Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1881, Page 3

YH CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 4, lss1— TWHNTY PAGES. ord THE ASSASIN. Weariness of All the Act- ‘ ors in the Week’s Drama. The Session Yesterday a Short and Uneveilt- ful One. - Eméry Storrs Forced to Travel Eight Hundred Miles for Guiteau. The Eminent Lawyer Then States that He Thinks the Accused Re- ~ sponsible. Mrs.-Scoville Greatly Excited by This Impartial * Avowal. She Declares Mr.. Storrs Has Per- jured Himself in Thus Tes- tifying. Vice-President Davis Also Called, Much to His Personal Lu- convenience, He Adduces Nothing to the Advan- tage of the Egctistical Man of July 2. The Assasin Calls for Many of the Prominent Hen of the Country to Come and Deck Ths Tauaph. LESS INTEREST. EVERYBODY. 1 ‘CLUDING TIE AS- Special Dispatch to Tue Chicago, Tribune, WasmtncTos, D.C., Dec. 3.—It wus a rather ‘uninteresting day in the Guiteuu trial. Nothing of importance was elicited from the wlinessc3, end the appeurunce ‘upon the witne nd of several eminent ruen was about the only texture of cousequence. The session was short, must of the time beim: occupied in reud:ng documentary evidence. The la s seemed tired out after three {hard weeks’ work, end the audience gcemed tusbare the apathy. The prisoner bim- self said sittle or nothing, and everybody seemed glad when the time came for adjournment. THE MOST INTERESTING TESTIMONY was given by Emery Storrs, of Chicago, but it ‘was non-committal, or, if anything, adverse to ‘the prisoner. Although be was culled as a wit- nese for the defense, be said that he did not con- sider Guiteau leully irrespunsible. as fur as be could base an opinion on bis personal observa- ‘ons. JUDGE DATIS did not understand wny he had been called, and gare no testimony to enlighten the audience. He said be knew nothing of Guiteau, or of the split iu the Republican party, except as he read ‘the newspapers, and was dismissed. He then tovk aseat by the side of Judge Cox on the bench, and it was needless to say leut a new and sugust diguity tothe bencn by his presence. The experts gre to begin Monday, and probably the whvle week, perhaps more, will be con- wnmed by ther examination. The: case was reudy for them today, but they expressed to Mr. Ecoville the desire to have today and tomorrow to mature their conclusions. A MEMBER OF CONGR ‘Yesterday atteruoon, on the return of Guiteau ‘to the jafl, amember of Congress had an inter- ‘vlew with bim lasting half an hour. The con- Versution was mostly_on political subjects. It Was noted that Gulteau answered quickly and intelligently every question put to bim, but. when the member alluded to the shooting us a calamity, he turnea tu look out of the window. Onachange of question he readily resumed the conversation, and-until the member remarked: “I feur that tue country will. not recover from the calamity, caused by you,” he was in good humor, but he became sullen and uuwilling that ‘the conversation sboulil be continued. The im- ‘Pression be nade on the member was that be Was asanc man, and perfectly responsible. THE TRIAL. ___. PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY. Wasntxetos, D. C., Dec. 3.—The tirst_ witness -¥as Cot. J. 0. P. Buraside, Disbursing Olticer of ‘the Pust-Ottice Department. He formerly lived in Freéport, HL, and knew the prisoner's famisy. Mr. Guiteau was ac iovalid, Charles. Allen, of Missouri, lived in Free- + port in 1839 and 1840. He knew the Guiteau family. Mrs. Guiteau was in feeble health. 5 VORABLE EVIDENCE. Emery A. Storrs, of Chicuzu, knew Guiteau in that ety py sightas a young lawyer. Saw him Derhaps adozen times at the Nutionat Repub- Uean Committee-roum in New York during the late Presidential canvass. The prisoner cume up to him gleefully, and, patting nim on tne Shoulder, said: “ You ure on the right track.” ‘Witness never saw. Guitenu doing anything at ‘the committee-rooms other than reading papers. He seemed to buve ‘no special employment. | In Aprilhe saw the prisoner at Wasbington. He, he said, was going to have the Austrian mission. ‘Witoess told “him the place was ag important One,und in Bluine’s line, and thst he (Blaine) ¥as a known politician... The prisoner replied that he was Z “SOLID WITIT BLAINE.” Witness thought the conversiton was lending “ptox request for bim (wituess) to visit Blaine in Gulteau’s interest, and forestulted it by say ing bis relations with “Blaine were such that ke eu uot possibly aid nim (the prisoner) any. ‘ness bad formed an opinion as to Guiteau mental size, but could not express au opinion as tobis sanity or insanity. 1s impression was Gatteau had an illy-balanced mind—in common * Darlance, he DID NOT HAVE “GOOD COMMON Witness wus asked in relation to the pol Matus“ just priorto the shooting of President Garfleid—if there were any clements of discord tn the Republican party which thrextened to dis- Tuptit. The reply was: “1 think the Kepublic- ata Pretty difficult one to disrupt; and, I ile there were elements of discord, my belicf in the guod sense of the runk and tile issuch that think it would bave beld together.” Upon fréss-exumination witness * never saw anything in Guiteau to. indicate “that be could not distin- Buisn between rigot ana wrong.” He never saw svihieg in the conduct of the prisoner that zeal indicate that he did not know the ditfer- between euilt und innocence: Witness Pere saWanything to indicate tbat be would t be respunsible for crime. ‘MIS, SCUVILLE INDIGNANT. Scoville noted severu! exceptionsto the rulings Sf Judge Cox in favor uf the admission of those Feolies. The evidence created quite a stir in the tearoom, and seemed to stagger those about on defense's table. The sister of the prisoner ris Particularly aifected, and, iu tones distinctly Eiwent by the reporters, said: “He bas perjured imself; that is ull there is about it. Ba ABSENT WITNESSES. repiward Daulets testitied to Guiteau’s peculiar igious views. and his impression was that be pecs. After this witness lett the stand, Zevville announced. that he bud subpoenaed Veral witnesses, whoin~ke would now cull. avid ns name called was Vice-President ai woe As the numes of Speaker Run- aes ae Seater Bayard were culled, pels sree conted on the wituess-door, but mead snumberst es appeared, and Scoville NEWSPAPER SLIPS saath on the prisoner at the time of biscapture. Sateau interrupted to say be bad 100 of them :When arrested. They were tuken from Stalwart. $ and Half-Breed pavers. Whenever be saw anything which confirmed bis eu fibpre herent ios ti inspiration he en an extruct from one of the wi read referrmg tothe reported barearnlog of Jono Davenport in New York cunverning the Murshalsbip, Guiteau sald: “Tout shows how veak Garticid was, and now. de: to crusu the Stalwurts.” Sesermiined Be as THE VICE-PRESIDENT. pienas the reading of this stip Senator David is, of Illinois, appeared, and the reading Was suspended, fn order to buve him examined. In reply to Scoville’ he stated his official positiGn, and that he was not connected with either of the political parties of the country. Question—Did you know of a breach in the Repubhican party zrowing out of the difliculties last summer between President Garfield and Senator Conkling? Answer—I bad no personal knowledge of it, not going into 2 caucus with elther assuclution. I kuew there were factions in the Republican party. Q.