Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1880, Page 8

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. W. 1. Manscrmaat, St. Louls, Mo,, 6 nt the Shore man. . Gov. Renrrktp Procron, of Vermont, {fs at the Grand Pacific, W. HL. Weren, editor of the Leader, Des Moines, is nt the Gardner. Bor, Suen Russxte and tho Berger Family are quartored at the ‘Tremont. Qronar FE. Roce and Gcorgo B. Royce, Rut> Innid, Vt are at the Palmer. aes H. W. Brust, .Cloveland, the olcctric-light man, la at tho Grand Paelito. F.E. Boornny, General Tiekot Agent Matno Cuntral Railroul, of Portiand, Is at the Gardner, L, H. Chank, Civil Engincer Lako Shore é& Biehigan Southern Rallrond, Clov oland, is at the erin. Cart. RENIAMIN I, BOLLWINKEE, Superine tendont of the Fire-Insuranee Patrol, js danger> ously Hl with typhold pnetimgnia, A. Y. Uicnanpson and J. 'T. Mills, London, Eng., and Ucorge E. Watson, Edinburg, Bcot- land, are registered at tho Palmer. Mr, O, 1. Groven, Receiver of the Central Nationni Bank, gives notice that ho will bo ready to pay n fourth diyidend of & per cent to-day, making 60 per cont in all pald. ‘Tie temperature yesterday. as observed by Mannaao, ontician, No, 88 Madigon street (niu usk Bulldingy, was ng fell be tthe BF de- grees; Wa, m., 435 12 m., 48; 42 Barometer, 8 a. m., 29.62; F, H. Fixnry, Peealdent Wisconsin Centrat Railroad, Milwaitkeo: Georga J Western road, Detrolts Magerly, Presitent Unlon Horse-Rallrond Com- puny, Philadelphia, are at the Grand Pacific, Erssr Funk, ® yeara of ago, iving at No, 56 Dissell street, while Jumping off his wagon at the corner of Objo aud Clark streets at 6 o'clock Inst evening, broke his left leg woove the ankle. Ho Ry tuken to blahome and attended by Dr. uber, ae ‘Try Ross Horseshoers’ Union met in the Meth- odist Church Block last evening, and transacted the usual routine’ businces. The matter of prices was Incidentally discussed in anticipation oF drouble in the future, but no sotion was ken, A pramatiy entertainment and bop was given At Standunl Hall Inst eventog by the members of the M. C. 8. fur tho benofit of the Ladies’ Sow- ing Society, The ball wos crowded with o fashionable audienco, and overything passed off Pleasantly. : ‘Tnx Bourd of Eduontion wers to have met Inst night and considered tho report of the Commit- teo on Behool Fund Property.In regnru to losses, ‘but, a8 the Committee had not conchided tholr Jnbors, nothing was done, the Hoard not ‘oven being called to order. ‘Tun Committee on Polltical’ Action of to Union Veteran Club held its regular weekly meoting last evening at the Grand Pueilic. ite- ports recelved from yartous sections of tho enuntry show that tho veterans everywhere nro dcternilned to fight and oppose the Wouver bill. Tur Chicago Electrical Soctuty held its regu- Jar monthly meeting last evening, and presented in interesting program. Harrison M. Wild fur- nished the music; C, C, Haskins read a paper on “Tho Voltaiv Penoll and Dr. G.C. Somers a Baner, pn “Electricity as a Thorapeutical dont." Prren Luvunvowakr, 14 with his parents at No, 48 tempting to jump upon a frelght-train in motion on tho Northwestern Railroad at f o'clock yesterday afternoon, slipped and fell beneath tho whovls of tho cur and had tho toos of his right foot amputated. Font Dearborn Division, Uniform Rank, K. P., lost ovening tendered a reception at tho Palmor House to B.D, Woodruff, of Macon, Ga, Su- prema Chancellor of tho World. ‘They cscorted Wm, beaded by Novins’ Band, to tho Michigan Central Depot, ho _leaying for Detrolt. Past Chancellors D. 3. Lyon, ). A. Cashman, W. D. Kennedy, Eugene C. Hace, and Harry Caldwell wero of tho Commilttco of Ytccoption. Conover MANN yesterday held an inquest at ‘No, 12 Fry street ‘upon Jicob F. Kaemper, 16 yeurs of age, who died of burns received by tho explosion of aganof benzine in the hands of anothor boy who was using it to kindle a firo In Phillipa’ chair jnctory, at the corner of Green and Erio streets, yesterday mornint. Also nt No, 141 West Polk streot, upon Nellie O'Noll, 18 months old, who died of gastritis, ‘Tims Executive Committee of tho Irish Catho- No Colonization Socisty met yesterday atter- noon Ju tho gents’ parlor of the Grand Pacitlo Hotel, with the Rt-Roy. Bishop Spalding, of Pourid, in the hair. Thora, was a slecues lon Upon emiyrat jcpoan 4 Trish: <J \s country, Gut pists Seen Haden OH eae ing u general meeting wus to havo been held, but it war postponed, and the date of its occur: ronco will be numod hereafter. ‘Tne announcement was mado In‘fne TRIBUNR of Tuesday that tho schools would close to-day to allow tho childron to attend the benefit per- formanco at Haverly’s, ‘This announcement wits mide on the authority and at the request of Quartermaster Keefe, of the Second Regiment, who mnde the stutement ontircly on bis own re- sponsibility and without tho Knowledre or con- sent of soy miembor of the Board of Education. The schools will remain open as usunl, ‘WEDNESDAY afternoon thore dicd at the Tro- mont House Mfr. Williatn L, Lirst, a lawyer well ears of age, living je! atrect, in at= known In this city from his connection with Sie, | E. G, Asay, with whom ho hud been ussociato for some yetrs past. Mr. Hirst wos mitivo of ‘Philadelphia, where his family resides. was OT it io yyors .of ag. His “disposition and character were such ne toinnke him many friends. He was generous and kind ton fault, -and nways true to tho In- terests of his clionta. He hud been fl for some time past with lung troubles, to which be finall succumbed, ‘The romains will bo taken to Phil- adelphia forburlal. ‘Tue Committco interested in promoting tho orunization of a intiitia company to wear the + Hivhiand costume met inst evening tn the club roo of the Tremont House. Mr, John 'T, Haf- fen was culled to tho chiir and Mr, Nicol was gd Sucretary. Br. Nicol reported that they could rest assured of sucuring fifty men, and could ensily secure 100,—all that were wanted. Mr. MeGregor, from tho Committeo on Subserip- tons, raported, ubout $500 subsoribod, The Com- mitttco on Uniforms wero instructed to write to liu Morrison, of Glasgow, Scotland, who bua ‘equiped & number of Scottish regiinenta, as to Telces, otc, The Committee adjourned for une week, Mns, Powens, who was shot by her husband, Martin Powers, Wednagsay morning, at No, 205 Vest Fulton strect, bettor yesterday, and her cbnnives of recovery ure improving, though tho bultet ati remains in her brain, Tho motivo for tho attempted murder, and Powers’ own sulelde, isas yet undetermined defiuitly, as Mrs. Powers, beitig forbidden to talk by hor phy- Biclan, hig mude no_statemont us to tho origin of the trouble, Tho nolgtibors have’ no! abandoned thoir thoory ot jealousy, and tho friends and relatives of tho decensed ellng to tho belief that ho wna insane, The Coroner's Ju will havo to decide tho question at the inquest, which Is to be held Monday. Tuy “Nutlounl Veteran Association,” constat- ing of soldiers of the lute War who favor tho pussage of tho Weaver bill, held a meeting last evening at No.) West Kondolph streot, M.S. Robinson presided, and ‘there wero nbout a bun- dred others present. Tho constitution und by lnwa wero rend and ordered printed. Somme twenty new numes were Appenduil, to petitions in fuvor of tho passige of Congressmun Weaver's latest dovolopmont of lunacy, vitution was extended to any paren proaunt: who might be opposed to the bill to give his reasons for tho fulth that was in bin, but noone picker up tho gauntlet, Thon Capt. Willlam bavidson and Capt, Charles G. Dixon (erstwhile Fintiat candidate for Sberiif) mady apeeches, and abn reat kt: resolved itself fate Its constituent ements. Tuy juntor exhibition of the class of ’8} of the Moleeralty: of Chicugo tool place last evening in the First Baptist Church, corner of South Park uvenue aud Thirty-firet stroot. The following Were tha speakers und tholr subjects: Wiltum HH. Alslp, “Popo Qresary. ay Fred- “Deeny ot States"; * gymmotry "5 >. “Disturbing — Elements ute"; Janies P, Garduer, *¢ ner"; Henry C. Van Schack, of tho Legnl Profesalon “Trelund and America "Ara ''; Wd a 3 Roblns 