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

fo} YVHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1880—TEN PAGEs. ae gf ‘THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. (.C, Goss, of Boston, {sa guest of tho Shor- min Jcuparn JAMES Grant, of Davenport, isnt tho Yavifie. Guy, F.D, CALLENDER, U. 8. Ay is at the Patnuor. Cuantes Ewing, of Washington, D. 0,, is at the Pacific, see Gronae A. Westom, of Weatflold, 3inas., {¢ ot tho Tremont. i: dupar Dex P, Crsseut, of Honderson, Ky. is at the Palmer. JANFS M. BEanpsiry, Postmaster at Rook Island, i1., fs at the Pacific, Lucirnn Butwwseye and family, of New-York, are domiciled at tho Tromont. ‘Tg Rev. ALRXANDEN MACKAY Sstr7H, of No “York, is registered at tho Pacific, . Tnropmi.us Frexct, Auditor of Rattroad Ac- ,connts, Washington, 15 at the Pacific, r 3, B, Lepyanp, General Manager of tho Michi+ gan Central Iultrond, is at tho Palmer. Jupar E. E. Sitrsos, of Colorado, and Judgo Isanc G. Wilson, of Genoya, aro at tho Pacific. CoMMANDER Atnent KauzzZ, of tho United Btates steamship Michigan, nowIn this barbor, ‘thn taken rooms at tho Pacific. Coannes 2, Swiaanr, Jamoa MeCattnoy, and Renry D. Dement, the candidates on the Hepub- Ticun’State ticket, are at the Pacific, JOUN McDONALD, of St. Louls, whose alleged reveintions of tho Whisky Iting’s operations ara ‘Uelng published, was nt the Pacitic yosterday, but tore in tha evening for home, empornture, yesterday, 18 observed by 2, optician, & Madigon street, (Purnunk Was KEG N M., 0 degrees: 10. m..725 1. Ms 7237p. 1D 6% Laromoter, 8 08; 7D, .T0. ‘Tn widow and family of tho Into Martin Hough (ex-policeman) express thoir thanks to Mrs. Manceil Tallcott, the Police Department, and kind friends who guve aid and sytopathy in Jong sickness and attiiction. . Con CLANK EB. Cant, of Gniesburg, was in tho calty yesterday on hls way to Malno to stump tho Beato for the’ Republican ticket. He will stay there two weeks, Col. Curr ison of tho most eloquent and cifectlve atumpers In the country. ArT 10 o'clock yesterdny afternoon ag car No. Bid of the Madison streut line wis Foln p west It collided with one of Thomlinson & {teas stone wagons, which wag going north along Fifth avenue. Ono of tho strect-car horses waa badly injured about tho fegs, and hid to.bo taken to tho stuble and tho car wus slde-tracked. W. Page, of No. 3635 Vinconnes ayenur, waa un down at 4:45 yesterday afternoon nt the foot of Monroe street by tho outgoing Glimnn pas- Booger express on the Minais Central Railroad, Tho right log was crushed off above the knee, and tho lett leg was badly brokon at thoankle, Ho was tuken to St. Luko's Hospital, where his re- covery wus considered doubtful, (He wife of Mr. William D. Eaton, tho ars matic critic of the Chicago Times, died very Bud- donly yestorday utternoon from organte disensa of the heart, a complaint from which sho ns ‘been sulfering for rants yenurs.. A woinan cn dowed with oll domestic’ accomplishments and fine mental powers, her death brings desolution ‘to the home she mindo so pleasant and sorrow to the friends sho had won during hor brief life. H.C. Townsenp, General Passenger Agent of the Wabash, St. Louls & Puctilo Railroad; Hi. A, Ford, General Passenger Agent of tho Vandalln Rallrond; James N.M honey General Frolght Agent of tho Rock Island & Pooria Railrond; J. W. Ruggles, Goneral Passungor Agent of tho Iron Mountain & St. Loula Rallroad: und Jobn T. Crocker, Purebastiy Arent of the Chicago, aullwaukes & St. Paul Hallrond, aro at tho ‘acifie. - . Mns, Mary Fitzsimons and her threo chil- den, Mugglo, Agnes, and Thomas, aged Th, 8, and 6 years resi pectivaty, wero. yesterday brought before Justice Ingersoll ns destitute, The father 4a dead, nnd tho mothor is barely able to carn aliving for bersolf by washing. Tho girls wore sent to the Servite sisters, and Oificer Fairchild offered to give the boy « more comfortubie home quae. ho would tind in any charitable in- atitution. yescenpay otterioon while Mttle Johnny Cain, of Green street, was climb- ing oon 8 pussing truck he silpped and fell fm front: of tho hind | wheel, which pussed over his body, dislocating bis right arm at tho shoulder joint; besides brusing: him quite extensively about tho cheat and fuco. His Injurles were dressed by Lr. Rufus HH. Bartleit, who does not nuticlpato any serious eonsequences, but hopes for u speady recovery. TiH0sAs O'KEEFE, omployed aga inboror by 0 house-moyer named Davis, was sevorcly, and fatully, injured white at work puttin the blocks undér a house at No, 1441 Stato streol by the house careening to ono sido in such a minnner that tho chimnoy collapsed, the bricks of which tell upon O'ltcefo whtle he was atoop- ing to place a timber, Mo was attended by Dr, Painter, who thought his chances for recovery Were slight, Thonce he was taken to the County Hospital. He bourded neur tho cornor of Ash Jund avenue wud Forty-third atreet, ‘Tuenx camo very nearly beings “scene” in the Grand Pacitio rotunda yesterday afternoon between *Syiph" McDonald and United States Marshal Henry Fink, of Milwaukee, Mr. Fink had passed BMeDonald and spokon Plonguntly: to him. . Waite Mac lived neur Milwaukeo Br. Fink hud occasion to onforce an oxecution against him, which McDonald and ph " realsted, and they were sinally compelled ta succumts, Mefonald bad this, fact In imind, and ofter MMarsbal Fink had spoken to bliin, he at once be- came exelted and began to rant, But Mr. Fink ended the matter by quictly walking away and taking T% notice of tho angunge used, At tho regular weekly prayer-mecting at tho Firat Presbyterian Church last evening the ro- lntlon of tho Kev, Dr, Mitchell to the congrega- uon was incidentally referred to by Mr. Dure row In a few rewarka. Ho did not believe that he would loave the churga, or that bo could afford to, and upon inquiry, it was found that Inany othors shared in the’ opinion that, after he bad rested bimsclf, ho would return and roe sume his labora. Others, howovor, took a dif- Terovt view of matters, and did not ontertain @ bopo even that Mr, Mitchell would recath what he bud said. Attho conclusion of the meoting it was announced that tho Rev. Dr. Muchinoro, of Philadelphia, would fill the pulpit Sunday, ‘Tue shoo firms of Greonsfeldor, Rosonthal & Co., Doggett, Bussott & Co. George W. Webber still rofuse to pay the incronsed wages asked by the striking shoumakors. Tho lnst- wamed tirm will soon Jntroduce the boot-prick- iug machine for “aiding” boots, ‘The muchine is ubed largely in the towns of Mussachusetts and New York, where it lu said to bo in great Tuvor, Tho nileged advantazes aro that tho boot can be “hand-aided" ut leas cost, and tho work cou bo done by anybody intelligent enough to draw athread. ‘Tho poring ‘Oreo cun thereby groatly reduced should the inuchine bo put in univorsal use. ‘The cost of “aiding” varies At present, necording to tho quality of tho boot, from 85 cents to $1.50, while by tne machine the cost for cach willbe but 76 cents, REPRESENTATIVES of tho four Bw iss socletica ‘In this city met toguthor Instevoning at Uniich’s Hall, ou North Clark street, for tha purpose of discussing the question of FeCoMIUeN NE to Switzerland some represontative mun to fll the povition of Swiss Consul to this vity, which ‘Position wus rendered yucant by tho resignation of Mr. 1. Endorls, which was uccoptod lust week. The attendance was quite Inrge, Be. Alfred Bucher wus culled totho chair. It was mioved tht itll those presunt be allowed to vote, ‘Dut it was Nally decided that only members o} the four socfoties should have that privi- lege. Tho meeting then proceeded to ballot Toru man, and outoft