Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 30, 1881, Page 11

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: LOCAL POLITICS. aRead the Address of the Re- publican Central Com- mittee. Republican Economy and Democratic Extravagance in the County ~ Board. an Array of Figures Which P the Case Most Convincingly. The Responsibility for the Dome and for Sexton's Bill of Extras. fiecord of the Candidates—News from the City and the. Countr READ IT. BLICAN CANDIDATES 4 RECORD, ‘The Republican Central Committee’ met yes- jerday at the Pacitic Hotet und prepared for publication tho following address, the state- ments contained in Which regarding the fitness of the Republican candidates for the ollices for which they have been nowinuted and regarding the economic adwinistration of the: County Board during the years that it has been under Republican rule deserve the close and careful attention of every vote: To the voters uf Cook County: Keatizing that but little interest is being taken by the voters of this county in the’ election which is 10 oceur on Tuesday, the 8th duy of November next, aud desiring that §ts importance sbal) be fully un- derstuml, the members of the Cook County Re~ publican’ Central Committee deem’ it x dary they owe 10 the taxpayers of this county to sub- mit the following 1acis ty the consideration of all honest, right-thinkiog? mer The Repub- licun candidates are peculiarly titted by expe~ rience and ability for the several posidohs for which they bave been named. The Hon. Joseph E. Gary, whose name stands at the head of the vieket, served cietteen yeurs upon the bench of the Superior Court of this county, and) the universaf satisfaction he bas iven as a Judge is well uttested by his paving bec unanimously chosen by tbe con~ ventions of both. parties six years azo, as well as this your. and unanimously’ elected to x0 im portant and respousible a position. Jobn ste- phens has served one term as Clerk of the Crim jou! Court of this county, aud bus performed the dities of that office With credit to himselt and to the enlire satistaction of the public. Ite atlairs have been economically administered, and its records have been correctly and well kept. During the War be served ‘as a private guider in the, Nineteenth Mlinois, and at the pattie of Chickiyuaugn bad his left lex shor off above the kneo. With such a record, both in the office for which be is asain a candidate and in the field fighting for his country, it is emi- nently proper that he receive" the support of all men who desire justly to reward merit, and to give to patriotism the recognition it so well de- serv THE CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY COMISSION- ERS - are well-known, bighly-respected business-men, having larse property-interests inthe county and-directly interested with all other taxpayers in having 2n bonest. efivient, and economical administration of county affairs Charles Coburn and James H. Gilbert, the candidates In the First District for County Commissione! have both been well tried, abd under all cir- cumstances have heen found true and faitntol servants, Wholly devoted to the public interests —the former as a member of the Hourd of Coun- ly Commissioners, Where bis vote on all impor- tunt matters hus Veen. recorded for tho best i0- terests of the taxpayers and with the very best members of the bourd, and the lutter as « mem er of the City Council, where be was Known as one ot the best members of the best Council Chicago ever bad From the Second District Mr, GeorzeC. Kiehm, a prosperous merchant at. Niles Centre, bas Deen nominated. He is a thorough business mun, fully alive to the wants of the county having lived at Niles ur the past twenty-seven yeurs, and one who Will take # leading position ‘On all questions of economy. He is a represent- mtive German, and is highly esteemed by citi- ng of that nationality 2s Well as by all others for his sterling honesty and integrity. He was formerly a eacher and a prominent member ot the Thirtieth General Assembly. nidustry ‘ant business economy he bas accumulated a handsome competency. His inclinations and interests are all on the side of the taxpayers. Commissioner William H. Wood, renominated inthe Third District. is so well known ‘that it . eeems almost useless to mention more than bis name: bis reputation for integrity is so weil established and bis ability for the performance of the durics of a member of the County Board isso well understood, that there can certainly ‘be ny dontt about bis reflection. ‘Mr, Weber, of the Sixth District, is a substan Tur 4h > THEM tial farmer of great Common sense, who Js most respected where he is best known. We will that on all questions aifecting the ‘elfare nis vote will be found every time Fecorded on the side of fonesty, and in the in- terest of the taxpayers. sein order thit the county government as now administered by Republican Commissioners may de Deiter understood, and to show the ditference in the expenses of the county now and three years ayo, when the board was Democratic, tho following statement, complied from the public records, is submitted for the consideration of all parties—to-wit WHEN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ASSUMED CONTLOL of the affairs of the county, the tax levy was 75 Cents on $100, there was no Surplus of funds in the Trensurs, and there was S00,000 of county orders upon the market at a discount of trom {oto percent. At the present time the tux levy is 35 cunts on $100, and there is a Surplus in the Treasury of $1138.00, of which £512,284 is to the ereuit of the General Fund. a ‘A detailed stateinent of the cost of maintain- the vurious county institutions during the years Js05, "36, and "77, Under a Democratic Admistra vion, and the cost the sume institutions quring the vears 1878, "79, and '€0. under Kepub- fican government, will furnish an armple ex- planation of the Condition of the Treasury now and in 167, POUR-HOUSE AND INSANE ASYLUMS. Under Remuddtean man- ‘agement. “S111.099 Total... Total three'years Democratic. Tota three years Republican. Amount caved by Republicans ... ... $156,505 COUNTY HOSPITAS~ Cost under Democratic] Gnder Repunlican man- mareigenit. agement. F 6 18 ‘$ 55, oie ‘Total ....- ‘Total three years Republican....- Toul three years Democratic ...-.. 665 Amount saved by Democrats.....-.--§ ‘The total number of paticnts.cared for under the three Republican years was double the num- ber cared for during the same time under Deme ocratic rule. COUNTY AGE! Cost under Demucratic| Under Republican man- maanagenent. agement. $167,065; | IETS. TAN 22154101890, Total... ..., 806135] Total Total three years Democratic. Total three years Republican. Amount saved by Republicans.. “Phe toregoing statements show a saving by, the Republicans to the taxpayers of the sum of $415, aud it cannot be denied that during tho management of a Republican udininistration. the institutions numed bave been far better er betore. {charity in all of the foregoing tiblie institutions have inereased trom the years kv) to. 188 in the ratio of the increase of popu- Jaton in Cook County. . this time, while an able-bodied quarrel between certain heads of departments in the City Government, it will be intercstine to Teview the management of the office of County Clerk whom one of the belligerents (the one who bas not resigned) filled that important _positfon ‘and contrast ita cost with the cost of 1690 under ‘a Repuolican Clerk. COUNTY CLE Under Democratic manae earnings amounted to $30,654, were: Pay-roils.... Incidental: Clerk’s sali ‘The ybjects oF OFFICE: wicement in 1877 the and. the expenses Expenses over earnings. -. Under Kepublican wana : earnings tinounted to $53.85, una the expenses HIG At will be readiiy seen that it of economy and good kovernment te Keep the Republican party in power in this county, and athe way to do it isto maintain the prestize of cavictory. It will tako but a Lew moments to 50 isin-the interes SUNDAY. CCTOBER 30, 4 188I—TWENTY PAGES. ae