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, 1874-09-15

papcr On ths iudportanoo Of boulovarsla Us
Bafog1,ards agaipst 1rp. 11o Exhibited a
mar of tl,o, f,upnt district Of Boston,
showing Tho Btrdot addltona which lad
hoon condemned at n total cost to tho city Of
a1403,a19, Ito said tnt from tho facl TINT
sparks and ciulors, during tho Gro OF 1871, wore
carried out to tho crib many poorlo would
conclude sAat no width of boulevard would otror
protection against fire, but tt'n wae but small
ltoln in the combating OF fires. II Harrison
street Ind been made 200 foot wldo ut tho timo
Of tho Inst fIrn anti especially II 1t had been
planted With broad-lonvod mud thickfy-fottngcd
trees ilito l,orseschcsthut aud hnrd-1alnrlo lrc-
mon could oaBiIy hnvo workutl Oil tho north BKle
between peck md Hubbard COURTS saved tho
buidinga o., tho cast aido OF tho street.
lie hold thRt tho orlinanco extending. the fire.
bui1nga would bo OF iittlo ol'cloncy In proront-
Ing great confagrations uutil the business pnrt
OF tho city wnH separated from tho conibuBttbo
nlaterlnl which surrounded it by m open praco
the ilh,nee. THO oity should DO surrounded with
q limo OF tlofonee, which would Minietor }ut9ely
to it's boausy and hea'tll. He thought that,
though the boulevard nystem Hns Immensely
man With n highway yman'a pistol at 1lia head.
Tho Question OF cost involved tho lifo or denth
Of tho city. The boulevard won!t, tucrcasc tho
yatao Of proDorty within iss limtts. md would
| reduce tho rntGB OF insurance to slich figure
that tho original ont'ny would bo greatly re-
diccd II NOS absolutely balnnced. Chicagn
man ind told him TINT lio paid $1.30 for $ioo Ut
insurance fn Chicago on ptecisay the nnme kW
Of property for which ho patd but W cents I'll
Boston. ~
The proposed line OF boulevard, wl,lcl, lad
boon discussed, waa 400 foet wide along the lil1e
OF Twelfth street from the lako to Peoria atroet,
and north on reoria ssreot to Chscnso nvopuo.
The outlay for this ronto would DO enormous, and
no ADEQUATE retnr., could bo secured for 1t,
I uinco largo arca within It woutf be covered
with inilaumable material. If tho line Of Taylor.
Folk. or oven Harrison street wero selected in-
atead tho coat won1d bo worry unNoh leas for tile
double rcAaon that business on Twelfth street
had increased its value wliilo tho fro had
cleared tho other stree.s for tho sarae dsstanee
Lumber -yarda and combuBtbe 1nateriala could
bo removed from, tho Gust bank OF tho river
along the line, so that tho river, too,
might form a line Of defenso OH tho
vest This plan would isolato the busi-
ness district moro elfectualy alm ct much
less expense thnn tho limo proposed. Tue effect
would bo to concentrate oil such branchcs OF
business rs require tho storing Of valuable ma-
tcrial. Such limo would be all that was necea-
snry, but tho necessity WAS ,trgout.
The paper Was discussed aud generally ap-
proved Of.
Nj. 8. s. Greoloy suggested tho necessity OF a
standard OF lcngth for tho uso Of surveyors.
Ile was appointed 4 committee to procure allch
standard from the Coast Survey at Washington.
Attor transaeting other busiuess such as ar
ranging for different forms Of publishing papers
and uiiIerent hours and days Of meeting, the
Club adjourned.
, 1874-09-15
TILE CHICAGO 1R1BuNE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 1s74

