Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 20, 1881, Page 8

THE CITY 4 IN GENERAT. Taner ?, V. R. Buy, 0. 8. A. fs at the Paciflo. Davip i. Hitt, of Akron, O,, 1s at tho Bhor- mun, A.U, DADZElt, of Pittsburg, is at the Shor- aman. Geonar L, Sour, of Idaho, is at the Tro- mont. Jou Warnen, Mayor of Peorla, IIL, ia at the Pacltto. J. N. Jupsom, of Brooklyn, N. ¥., is at tho Tremont. Joux T. Wentwontn, of: Racino, Wis. {6 at the Sherman, Dn. W. W. MARMON, of Moomington, Ill, te atthe Pacitic. Mr. AND Mra, M. SAULSDURY, of Son Fran- -eisvo, uroat the Palmar, Mn. AND Mns, H. 8. HARvey, of Washington, D. C., nro at tho Tremont. REWARDS. Draag, M.C.,of the Fifth Wiscon> elu District, [s nt tho Tremont. Scuvynen CoLPax and wife, of South Bond, Ind., are registered at tho Pacific. GW. Bentiny, General Superintendent of tho New Loudon & Northorn Hatiroad, is at tho Pahner. . +1, Stxcram and wife, of Glasgow, Scot- sind and C, A. Roed, of England, are at the Paliner. It, O. CANFIELD, General Froight Agent of the Peoria Pokin & Jackaonvilta Hullroud, ts at the Pacitiv, . Mit. ¥. Lowre, General Passenger Agont of tho Pale, Uurkngtou & Quincy Kuilroad, is nt the land, Av the Sub-Trensury yesterday $15,000 In gold and $5,000 11 sliver was disbursed, ‘Twenty-five Lbousaud dollars in silver was revolved, Tite Interantionul Lenk has paid to Collector Harvey tho 348,00 found duc, whleb is a penalty br fing of $21,000 for muking the false returns. Tue Internal-revenue receipes. yesterday amounted to $3,055, of which $25,503. was for aplrits, $4,775 fur tobauco, 81203 for clgars, $370 for beer, and $2,826 for spucial taxes. ‘To-n1ant Lobert G. Inuorsoll will, delivor hls now lecture, “Tho Great Infidels,” at Contral Muste-Hall, he advanco sale bas buon very groat, but thore oro many choice seats yot uu Bold. ‘Tite Painters’ Renevolent and Protective Ag. toclution held thair secund nunual ball at Greencbautn’s Hall inst evening. A very large attendance was preavut, there being filly 123 couples, W. H, Wenrs has accepted an invitation to be resent and make anaddress to the piplis of the souk County Normut School on the oveasion of tho anunal trou-pluuting, Saturday, the Zist Must, At2 p. mM. : ‘Tite Rov. Dr. Rydor left the olty for Province- town, Masa, Inst even’ betng summoned thithor by the severe Illness of bis aged mothor, Tho urranvoments for services in his church hext Subbath will be announced bereattor. ‘Tux temperature yosterday, us observed by Mamasse, optician, 88 Madison street (Temun Hullding), was ut 8 am. 60 dexrecs; On. my 61; loam. Oly Uo. mn, 64; 12m. td; 1p. im. ty 0 p.m. 65; 4p. in, 01 Barumoter, 8 i, mi, 20,00; Pp. m,, 20.58. ‘Lik congregation, of Jefferson Park Prosby- Jerlan Church Wednesday evening rattiloed tho choice of u pastor made by tho Trustees, and it was doelded to extent a call to the tev, John Hemphill, of San Franoiseo, and to fix tho salar ry at $4.00 per annum, Epwanb Mongay, a awitehman, who was rin ever by curs on tho Chicuxo & Alton Houd Wednesiuy, died at the County tospitul the gana Tijeht from the shock produced by tho loss of-a Fegundanarm. Tho Coroner held un inquest and found roruceldental veuth, ‘Thr beartog of the application by Cook County for un injunction restralning tho city from outtlug off tho water from the County Hospital was to have been bad before Judge Jame son yestorday imorulng, but, owing to a pressure ur business in court, it was pustpoued untl Suturday. AUDIE JAMES CADELL, aged 6 yenre, white Plays yes wy atternoon, tu tho street op posit bla b » No, WT Michigny avenue, was aecidentally run over by a horse and wagon driven by a person unknown. THe sustained su- Vere though not necessarily fatal Injuries about the bead and neck. 7. . THE représuntatives of the lodgca comprising the Odd- Feflows’ Cemetery Asenclation met [tat evening ut Parker Hull. After canvassing the situntion, they came to tho conclusion that, 18 thoir pluns were not auficioutly muttured to in- Bure success, thoy hud berttur abandon the project altogethor, whieh they «fd, Ti: Lumberman's Association hold thotr bl weekly meeting, with tue iuncheon seeompit. niment, ut tho rooms of the Exchiunge on South Water street to-miurrow at 1 p.m. ‘Tho yard- Nat of prices will wein be tackted, und ‘some warm Grgumonts may bo looked for both from bulls und beurs. AN ouxitiury meoting of the Indtes composing tho Titinols fndustrint Assuciution fur Aiding Young Girls was hold yesterday ut the eurner of Wabnat avenug and twenty-trat street. G. UG. Marsh presided, But tsmall numbor wore present. ‘Tuo Chair appointed a oonlnating cimimittee to nominate ollicers ut the uxeoutive ajveting, Which is tote beld at tho Sherman House on the 4b of next month. ‘Tor Labor and Trade Assembly held its rezu- tar weekly mecting Inst night at 12 Washington Mrect, The Coumnlttes on Building reported that they bud, been looklue at some property dear Englewood, butno detuit notion was taken, The Cominittee on Hall reported that arrange- inents were proureasing fora bill tw be held nt Greenebaui's Wallan tho 2ith inst. The duy of miveting wus changed to Sunday herenfter, Manoanety Lyxcu, a widow woman, 46 yours Of uyge, living at No. Pine street, coumiltted auiclde at 6 o'clock yesterduy morning by bung- ing herself with a rupe attiched to ono of tho rafters of the Kitchou, The Coroner held ag fnauest, and found & verdict of suluide. Tho Cause of the decd 1s supposed to be despandeney Krlsing frou a Cour that sho count tot seuure a renewal of the lusse for the ground upon which bor house fs built, Mas. G. J. Lrpecken, United States Engle neers, yesterday opened bids for furnishing 12,500 eorda of stuue for the 200) feet of browkwater whieh is to by built fu Chicago harbor, The fol- lowhue bids werv received: Chicago & Lemont 3tone Ci unPVY, $8.05 per cord; Gysbert Do vlera, M0; Excelsior Stone Company, $10.60; intorprige Stone Company, $11.60; Guorga Tur ter & Co,, $12.25. The lowest bid was recon- ainded for acceptance, Comrany C, tho lataly organized Fronch com. pany of tho Second Regiment of the Stute mil- tha, held av meeting ay thoir hendquurtera on Randolph street last eveulng, The object of sho mevttug wus for the purpose of appoliting U Special Committee, which is to participate with others of n French national ebaracter, noin- Inuting deleyutes at large to prepare fur the telebration of thy Mth uf July, sommemuorative rt tap Koka of the Mustilo by tho rovolutionists ia 1580, dirs. A wee waif in tho form of 4 bright, notive Nttle wirl of some 6 summers was found yestor- day afternoon bya pullevman near the Wolls atrect bridge, Shu gave her name, ana stutert whut sbe hud wandered away from Lydin strect ond did not kuow tho way to return, Sho wast picture of distress, being barefected, with very Feanty and tuttered clothing that the modeat Atte “crenture'had to buld togethor to bide ber pukednoss, Sho was coated with mud and dust, Avery plotelo entortuinment of songs, in- gicupiente uiuale, Feeltntions, ota, was wiven ast night in Farwell Hall for the bonetit of Mas Grace A, Fuller, who for the past four years nas been orgutiat for the noonday pruyeremeetinys gud wenerally fur the otnor servicus of tho Y, M. 1U, A. ‘Tho perforiners were tho Chicago Quurtat, Mifases Edith Elliott, May Pheonix, Fitellay Dana- uiare, Mr. Edward Dexter, Mr. PB, J, Dunno, and othors, ‘The recuipts wore very large, Bllse Fulter is to leave tho city soon, ‘Tig regular weekly meeting of the Eighth Ward Lurid League was beld Inst evening in tho basement of the French Catbolle Church, corner Congress aud Halsted streets, Five new inem- bers were dnitiuted, of whom two were ladies, The ltoy, Father