Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 5, 1881, Page 3

« When be was Fs * or td THE CHIGAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JUNE 3, I881-TWENTY PAGES. 2 WILL-U-BEE, NDIGAATIONNEETIN “ CALLED At 7 O'Clock To-night, at Water-Works Crib, BY THE Resident Managers “Dark Eastern Branch” Clothing Stores of Chicago. This meeting is or- dered by the Hastern Owners to take such measures as will “‘an- nihilate” and forever destroy the “magnet- ic infiuence” and grow- ing popularity of this Will-u-be Hill & Co. Each Manager will bring a “dynamite” or a “goramite” bomb, for it is generally admit- ted that unless this Will-u-be Hill & Co. destroyed Eastern branch. clothing stores cannot exist in Chica- go. “GENTLEMEN,” EXCUSE ME (1 won't say gentlemen, because you would not under- stand what I meant by calling you “gentle- mInen,” .and might re- sent it), this is a ques- tion of life or death to us, and you must be at the meeting at 7 sharp and-er 2... 6) As we sat upon our great “magnetic” ma- chine last night, feel- ing good towards all the world, (trade was very good), suddenly we were “shocked,” and the spirit of our before us, saying, with a metallic ring to his voice: Will-u-be Hill, there is a conspiracy now on foot to destroy yourtrade; riseup and follow me. Rapidly passing through space, “big injine’ rose up A GN the “INFLUENCE” in just four and a half seconds we were invis- ibly among the “con- spirators.” They were a hard-looking set; one of them parted his hair in the middle, and they called him Sarah; an- other wore an invisi- ble mustache, not a “Jong fur one’; an- other wore walled eyes. The fellow with the “long far’ mustache did the talk, and read ‘theaboveproclamation to the excited crowd, adding remarks of hisown. We, however, had heard enough to know our danger, and byour powerful ‘‘Injin Spirit’ were placed again in “safety,” rest- ing on our electric ma- chine. We concluded that the public should know all about it, and therefore placed - this extraordinary story before you, for “Truth” is stranger than fic- tion. It certainly is stranger to the Resi- dent Managers of these “dark” Hastern branch clothing stores, in fact they have no use for it whatever. | “Magnetic Clothiers” Willoughby, Hill & Co. “Shocking attrac- tions” of our electric lights; the air per- meated with the finid all over our beautiful store; breathing it, man, woman, and child are benefited. Soon the demand for our “healthy goods” will come from all parts of the universe, and our “Flectricitarium’ will be the resort of suffer- ing mankind. | Cor. Madison & Clark-sts., “Magnet of the Universe,” “Hot Springs” discounted by Brush’s Flectrie Machine and Wil- loughby, Hill & Co BEAUTIPOL WOVEN ITS, “MMs "MO CUR LTR LE BORDERED CAMBRIC) ya tINDRIED HANDKER CHIEES For Gentlemen, Mighty good trade, 3 for a Quarter, Near Sale ‘Continues, choice 90 cts. . Generally sold 75e to $1.25. Oneman bought Ioo. “Panic” inNeckwear Magnetic Spirits at work for WILLOUCHBY, HILL & Ct. AND YOU. CHOICE CENTS. Electricity thrown in. Creat Flat Sik) SHIRTS ARE DOWN AT | WILLOUGHBY, HILL & GO.S, The Magnetic Spirits of the Clothing trade. Day-time WILL-OH-BE-. " D gues HILL-O-WILL-O. 1ILL-OH-BE-HILL-O-WILL-O. WILL-OH-BE-HILL-O-WILL-O. WILL-OH-BE-HILL-O-WILL-O. WILL-OH-BE-HILL-O-WILL-O. — C SPIR HILL & CO. request you to read this MYSTERIOUS advertisement, written under Costs us about forty per cent less than Gas, and we have four-fold better illumination. THIS GREAT RIS, Saving of Forty Per Cent On light is only one of. the man savings that Willoughby, Hill Co. make by doing business on a “TREMENDOUS SCALE”: It don’t cost us one-half as. much to sell a snit of Clothes ag it did ten years ago. We rather sell one hundred suits and make -one hundred and fifty dollars than to: sell seventy-five suits and make: one hundred and forty doilars.: Come where the goods are (why: not) to look before you. buy from: little assortments. We will not: ask you to buy, but we do ask you, to see our goods. You will fin till nine at night by Brush’s | *twill pay you in the end,to trade at Electric Machine. “Shocking” Low Prices! Cor. Madison & Clark-sts. Creu [lumination To-Niett. | cor, pine Istand-av. & 12thst COME, WILL YOU? WILLOUGHBY, HILL & 0% STORES, Located in the Centre of Chicago, Corner Madison and Clark-sts, : Also Northwest Branch," : ANG, 418, 420, 422, 424 MILNAUKEE-AV.! Also Southwest Branch, ; ' o’clock at nighti Day-time until 9 b ici Brush Machine. electri THE WINNETKA CORPSE, A Possible Identification of the Murdered Man. Circumstances Indicating that His Name Was. Bernhard Porzig, Who Left Evanston About the 1st of Last March. 