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8 THE CITY. GEJNBUAI. NEWS. J. B. Stclobull, U. S. A., Is at tho Falmor. Ex-Qov. Samuel Merrill, of Jowa, Is a guest at therl’aclflc. Judge 8. N. Cooley, Dubuqco, Is registered at the Palmer. W. R. Finch, ot tho LaCrosse ifcpttUtam, la at tho Sherman. Tho Hon. I,evl Rhoades, Rockford, 1)1., Is among the guests ot tho Sherman, C. F. Hatch, General Manager of the St Louis & Indianapolis Railroad, Is at the Paciilc, file Legislative Committee of the Socialists held a mooting at Mo. 7 Clark street daring the afternoon min evening, bub developed no now facts of interest The work ot compiling tho statistics is stfU going on. Tho managers of the Woman's Hospital of the State of Illinois, 071 Cottage Grove avenue, have engaged the following medical and surgical swift Drs. W. U. Bvford, Holer, Flood, Logan, Etheridge, Sawyer, Mernmou, Nelson. Tho meeting of depositors In tho defunct savings banks called for lost evening at the Pacific failed to convene. Only a few of those Interested were present, and the meeting was adjourned until to-night at the same place. The temperature yesterday, as observed by Msnnssc, optician, 8S Madison street (Tiuuome Building), was us follows: 7 a. m.. 10 below zero; 8 h. in., 8 below; 10 o. m.. zero; 12 m., 5 above; 8 p. ra.. 11; 8 p. ro., 14. Barometer, at 8 o. to., 30.89 ; 8 p. m., 39.04. Joseph Kozack, the Cleveland Bohemian who ran away with SIBO, leaving his family sick and destitute, and who was arrested In thin city, yesterday morning kissed ami made up with his wife, ana, upon condition that he returned homo with her, was released from custody. At 4 o’clock yesterday morning Officer Frank McCormick found a man lying in the Lake Pork at tho foot of Horrlson street in an uncon scious and partially frozen condition. When brought to the station the oillcers had con siderable trouble in thawing him out. The woodenwaro manufacturers held a meet ing at tho Sherman House yesterday afternoon for the purpose of forming an association of Hie firms In that business. No conclusion was reached, and another meeting will bo called to decide the matter and perfect an organization. Saturday, March 1, is the last day of grace for the tardy taxpayers of the South Town, and Im mediately thereafter Collector Ayres will pro ceed to levy and sell property for all personal taxes delinquent. Taxpayers In arrears will, therefore, do well to step up to the Captain’s desk and settle. . .The statement In Tiro Tribune of yesternnv that Mrs. Zuckcr, a German womanwho had suffered much matrimonial trouble, caused, as an Incident in the legal proceedings which grew out of her difficulties, tins arrest of Constable Wilson for conspiracy, was incorrect. Wilson was not arrested, nor was any warrant issued for his arrest. At Urn meeting of Company B, First Reel- Illinois Cavnlry, held at the armory last even ing, for the election of n First-Lieutenant, on motion of 8. R. Keogh, Waller Q. Goodrich was unanimously elected. Remarks- were made hy Cant. H. H. Anderson, tho Lieutenant elected, Bergts. Wilson nnd Krolf. It is expected that the company will improve In clllcloncy, as Mr. Goodrich Is known os mi active and 'energetic young gentleman. •The Mcxicon War Veterans hold their regular monthly meeting ut the Grand Pacific Hotel last evening, ?. T. Turnlcy in the elmlr. The speech of Gen. Shields on the subject of Allow ing pensions to these veterans wns rend to the meeting, and a resolution of thanks was passed to him for his ellorts for this object. Some further discussion was had on this subject, nnd tho meeting adjourned after transacting some unimportant routine business. -Samuel P. Smith, a' half-breed with Indian end necro blood In bis veins, 55 years of age, and a sailor by occupation, while under the in fluence of liquor yesterday nfiernuuD, foil Into tho river at the foot of Michigan avenue, lie was speedily rescued by some bystanders, and was taken to Urn Armory. It wns first thought that ho would die of the chill, but he recovered la the course of an hour or two, and was os well as ever, lie was booked for drunken and dis orderly conduct. Some time ago n communication was received from Maj. J. W. Walsb, of the Canadian Mount ed Police, staling that ho had come Into the possession of a gray horse branded "U. 5.,” mid supposed, on tho testimony ot the Indians, to be a survivor of the Cusrer massacre. lie asked permission to keep tho horse ns .n me mento of the gallant-hero of the Little Big Horn disaster, and tho necessary authority was received at headquarters vesterday making a gilt of the horse to Maj. Walsh. At 8:20 last evening a team of horses at tached to hack No. SO. owned hy Louis Bou cimrd, of No. 70 Fourth avenue, run away at the Illinois Central Depot. At Use corner of State nnd Randolph streets the vehicle collided wltn a telegraph pole, und the horses become de tached. Joslo Sherman, of Wyoming Territory, who has been visiting her sister Ilnitlc, at No. LBU State street, was in the hack on her way to the Burlington & Quincy Depot to catch the evening train, Intending to visit her parents at fit. Charles. She was badly Injured about tho bead, nml It Is feared will lose thu sight of one ot horcycs. She was taken first to a neighboring drug-store, and thence to the County Hospital. Goo. Sbcrldnn yesterday received from Ben Hark, the Interpreter and scout at Fort Reno, a andsome Indian tropbv, In the shape of a bow, irrows, and quiver. Tim quiver Is a unique Specimen of Indian art. It is made of u beauti ful, soil panther's skin, decorated with the bits of red flannel so dear to tho .Indian's heart und oyc. The tall Is ornamented with bead-work, and tho huge claws are preserved at tho bottom of the bow-case. In the quiver ore several arrows, which aru of Indian manufacture, with the exception of the heads, which are of Iron, made by Yankee machines, and sold them by tho traders. The whole forms an elegant trophy for the Llcntcn ant-Qcncral’s headquarters. The bricklayers of all nationalities ot this dty formed luto n consolidated Union lost even ing at No. 54 West Laku street. Tho hall was crowded almost to suffocation, over 800 brick layers answering to the roll-call. The principal work consisted In electing olficors for the new organization. The following were chosen: President, Peter Morr; Vlco-Prcsldcnts, Albert Leek nml Henry Nielson; Secretary, A. 11. Stowe): financial Secretary, James Ilnrt; Treas urer, William Roy: Trustee* Patrick Hnnlev, Mike Callahan, Louis Schute, Jack Stevens, Au gust Seter, August Johnson, Charles Dolun, nml August BItto: Advisory Committee, James Mar nhall, Daniel Freeman. Edward Cullen, James Walker, Mike Doro, ami Tom MeCue. The new organization will bo known ns “ The United Or der of American Bricklayers.” Another meet ing will bo held next Thursday at the tamo place to complete the now Union. About a score of citizens of Lake View met at the Sherman Ilouso ycsicrday allernoon to talk oyer the proposed extension of Uracchmd Cem etery. The meeting wns Informal, and several plans were dlseussco without coming to any de cision. Thu plan most populnrwllh those pres ent was a proposition to i>crinlt the extension of the cemetery In case the taxes dun since 1675 are paid Into the Treasury of tho town. A motion was put and carried to recommend the extension to Uiu voters ut thu spring election In case the Cemetery Company compiles with these condi tions. - The cemetery as extended will bo bounded on tho north ' by Suitor street, west by the Green Bay road, south byCiracelnnd avenue, nnd east by Stella avenue, which is to bo ex tended north to Sulzer street. This proposi