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VOLUME XL. j)itr:ss goods, 411 » Actual Bargains WORTHY OF INSPECTION. SPRUNG, BBBL \Ve are now opening each ' flay Elegant Novelties in Crepe Uni, Crepe Broche, Voile de Religicuse, Caclicmire Beatrice, Cacliemire lliudoti, Armnrcs,&c.,&c. 46-inch Jersey Mixtures, Kcw Tints, .$1 per yard. 46-in. Camel’s Hair Cheviot Kew Style Side Bands, $1 per yard. 46-inch Gamel’sHair Foule Plain with Striped Material to Malcli, .$1 and $1.50 per yard. 46-inch Armures, Mil Silk Brocade Side Band, $2.50. ■'ill offer as a decided Novelty New Effects in Shawl and Scarf Suits, ar ngetf in patterns with self-color fringes, to match, at SIB.OO. ‘.visit of inspection respect fully solicited. ' \NDEL BROS. 121 & 123 State-st. OCEAN NAVIGATION. OXLY UIKCC'r LINK TO FRAME. Uencral Transatlantic Eumiiany. wvKa.Now York and Havre. Pier <f,N. it., foot of . , Morton-su niTclen by this lino avoid both transit by English imS! boat a lll9Com * url crosslug tho Cnaimollu tv,,K* I’rudullo Wednesday, March3U.4 pm hrancuol Wednesday. April 1A 4pra fvJJfjtM I AKSAOK (Including wine): TO HAVRE n. Ilio mid Hai. Hccond cabin. FU Hloor- Including wine, budding. and utensils. Chucks iiioiu iVi w . 1 1 11 kyunala of Pam In amount to suit. Y ,Aaent ' ulJ wwdu«Urcon. foul SvJ’-.Wlll’l'K. Cabin Agont, IC7 Cla^k-sL, ■till. WINTKU. bteuragu Aaont, { Chicago. INMAN LINE Ocean Steamships, Cirrytng the ilrlitsh and Halted States .Mulls. »ork and Liverpool, via Queenstown, mtd from Ute principal English. Scotch, vu ,r * unman. Italian, and bcandmavlau carry no live stork of any kind. vIIAUCbJ c. DROWN, (ion. Western Agent, -. M ,, , -tl South Clark-sL, Chicago. ot > Great llrliuln, Ireland, and tho ffuaeut lor sale. ijjfw mu mmiALTAIt ASH SlAUSi:il.lK». euihUliV* •teniuori will leave Now York direct o«»rt™ Ulr Wul Marseilles, taking Irolght and pas luH&VW l \ K LKaSKPS. Torlols. .March 2L noon Cuhours...April«. 11a.m. First Cabin, *IUO| Steerage, FU, ■ittn!‘i u, »ra address hLULVN, Agent, (IHowling Groun, foulof St}\'VlilTK. Cabin Agent, 107 Clark-eU, WINTER- Moerm:o Agent, < Chicago. AMUUICAN LINK. end Liverpool, lulling ut Queenstown. VKUlarly every Wednesday from Phlladol wrung cabin. Inturuiudluiu, and stcurago pas w*. ana the U. b. Mull. RED STAR LINE, ffS. R.Unltwl Hiatus and Itoval llelclon Mall*. .v»;mruot l.tuutu Antwerp. m llultfum. Milllmr yJwkiurUHjr jrum Now York and c?ory ullorinuo hfly' n,m _ I'Mladulphla. • lour from Kuropo and Drafts uU!, , . 1 V ,, « "ini Uiu Continent apply to . rcJ'Ul WJUtillT A WiNH. (ic-mmil Anoriu. \V. U. I.AWUKM.’C, Munuuur, HU Kan ltinnlolpli->u. tmcium. ®oruSemail steamers »ft ow V«rk and (Jlaxmiw. Hlluin* u rLh >'* 0,1 1 *•' , rilU*i*lA.M*rcli 19. Tam V».V. A,M rt ‘ r * ' *<UlCArtlA. March at Jpm •»iiu*uior» du not carry cultlc, ■buou, orpLr* UliTi. ..«««* Vorfcto i^iuduudlrocL ‘WLv , . Mi ‘: c '* *« > vii.TUKLi, March 111. 7 am KxcumonTic-kataatmducodratca. uuoraiitii. t«i Waahiuatuu«»t. ~cSTATE, c STATE LINE sni, i r , or,H '°** nuMln, llulfiul, unci lamina k»«gwip£. " uv *'fy TlmrMUjf. Ural Cabin. fciO lo *«w ,!?? ,u Huotum.HtuU.jiu Cabin. (*J. Th*;»e itenmura carry nuUlicr °. r . P :‘IuHTIN. BALDWIN' A CO.. 111,(1 1,11 UamtulpU'sU. Chicago. >Vextern aiutiatfur. JSfH'TE STAR LINE, •• VLr»i 8 . Bute* ant! JUiyul Mall bulwoon •{'•wicc K..rptt.»a«ou|.pl7ly Com - Ufiivil ■ h,, “!n Clarh-aL ’Ttfijr. J 'AumuilUv.V. lionT Wcuturn AjjonU HrUalii and Iroluml. VICTUJCK-rJCAMIiS. .flill Wtfi'UllE THAMES 111 111 Ji will aurolr par you to writs lor mr IUIII llluafnued liulotfuu (liwii.f Hlrloi J'rtcua. > H. 11. MU 111. WAIN, MmnutuLturur. *JXI A ail Wabmli-ur. i> Cf ~£5 s l c “'' 1 xixa. QniiAfi . . . „9°. JOHN JON KB. frails 1 u * vo ,our 6* Thorough!/ clcauud * uwUJj repaired. Whz Pailg (Tritium'-; JXSVItAXCIi 1881 Thirty-Sixth Annual Statement OF THE MUTUAL BENEFIT L.IFEI Insurance Company. LEWIS C. GROVER, President, Premiums received In I*Bo. Interest received lu Jtau... llalttoco Jan. 1, IBSO. EXPBNDITUHES IN 1800. Claims by death Endowments und aimultloi nii.i.inmuiiiauiiu Himundcrcd policies UIj.WMI LMvlUeud* or return premiums l.tUt.Mi.w < Pnld policyholders i4,?37JW7.27j Expenses, including taxes U3.UXLBU Premiums on bonds purchased lW.iiM.uu Protltiuid loss, iDOhidtDßdcacloncyon fore* _ closure sales 37.3M.80 Balance Jan. 1. IfiSl. ASSET#. JAN. 1. 1883. 