4n Examination of the Dead Man’s Clothes Reveals Nothing. “(Phe first great step toward fathoming the mystery which‘ has surrounded the terrible tragedy enacted at. Winnetka bas perbaps been taken. So far the autaorities have been groping iu the dark for a clew, and have beenas ignorant as to the personality of the murdered mun as of that of his slayer. A possible identification of the dead man bas at last been made, foralthough it cannot positively be asserted that the remains are those of Bernhard Porzig, the con- currence of testimony points as yet that way. The muteevidence of the clothing worn by the murdered man cannot be evaded or de- nied, and the peculiarities of figure. hight, aud the color of the bair agree closely. ‘The information came from Prof. Oscar Mayo, of South Evanston, and was communicated by him to the authorities. Prof. Mayo's attention was drawn to THE TRIBUNE report of the tind- ing of the body and the description ot ie clothes. The latter tallied almost exactly with those worn by a man of his acquaintance. It will'be remembered that THE HAT WORN BY THE MURDERED MAN contained an inscription printed in Romun let- ters as follows: ‘Zur Erinverung ‘An die 25 Jahrize Jubelfeier, 1879." ‘This was surmounted by a cut containing the portraits of the Emperor and Empress of - tria, with a double-headed casle with one crown resting upon the two heads. The allusion was to the jubilee in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of tho wedding-day of the Emperor gud Empresa, and from this it was judged that the murdered man was an Aust) or Bohe- ther, but a Ivturns out that be was nm Leipzi native of a sinail town neer ie and tho hat forms one of the chief points of identification. Prof. Mayo remembered that just such a bat was worn by a man whom he knew a few months go, and who disappeared at the beginning of last March. In order that the matter may be properly under- Stood, it will be necessary to go back a Tittle and to tell how Prof. Mayo cume to muke the ac- quaintunce of the person who may be + THE MAN WHO WAS SO FOULLY SLAIN. + One evening about the beginning of January last Prof. Mayo was called to bis door by one of his children, who said 2 German was there and wanted to peak witd bim. Prot. Mayo is bim- miav. gelf of German birth, and he responded at once to the call. He found at the door 2 mun of some #4 Years of axe, well-dressed and of good appearance. The stranger said that be had been in this country ouly # short time, ana bad been staying in Chi- cago. His funds gave out und expected remit tances didootarrive. The people at the hotel where be had been staying bexan to grow im- portunate for their money, and be bad quit the place and left his barguce ind. He wanted Jork, be did not care what it was, to keep bint until bis remittances arrived, but found his ignorance | of the English — lan- guage an almost insuperable bar. Prof. Mayo saw that tho strunzer was a man of education and breeding, and after some further conversation he invited him to remain at his house. ‘The stranger b Poraig. He was a peculiar character, reserv gud ellent. but certainly amaa of culture w feliuement, although for the time in bard luck. He. rewaincd at Prof. Ma residence for about ten days, and was treated as x fhember of the family. Several ties be feked Mayo to. tind bim a bdoarding- honse or botel where be could get credit until bis money arrived. Finally,Prof. Mayo took him to the Avenue House,in Evanston, andguar- anteed the payment of bis board. ‘This wasJan. 30, ug shown by the booksot the Avenue House. Porsig reasined at the Avenue House until Feb, 36. He lived by himself, baving little or nothing to say to any of the otner boarders or to the peo- ple of the hotel. MEANTIME, MR. PORZIG’S MITTANCES failed to arrive, and. his bill continued to in: crease. When asked for mones he suid it would be all right,—and vecame bighiy indignant atthe request. Inwas ascertained by the hotcl people that a registered letter bud arrived at the Eyunston Post-Office addressed to Porziz, but be declined to take it out, und became very angry wien asked to do su. Finally the services pf a police olficer were called in, und thus com pelied Mr. Porzig obtained his letter, fained a dratt for S20 drawn by # banking-tirm in Leipzic, Germany, on the Internudoaal kK. Thig was cashed through the loca! bankers. und when the money arrived Porziz paid bis Dill, which amounted to nearly $50. Feb. 26, which was on a Saturday, he left the hotel, saying be was going to Chicago. Although be hud plenty af . money, he started out to walk to this City, and the last Prof. Mayo saw of him was passing Maso’s house that evening. not stop either to thank his benefactor o gave bis name as Derobard EXPECTED RE- We did or to speak with him, but marched abead, as if determined to make the whole trip on foot. TUE FIRST RECORD of Porzic in this city is on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1880, when be registered at the Hotel Frank- turt. on Wabasb avenue, and wus assigued a room. He registered from New York, and it was afterwards learned that ho had stopped at Busch’s Hotel, Hoboken, N. J. He paid for two weeks’ board and then began to run behind. The clerk presented the bill and be grew indignant. After be bad spent about tive weeks at.the hotel, be left, not taking any of bis clothes nor paying his bill, His next move was to another hotel, where be remained from Dee. to Jan. H. Then came his Evanston experi- ence, followed by bis return to Chicuzo Feb. 26 He paid his bill and reclaimed bis” clothes from the Hotel Frankturt and went to the Traders’ Hotel, where be spent the night of Sunday, Feb. 2 What became of him thereafter is chietly si nise, al- Ybouxh it was supposed that he hud gone to New ‘ork. Prof. Mayo based his identification of Porzig with the murdered man CHIEFLY ON THE HAT. He noticed the inscription and portraits par- ticularly because be thought it strange that Porzig, who bails from Leipzig, should be wear ing un Austrian bat. She shape of the hat, which was rather higherin the crown than is usual, tallies exactly. A small toilet case con- taining a looking-glass and other toilet essentials. was found on tho _ body. ‘To this Prof. Mayo cannot swenr, for, al- tnoush Porzig” bad something of the kind, and was accustoined to comb his beard by tho glass. Prof. Mayo uever got 2 fair look at it. One of the strangest cuincidences is in the suoes. Por- zig wore a Kind of gaiters, with clastics in the side, and of rather clumsy manufacture. They were broad and short, and by no means sct off his feet. The shoes found on the dead man fit exactly with th ri Neither Prot. Mayo nor hi: remains, nor could they po: anybow, owing to tbe condition of the body.’ But the hight and general appearance of the missing Porzig und the mur- dered tan exactly agree. Porzig was ubout five feet nine, stout, and of azood lgure. He was slightly bald, and bis forehead sloped backward ther more than is usual. His age was from 1038 yeurs, and be bad light-brown bair, ap- proncbinog in its tinge to sandy, and witha few xray bairs interspe He wore a beard all round, he parted on the chin, and the beard Was nearer red than the bair. is hands were very white and fine, and it wus evident that he hed never done any bard work.. dirs. ved that he had been w teachor. feels assured Uhat the murdered mun is Porzig and none other. He buses bis be- lief on the pomts ubove referred to, ‘and says: that altuough fhe clothes found on the deceased are not exactly similar to those worn by Porztg, with the exception of the hat and shoes, yet that Porziz bad other clorhes which he bad obtained from the hotel, and would probably wear, There iy now at Prot. Mayo’s house A LETTER ADDRESSED TO PORZIG; postmarked * Camunrg. Suchs-Mei (Suxe-Mein- ingen), Feb.2. Emil Porziz.a brother of the missing man, resides at Camburg, and Prot. Mayo wrote him some weeks ago for bis. broth- ers address, in order that the letter might be forwarded. ‘When Porzig was lying in pawn for his botel-bill, Mayo _got a friend to advance $26 fora cablegram to Germany to Durry up tho re- mittance, and this Porzig neglected to repay when the draft arrived. John Carney, of the Evanston police force, went out to Winnetka yesterday morning, bear- ing with him THE UEAD PROCURED FROM FIRLD, fe have seen the bly identify them THE POTTER’s elong to the corpse found at Winnetk hend Was in terribly bad condiaon, up iv every way. Eleven t remuined ib the lower, and nine in the up jaw. ‘The front teeth in the upper Jaw were long, and projected considerably, und there was 2 wide space be- tween the two central incisors. ‘The eye tooth tn the right side of tho upper, and tho third molar on the right of the lower jnw were missing. The head was of good size and fair shape, but the forehead retreated abruptly. Flesb and beard were all gone, und only a few light-brown hairs near tho nose could be found. The bead was fitted to the body, and they seemed to harmonize well enouga. Once more the box s nailed up, and a German bired for $1 to convey the ucpleusant cargo wcruss country to Jelterson. If ne did not get sick of bis job before be had gone a mile ho must have a strong stomach. ‘Carney, assisted by Mr. Garland, who found ibe body, then ‘ FISHED UP THE CLOTHING from the old well in which it had been sunk, andafter it had beco roughly washed it was once more examined for marks. Notoing new rewarded the diligent search mude. The pauts were meusured in order to get at tho size of the iman, and showed as follows; Length of leg, 41 inebes; tength frum tha crotcb, 24 inches; waist measure, 3! inches; bip measure, 42. inches. There were no initials on the shirt or other xur- ments, a description of which bas already been given. Jf the body is not that of Porzig fie coincidences are certainly, very peculiar, fhe Such huis as that worn” by Purzig can be found in Chicago, and the foilet-cuse forms another strong link in tke ctin of evi- dence. The shovs are of a kind scarcely ever geen bere, and in sbape are exacily similar to Those worn by Prof. Muyo’s sometime ledger. Porzig bud white regular teeth: while those con- tained in the caput kindly furmsbed by tho Goroner were of # different cburacter. But there is good ground for doubting whether the head ever belunged in life to the body with whieb it hud been buried. and the evidences of identification are those found with or near the body and not a bead which . or muy not have een cast up by the lake at Sixteenth street. Louise. 4 The Princess Louise is the largest stockholder ina atts ‘that is now building a palace hotel in Quebec. She will not persoually con- duct it. and judged, on very insuilficient evidence, to” ‘The THE CITY-HALL. Filth and Rottenness Brought to Light by the Tenement-Honse Inspectors. Heavy Mortality for May, Largely Due to Zymotic Dis- eases. The Vacation of La Salle Street — Side- walk Inspectors About to Aston~ ish Themselves. UNPLEASANT HOMES. The Tenement-House Inspectors yesterday reported the following defective premises: No. 307 Jefferson street, owned by a Mr. Hedge- worth, of No. 33 West Polk street, and occu- pied by eight families, consisting of thirty-five persons. The house isa two-story frame, and contains fifteen rooms, four famities living on ench floor. The drains are obstructed and poor at best. The privy is full and filthy, and conse- quently very offensive, ‘tho upper and rear tenements are overcrowded, and the