the forty-nine votes cast BS Birchimeyer roceived Swany Ave, and ‘was declared tho choice of the meotlig, oro will probubly be i muss-meoting held, in which all the Swias residents of Chicayo will ballot on a candidate for thu position, WHite tho Madison street pita bs was open nt 8:15 lust, cveulng to let the propollor Trader pass through, an unknown mun walked off the west approach to tho bridge, and, striking first upon tuo Jower abutment, whietl fs of blook stone, rebounded Into tho river, and was drown before ussistanco could be rendered hin. ‘Tho bridgotendor aura! ‘that he saw tho man etaggore dng ulong the walk, and surmising that he did hot notice that tho bridge was swung, bulioad to him.’ it was too lato, however, as tho wun was already within oo fow stopa at a dlze, apparently so » and was apparen: deeply under tho fulluence of liquor that ho neither heard tho bridyetonder's warning, nor Baw that he wus walking off into the river. Liout, Ward aud tho bridgctender dragged tho river fur tho body, finally ut about 9:30 o'clock — succeoded it was = takeo rig i identitication and tye Coroner's inquost. Tho deceased was about five feot ning Inches tall, about 85 yeursof age, dark huir and eyes, beavy Lrown ipistache, and wos clad ina dark sucguo cout, Kentuaky Jeans pantuloans, chockod shirt, white socks, and buttoned shocs, YESTERDAY evening & man went Inta tho ‘Young Men’s Christian Association rooma, aud wuuted ty seo Superintendent Hemivgwuy. ‘Thut gentleman being busy in bis private oltico, tho Visitor scut ina note to the elfcot that ha wished to pet a joan of Hcents on a check * dor #25 whiob bo bad on the Manufacturers’ Nationu! “Baok, drawn 4 Murry Nelson au payable to | Molvillo | Fuller or Homingway, saw ut once thing was a fraud, and had + the man brought Into his room and questioned boa, At tiest tho Individual gald that bis namo waa KE. J. Funchery: thut ho had been a censtis- guumeretor hero, but had rocelved notnoucy yor Trom the Government, and wasn applicant a poaluion in the Post-Oltice. He bud obtulned ‘the check, be suid, ng u subscription for some bortof campaign pleture, Aftor a little cross quesuoatig, however, he adinitted that he bud written the check himself, pleaded that ho was driven to it by urgent ueed, and promised not todo so auy wore. It iy uvt likely, however, that bls prutestadons weru untrue, He ty & Short, rathor thivk-sot mun, with w very long iuystache, Els clothed aru decent, 104s probe ° Fi for “to respond. “be bold, at which Alexander Sullivan will pre able that he will try tho gaine gue elsewhore, and people should therfore bo on tholr guard fgalnet him. Contonnn MAsN yostordes held an. laren at No. 717 Canal street upon John Abbott, 14 years of age, who wns nectdentally drowned whilo Unthing tn tho river nerr the Alton & 8 Loris Italiroad jbridge; at No, 223 Michigan atroot upolt JohinStmuss, 66 years of age, who fell suddenly rend nt his bonariing-housy Festerday morning of heart disenso; at No. 210 Btatostreet upon Muga Arndt; 1 years of iRes ‘who died yesterdny of injurics received by fall- ing from 4 horae in such a way ne to eniso con- eussion of tho brain, An inquest was also held at the County lospital upon Charles Beek, BT years of age, who a ari torn off on the Stat of Inst month, while nt work dn Kerber’s stoncyard. Denth was cnitacd by tetanus resulting from the iujurios, Also upon Denis Costello, a switchman, who was crushed between an engine andatrain of carson tha Northwestern Kallroad, Tin, Committes of Arrangements for tho Trish Nationn! demonstration ut Ogden’s Grove met nt Burko's Iotot last. evening, Lotters and dispatches wero rend from Mr. Michael Davitt «| and Gon, John 6, Black natifying the Commit- tee that thoy would be on hand and adiress tho audionre. je following will be tho order of exercises In regurd to tho speaking at the grove: At3o'clack a meeting will bo hold, presided over by Judge Maran, at which speeches will bo made by Gon, Black and tho Hon. W. J, Hynes, AtTo'cluck the lon. Heury F, Sheridan, on be- haif-of tho Ancient Order of Hiborntans, wilt deliver an address of welcome to Mr. Davitt to which thnt “gontlentun is oxpected At hulf-pist 8 anothor meeting will side and Mr. Davitt will speak on altaira in Ires and, ‘Tho Inte hour nt which this ts called is for tho purpose of enabling the working-clisses to go to the grove in the evening and bear the distinguished ngitntor. ‘To provent others from speaking than those announced, tho Chairman Clan-na-Gact Guaris and four companies of tha Hibarninn Rities will be present tn full uniform, Duriog thoday various games will bo in progress, while dancing and othor amusemunts Lave been amply provided for. DEATH HY DROWNING. * In responso to n dispatch sent to Ogdensburg by Coroner Mann concerning John'Iayes, whose dead body was found on the nko shore at the foot of Fortleth strect, the following anawer ‘was yesterday revetyed: ef “iHave son in Chicago about 22 years old, Nght hair. name John Hayes; bag got money to pay charges on remains, whout $00., Auswor. I. 1, Chapin, Chief of Police.” vot Upon recoipt of this fuller particulars were gent on. No monoy.or other valuables wero found wpon the person, and there is just ‘as muoh question concerning the cause of dentt as over (hora was, The Coroner. hnd paid ctoxe Attention to tho case, and. bo. is stil puzzled, Ho. went to tho County Farm yesterday ond brought ¢he County Physiolan with bim to mako nn nittopay. ‘The Intter ofliviul-reported ns fol- JOWRS : 5 “A postemortem oxaminntion upon tho boily of an unknown man made this day revenled no marks of vlolonce whotsoever. “The kidneys, liver, ond heart showed att degencration, and the lunga were congested, The condition of the Inttor mnko me believe that this man camo to his donth by drowning. + “Tura. Je Riemann, fs Des “County Thysteian.” By n misprint it was stated ‘yoaterduy that among tho articies tound on the body was an old pipe: it should have been an old fife, THE CITY-ITALL. Commissioner WALLER Will bo back at his post Monday. ‘Te Trensurer yesterday recolved $3,100 from: tho Collector, $1,782 from tha Water Department, and $753 from tho Controller. A IN answer toan nadvertisoment for proposals for shpplying water-gates thore was only one bid—that of tho Union Foundry Worke—whieh ‘wus opened yesterday, They proposo to supply threo gates for $2,100, No award. ANOTHER cnso of small-pox was reported yca- terday from No, sd Emerald avenue. The un- fortunate Individual 1s 18 years of age, and 1 Lrothor of Willinin Morris, who dicd of tho dis- eng ut the sume house a fow days ago. + Cospratsr was made to the Mayor yesterday that Pomeroy & Co, wore farming out their auctioneer Heense to a concern on Clark street, near Madison, and the polico were instructed to nt once close up the Clark strevt ostablishinent unless tho inaniger of it at once came around and took out i license, ‘Tnx contesting of Ald. Cullorton’s scat has been abandoned, and the Alderman Js sorry for {t, Ilo wanted the opportunity to show ‘that two-thirds of the Commune vote cnat for bis op- ponent was illegnl, and, furthormoro, to give tho outelde world a glimpse of how tho Com- miunists run things at tho polls whoro by have Q foothold. ‘Tus IHealth Dopartment was called ‘upon yes- torday to suppreas a sword-figh show on Weils streot, on the ground that the fish was offensive from aye, An examination showed that tho most offonsivo part. of tho exhtbition was tho keeper of it; that tho fish hnd been dend aboitt a week; and that after tho tapso of a few duys more it would be cut into atoaks und put on the market, Axona tho building: permits