to the polls and vote. i 4 it isthe duty of every good citizen To cast his batlot. on tho side OF ton Th and rood Fovernment at every ¢elec- fion. | The disreputable and dunserous clement in the community votes on every occasion, We appeal to all zood eitizens to ea to the polls on fig Sth of November and vote for the candidates herein named. Let us strive to keep good tho Teegrd made at tho tute Pr ential “elestion Uy ¥, When she rewistered a majority 10,000 on the Side at guod kovernment 2. Qvine, Covirman. WS. Fronerr. uD, Neeretary 2 Central Committee: D. Coxper, WILEY S. ScuiaxEnt, Cuss. Catia: mmittee on Address. E Ww 10 IS RESPONSIBLE? THE COURT-HOUSE DOME EXTRAVAGANCE. Anattempt fs being made by certain of tho Newspapers of the city to fasten upyu the pres- ent County Board, and especially upon such Incmnbers Of its are candiuates for re@leedon, tho responsibility for everything that hag been done in the construcnon of the ‘new Court- House, fromthe foundation up. Their motives Are ubvious to the general reader, but some oF the assertions made ure so flagrantly tnjus! ty stem to demand correction. ? Iu reference to thé building of the dome, for itis charged mainst the board that they phaninta for tearing it down, and thus: squandered the $7200 its erection bad cusi—an ussertion entirely unwarrauted by the: facts. The ide of 1 dome wits conceived by Abe board wa tsb Democratie body, and work upoa it was commenced ict July, Itz, the hope being at the tine that the ei foreed to” adept the county's plans. fn this, however, the board Was disappointed: but it Was hot until about a yeur later, as appears from the records, that the city was consulten as to whut it proposed to do. Cp to this time $72,000 bad Leen spent upon the dome, and Maren dl, 1siS— nine mupths before the gentleman singled out for abuse in connection with it came into the bourd—the work was ordered stopped until such time us the county and the city could ares as to proceeding — furcher with it. ‘The work was stopped as ordered, aud never resumed, but the very next worth te Committee on Stuildlugs and Service reporied in favor of tearing jt down and patting up in its place the rotundit now in course of construction, the plans for w greed upon in the iieantine. ‘This is the condition in which the mutler stood when toe bourd changed from Democratic to Republicun—the dome abandoved aud # Contract entered into with the city Tor a rolundat—yet, in the ktee of the the pres- ent board, or certain eharsed with squandering the $¢,0 in quesuon. It Js true that the Kepublican board hud the tearing- down dune, for it coun do nothing else under ube cifeumstanees. © But the facts are, as will be en, tho “equandering wits done in building it, and. not in tearing it Gown, for, as the pres ent board found it. it was completed and con- dlemued, and, beside, plans for a rotunda in its place had been adopied and paid for. Another point made by these papers for etec- tioneering purposes, evidently. 18 What the pres- ant board, or certiin members of it, are re- sponsible tor paying to P. 4, Sexton Sor 1,000 “EXTEA? ON THE BRICKWORK for the entire building. The tuets, suecinetly stated. aie that Mr. Sexton was ordered, Sept, NIST, to use sewer-brick in. place of common’ brick, the work “to be grouted with cement and lime mortar throuschout, and the board—1 Uemocratic body—agreed to pay Lim $3 per 1,000 “extra” Tor “all the brick used. ‘This order was of record When the gentle mith attacked in connection “with the brick quystion came into the bowrd, and the $f had been paid as faras the work bud gone. Fur~ thermore, the Counts Mttoruey bad given an opinion to tne elfect that the order made was a vutid contract. but, notwithstanding this, the first move of the Republican Uoard “Ot 18iS was ty cut off the © extras” and aurul the vontrtet, and « majority so voted, They were subse~ quenuly adv ttorney, how ever, and other legal , tuthority, uit their ution would “ma the’ county Jinble for, more in dames than the “extras” would amount to, especially since there were only about 5,0khu brick. out ot the TiN. in the structure, ty be laid Wo complete: the building, and they rescinded their uction by A UBANIMUS Vote. So, us in tho case of the dome, it will be seen that the responsibility tor fastens upon, thb Democratic and further, that it voted the co tractor aby WY On HeCOUNE Of tae *extEH agreement in advance of the zenticmn vow malisned coming into te bowed, beside leavin pay bout, 29,40 more they courd nov avoid. ed agitisst the board to the effect that they had favored certain con- tractors und were eager to squander the public money sre on u par with the shove; and are as dily disposed of. It would? bern waste of > Ame, therefore, tn reger to them in detail, espectnity since its$ notorisas that the preseat bourd ‘bas the enmity of contractors generully, and bus x record for Geonumy over that of ais of its predecessors. The answer to then all, in a word ia, that while the strect. was fA Tew years ago,under Democratiz rule, flooded with county orders aggregating S4}L0x) which were selling at a discount from 15 to 29 per cent, and takers scarce, there. is. now in the Trensury a-cash balance “of over it smiffion dollars, and the ‘county's eredit was never better. Then, ugain, a further answer isfound in the fxct—whied will uppunl to the judginent and pocket ot every taxpayer in tho on the same yecount whi ‘The other charges prete county—thut the tax levy tor Issi-'s2 wilt be but 57 cents on the $100, against +5 cents on tho Amecting of the regular Republican Club of the Fourth Ward was héld'lust evening at Armory Hal, on Indiana avenue, President Livermore in the chair, Mr, P.A, ult offered a resolution indoring the nominees of. the Republican Convention and __pleds- ing thom tho support “of the clud. The resolution was carried © unanimous! Mr. 0. S. Cook said that this an otf-year in polities, and very little interest in the coming Glection was manifested by either party, so Wat po enthusiasm could be expected. With x view Of calling oux the Republican voters: ke moved The appointment of a workmg coumnittec of five from each precinct, The motion was, jet, and the Chair was instructed to. appofnt such committee, a meeting of which Isto be heid.at the bill ‘oesday evening next, The club then until next. Suturday evening, when pg committee Will report. ive Commitice of the Fifteenth n Club held am at club beadquarters on Sheflila ave lected the following Ward C:spaigzn Commit- tee: ‘Theodore Sickel, Jacob Reich, F. J- Loesch, E. D. Couke, Homer Squires, Aux. Arnold, and N. Petrie, | A prograin of meetin Tor the ward rramced which will ovcupy nearly every night until tne election. ‘The first is to be held at Dayton and Willow strects Mon- day night. ‘The colored people were to hive held a meet- ing at Quinn Chapel last evening to ratify the Repubhean pouinations, but ia advanee of the crowd assembling, Mr. Grant announeed an ad- Journment until ‘Tuesday evening. “His exeuso for adjourning the meeting was tbat tho candi- dates bad been attacked in an insignificant pa- ner. aud) be wanted them “present to deny or disprove the s. There were those prescut. were not inclined to accep ise, and who charged thut if the fac! known it would appear that he wits it the employ of the enemy. Dut the {ihts were turned down upon them, aod they did not buve a chance tu express them selves. 