Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 29, 1880, Page 8

‘Se a ea eee waa mena rican Ranvaeerway wuss rey Ome maany A ANA THE CITY. GENERAT NEWS. R, Frean, of Winnipeg, is at the Sherman, Cart, Hd. Ginaingy, U. 8, A., fs nt tho Paclfic. Leavitt Buna, of Omana, fs at tho Sber- mau E.C. Hosronn, of Terro Haute, Ind, 1sat the Pacltle. Mivrox BAYER, of Cincinnatl, fa reglatercd at tho Pacific. 2 ©. if, B. THonston, of Linconshire, England, 45 nt the Shermnu. J.H. Fowren, of the Second Infantry, U. 8. A. ia at the Palmer. ic +O, W. Hatutis and family, of Colorado Srpings, Colo,, are at the ‘Tremont, i” W.I. Hottoway, Postmaster at Indinnapo- Ils, {9 1 guost of tho Puolile, d. A. Watson, editor of tho Eau Clatre (Wis.) Leader, tg at the Tremont. Mu. AND Mns. 5. W. Gray aud Samuel Charles, of New South Waites, are at the Palmer, . Hiway, Register tn Haukruptey: has heal from the Bast, and Wilt be In ischant- ondity. ‘tie new Central Committee of the Commiuniata met. at No. 67 Fifth avenue Inst night and ore Kuuzed by eleethug Erick Jonnaon Chairman, and A. Spies & » Nothing elee was done, ‘tite temporature yesterday, as observed by Manasse, optichin, No, 88 Madison street, ‘Cite Bim, WW dees 1a. Mey TE n., Ts 7p, Id, TW. Burometer, 8 May ST tf Morgin Park Miltary Academy was struck by Iehining yesterday mocning, “Thore Was no damage beyond the shattering of tho dhue-pote on top of the butiding. The eccupants were no Ilttle perturbed, ‘Tux Cofiperative Dressmakers’ Union was to kaye held aimecting at No, 100 Franklin street: Jast evening, but, for gome renson, only two or three of tho members turned up, aid thoy, of course, coilld transact no business. Superintendent Indianapolis, De- G. HH. Dunston, Now York; Bryant, ; H. herpes, Cleveland, O. New [uven, Conn. are at General Manager of the Chi- ab allroad; George H, Crosby, auditor of the Chieago, Rock Island & Pacitle Rallroad; aud W.8. Lincoln, Asststant_ Chief Engineer of tho Wabash, St. Louis & Pacitic Hailrond, are at the Paeitic, -OLD son of Abrabam Stern, of No, 4G Poelle avenue, waa run down at’ 6:15 last ning on Clark street, between Harrison and hy 8 stone-witon, owned ond rick Cronin, of No. 41 Wentworth boy hit his right arm broken Jouy Grong, night watehman at Neeloy's elo- ‘yntor, on Greon street, near ‘Twenty-second, was found dead yesterday morning seated ina Chir in the oflice which he generally occupied, Heart is supposed to be the eause of deuth. ed was Sh yours of nye, anc left 1 son us. ‘fhe indy was takea to his Inte lay MeGregor street. Ieee: aed 18 y home, nt d DP. Adaing Allen, We John WH, Mathe rill, G ‘ Sherer, the Rey. 'T, Hurthoe, ‘8, Mra. Morrill, Charles E, Mor orliner, Miss Lorimer, Herman P| William It Kerr, H. 8, Bayson, L, J. McCormick, Mrs. l. J. McCormick, Misa Nellie MeCormick: it. I. Gregory, Jules Hallenburg, Hleury Chisholia and funnily, of this city, were in London, England, a short time ago. Micitann HAwsry, employed about a circular: saw onthe dock ‘adjoining the Ar avonue eart-barns, near the bridge, had a piece of tleal Bliced otf the inside of his teft hand, which came in contact with tho snw, ad he ‘thoughtlesly rulsed the band to Indicate the whereabuhts of some tool that was wanted, The wound wis dreseed by De. Moore, and Tnwley was then taken to his home, Nu, 2000 Archer avenue, Plattdeutsche Verein recetved a letter esterday froin Prince Bismarck, written in Luw Germyin, a3 anger to. an Invitation sent to him tot ‘tin tho festivities of tho Verein to take p ‘The letter expresses the regrets of tho writer on account of busluess hot to be uble to be present, but saya he will drink at tho tue of te festival to its sucevss and toatl who do not lot die In tholr hearts the Jovo for the uld country, Joux Dever, b years of age, while jumping No. 293 of the Cottage Grove fin ‘opposit yeninth strovt, acc ly fell and lid hls left teg badly crushed the wheels, He wus taken to his home, wx Cottuce Grove avenue, whero the timb iunputated below the knee, by Dra. Hall nnd 1. ‘Tho car wus driven by Winnie V1 zanat, to whom uo blame Is attached by those who shi the occurrence. aA untaur Httle girl about a year old, ovi- dently of good parenyige und ‘strayed trom 8 tuken ty the Home of the Fe y jay attornéon, She has ight bair und bine eyes, and‘ wore a blue-and-brown a green-and-white gingluun apron, and-red_ striped stockings, a red tunnel Jeout, and a fine white faunal chemise. Sho Wns brought froin ‘Lhirteenth place, und ia rege istered nt the Home as “ Nettle Newcomer.” Anovur noon yesterday, us Mrs. 0. Guthrie was taking 2 drive on’ Michigan avenue, near Six- Wwenth street, ber carrie was) rim lite and: eapalzed: by ry driven py Thomas Whit- cht, whose horse became wlarfned at an express witygon ornuniented with w& big sunshide, Afra. Guthrie and the driver were pitched out on the . und tho horees started on tho run for second Btreut, Seougetng the currinye, whieh was soon cynyerted Into kindiiug wood, Patrick McCarthy, the driver, had bls right arm. Trncturcd. Mra, Whitman. juthrie was taken homo by Mr, AG 8, LAUBACK, for the past four years ntenlent of the Chicago Stamping Comn- '3 Works on West Harrison street, left this ‘Tuesday evening for New York City, where city’ he will tuke charge of one of the largest estab- Ushmonts of that nature in tho Euet. Mr, Lau buek wns very populur with the men over whom he was placed, us also with his cinployers, Tho ginploy ty of the Company lust Saturday pre- cented him with an clegent, gold enaln is a token of tho esteem in which he was held. A large delegation of his numerous friends ac- companied bliin to the depot. Mus. HENRY SWEETMAN, of ‘No, 8639 Foreat avenue, While out driviug at 7:90 lust evonti on Suite stroct near the vorner of ‘Thirty-iifth street lost control of her horse, owing to w wheel coming off tho buxwy, ‘Tho horgo rut to Thirty fourth street, the hidy bravely holding fust to the Hues unti the mnimat was stopped by some: cltizens, -At this point the borso becuing yietous and kicked the bugay upalde down, thereby throwing Mra, Sweotuinn to tho pave: nent. While she was prostrate tho aninil Xieked her In the abdomen, indicting Internal injuries, which may prove futal. The Indy was taken to a nulrhbortuy druy-store, where she was attended by Dr. Mntioeld, who could not foretell the result of her injuries for w few hows. Mr, Sweetman was notiiled, und sho ‘wad tuken home, + AN unknown nan wasscen to fall at about 4:45, yesterdiy afternoon into the Ogden Slip at tha Jout uf Hlinols streot. Ho struggled in tho water Jor some few ininutes, but drowned before as istunee cowld by rendered bit, Oficer Demos Ung was atonce notiled, and, aided by Otticer Meyer, drugged tha wllp ainell he found tho body at 6 o'clock, Tho decuused was opourontly About 18 or 20 years of age, tye fect ten inches will, slim bulld, Nght bulr and comploxion, amooth [yce, abd was pparcutly u Swudo. de was chid in brownish pluid twoed sult, iu the Vest of which wag a bunting-ousod silver wated, which hud stopped running ut 4:50 o'elouk, & buneh of keys, und a small momorandum-book, There wax tha sear of an old cut nbout two inches In longth undor tho tort side of the chin. Georgy BSoully, of No, 148 Market es and It. Peck. of No, 11 Onturlo street, saw hint fall junto the water, and will give evidence before the Coroner's Jury. ‘Tie funeral of tho late John H. Mautton, who cam to Chicngo in 140, and was thereafter en- saged In tha hotel busliess up to his death, took. plucg yesterday ufteracon and was attunded by que 4 number of the oldorrestionts In thonity, ‘he survicos were held ut 3 y'otock in the parlor of tho old Motropotitun Hotel, corner of Fifth avenue and