Horan, of St. Jarlath's Church, was tho fret speaker of tha cvuntug. in bw ree inirks ho stated that the clorgy wore with the people in the causo of Iberty, dr. O'Connor was introduced nv representative froin the Btute League, and, atter Hsteuning to a long apeeoh on Ireland's wrongs, the League ad- dourned, : Irtsreported that for a conaiderable timo past the publiv have boen vietimized by a wet of ustice-shop hangers-on and shystor luwyora who infest the nelybborhood of the Weat Mudl- sou Btreet Pollce Stution, Warrants for crinit- al olfenses and Violauonsof city ordinancesara issued free of charyo by tho Pollco Slaylatraty, Lut tbls fact is not goucraily known. ‘The plano! the abysters is to tuat around the polloe station and snap up complainants, towhou they prolifer their aervloes In drawing up tho papord in legal dorm, Forthis service, which the Police Court Clerk perforins wratis, tho abyster collects a {vo of from $l tu $. The police have discovered the game, und proposy ty make it warm for the truudulent lawyers und thelr associates. ‘Tue Contra! Committso of the North Amorl- ean Biluyerbund met last evenmmy in Quine; chiB- room No. 0, President Auibery in the cl hs Hocchater, Chatrinun of the Committeo on teception Ceretunies; reported the followiug progrim for the combug festival: Address of Weloume by Muyor Harrison; festival orauion tu Geruwn; churus of welcome by the Chicaga uyors; ucceptunce of Hays Of outalde wluging dasocialinns: address by the former President of tho Sdugerbund; welcome address by tho preavut President of tuo Hund; Fraud closing vhorus. The Committee on Adinission Prices reported: Salo of season tckets at $10, sou to be revervod free of charge; single adn wion, $3, $1.60, and 81, according ta toca- ton’ of weutd. ‘Vols ‘plan was adapted, dir, W, A. Hetlich, ot tho Comasitteo on ‘i'r ortation, reported thut the ruilroud war Yinciniatl bad not been settled, and that the ‘Dusuers’ Associntiun of that city, who bad by FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1881—TWELVE PAGES contract with the railroad companics the Inside track, would not give way to the slinging asso- clations, und It wontd be necessury for tho Cons tral Committee to try ta and this trouble, After Along discussion Mr, Mux Stern, of the Railroad Committee, and Mr. Ent! Hocehster, of the Cons tral Committee, wero appuinted a comunittee to Ly to Cincinnati and work to settle the dispute. Journed one wook, Last evoning, at Park Avenuc M, B. Church, an entertainment and sociable wer given by tho Ladies’ Ald Society in commemoration of the twontieth anniversary of tho catablishnent of the church, Next Stinday at 2200 p.m, the Sunday-school exercises will tuke place. ‘There wilt be present nil the Superintendents who have been at the hond uf the Sunduy-school at difforent porinds for the past twenty yours, n= eluding Aibert Lane, thoarganizer of tho school, who fs now Superintundent nt the Contonary ME, Church, Tho Park Avonue Chureh {sin in Prosperous condition, and ite debt ts boing Ilqui- dated rapidly by the exertiona of the pastor, the Rev, Te Te strnwbehigo, in conjunction with his zenlous tlock. Tho Ladies’ Al Society has takon Upon Itself the responsibility for the paymentor shoo of the standing debt within two yeura, Fonow1ng Is tho list of dutiable goods re- colved at the Customn-House yesterday: Cragin Neos. & Chandicr, 195 buxes tin plate; Chanlu & Jot clgars; Vorgho, Ruhting &Co,, seven cuses merchandise: Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. three gnaesvattons; Wilson Bros., Hive cases silks und cottons; Uvorge Jd. Schmidt & Bro., olht ctses merchandise Bauer & Co. nine enaes musical f Burley & Tyrrell, uinetcon cuska crockery; A. H. Abbott & Co., five casos artists’ materini: C, Gossage & Co., one caso embroideries; Hibbard, Spencer & Co., alxty-three oores tin plete; Mandel Bros, ono case buttons: Gelstonborg & Co., 4,000 bushels barley; EE. Enton, five onsca guns; Wilson Tiros. four cascs hoalory; J. 1, Chambers & Co., one case dry woods; Mandel Bros, two casos hosiery. Colfection, $5,170. Tie Tenth Ward Laud-League Club held its meoting at tho corner of On: id streets, with Presidont Myr Rev. Maurico Dornt, Presid Leaguos, addressed tho Club. Tho following “ Boycort” reaplution was passed: | Wherwss, tho war now being wayed in Ireland by her op- in, §s fully deserving of eunipurt by all lovora of Ilberty tho wortd over, aud especially hy Lrishmen who wero driven from thoir native lands and, wherens, there are Irishmen who nro no soltish and dovuld of sympathy fur their suf. fering countrymen as to merit our contemptar dotostution therefor; therefore, bo It resalyar Tho’ members of the ‘Tenth Ward Land League do solemnly pledge ourselves not to patronizo or have any itercourse with any man. of Irish birth who fa not a member of the Land Leugito or some stinilar organization baving for ita object tho indopendonce of Ireland.” Only One dissenting voice, tint of Mr. Jamos O'Dons nell, Was heard, He saw in thla resolution only. a destruction uf tho very object of tho leagucss Tue California orange, a fruit that bas hithor- to played but aamall part in the Chicago inar- kot, 18 leatined to become better known through the Hberal shipments that are naw boing mado ovor the Pacitic roads. The two notably largo orange groves from which this frult comes aro situnted in Southern Culitornia, one belng nenr Jos Angeles and tho other nour San Gabriel. ‘Those groves combined vecupy a space of thout 1,000 neres, tho trees numbergd by tens of thousands, sot tu regular order, producing avery beautiful ofect from u distancy, The grove near Loa Angeles was started by ar Enast- ern genttoman in Pstielbres sear Gators tho gutd oxeltement commenced, and has been incrong- ing steadily ever aince thet period. Tho fruit is of about the same size and tavor as the Florida orange, and its production in that region fs ine cronsing very rapidly. Greatonre Js necensury dn the snipment of the frult, moro particularly that it shail be fresh from tho Lough when it starts on its Journey, und that the cara In which itts carried shall be properly ventilated. ‘Tite Coroner held an Inquest yostorday at No. 4823 Wontworth avenue upon tho body of Will- Jam Reikimauy,whe committed aulcido Wednes- dy afteraven at his hone ut the nboye num- ber by shooting hhinself in the boul with a res volver, A verdict [n accordance with the above statumient waa found. Brinkmann ifsed to be 2 palitician In the Town of Lake, nnd wus for two years nh member of the Board of Trustees of that corporation. During the past fow years ho his = repentedly beon a candidate “for — aillce, but bas on each ovcamen experlenced dofont, His friends, in explaining: hig rnshiness, suy that bis disappointment over political dofents made bin despondent and gloomy. ‘Tho Coroner's jury opined that he was Jaboring under # {it of tompotnry insanity, pro- duced by a diseased condition of tho “brain, Only 8 short tine before bladeath he complained to his wile that his brains fett 13 though on tre, She tolv bin to tie down, whiie sho went inta tho front purt of the houso—tho burroomn—to walt, ape customers, In hor abgonco he used the pistol, and died {n nbout an hour. UNDERGROUND wines, The Chicago Undorgrouud Electric Company has been granted a Heense by the Seerotary of Stato to organize in this pity with a capital of 0,000. ‘The systein ia the samo that fs in operation In Camden, N. J. full deserlpuion of which was given in ‘Tas ‘Fianuxe a few days Ago. The Company pruposes to lay underground eylindrical blocks of terra cotta containing chambers ike a revolver, through whieh tho telegrapb, telephony, and other