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THE CHICAGO TRIBUN THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, GH. Winrrae, U, 8..N,, is at tho Palmer. A, Kinny, of Milwaukee, ts ut the Sherman, Puaxk &. Lirrne, of Minneapolis, is atthe Tremont. 3, Lawnencr, of Balt Inke City, is at tho’ Sherman. J. Uf, Beave, of Boston, $s registered at tho {Sherman c& Du. Js, MACDONALD, of Denver, Colo., fs at tho Palmer, 1. C. Dessis, of Winntpes, Manitoba, is at _ the Palmer. “Gov. C.C, Wasnnuns, of Madison, Wis. Is ~ atthe Paeitie, Jupar-ALna Srewanr and party, of Portage, Wis., ure at the Paeitic, Pro, Hosnpare and his Patestine Arava have -enenmped at the Sherman. ©. A. Swixeronn, President of tho Baraboo Itallroud, 1s at the Tremont. Natian Cuuitcn, editor of the Grand Rapids Glich,) Tinies, is at tho Pueltic, : M.foppes, Prestdont of the Milwaukeo Cham- _ber of Commerce, 16 nt the Tremont, Gey, U. O. Howany, Capt. J, A. Sindden, Jobn “R. Colller, and C. EB, Wood, G.8. Ay ara regis- “tered at tho Palmer. Mu Fran L, Rockwent, the artist, 18 cn- fed tipo A full-length portrait of tho late “George 8. Carpenter. Mit. i. N. BLAKE was. yestentay elected by a “urge majority to fll n vaenney in tho Directory of tho Board of ‘Trade, brief fuformal mecting at the Sherman Louse _Juet evening, but did no business beyond the ‘consideration of routine affairs. Lieur Barnes, of the West Madison Strect Sintion, i ying serlously M1 of typholdefever at his home, No. 43 Artesian aventg, ‘The ehunees for his recovery were thought to be improving Just night. Tuene will be published in a few days a book entitled * Jig to Me,” beiug un necurate history of the famous Lgnies und battles of the prizes rlug of the worl It wilt be edited by Abern and McCann. A mrxtixa of the Fourteenth Ward Land- League was held last evening at Aurora Turucr- inion Milwaukee avenue, with C. Mesionamin in the chair, The attendance wig very large and several new metmbers were cnrulicd. After tho ‘foumation of routine business the meeting ud- journed, A 1onse valued nt $200, belonging to Willlam -Bindrim, 0 butcher at No. 213 Biuo Island avenue, was selzed with bydrophobla yesterday qnorniugy in consequence of huving been bitten about three weeks age cae rand dog, ‘The unl- mut was shot by Ollicer G. W. Hubbard. of the Police Patrol. Con, S.C, BAKER, & traveling agent from Lowell, Muss. [8 repurted missing since Wednes- day noon of fast week from Burke's European -Hotel. He-had been fll for some days, and, by a Recent ettort, imunuged to write severil letters Wednesdiy forcnoon, He thon wont duwn-stalns for dinner, and has notsiuce been seen. Mls vallse nud x sample-cuse uro yet at the butel, * ‘Tuk sessions of tha National Picture-Frame ond Molding Association were begun yesterdny safternoon itt the ‘Tremont House. ‘ere were -about forty present, HE. U. Ctnrko was seleoted Chairman, and J. Schram Seerctary. Tho work of preliminary organizution took up ull of tho time yesterday’ afternvau, and tho meoting ad- journed until’? o'clock this morniug, when tho annual election will be held. Ata meoting of tho Board of Trustrecs of the Northwestern Musonle Aid Agscclation, John it: Fioyd, Joval Treasurer of the American Ex. press Company, was unanimously chosen.to iit u Vacancy upon tho Board caused by the resig- nationof Judge Gardner, who hus been for more than alx yeurss member of tue Hourd, as well os attorney for the Associntion, tu which Iatter position Mr. W. 1’. Culver has been chosen, Tue Irish Land Lengue of the Tenth Ward held a meeting lnst ovening at 148 North Hulated street, Mr. King being in the chnir, ‘Tho consti- tution was adopted, and tho monthly ducs wero tixed ut 25 conte. Tho Committes on Hull, not having secured one, wis coutinued another week with fustructions to secure Fathor Bure rett's Church-hull or tho Senman's Hall, Owing to the gamall attendance the election of per- manent ollicers was postponed ona week. | A. Kimpant, Uenoral Superintendent, and B. K. Clupp, Assistant Superintandent, of the Rovk Istand Kuilrond: ‘I, Rodd, Assistunt Engineer uf the Pennsylvania Rnitroad: H.C. Atking, Gen- oral Superintendent of the Milwaukee &5t. Paul Railroad; J. C, Brocksmlts, Auditor of the Bur- Hagton, Cedar jtnpids & Northern Ratiroad; W. ‘H. sMeDasl, Gencrul Freight Agent of tho Hune nibal & St. Joseph Railroud; and J. F. Barnard, Geooral Superintendent of the Kanyns City, St ‘iy & Council Bina Hallroyd, are at the Pa: a ‘i * ‘Tue Young Men's Christian [Association gave a deilghtful reception to ite numbers and friends lusteventug tn Lower Furwell.dhuh Av fale , Bleed audience was in attendance. Tho Rey. Kerr B. Tupper, pnetor of tho Michigan Avenuo Huptlst Churuh, oper he services with pray Mr. Stevonson pluyed * Mozirt's Sonata No, sung with Mr, Lerch, giving pleasure to tholr hearers, Miss Hutle Mauso. rend A Naughty + Little Girt” and *fuin's Little Star" go churm= Angly asjo win hoarty plaudits from the tudl- pe together it wus an unusually pleasant Distnict-Depury G.C. Arthur 5B. Wilson, as- sinted by BB, C. ULC. Dorry, Sup, Rop Dae Lyon, ¥. GC, W. D, Kennedy, und 1G, C, re O. Garnscy, installed tho olfivera of Cos- tmupolltun Lodge, No. ons of F., list Thuraduy evening at thelr Castle |falt, 155 Haudolph etreet, The tollowing ore tho ollicurs for the ensuing term: B,C. John Brennan; C.C., Henry Gite Robert J. Ill; SM. of 1. George N. Lyd- Juilus todbertus; M. of ¥.,Ciarence ‘Lancaster; K. of It. and 8. Leonard 8. fudso Mat A., John Gruber; 1 man; 0. G,, Jobn W. a8 ILLUSTRATING thd wonderful epced with Which cably aud telegraph service Is now per- fe ed, it 18 stated that Alcock & King, of tha of ‘frndo, gent a cablegram to Liverpool at Oi o'clock yesterday morning, and at noon hand received an uuswer. They subsequently sont unother at 1u:30 o'clock, and received tho answer af Tis44 o'clock, Cunetdering that the wires ure working very honvily, on uccount of a heavy and molst snow, und thit thory ara tho Usual transfers and changes tv be mnnde fn enable ‘business, this service un messages nbout which there was no special urgency is rogurdcd as very renurkablo, ConoNER MatTson yeatorday held an Inquest at No. 191 West Erly street upon Mra, Murguret Kerrott, 68 yeurs of uge, who dled “eud- ‘genly ‘of embolism of tho hbeurt, At sthe Cook Counts Hovpitale upon Mra, Mury Swatok, 8 Bohemtan, 4 yunra of ze, who wus run down while pieking cu long tha Calengo & Alton Ruilrand by eniine No, 138, A Verdict of accidental denth waw returned, no- body but the woman herself being, to blue, Also at No. 154 West Fourteenth street, upon Frank Traiver, 2 Bobowinn tailur, 67 yours of age, who died suddenly yestorduy forenoon of huart diseuse, p ‘THY OUICAGO CURLING CLUB held a mecting ut tho Tromont fouse last even= ing. Jobn MeArthur presided. It was deciled that the Club should teave with five rinks for Silwaukeo Monday nt p.m. by tho Chicago, Slilwankeo & 6t, Vaul Mallroud, “Tuesday morn- {ng 4 wnatels will be played ut Sllwautee, und in ‘the afternoon at Portage City. Wednesday will occur the grund match ut Sillwaukew for tho Gorton Medal, Tho Club will practice to-day and to-morrow at Lincoin Park, ‘The week after thir return the Clb