—From your knowledge of the political dif- ficulties wifich wrew up at that Ume, and from your knowledge of the American peuple, whut, in your opinion, was the. probabllity of those difficulties disrupting and destroying the Hepublican party? A.—Taont is a far-reaching question. ‘The ttepublicun party HAS NOT BEEN DESTROYED, and ret there huve been breaches Init. There. is only one way in which the Republican party ean be destroyed, Q.—Whuat way Is that? A.—The disruption of the Democratic party would destroy it. Q.—Is it your honest opinion that the difficul- ties between the branches or factions of the Re- publican party bave been, or are, in danger of absolutely disruptimg the Republican party? A.—That is a mere matter of opinion. I cannot understand this line of examination, The Re- publleun purty is an extraordinary organization. I du not believe it will die until the Democratic party is dead, Q.—What is your opinion on this point, whether the sucess of the Democratic party at this time, or ut te next Presidential election, would im- peril the existence of the Hepublicy A.—lao uot think the success of any political party would imperit the Republic. 1 DO NOT BELIEVE THAT AT ALT, Q.—Do you believe the success of tne Demo- cratic party would tend, in uny degree, to brine on unother civil War?" A—-No, 1 do not. 1 think the Southern people are the last propie. in the world to desire to go into any war. It there be any war, it will come from somewhere cise thun in the South. Q.—Thut is all. ‘Yue witness—I was quite I] when I got the summons to attend. I bad never seen the pris- oner, and knew nothing xbout the mutter. Mr. Scoville—The reason will be stated in the argument. CORKMMILIZS STENOGRAPHER, The next witness was E. A. Builey, Col. Cork- hili’s stenographer. He testitted that he made the notes froni wach the New York Herald in- ierview with Guiteau was published, und was paid $500, He was introduced to Guiteau by Corkbill. Guiteau interrupted, saying that Batley came to him uuder fulse pretenses, ug a reporter, and Bulley testitied that he did represent him: a Heraid reporter. Wi ) Guiteav, after Bailey's withdrawal ‘from the stand, addressed the Court. saying; * The tol- lowing persous want suvpanacd us witee: President Artour, Secreuiry Bitine, Senator Logna, Senator Conkling, Gen. Grant, Senaturs Platt, Dorsey, and Jones, Gov. Jewell, Jumes Gordon Bennett, Whitelaw Reid, Gov. Jones, Charles A. Dana, and W. H. Hurlbut, and files of their paper from May to Juuce: atso George C. Gorham, of the Washington Republican, and Stilson Butcbins, of the Washington Post, and tes of their papers for May und June; und W. P, Nixon, of tue Chicuvo Inter-Qcean, and tiles of the Inter-Occan. THE PRESIDENT. Scoville said he bad issued a subpana for President Arthur, but did not eare tu bave bim summoned untit be bad seen bim personuli and be bad iustructed the Mursbal to that eifect. ADJOURNED TILL MONDAY. The Court, without intimating whether the witnesses would be subpoznned or not, told Sco- ville to proceed with his letters. Atter retding, an informal talx was bad among counsel us to questions to be asked witnesses on the political situation, Scuville contending that when. the argument was made he wanted only to speak of what hud been testitied to here. Court adjourned until Mondsy. ENGLISH COMMENT. PRISONEKS’ EVIDENCE. Lonvos, Dee. 3.—The Tunes, in discussing the ystem of allowing prisoners to give evidence, says: “The incidents in Guiteau’s trial ought not to prejudice owr decision in regard to this important .quesuon. His bulstervus vanity would have insured scenes at bis trial under uoy system.’ EASTERN IMPRESSIONS. GUITEAU A: TRAORDINARY WITNESS. New Lure Tribu WasntneTox, D. C. Dec. 1—The cross- examination of Guiteau, which run through both sessions. of the court today and was mot -ended ‘theo, lett a goud many of the spectators in doubt wheiner, after ull, Charles J. Guiteau is not a better lawyer than Jobn K. Porter. The veteran eross- exuminer probably never before had a witness quite us quick aud supple. An old citizen of Wushingtou, who listened to the testimony said: “Well, he's us strewd in business ws George Riggs miumself." In fact, the etfect of hig testimony today, which showed conclusively that he knew tho whole art of borrowing money, of pressing applicutions for oflice—that 13, by personal sulicrtation—and living without pay- ing bis board bills, seemed to strengthen tho be~ lief of many persons present in bis practical ability, in spite of some apparent mental” un- soundness, re THE SCE WANTED, SE WAS A REMARKABLE ONE. It hurdly deserved to be exlted a cross-examina- tion, Porter was practically on the stand neurly as often as Guiteau, und Guiteau’s tinger.was shuking at Porter about as often as Porter’sat bim. The assasia was more than ever master of ceremon Hescolded Judge Porter, abused him, mocked him, stopped him, refused to answer his questions whenever he felt so disposed, called upon the stenographer to read his notes at intervals, and, after four Lours of ths extraordinury exbibition, himself ad- journed the court. . @UITEAU FACED THE SPECTATORS for four hours to-day, and many of those pres- ent had an opportunity to study bis tace eare- fully tor the first time. A comparison of it with a photograph shows. that since bis incar- cerition he bas grown much more haggard, and his fuce bas wasted. Ht Is a curious faet that the right hulf of it scems better developed than the other. ‘The forebead on the right side is higher and squarer, the eye is lirger and well- shaped. On the lett side the forebead seems to break down, tho tinir runs lower in places, the eyo 1s considerably amuller, and bis even a more depraved look than the other. His left eye is u striking feature. 1t Js ill-shaped, blood- shot, 5 MENACING AND UGLY. His eyes look dark in the dim light of the court- room, but they are really of a bideods pale blue. His head resembles a standing cube, the top of it being that, the face and back of, the bead hav- ing a peculiar stunt forward. Mis hair, short beard, and. eyebrows are of a dirty brown. His grin is one of the most repulsive things about the mun. His lips scarcely move, and when they do they merely make a slit across his white teeth, while the demonize lijht comes into bis eye, und the whole of the ragged, repulsive face lights up. When this grin enlarges toa suntrk, the assnsin glances nbout tosee whether the spectators cuteb his Joke and the picture is in- tensitied. It isu face in which the eye cannot tna a redeeming feature anywaere. GUITEAU FOUGHT IIs WAY through the cruss-examination with wonderful cunuig. He saw the beuriwg of every one of Judge Porter's questions beture it was con- ciuded, und he would otten break the rhetorical foree of it by bursting in with some explunation desigued to belp bim out, ‘The skitl with whica he evaded muny of te dilemus Judge Porter of- fered excited astonishment. Every tne, Tor exumple, that he refused to answer a question, Sudve Porter inquired in the biandest munuer Whether be did so becauze it would crimiuate him, but be could never get bin te xecknowledge it. Me always winced woen the cro: aminer thrust the Words “murder,” ** kill,” ussusin,” ete, ut him. His pallor visibly imereased,, Some of Judge Porter's questions were put with reat fhetorieat elect. When on. the subject ot the pistol practice, he asked, “ What became Of cho suphng?” refercmg to the sapling the ws- sasin bad made