Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1880, Page 11

cady nt ia Inehaneeds pte tnehanaed. AToun Hugi brie: wheat, 71000 bus corn, uiig rye, 100) bus ch MILWAUKET. 70.—-Guaty—Wheat firm: opened . PAiliwatkeo hard numt 2 Milwaukee, wer Ci i] at $fe lowe pat) New P Milwaukee ne pavomber, ies Ianuary. Niwannee, Kies No. 4. pee redected nom carta; No. 2, is YI Mier fd’ renrces) 8 aa iG sinners Mose pork, £12.75 casht 12.00 HOV ILOSS Fire omit, fay Cnsth Wald ATID} Maren. RAND geetoe at C120G100; drossed lghor at ‘pa-Fiottt, 9,000 Urlsy wheat, 52,000 by onte, w1e~Whoat, 13,000 buy corn, 17,00 buy onte, — TOLTDO. F TorRhO On Dec. Me Qtsty—Whont dilly Na. 1 white Michizan, 1.00; No, red Wabish, epote €1,00!¢ $1.00 bi January and Febriary, Hag Maret, Nu, %, Jaudury, Wer fl. L109, Corn quiet; May, 414. Outs quiets Ni Me Choven SeED—Prime inammoth held at £5.10; 6.00 bid, PUNREEN Toak—Nominally at 8. heat daitt pNnet for, aianunry., #L.000¢4 Aapreary. $Eiky aiare al asked, iat bldy Agri, ai; Maly, Fh.) HeCKIPTS-AWhont 4,000 bus corn, 10,000 bit eats, none. SULPMENTS—Whient, 4,000 bt; corn, 1,0 bus oats, 1,0 bu. ¥ % TOU LOUTRVILIE, Doe, Frorit—Markot castor oxtra, ily, LI0G2G; A No. 1, 65,00Gh QW. % GUAIN—Whent steady and flrin at KeesL@, Corn firms No.2 white, des do mixed, 45e, Oats In fair dor Fronds No. 2 whlte, Moy do mixed, Sige. Alva trimers 0, Vnovisions—Vurk active: 4 shade highor at FLU " “ MoD Market ens ey Mirae g Tate hale ateue: 1h bulk COTTAN—Lower nt Mie. Si; oxten fim~ om choles fancy, EW) Lnieelhos ri oH rm i iianne sent cured, (te. Witan yo ir 2 Dive Moasstendy nt #l0G4.05; recetpts, 600, —— CINCINNATI, CINCINNATT, Dee. 0.—CoTTON—Strongary Iie. Froun—Firm and unchanged. . GRAIN—Whong strong und higher: N2..2 red, #1,00° 105, Corn=No. AGeHe, Myo it MONN<Park dull at fli c 4NG) Mule meats nnd bacon dull wd un- WiKISRY—Onlet ne gan, ButTren—Henvy but siutots nchanged. ROSTON, Bort ee, 90,—Froun—Dall and nominal. » GUAtN—Corn stoady; {alr demands now, HaMer old, Gvadie, Ont {n moderate demand at 4Mibte for No, Land extra whites No. 2 white, 4@Wes No, 2 mixed and No, dwhite, 4a@are. Kyo, T.U5, HUTTER—Choico Western ereatiorles, 2a Tq; cholce Hlsle; common to goud, tee. e i inwr, 7600 brls, 4,000 sacks; corn, 42,000 bu wneud tap ya, oo eels Aono t oY BUIPaIENTs—Fluur, 1.00 vele, KANSAS CITY. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chtcugo Tribune, KANSAS CITY, Mo. Deo. Who Price Current reports: UNAIN-Whent—Recetnta Mis past weok, 4,20? but shipmonte, 2470 bu; market Irrewuine; No, 3 cash, Se; Innuary, Ger Nu. 2, east, 8140; January, 87}4c; No. cash, 10) rn—lecolpts the pont yeu dt AO bys market rian Nu. PEORIA, Pronta, 1, Nec.i.—GRAIN—Corn new hikh mixed, Wie; new mix renteu; No.2 white nomluulat P4awe. Ryo Inactive Dut tlrtu neitile for No.2 rea and firm} aitii4e. Ones 1 Hronwr: ‘Stondy nt $1.11, KECHIS heat, Ww but corn, 14,475 buy onts, 4,200 Us es As Jug barley. 00 bu. 16200 bur onte PMENTS—Whont, naney corn, 16,0 oats, 155 buy Tyo, 100 bus’ barloy, 120 bi 4 { DETROIT. (DetTrart, Dee, PLOUn—Quist, VUATN—Whent slows No.1 white nominal; Janus HIM: March, $1.04 Apri, ed, $1.00: No. whilte, ie. Wheat, 21000'bt, B— Wheat, 10,00 tin. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANAPOLIS, Doe. 19,-GitAIN—Whoat frmt No. bigwive, Corn tan at Sec, Vats quiet at CRMIPMENT! OSWEGO. Osweau, Deo, 30.—GnAtx—Whont steady, alower; Westorn wixed, PETROLEUM, CLEVELAND, On Doe. 30,—PETNO! Quotations unchanged; Standard wi VITTSVURG, Deo. We—-PETNOLEOM: crude United certitientes uxelied at 1%! atendy atthe Pitladalphia delivery, TITUSVILLE, Pa, Dac. W—PETROT Iuhust. IN}gcs lowest, Die, Clon= ket opened nt’ 9 Buin ‘BL Viigo; eal WW; shipments, 4400; charters, Corn ry netlvo; rollned DRY GooDs. :@N&Ew Yon, Nec. W—Iuainess remains quiet with nents and jobbers alike, but thera yu cheerfut foul- ing in the trado, ind prices aro firmly maintained. Catton kaods are quict, excopt print atoti, which ara active und trier, Shicting prints and wlngtaras wee in good demund, Bon's weur woolons ure quiet und steady, corron. OTTON—Hales of the week, MW; speculators took Uy ee Bas ferrnedad from ships lo direct to apinnyl LOU; netual export, 9,000; Aaterlean 3 » WU; aimOUne attont, Bs, NTE, TURVENTINE Doo, —8rUTs TURPENTINE— THE HERMIT. farcer of tho Man. Who Was Yound Dend In Min Little Wut Near the Golden Gute. sBSAN FRANCIKCO, Dee, 23,—In a wretchod little ut on Ocean Beach near the Goldon Gate was ound on Christmas-Duy tho badly decomposed remulng of 4 man known a8" Tho Hermite! He ad Hyed alone for tive yorrs, and his story, fomantic onough tor a novel, has just been yirned, ilsnumo was George Jacob Hooffol, Lipdirn in Gormuny, of wealthy parents, ho wag 7" eduented at Holdetvers, nud about tho timo of tho t'anco-Prussion War came to Amorica, Ho had rolitives in Now Orivans, and thore married asocloty welle, Ts houtth was poor, and on tho Aus Mite antl seclune ho camo to this canst with to visit the rave grow woven, and dooidod +would not. coment rane atu wn v1 sally put \. ho Jott thas obia with friends and faut, | socloty, “ becmng ntutres of. te wealthy “merchant, and 7 hor fell to a Dupont strove Wothete somite tho husband reco vered Nis health and returned, ager to learn Sa gel NO letters: from his wile, but qure of her safety. asto hod left sme plo means at his bankera for her: Lupport, Whorn fold of her shame, and that eho Ind ony Hust ho wturtod out to find hor, but atte, Bwo your search, In which ho spunt niuch MOoy for de- Wwetlves, he returned hero broken inteart. Io had severe Hineys, and when bo reeuarod his Wid was whattored, Mo refused to mssogiite With friends, butt a hut on the seushies and gained a living by fishing and gathoring ‘aritt woo, Ho would not write to bly pares. in Germany, though miny laters fram. thon were found in hie roam, tly related that abd, car ago, while ho wits wandering alonatio rach s Sarrlize drove by, in which ho roo. ulzod bis lost wife, Bho ki hint alsa, and gig ordora to tha driver to whip the horges and Uriyy Qh. Hootlel rushed after cho earrluge, abriokea, Sty wifo, my wife,” and fell senseless on tho , ead: ane ee he a then sre ns, vlty . eh died atone, an le oubin A showud'tho misorbie, aquniia Hea be hud lod. a Wisniwomg cated Sent Dropped ‘ETON, Dew. W0.