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I 1 CRpkO’S MURDERERS. fciianjff of Venue Granted la (ho Cases of Rafferty and Perfect. The frmer Prefers Lake, and the fetter Will County, to be tried in. HHrs. Boice Granted Another Continuance—Tli© Peri Case. In theDriminal Court, yesterday morning, the applicable for a change of venue in the cases of the nurderers Perteet and Rafferty were taken u» and disposed of. Therewere compara tively-fiw people in the court-room, due, prob ably, to;he fact that the proceedings commenced at a quarter of 10 o’clock. Both the prisoners were promt, and each looked well, and as if he was satiified with the result of the efforts of his counsel :o secure immunity from hanging. Sub joined if what took place * THE CASE OF BAFFEETT. Mr. Bsed—lf the Court please, at the last Sep tember :erm of this court, Christopher Bufferty, who is aow in court, was tried and convicted of the mmder of Officer O’Meara, and the jury fixed as his punishment that he should suffer deathby hanging. His counsel, Mr. Small, who is also in court, took the case on a writ of error to the Su premo Court, aud tho Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Court belowupbntwo grounds; tiie Tnn;r» one, however, is that tho Court below refused to change the venue on the application of the prisoner. I have a certified copy of the opinion of tho Supreme Court in the case now in my hand, in which they hold that the Court should have granted a change of venue. The Court—l have read the opinion. Mr. Becd—l call up the case this morning, and desiro the counsel [Mr. Small] to stato whether ho 'desires to renew that motion now, and have the venue changed. Mr. Small—Undoubtedly. The Court—You wish to insist on the mo tion ? ilr. Small—Yes, sir. ilr. Reed—The statute provides, if the Court please, that the next nearest county The Courtr—Yes, where the complained of does not exist. Lake County is probably Mr. Reed—What has been the uniform prac tice? - The Court—lt is the most convenient county. Mr. Small, is that agreeable to you? Mr. Small—l want to say this: I have been in formed that it was not advisable for thte case to go to Lake County. I have-not drawn any peti tion with a view of having it talien from Lake County and sent to any other county, but if, in the opinion of this Court, to whom this petition is now addressed, Christopher Eaffercy can secure as fair and impartial trial of his cause there in that comity as in any other county, I shall acquiesce in the venue being changed to that county. The Court—For aught I know he can, and X therefore change the venue from this county to Lake Comity. THE CART*. OF FEBTEET. Mr. Heed. That disposes of the Rafferty case. There is another case in the same condition, your Honor, that of Andrew J. Perteet; and in that case— The Court—l presume probably the reason why Judge Knowlton [Pertcet’s counsel] is not here ss.it is not quite 10 o’clock. I told lum yes terday that tho case had been put off till this morning at 10 o’clock. Ah! there he is now [tho Judge came into the room at this moment]. Do you wish to insist upon your motion for a change of venue in the case of Perteet ? Mr. Knowlton—Undoubtedly. That I agreed with Mr. Bead to take up this morning. The Court (to Mr. Beed}—l suppose you have nothing further to gay in the matter ? Mr. Reed shook his head’negatively. The Court —I have read tho opinion of the Su preme Court, and know what it is. Sir. Knowlton—Lest there might be some question abeufc tho prejudice now existing (tho case was tried so long ago), I prepared another petition, verified by an affidavit, so that there should be no question upon that subject, which I propose to file now. Mr. Reed—lt sets forth simply— Mr. Knowlton—lt set* forth— Mr. Reed—Will you read it ? Mr. Knowlton—This case was tried some time ago. your Honor will recollect, and there might be a ’question raised that the prejudice then ex isting docs not exist now, after the cause was entitled in the Court. Tho Court —The people could not take any advantage if tho venue was changed, and I am prepared to change it. Judge Knowlton then read the following pe tition. Tl:c Pcoplcofi’ie State of Illinois vs. Andrew J. Per fect; ir,d:ctrKinl/or nivrdcr, <Le, y ttc,: Andrew J. I’erteet, the defendant in the cause above entitled, respectfully petitions this honorable Court, and so petitioning gay-?, that he fears that he cannot re ceive a fair and impartial trial in or of said cause in the said Criminal Court of Cook County, on account that the Hen. .trastus S. Williams, one of the Judges of said court, and a!t«o th» Judge of tho Circuit Court of Late County and Stile of Illinois, is prejudiced against him, your petitioner; and, also, on account that the inhaluants c: said Cook County and State of Illinois are prejudiced against him, your petitioner. Wherefore, your petitioner prays that the venue of said cause be «.uEugcd to some other county, as by the statute ia such cases is made and provided ; and be alto prays that eai(* venue be not changed to ihe said CountvbfLalie; and your petitioner will ever pray, &c. ’ Andrew J. Perteet. Judge Knowlton riso read the affidavit of Per fect. setting- forth hi legal form the allegations 5n the petition. Mr. Reed—ThiP presents, of course, a differ ent question ii'cm the Rafferty case. He (Per teet) swears in this petition that Judge "Williams is prejudiced against him so that he cannot there (in Lake County) have a fair trial. (To Mr. Knowlton)—Kow will Joliet, or DuPage County, do? The Court—"Will County is nearer. Mr. Knov.-Ron —I would just as soon, have ii go to Vvill Cocuty. - ■ The Courtis Will as near as DuPage ? Mr. Kuo'..rtou—it is just as near, exactly. The statute says the nearest county. Mr.’ Reed—There is some hitch about the ccuutv sect in Vrili County. Mr.’ Knowiton—l think it had better go to Will. ‘ The Court—The venue is changed to Will County.. Mr. Reed—On the -application of the prisoner. This ended the proceedings of tho Court on the applications for a change of venue, and the prisoners v.c-re rcconducted to their cells iu the Couni.v JaiL Mr.Tlccd announced it. to be bia determinatiop'lo fellow the ca*es to the Courts of Lake and Will, Counties, although it would bo ygrv inconvenient for him to do sc. zizs. eoxce’s case. Mr. Adana, attorney for Mrs. Boyce, who is charged with killing-one Johnson, at 150. 92 West Madison street, made api?llcation for a continu ance until the next term. Mr. Heed interposed no objection, and -ins trial was accordingly de ferred. ' ■ • tee PEK CASS. Tbo announcement in yesterday’s Tp.racire, tba f Governor Primer had cr-j-imuted the sen tence of Grcgorl'Peri to imprisonment for life, caused much comment in Chicago. Nearly every one you met had something to say regard ing the action cf His Excellency, and no one wph backward in expressing himself as surprised and dissatisfied. Peri killed' iv:o men in cold blood tnd it was the-provailiug opinion that he at least of tbs dozen Chicago imirociers arrested within the past year was justly entitled to dangle from the end'- of a rope. Anxious in quiries ware made for the. names of gome of the three hundred and thirty one persons who' cigncd the petition praying for bis pardon, but-who or.whas they are could not he lean-2d. The names of the *“ substan tial and jv-i/.lthy” ones will probably be ascer tained in a .my or two. Ex-Ju<h:e Van Buren, it is eaid, tool: the document to Springfield, and urged its farorabio consideration. Gus. Van Suren, who ves associated with John ilason. in wi;j3.in ibe Criminal Court, yes terday mor»id l £' during the time the counsel of Perfect and were applying fer a cnango of venue, kxd exclaimed ** Glory to Gcd! there is justice'in /the Usd.” lie vyas talking ot Peri at the time. Ti murderer was informed oarlv in tho morning oLi m l >° petition, and a Tumvtre rieite2 him in the afternoon, and ende&Yc:’-3- : to team how. he feln bat he re jnscdtacanv—;e. *=aia .10 csemojl to te very rr, : > ; y, 2n .i Hit aaring hy: raormog ~pbefreouva-.lv i«. s fccd very tom. He or- Snly has to l e joyrti-h and S.HVCB much crnsohrii-'rulrtni tuo fact riuri La iriil ~bt bo immolated on; the altar of juc.dcc. £Jy; Sheriff liatl received no official notification p “ie commutation ,of the sentence un to i o’clock yesterday afternoon, but vUI probably receive the life-giving document to-day. ILLINOIS. Official Votes' for Representatives in Congress, Wo have heretofore published in detail the votes of the first nino districts. The following complete tuo list,, ■with a recapitulation of the whole: TENTH. Candidates* Liberal, William H. Kesce, of Macomb; Republican, William 11. Hay, of Rueh- Tiilo. . 