MoDonall acting as Secretary. Tho President
gSt'r .'. rowrr requesting ton to aaata sa0nzo
reaat s to rao'r tao se1eeton eths1 o. ''e bali
suitable for holding tho National Convention In.
THO Roy. Fathor Conway, who was preBcnt, n1ao
el'dohyorod to porauado them Ia ai1nllar action.
ter aoulo slight dobatc tho delegates took ro-
cnAB ofs ton nlinutcB tn order to allow tho State
Committoo Of Arrangements to lneoe. Tho tlrst
net OF this Cosnnaittoo, when ID hn&f hcen ca1tud
to oFdor, was to pass resolution consuming Mr..
Collins, Tho original Sccrntary Of tho Committee,
for hia unwarrantable notion ut tho meeting Sun
s@y afternoon IN Tho Father h1ntthow Hail.
3l,oy thon referred tho selection of = hail to tho
taeleyatcs will bn hold for this prrposc II, tho
J. lastor part of tho prcsert wools.
TIE ELrcrntorAss.
meeting uf olectriclnnB nna practical tec-
grap1ors convened at tho roonls Of Con. Anson
Singer, Genoral Superintendent Of tho Wcatern
Union Telegraph Cnmpnny in tins city last oven
ing, for tho purpose Of talng BtopB toward tho
formation Of a soclnty for tho advancement ot
Mr.. Q. II. i1aaltins General Superintendent ,of
tho Northwestern Telegraph Company. yfns
called to tho chair. Mr. q. s. Jones, Bnpei ill.,
tcndont 1llinoia Central Telegraph, was arpoln1-
ed Secretary.
Tho Chairman htatsn tho object. of Tho n,cot-
| ing to bo tho formRtfon Of society to emUraco
/ not only practical te!egrnrhcrs. but oil others
HtOECatCu III tu0 AuYnllcpucut o. tl0Ckficnl Eci-
| encn.
a1r. F. Il. ropo, Of Now York, ss,ggoa tcd That
tho society DO atylad '' The American electrical
Society,"" mud nftera fun interchange Of opinion
th!a na11o was adopted.
H. committoo Of five, consisting, Of ntcaBrs,
Suutnorsr Singer, Popo, Tunbs. anti G. 8. Jones.
Wna appointed to draft n constitution ind By
laws for tho government of tho Bo:ioty, to report
Mt futhronlonttug, mud to inauo uciruular Of iu-
yitaton to all intorestod to nttontl such rncoting
! at Chicago on the Third .Wednostlny in October.
Aftor Bono further conservation, tic mcoting
adiourndd.
THE NINTH WADD.
An adjourned meeting Of tho Ninth Ward na-
Publican Club uaA hntd at ,t91 Bfuo Island aYe-
nuo Inst evening. about half a-dozon being pres
cut Mr.. htllor WIS in the, chair, aud Michael
Darrctt nctcd aH Secretary.
On motion, tho Chair appointed Frank Law
lor Michaol Barrett, William Casper, and WILL
INN 1,uat ~ committee to- nominate olicora for
tho permanenr organization Of tho Club Ut tho
next mesting,
tcrviow with alr. Pilgrim. 4 member Of tic Cook
County ContraT ConYnlittoe, md TINT Ito said Ilo
Mns 10 longer n mcAnhor OF tho Republican party.
lIo then nominated tho Hon. john Seaman to
I'LL bis placo upoti tho Committee, rhiclr was
approved.
The mootlng- 91on adjourned until Mondny
eyoning when 9. permanent organization will 10
effected.
, 1874-09-15
PERSONAL,

Mr.. ", ", Mslsor, wlfo, anl son arc guests at
tho Palmer House, wl,cro they will remain dur
Ing tho comlng winter.
Justice uainoa wa8 in h!B Office yesterday,
conyalescopt from soyoro attacf Of rheumatic
fever, which laa confined im to ilIa bed for tho
pAat seven woekB.
The Lombard qnartoste WILL sling at Tunoola
au the 17t,, and 18th Inst. un thu occaston Of
tho opeuing OF tho now opora-hoaso IN that
town,
McB1prY. 4. Z, Stewart antl II. L. Stewart. TIC
two loading Observation-Disclosures At Now Yofl;,
woro ontoraiuol at dlnner at tla 1rdmont
House, yostorday, by Mz. Cyrus II. Mccormick.
Justice soully Ia spoken OF as tho Republican
, 1874-09-15
OBITUARY.

