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2 TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION. tt Is Already Abolished In Cook County. Opinion bf 'tlio Hbn. James P. Hoot. Tbo Committee on' Taxation of' tho Citizens’ Association, in Booking for a method whereby taxation could bo simplified in tbls comity, was struck by tho advisability of doing away with township organization in Cook as ouo of tho L etops to tho cn'd th6y woro floating, They accordingly wrote to tho lion. James I*. Root, whom they know to bo well acquainted with tbo subject of thoir investigation, asking him bow township organization could host bo dispensed With hero. Ills reply is'aa follows: Qtntltmen of tha CUUen$ t Atwetathn: 1 have been requeued by one of yonr committees to give my opinion na to tbo beet moilo of dlapcUHlug with township organization in Cook County. I am of tho opinion that under tho now Constitution Tinam is mo Townsim* ohoanization in this county. Under the ConsUtultou of 1818, there woro two olaaaca of counties First, that class governed by a County Court; second, Hint governed by a County Board or Board of Hupoi vißon’. In tho Dm class there were tbreo bilkers who gov eniod tho affairs of tho county. In tho second Ihoro was a Board composed of tho Supervisors of tho various towns In the county. “ Township organization,” ao called, embraced & ■ complete system,—a form of government commencing with tho pooplo In their primary capacity, who elected their town officers, con- Blatlug of a Supervisor, Collector, and‘Town Clerk. Then) woa a Town Auditing Board, composed of tho Buporviaor, Assessor, aud Justices of tho Peace, with certain prescribed Unties, There was a Board of Bn ■ pcrvlfiors, composed of tho several Supervisors, nil constituting one machine,— organized and operated puronaut to ouo law,’uud It was a complete system. To have taken away ono part of It would have de stroyed the system, for two tyalom was uu eullrclty. TUB CONSTITUTION Of 1870 rccOghizcfl Ibo two classes of counties nml tbo two rjsteins. In determining wbnt tbo Convention of ]b7U' understood by tbo township system, wo must suppose they understood ami treated it os It was un derstood and treated by tbo general public,-nml tlio law uniter Which it was perfected mid the several amendments thereto. Itnuvybo well hero to quote tho language of tbo Constitution of 1870 to show how tho' two systems were regarded, aud hown chungo could bo made from ono to tho other. Art. 10, Sec. a. 1b an follows: “ Tbo General Assembly shall provide by general law 1 for township organiza tion, under which any county may organize whenever a majority of tho legal voters of such couhty voting at any gchcral election shall bo dolor mine, and whenever any county shall adopt township organization, so much of thin Constitution as provides for tho management of the fiscal couceruß of tho said county by tho-Board of County Commissioners may bo dispensed with, uud tbo affairs of said county may bo transacted in uueh manner aa tho General Assembly may provide. Aud, in any county’that shall have adontod a township organization, tho question of con tinuing tho Bamo may bo submitted to a veto of tho electors 'of such comity, at a gen eral election lu tho manner that now Is or may bo provided by law; and if a molarity of all tbo votes cast upon that question shall lie against towtibUlp organization, then such organisation shall cease In-said county; uud all laws lu force in relation •to counties not having township organization shall Immediately take effect and bo lu force in such county. No two townships shall have tho same name, Mid tho day of l holding tho annual township - meeting shall bo uniform turougtiuut tho State.” ’ This dearly recogilizc.4 '•Tin: TWO SYSTEMS, each being complete in itself, uud each standing by Itself. Tho Legisluiuro cannot change either system so us to have ouo'rulo in ono comity aud another rtilo in another. By this I moan that, whatever law it passes touching township organization must apply equally to every county in which that system prevails. It there ta any principle established by tbo Constitu tion, it is that of uniform legislation, but wo need uot roly upon this general principle in tho Constitution, for wo find cnough'cleariy expressed to fully tetablhm tho proposition, uml so it provides: That “ tho day of holding tho annual town 'msctlng'should be uniform throughout the State,” A'icotul—" The General Assembly shall not pass local or special laws in uny of : tho following eases, that Is to ■say: X’or regulating county or township affairs; pro viding for tho election of members of tbo Board of Supervisors In townships, incorporated towns, or ciUos." •* In all other canes where a general Ww can bo modo applicable, no special law shall bo enacted.' 1 Art. 4, See. 32. Now what can bo clearer or more specific? This is a positive prohibition-against any legislation on tho subjcct'of township organization which is uot applica ble uliko to every county. THE BUEItCME COURT of this Slate lias repeatedly decided,-^and,indeed, It is tho weU-rccOKttUcd tide throughout the country,— thot a Statu Constitution is a limitation ou the power of tho General Assembly, ami hence, when a particular mode is prescribed It excludes every other mode. 80, when the Constitution establishes two cLbbcb of coun ties,'or rather two distinct systems of county govern ment, it urcchidcs another class or system. There can ho but*'two systems of county government in this State. Wo cannot have ono class of counties governed by County Commission ecu, another by n .Board of Supervisors strictly under township organization, and yet another by u Board of Commissioners, ns in Cook County, wlln o portion of'township organization in the shapo'of Bu porvleure, Town-Boards, &c. Cook County la either tinder township organization or under tho other sys-» tom. It cannot be under both, for, if it were, it would form a xmno class or COUNTIES, which under tho Constitution cannot be. necr. (J and 7, Art. 10, aro us follows: under this Constitution thoro shall UoclectinVinctmh of'the counties in this State not under township or ganization three ollkors who shall bo styled ‘Tho Board of County Commissioners’ who shall hold scs filous for tho transaction of county bunluoes as shall bQ provided by law. Ono of said Commissioners ahull hold his oilico for one year, ouo for two years, and ono for three years, to bo determined by lot, and every year thereafter ouo such olliccr shall bo elected in each of said counties for tho term of throo years. “Sec. 7. Tho comity affairs of Cook County shall bo innuiigeilhy a Board of Commissioner* of fifteen persons, leu of whom shall bo elected from tbo City of Chicago, ami five from towns outside of said city, in such maimer as muy bo provided hy law.” Tbo only substuminl difference in these two sections is an to tbo number of Commissioners, There cun l>o uo Board of .Supervisors, which body, under lownship organizations, la u part of tho machinery of county government, end when so important n part of tho ma chine wan removed tho balance went to pieces, and It became Hamlet with Handel out. Cook County di tiers from tho others ia TUE NUMIIEU OF COUMIfI.'IONEnS ONLY, When tho Constitution aholislu-da portion of tho town ship system in Cook County it abolished tho whole system in that county. Tbo new law concerning county government provides a mode for levying town taxes In Cook County different from that in any other county, and to that extent it is special and local, and clearly violates tbo express provision of tho Constitution. Every utatuto which attempts tu recognize oxiEtoncu of Town Boards in a county governed by Ootmty Com missioners will always bo awkward and dlillcult to recogutto. ItiDuL’ago County tbo people ut tho an nual town meeting volo their town tux. In Cook County the County Board ascertain tho amount, and Uis extended hy the Clerk. Tu that extent tho County Board are attempting to regulate town affairs- which tho Constitution does not authorize them tu do. TICE ONLY TIIUEXm.'OIIV is, that ibo township system Isa complete tiling In and of itself, ami all attempts will full- to patch ll up, or to lix it so that only u part oflt shall apply to a given county. Both tho Twcuty-Bovenlh ami Twcnty-cighth General AHsemblleti beat alt uround -the hush iu at toiiipUng to hunmmlza tho two systems In ouo county. Whichever way they turned there was a dllficuliy iu tlm way. That tho township system was naclMS in Oooft County was apparent to iho Constitutional Convention, and when they disposed of tho Board of ‘Supervisors they evidently (bought (hey hud deposed of iho whole eyaienu Complaint wua made that (ho balance of power was outside of tbo city, although the latter paid tho gro.it bulk of the tuxes. It is notprootlcablo that tho people should uffii-mblu In town meeting In either of tho towns to voto town lux. In fuel, uo town lax was needed, for tho diy constructs all uooMflary. improve ments. 