tion wns looked upon very favorably by those present, nml it is thought tlio Company will pay the back taxes before die next election. An other meeting will ho held shortly to complete the details of thu proposed extension. Jehu Lakey, the young man who had bis skull fractured by the falling ot u broken elevator wheel upon It in the Eureka Flourlng-Mlll of J. A, Boucher & Co., N 0,344 Lake street, Wednes day ulteruoun, was olive at lust accounts, but physicians who had seen him ulnied that ho could not survive. Thcro wero four barrels of flour upon thu elevator when Labey ran It from the basement to thu first flour, nml whoa It reached tho latter It suddenly tell und the wheel camo crashing down from thu upper floor, ami, break ing In Us descent, a large portion of lb struck thu unfortunate young man over the right eye und fatally Injured him. Tho elevator, or rattier the machinery fur operating it, Is a decidedly weak piece of work, ft seems that tho same ejevator felt two or three times before, und un usual precautions to prevent overloading lb ami (or operating it were taken. Thu Coroner has taken cognizance of the accident, and lu tho event of Laboy’s death—lf, Indeed, he has not already expired—an investigation will ho held and the responsibility for tho casualty placed where It belongs. Mrs, Francis C. Adams is thu owner of tho building und J. W, Reedy, of Chi cago, made the elevator, which was, or should have been, designed to carry greater weights than those upou ib Wednesday. LINCOLN PIUK. The hoard of Lincoln Park Commissioners are satisfied that no attack was meant upon any of the members oy tbe bill just passed In the Btate Peoato providing that vacancies in the hoard should be filled bv election bv the people, Instead of by the Governor, an al present. The law ran have no effect for three veara to come, ns the terms of the Commissioners, who were ail appointed at the same time, do not expire until that time, they having been appointed two veers ago lor a term of Qvo years, except in the case of Mr. Max Hjorlxberg, who wasjappolntcd upward of a year ago. to fill the vacancy caused by (he resig nation or Uclden F. Culver. The act empower ing the I’ark Commissioners of the city to lake any street or road leading from the city to the parks and Improve It, amt reserve it for driving purposes, will Immediately alTect the South Parks alone, as the privilege will not be needed in reaching Lincoln Park, at least for a long time to come. The Lake-Shore drive reaches down ns far as the Water-Works, at the foot of Uak street, and Dearborn avenue Is, at present anyhow, in excellent condition. THE CITY-HALIj. Receipts from special assessments reached tho sum of (3,500 yesterday* South Town Collector Ayres handed over to tho City Troasuror yesterday $3,670 in solid cosh. Six cases of scarlet-fovor and four of diph theria wore reported yesterday to the Health Department. The Treasurer’s receipts from the Water Office yesterday amounted to $1,012; and from the Comptroller $035. Tho disbursements were about $5,500. Fire-Marshal Benner yesterday sent au Invita tion to the vessel-owners, asking them to take some action in regard to tlm proposed storm signals which he is anxious to have erected. They are to cost about S4OO. The Fire and Water Committee met yester day afternoon In the office of the Fire-Marshal, mut had a long consultation over the question of granting Uie Jockey Club the privilege ol erecting frame stablca In the park for the accom modation of the horses that uro coming to town for tho June meeting. Messrs. Lawrence <t Martin have already violated the letter ot (he Building ordinance iu erecting these structures within tho fire limits, and - are subject to a penalty. It is claimed, however, that no possible damage can arise to thu city by the building of tlm 800 stalls or stables in a place remote from all habitations, while their being hindered from doing so would ho a serious detriment to tho success of an en terprise in which the city at targe is interested. The managers of tho Jockey Club aro willing to enter Into bonds sulficicnt to cover all losses Hint might accrue from the destruction of tho buildings. The Committee decided to report to the Council without recommendation. It will therefore remain for that body to decide whether the stables can or can nob bo erected. The Committee on Judiciary of the City Council had a lone session yesterday afternoon In the City Clerk’s ollk-e, Aid. Tulcy being in the chair. The first matter brought under con sideration was the equalization ot the water-lax, which has caused no little bud feeling among householders, some of whom have meters, and get oil with easy rates, and some of whom have no meters, and have to grin and bear what they regard as an extortion. With a view to place the meter and 'the nen-moter people upon an equality, the Committee agreed to recommend to the Council that the frontage rates bo reduced 35 per cent-, nnd that ttie meter rates he tlxed at 10 cents per 1,000 gallons below 3,000,000 gal lons. and 8 cents per 1,000 above that amount, providing that In no Instance less than the frontage rates can be collected for any building. The question o( allowing minors to enter saloons for the purpose of play ing pool, shaking dice, or other evil practices, also came in for a share of the Committee’s attention. Mr. Harry Rubens appeared la behalf of the Saloon-Keepers’ Association, and pre sented the draft of an ordinance, which was a modification of tho one now in existence. He said be reoriented a class of pooplo who were desirous of carrying out the real ob|cet of the ordinance, and bo thought lb could ho attained without subjecting them to possible persecution on the part of overzcaious persons. The ordi nance ho proposed was In most respects Identical with tho one now In force, only containing a provision which could relievo tho saloon-keeper in cet tain coses from the responsibility of u mis take,—os, lor example, If ho hud no means of accurately determining tho age of the appli cant for Die privilege of playing pool, Millards, or shaking dice, or drinking hear. The modified ordinance would confer upou the saloon-keeper a certain discretionary power, without at all interfering with the real object for which the law was passed, ami 'lt was for the purpose of saving from unnecessary persecution u class of men who were lu favor of tho spirit of the ordlnaueo that the application for a modi fication of tho same was presented. Thu Com mittee took the matter under advisement, Mr. Tutoy promising to look up tho law in tho mat ter. No recommendation was agreed to. TIIE COUNTY BUILDING. Tho coll of tlie qu&si-crlmioal calendar, which was set for Monday, has been postponed on ac count of the Lamb murder trial. The Grand Jury passed upou all of the dock eted cases yesterday up to thu 20th iustnnt, none of which were Important except to those directly concerned. The Hospital Committee yesterday audited Mindry hills, and appointed Messrs. Ayars and Coburn a committee to purchase a quantity of hose needed at ibo Hospital. Recorder Brockwar turned $3,000 into (he Treasury yesterday,'tho some being the balance In his hands at tho end of the lust six months of thu oast year, and belonging to the county. At the hour of 2 o’clock to-morrow afternoon thu prisoners convicted, nml those wtio have pleaded guilty, during the term will bo called up ami sentenced. Thcro aru about forty of (item. The Committee on Jail and Jail Accounts yes terday .audited lho SherllT’s pay-roll tor Feb runrv. nnd examined the soml-nnnuul report of thu Olork of the Criminal Court and found It correct, und tnstructeahlm to turn tho