alovtric wires cau bo pissed, ‘The corporators wero naked what progress thoy were making with tho Compiny, and ro- te that it waa Intended to obtain from tho vity Counell pecuulssion to lay the tubos uuder- ground, ‘Tho organization would perhaps be eted In wbout t fortnight. ‘The elty autherl- tea seamen (isposed to favor the system ng tho myyt foustble one that bud yot beon prasonted, ‘Tho telegraph and .othor cluctric companion bad buon tuled with, but had not said yot what they would do, ‘x Souveral lending local capitalists, it was stated, haya signitied thelr willingness to tuke atuck In tho Company when its orguulzation is com- ploted, THE CITY-HALL. . Tene wore thirty-four burial pormits issucd Yyostorday. Avb. HitpretiH bus gone town to Springfeld iu the interest of hls $5,000,000 wator-b ond scheme, ‘Tne total value of permanent Improvements for which building permits wore granted yester- day was $101,000. Tue Duke of Sutherland and party will bo taken to the Crib Saturday afternoon by the olty onttulata, Including Mayor Harrison and Ulty- Englucer Cregler, THe pollco nev ordering tho ramovat from tho sStractof all overhunging slcna und all other Street obstructions i the nature of burrels, boxes, eta, ‘Che wur on the fruit-venoders has slightly roluxed, ‘Tux Commissioner of Public Works recolved two bids for tho ouk plunking for the bridges yeaterday. One firm would furniab 625,000 feet ut eoeapoe 1,000 feat, dollverod whoruvor de- sired, and tho other would dellyur 185,000 fect at $17.85 ver 1,000, COSBURIONER WALLER and City-Engineer, Cregior bad @ conference yeatorday with u dele" heed of proporty-owners in rewird to tho. dredwing af Uxden ' Silp. Spogiivations are now being prepured for the drudgiug of those portions Of the river whorv it Je bolloved to bo needed, in the flre-atacm office thera has boen placad by the Astronomival Soctoty a magniticant How- ard clock, incasad in plan but rich wulnut, highly pollahed und carved, Tho new clook {6 connected with the Observatory, and hus a dlal- plite of 23 inches in diamoter, and can be ad- uated to quurtors of-acconds. It 1s of tho latest improved pattern, and cost $05, ‘TURNE Wore alx now cases of amall-pox ro- ported zoster and one death,—a colorud wana named Sarah Huinmond, ut the Hose pital. Tho new cases roported wore from wo southoust cornur of Clurk and Kightceuth a roots, HL Wright atreet, Us West Saveutcenth, 4h West Fifteenth, and 101 West Madison alreot. Seurlet-fuver was reported from 255 Murgan stroot, and two vases at 2023 South Park avenuy; dipbthorla wt 203 Clinton atroct, Tie Mayor isunxious to yo to Europe for the Donvllt of the seu voyaxe, Lo be gone from four to six wonks, If ho oan yut the Councll to adjourte over for that fongit of time. Ald. Lawler says that bo will not votu for, tho respit unteas ho can bo made the neting-Mayor tn the inturiin, 4f thle honor is uccorded him ho will turn the Govornmunt topay-turvy, eo that Mayor Hur- rlson will not bo uulo’ to recognize It when be voures buck, Tho Stayor wants hls aifico loft vacunt whilo be te gone. AT prosont the Lake streot bridjo ia undor- going repairs of 4 most extensive character, previous Punt log ost over it. ‘Swenty nae ¢hantcs wre at work upun it, a8 Capt. MoKuy told uLrtinuN# reporter yesterday, Thoy are pute Ung tn new joists and atringora, and taking out all the futity braves, When tho work tw comn- pita which will be avout nuzxt Friday, the ridge will bo us wood as 8 now O10, nlinoat. When the cara aro running on West Lako street, Madison atrvot bridgo will gut an overhauling Ree weit bo closud fur at lewat two days, if not Fuow alt tho Indications, Mayor Warrison’s Mat of Commiticus will bo voted down by tho Council Monday evening, and the original lov publican let, with slight ulterntiong, adopted, Boveral Deiwourite ana one Socialiat Laver ty one votes certuln for it. yi terday that tho tlopublicans coukl easily get hiin to voto with thom. Lawlor, ovidently ta not sate Jatied with the way in which things bave ocon Srranged, for bo has 4 ltfle ilst of bis own which be tuuy apring on the Conncll. Tus tollowiug building Feige wero issued yesterdays 1. "t, Burch, four three-story and duysinent dwellings, & by #0 foot, Clark and Elin streets, to cost 300,000; Hi. 'T. Burgh, for five four-story and basowment storce und idwell- ings. 106 by 0 feat. Clarks and Eli strouts, to cout, $50,000; Wiuois Loatber. Couipauy, one-story and basoment “dry-houde,” 88 fect, Hal- ated wid Houker streets, tu cost $3,000; 0. Schmidt, two-story and basomont story, 2 by 75 {vot, G27 Mug Island ayquue, to cost $4.7u0; First United Preabytorian Church, two-wtory and cele lur dwelling, 24 bv 6) fect, Movrev and Paulioa stroots, to cust $3.80; Mafaball Field & Co., ane- story and basement englye-soou, 40 by 180 fact, Washington und Market streota. to cost $7,000: O, Jonas. two-story and basemeut awelling, 23 by 6) foot, duu7 Bouth Park avenue, te cost $4,000, SEXTON AND 118 CONTHACT. ‘Thore hus urlgen new trouble ubout tho City. ° ‘ Hi CHICAGO ' TRIBUNE Hail, Itts betwoon Sexton and tho olty once More. Saveral wooka ago, tho Superintendentof Buildings, Mr. Alox Kirkland, issued orders to, the contractors to reaumo work fs soon ns practicahlo, Up to this time thore has beon tNt- floor nothing done. Yesterday Commisaluner Waller addressed tho following missive to tho iron contractor P. J. Serton, Stn: 1 havo just recolved a letter from Mr. Alex Kirkland, Suporitunding tenink of tho now City-Hall, stating as fol- 101 wat “In an {ntorviow with Mr, P. 1, Soxton yostor- day, bo Informed mo that he docs net intend to yyeeed with the frou-work of the now City- intl, for which ho hus tho contract. He assorts that he so Informed Mayor Elarelaon by lotter last Decombor in reply to a communication ro- coved by bier sizned by h's Honor the Mayor, yourrelf, and me. I an’ credibly informed that sitice he wrote that lettor, and until a fow weeks ago, Mr. Streetor, who has tho sub-contract from Soxton, has, with consent of and under Instructions from said Sexton, been gotting out tho ironwork noconiing to tho terms of the con- tract. Within a few weeks, however, Sexton, £ am informed, has instructed Mr, Strector to te- sist from gotting out any more fron-work. It is Imperative that the city should be informed at once and exoliaitly, without any clreumiocution by Mr. Soxton, whether ho Intends to proceed with his contract or not, I would here suggest that you would exact from him an unequivocal answer of yes or ho,” Above rofcrs to yourcontract cnter- ed Into with tho City tof ‘Chicago April 1%, 1878, in which you bound yourself to finish, deliver, act up, place, and fx complete all tho iron-work required in tho erection of a building for a City- Hall, "ote. It is Important to tho City that there ehould bo no furthordelay in the furnishing of the fron. necessary for sald bullding, you having horetoforo ratused to finish the I trons and'sky= lighta, as shown by your letter to mu dated Dee, 20,1880, ‘This part of your contract was declared forfelted in written notlee givou you Dea, , 1840, but in said written noticos it wns itise tinutly stated that ‘this decinration of forfcit- ure shall notin any way relicve you from the covenant and conditions of your — anid contract’ in regard to nll tho Uulance of the irona Included in said contract, From the note of Mr. Kirkland, aa quoted abovo, it looks ns If you intented not to comply with the residue of your contract out- aldo of the’E tron and skylights, As tho soason for work Js now Upon ws wo cannot delny in tho delivery of this tron, Please answer promptly and positively yes or no whethor or not you will carry out the