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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The tenth annual private complimentary ball
to tho employees Of N. K. FaLrbank g. Co, will
be held at Central Hall tomorrow evening.
By resolution passed ut the lust meeting, all
n. ". V. are requested to meet at the 9hermnn
House rlub-rooms Thursday evening at
o'clock.
The subject OF tho Rev. DR.. K. Kohlcr's En-
glish lecture before tho young people in the
Sinai Temple Tonight will he: 'The Bible, It's
Composition aud Its eacrcdncss."
Thc friends ot Mr.. T. Il. 0rlnln arc notified
that tl'o funeral Of l'ss daughter, announced to
take place to-day, Is postponed. awattfng the
arrival Of relatives. Announcement OF the fu-
neral will be made Ia tho city papers tomorrow.
a pound offering festival will bc held at tho
Park Arcnile Methodist Church tomorrow
evening under the auspices Of tho Sunday
school: Thu, members d the congregation arc
invited to bring "pound With them Of soap,
or flour, or silver, all Of which will bo donated
to the poor. a concert will be Eiypn by tho
school. Admission free.
, 1876-12-27


CKoKE-The funeral Of the 1atc William If.
CEoke will take pfaco to-day at 10 o'clock frnm ST.
injury Church., corner Wabash arrnuc and E1dridge
vlted 10 attend. Carriages to Calvary.
COLVlN-At Colorado Springs, COL, Dec. GO,
Funera! notice hereafter.
STRANAl1Af-Dce e5, Of dlphtherIa. at the
tcaldonce OF Capt. A. l.. McGraH. 1b0 South
Jctferson.st.. Anna D.. daughter OF g. 8. snd H..
10 years..
Joliet and Iowa papors please copy.
FAoDs1IAM-Last Monday morning, at the resi-
Burcn.st., Br!,lgc Frodsham.
Fsncral nervlccs a. the house, Thursday, tho
26th Inst. at IL o'clock a. na
eCoTT-In Canapton, Kano County, H., on
Friday the 22d Inst, George Scott, In tho 3ath
ycar Of bis arc.
GnlFF1N-:rho frlenaa Of 1ir. ?. II. Griffin arc
announcoa to take place to-day, is postponed,
OF the funcral will be made In the city papers to-
morrow.
HAhiAf0ND-On the 20th inst,, William Thomas
Hammond, the beloved and nnly child OF Thomas
{nnd the late hfrs. Ann'o} Hammond. aged II days.
The funeral ,rteSe will lcayo tho residence OF
'i@ d"c"as:,i, ~ Dcs7atHes-st., on Thursday,
:, At 10 a. m:, aud pr0cccd thenco, BY
cart.assa. to Calvary CcmctcrY. ''1hoy were
Lovely ard ptcnsant in their llvea, and ID their
033 stnto-tt blrs. sltvIa Mcwcs. ' '"''N0''"S'
Notice Of fuueFol In Thurslay mornings paper.
, 1876-12-27