1553 IST2 . ,-CONGRESS-, Sfp'i'r. Grant, Gr*.e > >j, Grant, AVcrc. /far/, Hvicnck. . 3.657 3.596 8.328 3.H1 3,(522 3,116 1,1130 1.3u9 7'14 1.202 028 1,20* McDonongU'2,l4s 2,721 S.tfK) 2.797 £.799 2,720 Mcrcnr J,fc« 2.078 1,019 J.9M 1,171 1,997 Sclwtas... 1.7W 1,311 Lf»77 MSd 1,661 1.435 Warn. a.... I,l*lß 2,St« 1.611 2,494 1,712 2,489 Total...ii.wl 13,823 lu.yby J 3.018 11, aw Ls,ys2 Maj .... 2,033 .... 1,066 » ELEVENTH. Candidates! Liberal, Robert M. Knapp, of Jerseyville; Bepublican, Asa C. Matthews, of Pittsfield. . 1568 1372 . /-CONGRESS-, Sei/tn'r, Omni, Gre*'i/, Cmiif, Knapp.l]at'<r* Adams 5,741 4,774 5,177 4,343 5.271 4,5^0 Brown l,S(i2 Kill 1.322 313 1,371 *24 Calhoun ... 703 323 s£o 426 597 480 Greene 2,569 1.283 2,197 1,371 2.246 1.385 Jersey 1,993 1,131. 1,388 1.129 1,379 1.136 Pike 3,319 2,775 2.827 2,634 2.849 2,729 T0ta1...15,831 11,366 13,491 10,716 23,713 1u,»4 Maj 4,465 .... 2,775 .... 2,329 TWELFTH. Candidates: Liberal, James O. Robinson. of Springfield; HepnbLlcan, M. 11. Chamberlain, of Beardstown. . 1868 . , IST2 /-CONGRESS—, Heyin'r, Grant, Gree'y, Grant. lioVn, Ctmmh Cass 1,403 1,077 1.154 1.147 1,140 l,»fi Christian.. 2.285 2.017 2,633 2,21‘J 2.713 2.20 l Menard.... 1.295 1,066 1,149 935 1,187 too Morcan.... 2.773 2,663 2,442 2.756 2,374 2.;-6 Sangamon. 4,875 4,111 4.552 4.149 4.M9 4,16* Scott 1.127 1,135 1,072 831 I.HO Total ..13,758 12,069 12.153 13,233 12,311 Maj 1,689 .... 674 .... *3 THIRTEENTH. Candidates: Liberal, Clifton H. Moore, of Clinton; Bepublican, John McNulta, of Bloom ington. , -JSS3 , , 1672 > .-CONGRESS— Sctpn'r. Grant . Grc'y, Grunt, Moor* HcX'Ja DoTVitt.... 1,340 1,652 1.605 1,734 1,f06 1.M5 Logan 1,932 2,515 1,914 2,446 1,914 2,423 Mason 1,719 1.677 1.554 1,388 1,6*9 1,403 McLean.. . 3,853 5,8*5 8.33j 5.84 a 3,463 5,W*9 Tozowcll... 2,735 2,728 2,092 2,330 2,153 2,350 T0ta1...11.554 14,467 10,330 13.771 10,SW 13,490 Maj .... .... 2,913 .... 3,441 .... 2,«0 FOURTEENTH. Candidates: Liberal,. William E. Kelson, of Decatur; Bepublican. Joseph G. Cannon, of Tuscola. , 1868 ~ 1873 v,—CONGRESS—, S>um'r. Grant Grant. 2*el*m>,Cannon, Champaign 2,135 3,250 1.946 3,775 2,124 8.734 Coles ...T.. 2,247 2,653 2,411 2,647 2,497 2,635 Doaclas.... 1,133 1,366 1,123 1,650 i 1,307 1,410 Macon 2,2*6 2,771 2,334 2,753 2,453 2,701 Piatt 773 1,265 923 1,433 1.060 1.J87 Vermilion. 2,054 Total. ..10,567 14,595 10,444 15.531 11,425 15,161 Maj 4,028 .... 5,W7 .... 3,536 FIFTEENTH. Candidates: Liberal, John B. Eden, of Sul livan; Bepublican, George Hunt, of Paris. , 1863 ~ 1873 . /—CONGRESS—. Stym'r, Grant Gres' 1/. Grant. £de», Muni, Clark 1,906 1,548 1.713 1,713 1,844 1,719 Crawford .. 1,477 1,130 1,0*2 1.156 1,242 1,168 Cumberl’nd 1,344 l t w7 1.156 1,106 1,227 1,110 Edgar. 2.320 2,293 2.1*0 2,294 2,314 2,2 ii Eflmcham. l.ft'O 1,021 1.61S I,l*C 1,699 1,110 Jasper 1,134 871 1,««3 917 1,118 919 Lawrence.. 1,175 1,074 1,175 1,110 1,145 1,115 Moultrie... 1.146 857 1.127 995 1,230 96i» Shelby 2.977 1,853 2.664 l,«Jl 2,764 1,9u9 Tefa1...15,169 11,679 Maj 4,490 .... 1,455 .... 2,255 .... SIXTEENTH. Candidates: Liberal, Silas L. Bryan, of Salem; Bepublican, James S. Martin, of Salem. , 1868 . , 1372 , /—CONGRESS—, Seym'r, Grant, Grcr'y, Grant. Bryan. Martin, Bond 773 1,558 911 1,349 956 1,315 Clay. 1.339 1.391 1.360 1,668 *'l,Sl7 1,(V6 Clinton.... 1.570 1,559 1,749 1.319 1,797 1,236 Fayette.... 2,029 1.711 1.7U 1,727 1,«3 1,7:3 Marion.... 2,190 2.1N? 2.291 2.663 2,231 2,206 Xlontgom’y 2,7i0 2,173 2,518 2,213 2,U(>5 2,246 Washingt’n 1,2=3 1.861 1.240 1,742 1,258 1,784 T0ta1...11,854 Maj 553 311 210 SEVENTEENTH. Candidates : Liberal, William B. Morrison, of Waterloo; Bepublican, John E. Hay, of Belle ville. Sertm'r, Grant, Gree'y Grant, Hay. Maconpln.. 3.431 3,153 3.235 3,(.81 3,4(2 3,055 Madison... 3,653 4,192 8,564 3,671 3,7bl 3,728 Monroo .... 1,345 966 1,583 522 1,9,3 286 St. Clair... 3,269 4,814 4,099 4.215 4.119 4,215 Total...lL 693 35.125 12,481 11,489 13.215 11.316 Maj 1,427 992 .... 1,899 EIGHTEENTH. Candidates: Liberal, George W. Wall, of D*i- Quoia; Bepublican, Isaac Clements, of Carbon dale. • S*’jm'r, Grant, Grrr’y, Grant. Wall. CUn'ts Alexander.. 1.098 639 1,039 1,231 1.013 - 1,815 Jackson .... 1,333 1,303 1,510 1,857 1,833 2 1,899 Johnson.... 1,612 l,'2'/4 535 1,146 '705 1,147 Massac 611 669 1,017 735 1,013 Perry 9J2 1,551 1,033 1,489 1,177 1,356 Popo 593 1,151 599 1,186 624 l,leo Pulaski 645 534 694 3,043 707 I.W? Randolph... 1,837 1.W3 1,866 1,860 L 926 1,9>/ Union - 1,7r6 956 1,730 • 862 1,764 86, Williamson. 1,333 1,4W 1,314 1,332 3,4i0 1.&4 T0ta1,...1h523 11,640 10,989 13,045 11,274 12,?:*9 Maj Ib 3 2,056 1,725 NINETEENTH. Candidates: Liberal, Samuel S. Marshall, of McLeansboro; Bepublican, Green B. Baum, of Harrisburg. • . 1553 . / 1872 ./-CONGRESS-, Seym'r. Grant, Gree'y, Grant, J lar'H. Jiuum Edwards... 421 411 871 423 569 Franklin.,.. 1,273 1,021 1,078 953 1,167 950 Gallatin 1,025 704 1,129 850 1,164 822 Hamilton... 1,234 totf 1,191 875 1,2-?. 876 Hardin 450 313 443 427 463 423 Jefferson... 1.930 1,116 3,763 3,340 1,829 1,282 Richland... 1,355 1,337 1,343 3,317 1,393 I.3WJ Salire 1,143 1,W3 1,046 1,107 1,1u4 1,071 Wabash .... 831 764 869 797 90S 803 Wayne 1,581 1.525 1,664 1,624 1,731 1.C16 White 1.752 1,076 1,758 I,£>4 1,709 1,233 T0ta1....13/JSO 10.824 12,695 11,415 13,2-7 11,251 Maj 2,425 1.280 2,036 EECATITULATION. .—PRESIDENT—, /-CONGRESS-, Grtttcy. Grant. A/'*. Hep, First e.tf.'S 13,103 7,235 12,870 Second 8,847 12,521 8,873 12.182 Third 4.713 9,610 4,963 9,2(13 Fourth 4,579 *16,022 5,075 15,390 Fifth 7,203 13,804 - 7,533 14,036 Sixth 6,857 13,161 7,213 13,133 Sovcatb 7,979 13,462 8,199 12,-lIH Eighth 7,916 13,094 13,401 Ninth 10,127 13.694 10,799 12,600 Tenth 10,959 13.W8 11,596 12,962 Eleventh... ...» 13,491 10,716 13,713 Il),8c4 Twelfth 12.&3 12,158 13,233 12,311 Thirteenth 10,330 '13.771 10,850 13,490 Fourteenth.. 10,444 15,531 11,433 15,161 Fifteenth.. •■*».. 