balanco of your contract by dolivert romptly the reaidie of the fron not embraced in tha notice to you of forfeiture of Dee. 2, 1880. Respectfully yours, CHARLES Te. WALLRI, Commisalonor of Prbiic Works, Sexton will recolve that letter to-day, and tho answer to it will probably be forthcoming in 8 day or two. THE COUNTY-BUILDING. Du. Eanue and threo of his companions will be taken to Jollet to-day, Tue County Clork ts expecting to movo {ato tho now Court-Houso the ist of June, Thora ts nothing In the way of it, itissald, but the con- tractor for.the furniture, In the contested clection caso of tho South Sidu town oflicers, Mossrs, Doolittlo and McKoy yeatorday withdrew as solicitors, and Frank Drake was gtvon until the “th to answer, Tue Grand Jury disposed of sovonteon onses yesterday, und found eleven true bills, Among them was one against Nicholns Roach for at- tempting to burginrizo a West Mudison streot atora, in trying which he was shot Ja tho Jaw. Tux mothor of Miss Caruiine E. Day was nround yesterday nnxious to gcta now trial of her daughter's sanity, Sho reported that Caru- Nne was bebaving very badly, but after a talk with Judgo Logmis she concluded not to do any- thing furchor In the mattor for the present. Tux County Court Is now practically at a atundatill. The dockot is clenred and the busl- ness from day today is boing done in wn hour. After July I, bowever, a rush ta wuticipated, for ‘tho Inw recently passed giving thut Court Juris- aletion in alt chancery cages goes into cifect at at timo. IL. A. CiauLts. who was brought to tho jail from Indlanapolls a few wooks ago ona churge of bigamny, waa yesturday visited by wife No. 1 and child No, 0, and he was trying to porauade them that bu was sorry for what he had done, aud would never do do iain if excused this Utne, The probabititios aro, froia the nature of the Invorview, that he will not be proascuted, Some ot the triends of John Carey, tho siloon- keoper who was flued and imprisoned Wednes- day for selling llquor toa drunkard, were around peatarday trying to net his sentenco moditled, ub were unsuceeestul, Thoy clatm that Roach, tho alleged bubitual drunkard tn the case. is not the wreek he bas been made to appenr, and, fur- thermo.e, that thore 1s behind tbe affair much which nas not come to light. In tho County Court pier Jobanna Bwan- gon. Alzing B. Murray, Wilhelmina Heintz, Owon Muluney, Auna Bollinger, and David Eagloy wero adjudged insuno. Eusloy is the cotored miu who was noticed eatonany. aa having afforded tho polico authoritios ‘so much amusomont, While awaiting transportation to the asylum bo becutne numanagcatile, aud showed his streagth by snapping a pur of bundouffs as though thoy Were a chain of wand, Tiitry-ONK executions, nil in tho forfelted bond cusea whore Judgment, as beon en- tored, were placed = in ort Munn’ hontds yeatordnay to bo satistlod, and bo will start on tho warepith to-day. He will tirat make a formal demand upan tho individuals whom bie uro against, and noxt Jovy and soll. The judgmont-taken agaiast A, D. Hutrord and Jacob Sit thoday before ap- pears to have been by mig :nko, and Judgo Hawes a8 enuged it to oe set aside, ‘Tits County Cotnmissioners love to loungo about thelr new quurters, wud, although there ware nu committue inoutingd on the curd for yesterday afternoun, tho servants of the count: were on band. ‘They amused thomsolves wit! trylng tha locks, and found that they were imperfect and not up to tho specifications. Commissioner Ender was locked in the cammit- tec-rvom, and succeeded to Uberating himaclf by nquick twist of tha ombossed knob. ‘Tho Jock was taken apart, and it was discovered that the catch-apring was made of Iron instead of sates. Comunisalonor Coburn sald tho steal woul come in when tho Union Brass: Works presented ita estimate, Sucuive MANN ycatorday wrote Btato’s-At- torney Milla w vory uurt note about R, D. Londer and the “dumuny” Indictment upon which bo eazaped trum jail the day before, and asked por. infusion to presont the cuse to the present Grand Jury, but recelved nu reaponso, mo of Lend. ers frionds galled upon him Inter to persue him ta drop the mutter, and, notwithstanding thoy olferud to muke feat the monoy In- volved iu tho fradulent band, in tho muking of which the porjury is nlleged to have been committed, thoy could get no sat- istuction. He says be ls duterintned to go ta tho bottom of tha wholo ufnir,and bofora It is cnded ite highly probable that tho breach between the Rherlt’s and tho Stuto's Atturnoy’s olllee, whieh bas oxlatod for somo montos, wilt be groatly widoned. A LEGAL QUESTION, In dealing with forfeltod bonds and bonds- mon in the Criminal Court an important quos- uon bud arisen, which Judge Huwoa now nas under advisement. Ho Inid down tho rule on the sturt to cutor judgment in all cases where there had beda a defuult doolared, end hus adhered to it, but in some of them it appears that the bondsinen surrendored the prisoner after defauit.and before Judyinont, and thy ure asking that the judgment be now Rot aside on tho payment of tho costs. Bo far ho hasrefused to chao his original ordor, and anys bo will not, buwever burdensome it may ba to those atfectad, unless ho ils upon an exam- ination of the iw that ho fs compelled to, He ia bentupon seving the practice brokon up of lettin the gutlty cxeupo punishment on bonds aivon with to expectation of thelr over boing coltectod, und iu bis laudable endeavor fs ontl- tled to the gratitude of tha public. He docs not, howover, wish to do an injustice to any one, an wilt nots out, on tho othor band, ho js deter- mined that bonianon bureafter ahalt bo the Jatt: ors. ugit were, uf those thoy go bond for, and that if they do not produce them when wanted they must suffer tho penalty uf tho law, 3 SBUBURBAN, EVANSTON, Tale evening in tho Congrogational church will ocour tho unnual Hinman casay contest by mombers of the Ilinman Literary Sooloty of tho Univeruity for a prize of 825, tho gift of Mr. J. HH, Kedalo. The contest is one of the oldest, gad bas always Leon one of tho most dignifed in the coltege year. The (oliawiny apoakors will appear: K.V. DoGroit, W. UW. Huston, W. A, Dyeho. C.K. Piper, W. A. Helm, The judges will award tho prizo after the contost, SUES FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES, Special Dupatch to The Caicago Tribune, CLINTON, Ili, May 19,—The Township of Santa Anua, DeWitt County, whlob was sucocastul in beating the Indianapolis, Bloomington & West- ern Rullway out of $5,000 worth of bonds, bas ie been sued by tha Hon. ‘I, F. ‘Tipton, ex> Viroult Judya und ux-Congressman of the Thir- tounth Ulstriot, for 85,U0 attorney foes. which the township now ropudintes also, Tho case will favulve soveral thousand dollurs, cnnitecmmmatned PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT HOT SPRINGS, Hpeclat Dispatch to The Uhteago ‘Ivibune, Hor Sputnas, Ark., May 10.—Amon@ tho late arrivals bere ure G. L. Wildams, P, Flaborty, W. A, Hauly, Chicago; W. A. Warrick, H. D, Thompson, Now York; R. C, Kerns and family, AL aA, Sugan, 8. Louis; A. EB, Wotor, Cinoine neti; W.E. Carile Tddiavapolis; Jobn Blurcuy, Vittsburw, Pa, ia MeConnell, Minne. upolis, Ming. P, Pritchard, Jersvyvilte, UL, ee ‘ A SPLENDID CHANCE, One of Pullman's finest hotel-cars will leave Chicago at 27:01 poon on Friday, May 20, via tho Chicayo, Burllagton & Quincy Railroad, and will rub through to San Francisco without change, For berths in this car apply early at the Chica- wo, Hurllogton & Quincy ticket ollice, 60 Clark wtreet, SPOR EVEN Luoy .May, Annio Augusta, Churohill, ond Duke of Kent the Louis. ville Winners, The Providence Team Successful in the Postponed Game nt Bulfalo. MoGeary Released by Olevoland, and Took Remaon Engaged by That Olub, LOUISVILLE RACKS, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Lovisvite, Ky., May 10.