balance shown over to tho Treasurer. The following wero adjudged Insane in tho Cuuntv Court yeslcrdav: Hans I’oterson, Charles K. Case, Oscar Burnacb, August Koska, John Folson, U. J. Dolmla, W. V. Jackson, Su san Uouoy, und Fritz Bunge. All uro paupers except Uiu first two. An application was received at tho Tressury yesterday lor $2,500 In bonds, but the applicant could nut bo accommodated, it is now said that the SSOO-bonds will bo ready to-morrow and on sale Monday, amt that the other denominations will bo ready In a few days thercalter. The Committee on Town and Town Accounts had another meeting yesterday, mid agreed, unon tho recommendation of thu County Agent, to appoint Henry Pilgrim to visit Lemont ami look alter the condition of the paupers, ami into tho conduct of thu Supervisor. They fixed hh pay at an amount not to exceed $5 per day, which Is to cover his cxoonscs also, and if ho ac cepts tho appointment he will enter upon his duties Monday. After ha Is through with Lc mnut he will be soul to Hyde Park, Evanston, Luke View, and other towns on tho sumo mission. A SCALY QUESTION. Tho Commissioners, or most of Uiem. earned their per diem yesterday In discussing what they should do to-uay lu the matter ot presenting their bills for the last quarter, In view of thu recent opinion of Attorncv-Ucncral Kdsall (hat thev wero only entitled to $2.50. The more in telligent members were determined from tho start not to lay claim to a greater amount than $3.60, but there wero others who wanted to hold ou to the $5 whether or no. No conclusion was reached as to wbat they would do os a body, ami the result will appear to-day In soiuu mem bers nutting In u claim for $5, others fur $2.50 "on account,” and still others will not present any claim at all. Among thu former it is be lieved will bo Messrs. Lenzen, flotfmanp, Rrad ley, Ayars, Fitzgerald, and .Meyer, and among the latter Messrs. Wood, Stewart, mid Miller. Messrs. Burling, Coburn, Sonne, ami Bouse will ask far $2.53 "on ac count,” and perhaps others. But this is not the ugliest phase of Urn perplexing situa tion, for tho great question will be whether those claiming $5 can got enough votes to carry (heir polpt, and, It uow seems that thev cannot from thu lael that those taking $2.50 cannot vote a larger sum tu others, it wouldwppcar, then, that If the $5 men hold out there will be considerable trouble, for If they cuunot get their $5 they my prevent the $2.50 men from drawing their pay. The question it a very Im portant one, ami should be settled In (hu courts once and for all: but Just how It Is tube cir rlcd there seems to bo the great question. A OOOD MOVE. Tim bill now before the Legislature, Intro*, duced by Uuprcsenlsilvu Thomas, Intended to throw certain restraints around tho Comityi Hoard, baa uuo provision in It which has elicited sumo dlscussldu oniony tho Conn mlfiflouers. U Is tbu vlauso pro* miming Commissioners. as Individuals, from contracting bills of any kind to bo paid by the county, uud leaving the wbolo matter to’tho hoard as a whole. This provision Is eminently proper and wise, ami Us adoption would correct a crying and dangerous evil,—onewblcb bos cost tho people untold thousands the post few years. The other provisions of tho hill, 10 far as the, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1879-TWELVE PAGES. abstract published rcslcnlar shows, are already covered by the statutes, but this provision Is a necessary restraint. Certain Commissioners are poscsscd of the idea, and act upon it, that they are, as individuals, clothed with the same authority to spend tho public money that the Hoard is. They order a carriage here, litre a man there, order an Improvement at (be Hospi tal or Jail, buy a carpet, or do anything they see fit In the name of tho county, and the first tho Board knows of it Is the presenta tion of tho bill, tfa greater evil exists In connection with *lhe Count? Govern ment, and no single practice Is fraught with more danger to tho public Interest. A Commissioner bus no more authority to contract a Pill In the name of tho county than any other Individual has. nor has a Committee, until it is given authority at a public meeting of tho Board. To Illustrate the evil of the practice It Is ouly necessary to refer to a few instances wliuro Individual Commissioners or Committees have assumed to act for tho Board. In the Court-House work Heston was allowed by n Committee $3 per thousand “extra” on tho brick work, which was entirely unnecessary, and of which tho Board know nothing until his bills began to come In. Then, again, some $50,1)00 was spent on the dome, which must now be torn down, in the same way. A great deal of money was spent on thu Hospital In the same way. and oven now money la spent everv dnv, of which the Board will be entirely ignorant until tlm bills aro presented. Homo weeks ago, for instance, bids were Invited for calclmlnlng in tho County Building, and the lowest bidder got the job for SOO, but when bis bill ramc iu It was for $125. He did thu work the Board or dered, and was ordered by-some individual to do enough more to more than double ids bill I Tho Hospital Is uow being painted, calcimlmed, etc., throughout, all upon thu order of soum irresponsible person or persons, for tho Board’s attention has never been called to the matter, and inns it is, under thu present nhomlnublo practice, that bills aro accumulating day after dsv. The Board alone, in open session, tins tho power to contract or audit bills, but additional legislation seems necessary to impress it upon the mlud of thu average Commissioner, and the bill of Mr. Thomas is good as far' as It goes. They should come to understand that ns indi viduals they are vested with no power whatever over the public money, and the sooner they ap preciate the fact the better, and thu more lime limy will have to give to their private business, H they have any. THE CUSTOH-HOUBE. Five hundred and flftv barrels ot alcohol were exoorted from the city yesterday. The Sub-Treasury disbursements were $05,000 and the 4 per cent subscriptions SOOO. The Internal-revenue receipts ot Collector Harvey’s olllce footed up $32,845, of which 818,- 434 was for tax-paid spirits, $4,103 lor tobacco and cigars, and slls for beer. Duncan Forbes, the head engineer of the late “apple-jack” croolccrynt No. 90 West Madison street, was released from Jnll yestordnv on fur nishing good and sulllclcnt bonds lu the sum of SI,OOO in the District Court. Schmcltckopf, the man who was before Com missioner iloyno last Saturday on the charge of wholesaling liquors without having a wholesale dealer’s license, appeared yesterday before the same high authority lu the role of complainant instead ot defendant. Ho pleaded on the former occasion that the whole thing grew out of the failure on the part of another fellow to extort money from him, and yesterday the other fel low was present In the person of Fred C. Schmidt. Schmcltckopf charged that Schmidt had come to him In the guise of a revenue olll ecr, and, after looking around his place, told him things were not all right, but that he would make them nllnghtll Schmcltckopf would hand over Just $35. Schmidt denied the truth of the allegation, nnd was given till 10 o'clock this morning to make his personal denial good. CRIMINAL. ’ A. Andrews, pawnbroker, was discharged yesterday at Justice Foote’s upon the charge of receiving stolen property, knowlngit to bo such. It seems that ho reported tho pawning of the articles in question at tho Central Station, nnd compiled with thu law lu making a record there of. It is said that Louis A. Daniels, tho man whoso wife charged him with attempting to ravish