Rundolph, straot Mtr. Maulton'a lute . Tealdence, The Rev, Canon Kuowlos, of the Cae thedral of BS, “Votor and Paul, ofil- cinted, The body wus borne by tho pall- bearers, Daniel Downing Janes Byan, Thoms Doran, Dr, Slater, A. He ilackall, and damos W. Heels, to thy hedrso velow, a hinge nuuihor uf the frionds aud acquaintances following It to Hoschitl, where thore were udditionul services. Alnong the old laudmarks presont wero John Wentworth, Robert Law, Mf. W. McDonuld,JAlox- ander Wolcott, ex-Shorlif John Gray, ox-dustloo Hunyon, Alfred Booth, A.'t, Galt, Charles Gor don, Wchard O, Kinney, John Tk. Coyne, i. D. iret Michael Burke, William Grifith, and Parnick Gopyney, of No. 140 Coventry strect, and cmployed og night engineor at Walker & Oukloy’s tannery, corner of Elston avonue und Jngrubam etreot, has Leon missing sincy inst Sunday afteruoon, und as he had 245 cash upon iy person it is foured he haa been foully deult with. | He left hie bone that day at about g:15 o'clock Intending to make a short search in the uelgbborhoot for bis dog, which bad either strayed uway or bud been stolen by somo dealgning person, Godfroy left home’ in the best of ‘spirits, and bis’ domestls rela one Cy nature. eaveniiyg, Gol x of age, & Siot 6 or 7 inches tu! sau hustecbo und jal} side whiskers, an wats clad da durk clutbe: hal, had Word & shoo vg One foot, whick Was sore, aud @ boot an thu other, Tho pullcwure invostigating, but as relutives of the funily tol{ them . differ- cnt storied, they huve been unuble to us. cortaln anything concerning tho cue, Godfrey jwuy bave uktpped, some of thom think, while ‘othory hturtuin o yusploion that ho was foully eu at da order to got vs of bis uncy. WksT LAKE STUBET RAILWAY, Tho Commltws appointed by tho property P.Snxton, Mrs, Sexton, J, J. West, Dr. J., and Wsenssed at longth the ‘ordinances relative to tho contemplated railroad extenston. Mr. T. Carbine occupied tho chalr,and there were pre ent, representing property east of Union Park, Mossra, Enos Ayers, LQ. Fairbanks, ind tho Chairman, white property, wost of Roekwell atrect was represented by Messrs. G. Wrighton, F,S, Balrd, and} Huy 4 general drift aston scemed to polit to the neees= ing the extension from Nockwell e that mimoing from Union Park, aud that If the rond were bullt west on Lake street: west of Rockwell street, it should be coupled with tho tine on Luke street east of Unton Park. It was decided that Mr. Unfed draw up an ainend> ment to the ordinance bearing upon the mation, Qnd that bo aubimit that amendment meet- ing tu be held on Friday afternuon at + TI CIYY-WALT. Tre Oll Inspector atmounces himself nga can= didate for County Commissioner, Dayrasaurt showed through tho Harrigon street tunnel yesterday for the first time. ‘Tur Committes on Streets and Alleys, South, Js culled for Saturdny, and tho Committee on dudlefary for to-inorruw, ” TH Trensurer yeaterday rocolyed: $4.22 from the Water Department, $3,045 from the Collec tor, and $763 from tho Controller, Aub, McGttaTi took tho onth of office yester- day, und will take his seat Monday evening. Tho Council now stands vigbteen Republicans, fif- teen Demovrats, aud three Sociulists, Atp. Rronpan and tho Muyor had a spat yes- torday over tho appolntment of-ex-Aul. Me- Nally ton clerkship In tha Water Oillee, ‘The Alderman wanted tho ptice for some one else, and Ja nngry beenuse he did not yet it, and is threatening alt manner of Vengeance, Du, Bucitun, one of the Tenoment-Houre In- apectors, yesterduy reported No. Wl West Huron atreot ind dad condition. The building ty ovens pled by Courteon fuinities—twenty ndutts and wenty-seven childron—and has no outhouses, and tho premises round are piled up with gure buge. ‘Zhe house will be looked ufter to-day. ON tho recummendation of tho Putlee Depurt- meut the Mayor ordered the closing of the sa- Joon run by Jobn Carey at No. HG West Twelfth street, and also forbid tho Isaulny to him or bis wife of a sittoon Heense under nny cirenme- stnnces. His place, itseems, hn been a resort for “low drunkards.” Comstivstonen WALLER had a letter yesterday from Washington showing that tho Governinent a few days atto tet ils dredging cuntructs there- abouts at from 1 to 12% cents por yard. Tie wante the dredging-tirms of tho city to bear these fygures in wind If new bids for dredging: the rlyer aro Invited. ‘THE order tothe pollco tn reference to the saluons wus extended yesterday to cover, the entire clty. Thoy were Instructed to notify all of the suluoukeepers te take out thelr Jicenses: at once, and it was alao given out that tho chances were that inuny tvho mizht apply to res new thotr Heonses would be refused, on tho ground that they were running disroputablo places. Reports woro recolvod yesterday from the South Slde* dagos," from which it uppenrs that elght of thom locnted on Clurkand State streets ard selling liquor without a license, Tho re- Forts, fromthe West Side show that eleven on tandolph, Mudison, and Luke streets are doing tho sume thing. Thoy were all notitlod to pro- euro licenses at once, and several responded during tho ay Tha search for unlicensed plices of tho kind is to be continued in the aut+ ying distric indon tho North Side, and such fs do not obtaln Icenses upon being nutitied will bo closed up, Amona tho building permits issued yesterday: wus ono to Fred Krietunstein to crect a twor story dwelling, No.1018 West Twenty-first atrect, to cost $1,500; ong to F. Novak to erect a twoe story dwolling, No, 668 Centre avenue, to cost $4,000; ony to Franz Hroz to ercet u two-story” dwelling, Nincteenth street, near Throop, to cost: 0; one tu Viacluy Travonicek to orect a twor atory dwelling corner of May and Eightecnth streets, to cost $2,800; ono to Hulda & Lotholz to ereet two threo-story dwellings, Nos. 18 to 18) Tndiaun strout, to cust $10,000; undone to Patrick Ryan to ereet a three-story store aod dwelling, No. 8501 State street, to cost 83,00. THE STATE STRERT NAIDGE. Tho ovidence us to tho unsntety of the Stato street bridgo contiones to accumulate, and at lust’ tho powers that be brve abuut con- cltded that it Is tlmo they wero dolng something. it was belug tised yesterduy, ‘but it was notlecable that the cara pissed over it ompty, and that heavy teins avolded it, Dur- Ing the day tho City Euyineer received the ful- lowing from the President of the Keystone Bridge Compauy, the builders of tho bridge, in answer to n request some days ue foro copy, or the plan of tho structure, It explains {tsclt, nnd contirma ull that hus. been clalmed wbout 1 * Perranung, Pa, July 20, 1880,—Deat sin: Wo shall muke a copy of plan for trusses of State street bridge and send [t to you 18 soon na done. Qur forenua tolls me that tho pins in trussed gre badly bent, aud, examin tho pany I 1tind that the plus ure rathor smull, I think that Bteet plns and a thickening plate riveted at ent vide of tho pln bestlng ou channol webs of chords would remedy theevil, Tho thickewing Mute L would propuso fur tho buku of pin-benr- Ing, 8018 to shorten the leverngo of pins in trunsmisalon of horizontal strains. Yours truly, x st, OTTLeLY, President.” Soon after tho recelpt of the sbove the Preal- dent of tho North Chica) Talirond Company reported that he had bud tho structure exium- ined by the, Company's onglueur, ond that it had been found us the City Engineer hud represented, substantially; and, folluwing this, Mr. Waller in the afternoon eatised the Clty 5: gineer, and Messrs. Emberley and Coolidge, ex~ pert builders, to make a further examination of tho work with a yiew to scolug whother or not tho needed repairs could Se made without Im- peding travel or awauginig the bridge. Thoy had lot reported up to # fate hour In the