Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 17, 1881, Page 12

i g i i 1 u i i & ) i T P o g ) ik 3% TRCTEPL L, 52 ST ST P L Alderman Hildreth's Report on the Proposed Water-Worlks Exe tension. His Committes Recommond a Tunnel to and Crib at Grosse Point, The 010 Tunnel Reported 1o Bo In Bad Way Owing to Scdiments ary Deposits. Adoption of the Report After a Iild Debato on Its Moerits. Tho Council held n regularweekly meoting 1ast evening, Mayor IHarrleon in thoe chffir, aud all tho Aldermen present. ‘The Mayor, from the Speeinl Committeo on Committees, submitted fta roport, which was ununimona, Ald, Dixon naked I tho list wasn't tho snme ns tbat presonted n week ngo hy Ald, Cullerton, [Laughter,) Ho nsked thut the report be de- ferred under the echarter, dlesirnng to look tho 11st over. Tho point was mado that, not being the report. of a Committee of tho Councli—thare belnyg none—It soukd uot ho Inld over, and tho Chalr ko held, saying that tuo charter proviston wus fu- appilenble, Ald, Bhurey appenled from tha deslslon. After o fong, unluteresting discussion, the Chntr wos not sustulned,—yeas 15, nays 1%~ns followa; r Araiaton. ik eas—Wicke 5 ors, Appleton, Burke, i, e petor K et SR Luwlor, Poevey, Schroeder, Nelson, Stauber, Hirsc, Young, larroti— 1} Dixon, Shoro Watkins, Nays ~ Dixon, Pheips, - Wotherell, Parcell, Smyth, Rond, Dean, Hulbert, rett, Irady, Waizer, Moy (Fifteentin, Jmbof, ' Moler (Sixtcunth),” Murphy, Burley Blalr—10, On motion of Ald. Liverett, the lst swas Inid over. The following are the names of the Chalr- mon of the ditferont Committees recommended in tho report: Finnneo, Burley: Judielary, Young; Bchools, Stauber; Ralironds, ond: Fire and Water, Everett; Health and County Reln- Uons, Wickershnn; Gas, Sunders; Publie Bultd- ngs, Mildreth; Elcetions, Hulbert; Strects and Alloys, Bonth, Watkins: North, Meyer; West Division, Lawler: Police, Riordan; Wharves and Publle Grounds, Feovey Dixon; Markets,Schre BMeters Dridewell, Bmyth: License Loceal Asscssments, Murphy; Printts TIE WATER SUPPLY. i Tho spocial urder, tho report of tho Spocial Cammitieo on_ 1o resobation of AN, o with reference to the witer supply, wis tnken up. Tho document read ns follows: "Tho question of a supply of puro water to citfes has been so often (discuss~l that thore (s nu necessity of your Conmittee alebuting upon l‘t.l:\ greater supply we must have in tho near uturo, Now York City, when smaller than Chiengo now {8, exponded 20,00 10 get u supply from tho Croton River, aud has expended sineo imnny millions to incronse tho guantity and Improve tho quality. Livorpool propases to bring water froin Walcs that the city muy huve purs water, Philadolphiu, 8o celebruteld Tor {18 works whieh give nn amplo supply, 18 now consldering the expentituro of 25,0060 to bring pure water from u distanee of thirty or aore miles. - Chicago hus an uniimited snp‘-ly of water, puror than thnt ot nuy othor eity in the world, within casy reach, und tho only question is, What 8 tho best menns of maswg it avaiinble? ‘The detalls of any plan must Le proposed by ine 1L ls evident to any one glviug the lenst consideration to tho subject, that our obfect I8 nttainable by gofng nortn of thy vity, the distance 1o be doclided by examinn- tion, but from Goverument surveys the dupth of water Inerepses near the shore north of firosse Polnt, nnd the observation of Inkeinon {3 that tho water Is miteh less rolly during storms than in front of tho elty, there Leing but ten {cvb uerense of depth at four mlles beyomd the Cri b . 1f we go further Into the Inke the distanco must be consldernblo, ns the water fromn tiig Tiver this spring ex e mlies boyowd the present Crib, and tho lee huom nine wifes from shiore ns well us north aud northenst, © Yuur Committeo iellaves that it s dun to tho eitizens of Chicngo thut this Council shall tnke such nction oy will provide n supply of pure waterutd from n source thut wil nsure It weningt juterruption und contamlnntion, Yotte Cotnaittee furtlior tietieso thnt tho sourte of supply Is 1 Lake Michlou, und thut 1t eaw by reaened ot & puat withia g reasonable Aistuneo and Kt u sdeeate expense, AL'wo plans inve breen suggested to your Com- mittee, but the chiofco of elihor ar” uby vther Plan must be the result of examlontivns und estimatyy MADE BY oo phuat 18 to seek tho hikh ground north of Chienga, where reservolrs eat bo constructed at such un clevatlon na to give the trcessury hoid in the city, "Phls plan fnvolve: of tho water in lron pipes, g sufllelent capueity to furnish tho supply aftur allowhe Tor frictlon, but the cost of Bich 1 plati Moy bo objeeted 1o on necount of its exponse. A tough eathonte by on englneer pitts tha cost on this Plan ut SO0 10 $12,000,0R), A reeond plan 18 to tun - tnnel of ten feot dinmcter from tho presant pumping-works 1o w puitit enkt, or east and nortli, of Grosso P or perbaps better, two tunnels of elght fee cter cach, which, though costing somewhat more thun,f ringle ten-foot tunnel, woull hnve tho wdvanCuzes ot giving n turzer sdpply, and In . caso of néelient 1o or (ho stoppuga of o, it vould bu uxumined and clenned or repiired while the other wonl furnlsh asupply. The flrst plun would be virtustly un abandon= ment of our prescut pumplime-works, whilo tho mBgonInt plun contomplitu thulr contiinons ux a¥now. The seennd plan could be. enerled out with great facllity by workag under the land, 1hur ennbifbr coisteuetors o sk frouent klllw(:\mlm and,working two forces from cuch shuft, Iy retaining permenently shufts oach nlle, e et bie fut i g0 timt 1t conld b pamped aut and elewied, or repiired by sections, As i ML 0T NS wark, tho cost ot the 118 tuken as u busls, aud tho tho soven and elgbt foot by tho advuntige preseuted 1t Tho mi oot Ive ey e 81,07 elghtefont tunnet woild bu SLUT03 nltew fur fucrensed cost ot mitorinls and Libor 20 per cont, #H0LVHL add to this tho uxpeases of u erlb of sulficient eapnoity and strength, SHMOR; udd, also, two miies for contiugenelos of toutd und possibly to redch tho best potnt fur nerib at the sinne rute of cost, 72, und wo Bavo u total estimuto of $4,805,- wall| IT 18 THE BELIER of your Commitice thut ¥6,0000K will cover all tho coat of 1 work that wonlil bring our water- supply freo from il contambuntion from any source und fres from the constant obstriehion by feo oveey winter, The Unitod State and soundlingy show thit 0 sultnble depth of water for n erlb {3 fonnd much Bearer shore ac 1 n0rth of G ross Point this ntnny phoce south of thess. Durlng” euch and every winter, and 2upecially tho lust, the Crib hus Leon kept freo from jee by much Ribor und oxpense. During the pust winter the jev-field Jms extemlol abont s miles north wid enst, uid relinbto observers «| Stuto sthut north of firosso Polbit tho lako has been clear of tinuting leo, showitu thit 1o feo 38 driven sonth uniil e is beld l?’ 1hls shove, 11 the prosent tannet systom {8 oxtonded’ twe or fourmiles furthor futo the ke, iLwill not bo elenr of fontlng fee, and at sach n disiunes from shore, it wuild ho nest to impassible 1o Leep tho communiention with It opon, as it hus boen found Lo bo ciphaticnly noecssary, As to the question of erenting wy additiopn] dubit for by watut-8upply It xeems t your Coine fuitteo thero showlkd Lo no_ebjoution, “Inusinneh () n'r::. X puiiditive I o legitinnt one for