Isaac Holmes died at Lis residence, No. Gas
Wost Adams street, yesterday, after lingering
illness Of two months. He camo to Chicago In
1884, at tho ago Of IL ycars. Ho was born in
bradford, Eng On arriving in Illinois, his
father purchased farm where tho beautiful
suburb of Highland Park now stands, and ad-
joining what old settlers remember as tho Widow
patterson's place. h1r. Holmes served IN ap-
premiership With ". Il. stone antl j. D. Nckor-
sou, learning to bo o. macAinist and engineer.
He was afterwards foromhn for Mr.. Cyrus r.
Mccormick, and made tho first 1.50o Of the cc1o-
bYatea reapere. lo built and set mp tho ilrst
pumping engine in tho present wator-workB aid
tho first steam drcdge Of tho Otis pattern, tho
kind now in ING. Atr. Holmes was an Odd Fol-
low and thirty-third degree Mason. Ha waa
widely antl well known as a Bklllfni tncclAplc.
1Io was good cItizon, a genial gentleman, aud
fond llusbnnd. Tllo funeral will tako p1nco
Wednesday. probably III tho Cathedral of 81.
Peter and IauI.
s1ns. WILLIAM ALVIN BARTLETT.
1t tllo weekly meeting Of tho Congregational
ministers ct Chicago and vicinity, held at the
Grand Pacific perlors yesterday morning, It was
voted that, iniYiow Of the sudden death at Dorne
Switzerland, Of Mrs. William Alvin Bartlett,
wife of tho pastor Of plymouth Church. mes
sage OF lovo and sympathy bo sopt him by cable
tn bnhntt Of his brother ministers. Tho Rev. l..
7. Chamberlain Of the New England Church,
was requested to nropnro and dispatch the mes-
nago. The hoy. DR.. Goodwin was appointed 10
prepare RESOLUTIONS for publication.
There waa Il meeting a& Plymouth Church yes-
tortiAy evening for tho purpose OF mailing mr.
rangomouts for tho suitable drapi1lg Of tho
church and tho reception Of tic remains.
, 1874-09-15

The Civil Engineers Club Of tho Northwest
held its first rcgnlar mooting in its rooms oil
Tho top story Of No. 145 Ctark streot, Mr. +. S.
Cnaabrougll III tho c!,air. aoyon mombers In all
woro present, but tho numbor Of chairs WAS too
small evon for them
Mr., Charles W. 1rish, Of Iowa City, aud Will
INN s. Smith were proposed for membership,
nud George II. Frost md G. J. afooro, previous
~ proposed, wore elocted mombera OF tho AHso-
cintiou,
Mr.. II, W. 8, Cleveland read an lntoreating
, 1874-09-15
CRIMINAL,