issued yesterday was ono to Charles Ulrling, to crect a one-story On, No, d22' Holt streot, to coat 81,100; ono toll. R. Kaiser, to ercet a three-story divelling: corner Penrgon and Pino streets, to cost $5,000; onoto .Wettorer. to ergot throcestory dwelling, No, 617 North Clark street, to cost $5,000; ant one to T. W, Worlund, to crect a two-story dwolling, No. 01 Egan avenue, to cost $1,200, Messns. Witkin & Cox, contractors for bulld- ing a water-pipe tunnel undor tho river at Clyboura place, ure reported ug bemg on the evo of throwing up thelr contract. It appears — that they havo sunk tho shaft, and thelr “continuing tho work 4s Intorruptod by the water and the char- actor of the earth found, and the prospect is that thoy will not only throw up tho contract, but that the city will abandon tho !mprovomont, thero,poing no fmmediuto and urgent necessity for {t8yoquplotion. Mr. Fotsy, tho tendor of tho Kinzio atroct bridge, denies tho story of Richurt Russell, printed yesterday, (n roforenco to hla treatment of bim,and exoncratea Mat Colfer from any, conncotion with the trouble, Iie says hy hirad Ttusgelt and offered him all that was duo bim in the presence of witnossca, which he refused to accept; that he (Foley) works on the Uridgo evory Might; and that Instead of Colfer beating Rus- sell bo did it hinsetf because Russel tind repent- nA insulted’ him. The Superintendent of Lrldges is inquiring Into the muttor, and will ro- port to-day, itis thought. tps were opened yesterday for bullding two. now ongino-houses, “J. 8, Lobstein offored to erect tho Ogden avenue house for $9,473 and tho Ashlaud avenue house tor $0,000, aud 2. Harn- shaw offered to crect tho first-named for $11,500 and tho lutter for $1100. ©. W, Giudele offered to build both houses for 624,00." All of the bids fre nbove the appropriition for thy work,— $3,000 for ench house,—but, it having been dom- onstrated by advortiaing twico for bids thut tho houses enntot bo erected: for the money, the probabilities are that some of: the embuilish- hionta of tho houses will be omitted, and tho contract will bo let to tho lowost bidder, A BAILIFY HEAND FHOM, ‘Tho Dailiff of the South Sido Police Court yes- terduy sent tha Controller $257.50, and a batch of oxevutions indorsad “no property found,” and nwutlalied, ‘ho oxcoutions date bnek to Moreh © mono} aut turned over is supposed to bo tho sum total of tho alllit's collections trom thut tia up to July 1. His report is by no meithy sutisfactory, becausy tho proportion of unsatisfied exccutfons ts entirely too large, and, furthermoro, because instead o} raturulng thom nahe bas marked “uo property found,” it was his duty: to have added to the Indorsemont that tho defendant could not be found, or, if found, thut huorsho bud bean tuken to tho Mridewell iniicuef tho paymont of thotine. Thore still stands charged aginst him o large amount, and, wading a further hearing from him on the sub- ject, the oxcoutions rorurned will be followed up, ind hls accounts given as thorough un over hauling as possible. MORE OANAL TALK, Conal-Commissioner Glover called yeatorday fo vxumlno the ordinuncy prepared by the Law Departinent for tho erovtion of 4 bridge across the canal at Ash] of Poat or Lock streot, Ho oxprossud himecl ud dissatisiled with it, and gave uotico that uu- joa the ordinance submitted by the Comuission- ors was substantiuily adopted they would aban don tho lnprovomont. H{s objeution to tho ordl- nance wus that it made thy Cunul Comnitasionors: contractors; mado them indemnify the olty for alt logsea that might occur; und “fina ta allot ‘upon thom toopena atrout, all of which thoy were powerlvas todo under the law, Ho Je to ave renee eae with Bir, Adams an ee, Bubs joct In a fow duys, however, and the Mayor thinks nif of his objectiong can be oversome. in fuct, ho 1s 80 confident that the Counol will pass. an ordinance on the subject satistustory to the Stato that bo hie wuthorlzed Canut-suporintond- ent Thomas to proceéd at once to get tho inute- rin on the ground aud commence the founda- ons ot the bridge, During tho conversation, Mr Glover roforred to tho long-talked-of Bauth Brunch Purnping Worka, and the Muyor said be would be heurd trom on tho subject tia tow days, fund a anile went around the roon, Mr. Q@. says the Commissioners have done all in tholr in tho mutters. that they are In eurnes! want tho puuips pul ape oncay and that thoir Suporintondent suys he could construct them aod put, thom in operation juaido of ninety days, toull of which his Honor replica’ with equ directness and emphasis,—but does nothing, Pacpmanta taba THE COUNTY-BUILDING, Osty¥ eloven marringo Iloonses were issued yesterday, Ar preacnt there are fourteen murdorers con. ‘Boed jn tho jail, ‘Tite calendar of tho Criminut Court will bo ready by Aug, 23, Clerk Doyle ts at work on the how docket, dins, SULLIVAN, the woman charged with kill- joy the wan with u beer-key, was adiuitted ao Dull yesterday ia $40, but was mob reloused land nvonuy, and the vacating: from all, as sho wos unable to furnish suretics. Judge Moran reviewed tho evidence nnd ex- pressed tho opinion that {t was 0 caso of * intol- ntury manslaughter.” The charge was charged to homicilo. Abraham Porter, charged with robbery, was sont back to Jail, "ue Joint Commnitteo of tho Courity. Board met yesterday afternoon. Tho foliowing bills were allowed: Pid, Sexton, flro-proof work, 29,000; masonry, $6,800, Two bids for atone work on the proposed aldewalk around the Court-Honse were read. Tho Chicaya & 1c. mont Btone Company offered to take the job at £17,000, and thy Singer & Talcott Company put init bid for $40,73, ‘Tho work: was awarded to tho farmer company on condition that they fin- {sh tho work by May 1, 1881, or pay, a forfeit of $250 pe, uy thoroufter until tho Jot) was fin- ished, | Tho Roard is to rotain 25 per cunt of tho bid untht the sidewalk is lad, and required tho Company to furnish a good bond for $20,000. Bov- eral membera of tho Committco thought tha iron work in ‘tho Court-Houso ontiroly too heavy, and tho matter was referred to tha in- Spector after some diecuasion, FEDERAL NEWS. Tne Assistant Treasurer yesterday disposed of $5,000 and recolpted for $4,000 In silver, Frve hundred thousand dollars In gold coin was received nt the Sub-Troasury yesterday from tho Mint nt Philadelpnin, Carr, Stewant, Chief Inspector of the Post= Ofico Department for this district, returned yesterday, after being nbsent for several weoks. THA internal rovenue receipts yesterday Amounted to $0,106,.of which §20,718 wna for aplrits, $3,176 for tobacco ‘and cigars, and 8800 for beer. ‘Ine collections for customs duties yestorday footed up $12,160, Follow!Ing fs tho list of dutin- ‘blo goods recetved; Hitchcock & Foster, 11,8 rallrond tics, 280 cords bark; Carson, Pirlo, Beott & Co,, 19 packages: xiry pogds Fiokl, Lalter &Co,, 40 packages dry goods; C, Treidor, 7 vases guns, A YEAR'S POST-OFFIOR BUSINESS. About % yenr ago the: Postinnster-@ eneral Isaued an order dirveting that acount bo! made during tho first weok of November, 1870, and annuuily thereafter, of the netual plocos of niall matter deposited for mailing in. all the oltives and postul cars throughout tho country. Novensber was selected because tt was belleved that ut that timo the mallahandicd an average number of pieces. Tno cuusolidation of the count has just been completed. Multiplying tho returns of this one week by fifty-two gives very nearly tho business done for the year, Tho figures nre-ns follows: Letters, 860,601,672, of which 407,600,150 were in plain chvelopes, 3h5,- 02,020 in card ur roquest onvolopes, and Us,855,- 090° In, olticin! cnvolopes; postal cards, 270,446,710; nowspapera, 616,175,64, magazines, Bide: books circulars, nud miscella- printed ‘matter, 300,816,480; articles of merchandise, 22.014,450, ‘This gives negrand total of 2,215,108, 14 ploces of mail mate ter which have been handled during tho past fiseal yenr. ‘Chis count ts of matter ort, feutiog in this country only, and docs not include mail recolyed trom foreign countries, Moro than 60 per cent of tho entire inall matter originated in tho fifty principal elties of the United States, ‘Tho ton Sistes lu which the largest nmount of mull matter was deposited are as follows: New York..see sees. Pennsylvania... = ‘These ore the firat reliable stutistics ovor.ov- tained of the mumber of letters, cte., passing through the mails, and tho count to be made in Noveuiber of exch yonr herentter will show ox- aetly what the Post-Ofico Department {3 doing, and how its business is increasing with the Rrowth of the country. —— TIIE SOUTIL PARK. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS, ‘Tho regular monthly meeting of tha South Park Hoard was beld yeaterday afternoon, Proa- {dent Walsh in the chair, All the membgra were Present with the exception of Mr. Sherman, _ Acommunication was received from the Com- ‘mittee of Arrangements In connoctiun with tho coming Knights Templar demonstration asking for tho loan of horses during Monday and halt of Tuesday next. 1¢ was determincd to give the Committee on thoso days the horses used by park police, ‘Tho Superintendent's monthly roport gave tho totul of expenditures us $10,781, the pay-roll FH.OP, and tho receipts 32,36, . A Mr. Hudson appeured with a petition pray- ing that the Honrd would do pomettlng to iimn- rove tint portion of the sidowalk of Oakwood oulevard between Vineeunvs und Cottage Grove avenues, ‘Tho inhabltunts complained that the present gravel walk was wearing out their ahors Too rapidly, and tho Board concluded to help them by putting duwn boards on tho sidewalk. ‘Tho Superintendent was instructed to cloan up Michigan avenug, from Jnocksen to Four- tuonth street, iu view of tho forthcoming pro- ecgslut. SUNDAY CONCERTS. ob) flora resolution was offered by Mr. assell: el Resolved, That the President be directed to |. arrange for Sunday afternoon concerts ng fol- lows: Aug. 15, West Park; Aug, ©, East Park; ‘Aug. 29, Wost Park; Bopt. 6, Bust Park; and Sopt, 12, West Park. ‘This resolution was seconded by Br. Price, and was carried, Mesers, Waish, Ruasell, and Price voting in tho aiflemativo; Mtr. Corual in tho negative, Mr, Cornell followed, with this resolution; Wurru:as, In provious years this Commission naver has ppropriated money for Sunday con- certs, and there has never been any formal yoto taken by this Commission in rogurd to park con- certs for the presont year; therofore, Resolved, ‘That thore shull not hereafter be any money uppropriuted: by this Commission for Sunday concerts, This resolution was voted down, fr, Cornell only yoting ii favor of it, The usual priat of resolutions by Mr. Russell wero read und passed upon. ‘Thoy referred to ainall details in the manugemont und jn tho fin- provement of tho park. Tho most Smportunt Instructed tho Superintendent to roccive pluns for tho construction of a now cousorvatory and yrecuhouse, Adjourncd. . JIMMY OCARROLD ° ‘ IN A QANADA JAThy Jimmy Carroll bas turned up again. Ho has boon practicing his profession iu Cannda, it ap- Pears; has been caught thore, and will not bo uble to get out of this sernpo ns cuslly as out of tho Galesburg, Huntsville, Ala., ond Springftotd, JIL, aud othor operations, Ho was charged, it willbe romembered, with belng tha man who stole 816,000 from tho Btato Treasury at Springfield, and also with belug Iniplicatod in the $10,000 bank-robbory nt Gulesburg, Ho way indicted thore for this last crime, gave bull, and thon failed to turn up at tho proper time, and has not boon heard of glnce, although 1¢ {a undorstood taut is bondsmen baye been hunting all ovor ‘tho country Tor him, ‘There was n brief mention-a month or so ago of the fuct that the bnokkueper of a Montreul firm bad been robbed of a spobel coutalutng $16,000 in monoy, It uow appears that the jul was mannxed by Carroll and “ folie Matches," of Clovelund, Tho boueicee per of MoNuwoug, of Moutreal, was taking this $10,000 out to the ox- tonsfon of the canal works to pay off some labor ora, Curroll and * Matches" bad watched hin on previous trips, and bad gotten up a sochol exnetly like the onu which the bookKooper wus in the habit of varrylug. They got on the train with bin when be made this Inet trip, and when the bookkeeper sect the asuchel own to wipe bis fuco, or when thoy had in sone imaunur managed to cull bis attention away from tho bag, they substituted tho bogus for tho real sachel, aud got away befero tho bookkeeper discovered the subsiitution, Not ‘very long afterwards, Carroll and hig pall wero enught, ond they ura now in jail at‘Luronto, Thuy ure trying W get bail, whichis, howover, a much nore diiicult thing to do in, Cangda than t ts iu suine parts of tho Unitod Sta Galus- fuoluded; but dMayor Hurrison has boen notiited of thelr whereavouts, and will doubticss inform the authorities of tho slippery charactor of these two vustoniers, ‘Tho oronfo police, by whom tho arrest wus made, ure Burd thut thoy buve got the right mon, and claim to bavo a case oyaluet thou, INSURANCE, THE CHICAGO BOAND O¥ INHURANOR BROKERS holda meoting yesterday evening in the vet> eran club-room of tho Palmer Houso for the purpose of portecting tho orgunizution which ‘wus started at the provious meeting. Tho chutr was occupiod by Bir. J, A, Millor, who later ro+ cisngt that position In favor of Mr. Hugh Aloxe ander, ‘ Aimotion to proceed to tho clootion of oMoora guvo way to tho considerntion of a suggestion thrown gut by Mr, Willlam Olcott that Jt would bo well, beforo tho orgunization of | tha Assoolution was perfected, to De point & cominittes’ of throe ta be sult with the insurgnoe agents Aad and out any rate it would, hu held, be adviauble to POO tho cluution of ofticars until us fuller ropresenta- ton Of tho brokurs was prceent, “2 Tho dow was not received with favor, ana the eleotion of oiticers was procooded with, the ru- sutt bolng us follows: President, Thomas i. Fry: Vice-Prealdont, Thomas Huncook; Hoare: tary, A. W, Howe; Yrousurer, A. It, Eawatds; cuutive Comuittco—W. 0, Van Every, George A, Julson, FW, Hunter, G. 3M, Harvoy, 8. Murrig; Fluanco Comuittco—C, C. Phittipa, Job w. Bweotund, Hugh Alexander; Mumborship Commulctuoma, U, Edwards, H. ©. Zuttormelator, Paice, The following resolution was adopted: “Wuernag, In July the Caicayu Hourd of Un- orwriters pins a rosoludon problbiting men borg of suid Lourd from ullowlng any comuils- won or brokeruge tu uy person or porsuus oot his voto in favor of the lenders of his oholce, .