aa ine vestm T thers §8 1o rouson why thoss who Abould not sy tholr proporion of o piile vy well for “thelr Lenollt . mphiy tho smutter we will look at tho pust Whitt resitits hiave been aeeomplistied reation uf w debt, ) e Depurtine 3 the Nato Fepart ly $8,Me2 e PUr report of 1ss hns b expenses uudInterest, por saiie report, L6100 Aurplus, NS, b Fuveiug hus pald th luterest on tho det, all oporuthue expensed, bunght Iind uind englies, M paid for the last tunnel, and extonded the wetem of pipes very Jargely, From the surplus aF E5TLK, there wis usel for tho extension of wateepipos 1S lavig o et aurpius of B2, Nonw, if the watee debit wus ineroased by A00K Of LOLUS WL 4 OF 415 per cont, tho Shows g ol 157U would duus mmich us was' thon dunag s leuvon wurplus, witbous considering that Hore must bo cied year u considernblo ine srease of roy i, Your Conlitec believe that tho contost made Auainst tho suwiwo of 1ho eity prasiog through tho cunal wili b renewed yowr by yenr by thy reuplo on the line of the Desplaines und [Hinois tvers, wud with the intluence of so lurgo u sces ton thure can bu 1o donbt that the Legishituro Wil provido that Chleuyo st otberwhic seek au outlot for ity sewage. )1 this is dune, luky Michigun 8 our only prictienble degosit for 1ty ek case, wo sball be compuited to seok & soures fOr our waler oll thun lna Bne from our city so euslly alfected from tho siver, Bhould ° sueh u° result ensue, It 1y evie deut that Hyde Park will ho compelled o usk coonection with our water-supply tor the - usvOf el tuwin, includiog Soath Coicago aud tho Town ot Luke. [1 such eisu the teveniy L0 VUS WULCESHPRLY WOUld WAEFRUE by v~ - of doublothe nmount that s now pro: nal of the Ilinols of stelh mgns: ouly be nadertaken by tho tens erul Guvermnent, uad, I besun, ©wilbua work o1 several years, ADD. CULLERTON MOVED to coneur tn the report and puss tho onder, 1l Shorey suld a mstter of o0 mach Ime portapce ghonld not he passed fn haste. He W't know bt on tnll con atlon he might Tavor tho proposed plin SINDOFALY DX e lent, in his view the ultlinaio solution of the iftiently was to ran the sewage of tho city throughi the cunal. The trouble with the wa came from tho enormous inorense of ' sewn, within the last fve or slx yeaes, nnd thisinereaso wonld g0 on from year to yenr. Tho widening and deepeniug of tho canal would also solve nmereinl quostions, 17 $300,000 would so- iy pure water the esoenditure wonld be n Jhieions ane, but ho thought much more would be required, Thoe Fegisiutiire would ue I ses- o only 1 few ditys tute, aud 1L wis protablo 1 netdon eonld be taken this year, Tlo i Ined that the witer woukl by {mru now. The diflieulty this thine was extruordinary, snd tho fmpurity contluned two or threo thned ns long ns ever hetfore, Ald. Wiekorstitt sald that tho raport did not provide for u temporary expedient, Ele did not &ign tho report with any sich kden, The elry needed ndditional watersworks, wl t wonkl require vy yenrs, or perbapy longer, 1o bulid the propused new tunnels’ and erib, He was onposed to extending onl uhy further the present tunnels, This intzht givo n tittly pures water, hut to greater supply. In order to get away feom wh dunger 0 sewdgs contninntion thioy showtid bulld u land tunnei to trowse Point, Tho present Crib might be stnitek by Lightning, thon what would hecome of our waler-supply? Buct i neeldunt was not impossible, Hedenied that our water produced tho great sickness which — hud been g0 prevalent, - When thors was np conbuninnted | water winter-cholern provalted, He wonld not lny the, previience of slekuesas to tho il water, it wia unly contuminnted with sewago for u fow Auys ab ost. . The only remedy Lo tie contiie fcion Iny i the building tho ship-canal, Tho uni' eontlt Itsolf nitard to miy fliteen or (wanty tilions for o shipecatinl It the State or Nution would not buitd it (e belleved In buifiding Witer-works fur futiire generations. Ald, Mikireth guld the mutier was of such Vital importunee that ho had thought there swould be o disensston upon it ‘There would e wnply time for the people o axamino the plitnt, and its approvul woulil rest with thetn. hererment for n week meant postpantig it for two years. Tho object wis unt to got pure wirter, but a larwer enpoly, which was ahsoliitely necessary. Thoold tunnel was full of sind and niseless; not o drop of water could e obitainesd from it Sunpuso nn neeldont shontd happen to tha now one, what condition would tho city lio 7 A1 oxpenditiire 07 S8,W0000 wis representod LA [ bouids. The lnvestment of 2,000, ald pny. Mr, Barpbes i ild he wonld 20,000,000 for the Water- Works, and guars unteo n pure nnd ample supply, Ho noped the resolution would go througn. ALD. SMYTH WAS OPPOSED to taking nctfon before nll the phuses of tho Plan were bronght out. He moved to defer, Ald, Burley said IT_unything wus to be done In two years tho Leglsinture wust deoide at the Ppreseit session to subit tho coustitational amendinent 1o tho people. In that uvent, sven, the adaldonal supply would not be avallable for at lenst tive yeurs, Should §t bo possible to clenn out and repudr the old tunncl, the rpurce or_supply would still be lnndequnte for the fut- ure. I revenus of tho department was suflis filon’t to puy 4 or 413 per cent on the addftfount onds, Al Shorey thought that thore was somo thig- wnderstanding ns to the capneity of our tunnels, 1lu held that they werg suifliclent yet for some Hmo to coine, nid had never been more than half tested ta tholr full cipacity, Thoero wis no evidence thut the old tunnel wits not a good one. 1l did not think that the Counell khoutd net until thoy wore tuformed of tho notial con- dlitlon of the old titunel through tho Judiclury Comumlitee, Ald. Buriey statod that ho was the author of the r 5 to tho vondition of the old tuntol. The Chy Englneer had twid him thut when the 13000000-gnllun engine pumped from the old tuunel [t ran out of water, ‘The work of pampe- iy out the tunnet bid boen deluyed by tho cons tinued cold wonther und tho e in the'lake, Al Smyth taally withdrew bls modon, and tho resolution wis adopted. THE HENNEPIN CANAT .The Chatrinan appointed Ald, Shorey, Lawlor, Young, Cullerton, and Sinyth o commlttee to n'[!rul'!lmt tho city at tho Davenport Canul Con- vention. Akl Mofer (Sixtecnth) presented nn order nuy thorfaing tho use of the tont of Huron street for bathlng purposes, n fenve to he constrictod thora by the Commissloner of 'abllo Works, Al Hhurley 'I'NWN!" und nsked that cho ore e der be def 5 ershunt was w favor of throwing Ald, Wil open the whato luko shore during o sitmme nont s to buthers properly clothod, Thiy woul contribute greatly to tho liealth of thousunds, The vrdur was pussed tnunimously., THE CITIZENS' LEAGUE, Ald. Bond presonted the resolu tions ndopted at the Piymouth Cin mooting under the uuspleos of the. Citizens' Lengue. They wera onlered to he rofereed to the Committeo on Lideenses, when uppointed, Al fluveest handed In an order, whish wis pussed, divecting the Commissiones of Public Wurks to put Erfo street bridge in condition for use. THE BEXPOSITION BUILDING, The followlug communieation wis recelvedl r\rlulm th u'lloulrullnr, In reply to thie resolution ot Al Lwiers Cinicaao, May 10.