will play at Liucoln Park for the Caledonian Cup, ‘es THE CENTRAL LAND LEAGUM eld a regutur mecting at the Palmer House laat night. J. W, Enright presided. ‘The actondance woe not as Iuryze as usual, and only a short sce slon wag beld, Lhe Conmittce on Prlating ro+ ported that tho address had been printed, and they were instructed to uttend to ite general distribution, A delegation was present frou tha North eidy Club, who promised 19 cobperuto with the central orgunizution, Thoy wore Ine formed thut ut the next mevting the Presidents “ of tho Suxitiary clubs would be prndcnt when wy i A. Frank Siussel+ encrul r wth ufo reorgunization = would e* subinitted = fur consideration, — Sr. Shorlock intraduced a resolution nrging thut Culvago tke tho lead in Irish agitation by Jadulog a call for n grand convention to be held bere about March 17, to which Dillon, Parnell, and othons should be Invited, ‘The resoluden way referrod to the Executive Committee,and thy heating adjourned for one week, ‘THE WEATHEN. « Yesterday was a vurprise bp reason of its sud- acu change from beat wo cold, tn the morniuy ‘the thormometor wits nbove the freezing point aud the snow fell stoudily for quito n time, Kiv= due penal that. ie heavy snow for which the sieighors have been elgbing had come at Just. But nbout 1) the wind chunyed tw the north, and =the = temporature began to tall rapidly, uutil, at juldnight it hud sunk to 2 degrecs below: zero, ‘The yemporature as observed by Manwsse, op- Uclun, 88 Madison streot (Mupuxx Bundling), wus ab usm. i degrvea: a. ty es Was 43 p.m, Wey 1 B Pe they 3 te 2 BE TSG ttin! Soll iikvomoebe, Sue fe Saba? eg Hftend thy 8 Wind drifted the snow bad: aurvet sullway cumpanice Lind to yor ‘out thelr snow-plows for tha first tine in onler to keyp thelr trucks clear, which they did so thoroughly that there was not tho wlightos travel. wilghtost Interruption to GOLy QauuTEns, A dispatch from Columbus, O., in yesterday’s _ TRINUNK stated that seventh bankers ju that city byd been swindled by purchasing yola quar . Yereand halves, whieh were short in welgbt. . The seller of the "coins" was urrested, ond o curd Was found beurlng the name 1. W. Dune cunsun, West Mudiun strect, Chicuyo, with o pricelist of the *colus” onthe oppowt side, Areporter of ‘Sug Tiiwuxs culled ut 755 Wos! Sadion youterday and wives informed by the * goung mun present that they manufactured Banall gold yuces, buxuyoual du ns, WUE CHEUly tue Directors of the People’s Church held a | ut thelr’ FRIDAY, JANUARY. 14, T$31I—TWELVE PAGS. lated, benring the Inscription "4 dollar :P ary to get tho convatescnts togcthor for wor- nnd sold them to Jewelora and Dinkers le ship, and he could not bo persuaded that the who furnish then telly to Indies who dealrvd | ell coutd possibly be dispensed with without te follow the tnshion of Weuring bangles. Itis | interfering with his work, Tho Committou, hot claimed that they are of full welxbt, and | however, took n dtiterent view of It, and ordered the Government baenot coined money, of this ehnracter alico the completion of tho Paeltic Tulroud, before wuich tine a fow gold quarters nnd halves were elreuinted fora short time in Caltfornta. Tho clerk did not upper to know anything about tho arrest nentioned in tho dis- patoh, and seemed to think there was dome mig- take about It. WOMEN'S CHIIFTIAN ARSOCIATION, The monthly and quarterly meeting of the Womnn’s Christinn Association was cht youters day morning in the partors of the Woman's Home, on Wabash avenue, Mra, Leander Stuno presided, The Treasurer reported that durin tha month of December $142 had been received, nnd $627 hud been expended. Tho balance on hand Jon. 1 wos $190. Mra, Joseph Maven re- ported for tho Committevon Religion, and stated that numerons mncetings had been held at the Home, with considerable att Tho Supers Intendent of tho Home, Mrs. IL Chtstolin, r ported a full home and ahappy family. During the holiduys many generous contributions bid been sent in by friends of tho Instituuan. Tho reportof tho Employment-Bureau Cominittce for Novomber and Veceinber exhibited tho fol- towing fucts: November—Apoileatlons front employers, 17: wppilenttana front, employes, 4 places filled, 1. December—Applicntions from employers, 162 apptications from employes, 273 pitoes Oiled, 17. Mrs, James M. Bruter reported the bell-ringing to be stopped. holding that it was distracting to tho sick, and that the well could be gutten to worship in soine other way, GOVERNMENT BUILDING. Tur Sub-Trensury patd ont $10,000 gold and $2,000 sliver, and redeemed $7,000 sliver. ‘Tv Internyl-revenue oflice collected $29,082,00 spirits, $3,107.48 on tobneeo and clara, and 70.95 on beer, . Tue following dutinble goods were recetved at the Custumn-Houuge yesterday: A. DB. Meeker & Co,, 48 tons ple-frons Hogle Rock Oil Company, 50 bigs and 2 casks 0 Hundise, Flekt, Lelter § Coy 1 euse siiky 4 cnses silk, cotton, and Rid moves, 4 censes silk’ and cotton, 3 uses woreted roils, Bcrizos cotton hopierys Burtey & rea W preknzes curthenwares 2. J. Carroll, 2 causes suuaige caslugs, Cotlectlons, 83,0020. AunAIAM Hontxson was up before Commis: sioner Hoyne yesterday chi Ml with Culllug to make proper entries in hls ernment books, He wan Just out of Jatlona charge of setting: fire to his own premises, and at bis carnest re- usa his caso was portponed to next Wednes- ay ot his giving $1,200 ball, During tho fore- + " | noon te passed out of tho Jaller’a jurisdicuon, for tho Hospital Committe, This Commit | after huving deposited a toad for $4000, Hi bern a short. tho jo meinbers of | BoNdsinen ato anne Robinson, Rudolph Tibvs, George 3. Poppers, and Etta Robinson. Poppers: is already on bonds Ih the Criminnt Court to tho aumoune of $0,300, He swenrs thut ho ta worth imo ago. Th it Visit the female patients In the hospituls and minister to thelr wants, ‘Thus fir thelr work hn bean met with encouraging results. CITY -HALL, ‘Tne Directors of tho Bridewoll held n meoting in tho Mayor's office Seaterdny morning and dl- rected the preparation of and looked over tho principal pointa in the annual report which will ‘be presented to the Connell Monday evening. Hans Haentixa, the Becrotary Department, who has been it for . was Ina very serious condition yesterday, Mis MORE TRICHINAE, THE RNSULTY OF EATING MALF*COOKED HAM. Another family, that of Edward La Coste, at No. 313 West Lake street, is suffering from trichtnosls resulting from cating bam cured and boiled nt Arnuld Bros.’ market, Nog, 1M) and Hi Weat Randolph street. the place where the ham was probably procured by the [tullan who died on West Randolph street some time nyo from trichinosis. Five persons were made sick in ailllction fa orystpelas in the head. His enforced | this Intest instance, but skillful . and nbsenee causes a delay tv the preparation of the es rauleal: t ald hag Broverted Ay atitl resi ror = eatlhinton OF the Department, sites, Mr. Ia Coste is a traveling sutesman Ruinpingd permits were granted yesterday to 1.1L, Lyman ty erect a three-story and busement. brick dwelllpy, 25x70, fevt, No, 22 Chesnut street, to cost $7,000; to Jolin J. Curran to build atwo-story and basement dwelling, 24x46 fect, at 40 West Fourteenth