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| f | Ward 8 THE CILy. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. C. AunxAnnrtt, Troland, Js at the Palinor, Jou. Exons, Danvillo, is at tho Tromont. Ln, Loads, Eng, is at tho Tremont, I. Mennrrt, of Springfeld, is nt tho Tre- mont, Jamrs Guest, Montreal, Can.,{s at tho Tre- + mont. N. W. Wesr8, Schuyler, Neb,, 1s at tho Grand Facife. Pacltte. J. L. Thorson, Lynchburg, Va. ts nt tho Palmer. U. GaTHONE Hint, London, Eng, is at tho Paimer. Hknnknt Maantac, London, Ensty 1s at tha Wremont. Gronak W, Binttas, Cleveland, 0, Is nt tho Sherman, ‘ Winnian J, Mitenent, New York, Is nt tho Sherman. Tomas Witanittn, Glasgow, Scotland, Is nt tho Paitner. Miss Sana JEWETt, the actross, New Yorks, !s at the Sherinan. Mn. axp Mus. T. 3, Went, Montreal, Can, fre at tho Sherman, A. THomsox, E. Giroux, and P, 2, Hall, Quebec, fre at the Sherman, Wot. Picksun and John McCullough, Salt Lake City, aro at the Palnor, Panar Prius, “tho Sweet Singer of lsracl,” New York, jg at tho Sherman. Dr, Lirroy Ponurs, tho London (ing.) news- paner correspondent, is at the Palmer, Victor 8 Revnowps, Paris, France, George Burrio, London, Eog,, are at tho Grand Hacitle. ‘Thomas McUtt, Central Ratiroad and Bank diy Companys Atlanta, Ga, Isat tho Grand I'a- vellte: Frank [taus, General Manager Woodrnil Pal- ace-Car Company, Pittsburg, 1s at the Grand Pueitie. Epwann E, Rice, Miss TopsyA’enn, Miss Cars rie Perkin, Harry Dixie, and tarry Layton, of the Ito Surpeiso Party, neo roylaterett at tho Grand Pacific. _ FP. L, Torrie, Cleveland, 0.3 Hy Raldswin and wife, Dalias, ‘Tox.s ‘John A. Carnahan, Ogden, Utah: DAL Ray and Willing 18. Baker; Springlekl, HL, are at the Leland, ‘Tur City of Chleago has been offered $127,000 for the arinory site, on tho southwest corner of Adning und Franklin strovts: a icood price, Wuttam Brogé sold to Wiltuai G. Lobensteln it fifty-foot lot on tho northeust corner of State street und Eldridge court for $21,000. Joun Murry, an orphan boy of 12. years, while playing with other buys of “his own aye to 'T. Almendinger’s barn at tha corner of Stato and Oak strevts at 38h) yesterday morning, wos kicked in the right groin by a mule, attd so se- verely [njured that It is feared he cannot live. Ho wus tiken to the County Hospital. Hoesny Enenitanyt, of No. 20 Ruble stroct, was badly cut in the teftarm by an wuiknown man, who'took part ina general Nght wt a Into Haue earurdays night at the corner of Jefferson: and Sixteenth etreets. Dr. Muldnger, who gt. tended bli, guys the wound fs about av inch deopand six (henes long, ‘Though severe, {tis not likely to prove dangerous, JAM TA! 10 gears old, living with his parents at i Rebocen street, while crossing tho Northwestern Kaliway tracks atl ktreet at 2745 yesterday afternoon, was accldent« ally run down by soine freight-cars which were being shoved backwards by englne No, 163, and had bis right leg erushed of below the knee, lie was taken home and was attended by Drs, Alobbs and Sclirmer, Orricens Mellugh and Ifoffinan, of tho Chi- enyo Avenue Stution, yesterday found the body otan unknown man floating in: the clever near Miller's Dry-Dock, on Goose Island, ‘he des ceased was bout 45 years. old, five fect glx dnehes tall, stout build, sundy balr, sluc-whis- Kees and mustache, and was echul in a brown cout with yelyet coflar, blick pantatoons and vest, and low stippers. Tho body appears to have been In the water about a weeks. and the taco was eo brulzerl and swollen ag to he entirely beyond recognition. The body was taken to tho Morgue, A yousa man of 18 yenrs, employed on one of Seipp's beer delivery “wagons, becanie so soyey witht Haquor, that when near the corner at Hul+ sted und Ewing atroets at 530 yesterday afters noon, fell trom hls seat upon the backs of the horses and thence to the ground, Ho wns, dadly injured by tho horses trampling ‘upon i sud by one of the wheels of the waygmn chim, and was taken te tho County ” treatment, Ho would undoubtedly Kiffod outright, bad hls companton ed bite from Lenoenth tho wagon Just not drag ng the hind wheel was about to pass over his neck, aA FELLOW conspicuous. for his braggadocio ente tho West Chfeago Avenue Pollee Sta tlon a Cow nights tuo aud claimed to huve been assaulted and robbed It tho streets of 310 cash, n ec eresn Oty revolver, and nn Arkansas Toothpick, otherwise ceil Q dirk-knife, tle elaimed to a enttle —drover, and sald be was porarily stopping at No, 93 Cleaver street. “The _ pullee found no house at that number, and bexan to he suspicions of the Tellow. At n tuto hour Saturday night Olllcers Bender and Mixsoth Tound the Texan prowling the Rtreets fn a Bus picious manner, and. tiding n five-shooter in nis posseseion, ran iin in, Ho give tho nume of Henry ‘Thomus, and acknowledges that the story of the robbory was alt fletion, gotten up Ly himself, he doesn’t know why. H AUNOUNeEd meeting of the Homestead Ag- goctation for Inboring men failed to obtuln a quoruin yesterday afternoon at is Washington: ba AeLOUNT Of Cie more pressing sessfon Labor Press Comunittes, but a few 7 ets were glouned concerning the etl. nt prise from tho would-he Chafrman. The loea- on of tho Homestead will bo in the suburb of Jeiferson, at the funetion of the St. Pauland the Northweatorn ltallroads, there belng ten nores of excellent land purchnaable for 82000, The ure rangesment will be strictly coiperative, for tho heneit of movhunies and tatlers of tho pick, The committee was orginlzed fast Bummer, 100 shares of 810 cach bulug issued, payatie te ln ftallmonts, It ig hoped that more interest wilt be*hunifested tn the project by those in whose Interest ulone if has been created. Tie Associated Labor Press Committen mict cad afternoon wt 182 Washington street. C was composed chictly of representatives from tho ‘Lrades Assembly, with Mr. A. L. Gibb ln tho chair, Phe desivn of this conimittea tg to bors ward the completion of tho project of plickig tho publication of the Proyreadve Age aololy In tho bunds und tor tho Interests of the Labor fra- ternity, which desires ta-have an ongin wbso- Jutely under Its control, The company will bo of w joint stock alate, 200 shares heing pur- ebukable by membore of the hibor unlons at $40 each—one ‘share being, however, tho Hinit for one man. ‘Phe prive of abecription wilt be the same— $10) per year, Mr, Ea Erwht boli ree tained us editor, “ft is probable unt the pliee of publication will bo changed from Its present Jocation at 118 Monrov street. he unantiaus support of tho tabor. unions is assured, the Cire eulktion of tha bapur having already renehed 15,00) copies, The Neanse for the now orguulzns Hon bas been obtalned from Bpringseld, CONTRINUTIONS POH SWITZERLAND, ‘The Swiss residents of Chleago held a meoting Tugteraey atterngan ut tho roums of the 8wisg Hilugeretor, in Utlich Hieck, to tuke steps townrd sending sone material ald to thele coun trymen who bive sutfured from the wrent land= aldo ut Gli, and fron other less formidable ralamities. ‘Tho chalr was aecupled by Mr. Lows Hoerlin, Swiss Consul tn this city. A Certrat Committee for Cafengo und vicinity wus wppoluted, consisting of Louls Mourlin, Jacob" Mang, Funcia J. jotint, ede Jun, and Coullenn Herehineler, Tals committe: wih appolut a Faunce Cominittee of five for eaen division of tho elly, to elreulate subscription books, The Central Committes #28 ethpowered to