'oah on hand utid In banka..... Union amen bund*, par....... 7.5U2.7W.00 State, city, and county bonds, par 8.552.47UJM First Mortpiuiu bunds, Newark A Now York It. 11. (lull Issuo fCUUUIi) itunranievd 5t3.HU.00 Klrst Murtirutfo bonds, I’otubortim A Now York u. U. tiuaranicod by UolluU Com* panics. N.J 3TS.Hn.OO First bonds and njortitacos on Uoul Estate. TirA,mW Heal Estate, Company's OlUco UulldlDp, Nuwnrk 283,453.49 llcnl Estate purchased on foreclosure, New York and Now .terser 2,42t,f12Wa I'ruinluni Loans on I‘ollclus In force 4,119,2X150 I’rciuluiDs In translL since received au.427.1M Otbco Furniture, safes. and Fixtures 17,(KU9 Aueuta' balances 45.1CL5. Kxsa.mxt Interest duo and acruod K51.037A5 Deterred and unroportud pro* uilums on rollclea la f0rc0.... 243,407.84 Totni oaa.Btti.aou.ui Market ralueut U. 8. and ullior bunds above par, ns computed und allow* od by tho Examining Cummlsslunon A3,031.195A> Less difference In valuo of run! uslato an up*' praised by tlie llmniln* lutf CuumlasUmors *40.414.01 11.1M.7tU.51 LIADII.ITIKS. Deserve Fund 4 per cent Mai* „ micUusotiit standard 101,190.991.03 I'olicy ciHima in process of adjustment 527.1140.U1 Dividends duo 100,443.14; Estimated uxiwnsoa on unpuld premiums, ID pur cent 21,310.73 Pronllum* paid In advance.... 0,15150 Burplaa as repards pollcy*holder». par . values |1,915,723A8 Surplus uh auted by Commissioners, mar* • kut values 3,815.332.03 Ity tho Now York standard of computation the amount last named would bo In* . creased tu 6,083,005X8 From tho surplus os above a dividend has'boon de clared payable on the anniversary of policies entitled therein. N umber of policies in forco Jon. 1,1331, 41,SjQ, Insuring 1121,474,015. DIUISCTOIISi J.BWIfI C. Onovilt, JORf.rn A. HALBIV. AMZI IJUIHI, -K.T. FtIKLINUUUYSKN, ItLNItY McFAULAN, B. C. MILLKU, o. 1.. Baldwin, william clawc, J. B. I*KAKOON. - K. A. BTUONU, TiIkOUOUJS UACONXT, .KUWAUUU, WMOUT. In August, 1880, this Company Inrllod the Insurance departments of Massachusetts, Ohio, and Now Jersey, to mako “a thorough and critical ozamluatlon into It* condition and method* of business," The examine thmeoverud u period-of morothan live months, and was conducted under the personal supervision of thu Hun. Julius I„ Clarke, of Massachusetts; the Hun. Joseph K. Wright, of Ohio: and Mr. W. V. Van Camp, of New Jersey. The Company’s assets wore rigidly oz amlmnl. Kvory piece of real oatalo owned by or mort gaged to the Company was subjected to the most enrolul scrutiny, both In regard to titles and values. The premium notes wore ozacolnodono by one, and the stocks and bonds owned carefully appraised. Tho Commissioners valued Ihu Compnnr's assets at f.'ii.TlM.tili.'JU, which ezeuods Us own valuations (based on par values) by the sum-of 11.87i.5W.T2. making Its surplus t3.81i.A82.Ui. at 4 per cent. or li.'JBB.'JCij.W at 4)4 per cuut, Now York standard. The report gives the Company tho most unqualltlod Indorsement In floury rugurd. It will be furnished on application wtho Company, andahould bo read by every one Interested la life-insurance. Bvory policy Issued -by this Company contains the following conditions, and Is absolutely noii-fnrfult ublo: In case of Lapse, after two or more 'Full Yours’ Premium* havo been pntd. the full 4 por unit Reserve Value will be applied by tho Company, hi tho option of the Assured, in olthur of two ways: First, To tho extension of tho full amount of tho Insurance fur such period os tho full value wilt pay for at tho Cum* imnv's Published llatuss or, second, On surrundor of tho Original Poller within Threu Months from data of i.iitnu to tho purchase of a PuUi-up Pulley, Illustm (Ion: A party insures at into IB for IIU.UUD. lie pays his Premium for Ten Years, receiving tho large Divi dends of tho Company, and then stops payment. Tho rusultwlll bo as follows: First, Thu whole IIU.UM In surance would ho extended for Ton Yuars and Forty six Day*; or. socoml, ho would receive a Paid-up Policy tor(i,GOl. CHAS. LEYENBERGER, STATE AGENT, Room 5 Tribune Building, CHICAGO, ILL. VAMAII. Universally prescribed by tho faculty. A Laxative and Re flushing Fruit Loxongo fur MR HE! GUI CONSTIPATION, Hemorrhoids, Bile, Herd ache, Cerebral Con- gestlon, etc. PREPARED UT GRILLON, SULK PROPRIETOR, Pharmsciun do Iro olasso da la Kucullo do I'arla. 77, lluo llarubutaau, Parlt. Tamar—unltka pills and the niunl purvalWua—la aareoaUJo to take, and novor nruducu* lr* rttatnm. Sold by all CbouUu uml Uru«gl»t». TJS cewU (he llox. jmuaaisTs . H. A. HURLBUT & GO., Wholesale Druggists, 7 5 and 77 Randotph-at. 11USINESS CHANCES. To Rent, or For Sale, The licit! Ai Nhurtvlu >lnughUr*lluuie, Ou OcUeu-allp, near Aruliur-uv.. bjr lIKMtV UIKKK. ITI l.aHallt>-at. STEAM PIPE. JOIII DAVIS & CO, 75 ftll€ill<iA.V»«T Juil ruculvud. a largo 10l of Wrought and Caatiroo Btuam-riuo «»t lnwuii martet rmu». SCALES, hHlKttMiuvo VTAMUAHD P SCALES OP ALL KINDS. (FAIRBANKS*NORSK A 00. ' 111 AllSLaktSl.,Chicago. Bocax«luUob«*y only theGcouiu*. SHAWLS! SPIMEI Marshall Field & Go., .