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pcss. Ah''Res 10 10 '"o 'n'nS' !"
''tIs: Isngtnzst.!ssn Inches.
continues fairly nctlvo, md tho narlet rules Arn at
Tra pIArE-lo. 1oxla $1,000: do, 1211a, sl3.5o; liz
~ $dioo; no. roohhg, lAx20, 10, $la.6os do 2u12o,
r!o TrHMaIarge, H. $50: Email, 800; bar, 4oe: .o
out ia liz 'S'' oaf' 1Vo' pipe 1u1i coils 1o1o;
'Is aa.r up. H,soFu coss 1n<o. ,,, o,su 1o,to.
stEEr ~ lnoHnH9, n 2 9tc rates; uaala iron, g. o
r% rca -. Smor,ea;, 5 ll,,ssa H. ~ ~ IT,, e'aaoa LUG
uAkyAx1zGn @ tsoSN9 M ~ l2o a2o No. M9A laoi
Of 10 psr cent ii maa from tis ist. i''' o'Ss0'n'
A7r nrl rn,c m n"sfoi ane WE & ~ '
cut 10 nlzes, 4o. pe'' an'sneo copper A'' u0
1,mn 3Sus IL X ~, 1Ie n T. ~ 9ic; ~
IL liz: 10 ioo 5o o full ,,e 10 ,,er co,t M!a,
so;'1t; dsass wlro ' y ess:1osd. IL Ky; ~ w. ~ ,asa, w
ncr KaS e ea 81 o H. ]. M wG "a a"oto n M
Ind I'M IT. I'd d. s fSo1: ia d do. ~ 81 I u M np ~
eus,e1. s9S.M, oM%n,pz,e, ,ro ,o..,,, .,u,,u,.
rnnr. Il il. i;stai7'6c: sssa rus = H. i5Ssi lnmn
9e. G ~ sH M or ~ r5 + als u TX. pc'
% oils-Tlo Sa1y ehasas @ ,stsd IL % IL ol q mark! msrsss
was Me @ aagase ., IN c. GcafeGn' whch y report IT.
see md ovr deserntious "1 rujca taI' connaive,y
see Sr "S so '0I a'0'S a W. va
it IT, m'"' o'' ~: NJ iosi ~ u 't Hy 10y n,
aw ~" ~ ~ ooisea III slS MiI ro
Saeae ~ Ie., n ~ ~ 9ps WI t N Gnc
s,M1 ~ o~i. W. ~ ~ nt .' l., , % Eu ", ,ncr @
stra'ts c ~ ~" oon.r YOU
'l =" AraHt1' ao' aarh.ns cohu % dt,s l., r,,r
@ ~ @ ansr1a % rur qoso nra
oW1hH ~ ntas ~ ano nusss1 Wy ,s H,
md soGss N aloro hnvv beon consesapy reduced g wo
ue. tIgln stoto " isi
teerlcss hn otef u. Nv q huS ~
io1s " nuSo ~ "u s,'I1 ,a, ,7
IRE IL gooa r,a a,pnS sr ae@,
a1 very euoieo MIio = mt.a. III U1'i i1s 5
IL steaMy nuef fa'r aoeai ary nnu n 1o ias
appy "o Guoto o'o'en ] .' a3r,
3nt ~ n nt a4auo' ~ ~ a I'LL e. n,
eonon ~ no. 70 a's' szsoS9oo; oaeRs s''o'
@oS Gcesg, so.ougsv'uu. ~, ~. .ot n,
.ni t un,,ut mu,u t1 utti iinna U @ v"a ~ nnn
% & n, it,1 - Viii, .,u a..osuo,,s uhi"n @ MN
0E105 for con,un to nriInc tic latter being cld ut
n Sac and J,,nar;n,, nj 1oS7I outsido for choice
| Flax was steay III 81 g56al lD f0r pooI to primo
,,,,r y u1, ,uor.. m 1rtr. ,,rtr,o t,,noty
Mt 81 III: 10 haHB at $n11M n9J b1ug ut $JqQ: 2Il
1aa nj - IN. Ri hnrs nt \! ii cid rnrH a 81 G5: I'D
,a cnirn Ifnnrn,dnn nt 7Ss. e iana rhnire nirt nj
, 1874-02-06

lEun8-Trale opened slack this mor!Ing, and did
not at uny tino during tho day Attain anything ora
tlun alr deHrcu Of activity though after 10 o'clock,
when prizes hid been dreppeil re9 there waa % IN"
dis excessive EupiIy Of light, ro,al, uneven luts
tended to eprcsa tho market for Tho better grases 30
tllut Notwithstanding tloro Inadequate snpply
sympathy With low uvaslos, skppess ao1 Of s4.6oD
500; common to medium qualities at s.. 30, an!
extra ut Ss.ysGl0.lo, Nlrul 1; Adams obtaining tho
Qasl1y figure 1qr dsoyo. Tho aYera 10 weight q ta
, 1874-02-06