5 mE couNTh) Reports from the Fourth Commissioner's Dis- trict’ yesterday, Were cucouravins, especially from the Town of Lake. ‘The defection against Commissioner Wood, ing to live in Chat healed, rautication x i nged for, and tho situation suid to- be’ looking. better every diy Ama: eeting of thy taxpayers of the Fourth Cominissioners” District. will be held ut Ryan's fall, in ghe Town of Lyons, tomorrow evening. Tor the purpose of plicing before the people the nme of some person fur the office of County Commissioner. The call asserts that a larg number of the ‘taxpayme citizens of this dis- ‘Inet ave dissatisfied ‘with the nominations for ‘Commissioner recently made. ‘Cue object of the mceting is doubuess some independent candidate in the teld. i caused by bis uot happen- town, is: veins rapidly $ being. ur- is nfeetings are An independent ndidate for Commissioner qwas announced 12 che Second District yesterd: in the persou of Theodore Schultz. “Me. Schultz, was the contractor in the days of the * county rug" for furnishing the county with boots and shoes, and he is anery at. the. Republican notninee because be bent him in a fittle political squubbie at the time. Under the cireumstunces, itis thought that he will be able to count his Tollowers on bis finge gence re Welding Nickel with Iron. The great value of nickel as a couting for iron ns led to experiments to see if it could be applied to the surface of sheet and wire iron by Sbme mechaniex! means, in pitce of the usual Glectro-platiag process. “The experiments ap- pear to be £0 far successful that both nickel and Pébult have been welded ta iron, and the united qnetais have becrafterward stumped and rolled us shapes. such as plates, kettles, and and drawn futo wire having.an ¢ by a nickel or cobalt skin. Niloys of nickel also have becn nide, and these ailogs have been used to weld with'iron, Cobalt Aioved with zine also has yeen welded to iron. In all these experiments it uppers to Ve essen Uni thut, during the welding under the hammer bp rolls, the wir must be excluded. Tbls bas eeu done ly wrapping the iron and nickel, be- fore welding, in thin sbeets of iron. The iron skin was welded op at the same t femoved afterward by dissolving the vuter prirou in acids, the nickel surface under It not elme affected by the xeids. Another method. Used to exclude the airduring weiding, is to beat the iron and nicke! in. in atmosphere of car- Panic oxide Or carburcted bydrowen. | It was Dio fayad thar pure nickel could be welded Geer a core composed of auc ally of nickel nnd uppers, The experimenis, were condneted by fe "rheodor Fleilmann. of Iseriohn, Germany, fa wre regatded as upenmnsn wide field for Gommercial enterprise In the manufscture of hickel-plated stamped ware end pickel-coyered wire. M: ARINE NEWS. Grain Freights Very ‘Weak Yes terday, with Little De- mand for Carriers. Two Cen’ ts the Best. Bid Made: to Carry Corn to Buf- A Canalboat that Derive: tive Around the falo. > dts Mo- Power Exclusively from Air. Lakes—Veseel. Oharters—Dock and Other Notes~Arrivals and : Bi In grain fretent stary, prt corn Shipp Departures. DAKE-FREIGHTS. = GRAIN. sterday it was the samivold ers withted room, Dut at their own » and the. result was a drop in the rate on w fuifzlo « a guarter of a cent, 2 cents being tho best offer. made for-carriers to that port. Owners of sail vessels will not ebarter at Is than Scents, ‘and are hot. anxious to do so even at that 8 be classed as The folldwing were Propeller Bla Propeller Wissahickon, e Schyouer AnnieS Sehooner Glenifer, corn.... ..- Total capacity...... The re was 1 are the only ones taken as a rule. frefghts from tbis port.to the low figure, and consequently the stent Gram uy son. absolutely dead for thi 3s charters: Bushels. 00 Kor Buffalo, © + chard. corn. or Brice rn. wood, Catan ines, LUMDER. 10 demand for lumber carriers yes- terday, aad no charters were reported. Lumber is becoming: looks us though the business st shure ports, aud it rapidly elosing’ carey tte up for th season, Hates remain unchanged as follows From From Bay Ci por Taye Crt, om M From Ludington to Cl From White Lake to Chi From Grand Haven to Chicago. From Muskegou to Chicago. Ore-varriers remain sein ¥ to Luke Eri y to Chica to Chicazt ie TRON-ORE. iu owners have no difficulty in seeuring engage- ments att the figures numed below From Escanaba to canaba-to Grand Haven... aanaba to Scuty Chi From Escanaba to Lake Eric ports... From Marquette to Laks Krom F Frons Coal freights at Buffalo continue unchings but treizhts searee. “The v imuins good. rates: From Butlalo From Buttle From Buttilo From Lake E From Lake © From Lake E1 From Luke (2 From Lake From Luke Et From Cleveland to Butlaty, Froty Oswego to € From Oswexo to Milwauke Spiengo.. rie ports... 2! COAL. are very firm, with carriers still Uemaud for vessels at Oswego re- ‘The following are the prevailing to Chicago... to Milwaukee. Daluth..... ports to Chieug ‘ie purts to Milwaukee. ¢ ports to (tacine ports to Bseanaba.. 2 ie ports to Duluth.:- ie port ty Detroit... eEtHO. By Lake Erie ports is meant any port on Lake Erle, west of and including Erie, to whied iron- ore is consigned aud from which cual is shipped. HOME GATHERINGS. A CANALUOAT ‘The Boston PROPELLED BY ATR. Journal of wrecent date bas tho followin: description of a canalboat the motive power of wo ich is air: A novelty in canal- boats lies in Charles iver, near the foot of Chestnut street, which is calculated to attract considerable 2 f canalboat and was builtat W: devised by th attention. 1tis culled a pneumatic assett, Me.. us 0 owner, Mr, R. Hy Tucker of Bos- ron, who claims to hold patents for its design in Engiand aud the United States. The specimen shown on Charies Kiver, which is designed to be used on canals without injuring the banks, is a sitaple structure, measuring and twenty and draws is driven No. 4 by -an eight forced down being xty-two fect long: wide. It is three feet in depth seventeen inches: of water. it entirely. by air, Hoot’s biower used, tho latter’ operated -horse power engine, The gir is a central, shaft to the bottom, where tt is detiected, and, being confined be- tween keels, passes backward and upw eaping at the feet wide, so rd, 0s stern through an orifice nineteen ns to form a sort of air wedge be- tween tho bont and the surface of the water. ‘The force with which the air strikes the water is what propels it. The boat basa speed of tour miles au-hour, but requires a thirty-live-borsg power engine ‘Thy patentee vis ring by full id. ploye ir propul disturbance which it thought to be very to develop its full capubilitie: claims a erent advantage in doing with the heavy machinery of serews und peels, and believes that tho cuntrivance ults in proportion to the pewer emw-. also contrived for backing wad jou. Owing to the slixht to the water, it is well sdupted for work on canuls without injury to the sides.” OTrawa, Ca toall concerned that t Parry Sound, tion this, the tne old Hight on Mink Island, continued. Deprun 3, Can. NOTICE TO MARINEIS Notice is-hereby given ¢ new light on Hed Ruel Province of Outaria, is in opera ‘zoth day of October, 18sl, ang that Parry Sound, is dis- tam SMH, mt of Minister of Marine und Fisheries, Ot- DOCK AND OTHER NOTES. The fine steam-barge Macy got into port yes~ terday with a curgo of iron ore. ‘Thomas Johnson hug assumed command of the schooner Barbarian, vice V. J. Juice. ‘The magniticent big steam-bni ¢ Cumberland left yesterday for Bufalo with # cargo of grain. Cunt, Frank D. Welcome replaces Capt. J. M. Mi er Grace Grni The arrival: tween, mutch ell as commander of the sidewhect stean ymanona. Is yesterday were few and fur be- to the disgust of the members of the ‘Turnover Club (lugmen). The tue, 4 schooner G. she.will unica Capt. P. guner st ‘The bis lak J. Joice, formerly Barbarian, his assumed the Of tho sebuoner Queonta, vice Jusius d C. Campbell yesterday towed the ‘. Trumpif to South Chicago, where ad her cergo of iron ore. in command of the Captaincy e tug Brockway’ arrived yesterday from ladington, towing one of those “immense arks called Hathouts with 700,000 feet of lumber. Up to date (Oct. 50) there bave been F2steam: Capt. Lete’ United States In- d by the rtilieates issued, and ver,’ Muster and owner of the schooner 0. N. ond, bas. resiencd because: of ittness, and.Capt uppehited to ‘The city ¥ S61. dutnag for damage: ago. ‘The sel will probably The tug-owners are have been compelled 10 put on'sre- cause the: culation” whistics, whilo allowed to use tug is Yakley. of Oswego, has been take command. ssterday made an effort to recover from the. schooner