. * - *• W # • * • " • • » ' * * • • • • - ' • ' / • ' f THE OHIO ABO ^JRIBUNJfl: FBIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 M 1872. o FOUNDATIONS. Mwtog •* SevertJ Leading Iniemtiag DiscnMioa on the Subject of Foimd&tioa® for Buildings, ttHltas lasMresata' »r Mmm, Boylagfaa, Tbotuas, WlfM, aa4 floors. Way Chicago Cannot Procure a Good Article of Clevol&nd Stone. The Chicago Chapter of tae American I ostttato of Architects met last evening at the office of Carter, Drake, (MNto The meetiag was sailed to order about 8 o'oloek, by the Presideat, Mr. Boylngton. The architect* present besides were, Messrs. Wight Drake, Bess, Clark, Thomas, Howe, aad Willett Mr. Willett was sailed upoa to apeak apoa the topic of the evening. He said that he didn't know aaytMag about "Chicago foundations." He was aaxious to be Informed. A general desire was expressed to hear from Mr. Boylngton em the subject Mr. Boyiagtoa annate* a* had leaned A s subject of the evening only a short time before coming to tisa place. Mis view La regard to the matter of debate was that there was no plan that could be carried out in all eases. The* bottom pdettheeity was clay, going from the river toward V»J**m. This made a good, soli* fa m- dattom. At State street it was three feet deeaer than at Clark. At Clark street there seemed to be a sortof ridge, •iopiag^ther way. In the violnlty of Van Buren strew* taw rewnOnttoa was unreliable. A little further south it wasneees- sarpto go down thirty feet to reach taeolay to theblc nal versa while pi merely m i • ' i • ft Beyond that — , _ was treacherous. The towers of Laird Coiner's church, when built went down two or three feet, saaalnn geeaft damage to the treat of the building. The descent was not entirely perpen- dicul&r. The earth adtol&ing the tower was de- p*emed, and at a little distance elevated. Mr. Wight said a® had known instances of the f ound rising ea the opposite side of the street to awe a cellar was being dug and above quiok- aand. the s a m e kind. H e s t a t e d t h a t uader t h e Umber and walls of the First Baptist Church h e used piles. T h e piles w e n t easily. H e dug d o w a nine o r ton feet, and drove piles about 34 f e e t H e did n o t k n o w t h e thickness of the clay bed. I t varied. Mr. Drake said that over the river t h e d a y bed w a s very thick. Mr. Boy tngton said that the settling of founda lions would continue a year, in s o m e instances more. A t the corner of Washington a n d Clark streets, t h e d a y bed w a s slxmt seven feet below t h e surface. It w a s n o t Quaternary t o pile ordinary buildings. A bed of concrete w a s sometimes placed under the foundations. Mr. T h o m a s said t h a t under t h e eity building! in San Franetoeo they w e r e making a bed of eon cretc over the satire foundation. Oa t h e West Side and North Side the foundations were bettor —generally eley. Mr. Wight asked t h e area of the quicksand dis- t r i c t Mr. Boylngton said it begins at State s t r e e t in- ert aeing toward Wabash avenue, forming a ba- sin extending southward as tar as he had h a d a s y experience, ending in the river. I* seemed as If there had once been a pond extending north a a d south between State street and Wabash av- - - .' Mr. Wight w a s t e d to know how the founda- tion of the water-tower w a s laid. Mr. Boylngton said it w a s laid on a quicksand. T h e y d u g d o w a ton or t w e l v e f e e t a n d then drove piles very thickly t o t h e depth of twenty- Bve or thirty f e e t Occasionally in driving, the e would try o a t upon s t r i k i n g granite boul- w h i c h were sometimes found in this vicini- ty several feet to dtoeasoar. Another di faculty in Iralldtog t h e tew_r w a s caused by the t o w e r hav- tog to b e pierced ia many places for the water pipes. Mr.. B o y i a g t o a explained t h e manner of baildtog t h e t o w e r at length. H e thus w e n t on to detail bis experience in connection with the Chicago University. H e placed t h e foundation i on the The tot • • . . • and it v, tion in tower. placed on the of the ground without digging. feSs» w a s low enough to hoof the proper *• aw ww* or »»w, ——., <*e o..«jt n& tot settle as all. About s e v e n t y feet >m t h e towar, w h e r e tkesr wished to beervatory, the quicksand occurred, " and nebessary to build tfee fouada- a n * m e a n e r as that of the wmt tondation of St Paul's Church was e surface of t h e g n a oufflstfon, h a s certainly Instilled the ei-ioton of the publio mlud th&t. ©in* t o condemn, it intended t o It instituted th* proceeding nearly e, and the o « n e r a of the ump^rty aceo^diagly lost all control o v e r it from that torn. T h e C*>uimJaR8k>n w a s l a a l l y j appointed b y t h a i United States Court to Sisd the true and "rtasonabU pries " or the land fepne paid for,-1lie pi'wceediug itself h a v i n g taken it tor the use of t i e G o v e r n m e n t That Comtols*inn con- eitibd o l three of t h e most experienced safe, s a d iudictous men a m o n g our cltnena They found the pi Ice to be, n o t such as t he otenert Had cukt i, but such as It w a s ixaUv worth. And th» opiates I w a s universal that the Oovernmeat was to obtain J it a t a * rttuonalUe price," a n d that the sua » a s fixed. T h e figures ware s e a t b y telegram to Washington on Saturday, the 10th Inst., be a t - torney Glover; bnt, on t h e 12th, before the Cnc," so that it would press oatsSOs- said that In the quicksands in lad often seen foundations laid ike of timber l d d longitudusJly, ' • : • " was in « , , • Mr. T h o m a s Montreal, he 1 •pom he®Tj stU tamarack betog generally used M r B o y l a g t o n stated that in Massachusetts, in building an mush or s w a m p bottom, he had cess by digging a treaoh t w o feet ing a p with sand-gravd to the hot- undation. s said that there w a s but one oston, and th*t building e C a t a » l i o shoes fonndations it had been t o n a l lay a bad of concrete. 9 asked Mr. Boy log ton's opinion t * ting stones. toa replied that the Joltet stone for was as goon as a n y in too world tone would decay here or a n y w h e r e ft portion of the stone w a s taken rry near the surface, w h e n tfemy • l a g ' it. t spoile of soft places in stone, wher* netoe were eaten when the stone was exposed. B® thought It was caused by the existing"ru it ef sulphite of kos, which afterwards became oxide of trots. The QOiBiora w a s generally expressed that t h e Illinois &tm® Ha better wben laid at right angles to its natural bod; a l i o that silica w a s a n excel- lent prosairmtion ef the stone. Mr. Wigat s p o k e of the practice ef diminishing tl@ w i d t h o ( tooting stones ascending towards t h e foundation. Mr. B o y l n g t o n said that would depo&d rary m u c h upon w h a t weight you wanted to p e t o n the femndations. When the weight w a s applied at particular places w h e n iron e e l u m n s worn used, if a single stone were used it w a s lUEely t o turn up at OB® of the edges. Mr, w i g h t said that he had often stone seven,feet broad and t w e l v e used In Hew York, and an Iron oolun it withowt danger to the ewuetnr®. In a n s w e r t o a question from Mr. Willott, Mr. JLSOTHBJC D n m t m o K . There has been on trial before J u d g e J a m e s o n during t h e past t w o w e e k s a series of divorce cases. In the course o t n s h a s been caned upon to define w h a t i n l a w eenstitntes drunkenness snd e x t r e m e a n d habitual cruelty. Yesterday, fn the case of Mary against Joachim Boeikow, bo w a s called upon to state w h a t constitute* evi- dence of adultery. Mrs. Boeikow h a v i n g complained of her hus- band t h a t he w a s cruel, there resulted a large number of papers, called pleadings, whioh cul- minated ia a cross-bill a n d i t s accessories. B y cross-bin ^ the cress-bill, it w a s alleged that Mary w a s no better than she ought to be, and that o n e John Geik knew it. Issue w a s formed upon these facts, a n d the ease w a n t to the Jury with liberty on_its part to seal IAS verdict. • • . > < • " d e e p , aiid m torn of t h e t Mr. Proe b n l l d m g In 1 l , .:, ... • '• E6©^54*6s3Sdry tC Mr. Thorns B r B o y h V ! that purpose d e e . This® • • . . . . :.-.- i, w - r - * r v Mr. W i l l ® the jarj iglnal b and one 187). at' in thtec roombf in u.r. -ok »r -j^sTVaiee g®en a base inches thiols; a .1 Boyiagtoa i i - • - w a s not to t> wore a liti^s be used teat eighrinches was the m sre& «tone«. The J d i sA for lintels. Tne sen ^rnetwortny, b u t ougl ras gre&t superia< as .., tut * *.* t weight. A safe w a y to build »ld*wala to put brick arches under them., objectionable, as lessoning the room. stone made m good sidewalks as any thus oomld be found. Mr. Wignt hat notleed some very slender iron columns and beams being put under sidewalks sines the fir®, he should thing act to exceed four snakeo in UtidMaaa. Me wiaaod to know if .Ad :..- .-' the hw • ~ i • ;• w i t h I • • I a lTg to b e a Str^iui ge»i..-. • t uii- e i g h t ttmctloas was that if mplainant in the or- i the orossbill (Mary) the month of October, parties in Jefferson, the private d»epla<- lsno«with the doossaf m. several ocf John Qeik, in Gdk's room, vareund her, oho a n d he a f t the room, without this is a circumstance d a s to whether adultery was e b e considered by the fury in ther there w a s guilt. B u t t h e m a y bo inferred from circum- stances that lead fort a s t h e o n l y reasonable conclusion, so if the jury believed /from the evi denee) that Mary w a s in her private d e e d i n g room in the house of her husband, w i t h M r s Oik, atone, at an unreasonable hour of the night, and her conduct is Irreconcilable with the idea of her to noes nee, then she should be found guilty of adultery. On the other dde, too, as to erodty. the fact that a woman arm ply pulls her husband's whisk- ers once is not sufficient to aiua.>.. i • a© Jury to Snd the woman guilty of extreme aad repeated omotty» _____ i DrSTTSAlKB C.-SB. An action of debt was ooiameaeod by Samuel W Fuller, Esq., against the Lumberman s Insur- ance Company this aottosf Sn n .,'•_ i l » n : 909 fev debt, and angsm [it is H S KtilUr, wbe •*•'».* too ftos_l_.-o-5 for AUistor, resigned, 1_ suit wntoit occurrea early in Oeaoae • claimed ! > T <• . -, sunned tnat Mr. Judge, dss Me- .,..'