—20 His Honor the Mayorand Gentlemen of the City Councll? Itefurring to your resulittion opied on tho 24 duy of the prasent month, < conenrilng te use of tho Luko-Front hy the Bxpositlon Bullding, and requesting the City Conteoller ta communiento to the Counell uLits next vegular meeting his views upon sald matter, aod inform the Connell what amount should, hit s ppiolon, bo required to be puid for tho nse of sund grounds, togotier with such other InFormntion us by iway deois DeCessary tn eonle mumeate,” 1report: Thut tho netlon of tho Clty Counell pormitting the construction of the KX fm'lfllm Tuildmg, und other provecdiogs rolut« ng fhureto, will bo fowwd npon jures 187, 163, wid i of the published proceedmps of your hoorable budy for the yonrs 852 und 1833; iipon priiges b, 104, 155, ind 400 of tho procecdtings for the yenrs 167, T 1795, und 18703 wpon pue 255 of tho procecdings for tho yeurs 1bi7 uid 18783 aud upon biuges 32 und 7Wol” tho vrocoedings of 1834 sl 18:50), ‘The nction of tho CityCouncll April 28, 187, pro- vided for tho construotion of the bullding un dor the diroction of tho Hourd of Pubtis Wurks, Hindting its oxiatencn (o Muy 12, 1878 Subsor quently, Muay 23 ot the lutter year, this jhoitus tlon was extended to May 1, 187, und nover fur- ther coutinued, s tho ith diny of Jnnuury, 1835, the Judleinry Commiltee of the City Connoll mde o veport (eonuurred In) upun u propositl to petmit the Baltimore & Ohtv Raftroud Compiay Lo oceupy a Beotlon of the cdific, receommundiiug thut sich ]\l’hpm(nl bo * pluced on 1le, 18 the whole muttor ud buen reforred to tho Luws Deprrtment with Indtruutions to talte nctton,” Wo cannot findjthat tho Law Departmomt neted i the premis On wio 27th duy of Docember, 1875, i rosolu= Hon sus presentéd to tho Councl] and plised on flle asking thut tho Inter-Btute Exposition Ase soglution pay to the. City 26,000, bumy oye-balt of tha proceids of w walkitig-uutch, On Do, #1877, u rmotution was offered in- steicting the Department of Publle Works to tnko mmedinte steps fur the yemoval of the rufiromd company Bid other parties ocoupying 1o Bxposition Thatlding. Wodo not thnd thit {l{m‘mwuuon wis given tothls mandute of the Snnol), o W 183, your Judiclary Committeo of- fered o vesolutlon (uippted) that the Directors of tha inter-State Exposition Assoclution Lo notitied that the ecupinoy of the premises by tha Buftioare & Oufo udirond was fu_ violation ol thy teems upon which sl Asdociution was purinitivg Lo use tho Drenusos, and It wis urther resolved that the Dupartmient of Pube liv Workis tiu directed 1o ke nossession of the bulliing wnd clectsald allrond company, 1t "lfiul m'vt apnear thut uny notice was tuken of 0 ordor, i buve given tho foreyoing us mattersof Ius formation, [ tho promises hnd been dovoted to the ube Juets oontemplntod by ths Exposition angunizie Hon, Tam ot theapluion thut it would not ba ine Alstod that compotsintion snonld bo mauile (o the olty Tur the uso of tho geound veeupleds bt ns the Assoclition §8 recolvine largn rovenies trom tho Jaltimore & Qhlu [tallrogd, tng Crom vorious orgunizutions and exbibitions, 1 nm ulmr\f/ Of the upinlon thut an_ equltablo lmé""r' tion thereof shoutd be dovated to the uses of ko nuieipnlity, If, hiowover, such proposition s stociluud, it {3 oue beltef tmt your Honorablo Hody sbould dirvet that tho City Goveramont onter ut onee NPt the possussion of the proim. {ses, us Hy ordimnco provided, Hespeettully nitted, Turovoue T, Guirsey, & Controller, On motfon of Ald, Lmnwier tho duguinent was ordered o bo torned over to 1he Judiviury Come ultiey, whon npbolnted, HTREEY LIGUTING, o . The followlng communieation from Controller Gurnoy In vegurd to wtreet Hbtug was roud, do. companied by an opinlon from” Corporn tjone Counsel Adamss | luclusy herowith the uplaton of tho Corpo- sution Counsel upon the wppropristions for tha Hsenl yeur tor lehtiugstreots with other matorls ul than i I viow of the difioulties sisround. o jny dittlos hi this rogard, [ oask tor your Turther lsteuutlons, aud would gt b yuu dutevmine ipon e streots 1o bie Bihitod, aid, nlsu, thut speciul nssesmonts Lo leviod foy lnmpe Dodts un such strvets. Kespeetfully submittod, THEODONE T, 9‘""“!‘1" Controller. m’flm:npmmn of the Corporation Counso! is ns Wi Ve uppropristion of #0000 for lighting strects With mnterinl other than gas (Coun- el procoediug 1880, pae 662 vrovides Lt oncebilf of tho uppropriation skl b sed for *lightlug strocts whero nyseasnonts for lamp- podte bave been mudo und Pkt and 0o gide tualng yet laid” Thid lapgunge ovidontly cous templated thit uo purt of one-tulf of 1he “pprue Priution shull bo used for the purchies or oree- Huik of Julp-posts, but thut ' the wsscasmente mudo dand pald $r lumps posts shatl Lo used for thut purpas, I lighting the streots whon such siseasInents have been mude, aud where uo gdiemning have beon lald, o otber words, that I lghting with uuterial otber b RasAlreuta hn o which e gisenaning dvo fld, wid where speciul assesstients hve Been piide und puid For luinpe posts, thy specil wysvadets uro tu by Used for the Durchuay of THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, MAY 17 TWELVE PAGES. 08t for lighting, exclusive of tho w into consliterntion the onler prssed Mareh H 1881, nutliorizing you to enter nto a contraet for the crectlon of atreet-lamps, and Tightise the street L 11 canneetion with the approprintion, it i ir tho approprintion nexpended for tho ox- pense of Jightin pelnding the expense of areeting lamp-posts on atreets where 10 nrangss ments iuve beon made for nmp-posts, and where ne gassmains have heen nid, The order of March 14 1881, and tno Aps propreittion bill, leaves tha seleetlon of the streela to o fighted in Your diseres ton: thut ie, taking the cinss of streots described in the order and xl]l{n’u]lrln'l(m b, it {8 loft to our diseretfon which of them sinfl o fiehted, think It woukl have been tho betier and safo eoursy for tho Counell to bave designiated tho streets to bo Hiht Rew ll‘vlnlll{. FRANCIS AbrAsy, Corportion Counacl. Tho papers iro to bo sent to the Committos on Qna when nppolsted, Ald, 8t presented the followling: Unt:red, 'Thit the Corporation Counsel be, and fio {8 horeby, requested and directed to Actid 1o this Conncll nt ite noxt regulne moeting nwritten opinion ns to whint the rights of tho city I the Exposition Hutlding wre, and whather {'nn"lzll.l_\‘ll a1 right to tako posgession of sald utlding, Avcompanying the order was an ordinanco in- structing the Masor and Cantrollor tont once tuke posaesalon of the Bxpedition Buildma, The order wis passed nnd the ondinanoe re- ferred to the Commitieo on dudieinry, whon e pointedl, Ihe Counetl thon ndfonrned, AMUSEMEN'TS. TIE CIRCUS, £ells Drothors' elreus and menagerie opened yestenduy nfternoon on tho LakesFront. The audiesien numbered about 4,00, and was, on tho whole, an enthnalnstic one, ‘Tho zobloglen! cols teetion 1s oo of rare Interest. Thoro hnve boen frequent oxhibittons of this kind which showed more cages, but none have ever displayed more racities of tho unimal Kingdoms. Tho twohippo+ potami, whiet are femore doelle than tho corn- fedipix which pursues his dovious way from tho Btuak-Yurds to tho sceno of by hnmolation on tho ultar of commeree, are nueniticent. speel- mens, whethor fn the ring, into which they aro Introduced by tholr keoper, or In tholr tunks, n which thoy desport withh s much negflgence ns I the muddy waters of the