—This afternoon was.as handsome as any turfman could hava desired, and the grand stand was filled with inturested spectators, of whom tho Indics formed no small part. Yesterday having been arathor unpopular day, to-day was looked upon with all the more favor,and conacquent- ly everybody turned out, The track had beon well watered in front of the stand, and the dust did not disturb clther the beauty of the sceno gior the gloss upon the ladies’ tollets, The betting was, if possible, more frantic than upon eclther of the two preceding days. The first event of the day was the Kentucky Onks for -3-year- old fillies, a dash of one and a half miles, In the pools before the race Lucy May sold for $235, Belle of the Highlands for $75, Lizzie 8, for $50, Julin Bruce $40, Minnto C. $40, and and the field, composed of Daisy, Bribery, and Heginz, $40, Lucy May got a slight ad- vantage in tho start, with the Bello of the Highlands second and Minnie 0, third, Tho paca was set by Lucy May from tho jump, and the running mado rather wann, with all the flyers well bunched excopt Brib- ory, Who was lott far behind. At tho head of the stretch Lucy May led by a length, with Bello of tho Highlands second, and Minnie ©, third, As they game down the strotch the pace wasmnde better, and os thoy ran under the string Lucy May Ied by two lengths, with Belle of the Highlands second, Julia Bruce up in third place, and Minnie C, fourth, Around the upper turn the bunch closed up, and as they passed the three-quar- ter pols Lttcy May was still leading, with Bello of the Highlands second and Julla Bruce third, Bribery, who had gotten off 30 badly, had come up to fifth pluce, and Daisy had gone far back in tho dust, At tho half-mile pole Lucy May still led, with the other posi- tlons unchanged. Around the upper turn the wholo gang, oxcept Dalsy, caine up and collared the leader, but she was too fly for tho crowd, and came in an ensy winner by about two open longths in 3:14. Delle of the Highlands was second, and Minnie C. third, Lizzio S, was far back, and Dalsy was a fur- Tong behind the whole craw, ‘Tho second race was n selling race, dash of ongand one-fourth of a mile, with Annis Augusta, Gniumacetia, Frank Cheatham, Enniskilion, Virginia, Surge, Bob Johnson, Lady Kinross, Granger, and Geu, Plo as starters, In tho pools before’ the raco Pike gold. favorit, bringing 175, awainat $155 for Annie Augusta, $60 cach for Virginia and Granger, and $105 for tho tleld, Tho bunch was seut away uftor the sccond attompt, with Bob Jobnson Jending. ¥rank Cheatham second, and Lady Kimross third, tha othors bunched. Tho horses ran to- gethor to the three-quarter pole into tho home- stretch without Cate materia! change, excopt that Lady Kimross bad fallon away back in the renr. Coming into tho homestrotoh Hob John- son still maintained a ullght loud, but bo was not dostined to kuop it long, Annic Augusta cama up with arush, and when woll on tho stretch sho showed In front and won handily, with Bub Jobuson socond, Gaminacetta third, Enulakilloa fourth, Granger fifth, the othors following closely. ‘Mme of tho race 3:12, ‘The third race wus tho beat run of the meet- ing, and excited more gencralonthusiasm. In tho pools just boferc the race Ada Glonn sold for $275, Jack Haverly for $105, Knight Tom- ar $05, Une $75, and the fold war composod of fary Corbett,’ Atox(s, Vulpnralso, Coinugo, Churchill, Ludy,,Hopd, Serenade, and Minnia- mac. Whon they, wero finally sont away Una ot off In the load, with, Alexis second, and Ada Glon third, Lady Hopd was tete far beutnd in tho start, and nover up {nto tho bunch, At the quarter-pold Una was still teading bs a length, with Valonraiso second, and Ada Glonn third. Up tho buck-stroteh Ada Glenn ran to tho front, and it bocumon neck-and-neck gon- tost botweon her and Valparaiso for Headerstitp, with Churobill third ag they passed tho half-mile poly, ‘Around the upvor turn Kntunt Tomplar nindo a dash forthe leadership and collared Ada Glonn, who was in front of tho busch. As they swung into tho stretch Ada Glenn lod by u length, with Knight omplar second, and Val- paraiso third. Coming duwn the stretch all cnught the sip, and tho pace was mado terrific. Chutchiit dusted to tho front at the cighth-polo, and na,thoy dasbed wndor string Churchill Jed by and won tho 8 hoad, race in Hay, and with Una second, and Ada Glenn, tho favorit, toird, Valpuratso tinished fourth, and the others woll bunched, oxcapt Lady Hope, who was a hundred yards behind, ‘The last race waa a-hurdlo of a mile and a wartor over Hive hurdics, In the pools, before tho race, Duko of Kent sold for $176, Capt. Franklin $85, Nick Chuck $0, and Gluszow $50, Glasgow got off in tha load, but on the stretch Duke of Kent ran to tho front, and led by a Jongth until tho strotch was reached again, whon Glasgow run_by him, and woo by two leugths, Tine, 2:19. Ntek Cheok foll at the third hurdle, and threw bis driver, but was mounted again, aud came jn wbout a furlong behind, MONROE CHIEF sonD. Tho celebrated trotting stallion Monroe Chief, record 2:1834, has been sold by his owner, Mr. A. W. Longley, of this city, to parties in San Franclaco for $18,000, ‘The horse is now at Janosville, Wis. but will bo soot bere next weok and placed in the care of Potor Y. Johuson, who droyo bim last scason, DRIVING-PARK MATINEE, ‘The firat matinéont the Diiving Park track will bo given to-morrow afternoon, when several Interesting races aro on the cari, tho entries to whioh will be given in to-morrow morulng'’s paper, —_ PROVIDENCE VS. BUFFALO, Aptcial Dispatch ta The Chicaco Tribune, Burra, N, Y., May 10.—1t was cold and threntoning this afternoon, and but 500 people were present, Botlrteams batted flercely, the visitors capecially In tho firstelxinnings, when they knocked Galvin out of his position, ‘Lhe | Butfalos repeatedly filled the bases, but wero unablo to cloar them, tholr butswou failing at tho needed polot., The folding wns falr, Bo- Ctellan and Forco eapooiatly distinguished thom- solves. Galvin wos to blame for the first five runs, bo fumbling a ball ia which bo could have made an casy doublo play. duninge— 1238560780 Providence 00503000 on Buttaio. 10000080 I-68 Kerned runs—Buftalo, 4; Providence, 7, ‘Total tleidiny errorg-—Lulfalo, 4; Providonco, 6, Huse hite—Huttate, 125 Providanco, 15, ‘Two-base hits—Ward, Forou, Voters, Rade urna. ‘Throa-base bit—MeClellan. Loft on bases—Bufalo, 10; Providence, 4. Base on vatlea—Buttalo. 3. * First baae on errata Hutalgy 3; Providence, 4, Struck out—Sullivan (2), Galvin, Richardson, Petora, White, MoCigian @. ‘ Poser aires Chel atle—Su be Ralls oalted—dutvin, 4; Foloy, 87; Radvourno, utrikes called~Galvin, 15; Foloy, 0; Bade bourne, 21. Wild pltchex—Radbourno, 1¢ Galvin, 2 ‘Timo—T'wo hours and twonty mindtes, Umpiro—Jovors, DUBUQUE Vs. RAVENSWOOD, Avectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, DunvgquEe, 1u., May 10,—Iu the game of base-ball to-day between the Dubuque and the Ravenswood, of Chfcago, the score stood 9 toS in favor of Dubuque. Tho jo was hote y coutearod from frat tii. MIGEARY'S. RELEASE, Prejudice and {U!