wills aro nasty and black, while the plaster bas fullen off in several places. There ure, to add to the nide- ousness of the premises, heaps of ashes, and piles of reeking, rotting garbage and filth in the yard and shed. Water from the drains flow un- der the house. Inspector, McCormack reports these premises as exceedingly unhealthy to live in. z No. 8 Waller street, a two-story and base- ment brick, of which Barnes & Parish, No. 157 La Sule strect, are the agents. Five familles, of twenty-four persons, live in twelve rooms. The drainage is very bad, and the sewer is obstruct- ed, while the catch-basin is filthy. The base- ments in bad sanitary condition, with sewage under the tloor to the depth of perhaps tive inches. The cutch-busin also overflows, and the roof leaks, causivg discolored and streaky walls from root to basement, the front of the latter being used as a suloon and the rear as a living- rou. ‘Nos. 124 and 126 Blue Island avenue, owned by C.J. Hull, No. 6l4 Blue Island avenue. Tho house isa two-story frame, consisting of twenty- two rooms, occupied by seven families, number- ing twenty-nine persons. The water is outside, and the hydrant isin bad repair. The drainay is poor, and the privy vaults detestably filth so much sv, in fact, as to have become a publi nuisrnee. The local sanitary condidon js poor, ‘The walls are black and broken, while piles of rotting garhage ornament tbe yard. Nos HH and 139 Canatport avenue, two-story and basement brick, 60 by 50 feet, for which Baird & Bradley, No. 90 La Salle street, are the agents, while aman named Polkey is supposed to look after them. There are sixteen rooms in the building, occupied by six families, consisting of twenty-eight persons, There is an upward current in the sewer-pipe of No. 1u%, the drain- the basement damp. and the catch- basin full ‘and overtiowing with stinking filth, while the sewer-pipe is open and exposed where {t discharges its contents into the catch-basin. The Inspector naively remarks: “A child died in this house from diphtherl: the present week.” No wonder! There is a dangerous piece of sidewalk bere, also the railing {s off, and there 1s no guard to prevent passing pedestrians from falling into the basement. No. 203 Jefferson strect, owned by a man named Jobn Sullivan, employed at the North Side Rolling-Mills. The privy is full and very offensive. i No. 123 Barber street, owned by a man named Ke No. 193 Van Buren street. This is a two-story frame, 2t by 50 fect, containing six- teen rooms, und occupied by nine families of thirty-one persons in all. ‘The privy vaults are neariy full. The rooms are overcrowded and deficient in ventilation, and the tenements are ina generally demoralized condition, the win- gowe: broken and every taiae: sadly in need of clexuing and calcimining. ‘No. HY West Jackgon street, owned by Tim Mahony, a two-story and basement frame, 20 by 5 feut, and occupied by six families of eighteen pergons, who bave twenty rooms. The privy is Fulrand offensive, aud a large pile of rotting munure embellishes the yard. Tim Munoney also owne No. 15!, which is precisely like No. 149, without the manure. ‘No. Ign Naughton street, owned by Caroline Chopin, ten rooms, oceupied by four families, Conuisting of nineteen persons, Waste-pipes tntrapped and privy vaulis full and offensive. Nostwn7and 29 South May, Dunlap & Swift, agents: privies full and offensive, and alley in rear In bad condition. ‘o. 12 Townsend street, owned by a person Dulquist,a two-story frame, of eleven rooms, in which live three families, numbering thirteen persons. There are no trnps to waste- pipes, and the privies, which are in the base- ment, are full, and powerful in odor. The sani- tury condition is poor, the premises are gener~ ally filthy. and garbage ornaments the yard. ‘No. 227 West Huron street, owned by Jacob Jacobs, a three-story frame, 20 by 50 feet, in which are twelve rooms.” Five families of four- Teen persons occupy the’ premises. The drain- age isimperfect. AH the waste water is al- lowed to empty under the house and to become stugnant, tilling the premises with a sickening Taalarin. There is no yard, and. tho privy is under a shed three feet from the sidewa! No. 220 Jefferson street, owned by Welch. a two-story and basement frame, 100 feet, containing thirty-el; pied by thirteen families, num! persons. ‘The water-closets are filthy, dirty, and the premises overcrowded. Thereaze age is poor, No. named two houses in the rear part of the lot, 20 by 205 feet ench, and exch vccupied by two families, consisting of seventcen persons in all. Twenty-live fumilles, numbering 120 persons, in all, live in this limited space. ‘The places are all poorly ventilated, and the cbildren sickly. No. dl Jet street, owned by Lieut. Hayes. one of Cb o's minions of the law, who violates the ordmances, by maintaining a full and otfensive privy. The tenants are emaci- ated and sickly, though tho windows are pune- he gushes are broken. in muany places. "Phere are eight rooms, which are overcrowded by four families, numbering sixteen persons. In short, the whole place needs a general over- hauling. ‘The National Life. Insurance Company owns the premises Ne 00 to 3710 Ellis avenue, a row of six dwellings, in which the jwaste-pipes are leaky and untrapped, and the eatcb-basins need cleaning. The privies are full to overtiowing. There is zartage in the yard, and sewer-zas in theair. The same complaint is made aguinst the premises from No. 59 to, 69 Thirty-seventh street, owned by the same Company, though it is but frir to say chat they are gomg to repair and remedy all the evils complained of at ance. ‘Nos. 3315, 3317, 3319. $L1, and 5Y3 Dearborn street, C. D. Martin, agent, 14 Dearborn strect: untrapped wastepipes, no sewer connection, and fn open wonden-box drain, which permeates the buildings with sewer-ras. Nos. H9, 151. 