designate tu the Houd Couns oll in Switzerlund the proportion of the Chicago rontribudions to be applied to Bho and the othor: sufferers, It wae wntiouneed that ait authorized vollecturs would be given suusoription hooks bearing tho geal or the Swier Conmel at Caled nuthorlzing them to vet in such capacity. Aust, wis circulated at the mecting and wad Very gene erally slgned by those prosont. INISU INDIGNATION, RINTIE WAILD LAND LEAGUE, Tho urrest of Parnoll hue inspired tho Land+ Cong cansa fa thls elty with a new etinulus. erday afternoun the Sixth Ward League mot for the free tlie i several montha, end zalled out a Jurgo attendance, The meeting was held in a classeroom iu St. stantstaue’ School-housg, corner of Lightecnth and Jobue son utrcots, and waa presided over by Vile President Rawielgh, ‘Those who wore deline quunt in paylug thelr wookly nssousments in the Pust came to tine, and the Budi Of Sls was rede ized. A coumnittey of five waa uppoluted to draft resulutions condemning England's course {n tucurcerating Charles Stowart Purnell, which, ater un hour's deliberation, submitted the ful- lowing, which was udopte Wireneas, The Brith Governmont that it might show its Intenso hutred of the Irish peo- ple, Gud ut the sume time show fs own Wonks hess, ta ordering the arrest and (miprisonment of the Irish peoply s representative, Courius Stewart, Varnei, and othurs; therefore , Hesalvcd, That wo, the members of the Sixth wud Leugue, dunvunce tho pertidions Hritish Minigtry, and Gladstone, ile head. We heroby pledge ourselves lo curuestly stand by: the League, und bureby resulyo to ‘tect uvery two weeks quad strengthen the Interest in the Trot cause, Kevdved, ‘Tbat exch ono of us wilt use bis In tiuenco in bringing one or more of bly friends to. The incetings, and that We will afso attend tho TuSs- LOt! to held ju McCormick Hall c 'T.N. Watr, Galveston, Tex, fs nt the Grand’ this week to give expression to the indignation felt by Irishmen In Amerien at the course tiken by tho Engtish Government. Resuleed, That all money in possession of our ‘Tronaurer bo forthwith gent to Patrick Egat ‘Treasurer Land feagie, in Paris. The meeting adjourned for two weeks, 2 THE MCHARD DAVITT orgnnization held a apirited necting Inst night at cKKl Aveher avenue, The volirble Chairman, Mr. Conway, consumed inost of the session ian extempors Cineral oration on the violated sunetities of Home Rule fn treland, and save artterance ta many strong dona on tho tyrrany of the Eoulish Government, tle spoke of this nsn glorious opportunity to gather in reeruits from the lukewnrin patriots who call thomselyes: Trishmen, fe longed for the power to raise u regiment oof wirriora whe would rustt to the resetio of the iniprisoned herve: Ag tho regiment not coming =o committees owas appolnted is arate resolutions, deplorins the National Aninstrophe, and denonneiy the unprecedentad aetof violence as an unpardonable outrige. ‘Oho siuenctous gentlemad remarked that in one respect the Imprieonment of Parnell and Dillon wis fl teitimpt for the great and undying print ul of tand-lenguciam, and could not fil to wy OF martyrdom round the head of tho fnlr roddess of Irish Uberty. Iretand wanted but ehortly both soldiers and mon must bo used to erat asite the mamteles of int itary oppression that was aronsing the slumbe: jupindigiation of the whole world, Beentuse Gladstone has cast shameful roproich yon the oxiating ndintulsteation of the British Govern ment by throwing inte aech! a member ot Par- Hament, Irishmen need no longer respect a Government that dees uot respect itsolf, ELECTRIC HIRES, UNDENGROUND CANES TRE ONLY REMEDY, ‘The fire toss sustuined by the Chicawu ‘Telo- pbone Company Friday afternoon ns the reanit of some of Is wires having becn crossed by ono used for an electric tight, tins led ton inquiry us to whnt the prospects ‘are fer future acel- dents of n similar character. Particularly 1s this inquiry mado, Inaginuch as thore ts nt pres~ entin Chicngo an electric Ight company which Is endeavoring toeccure. tho privilege of run ning oponsnir wires through the business por- tion of the city for purposes of stroct iumination. ‘fo obtain the views of fH conipetent clegtrician In the promises 8 TripuNE raporter yesterday nsked Prof. Hare rett, Superintendent of the Fire Alarm Tecle- graph, whit dungor, Jn his opinion, world bo likely to.arise from the introduction of open- ulr elevtric-light wires in the streets of tho city. ‘Tho Professor satd that thore was Just on way toavold surions aceldents and perhaps foss of life in Nehting tho strects with elcetricity. ‘This way was to lay the wires tn inderground cables, Tt wontd also be the most economical wuy forthe electriv-fieht company. ‘Tho peculiarity of the dxname current (the electrie-light cierent) was its wourertul intensity. It jumped of at tho slightest provocation,” Even o board placed muriinet an electric Ught wire wok curry ot a portion of the current, ‘tno ‘tmosphere itself carried ait fram 18 tox per cent. If Mnes of clectriceliaht wires were atring along on the game poles with the telopbone wires, the telephones would be ren- derod practicully useless. Or, WH the wires erased, those of tho telephone would be burned up. IC not burned up they would carry the dy- namo current to the instriments and ruin them, y cause fires, and possibly de injury to persons who might bo talking through tho In- struments, By laying the cicetric-light wirus dn underuround cublea the entire current could be raved, und beslues there would of be no dungor erossed wires. Of course cables i" be strang along poles, but this would be too costly a way und t Joo inconvenient; there would asd be a loss to tho enrrent, consequent upon tho supports to tho eubles uifecting the substance, my mutter how well Insulated tho cables might be. ‘Ch proper way waa to have the elty condemn enough apace under the pavemenia to inake room for the electrivellyit wires or cables. SUBURBAN, WYDE PARK ‘There hoa been n good deatof compinint Intoly Abuut tho gas at Myde Park, whieh seems to bo well founded. Last night It wus found impesst- ule to SMuimlnate elther honges or streets by this menns, und the householders were compelled to fall back on thelr Korosene inmps, while the be- ited pedestrian bud to wrope about in the dark neas as best he vould, Sone thy ayo the mut- ter of appointing a Receiver for the company was digcussed, and If tho Bugwestion wero car- ried into elfect now the action would be quite timely. ‘The people pay twlee ag much for gas here as tn tho city, while the quality of the yng ig far Inferior to Cajenyo gas, QUAND CROSSING. ‘Tho Superiutentent of Sehouls_ bas isstted tho following nutice:, Tho Board of Eduentlon, nt amesting bell Friday evening, devitied to re- yvpen the school at Grand Crossing Monday morning, Oct. 17, thus giving all parents who choose ah opportunity to send their children to sehool, “Ebose pupils who wre detained at home during the prevalence of diphtheria will not {ose tholr places tn thor classes, nor will their recom! of attendance be atectad, No pupits who ore known to bays. been exposed to any contagious disease, or Who have attended nv funeral, or visited at nm house where thare [sa ease of dipntherin, wilt be allowed to remain in sehoul, Purents who kuow of any pupils buying been exposed will confer i favor upen tho con: munity by prompuy informing the teuchers,’ There are about thirty cuses of tho disease ut Grand Crossing at present, Suenk-thieves entered the housa of Mr. Storm on Saturday night and stole some Jowel- ry valued at $23. PULIAMAN, Firo Company No. 2 met Saturday night elocted the following officers: Captain, Charles Morgan: Lieutenant, N. Sludall; Sceretury, ineioee Van Keonig; Dronaurer, E,W. iene rloks. ue S0UTIL CitCAGO. Tho South Chicago Land Lenguo held a moct- ing yestordny afternoon ang passed resolnuions condemning tho uetion of the English Govern- ment In arrosting Parnoll. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES, A Lite Story About n Groat Engincer~ ow Suecess Wan Achioved by Break- ing Up av Olt Custom. Yenrs to a tad went to a drawing-master to tuke lessons indrawing. Tho preceptor cuimo with a portfolio of engrivinus to be used ag aam- ple coplea, aud handed tho new sebolar ono which he thought would sult a new bexinner, Suld hos * My youn friend, here is one which presonts hardly any dilicultiey, and 1 think you cun draw it very nicely." The Ind manfully re- plied: “Slr, Leame here toovercome ditiiculties, not to avoid them,” Whis was an idea which had not ocurred to thodrawing- ter. It put new Ufa tate hii tn bls relations with hia scholars. ‘Tho Ind who suggested it went on step by step from one diflivult thing to another, all tho the inuking the most yratifylux advancement, and Nnaily far outstripplu thos who studied with hin, Jto mautfested a talent for engineering; and while yet youn rose to the top of his pro- Session, bulny tho designer and bulldes of sumo of the most famous of the large bridges built in this country. ‘This man's success was owlng to his breaklog through an old custom, The other boys and thoir teacher bad bean plodding atong In an une (nteresting sort of a way, and bid not waked up. tow realization of what thoy might du if they trlod, 1t {9 Just 6o with taany people who baye been Plodding along in the buble of betuy slol and Sevling poorly. They have been feoling that way 80 long that thoy buve forgotten—it they ever Know—whut youd health is. Whou other people tuk of boing Well and strovg thoy sigh ard sy that will slo tor otperd, but thore It ne Buch good juck for then. ‘Tooy liye nursed thelr woos 80 Jong and so pationtly tho woes have become a Pure oF themselves, ut those xood folk ought to stopand consider, ‘Other Pounle hove oven made well Why not try thomvelves? Seo what his been done for othord by Brown's Lron Bitters, the grout rem~ cdy, whose praises ure now on everybody's Hips, Brown's Iron [ittors Je tho best preparadon of iron und cinchona ever inde. Lt brings thesia two Invaluable remedies into thelr propor role Hons und introduces them inte tha hunny tun ony ds pn Invigorator of tho bloud, the other Ha a lonio which bus no auperior, A cler. wymian Ih Georgi tr, Andersuu, hid wudered for y popala, und found these © Bitters a orer of bin digest For oightoon y f ive powers, ‘curs Mra, of ‘Troy, No Y. bad been a sutfurur fron Plication of nervous disorders, ‘They yivided to the alutary (nituences of Hrown's frou [itters, Slr, Moutuxgesa weaithy Virglitun, of Chrivthings burg, sattered frown iddney diseuse, so thut he thuught he would dio, ho pbyalvinns faite to cure bin, but Brown's fron Bitters made hiw a how man, One of hl ebildren, coming out of a severe attick of acarlet fever, was entirely prostrated, wud continued so until restored to houlth by Brown's Iron Jiltture, Mr, MekKenziu, af Hichnond, Va was told by his physteiuns that one lie wae gone, und that bis kidneys were iis hopeless condition. Ho td now a well inan, Brown's Iron Bitters did it. dir. Connolly, winorchunt in O4 City, suye that every boule of Brown's lron Ultters ts worth tls weight in gald, ie dld do mutch for himssll, bis wife, und two children, who bad all auifered with indigestion, bendaches, and other serious aliments, The ubove ure but a few Justunces, selected from wuny, The peopto wha want ty keep on boluy sick, Just for toy plousure it gives thet to gutfer and’ complain, hud beter nut take Sr ‘Those who aro so act ih tholr ways that they do nb th overcuinG the obstucle of unclent eedent which rlsed Up in thelr way, bud bet. ter not take Brown's Iron Hitters. ‘Those who: waut iy excuse for Hppling, and wontd like soinetbing Ike whut fy sold in burrows, bud hotter not tuke Brown's trou Bitters, for itis Not tho gort of thiug they aru after, Hut those whu ure wick und honestly want to get woll; thoae who are feeble and wut tobe strony; edie “HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 188I—TEN PAGES, And want rots those who aro detiiitated Brown's fron Blt~ henith—all those ought to tr ters, for it will do thom xoud. LOCAL CRIME, Yesterdayis Record nt tho Volico Stn tons, Oscar Guntzer and ‘Thomns Schutizett, two German bartendors, cach 2} years of nge, word Arrested yesterday for maliclousty bronking an 8% mirror in Tony May's sntoon, No. 205 Clark Street. ‘They are at the Armory, Henry Kuntanan, a recently-discharged driver of one of Conril Seipp's heer- wagons, fs. at tho Chieago Avenue Station charged with ember- aling £3, which he collected white in the employ: Of tho company. Conrad Webbor, agent for tho companys, swore out the warrant. ‘Two young men named Willlam Seblundt and Phillp tHloltz quarroted over myname of pool at 5:15 yestorday afternonn InJacob Ponmermuth's saloons No. 6+ Biro taland avenue, and sehlunde losing his temper drowa kalfo nnd ent his ine piaaniss in the back below tho right shoulder Mie, Henry Lyman, of No, th West Randolph street, wad nssiuited and rabbed of a amall uM of money and sliver wateh by four or tivo ruftiuns and tite whom ho encountered niin carly hour yesterday toring in frontof Kadig. Marsh's saloon on Thusted street, south of Madison, Shortly thereafter Mifleer MoTirue arrested In thy vicinity «well-known thug, Jobn Connors, tling Cantos, i whose possession the stolen watch was found. Robert O'Connor, a fellow 18 yenrs of age, wag enteht nt fT o'eloek yesterday morning hy Special Ollleor Henry Y. Smita attanpting to ets feet tn entrance fnto J, L. Luriow's int atore, No. dt Milwaukee vonue, by breaking a wine How ha front of the estublishuient, His partuce, Whodo nine his tot been feared, rin when tho olllcer nppronched and soesenped arcost, O'Con- nor was locked np at the West Chicago Avena Station and will this morning have a bearing before Justices Walsh, August Erickson, i Russian sailors’ years old, had 8 Oyht yesterday afternoon at IL” lenders son's silooti, No. U1 t Kinzie street, with 2 sifpuinte named Thomas Nelson, and fn tho altercation drew a knife, su just Billors: curry, aud stabbed his adversary tice, on on tho nose awl once in the back’ of tho tieck. The latter woud wae bout tive inehos int lungth, and of a very paintul, thouwh not dan gerous, chitracter, Nelson was cured for by Dr. Howe, and the bloodthirsty Russian was flocked up at the Chicago Avenue Station, Where he will this morning huve a neartug before duatico Kuufinuno. Drink was tho cause of tho fight. Deteetives Simmons ‘and Laughlin arrested yesterday, at the corner of Halsted and Wright reets, a notorious burglir and thlef mumed ieckey” Carberry, who will be remembered here ns the nerson who stout four years nyo shot, but dit not kit, Olicer Howe, then sta- Uoned at West Madison stroet. ‘The present complaint against Carberry ts tht he is frel- tve trom