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The Committee adjourned until Tuesday night


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GOSSIP FROM TUE DEPARTMENTS.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys failed
to meet yesterday afternoon.
The Committee on Police is called for Monday
afternoon, at which time Superintendent Hickey
will make his suggestions in regard to the re-
organization Of the Police Force.
Comptroller Dcrickson an1 his Examining
Committee continued work and COMPARISONS
yesterday, with no startling results. The books
and papers arc correct, but the labors will not
be concluded till Monday afternoon, when a
full report will be made to the Finance Coln-
mittec.
Mr.. Hayes called upon Assessor Gray yestcr-
Gay TO inquire Us to the safety Of the books, and
was informed that the personal-proper.y. books
we're III the safe in his (Gray's) office, aud the
balance arc safe in Supervisor r. T. Liacolu's
vault. Gray's Office Will be watched to-day by
the police.
Mr. Ml|igan, partner OF ex-Ald. Heath, had
quite an extended conversation yesterday with
Ald. Rosenberg, whom he tried to convince that
Alr. Hayes method for y release from the
financial embarrassment Of tue city, was the
ouly true cite. His labors with Aid. Rosenberg
were unsuccessful.
AT the conclusion Of the Investigation OF Aid.
Whites case, the Committee On Priating went
into secret session. Considerable printing has
m;ttcc "dout"d resoimtnn ',uertne una rI e e
vario,,s dentrt,ncnts tn s'n,l ~ ,hs Sitv r1crl-
~. e''''iss'' " 'us pl'at'ns7, 'cseSs"':
The Board Of Public Works audited the
HMonthly r. pay-Eolls Yesterday Ihe amount was
s6,11, OF which u, ,235 was for the bridge-tend-
ers. l1le amount shows the good elect of the
reductions recently made III that department.,
The Board Issued an estimate Of $3,iI0 to Cox
Bros. for work on the Blue Island avenue via
duct, and one Of 20 to s. +. LoHng, for terra
Gotta work at the West Sidc pumpinS-works.
1Ie Soutb Town assrssor b,s r.c.;rca am
;nhoh;tants sh',,1d ~ son w s,ara ,,nt
vot ,nu1e their rctmr,,s do ' nj 4" w sno ther
;,ij h. at t3tts o,crr, If +ho ASSISTANT csossnr:
whose assessmrnt Vii bni,f os f;nai 1'hc R@ar3
nf Tradr n,r,, merry If tie,n n4,vbt,so s,.s,,'
tfnmsc5vcs as n,rnrrs If aho,st sa5 IN
, 1876-05-28
co1vin Anxious to Know
Who Will Stand Up
for Him.
4 Council Committee lnyestiga-
ting Alderman White.
Hho Is Charged with Having Pro-
cured a Fraudulent Alteration
of a Poll-List.
1;scellaneous Matters Picked Up
in the Departments.

7r,TJE C1TY~-T
1tI .-..s-
GENERALLY DILL AND cSPRoF1T4blE.
There was nothing Of an exciting nature
11ohi'u ,~a1l ,rscr,s1 Trc ,,sr,1 ,,,,rn
I'D rancn % "e1' ,4s .1.sst@ - a"4
Vet Of hangers~on, bachcfs' ana advocates oi Tue
onteudng factions we're not as nunerousa US l1crc-
ofore. The meeting for the discussion Of
,~snrcs ',.v hold Yesterday morning seemed to at-
lnanees AeN ~. e.. X r..S,,n fa,,,,, .,.;n
aact Ill parties, oo1 'cs oi "ao'a 1ooao 1i'eif
ysy back to the scene of the warfare
Nsyor Hovnc was in his Office attending to
". ,,s,.1 dpt;cs most all the afternoon, but did
sis osa@4 - --or+;a,, IL 49,, +,,a. =,
9otnins y 10y -. 4.N 'A'a' ="
, 1876-05-28