street, to cost $2,500. THe new police patrol wagon for the West Lake street district was exhibited ut tho City- Hall yesterday. It 1s a strongly-built vehicle, somewhat similar to that used by tho fire patrol. It bas a gong, steps in the rear, and a large brass rallon each alde. It 1s provided with lumps, lanterns, strotchers, ctc., and Is it complete and ready polica outiit. Superintendent MeGuriglo is well pleased with It. ‘Tim Mayor was asked yesterday by a TripuNs reporter how the Gure compromise was pros gressing. Hoe thought that the public were led to expect too miten from what Had been stated inthe papers. Controller Gurovy, Corporation- Counsel Adains, and himself were to hold o for the grucery-house of ‘John A. Tolinun & Co, and fsa man of good constituttan. and abuut 4 yours okt. Hla family cousiats of bis wifa und two ebtldren—a boy of 12 years and a bright girl of% lobert La Coste, father of Edward, 0 Vig> orons gentleman of 73 years, ives with his aon. On Tuesday, Dee, 21, tho old gentloman bought, atthe store of Mr. Kenney, on West Randolph street, near Peoria, some boled hum that had ready for uso, ‘Lhe Lu Coste fermily, ate it for supper, Edward vartaking freely of ft, nnd tho others moderately, Tho children were supplied froin the outside of the bam. Iobert Lu Coste observed that THY MEAT WAS NOT WELL COOKED, and ato but little of it. On tho following Sat- urday—Christoiis—Mra, Ln Coste wag selzed with 'n sudden illness and vomited freely. Tho neat Monday at 4 o'clock her husband was tukon with violent votniting, aid Dr. Blanchard was called and preeeeibed medicine, apparontiy for. dlurrhen, ‘The - patient grew worse, und Iecting in a day or two, when Mr. John B. Sber- muather passes Ae erg ere meee nnn would be culled before thom. Mr, Sherman | ror pitliousiiess. ‘Tho same treatment hud stated that he would turn over all the prop: | wag continued, and Mr. La Costu grow erty he owned to the city, which he owned nt the time he signed the bond, but he did not believe thut was very intich, He, however, was nut pre- pared to say Anything, exeept that he thought ue the public had been led to expect too ch, Tire Committce on Streets and Altoys, South, met yeaterdny afternoon in the City Clerk's ollice. The reinonstranee aguinst the improve: ment of Thirty-second street was recommended laced on file. The ramonstrance ngalnst tho improvement of Bryant nvenue was cousidered und tho praycrof tho petitioner granted, the recommendation to the Councll to be made that tho ordinance be rescinded, The letter from the Communists recommending that certain restric- tions be pliced on the ordinunce granting the Tizht to the Chicago City Rallway Company on. the South Side was recommended plucedon file, eentse the churter pluced uw number of tha re- strictions isked for on the corporation, and tho mliere ‘were too oucroua for the Company to uc- cept. worse Instead of better, He wns scized ‘with such eevere cramps in the stomach, and pains in tho bip and kueo joints, thit by suffered ex. crucinting nwony. Mr. In Coste hid an idea that hie was suffering feo tho gnawing of, the para sites, und uttributed [t to the enting of tho hum, but no special notice was taken of bls suapl- cious. A week ago yeaterday Dr. Blanchard was again caited, aud reaumed his treatment, giving giycerine freely to his pationts, the entire family baying similar symp- toms to those of Edward LaCoste, but inwinilder form, Tho ofd gentleman, Robert La Coste, kept nbout, und attended to tho others with the ussistance of n servant until lust Mon- day, when he was confined tobed, Dr. Blanch- urd discovered millions of the trichnie in the secretions ejected from tho stomach of Edwird La Coste, and continued bis treatment vigore ously, until the paurisites were about tejected froin the stamuchs of his patients, all of whont ure able to be up and duing. with the excoption of the old gentleman, who will probably como arotind all right. ‘The hom pirtaken of In this {nstasce was not more than half cooked, Tho oxperience of the Messrs. Arnold bas been very unfortunate, and this latest Instance ouly sbows neglect on the purt of tholromployés {n not boiling the bum Suiliclently to provent auch serious results, THE COLORED REFUGEES. Southern Pianters Expreana Desire to HMavo Them Return South—Corres spondence on the Subject. - Syeclat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune. - Kansas Crry, Mo.,, Jan, 13—For some thine there his been ati cifott on the part of planters in. the South to have the refugees ‘in this section returned to their old! home. So far the matter has proved almost anutter failure. Tho following cor- respondence by telograph took ‘place to-day between the Mayor of Wyandotte and a well- known Loutslana planter: Monnog, La,, Jan. 13, 1881.—7o the. Mayor of Wyandotte, Kaa: Are thore any colored people from tho South cotton country In your vicinity who would return South with a guarantee of ood Wwiges And treatinent? Would tho author ties there facilitate tholr roturn? P. F. Srunns, Tho following is the Mayor's reply: : Wvawporre, Kas. Jan, 1, 1881.—P, F. Stubbs, Monroe. Ia: 1 tind among tha colored people from the South n dotermination stronger th: death nover to return. TI not facilitate their coming, neither will thoy favilitato tholr return. -Wo remand them to tha States us American citizens, holding in thor own hands tholr local habitations aud future destinica, J. L. STOCKTON. —<— COMMISSION-HOUSE FAILED. Sr. Lours, Mo. Jan. 1%—Tho live-stock comintssion firm of Jackman & Co., dolng an extensive business at both the National and Union Stock-Yards, failed toxlay, The Mabitities are esthmated at about $25,000, but neither they nor the assets can be definitly stated In the absenco of W.C. JIall, one of the partners, and tho bookkeepor and cashier of the firm, who has zone Eust, “lteport says THE NEW CITY-HALL., Tho Commissioner of Public Works, Mr. Wal- ler, waa bually engaged yesterday in lookin over the proposed pling and estimated cost of rounding off tho eust. corners of the new City. Hall on Washington and Mandolph strecta, It bas been decided by tha ulate Commilitoe, the Mnyor, and 8uperintendont Kirkiand to do nway with the grand triuinphul arch, nud in ita stead finiah the cornora with wrantt -pillura as on tho La Salle street front, the cost of which with be about $25,000, Tho siuving will ba, it Iscstimated, about $60,000, Whether it be true or not, com= potent: architects and builders Insist that this Will make a boteh of the building, Mr. Waller inslats that tho urenea would durkbn the In- terlur of the bullding, and for this reason thoy wera. fipendonad) (there fg a gont chance for unothor long. muddle béetweon ‘the city and county on this subjoct, WHOLESALE WASTE OF WATER. | Chicago peoplo are assailed for supporting over 3,000 saloons, but nobody ever saysa word: in tholr praise fur their iboral use of water, The fuct [a there. is more witter pumped ond wasted hero than in. any othor city on tho fucu of .the carth. “According to tho estimates nde ‘by City inecr Cruglers thore.were pumped from Deo. 10 to the 28th of December, the uino Chey Figerited the cold SOAP, AO Braragg 'ot 88,000, allans par