—It fs understood that Gen. Jou Whedler (Huurbon), of Alubuma, lia piven Wp the Iden of contesting tho seutot W. Hy Lowe, tho Greenbieker, Wheoler hid Intend> me eatests but, tnding the Hougo reljubly fte- yu Hicur. he abandoned $t, and wit wecopt bia - ee wracefully na ofreumstunces will ad- Ta, bg only rounds that hu hud for contest hg Lowe's woat wie that the taws of Aluham Prohibit any dovico “or pyure" upon election iekets. In two countios Over 2,000 votes were east for Lowe, upon euch of which was printed 8th Alnbann Divtriot." Tho tguro 8 was con- strugd by Wheeler's able lawyers to bo i" lige urs (ua indeed it fs), but a Very gllin oxcuso Won which to ungont a member of Congress in ide. fuee of about 2,000 mnajorit y- Con, } athe ublest of tho ‘surviving Confederate cuv= $y7, leaders, In tho service he runked nuxt to 5 Hikes and was rogaried na superior to Jon Tae Tadved, he is tho only Southern cuyalry acer Of noto that survives, At2d scare of ti yours. mude a Lteutenaut-General, boing tho Teatxest wan who ever attained that rank in in wountry, Mr, Lowe, recoanetlton, was alse ‘i b ee, but recelyud tte oppor OF the Ktepublicuns nt tho recone tepybiicans uy uyuinst thew PONE TUE a Trish South Ane! lea, fea Governmeut is ondcavoriag to » WILMINGTON, Firm at dsc, 2 =. Au Enullb-speuking colony un the by ere gto Newro, and. Prealdent Ytoea te weer ‘i <j pe eed dnimil- 4 FPitaget weet to be tgtorva'in Rectan Goat ees ‘Zeuana tly rlouge thun “Australia or New te be nud ehe came ands iu Hueuos Ayre are rants, Ri tye | qulett Nos 2 LUE CHICAGO SOUTIE PARKS. Report of the Commissioners for the Fisenl Yenr Ending Dee. 1. The Bonded Debt Reduced to $822,- 000, and No Floating Dobts. Detailed Account of tho Fmproyements Made During. the Year. "The offielal report of the doings of the South Park Conunissloners for the fiseal year ending Dee. t was yesterday afternoon fled with the Board of County Commissioners, It isn very exhoustive document. and explains where every dollar came from that was spent and how it was spent. In every respect It ts the most complete and Intelgible report ever Issued by the Commission, Following is the grenter portion of the document: OFFICE OF THY BoUTIT PARK ComMissrosmits, Cineaado, Deo. 1, 1skh— Ta the Honarahle the Hoan! of ‘County Conmtestonera of Conk Contin Aunola? In compliance. with the requirements of the statute, the South Park Gspimissoners Log respectfully to report © their wets nid das {nus 10 vette to the parks and othor bproy qmonts under thelr supervielon or control" for (ho sear onding Dee. 1, 1930, to your honoravle air, ‘The report of this Hoard for the precoding: sent: exhibited tho bonded debt of this Commise ston as \t First series, 7 per conta,.,.. $174,000 ond series, 7 per cents Ze x per conta... FOU AKK been ficreased 1s fale even pi £0,000 Five per cents....«. 4,000 ‘Total, rere 110,000, Total bonded debt siuce Inst report. 81,455,000 But the frac series of 7 per cents bas Hp and caicelerd, to-wit. 574,000 And thore hus been retired fe alnking funds 7 por cents Her cents per cen! - § 57,000 ‘Total decrense of bonded Nebt...-....66 $ESt000 POUL NEL CASC. 65 sess seeoee . divy Net decrease... ste resee cece | S01 ,000 Tho outstanding bonded indebtedness of the Comnilssion at thy preaunt date Is, therefure, ns follows: 7 per cents, duo 1891, 0+ $200,000, fared Oper cents, due Tuy Sper cents, due 1v,., TOM ..sssecsessen Inthe exhihit of receipts and expenditures, which recompunies nid 18 part of this report, the $67,000 of tho sinking fund apponrs ng cash on had, for the renson that, thouxh the londs have been enlled formully, they huye not been wresented for. payment yet, and cannot be, ur dey the operation of tho statute, until Jan, 1 next, when, whottier presented or uot, tho pays ment of Interest thoreon will eense, By thig large reduction in tho bonded debt, tho Connntasiun hus beon relieved of $37.00 of the burden heretofore annually pald for interest. Under tho operation of the sinking fund, tho bonded debt will baye been discharged by tho dito of its maturity, ae Cotmmigslon uwes no floating debt of any nd. LANDS, Notwithstanding this. rent decrease fn tho bonded debt, tha Commission hus been able to nieet all obligations arising from Indebtedness upon Janis within the park territory, whether fordeferred payinents, the Judgment of courts in condemnation proceedings, ur for the pure ebuae of the fee. The expenditure on this ae count, Includiug all expenses, has been during the year S2i,80.01. Che detully will be four under tho proper beading, but special mention inny be inade df ut lonst two prrcels of this and y us tho thus pald for, One, known popular; Colehour tract, lyn in tue Last Park, and em= bru! La elghty acl has been ucquircd atter miuek Mitigation, 8 Commission, sulling fi ran hoyotlntion with the owners, soneht to comlemn, ‘The first verdict was given in March, 1875, und was for tho unormous Amount of $4,700 un aere, ‘Tho verdict was set aside atid anew trial ore dered, Ju December, 1870, tho verdict of tha Jury was for 33,050 tin nere, tn amount which the Commission stitt deemed ¢ salve, Anuthe ertriul was hud, the Court directing a division of tho tract, so that juries should pass separates y upon the vattic of cach forty acres, In No- yomber, 187, the verdict for the west halt wag en a In June, 1880, the verdict for io Cast and “better “hit was $80,0W0, Tho Commission would bo justified in deunlug this a larger price” than tho value of the land, but considering the Inrge ox- pense necessarily attendant upon the procecd- ngs, and tho great uncertulnty of tho fuding of juries, it determined to end tho ttigntion by meeting tho Judgments, and among the expond= Juires Of tho year on accountol land will be found S117254 In full and nal paymont of this tract, ‘The Commission has hnd tho sntisfaction of Requiring another parcel of jand for n price which it deems udvantarcous. ‘Lhe pleec, 1220.6 feet by 107 foet, Inclusive of streets and alleys, within Fifty-lfth street boulevard, known.as the Sulvey tract, bus bean purchiused for il,- O81. Tho fences huve leon set buck and Hifty-fifth street boulovard, from the West Park to Western avenue, Is now cufirely open. Of tho targa nercige ombraced In the South Park system, including Grand, Drexel, and Oni. Wood boulevurds, and the long stretches of Fiftyefifth street und Weatern avenue, the Cor iilasion has yet tu nequire in acre in the W Park, now used as 0 sehvol lot, condenmation o Which will bo necessary, inasmuch 13 tho Kehuol Directora demand, tn “the opinion of tho Com. milssion, nu excessive pric; also, some threo lots of Fifty-iifth street, in which condemn tlon proceedings are pending: and, though it has possession, it has yet to pay In full for tho- tract of 200 ucres, or niore, in thy Bast Park , KNOWN AB TUE PUILEANS TRACT. ‘Tho outcome of tho litlgauon covcerning this Just-named trick 14 a matter of anxlous couside| eration with thoCommission, ‘Fon years ago tho. Commission took possession of the tract unde: {contract with the putative owner, U. 1 Phils, Hpa, by which ho agreed to soll tho sume to tha | Commission for $80) un neve; but adverse cluint- Ants sprang up, tho mast. consplenions of whony ! was ono Kerr, wha claimed title to the traet by, rengon of his purchase of tho property gokt un~ ‘der an execution for x judgment aginst Phile* lips. Mra, Phillips was iso a clalinant, tothan having had couveyaneco from her husband, O. ., Daillips, and ae having vw howastead unattectod by gale under an exoeution. Kerr tiled a bit Ia the United States Clroult Court to quict utte, find tho litigation this commenced has not been determined, but, haylug reached the Suprome Court of tho United States, thore Hngors with no finmiediata prospoct of a decision. Kerr cone voyed an undivided one-fourth Interest inthe truct to Mrs, ‘2.8, Dobbins, and it ts believed that tho Court af Chancery, whoro the matter tt now pending, on u bill tied at, tho instauca. of the Commission, will declare that the lute Prost dunt of the Comtulasion, having expended $10,000 dn purchasing securities aud