Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1881, Page 8

i 3 t THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1881— WHLVIE THE CITY. doors to so closely that the ongincor was unable to open thom, [t waa rome time before he coutd be rescue Under all the clreumstances tho Jury thought hut one verdict could te brought IN GENERAL. Jiy—that Mr, Pratt came to his death by reason , ‘of burns aceldently received by tre being com- Tiuntented to the shaving hole, and causing an ‘oxplosion in tho factor, t. B. WapEEan Of Clintoss, In., Is at tho Sher- anne ‘ BOME MORK GROCERS NNOCAIT TO JUDGMENT, Davis, Of San Fraucisco, is at the Mr. I. Howe, the Hutter tnspector, has not Weer Oe Deen idle since the punishment of the three, W. Hi. Pnocty, of Indiana polls, is at tho ralmer. Tivont A. Fraacson, of Soot land, js at tho ‘liner. : Prov, W. A. ITAZARD, of Now York, fa at tho wrovers for selling buttering, Ho found some of the stuf the othor day it the store of 1. i, Ablgren, corner of Archer avenue and Halsted Btreot. Mr. Avdaren had been spoken toon the Impropricty of selling lacd Cor buuttér, but sald he-would sell tif he tiked, When he learned . Howe had cateht him, and he was Hable est for violating the eity ordinnace, hy Kot 1 Meine, oe seigredk thal} ene went hefory the Committes of 1 ‘1 Varron, Ill, is registered nt the te Produce Exchange and begged far meres. ].,4.at-dowes, Warren, Illy fs ree offering to pay any ne 4f the faets wore kept j Znelite, . dr. Howe avcompanicd bla 1, g. B. Counsos, of Yankton, D. T. 18 at tho | to thoalliceot Justices Walluce, where he pleaded + tremont. Bullty, and wag treed $10 and costs. ", C. Kennoac, of Rochester, Ne Y., is at tho L.A. Peterson. vg rover doing business at No, AHL South Mitlsted stecet, was Also before dustice sherinan, Wi en sealord ay Hired ire ROE ee ee so pw e cont of “hog products for butter. He, too, 7. RW, Donnann, of Stillwnter, Minn, dsat the | TT nite land was lebalt with tho lowest ¢ Sherman, penalty .—81) and cost § | dunae tM. Heprtck, of Ottumera, Tay ts nt } che Pacific. 1 Kosh, who h House, left for home Inet evening. “10 BL Lyne, General Purchasing Agent. and Jotin Modge, Superintendent of the Cur Depart~ great Misgourl Pacitic Huilrond, are at the Pacific, + Thuilding), was, at 8a. 0. 23 degree: 72m. ZBL Hp. nu, “Barometer at Ra. My ‘Dr from her late’ residence, Lexington avent -Fifty-third street. Zriends in the city wont out to show thelr love "for her, ’ The exhibition will continue throughout the + week, . North and West Divisions of tho elt + of Chicago avenue nud Halsted str at tho North Side Turner-Hall lust ev * alty of recommending au appropriation for the aro at the Palmer. ‘enna, are nt the Gardoer, facds, of Muskegon, Mich, arent the Tremont | tay hloal & St. Joe Maflroad, was at tho Pacitic yes- terday. Wis. and A, G. Glenn, of Columbus, ©., aro at tho ‘Tremont, dobn Hell, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tredway, of Dubuque cailod * The Morgan, who fs the unet nothing whatever vo do with the aifalr, ists and urt-patrons in tho first exblbjuon of the Chicago Art Leugue, on organization comprising: a large number of the younger artists of the ; etty, “Sw Convention, lately In session at Cloveland, will be held to-duy' {nthe room of the Coat Excminge rill, from Milwaukee; Judson, Wilson, Sinith- «more, Penington, from Cleveland; Capt. Green, |g arom Buttalo; aud Capt. A, E elo. "mmontbly ineeting list evening, i ‘Tho manufacturers of butterine, sulne, ete. elalin that they nlwase nujusly brand tho tubs and packages contalilog thelr pre te Howe finds that te marks ane rena wracora: and henes he etieks them every Ke his obtained samples froin quite a number Prvtuil stores, and ns soon as the chentlst: has mu Vthem, the offendars will be arrested. ‘The Produce Exchange Js er eRLe to stop tho sale of lard and suct a er, and the res rs will gave money If they do not buy any more toawindlo thefr eaistomers. William J. Moxley. southonst corner of Ran- dolph_ and Market streets; C.F, Kita, Ni West Randotph street; and 4), 1. Byde, West Handulph strect. dentas In butéerine, HL.J. Caswell, No. 01 Market. street, mantufact- urer of butterine, were booked at the Armory Inst night to.nppenr before Justice Waliney and show cnitsa way thos should not be ned for violation of the city ordinances respecting the sale of compounds in Hicu of butter, THE CIIY-IALL. Tue Treasurer received $1,118.25 from tho Collector and $52,75 from the Controller, A sew style of polive-nlarm box will bo ex- hibited at tho corner of Quincy una Adums atreets this morning. ALD, LAWLER has given up bis asptrition for tho Mayoralty, reniizing that Mr. Harrison has the bulge on all candidates, snd will get the nomination, Tun Mayor has declined an trvitation to ad- aeess tho peopie of Fond du Tac on tho Irish question, engayomonts keoping bim at home, wherg votes tire to be inde. . ‘Tip Committe on Streets and Alleys, gouth Mesny Dksiaur and wife, of Wasbtington, 8 Henrenand Henry Mills, of New Ore 1G. Porren. of Kast Saginaw, and D, Fd~ Jous B. Cason, Genorat Mamigor of the Han- STATE Bexatons T. It. Henn, of Green Bay, Mn. xp Mis. @. B. Grosvenor, Mr. and Mra, Ta, aro at tho Palmer, aMAN SIMON Tt, Parag, of Osh is heen stopping at the Palmer Tur temperature yesterday, ns observed by Maunarsce, optician, 8&8 Madleon piscct ittne, As hay GB ps ts sp. my, WO, 0. ye ‘ana, Farnte 1, Rowe, wife af y ernoon N. Rowe, took f near her Hydo Hark. Many. of Tuene was an incorrect bending over a dis- patch from Hamilton, Ont. in yesterday’ paper, | Division, will nreet at Friday to con- The weeldental shooting of Edward Huruld Hem= | sider the matter of vacating In Salle street be~ ing, inthis city, by Charles James Sinith, being | tween Jackson and Van Duron, Morga: MAYon Lass, of Norvolk, wants Mayor IHar- riaon tosend him reports about poses ng that elty is about establishing one, and the authorl- tlos want to know thelr advantages. Anour a third nore work was dono in the way of street improvements In this elty Inst, year than In 18% The totals in mites were: North Division, three and n lt conth Division, four and three-quurters; West Division, elght. atid three-quarters, About tha same quantity will be done this year. lowin} ullaing, pormits were issires two-s@@ry nnd basement brick aw feat, comer of? Ogien avenue and S00: D. J, Powers, two-story: brick dwelling, 23x40, No. 77 Lincoln avenue, $2,000; George IL. Chirk, twoestory and basement Tseng inxso, Groveland Park, near Thirtieth cot, $i, . 1 Finance Committee met In the atternodh in tho Controiler’s office und resumed the ec sideration of the estimates, Va in Aldine square were heard with rofere an appropriation, but It was decided to revom~ mend none. Hisurance men were also present and urged the insertion of an item for river * | tlre-bont. Nothing was dono nbout it, Messrs. Treckor in the chuir. After speech-inuktiy, John | Watkins and iiilings, were tiso there, and tried O'Neil, Jo Dixon, Patrick Loftns, Joseph | amsueceaxtully to yet the Committee to muke a 5 duimes Rich, ex-Ald, Lengacher, miteuet for wea far. this yer. OF eho. £170,000 Lich, Fred Hepp, K. G. Sehmidt, Fy Nes from the Degartment of Public Works Mon- Joh Costelly were uppointed to meet a S110,00) 4 tho city's portion of r et A $ fra Committee from tho West Side to urge upon the | street Impravements,—the item now stunaing $200,000. ng. ‘Tragedy. of Mr. Temtng, had Consipenane interest Is manifested by art- which begin at O'Bricn’s yesterduy. ‘There creditable display of oil printings, waters lors, ctehlurs, and peneil aud eriyon work. ‘Tu adjourned meeting of tho Vesscl-Owners* at the Pacitls Hotel, Aimong the delegates from abroud are Messrs. Junison, Wolf, Teck, Mer- » Sheppard, trom A MrETING of tha Joint Committee of wig for their alm tho fimincilute ercetton of 0 viu- duct over tho rallroud tracks at the rerectlon. Finance Committee of the Counell the neces- proposed iinprevenient. Win.tast Hickry, @ satoonkeeper at No. 