J. D. Sawyer to Stute-strect’ bridge sume time nooner gave bonds, and the case ve amicubly settled. ‘king very loudly be- Bush & Brand's swill asiren, and they want to know whut the , Citizens’ Association Is going to ao about the Adrunken yesterday by into the river. to yell for help. anarier. dockwalloper creatéd 1 sensation pulling his coat off and jumping ‘After bis bath, be commenced ‘and Officer Murphy, who is de- tailed to keep his class in subjection, tished bin ont with a pike-pole, 2 sober dockwalloper. ‘The Canadian strip her ea sehoouer Shandon will probably vas aud lay up for this season at this port, the present freights offering no en- courigement is commanded personal frien to ber owner to charter ber. Sha by Capt. Roberts, a very warm nd of Harbormuster MeCarthy, and itis bardiy necessary to say anythiog further re- gardin; * the Captain beyond the fact that Jack aitig , MeCarthy is bis triend. ‘The tine schooner Edward Blake, betterknown in marine circles as Capt, * axey". Brooks’ Cunadian per, left Just evening for Midland with aeurgoof corn. Capt. Brooks expects"to get buck to this port-in time to Jay up for the win- ter, and, incase bis expectations “pun out,” will bring bis fumily here tu spend the winter. Cupt. Brooks 3s Known amoug bis Canadian frie! only IS as Yankee sailing a vesst flag, bis frien “Suxey " for George Brooks, but a3 he is the nown Irish-Orange-Feniun-Land-Leazue e) fying an * annexation” us 10 Chicago have dubbed him short. ‘Tho schooner Contest was yesterday sold by Simeon Cobb. to-Martin J. MeNutty for the sun of $1.00 cash. ‘The Contest, ulthoush one of the old-time mude Iwo 0 owners. We is astanch vessel, and bas already three fortunes for ber. various understand that it is the inteauon of ber new owner, Mr. McNulty (who by the way iganold lukemau) to completely retit and .re- pair her durmg the winter and have her ready for next spring’s service. The Contest has‘ carrying capacity of 275.000 feet of lumber, is amply provided with everything requisit on & first-class vessel, and is considered by’ all con- nt awith vessel Property as a first-class bar- suit. al VESSEL CiIARTERS. AT BUFFALO. Speeiat Disnatch to Tre Chicego Trimunes Berrano, N.¥., Oct. 20—Coal freigtits con- tinue tirm at unchanzed rates. Engngements— Yropeller Minnenpolls and Schooner A, B. Nor= ris, coal to Milwaukee at $145; schooners F. L. Dauforth and L. A. Law, coal to Chiengo at $1.45; schooner Cosstck, coal to Kenosha! at $1.80; gehooner Shuwnee, butk salt to Chicago at $1.50; schooner Flectwing, sulphur to Cleveland atsiiree. ‘The coal shipments for this week Were beavler than for any previous week - this season in spite of the reported fulling-off in re- ceipts,, Canal frelghts were friner, the rates being Sl, cents on wheat, 42 cents on corn, und 4 cents ot flaxseed to New York. The move- ment was t AT CLEVELAND, 0, Special Disoatch to The Cricaoo Tribune. ChuvEnanp, QO. Oct. 29.—Churters—Steamers Cotimbin end H.C. Ackiey and schooner S. H. Foster, ore. to Cleveland,» private tnrms: propelier Powers -and schooner Hagtle Wells. ure, Marquette to Cleveland, private terms. AROUND THE LAKES. VHA SUSKEN PROPELLER CLAIIOS. Special Risnateh to The Chwcrea Tribune. AMMERSTUDRG, Ont, Oet, 2.—The propeller Chution wis gut up @, foot more today. The Garland ivhtered. a full cargo, and another lighter has been sent for. foursteam-puinps are constantly at work. [Cane pump ehokes up forutew minutes shy immediately commences tozodown again. ‘They expect to pave her afloat before morning. PTs AND SHEPME Svecial Dispatch to The BUFFALO, N. Ye, Oct. 2 the week” Corn, LUE, 700 busbels: wheat, 87.00 Waxseed, 8X28) bus Hour,” 4025 '§ AT BUFFALO. Chicago ‘fribun. —Lake receipts for Shipments: Coal, 41,320 tons; cement, rels; rit sult, 1,200 tons. nal-shipments for the Corn, $962 | bushels: wheat, 249,150 bushels. ALTISUNED PART OF MER CARGO. Sprciat Dispaten to The Chicuaa Tribune LCUEKOYGAN. Mich, Out. 29—The se Innes G. Worts, hulen with barley for Mi kee, stranded on St. Helene wight before last, and wis pulled ol by the propeller Van Iaalte niter throwlng 2.000 bushels of her euro over- board. She was not damaged. LUMBER MATTERS AT MUSKEGON. Special Dievatch to The. Catcago Tribune MrskeGos, Mich., Oct. 2.—Clenrances today, nineteen. Cuiaber stint 2 ft Rhipmicnts for week, HOSsANN feet, Some of the nen say they buve Kot considerable dilti- culty iu getting cargoes. STRIPPED AND LAID UP. Special Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune, Meskecox, Mich. Oct. 2°.—The sebooner Tt. S. Skinner, now in port, has been stripped, and Capt, Davis has sone home to Port Huron for the winter. UE LAM Sreiat Dispatch to The Chtate? Amuensrntne, Ont, Oct. 2.—Water on the croasing is fourteen feet one faeb. KILNS CROSSE PORT OF CITICAGO, ARRIVAL ghtur Gity of Milwaukee, Manitowae; sundries, Tinrher, sundries. Menton Harbor, sundries. j. MUiskegun, lumber, chum, Battie, ex Musk sn, IMMver, Props. 0. Baldwin, Escatnba. tron-ort Prope Wb. Wentuore, Clevel ind. Prop ‘Thomas W, Palms. Milwauk 1 rghany Ma », umber. xt aund th skexon, Sood And ties. Beeweenttat 1on-oFe, tte, Cleveland, cn Hrop Eineline, Muskegon. ube Prop Atnapee, Mauutin, him Ip Necks Maney, SUS Prop dente Mathie Urow Australia, 1 Frop Hertie Caikin: Prop Andrew Jack Vrop Fotn Mi. 1 Sop Ogarlin, Racine, ti ACTUAL SALLINGS, Stur City of Milwaukee, Manitowoc, sundries. ‘Colpore, IAN DU Corn eid sun Prop been, Port ‘dries Peep skexon, Hel Prep Newbureh. Huts 0 bu wheat und sundries. Prop Cumberland, Bi an) bu corn. NK, k. Bultalo, Sts bu corn, 16,000 bu wheat, Prop it. C firittuingstontacue, sundries, Prop City of ‘Traverse, fraversuy City. 3,00 bu vats send snd) ries, H ira 000 bu oats and sundries. corn and sundrie: sundries. WorRS, Saugacite ‘Ouderisburz. 1510 bu corn outs, Hight. Sehr Arabia, wba corn. Senr {yer Lawson, Ludington. tignt, Hellen, Muskegon. Wish aus, Cl ian, Heht, Reon, light. ent nd sundries. irern Muske: Waite Hall, 4 fe Ne He e Wine, 1a ne Annie Sherwood, Murtato, aN bu corn. fie fF. (ener, Buttle, 45,000 bu corn, ne Nunoy Delle Eranks nt hr Dan iayes, Onek: Schr Sen Star, Ahnapee. taht, ( Donh: mistec, Hehe. Perry. Grang ravers fdes, Atustegon, Hitt. he Helle Walbridee, Stunceon Bay, Nght, Racing, Stanivier, WbE Sovell, Muskezon, Nicht. a Barnes, Marinette, 30 bu onts, 5,000 bu v8 dinscton, Hehe. ye Ment corn. Sebr late Doak, St. Joseph, sundries. Bette Success, ducksonport, Heht. OTHER LAKE PORTS. porT HURON, Special Disputch to The Chicago Tribune. Port ITerox, Mich, Oct, WOIs0 p. tt —-Up— Propeliers P. H. Birekhead and barges, Alpena aud barges, Portage, with F. A.Georger, Porter, Coumberlgin and barges, Sparta anu consort; schooners Floretta, H.M. Scove, M. Bond, M. W. Pag . Angus Smith, Itasca, C.S. Burton, Pewaukee, and Montauk. PDown—Propeliers Russia, B. W. Jennis and barges. Wind southwest, fresh. Weather cloudy. ‘Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Powr Hunox, Mich. Oct, 2 pp m— Passed up~Propellers Arctic, New York, Re Prindiville and barges, Smith Moore with schooner Pp. Beals. Bay City and barges: schooners James C. Harrison, Sam Cook, and George W. Case. Dawn—Propeliers Montana, City of Concord, §. B. Sheldon and corsort. Wind southwest. heavy. Weather cloudy, t GUFEALO. ‘ Special Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune. BurraLo, N. Ya, Oct. “2u.—Arrived—From corn, ete. iiny’ City— Superior, Propeller Chieago—Propeller Ppiladelphi:. Propelles tad ‘coru, ete. From Propeller Passaic and birzes Cornwell, From Detroit—! Duluth—Schooner and Hattic. lumber. J. Guuit,..wheat. From Florida, wheat. From Toledo—Schooner A. M. Teterson, wheat. From: Cleveland—Propellers A. Bverett and ff, D. Collinbury; schooners H. It; Neweomb and Cossack. : Clearcd—For Chicnzo—Propelier. Juniata, sundries: propeller HD. Comnbury, coal: pro- peller Dean ichmond, rails, cle; schooners J eiing und IL I. Newcomb, coal. For Tuledo— Propeller J.C. Guult, rails, ete. “For Cleveland —Schooner A. L. Andrews, sulphur; schooner M. Stalker, stone. FSCANADA. Svecial Discrete. “0 The Chicago Tribunz. ESCANABA, Mich., Oct. 28.