Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1881, Page 6

" PUBLIC HEALTIL "A Word on What Constitutes st b Good Sewerage. Some ’Sirr;plc Instructions for the Bencfit of Houscholders. " A Visit to a Marbie-Front Block on Aberdeen Strect. Disgraceful Condition in Which . the Premises Were . Fotnd. Shooking State of Affairs in o Mor- gan Strect Row of Frames, Two Landlords Who Scem to Need n Littio Talking To. Small-Pox Affairs—Card to the Publlc by the Health Office. GOOD SEWERAGE. WHAT IT 18, Tefore Tur TrIBUNE lenith Commissioners started forth yesterdny upon thelr search tor tho turking-places of tho insidions and dendly peweregns, tho one of then who has tho * writ- fngup® purt of the work to do suggested to tho othor that before nuything further was suld con- cerning bl Sewerngo n fow words expliuntory of whnt good sewerige 18 would be of gront ad- vantage, In tho intercourse had with house- . *holders it wnsa oftess very nppirent that mapy of thom had not tho slfchtest idon vf the nature of tho system of drafage in vo{mo u'u C“x'mtllw' ence, tho Teporter Ruggested, a deseription et s feary {0 hrovido ' Chlonio o wdence with competent sewerigza wotild by b ficint w8 provisting a standard by which houses holdera enn Judge of tho qualifientions of thg sewernige of their own houses, and renders of JTHE TIIDUSE'S sunitary articles can the moro intelligently understaud thom, © Now," snid tho reporter, “ in your oplnlon WITAT CONSTITUTES A PERFECT SYSTEM OF i HOUSE DRAINAGL DY »yell,” replicd tho sanitary expert, * com- smeucing at tho streot 1nufi, 1 TRE 1 WoosAuEs to oxtend u tiie, or.8till bettor,iron sower, closes 1y Jointed, taving o sutliclent drulnago for the Purpose,—suy ten Inches,~to n o enteh-busin of wmple eapneity, which shotid in- varfably bLe st the rear of the bulld- ing, and never underneath it IF tho build- I {8 oceunled s u residence, and that tho tile should be Inid ou an incllno us great ns pos- glble, certafily not less than onc-fourth of an fuch to tho faot, If the mnin rewer level will ndmit of 1t, and it should bo placeds tao, witl eare us to ll‘ullu xlxmumiur ‘nrfnku.uu. The cateh- aln showld bu consteucted—* DB maontidly, Doctor, It pleago fizat stato tho object for construvting 2™ “Why, to prevent tho grense and other In- golublo wustes from entering the sewer—that Is, to provent thom from enturing it dire “"Then n cateh-busin {s ubsvlutely cssential In 5 your judgiment? ! .’" )'2’5. “To dispense with the uso of n eateb- basin nitogethior would bo an act threatenjmy deatruction to our dralnawo systems for, here it Chiengo, our main sewerage 8 necessurlly tat; there Is hardly uny fall to it whatever, snd tho < ct disotinrgo of these moro sollid substances, v, tigether with the accumulntions of street ith, s would, in wy opinion, necessarily choke up.the miin sewers ultogotlor, “How ure the wrense and moro solid sub- stances prevented (rom entering the sewer now atter thoy ure enrrled Into the cateh-bask © U wihuy are provented from passing directly { 1" guto the sewer by o barrler whieh 13 techuteally { - known as o water-scul. | A CATCU-DASIN A 18 n cylindrical structure of brick, usually nbout turoe feet in dimneter and five feet ducp, pro- vided with @ wall binlt transversely neross it, or extendiug trom sldo to skde, thut 15 horlzontal 10 tho uxis of tha cylinder, formumg 1 doubio com- partwment, a8 viowed from ubove, This wall 14 tho water-sea), und, extemdig down futo tho catehi-basin usuully’ ubout twolve or Hiteen 1nches below tho witer ling, or luvel of tho sew- aygo uxit, it provents any esenpo of tho snhe stances entering fuon ong #hiu Into the com= purtment on tho othor, except by tho way in- -tended—numiely: unuernenth tho wall; honce, all preaso entering the basie graduoully nceuwmus Intes wpon the surfuce, forming o séuw i tho finit compartivent, which nftera thne, becomes 80 thorouglly mixed with tho heavier wustes und tho fresh apgregntions conveyed benenth & tho old, thut it ultimately tlls the tirst, und it ¥ " motremoved it also soun fills tho second coin- c artient, besldes, In many fnstunces, the tile 11 .dtsclf that lends from tho busin Lo the minin." i) el me, Doctor, does 1t over oceur thut tho weates full to reach tho cateli-basin, and, If 8o, *"Yes, It trequently happens througlh fgno- ranco undcarelesuess in romoving tho perforited cap or stridner - ¢ the sink that pieces of dishe rag, or potato peolings, ot possiply t bone will becume uttuched to” tho inner sirfice of tho * g, oftentimes In n most luexplicable mannor, and it forms an obstruction which Illulltlf' chokes up the tio, causing all subsvquont wdditions to Diick up und voze 0ut atrovnd the terminnl end of ,tho waste-pipe. In wuiy fnstunees cesss 00l8 ure thus formed bencuth the Lusoinent foor. ‘The tilo leading from the wuste-pipo 1o tho catch-tmsin shoult Le nctunlly imporvious .o gurfuce druinage, und should Dosscss o sul~ ticicnt fall to earry everything directly into the eateh-basin, Busldes, nli perforations or strain- ory should bo mado thoroughly lmmovubie, 1t s thlaone little intorferoncu—numely: tho ro~ moval of tho strafner that oftentimes causes subsequent trouble with thoe sownge, “WHAT WASTES IO YOU CONSIDER 1T NECG- ESSARY TO TRAP Y #1 know of no excoption: [ would teap all wastes, Jvery terminal opening thnt ontors In- Ao draln shonld be trapped {n ordor to provent the ascent of seworsgnd. The decoinpositon ot theso substances entering the sower 14 certalnty oceur, This i3 u fact thut 18 fnevitable, und thuse noisome, noxlous cianntions are extroing- Iy subtle. They are ever chaugeable, both in quality and quantity, andare coustuntly aceing an exit into tho ntniospherio nfr. Au fncroasing tomperature will causs an cxpanglon of theso gasusgwhen contined, sutlielent to brenk the tile, and even tho sewer wnin Itsclf, In ono lne stance, # year or twogo, it fifted a man-holo cover twenty-two feot by aetunl measurement into tho nir, Bower-gus Hinds its wily nto tha house from varlous cuuses. For listanee, the frequent pourts of hot distiewater (nto the w“m'p'\m in thu elnk witl fuvito tho cumine ;tlon, wud In such quuntitics, too, thuy its pres. <ence hus been detected by tho odor ulone, and § huve on severn! ocenslons doteoted it by the nsy of chiemleal reagents, Aguln, when tho ground system 4 perfect and tho house-trapplugs are out of onder tho riso nml fall ot the river, "or tho dircction ot the wind, whi force the ;{nun buek through those disordered trapplugs into’ the house; this 18 purticuturly true on streets whicra thero ure closed or nole porforuted man-holo covers, or In loenlitles where the perforations are almest contluually closed. *1a you think it nn Important feature to YENTILATE THE HOUSE-SEWERS P ] - “Yed, #ir; 1think 1L very Important, Fveey stunding wiste-plne, in my opinlon, should e 3 tho tile-drauln WIth s ¢lodi n itHng 18 possible, ! + and, whotlior u soil-pipo or an ordinury wistes Arl pipe, it snould be provided with w deaft=pipo couneetion, just abhove the ground, that “shouid extend vutsldo tho bulldlug, uud the oinl should Le hent 10 prevent ehok ‘Chis standivg-plpu should go Inuedivest n nunner us pussiblo to, wnid qQuitthrough tho rouf; thiswill not only preventun sceumulution of guses, but it will wlso prevent siphoniug: thut bs, the cimpiyine of the various + trupsulong tho Hno of 4 descent, A ot that sometimes lm‘»pcnu. und which §s die tosuction, or au extinustlon of uir, caused by tho suddon dawnwurd puesige of somo bulky wisto," “ You huavo stutad thut all wite-pipes #honld bao trupped, Whut form of trapdo you belleve 70 bo thio bestr" .t *Inany Judgment the slmplest form of trap ja tho best; hence, L should recopuesd ho ono . kuown as % THE '8 TRAI M Iwoutd tenp overy water-cloot, urinal, bith- tub, hand or stutlonary wash-bosln, and ovory Sink nud fuundry-tub o bouss with uts form af trup. + * Ductor, you have nealected to state in what manner tHo sofl-pipy a3 A -tents urn carried Lo tho .. *Thorv should bo u speclnl sewor fur this pues pose vounnunicuting direet with thewtront muing | ;und n tho butter cluss of buildings thoero §s such” wsewer provided. 