13,780 12,295 14,653 12,293 Sixteenth 11,780 21,991 13,016 13,356 Seventeenth 12,481 11,489 13,313 11,316 Eighteenth 10,1*9 13, W5 11,274 12. W Nineteenth 13,69s 11,41 a 13,38* 11,30 l Total 185,157 241,929* 194.112 240,140 Majorities erl 6 ’' 72 /« s 4 6,, ' 3i Aggregates 427,C56 4J3,^0- CHICAGO CAS. Everybody around tha City Hall was talking about gas yesterday. Jlany opinions were ex pressed. the majority favorable to the new com pany. Although nothing definite could be learned, it was generally believed that, with some amendments, the National Gas Company’s ordinance would be passed by the Council. Mayor hledill said he was not opposed to addi tional gas companies ; on the contrary, he want ed to see more in existence, if the people could secure cheap gas by competition. He, however, denounced ••'black mailing” companies, and did not propose that any sham ordinance should go through his hands and be apnroved. He had no objection to signing the gas ordinance as originally presented by the ommittee on Gas Lights, when it provided safeguards and precluded the selling out of stock or the formation of combinations ; but’his autograph would never be appended to any docu ment which would enable the men who engineer ed it through the Council to extort money from the old gas companies. The Interior, The Interior, under ita present management, has taken a new departure, and become alive paper. As the representative of the Presbyterians in the North west, it is alive to everything, and seems to bo giving the staid old Predestinators a general stirring-np. Dr. Dwight, the cenior editor, is well known through out she country for his echolarshlp and high scientific aU-.inmcut=, and is an important accession to hia de partment of journalism in bis new field of labor. £vtr" Presbyterian in tho Northwest ought to take tho Interior, It is one of the handsomest sheets ever pub lished in this country, and deserves well of ita friends. Oyster Supper and Festival. An oycier supper and festival wifi be given for tho benefit of the Ladies’ Famishing Society of the Trin ity Methodist Episcopal Church on Thursday evening, ’Ncv. 21. at the Church on Indiana avenue, near Twen ty-:oaWu street. Complete preparations have been madu for the best entertainment of the season. Sup per from 6to 'J o’clock. Ah are invited. THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE; THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1872, EVANSTON. Josli Billings’ and Pro£‘ Cleve land’s Lectures. Society Gossip—Evanston’s Sensation —Trustees’ Meeting. The lecture of Josh Billings, in Lyon’s Hall, on Monday evening, was poorly attended. Why will not lecturers leam that the Evanston public believe themselves intellectual paragons, and not even to be instructed on the subject of “ cockroaches?” Dr. Cleveland’s lecture in the University Chapel, being tree, was well attended. The speaker was listened to with marked attention to the close. The Beethoven Musical Society has secured J. A. Butterfield, of Chicago, as a leader. Kono but musicians of promise are admitted. One praiseworthy feature Is. that all fees end dues have to bo paid in advance, thus insuring the financial success of the enterprise. They are now practicing one of Beethoven’s ' oratorios, and expect to give a public entertainment before the close of the winter. A PLEASANT SOCIAL EVENT. A very pleasantyonng people'aparty was given by Arthur and Kate Ducat, on Tuesday evening. Invitations were issued to tho number of two hundred, and on the eventful evening the com modious and elegant parlors of General Arthur C. Ducat were filled with youth and beauty. The healthy Masters and charming Misses appeared mostly in full dress, and, under tho influence of music's magic spell, tho hours flew by on angel wings, and joy reigned unconfined. Big parties may bo dull to. graver people, but surely tho young enjoy them. General Dncat and lady may have the satis faction of knowing that no more recherche affair has over come off in Evanston, and the lads and lassies who attended will not soon forget tho enjoyable occasion, gotten up regardless of ex pense. EVANSTON HAS ITS SENSATION ; not a divorce case, neither an ornithorhyncus, but a wicked, wicked man, whose delight is to terrify the femininity of tho not more populous than popular thoroughfare known as Chicago avenue. He is described as a well-dressed man, with mustache, whiskers, hyperian locks etaalt. t uniformly seen after dark (by tho ladies), with his hands in his pockets, sauntering leisurely along tho walk in front of three blocks on the aforesaid avenue. A certain kitchen-mechanic seems to bo tho object of his especial admiration. It was her custom to lay in the supply of lactoal fluid for tho family in tho evening, and on going to a neighboring house for this purpose, she always found tbi« mysterious person waiting at the gate, •ready to accompany her. Ho never offered her any violence, or oven spoke ; but she gets her milk in the morning now. His attentions are not confined to this one alone, but, always silent and faithful, ho is tho ready but unappreciated chaperon to any and all unprotected females called out at night. Ho mysteriously disappears when pursued by men, *and, although deep schemes have been laid to catch him, ho always eludes his pursuers. He ia thought to be tho same man who has several times attempted, unsuccessfully, to enter the Ladies’ College, but beingheard, his attempts have so far failed. His mysterious performances are seriously dis arranging tho domestic economy of many once happy families, and causing tho ladies many wakeful hours. Owing to the dread that ladies have of going out at night unattended, they now stay at homo more, aud gossip is fearfully decreasing. No'email loss without some great gain. Chivalrous young men aro organizing them selves into vigilance committees, and it is to bo hoped that this enemy of his kind may bo ap prehended. The excitement is intensifying, and every body is asking, iS What does it mean ?” THE TOWN TRUSTEES mot, pursuant to notice, in the Town Hall, Tues day evening. Present: C. J. Gilbert, Dr, D. H. Wheeler, C, F. Gray. Ambrose Foster, and J. H. Kcdzie; President Gilbert in tho chair. Minutes of last meeting road and approved; after which the Committee on Fire Engine made a report of progress, and asked to be continued. Tho fire ordinance, which was adopted, pro hibits tho erection of wooden buildings within a tract extending 150 feet on cither aide of Davis street, from tho Centro of Maple avenue to the alley east of Chicago avenue. An ordinance was passed changing tho names of all streets running north and south, to ave nues, and ail avenues running east and west to streets, thus making an uniform nomenclature. The name of tho west end of tho main street running through the town, formerly known as College avenue, was changed to Davis street, the name of ihe east end. Two now streets on tho west side of town wero named Emerson and Lvone streets. STATE STREET BRIDGE. The True Reason Why the Structure Is Not Completed—The Iron Roof of the W r alcr Works Also Delayed. Many persons have asked the question, “ Why is not the State street bridge finished?” and the Council, believing the Board of Public Works to be responsible for the delay, passed a resolu tion. at its last meeting, calling upon the Board to complete the structure immediately. The Mayor, yesterday, •when asked about the bridge, answered the interrogatory satisfactorily. He said the iron for the superstructure should have been delivered long ago, under the contract, but had not been, owing to the inabili ty of the contractors in Pittsburgh to furnish it. There seems to have been an extraordinary de mand for iron all over the country the present year, and the various establishments which man ufacture it have been unable to fulfil their con tracts within tho time specified in the agree ments. The difficulty which interfered with the completion of State street bridge has als retarded the work on tho roof of the Wate Works. The last instalment of iron for tho lat ter reached Chicago