—Arrived—Steamers Tron Age, It. P. Ranney, and Columbin; schooners Stampede, Alice Richards, fron Clit, Oak Leat, Narrugansert. 2. B. Locke, and W. HH. Vander- bilt. + Departed—Steamers D. W. Rust. C. Hurlbut, Wocoken, and Fred Kelly; schooners Ada Sle- dora, Mystic Star, Annie Vought, Constitution, Ttichard Wiuglow, C. Nilson, W. J. Cummings, Francis Palms, Penokee, M. R. Warner, and typo. CHENOYGAN. Spectai Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribune. Crenoraan. Mich. Oct. 2.—Cleared —Propel- lers Chamberlain and Fountain City: steamer Flora; schooners W. B. Ogden and Frank Craw- ford. ‘Arrived—Schooners. Belle Brown, Orkney Lass, and North Cape. Wind south, fresk. Raining. PORT COLBORNE. ‘Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns. Port Couionse, Ont., Oct. 2.—Paseed up— Schooner Mary’ Copley, Charlotte to Chicaxo, Goal; senoaner Senstor Blood, Uswego to De- trait, coil: schooner Blazing Star, Oswezo to Detroit, coal. CLEVELAND. Sprciat Dispatch to ‘fhe Chicago Tribune. ChavtLAND, O., Oct. 29.—Cleared for Chiengo— peller isuifeto, merchandise, and schooner Riverside, coal @ ‘The Skeleton of “ Biy the Kid? » Las Vegas (Ne M.) Uptie. = Searcely has the news of the killing of Will- inm Bonney, alias McCartny, bat Known the wide world over as * Billy the Kid,” faded from the public mind before we ‘are’ again to be Started by the second chapter in the bloody romance of bis cventful life—the disposal of his body. Billy was killed on Juty 1, ana was Buried on the itth in an almost ubandoned cem- ctery at Fort Sumner—along-ueclected military burying-ground. When the rude and comely funeral ceremonies -were completed, and the ist cold clod had been heaped upon the rough gand mound, then should have ended rhe thrit- ling romance. But the (ifth day after the burial of the notorious young -desperado a fenrless ‘Eelologist of this county procesded to Sumner, Snd in the night, with the assisteace of « com Bide, dug up the remains and curried ther off na wagon. The body was brought to Las Ve- gus, arriving here at ¢o‘elock in the morning, Ena was slipped quictiy into the private office of # practical “‘sawbones.”” who, by dint of dillxent jabor and careful watching. to prevent detec- tion. boiled and scraped the skin so as to Secure the skull. Tho body proper was covered i dirt in acorral, where it will remuin until hed composition shall have robbed the fraine of the fiesh, when the body will be dug up again and the skeleton hung together by wires wid var- nished with shellac to make it preseutable.. ge WEST SIDE PARKS. The Washington Boulevard to Be Protected from Beavy ‘Traflic—a Per- sonal Explanation—A = Keply te Growlers. Al special necting of the West Park Board } was held lust evening, President Metvrea in the. chair, und al! the Commissioners present ex- | cept Wilisie and Rablfs. -\ communication was received from tho !res- ident suggesting that guard-houses: be erected on the drives between the parks in order to pro- teet them. Unless this was done the roads would ve ruined by tPallic by teams this winter. Commissioner Woodard thought: mounted po- lice would answer the purpose. 3 On motion of Commissioner Carter. the Presi- dent was authorized to sev to the policing boulevards und.the sheltering of ine cnee, vi The Committee ‘on fmprovement reported Against letting any contract fort for Wash- Jngton butllevard ou the bids ceecived, ug there was no unsinimity of opinion umuns tho bidders, each bidding on a different bits, attd, uesides, the competition was not adequate. They did not think it advisable to plaut. trees of ess than ‘ight inches diameter. . ‘There were at present Jug elas trees on the Loutevard, ranging from s to sixteon inches in diameter, must of Ww wero avitilabie. ‘Lhe committee submitted n sheeltleations for aout 2} elms, the planting 10 ¢ berun by Nov. 20 and all to be in by Maren‘, ISS. “Conetrred in. lies et Commissioner Carter’ rose to a question of [rivleze, and referred to 2 letter of Engineer Wilsou in a morning paper in which it was stated that he (Carter) had altered the specitications for fie Washington boulevard in the interest of the contractors, und that the reazor be was down on him (Wilson) wag because he. (Carter) could not get his boy on Wilson's stat at $1.59 a day. Mr. Curter suid the speeitieations. were adopted uuanimously by the board. So fr as be bud aaything to do with writiig them. he had ne apology to muke. Ho had acted om bis best Judgment. There wus not 2 word of truth in the “story” about. his son, but be bad asked Wilson to give bin’ w place if he bad G, Wages not beim: mentioned. ~The Ind had been employed by the Park Ensineer atthe vomtinal sum of 73 cents tduy. Ms. Carter said his record was straizht, und he denounced such an underband method” of a WASHINGTON BOULEVARD. Commissioner Luweence offered the tollowing: We he water-pipes baviug been low- ered the entire distance between Halsted street und Ogden avenue, und in consequence thercot are less exposed to danger from treezing than those »bove Uniun Park, which have not: been lowered, and as the improvement of the str was contracted for in two separate contracts for the purpose of separate und equal finp ment, and that such was recognized ug the spirit aud intention of these contrtets as evidenced in tencing up the street to Wes tern avenuc, Resolved, Tout the President be hereby re- quested to put stone upon the shur between Union Park and Western avenue from this dute, and in such blocks as he -may deem desirabie until a3 inuch stone has beep delivered west of Chion Park as cust of it, "itfter which the. im~ provement of both sections shal be prosecuted ns cquatly as consistent with tae progress of the work. ‘Chis provoked 2 long discussion, in- which Mr, Rurry and several other property-owners living west of Union Park took a tund. "hese getitle= men found fault because more was being done east thin west of the park, and that a stone foundation was being put down in front of the property of the “rich men” cust. while the “pour folks” were put off with s! President MeCrea explained u wheretores, and said “internal lies” hud been tuld about what the bourd west to de. AH tho commissioners witnted was to be'tried by the tacts. Front the manner in whieh Washington voulevard was to be improved. he cout without fear of contradiction it would be the best street west.of New York, ‘Couunissioner Woodard said there was no feel- Ing as to the matter, and it was unfair to saz Ute "dhad necleeted the boulevard west of the starting. Tho jons with two were places whys and park. ‘There wust be a place of board couldn't work in Lwo, sé suts of tien and inspectors. ‘Th cust of the park as Dad us any west. President McCrea sat the shourd were oblized to strip the Street west of the park in order that the city authorities might examine the gus und water-pipes. ILwits very evident, in view of the explama- tions of the Commissioners during the talk, that there was little or no ground for growling, dis- appointments in. setting material, the ‘rain, horse-discuse, cte., having retarded’ tho work. President MeUrea,’ however. adinitted that the granit contractor had not lived up to his con- tnict. but all oversized stone delivered now was rejected. The resolution was witadrawn, and the board thereupon adjourned. BARON VON STEUBEN. ‘he Descendants of the Revolutionary Hero Wil Arrive Tals Evenin Amecting of the cominitice appointed by Mayor Harrison.to receive and entertain the German cuests who are to visit Chi week met yesterday afternvon in the club-room of the Grand Paeitic Hotel. Mr. George Schneider was clocted Chairman.and Mr. W. J. Hynes Sec retary. Severatof the gentlemen present suggested ways for the entertainment of the visitors, and a sup-committee, consisting of Muj. Stevenson, orge Schnelder, and Col. Koch, was appuinted to £0 to Sprivgtteld last evening and meet the Visitors. Col. Koch declined