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THE CITY.
GENEHAI. news.
.Tmlge D. N. Cooley, lowa, ta at the
Palmer.
Iho Hon. M. 8. Maloney, Belrldere, Is at
the Treimml.
Col. Lotl Tx Barnett, TT. S. A., is stopping
a*. the Tremont.
Fred S. All?*, of tbs PoniUo Sentinel, is ft
guest of the Pacific.
Tbo Hon. A. B. Btswftrt, Near York, Is ft
guest of the Pacific.
Tho IJnu. C. 0. Campbell, Grant Park,
HI.. Is at the Sherman.
Tho Hon. Joseph Johnston, St. Louis, is
registered at the Tremont.
Tho lion. William Clark, Now York, is
among the guests of the Pacific.
Lord Algernon Taber Percy, Hodnelt Hall,
London, is among the guests at the Palmer.
Tbo trados-cmincil ami tho carpenters hold
important meetings at No. 7 Clark street last
night.
,T. H. Stawurt, General Superintendent of
tbo Kankakee Line, la among the guests at tbs
Palmer.
Col. S. 11. Halstead* manager of the Mas
conoino Hotel* Manchester, Mass., is a guest of
the Tremont.
Ooorgo 0.-Kimball, General Manager of
the .Michigan A Lake Shore Railroad. Grand Rap
id*, Mich., la registered at ibe Pacific,
'foe Tlerfords mentioned yesterday M bar
i:ig be en told to a prominent West Side merchant
were sold to a North hide dealer in meets.
The telegraph line lo Fort Custer has been
completed, and the military authorities now have
direct tclcgrapiUc communication with that post.
Dr. D'Ungnr, who onmo bore to locate
permanently. ha* located, and can be found, at lb*
]'a! im-r House. Tbs Doctor Is not an Itinerant
medical n:on.
TJie Hoii. W, D. Washburn, M. 0., Presi
dent. and Charles F. Hatch, Superintendent, of
the Burlington. Cedar Rapids A Northern Railroad,
•ro nt the I’uclOc.
At n regular meeting of Company A, Sixth
ItAiialion, I. N. 0., held at their Armory Monday
evening. Adjl. 11. G. Pnnnion was ekcieil Captain,
vice Capt. 11. It. De Young, promoted to Major.
A moiling of the Kighlli Word GrojiiLftok*
Lnl«>r Chib, announced for Inst evening at 12 Blue
l-i,uiil avenue, tailed «if e quorum and old nut con
vene. Those presenl-elghllnuuuiOef—adjourned.
Coroner Maun ynr.terday held an inquest
upon Gerhard 11-mmitig, who died nf heart-disease
nt'Gr. 3i» Bonaparte street. Drcraied was ill) years
nf .igc. married, and was employed at Wahl’s glue
factory.
The aesnions of tho Hnaeed-olt manufac
lurrrssttliß Pacific came to a close yesterday,
'l in; hare all been private, as only the
Init-resu of tbe manufacturer* have been
under discussion.
Tim lumporntore ypstanlny. aa observed by
Mniiaisc. optician. No. 88 Madison street iTimi
vm: Jl'illilliifcM, waaatN a. m., 23 deg. : 10 a. ui.,
27; 12 in.. 2D; Up. m.,8t7;8p. m., 20. Bsruta
«,er at 8 a. ni., 8 p. m., 211.58.
The Stale Microscopical Society held its
ruiMtlar monthly meeting last evening’ at No. 203
M uhiiilv avenue. There wore very few In attend
mice, anil nothing outafde of routine bnsinrss waa
com.', except the rcaoing of a paper on Ida •* Cala
bar Beau," by E. U. bluart.
The police we searching for Henry Mnas,
a Gorman tailor, who has been missing since the
2MLi uf lust .November from bis home, No. 113
Hurling Krcct. He Is described a* (17 vein of age,
low fltaiarc. full gray beard* nod clad lo dark
wots, knit jacket, and an old far hat.
Endowment Section, Ni. 170, KnigbU of
Pythias, bss elected the - following officers for
lb7|»: President, T. 11. Forsberg; Vice-President,
o. o. Kohili; Chaplain, J. P. Peterson: Secretary
ami Treasurer, A. 11. Mtctaelssnl Guide, J. Malm
green; uuard, J. Jenson; Neotiuel, F. Terslcf,
At 11 o’clock ycMcrday loronoon Qeorgo
l.Aj Jcr, a resident of Connell illiiffs, In., acci
dent all* (dipped while asctndlnif a eialrwnyln toe
Kuck Inland tU'jiot. nndbruKehU rlirht led bslow
ttuikuco. He was taken to ibe County Hospital
for treatment. mid will b« cared fur uy tb« ml*
read. a« be mhi formerly 10 lU employ.
The Gormnn nctorn of this city hold n large,
ly-ntteiulcd mcstlnn at tVaasefmun'a last even
in'.', and adopted resolution* expressing their
* corrow al the demise of their lata colleague. Emil
I.uhmvilz. The body of the detained actor will be
forwarded to his wife and family. at present re
siding at ffo. 14U Hancock street, Louisville, Ky.
Marlin J. Cnroy nnd his aged father, who
were Arrested the oiher day at the instance of O.
\\\ itohannon for stealing a bupty from bint, came
do yrsieiduy murnlQir for trial before Justice Scul
ly, uuU were honorably discharged upon the testi
mony of Mr. Huliaiinoa himself, it appearing that
jonmr Carey informed Mr. Itohannoo of the
whereabouts of the buggy, and delivered It to him
without even demanding a reward. Proceeding*
were yesterday commenced agatoat liobannob for
unlawful arrest.
At tho animal convocation of YorkOhnplcr,
Tfo. 148. It. A. M.« held in (Mr h*ll Thursday
evening. the following oßlcere were elected fur tbo
ensuing year: ft. O. Wilkin*. M- K. li. F.; U. It.
Coffin, K. K.; U. U, Thompson, K. B.; P. <j.
Hall, I’. 8.; U. T. (>ouid, Secretary; C. Dungei.
Treasurer; 11. N. I’owley, C. II.: 0. 11. Ilopkin*,
It A. C.: J. 8. Wheeler, Jr.. U. M. 3d V.; P. 11.
Briggs, U. M. 2d V.; William tawrence, O. M.
l-i V.; J. IJ. McKay. Tyler; J. 1L Wliklna, J. C.
Clued, J. 8. Winte, rlnsocs Committee.
TJio Journal of vouterdav makes moan
that Tub Tninuxi took from it without proper
r.cknowtedgment a column oraoof matter. The
j-roilnciiuit in qncatlon, which. It inuat be adult*
tea. w*v nut of great value, waa credited to "an
• veiling paper.’ 1 if that credit wae uotenouttb. It
tuny iielu itaelf to an equal amount nf mat*
t<r from Tiik TittBUKS, and Chit paper will
not call it to account for the numeroua column*
n Inch it liu* berctoiore taken without inakimt auy
mention of thuanurce whence the loan* came,
ftnrely, till# la a lair propuaillon.
Tho somi-monthly meeting of the flaloon.
Kcr;>e>’a As-oclullrm wo* held yeaterday afternoon
:it Aurora Turner Hall. Tho Collection Commit*
k e reported that the brewer* were prepared to
Ciiiiritiuio tneirauare, and the outaldo aaloon*
hiM'iicT* had already subscribed liberally toward*
defraying the expense* Incident to sending a
run iu ftpnngfleld to look alter the Interest* of the
v \«uclttlluu. A few Uquor-detiera had alto *• put
mi." hut their contribution* were *o amalltbat it
mu* iiccldcu to return them. A number of the
more prominent liquor-dealers wouldn't subscribe
at all, preferring to go It alone. L'p to dateS3oU
Itua been collected, ami the brewer* and other* *ro
npeeled lo add upward* of 11,000.
A tail, caduverons, consumptive-looking
IndlvUuiil h*e been Insinuating hlmaolf Into the
pmces of a number of South hid* people of late,
mud haa *u worked upon their sympathies
by In* aurrowful complaint aa to get
mem to coma down with email iuuii
of money for hi* relief, lie I* a peripatetic
pi-ddlcr of needles, travel* under th* name* of
llender»»D, Clark, and other ahaae*. and 1* ready
wltu reference* from all aorta of people. Ilia
cwreaare liidufureut etioucb. but the wo* begone
tucc. ibo narrow chest, the consumptive couirb,
and tho refcience* have brought him in auveral
hank mites and check*. He prof***** to be railing
money (o take him to Denver for his health, and
tuu symiiuibUiug, hot deceived, wiaholta there
with all their heart*.
