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VOL. XXX1Y-N0. 6. INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY MOENING, JANUARY 6, 1885. WHOLE NO. 10,572 Y V WHEN INDICATIONS. TOB TUESDAY Cloudy, rainy weather, followed in Tennessee Valley by fair "weather. If interested in an Overcoat, i just look at LOT 5,243-a Fancy -back, Gray Diagonal Caasimere, markea to 12. Vo have too many of this lot, ana name this price to clcso them, AT THE N LI A.HD- ARE CHEAP! But our .roputation for honorablo dealings, and carrying out what wo advortlse, is folly established; tho proof of which may bo escn by tho number cf piAiios Miß onus w Fi TSE wo aro now celling for tho Holidays. Oar assortment corsets of thooldoat aid best known instrument! in tho m&rkst, &nd in every 0020 HTJ5T ' PBOVE AO BEP3SGENTED or thoy may to returned at our esponso. Our Special Offers to within the roach of alt. Theo. PfafiÜB ä Go. S2 and S I lortb PfimsYlTania St. MASKS, DOMINOS, BEARDS, mi MUSTACHES , cid and Silver Frisges. Laces, Stars and Spaugles, Caret Cork and tlown Pwdsr. CHABLES 1IAYER Ct CO., S9 na 31 W. Vashlnstoa St. OLD FOREMAN -5nea Havana ruler, Kwaufiaared y . W. J, Cc2a, tü Virxin Avszna. ta. b. 6 Ana A Oa. handi the "Old: Fora..' fit MuMi Bit Dniapini! F?d a Salesman of aLan;e Wholesale none to us recently: Ween 1 ürt went on the road this e6on people bought goods ot me; then I had to $eli thera; then push them: then crowd them: then unload then; and now I am DUMPING them. We are in the &me position as the sales man. In addition to eur own large stoci, we bought the Simon Hays stock at assignee's sale at lew than fcalcost, and although we did an enor mous buiinesa wo find ourtalves largely over stocked with goeds, and, like the salesman, must .DUM 2? TJ-XJSZVX ! en Elegant 525 Overccat3 for SIS. 818 Overccata for 3 and $10. 80 Overcoats for 5. 822 Salts for 15. $18 Euita for 312. 815 Ali-TOcol Buit3 for $10. 12 AU-r7ccl Suits for 87. Fren and odd lots or Kea'n and Boys goots way down blo-.? cost. Eoys' OvercoU and aits 2a to 4ü portent below regular prices. He never advertise what we do not perform, and we pay yoa h&Te 'nevar seen goods at such low rrices as we shall otfer then during the coin in week, and during this Dumping sale. MODUL ' C5LOTHINO OO. ercc!&Irfduct:ort !n rt:r tie Underwear and llotierr, Gloves and MuiMers Fmtor Orerccat lioxz cur i;cy' Depaitmcct, a TJnlcadlng won't do; It is not fast enovghrwe ranst sell the Roods EUARDLEä3 OF COST! alUtS Will LOt be COIHiderad diitin- thl tnofUl WASHINGTON. A Mnnclo Man Talked of for Commisftioncr of Pensions. Blaine's Sctt Year Calls Show Bitter ness of Spirit What Become of the Money I A Strang Reason Urged for Prool dont Arthur Being Sent to tho Senate. Borne Interesting- Notes of the Doings at the Nation's Capital. COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS. Dr. James, of Muscle, Paid to Stand a Good Chance of Securing the Position-Personalities. Special to the Sentinel. "Waehiugton, Jan. 5. This evening's Critic has the following Indiana gossip: "If I were an aspirant for the Commissioner- ship of Pensions I would rather have the chances of my Hocsier friend than that of any other man,," observed an Indiana Congressman to a Critic man this afternoon, "I refer," he continned, "to Dr. Milton James, of Muncie. Dr. James and Vice President elect are intimate per Eonal friends, and have been for many years. Tneir wives visit each ether and these men are like brothers, to if Mr. Hend riefcs has any inlinence, Dr. James will be the man. I have talked to a good many Indiana Democrats hera in Cocgress and elsewhere and they all Fpeak of Dr. James as being the man they will present for the place. Does he want it? Yes; he fcaa said to friends in the .State dar ing the past week that it the oüic is ten dered to him he would accept. Senator Vcorhces will indorse him. Judge Lowery i3 his ardent friend, eo are Colonel Matsan and all the members who know him. Governor Gray end the leading men of the party in the State have expressed themselves lot Dr. Jarnfs, and a number of them have written letters here in his favor duriDg the past week." "By gerne means and fcr tome reason there seems to be quite a good deal of boom among Indianians for James, who is spoken of as eminently fitted for the place, and a3 deterring of it for every reason." Major W. H. Calkins, who has bsen in this city since the middle of last week, will start to his home et Indianapolis to-night. Fred W. Ueath and wife, of jMuncie, Ind., who have