endenvoring to ob- fain some gort of tle for tho park in this fourth: intercet, tho Commlsalon bis acquired such ine fercats or, In uny cyunt, that tho Investment of $10,000 will be held good In some form. The whulo matter of the ownership of thle tract {3 80 invelved between oluimunts and per- ons claiming to hold under thom that tha Com= iilssion, Unadlo to deal fairly by all, where ench cluling evorything, cnn but await the event of the Joy Hh aie, abe value pe the Jand wt ae eno doubt, by a jury of the Unitod States Court, Whnt {ta vordlee wit bu ta W hlatter of conjecture ony. but thore are not wanting prophets who predict that THE PINDING WILL DE TOTALLY BEYOND the Commisalon's neaus of payment. The Come iulsaion ia not without nuxtaty concorning the result, but ita apprehensions ary not of this gloomy character, It te no reason to. sipposo that a jury ina United States Court will tad an outraycous Verdlot, and ita resourcos for the paxineat at land obligations, which will be huse banded caretully, muy be conaidored aniplo to. “pect any reusonuble domand, ‘The Comiuisaion Will resiat uny detonand that iy othorwiie, ‘hose Teaurees ure a4 follows Cny $127,009 hh ti dit Ind fund, Clyhth fiatullment of the spoelil nescass * 0 Day from County Trowsui Ment for benelits Park purchase. 048 Tax Woods und. vertilicatcs—euti ea Abporusa jax vaccaestinnded vatuasss, Saree cased a RS Juveatgont in Pulltlps tract...... ‘W000 Total... savsevseeeceseeey sen BO8OjTOS TUPROVEMENTS DURING THY YBAILS Woile the boulevards and tho -Jiprayed pore tiony Of tho parks have been maintained ‘invaxe cellent order, tho prosceution ot Improvemonta baw phogressoy with usual activity, Tho north ond of tho eae Park bas been An ished to. Fiftyettrst ufruct, w wall being con structed from Cottage Grove avenue to Grand boulsin, and tho north Ino uf the park boing marked with a ling of dng elin trees, be rountain for tha rofrestiment of borsea Was brought Into play, tho tue ier its vieluity: betng rexraded to produco otter olfvets, » Tho large imposing atone structure lu the West Park erveted for thy necoinmodation of the pack horses and the storugo of RULONK and sprinks Hog sarts hus been completed and is nuw 31 use. Too wogk of completing the south end of the West Park, giving to that scetfon a diversity of Faurfuce, polite of bigh clevation, a wutur seupe, and, wenerully, & charaator of improvement whieh will forta 4 desirable contrast tu tha open, Oven meadow surface of the north end of thd park. hus been Jushed #0 Btewdily and sutieface ‘orily that it will bo poasible to complete this portion uf the purl ug te the outline of the plan ‘or ita fiuprovement in wnothor season, should that be deemod desirably. ‘Phe ulno weres of fake excavated, the puddling of which will be campleted’ iy tho spring, will bo available next yeur, One of the wost important Works of thy scasua dn this park was the cue T permanent drives of stone, purtiy a replies these of clay ind like share raved, and partly ts covering for euch muiteriaL, A portion of Drexel boulevard was similarly trented, greatly to the advantage of its drlvownys, THE. MOST IMPORTANT Wonk tn the Edat Park, aside from tho complets tho new portion, the Improvement ut wh need hist yenr, wits thie construction of a f stone and fron vere in arm of the artificial lake. ‘The quleksands wt the base of this work rendered wWecessary. a large expend: ture to secure it permanent foundation, which finnde of piling and eonerete, upon whieh rise benvy and enbatintint courees of muonry. Tho | appronenes to. this nev-atrueture will be graded Deere the commenceriont of the driving season Noxt yeur, nd we iew. route will by opaned In this beatiful park. Of trees, evergracns, and shritba {hore were planted in the Weat Park list sovaon 4,586: in tho Hust Park, 20 Yestern aventc, 3028. The Park nurses, We tnd tho wisdom of Hs planting tins been fully demonstrated. ft grows In value yearly, and the: avelinutlzation of the trees, with thelr opportunity for making abimndince of libros roots, render the toss by transplan fo slight ag to be of Uttle moment, The wursery aa it wtands ie worth not less tha MAH, For the details of there fmprovements, other (han batdings. rederence may be tid to the nes company lig repurt of the Engineer. MICHIGAN A’ HOULEVAMD, * ‘The Mtation wrist out of the Commission's: posscestan of tis strect, tran dackson street to Thirtyetifth, and of PhirtyeAfih etreet from, Michigan avente to Grand boulevard, and of theopinion of tho Supreme Court coullrmling tho Commission nits possession, are so recent nnd so witely known na not to need enmuent. The destre tor tho speedy Improvement bis t connecting linc of the elty with the Soutt Mark syetom Is inderetoad Fahy hy, the Commi: sion. A phin of tiprovenent his been decides Upon. Urietly dereribed. it contenspiates tru. stone sidewalks, eight feet in width, pease pluie between the watks anil th vuirbe, itt whieh thy trees shall he suppil Jog within proper distance, Wt and 9 driveway, elpeht teot of the al shall be oF stone or composition bli centre thirty-four feet of which shall free of six fnches of clear baniegravel nyon Wt foundation of twelve inehes of - Hinestone mitcadin, ‘Three ordinunces have been passed hy the Commission for this tmprovement, one for that portion of Michigan avente lying be- tween Javkson stroot ad Park pince, mother for Michigan uvenue from Bark place to Tale Ath strect, tho third for ‘Thirty-tfth wtece: from Michigan nvenuo to Grand boulevard, The catinated cost of these three fnprovements 1a $651,001, Ansesement-rolls: hive been pre= pared and (Hed for confirmation. If confirmed, the Commisstou will nt one proceed with prep- aratlons for the Improvement in the hope thit tho work willbe under way early in the spring. MISCELLANEOUS POPEITY, ‘Tho inventorles Med Ju this ollica show thit thera hs been acenmulated for tho work of the Pork a iurge quantity of property of varl- ous kinds and of great vulue, Of thid may bo mentioned .eluhty-two horses, — twenty-claht sprinkling-carts, oven park phactona, twenty- elght dotiblestenm wagons, With nll nes ary equipments of harness and saddlery, a ten-ton Kieam-roller, three other rellera, thirty-one bane lawiemowers, eight horse lawnmowers, the equipment of 4 blicksnith-shop. a portable stentiepiiip, R20 neal feet of traniwiy, sixty tram-cire, atid tools of all deseriptions, During tho past year the park phactons, which, sturting from the cottage at the junction: of Drexel and Oakwood boulevards, make tho round of tho boulevards and the north end of tho West Park, ut a chirge of 20 cents, were patronized more generally than during any season fn which they have been In use. Th total number of passengers carried wna 22.30, The recelpts were $02.05, and the expenses a tritte less, Aa soon ns the stendy patronage af. tho phactons is such us to Justity It, tho pussen- ger-rate will be reduced, FINANCIAL, EXIUIIT. The following $s the condensed balance sheet, showing the actual condition of Uie Park funds; ht and the aw sts ASSETS, $9,169,595, 85,593 EAST Tg Land purehnsed,, : Expenses of asgessinent’ (cost of) seeeenee teas eee Tmproverment and mualut nutice, Including Mleblyan-nv Diaeount, premium and penses on bunds, exchange, aud negotintions... 