So far on cuu bo learned, On]. Pavla, the
• Congressman-elect from tbe Second District, did
not sign the petition to the I’rcslrtentaml Secretary
nr tiiu Inwuiy lor iho dropping of Ihesullsagainit
tlie bccotuj batch whisky people. 1U wu entreat
id tout* to ucouple of week* ago, but refused,
thouuh very strongly urged. Tit* petition was
licittietl by Mr. C*. it. Fsrwell It la understood, and
the names of Messrs. ilarber and Aldrich caw*
ji-it. It was reported la a Washington
ui-putcb that Col Davis wu iauortng
down there with Mr. Jlarber la
the Interest of the whisky u«o, but bta friends
here insist-and the fact that bo declined to sign
tma petition gives much color lu it—that oe bu
nothing to do wild the movement
At - o'clock yesterday morning Officer
I.ilit.y found a woman sitting la a secuud.story
Minnow el No. 400 Weat Jackson street. and clad
diiiy in a and making Ineffectual »f-
Jviis (o jutuo out of the wmuow, to escape from
on huagiuaay murderer, alert* were made tu
nidi her by weans of a ladder, but U wu found
mat {lie only fcaslplu way was to force open Iba
ciii.uiU-r dour, dual u iba officer reached her
tu 1 jumped, and, falllag a distance of twenty
:<cu was severely and p«rhaoe fatally injured.
Itoih wrists were broken, berrigfcl foot fractured
In two places, and the spinal column badly to
j itfrd. The lady, wboae name la Kale Hoacb, re
ined lu usual good httlib the night before, and
Ltr Btiaocc actions are atttibalad oy the medical
uiiciiUniila lu somnambulistic excllemeut
'Hie Hlate Committee of tbe WomanV
Christian Temperance Union mat yesterday*
mid lutuued to a plan of work f«£
tiu; winter prepared by a committee.
Among tne rtiomuienaslloos made by the
* ouiniiitce were tue following; That tba Woman's
<'hriniiuu temperance Unions in each Congress
ional district udilu la orgsulslngaijisutct couvcn
lion fur mu purpose of raising enthusiasm and
)m.rc(ulu7 tbe knowledge of tne work being
done; that the Vice-President* of each
ouiuct, assisted by the Presidents of each local
I llou. arrange a nrovramm* of business, of topics
lor speakers, end notify ll*s public thoroughly of
the same through press and puloil, and mvlu all
\ium**u lulcrestcd In the temperance work to bt
prcscui. and that the Convention be conducted uu
the same plan us the state Convention; Itwus
tucully recommended that a Gospel temperance
meeting b« held Sunday aticmovoa, sad wuductcd
by women, who win endeavor to secure signatures
to the pledge; that the • Miopia Protection I etl
tion ** be circnlated from home to home, and at all
public meeting*. the petitions In be returned Feh.
1 to the Chairman or the Petition Committee, to he
eenl w the Legislature at Springfield; that the
temperance work be introduced Into the Sunday
and public echoola, and that juvenile nnlone be
formed.
A commnoicatiou wa* received at this of
fice yesterday from one of the creditor! of the
Commercial Loan company, asking for Information
aa to the probable proipcets of further dividends
and aa to tne probable length of lime It might tnke
to close up the estate. The Receiver of the bank.
Mr. .1. D. Harvey, stated to a reporter yesterday
that the cash ease la bad all been exhausted. The
dividends up to data have amounted to U2H per
cent. There la a lot of nnincmnbered real estate
which coat the bank over f.'iO, 000. and
no fnnbet dividend* can be declared nor tne
estate cloned up until thla (a told. In common with
other Receiver*. Mr. Harvey Anns it impossible to
sell now at advantage. A sale at this time, he
•ay«, would bring comparatively nothing, bat If
postponed until the teal-csiale market Improved
he will get better figures, and the creditor* willlre
calve correspondingly larger dividend*. The
estate I* at no expense now, he lays, for salaries,
clerk b're, or rent. and. in view of all the circnm
staocea, hetbioUU would be extremely unwise to
(ore* a sale.
The annual meeting of the Cann! Commio
turner* was held Friday afternoon aiLockport.
There were present Messrs. Glover, Kingman, and
Shaw. Bupt. Thomas, and Chief-Engineer Jenne.
Tbs question of the rsllrusd discrimination against
the canal was thoroughly discussed, hut without
sction for the present, sa It was thought advisable
to hold a conference with the Railroad Commis
sioners at an early date. Mr. Thomas explained
at some length tbs damage inflicted to the canal
ever? spring by the overflow of the Desplsines
River passing through the Ogden Ditch Into the
canal, whereby war caused a heavy alluvial deposit
In tbs canal bed all the way from Bridgeport to
Lockporl. and necessitating a large outlay fur
dredging daring the winter montns. After Con
sultation it was resolved to purchase a strip of land
180 rods long by two rods wide, between the Det
plaices river and the Ogden Canal, on which an
embankment or rtvke will be thrown up of suffi
cient slrengtn t<> prevent Hie waters of tbs former
from Rowing into the latter during the sprint
freshets. The Board bad this in contemplation
for some time, and the purchase was clo<«d yes
terday. After auditing some bills and transacting
tome minor business, the beam adjourned.
TUB W*9T-PARIS BOARD OP COMMISSIONERS
held a regular meeting yesterday. President
Woodard In the chair, and all present except I.ipe
and lirmock. There were also present as inter
ested parties ex-Uov. Beveridge and three or four
Ice men.
A communication from ex-Secrctary A. C. Mil
lard, staling that the writer wished to withdraw a
proposition to settle with toe Board, made Nov. 0,
referring to claims for past services In the Board aa
Secretary, was referred to the Finance Committee.
Thu special order of business of the meeting was
then taken up, being the matter of the claim of
Andrew M. and Elizabeth A. Beveridge against
the Board for certain property condemned by the
West Farit Board. At the last meeting Mr. Bev
eridge presented to the Board a proposition that
that body give up the land and abandon the con
demnation, or pay the money and receive the deed.
Thu Finance Committee, to whom tho matter
was referred, reported that, for the present at
least, the first coarse would be advisable,
from a financial view, for tbe damage* given
for the land and interest amounted to
more than tbe land was worth to-day, but the Com
mittee doubted whether this would be equity to the
claimants. Tbe Board could uot take actual pos
session without payments, and bad no money to
pay, TbeCoimnllieetheieforerecommended an ad
justment upon the following Paste: That on receiv
ing a good and sufficient warranty, with a perfect
abstract of title, tbe President and Secretary bo
authorized to pay for the same tbe original
amount of condemnation money, with 0 per
cent per annum (merest from the date of
condemnation to tbe date of the deed on
lho dav of final settlement of said claim.
Thai all of tbe amount over slfi,ooob« paid In
rash, and the remainder In fifteen notes of 91,000
each, seven of tbe notes to run three years and
eight >o run four, with interest at 7 uer cent.
After considerable discussion tbo Board adjourn
ed without arriving at any conclusion in the mat
ter, and it waa again made the special order of busi
ness for the next regnlar meeting.
COOK COUNTY SCHOOLS.
The following Is a summary of statistics taken
from tbo annual reporter A. O. Lane, County .Mu
pcrlntcndeat of Schools, to the State Superinten
dent of PuoHc Instruction for 1878: Whole num
ber of schools, 21)3; graded schools, 113; un
graded schools. 180. Average time schools sus
tained, 8.11 months. Cnildrwn under SI year* of
age, 340,034; cniturea between Dana SI years of
ago. 153,083; number enrolled In ouolic schools,
78,072; number enrolled In private schools,
31.330: total number enrolled. 04,401. Number
of teachers in public schools. 1,300; number of
teacher* la private schools, 403; number of blub
schools, 0: number unaole to read and write, S7l.
Estimated value of school property, apparatus,
and horarles, $3,477,378. Principal of township
load, $473,007. Total district-tax levy, $1)83,448.
iicnm.
Balance la hands of Town Treasurers Oct. t,
State and county funds 15 VI3
Interest no township funds.... I&vrju
special ohirlct taxes. S’l.irrJ
District bunds issued for building purposes... 73.071
Railroad and usek taxes 3.-, Go
Temporary loans £t,unn
Other sources 11.130
Tout for year endltur Sent. JW. 1878 *1,412,103
BxrsJrorrvßxs.