8. Mott, “ Disracil, tho close of the oxbibidon the judges awa tho first pane bee W. ‘Terry and the socond } Blot Samuel "B. ‘Ter Sowz of the framemakera’ shops in the furni- ture factories are still closed, but paces, ail are open, few, however, running a ful pomplement of wen, as the Uniunists ure yet out. ja more bosses gave in yesterday, but, according to the statements of the atrikors, thore fas prospect of Heuttlement of the diticulty within a day or two, thoy expecting to return to thelr benches Monday. As near as cun bo necertained, the cmiployers are willing to convcde an udvancoun some © goty," butnot w general one of 18 per cent, andy the wen being willing to make con- cesium ae woll, tho result will be an increase of perhaps WW per cent in wages, with which the craft scom to he satiated as long aa thoy cannot et the othor 6 percent, There wus much ro- jolcing ut the Union-meoling yesterday aftor- noon ut the outlouk, Ar 0 o'clock yesterday morning, at the north door of the Unnber ‘of Commerce Buikling, Horatio 1, Wilt, Muster du Chunoery, sold under » decree of the Circuit Court the Mnos, fruuchise, ete., of tho Great Weatera Telegraph Company. ‘Tho outit was sold us one indivinible unlt, and subject to all Hens, including claime for repairs made oy the Awerican Union Tele. raph Company. Tho decretul order was of stuta Feb. 4, und -was iu tho sult of Jore Tor williger ot al. ngalust the Company, There were only about & dozen parsons present. Chomas J, Butherlund, on benalf of cortuis | creditor, Kturted the biddlay ut $5,000, W. K. Whiton bid 1,00, Ucorge O. Hurding $110. Then, by huups. uf €500, tho bids ‘were run’ up , bo 815,000, at which price bir, Whiton, a8 trus: for creditors, sucured the Hine, Repreacutatives: - Of the Western Uulon ica wero present but bring I now mom! Ald not bid. It {s understood that the American Union Company oxpects to secure tho property by arrangement with the purchaser. ‘Tie tinners and shoot-iron workers of Chien: mot Inst night nt No, 4 Weat Lake strect to dlae cuss tho condition of the trade, Joseph Jameson, President of tho Union, in. the chair. Tt was stated that tho object of the mncoting was to ra and clovate the condition of the trade generally, So far ad could be learned St appeared that tho tinners and cormlcesmiay etry who claim to bo skilled workinen, having served au apprenticeship to their trade, very small wages, While It {8 not contemplates to inaugurate anything In the nature of nstrike, tho gonarnt sentiniont was thatthe time was ripo , were reeelvin; ‘1 for a tlemand for increased pay, It was atated that many of the hosaca were willing to grant a inoderate advance on the ruling rates, and tho meeting adjourned after lstening to brier Speeches by various members of tha Union. ‘Tie grent lights of the Democratic party and thoir wives turned out. Inst ovening to purticl- pate in n reception tendered to Gen, Franz Bis rc) by Mr. Alinn C. Story at the latter's resl- lence, vorner of Clark and Schiller streets, Among those present were HL), Colvin and wife, Gen. and Mra. Lieb, dudgo nnd Mrs, Barnum, Mr. and Mrs, MeClanahan, Judge and Mra. Moran, Gen. [. N, Stiles and daughter, Mr. and Mra. M. A, Delanoy, Col. Arno Voss and wife Mr. and Mrs. ary Rubens, FA, Hoitinen and wife, F. L, Chase and wife, and a number of others. Mr. A.C. Story welcomed tho guest Ina few nent remarks, which were modestly re- sponded to by Gen. Sigel. A number of th m4 present also gave vont to thoir eloquence, A fin collation was served nfterwards, and the affalr was heartily enjoyed by all present. Acuntous tncident occurred the other night on a Chicago-bound Chicago & Enstern Hilnals train. About11 o’elook in the evening Mr, Ht. E, Libby, whose place of business Is at the Qrand Paciflo, waa suddenly aroused by something beating against the car window. Looking out, he discovered a bird clinging to the window-sush, The train was at tho thine rimming nt the rate of twenty miles an hour. He tricd th dislidge it by ounding on the window, but without success. he bint clung to Its periious position until the train stopped ut the next station, when ft again comminenced to fly at ite window, screaming. Upon Mr. Libby opening the window it imme- diately flew in ‘and tlew around the car-lainp with great, rapidity, brenking the globe upon one of thom. It was tinally secured and found to be a yellow hammer, one of our summer birds which docs not come North unt!) tho last part of May. Tho bird was brought to the city bya Chicago gentioman. A meetin of tho prominent dealers and shippers of coal in this city was held list_even- ing In the Coal Exchange in the Qrand Pacific Hotel. There were represented J. L. Huth- aniway, Rogers & Co., EK. L. Hedstrom & Co., Penn- wivania Coal Company, Doss Busdackor, Brackebush & Co., and Dowey & Mr J. L. Hathaway presided. The object of the meeting waa tu dlacuss tho oresent situntion of the Western coal-markets, and to take sumo uetion looking to tho ultimate advancing of prices In the very nenr future. It was hold that prices in pe East were steadily advancing, and that thers traneportation. Aan result of these combined clreumnstances they could not much longer con- tinue to sell nt presont prices. As prices of conl advanced in the Enst thoy would baye to be raised proportionately fn the West. Without taking any uetion, the meeting adjourned until to-morrow afternoon, 3 o'clock, at tho sane place. - DR. DEVAN, ‘The funeral of Dr. Thomas Bevan took place od afternoon from his lato residence, No, Michigan avenue. A very large number of the friends of the deceased’ called during tho afternoon to pay a tribute of respect to his memory. Tho floral momentoes were nu- mecrous and handsome, consisting of crosses, crowns, unchors, pillows, etc, ‘Tho funeral discourse was delivered by the Rev. Frank N, Bristol, of the Wabash Ayenue Beth- odist Church, of which the deceased wus a mem- .. The Rey, ‘Brooke Herford also spoke briotly of tho deceased, with whom ho was woll acyuninted, At the conclusion of tho religious services the remains wore borno to the heurso by the sollte ie l-benrers: Di, Muses Gunn, Dr. Deluskio .Milier, Dr. Wickersham, W. 1H. Rand, W. A, Fisher, and Edward Lawrence, among those present were Dra, Hamill, Park, J. W. Jones, Groesbeck, Holmes, Dyas, Hert, Hotz, H. A. Johnson, Tucker, Adolphus, Bing- ham, Ethoridye, and Messrs, Christian Wahl, Ernst Schinidt, C. H. 8. Quick, Justice Mecch, tho Roy. J, Monro Gibson, and T. W. Wadsworth. Thero were few membors of the medien! profes- ston realding In that partof the city but wero present, and many from other purts of the city. ‘he remains wero interred in Graceland. ROYAL ARCANUM. : The Grand Council of tho Royal Arcanum of Witnols was instituted in this city Wednesilay by dullus M. Swain, Bupremo Regront, of Boston, Mass, at tho assombly rooms of the Order, Mo- Vicker's Thontre Building. H ‘The election of the Grand officers for tho en- gulng yene resulted as follows: Grand Regent, R Dieker, Chicago; Grand Vico-legent, ‘rank Byttnir, Chicago; Grand Orator, D, D. ferlam, Quincy; Pust Grand Regent, W. Kc. arth, Chicago: Grand Seeretary, D: W. Wilson, MeVicker's Theatre Building, Chicago; Tronsurer, C, F Parsons, Chicugo; Grand Chap- inin, tho ‘Rov. It, 8. Cantino, Oak Park; Grand Guide, 1. G. Pratt, Chiengo; Grand Warden, P. ison, Chiengo: Grand Sentry, 0. M. Stone, Grand ‘Trustees, 0:0, ‘Foster rate R. 8. Hallock (two eRTS). N.C. Nason (ono year), Peoria; Representative to the Suprome Counell, John G, Sprague, Chicugo; Alternute, Dr, W. H. Sanders, Chicago. ‘The following standing ‘Committees wery appointed by tho Grand Regent; Finuuce, G, A. Beniy, Rockford; W. G. Elilott, Chleaga; W. A. Robertson, Chicago. Laws und Supervis- fon, L, W. dames, Peoria; Dr. W. C. Hunt, Chi- cago; W.C. Long, Chicngo, During the ovoning recess & compliinentary dinner wns tendered to the Bunrows Kogent tind the visiting represent- autives by tho: Past Regents of the Councils in Chicago at tho Palmer House. It was an elegant affair, and reileoted great credit upon the man- ner. hr, E,W. Howe, who ts a member of tho ruer. THE