$ 8.5W13T9.07 . I,Wtt,IU<.U7 t kßOi.mii .rJ2.JIM.UdT.7U gOH.SWa.7WO.Hi State and Washington-sts., I 3,187,8C3.TS WAiSI.IU Will place on sale MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1 .t&.uulTvris* JOB LOT OF gaB.gSft.TMU.M* IMPORTED SHAWLS! « 1,445.345.54 In Silk and Wool Combina tions, at prices VERY LITTLE ABOVE HALF VALUE, The above Goods embrace many popular styles and de slyns, In Plain Centres with Brocade Borders, Fancy, Striped, and Brocaded. 13t.935.574.C3 ABSOLUTE BARGAINS. MUSICAL IySTJi UMJCNTS. THE MUSICAL MARVELS. ——££r~(nttrum'nt anil Muni* .-cl*a Combined. w /£j TlicOeniof Musical Wooden The most wonderful Mn cbanlcnl Musical Instrument overproduced. It Plays «(i Muslu <iu/<iimif(rnJ/v. No knowledge of music rnqulr ml; a child inn uiKirntu It. Situ. lliSMj luchos. Hand* sumcr and mum desirable tlmn u Music Box. TUB OKUANI.VA. Price In black walnut casus, only s*lO t In clmnlml. Si 1 t In solid mahogany, SIX. Automatic-food roll attachment, SU.ao extra. Order* from tho trurto respectfully solicited, l.llhor style (unt by express on receipt of price or I', O. 11. Catalogue, describing other stylos, free. Agent* wanted In every Tillage. TUB BOOT k SONS MUSIC CO., Chicago. Vow Style*. ■ | fM MB Ha |kJ K*w Prices. H Ai ■■ ■9 D P*3l Niw CAtslosue. Beat Free. Agents wanted in every Conuty. wo have uo agent will ecll lamplu wholesale. EIjTPTJTJTS ''Temple of Muilfl, UJQiiuKm ias stato at., Chicago. FIRM CHANGES. The copartnership heretofore existing between the undurHlcned, doing business u Printers In the City of Chicago. Cook Coanty. btale of Illinois, ut No. 1W Mouth Clark-eu under tho style and llrm name of Miller. Wagner A Umbdunstuck, has this day boon dissolved by our mutual consent, William Wagner re tiring from said firm. Henry Miller and Michael Hmhdeustock will collect all notes and accounts duo the said firm, and will pay all debu. HENRY MU,l,Bit, WM. WAQNUR, MICHAEL UMUDE.NbTOCK. Chicago, 111., Feb. *4.IBSU The undersigned will continue tho business of tho lalo llrm of Miller. Wagner A Umbdonstook under the firm name of Miller A l.'mbrtonstock. HENRY MILLER. MICHAEL UMDUENBTOCK. Chicago. HI.. Feb. 34.1581. The partnership of Bpluk A Itungo Is this day dis solved by mutual consent. Mr. Spink retires; Ur. Bungs continues Urn business. March 1L mi. Tho undersigned will continue the business of tho Manufacture of Vlnogar In the roar of Nos. 15, 11. ana Id Cenlrs-av., Chicago, 111. NEW V UJILICATIONS, "W AITE’S History ol tlie Christian Religion To Uie Year 200. This book U conaldarad bjr th« iirou gonoralljr tbmujhoul iha rountrr a* containing more valuable IntnrinnUun of too period of which It treat* thau any work ever before nutiilahed. The author la Independent and fearU'aa In bla atato* ■uouti, but at the ham* (lino carefully correct. No one of hit pmpoilllona bat boon or can bo over* thrown. The book U In demand, and aueula can make monoj •OlllllK It. Bond order* or apolicatlona for aiieiiuea to c. v. WAITE & co., kl Major llluck. 143 l.a tiallw-at.. Chicago. jiuckins> sours. Huckins’ SOUPS KOU BALK-Sto. of a dn*l-ciaa» w#l Term* rcMonabli:, druaa MIIJ.INKIM CK LLULOID'GOO D S, CELLULOID ( Water-proof Lin en) Cuff a, Collars ami Bosoms, Dries Lists ami Goods sent by mall. Call or address BAitNEH* Hat Htore t HU Madlson-st., Tribune llulldlny. SATURDAY. MARCH J 2, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES. SI IA WLS, TO CLOSE. DISSOLUTION. DISSOLUTION. UEOUUK I*. bI'INK, WILLIAM H. DUNCE. tomato, Mock Trim.*:. Oxtail, Jt'MKh'NK, I’KA.MACAUOM. UHKK, VKUMII'KI.I.I. rIOCI* AKU UOOILM. ('HICK EN. MriTU.V UKUTII, COM UOIIUI.OkIU, MI'M.AGATAWNKV, liUKK.S TIMITLB. TXIIUAI'IK. Also, Irtih Slew. Hmrli-ol «•( Mutton. rUowoa CuWtfa' lload, Tomato Saui'V.otc. InquHrt can*, rich, per loctiy auiuoiien. and rvqutru only tu ho honied. I'ruparvil by J. 11. SV, JllH.'KlNti. who wu (or over 16 y«mrt chof-do-ciilutuo uf tiiu loading hotel ol lioalon. Leading /nicont aoll them. 