atarget of, “Did it vo down very tnueb as Gurtield did? asked the Judie. Aweliing long on the lust three words In a clear, musical voice, while 4 thritof silent borror ran through the crowd. Guiteuu louked plank rath- er than turned pale, but be plainly telt it. THE SPECTATOKS HAVE LEARNED DECENCY from the newspapers. and their lauguler now is bardly more. than a loud rustie through the crowd. Even that cond be repressed with a firm Judge upon the bench and some sense of personal digaity among the spectators. But the surrouudings of the occasion are not favoravle to solemnity. This is # trial and a scene where, if republicun sitaplicity. did not-un- fortunately usually mean a Joose informality, mupy people would expect to see something of the dignity usually supposed to invest a State trial, Dut here there is litle enough of it. The court-room is a -dingy little room, only fifty by. seventy fect, packed with 2 miscellaneous, muss of people, ainong whom it is diflleult to distin- gniso lnwyers, reporters, or Jnrvinen from the spectator ‘The rourn Jooks much like a dismal country school-room, and the huts,and coats of jurymen and others nangimg On péxs along the wail help the likeness. The Judge's desk stands atone end between the doors, througa onc of whcb enter the jury, experts, distinguished guests, ete. and through the other the iuin y of the spectators. Lower than the Judge's desk and infront of it is ushorter desk, occu- pied by the clerk und a numberof reporters. The space in front of this: und extending to tne pact usually reserved for spectators is crummed with reporters, A GRAB OF $117,009. “A Careless Banker Allows: Sneak-Thicf to Carry O17 a Box of Bonds-Descrip= Uon. Svecial Dispatch to The Chtcaoo Tribune. Cuevenaxn, 0., Dec. 3.—Toduy one of the cool- est robberies on record was committed at the Commercial National Bank, Dan P. Eells, Presl~ dent of the bank, losing $117,000 in- railway bonds owned by himseif personally. The cir- cuinstances-of the theft, as reldted by the loser, are ys follows: About noon Me. Ecils was -bus- ily enguged in bis private ollice cutting coupons fronr a collection of bunds which Jay in a brown paper parcel before him. He noticed a stranger enter (he office and take a chair, and. supposed that he hud exlled upon pusiness. - He said noth~ ing, however, and presently a gentleman named George H. | Ely entered and engaged conversation with Eclis. After a few moments Ely departed. ‘The bunds bud been plueed by Mr. Eeus buck imo their box, a com inuu file box OF prstebourd, aud lay on the desit. Me. Bells siuneed around only to Hind tat the red. Another glance showed at the mysterious stranger bud alsu ftowa, He hud been gone with the bonds minutes woen the theft was discovered. Mr. uribes the robber us Tolle He was apparently a unddle-aged man, below medium hight, rather thick-ser, und wore a full sandy beard, the whiskers benz quite thin 2s bur was dark, witn a sandy suade, He wore an ov cout. Kells offers a reward of 25,00) Tur, the re- covery of the bonds, und tt nddidonal 32,50) tor the apprehension of the thief und accomplices, if be hud ayy. ‘The fulluwing i3.a description of the, bonds, which are the personal property of Mr, Bell, the bank tusing nothing: Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail- owl second torrie siuking-fund bon ‘ ys. and total, ‘st. Paul Railroad (. & ge rditroud bonds, Nos, 8,088, 8,039, —totul, $0,00U; four Malwau- M. Division) tirst 3 TS, 9.79), Fil—total, S200; twenty-dve Milwad-, Iroud Trst mortgaze bonds, ES ‘Hi e, uu, Milwaukee No. 4 5,u00; oe Chic ted. Railway bund Shu; eighteen Chicago & Milwauks first-morteage bonds. Nos, 434 to Sul, 1 toll. S18,Wu; nineteen Cuteaszo & Nor Railway consolidated guld bonds, N H 3Ud, AWS, ABD, A ASL, A A 9.563, A H,Si, Bridge Company to 14, Inclusive—total, 2225.00. MRS. CHRISTIANCY. The Gossips of Hartford Sticking Noses into Mer Business, Special Dispatch to The Uncuus tribune, Hanrrurp, Conn., Dee. %—Fucts leaked out here today whicb indicate that Mrs. Christiancy, of the celebrated divorce case iv Washington, adopted, in one fustunce at least, a singular course in supervising the deposition of one of ber most important witngsses. Mr. George E. Huignt, one of the inventors of the Luy-Huight torpedo apparatus, which is manufactured here, wus a piissenger on the stewmer on which Mrs. Christiancy went out to Peru, and subsequently called upon ber in Lima and witnessed some of the dissensions between husband and wit. and the conduct on Mr. Caristiancy’s part, which tbe wite. alleges was cruel, In September last Haight’s deposition was taken” bere by a local attorney under 4 commission to bim by the Court ut Wushington, Hangntwas under exuminauon vt intervals tor neurly a week, aud a curiuus story now reveuled js that all that time Mrs. Coristinney was here Unuer an assumed oamne in frequent Coutercuce with te depouent. The er at the City Hotel shows uuat, un the 2d of September a ludy arrived, took tugs 30 and 31, und registered us Mrs. Lugenbeel, Washington. Lugenveel was the muwen uname of Mrs. Christuucy, and the hawe wus remarked on by one uf the guests, ith.s bemg reperted, the “name was promptly erased und over the crisure was weitten * SL Wuliaw N. Roberts, New Yurk.” ‘Thus ituppeared during Mrs. Christiuney’s sty at the botel, but the ludy was recoguized by pubiished deserip~ tions of ber appearance, and, Inter, 1t was id- huitted that sae wits the futr nt guut in the cause ceicbre at Wasnington, However, an injuge- un of strict secrecy was phtced upon the clerk and one ur two geatiinen wav got ut tue TXcts, and, although sume ehauce rumors then fot afloat, the reat fucts buve nut leaked ont tlt tos time. The presence ut the hidy here,and especially. during (ie time when the deposition of one of ber must important witnesses was beng Laken, will be auformauon of much interest to counsel for the Senator trum Michigan. A GIFT TO PLTTSBURG. Andrew Carnegie Offers to Give $250,000 to Plusourg fora Lebrary. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Prrrsntna, Va. Dee. 3.—Andrew Curnegie, who is well known tor the hberal use be Fr of nis great wealth, bas written the followmg letter to Mayor Lyon, of this city. The ducument ‘which Was’ made public today needs no explination: “L beg to oller to the C of Pittsbure a tree Library, upon wale 1 will expend $250,000 if whe city Will 4 cept it when cumpleted und agree to provide. for its proper use und. maintenance not-less thin $15.00) per. year, * ave onumed the — lowest sum ~ required properly “to carry out the work in view. Ciues of mucb less “impor- Tauce und population than ours spend tors sain upon similur mstitudens, wuile the City of Cin- ciunutt deems It wise to devote no less than S4u,0W per nnnum to ber magniticent free’ h- brary. ‘The selection of the site, butlding, which wilt be fMre-proof, the tmuin~ tenance und inankgement oF the library, and wil dysuursements connected therewith, ar. to be Intrusted to 2 commission oF tep well-known citizens of Allegheny County,to be named by tie. The mun.fuld advianbizes of a free library and readiug-room have been so_ clearly proven in inany of our cities where they exist under cun- ssubstanually as bere proposed, that f eto indulge the Hope thut our good City Pitsburg will avail itself of this oder, und, y sodomy, permit me to feel that J baye been enabled tu show at least, in some degree, ny