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, 1874-11-28

IGuulIG VIC CO~OpC16bAOb Va " AttA4~ w uls
A very curious fact comes out in the
.licial statistics of 1873. 1t is we'll
known that Ireland, apart from its p%erenni-
al a~grarian difficulties, some drunkenness,
and great laxity in Furnishing murder, is
singularly free from crime. The Irish in
England and Wales, however, are not free.
Out of our 22,7l2, 600 Inhabitants, $4,000
are of Irish birth, and instead of furnish
ing 1000 c~onvicts in the prisons, they
furnish %, 100, five times their proper pro-
portion. The women are especially bad,
forming one-ffth ofthe whole prison popu-
lation. 1t is suggested that Ireland exports
her criminal class, but we take it that the
fairer explanation is, that the Irishman,
like the Englishman, suffers on expectation
from the absence Of the social atmosphere
to which he has been accustomed. The
pressure of the only opinion he values is
Withdrawn, and in England, as in America,
he becomes indefinitely less self-re-
strained. The Irish in Liverpool are like
En9lishmen in the South Seas, or the less
orderly parts of Asia, aud betray precise
ly the same impotence of control.
We are happy to see that the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
is bestirring itself to prevent the horrible
cruelty of which poultry dealers and ex-
porters are guilty to the living creatures
they trade in. Mr.. Colam, the Secre-
tary to the Society, in noticing in last
Mondays Times an appeal for its inter
v%ention, states that " recently this So
ciety's officers stationed at Newcastle. on
Tyne intercepted certain packages of
poultry near that town which had been
forwarded from Dublin by boat and rail-
way. Upwards of tWo-thirds of the ami
mails were dying or dead, one-third being
actually dead" from cramp, thirst, and
suffocation. But no redress could be GOT,
the Newcastle Justices declining to grant
a summons, on the ground that proceed
ings ought to be taken in Dublin, and
the Dublin Bench dismissing the infor-
nation, though admitting the horrible
cruelty, on the ground that the proceed
ings had been taken under a wrong sec
ton of the Act,-which was not the case.
The truth is, we suppose, that public
opinion fails as yet adequately to support
punishments for cruelty to birds and other
creatures with which the world in gem
eral has established little sympathy. But
what these poor wretches do suffer, pack
ed in big crates, without power to move,
without water, and without even free
breath, in journeys Of forty-eight hours
and often more, is just what the English
prisoners in the BIack-hole at Calcutta
suffered.
Brigham Young has been indicted, at the
suit of the United States, for poIygamy.
It is not likely that he will be convicted, as
he can buy or terrOrise one of the jury into
an acquittal but a serious trial will show
the Mormons that the United States Govern
, 1874-11-28

Brigham Young has been indicted, at the
suit of the United States, for polygamy.
It is not likely that he will be convicted, as
he can buy or t~errorise one of the jury into
an acquittal +; but a serious trial will show
the Mormons that the United States Govern
ment is master within the Territories, and
compel them either to suspend "the instita-
tom by revelation, or to leave the bounda-
ries of the Union,-the latter a step which
they are most reluctant to take. The
difficulty of the trial will, of course, be to
prove that the secondary marriages are
marriages at all but this will, it is believed,
be got over, the marriage ceremonial In the
United States being nearly as lax as in Scot
land. It is, in fact, the same, with the
proviso that one witness must be known as
a minister of some denomination, et
, 1874-08-25