associates and inform me whether yon would be
ready to proceed with the case to morrow. 1t Is
once as 10 your intentions in the premises. and
have promised 20 to do before the adjournment OF
their respective courts today. I therefore re-
quest your immediate reply. Yours,
On reading the above was somewhat surprised,
for as late IL o'clock agreed with Nr. jamie
with the Evans case, 30 that 1t war possible for
them to give attention to this matter, one Of US
would, With NJ. Jameson, visit the Judges Of
the Circuit Court and make such arrangements with
them we could for an carly hearing. Hence
was surprised on receiving the above note infurn-
ing me that M. Jameson had just done what a
eM pseIie bot ses ont 0
/ stated to the messenger who brought this sec
ond note from afr. Jameson that either myself or
one OF my associate counsel would see him in few
minutes MIR. Fuller at once lift my office for the
purpose and with the intention Of seeing Sls jamie
ron. and understand be did see him in the City
Hall Immediately. Or IN few minutes aftcrwarls.
The lone nf your letter is that we seeking delay
This is not the fact- respectfully insist that my
associates are as interested in Chicago and her cti-
zens as you affect to be by your, Communication,
and they and are not only ready but anxious to
have this question settled as soon is possible. ..
expect to be able to meet my associates BY Mon:
day morning at O'Clock, and now sec aud know
OF no reason why We may not he prepared to pro-
cecd immediately to the hearing Of this case. II
there be delay, it will not certainly be caused by
our side.
While writing the above reporter for one Of the
morning papers called upon me, stating that a
copy q yonr letter, Just received, was furnished
for publication. Now, gentlemen. We have no
for the simple reason that VIC do not regard
that as the proper forum. and not for the reason
that VIC have any doubt hut what they woulI fur
nsl. our US well as your client vcry righteous de-
cision and wouId reiterate The will Of the people
expressed at the lFllotbox, and supported By nlore
than thirds of the Common Council; and have,
therefore, studiously abstnined from saying any
thing our part to provoke any discussion Of the
Question. Now, however, that you have fur
press think it is no more than ample Justice that
you should have this reply also published.
From the fact that you sent your note ut o'clock
usually leave my office, and from the further fact
above referred to, that it furnished BY you for
10 mel. 1 infer that You did nut expect me to re-
ceiye It. and you certainly knew that my associates
could see it might. This answer is therefore
y0urs. o. Il, HORTON.
, 1876-05-28
ASrES1T3ES OF ART.


The London correspondence Of the Toronto
Globe says: could cite instances without cnd
Of the psfitesse-I know Of no English word
which expresses the exact meaning-of the re-
cent proceedings uf the Academy. Baron
Grant {Gcu. Schcnyks enterprising friend Of the
Emma A1ipc) paid the President, Sir Francis
Grant, some 1900 for portr@it, about
four tunes as much as tho President
ever received, 1 should think, for d pictu1c,-on
tue understanding that he should be invited
to the dinner. Forthwith the Presidents col
leagues mustered TN force and black-hallcd
Baron Grants name When he was proposed as 81
guest. not because they objected to his antece-
dents, but because they all thought they aud
not tie President should have been favored
with his orelcrs. Last year NJ Tissot, M clni-
neut French painter, WAS commissioned oy the
ex-Empress Of the French to paint portrait OF
herself, and sent it to the Acaucuy- uuder
ordinary circumstances any picture scns IN
bv . Royal parsonage is hung as mat
ter of courtesy. The Acaae1nisians, however,
we're offended ut the preference shown to iuF-
that thu Empress, being no longer relgntng
sovereign, bnl no right to the courtesy due to
KoyaltY. The year before the Senate. OF
The University Of London commission.
ed NJ. Langee, one OF the best known o.
Sir John Shaw Lelevre, the t1-Presidcnt oi the
Senate. Presentation pictures sent in BY PUBLIC
bodies are, as q rule, hung as matter Of
course; but N. Langee's portrait was rejected
because the Aca1enlicians thought foreigner
should not be encouraged to paint prescnta-
tiou portraits Of English disnitaries. This
YEA. the Academy was called upon to elect
sculptor to . vacant associateship. Sculpture is
not In a very nouristdng condition In England;
but there Is no question that Of the younger
artists Mr.. Boehm-a Hungarian by birth, who
has settled and married in England-is the tnost
eminent. Mr.. Boehm has been taken up by the
Court, and at the dinner OF the Royal Academy.
two years ago, the Prince Of Wales expressed
his hope that Mr.. Boehm might soon be an
Acadenlcian- This was enough to arouse the
jealousy Of the English artists SO they un-
earthed q Sfr. Noouington, an elderly scnlp-
tor, who had some small reputation thirty
years ago, aud elected linn in lieu Of III. Bochm:
This year again the Academicians discovered
to their horror that out OF seven portraits o1 the
Royal family sent In "by command u for e1hi-
billion not one Was BY an r. A. Thcy. thefeupon
decided that the Prince Of Wales bad no right
to send in pictures "by command y and actually
committed the gross discourtesy OF refusing az
mission to the pictures which His Royal High.
ness had sent in, only admitting three out OF
the seven which the Queen had thought tit
to select Us stamped with her approval. This
time the Academy has been carried too Tar BY
ts extravagant Jealousy OF any interference
with It's trade privileges, Is the Prince Of Wales
, 1876-05-28
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
A Useful Invention in the Line of
Gates.
Waking~Up an Old Woman, and What
Resulted Therehom.
Letter from Happy Daddy--Ais,ellaneous Items
Relative to FemininitJ.
TRUANT MADGE.