sense uf the decp debt of gratitude waich Lowe to itand to its people.” ‘The: letter bears date Now York, No It wil be bud befure the Council ats their next meeting. ‘There is no doubt of the ucceptanec of the condition im- posed. Their DANFORD’S PERIL. Tho Kansas Iden Differs Somewhat trom the Ohio Iden, Which Was that a Promise Was a Paym Che Clerlis Captured. e wapectue Duspatch to The Chicago Tribuns, Wicuita, Kas., De ‘The crowds in Cald- well sent out to tind Veuman and Tanner, the two clerks in Danford's bank, found them bid- den under a barn. They were at once baltered and led out upon the prairie, ‘Tunner ~ squealed,” but Veoman told the mob to “hung and be damned.” BuG after getting ull the in furmatics possible out of Tanner, the two men were taken buck to Culdwell, The situation tor Danford und Smith isa delicate one. ‘The be- lief is genera: that, contrary to Dantord’s asser- tions When first brought bere—chat be was worth $10,000. and could pay -every cent he owediho entire gesets of the punt “anu all 4 of Dantore’s versudal property wil not pay over W cents ou the dollac.: Dantord says he ex- pects to be huuged.as be cannot meet the de- uunds ide. His lawyers Gare not enter the tuwn, and wis triends ialutain a very discrete silence. ‘Lhe woole community hus settuied down tu tue conviction that Dunturd must settle or die. Duntord suys thut ull the dssets at bis com- mand will amount to $30,0W. All of Dun- ford's rpal estate bus ‘beea transferred to Mayor Huod, of Eniporiu, Tne bovks of the bank show that, during the past year, Danford bus drawa over $95,000 out of the bank, and it is surmised that otner parties ure concerned in the grapisteal. Danford is closely zuurded, and no She suve the committee frum the mob have avy access to Lim, ——— ed A Great Sule of Books. London Letter (n Baltimore Sun, In the first week of th:s coming December there will be in England the great book-buyers wt the world, or their representives, to attend the sule of 20,000 volumes, the cuntents of we renowned Blenberm Palace Libri I hav seen the list of the intended American bidders, and I understand a. warm rivairy will prevail between them and thé native lovers of rare and rich books. Of the books it would requigg muco time and space to give even an idea. Baltimore is to bave some of them, us [note a buyer's name on the list Irom your city. THE GREEN ISLE. Grand Reception to Messrs. O'Connor and Healy, of freland, ,. By the Members of the Irish-Ameri- can Club-Last Evening. ‘The Irish-American Club, which Is composed of the representative Irishmen of the city, gave ‘an informal reception to T. ¥. O'Conaor, M. P.. and ‘I. M. Heaty, MP. at their rooms, No, 16 Madison street, last evening. Father Sheehy was invited, but was not present ns be had been obliged to take the wfrernoon truin for Cleve- land in order to meet un engagement there Monday night, Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Healy leave tho city Monday, the former for Fond Gu Lac, and the latter for Rockford, for the purpose of enlightening tho Irishmen of those cities as to the condition of things in tae Emerald Isle. The reception last night wasgiven in order that the members of the ‘club who tool an active part in arruging tor the reoeot convention and making it & suucess” might ave un opportunity to say good-by and bid them God sneed. It was purely nn Informal at- fair, the only guest from Chicago” bemg Judge Moran, Among the 200 present’were tne follow fug: Ald. Dixen, P. McHugh, thomas Lynch, Pp. J. Sexton, Dennis O'Couvor, W. J, Hynes, John F. Seantan, Frank Agnew, John Devoy, editor of the frish’ Nation, Col. Quirk, B. FP, Callaghan, ex- ‘Ald, Quirk, William McCoy, Patrick Melody, Dr. Guerin, Patrick Cavanaugh, John Mullins, BP. J. Brady, Thomas Brenvan, TA. Dillon, ‘J. Darey, Patrick | Dulton, . Mienuel MeKeogh, Daniel Gullery, M.D. Fare rell, William = Fogerty, A. Pe Cutlaghun, M. W. Kerwin, M. O'Dowd, John FP. Finerty, Father. Cronun_ of Butte, Andrew Cath ghun, D. 31, aicGarry of California, Judge Mo- fan, John Currull, Veter Stauth, Edward s1c- Guide, Thomas Birmiugoam, Ditton Exan of Tread, senncor Fitazeruld of Ne York, W. KX. Sullivan, Father ti tin of New York, Inspector. Curran, J. Je O'Connor of Elmira, N. ¥., J. M. Curroil, Uurry alli: A fine luncheon was served at IL o'clock, und remarks were make by Mr. O'Cannor, Mr, Healy. W. J. Hynes, Joon De- yor, W. K. Sullivans Jobo” F.” Finerty, and’ others, the intellectual part of } tho program holding out unul after miduigat. ‘The ce: 3 2 very enjoyable one, and all the 1 splendid time.” ‘This is the first visit of Mr. O'Connor und Mr, Heuly to Chi- cago, and the, will doubtless carry buek to [re~ fand very pleasant recoliections of the We Celtic portion ©: nbuuiiuints, Every one regretted that Father Sieeby wus unuble to be present, 43 he is Very popular bereabouts. GONE HOME. Nearly all the detegates to tho recent Irish National Convention bave gone home, # few re~ mmuainiwy over in order to sue the city and attend the reception wiven by the Irish-Aimertean Club te O'Connor and Healy iv thé evening. During the afternuon these twe gentiemen und Father Sbeeby exited ou Arcbbisbop Feeban and spent about au puur in conversation with bin, THE EXKCUTIVE COMMITTEE. The committee of seven appointed by the Irisn National Conveation met at the Shermun House yesierday moruing and temporarily or- gauized, sel-cung Jadze Birdsull, of Conugeti- Cut, fortemporary Churimau and Patrick Ford, of New York, for Seeretury. tt is uuderstood that Gen. Collins, of Massachusetts, wil seeve on tue cuminitice. The committee referred eral matters of detutt to individual members and adjourned to meet for permanent orgaul- gation-and uction on the matters referred tu (he Yarious sub-comunttees in New Yors Dec. 17, twas incorrectly stated yesters first subscription i1 the convention wi by Father O'Connor, of New York. ‘fhe zentle- nian who 1s entitled to the honour of setting we ball in motion 1s J. J. O'Connor, of New York, who ig not a Luggarth, but a prominent layman in New York. 3 ‘A CHAPTER ON ERRORS. To the Ldutur of ‘hicugo Tribune, Crrcaco, Dec. 3, 18S1.—In the resolutions and address of ‘the Irisn National Con} 1. pub- fished in ‘Tie TRInGN® and other Chicago pa- pers of this inorming several typographical er- rors and wise errors of umission are npparent. Fortunately, must of them ure so tugrantiy ab- surd us Lo im a measure correct theurselVes? ‘Nevertheless, a3 the ductments will puss into the lnstury of the present uxitation in Ireland, Treet bound to correct Weir language so 43 to read in the fort reported by thé coummittee and adupted by the convention. ‘The correctigis are us tollows: in the engoth:lme of the fourth resolution for “Goercion minority” read “coercion ministry.” In the third line of the third paragraph of the address, for * War ugainst the titles” read "war against the tithes.” ‘in the ninib line of the sane paragraph. for “an agrarian system, “unique In point of ent and unfuvorable in point of read * unequaled in point oF utroc- ity.” ‘in the twenty-third line of the fourth para- graph, for “menial Ministry” read “ existing Ministry.” In tne fourteenth line of the fifth paragraph, i ete phrase, “and pledged them- us their Kindred in a happier for our own honor, 2s well us for their sulvauon, they do not make in vain.” read, “und pledged themselves to sucrifices that we, as their kidred mn a buppier lund, must see for our own bonor, us well ug for their salvutton, they do.not make in vai 10 the fifteenta line of the seventh paragraph, topof the cuiuenn, for “unjust oppression” read “ujust aggression.” In’ the second line of the eighth paragraph, for“ now or in the future make to ria of alien iuanon,” place “themselves” after the word “rid. The accountability for tne foregoing errors must. be about evenly divided between the writer of the address, whose valigrapoy WA3 somewhat of the hieroglyphic order, and the in telligent. compositor, whose capacity for tho slaughter of patriotic phraseology bas been wo- Tully established since the first newspaper was issued from Uke press. ONE OF THE CoMMITTER ON RESOLUTIONS. A GENTLE CRITICISM. To the Editor af The -.. ..40 Tribune, Cnrcaco, Dec.3.