153, 7, and 159 Twenty-sec- ond street, owned by Henry Wood, six trume buildings, occupied by cighty-nine persons: tho wastepipes are untrapped, the privy vaults offensive, and garbage and sewer-gus Smell to Heaven. ‘Nos. I to 15 Groveland court, occupied by thirty ‘families, numbering 113 persoas; un- trapped wastepipes, choked hous an eatch-basins full. The priv are likewise full and the conncetions choked. Garbage and ashes fill up the rear, while sewer- ras adds its tiltby tumt to the other defects. In addition, there are no transom windows for any of the rooms, Nos. 14 aad 15 are owned by L. Bluir, C. Remick owns No.1, and Buird & Brad- ley are supposed to look «after the other tw: lve. The Tenement-Ho Inspectors last week ex- amined altogether 157 heuses, containing 12 rooms. In these were domiciled 531 families, consisting. of 276 persons. There were forty-two notices served, and niaety- four abatements made. Forty-five vaults, twenty-nine filtby premises, and | twen:- ‘eateh-busins cleaned, sev enty-live rooms calcimimed, thirteen defec- tive drains remedied; tifteen new sewers con- structed, seventeen rooms and water-closets properly ventilated. and tive traps applied to Sewers and waste-pipes, under the orders of the Health Department. MORTALITY FOR MAY. The Registrar of Vital Statistics, Dr. M. K. Gleason, yesterday completed the mortuary Te port for the month-of May, which shows that during that month, Chicago's death-rate reached the lurge number ot 1,287. The deaths from zymotic diseases alone were 485, while acute lung diseases took olf 128, and consumption 81,— over one-half, in all, of the total death-rate. The list of zymotic diseases claimed victims, as tol- lows: Cholera-infantum, 70; cholcra-morbus, 2; croup, 36; diarrhea, 31; dysentery, diph- theria, 37; entero-colitis, 25; erysipelas, 3; cerebro-spiual fever, 73: remittant fever, 5; scarlet-fever, 22; typhold fever, 2: typo-mu- Jarial fever, 6; typus fever, 1; measies, Bs German meastes, 2; blood-poisoning, 4; mumps, 1; small-pox, 46: and whooping-cough, li. Four persons died from chronic alcoholism, and two from delirium tremens. There were 117 deaths from infantile convulsions. Cerebral-meningitis claimed H. spinul meningitis 14, sunstroke. asthma 4, bronchitis 16, capillary bronchitis 1 congestion of the lungs 14, pneumoni $2" “Groucho- pneumonia | 4, ~ pleuro~ pneu- monia 7, enteritis, 30, gastritis 1 gustro- enteritis 25, Bright's disease fi “puerperal peritonitis 15, accidents 42, and suicide 5. There were 8S deaths from zymotic diseases in the. Fourteenth Ward, and 43 cach in tho Fifth and Seveuth, while there were Due 15 in the Fourth, 18 in the Third, 10 in the Eleventh, and in the Twelfth, which is not so weil sewered us the four last-named, ~, Of the descendants, 761 were “to the manor horn,” and $47 natives of other parts of the United States. there were 747 children under 5 years of uge. ‘Phe annual death rate was equivalent to 3.65 to @nch 1,00) of population. Of the descendants, 679 were males aud 68 femules; 1271 white and 16 colored; murricd, 32; widows, 40; widowers, 23: single, 1016. In May of last year: the deaths re but 770, and for the same month in 18,9, but ‘There were thirty-two deaths in the city yes- terday.. It is very evident tbat the cool atmos- phere hag a geod effect on the public health just now, the dearb-rate durivg the past week having been comparatively low. . new cuses of, and one death ‘There were two from, small-pox iu the city terday. The lat- ter occurred at No. 523 Larrabee street, and the victim wis @ boy named Schroeder. aged 18, c The cnses reported Were at No, 65 North Frank- pee co es Dayton. street,—ull old infected districts. Two cuses of diphtherin were reported frtn No. 46 Hill street, and two of gcarlet-fever No. 320 North Market and No. 2343 Butter- from Held streets. ITEMS. ‘The County Treasurer enriched the city yester~ day with $100,000 of last year's tax collections. The Madison street bridge will be closed for travel next week. It will be replanked Tues- day. The dog licenses ran up to 7,800 yesterday. Over 300 were taken out during the day. The police are drivmg {a the delinquents by means Of summonses in the Police Courts. ‘The following building permits were issued estel Fritz Will, two-story and basement Gelling, “1x46 feet. Hinman and Hoyne streets, to cost $2.00; W. Bartelz, two-story and bsse- tment dwelling, 21x50 feet, No.673 Hinman streeh * pooks. Only to cost $3,000; Arnold Brothers, two four-story aud basement stores and dwellings, 40x64 feet, Nos. 149 and 151 West Randolph street, to cost $15,500. Mayor Harrison stated yesterday that it was not n good thing to be Mayor and to have to sell city real estate, but if he had to auction the property off himself he bolieved he could do it with becoming dignity and success. Ollicer Henry McGurren, of the Mayor's police force, mourns the loss of his