Nlle. Tho 1wo woolly clupiunts, which are multum ln parvo Su fde a8 name and o species are eons uarned, proved to be the Irresistiblo * innshers" of tha collecdon., ‘Thoy wero Ly nil odis tho pets of tho women and’ ehildren, Those little thingy, which bear the same comparlson to an qmlhmr{ clepunt i Shetland colt ton Clydes- dule staltton, huve all the newutencss uid grasps ng prociivitics of thelr massive brothors, and are covered in P'“‘""“‘ with i wonly hair, somu- wit llke that o€ tho Augor gont, from witich s muaussetured tho dress gouds known ns al- puer, The alelfeato wivaito, with o yaed of throut subject to diphthierin and eroup, sud with deetdeidly weak lungs, was niso an ubjeet of nt tentlon on tho partof mipy visitors, who wired nis wracefol polse wnd ity of move ment. The doubicsboried rhinneeros, with his Snuksperean brow, pigeyes, und forbidding f v, aisv proved ua nreriction, and the vast nfority of thuse who watehed him munching bis toddor wondered If ho wero really ns furce an anluad 18 8 usunily reprosonted on tho thriling poster, Pwo smull-sized Polur beurs” were enjoying siestu cuddled In each other's paws, thus, Tor the nonee, cxmm;?u doubt ou tho blood-curdling trasedy depicted on the bills, Tho wandrd moukoey is, in his general getsup, o positivo ret- ututfon of the Darwinfun Shmun, This quads ritmunoud bruto, of mnssive strongth of arm, hits 8 faes suggestive of the Americun Hug, md his bips look us If they bid been dyed by the rlsinutlo rays. Four barking seals, o cago of fons, and 1 mngniticont specimen of the * royil Hengul ™ wild lustre to (ho eugres of the vrdinuey Bomi-witd beasts which usunlly form the truvel- g eolleetion. The ring perfurmances, while ex- hibiting notbing now or very sturtling, ure ench 1'mml of thelr kind, 'The chlof attrction ls dumes Robiugoen, tho Lure! od ridor, who ls Kuown to t generation of girous-goees. {1is nd- vunt In the rime yesterdny was tho stznul for raptirous upplause, He looks na younie us ho Al deende ago, and, wollo bo docs his act with un urtistic Unisl, yet tho ald hnbitne inlssey the <ush and abandoit which added zest to tho rid- er's eartler viforts, Wo cannot ulwings be younss, "This 18 13 tr rlders 08 it'ls of bpuras =3 singera, The * Corsleun Brothor ™ uet of tho two Leslles (s n mnmxllluenullppluf of muscle, wrace, and eudurance. T'ho Jasper brothors, thres of thom, gavo n fing acrabatlo displny, ‘Tho oxble bitlon ot faney rifle-shooting by Baughmnn and Itatier wns romirkable for 100 eange frofil ex- hiblted by eacl in positions fn deviation uf « hatr's breadtn inight bive been attended within fatnl 1t Tho dag and mone Koy Bhow canduoted by Whils Coub was oneof tho strony featnres of tho oxhibition, and thy strunge unid yot whnost bumun uctions uf ‘tho brittes guve positive evidene At somn of tho lower uiimals bave the power of reeetving and retilning instruction to un alinost woudertul de. gren, Tho uxperliment of tmparting un cdien- tomilducllity to the bovine genus, though so fur not u_ qualified suceess, Is not without l)rumluu. ‘Tho 0 has not the brafns of i horse, ut thoro (8 no knowlng wht mny he «lu\'n-lu[ln:xi in him it there bo ""f trath I tho Darwinlun theory, ‘Thoe nerobatlo and gymuastic f ren, whily prosentiing nothline new, were good, and seemed to interest the audlence fn the waits between tha marg fuportant acts, It 19 not fr- relovant to nforin te Selis Brothors that the peuple of Chlengo uro not 18 a rule Lroubled with strubismus, bence there 18 no oeession fop running tragieze pecformunces simultuncounty un oppusalt sides of tho rinyg, 'Tho straln on_thio eyes i3 100 wrent, nnd the porforinunee would bo sioatlior without It GRAND OPERA-TIOUSRE, Ono of tho most distresaing featros connocted with Amerfean pluywrlghts 13 tho faet thut thejir inltiu) effort {s genernlly something In the faree- comody line, and, ns nnutural consequency, pro- duetive of great and wore or loss prolonged midery on the part of the publle, secording ns tho munngerial bank uccount lolds out. ** Rtoows for ltent,™ which wus produced at this house last svening, 18 understoud to bave heen written Ly n gentleman who was at one thao conuceted with tho ndvertising depnrtment of o relfufous puper of this clty, A8 0 rule, the pur- sult gud ocenslonnl sapture of tho consplouous display “ ad,"* or tho mory relined and expensive Puld roading-mattor notloo, 18 not ealenlated to develop m u devotes of this fuseinuting pastime any sIrLhog wiount of bamor, wud whon ad- vertising ugents tuko to writing farce-comedied, aud havu tho borutrul chitd of thole fmgimes tion preseited to the publiv by o company which 13 natiesable only for "the suinber of peopie in 1ts raok of wham nobady (0 tho inbitor attend- Ing thoutred In Chlaigo ar uny othor neywe vity ever i tho ploasure of proviously beholdiog, it feeds no. propliet to foroell tho sad result. I brief, * Rouws for Rent ** 18 an excecthingly twd play, and £, N, Heurs, Mucous .\lnrlurllf' liubere cott, Samuel Holter, and Edwied Holse are ex- cratintiugly tid netors. Joln Blnisdell und the ludies lu tho cast ure not so bad as they might be, The orchiestis and tha usliors aco ubout tho only thugs nbout the Grand Operu-louse this weok that eau bo eommendud, IIOOLEY’S, * Whatoever his erities niny suy about the pecul- Inruotfons untertalued by Mr. Mackayo regurd- ng pumerous things conticoted with theatrient muungemont, it cannot be denlud that many of nis fdons ure oxcocdlugly sonsible onvs, Ono ploasing feature of Mr, Mnokiyoe's manugoment I8 tho fuet that ho nover goes Juyhawking around the country with a battalion of burn- stovmurs und tries 1o make Chicaga peoplo boe lleve that his compnny §s composed entirely of Lriiliant stellnr attractions, selected” with great cure und nt enormond expense from varlons points i the thaateieal Hreinnmont, Thus fur tho experlonce of the pubile with Me, Slacknyo bt Lecn 08 ) IN0SE SUEIALEKEY. CRIOLOr, uid it has coma tu bo proty woll ‘widosatood that wwhien ho udvertisos i pliy It will be i rensonubry oud ougound tho detors will bo abuve niodioge vty Wornat Lase * 18 boinw wdvertlsed by the author s fare vxeolling lu uierie * Hazel Kirke,” also weltten by Mr, Mackuye, Vory fow peoplo Will ngrooto it Fho_ sitiutions wre ot i ol foutive und tho diufog 18 not us ol ng Inthe play which 18 now fil the kécond your of ity Now ork Ful, - Hut nevertioloss, * Won nt Lnst * (s well wurth souing, “The compuny nelindes, hee sides M. Muckinyo, Clintan Hall, Mork Potdio- tan, KFrank [, Stackny, farey Conrtidne, - Here bert Al s Jo 11, Curran, 1olle Avcher, Lontso sylyestor, Mis, Courtaine, fHuien Utolongly, und Murlun Harleo, A'VICKER 'S, A fairealzod nudionoe was drawn o this houso lust oventng by tho sunvunceinent that * linzol Kirko"” woull bo given by an oxeollont com- puny. OFtho play, it 14 not nocossnry 1o suy anything ut thls tmo, the pubilio belng porfectly tumdline with its moritd, “Che pusts of -Dunstain Kirle, Huzel Kirke, and Miitdcud Green aro taks on, e whon 1o compity uppeared boto bufurg Ly 3r, Couldock, Miss Ellitor, und M, Verguson, bon Plympton hus repliced Gustavus Loviek ug Lond Tyavers, Lut 18 1o lmprovenont, THE OLYMPIC, Bliss Fanny Joulso Buckiugham, nssisted by a tolonted horse, I8 doing * Muzopps ¥ at this house, Tho part dowss not eall for uny vast wmount ol talent, and Miss Buekingnn s (e bill oxuctly, — e ————— An Untortunate Npringfiold Girl, Soringteld Q) Repubdica 1t s darkly rimosnd thut o curtain young o who teied to esenpo from i resent” Hap- 8t fociubily *anbeknownit™ 1o o youny muy WHO Witk guxions [0 see hor hote catin to gl Unexpeotedly, ‘Iho sociuble was hutd fn the bisoment of tho ebureh, aid sho laid s plan (o #uin the gudivues room sbove by u buek stuire way, puss down wi aliio and tho frout stales to o strovt, Part of the seiouie was woll earrlod ont, bt misstep i the durkiosd sent her PN N1 thiy bapt i which had beon Iett upen altice the previous Sunday, Sho wisa't g, but doesu’t Bko to bear toe wnttor taliked wbiput uow, IE COURT Indian Titles to Bouth Chicago Quashed on the Ground of Laches. An Interesting Suit Tor the Recovery of a Clild by Mer Mother. New Suits, Judgmeonts, Confessions, Divorces, Ete. AN INDIAN DOWRESS, Judge Drummond yesterday dechded the dower Auit of the Indlan woman Ika-oswah-nsh-kum wpulnst Bdwanl Sorfuand othor, invoiving tho title to nbout. 