—As an Irishman | cannot but commend the very sensiblearticle which appenrs: in this morning's issue of THe TRIBUNE, on the address adopted ut the [rish Convention rester- duy. A’certun clement of Trish claim the tizbt to speak for all’ their countrymen, and ther g.ve the impression to Aimericans that all wike have wot *bicod im theireye.” Another thine they desire Atmcericans to believe 15 that Prot- estants and Cathoties are united in regard to revulution. To butt these propositions I desire to enter a denial. Brought up in a locality where [righ politics were Wie constunt theme, L have some little right to jude ng to the spirit isposition of the peopie. There is and always nas been a large representation from among both the Protestants and Catholics of Trelane who are disposed to. be fair, and who under all cireumstiaces were loyal. ‘The, und are the twrifty. hardworking element are possessed of suificient intelligence to accept the provisions of such meusures as the Land bil, und profit by them. They are the clement who. when they come out here, attend strictly to their business, eave polities alone, and per- sistently refuse to be fed by the nose by de- signing demagggs, who, asa rule are the promot- ers of all agitation and always on hund to reach fora vote and us quickly dispose ol their ‘ine flooince” for wcunsideration. By these cor- morunts the poor Irish ure periodically robbed for the benetit of would-be patriots, whosv his- tory hns ever repe itself in the direction of failure and robber; shmen jo America have no symputh: condition of ebronic unrest, bel that nothing would ever satisty tho fund, must s and Thousands of 1 ith this ug ts they dO valu eral tionary elementin Irehind, who as, its principle are “agin the Governmint.” They are hopracticu.ble tere, a3 They are impracticable here, and thonsaads of Irishmen In this country as wellas mi ns of Americans are setting: tired of this irrepressible Irish question. Jain not rick, on the contrary, | bive but moderate means, but L thank God that 1 never bave, and if my head and hands ure spared-to. me I never shull, foree my chtims on uny one because of being an Irishinan. Let. Trishingn bot the Stars und Stripes, enter zealously into elevating the standard of the race in America, teach thelr children to be Americuns. Cease to be chronic ollicescekers, abandon ward politics and run- ming primaries, and they will soon Geuse to hear the word “irish " in the mouth of Americans as the synonym. for everything that is low, and the day will, not be tar distaut when Trishmen will tuke rank with the people of other nations who, in coming tothis country, have lett behind ther ull disturbing intlucaces: und who, while retaining all their ald love for the rind of their birth. devore their energies and their. ef- forts to building up a reputation and becoming ‘Aincricans, Uglding these views, I cannot but thank you for the sensibte and. patriotic article of this date, and trust that tue advice may be followed, and thereby prove to these demazogs who mistend our people that, under the guise of lund reform, they must not hide the tres of revolution, { currestly trust wiser counsels may prevail, and that the pockets of the frish in n will,not again be depleted for the fur- thernnce not only of un impracticable effort, but mainly for the promouon ot the ambition of political hacks. Yours, _ TIPPERARY. OUTLAWS AT LARGE. Eseape of Seven Desperadoes at Las Ve~ fax, Ne M., Xesterday—Other Criminal Intelligence. < Las Veas, Dec. &—Seven prisoners, includ- tng Jonn J. Webb, under life sentence for mur- der, and Davis Kudabaugh, sped from Jail here this morning, Rudwbuugh was a member of ‘the notorious -Billy the Kid's band, aud was sentenced to hung for murdering the jailer in the attempt to release Webb. — EVANSTON. The Board of Trustees will meet, Tuesday evening, ufter a recess of turee weeks. Tho . * ‘ subject of numbering the streets will com The Phitosaphical Association will meet to: morrow evening In the Public Library rooms. ‘The Rev. George C. Noyes. D. D., will preach tis morning and evening in the Presbyterian Church. i WH thes Bere Frederick 16) Jewell, D. preach this morning and evening i gation! Church, pie ee cere The Rev. George R. Pierce will preach this morning and evening in che Baptist Church. The Rev. A. W. Putten will prench this morn- ing und evening in the First Methodist Courch. The Rev. A, J. Scott will preach this morning and evening io the Congregutional Crurch. _ THE COUNTY BOARD. Five Old Members Rung Out—The TWo- meopathic Medical Board—Presideut Purington's V.tedictory. ‘The last meeting of the old County Board was held yesterduy afternoon, all of the members present, Commissioner Purington in the chair. On mouon of Mr. Clark, the Board, as the first business, proceeded to elect a Superintendent of chools for 1882. G. Lane, the present incumbent, was nomi- ated und elected sy a unanimous vote. ‘he uificial bund of County-Clerk Klokke, in the sum of £30.00), was presented und read." It wus signed by O. K. Keith, J. McGregor Adams, and Hermun itaster, und ‘was approved without disseut on motion ef Mr, Wood. ‘The Committee on Judiciary reported fa favor of the Couuty-Attorney securing certain nb- stracts from n private firm, and recommending that the clumof Buker Bros. for discount on county orders be pluced on tile. ‘Lhe report wus concurred 1a. The Committee on Public Buildings reported in favor of bills uggregatipg $13,231, aad in favor of putting a bill ‘or tras” Tor painting, amounting to $3,000, on fle. Mr. Senne objected to an itém in the bill of $4.00 in favor of the Chicago & Lemont Stone Company, on the ground thut they had nut com- pleted their work on time, nor accurding to specitieations. ‘Mr. O'Neill Said the company in question, upon astriet coustrucdon of their contract, ved the county about $6,000. Some further discussion followed, and the re- sult was a division of tne report, by wulch the itemn of $40 Was recommitted, aud the rest of the report was adopted. he Cuaunittee on Hospitals reported reeom- mending, in reference to the introduction of homcuputhie pay sicians in the County Hospit:t!, tbat, in nceordanee with the recent action ur the bourd providing for dividmg the hospital be- tween the allopathic and homeopathic phy- siciuns. tne following be elected us ua new and additional Medical ourd, to have charge of 30 mucbof the buspital us might be ussigned to che homeopaths: Urs. G. Hl. Hull, W. J. Haw! Charles Adams, J. R. Kippax, W. H. Saunders, C_B. Gatebell, ana T. D. Witlinns. ‘The report was adopted after sume discussion, bat