Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1880, Page 9

Hi CHICAGO TRIBUNE THURSDAY, D ‘ 1880—T'WHLVE PAG a TAT ry 0 rt on a macndam SRELT IMPROVEMENTS. | seaimcorien contin ant ecm thon ts Fo whistrate: ‘Cho hiylest sustof eadar block 4) 18 $1.00 per’ squnro yard: of macidam, S100. Together tho cost is 8415 per yard, OF atone erty-Owners Given a Chance Property to Be Heard. = lock the cost ta $3.85, per yard, Second—I in turaiile, Sound, youny cedar, ald Upon a macadam foundation, would inat tatil obtirely worn ont, whieh would tnke period of from ten to {ites yenre, and could be renewed with bare cost of biocks ever after. Third—it Is safe and ousy. Having a soft Suefies, horaes relitom alip una it ‘Tho horae of tonder foot finda It agreeable, and the cure tage riders find a Journey over 1L one of euine fort and pleasure Fourth—Tts universal adoption will make Chit engo welonn city through i little effort. on the Partol the people. ‘The surface wears into dirt Howly, nnd dust necumulations upon it may easly be awopt ol, FYth=1t is untiroly healthy, Nelng ond soft. nerves people are enved fre tration by tole, in tho stone-payed cities te sve atreots with sawduat or tin-bark to ego tho nery some Invalid who ds auiferty, vehtoles over the stone pa 1b, Tin falling trpon it passes through and inte the earth beneath, If resting on aconerete or tneadam foundation, tere would be nothin whitever to rot, ‘The blocks wet by rain holt molsture, to bo given olf by evaporation in hot wenthor, Hence a wood pavement fs wlwnys comparatively cool in summer, mukini it ugrec- able for people pass dloltye business upon the street, and cool nnd safe for horses. Chicago. tleservedly has the reputation of being one of {ho coulost and healthiest cities In tha world, This is largely owing to tho rendy evaporation of inoisture In hot weather fram ita wood pavements, After hundreds of yeura of ex- periment, London fa throwlng olt stone and adopting wood us estreet pavement. ‘Tho les- son which thitald city bas learned ought to be. worth something tous. Chieavo, with her level surfuce, may have the most delightful strects In tho world, portant Meeting of the. South gido Cofumittee on Strects and Alleys, Ami (eneral Expression of Views as to the Bost Paving Material. 1 pros This not an incommon aight pol(er Palmer's Objections to the Uso of Slono on Stato Sircet. vered af fra the rattlo of A Good Foundation Gonerally Ro- garded the Dosideratum. meCommittes on Strects and Alteys of’ tho fouth Division gave ® public Invitation a few aysago to proporty-owners Interested in the guierof pavements In tho South Divisloasto eet with It and express thalr views on Tho fortbeoming report nna ordinance recommend tog tho paving Of a long list of strects, alrenty pliehed, with tho various sorts of muterlat In ecithor -bere or clsowbero. In ordor that tho proposed finprovemonta may bo mide dur- fog the coming your, it willbe necossnry for the Coune!l to pass tho sevoral ordinances within + menext two Weeks. For tho purposo of giving aeryoddy Interested fair notlee of what {8 ed to be done, and an opportunity to gtate.his objections, If any should exist, tho Committee vory wiscly und very properly de- eded upon this menns of ascortalning the drift MI. C. 1. KING, who nppenred on bebulf of the mnoadam Inter eat, and who had brought inn tirge box of that material us wsample, remarked. that Superine tendont Holmes, of the South Side Street Rail: way Company, bid atated to hin Ut. wood pavement was espeofally objectiunatle to the street railrond conypntiies and people ownltur of public sentinent on the — paving | horses generally. ‘The remalniter of Me. Kites ect, ‘Tho result was quite a farge | remarks was doyoted to showing up the wl patbering of South Sldo proporty-hold- Pontes Oe, eran DIN eee i atts zi of neontractor, and to promistng thit ho es in tho Council Chamber — yesteflay | \yould put it own tore chengiy. tint ens bodye noming. Among tho gentlomen present, in ad- diuon ta the mombers of the Committee, wero potter Palmer, 13. G. Callaghan, E, Pensock, 8, LStanpofsht, 2, W. Thomus, Justica Hammer, George Brandt, C. 11. 8. Slxer, C. M. Perry, Gon, 3. L Thompson, H. M. Macon, County Com- migstoner Wood, Conimiasloner Waller, Streot. fuperintendent Fogarty, and a small army of would lay tha cedar or stone blocks; porttonate cost being about halt, iscdeo Mornmer observed that the property owners Beemud to be In tho niftiority, but he sup. posed thoy had a right. to bo heard, lnusniuch 13 they had ta pay the bills, HH was OPPOSID TO THE USE OF CEDAR BLOCKS, As contemplated on Btate strect, for the reason, among others, that thoy absorbed fith and bes came oxtromely unhealthy. Pavements, agat the pros . tontICtOrs. Werg torn up too often, tuntll at ust thoy vers The meotiug was called to order about 11} jnich resembled a pauper's jeeaveynnd, sewer lock by and water conneetions aught to bo put down ho- ALD, CLARK, Chairman of the Committee, who briofly stated tsobjects and tho Committee's destra to meet the wishes of the proporty-holders ns far ns pesible. Ile understood there wore soverni seatlemen present who had objections to offer who uso of stone or wooil, and suggested that the best wily to proceed would be to bear from them first, and to then take up tho list of atreats: wpriuted. He thorefore called upon MIt. THOMAS Ke JDy who.after stating that he owned property on fouth Morgan street, but ws: interested is a property-holder In tho subject of ate gone tilly, was Invited to proceed. Mr, Hill pre- rented bis views un tho paving question ina cons deneed shape In tho folluwing papel Wallothe subject is open for cor tad before nuy material has been abs termined upon ns host for gonerat udoptlon ns i paring material, this Js au opportune tine fora discussion of the subst ‘That the elty should require henceforth that a letter foundation be constructed upou which a werent should he Lud, there fs no question, Vpnn this eulject all ure igreed. What the gure faco pave slit be, however, sooms yet to be a patter of controversy. In eonshiceju this subject, tha past is no ub wiuteeriterfon by whieh wo shomld bo governed, True, lt may have determined the power of en- diranco of curtain materials, but it docs not rove that thore Is not n botter pivement to bo lend than tho past has yet revented, Having falled to scouro permanence with n material heretofore used, pudiio attention fs being culled fotho using of stone, and several of the Intlu- callal citizens of our olty aro unfortunately urging fis adoption. Lsay unfortunntely after scareful examination of tho pavenient in many of the Iturzo tuwns onthe Ainericnn Con- tent from San Franelsco to tho eltles on tho Atlaniie const. ‘The following aro THE OWJECTIONS TO STONE AS A PAVEMENT: Fint—Itisexpensive, Whatever may be tho ercuso for using stone in localities whore it is abuutant and wort {a scarce, in Chleago It wilt fore wy pavement was iid, and a sulle niunber of gis malns and gus'plpes putin, Ex- pense was nothing in compitrison with the nd- vantages of «permanent pave might be a little noisy, but the net must take back sents, Ils own prefer Mudinu sandstone, i Ald. Wickersham asked tho Justico what size ho preforred. dustleo Hanmer roplied the Iurger tho better, especlalty In times of rlot, when they might bee come vory handy, [Laughter, Mr. Stampofski fnvered anything but wood— stone, macudum, or even the maturnleuith. tate, Mixer justunced the Insing of a pleco wooden pavement tn 1807 on Tidiana ayed near Twentioth street. Where the railway paoy und the plumberg hind lot it wong there aan abut NEty fect of yuud, clean pavement o-tlity's MR. WRANDT OProsey Woon, and romarked that Indiana avenue from Six teenth to Twenticth was practically closed ta anything but rough, beayy wagons, tf tho macndam could be put down as cheaply as Me. King resented, hu was in favoroflt, After Urine ere fifteen senrs, he hud never seon a wood pavement that was good for nny thing for moro than three years. County Commissioner Wood favored malt Diocks, whether of wood or atone, for tho reason that the larger blocks sank inte tha foundation more Sunil and when they broke off at the edges made, about tho roughest paveniont fine nyinable. Wood pavementwith a proper found. ation, would answer every purpose, nid inst for ning or ten yeurs, but the foundation must ‘bo hotter than that generally used tn Chicago. Above all, he preferred