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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-02-03

ITO FARMERS and NACHISTSTS. have lust
received a priIn" s-ri"Ie of Iuhrirntinr Oil
which we are selling at 90 cents re- gallon
W. s. MASON
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-02-03
DKCGS. PAINTS. DvESTUFFS, &c.
d e CLINE ED.

icincs, ali our damaged viii cell on cents 1nd,F
the reguIar price We want our customers and
friends I" u"dr6s'snd this II compe lied 10 make
Chr7 SrtIri"'' We do IL. we lso hs We genuine
L"GdAnurn. Squills. &c with lees wntsr and NOR,
m'nelnr i"r NOR" n'ODEv. prepared by the regular
s'hh'h'" % pheT"Aey. We cen end will accom-
m"dHie with 'ItbF' yOu wiSb Would rather seIt
yon the genuine. hui will cell tfr cheap. -
September .. 1873. GEO r IJCuT
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-02-03

BOOKS in the Library BuI<er,. TroI1o,.,.
Ed w"rds'. whitc's, and all r~ruIar writer's
october IS 1873 GEO. T. LIG fIT.
Mo0RE'S TToE Ch"icra Remedy, prepared &C.
AZ cording 10 original rec rr. at
Aug.o. MASoN'S Drug Store
, 1874-12-04

ANOTHER MtNAdER1E or IRISH oAMELs.
Tho Irish camel ngain got its BACH up last
evening. 1t ID becoming 4 tlzzlo already. Last
ovoning tho mob TINT gathered at tho gallant
Pills, although calling themselves Irluhmcn,
woro but tho poorest representatives Of tho race
They woro all disgrated, disappointed rollticinns
whom Alr. A. q. Heslng did we'll to kick, II he
did kick anybody. Among the mob
wero noticed Sir. Armstrong, Mr.. Egau'H part
nor, Jerry Crowley, Mike Keeley, aud Pat Aroy
The organization was completed and an Exeou-
tive Committee appointed, 3Iike Kee1ey being
tho Blk gun OF Tho wllo1o affair, What business
VIII transacted was meant to bn kept strictly so-
eret nut.1 the proper time arrived. But It was
evident on tho eurfaco Of tho whole affair
thas Armstrong and Egan., together will,
Conley. Kcalney. mud other disappointed poll
here might be remarked that Mossrs. Armstrong
L. Egan navo without doubt selected very
rough road to secure tho Court Houss contract.
II ttoy intend to further their interests by any
Irish Il 1l],ni or K. K. r., Which latter is sup
posed to stand for Kuaaod Kuiot Kan,els, they
ought to bu blown higher thnu Gildaroy's Alte, il
Ior no otlor reason aLan for lack Ut preuodelt.
BOSS Hesing, it is caiu,ed, sos Tho example Of
such seorot meetings by calling Hoasions, Of
County Commissioners fn his own oflce, and,
by the looks Of things, the Irfshme1
are falling into simiar course, which
cannot result In ything but complete discom-
tlture. II. OIL the contrary, tho Irishmcn in these
ncetinga are merely listening to tho aollscs Of
their follow -countryn,au, with Wow Of desert
ing tho ranks Of Mr.. Hosing NIL credit to them
for tho honusty Of their Intentions. So far thts
HOW political Rcnro-crnw has but n weird choatly
aspect, but It iH daily Frightening, and nisy por-
haps provo to bo only h acare~ctow after all.
, 1874-12-04
CRIMINAL.
LOCAL ITEMS.