1 If thoro is any locality outside of tho city re quiring more govemiuont than tho County Board can afford, tho law is open for incorporation ns a village. Hujijhjh) it is proposed to effect some chaiuro In ■ tho present system iu Cook G&unty by a vote OFTiiErcorn;, under tho section of the CuunUuilloa referred to, NYhut chulißu if. St 7- lo It from towmdffp organization to tho Commissioner system 7 It cannot bo this, fop ‘tho Constitution has given us Gomndealoucrs, aiul therelore the vole would not accomplish anything. Is it from the Commissioner .fnyaicm to township or ganization V It cannot bo thls, hernusu tho. Consti tution says wo iuust have tho fifteen Commissioners. I fall, then, to see how See. 5 of Art. 10 helps Cook County. To voto from tho Commissioner system to the other assumes that township organization is in force, and vice versa. Bid (he Convention intend that'we uhould have both syolems m part in this county? If su, then there can bo no voting on tho subject. It cannot bu possible that we are thus aid died with Town Boards without any possible escape. Tho Constitution, iu providing for ono class of counlltfl, Bpcaks of a Board of County Com inissfoiiers, “ who Hindi hold HesslonH for the transac tion of county business,” and in providing for Com missioners in Cook County it says, •• Tho oouuty affairs,’' etc. There is no difference between trammel ing "county business "and managing “county af fairs.” It Hceraa to me, then, that Cook County belongs to tbo Commissioner clues pure, or it has a pert of tbo township Hyntuin, Irrevocably fixed by tho ConetUu- Hon. The ouly rational theory is that no part of tho towuabtp system in in force in Cook County, for tho votiug process, if applied, could only relate to a part of tho sysieai, while tlio Constitution does not coutcm piatu ibo submission to Urn peopld of anything less llmu tho whole, James P. Boot. COTTON TRANSACTIONS, Nkw York, Bent. 29.—Tho Board of Jlanoßore of tho Cottou Exchange to-day adopted au ad ditional by-law, “that tho olauoifiauliou of cot tou eutablluhod by the National Cottou Exchange, and (mpplomoutod au rouardugradoaof middling fair and fair by thiu -Exchange, will hereafter form tho bauiu of uottlomont of all traubaotionu for future delivery uudor which delivery in duo •on and aftor Bopt‘l,US76. ant! of 'all transic • tloftß except those under regular contrnfct for ■fuhiro delivery whifch are toado 6n ami aftor Del. X, 1874. Verbal contracts, when proven to tho satisfaction of the arbitrator, are to have iiio aamo Blending as If written.” THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Ifioport of the County Arrent—limnno Anylum Aktilftttmi—Coill 'RUIn* Tho'Board of County CommisainuorH mot yes terday aftornoou, President Ashton In -tho chair. clerk ninn. ‘A corrtmtiTiicaUonwQsrocoivod'fTonUho Comity Clerk, asking for $5,000 for cleric hire. It was referred to tho Committee.on Finance. Commissioner Crawford thought it was desir able that tho’ County Oloilt should fnrntfch a ro ' port of tho manner *lu which ‘ ibis money had boon expended. ao.ir and BROOMS. 'A communication from Jailor'Folz, complain ing of 1 tho quality of tho 'Boap and brooms for ulahcd for tho County Jail, was referred. A petition was received'from' 780 voters Of tho Eleventh Ward, asking fora change of.tho •voting place in the First Precinct. It was tem porarily laid on tho'table. OLOTmxo iron’jail-birds. A. requisition for supplies for tho County Jail, including several 'articles of clothing, was re ferred. Tho Chairman remarked that' it was tho‘'flrot lime ho had over known thkt tho countywas lia ble to furnish coats and pants to bo worn by prisoners in tho County Jail. THE COUNTY HOSPITAL. Tho quarterly report of tho Warden of tho Counlv Hospital wan submitted, showing tho expenses of that Institution for tho quaitor end ing Aug. 81. 1874. Tho total expenses woro $12,749.89. Thoro was au average of 200 pa tients per mouth treated, tho average expense per capita being $20.81 per month, and .Oiltf cents per day. Thoro woro discharged from- tho Hospital C37patients; trontedintho dispensary, 901. blood money wanted. A communication was received from Antonio Hi Persia, stating that ho was instrumental in tho capture of Francisco Agonlo, tho murderer of Gonortilo ’Azato, and asking- remuneration for thht service. It was 1 referred" to the Com mittee on Judiciary. Til F. COUNTY AOENT’S OFFICE. Tho report of tho County Agent for the quar ter eliding Aug.'fil, 1874, was received and re forrod. Tho report showstho following inter esting facts concerning the care of the county’s poors Tho work of this department lino boon unusu ally heavy during the quarter-just closed, owing to circumstances in general, nud. partly to tho gi-eot llro of July 14.‘A lorgo number of. tbo burnt out pooplo remain to bo taken caro of. Tlio total number of ■fanlllios-remaihing on tho.books nt tho beginning of the quarter was 1,788; now appllcatiousVluriug the quarter, G3ts; total fami lies aided, 2,301. The list of insano cases re ported shows almost double the number of pre vious quarters, while tho - Burial Department shows but a fair percentage...Thoamount expend ed during tho quaitorwnss2o,6l7. Total number of families remaining on tho books of last quar ter, 1,783; now applications, CStt,-total, 2,424, Total number of faraUles ou books, quarter be ginning Sept. 1, 1674, 1,441. - Tbo causes of .dis tress whore relief-was given woro as follows: Old ago and sickuoas, 807; widows and helpless husbands, 105;' htlsbartds' looking for work outside city, 80; aged- single people, 21. Total. 2,J)Oi. -Of .these, tbo -West .Division contributed 1,455; North Division, 451; South Division, 395. Tho were no follows: American, IGS Australian, 1: Bel gian. G; Bohemian, 123 ; Canada, 40 ; -colored, 04 ; English, GO ; French, 15; German, 495 land. 21-Irish, 920 ; Italian, 12 ;-Polish, 78; Scandinavian, 170 ; Scotch, 25 ; Swiss, 00 ; Rus sian, 5. Pauses for transportation to tho num ber of 130 woro issued. Thoro were sent to tho County Farm 374 persons ; and burled. IG4. - Families to tho number of ICO received . medical tioatmout, aud 80 insane cases woro re ported. THE FAY op fiCrtOOL-TEACItr.BS. Tho monthly pay-roll of tho County Normal School whh presented and referred. . Conmilssionot Burdick romarltod that, in these hard times, SIOO per mouth was a high salary for female tonehors. ' The Chairman expressed hia assent to this ob servation. msiLDiKo bills. 