|'tyeflve present, Mr. i. C, Matluck, President a member of sail Bonrd on business placed with thon; and “Wuetras, Various discreditable practices havo arison among cert onlied Insurance- brokers which have tended to lower tho business: of jeunes Scans in the estimation of tho agents and the pubile nt large: oa oO { that the Hannibal & St. Joo Company had made fg $10 rate, and lie wanted to know of Mr, Hoopor if ho would maintain tho rate, of $20, to the general public to and from Chi- eago, named by the General Passenger Agents, Mr, Hooper replied iu theafirmative, TIE RAILROADS. in the gross earn Ui per gent enw daring tho year, or over it. y, ‘Tho St. Paul Ptoncer Press tn oj 5 untty oO) “ of similar longth which can mate we Cause of the War, Between the “WHEWRAS, Lt Js tho object of this Assoatn- New Orleans and Nashville and nthe ‘meeting tt was slated that th | splendid exhibit of ono yenr'n wey esc! & tlon to corrout nil oxisting vila in tho insure contract of the Hannibal Company to trans: | trafle. At tho samo timo that te owen of auee-brokornye business 14 thls ofty, and thore- Roads. port the ‘ansas City Commandery had been complied with, and tho rte was $10. This completed all outstanding contracts, nnd tho ‘Fort Scott'nnd the Chicago é& Alton havo withdrawn thelr rate, aa has nlso the Roc new man. agement have bull "p the tran : they have improved The Tondbeds ras is track with steel ralis, built ocres ‘of new ile pots, elevators, cte., sold thousands of acl i of Jand to actual sottlers, find begun the 4 by roige said business in tho opinion of the pub- Noy thorefore, bo it * Resolved, hist wo Hopedale all dlscreditable Practices which hyve arisen ntnong so-enlled In- surance brokers, dnd that It 18 the disposition on Nothing New in the Unpleasant. Col tho part of members of this Association to use ness Between the Express Island & Pacific of tho ono they made of $10 | struction of extensions Amount thole utmost cudegvors to. correot the ene a8 Companies, ‘ from Topeka. This question being rotted. | gregate to 850 niles of track, fet ao aa fur us possible; and itis futhor |: it was resolved that all difficuitios were at an | completed bofore snow files. ba " Reaolved, That we request the Excottive Com- “ end, and that the rata of $20 to tho public —— mitteo to confer w ie tho insurance nzonts rel- | - should be maintained under any elreum- ative to having said resolution prohibiting the | aflure of the Western Passenger | stunces. ‘The publle had been lado beliovo payment of commission to insurance brokora waived so far asthe same may apply to mem> bora of this Asscolntion: and further * Resolved, That eald Committee report on tho game at our noxt mecting,” ‘The meeting thon adjourned. LOCAL POLITICS, FRENCH REPUNUIOANS. Tho meoting called at the Grand Paelfle for this ovening by tho French Repubtican Central Committee {a of moro than usual Importance to French Hepublicans, It {s alleged that o few ambitious partios, inorder to become leadors, resolved to ston! n march on tha Central Com- mittee, For that purpose, shortly after tho National Conyentton, thoy vatled a meeting by private invitations, carcfully avoiding to publish it iu tho nowspapors, and inviting only euch persone ng thoy thought would not be likely to interfere with thelr echome, By thia moans thoy resolved thomsclyes into 9 Star-Chnmber A WATERING-PLACE Speciat Dispatch to The € MUSICALE, Geneva Laie, Wis. Aug..1L—Tho pap. lors of the Whiting House were Crowded to. night by a select audicnce Istening ton mu. sleala prepared by Mra, F. ©, Bellinger, of Milwaukee. ‘Tho. srograin ’ cousisted of Piano and yocal solos. Evory piece was renderod with feoling and appreciated by the highly-cultivated audience, Anothor IUslo~ Pan een oP Ae iN ae 8. hotel, \ vited guess, indulged Inn hop. My thelr ns SE EE EEEEReREeEE NESTLE'S MILK FOOD should be taed by mothors ‘of nursing children, Containg nothing injurious, and requiring only water to preparo It for use, tho danger of ime pure allie is ayolded 4 ‘or enlo ruugists and grocers. A pamphlet with full partiouines sont by nddra THOMAS LEENING & C04 Souttent, Can, —————— . Association to Hold a Meet- that the cutting would nssuine such propor ing. tions that n te would bo offered, but in this they w mistaken, as all represent atlves agreo that tho $20 shall bo Ilyed up to. THE WABASI. - Mr. C, L. Rising, General Agent of the Wabash, St. Louls & Pacific Railway Com- pany In this city, has just issued the follow- ing notice to shippers: é Tha Wabash, St, Loula & Paciflo Raltway {a now prepnrod to take freight of all kinds to all Sey @ral of the general ofiicers_ of the Chi- | stations on its main Hno, branches, and divisions east of tho Misslssipp! Hvar, ne follows: Chicigo cago, St. Louls & New Orleans Railroad aro ity. ere & Strawn Division, Chien; Paducah Division, in tho clty.. A. ‘TiinuNe representative had | Conmpatgn, Havatn & Western Division, 1eo- a talk with them yesterday afternoon regard- | Kuk Division, Matn Line, Hanntial & Naples ing the status of tho fight between thelr Com- Bawardeville peel pad ut ue pany and the Louisville & Nashville, ‘They | rere ns ier teed atour local freight. de> Bay no overtures have yet been made for 9 pet, Seventeenth and Grovo streets, where wo cessation of hostilities, They meant to fight | have ample facilitics to, handle penny, all “ at Tho Western Roads Adjuat the Knights Templar Rate from Kansas Points, a ‘TTF SOUTIERN WAR. ¥ ‘Dusiness conalyned to and recolved from tho Coiumittec, and immediately proceeded to | tout to the bitter ent, ana thoy felt quite aiyistons montloned. : A SPECIAL TRAIN HE? tla” ae gaan op | coment of wn aly to como ox of ths | fe enor i maa gaa 82S | wi inva tho Conia depo ia, fargo inntorlty of Prone Roputlicnns, a | CoMtest vietorlously.. The war had been Ine | oti hourdercd trom Mrs, fininniekl, Tune at 11145 p.m. overy ovening, from Aug, 16 tor, augurated by the Loulsville& Nashville, and inolualve, and run through to Aurora. —————— it was for the inanagers of that Company to sny when it should stop. number of whom peromutorily refused to servo ns offlvers in site in oruiiien lon or to attond their meetings, while othors who had been doe bor Agent ot this Compniy, nt the Chicago, Bur- Hngton & Quinoy switch. “Cars for lumbor_out. They did | Se of tho Luriher District, and all othor Times: Our highest artists in dontistry Juded into accepting office hastened to withdraw frefyhis, should bo ordered from Mr, George 0. ” '* The Ae tt ase eH as ore? aster ee Ta rien | not_ronlly Know whnt the Loutsvillo | SiMernenl reise Agents Boventocninnd | Mecuesnoy’s boyond doubt thougn but g nace Cominittes quiotly waited until after tho great | & Nashville want; they certalnly want- | Grove streets, O1 gas ee ir offices enn bo reached by Tutiticatton niceting on Market square, thon bet several mectings, whore thoy discussed the best ed nothing of It. As thoy undorstoad | {elephono ns folloya: Ioent Frolyht Agent, by Indigestion, dyspepsin, nervous prostratio Hell Telephono; General _Agont, by voth and ull forms'of gonvral debility relloved by tak? feuns of preserving huriony amongst Froueh | it, the fight arose from the desiraof the Lou- | ang District Telophoucs.. Prom, tattontion will | ing Aonsman ateptonizad Loot Toulo, tho ey Jovublicaut, amd at the sanic time doing tholr | {aylile & Nashville to act asa kind of ditta- | begiven to all npulicaens ‘or rates, which preparation of bast, containing ita entire auth. full share towards a Hepubiicnn victory next | tor in Southern matters. ‘Shure lias beon a | sbould be addressed tu tho oflico of tho General | tous properties. Jt iy nobis moro alimulant like full, Itwas resolved to calls mcoting for this | rujein fore for years, and this rule pravails | 4 among all the ronds in the country, that the | oro ha procured ries pur shorter Jine should name the rates to allcom- pees NUM a be pre cpontod a aie pc mon points, Tho Louisville & Nastiville, | ton contrary to this rule, wanted: the ‘New Or- leans Road to submit to agreed rates from that city, nnd that these rates could not bo changed except by the consent of both par- ties making them. the New Orleans Road -nereet to stitch a thing, and the Louisville & Nashville saw iit to reduce rates from Pensa cola, Mobile, and other Guilt ports not reached by the New Orleans Rond, and attho same tine the Louisvilic & Nushville refused to