Ills three daughters, bas left for parts unknown. Tho wife und tho three daughters have also moved from their Ilubbord street rcsldcqco; tho place knows them no more, nnd the neighbors know naught of their whereabouts. The members of tbo Rolnsch family bare each as many lives ns a cat. Yesterday Matilda Ucinsch and La Froehard , her mother, worn de tected stealing a holt of cloth at the store of Louis Marcuse. No. 204 North Clark street, and, when searched at the Chicago Avenue Station, three stolen silk handkerchiefs wore found upon the girl. A. L. Luctgcrt was discharged yesterday by Justice Robinson tor want of prosecution. lie was recently arrested charged by a man named Louis Weiss with being a ourtv to the transac tion by which the aforesaid Weiss was deprived of $4lO worth of wine. The case wus once be fore inquired Into bv Justice Wilson, and Luot gert escaped on the evidence. Yesterday morning Coroner’s Undertaker El ton, with one of his assistants, went to 81. Don tface’s Cemetery, on the Green Bay Hoad, iyul exhumed the remains of Heinrich Glhlorman, and from there to Gracelnml, where he resur rected the body of .Mrs. Ida Moyer. With both corpses ho returned to his place of business, 454 State street, where a post mortem will bo hold this morning at 10 o’clock. John McGowan, the voting mau arrested for the robbery of Marin Crllly, who keeps fur nished rooms at No. 128 Vim Daren street, was before .Justice Foote yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Crllly swore positively that McGowan was one of the men who called at her rooms, threw her dowu, and, ripping her dress open,took from her sl,oou in cash which she had sowed up hi her skirt. The case was continued till this after noon. Wednesday night John Burke, a lubberly craft of the cnual-boat pattern, hailing from Laßallc. and on route to Michigan, reported to the Armory police that ho bad been roped Into u dlvo at No. 158 i’aclllu avenue, kept by Jiattlo Steele, colored, and while there was robbed of SOO in cash by u woman named Kittle Flynn. OlllccrT, C. O’Counor was detailed U[>on the rase, and last night arrested Klt’lc ut No. 160 Fourth ovenuu, and Hattie Btccle ut No. 407>£ Clark street. The money has not yet been re covered. A year or so ago Detective Hclazman went to Kankakee on a lob, utul white there had occa sion to get shaved. Ho remembered the barber, and Yesterday when he mot him on Clark street ho placed him under arrest, for along about the lint of the present mouth the oorbur, who was likewise a gambler, mid named A. I*. Goulet, assaulted mid badly beat W. F. Kcady, editor of the Kankakee Tima, because ho attacked him severely lu a local ortlcle ou gambling. Goulet Jumped town next day, and has since been un der cover in this city. Arrests: William Connors, caught picking a blade Uuflulu leather pockelbook cotiialulnk ami some other articles from the pocket of .Mrs. 11. L). Oakley, of No. SO Owlet) avenue, while alio was standing at Urn earner of Clark ami llamiulph streets; \V. E. Hohard, larceny of a poeketbuok containing $5 In casiiami two cold rings from huttlu Williams, of Uoom UO Urvant lllock: Julia Jones, larceny of a shawl from John Lnmond: John Crawford, caught shop* lifting eleven knives from the Doston Store? Joseph Klnliold, bastanlv, ou complaint of Louisa Goertz, No. 89 Clark street, a widow whose husb.iud has been dead only four months, and whom Embald promised to marry. HOTEL ARRIVALS, OIUNP PACIFIC HOTEL. n.C. Townsend, Toledo. 11. Daft, Peru. P. 11. Hartman. Clocm. 11. \V. Phelps, Springfield, M. F. Patriot,Umshn. Maes. . U. P. Pierce, ban Fran- W.«. Woods, Carlisle. cisco. W.L. liualocl;. Plilla. Samuel Carson, Boston. J. R.Hcbwuru, PitUburg, PAI.MKU HOUSE. Geo. 1.. Sterling, L.S. B. J.Marthall.Atchison. C.r.Portor.Clu. it, 11. Brown, Peabody, (J. U. Arms, \ ouncsto wo. M ass. W. A. Scott, I.ouflvllli!. A. S. Mahler. (I.Uaptdi. A. C. bborirldgc, Indian- L. 11. Bout. Row York. .apolU, , lUtust, Albany. 1 ‘ BHBUUAN HOUSE. IDE. Queen,Covington.:lt. Betancourt, Havana. J/13. Harvey, Cleveland, jchas. Kverts, St. Louis. J, H. HiUml, St. Paul. Sam Avers. Uca Moines. It. Waters, Akron., [A. 11. Hollister, Madison, A. 11. Woolley,Monlnom.lß. A. O’liricu, Portland. TiiUMONT lIOUSB. L. 8. Silva, New York. Anderson,lt.Huron J. 1). Chau ben, Omaha.'J. W. Price, YulnoouDU •I. Dodd. New. York. (M. I. Colo, lloelon. J. '■ ■ Tjflllh. bl. J.onls. [W.K. l)uui*.>it> “• ' -i. 5. Urlfti’tb, til. J.ouls. [w.K. Juneau. SI. LouU. \V. 11. Clark, CmciunaU. ,C. U. Wurreu, iloatoa. XiOCA i. 4 POLITICS. VTUMP TOWN. The West Town Republican Committee met last night at the oOlce of Justice Matson toy the purpose of organising for the campaign. Judge Volly occupied the chair, and, alter some In* formal discussion, the members were instructed to report at the next meeting ns to the mode of selecting delegates to tho Town Convention, whether by primaries or otherwise. Each Com mitteeman was also reejuested to confer with tho City Central Committee for the purpose of obtaining oue judge at each noli to look after the town election. A committee of three to look for a hall was appointed, to report at n fu ture meeting to be called by the Chair. COSMION-DAVJS. No protores* was mmlo yesterday in the Con* don-Dnvls contested election cone. The wit nesses summoned by I lie contestant did not put in an appearance, and be asked for a continu ance till the afternoon, against which Col. Stan ford, counsel for the respondent, protested, on the ground that the residence of the witnesses had not been specified in the summons, mid the contestant bad exhausted thu forty days 1 time allowed by statute to prepare his case. Nothing was done in Die afternoon, none of the parties In Interest having put (u mi appearance. TUB DEMOCRATS. The Democratic Central Committee held a full meeting In the cluh-rmmt of the Tremont House last evening, Oinf Helchel in the chair. Mr. Tbonms Connell was elected to fill the va cancy caused bv the resignation of Kd Cullorton. Considerable discussion followed on the details of the Convention, imdonthc preparations for the meeting of the Executive Committee of 150 members, which is to he called shortly. The meeting adjourned to Wednesday evening at the same place. SBVBNTfI WARD. A meeting of the Seventh Ward Republican Club was held at No. Blue Island avenue, the regular offlccq of the Club presiding. As there was no business on bund, the evening was comfortably spent In listening to the individual claims and merits of Messrs. Pliny B. Smith, Underwood, Bishop, Perce, and It 8. Tulhlll. live of the seven candidates for the Cltv-Attor novsblp. The present Incumbent. Mr. Tutbill, set forth that he had proved a faithful and sue ccsslul officer, and, therefore, us ho liked the olllce, thought he could be re-elected, and the others combated him chiefly on thu ground Hint he had held tlic place lung enough, and that the Eleventh Ward was furnishing altogether too many office-seekers. TENTH WARD. The Tenth Ward*Rupubliean Club held n meet ing last evening nt No. 253 West Lake street, Mr. C. It. Matson In the chair. After transact ing some unimportant routine business, n mo tion was made Unit the Club indorse Mr. A. M. Wright as the Republican candidate for Mayor. After a short discussion, the resolution was withdrawn, as many thought such action was premature. Mr. Sam Appleton, candidate for City Attor ney, made n short speech advocating his claims fur the position. Mr. Wayman, Pat Stanton, and others also addressed the meeting on the issues of the day. TWELFTH WARD. Tho Twelfth Ward Republican Club was to have held a meeting last evening In Owsley's ilall, corner of Madison and