subsequently Mr. Wood introduced a reso- lution, to muke things sure, electing the names given as the new Medien! Bourd. ‘Tne resol ou was udopted, Mr. Hutt voting in the oe: tive. INSANE ASYLUM RAILROAD. Mr. Clark introduced 2 resoluuon providing for the upnointaent of a member of the board to look uiter the construcuon of 2 raulrond to the Iusane Asylum, which was adopted, and Mr. Senne was appointed as the uicmber. Mr. -O'Niell, moved nu reconsideration of tho vote by whicu P. J. Sexton bud been ordered paid $12,0w atthe last meeting on the archi- tect’s estate, and spoke to the mensure with conaiderable feeling. ‘Yhe wotion was discussed, aud lost by the following vote: Yeus—Ender, Knopf. O'Neill, Senne—t. *"Nays—Albright, Ayurs, Clark, Coburn, Farren, Hutt, Miller, Nheinwald, Stewart, Wood, Puring- ton=11. fer pies bints. - The Committ n Public Service reported on the per diem bills of the Commissioners Zor the past quarter us follow: WS, Albright, . G. Ayurs... c. E. Coburn D. W. Clark: J.C. Ender . Jobn Farre Lous Hutt A.C. Knopf. Jonn O'Neill, Aduin Sule: Jobo Roeinwuld. H.C. Senne, J. W. Stewart W. A. Wood, D.V. Puringto: ‘The churves included eighty-one days’ service at $5 perday, which would ‘amount to $4u5 for each member, and the charges iu excess of this mount were supposed to be for “expenses” or ulenge, but the details were not given. which brings to mind the “Cleveland bilts,”. which ex- cited soine attendon sume weeks ago. ‘The bills were upproved, bowever, without dissent or any quesdions being asked,’ notwithstanding their indefiuitness. THE VALEDICTORY. At this point, business being bout through with, the Chairman, Mr. Purington, arose and delivered mis Valedictory. He —thunked the -members for ‘their courtesy and forbearance, and xatter congratulativg thew upon the barmony which had existed, -and reterring to the new Court-House us n eheap and elegant building, be closed by expressing the wish that the new board.would so deport themselves as to be “beyond the reach of slanderous tongues und newspupers.”” On motion of Sr. Clurk, tne uddress. was ordered printed in the records of the bourd. ‘Mr. Covurn next arose und returned tanks for the trentinent ne bud received at the bands of the bourd and the press, and introduced his successor. Mr. Mattocks, who, he said, was x gen- Ueman whom be could cordially: recommend 2s being in every way wortby of the office to which he bud been chosen: Both of the addresses were received with murs ‘of approbation, and the board adjourned sine die, ‘The new board will. meet tomorrow, the retir- ing members. belug Messrs. Coburn, Stewart, Miller, Ayars, aud Wood, und tneir_succes3ors being ‘Messrs. Sommer, Mattocks, Kleam, Me- Ciaughry, und Donnersberger VERY DEMORALIZING.- Another Post-Office Thief Restored to Liberty. If-the Chicago Post-Ollice is not soon made the victim of another robbery it will not be the fault of certain officials hereand in Wushington, whose sickly sentimentality extends a cloud of sympathy over the misdeeds of every criminal, and crentes a feeline in the heart of every. would-be thief that he has only to plead guilty to receive amnesty for all his crimes. The -Chicaga Post- Ollice hus sulfered severely from the peculutions of dishonest employ The inspectors bave worked hard to secure the arrest und conviction of the offenders, and yet not one in ten is ever. punished, The business-men of the city aro the greatest sulferers by the pardon system, which puts w premium on crime, and yet the work foes on without 2 word of protest frou the sutferers. Jacob Rov3'was three years azo employed as t nigbt-watchinan at the post-ollice. and enjoyed the contidence of the Postmaster to 8 singular reé, He made his headquarters in the Post- ters room, and bad a zeneral supervision of force during the night. Complaints of missin to multiply, “und Moos, 1s the ctive of tue oltice, was invited to co- operate wich the Lnspectors in finding the thief. Te uceused one after another of the employés, and nenrly blusted the reputation of x number, 80 unxivus was he two further the ends of justice. Finully, Inspectors Stuart aud Henshaw began qu suspect the trusted watchman, wad they laid a clever trap tor him ica resulted in his capture in the Pustimaster’s private olfice WITH SEVERAL HUNDKED LETTERS Which he bad stolen that very night. His guilt wis so apparent that he broke down. He nud stolen hundreas of letters, and bad kept up bis puculations while. the ollicers were working on the ense. In considentnon of the fact that he entered a pleaot guilty Judge Blodgett sen- tenced bim to only three yeurs in the peniten- tary. : Y ‘Yesterday n document was received by tho Duited States Mursoul contuining a pardon for Junob Koos, Esa. [tis signed by President Ar- Thur, and the body of the ducument fs as follows; Wiisueas, Jacob Rous, on couviction of viola tion of the: Fostul laws while employed fin the Durited States postal service, Was sentenced in the United Stutes District Court for we North- ern District of Miinois about the Ist day of De- cember, 1879, to imprisvament at bard labor for the term of three years; und . Wuencas, In consideration of bis previous good charucter, faituful service during the Civil War, the loss of waurio by an necident to the mail train while be was in’ the postal service, ahd the destitute cundition of his wife und cail- avon, bis purdon is recommended by the District ‘Atworney, und to take eifect atthe end of the Second yeur of suid term; bow eTherefure, Be it known chat J, Chester A. Ar- thur, President of the United Suttes of Amer- fea, in consideration of the prewises, divers oiper good ana suticient reasons ine thereunto moving. do hereby grant to the suid Jucob Koos a full and unconditional pardon, to Gike eect at the end of bis second year of imprisonment.’ ithe District Attorney bus a food record on the pardon question, with the exception of bis pe- tition in favor of Homer L. Andrews, who wa: shown Up us a Very unworthy subject for excel tive clemency. Now he bus s d the pardon of fous, and’ the promincace given to bis name ould indicate thet he was the cbief agent in securing it. Hous wus one of the worst ulfend- ersever caught. He was trusted asa detective, gud continued bis work #3 u thief. He wus worse than up ordinury thief. He wusa con- temptible coward, for he attempted to secure the arrest of innocent men. Above ull, he was a scourge to the business public. Over 100 let~ ters were found on nim when arrested, and be confessed to baving made bis steals by hun- dreds ata time. He got no more than be de- served when sentenced for only three yeurs, in consideration of 2 plex of guilty, and his, pres- ent pardon is only another of the series which have been done so much to demorayize the pos- tai service in this. city and discourage the In- Epectors in thelr endeavors to punish the of- fenders. os seuteuced Nov. 29, 1879, but, as the Marshal was allowed ten days in which to con- vey him to Chester, Judge Blodgett yeaterday entered an order that he be rel penitentiary Dec. 9. . essed fom Ue SPORTING NEWS. The National Field Trials. Special Disputch to The Chicago Tridune. Granp Juncrios, Tenn., Dec. 3—The Nation- al field trials are exciting considerable interest all over the country, and especially this year, as several excellent pointers: are to be umong the centestants. © Pointers are. slowly reasserting their just claims to