,het ne / here !h!s ovaang Ike lion, FoeAins whaa
.Wnsafss. Tis qaunc!t ,csiro to keep ti,elr skrtz
.Hfsdit ,Tina lho Eospcan Asm1 In, ani he "a
frohS. tnsrtccd ~ niect salt !ntiydual from fhls
c91nS ohataler Il ho can 'i,l htn nnd ln.e 70 10
CONFORMATION COUNSEL.
by unanimous conaont, a,,d on motion of Aid.
Moore. tho Council took mp tho report Of tho
1ndutnry Uonlntittoo, recommending iisn confir~
lnatlo.. OF tho lion. T. Lyle Dlckoy as Corpora
tlon Counsel,
A1d t}uirls sntd ho had boon informed TINT
Judge D!,ehoy did not liyo IL Chicago, but that
'hig 'fnmily rqslaol III Ottawn.
ALI. Richarlaon said he Ind bonn told TINT
Judge Dichoy had resided with hih family III
Oiicngo alnco laat DocouIbnr.
Tho nomination wap confirmed without IN op-
posing volc.
a communication wAs received from tho City
Comptroller i,1cosing ltHt OF unrento{ street
cll0b. Mid recommending thu t,asBago Of m order
authorizing tliu Mayor md Comptroller 10 ront
streot eEaB NJ thoy might doom equitable.
Should bu loft vacant for tncana of approacl, to
the river In caso Of lire. 1Io moved tho rotor.
encn of tho 1nttpr to tho Committee OIL Eiro and
Wutcr. 1t waa 60 rofotrol.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
An ordinance WAS passed for filling Ashland
tho Chicago I'ivor; also for clrblIE, grading,
aud paving Hubbard court from State atroot tu
Michigan avou1c.
LITTLE DuNcoHrrE.
Aid. Qulrk ororod resolution, which was
a1op!oil, directing tho Board Of Public Works
not to pay anv contractor o. contractors ayouch
or for any work tlono until they aro satiSfiot
clint tho onploycs OF such contractors aro fnll,
paid up to tile date Of ftho isa,le Of sGil vouchers
I Tho Council adjourned.
, 1874-08-25

othc Editor Of TLe Chtc1ao Tribune:
S1R: SEQ Tint you Gull tho Interior tho
"rresbytorisu organ" Please Eparc us. Tho
Inferior WAS established by prosbyteriaus. moro
than tllrce-fourths of the money being paid
by tho class OF mon whom tho Inferior
il now traducng aa "Ratlonallsts" aud
all that, because thoy will not sustain its editor,
Prof, Patton, in lis rash anl unfounded charges
against Prof. Swing. A yeur or naoro after pruf.
pattou camo ta Chicago, the Inferior, BY pecu-
liar management, passed from tho hands Of it's
original Founders into tho lalids Of alr. McCor-
mick Since that titnoit has boon tho organ OF
Mr. Mccormick and l,s particular friout1s, and
Of nobody eae. Dy inserting tt.a correction
you will o:ligo more than one PnEsnTrEu1Ai.
, 1874-08-25
Strange Accident

From tha Iolfdo conlpernlnl, AM7. %.
Tho Rev, Qoorge Dosay, of Put III Day, who Inns
been officiating III Oraco Church during tho Ab-
aence from tho city Of Llla Hector, the Hoy.
aud incxpucabln ulisllap last Saturday. uo ha
heen sp!i:.ius wood III tho back yard Of tho
lsoctory ut tho laana. and stopping buck into tho
R!lado to rost few minutes. was leaning ugainHt
tho wuli Of the houho, wl'on 10 waa sI,!lt!only
tle ground anl rendered. Alm un-
conscious fer 3 eora!taarab'o tnp.
On recovering co.lsoio,inposs no Found
tllat 10 And beon struck In tho mouth by aonio
Ills front tooth. Tue tooth WaH brolou of closo
to tIIo g.,s,.s Tho nerve holng loft exposed,
caused Lltonao pain,. but tho Ohiof Justice
White Ind blown ilor llrHt Whistle ana tho time
ls1 coAe tor him 10 leave Tor his engagement
, 1874-08-25

IN tho city. sa covering tie exposed nesve
hastily with WAX lo toUs Ills departure, and,
'proteetol III this procarioua way ngninst tue
torture ot tho throbbns 1,oryc. oilclaiod in tho
Berylccs OF tho Sunday,
mystery Of tito hidden blow III ilat llo waa hit
by n,Bpoi't bal from tho sillo Of somo cl,auce,
cnroless sportsman.
, 1874-08-25