Julius sondheim WAS takon back to Davenport
last night, by Officer Hickox, to answer charge
Of laroeny.
Three coatH and pair Of panss, valued Mt $40,
wore stolen from tho house OF John Motfat No.
1877 North 1Ia!sted Htroot, last night.
Burglars entoret tho tnor-sl,op of 4. EN-
nlonson, No. 1863 North Green Btroat, Wednesday
night, and stole eight pairs Of pnnts, valued at
s32.
Tho house Of attorney Porkins, Of the Law firm
OF Perkins 4 ChaBc WAS ontesod by thieves Inst
Alonday aftornoon, and jewolry mud other valu-
ablea to the amount Of $500 atolon.
Two mon named d, A. Murphy and Abort
Tilkius we're arrested last night OH suspicion Of
wore found IN their possession. They woro lock-
cd up III tho Arlllory.
Officer Peterson lHcoyoraN John C0oney aud
William Koarnoy Inst oyonng Attempting to ef-
foHt NIL antrA1ice III tho Htorh ut tho corner 0t
s3tato a,nl Van Buren, streets. They wora ar
rested and locked up in tho ArInory
William Nixon. Of No.. III West Madison
Rtrout, In anxtously inquired FOR by lle friends,
WHO fear that lo lias baon lruggeI md robbed,
III, and his absence III tending 10 s1rTease hor
Hickneas.
G. e. Shower. OF No. 1853 Wentworth avenue.
waH 10 highly entertained by The "Only Loon
Il, tho "Nrand Dutch y. last evening, that ho
dill not observe B0tno "crook" " tnE0 ILLS good
oyoscoat aud scarf from tho Heat ne1t to him III
tho Grand Opora'uouso.
A telegram Was rocolyed yesterday at police
headquarters that man named james Allen
WAS at Jackaon, Mioh., !naane and 1t is supposed
TINT hs Ia tho party who has boon awfnd!lng 50
many creditors In THU city. It Ia hardly prob"
, 1874-12-04
THE CITY.
SERIOUS CHARGES,

SERIOUS CHARGES,
ACCUSATIONS 4uAfH5r 4 CITY OFFICER.
In a very brief ino, II ia very broadly lntnoat-
cd. the Doard Of Public Works will DO afforded
an Opportunity To dlspaco gontloman ocoupy-
ing odo Of tho 1noht responsible positions III its
gift, 'o-Tit: tho foremanship Of street.tn1.
proyoments In the South Division. Tho chsrRog
In tho premises arc prepared by parties whoso
testimony ia woll worth consideration, Among
tho vltnosses may be enumerated 4, W, Herr,
b1-foromnn OF improvement in tho South Dlyi-
sion Mr.. mcchler, ox-assIalant foreman under
tue present incumbent ,1acob Mycrhoaer, an
emptoyo Of the Doasd OF Public Works and
drivor namod Booker.
It is alleged tlat N{r, Dauor, tho prosont fore-
uann of Htrcet-improyemonts ju tho South Di-
vision, has been guilty Of gross lrrcguLnrltea In
charging commission from mon WHO work for
him, and IN charging tho city for time than
,nnde by bis workmon. Additionally, one Of tho
parties named above statos 4 circumstance which
lnoks sery nnploasant until explained: that Mr..
Dsuer
rA1D pon HTS rosErIoN,
through wonnu tho e,,ni Of 3in9,-9200 yot to
lo paid This. Ifs Aated, alr. Bauer told him.
Bolt to tho purity who rs prepared to testify to II.
TIN CHANGES.
Tho following il n copp Of d letter written to
comm!sasone: Wall by air Heir:
Cn1cAno, Nov. II, 1874.
Mn. '7Alf1: wnnt 10 inform $ou that Mr.. B.uor
haH EtcD complained Of by Inr, tiRt ho is gw1fitnB
tht ey,-charging tho city moro tttnu thnn tho men
work; nnans men pay him 80 comnllssion 10 work
to do, making hts braeg tint ,,o sign Ills ln
ffx different Ways. 31r. WahI, don't write this to
hnse nIe ss ~ aoss ,I9 r"ee' bt e Fo 1ny y, 'aa
because I was connected with tho office my
'clf before aud, being usrunn, and not 10 throw
Any had Hight nron TIN 1erlnsns mud u1ion yourzof
allowing tiis to 10 tonc Thia ia from Responsible
parties. If yun wish 10 Investigate ho lnntfor send
tor Mr.. Bueclc, Or ,yapf will tell you about the
matter. DO think you osght to Investigate tho mat
!er, mud ECO how tl!ngs carrtcl Oh. Then, II Is
general talk over tic South Division. Respectfully
foHru, 4. ". Herr.
This communication did not elicit any inveBti- |
CATION. Tho matter having attained considora-
Bio circulation. Mr.. Bauer finally, however, wrote
rcqunot to thu Board that thoy investigate.
That tho Board OF Public Works n1ny know
whom to Summon, 3 partial list Of willing viii |
nesses is pnbiiuhed IL lboYO.
, 1874-12-04