-feo)lug toward McGeary was the cause of hls request to be released, ‘Tho Cleveland Club management prompuy complied with the request, and McGeary’s conuection; with the Qlub was severed, It was a wiaa. move allyyound,—wise for Mc- Geary, becauge he certaluly did not and could not {1 tne redpirements of his posi- tion iy such a teain; add wise for the Club, because & much bettey and in every way more .desirable player can be put in his place. Glassock will go to third, a position bo bas played with beilllant and uniform suc- cess, and Moynuhnu, un excellent infvlter, will probably cover short, Tho elfect will be to mu. teriully streogthun tho Cleveland intield, and st needed strengtheulng, Jack Memusn bus beon enguged to play left oud. dn bim Cievelund se. cures Sno ticldor anda swift baso-runner, but, inasmuch as he ecldom gets to frat hase, hialene will bo of Iittlo uso, Homsen, but for his juabil- ity to bat, woitld be ono of tho mort desirablo ball-playe: In the country, but hia woaknoss with tho k reatricta hia usctulnoss to ono part of tho Baie, only. It would acam that Clovelnnd inight do much better with tho material alrendy on hand. Kennody tea strong outheldor and a goad hitter, and by put. ting him in left fleld Cleveland would havo two entobora In uniform at all times, FIGHTING BOB. The Dotroit Post and Tribune thus de- seribes a disagrceable Incident in Wednes- tloy'’s Troy-Detrolt gaine: “Houck was forced ont at second, and Ferguson, the Troy manager aid second baseman, nt- tempted a double-piny, which, If successful, would fiave retired Whitney at first; but Mouck aceldontally ran against Ferguson, and the Intter dropped the ball, = Theroupon Ferguson, who !s somowhat notorious for hot temper and fighting propensities, cuffed Houck (a smaller man than himsolf) on the stdeof the head. This rufanly exhibition provoked froin the indignant spectators ny atorm of hisses and crios of fine hin,” but the umpire clalined not to have seen the occurrence, ond did not im- pose any penalty. Bullies and shoulder- ittors bavo no placo on tho bail-field, and For- guson’s cowardly ond ungontlemaniy act, ale though permitted to go unpunished for the timo, should nt lenst bo ropurted to the proper officora of the Longue for future consideration. In the noxt inning Forguson was tho firet atriker, and taro wan a Bort of poetic rotribition in the fact that the high ball he struck was handsomely caught by the pliyor whom he bad assaulted five minutes before, Tho applaueo bnstowed Porscasad a xpootnlsigniiicance. Itisto Nouck’s crogit that he did not descend to Forguaun’s Jovel by resenting the attack, altbough tho provocation was certainly gross, Ho displayed more solf-restraint than most persons would have donu undor tho olroumetances."" He cor- tainly did, and far more than be ought to have inp layed. A rool aniash in tho nose right thon and there is what Ferguson ought to havo got, TIANLAN. Toronto, May 19.—Referring to tho offer of John A. Kennedy, of Portland, Me., to put up'$1,00 if Hanlon, Ross, and an un- knnown will add $400 each and row In New “ngland, Hantan says he will row nowhere elso than on Toronto Bay, and {f Ross will como oro and row bo wilt give $2,000 and tind an un- known who, with himself and Ross, ahull put in $5000, making @ grand purse of $5,000 for tho wi 6 ‘OBITUARY. UNCLE BILLY YOUNG. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Decatur, Ill, May 10.—Enrly this morn- ing Uncle Billy Young, famillarly known to all ofd soldier acquaintances as the hero of three wars, dled at John Piper's resldenco, two miles northwest of Decatur. Ile was born in Carlisle, Cumborinnd County, Pa., March 4, 1800, and was In the 8 year of his ngoat tho tino of his death. Me served sixty dayansa drummer boy in tha war of 1812, When he wns about 14 years of aga he camo West, and Hved in Onlo for 8 num- ber of years, and «as o member of an Indiana regiment ho served fora tino as a soldier in tho Mextcan war !n 1816 and 187, Ho resided in Docatur for a numbor of Years provious to 1861, and on Aug. 0, 1863, ho was mustcred into tho service 48 a private soldier In Company K, Ono Hundred and Six- teonth Regiment lilinole Volunteer Infuntry, and surved In the Into Itebellion as a teamster, but was nome aick whon the regiment was muse tered out of tho service on June 7, 1865. ‘Tho do- censed was in romurkubly good health tora man. of biandvanced years up ta Inat Docember, when, ho began to fail, and o fow wacks Inter was com- polled to aeok his bed, boing troublod with an abscess in bishend and other afilotions which visit olderly poople. Tho devoasud was a vory companionablo gentleman, and was in hia cie- ment when among old soldiers, partioularly on reunion days, at homo or abroad, Ho drow oe ponsion of $8 por month us 2 soldier of the’ war of 1812, Ho will bo buried, to-morrow with im- Ponto military honors by the Macon County ‘eteran Association, CHARLES 8S. BURDICK. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Exarn, Ill, May 19.—Charles S. Burdick died here to-day of congestion of tho splial cord, aged 4 years. His denth was caused by exposure aud cold after ovorworking a fow days ago. Decensod waa a son of Hubbard 8, Bure dlok, of this city. DAVID FLEMING. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Exary, Ill., May 19.—David Flaming, a fire- man on tho Chicago, Milwaukeo & St. Paul Hond, alec ‘hore last night of consumption, aged yeu MRS. U. D. MEACTAM. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Frexpont, Ul, May 19.—Mrs, U. D. Meacham, aged 40 years. a Indy loved and respoctod in this olty, died after a briof i1lnosa, ——————— HYMENEAL, : Spectat Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Decarun, Ml, May 10.—Miss Eliza Perry, daughter of HR. L. Perry, a resident official of tho Wabnsh Itoad, and Honry Snarr were mur- ried hero this ovening, and last evening Miss Nora Gipson and Goorge Kerj ugon wero macriod. * Special Dupateh w ‘The Chicigo Tribus Nes Exary, Stl, Muy 1l8—.Mr. BE. O. Buzzell, Station Agent at this city of tho Chicago, Milwavkee & &t, Paul Ruttroad, was_tmarricd at Hampshire last" evaning to Mise Jossie, daughter of 8. O. Rowell, Justico of tho Pence und Postmaster at that place, Tha Rov. L... Boynton, of this city, officiated. Mr, and Mrs. Buzzoll will make this city thoir homo. —<——— THE WESTERN CANAL CONVENTION. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Drxon, lil, May 10.—Tho Board of Trado of Bt. Paul have appointed as delegates to tho Davenport Convention the Hon, A, Ramsoy, the Mon. H. H, Sibloy, tho Hon. W. Dawson, tho Hon, H. M, Rico, and tho Hon, W, It, Marsball, all recognized na the carly, and tending men of that Stato und the Uppor Mississippi intorests, Tho City of Quincy sonds Its Mayor, J. W. Webator, James W, Singleton, Mombor of Con- ress, Gen. Jnines 1), Morgan, H. 8. Osbora, and |. Edward Yrico, asp Turkoman Prisonors. ‘Tho correspondent of the London Datly News in Central Asia ylvea an loteresting acvount of a vialt be puid to a 'Turkoman prison. The pris- onors wore confined jn na roomof a building without door or bolt. ‘Tho A ie ree a were nino of thom—were strung togothar by a huavy fron chain, connecting tho mussive Iron collars bolted around thelr necks, ‘Ihe chain and collars shono like silver trom constant use, Theee prisoners had beon captured whilo trying to “lift some of their netghbors’ cattle over tho frontier. With but one oxcoption they were elderly men, sume of them having gray and whito hairs in thelr beards. They were miserablo, bollow-vhouked, starved-looking, and clothed in wretched yarments. Usual tha writer gays, tho nomad Vurkomans ard well dressed, but these had beon robbed of their own hes by thelr captoré—a cuso of * tho biter on. The prisoners ara nover reloasod, ulght or day, from thelr chains until dischurgud, and ouch dun ag be sat Upoutbexround hud a stick abou elxutuen inches long, forked ut tho top, with which bho propped up bis iron cotlar to rellova its gulling pressure on his neck. In eome casos the prisoner passes weuka aud monthe with this dou 