to serve, and the two members ot the committee were given power tofllitho vacancy. Gen: Sheridan was subsequently added to the committee ns an bon- orary member. ‘This sub-committee will meet the German guests and bring them Into thec: “Another sub-comiuittee was appointed to ar- range for the reeeption and entertainment of the guests in the city. ‘This committee is as follows: Harry Rubens, John M. Clark. C.M. Hlotebkiss, John Buehler, Charles Kern, and Mattia J. Russell. ‘On motion, the Chairman, Mr, George Schnei- der, was added to this committee. ‘Phe committee then adjourned until half-past So’cluck tomorrow morning, utthe Grand Px- cite Hotel, Mayor Harrison’ desires the Alder- men to be there at Uy hour. » ‘After adjournment the Sub-Committee on Reception zad Entertaininent met, ‘and made arrangements for the disposition of the time on Mouduy.. After the informal presentation at the hotel in the morning, te party will be driven to the: Water-Works and Lin- con Park, and back tbrough the Lu street tunnel to the Bourd of ‘Trade, An in- rormal lunch will then be served at the hotel, and in the afternoon the party will take in the Stock-Yards, the South Parks, and the boule- vards. In the eveting the gucsts will be ten- dered a public reception at the hotel. Phe Mayor yesterduy added the names of Julius Kesenthal, Adolf Krause, and Berthold Loewenthal to the Citizens’ Revepton Commsit- tee to receive the Gernian visitors. ‘The comn- mittee 2s now constituted numbers thirty-tive. ‘Mr. ‘Thompson, tho Mayor's secretary, re eciyed the following dispatch’ from Messrs. Waiker Blaine and John Davis late on Friday nighi Sp. Louis, Mos Qet. 2.—2. 0. Lhoapem, Xo. gos North Lut Salle street: The Maygr’s courteous telegram just received. At whut hour should we tart to arrive at an hour convenient to you? Please telegraph on whut terms we can bave the teain and whether we shull do anything further in regard to it here. ‘Thanks for your courtesy. The Mayor asks us to reply to you. Answer to Southern Hotel. WALKEH BLAINE, Jotun Day In’ response to information asked from the Chicago & Alton. Railroad Company relative to the above, Mr. MeMullin, the General Manager, sent the following: 5 UHHCAGO, Uct. 2, 1881. 0. Thompson, Key... Seeretury. cte—Stn? Our Mr. Charlton went to St. Lonis lust night to meet the party und ace company the special train to Chiengo. He will see Mr. Blaine and arrange tneir leaving time, fd advise us probably this afternoon, The train will leave at 9 o'clock n,m. Springtield at 11:30, and react Chicago at 6 p. Yours, etc., + J.C, MCMUEEIN The mewibers of the City Council are requested to meet at 9:20 o'clock tomorrow morning xt tho City-Hall to join tha Mayor and proceed to the Grand Pacifle, where the freedom of tho city will be tendercd fo the istnzuished xuests. ‘A committee consisting, of George Schneider, Richard Mivhaclisvand A. F. Stevenson, left for Sprinstield last night to receive the Nation's guests. THE LAND ACT OF 1881. Letter from Mr. John Forsythe Giving ‘nn Iiusteation of the Bonefits Con- forred by the Act. Upon the Tenant Farmers of Ireland. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Curcaco, Oct. 29.—Oae week axo Tgave you ‘an filustration of the great boon conferred by tho Land Act of 1slon the tenant farmers of Ireland. 1 am now enabled to furnish additional evidence of the benefits bestowed by sald uct On the Ith instant, a farm containing about eighteen Irish actes, situate in Killygten Parish, County Antrim, treland, beld from yeur to years under Sir Edwant Coey, D. L., at the yearly rent of 43! ($160), was set up forsale at public-suc- tion, and: after a spirited competition the ten= ant-right or good will, was struck off and sold to Joseph Peoples for the swn of £700 (25,500). Doing $191.40 per acre for the tenant's goud will. or interest in‘ the farm. Prior to the passuxe of tho Land act the tenant could not have sold his tevant-rizbt or good will, ex” cept by the permisziun of the landiord: und thea only to such purchaser and at sucB price per nere ay the landlord might determine, waleb in ho case would excced the sum of £10 (S34) per Here, but wis generally limited to £5 (23) per acre, depending greatly on tho liberility of the Jandiord. ‘This concession of right to sell was ouly made after the passuge of the Land act of Before the passage of the act of [S81 the ten- Ant farmer bud no legal interest inhis farm that be could sell. ‘The Land act expressly legalizes and recognizes a jotnt ownership of the furm by the landlord and the tenant: and it is expressly provided that under nu circumstances shall the tenant be obliged to pay rent upon any imn- Provements made, -cither by blinself or by bis Predecussors in occupancy, And the Land Cot mission, composed of Lwo Liverals, rdvocates of the temint, and one Conservative, who js an en- thusiastic ndvocate of convertise tenants into ant proprietors, bave the tixing of the rent paid by the tenant for bis farin fora term of Witeen years, the rent tixed being fer the use or oceapuncy of the landlord's share or interest in the farin. "The tenant bas a lense forever. provided ‘he pays bis rent as Mixed by the Land Comtuission. Under the provisions of the Lund act the ten- ant muy agree witb his landlord as to the rent he shall pay, subject, however, to the approval of the Land Cominission. . ‘The landlords are wisely consenting that their tenunts muy sell their tenant right at public auction. free front all office-rnies cr usnges, and without what was formerly invariably the ease, an ine of reat, which meant a partial contiscation of the tenant ihe. The tenant farmers of Ireland feel thar they are now impregnable, and they know that their Jandlorts wilt soon be finportinin them to be= come peasint proprietors almost upon thelr own term Messrs. Gladstone end Bright have, by the passuze of the Land act, endenred them: selves to the tenant farmers of Trelend, wir fully appreciate the legit reeogpition by sakt det of Meir Jolut ownership with the lanolurds of the Jand they culuvate. JouN FoRSYTUE. THE REESE HOSPITAL. Some of the Ditlenlties in the Way of Getting Money to Run a Charity. ‘Today xt 2 p.m.a meeting of the delesutes of the United Hebrew: Keliet Assecinuon ‘will be held in tue Michael Reese Hospitul to hear the aunual report of the Executive Committee and tor the clection of ofticers fur the ensuiny year. ‘The entire gost of the hospital (exclusive of the dand) reuches the Sum of about $70,000—contrib-, uted by Joseph aad Henry Frank from Michael Reese bequests, S31,UN; by subscriptions about ®: ; by contribution from the Reese Charity ob Rosenbery and Henritte Rosenfeld, ) ubour SHOW. ‘The hospital will foe delivered over to the United Hebrew Kellet.As- sociation freé of wll debts, the trustees of the Hvese Charity Fond havigg Kindly paid up everything, or they will do so. Rooms have been furnished by private parti ito run the institution will take about $15,000 for the Hrst year, Theresources to meet this uve: First, $50.00) donated by the. above-mentioned trustees under the sole condition that the mime of the hospital remain forever“ Michael Heese” Hospital, whether rebuilt or changed it tocti- tion, und that only the interest be us Ud Irom life members, only ta th sed; tairi, regular supporters, ut Ste the nature’ of memberships: fourth, donauons throngh collectine committees: ltth, book of life culeriptions from visitors to the "hospital; avin patients if any, tin suiaries for'stewant, on, SHV; danior, Sa: deuserst, S1SON ns and coal, 2200; help, i ny ZU; IMeldeutals wuoue 3 additional stairway, £00, 3t will de an Sy isk to rmse Unis amount of funds among h population of Chicaxo, if they go ut lewith a good wil, Iv is to. be yerently regretted that there is a deep-ruvted prejudiceasainst the MichaePagcese (Hospital amon widely different. classes of the dewish community. ‘The 1 assuened. by the opponents of the buspital. are as various us the nature of the opponent Ava well-meaning, well-to-do -man of family, nis