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VOLUME 20.
FINANCIAL.
(cuAiiTfnrn.)
123 & 125 IMoiv.-sL, GMcago, 111
Loans on Beal Estate, Improved
mdunlmorovod, located In tho city and sub.
mbs of Chicago and In tho States of Illinois
.ndloWft, EXCLUSIVELY pcßOtiaU-d.
iKJttns speedily executed at tho LOWEST
ntc3 of Expenses moderate.
ILLINOISTRUST
AND
Savings Bank,
ISa and 124 South Clark-Bt.
OATITAI AND SURPLUS $525,000
rnr» ■* per cent Interest on Trust
nml 0 per cent on Savings Depos
its.
$12,000.
We want to hire $12,000 for 3 crG year* en the twit
ef real eccnrity, ■north four-fold* Address, staling
nt».t47,TrUmnn office,
MONEY TO LOAN
Oo Heal EaUto ia Chicago tad vicinity. $1,200, $1,009,
iad|l,6W In band. , .
w ' ' MEAT) A COE, 1.V5 LtSnlle-rt.
SHIRTS.
SHIRTS!
To order, of tho best fabrics in
uso. Pull linos in stock of our
own manufacture. Wo are prepared
to make Shirts to ordor in eight
hours, when necessary.
msm BROS.,
MEN’S EDENISHERS,
G 7 & G 9 Washington-st, Chicago.
rike'e Opera Hons*. Cincinnati.
Vt havefullJinca of Denl’a, Trcfouue, tod Cour-
TOliltr Kltld. _
GUNS.
Bargains
IN GUNS.
A special lot of BREECH
LOADERS, W. W. GREEN
ERS, &o„ &0., closing out at
two-thirds their value.
“SPENCER,” 54 Stato-st.
STATIONERY.
BLANK IBSIS
from Block, or made to order promptly, by
CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO.,
118 & lUO Blonriie-st.
OCEAN NAVIGATION.
Hational Line of Steamships.
KEff YORK 10 QUKENSTOWN AlfDWVKltrOOh.
JPiIN, tin lota Saturday, OoL 3", Hip. m.
Ijjifb Ai4o loot ha urd»j, Auv. 6. ut 11 a. to.
FXfICAiSJ), I.6lJWus Nov.U, alUv.n.
atiYPf, t,i&i tons Satuiday, No*. 2u, at 11 a. ro.
rou LONDON DIRECT.
BpLLAsD.3,Btoloaa Tnuraoay.Oet. 28, at2p. m.
o,u<6 ’ hnrsday, N«-v. *• "I U a. iu.
duo paaaue, SUO and #7O. currency. Return tick,
ft* •! reduced ratua. K tear ago ticket*. S2O currency.
•WI** 1 ** £1 sod cowards uu Great H»ualn.
SPPUvi p. B. LARSON,
f eitacwi eoraar Clark and Raodolph-sts. (opposite new
astißaa uourei. Chicago. _____
ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE,
.TktGaoeral Transatlantic Company’* Mail Steamships
MltetaNtw Yurk and Havre. tub ipieuUkl viaae.sun
yusutiaUt ruma lor ihj poQiioeot (being muni louthur*
°lherl, will sail from i'ler So, M, North Hirer,
lut® HB PARIS, Lacfaoaosz Haturdav, Oct. ID
AUkKigU*. Ponxota hatnntoy, ho*. W
Ttodeile.... . ....haiurday, >'■ *.‘.7
JPRICU OK PAStirtUK IN GOLD (luduoing winojl
J™ jabta, tlluaml %IW. aouortlhitf tn -coo ud.niiMi
Wftnataoiu, s7j: tnlrd. tin. Itotura tickets at rodaeei
Wfr oieatsga (31, wlift superior acccmotuaaUuaa, la*
vruoc an Decenaries without extra oaargo. bloomed
ouun ifitu • do not carry aieeragu paa-ougora,
UIUIS UellKblAW. Agent. U H roadway, W.Y.
CDKARD MAIL LINE.
SiilisiE Hues Times a weft to ani (torn
British ports.
LOWEST RATES.
W Company's Olßee, comer Clark and
P. General Western Agent.
Qreat Wostcru Btcauiship Lino.
N*w York to Bililol(Eoglflod) direct.
tOkvu^?;^ ool ...da arday. Get, »
7^ W ALU 8tamp10......... Wo ueaday. Nov. U
%»V: Iniormcdkate, 8U: Rteerare. fh\
LEGAL.
Trustee’s Sale.
tbiftoo Hotel Company, by Ita certain
tho lutfay «i uctohor, A. I>. ia«J,
CraLfTii 1° HoouMar’a u( Cook County,
•W'mu.u 1 ' 1 1° R-wkStJuf Hooor.l, on pageUD. did
®UiarJui??w g^<,or * , <? u,9< *» 1“ trust. the luoporty hcre
•*«n Mid conveyance having been wade to
I* haiS!** > u canalu bonds id (bo aum of
each, boarlog etou date wltu aald
<i*fcanaiij’ *ojouiulni| la tan aggregate totbo auto of
tt,t f Inoutana dollar*, eaali payable to
Kssi? J* a l**ra altar data, the lutereat on oaoo oi aaid
1 law per au min /rum tbo dato thereef
H Oeto£^Vi?i** la *. fc * cUr »d Vo bo vald i>a luo hrvl oa>»
*iadan?-iS? A K rll •» ‘’ten /«ar. 1/ twenty cuiiponaof
. '"h and aUicbud 10, each of aald bead*.
h *Me el V.*» M .I I .*** Provided luaddd««dof truattbal
‘*bTm thV , llu 'bo payment ul ealdhondaur any of
•fca tka thereon or any part tnaraof. Until,
«l too™?. c ? [ *‘ in .?* the legal holder of Mid bond* or
fci lt6*tt?fi** l , iao,) ld ba lawful for ibu undoralgiu'd to
/£tUat^u M, ift ** id deed *>f tru»t dcieilhetl, ami all
»7. .* * ot aroat tiudbeneaiut aald CUUoa »total
aasf l 7.!!‘ <CCi .V ora and Mtlgo* la and to tbo ram*,at
lIJ S '** d or«ui»o»,io tne blahost biuujr
“ r,t *>*■« notice of (ha time of auch
**4 ui. Jlnk lQ f ,^ c , tl notice la ouo of the newspaper* al
i , Vttc*UQp. u ?‘ Uß 4d lo \be city of \ bleaau by ica dally
,*dtilri. li. •!' c *> Paper, (bo fait of union ahuuld bo at
1 “*! or ® » u «n tale, and make, el acute, and
a'tyancsT 2,P?i cbM * r P l iuetl *“ lu “ good and auibclsat
Aud wburoaa default
dtaddirii , tt 'bapaiiucQlot all the lutoreal up.m oou
iu > . ,f* 4,(l bonda which baa accrued aloce April
W 4. tod I*7?M-Vou* J®pm*ui»«B auch la cteal ate un
‘PPUaa to m« ft?' bolder of aald one miudicd bond* boa
fk*W«» toatttwt*. uo d°f«j*ued, 11 trua ao, to *«U tha
j^taittaoti!)o»\ bj ' * 41^ degdhut lor iliapurposue
'• boroby circa that ou
< l ®o day oj Ueceuiher, A. U. 187 b.
ul aw'd day. 1 an all
r^*»t4iaolihftr?“ lr tu-wtt : The laaui-
CluioQ HuUil Luiupauy. la tbep/uulae*
n*i M 1 ? <al, of fiaotbuial .too.
u?? ai, l lot ? t« Üblcaao, Cuuaiy of Cook,
al , l “.Jtinbttildlnj known at iha Clliioo
S^wa?i; i l ??' i * u S , *bi* l *‘»d all tha prKllo^’aam)
V* lua « l,l <‘ <tha **' d laM-thuld
»*»al uaistlnc by flrtu.i of n
i 1 w*i 1 b V U<3-. ui aatd Ix-lU, Uiuola oxecnt*
haraod wll# to Wiitoa A. JaalOus. and
,a * l * # a. i. '?k.*V, , * ,l# d to aald Company), at putllo
2?* ali.i 4 ,? fa Wdof or btddura, fur caah,
5 *•«!«• ainu!» # *ifti)i* pimU«f, at Uiu mala door,
' 4M ak.» k Pltxx, Allofaejr, II PmUmA Blank.
t Cbtc-ago paito
OVERCOATS.
IMPORTANT
Announcement.
Wo offer for tho balance of tho sea
son, our Entire Stock of
Ulsters
A.IST3D
OVERCOATS
AT A.