NEW YonS, Feb. 5.-DusincsB improves slowly with
manufacturer agents. but individual purchases
light. Tho market FOR cotton gnods Is moderately
two prices steadily maintained. Prints cycalUs snd
canhriea IL fair request gglaam III steady package
Ing mare freely. Woolcn goods in fair domand by
cl0thicrs and CLOTH jobbers,
, 1874-02-06

THURSDAY EVENING, Feb. 6.
The following woro tho rocoipta and shipments
Of tho lending articles Of produce III Chicago
during the past twonty-follr hours, and Tor tho
corresponding dato ono year ago:
, 1874-02-06


boon calculated on, and tho result is that good
many hodarH Of product begin to l,e afraid that
It may NOT be quito so good property after MI,
llonoo thoy want to aoll out md tlo o1ror'nga
To-day wero 10 largo as to force down PRICES,
though thoro were plat'ty Or bnyors nt tho DO
cline, M tho short interest a -large, enough to
nlBorb q yast Quantity of pork product without
SlnkiE. hloBs rofn toll OF loG92uo per ptl
inrd 10@l115op per LOU lbb Nna 1nonth wcro 1scpor
ID lower, though they Wofo tho strongost erielos
on tho nat. Illo MARKET % Closed ut tho FOLLOW IoM
ing range OF greek ! MeSa PORK. cash Or ao1t-
or ro5rnaIy S14;ootday 10 L hGileT o!n NntS., SE
& & oo io 1Ha n se ,'rn
r. Sto t'onn o'eo1n 1or o.s r salor 1So.
r,nrv mn In ij5Gl1' ia. 1lo scllnr Morch an.2D
IN 3S,< ,o ogojor Anri snao@n S1"Is II ,}o soii.
~ nfny IN ID uraet, hnns ~ n gGSusfc for In
mi 1f' X ~ "wnraroa awcn. n".insi inns nt<6n
1nito. =" ;ir,, aa1ted mcnta 1ans" ~ EJ%S635So
for an,'1nrs. 7i|@7sfo o fns Gmmhnla,,;1is +"
7Ilc fnr Ions, nanr 7s5e ror ei,ort ria :. 7a/o
f1p nl1ort eleay. tho samo bnSni nj 10 nor
II, obovo thnso pr|cou. Grnon monts 10 lowor
ijon snito,l do, rMoata FOR Ntnrnls tIoliyory i1o
1ncr % '' md " for Anrii 1Ic ' irhnr Jim c1a1 1
r,rireu. rin' Encon moatH. 7t<n for ahou1ioru HSi
Gm5SNn for sllort riba: 0Sn,So for s,urtt
eloar. and 11iI0D13,%o Tor hni1li,. oil packed.
Mcnn hocf SSaiGS. nStrn n,csa do.
!
, 1874-02-06

PITTSBURGH, pi., Feb. 5.-nchued firm Mt l1c ;
March, l6xn April. Ice. Crudb advancing rapidly
salca al s2.40. More huycrs than sollerS.
, 1874-02-06
QUOTATIONS.
Extra Dceyes-Gradcl steers, averaging 400

=
to l,56o u.s.. ....,........... s..
Cl,oice Heayrs-Eli,c, tut, well formed aycar
to year old stccrs, averaging l,2.5U to
1,l50 lhs.. D.
Good Upsves-Well-fA finely forlnod
steers. averaging l,9D1 to 1,l5u lba ........ {.
Medium GradGs-Steers III fair tiesl,, aver
aging I.1a0 to 1.:5pD liz. lls..........,......., 1.
Butchers 6tock-Conl1non to falr stecrs,
aud good to extra COWS, for city slaughter,
averaging $50 to /, lou LIS. ............... ..
Stock Cattle-tulnmon cutie, i'll DECENT
t!eslI, averaging 100 to 1,OjO lbs........... q.
1nferlor-l,gnt and thin COWS, lclgcrs.
staga, bulls, nnd scalawag stcora.. ].
CattlO-Icxas, choice cor1l-fo.l. l.............. I.
/. Uattle-Te1as, wiMtcred North. ....-........ s.
Cnttlo-Yexas, through lr0vcs. ............ !.
, 1874-02-06

