, 1876-12-31

|: rendered against Dobbins for loan he had
+ made Of the complainant: In 1872. The land
sold was In Dobbtns: suaa;yIston, and consisted
/ ty-sixth street, Wallace street, and Twenty
ninth street. It was subdiyiaed into sss lots
a large part OF which had been sold tc
I workncn or mechanics who were living
on the so,RR premises qdr 90 Only about tsn ?t,
the remainder being bought in 6y The complain:
j ant and mortgagec. The settlers have, however, e
fifteen months in which to redeem from tt!s
sale. The average price Of the lots vas @ ABOUT
~, though they are said to be worth $3og Or
money back ultimately.
The managers OF Unity Church Mission Home,
on Larabce street, gave the children OF that in~
noon and evening In Unity Church parlors,
There we're about tifty-fyc children present, and
many were kept away by frosted feet and other
troubles. Those who attended sang carols,
played games, and screamed out their delight.
Then the ladies gave them oyster~soups, turkey,
and other delectable things that are seldom
seen beyond the line Of Wells street, ION den
Nord Seit," looking toward the North Branch !;
Christmas tree with prize-packagcs, each and
every package warranted to contain silver coin,
IS veil as candy, with Santa Claus, 10 feet
high In his stockings, in the shadow Of thestree.
Earlier In the week the church gave an enter
tainment to the children OF the Sunday school,
and it Was very pleasant indeed, but the fcstlv-
ity Of last evening given to the poorest and
most forlorn little folk on whom hands could be
laid was, beyond all compa11son, the better OF
the two. The carnival ended With an exhibition
from wonderful magic lantern which Mai.
Stevenson brought from London. Mr. Volney
c. Turner, President Of the North Chicago Rail-
war, kindly furnished cars for the transporta-
ton Of the little ones to and from the church
BRoCEWAY AHEAD. !:
The Judges OF the Circuit Court met yester-
quest to be allowed Lis own assistants in the
Recorders Office After couple of hours
pleasant conference with Mr. J. 1t. Rountrce and
among themselves. they agreed that Mr: Brock
way should be allowed two additional Vault-clerks
and one w1atchn1an for the general department,
strnct department, until further order. The
Judges Thought the Recorder, being responsible
for lis records, should be allowed to hare only
such men aTuund him to his work as he could
trust. The Constitution gave the Circuit Judges
authority, OF made it their duty, to say how many
deputies or assistants the Recorder should have,
ard under that power they had acted. They,
however, did not propose to interfere with any
rights the County Commissioners might have,
and II the latter thought the county records
were not safe 1t was their business to make such
appointments as they choose in addition
II the County Commissioners should appoint
extra watchmcn, and there should be row
with the Recorders appointees, there is evil
dently no law against it. Mai. Brockway had
won this time, but inasnuch as the County
Commissioners have the sinews Of war in the
matter Of fixing salaries Of the deputies In his
Office, it is submitted that his victory is rather
slight.
TIE HOMESTEAD Law.
A meeting of the Trade and Labor Unions of
this city will be held at 2 o'clock Monday, at No.
70 Dearborn street, to consider the questions
stated in the following call:
TO all the Trade and Labor Unions in the
CnIfed sfafes-Fn'ESDs AND FELLow-clT1zESs:
Owing to the rapid progress OF machinery in pos
session Of certain individuals, thousands OF work
ingn1cu have been ont OF employment some years
nlready, and hsve no hope for any improvement
United Trade Unions Of Chicago, to change the de-
p1orab1e condition Of starving workingmen. have
resolved to demand from the Senate at Washington
that neccssitous families who wish 70 mike use OF
the advantages Of the eo-called Homestead law
shall be furnished With tho necessary means to do
so. This aid shall be granted By the Government
nfter fvc Jear, and before ten years. As we think
this demand just and use:nl We request all work
1nemen and Trnde Unions, also oil fcllow.crea~
tion and to join and aid rs in our etort to anelio-
rate the condition Ut the working class in general,
THE CENTRAL Bopr or THE UNITED TRADE uNicSs
A mass-mceting will be held for this purpose On
Sunday, Dec. il. Sec advertisement
TIE NEW zOuAvE BATTALION.
Recruiting for this corps is progressing very
Il large number Of written ap-
plicatlons for membership arc daily received and
referred to the Recruiting Committee, who ex-
anime into the character and standing Of each
applicant. Some twenty-five now await final
action. Owing to the enforcement OF the strict
rules adopted By the Committee governing the
admission Of members, many hare been reject
cd. 1t is the determination to make the organi-
cation frst-class in crery particular, hence the
care exercised in the examination aud admission
Of applicants for membership. 4 committee
has been appointed to look up an aruorv.
When suitable hall for that purpose is secured,
drilling will commence
Applications for membership should be in
writing, stating age, place and nature of busi-
ness, and addressed to POST Office Box 81.
HALF-oRPHAH ASYLUM.
" Christmas-Day" was celebrated at the
Asylum By Il bountiful dinner con-
tributed largely to BY Mr.. Sheldon, who kindly
furnished a yentriloquist for the amusement Of
the little ones in the evening. They were made
ance Of Mr. r. R. Donnelly as Santa Claus, as
sisted by Mr.. Hooke, who showered two barrels
of toys among them, kindly furnished by the
Oak Park Congregational Sunday y-school, for
which and the three months contributions the
Board send many thanks.
story with responses by the. children, inter
spersed by singing, and were closed by the
chanting Of the ssLoril's Prayer" which was
very impressive. The Besgar Girl" solo,
and the tablcaux OF " Tom Thumb and his
wife, won the applause of the admiring anN-
ence- The training Of the children was done u
Miss Freeman. The day was spent deHghtfu1$T
aud will long be remembered with pleasure BY
both friends and children.
STABBED TO THE HEART. i
A NANT-EAMED MURDERER.
The various stabbing affrays that have oc-
CURED within the past week eliminated yester-
day in one Of the most cold-blooded and reck-
less murders that has ever happened in the city,
and that is saying considerable when several of
the more recent affairs arc brought to mind.
The scene of yesterdays bloodletting was d
low hovel at No. 16 West Lake street, which,
we're it not for the dazzling green with
which the rickety front is smeared, not painted,
no one would ever suspect was eycn grog-
shop. Entering, one finds upon the left side
low pine bench which serves for 4 bar. The
other surroundings cannot be desbriped, there
are none, save the cheap paper With which the
ratreaten wall is covered, and cranky-looking