Tho inquest to ascertain the causo Of tue death
Of Mrs. Mary Dix, lato Of $50 Randolph etrcct,
was resunel yesterday morning ut tho Madison
Street Stnton. Tho disagreement of tho jury OF,
lta retirement Wednesday evening as to evidence
takcn nocossitntcd tue recalling Of somo of tho
witnesses. Julia Brown. Anna Merritt, and Or.
Van Buren, wero rocAlej. Tho testimony OF Or.
Wickershan, M to the cauEe Of dcnth, from
the facte developed at the post-mortem. was
also taken. At about II o'clock tho eyideuco
WAS all IN and the Jury rot!red. After being nb-
eant half M hour, tho following yordct was rou-
dared:
Of Illinois, at tho sixt: Precinct ulice Station in the
City Of Chtcsgo, in Baid Cnok County, on the ls g.
steshcnH, Coroner iii md for snd county upon rler
Of tho body OF Mary Ply. and we And that deceased
her DEATH Nsy. a. 1874 from 1riery infa,n Y,ation
IT, e. s Mo r., followed BY ~ M sad nana
produce hn abortion OF hersclf.
Dr.. Mkon was Mt oucs diuchargel.
ANOTHER UsfouNDED REPORT.
a oaso OF abortion was reported to Coroner
6tephons yesterday forenoon, By one Mcyoln,
living in tic renr Of No. IS Sonth Grocn sticet,
An examination iu tle afternoon showed that =
young girl, sister Of the vito Of Mcyor, wan dead
In the house. but no evidence could bs
found in tho family to show TINT ~ abortion
aninarriod. a"i t6ut abont two wesEs 1 aso she sie
gave pronlatsln birth to n chlll
attended by Or. Iarcourt. Thera was
no information CLEANED to show tha.
tho birth hnd bcon induced by artificial CAUSES
hut to the contrary, that it waH pertect]y natu-
lal. Since tho birth, 1t appears, tho woman has
bcen sick, attended By Dr.. Hnscourt and his
partner and TINT she died early yesterday morn
Ing. The Coroner could lind no cause whatoyer
for an inquest, md no one who would
prcfor charBcs of abortion, or who be-
'oyea that ONO had boon committed
At tho time thu Coroner nude the inquiries
above lie had in his poBseHslon II certificate
from DR.. Ha1court to the olfoot tint the de-
coascd came to her death from inflammation Of
tho bowels. Tho remains wero turned over to
tho family with Instructions to bury, unlesn
some evidence Appeared upon which they could
charge TINT Tho tioccnsed cn,no to hor death
from other thnn natural cnusoH.
, 1874-12-04
GENERAL NEWS.