'ILLIXKItr. Ilinery. i>ck, Fixture., Furniture. and Lean illtMlatdubud Milliner/ In HU Caul, j, and uiiuil rMiiin (oraclllutf. Ad* IV. Uik Hi. I*aul. Mlnti. xonrinyiisrnny oas-wouks <jo. The Best Light for the Least Money! iWJHWESTIM GAS-WORKS CO., OX* 1 NKW YOUK CITY. N. C. MILLER. Now York City. President. J, o. WILHON, riil.siKo. Vl( o-Prei*ld*nt. / W. K. lIOXIK, Now Vurk. Secretary uu<J Tretnuror. It. 11. SMITH, I'liuburg.Kniltieor-ln-L'iiluf. G. y. McKNIGUT. Chlcau'i. General Aucnt. This Company, recently organized undor the laws of the State of New York, owns the right to construct Gas Works under the Smith & Goldthorpe System, in the States of Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, lowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, for the manu facture of ILLUMINATING GAS FROM PETROLEUM. This Gas is not a Vaporized Gas, nor Atmospheric Air impregnated with Gasoline, but h a Fixed Gas, precisely the same as Coal Gas, and FOR CHEAPNESS AM) PURITY HAS NO EQUAL. This system has borne the test of several years' experience, and has been adopted by the following places: The State Reform School, Pennsylvania ; Parker City, Pennsyl vania ; Sligo City, Pennsylvania ; West Newton, Pennsylvania ; Rhlnebeck, New York; Fostoria, Ohio; Lebanon, Kentucky; Upper Sandusky, Ohio; American Plate-Glass Works. New Albany, Indiana; New Albany Woolen Mills, New Albany, Indiana; Ayr Agricultural Works, Ayr, Ontario; and a number of other places. At WAUKKGAN, Illinois, works were erected last spring by this Company, and the consumers of the Gas certify It as ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY. The same Works received a strong IjVSXJJRAJVCE indorsement, SIGNED UY THIS FOLLOWING: JAMES NICHOLS. Secretary National Insnranoo Co., Hartford, Conn. JOHN W. MURRAY. Vico, (’resident Cerman. American Insurance Co., New York. A. WILLIAMS. Chicago. Manager Western Department Continental Eire Ins. Co. of New York, it... 1. SMITH. Secretary Traders’ Insurance Co.. Chicago. LLUE.NK CARY. Chicago, Western Manager •Jcrniaif.UDcricnn Insurance Co. of New York. HA\ U> lIKVHUIIKiK. Chicago, Western Manager Niagara Klro Insurance Co., of New York. übOltnK CLARKE. Chlcturu.General Agent l.ondon Assurance Corporation. M. o. RROWN. Chicago. Uoneral Agent Westchester Fire Insurance Co., of New York. \V. A. JACKSON, Special Agent Newark Cltr Insurants Co.. Newark. N. J. 11. M. RUSSEI.I* Chicago, General Agent Conmionwsalth Insurance Co. of Boston. DEORtiK K. RKDKIKLD, Chicago. (tenoral Agent National Insurance Co. of New York. S. 11. SOUTIIWICK. Chicago. General Auent Mercantile Insnraocn Co. of Cleveland. Ohio. M II.LIAM It. KERR, Chicago, late Resident Manager Scottish Commercial Insurance Co. J. C. MONTGOMERY. Chicago. >lro*lnsurancu Adjuster. MOORE ft JANES, Chicago. y. H. JAMES * CO., Chicago. OKOIUSE It. HARVEY. Chicago. Insurance Broker. JOHN W. MARSH. Chicago, Attorney and Capitalist. And many others. Correspondence invited from Authorities of Towns of 2.000 population and over. Works cun ho commenced ns soon as the spring opens. Address .T. O. WILSON, Vice-Pres’t, Western Office, 210 Ln Salle-st., Chicago. TAILORING. Don't give your orders for SPRING SUITS, gen tlemen, until you see our choice line of EARLY SPRING Which have just arrived. Merchant Tailors, 130 Dearborn-st. N,13.—N0 CARDS. v C TAILOR. DRAINER. (HM)IM AND STYLES U I iH_ 1 .NOW HEADY. K| HBa I fine Tullorlnu Our Socially. BKUI I PAHLOHH. FINANCIAL. THE Merchants’ Savings Loan & Trust Go., OF CHICAGO, KNTAIIL.INIIEI> 1H37. Pnld«V|» CmtUul 51.f100.000 Undivided Profit* HOO.OOO TRUSTEES: EDWIN PLACEMAN, HEo. M. PULLMAN, a. ii. mmi.KV. k. hookhm. J. W. DOANK. HVIION L. SMITH, MAIISIIALL FIELD. .10)1 N TVHHKLU PALMER V. KKLI.OtJd, K. T. WATKINS, I*. I- YOK. OFFICERS: JOHN TVItltKI.l.. ProsldcnL HVIION 1,. SMITH. VkvPres’t IHCMtV E. l.OWl' Cashier. FRANK C. OSIIOUN. AssTCush. Solicit* tho Accounts uf limikH, Morclitnte, and In dividual... Transects u (tenoral Hankins liuilncsa. Deals In United Slates nmi Investment Hand*. Kichnmie on London and Purls. Letters of Credit for Merchants and Traveler*. Telegraphic Exchange mi lamdnn, Purls, Now York, Han Francisco, New Orleans, and Tucson. Arltotuu Also Accoiitsand Executes Trust*. MONEY TO LOAN In sums of $5,000 to 850,000, Ou Improved City Property, at D per cent Interest. WM. V. JACOIIS, 1IA) Duurbnni'sL MONEY TO LOAN Ou Chicago Houl Estate at current rates. MKAD A (QIC. I 111 |jSnilo-»L PROPOSALS* NOTICiE' Contractors andßuilders Healed prupoxnla, adrtrni-mt to iho l.a Hallo County (‘iiurl'llouse mid Jolt llulldliik Cormultlco. curu of tb« County Clerk. Dimwit. 