, 1875-01-15

quite corn1ont that tho pr,zo medal u tho North.
"cat will ho sccurc.i by tho Chicago 'ta!'anls,
King knlnsaua AMI ss!e nro expected to be
present during potion Of tho Ran'o.
Tho Chicago I}oar.. Of Underwriters held \
meeting yrptt rd " afternoon nj their o1icc. No.
f21 LaSalio biz ct, Trcthten Jonathan Nood'
ws,, Jr.. III tho char. Tto entire afternoon was
s,cnt ii, discussing thu proposed modification Of
tho rilica mud regulations Of tho Board.. r'1lo
was ndoVtci that no Board company shall bo nj.
lo"oti To give my h"iress to not,-l}ohrd conf
rany, nnrthalt nt,y culn,,h1y TO allowed to ent-
ii,;: solictore who work for both board and noa-
Eaar1 companies.
Yesterday was one of tho of days ot the Post
and 4fait ono Of tlloso iayB when. sco 1t docs
not publish, advertisements for nothing. u has
uono at ALL III order t" iii sl'aco 1t pnt'lis1ed
column 30 OF sareary nonsouAs about M a.
of tic I,mrs ani s5r. ilanton Marble of
tho Ncw York l';orid. Ut course no
fanls il found with trying 10 Gct M sensation,
in fact. Du: tho only excuae for the publication
Of such nattcs i, that it is readable. Now t!lst
stul1 III tao ios; aad A't't was trirel calculated
foro tito Ioxi and fail Btunc, grievo,ssly besoro
journalism and i's readers, nnd III no longer
worthy to he callod even MI evening paper.
4 German named Christian Das!ian committed
euicitle last evening. ntsont q o'clacks IN cell u
tlo Uniou rarx Police Station. by hanging. Flo
who informed officer Mcfarland that ho
had been very ,sorlerly ut his bouse
Oh Lake street. ncar Western aven1'e,
in smashing furniture aud abusing ,, h!s
minutes vI,en officer Tickling discovered bin
suspended from Que OF tho bars. aud quickly
cut lin aown aud sailed III. Dc Wolf, WHO o. me
III Immediately ana prono,lnced him dead. Las
iug was iinod 525 Tor drunkenness, By Jrstice
Hc,tlly, WHO renlls.cl Sf0 OF tho fine. I1e bad
bocn out Ut employment for long tlmo. tild
this fact, COUPLED with intcmpn!anco. il said to
bn tile cat1Ho OF tho HNlclde. lie IaaTes wifo
aud large fntnily.
Mr.. ". ". Doyington, the well-known arcti-
tect, has communicated to THE TRIBUNE. for
publication the facts regarding the construction
Ut tho building ~ COURSE ct erection on LaSalle
street. opposite tho Grand Iacitlc 11otol, con-
corning which tue Times published what pl1r-
ported to bo report Of Fire Warden Agnew. The
building il owned by =. II. Moore and J. H.
stead, instead OF by tho former aone. Tho
b,lng. up to the Eccond floor, does not contain
wooden partition, aud up to tito third floor tho
brick walls thicker than called for 1Iy tho Firo
ordiaanee, ty INCHES on one sldo and u 1nchea
OH the other. the frunt md rcar WaIla being nc
nordlng to tho ordinance. The interior Earts-
| lions Of tho second story are OF wood. ~ nre
I those Of niuc-,euths Ut tho o!lice buildings
erected before and eioco tho great fire. The only
| tcei.cal point that can DO raised against the
building il that, ia place Of putting order IN
|
| and supporting it with brick, iron. or WOOD
| Columns. continuous wood partition ls used,
with tho Intention Of making tho same fire proof
by filling With brick and Using iron !ath. Mr.
UuyingtOn claims that in fact tue building iH be-
lng cunstrncttd OIL q moro substantial basis than
mlust Of the buildings of its kind In the city.
/ CARNIVAL AT TIE RINK.