A. ,,,n,,,r,l>o,sv:' fa,,
lao TWO lase laoptna oI Ipy 'i .Go3; ,!i
nesortube Is Sftedty e9an,aans ot .slls, M,a
kowa low dlrass II 's'o p'AAe MI '''s''t"''on
ei Mlo eo't pny. that lin siaic rr,sona
i, i|u w! " nanru nis,'trs, ,,a"S 80" ''"'
~ ~ ,n eo',,m thnt thoy IN nm, r.
naJ. ~. -, tm. ,o,u ~, III ni,n,n vn,, .,,,
rs'nr,a @@ .'lo ~ ~ Nn4tcrn por{tontiemca %nnrm
reports q s, a.s ~ oxo,1o w,n~o i, n ..,,',x,
WI w.. sS ,,'ou IL s,,ni: mnni1 Mar nu,, n',H
sh. Mu nnnr - =" ~, rn,nnHv Snr !, ''''' '''
.nGto Httt. ~ ~ n"s .1. - .rni, ,u;u,,,
rov2 2"''"' "'o your '"Gs'' VI 1''''9s 9s 1"'''''
'SS,a, v-1,cor tin corv,c,a NJ ,v,rl,. anti
osr ,,ot, =, ,.,.at o o ,sasra ,.t ~ W wnr,t NJ
foe nn % o ~ T's " T." W., sn1 thn a,r H. toy do Il
Of ei to aat "s oatv ~ mnea e conpnpt soa
1o 70 oKo voe p worK ~ ,,nna|Slo nSplE Ilnr tn
,Isst sH'usn a.a, - a.Soaho y ,"u'"rv s'o m"nu
'4'"' s'"'a ''"pt'uc e",S,1nrnr,.1' ~ %
n.r.,r .,,, "usa ".nse .o,t,"n M War{len vo,,
VIM, lnn,r,,,I,d XIII md nav i}oy .rltlvo,-to rd
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So!l inteF'ioWf u,,rtrrnot, md 81, M III,
oa.aI Mal w uSot %ot ton, -, n]acn noswuo III mi
.'u'e.'u.. .'',. :. iu M,'. ..u,o 40" P
~; 4;nv"rnt,r an Tia t,o,;ostd Commits
e'oGe!aS r. o,,,ot,t r. d,d mt on,o,,ut IN
Mal, nv ror,, ',,,,,or"nt ~ ~ Tn oer rrot,l, wa
| y ~, SaMa"a tua 'HS WSSamt if Enrn,omo,H
r-w,o T. H,ai' W"r r,u'r,rr: tho presout
o.-Nno ID Aa"J' 'lo14""h''9' e''
"N"i"! "MOf VA .,or,,,. o,co,1o,. ,,onllonan, for
u."!. - fE.t si'.t ,n,,srt RI, "a n,,;ot aud
,aa.,,,r;,r ao mail NJ, ;n1uod like .llu
Mntme y W., 80, ''"''' ~
M9yot, nas .hra aay. 3 f,r,,or comn1icot;ons tn po
;..i ~, tmotn =; ~, ~ ~. ~ f.t,,ros
'o9te XII ~ " 1.u r"I u' aov amyt,,n n,out thu FL
.,r, ,r,,.t ,,,t,.t ',royIa fns ;nn1f ii nresens
ess'ssas''s - a's.4'TIrte ~ rt1'. pn,sos.
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, 1874-08-25

SHAN~El1tfEnaaE sAt E4o1yUaNU4 I09hsss
Tue Springfield {aEass.) RepuoEicas says:
"shad.hatching Aaa bcon carried Gu moro cxten-
Blya!y this seaHon thau ever before, aud it il cs
timatcd that $500 600 have boon artlioially prop
ngatcd within tho past fow months. Those :havo
boon shipped to every patt Of tho Unlted Hta1es
with tho 500, 900 recently sent to Germal y. Tho
batclling appArutua IL tls,dpr tho snparyiaiou Of
DR.. Hudson, whilo Alr. Miner, OF tno Sm!thson-
i'm lustisuto. tasos Charge Of tho shipping,
which ia doue in tin cans. Tho boxes containing
thu spawn aro mooroa in tho river, short a!s~
tanco bolow tho county bridge. Tho propagation
las required the uloso Intention Of dozen per-
Hol,a u pust Of thu Heason."
, 1874-08-25

Aftcr TIN iauudr,ss has washed an cluansel, 1t ts
desirable, as usl 10 tile the pnrcst Btarh uho eau
nat, rtle best is snow.wA!to aud eaBy to use. Dy
asking tho grocer far Duryea's Satin dloss Starch"
ta latlrcss or houBescepor wilt 10 Huro to grt Tho
1,rst nrfjn1a
, 1874-08-25

-Tloro ia puugoncy in tho remark Of Tho
Dris'o. (Tann.) Lourinr, tl"t lonNesnca's
whisky bill world pay our whole Stale dobt,
principal aud intcroat, In one yoas."
, 1874-08-25

Ilecd'o Temple Of Music.
Fine rosewood plauus, prlca 500 to S7oo terms,
$50 caHl,, bua1.co $e5 pr month. ar'end.a ps&ana
with sts stops for SIPS; terms, sa caah, bause On
monthly paynunts,
, 1874-08-25

Geysor {saratoga] Water on DrauCas
Dy Duck l. lsayncr, nlakcss ot .hs " Aa1s ooolnr4'
, 1874-01-24
-OCAL MISCELLANY.