.]vBr ' ir ».j la nry lost by firo, r.J J m • never tcnown a n y of them f sometimes had to sustain Mr. toytol heavy waighte. A v o t e o f t h a n k s w a s rendered to Mr. Boylng- ton for t o o toJorsaadon that he had itnp«rtdd. The subject eotoetod to* t h e n e x t meeting was ' Brick walls, stone w d l s , a n d ptors," The meeSJng adjourned. T8_a T9i*€ r_i- • • • s ® So Ee W « r y . The Ckieaffo Triinme : gin: H o suggestion of a writor in your paper, tnis ms__lng, for tae United States to appropri- ate the present lot, with the building, on the eor- sm of ttneroo and .Dearborn streets* to the use of our groat Hbraty. eheuld as at mm acted upon. The aeatoffif nuparfiolal foot ef ground which _g___t __. general public and appropri- ated to ito @_.etn_nve use, by the etty, is _-iiintn_ t_aa tsm. mL SO* e*i dte, and would be no more tttift C»mrt. m nAtncntrrrcr. Jfsw T*i iiiiiiadlm Ti eiHiiiiShiii w a s > m i r » < * l for a n adjudication of baekrnptey agataos Joseph Ousoa and Samuel Buikey, of ©ook Ocuuty, by Sely Lcbrlcht, of Gardiner, Grundy County. The petitioning creditor claims SSSO, a n d rthnrgim that there h a s bean a n the part of t h e debtor a mentioned. Adjudication— George Stownrt, of B d riders. Of woe&um to Dieeharge—Opposition w a s Aled by Paton A Co., of N e w York, against t h e die* charge of Aaron Freuaillieh, of Chieago. Discharffcd-WilUam H. Botshaw, ef Chicago. ADKMunrvnot*. Hamilton N. Eldrtdge, Esq . was appaintod-ho being a creditor, to administer npoa the estate H P;*_?SL B* »•"«». hvtdy defunct, under bond of 114,000. t u u D T o aoana. ef Lodiaa ' But thoffo nra other reasons why this eboul I Bcwbodode. Th© Impression Is general, and fas: gn ning the strength at a painfoi convlettoa, tha- tt. publio ef Chicago hare been unfairly deal: by a SJM romoTal of the dte! What sr® th tRftkl . 'rsf—l!_a law requited that the Farted State sac ild taJa© Sis rera-tnder of the block oa wtao the (.(oTonunont balidings were already, If th wi. e could be obtained by parotic nation " at m nmemaMe price for th> In the case of Lodiaa Boyoe, eawged with uteallng a dead man's property, as stated day, the Jury failed to agree. AND TAKE Hli. Iccnied of DrankeoiieM, Carry la r, late aa Engine House, 01s- ordotly Condaet, lAcfficleacy, Accepting a Bribe, Its. ;irl n years of age, too Btoppellier, the well- } do and French. If it prepared to offset the tender yean young pianist against any number shortcomings, these persons found small op- ef their generous In the The Police and Fire Commissioners yesterday morning resumed their examination into the charges against Assistant Fire Marshal Schanck. There w ere present Commissioners Taloott, Sheri- dan and Chad wick. Commissioner Bebtu came in late. The evidence was exceedingly dry, tedious, uninteresting and monotonous. FRANK T. SWEENEY, foreman of Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, testified that he had been a fireman for to years; for u years he had been a member of the paid department; had known Schanck the whole time; was at the Drake-Farwell block fire; did not see anything inefficient in his conduct on that occas- ion ; saw Schanck on tke Tth of Ootobor; he was not intoxicated at the time; saw aim at the Canal street fire, and believed him sober then. He thought Schanck a capable and effioieat|Fire Mar- shal; with proper assistance and rapport he would bo able to manage a fire. No Marshal could bo capable without assistance. ANTON BKKO, formerly a member of the Volunteer Fire Depart- ment, testified that he believed Schanck a com- petent fireman. Never saw Schanck drunk. He was sober a* the Saturday night fire. n, w. WAQNBK, dso formerly a member ef the Volunteer Fire Department, was four years In Chicago. Sup-, posed that he was as good a Judge of the compe- tency of a fireman as any other pipeman. XHOS. BAENY, farmerly foreman of the steamer Long John, three years on the Economy, thought Schanck was competent for the position of Assistant Fire Marshal; never saw him under the influence of liquor; did not think him exactly qualified for the position of Chief Mare hoi. He thought Sweeny wag the best man in the Department tor Chief Marshal. He did not know of any drunk- enness or demoralization in the Fire Depart- ment, nor aid he ever hear of the Sweeny clique. ACGTJST GOODWIN considered Sohanck a capable a n d efficient fire- man. H e w a s rather excitable. B e n n e r w a s the coolest a n d most capable of t h e Marsuals. j . o HALLOCK drives Hook and Ladder No. 4 ; thought Schanck as capable as any m a n tor the position of Assist- ant Marshal. Sohanck w a s sober at the Saturday night fire H e w a s sober at the C a n d street fire. N e v e r s a w Sohanck drunk at a n y fire. H e w a s lour y e a r s in t h e Bice Engine H o u s e , a n d n e v e r s a w him drunk there. H e n e v e r heard of the • Sweeney clique," nor beard t h e qualifications of the Chief Marshal talked of. NICHOLAS LEWIS, pipeman of the steamer Economy, was on the steamer J. B.fiioe. He was at the Drake-Far- well block fire. Believed Sohanck to be a capa- ble and efficient Marshal. He has been invaria- bly sober at fires. At the State street fire, upon which testimony had been taken, wben Sohanck ordered a stream into the second 110x7, there was fire there. THOMAS BtTCKtlY, Secretary of the H o m e Fire Insurance OompanT, belonged to t h e volunteer fire department H e was a t the Drake-Farwell Block fire. s--hanok was there. H e thought Schanck w a s oapable and eflit-it-nt. H e thought himself competent t o ex- press »n opinion of his (Schanek's) anility. Was in the babft of going to fires. N e v e r s a w Schanck (*it w a s of Marie de Stoppellleo, d«j$ ii.-, of an of of port unity tunaEe exercise „. „„„_ H « , « . i » _ . ,«_ t e n u o n e , for the bttle lady stood in slight need H • _ _ _ • * £ • * * * o h e o h o » e 'OP her undertakings the difficult music of Gotteohalk, Prudent, Thal- horg, E u g e n e Monlo. etc., and t h e manner in whk-h eb* acquitted hersdf showed t h a t she h a d not overestimated her powers. I n brlllianoy of rjucurhm and in accuracy as t o the minute de- tails of the score s h e might be considered re- a n r k e b l e were she u instead of ia. Indeed, in these respeeto she is the eqnal of many public perrormera w h o b a v e studied more years than abe has Uvea. H e r to«u>n is bold, clear-rut. and well assured, a n d her command over t h e instrument, in dealing with the «Mitav«a, w that of ajrrown person. H e r conception a n d interpretation of the works of the groat com- posers indicate a degree of precocious talent par- faking «>f absolute genius, if not of iospiration What she lacks in depth of feeling a n d expres- sion, a d d e d years a n d study d < n e oan bring, but it is not too much to predict that if her life and faculties are spared, the child of last evening will b e beard from a s one of t h e world's great artists. A m o n g t h e other pleasing restores of the programme were t h e accompani- ments of Miss Carrie Donnelly, the vocal antes. t i i n s h> Mr U n a Wldestr>*nd, the violta solos of Mswter Buisseret, the "Marseillaise," by Leonie de Btoppellier (Octat »>, and a cornet solo by Mr. Cattle. AMHODNCEMENTB. A t t h e A c a d e m y of Mumc. this evening, Lucille Western appears, for the firat time l a Chicago, in the d r a m a of " T h e Mendicant; or, Striosen Blind," which w i l l d s o be g i v e n o n Saturday afternoon. On Saturday evening, *' OllverTwist," and the last appearance of Minx Western. —At t h e West Side Opera House, a choice bill at tbe h a n d s of Arlington, Cotton & Kemble's Minstrels —Con. T. Murpby,ot t b e Manning Minatrels.has been presented with a beautiful gold-headed cane as a mark of the esteem in whioh h e is held by tbe m e m b e r s of t h e troupe. 'IMPORTANT DECISION. sssaw Can Htwoo iailway Companion ajaftftand for Imprtmng Streets on Which Their Tracks are Laid I BEER ASKS EXEMPTION. SIcoiiBg of Germans who Oppose the Xew Temperance Law* Addresses b y ors and Prominent Edit- Politicians. Resolutions Adopted Asking for at Modification of tbe Law. in in toxic* ted. S a w the fire a t H e a t h A Mdlbran's, and bad a heavy interest in it. Thought it a well- stoppea tire. JOSEPH BTOXZ, p p e m a n , testified that Sohanck w a s , as far a s he knew, capable a n d efficient. ENOrOH TESTIMOHT. The Board here suggested that the testimony was becoming monotonous. Mr. Adams, Schanek's counsel, suggested that be had twenty other witnesses, who would testify to _»hanck'a ability, sobriety add professional ex- cellence. Tbe Board decided that they had heard wit- nesses enough. THE ASQUVEKT. Mr. A d a m s then proceeded w i t h his. argument. It w a s to the effect that Schanck w a s a e good a s s n y one else in bis position; that whatever ml^ht b a v e oeen m s short comings, t h e y w e r e well k n o w n to the Chief Fire Marshal t w o y e a r s ago, and that bad they been of a serious character they w o u l d h a v e been brought before the Board St that time. The fact that they h a d not been so brought up for Investigation, p r o v e d t h a t either they w e r e trifling,or were brought u p o n the pres- ent occasion for private purposes. XAUBN UNDER ADVISKHBgT. The Board here determined to take the case un- der a d v i s e m e n t Tbe Board then adjourned until a o'clock. CHARGES AOAJN8T MAKSHAL WILLIAMS. Previous to adjournment, Assistant Marshal Sohanck preferred the following charges against M a r s h a l W l U i a a o a : IV th* MonorabU the Board ef Police snd JVrs Ooia- wlmfcmtu of tne Ctt* ef Chicago.- . S OXNTLKMnv: Bobarf A. Williams, Mrs Marshal of * City 0* Chioa«o» ia hereby oaargsd with violence 01 tke rules aad rt giuationnjof t a e Firs Department ot the City ol _hleaco, and of improper condaet in his •alee of Fire Marshal, as follows, to wit: 1. 1 he laid Robert A Williams, while Firs Marshal. aa aforesaid, to wit, ia the City of Chicago, violated Article U of seation 10 ot chaster 2, aad Beotton s of Chapter I ot tha said rules and regulations, —in this, tant toe said Robert A. Williams was intoxicated. 1 The said Robert A. Williams violated Article 14 of Section is of Chapter 1 of aaid rules aad regulations to this,that heretofore, to wit; Oct. 7, 1871, to said City of Chicago, the said Robert A. Williams, being at said time fire Marshal, as aforesaid, took and oar- ried into aa engine house, occupied by the rire De- partment of said city, a pail of beer, and then and there left aaid beer, the same being there and then in- toxioating liquor. S. That said Robert A. Williams, while be was Fir 1 Marshal, as aforeaald. heretofore, to wit: la said city, violated Section 8 of Chapter 3 of said rules and regu- lations In this, that he was guilty of disorderly con- duct. 4. That the said Robert A. Williams, while he was Pit**Harshal as afareaald, to wit: at divers times and days between the first day of July, IMS, aad the Rrst cay ot January, 1872, been guilty of inefficiency and incapacity in the service of the Fire Departstent, contrary to Section 6, of Chapter S of said rules and regulations. 