CITY-ILTALL. ALD. McCormick starts, to-day for a two weoks' business trip to Bultimore and Now York. Tuk Mayor was at Ottawa yestorduy, the cal- olminers hud chargo of hisollice] and most of the othor offices, and thore was a gencral dulinces. ‘Tne bids for doing the city printing wore to have been opened yesterday, but, nono having been received, tho time was extended until April 7 TuE Democraoy of tho Fifteonth Wand have nominated Yom Stout for Alderman, and in tho Reventh Ward the same clin havo nemed Patrick jerney. Commissioner Dr Wour yeatoriay received a lettor from MeCunn, Fitch Converse, con- fratulating him upon the management of the muil-Pox Hospital. Ono of their employés, Mr. Halliday, bas boon there, Aub, Jonas received a ‘ call” a few daya aj to become a candidate for rettoction, but bo most positively declines, He auys it Ja pleasant to be nn Alderman, but In tho futuro " business before plousure” will be bis motto. Tue reconstructed Water Office was occupted yesterday, and 1s vast improvement oyor the old order of things, : Tho clerks are all oncirclod by a Wire cage, and tho Superintendent fa con- aplouously enthroned In one doruer. On and after Monday tho Sanitary Inspeotors will not be recut to report to tho Heulth De- partment until 6 o'clock, ‘This will be an accom modation which they will appreciate, ‘Tho hour herotofore (4 o'clock) bas beon too carly for them to gut wround, In tho letting of the contract for stroot-cloan- tug, for which bids are to bo opened a weok from to-morrow, the prospevt ja there will be compe- Htion from some of tho Kustern cities. Tho Commlusioner of Public Works has intimation thut contractors from Now York, Washington, and Phitadelphia will send In bids, so the com= petition promises to be lively, ‘Tue City Engineer ts anxious to haye the tracks of tho Chica) Milwaukeo & Bt. Paul Mullroad lowered av Madson, atreet bridge, so thut tho grudo from the viuduct to the bridgo inigbt bo lowered, but the railroad authoritics object, and tho probubilitics are that the chanro will not be mady, us thore {sno way to force tho rullroud folks, lnusmuch as thelr grado ia reyu- Jation hight. AMONG tha bullding-permits granted yestor: day was one tw A. artod to. eroue & tworstOry dwelling, Loomis street, near Zion place, to coat i ony to i. Sint to erect a two-story store and bull, No. 63 Emu struct, to cost $4,000; ono w Gourge RK. Clarke to erect eight two-sto: dwollings, Luke avenue, noar Thirtieth street, to cost $2,000; ono to Mr, Gillette ta erect a two- story dwelling, Michigan’ avenue, near ‘wenty- Peet eee ye rere one to repair 10 ‘archouse, No, arket atrovt, to cout § LON. fe FEDERAL FACTS, ‘Tie Sub-Treasury yesturday rocyived $300,000 in gold fresh from the Mint, G, W, 8xLpon, the customs prokor, haa geno to Europy for a alx weeks! business trip, Grx. McDowsr., Suporiutendent of the new Government Building, Je laid up with rhuu~ imatism, © | ‘ ‘ Five THOUSAND DOLLARS in gold and $4,000 in silvor were paid out: ggnterday. ‘Tho receipts of ailver fouted up $4,00d,- : ‘Tig intornal-revenue . recelpts — yostorda: of which FeSo0d w for amounted tq) $24,053, fas for tpirtts, ‘$5,061 for tobaeve and elgans, aud $277 for F¥ouLowtng are the dutluble goods received yuaterday? Field, Lalter & Cu,, 4) packuges dry- woods; Curzon, Pirlo, Bott S Co,, 2 cuses dry goods; Callutiut & MoNellis, 5 cases Urysgoodas Charley Gasiaye & Ca, Lease dry- gods: Mevker & Cu. 1l5 tous’ pig-lrou; Guuningbuty © Hunter, [a cusks soda-ush; Hibburd, Bpeneur & Co., 10 hoxes tin-plate; Jutnea'Turuer SM boxes Hats J. W. Joute, Pestle ani Station. a y bee ruchng-oi » There were 705 1 duties collucted, es ‘THE revenue officiuls {pttenday soized the on- tre stuck of Julius Hummonichlay, a olgur dewtor doing buviueds ut the cornor uF Sfuddson und Muy strovts. Eble churged thas he hus bocu wns a Inrge advance in the cost of TI CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1880 align cpoaied business for a year nat, ro moving cigars from stock and making fatso en- tries, “Ho was brought before Commissfoner Hosno yesteriay afternoon, aud gave $5000 bonds for his appearance to-morrow, He claims that ho waaaslck, and that his enployés made mistakes for which he is not responsible, THE COUNTERPRIT-MONEY DBALER, ‘The cago of 1. A. Wert, ntins John tt, Ackroyd, who wasnrrested for using tho malls on the “counterfolt-money meket,” came up yesterdny: before Commisaion a It was thown by tho testhnony of Post-Office clerka that West hail recetved hundreds of letters under tho title of Ackrovd, and reeetpted for registered letters: ‘under the anino namo. PP. Shiver, who wad brought from Louisville, Neb. by the Special Axonts, testificd that to had sent to Ackroyd 25 cents fornsnmpla of his Foods, In return he recelved n genuine dottar DIN and tho scheditlo of prices for the countorfelt money nircady published at the time of tho arrest. He invested 835, and waa to xend the balance of 875 in two months. For this ho expected to receive $1,000 in the * queer which the genuine sample indl- ented to hie of the best variety. When hotook tho package from the express ities ho found a wateh of tho species known ag *vartololt.” There wasn witness from Virginia City who fulled to arrive, who had in return for hls 76 reeelved 9 amall assortment of bird culls, There was no defense, and West was held in $2,000 ‘bonds to the Grand Jury, West was unnbic to give bail, and retired to bla former quartors at fho County galt. in tho notice of the arrest, in Tne THinunn of March 11 thore was published 1 letter to West, Inclosing 25 cents for n sample, from B.A. Had- Ivy, tho Assistant Postmuster at Maton .¥. From a letter received from Mr. Hndley it np- pears that he did not know the character of tho yoovas and never received tho sample. In tho printed letter ho was inne to any, * Drop Assist ant Postinaster fram my name.” Ttshonld have rend: “Tf the business sults me 1 would drop tho Assistant Postmnuster.” Mr. Tudloy's exe plunation reifoves bim of any imputation of wrong in tho mutter, as hia namo was aivon to ‘West in the ustial manuer by an outsider. ———— THE COUNTY-BUILDING. Tne Collector of Jefferson turned over his books; buttho Treasurer will not be ready to recelve tho taxes until Monday, Tne Grand Jury will meet Monday} and one of the flrat cases to bo taken up fa that of Davis, ng tho wives and others {nterestod, now in tho city, fre anxious to return home, ‘Tue following persons were tricd and found insane jn the County Court yesterday morning: Theresa Smith, Dorothea Johnke, « Christoph Schnelor, James’ Mullias, Philipine ‘Harting, And Isabela Walker, i . Tum Finance Committee of the County Board have begun thelr examination of the Treasur- er's quarterly report, and spent most of yester> day in checking county orders, canceling coupons, cte, Tho work will require two or three duys, Tnx Committee on Ronds and Bridges wont out to Luke yesterday, and decided to divide tho gpprepriition as follows: Vinconnes naventu, $1,200; Archer nvenuc, $1,200; and HHalste: street, $5,000, 16 county pays one-third of tho amount and the town two-thirds. - Some of the Commisstonors feol good over tha ticcision of tho Buprome Court upsetting the consolldation of the tuwns, not that thoy nre op- pet to it, but beenuse {f tho matter had nat boon taken to Ottawn the tax-fightera would huve played havoo with the revenue next your, WASIINGTON STREET. CONVENRSCR AUOUT PAVING TILE NEW ROUTE: A oonference-moeting between tho property- holilers of West Washington streot and the Weat Side Park Commission was hold yosterday even- ing at tho ollice of the latter, for the purpose of considering which pavement should be laid upon that streot, and also tho best means of securing the codperation of tho Board and citizens in tho matter. Tho full Board and about thirty of tha property-holders were present. The mecting was called to order by Cointniasioner Wilcox, after which Mr. F, Q. Ball was called to tho chair, and Mr. H. A, Chriatio was appointed Sec- rotary of the mecting. Commissioner Wilcox snid that thore waa no subject in which thoy wero so