Eslcti if m Pff Ceil
From regular prices. Purchasers
will find this a rare opportunity to
supply thomsolvos with an ologant
ULSTER OR OVERCOAT
At a loss price than asked by any
other House in this city. Our stock
la the moat extensive in the Worth
west, and tho cut and make of our
gooda wo pronounce superior to any
in tho market. Tho following is a
list of our X'rices as marked in plain
ilguros on each garment, and irom
which tho substantial reduction of
10 per cent will bo made;
Ulsters at SSO
Ulsters at SS cj
Ulsters at 27 P
Ulsters at 30 %
Ulsters at 35 h
Ulsters at 45 Ej
Overcoats at 12 U
Overcoats at 15 .
Overcoats at 16 K
Overcoats at 18 S
Overcoats at SO H
Overcoats at SSjij
Overcoats at S 3
Overcoats at S 5 Q
Overcoats at 27 H
Overcoats at S 8 ..
Overcoats at 3S 92
Overcoats at 35 jjj
Overcoats at 37 5
Overcoats at 38 q
Overcoats at 45 14
Overcoats at 50
WILDE,
BLUETT & CO.,
126, 128,130 STATE-ST.,
Corner of KCadlaou.
We offer an assortment of el
egant Gold and Onyx Necklaces,
with Crosses, Pendants, Lock
ets, &c., at very low prices.
N.MATSON&CO.
STATE AND MONROE-STS.
Toiletine
In a locmo, fluffy jwwder, (be fluett possible, and Is ajw
filled motet. Nothing bit yet Iwen found eo effectual
u vrhil It la (Italgued to accomplish. Nothing caa
e'tual IU effect »or can |lm iiso be dcjyyted.
"■^TTsPgQI-AdLE S . .
UUAZILIA.X PEBBLE SPECTACLES
Suited to all HlgbU by impectlou at MANASSE’S, OptU
dan, ad Madison-lit. (Tt>bupa_UuH(lhij|).
~~ ~ MISCELLANEOUS.
Ttfl ft mrm The Tubular Beat
111 > A 111 I 5 11 era are tbs oheapeat
tiMli.ll.lisl
CO.. 05 Lako-at.
DYEING.
Ladles* and Gentlemen'* Garments dyad and cleaned
In a auiKifior manner.
uoaroN fancy steam dve mouse,
I*>o South 0-ark, Uj llllnoia. and 'M Vf. MadUon-sta.
~ FIRM CHANGES.
DISSOLUTION.
The Arm of Munson ft Co,, composed of
Daniel Munson, of Binghamton* Mew York,
and Charles Munson* of this city, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent. The said
Charles Munson is umpowerud to collect all
claims and pay. all bills, and use tbe firm
name to that end. DANIEL MUNSON*
. , QUABLES MUNSON.
Chicago, OcU 18, IdTS.
COPARTNERSHIP.
OHAELBS MUNSON and O. W. OS
BORN Q have formed a copartnership for the
purpose of continuing the manufacture of
Leather Bolting, retaining the old firm name
of Munson ft Co., at the old stand* Id and 10
West Ilandolph-sL _
" i)issbiiiJTi on ,
The copartuenltl > of Lecubeke k Sets, la the com
miMlou builuras, baa been diesolred by mutual con
trol, Mr. Theodore Lemncke will collect all the out
auiudlogilaimacf said firm and i«y alt the UabiUUes
thereof, aud will coatluue tbe same famines* at the
•ame place ou hla oaru account.
OROAR KETZ.
)_ . Dated Chlcafo, Oct. 11, 1813. ID. UIIUIOKD.
LSIGHTJ
05 Lake-at.
CHICAGO, THURSDAY, OCTORKR Hi, 1875.
POLITICAL
Call for llio Business
Men's Mass-Meeting
To-Morrow. .
Judge H. G-. Miller Re
pudiates the Op
position.
The “ Staats-Zeitung's ” Charge
Against Mr. Hack Shown
to Be False.
Hcsiug’s Connection with flic Ring
in tlio County liogrd—Fig
nm for Tax-Pavers.
Hosing and Agnew—Hosing
and tho Planing-Mill—
Hosing and tho
Irish.
Tho North Side Germans Warm for
HucU—Reports of Other
meetings.
How Eeeley Ib Running—Tho Demo
cratic Central Committee.
Assessing tho Boys at the County
Building—Around Head
quarters.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
BUSINESS MEN.
CALI. Foil A MAHS-MIETIHO TOMORROW NWIIT.
At tho mooting of bUBIocM mon bold Tuesday
afternoon at tbo Palmer, to consult together ah
to bow to secure honesty at tbo polls, and equal
righto to all parties iu tbo apportionment of tbo
judges of election, a committee nos appointed
to draw up a call for a maea-mcetim?. Tbo
members mot yesterday, and agreed upon tbo
following:
Tbo merchants of Chicago aro called to meet
at Parnell Hal) Friday evening, Oct. 20. at 8
o’clock, to express tbciriudiguation at the recent
action of tbo hoard of County CoramisHioncnt iu
refusing to give each of tbo political parties a
proper representation in tho Judges of oleo'ion,
ami to take such action t may bo deemed advis
able to protect tho puiit} of tbo ballot-box at
tbo coming elocdou. Ji>;sb SrAULCi.vi,
Charles Kellogg,
Joun il, Wright,
William Aldiucii,
Bamdel Bush,
Committee appointed at a meeting ul the mornlmnlfl
held at Iho I’ulmcr Uutue, Oct. 113,1872.
JUDGE H. C. MILLER.
US REPUDIATES TUB OPPOSITION TICKET.
To the Editor of The Cfucaao Tribune
Chicago, Oct. 27.—1 ebook from obtruding
upon tho public my pciaonal viowa In regard to
tho approaching election, an such n courao would
■com lo claim for thorn a prominence I foci they
aro not entitled to. Having, with otboru, en
liuted in an enterprise which had fur its object
tho restoration of honest government to our
city, county, and Stats, based upon principles
which are Indispensable to tho molntcrmnco of our
free iunUtutlonn, and having been rudely thrust into a
position which la in direct antagonism to them) prin
ciples, while earnestly endeavoring lo put thorn in
practice at nut first municipal election, self-respect
com pels mo to declare in a public ud the most em
phatic way that I tci it not ttani thtm.
Acquainted with every step which has been taken to
bring out the ticket of the Opposition parly, so far as
these stops could be known to the public, 1 do not
beallato to nay that this ticket Is not the ticket of the
Democratic tarty of Cook County, and Z do hope that
thu laboring man of Cook County, oven those of thorn,
if there arc any, who live In cabins without floors, will
show on the day of election that they have more real
manhood than tbo people who, adopting tbs name of
a Democratic Convention, on yesterday, at Union Hall,
went through tho degrading ceremony of indorsing It.
lleapeclfully yours, etc., Henry O. Miw.br.
EASILY ANSWERED.
LET TOE “STAATS-ZEITONO " TRY IT AGAIN.
Yesterday's Slaata-Zcilunri bad an editorial—
written in Gorman— stating m effect that m tho
yc&r 1873, Louis 0. Huck, during the absence of
his father, was loft in charge of his largo brow
cry; that as such bo bad to look out tor making
an honest return to tho Government oflloors of
tbo beer which was sold : that tho Assessor of
Internal Revenue proved that the sworn month
ly tax statements of the firm were Intentionally
falsified; that In consequence of ibis fraud on
the Trcaeury tho brewery was forced to pay
(’50,000, ami that tho brewery olTotud to settle
with (ho Government, thereby confessing that
its returns bad been too low. Tbo facts in
tbo case, which by no means boar out tho
allegation* of the StaaU-Ztiiung, are very easily
At tbo time mentioned the Internal Revenue Uw im
posing a tax upon malt liquors had Just guuo lulu rf.
ffct, and the brewers, Ignorant of Its technicalities,
were continually violating It. Daring lb£) eight of
the brewing eitablUhmeuu of Chicago were locked up
for violations of the law, and all, or nearly oil, weru
compelled to pay pcusllits to tho Treasury. Mr.
Hack's brewery was among those, sod at the time Mr.
John A Ha:k was absent. The brewery, however,
was not left in charge of bis son, lamia C. Huck, who
woe theu about JU or 20 yean old, and who had
no interest whatever in the cutallUhiuent at that time,
but lu the hauda of Ur« Uartboiomse, Mr. liuck'a bod-
In-Uw, and a partner la tbo business. Young Huck
was not Interested lu the concern In any way for soma
time subsequent.
That Is the general statement,
TUB TAUTICOLAUa
aroMfollowe, ulosroed from Mr. P.O.Aisy: Mr.
