Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 17, 1881, Page 7

THE CITY. IN GENERAL: R, G. TIriL, of Seotland, I8 ot thé Palmar. < MCKEE, of Pitisburg, is at the Sterman, W. H. EArox, of 5t Louis, at the Saermaan. - B, L. Pasca, of Hartford, Conn., is at the Palmer. 5. B. RowLEy, of Philadelphin, is at the Paimer. . D. M. Kewwr, of Green Bay, Wis., 5 at the Palmer. p +. [IORACE WARDNER, of Anua, 111, is at the Tremont. FrepsiCE MILES, AL Cp of Connectlcut, isat the Pucitie. 3. T. Risnop, of Nottingham, England is at tbe Pacitic. ¢ I F. Cast and family, of Hydesville, 4t the Sherman. E s ¥, fype, and wife, of La Crosse, Wis., are st the Tremont. Teaxg 11a770%, Postmaster of Burlington, Ta.isat the Pacific. GeanGe BEATTY. of Steubeaville, 0., s regis- tered at the Saeriait. 3.F. MeMasTIS und J. Albert Linton, of Mon- treal, are ut the Palmer. 5 Tue ev.AND Mus. A, D. MADEIRA, of Kansas Sits, are i the Palimer. e Grand Jury beard a few cases yesterday of the ordiuury character. E.W. Brees 2od J. W, Kingman, of New York, ure at the Sherman. “Mr. AND Muts. C. H. MATTHEWS, of Water~ surs, Conn., are at the Tremont. SLLE. MAE LiTTa, Miss McLain, H, L. Cleve- land, snd Jutn S Sselton, of the Litia coucert by, are ut Lhe Puerfie. e Governor of Tlinois has appointed B. L. perimtendent of Ouk Park Schovls, 10 s memyersuip vn the State Buard of. Educadon. Tate County Commissioners ure convinced that fHere 1 10 pussitility of the pussuze of a bul Ly the State Lemstuture to relleve them of their Insane Asylua, TaEeervices at the First Presbyterian Church fhis woring Will be of wreat inierest. A Lead~ sifel fioral display will be made und & special servica ad i nuaor of the d: Ay ewner is wanted at the Central Station for 4 lewtver-covered Suwple-case. confaipmg In- pumeravie sunples of cloth. The property was found LY Utlicer Asmcs Qo & stairway at No. 62 Fifth aveaue. TrE premises Nos, 236 10 242 Michigan avenue, meutioued 18 being reportéd on by the Tene- louse Sanitary Insuectors, are nut owned ¥ . Goudrich, us stuted in Tug TRis- TSE yosterduy. Tag West Town Board met yesterday after- noon to Bear-the regort of the Finunce Comaut- tee. vut. s that Committee did nut bhave all tho bilis prepared, the Buard adyourned uoul Wedfiesduy st 4 p. . ' F.Q. BaLL obrained from Judse Morin yes- torduy 1 Anal conanntion of tne assessnent-roll for (b0 fmprovewent of West Washinsston street . Jawes N. Clark was condrmed coilector of the assessment. 6. D. ArcHER. Jalian P. Cordier, Charles P. Cromwell. ¥. G. Swan, Morrison Hoyt, Ii. C. Bol~ L James Woodrow, George R. Porter, Mr. and <"1 B. Camm ngs, and Mrs. De Rugter, of New York, ure registered ut tho Pucitic, Mus, SLSAN LINDTN and four children, for- merly Jiviug At No. 2517 Peunsylvanin aveuue, Pailadeiphut, were at the Madison Street Stauon Lastnight bopinr 1o And trace Cf the beud of the Taily, who, when 1t ueard from.was cwplosed oa0ne of thestreet-car lines of Lhis city. Tae West Side Conductors and Drivers Beoe- fiew! Assoclation beld 4 weeting last evening at the bull. 54 West Lage street. No business of Intervst to the public was trupsected. the 3580 cntion simply receiving additdonal members a3d muking arrungements for oblaimng # clurter. Tac temperature yosterdas, as observed by Manusee, opticiun, 8§ Madison street, TRIBUNE Cal.,'are Building. was, at’$ u. m., 43 degrees: § Wa ., 38: 11 8. m., 50 12 m.,5% 1 p. m,, 54 8p.m,'52: 8 p.m., 46 Bucometer, 8 a. m., $9.55; §p. m., 29.64. TRE pollce yesterday Interrupted work on the buidng No. 3yl Indmna avenue, now belug erected by Dr. G. M. Chumberlain. ' The ctarge s> g vivlidon of the cvuditions imposed by the building perwair” Until the Building Depart- ment shall nuve investixuted, further work will be prevented. W.S. Fospa, formerly of Battery A. First Tllinois Artillery, lies dangerously ill and is re- ried to be Iu destitute clrcumstances in rown ‘street, New York. Particulars cun be Outained Ly his old comrades of john W. Drew, 129 Wabash avenue. i THE sharehulders of the Oakwoods Cemetery Assoclauon did nut meet vesteraay afternoon, 83 unnouuced. the objeet for whichi the meoting was called—wiat of reducing the capitul-stock of the Compuny from $5X,W0 to S1W,00—nav- ing been ubandoned. Tag Coroner's Inquest fn the case of Alice Montgowery, the youuy woman who died under mysterious circumstances 1o the Sveldon House, ‘which was 10 bave been held yesterduy ufter- noon. was postpoued for 8 week, as the chem- icul upulysis of the conteats of the stomach of deceased hud not been completed. 5 HegruaN BECKER, & German lad 17 g‘enfi otd, ‘Wwho ons beea working for Winship. Slorgun & Co.. printers, No. 146 Clark street, entangled his right band yesterdus morninr I a press which be was feeding. Dr. Reynolds thinks that am- putation of some of the fingers will be neces- gury. The boy was removed to his home, No. 5¢ Caicago uvenue. News Haxsox, a taflor on the schooner Milan, Ising near the North Hulsted street bridge, was -severely injurea about the heau yesterday by & block falling from the crosstees upon hiw. Dr. Cunuinghaw, who attended him, tninks be will Tecover us the skull wus nut fractured. The in- jured man was takeu to his home, No. 285 West Chicago avenue. Mis. FRANE TRIGG, a colored woman, fell Irom 2 State-street car. at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and recelved a severe fracture of 1he lefthip Joint. She wns cared for at Dr. Purdy’s oflice, whence she was taken to her home, No. 52 Edrmon court. Mrs, Trixg says that the con~ ductor started the car befure she had aligtited, thereby causing ber Lo fall. Tre Coramittee on Town and Town Accounts of the County Bourd met sesterdus. afterncon 26 sudited bills to the amount of about §1,00. The bills from the Town of Evanston were luid over until the next meeting, when the Overscers ©of-the Poor are invited o be present to explain the cause of the largeness of the amount ex- Peaded on Evanston’s poor. TaE adjourned annual meeting of the Coal Ex- chauge wus neld yesterday afteruoun in their To0ms ut the Grand Pacific Hotel. Tne ouly business done was the redlection of all the for- mer officers. No action was taken towards changing the price of conl, although it is prob- &ble thnt it wiil be lowered within a short time. The next meeting will be teld April 34, TWENTY tailors employed by Lindsay Bros., on Dearbarn street, strick vesterday at.noon, the brm declining 1o’ grant the advance asked. The men demanded an increase of trom 10 to 5 Per cent on tirst-class work. The Tailors' Gaion S$upports the men in 1beir strike, and at tbe Ieeting lust evening adoped resulutions warn- tailors azuinst workmyg for the frm until 8 sellement is made. Drrrsc the past four or five days a _nuisance, that ehould be stopped, bas developed ftself in e vicinity of the University. A mulititude of 8mull buys with air-guns hnye opened -u . tire on e emall birds, ana us the marksmen are not by 205 means true to their aum, the peuple in the Ticinity are far (rom being bupps, as they tancy e leist exposure muy subject them toa duse Of bird-ghot; und surgeons suy that pickmg fine Ahotout of @ man is tie most tedious job in the Profession. v ’Amuu\mum appearcd in TAE TRIBONE 8 6% duvs ago o the effect that an attornes hud D urrested for obtaining rouds under false . Pretenses in giving u worthless check for a stock 9f cigars purchared for 5. J. Dogwetr. Mr. Diy L who i 1 railrond man, wishes it stated that temerer owned u cigar-stind and that ke never Jusinthe cigar Lusiness, fle purchused the Burs referred to for the attoruey, who is a reud of bis, us u fuvor. h-i GENTLEMAN who has traveled through a I TEE portion of Michigan, Otio ud this 'S ate 13("“" £ald yesierday toa THib! reporter that thauHie suould wike no stock in the reports 13t the peich und npple crop_had been kilted clyrde r-cent hurd winter. The wentleman Tiged that il the furmers with whoin be talked Lago Bim that. while tne _trees were exceedingly nuge; dudding, the crop will be 83 lnrge n3 il if there come ne nte frosts after the buds ve dereloped. :‘snflr:rm‘ members uf the Sub-Committee of i Ppointed at tie meetaus of the Memorial touf g Exceutlve Comwmittee the Gth Inst bamerred yedterday morniug with Mr. Fair- 1ha% Who hus Just returned Trom Arizona: on, toc subfect of ‘heir work. which cmbraces the Sy erution of phans of Subscription, buw the Shull be d.stributed, and the yueston of in- Ihnm‘u‘dlflnn. 