HOME FUR THH FHlENpLHSB.
Tito Chrlstmas festivities at tho Home Of tho
Fr1cndlcss, No, Oil Wabash avcuuc, will take
place this afternoon and evening. since there
arc many mouths 10 feed, many backs to clothe,
mud many little hearts to please, It is hoped that
NIL men and women OF oil occupations and busl-
1esses will oyerwhelul tho Home with doua-
ttops; TINT they will send things to eat, 10
drink to wear, to play with, and to look at,-alf
tho things which are In tho heavens above md
children t,ayo dlacarlcd, md tho clothes they
have outerown; and That they will then 90
Thursday to Sec the homcly toys that they haYo
been instrumental in creating.
1IR 0IllEKs.
Friends Of the ErrinE Womcn's Refuge arc
informed TINT It's Christmas celebration will
tako place 'llursday at Q o'clock p. rn., at tho
institution, corner Of Indiana nvcnllo and Thtr-
ty-f1rst street. Contributions will bc thankfully
received.
there will bo Il very pleasing entertainment By
tho members Of tho Suntay-acLool. All are In
vlted, and tho children will all receive gifts.
All.saints' Episcopal Sunday-sehool has sts
"Christnlas tree" festivities IN the church, cor
ncr OF North Carpenter and West Ohio streets,
Ing the exercises, which promise to bc highly
entertaining.
There will be a Christmas entertainment this
eycnlng under tho auspices OF the Lincoln Soclnl
ahd Literary Club, for tho benefit OF the Fifth
Unitarian suuday-School. held at Elch's Hall,
corner Of Bluo Island avenue and Throop street.
Admission Is cents.
CHiLDHEN's PARTY.
Ono OF thosu always pleasant affairs, chill
drcp's ChrlstmnA party, occurred last evening at
tho rcsitlonco OF Mr ". A. Hayemcyer. No. t74
Michigan avenue. Thcre was merry throug Of
little folkk, soma older ONES, q ChrfstmAs-trce
loaded With gfts, bcsides mi orchestra, q sup
per, aud all the accompaniments Of cn eycnilig
party.
Tho following children wcro prccent: Masters
Wakcr, Colll1s, Alicrton, Dohb1ns, Stone,
nemis, haEsh, DOMINIQUE, Gray, Knickerboeks;;;'
spruanee, Bellons BRIGGS, Friedman, Bartlett,
Crsne Wl!celoek, and Toirtellol!e: Many llttls
u the Misses Wight, Hodges, Tolnan, Hand
ford, Anderson. stagcr, Abcrcrombic, dranns,
Cooley, and Durand.
After dancing, some time, the party having.
commenced at 9 o'clock, the presents on tho
tsss wers d'stf9ted r. M a'd agcncra merEimen
per was served at 8 o'clock, Ia Kinslcy's best
style, and at o'clock tho happy company dis
nrrAeH.
, 1876-12-27
THE COUNTY BUILDING.

The County Court was not In session ycstcr.
DIV
NY.
Tbs Grand Jury yesterday heard numerous
complaints OF 4 petty character, and will to-day
make return. It's 1abots will continue turjnr
T,.. C.,,.a. p,.
ihg Goalec.ors o. ane toMn1 ot LAKE, rioyleo'
ana ,13t ,1aEfl,Rton t92S tno!s 1ooks yesseFaay:
sst. aaa nese nneaso eo"ce'os aleo sot tno se't
o. o's ooohs'
Tho employees Of tho Insane Asylum and
Poor-IIouse surprised Acting Warden Walsh
aud DR.. Cunningham Christmas Day by pre-
septtpg each Of them with a handsome Ro1d
, 1876-12-27

Tho Treasurer yesterday received $1,81 from
tho Water Department.
,r,.
T., nv ~, 1,ssI,,. o,"e 20 .sI ~ aest
:" WV S's' e.'.A o'4'so 44o4S ato oe!ocA p'm'
The Council IL called to meet at tho usual
hour this afternoon, mud gas and the Long
nattc ina s h new pp o w't o'f
,,. ,1.',.,' e n. ~ s"ae 4a"'
Iho Health department yesterday had mnn
fosnrios ,r.icl, b".i ~; hSen insnontc1 no,,e.t
viii be snsae toby. '' ''f ~~'N' .'~'S''
!!ks;y hHyo his report On the !ato tnaneet!on, Of
public placcs of amusement ready to-day. Mr.
W1llet, tic A6s1sfant, llaa been 1T work upon
'aT .pas ao1amsas. ns,.a. A., ,.,,,, .,.,
bnoas mt ,vi+hnuf .n,sc "hont ~ Ss,,,aea .ne.
bouts OF tue money 70 pay the aalaries Of tho
W. enpio{es altet tIe Gaynent 1or December
f!ai a!. nasc nesn tnaac ileFe ID taIK OF 1oah.
IT., Tire ~ ,aess insu,snee n COMPANIES yesterday
duo from then, Under thc Charter provision rc
oulrlng Ill foreign Insurance companics doi,ly
business Ia this city to pay into tic City .Trnas.
ury per cent Of thcir not receipts.
~. ,rax,. AZ, 80 -, a.. ,,,
s ane Ma3n,t sau sestctapy tnat X tHo Clty antl
lin or tn i,,,tar Gpon e >, q9cs" III o. tno
Wnsntai tSor. re mo .,;ostt, ~ ,c ~
snr t'9 S;ia;n Fb 70 nse1aRn tno
siasn M % IT, ss'.t 1utuhs. ae eoanty eta!t Ela'Ms
tns hollets, anu SO aoes tao clty, asa It VIII re.
f!4Ie a,.ot"e1 eo"'cfcnes oc1u1c tac aIapute ean
pe scIlca.
MIR. Anthony said yesterday that, though, It
had been 80 statcd, Mr. Francis Adams was not
At work upon DRIFT OF q new Iteycnuo law,
MIR, Adams md slr. Anthony hayc worked
tho Council who requested tl,e work, this after-
noon. There llaye ia ret been no upswort Il,
the Mayors circular.
Therc wer, not ,,,,,v u,wo,,,s ,..a. =.
Ln .e.tolar ~ v p'Ger H. 81 5o @
~ en1 ciiss11aaa ~. Sosteaf tno clefKs tnern ass,
e,ss' ri Tsf tbroa soncr tcY atg 40
snp!oyea n Ina watstoee insisted that there
WIZ iaatheu 0s'E!euco " tnu amount ot water
tt"sa,na, n,'at ~, ay u,e 1. W. tAat
nnce3.
rh. f.ar,,u,..,. NJ, 1r..,.,. ,
, 1876-12-27