510 West Division street, wus tried yesterday tn the Criminal Court before Judge Ma’ anda jury on the ehirye of peruutting minors to play wit! Ppool-balls in his saloon. Four bose from i te ts yours of uge und two pollee officers were itickey triea to shield himself unt Dlen that bis wife, Mary Tiel and that he hud: noting tod dehty Drought tw v 2 will be passed nt th nof the Court, Thacithians’ 1 Tue encouraged with the fet that every easy they have hind teled by a Jury in the Criminal Cotict has resulted Ina verdict of guilty, J.8.'LickNott, of Rockford, the Grand Master of the Independent Ordur of Odd-Feitows, $8 in tho city an an olticint visit. tho first siueu-bis THE COU TY-BUILDING. Tfmnay Co“sins, areested some dnys ago for dunt at the Instancoot Bva Earl, Med bis schedule Yesterday and was discharged, Frev Becker, of the Elghteenth Ward, was yestorduy appointed vo the position of taint by Sherif Mann, to (1M avucancy. Tho uppoiut- nent is understood to have been made ot the in- stance of Commissioner O'Neill, ‘Tay Clerk of the Criminal Court fs preparing a lst of tho unsatisted judgments fn all quast- criminal eases for several yeurs past for tho uso of Citys Attorney Grinnoll, who proposes to mike it lively for sonie of the delinquents. eicetion. Ho was tendered an informat recep> Jogern Levine, the Madison street jeweler, von at the Yrumont House yestorday iftere | Was broURht to tho Bhorid's oltlee yesterday on joo. A urge number of the Chiengo brethren | {ve eaplases, which had been sworn vat at the instance af some agiast him we the afternuon, bond, B.C. Lan: reaterdny sent Annie Muckey, Allis Eva. Lloyd, who’ was sequitted of the charey of killing ber roomn-niite Moniloy, cheek for $a. He belleved her innoevnt of the charge, and took n deep interest bn tho trind, and now that she is free, lie says that she shall net suver aur be forced to return to ter old life, Wnts STEWART, ong of tho creditors of Tindburg & Lawson, who made un assignment some woeks ngo and ented it Receiver to be aps poluted, petitioned the County Court yeate faye asking. special examination of the debtors under the statutes, An order. was et tered nccordingly, and tho examination will be bad to-day before Judgo Loomis at 2 o'clock, uy reornn is very Follelt- Eastern creditors. ‘Pho celal ‘or $207. He gave ball late in enty Oppenbolimer golug on his, called on the ollicer, and Ukow!so i number of distinguished oflicers of the Fraternity trom other parta of tho State. Among those present wore Grund Representative W. U1. Crocker, af Hvanston; Pas Deputy Grand’ Muster Atuozo Siiwoud, of Sycumores “Past Grind A, D. Sand- a, ot Springtold; Past Grand J. 1. Dirnuin, of Chlewzo; and Atmase Barry, of Alton, Grind freauurer of tho Grund Lodge of 1itnvls, In tho oventog formul oxeruises were held wt Fact Dearborn Lodge No. 2H. inchuding a banquet which was tendered to the Grand Muster at Packer's Hull, corner of West Madison and ‘Halated streets. ‘Tne Chicigo Historical Society held ts regular Arnold in thechuir. ‘Tho Sceretury reported the follows Jog contributions since the inst ineeting: Fifty bound and eighty-one unbound volumes; wutee Kraphs of Thonus Jefferson and James Mudison, on parchinent; and steel engravings ot Gers. Bronewill Juckson, Robert Ey 14 W. 1. SLUG, of Brooklyn, N. ¥., aud tho Kev, EN, Powars, of Bridgoport, Conn, were elected honorary meme ders; W. HH. Kimball, of Cor cor- ine mother of John Ci ous about him. Sho called at tho County Clerk's otics yesterday and said that hie had not been sober since tho tret af the your, But this wus 1 vary a fe worst ori Sho: sald, toe bo had sank responding members’ and tlorutlo Hill, of this | ed 14 tho menneiuse, aid wos enter Nee Belt ehtyy an Hasoclute. ihember. ‘Tho paper of tie | We 88 hiseompunton, for ube a widow pelt ovening was read by Mason on © The | ve small chilirens ant een tenth a nth Record Hook of Jahn Vodd," which proved toby | Gereoran took out om dicense to tasty | Macy aconche and clear blatory of the “County, of | Shlula Fob. dh and that ae te ie tayes: Iinola.” anda very vidinble nddition to the | Mary's Churolt the next day by Bato tae Meords of mosociedy. to: tnd the book forme | L088 Was the information she wue seeking, und Ing the Duels of his paper, whieh bo kindly pre- departed in anything but a happy frame of sented to the orgunization, mind, ‘Tuy gontiomen selected tho other evening to STRSTR scan niarlo yoatersday nF 3bp Tact abn augyeatcommuittecs to take charge of thuro- | ME, 18. Hecht, excclm\e in Sty ilnieko'e ole, posed celebration next Ovtober met nt the May= bre office yesturiiay’ afternoon nud ayreed Upon tho followlug: | Murrlyon, Ne I. Falrlak, J. W. Donne, Mir= sball Field, Byron L. Smith, J, Ward Elite ( ofticio) Josgpn Brockton, J. W. Preston, Seba! Keeley, H.W. Dunia, EY. Hall, Gon. Martin 0B. Meyers, B.C, Huinberwer, D.C. . LS Ira Brown, 8. 1, Baldwin, Lhomas was 0 ying to get reappointed; and it was stated that the shanees wore very much against it. Mr, Heeht, tomy be remembered, was dropped: onaccount of bis alleged connection with tho suppression of a inarrluge Ucenso in consitera- von of $3. ‘Testimontals In Mr. Hoebt’s posses. sion from the porsou whe took out the mirrlize eense, from Mr. Proebating, athor clerks in the ollice, and other persons show that be was not ut y Cs e fault in tho witalrs thut bis felluw-clerk was tho _ Bitkwood, (Chactes Kerns Gon. Wr. Sinan | guilty ouo, aud that he did nothing in this mate Hoyue, Jonn Gd. Aburtally Wy MeHenty, Ren | '° warranting dlsintssit, tn FY, Stat cipped, H. MoAvu: Hurt, Franklin Mac ry de erty, Willlum GC, . ate Poca, leant, ‘eagh, George Switt, John T. McAuley, 1. Ve Purington, De Swayne Wickorsnam. ‘These nates will bo ailttad 10. @ general meutine tobe beld ut the Palmer House Friday night. Ir was stated in yesterduy's paper that tho tea driven by Mr, LM. Hamberger, of tam | Derger Bros. rat away, spilling Blob ont, and afterwards Kuocking down tnt, subsequontis, Mr. amb arrested, and taken to the Twenty-second Street Station, Mut released at the request of the pironts. ‘Pats stutement was not in uit wots a correet one. Bir. Humberger wis in company with a frlend, who hint) to stop oat a Kotisy on thy avenue. “Thos friend avked him to give the teat ne turn during ble delay at the house, Mr, beruer didsn, driving south quite a du tance, win Kpilied putin tuenimg the corner Thirty-tfth atrect and Michigan avenne, ang the children were tufured about Twenty-tourth street, aomile or more off, On reachlag the loco where. Thy wecilunt happened, Sit. bat jorqer found tlio fathe! wuve then tho i dress of nls physician, told them todend for lilt, und sald that be would) be responsible for all Dilly, He thon went to the station of his own accord, inorder to report the faets, For sone reuson the stadonkeeper, while stating that he “would ot t him, dotted: nin, wad thig he by locking hin up in aceli and keepiyg him there for au, howe ur se U.S. Ae Since Dec. 1 over $1,000,000 has boon disbursed for pensions at tho Clieuge Agenoy, * ‘Tur Vost-Oiica ailiotals estinnto the total number of valentines bandlod yestorday at 75,000, 4 AMounted yea. 74 was for spirits, aco, and pid for ‘iy Internal-rovenuo receisit terday to 828444, of whlet $25.0 ead for olgara, $1,714 for te peers Fon.owine Is the ist of dutinble goods re~ celvyed ut the Custony House yesterdays Flold, and & Cu,, 20 cnaes dry goods, Collections, SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLALS In gold And $2,000 In allver was disbursed at the Sub-Troasury yes- terday, Soven thousand dollars tn silver “was received. : k ‘Tun idatls‘yeatepday morning reaghed tho city on remuekably woud time. re Atternonn inulls wore deluyed, us follows: Chicago, Nock Island & Paeiiic, three hours; Jacksonville Kansas City, four hours; Dubuque, one hour Bad thirty’ muinutes; Cedar Naplda, fourtuon UUTE. : Lytst, the Patella sucecedad yostordn, in turntentig Hall, and was aveorstingly leusud by Commisstonur Hoyne, Letst tality