The shadows lie sleeping on field and hill;
The COWS came home an hour ago;
The bees are hiyed, and the.nests arc still;
Where can the child be lingering SO:
Oh where can the little laggard stay,
SO swift Of foot as she ever has been. :.
Il is not SO far, by tue ucadow-way,
To the lane where the blackberry vines begin
Her mother stands in the doorway there,
Shading her eyes from the setting sun,
And UP 4nu down with an anxious air,
LooEs for trace Of the ttuant Que.
Has she wandered on where the swamp-nower:
blow
In the darkling wood, and lost her way,
Ias she slipped in the treacherous bog below,
That hides under mosscs green and gay!
Nay, tfmorous mother, apare your fears!
Your little maiden is safe the while.
No nlarsh~bird screams in her startled ears;
No foreat-m -mazes her feet beguile.
She Is only standing amid the rye,
There Ut the end of the closer-ploin,
And pulling daisy-star, to try
Whether her love loves back again:
And viii bends over the bars beside
Two heads are better than onc, forsonth!-
Lcauuy mud looking, eagcr-eytd,.
70 see if the daisy tells tue truth!
kate Putnam 0sgood tn ScTibner for JUNK.
, 1876-05-28

A combtnation-]ock: The marriage-ceremony.
Hunting parties: Mothers with daughters to
marry
A scientific paper says: "Keep your mirrors
away from the sum-" ssAnd from the daughters
also, if you eau, f" adds fa1ntly paper.
A fashion journal says: "Waists arc to be
longer this year," but, as long as they arc not
broader, young men with short arms will man
age to get around them-
4 Young woman OF Cleveland objects to the
new silver coins because the Goddess OF Liberty
is dressed just US she was fifteen years ago, and
'That's SO horribly old-fashioDed-"
4 Milwaukee man made three unsuccessful
attempts to blow his brains out, and then his
wife told him "Don't try it again, John; you
haven't got any.'' lie goes about saying that
be owes his life to that woman.
How like its father It ISL said the nurse, on
the occasion Of the christening OF baby whose
father was more than 20 years Of age, and who
a satirical lady "bald, and not . tooth In its
head"
At little gathering the other evening, ayoung
man asked a lady whether, il his smnll brother
was lad, he was not laddcrf and she Kindly
said she thought he must be-, she could see
through him SO easily. It is pleasant to be a
young man.
When the English private soldier hears that
the King of Dahomcy has an army Of Amazons,
he shakes his head and mutters to a comrade:
80 bean't afeared, Jock, no, not l; but, If each
I'm them here Uamazons be ekal to my mtssus,
they'll haste US, sure"
"Hcnry,n she said, ssyou don't know what
soothing influence you have on me-' my
darling,h he whispered softly, while glad light
came into his eyes, 81 eau it be SO q Yes"
shc said, When you are around, 7 always feel
like goinn to sleep. ."-lNor,rich Bulletin.
, 1876-05-28
TOM