2 ‘Vax certiflentes...... + sAmeriean Exehunge National Hue dn dispitteurising. front Vowendefulention).. a C. "1, Bawon (defaleation). i. Cash on band... seat ticle ‘ *Speolai nssessinent collect Sundry sourees'volicated. Interest on bonds, Z FPoualtlos, costs, aud 9x} Interoat on {lopasite ills payable dosorrent J. irvine Peazea (ay ULL) sees, Y aa, wei dia *Norr.— Tg Ama} o_dato on the nse nesamont—vie.t Wid tusrcenbie with the Followlang tories 90s ae All expetise Uf adwoasmunt; all bonds given for Ind id tnterust julian, aumay all diaguurien, promt ities nnd jntorest on boudss und thy difference io tnierest betweon the Uniteof' porctdgy bf the park lunds and dhe payineut of the ual installment of thy Park ws u : STUNT * wate Sho orlitinnt gesoxsmont for tho purchase of Innd bolng tur SAO, the items chargeubie to it would being iL jsuiema} At, arrears tw the land account ut ate, ‘The :tncollécted resources are as follows; Amount duu from: the specind nsacss- ment, elehrh {nstallment OW hands of Cotinty:'lren ‘Tax cortivicates on Amounti of appes ot Btunding, ror. and uuu interest, becwsInOnt Oul~ eesdstesaseenes on, ENGIN WEVORT, iritikim aM, Berry. icucral Superintendent Bowth Cark? tn accordance wih your request Tor natitemont of tho qunntities fn the various improvoments made by thesouth Park Comuils- sluners duriniz-the feeul yonr ending Nov. 0, 1880, Lwould irespeetfullyaubinit the following ‘aA such atutoment: - Ft ‘ H jipatar ¢ Lake Division—Two bundred and Jiveul. walk, finished six feet US Head fect walk, Jinished nine Ce wide; ‘and 405 linent feet walk, finished ten fe wigol ‘constructed of erished atone and muse Jinjes the matoriats used buing 672.08 cuble yurda crushed tune and gitkelime dreaking, ! Four thousand: cight ‘hundred and seventeen neal ifeet, colible-sione. gutter lids materials purchised previous yoar, One thousand seven hundred nent feat drive, forty feet wide, tis Jehed, and 900 ingut font delve,. farty feet wide, fn progress: wnateriuls aad pelo ‘2448.02 cubia xargs Gryshed stone and 2,005 euble’ yards vine s Three’ hundred’ and {ity neal fect of the North Pee ne! Fittyeninnt Street Inlet hing been illest with $50 pords wtone, 1 4! : Wostoras Division—two ‘thousand threo huns dred Rud soventy-Bve itnoul feet of wally tin- duhad, nite feck wides. materiile used being 2843 ouble yards crushed stone and gas-Hine, ‘Tula watk #4 on the south aldo of Filtyetlrat xtreot, oxtendlng from Cottuce Grove avenue to Grand boulevard. - Bix thousand one hundred and sovonty-cleht Unoul fect of drive, tinished, forty feut wide, und 12.456 Hnent feet of cobblo-stono gutter laid: muterdals used betug 640.5 cuble yurds, erustied atone, 5,706 cuble yards cinders, 80.03 cublo yurd: cabbdlo-stony, 7 vubly yards gravel. 2 improvement fs the reuulldlng of Pater avenue and that portion of Buyard avenue onat of the North Opon Urcen, whieb were clay and gravel For 4,08 fect the clay and gravel wero remoyed, and atone and cliders substituted; for a ya it erusbed stone was pluced upon the old rond-bed, One thousand two hundrod and fifty rent feat of drive, tinished, forty fect wide; materials iuod being 45 euvld yurds gravel, ‘This 14 the extension of Lafuyette avenue guuth nearly to Fifty-ainthy reel, Nino veres of Inke oxenyated. This material was used in tiling the gouthwostern portion of this division; quautitics moved being 6,700 cubic yards of exeavution ant 14,800 cuble yards Duck earth. The lake hig been partluily pude died with eubie yarda of clay, ‘Tis clay Wua removed frou Palmer and Bayurd ayenucs, Drexel Houlevard—2,72d Uneal foot of drive, Anished, forty feet wide, and 5.234 Ineal feet of olibluemtona putter Ids uniterluls need beh i vuble yards crushed stone, titty cords cole Dlurstone, and eel cable yards gravel. Pols improvemont Is tho West drive, from Forty> savonth | utrvot to Filtyefrst wteeet, and tho inter- CUO, A261 tneal foot watk, Inlahod, nine feat wide, This walk (8 on the’ enwt side, from Onkwood avenue to Unton Stock-Yurda Rallroad. | Inelud= dug the outlet walks it ormmounta to 1218.1 square yirds asphaltum compusition. Oukwood Boulovard—T0l.6 Unoal feot of wulk, flnished, eight feut wide, und fifty-cight lineal fout of walk, tinished, twenty fowt wide. The walle ts on the north sido, from Cattnye Grove avenue to Langley avenue, Includinu tho oute Jet walks it amounts to GH square yards puphalte ‘Ul compusition, Highty-fine, linen! feot stone fue walk Intd, etght rut wide, und 151° Hneat fect stony tay crosawalk luld, two strips twa fect wido cach, ‘Vols was laid across tho boulovard on the weet bldo of Cottage Grove avenue. : Sixty-one iivo-tenths nvul fect stone curbing, Ret eh ane northwest corour of Cuttage Grove clue, Qua hundred and twonty-two stono steps have na xdded to the north wld of the Phuctun vote ‘ho space weat of the Phacton cottage, which Woo 2 grass plat, bas boun transformed inte uw portion of the surrounding drives, Materials used belng 169 enble yurds crughed gtoue, aud 150 cuble yards cluders, Pavitton Houlevurd—3.200 lineal fect of drive ropulrod, thirty fot wide, Material uvcd bolng W200 cuble yards gravel ‘This extends Troms Wentworth ayenuy cast. ‘two hundred fneal fect of box sower built, four foct by threo feet two Inches. Maturlal used being 0.00 feot BM. plue lumber, ‘hls box ls under the buulovard on tue cust side of Ashland avenue, Ninety-soven sets of sower-wrates and eovers have beco put ju ut # cust of §1,00L.51, 31, 1889—TWELV ie ie ¥ FO CHILDREN. ALM SSS ee »| Some Further Details of the Boys mudd EB, t yarda gravel. This improvement a tha Past alrl tie Ceottt Whose Feet Were Frozen, Whirty-sxth street tothe f- tersection: a Michisan ayenue—Tho avenue tins bcen re- Brother Albian, of St. Mary's Orplian Asylum, Interviewed. Hlred td fed from Inekaon «treet to Thirty. itheticet. Material has been eed at follows: deubie yards erushed wranit. 685 cuble yards - 1 Conditions on Which Children Are Given Out for Adoption,: 1 ciniters, and 10516 cuble yards crushed stoi, ‘Thirty-nine sets anwer and manhelo grates ant covers have been put in permanently, Ma in riitis ol bond—).00 cords cobblestone, Jeuble yards gravel, and 24M0 cuble yurds OPSERAL RECAPITELATION—WORK DONE. Drives finished, forty feet wide, Mneal feet... ee. Drives tnished, fort hinent feet... Drives repalre Tne LUCteveaeceeses sen eeey we Walks lintahed glx feet wide, ftnend te Walks finished, elnt reet wide, neal beat, [ka Hlshed, nine feet wide, neal foot Hike Hnished, ten feet wile, lined) feut, ks ae a feet wite neal feet Watks iinished, eight feet wide, (steno Aatary Havel £4 Prrereeererer Crosswalks thished, steno Hay) nent o Brong curbing ect, Une! fete. oe Nestea piesoetdltty twonnd able With the view of presenting Impartinily the position of all parties concerned tn the ruse of the two poor boys who were reevived Suto tha County Hospital suffering from Srost bites visit was paid yesterday to the Sustitution of the Christinn Brothers on Archer avenue, from which the boys liad been sent out to work In the country, ‘The proper nnne of this Institution fs St. Mary's Orphan Asylum and Cathatie Reformatory, At was