700 aeres of land In and soulh of Bouth Chieagn, belng Fractional Sectlon 5, i3, 16, Thu complaiunt is a Pottawatomie [ndtan, wifo of Ash-kumn, an tudlan chiel, who digd in 1810, 1o was ono of the chiufs who signed tho treaty “of Tlppecanve in 1KY, and two sections of Innd wevo granted to him by that treaty, The patont wns never Issued, however, until 1684, twenty ycars aftor his death, Tho laul wad to be scleoted under tho afrectlon of the Prostdent of the United States after survey, Tho selection wns e and npproved by tho President in 1857, and the patent was lasned to Ash-kitn and his helrs, Anactof CongPess provided thut o pntentls- suwd to o tfend person should take cfféet o though he were Hiviog. Ask-kum, n 1815, made " conveynnce by warmnty deed to Louwts D, Hellly, and the patent, therofore, enured to tho Intter's benefit, Mrs, Aali-kitns, or D'kn-o-wahe neb-kum, conveyed hor Intorest at different tiwes to different persons, nmong othors to 1L 8, Hovy and others by warranty deed, duted b, 19, 1877, for $2,000, and to Edward Borin by deed of July 6, 1857, for 10, Ejcctmont suits were brought on tho strongih of those titles, bit thoy wero unsnceesstul. 'The widow then Mied “the “presunt bl te” recover hor dawer, clilming the deeds to Seoy: and orip were execiited Dy her withuut her kiowlig wint rlie was doing, sho not being ublo to spenk En- ulieh, Judge Drummond tn deelding the onso snld that 31 it bad to rest on the Validity of those dleads thorg would ho diliculty in sustasning thom, for the cvidence wna natclear that she understond tho puirport and eifuct nf the pu- perd, On her husbind's death shie beeame one dowed of hia Interest in the land in question, #ho nat havime Jolned in hia devd of 1835, The ugreenient to grant had already been mado by tho United States, tho tawd hud been located and surveyed, and tho boundirles hud beon eatub- Hshed at the time of the denth of Ashekum, Mo, the uatent hnd not fssued, bt atiil Ash-kum, If he hil never made un it of the lund, woulil hmve been clothod with right ex whnt might hive been eonveyed by the lasue ot the patent, and «ho was sy clothoil writh tho Wichoate right of dower, The fuct that Ao was i wember of the Pattawatomies, and ervhig lier tribal relntlons, did not absuive her from her duties or Nabilities, It could nut be muintained that after a perfeet title to lund exlsted within tho Stits by prant to an Ine dinn ho wits exetibt, or the land was oxeimpt, from nil tho ordinary burdens and Inckicnts which the law of the State Imposed on owners of lunds, Tlo must nssert his rights ngainst a trespusser or perton in possession under color of title tho sumu a8 nny othor peeson, The land B been severed from the muss of publio lands hy tho grunt, the aclection of the Presidont, and thio lssuliu of tho patent, uud the United Statos cohl miko no ¢ladm thae ' the 1and bolonged to an fndiun tribe, or to n member of an Indian tribe. It must, thorefore, be held that the plaint- 4IF hadd lost, s to thie land 1n possession of tho detendants, all right. to the maintennnco of tha present hill for dower by tho delny fn the IIDEIl- eation, More thun thirty years it clapsed bo- tween the denth of hier busbund and the iling of tho bill, mud thirteon years betwoon the lssuln, of tho patent and “the fling of the hill. During tho greater part. of that time somo of the property hud been bl adveracly under a grint from ber busband, 1o was well sottled tluie tho Inw of the Stuto on Tumitations spplied in the ense of un application for dower by s widow in luds held by her hug- bund during coverture. Tho unly Yuesuun. thorefore, was whether, he- oause complitinunt wis o Pottawntomle wonin, uln‘ll from the aperation of tho gen- 8 upplicable in s nses, &l whethor llllf’ apeeinl disabllity attuched to her soetul and palitienl stutug, Eu did not seem ns thongh sho was, and tho biil would have to o dismissed, on tho ground of Incites. 1t was diienlt to Lellevo in view of ull tho clreumistuncus of the caso, thut his sl fn 1S5 was unknown to hor, g, however that mght' Lo, whon tho title wits mmm{ml by tho Government, she tnst ho pluced in the kariie cotidition 18 nny othor por- sot and for tha consequences of her nots and of hor non-netion. Whow the rlihts of third par- ties wore conearned, sho bl 1o speolal imimu. nity, The bill would thorefore bo dismissed on the ground of liches, Sidgo Seates uppicared for the compluinant, and Hoyne, Horton & Hoyne, T W, Young, Jevemlnt Leaming, uud iiteheock & Dupeo for the dulendpnts. CONTEST OVER A LITTLE GIRL, An unusunlly intorosting habons corpus caso was heard yesterday bofore Judge Gury, boing tho sult of Mrs. Surah Keough to get possession OF hur 8-your old enild, Surah A, Rowland, who I8 In tho possesslon of Anthony Lyna, The mothor testiticd thuat her st busband, M, towland, died oo sovon yoars ngo, leaving hor with one child, thon only 0 1ow months old, Bheat lirst tried to got It taken oaro of by tho Slsters of Charity, but could not wiford to pay thelr price, sud her rolatives aftorward ofture d totnke ity ono at a timg, for u few .wooks ensh untit sho was nblo to support it, Undor this nrrangoment My, and Mes, Lyun, who were her evusins, hud kept the lttls girl for over sle yenrs, but had never adoptod hor, and ad no ight to her, ‘The mothor sald sbu hud elothod fee ehild tho most ol the time, but sho ndmitied the Lynus woro wenlthy, well nble to take vare of the enlld, und thut” ahe bid o good hono thare, und was well provided for, atrick Kl‘(lll(fll wis next enllod nnd testifiod ho fnd wmrvied Mes, Howland about 1 wook i, wnd wis willing she should have her ohild, Hewusn printer, carning nbont &304 month, Lut was willing to support the jittlo givl, Judga Gary waid though the mother was the, wmatnrnd guardian of the child, yot in this bro- comlinge ho could only lmrnlm nto whit was best fur tha litte giel. ‘There was no quostion but it tho girl hid n good home whard sho wia, ‘Cho mothor was reatnertd, hicd no prop- orty, und her husbund, thouh witling, was not hound 1o support sher ebild, (o und tostls fied 1o his willingness, but experivnes showod ho wus tur more flkely to Lo wiliing now ho wonld be a month from now, the purtles wanted to deoldo who bad tho degnl riuhy to the chilil, thoy must 0 Into a court of equity. ‘T'ho chilld was