Justice, he hayina recently escaped from tho f cutesy Penitentiary vt where he was serving out a * fail” of tive years xiven him for burgtary, | Mickoy is at present. sojourning nt the Central Station, where he will remain til the arrival of one of the nuthorities from tho Ilue Grass region, . The most thankful maa tn the ol ‘asters Was, perlaps, Peter Platt. the furns the corner of Ashland avenue sixth strect, who wis tha vi trio of masked burglars Ing, And tho latter, to doubt, cursed theta luck hourly when thos rend tn cho papers how: thoy bad tound onty $25 ensh and overlooked: S245 cush. ‘The potles have made several ir Fests, but ure satistied that they faye nat yot found the right persons, and tinve uo dircet clew to them. Mr, Platt deserlbes them us boeing weil dressed In dark elothing and slouched bats, stituly built, and measneing one about six {cot ‘anh tho other two about Ave feet ten inches euch. WESTERN PATENTS, List of Patents Innucd the Past Weel ty Northwestern Enventorw. Speeiat Duayaten to The Chivaga tribune. Wastuxoton, D, C., Oct. 10--A. H. Evans & Co. report tho followtny list.of patents Issued by tho United States Patent Oilleo; ILLINOIS, Jamos C. Andorson, Hixhlind Park, reducing clay, eluy-sbale, et c _iauiess, utes, Minonk, fender attachment tocuiti- yutors, 2 Frankfort, im of on Saturiny even- Meno, voting npparitus, c . HellveTy nppurnittis, N iris 20, tumigtles RUPPOTL. A, Ce Hillitherpe, Chitaku, mufoty’doviea for elo~ vitors. 3. Giltham, Merritt, ear-coupliug.: ii. dle -Grons, “Englewood, mourting torresteiat wlote lies, WW. Hasso), Brussels, antmal-shoars. WEL Sucine, Cliteno, yenst. a. is, ieiloy, Chiengo, apparatus for proventing the frovzing of water, M A. Miter, Grand Crossing, valance for tlno- ‘A. Ge Monger, Atmboy, gearing to windialtis. GG Stuurgy Weill udhaois Mtuline, combined plow und asi WW. Patturson, Chicagd, drmoring lend pipes and tolunenptrennfes, 1. ailund, Exwardsyillg, iacrows HG. stundifurd, dt ‘edd, Chrisman, fastenings TEM StavSns, 1a Kalb, fenco-wico strotchor ML, Stovens, -m ro atratchor. A, Westuwar, Chieaxd, wardrobe bed und bed bots ttt, ‘A. Van Fleet, Chicazo, barbing machine, WISCONSIN, XK, Anungon, Winchostor. turbine water-whool. C. A, Boardiian, Buardiaan, combined step and ex- tensa luddor. ILC. iar, Mllwankeo, hormettcally seated , Racin, harvester hending machin, scat, Fort Hawacd, tacoumutiva suri, 1, Honston, Cambrin, plotozraphiy aparaties, W. ‘Toomer, Milvnukee, trapetioor for malbeklins, FL, Wiektinia, Huclie, wasning-machine, MICHIGAN, A.@, Narton, Cunanneta, hayerncks J. RR, Fish, tirsnd Haplits, grate, i, 1a Moxaly, A. Miter, Misstuld, elay-grinding mae Matt . Lanuloy, Ann Arhur, ofcetrle lamp, jai, We Stonots, Center Totvnsiyp, ‘Emmott County, rusk pie. thr Wud Misford, enr-conplinug. MINNESUTA, Elward, Silwater, feud wochunism for anv JOWA. G.H, Buell, Dubuque, fastening for spring-bod bute toms, 1. F. Carlow, Hed Onk, Hro-tighianor. C, Mian, Akurdin' Cuunty, tre-proof composi- ton. GD, Vorring, Charlus City, ute, + ALS Houek, Hedtord, punter, Web, Watrous, Codar Ruplds, rotary bolt, INDIANA, J. A. Awalt, Anderion, wateh regulator and anfoty plylon for watches, Z. WY, fiuntiut, Mancherter, horsusfotnehor, pigs Headatiaw, eG, Tchardeon, Ludianapolis, pron. H, Kiel, iichmnond, spring bod-bottom, W. F. Carnuting, Munely, bac hox-seraping maohino. DLA, Foster, Groen's Fork, venield wheel, G. W, Freoman, Feanktori, buckle, Wage Hopkins, ‘Vhorntown, dovica for scolo- ns. AL, Osborn, Miehmiond, fonge, A. Benray, A. fin now, Naw Albany, machine for eraining sad tileing leather, NEBITASKAL J, M, Stokesbory, Aurorn, harrow, be Troatt it of May=Kavor, Coys Caste, Loch Long, N. I.—fo the Nditor of Nature? Some years ago Urof, Melinhoitz, inatetter to you, Ruve uN decoUnE al a ready. he had tound fur *hiay-tever” “Phls wits slim py to trent tho part of the nose, whieb scons to po the seat of the traubia, with sulphate of quinine solution, by pourmg.tt inte wo nose with « pipette, whilo Iylng on a sofa with the head turned upside down, Having bad tho most enjoyable part of summer destroyed by hay -fover over sit 1 can remember, 1 have trled avery romedy 1 bave, heard of, includin Juterm doses of arsenic, and 1 have found then all to fall. Prof, Helmboltz's method only xives any rules Sor ten mautes or so, end cold Water does the sine, L hve trie! solu tons of sulphate of ging and tannin, and many othor natringentd, but all tone pbreuse. As many othors knew that (was experimenting apon mys solt fn this nutter L huve bad several padents trying ail tho remedies taut P have tried, and £ ean therefore say with certainty that noe repedy yet published will cure huy-fever, 1 have, bows ever, aneceadad In Badaig a tacthod whieh ta realy effectual cure, und ust know tut inany aro rendered nit ly during the most onjuyne ble part of the sear, L hasten to Hive them the honottt of the result of my inquiries, One thing which iwisled me was Wut my eyes were often vory inuch intlamed aad pained Wuriog an at tack, and L often tried remedies for my. oy 5, which buve wometiaes wou) wrong when L tut no hay-fever, when tuey Were only affected in byipathy with my nose. | found that the only thiug required was to prevaut the outrance of tho pollen grains lite the nose, When there are not too many in the alr, a3 during or after rain, it fe siuiply uecessury tO stop the nose with # spring vlip, © huve used a ploce of brass or weel ribbun bent double, aud having caly 6ul> Aefent spring to close the Gostrily without undue pressure, This oa uses the patient to broathe by tho mouth, but one suon gets used to the Incunvous tence, Tfound that To® atop the nostrils with cotton weal wae far toa lrettating, capecintly a6 those afllicted with huy-fever urea go owing to the tonderness of the tuternal coating of the cose, Whon going among hay 8 furchor precaue tion wust be tikon—viz.s pluggm the ducts from the eyes, Lused for this purpose dumb- Delt abaped pleces of glass, which ure quite enally slipped inte tho ducts, und canbe removed when waited. ‘Chas protected, wny ono who te troubled by hay-fover van yo tute the oump of tho enemy und attr up buy In a fold with as wuch mwunity ua one Not truubled with thiv “sixth sense,” Tue season for huy-fover ts nearly pussed now, but] hope thas tho publicie tion of this note will be te cause of relief to inuny durlug next summer, and on that plow L uk {ts publlention in your valuable Journal, and Hope that medical mwa in the South of Logland, where bay-fever fs common, will give It a trint and report upon It next aummcr, Is Scotland buy-fever is practically unknown, s HANNaY, eee ‘Tho Jadios who some time sinco were unable to yo out, buving tuken Lydia E. Pihkbam's Vegetable Compound, ary quite recovered, and aye gong on thelr way reloiclus, € THE RAILROADS. Statistics from the Annual Report of the Chicago, Milwoukeo & 8t. Paul. Practice at the Recent Ohio & Mississippt Hicetion. + Sharp The Toxns & Pacific Road to Bo Finished by the Now Your. CHICAGO, MILWAUK &ST,VPAUIn Spectal Diavaten to Tha Chicago Tribune Manigon, Wis, Oct. —The aunual re- port of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Conmany to Rallway-Commisstoner ‘Turner for tho year ending June 3, 1881, was reeelved by that ontver this morning. ‘The total number of miles of track operated by this company dure 80 Inst was 5,786 17-100, of which there