Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1881, Page 8

\ man. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, MAY %, 18sI—TWEBLVE PAGES. IN GENERAL. W.F. MAY, U.S, A. fs at tho Palmer, Lawnexor Rannerr fe at tho Pacitic. B. Wetrs, of Quincy, Itl., teat the Tromont, - W. G, Tinarros, of Roston, is at the Palmor. W. 8. MILLIGAN, of Milwaukeo, Is at the Shere x-Lrent.-Gov. J, W. Fire, of Ohio, is at the Paoltle. ; C.D. GonmAm, of Fort Wayno, Ind. is at tho ‘Tremont. pa - RE. KiMoans, of Salt Lake City, is at tho Bherman. CHANLRS MORTON. JR. of Ban Francisco, is at he Tremont. f 4.P, Ouriwatre, of Ishpeming, Mich., is at tho Sherman. Ex-Conanussmax Mantis I. ‘TOWNSEND, of New York, ts at tho Pacifio, Gronar A. Passincnam, and F, Clayton, of \Gambridge, England, nro at the Palmor. ‘Inn loss of P, D, Armour & Co., at Kansas tity, by tho flood, was nbout $30,000. Tuomas J. Vatt, of Hartford, Ct., Secrotary of the National Trotting Association, 1s at the Pacitic, Joun M. Atcock, of Sydnoy, and James J. es of Melbourne, Australia, aro at the alee. : (Mu. B. F, Jacons loft yestorday afternoon for * Centeaiia, IL, whore howill netend the Sundny- school Convention. ALEXANDER Firsvs and Louls Stuyck, of Antwerp, Belgium, and Hugo J. Potosky, of aris, are at the Pacific. ‘The temperature yestertay, as observed bys Mannase, optician, Madigon strect, ‘Trinune Huilding, was, at 8n. m,, 4 degrees; 10 a, tn, $35 12 at, 323 Bp, me 414 My 423 8 Pe ty BY, Barometer, 8 a. m., 79.83; 8 p, W.5. Knowntox, of Hock Istand, Wostern Passenigor Awont of the Baltimora & Ohio Hall- ‘yond, and W.1f Pettibono, of Buttle Creek, -Mich., General Sunerintondont of tho Chicago &Grand Trunk Rullrond, aro at the Palmer. Thr North Sido boulovard is not yet an as- sured fnot, as the ordinance requires the signi ture of Mayor Harrison, and it was stated after the Counell meetin udjourned, by men In a vo- sition is know, that the Mayor waa quito likely to veto it. (Bane Ronxe, a boy 7 years of ago, living at 10. 206 Newberry avenue, wns run over yester- day morning, at tho corner of Hulsted and Elmh- teenth streets, by an ice-wagon owned by Grit, & Connelly. Two wheels pnused over the boy's feg and fractured the ankle bones. THomas Haves, Genoral Superintendent, and James Mifftin, Assistant Seperintendent of the Southern Puilman Car Company; Henry'C. Vilas, of Cleveland, General Manager of the South Shore Freight Line; and Frank M. Smith, Gen- arnt Purchusly nt of the Atchison, Topoka { Santa Fé Railroad, are at the Pacific, JAMES Moran, avbile attempting toe getona moving Iinois Central train ut Pullman, yes: serday morning, slipped and fell under the wheels, He wns badly cut on tho hend and bis right foot crushed ko that tt will bave to bo aim outated, Dr. Irwin, of Pullman, attonded to alm, and took him to St. Luko’s Hospital. Trt friends of the Itev. Dr. ‘Thomas will he pleased to learn that he {s much better, His hysloinn, Dr, Foster, wrote Inst evening: “ Dr. Snomns, Having mado w ateady improvement for the Inst three days, bas now ‘almost puaerd the aritienl stage of his tliness, aud, 9) Ing after tho tannnor of men, may be rogarded as happily out of all immediato danger.” ‘Tir Directors of the newly organized Mercan- tite Club held a mootiog inst evening at the Palmer House, at which they decided to Incate tho Club onthe second floor of the Fidelity Building on Randiilph street, between Olurk and La Salle atecets, where they have secured, fora rental of $1.600 perannum, a suite of rooms 60x00 feet. Tho rooms willbe fitted up at once and n + reception bold on thoir ping. ‘Tho root membership Js filling up, an Jlub wil start in Its permanent home with apormanent future. THE annual meoting of the Leadville & Gun- nison Mining Company was hold last ovening at the Grand Pacific Hotel. Tho uauni routine re ports were considered, afd ‘the annual ¢lection ‘of officers was held, Fosul dag as follows; Presl- dent, E. St. John; Vice-Presidont, H, M. hepa: Secretary, D. M, Hiliis: Treasurer, W. G, Purd: Manager, J. Ht. Hammond; Superintendent, Martin Sullivan; Direvtors, BE, St. John, W. G. “Purdy, H. M. Shepard, ). M. Hillis, J. Mt. Bail, EL. N. Tillotson, E. M. Waterbury, F. W. Jonos, and E. 0, Chace. Tne Third Presbyterian Church was open Inst evening for, purqose of renting pows for the cur- rentyear. Tho society pees not hold any regu- Jar quotion sale, and the prices are graded ic- cording to the Incution of the sittings, Very Tew changes wero mace, moat of tho occupants retaining their old pews, Of the 289 pews on tho Joatn floor, all are rented excopt about thirteon, ‘The hixhest prico paid Inst night was $125. All tho $155 pews were retained by the provious holders, Tho incomo of the church from pew. rents is nearly $18,000 a year. A MEETING of railway postal clorks was held atdo'clock yesterday afternoon to make final arrangements for the erection of tha George 1. Armstrong memorial. It was decided that tho exorcises should take place Friday, May 12, at “1: p.m. The Hon. Schuylor Colfax ts to bo . the orator of the occasion. and J. Y. Scammon ja to preside. Formu) invitations are tu be sent: - to all of tho State, Federal, county, and olty ofli- cials to be preaent at the exeruises. A commtit- teo wus appointed to receive Mr, Colfax and ca- cort hin to the alte of tho memorial, which is tho northwost cornor Of tho Post-Oillce Bulld- Dg. + Ar3:20 yoaterday morning the night clerk at the County Hospital telephoned to the West Lake street stauon usking for tho policu putrol to como thore and take charge of a man who was supposed to be suffering with the smiull-pox.- Olllcer George Hubbard, who was in cburge of the patrol, refused to respond, xiving the very sensible reagon that ho did nut ‘wish to Jeopurdize tho health of all the officers the etation, citizens, and prisonors who duily ne into contact with the wagon, and ho thought, besitos, that tho hospitul authorilios were better proparcd to care for such a caso than the pulice, ‘Tux trouble in the Segerstrand-Houbort fam- ily continucs to grow more complicated. Ag re- lated In Bunday“s Trinune, Mra, Segerstrand, after tirst swearing out a warrint for: bigamy Against Houbert, alleging that big real name WasSegerstrand, and that ho wus her. husband, Went out to bis home in Englewood and stole his. Uttle boy (and hor own, ws sue cluting), whom sho Je nt present ‘hiding in the olty somewherv, And now comes Houbort and swears out a war yant aguingt Mra. Seyorstraud churging ber with Kldnaping tha boy, Elbort Fred Houbert. Tho warrnat was jsquod seaturday by Juatice Ham- muer, but at a lato hour yosterday afternoon the woman bad not been arrested. AN adjourned annun) meoting of the St. George's Benovolent Assoclution was held last ovenlug at the Sherman House, Gourge E. Goouh presidivg. A number of new members wero tie troduced, and the usual routine busineas tring woted. Tho bills of $50 for relief for tho past qwonth were audited... The olection of oflticers wos hold. reaulting ms follows: Mrealdent, Churics J. Rurroughs; Vica-Presidont, Joseph Wright; Treasurer, Willlam Boulch; Fiuanotal Secretary, Hugh Gordon; Recording Secretary, H.D. Biragwauoth: ‘Trostees Wiltlum. Burig- wanath, Joseph Williams, George Merrilly Aus ditors, George EB. Gooch, Henry Cheatley, and Kubert Weg; Visiting Committav, James Pit- taways ere ae eet Sonics Cai nthe Rev, Frederick Courtnoy; sictan, Dr. t. W, Purdy, ieee! Uron receipt of fuformation at the. West Lak Btreet Station ut 4 o'clock ycatorday morning that thory was a womnan lying ill on tho sidewalk wt tho corner of Adu and Randolph streets, the patrol wagon arted ont ae Indivated foun ‘at tho corner Toulsa Doiner, who had but shortly before been delivered of a Her busbaud was preacnt and Ite stated that vould to alleviute ner distress. + they bad been Jodtng BL No. TS West Lake atreot, but tho fangiord bad turned thom out for four Mra. Deinor would disturb tho other in- mates of the house, wud thoy hud In consequonce shared foe sae Count: Heapital ae patrol ook the mothor and child to the Hosp! where they were kindly cared for, eas At? o'clock fomorday: morning Jgohu Erick- Sen, night watchinan ut Willard’s Steam-Forge Works, near the Archor avenue bridgy, beard a og for belp, apparantly in groat dis- tress. Heran towards the bridge whenve the sounds appeared to come, but could see no ono there, and tho sounds had ceased, Upon farthor weareh bo found @ round-crown, sult felt hat doating io the river, which be rvouyered, aud ut 7 o'clock in the tmoroing he brought it to the ‘Twonty-second Street Police Ktauon, and reported tho facts to tho potlce. Oflicens Hyland and funnun were sont to Gray tho tlyer atthe polnt where the bat was found, and at 2:00 yes. terday afteravun, after soveral ‘ours’ hard) work, they found the body of an unknown mun, whose bead the bat fitted, Hloatiog In the Ogden alip. ‘The body wus tuken, to the dturguc, where it awalte tdontification and tho Coroner's Inqueat. The deceased was about ‘ears of axe, flys feet ton iuches Call, brown balr, cut short, $saudy mustacie, full fuce smoothly shaven, and was clad tn blue diagonal cout and veat. dark-striped ‘Paitaloons, tac whito shirt with the nue of Kiox on tbe tug, pe necktie, standing collar, box-wod sewe wots. Al the clothing waa quite naw. There were @2,71 in the pockets, but nothing save the fuiny on the shirt which would ia any way loud Jo Ideatitestion, was found, Duuisa the month of April: tha Police Patrol of the West Luke Street District performed the following service: Hesponded to 104 alatmy, cove ry therein 24 miles imade forty arresty, In- tluding tho capture of three insdne pervuns, two of whois were tukon tothe County Jull; cone veyed leven persous tu the County Teoupitat and Ubéee Jujured persons to their buries; took froin the front ateps of residences in the district. four abandoued lofunts, three of whain were carried tu the Foundiiogs' Home and one to the Morgue; conveyed ong drunkard to the Washingtonian Howe; shot one mad dog and ove deorupid 80. snggpn <P ¢: Ors cloven disturbances, mostly family quarreis; respomled to five alarms of Dro; mado one run In demonstration of tho advantages of the system: for the benefit of n commission of electricians from dthor citles; answered four falso ninrma of tire; made alghtecn trips from tho West Lake Street Stn- tlon ta tho Wort Maison Street Stution, cons yoying forty-nine prisoners thereto, Uther Incidental | wore . perforined h record 18 beet T Polleo aifth Street ee responded to 167 mado ninety-eeht rraats, removed sevor Injured persons to the County Hospital, thirteen disubled persons to. thoir homes, four destituto persons to the Coun- ty Agont’s office, threa corpses to tho Morgue and two to tholr homes, and two Insane persons | sone County Jalil, Entire distance covered, 350 miles.o ‘TH MEDICAL BOCIETY. Ata meoting of tho Chicago Medical Society, held at tho Grand Pacific last night, Dr. E. tne Ruls presiding, Dr. Charices W. Knrlo road an Interesting paper on. tho sitbject of German tncastos, a contngidus disease which, though woll known to medical literatiro, is compnratively new te young practi-+ Honers, and has been quite prevalent In Chicago this winter. Hangar tenee| physiciatis, Thr, Enrlo suid, dingnoserl tho disoase us ordluary mensles or scariitina, Avy one who had suf fered from mensics or scariatinn, however, tld ust onioy immunity frit It. ‘The disease was inarked by cruptions, but the eruptions were not preceded by promonitory symptoms, It np- peared nmiong adults to as great an extont us among children, and was novor dangerous. Tho aia Ulscussed by Drs. F. M. Wollor, G. C. Pao, 1. Park, and others. Dr. Weller snid that fh his opinion the disease ovuld take ou it dangerous or fatal forim—he had even nttondod a fatal _enso or two in Evanston; tho sprend of tho disease, ho thought, vould Invariably be provonted by tho use of (a mixture of curbotlc acid and camphor asa disinfectant. Dr. Paoil sald he had tronted tho discaso in tho old eountry and could say that it wis novor danger- ous. Sndanecdlalt only the mildest romedies or none at a NoNTH BIDE FATES, A roporter naked President ‘Turnor yesterday why tho fares on tha North Sida streot-car Ines bad beon Increased. “ Everything we need,” sad he, bas gone up, yer, corn, leather, citrs, lumber, ete,, and that just ties the increase, though tho addition {snot nt proportion to tho advance in whut we use,” “ find wages anything to do with it?" “ Only Incidoutilly.” ‘Tho increusod cust of n tickot {8 9.44 per cent, from 4.16 to 4.55 conts apiece, 4 ‘TIE COUNTY-BUILDING, ‘pe quasi-orlminal ealendar has beon aot for _ Monday before Judge Huwea. Tn County Treasuror yostorday commenced paying the semi-annual interest on the county bonds. Reinke will not go to Jolict Thursday with the “batch.” Ho has agrood to testify uguinet Eaton, who was Juintiy Indicted-with bim for conspiracy to deface tha records of tha County Cork’s ollice, and willbe bold usa witness, [Hy claims that alt of the alterations made In tho books wore at tho instlirition of Eaton, and by “squealing” he expects to cither nee immunity, pr to have his sentence reduced ton Jail sen- fence. Coresan, tho colored man who was shot in tho recent attompt to browk Jull, was discharged from the County Hospital yesterday, and up- peared at tho Jail, At tho time he wag shot he ‘wus serving a jail sentence, and his time having expired ho wus without n piace to go, and, take ing pity on him, Judge fiawes ontefed ao order to bold him as a witness opinst bis nssaflant and tho othor jnil-breakers. Hu docs not take to It’ very kindly, and for this or sumo other reason would have nothing to say about the Jail fracas. Tic Is still quite iame from bis wound, and tho probabilities are that ho will boroturned to tha Hospital. ALLEGED PEIWUnY. Among, the Indictments roturned by tho Grand Jury Saturday was one for perjury against Richard D, Lender, who Nves at No. 23 }+Rush street, and who camo prominently before the public in the match-bond frauds about two Ho was among those Indicted by tho nited States Grand Jury in what was known a3 the Hull-Wheolee batch at that time, but ho ‘was not convicted for some reason or another, And this lutter indictment grows out of tho old , bond cases, and ‘Sberiff! Mano appears as tho’! Prosvcutiog witness, ? ; ‘Tho