Paid to teachers * 090..vn
New school-houses , 41,1"*J
Kelicwl sue* aad ground*. a, wto
(cut* 3I,:A'J
;epalrs and Improvements W,7oi
'urnlturo and apparalu* 13.6 U
.tbrarles 7»"
•'usl and incidentals 00.003
•aid on District boon* 4*,7r«0
merest oa atitrlet bond* 14 1, iv«tt
Temporary loan* 43,t0>
M Uvelliiovoua purpose* IKl.mii
Town Treasurers* salaries ..... t7.tf.t3
Tola! expenditure* ft.7i2.hie
Baiacce In hands of Treasurer* Sapt. 30, l«78
Total aad 1,412,163
Aveiage salary to male teacher*, 107.70: Aver*
age salary to female teachers, $ 12.23; number ex*
atnlned fur teacher*' certltlcutea, 470; number sue*
cental. 108.
WOODABD AND OIIBKNEIUUM.
A morning paper vcatrrdar *Uted cdllorolly that
the criminal preaceutioa aqalntt Henry Greene*
iMum had fallen to pieces, and intimated that Wil
lard Woodard, foreman of the Grind Jury, was to
blame for bis non-indictment, being Influenced oy
hit Intimate atoociatlon with Qreenebaatn whllsaa
the West Park Hoard. AreportcraskrdMr. Wood*
ard to explain, and he did to this effect:
"The man who wrote that editorial!* a fool or
a scoundrel. Tho (Jrcenebaura case did not come
before the Grand Jury, ana nothing was said about
it. It ta not yet on the Siate's-Attorney's books lo
tnr knowledge. We considered UU case*, and
disposed of tnem all by Analog indictment*, or
bills, or putting them over on account of the ab
sence of witnesses. We made no inquiry about
the Grecnebaum case, and, I suooused, a* he was
recently held over, that it would cutne before the
next Grand Jnry. 1 never was associated with him
on tha Dark board, lie resigned before 1 went la.
A* to friendship for him, he ha* always been my
personal and political enemy.''
The case will come before the next Grand Jury.
HOTEL AIIKIVALS.
TYSmoni Itouu-O. 11. Dusli, (triad lilaadt Jay La
Due, Itochsster, Mluo.t Dr. klwlo Findley, New York;
Judge C. 11. llarrla. New York: J. J. McDonald, La
crosses Mai. Walter 1.. I‘arrott, Salt Lags Utyi Col.
Fraley W. itogers. New Yorks 11. H. Wybraot, Uraml
Dorks. 0. T....JMsrn»an tfoutt— W. U. Tibbetts and
(Score* L. Ordway. Concord, N. U. i J. 8. McDonald,
Fond «iu Lor, tvs*.; M. Oitdefl. I'hlladelphls; J. V,
Andsdei. Milwaukee: J. it. Haruia. Uostuut K.
B. Merrutt, ftprlugttelu. lll.j J. B. Davis. Uantosd....
UrartU pjclflo illtl-n. 0. Uurrall. Portland, ore.;
K. W. Bryant, ut. Luuiai Judge Z. C. Lus*. lowa
CUyt H. 11. Drew. Denver! A. ,I*.. Itoudall. New
Orleanai Hauiuel l.owrte, Cloclonatlj JonuJ. Preach,
Dutton i F. Hendrick*. New Yorks George U. Halo,
Baltimore....Aifmsr /fruss-E. D. Bacon. Milwaukee;
It. p, Uaheock, Cayuga; Ueorgo A. lUrmont, New
llaveot E. M. carr. Manchester, la. | J. A. I’uaston.
ht. I'auii WtUUiu Wallace, Omabat It W. Bempl*. La*
(ayetiet N. U. Flald. Loulirlllcs Col. W. K. baDford,
Jlsmlhoa, Doc
THE CITY HALL.
Tbe scrip dUburwmenta were Uu then
8400.
The only building permit itsned wm one
for a 10x15 coal-office.
Tbe eobooUteocbera will get tbeir Novem
ber salaries this morning.
Two coeei of scarlet fever and four of
diphtheria were reported to tbe bsaUblautborltle*.
Tbe Btree(~oonlractor swept 5G5 miles of
Improved streets last year, and received $2,824
therefor.
Tbaro ere only $68,000 of tho *77 ccriifl
cataa bow out, $3,043,000 having been radaamed
•luce Hatch I.
A permit won Issued to W. IT. Stowe to
pave Randolph atraal, from the viaduct to Dea
plaloea etraet.
Tha Treasurer's receipt* were: Water*
Office,
Ua paid out, $«. 000.
The pay roll* of the Fire Deportment
reached ths Comptroller yesterday, but It'will be
Uu dayf before the paper is ready.
Tbf Comptroller bta a large amount of
scrlu'oo band which oelongs to marebanta and so
p leyca, and they are requested to call and gat Ik
*rba crib-keeper baa ao reading matter,
■hod would My * 1 thank yon " to any one who will
send him books, old papers, etc., (o occupy bis
tin* while (roxeu tu vbta winter.
Tbe owner* of property on Egan avenue,
from Ualeted street west to the South Fork, hive
been notified to construct a bridge over the canal
at Ulimao street; uuloas they do U the Council
may order the canal filled uu.or oo some otbar hor
rible thing.
Tbe Bewer Department haa commenced
tbe work of extending the Twenty-second street
•ewer into the lake. The sewerage at present is
emptied si the breakwater, causing great offense
to the denUens of the neighborhood. The city
will extend me sewer by means of a thirty-inch
Iron pipe to a point lu the lake beyond tbe outer
breakwater. A cnb-llke structure, or chamber.
Is to be built of masonry in the !*,.«. Into winch
the sewerage will empty. It will be earned from
TIIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 7, 1878-TWELVE PAGES.
thla by an Iron pipe ont Into the lake, excel • when
the lake te too high. when the chamber will over
dow. The Improvement will coat about s2,f>oo.
The Mnyor ha* received n communication
from William Colllna. Lord Provost, and Chairman
of the Committee of the City of Glasgow Relief
Fund, asking that the people of Chicago bo called
on for aubacripllona to aid lhn suffering itockhold
era of the Glnsgnw Hank. The necessity blank*
were Incloaed, ana all who are desirous uf aiding
these onfortnoate people can lend money to hla
Honor.
THE COUNTY BUILDING.
Villlnger, the wife-murderer, who was
found insane a few daya ago, will be taken to El
gin to-day.
St, Bobers, charged with the murder of
Clark, at LaGranpe. will be called for trial Mon-
Oar. He I* In Jail, ano seems to regard the whole
aflair aa a Joke.
Tho trust of Charles Woodard nmt George
Lee. alias “Bnaiehtm,”vrho broke Into the modi
of a traveling Icwelry salesman named Freund, at
the Fulmer House several months ago, and stole
9t:t,000 worth of nroneity, may corns no In thw
Criminal Court Wednesday*
In tho Tnylor-Whilo contest yesterday the
attorney for Mr. Taylor filed an affidavit with the
County Clerk to the effect that Mr. White had been
given the necessary notice of contest, and later the
attorney for Mr. White came forward and gave
notice that be would ale counter effidavlta this
morning with the notice attached. In whlcu he
would claim that thu notice was not a proper one.
and insufficient. Whether the vole will be re
counted or not Is to be decided by Mr. Klokke this
morning, es far ae he is concerned, upon tbo bear
ing of both sides of the case.
Charles 0. Sconllcr, who was recently in
dicted for perjury In swearing to the ownership of
certain property to qualify him a* bondsman, was
yesterday arraigned (or trial. His attorney at
tacked the Indictments on the ground that thev did
not show that the alleged crime bad been commit
ted in swearing before the Clerk of the Criminal
Court. —ln other words, that they were mu as spe
cific as they should have been,sod the consequence
was the Imlictmenta were quashed. Since they
were nuashed on a technicality, however, it will
be of little service to him, for tho case will
be reviewed by the next Grand Jury.
Tho Sheriff* office was running smoothly
yesterday. Some complaints were heard on the
outside from attorneys that they were not being
accommodated, which wav very natural, from the
fact that all of tne Deputies were new men. but
this will be overcome in a day or two. In the wai
ter of the Investigation into tbe case of Bailiff
Uemhardt there was nothing exciting, out It is
evident that Mr. Hoffmann is in earnest, nod that
he will not fur a moment tolerate an inefficient
person, and. nbove all, one who has not a good
moral character. There Is no doubt, as already In
dicated, that there will be some changes that Ume
alone can tell what will be done.