Jobo A, Uuck iblplied a uuautlty of beer to Cairo,
and lu the transit ail of It wae froren tad rendered
worlbleoa. The berrcU’were tbereupou eblppo l back
to Iho brewery and ateumed out. They were then re
filled and reahipped to Cairo, and ou thle etate of facta
tbe revenue odlcert claimed % forfeiture. Ur. John
A. Uuck admitted tbe act bat denied Ha criminality, ut
the aumn lima offerintf to pay the tax claimed, and
M pe.- cent of tho eame aum aa 4 penalty. Tbe matter
■mu referred to Mct’ulloi Ji, tbeu bec/oury of
the Treaaury, and ha decided that the act was uat
inientionally crimlusl, tbouffb In violation of the
letter of UwUw: and he directed .Mr. John A. Uuck’a
ofiertol>eacuep(e<J. Theniouey wat accordingly jukl
over and proceedlDßa dlscouUnuul. Ur, duhu A.
Uuck at once put lo a claim for the penalty, and it
vise paid back to Ulm. At tbo eatue tltao tbe Hacre
tary aald tbit be would have no hesitation in rdeaaiutf
the tax, which bad been virtually twice paid, except
that be wae forhlddeu bylaw to do eo. lie had no
doubi that if tbe matwr was laid before tiougreaattie
money would bo refunded, Ur, John A. Uuck made
uu attempt to get the tuunev back, believing that It
would coal more than it would come to.
U will be obaenred that the whole transaction wwa
between Ur. John A* Uuck, the father of Louie C..
and tho Government, I/jala 0. Uuck had, ae aUtcd
above, no morw to do with It (ban did A. O. Hcting or
UlcbM Kueley, tod be can no mure be Justly charged
with any complicity la tbe matter—which vu of it
self Innocent—than could a child unborn. Tux Turn*
ana U not engaged to ootUug lies Jut now, but it
moat seem to the decent public aa if Ur. HeaJne'a
pruipecte were running pretty lo* Then the btoafa*
Zntun/t retail* anrh atorle* concerning ft person who
ha* tho record of an honest buslnusi man and ft gen
tleman.
IIESINO.
HEStNC AND THE COUNTY BOARD RING.
a rew facts i-oa tax-pater*.
Tlio following facto, drawn from tbo records
of tbo Board of County CommissiODora and
other and equally trustworthy nources, will bo
retd with imoreet by l*x.payers, and awaltcn
thorn to tectum of tho responsibilities dovolviug
upon thorn at tho present election:
The Hoard of County Commissioner*, purausntto
tho Constitution, bate the management of tho affair*
oi Cuok Cuuniv.
They may levy tazen to the amount of M.li’i.OO,
*nn may, noth r Ihu law, approprUto the same for the
• I'Pportof jaiijx-rs, the erp>tlidi of pnlillcbtilldtlig*.
and m>y Issue bonds to the smount of |lj,uoo,ooo, and
gtiiiraby have abnolute control of tho lloaucos of the
county, with no veto |*>w«r above them, ami no power
In any one to review (heir proceeding", oicent a* sumo
outraged tax-payer may *eeh redress In the court*.
The first Hoard was organized on the 4tli day of De
rember, IH7I, and waa cotoposod of knch rtpiiublo cit
t'jyn* and t«»-payer* as Carter 11. Harri-mi. .Marcus <?.
.S‘i-a/ns, Hen. Julius While, Chant;* Hitchcock, and
Mam ut Tal- oIU
AtnuDif oth< rn. then members, were those of unen
viable notoriety, Messrs. Hatoticl Ashton and John
Crawford.
The County Board, darlnt? Ihe early pari rf |(s bla-
b>ry, wascutltliil to the rcapoct atnl omfideuco of tbn
public, because ot that time (huso of migrant memory
bad not perfected tho ring which now bold* the puree
of Cook County.
Hut on Her. 1,157 - being the third organization of
the Hoard, the following composed the Hoard: Messrs.
Aahlon, Rogue, Clough, Crawford, Harris. Harrison,
Jones, lloelle, Russell, Bmger, UurdJck, Hcrttng, Lou
craan, Uiisrc, and JohiiHim.
At that dale tbo ring assumed formidable propor
tion*. Tbe County Treasury was regarded as a bird
of lair projiortlone, and hero commenced Mr. Hefting’*
connection with tbo ring, and through hie exertions
and nnlnctiro it win foisted on the |>eople of Cook
County, with Ua cutuUnmit «f Job.*, frauds, aud cor
ruptions. The first overt net on Mr. llusing'a part was
tbo elecilim of Samuel Ashton to tint responsible posi
tion of Chairman of the Hoard, thereby giving him
the appointment of (ho Commltl«.s and giving tbe
ting a majority on all the important Committees.
Several of tbo Republican members waited upon Mr.
HcMug after (bo success of the iwipleVt party In
and mgsd upon him tho importance nf using his in
fluence to prevent tho election of Ashton us Chairman
of the Board, and urged tho tdeciiou of Mr, Harrison,
but Mr. llu.iui refuted to aii m the election of an
noncat man.
Tbe eloctfon of Aahtou wae tbo final net which Rare
tho ring complete control of tho Hoard, mid Ihu Com
mittees were made up entirely In tho Interest of
tho nng, and worn dictated by Jibing and Perlolat,
PurioUl succeeded la obtaining nearly all iho con*
tract!! from the Hoard. It max well understood at that
Unit, aud I* veil known now, that Mr. llcslug was tho
great founder of tbo People's j-arty. With one ware of
his Ihjll.Kk) vraud be <oUtd make or unroako nicu.
whether liernmn or IrHb; uoiio dared to aland
covered In bin presence, ami his will woe hue. He
was, and ever since has beeu, iho grand dictator. Ho
was potent for good or ovll, How well has he used
his trusts 7 I*l tho facia tell tbe story.
Ho was, and over has been, In the People's party tho
same eclfish bully (hat ho waa In the Kepubiican jiarty.
When be found thu latter likely to slip away from him,
and refuse 10i.,(. r to submit to Ids threats that the
would not support this or that measure,
ho caul alwut for some other world in which bo might
rdffti cupreine, and w.th blu " JM.iOO Germans," which,
with contemptuous boAatlng, bo claimed to carry la
hla pocket, ho proposed to dictate a new (mllcy to a
now party; ami la this bo succeeded, and thereby In
dicted upon iho pooplo of Cook County u ring not sur
passed lu rottenness aud corruption by tbe shiny mou
lder that fastened itaclf on tho throat of Now York
under thu dictation uod genius of Heuing's prototype
—Tweed.
Hram.— Among the supplies fumlrbcd by nosing's
friend, Perlolat, for the poor cf tho county, were
beans. Complaints wore made by thu poor people of
thu quality of tho supplies—they wi io Inferior (b (bo
samples, aud in many cases utterly unfit fur use.
Tho Peons wum actually rotten, sad s<> offensive (lint
a sample of them nearly caused an adjournment of
the Hoard.
On the Sth of March, 1971. one of the Commleslon
cra presented to thu Hoard n bng oi beans of (be kind
aud with die effect Just mentioned, which had been
delivered las pauper family by Perlolat, on an order
of thu County Agent. A motion was made to recom
mit to the Committee on Public Charities that porlteu
of their rnpott recommending pay far th»-se beans,
with Instructions toexandnu into the quality of tho
beaus delivered, (Bee page 11 of March bcpaiou, 1874.)
Tho Committee smothered the matter and never re
ported.
The Chicago 7knir« of April 2-3. 1174, cenUined a
detailed cluleßicnt as to thu qualities of gooda furnish
id to the paupers, stating tb . they bad samples of nil
the articles referred to, ami at the session of (ho
Uojnl held April 27, 1871, tho proceedings (l ags 73 of
March station, 1874) chow that Coiumlanlouer Hoguo
introduced (ho following:
WiinnuAS, Tho Chicago Time*, lo Us Issiio of April
25, 1874. contained sciloua charges against tbe con
tractor for furnishing supplies ou the County Agent’s
order; therefore,
AVsotrnf, That « special Committee |of three bo ap
pointed to Investigate said charges.
Mr. Crawford, now a candidate on the Hexing llckst
for re-election, moved that tbe resolution bo referred
to the Committee on Public Charities and Hospital,
with InrirucUnna to Investigate tha character and
quality of supplies furnished.
Tho Coramitto* never reported, ond Porlolat, with
(he permission of thu ting and the connivance of the
Wardens whom hn and tho ting bid elected to lake
charge of tho charitable Institutions of tho county,
continued to deliver rotten aud worthless supplies to
the innominate poor, while tbe county paid for a good
quality.