until a suloonkesper in tho neighborhood, who | though he was unfuetly treated, aud clalms th know Me. Hamborger, guano ta and aad it was | Sieh robberies us bts uro of froquantoceurrence, all right; whercupou tho Stationkceper dixe | but ure promptly suppressed by the ulioged ebarged bin. ‘tne enitdven are dotug well, AlL | * Tnepectars. the ex thoy tnuy be, wilt “ba Tnrae oy hough ho cia hardly Le said to by responsible Yor the ucvlduat or for {ta cousequenees PROVISIONS, HUNTING FOI A CORNER, A roporter Inoked through tho pork crowd of tho Huurd of ‘Trade yesterday for the gixafitic corner in provisions, which has been tho subject lately of much talk and surmise, .Tho corner 2'Pho Coroner Witan M, Pr No. eck ie-trame | Was not visible to the naked eye. A bir micros factory ut. nd Uw Cliatun strect, | seope might have brought it to view, but none owued by a Chirk & Coy which | of tho boys seemed to b: vo One of these instrite tents. ‘Che provision market was exited dur- tow the day with heavy tring in pork and lard, Bath wero sluimpy in the morning, and subse. quently advanced, ta ches weuk. Lartles in tha trade profvascd to see no symptoine of a aqucese resultod {n thy on of tha factory Jatt, 25 lust. nginver wt the factory, und, Wi hearty ns could bo ascurtained froin Witnveses wud’ from statements tho de- ceased mady prior 10 lis death, the explosion waa of ou very beew! witure, and cin | or of a movement on tha part of a syudlente to bardly be accounted lor, it is suppasud autrol the ie voter Tene “ies “eneuth the ‘boilers’ Kucana. | snuwevtorin il binekucton seri taticous, snow-storin had bivckaced tha Western rullrouds, and the receipts of hogy bad cousequently beon tie Cor several days past, This bid been taken, advuntaye of to work “up ay grand bull mover wud force the shore sellers to fillin or banked” with a large quantity of shuvings, which wore suppiicd tor fucl by‘ a large chute extending fo al) Hours of the building, the mouth of which was only four fect away from the Dollers, ‘and 1 this was (the caso thu ex- plosion was cuused by an accuwulution of was trow tba coal frees under the boil. ers. At the time Jt was supposed that the explosion wus caused by the burating of a five in the boilur, but wack proves wot to bave ‘Deen the cuse. The dours of tho cugine-room aii opcucd luwardly, for tho very good reason that thore were iron doors, or shutters, without, and, ud the force ve explosiva forced both uh iueat luke tho property the lonay bad been earry tng. ‘The murkut students claliw thls iy uot tha time o of eur to create a corner, ‘The near approach eut ls going to diminish consumption and tduwnorder. Seas pork suld at $15.65 por Darrel duwn to $215.0744, and back to $16.70 sellue April, thy luter price botug $15.67. ‘Thie is an higher ravge thnn ittouched In the great cor~ uurhistuuminer, Lard sold at §10.Uii@10.23 seller April yesterduy, and’ closcd ot #12. Peent tuiir-custion shot scored a 'rhis ia eald to ho tho highest prico It has ronched for yeara. Mr. Atmour, who ts usually hold responsible for the corners In provisions, 1s mutt to have heen on the short aide tll recently, and te Is now supposed to be aeting liivancord with othor packers nealoat the people who Are short. tral operatars predict a break in prices ts son as the rattrotds get to runntig again and hogs begin to caine freely. ‘The markets for Provisions and animnl prod ucts generally neo probably stronythened hy tho reports of the heavy loss of cattle ot tho plalne, It is fonred that tho dust. suow-storm has killed & rent many nnlinalé that were wandering west of the Missouri Itiv LAND LBAGUES, SUVENTEENTIC WAI Tho Seventeenth Ward branch of the Tand League met last ovening in Boomer's Hall, corner of Sedgwick street and Chieagn avetiue, Tho attendances was quite large, embracing 20 or iod Land Lenguors, ‘The first speaker was Francis A. Holtman, Jr, who stated tho reasons why not only irishineny but every lover of lberty, should glve ald and olcouragoment to the Irish land moveniont. Ho regurded tho object sought to be necomplshed nsone of tho noblest in which a people could engage, and snid he was tn full sympnthy with the Irish Land League, and believed every German and every American, if tho question woe fairly presented to thom, would give the movement mateorhal nd. At the conclusion of Mr. Hoffman's speech dustica A, I. Morrisou wag futro- duced and succeeded ta nrousin the audience to tho highest pitch of enthusiasm by Als presentation at the wrongs and grievances of ireland, He Weliuved the day wis drawing near when the yoke of tho oppre: ld be removed from the neck of Irefand, nnd bid never aunedon tho Lund-Leagye mov tit be dd not belleve ft would lend toa total d}s~ solttion of the unton with Engtand by force of nrins, ‘Tho tine was not now, but he believer It was fast approuching. Ho alluded ty the npris- {ug of the Boers youth Atrien, and hoped God would bless them hy thelr strujele for poseession of thelr o and. The opportunity of Sreland was Enyglat Hilliculty. It would not be Jorg, he sald, before Russia would be at the gutus of British India, and thea would come wt contlict Ddetween those Powers which would givy Ireland her oppornunity. He did not desire thatthe peo. ne in drcland “should te advised to emigrate, Pnough of them should remain in treland to aman the old gurtison, and they would be reln- foreed by conthigents of Irishinen from every nation under the sun if an uprising wag tude, Bye ite lision to Parnell, Davitt, and tho other League leaders was loudly cheered, and Justicn Slurrison sat down amidst a storm of ap plause, x. THIRD Wann, Tho Third Wart Land-Lenguoe Club mot Inst evening at tho corner of Butterfield agd Elght- centh etrrets, Mr. 7. Crean presided, - GD, Plant spoke at considerable length, give juga historical eketeh of lindlordism, sayhog it was orer 2,000 years old, Solon cautendid for the sane principles in Greeve that Parnell and Dillon were striving for in Ireland to-day. | Tho Freneh revolution was also alluded to, and ts Intluence on the people, The feudal iws wore Introduced tute Grout Uritain: by Willtam of Normandy, and the land syste bad grown up outofit.§ Ireland bad never iad a rebellion fn tho true sense yf the ward, for the uprisiig had never been general. The trish race was ote of the tinest in tho world, and Its cause 1 good one, Several songs were sung, and the meeting adjourned, SUBURBAN. EVANSTON. ‘Tho Philosophical Assoviatiun mot in the Pube Ne Library rooms Monday evening and listened 10 an Interesting paper fy Mev A. Hesler on “Photography: [ts Influences on the Arts and Sclenees nnd Socint Progress." Quite a spirited discussion was had afterward, LAKE VIEW. The Board of Trustees met Monday, all tho members boing present, ‘The Flnunce Committes, who bad the matter in fiand, made a verbul repoct on the seworse for tho south end of the town, stating that the town could not do the work by issuing bonds, huving sold ait that. can legally be Issued, refer ring to those issued for the Waters Works, aod. tut lt Js probable that the only way tho sewurs ext be putin iy by special agsessinent, but that the mutter hus been referred ‘to the ‘Yown Attorney, who hus tho subject now —unier — advisement, | Sewernre iy now « niteer of wrent finportance to neopluin the south end of the town asa sani- tary in rd, especially when the warm weather sets [ny but as mins mist first bo built tho ques~ ton of Heys aud how fur nspecint nssessiment tor generat henelits can legally extend ty a tant ter not to be gone over Hetly. and which might: Jeopardizo the project and necessitate the put- tngofitover for xnather season, which tho Bourd Is anxious'to avoid. a\n orditnnee wis adopted changing whnt was formerly known ug the dummy road and 100- foot rond, which is reully.a eoutindation of the same, to Evanston aventie, whut is Known ag tho Groen May road toClirk street, and whut is known ny the dlaonal roid to Bridge avenue, ———— SPORTING. BILLIARDS, New Yonk, Feb, 18—Probably tho