ovi- dently better off shoro she was, and he wonld not make wny okler removing hov, but would dismlad the potiton, One of tho ounsel anyggosted that tho ehild Bhould be examinod, wid tho Judge appolited Rimsolf, with Mr. Sldney Thomns and &, {1, ke, 4 comamitiee of thrito to vxamine tho poor Ittlo thing. Thoy umlumud thomaelves of tholr thnigerous task beavely, und atter the oxaming- tion Ina private room the Judgo snid ho was convineed the eblld aeh preforred (o stuy where she wis. She was nquito deolded In hey opinion, thoilgh she admitied she laved * both hermothora,” 'Cho pottion wid thon dismigae, bt the nother was given permission to soy her ehilld whenover sho Ilked. Shoappeared to b eonslderabily nifcoted by the devision, whily the 1ttlo girl, & very pretiy, brelght child, contents odiy akipped oit'with her fosturepuronts, MANUFAUTURERS NATIONAT, A b way filod yosterdny n tho United States Cireult Court by J, D, llurvoy, us NRucelver of tho Munufucturers' Nutionsl Mank, ngainst Chnrles Comstouk, to sot uside au ale loged fraudulent teanefor of 10 shures of the wtovk of tho® ULnnk. Comstock wasn Diveetor and hnd 150 shares of stovk, Tho Ik Fuilod on the 2hth of Soptembor, 185, and tho duy bufors Comstook nsslitied 10 sharos of hitw wtoci to Irea Holmos, tho Prestdent, for tho PUrposy of eseupluw bis JnbilY, rocoiving s conduration unly sowe notos of Willinm Latriek, soeurad on inenimbored real estate, ~ A It hina alredy buon brought at law on tho firty shurea still In Comstouk's namo, widd tho Rucolver now socks to mako tho detondnnt also Hnhio for the U por cont issessmont reeuntly ore dored by the Coutrollor on-tho 100 sbires 80 as- signod. Tho ltecutver also begun 1 st yestordny to Foeaver i T Per sunt tesudsnient anounting £5.00 013 tho elghty shuros of stock in tho bunk held by Williang M, Chidon. DIVORCES, Miebacl Dunn filed o bl yesterday ngalnst his wife Annn, uskifig for u divores on the ground of desertion. 1 T 1o Totey yostor| rauted a deeroont dis \'l;‘r‘cu‘{u wnlfx'ul:x B, CUZY(‘:nm Minnto Coo l?lf tho ground at deserton, o granted a divorce to Ueorge ron - Wilhelming - Husaell on tho rolnd of desortion, and to Yotor Mayor from tury Bluyor for udultory. — TTEMS, Judgo Blodgott will this morning hear tho poe titlon ot tho Uoodrich "T'rnnxportution Company tolhuit their labllity as ownor of tho stewmer Alpena for loss of Ufe snd proporty caused by her eluking, Tho case of tha county agalnst the oity to prevont tho outting. off the water supply from tho County Hospital, will cowe up befure Judko dnweson Thurkduy ou w imoton for injunsiivn, L'l'u-lnmrmw will be gofunl duy in the Circult St Jdudgu Tuloy s wmpflmrll{ vatublighed In w o room du tha new building nest to Judge Uarkuw’s roums ut the surthoust coraer of thy ot b a couple of dinde Tiarnum s quite pleasant temporary quirters in o northerly room belonging to tho Taw lustitute, Fhomnd Young and (1, 8. Morrison browght fult for 2000 weainat Fredoriek 1 and Charles % Otin, I the United Biates Court, l)m-hurfm from lmukruptey wera lssucd to Hattery Hros,, nod Georso W, Bchyobley, o whit canes or Lo ki BTATE COURTS, . Powors & Co. began u sult for $5,000 yestor- iy nueainst Otto A, 1lgerman, Charlotta Routzong suod tho Namburg- Bruemon Flre-Tnatrance Compnay for 81,600, Williun L. Snell brought ault for 81,000 ugnin ;'A?-?A‘v'" Dinet, lonry Binmoro, and B. No Bine isenh ‘Collforsl sued John Uridiey and Jeromo Mitehell for 81! PROBATE COURT, In tho mnttor of tho estato of Franklin I, Mupes, decensed, letters of administration sranted to Hanuab € Mapes under Lond i LL00, in the matter of the estate of . 1, floman, decensed, will proven and lottera testamentary Issued te Alex. Hathmung bond $2,000, 11 tho matter of the estuto of Retile F, Wick- more, deconsed, lettors of administention with witl innexed Issiod to Frank W, Wickmore; linnd 4,000, In tho mintterof tho cstato of Ferd Jnowor, decenseil, tettors tostamentary issued to Caroline dugicor; hond 0,00, In the mutter of tho estate of John A, Hunter, deconsed, lotters of ndminfstration grantod o Huneh D, Honters bowd $10,000, In tho matter of tho cstate of John Kuofal, lettera of ndministeation fssued to Atbert Kues fol§ boud 84,00, — CRIMINAL Ccount,. Michael Murphy was tried for nssauit and ne- anitted. ' Oue Harper,” n woman, was on trinl for tho tureeay of goaus from Fletd, Loltor & Co. ‘ll'nlc'r ek Morun was on telal for malicious mis- chlell THE JUnGE DReMsoNs Junas Bronorrr—Motions and general bust- nesy, ArpEATE Counr~Motions, Junar Qany—Kd to 80, No, 818, MeKee va, Hay, on trinfh, dunar Syt ~Preliminary eatl 800 to 850, Teial onll T, 3,728, B, T8, 0,742, ) No. 1708, Lurned va, 8t. Louls, lron Mountaln & Suuthern Railroml Company, on trinl, JUBOR WItLIAMRON—Aeslsts Judge Gary. No. }.l'.rl,(llznuun Vs Town of Joffersou, on honr~ . AunaE JAMERoN—Set case 81, Bilzo ve. Oary. No ense on hearing. JUDaE GAtbNui-Sot onse 40, Lemon va, Prudentin] Lifo-lnsurance Company. Junn 3—No rrul!mlnnrs’ call, Trinl enll G, BT 638, B3, 68314, Aiklig, Bik, T3, s, DI, 605, 104, BT, 00415, 011, 812, Nov, 555, oDl Fl' (i"llmlm) West Division Rallway Company, on rint, > Juban MoRAN=GSH, B, 501, 195, 60, 000, 001, 0, G, Term No. 3322, D Hurvel Ve Cily, on i, Juvan Turey-~Matlons by argument. Jupok Bansum—No enll. No. 40, Patterson va, Btewart, on hearing, TAWKS~No, 5, un‘lrrlllu. and Nos. 280, 6 A0T, 471, 470, B, 515, nn T IDOE ANT) v—Nby, 1 1281, 1,284, 1,285, {7} bt "Ifl(rw' LD, 18, 12, 1300, 1,130, JduBar” Toowis—Nos, 1310, "1, 1,342, 1,310, 1348, 1310, 1,337, 1,301, nha Laes, 0 e W0 JUDGMENTS, Surenion Count—CoNrrssioNs—Bost, ussel] & Co. ve. Thomns Hulleck, $305.05.~Chapln & Goro va. Snmo, $361.65,—L, F. Davis vs. Sunfora M, Darton, §205452. Jubas Ssuuri~T, . Burroughs ctal, va. Ab- nor C. Louvints, 8518.8).~tustay Koos, use, ote., V8, Androw Smith; vordiot, 884, CicutT Coukr—iunak Ruarns—Carson & Co. Y& Edward Mendel; verdict $456,50, sud snotiop for new teiul. DAMAGED CORN. . — A Combinntion of Floods, Warm Wenthorynnd the Switehmen's Striko, The warm wenthor and tho awltehinen's strike togethor ure having o Lad offect on mueh of the corn that Is comiog into tho elty. Yesterday 10 caes of the 403 recolvod wero Inspested % no grade” and posted on tho Ronrd of Trade butles tin as out of condition, At the Inspector's oflico the roporter wis in- formed that nbout 300 cars hol buen posted dur- It tho month, The bulk of tho corn that Is nr- riving Inapects low, Tho crop Is poor, and the Bovers wintor, with Its numerous snow-storing, and tho lute and wet spring buve given tho corn In tho tolus nud eribs littlo apportunity to dry out, Henvo it {8 solt and dutp und don’t stand tho hot weather. A your ngo ut this tine tho corn wus exceptionally nard and good. Jut lttle of the now corn Inspeets Nu, ¥, and the Ltk of the roceipts that puss into that wradeare probubily old, ‘fo Inapectors do not nnticipata iy trouble from the corn In tho clevators, The now mixed 13 chloily sold on ears to be useil here or shipped Eust. Many oars of tho how carn wore relnspocted * no grade " aftor they had lald on the Alde tracks two or thice weeks, whore tho rallrowd anthoritios had switched thom, owing 1o tho stelke. Thoso luts wero damp, atd thehot Apell of lust weok caased the keriels to gormle lute or svoil. The recoipts of corn have fallen