much interusted and know solittle of ag what was the bust pave- ment for tho streota of thia clty, where the char- acter of the soll and tho climate mado It a yory ditieult mattor to get one entirely satisfactory. His investigations had decided bim that Macard- ain, grayel, or block paving were not desirable, His preference was for asphaltum for a surfaco covering. Whatit should rest upon was tho wrest question, however, and ho thought that tho oltizens present should appoint a committee to oxumnine verious ronda in the country and roe port tho result, when the Bourd would be giud to protit by tholr exporlences. In reply to questions, Mr. Wilcox sald that testsof three diferent kindsof pavement had becn made on Michigan uyonue—asphait, block wood, and block asphalt, ho could not tell yet which was tho hi of tho three. ‘Tho Chatr sald he had heard thut NONSES WERE TIMID UPON ASPHALT pavement, and reully wore linblo to fall upon {t on account of Its atippery nature, Mr. Woodard said that whatovyer pavement wis lald—naphalt, blocks, or Macadam—itshould have 8 good foundation, It should also be a pavemont which could be ensily replaced. The Behe kind of asphaltum mude n good strect. ‘Tho Macadam pavement on Oxkwood boulevard was tt nico roadway, but it guve outa very fing dust which blow into the houses,” and also, after wet wenthor, mado oa yery disagreenblo mud. Thers was no-safe meat in the asphalt pavements.’ When hard enough to resist the effcets of the sun it was slippery, aud when goft cnough to yleld ton horse's foot it lucked durability, Tho cedar block was very popular and had, weriglalys many - merits. jn Canidae crushed yrunit had boon used to Rreat advantage. Tho block-granit pavement was very durable, but it would ‘be very costly, Ho was in fayor of scouring for tho streot, first of all, n good, solid foundation, The mnfority of tho people with whom ho had recently talked wore in fuvor of a cedareblock pavemont laid on a solid flag foundation, such a3 bad been laid on Lu Balle street, Tho granit-blook roud would cost nboUt $5 n front foot. Mr. Mdilo culled upon Mr. Martin Ryorson, who hail visited the Capitals ot Europe, to tell what he knew of their rondways, Mr. “Ryerson sil that the question of the cost and durability of pavemonts was somu- thing he know nothing about, Ho did not think the tephult pavoment could stand tho hut sun of the Chicago summer, He thought A GRANIT MAOADAM, brokon up by band and ‘sereened, mado the plonsantest and most durable of all driving: rouds, apart from granit blocks, The mualn drives of Paris wero iP, made, Ho bad no ides ‘ould be. ‘ opposed to asphalt, as it was not aultuble for fastdriving, He was in favor of the grunit macadam, whleh with very llttlo roe pate will fast for twonty to thirty yonrs. Ho did not favor a Hmestono macadam, ‘und would bo ver Surry to see a block pavement Iiid down, Dir, Abbott, # gontleman in the asphalt paving business, suggested that the best wity to tind ous tho truth about the asphult pavenicnt was to huve a committes visit places whore It had boon employed. He remarked that Butfalo bad two atrects payed wich it, and the people woro #0 woll pleased with it that they had ordered third Stroet to bo prved, ‘Tho cost of suchu pavement was nore than a block pavement, but it could be kept in repair much more cheuply. A section of asphalt payoiment had been Intd on ‘Miehigun avenue, but he hud been disuppointed with the result, ‘This was embarrassing, but he belioved ‘ was due to tho faulty manuer tn which ft wis ait. On, motion, a committee of three, conalating of Messrs. J.T. Rawloigh, DH. Halo, and 1. M, avery, ull Weat Washington street. proporty: holdéra, with power to fll vacancies, was ap polnted, with whom the Weat Bldo Park Com- tnjasloners might confer upon tho subject of the proposed pavement, Air. 8.8. Ganiner was of the opinion that as- halt pavement would not do for Chicugo, and at wooden blocks had proved a faliure, Mr, Wilcox oxplainod that the Board had ro right to divort any of tho mnonay voted for park purposes for the pavomont of Weat Washlugton strvot. There wus no provision mado to in- oroase the revenue of the Park Board, one- bulf of whose entire income was swallowed up in the mnintonunce of tholr park property, leaving only about $10,000 to lay out upon new improvements, Tho Board wanted to act in full Aocord with the citisons, but under certain olr+ gumatances thoy might have to wot differentiy ram what (hex sisted 1c ti 1 d vommiasioncr Brannock was strongly opposer toasphalt, He also thought ® THK MACADAM EXPEUIMENTS IN CITICAGO had reaulted in fatlure. Gravol bad been tried with Varioua reauits, und ho doubted that it would do for the boulevard, which would become the artory’ of truific on the Weat Sldu whon it became the Gost street on that sido of the city, he hud his chulog he would pave tho street with cedar block, such a4 was put down about four yearvagoon Hulsted strect, from Twonty-seoond, to the Fide. aud which was still In gucd condi- tion. He did not think the Park Commissioners could yo to different clties ona tour of invedtl- fen ‘at tho public ex cpense. und ho was strong: ly opposed to qolng auc yoy (ue ‘hig awn way. The mvoting adjourned subject to cull of the Commitioe, Fd TEMPERANCE. WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN UNION, ‘Tho elxth annual mecting of the Woman's Christlun Tomperauco Union of this city was begun yesterday morning {io the lecture-room of the First Sothodist Church, Mra. J, B. Hubba, President of tha Union, presided, Misa Lida It, Hatr, tho Secretary, submitted the roport of the proceedings of the Union dur ing the past year. Jhe report meutionud the rejection of tho homa protuotion move. ment by the Ulinots Legislature, .A tribe ute wae paid to {be memory of the lute Dishop Foley, who was referred to aa a Btanch frioud of tho teInpernios cause, Tho resignation of Mra T. B. the Preaidvnt, of Mra. B. P. Howell, Recording Secretary, the death of Mrs, Wirt, aud other events which marked the yenr's routine were referred to Inn fitting manner. , + THE ANNUAD RRPORT of Mra. 1. 8, Gréenico, Trensurer, was presented and secupted, ' It showed a balance in tho ‘Treasury on Kept, 1, 1870, of $80; recolpta dure Ing tho your, SVB; expenditures, $2,870; los ing 0 bilanco by tho Treasury of FH, This was regirded os 8 vory good financial showing, tra. M.D. Wiedn, tho Union visitor, submit. fed her reports the hat made 1200 visits to drunkards’ horacs during tho past year, and elted many instanecs of reform nud conversion which had rowanted her efforts, Tho report of ‘tha Financial Committes was handed jn by Mra. Ti. Careo. Bent Ty 1878, thore had beon $80 In tha trensury, ho share: of the Union in tho receipts of the Authors’ Carnival had been $1.8, The Second Baptist Church had given Sil7, through Mrs, Wiiee, the collector. Donations to the ainount of $80 had The “Falth Cottazo,” netted , $3; from meme § had been recolved, Tho from, ‘the salu of temperance Hterature bad amounted to $80, The puport Fepresentedt tho, Union entirely cloar of debt, with 8319 In the Treasury. THB DAILY AYTERNOON MESTINGS wero reported for’ by Mrs. &. 