An infant SOL, II months old, OF Charles L.
Wilson, proprietor Of the Euening journal, died
yesterday morning.
Tho Crusaders arc tired of thnir name, and aro
beginning to think about calling themselves thu
"Anti-pleurisy Lengus."
Tho expenses Of Tho FoundingB' Homo aro
not $500 ppr wools, aB stated in yesterdays In1B-
uNE but $500 per month.
In case Mi]se McDonald should succeed in
killing nomebody the next time l,o pills hiy ris-
toll Dr.. Bon pieursy Miller would be conyon-
ions Witness to provo emotional insanity.
That was good stroke on the part OF Afiko
Misunderstanding an his funmly physician
medical man in high official position, atitl with
Intimate confidential relations with tho police
authority. Ahandy doctor to hayo about the
house.
James Cody. Of Morris, ILL.,, fell from tho top
Of stage at the coruor OF blue Ialand ayenuo
Rud Taylor street. Inst evening, and l1roto two OF
tis ribs. Flo was ron1oyea to his mother's rosi-
deuce, on Emerald avonue, near Tl1ty-tLird
ltreot.
4 gas-jot in the ahon-window Of 9Ir. Levy'a
Btorn, aL No. 297 North ayeuno, SGT ilro to goods
IN tho window. md causot ioss OF $500, last
night at 0:45 o'clock. 4 still n!arm wan given to
tho men Of cngino No. j. aud lhey oxtinguishod
the fire.
1t is statod that leonard SWEET Ina opened
communication with DR.. 1;on plouyiEy Miller to
find out whether tue litt!o defic'encion Of tho
lato City Treasurer were ,otin reality tho result
Of an nttncft Of ple.lrHy, aud that the Doctor is
writing I'LL opinion on tho subject
A. very inobriated individual was soon Inst
night to stop nppueito tho 1amp-roBt at the cor
ncr Of Clark md AladnDn HtreotB and apostro-
phlzo it as follows: '4Ohl you pleursiol banat,
,4,L1
onsl1. or III report yer to tho Sha1iit'ry suprin-
tcudcnt"
The work Of removing the books md ei1octs
of tho Ieooidcrs ofllco Into tho now a1,l com.
n'oalous quarters On TIM lirBt Hour OF tho Whitn
GniltlInE, IN Fifth avonnv, ,leat Washington
street. has been accomplished. md tho Ilecor1er
II now FULLY prepared to tlauaacl to business of
liB pttice.
"What shall I book him fort" aBhed tho
keeper Of tl.a Union Street Station Of lin Ser.
Eeaut painting to IL woll-ttrcssed but denlolal-
lied hiccoug!or:wllo had boen run in "plaia
.tnntk' sEpopo !" No. 10" Aad tho ser
p1elrlby. lIe looks az though lie belonged to
Tho Store and it might offend Hike and len
II ho got booked us q plain drank"
"Call TINT bal ment?" orlatl NJ, irata butcher
70 ona Of tho Meat-Inspcctors at tLo Jac'igon
btreet h!nrkot Yesterday morning, ns tho Iat!or
wholesome carcaas; "wlly, all thHt there ia tho
mntter NTH TINT III littlo touch Of pluusiHy tlo
COW hId tha daY aho died. Ther0'g DR.. iLiIle.'a
certificate" The butcher produced tho papor,
and Of collrso The meat waB not condemned.
a young 1nau having not tho fear Ut God or OF
tho Peoples party III l,is heart had tha a,ltlueity
ccsturslay to twill tho City 1'rannuror upon the
llchuesb OF hlh nasal tiuts. Dan took the a!la-
ninn pleasantly, however, alIti dyew from lH
pocket Dr. Allpr'A corntlcate to tna effect tl1&t
iE,e rosno'a Of tho nono was simply !he rosut
~ nr1o }fhatr ~ 1rfa1+
, 1874-12-04