bistury of the affair is, In brief, that dur ing the purtnorahtp troubles of Hull,” Wheeler, d Griggs In counection with the manufacture. of inatches at South Chicago, the latter, by legal process, caused Sheri! Hofmann to seize 460 vases and forty-four crates of matches, tho property of the firm, which Hull and Wheeler subsequently replevicd through Gen. Maun, =owho wie then Coroner, In replovying tho goods, Lender turned up ns bondaman, and in quailfying swore to the vlear ownorahip of Lota su, 0,31, and i, Block 27; Lots 34 ta 42, inclualve, Block 10; and Lots 27 to 3, inclusive, Blouk 90, In Ironworkers’ Addition to South Chicayo, somo of which it now appears be did not own as a matter of fuct, aud others of which wero in his naine, but not free frum ine cumbranco; henco the charge uf perjury. The bund he signed was for $1400; and aftor tho goods had boon replavied, spirited away, ang sold, Gon. Mann discuvered tho worthlesnusa of the bond, and had Leader arrested, Ata boar- ing before one of tho Justices, however, it wis held that the Coroner, hud no authority to ad- minister an outh outside of his oltico ns suck, Consequently, tho oath baying been adinintse tered to Lendor by a person not qualifted to ad- minister oaths in such cnacs, thors could be no jury, and the charge was dism rr od. Pan case involves x neat polntbf law, it will be sen, and, since Gon, Sunn is lable to be galled Upon to muke good tho replevying Bond, ho took advice und brought the tonttor to the attention of tho Grand Jury, with the result piven. Ho holds that in accepting a replevying oud ho was notlug as Sherif, and under the statutes was cluthod with all the authority of that office for the time belug, which will be tho real queation to bo determined in the hearing of tho cuse, og) otilir.aineg tho regorda aro gnid to show that tho wildavit of ownership attachod to the bond wus tulse. Londer was in jnil yéstorday, and carly in tho day had his bond fixed at $1,000,but up to the adjournment of court ho had not furnlsbed or even offered any suretion, .U. 8. AL ' Orrico BAMONSKI, Wha was Inilcted for election offenses, appeared in the District Court yesterday and gave bail In tho som of 81,000 to secure his appearapcofor trial, Twenty thousand dollars in gold and $2,000 in sttver ropresonted tho disbursemonts at tho Sub-Treasnry yosterday, Tho recelpta amount- od to $4,000 in allver, ‘Tite rush of special taxpnyers zouterday mado consldorablo work in the Internal Revenue De- partment, the recelpte from this source wluno ‘ooting up $11,020, ‘The total pepelate, for inter- bal revenue wero $0,040, of which $21,060 wis for spirits, $4,228 tor tobacco and claara, and $2,138 for bos er. ‘Ty bondsmen of John G. Clark, who was in- diluted for violation of the ial jaws govorn- Het the uso of the inatle for dwindling purposes, dolivured him up to tho Goverument, and ho is now at bome to his friends In the County dail, Ho wus in Now York, andolaimy that he faltod to rooeive proper notico of the calling of his case, AN officint ribtice bas boon rocelved at the Bub-Tronaury dirovting that horoafter nil de- posits under the uct of Juno 20, 1874, duction of clroulation of any National Bank, shull be mado in United States notes. This ro- duution may be offectod by n deposit in any Sub- Trousury, or by a remittance to the Treasurer, inarked ” United Stutoa notes for credit of the 6 por cent fund." Fouuowtna is the lat of tho dutiablo goods revolved ut theCustom-House yesterday: Lord, Stoutenburzh & Co., ono quarter 0 brandy, throe ono-cluhth pipes brandy: Miitaine one Vox wearlug upparel: Carson, Hiric, Scott &Co,, one case dry youds; Charles Gossage & Co,, two oados dry, woods; E. C, Olson & Co., ono vase dry woods; H.P.& OC, E. Baker, BW quartor sucks salt, 100 Cull sucks sult, 100 sucks Excelsior F, F. walt: fbbard, Sponcor & Co., 174 boxes tin plat G, Mallinkwat & Co,, U3 drums soda neh: Firs! National Bank, threo casos books; Kantaler & Huraia, soven onsoa. oigare 7 3. Binolair & Co., JU sucka satts U.P. & C, B. Bakor, 400 quarter iy casks le ¥aol rummy cal lc aoda, Collections, 83,723," me oat oe PREASANT AMICK, HB AND JIM MALONE HAVE A CONTHOVERSY, Tho Wost-Town Asscasor'a office was atirred up above its usual point yesterday bya little altercation betwoun Assossor Amick and Jim Malone, of the Fourtcenth Ward, who wanted to bo Deputy, His recommendations wero not ao- ccopted, whoruupon ho fw sald to have waxed wroth and burled at Amick a torrent of abusive Janguaye, Mr. Amick stated yesterday that Malone caino Dobind the counter while they were swoariug in Deputies yestonluy morniug, and wuuted to talk with him, Ho exuused bimsolt on tho ground of hot baving tine In business hours, Malone got inad bocuuse there was no place for bin, and boyun to nbuye Amick, calling bim auch endear. ing nities us “dirty Har,” ote, Bir, Amick suya tho abuve continued some fifteen minutes when bo quite forgot the hupoy temper which bis namo Is supposed to Indicnte, and ordered the pan out of the oltice, kicked him once rather hard," says Plousant id byatundury way a few pussos oe ee pak they ae a anybody, Tho ortel hustled Dalene aut # Pe Saas pga 6 vaio buc! later ane roaon| * Amick this: * sr. Amick, you strugk ut mo in your ofico, adding imvult to injury; thorefor you will havo to upologizesor do the other, aa 4 wenticman. You ungorstand. J, Malone." ‘+ Was this a challedyo, Mr. AmickY” +I supposo 80," auld the Aasessor, laughing, Not receiving wu apology Immodiately Mulnuo, lott aguin and posted to Justice Walsh, who is-” sued & complaint aguinst Amick for disorderly conduct fn @ publle oftice, , The suuimous for arrest was served about 10 o'clock, Whe Aasesuor finmediately wot a party toyoun bis boud, which was accepted at the me tation, jacomes before Juatic Walsh to-day at f, Mr. Amiok thinks nothing would ever havo como from tho fuss in the olive if somo of his enomics had not instigated Maluno to got outa warrant for arrest. Ho said he might havo askod the policomun present to put the fcllow out, but didn’t think to, Te had no desire to Hight, but bad had his patience well tried soveral ‘ines since the Canvassing Roar’ tad rendercd tg decision on the late tuwn oleation. Justice Walsh remarked that Amick was lot ont on specini ball, which Is 1 violation of Iw. He says Mat represented to tii Chat bo wits, one of tho seventoon delegates who voted In tho. Convention for Amick, ahd was profised a po- fiom, but when ho camo tu the office tuuud none for him, PLEADING For A PARDON, AMITH'S BERVICES FOU TLARIIBON. “Mo nama,” sald he. “fs Smith, I'm tho fathor of tho twy. Yis, sur, Lam," Tho Mayor looked upand askod, “What can I do fur you, aie?