been spending tbeir honeymoon at the Kbbit for several days, will go to Dai tire ore to-morrow niht, and on the following eveiiing, will start for Ohio for a 7,-eek's visit. Thero he will complete the organiza tion of a banking company t3 do buiinees at Mnncie in the latter part of this mouth. Mr. Heath is one of the most capable and Eccce.'sf nl backers in the State, and will em bark in his new house under the most favor able auspices. Ii. N. Pernot, of Fort Wayne, an employe of the House Document Room, left for In dianapolis to night, to help a friend from his home in his candidacy for doorkeeper of the Lower House of the Legislature. ULAINE'd NEW YEAi; CALLS. lie Visits His Supposed Friends in the Cabinet, and Slights Those He Supposes to lie Arthur Frieml. Special to the Sentinel. "Washington, Jan. 5 "It takes a good deal of nerve for a man to do what Mr. Blaine did on New Year a Day," said a Dsmocratic Congressman to day. "He called upon those members of the Cabinet that he supposed had treated him veil durng the late campaign, and the otnen he turned his nose up at. He believes ths . Secretaries Chandler, Teller, Lincoln an l McCullochare all right, but characteriz-1 the others as educated boys," 4What do you think of such action upoa the part of Mr. Blaine?" I asked. "It means," replied the Congressman, "that he intends measnring swordj with in class of men representing the Ideas of the administration. In other wards, I think Mr. Blaine mear.s to thow his displeasure with Arthur and his friends more aiid more, and to go about witn a chip oa his shoulder, relv for a fight." "Which faction can defeat the other ?' "Men cf my party think Mr. Blaine on phi to be in the same frame of mind that the boy whom the calf ran over he ought 1 1 have nothing to say. He ought to give Ui silence, and a good deal of that." "Do you think Secretary Chandler has any thing of consequence in his intrmation bag, which he threatens to untie and let nut if Jones, Elkins it Co. dont stop talkiDg?" "I was given an intimation of whit that information was the other day. It pertains to tbe iracsgement of the campaign moaily, and reflects somewhat upon thj integrity of both Jones and Elkins. Although Caeiler is a friend to Blaine he dees not think him a proper man to run for the Presidency. If Ctandler were to print his thoughts he would tay that tha incapacity, cr rather the disability o Jones was the first blunder of the Republican cm r afen, and tbe suspicion the people had of Elkins was the second blunder, and that the influence which ;Uided Blaine helped him down the hiiJ of defeat. Conceding Blaine to have been the proper man to nominate, Mr. Chandler thinks the organization of the committees about him was ts bed as could be, and would have defeated anybody." President Arthur Too Poor to Settle Down Wants to be Senator to Help Ills Fi nances. b'pedal to the Eer.IneL Waseinctox, Jan 5 As a a argument ad vanced fcr the election of President Arthur to the Senate, his friends here say that he is not financially able to retire from the White House with tbe dignity one should, and that if he can go iatJ the Senate he will la enabled to let himself down. It is stated thatTresident Arthur is worth between $75,000 and $100,000 in fluctuating bonds and real estate, lie is not considered a very successful lawyer, and has for many years lived largely off of politics and polit ical influence, or what they brought him, rather. He has ipsnt nearly all his salary of $50,000 a year as President in gorgeous receptions and his campaign fcr nom ination. , WUEKE THE MONEY GOES. No Paplc Expected, the Money Generally Traveling the 2oBds, Paying; Debts, ßettllng; Up TIm. Special to the Sentinel. Waehisgtok, Jan. 5. Comptroller of the Currency Cannon sajs more money is being put into new banka and old than is taken out, and that therefore the flaw of cash into the country is increasing rather than de creasing. It is this apparent fact that puzzles the statesmen. While more riioney is going out for circulation than a year ago, more of it is aTso going out of the Treasury for ex lenses and less of it coming for duties, revenues, etc. In their frenzy they aalr what becomes of it? Brprc-sentative rren from all parts of the country come here every day. They eay this money all gees to pay debts: that tbe rca?ses of men are in debt, and tbatfor ttree months the great body of cash has been traveling from one pocket to the other in E3ttlement3. They think that aftor the first of next month the times will loose up. Senator