nccopt a reduction In rates from New Orleans, the Chiengo, St. Louls & New Orleans Road would have ity ands tled and be unable to compete with its rival, which would in such an event have everything Its own wiy.. ‘They would have no objection to agreed rates trom Now Orleans, provided it was stipulated that no lower should prevail from Mobile, Pensacola, and Gulf ports than from Now Orleans to Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, St. Louls, and other computing points, but under no condition would they submit to any arrangement that took away tho right froin their road to lave as low rates ars Os Orleans as aro charged froin other ris. So fie tho war has been confined almost exclusively to.the pasonnar business, but should it sprend to the freight traftic It would not hurt thelr road in the least, as all the advantages would be in its favor, Even the low passenger rates were Inillcting no great damage upon their road, as the increase of business was making up ina great. measure for tho loss in rates, This war has demon- strated that low rates pay the Southorn roads much better than high ones, and as far 13. their road Is concerned the day of high pas- sengor rates has passed away. The Chicago, St. Louls'& New Orleans Rond was in tho best possible condition to continue the fight indefinitly. It was no burden to tho Ilnols Central, which owns tho extracta of boot, but contains blood-muking, sore venenatis nnd lifo-suatatuing proportics: isinvaluablain all onfeobled conditions, whether tho result of exhaustion, nervous prostrition, vorwork, or acute disease; particularly Mf roe sulting. Een pulmonary coamplatnis. Caavell, lazard & ropriotora, Now Yor! by druggists’ PO rn evening, nud let the mujority elect thelr own ofticers.' ‘he Committed have spared ‘no pains to make the callus pitblic us possible. Every French-speaking citizen who wishes for tho suce coaa of the lepublican party next fall should, theroforg, attond the meoting to-night and cast NEW AUDITORS. . Tho Chicago, Rock Island & Paclfic Rail- road Company 1s about to make an impor- tant change in the working arrangement of is General Freight and Passenger Depart- ments, Heretofore the Genoral Freight and General -Pagsenger @Agents were charged with the duty of auditing the accounts of their respective departments, They aro now to be relieved from the -duty, and the audit- ing Is to be done by officials specially charged with this duty, who will have to report di- rectly to the ‘T'rensurer, Mr, A, ‘Temple, for pinily years past assistant to Mr. St, Jolin, is to be the Auditor of the Passenger Depart- ment, and Mr. G.1L Crosby the’ Auditor of tho Freight Depurtmont. . TNE CLEVELAND MEETING. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 11.—Tho Committee of Freight-Agents appointed at tho meeting held at the Konuard Howse on Monday Inst continued. thoir Inbors in connection with tho revision of classification to-day, Their report {sto be submitted to the Conventfon of Gencral Freight-Agonts from all sections, aud itis expected that this meeting will be held in‘the {mmedinto future at Ningara Fails, The lines in interest hope to get tho Jines west of Chicago to conform to tha classification as revised by the Committes here appointed, and also hope to get tho “trunk Hnes to gdoptiton business originat- ing in the West for tho East. ‘Tho lines represented here inthe Convention will be Vound for atime! at least to honor the old COLONRD REPUBLICANS, A meeting uf colored peopto was held at No. 320 South Clark stroot Inst evening for the pure pose of tuking nution relative to tho presontiue Hon of a candidate of tholr own race before tho Republican Convention as County Commissioner, Dr. ». HH. Howard calied the meeting to order, and stated what had voen dono on the Wost sidu towards Indoraing Mr, J. W. Brown uso caudi- date, My. William Johugon was chosen Cholr- mun of tho mesting, and made .a speech In nd- yoeavy of tha claim of Me. Brown, He consld- ered tho colored peuple entitled toa candidate, oud hoped their clauns would be heard, A com- mittee of tive was Appolnted. to draw up 2 sot of resolutions on the subject, and n report wasaub- mitted indorsing Mr, irawn's cluims, Tho meot- dng ndopted the report, after which Mr. Brown muds & short specoh, returning thanks for the honor conferred on him. A little opposition was manifested by a few tn tho audience to favor the selection of another candidate, but Mr. Brown's trionds wore in tha mujority. A committeo was appuinted to present Mr, Brown's name to the Convention, uftur which the meet- ing adjourned. 2 _ THIRTEENTH WARD, ‘The Young Men's Garileld and Arthur Club of tho Thirtconth Ward mot lnat evening at No, 6W0 West Luke street. ‘Chore wore about soven~ MARRIAGES. POWERS—HRADY—Aug, 10, by tho Rev. Qlclaughlin, Charen of ha Rununetattane sis de It, Powurs and Ailes Kittie A. Lrndy, buth of this city, —————— DEATHS. FITZGRRALD—Aug. 10, James Hunoral to-day af 11 o'clock from ‘Yun Buron-at, to Bt. Patrick’ to Calvary DICKINSUN~Yosterday morning at 1: jer jate residence, 400 Wor . tonvaks "at iWufeloek fosday. pallor COUPEN—A . aCSire, Hannan Coopersasedau yours eeteent Notlco of tunurnt horentfter.+ Ge" Genova (N..¥.) papors ploase copy. ANNOUNCEMENTS, Political, . IETIE WARD YOUNG MEN'S GAT I FPerrhurdite mtn a Tavating tins oeaaian No, 1005 South Hulatod-st. (old nuinber), All thuse wiuhing to Joln tuts Club are invited to ‘aitond the INTH WARD REPUBLICAN Obi Carponter's Hath, 24 Wost siadison-aee toni, HEING THH NHAIt APPROACH OF THE Col: lug cloction, nud deoming it to the best Interest of tho party rganize ® young men's Gartlold and lub, we eurnostiy requextall ine gay dts Wont Cnigagoraye: Le We Seta C eB." de We Eel ME, arvalt te Wilk, if of the Club, cocupied tho chair. Tho Executive Commnitteo reported that thoy had collected miunoey enough to pry the ontiro ront of tho Balt ‘until after the election, and had pad ovor o tnoney, ‘Tho SMurching Club Committeo reported 9 roll of forty-nine mombors, who could be rolicd upon wt all times. Seven now membore wero admitted, which swells tho roster of tho Club to ever 100, and QeveNTRENTIT WARD GAUFIELD AND AR- thor Club will hold their moeting this eventn; Tif Culeago-ay. All Ropublleausof iho ward arene ‘viled to come.” *-. FPUERE WILL DEA PORLIC MiRTING OF French Republicans at the club-room of the Grand Paeltio this ovening at8 o'clock for tha. purpose of clocting a now Contral Committee and orgmaliing tor cumpalun work. z su far as their ages have boon axcertalnod thore are but fourtech who oxccod W yeors of azo. Mr. E.¥. Comstock was called upon for o gpecch. Tho gentiomin in response indorsed | it, but was paying Its way now from tho net | classification, but every effort will bo made | PERE Wild, BY A MEETING ‘OF Tie YOUNG Sameeagtold fa an wbleand Jeurned statesman) edralngs, do anato the trumie Hines wdopr the claselilen: | ara ia Main SRA Gata aia " 7 = ? ¥ would genlously, guurd tho rights of avery oltl- care EXphitas WAT: tlonas adopted by the Committeo here ap- | business. Frominont speakers wilt address the zen, and briug honor upon his administration and upon his country. Ho nmdvised a thorough ganyass of tho ward, aud believed tho young mon could dovlfectiva work among the older P Pointed. ‘Tho classification ag revised |b; tho Committee will hold trafila originating inthis section, but through goods from the Enst, so far ag cnr-loads are concerned, must of necessity for some time be shipped and frolght paid in accordance with the old classification. 