started by Brother Albian, who con- t who, lines ++ 27,0005 | tues to be its Chief Superintendent and Lake area exeavuted, reves, Director. Hake oxenvattor Z ‘ato tad Hilla. ewb, surly, , £4,700 Ulaek ourth moved, is, * Bn) Varldling hake etase Box sow ‘The representative of "Tire Tre: on making ils errand known nt the reformatory, was shown Into a sinull reeeptlon-room or offer, where ina few miuntes he was cons fronted by a rotund figure In a seyee gown and white bands, whose appearance — be- jokened good living and 0 disposition to tnke the world easily. In the interview which followed, the conversutlon of the jolly-look> Ing eceleslastic showed that he evidently re- garded frosted feet as natural inctlents of the whiter season, and the merelless whip: bing of parentless boys as quite a matter of course, With every desire to do justice to 4 Virather Albian, it remains a fet tut 8 aoanao fhe bad no word of blame for the farmers 3 Lumber, Hubblo stone, cot HECHINTS AND UES. The followlng ts the summary of recelpts and expenditures for 15803 ig CEPT: w «1 Dee, 1, erat, 1 whose Ul-ustee of the childyen ied to thelr 463,071 | terrible sutteriigs, but spoke of them rather as kind-hearted men, ond little Langlotse 613.998 | especially he was inclined to consider a $400 | sneak (iia gentluman pronouneed — ft G01 HR ee iis connection with the matter fs ‘Srasoeoo | Blyen tn his own words: hat one who got his feet cut off,” sald Brother Alblan, “is a ehiid who had been here. I placed the child out te a gentleman tn the euantty, Of course Ure win was a good man dn every way, and possibly tried to do all” he cout for the ehitd, hut it seems he did not want to stay with him, and so one day he started off In the cold weathe: fe ‘rim away from. the house and went and hid himself in the hay- strek, ‘The man wastive days looking for. hha, and finally he found hin ther WITH WS FEET Fntoz Then he brought him to one of the county, but the doctor sald it was pre: ble to bring bin here; and of course he brought hh here. Jt was 9 o'clock on Fri day evening when he eames he had just Tand necount, Bond xecount Special ussessin Interest necount, lont Warks une boulevards . Huihiings and tools... . Hernl expense for maintenunce,. Lowers AU toes .e.sees + Water rent and sprinkting: a T BES PUPAL DSS service, horses, wagons, Yollva necount for mainte Animal account... Macksmith shop... Sewers. Michigan avenue, Collateral tour Cush on bund Di +8 SHR wes uRNCS $1,130,800 | come ol the Chicago & Alton Raltroad cars, Allof which ts respectfully submitted, aig 1 took hin in, ind waited till Monday Tn eA to see If L could get a tieket from the County Tee Agent for the Jlospital, and Tsent him there on Tuesday, ‘The child did not want to stay in the place where he was.” In answer to an Inquiry whether anything was done forthe boy while waiting at the Christian Brothers’ Reformutory” before sending him to the Hospital, the reverend Director said that one of the Brothers ban- daged his feet with grensed rags, and that. was all. There were no facilities for obtaln- ing medient treatment in that institution, “'The Hospital officers say,” remarked the reporter, “that when ney fre Informed af an urgent case requiring Inunedinte hospital trentinent it Is not necessary to walt for the County Agent's order, but they will adinit him at once.” “fan nittch obliged for the information,” replied Brother Albian, “but Ldl not know that. One of the Brothers, who was very sick himself; went to the Hospital and told them of the case, and they reterred him to the County Agent, to get an order,” ‘The revorter, then asked Brother Albian what he knew of the antevedents of the boy Langlolse, the elreunstances under which he first came to the institution, and as to his general behavior In response to these fn- guiries, Brother Albian suis “We isan orphan child, and has no parents whatever. He culls himself Arthur Lang- olse, Dut sometines he eatls hhnself Alfred O'Donnell, Ido nat know any of bis rela tons; 1 (hink he has no relations whatever. He was brought to mea: yenr ago last May by one of the ofleers of the cour tplpaeit lita outdast June. He is a br kent child, but 1 think perhaps he Sneak, aud tells Nes oceaslonally, Jawter says be ran away from lim three times: the third tine was When he was away nve days, and was funn with frozen feet. Lawler brought hin buck tome hhuself, and says to COUNEL ISBELL Koy Mauris), Ru: eats South Park Commissioners. 1. W. Hanmos, Secretary. a BOARD OF TRADE, Tho Scott Proposition Accepted by a Lurge Majority. The report of the Suard of ‘Trade Com- mittee recommending the purchase of what is commonly known 2g the Seott property, bounded by Jackson, Van Buren, Pacitie avenne, and Sherman street, asa site for the new Bourd of Trade building, was submitted to the members of the Bonrid yesterday, and was ratified by a vote of very nearly five to one, ‘The total membership of the Board ts ahout 1,705, ‘Thenumber of votes enst yester day was 1,129, of which 036 were “for the vatitication of tho purchuse of rent estate, ns recommended by the Cominittes on targed Accommodations for the Bonrd, and by the Board of Directors,” and 1% agalnst, In other words, the majority in favor of the move was 74, and the whole thing was therefore pretty mueh one way. Under these circumstances the voilng, while heavy, was not particularly Interesting, and was devoldt of even. the usual number of lively Incidents which generally relleve the tedium of anything and everything on the Doard, ‘The polls were opened at i in the morning aud kept open till the close of the eesto atl xclaeie: an voting was all done in the north ond of the roum, and tho us a ver 1 THUY, process was greatly faellitated by the nnd Ging ie Viked W im oud Mule well apranwemonts for: srevelwing., Ate. allots, ite fe cee inet Nar hens a ie pil Bie Vata wy ase Daidiee Dogne sibly rat Lawler did not want hin to £04 bur he could aun letters of tho alfabet voting at one poll | nut mange hin. Sometimes he would ri and others a¢ another. The gentlemanly away and play three mile , wed not cume tellers of the ocersion were Samuel Knapp, | home ilate at night. » When the cold D, Reiley, F dol ion, EB. D. Winstow, i 1 wonton caine Ne diannegted Sto ilie hots. a . Davies, TD. yU. Die awler on 2 oeloek at eh thong at Davies ot tl dado. ple locking tor hin dn all the haystaeks Inthe At the. close of the polls the box country, fad could not find him unt! the taken upstairs to dhe room af the Arbitra- | ffth day . tion Committee, and there very easily ant ‘The reporter mentloned that the boy snid idiy counted. No one hung around ta { Lawler whipped hin frequently, to whieh vet result, for tha good and aseertain the the Brother, with a sileht shrug of suflieient reason that everybody was. pretty | ta shoulders and a twinkle of his eyes, well sutistied how It hind gone, and didi’t Fentie tint ue whould iat yn ae care to Indulge In anything tne mbsht seem | east surprised at int uy described like paluting the Illy, or throwlig a perfune | Lawler as a man of inlddlo age, about 40, on Une vole), or committing any other wastes | aud fete ug resatoy af: htin fing Mea Hasler dle HKU hearted man, ‘ jet Suband riMetlous peed ter from Father Sates of dolict, on tha faith of which the child was given into his ehurge on the 14th of July Jast, IN REGARD TO THE NOY DUCHETN, Brother Albian saidihe never knew iin until jw was brought to the Institution with his feet frozen, ‘The boy was pluced under the charge of the sisters on ‘Thirty-fifth street, oppusit the Douglas monument, and they. Atti SOME SUGUESTIONS, To the Hdltor af The Chtewgo ‘Tribune, Citcaco, Dec, 27.