were 1,053 22-100 mifles in Wisconaln, 205 77-100 fn iinols, 087 100. fn Town, 100 $-100 In Ninnesota, aud 451 4-100 tine Dakota, On the GOth of June, 1880, there Were 3,135 20-100 wiles, 1,024 0-100 bein in Wiscotsin, S16 55-100 fn Ulinols, 827 12-100 In Lowa, 1,002 1-100 in Minnesota, and 251 30-100 tn Dakota, ‘This is an aggregate tnerense of 560 99-160 talles during the past tisenl year, All of these figures are exclusive of sldetracks, ‘Tho general exhibit lor the year ending June +, 18s, ts as follows: ‘Total income earnings, Including elevators, Su Abs operntliyy expensi 20,027.44: excess of Income, 28, se, SH, TH.05; tuterest "antl ved over amount paid on premium bonds, — ete, — S181,988,00; interest averued during the year, $:3,750,000— i viz: On funded debt, say $3,750,000; on other debts, none, Dividends ‘declared, S1,tH2,- 217,083 on preferred stock (7 per cent), $80.058.805 on common stock (a per cent), SL0TR eI, sinking-fund, $31,000, ‘Total, sitn,oi8, During the year sixteen passenss ets were inured Jrom causes beyond thelr control and eight hnjuted: by thelr own mils. conduct or want of cautlon.- One eniploys was Killed from causes beyond his contrat and nineteen’ Injured. Eigitteen employes were Killed by” thelr own misconiuet or want of caution, amd 172 Injured from tho smme cause, Seventeen other persons were killed and twenty-three injured by their own niseonduet or want of enution, “Th Was paid out daring tho year culupensas tlen for personal Jnpury S71, 703. a larga proportion of the Injuries elted were of a trivial characte! 4 as paid out for 103 farm antinals: OU, During the, Your there was bile in Wisconsin twenty’ Muety-nineshundredths miles—from Brod- “head to Albany, seven fifteen-hiundrediis, ant from Janesville to, Beloit, thirteen elyhty- four-hundredthy, ‘Chere haye been no ad yarees in the mites of frelght during the year, Some reductions were nade on the Wisconsin Valloy Divisiou. Et is an enforced rife of the company not to employ or retain in service men who make an lni- motleraty use of intuxteating Hiynors, The wumber of Jocomotives owned hy the com- pany Is 4703 passenger ears, 187; baggage, mull, and express cars, 140; parlor or sleep. ing curs, 25; freight ears, 15,720; other cars, OINO & MISSISSIPPT Gotld seems to bo greatly annoyed over his defeat nt the Ohio & Misslssippi election, and the Goulit organs are trylng ta make out thut the Bltinore & Ohio had won the fight by unfair meang, It looks rather queer for Gould to charge others of “skuldugegery” when {t Is well known that Gould Is notover- serupulons regarding tho means to obtain Nis ends, ‘The Clieinnatl Baqutrer,. the editor of whivh was Gould’s candidate for, the Recelvership of the Ohio & Mississtppt, has the folfowing regarding the contest be- tween tho Gurretts and Gould for the control of the Ohio & Mississippi: A Clucinnatl Latirer reporter last Friday was iformed that when the Garretts learned that Gould hiul dosizns upon getting control of tha Ohio & Mississipp! Road, they ise patehed an agent to Lurope immediately for the purpose of seetiring proxies to tho stocle held there, It wis also stated that enormous sums were paid before they could be secured, The same inforniant. also said “had the parties holding stock in Europe compiled with thelr proniises te Gould in grandag hha proxies he would then have been able tochave wuried the election. Gonld hind promised Kim proxies for 160,000: shares by fore shareholders? "This: last, statement, how- ever, Was denied by the Baltimurs & Ohio people, who said that no promises had been unde to 3 However, [tls known that Mu, Gottl’s agent was in Europe about who thine the agents of the Gurretts were there, Tho following brief Interview}with an at- torney tn the ciuploy of the Ohio & Mssisip- pt Road throws additional light on tho sib- ject us to the second, inceting on, Thursday inoriiing, mention of which was wade th yes- terday’s issue of tha Baqelrer, which verl- fies the statement heretofore mady that tho Baltimare Ohlo crowd were practiclug skulduggerys “ You ought to have been with us at Cln- elnpatl for the Inst two days,” sud HD. McMullen, attorney for the Ollo & Missis- sippl Railroad at Lawrenceburg to an Bue quiver reporter yesterday,“ Woe Just hada bully time with the (iarrett party at the Grand Hotel. We drank wore than a bare vel of champagne, and satip all nlgtit tixtys things to beat you Kngulrer folks, and wo ‘oop you nicely.” “Enquiver folks!” suid tho reporter, bw Is that 2 “Why, the Gould party,” sald the volubie attorney. *iould was aiming to control matters—furnish money enough to tnke the ron out of te hands of a Revelyer, Bat wo were too smart for thom, We imet at 8 ofelock in, the morning and locked all the Moors, and if Judge Harmon had decided ‘agnlnst us, not a single fellow of the othor sido would have been ndiuitied to. tho room and allowed to yote, We would hive cons ducted tho election to suit ourselves. We had some at the Ohlo & Mississippi's prl- vate police on hand, and were ready fora Hutt. it it hud been necessary to carry our point, \ “You were prepared, then, ta win 2? said the reporter, “But what kind of fellows ware young Garrett and Gould?” continued tho Fngitires man, “Oh” replied the gleeful speaker, ‘thoy didn’t say snything’ but what their attorneys tol them, Why, those d—d Enstern fellows dowt know anything; you'd be astonished how green they are, 1 worked a gate for them, though; thoy had appointed ine tetler, und ‘Thu Seoby, the Doputy Sheritf, served an fujunetion owe. Chen L resigned, and had okt St Keck appointed In my place, and, by G=d, tt thers had been a thousand votes againat us, aud not one fn our fayor, old SE would bave counted us in, We had the doors locked, but when the Judge decided in our favor we lot the other parties In, because we knew Wo had the matter arranged. 1 told Deputy-Sheriff Scoby, that L did't care. how inany restrafning Writs ho had, he should not go inte the rooni to serve thom, and £ would not have fet him fn, either, We wore going to beat the Gould fellows, and wo. did it, too, and don’t you forget It” Besldes being. an “omluent railroad nttor- noy, alr. MeMaffen fins achieved some cone siderable fame ag on Indiana divorces juwyer, “ TEXAS & PACIIIO, : ‘The length of the Texas & Vacitic Railroad on Jan, 1, 1883, will be 1,570 nlles, extending from New Orleans, yia Shreveport, to Et Paso, from Fort Worth, via Sherman, to ‘Texarkana, and from Marshall to ‘Toxar- kana, ‘The end of the track Is now 145 iniles from El Paso, and will connect with the Southern Paeltie, which is now building southward, by tho lutter part of November, From Shreveport regular trains will cam: mence running on the Now Orleans Pacitic Oct, 20, and communication with New Or- Joans and tha Gulf will soon be piforded tho rich sugar and: cotton plantations through which that road passes. ‘I'he Issue of stock on the whole system whon completed will bo about $20,000 per mile, ‘The bonded in- debtedness of the ‘New Orleans Pacitic is represented by 6 per cont forty- year bonds, fssicd at the rate of 920,000 per millo—a first. and only tien on the road and equipment and on the land grant of the company, consisting of 1,500,000 acres of valuable laud, ‘Cho first fuortgagy or con- struction bonds of the ‘Texas & Pacific Rall way Compan y are Ishued at the rate of 335,- 00U per tulle, bearing 6 per