In tho Criminal Conrt yesterday bonds to
the amount of $48,300 were declared forfeited, and
Judgment waa entered against tho long list of
tiondsraec. Among thum were Michael Levi, L.
Rothgerber. Adolf Moses, Thomas Nicoles. James
Fitzsimmons, Bdtvard McGrath, D. Thud Wake
man, Michael Ilambrecht, Charles O’Malley. John
Virgil, Hugh Reed, J. C. Dnnlovy, renter Mason,
L. A. Brown. Granville Alexander, Michael c.
McDonald, Harry Lawrence, Dave Thornton. E,
A. Starrs, CoL R. W. Ilicahy, D. W. Manchester,
Gcorgo Eager, and Darnel Sullivan, The Judg
ments against these Individuals vary in amount,
bnlagalnsteachofthum there is something, and
to-day they will be called upon to nay the amount
or surrender tho Individuals for whom they uecunio
responsible.
Tbo fnct that eight Deputies have boon al
lowed 83,000 per year, and that all others have
been given S3OO, continues to keep tho twelve
Deputies ot Ur. Hoffmann considerably worxed
up. They all came In with the understanding that
they were to receive 93,000 per year, and since the
records are against them they are not a Rule per
turbed. Tnuv feel confident* however, that tbe
Board will rescind its action In tbe matter, and If
it does not the squabble will be Intensified,
Besides, they argued that if tho Board could not be
Influenced in the matter tho Judge* of tbs Circuit
Court could be. Tbe Jndges first made the uropo
slUon, and tho Board heartily concurred, Mr,
Ayars contending that even seven Deputies could
do tho work, and finally olgut were allowed. Tho
Beam will deal with the mailer Monday, and If It
does not rescind its action, and the Judges do not
take back what they have said, look out for
squall*.
counr-noDs* honds.
The recounting of ttio ballot! coat at tbs lata
election on the bond question waa continued yet*
ioriiajr. The gain in favor of the bonds continued
on precinct after precinct wti reached, ana at ttio
close last evenlnc—the Fifteenth Ward Doing com-
pieud—lbs vote was as follows:
Ai/alml. /Hank.
ÜBl 419 o^o
740 490 J.OJT)
539 933 700
oat I. mil
Will 337' 1,7(M!
005 173 l.ftMi
CHS 303 1,754
1,3 TJ BiOi 1,H3*1
OW) SJ4' I4HII
4HH 164' 1,010,
010 1,130' H 1:1 J
■ HH» 1,343 1,0*3,
011 4* O K3O
I >3O 3XI 3,31't
3(0 . 540, 1,591
Hccond.
Third..
Kourtni
Flfiti...
bevrnin
hlKhth..
SIDtU.,.
tenth.*;
KleventU...'
Twelfth
Thirteenth.,
Fourteenth.
Fifteenth...
Total.'...
11.03 V
H.riri? lii.fiJl'
Tb« grain ad far Is estimated at 2.003 In favor of
the bond*, and it ia safe to say that the majority
cannot be overcome. The legality of tho vote oa
accoant of the qu«»tlon of the sufficiency of the
notice ia the remaining question. and it will, no
doubt, be teated. If (lie notice wae logsl and met
the requirement* of the statutes, tho bond* will be
iaaued; If not, they will not bo laaucd. In any
event the board will not take any action until the
matter haa been settled in the court*, aiuce the
question baa been ralaed.
GOVERNMENT GOSSIP,
Tho nmoant of 4 per centbotuU subscribed
for yeaterdiy wae S4OO.
The Sab-Troaatiry disbursements yeatordny
wera SBO,OOO in currency, 810,000 lo silver, and
823,000 In gold.
The intoraiO-rovoDuo receipts yesterday
fooled op 837,003. Of which amount $32,000 wa*
fur tax*patd anirlle, $4,038 fur tobacco and cigars,
aud 8327 fur beer.
Thu United States Marshal yeaterday
•elzed tbe schooner Lone Star no comptalut of one
Francis M. Walso, who has begun suit fur SBOO
damages against the owners of the vessel, the suit
uruwingoatof a collision between th* Lou* Utar
and some other craft.
A nplioj in the flaring type of a rural
printlng-ofllce. con»plcaou»ly posted up In Mar
shal Illidrap's ofllce, states that a ruward of 8300
will be paid for tbe arrest and detention of Louis
Uondepoach and John Mullen, or S23U for either,
who rubbed th* United State* mall near Wicken*
burg, Arizona, Aorll 10, IB7K. Tbe notice I*
kivoo by Oen. John C. Fremont, Governor of
Arizona, and information of the arrest of either
of the men addressed to United Bute* Marshal
Dike, at IVeacott, A. T., will receive immediate
attention, and bring the promised reward.
United Slates Appraiser Ham. of this oily,
anxious to ascertain Just what truth there wot in
tbo report that John Sherman had gone back on tho
order Issued laal summer providing lor the Impec*
tlunof entire Invoices in determining the proper
amount of damage-allowance, instead of them*
•pectlon of a few samples thereof, sent tbe follow*
nig dispatch yesterday to United States Appraiser
Butcher, of New York: " Has the Secretary au*
nulled toe damage-allowance order of July last?"
To this he received in tbe course of tbe day tho fol
lowing reply: "Th* Secretary has modified tha
regulation* regarding fruits and some other arti
cles." This confirm*, oa the bust of authority, the
truth of tha report aa It came (rum Wash
ington. Tbs practical sffeet of (he " modi
fication" wilt us to put it into the
uutver of th* people at tbe Kew York Custom
house to revive the old trick of Inspecting samples
in detertniulotf the matter of damage allowance.
Tbs order of gulf last, as bos buen explained, waa
to examine whole invoices, hut tha change re
quires tha inspectlou of only 10 pur coot of tbs
articles rn question. Under the old system, sals
well known, it was frequently the case that as
the samples went so went tha entire Invoice, and
tbe result was the loss to (Us Government of
hundred* of thousands of dollar* by fraudulent
damage-allowance. The opportunity is now ore
aenieu (or opening tbe old evil afresh, and whether
the late cluaulug-out at the other end of tbe line
wasau effective aa lo prevent that opportunity be
ing embraced remains to be aeeo.
Tbu annual report of Supervising Special
Agent Tinkle, of the Treaiurjr Department, to the
Kecretaryof the Treasury, gives the amount of
custom* ouaiueu at the several porta iu tnu tailed
butea during the Oacal year ending June 30, 1878,
lu a much clearer and decidedly more comprehen
sive manner iban bu peruana ever oeeo set forth
In any document of the kind ever published. Fiom
this Instructive and exhaustive report it appears
that Chicago leads the Hat of Western purls in the
number of arrivals and clearances of vessels, tue
total of both bolug 31.380. Milwaukee's lout
arrival* and clearances are put down at 10,76*,
and buffalo’s at 8, 137. There were 6,171 entries
of merchandise at Chicago, on wnlcb duties
were collected amounting to $1.41*8,007. Tue
entries at tit. Louis were 1.830 tu nuuiocr, and the
duties >1.633,153; at Milwaukee, 23d, and the
duties JW, 730: alDeUolt. 8,784, and the duties
5140. 4UO; at New York, 186,180 entries, and the
utlea 100.831.630; at liustou, 37,030 entries,
and the duties 813.816,763; at Philadelphia, 13,-
6Uti entries, and me duties $0.71*0,347. Thu cost
of coilsdlng tue customs rsvuuuu at the various
porta U. according to the report, as follows: Chi
cago, 6,1 per cent; 8k Louis. 8.6 percent; Mil
waukee, 13 per cent; Detroit. 31 per cent; New
York. 3.4 pel cent; tloslou. 4.6 per cent; Phila
delphia, 4.3 per cent. At the smaller ports Hit
cost ofcoUectioarangssftom these figures all the wsy
up over 1.700 per ceulUorlbo District of Bt. Augus
tine, Fla-, where, during me last fiscal rear, the re
empts were $343. and me exuctue of collection by
ten officer* besides the Collector, $1,103. Toe
(secretary of the Treasury, appreciating lbs absurd
relation of the outgo lu mulncomeat many of these
smaller ports, has a»Wcd for power lu cou-ohduiu
ccuxiu of these lUslueU, to me cud mat lucre may
be a saving In expenses. And yet, In tbe face of
all (his outgo, the report show* that the niMom*
business for tbe Inst fiscal year hit* hern conducted
with an nnnsnjl regard to economy. The total
amount of expenses reported ny the various Col
lectors for tho year waa $.1.338,0*8). widen, with
miscellaneous expenses of $187,730. makes the
total expense ol Collecting the revenue for the year
ending June 30, 1878. sl. 12.1.7H7. as against a
total of $0,304,270 for the preceding year—ora
■avlugof $778,402.