On Aug. 31,1874 (see pages 108 and 109 Jnne session),
CorumlsHloticr liogtio presented a tabulated statement
to tbu Hoard showing a Hit of eighty articles furnished
to tho Imano Asylum, and County Poor-House, ami
County Hospital by Pcriolat, giving tho prices pm! aud
tho contract prior, hi which (no price charged exceeded
(bo com not prior from hi to 100 per cent.
L’oimnisatoncr Clough tno mil the reference of tho
pa)«r to *• u select committee of five, to consist of non
tuembera of tbe Public Charities and UospUal Com
mlltees,” but Iho ring ucmlrm objected to having
thelp acts Investigated by tho honest uicmlicni of the
Hoard, and so referred the subject matter to the Hos
pital aud Public building ComaifUacs, consisting,
with two exceptions, of the very members who had
previously audited the bills. Tho Committee com
niPtiml their tmaloti by appointing one Johu M.
ItouDin-o as thu person (o conduct tho Investigation in
tbe lutenet ol Iho ring, aud to shield the guilty psrties.
Ituiimreu was County Attorney for tne King, aud
was tho friend and candidate of licslog. Ho examined
(lie witnesses, aud, instead cf putting pblu, straight
forward question*, put such question* as would not
call out t«d (lovi'hin Iho facts. His opinions were all
in tho interest of (no King, and finally Mr. Commis
sioner Hurdtrk, for tbe purpose of uncurtaining Jrrt
where Iteuntruo and bis consorts stood, demanded his
opinion lu writing on sever*] ixilnu, and which was
given, over In thu interest of tho King, but au opinion
which ct the tJinu was derided by every respectable
and Intelligent lawyer In the city who luventig tk-d tho
question, nud among them Judge Hccltwlth, who gave
an opinion tu writing.
Two report* were written,—cno by (he majority,
which found themselvis and tbe* contractors innocent.
Mr. lloumrcu, the accommodating attorney, wrote two
or tbreo repor.s which, it was hoped, Mr. Hurdick
would slßii. but that gentiorcan preferred to write bis
own report, and did not concur with lbs majority,
most of whom were frlcudsof PerioUt, aud of whom
they received their family supplies.
timou tho awarding of thcas contracts, Pcriolat baa
fitted up lb mi elaborate and cxjieuaive manner npart
meuts in McCormick Hlock known as tho “ l/iilon
Club,” of which Mr. lluuntrec, tbe Attorney of tne
Hoard, Is President; tbe same Rouutreo wbii was
President of Uesiuu's Convention, and i» Chairman of
(he Heelng-Coiily-t'raw ford Canqiuign OomniltU**.
At Hie Union club may Is* found almost d .lly Uotm
tree. (Jouly, Ciawford, MiCaffrey. moat of tb« county
contractors, sod other friends of lining connected
wiib thu ring, and who are now using their beat oil oris
lo secure thu election of Heritig, Coni) and Crawford,
so as to |>erp*t |lJt * ,IH ’ dynasty.
Pur tbu purpoio of showing how completely the eon
tractors manage and control the Hoard, the following
is quoted (tern a minority report (Jan. 29, 1879,
page W, Her. to lion, 1*74):
Andrew had tbe contract for furnlablug
Cook trouiity with any and all dry goods raquirtsl by
it for lh« )<-ir ending Hi-c. 31, 1874, In Hecomher last
Just past, on examining (he dry goods at tho Poor-
Houaeflud liioauo Asylum, U w»a found—by & special
committee of this Hoard then investigating tbe affairs
of Uicso two Institutions—that tbu dry gooda received
at thtfsu luntitulious wore of a very Inferior quality for
thu prices named tn ibe contract, and many samples
were taken by tbu Commute*—indeed * piocoof each
of thu touting article* were taken lo compare wtib
similar goods here—with tbevlow of comparing tbs
prices ol the s-huj ; and the uudmlgued, ss » mem.
her of nut s|H.vi4i CominlUee. went lu Messrs. Field.
UiUV k Co .tor the par;*o*aQf obtaining (be real
value of (he various kinds of g.KHI* being received l*y
the county from Andrew Hcgguu. (be contractor fur
drygoods, wluu It we* demonstrated that the various
artlniw icprcunted by Ibe aamples cuuM i*e pur.
ebated from Ibis firm—Field, Letter A Co.—for 4b |xr
ceut, or lust, of the aniouuta actually being paid to
tbu contractor. For instance:
Paid by tbs county for—
Hbectiug, 13 cons per yard, Field, Leber A,Co, sell
for 10 cents.
Xllctrbed shirting, 30 cents per yard, Field, Letter k
Co, sell for 11 cents.
Prints, lotf cunts per yard. Field, Letter A 00. sell for
7u and 8V u<nt>.
Ttrklug, 25 ccuU (>er yard. Field, Letter k Co. sell
for 13 cents. ..... '
Toweling, 24 ceata per yard. Field, Letter k Co. sell
for 13 ants.
Drilling, 3d cents per yard, Field. Lelter k Co. sell
for 14 k, cents.
Cudmcre, 00 cents per yard, Field, Letter A Co. sell
for 25 cents.
Hud dauncl, cunts per yard, Fluid) Lelter A Co.
h. U for :w cunts.
Cottou-baitiug. 20 root# per yard, FldJ, Letter A Co.
tub for U crota.
Woolen mitts, per doaeo, |ll, Field, Lelter A Co.
sell for $4.90 jHrdoMQ.
That Committee, by actual figures, proved eouelu
•ively that the county bad been charged aotne S9,O>X)
tnore (ban the tatnu quality of goods coaid bare beuu
purebated for in UU« cUy. .knd lbu« uUnUe raXuxvJ
to did not comprise *ll th# Rood* purchased In that
line; and It Is tailored that the percentage on the re
maining ankles, such a* curled hair, women’* hose,
kdmoralf, (broad, button*,counterpanes, Übls-cVAh".
et.-„ would tw even greater than that enumerated
A motion was made to adopt Ihl* minority report,
•U wlilr.h the Vole waa aa follow* ;
wm tur ,gve si. m lune., ,
>’»«*—Bu-re, dough. Guenther, Holden, Burdkk.
Snv— lsanergan. McCaffrey, Bussell, Johnson, Car
roll, Om<v, CfJirJurd, Ibrling.
In the letting of i-ontrac's P>r (he present year, Hie
ring tnetntar* took good rare of their friend* at the ex-,
pen** of the lox-iuy. r-i of the county, a* will be seen ,
liy the following extract from pago 1:H, Pttembcr
Hussion, Js7i;
'•The minority of your. Joint Committee, to whom
waa referred the proposal* for furtd-uittg cook Comi
ty with tread for the year ending l*i-. I<T», bavlog
considered tho samu, ts-g learn to report:
That the Committee had various proi>o«iUona b'-foro
them; that the lowest re*l>otjsll.> bi l was fiom Fnd
Volts, who proposed to furmeh nil the tread r>-iuir‘d
by the County Agent for tho year ending 1) :tt, I*TO,
at (Lo rata of |3,it* for IoU poind", Long at lim rati- if
■j ja liw cent* per loaf of I {•mind.
The Coounlltpe visited the various edaMi-hm-nt*.
whose proposition* wer« eoiuddcrrd . Th y
found tho bakery of Air. Volt/, on Milaaill:*-.) avcuiK'.
capable of hiking all the bread that might be required
for the county's «•«, the bread of good quality, at, 1
pmi>er-sl/ed loavej. The establishment of H<-hwem
lurtti lire*, was also visited wlto a similar rtsult.
Tbn majority of the Commute* favored tbn proposi
tion of Sehwnnfurtb liros., to furnish tin; bread
rpilrnd by th«* County Apenl for the year (tiding Dec.
ill, at Uio rale of f;.JO p*T 10’' pounds, being at
the of 3>; cents per I pound loaf nf bread.
bast year the county paid for *OI,OOO pounds cf
bread for the County Agent's office, or the atnn of
t .’t,'Oo. Tho propoeltlnn of Mcbwcjufmtb tiro#.,
alloalng tho same quantity of broad to bcumsurii;!
this vpur on wsn consumed last year, will amount to the
hiid'ol I'i MM), while that of Fred t oil* amounts to
tb*- iiim of |l.