LATI;BT.
New YoRK, Fob, 5.--Aloney easy at 4G)G.
Sterling steady at 3l.84114GD4.S5 for 90 dayH,
,nl al.6SG4.B9M sight.
Customs receipts, &Na8 900.
Stocks huoyn1lt until Int In the day, whom tt
xas reported that tho legaltenors had docroaaed
bl,0OO,00O This depressed prices until it %ns
snown that thsra WIZ q slight innroaso, when tug
market roactod from tho low fignros and cloaod
strong. Tho principal dealings were IN Woster!l
Unlo Cleveland s pittHIbafg haslom Rqok hn
tweom 10 ind O'Clock woro COO sllarca, Of
Which 20 QUO wore Wostoru Union. 13.ouo unton
Tacitio B,100 paciGo Mail, 0,i0o st. Tank o, ,soo
Now York Central, 120p0 luke Shore, d,ooo LUCK
swanna, aud II 900 lock Island.
Sterling, sI.a5.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
rounons, Y1, HztItlonpony, V7........ .llAH
Coupons Geanon', ~
Ovuno,.s, d5.........lla Cnrrency ds."....,.1ls2s
cm,nol,s V5new) lii i;ow os........."....lllI
STATE H,NIH. w
-5,asourls 92sTVrgniRs, old. ........Io
Teuuelsses, ID ...,..aitllNosa c4roura5. o'a'':s
, 1874-02-06
TIE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

CHICAGO.
TMuHDAY EVENING, Fob. s..
Tho receipts Of live stock during tho week hayu been
, 1874-02-06

IUlAI. ....s5Io51
LATEST.
Whoat was moderately active in tho afternoon,
selling nt 81. .221I seller tho mouth and $1.24ha
@*1.MX seller March, closing Ut $1.243G@
S1.2lA1. Corn advanced about llc, closing ut
67Jzo aeller tho month, so!linG at 5S2a@D59o
heller March, closing ut nt531lGD59o. solor May ut
GIGDGl1ic,
, 1874-12-18

,f'S sHaa o.e.pod a DIsnen A pies,oa a ieaorauee
and aakod for tneroy at tho closo Of tho tftal.
CommisBionor Homo waB 70 aatoniahod at tho
o!ovatcd bin thinking toe to tho desk in front Of
him, antl bothouglit himself Of tit sentcnco for
tho ofonder ngaff,st Board-of.pofico tus!no. I1o
tick1el Als brother ConlulihsionerB mud tllon ILL
Btruotol tho President to inform Mr. Dlgnan
tl,at ho wns enhpotldod from duty until ho 10.
cononBson to 40 noyol q anntelco, no wan III
formed Of thu oxfRtonce of \ fotocslvo's Office,
WHICH might or might not aid him III hts oHorta
10 bo 1oiuBtntol.
o1'EN1Nn CALUMET AVENUE.
The Commttteo oil atrooss a1,ti Allnyn (South
Divtstom held n 1nnesng yesterday afternoon In
tho City Clerks ol,ioo, Ald. stono ia the CHAR.
Aid. Wnrron, Fitzgerald, and sonnor, OF tho
Committee, weto prosons Soveral property
owners OH Calumet Rvonno Tnrn pro6oht. ant
Ind Homo salk ro1htivo to THO ordinance 1:,asHed!
aono tgcivo months, ago for It, tho oponlnE of
Thirty.aeventh .stroets. They wanted tho
ordinance rcnoatod hocauBo to carry It ont
would bo damaging to tho property i,ttorcHta Of
tl'e protastants. Tho gontlonon who protested
which would, thoy claimed 10 damaged to 10
groat an extont tint thoy could have no adequate
compensation therefor. Thoy further mated
TINT porson named 0ray. who Ind bo',ght
Bonle property ON tho avonue ut tho rato Of 3G0
por front foot, had pe,itionod for tho onou!ng
wanted to cnhnnca tho valuo OF his purchase.
When aekod to Withdraw lliH potitiun, Gray
stated that ho would obligo tt,om 1t thoy would
pny him 410D per foot for tho ground ho had
Mr.. Gray not bong represented, tho Commit
too decided to postpone action until Eo could
hnyo an opportunity Of stating hIa caso 10 person.
Tho Committee thon adjourned.
, 1874-12-18