1y no cnwo,- undur any clre | -oitimetancos, should a catehebausin cunpectlon bo wllowed: und in such Instances as it fs ullowed, RS WO Bive soen, slekuess and otber trouble 18 oertain 1o cuwue swoner or Jater. The wholo +fault tn haviug fmperteet honsesdrinngo fa duo to lknorance of proper sultation; 16 ikaurinice uPfill thy purt of tho bojlder, the arcbiteet, the pluuber, und the houschoider,-wid to tho e eyitable love of guin, or 1o the Prefurenco given 1€ by tha bullderto frresponsiule puriles, thoreby ', 'ROURING § Iwuity constriiction of sewerage, aud temporury saving of inoney thut istinully tobe expunided, with luterest, for tho benetlt of the proper ondinance, pasecil by the voquiriug certuin spucitications fn « s rafoyeyes to housc-seweriye, In tho constrigs .. ‘tion of ull bulldiugs, wnd u subscyuent inspece “itouby u uunnm‘-‘mn mau from the Boweruga ’cllcpifi:'ll_l‘ulll' woull Jargely currect anll futuro ubly, i 2 & il J: b \! H 4 { TIE MARBLE BLOCK, ' CERTAIN UNPLEASANT REVELATIONS, :a Aq the result of thole researches tho Investis tors uve been forced to the Lielief thut sewose A8 48 An excoediugly dvinocrutly luatitution, It a¥ = TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1881—TWELVE PAGIL bas heen found Iu nll clnsses of Iildings; in brown-stone and fn marble-fronta na well as In the lowly tenemants of tho poot. * Yesteriday Tiz Trinuse Health Commissions ers pafid tholr uttentlons to both kinds of resi- dences which havo been montioned abnve, first ar all devoting s few hours to the examination bf tha sewer system of o very handaome throe- story nnd bisement bloek of narblo-fronts on Aberdeen street, s then ninklne n senvohlng Rurvey of the too patently revenled nastinesy of & very poverty-Stricken tenement on North Morgan street. The muarble block 18 situnted on the enst sllo of Anerdeon streot, north af Mon- roe, and i3 ncenpled by tenants of a vers well- to-docluss, Tho houso furthost to tho north— No, Z~was first visited, and tho obliging Iy In charge, reallzing tho boneflevnt naturo of her visitars’ mission, showed thom round tho houso with dellgchttul affability. Tho first placo luspectod wag the sub-base« ment, whore It was fonnd that the enteh-basin, which was cleancd out Inst fall, was fled with stagunnt water of abnut the color of Ink, whicl, when stireed wp with (ho stick plunged into fts depths In search of n mud denosit, sent forth npungent amd slekenlng odor. 1t was abun- tantly elear that the tte lending to the eateh- Unslts was choked up, na wus wleo that rnonfug from It to the mnin sewer, and that tho only nse of tho bnsin was tho colleotion™of dirty wator fram tho collar drainings and 118 retentlon untt It grew rotten from long stagnation. Tofore making an examination of tho housen’ visit was pald to a small npartment botenth tho steps leading up to the front door, where o wa- tor-vloset was discovered IN A HORRIBLE CONDITION, tha steneh emenatiug from ity oven in the cold air which provuiled, bolug of a vory ewmphatie nature. Lintering tho house the Investigntors mode an examinution of the water and wnste aervices. Tienenth tho kitchen sink n very nbortlve ute teinpt ot n_trap was diseovered. 1o tho bath- roont it was found that the waste-pipe of tha hand-sink wis not trapped nt nll, while thut of tho water-eloset proved 1o bo of very imperfect econstruction, tho econsequence bolng thut the apartment revealed unmistnkable evidences of the presence of sewer gnd. While Ingpeeting the waste-service henenth tho hand-sink n - suspl- clonnrose in the Doctor's mind that the waste- pipe, instead of heing comlueted to fts proper destinntion, was connected with tho soll-pipe & few fect distant. in order to test tho mate ter water was allowed to collect in tho band-sink, und thon to flow off, the Toctor listenlng at the soll-pipe, \whero ho heard it maka fts wiy in s moment or two, There fs 1o need of any explanntion of the danger lkely to urlso from such an arrangemoent wa (this—an untrapped plsm from tho hand-sink conneeting with the sull-pips below tho closot-trap, and providing a elenr and unbrokon channel for} tho Bewer-jpus to pass into tho houss, 1t will' bo ditlicult to Invont a mord offectivo means of in- viting contuwion, At No, 2 the stnfo of nffairs wns no botter, Tho cuich-bitain was found to be in axactly tho sumo condition ny the other anv—tilled with stagnant and Mlnk(m‘ water, and with both its Inict and outlet completely elogged, The lady of tuo houso sald that fn tho warm weathor sho OFTEN COMPLAINED OF THE SMELL which came from tho bosement, and in almost ail weathor of thut which emanated from tho kitcheh and other sinks In - tho liouso, Thy water-closet under. the stalrs was found to ba In good r\mnIm‘ order, too good, In fact, ns, through a breuk in tho ape puritus, the water was ranng continually, bt shoulil not be,” tho Doctor remarked; 'thery s u terrible wastoof water golog in ore, “1 kuow it,” the Iady replieds “it has teon running that way sinee Inst May, when I eame here, 1 notificd tho fundlord when £ enme hore, but e would do nothing.” The Wuter-Otlice can “mploy one of its atatis- tlelnns to-dny Insmuking 1 ealeulation of how much water ins been wasted in this place in the last nine months, airs tho plumbing was found to be very defective, The defects In tho bath-room were foind to correspont with thoxo describied In tho honae previously exnmined, and the prosence of sowereiens wis discovered 1n aimost nll the places where {ts uppearance could hesuapected. As tho basoment-door of No. 2 was renched n very oftensive odor reached the noses of tho Commissioners, and they visited tho watere closet under the stairway, which was foud to be I a very baa condition, A break In the pipe hud mudo fts working inipractieablo; the sojl- pipo was choked up, und foul vipors urode from tho tmaes whict did the chokiag. & AN EVEN WORSE BTENCI was discavered in the basement the moment it wiy enteved, Without wasting any time, tho [ Ing of the cateh-busin was hunted for, Tt wna found almast ontirely coverad by thy pecu- Hur fiieh whicl colicets fu thio catehi-tusin and which, owlng to the overflowing quantity tia buain contained and o workings of tho noxious gnses, linl been forced ont botwoen tuo recesses of the basin-cover and tho floorin, whicl Iy over {6, A stick wie procured an thrust Juto the basin full of filth, Its with- drawnl was followed by the usual puft of noxious gas, nud the Doctor hustencd. to replace the cover and tholnoring, 1t tyst Lo stated here that each of tlto touges In this bluck I8 provided with o eateh-basin 11 tho yird, und that tho one fu the cellar should not properly be used for any other purpose than carryinge off tho waste waters of tho cellur, Tho” othor basing visited aroused tho suspicion thit thoy wore so used, and the discovery just wmnido proved Its nbavluto correctness, In tho kitcheu It wid Fourd that the waste- plpo leading from the sink, owiug to defeetive phnnbing, carried deipplogs of water ioni its outslde aurfuce, whilel, of course, collected fa tha cellar below, and added to the foulness canged by the cateh-bnain's disgracelnl condls tlon, Aronnd tho watcr-servieo Tor the kitehe hydrant, it was founil that rats hl giwed holes, through whieh tho gases of the cetlar be- low faund « frea passuge-way to tho Inhabited reglon nbove, On the third fioor the inth-room ravealed the same defects which bud been found fn the cor- respomiing apurtments of tho ottier houscs. The wator-service nt the wintor-closet wns broken oud the water wud aduiltted to its mulodor- ous pipes. A8 a eonsequence tho '))x ACC WHA Dor- vadod by & very had smell, which, the lady of tho hougg oxplained, they hid tried In vain to getrd of, Tho ludy explnined thut untll roe cently she had not hnd any water upon her wp- per thoars fur some toe, und that wll appenl to tho lflmuard ta roinedy matters bad proved un- avuiling, AT No 98, search of the premises fafled toresnlt in tho Alscovery of u trapped walur-‘)lpu‘ A0 that, it thora wis nuy sourca of atench In the brseinent -below, tho gises llrlnlllflhnm"mn conld have frea thd uninterrupted fngress into ench of tho {loor of tho house, The Lusoment wns senrched neeonlingly, the eatob-baaln discovoyed, und tho samo state of affaies voveufed which hwd tried the stomuchis uf tho fuvestigutors in tho base- munt of No.