fineatuame: of billiards aver played touk place this ovening nt Couper Institute between Jacob Sobacfor and William Sexton for ustake of $1,000 und tho gato money. Tho nuinber of points was 400, Allshots, nccording to the terms of the mateh, were cushion-caroms, The referee wus Dudley Kavanagh, Lon Morels was umoplre forSchnefor, and Joe Dion for Sexton, Sexton was tho fa- vorit In the betting. He won the lend aud counted 2, Sdbaefer followed with a blank, Sextun followed withU. Schnefer by a vrille fant shot gathored tho balls and added 19 to bis seore. Attho end of the tweuty-tfth Inning Sehuefor stood 100, Sexton Inthe (fty-fifth inning Sexton pnased hls opponent's score,— Sexton ZU, Schacter 200. In the soventy-seventh iuning Sexton had O02, Shaefer 25. At the bee aluning of tho clghty-fourth Inning Sexton stood dU,Schnefer 20h At itsend Sexton had 315, ehuefer BU. Tho exeltement was sutenee. exton kept golug ahead, and whon the marker calted Schutter xton Uk, Overy one thought the game decided, Sexton then rin 1, tnking his tleuresite, Schaefer mite 2) and missed. Sextun thon comnted one, nud Schaefer 5, ‘Who score now stood—Sexton G3, Sohal er Hs. It was Sexton's play. He counted 3, making w6. Rebueler neoded WM polnts to win. ly Driltiant pluy he counted one by one until he had made i. ‘The bulla were now fo tho upper left-hund corner of the tible, Schuofer necded but vue to unike guine, Several round-tho- ttle shots follawed by both contestunta, both nilsaing, WUE wt length Sebaefer by n magnitt INE and wor, fty minutes, Mino of gume~—Two hours and Numbve of Inntogs, 102, Wianer’s average, 3 41-575 vi toser’s average, baits “fest runs—Shaefor, 24, 23, 20; Soxton, 21,18, 15, WEDGEWOOD SOLD. . ‘Tho well-known trotting stallion Wedgewood has becn purehased by W. P. Nalchyof Huston, fora gentleman residing In Worcester, the price paid being $18,000, Wedgewood js a brown stallion, fualed In 1871, bight 1s hands, lis wire 3 Helmont, dim Woodbino (the dam of Woodford Mambrino, private trial, Lexington, Ke 43 188 record 241!4), by Woodford, sun of Koscitt ‘To was beed by AT, Alexander, Woodhura Farm, Spriay jun, Woolford, Ky.5 wus auld to C.F Bunury, newr Cleyelind, 0. und by him, th August, 1679, to Jt Hy Conklin, of Circenport, 1.1, Hs record is 221, at Hartlord, Conn, Aug. 27, 10, Me was handled and driven, by Jol Splam. Wedgewood started only 6lx races before Inst year, and in 1880 he won in tho Krand trotting creat every rice in which bo atnrted, seven in number, ‘There fsa stunding ‘olfor af £10,000 for the horse HW nt any thine he shull bo retired fram tho tart by reason of accl- dent, Me. Conklin valued bint as much as he aid Rarity, $6,000, the amount pald for the luttor horse by Robert Bonner, CURLING. A-sorub gamo of curiing will be played on tho fvo at Lincoly Park on Thursday at2 p. m., and an Friday, should the feo be in condition, a guime botwoen the ald and young men of the Club will bo played at the snive hour, beet a inate butweon two rliksof pluked men will bu player. tanning ut the sume hour, tor twa tons of coul, to be distributed to the pogr on tho order of Lhe winno! a ELECTRIC LIGHT. Spretat Diapaten to The Chicaga Tribune, Dernow, Mob, Feb. W.—An incorporated company to be known ae the Edison virly Light Company, with{a enpital stock of $260,000, Med urticles of asvocintion here to-day, ‘Tho Ust of stockholders embraces muny of the wealthiest mun in tha city. ‘do the Weatern Adaorlated Pres. Dethort, Mich, Feb. 15.—A new electric ight company was organized hero thls morning, com prising some of our houvy capitalists, with stock of 8500,000, for tho purpose of manufir uring electricity for Hyating, boating, und driv- lug machinery, It fe culled the Edison Electrie Light Company of Dutrott. Sueb blots upon beauty ax piinptes, rough- Hees, sullownces ure obliterated by Glenn's Bul phurg Soup, : ———__— Buck & Raynor's “Murs” Cologne is a pore funie of conspicuous excellence, Ce ee EEE Cummins ducs not advortise teeth for $7 and chutge more, 7 Stato. _—___—$——ama———— Wo recommend Eldteduesewing-machines, PUBLIC HEALTIL A Row of Mayor Harrison's Dwell- ing-Houses Carefully Exe amined. The Inhabitants Tell Their Tales of Woes from the Dendly A Sewer-Gas. Defective Plumbing on All Sides, and a Ueneral Lick of Thorough Ventilation. Sovoral Other Honses Visited in the In- teroat of Health and Sani- tation, A Generally Bad Condition of Affairs Found to Exist in Eyery Instance. WALK UP, CARTER! Intho course of tholr perigrinntions yester- day THe Tuipunt Health Commissioners wero ted by tate to a very hanilsome two-story and basoment block of marble-fronts eitunted on tho cast side of Marshtleld avenue, between Jackson and Van Buren streets. It has been thoir rule whenover they passed through a neighborhood where the dirty condition of the streets contrasted disugreeably with the neat appesranco of tho residences to select 1 block there for invostigation, aud hitherto thoy have not failed to fud ie eminently in need of sanitary reformation. They mounted tho stairense lending to the front door of tho northernmost house tn tho Marshilent avenie btock und were on tho point of ringing the bell when aamnlt bos passing attrneted thelr ntten- tlon, and ono of the investigators hutted him with: “Hoy, can you tell me who owns this block?" “Mayor Harrison,” came the reply. The Health Caommisstonors logked ut ong Another, nud cach rend im the other's fuco the acknowledgment that a mistuko hid only been escaped by whappy aceldent. ‘Cho reporter was tho first to break tho stlenca with the remark: Now, {t would have been ridiculous for us to have hunted through «block belonging to tho Muyor for evidences of an unsanitary condition of allaira.” “Labould sny go: as if a Mayor of Chicago could allow such to exist to the danger and det- riment of his tenants,’ “ Not only a Mayor of Chicago, but tho best Mayor Chicago ever bid.” “What a lucky escape! Carter would have learned of it, and woe sbould never huve heard the Inst of it.” “ Lueky {ndeed, The idea of ‘tho best Mayor * allowing tho enteb-basin in one of bis rontad residences to go wnelennsed!” “Orot any of their plumbing fixtures being minus traps or othorwiso defective!” “Or of any of the occupants comptaining of sewer-gug.”” “tt is too absurd to think of, We had better retreat and devote ourselves ton blovic owned ‘by n landlord not Ro largely responsible for tho gootsnnitary condition of the clty*s inhabitant.” *Certalniys fur it stands to reason that the ‘est Mayor Chicawo over had must by the best, fapijon that tenant ever bad. Let us depart. a ‘At this moment the front door opened and the Investigators found thenisetves face to face wita tho lady of the house. Sho explained that she had seen them at thu front door and, after waltlig tor somo thne forthom to signify tholr presence by ringing, bid mado up ber wind to bpon the dog and wscertaln their inisslun. Tho reporter proécedert to apolowize ‘ “We bex pardon for tho uBio, mands, but we have tande a nilstake. Ropresonting ‘Shy Tuner’ We bad intended to make wo Inves> tgnton of te potty condition of the block, but, houring that tt belonged to Mayor ilarrison, the iden that pewer-gus——" “Sower-gas!” tho indy interrupted with somo wrth, “Ifyou are on the Jooxout for sewer- gas, you HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE, The wholo black is whout full of [t.'