carter nxnmsoN’s nrsoi.ruos,
adopted Thursday tnthellonsenf Representatives,
was productive of no small amount of quiet chaf
fing in end around the Government Building yes
terday. Tho resolution, it will bo tcmemWrod,
calls for Information as to the number, salary, and
duties of employes tniho Chicago I'nstom-Hnast
who have been appointed to positions therein
since William Henry Bmitli came Into power. The
Information can lm furnished In le«s than five min
me*, and probably would hare been furnished the
proprietor of the only great American eagle be
fore he soared away io Washington had be express
ed any desire for it. Hut what pozzies the people
around tbe Custom-House I* tho object of the In
quiry. It was nt first Imagined that It
might, he a covert Minch on Smith and
Thomson for the purpose of trying to
•how that the discharges and employments at the
new Government Building had Humcthlng or other
to do with the willingness of certain employes to
testify In (he Custam-ltan«c cases. This was given
up. however, because Him language of the resolu
tion apparently pointed, on closer Inspection, only
to tho Custom-House proper,—Collector Smith’s
domain. Some supposed Hie motive of (ho thins
to bn the same, even In this ease. viz.: to attempt
to show tnsfColle:tor Smith had made places for
those who testified before the Grand Jury or In the
preliminary Investigation of last summer. Other*
thought they saw in the resolution a slap at Hares,
who. it la sold, is guilty of tho terrible enormity of
having a second or third cousin of his wife employ
ed In a responsible position under tbe Collector.
Under (ho firat-named supposition, it was suspect
ed that Charlur Reed bad put Carter up to it for
the purpose of reflecting on the Government’s case
against tho into Indicted. The Collector himself took
no slock whatever In tnls latter supposition. All
he would say upon tho whole subject. Indeed, was
that Carter probably thought he was In a fair way
to stir np something, ami that this stirring-up
wqold make him h certain amount of capital; but
he would find hlmtclf greatly mistaken. The In
formation. ho said, would bo cheerfully furnished
the Treasury Department whenever he was notified
from that source that It was wanted, and when
that time came he should notice It. He demurred
to giving it to the newspaper* at present, but the
reporter Is enabled to furnish Carter with a por
tion. nt least, of what he wants In advance of more
official and more detailed information. Just how
it was obtained It Is unnecessary to state, except
In the negative way that It didn't come from Mr.
Smith. Since the present Collector came
Into office there nave been Just six
new clerks and ten new Inspectors appointed,
none of whom ever testified before the Grand Jury,’
and only one of whom was provided with a place
after tho Custom-House Investigation was started
—end ho knew nothing About the investigation in
any shape or manner excepts* he may have read
something about It from time to time In tbe Chica
go paoers. It IsJuit possible that “Oor Carter"
lias put his foot into It again.
Edward P. Crane, Englewood’s oil inspect
or, who was lo have had a hearing yesterday at
Justice Poliak’s, upon achargo of porjary, took a
change of venue to Justice Mescb, and got a con
tinuance to Friday, atSp. m.
Tho boarding-house beat mentioned in
yesterday’s Tninimn was heard from again last
evening. He engaged board at No. 881 West Ran
dolph street. left the supper-table oelote the other
guests were done, and decamped with a couple of
coats.
Oitm&o M. Sargent, who baa of late been
frequently made a defendant In Justice Court
criminal proceedings, was to have aopearod before
Justice Meech yesterday to answer to the charge of
obtaining a note-signature under false pretenses.
Ho did not show up, and bis bund fur S.IOO. signed
byD. O. Dawson, a colored bailer, was declared
forfeited.
At nn unseasonable hour yesterday morn
ing Officers Fox and Leary of the West Twelfth
btreet Station saw three suspicious characters
enter an alley near the corner of Throop and
Jackson etreuts. It was soeodlly concluded to
overhaul them, and the officers came upon them
Just as they were digging no a
’’plant" in a manure-pile In tbe
alloy. Two of them giving the names of
John Wilson and James Warner were arrested, ont
tho third man escaped. Upon diguing In the
manure-pile the officers found a dark lantern, two
revolvers, a heavy billy, and some other traps In
use hy house-breakers. Tbo gang were anfloubt
edlyoreparlng fora nlght’a work In thotr peculiar
lino-
fhursdny oftpht of last week the Barling*
ton * ttalncv Railroad freight depot at the corner
of Canal and Sixteenth streets was burglarised,
and 114 boxes of clears—« shipment of Sprague,
Warner A Co., wholesale grocers in this city, to a
customer in lowa—were stolen. The Twemy-sao*
end-street uotlco yesterday came across a fellow
giving the name of Edward Flavin who
was disposing of * % quantity of el*
»;ar« at ruinously low prices. They locked
dm up, and then Induced him to confess. He
formerly was employed In the freiirbt*bouse. and
Implicated in ttw steal three well-known thieves
named Willis uendden. James alias ♦*oiol M
U'BrUo. and Patrick alias ■ 1 Ulsb” Shea, all of
whom were arrested. Justice Hutnmorfleld held
Flavin and O'Urlen in SI,OOO each to the Criminal
Court, and the other* In 9500 each. Only a por*
tion of the plunder has been recovered thus far.
Al/atnil.
410 735
ooi t.aui
786 »XI
63 i an
jmj
I »V 5 B'Jt
ip<Wi 4*>a a-jfi
Thursday ovanlnnOflicer Libby saw a roan
go Into a drag-store at tho comer of Desplalnei
and Madison streets, and wrap op two now shawls
in a paper. Ilia action# were ao suspicious that lie
•treated him. At the station the man proved that
he wu Charles Nelson, floor-waikerm ins lioatun
drv good# etore, end claimed that be
came honestly by the properly. Cent. Hood
reloaded him, out was uot throughly aatlafled of
the man'# innocence, and yeatorday ho notified the
proprietor# of the etoro of Notion's adventure. A
mini her of articles having been mined. Notion wae
retrreated, and in hie possession were found a
number of pawn ticket# far a varied assortment of
goods. The detcctlvee went the rounds of
the pawnshops and eneceeded In recov
ering about $l5O worth of poods,
which were eaally Identified as haring
been stolon from (he store. In the saiortment wu
an overcoat stolen by Nelson from another em*
plnye, whom he greatly disliked. In tho evening
Augusta Carnochan, a dressmaker on llarrlioa
street, was arrested upon suspicion of having aided
Nelson in disposing of his olumler. The extent of
the stealings is unknown, but the close succession
of the dates on the pawn-tickets would Imply that
It Is considerable.
COUNTY EMPLOYES,
caucus or tub rbpudlicah commissioners.
A caucus of the Republican members of the
Doard of County Commissioners was held yester*
day in the Trcmonl House for the purpose of fixing
upon candidates to be elected by the Hoard for the
various ottlcos that will aoon be rendsrsd vacant by
tbs change In the administration of tbs county
government. Ten o’clock a. m. was
the timv Axed for the conclave, aud
about that hoar the UorotnUslonors.
a snail battalion of candidates, a few political
hangurs*oo, and a squad of reporters gathered in
the hotel office. The Commissioners were very
closo-moulhed concerning their pot candidates, and
seemed particularly desirous to avoid tho reporters.
To entirely circumvent the Utter during the
deliberations In the caucus, Commission
ers Wood. Spofford, and Coburn took un
usual precautions to keep them from learning
anything In regard to Invldtial preferences, ballot*
tng. dUcnsstans, ale. The parlor in th« extreme
southwest vuruer of (he second itoor was the place
of meeting, uud tho Commissioners engaged the
two parlors adjoining so as to shut off all com*
mnnicatlon from outsids parsons. Hut the report*
era ware equal to the situation, sod succeeded in
getting ill (ho essential particulars.
Tbs following Commissioners gathered around
the long table while the candidates wailed below
stairs fur the result of their deliberations: boons,
Wood. Soofford, Coburn. Hurling, Ucyer. die wart.
Ayars, Miller. Hossc, and Wheeler. The first-named
gentleman occupied the chair, aud the last acted
a* Secretary, at least Us collected all the ballots
and counted them. The first business was the
coUNTr-arrouNßrauii',
for which the lion. James I*. Hoot, C. 11. Willett.
Frank J. Smith, and Ur. Haul were candidate!.