This being th* we. it wonli! seem imperative on the
Hoard to ifive this contract for bread t<< Fred Volta, bis
bid being -H ccnu per hundred pound* lower than the
8< tivftufmih Hmtbers, and. tn additional the ostial
bom) to comply strictly with the terms of the contract,
Mr. Volt 2 proposes to place in tbo hands of the County
Hoard, us a further guarantee of tnn failhftti per
formance of tpe contract to the very letter, five fl/M]
Cook County interest-bearing bunds, and. all l/etng
conmdcrwd, | t doc* apjwar that to dir. Fred Volta
belong* the contract, not only for the reason that this
contract will at re the county tbe sum of but
fur tbe further reason thv Lie Ud compile* with
tbe requlremcuta of our adti rtiiwusnt calling for pro
posal*, etc,, tn furnish the county with bread for Uto
year ending Deo. 81. 1V,5,
For tho aliove ; aaaons, the undersigned, n tnluori
ly i)t your Joint Committee, would tuv.«nn»end tb*»
awarding of tho contract for Iho furnishing of bread
to Cook County forUie year ending Dec. HI, 1815, to
Frwl Volte, «i)<on tbe condition* specified above.
Tho minority rti*>rl waa not adopted, Coiaaiiasloa
era Crawford and Couly voting against 11.
This Job is fresh In the minds of the tax-payer*.
Forty-five thousand dollar* were agreed to I*} fold tor
a lot of worthless trash in clear notation of luce. They
wore'worthless tu their owners, but were valuable os
the bum of a divide.
Another transaction yet fresh in the minds of the
tax-jiaycra is the awarding of tho contract for the
foundation of the new Court-House.
One of Mr. Ueslug's supporters lu the Town of Kilos
Is lleury Harms, who was a candidate for County
Treasurer In the Convention which nominated >(. li,
Miller. Ifr had a score charged up, and has got It.
Harms’ hid for tbe work complete woe $-4,*3 ii, while
Urn bid of Mc.Neal A Boa fur the same was $12,975,
which was |ll.»7*> less than Harms' hid.
McNcal A Sou are responsible contractors, having
bulit sonm of the largest baildtogs in Chicago, while
Harms in a good farmer, aud has had uo cxi’cncure ns
a contractor. If the ring will commit such barefaced
robbery lu leltlug tbe umlract fur the foundation of
tho new Court-House, the tax-payers cun easily Im
agine what the plunder will bo before tbe Court-House
is completed, ii tho ring U perpetuated.
To bhow the cost to tax-payers of tho manner in
which tho ring matinee our public charities, the fol
lowing comparative tables aro given:
HiTl-’il. 1872-’J. 1»73-'4.
Insane Asylum and
Poor-House $ C 9.551.07 $107,799.84 $137,96LM
County Agent's of
fice C 3.273.44 154.Cffi.01 177.C.7US
Court) - Hospital... 'dff,V4.U3 42,7a«.7'.> 49.0a1.1t
County tow n relief
oi poor 11,793.17 13,817,51 13.844. W
Total |17J,9iW.83 $318,581,92 $397,429.18
1474-*3.—The tolil appropriation for the prsfont
year amounted to $t75,0h0. wulch has nearly been ex
h juried lu the first leu mouths of the year, so that the
expenditures for the year will amount to about $400,-
W)>.
The tax-payers wilt also find u to Ihelr interest to
examine the following tablet and leant how well the
ting care for themselves.
Table showing tho per diem of the Board of Com
missioners doling the font years of its existence:
187J-’2. 1812-3. ISI3-'4. IfCL’.V.
lUVIO.W $13,0,15.50 $19,750.15 Pint 3 qn*., |13,2'.2
N'eilqr., ar., (1,117
12V.59
It will Ihua \<o seen that the TUng Hoard of this y oar
coils the taxpayers double what the hou&t, respects-
Lie Hoard of led-li coat.
Tlio appropriations for Ihayeir 1874-*5 were based on
tbs expenditures for Ibe preceding year, and amount
ed to $1,2 1 5,29ti, beluga tax of 40 cents on each fIOJ
valuation. which was the largest appropriation ever
made in Cook County t but by the report of Commis
sioner llnrdlck. made to the Board on Oct 2 5, 1H75, the
l-n*l«>er» are informed that the large appropriation of
I«7t baa boon exhausted during the first urn months of
this year, and lu order to cover doQcictictc* and keep
tlio roumy machinery running, the tax-levy for IVfc-'d
I* increased toSI.M7,UJJ, Icings tax of 00 centa on
tbellUJ valuation.
TUo tax-payers are now called upon to decide by
Oicirvoteswhrthcra death-blow shall be dealt to the
corrupt ting, or whether they will fasten its grip upon
the County Treasury, and the foregoing facta and
figure* are presented so ax to enable ail honest men to
diddo intelligently.
Decency, honesty, and economy are vepresented by
tlio ticket beaded by lluck, Nelson, Joins, ami H oily,
while on the other hand, immmrmui, dishonesty, ami
robbery of the County Treasury arc represented by
the ticket beaded l y Hosing, Couly. aud Crawford. By
order of the Ilrrvm.ic.iN CAttraniN Coiiiiirrns.
HESING AND ACNEW.
OLD I'OKH AN’l> NEW nUEN’UM.
‘Xbo fifaafg-Zti/um; of Tuesday, ToU 2, 1875,
(tad a card (com A. 0. Uesiag containing tlio
following references to Sheriff Aguuw:
When It was rumored that Agnew intended to ap
point Mcllale and ins own brother Luke to responsible
l*oiltloin, a committee of our Uwi and most rcsj*ct
uble citizen* of Irish birth called upon me and re
quested mo to prevent such disgrace. They told me
tint Nlcllwle w*s a pimp, who bad never done one
honest day's work lu Chicago, a drunkard aud a
rowdy, and that Luko Agnew wan in the habit of going
oil •• cm a spree,” aud then being dead drunk for daya
and weeks. 1 saw Agnew, repeated to him what 1 had
been told, and cautioned him against mdi appoint
ments, He admitted the facts, only tempering thorn
down a little by saying that Mcllalo Ind been *• rather
loose," hut appointed that saino McHule as well on his
own brother.
Wry ooon after ibla I woe Informed that the Sheriff
was going on from bad to won*?; that ho was scarcely
ever sober; that be was a frequenter of well-known
gambling-bells; that his ap|>o!olccs lu the County
Jail were committing moat dutmublo outrages upon
ck-ccmy and discipline by holding perfect orgleJ under
the very nose of the prisoner* whom they weresppolut
oO to watch.
Then 1 sent for blm and advised him to mend his
ways, representing to him the danger of destroying
hit character before the community, aud of bringing
disgrace upon his beat friends, lie listened to my ad
vice and solemnly promised to reform. But ho did
nothing of tlio kind. Tho disreputable characters who
brought disgrace upon the ottico were retained m their
places, aud at the Jail the condition of affairs became
more disgraceful than ever before, la st ile of the re
monstrances of I‘etor Hand.
The climax waa reached when the Hhorlff, scarcely
having be<n six weeks In office, became the recipient of
a diamond star to the value ot |J,uuu. the gift of those
very disreputable characters who am the cumo and
bane of our city, and whose safety,as against the crim
inal lac, consisted only lu their ability to control the
selection of Jurors by the fihentf. The reception of a
gift from such a source I did and do consider a slap in
the face of public opinion, and, acting upon that con
viction, I publicly esposed the shameful tmiiaetlou to
such terms as it deserved.
The manner l» which Agncw took bia revenge, by
ouailbg from office all inch honeat and reapectable men
aif, In me public Inteieat, oimht to have been retained,
U well kuowu ta the community.
I have not been able lu Oml a good reaaoo why the
bhenff id Ibia county eiiouhl, bvtidea bia salary, make
from liR) per day at the eipenae of (he prltouera
under bia charge, or, more corre< lly, at the expcuao of
ihe tai-payer*, who i*ay him about four liima the
amount which bo actually eipeuda tor the tuiunance
of thoaa pnaottrre.
Where toy advice baa been dralred I have given it,
but have never thruat it upon any one. To thla aaoer*
tlou every department of our Municipal Uuvenimcul
will bear ultuna. Ho would Hhrriti Agnew, if the
truth were lu him.
At the time the Hhe HIT denied each ami every one of
lhi‘*e aaiertioua. and inaolfeated a desire to make Mr.
lie«iug prove some of them ; but he tiu aluce that
time evidently been aevercly kicked, and baa accord
ingly meekly fallen back into the raiika, and la now
aluiuat dally making apeechee and cudeavurlug lo per*
auada lha People that the proper way to loauru purity
ta lo vole 'or iieaiug.
The fmoo, Ilealng’a other paper, printed an cdllo
rlal Feb. J,.m which were Uie following passage* con*
vcrulug Aguewt
It apiwarit that Sheriff Agnew baa looked about him
In a no or moment, and hae learned that the Hluruf of
Cook County cannot be the abeolula ruler of all t'blca*
go, that he cauuut spurred and booled ndc over every*
lo«ly aa ho plewea, mid that, irvtnbllag at Ihe ci-uao
uut-nreaol hie many diareputable acta, he u alre«ly
begging fur peace. It la also reported that prominent
Irishmen have pledged themselves under certain con
dlitone to induce the Sheriff to reappomt »vt«r Hand.