consideration, for awhile put aside by the dushing elan of the Llewellinset- ters, and thuse who have so gallantly held to them in their darkest hour of depreciation will bave good opportunity for vindieution on the Plains of Grand Junction. Notuble among tne pointers will be found: z Mr. Edmund Orgill’s, Jersey City, N.J., famous bench show champion Rusb, who wilt probubly show that a true shaped show dog ought to be a Hne tleld performer. Mr. Waters, trainer. of the St.Louis Kennel Club, is on nis way here with several “smooth hairs" from that big bridge viltage, all wound up to coucert piteb. : Col. Bond, Chicugo, is to be represented by a wind splitter from the Minnesota priiries. who only bus to be as cautious, a3 fast, and stanch, to win bigh renown. Mr. A. H. Moore. of Pniludelphia, intended to have bud Donald, his champion imported point- er, but itis more than doubtful -whethec: Mr. Wanmaker celebrated kennel, Mr. H.M. Short has seven setters from the neighborbood of Pittsburg; besides, fur dir. 1’. If, Bryson, he has London, a’ Gladstone pupp with which Mr. Bryson bopes to win as with his father; for Mr. Martin, of Lexington, Ky., be hus Maxwell, a reputed flyer. Mr. Mcintosh, of Pittsburg, has Biz, a red Anish setter of great beauty ad Hae Held quuli- Mr. “Dave Sanborn, Dowling, Mich., bus with bim Nellie, woo muy again bid for. chau plow Donors, Count Neble, Dashing Novice, jidis, und Gertie, the three latter biues of th bluest blood, in the Derby. = Mr. Nesbitt bas Dush I[I; and several others of Mr. Luther Adams’, Boston, Mass., celebrated lous. Mr. George Waddington, Geneva, Ia, will be Present with u strau of guod ones, some of which are owned by Dir. J. H. Whitian, of Chi- cago. ‘Mr. Stafford, Eugan, Dakota, is already {n tho nexhborhoud with a nice likely looting tor. Mr.“ Dick" Mongin, ludianapolis, Lod., for some time vut of tue battle, will again muke o bid to go to the sront. Str. Albert Winter, Cairo, Ga. Enstern dog-brenker, is. dai very choice lot of uristocrats. Capt. Patrick Henry, Clarksville, Tenn., who for the past two yeurs bas so eihciently ucted as one of the judges, will this yeur again enter the arena to win, if possible, even bizher nonors Eeanipe ala, in 18:6 and 1877 witn Pride of the South. a Mr. James Dew, Colombia, Tenn., will again be present and sure to bave some bitrd to beat. It will be » source of rejuicing, however, tu judzes und reporters, that Mr. C.B. Whitford hus re- tired from dog-breeding, as there will be now no one with sucu equally wrougbe steel tes to race bitn weross country tn the laudable effort to se~ cure (ue most flushes (straiguts not objected to). Mr. McMurduuzh. Lyncuburg, Va., will try aguin, let us ope with better tuck than at Vio- cennes list year, to get to the front. “Mr, Wallace, Memphis, ‘enn. will bave some six oreight dogs owned by geattemen of that elty. Among them Peep-o'-Day aad Bessie 'L., owned by Mr. De Bryson; Leta und Glaucis, owned by Mr. Gates: und Strathroy Queen, be- longing to Sv. Parker; also Hector, the proper- ty of Mr. Tressvant, Dallas, ‘Tex. Dr. Ware, Stanton, Tena., muy probably enter. a little Gltdstone-Juno bite that muy stare the cognuzcent! by winning Nrst money, #3 she is “to che manor born,” aud knows ber business, She is Dr. Ware's only doz, and we ure told of stich to beware. ‘Mr. L. H. Smith, Strathroy, Ontario, Can., has not nude up‘bis mind, so tar, as to being pres- ent, but fs expected. ‘Mr. Cumpvell, Carter's Creek, Tenn.. the owner of the fumous Joe Jr., says the rules don’t suit bins, so he won't come. ‘The fuct is the ruies ure framed as much us possible to bave the best doy win [Arnold Burges ootwithstundiny] irre- spective of the excellence of breukers, and Campbell thinks this 1s unfair to bis talents, which ought to have greater opportunity for reeuzaition. You see, however, from the above that there is quite u_ possibilty of rare sport; in fuct, this igussured by the great abundance of birds, if only the weuther is tine. the renowned pected with a The Twenty-six-ffour Race Betsveen Dobler and Rowell. Tomorrow evening, at McCormick Hail, begins the twenty-six-hour race between Charles Rowell, coumpion pedestrian of the world,.und Jobo Dobler. The Just named was born in this city March 31, 189. He was shipping clerk at the Union Stock-Yurds up to the tine of his en- tering the pedestriun arena. His first race was tne seventy-flve-buur cuntest for the champion belt of the world, given by Daniel O'Leary, in which be secured second place, with a score of injles, Parry, the winner, doing 208 miles. He jabured under many disadvantages, and would no doub. have won bad ae been properly looked ufter. He next defeated George Guson and Churles Ryan in a seventy-tive hour neel-and- foe contest for a sweepstuke of $1,500 and the champion cup of America, which be won by over twenty miles. At Providence, rR I. he finished third in a seyenty-two- hour so-us-you-please race. Dovler then journeyed to New Orleans and. won the O'Leary sixty-bour race, winning thereby’ the cuamspicn medal of Louisiana and 4 stake t nteen siurted, and Dobler won by twenty miles or more. At Racine, Wis., be did 15 miles-for the O'Leary twenty-four-hour race. o-us-you-please, securins lirst place. In agix-days’ race at New York, April, 1800, made a score of 581 miles. He then won the champion seventy-two-buur belt of the world at: Huttulo, ‘Aus. 9, 181, making a best on record. He next competed fa Chicayzo in tue race between borses and men, given by O'Leary and hv in which be bent both inen and . horses for twenty- four hours, doy a best on record for this tine, and winning the hundsome gould watch be now wears. He then went to Engsand to compete fur the Astley belt, and raced Itowell tor three days ut a erent pace, but owing to want of con- dition, occusivaed by change of climate and poor atteudance. vould ouly secure. third, pluce, through the timely assistance of “ Happy Jack” Smith, who, by the way, hus prepared him for his race with Howell. He is in splendid: form, and the winner of the comiug twenty-six-hour contest will no doubt do a srand performunce. “FARMER” HARMS.” Proceedings Instituted to Declare iis Nilex Centre Koad Free of ‘Koils. State’s-Atturney Mills, on bebulf of Felix J. Canda, of Lake View, presented to the Criminal Court yesterday a petition fur leave to tile an information in the nature of a quo warrunto. ‘The ducument sets forth that Canda carries on the business of market-gurdening, tlorist, and farmer, and incarryinz his produce to mar- ket, inorder to so by the most direct route from hig home, isoblized to pass over Lincoln avenue ‘and Niles Centre Gravel Koad (0-called),1 pub- lie highway lending from Lincoln avenu City of Chicago, im a_ northwesterly direction through the Towns of Lake View, Jefferson, nd Niles to Niles Centre, a distance of about eight miles, In_ 1st, P. Peterson, L. A. Budluux, and Henry Haru, and others cliimed to orgene jze and incorporate 2. toll-road- company styled the Lincoln Avenue & Niles Centre Grave Koad Company,” under the uct of the Generul Assembly in force April 26, 1959, but petitioner aileges Uvon informution and ‘behet thut said persons never did in fact property: and lexally organize and incorporate the said company, wid it never ‘bad the legal right tocharge tolls. After pretended orgunizauion, however, they entered hpon und.took possession of the public highway and undertook