1t was decided wnt Mr. Farbauk uld eall 8 meeting of the Sub-Committe. to td at8o'clock t0-morrow afiernoon in the *S" room of the Publie Librars. B oiOE Chicnigo Mercuntile Club held an ad- Jjurued” meeting tnst evening at. the, Patmer fide. There were twenty present. J. C. Wilson croac.Cbair. The number of Directors sas in- Vi {0 thirteen. 10 include the Presideut and Voreq resident. The rest of the 5ession wis de- g O, 106 aretul consuleration of. the pri- Sunstitution wng- by-faws, whichi: after & lon. were finally adopted. - Toe fol- cni Comunitievs were_apputnted arzo, Burke stone, G.'T. igelow, G 1. Lovejoy. E.B. Mantz, e: luilding. §. M. Farzo. C. S, 4Y- K. Cutter: {estuurant, F. M. Bar- cLewn. und W, B & e Liboiry, J. dllier, 34 \iller, 1. B, Bingham. Geotre 3., Ricnards. “Messrs.” C. IL Murril, ki #~ 1HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, APRI¥ ‘17, 1881~TWENTY-FOUR ‘PAGES. 7 E. Cutter, and J. B. McDonnld wes 3 3 LB, > re ol ::’L;x:bc:lq. Tbe Club, after a 10ni and nung?xl:l‘! Qus sessian, ndjourucd to niect April 2, at § p. m. hen sowe definit steps will o taken townrds €ecuring permanent quarters. IF the " county undertaker, or go Jrs i 1 3 me one else iase business it wiy be to care for the pauper dend, BoL exercise o little more alucrity. be futke himsell datiked. There is at the Chis e A venue Policd Stacion the dead und decay- Iz body of 03 fufunt fouud, in the - river hist hursdie morming. TChas luin at the statiof grersince. Yesterday an inquest was beid, but e corpse wiis not removed, T w few mors r;‘{::;‘:hpc wen at mf studon will be sick abed Sewel-gis polse P inte: el o (n(:lnlum‘f oung, winter cholera, or JUDGE AxTHONY has reque: ed the Count; 0 the Coun rensurer's ofiive, u’; ut.‘iL}m'inC.\lr.LJuEns«m.l r tho aurt. Mr. istunt County ’l'rcnsurc‘:n amgd g"E that he did uwot expect to_ remove to the. e Court-House before next October, The rush of 1axpayers is just begloning, und o remo nRA fLis v neh ‘of the Cri the present time would d he s reange vusiness SEI vuEl Lesides this the Trensurer's rooms in the new binilding will foe guuw bhilding will uot be reuds for occupuncy THE annuel clection of oflicers of the Typo- gravhical Cvion will take plico \\'cdue:‘..lrll)'. All the candidutes’ names will be printed on one tieket. and the voter will eruse ull names except (hose.of bis chojce. The names of the candi- dates fur e principl otlices are as lallows Presuent. M."G. Mason, Josepn L President, Juseph C. Suow. John G. Colli retury and Tressurer, Samuen deleaies to the {nternational Cony ton which for which there are about 2 dozen cundidut Tuc Chicigo Shorthandswriter: ssochition Beld therr reular meetn on the evenwg of Apnl 1} at the Athonvuw, N Ueacyurn street. The mecting was well mttended. and the report of the Seéretary showed #t hirga - crease fo the membership Since Jaouary st A committe: appointed ut the | ceting to consider the question of a supper 1o be given by the members of the Assuciation reported Lavorably, und a resolution was adopted Bxing thie tune for the supjrer ou the eveniug of Sept 1, und arrunging for the entertinment of short- hanuwriters present at the Nutionat Convention 1o be beld in Chicago on that day. Tue followlns partics have been deputised to receive subsernpuons tor the purpose of rusing < for the creeton of un armosy for Baitery 1 C. 13, Pope, George Bourd of urers; Ben 1. C mand, N, C. Dr J Louis luioer: . itussell, mission; Cuuries E. Leonard, K. J. Wulshe, miscelluneous; Gen. Josepn E. Stockton, conls dealers; Jo I Hoxie, rulroads. Tug provision *corner” exbibited few fent- uriss of u stavthog nature yesterday. The ur- ket for mess pork, lurd, a0d meats was strong, With prices raunog higher thun on the previons trudig diy. Mess pork sold ut.S15.65 pdr burrel up Lo 13 for June delivery., which-is tho bi T price it bas reached. and closed at nbout $17.95, ,The shurts are sid o be thoroughly scared over ibe prospect for & squeeze. and ure: selthng up und erawling outof the denl the best wity they ean. Old operators Wink at the statement-tbat the “Milwzukee maunbulalor is not running a deal, and say it IS Woritng out nic Lurd was -niso-strone, wnd sbort vivs advanced, being now, it 15 suid, about three shillings below the present price 1u Liverpool. sy us this town s in the manufaciure of iron and in the Killing of hows, * the business of our lives—that is, to dine,” does not receive the proper_attention. The pour quality of the domestics in Vhieazo suows bow Litle demand for dinners or tho first quality. ‘The prvilgeed few buve goud cooks. 1o whom thes puy large wages, end | from whow they exucl un_ e LIl of furc. The farge * middi cannot get 4 womun who can wuke un entable soup, AS general rule, aeithor wmistress nor maia knows | pracucally bow tocoulk, MissJubiet Corson comes # needed missonary into her new theld. She will give six fectures, bemnmug April 18, 865 p. ., 1 Farbang Hull, and the tashionable world is moved wih grest cothusiasm. Wholesome Livigg, dainty couking, s tertupately tor the nextirencracion und fur (his one coming to be i matter of lashionable interest. The sale of tickets for Miss Curson's lectures prove that many are iu earnest Lo guin the most iMportunt kouwledge that is 10 be bad.. The womwen wso are working fur the Chicago Cookiog Scuool are dging a great work. s strike of tho molders of the Chicngo v Works, who buve been out for eisnt isratier unfque fn 11s At first thero was no questlon of vaees at all, and no complumt asninst tne Company. It is ail abot the foremun, Coaries W. Adams. The men compluin thut be 1s domingering and tyrunn.cal, rhut te instituted a lot of new rutes and bud them.pusted up uround the werks, und one of them prohibited tne wen trom talkivg, and un- other wus Lo the effect toat the meu should be churged two cents per pound torall overweight exceeding 10 per cent und luse tue casting., ‘The molders bave nothing to do with the melting vf the wron. If the metal is not given o thew in proper conditlon—sf it is chilicd—thes have to force it, whicu wiikes it beavier. [t takes u very expert workiun tu Cast 1o weight, and as the overwelght In such cuses us the ubove is uuavoidable, und they unly wet abuul three- fourths of 1 ceat a pound (515 1 tow), they complalin of the injustice of being fined 2 centy per pound in addition to lusing au hour or more of work. The foreman becuwe so_obuoxious 1o the men thut they refused to work under him, demanded his dismissal, and 1o insure the Com- pnoy aguinst loss, be bewg bired by the year, thes axreed to the amount of bis salury, $1.500. Their demand was not complied with, Lence the strixe. In addition to the .dismissal of the foreman they uow ask an advauce of 15 = per cent in their wages. The stove-mounters of thecity buve also cunctuded to ask foran in- crease of 15 per cent In their wages.. No strike is contemplated. CARELESS DRIVING. Willie Bectuel. 