Frank Frinf, who pleaded guilty on nrra!gn-
mcnt day to tho larcony Of st, was sentenced for
two years to Tho Reform School.
o: a. Collins, for asHautting ono Kennedy with
Il club. plao ded guilty and waa sentenced to i'm
prisonmchs FOR ton days in tho County jail.
". o. Cochran pleaded guilty to tho larceny of
witch. and WAS acnte1ced to ono ycar In tho
peniteni1ary.
Potor UoadledorN was admitted to bail on threo
indictments, two for burglary and ono for lar
ceny, In bonds Of $500 each; John schaGcr and
Johu :DeadlcdorE became surctiea- -
I1lo casos of John Donn, William Patrick, md
And1ow Marcli. charged with pocket picking,
werc continued till tho October term.
THE Pob1oE COURTS.
| George O'afalfy was arrested Sunday, and yes~
| tcrday brought before Jnakico Kaufman OIL tho
chnrgo Of obtaining money Under fafao protoncep
| TliH examination Waa continued till Tomorrow
! under 5400 bail.
Henry Krull assaulted nnd Threatened to kill
William Apt Sunday. lo was arrested, md
Yesterday morning Jnstico Kaufmann a'laced
find linn 50 for tho Assault.
Justice Knuf1nnnn disposed Of tho following
| diaurdorly Offenders yesterday: John Higgins,
s25; john Roi1ly. $10; Matthias Dtant, sd !;
Abraham GuthbortBon. sis; John Rot'otts, 81 !;
| ooun A'esno4uot ~ o"u oaAheJ A~a1anll, 81.
Charles Oleson, who lives ut No, 1oo Oorne1fa
| street, went homo Sunday night drunk, saud
threw kcrosena-lan1p at hlA wife. Ho was ar
rcbtea and hna 1loo ny JuHt1co Scpily yeaserdhy
morning,
Justice Boydcn returned home Saturday night
from his vacation of a weok, anil held hin usual
Police Court. Upwards OF 100 Offenders woro
| introduced to him aud disposed OF according to
tho charges lodged against thom.
| ,r,nmes no,snv ,nJ 1,.onh n.r;x ,ro.
rosted n cayce s ~ sfteo ysh.s h. wsfe A.
Fesseo F on ,. cn'tgE o. ss'ang no1 OF boots
% tloi " MaGul @ 81, nm'ua aa!ull,oon Just1co
each yesterday.
,r.s,,.. nuots,nx ~.o ,,..a ~. 1,o ,x,-,
e.n a+oot an4a ~ ~ s taoo 81 iaJ fh r.
name Of John uscius Hxsiun was s.v nrrasted to
hiu @ III fnr III a 1p,,ab yuss'co Aau1nahn heo
n1'a s1' 1ot nis oao co'iuacl'
Johanna Iilboyt was held in S50U yestor1ny
morning, before Juaticn scully, on tho Charge Of
stealing two drehsos and aon1e other goods from
the hot,se Of Mrs. sarah. Abra!amson, At 90 Elm
street, where tho girl stopped mud worried Tor q
short time.
4. s1r md arra + 51 1,oohu ~ a, o,a d.,
Milwaukee, ayenuo, wors walking on KiDzio
knocked down and Mrs. Jacobs grossly ins1ilted
by two b}ncAgnardB who wore nfterwarl arrcBtod.
They gaye their names as those Of John Dlgelow
and DAWN Rutter. Yesterday morning they
yssH Ss%f,t finch $50 aud s2' respectively b, 1us''eo
r:,... ,,
AGpps s u,s1f9Gtly 1 I nouso ns
~ @ M M mi. hnn o wae1 t afacs s
sselo a "as AZ ansomploa ae a. tpls osfapnshment
esoNa o. Y.le poopie-,,men Nna wonsen-#ho
were maAinE iho nl6as hiaeo1s ~ their dlefapu-
saoso tfo, t,io5ouu H.. s,, ootss: Lonuul9 VIII hls
OF to tho Hrmory. eYes YostarJay thov si.c1n Wc,.a
| a14"i{;"oo pusoAo eaSt1eo Du!ucA Aof athItn6s
, 1874-09-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS,


tbs Foundlnge' Homo wili not bo opcn to
viajtors to-day, owing To the ABSENCE OF The
Matron and Assistant Afatrou.
Tic Chicago Ladies' Seminary, No. II South
Sheldon atroot, uudor charge Of Miss Gregg, llua
n musical reception this evening, which eoryea
ns prelude 10 tho reoponing Of tho school for
tho fall term.
Tho young mons temperance meeting this
evening, at the Young Mems Ohristian Assoea-
tion rooms, will be addressed by Nicholas II.
sirrollo, reformed wholesale llquor-tlcalcr and
othora lilo exercises will bo iitorsporsed with
music by bahd Of ladies' and gonslemon.
A meeting Of tho momhors and aainronss OF
tho Scotch Church who are III favor OF reHncct-
tng the authority Of the IlcabYtcry wilt DO held
"Wednesday evening ut o'clock In Owsloy'a
Hall, No. 785 Wost Madison street, for tho pnr-
poso OF considering what further actloil should
DO taken II, tho matter Of maintaining their
rights.
All persora Interested In tho Chicago Sunday
Aftor1loon Lecture Hno(ety arc invited to noct IN
loom al, InInuNE Dulltting, Tuesday, Sept. 10, at
1850 p. p. Tho officers Tor tho year WI 20 eho~
A full attendanco IL REQUESTED. Tho fall coiliEo
Of looturos will open oarly IN October.
, 1874-09-15

Tlo board OF Health, accompanied by the
Sanitary Superintendent. DR.. Miller, having pro-
nouncod fayorably III to q dcodorizor inst conf
pletcd In connection with shoruin's packlpg-
houso at Bridgeport, representative Of Tux
, 1874-09-15
THAT pLANING-NIILL,