paving tho guttera with cobble-stonu eight’ feet out from the curb. Ad to cobble-stone pavement bo bid seen one piece of (tin Chicago which tasted for a tang uing, und made about 13 good a payement ashe over Bu. Mr, Callaghan took tho position that on streeta whore theory was a good deal of heavy trate there was NOTIING LIKE THF STONE NLOCKS, ny, of nbuut tho sito of un ordinary brick, Tor roalduneo atroota he favored mneadiun, or eedar > fest from $2.50 to 8425 per syunro yard, ‘Cho | blocks well lald, na thoy wore in front of NG letecdur block, ns ordivarily tnld, does not cost -| CreruuNe Hullding a fow yonrs ago. + over balf os much, Dr. Chimberlin, of Todlunt avenue, near Semd—It {sallppory. Horses easily fall upon ‘Thirty-{rat street, agreed generally with tho pa fine. and especluily when wet. The | previous spenior, but stated thut his preferones water, In brief visits ju New York, has soon | was largely in favor of the Belgian Dlocks, xores of horses floundering in the mid on | which he inid had the pleasure of examining it si and residents of the large Eastern dilforont parts of Europa, cities will tell you that thousands of horses aro &. Grass re red to the eedar-block (as permanently disnblow. Mindation pavement in front at ‘1K Thint—It is dirty. Inn hilly olty Ike Boston, | Mernune Building a3 probably tho ‘wherea heavy rain would wash" tho. dust _w pavement in tho city, and to tho fmulations fo the ocean, n stone pavement can Yekept passably clean; but in love) Chicago the ak stono could: bo yotton very easily and very sehenply along the banks of the vannt inthe ely would by more aie Chan it is to-duy. A |’ vicinity ot” Lemont. The «total — cost ene that offered any chance for a horse to got | was” abou $05 a aquare yard, Afoothold would by suinewlintroughyandamong | and if tho city. chose to adopt = this fSeracks and crovices dirt would so lodge as to make ft Deposits to sweep tho street clean, > roadway, Now York, §# tha best stone-paved fret prubably on the Atneriean Continent, and get {s excessively muddy after a rain A’ late Sew York correspandent, Apeaking of the mud during the racont wet weather, sys that Brond- ‘ay was agen of mud, covering the whocls uf Usvehleles up to the spokes, ‘ourth—It minkus on large biacksmith'’s bill, Horseshoes uro rapidly worn out on stone, and Ware wngon-tires, while wagons Injured from form of pavement he would leave tho matter of royalty on tho putont entirely with the Comumit- tco, fn conclusion, the gentleman read Dr. Do Woll's fuyornble opinion of hls pavement. POTTER PALIEIL - said hotmLbeon paying tuxes here for a num- bor of years,—sometinies ag mich ns $45,000 1 cr ‘and ho believed this was tho fret. fino i ia be: wiever Opposed ‘a street {mproyement. did object, howover, to paving Stite ‘street, tween ‘Twolfth and Twanty-second wilh sta ipeagand chills brokon crow horses falling aro | PaLrMONt, tn tu frst pluve, tho cost would bo FCT oe Trt a eearte. hon | Abulf-inilo, Nobody would put itp a wheshottes tho sun's rays would be nbsorbed in any’ along thore, and yet it would be just as justifine f Sorter | ie pave. tho — strodt with stone auetial tie areretigoted fromthe hardaurfico | BS Me re as Pr ars RT Olttone, ant an Intoisity of beat ls produced ho wouldn't oppose canytnin but, had pileh causes diseomfort, Inssitude, and sune | vy Rs - property-owner who had recently been put te large oxpense In conneetion with the wideniug of the street, ho did object to Btone pavement, espcolally when it wasn't needed, Ald. Clark waked llin what be would recom- mend, froke, often resulting In death, i—ltis noisy. With tho elatter of hoofs _ Won cobblestone betweon tho horsa-car trucks Bo noise ty disagreeable, With an ontire rond- “ay covered with stone, over which are pnaalig Rany teams abronat, the nolse becomes such ns {Olwake ordiniry converaution imnpossible, and. Mr. Patmor Bald ho was propared ta recom. intensely disagreeable, mend a wooden pavement hud on 2 golld foun Sereni—It Injures trade, Of two businoss | dition of tag or sand, with cobble-atono wut- Meets running parallel with each: other, thut | tors six’ fect out frum the eurb, Ae botwuen Nilgot most trivel and tho greater patronuge | cedur and pine blocks, ho did uot. know whioh ‘hich Is inost pleasant to travel upon. ‘This ig | Wasbettor, ilo did know that the street ree tery clourly Wuatrated in certain portions of | quired paving, and that tho erty-Owners thischty at tho present Usne, by the manner in | Were not in condition, atter paying the expensy whlch privuta tens shun’ cobbie-atuncs, No | of widoning it, to pay toretona blocks, Ho hud Peron would drive over n hot, silppery, dusty, | very tittle contidence in tho naphalt used in bolt pavemont if he coutd tind one ticlsole: thigeountry, “Tbat used in Buropo came from Aud smOOth noar by. tho Jura Alps, and was undoubtedly an exeel> Puhh—lt is not ne enduring ng 1s gonurall Jont paying material, but it didn’t get out this fupposed. With the soft foundution of tha cht | way. Mncadam wns un experhnont that ho ref Strecta it will Lo almost linpossible to Keep Le waurface of a atone eigemont trom becomlug ie lremtar, Liven in Now York, with overy Vantage of n firm foundation, the life of stong pogment ts only ubaut twelve years, whon the didn't know anythin ment, lal ag he hu olyht Or ton yours, iy. Wheolar, « proporty-ownor nunr the cor- ner of Twelfth and Sinta streets, advocated jaust be taken up and reset or elaa give | Macadam, and Inatuneed Ashland avenus (where place to new, ‘The staid pive lala on Fulton | there was but litths travel, however) ae a street ene int that elty in yeurs past hens aL removed matey would compara favorably with auy In tho 8 months ago to give pluce to now | city. A and Beds a Me, 11D. Garrison, 5 of tho mild and tone, ‘The Hein bo clinate traParis, Loniton, aud othor Bue nbout, but a woolen pave: suggested, would lust for 6 Very rough nnd badly-worn grantt pavement found there, which must ull be relnid, | equal ‘emonstratoy the exponae of keeping this kind | repeun cites montioned in tho course of tho di of toudway tu repatr. enssion, sald that what was ool thors was not necesstrlly good hero, What America shouid imitate was THE SOLID FOUNDATIONS IN USE ATDIOAD, and this could be dono by using macadam aga Duals. Laying a bad wooden pavement und thon, carpeting it with Wugre wood was a luxury which he dit not apprecl ri Mr. Whecler, tho usphalt-blook man, apoke of: tho satisfnetion which bis particular kind of MLV iheso dire sone of the objoctions to stone ns a. Vinent. Whntaro the eulvuntiiges. offered by teuse? One, only ono; that of pormanenc S¥o eltod, tho facet thut It ia ot permanent uns 2Yery fow yours it will beaome wo rotted iS Sround ty to necessitate ft bolug tukon, up. tone and doally it must be removed entirely lating pee to now. Hut avon if t ras overs aver required even repair, Chileno AARNet nltora the guoritice sho wust make tor onthad given in the ast, especially inNow 5 weet He udvantuxza, that, toause moro | Vor anu Puitudelphtn, whore it was iloMe luros ‘Att Js, thorufure, cconatuical., ly used, und claimed that ft was avery superior < THE MAGADAM ROADWAY ee, constdorably into favor. In cortain Tagtles tt ja tha best that cun bo used. In Sun from eco lt will be probably genorally adopted, reve Ho fact that climate und othor reasons- i mine tho uae of athor pavemonts, Macadam reason thar ove satisfactory in Chicago for tho NM—It Will alwaye bo alittle rough. Cor payoment for residonce streets, In response to Ald, Clark, ho statett that tho Company made the Ulucks und gold thom to contractors us vhouply as It couki, tho cust to property-owners Pee aut €2.25 0 square yard, Including labor nh Way Sots On motion, the Ists of stroots wus thon tation un Tho rat which called forth any remarks beng 9 una will bo continually gotting STATE FROM TAYLON TO TWENTY-BECOND, Wofecba iituie tees, Yhough frm, will always | for which the Committee had rocommendod stony blocks, Bir. red Otis took tho sama pos sition aa Mr, Palinor, and dir. Bacon thought tt unily worth while to pay ao much money Just now for an experiuent. Ils own profordnce wis cedir Blovks with cobblo-stone gutters, Id, Clark rend a communication from W, C. Clement, favoring stone and opposing woud, Air, Palmar observed that tle genticnin rop- resentad nut more than 200 fect. Mr. J. Irving Pearce opposed the paving of ‘Twonty-sixth street, from Coltago Grove