2 child 2 years and 6 months old, whose parents live at No. &1 West Chicago avenue, was run down at 11 sterduy mora- ing whiie attempting to cross lhe strect ahead of u milk-wagon, owned by Michuel Shea und driven by bis son_Daniel. wheels passed over the lower part of the little fellow's body. injuring bim internally. Dr. George Philo, who attended bim.says that the injury caused danger- ous bemorrbuge of the buwels, 2nd that recovery is exceedingly doubtful. —The driver of the waugnn was urrested by Otticer Stabl und’ locked up at the West Cifcago Avenue Station, where he is detained to awail thy result of his careless driving. CORONER'S "OUEST. The Corouner held Inauests yesterday as fol- lows: At Lemoant, upon Simon Colley, a luborer 4) years of age, wno while under the In- tluence of liquor met his death by being acci- dentally run over by curs on the truck of the Chicago & Altun Raitroad. At Hyde Park upon the body of an unkuown man, wha was found April 1"by Officer J. B. Muynard of tho Hyde Park police, lymg in a pool of waterin au elzaty- acre lut near Sixiy-third street, between Indiana and Pruirie avenues. The jury friled to decide upon the cause or death. The dend mun_ 1s supposed to be’ one Wiliam Ellis, who once worked wok's bookbindery, in the Lukeside Bulld- ing. He wasabout live fect eleven incles in hught, aged about 45 years; welghed about I ounds; had # hihl zruy mustacke. a bald head, toman nose, and u scar on the right cheel: wus dressed in ' disgoma] cost and vest, gray trousers, stff round top hat, buttoned shaes und rubbers. The bods was tuken 10 the establish- ment of County Undertuker Shaffey, on West &lmlison. near Robey street, to await identidea- on. THE FOURTH WARD REPUBLIOAS CLUB met last eveniug 1n Armory Hull. The princi- pil business was the election of officers. Two tickets were in the tield, vne witn the pame of the vla President ut the head, but the bullottog resulted in the elecdon of the young men's ticket. The older heads considered that the meeting bad been captured by the youne men, Who have a sepurate oraw zution, und. ulthourh members of the revular club, buve taken, it 18 gnid, a very small purt in its deliberations in the Inte'campalgn, but turued out.fn force Inst evening woen the atteudunce of the uid mewm- bers was slim. A ‘The telfers unnounced the following result of the election Secretary, W R. Cannor dents, P. G. Dp: W. V.0 AL D. I H, Willett, H. Wheeler, D. N. T. J. Sutberland, C. H. Harris, It Vierlng, 0.S. ok, D. D. Gurland; Finance Counnitiee, J. W. Stewart, L H. Skeele, G. 1. Williawns, Caol. Livermore then tovk toe chuir, thanking the Club for eathiyz him to preside. 1f they hud elected bim o purmonize thie 1o, clubs the ob- jeet was worthy the etfort. The old uflicers were tendered thanks for thelr services. Mr. Furwell moved that the President appoint a committes of ive to confer with n_eimilar com- mittee from the Young Men's Club fur the pug- pose. of_etfectuz u_consolidation of the two Clubs. Pussed, und Messrs. Dunbam end Sulli- van inade ArTapgewents for CArTying out this progry TAE EARLY-STOREY CASE. TG long litigntion of the libel suit of Alico Tarly agairst Witour F. Storey was yesterduy . conciuded by the entry of a_judgenent for 3R sgamst_the Gefendint. The Bplt was -be- gun about five years ago, and on the urst_ wrial w -judgment _was obtained for SLaw. On appeal the Supreme Court atiirined 2uis. and then on A rebearing reversed it and sent the cuse Luck. 1t wus then trans- ferred 10 the Dnited S1ates Circuit Court butre- munded by Judee Blodgett, and tried before. -Judye Io; in March last, and a verdict ren- * dered for S5K. = Yesterdny ‘morning the attorneys appeared before the Judge 10 argue the motion for a new trial, woen Mr. Movre. one of the attorneys for the plaimlils, suld that in view of the uble -anner in which the defense bud been con- ducted, be thoughtif the case was tried aguin the pluiotiff mizht not get o verdiet for uny- tblug. aod that ultimately there scemed to be o possiility, that the defendant might bring_suit {of maliclous prosecution, He was therefore williug to withdraw the mo- tion fur new triai and allow Judgment to be en-_ aL Bash, L. Gulibardt, tered on the verdict. . Cli% Trade very puturilly hud no objec tion to _mukc, asa verdict foréa sinail - un_ aimou ut was weets in Toronto. Out., are ulso to be elected, & substantial.victory for bis client, and judg- | meat was accordingly entered for $500. NORTII TOWN BOARD. A meeting of .the North Town Board was beld Festerday afternoon, ull of the members present. Supervisor Stanton in the Char.. “The Committee to whon: ind been referreddhe | ace.unts of the Collector and Supervisor report- | cd that they had found the same , correet. The report ‘showed thut the cxpenses of the Col- lector bad been $0,560, from- which 35731 was to tie deducted as commissions, and that the Supervisor had reccived $21,063, and paid out SILAE, lenving n batance In nis hands ot §1,476 Qhe: report wits concurrod in. i The muiter of tixinge the salaries of town offi- cers then caune ub. whereupan Justice Robinson woved that the Superv.sor be fhid S50, Mr. Smith, the clerk, moved as_un nmendment that he he prid $%00, from the fict that he had heen ut some expense in- contestng bis electiou, and the nmendment prevatled. The question of the expense of .the contest fn the ensv of theother oflictrs then came upavhere- upon Justjce lopinson moved that the whole mit- ter, including the pay of the Cuuvassing Bouard. be referred to a spechil commitiee, which pre- vailed. Jugtices Arnd, Robinson, ana Rudson were appointed ns the Committes, and they are 1o report at the next meetiug. ‘The clerk presented bis clnim for services fortbe year, imounting to $5, which was,al- owed. ‘The Collectar's accounts. next came up, and u bill was presented Ior the services of bis enshier Tor fifiy days at $10 per day. The bill ‘was dis- cussed at some tenth. 1t éropped out that the Collcctor bad Leen his own cashier, and the matter was tnully dispoged of by votlng the Collector puy for seveuniy-five duys at the rate Of §5 per day. TOE CITY-IIALL. THERE were thirty-one burial-permits issued Festerday by the Reeistrar of Vil Statistics. THE first street-cleamng will take In about sixty miles of paved streets. The bids for the cleaning will be opened on the 25d inst. S ‘TuE petition for a rebearing of the Rigney viaduct case was flled o tho Supreme Court at Ottuwa yesterdny. Tho cuse will not come up again uaulnext fall. : ‘Tuk: Workshop and Tenoment Touse Tuspect- ors examined 152 tenciaent-houses last week, served thirty-sfx notives, and eaused twenty abatements of nulsunces (o be made. T Western - Indinnu Raulrond Company has rebuilt und raised e Eighteenth street bridg three teet four luche: venty-iwo days stead of thirty, as it wus required to do “under the ordinance. Itisnow sufe and open 1o truvel. . RepoLrn BrAND, the new City Trensurer, showed up At the City-ball yesierday. Ile lovked over the otfice, and” toll TuE TRIBUNE reporier that Casbier Tom Lrenan and Maj. Lunigun, the Lookkeeper, would, remstin witn bim. " Bott of these rentiemen are competent, and desorvedly popular. YEETERDAY was a.holiday for tho Health De- partment, us there were no cases of smli-pox reported.” Dr. De Wolf attributed it in part to the fine weather, but suid also that there would be a gondly number of new cases yet. but that the worst bad_been seen. Bearlet-tever was re- ported ui No. 264 Wood and 155 Chured streot. Jaues S. DyrFr, an attaché ot the Mayor's oflice under Muyors Rice und Mason, yesterdny write Mayor Harrison n_comphumentiry letter upou muaicipul paper printed prior 1o thoe fire. presentine to b the of the Mayor's oflice n the old City-Hall, which were about the only things he saved out of the buildmyg in the great fire ot 1871 SuPT. JAMES