To hare RoeA tic lAsge crowd OF young ladies'
and gentlemen at tho West Side ltink last night
| ono would hardly have thoughs thai skating had
lost its place as popular aud healthfnl aluuso-
mens. In tho face Of q Thermometer that ranged
near lu deg. below zero tho Attendance was
nearly LOU people md. If tha weather vas
coIi tho ice WAS all the finer for it, Indeed it
was in capital condition. hard, firm. oyen, nnd
smooth. and tho sport vas OF the very
beat. Tho occasion was ono OF seriea fo
| fancT-dress carniva!s, and in tue number and
variety OF costumes 1t WIS tho most successsul
yet given. Two prizes woro ofrerod.-a ellyor
casd-reccivcr and 1ouquot-boldcr worth ?2o, to
the lady wearing tho finest costume. and cut
3l2, to tho gpnsloman having the lnest
character costume. Among the ladies' and
gentlemen present in carnival-dreBs wero
Miss Mo1gan., az . goddess; Mrs. James SIta
John i. Wallace, Highlander and gypsy girl !;
Mle. Il. Collius, Indian Queen; MiBa Lille Gage.
gypsy girl; Mr. F, Crocker, Gorman crniSrapt-
woman; Eue1no Pratt: Dutch enllgsan.; A.
NJ. EtIla'u. Dolly Warden clown; ". Reynolds,
Capt. J4cE; ". Grover, Napoleon Ill; J.
l}aah morning star; Jlastor Jol.nnio
Gook, big 1nign; l.: 1iard{; l. fvo,a,antt' doman
Turk; A. Holland Charles H.; D. Howc' Turk ;
i, Etllor, Marquis; +. sanaerson, sailor; Il.
kialo, Bong antl.dance man; Il, scli.lt;ic., Ger
,nan c9!niqae u Dus1ee salior; "; ,a llal'' Ma5 ,
Of Diamonds; G. Bsslu. 1sis!'lnan; G. II.
Sweet, clown; c. Gates, Frcs,th Lord; v: Doan'
hnymaker; hius Elnl1n, Bnow-fako; Nlas Z,
Fox, pop-coln gull Bliss Allen. hebccca ut the
Tie Judges for thu ladies' we're Mies N. 2
tIprrcl,, AlrB. 4. +. Harris, and Mrs, G. e.
| Sweet. and for tho gentlemen Messrs. +. Ira
ham, W. i. Patterson, and ". II, Fellows; The
Stsa Lille Gagc, aud that for the best character
costume among tho Goutlomen to Mr. EoGone
Pratt.
w1Np-MlLIs.
meeting OF tho Windmill Protective Asaoct
alton held. in secret srutton, Oh tho l2lh nnt
18th inst. ut tho Alattesou House. The follow
Ing wcll.knoNn matugHcturolv wsre ronresented
EcllrAo Wind Mil Company, Hcioit. WIS.,. by G
Sandwich ILL.,, by l.. q. Coo aud II. Packer
j. pccsius Windmill! and Az Company. by L.
Tcrlns; aurmloy, Wutson 4 Co, OF Dolova.
, Yia.,. BY 7. Gormiey aud A; D. Thomas; II
rfcoport, iii. !; Williams, smith 4 Co.. Kalnsna
: ZOO, Mich. None Of tho proceedings wer
learned. but, Btho tirn Of Bond y Wcst, pater
! attorneys, was noticed ciosetcd with them. 1t
= likely son1e important bueiuess must be on hans
!. ANNOUNCEMENTS.
There will bo o grand soIreo at Shows Dam
/ Ing Academy this oyeninE.
= The Educational and Industrial Aid societ
i will meet at o'clock to-day, III Hoom DO u
Cor,nck block.
A charity concert will bo given BY The Adam
l. Troupe, Saturday evening" at Oakwood II.
1t Church, cornor Thirty ninth street and Langle
u aYenue.
TI,ero will bo free luuct and soctable At Il
Tentll Presbyterian Church, on Ashley street, b
tween l.obey aud IIoyne. given unaer the au
pices Of the Collier Temperance 1ieform Club,