1t is generally believed that the agreement hore effected Will bo subscribed to by lines out of f meatlng. Thoro fs nothing now In the express war. ‘The sftuntlon remains tha same as noted yesterday, All the business for points be- yond Council Bluffs, reached exclustvely by ‘| Gould’s Pacliic Express, goes by the Wabash “& Rock Island, the Paclfie Express taking {t over the former and tho United States Ex- good on all Miscolinacona. Y INVITATION OF AU. MOODY, TH NEV, Br iobyte Wore at Be penis Melt Beco Bigo Avenue pulpit, morning and evening, noxtBun- TE TEV, A. TIAMDIN, PAST Liittod iraet ht, Caurane Weill songuek these rh tion, which alone ‘would’ provont defeat. Io prayor-meoting to-day in Lower Farwell Hall, suid the “Democruts,of tho present. day wero, many of thom, tho “same i * . tho section of those represented ii this Con- whom te" Lalon “soldiers: feveled “enore | Press over tho Intter. ‘Tho Puclfe and United | vention, and a general fecling provalls that guns sixteen years. ugo. We _- went | States Express Companics gecupy the same | henceforth unanimity of action in connec- , townr and whipped out tho fighting Demo- ernts, and the gowardly stny-at-homo Copper- heads had received a lesson fully os salutary, The Democracy wore hungry for tho flosh-pol of offico, but thoy hud been rept ia partial ob- Hvion elnco ‘180, aud tho speaker thought thoy would be kept there until 1900 at loast, [Ap- Bluuse.) | Ho tuvited any Democrat who dealred to come forward and be converted, The speaker Hhow pala his attention to Hancock's career a3 Provisional Governor of Loutsluna, clatining that hig courao wna conciliatory to. the Hebel clement, and domonatrated that he had forgot- ten the Union sentiments for which bo bid yaliuntly fought, The spoukor claimed thut such conduct was u betrayal of his trust. He discussed tho Domecratic doctrine of’ States rights, and closed by suylug that ho should bo unulterably oppos¢d to Dumocricy until that heresy was abuadoned. z Tho meeting than proceeded to olect officers of the Marching Club, and tho following were office, aud, as heretofore stated, mako an equal division of tho business, one company taking it for twelve hours and the other for the sane time alternately. ¥ either the Aimericnn Express Company here nor the Burlington and Northwestern Railroad Companies will take any further ateps in tho matter until thoy hays heard from Mr. Fargo, of the American Express, and Mr, Pitkin, of the Burlington, who are now in New York, and to whour a statement of the situation has beeu sent. 1s pre- sumed that they will call upon Mr, Gould, and try to effect a compromise; and It Is be- Moved that 0 satisfactory arrangement will be tho result, unless Mr, Gould's designs should be different from what {is claimed by tho ofilcers of the Union Paeitic and the Pa- elfic Express. Great fear is expressed by the managers of the three Iowa lines that Gotld’s tion with tha shipment of car-load lots will onsua, * A NEW ROAD. Bytcial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Sprinariecy, Ill, Aug. 11.—Articles of Incorporation of tho Strawn & Indiana State Line Railroad Company were to-day filed with the Secrerary of State. This Company proposes to construct a rond from Strawn, Livingston County, east through Ford and Iroquois Counties, to the State Mue. “Its capital stock Is. fixed at $100,000, and the In- corporators are Wiliam Cessna, Ash Grove; Jueob Dazoy, Wellington; Wiilinm Good win, Lumley; H. L. Bushnell, Terre aute; and William iui, Chicago. selected: Cuptain, O, i. Stuult; Firet-Lieuten- | renal design 1s to brenk up the Iowa aay unt, BK. W. Hicks; Becend:Liout it, Gi 8 ITEMS, P. Dlurray: Orderly ‘Se de ride. ool, and {that ho started this express fight siinply as an enterin fi him an opportunity to extend the trouble to the regular freight business, It has been known for some time past that Gould has no good will towards tho pool, and thatit¢is his desire to break it up. ile has tried on sey- eral occasions to create troublu and dis- sengion between the lines composing the pool, but tho ronds stuck go closely together, that Gout had te give it up until ho had a Nne to this city whieh he could contro). The openhig of the Wabash’s Chicago Branch gave him that opportunity, and ft is fyared that he will now -keep ‘up the contest until the pool has ven up the host, ‘Thotact that the Wabash hus thus ‘ar steadfastly refused to join the Towa pool, although the pool lines wero willlng to minke the best of concessions, is cited as proof that Gould wants the pool discon- Inued. Tho pool could not possibly be maintained with an independent organiza. tlon fighting it. ‘Thevenl intentions of Gould Mr. I, E. Sntvely, Genoral Freight Agent of the Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway, an- nounces that Mr, H, G. Bird has been ap- pointed Chief Clerk of his department fn this elty, and will have full authority In the Gen- eral Freight Agent’s absence, and Jifs Instrue- tlonsto road and Ino agents must bo re- spected accordingly, A report Is current thet Mr. E. B, Stahl- man,, Traffic Manager of the Loulsvills & Nashville Ratlroad Company, hus resigned, or{!s about todoso, Nothing authoritative, however, has yot been learned regarding the matter. . Tho Rock Island Railrond Company has Just completed ut its shops In this city a new dining car that ts one of the finest and most elegant evor constructed in this country. lts interior tg richly decorated, the woodwork of is omitted 4 rgoant, B. ‘the Club then ndjourned for two weeks, Yedge to give ENGLISH REPUBLICANS, A numberof Enullah-Amorican citizens mot Inst ovoning ut tho Grand Pactile Hotel, Thomus Wooduron presiding, for tho purpose of forming 4 Republican Club. - A series of resvlutions wero adopted declaring that those present would do all they possibly could to elect the Repub- ean ticket, and waking ull progressive mon to work In tho interest of the Republican party, bolioving that progressivo reform is obtuine only through thy oicction of the Hepublican party for another term. It was decided to call the organization the * Anglo-American Ropub- Mean Club of Iilnota.” Tho Club thon elected ollicera ns follows: President, Thomas Wood- ason; Vice-President, W. E. Sinith; Secretary, Honry Gaunt, The Club then adjourned until & P. nt, Aug, 25, at the sume place, SUICIDE, HID OF A BILVTLESS RELATIVE, A most romarkablo und peculiar case of Bule olde was discovered yesterday morning at & POW! MADB HNOM GU APE CREAM TANTAR. fousekoepor'a favorite in loading cities of the wort, jo ovher preparation rakes such light, taky. bot ads. or lugurious past Ty. “Can be ontan by ayepegt fos without fear of the i Ia resulting from heavy (s fertible food, £2” Comm ended for purity and nnole jovernment Chemiat, Be. fOMORT TAL BARING POW DRIU CG, Now Vart a Jn regard to this mater will no doubt be de- the Theat yonea ring and natin rt and JEWELTY. 