K. LARE, of the West Division i and the Commissioner of Public Sir. Waller. bud a conference yesterd: in regard 1o the lnying of the new raltros on gast and West Lake street. Tru will be commenced by Tuesday or Wednesday, and by June [ the eurs wiil be run- niug Crom Mictigan avenue o Ceptrul Park. T i company will commonce first on side of the' bridge, and will utilize the - e bluck pnvement luid on the eust end of the bridge to Michigen avenue. THERE bave been a.great many complaints made of lute that those detlrhtiul tittle barbin- gers of spriug. the robins snd-other birds which tloek to our purks and streets, nre befug stoned 10 deatth by bad b In order to stop this ton destraction. Supt. MeGuniele yesterduy ngent orders to the pol.ce to enforce uce for the protection of the feutb- ters, uud to arrest all boys who are killing them with stoues, or who may be found o bave * sling-sbots " in their posses<ion. Loys stould take warning in time, for the Justuices enforee the law (o its fullest extent in these cred s It is vers clearly apparent that there Is a sewer-pipe ring in Chicugo, which has in view n combination wginst the eity. However, it has rly in the fight run againsta snuge, nnd vy 10 come toa sudden end, through the watentuloess of Comuissioner Waller and City- Emeneer Cregier. Ihe amount luvolved is a small one, but it shows the animus of the com- binaton ull the same. Some time ago, under the supervision of City-Engineer Cregier, Com- mer Waller cousented to bulld u ‘sewer on North Purk avenue .to councet with the Fullerton avenue condull, the vroperty- owners to pay for i and the woney to Le re- funded whenéver it could under the ity system. “The required cush was promptly banded in. and Mr. Cregier looked ubout 10 buy the sewer-pipe. He'tound that he could purcbuse the muterial at card rutes # SLralelit 60 per cent off at retail, which was 10 per cent less than the usual whole- sale price. 1t was then discovered that the pipe would cost £, and the luw compelied sn ad- vertisement for bids.. Mr. Waller was willlg to accewt the proposition which Mr. Cregier bad, but be felt bound to comply with the luw. Lust week the tuds wero opened. They were neurly il alke,except that of an individual numed Connelly, who was Jv per cent or so bign- er than the propositions previonsly mude to Mr. Crerer. O course the bids were all rejected. And now Connelly cownes forward and coarges thuse two alliciuls with bud fuith und giving away the lowest bids to their friends, S0 us Lo al- low favorns to bid under. THE TRINUNE re- porter happens to be cognizant of the fuct that Mr. Crelger did obtain prices before he ndver- tised for bids, und mentioned it ththe newspaper representative, atid expressed the regret (hat he bad to advertise, becnuse he did not believe he could do as well, Tue watter bys been referrad to Corporation-Counscl Adams, und be should stand by “the Department of - Public Works in this case, as the gentlewien ifamed bave endeav- ored tu do toeir duty #nd to pruotect the people interested. o ELECTRICITY IN CHICAGO. A TRIBONE reporter yesterduy called Mayor Harmson's attenuon to” the fact that in New York, Cleveland, and other citics experimeuts were being mude witn efectrieity in street-light- g, und that the tittle Town of Wabash, Ind., wus ulrendy lighted by it, and wanted to kuow why some experiments were not being made in lighting the streets of this city. The Mayor re- plied: * We have no mouey 1o experiment with in rhis matter.” \ * But," said the reporter, * Chicago is fallinz In the rear of other cities. Sbe cau’t afford to do that. Here is o mile of Brondway, New York, lighted up with the Brush Light” - *1 am decidedly in favor of having experi- meunts wade in is eity,” suid the Mayor. = If tle compunies wunt to come In und pluce their Ji#his on our streets as un experiment, or for o fasr test and trial, ] would be glud to bave tbem. Lwill do all [ cun to belp them, and give them Opporiunity 10 show the people what they huve. 1 think that the electricity is the coming light of the world, but whether it will be perfected in your or my lifetime L cunnot sag.” FEDERAL AFFAIRS, THIRTY-SEVEN NUNDRED DOLLARS Was dis- bursed for pensious yesterday. AT the Sub-Treasury yesterday $10.000 in gold was disbursed, and $7.000 in silver received. ‘THE internal-revenue colleotions yesterday amounted 1o §19,797, of which $1L8%0 wus for BPITILS, $3.072 for tobiceo und cigars, $1043 for licenses, and $2,860 for beer. OwEN HoGLE, of the Town of Lak brought before Commissiouer Hogne y charged with setling liquor without a Lcense. He was relessed on his own recognizance until LO-mUrrow. : FOLLOWING IS the list of dutiable goods re- ceived at Jthe Custom-House yesterday: B. P. & C. E. Buker, 700 sucks sult; Joljet Steel Com- pany, 89 steel blooms; MeNetlis & Campbell, 2 cuses cottons; Cunmugham & Hunter, 1§ cusks suda ash: Lord., Stoutenbure & co., 2 cuses brushes; Leahy Bros.. 1 cuse fustinng;: Luwrence & Murun, s sherry wine; W. AL Olmsted, aps; Ruthsendd & Schroeder, 27 bules Qtutzler & Hureis, 7 cuses Cigars: B. 3 cuses denges tacaroni Rockwoud Bros., 101 p: Incluir & Co., 800 Sucks sult: J. Morrell & uigsheads saitoetre: A. B. Meeker & Co., cur wheels. Cotlections, 33,35, COL. FRED GRANT. 4 HE INTENDS TO LEAVE THE ARMY. ‘The many friends of Col. Frederies D. Grant, T.S. A, will doubtless be surprised to learn that he has resigned his commission and will .leave the urmy permanently. The resiguation | from-the stalf of the Licutenant-Generul Is to |- take effect June 1. with leuve of .absence from April 1. Cul. Grunt entered the army trom West |- Pont as Second Lieutenany Juoe L2, 1871, While on the usunl st yeur's leave be superintended the buiiding O the Barrow-gauge rulrow at Georgetown, Col und ° the engincer- ‘g, difliculties presented Ly fts steep grudes mave. him un excellent ideuw of mulroad work. Returmngz to bis_reximent he served with the iine in Texus until Mureh 17, 167, whea he wus Ce 43 uld * dedce bere, bus become well kuown in this city appuinted Aide-de-Cump on the statl of Lieut.- Gen, Sheridav, with the stalf rank of Licuten- .ant-Colunel. He received his Hvst step in the live, and was wade Fust Licutcuunt of the Fourth Cavalry June 28, 1578, which I3 now bis #etunl rank. Col. Grunt, from s long resi- e=pecially, and als wmnrriage to Miss Hooord bus furcher identitled him with Chicigo pevple. It i3undersiood that Col. Grant ‘has resigned shis commizsion Lecause of his desire to follow in the Poatsteps.of .his father and undertake the munagement of a rullrond)-although he will .be . no_way idenutied personully with Gon, -ant. Grant's cpmmpapy. 1t Is fupsbier learned on g “Hhat G, Grant & i auhority | ) be the Preside of ‘a” rmilrgdd In Texis, which is' to s\?&i’l‘t chiatly by Chiegzo cupitilisis. The arrange- ments are fiat sulliclently cotpleted 1o muke the detalls publie. A ‘The uilieiul”order was lsslied yesterday and is 48 follows: ¥ A2 b T MHEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISIGN OF THE: Missouns, CHICAGO, April li.—Leave of ab- sence for two mpnths, {rom April 1, 1s. bereby sranted Licut.-Col. Frederick D. Grant, Alde. de-Cainp. - Licut.-Col. .Goint. baviog woritied the Licutenant-General that it 13 bhis intention £0 redign his suail posidon 43, Aide-de-Cump on the 13tduy of June next, permission is granted nim to upply to the headquteior<”of the army for un exiension of four months on his line rank 08 First Licutenant Fourth Cavalry. By commuid of Licut.