afternoon, but Mr. Waller: anid he bad about concluded tu commence tho repairs to-day, but*whethor or not it woulll bo necessary to swing the bridge he could not tell until he beard furthor fram tho City Engineer, Whatovur orders are to be ls. sued In the matter, however, will not bo. lesucd until this morning. CHANGING THY WAND BOUNDAITES, ‘Tho Mayor wus spoken to yesterday In rofer- ence to redistricting tho “wirds with o view to equalizing thelr population -ns near nu possible, He, said be bad not given tho mutter nm great deal of attention, but if, tho equalizieg was ta be done he woulti favor yiving the Sthickiy-sottled localities n greater population than thoy were entitled to, ‘ind the wparsely suttlod leas, which would allow Tor tho yrowth of tho city, aud admit of the equullztog being ulthinately done by the natural fucreage of population. Ife iutended, however, since the imitter wus being discusded, to procure a pint of the city and study the subject, after which hoe would be able to give bia vonctustons in detail. A few of tho Aldormou were spoken to on the same Bubicot, but thoy uniforinly took a narrow view of it, and olthor favorod or opposed it from a political standpoint, ‘To equalize the wards would allow ench a popus Intion of nbout 28,0u0, which Is double the poptt- Intion of tue First Ward, and half that uf tho Fourteenth, Tho only ward now having any- going ike an ian population is the ‘Twelfth, which bus by the late consus a pomilas ton of 27,014. All uf the other wards are vlthor fur above or bolow the 28,000 ratio. ‘WIDENING STATE STILERT, Tho city iy mvoting- considerable troublo in tho widenlng of State atreot. In tho condemna- tion proccodings, for instance, the city paid $1,400 for tho front twenty-seven fect of “build- toy Nos, 65 and 656, wid at tho gale of the sume 4 fow days uy the amo persons who td celyed tho $1,400 bid tho propurty fn for $100, ‘Tho salu hus not beon confirmed, but the pure chasord Indist that It slull be inorder tht thoy imuy move the buildings baok; while, on the ‘othor huud, the citizens thoroubouts ure inalat- ing upon the bulldingy being torn down, on tho round that thoy ure sn mutgance aud inhabited y tho lowest class of diyreputables. A similar condition of wtairs exista ua to Nus. B71 to Sxl, and tho city knows not what to do in wither cnso,—whothor to reject tho salu and demolish the twenty-sovon feut towns or not. An effort haw been Innde to fet tho objectors to the biufld= ings being moyed buck to outbid tho ownera of tho lots and tear thom down, but so fur it baw Lvon unsuccessful, and ponding the settlement of tho dispute the widening of the atroot ia boing sotarded, ROUTH WATER srretT. Commissioner De Wolf yestorday commenced suitugalust such of the South Water street merchunts ag bad rofused to clean the filth from ‘tho street which thoy had thrown Into it. They were us follows: Little & Thouipion, No, 1d; Snydor & Snyder, No, 1023 A. 3M: & Coy No, 149; It. O, Dunuldg & Coy No, 140; 3. if Pulitips & Co. and McCraig & Mullen, No. 157; and V. Cor- nilgon & Co, No, {ho triuls are ses for Aug, 2, before Justice Wallace. ‘Tha Doctor juton to follow up the work, and wis aguin on: the round wfter business hours lust ovening. Ho found that the strect had been thoraughly olcunod, and docs net anticipate any ther trouble. Ho will watch the * now broom,” bow ovor, and {f things do not go right be will bo heurd from, COUNTY-BUILDING. , ‘Tua Committee on Public Sorvice will. meet this afternoon, is fee rab Taw County Clerk yostorday saucd fourteen marrlaye Uconses, 4's. * Natutan Ienaue Beamucl Damond wore tried for revviylng stofini property, ‘Tre argument for a yew trial of tho Linberg murdex cus wus youturday postponed for a day or two, by ugroumiont. 2." ‘Tux Grand Jury yostértay returned a joint tn~ dictmont axsinst Ji ‘MeCultury and ™ Dr. Kula, Glut for the taurdor of Patrik Baton y Minie Dixon, alias Dolana, wh tha maureareus alte: on Aaowes | palin, Shor: ory mad, Ww w Yeaterday, bape kes is 8 é Ataalans ond, Nae, tobe 7g 1. WEE. YCs tt and found guilty ot intony, Bis fo wundod for sonwuce. * ‘Tit# Comimittes on Hqualization will probably mect to-day, ‘The Ausessors of tho Towns of North Chicago and Thornton have nut yor turaud sucuced | Sour over their books, but will probably do so during tho day, SEVENTEEN priconers wore yesterday arraigned Inthe Criminal Courter whom the following peated gusty: John Mcholl, larcer jemptke, Inrceny, and 1 years of age; Billy Sinith, petit larceny, Tar Grom Jnry held two sessions yeteriey, and heard fifteen caves. Thirteen ‘true, blll were found, and no bills wero returned in two eases. The presentations were of the ordinary Jathand bail charucter, A New trial was granted Michaol Joy ‘Thomus Ditndon, charged with robbery, wi te upon tho prisoners pleaded guilty of petit lureeny, and were sentenced to tho House of Correctlon for ono yenr. FEDERAL NOTES. Tne gold disbursements at the Sub-Treasury yesterday amounted to $15,000. ‘Tn Internal-revenue recetpts yestertay were $25,603, of which umount $20,013 wre for ux. pald spirits, @3,714 for tobaeco and cigars, and #1107 for bi 0.1. Pitney, in charge of the furnishing of all the now Government bustdings, was at tho now structury yesterday, looking over the Leeides and taking notes of whit wag needed in tho way of furniture In the various dupart- ments, Sls ropa will be the basis for tha next appropriation for furnishing the building, Cuommissionen Hoyny, after and THally investl+ gating the case of John iteynolds, charged with passin acounterfelt $3) Di on a Mrs, Efch- orn, Of New 29 Suuth Canal street, came to the conclusion that the ludy"s testimony was entire> Jy too contradictory to entitle ft to ‘imuch eres ence, und be uccordingly dismissed tho case, Tteynolds produced several reputable witnesses tte to character, and tho ease looked yery much Ike an nttompt to load off on hin a bill which be bad never seen, but which Mra. Kichhorn bad curelesly taken from romebody else. ‘Tux contractor for the street pogin in front of tho Governinent Bullding will beyin Inyving down tho Medina sandstone blocks svtected for that purpose to-morrow. | Workmen and tenis were cugaged yesterday’ in leveling olf tho une paved portion of Adama street, gid the work will ro ahead, It Is hoped, without any stops. By thu tline tho contrictor entches ue with the now suspended eklewalk-laying It ts expeo! that the contract for the completion of Jutter work wiil have been let, and that the two Jobs will theroafter yo forward simuttanconsly, - VEN. MoDowELt, Superintendent of Construc- tlon for the new dalton ‘was in receipt yester- day of advertisements tor proposuls, with nc- cpinpany tee drawings, for tho iUling up of the Post-Onlee sereen, The advertisement appears In anothor column, ant the drawings may besven natGen, McDowell's ollice,. The proposals are Tor the panel frune-work of wood and xlass which is to fill up the screen or partition sopu rating the lobby or publle corridor from tho inaln Post-Ollice rooin, | ‘The surface and fachigs of tho work nro to be of TANG RNY, int hurinony ‘with the tluishing throughout the building, aud tho remaining portions of any othor hard woud, Tho work, when finished, wil! add srently to tha Appoarance of thls already attractive portion of tho bullding, Tie followin isa Hst of tho dutiable goods reculved nt tho Custom-House vestertay: Tteh~ covk & Fostor, 200 cords tan-burk: Guodonow & Iflnea, 7,615 raliruad ties; O. K. Keith & Co. Lense miflifnery woods; B. Hinehettite, 1 ease artittell slowers;) Metzler, Rothschild '& Co. 4 cuscs smokers’ neticles; C. Hf. Case, lease insurinva policies; C. M, Kocdt, 4 cases dry yocls; Hoth- Behl, Schroeder & Ellel, 10. vales teat tobacco; Field, Leiter & Co., isl cates dey woods; Chapin & Gore, 4 pnekuges gin; E. C. Larned, 16 casks wine? Curson, Pirie, Scott & Co. 1 cuses dr ode; W. A. Olmstend, 1 cuse maps; McCully Mites, ¢ boxes giuasy L, Woltt Suuutucturing GOmBARys 16 crates enrthowwaro; Fleld, Bene- et& CO, 1 case dey goods: Williun Kipley & 500 posts, 80 riilvoutdl tes, and 150 cords of ark: Caton, 1 packuge weariug apparel, Collections, 87,U11.23. LOCAL POLITICS. MINOR WARD MEETING: The Young Men's Auxtilary Republican Club of tho Thirtecnth Ward met ut No. 696 West Lake street, Mr. H.C, Matluck in the chatr, A proposition to change the name of tho Club to. tho ‘Thirteenth Ward Youn Men's Gartield and. Arthur Club provoked a long discussion, but tho! change was finally made. This retion was taken so ng to conform fo tho constitution uf the Gar- feld and Arthur Central Club. A good many names wero added to the roll and several. new members proposed, Tho following were elected delegutes to the Central Club; rs. ood, Jenks, Sinnle, Murray, und Heed, The Club then adjourned, : Tn accordance with a call, 2 number of younr men assembled atthe Grand Vaelilo Hotel Inst evening to form a Young Mon's Gariteld and Are thur Ciub of tho Firat Ward, 8, C, Samttels was called to tho chuir, Mesard. J. U. Pratt, J. F, Kubhout, and W. Heeler were appointed a com inittee to perfect. the permnnent organization. The meeting thon adjourned for one weok. ho First Ward Hancock Club held « meeting Inst ovening ut tho Palmer House. Mose Wentworth presided. After speeches by Hi. M. Shepard nnd Perry HH. Smith, Je, tho meeting adjourned for one week, An_ ovorilow-inceting, which embraced tho “short-halrad "gentry, whoso presonca the Palmer Houao gentry repudiated, wus held: at lo. 84 Monrov street. At this mecting Wiliam It, Murphy presided, and specches were made by Mike McDonald, 8, 'R. Keogh, 1 Shepard, Shang" Thompson, and one Cayanungh, ‘The overtlow decided to repudinte tho silk stockings, and will bold) meetings at tho sume plice every ‘Tuesday night, —— THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Nailing Democratle Lies, To the Editor of The Chteago Tribune, BAarAavia, Ul. July 28.—Tho recent order given by Gen, Grant to the Ioys in Blue isa very strong denial by tho Genernl of the report eprend Jn the Democratic papers that Grant bad declured binseif iu favor of Hancock, "ally one more Hv milled. DW. 8. A Comparison. ‘TM the Editor of The Chteago Tribune, Cntcaco, July 27.—If tho grand Republican musé-meeting on Market square Saturday even tog bad used external attractions—viz.; hot-air balloons, reworks, and booming eannon—it would hive called togethor 100,000 people, Nout- withstanding our Democratic friends had all those attractions, they could only muster at tholr mnsa-mnceting 8,000 people, tho majority of whom were for Gurileld. INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN, Tho ‘Bus Nulsancos To the Editor of ‘The Chicayo ‘Tribune, Cricaao, July 27.—Will you please insert the following notice {n bohulf of qitito u large eom- inuuity of suffering citizens? ‘Tho Palmer Houso "bus nuleunco, as wo tern it, Is raging on Michi- gan avenue, Whero we have now for several nights been awakened from our sleop in the dda hours uf night by tho most unoarthly squawke and toots from some horn or trumpet, togethor with yells, songs, and ® general rampus, altu- gethor not very yuicting ty tha nerves of the many thousand sick and weary cltizona, trying to gen littlo slcop utter those hot cays, alone tho, ine of thoir travel. C trust the instigutors of this outrage may take the alarm in seayon to prevent the uso of rotten exys nai Inst revort, which will surely como—and « Lountif{ul shower of thom at that—if the outrage {8 rupeated a fow ines morv. We cannot seo why we should not bo ‘necornicd a little rest ag woll as citizens ‘on Arehor avenue, State street, or any othor street. | , Lice and others, The Irish Republican Convention, ‘To tha Editor of ‘Che Ontcaye ‘Prins, Cur10Aq00, July 28.—A committeo consisting of Cal, WH, Huut, of Sigsourl, nud James Nowlin gud A. 1, Morrivon, of Illnols, was appolnted by the * Trigh American Republican Convention” to presunt tho rosolutions passed by thut body to Gon. Jumos A. Guritekt. In reply to the commit uicution sent by tho uboye Committéo tho fol- lowing reply bus been received, ALM. Menton, Q,, July %4 A. L Morrtsuni-~ Dean Sins Yours of the 2d inst, inclosing the resolutions of tha Iria Republlcun Convention ant Indianapolis. on tho 15th Inet.-cume duly to and, Accopt my thanks both for tho resolu> tions and for your kind Lotter, [hour good re: ports on all hands from the effects of the Cons vention, and hope you will give us much time ag posalblo to tho good work, Very truly yours, ‘ daurs A, GanvixlD, Tho Rowult of Quackery, ‘To the Baitor af The Chicago Tribune. Ciicaco, July 28.—When will sutelligent poo plo come to understand and fully reallzu tho danger thoy incur to themselves and families whon, In cuse of eovere aud duigerous slokness, thoy intrust tholr lives to the cure of irreapon« slbie churlatans and quacks? A sad caso of this kind has revontly vccurrod on Wost Juck- gon stroet, ut tho house of dtr. Frank Culver, 0 nian of {utellizence und highly respocted, dir. Culver had been suifering two weeks trom a very severe and daugerous attack of diphtheria. At one the tho disvuse bud iade such ravages that burdly a probability oxtated of his recovery; bul, through the unergs, skill, and unremitting: attention of tholr funily physlctun, canyulus cence was cstablishod so tur that Mr, Culy was able to wilk to the window to have throat examined, when, unfortunately for the putlent; a notarldus quack fram 4 country town eatin bimselfinto the contidence of tha’ Agsurned the further cure uyd troate tho. caus,” with whut result ‘ie, als too, patntully ovideus-to o sad and bereay tunily who follow a dear and udectiongto hus band and futhoy tothakraive, «W29T-BIDEIL Senntorial Apportionment of ‘Cook County, To the Bdltor of The Chicago Tribuns, Cmoaao, July 2%.—Iu Tin Trivuns of thie morulny 1 fod" sowe rough figuring" in regard to tho legisintiye reapportionment undor tho census enumeration of 1880, ‘Tho apportionment for Conk County fn 18Tt waa made without any effort te xerrymandor the dlstricta; but each district waa composed of contiguous torritory, ns compact in form 1a pos- sible, aud as nearly equal in population as could, bo secured without subdividing wards or towns, Caro was also teken to have tha populntion of euch district ns homogencous ns practicavlo, so tnt ehtas or rice coutuata would be ivolded, and enndidites for legisiative boners would bo alocted upon legitimate political or counomic jesntes. Sueh, in my humblo opinion, should be tho rules ta by observed in the apportionmont to be made next winter. Under tho general clty incorporation act, ns originally passed, the city could be divided into: any number of wards tiot less than three nor more than Sialiteent: Hence, if, fur tho sake of eno and equity in making the new Senatorial districts, the Common Councll would divide the city nto aixteen wards, eich containing, 2$ neitrly ns may be, 31,600 inhabitants, tho Raine rules bet adopted that were observed tn ores ating tho Senatorial Districts; aud resort behy mill cengua districts ured by: nauia Supervisor, tho mattor Legislative district containing about 6,000 peo- plo, thus securing to the sity. eight of such dla- tricts, and. vinings two districts to the outside towns, the small deficlency in these two being nore than balanced by the surplus population In tho clty districts.