diy, From tho2sth of December and tncluding the next nine days there wore pumped a dally nver- cy of 66,000,000 gulions, Friany, Dee, 31, tho ellmax of tho pumping period wag reached, when 77,000,000 gallons were pumped in one day, 46,000,000 by the North Division Pumplug- Works and 23,000,000 by the West Division. The inerensed consumption was au average of 13% wer gunt dally. Qn tho Unsis of n population af 10,000 souls, the Percnplte. use of water dally wus 14 gultens, and during tho coldest day, Dec. 31, 143 rallons. Now, nobody sup. poses that auch man, womin, and culld ne Chicago drank 114 gnllons of water a diay during the oxtremy coll wenther, It was wanted by letting bydrante rin all night oud all day to prevent freezing, This fa an unnatural and unnecessary waste of water, If tho water fe turned off ut night, and the faucets left open, bo that tho alr can escape, water will nut freeze in tho pipes, aad it can bo turned on in the morning. VALUATION OF OITY PROPERTY. Numerous inquiries have been mode at tho City Cuntroiter’s ollice recontly for n statement of vuluutions for tho year 1440 bn city: property, usvessudl for taxation, Following i@ tin angwer: ak ee value of real extato—South Town, F Weat Town, $3,891,482; North Town, BSCR TT RI Tan sonar . Ow8e) the. failure was brought about by Hull Equalized valuo of personal propert South | speculating In bucket-shops, eatin g vier Wout Town, $4 ety North wei, S1,P45,! 25 Wu, A NEW SOCIETY. CLEVELAND, O,, Jan, 13—Tho County Surveyors representing mining» counties 3 Votal, $25,002,004, Tunitroad vulumtion—South Town, £908,008; Wost Town, $1200.54; North ‘Town, 05,008 ‘toull, A024, ‘Vouil equalized valuation in the City of Obi-, cago Lor 1880, $117,135,043, met here to-night and formed the Ohlo In- stitution of Mining Engineers, and elected COUNTY-BUILDING, , of Columbus, President: Fred- Andrew Kor, erick Howells, of Zanesville, Viee-Presitent; 8. Paul, of Akron, Secretary and ‘T'rens- urer. ‘The Association propose making pe- riodlea! visits to the diferent mining regions toatudy geology and the mining Interests of the coul-producing dletriets, . a AN ODD-FELLOW ILL. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mespora, Il), Jan. 18,—Tho Rey, William. Edwards, Grand Chaplain of the Odd-Fel- lows of Illinoly, is In 9 yory critical con- dition, and searcely expected to live, Hehas been 11 for oyor a wook with Inflammation of the lungs, and being in histith year, and suffering from the fuilrmitles of out age, itis fenrod that he cannot survive the attucl, oo . * — STEAMSHIP NEWS, ‘ Movirae, Ireland, Jan. 13,~Arrived, tho Ethlopla, from New York, QuKENSTOWN, Jan, 13,—Arrlyed, the Egypt, from New York. > Hasuuna, Jan, 18,—Arrived, the Frisia, ‘ AN execution was placed in tho hands of the Bhorif yesterday awulnst tho Chleayo Terra Cutta Company, the amount beity $27,000, ‘Thomas A, Jobnson ts tho complatuunt, Bartisve Muer.en, Collector of the Town of New Trior, yeaterdny fled his olictal bond for $51,000. The surutica are Anton Vollman, John Rartz, MasternusSchavfer, and J.P, Lavermann, JAILEI FoLz's condition for tho past few days has beon such asto alarm his fricads, Yeator- dav, howoyor, thore was n change fur the better, although it will boa week or ton days before Mr, Folz cnn report for duty, A uxerino of the Copinttios on Public Bory- {co of the County Bodrd wna held yosterduy aftornoon to consider the proposals for supplies for tho county institutions, aud the pay of om- ployés at tho'Inaane Asylum, A recommonda: tion was made that sixteen inate attendants at the Awylum buve their py increased from MG to qed er, month, und thut twolve female attendunts have thelr pay reduced from $3 to &3 per mouth, Tho medt contract was wwurded to John Ford, tite bid being the lowest. ‘Vhu bids were o¥ follows: Jobn Ford, < . en ber ane Phe {eehreltnian, fe soecpit fro Some dan, 18.—Arrivod, the steamor contrac wae ivon to Fred Wont at sab per iw Btate of Florida, from Glasgow, pounds, his bid haviug been the lowest, Nothing ae ER EAE Whe recommended about the mils coutract, Wiltiain 3. Devine ofored to supply it at 11 cents por wallun, ‘Tue Comrnitivo ou Hospitals of the County Bourd nict at the County Hospital youterduy afte een aly Leary 4 ne Ht a Arts ny be calla. poly tor furnishing the supplies for the justituton for February po un Seliuucky Rtevenson & Co, Puller & Hiner, Hurlbut & Co,, and Lord, Btoughtenbory & Co. will vninpety: for supplying the drugs; Hl. tH, Shufeldt, H. J. Jeween, and Chapin & Gore will compete for tho iquors; Farwell & Cound Field & Loitog will bu called upon to bid for the dry gouds; and Uilsg & Kharp will furnish the auryleal jnatrus tuents that may be needed without coupatie Mon.. The quustion of ereeting orysipelas wards fur” thy howpitiul “was digs cuesed, and ‘the otniin of Washington Van Slorne for $150 for making plung for the gaine was also considered. “Ent celal -was placed on Blo, it appearing that he had done tho work without colupetent authority, and, fur- thormore, that the orginal plans for the atruct- ure embraced such wards, whict have not been ‘built for want of money. Thu result of the dle cCUMIOU Wua wn ayrveinent tu report to tbe Bourd Monday, recommending the erection of 4 teniporary structure for crywlpelag and kindrod patients, to cost about $1,000, the a belie to purcece and carey out the original plans for the bulidiug as goon aa posal SUDDEN DEATH, Cinctnnat}, O., Jan, 13,—Dr, J. L, Vattior, 8 well-known Joval Democratic politician, dicd suddonty this morning at lis residence Tn thisclty, He was 7 yeurs old. « ew A GOOD PROTECTION, ‘We call attention to the antiuul statemont ai tho New York Alliance which {s published In an- other part of this paper, Tho tutul ussets of tho Alliance now reach ovor $1,600,000, & yuin during the year of over $13,000, An addition of $00,000 bas slgo been made to the net surplus, which now reaches $8i6,25t.16, Proporty-owners will readily appreciate the fuct thut $1,244,015.03 of tho assets are in Unitod States bonds, There @ro no railroad or other socuritica Mable to ox. cessive fluctuation, 3 ——— BIG STEAMSHIPS, A few years ago the wrentest steamers did not exceed 860 feet in length, 35 feet In breadth, 1.500 tond In tonnuge, ur 4,000 burse-power. The City of Berlin, of the Jaman Line, is 488 foet by 4% feot, and their new steamer, the City of Rome, buliding at Darrow, England, will be still targer, Uy Bae Or ts tee akg the , County’e tinh | —viz.; length of keel, 616 fect; longth ovor ull, 690 fuct; breadth, 68 fvet; and & gross rexlatorod 2 Communities Was Very much unnoyed during tonnuge of 9,000, the necting: iy tho ringing of a bell’ in the ours ridors und bails, and the individual creating the fuissuce wi sent for, He proved to be v cell. —— : ius worker, uid ty ringing, busatd wus nocd: That low, veryous fever, want of slecp, and weukuess culls for Hop Bitters, been bought at Arnold Bros,', where it is bolted ,| tinal and his subsequent work tho crazed condition which tho realization of his awful deed threw him into. i parents, however, ‘maluatain that ft was 9 ease of premeditated murder, and that thelr Iittle boy was couxed over there by Long- Brewster returned 't 4] whither he had gone to arrest lato Sheri Gauthrenux, Denidtrat, who ns been In- dicted for embezzleinent, having failed to find his man, i Z used for ay legal purpose. that, long al unanimously re-el pany. CRIMINAL NEWS, A Horrible Mystery Agitating the People of Oshkosh, Wis. A Family Found Weltering in Their Blood, with the Premises on Fire, Something Similar Revealed In tho Re- cital of n Boy at Peters boro, No I. A Nine-Yenr-0ld Boy Oonvioted of Man- slaughter at Machins, Mam . Othor Nowa. AN EXTRAORDINARY TRIAT. Special Mepateh to The Chicago Tribune, Bostox, Muss, Jan, 1.