* “Pardon ine, Madam, thore must be soma mistake. This block Is owned by the best Mayor, who Is tho head, nat only of the Fire Depurt- tment, ard tha Water Department, and the Po: Hee Departinent, but also of the Health Depart. mont, and of course tho block must be fw pers fect saultury condition.” But thore in suworgas rightin this house; ‘as it wus some Ume ago, but still very (Won't you come fnand Judyo for ursalyes 2 ; bo ustounded Investigators acoepted the In- vitation und entered the house, where their noses wore at once assailed by the unmistalcu- ble odor fresh utd strong from the enteh-basin, ‘Eho Indy exphilned that she hud tuken all } Ule precnutions wmalnst sickucss, and had used earbolic acid: and other disinfectunts liberally, and that to this fact she attributed the compar- atlyely healthy condition of tho family, | Not- withstanding this, both sho and her children were alinost chronic sufferers from sore throat, which guinetines aasumed 2 very serlons shape, aud ut times abo hud been nttucked with nore yous prostration, 1 weukness sho had nover felt before she eume to live Inthe house. Mare see rious, howover, was tha cuge of it genticinan from Clevelund who twice yutsecd a night in the: house, ‘The gentleman, who undoubtedly pose sessed ong. of those orgunizutions which ure most exsily and most serlougly wifected by gerne exbatations, complitqed of the Gdors In the house shortly after entormg it tho first time, and during the ovenimg thoy troubled bin con. siderably. In the marninu, however, he was found to be very: sick indeed. :ane) medicnt ate toudanes had to be summuned, ‘Pho sume thing happencd on the ocension of his second visit, aud what mude the etse more alarming was tho Tact that the gontieman wus of a very robust constitution, and had nover befure been troubled with stokness of any Kind, aAnexnmlunation of tho houso-seworage was made, showing Uhat it wis quite defective tn ita uatire, and that, though traps were employed du somy pirts of the plumbing, the pive-joints wore often go disposed na to RENDER THEM INOPERATIVE, ‘Tho sewer-gas hud a Cull sweep into the prom- ines ataeveral diferent points, and It took full advantage of cach opportunity, ‘The Hu of an opening ite the cellar waa lifted, whgn the foul eimunutions arose in stroug forces, It wis ex- plained that up to within w short tne aro the collar wus faltof waiter, but this bad been rems edicd, though tho ovidences were clear that only avery partial improvemont of the condition of tho premises hud been eifected. A ventilating staud-pipu hid nso been carrlod to the top of tho house, but it was only a two-toch affair, to tally inndequate to do the service required of it, “When waa your cuteb-basin cleaned out, anadun?” © Quite recontl; And whon before that?” “fF cannoe tell, We ti only ved hero a pont C want you, when you leave here, not to nil to go next door, where they have had great trouble with tho sewer-gus,—worss thin here e At tho next house—No. 216—n Indy welcoued warmly. Had she boot as? “Well, yea, ever siney. WTA, -* Hus your eatch-basiy been cleaned recont- Oh, yea, quite recently.” And how often bas it been cledued fn tho four yours provious?” Id was never cleanad at all In that the." ait powsibie? itis ne wonder that you havo had a fithetulnted atmosphere duriug thls inet Jhave you had no sickness tn the fouse?”* “Wo huve hud a great deal. My son-in-law has bad a terrible time with diphtheria, At one thine he Iny sick of that disease for three weeks: part of the tho he wasat the pulut of death.’ And yourself?" o “ Hofure l camo tu Hvo here 1 was strong and heaty. Since thou thave at tines been very atek. De. Hall isiny physiciin, and he attribute ed both ua son's sickness atid mine tu the sewers gis. Attics 1 was go prostented that it aeemed tomo Lehonld nover again be strong, Aton time, upon iny doctor's yeoomimendution, E visit+ ext thu inountaln region ht New Humpanlr rectly 1 got thery J revived, and after n tow dwonths’ rusticuting 1 was in splendid health, Wall, a week utter Tot buck to this house Lwas na bad as ever, Ai ny strongth was taken from me, and, coming fresh from the moeunte 1 was nble to tell elearly that it was the sewer-yd and nothing cle which afeeted je, Besides this terrible prostration, f suitor when here from chyonie throat troubles of W most distressing nature. * Anybody elso sick in the honor" 6Yes, thera is my arandsan; troubled with sore-thront. the hey. Js 1 know it's nothing: Dut tha sewer-gug, und that the dralnuge of tho houge f3 in a bud condition, ‘The sev butkder Waa hore a shore Hine ago. and bo fond that the: tu-sewer lending into the streat was broken, Ho auld thatit had never been cemented at all whan it was tret late,’ ‘Tho plumbing was examined, aud proved to be inabeut the sume vondidon us that ot tho house previously vVieled. Everywhere ibroughs ‘out tho place tho peculiur odor of sower-yas wus notiveable, and tho cellar seemed to be full of it. THE RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATIONS ju Nos, 218 and 20 may bo vrietly summed up. In the former house tho catch-basta had boos cleaned out about a fortalxht ago, the Nrat tlie vince tho bouse was built; In the tutter it bud never beeu.cleunod out since itwas constructed, live years ago. ‘Tho tenants had bad consider. able’ trouble with sower-gas, und sore throat had been w vory commun complalut in the fam ies ecoupy lay the houses. At No. 22 the lady of the house, ia reply to a question, vald; 4 “oro throats? Yes. wo all have thom, and. what ts'stranger, we none of us wero subject to them until wo edie to tye hero.” “Aro you nware of the fact that thoro is sewer-His In this house?" Oh, I's perfectly fearful actimos, Do Think that gciver-gus Is sure te come tho catch-basin is not cleaned?” aa that not been attended tor" “Noy tho enteh-hisin out in tho iw hag never been aued, Can wo compel tho land- you know whe “Why, certainty. “hut our hndiord is the Mayor of tho city?" “Thatis nothing, Twould not let that fact stand In the way of putting thls house ina proper sunituey stinge,” “DP wiet it could be done, TD have been Foaling those articles iy Tor THiuNe on sanitation anu Thave done mony things that wero there recom: mended and thoy hive holped somewhat, but 1 Know that until that horrible catch-basitn fa eregeest we shall never bo freo from finpure Cita At No, 2% tho tenant anid that they had been xeloyously troubled with sewer-gns. Tho plumbing had been .reeently fixed, but very Lite to fmyprovement. had followed. The foul ex. halations had been noticed at the sinks and elsewhere, and it might anid that tho family had Deen sick ull winter, ‘The cateb-bagin in the yird had never been eleaued, ACNoa. 24 and 223 tue sine condition of af+ fairs was reported, A entel-basin in which the “Mthencoumiuations of five years Iny festering sent Into each houso polsonous exhalations which eansed slekness in both families, At No. 2d nearly ery member uf tha fnily tnd been troubled all winter with ulcerated sore-throat, One feature of the plumbing of the plave hus not been potlecd. te consisted of a vuntitution- pipo by which it was hope ic noxious exbnin= Jons of the reolcing enteh-bralns and imperfect H-pipes might he carried vif to. the boiteetop, he kien wits an On ent one, but when it is expliined tbat the ventitudion-pipe, which should have been at least four Inches tn dames tor, measured only three: quirters of an ineh, It he understood that fe fell very fur short of accomplishing [ts beteticent purpuse. ‘On tho question of garbago and) ashes re- moval the testitnony was to tho vifect that tho men who should perform this work were much tere efigient in smashing tho iron boxes ln ch the waste mutter was placed than in ng vay thelr conten onlesy, eald one Indy, disgrreetul’ condition while go that Mist Thurrison, tho Mayor's dunghter, threntened that it it were not imeliorated she would com- plata te Dr, De Wolf about. it!" A tour of the alloy in question was made. Its reported coniition fell far short of tho reality. File upon pllo of ashes and kitchen waste rendered a gsguze through it a very tortuous attair, “here was somethiug posltively piotur- exque In tho way in which fons of eladers, Dushets of frozen potatoes, emptied frult-cans, cabbuge- leaves, collee-grounds, vegetable peel- Ings, defunct enta, ment-bones, several distinct Virleties of Slopss and n thousand other discurd- ed reminders of the bousewife's Inbor Iny genttercd upon tho virgin snow, and, us if in mute reprouch, the moat disgusting calloction of allay right up against the door of tho barn which forms puctand parcel of tho handsome reshlonce of tls Worstlp the