1 Tho Oommittce-ou Public Buildings reported, recommending.tho payment of Himdry hills, among them one of $-1.ti29.91 to llcuncssyßroH. for carpenter work in aud about tho Jail aud Crimiunl Court building. Commibßionor Boyne objected to tho payment of any such bills until tho dual statement of tho construction account wau rendered. Commissioner Crawford also thought it full time that tho statement.was rendered. Tho report-was concurred in, and tho bill or deredpaid. AUDITION TO THE INSANE-A3YLim, Tbo Joint Committee to whom was referred the matter‘of on additional wing to the Insane Asylum, reported that plans . had been drawn, ..and recommend that tho Oo;n --mittco bo .authorized to advertise for throo days for proposals tu furnish tho material and to construct tho wing, proposals to bo received tin til Oct. 7; also,that tho outiro building bo placed under contract. Commissioner Burdick stated ids belief that the whole building would, not cost over SBO,OOO. Commiusionor’Clough inquired if it would not bo hotter to construct ouly cue of tbo wings at present, as both wings would not bo needed at once. Commissioner Sorting said that insane people were being picked up in tho strcols cveiyduy, and there was no room for-thorn in the Asylum. Commissioner Burdick behoved it would bo economy to construct tbo whole addition at once, though’the main wing would answer tho require ments of tho county for a year at least. Commissioner Crawford said that if -thin was the case it would ho well to build only the main wing at the present time. Tho report of (ho Committee was concurred ip. YOTINO PLACES, KTO. Commissioner Johnson offered a resolution providing for (ho appointment of a committee of three to designate voting places-and judges of election. Tho tulow wovo tmaponded and tho resolution was adopted, and Commissioners Johnson, Jones, and Burdick were appointed au the Committee. THE COAL OONTUACTfI. Commissioner Burdick moved to reconsider tho vote hy winch iho contract for supplying hard coal was awarded to 80000 A Boosor. Tho motion prevailed. Commissioner Burdick moved to award the contract to Baker & Bvoa. at Uioaamo price at which it waa awarded to Bqoho tt Bonaor. Commissioner Boguo moved that tho award bo made to Waldron; Niblock tt Co., aa their bid was the lowoat ou all acoouala. Commissioner Ilorting waa in favor of leaving the award as It stood. Tlio motion of Oocomienlonor Burdick to award tho contract to Baker A Bros..wuu adopted. A communication was received from iho Wil mington Htar Goal Company, declining to accept tbo contract for Wilmington coah for tho reason that their proposition contoniplatcd furnishing -tho ontiro amount of coal, whereas tho contract ia only for o portion. Tho veto by which iho contract woa awarded to thin Company was reconsidered. Commissioner Crawford moved to award tho contract for supplying AVilraiugton coal to tho Insane Asylum to tho Chicago, Wilmington it ■Vermilion 'Coal Company at $-1.00 nor ton. The Board adjourned until ouo week from to day ut '2 p. m. PACIFIC COAST. Alleged - Municipal Frjiurts in San Fm:ici«e«» San FnANciflco, Sept. 39.—Albert Eckstein, Newton Morgan, Joseph Cusoy, the Deputy As sessors hero, who are charged with forgery, are still in custody. Their ball was fixed at $25,000 In, each ease. The Assessor has possession of his oilioo again. The Committee on Finance of tbo Board of Supervisors rocoraipoud that tho City and Coun ty Attorneys institute a criminal prosecution fur jualfuasauco in office against Coroner Bico. ■ Uiu cblnnaicd that tho .amount of the public funds “appropriated" by tho Assessor's Deputies, who uro now under arrest,, will reach $100,009. Neither of tho prisoners has obtained bad. Tho Assessor declares his purpose to assist tho prosecution. Coroner Bico, o£ this city, will probably bo ar rested to-day. RAILROAD COLLISION. Binoiiamtoh, N. Y., Sept. 29.— A collision between a pauuongor and a gravel train on tho UUca & Chenango Valley Railroad thin morning reunited in tho billing of throe peruana on tho pauuonger train, and tho ucnouu wounding of uevoral others. FHE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1874. 'LOCAL MISCELLANY general news. Tho mooting of tho Taxpayers’-and Citizens’ Independent Club of tho Ninth Ward, announced for la fit night, tii tho corner of Peek ami Morgan' ulrcofcß, was a failure. .The .temperature yesterday, .as observed by Mauaaso, optician, .under Tan Turnons Build ing, was in Ibo Shade at? a. in., Cl deg. Fahr.; 10a. m., 03; 12m. t 02; Op. in., 02; op. m., 00; aud 8 p. m., 57. Tho'hotola wore all orowddd last. ovoning— some of them to excess,—so that pooplo had to bo sent away to. other’bouses ’for nccommoda lioiiß. Tho influx of several thousand oxcur- Blouialn, brought hither by tho Exposition, was tho cause of the rush. Mr. Justice Cannon, who lias also Abandoned tho Pooplo *o party, yesterday called on James MeGarry. and lutimatod it might bo well forbim to drop the prosecution of McDonald, but Mo- Oavry did ■ uot listen to the proposition. Tho Citizens' Association is Also bu tlio trail, nnd Me- Donald will probably have a harder row to hoo than over before. Tho Young Men’s Tomperanco Society of tho Y. M. O. A. bold a regular mooting last night at tlifl'Uall, No.-liSMadwon street, A largo .num her woto attracted -by tho dnbouncoincut' that Mr. N. IT, • Birollo, a reformed liquor merchant, would rolaio his bxperlouco. J. H. Colo occupied tho chair, and after tho usual devotional oxorclßco tho mooting'Waß TuldroKsod br A. W, Clark, .who mrtdo a Btlrrihg tohiporanco address. ' Mr. Si idle followed, apd occupied nearly an hour in giving a history of his reformation ami detailing tho pernicious Inlhionco -exerted by alooholio drinks. Ho was attentively listened to and warm ly applauded. Contrary to general expectation, ibo Joint Comiilittco Which'has'been engaged’for some time past in investigating tho prices paid for comity supplies to Forsyth & Co., C. F. I’oriolat, and others, did uot submit tho result of their in quiries to tho County Commissioners at thoir meeting yesterday, though previous to tbo sos ciou it was tho Intention -to do so. .The reports .(for thoro will bo two) will certainly bo ' banded in at tho next-mooting. -The minority report will un doubtedly bo signed, by Commisalonor .Burdick, •ami probably by Commissioners Roolloancl Jones, and will bo severe in its denunciations of tho loose manner in which the county money was disposed of under the mlo of certain Commis sioners. Tho majority report will bo signed by tho remaining members or tho Committee. It has leaked out.that it will bo a brief and spirit less whitewashing document. the citizens’ association. . At a regular mooting of tho Executive Commit tee of:tho Citizens* Association! tbo following gentlemen woro appointed a Special Committee ou Water-Supply : John W. McUcnuies,’ JohiVH. MoEvoy, James E. Oils. A subsequent resolu tion instructed,that Committee to “dt.onco in vosligato ns to tho uoads of tho city lu rospcct of a supply of water for firo purposes, and to mnko such looAmmonddtious as, lu thoir judgment, are required to meet.these wants, aud to roport as early as pot-sihlo to this Executive Committee.” At the request of citizens, this Committee have referred to the Committee on Police Affairs tlio investigation of tho legal proceedings taken relative to tho breach of'the peace at MeGarry's saloon Saturday night. siKTuoDiBT cnunon ArrAins. i Tho Church.Extension Society,of tlio Method ist Episcopal Church, hold a mooting lost even ing in tho Methodist Church.Block. G. C. Cook presided. Dr. Dandy, reported ns one of the Committee on Auditing Accounts, that the Committee has comotothoconclusion that it would much expedite the business of the Treasurer if ho were allowed to pay small bills for incidental expenses without waiting for them to boilrst audited by the Com mittee. Accordingly ho made a motion embody ing the conclusion of tho Committee, and It was agreed to. Dr. Dandy also reported as ono ,of tho Sub committee of the Committee ou Ways and Means appointed to consider tho interests of Brighton Church, upon which ho said thoro Is a debt of $-100 duo, nud if not paid at an early day the church will bo sold. Dr. Dandy vieilcu Oak Parle and got a pledge of SIOO, and tho congre gation there expected Hint Mr. MoCaffery would pay SIOO. -Mr.