Robey streets, and quite a number of the members gathered there lur that purpose, but there was some misunder standing or mistake about the call, and nono was held. Due notice will probably bo given by the Secretary when the Club will meet. MAJ. REXO. CAPT. WIKITAKKU URAtID FROM. Capt. Frederick Whittaker, who was the orig inator of tho charges against Mnj. Reno which led to tho recent Court of Inquiry, critidr.es Its doings at some length in a letter to Die Xow York Sun. Uo says, in conclusion: It only remains to describe n few scenes that transoired during the trial m Chicago (bis year, now dosed. White tho cane was in progress Itotio and Rcutccn wore Inseparable; and ilenu's counsel, a gentleman strongly resembling tbo lamented Ully Gammon, made up a happy trio. They ate and drank together At ail limes, and the hotel loungers say they frequently slept three in a bed, tbuugli tills wo cannot vouch fur. When licntcon was giv ing his evidence, Air.Gammon—wo should say Gil bert—could not control his feelings, and kept jmno* lug up and down, prompting the witness to such an extent that tbo President of tbo Court, Col. King, openly rebuked him with: “.Mr. Gilbert, ell down and don't interfere witii tho Recorder or make suggestions to tho witness." It was dear that Ilcntecn whs Reno's great gun. Ito hud been nnffou In advance as a hero nod u martyr, ns a wonderful Indlan-iightor ami lady-killer, and tho room was crammed with ladies who cstno to hear the great Indian-fighter testify. IN. 11.— .Most of these ladles came from Sheridan's headquarters,] Ana yet what was the testimony of this vaunted Bcntcenf It is enough to say that before ho had loft tho stand he had convinced ovory one In tho room except Keno and Gammon that ho could nut bo trusted, ills slntomcnls were cundnud to a series of malignant sneers at bis dead com mander, Custer; to an expression of opinion that Custer had given “senseless" orders; that bo had blundered into a trap; that ho bud been killed in a * * panic "; that bis dubt bad only lusted ten min utes, and so on, in uplpt of the firing beard lur two long hours on Reno’s Tilll by ovory ono else. And here comes tho true Inwardness of the Reno in quiry. Every witness who wanted to Blander Custer was allowed to do so, but no won! was al lowed on the other aide, because It was Reno, not Custer, who was to bo investigated. Gen. Sheridan sent In his brother, tbo Colonel, belter Known in Cklcaso us “Alike Sher idan." to swear down Castor, and Mike, who never was in action, was permitted to oQor his military Judgment on tnu probable fate of Custer, though he only visited tho held In 18T7. Pour Alike, by-tlio-by, was sullcring front a recent wound contracted by bumping his head against tho tup of an ambulance while campaigning after imag inary Indians; so wo must not he severe on him. lie gave bis evidence like a little mum Reno himself was allowed to sneer at Custer for hln Civil War record, an appeal to too old rivalry oetwcou Custer and .Merritt, now ono of tbo Court, nml nut without clfcct. Renteon was allowed to sneer at Custer, but u question us (o his relations toward Castor was ruled out. Rontccn, tuo, was not on trial. In short, by the rulings of the Court and lho terms of the order under which they acted, the whole proceeding became at lust the merest mockery of Justice, despite of the honesty of Cols. King and Royull, mm tho energy of Recorder Leo. All that could bo done was to accumulate facts; and, thunk* to the Recorder, enough facts wore established to sink Reno ten times over, it was proven that Custer went into action on that fatal day with two subordinates who hated and distrust ed mm, affecting to despise his ability ns a soldier, and tluil these men deliberately refused to hear (bo tiring In Ida direction, though their nitonilou was called to it. The verdict of the Court on these facts hns gone to Wnslunutou, sealed, and Is supposed to be se cret, but enough has leaked out to show Unit it will no u partial whitewash, though the Court cannot avoid censuring licno ou some of the counts, if not nil. The reason of this whitewash aim tho ex cuse oiTernil for it is found in <m unwary remark of Col. Merritt, made on 'the la>t day but ouu of tho trial. “insanity," in substance said tliu yal lunt Colonel,—Cutler's old rival, —“Hint this thing was hrouebt on now. It will hurt tho army badly, llonuhtnol to have been allowed to como out." Col. .Merritt was afterwards closeted with tne llccorccr alonn for rovural hours, and, it is un derstood, did most of the work of tha decision, the IJocorder having no voice save to present the ease on (rial, ills remark shows the spirit in which he looked at the case. Hotter lo continue Mono lu the army and try to bush things up limn to c ut out this festering soro and save the army by honesty ut tho eleventh hour. ‘The American people will know how to treat tills verdict when it appears, If It bo a clean whitewash, and to whose imluenco to as cribe It. SUBIJUUAN. HYDE P.MIK. Mr. Henry V. Freeman, Village Attorney, re turned homo yesterday morning from Ports mouth, N. Jl., where ho has been' taking tho testimony of A. L>. Waldron In tho case of tho Vlllit jo of Hyde Park vs. The Fifth National Batik, .Mr. Frcemamras accompanied there by Mr. Charles Hitchcock, who represents the hank. The testimony was taken hurriedly be fore Col. Paso, of that city, the whole time oc cupied being only three hours. They found Mr. Waldron in a very low state, but hopeful of recovery, though his physicians do not ex pect him to live. Mn Freeman could not give tho language of tlx/deposition, though as a mut ter of course ho thinks that the village will win, hut declined to eay as much. A conversation with another gentleman uf the village who is prominently connected with Die Hoard revealed the fact that Mr, Freeman thought lio had t ease. Thu testimony is about as published at the tlmu of the defalcation,—that Waldron de posited at tho hank as Tvenurcr; that ho bor rowed fM.OOO from the hunk os A. 1). Waldron, and when it came Uno paid it as A. I>. Waldron. Treasurer of Hyde Park. Shortly after it was discovered that ho was a defaulter, and suit was commenced against tho hank by tho village for recovery of the money, as It is said that (ho bank know and understood the transaction, and took tho money to shield itself. The testi mony will be lu the city in a fuw days, as It Is necessary to pass through the regular legal formalities. A gentleman lu talking over tho mutter last evening said that u person In Hyde Park reinsert to go on tho bond of tho Treasu rer, hut said If Waldron needed money ho would try and raise him a few thousands, thus showing, it Is said, that It was know n by some that Waldron was short a year previous to the disclosure. Thu sumo person now figures upon a bond for tho defaulter's appearance at the Criminal Court. Tho suit will now bo pressed us soon os possible. LAKE. There are many conflicting opinions about adoptlug the village organization which is to bo voted for March 18. Many think It would bo bettor to adopt a city eburter at once, as the town would then be divided lota districts or wards, and each district would have a repre sentative, whereas under the village or town organization tho Trustees could all bo elected from one district. Tho numerous candidates for ihc Supcrvlsorshln will probably oppose the adoption of the village organization with nil the strength at their command. The following Rlntsmcntglvesaboutn-correctidenof the cost of each form of government for n year, ns shown by the salaries and commissions paid by tho lown ot Lake and tho Village of Hyde Park: TfIWK. Snperrlenr and Treasurer $ 7,000 Assesiornnd Trustee 1,000 Collector and Trustee 11,000 Two Trustees 3,-tOO Clerk 1.000 Bookkeeper... 