Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 1, 1881, Page 9

iz TR CITICAGO TRIBUN POLITICS. LOCA The Places Which Receive Saloon Licenses at Present. A Visit to Seymour’s Horrible Den—Why Is No Ac- tion Taken? Another Sink of Abominable Vice under the Shadow of the City-Hall, A Grand Rally of Clark Men, Irre- speotive of Party, in tho Sev- enteonth Ward, Tho Republican Nominee for Mayor Makes Some Straightforwarl and Sengd blo Remarks. Harrison Makes a Lame Defense of His Administration at Central Hall. PO — Harrison's Peculiar Efforts to Make Saloon-Keeping Respectable, The State and Clark Street Dives Which Are Licensed. The Mayor and Justice Morrison— Joliet in Favor of Clark, A CLASS O1" SALOONS WALICH CARTER 1L, IARRISON 11A8 LICENSED. From the Ilinols Staats- Zel ‘Tho princlpal thome of ull tha speechies mado at theopening of tho Snloonkeepers’ Convention which wns leld during September Inst fn this clty was the ahin and desire 1o have tho saloon Lusiness mude thoroughly respectable, sud to driva out of It all Lud elements disgractig It Even Muyar Havrlson, In welcoming tho dole- #ates to tho Convention on behalf of the clty, praised tho object of tha saloonkeepors, and ex- pressed his gratification nt somo resolutlons of tho Chiengo Suloonkeepers’ Assoclation calling on bim to cluso up the disrepittable dives ot the alty, If nleo wordsdid ns well ns deeds, Carter 1. Hurrlson would indeed Lo tbe best Mayor Culeawo ever hud or could hnve; bit unfortis nately Mr. Harrison i8 great only usatulker, and his words, espeelally when thoy are spoken In beball of hlmself and his deeds, are cmpty sounus, without fuets to back thom, It he, tn tho Suloonkeepers' Convention, expressed tho desire tu have all disroputublo veoplu drlven out of tho suloon business, it souuded blg, but s uotfons do not at ull agree with this sort of talk. ‘Thero {a nobody who has it more in his power, 1t hu bo so disposed, to make tho srloou bushess respectable than tho Mayor of this olty, Nobody cnn ourry on a saloon in this clty without first Lomg ticensed, and accordiug to the luw tho Mayor s tho only persuit whu can grant u ll- Teuse, Tho lnw Hys: “Tho Muyor i hereby authorized to grant Icsased fur tho sute of spirituous, vinous, and fornented lh‘uofl 10 nny persun who shull npply to him o wrlting, upon’ sunl person turnishing suflicient ovidence to sutisfy hint thut ho or sho 18 u porson of good charactor,” vte. A leouse' for the sulo_of splrituous tiquor In this oity sinounts, thorefore, Lo an officlal cer- titleataof good character, whict (8 to be fsaued h( thn Mayor, tho highest city ofliclal, only upou ls Lotug m\lflruclorllr convinced thut tho up- pilleant ror such cortitieate of good churnvter ls deserving of It, This lnw, tou cortain dorco, holds the Mayor responsible for the ehnracrer o tho suloons ifeensicd’ by hiin, for thore I8 1o ap- il from his refusul to grant a license, it Loy uft ontlrely to his discretion fwhethor ho wil grint u Heonso or not. The question urlses, **Is the saloon business 1n Chleuko respectablo, 18 overy liconsed suloon- keopor (o Chicngo u person of “good churncter?™ Tho nuswer to this question must bo n decided S No," for It {8 n notorious fuet thnt s gront many places are currled on undur the protectlon of a siloon lieense which do not alviie disgrace tho snloon business, but nizo are despolting tho fair fame of the olty, ‘This pojut cunnot be kept in view too strongly by tha enloonkeepers who vrgunized tor the pur- gom of mukitg the suloon husinesy respectuble, Choy do not ek wmore thun the law dowands, which suys that only ersuns of good churactor 8hall Lo licenscd, and, 1€ thoy 'nre In _enrnest nbout having tholr busincss made rospectable, thoy should nbove pverything arruy thomsolves ngniust n Muyor whonieglects to give thom the protection tho are entltled to, which tho law pluced In his bundy, und wn his baads alone, During his wholy berm of ottive Curtor Harrison hnd beon QUILTY OF NEGLECY In this matter. People encrying on the same kind of business are very upt to eull euch othor colloagues, This should bo the proper thing {u 10 busluess tow blgher dogree thun o tho ssloon busitiess, for the luw exprosaly forblds the fssulng of u liconse to uny ony excopt to peopls of respeotability, Fow athor Lrauches of trado aro better pros ected by law against uny bad olement, aud it mlsr action wus excrelsed judicfously thoro would e no causo for offorts 1o clennso the sa- lmllll ill' o 1o of disreputabloe snloonkecpors, i Bow tho Iaw protecting tho snloon- aiust tho compotition of disre nbley I8 curried ont in thig uity, the rendor wiil necome rmu‘uu«m it tour through some of tho saloons lcensed by Mayor Hurrison, and tho rospecinblo Hloonkuoperd “aro nsked to thko u good look At tho kind of people thelr good friond Carter furrison hos doclurod to be of goud chavioter aad to be tit business associntes of decent men, Wo will begin with o placo which hid np exist- enou whon Curtor 11, Harrlson ook the Mayor's obair, It{s locatod fn tho bouse made notoriois by tho murdorof tho Policoman Race, at No.474 Biuto streot, Tho bullding looks Iuviting. ‘The hund- somo gatranco iy fiunked h{ Inrae windows on y'n‘lnh I8, Insorlbed In gold lettors the word *Times,” and o plato on tho handsomo glinss door tnforms us that J. I, Froer i to Lo found inalde. Woonter und tind ourselyes In a well-furnished barroom, which uppurently leadd {nto unothor room, Wo order suinu beer, and while lookity nt tho surroundings wo ob- survo u lady ut the door of tho rovtn wo.noticod AT fis 0 gontlomen rit down uwhilo?" nuks tho mu-luufiumg burkeeper, beokoning towsrds 0 lady. W follow tho tuvitation and stop into n cozfly furnished room, whero tHreo womon, dressed somewhat loudly, recelvo g iu tho pleasuntest wannor, offer 18 seats, und seat themsolves uy closuly 08 possiblo to s, 1Bofors two minutos have ‘explred wo huve received tha whispored Invitation to “comu up-stairs,” und wo know where wo .are—In w hirathol, of which the ole- gant, nviting barroom s only tho entrance, A bilghty-respoctablo sntoon this, s it not? Tho 0lics know this suloon o be nothlg but i ugnlo. Tho polleo Know “Tho Vines" was to bo but a brothol with suloon attchimonts whon It was opened, vet Mayor Harrlson liceused the inco as o wuloon, und dechired the brothel- eeper, J. I, Freor, tho it business nssoviate of Fespeatnblo buginess nen. Leaving tho pluco Wfillmelll‘mn‘ynl VOry young men, not one of whom scomn 21 years old. Wo heat' bow thoy Aro welcomed s 0ld felends by the dumsels, und turn away in qisgust. Noxt door In nnother lcensed suloon. Upposit tho entranee, nt the &g of tho aldewnll, un ornamented ninp o figt post beuns the nseviption of 8t, Nicholus,"” and tho sume h'q“"" shinos i gilt lettors on tho glass door, 1t leads Into an cleguutly np- Inted burroom, which §8 connceted by nices Y drapod arehed dborway with the piriors of tho buguio of the notorious *Mother 1urrick, Muny u young rufned irl by becn found by mourntng purents fn Mother Horrlek's bagnlo, which Mr. Hucrlson hus declured to bo o suaon, Hlflklufi Mothar Herrlok tho eulleaguo of ro- spuctable suloonkeupers, A lUttle turther south, Sust beyond Taylor Streot, wo seo u rather pretentious bullding. ” 1t Iurgu’ wnow-windows ~Lear tho inscription, Aunorious," and beor-slgns ornament thy dour-poats,’ FPhirough tho haif-upen d0or wo 'nmur # comfortablo jooking burroum snd are i tho next wowent surrounaed by bruzon- looking " femules i overy stugu of dvoss .lml undres, clamaring to b treated. We aro N Lo unte-rovim ot “Capt. M. E. Rounds’ " houso ot Prostitution, whieh, through tieense No. 1510, l'llultd by Carter 1L Harnisou, §8 declarod to bo 4 sul wuhllsuwnerl’ulnwlu the cqual In ro- pretubliity of syery othor snloonkeopor, w urthor gouth, nat 1ur from Tweitt oty b 0 uscription, " Wines, Liguiors, and Ci o aovltes us to Guter w armall framo bullding. A keen Hides tha fnterlor from tho stroct, but wu Hoor 18 widy open, Wa step behind the ml‘lwn sad find oursetves tn w small, fow bur- fodm, susrounded by lalf-dozon bulf-ouked n'uilu, Mot of thom very yuuog, but ull U Ly vive, who urge us W cowo Into 4 kecper i o out walting ¢ it 8 ORRER LIQUOR, which 13 (dispensed by the “madam ™ behld th countor, aud oifer tieir alleged enrma in Burte Il)‘. nausculiog anner. The leense on With- the wall informs ue that Madpm Anbiit in cone Aldered by Muyor Cacter I Harridon to bos porson of good character amd that this ploce ent