8. Rounds, They have been kept tip constantly during the past six years. Tho average attendance during the winter had been Wodully. Many iatoresting Ine eidents of these meetings were reluted w Mrs. Rounds. ‘The weekly meetings ut No. ti Des- pislues atroot avdrnyed 1 attendance of nenrly bod. those meotings had been heli Intely in tho Seninen's Home, on ‘est Like street, 1s tho Desplaines street room could not be secured, Tho reading-room nat the same Inco had been Mhernlly patronized, and ad oxortedmany Amount of wood inte: Tho Inga nt 1080 West Lake HM attended, and a Bund of Hope hud been organized mmnang the children, The mectings held in connection with the various Red Ribbon Clubs had been discon. Inucd, but would be resumed at an early day, Mrs, A. IL Merriman submitted tho report of the Hospltul Committee, There had been 160 visits to tho hospital made, and the Conmmitteo had succeeded in sevuring Afty-nine slxnntures to the pledge. This branch of tha work had been unusuunily snecessful. Ara, Hf. 1, White reported for THE JAIL VISITING COMMITTRE, She deprecated the practice of placing youn; boys In contlnement together with hardono criminnis, and suggested tho advisnbility of founding an iudustrial school for boys on the auime plinns the one for girls. Moro thin 200 names bad been secured [u the jails during tho year, ¥efias Lueta Kimball reported for the Juvonito branch of the work. The temperance cause had gained a strong foothold in tha Bunday-school, fund tho thirtcenth Sunday in each. FRESE, was devoted to temperance; the publishers of re- ligious Iiteraturo had agreed to issue a tamper- 2, ra, anee. lessont-puper fuue umes a year. The “Temperance Sunday" bad grown to be 8 fenturo in the Sunday-school, Miss Kimball recommended tho rulo of obtaining the consent of tho purents beforo a child was allowed to sign tho please. An attempt was being made to Introduce a work on the bud effects of alcohollu beverages on the system in the public schools, and a letter from Supt. Doty, approving the plan, was read 12 connection with the report. Miss L, E. F, Kimball sald that tho aun Ladies’ Auxiliary Club on the South Side hi UL mombors, that on the West Side 64, and sae on $ho North sido toutl, Joa. 10 report of the West Sido Unlon, which meots at No, 70) West Luke: street and No, 431 Ogdon avenuc, was recelyed and ndopted, Sirs. 8. G. Merrill, Corresponding Seu- retary. prosented her unnual report, which om- bodled tho reports of tho othor oilicora previous- ly recorded, ‘Tho presentation of. easnys was thon declared inorder, Miss H, L. Hood discussed the tent ance question .from a legal volnt of yiow, At De, Stevenson front ‘a medica, and Mrs, Af. Willard froys a rellylous standpoint, - THE ELECTION OF OVFICERS for the ensuing year resulted ns followa: President, Mra. T, B. Cursu; Vice-Presidonta ML A, Williams, Mrs. Q. B. rt Norton, Mrs. Hobert Fe Tenke, Mra, Dr, Everes! T. C. Clendenning, Mri. Hingans, Mrs. ‘Dhonme Recording Secretary, Mrs. E. P., i responding Secrotury, Mrs. G. IL, Merrill; Wren urer, Mra, K. 8. Greeuly, An Excoutlve Com inittco of twelvo was selected, but. the election of other standing committees was pngsed until tho next monthly meoting, which will be held in oom t No, 148° Madison stroct, next Thursday morning. : RECORD OF BIRTHS, THR PROVISIONS OF THE LAW DISREGARDED, Tho Teglstaturo, of 1877 passed a Iaw which, among othor things,mude ft obligatory upon al hysleiuns and weconchers to report to tha Couns if Clerk, within thirty days thereaftor, all births which occurred In thotr practice, impostug a fino of $10 for ovory. Instanco in which they falled to “do ns required, ‘hig law hina: been In force for two yeurs, and haa been pretty genorully obeyed, but bas boen overlooked or disregurded by gomo physlcluns of reputation, who’ have by thelr negligence and Inutténtion deprived many clti- zens of tho opportunity, should ocension domand It, of obtaining otticial record-proof of tho dito of tho birth of tholr children and othor Informu- thom. Another class who tho statute sre midwives, oo ixnorant to pasa wn oxamination and obtaln a cortiflente from the Stite Bourd of Health, and who ply thelr aecupation secretly among tho moro Hiltontte of the foreign po lanon. These physicinns agal inidwives dow less think thoy ure secure ftom prosecution on acoount of the seeming diilculty of wettlig ave idence of tha dereliction, But tha proof his been obtulned, and some prosecutions are sure: to follow. Mr. Procbsting, the Statistician Jo the County Clerk's oflice, undor tho orders of Mr, Klukke, und with tho nesistance of Mr. Wright, of the City Hoatth Department, nt tho suguestion of tho State Lourd-of Health, who wish to buve the returns vs full us possiblo, hus buen onguged for suveril weeks in Koing ayer tho certiflentes fgsued for children who dled last summer at an age which would hive required thoir births to bave by reported, — up to twelve or fifteon months, In comparing the lst thus secured with the birth returns actunily received thore Was found to bo a dis- crepancy of several hundred, * BO A CIRCULAR WAS PREPARED and sent tothe parents of tho children, witha viow of getting tho facts, It stated that thoro wus no recon! of tho birth of such a child, who died on a given day at such an ago; eet forth the requircinentsof tho. huw (parents to make the return whon there was no professional ate tendance), and mentioned the result of negicct, Tho document furthor sot out thatie was of general Interest to huye these statistics as coni- pee ng possible, sinco nv ono could tell whon or how the record mixht becante of service to bim- self or bis children, ‘Tborefere, the, reviplont wis requested to send iu the nnino of tho attond- Jung physlolnn oF muldwifo, so tant the provisions of the law could be cnforeed, ‘The sending out of thls document was an ox- cellent thing, nait brings dally to thoailicoof tho County Clerk 8 crowd of indiguint and irite fathors and mothors who awear vengeance upon tho widwives and physicians who, after pookut- ing tho feca, forgot to do what remained of tholr duty under tho luw, The atutute is recognized ‘ng fust and propor by the ‘Pocple, and those who: have knowledge of it will doubtless see that It ts Ilved up to, aud, when thoy hive vhildren, that tho facts of thelr birth and Parentaye ro dul recorded, Tho atirriugeup ot the mattor tus ale ready dono spond, there being a noticeable Ine croarenge in the number of reports, As the ob- Ject la to obtatn full stattatica rather than put tonoy into the trougury, its notuntikely that the physicians and miiwives who haye mide thom= solycs umenable will not bo prosecuted if thoy: frciiies, to comply with the law ti the futuro, Hut ion few Instinces—eukes OF atubbornncis— tho atutute will bo onforced), aud tho fines ex~ acted, ‘ho Statistician justly tlnds fault with the carclosnesa in spelting waimes, particularly those In German, Boturilen, aid irlab, as it fro quently huppens' that tho mldwite apolls a name ono Wily (genorully the correet one), while the physician (too carcless, porhups, to inquire) upollé uccording to sound and invariably gets the name wropg. ‘This causes trouble and wuch Joss of tine to tho clerks, and ought to be remus led by those who are reapansible, 7 CLARENCE DAYIS, TWO MOY CLALMANTS. Superintendent O'Dontll recelyed the follow- ing lotters yesterday, zante may bo soumethibg in the first; there fa cortaldly nothing In tho second: ‘ Mr. 8. O'Dounal, ‘Chief of Poltce—Dean Bini Having hourd through the papers thas one Clare euca E. Duyls was in the Chicago jail awaiting ble trial for bigamy, F tuke this occasion to write you ‘and lot you know a Ilttloof bia past history, was married to hing In 1867 {i Colilwater, Mich, by Parson McGrath, of the First M. &. Chureh, Bnd after a couple of years of tired fifo hu started out on bis segulur trip for the house ha was traveling for at that timusend | bave never beard of bln since until Deaw bls name ina per yesterday morning, Duving just urrived rot “Coldwater on the ve of tho 16th inet. 1¢ you could alfordmu an view 1 could tell you somothing private- 7 about him that wontd sturtia you. do nol care to ever seq bin tug us T um bet~ tor situated now thank everiwas while living with bin, but f wouldg just lik to seo tho low seounurel yet what beso richly deserves, If ford ne wn interview, drop nie a lino. aud let mo know when and-where, Address Poat-Oilice, Chivugo. te Mus, Exua Davis, née Sherman, 1 Superintenlent O'Donnell: Lot me announce to you that Lum unothber of Davis’ yictlins, who has suferrod muarriago by. the beloved Clarence D, 3, too, would prosicuto him: ae trv the othons doing, but for thls reason | conalder if wimon ure ally enough .to listen to tho tit. tering tarp of 8 man they moet, and inauy without knowing bln ‘or hie’ past Ife, thoy ought to bo taken in and done for, - have fallen at his hands, us huveall tho rest, and J huve no sympathy for them, as for, myself, Wimen who want to wurry wo bad thut the: jump ut any man who may «lve thom good tall needs no pitty. 