—tho averuge for tho State ba- Ing about 60,000 to a district. {The end to be attatned by making eight Sonas torial districts consist of precisely two wards eich is not of suficiont importance to justify tho obliterntion of two warts, nor Is the City Coune'l Ikely to give Its convent thereto, Wo sve no practical objection to muking nine Benn. torial districts In tho elty by attaching tho ad+ Joiing suburbs of Hydo Park, Lake, Cleoro, Jefferson, and Taiko Viow, whieh are nut *eoun- try,” properly speaking, butaro roally suburban parta of Chicago In interest and feeling, ng nenrly all of thoir population do business and | find employmant in tho olty propor. As many’ ot the quasl-city districts should be attached to tho wards ag will bo nceded to make up the requisit population for nine elty Senntorial dis- tricta, Tho remainder of ‘tho county would naturally vonstitute tha tenth Cuok County Sonntorial district. ‘Thia will be found tho better mode of Apportionment when the mutter is considered trom vitrious polnts of view, and is. tho ono we think wilt he wlopted.—Kp.]} If it is objected that tho Council has no power to reduce tho nuinber of wards, or that tho re- duction of the Council tram tie ale to thirty. two would be unwise, the Leylaluturs ean nvked to amend tho law so that tho division iuto sixteen wards shall be legallzed, or to increase tho maxtinum number of Aldermen to sixty- Tour, when cuch of the sixteen large wards can be divided Into two, containing between 16,000 and 10,000 people each,—u constituoney core taluly large cnough to be properly Foprogontod in the Cotman Cou cll by two mon of averayo capneity, 3 ‘Enis ineronso of the wards would not disturb the boundaries of the Senntoriul districts, and certuinly a Counoll composed of sixty-four members would be very moderate for a city con- taining halt 2 million people and constantly nd- ding to ite numbers. “ {It ia exceedingly questlonnbte whether tho people of Chicago desire a Council composed of 80 many as sixty-four meinbors, or that It would give them better municipal leglatation, Conalderable can be sald pre, and con on tho propvsition, but tho advantages to bo derived from go enlarged a body of en-smalled mon is not obvious, The smaller the constituency tha worse and more bummorlike will bo the Alder= quen Who Will find their way into the Council ohamber, If the Aldermen wore nominated and eleeted on u general ticketynnd all wards were abolished, lt would result in tho selection of better material, A dozen or more sealawags ot the Hildroth and Lawler type who now worm their way Into the Council thro the ward muchinery of tho fcss_{ntelllyent, loose moral, and non-self-respecting districts of the city would elthor fail to be nominated or would bo defented at the polls, But léts useless to talk wbout nbolishing the wards, For some . reason thoy sult the popular tden, and will stand.—Ev,) It would be well If to thls body could be added un“ Upper House," composed of twelvo or tiftecn Commnissioncraeleoted by a general tcket, one-third yoing out ench your, to be ro- plneed by an equal number! elected In ike man- her, ‘This Upper House should perforin all tho dutles, #0 fur ns tho clty 1g concerned, which the Sennte perforins in the Stute Legislature. It it were pructicable to give country townd o representavion In tho most pitmerous body, and to unite with the clty in tho clection of tho Up- per House by genorul tickot, und dispense entirely with’ the Board pf County Cominis- sionura, we should have a hyich niore rational und oconoricnl aysterm of mi nicipal guvornment than wo now possess. But'this fast sugyestion could anty bo seeured by ni amendment to the State Constitution. Rospedifully submitted, GALLOWAY, THE DEPARTNENTS. ecetpts and Expenditures of the Pout= Oflice and Internal ‘Revenue Buroauw —Gain In tho Latter During the Past Your. ne Wasuinaton, D. C., July 28.—The report propared by Auditor McGraw of the receipts and expenditures of the! Post-Oflice Depart- tment for the quarter ending Muy 31, 1880, was Issued to-day. 1t shows un excess of ex- penditures over recelpts for the quarter amounting. to $30,553." Recelpts for the quarter for stiles of postage-stups, newspa- per-wrappers, and postal-cards, $8,476,072; from other sources, $873,759; total recelpts, $8,840,852, ‘Total expenditures for the quar- ter, SY,180,38%, aw The following are somo of the principal Items of expenditure for tho quarter; In- Jond null transportation (railroads) $2,007,610; intand mail transportation (star routes), $1,711,681; Inland mail transportation (steam- slit), $14,815, This quarterly report ond tio others previously prepared forthe quar- ters onding Sept. 80 and Dee, 81, 1879, show the total deficiency for the first nine months of the fiscal year endlog}June 80, 1880, to be $2,199, 04 The PostOlllee Department oMiciats estimate the tots! deficlency. for the pregent fiscal year gt $3,000,000, and if it is kept within this amount {t will be less than for any previous year siues 1807, ‘That year It umounted to $3,955,157, and Tast. your Condi June 90, 1879) ib amounted to $9,107,- 710, ‘Tits estinnte of if 600,000 us the prob- ablo deflelency for 1880 Is based on an nllow- unce of nearly $800,000 deficiency in the Inst quarter of the Fann froin Aprill until Juno 80,—purt of which it 1g dxpected will be made up from receipts of tho Sloney-Order Depart. ment. No credit has been taker In tho first three quarterly statements already issued of the amount of recelpts from the Monvy- Order Department, as that account fs settled annually, and will not'appear until the next. quarterly statement Is’ prepared, Last year 1870) receipts from this kource amounted to 219,000, ‘Cis year Auditor McGraw cath tnates it will amount to fully $100,000, INTERNAL WEVENUE, Tho Internal Revenue Bureau has pro pared a comparative statement showing re- ceipts from the several speeliic sources of revenue for the fisenlryear endlng June 30, 1879 nn 1890, Owlng to the reduction from of ta WWeents per pound on manutictured to. baeeo, the receipts trom this source fell off 34,1580, Owing to the nbolition of ade cent rate of tux on sult, and the establish. ment of in unitorm: rate of IW conts per pound, the recelpts from thls source ver, his In sume unaccountable mavnor ty, decreased "$207,320, ‘Tho heaviest increaso under the tobacco division wus from oigars and cheronts, $2,001,412, ‘Tho total rovunue In 1880 from tubuceo In all shapes, clzars, snull, ete, was $33,870,140, as against $4 135,007 in 1879, poeta dann from thats sources HF $1,264,802, BOR. ‘Tho total revenue from spirits in 1880 was $01,185,608, ngulnst $53,570,234 In 1870, un ine crease of $8,015,234, the maln dtem of this increase being from distilled spirits taxed at © cents per Kallon, $8,174,309, ‘The revenue from retail Nquar-deatera® licenses also shows an increase over 1870 of $269,247, On fermented Hquora there was an in- crouse of revenue Ju 1880 of $3,100,486, From the salo of stamps of all descriptions tn 1830 there was derived a total revonue of $7,003,~ 304, an Increase over 1870 of 810, ‘The total recelpts of the Department from all sources for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1850, wore $12,081,010, agalnat $115,440,031 in 1879, showing w total {increase from Internal revenue of $10,535, 48, $a STRIKING WASHERWOMEN, rt Attanra, Ua, July %—Tho colored Wwasherwonjen of the city are on a strike. Notice of (a, washerwomney's meeting given in af'tho coloyed chugches on Sunddy, und meotlgta wera quictlygheld at two’ or three’ chutphes on Monday And aguin yoster-. day, between 800 und 409° being presgnt, Notice of un advance the price of preston was given, and the strike is general exce; wm few cases, where the