5. That tbe said Robert A. Williams, while be was Fire Marshal as aforesaid, heretofore, to-wit: in said eity, received a brie* from one George W. Harris, to- wit: the sum of MOO in money, to induce and influence said-Robert A Williams to exert his infiuenoe and power as such Fire Marshal, corruptly aad in viola- tion ct his duty as such Fire Marshal, to procure the employment of the said George W. Harris to repair the apparatus, equipments, and other property used and provided for the extinguishment of fires in said oil y of Chicago, s. That the aaid Robert A. Williams, while Fire Marshal, as aforesaid, to-wit, at divers times and days between July l. ism, and January 1, 187-ia t said City of Chicago, received from said George W. Har- ris snd other persons unknown, divers large sums of money to induce and influence the said Bobart A. Williams ta exercise his influence and power as such Flra Marshal corruptly and with favor for the benefit of said Harris and said unknown persons respect- ively. THE WITNESSES, ^ The witnesses to sustain the charge are thirty-' nine in number. Among them may be noticed the names of Dennis Q- Sweeny, F. T. Sweeny, Q. Ban (accused by one ef the witnesses a day or two age of carrying something from a burning building under his vest), Nicholas Dubaoh, ami many of the witnesses up before the BoardWn the trial of Schanck. AX.KBADV EXAMINED TWICE. It may net be generally known that the charges of bribery have been before two Grand Juries already, and dismissed, Schanek's labors not meetiag with the success he hoped for. B&OCLAB BUSINESS. Pursuant to adtoamnaent, the Board m e t a t 3 o'clock far the d u n e s of the regular meeting. Fire Marshal Williams presented charges of In- toxication against Daniel Reordan, driver of the steamer Titeworth. Reordan said he w a s ap- pointed to September, had drank nothing for t w o years; felt sick a n d took a drink. I t overpow- ered a _ n before h e k n e w i t Thorns Shay, foreman, testified that his oon- ditton o n f i a t d a y w a s ^ such a s to incapacitate Blm for duty. A s he w a s a wtt- a e s e t o tostlfy i n another c a s e sentence w a s ^M v rot,d e m m w a s aoouaed of neglect of d H e w e n t to breakfast while the other driver Shay said h e w a n n g o a d m a n to attend to his stock a n d attended to business,. M s w a s occa- sionally mulish and ugly. H e had been u p before t h e B o M d fog disobedience a year ago. Reordan w a s discharged. c o m m i s s i o n e r R h e m mowed to fine Crura ton Ckmimuetoaer Chad wick seconded the motion Commissioners Sheridan a n d Taloott wanted to m a k e it five d a y s . ^ ^ Finally they compromised a n d m a d e it seven •/be B e a r d proceeded to p a s s n p o a t h e various' bills of t h e Fire Department, after which they ad- f o a m e d until daybreak this morning to consider tne charges against Chief Fire Marshall Williams. Over a thousand G e r m a n s assembled in the Turner Hall on West Twelfth street, last evening, to e x p r e s s their v i e w s on t h e recently enacted Temperanoe l a w , a n d to urge t h e Legislature to repeal it so far a s beer a n d w i n e a r e concerned. The m e e t i n g w a s a very enthuslastie one, those present, h o w e v e r , conducting themselves in a n orderly manner. Erail Dietzsch called t b e assemblage to order, a n d nominated Mr. Y o n l o n g e r for President. H e w a s elected, and, after stating t h e object of the mooting, introduced MB. WILLIAM KAPP. Mr. B a p p said the l a w e n a c t e d w a s n o t a Tem- poraaoa l a w of t h e same s t a m p as t h e Sum laws, but w a s merely a n under-hand g a m e to abolish saloons. I t w a s almost Impossible for m e n to r e n t buildings for saloons, o n account of their liability for damages in case a suit w a s brought against t h e m . Keeping a saloon w a s a s lawful a s keeping a shoe s h o p or a dry goods store, hud- h e thought that t h e intention of t h e l a w could n o t be carried o u t s s It w o u l d operate for t h e benefit of drunkards. Wives would bring suits a n d re- c o v e r damages, at t h e instigation of their husbands. H e r e v i e w e d a n editorial yesterday's T R I B O N E . claiming that inconsistent, as it said in one place that beer and w i n e might b a v e been e x e m p t e d , and in another endorsed t h e l a w a s a whole. H e urged t h e s e called foreigners t o organize and petition tbe Legislature to modify or repeal t h e l a w . Wben the n e w s of its enactment reached the Fath- erland, Germans w h o Intended to immigrate would avoid Illinois on account of its liquor law, as tli ey bad avoided t h e South o n a c c o u n t of slavery. MB. MITCHELL, editor of the Free Press, then addressed tbe meet- ing. H e considered organization necessary in orner t o test the constitutionality of t h e l a w . When the S u n d a y l a w s were being agitated, Ed- mund J n s s e n had w r i t t e n to Chief J u s t i c e Chase regarding them, a n d h a d received a reply that led h i m to believe t h a t the Supreme Court would decide all such l a w s t o be unconstitutional, on the ground that t h e y interfered with t h e personal liberty of the people. H E B M A N B A S T E B thought a great m a n y people did n o t understand the law. i t w a s not a Temperanoe l a w of t h e character of tbe Maine liquor l a w , b u t entirely different. E v e r y one could drink as m u c h as h e w a n t e d to, b u t t h e saloon- keeper w a s made liable for a n y d a m a g e a person w h o became drunk i a his place might do. I t w a s not very difficult for respectable m e n to g e t t h e bond required, a n d It would have a tendency to eradicate the l o w g r o g shops, which h e thought w a s very desirable. T h e Germans, a s a people, were not drunkards. They had moral courage suffiotrnt t o enable t n e m t o stop when t h e y had drank so much, while the Americans a n d Irish eould not control their appetite for liquor. H e advocated the e x e m p t i o n of w i n s a n d beer. T h e l e g i s l a t u r e would not repeal the tow entirely, but inig it be induced to modify i t as a n amend- m e n t e x e m p t i n g w i n s a n d beer c a m e near pass- ing w h i l e the l a w w a s p e n d i n g . BESOLOTIONS. On motion, a Committee on Resolutions w a s ap- pointed, consisting of the following n a m e d gen- tlemen : JSmil Dietzsch, William Rapp. General Lieb, Emil Kenteshauser, and Mr. Sehweinf urth T h s Committee subsequently submitted the sub- joined r e p o r t : To the MonorabU the Senate and House of Representa- tive* ef the State of Illinois, fn General Attembly con- vened: W HE BIAS, Tour Hcnersbls Body has lately enacted a law which makes it a misdemeanor for any person within this State to retail spirituous liiuors, unless a license has Seen procured and a bond filed In the penal t una of t3,W0, conditioned for the good conduct of all to whom liquors may be sold; aad, WHEREAS, Said law further provides that, in addi- tion thereto, not only the property of ths retailer, but also that of the landloid renting his premises to such retailer, shall be liable for all damages done by any in- loxicated person, allowing such damages where tbe intoxication has not even been caused ia the presence er under ths control of such retailer ot liquors; and, wHSBEAB, Such enactments oan bnt be looked upon as subversive of all individual liberty guaranteed to the people ot this Republic, and oaa only lead to per- secutions and oppression in affording evil-minded I persons an opportunity, by means o f perjury and villany of all kinds, to prey upon a class of men who are aa much entitled laws as all other people; and, WHEREAS. We cannot but regard the law in ques- tion as productive ot tbe basest hypocrisy, and the evil habit of boms tippling, which must inevitably on a c l a s s o f busine s ) the protection of the NO QUORUM, tn_ that it ooi H - . 1 . . r t U - N$OS>.w K'—llJljt t reonei A M • ei e A '» »»r i'1** *-• .MitLed t e e k&gik a price for Ht-> retoiy s x l h e Treasury imeermtte fit»ces A M o n o y G t e T e t to t a s f i t u s p* to roe&ttasegi. i Tha l a w of E n g l s a i , as wall a s t h e l a w of t h e Cnit'--i -°.*(«>4>.. to all s e e n c&ses fcs • Tiia; B7_8J0J e v e r sooj} * ;>r<-oeadtog la eawsaBsBoal i-* „ . A 'h<- , » l . I., n v - • i u » ' \r . i....( •.n elude™ $&& th® jwlWss i$ metSs; and tfim oily .c*...>0 r-.t.a.n » « * ,«' - ;ti.- , . i , KI>K >' tn® ps_Ttia*** ti..'D3y to be paid to wi» <>«a<«r» >' ::,<• i n ' . ' For i n . . ;• . ,-—• i « - - o u *a,.iii ,r .: \ . . jcran>»d. m l ' v • T ,ir — -*«,;« v . i_n .1) 1 Pr"tu a«« n: MI.-I. •« • i.-'i » ,>-.•..«•• I; a < .i i . s u t u t a d , •.»<• *"'l >-• »• • - ' '--' * 1- ''•• *«-i» ,,' .». e,w*_'l '.'-"" * • • : - • *n a e i t o e r *e!. m m tirace teas*. «<« budd u p c i & t o l B oemimiaa ._ WM m faa_T of sao Ikijl i HIII « or OO . - r u m e n 1 f O » m 0 I >«§ • S u a " " _ • ., ^rr , . e . w u ' • ' •" " r ' ' - " ,"' " ""~" -< r i v e : ee r s e a m » •• "* ' " u*r * • • '"•>"''» ' oi. a . , UK t « « ."•"• - - ; " • • ' ' " -.' n / " ' i , fi f. r - r * - - "..•• •-.. , • • * : '• * * o l " ' '. l " tow cams sa . «».ovl and i * > * u »« .' $} A Yoamx Mlaaeseta Ferger Captured la CUy-An ArtewspS to Moot n CUieaga KeeaMa to His Arras*. Tbe Sheriff of St. Paul, Minn., sent a despatch to the Chief of Police In this city, two days ago, calling for the arrest of a young man named | Edward M. Wright who was accused ef larceny and burglary. The culprit was described as a cood-tooking aad well-dressed a w . with a plaa- siW© a&tress. He tsft DiinBeaotn a few weeks ago, »ri'l » »* ' - » • » ' :i--.-f '< • •••rur ; u e * n . . i t n . i * :u '• -u ' % le » wri. \ i,.Kifc .ti- •• a ' U5f n.1 , * . . . •ii'« • t -h.s •!•» .i.>»f..r \Jm etna was lost aad the n M kon t irm *~rr calaMl upon to ferret L.: :)i" *'.< n » - KT\T * ,iruii„.Q'*-u D • li* y . i m r n i i el . H u r*i>*ee ttmt * V.in.l ip.'D ' . i n . m UK th^m a o i-u'-T r>t M»«fc n^. t •• >n •Hi' h » u » ! o < llrtu if 1 i n - P--e(,>u .% K - * D W H I T or H a u l i'tt t vl •!»•«-•> 1 , - - ^ . , ';irr«- if t a « - a * X. »"»>re fl: •"•! >ut ajcuioalled for l>»> a»*nt '<' M o r r i s • .aieei. of 'M» < m >,( | : i • •, T ( l l ,f 'J\f - h e . k ^ ">.ire 'l\e «.fu-«tiire >' «V (t •• ^r -e. a n l s u e m me v , c n * d l y 1.. M f* «r. n r i - a!l«T D»» i n * a sUauio u t»»ii :i. » » . . k>r~*^u„,l .t.ater'lav i i u r n u u ' "o 'a.- 5*»fU-T if i « -etab::.hin«»nt u e n u o n e i i Tnat nrTI--i*i ,, ,tl..,i a-r.y prsStMDMOU •'• 'I'iirious, bot the fellow, \ '«*' r- _ t» L, « a . i i w a s a iimUaXe »n.t m a n n e d to * » > i * * » ? T a . s race "»»"• u> ' H«- Xi >«••'.,-» .,' t h e pollc« a . u t t e b e f o r e ".ae H ' . i i n r - « ) » i h » r . > - f wa« t r t M l M . anil t h i s IS SJM '.Mat c u r e t _ 0 <*• "* a - , u e U> tus h i d s a g ul»..-e Th- S h - r 8 K I St Paaxl h a s beam teirgraose.i ut, but If he »•* -»:i -»- .gainst t h e Brtosner no erlm •-•: .