1 speak for myself as well a8 others, 1 will never appear gyatost him, but will belp blmifican, [ian sorry for any once- Joved husband, but not the frall wluen,” J will intere cpa tho jail a eee him na pont ay Tean. Ho ¥ an ro! . aay ne PY Ets. ALICE Os DAVIES, SOCIAT) SCIENCE, MEETING OF THE ILLINOIS ABSOOFATION. The monthly meoting of tho linols Soctal Selenco Association took place in the parlors of the Tremont House yesterday forenoon, the President, Mra. Prof. 8. M.D. Fry, of Blooming- ton, In tho chair. : Tho Trensurer, Mes, ‘Il. H, Handy, road hor report, Which shower a balanco on hand of $88, Mills for printing the Social Scfence Journal were ordered patd, and algo tho nmount due on tho editor's back snlary. Mra. B. U. Harbert informed tho Association thit thors woro over twenty papers in the Stato which were willing to publish urticles propared bg imembora of the Association. * Prof. Rebecen 8. Rive, Mrs, felon M. Henrotin, ‘Misa N. Robertson, and Mrs. J. Ellis wore oleoted membors, é A jotter was reecived from Gen, Brinkerhof, of Ohio, stating that tte Annunl Conference of Public Charities and Corrections would bo held in Cleveland Juno 2). Mra. A, A. Curponter, Mrs. Babbitt, Prof. 8.M.D, Fry, Sirs. Harding of Peoria, Mrs. Candeo of Calro, Mra. Helen “id were elected delegates to the Conferen Prof, Lou Allen Gregory resigned her position ng Corrosponding Secretary, nnd Mrs. Sarah Hill, Of this clty, wns cleeted tu tha vaeinoy. Mra. M.A, Shorey read a lengthy paper on “Tho Futury of- Representative Governments," which wis attentively lstencd to throughout and rowarded nt tho close with many exprese sions of approval The paper was afterwards brietly discussed by severn) Indica. Tho Committee on Constitution were instructed to outline tho future work of tho Association and conform as nearly as possible to the Now York Association, Aftor necepting the resignations of sote of tho Board of Managoment, tho Association ad- Journed, TOWN CONSOLIDATION. The Supreme Court Decides that the Action of the County Board Is Uncon- atitutional, . vee Tho Supreme Court yesterday decided that the action of tho County Bonrd, taken tinder the law of 1877, conamtitating into one tho three towns: embraced within tho corporate Ilmits of the City of Chicngo, was unconstitutional. Tho decision comes Just In time to relleve the anxiety, not merely of tho politicians, who were questioning whether threo sets of officers or one only should be put in nomination, but alsa of the cotnty, city, and other officers, who were fenrful of possible complications incase tho deotalon should have been doferred untilafter the eleotion, which takes place on tho 6th of April. It also puts an ond for some time to tho attempts which have beon going on for years to consolidate those three towns. ‘Tho taw of.1877, which authorized the County Board to consolidate on the request of the City Council, was found impracticable unless somo additional park legisiution was had. This was obtalned in 1879, and Just full the citizens on tho West and North Sides voted in favor of crecting those towns into park districts. It was sup- posed, after this voto, that the County Board could safely go on and consolidate, and It did go, Soon nfterwards, however, Gen. Georgo W. Smith, tho atturney of the West ‘Park Jiourd, in an opinion delivored to that body, took the ground thnt the consolidation © waa null and void on tha ground that thero could bo no union without « vote of the peuple of tho towns, tho act of 1877 not dolng away with the provis- jon intho ‘Township-Organization act of 1874, which required rn popular vote, There could be no two provisions on tho subject, fur the Con- atitutfon required uniformity in sll laws relating to township organization, Moreover, no union wus possible unless by a popular vote, as ono without it wold act asan fmposition of town dobts upon othor towns without their consent, which would be unconstitutional. This opinion raised doubts as to tho constitu. tionality of tho uction taken by the County Tioard, and, consequently, 2 case was: made up for the purpose of getting tho decision of. the Supreme Court. Anan by tho namo of Schack, living in West Chicago, went before Justice Brayton, of the South ‘Town. for the purpose of having some papers which related to West Chi- cage pro} acknowledged. Tho Juatica reused do it on the ground that ho wasn South Town Justice, and no one buta West ‘Town Justica could take nection In tho matter. Thoreupon Mr. Schuck fited wv bitlin tha Bupromoe Court asking that © mandamus fasuy compelling Justice Hravton to acknowledge the papers. In this application the netion.of the County Bonrd and the Inwa upon which it was bnsed were act forth, and all tho frets were thus brought beforo the Supromo Court, thon sitting atSpringticid. Sinco that time tho citizens have beon waiting anxiously: to seo what the Court: would decide; for if, acting under the consoli- dution, one Assessor had been elected for the threo towns, and be hud made she nsscasinent, and the Court had then deolded = thut tho action of tho County Noand was illegal, there would practically bave been no faseasment atall, and Intinit confusion might have arisen when It cums time to collect the revenua for l io deelsion, bowaver, come In tig to obyinto all trouble, The Coun cil issued un fow duys ago tho catl for the eleo- ton of town officers iu cach of the three towns, god tatters will therofore go on as thoy havo en wroltiss. , Wills thero was genernl satisfaction at the Su- prome Court huving given its opinion in time, yet thore was general regret that tat opinion wus not otherwise, and that the consolidation hid not beon austained. Tho evilaand yexutions of this subdivision of the olty into throo parts have been long felt and untyorsally admitted, and, with tho exception of a tow. Fell teins who 8 ure always opposed to abol an of- fea, very body bas been in “favor of waiting the | towns, so that tharo might be ono Assessor who would make a hur montous and equitable assessment of ull the property in the threy divisions, Of thut, how- over, there ig no hove this year ut loust. Unless the Legislature which meots next Jununry changes the Jay, the only way in which thore can be any action is by popular vote preeedod ‘by pattiion, signed by a certain numbor of yoters asking for tha submission of the question, = CROP-PROSPECTS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Miowiaan Vanity, Osugo Co. Kus, March 18—Furmora busy plowing. Sowing oats. Prospect for winter wheat not a3. good as lust spring. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Autnaton, Atehlgon Co. Kus. March 18— Lato sown wiuter whent n fullure. Woncod plenty of rain for a good crop. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, AbILENE, Dickinson Co., Kus,, March 18,—The open winter and Into freezing bas injured tho winter wheut sorlously, Old wheat all sold, South Hen Und) Tribune, Murch 1%. In tho Tribune of Mureh dT seo tho stutemont: that, in Ln Grange, Steuben, Nobvle, De Kalb, and Elkhart Counties, tho growing: wheat on clay Jands isabout entlroly killed. My business bits tukon io over the four former counties In tho Jnat six weeks, and { have lyed hore for thirty: six yours, and t don't thluk Lover aaw tho wheat Jook nny better this tue of yeur than it docs at present. H, TINKLRPAUCH, Catto (1) Buttetin, Sturent 8 Yosterday’s weathor caused some apprehension among the owners of frult-treca and tho lovers of poaches, ote, asto the effect it would havo upon the coming crop. It was feared that the sivet und feo hud dong much mischief In tha or chards which they had touched. But wo betleva that, thongh there may have boon much Injury, yot It hus not heen 4@ oxtonsivo and complete Rs some seem to belleve, From purtics’ up tho county who litve wens of knowing, wo learn what thie weathor easnot kill the buds, oven though in full bloom,—since, while the tompera- ture wis at a freezing point, only halt fell, which would protect, rathor than kill, tho heart of tho bud, Tt was only when the Hower was Nled and the heart covered with wator, which was afters rds trausformod