1,000 Total.. 815,000 VILI.AOR. Bit Trustees, $3 per day for flf(y>ttvo daya. $ 030 Assessor 1,200 Treasurer ~ 1,000 Collector, 2 per cent, not to exceed 1,000 Cleric 1,000 Bookkeeper 1,000 Total Tills makes n showing of over $7,000 to favor of the village organization; but, with the village organization in force, a township organization has also to bo kept up, with a Supervisor. Col lector, and Clerk to pay. It Is true, this can bo run very ocounmtcnll.r, If honest men are put in ofiicc, but, with the example of the Chicago towns before them, they may bring a large debt upon the town. TILE CHINESE. A Rousing Meeting in San Francisco—The President Urged to Sign the rending Rill —New York Merchants Opposing the mu, Hah Francisco, Feb. 27.— The mass-meeting called by the Mayor ami Board of Supervisors at Urn request of the Chamber of Commerce at Platt’s Hall, this afternoon, was an imposing demonstration. Long before the doors wore opened Montgomery street was blocked by thousands awaiting entrance. Several hundred, including Vfcc-Prcsfdcuts, prominent citizens, and representatives outlie press, were admitted by n private entrance, filling the scats on the platform and In the body of the hall. Shortly before 2 o’clock the doors were opened, and in five minutes the building was packed to Its ut most capacity,nearly 5,000 being in the hall, and as many more on the street unable to gain ad mission. The platform-scats were occupied by leading merchants and business and professional men of the city, and three-fourths of the attend ance was composed of substantial citizens, white the workingmen were represented by a largo at tendance. At 3 o’clock Mayor Bryant called (ho meeting to order, and, after calling attention to the im portance of the occasion and briefly reviewing the story of anti-Chinese agitation, introduced Gov. Irwin as the presiding olllcor. The Governor made a short, forcible address, dwelling upon the magnitude of the occasion and the propriety of calling such a meeting to convince the President of the United States that It was not, ns had been Intimated by a member of bts own Cabinet, merely the hoodlnm element that demanded the restriction of Chinese immigra tion, but the solid men, property-holders, and mercantile classes of California. The Governor Hum took the chair, and M. D. Boruck. Secre tary of the Republican State Central Commit tee, rend the resolutions rnafllrmfng the resolu tion recently passed by tho Chamber of Com merce, and tolegrophed to the President. The resolutions were adopted with tho greatest enthusiasm. Tim following gentlemen (hen addressed tho meeting: Irving M. Scott, o( the ftrin of Pres cott. Scott & Co.; tho Hon. Philip A. Roach; A. P, Williams, of tho Arm of Livingstone «fc Co.; Licit!.-Gov. James A. Johnson; Col. W. H. L. Barnes; William T. Coleman; tho Rev. Dr, Cox, of the Methodist Church; and tho Hon. Gcorgo C. Perkins, President of the Cham ber of Commerce, The speeches were all of a brief, forcible nature, dwelling upon tho Im portance to tho people of California of the Anti- Chinese bill becoming a law; depleting tho evils attendant upon the presence of an unasslmila tlve, servile rare, ana the ultorts made by the people of California to obtain a peaceful solu tion of the question. It was strong! v urged that, whatever the action of the President might be, the agitation would bo kept up, to Influence Congress, If possibly, to pass tho bill ovor the veto, or, failing in that, to rouse tho people of tho whole country to an appreciation of tho Im fiortanco of tho issue that will eventually result a obtaining tbo desired relief. Thu greatest enthusiasm prevailed, and not an Incident occurred to mar tho unanimity of expression, except that on one occasion a few men in a knot near the rear of tho ball indulged In groans at tbo mention of tho name of Mayor Bryant. They were sharply rebuked by tho nrcsldlng-oOlccr, and tho disturbance was not repeated. Gov. Irwin, in adjourning tho meeting, said It was culled for ono purpose, and that purpose bad been accomplished,—to lot tho President know tho true feeling of tbo people on tho subject under consideration. Tlmo alone would tell wbnt Us clfcct might be. It could only be hoped that when tho President learned that nit classes of people wero unanimous on tho ques tion, ho would nut his signature to tho Dill. Nuw York, Feb. 27,—Tho Chamber of Com merce to-day earnestly Invoked President Haves to withhold his signature from the so-called Antl-Cnliicso bill. 'Hie measure Is characterised In the resolutions as establishing a bud prece dent; as an unworthy political concession to tho lawless spirit of a single State, under whose laws the subjects of China have enjoyed neither peace nor safety: as tending to degrade tho na tional character in eight of all other nations; as calculated to Imperil tho life of tho missionary and Impair the value of his teachings; as expos ing the merchant In his dealings to tho conse quences of public dishonor; and, Anally, as pre senting the hasty action of our Congressional body In sorrv contrast with tho mure courteous and dlgnillcd wisdom of tho heathen Empire. spfdnl insmictt to u.u Indianapolis. Imt.. Fob. 157. —1 n an interview tills afternoon Dr. Tulnutro expressed hlmsult on the Chinese question, ilo sold the mistake wo hml mailo with the negroes, costlnjr us a mill ion ot lives ami great treasure beside, ought to have served os a lesson not to commit a similar injustice to the Chinese, and suiter, may bo, somewhat In the same way. It tliu American la superior to the Chinaman he ought not to fear the result ot fair competition la Tabor. THE FAR-OFF RIVERS. fitwefof Dhmaich to JTH Tnbunt. Bismarck. D. T., Fob. 37.—Tho Die Horn, Toncuc, and Yellowstone lUvcra arc all rising rapidly, ami breaking up. A prevailing warm rnlu on tho Yellowstone, with immense quanti ties ot molted snow, Is likely to cause an un precedented crush In tho Missouri, although tho Ice at this point Is four feet thick. Thu North ern I’acillc truck and twelve steamboats will bo in the path uf the llooil. DRUNKENNESS. Hr. D'Onecr, discover of tho cinchona cure for drunkenness, euros all esses. Iloom ill Palmer House. Tlio Afghans. Jlnoothit, Thu Afghans are toll, of large and well-knit frames, muscular ami hardy. Their strong, heavy leaturcs mid dark skins give them a llureo expression of countenance; their black eyes— “ their lids tinged with mulmonv to add force, beauty, and dazzling brilliancy to them "—are full oi tire, so that their swift, hold, and flaming glance is very Impressive. They wear their hair shaved from tho forehead to tho top of the head, the rest falling In black thick masses to the shoulders. Theilrussof tho people is of cotton, or of cloth called bareJc } made of camel’s hair, and Is worn In two long umt very full robes, tho material used by tho wealthy classes being of silk orcasbmcro; hluu or white turbans and slippers complete thu costume. Thu garments of tho young Chiefs are often quite guy with gold-luce or gold-thread em broidery. Tins ornamentation Is done by tho women in tlio harems, who are very skillful with the needle. Comte do Goblneau, in his " Romances of the Kast," thus describes a young Afghan Chief, whoso name was Moshon, moaning beautiful: Ills complexion was richly tawny. Hko tho skin of fruit ripened by tho sun. His black locks curled in a wealth of ringlets round tlio compact folds of Ida hluu turban striped with red; u sweeping and rather lung silken mustochu caressed thu delicate outline of his upper lip, which was cleanly cut, mobile, proud, and breathing of life and passion, ills eves, tender xml deep, Uusiicd readily. Ho was tall, strong, slender, broad-shouldered, and siralght-llaukcd. No one would over dream of asking Tils race; it was evident that tho purest Afghan blood flow ed in bis veins." The beauty of young Afghans is frequently spoken of by Kastcrn writers, but It would seem from the very nature of things us though tide glowing description must bo overdrawn; just as thu handsome, pensive young Uncas of our well beloved West Indian romancer, James Fouimore Cooper, cau hardly bo recognized in the modern Modoc. Still, abundant tesilinonv claims a'dark and hardy beauty for tlio Afghan lu bis prime. Tbs/say business Is dolls sugar and coffee are selling slowly. Not so with Dr. Hall’s Coach Syrup. Wo understand oar druggists can hardly supply the demand. BOARD OF EDUCATION. Tho Subject of German Once Mora Under Consideration. Reference to n Special Committee—A Financial Statement. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the City Hoard of Education was hold lost evening. All of tho members were presents Tho Committee on Buildings ami Grounds re ported that awards had been mode for construct ing a school building corner of Wabash avenue ami Eda street for the sum of $3,482, and the report was concurred In. Tho Committee on Finance am) Auditing re ported favorably on bills aggregating a largo amount, and In favor of paying the teachers one-half their salaries In cash for January, and tho Janitors, engineers, ami workmen their sal aries In cash at the same rate they wore paid In December. Adopted. The Superintendent submitted 125 names of persons who had been found qualified to teach in the city schools, and, on motion, certificates were ordered to issue to them. .$ B,i:m The Superintendent also submitted the fob lowing FINANCIAL STATEMENT, which Was ordered printed: Statement of appropriations made by the Com mon Council for school sites and buildings tor tho years 1872 to JH7S. showing the amount appro priated fur the purchase of school sites and the erection of school-buildings for tho years 1872 to 3876, Inclusive: tho amount expended on account of said appropriations to Dee. ill, 1878; the amount of said npproprlalions unoxpenued at same date; tho amount of cash in City Treasury and taxes uncollected on Dee. 111. 1878, belonging to said appropriations; tho amount of tho present deficiency on account of said appropriations, owing to tho (Inge defalcation, and losses In collection or taxes charged hy City Comptroller against tho ap propriations for tho years 1872 to 1876. HiUt. JtuUdlnat, Total. 3872 9 9 PR,OOO $ 08,000 IB7U 7)4,500 252,480 280,080 1874 03,000 150,000 224.000 1873 44,500 375,000 210,600 Total $lO-4,000 8004,480 $828^480 Amount expended on account of said ap propriations to Dec. 31, 1878 408,833 Amount of Appropriation unexpended nt same date $320,017 Amount of caau In tho Cltr Treasury Dee. 31, 1878, be longing to nald nporoprinllonoS 31,830 Taxes uncollected belonging to said appropriation* on Dee. 1, 1878 238,000 Amount of present dollclencjr 8 GO. 118 Cosh In Cltr Treasury belonging to mid noproprlatlons lost by (ha Gugo defalca tion $ 47,047 Lossun In collection of taxes. 1873 to 1875. charged back by City Comptroller 118,550 Proportion of Collector's commission and County Clcrk’sJccs on taxes of 1875... 10,083 Proportion of Interest allowed on advance payment of taxes of 187 S 2,334 Prooortlon of losses on taxes of 1873 and 1874 yot to bo charged 10,327 Total losses on taxes of 1872 to 1875 to Dee. 31, 1878 8105,847 GERMAN. Emil Hoechater, Max Stem, and Dr. Dessert, aCommltteo appointed at tbo mass-meeting recently hold at Turner Hall to present peti tions from citizens protesting against dis continuing tho teaching of German, drawing, mid music m the public schools, presented petitions signed by about 15,000 persons. inspector English moved that tho petitions bo referred to the Committee on German. Inspector Stone submltted.a counter petition, which was signed by Sammons, Clark & Co., in which It was urged that English should ho taught, and tho money now being spent for optional studies could he better appliqd to the building of more school-houses to better ncom modnto the school-going children. Ho said the petition by no means mot his approval in its language, but ho had presented It because asked to, uml ho would second the motion to refer, provided botli petitions were so disposed of. Inspector Prussing did not want tho petitions referred, mid contended that they were the property of tho Board, aud should bo acted upon at onec. Inspector English spoko to Ills orlglual mo* tton. ami hoped It would prevail, and that the petitions would bo made the special order of the next meeting. Inspector Arnold submitted as a substitute the following: Jtetolved, That It Is inexpedient to discontinue tho teaching of Gorman, music, and drawing In the public schools. Jletolccd, That the subject of optional studies no referred to a special committee of five, of which the President shall be Chairmen, to report to tbo Hoard, and that If they report In favor of contin uing said studios. then whether the expense there of may bo reduced, whether they should be more or leas restricted, and whether any changes can bo made so that such teaching may bo mode more effi cient. and whether such studies may bo made to interfere loss with other studies, and that they re- Sort such suggestions and recommendations as may oat promote the efficiency and uicfuluess of the public schools. INSPECTOR ARNOLD spoke to bis resolutions at some length, and sold If they wore adopted the Committee could look up statistics on the subject which would throw a groat deal of light on the vuxed sub ject, lie thought It u question which should re ceive the closest attention and the most deliber ate consideration. Inspector Keith said his experience was that tbo olllclcncy of the schools was being greatly Impaired because of tho attempt to teach too much, and tho children wera fulling short of be coming thorough In any of tho studies. Some of the studies had to bo thrown out, as It seemed that too much was being taught, ami that tho children were getting only a superficial educa tion. Another consideration was tho question of economy, nml still another was tho Importance of teaching Gorman to a large element of our population, -110 had felt tho necessity of being educated In German In his business, and tho question was a grave one, but he behoved tlio teaching of tho language was crowding out other and moro essential studies. iNsrncrron ruusbisa spoke In favor of German in the schools, and advocated the disposing ot the question by ref erence. Ho wanted to see the time when all could speak German nml French, and contend* cd, as ho has often before, that the Gormans would never give up their language In this coun try. Ho wanted to see our population speak both English and German, and urged that when that day came the harmony, peace, strength, ami intelligence of the country would be grcatlr promoted. Such an end was worth expending a few thousand dollars to gain, because It would cement the country in a congenial mass. He wirt in favor of the adoption of the resolution. Inspector Stone said lie had a special admira tion lor German, ami wont on in a face tious strain to show that it was tho lan guage of languages. lie bad no antipathy to German, but maintained that since Us introduc tion In tho public schools It had been n flat fail ure. At the end of 1877 there were 2,153 schol ars learning German, while at the end of 1878, notwithstanding 700 to HUO had been added dur ing the year, there