-Geu: Sheridan: E W, . WinepLe, Assistant Adjutant-General. THE GAS MEN. VAT TOE EMPLOYERS THIYK OF THEIR DEMAND. The demand of the weu employed at the gus works for un incresse of wages seems to huve tnken the oflicers of the companics by surprise. Neither Mr. Watkins uor Mr. Billings bad any iden that the men were dissatisticd, since no compluints hud heen wmude; and the Hrst they knew .uboyt a desire fur more pay wus when ey reud THE TRIBUNE yesterday morning. Onty the other di suld Mr, Wutkius to a reporter, * we added 25 cents u day to the wages ol all our men, and the commonest laborers will xet SLEGn day afier Muy 1, while the linck- smiths will recelve 3275, Such high wages nre aid i: no vtber.city fur the sime kind of wark. cure) per cent above New York, Philzdel- phin, Pittsburs, Cincinnuti, and St. Louls.” * Yuu sdvanced ouly ahout- 10 per cel the men want 20, Wil you give it Lo them =1 dau't ke They haven't applied for it, When they do we will consfder ‘the matter and uct justly Mr. Zimmerman, of the West Side Company, thought 20 per cent was rather @ <harp ndvance, und be didn’t know what Mr. Billings would' do, He was in New York now, but wauld be back curly nest week. The West Side Compuny weuld pay as much as e otber one, ond would do Justice to the men, since iteould 'not be uted that the cost of hviug and house rent up. But tbe ‘bands employed at rom flie comnum . laborers, were an’ men Who do shnilur work ments. Tho lowest wayes ay, the ordinury [aborer get- nd rone e Works, better paid now 1 i other estubli were $130u tn 3155, 2 it is not known cefinitly when ‘the men will present thelr petition 10 the companes, nut it will probably be Wednesduy or Thursday. As yetouly a small number of the men cowpara- vely buve signed 1t BTATE STREET. NOT QUITE REFORMED YET, A reporter touk astroll up State street last eventng tor the purpose of seclng whether or not tho police ind mude a sueeessful attewpt to shut down on the dngu-sho: oons, and eon- cert-hails that line the west side of that thor- ougbfare. The wild ywentner seemed to bring out & lurge cruwd, and the sidewatk wus reo- dered alwost Impussuble. The majfority of thoso oo the street were young men, whose chief afin appenred 10 be to spend their week's salaries in riotous livinz, and it was pinin to be secy that their edor t3 10 that direcuon were meeting with success. Tuking the west side of the sireet the reporter Sturied un s tour south frow Mudison scree bol walkers werr seen m the male: pe ol the stor these women whenever a blue-c in tho dis Drobping intou saloon the re- porer suw three young men, appurently’ the 5003 of wealthy Cathiers, leaning wainst tie bur and souklmg d.ce for *“u quurler u corner.” Every few minutes the thraw would go for tho dvinks, sud the youuy felluws were evidently priming themselves tor u mgbtof it. Thelr money vas 1f bluin sight o the bar und te gentlemanly eper was tuking good care that the il re- ceived 2t good sture ot it On his” return ‘e reporter looked into the “buck purlors™ of several of the dugu-shops. Here were seen young girls, searcely out of their teens, hobuobbinr over their beer with buys upon swhuse tnce 0o riuzor or patent beard elixir could muke an impression. Two-thirds of these younss ones were bl seds over, or, us a de b vue of the phices remnrked. ™ upto e neck. The lguor sold in these places Is villuin- ous, and 115 effect is correspondingly bud. The greatest crowds congregued In the so- called ** theutres " and concert sutvuns, attracted Ly the blure of n Lrass bund. the’ sound of crucked voices, and the brithant liguts. Young clerks mingled with women of the fowest cluss, und bungnc beer and whigky for them at their own sulicitation. “Tie higuor wus pussed uround in the anudience by wiiters, dnd in one pluce tour of the eighit waiters were recognized us thieves. They wateh thelr opportunity to re- lieve unsuspectng visitors of -their valunbles, and if their visitors are drunk the loss Js not discovered unul the uext morning, S0 they are cmnvnhuh'ek" safe ngainst detection. But the very warstleature of these cuncert-palls IS the **green-room.” Here it is that the serio-cowmics und balludists meet the young bloods™ of the sudience und curouse with thein untll they bave spent all their moues. Then they ure ushered into the Open wir by one of the attuchés of the place. In the lunzuuge of State strect, everything was bewg “plived open™ last night. In the walk frow Madison 1o Tuylor street the repurter did mnot meet a siogle polcemun, and the **toughs ™ were haviug it all their own way. At miduigdt the sbutters were lowered aud the doors were closud, but the revelry was kept up behiad tue screens until fur into the night. L. L. BUOND. A LECTURE ON LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT. A mevting of the Philosopbicul Suclecy was beld in the club-room of the Palmer House lust night, the attendunce bewg very fuir and tne discusstons beiug botn entertnining aund in- structive. The question discussed was.-Does Locul Seif-Governmeut Result i the Lest Gov- ernment?” In tho first place, Mr. L. L. Bond read a paper ou the question. which wus only cluiied o be suggestive.ratuer than 3 u thnshed essay or logical argument. Mr. Bund believed that local selt-government resulted in the best governmeat because it was the most natural, ‘becuuse it fostered ind ea- couraged individual freedom aod charueter, be- cuuse it developed seil-relinuce, veciuse it was an educator of the people, and because it raised tho avernge grade _of intelligeuce und wis the sufest. When 8 mun _helped to run o iachine that- Le rode on, he had nore contidence In it and was oot nfraxd of it. The same rule-upplied 10 \he question of govérnment. 1f the people bad no voice 1o it they became Iudilferent to the government or that focul seit-government was sufest for itsell and for” the people. Wnere people nud no voice I theGoverameat theysowe- times showed their enunty toward it by turow= {nir bomus, but where rney did bave a volco in it they vented their dissatisfnetlon In pussiog reso- lutious. it was more naturul, too, that the people of any community better understood their own necds thun un oussider. [ Irelund hud been allowed to_govern berself more she would not pow be inyolved i ber present difliculties. As to the matter ot the Governwent absorbing the railronds and telegraph, Mr. Bond thouxht that such a move would result in the degradation of the men connected with the instiiutions from Independent cifizens and business-men to tawnie pluceseekers, und would have n tend- eucy to demorniize the pevple. This would sug- gest the question us to why politics becane cor- rupted. This wus not the fault of the system.of government, but because 8o many citizens mained ludiiferent in the matter of chaosiug of- ficers, “The men who did not voteonly acknow} edgud that he was sutisticd Wwith things us they Wi Various criticisms followed the paper. Tt was argued thut local sels-governnent resuited fn too_great extravaance, aud that thore was an indicatyn thut rivalry and jealousy would lead to goneral demornlization, as was the cuse with anctent luly aud Greeco, On the whole. bow- ever, It was sgreod taal local self-government, As exomplitied iu this couutrs, resulted {o.the best goveroment, GEORGE YEAGER. A TALE OF THREE WIVES. In the cage of Mary M. Yeuser agninst the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Caroline M. Mtlleruhius Yenger, and George S. Treyser, to prevent them from burying complajnrut’s hus- band. George M. Yearer, the partics appeared yesterday morniug before Judge Jameson, and, under ugreement sbat matters should remuin (n statu quo for Lue present, the cuse was continued uatil next Wednesdny. Further developments iu Lo Strange case, some purticulurs of which were publisLied in yasterdiy's TIIBUNE, show that the women now clalming Yenzor's body was war- ried Lo b in this eity in 1660, a0d Lived with him here until 