L'ouuulnlouer dpoiford bad a bad cold, end hie
loud ton frequent coughs rendered the
discussion somewhat confuted. The drift
of lie tail ahowed that there was tome opposition
to Mr. Moot, whose nomination was considered al
most certain sometime before the caucu*. Wheel*
er pressed fur Willett, and it eeeiuod a» if Stewart
atm Meyer went with binvla an elfort to keep Uuot
out. U wae sngqeeled, on tbu score of ecou*
omy. that no appointment fur the office be
made, and the State's Attorney assigned
to 1U duties. So. to compromise matter* and
heap thing* harmonious, a committee—consisting
of Scone, Woccler, and Ayurs—was appointed to
wait ou Ur. Utils, and consult with bunas to Ida
wiliinzaoaa to attend to the duties of the County*
Attorney and the feasibility of the proposl*
Hon. Action on the nomination waa there*
fur* Indefinitely postponed. It was subse*
quently ascertained that the uppusiliun to
Ur. lloot'a nomioation grew out of the lad that
be bad, when actum as County-Attorney, nave an
upptuioQ that the Coiuml*slun*t* weta aplvtlo 1 to
bulJi.M per day for actual earvlc-s* roudered.
Instead of 1 1 as had been claimed. It was whis
pered about yesterday, after the caucus adjourn
ed, that some CumuiUslouera oupuslnn Ur. Uuot,
under the pretext of cconuiy, acted simply from
personal motives,—to save their own allow
ances from * reduction, and not from any
desire to save tbs conntr expense.
One Commissioner gave out that outside attorneys
could be employed whenever occasion demanded
it, and Ur. Mills could attend to the ordinary du
ties now pofluruied by the County-Attorney.
Tho caucus then proceeded to Iho aotulustlon of
(or the Hoard. Commissioner Wood nom
inated O. W. Nash, and read bis recoin*
uieudatlona, which were numerous and first
class. Commissioner cobarn presented
George Rocaafellow, aud Commissioner Ayers
named Mr. Kaufuiau, the present incumbent.
Several ballots were taken, aoo dually resulted In
tbs selection of Ur. Nash, who is said to be a
thoroughly well qualities geuliawau for the posi
tion. lie was fur live years employed by the Fco-
Pli's lWcat Bidej Uas Company, aud Las U-eu an-
CRIMINAL*
A CUUMirritM CLBUK
gaged In other business of a legitimate character.
Next came a contest over the nomination for
COUNTY IMIVStCIAN,
candidates for which were numerous. Dre. Dlnth
ardt, (fitaffeoe, Montgomery, Hiirroiin, 0. H. Da
vis, Dodge, Geiger, Dark, and T. D. Williams
were the principal ones, and It required twenty-one
Imitate lo settle tile matter. Tho contest was con
ducted quietly, the Commissioners smoking and
voting, and Mr.’Wheetar reaping In the ballots
and counting them, while Coburn kept the figures.
Tho voting was narrowed down lo Geiger, Mont
gomery. Turk, and Harronu. It was said
that Ayars nominated Harrotin. the successful
candidate, bnt Coburn or Bouse had a hand in it.
and he waa taken na s compromise. Dr. W, 8.
liarrona Is said to he a good Physician, And was
formerly a resident of Georgetown. D. V. He re
sides on South Western avenue, ami enjoys a good
reputation and a fair practice among hie neigh
bors atid lo the city. Ills nomination was a sur
prise to the others.
FOR WARDEN OF TRR COUNTY HOSPITAL
lo succeed McLaughlin, (feorvo W. Reynolds, a
former incumbent* D. W. Mills, Commissioner
BpolTord's brother-in-law, and Copt. Lunghlin
wore prominent. .Mr Reynolds was the lucky one.
Ho has a good reputation, and It Is believed will
prove himself a good Warden. Commissioner
Ayers presented his claims.
John It. Gngbton was selected aa druggist of tbe
Hospital, and
PR. J. C. SPRAY
was chosen for renomlnallon •• Medical Superin
tendent of the County Insane Asylum. Tho latter
had no opposition. Ho Is well known a* a trusty
and competent officer, and has filled the position
•aMsfactorlly during the past year.
The PoatbonsS Wardenshlp was tbs next on tbe
list, an IF. W. Kimralev. 1). W. Mills. A. M. Fur
rier, and Capt. Peters—the last-named person the
present Incumhcnt—were balloted for, but no re
sult was reached, and tho matter was lain over
until 10-ony. It was learned from (he ohonograpli
that Peter* and Fcrrler were tbs principal contest
ants for the place.
The Commissioners concluded to take a rest
until (his atenioon at 1 o'clock, when they
will endeavor to finish np the business. Dur
ing a brief recess about 1 o’clock yesterday (h*
committee appointed to walton Mr. Mills went over
to the Comity Building and consulted with
him in regard to the County-Attorneyship.
It was learned that he would assume
the duties of the office if tne
Board so desired, and the Committee will proba
bly make n report to-day-- The large majority of
the Republican Commissioners are known to Ira in
favor of Mr. Root’s election as County-Attorney,
and they will probably Insist on his nomination.
To-day will tclt tbe story.
NOUTJ3 CHICAGO.
MORE OUUMDLINQ TAXPAYERS.
Several more casea have come to light where
people on the North Side who had paid tbolr taxes
and obtained receipts from the Town Collector’s
office were called on by tbe County Treasurer to
pay np, the property baring been returned to
him aa delinquent
Otto Nelson, of No. 813 Division street, ears he
gave a person calling himself Collector Miller a
chair In lien of bis taxes, which originally amount
ed to $2.80, hut were swelled by penalties to
ss!> or s(!,—be does not recollect tbe exact
amount. Mlllur took the chair, and gave Nelson
a receipt for tbe taxes. Seven or eight weeks sub
sequently, a collector for the County Treasurer’s
oDlco called on him and demanded his taxes. He
went down to see McCree, and was asked for hie
receipt. It had been mislaid or lost. Miller, haw
ever, came forward and straightened the matter,
for Nelson was told “It was all right," and has not
been bothered since.
Charlos Thlelcaiao,. of No. 600 North Wells
street, paid his persons! property tax (sl3) to
Miller in his iThleieman’s) store. The Collector
was present at thu time, hut Miller took the
money, and save a receipt. Two months after
wards. a Collector from the County Treasurer’s
office came along and wanted tho tax. Thlelemsn
told him he bad paid It. Tho Collector went
off, saying ho would Inquire Into It* tho receipt
having been lost- Thloleman met the Collector
subsequently and asked him if tbe matter bad neon
fixed np. lie said ”N«i." Thlelomnn then took
him over to Miller’s office, who recollected getting
tbe money, and said ”It was all right." Tblole
man accordingly was hapoy.
Mr, Schupp, of No. 737 North Wells street,
paid bis taxes, 83.8.1, at the office,
the receipt being signed “D. F.
Weber-" Liter he was asked by the
County Trcosurcr to step up and nettle. He re
fused, and complained to Miller, who saw that the
money had been paid to Welter, and afllxrd his sig--
nature to the receipt. As tienupn hasn’t received
any postal-cards lately, tbo supposition Is that
Miller has made tho 80.H.1goort.
COLLECTOR MILLBR.
' A reporter celled on Collector Milter to learn
whalhe had to tay regarding these statement*.
As to the chair, he said he hadn't it. mid never
cot It. Porno one must have personated hint. Ilu
Knew nothing about Nelson. Itegarding Thloloman.
he knew that, his matter had been straightened
oat. The receipt held by Sclmpp astonlmud him.
It waa the drat one bearing Weber's name that hn
had heard any complaint about. Wooer was Lie
partner, and was authorized to receive money.
lluiHcimpp he knew nothin* about. 11a bad not
been to the oittco. This was the first pu had heard
then asked him about one Annie
Schwarz, who paid s3(l on real estate in Ilronson't
Addition, which was returned delinquent, lie
recollected hor case, and aald It bad boon tlxed.
He had a few words to sar about Otto Sondeber,
the clerk, who Is known to have collected taxes and
put (he money Into his own pocket, and
■No to have forced Miller's name to a
check for I'.’OO. He considered himself respon
•lule for hla wrong-doing, and would make good
all (bat Otto had stolen, no mailer how much it
was. Mistake* would occur, ho said, but ha him*
seif had Ukou nono of the money. He added that
hla political enemies were stirring this matter up
Inorder to Injure him.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Dec. C.—ln the Homo resolutions
were adopted Instructing the finance Commit
tee to Inquire and report whether the present
State of Virginia Is liable lor the whole debt of
the old State of Virginia, which Includes that
portion aet apart as West Virginia's quota.