ll()‘ hor i the equnl I respectabllity of any othor licensed anloun. th of Tyelfth stroct wo I}nll the “Alham- bra” oo thy both of thom hagntos of the Iawest arder, which are by per- nisston of Cartor M. Harrigon earrled on as snlovns, mnking thelr kespers the peers of do- went people cognped fn tho ktlgon buslness. Rl further south, fn tho finmedinte nelgh- borliood of Jibby, MeNelll & Libhy's pacl house, i Carrle Scott’a hugento. $lcenso No, 1500, slgned by Carter 1, Harrigon, declores that this hatorions prostitute Is n persan of good churs feter, and” mnkes her tho colleaguo of every eepor. werlooked nnother plnco which owes its banerul exlstenen solely to this eminent ndyvos ente of respeetubility, Carter H, Hurriso I8 luented 1 fow doors sauth of the * Tlines™ ugn- 1o, and bears the numo of * Frenchy's Samplo Toom, Hlers we mect vieo In its most yulgar form. The lawest bagnlo In u seaport town catnot be lower than thiy hell-hole. And ot Meie. HBensiehimps, the proprics tress of | this establishment, “is declared by lieenso No. 200 tho eollengue of overy decent raloonkerper. Her hotisy 18 the meeting-plnce for tho okt depraved of botin sexus, §s Beopied by the most God-forsnken younyg prostitutes in tho ¢ity, aud tho debuucheries earried on there overy night bener deseription. This plico Lus been run for abont one year, Not one of tho pluced mientioned thus far hag ever heen molested by the patlee fn any ro- markuble degreo; on the eoutrary, polleem iy nften ho seen at the bur of | Frone the St. Nlcholns, o the * Amerle where thoy appear to ho tho bost of termy with tha presiding getlus behind tho bar and the fallen angels kept there lu bondage, Leaving Stato street for a thme, we turn to Clitrk atreet, ere we find a place wil kes our balr falrly stund on end, 1t fs Gus J Aon’s *Cryatil-Calaco Snfoon.” I thore (s w In Chiengzo who has forfeited every clidm to re- apcatability, that man 13 Gus Anderson. 1fo has recefved ngrent deal of attuntion at the hnnds of thg policy Lioth here nnd o St Louls, and his notorlous conneetion with crooks and eronked work of all kind keeps him i hot water all the tiwme, 1fe has heen (mplfeated n o uamber of eritnos, it alwiys mannged to esoans punish- Carter Hareison and b v well aequainted with this notorious only lust summer his place, the ‘y tal Palace, caused guel o storm of Indig. nntfon - that {6 el 0 e Rl But it did not remain elozed very long, and 8 Anderson §8 ngiin n_jleonsed saloonkeoper, deelared to be 1 oman of good eharacter by Cartee 1. Harrlson. Oh, vesl fius Aundorson Keopsavery respectably placal A handsomo tnntern 18 placed over thy glnss-door of tho en- trunee, and the barromm Itself looks quito re- speetable. 1lut tho hzu-kuu[:ur don't expect us to tarry fn the bar, e beckons us in un ad- Jolning raont, aud there wa witness @ speetaclo which caniot bo deseribed, Hnlfgrown, benrdicss boys and - balf-nuked girls, mero children, nre earryligon In the most shameless munnor. Ches delok and smoke, (ndilge {5 amutty atiuslous, and their — greatest Iut Géerns ta conslst of the mast Indecent ex- posures of the persons of tho young g! Somo of the Intter pounce on tho new mora nnd urgs them it another roum, elaworing for d offerlie thelr ward it a siekonrmng ore dlsitusting und hearteending fmagined thun thisdenof youths nnd cold-hearted Infumy viters, ful depravit ntid yet this plnee 13 by Corter 1. Hurrison plitced on tho samme level with any sulvon 1 tho ity K It you nre not yet disgusted enough go neross the #lrect to tho Alhambra Lagnio, kept Ly Maggie Bennett, which Capter H Harrison hay dectared to be g galocy 8 respectalite, for lu- Btance, s that of Charles Kern, on Lo Sille streot. Maggie Jonnett, the courtesan, the collengue of Chiarley Kern, tho ex-SherlT! Not less than four bawnlos declared lleensed snloons by Curter i1 Harrisan ura to bio found in tho short block between Polk aud Harrison BLIeots, Who lins not heard of 5S MURTITA, whose FI ry weelk in the criminnl nows ol ¢ ‘'Fhe wrostitutes and ruf- finns iarbored by hitn do not nllow a weck to Puss without robbing or hulf-kifling *ome un- uspeeting fotlow who drops it tho plieo, Mr. Murtba and his brothors own ond run not lesy than three snloons on Clark street, und licensed by Carter If. flarrlson, who over his slguanture declures theso rutliany to be persous of oo churactor, A collengue overy. saloankecpoer should ba proud _of thoy possess in Bily Mureny, alfas U R Sundy,” Domocratie Jidge of eleetion und politielan fn tho Flrat Ward, “Murray wns one of the originul * bumboat” men, and wns - plicated in anwmbor of robberies, but that did not prevent Cartor Harrlson feom granting this fellow ®otne tnunths ngo u lieenso to ran o Al Toon und to declare him the peer of every sit- loonkeeper, Murray's den {8 the l)rlllcll‘nl re- aort of the prostitutes on South Cravk street, It §s a.coneort-hall, so enlled, in which worn-out fowales sing to an c?{unllf wart-out plang, aud usslat 1ho street-wilkers In putiing temptation a_ tho way of tho visitors of tho place, Tho olice perait this place, which looka altogothor ko n docont saloon, 1o ru on undisturbed, not- ;\;llunnmdlw tho law 18 bolng broken there con- matly, v At m’m time, when Carter 11 Hnrrison ns- sumed tho 0lo of Huroun-nl-Rtaschtd of un ing, be happened Into Owen ‘Frafnor’s Liberty Concert-Hull” vn Stute streot, and whiat he anw thoro made him eo fndlgunnt thag o rovoked Trainor's lieense, 1ut Owen ‘I'riin- or's license hia nat anly been relnstated, but 2 'ruinor hag been grantal o furthyr Heenso for u den on Pacific uvenue, near ilavelson stroet, locnte, i€ report 18 tetto, in 0 bullaing owned by Cartér If. Harrison. Tho Mayor knows that it 18 Owon Tralnor's speelalty to Inveiglo ;‘nunwulrls und boya Into his glo-imfll, but sl 0 hits twice deelaren hlm to be a man of good character and the poer of any decont msn in tho enleon-bitdiness. Tho concert-snloous on State atreet, which in factare nothing but oxchanges for lm.vsllmllon. arp well known, Thole vwiers, the Priudles, tho Morrises, tho Woolletts, theSuits,the hi’uxlmm the Romeds, the Jerry Monroes, and all that pweet-sconted crowd 1ro known ta tho police ns holongmg to tho erlminal clagyos, ns tho pro- tootors and associutes of thivves und prostitutes, Btill thoy nlt l\munn n eertiticute of good chinr- ncter, fsgued by Cavter H, Harrison, Durnoy & lNedden, two well-known crooks, the luttor but mtely from tho Penltentlary, havo during the Inst fow months been leesided to cnrry on i enloon on State stroet, Thoy run i concurt-anloon of tho WOrst s(Eipe, n rosort for cerooks of both soxes. Mayor [lureison hns de- clured them to bo men of good clinrneter, Thero Is tho Itallnn Leond, who runs o houso of ussigantion i conn 1 With i restuuvant, —n Bo-called *dago shon,”” But a fow months ago hoe trled to keep two youne girls, who en- tered upon a life of sluue under hia eare, from roturning 10 tholr purcitst hut atll ho ls o il censed mloonkyeper; be s the collenguo of de- cent uen,—declured to boso by Carter Harrlson, “Thors eannot, lPrnlmhl;’. e fovmd i this clty o worso ruflian aud vilinin than UARRY BONINSON, o owned n placo on Fourth avenue, which got into such bad odor that tho polleo hud ta close it, Dut that did not proveut Curtor Hurrls son fron grunting thig niun anathor lieenso, und Hurry Robluson 18 now runuing o dive on Fourth avonue, under tho proteution of i Hoense which deolures hini to be i mu of good ehuraoter, But why extend this Bst? ~ Thero aro on tho weat aldo’of Stato stroet, between Vau Horen und Tuylor streots, forty=threo lleensod slnons, ol tho entno churucter ny those deseribed above, A fow Uerman saloans are sandwivhed i bus twaen theso hell-holes, and muke grent etforts to run decont plicos, butono aftor tha othor suconmbs, Thoy nre not countod In the nbhove number. Tho number of dives on Clark stroot 18 at lenst oquully lurge, tnd we bellove tho stutoment Sustilied that thoro aro uver H0 sn- louns fn Chicageo whiclido not deserve to bo cnlled respeotuble, and tho closing of which woull givo autisfuction toovery respotnhlovvitl- zen, salootikeeper or not, I Mavur Harrlson wanted 1o hnyo none but respectabio snloons in this elty he could have put an end to tho exiatenco of thoso dives loie ago, His prede- cossor, Honth, made & successiul bepiuning by m‘,mnulny Narth Clurk und North L Sullu streots of tho low busoment dives by shotiing up all tha concort dives, whivh are now tourlshin, thanks ta Hareison's