Any person having d healtt.lift of tho Reiloy
patent ia requested to communicate with the
Chicago Athonmm, No. III Madison Htreot.
@. @. Donney, Esq. will give tho next lecture
in tho Athenmum FREQ Oourao OIL next Monday
evening. Els subject will bo "Tho doYern,nont
Of Cities"
"He!pins Hands SOCIAL this (Friaay) evening
ut the residence Of Mr. George n. Clifford. No.
1894 Michigan avenue. Young ladles and ron.
tlonlon arc invited.
Tomorrow, nj half-pHst 10 q. r,.. tho 1eoy. Dr..
Falsonthal will deliyor loott.a in the Tcmpla n
Zion Congregation on THE Lifo mud Historical
Significance Of the Lata Dr.. Geiger."
A meeting OF tho nembera-olect Of tho I.esiu-
latuso from Cook County will be hold at the
rooms Of the Citizons' Association Mt 10 o'cloc],
this forenoon, for tho purposes Of conference and
acquaintance.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, In tho SYM
goguo of the Congregation D'naY Silolom, No.
666 Wabash aycnuo (rabcrnaclo) an interesting
and rara ceremony will take place In tho ehapc
Of tue rite Of combination, being publicly CON-
forred upon Herman Alouaing. nged IL Years. tho
aon Of tho Rov. DR.. 4. J. Meaning, Habit Of tho
Congregation.
nett. Krotzinger & Voo.ier, w,ll doyor tl.e Snt-
urtlay public lecture to the students at tho Union
College OF Law tomorrow Mt y. Ill. Subject
This Application OF Eyidcnce." Enery A.
6torrs will dalvar series OF lectures Oil "The
English Constitution as Illustrating the Nforts
and Dofocta OF Wrtton Constitutions" Begin
ming on the following Saturday. Doc. II, ut tho
HA11le honr.
A grind mhsa-moeting of ohildran will 10 hold
In FGrwoIi HILL tomorrow AFTERNOON ut O'Clock,
This meeting IL gotton up ull1or the aunrlcaa of
tho Coutounial Educational Fund Of Chicago,
tho special object ba'ng to Inform the youth OF
tho city with rcforance to al,l to Inherent them
In this great movement. Tho exoreltoa will
conalst Of briof apcsr!.oa, m',blu, otc.
Thu admittanco Is freq to ohildrou
provided with ticl;ots. These cali bo
lad ut Room 10 Farwoll Hall building.
1ha music will he furnished by Colaons now
band, the following baing tho programme !: /,
March. {new) "6prlt OF tho Times !" O. soloc-
tlons from " The Bohemian Girl I" s, " D!uo
Dannhe /" 4, "Hnll Columbia !" 5, Overture
" Der Land and Sea" q, "sletghr!du Polka;"
, 1874-12-04
THE CITY HALL.


The Water Department yesterday received
81, 100 on water taxes.
Tho Law Department arc busy completing tho
assessments in condemnation cases.
The Committee on Public Buildnga died of
old ago yesterday afternoon. Aid. j. B. Bailey,
tho attending physician, did alt In Ills power to
prevent tho old follows domise. but 1t was Of
no aVRil. Tho Coroner has not bson notified.
The chiof topic Of oonyorsation around tho
old rookery yesterday WAS the David A. Gnco
trial. Groups gathered horo and there among
the different offlcos oil through tho day. Mayor
Colvin and aoyoral other prominent city Of
1lolals thought and talked Of nothing oIso,
The prevailing opinion was TINT Mr. Gano would
faro rather roughly In tho pending trll and.
although the most profound sympathy was OK
rreaacd for him, vet 1t thought but iuBt TINT
htB orl.ne should bo punished.
City ty-Engincer Cheslrrough, with bis usual
gond care OF tho public. announces that tile
water In the South DiYiAion, south of Twelfth
street, will be cut OIL nttar 10 o'clock to-faV.
Tic supply In tho district will be very short for
Eevoral hours. and laouaakaepnrH and factories
ha'l t,9 bottor draw enough to last them all day.
Whlle tho wntar Ia TINS cut or tho 2l-incla min,
which has lately been mid on Eighteenth street.
will be connected with the 3G-iuoh maiu Oh W.T.
baAll avenue.
The Board Of Police and Fire Commissioners
could not find time to mnot in regular eoBsion
yesterday afternoon. aB they were being bo.cl
to death all dav by dofunct Aldermen md olI,ors
seeking appointments an tho Police and Fire
Departments. Gen. Sllalor oasIed on them dur
Ing tic day, and talked over his suggested i'm
proEoments in thu Fire Department. It is the
opinion Of the Board TINT tho improvements
suggested will coat at least $500, 200, besides tho
current annual expenses of the increaae. Add
this to the suggestions which will shortly be
Forthcoming, and 1t will tuke a1,n0o,Qoo to foot
tho bill. And all this in q city already over
hurdancd With taxation.
, 1874-12-04
no'e lowsror, an Allan ls believed to tavo TALON
anothor direction from that Of Jnokaon,