OIF tho past manth L they nro snld 10 bnve bees 0L OVEr one-quarter uf what thoy Wore anu year leo, 08w consequence of the Interruption to business causod by the rilrond striko, ‘The torn ot ot condition wus solil to distiflera yesterday und to n few partlos who hnvo faollls es for d r)'uli{ it winy 1o regnrd to what thoy wonld puy for the dmngod Prunurly. tho offerings huing targo, They pid trom 10 to i conts n bushe), und one Ly Feported n sule at b cents, Curtis reported sales ut 24 conts por bush. o1, tho snane coen baving boen sotd proviously i 41, but tho Nrst buyer rofusod to take |L beeiuso In?n outof condidon whilo atandiug on triek waithug for tho rallronds to wljust tielr diifers enees with tholrmen, e thoiigh the foss gon- orully would run from &0 1o §116 per enr. Ilo siated that most of the poor corn eame from lown, nnd estimnted that wost of Des Molnos nbout hulf tho erop wis tult I tho Hold Just win- tor and tho ltnads spread over somo ol it a few weeks ago, ‘Pals grain 18 now semiog forwned, Tho Iraight to this ity §8 16 cents por bushol, which Jeaves o good deal loss than nathing for the shilppicr, who gets only 10 cents por bushol Tor the gruin Itselt, Mr, Curtls clalms the rall- ronds tro rusponsiblo for tho delay anid dumse, He thinks tho sbippors sipposad that muvh of the now corn would be debiverablo on Muy vons tracts, bt thoso buve slneo boen suttied op and tha citsh stuil sold oit or hold back ayalnst salos for delivery in the summer months, whon tho gruin will probubly by in good condition, Tho price of good now mixed yosterday was m n'\;.nu vor bushel, und of rejocted IRQ@ITL con A prominent Hoavd of Trade oflicial said that tho ronds, whether Western or Eustern, which bud fulled - to doliver the graln i the speoiiiod thne will be HELD ACCOUNTABEE FOI THE LOSSES, Ho conslders that tho rallronds ave linble in wvers cusy whoro thoro has been unusual delny I dutivering the property and (¢ spofiod on tholy tincks, It woult bomuih better, he wided, it tho owners would hold tho corn ok and jet it deyon tho car. Ho undorstood that Bt Louis sud Peorin fnd ubio been troublod with hot vorn, wnd word hal beon recolved trom Canads thut soyeral eues hitoly aent thoro from this oity bud uerlved out of eandition, W u?:lhln distilers muke highwinea of the puor- of this coene” Lney are l:ulylnw the damaged stul; and nlso grwin nioh who nvo n pineo to dry It ‘Fho warm weathar und the strike wers too ‘much for the disonsed corn, ‘Lhat {8 tho whole story." Ir, Dunhuin thought that not much of the eribbud cort wad comtog forward now, “Some partles huve uponed the oribs und taken out Luupla cars of corn from the end in order to 4 PO L0 turn tho rest over and airit, He thought inuat of tho soft stulf cumu from the flelts wud tlooded soetions, * £lo thiuks tho ruils roudd, {F thoy iro to blamo I the matter, ure dignoded to do what i vlght, uthor goutloniun werd scon whoso opinlons wery of the sume Keneral tenor 18 thos ®IVUD wbove. Bomo of them thonght the speotion ruthor moro vigld then usunl,” Tho markot for v, 3 was nat gitectod by the condle ton of tho low ?unlnlmnnd the rald made on thow by tho whisky wmon, ‘Tho Fecolvers tnlk of mwnking 8 formal olalm on tha rulicouds for the (odsua (ourced by the ehippars, which amounts to any thousands of doliies, it isunderstood tho raliroad attivlats huve hot deelded what thoy witl do, Thuro 18 un opluioy on the Borrd of “I'rudo that tho rons ure puyfug rithee doarly for thelr vuurse fn the switehinon's striko. ——— Admtral Fareagut, Tho Rov, 3ir, Anthony, a Sun Franclsco Moths wdist pustor, suld in u lucture portinoat to tho navolling of Uie Farragut Stutuos A L wis prosont who pasctively tied tho ropess around The Aduiyul when bo wus in tho mulitop ut tho attle of Slobile. [ would not beliove (63¢n thous- aud mon told it to o, fur Purrugut id mo that ho nover was iwshod ta the waste utail, flodide’t ounsider thestory ut allereditublo to him, « Wi should 1 be tied?* sulil he, * W 1 would run nwave' Tho truth of It w that duriug the Rt theru was so much smoke thut ho gould pot koo from the deck, and so, tuking his “:uukuw tubie, ho pseendwl tho abrouds, ruuud uftorround, keeplng above tho BUIKO uk 1L ros, 80 18 to (6(l his kunners whoro 1o diroct tholr, firo, and theso woro his exaot words shout it 2o e, long aftorwird: ‘1 was well nihiup to the mintop whon tho battle wus ovur, but cortuiuly Lwas not lashed thore,' " —r— Give me the Shakers' Eursupurllln In profor- cuce 1o ull othord—0, o Gullnictte, M, Dyo Bustuy Distliers had much theie own Meeting of the Baptist Theolog- . ical Union, Methodist Ministers — Vestry of Trinity Church, BAPTIST TIHHEOLOGICAT, UNTON, ‘The foitrteenth nnnual mecting of the Baptist Theologlenl Unlon was held lust ovontng in tho Flest Baptist Chureh; corner of South Park enue nad Thirty-irat strect. Prosident 1. Nol- son Bluke enlled the meeting to ordor, and up- polnted n Committee on Enrollmont, Seerotury Uowdsped read tho annual report of the Bonrl of ‘I'rusteos, enliing for an endowmont fund of L0000, The report was aceepted. Tho Trenys urory Mr. Ldward Gosdmun, submitted his an- nual report, It exhibited the followlng fixures: Recelpts—lalance on hand, &34 cnsh re- colved for weneral purposes, 10,2045 rents from - houses und jots, K518 totad, £, 42, Distursomunts~Miscellaneons oxpenses, $4,1107 Iuteront neoount, & 113: Kolaries, S Donds reeemed, $100; Innd aceount, $0; totnl #18,480; hulnnco on hand, $06, Tho' elecilon of allieurs for tha ensulng yele reatited us followss Prestilent, 1. Nelson iilake, of Chleagn; Viees Presidents, tho Ltev, damea Warron Merrih, of Tloston, und Jnmes B, Tylor, of Chicago: Secre- 1 Hov, T, <y of Morgun . Of Chilcigo: Erinlons s Ak G lll‘(‘:ll|l‘0||. (:_.é-l;’euxxnnl- uy'y Fo eec 1501 uko, of Chleagos B0 Atkius, of Tndlunapolis: tho Ttovs T Gy Barnes, of 8t Paul; and Charles 11 Day, of Peorin, The Itev, Robert Lealie, of Wiukesta, thon rend tho ruport of the Exwmining Commite tee, which was aceepted, Tho meoting ad- Journed with peayer by Dr, Johnson, The Board of Trustees (hon mot, nnd the ro- ,mrk of the Nomluating Commltiee wis ndopted. L wie follows: Prusl . 1. t, I, Iwitrd Goodmit, of Chicugo: W, don, of Chilcitrn: ¥ Hev, 1, W. Goodspieed, of Morguie Purks itive Committe 1 e N oy 5. Choney, E. $011 Take, T W, Ooodspeed, W. 11, Holdon, Edward Qoodinn, C. N, Hotden, Fu A, 8mith, 1), Henry Hueldon, tho Hoy, T L AL lecehelt funl the Hov. adlourned., The gradunting exerelses of tho clars witl bo Retd it tho First Churelr at 10 o'clock this worn- e, and thn atumnl dinoee wilt ke place at the Palinor Houso at 2 w'elock I tie afternoon, The , 1 Heibere, W, 1, Byt - Lawrenco, 1. W Waits Loctmer. Tho meeting then followlng I tho crnduntiog clnsa: Juiies Laring Cheny 1, 1! John W Cottley, lown L, beth C, Canlay, lawa Cley, ardner, i ;- Mra, d Jdohn Henry 1gby, L4 itets MeKibben, Linm, 0.5 Gutlan Linsing Mor rlil, Nowark, N, Ruwwell Curtls Mosher, Knle amazon, Mich.: George lenry starring, Clarks- ton, Mieh,: Mitrtun Danlel Stiuttor, Oberlin, O.3 Asunel _ll LCarman, Waseen, Minn,: Oliver Bruwn Kinney, Minneapolls, Mini.; K. 1%, Jan- acn, Ublengo, 115 Mrs, J, H. Higby, Gardner, 11l TINE METITODINTS, The Methodlse " preachers met In the Nook Convorn bullding yestorilay morning, tho Rov. Dr. W, C. Willing In the chuir. Nearly