SPECIAL BUREAU or RELIEF.
Tho third mcotlng Of tho Latlics' Special Btu
reau Of Rollcf waa liold OF tho honso of Loandor
Htono, No. 1871 Indiana avonne, Thurhany nfiof~
noon at o'clock p. IN. The storm prevented q
largo gathering, but those present included the
minority OF tho working momborB. Ropol&B
were road by tho Treasurer, Mrs. B. !. Hitoh-
oook and tho Ohairnnn Of the Visiting Commit
loo, Mrs. II. Willis. Lottors Of application
wore also road sud statement OF all personal
applications, by tho Prasidont, Mrs. Loandor
stono. Thoro Ia most rigid watch instituted
to prevent imposition.
The Committee not only visit personally, MAX
inquiries Of poraons who arc dlsintorcstod, but
asao go to .tho Relief socioty and 500 II their
books correspond With tho statements Of tho
applicants, aud II It Ia found that thoy hsyo
nRdo false statements thntr names arc
dropped, and tho names Of tho moro needy
but honest ones inserted iu their Rtoad.
Tho minority Of personal applicants, forty II
most evory nationality. All arc undoubtedly
worry poor from tho folcc Of circumstances, but
most anxious to got work; aud. although repre-
aentlng almost overy branch Of industry, arc will
ing to do any manual labor they Gnu obtain in Or
der to earn thoir daily bread. All who require
laundry work dono, plain sowing, embroidery shirt
or dressmaklng, are requested to sond their
namcB to tho Ho1lety. as BY so doing, thDY may
bring happiness to now sorroNfng households.
Aiauy OF tho applicants have boon iolpod Once
by tho Relief and Aid Socloty, but thoir $40, or
most OF It, wont for rent; and, save sholler
over their heads, thoy are as bad Oh Us before
for food OF warmth. Regarding rent, IN nlmoBt
all instances where the Committee visited, they
found tho rents npnriv twice what tho comfort
thoy Afforded warranted. Wero 1t not for this
species Of oxtortion tho poor could enslly be
maae mora comfortable. for tho oxcese could 60
fur food and fuel As for clothing, oil ware IN
tastars. md tho men, most OF them, not pro-
sontablo on tho stroots. Tho Committee. 80 far,
has distributed to those peculiar caaed all that
could bo obtained, snd urgontly solicit the pub
lio to sond 10 tho Chairman, Mra. ". WiletB,
No. 1880 Michigan avenue or to tho Treasurer,
Mrs. 3. I. Hitchcock, No. 1916 Indinun ave-
nuo, a!l oast-on clothing thoy havo. Much good
has been accomplished In the briof space OF
ono woos but tho field Is too largo for tho fow
Indies Interested, and 1t Is recommended that
Twonty-secon1 stroot bo the northern limits,
the city limits tho southern, Hanover street tho
western. mud the 1alse tho eastern. The rocom-
mondntion waa adopted.
The members Of tho Committee Expressed
themselves greatly shoclod by the poverty and
suffering encountered, but having put their
hand 10 the work. they did not look lack, but
trusted TINT they could do much, at thoy had
already accomplished more than they had doemed
possible to alleviate the gorrows Ut tho poor.
Ihore will i'a another meeting at the aamo place,
m. 1871 Indiana avenue, "Wednesday, at 5
o'clock p. nj.
, 1874-01-24