Muyor, situated on the southwest corner of Jackson street and Ashland avenne, between which thoroughfare and Marshtleld ayenug tho horrible alley lay. Tt wits puntully evident that tho young Indy had notecarried out her threat of calling Dr. Do Wolf's uttention to the spot, or that, if she hn, tho Heaith Dopartment bad not tuken any notice of the tutimation. It would hardly ve overstnt- ing the matter to say that the alley, a3 itat pre: ent stand, 19, from tt siunttiury pent of vier ‘was in sich a certuinly fir short of being the best alloy Ch: cago e had. Nos. 28) ahd 2—tho forincr owned by n ivery- stable keeper named Davis, the latter, by bis. Honor tho Mayor—were also found to bo red- olent of sower-gas, the result of defective suw- akg andof cuteh-baains which required clouns+ ng. - OTHER DWELLINGS, Leaving this locality, the next block visited was on Wood streat. These buildings nro two-story and basoment bricks, One block on this strect, another on Congress, and two others on Winchester avenue, belonged to tho sume party, a non-resident, a8 tho one mentioned In these columns a day or two since, . . Tho tirst visited was No, 200, whero it was found that the entch-baain—all of which basins are nt tho rene in the yurd close under the kltch~ en window—was partially cleaned some tine last spring. Leading from this to a point beneath tho Kitchen ink extended the usual tlle draht, at tho terminal end of thisa Jolut of sewer-pipe was found Jolning tho horizontal tile at a right angle; Into this was curred tbe untrapped wastu-pipe from tho sink above, which was elmply vemonted in with wator cemont,amethod. of Joining tho tivo which ts ‘quite cannon, especlaily in this-locality, but exceedingly un- safe, particularly so Jf the waste so jolncd Ie, as it was In this house, a soll-pipe. ‘The method fs unsnfe because the cement cracks and in muny Instances breaks off, louving a free exit for tho sewor-gas to escape, Around the terminal ends of both the kitchen waste-pipe and also the soll-pips the ground is moist and shows tho fact that at tho Juneturo thore islenk- ange. The spaces between the dividtng-watls ure Ul open down to the basement floors, through- these buildings, und taits furnish means of ingress for the gases that may emanate from defeetivg sowernge below tho basement tloors,— nfenture noticcable In several tenements. Through one of those walls, on the parlor floor, tho soll-plpo oxtends to tho clusct and bathroom above, i Close to the soil-plpe nro tho folding-doora, a point at which at many thnos the odors ure ox ceedingly disagreeable, In addition to this fact tooro is another in this Instance—uamely, that tho soll-pipo. gives evidencesof leaking. ‘Tho wall-paper is damp and tho coiling [s cracked and roughened where PAGES. gealn, During the suinmer a silver thimble was kept inn closet out of tho hall on the partor floor, Although leftonly tntil morning, tt was Rrently dixcalured, almost hiaet. hy tho presence: ‘Of sower-gag. Tho catch-bastn has nut been cleaned out in tio seurs, nor have the privy vaults tt tho rear, whlet the tenants ail pros nounce na being extremely vile whenever the wonthor Ls warn, Tho alnks are in bad order bonenth, and show Just Inve shout he enforced, a fovery mommer of encisty: tor gta" tke due enforcement. Thoro wero luws in fore tele hibit the sale of ttqnor on Sunday, the OP Hiquor to nilnors, and) tho site of “al! of to drunkards, It wns therefore 5 Uquor: that tho inws bo onforcad, and tha mentnered dorsg every means, to enforce thein andi all tho oltizens to enGpernte with the City geet eroment in enforcing thom, age that the plumber: has visited tho placa often. | aecure tho election Uy thet Fespece aor fo Tho slenchos herd are ainply nbomiinble ne | partica of such candldntes overs Pellteat ties, Tho gariage man termes! tho (enant | enforce the ler, Would that ho had orders to sentter the refuse und ashes along over the alley wherever tt required Tho Rev. Dr. Worrall and Mra. ‘Tr, 7, Alling Mm, Dut the weturesque aspector fanumors made a few remarks in favor of the. eueeatee iment of the lnws reaulat fo able ula and ales cleus Bel oF ie He tho Wither eneanine Cech teat ee roa ‘allied to curry out the instructions, Wowever, | auying that they wot Chieayo way . hehusinkeu apa anoveltulorewe nna dumped | the eutveur and: beep: tenn anault tho suhjes Asltate [inte iiscart apenaeorimare ocenstons, but | priritiedece, Uae Heep WetD Wot the city wag puritied. this was not recently; it was Kome time during Tho resolutions wore unanimous: November. aAgaln, here, tha eeeupant com | ‘and thi 1 4 4 Y ndopted Fitced tothe Henith Departments bat noting | Mt te meeting subsequently adjourned, wita ever done. Here the children, one or tho ather of them, are constantly: out of Bchool sith soro-thronts, and alfeompiuin of 1 feellug of general debility. THE MICHIGAN ‘MILITIA, Special Disputch to The Chicago Tribune, the water hus come through. Jn this house thero wore, some timo no, TWO GASES OF SCANLET-FEVEM, ‘ono boy died after one duy's illness, tho other child waa il! for gomo tine, but-fnally recov ered. ‘Tho question Yo Sfrequently asked was naked bere, “How ubout the gurbage man? Do you ever sco one.” s “Oh yes! Last fall tho ash-man you menn, —but he did not carry away anything, he teveled hes and garbngu down wong the ultoy.” tho tenants hid resided for over ‘They ald that tho ehtch-basin had ned Out during the the of thelr residence. ‘There bas bech four cases of searlot- fever In the house, but none had proved fatal. ‘Tho general conditions were about the aame us In tho house first visited, In No. aut they had bud no particular causo for complitnt, nor bad thore been any eiekness, In No, 266 tho water-closet wns found to he out ot repnir, leaked tnder tho bowl and the water-service;, the wator-valve is out of order, und the water hus beow constantly running for sovernl weeks, ‘ ‘Tho sinell of sewer-ans has been observed In the partors near tho folding-doors on soveral occasions. ‘Tho emanations from tho slak are very disngreenblo at times, especinily during wir weathor, at No, 208 there {4 ono caso of sickness in tho house blood -polsoning—which the attending phystelin fs alleged to have gald was enitsed, It hig opinion, from the inhalation of sewer-paa, After whard struggle with the agent thls house has bec provided with a wellatiiw Bhatt. ‘The eateh-basin was pucttally clonned lust May, butit Is now agnin odorous it tho game manner wu tu the same degree, that 18, the odors cimit~ nating therefrom through the untrapped waste up. {ito the sink are us powerfal a4 eve Mrocecding south on Wood street the Comes nnestoners crossed Congress to the huthdlngs: located on the southeust corner, ‘This was a iiouk ot four tenements, Nos. 637, G0, 641, and i No. Ait hivited speoiul interest, a4, placarded upon the dour were tho words, * Scitrict- Fever Here. Upon inquiry it was found that two ee gan were sick, huving the disease fy 4 inodl~ jdt FOr. “How long haye you rosided hore?" “Bix years, “Hh you had any troublo with your ‘0, sewer?" “Wall, no, ‘Tho water servico in tho water- clogot hits been OUT OF REPAML FOR BOME TIME, - but [tia now all right, but wo have t ring il the tiny oF ulse it smells bit an cxaminaton revenled tho fact that tho water-closct wus situated Just uff the hall in tho Dasemont and thie ie wis Wntceppfelh oneulag directly into the tile-drain which fod toa second drain that rung west to the Wood-streot sewer, Intercepting this frst-nentioned tile there ia possibly nuother leading from the entoh-bisin, olthmurh it is safe te presume that the tile lead~ jug Crom the water-closet, ts this convenience jeina loading Hie with tho basin, ruins to tho entel-basin and thon ty the hirger tile lending to the nln sewer, ‘The neringemont in this house the sowertxe system, i6 the sume as in tha other thrco bulidings, ‘the waste from the sinks in conch tencinent is conveyed to the cuteh-basly direct without any jntorvening traps, + Ty 69 the entell-basin was cleaned last fall,— it