McDonald says bo, too. No panic is apprehended. It is interpreted simply as paying-up t:me. Itandall I'rrparing a llig Fight in the Sen. ate. Epedal to tho extinct. Washington, Jan. 5. Unless something almost miraculous i3 done in the House there will be a big light over the reconstruction cf the ccatt defenses and fortifications. There are $G,000,0C0 between the ideas of the Secretary of War and the Republican and quite a number of Democratic members upon the one sid, and Mr. Randall and a large majority of hts fol lowers upon the ether side. Unless the Dem ocrats agree in caucus to postpone this work until it can be done all under the supervi sion of their party, there will be a difficulty. It is probable", however, that the caucus will rule in the rjatter. NATIONAL NOTES. Voorhees' Kill The President to Visit New Orleans 3 aim Con rt-Martial Secretary Teller on Indian Leages-Other Items. Washington, Jen. 5. Voorheea' bill amending the prnsion law3 provides that all pensions which have been cr may be granted in consequence of military service rendered tinc9 March 4, 1S01, shall com mence from tie date ot the death or disability, becnuso of which the pen sion is asked, and in consideration of pecs'on cases tho eoldisr or failcr eh.nlihe presumed to have b-ien sennd phys ically at the time of enlistment. Th3.S2cre!ary cf War to-day transmitted to the Senate the engineer's report, advising the purchase by the Government of the Portage Lake and Lake Superior ship canal for $350,000. Representatives McAdoo and Randall re returned to Washirgton to day, and express them! elves delighted with the reception tendered them in the Southern citres. Nominations for postmasters: Mis3 Re becca Snape, of Teter.'burgh, 111.; John A. Childs, of Kvanston, 111.; John P. Cium, cf Tombstone, Ariz. Roland A. Thorne, of Lexington, Tenn., has been restored to practice aaau attorney befcre the Interior Department. It is probablo that the Court of Claims will render a decision In the Pacific Railroad claims next Monday. Tne President will leave Wftshinton about the 15th inst., for New Orleans, to visit the exposition, unless the condition of public a Hairs at that time shall makä ; Ecce-SFary to change tbe present plans. T- j will be accompanied by eome of the m"t ! bers cf the Cabinet, and expects to retur to Washington in about ten days. When the Swaim Court-martial convene! Judge J. J. Johnson, the attorney wh . brought suit asrainst Batemau on a due bi;, in behalf of Bricht, Humphrey & Co., wa- called. He testified that he had had a coz versation about the nota with Genera Sjraira befcre Euit was brought, ii which the latter told him ha di rect want to buy in his ow uame because of his position in the armv but he had some differences with Batemau about his accounts, and could not get a ee tlement, and wished the matter settled. testified also that General Swaim told him he was willing that Bateraan should be al- lowed all defenses in this suit acains. that "duo bill" that he ha? against it. He also testified thi General Swaim told him that the $5,000 represented bv the "due bill" was a special deposit, separat? and distinct from the deposit with Bateman, which was to have been drawn up for stock transactions; also, that General Swaim did not represent to him that he (Swaim) claimed the whole amount of the note. Ad jcunied. Secretary Teller has written a long letter to the Chairman of the Senato Committee on Indian Affairs upon tbe subject of leases of Indian lands. He eajs, in part, that th? Interior Department has for years recognized the right of IcdiaES to receive compensation fcr the paitursge of etock on their reserva tions, and that such right his also been reccgnize.d by tha courts, and the Sea te committee. The privilege to pasture cattle is only a license and not a lease, and there is no interest in tha lands cccupied. The Indians, the Secretary says, did attempt to rc&fce leases, but the department refused to rfcognize them beyond treating them as a license, ravokable by tho Indians at will. No one can question their right to make such a disposition of the grass grcwiug cn their lands as they have made concerning the pecuniary gains which the Indians did not derive from licenses to use tbe products of their laDd?, which thy grant the wbites. Tbe Secretary eays they ars now receiving 70 for every dollar received under the old tystem. With respect to allowing Indians to control lars and valuable tracts enitHble for agricaltnnl purposes the Secretary concludes they ehouid net be