—The Committee having made o conditional! purchase of what is really tho only rematning avaliabte and suit: able location foray Exchange,” It ls to be hoped that sullelent space will be nequired now, Chiexgo ts the greatest “source of stp ply”? market in the world, and oughttohaye | put him out to some people in the tho largest and most commodtous Exchange, | country, wlth whom he did mot get On re ling tis report of the Committee its | Mong “well, Ilo was brought baek to stated, ie Duilding should be so con- structed that the matn floor will not be more than cightean feet six hiches from the paves ment, and also so arranged that, should the growth of the Agsuciation ever require ft, to entire iain iloor could be thrown tte one roan, Should this become necessary In the future (the Conunittes seem to think it probable), the Association would finve to find some other place for the “cnil-roam® anid offices, which would bo diMenit after all the sur roundings aro bullt upon, but comparatively easy now by paying trlila mare und secur ime 200 by 250 oF 200, Instead of 200 b : The depth of those lots Ix wt lenst 400 ff not nearly 400 feet from Jackson to Van Buren streets, and even 10800 feet depth were pur chased hero would alill be fete 200 fect in depth for buildings on Van uren strect, which ought to be ample, There are other reasons why this oxtra space should be aequired now, In addition to the proposed *Prading Hlth"? -163 by 130, and Call had,” 100 bye 05, another adjolning hall as larga ns the Call ls neevssary,—vi2.t a“Sample {Lolt It is nelther convontent nor agrecable for those who trade in the pits and théreceivers who svll by sunple to bo wixed wp together during the “selling by: ‘sumple? hour, Wore the sample tables In sepnrate, communicating hall, there: svould not be any confusion as nt present exists for fupce tlini any honrevery day, Business would we dune more, qutekly id catventently; the Trading Hoth’? and its aecnpants would not be covered with Hour-dust aud the toors strowed ovor with grain. ‘Iho business 1s fort. unately getting so axtenaive that itis neces. sury to prevent confusion and aford every hraneh us muny business facilities as pose le. At one thne (not so vory long aga) wo bought und gold wheat, corn; pork, ote,, In te Kamo rig. Now it could not bo done, And now the recelyers demand: an nudfolnin hall for themsolves, as tho sumplo business bs becoming Bo timense. ‘Tho Seeretary wants far moro accommo. dation, A “inareh rove” ty naw neces sary, and also a large “settloment hall oraliice, When wo look at the yeurly Increase In business, and think over What our enormous exten trade demanita, it will bo apparent that 200 by 300 fuvt ly not any too Inrgu if it la desirable’ to haya overytiilny on the same Noor, i Whon the presi bullding was erected people sald I was large enough for ity yours to cone, but the pressyre of Increased. Wales drlyeg tis away i ten, and so it uay bo even with 40 by 0 before another ten Cilengo by Father Boylan, the parish priest of the place, and placed jn churge of: the Christinn Brothers, who sent him tv the Hos- wital, dn the course of further conversation, Brother Albian sald that the Christian Broth- ers’ Institution ts iu the nature of a reform school for Cathollo children, but no objec tlons uve madgto recelying children of other denomlnations who are too young to be sent tu the State Reform School, “Wy arg hat obliged to taka them,’ sald the Director, “but as long as we have room Jnover refuse to tuke them, Sumetiines we are overcrowded, 1 have lad theehildren of all denominations, white and black. | plave a good many childven out tu the country, those Who ara fatherless and motherless, We re- celyo children from the age of 8 years up to or is; those over Lt wo do hot recelve. There is no public contribution to support the histitution; nota cent has been given lo us from the county for seventeen years, since Lopened it, Mr Gd. Wright, a member of the Japislature ‘at’ Sprintetd, wis mak i Inquiries about the Institution, and promise to try todo something to get an appropria- tion for It, and there wis a sheot sent to me from Washington asking for stitistles of homeless children, whieh L tied Wp Mr. Wright told me 1 should make petition and hye all the principal men of the city and the Archbishop sign Tt, and he would try to get nn appropriation, Ie sald he was confident we would not refused, as we have done this work so tong aid have rece! nothing for it; and a great uuiny centiemen in the chy of all denomlsations five told me they thought wreat Injustice was dong to the place, and that soniething should be done to support it.” dn regard ta the imethod of placing out children, Brother Albian sala; © Whon wo nin comes to got achild, he ninst come with o good recommendation from his own pastor, necessarily the Casholle prlest of tho parish; and, if hy ts weil rece onninanded by his pustor, f give bln gne on condition that heshould mise tho chitiias hls own, and, inpreover, that he shoul! see that 2 Child Is well Instructed Ino hls awn ree lon, Whatever ho professes. If a Lrate pstunt comes, ha will geta Protestant child on the sane conditions, J€ wo have any, Lo fs looked upon as the parent of thy chitd, and fa expected ta keep hin till he is 2t years: ofuge. Ll huye placed out since fast Janu 250 children, aud Chey ure all doing well, Ji the provious year | placed aut 873, and every one hus done wy well, ‘Shis one that was brought in with his test frozen ts the first one Gat hus been returned tome this year”? Jn answer to another question, thy rever- oT SVE end Director sail that a govd many of the ve eS ev dren were placed out In this Stato, but a Winchestorm Mypophoaphites number were sent to lows, Wisconsin, ‘ex- as, aud Kansas. Ax to the conditions upon which the children were sunt out, he sally “There ano written agreement made with the partles wha adopt children. ‘Tho enty guaraitee fur ele guod Weatent Is thisy will cure consumption, bronchitls, aud general det twenty-one years, poaniree weak Lin; lity. Eatabllan Buffer on, groan on, slcken on, die on, If you will not usy Mop Bitters, wud be cured, 11 we depond upon the priest of dhe parish: lie Js to see folt. A farmer brings n letter from the priest, and on his recommendation [give Mia aehild, unless T know. the person my- sell; all those who come from tho eountr must bring a letter from thelr pastors and {t Ia the pastors responsibility to sve that the children are well treated,” . THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE, No Siteh’ Arrangement.” Ta the Rdltor of The Chicago Fribunee « “LOMBARD, IL, Dec. 2.