Ho far aa wa are concerned, we reject lu advance any
compromise with (hie Hortbleea traitor. Thu U not a
question about Fetcr Hand, and hi* real oration or sou*
restoration to the Jallerihtp dona not change the chief
point, which la that Agnew bee been guilty of dlaguau
jog tognUiutU towwd bla fonnir poUUcai LrUhde.
and low treachery to Hie Opposition party, und that
during tho few weeks he bo. t*en in oia<« ho hu re*
vested himself to lt« tne • friend of gamblers and
pimp*, and tho patron mut of all dangerous etiemiea
of society,
A compromise with such ft worthless creature on tho
id-ove term* would lio nothing »Ne Wiitj a Ueit np.
proval cl all the other meannesses ami oil mist* which
Uilp due fellow has <omnilit<d.
Why does the cowardly creature brg for peace?
Since he foul* Hint ho 1* in danger runcurning tb*> (<•‘*l
- the pn*(ioi*r*. He know* very wef ’an uco
nornlisl inarugernent of that part of the hml
n*M i.y tbe Coinmpiioii'T* wunld *ave* fci'sy f 0
dally, and for the pretty little eimi tiV a year
he i* willing t<» c ill-cat to lland'a • nj
thank* to him font.
The leader* of the Opposition emu* £at lo any
mich bargain without eerlousiy ojo* Sng them
solvw. i S
Two-third* of (he money which I o year* l**en
paid for the fending of county ‘ *S s ha* always
tx.-en looked on by all IrlemN of r #. Q stob-u from
the taz-fxiyers, and now, when H it on ia con
stir.lly talking of reform and " xy j?’ , it would look
> rccedlugly 111 for It to mm* * offurt In lessen
Ihe C-mt of boarding prisoner* *£ making ft aeri
mi* effort in the County iloar. a
Ivter HimJ 1* our duar frleoU, . hi* personal in
('•f.ets must subordinated t" those ot the public,
end we ls*lteve we are warranted In saying that lliini
biiii-Ht would reliiHH a reapjmlutmeut on «ur)i terms.
b<» f r :»• ihu party is concerood, It can only gam in
I obularity by wnrkiog for reforms and economy, with
out regard • > private considerations, tod by following
up sum di-lioiiorablo and chiractrrlesi creatures as
U»v. Agtu-.r,
NocomprraPc with crime and treachery.
HESING AND THE PIANINC-MILL.
HOW UK PAID THOSE HE I if.
Mr. Hefting, in Ida open letter to tho editor of
TmsTnnir.NC, In which ho reseitt* with exceed
ing heal tho charge which Tub Triiivnc Lad not
made,—that ho wan bankrupt,—ttavit s
H is true that a planing-mill Juint Mock rompsnr. of
which 1 waa not liy any uwurt Uni ml-i pruprivior, wit
a larso shareholder, ban, during the |iani<- of 1H7.1,
shared tho fato of hundreds and inoustndi ul other in
diutriil MUbbsbmcnts, ami gone thruugh the Dviik
juptcy Court. Now, hi a alnnJjr ease, tim* tv-!,lnv out
of every hundred of your ••hlgLly-rei‘iH> t-v,le r.ml
honorable bint citizens '' would ] ruiwi.iy cbm tliulr
stock into tbe melting furuaeq of tbo Court <-f Hu,!,,
mptcy, and walk t>i7 like whHe.wlnge-d augris. 1 did
otburwise. For tbu very largest part of Hie indebted
ness of Iho Coinjwny I assumed tbo jwnoual rr.sp'jnet
billty, pledging iDTsclf to par it to cue dollar, and
only requesting some filin' to enable inn to do so. Mure
then a considerable amount of Hint imlcbiviluei* ban
been paid, and what yet remains loin.- ]>sld (x/irndiM)
In amply secured by sssi-tr, nbldi. If they raimat ).•>
raalixed uuir, triH bu reubzed in time to joy oh every
cent.
To thin he adds complaint (hat while Mr,
WaahLiun, of Bk. Paul, is being praised by (bo
proftfl of tbo country for hariup paid bin dobtn
after coming out of banhroptcy, be, Honing, U
denonneed au a bankrupt, while doing tho very
eamo tuinn WaMliburn iu pramed lor.
How Mr. llctiiig ban paid tho debta of bin
ptanmg-mili company l« ebown by liio records of
(he Colled States Court. Tbu concern bu gouu
through bankruptcy, Tho aaacls, which ho says
amply secure the debt*, have alieidy Iv«n eihauated.
Tbe Inal dividend has been declared, and the tout
■uni paid tho creditors Is
There is a feature u! tho easu which .Mr. Hosing
might, however, explain to the itvlllors, who have
pjat pur cent of tbrlr claims. After they bnd. iu
consideration of his magniloquuut j<r<'tniscs, grunted
bis I’laumg-tulil concern ouo extension, n second
meeting of tbo creditors was called by Mr. Hosing.
He reviewed bis DUgnanlmnim assurances of
bis determltiatloii to pay every dollar, and as bu docs
in his letter, tbat tbu assotn wero empty smbeieut. At
his ftOliciloUoii » committee, Leaded by Mr. Von
Hcb&kk. the well-known lumber dealer, was appointed
to verify bis (Hesiug's) ftUtcm' Utfi as to tbu condition
n| tbe concern by uti examlosilon of Us books. On
tbe allowing msdo by Mr. Hotog. tbu Cjuimittee
found tho sft#cU amply sulllclunt, and so reported to
the crcdltois. Tbmou, suru was 100 coulldunco in
duced by Mr. Herinjt'a ptomlres, tbat a majority of
the credit un nominally oeelgncd Hie rlaJtr.s to him In
order that be might name tho Aasiguw, which he di<i.
aud tbs scttlciiKul pructioaUvwM nuda by him. What
now tbe creditors would like to know in, what became
under Mr. llcrlng'a management, of the Ivmkrupt ci*-
tav>', of per e«ut oi the aucts, which,a* shown
by tbe dividend declared, have not been accounted for,
ILO igh lh« estate U settled.
As in Mr. Ueeing ■ statement (bat what has not been
paid is secured, Tkr Tiudum; is sutborirnl by one of
the leading creditors, a wrll-kuown buslnesa mao, re
sponsible fur what nc fays, to stile that for the U4,V
(«r evut of thvlr claims yet uujaid the cmlilurs b«\o
tooctvcd uo security wlutuvcr, &ud uu oMurancu of
payment from Mr. Hefting or anybody else. If Mr.
ilMlng challenges (his statement, tbo n-atlcm»o re
fenr.l to wlb furnish tbu proof to cstaullsh wbst bo
states. In rouiltifilon, to borrow from Mr. licelng's
open fetter, let him b>* admcnlshcd to “Lefsir; be
truthful."
REMINISCENCES.
KILL'S TUB COLO It LO MAS.
Mr. Ueelng’a extraordinary affection for tbo
InfHi vetere, and tbo tilly manifcbtatioaß wlilcb
be baa lately mada of it, calls to tbo mind a nto
ry of bia earlier ycais when bu Could sot so easi
ly etomacb them:
InltfUJa Hue of omuibUfies ran ou Clark
street from Bondoli b to Twelfth, and were
known as Walker's Hue. Uno of tbe pro
nounced of tbo drivers was an Irwbroao
named Kelly, toward whom Mr. lies
mg used tbroats, and from whom bo
was in danger of receiving exemplary
punishment. In order to show bis contempt for
Kelly personally and bis race generally, Mr. llusing
hired a negro to ride in Kelly's stage and waited on
blm to a acat iu the 'bus, at the same time giving
Kelly to understand that ba must bo allowed to ride.
Kelly couldn’t stand that, and so camo down and put
tbe negro out, ss was the custom In those days. Hes-
Ing at ones took tbe matter lu band and championed
Uie darkey, lurulshtug him with a Uwyur uudtncaus
to prosecute (be cose agiduat his Irish brother.
Tue cillreu wbo brought Uie case to tbo remem
brance of the writer added some reductions which
were intended to be moral—but wero in f*clprofuu»—
slwut tbe character of a m»u who Jureixt out of oue
bed and luto another with such unseemly rapidity.
PALTKII'H HXOIIV.