This visitors to the nrt galleries Of ten years
ago, and all those who wcro then Interested In
tho lImncr's profession, will regret to learn Of
the death Of Bridge Frotlshaul, which took
place on Christmas Day, at thc.rcsldcncc Of
Prof. Gcary, B81 West Vnn Burcn street.
Mr.. Frodshatn was born in Wfndsor,
Eng, In 1923. In carly manhood
ho WIS tho posscssor Of q fine voice, which
ho cultivated viii, 60 much success TINT In re-
sronse to tue wishes of hs friends, he deter
nlincd to choose tho lyric stage us lifetime pro-
fcssion. Being naturally Of an artistic turn Of
mind he deyotel much Ut spare time, while
travelling on the Continent, to tho study Of the
best Of tho old and modern painters, and SO
thoroughly did lsc become ncql3tntcd with thclr
mauncFis1as and pcc,.larlstcs, that Ills Judgment
on their works wis frequently called into rcnlti-
sltfou By those contemplating, ,purchascs at high
prices. When the French Gallery was opened
h lo9aon ssn ,b. ;Dno tws"ty ODD s 49, ho
went to Daesseldyrf, whcfs he remained
for somo time studying the works Of the repre-
aSot ms st tSc
l,ucsscldorf collection - tho inp'rtat!nn Of
Baker, the mlltiona!re-was placed On exhibition
III that city, md With lta management he was
associated for short time. In 1894 q '95, MIR.
important collection Of pictures In the lasgo
hal In thu old McVtcker Theatre. One Of tho
pictures which he introduced to tho notice OF
tho Chtragn public was Constant Meyers well
known Consolaton.' In 1867 OF 'Gs he
returned to Now York, whero Io remained for
a couple Of years, when he ngatn determined
to mako his home III Chicago. Hls
next venture hero was the publication OF
chroluo portrait Of Pto Mono, coned from an
original by 1lca!y. He had just succeeded in
getting It fairiy before tho public when tho
7'big flro" occurred. III 1t all the prints,
stones, etc., wcrr destroyed. Subsequently ho
removed to, Milwaukee, WhcFo ho retl,atuc1 url-
til short time befoFu his death. .Mr. Frod-
sham was married to one OF the 8eguin sisters,
who Ia Acr later years wns an almost helpless
invnll1 at tic time Of the "blg f!rcn
she becamo separated from lcr Nus-
baud n,,d wandered ont On tho
pra,ric, where, two days after, she was found by
him, III state bordering closely on insanity.
stle did not recover from tho effects Of tic
fright and exposure, and died in o few days
afterwards.
AwccIs ago Monflay Mr.. Frodsham ca1s,o down
town and Visited Alnnt's gallery. Whtlo there
Eo wna seized with sudden ill1,ess, and had to
be conveyed honlo In = carriage. From this at-
tuck ho mover rallied. flo gradually became
worse, and on Cilrist.nas-Dsy death released
him from his BuffcrsnEs.
The funeral services will be held at tho resi-
dcnre Of slr. GcaEy, GSl West Van Buren street,
tomorrow morning,
, 1876-12-27
pf ngc, went 10 work tor small salary In MIL