-McOaCforv is willing to give SIOO, hut requires a creditor SSO on an old interest account. Ah the action of the Sub-Committee was voluntary, and was not before tho mooting in regular form, the matter was referred to the Committee on Ways and Moans. Dr. Dandy further reported that thoro is a debt of $1,500 upon 'Mr. Beano's church, on ilul sted street. A portion of ibo debt was incurred in church improvements, and another pottion in current oxpounoa. Mr. Kcuiio proposes to as* sumo $750 of tho debt, and recommends that an oyster supper bo.given at tbo oburch, from which ho expects to realize SIOO, ami requests the hoard of tho Church Extension Society to appropriate SOSO to clear off tho debt. ■ Dr. Jutuina tho descent of tho church people to more gastronomic indul gence. Ha thought' that an ontortainmont of nu intellectual character would bo much more appreciated. On motion it was resolved to recommend tho Board to appropriate tho amount ashed for by Mr. Keane, andtho meeting, after transacting some business of but littlo moment, adjourned. TUU COIIINO COUNEU. Some of tho knowing ones on ’Change antici pate lively times this afternoon. In commercial parlance, several of tho markets are cornered, but no trouble is expected in auv other caso than that of com. A great deal of corn has boon sold to ho delivered bolero 3 o’clock on tho lust day of tho present month, which has not bcon de livered yet*, and some .of it will probably bo handed into tho offices of tho buyers on the stroke of 3. This will involvo loss to the latter, many of whom have ouly bought for tho purpose .of delivering it to other patties by 3 o'clock to day, and they will -ho unable to till their con tracts within the time. These tactics wore ex tensively resorted to on the 31sfc day of July lust, and some; of tho-differences then arising nto not yot settled. It ia rumored that at least ono operator, who has sold a great deal of corn on option, will refuse to deliver it at all, and fall back on tho courts for protection, under tho plea that these transactions aro gambling, which is prohibited by law. TUE CENTENNIAL. A committee of distinguished gentlemen, hav ing, tho KiUiotml Centennial at heart, will arrive in: Chicago to-day. tho object of their.visit being to commit with lending citizens, and, jointly with them, to establish an auxiliary Board of Fiuanco for this Sinto. i Tho Committee is composed as follows: Tho Hon. A. T. Goshom, of Ohio,(Di rector General; John Welsh, I‘rctudeufc of-Cen tennial Board of Finance; . Frederick ■ Fraley, j Secretary -of same, ..and also President of tho .National Board of Trade; ex-Gow, Bigler, General -Financial Agent; Joseph Patterson, ; James C. Ilubb, and others. Tho Committee will bo received by the Boat'd of Trade and Oommitloo of tho Directors of tho Inter-State Exposition. Of course no pains will bo spared to make, them comfortable during their stay. They come fresh from Cen tennial work in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, where it iu represented they have been very successful. From Chicago they ..visit the smaller towns and ,villagcu of the .West, commencing with St. Louis. A COMrLIJIENTAUt BANQUET. About fifty of,tbo “boys” of iho Board'of Trade utraomblod Inal evening iu the “ ordinary " ‘of the TremontHouse to do honor to George Ellison, Esq., ouo of tho prominent members of tho Board,—one of thcv.oldest, and ono of the most highly respected. George has had tho hny fovor for cloven yonro past, tho only respect In which ho .resembles Beecher. and got off -tho i ragged edge of despair by a visit to tho Island of Mackinaw. On his return ,his follow members sought to do houor and give welcome to tho-noknowlodgod King of tho“ cat crowd.” Tho following gentlemen participated in tho “complimentary/'-which- was worthy of tho Tromout iu its boat days i,, G. W. Adiuno, D, B. Brcarloy, A. 11. Atkins, C. ll,Field, George G. Cantor, O. A,.Malr, Mosoa Jones, E. It. Spoor, John NY. Bumaoy, John B. Lyon, \V. S. Oroabv, 11. I*. Murphey, D. O. Dickinson, George \V. ChampUn, T. IV, Burns,. D. T. Miller, W. N. Slurgea, T. T.-Gurney, George Miller, ira Foot. G, 8, Williams, John O. Wlswoil, W. 11.I 1 . MoLaron, J. 8. Poiroimot, W. T, Ilonuess, J, 11.- Norton, John T. Lester, W.: H. Murray, Charlca G. Cooley, \V. Northup, 0., 11. Wheeler, W. V. Cobb, J.B. Dutch,-D. 8. Mugridgo, F, A. Chap man, George J, Brine, William U. Lyon, John Dupeo, J. 11. O. Clrosa,. Edward Bturgos, E. K. Bruce, E. A. Driver, Charles Btilca, O. If. Walker. W. T.vßakor, AYilHam George, B. F, Bruce, W. 11. Cutler. .Johnß. Lyon presided. .Tho-foßtivitloii wore kept up to a late.hour, being,enlivened with imisio by the Jobnny .Handißamt, and.short epoochesfrom nearly all .present, the .orations being modeled on tho principle) that brevity ia the ooulof.wlt. PERSONAL. County Commluulonor Crawford loaves to-day upon a buuluosß trip to Now, York, to ho .absent about ton days. The Secretary of Lbo Board of Trade had a mootor yoolOrday. An olclorly Indy in Ibo gallery -looked over his ebouldor so nrobly wbllo. bo was reading tbo first part of tbo Now York dispatch m to out off tbo reading of tho remainder by sot ting tbo nudionco in a roar and him on a Tun. Bliieo tho worthjrSoorotary'a admirable reading of tho Brega apology, Ihoro aro not a fow .who aro anxious to know bow much bo linprovosupon tbo toxi of bin dally announcements ; but fotr' raako thoir anxioty ao prominent as did iltodady yostorday, Tbo Rov.»Mr. (Youkor. pastor of .Ibo .Vfantorn Avenue ’Methodist Church, who has just-boon transferred to another Hold of ; labor,-was pro- Bonted Monday,ovoning by tho ladioo of bis con grogation .with o hoavy gold watch. Tho.mom ,bora,of tho Western Avotmo Church,, through tho'Rov. Mr. Gordon, then presented Mr. Youkor with a Silver toa-sot, and bis wife with a cako-baskot. •Among tho dlstiuguisbod ylflltors; at, tho Ex poaltlon yostorday .was James L. Clagborn, JJan., ProHldoutiof .tho Academy of Fino Art in Philadelphia, who.lias recently visited Indlano , polls alia Cincinnati, ‘Ho says our art depart ment groatlyoxebls-that of Cincinnati, although they arc tnainly iadobtod • to :him for. thoir mag niiicont display, of ougvavlpgs. Among tho interesting ond -floclal eventa to ooour /during, (ho, oomiug ,month will, bo tho wedding of Mr. Jowoit E. .Rickor, of Oxford, 0., and Miss Mary A. Swing, oldest daughter of tho'RovJ Prof: Swing. Tho marriage ceremony, whloh will bo ■performed by Ibo Professor in bis churchy and td.whloh all .tho congregation will receive invitations, will bo followed by a recep tion. , Alios Swing is . a young lady in her 19th year, of exceedingly propoaaosDlng appearance, and inheriting many of ttioso-mental qualities which bavo endeared tho Professor to thousands in 'this city and olsowhoro. Mr. Rlgkor is a goutfomau of ostimablo charac ter, and, nt Oxford, 0.. which was tho birlh-placo of tho briao, whore ho holds tbo posttion of Caahlov of tbo Citizens' Bank of that- place, ho is highly respected by thoso who have mot him both m and out of bus iness. • Tho happy ovout, which will bo celebrat ed on tho 22d of October, will bo looked forward to with pleasure by tbo legion of Mr. Swing’s friends In this city. ■ Wo rogrot to learn,that Prof,. Swing is at pros-, outlying on.a sick bod, which bo has occupied for tho past throe days. Happily all danger, is now past, hut tho Professor will have to quit work for a weak or two if ho wishes to perform the honors of tho 22d of Oclobor with becoming cheerfulness. Tho ceremony of marriage, between Miss Fanny Ollondbrf and Mr. Millard Kasprowicz, both of this oity, was performed yostordoy, ac cording to tho rito of tuo Drthodox Gorman Jew ish, Church, at Klnro’a-Hall, North Clark etroot. Tho,Rev. Sir. Ollondoi;f, father of tho bride, of ficiated. Tho hall was handsomely decorated; the attendance of ladles and gentlemen; friends of tho families of tho high contracting parties,was largoand a good orchestra supplied airs appro propriato to tho occasion. Tho ceremony, was conducted in Gorman, and was very impressive. Before reaching tho ossouitial portion of it, tho Rot. Mr. Ollcnuorf mado an address to tho brido and bridegroom. A reception, dinner, and ball followed. Tho bridesmaids and groomsmen woro: Miss Mary J. Doitolzwolg aud.Samuol ,Kasprowicz, Miss Maltha Kasprowicz and Emil Witkowsky. aud .Miss Jenny Schoplng and Louis GlongowsUl. The Centennial Committee, composed of ox- Gov. Bigler, of Pennsylvania; tho llon. -N. M. -Beckwith, of Now York ; aud tlio Hodbj Joseph Patterson, F. Farley, nud J. M. Robb, of Pbila dolplua, arrived at the Palmer House last evening. HOTEL ARRIVALS, Grand Pacific /fofri—Charles A. Burdett, Bos ton ; Thomas Whaliey, Edward Whalloy, John Wroun, Liverpool; 11. O,'Archer, London ;; 11, C. Fowler, Reginald W. Fouler, Derbyshire, En gland ; E. Freud Iloumo, Hurz, Belgium. . . . Palmer Hou»e-~ Ex-Gov. Bigler, Peuusylvauin ; the Hon. N. M. Beckwith, Now York : tho Hon. Joseph Patterson, tbo ’ Hon. F. Farley, the lion. J. M. Robb, Philadelphia. . . . Sherman Jlouee—'XUo Hon. Charles A. Eldrodgo, Pond du Lae; the . Hon. John F. Farnsworth, Bt. Charles; A. O. Caproni,. Sale, Italy; A. Konworthy, R. W. Mansfield, ,R. W. llonmoia, J. M. Downing, T. Milling, England ; Emil Dousson, Prussia Tremont 7/ousc— A. B. Swan, J. 11.