only a few days since, when it should have been hero two or three months ago. Very little more of the iron-work for tho bridge is required, and that little is expected to arrive in a week or two. When here, a week at least will be required to place it in position; hence three weeks more must elapse before the Korth Side will be accessible by way of the State street bridge. The Mayor thought the Council was too hasty in passing the resolution referred to, remarking that the Board of Public Works was doing every thing possible in the way of writing and tele graphing to the contractors to make haste to complete the work, and that the adoption of 500 resolutions a day would not hurry forward the work an hour. THE BOARD OF TRADE AND THE MUNN & SCOTT CASE. !: To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune Sm: Your commercial article iu to-day’s Tbie une asks, Will the Board of Trade take any ac tion in the alleged fraudulent warehousing transactions of Munn A Scott ? It then pro ceeds to say, in substance, that the Board will consume two or three days in discussing the con duct of a member, the extent of whose alleged default is measured by a few hundred dollars, but that it does not follow that Munn & Scott will be looked after; that the big fish are not al ways caught, but that the little are, etc. Such language as this would not surprise me if uttered by a few persons who are restive un der tbo wholesome restraints of the rules of the Board or by a less intelligent and candid person than your commercial editor; but Xam certainly more*lhan surprised that your journal should, in thi e instance, become the medium of de traction through which the Board of Trade is ibiic aspersed. Your commercial editor ought to know that there is no reai foundation for bis charge that the rules of the Board of Trade are not impartially and fearlessly enforced by the Directory whenever complaints of their violation are dulv made and proven. If you, as a public monitor and guardian of the commercial henor of Chicago merchant*), will cause formal com plaint to bo made to ‘the Directors of of Trade that Munn & Scott have been guilty of any business misconduct, derogatory to their honor as business men and members of the Board, I will assure your readers that the charges will Lo fairly and fully investigated, and, i. proven, punished. But, as the power vested in the Board in such cases is limited to the simple exposure and expulsion of offenders, and as Munn & Scott, so far as any business inter ests or intercourse are concerned, have virtually withdrawn themselves from the Board, the ques tion will arise, What greater punishment can we inflict, after an official investigation, than has inflicted by their public exposure, already made ? "Would it add anything to tho dignity of the Board of Trade to snppplement the fall of Munn & Scott by a formal expulsion ? There are very few members who would care to person ally assume the position of public prosecutor under these circumstances. Tho Directors can not act unless some one does assume this func tion. But, if you will furnish the complainants, the investigation will be had, and judgment will be rendered without fear or favor. Again, our State Legislature, by direct enact ment, has sought to divest the Board of Trade of all supervision of the warehouse business in this city. It baa created a Board of Warehouse Commissioners, and has armed them with au thority such as the Board of Trade never possessed, even before it was divested of what little supervisory power it originally had under its charter, or by voluntary assent of the eleva tor proprietors. Is it not, then, rather to the Commissioners, the State’s Attorney, and the Grand Jury, that you should make your cen sorious appeal in behalf of outraged justice.? In conclusion, 1 beg to ask. as a merchant, a member of the Board of Trade, and one of its officers, if the occasional flings at tho honor and integrity of the Board, kindred to this of which 1 now complain, are the kind of encouragement and support that Chicago merchants have a right to expect from the Chicago press in behalf of tho leading commercial body of tho Northwest ? Such a spectacle of disrespect ie witnessed, on the part of the press, in no other city in this country, or in the world. Respectfully. £ Merchant, Chicago, Nov. 20, 1872. ITALY. The Great inundations# From the London Times. The floods in Italy are assuming proportions of which our own experience of English inunda tions would give a very imperfect idea. With ua, “the rain it raineth every day.” In Italy tho clouds condense their fury on a few days of autumn and spring, at which latter season their volume is aided by tho sudden thaw of the ac cumulated winter snows. They rush in a thou sand streams down tho mountain slopes which have just as much slant as seems contrived to give tho deluge tho most terrific momentum. The tidings of disaster reach us from every quarter of tho Peninsula; from the Genoese Riviera, where between the Appenninea and the sea border there seems to bo hardly a span of level land; from the extreme point of Calabria, whore the bare riba of Aspromonte plunge al most perpendicularly into the deep. Still, it is from tho level plains that we hear reports of tho greatest ravages, and more especially from those flats of Piedmont, Lombardy, and tho iEmilia which are apt to assume tho appear ance of a dismal swamp the moment they cease to bo a fertile paradise. A glance at the map will bo sufficient to reveal tho peculiar conditions of that favored region. The Alps encompass it on tho west, north, and east, in the shape of a vast crescent from Nice to tho Izonzo, On its northern watershed tho streams of this chain diverge in every direc tion ; tho Rhone into France, the Rhine into Germanv, and the feeders of tho Danube, the XUer, the Loch, the Isar, and the Inn, into Aus tria. Bat on tho southern side tho watercourses converge into one channel—tho Po; and six times as much water as spreads over any region of Central Europe north of tho Alps in one common trough south of these mountains. There is, too, thio difference, that while tho northern streams wind leisurely down long and comparatively gentle declivities, tho southern torrents tear down wall-like slopes, crags, and cliffs, as if eager that their course should bo as rapid and destructive as it is short. It would be needless to say that, under such cir cumstances, tho plain of North Italy must al ways have been subject to floods. The Romans found it a great morass, and it was only by tho moat strenuous efforts that they reclaimed it, draining and plowing it, probably by slave labor. It received further improvement in tho Middle Ages, when, by the construction of navigation and irrigation canals, efforts wore made to turn into useful servants those lawless streams which had been such formidable masters. Finally, in later times, the introduction of rice enabled the people to turn to profit even those lower plains which admitted of no other cultivation, and which,although unhealthy as rice grounds,would bo ihuch more so if not cultivated at all. The draining of the marshes could, of course, only bo effected t»y dykes or embankments. But tho streams brought down not only water, but earth aud sand, and vast masses of rocks and debris of the mountains choking up their beds in the Elams with deposits of sand and mad which ave been advancing and rising for centuries. The dykes had, of course, to bo raised as the rivers rose, and had to be made strong enough to support- all