" Tho Moral Power Of tho t4csa," by Mrs. NJ. T. Do
Genr, CrHsaaeY, uhicnHu.
Tho hlIsaon Of 1 Local Editor" by II. Z. 11oyt.
:" TIo County Editor" by +. F. baldwin. Journal,
" Independent Journalism" b, Ms. Davis, Sun,
Cairo.
QUESTIONS FOR DIsOUs9ioN.
s'Is tho method Of uning roaly.printed shtotn nd
vantaEcpus9 :" Affirmative, @. n. whitney, }}tr1tt,
rrrSon negative. II. Il. CLAY. f}asttte OarroIlton.
t1Iow 10 ,nnkc aud Hnvs ntuloy III printing oco."
Chariea iIoltt Gazette, KAnknkeg cadlE lIBp,Itant.
'tob printing. nna how 1t can 10 conducted .noat
proAsnn1y Iii c0unectlda with q newspapHr." s. P.
fio.,nda, prtnttra' Calumet, leading diapnant.
It waa resolved that tho rognlarly-nppointot
epea1sors and cssaylyts ho limited to 10 ininutoa
timo, md Tint, IN tho genoral d!HcnsHlon follow
ing tho introduction Of nubjoct tho limit
should bo minutes.
An invitation was extended to tho craft
throughout tho 5tato to be prosentat lie Spring.
field ineoting, and to bring with then, specimens
OF tl1oir respective l>apora amt of tliolr job
printing.
President scroggg wna authorized to DIT nny
vacancies that might occur on account OF my
ono failing to perform TIM dution asstgnotl them
on tho programme and to nlako every arrange
n'ent necessary 10 tho nuccess Of tho lneetltig.
Adjourned.
, 1874-12-18
THE BETHEL HOMES.
CONFEDERATION OF THE SUBJECT ~ THE PREsDy

1EhlASs.
Tho Con,mittoo appointed at a lato meeting Of
tho PRESBYTERIAN ministers to investigate the
patro, nomoa ~ tim c;tv mt yesterdav after.
Noo' 't,1.1s.s.,.,.,. G,s.,. r.aa.,,t H. no,,,
noou ~ meeolusA o. 0'qsA o'o"s, NV .r w =,
Fnrwol1. For somo time thoro hns boen friction
botwocp tho Dethel Homo locatcd on tho West
s;5o and Tho nar;nors' Tomnlo m tia North
e",o' 1.. "11e +,"., ~ ''" ,''.'a',..
olde. Hoth lns&lsutloha' IL eoo"s' "to
identical in character. and engaged in
tic Sans wrok. Tho former is run
,paer t1,o auan;cos NJ tho Natiounl soamen.a
t"e. %"1 ""9s's,o ~ NV .,,o.. ..a
, 1874-12-18

ard It birds as fundamental law pro.
muEatod by tho sovereign authority, aud
not gu compact or treaty eMsored Into aud IN
Ete'i botwon'' each and oil TIM ci.izcns OF tho
unitesdi satoa aa dlatlnot par!ioa. Tho Language
Is. I've, O. ase geogle NOT !yo, TIC States = DO
into treaty with caoh other. "-Siorcv's Cousk.
V0l. !, Src. 4i3.
:, On numerous solemn oceasions tho Supreme
Court Of tho United statos has, after pationt do
lboletlon md investigation, declared the uatue
tloctrne to b. tle guiding rule for construction
q q t';o Constitution III our law courts,-uelug
Wheaton, ao5: "Tho Constitution uas q ordainod I'd ,
and establshot' not ~ ne States IN Hloir sorer-
etgn capacities, but omphaticalIy, as tho prostr,
BIO Of tho Constitution Declares ty tic peonie o.
tho Ul,ited States." -
Tho prohibition Of many powers to tho stoton
by tho Constitution is not tile signing Of ptoro
to a!,atain OIL thoir part, but the oo,nmand at =
great hoyoroign pooplo, ordained ~ one nation.
aud speaking to local aoyernmonsn, that tIeJ
contlno theu18oyoB within their natural proytnoc
WILLIAM s. DhAukErT
, 1874-12-18