to Halsted, with cedar blocks und cobble-stone putters, or upythtug vise just at present, boliovs Ing that it was uunoccasiry, Sr. Lomburd took te same ground with requrd to Went: worth avenue, frum Archer ta Twenty-seo~ attal—Tho surface wili continually by ground” . Hing ust whtete with uyery pasalug brevzo will detest OFC OF puopte ‘and dolitho Hoines wud Weeee? gba furniture of those liviuw near ‘the wg Ths Guat will be evar renly. to bocarme a ¥er molstonud 4 rain. 8 mactuyance, thy mucadain will Lo just us diane ably trout nud aft 4 lation for some othor pavemont it is meblo, and te 4s pa foundation should it to THR ASPITALT BLOCK Yoarentiy ayy clatms ta publto favor. It 1s ly very durabil nO ond streot, Bir, Poncock was opposed ple thu clattor of uursuat heoate Waites heed | fa paving Ritetzenee atten, CHuouad obfeentt © Vehiclo mnukes no suund. The only | Michigan to ateted, clasming thut it was use. weg On that can be brought uguinst it fa that, | less tu thug improve tho struct until agowor ral ucts eis wiippery, ‘Shut ia a very mutos | W4s put in, As to curbing and Ulling, howuver, § writ ooo streets of woven, ground. On | bu bud ne oljeations, A Fras Su pues ened o evel enyevont and of ny wirect, and fuyores . Mild buve Teas worghte CIE Tite ey | ee ae weave! dresaing When the prop. fuly je, Munthe go whon in Now York Tearo- |.cr time came. z pected ut ort Sr..Bacon favored cedar blocks ona stono * RM ot tho Wiadeor Teac te gata ke In |e Uidation tne Goteero ato, rena atone ber ang’ and freedoin from nota, but hucke Bulrty-uluth streets, Instoud of cedar blocks r Hey a sone | a : eed With conue ee fer OF wham Econ: ‘Other gehtlomon opposod paving for tho pros: Uippery, Cuceraing it, complained of tt bo- thoy bolt ‘urface of asphalt was a ttle more ‘aco ld Ue tony a nto destrubo rows" OF eiviftzntion. Wa counts, peal, Suloty, comfort, ploasure, ent Sixteenth streat, from State to Wentworth ayunue; Chirlea stecet, from Franklin to Fitch uvennu; and ‘Twenty-secund struet, trom Weute worth uvenus to the river, : na 1 ee recta fit Str. Callaghin remurkedl that tho twa locks on Meno equal grim ORDA BLOCK Indiaga. avenue botwoey ‘Twontyeninih and i Weare at the presout tine In tho City of | ‘Thirty-trst streets, which {t wus proposed to . gigs { i advantuges bulng: pave With asplnlt blocks, wore la better candi An be wost. substantially put down § Uon than porpous of thosauye stryyt to tho north Wero , oe shouldn't twa blouks, thouy! ls z io Bearcely rewnrded ‘the Improvement as. tie No- propert owners had been potlttoning for tt, te know, though a totof contractors hud bean w ing to get tha Jab, If the street ahoutd be pave he was in favarof macndam, with nnrroweabblo= stone putters, Dr. Chamberlin objected to mivadnin, on the ground that Leould not be taken up dt ropuirliyg atreot-car tricks and put buck ngali Ia good shapo. Lndry weathor {t was dusty, and An wot woathor madly, aid for rensong of health and comfort the elty didn't need nny more of It Untess the improvement could extend through to Thirty-nluth street he should object to tt, aud in any case he shoud oppose macadiun’ and favor cediy blocks on atone foundation, with bleentonegutters, 7 den, Da aan thought tho whole street. from Sixteenth lo 'Thirty-tifth, should be paved and rendered pasattle, which ‘wad not the cane now I some portions, Hs ows preference, ant that of half of the braporty-holdurs between Six. ith and Kighteenth, was in fever of the best thielly. poealble forn. of ni Mr. Penree thought thy nt all, should atart: fi f the pavement t ut blacks on stone dations, with narrow gutters, Air. Brandt believed that the imp othe Patch" would resatt in nin | of the value of property. Mr. Mixer hoped the Committed fer final netion of the paving of indinin avenue, be trcon Eighteenth and Twentyesccond, wntll the proparty-owners could consult and stitdy up tho question of the best kind of pavement, Ald. Clark represented the necessity of prompt. netion If the proposed improvements were to be: inte duriag the comiig yenr, aud stutedt that the Committee desired vo report to the Coundil this evening, Mr. Thoma said there should bo a detmit un- derstanding with the Street-CarCompany beforo anything else was done. Ite, too, believed in eommenelng at Fourteenth, and fivored the use of maerdam. Mr. Holmes, of the Itallway Come piny, had wald that, If maetitam were used: ho beloved the Campuny would lng at grant [ine outside the raila. The .property-holders were opposed In any event to cobble-stone between the tracks. Some furthor objections were made na tons: phalt on other streets of tho ground thit [twas ns yet an experiinent which hud not becu sultl- clently tried. ADDITIONAL STREETS. Aid. Grannis, ut tho request of several prope erty-owners, wided to. the Tat of streets to be faproved Twenty-olghth street, from Michigan to Wabash, with neaphalt; went whth, fram Stato to Wabash: Wabash, from ‘Thirty-Otth. to Thityeotnths ‘Thirty-secont and Tht third, fram Stule to South Park avenue, and Thirty: fourth trom State to dudianu,sull with mue- nudam, Ald. Watkins adiod tthottes aventte from Cure tle avenue to University place, and Onkwood avenuy from Elis avenue to the Mlnols Central trucks, Mr. HSU thought tt a mistake to putin aton yh were not easily cleaned and Ne the repositories of all manner of Nth. epresentative of the property-holders on. strat Birect, cast of Archer avon, aul tho street Milled und settled before It was ‘od. A representative of Eyan avenue property> owners sald they wanted That street paved with evdar blocks and cobble-stone gittiers, Mr, Pearce oblceted to the provosntl Alling and ourbing of South Dourbarn betwe Bixteenth and 'Twonty-second. on the ground that the property was In somewhat mindied condition owing to the Inronds of tho Western Indlann Rond, and that the people wero poor and unwill- ine to pay for the tinprovement, hy this time the number of objectors in tho room hid diminished to flye or nix, thu others buving expressed thoir views and ta®en revels feaye. Tho proceedings soan became very tedl- ous, the objections muaimy relating to tho pro- posed improvement of strecta west of State and south ot Bi ithan the cole growud that the property-owners were unnble to pay for it. ‘The Jommittes, with a stock of patienes whieh at ono tine seemed Inexhaustilie, lieard them out, MI adjourned a iittle after 2 o'clock with enough surgestions on thelr minds to hist thent n week, They will mect ngnin somo tine to-dny, however, for the purpose of neting on the mat= ter before them nnd of coriiatties thelr float report for prosentation to the Council to-night, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Architect Egan Sits Bown on Wins dale & Doylos Clainis for Extras, An udjourned meeting of the Board of County Cammissloners was heli) yesterday afternoon, Prosident Purington tn the chur, Upon motion of Commissioner Clark tho reading of the miu- Utes was dispensed with, Comulssioncr Sonne moved that In view of tho fuct that the Committes on Rutes had not yet reported, Commissiuncrs O'Neil, Wood, and tho Chalr be uppointed to revise tho rules and report at tho next meeting of tho Bonrd, and it wis so ordered, - Acommuntention was reeelyed from twa of the redemption clerka in the County: Clerk's olice asking for an Inerenso of salary, ‘Moferred to Judicinry Committes, Jneob Gross, Clerk of tho Clroult Court, abe mitted a wtatement showing the receipts and expenditures of bis allica for tho six months, ending Noy, 3, 1 showing on Dulane in his hands’ to the vredit af tho county of $4,750.10, Mr, Gross calls the uttention of the Hoard to tho t number of judgment transeripts tiled for rd in his Courtainice the inst report, wud the fact that no provision Is made for this additional work. A test had Deon nintde 13 to whethor ho could legally chneye for work of this chars neter, Amid "it hin." Thiy work had became ouerous, and: Mr, Gross belleved the Interest of Cook Connty damanded that # be tnken to secure fegistutlon unieonilng the and Salary nets ? ‘Tha vommiunication was referred to thy Jue dietary Committes, THY NEW COURT-NOUBR. Architect Lan subinitted a communtention In relation to n Dill of the Hinsdale & Doylo Granit Company, fn whlen ho saya: “1 find that tho total clalm now presonted amounts to the sum of $44,136.07, tnoliding tho buliueo on contract of about 845. Tho frst stitement of recount for these oxtras, sibmit- ted a weel