&TAN6T0N.
The "nidgo Avenue Oluh" met at tho house
OF Mr. G. &. Wilcox Thursday evening, and
spent several pleasant houra In tsrpsiehorean en-
joy,nent.
The Literary sooietios of tho University in
stalled ',eir newly y-oleoted oiloers lust evening.
Follo-,ng Is the list:
Adtiphic-President, 4. T. Hobbs Secretary,
o. MoCook; Treasurer, r. g. Leach Critic. n.
0. Lewis; Chaplain, N. G. Wire Marshal, Mss
s. Rsbocca Roland.
H;nman--presidsnt. ". 9. Estes; First Vice
President, D. ". Cassidy; Second Vice-Presl-
dent ". p. Gardner: Secretary r. NJ. Warning
ton Treasuter, W. III. Knox Censor. J. II.
Bates Chaplain, ]. s. Norris Sergeant-at-
arnls, Ii. s. Kaufman Z; Choristar, L. Burr
LAKE FOREST.
The closing exercises Of tho first lalf-y OF
Laho Forest Academy will begin Tuesday.
continuing three days. 1ueslay will be devoted
to written examinations Wednesday, to oral OK
aminatons, with a reception at 8 O'Clock in tho
evening. Tho literary and rhetorical oxorciBcH
for which tho school has 4 yory pleasant rspu-
tation-will take placo Thursday evening at half-
past z.
HIGHLAND PARK. ...- .
Tho new Presbyterian church at Highland
Park will be dedicated Sunday. Tile sermon will
bo delivered by the Rev. A. E. Mstrelge. OF this
city.
, 1874-01-24

Joseph staem was examined by Justice scnlly
yesterday morning. on the oharge Of stealing
iron from the Northwestern Railroad. lie was
held in bonds OF $500 tn tho Criminal Court.
Yesterday morning Horny LawAo2n was before
Justice sculy, charged with breaking into the
dstlllery Of . man named RawHon. Whom ar
teAtad, = kit Of burglars tools was found in Ills
possession. He aaA bold to the Criminal Court
III IL 900 bondH.
Charlos Goodwin WAS before Justice Doyden
yeatcraay morning cllsrgod by tile Western Newa
Company with obtaining quantity Of writing
pa1lar uudor false protonsos. Fla pleaded guilty,
and was held in bondH Of $500 for trial at tho
Criminal Court.
Frank Kelly aud William Thompson broke In
to the store Of Charlos Doll, No. 2 WaBt LaAo
street, Thursday night, and wero arrcated when
making oH with slxteen paira OF Shoes. Justice
scuily yesterday hold them in 81 900 ball each to
anHWer at The Criminal Court.
Mr., G. Z. Gray, Of Jefferson. mot a youth at
the Northwestern, depot, ycstcrtlay who claimod
to be q rolatiye Of his. phe two talkea for .
time. and thon the relative loft. When out OF
sight. Mr. GRAY found TINT bis pookotbook mud
$500 were missing. The thief waa arrested and
, 1874-01-24
mont iB In oommsmoraton Of tho blrthdny of

re- 1nent Is IN eomm9moration OF tho birthday Of
tho"h' rune .... .....
Church, on Adams streot, uoar Jefferson Park,
VII elvo On oid Eolka, tos party ana concert =.
,!4 rInaAy o've'ulng. "a hatnlabioa 1eo OF ohy ao
ccnss VIII no enefSca. .
Tho second annual ball Of tho s,stors Of Hnr-
mo,y will bo givol tomorrow ovoning at Or
III houot Of tic D'uai Drith Convention, wLlchb
opous at noon Tomorrow,
mi, c,no,-a,, ,t,ana,r..,u r.,,u H.. ,,,,.u
s " o hiaonhulomnT @ 'a unuoT niI tmo lcaaot
so,aay 10 F1ve ,a Rrant yooel and instrumental
GonGurs M ~ snE aoMh nau u tnas E,ace. saas
Mnaunnr"a Spoa ~ na}, LAM accompanies y tne 70
H. ~ 1ao p"fs VI
'"o F'o6A""'no'
, 1874-01-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS,

ANNOUNCEMENTS,
Pho Christian Union Literary Society meets at
No. ia Madbon street this evening.
Tho noon-lay prayer-meotlng today will bo
hold ia the main audionco hall Of the Methodist
Church Block. Mr. ]. ". Dean will lead It,
Prof. David Swing will lecture upon "God In
Literature" at tho Union Park Congregational
Churcl,, Monday evening. Tho tickets cost as
centB.
Tho Philosophical Society turns its attention
this evening from tho consideration Of obsuse
aud metaphyaioal subjects to tile mora pleasant
aud, perhaps, popular sabjecs Of art, aud will
tho society on " "llaphael,"
The Scandinavian Liberal Association will give
a theatrical performance aud i ball at AURORA
Turner Hall, corner Of Milwaukee avenue aud
Second street, Thursday night TAs eutertatu-
, 1874-01-24
PERSONAL,