Tho Committee on Markets will meet at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon in tho City Clorks
Office to consider an ordinance providing for tho
weighing Of coal on city scales,
A fireman named Frederick Sloat llaa proved
hiln6olf to bo lnconaparably inferior to hia
brother 1romen in natural acutonesa. Knowing
his lack OF lnolital BtnattncsB, ho reHorted to
trick which should call dorn upon him tho
wrath OF liiA fclow-tlromen. One Dr.. Atkinson
had sued anil ohtaineu Judgment againat Him
for tlle payment of n bill for medical
noryccs, In default OF tho payment Of thfs
Judgment. DR.. Atkinson Appended to tho Board Of
Police to colnpol 6lont to rRy his Just dues.
sloat OIL hearing this Bneakod around and CLAN
leatinely pnil tho judgment, and then. WHEN pr,
Atk,naon appeared hnforo tue Hoard yesterday
afternoon, sloat .lrow out his recoipt. OF
conrBa Or. Atkinson wns extremely mortified,
enu II tho next pntieutthat conlea nttlcr his
from tho Firo Department does mol aul1er 1t
will DO hecaubo tho Doctor In u mook, forsivins
man. Tho l3oufd couNtenanccd tho not by dis-
charging the caao for lack OF evidence
Marshal Bonner, lii conjunction with len.
Sl,aler, yesterday completed Tho estimates for
nlakinE tho improvements which Getl. Shalcr
has thus fur recommended in tho Nro Dnpart~
mont Tho Board, III conjunction with itn
Secretary, yesterday held a conference on tho
HubIcct,. but they wero all go aslhtnel ut tho i'm
n,euao total (tIey dared not foot 1t upl that
they resolved to keep it strictly qniot, mud ence
1t waB uonsignad to the bosom OF the Board'H
obliging Secretary, with instructions to koop 1t
from tho public prcss. mud espccinlty from TnE
TElnuSE.
4 delegation of milwaukee, ayau0a pyoperty-
owners yesterday called OH tho city oislcals to
confer with theln uDout tho opening OF TINT
avenue from, Deaplaiues to Qanal atroot. Tho
asscsaniruta FOR benefits wore 1uado honio nix
years ago, gud hnro III grcat part heou rnltl
into tho City Treasury. Tho street would liavo
buen opons1 months ago had it not bean for Nil
| injunction against atl further proceedings Oh
| tninod by Murray T. Tulvy in tito nano of Potter
| Fox, whose. property tho proposed extension
| would cut through. Tho delegation can,o to tho
| Hall Tor thu axircBa purpose Of interviewing
Comptroller HaycA, and Inducing him 10 pay tho
damages. aB thare liz no doubt Ut q eompronlBa
botn}. oifooud with Fox aul, If thoro is not tic
| Injunction Cal, oasily bo dHnoved. Thcy loArnett
| tllat Comptroller iiayoB was coniincd to Ills
| house by ainknoHs, and they hayo accordingly
deferred all action until lo lii able to roturn ia
| hin duties.
The liouya Of lnIieo yesterday triud Fireman
| pAtrjpl; ugnatl. II! thta aaEe burglar lud OIL.
toro tho iowolry store OF al. Feueratciu with tue
intoution Of stoaling watchou md otlur jowolry
Iie wnH discovered ia thu act by tho proprietor,
a,,d such an ontcry was made that Dlg,,au uat
attracted to TIM plato, anh took tho tlllof In Gus
| tody. Not knowing lls authority IN the
caso, ho Insulated about bringing tho ulAu
, 1874-12-18