cent, having forty Yeats to run, excent those on the iy Grands Mur when last heard from, Division, whieh have fifty years to ran. Tha bonds of this latter division are also a first Tien ot the lands acquired in building | this division. ‘The lueome bonda of the company aro n first Hen on Jands acquired by bulldlng the ron east of Fort Worth, Issued at the rate of 817,00) per mite, Hinited to a total [s+ sical 28,008,000, Tha tand serant snouts to ung neres, most of It located west of Fort orth, — IEMs, MrT. 1, Blackstone, President of the Chi- cago & Alton, who has been tn Europe for the last three montis, returned to the city Saturday mtteh tinproved in health, MrJ.C. Gaull, General Manager of tho Wabash, St. Louls & Paclite, arrived in tho elly Saturday evening to have os conferences wlth Vice-Vresitent Hopkins, of his road, who fg in the elty at present, Mr. Georgo L. Cross, the new Northwest- erm Passenger-Agent of tho Louisville & Nashville, informed a'trtnuse reporter yes- terday that his company has nearly completed Its new dacksonville cut-off from Moing to Chattahoochee, which williive it a direct ling lo dacksonville, Min, and shorten the thine from Loulsvile to Uint point four hours, ‘The Chieago, Rock Island & Pacitte Rall- way earrled west Saturday over G00. enis grants, Four hundred and twenty-tlve of thant went over the Albert Lea route to Min- nenpolis, They eine from Canida, and are destined for Winnlpes. "Tho balance were Buropean emigrants, and lett on the con train for various points In the West, Tho traitic of the Chicago & Grand Trunk Road for the week ending Oct, 8 and the core responding week last yenr was as follows: 1981, 189). Mites opon. 0 ith baa Tassongers, mall, vd exp FO.) Oe Unc ‘Frelebt und Hye stock... STs Total. .es. Sohne $34,001 Tncrenso in 1831, $433 agar fourteen weeks In 18R), $20,260. The Loulyyilie Courter-fournal of Satur- day suys: Yesterday Mr. Fred Wolffe was in the city conferring with Gen, Alexander on matters rolattii tothe Erianger syste and its Southern business. Mr Wollta Is well please with fis now purehase, and {5 contident of its found, Gen. to Ineranse for tuture. dle Alexander willing tu nceord him all the fa- cilities he could ask for the interchange of bustness, and ft is very certain the relations between the two corporations will be of tho most frlemily character, and that they will expend none of thelr strength in warrlig nealnat ench other, but will seek rather to Increase the business of the Southorn roads, and to add to the general prosperity. General Superiptentent Jeffery, of the nT Central Raitroad Company, has just issued the fol selnie elrenlar to passenger- traln men on lls road: i “To secre uniforalty Inthe dress of tratn-mon th passenger service, they ure re- qtested when next purchasing'a suit of clothes to dave them unde after the followlnyg de- serlptions Cont—Materlal, Fitchburg fhumedl, six-otnes goods for summer wear, Lwenty to twenty-two ounce guols for winter wear; color, navy bluc, indigo dyed; cut, single- breasted cutaway frock, four buttons, rotling collar, ane In Is to top button; two bul- tons on each ent. rial and color same 2s cont, eu Vest—Mali cut sinzle-brensted, five buttons; gilt buttons oll cout and vest for conductors, silver-plated buttons on cont and vest for baggagemen and brakemen, “Panis—Material and color same ns cont. “The present regulation caps will be cons tinued. ‘The buttons for couts and vests will be furnished on applleation to Division Sue perintendents. Thoy will be the property of the company and must be returned on teay- ing tho service.” The Detroit Free Press says: Tun Cnicago Trung on Wednesday started astory thit the Chicuyo & Alton Hntlroad had withdrawn from the agreument to maintain nulforin passenger rates out of Kanan Clty, On Thursday ie wis oblized, ns tt frequently 13, to cat Its own words. ‘The fellow who wrote the nboye must have known fe was ponte a malignant false- howl. ‘The report published fn Wednesday's ‘Thong that the Chicago & Alton had with- drawn from the Kansas City passenger agree- ment has been fully confirmed, and ‘Cin ‘Trintye had no ocension to “ent its own words,” a3. aybrschnibe stated was ontirely: correct, Sites frst putdistine the report Tite Prinuxs has had about half acolumn eurding the matter, wid pamteruy's Miva contatied about three-fourths of.0 olin Account of A meting of the General Vassenger Agents of the Kansas Clty roads held in this elty Saturday to settle the trouhle, but they wera unable to do so, and broke up without accomplishing any- thing. ‘Che Alton again announced that it Wig no longer a party to the agreement, but stated that it would not cut the rates as long as they were maintained by other roads. Tho reputation of Tire Trimuse's railroad news: for reliability ana correctness Is so Well es- tablished that such Mings frem papers that never secure a fresh or reliable itemn ennnot alfect it. ‘Tho reliability of the Free Press’ railroad news Is shown by the fact that onl a few days age It credited an jnteryiow with Gen, ‘Terrell reanlie the New York, Chi- cago. Louis Railroad, first published tn the Cleveland Herald, to a sensntional morn- ing paper In this elty, and shuilar jnigtakes have been of almost daily occurrence, ‘The Free Press at ony time tala very good rall- rond column, but that was before Mr. Gren- sel wentto Europe. It is about tine for Mr. Grensel to get brek, THE BALLOON. No Nows from'Prof, King’s AlreShip. No tidings from: the balloon the—" Great Northwest '"—had boon recelved In this city Inst evoning, At the office of the signal service tho opinion Ia that tho alr-ship hus come down somewhere in Minnesota aut of tho way of telo- graphic communication, and will be beard from shortly, The balloon his not beon soen since Friday, when it was approaching St. Paul, but tho fox Is naturally supposed to bave prevented people from scaing it, even 1f it were tow down, while If tho aeronnuts havo beon travellug above the storm-cloud of course they would be out of aight. ‘Tho rain extends over tho entire Northwost, and the postal-curds thrown out by Mr, Hushie cen, Of tha slut sorvicg, huve moat likely pee go Dally Bolled by mud and wot that wo- ‘body would be kely to wotico one long enough to pick Itupand oxumino it. ‘Tho signal-serv= Jee people do not appenr to bo at wit Alarmed, Thoy think Prof, King hug eithor descended, or, fading everything fuvarablo, has determined to taken loug voyugo, and outilo any provious record of aurial navigation. Tho purty were provided with providions to lage thom savers) days. The molsture would inerenso the woight ot the balloon If low down, probably steady Its Motion, and make it ensier to land, while if tho leary rose above the storm-eloud It may have struck 0 current that took it off in quite a dif. foreut ditection frum tho one which it was ro- Last evening Mra, tog bud hoard nothing from the Vrofessor. ——_$—_— MONUMENTAL, Jobo H, Volk, teslgner and manufacturer of fine xranit und marble monuments, tablets, Btatuury, curling, ote. In selected stook, Oillco, corner Dearborn und Randolph streats, a Lord Lorne’s Costly Magazine, Nye's Hoomersna, “Would you liku to buy that Harper's Mage azine?" takeod tha soft-volced and thuald po nutter on tho enst-vound Union Paella train the other day to a middle-aged pasaunger who wits lovking over the Ootober Harper und roud- ing Judge Goudy in's