1873." [n August, 1876, b6 was murried at Hulland, Mict., to Caroljne Milier, of Bluck- berry, 11, one 'of the cd-defendunts in the present sult, by Justice Jubn &. Baicolm, after obtuining u Utah divorce (rooi his first wife. The queston of the validity of this divoree will not decide the validity of either. of these mar- rluges, #5 2 marrfage record bus been dt. cred showing that in Hoston. Feb. 35, 189, Yeager, woo was then 32 years of 4ge, Wis married by the Rev. Poineas Stowe to ddeline M. Awes, of Delbi, N. Y, “ywho left him while they were un their bridal irip. underthe following ex- traordinary clreumstunces: A8 the newls-mu ried couple were ubout ' leaving Philudel- phia on the cars o mauiStepped ang cluimed ‘the bride as his wife, _and, on Yeager's asking her 'if: that claim was correct, answered that 'she did not know. He Inforined her that she wust tuke ber choica between thew, und the brido swent off with the new claimant. Mr. Yeager returtied to Buston alone,nad it is chumed LAt thi3Wis a put-up jub betweeu cne bride und the SIMESEE, Who was an old lover of bers. Mrs. Yeaget No. 1 hus nut put in an appcarance, and” ft-Is not known whether she Iives ugw or was liuine at the time of the second marringe. If such wus the cuse, #nd no divorce bud been obtalned, it is hetd that the second marringe must: be void. If she be still alive, both of tnem are pecessarily oull, hile if sue died between “the~second and third martinges, it is_belleved the third mar- ringo s valia. A chance for a solurion of this very complicared matrimonial puzzle wjll ‘be supplied when ' the ca: cnm‘;:s up ayain befure h < dressed lady—a mar- ried wothan who made no seeret of ber guilty love ror. the deceast ade her appearnnee at Undertaker Elton's uttho time the corpse was there, and 1nude very tender demonstrations of -ber love, kissing the'dead man repeatedly und caressing him. A stormv sceoe oceurred ot the same time between the rival wives who had Qircady et in the Probate Court, where, In unswer 0.2 citation i-sued upon Caro- line Miller to deliver over ccrtain effects in tho shape of diumonds and jewelry which the decensed bud given her, sbe nppeared und_sub- Stanthted ber elaim 1o the property. Judge nickerboeker declding that Yacger bad made ood and legal gift of it to ber on his deuth- L. He beld. however, that he had improperly disposedd of some of the furniture belonging o the estate, and, upon her refusing to puy over the praceads, committed her. toJail for con- tempt. Anappen] wus tuken, 80 thut the com- nitment wis siricken vut, and the case hus gone 1o the Clreuit Court fur a rehearing. DBASTARDY. JUDGE HAWES OPPOSED TO PERPETUAL IMPRIS- ONMENT, Judge Hawes yesterday morning rendered o decision In the habens corpus cuse of Mike Bramsteld, who Is.in Juil for failure togive bond to maintuin an {llegitimate child, of which he fiad been found to be the father. He based his applicution for releuse on the eround that be wie unuble to give the boud. etc., and since the guse Is u rure uie the ducision Is of some inter- ‘he Court safd he was called upon to deter- wine whether the defendunt in s bastardy pro- coeding who bad leen duly committed for fail- ing to give the statutory bond roquired in su cnses could be discirged from imprison upon a writ of hibeas eorpus, when it upp to the sat ion of the Court that the defend- ant was wholly unuble to comply with the order. There was fio express provision for dischnrge case of luability, and,as far as the Court knew, the Supreme Court bid tot passed oa the aues- 1on, s His Honor went.on to quote authorities to show that relenses could not be had -under such circumstances, but he thought the doctrine was harsh. lil.berul und Iron-bound. -The effect of tho Juw was that a poor.man wmight Ue fm- prisuned for lite not, Tor any erlme recognized ¥ eriminaf code, but because of his fuability to do that which he was absolutely unable to do. Such was not the intention of the Legisluture, and, the Court thought. not,the true constricuon of thie stucute. Purdies gullty of furnicaton and open adultery coutd be indicted and pun- ished. Busturdy proceedings were not embrucerd in the erimmul code. The statute on thls mat- ter was separate und distinet. The object was not punishment, for immoral conduct was im- Dlicd only un the purt of une personbut for tho protection of the people against the {mposition of n burden in the support of Hlegithnate chil- dren. 1t this wus true, then the imprisonment was punishinent, and » burden was {mposed on the people in bis support. The punishment wus ut the sume time cruel and unusual. 1t would by no means be a forced construc- tion to hold that the Basturd act was Itself un- constitutional. After quoting from numerous autborities, ne beld tut,while be could not sub- -Ject tho defendunt 1o 'interminable fmprison- wnent. he could hold bim a rea: le time. which be “thought would be nincty duys. ‘This would give hi time to show whetber hie could wive .bond or not, and if it turned out that be could not be would discharze him ut the end of thut titme on his own recoguizance. The prisou- er wis remunded. After pussing upon this eage, the Court passed upon that of u man named Davidson,who wus in Jail for basturdy. had pot given ball, nor bad a trial. ile buased his application on the fact that he was unable to give buil, ete., und it wats bead that the babeas corpus act did not up- ply. He too, wus remandea. SUBURBAN, LYDE PARK. 5 The Board of'Trustees met last evening, all membery present. ' The President bandced io bis funuzural addres, and reported committees for the year us follows: Finance, Bowen and Peiree; Judiclary, Peirce and Webster: Streets, Jobustone und Pullwan; Druinuge, Webster und Bowen; Street-lights, Puilinun una Peirce; Pudlic Grounds, Buildiags, ete., Johns ster. Police; Webster and Jubns Fuitmun and Bowen; Watér Commissioner, Mr.. Peirce. A request to remove the lte-bouse Trom --Maple avenne, where it blocks e ste was referred. an, Taumus Culver, Cunistopher Gurvey, John Deluney, und James Kenzan, uil of South Chi- cugo, usked to be uppointed policuinen. ‘The Bourd received the notice of the South Purk Commissioner in relution to the purks be- tiyz subplied with water by tne village. Lt was referred to the Warer Comumissioner, ‘I'he vtliciul bonds of H.J. Goudrich, Tux-Clalim Agent,und C. L. Norton, Assistunt Coutroller, Were presented und refers ed. Mr. Webster presented wn ordinunce which duoes uway with the fuw which was pussed after the fumous Waldron defulcation, uad which was at that Lime regurded us the brigutest ucdon of the Board of Trustees of thut i The old i ce Hixed the term of the Treasurer for and be could uot be reélected. The new ordinnuee ullows.the Treasurer to bo reélected, su that he cun hold nis othee for two yeurs. Mr. Pullman seconded the ordinance. Mr. Webster explained s urdiminee by say- Ing that Mr. Herrick was un -honest and good | Treusurer. Mr. Pierce opposed on the ground that it was not wise tu re¢lect any Treasurer.uo matter bow goed be was. He quoted the little $H4.000 mut-~ ter of Waldron, the litile $58,000 matter of Jur- rett, aud, though ne thougnt Mc. Herrick was s remurkubly good oiicer, yet he could not sup- port mny such thing. Col. Bowen guve u lesson on finance. President Hobart suld be coula not vote for the urdinance, us be bud learued the true value o1 _the vid one. Thiz Toll was then called and the ordinance 05t The Controller and Assistant-Controller re- ‘ported thut wey bad checked up the nceounts of he Coilecter, J. G. Huwilton, und tound them correct with' the exception Of oue error. and that he bad cotlected SIRS.63, and advised the drawing of a wurrant for £1,750 puyable to bim. ‘The report wis