love tor *respeetability B by nover restorlng a lleenso ance rovoked, @ithor to tho keeper or to tho plues ftself, Rt Carter Hurrlson 1 In need of Domocratlobroihiel oopers, plnns, gamblers, and culthroaty, and from bis Administration no wolloy tondlig to ;:mlltgdlhn saloon businoss rospootable enn bo ex- ectod, How do tho rospootable suloonkoopers Hko the asgouiutes Mr., Hurrlson his glven lh'oufl BELYMOUR'’S BALOON. WITAT BTATE STREET HAN BECOME UNDER MAIIISON'S ADMINISTRATION, The arrest dotafled in yosturduy's puper of the two Httle girls—Lottie Springor and Moggio Whallschield—In Willlum Seymour's suloon and bagnio on Btnte mtreet Wednesday svoning again ealled publio uttentlon to the fact that that streot, from Juckson nearly down to Twen: ty-sucond, Is a long and alinost unbrokoen lue ot Lrothols, whoso wardt feature perhaps i3 tho fact that thoy are pormitted to earry o tholr nefarlous business in 8o open and uninterrupted a manner thut oven thoir work of debuuchiug tho tenderest youth of tho ity 18 not decmed n fiv subject for pollee intorferonce, During previe ous Admin(strutions the ovil of prostitu tion hus, perhavps, held s ground upon a sinall portion of Btuto street, but within tho pust two yonrs tho limlts of tho nefurlous colony huvu lenkthoned, until whist two youn ugo wus contined within n strotch of u couplu of blockd upon ona slde of tho street now takes in o continuous line ofovor a mtle on Ita west sldo, while the othor sido 18 contuwinated only fn @ mlnor degreo. Not only has tho -ovil Inoreased fu oxteat, but it bhus gnotten to bo condueted fn & mannce ut variunce with the slmplest tonets of common decency, Thuatres huve sprung up where the lowd of both soxes weet, drisk, and mako usslenations, and where Awoug the audlunces way bo seen children who have searcely entered into thelr toend, Bt of nli this is it ven In the dayti 1o mireet 18 0 thorowghtare nvoined by thy respeet- nble, while fn the nizht time, wh e thontres arcin full binse and tho free eoncert-rom4 which nboutl wrosupplying tholr patrons with muslo and u reodezvous, the sidewaiks aro no piace for nny ono who toes not eara to he fostiad by tho disreputable persons who at this timo hold posseasion of the nelghborhond and nalntafu n relgn of indecency from tho carljest hinting of dusk untll well Into the enrly hours of the morning, THE WORST PE. TURE OF IT ALL, hnwever, (8 the prosenco nt alt polnts in this whirlpool of vice of voritiblo ehlidre: portion of whom 1 tho mugs of disre L aurprisingly Inrge, ILi% 10 uncommon th see In_one of tho cotce: more of youtur giris of cles of “uxe, while athors s and even 12, fre not bmeomon, the nonsMmterfercneo polley of the Administration fu regand to s certnin vice havige allowed tho procuress to piy ber hellish voeatfon with rrg Milceess smonte Uhose whose tender yoitrs and unduspectiug nutures huve mado than ai casy prey, ATrineNE reporter yeaterday nfternoon pakd R vistt to tho den ut No, B State street, from which tho (ittle girls Springer and Wollscheld wero romoved by Ofiieer llold tho evening Detore, It might be supbosed that, after dotectlon i the celme of hurboring sucl chil- ddren for finworul prirposes, the propeictor would Juy tho teliling Fespect o publio deceney of utving his place lum’mmrlly elo rait lenst of condueting 1ta husinesy jessopenty, Buch was ot tho ense, however, and when the reporier entored the saloon, hehlnd whase bar the pro- prietor, Seymour- le-lookinge wrotch with Dlour eyes udd o nose which on wimormalyrowth of whafslkcy-pimples had ured out of all nusal semblineo—stond gerving hot punches - old fellow ana o youug girt of about 8 ut anee Inyited 1ito tho biek room by four uther youny girls of nbout the sume with tho pxception of ane of thom, whose short nud stender, netoully ehildish, form, which gave not tho slightest fudiention of the budding of womnuhood, showed that she certaluly hud not 5 Hth birthdny. wins displuyed when ho entered, nt’ the unfortunnto crentures, aed Bk nt him, and a slleuce of o fow thoy luoked momoents wos broken hh the youngest of thon, le, who asked, with n horrifile, hourse fnughs “ Woll, which one of us #ults yer? Ge—— yor, y'ero hard to plense, nin't ver?” Tlhic visitor neknowl thitt ho iad not heen rly multten by tny of tbetn, whereupon THE LADY OF THE H0OUSE, 0 gross nnd frowsy woman, with u khuek head ot flery red i and u feeo wpon which whisky mnd tho unrestralut of Jow Bis hl painted o most repulalve pieture, ordered one of tho girls to ritg tho bell and to ning 1t * like hell,” for tho PUEDOSL Of SUBIMONINK two moro of the utates of the house who huppened nt the thne o b up, staies, ** | umess that's 1o hell, pint [t2*' tho cllldish Rirl asleed with anothar emission of her horrlile fuupgh us stie pulled the bell-handlo with all her force, cnusig a loud ringing in unswer to Which two oro young wonien—cach of them npparontly 14 or 14 years of ugo—came luber- fng down Stajre. “What in hell doyer want with me, —— — yor?" vue of thom naked of tho *iady,” who smfiingly expintoud that the gentlemon was hurd 1o please, and she thought it best to send for thont. “Why In hell dldn’t yor show him my plet- urer” ‘sho usked, and Uon directing tio re- porter's uttention to n vilely indecent palnting nuging on tho wall, ehe pssured him that that wins her likeness, und that that ought to e enough to satisty bim a8 to tho extent of her chnrms, 'T'hig sutistled the reporter that his fuvestigns vartieu 1l tho T s Tollows Chirl of Paticr. Stz 1 think you nught L ) Ak street, of at oines nloni, ptibgest 14 kept there for o purpose too vlle and fow “Thoce 18 0 barroom In tho howse wh tlon, il wny ki of wdrink, to pick np men, You ean o any one watch i Gl out. This (a trie, Buel n mnn deserves hangin From one who thinks it her duty to inform you.” e waman atated thut thoen girls pey eontinually wofug upon the street and pleking up men whotn they took inta the house for piir- of “prosiltution. Falus were taken the litte elrls wleely and in #s guvenife n styie ne possifie. Bhe expreesed yrent surprise that such un establish- nlw.uz. could flourish, us it had done fur wmonths, riwhi UNDER TIE SIADOW OF THE CITY-HALL, atd togrot that sho had not summioned the cour- e o post the lotter which she Lndg written Yo the Chiefl of Police. Thy reporter puid a visit ta the “ llotel,"” and pueceeded bn sutisfying himsell thut ail that bad beot charged aigniist Lo place whs teae, gulnst hly will o beeame convineed that o tratlie in childhond was carried on there, ns hwl - been alleged, und that in other cspects tho pluce wins one worthy of tho severest attentions of the police power of munlelpml adminjstration, Furtlor nvestiza- tion proved to him that the Poliee e L Rome time ago beun apprised of the d i the place, thar the presetice of the childeen and of tholr borrible oecupation thero lind heen mudis known to them, hut, though tho Chlef of Deteetives nndo n visit to the bince, nothing In tho way of juiprovemont {ollowed, Wy stk a place should tlourish for months withen Bty vurds of 1he ofen ocenpied dally by Mayor Harrlson, nftor s muro bus heen made plily to the Police Depurtment, i3 o ystery equal only to that of the fallure to punish tho erimenl thachlld-harborer Seymour. Explatu- tons ure I order, SEVENTEENTILI WARD. TANNERS' cLUn af tho Soventeenth Ward, an organtantion of Itepublicans and Democrats, buving o members ship of 300 voters who favor Mr. Clark fur Muyor, met at svoa Iall, corner of Chlengo avenue und Larpabee streot, lust evonlog, Thomus Coreoran preshicd. Thomus Cannon, cuAdidato for Alderman, was introduced, und spoke of the execlistice of tho Republiean ticket, referring cspecinlly to tho nominees for Mayor, Treasurer, Attorney, nnd Clork, who woro good mon and well qualified to fifl tho positiony for which tuey hud been nom- Inated, A4 to himselt, though e hind a bard ight on hand, he belloved he would be elected, [Applutse.] Al Murphy, candidate for North Town Col- lector, fullowed, nnd spoke very highly of Mr. Clitrk, of swhom he haed seen mueh In tho Couns cll duriug tho last year, He predicted tho suce cess of the whole ticket, [Applause,] MR CLANK camoe fu while Justice Morrison was talking, and, tho intter giving way, ho was lutroduced ns the next Mayor of Clueago, and very warmly yroet- ol e zald: Mit, CLHAIIAN AND GENTLEMAN: [ thank you very much for this warm reception. Within ihe ltile e which bus possed since 1 wns theust iuto pollties T have been