to i:nprove it by plucing thereon f thick covering of sand slightly mixed with peb- ble stones, and proceeded tu orect und did ercet three toli-gutes, and collected tolls for travel thereon, und continued te do so until Nov. lw, Issl, when. the round was fn such a bud condition that the gates were thrown open voluntarily by the company. The Road Inspectors appoiited by the County Commissioners lntely reported it to be ia bad condition. and the County Uoard or- dered NO TOLLS TO BE COLLECTED and that euo watranto proceedings be com- menced to forfeit the right of che company to Cultect tolls at all. About seven yeurs ugo, te Toad was in such poor condition and su unit for travel that the company opened the gates aud Avandoned the tolls, and save ont that it wus a free roud; but about ayeur afterward, without Inproving or repuiriog it, the compuny cou tmeaced to collect: tolls azain. The petitioner guys the road was never properly constructed or Eeptin repair as required by the company’s charter and the laws of the State. It eee een impassable during 2 great por- tion of the ume, and especially in the spring and winter: $0 much so that. persons with loaded wagons, anc frequently with empty thes, were obliged to svek otber rouds to Chi- gage; and, during the summer, the road bas been rough, uneven, und full of buies and ruts, and hiter spells of ralny Weather was tn such a tniry ind boszy coudinen that it.was more like a Slough coun a public highway. Allowing the road to remain out of repair finposes upun the petidouer and uthers living alony its Hue great incunventence, damage, and expense, aod un- sess it ts put ip repair will continue to work «reat burdship and injustice upon them, Lake View and Jetfersun could do it, end there {3 great necessity for the repuirs being nade. erenee to petition asks for leave to tile the in- formation to try the right of the corporation to hold poasession of and control the roud xad col fect tolls; and that the right of the company its and to it muy be declured forteited and the rond thrown open to the public fn order that it may be put In good condition and so kept. —<—<—<—<—$_$——— qTimes change!’ Weber has overreached them alt "There is u strong demand for Weber planos tilover the country. Lurge oranch house just opened in tns city at 25u and 232 Wubush avenue. itl bring him (or any of Me: Moore's BLACK DIAMONDS. A Topic of Interest at This Season of tha Year—Valuable Information Regard- ing the Importance and Growth of the Retail. Coal Busi- ness in Chicago. ~~ The Many Advantages They Offer the Consumet Over the Wholesale Yards, and Why Money ts Saved in Trading a with Them. There never was, and we doubt if there ever will be. a class of business-men whose interests are in reality more closely allied with those of the general public, nor any who deserve more hearty support, than tha retail coal-merchants.of our city, and yet there seems to exist in the ininds of many of our citizens most mistaken ideas in regard to their position in the trade,as well as concern- ing many details of the busine: notably that of their ability to carry on a paying business without giving the consumer short weight, in view of. these circumstances, 2 concise statement of facts, the result of careful in- vestigation, ust prove of interest to every reader of Tur ‘Tumuxe, and” will” serve to disabuse the “public of all errone- ous impressious. tn the» first. place, the credit is due the retail dealers of having, 3 agy, foreed 2 combiuation known the Iurd-Coal Exchange to yield; and had it not been forthe breaking up ot this giant monopoly which essayed to control every mine contributing to We fuel-supply of Chivago and eventually closing up every Tre- tail dealer in the city, and these are the di- Yect cause of Keephie coal within the boauds ot reasonable prices—our citizens would have been at the mercy -of a few rich and powertul operators, und compelled “to pay for their fuel any price that might be ‘The retail dealer has also many advantages: over the wholesale yards, which, when pointed out, mt be readily perceived. ‘By contracting his coal with the wholesale yard early in the season, deliverable at, his own convenience, the retailer is only re aquired tu keep a stock on hand sutticient for sinal! orders, drawing upon receipt of orders beyond his stock from tbe whotesale yard, and supplying his patron at. the. same price charged by the. wholesaler, This’ he is en; abled to do by having a certain margin of profit established between himself and the wholesaler, und the advantages of this sys- tem are two-fold, securing to the consumer the best and cleanest coal by particular care in selecting and screening, ana guaranteeing: full weight in every instance by reweixhing, and thus checking any mistake of the whole- sale yard, for itis for the interest.of the re- qailer to get full weight himself, and his customer receives the benefit, “Then, again, the retailer can supply every kiud of fuel— coal, coke, sawed and split wood, Kindling, ete.—and in promptuess of delivery, also, he - lias every point in_ his favor—a Tact of the ulinest importance to a large class, who are unible to buy in advance of their immediate necessities. Notwithstanding the fact thas for several years pasta large number of the wholesalers haye endeavored to draw them- selves tne retail'trade, the less pretentious, but more convenient, retail yards are daily’ increasing in strength and numbers, and in no better way can Tire. Tripuxk show to its readers how important an element they now form in the bisiness of our city than by me appended list of the more prominent and re- spunsiple firms in tne different resident see~ tons: . : I. Keasner & Co., 395 West Madison and & South Curtis BR Merrili, 46 and 442 West Madison. W. K. Paliner, 672, West Madison. A.C. Montgomery, S31 and S55 West Madison. Bacheldor & Co., 91 and Set West Madison. Toos. W. Oastier, 203 West Lake. D. Fox & Co., 351 and 395 West Lake. F.G. Beecher, ait West Luke. C, Bunge, 616, 61s, and 6) West Lake. Hf. W. Schwaegerman, 79 and 711 West Lake.’ Wiliam Schwacgeruna, 32 West Luke. W. & J. Summerhays, Sit und West Lake. ge ‘Brothers, 910, 912, U1, 916, and'918 West ke. Slug Palmer, 1002 West Lake. Fred Meyer, 206 West Van Buren. W. D. Sherwood, 267 West Randolph. - R. Getremy, 63 Meridian, nenr Halsted... Westbers & Andersun, 18 and 20: South Gnlon. MeRae & Coamberiuin, 0 Ogden avenue. M. Horan, 450 South Halsted street. Hayes Brothers, Az and 204 North Halsted. Pentecost Brothers, iit West Indiana strect. ‘A. H. Moody, corner Harrison and Third ave. J. A, Abreus, % East Van Buren and 561 West Madison. Walter F. . FW bash avenue titna Company, 189 North Clark, and $2 and St North Wells. Jackson [rothers, 3vt and 36 North Wells, and corner Milwaukee aud Cufeago avenues. Re Svedman, 1:0 and 172 Townsend, cornet of Ouk. Moring, 1539 State, near Sixteenth. t, dv ‘wenty-secoud, corner Wa- DULLINERY. HAGE! 49 & 44 | Hadison-st STYLISH HATS and BONNETS : In great variety. DINNEK SETS. a need We are showing over one hun- dred and fifty Decorated English _ and French Dinner Sets, ranging in price from $22 to $700, which we are offering at exceptionally low figures. All the novelties in complete assortments for the Holidays.. OVINGTON, BROTHERS & OVIRGTOR, 146 STATE-ST. BMOSICAL GOODS. - “Root & Sons, iG STATE-ST., have mude extensive: preparations Yor hutdas-buyers or Musieat Goods."