111., will Ito rocolvcd mull Thursday. (ho Dili day o« .March. I'M. I o’clock p. in., lor (urnlMiln* nil tho imtiornd* and labor required In theurucllon and completion of a new liiiiri-llouo fur La Halle Comity. aminUm: to pinna and spootnen- Ilona fur (lie same aa furnished tiy M. 1,. Deers, amid* (oel. aold bulldlntf to l*o completed on nr boforu Nov. 1. ivc*. Plana mid apaclHonilona can t>o seen at the Commit ton's room In the City of Ottawa. Ith. and In thu ultlco of the nrelitloiit, Ituuui PI Major illuct. Chicago. All prujMiaala for the butldlnu entlm moil boae ciminanlod br acorllltod chuck for llio auiti of lI.UO, and bids for separate part* of the wore with a corll flod chock fur >hU wltti each bid mt a puarnnioo lliul thuparllua blddltifV'l outer Into contractor forfeit the amount of llio checa. iiHraiii.fuu.uj uiu The auccutaful bidder or bidden will bo required to tutor Into a aatlatactory bond lor tho faithful per formance of the contract, said bond to bo approved by (he Counnlueo. Tho Coimnlituu reserve* the I Uhl to reject any and all bid* not doomed lor Uio Interest of tho County. (SK(). W. AUMHTIto.M}. Chairman Dutldiiitf LinnmltUie. Notice to Contractors for Docking mid Dredging. CHICAGO. March 9. ißst, Proposals are invited for construction of docks and slips on the Calumet River at South Chicago. The work consists of about 500,00 a cubic yards of dredging and filling; and xß,ooo feet of dock front. It is proposed to contract for about 950,000 cubic yards of dredging and filling, and 8,000 feet of docking at the present time. Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Co., No. 135 Dearborn-st., Chicago. Proposals will be received until the 25th of March. BROWN. I'ropuauli Tor Iron Drift Doits, ‘A lIDMUHS ftt'IUMSU. ) Cuicauu. 111.. March i. bel. I 8EAI.BI) PKOPAbAI>. In triplicate, will bo re ceived at ltd* office until U o’clock noon. Tuesday, April i, l»l. fur furnishing atom; throe hundred and ninety thousand (murids (OUO.OOO )b«.j ot Iron Drift Dolls, required fur Cribs In tho Kxtarkur breakwater at Chicago, 111 They will be ofotui-lucU round Iron, In lengths varying from sixteen tlOi to thirty-two <XD Incbos. For complete bill, succlflca- Uofis. blanks for proposals, and all Information, up* plr.liu.umc. „ (;■ J- LVIItCKKU, r Major of Engineers, V. 8. A. CLOTHING. CUT, Mi & CO,, 202,204,206,208,210 FRARSKLIW-ST., COR. ADASIS, Manufacture the Best Goods, Carry die Largest Stock, Make the Lowest Prices, And Give the-Best Terms. 5 off 60 days; 6 off 30 days; OPTICIANS, MORRIS BERNHARDT OPTICIAN, ISS Utnte-sl., ICooui 11, Hinioad Floor. HpeetncU l * siitlnilvoly. Spectacles at nil prkei. No attention tovtiu to any other unud*. Twentysevoii veers' prmnloo tit the adjustment uf (Hasses to every form »if defective cyesluht. Letters of reounmu'Udallon temlfylmr to M. Horn hnrdt’* nbllliy us nn Optician can ho luun ut tils eftico from Moses (lumi, M.l). 1.J..D; Win. U. Hyfnrd. A.M-. M.D.; li.O. F, lliiler. A. M.. V.D.s .1. Adam- Allen. M. 11.,).1b L>. i J. 11. Hollister, M. )>.: A. Hooves Jackson, M. D ; J. P. Hess. M.D.: K. N. tsbnm. M.D.i Du la.skle Milter. .M. I).; Vincent Murllmu M. D.| K. U Wmli wnrih. M. I).; Truman W. Miller, M. H.: A. K Mimll, M. I>.; Uenrcn A. Hull. M. I).: H. I*, Hedges. M.!».; J. H. MlWUell. M. I).; Prof. David Hwlng. Kov. Ilohort t'ollyer. Itev. If. \V. Thmnns. Dr. Clinton Locke. Uuv. Edward Hnlllvnn. iilaliup Cbm. Kd. Clicncr. Uev. W. 11. Uydur. Uev. E. r. Uoodwln, Uov. Arthur Little, and other* of uruinlnenre. Oltlco Hours—U to 1. 1 to A. J.ori.<« 11. Mattiikm, As* sliumt. Letters uf Ingulry mum Inclose namii for reply. L'Ai-Tiow—No agents employed or appointed. Fine Spectacles salted o all sights onsoteutlßd principles, opera and Field Glasses. Telescopes, Ml* cruscuia’s, llwouieters. me. SPECTACLES Accurately Adjusted to A w WAGNEB Coil,lilio " cf ' ill Hi M ilUiuilli Opera, Field, Marino, and _ _ ' Sjiv r,lu*siis. OPTICIAN, llarnmetors, Thermometers, 107 S. Clark-sl. J Artificial IliiuinnEjis. • DENTISTII l‘ Day, 133 East Madison-st. JWUBBEU OKI dCSI (celluloid,i q>D CiolU, 1>1(). FlMlni;, 1-1 Old ItutOK* VITALIZED Allt (Or raal plvun free lev painless extracting. 