whites accedsd, pelt iy jone Wonen,” Toy liold meatings dally. owners on Lake street met yesterday afternoon THE LOAN BROKERS. * Financial Accommodation at Eight Per Cent a Month. The Interest for tho Full Term De. dueted from the Princtpal. A Out-Thyont Chattel Mortgago that Grips Everything, Among the thousand and one waya by which men subsist, there Is none so interest ing 03 that of the money-lender—Iu fact, as a rule the inturest. goes a long way ahead of the prinelpal, ~An old farmer, for tho flrat time In hty Ife, came to Chicago Inst week, arrived in the evening, put up at tho Palmer, and thon strolled out to tnke a slice of the el- ephant. Ils coursy was up State street to ‘Van Buren, out Van Buren to Clark, thence to Monroe, and then to the Palmer, whero his wife was agog with curiosity to know what he had seen, \ “Good gracious, old woman,” he sald, “lot's light out in the mornin’,. Taln’to durn thing but s raft o’ hotels, beer-saluons, ’n pawnbrokers!” And he loft. Such on essential feature of acity ns the pawnbroker’s shop cannot but be familiar to every one, The three balls; the glittering and heterogencous display of old watelics, colns, pistols, dirks, flddles, flutes, shotguns, accordions, rings, farochips, and cofnets; the convenient sereen; tho vista of shelves well packed with old clothes; the flaming sign, “Loon Ofc, Private Entrance,” over the most conspicuous of the two doors; and, finally, the keen oye and cautious yet con: | tunted face of tho proprietorof "imino uncle,” ~these are characteristics too well known to need description, Then ‘the custoinors. Thera fs the young man who fs green at the business, and nst- ally looks in at the window for a while, counterfelts n start of surpriseat seeing somo old watch, goes in as if to price it, and emerges quickly after a Iittle with his own watch missing and In its pinee a bit of pastebpard. There ls the young man who hog becn there before, and who walks in boldly and hands Moses his plodge with a good round oath, and tells him to shove it up, and be d—d quick about it, too, and then steps gayly off, whistling “Grandfather's Clock.” ‘Then there Is the wanton, who goeg in to “sonk” her bracelet to pay her Inst week’s rent; and linggles loudly to get $2 nore on the pretext that her “feller” ty coming back next Weel and she will redeem it; and there Js tho child who staggers In wider a load of cast-off cluthing for which a few eenty are doled out; and finally the starving woman who enters much as sho would approach a guillotine, removes from her finger ne thin circlet, of gold that nione is loft toremind her of once golden hours, passes Itsllently across the counter, receives a dol- lar, perhaps, und steals out with breaking heart and blinding tears, to be lost in the streatn thint surges outside, Of life’s inisery, the pawnbroker sees 1 oully share, and feels but Uttle. ‘The mis- ‘ortune of mon ly the turnip from which he gots his blood, and right royally dovs he sunecze it, ‘Che skin of its heart is gencr- ally pretty thick when he embarks in the business, and, if not, ina lHttle while It soon gals to be so enllous that it may be sald to be ‘nirly warty with Indifference to sulfering. A customer is x thing to be gouged, aud the Rreater the proportion of gouge, the ensier his’ conseiunce is, ‘The unpardon- able sin with the average pawnbroker Is to advance a man $25 on a $250 wate at 10 per cent interests month, when he might have awed hhn Into falas $23 at 19 per cent, on the ground that, “s’liellup me, 1 lvosh money elfery day on dom tam vatehes )? * But itis not the pawnbroker who buckles down In greatest earnest to be na vampire, sucking the life-bloud from his fellow-crea- tures. FHnty-hearted, grasping, usurious, Jying, and shrewd as he is, he fsa riotous piilantlrophist beside his brother In the money-lending art,— THE “LOAN-DROKER” . - In every metropoliten journal will be found a column scintillating with such cor- dial announcements as the following: ANY SUM LOANED ON FURNITUILE, PIANO! machinery, oto. without removal, and uttior Zou socuritics, mt Ne te, eum '¥ AMOUNTS—# nituro, planes, o rates. $21 SO)-1OANED ON FUL 1 withor a Hodlus ¢und 6 Washingtoneay | Axrnane TO LOAN ON FURNITURE, lahos, ate, withuut removal; ols on ail good wes curities, Nu. La Saullo, tuom =. Now all this {s ao convenient and nice that the heart of the philanthropist, who knows how often and often people are compelled to send their Lares and Penates to the auctlon- house to keep the wolf from the door, is de- Mglited to know that -here Ty a chartce for thom to obtain the needed money ut “ rea- sonable rates,” nnd * without removal.” Somewhat puzzied to know the manner in which these geuerous capitalists refreshed their bank accounts by lending at reasona- ble rates * without removal,” 0 Tmuxe re- porter yesterday sought Interviews with sev- ern of the most prominent among them, losing his official entity for the nonce, ane drawing upon tho rich store of lis’ Imaging. tion for a cago of misery for which he was endenvoring to obtain a loan, CGulded by an advertiscment, he visited an oMes on Mndison street not many blocks from Dearborn.- It was riehly furnished, and occupled by a gentleman with a long beard aud a kean eye, who looked Ike a cross between an elder of a country church aud 8 faro-dealer, and who gieeted tho re- orter suavely, but with business in his eye, Tho follawing conversation ensued: “What amount cant obtain on an $800 rand julaway pinng, two months old, and a perfect condition 2” * “About—well, sy $150." “At what Interest 9? “Six percenta month, it you don’t want se money for more than: thirty. or’ sixty rn Tow long could I let {t run?" “Not over ninuty days? “What arrangement Jy necesaary# “Why, slmply this: You sign this chattel “mortage, which L will Ml out, Twill deduct the intorest, pay you ovor toe balance, ‘That leaves you only principal to pay, sew?” Tho reporter saw; and appreciated the im- Tense consideration and kindly forethought embodied Jn the proposition. ‘ho paper Tinded hin was 9 chattel-mortgaye form, wherelu, utter the usual clause, * granting, selllug, conveying, and confirming,” ste, the goods ind chuttels deseribed, there was the following Interesting clause: And the suid party of tho first part herob: vovennnts and ayrocd that in caso dutautt abult bo made in the payment of any or elther of tho notes aforvagld, or of uny part thorcof, or tho interest thorcon, or nny part thareof, on the day br days respuetively on Which the eime, or any ait ervel, shall bocowe due and payable; or. Mf tho party of tho second part, Hix oxecuts Administrators or saline, shall fool him: secure or Ungufe, or shall fear diminution, To- moval or waste for want of proper cure of sald Property; or if tho party of tha ttret purt. shull well or assign, or attempt to soll or ngsigny tho suid yoods and chattols. of wny part thervuf, or nuy Interest therein, or if uny writ fasued from any Court, or by any ‘Juatice of tho Pouco, or any distress -watrant shall bo levied on sald goods an chattels, | or any part thoroof, or !f tho party of the iirat part whull full or neglect to Keop the proporty in- sured for the further sevurity of tho panty of the mecond, parts aud to dopodit tho policios ag afordsuld, then, and in any or either of tho aforesaid cased, alt of sald note and sum of niguoy, both principal and interest, shall, at tho option of party of the second p: fs oxs vcutors, adtoiniatrutors, or assl; without notice Of aaid option to nny one, become at once due and payable, anything in suid note or taking, romoving, keeping, storing, advertlaing, and selling suet pronorty, goods, chattels, nu effects, and ail prior ena thereon, together with tho minount due and inputd upon ‘aald—or any of thom, clthor in prinelpal_ ar interest, render {ng overplis of money nrtaing from such ante (Uf Ang there shall be) utito—or his legal repreron~ tatlyes, Which Kalo or sales so mide shall bo a Jerpettal bar, buth in inw, nnd eeuuity, against ho party of the first part, his legal represcnta- tivo and nasigua, Above this was another clanse, atipulating the amount of interest, and fixing It at 8 per cent per annie, © How ty this! asked the reporter, ero you only charge 8 per cents year” ‘The gentleman with the fone beard and keen eye laughed good-humoredly, “Ol that’s only a form, ns it were, a more form, athe real futerest Is 6 per cent 0 month. “Tsee," mused the reporter. Couldn't you come down a little on the Interest?” “Well, no’? Here the gentleman with the Jong benttt and keen eye looked benevolent and sighed, "Such amall amounts, you know, and for such short. tlme,—property dopreciating andall that,—I wouldn't care io do it at all except as a inera accommoda- HOM,’ “But doesn't this ending clause make you absolutely secure?” 