liDGS b HHCQ,
During her sesvItudo IN the house Of Mr.
Welsh she Ind received no pny, and understood
that her board WINS amply balanced hy her work.
as Indeed i was. jan, 9, 1870. by which tiH,o
Miss Rosa had bssomc Of ass The nnanan'n%us
OF BY tl!c girl's ignorance Of buttncss tranaac-
tionB, obtains from her her note for $3.50 Tho
amount OF her board at $3.50 per wcoItl paYa-
eeo ss asy ys sfi 9'te 2esteag . 9SEsi e At ea
the amount Of tho .noto and f7.27 ae interest
hcforo Justice Mech. The audience introduced
contained tho above facts, and the following
sonc, clearly illustrates tho noble traits Of Mr.
Wclst's character:
Miss RosE WALSH, Your letter IL at hand this
.ucrn.ns and ! snats say only CONFIRMS ny former
s some MONEY % pn5 e. e. osd
t2 Sue yon forthwith. NY object t1 asking ter yon.
% m Ta' to sas sassa ao s o
sssa T:"s &C. .f5 es:ye e. 5ss tss
s nos psy Af yoa ea tsa M es week a 81 81 $
lslt Soapa e ,l s5as s. Is .E5ss%Sf. M wth yos
iiva viii Commence sult the Gaming week and
Ncspty. TnouAB G. WELaH.
Tho man also threatened to .garnIshee the
hartl.esrncd wages Of tho girl Ii case slie re-
fused to pay him what llc demandcd, and he
went TO R0sa'a brothef, WHO ie ayouth on
hc-tho hoy-wou1d have to. A. It. was
proved that the girl was In Wa1sh'n house
during the period abovo specified, and Ms it
could not be proved tint the girls work was to
Court was obliged to nlow tho plaintiff S33.
Tho case was regarded by those who listened to
It aa one showing how little, Of tho sense OF
right and justice can be contained IN human
breast, and even tho attorneys for tho plaintiff
wero ashamed that they had been re-
talncd for auch cause, and incenscd
to think that tho girl, who had nil
the time supposed that llcr hoard was provided
her sister to go there to tlycj. should be 90 III
tteatcd by ono who owed her debt Of money
and gratitude.
, 1876-12-27
COUNTY PRINTING.