AAh hNuGEh HhS pUHEs
Attention laH frequently beon called to tho In
gon,iity displayed by thieves and confidence opo-
rators this win.or. Tho aortnosa Of tho proas in
disclosing evory now idoa TINT iB pract!coa pulls
thom upon their mettlo, and tho rcsult is that
every day shovs somo now Bchomo for raising
tho wind. Tho latest operations praoticea sccm
to bo upon tho Btore-kcoperB, and especially up
on family grocery stores. It wua told few daya
ago how all operator had gono through soyoral
WeBt Side grocery dealers, and nov comes QUO
moro who toa very peculiar story concerning
the manusr in Which he wnH deprived Of S15 III
currency. few days ago 4 cortain gentleman
received hin monthly grocery hill, md in choch-
Ing it oyor waB uurprisoa to Beo tho following
Charge: "1tem: 10 curroney (borrowod BY
ile 15 Calling ts Tfs TO- TO- l',a,,a INN ho .o OK
tAkon 'tlliH method Of getting money, to which
rho indignantly ropltod that she had mover got
coat Of tho grocory.nlan. and. npon, appealing
to him, ho courtnousy but firmly sail sho had,
aud that ho could prove. it, Whoronpon ho got
out II noto reading as follows
Ms viii ron please let mo take ssn .a r. 1osrs sr
arn son,c ngs come from st o.,Ia WISH to gct il
Rpectfuliy Mrs s-
Tho names in tho above communication are
Il nppears tnat tho above deluaiyo document
was brought to tho grocer by an Intelligent lad
aud who ho thought was tho sou Of tho aforo-
said lady. OF course this brought about an OK
panaton, and tin mystory was solved, as fol-
lows: On tho day mentioned tho grocory wagon
stood for q few moments in front Of THO door Of
tho gcntlcran's house. Aftor 1t had gone. n
man camo up and raug tho bell, and whe,, tho
servant answered it. said. III wish to SEQ Mrs.
Drown" "Dnt sho don't 1.-Two hero. A1rH. -
livos here" 1hcn tho thief made the o1cuBs
TINT ho wnB mistaken in tho house, aul went
awny. Ho then wrote tho noto, and, again sools-
lng tho ueiGlnorhood hired passing boy to de-
liver 1t. OF course lo got tho lnnnoy, and tho
green grocer ,nuurnB TINT there othora nharpor
oron than those III Ills own profession.
, 1874-12-18
NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY.


MONMOUTH, ILL.,, Dre. II, 1874.
To ths Editor Of Ths Chicaao 4Tibune:
SIN: It would seem that, aai1o from tho
theorles OF political purtics concerning State
6oyorcigntyand National Union, thoro is enough,
in oyon d slight mud superficial comparison OF
tho Artlclea Of Confederation Of tho United
States with tho Constitution, in tho light of our
oary history to sustaia the Htrong and eminent
" sound position OF THE TRIBUNE, that tho
Un1tod States III aupramo, goyoroign poSor, i'll
attnted by tho people Of this country, NJ dis
tinguiahel from tho "Stato " Governments.
Applying that sound maxim which o1!sts In
every godo Of written lnw in tho world, viz.
that tho preamble of Il atatuta il the key to ita
construction, ne read in tho Articles Of Confa1-
Grafton that the STATES partios thereto "thoroby
sovorally enter into firm league Of frioutuhip
with each othor." II ia n notorious fact that
this great Interstate compact was only ra.ljed
by the several Legislatures Of tho statea, and
mover by tho p00ple in convention.
Tho oply Gcnoral organic net OF tho incl3oato
nation, up to shat ti1lo, had boon its Declaration
OF Independence, 0licll declRtoa IN bohalf Of
ono penilo.
n confedoracy a1nnng themselves. to tnke OIL now
Rnd EanosAl powers Wllicl. had mover boon dole
gated to theHl, Or any OF then,, violated tho ma
tlonally-lecaroa trnth t!sat Governments dorva
thosr just powers from, tho connont Of tho gov
ornol.
Az atrean,a may not riso abovs tho fouutan-
load, nor creatures ,.lnrp tho func,ona Of tho
creator, 30 the authority OF this Ganorat Gov
ern.uent became inWch ignored. and failou to
win Tho recognition and coilHont ~ tho peoplo III
whose will 10y thu truo source Of MI uulelesatod
governmental powers
Washington ooloed tho national sentiment Of
that porioa whom !Io said NO arc uatlon t.
day. aud thirtoan Tomorrow; who will treut with
s1k n.tt mil, farty, ttR
, 1874-12-18
LOCAL LETTERS,
Y1tnr T.rTES2TNy.