« ,.u •.Ratof f m f e t p . Wright will s o held . m . » f [ ' .r &ia o » n k i u g t r a n s a c t i o n * in aicagvi | hatOJU U>e CriBalnal Oo«rt ol Cook County. . l n _ . l . a i rt.v _„ ,r*crdinary course of ths Uaitod States ia wepartbs ^®« *•* well-known tow, is roapoct OadlalTor Oil. Haasrd A OaawaU't Cod Uver Od it the bmt, A l d e r a s e a a a H e a d L a s t Might a t the Council t o P r e c e c a l w i t s B u a l a e e s , There w a s more Joy In t h e Council Chamber last evening than h a s bean witnessed there sinoe tbe m o b cheered Hosing, I n accordance with the motion of AM. Hoiden, o n Monday e v e n i n g , seven members of t h e Council assembled. Tae reporters w e r e in full force w i t h sharpened peaeus. A t T:» o'clock. Aid Gill cried, T* Ceil the roll." T h e Clerk m i d t h e d o c k w a s four mlnutea fast. The four minutes expiring, AM- GUI s a i d : 5 * - <&' *» ball the rod."' ^_ , . T h e c f c r k said it was all r i g h t b a t the d o c k w a s still t w o minutes fast. This chronological discrepancy produced a oon- TOlstve t l t t o r T ^ Aid. Gill said *'CaU the roil, Mr. Clerk." ^ Aid. Hoiden looked a t his w a t c h , a n d said the d t y d o c k w a s still some mlnutea f a s t Aid. Gill appealed t o the reporters. The reporters suggested t h a t t h e dial In the C t o m b e r dictated the time of tbe d t y . If that d o c k w a s wrong, then the d t y must abide by (.or i-O0M*nunices ThMasemlon, gravely delivered, w a s r e c d v e d w g h evidences of the sapremest satisfaeuon. T b e Clerk called the roll, a n d declared no / i . i i u t u ; . n - * - i ; •• - The Council then ad)ouraod. E v e r y AMsrmaa aoaaratnlatod e v e r y other Alderman on tbe general good fortune. O s rettrtog amid general rejololnga, several Al- dermen were m e t Aid. Sohaffaer w a n t e d to know If ho w a s to b e m * d e a fool of. AldLSohmiti toasted a s happy a s ( h a rest. Aid. stcGeu- Btes looked disappototod. He inquired whether there were enough Aldermen nn-stairs for a quorum. Mr. Moody said there were now, but he w a s not going up. H e n c e they w e n t their w a y , AMUSE BENTS, T h e DU STorrnixmn. * Third Unitarian Church last notable affair la m a n y respects. The attendance w a s large, the audience apprecia- tive, and the occasion w a s one of more than ordi- nary Interest a t it w a s signalled b y the result in dangerous consequences to the family circle, and to respectable social eon verse ; now, Weremre, Skessssai That we, your undersigned petitioners, who do not believe that temperance can be enforced by police regulations and compulsion, but think tost toe-end aimed at can only be reached by educating thamasses, and by applying moral agencies, would respectfully petition your Honorable Body to take the law to question into serious consideration, and repeal tbe same. GENERAL LIKE ffcttofttkut it was useless to attempt to petition ufeBQgjf.il at tire to exempt beer and wine, as the inemj^ars knew exactly how the Germans felt wSssrwe law was passed. The only remedy they naff wnaMt the ballot-box. They must hold the party ii'fBmli enacted such laws responsible. He read a pl*hk of the Missouri plat from deprecating sumptuary legislation. —. . ME RASTER said the Germans could get w h a t t h e y w a n t e d b y petitioning t o the Legislature, a n d pitched into tbe Missouri l i b e r a l s , calling t n e m a " bankrupt party." c m . B A P P B went for General Llcb for bringing politics into the meeting. Polities should n o t g o v e r n t h e Germans in this m a t t e r . If t h e Americans learned that there had been a political discussion they would laugh. ANOTHER RESOLOTION. General Lieb offered as an amendment to the resolutions the following: Resolved, That ws will not support sny candidates who do not pledge themselves to vote against all laws whioh interfere wli n tha liberties of she people; aad work tor the repeal of swab as have been enacted. The amendment was lost. CONCLUSION. Mr. Raster m o v e d that the Legislature be pe- titioned to except beer and wine, a n d the motion w a s adopted The resolutions were then adopted unanimous- ly, a n d t h e m e e t i n g adjourned. F i r e - P r o o f M i n i a t u r e B u i l d i n g . J. H . MoKernan h a s removed with his fire proof miniature building t o t h e rooms of t h e Board of Public Works on Adams s t r e e t near LaSalto, a n d to-day will put fire in it to exhibit its manner of working. All persons Interested are invited to call, a n d w e will take pleasure in explaining i t o B u i l d i n g M a t e r i a l . T w o hundred a n d seventy-five thousand brick for sale on t h e dock a n d aboard vessel at Fatrport Harbor, thirty miles below Cleveland, O. Call o n or address Fountain e\ Barton, Painea ville, O. * J e w e l r y . The m a n y friends a n d customers of E d s o n H . Goodrich, jeweller, w i l l b e pleased to learn that be has just completed fitting n p a ^ t o r f « * ^ o . 1ST Twenty -second street, and h a s open**/ " J J p e w stock of w a t c h e s , Jewdry, etc., from the. tte*t Eastern manufacturers, w h i c h h e will soil at tu« usual tow prices. II iiiwiw m^*mm^ IIM I ! the stationer, Ho. 8T» Wabash avenue, is daily re- ceiving large additions to his immen*e stock. H e ill n o t b e undersold. H e h a s o n e of f i e Opinion of Jt!dSe MeAlllster, of the Supreme Court. City of Chicago w T h e People ex ret Hiram Norton et eg.—appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago. Opinion by McAllister. J. This case arises upon demurrer to the return of applicant to an alternative w r i t of wroiwfamu* awarded t o compel the p a y m e n t to relators ot a claim of *4,T38 « , alleged to b e a balance d u e them a s assignees of Georga W. T r a v e r s A C o . , upon estimates issued to t h e latter, for w o r k done under a contract for curbing, filling, a n d macadamizing Chicago avenue. The demurrer w a s s u s t _ t o o I , a a d a peremptory writ ordered against a p p e l l a n t requiring it forthwith to p a y or cause 4to b e paid- to rdator> *&* principal s u m of S3,913.3t " I t 0 interest a » t h e r a t e of six per cent, per a n n u m on t h e several estimates composing Said principal s u m , from t h e respec- tive dates of the same, a m o u n t i n g t o $557.41, making a total amount ef $*.072,7 9 ; from whioh judgment a a appeal w a s takoa to this C o u r t and the points made for reversal a r e : Firtt. That, under t h e contrast b e t w e e n ap- pellant and Travera & Co., t h e d t y w a s n o t liable for the principal s u m . Second. That interest w a s Improperly allowed. lTiird. If the d t y Is liable, the order should have been that it proceed to » v y a t a x to p a y t h e amount due, Instead ef a peremptory order to pay. Before the bearing below, a stipulation be- tween t h e parties w a s m a d e b y their respective attorneys and filed, to t h e effect that if, upon t h e decisions ef t h e cause, tha Court s h o u l d be of opinion that in a n y form of action ex contractu or ex delicto in l a w or equity, t h e relators or George W. Trovers & C o . , d t h e r in their o w n name or in their n a m e to rotatory use, w o uld be entitled to recover a n y s u m of money, or h a v e any relief of er from t h e respondents, then a peremptory writ of w o n d s m s i might issue for m i d amount, said writ to be in such form a s the Court might J u d s e proper, waiving all objections for w a n t or misjoinder of parties. This stipula- tion being binding upon the parties, r d t e v e s this Court from all oonsidoration of t h e third point made by appellant's counsel, consequently the first and second alone will be discussed. F i r s t then, under any view of t h e matters dis- closed by the record by the allegations ot t h e writ n o t traversed, and t h s facts state 1 i n the return, which must, so far a s well pleaded, be t a k m aa true, would appellant be liable to any form of action at l a w or proceeding in equity 1 B y the facts so admitted and stated, it appears that the ordinance ordering ths improvements and t h s l e v y of the assessment was passed May 3, 1867, b y whioh the s u m of $38,563.43 w a s directed to b e assessed upon real estate deemed specially benefited by tbe improvement In proportion a s nearly as might b e to the benefit resulting thereto, a n d 121.048 i s be charged to the d t y at large. On the 10th day of June, 1867, the assessment 11 w a s completed, a n d o n t h e n t h of the same ' th, t h e assessment w a s confirmed by the Council, a n d t h e w a r r a n t ' issued o n the m a . That of the above s u m assessed upon property deemed benefited, the s u m of *4,»65 $0 w a s as- sessed upon the right of w a y and property of the North Chicago R a i l w a y T Company, a s the a m o u n t Cf special benefits resulting to that corporation- . v T n a t **[or*, Travers A Co., entered into i i ^ contract in question, one-half of the amount of ~%u? assessment upon property deemed specially beneflteu, ito* D e * n . paid into the City Treasury. On the 14th day oi August, 1867, the contract w a s m a d e b e t w e e n ap- pellant and Travers & Co., by whioh t h e latter undertook to do the work, the details of whioh it is needless to state, only that the appellant agretd to pay them w h e n t h e contract should be Wholly completed by Travers A Co., w h e n the work should be accepted by t h e Board of Publio Works, and when the special assessments levied, or t o be levied, should be collected. It is admitted that the work w a s completed by Travers A Co., according to contract, a n d accepted by t h e Board, tbe estimates assessed and assigned to the relators ; but it also appears that appellant failed to collect any of the s u m assess- ed upon tbe property of the Bail way Company, and failed to obtain a judgment for it, because the Railway Company w a s wholly e x e m p t from any such levy. That subseauently appellant at- tempted to l e v y a n e w assessment for the defi- ciency, but failed to obtain judgment by reason, aa it is alleged in the alternative writ, of its gross negligence and w a n t ot diligence to that behalf. Tbe allegations of negligenos are specifically de- nied by tbe return. This traverse, w e think, ia sufficient to raise a n issue of fact a s to the negligence in regard to the n e w assessments and precludes the relators from losing a n y ground of recovery or relief upon it, Under the facts disclosed, appellant had no legal authority to levy a n e w assessment upoa proper- ty other than that of the railway oompauy, u p o n which its due proportion of benefits had already been assessed and p d d , n e t under the thirty- sixth section of Chapter 7, because that section •onflnea t h e n e w asbesemento to a particular class ot property, v i s . : delinquent property- s\ gate et « ! _ « * . t h e etoy ill ilSJShlusiyo « ntod at this t e r m ) ; a n d it t h e other property had been assessed its proportion and paid, it then w a s no delinquency. This is conceded b y appellaut's counsel. B u t he insist* that it could be levied under the thirty-fifth Sec- tion of tbe same Chapter, which dectorea, '* If in any case the first assessment prove insufficient, ths Beard cf Public Works snail make a second to the same manner, a a d s o on un ml auflloient moneys shall bave been realised to p a y for such publio improvement,!' It h a s been decided by this court that the source of the power to make special assessments for benefits in such oases, is the right of eminent domain; t h a t , under t h e Constitution, it o a n be exeroised only by making c o m p e n s a t i o n ; that this compensation m a y be either to m o n e y or benefits-City of Chicago ve, Larned. 