* Roforo hitn stood a rathor ‘old man with a smooth face, pretty hard jook, and aueor mnke- Up. Ho wanted 2 pardon fur ble son, who fs in the Bridowoll, "Yos," snd the Muyor, * tho Holic suy bo was dlaurderls,is viclously inolined, und beut bis mother, ‘and broke up tho furnl- ure: . “An! faith an thin yor Ifonor, yor know how It Js, ‘Thint was alection times.” = * But" my men,” intorrupted the Mayor, “this happoried since election.” “SMaybo itdid. But tt was all nbout election, The bull crowd got tht, and, begad, if tho truth must be towied, I got tight muself, 1 bee Heve. Ah, thin the owld woman was iad at tho Ye hows, yor [unor, this bas byn it hard wunthor, an’ now ine byo ond carn a dollar hee locked up. J voted for yo no teas thin threo men OR." “Where do you Ilva, mt good mun?” asked tho Bmayor, contidingly. Wil, ver Honor, shure I’vo Ived in tho First nnd the Third, and the Fifth and Sovett teenth.” “I'm atrald you aro oxaggorating,” sald tho layor, “Divll_an cxagorate. I voted for yo four times tor a matter o! that.” “But you nover hid « chance but twlos to do that.” said Mayor Harrison, * Phat diiferenco docs that mako? I voted for ye, me foive byes voted tor ye; {controls them all. Au’ there's the McCarmicke, the Mulcahys, tho MoFarlands, tho Farrolls, the Doytes, Pat Caenoy, thim's all nefghvors of moine, an’ I brought thim all out for ye. ‘This pardon {sal Tivernxed ty n Dimiorathic administration ap’ {cll be the last," I want yer Honor to yrant this mete to me. sis You are a iittla tight yourself,” anid the "0 mobo, Lholped to move the MoFarlands from Mudiaon to Monroo street to-day an’ wo ae = burst of beer. Mobo I took a couple of inssos."" eigmth, hung around the best of the afternoon, but be didn’t get the pardon, TUDE POOR-HOUSE, A DISGRACE TO COOK COUNTY, Tho acandalonsly tintit condition of the Poor- House, at Joferaon, for the purpose to whieh It is appiled has long beon a mutter of pubtic. notoriety, ‘Timo-and ngain the pross bos ra- ferred to this mattor, and sfccessive commit- toes and Buards of Commisalunors havo united to pronounco tho Institution u disgrace to Cook County. and to clvilization. . Something over a your ago a movoraent was Inaugurated to dis- poso of the present largo and unprofitable farm and to purchase nnother on e line of some rall- rond where the advantages of and decont sewerngo ‘could be hi present furm is over two miles from the nearest: rallrord, and it costs Juts of money to biul oat supplies to tho county institutions, which in bud ‘weather uru almost inaccessible, ‘The plun proposed last year was to build shops in which tho pauners coun! be profitably, en- gaged, instead of passing their time, us thoy now do, in idleness. Proposnts wore solicited for the snio of a farm of the character required, and a committee inspected about overy farm that wus offered for sito tn the county. But the tronble was that the would-bo vondora, realizing that they hada County Board and not a private individual to deal with, BHOVED UP THE PRICES OF THELR LANDS to such figures as rondered it Inexpedient to buy any of those offered, and tho sebeme fell through, The Hoard decided to retaln tho Present farm, tear down the framo shuntics which now afford shelter to the county puupers, and build new structures for their nccommoda- tion. For this purposo tho sum of $50,000 was appropriated, Ince that timo tho matter has sluinbored. The Committee on Charities made no_siirn, Uecontly an attempt was innde to find a way out of tho dificulty by- scouring foguigtion to permitthe Stato to assume control of tho Cook County Insane Asylum, but this plan also falled to go throuyh, and ta not iikoingi be oe vived, Toe Grand Jury last week visited tho place, and Saturday presented, In tholr roport,a scathlbg arraignment of the Poor-House bulld- fogs, which they pronounced disgraveful -and totully inadequate, in overy way, for the uccom- modation of tho county poor, Thoy called at- tontion, also, to the necd for providing employ- ment for the ininutes, and suywosted the catal Mehmont of a workshop and the removal of tho Poor-House toa distunce from the Insane Asy- jum. . Yeatorday a reporter of THe Trinuxy ASKED MI, PURINGTON, Chairman of tho County Bonrd, if he know auy- thing about whut wus going to be done in the Tuattor, Mr, Purington said the Board had heea hampered considerably by tholuct of funda; tho now Court-Hougo taking nbout all thoy could raise. Tho $60,000 bad been appropriated and was still in tho Genoral Fund. [ie thought tho Committee on Public Churities would shortly be - ablo to wake some rocummondauons as to billd- ny, and that thoy would advise tho crection of aseries of briek buildings at somo little dis- tunce from the prosent-Voor- House, Sir. Sonne, Chairman of the Committeo on Charities, which hug olarge of the Poor-House and Agylum, said thoy hud not talked the mut- ter up nny. They would probably bulld near tho present structure. If thoy could seoure good. water and scwornge, and bo hoped soon to got the question before the Comiities. He thought suitable buildings could bo put up at a coat not ta oxceod the monoy appropriuted, He hud no pian of bis own, aod bad not heard any sug- gested, but rowllzed that ft was timo somathing ‘was donc, Commissioner Stewart said ho had thought of briuging tho question before the Rourd at Its moecting yestorday, but bis dutles on the Elos- pital Committee were as grout 1s he could at- tend to, and bo did not want to {uterfere with the Committco on Charitics. Tho great trouble fp auch eases wus that utmost seeneleD hy tho amount first appropriated represented but a small part of tho actunl cost, Ho wus afrald that thero might be a destre debut. up a palatiat building, whieh would coat $100,000 to $150,000, and this be wae nteuiely cppoaod: But he bolleved t buildings fully adapted to the pur; could be constructed for less than the $50,000 SDpraprasi, ia plun would boto bulld sev- eral purailel brick bdulldings, each two stories In abt, for dormitories and ving rooms, and ave* ong build- ing contain the kitchons and oltices. ‘Those bulldinga could be erected on tho ridge behind the prosent abominations, within envy euch of the road and ata distance of n quarter of a mile from the lusano Asylum, Ho favored the workshop iden, and wanted to sev some phin Prosontod which .would remove the oxisting etsaln upon Cook County in the managament of poor, Comaitsalonor Coburn and othor members of tho Hoard. who wore spoken with oxprossed similar viows,and suid they had been looking foraroport from the Committee on Charitios before this, It Srpnars to bo settlod that the now buildings, whutover pise may bo adopted in thoir construction, will built ut Jefferson, nd that tho Board {s unanimously In favor of taking some action very goon, SUBURBAN, EVANBTON, ‘The Koard of Trustces ‘will hold thelr first micoting this ovening, Tho now President, Br, J, J, Parkhurst, will appoint tho standiig com. mittoes, and An attempt will be made to elect tho subordinute officand of tho village, ‘This evening in the Congregutioual Church Mr. Kdwin Loo Brown, Proaident of the Boaluty for the Prevention of Cruulty to Animate, will give a tecture on * Cruelty to Animals In wit’ ‘Tho lecture is freo, and'{s ylveo in re- sponse to a letter algned by nbout thirty citizens whe aro hla personal friends, rita HYDE PARK, ‘ho doath of Col. Bowon causes a change tn the dtyde Park Bonrd of Trusteos4p tho vote on the ordinance which allows the Treasurer to bite come his awa sucocasor, Col, Lowen was for this ordinance, and, ft f4 sald, would have voted to pass It over the Prealdont’s voto, and with bis vote it could have been