fifty clergynen were presont, Prof, Fisk, of tho Northwestern University, rond ahistorlesl paper on * Mothodist Bdueation in the Rock River Conference,™ Prof. Murcy prefaced his paper by stating thnt this year was tho seml-ventounial of the founding of tho first Mothodist educu- tionnl nstitutlon in . Amerlen, that ot Westoyan Univarsity, Mildlotown, Comnn, It was wi epach {n tho bistory of the Chureh, Tho wrnduntes md aceupied tmportant atd Influentinl posts buth In the utinlstry and fn civil soolety, und the literuturo af tho Church hud beon raised toa muceh bigher plane. Tho pulpit, tho pross, und the schoul were pronouiieed the great edus cational Intluences. ‘Lhery bud been four educationsl institutlons In the Confercnee. Tho Hock Itiver Beminury nt Mount Morels was tounded fn 185, and for i timo did n suceessful worle, _Amongz its studonts were tho present Governor of Hilhiols, ox-Gov, Boveridge, und miay. prominent business-mon id eloreymen of this reglon, 1t bng now pussed into tho unnds of anathor denominntion, Jdenninga Somlntry, ot Aurora, wis chartored it 1833, tho building bomg compivted three yers Intor, 1t 18 now out of debt and has n prnpunir sworth $ 19000, 1t hus o endowniont and an insufti- clent lnconte. Thie mistake was botng nudo there of unwlse economy In seeuring oheup tenchers, The other fustititions have huil n moro pros- ‘:crulm history und nre doing o vigorous work of Iyl grnde. The Nurthwestorn Univorsity orls gtonted In o meoting held i tho oflice of Grant Guodrlenin Chicugo May 31, 1850, Tlhe uharter was wranted Jun, 2, 1851, und the_ Hvast President wag tho Rov, Clark T Hinmun, 1. )., elcoted in 1855, The papor truced_the history down to the presont day, Drief volermice wad nlso made to the Gareett Dibileal Institute at Byanston, Sovornl gentlemon discussed the subject, Prof. Fisk crphnsizing tho ortnneo ol collego ed- uention, but rogruttiog that Methodlst puoplo Aunt thaly sons to Yale and Hurvard rather than to fnstitutions under tho care of thie Church, Tho Rov, Messrs. Strowbridwo, Jowett, and Lunt aiso participatod b the disotsslon, wrging that cfforts iy mudu for tha more yonurous on- downiont of tho Mothadise schools, What was (lu:nmu.lull wus tirat-cluss sominurles to foed tho aollog: The Rev, Dr, [attlold antd that tho question of the supp it tho University wits tho most tme portune question now beforo tho Metholse pen- pleof the Northwost, [Ie apprecinted the clonr and fur-sighted wisdom of the mon who uro duuntitied with the [nstitution, but an ndvenco movoment 18 jmperatively demanded, and It at tha rioxt meoting of the Diroctors n Presidont ho Georgu 2 || mee oleotad they woula prove reereant to tholr trust. It has vatunblo proporty, but it must huve asteong finaneial nu,murt. or, tha speaker suld, it would go fato tho shadows, [t wua threntonad with prralysis Rnd death, Methode it b the Northwest required an acdvinco move- ment I tho University munagemont, and, no mntter how much plous small-tulk thers might nabout putrontzing Methndist fnstitutions, the Muthodist people woauld not soml thelr sons to Bvanston unlesas thoy could got ns much for tho money, thore a8 clswhora, = Dr, 1int= ficld wnnouncixd himsell rondy for nny kind of nied work to overcome this ‘buening shuanie, anl bis vigorous apeeoh stivred un the preach- ers’ tgetiing in (ho livolliest kind of o mannor, Mr, K. A Durnell, on bohnlf of tho Young Men's Chirlstion Assoelntdon, hrogeht betove the guihierling the subjuet of bolding opon-niv meot= ings during tho sunumor, nekiug Ly nssistanco of thio ctirehes in tho work, The Business Cownitteo reported that the Rav. W, H, Burns, of Joliet, wonld road n paper two Wocka fencw, tho snbjeot to be nnnouncol next week, ‘The Rov, I, 11 Pono will rend n paper noxt Monday ou * 'Fhe Prosent Aspeet of the Mormon Question.” TIIE PRESBYTERTANS, The Prosbyterinn pustors hold their rognlar weckly meoting yesterday morning In thelr rooms In McCormick fflock, The Hov, 8, 6, ‘Wishurt read o paper discussing tha question ot bow to seenro tho attendaneo of the ehildron at regular gorvices of tho vhureh. Tbo papor was warmly dubntod by thoso prosont, tho genoral smpression el that tho ruublo lles in tho fu- difference of the fiunilios. At tha noxt meting the ftev. Dr, Worrall wiil rowl n puper on + Minlatoriul Candlduting, and tho Tpiscopal or Bupervisory Power of Prosbytery,” which [s ox~ pocted 10 bo of unusual nturost, TRRINITY, Tho Vestry of Trinlty Eplscopal Chnrch met at the church lnst ovening. Mr. 1. J. Hixiins wos clocted Secrotary, and Mr, A. ¥, Sooborger Tronsurer, for the cnsulng year. Messrs. Wille fam Tilden, A, C. Culkine, Fruncls I, Fisher, Charles G, Eddy, and Mr. Oshorno woro closted delowntes to tho Diocesan Couventlon, which is ta bis hold at tho Cuthadeat Muy 24, Dr. Hollnud stuted to i reportor thut tha riwor that e was Abulit (o nocopt i call to Ml Dr. King's pulpit in Now York City wis promature. e bad preachud thoro lately, but bt recelvod no eall — BABBATII-SCIIO0N WORK, Hpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribtine, Deoaru, 1L, May 18.~Tho annual Convons vantlon of the Hlinels Stato Chrlstiun Bubbath- Bohuo! Assoslation will convene n Deecatur on June 7 and remuin in session threo duys, Ouo bundrod aud 8rey dolegates will bo bere, U ————————1 MISSOURI EDITORS, ‘They Are Charnied with Thelr Visit to “The Golden Northiwest," MI1LwAUKEE, Muay lh.—Af n meoting of tho Missourl I'ross Assoolution, held at the Newhail Houso In Milwaukoe to-duy, these rosolutlons wore ununimously udopted: Itegotved, "Tout the wurmost gratitudo of this Assoointion 18 duo to tho ofticers of tho Chicago, Milwaukoe & Ht, Uaul Jtufway, “ihe great tourlats’ route of tha *(lolden Northwest, " und vspoclully to Gonerul Passenger Agont A. V., H, Curponter uod Assls tani-Ovenersl — Pussonwer Auvnt d. 1L Pugo, for thelr gonerous couricalos and uttontions, * Wo wero steangers and they took us in,"” and did u\'ul'ylhlmf posuible to cone tribnte to our enjoymoent of this' our first, but Hr"lwh BuLour last, visit to thoir Wisoonsln Wiry i [tesnlved, 'Thut we, as editors of Missourd, core dinlly commentd tu our people who are seeking hurming plucod OF guinnier resors the bountitul seglon ot luked and dolls that Hes ulnnf the ling af the Chlvage, Milwaukes & St Paul Ruilway s cumnbinlug vvery elomont of uxqulsit sconery, dusirous ull:fi nvigoruting cllwate, hoaithful ness, wnd pleasunt sooluty, wnd couuond this areat railwuy an tho best route Ly which to roaen his roalin of nll desirpblo things comblued, Not a Pound of Mail, Memphia dvslonche, Tha Little Rock & Fort Binith star steambont rute 8 discoutinued, Contriot pico $7,000, Onea i week, ‘Tho oldest inbabliaut d nut reuember the thue when o pound of wall bas usou currivd o tLls ruuti, TROI:I FRULT /LYATIV); rRESCRIARD Ny B YA EIANy, troplesl sud planta, | A Delicious and Re, freshing Fruijt Lozenge, Which ) Serves the Purpoge of Pills and Dig. agreeable Purgatiy, Medicines, TROPIC-FRUIT LAX A proparatlon 1 tho warld Jur fanain 0" b ottaness, Tendache, Tilvs, o A Lo plninta,’ Tt nets gently, eiverively. oond fluus 10 tuke. _ Cleatisini the ayatem ooy s minmrta vigor (o mit] o by, iy Stelanctioly, Tispociondrin, & o dsely winces, FACKed 1N Gronsed in nagl i e PRICE 25 and 60 CTS. 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