1 wolght of obaln and collur dragging ot his nuck, Mut fow remain long in prison before boing ransomed by their people, Asa ruly, a horse is sont inexchanye for them, and in thia way the Khan Is continually recolving large numbora of theso unimuls, inany of them worth from tu $Wonch. If tho prisauer's frionds aro wile ae to pay cush, a@ little ne 8100 fa willingly re- oalvod fot his relonsc, but $100 in speolo ‘Is a large sum In that pact of tho world, and few peo- plo cnn ralso it, ‘ Tho wives are vory loyal to tholr husbands, aud often sond in thelr peaeant ornaments to seouro the rolvase of tholr lords froin prigon. This system of capture und ransom, the core respondent says, js u sieudy source of income to the frontier Khana and thoir Immediate houg- oré-ony and for tines of perce come upon thoir Guvernments would rogarded by. thom ax nu porsonal culamity: For thie reason ulone the syeophantic bicod- suckers dread tho establishment of Hussian rule intheirtand; and thoy auy that, should tho presence of the Russluns now in tho country put @ stop to the aystain of inarauding, which fs not discouraged, but for which the lurkomuns aro arrested und tholr frienda required to pay a Fansomi to scour their llberty, the Kban would suitor a depresiation iu bia luvomo of fully Mr. Willlam Reyscher, Notary Public, No, 83 Mercer streut, New York, suys: ‘The use of St, Jacoby Oll has bean. of great service ta me, ag I thankfylly acknowled, Tsutlered with rheumatic pain in ¢ho face and ears; induced to try St. Jacobs Oil, C found Im: mediate relief, and it effected an entiee cure, Moved by a sensu of duty, It therefore glves me Hreat pleasure to recommend to suffering mankind the St. Jacoby, Oll as a remedy worthy the highest praise, A groat many persons become ‘{nsano fro: stouploss nights tbat Hop Hitters would have provonted, CROP PROSPECTS. Review of the Conditions and Prospects in the State of Kansas. Bad Effect of Wholesale Exaggoration of tho Yiold of the Whoat Fields. Kansas Has Suffered from the Wintar, * but She Will Harvest a Fair Orop, - KANSAS, Spretal Dispatch to The Chicem Tribune Leavenworrs, Kas, May 10.—Tne Tru. UNE hins won the distinction of being the inost truthful exponent of crop condition of any newspaper In+tho country. Enjoying the confidence of the people, therefore, a9 Tie Tnpusx does, its columns are the best medium in which to make known the present cant Itlon of Kansas crops and the prospective ylold, EXAGOERATED REPORTS, As the season advances and the growing wheat covors the ground with Its glorious green mantic, and as It begins to head and | nodsand waves In the breoze, tho sight fs undoubtedly one that, In a measure, justifies the rapturous expressions of the bucolic press; !t is little wonder that tho stereotyped. phrases "a splendid crop is now assured”; “the outlook could nét be better’; * the best prospects for years,” are resurrected, a3 they hava been annually since the settlement of the Btate. While this ta certaluly backed by a commendable desire to build up the State, and while the stories aro vory comforting, and read much better to the general public than if the same spaco’ had beon devoted to scurrilous ro- marks upon tho editor of some rival shect, it is well to remember that It rarely turns out ns theso spring prophets predict,—olse, ore this, each Kansas ‘tiller of the soil would ave retired on a comfcrtable competence, the result of overffowlng granarles for o serlos of seasons. EFFECT OF THESE REPORTS, E ‘The injurious effect of these exaggerated reports upon tho State are very evident. ‘Tho immnigrant comes to the State with his fancy fired with the wonderful storics ho has seen in print of the {inmense crops that are such a cortainty (to believe the stories) that the interposition ‘of Providence, in the way of a wet or dry season, chinch-bugs, cheat, or any of the many things whioh tho farmor {ul othor States contends with, will not affect thom (tho crops): on tho contrary, they will Hourish equally woll in drought or flood, or under any condition. Disappointment euaues,"and whilo its cruahing effect fs pong felt thoro aro many who leave tho Stato for other locations, and car ry with thom an ill-focling toward tho Btate which thoy are vory apt to give yent to in such wu manner that their nolghbors around tholr now homes, from the ideas thoy thus Ream would profer n domain in Hados (revised Hips ure) to tho fairest homestead that can bo found tho length ana breadth of Kansas. BUT A GREATER INJURY in intiioted by the tondauoy that thease glowing Btories of crop-prospoots havo to lower the prico of tho stuck of whent still in the hands of tho farmers; bocauae it fs axiomatic that if the bo- Nef gocs uvroad and {s duly crodited that the coming crop wil! bo “tho best for youra,” tho demand for tho present surplus will at onco woukon, and tho price go duwao. The fartner wante to dispose of bis surplus, for he soos uo object in holding ovor in the face of an ovor- burdenod iaarkel 88 he argues that thore can bo no advanco in tho price; and this very forcing of bis old stock on the market at onco knocks the bottom out of prices, and be findstho prico realized lenves no profit,—if, Indeod, ex- Penses bave been mude. Tho toss to Kanans farmora, eince tho sotoment of tho State, in this way reckous Into tho millions. COLD, GLITTERING FACTS. ‘The season, of lute, has beon very propitious, and has romodtod wondorfully the-covustation of tho winter; but thia doesn’t do away with tho fet that many thousand sores of wheat all over tho Stato hive beon plowed up and planted to other crops, bocauso tho sevore ravages of tho winter mado it unprotitable to let it grow. It would bo plonsaut, indeed, to send abroad to tho world thatit was othorwiso,—that every- thing Is booming, and thoro ig no country like Kansas; but the truth would fu tho end count fora good deal inore. ‘Tho conclusions which your correspondent draw, and which ato de. duced from careful inquiry and etudy of tho subject, aro that Kansng will harvest a fair crop of whyat; that there is on lucreused acronge, which will largely componsate forall the loval failures that havo occurred, and that the aver- age bulk will be harvested. ‘To try to make oursolves or others bolteve that itis otherwise ia tho rankost folly; nay, moro, it {s sulcidal | polloy, INDIANA. Speciat Dispatch to The Chtcaga Tribune, Bepronp, Ind.,; May 19.—The prospect for ‘naverage wheat crop in this part of the State fs good. Many tlelds that wero twonty days ago considered almost worthless now bid falr to make ten and fifteen bushels to’the gore. Tho anplo crop will bo one of the largest evor known, and the game can be sald in regard tosmall fruits and berrica of ali kinds. Thero will ulso bo an abundant aupply of poaches. > MICHIGAN, Yeatorday’s Proceeding in the Legins- lature — Discussing the Ontonagon Land+Grant Case—eapportionment— Delogates to the Northwestern River and Canal Improvement Convention, Sptetat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Lanarna, Mich., May 10.