into ico, that the results would bo fatal to tho fruit, once we nay yor hope for a plontiful crup of delicious frults of every description, lurrespondence Oineinnatt Gazette, New Atuany, March 13,—' kuzetle Core respondent hug instituted inquiries us tothe wheat and fruit prospects at present inthe southern counties of tho State, In this (Eloy) county tho acreayo sown to wheat for the crop oF 1880 |4 wreater than over before by probably ono-fourth, and tho grow! grain Pould nat possibly look muro boafthy ore thrifty than at prosont. Tho outlook for a larger wheut crop than ever befare grown Iu this county [a most phecring, Fruit is unbarmed. If thore should bo nu killing weather through the bul- ance of March und frat part of April, this coun- ty, do famous for its One fruit, will sond to mare Ket the Inrgest fruit crop ever grown fa it, Harrison County—Acre: wheat sown in tho fal] of 187), fully 80 per cent larger than ju the fall of 1878, ‘The whout never looked better at this soason of thoyeur, Frutt {6 uninjured, Porry County—The fruit prospect at presont(s most Cheuring. All kinds of fruit ure sufc, About the sumo avreage hua been sown in wheat usin 1878. Eyen the chronic grumblors could not deslro to soo the wheat, lookin better than tis now, Warrick County.—Whoat looks splendid. Aereaue ae than In any provious yeur, Warriol unty will tury of twenty bughdla to tho are If ng calamity bofalis the crop between thig and hurvest, Fruit uninjured. Crawford County.—The increased acreago in wheat iu this county over the sowing of 1875 Is 10 per cent at least. Growing crop could nut look Inore promising, No damage to frult, Dubols County.—Moro wheat sown in the fall of 1879 than in any previous year, coe look yer fine, Tho fruit prospeot js cheurlng. If nothing damages tho crop before harvest, Du- boly County will grow twenty busholsof wheat to the uery on nn average, ‘ Pike Connty.—Wheut and frult prospects never bettur At this soason of thyyeur, In- croused ugreage in wheat over thé sowing of 1678. z Gibson County.—Inoreasod acreago of whent. ‘The crop will reach 4,000,000 bushels In 1880 if the presont pronilée ig not disturbed. Apples, sh through peaches, other frulta have como the winter thus fur without damage, Grange County—More wheat sown last fall than Ju tho previous year, Crop looks very fino. A rood deal of frult is nin tho count; Lot whten louke weil.” frown in tne county Washington Cuunty.—The whont area in tho county is larger than in any provious year. ‘Tho wing grin looks very promising. “All fruits fire tenet ft so far, aod promise an unparal- joled y! Clark County.—There haa been an {noreaso of about 16 por cont in tho nerenge sown towhent in 1870 over 1878, Tho erop could hardly presont saliner appearnoce at this sensor of tho your, Tho fruit-buds aro tininjured, and, unicss frozen hereafter, tho crop will bo tho largest. over grown In Cinrk County. rg io cuunties above from whioh reports aro ublished He in the best wheat-bolt {n the West. in 1870 thoy produced 5,000,000 bushels of the beat. aunty of wheat. The genoral uso of fortil- laera_by tho farmers will grently Incroaso the average sicld per acre in tho futuro, —— LOCAL POLITICS. FIFTEENTH WARD. A meeting or the Fifteenth Ward Republican Club was held Inst oyening in. Folz's Hall. The meoting was tho firat one hold by the Club this spring, and the hall was well filled with tho rupresontative Hopubticans of tho ward. Bome discussion was had ag to whether tho Club bad authority to dispenso with tho formality of a rimary, and nominated Willlam 8. Young, dre for Alderinan in mnags-meeting. John J. ilealy aud others spoke In favor of nating In harmony with the wish of the City Contral Committee, and hokting a prinury March 2%, whilo Mes8ra, Conrad Folz, Jobu 8. Burbor, and [Aina ae man were in favor of putting Mr. Young in nomination ut once, without tho formollty of 1 primary, The discussion finally resulted in a decision to resolve the Club meoting into a musa-mncoting, and Mr. W. TL Stickney, on ns- atmning the chair, made a fow remarks on ward politics. On motion, William 8. Young, Jr, was unanitnoualy nominated for the office of Aldor- man, and accepted, ' SEVENTE TH WARD. ‘Tho Republican Chub of the Seventeenth Ward met at No, 149 Chicago avenue Inat evening for the purposo of arranging for a mass-meoting of all tho Republicans in the ward to select & can- didato for Alderman, Tho only business of the evoning was the reception of a committes from tho Swedish Republican Club, which was in scs- sion at tho corner of Sedgwick stra ct and Chi- cago avenue, which committee consulted with ono appointed by the regular Ward Club in re- gard to tho proposed mnsa-mnecting. It was finally resolved that it be teld noxt Monday evening at Bowman's Hall, corner Chicnyo nye- nito and Sedgwick strest, and the Cominitteo fromm tie Swedish *Cluy loft to report to its mieoting, s FOURTEENTH WARD. ‘The Fourteenth Ward Democratle Club held n regular mecting Inst evening in Schoeneman’s Hall, corner of Noble aud Cornell streets, Tho question of nominating an Alderman was de- ferred until tho noxt mecting to give nn oppor- tunity for consultation with the Rupuoiioans, Jooking to a compromise candidate in opposition to Btauber, the Communist, who {a Inthe fold for revloction. Tho favorit. candidate svoms to be Frank Schnack, a real-estate deulor and a Republlean, who will have the support of bath tho Demoernts | an Hopublicand, Ex-Ala, Baumgarton, in behalf of tho Republican Chub, said that he thought J.J. McGrath. who is in the field, wouhd withdraw In fayor of Schnack. A BLAINE CLUB. A meoting was called at the church corner of Harrison and Sangamon streets, lust evening, for the purpose of organizing 2 Binine Club for the Elghth Ward. Thero was 9 very good nt~ tendance, The meoting was called to order by Mr. John Bell, of the Criminnl Court Clerk's oftico, who -innde a few remarks concerning tho obcot of tho meoting, and offered somo suggestions, On motion of Mr. Boll, n comunittes of fivo wor appointed by tho Chair on permanent or- ganization, to report at tho next meoting, ‘The Committes consisted of tho following Hontlo- men: RK, V. Kennedy, K. La Bau, A, Anderson, A. Armon, and James Rogers, About twenty-five names wera added to tho roll of the Club, innking sixty-one In all, and tie meoting adjourned subject to the call of the alr, TOWN AFFAIRS. + ‘The South Town Democratic Central Commit- tea mot nt Justico Mecch's office Inst oyoning and ngreed to recommend to tho City Central Comunittec this ovening that tho election of del- egutes to tho South Town Convention bo held the 20th, and tho Convontion the 30th. Tho Committeo upporrs to bo in fuvor of Mr. C, Stenrns for Collector, but for tho other oltices wore widoly divided. = Mr. Arthur Glonson fs In tho field as Republic- an candidate for Assossor of North Chicugo. Mr, Glonson bag tha adyautaye of having been in tho Assessor's oftice for many years, and pos- sessing 9 thorough ucquaintance with the real. estate of the town, something which should be a neecasnry qualification on the part of a candl- date for tho ollice of Assessor, Fi GRAND RAPIDS. The Excltomont Over the Recont Fatl- ures Dying Out—List of the Institu< tons Involved and the Amount of ‘Their Lovee. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Greann Raping, Mich., March 18,—Tho oxelte- mont over the failure of Messrs, L. If. Mandal, H. W, Hinsdato, and Hibbard & Graff has largely dicd out,as ovr*peoplo have found that our banks aro scoured forulmost oyery dollar of the paper thoy hold, and our home interests will not suffer tho strain that was feared when tlie full force of the disnater was not known, The total abilities of tho combination, which. was a pool or “syndicate” in wheat, as a pool and = {udivividually, fro = ‘about $400,000, and tho revised figurea locuta tho bulk of it ns follows: City Hall Bank hero, ,000, secured by renlty; Farmers’ & Hoohntes Bank horo, "$43,000, "sccnreds Firat National hore, $20,000, of which quito a part is scoured; M. V. Aldrich oatuto, $10,000, unsce cured; Americin National Bink, Dotrolt, $15 000 or $50,000, partly: secured; Coldwater Nation- al Bank, $35,000, purtly secured; Hystings Na- tional Rank, $20,000, purty secured; Kalamazoo ‘brnks, $20,000, ‘parth secured; Pontiac banks, 315,000, unsoclired; Now York. banka, $20,000 or $0.00, secur Chicugo bunks, $20,000, unse- cured, . Hibbard & Graff havo about 850,000 thor paper, with good indorsoments, and hyve secured tho indorsera, Measra. Randall & Hinedule have turned over thelr property, and tholr creditors will loge very tlttle. Thoy have a contingent In- terost In open deuls In about 760,000 bushels of Chicago wheat, on which thera is, at to-dny'a quotations, about half of the murgin left, Haw- eyer, thore Ja no doubt that thelr failure is total {rretriovable, ‘There has been no run on any of the banks to- day, and of course thoro {s no furthor dungor of any. None of tho firms hero or clauwhere, wit which the losera woro connected, have b wenkened nt all seriously wy tho All are in a strong, sound condition, and continue business with now partnerships unintorruptedly, ————— WELLS, FARGO & CO. AND THE MAILS, BAN FRANCISCO, March 18.—Of the proposition to prohibit Wolls, Farto & Co, from carrying lottors tholta suys; “It scoms vory curious that any commission should recommen that ox- press companies be prohibited from ourrying Jottors whon poople are so greatly bonotited, If oxpress gervico is nota necessity peoplo would not stand oxtru oxponso; If It 1s a necosaity, and tho Govornmont deriven ite full revenue’ from tho lottora carried, It should be allowed to con- tinue undisturbed,” Tho Sacrumento Bes reiterates the arguments already udvaneed against tho mensure, and says the reasons given in support of the proposition will not stand the light of investigation, fournals from Stookton, nycies, and other principal towns io tho interior come to hand protesting ugulnst interference with tho Company, MRS, WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, The Roy, Sylvanus Cobb thus writes fh tho Boaton Christian Freeman: Wo would by no means recommend any kind of medicino which wo did not know to be good—particularly for in- fonts. But of Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup we ean speak from knowlodgo; in our own family it has proved a blessing indeed, by giving an in- fant troubled with collo-paing quiet alocp, and its parents unbroken rest at night. Most paronts can appreciate these blessings. Horo {san artle ele which works to perfection, and which la barmless; for the slecp which it affords tho In- fant la perfectly naturul, and the little cherub awakens qs ‘tbrightua a button.” And during tho process of tevthing its value fs {ncalculable, We have frequontly heard mothera say thoy would not bo without it from the birth of tho child till {t had Anishod with the teething sleyo on any consideration whutuver. Bold by all drugifists, 2% cents a bottle. fi . CALL AND SEE, ‘Tho Pontlao, Mich,, Platform Spring- Wagon Company are offering to-day thoir work ut Mitchell's carrlage-rooms, No. 178 Washington atreet, All who dosire to seo tho moat novel and Practival gearing yot offered will do woll to call, — French vs, Irish Poplin, ‘The French dressinskers in London bave come out liu strong protest against thd Irish poplin introduced by the Duchess of Marlborough ut ho Irish Court and partially Introduood at tho von's Druwlng-Hoom by the advocacy of a rr ,benuvolont Marchloness, “Tho great objection to the Irish poplin, as alleged: by Mme. Mantul- inig, resides 14 the narrow width of tho stulf, At is soft and lustrous beyond all coarparlson with tho popliu of Lyons miuky, "It ts oxquis- Mt tn tone aud color,” a Mimo, “but cuts to waate ‘trom tte narrowness English mitndia aro not tke the Bronch te ao not loys extravagance in dross.” The Tee) eT tn arch ates alr dull, width of the Irish poplin. Pee oubly ta —$<—<——— The Eldredge Sowlng-Machine,— the world, ante ts the Dest ales He teats Bold on miontiity payments, 100 State grey ae eee Timea: Our highost artists {n_ dey { M cChesnoys beyond doubt, though bat ys ame —————— : “They mot by chance" nt. Dawson’ candy aad eign? atoroc Sil State ettenn? clewaat —————— > Indigestion, dyspepst and all forins ot yonaral Yebiiiy relioved by tact inyg Bensrnan’s Yontonized Toot Tonle tha (eke preparation of bee’ containing ia ntite nat? fous proportiog, It is not a moro stimulant hts tho oxtrnots of boot, but cantalns blood-mulace? ‘orce-genorating, and life-sustaining Properties salnvaluablo in all onfeobled conditions, whethes the reault of oxbauation, nervous prosteat{n; overwork, or saute disensq; Particularly it ral giulting from: pulmonary’ complaints, Caswell, Ilnzard & Co., Propriotota, New York. For wis by drugaista, Nervous prostratio; DEATHS. MOHNER—Mareh 17, “Minnie Le, BRIE OEGA hae candenon 1 Vereen uneral from het neo 164 Vernon-ay, Friday, March 19, 1:30 p. m., to Grace the imei invite to tion, recoland. Wrlonds og $27 Buffato, N. ¥., and Bt Loule papers please copy, TUSSOM—Mareh'17, Carrle May, Infant daughterot Chazien It and Kite Dussom, eged 1 year Wmonds aya, Tuners from No, 1347 Fulton-sty to-day, Wedge aa Tntgrsont ae TeeeOLAt pas seid WILKINS—On March 13,7, Fred OpaRTett at Ee entienen, v0, Wao mera fs ence, ‘ gatunday, laren 2) atl ofelock'm my fretting HALE—March 18, at bis residence, 9 rary M. lint in tha gith year of his age. Contre-ary Ralica of (uneral hereattar. Ea Norwich ana Now London, Conn, papers pleag STANTON—At13 Maat Erte-st., Ju tor of Sticnaol and ‘ava Miasions aged 3 eee i] Sunoral Saturday, by cara to Calvary, o'clock, by enrriages to Nosohill, teCrealdonca at Roe sumed m pommnees at Hopmtonveged "3 years, moticr of A. b Garter ch 18, p08. Thursday evening, March, 18 M, eseaty, BASSETT attic, dnughtor of Dr, Jarod and aged. yenrs, ‘Notico of funeral boreatto ANNOUNCEMENTS. ( Acnnnahee SRR ee RN aCe ara rp wit, ‘T MEETING OF NOTE A JOINT MEE’ fopublican Clubs of- the Fourteonth Wi Foclinors tall, Gis Alttwaukoo-nv this revonine, tt 101 the purposo uf ofecting # conadi other Bibilenot the ward araréquestod totic. tei CKICARDT, J GLEUS, Jolt Becrotnrian Me IPHE FIRST WARD REPUBLICAN CL. A int tho Grand lucite Hotel aed ocloce weaeaes 2a Bt tho rand Lncihe oval see 0 clock tusnight (PTH TWELFTIL WARD AUXILIARY Rerum ican Club, horotufore mooting on Weatem-ar., wil mest nt 4) Undon-uy, thin evening nt 8 u'ctuck, FLAVORING EXTRACYS, Vanilla Lemon ASK YOUR GROCER FOR THE ROYAL FLAVORING EXTRACTS, ROYAL VANILLA and LEMON pre« serve to the highest degree the true flavors of the fruit, For peculiar Seifcaryiend riche ness, og well as great strength and perfect purity, they have no equal. - As proprietors of the Royal Baking Powe der, we assure cur patrons that .the sama standard of excellence is adopted for tha Royal Flavoring Extracts as in the Baking owder, ROYAL BAKING POWDER C0, NEW YORK, Children’s and Misse KID GLOVES, SPRING IMPORTATION 2-Buiton, 50c, 75e, $1.00, B-Bulton, 75¢, $1.00, $1.25, SPECIAL LOT. | 2.Button, small sizes, White -and Light Shades, 26¢, ? PARIS KID GLOVEDEPOT, 94 STATE-ST. SILVERWARE. NEW STYLES KNIVES } FORKS, i SPOONS. 4 BETTER PATTERES, WINER QUT, LOWER PRICES. Hamilton, | Shourds & Co., State and Randolph-sts. AUCTION SALES, ‘ By POMEROY & CO., Auctloncoers, 73 and 80 Handotph-st. Our Regular Friday Sale, WRIDAY, March 19, at 9:4 o'clock, LARGE.AND ATTRACTIVE SHOWING NEW AND BECOND-HAND FURNITURE, A full line new and used 1 and Woo! Verve Ogice Furniturs, Plated Wari romios, Glasawares Bods and Wedding, and Gen: Huusehuld wurcltur of all kinds, new und seco} -band, etc, EROY & CO. rhund dl Htandolpn-tt STOUR HOLPEMS' MBETINGS: Oifice of the Chicago, Buritngton ly as Rallroad Company: ‘To the Blockbolders: CICA, Fete he 1, Notico Is heruby given, that, pursuant to the bs Herta ste SH Aue Me Get u i Sid at tha oficy uf the ol oun, for the bu ting Directors for tho ensul @_ travencton of any other business thas ay Dae d SOUS NAc URISWOLD, Chaleman, CANDY. ANDY: i oF $5 for » sample fae f bes at ee tho bust Candies In Atmurles, put up vies fanilz and strict, pure. urd, jy all Cal FRU, Coutsetionor. a 78 Madisuo-st, Vices