84 His., 20) A s to the last proposition, the C o u r t a s then composed, a s appears by t h s opinion in t h s oase, did not wholly concur, nor, if it were a n e w ques- tion, would t h e Court aa n o w composed wholly concur in 16. The ruling principle recognized in that case and others to this State, is t h a t a s as- sessments are to the rates of advantage or bene- fits they are l a w f u l ; that they are a n equivalent for the increased value the property derives from the improvement. T h s charter o t t h e city designates t h e Commissioners of t h e Hoard of Public Works and t h e Common Council aa con- stituting t h e tribunal to determine these ques- tions to t h e first instance. They h a v e acted. The determination h a s beau made,property owner's h a v e acquiesced to it a a d paid ths) a m o u n t and tf the matter h a s n o t techni- cally passed to remjudiernhm, it would still b e as much against toe established principles of Justice to allow it t o be over-ruled by the Commiationors aad Council a s if it had been a ease decided b y a court of t h e highest original jurisdiction in the State. I t follows from these v i e w s that If appel- lant oan be m a d e liable, absolutely, to the e x t e n t of this deficiency, (and that constitutes t h e bal- ance claimed a s due) the liability m u s t be placed npon other grounds than negllgenoe in making a n e w assessment. By the act of the General Assembly creating tbe Railway Company In question, that body w a s autboris* d to use t h e streets only by permission of the Common Council, a a d then in such man- ner a n d upoa such terms a n d conditions, and with such rights and privileges aa the Council might, bv contract with t h e Company, prescribe. Under tma authority a contract w a s made long before a n y of the proceedings to improve Chicago avenue, by w h i c h t h * RsjRway Company w a s wholly exempted from such an assessment. T s e fact of tha existence of this contract w a s peculiarly within the knowledge ef appellant, but \ it w a s n o t a publio act. T r a v e r s A Co. are n o t . chargeable with notice of It. an 1 the return does I not profess to assert any. The effect ot t h e eon- 1 tract was matter of l a w . If both parties were chargeable with notice of its exiatoaoe, no mis- take a s to its e f f e c t whether material or imma- terial, w o u l d afford a n y ground for relief in equity. But if Travera A Co entered into the contract to do the work, in ignorance of t h e dealings deal- ings between appellant and the Railway Com- pany, and upon the supposition that t h e assess- ment u p o n t h e property b y the Railway Company w a s valid, a s it would have been but for the act of appellant exempting It, and were induced to agree t o accept t h e agreement of ap- p e l a n t when t h a t assessment w a s collected, then the mistake would b e one of fact on their p a r t which would operate a s a surprise, a n d equity would relieve if t h e y had taken the proper steps to disaffirm tbe contract, whioh it seems they did not do B n t there is still another ground upon which appellant w o u l d be liable absolutely. The property ot t h e Railway Company being e x - empt by the act ot appellant, t b e assessment upon it was invalid. The d t y had no lien upon it. The amount w a s never due. The oonditioa of t h e contract to p a y whea that assessment w a s collected w a s impossible and void, a n d the promise t o that extent wan single and absolute. Tnat w a s the principle upon which tbe oase of Mohn ve. The City of Chicago, 38 I l l s " 266, w a s decided. Only this ia a stronger ease. There the assessment w a s void because of a w a n t ot power in tbe appellant to make the improvement by special assessment. Here it bad the power, but w a s disabled from exercising it by its o w n J*y*!tJ^tei "s. H o f t a of H e y n e a t a f, toxlio f t dated Feb. i<; consideration, », M » . > _ _ * _ & o t 1° _ to» and 164 m Btttterflddra Addi- ttnn, dateo Feb. » ; consideration, t i e r * r , ; i e V v • * • ' H * r " » t " • * • liJrra'H* ate. n f a "^•JS., 8 0' * O I IMWelou st, e t, 2ftxl25 ft, dated A w * V I 7 1 : °°«isiderettou, s W Norih Franklin st. s w e irn©r o t mm st, entire Met k, dated Feb 1 ; consideration. $45,0*10 Mitchell st, between Blae Island * v and Wilier |S»a.t, 26x125 ft, dated y e n . 17; o o n d d e r a t i o n , M i c h i v s n a v , b e t w e e n Twenty-ntoth and Thirtieth eta. w f, acxi«2| ft, dated F e b 8; con- sideration, $6,100. H o y n e at, b e t w e e n Monroe and A d a m s s t a , w f, 79x136 8-10 ft, d a t e d F e b , 13; consideration, tt.sOO. Kansas st. 47* ft e of Loomis at, n f,35x125 ft, dated Feb. 14; consideration,$i.am. McGregor et. nea-- Buddan s t , n f, $5x125 tt dated F e b . 14; consideration,$1,400. Lots 18 add 19. in Block 6 of Ward's Block 12, In Sheffield's Addition, dated Jan. 30 ; consideration, $1,000. North Dearborn st. n w corner of Burton f l a e o , e f, 60x149 tt, dated J a n . 19; consideration $9,250. Lot 5. in Block 4 of Harrison's Blocks 1 a n d 2, in Sec 19 39,14, dated Feb. 14; consideration, »l sou. Fulton st, near Union Park place, n f, 50 ft to alley, w i t h other property, dated Deo. 82, 1871; consideration, $10,000. West Madison st, b e t w e e n Ashland a v e n u e and Paulina at, n f, 20 ft t o alley, dated N o v . 39.18T1; consideration, $14,000 , . „ , _ ^ _ Indiana a v , n of Twenty-ninth st, w f, 35x170 ft, dated Feb. 8-; consideration,$8,500. Canal st, tot tt a of Forquer et, e f, 34x100 ft, with buildiag, dated F e b 9 ; consideration, $6 fiOJt, North R e u b e n st. loo ft n of B l a n c h st, w f, 35 ft to alley, d a t e d Feb. 14; consideration. $*50. Lots 10,. 11. a n d 33 of Givtoa a n d Gilbert'a e 152 f f o f Lota If and 18 of L j neh's n . w | . n w i. Sec 32,39,14, dated Feb. 10; consideration, $1,690. m INCOMPETENT. J a d g e F a n r e l l D e c i d e s t h a t C l e r k s a f P o l i c e C o u r t . H a r e N o A u t h o r i t y t e A d m i n i s t e r Oath* In C r i m i n a l C a s e s . I n tbe Criminal Court, y e s t e r d a y morning, the case of John Johnson, indicted for perjury, w a s called for trial. I t appear a, f r o m t h e Indictment g i v e n below, that t h e d e f e n d a n t testified before a Justice of the P e a c e , a s plaintiff i n a oase wherein Joseph Cells w a a charged w i t h larceny, and, subsequently, that Cella p r o c u r e d t h e in- dictment ot J o h n s o n for perjury. T h e following is a copy of t h e i n d i c t m e n t : The Grand Jurora, e t c , present that, on the 1st of February, to the year 1872, at and within the city of Chicago, in sain County of Cook, in tae State of Illi- nois aforesaid, there was defending and being exam- ined in said city of Chicago, before one Daniel Scully, Esq , he, tbe aaid Daniel t-cully, being then and there a Justice of the Peace, a certain causa wherein the said people of the said State of Illinois were plain, tiffs and one Joseph Cella waa defendant; and the said Ctlla betog then and there charged by one John Johnson, with the crime of larceny before said Jus- tice of the Peace, he, the said Daniel Scully, as suen Justice of the Peace, then and there havin< jurisdic- tion te hear and examine said cause; and that hs, the said John Johnson, then and there appeared i s his own proper person before said Daniel aoully as such Justice of the Peace, aad was then and there, in due form of law, sworn as a witness before said Justice of the Peace by one adam L. Amberg. he, the said Atn- bsrg, being then and there Clerk of the Pol oe Court of the West Divlsl a ot aaid city of Chicago, and then and there as such Cleric of laid Police Court having fuit pemer end authority to administer an oath to aaid Johnson in that behalf, eta. Mr. Ingeraoll, w h o appeared for t b e prisoner, Johnson, stated to tbe Court his belief that the indictmtnt in t b e case would n o t stand, from the fact that the D e p u t y Police Clerk has no authori- ty to administer an oath t o a w i t n e s s in a crimi- nal oase, wherein the people ef the State are in- terested. The state's Attorney produced and read from Gray's l a w s and ordinancea with regard t o t h e functions of Police Court Clerks, but failed, aa he stated to tbe Court, to find a n y delegation of S o w e r t o administer a n oath to Clerks of the Po- ce Court. J u d g e F a r w d l then g a v e It aa his opinion that Clerks of Police Courts have no power to admin- ister oatbs in cases w h e r e a crime against the stat- ute is charged; that Police Justices h a v e no jur- isdiction of cases other than violations of the city ordinances, a n a that w h e n State oases are tried by them aa Justioea of the Peace, the Clerk has no power to administer a n oath, but that the Jus- tice m u s t administer t h e oath himself. State's Attorney Reed stated to the Court sub- •equent to the decision, that he himself, a t t h e time t n e todietnient waa made, w a a of t h e opln - i«n that it would not slond. but he desired that it should be decided by t h e Court, embracing, a s it does, this n e w question with regard to the admin- istration of oaths by Police Clerks. Tbe prisoner w a s accordingly discharged by order of t h e Court. THE CITY IN BRIEF. C h i c a g o L u m b e r m e n a n d t h e R e l i e f B U I . I t appears that t b e leading lumber manufac- turers in Chicago are not, aa w a s supposed, an- tagonistic t e t h e bill n o w before Congress for tbe remisaion of dutiea on l u m b e r a n d other mate riala used in the rebuilding of Chicago, N o bet- tor e vide no e ot their views on this aubjeot could be desired than is afforded in t b e following tele- g r a m , forwarded to Washington y e s t e r d a y : CHICAGO, F e b . 16, 1878. Hon. John X. Logan, Washington, D. C. i The undersigned, lumber manufacturers of Chi o, favor ths Belief bill. Urge it. his despatch w a s signed by Ludlngton. Wells A Van Sehaick; Kirby, Carpenter A Co ; Ford River Lumber C o m p a n y ; White A 8 w a n ; Phil- lips & B r o w n e ; C. Mears A Co.; tbe Peshtigo Company ; F. B. Gardner A Co.; Bushnell, Wal- worth A R e e d ; t h e H. Wltbeok C o m p a n y ; Bigelow B r o s . ; B. L . Anderson A Co., and would h a v e been signed b y m a n y others bad time ad- mitted of securing their signatures. These m e n , • P " TOtfdlJir millions o T d o l l a r s In nine lands .. s m d _rTfl piaami l j , aay that the t'SXlWi uf ffie pass t h e ] age of the Relief bill would be trifling, a n d deny ever h a v i n g devoted either time, money, o r in- fluence to defeat t h e measure. a*; in: largest and best assorted stocks to the dty. n fas JSWir tf r*» Cities** Tribune: Sin : Will you serve tae cause of humanity by pnbliaomatl^.» behalf of a very worthy wo- man, a widow, Mrs Andrews, who waa burned out of her Bttle home tola morning at US West Madison street Now, I call upon some good hu- i, anitarlan. man or woman, to sea that aha is nro- l i o s d f o T a i owes. I wculd do this myself, but I am a burnt-outer and a n invalid since tbe great fire. I l a v e dona this without consulting " *nry , F e b . I A without Mas. J. 8 FOUJUL No. 413 West Madison street. Lents. ST. LOOTS, Feb. ls.