the enormous volume of tho waters which are now flowing several feet above the level of tho plain. These dykes are master pieces of human skill; they tower above the flats m some places as high as tall houses, and their structure is so massive and solid that highroads run on them; yet they quiver and groan like filings of life when tho streams are at their full, and the waters either flow over them, or break through them, as those of tho Po have done now at Revere, deluging the richest Modenese plains between tho Secchia and Panaro, ana carrying so sudden and irresistible a havoc over those populous districts as not only to lay waste tho richest fields, but also to over whelm whole villages, not with grievous loss of human life. The river-side population, aware of the precariousnosa of their position, are usually ready for a life-and-death straggle with the hostile element. On tho first alarm they ore all up, headed by their engineers, and aided by such troops as may happen to he quartered among them. They run along tho banks, dive • into tho raging water, and some times succeed in stopping gaps, patching up rents, and buttressing up tho trembling dike, with a courage, skill, and devotion fully equal to the emergency. On very disastrous , occasions, as it seems in tho present instance, they are overpowered and have to slacken in their exertions till tho floods give sign of abating. Unfortunately, although it is tho plain that suffers, it is the mountain that is at fault; and there the evil has been growing for centuries, and is now almost alrogether past remedy. Tho volume of water which pours down from tho Alps and Apennines was, probably, at all times tho same; though it may be that, when tho mountains were mantled all over with wood, tho moisture was more constant, the rain more fre quent, aud consequently less violent. So long, also, as the whole upper region was a mass of green the rain of tho melted enow was trapped, as it were, by the roots, the trunks and tho fallen foliage of the trees, It had to trickle and strug gle through endless obstacles, and its down ward flow was in some measure broken; what came down was only, or at least mainly, water, and it found its way to the sea through unob structed channels. But for these last four or five hundred years the Italians, like the Pro vencals, like tho Spaniards, like all tho people along the shores of tho Mediterranean, have been stripping the mountains of their primeval forests without dreaming of replanting them; and the result has been.a general crumbling down of the soil, leaving tho rocks baro and bleak with deep scars and seams, everywhere marking tho path of the landslip and the ravine. The evil, as we have said, is already of ancient date; but it has assumed enormous proportions since highroads and railroads have made the deepest recesses in the mountains accessible to tho woodman’s axe; and tho demand for timber and for fuel for steamers and railway engines has only too amply rewarded his destructive labor. The injury done to the plain fn Italy, however grievous, is not irreparable so long as it can be kept within certain limits; for the de posits .'of the mountain streams are not irro claimably barren, and & few years’ care is suffi cient to cover them with fresh green and oblit erate every trace of their ravages. But tho wear and tear of the plain is tremendous, and there is always the danger that tho destruction may get the better of all human energy and fierscveranco, for, wherever the water is al owed to spread at large arid stagnate, not only the flooded surface, hut the whole region for miles around is apt to generate malaria, and risks a relapse into that swampy condition from which Roman enterprise rescued it. Three or four years of incessant floods would render vast tracts of beautiful Lombardy as unhealthy and desolate as the Tuscan or Pontine marshes are now, and other strips of maritime territory all along the coasts of the Peninsula and of the islands of Sardinia and Corsica. The disasters of the plain, as we have stated, have their origin in the mountains. However arduous the task may be, whatever amount of time, care, and cap ital may have to be expended upon it, the Ital ians must rescue their country from the ravages it suffered at the.hands of their forefathers ; they must reconstruct and. as it were, recreate their mountains, by replanting and protecting those forests which their forefathers and them selves have ruthlessly destroyed. She South Carolina Scnatorshlp. Hon. B. B. Elliott, the colored Congressman from South Carolina, has published a card in the Columbia Union denying with some warmth a report current in that State that he in tends to withdraw as a candidate for the United States Senate. He says: “ I am a candidate for the position of United States Senator from this State, and shall remain a candidate until the final vote shall have been reached by the General Assembly. Underlying my candidacy is a question of principle, right, and justice, which X am determined, so far as I am able, to have asserted. lam determined to have the question at once settled as to 'whether the lack of money shall exclude men from office, or whether those qualities alone that can con scientiously appeal to the higher sensibilities of our manhood shall prevail. My every effort shall be to have the whole of the people of this State, as well as of the entire country, under stand whether or not the performance of the pledges recently made by the Republican party, shall be foreshadowed by the blighting influence of a purchased seat in the Senate cf the na tion.” MANSARD. Something About llxo Great Frcucli Arcliltect* From the Fito Fork Times. It is curious that when Francois Mansard, the great French architect who invented the roof known by his name, introduced it to public no tice in the construction of* a hotel in Paris, the whole profession fell foul of him. and attempted to drive him from Paris. He was caricatured by Lucas Cranach in an amusing cartoon, which represented him escaping from Paris on a dimin utive donkey, pursued by the hisses and shouts of the profession, and hugging to hia breast a model of a chateau, with enormous curb roofs. Some account of the life of this truly remarka ble architect will probably bo relished by the public at the present time. He was bora in Paris in the year 1598, of a fam ily that had been long settled in the capital of France, but which was of Ital ian origin. His remote ancestor, Michael Man sarto, who entered the service of the Carlovin gian Kings shortly before the usurpation of the Capets, is styled in the old Latin chronicle Ca valius Bomanus, by which it is to bo inferred that he bad some pretensions to nobility. The eon of this Roman knight was architect to Hugo Capet, and also taught mathematics to Robert, the roi faineant. The name of Mansard is to be traced in the annals of Charles V., comes up again in the diary of Charles VII., and is found inscribed on great numbers of monuments dur ing the reigns of Louis le Gros, Louis VII., XJhil ip the Fair, and Francis I- Enough may be gath ered from this brief, scanty pedigree to show that the family had distinguished themselves in the profession of architecture during a period of many hundred years. Tho young Francois Mansard was the apprentice of his uncle Germain Gautier, who was worker in wood to the reigning King, and also architect, though in this latter branch he does not seem to have been highly distinguished. His nephew was quick to learn, and displayed, not only a wonder ful