#, Tho entch-busin's cover had been envefully covered with nshes In ordor to prevent lllu))unmwu of tho wnses with which tho acetipunts of tho house, hud beeomo pulntuily fumfliar, Thls was swept off and ono of tho bonrds of the cover removed, whon tho fethil viipors arose fn ull thele might, and compelied the Doctor to repluco It us somn as possible, AN ACCIDENTAL PROGY wns provided hero of the fntimote counection whieh the unteapped pipes from the hand-ginks hud with the soll-pipe, "Tae [y explnined that showns often unublo to emluro tho stenches whieh arose from 1he water-eloset on tho third fioor, mid thnt sho frequent n[mllml it libors ally with chlorlde of ‘Jine, **'Thig,” sho oxe plittned, * does wood nll over tho house. and sven u: lmln hundssink abova I'cansmell it quite plainly.' "‘ lruu ¢ youever had your entoh-basing cloaned e “1 o't call (¢ cloaned. Mo wore font hero 10 do it, but thoy only Lk tho top divt oIt from tho heap und thun wont off, sayiug overything was all right.” 1t snuy horo ha noted that i1 each of tho hnse- ments of this block thora I8 1 (urnnee, which s pliced uhout two feet distunt from tho eateh- bitsli, Ab areangomont whoso orror ciun ut oneo Do detected Ly unybody with o madicam of common songe,” Of conrdo the rising gases Hud tholr way to the furnnen o, and ara dis- tribuited by thom all over tho house, At No. M gome hnprovomunt was noted (n the plutnbiug, but the eateli-busin wid foud t o n anything it - satisfuctory condition, und tho water-clodet boneath tho stnlrway wid n stnto which cunnot very well Lo told in words known 1o decont souloty, At Now it2 th condition of aitalrs was found to bo soanowhint bettor, but in 1his bouss, ns in Nn, i, tho yeneral plumbing defeets aro presont which have bicen: deserlbed in- (o othior huuses of the bloclk. A PRAME TENEMENT, TURNING THEIR BACKS UPON TRE MARULE ¢ HLOCK on Aberdeon stroot, the Investigntors moved northwand and enstward untll thoy repcied o Llock 0t weather-beaten framu bulldings ou the west slda of Nurth Morgan street, Just north of Curroll avonue, known to the nelghboriiond as Butier's Block, 1t was folrly durk by this tine, but ot durk enough 1o concosl the fagt thut the gpuee betwesn the sidowalk snd the front of tho block was plentifully bestrown* with tho gurbuge of housckecping, Uroat patches of discolored snow revenled the fuvorlt dumpings Place of & earoless buusckueepor's slop-buckut, and plies uf mingled asbed, potuto peellugy, empty cany. cubbago loaves, sl othor nustiness sugygested tho reckloancss of tho nolgbborhood s regurded sapltary conditions and the utier carclusneid of tho sunitry wialrs of the wand, Euterlog tho pluce at bap-bazard the Connnles sloners found themscelves dn tho front rooin of No. 10 North Morsan street, whero thoy were :.-nwm;l‘uud lbfl tbo l:uuul,n sbort and pleasant- | o ludy, who at ohes TOCE ed to ly\lplm her \-m{nn with nll tho rugu o = n‘lh{r thu pluce at hor comwand. Bhoe stuted that the block wan divided {ito twelve toneiuonts, vach une of tho six front duors lu‘upl AU W tonunts with imeans of entry aod oxit, 0 lower tuno mouts werw rentud Ut §7 aod tho Upper ut §¢ pur month. 8ho stated that all the tenants In the pinca wore loud in their denuncintions of 1T DISONACEFUL SBANITARY CONDITION. * Tifo bnek premises, sho safd, wero {n i frightful condition, and, though she hal lived in tho black since May, ), 8ho hail nover known one of tho privy vaulta to be clenned. Thero had been aluring the winfer much mieknesa of o kind acis- g fron the foul condition of tho premises, sorg throuts of A vory serlous charnetor belug very common. In tho lowar tenement, nt the sout end of the bulldineg, a Loy mimed Jupies Bmith, 13 yonrs of o, il di diphitharia after nn {lliess of threo daye, That steknees hd fright- ho tennnta, who had sued the tandlord for certuin fnprovements, hut he had dectingd to maka thent, and neaured them that the bailding was porfectly hoalthy, nnd 1hat the smoke from tho passing locontotives wis o cortnin preservite tive of the health of the chililren in tha place. Horrowing n Innters, the Investigators went through tho authniises Lo Hio rear of tho bulld- ing. ‘Thelr condition was disgusting, indescribn- bly 8o, and oven in the eold nie the stench nris- ing from them was unbearable. Attached to each privy was asmail, narrow shed, which, In moat eased, had heen taxd as o makeshitt for its neighbor, which, for palpablo reasons, had been Iall up In ordinars. The ynrd benenth and arotind the buck-stepa of the house, it was plain 10 see, hnd been used nsn depository for ALL KINDS OF KITCHEN GARRADE, and athor househiold waste. Under (e hlock s far ns tho eye cottld soe oxtendwd n bright and wnbrokoen surfince of bale-yellow fee. formed Ly the dralnings of the dilferent tenementa, Thuro wern ho”tum on the galleries of thehonses, it thoy hid fong plncs been choked with lce and frozen surbngo. Itegintering nt the ronr entranco of No, 100, n vlsit wis paal to tho tenant of the redr tloar of tho tenemont. The ludy of tho house wad ut no, and 1n attempt was mndo ta sectire from her n deseription of the sowarago of the block, but all ehe knew was that there wan a big hole fn tho yurd—n sort of wooilen eatehsbox— futo which tho hoxes conveying tho waste-wat- era und garbingza of tho hotise entered and with which the privies in tho rear sso lind A connees tion. 8he was suroof this latter fael, beeatiso nst rutnmer hier little boy accldentally foll 1t and sho had the job of ‘cleaning bl after aceldent, D You ki 1L IAVE A VISIT YOU HERE “No, slr, never.” ' “acan't anybody remove your garbage and ashear'” “ Never!” ]“Nulm«ly cver made a complaint about the ne P over anw n Heaith Oficar nour tho black.” Thae wotmin stated that sie had Bved in the house since April, 1830, und hrd never knownat the vaults being clenued out. Tho audlord of the rlncu dld nothing for his tennnts. i *“ Ilow I8 the cellar in the summer time?™ the Dactor asked. 4 “It's full of water,—terriblo-smelling water, —waieh is nll rovered over with green seunl It sends up n frightful stink all sumimer lung." At No. U8 tho tonunt of the lower toor sald that he bnd lived in tho place two years, nndhod never known of tho privies being cloanad, and hud never known of w Health Oflicer muklng sn inapeetion of the place, o't yau know thut if they are not cleaned very Lad results will follow?" % “You Baw thom just now, dhin’t you? You alan’t ook at tho alloy bebind thom? No? Well, [ know what'a there," ‘Thore way n world of meaniog in the tona with which tho man utlered thess words, It ox- ressed n fact which hls senso of decency fors hidde him from uttoringe plainly, At No. 19, tho teanut sala in reply to a ques- bn: * Yes, T remombera henlth ofticer boluy here once. 1o tolt the Inndlord to attend to tho pluco bt hedld not du it. $le never does hny« thing for hls tenants axeept call upoun thom onco & month for tholr rent.” At Nu, 10215 tho tenant dlid_remember that his vault was onee elenned—it hnppened Just w year ngo Iast spring. He knew sumething about tho sownuro of tho pinco~that the kitchen wisto ritn continunlly, summer and winter, into tho pool unier the blook, Anather tenant 8aid that o had lived In tho Dlock six years, and that the vanhs bhad been cleanea ot twice in thot tine. At tho northernmost of the tenementstwo glrla wero seen who lnst summer hnd been taken suddenly and nlurmingly sick whilo working 1 tho yard ack of tho blook. Ithappened fu Sep- tember, at about 11 o'clock in the wwornlng, They wuruonrukml fn bhnnming out eluthosut tha time, pnd wera standing on the big box which had beea already allmied to. When they began work thoy wera™ In excollent health ang spirits, when