~T*sj»)afltoa* Ticket Agonto' Conw*nttoaV s*os»$dMS* s d ^ j a o ^ i „ i „f dlscusdon waa and en various aubjeets, but about tke on . tasmttto thing done w a s the a d o o t i o n o f i e s ^ t i o a i a k o a t h e so-calledoolony J a W - r . bex^aff entirely dtoaantteued tor a u D S U S S nswvSc westward, either to large i » -™aii numbers. Regular first and i7 nsndSJsnn passenger rates shall - _ J L _ . T t s l l T T of second-clam tickets aveerve o W aosomodations provided for aeeond-das*psei.wi.gera. Free pa-ees_are dto- £ £ t i n n e d oe account of colony or em.gr attoa busine**. Noexourslon rates t o be given, or ronnd trio tickets s jld, oroars or trains chartered K t w e e n pmnta east of the Mississippi, and points w e s t a person promise to p a y a s u m of m o n e y w b e n be shall collect hit demands of another, then if it appear that he had no demands, or if he have and fail t o use due diligence to collect them, to either case the promise w a y be enforced as ab- s o l u t e - W h i t e e». Snell. 5 Pick. 435, S. a 9 Id IS. The counsel for appellant relies upon the pro- vision of Section 17, Chapter S, of the Charter : " A n y persona taking any contract with the d t y , and w h o agree to be paid from special as i < SUSHI nlii shall bave no claim or lien up- on t h e d t y to a n y event, e x c e p t the collections of t h e special m e a t s m a d e for t h e work contracted for " m^S^La* 4«don w a s n o t intended to preclude the c«nr&r£,H. ^ t e m x i n i n g She legal effect ot the c e n ^ w e v S d ^ t h ^ « « c u i f JPt^JL*ZS!e% positionito that, ^ ^ A f t " ^ * £etom*a«as Iti«rporte_*»jhave,toe jsartyUto bedesmcdasnesao aflrijsajr. The opadtoionto vdd, and the oromise 3a_sa.„Bat it may be said that if the eoatraeoJ* «oa> not so agree, then his eoateaot te void ay S > » J ^ «*•«•» « _ * • section, vto.: M Aad no « s * ^ ••_?•_*_•* »y a snrdd se-essment shall be lei- "•*•••-1>< u . „ tfaotorar eetrtrassore who * ••• so *4rr*e. Here the contract to not oneaMsad woSA sgffwaat af compliance; no penalty is imposed; nor ia toe. power affected- Tins clauae is merely dlrectery The eeooad and last point questions t a e decft- ion of t n e Qanrt betow, to J i a i w t o g t o s e r e s t upon the estimates from the resmaative dates of their issue. Tate w a a error, v a c a o la n o express agreement on the part of a o p d l a n t te s o y Inter- est. In such oase, appeUaat being a municipal corporation, is not lialWe io pay uiu-roal . ,[y ,,r P«-Mn at KeytoMs, SI Ills., SS0. Tbe clause of rhe ecu tract providing that thr contractors should receive t,ne damages which the dxy might collect of the property ewaors, to a certain extent, to not equivalent to aa ment to pay Interest. For Uu» error the judgmen: is reversed —Henry D. Adams, bettor known boys as " old Hank," the veteran foreman P a r a a a a l . Mayor Medili yesterday revoked the license of one Burton, mock-auotioneer, of N o . 46 North Canal street. —Tom Msguire, t b e California, theatrical m a n - ager, ia a t tbe Sherman House, awaiting tbe time w b e n t h e s n o w blockade shall be raised on t h e Union Pacific Railroad. —Wendell Phillips' lecture, to b e delivered n e x t Tuesday in t h e U n i o n Park Congregational Church, to to be his famous one on Daniel O'Con- nell. Tickets are announced for s a l e . | —" Josh Billings " is to tell all h e k n o w s about hotels n e x t Monday evening. H e has stopped at tbe Sherman H o u s e , a n d speaks from experience. —A despatch dated Creaton, W y o m i n g Terri- tory, Feb. 15, w a s received to this olty yesterday from Mr. T. M. A v e r y . H e s a y s there is " no suf- fering for w a n t of fuel e r food o n t h e trains going w e s t ? ' a m o n g the nan of the Journal, desires us to state that h e to n o t t h s Henry A d a m s arrested a f e w daya a g o for boss- ing a dog fight at B r i d g e p o r t —Owing to t h e continued h o a r s e n e s of Mr. Waohtel, t h e opera of " T h e H u g u e n o t s " will not be g i v e n a t the Glebe Theatre tills e v e n i n g ; neither wall Mr. Wachtel sing at Saturday's mat- inee as has bean announced. Ticket-holders will find further information in our advertising col- umns. —Commissioner Sheridan thinks t h s idea ef " a Sweeny clique," er a n y organization of the kind in t h e Fire Department, tea" h u m b u g . " It would be better for Commissioner Sheridan to listen to t h e testimony before him, a n d n o t vio- late common sense a n d c o m m o n intelligence b y such a statement- —Notice w a a g i v e n In t h e Criminal Court yes- terday morning that the oase of R e v . D . J. K. Rine will be called u p for trial this forenoon, provided the prosecuting witnesses o a n b e se- cured in attendance. II Is atated that Mr. Seav- ers, the owner of the pocket-book in question, cannot be found, and it te n o t improbable t h a t tne case will be delayed o n this account. —Mirami, Asahl, a a d Tats, sons of the Japan- ese Ambassador, and n o w stopping a t the Tre- mont House, received a despatch y esterda y from their father at bait Laks, stating t h a t , aa soon aa a dining-room oar arrived From San Franciseo, the Ambassadorial p a r t y w o u l d leave tor the East, a n d fight their w a y through the snow- drifts t o the best of their ability. Several of the boys will go to Omaha to m e e t t h e party there, advised by telegraph w h e n to l e a v e Chicago. M s t s r e l a g i e a l . Metorological observations, a s recorded b y J. G Langgurn, Optician, 33 West Randolph Stroet, (Observer to the Smithsonian Institute). The nuall letters a r e the initials for g e n t l e ; h i g h ; veering; r a i n ; snow* motet atmosphere: dry. C H I O A _ O , F e b . 15. Time. If ignt preceding. m s r . 8 * F IS aa 2t am. a'.a » . I 8 28.10 WfaML B.'w.'g."*' 8. W. g. 8. W. g. Keen. Tela. as. laches. Rfleeeltaai Tbe Mayor yesterday received a despatch from tbe Mayor ot Schenectady, N Y ^announcing that tbe contribution of that city to the Chicago suf- ferers, amounting to $3,340, haa been lying to the National Bank there since Oct.,28. —Two large a a d valuable boxes of n e w clothing bave just been r e c d v e d a t the Chicago Protestant Orphan A s y l u m — one from t h e Ladlea' Aid Society, Of J a m e s t o w n , N. Y., through Mrs. Chaa. Follanabee. s n d the other from ladies of Grace Episcopal Church, N e w t o n , Mass., through Mrs. JLeland. —Real estate owners w h o are desirious of get- ting t-oiuewnere near the n e w Poet Office block, are requested to call on Comptroller Taylor and submit a bid for t h e old Bridewell lot. Offers nill be in order until the 19th inst. If the Post Office takes another hitch in its n e w direction, they m a y h a v e a frontage. Who kuowst —In the Chicago Post Office, t h e other day, there w a s found to the malls a newspaper con- taining $110, which the simple-mtSSSasl sender was trying to forward to England n_amtr a two- cent stamp ! Tbe n a m e of the party mewing the paper could not he ascertained, and tbe valuable package w e n t to tbe Dea d Letter Office. —Ladies r e d d i n g in t h e South Division, w h o find the S e w i n g Rooms ot the Ladies' Christian Union, corner of A d a m s a n d Sangamon streets too distent to bring their work there, are Invited to bring their orders, accompanied b y oarwfulto written directions, t o t h e Church oorner of Harri- son a n d Clark street*, on Tuesday a n d Saturday afternoons ef each week, b e t w e e n t h e hours of half past fl a n d half-past 4 o'clook. A lady de puted by tbe Society will be at that Church and resolve a n d return Work. Orders are s o l i d tod. WEST VIBOINIA. ana l a taw C*_atim. a C e o o t y VresManryaktp—fltnte A w d l i w r ' a fSOtteva »• ( ' • • H I T C l e r t t a s_t«| T r e n s a w e w a - C e n d l t t o a a t F a t h e r tTsurt- w r i g b t . Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribunal SrnuioFiBia), F e b . 15.—The C e r k cf the Stark County Court h a s tiled to t h e ofiioe of t h e Secre- t a r y of State a certified copy of t h e proceedings of t h e Board of Supervmors of that county, a t which Robert J. D l c k w a o n . County Treasurer and County Treasurer elect for a d d county, w a s r e m o v e d b y said Board aa a defaulter, a n d said office d_clared vat ant- At the same meeting the Board ef Supervisors appointed Brady Fowier as County Treasurer, w h o g a v e bond and qualified, and is n o w acting aa emm «ffloer. The Auditor haa sent a c»py of the late l a w in regard t o t e e s of collection a n d other affairs t o every County Treasurer i n the 8tate, a n d also a circular letter i a which the Auditor s a y s : " County Treasurer in counties under t o w n s h i p organisation will particularly observe t h a t t h e commisaion fixed in the endowed act is to be ap- plied In their settlement w i t h T o w n Collectors for all taxe», all former laws allowing snob fees having terminated as provided in the n e w Con- stitution." The Auditor has also sent to each County Clerk in t h e State the following circaUr which will e x - plain itself: " I n consequence of t b e action af several clerks In counties along the line of t h i Illinois Central Railroad it seems advisable t o notify y o u tbat au agreed case i s n o w pending between the Auditor of Public Accounts, and that company whieh it Is believed w ill settle all disputed questions between tbe parties A part ef the agreement entered Into before t h e ca*e w a s submitted w a s tbat the Central Railroad Company should not be put to expense by t h e listing of lands other than those selected to test the tow, a n d determine tbe rights ef tbe parties. On the other band it te agreed by the officers of the Central Railroad Company t b a t w h a t e v e r to the decision of tbe Courts favorably affects t h e interests of the State for t b e counties involved in thispending aoit shall be applied to all the property of tha* Company in other counties n o t mentioned to the case until tbe decision of the suit. Therefore y o u are requested to obeer re the terms of this agreement, whioh w a s fully ap- proved b y Governor Palmer a n d t h e Attorney G e t e r a l , Mr. Bushnell, and unless y o u h a v e been specially directed t o do so, n o t put the C o m p a n y to needless trouble and e x p o s e this office t o a suspicion of b a d faith b y putting o n the books to b e delivered t o t h e Collector l a n d s belonging to the Illinois Central Railroad, a n d hitherto held to be e x e m p t from taxation. " Very respectfully, (Signed) " C. E . LrppiKCOTr, '• Auditor of Public Accounts." Our City Fathers having appropriated to them- selves, over the Mayor's veto, the aum of $100 each aa e x t r a pay for services rendered, a peti- tion for an 'injunction w a s granted b y Judge McClernand, and t h e little g a m e of g r a b waa Bquelched. Father Cartwright, t h e v e t e r a n Methodist f .reaoher, baa in some degree recovered from the ate attack ot paralysis, and te n o w able to d t u p and converse w i t h bia friends. - FIXES. H a l f n T l i l M a n D a l l a r a ' H . r i k . f P r o p . e r t y l h e s t r e y s d i n T e w e m t a — V i r e s B l e w w h e r e . B U F F A L O , F e b . 15.