done, but now It 18 hopes lesly loat, and the present ‘Treasurer, Mr. Her- ‘ick, cau bo retained in position only ie the oi satoelng hot to agree on avy candidate for the office, Col, Bowon was probably tho best man on the Board of Truatees to look after the (uterests of South Chicago and Pullman, and to these twe points ho was bound tu devote his greatest care. An cloctiog fur Truates to fill bis place will probably be called within a week, and ulready tho politicians and va aro Qquarrell to sce which one of their favorita shail iit his ee, ~ ‘The now dopot.at South Park is pro; toe finely, and tho foundations aro luld. Tho depot will bo 4t by, $a kook, with long shed structures at, olther sido M6 by TE feot each, toend in a pas villon 10 by Zi feot. Tho waln structure will bo inade of brick and stone, with a main tower eighty-four foet in bight, DOWNER'S GROVE, Mr. J. P, Kennedy, a roaident of this village, was, found drowned in bie well. goon after 4 o'clouk yostontay moruing under circum stances which indicato strongly that the avt was voluntary. Tho wall wus about twunty-eight foot deep, apd had about ofybteen feot of water, It was covered with a close platform tu which was 8 mman-bole about elwbtwon inches square covered by @ trup-tloor, Mr, Kennedy ute bis breakfast and) weot out of the bouse. Somo ten minutes later the trap was noticed open, apd he be! inissed an examination was imade as goon 4s possible aud bis body found at the bottom of the well, but lity was oxtinat, Br, Kunuody, who was nearly 70 yours of axe, ua been eB lal out Of health for some ‘tine, and very wugh depressed fo spirits. Ho ‘was for many yeatv 4 resident of the Weat Side, a On Saggne graviyag ooo aRY, - ‘hicagn, whore ho was woll known and owned yatuabl a erty. During bis residence It Downer's Grove for tho last thres years ho had rented, but last fall bo purchasod a house nt Elins- dnio and was to have moved to-day. He teavesa family of n wifo (soute yenra hia duiier) and four children, from & to 1 yenra of age. Ho wasin porfvetiy indupondent ¢lreum- stances, and leaves eal a His fame Hy relations were all that vould bo desired. Tho net—If It wus hig own net—can only bo nccountedt for. ns tho result of mental aberration induced by i-hentth, Tho faintly, who aro univorsully Teapeote, have the pithy of our entire community in their anilction. WEST SIDE PARKS. Regular Rusiness Mocting of the Com- minalionern Yeaterday. ‘Tho West lark Nourd mot yosterday after- nou, all tho members boing present, ‘The Sec- retary read a communteation from M. Culson Proposing « new patent boat to bo uscd onthe Inkes, costing $3 moro than those now In usa; nisy, two bids for metallic pipe, as foltawas one from D, Long & Cu., offering to furnish 80 fect of pipe for $87.50; another from J. J. Wade, of fering to furnish the suine number of fect for wo. Bort wero roferrud tu tho Improveimott Commnittec. ‘The bond of the Tronsurer, John Huchlor, for gi signed by Conrnd Solpp, Matthias Schulz, and Gcorge Schneider, was recolved, ap- ran and ON tho a ee ee bond Of 850, faving special reforenco to West Washington street wulovard, was roforred ta tho attorney of Hoard, an ordinanco locating and establishing a vonlovard conne: Bild the parks utider the con- trol of the West Chicugo Park Cominigsioners with those undor the control of tha South Park Commissioners, and « potition to the County» Court for the iudomuification of property-own- ers affected thereby, were received from Gen. Smilth, tho attorney of tho Board, and adopted, The ordinnuey rons as follows: SECTION 1. That a boulevard or ploasureway ‘be located and ostablished by acquiring title to und taking thorofur the linds and promises de- soribed as follows: Sturting from the centro Une of the south ond of Duuglis Park 250 fect wid, and running south to within 1,000 fect of ‘owonty-sixth streets thence onst 25) feat wide to the east side of California avonue: trom thonce south along and parallel with said street (avenue) 250 foot wide to the north side of Thir- ty-lrst street: thonco cast 20) feet wido alone and parallel with said street on the north side thorcaf to tho cast side of Western nvenuo, and from thence 240 feot wide south to the Mlinols & Michigan Canal,-{n accordance with the plat hereto annexed and made a part thereof, Seo. 2. Thatanid {improvement shall be made and tho cost thereof paid for by n epecint assess ment, to be levied upon the property to be ben- olited theroby to the umount thut to snimomay be logally assessed thorofor In the samo manner 8s the cost of othor lands for parks is nsscascd ; under the severd! acts creatiog such Board. Ske. i, ‘Lhut the attorney of tho Bonrd be and ho Ja hereby gircoted to, file a petition in tho Coupty Court of Cook County, Titinols, in the hantvor this Board, praying thit tha jusc com- pensation to be made for private property to ba taken or damayed for sald improvoinent or pur- pose specified in this ordinance shall be ascor- talned by u jury in tho munuer provided by liuw, SEC. 4. This ordinaney shall be in force’ from and ofter its pasange. SWITCI-ENGINES. Goorge F. Mobter, the boutovard poltcoman, Presonted a report of tho numbor of times dally thut the switch-ensinos of the Milwaukea & St, Paul Ruliroad crossed or oooupled the boulovard, as follows: April 24, iy 2 times; April 2, Of times; April 27, 121 ADTIL2s, 128 timda; April Si 104 times; April 220 times: May 1, Lov times. On the last-named date un accident occurred, horso took fright, ticked Into a ditch, and dutnaged tho vehicle. Those tiguros loft no room to doubt the statomont thay the ongines occu pled the boulevard n considctably portion of the time, und created fears In tho minds of the Come missioners that the idea of making it A pleasure drivo would have tobe surrendered. Roferred to the Solicitor of the Hoard, Z The Finance Committee reported: Recoipts for. April, $400; balnnce inst month, 830,008; expenditure for month, 86,673, including among other Itoma: artesian well, S468; pay-roll for Murch, $2,659; Peter Sehillo, rofun tng und over~ Payment of tnxes and usscaaments, $1,000; leav- dog a balauce'A pril i) of $25,003, WEST WASHINGTON STREET. Commissioner Woodard moved the following: Ttevalved, ‘That the Sccretary of this Boartl bo instructed to advortise for bids for the improve- ment of the rond-bed of Washington. street boulevard according to the specilicationa al- ready adopted by tho Banrd; that such bids nay. be innde in two sections—one from Halsted street to Union Park, and ono from Union Park to Rockwell streot; aie iat separate bids bo made for the limestone foundation, und ulsofor the granitcrossing, + ‘This was variously amonded so aa to Include asphalt and cedar block with stone gutters, but the amendments wero lost and tho original mo- tlon prevailed. i aA communication from John Sikoly offering to clean Washington street from Halsted to Ruck well for $307.50, was roferred to the President, Commissioner Woodan{ drow attoution to the fact that the parties fet iz ico out of tho lake dn Humboldt Park bad- out the ground up so that it would require the expenditure of one- half the money obtained ‘for the ico to put the ground In