1C Kail ModUorc-u Inventor el laiwnr Hucllon Pinto, which novor loo»en> while taUlinr or eiitinv; ■> yean* actual loat wilhoiit a failure. uPKN bI’.NDAv. CO A THOS.F.M ANS\II NC SHIPPER OF INDIANA COAL DBALUit IN ALL KINDS OF COAL AND COKE. imNamt Lump, S4,AO per tun, ilrfirarml. }‘urke Coimly > ■<( Coal, vtjual to ll'UmittutoH Lump, $4.00 per ton, delivered. Special Inducements to the (rode. - Office and Varda curuor Carroll and Carpoatar-ilt. Teams wanted. STOVKIIOLDEUS* MEETINGS, Office ot (lie Chicago, llurlingloii k Quincy UailroaJ Co. CUICAOU, koo.iu.l&l. TO TBS HTOrXUOLDRIIH: Notloe U hereby given that, pursuant to tho by-laws of tba Company, thaauuual mooting of tbostocshuhi or* of thv rhniapo. Duriiuutou A (Junior tUllroad Company will bo held at tbu office of thu Company In t'hlcasu. 111 . on Wednesday, the Oblh day of March, IWI, ul 11 o’clock In thu forenoon, fur tba purpose of oleuiiiiß Director* lor the cnsatini year, ana tba trans action of any uihor business Umt may legally tome boforu Uio mealing* liy order of ihu Uoanl uf Di rectors- JUIIN N. A. DUIsWtU.I), Chairman of tbu Board. Stockholders’ Meeting. Tba Annual Meeting of tho Stockholders uf tha Ohio Dull Company will bo bald at their ({Blca. lid WabMb-av., Chicago, Tuesday, April U. bid. 11. C. JUNE. Secretary. SATURDAY, MARCH 12, IBS!, Tm: Irish Disarming bill passed the House lost evening. 13nm.su tax-payers will bo called on to pay 523,000,000 of the expenses of the Afghan war. Fnnn Onossi'NimiMKit, n live stock dealer of Toledo, blowout Ids brains at Omaha yes terday. Ct.ounv weather, occasional rain or snow, stationary or higher temperature, for this re gion to-day. 13. G. Head, superintendent of a paper mill at Clarksville, Mo., was caught In the mill muchiuery yesterday aud mangled to death. The British House of Lords has decided that the Tichborne claimant shall servo out his full term of fourteen years. It U almost certain that Gov. Plllsbury will appoint Gen. Eugerton to succeed Mr. Win dow tu the United States Senate. Count Cohonim, the President of the Lower House of the Austrian Relchsrath, has resigned for political reasons. Tniitrr persons Imve been arrested in Teruel, Arragou, for advocating a repub lican form of government for Spain. CAinn. Wir.MAM.soN Jfe Co., general mer chants and produce agents, of London, have lulled. Their liabilities arc placed at SOOO,- 000. llKtm vox Puttkammuu has been ap pointed temporarily to Uie German Ministry of the Interior, vice Count von Euleaberg, resigned. Thk increase in tho native population during the past ten years lias been proper tie ely greater than tho Increase In the im migrant population. Tin: cable announces tho deaths of tho Lari of .Stratford, Muj.-Gen. Richard Her bert Gall, uml Prof. Rutherford Landers, of Edinburg University. Mahommud Jan, n noted Afghan leader, who lias played a conspicuous purl lu Afghan politics for tho last twenty years, Is reported to have been murdered. Titu State Senate, by an unanimous vote, passed resolutions yesterday thanking Presi dent Gurliohl fur having appointed Mr. Lin coln Secretary of War. PoucK-CoMMiShioNKtt WilmamF. (Baldy) Smith, of New York, resigned yesterday. Mayor Grace nominated James Mathuws, Tammunyite, in his stead. A itKW'-iiti) of S-.WO ’has been offered for evidence which shall lead, to tiic arrest tmd conviction of tho murderer ut Farmer Far reliylu Westmeath lust week. X conbtuhction-tuain on Uie Dallas & Wichita Railroad was thrown from the truck yesterday, uml live men were seriously In jured—two, Mack Meador and Hugh Baker, fatally. Only three persons wore arrested In Ire land yesterday under tho Coercion act. There would have been marc victims, but Uto Gov ernment people could not supply escorts enough. M. 11. Laksatuu, a cattle-dealer of St. Louis, was recently shot dead at O'Neil City, Nob., by a merchant of that place named Blanchard. It appears that Blanchard acted in self-defense. A gang of countorfeiteis. consisting of 'Daniel Sullivan, alias Scotty, Samuel Baker, alias James T. Barker, Uobcrt Kelly, Robert Smith, and William Burns, were arrested at Now York yesterday. SuALi.