TO TIE l:IhoFV Iht ENicaN9 1TlbnMt:
SIN: There appeared IN tho Sunday Times Of
tho 18th inst an article eutit!od " Violation of
tho Fro Ordinance" in Which tho Nriter makes
assertion Maat tho insurance cornpanioH llayo
Just rebnilt certain packing.Aousa on Eight
eentl. street. The writer OF tho ar.
ticio hsn spared no pains to lash
i,surancs companies aud sont tho
spirit OF spite which has boon manifested by tho
Times towards insurance companies for Ho,no
time past. How 1t comes that 10 falHe atsta-
mont should have boon put In print We arc una-
bio to tliyino unless by wilifui disregard Of
truth, whilo tho facts wero loft unsought tor.
Immediately after tho ilro in Alay last, the u,i-
delssgnoa oommltteo wore appointed by
tito several companies to adjust thu loss.
Tho logs was aljuHtol M 0nrly ~ prautiosble
after the fro, aud waon the amount Of ths lous
was ascartained, tho Hnlo waB at once paid to tho
assured, aud the insurance companies lad moth
, 1874-09-15
COUNTY COM mm1ss1oNEns,

CQUNI4 EUM 3LONGA3.
Tho Board OF County Commissioners met yes
terday afternoon, President Ashton in tho chair.
A request by tho Commissioners Of Highwaya
for the Towns OF Pnlos, Lyons, aud 1omont,
asking an appropriation tor two bridges oyer
tho Illinois l. Michigan Cai,a1, was refo1toa to
tho Committee on Roads and Bridges
In conuoction with tho Hylo Park nAscasmons
OF tho neforin-Schdol grounds for watcr-pipe,
etc., tho County Troasnrer requested TINT ho be
furnished with description Of all the property
owned by tho county, 10 that ho might be posted
rs to assessments thereon. Tho matter was re.
fcrrcd to tho Committee on Judiciary.
n1tLB.
The bills OF James Forsyth i Co., for grocor-
ies furnished under their contrnct were reatl in
detail.
Commissioner Cloueh moved to lay tho matto,
on tho table temporarily:
Commissioner Loncrggan saitI ho could SEQ no
necessity for this
Tie notion being put to vote, was defcatca,
md tho bills woro roferrcd't to tho Committee Oh
Public Charities.
On tho reports Of the Committees on Hos
pitfalls aud Public Charities, recommending the
payment of sundry bills for supplies, occurred
this unusual and significant clause: "The.sane
having been compared With thee ontrart prices,
ind found to 10 correct"
WOOD AND COAL CONTRACTS.
The Committee on Public Service, to whom
wcro referred tho various bids for supplying coal
reported recommending that hard conf only be
uacd for l1o Criminal Court md Jail building
and the County Hospital. Tho report was coil-
Cured in. .....
The Same Committee reported in detail tho bids
for wood md coa1. .....
COMMISSIONER Crawford moved that the con-
tracts bo awarded to the lowest bidders, as fol,
lows Wood, John Dnrko, at $500 nor cord
Illinois soft coal, John Griiliu, at aA.02111 pei
ton; Eastorn soft coal, Miner 4. Ames & Co.,
$500 per ton.
Commissioner Clough moved to award the
contract for wood for the County Agent and
for tho 1nsane Asylum to Samuel Baker nt ;s6,50
per cord. The motion prevailed,
Commissioner Burtlick moved that tho con,
tract for all soft coal be awarded to G. L.
English at St.o0 nor ton. The motion waa lost.
Commissioner Boguo moved to award tho con-
tract to tho Wilmington Star Coal Company II.
ai.25 per ton. -.
Commissioner Crawford moved to award the
contract to John Burke at 2410 for the coal nup'
piled tho County Agent,
Pending tho sottlemant Of tl,ia question, the
Board adjourned until Ihnraday at 2 .. III.
, 1874-09-15
Il SERIOUS 1Ilstoss and q l.tlt&e fRotcA
NH,