—One of the most extraordinary murder trials on’ record was econchided at Muchins, “Me. to-lay. ‘he prisoner 1s only 0 years old, % To convict this child, who has scarcely graduated from petticoats, ant who can- hot possibly have any comprehension of the awful erfue Inld at bis door or the guilt and penalty attachIng to It, tho Court lins sat for three days and’ gone through all the routlne of tril to which adutt erhuinals are subjected. Warren, Longmore, the prisoner, awas at Freeman Wright's house on the 8th ot October Inst, afler school, when a boy, attracted by the nolse of the discharge of a gun, proceeded to the premises and discov. ered Longmore digging a hole with a spade in a manure heap baek of the barn, with the postrate body of Wright still breathing, with a trick of bluvd: leading from of the house to the spot. The wounded voy had been slot In the head and neck, two of the shot penetrating the brain, and hellyed butashort tine, Longmore told very con- ‘Lhe victim was the door flictlng stories regarding the —affulr, claiming that ‘he ‘took the gun down to shoot’ a ent, «while | Wright was to stand by and keep hier from getting away, and that sumehow the gun went off, with the result noted. Realizing somewhat the ter- role f result of the shooting, he determined Oo hide and before Hfe “was. extinct dragged from tho house neross the yard and behkud tho barn, where he was surprised dij fener the body of his lute comrade gin nt A medicals examination of Wright's jody developed tho: must singular part of this phenomenal alfatr, for, beside the shot- wounds, Wright's’ skull was fractured In two pluces, over each temple. that Longtnore, after dragging the body back uf tho barn, discovered that Wright was notidead and dellberately struck him with the spade to complete the borrlble deel, Itis charged Longmore. was not known os ft yielous Ind, and was claimed the shooting was accidental, tho result of Wright's more for the purpose of killing | him. Thera was 0, lot | of contteting testimony, and .’.the trial, which ts regarded here a3 an insult to the Intelligence and the huntanity.df the community and a travesty upon justice, resulted ina verdict of mansiiughter,—o result mally due to the Judge’s charge to thd jury. THE NEW ORLEANS INDICTMENTS. Sptetal Dtepatch' to The Chicago Tribune, * New Onreayg,' Jon, 13,—Sherlff Robert ‘to-lay from Loutlsville, Diz The Grand Jury ‘today found true” bills against Frederick Wintz, President of the City Railroad Company, for embezzlement of $50,000, Ho was arrelited and speedily released, the Directors of {lie Company signing’ his bond. Neve the late Demoti bribed in the muttefof awarding the salo of tho franchise of tho road by the Company, and thelr {nvestizat{dns disclosed that a check for $50,000 was draWn by President Wintz, who declined wo tedtity how the amount was used, contempt in refusing to answer, but still hold out, The Grand ile have changed .their tactles, and prospose to hold hin for embez- ziing the Company’s funds, Interesting tos- ‘The Grand gury hind reason to‘be- ratic City Council were He has twite been committed: for tlnony In court Is éxpe cted, 2 ao the Western Assoclated Press New On.eans, Jan, 1%,—The Grand Jury, unable to ascertaly what dispositton was mats of the $50,000 ‘obtained on tho’ check ‘indy payable tv the order of the President of the New Orleans: City Raflrond Company about the time the “franchise was obtained from tho elty, to-day indicted’ Fredorick Wintz, Prestdent of said Compiny, charging iim with the embezzlement of $50,000 on the wih of the Company were drawn. by him from the Wintz was arrested,. and relensed on $10,000 ball, of Octobety: 1670. The tunds Hibernia = National “Bank, It fs stated stho Indictment Is found upon the testimony-of certain Directors of the Company, given: before the Grand Jury, that thors id ho necount given of the use of the $50,000 on the books of the Company, and that they are not aware that the money was It{s well known ter the-check was drawn, the Board of Directors of Wintes Company, passed: 8 resolution indorsing nll the acts of the President. “On. Monday inst Wintz was dd President of the Com- —— MURDER AND SUICIDE. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Boston, Mass, Jan. 18.—The tragedy at Peterburo, N. H., yesterday turned out to be a murder and suicide, ns first supposed, ‘Tho witness of tho affair was’ a gon 10 years old, who was ‘found to-day in a terribly frightened, condition, ls story fs: “Father told mother that he coyld not gut the money she had promised him, and then he began scolding mother and swearing at her, Mother sald ttle, but went Into tho bedroom and got-her shawl and put ft on, Father then sald, “Where aa Fate along and sho «answered that ‘whe was going: ont for n few moments,’ and fathor Then weit Into tha bedroom, nnd grabbed mother by.the throat with his hand and pushed hor on the bed. ‘hen £ wont te the room'to help mothor, and futher truck = ome and of fell” on the floor, Then father took ‘a razor and cut mother's throat terry, and then cut his own, the blood running {i great strenins onto the floor noarthe bed. My littio sister Annio and my Mite brother Eddte both saw the awful” thing = father = did, serenmed, and father caught of her, and bath went into thekitchen, They felldown and then. got up, hung over, and mother’s hend dropped on her shoulder, They went lute the entry, and, ns they got to the outside dvor, thoy both fell onto the snow.” TURNED LOOSK, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Boston, SMuss., Jan, 1%—The loose mane ner of condueting proceudings In the Criml- nal Courts Jn Loston Is ghown.tin the cusu of RW. Konnery, allas Warry Lestle, who was arrested a few days ‘nga, on a charge of vine bezzlement, tor the Chicago polles, Jp came up by continuance in the Muntefpal Court ypaterdoy, and the arresting allicer, thinkhy hw day for his reappenraice Was Saturday, did yot appear, Without any notification being gent tu police headquarters, tho prisoher was: discharged, Later In tha day Detective Ryan urrived from Chlenyga with a requisition, and. found his man gone, “Tho officers have since been unsuccessful in their search for -hin, and, he having once been diseharged, it bs doubtful If he can again be arraigned for the olfense. Li — MURDERED. Bpectal Misputch to. Tha Chicuga Tribune, Asuvinie, N. C., Jan. 18,—Last night a horrible murder was conmnitted In Jefferson, Ashe County, ata ball which was golug on at the Louse of uw well-luown citizen, It Father's head , seems Wnt Douglas Dickinson, one of tho young gentlemen In the