—The House to- day passed Porham’s bill compelling wood- burning steamors on inland waters to wear spark-catchers, ‘The Ontonngon Innd-grant case was taken up this forenoon, and hns been argued all day. Enrl withdrew his substitute for White's homestead amendment, and offered another providing that all clatms set up by occupants upon the Ontonigon road-grant shall be reserved from sald grant until such timo as such alleged rights or clalms shall be dotermined by Congress or other competent authority of the United States, Mr, Soymour had another amendment to. offer, providing that tha Railroad Company should select lands coterminous with the tho Hue of itsrond as fast as constructed, Tho principal speakers were Kinnoy, who a against the bill, and Gorman, who ts In fayor of it, The Jattor gentioman had fully pro- pared himself, and his exhaustive speech, replote with logic and argument, silenced nil the sophistry and exposed the false positions of the land-grabbors. Lis offort Is pro- nounced onv of the moat masterly of the ses- sion, The discussion of tho bill ia takon up ugaln to-morrow, ‘ The Housa Committee on Renpportion- ment has agrecd upon the Senate's bill for representative reapportionment, This gives Wayno County ten Representatives, Kent and Saginaw four coach, L.cnawoe and St. Clair three cach, Tho Counties of Ontoouyon, slo Royale, Baruga, and Kuwoonaw will const!- tute a district,and bo ontitied to one Kspro- sentative. The Countios of Dolta, Schoolcraft, Mackinaw, and Chippewa will constitute a dis- trict, aud be ontitted to one Rupreaentutive. Tho countics of Emmot, Cheboywan, and Presque Tela will constitute a district, and be entitled to ono Reproscotative, The Countics of Ostego, Tosco, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, and Ogeomuw will constitute a district, and bo cntitled to one Hopresentative, The Counties of Lake, Wox- ford, Benzil, and Kulkaska will constitute a dia- trict, aud bo ontitlud to one Hepresentative. Tho Countica of Manitou, Chnrlevolx, Antrim, and Levisuaw will constituto a district, and be ontltted to one Repreacntative, Tho Countics of Missaukee, Clare, Gladwin, Midland, and Kos: comnon will cunatitute a district, and be a titled toon Heprosontutive. ‘Tho other coun: ties not mentioned abave will cxct be a distelot and bo entitled to one Mepresuntutive cack, phe ine worst comiittes jungle of tho seasion ettled, "the ‘Ttouse Committee on Printing has sub- mitted a ‘majority roport in favor ot White's bi for proovuding by constitutional method to elect Boumpllor und let tho Sgr publl- eauon to the lowest bidder, They submit an amendment to the bill, iu which the maximum price i Hised St he sot, Thero lsu minority Fopart opposing this report, . “Sov, doromo commissioned to-day tho fol- jowlng gentiomen as deleyatos-at-large from the Stuw to the Northwestern Convention in ald of river and oaualimprovenwute to bo beld at Daveuport, In, commencing on Wednexty, Muy vari, G. Hore, Saginaw: A. B. Plorve, Grand Haplds; Willlam = Chawberlati, ‘Turee Oaks; Poyton Ruuney, Kulumazov; Newell Hurnard, Saginaw; Perry Hannah, “fraverio Cy; AJ HL, Morrison, Bt. Joseph; ‘I. W. Pater, Detroit, ‘Thy plun to be dlecussed at the Cons voenuoo is for & cunal from the Misalasippl at Davenport, In. to slack wni tho Tt witht tho Iidots Cann HAMPTON NoRI Forties Monnor, ORMAL SCHOOL, cleos of the Hampton Normal genet OR Oren eduenting the colored and. fuantetoed Tenney nol HH In. TH, La Balla (panes by pinco to-day, A largo numb Meet, took Presont, Including Goy, ol story ery Howard, tho Rov. Dr. strleby, pets" 0. 0, Amertcitn Mission Soelety, ang ote : 11 the new academic - hail tl ect toward and Dr. Sirioby matitg leant marks. Tho corner-aton ut the RPoprIate Fal building was thon tata ‘wig! 2° Deme goromontes. nftor which tho inyjie, SPPrU took of a lunch nt, Gon, Armeues Fut ‘Tho Cornor-Atone of a new butiding ye dUetter, HIrIA, to CORE $20,000, waa martes 90 tnd lees Of graduation diy took pluctsi beter —— ee Plitca sy quent SIX CENTS DAMAGES Spectal Dispatch to The MAGES, MITWAURKER, May 19.—Tho Mbet sug uo! Hirsch agiinat tho Hov. De sycrt fi tho Jewish Temple and ciltar of ak Seto Paper, ras brought to a loge toni a verdict for six 4 4 Thenlloged Mbel wns caeteee fo kind of # acandnlous repay neighbors, nut in his paper, =r DECORATION. ‘ To the Editor of The Cree Cnrcaao, Btay,10.—Will you Dilease fate publle through your paper Whothor the me of May, Deooration-| th day Fospegttuliys fon-Day, Ina tegal holiday, Vey [No,) tees, ar We Tecommond Ildredzesovwing-machang ———— ro Indigestion, dyspepsia, neryor andall forms) of guntoral debits Pra Hein Moneman's Poptuntzed. tror"atted Only Preparation of Yeof containing gi, tit nutritious properties. It ia NOt anes ony fant Hke the extracts of beot, yup este plood-matcing, foree-goncratin > and fens talning propertics; is Invaluable ae Mean bicod conditions, whothor tha result! eatee tlon, norvous prostration, overwork, gilt diseases, particularly if resulting from Sri nary complaints, Caswell, Hazard zeae prictors, New York. For sale hy druget, MARRIAGE LICENSES, poe rte are ater gant following marrisas fecsses wore weaiyaze Restdence, mo. AWilliam Torn, { lary Sippal,.. iroment ik {Samuel ‘Thompso Martha Ward. Gharlogdmith, 21.4611 Wilco: = Wert Sadivoa le, ‘olkort, Khoi John W. Joloy.., Celoste ‘soleno| leone Lice! John Stranm 35. an wth rat mt South ‘A.W. Pomnmuriigs.. 30.200 South Heteg ae , DEATHS, “‘A¥MONG.—Thuraday, May 1 tnful iiners, “snrcollo E, den betoted seat Msrcotte wad mania Ayming adod't years ones Funoral will leave tho r 181 Contro-ay., Nay 2 at ae gu? OF his parents, Noy $27 Canada nd Kankakee papors plonse copy, gCHRDESTIEL Clarence B.. only on of Nbnd May 10, of acuriot fover, 7 nn uOntne and T day, Funeral friday, at 10.810, : Wont Hincrisoneat. +)" ">" f70M roaldenc, No.zy HDDY.—At $31 Went Monroe- % Miss Emily A, Rady neat openrae’ OF HPboldtarer Notica of funoral horeaftur, Fi“ Saratoga und Mt. Morris, N.Y, copy. papers neue MCCADE.—May 19, 1891, aged 18 yen Janos Cungloss spn Gt Hobnesed Mage weep Huneral from the resldonco of hs e189 Hlack-bawk-st., Baturday, May Zi, at ih we Church “of thd Iimtanciiave Concspuon, tease te ry. ee to Calvary Cumotory. OORE.—Tho funeral, of Bo Moore will taka pinco on Sunday, Mey os uations rT iy from hia Into residence, $1 Fulton-st, Fines to Hosoblll, Frisnds’ aro luvulod wot further notice, ONVIB.—On Tuesday, Bay 17, nt 12p, mat Vassar Mich, o£ pnoumonia’ Horgncy Adler sown gnughtor of Orland 1 and Aunio D. Urviy eed yours 3 months and jay, May 19 fat 202? South Parke scar 13, Baxton, nod 10 yoars and 3 monty, Funeral at 3 o'clock Friday, the 201, SCHWARTZ.—On Thursde 19, at 3a, Georme W. aon of hr. and Honveartz: aged years 11 months and dunye, ue notice will bo given of funcral, Phindoiphia papers plonse copy. ni jaturday, Sta: 1 ‘Twonty-thied Burcut, w ai Balnts' Church thence d? cara to Calvary. BURNS.—On Wednesday, Moy 18, Simon U. Boras, od 30 yours. : ‘unofal Sunday, May 22, from his brothorin-lew's residonce, 60 Weat Adams-ul., to Bt, Patrick's Church, thence by cara to Calvary Cumetory, Yriends aro ine By ot Ith inst, nt her inte residence, No.9 viral genie halle easel a inet Holy Namo, thenco by cure to Calvary Comotery. ra. C, ANNOUNCEMENIS. ONDUCT THE Cae EAN oriaectog today. sient “Yomporanos,”” YG EXPERIENCE IN SELECT. Hee ONG, Lava iocvarigueaiaatgpe nara ‘of the ¥. M. C, ‘A. Hinplorment help, front oe ne Sabet aceaun Pee reall bad wot the hulp desired, without 1UU07 wend without price. GRADUATE MEMBERS OF THE protect Fraturnity ape to rage Srp the amc TE ney iver fur te fe Henieaon'of an Asscciadion aid arrange (or be ‘urthcoming banquet. iG ERE WILL BE A MEBTING OP THE Fe eee ne PaP an gas West colastart all ore invited to attend. fr Ria aheesic cee. TPE CHICAGO PRISONERS OF WAR Toe eee ge Presta at the heroet we Club itogin to-niunt at 8 o-clock sbary. ROYAL BAKING POWDER a A RO Lrg tho Superintendent aki Baxine POWDER ABSOLUTELY PURE. can TARTAR MADE FROM GAPE a Bae ott i tn wading otet ot ty, Brows, oF luxurious pastey, sealtine trout heavy tue lice without four uf the ile results ac ae ra Ae usta! 0 EVENDEN & (0, y t nal 3 pail iis i a cuee of the bo F i dies 1 rugt ices vuh sR tect paul ud otrlclly Nyt aU Calas. heuer GUNTER Cree