permitted to own Euch tracts t3 the exclusion of settlers, when such landi aie not needed by the Indians, and that it is a misfortune to any country to have its lands held in large quantities by a few own ers, who neither make use of it themselves cor allow ethers to do eo. OLtBAL FOREIGN NEWS. The Trial of the American Petty Ship Offi cers for the 2Xarder of a Sailor Taken to London. London, Jan. 5. The second mate, Wil liam Ran5cher, and the boatswain, Ferdi nand Koelpm, of the American ship L F. Chapman, from San Francisco, attested at Birkenhead, about two weeks ago, on a charge cl having murdered a Russian seaman named Jansen, have been ordered to London. An Oiamination in their case will tba be had in accordancs with the extraJIctioa treaty. Ssveral members of the Crew cf the I. F. Champan complained mm . . 1 A a l ILat the captain nan aisratea mem oecause they had testified against the second mate and boatswain. The Magistrate expressed sympathy with the complainants andal lowed each of them damages to the amount 3 and expenses, Thompson, the first offi cer of the ship, and DtCcsaia, shipping eg nt, were summoned to appear bfora the magistrate tor menacing and assaulting the couttsble who had charge cf th cae. The bearing in their case was adjourned until Satuiday. CoDtiibnliDg to the Sufferers The Stu dents' Circulan. Madrid; Jan. 5. All the D8wspap3r3 pub lish a manifesto summoning all cl&S3es to contribute to the fund being raised tor the relief of those who sufl'ered from the recent earthquakes. The University students have issued an appeal to the comrades in the provinces urging contributions to the fund. The reopening of tbe lectures at the university ha3 been made the occasion for a committee of students to hsno a circular, declaring that the causes which determined their ncn attendance upnn the lecture dur ing the concluding weeks of last session still exist. Tfce circular further calls special at tention to the assertions recently made by the Government in the Senate, ascribing a political meaning to the rcent manifesta tions by the students. The committee, therefore, will maintain their present atti tude, but leave to their comrades complete liberty of action. Still Have Hopes of Capturing the Dyna miters. London, Jan. 5. The police in nowise dis pair in ultimately capturing the authors of the dynamite outrage at Gowen Street Station on th Underground Railroad. All the first and eccond-clycs paseoeers in the Haruniersmith train on Friday night have been requested to coairuunicate with the police authorities at Scotland Yard. Forger ArrtnTed. Vienna. Jan. 5. Von Birly ha9 been ar rested rt Neutra for forpery. He negotiated the fcrgea bills through various bants to the extent of r jü.COO. The names forced were Piinca O'.Dcssalchi and Count Ejterhazy. r Intention ot lilgring. Paris, .in. ALara! Peyrcc, Ministsr of Marine, has rso intention of resigning. His views are in complete accord with tbos of General Lewal, the ne Minister of War, Cholera anil Lingers. Rome, Jan. 5. A few cases ef cho!era oc curred at Gaeta. CLEARANCES. Tbe State of Trade for the Pant Week, with the Percentages of Increase and De crease. Boston, Jan. 5. Tbe following table, com piled from special dispatches ,to the Pelt from the roauaers of tbe principal Clearing houses of the United States, gives the gros3 exchanges for the week ending January 3, with percentage increase and decrease As compared with the corresponding week last year: New Yorü i 51' 1,5..477 70,1-9 l,0V2( 47,C8."8; 40.102:J7' i;,7.0.161 12,6S4.SVv 00. 803,123 Js50o.OO:); 6.72A415 4,co;),ooo 4.l:W,fQJ 3,977,000 8,201,6'.V 2,210,079 l.StO.i'Ji j,p.72,52:) 1.2-Vi,0X 711,112 1 031.6-U 730, ?fl 8I9.S53 777,224 3'.6,fXK) 453,57$, l-c.. Dec Dec... Dec. Dec. Fnc .. Dec. Doc. Dec. Dt:C. Bonon- Philadelphia ... 7.5 ...21 9 ...21.:? ...137 .. 6.S ...15.7 ...10.1 ...64 2 ... 9.9 Chicago , 6t Louis. San Frsuci5CO Baltimore , Cincinnati -.. Pittfrbun; Louisville Prcvi-ience Milwaukee Kansas City De 17.5 Dec 11.3 Inc r.6 Dec 10.3 Dec Hi. 2 Petroit Cleveland ITetnpLif- J Dec- .. 4 1 ...20.G ... 4 9 ...13.5 ...12.S ,.-2153 ...11 8 ...1P.9 .... 