2 THE LONG UEARD WAS AFPARLY STROKED, and n furtive twinkle hirked In tho corner of the Keon oye,“ Well—er—yes—yes—tol’ra- bie secure?’ “Happening to glance up at this moment he saw the reporter siniling, too, iis demeanor of o small but obtrusive rodent manifested itself, Iu said: “ What might be your name?” “Phineas Carter,’ cheerfully responded tho reporter, glad, lhoweyer, that his name wasn't what {t might be? “Where night you live 2 b rd ie avenue.” So indeed he might, ib don't, 'Thoe gentleman with the long beard and keen vye penelied them down, “Number?” “O, that’s of no consequence. Good morning.” And, with his hypothetical $s0u Steinway as semurlty, the reporter called on n enitioninn on Dearborn street, who-recelved tine briskly and with cheerful cordiality, His terns were: Ifthe plans was cally worth $800—he would go and see it—he wotld nidvance $150 for three months on o chattel mortgage being assigned at 8 per cent per annum, ind would deduct $23 for “expenses,” * A.third call, upon a Washington street. philanthropist, resulted In an offer bein made to loan $150 nt from.5 to 6 per cent, provided that other ‘furniture besides the muterlalized vision of an §! Piatio was mortmged, According to this gentleman, lonn-brokers never advance when there {5 not absolute security and perfect certainty of the interest being paid. Golng now to La Salle street, the $800 Steinway rose to commanding a $140 loan at 10 per cent xmonth for thread months, or, in other words, tha broker would Joan $0, whila the mortgage culled for S140 principal, and 8 per cont por annuin interest at the end of thres months, or sooner 1é he should hap- pen to " feel llmself Insecure or unsafe,” to quote from the form loyed. ‘The method emplo by_ this species of yhmaire ig tho following: Having to evade the Usury Inw, they deduct for “expenses’? from the'sum handed thoir victlm full Inter- est atG or 10 per .cent a month for the full term of the mortgage, leaving tho legal rate of 8 por cunt per annum atill to be claimed on the nominal sum the mort- page calls for,—n stm yever In reallt jouned, ile has now “security worth nt least, at auction rates, 400 per cent more than the amount he has advanced, with in- terest pocketed In adyanee, Should his vie- tim now come In possession of a little money he at once “feels himself Inseeure and un safe,” and forecloses, Rather than have the diszrace of an auction sate on the premises the viethn generally .“renews,"—an opera. tion involving S25 or $20 “ expenses,” and things run on until another gouging season comesin, When the mortgage expires, if the victiin cannot “renew, the property 1s sold, and another little bili of * expenses 7? ia tucked on. In fine, if one wishés to drive wbargaln with a loan-vroker let him but rontise and secure tho prompt payment of interest and “expenses,” and ten to one the broker will Iet the insignifi¢ant prinelpal The pawnbroker }s open and aboveboard in his awful usury. He will offer $5 nt 15 per cent per month on 2 $100 gold watch with s cool effrontery that would bring: a blush to the cheek of a brass monkey, bu& for real’ yampyre work and downright ‘turnip-squeez- ing hoisn puppet beside the loan-broker, ‘The patrons of the former are mainly fallen wotnen, profligates, dissipated ‘young nian, and strangers who happen to be * strapped,’ and who pledge a watch or a ring to get MONEY ENOUGH TO LIVE ON nut they can hear from home, The victims of the Intter are the widow and the orphan, once surrounded with every Juxury, and now compelled, since " the death of the husband and father, to seek a loan at “reasonable rates, without re- moval? asf temporary repricve from dis- ress, ‘the loan-broker first advances $70 on ‘the piano,—the mortgage calhng for $100 in three mont} j—then, 1s they cannot pay ready cash to * renew,” Kindly takes nnothor mortgage onthe restof the furniture for tha “ex- penses” of renewal and additional interest, Then it comes to pass that he “ feels himself inseenre and unsafe,” forecloses, and all the elegant belongings of what ones was their home vanishes, with nothing but the canceled mortgage to show for It. Such fs the loan-broker, . —<—<—<——__— QUESTION OF VERACITY. Denial of the Stutoment of the Spanish Authorites Regarding the Ethel A. Merritt Affair. . Prvaveien, July %.—The owners of in this mortguye to tho contriry notwithstand. toy the party of the svcond part, bis ex- ocutord, adininistrators, or ussigos, or any: of them, sbull thoroupon ‘have the right to lake Iumediato and oxelusivo possesion, of auld property, and uvery part thorcof, and for that purpoas may pursue tho sume or any part thoreof, wherever it way be found, and also may enfor any of tho promises of the sald party of tho first part, with or without force or process of law, wheruver the enid goods an chattels may be, or be supY to be, und search for the suing, aud if foulid to taky possuasion of and rewoye and volt, und dispyse of, sald proj erty, orany part thorcof, at phbliy auction, to tho piyhost bidder, after giving ten days’ notico of thu time, plucu, and terme of sal, togetbor a desde pid of the property to bo. wold, Uuiication In soma newspaper in'tho City of talowigo or by sltuilur notices posted us; ju threo public places in tha vicinity of auch sale, or at private sul, with or without notice, for cash o¢.9u credit, a8 the sald party of the second bis bel: Xeoutora, udmigiis trators or ‘assigns, agents or attornoys, or any of them, way eloct, at any which vale at auction tho sald mostguxce, bis heirs, oxeautors, udiain= iatrators or assigns, agent or attornvys, or either of them, muy become the purchasers, and out of the money arising from such gale, to retaln atl costs and charges for pursuing, sourching for, the American schuoner Ethel A, Merritt, re- cently fired upon at sen by a war vessel, supposed to be Spanish, recelved_n letter to- day from tha State Department at Washington requesting furthor Information with regard to the distance from shore at which the firing took place, In roply the aflidavits of Capt. Tan and First Mute ‘Thomas Barr have been sent to Washington. ‘Iho Captainsayss “i have been following the sen for nbout twenty- fiveyeurs; forabout thirteen years I have been Captain of aschooner, and for about ning yours 1 have. been making voyages to the West Indies, and am famille with the south- ern const of Cubs. First observed the gun- bout on the 80th of May, She was between us and the Cuban shore, toward which I was heading to take advantage ot the Inuit breezo expected {In the evening, lttle to windward of the course on which we wore salting. ‘Tho yessvls continued to approach ench other for about three<uurtera of an hour before tho gunboat reached us, I am. positive that at -the thne we wero fired upon we were moro: than six ‘miles from the Cubin const. When the gunbont left ns her course was towards the Kunico P, Newcomb, which yessol wis “at least twelve miles from the shore when reached by the gunboat.’ Thomas Burr, following tho gen for nbout seventeen years and salling to the West Jndles about tou years, says: “I have had read to me the ailldaylt of Capt, A. 0, land, and tho facts thoruin sot forth ‘aro truw L bellovo Capt. Rand has undurstated rather than ovorrated the distance the , Ethel A, Merritt and Eunice 2, Newcomb were trom the Cuban shore when fired upon? THE OLD CLAIM AGAIN. Spreiat Dapatch to ‘Ene Chicago Tribune, Srunovie.y, It, July 28—Senator W. K. Archer, of Pittsfield, who has just been re- nominated for the Seunnte to-day, filed his old claim for $1,000 tor consideration by the Com- mission of Clalms next month, with a sworn statement of its correctness. | ‘This claim was + fully considored by tho lust Legislature, but rejected, ALL ADMIRERS OF FINE MECHANISM should drop in and avo the Clogant nssortnent of Bunkorw’ Burglar-Proof Bafes at Hall's, 7 and 140 Dourborn stroot, Thoy carry the largost stock in tho Woat. \ *NESTLES HILK.FOOD, < Manufactured solely by Hourl Nostle, Vevey, Switzorland. Contaiusonly milk, wheaten bread- “grust, and sugar, aud requires only water to pro- pare it for usc, Mecommended by ull family physicians 984 certain preventive of cholera infantum and summer complaints. Pamphicts ’ with full particulars sent to any addreas, Kopt by druggists und grocers. ‘ Tuomas Luguina & Co., Montroa!, Canada, a Timea: Qui highest artists ta dontistry: ‘Th augeheauoy’y boyead doubt, thoygh but seo BOE ee ee it * Ovor 150,00) Lowe scales teuld,"- Bordon, Sollegk 00, ABUL OT Lake street. fo *. Indi ist ei nervous proatrat aud all orm of acon del 5, ine Measuun'y Poptonized Hoot Toulo, tha ouly Pivpanition of bor contaluing tug nti ate juus properties. ft lg nob a niero stimulant liko Foruo-yonuruting uid ifervustainiug propertion, }iLg, t412¢ justaint ropertics | isinyafuablo ual enteubled conditions, whether 8 the result of exhauation, nervous prost overwork, or nuntto digensa; sulting from Hazard & Co., Proprictors, Now York. by drugetata, partiqnlarly MalMOnNTy, cOMMpintiiac Cee maton, swell, ‘ar sale DEATHS, | GiIFFIN—Wedneniny i at his roid yin a Statueat. to Mt, Hlek Uirtino, unaral f ringes to N tg Caivary Comotary. care ity nro invited. KITEHE—Jonn Kittel, god 4 yer Bunioral from nin late restdenes Friday afternoon ata o'clock, Ww HALLOU—At Bue taland, Monday evening, Mrs. Sninanthia Ballou, tn thie 62d yer b Friday tnornl ordiwostorn Hinton, 0 0% ata. uence, i Gracaland, cnr uly 2 10, Pas Jagies’ Church, at i 1s : atirand dpet, {once br Frionde’ of’ the Hl North Curtisnat, BROWN—July 3, at Gl Cook. a” july os, nt lencov, Cor u Mrs. ney Ay Urowh, Wita of Mf Be Brown asd ata, z Rotico of funaral hereafter. new by Taste POURTIL ‘Thireday ovening, RE chureh ‘on ind Husiness, numinatin WARD TL, Cady. of towns at Ing, JAMES WOOD, ornite Club, G, W. Ne TPMEK SIXTEE: with at tho requ eraof tho ward, AU Myora" Thai Luther Lattin St to! ST DISTR: air Chute MHL 3. BELL Wind, No other propa breads, of luxurious tes without fear of ROYAL BAKIN' Nahienyas ‘none 4 ites holds corner Sedgwick ana Sigel iis and other prominent mew expected (o be present and hldrow tha meeting. AR Aepublicans of the ward ard cordially Invited to myer-inecting to-day in ¥. ad Hitet Atnuiaonsat, ANKE LEADS THE Gox Suto unten Miaulon tonight Absolutely MADE, FROM GR APE CREAM TARTAR Housekeepér's favorite in lending citlos of the worst, reparntion mi uch Habt flaky, bot sat ty. Ce 0 Wh Ia rest Pies DEMOCRAT fy uly 2, a wont} nth Ward Committeo, 't utliors Wil Kiet the mn ‘ President Kourih Wi ‘ALING, ecrotary, apevial meeting this TCT AUNTEIARY GANFIEDD nnd sArtt will ineet this i Viltaye Hall, Tyo Park. a EYER 9S he ellnnca 1) CONDUCT, THB No. MC, Ay aos, be cate! aby 1 POWDEM C6. Tosi ay 8 o'chnenesp NS H ‘ard Domo. WAMD TRPURLICAN Chon Ben large WuboR GE The yoe Pure, julting from béay: ‘ted Gortlble food, Ey-Comm ended for purity and Ha fomenenn hy the Cinrgram ant cium tee Mott pe Mav ton, i, ICets Ovening street, Kors arg IND, Hoon, GOs. Gold aud Silver 1,(10,0005, "rice, Prestdont: Jas, Alton, Socrotary; deeldod to place on bnxe of Muchinery jority of the feut, nscopt Our recuive aubscript Fred G. rank Gow. W. Hudleston Addruss it, TUN HI D. PICK, Vrest culura. won, nt work With olek, aril day doveluplius the Compan, ber, 167. ‘and will MINANCIAL. Sa a 5000 ONLY '_ AT $1.00 EACH. ‘Tho ‘Krall Creek ‘Tunnel and Consoltdated Mining Company, Ind, Coto., aro the Ownors of 13 L,odes directly op- pualte the famous * Freeland Stinw,"—Capleal Steck, UO); Munroe, $10 exch; Bat wssatto a jam Robt. Turner, Ire: tie qharkut dow ond Ines since ‘Che ‘Tunnel on the Goldun Eagle Lode is F500 eut every Lode In the Freolund Hxter 3 i baa dont, at tho Min oor peurbor: 3 Win Miller, Vica-Iresident; AUTOR, Nav Shares of th Capital Btovk at H per Share, fur tho furthar pure ‘el prepurutory to taking out und fallling tho laryu quantities of Ora tn righit "ho mae Hieursnea practical Minors, ahd hava hot maton." wing, partion will furnish (formation od ie roe @ Wanhington-st, Chicago, iro. 0 Wan + . Stephen Wiltsniro, It Tp State GiNeage: Hi(shenv,, Chileay 3, for Freee ht und Hecem= 10, OF further JEWELRY, EXQUISITE CELEBRATED FOR Elegance and Beauty in Design, Superior in Quality and Finish, comprising patterns NOT found elsewhere, are shown at Hamilton, Shourds & Co., COR, STATH AND (RANDOLPH, { PRIZEH-DISTRIBUTIONS. rion Take (Phis tn tho only Lottory avor voted on by the people ofutistor aad datere hue tlecision ne thu Urs, Sur ‘Notice. prom Court at Wushington 14 the unly Logul & now in the United States, wil other churwers een repealed or having no oxtalence. The Louisiana State Lottery Company Waa rogulgrly Incorporated by tho Legislature of Not SPO, eteattonat hod chariabla. pure wy 1 183 for the Term of ‘Swentyiye ara, to which contract the Invivtnbla faith of the Btnte ia'plodgad, wiilch pludya hax beun ronewed Ly Bn overwboluihig popular Yate, scouring ts feauelise jn the new Constieu pio 2A. UM Fete cara ve ea tag ne It a sla Boe aT RS"GRAND SINGLE NUMBUI DISTRIBUTION has always takon plucy monttiy 1 the Secon a I day. Ithas Look at thu followin 1 Capita pe 3 Goiteat [rts Tap Prin a and evor Heolud UF postpond Bs PROPS SAT VM doo wicks At WWG DOLLARS BACLL ALWrgiten: APPHOXES ‘LON 8 Approximation Prices of $00. Y Approximation Priaes of “30. WApproximution Prisos vt IW, FEST Prisos, amounting t0..0.4.> Write, clearly stutiug full adi SOG A : AUCTION SALEN. By GEO. B, GORE & UO, id. ONE DOLLAR, formation, pr sond ordurd Dy oxpr forod. ‘Halter or Blunoy Orde by aa osamd Beak e a ‘New Orleans, Lon 0, 319 roadway, Now York. Ota ou AMP AR AReiaar eae er rund. xi ary Dra! phy sup feimant of GES pitas ALA, BARLY. 210 Madtson-st, Thursday, July 29, at 9:30. QUL NEXT SALE OF Be i ‘monica, pur up vies CANDY hier ra Ae a eitvart 4 ‘ Mitte, Couroctoner, id GUNTHER, Coutostionet, see “TYINING QUEVETS iM I. At Brot Fy ust! Buld, aud Hxchanged, fae MAILBOAD /GROGKERY AND GLASSWARE Wil conalat of a good stock of C, C., W, G., Rock and Yellow Ware, Decorated Chamber Sets, Assorted Glassware, Lamps, &c. Gopds Packed (0 aU nSOuH Cu Auctioneers, E.H. Sargent, 125 State-st., Chicas i iy MATERIALS ‘TICKETS. atsiing ueoro). Tiekyts Agducod rates tv OPPOSITE MUSIC-HALL, raple BF SE tue of thu best t. TICKE’ fae} OULLTy huviog = ea a an he as