facility of combination, but a rare taste, pre ferring instinctively the chefs d't&Avre of antiqui ty, upon which subsequently he endeavored to mold a stylo of hia own. His early efforts were confined to works of no great importance, and tho first great affair placed in hia hands was the erection of the Hotel Toulouse, in which he dis played a mastery over the general plan, and a grasp of details, which showed him to be one of the great ones of architecture. His atelier be came crowded with noblemen and rich provin cial Presidents, who offered him commissions of the most remunerative kind, and the Chateau de Berry and the Chateau of Choissy but Seine attested still further his consummate genius. In 1632 the Commandeur do Sillery desired him to contribute his plans for the erection of the Church of the Daughters of the Virgin in tho Rue St. Antoine, and his sketches were so uni versally admired by tho Court that Gaston of France, Duke of Orleans, and brother of tho King, Louis XIII., ordered him to construct tho Chateau de Blois, which he commenced with great spirit, but which was never finished. It was when engaged on this work that he devel oped his extraordinary mania of pulling down what had already been completed, in order to re build it on a totally different plan, which ho con ceived superior. This, though prompted by his desire for perfection, was most annoying to his patrons, and brought him much vexation and trouble. Ho was, however, 100 great an archi tect to be neglected, and Annie of Austria, tho Queen of Louis Trcizo, having a spasm of piety, ordered him to build the chapel of the Val de Grace. His designs were universally admired, but when ho had advanced to a certain stage of completion with the work a new thought struck his fancy, and he was about to tear down tho walls, when the Queen, informed of what he was about to do. abruptly dismissed him, and tho chapel was confided to another architect, who finished it loyally according to tho first plane of Mansard. This greatly enraged tho eccentric artist, who, to show Her Royal Maj esty what she had lost, constructed the chapel of tho Chateau do Frcsnes on the plans which be had designed for tho Val do Grace, reducing them, however, to one-third of the original proportions. This work has justly been considered by French architects tho very pearl .of chapels and the perfection of art. Shortly after this great triumph, he was com missioned by the President of Longueil to build for him his Chateau dcs Maisons, near St. Ger main en Layo, and ho produced plans which de lighted tho heart of his patron. Tho building was to be a largo central facade with two wings. Tho centra was finished and also the eastern wing, but hardly had be completed the latter when a brilliant conception for the wings struck him, and, without a moment’s hesitation, with out deigning to say a word of the matter to bis employer, he demolished the entire wing. Bu: his second plan was so exquisite, and the com pleted structure so uniform, so harmonious, so thorough in all its details, that tho President not only forgave him for the frightful additional expense, but gave him hearty thanks and a munificent pres ent. The Prime Minister, Colbert, who had succeeded Cardinal Mazarin, consulted with him about tho construction of tho Louvre, and Man sard produced some excellent sketches. “Very beautiful,” said Colbert, “but I want not a sketch, but a definite plan.” “My plan is in my head, Monecigneur,” returned the intractable architect, and oven the threat of sending for Bernini from Rome could not force him to pre sent a plan which ho would promise not to change. Bernini was sent for, but Mansard ex erted all his influence for his French rival, Per rault. and it was tho latter who had the honor of building that superb palace. Tho last work of Mansard was the facade of the Church of the Little Ones, in tho Place Royale, Paris. He died in 1660, at the age of 69, full of years and honors, leaving behind him another architect of his name, Jules Hardouin Mansadt, the child of his sister, who was married to Har douin, the painter. Tho young man studied vehemently with his uncle, for whom ho felt the greatest veneration, and on becoming of age as sumed tho name of Mansard. His ability wag by no moans so great as that of hia relative, hut he had no eccentricities, and bis manners were so pleasing that he became entirely beloved by Louis AlV.,who made him his architect and Superinten dent of Public Buildings. He built for this great monarch the palaco of Versailles, the Hotel des Invalidos, the Place dcs Victoires. the Chateau ofDampicrre, the Church of Notre Dame do Versailles, besides planning the palaces of Marly and ie Grand Trianon. Ho planned, also, tho Place Vendome. The King presented him with the Order of St. Michel, and rewarded him for his services so liberally that he accumulated a large fortune in spite of a somewhat extravagant ex penditure. He died suddenly in 1708, at the age of 63, and was buried in the Church of St. Paul, at Paris. His tomb was constructed by the sculptor Coyaevox, and was spared during the Devolution. It has since been transferred to another church of Paris, where tho curious may still see it. . ~ The style of the uncle Francois Mansard, though open to criticism, is acknowledged by all to be full of nobleness and magnificence. It has, however, been said of him that, :n hie ef forts to bring the Renaissance nearer to ths spirit of the antique, ho the smiling ele gance and grace which distinguished it during the epoch of Francis 1., and -gave it an air of sombreness and an undeniable heaviness. But no man understood better than he did, the gen eral distribution of a plan. He was absolutely master of his conceptions, down to the most in significant of details; his profiles were diatm fuisbed by their precision and truth, and. in ne, he was one of the greatest architects that France ever produced. The curb roof, which, in ridicule of him, was called Mansard, was at the outset very rough, and, indeed, pretentiously ugly; but the germ of beauty was within, and he developed it so fully that those who laughed lived to admire and to copy. His nephew was more noted for the beauty of his decoration than for his architecture, and he signally failed in the generalgra«p of apian. Eis productions have been very harsblv criticised, more especially the details of Versailles. His most admired work was the dome of the Invalidcs, in rivalry of Sir Christopher "Wren’s dome of St. Paul’s. 