sudidenly BOTIE WERE ATTACKED WITH DIZZINDSS, Tollowed hi; vomlting, Thoy ware curried up- slalrs by tho nelehbors, and put to bed, whero they wero scen by Dr. Howe, who, after dingios. Inge'the ense, pronounced the siekness eausad by the guses from the sewer, The elder of tho girls recovered attorn dny’s slekness, hut the younger wia contined to hor bed with o fow fe- ver for i weok. A eonsu of the blovk showed that it contained Bixty-threo Inhubltants, severnl of whom uro sulfering now from sielkness which Is indoubted- Iy due to the frightful condition of the place, By tho lantern-light its tith was prabably only partinlly roveated, and o broud davlight an ene ergatie Health Tuspector would without doubt 1d imuch mora {n the way of atfominatfon that ite TrINUNE'S fnvestigutors manugod 1o dls- cover, At noy rite tho experiment I8 worth try~ fngr, oven If [t had no.worthier object than to |I:|lno}{lumm tho condition of the teuauts of tho ock, "Tll OFFICER BMALL-TOX. FEWER NEW CASUES YESTERDAY. Thore was a little Inll yesterday In the num- Der of enses of small-pox reported at tho Health Oflee, but this 18 not regarded as ut all oncour- uging. Thore were only threo new cuses, and one dentl, that of another of tho Feide children, on lurlbut? stroct, muking two victime, two a1l i1, ana ono ehlld recovered. Tho new enses were: Hans Nelson, 275 Mitwaukeo syvenuo; 164t Buttertinld streot, where alittle givh, 12 yonrs of e, named Rtyun, 18 ubiloted; at 310 State stroet, Honry Vo Derle, o native of Hollaud, Nono of theso cases were romoved to tho jpest-house Dbecanso tho weathor was too cold, but great envo ‘Wwis taken to quruntine and [solnte each house, A now nmbulunco and horse has been pro- vided for thouse of the Smait-Pox lospital, and it whl go into service at ouco. Mr. Gestefold, tho reporter of tho Staats-Zeltung, wis nnxlons to o koo writhug for bls Journul, but tho Hlealty Comlsstonor insisted that he woukl have to oxereiso o censorship over the copy, and it would huvo to be_tumlgnted buforo it went to tho otfiee, Mr. G.’s fumlly 9 more willlng to fwvo him romoved to tho Hospltul, since the quarantine pringiple I8 anything but eonvons font. Mr, Gostofeld 18 Anxious. to go, and he would huve beon romoved yesterday i€ the \vfinlhcr hud boen wirn enough, 9. [tehm and her son ira still at tholr homo an Milwnukeo nvenue, * Their enses are very gorfous ones, Tho Felde chitd wus burled in tho Germun Catholle Cemotery, Olfleer Sinclale snw 0 {L thul the corpso wis propurly wrapped In nearboluted sheet uud collined, wnd that there wis 1o publie funoral. In regard to swull-pox, Dr. De Woll hus fssued tho folluwing TO THE PUBLICE 8o far as I8 kuown to me, thoro aro to-iny ndes of small-pox within tho limita y—twenty-clght ouses in hospltul and elgnt ensds elther tuo il to remove to huspltul or so situnted ua to bo seourcly quurintined i tholr own domicile, I enll the'sttention of tho bl hils Intection of our elty, 10 tho nnnsial aof thotdisease in the lirgor citiea of tho o [)‘ and to tho peoutine nu|llmmuu§' whioh uibifted this season wherevor found. 1 ad- o ull ‘mrsmm uat protecied l'{'n suecesstul vaeeinntion fn nduit Iito to immediately submic thomselves to this operation, I regurd tho childven uttendine the publle schools af tho city us thoroughly 'pmu:utcnl. il Pudvise all those In control of private or purisl sebools to fmmedintoly reguire thy simo tondls tions for atterdunce na those ouforeed h{mu pubitis sehool aathorities, to-wits ALl ehitldron ot successtully vaeeinavod within o period of soven yoard Rl he revaceinutod, Twivise nil those fo chargo of workshopa of all deseriptions, hotels, 0to., 1o requlre tho vig- clnntion of all ciploy dor the uhove eond! tons, an nbumtant sunply of boving vacelno cun now be procured In thia'eliy, 0s0AR O, De Wory, 3 D, Comnnissioner of Honl An soon as tho small-pox epidemle is over, e Wolt {nslsta: that lio wil . 1o tenderod hils resignation two Yeurs g, whon 1t was not uceeptad, but ho inslats that ho will #0 this tso, 1o regards tho position us oners ons und thankiess, " o suys he {8 bampered. upon all slded, and orroncously elnlms that ho 14 atised and uniustly eritiolsed, o all bis deal ings with the publly D, Du Walf claims that ho hus workod for the bhesellt of the l)mmu, am) #nys thiat ho I8 worn-out und slck trom worry und overwork, Tho following eascs of dlmmmfin wera re- ported: No, k6 Bwing und 100 Pauling streot; carielsfover at 341 Hutterfield wtreet, in-tho eurs 131 Abenduen streotiand JEU Archor and Third nvenuu, ik Ueih waa sneaking avound tho Honlth Otllew yeatenday lookipe atter tho inturcsts of bl an Blliort, who, by tho way, is hold whorg hu s by tho Mayor on the recommendutions of Uelb uud nnotnor, CORRFESPONDENCE, DEVIL'S LANE, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuns, Cmcaan, Jun. 2.—llaving beon for tha lust ten yeurs a subseriber to your papor aud a col= staut reader thoreof, [ was much (ntercsted by yoururticla In yustorduy’s odition headed * City Banitatlon,'” 1 Lappen to bo tho uwner of prop- erty east of Aberdeen, oy tho streot desiguated “Dovil's Lang,” or more properly known na Williutng street, | huve buile in sald block two two-story brick houses, and reslide in one iny- self, Tho streot, or bluck of tho stroct, hug uoithor Sowor, Water, fid, und, with tho cxeep- tion ot finty fect in tront of my bulldligs, no siduwniks, UVe NOver Ih EWO years soeu n puticemn or seuvengor puss my door. 1 bave written 1o our elicient SCarter,” also to thy want Alterwan sud Commlssionor Wuller, and have nhud Interviews with Superintendent Fogarty, regundiug tho sidewalks, ar ruther the wint of thoew, but sl o no purpose. . Our chil- dren have to wade kuessdecp 10 wnow 1o go to school, and wy pu{‘ our taxcé whun duv, but buve Ro Leaetits, you will kiudly urgy this | RRTe, —= matter by publishing this itemn youy will confor a favor on_ many, and, should your reporter bo prsamg this way at nny time, it he will eall 1 will ssow him sume clean prewises, tho fnlerlor of which will comparo favorably with more pre- tontious dwelllnga, I remnin )"mlrn reapects fully, 1. HA s, 23 Tlldon streot, i THE SMALIAPOX AMBULANCE, o the 1litep of The Chicaga Trihunes Cricaqo; Jnn, f5—A cuso of small-pax 13 reported, nnd an' ambulaneo s sont 1o haul tho putfent 1o tho pest-house. This nmbtiinnen s unhented, aml tho temperaturn 18, suy, anywhero from 10 to 60 dogrees below froez- Ing, Inte thls the Alck man, woman, or chlld 4s put and bnuled from three to cight iles, ns tho ense may be, through tho strocels, to the hospltal, and §s thon put In an room the temperaturo of which Is not muoh, If at all, ahova that of the umbulance, 'I'ho inevitnble reault Is, tho patfont I8 toroughly ehllied, aud of courso dies, Now u legnl murder mny not huve been committed, but an netual murdor has licen, nud for this crisia sutne otta shatld bo hold toa striot necount, 1tis tine to ave this sort af thing stopped, und really it §s no wondor that 1ke people are aft up I arins und roudy to use them to prevs thoir sick children nnd friends Deing muntered in this wiy, Now, If o proper conveyanee, proporly heated, tho cost of which would” be very smnll- (and It don't mutter it it Is hlnm(. wis provided in which the slek vould hie removed to the hospltal nud thun wll the roums fu the hospital xep properly boated and o thormomoter 1 e rooin wnd neompetent Superintendent to see that nu mistakeas wee nutde ns to the room belmg B;mwrly heated day nod night, the pattent conld removed thore, nad his or hor chances of re- covery greatly onhnneed, and in most coses sc- ctired, ond thon people would not anly not re. 8lat Rich removal, seolng tho ndvantage of hny ing thelr frivids nt tho hospital, but woulil re. quost nud require it. Bul to remove slok peo- ple through the streots In an ambultnee nt zero, and 1hen put them in i room at tha post- houso still bels cezing, menns to kil them, lot free wnl eannot mean amything olse, Wherea, If tha tempernture of tho ambulance amd room nro both at all times kept it or nbout 60 degrecs, the patione woudd in most cases recover, nud this et easily bo done. and showld be scen to with- out n duy's delay, as this {8 too sorious n mattor to play with, DAYVID WiLLIAMS, ARTIFICTAT, AND GENUINE BUTTER, To the Lditar of The Chicago Tribune. Cinicado, Jdan, 27.