From Me Dayton {o) JoHrnat.
art, WHO accompanied Dr. Raeyo aud ltH fumilu
to Europo, was 10 unfortunate as 10 .,aha ia
u,nall-pox Mt Vovas, Switzorlarl. Tito 1lkeaIa
was yirulcnt In its character, and llor recovery
GSst full mt se pasEsa a hat, se eas
Hho tny siuk was, Of courNo. deserted bY ali i,u
quests anl, at tho olNl Of tue month, tile lhIc-
lord presented Tins. Ato0ulr.y with y bil! OF
$500 frames {1 5000 for tho thirty days she lad
romainol ut Lis house. llo clalnod TINT Lo lad
lost much custom during tho month, md I'D
character OF hls house was lnlutosl by tho fuct
TINT nationt thoro was suffering fran : cor.
tagioua and muvh dreaded disease. I!:e olrinl
rather expensive living, oven al reputable
hotel iu Switzerland,
, 1874-09-15

candidate for Sheriff at tho coming election.
At mootlnR In Tho Ninth Ward Inst eyonirN,
h,a meFltH aud domerits wero discussed. Tin
only objection to lin appeared to no TINT his
, 1874-09-15
TnInuNH haH n,ado tour of iunpsotion Of tho
PROMISES, the result Of whtob Is sub}oined.
Tha oafnh1isl,1nnnt In nunation La locstnif m

1'ntnrnv h,u, ,,,s1, = t,rr or ,,rrsct,on ~, tbA
,,....1. '"' -, ao .. VII "
protnisos' tllo re6''lt or whfoh ls snnjoined.
1ne oBtablishmont III question Is iochsen Oh
tho cornor Of Wallnco mud AlcareRor et1eots, and
its vscnago ID perfect human beehive, no loss
..,~I - rs,a,.. .e. ~. ~ ", =, H., su., -
0s'ot ~ A'll'oa" WV III .Hs 'uats ~ VI" WV "a
pofk' Us pfoalcts having atnallea 20 Aeavon
ostuGl ior long t!sno, anu, on the OCCASION o1
aoWnWost Wlhu. laVnG many umo ana oi1
oHeHaeH tho unllcato ollactorS oTeana o1 Eosl-
dents hs thr north ns Hlnzlo strcot
:, LILO iloiBhborhoou III iact. Ana won ~ mutff
aifGtst from lilo poonie living W1tnln tno range
OF ordinary htnol, ~ dld tho works ht Answorth
When tho arlAtcoratio 6lthufban fontdents OF
Hyde tart. ernso IN holy horror, aid declared
tit ~ they nnelt aome,i5,hing. ,o,.,. .,,,
Not very long ngo slocnms packtng-l -louso was
nude tho subtoct Of lnlnty by the Grand jury,
it will ha romouborat.. AZ Indictment for
nulsanco having beau rondorod tho oaao came mp
u duo tosm before tho Criminal Court.
lilo propfetor8 Woro very hervouB at
tho t'mp: gentleman Known as Ton.
DoaEo diu 1nuecd DECLARE nc had bocn
out tiioro frequently, and could Binoll nothing,
INT tho Eenllemat't 1t W1s discovered attop .
tod'ona fllveetgaton col'ttt not smell ~ oshcr
sesHe ny Fe@son Of worry severe cas@tfha! MICE
t1oh !, uhdor Hnch rfc6auro or testimony hs
thB, tuo caso looked worry b!nc thtleou.' For tilo
uofenso, 1t was ehown that tho house was dolng
3't IT, post IN completing deouorlzing ap1es.sna q
10 as leh1ehe MS poaeioic andof clio c'scu2'-
stances. t,,
Accofa1ngly, sbor"ih follcu mp h9 sieoses
ena nsoeeoaea 70 the sasH wh'eA Hmh ~ secens.y
T.; w.. sne's n. .gsn; 49,. r.
i"er III hac p nncIWlna q InchlHE-uonbS to-s'@s IN
, 1874-09-15
The I1oosac tunnel to 1so Opcned
Now d.