party, began to take too jinch apple brandy, and Was mak- ing himself disagreeable to ono of the young ladles, Sde_appented to Mr. James Gentry to get the offensive gallant away from her, whereupon Gentry went up to hin and re- queated Abe to lenve, Dtekiyson sat still for W few minutes, and ‘thon went to tho, door nnd called Gentry, who followed him, 'Phoy stepped outside and were heard talking, tt appearing that Gentry 4 was endeavoring’ to appease, tha other, ag they remained outside along time. Some of the gentlemen wont out and found Gentry ying dead, his body gaping full, of stubs, while ve trace of the murderer could beseen, This ghy exit of one of the most popular of the neers broke up the party. The murderer was arrested lo-tay, “DIAMOND TOM. Sptctat Dispatch to The CAleago Tribunes CinciNNAtH, o, Jan, 13,—'lom Ainbrose, popularly known as“ Dinmond Tom," the Government clerk charged with making false charges andl getting away with some $50,000 of Uncle Sain’s money, is mysterl- ously inlssing to-ay. Ile ts stipposed to be now on British soil, Le failed to put in anappearance at the trinl to-~dny, and tho ut- most endeavors to find him have been futile, He is supposed to haye gone to Canada, ‘The ense Is so fauttliar that anything | teal about It would be superiluous, Ils wife is still here. Wis bond for $5,000 In this cnse, slened by his brother, Is declared forfeited. Mis sudden filzht fs sup- posed to have been caused by the decision of tho Judge to-luy of tho criminal eases before the elyit ones, which places him too near the Penitenthiry for # man who is in tho habit of driving fast horses, sailing his own yacht, and wearing $75-sults of underclathing. A HORRIBLE MYSTERY, Oasrkosts, Wis., Jan. 13.—A horrible trage- dy oceurred four miles from here, A wenlthy German named Viskow Jved on a farm Last night the neighbors discovered his barn on fire, and on arriving on the ground the barn, granary, and house were discovered to have been set on fire and locked. A daughter was discovered “lying near tha® gate, bleeding from two Inrge gashes In her. head, and her clothes partly burned. After the fire the remains of Mrs, Viskow were found, Enough Yemuined to show that her throat hind been cut from cir to ear, Suspleion was, fastened upon Mr. Viskow, but his body has been found In the ruins of the barn, burned almost beyond recognition, ‘Their family relations hint been unhappy. Itis thought Viskow killed his wife and daughter, and fired the premises, necting his own death in the pyre, ‘The daughter Is In- sensible, and will probably dic, Some of tho nelglibors, however, lay the decd to tramps, RHENMARDI’S DOOM. New Your, Jan. 13.—Carpenters have comn- pleted the work of building the high board fence around the Richmond County (Staten Island) jail-yard, to shut out of public view the gullows upon which -Edward Rhein- hardt, the wife murderer, is to be linanged to- morrow. ‘The gallows Is being erected to- day. Rhelnhardtnow cordially receives all thé ininisters who call to assist In preparing hin for tlenth. Ila at last realfzes that ho must die, and 13 trying to resign himself to. his fate, His father had an affecting Interview with him Inst evening. ‘The condemned, on meeting his er and nephew, was also deeply mov his sister’s sobbing brought tears to his e: His mother is expected to visit tha nik to-vlay and take leave of her son tor the vie nie, aud innke arrangoments for the neral, 2 JUVENILE ROBBERS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Etunant, Ind., Jan. 18—A gang of young thieves was broken up tn this clty to-day by: the police, who found out the whereabouts of tho gang by one McLaughiln, who squented. Seven of the lads, whose ages aro from 15 to. 19, nro behind the grates to-night, and ‘moro to follow suit.. The gang made their piace of shelter Juan widerground house on an island at the mouth of Elkhart River. There Wwus'a stovo'and'some other furniture In: the cave, but ne plunder. ‘The authorities think thoy secreted their plunder elsewhere. ‘The cavo was dug unbekriown to any one but the gang. ‘Chey covered thelr tracks well, As thoy are under age they will probably be sent to the House of Correction until of age, Tuscova, Ill, Jan..13%.—It has now been ascertained that Moses May, who has had charge of the mannagemeht of the clothing establishment of William Postlewalt, of this elly, Which was closed by the Sherif! on Saturday morning, has ombezzled nearly $3,000 0f his employer's money, No suapl- clons were attached to May until the books wore examined, Ie tins Le known, Efforts will ‘be made to seeure his enpture. ‘The fallure of the firm was brought on by the logs of the moncy he used surrep: ttiously, > SKIPPED OUT, Hpectat Diapatch to The Chicago Tribuna, Spusavieny, Il, Jan. 1%.—Sam N. Spencer, of Auburn, Sangamon County, a grocer and ex-Constable, hag skipped out, Jeaving numerous small bills as tokens of re metbrance, He hus written his wife that he has gone for goud. Me leaves her to cara for four children, aud is supposed to have gone away with a woman of questionuble reputation. ‘; SNOOTING AVFRAY. > Spivarie.y, i), Jan, 18,—Tho manager of x restaurant by the name of Charles True, and the negro enok, by name of George Guyon, had 9 difficulty this morning, owing to the manager having discharged, tho cool, ‘The manger shot the negro in thy cheek, und the negro returned the fire, striking the wannger in the forehead. Neither party was serlously Injured, fe GOV. WILLIAMS’ Bony. Bpeclat Dispatch to'The Chicayo Tribune, Vincennes, Ind, Jan, 18—This commu- nity is all agog with excitement over tho ru- mor that body-suntchers have visited the grave of Indinnn’s recently decensed Gov- ornor, dug up the body, and robbed It of val- unbles, also the silver trimmings upon the gasket. KILLED RY A DRUNKEN MAN. Dexven, Col, Jan, 1—A. telegram from Vowards, Col., says: Dayis, 8 Gronken man, without any provocation, shot and killed Alfred Powers, Dayis. knocked Powers down, and the latter tried to avold him, but Duvis followed, i —— ONLY AN. ACCIDENT, Conumnus, Ga, dan. WA. OL Bryant, 9 merchant of this city, placed a pistol In the face of Fila Hutchinson, 1 handsome colored prretitute, fast nicht. ‘Che pistol exploded, Hing tho “girl “Bryant sald It was necl- dental, and so the Coroner's jury found it, ! NOT GUILTY. Detnorr, Mich., Jan. 13.