6 Ji Indianapolis Hartford...... Peoria New Haven Dec . Dec.. Dec. Dec-. Dec... Dec. Dec... Dec. Portland.. VYerctJticr- Sprinefield I)welu Syracuse. Dec . .34.1 Total. Outside J'ew York S 780 33,99 1 Dec 22.S -I 240,333,171 Dec 9,1 Columbus Notes. Special to the Sentinel. Columbcs, Ind., Jan. 5. Samuel Calhoun W88 thrown from his buggy near Waymans- ville, in this county, on Saturday eveaing, and received what are thought to ba fatal injuries. Tho ecalp was torn from the right side of the ber.d the chesk was cut through, one arm was injured, and th spinal column received a severe shook. Up is fcrty years of age, uamarr.td, and bal just returned from the South to visit LI father's family, who reside in this county. The County Commissioners met here to day and elected Dr. J. S. Arwme Scratary of the County L'rard of Health. Thomas Gaines, for fifty years a resident of this county, died at his residence in Wayne Township cn Sundav night. The body cf Lucy Grifüth, who wa? drowned December 31, was recovered on Sit urday erening and buried yesterday. The funeral wa3 one of the largest ever seen hare. Harn Uurned. Special to the Sentinel. Siielbyviuf, Ind., Jan. 5. The barn bs longlng to Mr3. Elizabeth Jenkins, eituatei In Van Buren Townehip, this county, was pet on fire and burned, with all its contents, Saturday night about 11 o'clock. LD55, 3. Itsured in tbe Continental of New York fcr 000, S folio'rt'e: Barn, $200; cjntenü, $ COO, THE rOLiCE BOARD, Captain W. R. Myers Gives Some Facts Concerning the Lato Election. The Statement That He Attempted to Bulldoze the Governor a Sheer Fabrication. Captain Myers' Action Directed by a Desire for the City's Good Eome of the Men Pro posed by Him. A representative of the Sentinel wended his way to the State buildings yesterday for the purpose of interviewing Hon. W. R. Myers, Secretary of State, upon mstterj re lating to the election of a Polles Coaimifl Eioner to fill the vacancy occasioned by tha resignation of Mr. Maiott. Captain Myers received the repsrter with his accustomed cordiality, but when the mission was announced the gallant Captain eeemed little inclined to talk for the beneSt of the public. "Captain, I notice that a portion of the city prees is bandying your name in connec tion with the action of the board whose dutv it is to elect Police Commissioners." "Yes, my attention has been called to va rious reports to which you doubtless allude, bntsuch misreDresentations have become S3 common that I am persuaded they are de signed to mislead public opinion. And when malignity instead of manliness pre dominates the truth has little show in the contest" 'Exactly; but my purpose is to get at the facts as it may please you to state them. A city paper on Saturday, among other things, reported incidents of the meeting for the election of Mr. Malott'a successor as follows: About tbe only exception was Mr. Failey, from whom the Democratic oilicials had indirectly re ceived word that he would accept. Edward H. Dean, ex Councilman, was proposed fcy tae Gov ercor, but Secretary Myers protested vigorously acainst him, oa the ground thnt he was a ward politician, and a prospective candidate for a county oHice. At this juncture Lee Mothershead rattle his appearance and secured an Interview with Governor Portfr, which resulted in the ltter nomiuatlne J. J. Turner, Superintendent of the Ind.aLapalis and Yinccanes Railroad, for the CoKinhfeionership. Again there was objection on the part of Myers, who intimated that tha Gov ernor would Fupport Failey bat for fear of hurt Ins the 'Leiinss of John C. New's oran." 'If agreeable. I would like to have your version of the affair." "In a matter of such elmitted importance as the appointment of Police Commission ers, the public has a right to know it the upon whom the lay confers tbe responsibil ity cf selection are peverned by prudent considerations of the best interests of soci ety. So far as the selection of a gentleman to fill the piece vacated by Mr. Malott cencemed, I esteem it proper to say that I proposed for the consideration of Governor Porter the names of T. P. Haughey, J. S. Spsnn, Robert Browning, Dr. Alabaster, Rev. T. A. Goodwin, William H. H. Miller ar.d many ethers equally prominent. These gentlemen stand h'gh in public esteem, and are, I think, among the most substantial representatives o! the Re publican party in Indianapolis. That Governor Porter did not see proper to nomi nate any one of them for Police Commis sioner was a surprise to me, and will doubt less be inexplicable to fair minded Repub licans generally. In this connection I think it well to remark' that I had ao intimation that in a room adjoining the Governor's cihee, where the meeting was held, a reporter was sitting taking notes, and daaw ing on his imagination for facts (?) which pieced me in a falee position, and this was equally true cf my Democratic associates. I had supposed the State ofheers were hold