nt 0 wood many wand meetings, but 1 ussure yon that [ huve beenat none where [ tele so complhinented as he I understand tion bad beon falthinlly sceomptisied, It was Jtlear that the oceitrrence of the oveniig bufors had falled to eurry terror to the heart of thy keeper of tho vile estabitshment, who had sufs fered no more gerious punishiment for his erime or harboring such tender pivls - his plice than thele removal from hls place of bual- s, ‘Fhe pollce had nrrested the pirls ) secured thele gunishment: but nothing til 1 1fono to the wreiches who seduced “them m thelr homes and led them isto w life of erime, They were a8 hoappy as o Still in pussession of their [icense, thofr bur was belng well patronlzed, und at any rate tho l)hu:o of ono of tho arrested glvls lnd beon filled by n succes- sor vl at least 1 tonder years as sho, o ropurter lef't tho place and ropaired to tlo Hurrlson Street Station, where he obtalned purs misslon to seo TIE TWO LITTLE GIRES whao had that moraing been taed §10 each by dustice Wallwee, nnd, indefanit of payinent, ordered Into the House of the Uoml Shepher, T'he ehildren wore, npparently, vory repentant, They guve tholr tges u8 B and 11 respoetively, nnd negnowledued thut thoy bd been foru yeur, oiff und un, vngiged oo CHte of prostitiadon, though they hnd only since laft Monduy, whon thoy cffacted su grrrngement witlt tho wan Euy mour, entered fully upor it, You tell me that you wte 13 yoars old, and that you havo been lemiing this fify forn yeur, How aid you come to enguge In it?" the reporter askod of tho younger af tho two wlrls. - “T got to gofn’ round to them concert-rooing on State street,” the wlel answered, 1 went round Just for fun at frst, but protty soon 1 wus vlght In with tho gung.’” “And yout " tho reporter ngked, looking at the older one, The girl lnughed earciesly ng she aald: * Ahont ofihtcen montha ugo I went with u tefiee to the Engle coneert-rooms. M know tho Bugle, didn’t you? Took some drinks—uover drank before,—and that settled e, Mlister, T wis o good glrf betore that, [ didn’t know whore [ was going: tho fetier mado mo drink, and 1— well, Fdidn'e go tnto this business right off, bt plru ysoon I dfg, and I've beon thore ever slue Buich woro the confessions of tho two girla, At the age of I ench of them hnd fallen i viethn to tho opportnnities for destruction providod In the concert-rooms which have become n specinl featuro ot tho cll?' umler the prosont Adminls- tratfon. After this they bnd, whilo still Hving ut home. plled the voedtion of stroct-walkers, with tho sume concert-rooing us thelr busls of oparutior! Finally, tired of howe restralut, they ent mour's brothel, snd hud thelr | i\ eurdor cut short by nrrest. The reporter mnde an attempt, whilo at tho Artiory, to fiud out WIY BEYMOUL IAD NOT NEEN ARKE: and nlso somothing about: his eareer of erlmo, Tho ofliglnls stated thay thoy wero * getting on 1o lm," and that thoy' * guussed thoy would go for nim. ** How often hng he hnd his llconse taken away from bilm beforuz” Oh, io's n new man, e has only just opened up. Ho's running n lwm' hard plucu there, but wu'll got on to bitm alter iwhile,” Tho roporter sugrested that thor had gotten on tu bl prewty well whon Otllcer Hald doweged the two chitdren from his placo, but the ofticers looked mysterlons and binted thut thoro were complications In the way of his arrest which, of courae, It would not do Just thon to oxptain, At lxulll:u lieadauurters, howavay, tho reporter henrd qulte u difteront story, Thoro bo wis In- formud that the wun Soymourused to keep a vllo regort ut No, 553 Stato, and thut ho wis a no- torfously bud chnracter. Ho sought to obiain particulurs s to whether o ind nover lost his 1i- census 10 %0, why; and nlso why it hind been ro- stored to hling but ho was assured (hat, whilo tho Department bad full records of uch trans. netons, it would bo Inpossiblu upon short notice to place thom ut his disposal, and ho had to by contented with tho knowledyu that Heymour wis 4 natorfous keeper of bhouses of Hi=famao, and without uny knowledyo is to why o was still poritted to ply his vito vocatlon, ovan after thy potice hud fodud It necossury to resouc two young gisls from his elutches, Noxt, purhiaps, to the luronds which prostie tution” "hus mado upon tho extrenioly Young of tho olly's populutlon during tho " pust iwo ours’ comes tho painful Fuet that, mn(umYur bolng concentratod and contined o ane (oenlity, which conld onslly L nvoldet by those deslriig (o avald it, tho so- cint evll b branched out and invadod plices hithorto untainted by such contunlnntion. Quits by ncoldent yesterlny, in thie courso of ls investiynton of the Seymour mnnufiu. tho re- portor mot s gentleman of high standing in tho comnunity who Impurted tohim tho fuct that withiln a very short RTONE'STUROW OF TIE CITY-IIALL , PUFPOTtig to bo 8 Lutol, was bofng de- VOre the most atroclous usos, Thy guntios man was loth to enter into purtleuiurs, but, butng pressed, he made the following statement : Moo evening Intely 1 wud uecosted upon Adams streot nplmm hu City-Hall, by two Hit- tlo glels of about (0 und 12 youra of uge, respeets ivoly, who requested 1ne t0 accompi tholr’ roum In n houso only 8 short distunce oif, was a4t once disgusted and ustonisbed, but 1 . decmu it wmy duty t0 look Into tho motter; so I suppresseil iy ndignution, which wis on thy pofnt of - e vent o words, aud told. the childron thne LA thoy would leud [ would fol. fow, They conducted no 1o & plice ealied tho' ‘Home flotel, st No. 165 ° Adums struet, Just west of La Satlo strect und took sy duita what thoy snid was tholr root, In sliort thoy wers younyg prosututes, 1left the rooin tmwmodtately and on lhulmullmfl ot 1 young Wouwnn who taunted o with baving bl tblg 10 - do with such children, und whey [ wexphined thut [ bhud merely necompanied them us n matter of Llulei. B0 ugreed with mo thut thut condition af uifairs wus tereibl to supply me with sowme intereatl dlil 50 niid stated that, though # prostlute oy self, sho hud mudo up ber ‘wmind not to live in suea n pluce nny longer, und wus on the polnt of Inu\'lllq olsewhore, Bhe gave ine Eer future nd- dress—hery it fs—and wu parted. 3 went at oncu wnd reported e ntier (o what 1 con- sidered to be the lrm;mr nuthoritios {n such u cude, and [ hop that very soon somothiug will b dou In the matter,” Tho roportor culiod ot tho address which the #eutlemun bud provided bim, sod found tho Young womuu, who mudo tho fullowlng tate- ents y thom to *THE 110ME HOTEL 18 nothing moro or lows than a bouso of prostitu- tiou., Iam a prostitute, wnd £ lived thoro with tho knowledge of tho proprictor, as did slso wany othupi, Tlott thore on uccount of the lmrr{lllu 1raltio which people thero Were carey- Ing on with little children they have gotten ui- er their contrul. Hut—walt o minute: 1 wrnte o fetter intonding 10 sond it to the Chict of lo- lieo, which will sbow you just what 1 meun.” Tho youny womun took o letter frou ber wockot addreased 10 tho Chlef of Pullca, tora It that tnny b this nudienco wre enguged or in- terested i tho sume business ns myself, U'hore fore 1 feel ore compiimonted by the support of aitch men than of thut of any other associntion, formed from polltieal motl 1 had hoped 10 Ive been present at the weetlne hold uniler the nusplees of the Tann Cluth Wodnesday night, but my duties fu tho Councll were such that 1 did not feel at Uberty to shirk them. k\pulmlu I of vout " who know mu now that 1 nm not a polltician and not n speike er, LUL 0 business-ulan, As such you have Knowi e, A busliess-man, of course, doesn’t ke 8 MY neqUAIBLRICES U8 o i politics would like to T havo beon nnmed a8 o ezndidate for Mayor, not of my own choles, and 1 huve make ns suchi candldate, 7 10 tho ollico, 1 ghull e dutics the siine us 1 hav 10 thu hest of my “h"“f:. 