articlo on the Mormon Blt~ uation, “No,” said tho middle-aged party, ‘It Jamy own Inngaziug, and therefore 1 do not care to ‘buy it,’ Hi xeuso mo,” said tho poor little frightoned pounutter, while the tears cate tute hiv eyes, "1 fear you Want to cheat a poor orphan boy out of bla books. Pleusu pay me, blr, or let mo baya tha magazine back ayuin, Ab,‘slr, you would uot rol ma of my goods. No," suid the stern stranger, “I do not wish to rob you of your book, wy buy, but [bought tis off the Utib Northoru Roud ond paid for it. When ft went into tho eatiug-house for break. Tast tho train butchor took tt out of my seat and It to ino again th the ufternoun, T was in tho middlu of an urticlo whon wo fe to the diunor station, so I turned down tho leaf and ieft it again in my sent. 1 hud to buy itoncu more Now the minguziuo bas cost me $4, und you want moto give tt to you wo that you can sell Jt through Nebraska, no doubt, No, Iny poor Itttlo orphan had, you may go and souk your bead foran hour or two und "bathe your toar-budiimmed vyes, but Tcauuet glve up my 82 anauuzinw. “Foddlo out your bead moccasins, mado by the houtile Indluns of Chicuge, Sell out your Httlo stock of Dineating applos at $27 por burral, with two prizo worms In ouch and every upple, but do not disturb me whilo Lroad wy expensive porlodtente, “1 will uot bother you while you sell your fangy wixed cundios that buve been runnin Duck and forth over tho road since ‘89, 1 wil not interfere with you while you soll y dh chiriositios made tnConneaticut. Go about aud muke ull the monty you can, but give moo chute to purtias this article without the rexu- Jar pasesanient, ‘Tho burt and grieved orphan boy went to tho Renin rant conductor and asked who tbat sure vaso old cuss over yondor wigbt by, wud the conductor said it was tho Marquis of Lornu, Aud ft was, too, OBITUARY. Death at New Orleans Yesterday of Gov. Louis Alfred Wiltz. Brief Biographical Sketeh of His Eventful and Checkered Life. Demiso of Other Prominont Porsons in Difforont Parts of. the Country. LOUIS ALFRED WILT, Spectat Dispatch to The Chleago Tritune. New Ontnans, La, Oct 15—Goy, Wiltz (ied nt 19:30 this morning, Louls Alfred Wiltz wag born In New Orleans fu 1843, re- cefyed a high-school edueation, and entered commercial Ife at the age of 16. He went into the Confederate service usa private fn AOL, an was one of the garrison that sur- rendered Fort Jackson into tho hands of Gen, Butler atter {ts bombardment by Com- modore Farragut. He reéntered the Con- federate lines, and was made Captatn and Provost-Marshal of the ‘Town of Franklin, on Bayou Leche, whieh place he held at the timo of the surrender, Ie returned to New Orleans after =the War, and his prominence in Creole Fire Company No, 0, in whieh he held every oflice tp to President, attracted the attention of his.nelghbors, and fn 1868 he wns elected to the Legislature ns x Democrat from tho Ninth Ward of the elty. In 1860 he was elected Alderman, and subsequently Prest- dentof the board, Jn 1870 he was the candl- date of his party for Mayor of Nuw Orleans, but was defeated by Benjamin LT. Manders, Republican, In 1873 he was again a candi date, and was this thie elected over the lite W. 2. Fish, editor of the New Orleans Ie- publican, but falled of a renomination in 1874, It was in this term of oflice that the White Lengus riots oc- curred in New — Orleans, and — the prompt recognition Mayor Wiltz had accovd- ed to Acting-Gov. Pinehback and Gov. Kel- loge placed hin under the ban of suspicion, and the sane Hth of September, 1874, which saw Gov, Kellogg driven out of the Stnte- House, betel Mayor Wiltz forced froin tho Clty-Hall at tho polnt of tho bayonet. Iu soon defined his position to the satisfaction of his partisans, however, und was elected to the Legislature, being Speaker of w! was known as the Melnery tlouse. It was in this capacity tit, on motion of the Lon, orgs Dupré, now Cleric of the Supreme Courtof the State, he called Gen. De ro beland, commanding the United States forces at the State-House, on tho floor of tho House to expel tho polley forea of Goy. Kellogg, but which action resulted tn- expectedly to those who had Invoked tha millitury power In the expulsion by the sol- dierly Frenehinan of several unelected Dem- verats whom Wiltz had recogulzed, and the withdrawal of the body, headed hy Wiltz, from the Chamber. In’ 1866 Mr. Wiltz was Lfeutenant-Governor on the tieket with Gov. Nicholls, and on tho assembling of the Con- stitutional Convention of isi? was elected President ther Upon the ratitication of the Constitution Wiltz was elected Governor for four years, from.April, 1880. White eati- vissing the State prior to ce election with the Democratle State Committes he took a severe cold, which setled upon his lungs and resulted’ in consumption, For a yenr and a half he has been gradually falling, A year ago ho took a tlp to Colurado tor his health, Six | weeks “ago he started on a trip to San Antonio, but had to be brought back, it was belleved, in a dying condition, Wiltz was President of the Branch of the State Natlonal Bank—by law the custodian of tho trust funds of tho State —and was admitted to the Bara few years Te never “went baci” on the old tire- ne compminy—" Creols Ninv”’—but was ever proud to acknowledge his eratitude to the boys who hind given fim hfs first tft ti public tlfa; and never on any ocension of public parade when lis health would por- mit It, did he fall to turn ont in Jas red shirt In the ranks of his comuany. DR, W. P. WOODRRINGE, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaoo Tribune LASALLE, Hl, Oct. 15.—De, W. P. Wood- bridge, one of tho prominent phystclans of this elty, was found dead in his bed at 7200 thls ovening, He had been in poor health Tor some thine past, and wis Inst seen alive about 8 o’clock Just evening. Ie evidently ed during the night previous, as hfs lamp. was still burning when his death was dis- covered, He was an uimmarricd man, about 30 years of ago. MRS, ELIZARETH GILKERSON. Bpecial Dtapaten to The Chicago Tribune. Decartun, IIL, Oct. 18,—Tho death of Mrs. Elizabeth Gilkerson, mother of Mrs. J. 1, Milikin, occurred here this morning, in the qath year of her age. GUN. G. D. WILT. Yankton, Dak., Oct. 15.—Gen, G. D, 11, Dakotw's first Survoyor-General, died Just night. —— ‘Throatonod Water-¥umino in Now York. New York Sun Unless copious ring fall in Westchostor ant Putnam Counties between tow and the Ist of Novouber this olly with tind itsott, entirely tleatl- tuto of Croton water, Since the Isc of August, and, Indeed, since tho let of Juty. ag the Sun's nows colums hive chronicled, a drouth has pro- vailed all avor tho surrounding country. ‘Tho uaunl August storm was nothing but wdry wind. ‘The September equinustinl was also wld ae ‘Vhta month we huye hud up to yesterday a rain of three hours’ duration, in which ‘about i quartor of un inch of wator fell; and that wae wll. ‘The result is that tho city has beon drawing now for some wooks its supply of water, not from tho natural flow of Craton River, but from tho storngo reservolra i Putnim County, which, by n wise forethought, were constructed ta mout Juat sual gn omengency as tho preaent. Mut tho vtuck of ‘thoas reservoire ly necessurily fast diwlutshing, and we learn (cau the Chief Eu- incur of the Auullnet Dopartmont that ft will fast buroly twenty days lonyer, and no more, OF courad It would