-rox has raged to an alarming ex tent at Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands, but Is now abating. Since the disease ap peared there about l.oou persons have been Quarantined in tholr houses. A hand of Indians recently made a mid Into Nolan County, Texas, and attacked a party of men employed on tho Texas Paellie Bond, wounding several. Thu murderous redskins made their escape. 'i'llk Executive Committee of the National Anti-Monopoly League reports that there have been applications made for charters fur branch leagues in twenty-four Slates, and that tho movement Is progressing rapidly. Tim American Consul at Dublin had an interview wltii Boyton yesterday, and ob tained full particulars tls regards itis claims to American citizenship, which ho sent to Minister Lowell, with u letter from Boyton. Piu'.hiuknt and Mrs. Garliold gave a recep tion to army uud navy olllours lust evening. Tho members and ox-mmnbors of tho Cabinet weru present. Gen. Sherman, Mi's. Gen. Sheldon, uud Miss Mason, of Cleveland, as sisted In receiving tho guests. A iiusTitL’cnvi: tire broke out in tho wholesale drug-house of Ish & McMahon, at Omaha, yesterday morning, uud raged fur two hours, totally destroying tho drug-house, and damaging tho dry-goods store of S. P. Morse & Co., and the wholesale store of Mil ton, Rogers & Sun. Tub Governor of Massachusetts, Mayor Prince, of Roston, Wondoll Phillips, and other distinguished gentlemen have called a public meeting at Hasten to take into con sideration what justice and humanity require on behalf of Die Indian tribes. Senators Hoar and Dawes will attend. William Moohefiei.u, a white man of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, has shucked tho moral people and good Democrats of his section by leaving Ids wife and live children and elopUig with a young mulatto girl named Hairston. The detectives are on the look out for the absconding pair. Tim State Senate yesterday passed, with tho emergency clause, the House bill provid ing that in villages whoso territorial limits coincide with township limits tho Trustees shall be elected at the sumo time ns township oilicers, the second Tuesday in April. The bill ulfoels Jelfersou and Hyde Park. Sknatou Siikumax, and not Senator Al lison, will be the fourth Republican member of tho Senate Finance committee, as ar ranged by the Democratic caucus. The 1 s I/ SJE FIVE CENTS. ' icrats say that It was a clerical erroi I §q made It appear that Allison was ths £ ;tli Itcpubllcan member. ai2x-SECRETAnv Schuhz was entertained at n bnmiuet by the Gcnnaii-Amcrlcnn citi zens of Baltimore last night. The addresses were In the German language. Mr. Scluirz in closing Ids response to the toast of his own health, gave the sentiment, “The New Presi dent,” which was heartily received. Jolts* Keiiwood, a painter of Kansas City, returned to (its home yesterday afternoon in an intoxicated state, and began to beat his wife. The neighbors sent for Norwood’s son, a boy of 10, who tried to save his mother, whereupon the drunken father attacked him with a poker, and the son shot his assailant In self-defense. David Howeli., the agent of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Bond at Colchester, ill., was handed a package containing SO.&UO by un agent of the Quincy Coal Company for safe keeking for a few hours, lie soon after wards disappeared and has not yet been heard from, and the miners of the Quincy Coal Company arc waiting for their pay. A relief PAim* of seventeen Orangemen have gone to Baltlnaklll, County Galway, to assist in the farm operations of Canon Flem ing. a Protestant clergyman who Ins been “Boycotted” by his neighbors on accountot sectarian animosity. Canon Fleming was recently fired at near Baliinakiil. The Orangemen go by iter Majesty’s sblp Valor ous, and am all well armed. At the Cabinet Council yesterday it was decided that tho "precedents of the Depart ment in similar cases should be adhered to, that no return of legal-tenders bo made” to those bunkers who recently deposited tho legal-tender in the United States Treasury preparatory to u withdrawal of their circula tion. Tho bankers will probably come to tho conclusion that they were too hasty. At a meeting of prominent citizens held at tho Palmer House last night to take steps for the commemoration of tho tenth anniversary of the lire of 1871, a strong feeling was ex pressed In favor of the erection of a Public Library as n proper memorial, and a com mittee, which includes Gen. Stockton, N*. K. Falrbauk, and James Lane