in? a private meeting and were udner obli gations to the pub'icto make such reference to candidates as the public good rcauired. I certainly have no objections to the widest publicity of my crhcial tcts or official expressions, and am probably as in different f.s most men to gratuitous misrepresenta tion. This leads me to say that I did not 'protest vigorously' against Mr. Dein, thosga I did refer to him as a citizen want ing in eome of the qualifications required for a Police Commissioner. I did not ob ject to Mr. J. J. Tamer, nor did I intimate that Governor Porter would, support Mr. Failey but for fear of hurting the feelings of John C. New's organ. Such deliberate misrepresentations appear to gentlemen dif ficult of explanation." "I ask your attention to the following, which, as you will observe, appears edito rially in the Journal of this morning: As fcr Secretary Myers' coarse and la suiting taunt to Governor Porter, that he ws afraid of public opinion in his choice of a Com missioner, it may probably be enough to tay that thSFiiiritof the remark was entirely worthy of and becoming to the Secretary of ütate. 'I certainly am cblhrsd for your consider ation in this matter. It is presumable that tbe Journal predicated its thrust at me upon the report which appeared in the News, for which there was not the slightest founda tion, and I only do the Governor simple jus tice by saying that he has assured me he is in nowise responsible for the flagrant mis representation, and I ehall have a right to believe that the Journal, when tha facts come to its knowledge, will promptly make the amende honorable. However, in sach matters it would be far preferable for a paper to know the facte before it gives currency to fahehocd." "I should like to have your views, Cap tain, relating to the efficiency of the Metro politan Police, as compared with the condi tion of things under the old regime. I am the more anxious to obtain your views because the Republican press has quite recently bought to make it appear that the pief-ent fcrc9 is inefficient." "I am aware of tbe criticisms of the Re publican press, but citizens generally, with out reeard to party affiliations, have do difilcilty in aualyzing the moral spasms which have cf late alllicted the Republican press. It is well known when the police force was solid Republican, saloon; remalued open at night as long as it was profitable and il&t no special regard was paid to the Sabbath. Under the "old regime gambling dens were numerous, and their yictimi were counted by scores and hundred?. My infor mation 13 that under the Metronolitin Po lice supervision the condition of affair has greatly improved. Gambling dens have dis appeared, saloons are closed at 12 o'clock at night cr earlier, and are not kept open on Sundays. It may be, and doubtless is true, that the police force is not as large as the area cf the city demand?, but that is not to he charged to the fact that the fores is non partisan rather than solid Rjpablicm, and in due time a remedy will doubtless ba found for thi3 lack of numerical force. Prudent men are satisfied that the Metro politan Tolice is fairly meeting requirements, and the Republicaa press, by its partisan and unjust criticisms, is having the effect to establish it more firmly in the esteem of fair-minded men." At this juncture the Sentinel's represen tative took occasion to thank the cDurteous Captain . for his kindnase and bowed him self out. THE COUNCIL MEETING. Reports from the Various City OClcers and Committees. Work of City Attorney Denny During" the Year of 1884 The Fire De partment Resolution. There was a regular meeting of th Coun cil last evening, and nineteen members an swered to their names when tb.6 roll was called. Anumberof bids for constructing abridge over Pogue's Run on East street were sub mitted, and after thty had been read were referred to the Committee on Contracts. On recommendation of the Committee on Contracts, contracts were awarded the follow ing contractors: H. C. Roney, Richter & Twiname, R. P. Dunning, J. D. Hosa & Co., and Hanway & Cooper. The City Engineer reported that several lots would be effected by the widening of the State ditch; also, that he had been in formed that a strip of land fifty feat in widt'i and extending the whole length ot the ditc i was at one time condemned by the State for ditch purposes. The contemplated improve ment, the report says, in no case exceeds the width of said condemnation. The City Cierk reported that the dead ani mal contractor would not file