aceepted and the warraot or- dered druwu. ‘The Board adjourned until Tuesduy afternoon at 4 o'cluck, when they will consider the subject of sulvon lcense fees and other kiudred watters. The First District of HAgde Park elected for members of the Hoard of Educat.ca Geurge H. Levnard, an actorney, who hveson the corner of Fifty-third street und Madison avenue, and Hugo Bous, of the tirm ol Patzuck & Co., Grand Crossing. - The totul vote east was 29, There wis no upposition. The Bourd of Education pre- sented itS puuual report, 1a which were the fol- fow.aur thzures of expunses: Costof Fifty-fourth Street School, $2,104; puid on account of Green- wood Avenue Scbuol, $14. Lof new sebool- site at Grand Crossing, 35,6023 teachers saluries, $13,930; toinl expenditures, $59,0U5. Balance in hands of Treasurer Marcn 3, 1580, $12715. Pro- ceeds of $25,000 of 5 per cent bonds ut_ par, §: Ogo: interest, $41. Tuxes received by Treasure: F2 8. Total.: §30, Orders druwu on Treas- urer and paid, $59.: Bamuce due from E. M. Jurrett, ex-Treasurer, $10.20. Bulunce in bands gruuixmue: Grabaw, Treusurer, $1,065. Totul, 10,57 3 NEW PIANO SENSATION. We have u distinguished iuventor among us, and a grandson of one of the greatest of his timne, Jethro Wood. the inventor of the cast-iron plow, of whom the late Secretary eward said in the Sennte of the United States,** No man’s inventions had pecuniarily benefited the country more than those of Jethro Wood, and none had been more poor- Iy rewarded.” Daniel Webster alsv asserted in the smme Chamber that **he was a public benefactor.” - Jetferson, Clay, Adaws, and many others were equally prouounced in their speeches. “The suvject of this article, Mr. Albert ILWood, theinventorof *“ Wood’s patent vibratory rims, coniiecting bridges, and elastie rubber iron-conducting im- provements,” as applied to the most viral parts of the piunotorte,—i. e.. the sounding- Loard,—haselicltedan equalamountof praise from_the press and from renowned artists of the United States and Europe, amang whom may bementioned the late Robert Heller, who pronounced it *‘the most important inven- tion in wodern times connected with that in- strument, and sure to receive the indorse- wment of all inferested in the advancement of that most Lmportant element, prolongution of sound and a larger v Lion of the svundg- board, hitherto unattained by any manu- er known to him.” Mr. S. B. Mills it the most valuavle of any ith the pisnoforie, as it per- fuets the ~ miost vital part of the instrument —viz: the soundwg-buard:and of Infinite value to artists, as it_augwments the vibrutory action_of the sounding-buard, and prolongs the tone far more than has hitherto been at- tained.” A host of ariists supplement the opinions of Messrs, Mills and Heller, amons them Signor-Arditi and Carl Rosa, of Her Majesty’s Opera in Loudon and New York, “I'he inveutor.is here for the purpose of in- troduewys the piano to the public of Chicago, which Mr. Woud thinks is oue of the four greatest cities of the world. ~ At no distant day we shall have "the pleasure of hearning these wondertul planus, and speak-of the in- _veation iu detail, pheme T BN “The Well-Known.» - There were some interestiog passages in that intermingbly loug Luwson-Lubouchire cuse. For lustauce. the ** goneral nxunger * of the Daily Telegraph deposed that he **ond nothing todo with the “hterury or udvertisiug depurt- ments of the paper,"—being u_sort of manager n generul, but not in particular, a8 one might suy. - Then Mr. Labouchére put i witness on the w stand, und usked himin an ol-hand .marunes ~¥ou are the trell-known Mr. Corney Gruln? I am,” the well-known Mr. Corney-Grain re- plied, modestly, but consciousiy.’ “I have no doubt you ‘are,” said the’ Lurd Chlef-Justice. - and tbat it'is entirely my known It: but what nre _your” “I suppnse suid the well-known Mr. Corney Graln, with-the self-deprecating buanlity of all great men, ** [ suppose I must eall myself a singer. *'You are more than a singer,” said Mr. Labouchére, warimly, resolved that true greatuess should oace be nllowed to reveal itselt in” all its gran- deur; ** you are un actor also, sre you .not?” *If it pleases {l)l.l 0 say 50,” numbly replied the well-known Mr. - Corney Grain., Mr. Corney Grain should have been well-known to Dickens —pameand all! 4 LOCAL ITEMS. I must get my boets tapped: I expect to walk sowe next week.—C. B. Holmes. NEW DRY-GOODS HOUSE. Ar. P. F. Ryan, of the firm of P. F. Ryan & Co., returned from New York Friday, where he has for the past month been en- zed selecting an extensive stock of goods for his new store corner Peoria and Madison streets. Asourother houses had procured their spring proods while the warket was high, the late spring and bad weather caused a crash in the New York dry-goods market, which Ar. Ryan was enabled to take advautaze of and to proeure Zouds at from 10 to 20 per cent below faruer prices. Ladies who wish to secure bargains in the latest novelties in silks, dress-gouds, costumes, ete., will do well to wait for the ovening of this immense store, which will aceur in a few ds It'is wonderful to note the mumnber of men who see the value of a hing afterit is be- yond their reach. sts. (Giles, Bro. & Co., southeast corner State and Washinzton streets, huve a superb stock of fine jewelry, beautiful diamounds, bies, and other precious stones from vhich to make yonr selection for Easter and other scasonable presents. A .Wisconsin girl, the ck dressings. silk winbrellas, 3 ete., just received direet from London, at the establishment of Brown & Prior, 163 Wabash avenue, importers of nov- elties from all parts of the world. ‘The Cleveland Herald puts its neatly thus: Lucy—Yaur spring poemw is accepted, but fts vublication is indefinitly pustponed: The sprinz opéning of Horner's Vienna illinery house, 316 West Madison strect, oceur next Tuesday and Wednesday. he openings of this house are always brifl- iunt and attractive, and the ladies should all attend. iy Bayard Taylor won fame and lucre by his “Views Afoot,” and many a Shoemaker hopes to do likewise, but the corset-makers seek wealth by improving the waist places in the world. Fhe well-known and popular shoe-man. J. C. Skiff, has become counected wiih the shoe deyaruucntbl‘ Carson, Pirie & Co.’s West Side store, und would be pleased to have his friends eall on him thery Never despise the lowiy. It requires a man with considerable push to propel a wheel- barrow. A very beautiful display greeted the ladies 1ster opening of Hotehkin, Palmer and 139 Swte street, last week, and hi the goods were novel, rich, and of cptional glesance, the prives were very reasonable. We note that their store bas been enlurged and improved. A Philadelphia elerzyman assisted a wom- an to tie on her bonnet, and the verdiet of the couneil which tried him for it was: 1t was a bratherly act, but lie’ll better let’em tie on their own bonnets after this.” McCord & Phillips are winnig many friemds and a large business at their new of- 123 La Salle streel. _Any party desiring ¢ on the Clhileago Boid of Trade ean do no better thun to give them a trial. hion prevalent in Ensland of wear- rothing but a string of diamonds in the hair is vastly convenient for the average wonin. Ahlborn, -the artist, 835 West Madison street, in addition to his Tegular business of enlarging und hinishing pictures lu erayon, witer-color, el, poreelain, oil, ete., will open 1 photog fery in the sawe build- ine atter the 1 ay, where the public way rely upon vbtaining first-class work, An aesthetic young lady in Oshkosh Made a poudie-dosr out of a squash; her ehagrin, When her feller came in, And sald, * Lt Iooks like yon, by.gosh P* The ‘*Eureka” shirt manufactured by Henry & Co.. 167 