouds ronay fue inn) etlon Monday GONE 2 U, id rid oe Wauasst- heat Ry HENRY Hed 28, & WATCH, ' Buccvasors tu Uh EB. Itadilin a Cog . Aucdoncors, [57 & LW Wi ‘AbUsH-AY, 8,000 CASES Boots, Shoes & Slippers, ‘To be gampled in our Auction Salo TULRSDAY, MAROIL 16. ‘The vost guods In Overy way evar xeon In oUF ton House, wn 10 tu bu ao) vol case canal june and ove! ii tthioud rororver und froaly, aul iea ue eal ved ery tw kuud chanoo fur olty and country buTers WEGULAL TRADE SALE DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, Furniahing Goods, Haté and Caps, Nutlons, 4c, WEDNESDAY, MARCH !7, 100 Rolls Carpets and Ollloths, LUCK A. Me J. EMENY, Jr. CAND! AP 10 0'C1.001 K A.M. if SH, Auctionoers J-EMERY, an. Menayure ATO ““FHURSDAY, MARCH 18, SPECIAL SALE i a ENTLY , Bauayer. CANDY, end $l, [3 pinot ste aaa : Se Coutectoner, Mauipyi-abe & MATCH, Auctioneers rule i rr!