—A despatch from Toronto teat night aaya t h e wholesale stores of Charles- worth, Robertson, Walls, a n d others were than in flames. T b e fire threatens to resist t h e e f f o r t ot the firemen. It is believed tbat the entire block would he consumed by fire, w h i c h threat- ens to be very destructive. The block te one of the most valuable in t h e city, being occupied al- most by some of the heaviest Importers In West- ern Canada. LATKH—Tbe fire burned nine o u t of e l e v e n wholesale stores, k n o w n a s " t b e iron block," occupied by some of the heaviest merchants of the city. The n a m e s of t h e sufferers are : Staua- t< n & Co , paper manufacturers, $10,000 ; B y e A CO.. dry ^_;.^!s. te.ooo; John Robertson, d r y goods, $40,000 ; Jennings A 3 m n d o n , dry goods, $40,000; John A Charles worth, dry goods, $10,S00; Barclay, E v a n s A Co , boots and shoes, $60,000 ; Mark Fisher A Co., d r y goods. $16.0x0 ; Livtng- »ton & J o h n s o n , dry goods. $35,000; Thomas Walls A Co., dry goods, $50,000 ; 8. 8. Campbell, belting, $5,000 ; Brunei A Rust-ell, drugs, $5,000. Tbe total !<•(•* is e n I mated at $500,000. The insurance is not ascertained. TORONTO, Feb. 16.—The property burned last nigbt w a s insured $350,000. The following offices suffer: Commercial Union, $15,000; Lancashire. Sio.uoo; Andes, $32,000; Queen City, $7,000; West- ern, $36,000; Guardian, $14.000; British American, $5,000; Sfotiich, Imperial Unity, Liverpool a n d London and Globe, $44,080; North British a n d Mercantile, $21,000; Imperial, $30,000; Northern, $7,000 : JK na, of Hartford, $18,1100. N A S H V I L L E , Feb. 15.—A fire broke o u t at 12 o'clock last i iglit. to t h e bookhiodery of t h e Methodist Book Concern, and extended thenoe to tbe composing Toom. The material* and machin- ery in Data departments were destroyed, to- gether with the stereotype foundry a n d Dr. Sul- nier's extensive library, containing m a n y rare and valuable books. The bindery belonged to John Locken, of Philadelphia, and w a s unin- sured. B i s Iocs is about $15,000. T h e loss In tbe composing room te $10,000; in t h e foundry, $6,000. T b e plates in the vault are uninjured. The d a m a g e to the presses is $3,000, a a d to t h e building, $8,000. The insur- ance on part of the building burnt w a s $5,000. Tbe materials were ail uninsured. A targe num- ber of persons are thrown o u t of employment temporarily by this disaster. The origin of the fire is u n k n o w n . CINCINNATI, Feb. 15.—A destructive fire occur- red at Sharpshurg, Bath County, Ky., on Tues- day tost, consuming the Presbyterian c h u r c h and five of the best business houses in town. Three m e n are arrested, charged with starting tbe fire, and it w a s with difficulty that t h e mob could be prevented from hanging t h e m . MmiJUKSEx. P a , Feb. 16.—The d r y goods house ot B y e i s A Burnett w a s entirely destroyed by Hie tins e v e n i n g Tbe fire originated in the cel- lar. Supposed to h a v e been caused by the burst- tog of a barrel of burning fluid. Nothing was saved. W. A. Henderson, clerk, barely escaped with bis life, he being very badly hurned. T h e building waa fully insured in the American In- surance Company, of Philadelphia, a n d the goods n the N o r t h A m e r i c a n . INDIANA. IH-r. 0 r i h f o r G e r m a n E a d e r s e a e e n t at* 4 > » r r r i t r . Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. L A T A V E T T K , iud , Feb. 15.—At a m e e t i n g held by t h e German citizens of this city, this after- noon, on motion ef 8. R d d l i n g e r , £ s q , Mayor K e i a m e l w a s called to toe chair, a n d William C. Helimaln w a s appointed Secretory. Tbe Chair- man v e r y briefly stated the object of t h e meet- ing, and Fred. Soheneh, Htephen Reidllnger, a n d Herman J. H a r m a were appointed a committee to draft resolutions, who, after d u e deliberation, reported t h e following, whieh w a s unanimously adcpied : SetoHed, That wa ebearfuUr recommend to cur Geiman fellow citiaeus of the htate the Hon. Oodlove S Orth as a candidate for uovernor. Having kno »-n him intimately tor many years, we are well acquaint- ed with his qualifications and fitness tor ths post. In view of his perauad and political history, and his knowledge of the German language, we consider him as peculiarly adapted to givs strength to the party in the coming canvass of the state. E x c n r a i e o t e t h e C l a y C e o a t y C o a l F i e l d s - F a t a l .TI i l l A c e id e a t . Ti'BRi H A U T S , Feb. 15.—The excursion to the Clay County c o d fields, under the auspices of the Terrs H a u t e A Cincinnati Railroad Co., c a m e off today. Representatives of the Cincinnati Board of Trade and Merchants' E x c h a n g e , a number of capitalist* from various localities, representatives of the press of Cincinnati and Indianapolis, T e r i e Haute a a d other cities, together with many invited guests from this city, constituted the party. Varioua points of interest were vteitod. A young m a n n a m e d Good, while adjusting the belt on the fly-wheel of a s a w null at Willow Station, l« miiea east of t h i s city, o n the Indi- anapolis & St. Louis Rdtroad, this morning, w a s caught by t h e arm, a a d r e v o l v e d about tbe wheel at a rapid rate until he w a s literally torn topteoes. M I C H I G A N . l > e * i a l a i i v c N o w s l o a u i e n — R b s o t f c o f o P i O - Spectol Despatch to Ths Chicago Tribune. D S T R O I T , Feb. 16.—The Republican Committee of Bay County h a v e nominated for toe vacancy to the State House of Representatives from that District Hon. N. B. Bradley, ot B a y City, former- ly State Senator. There will probably b e n o op- poeition t o him. The father of Will. M. Carleton, the poet, has Just died at Hudson, in this State, at a n advanced age. H e waa one of the pioneers of that section. a OHIO. Wemma'a SmsTrnaw Cemventteo at Ce- laaSBawaaa C o n MBCB, O , Feb. I i —The Ohio Woman's Suffrage Convention met in the Opera House this afternoon. There w a s but a amall number in attendance. The Convention w a s called to or- der by Mrs. M. M. Goto. Mrs. Swisshelm made a short speech, expressing tbe hope tbat tbe Con- vention would put itself on the record so de- cidedly a g d n a t tbe free-love m o v e m e n t that to never would again b e beard of to Ohio. She thought that suffrage would elevate woman to a place of m o r e usef uineee than they could b e with- out it. The Convention elected tbe following perma- nent officer* : P r e d d e n t , Mrs. M. M. Cole ; Vioe President, Mrs. M. V. Longley ; Recording Sec- retary. Mrs. C. Buch waiter ; Corresponding Sec- retory, Miss J. O. OeForeat. O A M e g r e B a y C r a e l l y T e r t a r e d . Susquehanna Depot, Pa. (Feb. 12', Correspondence of the New York Times. • f e w d a y a s i n c e t h e r e c a m e h e r e f r o m " '" E r i c f r e i g h t ¥ h i s q u a i n t mnS. a a f v s S u s a c t i o n s h e b e c a m e q u i t e a f a v o r i t e a m o n g * a e r a i l r o a d m e n , a n a " _ • i k ' s o d l f s t a r t e d fiim i n " b u s i n e s s . " H e _ BIO U l Bust h a v e j-gVe years. Tha etoe- ofltosrs a n d members '.** * . , . 1 1 1 _ t WemsSsaw 9i ^ - ^ • - S S a r ^ - a . I S - T h e barometer will *J*3*22Z\« htohest on Friday la the South t ^ S ^ f a ^ t e a T w i t a pleasant weather. An area of A " " ? ' „ . . ' . . , *ill ui-.v* north eastward over fc^JSS^d the southerly winds Inoreeee. with R A?tfnteg^eati»e? bv Friday naoralng, west of i 1- 1- i-i-i A rtetog barometeraad partially £ 2 f » s t e e r i n g weather with odd northwest A l e w u a y o s i u c e m e r e o a u w i w i a u v u Hswley, Pa., on one of the Erie freigtai trains a pegro boy about 15 years old. Bj bia quaint and aamstcs actions h« becanu quite a favorite among flae railroad men, auti they bought a bootblack's oatf^Ior hiin, and started him in "business." He Waa alto- gether harmless and gave no one caaoa for •amity agamae him, at least " « h «j- mity as the sequel will stow e n i W L On Saturday night, after j ^ { ^ " ™ of No. 7 express-train, which was^A»^ hour the now went into one of the r a ^ a d oornpa- ny_ buildings and w e n t ' * " £ * ? * * • • •fill sleeping when throo Irish jaj^WaM nasao into the building yesterday morning. Those men had expreeeed, previously, as had others of their class, their repugnance to the boy, beeaase of his color, and finding niattrea- naswisg on tbeirdomotn, they at onoe deter- mined to vent their hatred upon him. Taking a can of kerocone-oil, they saturated the pantaloons of the Bleeping boy with its 00m- Dastible contents, and then touched a match to it. Ia an instant the fiavnes flashed up, and the poor little waif awoke to find him- self enveloped in tiro. Others had entered the building by thai time, bu.% notwith- standing tha shriek* and entreat ies of the boy, no move was made to eV-tinguuh the flames. At last, one of tbe bystanders dashed a pail of water o.u him, which, however, only added to their .fury. Finally, when it was seen that the bor -was almost exhauated, one of the three r h o hx d set tire to him threw an overcoat .about ate body, and others, attracted by the shrieks of .' the boy, rushed in and smothered the blase. A messenger was sent by one of the new- ° ° s » n i « t i physician, and Dr. Tiugley soon arrived. Examination of the body disclosed that his legs were burned to a crisp. His right thigh was burned clear to the bone, and other parte of his person were sickening to contemplate. The doctor at once gave it as his opinion that bis injuries must prove fatal, bat at this writing the boy is still alive, hut sa*ering the most inteoee agony. The persona gailty of ttris barbarous deed had not been arrested at last accounts, bat measures are being taken to that end. Too indignation of the people knows no bounds. A PBOFESSIOITAL I l f C E N D I A B Y . B i a S t r a n g e C a r e e r a n d C x p l a i t a - B e K a k , _ m a w OS* » 3 0 0 , waul T e l la B i n * Meter i a Ctet Oqatarc by A r a e a * . From th« S e w YorX Commercial Advertiser. Feh. 12. O n t h e e v e n i n g of t h e 8 t h i n B t - t h e o c c u - p a n t s »f t h e t e n e m e n t h o u s e . !$<>. 