EXPERIENCED JUDGES
hare decided that the “Invincible" stoves,
made by tho Chicago and Erie Store Company,
are “ the best ” base-burning heaters for hard
coal. Notice advertisement in this paper.
EGG FLIP,
Daring the winter evenings, when the tired bread*
winner has finished bis day's tabor, be dearly loves
to transfer his feel from the toil-worn boots to
comfortable ellppere. The evening having been
spent In domestic converse, his loving wlfii ore*
pares a well-mode cap of egg (Up, and to crowu Kit
enjoyment produces for his final delectation a spit*
toon and a chew of “Happy Thought" wavo-Hne
plug tobacco.
ABSOLUTELY PURE.
Thebticallaand articles made with Dr. Price's
Cream Diking Powder are really eleganl 5 and U te
absolutely pure and wholesome.
CENTRAL CHURCH.
Renew your seal* for next rear to-day. Tbe
time to do so expires this evening at 0 o'clock.
Hock A Rayner'e “Mars" cologne la a good
holiday gift for more reasons than one.
I'IA.UUIAUKM.
' r.\LTZUlt~Wool>Ut<rr-At the Woodruff Hotel,
eu tho mb lust., by thu Rev. Hr. Holes. Mr. Charles A.
Peltier and Miss Clara C. Wood run.
IIAMUUUOK—UABSKTr—On the 4th Inst., at Unity
Church, by the (lev. Robert Collyrr. Mr. Richard 1.
liambroox and lilts Ida Hassell, eldest daughter of Mr.
Thomas Hassett. all of this city.
OK A l ia*.
KBEUCV-Firclsy, Her- o. Kilo McCarthy Keelajr.
beloved wife of Michael Keeler-
Funeral Monday, Dee. i*. at 10 o'clock a. m., from
her late residence. So. 1.'»5 South Saugaiuou-st., by
carriage* to Calvary Cemetery.
I'UOUDFouT—Un Friday. Dec. 8, X title, beloved
wife of James V- A. Kmudfoot.
Funeral services from her late rsaldeuee, 118 While*
ah. uu Saturday at 3 p. m.
UTNuw V or* papers |>leaae copy.
IIKACIIVOUKL—Dec. o. at 3 1. IQ. Rmll Dracbvogel,
aged U years. of scarlet fever.
ruuerji take* place Sunday, Deo. 8, to Uracelaad
Cemetery, from 88 tVsrruu-av.
N«iil N C£ .n K NTH,
AMKRTINO OF THE YOUS’O LADIES OF THE
city wilt be hold ei:i o'clock this afternoon lu
Homo 4. 148 MadUou-si-. la consider the matter of
forming a Yuumr Woman's ChrUllso Temperance
Union. Addresses by fctlsa trances E. Willard and
others.
UAllill KOIILEU WII.I, LF.CTUHE URFOUK THE
Philosophical Society to-olgbl at a o'clock at
Alhouuuiu Hall, f<o Desruurn-st. bubjact: "ah/lock,
the Money-Lending Jew."
'rUK TIHHU-WAIIU UEPUULICAN CLOU WILL
1 meet this ereolug at its hall, turner of Wabash
av. andTwenty'Sscoiid-sL. for the purpose of electing
oUlcer*. The report of toe ComutlUe uu Taxation
will also be considered.
rpIIKIIK Will, DE A UEBTIhO TIIIB EVENING
X of the Chicago Reform Alliance In the club-room of
the Foiiurr House.
MMIE gUIUKCT OF THE NOONDAY MEETING
X 10-da/ will be lb* Sunday-school lomou fur to-mor
row, li. Jacobs leads the meeting.
rj HIE CIiIIISTIAN HKFoitM ALL!aNCR WILL
X bold a meeilug this svculugat JU West Madison
su,second door. The Committee to wnom was re
ferred the resolution on political ac 100 will make their
report. This Alliance has been orgaulxed to work up
public sentiment io the necessity of closlug I tie saloons
ou Sunday. aud the passage of a city ordinance turbid
ding the sale of liquor to minors aud their gaming lu
aaloous.
ALWAYS' AHEAD.
Chamber Furniture. Farlor Furniture. Carpets,
Office Desks, and Stores at the lowest cnah price on
easv weekly or monthly payments, at 38 aud -40
West Maduou-»t.
tOLLIXTI O.NS,
Chicago Mercantile Agency,
102 WAHi:iM<TON*BT„
Dues nut pigeon-hole bills, but commences work
them at ou.*.
Al/CTION SAI«R*«
iiy mx). l\ doicu & co. #
{Stand T(fWalmh»*T.
REGULAR TRADE SALE
DRY GOODS,
TUESDAY, Dec. 10. 9:30 a. m.
We here Several t.nrse end Important Invoice* of
SeMonaiila (looil* lo Clear t( thUfl.tle. Ttie offering
will include Hie following good* in Full and Dealrabie
OVERCOATS, SUITS,
PANTS, CLOAKS,
GLOVES, MITTENS,
HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR,
HATS, CAPS,
SOARES, NUBIAS,
JACKETS, CARDIGANS,
Shirting Oaasimoros, QUILTS,
Mntolnsso Cloakings, HDKFS.
q.sj sj q Sj sj q q
IVE HUNDRED ALL-WOOL SHAWLS.
IVE IHJiVDRED ALL-WOOL SHAWLS.
IVE IHJMREO ALL-WOOL SHAWLS.
qqsjqqqsjsjsjq
IVE IIUPRED ALL-WOOL SHAWLS.
'IVE HUNDRED ALL-WOOL SHAWLS.
IVE HUNDRED ALL-WOOL SHAWLS.
'IVE HUNDRED ALL-WOOL SHAWLS.
'IVE HUNDRED ALL-WOOL SHAWLS.
'IVE HUiVDRED ALL-WOOL SHAWLS.
'IVE HUNDRED ALL-WOOL SHAWLS.
BED 111.ANKET5—104,114,124 Sizes!
CAIiI'ETS at 1 o’clock p, in.
SPECIAL!
Pareilorr (MU Sals,
BT ORDER
“AMERICAN CLOCK CO„”
17S STAT&ST.,
Wednesday, Dec. 18,10 a. m.
The preisnt Copartncrahlpof thla Firm will etolr*
Jan. t not. In conaequcnce of which dlaaolutlon we
•hall aellnt Auction at tholr Store, time ai ahore, the
entire Joint Stock and Fixture* of thh Company not
otlierwUa dlapoaed of prior to the date of thla aile.
Full partlculare In this column Saturday, Dee. U
tnat.
GBO. r. GORE A CO.. Auctioneer*.
WE OFFER FOR WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11,
One of tbo Largtac fialea of the Moat Seaaonable
and Beal Aaaorted
Boots,SloesMta
That baa been for aale
AT ATTOTIOIT
Thla action. Catalogue* and Samptca on the Tablet
Monday. _
OEO. in. GORE A CO., Auctioneer*.
“fIUiJJESimiLW’
ITJ and 175 Itanduloh-at.
Plano, Melodeoo. Sowing-Machine*. Oil Painting*,
A.T -A-XJCTXOISr,
Thla Morning at BUTTERS' ROOMS.
17U and 175 Randolph**!.
NEW YORK IMPORTERS’SALE
or
Bronzes, Majolica and Fronoh Pal
ley Waro, Fino Parian* China,
and Japanese LaoquorWare,
Russian Leather Goods,
Eto., Eto.,
AT ATJOTIOKT,
At Store No, IOG Madison-st.,
SALE COMMENCING
Tuesday Morning'. Dec. 10. at 10 o‘Cloct,
And will continue dally until all la aold.
MAJOLICA ASP PALMY Largo Vues, Jardiniere,
Pedestal, Mantel Figures. Units. Tea seta, livautliully
Painted Piacqtn** and Ciukets. Fruit bland*. Jug*,
bmiiklnaHeia.Watoiillokea.nto.
JAPaNKRVI LACUUKIt WMIE. consisting oC largo
andamall Cablneia. Writing Dusk*. Portfolios. Work.
Glove, ami llandkerciiler lloxe*. PulTPou, Yraya, etc.
FINK CHINA WAGE, Dinner and Tea Row (Japanese
figured), Mantel Voaea, Candelabra*. Flaunt.Cupa and
Saucers, beautifully hand*i>alotcd and very unique.