—A_ special from Charlotte, Micti,, says the jury inthe N. J, Crow abortion murder ‘ense returned a ver dict of not guilty this morning. ‘The Jury was outall night, < \ — 5 TURE YEARS, 3 Mirawauxkee, Wis., Jan, 18,—Mary Riley, the young woman found guilty of burglariz- ing the house of Max Briderman, was sen- fenced tu three years In the. House of Cor hs, MISTAKEN IDENTITY, Anqciat Dispatch to The Chicaun Tythuma, Broomnatoy, Ill, Jan, 183—The prisoner under arrest at Littls Rock, Ark., bellaved to be tha assajinsof Anron Goodfellow, proves to be tha wrong person, $ SUICIDE, Spectat eh to The Chteaga Triduns * 8t, Louis, Mo. Janu, 18,—Last Saturday the body of i J. Wulsh, Blanager of the St. Louis Beef Canning Company, was found In hls rooin where 16 was supposed he had coms anitted sulclde by shooting himself In the head. ‘Thi evidence of one of the witnesses was that he hada fall on Saturday evening. ‘The Inauest eliclted uo suficledt cause for s at f¢ for parts un-- thonct. Assistant Clreult-Attorney Noonan to-day Informed 2 reporter that some days ago he was handed the decensed’s card by a Deputy Sheri, who tnformed htm that the nan had entled three Hines on last Saturday, Mr, Noonan dtd not know the decensed, aid isnt aloss to know what business te lal to transnet withs hin. The amitter will be re- ported to the authorities, and nn investiga. tlon will probably bo begun. Tle was not ine terested in any case before the Grand Jury, and the object of his inqtities is wv inystery. FIRE RECORD. CHICAGO, The alarm at 7:50 yesterday morning from Box 875 was caused by a tye Inn two-story and basement brick building at No. 78 Lytle atreet, owned by ‘Thomis Buekley, aut oct pled as n restdence by J.P. Winner, Cause, Mv. Winner's Iittle ire areold daughter pliy- ing with fire, and aceldentally setting tire to some clothing in a closet on the secont floor, Damage to building, $50, A still-ularm to Chemleal Engine No. 4 at 5330 lust evening was caused by n small fire on the third floor of the residenea of George Sturais, No, 107 Pine street. The window- curtains were aceldentally sat afire, Dam- are to furnishings, $100, The alarm from Box 837 nt 8:30 Inst oven- ing was false. still alarin to Engine No, 16at 7:17 Inst evening was cansed by nt fire ina snioke- house nt the corner of ‘Thirty-first and Are nold streets, belonging ton butcher named Fuchs, Loss § no Insurane "The atari from Box 372 at 5 yesterday. afternoon was caused by the burning out of nehinney al No. 407 Blue Island avenue, owned by Philip Maas, and ovenpled by Charles Ness ns a shoe shop. No damnge, ‘The alarm from Box 43 at 140 this morn. ing way ecnused by fire breaking out tn the Brynn Block, southeast corner of La Salle and Monroe streets, A dyfectiva grate in tho renl-estute ofies of Young & Spicer, Room 23, second floor, was the cause of the binze. ‘ho fire dropped down be neath the flooring, and the real-estate oles, together with the Fireman's Insurance Compauy’s altice, Immediately beneath, will be untennnutable toalay. ‘The damage to the building, chletly us water and the Hoping up of walls antl flooring by the firemen in thelr eforts to get at the fire, will amount to about AT DRACU'T, MASS, Lowent, Mass, Jan. 18.—The Merrimac woolen mils, at Dracut, Mass, four iniles from this elty, are now on fire and will probably be destroyed. Owing ‘to the snow tho arrival of tho fire engines of this city was grently delayed. ‘The. loss will reneh $200,000; fully insured. The mill was owned by New York parties and em- ployed 200 hands. Asccond dispatch says: ‘The fire engines from this elty arrived at the scene of the fire in thue to save the main mill of the Merrimac Company, and the fire wus confined to the paeking-room bullding, ‘The toss, it is now thought, will not excced $20,000; Insured for $257,000, ‘The mill is owned by S. Bachman, of New York, AT WORCESTER, MASS. Woncesrer, Mass, Jan, th—A lara building, oceunied by E, T. Smith & Co., wholesuls grocers; Smith & Green, retail rocers; the Worcester & Nashun Railroad Vilteomb Bros., boot manufacturers; and E.N. Dein, heel-mannfaeturers, was badly damuged_ by ‘fire and water to-night, Loss, $40,000, Ingured. AT BEEBE STATION, ARK. Litton Rock, Ark., Jan. 13,—A, $6,000 fire. took place at Beebo Station, on the Jron Mountain Ratlroad, north of here, this morti- Ing. ‘The stores of Bradley & Bradley, M Alexander & Co,, and the market-house, destroyed, IRELAND'S DEPOPULATION. Evils Wrought by tho Landlord System —Groat Districts Clearod of Peasants ‘to Make Room for Bullocks. - ; Trlah Correspondence New York Herald, Taking Kilvonnell ns a central point you may drive for four ov flye miles any way you please and you will not seo an aerg of cultl- yatud ground, Grass everywhere, but searce- lyn house, You pass field atter field, grown rank with rushes, producing grass of 1 not yery nntritions quality, supporting so many head of cnttle to theaere. ‘Thirty yenrs ago and all this district, desolate-looking now as a Tungarian pussta, was. studded with tho sunt homes of the Irish tent turmer, who cultivated his: laud in grain and root crops, and before the repeal of the corn laws was enabled to support himgelf and his family tn comparative comfort, ‘Then the price of graiu fell and that of exttle went up. ‘The lind- Jords of the district then determined to reap the benellt of the new state of things, ‘They evicted the old tenants and let the und to grass farmers. Lord Clanearty might haye done the same thing as hls neighbors, but he followed a more humane course. ‘onnell had snerificed the forty-shilling freeholders when he gained Catholic emancipation, wd the small tenant was therenfter of no earthly use In promoting the political welfare of his lord, And so lt enme to pays that the small tenant furmer, deprived of his vote and be- ing of not the slizhtest personal value tn the district, was evicted from the fands ant driven to the poorer districts on the western eousi, Whore ever slice he hus Hved a misor- nblo existence, compelled to wrest « seanty Uving from inwilllig: mountaln sides and bogs unitted for himan habitations, Where, thirty years ago, on 1,000 xeres ten families (or some fifty people) guined a livelihood and paid atufr rent to the landlord, now 0 single herdor exists In his squalid hut taking: ere of the cattle of the grasy fariner, ‘True, grass farms pay, and landlords nust lve, bat the fast remuins that inmmensy distriets of the best parts of Ireland have been cleared af the original peasant furmers in order to make room fur, bullocks anda few herds- men. ° Tho sad truth davyns upon you ns you drive along these levels of grass Innds thit a erent, crying wrong bins been done to a once fabrly prosperous people, ‘They were driven from thelr homes without coutpensation, with nothing but the clothes on thelr back, driven from the rich fands ot the district without py and without hope iy order that the land- lord might get inereased rents from his lund, in the uiiekest fashion, Why did not Lord Clancarty ndopt tho same method of pro- cedure?” Perhaps, first, because he was rieh and did not feel inclined to Increase his rent roll, But, whatever tho reason, It Is afact that he-fett his tenants undisturbed, and gaye his people the onportunity, by urglng thom to put part.of thelr faring in grass, to galn a better iyelihvod than be- fore, ‘The sanie thing might have been dong by other Innidlords, and the district would now, Instead of only affording grazing for baliocks, have supported a thick population of well-to-do sinnll farmers, As It fs, these grass lands are gradually runnhig to wilder: ness, and furze and rushes are in many cages: fighting with the grasses for supremacy, It has been estimated that 70,000 xeres of tad become waste overy year, crying oul. na it were, for tilage and cultivation, while the men who once Ulled it are starving on Wwost- ern hills and bogs. No wontler, It seems to ine, that the people have dubbed these land- Jords of grass farms “ oxterminatars,? for they have sueceeded In desolating the