—The Altar) of this week sets me down fora lecture at Hershey Halton Monday nest, have made no such are fitigement, and abil not lecture’ ns tnnounerd,. The announcement is due: to a tulstuke in tho ollie of the tltance, U. CAVERNO. Information Wanted, Ta the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Exonewoon, UL, Dee. 2.—1f money is lost in A registered letter {4 the Government. re- sponsible? With a thermometer Indlente cotder wenther If placed where the wind fs blowing hard, than out of the wind? Whit good reason can be given why itis not best In ting n President, fur‘every voter to vate dircetly fur Presigunt? » Have cond dealers any vonaclence, a8 0 class? BE, Kixasuuny. Another Whale. To the Editar uf The Chicuga Tribune, Cnicado, Dee, 26—Notleing unt acceunut of the Freat whale nowon exhibition, fu this morn Ing's Tanuse, | thought It woutdl be interesting to your renders to know of ono belng caught even lurger than this one. A severe storm arose one early siummer evening fr the yeur Isis in the Shetland Islands,—my birthplace, A white was driven asbore, as the tide was ebbing, on thh beach nt Hoewick, which wae ninoty-olght fect in length, The tall was twenty-one feet in length from fluke point to fluke pant, and over foriy housheads of oft wera obtained. The whalebone weighed 600 pounds, is My The Coal Monopoly. Ti the Editor of The Chicaga Tribune. Cicada, Vee, 3.—1f any of our coal denters want to know what popularity fs, let them rin. for Alderman In the spring. Dust sprits 0 pop: lar young man, a coal dealer, was nominated by his party ox a candidate for Alderman of his ward. A gentlemut from ‘Tipperary was neatly folding tpn ballot for the candidate of the 0] posit party, when one of the “sonnigers” sald to blu, @ You don't want te vote that teket— vote for—."" ‘The reply wis, “Och, bu Jaberst he’s one of the tellers as marks up the price of coul fa winter.” x. Small Boys and Dendly Weapons, ‘To the Kultur of The Chicago Tribune. =| Matroos, HL, Dee, 34—The Ginbe- Demacrat of St. Loulsof yesterday contains this short 1n> tee of what fs contemplated by tho soud- minded, true lovers of our boys and society: The Legishiture of Mllnois will, ut its ap- frowcniog eersion, be axked to puss a law make ny it an olfen<e to sell, give, bite, or lonn a pistol or uny other deadly wenpou to aity ialnor, The enforcement of auch nv lew would: greatl: reduce the Mets of crimes and accidents, 4 general disarimuiment of Young America js one of the needs of the the, Tho suai) boy must be put upon a peace fuotlug, ‘This strikes us 23 a move in tho right direc: tlon. And you can put down any parent or kuurdian jn otd Coles County for the enforce- ment of tho law. The mothors are ull for the Taw, We bope-the Jaw will be gotten up in the true spirit sulely for the good of our chilaren, Itshould not onty be an offense but wecline against our children for any one * to sell, sh hire, or joan funy de adly wenpon to our childre: and it should ufso be furnished with flie an prisonment in the discretion of our courts, Une vf the drawbacks to the hw will be that “Youny Aimer cub go over the lines of our State and buy pons If the law passes, To. bead that off, intke ita lke penn offense for a child to bave in his possession “dendly weape ons,” wid when thoy ure found oniny minor tha wenpons shall be contiecated and destroyed, All deniers in deadly weupons—plstols, re- volvers, dirks, bowle-itnives, ote,-should be require to keep a book in whieh they shall register all sales, and to whom sold, and for What purpose gold, but In ne instinee shall one Le sold tu 9 minor. The reapretable deaters here suy that thoy are in Inver of such n law, Of course the venal are the ones we nro after. Only n few dys age i one of the most pleas. ant towns of Livingston County ison (1 mitnor) er an honest, industrious citizen, when under excitement, procured frum sdino one n pale of “brass knuckles,” and, from some real or im- agined wrong done bim, attacked a quiet citi ven with whumn ho bad wv dispute, aud #0 beat ‘hin thot the old man woe carried home in what was supposed to be 2 dying condition, Should, not the pergon that gave or sotd bln the brass. “knuckles” be held to be a party tu the erlme? Should the parent who did not Intend the wrong or over held an il-feeling toward the assaulted eltizen be made to puy the dumages when the gon could be iniuenced inform the person that pu knuckles tho possession — of ie child? tho use of the knuckles no harm could havo been done nt that time to the person of the thjured party. ‘The kuteke injured the nelgh- bor und, “after tho heat of spores bad prssed uway, no ony regretted tho avt more than tho bay. Within 2 month a minor having in his posses- sion, with tha consent of his parent, 0 horse: pistol to play with tho Town of Harrisburg, ML, shot it off Just for fun; result, two boye Were shot, one Josing his bund, the othor a te, Who In that cage should be held tu dainnyes but thy Indwlvent parent? Onty x fow months ngo a denter in Virginia county seat of Cass County, IL--was tenehing a wenk- minded 1-vear-olt boy how to lond a pistol he bad Just sold him. The bos with nodeslyn or hn tent to diijure any one, ehot tt of by accident, Tho dealer inde a profit on tho weapon sold Mie boy—but be gous through Ufo t eripple. Hat why enumerate. Everybody with \ an ounce of brains knows that it fs” wrong for bie boys" to carry deudly weapons, and go around in times of profoun nce On. War-foottig.— nod Young America” should not bo permitted to ben moving wsenal, ‘Tho boy that curries in Minols, in tlmes of pence, a dendiy weapon, is tu be fenred and witebed; and it 1s not violent to presnine that io. good Is fitended by so arial bhinself; and tho nan that Fumishes it shoul be held tn damages for its mlause, Give us na law protectin sinall bovs from themselves, They are aur v : we aro thelr xuardians, Any one selling, giving, hiring, av loaning © ininor i deadly weapon for galnor fun,sbould be nds to consnit tho interest of soclety more than the guin they derive from tho sie Or trite therela, Give us tha kaw making Jt 9 penalty with a Ane, one-bilf going to tho informer. und tha other half toa hospital fund, and the motwers. 0 and boys willenfoi Af nien will not. The iaw will be enforced. ANXIOUS FATHER, ————___ Grounal Btumors, Spectut ta the Chiegunatt Camuieretat, WaAsisnaton, Noo. 2—lt is dent hore that there fs foundution for tho reports thut havo been going tho rounds of the press, to the ef- fect that a.contlict wus fmpending between tho stalwarts and tha ‘new Adunistrution. Tt 1s stated thit thore hasbeen no chance of nny ccling tu be engendered, for tho almple teasop that tho representatives of the stalwarts in the fennte have not communicated with Gen, Cure field, nor he with thom, upon any of the subjects on which it fe auld the differences will arkig. Tt ie romurkerd hery that thy stories itre started b, thoso who desire whut thoy ure predating, N Bolo: je Praposale for Construct at Waiters Works ut Fort Snelling, Anns, MEADQUANTENH DEPANTARNT OF DAKOTA, OVVICE OF Calter QU, Br. Bat 1880, PA c, , Honlod proposats, ii triplicate bo the usual soudiuions, will Uy rocelved ub thls olde, until Iz Ueiuek hoon, on the svil ny of January, ith, ab whieh place ind thnu they will be opariad i preavhee, Of bitders, tor furnishing all Inbor and muturinie-in= cluding tudichinery.