Iho 10y. Mr. Forhan, tho dofauttrg nsaiBtant
priest Of st. Co1umbkill'H Church was arroatetl In
now York Wednesday uighs, mud will be brought
eSeh .r%a 10 ss cry BY Detective Dennis smmons.
pforrlatinE the proceeds OF recent fair, amount-
'nH TO so.o00, and abHuonding.
J. L. lsyoraon, Of No. sos Wost jackson street,
reported as Aladiaon Street Station yesterday
ntteInoon TINT his ovorcoat was asolon from tho
aMed"hborgtan Church. cornor OF Washington
v. Case, OF 10 West Adams street, also reported
shat lla ovorooat waB atoloh laHt evening from
bib hallwny.
William Bowman, = butcher at No. 400 Wob-
ater ayon,ic, snye ho won't lend eco again to any
ono. Two mon came Into hia place yesterday
for el6o. 1lo didn't wait lilo goods, aui two
other mon camo n and did, They could rafao
only slo0., Wouldn't Mr.. Bowman lond them
e6u3 and talto THO package MS noourlty ? Cor:atn-
~ no Hot,ld, antl did. hfau's inhumanity to man
mateH DoWmhn piotano.
ohiof Waehburn, OF tho Unltod States Secret
Service, IL doing snmo sltilful work In forresing
out counterfclters throughout The country. His
visit here 1las resulted In tito cnpturo OF enc Joo
KittenlonBe, alias Joe Miller, cto, who has boen
dylng sunpttuIosty, |. s hald on tho proceeds Of
in custody by Special Agent youtorlay, and hntl
n numler Of counterfeit $20 bills in lin posscs-
zion. His caso WIS taken before the United
States Grand jury at once. and 1t is probable MI
indictment will be returned agntast him to-day.
A young man namoi Frank Williamson WAS
arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective Dixon
white ontlearorinG to dnpope OF ladys watch
md chain Mt Llptnan'a pawn-sllop. on the cornor
Of Clark and MonrUo atroots. Whom taken to
tho Contral Station ho conffancd that llo had
STOLEN tho articles md throo waiohos, valucd ut
$500. from joweIry atore in I'll paso, In this
state. in company With a COMPANION mined
William King, and portion Of tho property HaH
ut lls pareuts' resfdouco, III tho placo above
nan,od. The prisoner is d rospoctaplo-looliug
person Of nhoii. Is Yoals. and 6taleB that lte Ii
Of well-to-dt family. He was sont back last
night.
, 1874-12-04
THE CHICAGO DAILY TR1nuNE FRIDAY, DECEMBER H. 1874

rnpcal tho act Of Congress-, md whon you had
dono TINT. yon would Htill find mechanics work.
ing ciBht hourH M woll Without the law m
with It. Tho object Of tho Eieht-11our lnw, no
fsF nH 1lnuuratnttl IT, Nng to oevnte tho co.ltli-
tton Of tlo American workman, and, I min harpy
to Eay 1t Inns aaplstod MO nnd great many mora
1i q, ny ,poiaonaI ao1aalntHnces. 10 repoal tho
Eight-Ilonr law, naoane that ororJ mccliRnlc ntsl
laboror ahn1l wor1t two hours por day m1ro than
they do now, or ton hours ror dny, irrespective
Of tho local narkot aud dsBrogarfing tito images
OF tradcs. This should call unjust and op-
pronstvo. For instance tho stonu-cuttorB Of
Chicago arc ncarly all Society 1nen, WHO
have lomo8 1T tho city; If Congress- ahoMld 70.
pcal the EtEht-Hour law, the Chicago mon would
rcfuHo To work for Unclo Satin, and they would
brand him RB tho worRk scab boHa In the city.
Why should the Government como hero and sny.
You muat couHe to bo a Society nlan, or yul
Bhall not work for me" or, :" You nhall work two
moro hours per day"2 We hive worked tho eight
hour Bystom In this city nov for soven years,
aud Will! It's It Is fairlg established. ! soe no
reaAon why other trades should not do tho aame.
There arc moro hands than shoro is worle to en-
p1oY thca'. Why not lot Nil work on the oight-
hour eyatem: thereby making moro equal dis
trtbutiot Of lahor Which lnonnH fairly divide tho
bread and butter,-not ono hnyo all aud tho
other none 2 Yon can hny tho law is unjust and
oppressive, tho Hame ns Southern planter did
Fl,en ho loat hiB Slaves, but no such pretoxt
should ropeal INV frainod for tho good at tho
people. Yours truly, A SroEE-CurrEn,
CHICAGO, Dso. 3, 1874.
, 1874-12-04