—~The resolutlon Intely passed by n number of respectablo hutter deals erd ih Chicngo agninst countenancing the man- ufucturoof tho spurious artlclo putupon tho market undor the name of butterine, will ns= suredly recolve niore thanw pussiug notice from its venturosomno producers at the sama time that it deserves tho thunksof tho public who are made the victhns of an unwholesome and unplensant fabrfeation. Tho honest gentfemen, however, who bhave protested agalust tho ndulternted article, have allowed tholr zenl snmewhut to oxceed their prudence, and have worded tholr resolution so that, while condeinn- fng n practico which 15 decldedly Injurlous to thoir trade, they have contined thoir requires ments to such allmited sourco ns must In other witys ueceasirily toll ngainst theft com- mereinl interests, Th\‘.? objoot to nny artifieiably mnufnotured © substunce boingg pussed o us butter, and they fuslst upon having nothing but tho natural dalry rrnd\m'. propared frow oream and fresh mtlk, Iere thoy ara not aulle reasonable, for Lutter cant now b actificinlly propared and bo ns wood #8 most, if not equal to the best, made from erewm; and with respect to its keeping qualitics 1t {s undoubtedly wuch better, aud yet it cons tnlus not 4 ginglo ingredient moro or 1ess thun whint is found in tho natural product, Chemlenl and microscoplenl nnnlysls enn deteet no udule terntion, and the pulnto can recognizo no_diifer- ence, tho tuste and tiavor of tha nreifichlly- manufuetured butter belnm, If anything, richor and more agreeablo thun that of the Averugo butter naturally propred, 'Tho keeplhy "IHIIIIICS of the artificial butter are t declded ndvantage over tho natural articto o the forelgn consutier. When good ceroam- made butter becomes rweid and unpleasant, and butterino Leeonies rotten and loathsome, tho artiickully-manutuctured butter will retaln Its luvor nud wholesomeness, And thls quality alone in the unndultevated buturtiliclalty-nimn- wlnotured commoalty must commund itsell 10 the cousidorntion of exporters. They are ex- peeted 1o furnlsh i stablo and uniform articlo possessing ull tho deslrablo qualities of bhuttor ol the year vouml, und In ulmost unlimited auuntities for the markots of tha Okl World, ‘They can readily supply this domund by exporte g artiticinl biitter witleh wilt satlsfy &11 the ve- quirements of the tradoe and meet with the entire upproval of the consumer. Chis {3 more thun cin be reasonnbly hoped for by shipping tho natural hutter to distant parts, and Is, ot course, fiover te be expected from butierine, The following table Shows tho relutivo quans titles Furcunt of tho Ingradionts {n natural nnd in artiiienl butter. - it 18 roughly nado np- trom tha mean of u series of anulyses made )y the ‘wrlter i fow yours ayo fn the luboratory of the Royal Colluge of Chomistey in London, aoi entored in hilw notebook, Tha reader will pers cefvo ut 1 glanco that the fugredients in natural hutter which ogensjon, by thelr oxidation nnd decompodition, tho necossity which' renders long-Lkept butter so objeetionable, via.: butyrin, ote., amount to 7.4 per cent, wherend tho arti- flejal butter ‘contalng only 26 per cont of the saine ingredicnts, or just one-thirtioth of tho quantity, Nuatural Artificks butter, butler. Water........ 20 1200 Dutter sollds, 83.0 88,00 4 100.0 100.00 Pallnsting,... T e Stearin 0 #8.00 Oluin 9 2000 [} 054 600 traco T T 8, F.C. B, — e — CANADA. Tho Debato In the Commons on tho Pactfie Ralliwny Iesolutiony—Fis nancial Statomont of the P'rovinee of Onturio=dr, Thomus Aust=KEncyclo= Pedla Britunnles, Spectal Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Ont,, Jan, 27.—Iu the Houso of Commons the dobnte on the second rending of the Pacliic Rallway resolutions was cuit- tinued, the opposition moving o serles of amendments opposing a second rending, tuk- ing up the cluuses In turn, nnd recitiug the abJectionabla features of the contruct, 'Tho nmendments are all helng voted down by o atrlet party votes Shortly bufora 3 n. m, Binke moved the adjournment of the do- bate, which was objected . to by Sir John Maedonnld, The Indications ure that tho Houso will sit tHl u lute hour, it belng ovi- dently the desive of the Guverntent to dis- poso of the amendient as soon 18 vossiblo, The Governmout supporters uro tuking little art dn tho debate. pecial Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Tonoxro, Jun, 27,—In " the Outario Legis- Inture to-tny the Lrensurer mude s finun- clnl statement, It shows the finunces of the D'rovinee to Lo In w very sat- lsfnetory eondition, from v rlous Csources amonnt to S5,010,487% Nubliities, $530,109; Iu«fln;i'u sirplis of 20,080, "o rec Iptgfor Inat yeur wore 451,05, and the exponditires, $2,0 esthnnted recelpts for this yoar ive 2,4 Bpecinl Dispateh to The Chleugo Tribun Crirroxn, Onl, Jan, 27—Partles arrived hore from \thhr\v, Iud,, and proceeded to elland, where — they fully hluumh;‘i the mian wrrested” on o il Inst, [ shapleion of betnz Dr, Thomns Aust, who I5 wanted lu that State to answer for the murder of his broth- ar-dnlaw and for body-snatehing, — Steps Will bo ot onee tnkau for hs oxtradition, To the Western Auoclated Pres, AMosTg #1,—~The Court of ucen’s Boneh has given a judgnent which virtunlly nsserts that the Anvrlean edition of the Lneyclopudin® Dritunnien muy bo lne vorted aud suld In Canuda, ——— SUPPRESSING VICE, 8pectal Disvateh ta The Chicago Tridune, Toreno, O, Jan, 87.—~The Soclety for the buppression of Vice, n seerot orgunization composed of prominent citizens, hus been making an netive erusado agninst houses of {ll-fame fn this city, ‘The establishinont of ells Stevenson, the moest prominent in thy city, was “pulled” to wako u test case, ond the woman herself, who owns n flne, large honse, was pliced on telal, The matior hay oxcited great Intorest horo from thy novel wunner of the procedure, De- fectives kopt wately on the house, amd one P ‘-‘lcmlu;;‘ pnm{n“ visited the l;ullsu i en { g oxperienco on the wuuffammm. 'l'lxuw- City Frosecuting Atturney coused n sensatlon by D critfclan of the_courss of tho Soelety, whicl hunl nov consjilted M, - Thoe Jury wis onl twenty-four Jrours, awd then coulid not 1y consent of counzel tho matter was lett o the dydee, who this atternoon dischurged tho prisoner, e —e—— CRUSHED BY A LOG, . Bpectal Duvaleh fo The Chicaga Tribune, Wauracs, Wi, Jun, 27~Whita unfond- Ing ‘logs at Gridith's camp, on the Little Wall River, log rolled over a man namod Wheeler und broke his lex In two places, fle recuived sovery Iuterual fnjuries ulso, bug will secovers Luwlor, of tho 8f, 1. REINKE’S, ARREST. He Owns Up to His Crime—Thare Was a 'Ring in It. Ho Will-Be Bnok Bnturday—0Olean Out the Poker-Playing Clerks. Toubls Ahout the Tax-Redempiion Fund =The Grand Jury Investls gntlons. The Grand Tury devoted n eond part of the Mny to Inveatigating the tax-forgerles, having biefore them Alrens, Rapp, nad Lnnge, clerks 111 My, Klokko's otlice. Alirens wag guestioned 08 tonn alteration he had made in the West Pown realty warrant by order of Roluke, Rapp told nbont visithug Reinke twiee nftor heleft tho oflica miid hefore lo ran nway, and tolling him Mr. Klokke wanted to see him, which request Heluke Iguored. Lange was nsked about the omission of the nome of E, B, Eaton and Dang- ler & Co. from tho South Town prerannal prop erty wareant for 1880, he havioe conlod into it tho Assessor's valuations. Ife was unnblo to neeount for thls bemg loft outyns tho books were thecked by anothor mnan and himself, Bubpenus woro Issued for other clerks toap- penr to=day, and 1t {8 likely thut somo of the merchants whose assessmonts were frautulent- Iy cut down willinlso bo heard, thouglijabont nll they can testify to is that they cmployed Euton to luok after thelr tux mntters, THE ARREST OF REINKE {n §t. Louls hus ulready been montioned fn Tuw TRinuse. Stato's-Attorney Mills prepared a petition to Qov. Cullom yesterday asking hlm for u requisition on tho Governor or Missourd, and Doteetiva Elllutt, with tho dooument in hig possesslon, left for Springllold last night. Ay Reinke will not bo apt to make & ight and try 10 got out on 1 habiens evrpiis—~he hng no money to pay n lawyer,—It {8 expected thit ho will tio hero Saturdiy morning. The fact that be bad e f confession mplicating othera was known In Chisigo yesterday, and a reporter u;kl?ll County-Clerk” Klokke whut bo thuught oL 1don't know what to think.” * Do you heliove ho hns confeazed?” ST wbionidn’t b eurpeised It e had,” 4 You antlelpated §te” “Yes," it helfoved nil the time ho was gulity?