From The EoSloA Journal,
The 14ieutuslalIt-{;nycrnor aud Council retnru-
cd to Boston OIL Wednesday from Hi inspection
of tho Iloosao Tunnel. aud haro closed a con-
tract with the Pennsylvania Stoel-1lan Company
for furnishing tho rails for tho tlsnuol to bo de-
Ngered on or before tho Int Of October Tic
proposals. for tho additional brick afch wcre
opened hy the funnel Committee a. the btato-
Iiouso Thurs}ay, an'i tho Committee will report
to tho Council noxt Tuesday, when tho contact
will bo awarded. IN arrangement Is to DO lnado
with tho contractors for the archod work ucnr
tho coutral shalt, topormt Tho running Of freight
aud QUO rassongor-train zach way each daY.
This worh will ba pxotractod six naont!as when
tho tniuol will bo entirely done, bnt 1lr. Wa1tot
f;hnply giyea sss,raucoA tint tho tunnol, so thr
az bis 0cuntrnct is concerned, exclusive Of
tho track -lsyiug, will all be done In about
month, a,a thu. We may surely expect tue tl1st
train to make tts pRssage by Nov. l. Tho blatt-
ing is all tlono and tho comprosaors c1oeod
month ago at tho Genital el,aft, and now tho ,e-
1naining work on tho tunnel is chiefly conflEetl
to tinisl,ing tho eontrat tlraiu md completing
TINT part OF tho hrick-Vork wliiol, c0nlco unGtr
tlie contract. The tunnel ltBolf IL complete,
with tho exception Of one place at tho west sha1t,
whore n 100-fo0t block must DO talon OUT iurt
aH goo1l aa tlle pnssago-Ndy out the west eud ia
f1oo, wien tho shaft Wifl probably, bo closed up.
Only 210 men aro NON employed ~ CLEARING in
tho tu1inol. aud tho MoBsfs. 6hanly. are doing
some work not IN tho contract for tile btato 10
onlarginE some OF tho worst plnces where Ito
new brick archug will havo to bo douo. Il ia
probable that nonlo plan will bo soon Bottltd
upon BY tho Governor and Counnll for fitly con-
nemorating the opening OF tho aaphoi On Nov. !.
, 1874-09-15

Ing whatevcrto to do with repairing OF rebuilding
aaid packing house.
u. G. DANA,
IL. LEw1H,
J, O. MONTGOMERY,
CHICAGO. Btrt II. 167A Committee Of Adjustment,
, 1874-09-15


day it was again continued till yostorday. Yes
to-day tho caro- Nna calted, and nn account OF tho
absence Of the dcfendautB' counsel u further
continuance was granted till tomorrow. During
rlilo tho scouuiro!s who should bo in his piaoo,
nro at largo. The MitnoaB, who il Il
stranger, nbsont from homo and without friends.
10 kept Imprisoned in q gloomy coll impatont.
iing lin. 6tato's-At:orney 1oed certainly should
moi allow this witncss or any other man to bo
thus impn8ed upon. l1o would forca u trial il
lo knew tho factB, and not give WY simply to
crafty tho demands Of IN abaont attorney. :
Abort Bradley, tho young man who was dr.
roafoa fey dsys , ago 60 o9 , suspicion Of having
iu Lis possession. and which wero subHe-
ffoln ss' tho prlaonors room adjoining SAiSt; tha
Armoty to'lcS e., ooass nasa yesterday 1, to1e,
ron,p:,led for trial in tho Criminal Court, aud
hotweolt il aud Ia o'clock IL WAS discovered lliat
fe vas 1niasing. Dotootiyo simonla Ind him
it, charge when ho, waa talon to the Police
e1aFd et tho ,' @Supsn M Tho s sttor IL ro
portod to llayo boon called on tho stand a.
d wikueRa i1l nomo ua8o a1Ml while he waH thlla
eneneod 1t is thought that bradley Slipped Que
Of tho door lending into tho eonrt-Eoona. anil
tlb ntreet-door. Some think TINT 10 climbed u',
fop OF Tie stairway covering, or casing, aBanothhr
prldouor had douo, and. watching hs ohAnoo when
ihc court waa oloset, and tho priBonors woro
hid letsuro 1t la said TINT thoro las heen great
neglect At tho Armo1y Court In tho 1nnttSr of
looking carefully after priaonora whon disposed
Of, a1I It il mt to ba wonaorol at TINT oscapoH
are 1natto
A mootiug Of tho delegates from tlinerent lsl,-
mau Catholic temperance organizations was
ileld last ayoniag in tho basemont, Of IT.. Tat
,,cka Church, Mr. O'Rorko presiding, aud lfr.