wife, who died Friday last, after a lingering fllaess. She will be buried this morning at Lo'clock from the family residence, No. 553 West Indiana street. ‘The Mayor yesterday, acting as Commissioner of Public. Works, opened bids for building two engine-houses,—one at Ashland avenue and dune street, and the other at the corner of ‘Ogden and Winchester avenues. There is but $21,000 Sppropriated to build these two houses, but for the tirst the lowest bid was $11.3 and for the second £11,350. The city will bave to ad- vertise again, as the totalof the two bids ex- ceeds the money on hand for the purpose. Dr. De Wolf stated yesterday that there would be a decided sheking-up in his Department to- morrow. He wus dissaiistied, he said, with the manner in which some of the Tenement- House. Inspectors carried on their work, and also some of the sunitary. ollicers, who seem better fitted for some other occupation. So far us the Tene- ment-House Inspectors are concerned, it can be truthfully said that. during the absence of Dr. De Wolf, this part of the work appeared to have been run at loose ends, and much to the dis- gust of everybody who endeavored to get wrongs righted, or complaints atteded to. Dr. De Wolf sated emphatically that this would have to be changed. The Superintendent of Sidewalks has been in- structed by the Mayor to notify all the Sidewalk Inspectors to. make an examination of all the sidewalks in their respective districts, ana to re- port all defects of every kind and nature to the Superintendent. Iu case of an accident, result- ing from a detective sidewalk, the District in- spector is to make a thorough investigation and obtuin all the purticulars, getting the number of the street in front of which the accident oc- curred and the name of the owner of the prop- erty. ‘The Inspector is also to search out the witnesses ahd make a written report, which wil be tiled away for future reference and atten- tion. ‘This is a good move, and will give the lo- spectors something to do. Superintendent Lake, of the West, Division Railway Company, said yesterday tox Trisuxe reporter that the running of a cable road on West Washington street, from Union Park to Michigan avenue, through the tunnel, would notatallinjure the thoroughfare xs 2 boule- yard. The street-cars would have no horses at- tached to them, while the rails would be slight and nurrow, and on a level with the street. while the groove in which the cable would be clasped by the cars was very narrow indeed. The only way in which the Company could utilize the Washington strect tunnel, he re- peated, was by this method. Mr. Cregier docs not Jook with disfavor upon the cable plan, which is very complete and elzborate. ‘The Committee on Streets and Alleys of tho South Division met at 3 o'clock yesterduy after- noon, Ald. Watkins in the cbair. Complaint was made in regard to the tilthy condition of tho alley from Fitth avenug to Franklin street, be- tween Washington and Madison streets, and the mutter finally referred to the Health Depart- ment. Mr. A.C. Hesing made a vigorous pro- test against the vacaton of Ln Sulle street, but the Committee decided by uw unani- mous vote to concur in the action of the pre- vious Committee and recommend the vacation tothe Council. This matter will come up at the Council session to-morrow evening, and Hil- dreth and Wickersham bave prepared speeches for intliction on the crowd. It fs becoming a serious question whether the new double Lake street bridge will be built nextyear. The West Division Railway people re ready and willing to pay thelr sbare towards its construction, «| would be glad if it were already in place. But there must necessarily be a delay of over a yenr yet at least. The city will have to provide for it by appro- priation next yeur, and then there will be plans ‘and specitications to be made and the advertise- ment. for bids printed, all of which takes time, To provide tor the convenience and safety of the public, City-Engineer Cregier hus perfected a plan for narrowing the wooden trusses so that Open cars can cross und the tracks be shitted to the centre of’ the structure. Work upon this improvement will commence as s00n as possible after the Madison strect bridge is reoaired. ———— Remarkable Cuse of Disease. Springfield (Muss.) Union. Mr. Nathaniel Adams, whose death occurred Wednesday afternoon from scrofulous rneuma- tisin, was the victim of a tuludy unparalleled in malignity and of suffering uuequaled for years, if ever, in this region. For ten years he bad not walked unaided, and for about eight yexrs not. atall, During the whole time be was subject to frequent special uttacks of his complaint, each one of which was believed to be bisiast. On the occasion of one af these.two sears ago, bis saician announced to bim that he could not ‘e an hour, but Mr. Adams dismissed the doctor, took ‘tne case in bisown bunds, and survived. Since then be bas frequently been seen on the streets, moving about in a small propeller, Atthe time of bis death Mr. ‘Adums’ lower limbs were withered away vo the bones, save fhe “nee-joints. which were swollen to about double their natural size. His knee- pans were drawn down to a_ position directly under the joints, bis rizht foot was drawn over and outward so thatif he bad stood erect he would pave stood directly upon the side of his foot, and both legs were drawo up bebind so