The Freie Prttte yesterday published a letter slimed
by IVtcr Falter, of the firm of Falter U Co.,
Ko. oW Bouth Canal street, who says that
In the year lt*7d he was Interested with the
firm of Uctzlcr At SiclnmuclJer to the oat-alone
work on the slaal&Xt.tung building. While
they were engaged on the first story of the building
&lr. lltwlng suddenly ordered that the cutting
ho u little more eUl’onto. This was not m Ihu eon
tract, but Mr. llcsmg, in reply to an Inquiry by iirt. - --
Jer, said that he would juy the increased coat. Alter
the work was ended Mr. Ilcaltig paid the price Hip
untied in Urn contract. Hu showed spjureut surprise
when the tub of tb'niwas presented for eitra work,
and was unable to remember hia prouilso. Hu said he
would leave the mutter to the decision of the nrdut.n l,
but uotwithiwudltig that the architect, Mr. Hamr, de
clared that the demand of the firm sm right ami mod
erate, Uwlog did not Uicu and hu uut >«t p.uJ any
of It.
YESTEUIUY’S 3IEETIMiS.
A NORTH SIDE RALLY.
TUU UthJUNa FOR llll'K.
Laflt evening the ilopublicatiHof too .Sixteenth
&ud riovetitucutli Wards bold a very largo and
nuiluieiastlc meeting In Mwlltr'a Hall. wruet of
Sedgwick street auj North avenue. Mr. C. Poli
«u chosen tu pioßido, uud dir. JliclmrJ Micbuol
sou acted an Secretary.
oun. imosfsv
addressed tbo meeting in tiertoan, and wan the
first speaker. Ho said that tboro woro two par*
lies iu the licld, Uoj ullh-an and HoniooraUo, or
Opposition. llcaitig yesterday declared thiA bo
wan and bad alwaju been a Democrat. Hosing
bad said and tboc'gnt that b ‘ carried tbo Qennait
vote in bis tockct. Tlio Uonnaua would
ebuw that he was lying. TLoy bad nothing to expert
front Ueeing, ami fVi-ryiliiug from tbo Itepubllcau
party, it va* to l!it> llenuou lutemt to vole ami atKk
ta tbs AmcrK-JU lili'tni. The elenieuta in iHiliibe
touid not Imi united t'X crying German and IrUh aeuii*
uient about town, and bowdug union of uattoualiUcm,
It waa a bone to one and but a bone to tbo uibrr. All
lining wauled was tbo office ot County Treasurer.
Uesing cared nothing for IrUb or German, lie (ought
to retrieio ln» fallen fortune* at Ibe vxpeuae of the
putdSr treaaury. U waa almoat Itutnatv-rUI who wua
to to'Jiea-iiir.r, but they ebould have an boncat tuuu
in Hie oilice. It bebooted all to elect an
hum-iit tuau, and eurl. a wan *««
Il.u-k. Who could uy aught agiinst
Liml lie waa a man known lor hie bualuoM .4114)111*
i-4iiona; one who knew bow to carry bU pnvuie bus.*
nioa. and who could bo trutted in public aUuir*.
Ou tbu other aldo lluelog bad ket bin own property,
ami waa broken down, bbouldbo be placed iu p .u. r
at the expenaa of boueat turn 7 No, Tbu workiugiuxi
bad a bolter regard lor ibolr own lultre«U. Übai .1-1
Ik-vtug Uo for the Genuine? tie .toerted uiem m
Ibe emergency, lio wo.* a uiau who »ai.l, •• UU a long
lime aioce 1 bad aujtbiug, end now 1 moil II
Treasurer at tbu expiu*u ot Utr p.iblu-, i»r my
fonuiKM are nilueiL” It cc.iy «it-iiuiu ui
Vote fur bxiirel uii-u; lohilil back to ilteing and Hi*
corrupt coborle that the Uernuu role* lu.l bc u aoM
to a rotten end wortbluae butomor party. Hu aiki.l
them, would they tuu* sire ibcmeeJ>c» awlv, No.
Ua thought they were loohonest and loved a tree bal
lot-box and honeat adminUtrstloo too well. They
loved liberty 100 welL iieiiug had no claim upou
jh-IP, «nr| he thought, would not get their vutea
I'uasisy. Tbs Democtacy «l lUslng «u a
number 64.
sbanl, He only wanted o.Tjoi. Ho nred
tiotuhu; for party. He wed for nolhim*
fi*vo personal aggrandizement, end only to retrieve hn
fortune* at tbe taxpayers’ expense, He boldly laid :
"I was and am a Democrat, and 1 will tenuia so.' 1
How could be bo hollered. If he saw a chance for
power a year from now on (no other aide be would re
turn to thn Itcpubbran comp, bathe would be re-
J«f led with Jeers. The »l**Uer was frequently Inter
rupted byopplause.
Mtl. X,. O. BUCK
was next introduced. Ho w»s (greeted with fbrei
b'- uty rbeert and a tiger. He w a» proud to »■*. io
J.iany laboring men before him, and glad that hn had
a <‘m»nne to addmethetn. It was an evldencutbat tho
ixo,.!* wanted uu honest administration, KcAlngnud *
b<‘ ind b.-uti friends, and he would any nothing ag iin*k
Idm. Hut now Hexing appeared before the pniiiic and
wanted to n>-i into thrir pockets. Ho bad formed »
coml limi'<n with tbu worst political elements In t.’ia
county. Ilia party was i orrnpt, and the men on llu*-
lu«* ticket worn ciirrupt. They would fttsvl the puii
plesUiux. and subvert tbo public funds to prrmnal
u»c». It was against tbo spuskrr's will to go into poU
tica, hut bo bad been foTCod Into tbo Debt at tbo bint
moment. Hu ramo to them as one who would gusrsnien
bnneatf In tho public tie muj. Houng bad boasted that
b** earned the (Jcrnun votes In Ms coat-pockets. Hut
he knew that ti> honest Ui-rtuau would volo for
blm on 'J iKwd iy neat. Ho could only nay
that If Itamig meant to do right, he was
in very bad company. Hosing accused Mm of being
V*«ng, a gambler un ’Uhaut!i*. ,cc. Uo (»he speaker)
was .g> years of age, and married ;ea years ago, ami
bad cidldrcn going to school. \V n tula wrong? Ilia
l«< wdd bu w>a no pbticun. All rignt, This assertion
he was ptuudof. lie acknowledged It. Husmg arid
that b" tHurlO Ms nomination. Thl-ft’was a
tie. Jt he, «va« elected it would not t>o by ballot-box
Hulling. Hi.-dng said bo bud bought up the ftipport
of the r rmiVuMf, Ho would any that Uib support
w«« rlviq free, mid (lut the proprietor! of that pa|*«r
refused piy <-Üb«r now or Uoreaticr, tad bad refused
money to keep quia or support the Opposi
tion ticket. The eutiro press tbst bad sup
ported him bnd done si voluntarily and with
uut comMcnti-in or promise of future rny
and if licking raid ctbcr.vfsu be knew bo lied. All the
support bo bad rcccivd bad I-ecu without solicitation,
und lbo*e present could tell ilr. Hosing that be (Huck)
bud secured bis nomination without using corrupt
means. The gcutlom-n Hftoku iu Uormati. and bis re
murkii were frequently iiiicrrupted by enthusiastic ap>
plains,
Fr.mk Lumlmrd oml his Giro Club sang some cam
paign songs, which were re* t-ned with cheers.
JOHN J.YLK KlNli
wts nrxt Introduc'd, and Raid that tbo citizens bad
mot to consult ilnir own Ju’erists. Tbo queetinn
wjc one of home iutcrmt, It was who
were to he their County Trcauurur and Coraraisaiouerß
during the next few yc.ir*. Upon tup Republican
ticket Blithe cindidates bad been placed without so-
Mutation, while the Opposition ticket wsa composed
of men woo nougut the oillccs. They wero profea-
Fin:i,l oib-ft-HTkiTR with sinlst’p motives In view.
To" words* of .Mr. iis dn j und hw party showed
Hut they cio '« i vul m punliu mpp-irt. iiccu now they
bad stu.cn f-'v-oo fruiu the jmbilc in awarding the
cualra.'t fir the County iMUding. If they etolo |20,-
o.'* would they uiit rival s.d i,y m 7 They were going
lu for tsie.il, iu i|.t all iM*y could of the publio fundi.
Ho alluded to the ielc. tlouof judges of clecUon
by lh« County Iloird. It showed that they
meant disboue>ry, and to prostituto the LaJlol-lwr,
mid to eiec-l their own candidates by unfair means.