his own comfortable home, aud is notin of ahospital. Why should be help te build tocontribute if the Michael Reese hot, contributed neurly 310y,00, c ad Be estate Why i Cwould contribute alt in his powerif the Michael Reese estate had contributed the whole amonnt necessary, and bad also provided for the support of the hospital for all eternity. D would coptribute if the United Hebcew Re- liet Board and Board of Delegates hud not con- sented for at donation of S10 and upwacds to name the hospital ntter: Michael Kee: would like to contribute a lurze amount, if it Was not for some members of the board whom be bezrudge: fF would bare -contributed a still larger amount thin E. ifcertain families bad not sub- serived so targely. G would not contribute a cent, heeause cer- tain Gther persons did_not_subseribe as Jarge an amount ats in his opitian they ought to,” H would gladly. subseribe Jf only an arebi- tevt of bis persuasion had built the hospital, Twas specially invited when the coraer-stone was laid. It is useless to tell bin that nobody At pays him better to believe as be el wishes to. XK sulfers too much from angina cordis to be able to bear n charitable inea, 1, distributes his own ebnrities. Te is lost to society and to cobperative humanity, ‘M is w biz. man whose merits were never Tle never was nember of to board. ‘The board forms a close corporation. He, of course, woulll not contribute. : N thinks the world of his wife, who had heard that # puor person was not i by the assucia-, tion, 23 in her judgment it ought to have done. OF course N dare not contribute. ‘All these letters represent chisses and little cliques, und more might $e added. ‘The tion has up-hill work for some time. but good, sound conimon sense will prevail in the cours Of time. and all whose support end xool-will is worth having will surety wheel in and be proud of tke Michae! Reese Hospital its an_ormmnent tothe city. x monument to the charitable chur- acter of the Jews, and a Insting beneit to the sutferiug poor, ‘The meeting today should be well attended, MICHIGAN SUFFERERS. Mayor Warrixon’s Vian for Securing Smsall Contributions. Mayor Harrison, who is Chairman of the Mich- igan Relief Committee, yesterday sent the fol- lowing timely suggestion te Postmaster Palmer, which thoroughly explains itself and will prot: bly mect the views of” muny who desire to give their mite unknown and unobserved: Maron's Orrics, CHcrGo, Vet. 29, 1881 —The Hon. ©. 8, Balin Sinz ‘Tho suffer- ing in un is repurted as still very ucgent and will continue durmg the winter uniess sub- scriptions. are kept up. 2 um in re- ceipt. of contributions from time to. time, but, inasumeh as the amounts range from +35 and upwards, itsvems to me that some move- movement might be inaugurated to reach tho people of small means, who may desire to help With their mites. The most feasible plan that would reach this end, J think, would be to re- quest all who feel inetined to ‘be charitable to put into the posttl-boxes their mouey, whether it obe 4 nickel ar & larger sutra, by Stich a” procedure many ‘will contribute who > otherwise would not take the trouble to tind a duly authorized col- Tector, and the aggregate amount of money thus realize § would be considerible_ in the lon run. Thecuntributions nitde in this wey could be colieeted and turned over to you by the le ter-curriers. ‘The boxes are in accessible places, and to prevent any one froin breaks into thom through hopes of gain. the people might be asked to make the deposits between certain hours ot the day while the carriers ure ou duty. Liake this suxgestion in the hopes of realizing a goodly sum for the sufferers, have the honour to remain, yours respectfully. : Garret He HEAtiisox, Chairman of {elief Cummittce, Ben, Butler's Appetite. Now York Correspondence St. Lenis Republican. Hen Butler ig one of the bizgest enters that visit the Fifth Avenue. Hotel. “He devours an enormous quantity of meat, ver etubles, milk. sulads, asd sweets. . Achicken disappears before him ag though be wis Methodist prew sat partridge. He doesn't alfect ‘Atbis home he pus several varicties upon bis Table, but be drinks only about a tumblerful of It he wants a drink be takes # lass of Jamuica rum, or the statesmitn’s drink, brandy. He ents tour meals a day, and is never troubled ndigestion. . He smokes ciars that are strong enough to knock a marine over. Yet be prides bimself upon bis temperate life, to whieh he traces much of his prosperity. Ata table tatheripg recently. where he was host, the con- versation turned pon good feeding 13 0 basis for intellectual work, and. pending the briet Grawn arguments passiug to and fro a curious sinile cttrved over Butier’s face, his elepnantine eyelids trerubled with motion enough to show & gleam trom the enigimatical eyes beneath. and Teaning back from a beavy meal, which scemed to distend his whole body, he recited with most comical effect, in view of his astonisbing appe- tite, the followie: Jeannot eat but litde meat, My stomach ig not good. But sure [think that can drink With him that wears 2 hood; ‘Thaugt Ugo nace, take Fe no care, T nothing am a-colds Tstuil my skin so fall within Of jolly good ale and old. — ‘The Ben Genin the Scalpel, San Frunctsen Pint, It doesn't doto fool with un editor, no how you fix 1. The editor of the Sacramento Recird- ‘Enfon boards sit the same hotel with # young Mt, D. who isa great practical joker. As the jour- nalist naturally comes home in the wee sina" ours, the suwhones determined to frighten bin by suspéudivg a skeleton in a particularly dark paseuze in front of tho editor's room... Then the NGetor and some frienus bid near by to enjoy Seving the ‘quilluriver’s hair rive. [nsteud of this, however, that molder of pubile opinion calmly exumined the ghostly elle, mude a fremerandum on bis shirt-cumf, and teft the House azuin, ‘Tho doctor was very inuch mys- fifled by'this weuion, but he understood it all (het be next morning looked in the paper ant Saw ols name mentioned jn an item, headed, Xnother Case for the Commissioners!—Singu- lar Freak of a Maniac!” ——$—————— | Largest stock of rand and’ upright, pianos in tho city at the Weber wareroous, 2) and st Wabash avenue. ‘ocii= | ‘A FAITHLESS EMPLOYE. He Robs His Employer and Forces Him into Bankruptcy. % : Suspension of M. H. MeGuire, a Large Tobacco Jobber. The Clerk Gets Away with Over $10,000. M. H. McGuire, tobacconist, doing’ business at y Dearborn street, was closed up yesterday at the instance of his creditors. Four chattel mort- gues nnd four Judgments, atnountios in att to about $11,002, were issued against him. ‘Tha lnurtguges will take about everything, leaving little ur nothing for the other creditors. ‘There are several ereditors here and in New York, Among thein are the Pacific Ciyar Manufacture ing Compauy. Barry & Vanvliet, Jobn Cattaasn, Hobbel & Co., who are secured ‘by chattel mortgages, Mr. Tenney, attorney for these parties, stated lust evening that it was the fupression of Mr. MeWuire’s ereditors that he owed abut SVEU, With assets amounting to S100) or S120, He did. a buziness of ubout S1gu,000 a year, ‘and was supposed to be ina prosperous condition. ‘The immediate cause of Mr. MeGuire's trouble 1s supposed to have becn the misculity of bis bookkeeper and tinaneial “manger, amen nated Haag, who ran aay about a week azo, und is believed to have stolen several thousand dollars trom his employer. An expert bis been investigating the accuunts, and Huns bas taken, itis thought, $12,000 or $15,000, and possibly more. He; sold xoods Gn the North Side, aud it fs as- sured, that he collected the: money and wut it inte his own packer, insteal of reporting it to. the ollice. Having full sway, none of his shurt- comings Were ever-detected till be chose to ree veal them himself by running w Mr. MeGuire is deseribed as being a very hou: est, unsuspecting man, und no one attaches any blame to him, unless it be that of too much eon= fidence fn others. He appears to have trusted everything to his