that bis feet occupied a position under and close to bis thighs. [ifs arms were also withered away and his fingers drawn under bis hands entirely out of thelr natural position, and swollen with running sores. His weight was not over seventy-five pounds, while ia beaith be turned the scale at about 150. Mr. Adums was con- sidered by business men one of the best ac- countants in the country, and was frequently appealed to to straichten out involved sets of last winter he was seat for to ataizhten out aset of books for a Holyoke fir which be did, saving thereby a lurge sum of money to the house. A prominent business man gays that Mr. Adams would save enougn in little things, which ordinury bookkeepers would overlook, to pay his salary. During tne last two years Mr. Adams’ sufferings have been agoniz- jog beyond description, and physicians who huve attended him say they have never sten, even in the largest hospitals of our largest cities, a case which begau to be a parallel of bis. Mr. Adams bore his great affliction with religious fortitude. CRIMINAL ITEMS. Leonard F. Hess, the bookkeeper and collector for the Western’ Decorating Works, who Is charged by nis employers with having collected outstanding indebtedness to the amount of $150, and appropriated the money to bis own use, was before Justice Wallace yesterday, and was hold to the Criminal Court in bonds of $300. He pleaded Intoxication a3 an excuse for his crime, which excuse the Court remarked was alto- gether too frequently given of late. Outicers Edwards and Madigan arrested at 10 o'clock Just nignt at the corner of State and Polk streets; two notorious young rascals named Sam Kohn and James Garrity, aged respectively Wand 16 years. They were found carrying & new trunk full of woman’s clothing and miscel- lancous belongings and were making south with itus fast as ible. The goods were mixed to- gether indiscriminately as though hastily guth- er in the absence. of the owner. This morning probably some State street female will be bunting for her wardrobe, and wonder- ing where to find it. Sam Kohn, the toughest of the two boys, is now under bail for trialia the Criminal Court upon a charge of larceny. ‘A. Nieseward, H. Gundermana, P. Heien, J. Htuetz, J. Hufmeyer, and George Kuppes, saloon- keepers in Lake View. were yesterday arrested and fined $10 and costs, each, for dispensing beer without the customary license. Sometwo weeks ago the Trustees of the town refused to grant then a license, but, nevertheless, chey persisted in their itlegal ‘traitic. Lust Wednesday night John ffaas, of No. 2311 Hanover street, way stabbed iu front of bis owo door by one of two men, John B. Kiron and “Burt’ . Murphy. The. assailants were arrested, and when they appeared before Justice Wallace the next morning were piaced under bonds of $100 each for nu tuture hearing. Since that time tbe victim, Haas, bas been growing steadily worse. Lust night his condition was so low that the ollicers of the Twenty-second-Street Station felt justified in rearresting Kiron and Murphy and locking them up at the station, where- they- will be detained till Monday, when Justice Wal- Jace will be asked to increase their bail. Dr. Ardrews,.who has been attending the injured man, says that his wounds need not necessarily prove fital, but that be is in a dangerous condition. . The weapon used on the occasion = was pocket-knife with 2 blade fully four. inches long. When the instrument was found the blade was gone, and the cutin Huas’ back looks iarze enough to be tne place where it was lost. It his been learned since tho first arrcst that the stubblag was done by Murphy. not by Kiron, as at first reported. The former isa bard young citizen, and is well known to the police ag 2 tough maa and dangerous character. The Oxht is saia to huve arisen from Murphy's kicking of a dog which belonged to Haas. ‘Tho cases of the keepers of those troublesome houses oo Twelfth street, near the lake, were called by Justice Wallace yesterday morning. The women responded and asked the Court to aguin continue the cases long enouzh to give them af opportunity to move to other parts of the citv. So tne Justice gave them tet days of grace andthe women departed. Tho prosecution at first begun by one woman single- banded and alone bas been taken up by the male residents of the neighborhood; so that if the women uforesaid do not live up to their bur~ gaing and move away, they will become involved in what 1s sald to be serious trouble. Joseph Miller, a young man 18 years of age, employed by Eawrence Noonan, of No. x= Hulsted street, 1s locked up-at’ the Iarrison Street Stution, charged with forgery and obtain- ing money under false pretcases. The fucta are said to he that Miller went to the office of Henry Fox &Co., No. 46 South Water street. where Noonuu is employed, and, representing himself #3 authorized toact for Noonan, drew $37 on Noonan’s account, and signed a receipt therefor in that individual's name. ——___— An Improvident Man Who Sold His Pretty Wife for $2,000. RarxeecK, N. ¥.,June 1—A suit has just been instituted in ‘the Superior Court of ‘this county Which revives 2 curious and almost for- gotten story. The parties to the action ure brothers. About a dozen years ago Gearge Smith married Charity Miller, one of the band- somest girls iu the village. They lived together several years, and bad four children. Sinith