He lagged them to guard the jobs on election day. If
the freedom of the iialJuM.or was crushed, theu their
llncrty was gone. It hobnond them to watch, m it
involve 1 Hie safety of their InHltiiUodr. The refunal
to rule t llc)iui!bf.,u judges in the various prcoincl*
shows that thivi} men intended to jo wmetlang wrong,
lie aJv<->CASed the urganir-itlon of tigllaueu commliltxi
to watch the poiln in order lo protect the people in
their rights. It was uecetuary to rote down tho Op
position ticket in order to maintain oud preaurve hon
est government, and to protect the sacro-dccas of the
ballot-box.
The 01<99 Club then sang another song, which, like
the previous ones, was received with applause,
MU. MiirilAßuanw,
of (be Fftit Vrt* v, was then introduced. He said
that ho thanked )h-<dng for what bo bad done the day
before, lie would do liim no Injustice, but would
merely read from the Ht what this soma
Hc«iug bad wnttca Doe. U 1 and Jan, 1, of tbe aamn
ineu who worn now oh the ticket with him. Then
Hening cubed them thieves and corrupt men. Hi*
consent to run u County Treasurer on ibia ticket
showed that he was in collusion with tbeee same men.
Kvory gambler and ward bummer was crying for
Evry zni.n wbo hod any honor about him
would nut vote fur such a man. Toe candidate!
wbutu Hesiog bad denounced so thieves were
Crawford und Hut tbo Kepublican
party bad nominated Murry Nelson and Douis Uuck
whom they had almost forced to become candidates.
Had he not becu bravo enough to run Healng would
have auid no German darod op|>oae him. The Ameri
can element and honest citizens supported Ur. Hack
bvcauao ho was an hcoeet man. They did not care
wheihur he was a brewtr so he was honest. Tint
American people wero willing to support an honest
man. Nunc of the lr,Hb on tho Republican aldo Wi.ro
dhty ward-bummers, but houcst men who were proud
of their birthright, of which C-pW Utndy was a noted
exarnpla
Now, Uealog was bard op. He wanted tbe ofllce
of County Tre uutmr. What bad be done fur the Gor
mans 7 Übat had tbu Ueruitns done for blm?
Hitmg won indebted to the Germans fur all bo bad
ever made, and the Gormans bad nude blm. Xuey
who bod wurktd buucstJy for years bod lout their alt
by IhegroM hre, and bow was It with their insurance?
lu the Germania Insurance Company Hack and lick
ing were buth Directors, Hu k paid bio assessment
of tU.hUf, but Hadug'a note to-duy remained unpaid.
Thu tuau who laid hlsdehti war honest, and Uiat
wsj plain German talk. A bankrupt man ahuuld not
si-nrt six horses and live la a uuiiblo browo-tloiau
front, If he was honest he should do away with
Un-Ktt and tvsy hut dvbw. That woald bo Uonuaa
hmiefttr. Wait tud Hulug done fur tbn
German's bumlay liberty 7 Ho bad col
luded some |25,000 from (ho brewers and
uiallaterw in (Lis city, and usud this money
for Ida own personal aggrandizement. Louis Hack
hod given f-'-u to this cause. Yet Uesiug prated oC
what be bud duuu. lie had done nothing, only at tbo
evptOM! of others, In every quosUonablo schema
Healug’s Dame could bu fuuml. Uo was certainly not
lu bo tniHieJ in (be County Treasury, on that oftei ho
caino out of tbo oitlco bu could aay, "I made tbe money 1
and I can jav my debts." The County Clerk's oiUco
emiloyvd 15J men, twenty of whom wero o.it now
elecliuucvriug at tbe tn-paycra* eipunie. M'burodld.
all tbu fetronrtb of Hosing cotuofrutuf Tbe Germans
should solidly vote fur L. C. Huck. The German vote
went for llm k. Tbo American vole went to iluck.
Part of the Irish voto went to Huck. and tbe rust tr*
Ktoley. Then where did* Ucsiug coma in 7 They
would find after tbo 2.1 of November that Hcslmf
would be shelved. Uo begged them to stand by houcety
as It lebo-jvrd bunntt Gorman voters.
This coacludt'd tbo proceeding*, and (ho meeting
adjiMirnrd with three rousing cheers foe the Uspubllo
au ticket.
THE REPUBLICANS,
mis riusr vfAiiu.
A mooting of tho Dopunlican voters of tbe
rivet Ward was bold last evening La the Repub
lican hoacl'iusrtcre, corner of Lake and Clark
streets, for the purpose of organizing a ward
club.
Mr. W. J. Drown called the mooting to order,
and Mr. B. W. King was elected Chairman and
W. J. Drown Secretary.
On motion, a committee of throe on Forma
ooiit Organization was voted. The Chair ap
pointed as that Committee Meaere. Ogle, Brown,
and iMvia,
After consultation (ho Committee reported the
following list of officers:
J , rtiiunt—‘ Simeon W. King.
IVe-i'iaa P.rts.
Jacobs.
yecrrturj,—Louie F
U rtuturci—Louii llaae.
r.xt.ut cm cmnnuHw—iohn Lyle King, W. J. Brown,
WUlbia Ogle, d. J. DaVU, Louis Haas.
Ou luotiou, tlio officers wore elected.
Mr. Kiufj said that, though be had been a
readout of tbo ward fur Uiteeo ycam, bo bad
uevoi' Imtoro boon ho much mloieatod iu any
dootioo UB iu this one. lie said that when
lu tbo IW&ul of tiuporvisois ha had alw»v«
a ivocate.l tbo eppolutnieat of ouo election Judge iu
tucb product for tbo Ojpoeilioo, and hewastuton*
Mud and angered l).v ttio reiuaat of tbu Oppoaltlou
Uo-.nl nf Couuly Cummitsiuuuis to do tbo uut fur
the JU-pvibli.aji pmy.
A letter wm received from (leu. O. L. lliun iu ref*
4’toiu-u 10 (Uo (ornuuou ‘<f u company la ibe ward fur
til* brigade of Guard* u» me 11-Ulot-Dox.
Ou motion of Mr. Drown, (tie communication «u
rrknn i U tbo Jlx. cuU.u Committee, with power la
a.t in tbu uuimuf appuiultnoutof atticers uf the cotu
nuny prot oted.
Mr. W, G. Ogle move-dibit Ibe Club proceed to tb«
nomination of a ward cu/uiuign couiwUuw, Carried,
»ud the following »i»l appointed:
IVUr GrtndeJ, John Han, J. Appleluit Wilaou,
Frank JfatsuaU. J.J. dcCUI, S. J. Davnt, WUUam b.
((•Ip, -ynjui.i. Dickfnrd, Jehu Van Wsguer, JoaepU
U-iil. J..hu h ooum, itooert Williams, WlllUia Katou,
ilirry polling, J. J- Hub ksrbocker, ii. I*. TulLni,
Jot.u SummertuU, W. 11. lUclurdsou, \V. J. Ihown,
J. J.. Hathaway, C-ipi. Xcc.i, Louie Haas. A. L. Xat*
.-ou, I- V. Un U. JuUii Lyle Klug, George Lbutbardt,
j.>ec (t-ldtui, Fc.d Ild-y, M il luu lUrruigtou, Xuomiu
i;»WJ, Joiiu Crow. J-.hu Hop.au,
Tlii* conn ItUou of ibu lut left until unstoici-U
mg.
ou motiou of Mr. Ilrowu, It was voted that when tbo
meeting adjuuru it bo hi Friday tvouiug.ui which
lime the Nxucutiv* Cuiuuilttoo n |>ort Ibe naiuta of tbu
oiii-ef» uf ihu comi«uy iu Ueu. Mauu'e Itngn.lo,
Mr. Drown utferwd the following rusolutiuu :
A'o<''t>d, That the Coos Couuty lu-pucii.-u Central
CutuuiUteo lio r»<iucbUd to oJur o reward ui ti<Ai fur
1110 arrest aud couviciiou of any person Illegally voting
or onerlug to vole ut lUc enauiug elu -tioq.
Carried uuauimoiuly, uud tbo it e img theu ad*
jourued until Friday on tilr gat no clo.k,
Mr. John P.uka, Yoo-P.u.'ideut of tbo First NYard
nepubbcatu Club, M.tb a couuneu.table dec-ire to pul
d iwu rei>catu>g aud induce Ibu Central Coma.iv.eo to
adopt the couiae rccommeudod by tbo Club, oifcre h»
give |IUO out of bis own i>o> ktt for tbo fink com I- tioii
tor Illegal voting lu bl» ward, provided Ibe Central
CoiumilUo will make the reward genual.
Ttm HECUMU WAttXi.
The Bcpublkans of the bcooud Ward held an an
thuaiaaUo utiUs| at So. M South Ctnrk aasak, Ua