smelted horrlbly,—tho tenant paylng anos alt the costa arrangement which wag ob- Sected to by the otber residents in the block,— hls being, thorofore, tho only basin cleaned since lust May, Horo, too, the water. ln the water-closet is loft: running tn order to keep down the oders arising fram tho tile below, ‘The tenant sya this hus to be dono or elsu the smell would drive them out, “Any gurbuyo or ash mun seen around to- 0; the ask-man goes through the alloy gometlines, but he dues bot take anything, and as for a puri Thave not seen one since Thave ved bore. At No. 41 the tenants once complained nbout tho ashes and smell in. the alloy to the Health Department, visiting tho Hexlth O:tce—but there wus never anything done about it, Recrossing Congress streot, neglecting, how- over, the long row of tonemonts belonging to the samy parties who own the buildings iret in~ epected tn thie locality, ag well as a basoment ‘brick two-story row of ive tenements, an inves ttgution was opmmonced fn No, 259 Winchester aveaue, Here the water was also kept runulng every night in tho water-closet in ordor to drown the lore. (ho water-closot leaka more or less, und nuatabing bas bean dave on this ayrvica tule and” LANsixa, Mich, Fob. 15.—The brigas regimontal ofticora of the Michigan State rat eld a conference meeting In the olfice of thi Quartermaster-Genorl to-day, the object bel x to taku into consideration questions touchy; tho wellfare of tha State militia, Col. Charla 1, Grisson was rovteoter Presldont of the ‘Mile ary Board, Henry M, DuMeld Treasuror, and W U, Humphrey Seerctary. Some changes aro Dro posed in mattors relating to orgnoizari one recommendation being the abs Ur tho present. coutnct, eyeten of feonnmant “boys,” and that regular rations bo tasued through tho Quartermasters of tho regiments, A brignde encampment af seven days ts reco muniled during the coming summer. Noam priutions wilt be asked of the Lexislature, rn Hlitary Cand tinder the law of 10 pelng’ Helont, Gov. Jeroine and military statt will ar. tend tho Inauguration of | Presid starting tor Washington tho Pathe coe oattteld, ———— _ MARRIAGE LICENSES, gable foliowiny inarringa-licénees wereissied exten has Zab the conditions are no better, The alnk Is untapped and the wator-olosct service Js out of order. t No, 20} around the folding doors In. tho lors aro noticenbla n quud portion of tho ume. Even visitors complain of it. It comes up through the flour around the grate which ts situated over the ling of tlle running to tho strect. Here tho soil] pipe also intercepts the tho drain tending from tho entch-basin to the inulin sewer, as it also does in the other blocks helonglug to. tho property. before mentioned, The Indy of tho houso and three children havo auifored more or toss all winter from ulcerated sore-thronts, In general both the system of sewerngo and the plumbing 18 dufective fn nll of these blocks, and requires a thorough overhuuling. ‘The atn~ tionary busing and closet bowls ttre generally out of order, nid In many [ustances emell badly, afactdue to aceretiong both wpon tho Insido and without, and they tre #0 nfvcted that no ove but a plumber can romedy tho trouble, Onvother thing of itteh Importance should be immediately attended to, and that is tho trapping of tho Kitchen wastes and the thor- ough cleaning of the geveral catch-bagios. WILE SMALL-POX, anit Agee Resudence, That ennit-pox is lucroasiug thorocan bo no | {fnvehan ees, ee Ra toa doubt, and those who have not been yacolunted i ui West Monroe, 1 Went Sunmve: 4 Bouth J eh South Grease West Itandai iy West bake {a8 Union. SSL Hiatsted, “HO Reuth ig Wats should bu at once, if ‘thoy desire to escapa the disuaso, Monday and yesterday sixtecn new euses wero reported, whilo for allot lust week thoro wero only fourteen, Tho enses reported yesterday wore at No. I2t West Twonty-tirst street, Fourtconth street, between Lunis bor street und. Stowurt avenue, No. HS Shoflield nvonue, No. 125 Burling street, No. 107 Chitreh street. (two enses). ‘Tho two Hrat only: were taken lo tho Pest ‘House, the other Patients boing too sick to remove or there being other good reasons for leaving thont at home. ‘The record book shows that the disouso bas mado its appenrauce In almost every part of tho city, und there Is real diunger of jt becom ing cphlemio, if tho matter of vaccination Is not attend to. Many physichins dy uot report thoir cases to tho Teuith livpartment, and thus ald in spreading the afliiction, One of them, Ded. A. Mead, t8 to gbe arrested, amit an ex- ample wos made of bin it would doubtless have A guod effect upon tho othors who are deretic! Lovl Hyman of No, 8s South Caml street, who failed to report tho cust of his chil A who dled, was fined $25 by Justica Willace yesterday, and was sent to the Hridewell fn default. ‘Ty the Editor of The Chicugo Tribune. Carl It, Savers, Minnic Palky. wulina, "nicawo, <5 Went Adams, sTieh and Dearborn, iremen, fygan 3, Roborson..... Mageto’ Hamilton James A, Lankins,. UMary Woodford. { Dd. ‘Tralner, Mary 1. Dour {Konner MeDar {Xnnte hime. 4 las State Aunen Verdontt F, bittmers, Vorth Hamilton tewan, Elizaueth #1, Simpson. 3, Danforth, I, Engtewood. a Cn10aGo, Feb, 16.—Ht fa no wonder that amall- | { Auauet Wormers. bg West Lake, pox and other eontigglous Miscuses uve raging dy | Hatbtre Wot is West easels: Chicago, for there are-many houges without | {308 i diana and Late sowers, even on streets like Milwaukee avenuo | 4 Walnut. and others, Continual complaints from ct t 17 Walou seem to be of no rival, for tho Health Ofteers |] owis G.dohinse 299 Sedgwick, take but very ttle notles of thom, und peapto | {MIA ineliniereos: 222 Sedgewick, Nuvo to sulfer the consequences, A Cre Frederick Roberts. 131 Tho fillowing eases of other contagion Annte Nonkle: fA Morris, A. doh Thomas O'Brlon,. {Munmrot Carroll engeg were reported to tho | yesterdays Dignthorla No No, 34 South Waterstrect, strect, No. Sa) Wabush a ge nith Department: tidlana avenue, st Van Stren 34 ‘Liventy- second streot. | Senriet-fov 0. iH Mast Sti Horlor street, No. v4 Itush street, “No. 16 Trustee = BIRTHS. FIOWIN-AtGS Divisional, Fob. 14, Mire. Ac Howie ofwson. TEMPERANCE. An Enthusiastic Mecting in the Twelfth Ward Last Night~The Present efficicnt City Government Ronotnced —Spceches and Kesoluttons, Quite n turgo meeting of eltizens of tha Twelfth Ward was helt Inst evening In tho lect- ure-room of the Bight Presbyterian Chureh, corner of West Washlugton and Robey streets, for the purpose of digcussing tho Inws regulate ing the sale of Hquor in genera), and the closing of anloons on Sunday in particular * ‘Tho Hon, Willurd “Woodard wes called to tho ebalr, aid In opening tho meeting made afew romwurks, In tho course of which be said that it was despotic fur on Exeeutlyo ollicer to refuge tocnforce laws that he was sworn to enforce, He did not refer to the Sunday ctosing law specially, but to all hws in force, GEN, LN, STILES wag enlied upon for n apecch, and dellyered one. He sald he was in favor of closing tho saloons on Sunny, but ho wouls show some of the diili- culticsiit the way of so doing. aii decays nudlenco to be aneusy thing. Ho did not suppose thore wore half dozen, or even two, persons In the nudience whe wero In tho hnbit of visiting MARRIAGES. —iob. 1% Boil Fs Dioht asd run. DEATHS. ~SINDAUHI-On Toenday aftornoon, Walter, soa pe eusyar, und Minniy Lindauer, azea J years 4 anne, Paneral from residenco No. 240 Wabash-ay.Thurt- day morning at 10 o’olock. DAGGYH'TT—At hin Fesldance in Glencar, Cook nty, Keb. W.at 2:6 p.m. of eryaipolas, Mr. Jobo Dazyell, brother of Joseph und Thomas Daggett, and ae und Gf Sarah. fourth daughter of Mr, Wiliam Ulchardsun, of the Beening Journal in thls city, - CARIt-In this city, ‘on the th inat., of twer com: pinint, Frederick 8. Garr, agea 32 yoars’S monthe and Ki nya. Fuveral from hin Inte rusldencn, No. tet West Ad Amea-at, to Calvary Churett on Thursday at Bo, thence by carriages to Graceland, PETILLON—Feb. If, at his Into residence, No.28 Vino-aL, Jotin Patiilon, aged 6 years months and 9 dyn, Funeral Thursday forenoon at 10:30 trom bis tate residence, 245 Vine-st, NOBLE—Fav. 1 at 2 o'clock a. m.. Aloxander George, HiAntsoh OF ‘Wiillam and Mary Nobie,azed a: cat Fai eral at 3 o'clock Fob, 16, from his residence, asuloons. lic spoke of tho nations different } Florimond-st. to Graceinnd, - . classes of peaplo had about tho manner lu which | MOLLAND—At bis restdenco, 455 Wert Monroe-st, Sunday should be epent. Ybers wove a great | Feb. 14, John Holland, azod 78, i ° Vuneral front residence at il o'clock Wednesday, Fob. It by cars to Musouill. - UNDERWOOD=Charios Howard Underwood. 