bookkeeper, giving bin power of nitorney to sign cheeks and attend, in fact, toall the finaueial allairs of the concern, while he himself spent bis time seilin youds, and, if seems, knew very little about the inuer work- ings of his business. Even after Haus’ suddea departure and evidence of his sulle bern to show itself, Mr: MeGuire thought "he could contiote bis busioe: = ably bis actu! condition; but u mew buok- keeper ‘ BEGAN TO UNEARTH TIIE FACTS, and the creditors hearing of tne mysterious dis- appearance of fans, and the fook things were tukhile, pounced on te business, und we four chattel mortzuzes were ylyen Friday evening. ‘The nan Hane went to work for Mr. McGuire about x year ago. htst September, and 13 be- lieved to have practiced his_contidenee overa- tons from the very tirst, ceasing only when ne thought it was no longer sife to prosecute then. Haus took the preenuton to send bis wife and family away beture hin, and xavo as his excuse for cuing out of the city that bis wife was about to be Sick, and it was necessary for him tw be with her. Nobody seems to know where be bas gone, nor where he cume frou, though he represented when he camo here that he wis from New York City. Mr, MeGuire steuckc him uceldentally. One morning a little over a yeuc igo a fellow who appexred. to be sickly cume into the store and enited for utive-cent chur. Something bemg said about the quality or nickel cigitrs tz genontl, he dropped the re- mark that the one be purchased was it very guod one for the money, saying be wus un ote Cobacco => merebant, baying been in the business in New York for Some fifteen years, and Know what he was talking about. He binted that be wanted a place as salesman, and: Mr. MeGuire needing 8 tlerk employed bin. Ie says he found Haas to be one of the best sitesman and most per- fect gentleman he ever met Haas worked on a commission which amount- ed toa very handsome salary, and he appears to have tot had, ang extruvugant babits. “fle rent eda house on tao West Side, and sublensed a partof it whict more than pai the rent, and his fumily. were industrious and economical. He was worker, -and_ thorouzbly edt cated, speating English, Spunist, ” Italia French, and Gerinan tluentiy. Atter bis depart- ure he’ very consilenitely wrote a sX-page letter to bis victimized employer. givigg bim some advice, and condoling with bi ju bis mis- fortune. = HE LEFT A BIGL OF SALE of his furniture for Mr. SteGuire’s wife and = balf-interest In a tobacco store ou Nurth State street, On investigation it way found that the furniture was mortgaged, and: the North Side partner was beaten out of about everything, Haas having overdenwn his uccount. This 13 believed to have taken considerable money away with hin, but it is doubrful ff it wilt be re~ covered, as his whereabouts is unknown, and no one knows .in what direction to look for him, though be represented he was sing to New York, but that. wes probably a biind to throw peuple off tho track. Mee Tenney thought that Mr. McGuire's credit~ _ ors had grett sympathy for bim in -his trouble, and that possibly some compromize would be ayrced upon by which ne could contiaue in busi- ness. THE BOWLES SUICIDE. ¢ guged to the Young Man. ‘There appeared in Tue ‘Trimcse’s<New York dispatches yesterday morning an account of the suicide of a young clothing salesman named W. A. Kowles, with the tirm of Mosenberg & Con Btoowlyn, who put an end to his life with polsoa athis rooms in that city Thursday night. The name of Miss Anns Jt. Adams, ot this city, was connected with the sad aifair, and the dispatch ated that sbe bad been engagcd to tne young wan, and portion of whut purported toje.a fetter from her to him, duted Oct. 22 last, was printed. Last evening a reporter called at the residence of the young Indy, No. 734 Bowen nvenue, and throuzh her father, whois x well-known, aud hixbly respected business-man on the South Side, obtiined the story of ber connection with: the young clothter. She had tirst met Bowles in Jucksunville, IL, where he was eogized in the: furnishing goods business. Mr. "Adams bad lived in Jacksouvilte, and bis daughter bad zoue down there to visit friends. Young fowles was un orphan, bis fathor, mother, and stepmother havin died some time avo. and be bad beea left very well olf. Ju Jucksonville, where be Ioeated, he bad been looked vpon us,a model young mim, but of Inte years be -bad fallen fs With a dissipated set, ani, bemg of a ecnerous disposition, bad -been bled by’ bis “friends.” When fis daughter was in Jacksonville Bowles sought an intruduction, ana bud sbown the young Iuay considerable attention while sbo. was there. About three months ago the young nian had come to Chicago and had called at the pouse severaltimes, Mr. Adaius did not fike Bis fooks, ng be hat w sort of dissipated uir.and be forbade his daughter gotog with bin. iis daughter had told the Yeung man this, and he bad written her a Note subseyueDtly threatening to commit sui~ cide. Her mother wert to tim and found-hita suifering with pleuriyy and very “ blue.” “She talked him out of tho suicide resolve. and soon after be left for the Enst, Mrs. Adams thought if her daughter broke olf the sequaintance at once that, Sowles might carry out. his rash threat, and sne allowed her daughter to write to hit, thinking to break off the acquaintanceship _ xraduully. a ‘Mr. und Mrs. Adams were very much paged to beur of the young man’s death, us be bud good prospects and x chance to reform. Mrs. ‘Adams said that her duughter denied writtaz the letteryas printed in ‘THe Tranune dispatch, and did uot write the quoted Inscription on the Mack of her photograph which was found hi Lyowles' room. She szemed to think that he wes iusane, us be is reported ug baving lett a letter addressed to hls, wotner, while. sbe has beeu feud several years... The’ youns man, she suid, had two aunts aud an unele residing Iu this ett but she did-not know thelruames. ‘Sr. and Mr3. Adams. express sorrow that thelr duughter’s iame should be connected with the suicide. as sbe has done nothing to warrant this assoclutiog there being no engagement between the twa, << Fho Dead Baron Kothachita. Baron James Rothschild, who died a fuw' days ayo at his residence fn the Avenue of Friedland, Paris, was uot. properly: speaking, one of ‘the “Paris Kotschilds,” the tbree partners in, the French company Deing Sturone Edmund, Gus- tave, and Alpbonse, the sons of James ituths- childs, fifth und lust survivor of the sons of Meyer Ainschel, the founder of the house. The dead gentleman was thelr nephew=the son of their sister Charlotte by her marriage in 1542 with Nathaniel Rotosehild, of Londen. Nathan- fel was tho son of Baron Nathan, Meyers .Atn- sehel’s third gon, and the brother of Barous Lionel and Meyer and Sit Anthony Hothschild. Jnmes Hotbschild, who was born at Paris in DHL, Studied luw, and was admteed to the Bar, but followed the traditions of hiz_house sufficiently to become a Director of the Northern Hallroad Company. He was a distinguished book-tover and xliterateur, having published. ta sc in conjunetion with M. Anatole de Montatzlon, - collection of French poetry of the fifteenth und sixteenth centuries. ————— Fan in Fiorlda. ‘The unusual'drouth fo Florida has bad the effect of drying up Sibley Luke to such ua ex- tent ng to ieave only few slusb spots bero and there, and in these allizators sought ‘refuge in large numpers, digging huge burrows oto the ground, ‘This bus furnished great sport to the settlers in the neighborhood, who bave gone 1m crowds to these spots, snd fished with fue auc~ cess tor the cuurtsous reptiles. ‘The manner of catebing thom huy been to thrast long rods with hooks at the end into out of the cavernous bur- rows aud stir up the occupants. One of the al- Itzators would shup at the rud, a jerk would fas- ten the hook Jato the soft part of the lower Jaw, Miss Adams Not und it. woul then Le easy te draw tho anim: out ang Kill it with hatchets. It is not every yenr tbat euch fisting Florida, cau be epjoyed, even in