1 1indf thut sumo odd thing coted avor to dischurge its thse of private Wte— [Abplause.] g5 oceur whon a man comes suddenly Into noties fion potitleal way. ‘Tle hears thingd avout himsclf that are upt 1o surprisu him s well as bis fricads, | understand that, in this vielnity, 4 sandbill his been printed for clreulution throngbout the ety fn which certain eharges are mude ngningt nie,—some of whieh, if triie, ourht to_ulleet me serlonsly In tho coming cieeton, 1 am charged, for in- stunce, with bewy exoessively byutat in havig Tefused to yole for un nimmpflmm" 10 Tesenn tho men on tho tue O, B. Gieen, which wus snld o be Houtltwe about fu the luke. I will o expluin exaolly why 1 pee fused. A propesitlon was mado In the Coungil that the Commissioner of Publlo Works ghonld spead all tho money necessiry 1o reseue thoso men. It sccemed 1 Iy a Very proper thing, It certainly sounded verynice, but 1 hup- pened to know (it two of tho non Werd sife on Shore ny the tme, apd that the others hul re- cefved nasistunes, [Appluuse.] [ thereforo got up n the Councll and stmply stated that fuct, und, such belng the fget, that ) dkd see uny ne- cessity for making nn_ippropeistion 1o ko to tholr rascue, 'Fhe person who introduced tho resolution suld to me It Bounls very wi Yon will su [Luughter, 1 thunk yon agaln, gentlemen, very Lindly for this reception, On mntion, three lrearty ebeers were glven for Mr. Clark, nnd, when ho lett, u fow woments luter, thore were more eheors, MRt MORRISON referred to tho record of Mr. Harrlson o n pub- T i, denying the truth of tho Moyor's Ktates ments us o the number and respeeinbility of tho gambling-houses iuChleago. From n relliablo souree ho knd learned that there wero twenty- two publie gamiag-houses Instend of fourteon, andalson number of others which wero open only 1o certuin Bot. A8 to prostitution, let any one wanlk tho streets down-town ut nlght and geo i tha “poor unfurtuuntes™ were * held in eheek” The s, e bad poticed I the papors it Mr, [larvison donled that ety cm- ploy s wero lovying blucknil, Boetoro Sundny 10 wottld tave (e faves so pluinly befure the People that they conld de 0 who was telling tho truth, Mr. Marrison commentod ou tho re- fusnl of Mayor Harrison to proside at tho 1% meothiy beeittdo bo was nfrid that Quees Victorly would got_angry, and showed up his demngogy with reference to the Land Lengno meetg, ho really hiving no aywmpathy with tho Irish prople, but pretending to bave simply to cateh thelr vote: ey, howoyoer, knew ‘him, und 1o would find Tuesduy tnt ho hud mndy i egreslons uilstuke, (Apphiso.] lt:puuclll.‘l wero ulso anido by Tom Benuot and othura. TOURTEENTIL WARD, ANOTHENR REPUBLICAN MASS-NEETING was held in Aurorn Turner-Hall lust night, this one betug wuder tho usplees of tho Youug Men's Club of the Fourtceuth Ward., Theut- tructions invluded n fine band of musie, sud tho attomlunco was fully us satlsfuctory ns the vory {inttering one which muvked tho mass-miceting hold 1 tho sume bull the ovening provious, Mr, J. A, Walthors wus entled 10 tho ehnjr, Mr. Georgo §i, Johmson, eandidute for West Town Clerk, wus tho fst spoaker, his remnrka bedng brief but to the polnt, and well recelved, Mr. Clomens lirsch, eandldute for Aldorman from the Fourtventh Ward, adidressed the meet- ng ut somo fength, und what ho pukl ealied forth not & letlo enthislusm and applause, o ndvidud all voters who wunted to seo gnmbling, prostitution, and taxes Incrensed i Chieago to support lurrison for Muyor, and he showed thiein bow tho presont condition af_tha elty une dur b Demooentio adiulstration wurranted tha udvice, Thon ho tolilhow his lonk business ns~ sucintion with M. Clurk, und long uequuintuico with nearly all the other Republican candidutes, had canvinced hitn that tholr election woukd ro- sult in the redemption of the olty from sln und vrlne. Throo rousiing cheers wors given for Mr, Hirseh nt tho conetusinn of his nddvess, * Onr next Mayor * entered tho halt about 10 o'clock, and was greeted with thundering cheors, which woro kept up or & ulitate oF more. 3ty Clark mou tha platform, and oxprossed his plensiro at seclug so muct zenl and cuthuastusi dlspluyed. I ft was Kept up, i b gd no doubt it 1t would be, thy Ree publicuns would gnin i glorlous vl er' nuxt 'uesday. The Stuta and oaunty weee ltepibs liean, uid thoro was 1o good reason why Chils ciyo sbould not bo i political huvmony with £ thom. Huviog been u busiucsy wun ol Gils life Wiy nequalninnes was o not oxtended a8 ho might wish, bu he was rapldly — becoming nequainted, and 1t vleeted Muyor would endeavor (o ascertain tho wunts of tho eitfzony, and 10 supply thoni so fur ad 11y 1 his pows Il bid been necusad of boing u ratid wlxlln’n\lll:u wun aud ail surts of things, but tho intelligant ‘votors know thut thusu charges were only tritmpod up to securo wir agulust hlm front (o roputuble saloons Kkeeperd, who were gomd cltizons, fe trusted that thoy would huve no wifeet. Long-continited applauso und three hearty chieers wers nccorded Mr. Ctark's brlef address, Mr. D, V. Puclngton told the meoting how tho ditrervat nutionulitivs of tho ety wero Hooktig about the Clark vanner, ad predicied a Hepube ieun wajority of 10,000, J mude Ly Bessrs. John I, 1 FoW, G linyes, 8, J, erabundt, and Constubly v Robert 4iundurson, Micbael G John Mokfaflon, Tho Crosby Gi3e Clun furnishod the meuting with somo excellent easpulgn sluglig, sud thon camo un udjourntucut. COLD COMI'OT A VERY Li AND BPARSELV-ATTENDED DEMOCHATIC MEETING was hold lase night ut Contral Hall, cornoer of ‘Wiatbash avenuoe and Twouty-second street, Owlugto the slimuess of Lho attenduncu an or- nlzatinn not effected until nearly # 'eloek, when Mr. B Callaghan was called to the ehair, Carter 11 Hurelson was the first speakier, and hie#all that b was nnxious 1o be el now, If he s pot anxtous to be w candidato before. Ho sald thut ba, wes maligned i everything ho Al or zald by o partisan press, He went on to defend his netion in reward to the approprintion Ditl, nnd suld thut It was not Journalistic to be led about, Honfleged that he had done his best for tho city, und had been giving bia whole time 10 its Interests, He owned forty.one houses, and hadn't bad time to go Into five of them sinee he beeame Mayor. Mo had been vititled becnuse he refused to o dictated to and be- cuttse o wos a Dewmocent, e had not been o vartisan Mayor, He bl retnined * Republicany in offes and had Leen criticised for it, nnd he dld not know but justly, sluee ho saw how things wero goling how., 11 was anxions to le eeted und Intended 1o be. 1 would got the honest Domoeratic vote, nnd the honest business men of the Itepublican party, The prpers - weee golng too fur, Cand he would b elected ll'y tho balk of of the Republican party, fle went on o defend his coursy during the pust two years, and clulmerd that he bud saved £1LO0,000 duringe thut time, SLbnd been ch thit 'his vetoing tho upproprintion bitl was a political trick, He had e himselt unpoputar by thut et to sone ex- tent. Mo dldn't hnve to he Mayor, e had bhad il the honor that the oitice could bring him, He wns ehirged with buviug o vaultung ambi= Uon, but what could hoe denp into from the posidon of ‘Mayor ju this Republicra State? Ho was &1 yenrs old, but thie Stuto would yet be Demoventic, hut Itwould he after he was dend wnd wone, Tle wanted o know if ho hud e Touked to the right or Joft in dome his doty, (A nlee-~tt Yes" [ © Mayor Harrison utisive S Nover miwl: 1 will answor that question my 8ol [le then went” on to deseribe his earcer slnce he came into the politieal srem, lle coull live without oflice, but would vuther atay In - tha otiice.' e went 011 10 8tate huw well ff ha wits aod the opportu- nities he hud o enjoylog himsell, 1r bewapted o travel e could dogo; s thought that ho heard - Republlea You wiil have o chupee to doso ulter Tuceduy next,” (Laughs ter] Tho speaker then attacked ‘it Tiinus g for ghowing-up his Adminlstention, He mld At ho proseented every gambier who allowed n to pluy In bis house, but be was 1old thut they wero Frunuing stralcht now. flesuw ony gambler fn the house who had been prosscuted for allowing minors Into his house, Ho safd that there was no " eumnbling gime or bunko-steering i Chie He detended his Adwministration, tuking over two bours (o dot, and plended for u redleetion a8 a vindivation ot hig pust record, e mude i lame defense for dodiing the vote un Gen. Xhickds when he was it candidute Tor u petty oflice, He denled that ho was not {n symputhy with the Irish people, and the onl; rlslunen woo were figiting hlim were Miles aoe, Jobn F. Scanlan, uod Juhn Forsythe, men whom he had refused to - palnt to oflice, umd M, Hickey and A, 1L, M risun. Me satd that b 4 naked 10 pre tho Parnell weeting, aad that be nad learned thut it wis done to eateh bin in a trap, e on- denvored to defend his course in tiat 1espect, but slznally fafled, fle alleged that tho Hepub- Heuny were teylig to buy the [rish vote, und en- deavored to Whip them In by cujoline them. He advised them to tuke “the Hepubileun money and then vate the Demoeratle tieket, Ho wileged that he didn't care Tor