108 of Gil und Ide Undermvod, aod s years and 3 ruonths, nt thelr residenco, No. 14 Grovelund-coust,of Tung disonsa. many good men and women who went to the beor-gardens und stloons and drank beor on Sunduy, aud behaved themselves. Therv were othors who went to tho saloona aud drank wil thoy yot full, and thon went home and fougnt ' with their wives and families, arfd brought up in tho police court next morning. Politicians would nover codperate In the temperimce work, as thoy would likote have them until there was o cbangeinmen, He thought Sunday a grent day for rest, Ono ninn got hls reat Le Nstontug: ton good or a puor sermon and reading; some PRATT—The funoral rorvices of the Inte Willa Morion Pratt will bo hold to-day at 1:0 o'clock sm. At tho halluf Untan ark Lodge, A. ¥. & A, 3. N0., ASL West Lake-at., thence by cars to Mosabill emer ory, ‘Mombora of sister lodges, the Unton Voteran Cle end of Battery Ay Fiat Uspols: Artillory, are Invite jo atiend. Jounged about and visited friends; and othors | si1LLINGTON—James, infant son of Insab nod went to tho groves in wagons and spont the day | Stary Shillington. 1 ee sath tho shale of tho trees; ho bad seon | _ Funoral to-day from roaidence 210 Indlana-tt. st imuny wagons golng along on tho street with thelr loads of men, women, and childron whohad been ont in the groves sponding the Sabbath. They should not cduduct themselves In a way that would Interfere with others. Tho Jews did pot keop open thelr shops Tunday, becauso ft ald not pay; not becausy thoy keep our Sabbath, There were firat-cliss siloons, ns there wero Jirst-vlngs tawyors, etu., und ow balf a dozen of thom did not Keep open Sunday *ecause thoro wos no patronuge Cor thom on that day. ‘Choy: could not enforce any Inw that did not agree with public sentiment. Ile thought he saw 9 way to gol mur with the better class of stlouns, but there were n class of guluons that it was DIFFICULT ‘TO GET ALONG WITH, What would they do with that-class of people who belloved in Sunday buer-drinking? ‘They were not reared as thoy {tho speuker's listeners) wore. - They should not foruet that there were Frotestants in Germany who attended their own churches and drank beer on Bunday in tho pub- He gurdons and saloons. What would do with Buch inthis city? Lhoy would uot Ko to the churches sich a8 tho speaker's Hstenors at- tended: tho dress, tho wir, tho surroundings, wero nll ropulsive'to them, By actual count it hud been ascertained that 40) persons at tended the churches on Sunday in, Chicago,— not one-tenth of the popuiguon, Churches were good piices to yo to, but thers wero a great many porsons who did not attend thom. Wine were they going todo to give them something todo on Sunday? Tho relizious ple know Dp. Br by carriages to Calvary Cemetary. QUST WARD LAND LEAGUE WILL meot tl ovening in club room Grand Paco ‘Mr. f Meliugh and othera will speak. Alar HE WEST SIDE WOMAN'S CHRIS ilan ‘Temverance Union will told Us. mogitiy temperance meeting at tho Western Avonua MI Church, rurnor of M- nrog-st, this attern businesss frond to4, prayer a B.REV, E. KENT, PASTOR OF CLIN, ton Htreat Congreuational Churreli, will condadt the noonany meeting tu-day ut 150 THERE WILL BEA MEETING 0 the Young Men's Anstlinry Club at Tirand’s mt Conor Helo and North Churk-ata., Fridng evening St o'clock. Tt is apecinily requested that all bo nee since there will bo ait election of oflicers van fy organization of the Club. ‘The business (aoe will probably bo of vital importance. SPENCERIAN yy ie eas that they would not go to thofr ohurctics, He ait not bellave nmoyo that would compel o tf Muyor to enforeo ull tne laws would aveceed Gon, Sitles was attentively Istaued toy tnt wo | Pus very peut Eurapean Make, and uni talelot applause Ercole his speech during or ut Its close, Tho Ney, FA. Noble, pastorof Union Park Congregationul Church, was tho next apenker. He suid be fad faith that some things ouuld bo dong, Ue had Hstencd to Gou. Stiles, and they iniaht profit fvons soins of tho statements made PONG Duratitige aud peenncss of pa, REAL SWAN QUILL ACTION. In Q0 Numbers, A completo Saciplo Cart [0 trial. by wailon receipt of 2Gcentss - t by bi Ho had brought forward no diticuttles What cre tatenutabie, ite igtewed there | IVISON, BLAKEMAN, TAYLOR, & Cou were invon who would stand an Buy, vu IBM wad 140 G1 A Ctvact, iso! a" ean’ De eee itu who would eas, | soso “We'nro put here to do theso things, and, Goi AUCTION SAL. beiplug, we ura Koing ta do thom,” oe ee oe cana annearanes aa expression | euusud Brians: from hy ELISON, FLERSHELY & C0. auditors, Tho spe roferred to tho progress mado In Mane in tho change of sentinont regarding tho quer tallie and tho use of Nquer, If so much cmild be done there it wns cowardice to sity It could not be dono herd, Protibition hud been pluced Into the Con> stitution of Kunsis, and he urged bis bearers to work tho principle of prohibition In the State Constitution (tseift, Ho belloyed that a pian should go to tho stutute-books and te thoy wero the laws of tho people, and {t was bis duty to enforcuather. He hud ny patience with a Imun who sought the under stata of sovlcty, Gon, Stiles had told thom there were tivo clisses of satoons, and ong of them closed on Sunday because they could not sell any: Mgnor, [Laughter.) He ventured the opinion that ifthe large majority of the voters of Chie engo woukl Op 230 This Morning; st At Elisou, Florshetm & Co.'s, 84 & 65 atandolrbe FURNITURE, CARPETS And General Household €ioodss Pi ‘A Few Lote Wall Gera Merchandle A syraiture of ‘yOsMORNOW—Entire Touschon! Furoite! pwonty-uighiiess., Heat suehean 8 eet OANDY. their hearts they would sity, Sin.God's mume shutup the duloons ou Sune | samme pace daye” The speaker sat down witd uppliues. tend Siri osprean dt a © ¢. TONNEY - Cangies in pera Ue Ble was the next speaker, He suid he was not there wal iteago- AUSTEN so, ag na member of any temperance orgiaulza- GUN TITEL, Conte Catt ton; he spoku us 4 citizen, The people : ‘Tp Mudloun the — as Ww gendral thing obey tho laws. It ye 1NDIES: wus 0 must asnuziny thing that edit cone the laws were ngt onforced {h this elty. ‘The ah Every. Daring workh sluonkeepors ®ud nuver fuiled to et is Unt, ed the AEST peal und asa direct and iggressive political power, A and ela gt dist a0. long ws tho people divided, and one pore Wena STAD Hon united with the sulyonkeepers, Just so long | <I a would thut movement fall, dirv. Curse bud shown wonderful skill in getting all the repro- sentatives there—Kupublleans and Democrats, and men of all profvssions und businesses. ‘Tho wpeuker gave sume Ngures to show tho progress a Z iL be uel eal SG Dany bert, Monde for the “MULT Polak rubait Neg rer Mndeareanlc af Wiad mmado in provibldon in this” blate, Out of BH towns, 665 bad voted —— uguinat tho fesuiug of suloon licenses, Agumeans of correcting some of the evils of Buriday Uquor-seliing, bu advised the abgiition of the bur, COL, A, Ne WATEMMAN spoke at some lungth, and urged the establish: incnt of colfeo-houses aud music oo Sundays tu them in districts where workluginen live as 8 ang of correcting sume of the abuses of tne how. rf 15: b AVES, 84450 WA, at iene cei donde in proportion: SEA Sites HAIR JAMES MALL, RUNS eee z noe ane RUNES. ours Sou ag CHEAS. Fs then BaF For ‘rua! ona ual PREAMBLES AND RESOLUTIONS wero read by Mr, Fux, They provided that all