provious by this frat, amounted to. the sum of $10,000, “und Tam at i losy to discover how the nme work ean hive uppreeintod in value to tho large amount or 4,000 in one yeok, 1 hive no dosire tu uso sovere language In commonting ona bill presonted for the consideration of your shonorahte boty, but I cannot forbuur to stato. tint this reckless presentation of two chilis, x0 widely ditterent, for tho simo work, stamps tho Intter, Jf not both necomnts, with tho chirneter of a desperate and reprehensible attumpttacon+ coct exten claing that should bo promptly re- ake : Mr. Exan refers to tho rofusal of the contract- ors to Include In thelr lust statement tho credit items of thelr cantriet, hv considurs this refusal asa reason for dcelining to enter tain the clatin. Ho charges Wut many of the items are nltogothor unjust, ahd oxecssiva to a degree thut would forbid all ides of ontortuining them, After comparing the prices, und charges made with the quantities of, the Work done, whiet comparison was not very come piimentury fo the contractor, Mr. Exun’ closes Me ropa by sayings "1 must persist, thore- fore, lu declining to audit thla DU untit le fs presented in .tho form required, showlng tha county crodit for work auiltted, wud 1s baged on facts and on reasonnble rates.” ‘The bill and communication were referred to tho Joint Committeo, ANOTHEN ASSISTANT RTATE'S ATTORNEY, Tho dudietury Committee saat ect In favor of sliowlng Btate's-Attornoy Mills an uddidonal nsslstint at aealary of $3,000, and tho Board In- doraed tho report. ‘Sho Conuntttee on Chavittes roportod, recom- menting the prytiont of bila amounting to $11,110.88, whion was approved, ‘Tho Committes ou Jail and Jail Accounts-reo- onumenied the payment of billa nmounting to $718.15, Approvod, ‘The report of tha Joint Comimitteo inolidod osthnates ln favor af Thomud Nelxou for &,400 and the Lemont Stone Company for $2,400, whieh, Were approved; bution the approval ef tho BP, J. Sexton cluiny for $60,000 ne recommended by the Cominittes Jhore was a hitch. Comtnivalons crO'Nell had opened the door for tho pros test by a motion that the repert he voted upon separately, which provailed, When tho Buxton mutter was rowched Mr, U'Nell protested Agulnst hasty notion, bolloving that the pubtio terest domandod calm, wober consideration of all bills, espeetiily of such magnitude, The Board however, approved tha report of tho Committes, und Commisafoner Wood moved thatthe ‘Ureasurer he hastracted to pay tho Amount at once, without, walting for tha ap. proval of ho tlnutes. ‘To this thora wits dd. gided objection, Commissioners O'Neil ‘and Stewart contending that Sir. Sexton could walt until Monday next tor his money, without Be 8 Ieonvenlence. ruissloner O'Neil sald ho might, in tho course Of a three youre’ term, beemno nes onstonen) to hasty legislation, but he was not Yet ruady to Indore thut munuer of doing busl- hess, i aiCtor considerable Miscuesion, Mr. Woon with~ drow his motion, ani, a8 the mutter now stands, Mr, Buxton will recelye 860,000, but will bo cume pele to xo throygh the usual mode of cullect- Cray fe waa decided Uyt the Board would visit tho Tosano Agyium to-day in a body, and tho Hos- pitalon Friday, after whlch an adjournment was ordered, _—— SETTLEO, Conuspvs, O., Doo, 8.—1n accordance with tho compromise elfected last night betwoun tho Republican and Vomocratio mombors, ‘the Stato Board of Equalization to-day eloctod tho following pormunent olllcers; Preaidont, By L. Herman, Colunbus; Prostdont pro tem., 1H. C. Hodges, Mansfeld; -Chiof Clerk, 1, J. Looe mis, of Jeforson; Assistant Clork, Jorvis Hargett, of Mutnilton; Sergciunt-at-Arms, J. M, Orr, of Columbus; Aseistunt, 0, O, Jun of Jackson; Messengora, George Maul, of Erle, und Witthain SM, MoKurnat, of Franklin. i ———= ‘To cnrrect all abnormal nection and restore the liver to its healthy work, judiclously use Mumburg Drops, the best Hyer regulator In the world, cata well Int. nent, If made eenth Kireet, atid foun- Unt been decided agnlnst very thitt 0 COURT Charles H. Perkins Convictod of Perjury in the Match» Bond Cases. An Indignant Stockholder Wants ® KRecelyer for Billings?’ Gas Works. Complicated Condition of a Coal Min- ing and Construction Com- pany. The Farll Case Gisen lo the Jnry, Who Sad Pailed to Agree at Midnight. PERKINS CONVICTED. ‘Tho trial of tho caso of Charles H, Perkins, of mateh-houd fame, was concludod yesterday bee foro Judge Biaductt, Aboutan hour was cons odin hearing evidence in rebuttal before tho ense went to the Jury, s ‘The Judge snd that, on conslderation, ho must rule out tho testimony offered Tuesday us to the pmount of stamps obtained on the bond in question, Tho crime of perjury was as come pleto if no stamps itd been furnished under It asf they bad furnished $35,000 worth, “Mr. Verkins, tho defendant, was reenlled, and testifed that he had no kaowledgo of any ine cumbrance or tax sates of tho: Marion County: property, He bought It without seoing any abe atractsof title, The defenso then announced Uolr ense as clown, i Charles F. Lindsey, reeatied: on the part of the Govorument, stated that tho thirty-one Sando- yal lota were worth only €16 nplece, ‘Thay were near tho wiof Sandoval, a village of only about Hud inbabltanta, W. C. Gibson, also reeatted, explutned. tha making of the deeds to Perking of the Sandoval property. He bought the lots in 1878 from Hons hurt and took a deed tn blank, aud tn the spring of 1478 he conveyed tho lots: to Perkins by doy over to him’ tho blink deed. On ery: qininntion be anid he thought the deed had bees handed over beforu Perkins oxecuted the mateh bond, but it was not reeorded until (ho fotlow- Ing spring, ‘This closed the teathinony for the Government and in the ensa. Col, Mann. i summing up, elaimed to the Court that the Government could not take a bond except from a inteh-emanufacturers. Uiat Jn tha present ease there was no proof, nor eve allegation, that Aver wag a mateh-inanntacty er. Tf thon, the Gavernment offleints had taken, a bond tleally, an indictment for perjury would not fle. No matter df. oman bad sworn falgely, he could not be _convieted, ifthe bond wits In ntltity or the facts sworn to wero {ne material. Nor could he he couvieted if he bad mnie Winistuke ns to the valuo of his property, us long as Itwas amply suficient to sitisty the bond, with cos pening argu ment 8. Gen. Lenke then made tho, 0) to the Jury. eluting (t had been shown that ‘ly all tho Jand4 scheduled In the bond were olthor worthless arly Ho, and the titles were Thutithe defendant must have knawn of ual fact, and was therefore to be held lable for hls nets. Col Munn argued that thoro was nt strong probability that Verking thought he was worth tho umount he swore to, 840,000, when sienlig tho bond. ‘The diy. must be sure that ho sivore uly Intentionslly and muliefously before they: ore Justified In lading bi. gatilty, Gen, Leuke followed Ing short closing aren Ment, and the Jude then ebarged the Jury. Te anid tho Inte: evenue hu alowed the exe- eution of bonds by manufacturers of mutehes tosccure the Government from toss tn lsulng nutteh-gtamps to them, Such ercdit for stamps a8 not to bye more than alxty dayé. Under t Jaw the Commissioner of Tatornal Revenue hit preci the forntof the bond, which was to: ho foray ninount execeding by 25 per cent tha amount of stumps allowed tobe fasued, The suretles wero algo requlred, at the time thoy ex- ected such bond, to justify by stathug the Amount of Hrapurty thoy! werd possussed of, an to specitienlly deseribe such property. ‘Lhe in- indietment “charged that” Perkins offered surety oon oy pond oot yer, who: was or claimed to Q mtteh-manufacturer, aud It beenmo Minateriul question whethor the defendant was a aullictent surety to mnke the bund or ald tn ts execution, For that purpose he took a certain nith prescribed as Form 33, and swore he was th $1000), that ha wis possessed of cortain renl estate situntud in Chileno worth $8,000, but Incumbered for SKU; also of elght lots in lencoe, nil clear und valundt at $1,900; alga. o tand ft Honry, Marabull County, worth $5,000; of pronerty fn Berrien County, Michigan, worth 85,000; in Chur County worth 34,000; and InStone County, Missourl, worth $5,000, "Ine indletment eharqed that Poriing was nat worth $10,000, nid that, knowlug that. himself, ho willfully swore to fn falsehood. ‘Wha law an tho subject of perjury preserlbud that any person who had taken an oath 10 a