- S*oflln«,.W. A. Cum mings, Now York ? O. B. Bogota, Detroit 5 Charles Alvord, Winslod, Conn. ; .T. S. Abbott, U. S. N. ;A. 0. Gray, Now Yoik ; Georgs Dun bar, Boston ; Alexander Simmouda, Liverpool. ANNOUNCEMENTS, Tbo last South Park concert will tako place to-day, at the usual hour and place. Edward Neale, the man who fell forty-eight feet in the Kingsbury Hall ou tbo 17th of August, is to havo a benefit at Kolly & Loan's Minstrels ou "Wednesday cost, and is soiling tickets therefor. Neale has boon. quite unfor tunate of.late In several other ways,,and bis friends ought to lend him a helping hand to put him ou his feet again. Tbo Chicago Military Officers’ Association meets at Reggio's, No. 87*1 V/cst Madiaoo : street, this evening at 7:80 p. m. Messrs. M. 8.. Bailey and John . V/. Garvey, contractors for the construction of the machine, car-shops, and transfer buildings of tho Balti more, Pittsburg «t Chicago Ririlrood Company, invito their friends to visit South Chicago and the Calumet River to-day. A special train will leave the Illinois Central depot ut 10 a. m., and return during tbo afternoon. There will bo a mooting of tho Town Board of West Chicago, Tuesday .evening, Oct. G, at 5 o'clock. Tho introductory exorcises of the. thirty-sec ond annual course of lectures of Rush Medical College will bo hold this evening at 8 o'clock in .tho college, corner of Arnold aud Eighteenth streets. Prof. R. L. lien will deliver tho address. Tho subject is “ Autographic Sketches of a Rush Student.” Tho fifteenth regular winter session of tho Ilahomauu Medical College will bo inaugurated at tho collage building, Cottage Grove avenue and Twenty-ninth street, this evening at 8 o’clock. Prof. W. Woodyatt will. dolivor.tho in troductory address. The. ptofessiou and tho public nro invited to attend theso exorcises. Tho Christian women of tho Executive Com mittee of the Illinois State Suffrage Association have decided to hold a mass-mooting in tho Clark Street Methodist Church Oct. 11, exer cises commencing at 11 o'clock, hold through tho day aud evening. Distinguished speakers from abroad will.be present. No pains have boon spared iu tho. arrangements, and a success ful meeting is anticipated. Tho President, Mrs. X'oruaudo Jones, who has just returned from Europe, will bo present. Tho gentlemen recruited for tho First Regi ment State Guard by 11. O. Collins, recruiting officer, are requested to moot at hia office, south east corner of Washington street aud Fifth avenue, this evening, at 7:30 o'clock, for tbo purpose of effecting a company organization. All officers and soldiers of tho Army of tbo Tennessee who desire to attend tbo annual re union at Springfield, 111., ou tho 14th and 10th of October, are requested to meet at tbo rooms of tbo Railway Mail Service, Chicago Poal-Olfico, ou’ Thursday, Oot. 1, at 4 o’clock p. in. BQDTHr.HS.OAIiU'OIvyiAtOU ‘.‘.NEW ITALY. Many citizens of Chicago ami tlio Northwest, whoso health, or that of thoir families, has bo como somewhat impaired, ami who, • therefore, have to Book a milder climate, will hail with groat satisfaction an opportunity to obtain hi ~an /evening . or ..two, a Just and ac curate conception of the characteristic features of Southern California, or “ Now Italy," as it has justly boon styled. - Ur. J. A. Johnson, edi tor and proprietor of the Santa Barbara Press, ami of tbo Illustrated Weekly Press of Southern California, after a residence in that country of nearly eight, years, and after spending eleven . weeks in tho nix southern counties with on em inent artist photographing tho chief objects of interest in that charming region, has arrived in Chicago and will lootnro on that section of tho country, illustrating his themo by somo 200 photographic views magnified by, the storooptlcon to 20 foot enimro, thus enabling an audiouco of three or four thousand to enjoy tho scenery much os if they wero on tho ground when tho views wore taken. „ „ Those viowfl wore exhibited In San Francisco, by Mr. Johnson, at tho request of tho Mayor ond loading citizens,.and warm praise was be stowed upon tho entertainment by tho press of that city. Hr. Johnson ifl a Western man, a native of this State, ond la fully qualified to give satisfac tory information concerning tho, most charming portion of our common country. Mr. Johnson, ns will bo seen by his advertisement, will lecture at McCormick's Thursday evening. LOCAL LETTERS. HOW MIKE M'OONALD HAY DC SUPPBKSSBD. To the Editor of The Chicane I'ribunet It has become evident that our FoUco. Departs mont aro in league with tbo gamblers of this city. Happily, however, wo do not need Uiol: •OBsislauco to suppress tho aforesaid gentleman or. any other gentleman of the same 111 c. , On pago 105, Soo. 137,-8 vol. QrossVaiotutcß, passed lost winter, is tbo following stringent law, viz.: ••Whoever - Veopg a common pamlng-houw, -or • in■ ,*ny.building procure* or permit* any person to fro ' quent, or to coma together to piny for money or other valuable tilings at any gntno, or keeps, or Buffer* lo bo • kept, nny tables or other apparatus for tho purpose of • .playing at any.gamo or sport, for money. Pr other valuable things, or knowingly rent nny* such place for,such purposes, shall upon conviction for tho first offense be fined hot less than fIOO, and for tho second offense bo fined not loss than SSOO and bo confined in the County Jail not loss-than alx -months; and for tbo third offense shall be fined not Ices than SSOO and ba .Imprisoned ,lu ithod'cnltentlary not loss than■ tvro ;j‘on rn nor moro than five years. You soo tho penalty is aoyoro enough to drlvo ovory gambling-house out of . Chicago In throo months, and to havo tholr proprietors in tho Penitentiary. Lot tho next Grand Jury quietly indict Mr. Miko McDonald;.oud.lot tho State’s Attorney uoo that ho Is cnnvictod. He will then bo fined $101). .Lot thoiuoxt Gpind.Jmy imlipt him.again, if bis .hotted remains opon,.whoni ho will 1 bo flnod. not loss than SSOO ami bo confined in tho County Jail not Jobs th|melX:mo»thn. It in very prob able that at tho ond -of tho six monthn ho will remove to n more congenial clime. Lut If ho does not, thou the next Grand Jury will fix up for a start,to Joliet, for you.will,observe that tho third-timo-ho'Bhull bo fined not loss than SSOO ami bo imprisoned in tho Penitentiary not leas than twoiyonrs nor pioro than .five. By tho llmo ho returns wn will all havo our broath sutll clontly to.gofor.hlm ngaln. Tho police are not necessary to this business. All that la necessary is for tho Chicago news papers to talk it up for a week or two, and you will soo tho State's Attorney and tho noxt Grand Jury going for this gentleman and all hia like. ,Wo havo had somo experience as to what nubile .sentiment will do. Lot that Grand Jury, and Dir. M. McDonald will not take any part in tho next election. ■ OneiWuo Knows. RRlpanr. AT, THE EXPOSITION, To the Editor of The Chicatto Tribune, Sin: Her tastes evidently havo a loaning toward tho.esthetic. She. came, homo radiant. Sho had boon with a Mud»»: to- tho ** Exhebi tion,”,na sho called it. “Well, Bridget, what did you think of tho Exposition?” said I; “did you fcco tho now washing-machinos and tho Improved wringer?” “ Well, yos,,mura, I boliovo I Boon thorn; .but, oh I isn’t tho Exhobition thobeau tifulloafc place yo, over scon, with all tho big squirts o’wathor a •runnin’,-and tho music a playin’? I never boo tbo like! An’tho Popo’e pictor, 100 I Bub it was splendid I An’ a boy round with hia cap, a cottiir 35 cinlsof uh all,to save for tho .Dope! 'And‘thin wo-wont Into another place, where- there was ,an . awful big piciur, and w'o thought -thoro was to bo a play; ond wo sat down on a long binch, and waited, and looked at tho pictor: Thoro was min and wimmln all over .it.