4 reporter Of the Post yesterday interviewed
Mr. A. G. Hcslng concerning Gen. LEeb'a reply
to tho statements OF tho Staats-Zeasuug relative
to alleged oycrchargcs nlalo by tho Democrat,
Lob's paper, In la bills for tho county printing.
Among the statements ruade by Mr.. u. werc
the following:
tcn. Lleb had clatmed il,at tha county still owed
The DtMotrai for puhlsshlng tho election returns.
prcces''ins.. md cauI not bs Psid fer 80 It % va
report Of this Eanvasslpg board. which waa ~ d!f.
fciont an organization from tho 1oasd ~ tho Log
w Tho Stasts. zttan9 an1ions to got the county
printing, Mr. Hcalngtr
st,stly sPeaklng, T. Is nos , candidate: the
then # Should publish them In our paper. ~ It hui
Tho largest circulation OF any Oer,asa sheet. VS.
messass.nons il gison a,, bat when se @ a.ecrtsned C.
amoant to evsr q. 200 o. =, 400 y.ar, W made
il no. worth while: There il no nssesstty of hav.
nE then ga.heih A. = hsay sc
insA Should bc published 10 pamphlet form, and
%Srs not provide for r,blishlne u the rapsIa;
did ths way, and il cost the county ony 500 or 10
I. Gen. L!et, so ignorant Of pr!ntera, r,easare-
= lie oagllt not 70 10. liz has been In ths husl.
ness 1of tMt!Fe or aIteeh years, Aha 0n&ht 10 4huH
all Ab0nt It,"
.'Did Bell md schhfhansen swtnr to tho cor
sectneas OF the bills Of the Us,norrat Z"
'They swDro thoy Wero correct, and further
than that, they swore shoy wsrs the cla!nlants Of
tho bills. non. Lioh tho proprietor. and tho only
unt tnterettgA in Tho amounts. attestul to tLclr
osthB. as County Clerk. when he knew vary wel(
that the3 had nnt nckcls Inherent In tbs claims,
and NcYsr had"
o' Nc w WI &C. ss sss ks o IL a' RannS ao.s aso oaa
anything. Il conducted honestly. Tho ttlo Way 10
do, u tho lont1 secs nt to pnhtsh them at all. ID
act- lfrrlnalng bills are audtteu and paid In thta
!oate nannGs, uthar bills Will also be pald which
Include oseEchatsea. il u no wonder that tho
Gen. Licb yesterday asked the County Board
to Investigate tllcau charges.
, 1876-12-27

CLAIMING THE FOUND 0t FLHs1+
"ThS Tcancst man In town has at last been
found," said the attendants At hteech's court
yesterday. They referred to Thomas G., Welsh,
who lives ut No. 7lu West Jackson street. lIs
is connected with tho wholesale house ot WILL
lums. Miller, olnlstcd d Co., No. eo4 sladlson
street. Tho acts with II is claimed entitled
As. Welsh to the appellatlon aboTe given him
will bo found in tho following little story: In
May, 1875, while blr. Wvlah's wlto was sick.
Atss Rosa Ella Walsh, sister Of Mrs. Welsh,
was asked to Join tho household aud ta1ta
charge Ut a!fnirs. She did 80, aud remained IN
children, aud performing tho numerous duties
falling to tho lot OF i housekecper, until No
yelt.bor u tho same year, when Mrs. Welsh
died. aud Roka, who waa All orphan aud II ycara
, 1876-12-27

NO sND TEL.
The arguments In tho Evans. CallnRhnn cnso
were continued neforc Judrc Carr last night at
thc crfmtnn, r,u.t -
~ ,..tr,,,s w. ~ r,,,,,. ,t,o r., ,,nv,,a. -
.F' S1clfhie ~ ruuer hpokc LOT uF"asos ol
81, hour in behalf Of Eyans. llo reviewed tho
lrgal aspects OF tho case, and commended that
tho replication ya, d good one, and that II tho
Cu,rt held othcrwise II vnula revcrae an5 nm.
~, 49,. 's ...'ss. .sas. s.,.s "s. l., H. sss.
sos tnc 1uuRment OF tno Coart ln lno previous
case. lie held tint the contosted'elcct'on stat
ute WAS exclusive; It provided for tho very con-
tlnrcncy of legal disqualification which raa the
n,n!n Issue In tis case.
Tle Court--1f that statute Is exclusive It ends
this case; II not, IL 1cayes It just wlcro It Was
bcfurc.
Nj. Fuller commended that 1t vas exclusive,
unl tfIOre were i've or sx cascs in which 1t had
been decided that just such stntute WAS cxct,1
sive, even tu the extent of destroying luEislc-
tlon IN quo warranto proceedings. .....
Tho Court remarked that he would like to SEQ
some OF tlosc cases. The statute, he thought,
, 1876-12-27
BROKEN VOWS.
Aiss KELLOGG AND TUE NEW ORLEANS MAMA