case where “the law authorized it to bo administered, und who wilt: fully stated nny muteriut matter contrary to the trath and whieh tie did not belleyve to be true, shonld be deemod to be guilty of persury. It mide no differunce whether Ayer was or wis not fa fact a mateh munufueturer, for tho dee fendant presented himself before at ollicer com- potent to take an oath, and offered to become surety for Ayor on bond whlen purported to von bond given by Ayer as manufacturer of matches, ‘Tho falschood ot Ayer eoukt not be allowed to screen the defendantif ho comiult- ted porjury. Tho ” casontinl question was, did tho de- fondant knowingly and Intentionally make A falgo ailidavit’ touching the oniount o} property oC which ho wes thon pose sessed, anid, Fecondly, touching the specific property whieb he clifwed to own? twas nota erlne that ho hid liegely overestimated the yaluo of tho property, if it was unintentional, Hut it the pruporty wre of so insienitleant a vuluo a8 to make lt evidcut from the proof that he was not worth approximately any such amount, then the Jury would be Justitied In say ing hu had committed perjury. If tho jury found he sehedulod property ho did not. own, and stated its valtte it stiob it Bun ta he innat have known wis untruc, thoy would bu juatitled io Mnding him guilty. ‘The ovitience tended to show that the defend- ant bud no Utle to the Gloneoe property. ‘Tho Iinportant question, however, was not exactly a8 to how the title stood, but whother tho des fendant know at tho the or belleved he owned it in feo simple. Aman’s good faith in such a cnse was not to be tested by what appeared on tho rocords of land titles. TE the defendant took the land for valno, believing that it wis worth: the amount stated, thon ke did not commit per= Jury in swonrlng he was owner, A deed in order to be valld must comtaim the names of tho rantes as well as. tha grantor, A deod din blank wits not | tha deed of the = grantor, Rue tho dude fald ho wag not prepared to eny whotber a mun, iguorunt of tho law in that regard, who shout pay value fora piece of land. In good faith and tako a decd In blank, supposing ho hada right to dose, would be gullty of perjury. at it was, wsheniticant fact whuthor anybody would trent, land whieh was dealt in in that loose manger us of any valuo whatever, A purty, however, hud no right to claim to be tho owner of land In whieh iio dtd not have what purported ta be adecd, aA. more obligation, leg) ar moral, und whit might be enfareed us agiiust Hurlburt or Gibe kon, Was no title to tha proporty, ‘The Court. then roviowed at dength the — eviience ay to the tithe and value of tho. diferent plecus of property scheduled by Perkins, and th cone clusion charged tho Jury that if they beloved Perkins believed, when he swore to the atlduvet, that he owned the tand, or that jt was worth about whut he wtated, thoy must find hin liu eonty but if ho awore to such valuations when ho ienow thoy were untrig, ant duit he was pose sussed of thu title In fee slinple when he iknow to the contrary, then he was guilty va churgud, ‘Tho jury retired at 1 o'elock, wid ats returned with a verdict of guilty. Verling hud been quite norvons while the Jury were out, but nfter the vordiet he braced up, and showed no traces of Woukness. His wife and daughter, tho latter ion, Pretty young tidy, werd In the courtroom during tho Worning, but not when tho verdict was glvon, Ainotlon fora new trial and In arrest of judge ment was entered, and the Court then ids aurned, Anothyr mateh-bond casy was to haye | ech benrd, but the parties were not ready, and ft was continued until to-day, fs iH PEOPLE'S GAS COMPANY, Ellon F, Curponter yesterday Med a bi in tho Circuit Court agalust the Peoplu's Gua-Light & Coke Company, usking Cor an nocount- jug and tho appolutment of a Iteccivor, Sho sayy that the Company was? organ faced undor 4 speciat charter In. 1859, with @ vapitul of $500,000, for the purpose of manne facturing ond gelling ins aud oko. In Novem: ber, 1874, tho capltal stuck wus tnercuscd’ by the (sae of 6,000 moro shares ut 8100 vah, At that Mino the Company owod about $1,200,000 ovl- denced by negotiable bonds, secured by trast- deed on the Cumpuny's property, andthe bonis, voumanded a high promluty. st tho dato above Montioned $4,000,000 of new bouds were issued for the avowod purposu of tukiue up tho 8100, 000 of old bonda, und of dividing tho remainder of the proceeds among thy stockholders, Com- Platuant, boing a étuckholder, hus applied to tho President und Sceretury of the Company for Information about this in- ereuso of tho bonds, but has always boon put off, and has never beon abio vo got nawers to her questions, Bie hts boon fafordied tne the bodes of aus Company asbowing ity transactions und the names of the Directors and stockholders aro kept in Now York City, wud that somo of the borida and Stock wero still Unsold, and ure in New York, ‘fhe income of the Company is Nery darge and col stantly Increaging, but complainant bus nev reoolved uny dividend ou ber stuck, tuough the Cina ys Foyonuy Is overy year large! Coss Of Ity oxpunsus. Shy his made rep UngUccUssTYL wttouupts (0 aseurtale thy tio of -bnlf of tho defens holding {he annual Kholders’ mee! dng. und now, deepatring of getting ri dress by penceahta means, she les ai) charging that the Compiny. and the Directors have conspired to defraud her, ant have inisappropriated tho Lumley and sho asks that the Company may be compelled to ne- count for the proveeds of the $1,601,000 of bonds tell tho number of bonds sold, the tuebme of the corporation, and the names of tts Directors amt stockholders, that n er may bo ape pointed, and the Income applied to the Hqutdas ot and retirement of tho existing indebt- Eines, THE COALFIELD COAL COMPANY, A yohinninous bill was fled yesterday in the United Btates Court by Jonas My Sebbetts, of Hnrrodsturg, ngninat the Wilmington Star Mining Comp: of Cont City, the Caulfield Cont Company, M. 1 Huchaunn, George K. Clark, Isabella HH. Clark, William Campbell, 6. A. Lawton, and Robert Bulkley as Receiver of tho Chicaya Itallway Construction Company naling for a 1 eroft the Wilmington Stuer Miulng Company. According tu the bill, tho Coalield Coal Company was ineorporated in Chleuse In May, 1874, with a capital of &70,000, and for the avowed purpose of purchasing, Jeasing, and selling coal and othor mineratlands, mining and transporting coal, and buying and selling conl and other minorals. ‘Cho stock was represented by nbout 1,000 acres of coal land In Grundy County, At that the the Culeago Itall- pai Construction Company was enguye bullding a road for the Chicago & Hinot Rallrond Company from Joliet to tho Wilnilng. ton cowl felds, and the Interest of the two com. panies waa, tow great extent, itentienl Tho Inst, election of Directors of the " Cole Meld Company took — placa In Asst, the olleers now are a4 follows: Atexander SeDonald, President: Jsucl Viee-Prealgent; George Ky tary and T v i nnd fra 2 i Assistunt or Acting DN ensurer, Compluinant was clected 1 Director, but resigned a few moe nents after he was’ elected. After January, Ii, MeDonaldl Clark, Huchunan, and Benson, ns ix cluined. chtuined complete control of the Company and Its property, and ran it atfalrs to sult ther: twas" hot thon indebted to any one, except on elaimea ninpty secured on ite cond hinds. and was, without diedering any exe reeciving froin €100 to $200 nh month te royalty ona Tense of pact of Ite hinds, and could, hove Incrensed its revenue, had ft been bro rly Inanagerd, go us to pry OT of Naud ts Indebted= Its ollicers, however, with on design, 03 tis thinks, of stripping ft of all or its ts for thelr own benelt, on the Pthof dane ary, 1836, yrave no note for 80 to. Tra TF. Henson In tho tune of “the Com- pany. nnd secured Jt by trustedeed on {W) teres of the Compatiy’s cual Inne if Coal City, being substantully all tts real estate. Tho trust-deed recited it was for money loaned, while Jt was really for a bulance of &2555,5 due Benson, and another lintines of £4, 1D. Bennett. No partot thivelainy was 1 valle i! utinst the Company. ‘The defendants also. eda hirgo nmaunt of royalty, whieh bas not been used, ag It should have been, tu paying off the Interest on the: bonded debt. Among tho Ineumbrances on_ the coal lands wis tt ig i toll. GL. Thayer for 125), and anothor to C. IL Gould forailke amount, Resides these mort> muges these pirties also held other trust-deeds