-and- a ■feller in rod britches, to'tho knee, like what wo boo lu tho Quid country, an’a girl was Uoldla him round tho nock a chokin' him. 1 know sho was chokin him for ho was rod in tho faco, as ho could bo, and another woman was bohln't them with her hand on her lips, so, a.laughin at ’oin, and ' thoro was lots o fculofa.and girls, some a dancing, and somo a lookin’ on. Wo waited a good while, but thoro was no play at all, muni I An'thon wo seen tho bonutifulost eottlo bed- Bioads, with music at tho bead of 'om, a playou’ all tho timo, and a place to. sloop with malthraßßos and tholiko o'that, I supposo tho music has to play all tho tlmo a person was bleepin'and thoro was glass boxes of flowers., and beautiful gold groon ribbins, an’n green house with bokaya at tin cints." Lot Bridget go to tho Exposition. Bdduudah, Chicago, Sopt. 291671. THE CITY-HALL. Tho City Collector yesterday received .$7,200 on city taxes ; the water department, received 53,150 on water taxes. The Committee on Public Buildings will meet Thursday afternoon in the City Clerk’s office, to consider references, especially the ordinance di recting the Bool'd of X’ublio Works to confer with the County Commissioners in regard to tbo joint orcction of a now Court-House on tbo old site. On invitation of Aid. M. B. Bailey and John W. Garvey, many of tbo Aldermen and several other city officials will take an excursion to South Chi cago and the Calumet Bivor to celebrate the com pletion of the machine, car-shops, .and transfer buildings of tho Baltimore, Pittsburg it Chicago iinilroad Company. A merry time is anticipated. Aid. Dixon thinks his project of protecting the city, by laving moro water-pipes, will ulti mately succeed. Ho says that it provides for ad ditional .water-supply in ton wards,and, if ho can succeed in proselyting a. single Alderman from ouo of tho wards unprovided for, tho reso lution will bo .earned, in spite of .tho potty op position of several of tbo Aldermen. Tho Mayor yesterday received tho following letter: .The Han, It, li, Colvin, ifiiyeir : Dkaji But: lam instructed by (ho President of the Executive Committee of .the Citizens' Association to inform you that on the Invitation of tho Committee, given at the suggestion of the Hoard of Tire Oomntle olouers, Qcn. Hlmlor, of New York, will leave on a visit to Chicago ou Saturday morning, Oct. 3. Yours respectfully, ’ J, 0. Aaioum, Clerk. Tho Mayor yesterday, morning, revoked tho license of Abraham Ansel, who runs tho auction shop No. 78 South Canal street,.ou account of tho humorous complaints which have boon made against tbo placo. Commissioners Prindivillo, Thompson, and Wuhl, City, Engineer Ohosbrougb, and Mr. Wii son, of tho Board of Public Works, accompanied byD. 0. Grogior, Chief Engineer of tho Water works..loft town yesterday morning for Milwau kee. ; While thoro they will ox amino tho Allis pumping-engine and tho Milwaukee . Water works. They will roturu.this morning, , and will take soma further action in regard to tho propos als for.tho now engines for tho WostSido Water- Works. Tho Board of Police and Fire Commissioners mot yesterday afternoon m tho Fire-Marshal's office, President. Sheridan in tho chair. Tho case of Policeman Horst was dismissed .with a reprimand to that officer, Tho rest of tho after noon was occupied in gossiping about insurance and firo, matters in general. Commissioner Bono was on the war-path, all day; in-fact, nothing excites his wrath moro than speaking about insurance men and tho Citizens' Aosooia tion. Dost Saturday afternoon tho Board of Equal ization, which hud for tho ton days previous boon iu session, adjourned, after hearing a groat number of complaints about tbo tax as sessment rolls! Before adjourning, tbo.Board .resolved to lower the assessments 10 per cent ou Wabash aud Michigan avenues, 15 per cent on all wbarllug-lots between Randolph' and Eighteenth - streets, 5 per cent on .all city ..real estate, excepting tho railroads, and also .a . slight . reduction on aoociai trade in different portions, of tho city. Thcso reductions, bo it understood, wore not mado for last year's taxes, but from tbioyear'sasscsamouc rolls of tho Tax Assessor. The rolls are at pres ent in such an unfinished condition that nothing as to the.total amount of,tho assessment, con bo extracted from them. Commissioner McGrath, .tvs informed by the clerks ot,tho various depart ments, states that tho.assoßsmonts of real estate and improvements will f ill si*li.o(K),ooo below last yoar'if .total of $203,000,000.. The assessment of personal property, which last, year amounted to £52,000,000, ,wUI this year roach only 937,000,000. Tho tax-rolls ou shipping .indicates a fulling off of noarly.3o per cent from lost year’s total of $1,500,000. THE no Aim. OP. HEALTH. Tho regular weekly meeting of tho Board of Health was hold yesterday,afternoon in thoir rooms in Honors Block. -Mr. Hooke, tho sink member of Board, occupied hia chair for tho lirst time in man? weeks. A communication from tho sanitary policeman A tho slaughter house district, asking to bo permitted to wear citizen's, clothes while on.duty, did not moot .with .the. approbation : of tbo ; Board. Ofllcor KoUoht, arraigned on charge of non-payment of just duos, was ordered to pay,up or, bo dis charged. Several bills against tbo Board wore ordered paid. Air. Moore thought that the bills against James Forsyth it 00. ought to bo closely . in spected, and proceeded to itemize each bill. Tho report of tho Sanitary Superintendent shows there wore 170 deaths during last week j a decrease of 27 from tho previous week. Of these, thoro wero 05 under one year of ago. Tho mortality by diseases was, cholera infantum, dl; convlsions, 10; consumption, U; ontorites, 7; typhoid fovor. 0; diarrhea, 8. .Males, 82; females. 78; married, 81; single, 122; colored, 1. ' Two cases of small-pox had been reported. Tho average temperature of the week .was 1.3 degrees lower than the preceding week. Tho. mortality, was greatest in the Seventh Ward, lOrSixlinWard, 11; Eighth Ward,. 12s Fifteenth Ward, 23. lie called the attention of .the Board to tbo sanitary condition of tenement houses, and requested tho drafting of an ordi nance regulating thorn. '.The request was re ferred to tho Committee on Ordinances. Tho Health Ofllcor’s report shows that 401 nuisance notices wore served,. and 442 nuisances wero ohatod; U sewer notices served, and 08 sower connections made. Ho hod condemned 18 quraters beef, 1 hog, .2*330 pomjds of fresh .meat, 1j740 pounds or comodbflof,' 1-barrel of, apples,' 1 bushel The reports of the Sanitary Inspectors slnto that the sanitary condition of tlio city is good, and that no dangerous discaso has jot made Itself prevalent. OEIfitINAL EEOOED. ouiMtKAiiOounr. Judge Rogers— Edward ‘Vino onlorod a plea ot‘ guilty to burglary, and was remanded.—Charles F. Kriog pleaded guilty-to an indictment for cheating,>nnd was sentenced to fifteen days in i tho County vJail.—John .-Powers .was tried for larceny and acquitted.—Daplol Casey and Mor ,-rls Flynn, Indicted, for larceny -.and. receiving stolon goo.cls, wore tried by a Jury; Casey was acquitted, find Plynu fqupd .guilty of receiving stolon goods, and-bis punishment'fixed at two years in tho Penitentiary.—E. 0. Rockwell and Louis J. Clark ontorod.,a..plca of guilty to on indictment.for connpiracy ; Rockwell was son* tonced to six months In tbo;IIouso, of Correc tion, .and Clark to tblrly.days.ln tbo County, Jail. . justice counts. Justice Royden —James , Driscoll .and John ParmcrjkburgTary; continued till Oct. 10 In ball of S3UO each.—Thomas George.,arrested on dln orderly warrant; continued'till'Oct. 3 in bail of s2oo.—John.M. Lacey,.arrested on disorderly •warrant; continued til) Oct. 3 In.bail of • 8300. John Kelly,-asoault-with intent to ’do - bodily in jury,to Ida -wife. Dr(dgot -Kolly;-,placed .under pdaco bonds In'*S3oo.—iVi'llam Lyons, afroalod on disorderly .warranty poatmuod till Oot. 1 in bail of.s2oo.—Jpsoph Jordon, t arrested on disor derly warrant; continued till to-morrow In bail of s2oo.—Thomas Keegan, disorderly ? fined -s2o.