'Terrible JDcatli—A 10orsc Doctor Poi soned. bp a Glandered Animal. A lato Chambersburg (Pa.) paper save: More than a year ago Dr. K. H. Parke came to thia town, a hale, hearty man, six feet in height. He came here for the purpose of lecturing upon "The Horse,” having a written treatise upon the subject. He was consulted by many persons in regard to diseases of their horses, %nd from one of these cases he received his death. Ha was called upon by a farmer to make a post mortem examination of a horse that bad died suddenly, which was done, and it was discovered that ho died of giandera. The cay wae excessively warm when th'o examination was bad/ and it is supposed the Doctor, through the millions of pores on hia bodr, expanded from the heat, absorbed tho deadly virus from tho animal. Ha was rob affected immo diately. hut in time began to fee\ tho effects cf the poison in hia eyatem, which increased to such an extent that finally ho. was confined to his bed in tho Washington House, where he remained during all last wider, when in tho early part oC the summer ho rallied enough to permit him to walk out occasionally. But a change had come over tho appearance of the stalwart man- Ho was a skeleton, almost, drooping and sad. Again ho was taken with symptoms of lbs loathsome disease, and, not wishing to ho a burden, took refuge st the Aims House. Hero he lingered until a week or leu days since, when death came to his relief. At one time immense ulcers appeared on differ ent portions of bis body, but, strange to say. within a short lima of his dissolution they had healed up outwardly, fls had ibo services o? three or four cf cur beat physicians and the attention of a cumber of our citizens, but with out avail Contagious Diseases Spread "hy Flies* A curious and perhaps important discovery ia stated to have been made recentlyby M. Kletz iuaUy, a Viennese professor. Kotic’.ng that per sons sick with tho small-pox were often visited by flies, he placed near an open window of ibo hospital a saucer filled with glycerine. Soon the flics gathered and were caught like birds with glue. In their endeavors to free themselves, all tho foreign matter which had adhered to them was left m tho glycerine, which was at once sub mitted to observation with tho microscope. It was found that the glycerine which was chemi cally pure when offered to the flies, was full of strange cells, very similar to those seen on per sona attacked by small-pox, but never on flies— a discovery which proves conclusively that these insects are not only filthy, hut can be a very dangerous means of spreading contagious dis eases. AMUSEMENTS. GLOSE THEATRE. And Wednesday and Saturday Afternoons. EVENING ADMISSION. LOW PRICES, 13, 23, and 50 cents. Reserved seats £5 cents extra. PROF. DAVJSand hia Troupe of Trained Dogs! BILLY COLLINS. Dutch Vocalist. Brilliant encccss of MISS BLANCHE SELWIN, ALF. McDOWELL. JOHN T. KELLY. BILLY BARKY. PETE LEE, REMMELS BF-RG SISTERS, MISS MINNIE GRAY, and the Com edy Combination in a ncu- olio of novelties, concluding vnts the Sensational Drama entitled OR, THE STRUGGLS FOR IiIFE. AIKEN’S THEATEE, V/abash-av. and Cocgre33-st. Immense sjccox® of Geo. L, Fox and ills great tronpe In the only HLiHPTV’ Db’.'UPTY ! Third and positively last week but, one of this great Pantomime. New scones, now tricks, «Sc., «tc. All tho great artists in new feature?. First appearance la Amer ica of the celebrated Girard Brothers in their new acf, on • titled CAPERONICON. The great Wilson Bros, in new acts. Tho Cassolli Family. The'lnfant Velocipcdist*. Kmock tho great Skatorial Artist. Matinees every Wed nesday aud Saturday. A lino of stages will leave alter each performance for the West and S',uth Sides. McVIOKER’S THEATRE, Madison-st., bet. State and Dearborn. EVERY EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE. Maggie Mitchell, In her beautiful Romantic Drama, THE PEAEL OF SAYOY; OR. A MOTHER’S PRAYER. Next Week-JANE EYRE AND LITTLE BAREFOOT EOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE. MONDAY. NOV. 13, and every night aad Wednesday and Saturday Matlnoea. EHGAGEEEUT EZTEAOEDINABT. First appearance in this city of the creat arfi'ts, JOHN ALLEN, LITTLE MAC, MISS ALICE HAERISOM, Supported bv Aiken’s entire Dramatic Company, from AIKEN’S THEATRE, when will be presented, firsLtimo In Chicago, with grand and elaborate scenery, splendid cast, original music, properties, Ac., the molodra znatic German sea?ation. written expressly for the above artists, entitled SCHNEIDER; or DOT OLD HOUSE VON DE RHINE. AOADEMTOF MUSIC. Closlngropresentationsof 51155 CHARLOTTE THOMPSON'S Great society drama OUSTIB "XAT'IZF'IEI- Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Wednesday Mati nee. Friday, benefit of Miss Thompson, when will be pro duced her beautiful play VICTORINE, OR I’LL SLEEP ON IT. Saturday night, grand double bill. MYERS’ OPERA HOUSE. Monroe-st., between Dearborn and State-sts. Arlington, Cotton & KeiWe’s Insirols. First week of cbe laughable sketch of THE EPIZO OTIC! THE EPIZOOTIC! Geo.andChas. Reynolds. The Abvs«!nian Dwarf, Tommy. Great success cf tbe bur lesque of JOHN SHEPPARD AND JOSEPH BLUE SKiN. Every evening and Saturday matlaea. Next week, tee character artist, L. H. Mlibura. Mackln and Wil son, Billy Rice, and Lawrence Barton wilt shortly appear. AIKEFS THEATRE. Wsbaab-av. and Conc-239’8t. EUBENSTEIN CONCERTS. ' MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 2, AT S P. M., First appearance in Chicago of ANTON RUBENsTEIN* the greatest living pianist. IaENHI WIENIA\Vc?KIi the world-renowned violin virtuoso. Wile. Louise L’bhart- Mile. Louise Ormcny, the cele brated Soprano and toe favorite Contralto; Mens. L. RembleUnski, Accompanist. PROPOSALS, PROPOSALS For Material, and tVork and La bor Required in the Construc tion of the Cook Comity Jail and Criminal Court Building. Sealed proposals will bo received until the 23th day of November, 1372, at noon, by the Committee on Public Buildings cf the Board of Commissioners of Cool: County, for the tarnishing and delivery of all material, work, la bor. and construction of and for the Cook County Jail ana Criminal Court Building, being erected on the cor* ner of Michigan and Dearfcorn-bts., in the City of Chlca §o, according to plans acd specifications, details, and rowings on file in tbo office of Messrs. Armstrong & Eagan, Architects, No. 14 South Clark-st., Chicago, as follows, to-wit: 1, All material, work, labor, construction, and finish for the entire mason, cut stone and plastering work complete. 2. All material, work, labor, construction, and finish for.lbo iron work complete. 3. All material, work, labor, construction, and finish for the building, carpenter, joiner, and wood work complete. 4. All material, work, labor, construction, and finish for the plumbing and gas-fitting complete. The atono to be used may bo granites, marbles, or sand stones. The qualities must have uniformity of color, tex ture. and durability, and ns stone will bo considered that has not been tested by actual use in buildings. Bidders may include one or more of the items specified In their proposals, and all proposals must be made on tbo printed forma to be obtained of the County Clerk, and bo accompanied with a copy of this notice, and by a penal bond In tbo sum of one thousand {BI,OOOI dollars, with sc* eurity, to be approved by said Committee.that the bidder will accept and perform the contract if 'awarded to him, acd give bond with approved security therefor as follows : For the stone, mason, and plastering work ~..525,000 For the iron work and material 25,000 For tie carpenter, joiner, and building work and material 10,000 For the plumbing, gas-auing work and material... 10,000 The right to reject any or all bids received, la reserved. Proposals must be enclosed la a sealed envelope, indors ed. * r Propos»is (for the various kinds of work and mato rial named), ’* and deposited with the County Clerk, ad dressed tc the Committee on Public Buildings ot tho Board of Commissioners of Cook County. S. aSHTOS. JOHN CRAWFORD, JOSEPH HARRIS, d H. PAHLMA.V, Committee on Public Buildings, Board oj Commissioners of Cock Coccty Chicago. Nov U. It'S. PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES. Illinois State* Penitentiary ) Commissioners' Office. > •Joliet. 111.. Nor. IS, liT2,i Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the un dersigned, Commissioners of tbe Illinois State Peaiten* tiary, sptoDec IT. l;Ti. a: 12 o'clock <i« noon, for the fnreisnieg of tbe following supplies, seeded as tbe Insti tution : i!5C* brl? superfine Sour, per ntonla. 