eoun- try and driving the people to misery und emigration, p ’ ‘ ee We recommend Elilredgosewing-machines, ———— Indigestion, dyapepsin, norvoua progtration, andall forms of gouvral debility retteved by taking Mensinun's Peptontacd Beet Tonle, the only prepuration of beef containlug its entire wutritions praportics, It jy not a mere stn. lont like the extructa of beot, but contain bloud-maklug, foruy-wenerating, and |ife-sua- tulutog properticas {8 invaluable ta all enfeu- bleed condiuons, whethor tho result of exhuns- tion, nervous prostration, overwork, or acute disonses, purtloularly 1 rowulting from pulmo- nary complaints, Caswell, Hazard & Co, pro- prictors, New York, For mile by druyyists. , Suphte Veter Brodernon... Hortlel Caxtunsen, Fennetaed ¢ Chena. J }leney Hh Citeata, intl Ki Chienqa. {ehgaars, Mu Kutlo Proitnur, §doropts it, Setilor,. UMory i, Sanit, Knrl Bhi AntO SH { Lespold Huttner, Thavund Hottner, Auomat Erickson, Zophig Wamiqniet, 3.522; Bt, fentinund Sehut [Bewunipnierees DK. Boar ewanstr tre Uarasansi rind teem TAVIGRY—At 4:00 p.m, dan. 13, Oscar F, Avery, cr’genma montties © be Funeral at tie family restdoneo, 10 Mt sundayedan MMe tap. Mee lchiaan-tt Is I, -Aloxandor ute nips a ceuldonce, Woat Fortiotnaat. so im tute rexitener su inh, 10, by cary He ttlend. Care neo aut to Hoathuhe, Alt telande aro invited stop at Kitizte and Hiiznuethenta. tt Me BCOTTodan, LNtTp. me Feankle, Infant son of AGM, and Me A, Benity 110 (Vout Eizhtoonth-at, Phy wea ut to Cienculand, (n.12, 18h, at lato residence of dae diana-av., Ping 8. Ueighant, 9; i rot {in a ia aH cant { pam, Sunny nt rosidonce,3 nals Mid by edtriazon ton iosonilly: Felenay invited. EPNpeinatiols, Worcester, and Westtlold (Mnss,) panore pienss cupy. LEWIS—Wodnesday oventng at 10 o'clock, Jncuy Lagwis, aged tS yours. Funural, from rosidenen, 1212 Stato-at, on Fritay at Jon, m,” Friends cordinily' invited. WOUD-ALChIenun, pi }, 1831, George 1, son of ‘Thoias YD. und Kia Ge We Tei pers and Springneld (Mana) jean CO} " CAVAIOC—At Now Uricaus,dan, 1%, Telolso, tite of C, Cavaroe nnd mother of ©. Cavaros, dry Of tig elty, aged iy yeurs, KIRK—Thomus J. Kirk, at iits home tn Lake Forest, Tuvaday, Jan, 12, aged dyears, Funeral at lin. mm. to ne (Friday) from bts Iotg renidunce, Friends Invited to ntiund. WHI'TH—Jan, 1, 18l,.at ‘hornton, Cook County, HL, Sinnarut, relict of thy tule Wiltidra Whitu, kag, gaiyennm. “HFinoniint iho fostienco Saturday at 1 o'ctock p,m, All feicnds Invited, . TRACKY—Jan, 14, 181, Jamos't'racey, who hns beeg Bresiduntot CHaeD. for the Inst W yuarg, need 81, ‘unoral from his " idence, Curner of Ulm: ‘and ‘Ubirty-ttth-at: 1. Tt tho Nativity, und tiauee by ‘envrlazos to Calvury, BCOHARKR—Jan, 14, Johnalo Sehnrer, aged Ut vears and ¥imonths, ab thy residence of bla parents, 23} Caltage Urave-ny, Funeral Friday at Wo'clock to Ht. James’ Church, by carrinwesd to Calvary. Per iunsas City aod altar papors ploaso cups, pe Oe ANNOUNCEMENTS, pie JANUARY MEBTING OF TIE St ervscopleii Soclety of Hlinois will, be ti Jucturucrogin af th Acuduiny uf Helettety, 2:1 Vne Dasti-nv,, this ovention Prof, 1 HL, iabcock will re B paper On Lent Latte,” whiten will bo TWhuntrated of nildes, PPE RY, E.1 DAVIS WILD Cl noon prayer-meoting to-day th Vint. FPRENE WILT BE A MERTING AT J. Ti. LOCI nor's, Ga MAwauken-av., Ntiday aftersioun ata o'eluck sharp, to organize un Independent Vetera Club of tho Fou My Wares Na | wor Farwell Fu A MERTING OF TIL FOUL Ward Young Men's ‘Republienn Chub at Armory Ilgl, between ‘Twenty-ninth and ‘Vhirtlethests.. this evontng, for the purpose of jnaugurating the alicerse oluct und the trinsaction af uny other bisiness that muy caing before the metlnt, Tho Effect-the Atmosphere Mas Upon the People of Chicago and Vicinity, And ‘Why Its ° Disastrous Influence Should Be Avoided. Some Valuable Sciontifie. Facts and Commendable Sug- gestions. Tho climate of Chicago fs certainly moro trr= Ing than that of any other known qitirter of the pone. Aluska not exerpted, Inthe extreme Northern regioua tha cold {s intense, but it ly continuous, and tho system ty always prepared forit. Here, however, It 1s cold ono day, mild the next, stormy sn tho mornin ‘ond pleasint io the afternoon. AN these raphl chihyes muke greatdralns upon tho human systom, and itl fut to be wondored ut, Ag i consequence, rheumntic and neurityle troubles ure almost unlversal in this vieinity, and only those persons who ure Vigorous aud healthy In thelr vital parts can withstand them. It 13 now certainly known, however, tnt, however severe the wentlier and howover Budden its changes, no ona can be troubled with elthor rheumnativsin oc neve ralgin if tho kitneys aru in perfect condition The best medical skill of this land, and lending uns of Chicago, have declared that rhea: jothing else thin urlo wold in tho docs thls urle acld get Jute the evatxe tho kidneys xre not inv Bully ous condition to throvy it from tha this ta sefentitia common gense. It naturally follows that, if tho kidneys are in perfeet condition, the urle acid cannot get inta tho blood, and hence there wilt be no rheunas thin or neuralgla. In treating these troubles it iy absolutely nucesanry to go to tho root of tht trouble, Lt would be ns scasible to try and dam the Nile with bulrushes ua to’ cure troubles ot Mila nature by outward npipilentions, Tnaltthe oxporicnee of the past himndred years but one remedy bas ever boon found which ehaotutey reguhites und controls the kidneys at all thine and that remedy is Warner's Sato Kidnoy au Liver Cure, It is made from & rare tropical leaf, acts directly upon tho kidneys, and wot only restores them whon deranged, but keeps them in perfect condition atall tines, It tsa$ hurniless ys wator, ond yet absolute inits power ‘Vhousunds to-day owe thelr Ives to its wonder ful power, and tons of thousands are I ertuct houlth through its remurkuble (nilucnee, These are no {dle statementa, Dut the mot tangible of facts, and a8 such commend thew selves to tho carnest action of all. MOYAL BAKING POWDER, nannies SAAR PRE elently vi; system. ABSOLUTELY PURE. MADE FROM GRAM CHAM TARTAR. Tousskoupers favorita In lending cltlos of the worl a other prepartion quakes suet Mahe, thks, Of reads, oF fuxurivus pusiry, puter by sya. Hes withant fear of the tls pin heavy He westible food. Far Vonme somenens by the G0) ROYAL BAK wd for purity and whee jt nmlate Tbe, Mott. WIDE. Ce New Yuirks MARIBIAGE LICENSKS, Pied following marriage-liconses wora issucd yes+ days Residente. is jiradosiok 4). 8m Alico W, Binith, {Ki stepanay. Martha strocul a dobn W, Soy Oek Par! {Beil Whaples Dak Parks Vinaina 'Thitn, Mury Newla, John Werke... ss Cathurug Louie {}fonry Ut. Geter, ‘lavio Girgus., Hoawhlil, Hoschite AUCTION SALES, by CHIGAUO AVCLION £ SEORAG AUCTIONEERS. CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE This Day’ (Friday), Jan, 11, at 10 o'clock 3. & Entire Outfit of n trat-rinas Ealoon, No. 16), Es srhalasnate fo bu wuld without rosuree, DF Uuarl the Murtiee, eG oy 77 SECO, ‘@fiigo auction & STORAGE CM ry CANDY, Send $1, £2 $4 oF 856643, wat reuill box By sapross uf the Gi, Candies tn Amertea, pak 0) fi Soni tetas F ei, culuneh GUN THEE, contecttoags ay We Alaullayu-ate