kecuring S100, Tn May, 874, all the property of the Company was sold under one of the minor trust-deeds to Thayer rid Gould for #105, sub. oO) inortitces, and this, 0s Tebbetts allezes, was tl dong in pursuance of a eonsplracy between Gotti and ‘Thiyer and uitleeré of tho Company, by which tho fatter x A substintink share, st the expense of the stockholders, | To carry tbls out an agrees iment was miade by Goull and ‘Thayer to convey and rolense to Benson for 289) all the property: of the Company, he also agreulng to pay tho S500 duc on tholr two mortgages. ‘This was substantially carried out, and Benson, baying obtained tiie to the coal lands, ' i them fo the Wihnlagton Star Mining Cont ny of Cout City for the sutn of 250,000 In the full pal stock of ‘the latter Company. Benson got $2,000 of the $50,000 stock. the rest boli equality divided anong MeDomedd, Buchanan, and Chirk. About SMO) of the stock was dellyered to Mra. Clark, ite of George K. Clark, for lis henetht,” and at present Clark and Huchanan awn this stock, Henson and MeDonuld havi their’ Interests, r Ut, the old Company were thon slit to the new ore wunlznQon for S009 of Its stock, thus imiking the total stack of the Wilmington Company S100, Tho holders of tho $704k were, howe S H é = Fa = ever, subsequent] sation to surrender tll tho stock they held, and. it ds now owned, Owoethirds by Clark and one- third by Buchanan, G.A. Lawson and Willan Campbelladso owa ten ghares neh, for which they pad nothing, but whleh ‘was given them in order to gnabie thom to become Directors. As If this was not enou.h, Buchan obtained Assigninents of Atree claims forthe aggro- gute of 210025, none of which were wail claima —nygainst the © Conlileld Cont Company, und by can Urrangement with the quartet begun a sult nnd obtained Judgment by default in Wilt County: ruminst the Company. in pursuance of tho same seheue a creditor's DI wns tied against the stockhotd- ers of tho old Company to enfored thelr stock wbitity and to cause them to abandon all hopes of getting anything out of the Company. Aim maswer Was aubsequently Med by iH. Bulk ley, Recelver of tha Chienzo Masih Ae Con- struction Company, ind an injimotion obtained by hinwagittist the saly by Clark and Buchanan of tho stoek of the Wilnungton Star Minly Company. Shorty after another bill was tiled in the siame court DR the Chieazo & Alton Rafl- roud Conguny against the Chleago Hull Construction Company, and Henry It Pahl was appointed iteeulver for tha “purpose of euubling the Alton Toad to get out ‘of paying over the assets of the Construction Com- pany then Ite its hands. Pahl hus Just given dotice that this inoroing at Jollet he would Soe fo be substituted ng complainant inthe Will County suit in pluce of Gulkley, ‘Tebbetts is ownor of judguents te the amount of 8, tizalust the Construction Comnay: Bud of SKh,- awaf the stock of the Coalfield Coal Company, Chirk and Buchanan bave been thrauch bunk- runtey, ko thi he cannot realize anything out of thom, Jn conelusion, ho asks that the ‘Juniee ment for $15 007 obtaiued by Buchanan int Wail County nyalust the Coultleld Company may bo set asides Umit tho $00 neres of land my be de- suet ta bathe property of tbe Coullielt Compuny: that tho stock of tho Witnytugton Star Mining Company be held to belong to the Conltleld Con puny? that a Kecelver bo appointed for tho W! Inkngton Company; and that Clark and Huebano muy’ be enJolned trout transferring or disposing of auch stock. THE EARLL CASE. The closing nrgument In tho Errtl abortion caso was tnide yeaterday by Stiute's-Attorney Mills, Inopentng bis address, which consumed three hours in Hs delivery, Mr, Mills first nd- vanced tho proposition that tho crlmo, if it uxisted, was two-fold, im that it inyulved tho Afo of a mothor und her unborn child, ‘The Inw ot God, Thy will be done," had been violated, and the tiw of man and the course of Nature had been disregarded, Such erlmes Inyalyed tho, fives of hundreds of women in thls Commons woulth, and thousands of eblldren yet unborn, and tho crime was an outrige upon tho srered- ness of home ond tho sanctity of motherhyod, Mr, Woebater, in ifs address on Monday in be- qade the atatemunt thut tho Stato'r Attorney: onduating tho prosecution of Dr, Eurll shtnply to add unc ir feather to bis en, Mills, fae reply, sul that allegation was n base, mnjustiflable, and cruel slander, 1 know whit stunder Is, and } take this oecasion to suy that Lwill never accept favors trom tq thieves, highwaymen, murderers, and abortion ists of Chicago or thelr attorneys.” Tho taln Huor of the court-room and the gale Jories wero Hterally paeked with spectators anid As tho Stite's Attorney delivered this thrilling woul MT FAUNL passa the room ring with ape pnuse, " Judge Gury Jumped to bis feet after quiet bad bren restored, and satd: © if there 13 A repett> tion of Wat the room shall be cleared.” Mr, Mills, louking pale und standing vrect, with an expression of determination, continued: ay heart and vbilities wre frum thls moment dedl> cated tothe yreat cause of the publlo weal in Cook Count: The strain upon the Kpeaker, Ils righteotts indignation at the lmplication cast upon his Cluiracter, and the evidone sympathy ot the audienee, combined to render the seetie ah very dramatic, and tho prisoner wis observed to take on nlook or alarm, as IC dreading what ulirht follow, Mr, Mills thon wont {nto the character of tho yenerablo prisoner at tho Rar, reforred to hid mer coivicton fora similar ering, wd Tole wed ap thle Une of argument by acriticul pur- trayal of all tho detalts of the case, duclired thas the story that Bart! deciined te commit tho abortion wad intra, ng that was his baviness, and for thie purpode only bad bo received vista frum the dead girl. AL bat-pust 12 tho noon recess was tnken, Promptly ut 2 o'ctock Mr, Silla continued his aualyels of the testimony, and ab ball past Boho closed hla remarkable appeal with the followlug: perorntion; * Now, gentlemen of the jury, having conalds ered tho two great branches coustituting this case, Lask the question, What should ha done with Charles Earl? ‘Phat ho ts gully Of the ute, tempt to committe abortion on Etta Carll no muneun doubt for wae momeut—an attempt conthining over days, and perhaps weeks,—in attempt tavelving wanipulutions by the bunds, tho use of the ‘sponges ts and tho use of the pyrlugo,—an attempt paid fur by the gold wateh kiven to the nbortionist, No twan fora moment eau doubt the guilt of Charles Eurll of the attompted abortion. Indeed, it is almost vontosued, That lv cnused ‘ber death, no reasouluy wan, Using bie best judgment, will forone moment doubt, What should be done with this red-handed abortion? Was’ the punishment for the killing of Rosetta Jackson enough? Was tho eonflnvinent of one year in the Statu's Prison, for destroying ogutty dicks sun's hfo, cnough for Chat erline? It seen not. ‘The lesson that the Jury taught tho aboruonlat dn W874 was ul too suo forgotton, Why was not that lesson obeyed? When a merciful GH, fet Churlea Hurl go with tho sight puns ehinent OF une year’s Mmpriioument, be ought to have been win onouyts to lverub the chime hable and murderous buelness of commiting abortions. He beedial net tho teaching of that tesson. Hu resummed the business, und be killed: aaotber girl by his bungling. murderous work, fenbinit, gentlemen of thy jury,—you ure men, and vitlzens, und Jusory,—that ely now bigh compelled by threats of tl Ume to tench Chorles Earl that proper punish. ment rxball foliow his horrid business of committing abortions and murder, C submit ttt ono Tieht penalty fs niles quate. Ho goes onbout these —_nbortion enterprises coolly and «deliberately, Whon he tnkes tho young, girl into his hands he plays with her life, as the ehild plays with tho bubble In the summ Wit cares he for the risk that. (erin? Whit careshe fur tho danger staring. tho viet! 1 in the fice? He wants money, mon Monoy, bloorl-manyy, for his brend and butt T have enid that P was honored by having ah ter elicntnge than tho counsel for the defense, He. defends Charies: Barll well, ingeniousty, skillfully, and tothe best of his great ntill Tis client is one mun. ‘The ellentuga [have the honor to protect fs this great community of husbands, and wives, and children of 600,000 peas ple, who tire watching every movement {1 tho progress’ of this great trial, and whe hang over those proceedings, Wo nre nearly through with this en: Afler five