West Madison street, for $9 per half-do; are the best in the market, made of Wamsutta or New York Mills mus- lin and 2,100 linen, warranted. - Nobody likes to be the subject of a put-up Jjob. and yet few will decliue’an nmbrella on a rainy day. Gentlemen _desiring the neatest and most stylish hat will'eall ou Mackenzie Bros., 91 adison street. Their spring hat is unynes- onibly the most genteel style for young wen that is in the warket. Seeretary Windom is entitled to the thanks of an & erated public. He has ordered that th age of the three-cent nickel piece be discoutinued. The headquarters for new and beautiful de- signs in room-noldings, curtain-pole cornices, IMIITOTS, €ngravings, picture-traines, etc., 13 Samuions Clark & 207200 East Madison street, for they are manufacturers. ‘The white lace trimmings are in great pro- fusion on dresses of butiste, nuns® veiling, and other suunner fabries. Leavy qualities of Langueduc Ince and of point desprit are used zlike on sprigged wuslins and on the sheerest woul dres: Hall, 101 State street, has just returned from the East, and ladies wishing to procure the latest spring styles in millinery should examine his stock before purchasing, Aany styles cannot be duplicated. A breath sometimes destroys a young man’s chances, especially after he "has'been eatwng garlic. E. J. Lehmann will add to hisalrendy largze establishment within the next thirty days nearly the entire Economy Block, also a new amphithedtre 200 feet long by 110 feet wide in the rear of his lunnense siore. Every man has his follies, and ofttimes they are the most interesting things he has 2ot. 3 New colorings, new desizns, and low price All grades ot wall vapers at 13 and 17 State street, John J. McGrath. The largest stock of paper hanzings upon this continent. Barnum says that a cireus man who won’t admit orphans free can never hope to go to Ieaven. 3 In furnishing your new offices make your selection of ollice furniture from the large stock of J. A. Colby & Co., 217 and 219 State. ‘The man who expressed_an opinion had to pay ehiarges elvar througl! before the com- pany would take it. ‘To have your carpets thoroushly cleaned and renovated try the “Original ” Renovat- ing Co., 265 North Clark-st. Bedell & Tuthiil, _Chuo, or Scio; the afllicted eity, i3 the an- cient Chios, vne of the 100 cities that claimed to be the birthplace of *lHomer dead; through which the living Ilomer begged kis bread.” The margins required by McCord & Phillips, 123 La Salle street, are only three cents per bustiel on wheat, and two cents on corn, All orders Lave prowpt attention. “ L declare, John, I never saw such a man! You arg wiways getting soine new wrinkle.” And the brute cihinly replied, ** Matilda, you are not, thank fortune. If you had a new 3’”"'},“’- you would huve no place to purit, ear. Remember that the stock of 0. A. Cooper & Co., hatters, No. 131 Clark street, corner of Madison, is entirely new. Forepaugh - opens his circus-seasonin Pennsylvania the same day that the Legisla- ture adjourns, = He realized .wat it was no use to buck against a State Legistature. Gentlemen taking supper down-town will find no better place than_the Common-Sense Lunch-Roow, curner of State and Randoiph street, Central Music-Hall Building, The modern Jeawes of Buckley Square is going in for estheticism and culchaw. In his pantry-he sits pazing on a lily in an old ed blackimu-voitle. He calls it the **Lily of the Valer.” ) Pattern suits_now ready for inspection at Turner’s fine tailoring establisbment, No. 85 Muadiison street. Gehriz, photographer, will remove one dour west of his present locationabout May 5. The New York Advertiser believes that men would have more luck fishing If they bought live trout and put "ew {u'y batlh-tub and fish with « sieve. An elegant line new style gas-fixtures at J. S. Bussett & Co.’s, who have just removed to 215 State street. ‘Those people who hold Jupiter responsible - for bud weauer would probuvly biame Mars if one of the cnildsen fell oif the .fence aud broke his neck. < ; “ iThe drawatie kiss bas atiracted consider- | able attention Intely. The way in which Em- " cleanses the bluud. wiid drives. lebliil ma Abbott kisses that handsome Castle, who vlays Paul to her Virginia is too, teo wuch! It is recorded Vvariously as “emo- tional,” paroxysmal.” *spontaneous,” *absorbing,” and everybody wondered when little Emtoa learned to Kiss in that way. Muie. J. Mazny, Room 5, 246 Wabash ave- nue, Luaces and tine niuslins done up. Clean- inz and mending curtains a specialty. Those who have employed Dr, D. M, Towner, dentist, to look after ‘their teeth, seemed pleased with his work. Office, south- east corner Halsted and Madison streets. Easter eggs in every variety from 5 centsto 85 at Berry \West Madison street. COMING IN DROVES. Four Thousand Six Huundred and For= ty-elght Immizrants Arrive at Baltle more the Pant Week. Svectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune Bavtovong, Md., April 16,—The steamship Crown Prince eame up to Locust Point this morning with 1,662 immizrants od board, the great majority of whom left this evening by three special trains vin the Baltimore & Ohio Road for the West, the larze majority of them going to Chicago and Wisconsin points. While the crowd by the Crown - Prince were being ticketed the steamer Frankfort was signaled and will reach Locust Puint early in the niorning with 1,485 immigrants, This makes the third steamer arriving at the port of Baltimore this week, the Kulin having come in last Sunday with L30L imumigrants. ‘The Baltimore & Ohio will have sent no less than eleven spscial traios Westward heavily loaded with bmmni- grants within the past seven days, thisbeing the grentest iunnigrant busiuess ever done atthis port in a week. ——— SMALL-POX. Crxerwyatr, April 16.—A dispateh from Glover’s Gap, W. Va,, indignantly denies a sensational dispatch published all over the country about the small-pox epidemic there. Itsaysa young man at work in Pittsburg came home with the small-pox, and two others, females, contracted it. The diseasa went no further. “There was no panic and no epide It further says the dispatch did not originate there. LowELL, April 16.—One case of small-pox has been discovered here. As the patient worked in the iills since being taken, fears are felt bf a general outbrealk. Spectal Divpatch to The Chicam Tridune. Camenoy, L, April 16.—Thirteen cases of small-pox so far in _this township; foar deaths in all. “The sick-houses are quaran- tined, and precaution used to' prevent its further spread. ——————— FIRE AT LEAVENWIRTH. vworril, Kas., April 2—J. M. Ter- williger, , 187 Washington street, Chi- eago—DEAR SIR: One of your No. 6 Mace- neal & Urban’s safes passed through a fierce fire fast nizht. When sufliciently cool to- day, we opened it by the combivation and found the_contents in goud order. Please send us a No. 20 to take its place. Yours re- speetfull S. SIMMONDS, A fine assortment of these unrivaled safes can always be found at 187 Washwgton. ——————at———— THE DURHAM HOUSZ-DIA NAGE COMPANY is circuluting for the informauon of the pub- lic an illustrated pamphiet, which clearly deseribes the inherent defects of plumbing and_drain-laying. - Tiis paphlet should be read by every one, and cupies can be had by applying at their office. 154 Michigan avenue. —————— A FICTION. ALBANT, April 16.—Thestory of the abdae- tion of Mary Adams, of this city, Is a fiction. L The Rev. W. fl. Ryder, the Rev. Edward Sul~ livan, the Rev. E. P. Goodwin, und the Rev. Arthur Littie concur In the statement made. by Bishop Churtes Edward Cheney: * I regard Prof. Murris Bernhardt us 2 most valuable acquisition to Chicago. 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