Alien, was ap pointed to organize for u public meeting, and to devise ways and means for obtaining sub scriptions fur Uie library project. Tin: New Mexico train on the Atchison, Topeka «fc Santa F 6 Road was thrown from the track by a broken rail near La Junta, Colo., yesterday morning. The cars rolled down a steep embankment, but, strange to say, none of the passengers were killed, though many were somewhat injured. Tim train was moving at a slow rate when tho ac cident occurred, and to this fact the escape of the passengers must be attributed. “ Bis-’ mnrek,” tho well-known railroad reporter of Thk Tniur.NK, was on board tho train, and luckily escaped without a scratch. An English correspondent who tins had an interview* witli Joubert, tho IJocr leader, telegraphs that the tatter says that the Boors are willing to make pence on condition that they be allowed to retire beyond the Yaal River, and there establish an Independent republic; Unit they are willing to enter Into confederation with tho other South African States. If the latter so wish, and that they are willing to penult a British resident ut tho Transvaal Capital to legislate on all questions affecting tho native tribes, and even will penult the Union Jack to bo hoisted once again. Mu. Paunki.i. has determined to pay back the Bullish Whigs in their own coin. At thu recent election In Wigan tho Wliigs voted against tho Radical candidate because liu said he would vote against coercion for Ire land. A vacancy now exists in tlmllorough of Coventry, caused by tho elevation of Sir Henry Jackson (who, by the way, has since died) to tho Bench. A Whig candidate who favors coercion lias come forward, and Mr. Parnell Ims requested the Irish voters to support the Tory candidate, Mr. Baton. At the general election Sir Henry Jackson’s majority over Katun was only I7it, so that there is a prob ability that tho latter will bo successful this time, and Unit tho Liberals will lose a scut. JunuK Maxiiuwm, of tho English Court of Queen's Bench, gave Judgment in tho Brad laugh case yesterday. He hold Bradlaugh’s defense, that ns an ulllrmation would answer Instead of an oath In thu Courts of England an nfllrmntiou would answer for an oath in tho House of Commons, was nut good, con sequently that Brndiangh Imd no right to votoin tho Commons, not having taken thu usual oath. A stay of Judgment was granted, and Brndiangh took an appeal to tiro High Court of Justice.' (Jorst, a member of tiio “Fourth party,” gave notice In tho Com mons that lie would move for a writ for a new election at Northampton to (ill Brad laugh's place. It is not likely that tho writ will bo issued. Hufpalo w:ts again the scene of n terrible accident yesterday. An old boiler, which had been repaired, was being tested In tho PJmmlx Holler-Works, owned by Donaldson & Patterson, when it exploded, leveling tho works and throwing largo pieces of the ex ploded boiler 100 feet into tho ulr, and shak ing tho buildings for nearly half a mlto around. Mr, Patterson, one of tho proprie tors of tho works, was blown to pieces, and live workmen were killed and seven others seriously Injured. Tho names of the work men killed are John Langenllold, Francis Chadwick, William Wager, William Gibson, Tho name of the tlfth workman killed has not been ascertained. Carl Otto Vollz, Hen ry Mackey, and Alexander itupert, throe of the wounded, will hardly recover. This to proceed with tho organization of the Senate yesterday, but Mr. CunklUig InteriKised with a paint of order, and, after considerable debate and some personal sparring, tho Senate went into executive session, where, it it believed, an agreement was readied by which two Demo crats have agreed to withhold their votes on Monday as a sort of pair against the Repub lican vacancies in Malno and Minnesota. The tune of contideucu with which Senator Conk ling claimed that tho Republicans cun organ ize the Senate leads to tho Inference that he has good reason for believing that Senator Mahunu will act with them. Senator David Davis stated that lie would act with the Democrats in tho matter of organization, but he astonished tho Senators of both parties by his refusal to accept the Chairmanship of . the Judiciary Committee,and still further by his declaration that, unless tho Democratic party’s methods are changed and Its wisdom broadened, there is little prospect that hi could continue to act with.them.