long day's We shall to-night, when the curtaln falls Upon the stiys of the day, retuen to our hoi Exch ono of us wilt this ithght gather the tri loving wife and the weestelding ehiidren around the: Aecplions and there shall be preat welenme for ench man's herrt, and before the Dinging beauty of the fre there shall he rend perhaps some German legend of the Cork ehfid for the children, or something from, that noblest book of books, the ble of our faith: and then around the dear oll mothe Kneca tho little ones in white dresses for the night shall pay tale phivers and quictly wo ta tholr rest, and then into the enr of her who ts the genius of your henrt’s ddalntry you will whisper the severest of the Hfo of the Inst few days, and thon f trust you will be able in all sofemnity tooifera prayerofl thunksgiving tothe Govt who protects ts all, becutise you have dong your duty ns men and as jurors—beeause by Punishing a red-handed xbortlontst you have vindleated the Inw, and protected the honor of home. und have put the strong riche arnt of your yerdiet around tha sanctity of woman’? ge ney then charged the Jury, who at retired. Atinidnight tho Jury waa still ont, amd, In tho opinion of the Dati’ in’ churze, without any. prospeet of nercelny on n verdict, Some favored, woquittnl, and others tho revorso. bad-d THE ILLINOIS RIVER ROAD, About three months ago the Massachusetts Mutual Life-tnsurance Campany fied a bill in the Golted States Clreult Court againat the Ubt- cago.& Alton Ratlroad Company to compel it to account for ninety bonds of the Mlle liver Hatlrout Company in its pose fon, A eross-bill wis fled = yesterday by Mobert H. Bulkley, Reeelver of the Chicago Rallway Construen Company, in wh h clilins that the Chteazo & Alton framtdiulontly convert 1 canceled ubont 36080 of the bonds of the Tlnolg ver Road, whole hid deen pledxed tu the Alton Rond by the Chicago vay Construction Com wcure ttle te ne wera unt due Wis were caticelendt was only about $100,000, Lt ia further alleged tint the Alton Road is Ube for §500,000, or tha diference hetween the par value of the: bonds and the aetinl baktnce die at that time. There fire €210,0W of other bonds of the Mlnols aver Ttond now In the hands of dudye Beckwith, Heltor of tho Chicago & Alton, not enn waich the Kevelver seeks to recover, or thair value. . MS. To-morrow will be tho tast day of servico to the December term of the Clreuft Court. Discharges from dnnkruptey were issued yes- terday to Rainnel Biss, George A. and Cathe ering Binith, Dennls O'sullivan, und Joseph Hampson. * The dividend meeting in tho case of ED. Hosmer was postponed to March 8, 1881, STA'TE COURTS, Tosanond C. Caldwelt begnn a sult yesterday for $1,500 against Obndiutt Huse and Josiah N. Cutler, John Elecy sucd John 8, Hulr and Moses Tobin for $1,500. . CRIMINAL COURT, Nefore Judge Mawes, the bond of WIL Bald- win, under indictment for burglary, was dee elured forfeited, Willlam McCarthy and Charles Venton ure on trial tor inillctous milsenief, PROBATE COURT, Tn tho estate of John 1 Colman, tho will was proven and admitted to probate, and letters tea- tamentary were Issued to Lester A. Taleatt, after tho renunciation of tha executorship by Fredrick J. Rauons, Sho cstatels valued at about $14,000. In the estate of Gustay Thews, tho renuncin- tion of Albertina ‘Thews, the widow, wag fled, and letters of administration were saved tn Rharies Velzen, Tho cstate Isvalucd at about baw, Ju tho estate of Johann M. Kolb, tho witl was proven and sdinitted to probate, and letters tes- famentary. were Issued to Ludwig Schoming, ‘Tho estate la valued at nvont $250, J In the estate of John Mathy, tho wilt wis Proven and udinitted to probuto, and letters tes Himentary were Issued to Walburgs Mathy, ‘Tho estate is valited at about $7,000, In the estate of ‘homus 1, Meatyard, letters Of guardianship of the estate were Issued to Marion J, Meatyard, and her bond for $8,000 was npproved. Jn the estate of Will'am C. Thows ct al, tulnors, letters of xuurdlunsbip were issued to Charles F. Putzen, Lhe esuite Is valued at about a THE CALI Jupar Dirvstitonn—tn chambers, dupax BeopuLtr—Tho mnteh-bond eases, No case on trial. ArpreLLate CounTr—Motions, Junge EMITU—No preliminary call, Trint call U412, 3408, S402, AG, and: No, 278, O'Brien y. Sper Jupae ANT: 100, inctusive, hearime, % Junie Wit Atson—Assiats Judge Anthony. No cnso on tril, ue JAMESON—I7, 18, 19, 20, eu ring. dunae Selene 18, 19,20, Nu. 10, Sehacfer O11 Nei or, elt. ni—The Chiengo & Western Indl ondemmation cases only. AN—Sot cuses 204%, GUST to HytKth, 18, BS, 6815, und 425. No caso 18, 17, 12, 14. Now 15, Wyman vy. wn SHINN Jupat HARNUM=No cil, No, 1,400, Free v. Proseer, on hearing. duper Loosts—lnsnane enses from 9 to J0n, Paget cage 403, and torn Nos, 128i, 120, and dunor Gary—Qu Jupar Haw ve 65, 0, 67, U3, Bt, JUDGMENTS. SurenronCount—Coxrcsstons—PeterJocher ye dohn Mahr, $191.00, dupa Suivi—J. J. Kittol ot al. ve Goorga $ $20,00—M. W, Powell vy. 1H. Vrevland, i.05.—Cloveland. Paper Company vy. Isauc Walker, Thomus. Fo Willlamsan, and Joseph Thunpson, §1,193,87,—Seth Gage et ab v. Samuel A. Birsehfold, §201.03,—Suaan £. Boyer v. Harry C. MeNolll, $575.77.—Lnzarus Strauss ct nl. Ve George Guy, HvidR—Eayle Ponell Company vs Joseph Moore and Henry Van Sickle, &0,5L—J, 8. Kirk of al. v. Joseph Zuckermann, &285— Mntthow Nossakowakd v, Charles Venn, Henry: Minmore, and Frederick Hurgis; verdict, &00, and motion for new. trind, Jun ANTHONY—Warron M. Brown y, Tho Grain and A sasighigy Exchange and G, SWI. HH. Hung vt wl. ¥. George on tral, 74, 85, 119, 121, 121, and 16 to 0. 125, Wallues v. Lang, on No caso on TULE! on trink, erniinal ougtior. 03, 04 04, Sey wa ny mandi ae nthan Gattried vy. Mathias Franz, ilu Me. Dawe v, Utta HL. Matz, Same v. ‘Thomas ‘Tilley, §iT5— We A, Dinktor Hi. Curtiste, $11470. vy. GW, Durham: verdict, &150, und motion for new trlub—Thomas Gor et a, v. Stren Greene bau, <P. Ke Dedoriok ¥. Willian and Gourgo tL Flood, 87h. D. Uehtmann, admins isirntor, v, John A. Bohulunberg and Themlore Whiken; verdict, $00, and motion fur new trial, a ARSON. Continuation of tho Examination of Babine: ‘Tho cxaminution of Abraham Mubinson, who Is charged with traon fa setting fire to the bulls ing Nos, Land 15 Dearborn street, occupied by bin as a elgar manufactory, was resumed yos~ terday afternoon before Justice Suimmerticld, Janes Van Buren, who had appeared tho day before for tho prisuuer, ugaln waked for a fur- thor coutinusuce of the heuring for the ronson: that his brother, A. Gd, Vin Huron, was stil une puged tn the Enrlt caso and could not be progout to defend bis elivtt. Tnorlor to give Herman Jeoy, 9 recent om- ployé of Nobluson’s, au opportunity to testify so that be could resume his employment without turther lode of tie, ho was pluced upon tho stand, und a Sr. Snel, un atturmoy, wppearud, temporarily for Hobingen, Juoy testified that be was cinplovod lust wits ter und w portion ef this by Robingun to do. packing and "ono thing and another" avout the elgur factor He bad sovn the ax produced, aud had used ft to chop kindling, Ho deseribod the location of the posts, the tobacco piles, the clgur and pucking boxes, uiuldd, stoves, ete, and auld that when be left tho promises Saturduy ho did not think tho posts were cut. Ho loft the stereo at 4p. im Saturday, and did not know whether Koblason was there or not. Ue eloged the vlovator duor und ran tho elovatur up tu tho fourth fluor and fustened tt Monduy ho nuticed that the posts had been out, aud sinelt fire, but not kerosunc, ‘Tho Court then granted tho defense y contio- dance until this forenoon at 1b o'clock, when It was promised thut A. G. Van Buren would be preavnt to defend the prisoner, who Was taken hi k ta the Central Station. aAe sOUd As Ihe examination is concluded, Dep- uty United Styles Mursuul Sullwell will serve the warrant on Hoblnson charging bha whth @ vlolatiop of tay Larerna) Weyeuue fewer =. OSE TILE PORK WORM. Death of James Palughi front Trichinosis, , What 4 Microscopic Investigation Atter Death Revealed. The Young Wigglers, and Not tho Old, the Moro Dangerous, Mention wns mato somo days ngo of tho fact that Innes Vasughi, of No.0 Randolph street, his wife, and his children find eaten some une cookel ham anusnyge—tho sort goncratly eaten {nu Buropo and common on tho beer-satoon lunch-routes in this country—which was sup. posed to bo infected with trichinu, The ol fritt-vender lingered