171 E a s t S i x t y - s e c o n d s t r e e t , w e r e a l a r m e d b y a t d r o n g a n t e l l o f b e n z i n e e m a n a t i n g f r o m t h e first Boer, o c c u p i e d b y o n e S i a k y , or L e n t - zkittoy, a P o l i c h s h o e m a k e r , w h o s e f a m i l y h a d s t a r t e d w i t h h i i n t h e p r e v i o u s d a y f o r H a v e r e t a w . KoniKfcman W e b b , o f t h e N i n e t e e n t h P r e - c i n c t P o l i c e , b r o k e i n t o t h e a p a r t m e n t , a D d f o u n d t h a t p r e p a r a t i o n s h a d b e e n s c i e n t i f i - c a l l y m a d e t o s e t t b e p l a c e o n tire, b e n z i n e h a v i n g b e e n f r e e l y u s e d t o s a t u r a t e t h e floor- i n g a n d b e d d i n g . O n C i n s k y ' a r e t u r n f r o m H a v e r a t r a w h a w a s a r r e s t e d , a n d a n i n v e s t i g a t i o n w a s c o m - inei.ct il b y t b e F i r e M a r s h a l , a n d o n t h e 1 0 t h inet. Mr. C. H . R e n i a c h , a n officer a t t a c h e d to t h e M a r s h a l ' s office, h a d a n i n t e r v i e w w i t h t h e p r i s o n e r , w h o m a d e a c o n f e s s i o n t o In n, t h e b u b s t a n c e o f w h i c h ia a s f o l l o w s : A b o n t f o u r y e a r s a g o C i u s k y , C i e s k y , S t s k y , o r L e n t z i n s k y (he to k n o w n b y a l l t h e s e n a m e s ) f o r m e d t k e a c q u a i n t a n c e o f A. O. J u n e s , a P o l i s h b a r b e r , a n d a m a n o f d o u b t f u l c h a r - acter, w h o s p e e d i l y g a i u e d g r e a t i n f l u e n c e o v e r hi to'. C i u s k y k n o w t h a t t h e a c i i u a i n - 1 a n c e w j « n o t a d e s i r a b l e o n e , b u t c o u l d n o t b b a k e J o n e s oft, a n d a l l o w e d h i m t o b o r r o w m o n e y of h i m . a n d t a k e b o o t s w i t h o u t r e - n i o i i s t a n c e . W i t h i n t h e p a s t s i x m o n t h s J o n e s h a s f r e q u e n t l y e x p a t i a t e d o n t h e e a s e w i t h w h i c h m o n e y c o u l d b e m a d e b y a r s o n , a u d h a s o f t e n a o k e d C i n a k y t o g o i n t o p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h h i m f o r t h e p u r p o s e of d e f r a u d i n g i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n i o a . O n t h e 7 t h of J a n u a r y last C i n - a k y w a s d o i n g b u s i n e s s aa a s h o e m a k e r a t a afore n e a r t h e c o r n e r of E l i z a b e t h a a d B r o o m e s t r e e t s , a n d o n t h e e v e n i n g of t h a t d a t e t h i e v e s e n t e r e d a n d s t o l e p r o p e r t y v a l - u e d a t $300. I t i s a l m o s t c e r t a i n t h a t J o n e a p e r p e t r a t e d t h e c r i m e , a s s o m e p i c t u r e s b e - l o n g i n g t o C i n s k y w e r e f o u n d t h i s m o r n i n g a t N o . 1 S e c o n d a f r e e t , w h e r e J o n e s r e s i d e s . A f e w d a y a a f t e r J o n e s r e n e w e d h i s prop-tui- t i o n s w h i c h f o u n d f a v o r a t l a s t w i t h M r s . C i n a k y , w h o r e n t e d t h e floor a t No. 171 E a s t S i x t y - s e c o n d s t r e e t , a u d to o k o u t t w o p o l i c i e s of i n s u r a n c e for $2,000 o n t h e f u r n i t u r e a n d s t o c k , w h i c h s h e r e p r e s e n t e d w e r e t o b o p n t i n . .. A c o u p l e o f w e e k s a g o t h e C i n s k y a r e - m o v e d t o t h e i r n e w l o d g i n g s , a n d o n t h e 7 t h i n s t . w e n t t o H a v e r a t r a w w i t h - t h e i r c h i l - d r e n , w i t h t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t J o u e s w o u l d fix u p t h e job—tire t h e h o u s e a n d c o v e r t h e t r a c e s of t h e c r i m e . F o r t h i s b e w a s t o r e c e i v e h a l f of t h e i n s u r a n c e m o n e y . H a d i t n o t b e e n for t h e d e t e c t i o n of t h e o d o r o f b e n z i n e b y t h e o t h e r t e n a n t s o n t h e 8 t h i n s t . , v e r y f e w of t h e m w o u l d h a v e e s c s p e d d e s t r u c t i o n , a s J o n e s ' p l a n w a s t o fire C i u s k y ' s a p a r t m e n t a f t e r m i d n i g h t . T h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n b y t h e F i r e M a r s h a l w a s c o n t i n u e d t o - d a y , J o n e s h a v i n g b e e n a r r e s t e d Y e s t e r d a y b y Officers K e u i s c h a n d M o o n o y , T h e e v i d e n c e a d d u c e d c o r r o b o r a t e d t h e t e s t i - m o n y o f M r . R e n i s c h a s t o t b e c o n f e s s i o n m a d e b y C i n s k y , a n d b o t h C i n s k y a n d J u n e s w i l l h e a r r a i g n e d a t th© TCauoa t o - d a y . T b e w o r s t p a r t o f J o n e s ' c a s e is t h a t h o h a s a l r e a d y b e e n a r r e s t e d o n t h r e e c h a r g e s of a r s o n . T h e first c a s e w a s o n S e p t e m b e r s , 1868, w h e n h e w a s c h a r g e d w i t h s e t t i n g fire t o N o . 9 R i v i n g t o n s t r e e t , w h e r e h e h a d a u i n s u r a n c e of $6,000on g o o d s n o t w o r t h a t e n t h part of t h a t s u m . M a r s h a l B r a c k e t ! f a i l e d t o m a k e o u t a c a s e a g a i n s t h i m , a u d h e w a s d i s c h a i g e d . O n t h e 2d o f J u l y , 1870, a n o t h e r fire b r o k e o u t o n t h e s a m e p r e m i s e s , a n d J o n e a w a s h e l d a w e e k , w b e n , i n s p i t e of t h e m o s t d a m n i n g t e s t i m o n y a n d t h e efforts o f F i r e M a r s h a l M c S p e d o n , w h o p r o v e d b e y o n d a d o u b t t h a t h e w a s t h e o f l e n d e r v h e a g a i n g o t f r e e a n d p o c k e t e d $3,000 i n s u r a n c e m o n e y . O n t h e 17th of A p r i l , 1871, J o u e s w a s o n c e m o r e in t h e c l u t c h e s of t h e p o l i c e , for h a v i n g i n c o n j u c t i a n w i t h Morris B u g a t - s k y , a s e c o n d - h a n d c l o t h e s d e a l e r , s e t tire t o N o 44 T h o m p s o n s t r e e t , t o g e t $1,500 i n s u r - a n c e . B o t h g o t off, a n d i t w a s a f t e r w a r d s s h o w n t h a t J o n e s first r o b b e d B o k a t o k y ' a s t o r e , a u d t h e n s e t it o n tire. OBITUARY. T b e E a r l a f S l a v e , V i e e r e r e f l a d f n . From the N e w Tork Tribune, Feb. lj. R i c h a r d S o u t h w e l l B m r k e , E a r l of M a y o , w a a d e s c e n d e d from a N o r m a n f a m i l y , w h i o h s e t t l e d m a n y c e n t u r i e s a g o i n I r e l a n d . T h e first of t h e f a m i l y e l e v a t e d t o t h e p e e r a g e w a a c r e a t e d a B a r o n in 1776, a V i s c o u n t i n 1781, a n d a n E a r l in 1785. T h e d e c e a s e d E a r l w a a b o r n i n D u b l i n , F e b . 21, 1822, a n d b e i n g t b e e l d e s t s o n of t h e fifth E a r l i n h e r i t e d t h e t i t l e of L o r d N a n a . H e w a s e d u c a t e d a t T r i n i t y C o l l e g e , D u b l i n , a n d a f t e r b e i n g g r a d u a t e d m a d e a t o u r i n E u r o p e , a n d p u b - l i s h e d , i n 1845, a w o r k g i v i n g h i s i m p r e s a i o n a o f S t . P e t e r s b u r g a n d M o s c o w . I n 1847, h e e n t e r e d t h e B r i t i s h P a r l i a m e n t a s a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t b e B o r o u g h o f K i l - dare, a n d a c t i v e l y s u p p o r t e d t h e T o r y p a r t y . I n 1852, w h e n t h e E a r l of D e r b y c a m e i n t o p o w e r , h e w a s a p p o i n t e d C h i e f S e c r e t a r y f o r I r e l a n d , w h i c h office h e h e l d f o r s i x y e a r s . H e r e c e i v e d t h e s a m e office n n d e r L o r d D e r b y ' s s e c o n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , in 1858-9, a u d a g a i n , w i t h a s e a t i n t h e C a b i n e t , u n d e r Lord D e r b y ' s t h i r d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n i n 1866. I n 1853. b e w a s e l e c t e d t o t h e B r i t i s h P a r l i a - m e n t i n C o l o r a i n e , a n d , i n 1857, w a s r e t u r n e d m e m b e r for C o c k e r m o n t h . H i s f a t h e r d i e d i n A u g u s t , 1867, a n d h e s u c c e e d e d a s s i x t h Karl of M a y o i n t h e p e e r a g e o f I r e l a n d . H a v i n g s e r v e d t h e C o n s e r v a t i v e p a r t y f a i t h f u l l y d u r i n g t h e t w e n t y - o n e y e a r s o f hia P a r l i a m e n t a r y c a r e e r , a n d e v i n c e d c o n - s i d e r a b l e e x e c u t i v e a b i l i t y , t h e E a r l o f M s y o w a a d e s i g n a t e d i n N o v e m b e r . 1868, b y M r . D i s r a e l i , t o s u c c e e d S i r J o h n L a w r e n c e as G o v e r n o r G e n e r a l of I n d i a . H i s a d m i n - i s t r a t i o n o f t h a t e m p i r e h a s b e e n e m i n e n t l y s u c c e s s f u l , a l t h o u g h n o t d i s t i n g u i s h e d b y a n y r e m a r k a b l e e v e n t s . H e c o n t i n u e d t h a p o l i c y o f h i s p r e d e c e s s o r b y p r o m o t i n g t h e m a t e r i a l pr, 9 . 1 ; 1040,8s|_ex coupon. Decrease of specie i n the Bank of England, £302,000. F B A V K F O R T , Feb. 16.—Bonds, 96f. P A K I S Feb. 16.—Rentes, 66f. 8*0. L I V E R P O O L , Feb. IS—Evening.—Cotton d u l l ; uplands, n j a i U d ; Orleans, li'rd. Sales, 10,000 bales ; speculative and export, 3,000 bales. Red winter wheat. U s M912a. Flour, 26»27s. Corn, 79% 6d. Cheese, 70s Baoon—Cumberland out. Sat 9d ; abort rib middles, 33s «d. - a > N e w • r l e a j B S M a r k e t . N K W O R L E A N S , Feb. IA—BanxDSTCrrs—Flour scarce ana firmer ; superfine S7.no; double, ST . t o o T.76: treble, S8 26. Corn s c a r c e ; a d v a n c e d to 86OS0cto. Oata scarce at 62 »6S<\ BAT—Prime, tsa.oo ; ehoioe, **Ui0. PKOVISIOKS—Pork scarce ; mess, Sl« 50. B a c o n firmer a | 7. 9L lejc. Lard scarce ; tierce, 91 »9Jc; kegs, total. }o. GaocKJuxe—Sugar, molasses, a n d coffee un- eaaaaea. MOKSTART—Sterling. 119} ; sight, I discount; gold, to*. COTCOM—Dull a n d l o w e r ; sales 4,000 bales ; good ordinary, 2 ° K ; low middling, i l j c . Re- ceipts, s,&»7 bales. Exports, N e w York, na; stock 204,086. BUSLNES8 NOTICES. T e n s n a g Wef u k a . - I f fcwraea « • • ! - a t s k s II WamilTia understood in kuman lansuare, t h e y would stonify by a universal "Yea," their a s s e n t to tbe ftatement tbat the Mustang Liniment to tbe best remedy extant for ail theee external ali- nients, and by a most emphatic "Neigh!" s k e w their displeasure at every attempt to use a n y other preparation In Its stead. Ever since its in- troduction at St Louis, a t the close of cbe Mexi- can war. in 1S49, it has proved a signal blessing t o horse and man —sarin*, with absolute certainty and wonderfnl despatch, such equine diseases aa spavin, rinpbone. poll evil, scratches, hoofale. etc , and relieving and finally removing tne pain- ful affectiona which attack the muscles, s i n e w s , and external glands of human beings. It ia a fact beyond contradiction that for all injuries or com- plaints of man or quadrupeds to which a n exter- nal remedy is applicable, the M u s t a n g l i n i m e n t is preferable to e v e r y other. r T b i n h o f I t ! - I s t t w a r tk w k l l e , w e to have t h e little pleasure w s would otherwise enjoy, marred by a n unpleasant, if not danger- ous conch, when a single to cent bottle of that justly popular remedy, Madame Porter's CooJsh Balaam, will effect a cure. T» 1« safe and pleaa- a n t All druerist* sell it. R a c k s l A Hendel.pro- proprietors, N e w T o r k olty. _ to •• H a r w e l l ' . O a p e r i a r F l a v o r i n g « a - traou—Lemon, vanilla, e\e, are the very nest in t _ t o e o u m r y . " - S t a a t o a A C o . , grocers, Chicago. For sale by all the leading dealers. to • — a>r. B t e p k r . . ' A l l f x i g k t ^ • « £ » r t j ^ O n S c o m e . Druggists bave i t ; nc per box. D f . W a phena oanJb? found a t i « » e » * * * 5 M , « « S t o . street, 8 to S, SS S e a t Twonty-aesona « t o S . P E H R I N fir " T U B O N L Y O O O D a A TJCB. • % It iararovas appetite aad Slgtatisa. aad tt ia d tor ito ftavar. We are directed by M< k PBRBlffB t o ^ vmamto au parsm. w - k ^ ^ v e n ^ o ^ t m ^ Agoxm, New Tom. •V i. > Thomas M. Tryniski 309 South 4th Street Fulton New York 13069 www.fultonhistory.com