A4a8 kELLOUH AMI Tu& NEW QHLEANa MAMA
GE1ks.
Tic sudden cl,augc 'ot plans by the Kellogg
Englisl-Opcra Company, whereby the trip to
the S0llti, was abandoned, and the company re-
turned for an extra engagement Of two weeks In
this cttY, was generally recognized as o good
stroke Of policy on the part OF Mr.. Hess, tho
manager, Who had shrewdly calculated that the
present condition Of political excitement in New
Orlchns would bu certain to "hurt business"
as tho show people say. But In avoiding
ono owl, air. Hess scems to have
encountered another. I1c was under engage
tncnt to play the opera company for elght per.
foruaatlces ut tho Varlcsles Theatre Now Or.
twccn tho 8th and 10Th al January, tho exact
date to ba announced by MIR. Hess not later
than Dec. IL. Tho eontraet further. provides
that Illness OF unavoidable accident which ahall
incns sl'ai! FREQ both parties from auy liability
for damages. The Kellogg Opera Company lav-
iag fat!cd tu 70 To Tho Varieties TlcAtro OF Now
Orleans, ths props!cts. Of the theatre, Mr.
Pope, yesterday tc!cRraphed to @, NJ. Hardy,
Esq.,, Of t]ls city, !nstFuetinE htNl to bring al,
actton forthwith for breach Of contract. Ac-
ssold!ngly NJ. Hardy began suit ia the Circuit
Kellogg aud .. D. Hess, for damages to tnu
amount OF $500.
WHAT DEFHApANTs THINK.
n kNtbuSk reporter b4H ME. u. ~. HG$A last
evening, and found him very much surprisci at
tho news Of Mr. rupe'a setlon In the matter.
Mr.. HISS stated that there was contract be-
twcen himself md Sfr. Pope lor scason of opera
In New Orleans. At tho time the present polit-
teal excitement arose In tho South he tclegraphed
Nr. Pope requesting a postponement Until tie
excitement had aubsldel, ~ he did not deem 1t
eafe u travel while aifairs wcro Ia such col,-
fused condition. aud whllo anly, spark, as 1t
t. to very unsaiy pitch. MI; Pope replied
time will my utner attraction. On recelpt OF
this reply Mi. Hess quietly matted further de-
yel0pHtllts in tho situation ut tile South bcfDru
positively deciding whether 1t would bo safo to
60 down tu Now ORLEANS or not. A few days
agn 10 wrota to Mr. Pope more fully tu regard
Ih!s letter, Ar. 1lesa thinks, was nut received
by Pope, whu, Cutting perhaps somewhat impa-
tient, resolved to try what virtue there was in
tic law.. Hcnee the filing OF the bill. Dir.
referred u will be 50 convincing
that Mr.. Pope, whom he knows very well, Will
seu thu t4attcc Of his plea and withdraw tho suit.
evident mistake IN tue drawing Ut tho blll, stnc,
Us s!r. Hess says, ste IL simply uudcr. contract
to him to slug tor tho season, nnd, under such
| contract, ot GOurse eaH llaye Ito responsibility
| ~ the matter whatever. "Shc ts,h to use Nj.
Hcss' OWN words, "pall for her services, and
an tho party to faco tho resDonsibitlty.p He ex-
plains the fact that tho bill Waa drawn axainst alsa
that the colnplalnanta did SO In order 70 mako
themselves doubIy sure, apparently labosing
under tho impression t6st A{lss Kellogg WA
| concerned AZ q partner. As hefoEc stated, how.
eyer, Mr.. llesa hopcs that his letter will clear
] the nattcr up, and that BIZ Pops will witll1aE
, 1876-12-27

Our readers vhu visited tbs Centennial Exhibl-
tlon, and looked with admiration On tho wonderful
"1so1con Vase," md other ts1umphs Of artistic
metal work, exhibited by tho great English silver
smiths, E1kinaton l. Co.. will not b surprised 10
hear that thls drm has been selected, from amongst
many competitions, b5 tho Mayor Of Manchester,
England tAfd. Cuttlh), TO execute the now sorslee
Of aotid.silvcr tabla.pate for tho corporation Of
that city. The cost Of tho service may reach
$50, ,aoo-over to. 600 geld having already been
subscribed for this purpose. They received at the
1ate Exhibition arc medsls with diplomas, and hat1
pre.eminontly tho dncst exhibit in their lima thc.e