newspuper abuse, ¢xeept about cluction time, when 1t threatened to take votes from bim, 1o sald that the puckers were goig to votw for him. Ha Tud drunk with “Old Huteh,” who hid promdsed bl that awhl the puckers wotld vote for him, und thelr cinployés were fur b, Ho sald that the puckers were for hint because ho thad mude them stop thelr miinks. He went for the Cotn- merefnl Club, and branded 1ts memners s - stockiugs,” who had made o mistuke whoen tuterfered In polltes, 'The misfortune of Tiureison's ypeech wis (s length und the repetl- tiony that he mado by whleh he suceceded in Ui bls mpnicre wudience, Ihe meeting wdjourned ufter a *splurge” Ly Charley Canieron, ITARRISON’S MAN. THT MAYOR AND JUSTICE MORRISON, There promises tn he p 1 ptroversy be- tween Mayor Harrison and Justice A, L, Morrl- 501, growing out of tho lutter's statement at the Favwell (ot mass-meeting that Muyor Hurrison versisted n retaining a suhordinate whom be knew to huve been gallty of blae kinafting pros- titutes, Mr. Harrison stated, Io au fnters view day beforo yesterday, that o did not know what ity oflfelnl bad been refeered to by the Justice; that no such eharges had ever been tmade to him against any employéof the elty, and that the wan woull bue dismissed at once if bis nuipe wors given and tho churges ugalust blim substantinpted. So yesterday aftoe- nooh w PRIKUNE representative called upon Justfee Morrfzon and tmterrogated bim regarding tho question ns to whethor or not Mayor Hurri- son hwl ever been compluined to. by any one huving charges uguinst the oilieiut in qitestion, Tho Justive answered very positively thut he knew of several instunces whera repuinble pers sond Inid gone te the Muyor aud asked that the offlefal be distulssed, or thiat ut teast the chinrges aginst bim mieht o lnvestigated; and in every s Mr Hurrisun bus uiterly lgnored the chatges. On ono oceasion nn attorney hod gone 10 the Mayor with i complilot ngainst the mun, aml, pfter meeting with tho usunl Hi-suceess, returned to Justice Mors d oAl reln bad n i experience with Curter LFurthormore,” suld Justice Morrisonm, ST will say that eannot only - glve names o, I think, dutes which flzared in theso complain 18 Bt |yl promise to Curlsh itk o A pretended morning dafly having Intlmated that Justice Morelson was now venting mm onl Erudge that he had Cormed whilo Polico Magis- trate sendnst the complained-of oflicial, Ttk TITBUNE Tepre: foundution the) kind, ttive yesterduy usked what wus for nu intinntion of tho Justlee Morrison sulds * When 1 was Poe istruto 1 did not know thut such o man wlen [ Balbif, Whulen {1 the otfieinl i guestlon] exited”” The reporter saw. Mr Whilen, and he, too, suid thut when M. Mor- rison wiy olive Mugistrate they were not nes quainted with cach other,—had never heard of cneh other 80 farns ha knew, Mr. Whalen 0180 stuted thut he was prepared Lo angwer sut- istactorily uny charges thut might be made ugnlust bin. A FEEBLE BOOM. A PROFESSEDLY INDEPENDENT, BUT REALLY DEMUCRATIC MEETING, was held st nlght on the corner of Polk street and Fourth nvenuo. Dr. W. J. W, W, Washington occupled tho chulr, Mr, Isnno Abrnms was tho first speaker. Ilo opened with the stercotyped expression that Hnrrlson was tho **best Mayor,”. ete, adding thieruto tho startiing declarntion thnt thore never had beon go woud and moral an Administration us the present oue,. Mo counscled division nmong tbo colored people. o asked what tho Iepublleuns hnd done for them, Ho trled to mnke capital out of the faet that Frederlck Dougliss wus no Jonger Marshul ot Al Distriet of Colutabing 1le cafled Mr, Clirk a sllic-stocking, made wany encerng allusions to Michignn uvenio, uud seemed very much ex- crelsed I irylng to nrray the worst Glements of Bucioly ukainst tho beteer, Mr, Henry A. Wilder, the nost speaker, char- acterized tho contest s *au littlo privato local fight * I which no other pluce bud nuy materlal intorest, ‘I'ho Bunday question was dragged in todo duy und {t was mnde 1o uppenr that Miehiyan Bud areayed jtsolf agalust tho workligs men 1o deprive them of tholr dlberty of cone selunee, 1o guve Harrlson eredit tor * hedging abiout und kg care of gnmbilg,'* Poillp Dawson would support Ilnrelson be- cause fio and his brother beld offees. [lo eared BOthing ubout the pust, Williwm Huker thon eamo forward amid n great flourish of trumpets to dofend, us ho cinfmed, tho binck wmen's rights, o wssirod tho meeting ut ho Hd not ntend hurt Harrlson. Ho recounted il iy pers grievauces, He elalmed be bud beon aflfered y, 110 Mitid e didk not want 13 ho had been wiiting fur money, but it tid not come, and now he bud $6 o1 Cartor Harrison's mwoney 1o give the boys (o drink. Much rambling 1k wus (ndulged fn by othor thinkyte orutors, in Wwhich wius set forth the necessity of supporting Hurrison beeanso 160 colored mon made thels Tiving by mumbling. My, John Gilier clafmed thut ko had just o much right 1 plny * his litte game’™ us Bounl of Trade mon hutl to guwble ko grudn, A resotution indorsing flarrison, and setting forth thut tho colored pm?)lu ad - enjoyod W Inrger shuro of otlices under Bl wadn over berure, wus adopte “ JOLIET ON IIARRISON, HE JIAS BEEN TRIED AND D WANTING ~CLANK Tl Jollet Sun, 3 Jollet §s futerested In Chiengo's Sfayor; that 15, tho muaner of man ho 4, Wo huvo tried Carter turrison, und outside of politics no has proven & stumbling-block and a enare. We ava 80 near to Chivago that, ws n Clty, Woire more or lusd alfeeted by the Government of thut grent olly; and If Chlcago ha g 5 Mayor the past yuur thut looked ufter tho (nterests of tho uity Instend of his own politicul Interests thero would hiyve beon 10 goutroversy hetwonn Jodiot and Chileagou. It wus not caused by the eity, but by the dumagogory ol Carter Hurrison, Wo oun stand olf and look ut the Aglministration of thix ollleer und weo thut nu eity was ovor 8o fmposed unou as Coleugo, Anuwuugulnun of thig fuct tho Republicans of Cbicuwo Buve catiud to tho front Sr. Joln M. Clurk. 1f the poopls of Chicngo conld reallze Low fuvorably wo ontslde of thut eity 100k upon thils notmination they would recognize 1he ditfers onee b cu tho Two e 88 seen by i, for the wore wo leurn of 3r, Clark lflu morn thoro 18 to admbro. flo {4 8 standurd-bogrer whow Chicaga cun rully urouml, not su much i wparty spirit ns fn n” business polit of view. He fu tho candfdute (or thy businesssmnn, the mochunie, and the pooplo. He woutd make for Culeago u Mayor thut would bring order ot of ¢Buvd, aud thero I chaos; und thuugh swmall vols aslonnlly burst, the b 4 oruptlon Is yot. ome 1F lurrison 18 contlnu 0 oflice. Mr, Clark will b uhile to harmonlzo, we feel nasured, uil thg conflleting elenents In_the City (Governs ment, ke well is those things ontatile the city In wi hicaw s fitereatod, 1) Chtenre 18 o largo city, und tha result, of conrge, cunnot be foretold, only as we think ani feal, but with all the facts beforo us of the cun- suet ot the City Government, and the personnl symnnstics of ita Mayor tho past year, compared 0 the life, stabltity, Infegrity, and noblencss ot nter of 3r, Cinrk, we cannot see how the propls of Chicagno eas t Mayor Harrlson, and wado ot belleve thoy will, but will make Mr, Ciark the next Mayor, AT ITBEADQUARTERS, THE BEPUULICANS, Thero was maore nnlmation yesterduy at Ie- publican headquartera than bns been wit- nessed nt any thne since the beginnfug of the contest. Tho enmpaign managers huvo about rompleted all the arrangements for election say, nnd the Httle that now remulns to bo dona is tho mere earryine vut of details, which huve n o great menssire been prepared for, A gratfs fying feature of yesterday's proceedings was the presence of a Inrge number of prominent husiness inen, who pacticlipated largoly fn tho deliberations of the Committeo, und submitted m(lluy suggestions, which were gratefully re- eelved, The anly phinse of tho contest which promises to bie an annoying one to the Republleans (s tho colvntzation volley wopterd by tho Domoceats, I wuny of tho wards, notubly tho First, Second, Ninth, and Tenth, they havo piaced on the rewr- istry lists n vust number of immaterlid persons whowlit be mnteriullzed “for thisuecasion anly * towards dark on election day, Shonld, these friuds be challengad, thoy will not hesitate, fn tho great majority of cuses, 1o swear lu thelr votes; nod to prevont thowm from consummating their intnmous purposo will require . Judicious oxerclso of fiftuness und tuct on’ tha part of the Republican