were only S,HO scholars In the schools, which, he argued, wont to show that the most of those who commenced the study hud abandoned it. Ho read a letter from a St. Louis inspector In the subject, which set forth that tho teaching of German there bad been a failure, and bad led to the mortgaging of the school-houses, and closed bv saving that it was an outrage to continue optional studies in the schools of the city, while the fact was that there were 10,000 mure children asking places in (he English branches than there were accommo dations for. Inspector Armstrong was In favor of the optional studies, and hoped tho resolutions of inspector Arnold would prevail, to thu oral that the whole question might bo thoroughly inves tigated. Inspector Vocko advocated tho optional studies, especially German, but lulled to ad vance any arguments which bo had not pre viously used iu discussing the same question. Inspector Bartlett wuslu favor of uie optional studies, und believed the people were. lie was satUlleil that ha reprcscuted both the pour nml wealthy In what ho said, and that If the tines tloo of abolishing these studies was laid before ROYAL POWDER Absolutely Pure. The Royal Balkan Powder It a pure dream of Tartar Powder. v ß »Tar*l pf ’ _ Tndomd and recommended for lie vholjeomcnci* b» *uch eminent chemlitiuwr. mow* iloiWDi Profc«*or UcaUi. Philadelphia, uto. bold only la earn, by all Grocer*. . boc *a , «tw %r Beware of the injurious Alum Powder*. Uanuf aeiuren and dealer* urge you «W 1 can afford to eell them at a) ctx a pound aud doable their money. af *IOO pf®®^ .Do notbuv Baking Powder loom, ulili almott euro to contain alum. TheconUnoMW r alM /a6*t crlolns. enucleation. lodlgeaUoa, nudacbe, and dyipopalaj affect* the blood, eaue*? I ®#* 6 * Iho people they would not n »,„n , coma (•{ tho expense thry cniatll" 1 U,cm <m »o. Inspector Emrllnli dm,,«,!,*• ** tlm studies much ns ho duuf tho l, f to!t «I the school accommodations wn.T,J 10 bid th»t leaching the clementnrv brnnohes nt tor cilticallon, Tl.o school rcDuS* li #n Enell i children were hchig crowded,SJt nf n° Wea «»t nnd ho was in favor of the s^" u " ib ' r ' w " 1 rtp l^ boon glveu to him to ho preSi?" ? 110 . n M which ho hnd inadvertently* Ui. lU i Ul,i llo wfi, Sauted' 11 " 10 “ Ju 111 “ 1,10 nKhjJlj reSs-TStasiEss iirjffi.w,-.. Were to bo pro saute,l to reoon, U L pc!ltlo «l pt scholars ot each class la tho ,„ r ,i ” lu the various studies, u.l ■?&!“<* adopted by a unanimous vole. ° mcn lcJ wer« English moved lint On» n 1 U|I|II 'JK unit Grounds he ln,\Sc t ?d .n'T 111 " 111111 ■‘'Port 'moil tlm mccmS, to »» Ilshlug permanent school n7TOm,nL./i„ M “ l ' the tfevcnteentli Ward, which SSS" U Inspector Arnold moved 11 ot J p “ 4 tub owiojml studies ho continued In llio ocUool. until ii,„ towliom tho petitions Uad been rS?®, lll '' ported, which led to e lenulnvnan!?™ 1 » wrangle. mid sundry motion? to ten 1 jpurn, the object being on Ihe nnrt irnl" 4 * t?e*nmt|^ Stive'. Wl “ W, "“* l ° r 8t »PP mffll! Commas rte?„tt d S” ste:i,dte; torsArnoW ' The Hoard then adjourned tor oee work. FAT STOCK. ffjxelal Dispatch to Tfie Trlbar*. SpiUHOPIaI.D, hi., Feb. 27.—Tho Comwiln appointed to secure subscription, lovemT. tlm success or tho next Chicago Fat Slock Sk. will meet at 11,0 Grand facllle Hotel aS,' to-morrow, to completo the arrangements ti the show. Secretary Fisher loft for (HJ» * nigh to attcud the meeting. r Lnte4fio A COMPLETE NEW SPRING STOCK to select from at grently.rejuced ptlcti fores peta, furniture, wall-paper, cnrlataMndallS taken away beforo Slatcl( 1 (our rsraonl) S cago Carpet Company, 233 State street. ’ Indigestion, dysoepela, nervous uroitntlnn n>i Ml forma of oonoral ilobilliy roli.nd bV°uu!! Jleimtn.n'i Peplonl.oil Hoof Tome. i„. u l l “ preuar.tlon of beef contMnlnir lu enure ouiriiK propcrllM. It I. not n more .tlmul.ntllk.tbn tracts of bocf, but contains blooil-msk 55 eonorntlnp, and llfo-sustalnlmr proper v.lnnWo In all enfeebled condltll m rWh“b« & roenlt of oabansllon, nervous ptootnllon L™ word, or acnio dlsonso: particularly( ,i,SZ from nulmonary complalnls. casitell, lllSn gl°sli Vork. For sals "J &{■ MILLER—CHITTY-ht tills city, at the eroom'trati deuce, N 0.544«.544« Kultoii-il.. by the Jtov7u? nre ”r' Perry.of All BnluU’ Episcopal PtirUb, onTaei4ar«M ,iiK , py„%a^. ,cl, °' 1 ' 0 -’ ,ni “*» «- -.£ D^ MB 7. 0n Thursday, Fob. 27, of pneumonia y,. 4 months* U ° r ° f U<!orßu K * ftud Adclc ' • Adam* 4rel URAUER—Feb. 20. Julia A. Graucr. Funeral flervlcct Saturday, at u o’clock. CHERRY—On Fob. 27, William W.. bclovsd mn «» CnmuUniM and Matilda Cherry, mted iiiycSa 100 cf jpSSS?. r ¥. , S. r SS , S. , S.SB , j; , S“- “ e 2 v ?y r J Col.,Wednesday, Feb. Emm, daughterof B. h. King, Ks<|,, of KvauitoD, lit Mineral services ot the Raptuit Cnurcn. la lirtaAa. March 2, at} 2 o'clock p. m. Frteali°j* .GOODRICH— Feb. ,- 0 ' *t his residence, SOS Cslant;. sv., Erastuall. Goodrich, aged 01 yuan. a« JuvUcd. rUUy ’ 0t IP * m ** M 1,10 hOU * O, Fr,rel * J 5A V & N £ G,I “ R< l bb,c - younitcit child of Patrick amt Nuhlc Kavanajili. ojtcu :< yoan and 2;j dsj*. tJ» unera, . F , r A tl * i, r .“Vlrom residcoce. iniOßburt leryaT" al 10 0 b * carriole* to Calvary u«nu- SMITH-OnFeb, 27, Thoraaa Smith. aced «yna Funeral from late residence, ury? Wuntworth-ir.. on Sum ay, by carrlaces to St. James Church. tours to Northwcilcra Depot, then by cars to CalrtmSto* aw Torkpapan please copy. ANNOUnOEHE m DU. WM. K. QUIKB WILL LECTURE TO TODXO men In Lowor Farwoll Hall this evening, lit »CI explain the history aud mode* of action of nltma ox da (commonly called ••liuiifhliuntas”), ether, sod chloroform. Young men can oouln fnetlckeu ty ip plyliitc at the Qincu of tho V. At. c. A. rpflKJtß WILL UK A MKBTINO OKTIIIiFIFTEENTH •L Ward Republican Club this evening at o'eloal at Folx a Hail for tuo purpose of organdls* loritw «• suing campaign. All ilupublk-ansof the w»rJ in Is* vUe«T to attend. rpitE ANNUAL SOCIABLE AND BNTKHTAI.VMF.NT J. of the Camorlan HuiiCTolunt society will K glrea to-morrow evening at i‘arkur’l Hall, corner UWWi and llalalcd-Ms. FPHE~MF.ETINO IN LOWER FARWEBL IIAU.AT JL Ido clock to-day will be comiucicJ b/J,V.Ftr«(!t Hie toirio selected f« Gospel 'l'einperaucu. AUCTION SALK*. TDY W3I. A. ll|]'lTi;EKS«Vt;o., JL9 Auctioneers ami Rcftl-bsuto Agents. ITS aad its RanUolnii-at. lIEOULAR SATURDAY AUCTION SALE. rUENirUHE AND MERCHANDISE. PARLOR ANDCHAMBER FURNITURE. LOOKING GLASSES, bUOW CASES, CHUUBOS. KI&. ALSU, The Puralturo of a Private Dwelling. 60 oases Onerklnaand Table Banco. 1 Residence Lot in Ira ilrown's Addlhontt Thornton, 111. 1 llesldonoo Lot In ShoQlold, Iml. SATURDAY. MARCH 1. AT n:;iO O'CLOCK, »IW alesrootns, nil & IT*. Ra:ulolpii-ti. W. A. HU ITERS A CO.. Auclloawv BV lil.lSOiV, I'O.IIIHtOV * CO., Auctioneer*. 7a & «u Uaudolplwt. FRIDAY SALE, REGULAR FED. 28, AT 0:30 A. M. LAIIOE AND ATTUACriVK SALB New Parlor Suits, New Chamber Sots, A Full Lino Carpets, Lounges, ISnsy Chairs, General Household Goods, General Merchandise, &c. t Ac. KLisoy. pomkhov&co.. .~»t«^. £.\V£l.Ol*£ FACTOR*' EIVELOPEMW CiriOAUO-MAOn KKVKLOI'KS. Include. same It drtlred. I.ar«c or»rnill Inti. -VAi./rcS hand or mtulu to order. At»o s-cwell * £’:)Vi off COVBR9. A lot ot KoiM Buvelul'i’s « '*->•» LU rmuKs. AT SEWELL’S ENVELOPE FACTOBL rk-at.. Si JIIUUIOAbi uVinuTlT^There’la nn cure for YOU ifpilS Til IM K bruUDrm __ ixdirin I'Mifimis.. HBHHB IflAllt tiOUIIS. (I B BB Mk tfk OKN’Tb AT tl"| H M f I DU OH runted to (U mid ***r »f :,-%»■ BHH|H " ft. yttu.irtul , >aral<>/.i«Nf* , s .f H* lol!«V‘{ii o&m * l ** Bo IW W' JjloMi-bON. JimVabMttW- _ CANI>Vi uMUT»£**£ KOVAL BAKING POWJII3U* lUUIAGCS. DEATHS, )nr. fill*