the samo condition it was before. Ro- Torred to the Humboldt Park Committee, Adjourned, ‘ AMUSEMENTS. GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. Mitchell's Pleasuro Party, at the head of which Ia that excellent comediqn, William Gill, to whose ability in the way of stazc munnac- tment much of the success of Colville’s Folly Company was duc, appuared at this house Inst evening in n vaision of * Our Goblins,” which le a dcolded improvement on that heretofore pro- sented, ‘Tho pleco Is now divided into threo nota, the frst bul nado the yobiclo fer tho ine troduation of a funny, though in some instances overdone, buriesqua of tho moderp ‘soclot: drama, while the others deal with the experi= ences of 4 party of Amortvan tourisus ‘in Ger- many, and the extraordinary dream wolen re- sulted from one member of tho party partaklog too freely of chainpagne, A liberal amount of, how nnd popular muslo fs introduced, and thn’: Pre ie isof an ordor that can be com- TAVERLY'S, Having secured n leaso of his prosont theatre until auch tine as tho First National Dauk may conclude to want the:structure, Mr, Haverly again brings bofore the Chicago public his orig- inul colored minstrel band, which has grown until it cow numbers 100, instead of the historic party. In this organization dir, Haverly has combined the Lest members of several com- panies wud succeoded ih drilling its members to a degree of eflivioncy that epubles thom to ylvo & Nndteolass perfurinance in every respeot, tho singing boing particularly noticeable for ox- collence, while the other features arc fully upto tho Ktandurd. Tho troupe will remain during the week, z —_ NOOLEY’s, Bartley Campbell's Fairfax,” although not 9 particularly strong play, is bettor than severat Others frown his pon, and drow a large audicnce lust ovening. Tho part of. Diana Dorste was taken be Misa Eugenia Blair, who possesses cone sldorabfe ability, much of tho effect of which ts jost, howover, by tho extraordinary clovution in which she indulges, Tho other characters were Aeceptubly taken, and the performunce, aan wholv, novoptable,. SS SWEET -CITANITY,. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, = * Evan, Ib, May 2.—Anale'Firmin and com pany played at tho Opera-Houso toalurge audl- once to-night for the benellt of the fam- MMos of the mon drowned In the forry calamity. Mayor Boaworth has, at request, appointed a committca of three promincnt merchants Messrs, Scbults, Waldron, aud Palmormto handle and disposo of the procoeds, —— BALTIMORE, BALTIMORE, Md., May $.—Following tho exam- plo of Clucjauati, musicians and others hava ore ganized an Oratorio Soalety hore, and propuse to hold un annual iuscal festival in May, and in connootion therowith an tndustrial exhibition. THE OLYMPIC, ‘The Big Four Novelty Company, a variety ore @aulzution, cocuples this house during the pres- Gnt wook, Piet en aig BPVICKER'S, « “One Hundred Wives" begun {ts second week here last evoning to a good hou: a —— A BOOM AT ELKHART, IND, Byectar sstspatch to The Chicago Tribune, Exxuant, Ind., May 2.—Tho favorable results of ‘Thursday's oleotion (the appropriation of $22,000 to the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railway) has given Elkbart a booi, Cupitullats are now roady to spread thelr monoy, Tho do- mand for carpenters and masons [4 far in exerss of the supply, Goveral bulldingsare being kept un the standstill on account of the scarclty of mugsons and carpenters. Tho building vd the Olnelunatt, Wabash & Mionigey Kallway to and through this place will give Elkhart a vow stare and put ber og a bright and proaporous future. Fikbart's watorepower caunot bo beaton nour or far. Thoro la room for uollinited manufucture jug establishments hero, = ey COMMISSIONER ALBRIGHT, ‘To the Editor of The Chicaga Tribune, Cutcaao, IL, May %.—In Tux ‘Trivune of this morning I notice @ short paragraph, beadud “Ywollth Ward Politics," which docs the Weat- End Club great injustice, and which was pro- moted, no doubt, by au Incorrect report of tho ineeting of thia Club bold last Saturday even- ing. Permit we, as President of the Club, to stato that nothing whatever wan dono or sald by the Ciub concerning Mr. Albright's di ‘ of campalgn funds, Mr. Albright's affair was talked over Intormmlly, and a proposition. was mado by one of the inembers to introduce A rosolution upon the aulject, but I, as Chairman of tho Club, stated that Iwould not entertain any tesohitlon or mouon upon the subject what over, ns itwas a matter concerning which wo had no Jurtadiction, Mr. Albright was not a inember,of our Cla; did not reeviye the monoy nS Our Rout; cunsequently we,ns a Clubs, had wo right to Inquire tuto bis disposition of the funds, Tho West-Hnd Chub is in the habit of renal atticly to its own businves, and dous hot usunily put ita fout Into It by mixing Into Atfairs where it has no right, rik J. WH. SAND Vrontdont Wost-Ind Club, FIRE RECORD. FIMES YOR APRIL, Fi Total number of alarms, 44; atille, 87 The catises for same are ns follows! Falso, 15: defect> ive chiimuoys, 6; sparks trom chimney, 4; un- known, 4: communicatod, 4; amoky chimucy, 8} defective tuos, 3; spark from peantut-ronster, 23. grouse falling on ombers, 3; olgur stub dropped among rubbish, 23 ashes deposited on floor and in wooden Lox, 2; ten-kottle, 2; match dropped among clothing, 2; and ono cach: chimncy fro, sparks front charcoal furnace, stevopipo resting: against wood-work, apark from smoke-stack, over-bented stove, glue boiling over on stov pense: Swopt into rogistor, boya smokin, nition o| ugainst “smoke-stack, incendiarism, tmischlovous boys, rats with miatebos, al anected stove-pipa, oll raya doposite against chimnoy, mont ‘on stove, explosion of kerosene ofl lamp, conla falling from stove, grenae boiling over on stove, sinoky stove, ovor-hente:! Japan oven, ubleve ignition of duet over boiler, mutictousness, light- ning, Ignition of pot of ree stove, clothes tov near stove, Ignition of eninbric curtain from match, upsetting gasviine stove, liting nicuhol Jamp while Hirhted, and spontancous combustion of ol! ra; Of tho buildings, 0 were stone, 16 vbrick, BL frame, aud wore occupied as follows: Dwellings, 26; barns, 4; offices, 3; suloons, i; tonomuents, 3; smoke-houses, 2; ton atores, 2; and one’ each, studoncry store, planing-mill, Hquor.store, furnished rooma, depot, ment mar kot, church, flour aud feud store, organ, paint, wire guard, shoot-motai olbow, and sewing-ma- ebinu furniture manufactory, time kiln, and sidewalk. ‘Total insurance involved, $217,100; - total loss, $2,528; total loss to insurance, 18 near a8 can be ascertainod up to date, $1,017. NEAT HARRISON, ARK, Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Litres Rock, Ark. May 3.