ItDsbiA LEATIiEU mprlslng a general
variety In Album* of all style* and aliea. Order Cases.
Jewel Caskets. Work boxes, Cigar and Cigarette btanda
and Caaea, Writing Dealt*.-In foot, everything lu tlila
IMIONZEB, Inkalandi, Ebony and Gilt CablaeW,
Uuog backs, What-Not*. etc., etc.
The goods arc just received front one of toe largest
Importing houses In Sew York wltli Imtructlona tc sell
IK-rempiurlty furvaah. The whole la of the heat nuall*
It. amt the nubile, whose attention la failed to I hi* an*
noth selection of tine warca sultablo for HOLIDAY
GIFfH. can real aaaurad that no finer collection haa
been olfcrud at public tale in ihla city.
The good! will be on exhibition ou Monday, the day
before the sale.
W. A. IIUTTKItS ± CO.. Auctioneers.
IiRnUI.AH THURSDAY TRADE SAI.B,
STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS
Custom Hade Clothing,
Furnishing Goods, Gloves,
Hats, Boots, Shoes, Etc.
TnnnSDAY MOItNINO, llec. 13. tt I»:30 o'clock. .1
lluttera'Aiiclloalloute. ITT and na lUndulph'Sl., be*
tween YUtb*av. and Laßalle-at.
WU. A. auiTKltb *CO.. Auctioneer*.
Calalogae Sale of Eiellsl and American
STANDARD BOOKS,
Also. valuable works In Ana bladings. Also, richly
bound Illustrated Book* for the Holidays.
AT AUCTION,
TOEHDAY. Dec. 17, at U» o'clock a. m..
At BUTTKitV Auction House. I7J and 17b Randolph*
st.. between and Flfth-a*. ... ...
Catalogues will l*e ready Deo. 14 and will b* nailed
to parties ordering them.
w WU. A. BUTTKUB 4 CO., Auctioneers.
liy \VM. MOOUKIIOUSU A CO,,
Auctioneers, tu AM7 UaudulolfsU
Will bold one of tbelr POPULAR AUCTION BALES
Tills DAY at lo a. in., embracing elegant and sun*
MMI ?■ Ota Fniln
OP ALL KINDS.
Also. Brussels and lugralu Cart-eU.Cook and Iltatlog
Stores. Wl , UOOUEHOUBB A CO., Auctioneer*.
Uy I>. I>. ST AUK CO. (
Bland SU lUodoloa-sc
SATURDAY, Dec. 7. at i»:30 a. m., uousual large
stuck of
NEW PARLOR SUITS,
New Chamber Sets. Lounges, Easy Chairs. Tat. Hock*
era. Bed t ounges, etc. Carpets. Mattresses. during*,
itaisuads. Bureaus. Dining chairs, clc. Chronos,
Ilardwatr. Uuceo»were. lila/swuro, Feather Pillows,
twisters. Blankets, Comforters, General Merchandise,
etc. etc. „ p btaHK * CO.. Auctioneer*.
ROYAL Powder
Absolutely Pure.
CONSUMERS should bear In mind mat the Incomparable • , Isj>yar J* wlneurowlu*
SBSWCrM
the ••Loyal," ilnds that It goes so much farther and works so wtJ’iiv/*without* ass An old lad* from oMu
Uor t fcaw o* UAYkyi BusilS; Pfot. OtSTU. PnlUdclehla. etc. sold In tlu cans only, by nruw«.».
PLATED WARE.
TIFFANY & COTS
Hard metal plated
ware is the mostlele
gant, cheapest, and
best Ware made, and
in everything except
intrinsic value is
equal to Sterling Sil
ver. The new pat
terns for this season
are ready.
TIFFANY A 00/8 “Blue Book** for
1678-9, centolnlna lists of articles for proa,
onta, with prices, Is seat to ooy address or
request.
TIFFANY & CO.,
UNION SQUARE,
NEW YORK.
RIKTAL FCATIICII C’O.TIU,
METAL FEATHER COB,
FOR SALE AT HRTAIta BY
FIELD. LETTER & CO.
DECORATIVE ART.
DECOR- A DTI
ative Art 8 !
Very elegant andnirful Ornament* (Juat the thlnn
for HOLIDAY PRESENTS) may be niadu bydccorating
RATTAN WARE
Will KmbrWdery or Fancy Ribbon* and Sllka. A large
variety of NEW DESIGNS at the
WaMtfcoT
231 Slatc-st.
tr Theee goodi are very faahlonable In all Kaatera
cltlca.
AUCTION NAl.i:s,
By H* Fit IK O M AN*,
ocbattf‘JOTßut Randolphs
REGULAR TRADE SALE 01
Crockery, Glassware,
AND
Imported Fancy Goods,
On WEDNESDAY, pec. 11, at 10 o'clock. An Extra
Large bato of Crockery, Gloaaware. Chimneys, Hhadea,
Lamps, etc. An elegant assortment of Decorated Tea
and Toilet Beta, and Emus Dinner Bata. A cur-load of
Uiauware, awurted (to cloao).
A.X ia O’CLOCK.
Last Sale of Elegant Imprted Fancy Goods.
LOCO Elegant Vues, .Toilet Sets, Smoking Bet* (new
design*), Holla. Motto Cups and Saucers, Parian Goods,
Album*. Perfumeries. Soaps, and Tor*.
Attend thli closing sale lor bargains.
ii. W. ifhCiyFOHD. Agct’r.
haih «oodh.
Ttie largest assortment and loweit prices
ILJL— la tho Wet, at
i— -|, - THOME'S IIA Jit BAZAAR
48 nionroe-at., Palmer Ifnuse.
Wbolranle, 100 «& Ul£ Wabaab-ar.
SAIIATDIIA WAVES, and NOVELTIES In
Muir Ornament*. Ladle*. call or *ond for
BMP price* LUta. Artutle Halr*Dre»«lng, auct*.
m nn ««*. lurriß a. iiuli/b iiaiu
IDM Bill STOKE. Heat place in Chicago fur
fU fll I far U Allt Gouda. Goaoumer Haves aspe*
frl ■■ IFm ctalty. 40 E, MonrOe. Palmer Hume.
HBMI ■| ■ or 07<) W. Madlwju-at. Catalogue*
■■■■■■■ free. Miue. Deinoreat’a Pattern*.
■ ■ m ■ Wholesale A Retail. Send (urnrlce
RIO B I B I list. Goods sent c, O. U. unynbrie
|L9 H fl R. lSolßn(jcntfortho ,, MPLTirot:»i.”
ITm 8B Hn'l Wlgeincdotoorderandwarrnnted
88 W 8111292 W.!fmTOggh%a
DYEING AND CLEANING.
Kttab.lH.vt. Dreuca. Shawl*.
■ B V ft_ SUk*. Poulins. Velvets, Ac.. al»o
I fl I r OonW Clothing, hriidaomrly
| dyed and cleaned at tmall ex*
peitau. Order* received aud re*
uni icc ‘ ura "««?;&*.«.,
rfllfll Doaton FancyatcaniDyeilmiaa
H BLfUCj L. lia lllliiola-lt.. iM Weat Mod*
■ ■ w w laon-at,, and luo SuulU Clark*
CONkKGTIONEIIY.
Q a Ift AS U H VNtuc per lh. Package* uf * lb*
D ■ B 8 |NH ■ W and under prepaid fur while
UnllLl I ssan.Bsflißi.4«!S!
rtiieairo 111. facllouery, T« M*JUon-*t..
MUUVVALK MlillTN.
PJif IIBtBB 1 law
IllUal liPwPiSs LiLLlMl]
CORNER CLINTON A JACKSON STS. CHICAGO.
™ TUIJfffKW. '
IB BB B Tourists. Travelers, Kicur«
Mi/
IM|B For Tiuuks. tstclicK Bags,
'IliU **"
TCITJ TTt XT A TThomciblug Now I Decidedly Prsl-
X XvilliN WJU.ty! and Very Cheap! rroiu <4o
~ ~ PAUPAS-All kinds of
W\M I I ■!> I* A Grasses. Ferns. Leaves.,
PLUMES
* “ w acu.. Florists. 77 diaient
M TURKISH. Uosslaa. klsewo
n ■ Thermal. Mcdlca'cd Vapor.
II It I U sod Sulphur BATHS, at tbo Palmer
BC II I H House, fur ladles and gentlemen,
Drl I
KOVAL BAKINU I'OWDEB.
It., Chicago.
U A 1(1 LI .71.
j'Lu.n
IIATIIK.