—toxulred In tho construction ald eotnplotion, an thy Fart snolting Miitury Meservus Mon, of w xyetoin of WatereWorks tur suiiplyiiy Lie burtuietet Hundquartare, wiih water, ‘in ueeuniuncy wid puna wud abectiicatiung on tie Ti nie Quarlormantural Chicago, 1. and in thls allee, Abond in tho penal sunt ob $40 must neenmany euch propasal, wd A copy Of thle advurtiument should bo uitaclund 1 tho troy all peoponate Mba 1 pirat, Tha Guvernment revarves tho right to reject any or * Ura OF pronosal, and full Inferwotion asta the tanner of bidding, cuniittuns ta be pbsurved by: Piddura, ule will bo turulshod on appiteation to the ch uartornunter at Chicuue, of ty this ofica, elupes contig prupusd}s should be mirked Water-Works at Fort “Prapusale tor, gut suuillng, Sinn, und aa ie nleralguud. Lass 1, HUM LO ELS U, H. Ay Lapaty Qua e ana A OE OF “ABN RAUMENT OFFICE OF THE SAVGATION. COMPANY, o3 te Eb e| NOT! OREGON. RALATAY v7. IL 'The following resolution fav Nosed uf Diructues: v ocd RavosHONL uf twenty per ib upon the aubseriplous tur the new Capital at pany cautbuitaed by" the Sieuta veaoiders’ Sioulina’ nf Get: a ys) ig aint thy san iy beruby ordered payable Jan, & ih ob We Coinpany's ance tn Nuw Wark, Bluckhniiers wre requastei'(o preaunt ue punit thale subscription Ceniceatas: wity alloir elves i ortue bat Lhe pay mont way bo property euturc ie aad Toke Witte cusurar Dreearenne AINCELEANEOUS, oipensany, {DR LUCAS, bs 188 south Clarkes, Chartered by the Btate uf Ilinots for tho *speoln), Jentiile, wud ypeudy cure” uf private, BUTvuUs.cHTOn= (eaiid usinury Blscukow “Convultution tree. bivura 2 auto wid Glo op. We bundayy, 1 tu 12a Gh Outs, ‘sor tDR, KEAN, NOLAN 173 South Clark-st,, Chicago, | Consult porsoually oF bp wu cUronle, uvrveus, uF aywclul 4 2 the vull’ puysicti ba (uu eity why wurrudit cuss oF ube Without: RAILROAD 'TUI-TANLE, RTA AND BEETLE OF TANI EXOLANATION OF HEPRRRNCE Mf, TE KF Batrirtas Gyospteds “*Bunday excoptad. iNonday excepto ie 5 Chleage de Northwestern iatiwar, For Mana. Timo-Cants, Meepih g-Cacaecommouations apply newt Clark-at, Grand fled, Famine Houses fo Chnatonse ates exere a ene Le aatray t oPacifio Faat, LIne, asiona city f Yar SSSSoS2 pray Me Pant 50 a tcon Hay xa tan innoay Haul & Sinnonpalts Expos Minnesota gs Content DEORS. Janesiilic., oifid, Nrink’s Express rit For auburban trains, not local times is. ot local time-eard att Cl Patiinan Hotel Clty on the tratn | Paint re i} HRs Ot Conceal igpne Can Houxu, and 73 Canalest, i sing Ghite jewpers on unt} not cartier of We Hi h—Depot corner of Canal and Klnele Sas goavomrscougt ous ros PATTER TEESE CEEEEEEEEH] Himan Mineper to st SL) trat ‘liscand ietre neton & Quiney Rattrand bles, Stneping-Car Accominagy’ bey Preitl it tr su rt , fant a Hand sixt DOttawn.Stroatoré Galesburg Fx! Epebraskn Exner : LDumiqaes & pi ty an Amuosiltnek Fallsse merits Tee|b Hers et binene eats acenmin oda’ aul pin Ultansas, Colarady & Veoxaa Fant} ny sis 12:91 pm) pea poltiees phy am Beh aae panies alt ezine pai aga bau eas ally, Saturday, Chienee, Mitwankee & St. Fan-Handlo” Dopot,corner Ch hinily, except da dalty, oxcupt Me amday, eDaily, aay al excops Pant Rat wav, tRton and Carroll ma Ticket OMmeus, ‘ii 1 Grand Macitia Howat: andat hone. PMmer Loose Brand Pecitia Mott. and at Hout. * Of Ue DMilwaukee Fast Mal fimnukee & Wnuk! te uut x Siinuy-y 1 pulls Bxpruaa tral janes MwHUKEE, St Grven Lay, Dunugny. Hluin & K Figin Spoctat io Atul & Cedar Ruplds 2x} fekinnd Pass. (daily), Fant Express ,, Sunday Passenger (Elcin) Al) Minnosota trains rin vin ‘vieke for Me. Munband Minionpulisare saan einer rie tote Seuth und Praleie du Chiva, OF vin La Crosso & Winona. Filinote Depot foot of Lak Teket Onier Central Raltrond, and font Uf ‘lwanty-secon: niolph-st, noar C ae Grant an Facitic Hotel, wnd Patinat House. Tenve. | Atrive” pECRUSTES EE SHRERVET TS mBaturiuy night to Gilinan only, sUn Saturday night runs to lurid ouln. Wabnoh, St. Lows ad Pacific Ratiwny, Depot curnur Stowart nnd Arciier-avs. Crwenty-tutrias MJ. Archereny. cars vir eT Tiekut Omics, ts Clarients Soe¥e Fun tothe dupor, Kansas City & Denver Fast Bevria. Burington & Koukuk E: Peoria & Wokln Special. Spriuciold Hanntbad Kaa 1 {Raly. Pally oxeope sung Nore—Pattnan Sleeping Cues fram Joule, Kanens City, and i mith Fexoteiny, ening Chale Kansas City, Bt Louis or Kunsus CI Chicago to worl, Harlor Way Coactiel icato it euping Cars Chicayo to Hannibal und No ane ‘uf Day Couches Chicayy td Chiengo & Alton, Unton Dopot, West Sue, cornor Cans and Foncat. near, Val eat. Ticket OM Yan Bs Burduest. bridzo, and ‘Twente eva, at Depots, 9 South Clare oy at, Grand Vacitic Huta and Patmer Louse. Kansas city, Denver & Pueblos ¥60i in & Pooria bx, Strentur, beacon, Johurs b Dow Urluans PE Loule suringuyi & rl, Muriings | Past Exprosa on Kookus f Bx. vin Chenoa Wabtnngun i gen wide "Accoummudution, [sae | Arreass kx ‘Tura, Eaaae Michigan Centrat Italtrand. ‘Depot, foot of Lakg-st- and foot at Twonty-socond-s6 ieket Uttico, dviph, Gratd 1 halanuzvo Accomm ecu Atlantis Expross (auily)., IDL EDU spires Giana tapite and Rapids links & Motosky nnd Rapids MuskGKon Ka, lurk-at., soutteaat cornur of itane vite Motel, und at Palmur House, OURUOR », stats Expru: @On Sundays this trate t VosutSiisp Cltenz, Kock Tetand & Pactile Ratirant. Depat, corner nt Van Buren and Ehorman-ats. ‘fia wor Unices, £8 Clark-st., Shormnit, Mousy, Palmar 1 Grand'Vacito Hutel and 7a Canul, cornur Madiau, Cony Daven & Poorta Exprosg, Bansas Chy, Lenvonwortts ‘chison Ki Boru Accu! oti nN “Dally oxco} t Bun thalty Sxtopestanday and freight ones und Ollives ln the Uraud tn Tal pial (via Stain Top. cial Now Yi pletiin ing, Aiantte X, “apt dex i Fexproas, muudution, a Night Ha yiuss,, Cur, Loavonworth & ight Hixpiuas, gifiess at depos ra ‘Twonty-tocond-m., nnd Furty tuibdeat. ‘Pokey usa. ‘ork Expt ‘Express (datly: Ye by; fer uss, iiays. 1Wuily axcopt Haturdars. utgnn Koutnern Rattway Van Muran-st, ho: ‘Bheruay House, ‘Paolitg Motul und Matinee La ieand Trunk allway. war Htuto. Piokot-UMlcuss 104 Jark-st, uid Grand Paciliy, and Twavo. Arrive. Inve Mousa, ton Wiha" ih Twave, | Arriva Horning Express, je Tei sah #0 pin ab FST iO pul Hy ae $Vauy. edundyy axcupted. Manka! Depot, toot of Lakes. w1 ‘Hekbteoflives ut dopats and } Vuoia Hotel, and Malmer Cinginnatt, tndlanapotia & Loula- wile Day i Mine UNiabi bay et: rt Bap rane. fi’ wanty-sQ I~ i itandelplcet, Grand oust, Toure, Arriva, ee 67:35 oo build fd Bab HORT Pittsburg, Fe Wayne ot Chiowze Mallwor, Van Buren sind Canul-aus, puchees ‘vieket Otious, ote Mulinur Mouse, Grund Pacity Hotel, uud Lot Dupas, and Express, Rae Pork expres (Chictpnatt und Kokomo alr: Depot, curnor vf Ulintan und Carroll-ata ‘ekbiaitieys at Bypot und at unde Fuctus stopel, und Clnctonsth, Indianapolis, Fouls. ily, ColMubUS Piste ‘Expruss (lly? Unt LAU esserense Leave, | Arriva, ys Pitteburg, Clnelanatl do ae! Lonts It Ite Lines) y West, B10, phat, Grand imaur WUusa, Leave. |_Antva, ( ‘Vwollth-at. near be Pelitiricete Puliude Hvuaes Grand Clurk-at, Palmer Alte Konto, toate Baker Pleket VPusitio Hotel, cos, 70 IRDS CS! GENUINE GERMAN CANARIES, we 4) @ Sa OM Se atte