To the Editor Of The Ch'caao Tribune:
S1n Tho recent purchase by tho Lincoln Park
Commissioners OF 50 acres Of ntl-banks lyinY
north of tho prosont pars Tor tho Hum Of 5GI0.-
600, or at tho ra.o Of 10000 per acre. in Wow of
tho recent panic aH tho present extraordinary
depression !u outside property, ii unquestionably
= bin thins-oapeoIaly to tho Taxpayers Of tho
North Side. This IL. boliovo, tho highest price
ovcr paid for aero property i'll the sub,lrba. De-
actns aeys UNI strg97 @ ont anu n nlo|g 1Gs s 1s
pcr front loot Is thero any other city in tho
world that can afford to buy land in The country
at 10000 per aero for parls But what's the
odds SO re arc happy, and can 20 Il whilo we are
JpnnE. NORTH SIDE.
Cu1uAao, Disc. II, 1874.
, 1874-12-18

Tho Committee from tho Board Of County
Commissioners on Jail and JaIl Accounts was in
scea;on vc.terluv afternoon Mt tho county build
lne' ""o "ue''eu ~" aeeou'''a'
THO temperature yesterday rs observed by
Mannase. oDtician, under THE TRIBUNE Building.
wo4 at q a. m. 50 dec. Itnf,r, . 10 n, m.> 80:
70 H., 27; 8 p. H., IS; 6 y. H., ii; md 5
, m m
- ''4'' ~ re-,
An otlicer OF tue iladison"street Station picked
IN Il package containing cotton goods laRt eycu-
iut.. Tim bundle rolled ont Of buggy ,yhito
.Io ,,o,,,,.r+ ,rn, ,riv;ns, ron;1,r ,onn rod;pnn
Suo , ~ ""a .''t', .'I .', ~.
htTee.. aoa 'l'o LII" couso no1 W 7soioo Il" 'ase
~ "oe''s "'so' ...
Among tho transfers recorded yesterday occur
tho snlo, By z. I. Durnlam to 1ohn d. Auenr,
for s45. ma of tho lot on ihe wo1t sido of Canal
strort hi faot snufi, of Adams md Inn sn1c hv
9. j. Wright to Henry q Warren, OF tho prop-
so,th of Washunton srroet. far san D,jD
,e,..
Au lnobriatod tndITiuual, III passing do"n state
atreci featuay Mtsn solllo eoutoanons. . a maa
fra, fhn ~ I'm af n hn;lt,inr II kmocte} Him
lown. but. n,sgrer;n.t m. l1e rresnol a lannp-
I lmow il would come: I knew fhic1 Ghicaro
wnnln't ho boat. ward eon' to Eayo n Garth
nnnxe.n
-. u,;,,. ,,,,;.,,., xo...u,o no,o4;.o t.
Morton tho lnd'anlan CHARGED With attempting
10 blloe Inspector lfWln, were ceIIsln atate-
~ moh1s 10 felegeaGe ~ alleeu accoaillccs o. n1s.
;n,'r"sann tint Il, j,hcf. TnsnectoF narnnr vas
responsib|o for them. I'l!,s However. Is not tho
csua tLn in ufnrmntinn hayins, Ica,, t,ariyaf srom
.nn,,or sn',rcn' ''" o'e'' So''~' 'No''
""o'A.s "0e''
lnd7 WHO WAS suffering from chest disorder
rocently,. called in 2 ps'ys'el"n to learn il slo
were IL dnnHer OF dying suddoi'ly, Imagine lIer
astonishsncnt wllen tho doctor told her husband,
in hor proBcncec TINT thore was no 1n{ral lesion.
bat the thorsclc impniso was aimiia'shed wl,ic',
might 10 duo to tho thickness ol tue paElotcs OF
tho thorax--posslbly to dttalitntion OF cardlac
1olc'' An' '"ua ""S "o'oo seo'o4a"s'
Mr. A.: J.. 1iekloft, Superintendent Of tho
public schools OF tho Clty OF Vovc!antt recently
took u trr to ChtcaEo, d,ring which ho sisitott
our public Hclloolbt Tn his return homo ho pro.
| Bontoa u communication to tho Cleveland Board
OF Education, which, allowing FOR natural pnr-
tiBan feeling, nhowcd that AR. Nio!shoH. tlko
every one clso who spends day or two i'll CHI
cngo. went homu with quito number OF yalr-
| allo idcas, uhicl, i.o would never hsya acquired
| without travelling.
| Inn of rim Il sr,fo camo men" from, c,arl,
| v,rnnt ,rbc 10 ,yo;nr r. Dosfon ro,t wno1f hnu
| been wntcbino nro,l,l tue Palmer IIounn, md
olBaryin. TIC s,yo1ls az they como ea.lntoring out
| with lootl.picaa in their mouths, lIo rot u
silver aud commenced prooticng. llo went in