IENSONALs.
Mrs. scott-sfddony is among tho distinguished
a,rlyafa fo-i1ay NJ t1,o p.]n,ar 11os,ao A'00-
Tonav no,,na ~, nra,,1 n,,,',s :. ,o,,t,r., u
IN =, tis Conn,a,aia1 eI 4'''e'"' ia''4tnot'
40 ~, a. .no ., eon'uuto'a': ~,
Goi. Alason, Oh1of EnEineor OF tho IT. Joseph
hf1uge company, III IN tho city.
O. T. Davis, Land Commissioner Union Pm
clflo Railroad, Is at the Shornun.
J. +. Barnard. Superintendent of the Kansaa
City, ST, Juseph d Council Bluffs Railroad. is III
tho city.
n " co,wo,1 norarot s,,or;,to,do,. .,a
mi W;1,;nn, I. 0ilr;an 1a"aarai T;o1ot ant ant
~ tbc pttIshnrrh G,ncirnnti l. IL 1nn,s nnii
roai ara in tfs citv n ia r,mnrsd tfot ~ !.
tneir intention to mako Hotnc changes in tha
General Western Passenger Agents oflioo OF
their road.
DEATH or AN OLD CIRCUS CLOWN.
Benjamin Jennings ded It tho sssIdencs 5is q bis
atreot in tbis citv. ifo vas n liz Inv ad 91oto
I,oforo at,vsnonT va,rs anJ n,vaioa1 frr.'ses,
nocossitoteJ ia with1r,v,.a} fro,n ,i,a
c;rc,'a sre,, 44' m" ~ t,,o i,o.. auS n5
nost wiacivAinown i"ators t,t nvo- az ia tnnt na
=, rcn H. ;rod ni",Taoas ant1 a9e ]1o
it mJ s ,Jon.,, ,ri H., ata' & s1tu. gea!aa
Anu o tI'xaat W. " 'an III ~
powpeophe h s1ngnoat T. Amooa a., n nen Je
~ ~ - nst "na 11. ~ 10 1 wa nocn IN
~ t;o wy u o 1osao' oa '1l aoyo ILL the
cn. " n uu1n =, h;s p"s19n n. tno
on,n o,ara,n, c'ax ~ o 90 ato.at .s nas.
a,p as;ti, th travs1o o;rn,,, MsS ~ yGnib
r. - atnr T., tnne a.!5an"atna ;ti u'.h; n
, 1874-01-24

Rlcll OIL tho estate Of Wltholm Goocklor, on
thng bn1,ls In tho SIN, Of aB,21U.
Tlio will or Nancy Marin CrAno WAS proved,
letters glven to Isaac Il. Crnuo unucr D bDnd for
$il ,0U0.
CRIMINAL COUNT.
nobort hfof{tnnory was charged with atoa!tng
a witch and clla1l,, wns triud. found guilty. and
sontouced to tlroo yoars aud three months at
Joliet
, 1874-01-24