—Thomas 'Jones, vtylation.Boc..s,. Chap. 21, city.ordinances governingbusiness of junk deal ers continued till-to-morrow in bail of -$2OO. In thomaUor .of- tho Myers 1, Opera-House riot . case, ..wherein Messrs. Grover, Thompson,, and Edwards wore, defendant's. tlio, Justice decided tuoro was no evidence to uuslalu tho charge, and dismissed the.prisoners. Justice Beully~r Frank Igo,, assault. on Michael Fallon with Intent to rob; held to Criminal Court In bail ol s7oo.—John Donoghuo, witness against Ffank-.lgo ;;-|iold under-S7OO bail.— Wousol Konnosli, arroslo'd on warrant for rob bery ;.eomluucd : till Oct. 3,iuba!lofssoo,—MTill lam Dogcart, ■ larceny .horso, and buggy from 81moh Bilvorstion ? hold to Criminal Court in bail of SOOO. —W. Levi, arrested for .obstraoting sidewalk ;. continued-till-Oct. B.—John Callahan, assault with- intent .to rob JacobKober; con tinned till to-morrow-in hail of $1,600. Justice Kanfmann —Carl Klines and G.. Zlm pot, arroalpd for disorderly conduct; coatiuuod till Oct. 0 in hall of s4oo.each. LAKE, Tho Town of Lake Trustece-mot lu session at tho Town-Hall ypatcrday afternoon. Present, Supervisor Coloman, and Trustees Muirhoad, Brinkman, and Montgomery. }n tho absence of ,tbo.rroßidont ( Mr.Jduirboad ocoupio(l tho chair. Tho reading of tho minutes was. dispensed with, and tho ; Board then proceeded to l discuss tho general principles of THE WATpn, QUESTION. Tho contract ,hotweon ,tho town pod 0. E, Iloquomhourg.-tho contractor for tho laying of the water-pipes, was road, and tho question then followed ~oa ■to , tho ; amount ,of pipo to bq laid ,under thoqbpyo,, contract. It. appears that .at timo that arrangements woro making with Ilydo Pork towards* tho consummation of tho consolidation of4Uo town in tho water-works project, tho not .dcslting- to- luyo, a wator-works without a syslojn of wator-plpo, conferred with Hequom boarg. aml'signbd an agroomout-tliac not loss .tbau.iS.Tnjlqa of plpo.should belaid, Thai final ui-ratigcmonts wore then made, and tho.work pro ceeded. Now that th 0.15. miles of plpo drb com pleted, tho Question- arises os to-whothorho .would ho obliged ,to lay ~ony jmoxo, plpo Qii tho . sariio .terms, and tho opin ion 'of tho attorneys, Messrs. Wilson and Coy,(was asked for.. Tho attorneys held that Iloqucmbourg-waa . required.lo lay pipe in all streets for whichordinaucbs weropiased prior to April 1,187-I,,and .bad boon confirmed by tho courts; and further upon streets in which ho had laid pipe by direction of tho Wator-Comrois siouor. The estimates for work on such streets having hcot\,approved by, tboEqai d of. .Truetacs, this wasadosiguatiou of streets upon which ho was to Jov pipe. The opinion of tho attorneys was not, however, arrived at uutil-nftor. a long discussion ou 7UB TERMS OP-THE CONTRACT. • Sir. Wilson thought tho contract of . itself was not complete, which-was not a very good admis sion for-Mn Wilson, sooing- that if was ho who drew up tho contract. Various attempts by Hequembourg to bring tho matter to a close re sulted dually in concluding .to. lot, tho stand as they arc. lii tho meantime work will proceed ou Hoisted street, and before it iu com pleted Mr.-B. Holly will bo requested to come hero and examine tho system of piping, with a view to ..suspend operations.oa'-Kortyraovcutb, I’ifty-ilrat, and School.streets. Tho Board thou took a recess, fur half an hour. At' tho,appointed timo the Board reassembled with all present except Tabor. .-Thdruoanu of ; ORANTIJJO-WATER PERMITS ! was thpn.disciisspd, and relative to it -J.fr,:.Col man tmbmittod ft resolution, which was oh mo tion adopted. The resolution not forth- that, as it was necessary that eomo ono nhoulci, attend to the wator-pormita, rents, accounts, etc., tlgyEu fiucor of tbo town discharge all siieh ulios . at, an . extra compensation ,0/ .SSO per month. He was also iuslruotod to establish and maintain. Lis oQJco. at the Town-Hall, and also arrange to grant’ permits at bo that thoro will bo.no delay in distributing water to all whomar desire it. A communication waa received from Messrs, H. Mueller & Co., of Decatur, -111., sTa’UngHhai they had made improvements.on their tapping machine, which will allow the tapper to tan the pipes without closing tho’-walor-gatos. They* otter tbo, machine, with, tho necessary accoutrements,' for $l6O. Tho' Commissioner was instruetpd to confer, with the’ Hyde iPork authorities and purchase. ; oho of, the laacjiliiea for Lake. ' Tho recent largo fire in Hyde Park seemed to havo waked tho-Tnietoos of that village -to -the necessity of having A FUIE-AliAßai. TELEGRAPH through tho tpwn. Tho Lake authorities also .feel tho same way, and now.think.seriously of having a Uno extend throughout Lake,- in tho water .district. It waa resolved that tbo Enci noor of tbo town bo authorized, to confor with any porsou authorized by the Village of Ilydo Park,' aud cause to bo . ivamodiately puf. Un a telegraph lino, from tbo .water-works.to -the Town-mil, and hnyo, tho ..telegraph also built from tho Town-Hall to tho several hose-carts. The Commit too to whom was referred tho matter of IMPROVING BIXTT-ISIOnTIt. STREET, from Stony Island avenue to tho water-works, on behalf,of Lake's interest in tbo water-works, tho . improvement being, necessary .for tho.pur pose of delivering, matorialat tho joint, water works, submitted thole report. It stated’that tbo Committee had examined tho street, aud also the , manner ,o( getting coal' .to tho water-works, and llnd that the coal used must bo transported..by cars to Sixty-seventh street, and from thence by teams. They recom mended that tho street bo improved by planking . the., same wdh hemlock plank, and that Lake Lear one-third of the expense. An estimate of the .work was made at about $3,070. > The rco , ommondalion, of the CpmmUtoo was approved and tho report, accepted. -Tho subject of building a coal-shed-at the Water-Works was 1 then considered. -Plans and epeciUcationa were .submitted, aR tduo an ostl ,mate.of the cost .of (ho shod. Tho cost of tho shed, with tho best.material and labor in build ing it, was estimated'at $1,207.50. Mr. Mont gpmory.movod that the Water Commissioner bo instructed to confer with .tho ilydo Park authovi .tios relative to the matter. Ai the business of tho town is largely increas ing, aud as,tho wator huaiuosa.will principally bo done at tho Towu-llall, tho'Water Commissioner ami Collector wore,authorized to put tho Town- Hall in a suitable condition for tho transaction of the Increasing .business. On.motion, tho .streetcalled Guson street waaplmnged to Ma nia street, and entered on tho records. Tho pe tition for tho opening of .Forty-third street was referred. PETITIONS, A pollution was received from numerous res idents .of Englewood, roquoatiug the Board, to establish a placo for tho confinement of pris oners. They thought that as tho town intended to erect a hose-house .at Englewood, arrange ments .wight bo made for a jail In connection. Tho matter was referred to the Water Commis sioner and Engineer. Mr. Coy, in accordance with Instructions, sab milled an opinion ou tho liability of thp town in in. case of the ACCIDENT TO MISS SIULKV, which was caused through the negligence of 0. E. iloeuembourg, tho contractor fur water-pipes. Tho Attorney found that the contract between the town ami 0. E. Ilcquombuurg made it ob ligatory ou him to assume all damages. . JUSTICE THOMPSON. At aiormor meeting of tho Board, • tho Super visor was instructed to settle with all tho Jus Ucod of the town, It now appears that quo of w ’ F - Thompson, has nob S * w was resolved that a" and rrocood at mioo S ," rlHl ««U Juslloo. Ho i rtl or ln I fltc, »ctod that, in giro of fatluro to inlmtSP. “ lu f mTOt ’»!«>■ »1>« Jnallco, to Immediately proceed to collect according 'to lair. rn,,_ „„f', ~C . Aao * SOUTH ATOtHTIO. ,° ' tllo ‘Chicago A South AUanllo lUliroad .was Ihou .taboo no, Ur. Miller stated that bo understand from •audgo Ray, ono of Mho of the road, that thoro aro now Traltlair tn ks expended on this end of the line aorao 835 om and,as soon.aa the ordinance granting the rieht of way is passed, work will be commoncoa fm mediately. ‘Aliho lost mootiug the Board ad jounud while /discuss tag tlio adrlaaidii?.' “lS granting thom/ono traoii Tho mJtto was thorotoro taken up aaaln tw[ point, and Mr. Caiman to ion. ylnoo tho Ddetor that a singlo trade would unit an noil an a double. Ho nos In fatrnP nr ..granting this 'Company a alnglo track, and ,oa«o any .other toad desired to ontor, .they oonld ' ’WV mo , k ■‘ l W llto .