* X think I ho tnd been nrrested hiere ho wonld have toll all be kiew." **Hnvo you any idoa who clse 13 in tho ring ho speuks v " No, o tio monn any nre fu your office 7'* ocsn't suy a0, and I thiuk ho refera to outsido parties,” Do you sugpect any ono clso in your oflica?” Notn sout.” * What evidenco have you got of tho conspir- oy?” " Lean'ttell you, Tho Grand Jury is Investl- gatiny tho cnse. “And that way all Mr. Klokko would say. The reported confession of Refnke ‘id not create 4 sensation {u the County-Bulldingr: overybody seemed to tako Bt ns 4 matter of course, though n fow suid thoy couldn't Roo why * Al*" slioukl have gotten infosuch nsernpe, Thoy ought to huve known, however, If they hatl paid any attantlon at all to Mr, Roluke's hablts, that that individusl ons beon known for Lho Inat two yenrs to huvo TLAYED CARDS A GREAT(DEAT, moro than was kood for him, to have squan- deved ocenslonnlly a unnth's puy in n eingle nlght, sud on one ocension to huve shoved o tlcket into tho money-drwer representing his puy for about three months ahead, This was discoverwl by the Casbler, und ho was compelied to muke his tleket good off-hand., There uro soveral athor elerks wroutul the County-Baitd- i holding positions of trust who ura in the hublt of “piaylng poker for considerablo sms quite trequently, and It might be wall for tho County — Tressurer — und tno County Clerie to beain an lnvestlgntion futo tho manuers and customs of tholr vm- pPloyés, und to summurily dismiss nny _one of thom whao ls In the hablt ot gambling, “No ludi- vidunl engngeil In that Dusiuess ein bo trusted clthor with money or with hooks, and those eounty ottielnls will constiit thelr own penco of mind and thelr own safety in'the future by wrilopting thia simplo Ruggestion. it is underatood from cortain sources that Mr, Heinke bns not contlned his operutlions to tho were manipulation of the tax-warrants; und ttuit those operitions ure u mere slide-ahow. 1t 18 now atutedd that the Tax-Redvwptlon Frnd, of which he hnd chargo, is tn o borrible condl- tion, nnd that u thorough lnvestipation of it will show thit ha hns cluaned.out o consldera. Lle part of it. ‘ REINKE'S ARREST, The St, Louls R:'{(mm{mn Rives an ncconnt of tho urrest of Helnko on tho strongth of o telo- wrum from Superintendent MeGaviglo giving n deseription of tho mun.© Tho dotectivo wont to every safoon in the nelrhiborbond of Fifth streat, Talliig to find his mau or uny information U8 to his wherenbouts in uuy of thetn, e saun- tored down Fifth street, keuplig o shirp ook out on the passers, untll bo onne to Pine. In front of llickman's burber-shop i young man, dressed in the bight of the fashion, passed him, aud something nhont hln eaught the detoctive’s oye. e looked o keconsd time, and win strock by the fact that the pusser aoswercd the do- sceiption which had been telegraphed from Chicusa, * Mr. ltelnke,” cried ho after tho mun, who was sevornl yurds away by this time, - Tho siraugor turnod “aud nsked what ho wnutud, ** 18 your namo Rotuke?" # What do {-m wunt with mo?” * The Chict of Palice woulil like to seo yon for A fow ininutes ut the Four Courts, Ay hamo (s * M, Lowler,” gald Relnke coolly, *T am. loased to maka your sequaintanoe, and thaugh 410wt it 108 to know why the Chiof should wish to uea e, 1 will necompiny yoit with plonsure, Lawler uxplutoed the tologrm, wnd ok re marked thut ho * guoessed {t would be all right,' . JIE LAYN DOWN, Aftergome cross-questivning by the police authoritlo * Jold up* sold Rolnke, * and T will toll you all nboiit it. T'tn uot the only one n thig mes not by n long way, und If T make u olean bronst from the sturee ILwill Lo better for mu, I havo for several yenrs beon clorking in tha County Clork’s oitice In Chleawo, nt n salary of $1,600 11 year, The systom IS entively diifecont frout thut In vogue here, and 1€ you " want to understand what | om golng “to tell you, I will have to exphin -~ it. Thora " are four dulmrlmunm'—lhn asseasment aflco, the lovy offleg, tho notiee office, and the oolive- tion oilicu, I'wad aniu of tha dlerks fn the Col- leotor's ollleo, and . thore la no systen of cliweks botweon Assessor and Colluetor: ay you,_bavo bere, You son how cusy this makes fraud, und what a tomptation it 18 for feand, 1t 18 80 vusy nud detection so diftieult that it brcomoes nlmost fnmpossiblo to resist tho temptation, [ fell nto it und fo this way: Inan ungunedod omont one ovendog, drinking with my’ frionds und bae oumlug Intoxieated, thoy begiod mo to got thelr ABSEISMENTS ALTERLD, 80 that thay would uot be so hoavy on thow, 1 pronined thom, und thus Began n systom which 8 been cuvriod on for i loug timo, L gat tho umonnts changed {n thosy cased, und continuod 10 huve theid eliiged nftorwands with ittlo fonr ot detootion, for nnless same unluoked-for necl dent huppene? thers Wik 1ot tho slightest duan- sor. OF course L could not bo dono without hely, Thore was i ring n it and now that the whols thing 18 dikcoverad 1 suppose sueh webemos with bo gunrded against fn futuro, Tho systom of wroge entviss aud overcolloetions hus been golug on for over o year," Berge, Chapioam, wihos the confosslon waw oled, by further quustionhig gathored somoe fden of tha mothod "of the swiidlo, Tho Cal- 1eotor goos Lo i autn Whosv tiXes bnve been nse sossad nt, fuy, Y8250, Tho citry ‘on tho Assose 80r'a buolk has heen mlterod by his confedemto Ko thn It will rond BISSA0, Tho overchurged jn- dividual protosts that 1t 1s s mistuke, U'ho Cole lector promlses to seo about. It und roturn, ilo does see, and W“““T buck nbites n portion of tl dotmuend, explabnbig that 1t was o nistike nde dn lookine over the figures, Tho gum, howover, 18 atill lnegely 1 oXcoss of what the mun ronlly owes, bat ko (a8 detudod, and pays withont furthur question, thanking the Cot lector for his fulr donding, TR AMOUNTS thus ombezzled in singlo cases wers kopt ns smull us poassible, far foar of dotection, and g thoy yunged, 1t §s subd, from 83 on the_onu'band touboue $100 ta #1540 on tho othor, kit tho o greguta theso small suina footed up fnto w blyg swindle. 'Thore boing no systoin of eheoks bes twoen Assessor und Lollector the doflslt did nat shuws IF w fotlow clork detected anything wrobg be was mude ® - confederite, and vvery- thing worked chinrmingly until smno overtaxod vitizen rafused to b comforted with tho atioged igbting of bis wrongs and ralsel a4 row, which resiittad In tho collapse af the ring, How mueh of thisstutement of tho cuso 13 true, snd how much untrue, {18, 0f course, Inpossiblo to de- tesming before i full luvestigntion is had. When Relnks found thut ho wus sbout to get nto troublo fu Chlcage ho = shuyed oif 14 board, had his bair cropped cluse, and cuigrateds S CIIARLES EATON, The caso of tho Btate of linnls ve. Charles Euton, involving tho alfeged tax-forgeries tnthe County Clork's ottloe, was culled yesterdny morn- fug heforo Justico Knufmun, Br Euton was present In person und Ly eounsoel (. 