lockod! ZIP In tic Sixth Precinct Station to await
q luaring.
A thinf ,naao grab for the watch Of Il. q,
Iowis, "a tho 6 O'Clock train wna' Ioaving tho
Rock 1alA1,d depot 1huruilay aftotuoon. MIR.
Lew's soizod the rascal, and ttisBle ensued
but tho thiof waB tho stronger and mado hia
oBcape.
A boy. namod Frltz Hompol. wh!lo returning
from school in Lako Wow, to hlB home on Wob.
+. ator ayenuc, Ihursday evening, was attacked by
that Lila recovery Ia doubtful. Ono Of his aa-
hai'nnta, William herring, WAS nrraHrod aud
held In s., 200 bail for further examination.
Pooplo had bottor DO on tho lookout for tho
lnsiuuutng iaud Of tho piok-poolct. Thurs
helping lady into Ca car at at
tho corner of State and Madison atroots was
crowded by ooup1o Of follows, one Of whom In
Hastily diapoaing Of tho lady, the gentleman at.
tonptod to. graphic tho scamps, but thoY slipped
on before DO cnuld give tlem tho caattgation
they s0 richly tosorvod. Had tho gentleman not
Bnspooted what tho rush Of tho two mon moant,
and takcn prccau.iors accordingly, ho would
havo boon relieved Of hts money.
Mr.. +. E. Choaney, Of Laporte, Ind, written to
THE Tn1nuNR that fie was robbed last Tuesday,
Willie gottiug on Michigan Southern train II
Ind q number OF bundloa on his loft arm, and
was nnahio to prevent ono Of a gang Of four
thieves flom putting hia hand into ills pookct
and taking his wallet. Tho pickpookots mado
their escape, and The conductor kindly permitted
hlr. ChcBnoy aud his nlothor-fn-law to filo to La
rity for The payment Of the faro. Mr. Chesney
hnd two return -slokota and ho thinks 1t hard
that he wa Obliged to pay twice FOR ha ride
homo.
, 1874-01-24
CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES.


Tho Committee on County and Public Build
ings met yesterday afternoon but did no work
bovouu auditing 0 few bills for work dope on the
additional wing of tho Cook County Insaue
Asylum.
meeting Of the Committee on Streots and
Alloys Of the North and West Divisions was held
yesterday afternoon, at which it WAS decided to
recommend the confirmation Of Moses Houk az
member Of tia Boa,d OF uoalth.
Tho Committed which was to come to Chicago
from Springfield with regard to tue State Assess-
maut. did not flo an appearance yesterday
Gou. Liob says That he thinks l.is answer to tho
tcleyraphiu dispatch from Springfield was 10
al.
yesterday afternoon for u copy OF superintendent
Laue's bond, to supply to the COMMITTEE Ap-
pointed by the Doard OF Education to confer
with Lane on tho subject OF his indebtedness 10
them. Mr.. King says that the ox-Superinteul-
cut Is willing to transfer all hia property to
secure tie debt, but asks for two years' timo.
The bond is looked upon az quito good for tho
amount.
The store-keopor Of the Central Station haa
been in rather bad odor recently. but tho cause
was discovered yesterday and removed in the
Ills curiosity shop pronounced 1t dead rat, and
beat hasty retreat. The poor man was obliged
to grin and bear it. and trust to carbolo acid as
deodorizor. Yostorday tho odor became
MAIDS for the dccomposoa rodent: THO
head-ceutro OF stonch appeared to bo box Of
Japau tea which had been left with the store-
keeper ou tho 14th Of this month. When tho
b0x waH opened seventeen wild ducks we're dlB.
covered, dressed, ready for cooking. They wero
~ once oiocsod. out tho odor has got so strong
hold upon tho room tint it will probably be-
weeks before 1t is eradicated.
POLICEMEN MUST pA1 UP.
The following il the laat Of the Police Super
intendenta general orders. There arc about a
whom tho order will come home with peculiar
forco, II it las tho effect ot curing them Of
their non-paying ptoponsities, it will do much to
raise tho force III the estimation Of the public:
o,,,nn.r o,nc,. cm.oaoos Jun. 81, 1874.
The following was passcd by tho Board Of
polles Monday, tbs 10Th lust, aud ordered to bs
Every member Of the police force shall, within
by Him white in the service.
order will subject hiuaef to dsmasnl other pun
ishmeut. J4oob NEHM,
General Superintendent.
BOARD or POLICE.
A meeting Of tho Board OF Police was hold
yesterday afternoon. the trial Of Officer Clark
Tor conduct unbecoming police officer in mall
troating female prisoner wps postponed, Que Of
tho witnesses FOR tho prosecution being arrested
by q constable and removed from tho
building just ~ he WAS on the point Of
being asked into the Board-room to giyo bis
Testimony. Commissioner Sheridan thought this
! nai-npropos removni'waa not the result OF acoi-
don't, and remembering that :. eternal vigilance
is tic price Of liberty" ho insisted on continu-
auce OF the case, An officer WIS hnod Owe days.
| pay aud severely reprimanlod for staying in q
nbanty for couple Of hours when Ae should
hayB been On ha boat. 4 discussion on tho cup
question, III which no nav points OF lntesoHt woro
| raiaed, oloHcd tue meeting.