5 Ci 1 iat w! nd to add to the comfort and con- uae o'clock in an outhouse on the premisea No. 1033 | yelopud within a fow days, i wee Wost Juckson stroot. The cottage {8 occupied | \-O™ : yeriicued 96 tue TTT bie ho bitronize EXQUISITE by Mrs, Mary Wert and hor family, Bho keeps a GENFRAL PASSENGER AGENTS, “Grand Pacific,” and willrun between this elty and Councl! Bluits, It is now announced that the Trunk Line Arbitrators have completed their task of ar- ranging percentages for-tho various roads Uttla stationery-store and news-dopot at No. 18 Woat Randolph streot, The mun wna hor brother-in-law, Alvin Doxtoy Wert, who had ouly returned from New York State tho provious Tho Western Association of General Pas- genger and Ticket Agents was to have held ils regular meeting yesterday at the Grand veulng. Beside him tny a phial which | Pacliic Ilotel. Whon the meeting should | east trom Chicago, Including the Chicago & hha "contaliied 3 iaadiutas said, appar: have becn called to order, at 11 o'clock an. | Grand Trunk, and’ thoir decision 4s to bo ently, by Jones & Umsted, who kvop | !twasfound that thera wero butnincteen | nade known, next Friday, At Ig claimed that a drug-storo. corner of ‘Van Buren | membors present, while It takes twonty-ono | the Chicago & Grand ‘trunk will get Jess than 9 percent, aud there is considerable anxiety to know whether this road will abldo by the award, The Cinclunatl Enquirer says: Just what the Indianapolis, Blodmington & ‘Western folks will do for a substitute for the Cham- wign, Mavann & Western, which the Wa- ash has absorbed, isn provlem no one, not Btreot and Western avenue, Mrs, Wert trod to restore hor brothor-ln-law by inducing him to tale'fuod, buthe refused, ‘Thu house is quito a spacious uno, butthe family had the unfort- ‘unate man tuken to the Cook County Hospital with tho nasistinco of Ollicor Duity, and toro ho dlod about noon. 3 Upon arriving at tho hospital asearch of tho clothing roveuled an cmpty Smith & Wesson it calibra revolver with tho barrels empty, and a ls Jewelry, CELEBRATED FOR Elegance and Beauty in Design, Superlorin Quality and Finish,comprising patterns found elsewhere, are shown at Hamilton, to make o quorum, Consequently com- mitices were appolnted to hunt up two moro mombers, and an adjournment was lind until 2o’clock, The Committco scoured the chy from one end to another In search of strag- glers, but when the timo for reconyentng ar- rived It was fouud that only sixteen mem- bers were present. An adjournment | ve thomselyes, can solve, and in tholr rE box of cartridges, An, examination ‘of h % despair. (for the loss ts irrepdrable) they. ourds 0 nf 3} was then taken: until 4 o'clock p. mt, ") i pUsy person hare ee? pe, ahoE bins Dut: oat. that timo —atill. fewer | New not whero to turn. The Llinols Cen- tral canuot benofit them, and It may be quite & while before the wound given by the Wa- bash can bo healed, Even then it will leave abad scar, and the officials feel thelr loss keenly, for the Wabnsit will take enre that the Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western gots none of the business from off that Ilne, whieh of courso will eventually be handled via Chicago. Tho Denyer, South Park & Pacific has adopted o novel method of adjusting tha questions which have grown out of accidents to rallway cmployés, ‘The Directots have passed resolutions which provide that it employés agree that they will not join or act in coupart with an: pretbertood of en. ncers, firemen, conductors, or other trade Silene and if thoy nlso relieve tha Com- pany, {pra peeunlary fiability for Injuries inflicted by accidents, the Company will agrea Ju case any conductor, brakeman, engineer, firaman, yardmaster, or switclinan’ becomes sick or disabled by ‘aceldents white In. the discharge of hiy duties, to .furnish medioal and surgical nid, to give halfpay duri continuance of sickness, and o ba 31,000 to -the legal representative of the injured em- ployé in case of death, ae tho bal! bud: passed out under’ the hou dor Lindo. ‘Tho laudunum which the deceuucd bod taken was diluted, and could not have killed him, ‘Tho drugylsta auld it to Wort bes guuse bo looked reapoctuble, aud, na ho took ft tho night previous, it could not have caused his death. On tho othr ‘hana, tho plato! wounds wore intlicted poveral de ‘s Oyo, und peneteat> Ba the {une had eoumed bis out! ing wit ho held to-day, members made their nppenrance, An infor mal disctssfon was then had regarding the fulghte-Kemplor rater, which aro being butchered in a horrible manner by a number of roads, ‘Iho question was” discussed whether !t would not be advisable to ake o enornl reduction to mect the rates made b: ie faithless Ines. No result was reached, however, and the meeting adjourned. » ‘The fear is generally expressed that nono ofthe roads will bo able to maintain the agreed Knighta-lemplar rates, and that be- fore the ond of the weok It will bo “ kvery- body for himaclf.”” ’ COR. STATH AND RANDOM, sG2eonAet. ———__ maeergany AUCTION SALES. By ELISON, FLERSHEIM & CO. Auctioneors, 61 and & Randolphest ASSIGNEE’S SALE AT AUCTION “OP THE « Pooley & Mitchell Stock, OF OVER 68,000 WOITH! OF FIRST-CLASS FURNITURE + CARPETS, And General :House-Furnish* : Ing Goods, © At Storés 455 aud 457 West Madlsonsst ‘Thursday: aud Friday, Aug, 12 aud 18 * _ANTI0A: MM. BACHE DAY. | Bold by order of D. GOUDWIN, Assignee, hy An inquest ‘TiuusUN rupurter called at the reatdence of Mrs. Wort yostorday, afternoon to obtuin some information in regard to tho dovoused. “Th the family know of tho denth, wow not 0 -loast «=oBign of sorrow, A daughter of Mra. Wert sald Liat tho lady was down ut tho atere,and they didn’t want auy- thing wid in the paper uuybow. The d ladies were Dually enwaged iu sowing, and thoy said that thoy knew of the death ef thotr uncle, ‘Tho Indy.euld he wus.an old bachelor, W yours of axe, born neur Lockport, N. Ys Ho bad’ always ‘been ehiftloss, and pover & success, and thay bad to support him, ho dotng vrrands and chores for Mry,’Wert. OF uty ho bud becowe demunted, aud imagined that gverybody was aftur him, They know wt he curried tho revolver, and Mri Wert had told him that ho would burt. binself with it, and hud compelled bin to un- load § fore ho ene Hust. About two weeks. nyo Mrs, Wort sont til to Now York tobts folks, hoplag thut he would do better ona farm, but ADJUSTED, Spetclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Kanaas City, Mo., Aug: 11.—The muddle over tho Kuights-Tamplar rates from Alla- sourl Rivor points was settled to-day by 9 niceting of Passénger-Agents, which was held at tho’ office of the Chicago & Alton Company, At A Jato hour Inst night the Hannibal & SE Josoph Company namod a 810 rate to tho Knights of Kansas City, to ‘mest the rate by tho Missourl, Kansas & ‘ dr, 7 : ‘ i i noneets, hoc Ne Eee, 4 Toxas and tho Chicago, Burlington & Quin- | ‘The prosperity of the St. Paul, Minijeapo- TELISON, FLENSHEIM CU, Auet oul Pa ee fone nod nd, ey ey about ten days ago, and the more recent | Had Manitoba Ratlrond durlog tho pas year CANDY. suid that Dry, Wort told bi to gotusomekotel | ong of the Fort Scott and: the Chicago | lias been quite remarkable, os will be eon | Wn rg buthe didn’t, and was allowed to He out all ty As . | by the followlng statement of gross earings Sond 61, $3, fs or $ for & miybt. Thoy hud wut him to tho bospitaibo. | & Alton Compantes, This morulog E. | ¢or'the year ending June 80, 1880, 93 coll Fotall Gow by oxyross, of oe CAUSU thore Wus nO CHE wt home to tuke careag | St.“ Jot,” General Possonger-Agent of | parod with that of the preceding year Candivg by Amerion Unt bing, | Ho never drunk, but he wus sulfcss Che | the Chiengo, Kock Island & Paclfte, 1890, 1879. Sal chien Aare age, ee ee arrlyed in town, und later in thd day ATi BLES : GUNTHIL Concer ciisaiey B. the mecting was held, at which were Er 8¢ 2 — BUBOREA ay Jolin and Jolin Sebastian, of the Rock Island; Ee | ENING OUR ETE RIALS Capt, Soynton, who has beun the keeper ofthe | 8. K. Hoover, General Ticket Agent of the Led MATERIA Hyhthouse sluce Its’ erection ou Grosse Point, | LHanntbal & St. Juv; and D. Bowes, Western —— E.H. Sargent, bas resigned, and the Cuptuin of one of the luke | Passenger Agent of the Chicago & Alton, Totuls,...,. cere 2,895,800 $2,000,028 fe 8 © pt, CDicog> achoouery bus been appulnted fu hls place, Before the weutlag Mr, St, Jos hod learned | ‘This shows an increase 126 State-st, of nearly $1,000,000