by a most extraordinary and uns procedented thivg if tho whole of the present month should pass with as [lttle rain as August and Septrombor did, Rut tho calamity la sot im- possible, and wo ought to bo prepared to mect it 4s fur us Hes In or powdr, ———— Bridget rnd Macaront, Providence Journal, An Irish servant-qir), a your over, was given muenront by her imiutress to prepare for tho tible, Notiving hor surprisc, tha lady sald: “Didn't you cook mucaronl at your lat place?" “Cook it? We used thom things to Itzut tho was witht Werecommend Eldredgosewlng-machines, ® Cn ee J, K. Stevens, Photographer, 108 Dearborn-at. ——— DEATHS, emit 0 of his _daughtor, Mi stonfoossie Orrin Us Moody, oF od to yuars, fay nt W.dda fm, promptly. BURFERNin thlv ols, Got: 10, Matta, botovod ee eeteretn Mane GB Wout Mwattiheat, uoeday eon Ne : aiverion atl oldek Intormoneat ivowihilt Comes ire AMER~The funoral of Atathlas Mamer Sr. will Hee ea ter did weet" tlarisonat, ta Bi. Hiaels® Churcl bad ‘thonea 10 St. Woulfaoo Como: tory, BACKUS WATER MOTOL, | Backus Water Motor, i" PP og from Sty deant P reseu rep the Clieapest power Presses owing Church Organs run- Kemi ‘Machiora it huuc- nu Lat bea, Cotver Site, Kau ty apeakorte otc. Ts Ie nolsclewy, neat. ys will wurk wt any preaure of water iiss AG 40 pHtinds pressure has 4-horse ‘ty up te 10 horse power. Pricos from nd. Benn fur Descriptive cireuiar to THE BACKUS WATER MOTO CO., New York, Chicagy, 828 irosdway, Ned. 49 Deurbura ee Hond $1. & Sh or #9 foc a sampla rytall box by wxprose of the bust Cendlos lu Amurica, pur w ne; gantly andetriotly it re. ielers ef adisuti-et, Cuicaza IAs. 9 ‘At about if usual prices. Big MEN’S ists mock now stylus, from bby HATS. im AES EG AT Housks, opis Nord Clark ot Oonteial Calif r nts abiienn Ce Tenth TPUE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF CooRs eal ara roaueated to mad Deleeates 10 the if Itopubttens Convention to be belt in 1, Nu, 8s Madisniteat, in the Clly of Cae AY OF OCTOTEA, 1884, ek {nthe foranos antl day, ‘Tho object of the Convention ie ty nominate the following ninied oMeors, tu ba votod for on Tueaday, the 4th chy uf Navenibor noxt—vier i ONE JUDGE OF THE BUPERIOR COUNT, ONE CLERK OF THE CRIMINAL COURT, TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE Fingy e Sanaa oy tin Th At tho hour of I o'ck BR FOI TINE Bty DINTIICH, a) ‘the Primary meotings to select Dologaten to onflon whl ho held tn cho vaclons: orls or Gee of Chileago on Monday, the 26 day of Octubos Forint Gry a'ctiek tn the uttartoal, h A) rolect thole ‘Dolexntos. ng int Thete peimnnarien at Who) runt Nein otherwise provided, Gn Sate E ME Uctubor, WI, trum 4 to 8 o'clock in, th Afternoan, Whe waers fur hotting urlmary moatings anit the hanes OF the Lutuus, togethor wit the mmuor uf dulogatas to which oie Wat of Townsttp bs cute Alod ts ne foltows—vier Lan Suttoent. Juudgos: Frank Warroa, 0 (‘an dologntos, cant. We we sd Second ‘arc 4 ude Willinm Vaytor, W. W Reo, Hluven Howtand's Stable, 183 Twontrwn a Ldlenson, Tania. ltowdunds Wee Uslounter. tower i Fuueth Ward—Cornor, South Patkeay, and ‘Thirty. Abtrdext, Snikvos: De G. Mokintion, He Fe Garton, mi Huslegater Frank Barnard, High Fifth Ward— thenst corner Archer and Stewart Sudtuens Fred Libeundt, dosent Hoyd, Govrye antes, aed Smit Watatedent. Judons Che ‘lumian, Willian bude. ori dels ORAT Seventh Ward—ii8 Weat Twolfthest, Suages: Front BK. Rehtuhort, George W, Gardner, Clinics We Wout man, Nino alogator. Muihin Wunt—Corter of Bldo Istand-me, and tar risonest. Juctuos: 1 J. Meungy, HR. M, Wardinw, Herat, Eloven delegates, Ninth Ward=2 West Madison-st, Judgas: Joho 1. Bronaan, Thoms Eekbart, Charles Cullis, Ning elegacen, Tenth Wart—Corner Lnke and Sanunmon-ntg, daudioss GK. sintaon, Ae ernost, 8. overd. Sig aele Haventh Ward—sm Wost Stadleon-at. |, dude rao, Swift, Franco W. Aurkun s C. Soren (ieorse Fourtoon delesntes, Trealith Ward-sl Woat Mndisanest,, rk izes: 11, jy,fhinnoss Wane Barony Js, Hs Chi wenty-ong dojemnten: ‘hintenth Ward—Corner Wood and Welnut-ats, Judues: J. Quirk, Chatios Furuster, J. HL Matinek, Hoven deleuates. Ly nth Ward—5i3 Milwaukeo-ay. —dudzea pnewald, Philip Knot, Frank Dratfun. sove on duleunten, tuonth Warl-Cornor Larmabes and Wlsconsine mia. ludzes: Wensy Hnlonardt ‘Tylor, J uy it Hegon dulugatas, Sixtounth Ward—Myer's Hall, eornor Sediwiek nnd Blaise, Judgen: Aibort Lo Bron, Wonry: Ziupto, Philly hitterer,, r ur, Nine delianten, Seventewnth Ward—Corner Chiengo-nv, nnd Sedz- wick-rts, dustaos: Willan A. Johuaon, 1. G. Loud: Dor, James Donohue, Eiht delegates, Phaitenntn Ward=Northsiue-Lurner iat Judges: Charles Murpal, C. W. Faller, Moerman ‘Netthua, Fourteon delugatos, TOWNS. Myide Vark—''en dolegntes to bo olected by the - Club Convention. Iake—Town Hail, Stock-Vards, Justgus: Mira MeChosney, W. W. Darlington, Hudotpte Meste AL fose-house, Engluwood. Jadues: C. 8. Tes told, A, C, Patton, Kilno, doth wy W. H. Clitturd, Norw Dspot Norwoo Paris, fess Jesse Maal 11, C. tlie, We W-Stulthl Bio daloyate, —Dspot Wiimote, Judgor af. Ge Woste Lott, FN. Sherwoud. Uno dalogate. erfuld, M. Jatterson—First Le Cownel ial, ens Ux Honmttz. 1. N. Ufttustis, WC, (rink, Second Br t Balding, Hownunivitio, indaia: John Nord, Niek Manson, John Breauton, “third, Preeinet, Kunn's Unit, Maviowood. Judgess Kennels Du Peel, Mieheaud, ‘Tires dulogates, ph Kimball, A. Ko Viow-Horringors fail, corner Ciatk und Die vorsy-ntn. iti dor Sandure, Setastinn Woore deli, Chntles Nettorstromt, “Four daluuntos. ‘Nilox—Meyor Itrowi's store, Niles Contre. Judson F. Kuntsman, Charies Hlscrnii, Samuct " Mteyor, Ong dolesate. Northols—Willlam Brogemann’s store. Shormor Station. Judges: MC, Conrad, William Klowgh, 1k ‘Onv delegate, W. Delino, Del- No, Dele egates, Itivarsite Sehaumbn SETH BF. UANCIL Chalrman. HE SECOND WARD REPUBLICAN A ool will mest Tuostay evening, Oct. 18, nt 12 MMUERE WiLL BE A SPECIAL BUS- fuss mooting of K Company, First Infantry, at thé armory, Monday ovaning, Gut, 17, ta diseuss inate toraof hnportance, All mombers are urgently 1a quested ta be prosont, AUCLION SALES. By GEO. BP. GORE & Co., nod 216 Madison-st GEO. P. GORE & CO., 214 & 216 Madison-st., WILL HOLD ON MONDAY, OCT. 7, ANOTHER AUCTION SALE OF CHOICE Boots & Shoes AMVERYTHING OFFERED Sold, Stylish, and of Lest Quality DRY GOODS, TUESDAY, Oot. 18, 9:30 a, mM ONE THOUSAND LOTS, AND RUBBERS . AT AUCTION Wednesday, Cct. 19, Beginning at 9, by GEO. P. GORE & CO., 214 & 216 Maillson-at. BS, jueretar, Vull tines of Custom Work in Sen's Calf, Kip, and Grain Boots, Joye’ Calf, Kip, and Grain Boots, Youths" atid Child'n Cale and Kip oots, Mon's, Hoya’, nnd Youths’ Baga, Mianes’ Kid, Goat, Grain, and Calf Shoos, Womon's Kid, Goat, Grain, and Cale Slices, ( Child's Kid, Goat, Gruin, uid Calf Bhoos, Full Unoca of Fresh and Regular Rubber Goods, REGULAR TRADE SALI DRY GOODS, THURSDAY, Oot, 20, 9:30 a.m Large Consignments of Now Goods. GEG, DP, GORE & CO, Auctionocrs ELLISON, FLERSHELW & CO. Peremptory Sale! AT SIIORT NOTICE. Monday Morning, Oct, 17, at 10 O'Clock, WH SELL THE ENTING FURNITURE OF THK Humboldt House, 139 & 14) Hori Clarks, Hodes, Nodding, Stoves, Kitchon and Laundry Ware uy i Furniture, Carports, Ete, iste. ¢ 19 aa " ti Fra i Auatiogwert Turkish Rugs. AUCTION SALE COMMENCKS AT 11 O'CLOCK THIS MORNINGs AT OUI BTORES, 84 & &6 Randoiph-st. (BECOND FLOOR). SON, ELE! MM & CO. ELISON, HLEUSILBIM fief is, Shoes, |