1, Roed), and - was nuxions Yor u liouring,. but whon e wusu was called tho Justlee uniounced thae e, Kiokko bad Leon to sco bitm nwd naked n post- ponvuent, wnd, Mr. Reod not objecting, n poste posemoent wiy bud ungtl aweek from to-inors row, * by axrcomunt.’” ‘The postponemsnt wed brought about, no doubt, by tho fyct thay Buton's supposed pirts nes fu the uiloged forgbrics, Mr. Ruinke, hud buon arrested in 8t Louls the day bofore, aud was expectind to “quonl” und give away the entiro cuse, capeolully siuco 1ho prosecution waps tho tirst 10 wiove i tho inuttor. dr., I had very litle 1o wuy upon thegenoral suldeot, oxs Your noto just recelve: copt to Intimato that tho arrest of Relnko men that he would ba brought hora ina fow days, rnv that he would bo used by Mr. Klokke, most robabiv, ns 8tato's evidenco agninkt his client, uton, nud would be fin\mu&l immmnaity, ote.; but the probabillty of the cnse taking auohn turn il nat seons toalarin hing, nor wonld it in I8 opinton In uny wiso prejudico tho interests of s vifent, i ANOTHER ASSERSMENT REDUCER. AU the Zditor b) The Uhicagy Tribune Cmeato, Jun 27.—~1 geo that there I8 n great effort mule to ind out who has beon altering thio tnx nssnsmment Wo havo had o suan on the West Sldo for suveral yenrs who makes it his Bushiieds to go from one ‘property-owner to ane other and to Bay that for n eonsiderntion he will redice his assessmont one-balf, When asked how ho done tt, ho replies he hns nccess to tho bouke whonaver ho wishes. Mo has tever boen engaged i nny othor business since 1 knew him. 1l nhwitys Jrnsnen well, has u njee horso and buggy, aad llves ut hl « TAKPAYEIL AT 8T, LOUIS, Bpeetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Br. Louis, Mo, Jan, Zi.—Adelbert Reinke, Into hend eleric ln tho tax depurtmont of County- Clerk Kiokke's ufllee, Chienko, who wns arrest- ed tase ulght, 13 stilt In Jall bere. To-morrow a netitlon for hnbeas corpus will be argued In his oase, the potitioner belug Anthony Vegely who (lenlfes the right of tho nuthorities hero to hold Reluko, The Intter wos luterviowed in his coll, and, unlike most. men of utelligenco ' charged with crime, appenrod porfeotly willlng to tent all bo know nbont tho' afalr which his nume 1a linked with, When your corrospotident first entered tho dungeon, or what 18 termed tho “hold-over,” locuted way ki under the Four Courts, Reinko was sltting on r beneh in bis cell, with ils head Jeaning upon his hand. Miscell- door wns opened by request, und tho nephow of Mr, Heslug wnd led out on to tho floor, whero ho tovk A chair - nt f tuble besido tho Interviewer. Tlo was dressed neatly, tho only Jowelry worn being o gaold pin and cuff-buttons, Tho only asby thiugs about tho mun was his speckled shirt, culls, and collar. Ho sald that ho was i1, and when asked whut ho thought of St. Louis, snld he thonght ho would 1ike to bo out of It und baek In Chlengu. * Then \vllg 08 the writol habens corpus filod in your caso?'" usked tho intorviewer, * fleentise,” sald Mr, Renike, * 1 want to got out of this dungeon here, for 1 an fecling bitd, utnl stopplng here titkes mo feel worse,” * 1f reloased on the hnbens Sorpus to-morrow will you roturn to Chiengo?” “Uwiil, sod on the trst teain, to four thove, T have nothing A'his 18 inerelyn politienl per- keention: 1 scliome of thu Times 10 gut, up o senBntion. * And why did they plelc you -out ns the vie- tm "“ l”orlu\ps oun necount of my relationship to esing.'! "«\vfil itwns only thy publication of this articlo that nade you ledve Chicago? ™ *Phat was all, §lereit, afrald of the publici- ty that the publteation of it gave me.’ * Did you tell your Iriends thut youl woro go- g “M‘X when you lofy 2" i’ “1 told my most intimato friends that T was,” * Did you teil the clerka In ‘ho oftiend'* “No; Laldn't tell them for tho renson thut 1 was gick for two or three days hefore left, and was not ut tho oflice.” : "5 )l you tender your resignation to Klokke?' had not severed your conncetlon with tho oflice, then, nt the timo of your departurey™ “Not¢ Termu down here morely tho pure pose uf paying my brother August, who 13 I the st n e B ek VISt **Wiion did you get hore?” “1 came down Saturduy night with Andy Corrligan, and huve heen stopping since thon nt Tlura's Hotel, | e uo eifort to avald arrest, and had not tho slightest lden such u wovement wity contemplated. Wit ws tho first you know of tho ernsures and chango of assessment?’” “ho tirst lutimation I had was on Jun, 1. The department of which [had charge hun somo forty clerks, Tho books comne to iy frotn tho AsseRsor with thib nssesstents entored, Wo copy those into u bouk for tho Collevtor after tho aggregute of the wyseisments is wvtadued, Tho taxerate s termingd to make the wmount of thy estimates of yevenue desired, Then we apply tho tax-rato {0 tho ssscssmont and extend on tho book for tho Collector the nmount of estimutes of rovenue desired, Then wo npply the tax-rnto to thesyseasmont, and ex- tend oi'this hook for the Collector tho smount of tnx. It was Dy chunging tho figtires of ns- sosament on this secomd book that the franls wero perpotrated. O eourse ufter tho shanpes waore iide und the tux-rato applicd uud earried out tho nuount of tax wis reduced,'” * Whnt wus tho oxXtent? How muoh In the ng- gregate was the tux redueed hi' thuse changes " “Not mora thun nbout $800, 1 thiok." '-Aml,“mnc wus divided oy many tax- think, Thero wero Ilolton S®I01- obey & Tlooth, . Allard, B, B Bnton & il J. W, Norrls. ' inthe case of Eaton & tho assessment was amitted ontires Iy, and 1 thinkc thnt wud n clerlenl error, perhinps. Iu tho - other oses tho nesessments wero cut down by the chunges 80 that In the uggregmte it mado w dit- ference of about $80 to the Hrms numed.” Buton represonted thom, did hoy” % % Y05, 1 think ho represented all of thom," u ‘1“ buve no ldea who muda these alterns DUTVA “No, Lhave not. They were discovered swhon the comprrizon of the Assessor's and Collector's , DBooks wits ude. Tho Bring bonellted 1hrough them have all mado up the amonats, and thery 18 readly nothing by tho framds to Justify the unlsy tho pupors hnve heen mnkiuge, Could Enton hnve made theso changea? » Pogdibig, by geting ut the buoks,nt noon, when the clerks wore out, Hu bl ‘necess to thom und might have thought the changes wonld never bu tiscovered.” “*About tha story in the Chleago papers that i‘uu Tan way with o womnan and wero supposed 0} avo yonu Lo Colliornla? tnat s untounded. L um nsingle man, and llve with my mother, Ispend my evemngs at Lomes that Ia, when in Chicago.'” Aentlutnan eallod at Poideo Ileadgunrtors this morning and uppeured to bo greatly inter- estul In Relpko, denounctng the arrest in Tin- measured toems, Ho suid ho was Al Jolin N, Yauny, of Cnicngo, Ttwns loieaed thae by wus formerly fn tho County Clork's nitleo ne l)mnu)fu. under ¢en, Liob, Tlo way so intempeeato in Tis tulic that tho Chlonzo nuthoritics wéry notitied by telegraph of tho futorest ho was taking in tho ol Itolnke snya bo catoo down hern Huturdny ulght with Corrlgun, und Wit 1o made no- eifort to nvold nrvest, and did nowsuppose thnt the authoritieys wanted hhn, Amony the Jetters tuken from Reinko was tho following. Tle suva that he 18 n singlo nyin, and this i Why tho po- lice hiero conslder thls fettor, whioh bivs no siy~ nuture, i interesting dogument: MOSDAY APTERNOON.—~MY DEARERT AND [IERY; L ‘Uhuak God for It Bue Fou urs now In deidly dunger and must htde, Oh, Why did you not tuko Asuy's ndvice? Yon st soa that fxmr present course ks doath to you, 1 inclose sllp from tho Lhics this morning. [ow hard I Gind it to hear you ean finglue, but i only you will chunge ‘)l'uur mude of 11lo, amd plve tho No tetho horelble insinuations at tho Times Ly proving yoursolf i i, [ gl ot mourn, - Hest ussured, iy fove, thae U'will nover Rlve you up you do what 13 right, OF course, you will peralst n and ' keephig - bad - conunty, it 18 denth to wil miy bopes, OR. my durllig, don't throw yaursulf iway, You huvo hosts of friunds biers who dully coma ta mo 1o kubw if there I8 smit somo way (o help you, Lt almost unid, Yo must not be ensight, ov Lam atvakd it wilt go . hond with you, WL W golng to do whut ho oan In vegunil to gutthig you sone money, so that tn cuso you are in dunger thoee, youcun get to Cinnidn. 