By typographical error In yescrdaya TntncxE m
Incorrect idca Of the great reduction at Carson Prize
Co.'s Garner Of Madison and peosin streets, was
conveyed. The especial barsaina ofTered by this
standard house aEa III corsnth md unlerwear-uot
"cIotAlug aud underwear AZ tho printer rot It.
, 1874-12-04

Paorle who watt for the coming cold amp" will be
ont Of pacnce to tllnk hoy had not gotten an anti
cli.ker htose put up this warm weather BY DaSaa
nnos., stato and Yan Duron streets.
, 1874-12-04

10 fhs Editor af The Chfcago Trfbune.
Bin: Having somo experience Of tho mode II,
whtch the CHIEF public ]ibrnrioy Of Europo {tho
Britinh Museum and the Dibliothnquo Nationnlo)
as we'll as ono or two In this country oro con-
Quoted, may venture to express my llssont from
tho syatem which prevails in tho Chicago Library.
It must be admitted that ouo Of tho great nd
vantagea which lasgo city has as a placc of
residence over tho country IL tho possession of nm
extensive collection Of books to which easy acccpa
can be lad. Tho student, professional or
private, is not always able to procure for
himHclf tho books which hc nools, aud
however ample bis opportunitios may be in
this respect, there will bo certain works to
which he may 10 obliged to refer occasionally,
but Which ho oannot or dies not caro- to p,,r-
chase. Il public library affords him tl,iu oppor-
tunity, and opouB TO him q place whore lie can
consult quietly md ut leisure tho authorities
which may bo ncedfu to him. 1t I'd not monnt
to takc the place Of, but rather to nnpplement
from its proper purpose whop it is turmoil into
moro circulating library Tho condition Of soolo-
ty here will Of course require = modification of
tho rules which arc adopted to such irstitu-
tiona in older cites but tho original inten-
tlon should nevor ho lost right Of, If
the majority Of our reading population caro- only
for works Of fiction, and will ratller rcad noth
tl,g II they cannot take tho books with tt,om to
thor homes, 1t may be we'll TO have circulating
department connocted with tho library proper.
which may afterwards be improved at leisure,
although I think this Is very probIemutical.
Conceding, however. tta Yatao Of s,lot an ex-
pertinent, 1t ahould bo conducted aa merely aux-
wns instituted. namely. to afford tho man Of
scicnce or latters place ana means to prosecute
his studies. In tho Chicago Library. thoro
is certainly no place whero the student can
, 1874-12-04

WHAT Ar4 we Coming To
WHOM you Gnu get IN imported 2-bnton kl glove,
fa,Alonablo uhadcs, ut 81; aoece-l!ned hose, WORTH
l5 cents ut IS centa ladies' vosts Mt rs cents heayy
shirts and dta~ers, for 1nen nt IT, Ask for them ut
Now York Store, Nos 28l aud 95G West Madison street.
, 1874-12-04

the QuEBEc LEGISLATURE.
QUEBEC. Dec. 3.--Tho Quebec Legislature ss-
aolnbod today With The customary ceremonies.
, 1874-12-04

. thu TF1DHnD's FfntfOrm,
lHE CHICAGO TR1DuSE's position on tho lending
mcaE!lros now before the country may 10 condenscA
into the following euunc!utons:
AZ Agriculture IS tho basis Ut National wcalth what
ever policy benos that great interest promotes thn
nfoapafiJ q tho whola country. This cost Of trans
poLtatloh OF western farm products to forotga mar
hele consumes half tho selling value, and Tho ig, u
ea avled to subs!dize special interosta doa6ea tha
fala Price Of thu goods receiyed In exchange for Tia
staggcrs from woaknc.A under the weIaht Of lila nad
Aonco tho chief ca'so Of hard times among iarlners