«•« Ohlpago '& KoirtU lantio Bead, and thus mako double track for tho •use of both roads. bua Mr. Stebbings slated that ho bad a 1 little inter, cat in the railroad, ami ho was surprised to find M, ftt ■ tlio prclinnnco was not passed already. Iho ordinance passed by tho following votei xooa—Mulrhoad, Moutgomory, ,and -Brinkman —3;. nays—Cplman—l. Xho Board then adjourned. •OtTBUEBAN NEWS. NORWOOD PARK. A special mooting of tho Board of‘Trasloeo of this village was hold in tho Town-Hull Monday evening. There wore present, president Campbell Trustees DoDotard, Pollock, • kite?ons, CaliberL oiid Collins. n The Committee on Finance reported la favor of issuing bonds for $2,006, ruuplag ten years, atlO per cent, Interest payable semi-annually, tho bonds to bo of tbo denomination, of SIQO, The report of the Committee was accepted and approved, and tho attorney of the Board In structed to draw tbo necessary ordinance Hr. Collina tendered Ilia to|J ß nallon naa mom por of • tlio Board, which mo accepted. on mo tion of Hr. Deßoran, L. O. CoUluV Jr .n pointed VUlubo Altoraor. 1 ’*“ ap ' Oomimiloo on Hlroelß and Sidowolka worn Inotructod to havo tho nltotniw dnwi'Swau nance dollulng the breadth and Ihloknom oftbo aldowalUsiu the, yillni-o, ana their mannero, .conetpuctlon. 'Sfro mma Oommlttoo roporM that they had soon Mr. A. J. Snoll in to his conversion of Norwood avonuo into a turn j-ilto, and that tho said Roulloman professed to have the nght so to .use ti.-vul road. The whole question was referred to tho Village Attorney for an opinion. 3 *°* Tub'Attornoy aloo was . instructed to prepare rot coo to aorvo on tho Chicago & Mortlmostorn lUUroad Company, notifying thorn to repair cor toin street-crossings. Tho plat of a subdivision of a portion of Nor. wood Parkwnn presented by tho Village Engineer and referred to tho Coamittoo ou PJata and Snbl imsjous. Tho Board .adjourned to tho first Mond v Ojtobor, • ■ ' MORTUARY. Ftmorahofniilxpp ffi(?e,of lovra, I>avenpor«, Vcsiofday. ..Sptcmt Dit&Ltch to 2'ftf. CAicaffo rrfbUJW. DAyENTpnx, li., Sopt. 29.—Tbo »funoral of Bfahop Loo callrf fortha vary largo attendance to-day. Tho cLizoas in faU .forco.wcrb tboro, Protestant ani Caiholih, Jew and-Gontllo, all laid in Ibqic ixprosaioa of .sorrow .for a good men, an estimable citizen, ond a Bishop who baa loft an OTor-indnring opitaph.ln .tho hearts of ,tho .IkJiscorqliauß of lowa. Ac tho hour rip polatoj- for tho fiinorar.thofo .was a Jargo con course of. our citizens in tho viciulty of Graeo alltlib carriages,,private aud pub lic,, klut could bo. pressed in to service were wait ing rcr-tuoiroccupants, ’Tho .proccuaion moved from iho house, first, coming twouty-mno Vestry men, then as -many clergymen,' then tho edflia counlulnp tho body of the deceased, homo by clor;ym«i;, followed by' tho .niemhors of tho faraly and immediate friends, Mrs. Loo loaning -on tioarai of- hbr eoi), and lookingvery much .Btrliheh jndood. Tho good Indy Imsthofivm patty of til people. »Tho children oftlio Sunday nclKDV'fdilOwdd tho coilln to the chancel and dopiaitod floworo upon it. -Tho choir then san? n -hymn, after which ono of -the clorjynwn offered -prayer, .which .was fol low«l by a ‘ hymn. Dlalibp Tale, oi Kama?, < tUpri' aacondod tho Ipulpjt, and, taking his txt from Bovelatioiis, xxi., di, There is no (bath," proceeded to pay an eloquent tribute to tie deceased prolate, attoc which ho gavo a •graphic picture of.the,good -Christiania spiritual stHtt, .his , oulbymeiila.jxnd his duties. The sonioh was ‘able, "fervent," and eloquent, and doli'oied with a feeling that clparly,suowed how muc\ho regretted the ibis of Ufa' brother iu the EpiMopal'Churclil .SP ( RIKGX'IELD. Steele Salc-Thp ttovitctl 1 Statutes—Tho ijoanl bl ;Eqi3aliza.tiqti* .tfrepiai DUoatch to XhtChica^'Tribunt, SriiiVoriciiD, HI., iSopti 20.—T116” Sangamon County Steak apd 'Association held its . drat anlo to-day. Quito - a largo , number, of buy ers were present, ..and .considerable live stock changed hands. The Association was organ ized recently, ondcomprieod among .its,mom bersinoot tho more, prominent’stock men .the bounty* . ’ " Secretary of State' ITarlbw loft for Pockford to nigkt to>.nUei\d'tp tho 1 sliipping'ofdhe Hevlsed Statutes, which it is- hia ’diity under Cholaw to dietrihuto. ’•Morabors of’ the Legislature are not entitled to copies of tho work gratis, a fact that .tho Secretary.desires known, inasmuch as anpli :.catlqa 4a from timo to time ‘made Jjy momobra Tli'o Committee on General Equalization wore to-day -directed, by the’Board to deductdO.por cone from tbo assessed value of tpjvu and city lots In ,Alox{mdor Coiinty. '* The Builders of Chicago. It baa required something mors than ordinary in* dustry and quterpriso to make Chicago a great.metrop olis, tbo centre of ah immense trade, tho envy of slater • cities, tbo pride of tbo West, and tbo symbol .of Amort* . can growth and progress. It is the fresh, warm, young American blood infused into all ber industrial pem suits—commercial, mechanical, end manufacturing— that baa created. in tho heart of ibis continent a great city, whoso marvelous growth la without a parallel la modern, times. .Her business-men bare beau dear* sighted and energetic; they comprehended tbo situa tion, and were equal to their reapouslbllltlcfl. Chicago has not blundered into greatness. It has not grown up by chauco. lt has been built up by patient, per sistent, wisely-directed toil, prudent, sagacious, and bold - forecast, aud fair and hon orable dealing. Industry, Integrity, and enter prise, Inspired by an enthusiasm that never cooled, and strengthened by a hope, ami faith, and courage > that never wavered, have signally 'characterized tho artificers of..bier .fortunes. And conspicuous among these is tbs well-known firm of Phelps, Dodge k Palmer, Nos. 43 and t>o Wabash avenue, manufacturers of end wholesale dealers Jn boots and shoes. Thereto not a pluckier, more high-minded, or more honorable business-house, lu Chicago. They mind their own business, are not given in boasting, rejoice at othbro* prosperity, and always speak well of all honorable com -ixfillora. > Their glovo-llttiug bout Is immensely popu lar, and the good will of the trade of tho Northwest Is shown by thoir largo sales, which have.given them a prominent place among tho loading Loot and shoo bouses of Chicago. A section of thoir factory, turning out boots and shoes with great rapidity, la in full operation , at the Chicago Exposition, and attracts much attention front the visitors who appreciate tbo importance of a goad understanding. Cheap Tolvota. and Millinery, .Wo bavo Just opened a very large stock of Lyons cloak velvets of our own importation, bought In Lyons under great depression of tho market. Wo will offer n spleudld all-silk Lyons velvet at (10 nor yard. We .have nil the best makes at tbe lowest prices.' We are now offering special Inducements to those who buy before the rush of full trade begins. Those in waufof the latciljvud most approved styles in millinery goods, elegant felt bats. should not ftiltooxaiulusour stock, Hoscbklu, Palmer & Co., IJ7 and 130 State street. Dangs Bros, is tho Placo Where job can find tho celebrated Anti-Clinker Crown Cook, Richmond, 11 Palace” ranges, “Golden Hun” fiip-plaeo healers, Ihwtow furnaces, 6c, State ami Van liurca streets. ,Bo Careful Of your teeth; upon tUolr health your health dN Sends. Fragrant Sozoilont Invigorate* the noma iat keeps thorn alive, prevents Incrustations on tho enamel, ami Is as wholesome as water. Bresh Salmon, Just received a half-dozen car-loads of choice canned fresh salmon, cheaper than hoof. All kinds of canned fruits, jollies, pickles, etc,, at bottom ‘ prices. !■'. A. Wulducr, <5 and 17 lllver street, Chicago. Prince & Oo.'s Organa, Fine organs with six stops for sm, warranted first class In tone and finish. Money refunded If not sat isfactory, BeodV Temple of Muaio, 03 Van Burcn sir oat.