lengers, and ballot=hox gourds, Iy th Fourth, Fleven nng Twelfth there hav been discove ovidences hero cund thereof fictitious reglstrition, but theso It wilt be less difticilt to uscertaln than those In the wards named, THE ANTI-HARRIZON MOVEMENT in tho Irish wards s rnuldl{ Ingreusing 1 pro- l’mruun-. and it fs pxpected by those havine this rinch of the cumpnlgn In chargs that by to- morraw nl‘{m aver o0 Irish Democrats will haveslgned tho roll, pledged to give nelthor aid tor cumifort to Harrlson or his associntes on the Demoerutle tieket. ‘The Democratie leaders, who bave been whippedl inte tho traces aud ure working tlke beavers for Hurrlson's suce cesd, wro very mueh agitated over this defec« Uon, and are cursing the hour that ever brought Farnelf to the shores of this country, {n him ee the gource of ull thelr wo, and pris y they do not hesitate to uestow an ldiroct ing on Carter's stupldity, When thoy are forced to admit that tho Trish defection hus grown 1o n formiduble extent—and they ure very' loth to adunlt 1t—=they try to Hud -a solgee fa deeluring that thoy will seeiire envugh Ger- otes In make up tho deliclency, In o o, they whll undoubtedly find themselves el 5 DEMUCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE was In segslont most of the afternvon in an upper roum of the Pulmer House, Thev dld not secm to. be sutisiled with. the reports recefved from their henchmen fo the ditferent wards, umd tho Chulrman ut once proceeded to draw up 1 begilng cirenlur for distribution under cover of 1 " Lwo-tent Mlmll " Thls wis placed fu i huads of Secretury Merritt, whu at onve pleked up hulf u dozen penmen from tho guu beallug around tho bendqunrters, by whom severnl - dred coples were mde, and the Past-Ostice Do- purtnent will find Stself enrichied this morning 10 the extentof 12 or 15, ‘This elreulnr enlls attention to the gravity of the situation, pud bews thut no steps be negleeted 1o bring out tho full Demoerntis vote. I'he Dem Weat-Tawn ticket scems to Le fu dunyge (hilution. At n mecting held a1 Lovejoy's on \ Madison street yeatenduy oy declined to run as West-Town Ase i o conld not wive the oilive the eh i demanded. Tho position o S ;N;rl Isor would hive been more neceptuble, M tvan, the candidate fur Collector, also fiised the numinution, becuausu, it (A stat Mr. Loveloy had withdreasn, This leaves the ticket nbout heudiess, with only u few drys fn which to substitite ® new one. On tho South Town Demoeratie tieket no fgownntion Gns yet beew e for Adsess v, Al Butters continues to hover tround the Honso with the hope that Hghtnlug may strike Bl but it won't. 1€ unyliody Le & mensure swords with Deake it witt be 1 Junlor, He, however, i8 gomewhnt avers: Un o request of the Demoeratie Centeal Committee, dwlpe Rtogers yesterdny Issued an Grder empowering John Stephens, Clerk of the Crimingl Court, to appomt 50 deputy clerks to uet nt the poils eieetion-diy WEST Tow: The Republican eandidates of the West Town met yesterdny nt 2 West Madfson ‘street, dir, Getnnn in the chnir, Jonson, of the Committee appolnted at fous meeting, tepurted that' thav hud ted with the Cénteal Commitiee n regurd Judiges of election serving for Lath dections, wnd wers recommended to subilt the {ist ot efty Judees of eleetion ta the To Hoard Tor contivmutlon, Mr. Johnson also stuted that e andlerstood ndequate funds woald be pro- Vided by the Centril Commitieo for mnning both the eity and town tiekers, 2\ diseussion tollowed In‘regurd to the neees- Elty of huving the Interests of tho town ticket propevty represonted ut the meetings, which, it wus feared, would be neglected §nthe beat of the eity eatnpuizn, Dhe Chuir stated that the Committee, which witd fbsent for some unaceountable ronson, weru lustroeted to see {F tho Cly Centril Com- mitteo would coduerate with tho town n thile mutter, Air, Amlck moved that o committes bo up- poluted to recuro the names of volunteers to pedidle tickets nt tho polls, ‘e Chule expluined that tho ward clubs ats tended to this isiness, i 8, fulkman and J. MeLinden wore aps Polistentu committen to causuit Witk tho Centrul Committes (u regnrd 1o the Interests of the West T'owiy In the comlug eleetion. Adjourned 104 P t0-duy, IN BRIER, THE NONTH SiDE. The Republieans of the North 8fdo held o rousing mss-weoting st evenlnig in the Nortly Ciurk street Turner ilnll, - The lower part of the hall wus completely flled, and thore wus o fuir aprinkting of auditors in tho gallery, Consldor- ablo enthusiamm was munitested, and tho speak- ors woere much applaaded, Commissioner O'Nolll spoko and also E. C, Conko, At this polnt tho ltepublican nominecs entorcd tha hall and wero greeted with lowd applause, Al Clurk was enlled Tor and wasglven o hearty reception us ho mounted the stawe. 1o made o birlef speech und fmpre: his nudlence juve ablys John Raber and W, 7% Underwool” were Introdueed 1o the meettug and respunded brietly, ‘Tha meeting then udjournvd. WAKH CLUBS, An enthusinatio medthngr of the First Ward Republlcan Club wus hold Inst evening at No, ER Clurk street, nt which stiering specehes werg mudo by Charles W, Easton, Juhn W, Stewi W. Il teed, J. Q. Grant, and Juseph Moure, A Hepublican meetine was bold {n the 1y Ward Just sventing, a1 streot, hstween ‘Thirty streetn, The apeakers were A, Jacobson, lenry W, Blshop, Btmeun W, King, wnd James Nowlin, Tho Itepublienn Club of the Ninth Ward hl.\l:ll o wellattended meething luxt night at N West Madison stroet, Tho Htmast harmony pro- vailed, sud speeches woro mudo showang that M. Clark will hivve g strong voto [n this warn), Amoug o !{mlmurfi woere k, furtly, L. H, Whituey, Col. W. H, Thompson, and G.W, Plum. et A well-attonded meeting of Republicans wns helid st eventug ut the corner of Porthind ave- nag und Thirtleth strect. Addrosaes wore maite by C. C. Greeleyy J. Q. Grant, Frank Drake, (1, MeNnmuen, 8. W iing, and Joseph W. Moore, An enthuslustle gpirit wus duveloped, and tho Firth Wird gunrantecs w lnrge Irish-Amoricun vota ngainst urrison, The Republicun meeting in the Bixteonth Ward Just nlight wins hold at the corner of Clys bourn und North avenues. Specclivs wero mude fn German and English by A, Hesing, B, T, Gause, Col. T, oand D, b wil ehowine the Uermam ave porfectly satisticd with Mr, Clark's netion on tho lemperiizee Tmmmx. and regpudis nting tho storivs nbout his lask of strongth unong the reputuble German suloonkeepers. A rousing mcuumi of tho Hupublicans or tho Boventh Ward was held Just oventug at ltuel’s Haull, corner of Maxwell and Catal stroets, Con- sidurablu business wis trunsuctod looking towned upure ballat next Tuesiny, aid ureancements mivle to il the full Republican voto, Attor istentug th nddrosses by Messrs. A, N, Liuseott, Miles Kohor, George ™ A, Johnson, Pleasant Awiek, Michnel Huley, aud othors, 1ho wmeeting wikjournsd, ‘Pho Irish-American novement n this ward received an fmpetus from lust ulght's weoting which will bo felt at the poly, A mass-tmecting of Democrnts of tha Sevonth and Elghth Wards was ealled tor st avvnlmf in Workmgumen's Hall, sorner of ‘Pweltth und Hrown streets, 'The hour arrived, und the usunl eowponents of & wevting were on bund, ull but tho spenkerd. Atier mueh deluy the wmeuting was villed to order by Mr. Miku “Balloy, ot thu filoventt Wurd, © who nominated’ Juse tlen — Walsh tor Cuslviogn. Mre, Wals mde Ca gow remarks, © eulogistio of Mr, Jlurclson, and was followid by Musaps, 1, o, Enstuco wud Jumos itockford {n tie same fie, Outsido tulent bolng wantod, and 3r, Harrison not turnibg Up ox per wnneuncenont, the weots Ing lzzled out ut an early bour, - HYDE PARK PPOLITICS, A MEETING OF CANDIDATES, the Execoutive Comuittee, und citizons of Rydo Fuark juterested in the Hopublicau party was held yesterdny nftarnoon at tho Grand Pas cifia Hotel. A portion of each of those numera ous hadles wns present. Tho list of membiers of tho Exeoutive Commits :-Df; mlup]x.cd on tha day previous, was read ny ollows: President, E. 1, Crawford; Socrotar: F. W, Tiorkers Tronsurar, By W, Hondeicia: First ‘Distriot, 1, A, Pelrce} Sccond District. W, M, Tuylars Thied Disteiet, John Farcen; ¥ District, W, J. Wilks: Fifth Distelot, P 3 by th Ihstrict, Willinm Colchour; Soventh crbullts - Ninth ' District, Jacob ' Re Tenth District, 8, W, Wheelor, " s On motion & Campnign Committge was ap- pointed ns follows: ~First District—Poter 8iina mong, Jao Fahndirek, H, N. i{ibhard, It it. Dons tiellv, Georga {1, Leonard, It. W. Bridge, G. T. Williamson, €, B, Kiag, and C. B, Nouton.' Seca ond Districi—. N, Steele, W.R, ilale, Georga F. Morgan, Aloxunder Tayior, George ' Adnins, O. W, Needham, A. 0, Proctor, F, A, ring, B, K. Smith, PRIl Cummings, 'K, Tensley, Auguat ters, Thind Distriet—T, W, Mag, Wil liman, Thouns Murshall, Fourth 'District— Henry flackenbrook, Jumer Danioy, B, A, futt, Vi M Cartin IO fanie B Jdo 80 Scovill, Firth Distriet—\, 1! Atiold, W." Thorp, John Melntosh, L Webster, (3, E. Clark, FLAL Webst Fragicls Mayo, Georko Districi—\W. 8. Smith, J. A. duhlin, T. 7', Zander, W, M. Gul. leew Krimbill, Martin_lelster, . B, H., Kul Frev, €. W, Newland, —W. ). Jones, Edward Stne Weish, Johiy Lowls, John Sheldon, hih District—fon Madderon, Dan Martin, Throokfleld. . 