his bond and pay into the Treasury the amount of his bid until tbe city protected him in his rights sa tbat he could faithfully carry out his con traet, end not be interferred with by others. The clerk was instructed to readvertise for bids. The City Engineer reported that the Eagle Machine Works would not allow the Union Company to continue the work of removing its arches and other obstructions from the bed of Pogue's Run Eear Meridian street. On motion ot Mr. Thalman the City Attor ney was directed to draw up the proper no tices and the Street Commissioner be direct ed to serve them, requiring the above men tioned ccmpany to remove th aforesaid arches under their building. Upon tneir failure to remove the obstructions within sixty days the Street Commicsioner would be ordered to do the work. On reccomendatioa of the Hospital Board Ctarles G. Mullsr, architect, was al lowed ?154 35 for professional sprvices ren dered in the construction of the wcat wing and auditions t) the Citf Hcspital build ings Tbe claim of Peter Rentier, contractor, fcr ?4,4C9.00, balance on contract, wa"üalw allowed. - The Mayor reported tiiat be had coliectea 5380.73 in flees and fees during the month of December; alto that for the year 1KS4 he bad paid into the County Treasury, for the use of the common school fuod, the sum of $34,011.29, the amount of fines col lected in State cases. The report of the City Treasurer was sub mitted, making the following showing: Bal ance on hand January 1, Tomlinson estate, $64,061.78; additional City Hall fund, $15, 749 94; Sinking Fund, 0,845.90; General fund, $103,877.71. The City Clerk submitted an itemized 8tatercent "ehowinc that orders amounting, to ?3 1.727.91 had been drawn on the City Trpssary during the month of December. T3ie Board of Public improvements re ported that f42,9S5.51 had been expended ia tbe street repair department during the year of 1S84. The City Attorney submitted a report showing that he had tried and disposed of 33 ceEes, to which the city was a party in tbe Federal, Supreme, Circuit and Superior Courts during the year of 1584. Of these, 20 have been finally disposed of in favor of the city. Of the other 7 but 2 have so far involved the city in the actual payment of damages. During hia full term of office, three years, 120 cases have been dispose I of in the higher courts above named. Of these, 08 have been finally decided in favor of the city, 21 against "her, 2 compromised, 2 abandoned by order of the Council and the other 3 are now pending on appeal In the Supreme Court. Of taid 12'i reports tried by the City Attorney but G have involved the city in the payment of money j udgments, tbe total amount of euch judgments beins $2.C8G52. He has collected by suit and otherwise secured to the city during his term about $9,000. On motion of Mr. Haugh, the Health Board was instructed to investigate the pro prietorship of the wagon and harness used by William Griffin while a member of the Health Board and now in his possession. A resolution was introduced and referreJ to a special committee of three, that the Chief of the Fire Department be directed not to permit the department or any part there of to go beyond the city limits, except ta the Irjeane Asylum, fcr the purpose of extin guishing fires at any time or under any cir cumstances: ''Provided, ho n ever, That this order shall not apply to cases of conflagra tions in neighboring towns and cities, where the Engineer has reason to believe fair corn-pens-tion will be allowed this city for the services rendered and expanses incurred." Mr. Rees moved that th8 question of mov ing the track of the C, I., St. L. and C. Railway Company further west into Mis souri street, between Georgia and Market streets, be referred to the Judiciary and Railroad Committees and City Attorney, with instructions to confer with the officers of said company in reference thereto, and also with reference to the removal of the with tracks further away lrom private prepcrty. Adopted. On recommendation cf the Bcari of Pab lie Improvements the City Clerk was au thorized to contract for thj preparation of an index to the journals of the Council anvl Beard for the year 183 1, to cost not exceed ing 5300. Amotion wss adopted that the City En riceer be instructed to advertise at once for bids to widen and deepen the State Ditch. An ordinance was pawed providing for the construction cf a brick sewer two fest in diameter, in and along Morris street, from Chestnut street to the Madison avenue sewer. The Council then adjourned.