1 gnvo i Auwiist's nddress, and told ki August would forward to you nuy fotter or anything bu might sond, very onu of yaur fricnds unite o de- nlurhu{ yonr being scen with Baton, Keop awny from thint Corvhnin, for yoit willb: lookad for in his eompuny, sure, For Qod's suke, Al, follow my sdvice, Vou never kiow mo to ‘:lvu you iny bt wus not for your fl“""‘ aud now, when wy heart 18 wlmost broken, J am suro o will try and do what you wmust now I8 right, Chooso for “your compinny gentlemen ot least, 1 lludltwr!" hurd to bene tha curlous luaks of tho peoplo ubioae moe, Hon't write to iy agnin b tho otfice. Stimpson fs on thu loukout, uind I amateaid of him, Wrlte mo under cover - ta Mary Ann Farn- huam At the house, mo the nume of Auguet’s roomemnte, © ouna [ will sond my fotters under covor to hius [ think it think you hud {3 quangcrous 1o do otherwise, buttor get to Cumtdn Bnmedinwely, . Thore you avesnfe, T wont ta see Asiny to«duy, and o fuys if you follow bls aivieo and ~ don't drive get you of. bijniy o thinks he can My darling, beliove e, L love you Vel mo thero 18 no truth in that borrll mnfll{. item W tho Times nbout the wonw you have boon inthmute with, thore cunnot bo, o't would do anvthing ke that, T should thon de- I Jw (L fndead, Mr, Folz oame to mo to-day and sufd ho thought 1 wis golnie 1o be callod ad w witiuss boforo the Urund Jury, Iean't beiivo that, Butir fam, § shall, think, prove u3 good wihnuss na you can buave, Ton't tul wmoment tho chitdven will forget you. They nover wilh, und, If somo thue In the future God 18 good unough 10 ua to wltow e to spend tho romaluder of our ll\'un togother, you will huve a dovoted wife and loving ouildran, Only be true yoursell, With fondost loye, ever yours. Thero has boen o great deal of nystorlous telegraphhug wolng” on botweon tbe St, Loulks und Chltago Chiols of Polles coucorntng thls mnttor, and g well-Informold man told your cop- respandont fu-night that there wery otbors out of Klokke's offico hove why were In tho samu Lout us Retnke, bt who those olhors ure the beuds would not say, llelnko stutes thut tho rumor thut thero aro uthord hore IS without foupdution. 3 =4 ———— A 840,000 DONATION, ' Eastoy, ', Jun. 2%~The Jlon. John 1. Blalr, &t ;fiu:rsmwn.“l\'il-).. m;n donated 840+ 000 to the Lafayetto Colluge, for endow- muuto!mul'ru;meuuhcfif 6 R st for all 52: 1 AND Ag! Ceazt FEvem 1% pl; ‘Ctnes PLA Al g ES, 28 80a0f) el iaug cu¥ WSLLYNOIEG Tuvan saund [Hi:} S = siygsn SIORYIE STE0D ) oo Dyspepsia 1' D/ncu:!cfl.l"cuz-:g A ge, Rlieumg, tism, 1“"01'811,' E Icart Ill.mue, Biliousess, Nervous Debility, el Tho Bost REMEDT KNOWI foiag) 9,000,000 Botiles ROLD HINCE 1070, This Syrup possesses Varicd Droperttes, It Stimulntes the Plyal) H tho uu;’;}.? A e S s prevented, - It acta upon the Liver, ¢ §esanoon the Midnere egalittes tho Howels, 1t FaRdesst g e DiEirous System: meation. H Xtearek M the 0'I‘llf It opeus tho hores of Elcalthy Porapiratlon, Tt nentealizen tho heroditary taint. or petson In 1y Blabd D Bomearen B et Poon fn ad SR Sl R ro RO Fpirita srupio; t 1 ean Do Taken by thio Toont daticate. bapro 'S',f;"fl 474, and faoblo, cargonta Leing reguiral ¢ amen 0| U nlulies £l akin nud indacg CAUTION TO DRUCQISTS, m:fim‘ of Counterfelt Modicina, trmvaling syenis Sepsundss AT A TESTIMONIALS. ILLINOIS. Digease of tlic Stontzelh and Liver, 2 Calro, Aloxander Co. 1 DEASI Huffertni for sk N W 1Fordes A6U Ditgnse 0f tho Smnck and LIvor 1 was indasey £0 use your rellabia 1NDIAN BLUOD BYRUE, woiy restored mie 10 parfoct health und strengu, No. 3 Kigtih-su CHAS. SUBLLEY, An Kxcellent Remedy ticlyidere. Boono Ca.. 1., 1 e beed uuing your INDIA c.4nd i peeTectly witis A wis 1u0d. Hestores Lt A: UL Lo mibout ik, M, \VBH'X‘FA':.’\".‘ Kidney Discasc, Fisuer, Cuntopaten Co, [, DEAR Bitt: This 18 10 cortify thal your INDIAY BLUGH SIS hes dono me wory Kusd for Kidny Lomplant atid Heurt DIseaso tiun uny other e clne 1 over used, 102150 cured vne f t MARGAL 1ds High Chllls sud Nerotuls, Third-Day Chilly, Flora, Clay Co.. IiL. DEAILSIR: This 1s to certily thut your INDIAY E‘Ifl(illt.}l:'f\'llfil'u:ml c':fl‘t):. nn..v“lil‘ l\l‘m“ "Flbrdebag ! ler all of T U nes had failed. i3 NIES BuowN, Chilly Cured. Mnttoon, Coles Coo It DXAR 1z 1 ind yonr INDIAN NLOOD STNLR zpufu.l‘ly“cu‘ml &hl&s. and cun xmzollllflm:rr’\;l ‘1\‘"‘“.::1 | ust_miodicino Ccountry for Rlieurin ‘ Nuurnigla, = i “EIAI MUTCHELL Al that It Is Recommended to Ue, Lemont, Cook Co. 1L DEAR 811t [ bavo found, by giving your (NDIAY ELGROUA S0 s i wirish Ry OB it BT U815 ok miendid 1 be, i 0 Bumith 1o Javo 1ta swiat. o O R R chtilu Cured, ‘Neogs. Cumbortund Lo DEAR B Bly daughitar hund Chills for fueree muonths. and I tried almost everything, but withos afiect until 1 commenced the BLOUNL SYRUP, & short trisl of which eurad har. Tiie 'Syrup. s niso urently benedied e Rodily, and 1 hinv e Bg B o 0r & Gocd e LT rrein 1 T N 0 ba w eI 16 s Blkinttr. HOSSANRAL SAWIGEE Palin In the Back, Watortan Statlon, bo Kalb Co. 1L DEAR BInu This ¥ 10 cortily thnt your INDIAY 00D BYRUE tina curod mio O Paiy, W the fid (vism valukble modicine, 3015, Woulk Dyspepain and Indlzession, Sundwich, Do Kalb Co, 1ML DEAT Mt fThis 18 to vorilly thnt your INDIAY DLA 83 L1, whieh § bracurud rom, youf tsrk s COIPICLUTY EiiTed W uf Dyspupst, 13 i TOULELIS | Ve thods YiRAS 1 AR Curo for Heart Dlscanc, Toutopalis, Efincliam (0. DEAL 811 \'nuramnuNMAN LOUL SYULP thu bust miedtcing L ever fisod fur (ot Discase. o 3 ? recommand it tonil sflorly A2IERN wraLuivos All that It Xs FRRecommended to Jeo Kunwus, Lidune £ I, Dran Bt} havo usod your excutient INDIAY BLOUD BY IRUI 1 iy thantly (or thu past 11 yeih mid hgve uivys foutid |4 fdst as reconuendal, 1 3 A 4 sho beat famlly mudic waed lnduy (e, Divenscw of tho Lutin. ATBUY Thia 1y to_cobis Thar o (S LU This ortity” thay you g BLOGD SYIUI L cired o ot Lt Dise wheh Bad beoi roublligy, iueone: e, ' cuseried Socorziaond b o Wil suttering St <ooc For Neuralelo, Dahlgron, DEAT 8IR: T was troubled with N bought sutus uf sliton Co. It gla forwet VAN iad ime. | your 1 JBY. od 36 L\lllll'. and an buppy twesy it "j‘l'}(“s‘:lghsclul’l“& | Dyspepsin Cured. . s ]I'lkx‘l vath, 1nncock Coult DEAnBL 1 have been “tronbicd with u\nu:«.u‘u BIBIRCRROS AU U i R Valuubio modicina. & LOMAS TIINBLE er Falls to Cure. Ney tord: {rouste oty DEAR Bilts 1 have usua your INDIAN DI BYILUL fur Cramps In iy Stoiuuch und s, (07, B ebildran, who wuco rouiod witlh siusios, 8541 casen i dntoutod u coutbiota GUre, Ly, sz ent!s ‘Festimony. A% As Woadinnd, § 1"""“&1}1‘7 DEansin: § can any thut your INOIAS Hmfi BYRUP bus o equal for Constiputlon, Blckledy Beho, Pain ln tho tgwies und Gitifs and |can innied It uis 1o sulorhug LRSI A, seen All DuAR Bt 1 have used sowe of your DX BLUG VI, wiln bahuticlal retults; ubd ulla up tho s SO Rt 1 S vl oo do We * Wiver Compla ; Thuckiainm, Kanbakes Co 11ty Mo & DEAR N1t § gL rlulllr‘l‘lufl Lhut !U“( provites ebrated |NDIANYI”I400|) YV IUE Rives unt 'hlll“‘ sfavtion, uind ls biklly vsteeuud b{ altwho et i At el AT el e w2 its, B Cun Uidrel ] artoabidiwii Cverd (oo - wplslatupd STk PR Rhet 2 Hinoxingham, Kanksroo Lo Hl, Ma7 13 SREAL NI mia KEEE RSO ek b e 1o 14 found vo relia ey s WUt valunblo ;flbl‘\h L0000 !\Ill»l‘l":;'u"l“. , | recomoend It fulsclsutiavad wai bouutiud, § EONTSTENREG P Puritier. L Gend nl"w}luwlldl..llli‘lh;mmp aPEAL A, Lusvs bad YoRe e L i 204 Havo fuun Bk, and take plossure in rocoumoadiis AN DRAL 8in; My daughter was rguslon uf Aeusicurian, i xt u Witiioulty forwwew thin B year, with 3 Mgialis—ono P 6o u)ful)n:—‘:!:{nu';u relluf, o160 8 I81E :",‘,‘,‘,K‘uur ediviiag, aBIODE or, s 3800 othur "which wa Or. J: allyey | butiteuzhe mysi? af_ the n\mm\‘.li' WYKL, and, ranniug uver your sl CAUZDL Y BUF FinaTRS O1) Lhe \Ihllllnl Y‘ i wustruubied. 1 lunedwoly vrosatted ol wurdicls, und, to the oy o1 all M Falds, $ha was suuo;Fes at SE LN Lo W nip 15 on e Degm Blus This s cusils ity bnulian by st your UL, | aw oy U ygare o ¥ B e o ouba ek 1. can ORI, 08 o fuel N 4 3% vRIuaIa rumiedy: WG A LASTOF WIGLESALE DEALES D, Clark Johnson%ilfidian Blad S8 OHiCAGO, ILL. VAN BOHAACK, BIEVERSON & PLUMMER & CO.,01 80d 0] BON, LKL & VULLE, 61 Aarkot-sk g2 Bl RAE vanas7 i, B 83, ' 1O