—Nows reached here this oyening of the destruction of the Hear Crook distiltory, near Harrison,’ Boono County. ‘The firo orlginated from the furnace, and when disvovered had mado such headway that it was found Impossible to chock it. The building boing framo burued {ke tinder, and the flames lighted up tho surrounding country for mites, attracting: thither a groat concourse of people, who allently wutehed tha Uicry cloment vomplote its vork. Some tifty or sixty barrels of whisky aro roport- od burned, togothor with a lurga quuntity of vorn and rye, The catablishment was tho largest: and best !n Northwest Arkansus. It was owned by Jenkins Bros, Loss abuut $25,000; no insur nace, e CHICAGO. Aatill ularm to engine company No. 17 at 8:10 yesterday morning was caused by a firo on the third floor of a three-story brick building at Nos. 0 and 11 North Desplaincs strvot, owned and occupied by tho Crane Bros.'s Manufactuelng Company. Jause, an ovorhuagnd furnace. Dam- ago, 810, ‘he alarm from Box 118 ut 7:60 Inst ovening was causod by u mit-Jet eutting fire to sumo Roud in the show-window af Cavo Bros, dry= ls store, Nos, 2tll and 2il3: Archer avontc. amuge to building estimated at $500, and to woods €500, which tosses are fully covered by Policies In the Allinnoe and Greenwich Fire Compautes, A'p OLIN, TA. Special Dispateh to The Udteago Tribunts Wrosina, a, May 2—Quito a destructive fire occurred nt Olle, Ia., this morning at 2 o'stock, consuming all tho bulldings on tho enst sido of tho street. The fire originated in Willian Dun- can's harnoss shup, and spread both ways, burn- ing F.8, Dunkleo’s furniture store, U. D. Wiggins’ blacksmith shop, Dean's wagon shop, B. Blaok- man's devolry store, and H. Waldo's livery tuble and dwelllng-house ‘This {a the second stable lime timo this property has beon burned. Loss not catimated. * AT MANISIEE, MICII. Specint Dispatch to The,Chteago Tribune, Manistee, Mich., day 2.—During a high wind to-day, R. G, Potots’ alt! bonrding-house and the largo tonomeut houseof Rutz, with two small sbnutles in tho vichilty, were deatroyed by fire. Petors bad $1600 insurance in the Britlah- American, and Huta had €200 In a company not known. ‘There was no Insuranco on theshuntios. Tho total Jugs fy about $7,000, , : Gs AT CAIRO, W. VA. CINCINNATI, O., May 2,—A disaytrous flro oo- etirred yostarday at Cairo, W, Va., completely destroying elht or ning houses, Including Sigler & Gilbert's storo and dwellings, sotallitig a sorious loss, not yot dofuitly aiscertnined, but estimatod ut $3,000, A defective fluo in Siglcr’s dwelling was the cuuso, 7 AT FOND DU LAC, WIS. Fonp: bu Dav, Wis, May 2.—Fire Saturday avening destroyed tho Honry grist-mill, Tho origin of the trois unknown. Loss, $20,000; in- surance, $10,000, The loss Is sustained by the Galloway eatato, the proprivtors, and 'T. 8. Hen- ty & Co., lossoos, : NEW JERSEY AGAIN ON FIRE, Bourn Aunor, N. J. May 2.—The meadows for milos about Morgan's Stadion are on Nre, and grout wlurm Is felt lest {t eproad to tho Wools and causo anothor forost fire. Southwost of this place tha smolderiug wuod tires have again broken out, AT 8ST. THOMAS, ONT. Br, THostas, Ont., May 2.—Tho Uanude Southern froight shed burned this morning, The bullding was 160 feot long, ana contained a larga quantit; of goods, Loss between $75,000 ond $loouo0. %) AT GRAND MAVEN, MICH. Dernrott, Mich, May 2.—Lryco & Biooker's Iron Works at Grand Havon, this State, burned (iiteriay. Loss, thor losses, $4, ON STATEN ISLAND. New Youk, May 2—Eddy’s lumbor-yard. a |* coal-yard, and soveral stores burned at Stapld~ ton, Stuten Island, to-duy, Loag, $30,000, In- condlury. THE STATE CAPITAL. Eloven Scnators and Twenty-four Rep- Fewontatives Show Up—There Were Not Enough of Them, Howevor, to Do Businow—Apportionmont Gossip. Speclat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Seninayterp, Ju., May 2—Both branches of the Loxtalature were catled to order this aftor- noon purauunt to udjournment, There were lovon Sunatora and twenty-four Ropresenta- tlves ‘present, Nothing Wis attomptod asido from reading of billd u firat time. In fact, it was pretty generally understood on Friday last that nothing would bo done to-day, and the Leg- jalature will not be hero in force bofore to-mor row, . Fi Quite a ttle caucusing {sin progross among thosa who have returned relutive to apportion- ment, It ig boyond human ken to forotoll Ba to what the Houso will attempt to do, or rather not to do, in the matter; but certain ougulng Sonators, who chuckle gently over the dafeatof the Clark rosolution du the Housu are dotng their tovel best to batoh Up tmmature apporuonment schemes, pasa them in the Bonatu, and send thom to the Hours, there to be playeil with before tinal annlitation, and by this cirou!tous action attempt to abow to tho State that they, wero willing to do the work, Gut tho House kicked, and would bave nono The wiso old heads who have seon the autlcs- of Legislatures in days gone’ by prealct that no apportionment will bevaccomplished this um aud it would look as If the appropriations would be sent through and ao adjournmunt effected in about three weeks’ timo, In order to bring about tho much desired stampede, however, the House wile, compelled. iB Wark with, 4 unaniinlty, of ua y 0 Such tnclinadons ure parent in the heart of that body, a A LIBEL SUIT, Specat Dievated to The Chteaga Tribune, Lavayrerte, Ing, Say %—In the sult of ex County-Attorney Park against Jobu 8. and Georgo B. Willams for $20,000 libel, the Court holds the complaiut good, and struck out de- fendant's answor thereto, The latter wore then given until to-morrow morning to umend thoir language concerning Capt. Park that bo claimed to be libelous; hence this euit, —————_ ON A TOUR OF INSPECTION. Bpeciat Duupatch to Ths Chtcugo Tribune. Cincinnati, O., May 2—Jiro Ogura, a momber of the Japanese Legution at Washington, passed through this city to-day on his way to Lexing- ton and the Blue Grass region of Kentucky, He is out on wtour of iuspection, aud gous to tho . . ‘ ‘ ‘apne Blue Grass region for the purpose of making observations, to repurt to the Homa Govern- nicnt, of the blooded atock fur which Kontuoky infamous, Ie will givo particular attention to blooded horses. He ropreecnts the Japanoso na anxtoun to Increnso thotr tradé with the United Btates, and thinks it not Improbablo that blood. ev! horses and cattle will be Shipped to Javan in i idorsuls numbers as # resull of his rocont visite ———a KANE.COUNTY ASSESSORS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Gayuva, tL, May 2.—Tho Kano County Town- ship Asscssors fold thoie annual meeting at Genova on Saturday, and rosolved to place the aaseasod valuation for the ensuing year at 50 cents on tho dollar of oash-sulo valuation. Tha tax salo will bogin on the 20th of Juno. THE CINCINNATI MAY FESTIVAL, CinoINNATI, May 2.—Tho firat mass rohearsnl In tho Musta ffall of tho May festival chorus, practicing for tho festival to be hold a year front next May, tnkos placo to-night. A part of tho rehearsal have been eal Sep for nenrly a year pnat. This chorus will Lave about two yeara’ practico In tho festival music, ——————— ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE VEARS OLD. Conumnus, Ga. May 2—Mra, Rebecen TDo- Janey, who resided in Barlow County, diced at 12 o'clock Saturday night, Bho was nearly 105 ‘carsold. Her husband was killed in tho war of $13, and shoe remained a widow up to tho time of bor death. ‘ oe FAILURE AT MEMPHIS, TENN. Memvuis, Tenn., May 2—4. W. Avery & Coy wholesale grovora, ussigned this morning. Lin- bilitics, $21,000; nsets nominally $22,000. H. Dow fs named ns.tho Assignee. ‘ The croditors are principuly merobants of this city, ———— A RARE STOCK OF ART-HANGINGS, Ityas over boon our aim to carry the cholcast Pattorns In art-bangings to bo found and to hung thom artistloally. and with as little “muss” as is possible, How welt wo have suc- cocded, nak any wo have done work for. F. It. Hilgor & Co,, 204 Wabash. $$$ REMOVAL—HALL'S SAFE & LOCK COMPANY Havo removed to 67 Waahitgton atrect, between Denrborn and State, A large lina of all kinds of safes, Terrible Loss of Life, Millions of rats, mico, onts, bod-buga, roaches Jose tholr lives by collision with “ough on Kata.’ Sold by drugutsis. 160 boxe: a THD AMS Czy WATER COLOR PAINTINGS! Now on Exhib ition AT O'BRIEN’S, 208 Wabasha AUCTION SALE Weilnesday (To-morrow) Even ALS Colo be R RI I EMEMBE THURSDAY NEXT, May THE ENTIRE FURNITURE AND CARPETS OF THE EVERETT HOUS, (G2 ROOMS) ) Corner Madison '& Peoria-sts, ig BLI0: My oe Tha universal verdict is that the Now No. 8 is tho simplest and tnest durable sowing-machine. Wohooler & Wilson sunufacturing Co., 153 Stuta, We recommend Eldredgesowing-machines re Indigestion, dyspepsin, nervous prostration, and all forms of wonoral debility rellaved by taking Mensinun's Peptonized, Beet Tonio. tho oniy prepuration of becf vontaining {ts entire nutritious properties, It js tft a mere stimu- dant ike the extracts of beot, but contains bload-muking, force-gonerating, ‘and life-suse {taining propertics; fs Invaluable in all enfec- Dleed conditions, whethor tho result, of exhaus- ton, nervous prostration, overwork, or ticute diseases, particularly 1f resulting .from_ pulmo- nury complaints. Caswell, Hazard & Co., pro- prictors, Now York. For salo hy druggists. MAREIAGE LICENSES. * “ithe following marriage liconsos wore inaued yostor= vamnes.. Mtealdence, { Het Glencoe, Li, Catharine Shinici Grosse Point, TM, Manitowoc, Wis, na Springietd, 11, John Saxen, Chienga, ‘Alving Ashtundé,, ‘Chieaxo, { Machina Moye Chteauo, Lizaie Bornardy. Chiengo, Chicago. : Chienzo, Nikoden: Zan Chicazo. Bathina Zigiinaxa ......19,..,chleaga, { . M. Yan Clovo Minnenvolis, Minn, Mary 8. Williams Chicuge, Charlos Jumes .. Houth Chicago, Catharine Coarn: 22,...Bouth Chtenyos Chisologuo ‘Vhlobault, 42... Mr P, Idesenberg. jee Eva Wiles.. Irving 24 Th 3l. Seva Park i, Cl Lowis Johnaun.,.. Caroline Bacon’ “homes Brown, } Mra. Mary Smith, {zpeent, BR, Clate, Mra. Atury Jotun Henry Habor, i Mary #rodril j Ibert Tutten, ‘orena ichia,, 21.,..Chicagu, Loyonm I. A. Sil Site TE iaoy. { August am, 2. Chien 3a,'8 Jolanin Kamaradt.., no. Git Herbort Brackingbern. PES ett eapaaen ” MARRIAGES, NEIGLEY—DRIND April Bi ae tho residonce Of tho brido's alutar, Sirs. Maron ‘Thonnson, No, 3 Tlamilton-ay, by tlie Hoy. ‘homay It Strobridge, Mr, Kilmore Wolgtoy und Miss Mtury d. Prindol. ‘ DEATHS, Fae nee ye Renan ieee iy Sek POET OOP OR ENE DDAWEB=May J, at 891 Pratrio-ay., Mra. Mary J, ¥rionds are invited to tho foneral, ‘Tuasday, May 5, stil o'clock a, tu. Interment private, (OF Philadelphia pupors pious copy. NICHOLE—Muy 2, pt his lute residence, 103 South Poorlu-at, Luther "Nichols, aged 7a. yesra and 10 Monthat A resident of Chicago since 1k Funsral Wednesday att pr. HKEED—Atay 1, Lillo Loghay, daughter of Bra, Wat- tollioad, Navas South deturoma st cane, eked 2 yoare dn nd bY daa. ‘angral Tuowday, Bay X at 10 4, m. by carriagus to Graceland cemetary, Friands of tho fuinily invited, Gir Loutaville (KY. papers 'ptoase copy. OCCA May 4, onlo, the only son of Antonio and Lizale Mocca, aacd ¥ months pnd 1d days, Funeral wotice neroaftar, . PAPENDIECK—Mrw, Ft Papendl 12g gear, oF heurt dlsctsce NOT ePenaleck, In hor Funeral sorvico Wednusday, May 4, at p. m., at the revidence of her son-it-taw, A. Behuts, corner of Centre and Mohawkests, shonve to Graculand. DARCY—Tho romaina of our beloved mother, Mra, Johan Darcy, will be interred from the vuule of Cat vary cemotery Hoxt Weduiesday, at | oelvck. Thiotuy J, PAROY, Sits, JAMES Gunton, Mus, 2B BAIETT HOWEN=Tho Bowen will be hel James’ Chureh, and THOME nem! services of Col. James I, ‘on ‘Thuraday, wt 11 o'clock, at St. on eres by carrlayes tu Gracolund, N—On the 2 of Gt A377 Indianu-ay., silanes Sa fee ea egaeseome coos my 5 10! Ld Hemaina will be taken to ‘Mundstona, MMich., to-day, CON: QRTON Sell Isabolie Connorton, only child ef John W, and Iizsie Connortun, aged U mouths and ‘ool . neral May 8, at 1 p.o1, from reaidenco® South ¥ i Green-s rier om Our tise, angol. 3 @ funoral wes of the Inte Hov. Edmund B,.Tuttio, Chap] ain 8, A.. formerly of ga will be Held at thu Pet a op Dowd: “Cathedral uf 8 tee, snd de Dat, oornat af Waahingion sud Pours "GUNNIPHcahe remaine Be the 1 — remsing te Cay y pi yt bo tnterred from ee Wault Wodnéud om 5 ChE Cara oes atte romney, Deri Laughllt ard Atenoy at. May at) olelsek stn, by a RAI NRAbARE pothesis, Se plrtnas retneral Wednesday, May 4, at 11 thonce to Rosentle bat Buried terattena." sence and va a Minis} papers please cogs, Cate INSON~MM, if a upencer, aon of liver ic und. thulas W. donee SgaSigaihe aad tare, noe of Mr. be C, Pal Al 1e idence a Le ne vrose di Michtransaye Vasedey Mae, bia ae of SER atay 2, Batausl J. Potter, in the 40th year mod wil be taken to Bloomteld, N.J., fur Intor- even ANNOUNCEMENTS, ____. MiG. DEAN WiLt conbucr Tie huon meetlug to-day, THE JONUAL HLAGTION. OF GE siaco at tha Grend Pacity Hove) turnin soe EO r HE Ln W EST SIDE Ww. o. T. U. WILL ie Wontar Avauus BM. Be Church area pis Bibs Funding a3 o'cluek. TPUE BIGLOGICAL SOCIETY MEKTS tu-merrow night at the Tremont MPH GOSPEL ; MPERANCE MEET. ny thle, evening will Le bald in ower Furwell HL lead. ‘Yh yo wocupanied by ‘organ, coruet, prety iol Tan, wih IRE CHATTEL MORTGAGE Sale ON TUESDAY (THIS DAY), MAY 3, AX 10 O'CLOCK sirARP, THE CONTENTS OF 12 ROOMS No. 8 South Clark-st., Consisting of BE. T, Chamber Sets, Bureaus, Redsteads, tresnen, Commoden, Carpria, eddinge Crockery, Glassware, be, Salo peremptory. . By WM. A. BUTTERS, Monin NRT ue, The Bnire Sock of a Theatrical Cos‘umer, Sen, &, AT AUCTION, Thursday, May cut 11 o'clock n,m, roums, 2 tato-nt,_Cataloxuen re: Martine Wa zune Wares ROYAL BAKING PO WDER, ABSOLUTELY PURE. MADE FROM GRAPE CREAM TARTAR Housekeoper's favorite In tending clties of the wotlk, No othor preparation makus nuch lebt Boks, bot Dreads of luxurious parity, Can bo calen by dytpts: tea without fear of tho ills resniting from teary indie gestlula food, | Far Cemmuenited tor purity apd alt sonionuss by the Government Chemlet, De Mot, ROVAL BAKING POWDER ( York. ERNST PRUSSINC'S Real Estate and Loan Ofieo ILAS BREN REMOVED 'TO No. 10 Borden Block, NW, corner Randolph and Denrbora-s THE SINGER WFC ee SNYDACKER & GO,, Real Estate and Levey “ Memoved tu PireiCnse yi OVED Wabash & Jase MeCormick Blo Cabtuet Grouds. SIS OFF REMOVAL. PIANOS otis, gsi Powertul Tone, Pure Bawy Action. btand ta Tune. Eleynut Rowewoud Case, Durable, 4 WHSOY, BVENDEN CC, os Tanks ad Can ag AS no 13 a Aod Geuorn! in performed on, nel WHEELE! ORES: Cr ss —— REM SLOO ORE racthae BAL Ean Np Han fk Gelptis, Be hares thet iad, ies ue Dp MY ut Ave 8 ihe ae ae & eae Fond $1. 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