1t Randull, J,'Beech, Ninth rigt—F, 1, Decker, Louls Keich, August An- W. Wheeler, ot Jamed Winlsivorth as Ot Bipervisor was recelved. Tho Fxe centlye Committea was directed to submit andiinto nt tho meetlug to-ddy at tho Grand Pacthe Hotel, The meoting then udjournoid. THE CONVENTION OF THE “CITIZENS' i PANTY wag held at Grand Crosuing yesterday afternoon nt 4 v'elock, nhout 100 persons bnh’;g reseat, Thie ncoting was called to_order Ly Marry Jo Gomdrl Henry MeKoy was mude Chairman, und A. Wilson, of South Cnicngo, Sceres tur) Uu'notlan, it was docided that oach district shiitd hnve five votea in tho Canvention, Tho delegations belug eatiodd, the nosyation of clerk was In order, und Willlam L. Chureh, Jdr, of the Probiats Court Clerk's office, wnd nominated unnnimously, there being no othor candiduto, and aceepted the nomumtlon with ks, Tugh Malier was nominated for Assessor with ity, "The mnount involved 13 563,000, " e e out oppositiun. For ‘the oftive of Callector there were placed lefure the Convention the nawmes of Jumes G. umlliton, W, £, Wheoler, Gldeon E. Clark, J, K, Wakertie, and George f1'Walte, On tho formal Luilot Walte wis nominnted, and returned hiy «thinks to the Convention, m{'«:rl Supervisor, Charles E, Reese was noml- . For Trustees the names of Sninuct Pullnan, T, W. Johnstone, 8. E. Woods, J. 11, Bowen, C, A, Pleree wero submitteld.” After considery- blo wrasneling and talking, with doubts as to tho wishes of the men to be nominuted, Mess: .Iol:mlfluuv, FPullmun, and HBowen were nom nated, Far Justices of the Peaco there were noml- nated the followlng gentlemen: John R Hod- 8. Riteble, Cupt. Cornwall, Jacob Liremer, o (.'":lx""[? i‘ulhl) and tor Cunsbnlllufl € ard, Cornelius Hoguween, Emunuel Doughert. 3.5 S, ot Sichael Cases: IR 'ho eandldates wers notlticd to pay fn thole ussessmunts nt a meeting to he held in the Tre- mont flouse to-dny, und ofter christening tho ticket the “Citlzcus'," the Convention ade Juurned. CORRESPONDENCE, PERSUNAL QUSERVATION, To the Editor of The Chieago Tribune, Cincaun, Murch #l.—Henrlng tho statement that £10,000 b been subseribed by tha gamblers and prostitutes of Chlenyo to ald {n carrylog the. ety for Curter Marelson, § took n stroll on Wednesday afternoon through sovernl concert waloons to see whut 1 coull see: Passing down Clurk street unth Lheard the sound of maste [ dropped Instde, and, pleking up & newspaper, which 1did not care to rend, began taking notes, There were preseut & number of well-clothed, kaud-looking prostitites. .\ part of thum were enuyod it gnme of cards with an equal num- ber of wen. Ono wis singing for tho diversion wis Iy with un cle- ¥ evidently under i udtither bid both urms an hor e whole company: o i man who was ence n il o Police Court: a lnwyer who ig frequently seon wnd benrd My onr vourts: n pollemng with his .uniform and club, and his elittering star hearing tho number which showed 10 un sleiennt navantmee a8 he elevated n glass of tiery Byttld—not beer—and emptied its con- 1outa inta his stomuch. Tha subject of conversu- Hon with those minlonaof tho lw and puticdinng of tho peace, and, I faet, of nearly the whole company, was tho politicenl virtueaof tho bLest Mayor Chivago ever had,—Carter Hurrlson, Unilor the dnsplriting futluence of the tlowing bowl aeveral of thuse etegantly-attired wires mtlers engaged In o nameless sortof danee, to the sound o the discordint musio of tho plice, 10 the fitense mmusement of tho proseitutes and bummers, ns well us tha steel-lindged ofticer of the tuw. Yetthrough tho whole disorderly riot e pume of Carter Harrison and victued of s udministration could constuntty Le henrd. Huving secn enough i one pliee, Twithdrew 1o o next saloon and awatted developmeats. Prese Non'— and tho rest of tho l-uttirod politieal workers nnpeared, and, having set up the drinks and freely hnbibed with all who de- ®ired to purtage, retmieted their monkey shines for tho amusement of thoss present, all the thme extolliog Cacter, 1 witnessed tho snmo seene vnee wmore Ina place of ke character, und then went home, Why I8 it these disgraeeful scones could be permitied by the keepers of these dives in open daylight? 1t is almost election time, and the present Mayor of thiy clty s the champlon of viee and debayenery, Why 18 1t that atlicers of the taw stould be 8o derelict of their duty ds ls Palicemun ~7 Heenuso the Mayor punishes with decapitation falthful oservauce of duty, md rewards negleet of 1he smne, Why hua (& Deeomo necessary for tho candidntes “of any ,Iurl)’. or their political ~workors, to go From dive o div and maloon to suloon, and drink, and dance, and earouse with gum- blers, thioves, and lewd women? Heenuse tho voting strength ot tho Democratic party i made apof that ehiss of people, and beenuse, furthor, Citrtar Harrlson hae taken upon himself o fos- ter thess people und protect them in thelr nae s npan deeent and virtoussoelety. Ho hins made Chicago such un usylum for tham that thoy huve been onubled, i the expense of lnw= abklbue citizens, to fnereass (n nombers and woealth during tho Inst two years, and i they ean ecure his rellection thelr futur prosperity i3 Insured for twe yenns more. * Binds of a fenther seetho Voters, tho tssne s Curter und and crlme, or Clark and law and vrder, A CITIZEN, veeelving r vieo PAY IT BACK! Natfonal Sflankers at Albany Wero nxed Unconstitutionully nud WAL tiet 'Thelr Doney Agnin, ALBAY Y., Morel $t.—Jwmlgo Wallace, of the United Stites Court for the Nosthern Distriet, has rendered o decision in the bunk-tax cases. Sult was brought by J. P Wililnns against the Board of Assessors for the refunding of o tax nssessed tpon the shares of stock of the Nutional Albuny Ex- ehiango Hank, Aftar the recent decision of the Unlted States Supreme Court he ns- stened his elaiin to Bdward AL Stanley, of Chleato, In whoso nnmg o wais begin walnst tho Board of Supervisors to recover tox Hlezally exacled, estending from Aug. 11, 1574, to Sent, 21, 180, Judge nle e gives judgment for the plainitf, tinding a8 conclusions of the law: First, that the net of the Legislature of tho State of Now York, entitled *An et author- Izing the taxation of stockholders ot bank and surplas fumds,” passed April 28, 1866, was incontiict with the provislons of tho Inws of the United States that taxation by State nuthority of shures of stock In bauk- I associntiony incornorated under laws of the United States should not bs at u great- cr rate than I3 nssessed upon other money capital fu tho hands ot indivlduat citlzens such Stute, und wus, therafore, vokt so far as It anthorized, or purported to anthorize, the wssessment uiwd taxation of shares in bankin aysuciutions ncorpurated under the laws o) the United Statesy second, thut tssessimoent nnd taxation of stockholders i the Nutlonal Allmnf' Eschange Bank were unanthorized and vold, md the woney collected of such stockholders wus the property ot, and be- longed to, tho stoekhallers respectively, and was colleeted und recelved by the Trensurer ot the county withaut right oy lawful authors ed of PERILS OF TRADE. 8pecial Dispalch to The Chicazo Tribune. Fr. Wavsg, Ind., March 8L—1he dey- Rouds store of JJoseph Plerre, a prominent werehant, was closed up to-duy on nccount of cognovit judgments tuken against him I the Clrenlt Court to the mmount of $3,000, 1t Is nuthuoritetively stated by his friends that he 14 warth $23,000, and s winply able to Lmy the ]ml:.fuwms and wlll carry on his usiness without uny trouble, ————— REMOVED, DgTiorr, Mieh., March 81.—The result of the recent seandal in tho Insane Asylnm of this county Is the removal ot the physiclun and thy keeper e —— nnd use Hop Bitters,and yo i sad gy O Nead of, procury, will bo stroug, beal j : i ; { ] i : ] ) i