2i> bris family dour per month. fi.OCC tt>scorn msa; per mentn. 2y loghead good fatsteers, per month, from 1,000 Its upward. _ 2.5.TC lbs Rio coffee. 50 brls •* C” sugar. 4 brls “ A "sugar. &JO lbs Japan tea. 1.5C0 bu oats. S.t'sXi bu com in the ear. S.zCO tons Illinois coal. IC.tOO yards prison stripe (satinet), r? inches wide, weight. 12 oz per yard. 15.000 lbs common soap. 3.000 boxes candles. Every bid must be accompanied by a band of 53,000. to be approved by the Commissioners. The goods to be fur nished as they aro wanted. Cash will be paid on delivery of goods. The bids are to be directed to tho Secretary of tbe Board, and will be opened on Dec. 17, A. D., 1872, at 12 o’clock at noon, in the presence of such bidders as ohoose to attend Each bid, as far as possible, to be ac companied by a sample, showing quality to be furnished The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any bid, which, In their judgment, la cot la tho interest of tbe State. For lurtnor particulars apply to tho Warden, A. W. Edwards, Esq. (Signed) JOHN REID. } CASPAR BUTTZ, > Commissioners. RICH A UU HOWETT. \ KAIDKOAB TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL m DEPASTURE OF TRAINS. Winter Arrangement, Chicago, Barlinffton Sc Quincy Railroad. D“pots—Foot of Lakc-st.. Indiaaa-av.. and Slxteeath aQd Canal and SUtceath-ats. Ticket office in Briggs House aad at Depot*. Leave. Arrwe. Ma and Express *7a. ra. •4-.; op. tn. Dub-rone aad Sicox City Exp. *3:1? a. m. P- ta. Pacific Fast Line 13 * m * Rock Island Express *«U? * »• Galesburg Passenger Iv*, 3 ? 21 * A : l^P* m * Mendoia A Ottawa Pasaeosov J -J P- ****«• Aurora Passenger. I<»P ta. o:lja.m. Aurora Passenger *5:30 p. m. £:??*• ,a - AuroraPasseagsr (Sunday).. 1.00 p.m. 3:wa.m. Dnsnqaa A Sioux City Exp...+9:lap. m. :«:00a. m. Pacific Night Express tlOrWp. m. Downer’s Grove Accom’n.....*U :W) a. m. a:aOp. m. Dowoer’s Grove Accom’n.,... *6:15 p. m. 7;bp.ni. t Mondays excepted. • Sundays excepted, + Satur* days oxcapted. CUicneo & Alton Railroad. Chicago, Alton A Sc. Louie Through Lino, and Louisi ana (Mo.) new short rouco from Chicago to Kansas City. Union Depot, West Side, uearMadiaon*9t. bridge. St. Louis A Springfield Express, via Main Line *9:13 a. ro. *8:09 p. zs. Kansas City Fast Express, via Jackjonmlo, 111., and Louisi ana, Mo *9:lsa. a. *8:00 p. za. Wenona. Lacoo, Washington Express (Western Division.).. *4:50 p. ta. *6:00 p. ra. Joliet 4 Dwight Accoao’datioa *4:50 p. m. *9:13 a. ta. St. Louis A Springfield Light ning Express, via Main Lice, and also via Jacksonville. Di vision +9:oop. m. 7*l3p. m. Kansas City Express, via Jack eoDvtilo. ill.. .1 Louisiana, Mo. £9:00 p. ta. {< :laa. a. Jefferson City Express *9;GOp. za. 47:15 a. as. Peoria, Keokuk A Burl'n Ex.... *9;tio n. ra. *6:00 p. m. •Except Sunday. ;EX. Saturday. {Ex. Monday. tDally, via Mam Line, and dally exespt Saturday, via Jacksonville Division. (Daily, via Main Line, aad daily, except Monday, via Jacksonville Division. Illinois Central Railroad* Depot foot of Lake-et. and foot of Twoaty.secoad-st. Ticket office, 75 CanaJ-st., corner of Madison. St. Louis Express *7:30 a. ta. *9;cO p. a. St. Louis Fast Line +6:lsp. m. *7:55 p. ta. Cairo Mad *7:30 a. in. *9:wip. in. Cairo Express +6:15 p. m. *l.ws. a. Springfield Express...., *7.30 a. ra. *9.w)p. m. Springfield Express +S:IS p. m. *7 -53 a. m. Dubuque A Sioux City Ex *9:lsa. m. *2:L>)p. tn. Dubnquo A Sioux City Ex +9 -15 p. m, *7 .v>j a. m. -‘Gilman Passenger. 2.... *5:15 p. m. *9:toa. ta. Hyde Park and Osk W00d5.... *ti:l3a. m. *7;fsa. to. Hydo Park and Oak W00d5.... *9:o)a. m. *9:U)a. ra. HydoParkaadOikWoodi....*l2:li)p, m. *iu.3)a. ra. HydcParbasaOxk W00d5.... *3;COp. m. *l:4sp a. Hyde Park and Oak W00d5.... *s:lsp. ta. *s:Lup ra. Hyde ParkaadOak W00d5.... *6: lop. m. *7: asp. a. ’Sundays eiceptod. (Saturdays eiccptod. **On Saturdays this train will ba run to Champaign- Chicago* iadiaaapolis d: Cincinnati Through Line* via KnnkaUee Route* Trains arrive and depart from tho Groat Central Railroad Depot, foot cf Lake-st. For through tickets and elocp ing-car berths apply at Ticket office. 75 Gaaal-at.. cor ner Madison; I2u Washington-fit. ;Tromont House, cor ner of Cocgress-st., and Michigan-av ; also, foot of Twenty-second-at.—Condensed Time-Table. Dally, except Sanday. Daily. Leave Chicago. Bd>o a. m. B:<Xi p. m. Arrive at indiaoapolla 4dkJp. m. 3;50 a. ra. Arrive at Cincinnati 9:30 p. in. 9:13 a. m. Trains arrive at Chicago at 7.00 a. m. and 9:15 p. m. Duly lino running Saturday night train to Cincinnati. The enure train runs through to Cincinnati. Pullman sleepers ou night trains. Chicago & Northwestern Railroad* Ticket office, 31 Wc*t Mndison-st. PoclfioFastLSoo .+10:31) a. m. +3:45 p. m. Pacific Night Express ?l(i:30 p. tn. £6:3'J a. m. Freeport A Dubaquo Express. +9:15 a. m. +£: cup. m. Freeport A Dubuque Express. +9:lsp.m. +7:(X)s.m. Milwaukee Mail +8d)0 a. m. +30:10 a. m. Milwaukee Express +9:45 a. to. HdWp.m. Milwankeo Passenger......... +sdWp. to. +7:4!) p. m. Milwaukee Passenger (daily). H;CUp. m. s.m. Green Bay Express +10:00 a. m. +7:lsp. m. Green Bay Express +9:09 p. m. +5:30 a. m. tSunday excepted. {Saturday excepted. JMoadoy ex cepted. Ckicoco* Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. Depot, corner of Harrison and Shermau.«ta, Ticket of fice 33 West Madison-st. Omaha and Leavenworth Ex..*lo:oo a. m. *4:00 p. m. Peru Accommodation *5:00 p. m. *9:!k)a. m. Night Express. +10:00 p. m. J7:ooa. m. Leavenworth Express Uo:uop. m. l7;'Joa.tn. •Sunday excepted. TSaturday excepted, dMoaday ex cepted. Cake Shore & iUichigan Southern. Depot cornerot Harrison ana Sberman-sta. Ticket office southwest comer of Madison and Canal-sta. Mail, via Air line and Main Line *9d!op. m. *6:4oa. m. Special New York Express, via Air Line *9:ooa. in. *8:00 p. m. Atlantic Express (daily), via Air Line 5:15 p.m. 8:00 a. m. Night Express, via Main Llne*+9:oo p. m. *i6;3o a. to. South Chicago Accommodat , n*i2;li()p. m. *1:50 p. m. Elkhart Accommodation *3:JU p. m. *10:l0a. m. * Sundays excepted. + Saturdays do. + Mondays do. Chicago* Danville A Vincennes Railroad* Passenger Depot at P., C. & St. L. Depot, cornet of Canal and Klozle-sts. Out freight office, corner of Ada and Kinzie-Bts. In freight office at P., C. A St, L. depot, corner Halsled and Carroll-st*. Mai! *7 ;5D a. m. *1:40 p.m. Evansville A Terro Haute Ex. *7 +K) p. m. +7:30 a. m. . Freight and Ticket Office, 16S Wasbington-st. Danville Accommodation 5:30 p. m- 9:40 p. m. Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne Sc Chicago Railroad. Day Express +9:COa. m. m. Pacific Express.... §5:15 p. m, §6^oa. m. Fast Line *9:00 p. m. *8:00 a. m. Mail +4:55 a. m. +6:10 p. m, Valparaiso Accommodation.. +3:45 p. m. +B:soa. m. t Sundays excepted. 1 Mondays excepted. {Daily* •Saturdays and Sundays excepted. Dllchican Central aad Great Westera Rail* roads. Depot, foot of Lake-st,, and foot of Twenly-Secoad-st Ticket office. ToCanai-at., corner of Hadlscn. Mall (via mala and air line)... *S;3J a ro. *8.45 p.m. Day Express *9:Ct)a. m. *8:00 p.m. Jackson Accom'dat’a (daily). 3:35 p. ro. JO:2Ca. ta. Atlantic Express (daily) 5:15 p.m. 8:00 a.m. Night Express +*9:oo p. rn. 1*6:30 a. m. rORI>'DU.KAPQLIB vrx PERU ROAP. Mall *s:3oa. ro. *B;4sp. ro. Night Express... +9:10 p. ro. s**s;ooa m. FOB GRAND RAPIDS AND PZNTWATZB. Night Express +9:10 p. m. *5:00 a. m. tSntnrday excepted. ’Sunday excepted. fMosday ex cepted. {Arrive aundays at 8:00 a. m. HENRY C. WENTWORTH, General Passenger Agent. 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