never provided very liberally for bis fumily. A wealthy bachelor who visited this house became greatly attached to Mrs. Smith, and in a jovial way olfered her husband $2,000 if be would trans- fer her tobim. Smith accepted the offer and the papers were drawn up by a lawyer, transferring all right and title to the woman to’ the wealthy bachelor. George then went to the home of his brother Abner, a wealthy farmer, in Dutchess County, where be lived until a short time ago, assisting | of the his brother ir the management of his farm. A few weeks ago he brought suit for the 22 ‘HE TURNERS. Meeting of the National Turnfest- at St. Louis Yesterday. Delegations Present from All the Cities ; of the United States. A Grand Torchlight Procession Last Night—5,000. Men in Line. ‘Spetial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. Sr. Lovis, Mo., June 4.—The Turnfest is the cause of a good deal of excitement here. To-day every store and dwelling in the cen- tral portion of the city made a display of bunting. To-night there was a general illumination. At an early hour this morn- ing the Turners’ Reception Committee re- paired to the Union Depot to meet delega- tions of Turners and their relatives and friends as they arrived on trains from other cities. The Committeemén were aceompa- nied by a number of boys who acted as 'mes- sengers, and by a brass band of twelve pieces. They wore badges to distinguish them, and had vehicles ready for use. in moving the tors’ effects. As soon as # delegation arrived they were taken in charge by the Committee, formed In Nne on Eleventh street, and, preceded by the band, marched with flying colurs to Turner- Hall. Many of the delegates wore sashes of red or blue around their waists, A majority were clad in linen dusters anid pearl-gray felt hats. A few, like the Moline and Wheeling delegations, had” hat-bands of bright-colored ribbon, on. which appeared the name of their Society. In some instances four or five fine silk ban- ners were carried by one delegation alone. ‘The train carrying the Chicago ex- cursionists arrived over an hour behind tine. It carried delegations which in the aggregate numbered over 300. ‘The Kansas City dele- gation of fifty arrived about $:40- this morning. ‘They made no demonstration, but their way in broken squads to the hall, where they were soon lost in the crowd. 16 required considerable searching to find some of them when other delemations caine in. The Philadelphians, numbering thirty-two, arrived at 9 o’eluck. They had ‘no band, bus were gandlly de ked out in handsome ‘uni- forms, cou nz -of blue coat and pants and white vest. ‘rhe Wheeling delegation, wearing large straw hats, and numbering twenty, came in at 1:o’cloe! ‘They call themselves bliy boys with the big ats.” The other delesations were New York City, eighty; Wi usbure, N. Yue twenty; Cincinnati, eish Loulsville, fifty; Wheeling, W. Va., thirt ‘ansas City, titty; St. Joseph, Mo., thirty; Atchison, Kas., twenty; Oberon, Miss... seventeen; Rocke Island, twenty; Moline, fifteen ; Durant,about fifteen; Bultalo, about twenty ; Leavenworth, forty: New Albany, ind.. twenty-seven. ‘There were besides these several delegations from the sualler cities. In the procession to-night over 5,003 ‘Turners, bearing toreb- lights, took part. ‘fhe inarehing was done according to the following program: Mounted Police. : ‘Twelve Torch-bearers. pand. : Grand Marsbal and Staff. Supervisors and = rast) Band of the Turner r sinyor. ‘| President of the Turner hind and Chatrmaa of 1¢ Centrat Comiuittee. Central and Citizens’ Committees. ‘Ladies. Committee with thus of the Band. and. First Division of Turners, cunsisting of the Cone cording, the St. Louts, the Suuth St. Louis, and the Carondelet ‘Turner Socteties. Second Division, consisting of the WestSt. Louls and the St. Louis Turner Societies. Third Division, consisting of the North St, Loulé and the Socialer ‘Turner Societies. ‘The Ine of march was from Lucas Market to Twelfth street, down Wasaington avenue to Fourth, thence to Locust, west to Firth, south to Elm, thence to Fourth, south to Chouteau avenue, and thence to Schnaider’a Garden. At Schnaider’s Garden Mayor Ew- ing was introduced by C. A. Stifel, Chairmam {the Main Committee, and welcomed tha visitors to the city. Mrs. Ortella Stifel pre= sented the flag, the gift of the ladies, to Dre which be received for the sule of bis wife, and | Seo io¢ who'in turn will present it to which be loaned to bis brother, and also for labor and sorvices for ailarre amount. > A Fam.ne Among Swallows. Fiteluburg (Mass) Sentinel. Many have noticed great agitation among the ewallows ying to and fro the few days past, and asked the cause. It fs this: The long cold storm of last week cleaased the atmosphere of insects, 80 that the swallows could get little or nothing to eat, and so caused Feat suffering among them. “Muny have died of starvation, a5 is evident from the fact that the little bodics of those picked up were reduced almost to mero skeletons. r Turner Societies. A, chorus by the singing societies followed. To-morrow at 10 o’clock< the regular program of athletic exercises begins in the arena of the Fair Grotimds. STEAMSHIP NEWS; QuzeNstown, June 4—Arrived, and Nevada, from New York. .- the Baltie - New Yor, June 4—Arrived, thaBhein, Bee spelen o ra UEENSTOWS, June 4,—Arrived, ate wb Eom Now dome “~ARHTe Be Ye