along antl! Tuesday attor- hoon about 6 o'clock, when ho Breather tis last, He wasconsclous to within three hours of his death, realized his fate, aud implored his broth urelu-law tocnre” for his fatnlly atter ho wis kone. 18 brenth came shorter and shorter, and be dled atiast Hken tired man dozing of into alcep. Dr. Tombogken, tho attending physictan, cnt of some sinall portions of the ‘Upper ‘nem ard ~ thigh yesterday morning, and Inter on during tho day subjected them to micruscoplent exe Ginfnation. A ‘fitnzxe reporter called upon him Inst evening and found him resting from ble Inbors and ready to exulbit whit he'had discove ered, Cutting olf a very amall portion of thodead ‘leah—n inere speok—ho placed it una glass slldo, nolstened it very slightly, placed anothar pleca of gluss over tho speck, and pressed the two nleces togothor, causing the speck to spread out between the two amwoth surfaces, Ha then placed tho slides under a powerful suleroscopy, adjusted the screws and arranged tho light, and toll ‘the reporter to lool. Thoright wad not ts horrible as might have been Imagined. A mleroseopist. would call 16 henutltut, Two of the wixglers—cach magni- fed until Itappeared avout halt an ineh long— wits seen Huked or grouped together. Tho, slides w Suceessive muve ree more, which of “ scuing It alono,"”” ine under the eye, ‘enled the presenve of bed ovidently boon in fy instead of doubling ap after the mannor of the xroup Just referred to, In thismere speck of Hunn dlesh, Lurely the size of a pin-head, wore found no Jess than glx uf these MINUTE WUT BUSY HOIERS. Fach apperred inna half eurle sup form, dis- thuruished by n series of cross-murks, which, + BUPV to make him on triile tore looking than might bave bean without this and — cross-strouked appearance. oxmmination might have shown tore, but [t was appurent that tho pleco; of itesh was fulrty swarming with the brood, and looking at tt a week longur wouldn't have onde the thought any more horrible. ‘The Doctor hud readily observed\ong peeutineity in! the grouped worms of which his visitor was Jgnuraut, but upon whlelt the iicroscuplst pro- ceeded to enilghten than, “This group,” said he, na you will see, has no capsule dirrouniting It. After tha worms bo- come a few months old thoy are inclosed {na capsule, orgie. ‘Those hive not formed. tholr cupsules, They ire thorefure nuw or young Worms, Au Ignorant man tight say that Valughl nud cuten these worms twenty years ‘Axo, tnd claim (at they wero old trieslniv. Hut the fact that they ure at iuctosed In capsules shows that they are young, ond that the moat containing thein wad very recently enten,'* As tho Doctur had sald. the group waa not Ine closed in a capsule, ‘The two worms alinply (wined themselves nbout each othar, but badn’t yetxrown to the dignity of being provided with a sae to lic In, “ Whit Is your mothod of truntment. for the tho reporter, ie ho nntilote for tt," repliod. tho Doctor. Ail one ein dois to pallinte the pPatlent’s aulfortngs till the worns ‘settle,’ ng wo shy, when tho tromble ceases, Imagine a man'a * flesh ploreed by tnyriads of thesu minute worms, Tho muscles are incapable of performing their functions, und, when tho museles offrespiration Ara uufected, they too init auifer, unt respiras is anally suspended, and tho patient, of les, ’ ie young ones more dangerous than tho “Tt ds be youn anon who are alone danger. ous. The ofl ones have *svttled’ aud are no Jouger pleretng tho ieah, but those young braods oro Wirgling, squirming, and boring through tho museles aud a DESTROYING THEIR PUNCTIONS until unless you van keep the sulferer.up and get tho wornis *settlod,’ the victiin finally ules.” “Fron what you have sean of triennoss. Doctor, what would you ndyise the public to do?” “It i sufest, of course, not tu et pork at all. Rut w tess severe rule muy, with safety be adopted. | Hani of this trichinous nuture always looks right—nuver measly,’ or anything of Wat surt, Now, thy rule is, simply, to rivver ont parle fn any fora: wineh bus not beon well evoked. A. temperature of 10 degroca Fahrenhelt will destroy thom—2 degrees toss thin the pulnt a6 which water bolls. Tn short, if ham is thorongh~ Ay buited or Tried to 1 erisp, It will destroy theso Barisltes and make tho food fit for the human stomno = AS the interview drow ton close, tho soparhe asked tho Doctor how tho rest of the family were doing, nnd was told that tha mother's con dition was quite precarious, but that he bad hopes of bringing the children through, the lnt- ter having sumewhut recovered tho use of thole ibs. OUR COUNTRY’S DEFENDERS. ho Fartli Encampment. ‘ Tho National Encampment af Our Country's Defenders met yesterday morning ad o'clack Dursndut to xdJourninont and received and acted. upon the reports of comnittees which had been appointed the day provious, Several changes were mado in tho constitution, and Gens, Weeden, Wilcox, and Reed were ap= polnted 2 special committee to reylse tho con= stitution, by-tnws, snd unwriten work, to re« port ut the next regular or special meeting. Tho churtur fees were fixed, for Stato Depart- Mont, $10, und for subordinate eneampments, $5, tho t of the mustering or. instituttog oltiver to bg pail in addition, ‘The per cupita tux why raised to20 centa por anny, payable soutl-annually. ‘Tho following now fouture was [troduced and adopted: That any man who was loyal to tho United States nad was Knows to bo a frend “to the solier during his services in the Held and, after tho War may Lveleoted an honorary me ber of usubordinate encampment by paying $3 into the Booueninen, Fund, one-hulf of whlote’ ahidl ga to the Natlonal Encampment, 5 ‘The foltowlus allleers wero clucted Cor tho'on« Buitag y Gen, A. Chetlutn, Cilengo, Come wanier-in-Chlef; Lieut-Gen, Jamies f lrigua, Manchester, N. H., Lientenant Commundereine Chief; Brig.-Gen. W, J. Maskell, Chicuyo, teormustereGenoral; Brig.Gon. ited By Charlotte, Mieh., Sirgeon-Geuorn); the Rov. Hazen, Amboy, Hb, ChnpliinelneChsts Col, C,H Hrock, Marshalltown, Tit. Oltivar gr th + Licut.Col. Ho. Worrall, Morrison Ube Onticer of the Guar tj. 1, W. Crosa,@hicugo, UL, Chief of Outposts. ie 2 . . Weed 1 preseatod tho uuanithoustys . elected Communder-in-Ghiet tothe Zucam pment Ina short specet, during which he pledged Chertahy bla support, and. promised, any position where te ight bo able to help the 0 ruler, . Gen, Chetlult, who bad very reluctantly ale Jowed hfe name to be used I connection with tho position, respondod I a heurty and encre ee Wn ‘. FeMgietien. Ne As Hee), Jr was renppointed+ General, and Gen. 1. 8. Weeden was Was JudwosAdvocate General Bate of then wore unaniinously coutirnied. After the appolatmunt of several conunittoos: the following resolutions were adopted: Hesutved, Vout we lourn with dvop regret of tho grene altiiction which bag befallen tho Revs J, 1 Hazon, Chapluinein-Chief of to National . pment of Our Country's Detuuders, wid wo hereby express our hourly sympathy "with « im and cur hope tut ho miy be speedity re Btored to his wanted health; i é Hesutved, That a vote of thanks 1a hereby tone dered tothe proprietors of the Grand Pacita Hotol for tho use of their clul-rooms und other courtvsles tendercd. fe This completend {ue business of the second ane nual muotiuit of the Natlountl Bncanpinunt of One Country's Defenders, und it udjourned ty ducoton the third Sonday of Novembor, Dl. ub areas pine to bo designated by the Coumundure ae Chiul, rm RETIREMENT OF GEN, ORD. GALveston, Tex., Nee, 8-Tho News’ San Ane tonlo apeolul states that Gen. 1. 0. C.Ord upon’ * natitication of bls retiremunt from the eummand: of the Depurtinent of Lexus und tho active army vacated the offlcg at beadquarters, and ordered Asslitunt Adjutant-Genoral Viucont to roporg toGea, Bheritan tani fH tauaporary, commmandue pours, Ax bis goneinelaw, Gen, deen appointed siintator of Wart Slosions tt kt rumored that that countsy Wilt be the future homo of Gon, Ord. ‘ —————— HORTICULTURAL, CoLumncs, O., oc.8,—The stato Hortioultural Boolety met Nore to-day, wbout thirty manybers bolug present. Delegates, were walcam play of frul J a Fathors buy It, mothers prizo tt, und tho chile avon taxe De Dill'a Couga! syrup for croup ud golds, Filo otf your corns with tho '* Jupaness Corny | Filo," 3t will surgly gure aud end pain, W cunts ‘a thon moved n trifte,and asingto { Second Annunt Meeting of the National ‘ bys‘ Cot. G.8. Irwin, There is a emul but good dias f fruits, : f ..