Yes, Toms the best fellow tha. ever yon knew.
Just llsten to this:
When the old mill took tlse, and the flooring fell
And 'siehh aitIa Il helpless, there full in my view.
What do you think my eyes saw through the ote-
That cfept along: efePt al9as, nlshsr ana higher,
The shining. lie must have come there after me,
Toddled alone from, the cottage without
any So 1os Isss eaS % Thsa H:ayea mas ss s
save little robin Again anI again
They tried, bat tfae fire held them back Ike nall
could hear then, 90 ut it. aud ut it, anu call,
.'Sever mind, haGy, sit still like man.
We're comiug to get you IL fast as we can"
They could not see him. but could; be sat
Still on q beam, his little STRAW hat
Carefully placed by his side, and his eyes
Stared at the flames with . baby's surprise.
Calm and unconscious as nearer It csept.
The roar Of the nrc up above mast have kept
The sound Of his mothers voice shriekins bis name
From reaching the child. hut heard it. llcame
again and again-O God, what l. cry.
Where tbe men worked like tigers, nor minded the
That scorched a them-.vhen suddenly there at thrr
The great beams lenued in-thcy SEW him-thsD,
Down cama the wall. The men made dash
Ii's no With pour little Rnbi1. and brought
Slowly the arm that was least hurt to hide
The sight Of tue child these' wnen' s"nt a. my
Some one rushed by, and vent right through tha
Straight as dar.-caught the chlld-and then cams
Back with hiu.-chosjns and ug-hut-saved!
Saved safe unc sound!
Oh. how the rnen rayed,
Shouted and cried, and hurrahed! Then they al
flushed 1T the work again. lest the back-Wall
Where was lying away from the fire,
Should fall in and bury me.
Obi you'd admire
To see Robin notf-he's rs bright ~ . dime.
Deep In come mischief, TOO. uost Of the TINES
Tom, it was saved him. Now, isn't II true
n1o4ota haetf ffltnu that ever kneWf
There's Robin now-see, he's strong as log
And there comes Tom, TOO
Yes Tom wnB cur dog.
Constance Fenlmors Wootson IN dppletont
Journal.
, 1876-05-28
LULLABY.

o Sea, dost thou hear
My baby cooins on my knee,
And clapping her little handsf
She hears thy waves surge soothtugly
Upon the sloping sands.
IN lullaby.
O Sea, dost thou know
Nv baby sleeps on her mothers breast
AS the winds come Ger thy leak
Her baby care. are all at rest,
While thy waves are surging free,
In lullaby.
O sleep On, my babe
Swect(y sleep aud dream. The sea shan sing
While thy mother watches thee;
And .urging waves and winds snah bf1ng
Their soothing psalmtstIy,
In lullaby
M1wAuK1E, Wis. J. -. b.
, 1876-05-28

4 Paris correspondent writes: 4 very pop1t
lar, but blind, Count lives in the Champs Ely.
sees. Being witty and musical, his society is
much sought after. He left Paris three month.
ago, and, on his return, called on q fash.
ionable Marclioness who was preparing to 70
to fancy ball. She begged TO be excused,
but, as he had an importatt message to deliver,
be was shown In, aud, being OF course blind,
he was asked to take a chair IN her
bouaoir. Gossip ensucd, and, during the time,
the Marrhioness, assisted bT her maid, executed
descenl to her carriage, the Count suited he
had been absent in London, had undergone a
successful operation for cataract, amt souiI nov
see Us we'll us the Warehouses. Thc latter
shrieked and jumped into her carriage, without
even an au-1eYuir to her unwelconie visitor.
, 1876-05-28
4 HAPPY DADDY.


down to take this opportunity to inform you
that am a daddy at last. Able has got nice
fat baby, aud We hope these few lines may find
you enjoying the same blessing. Now this is to
Ut strictly business letter. Firstly, as said
before, Abbc has got Us nice baby as ever
n1ale up faces. Nextly. I have swapped away
old Buckskin, and I think have . pretty
uicc horse; it Is girl and weighs 9 pounds
Il mean the baby, and it is as fat
as butter, and has got q good strong
pair OF lungs. She has got blue eyes and i
di,nple in the chin Il mean the baby now) and
lust the prcttiest mouth that ever opened to re-
cciye pap; aud Judging from her teeth should
think she is about six years old & mean the
horse now:). Site is SQUAD, smooth, aud kind 4
mean the horse or baby either no"'), and the
out exception. (I1c means the baby.) | got
SIS to boot {not the baby, though, foE in its
case the boot vas on lie other foot, and
two or three sizes larger, as near as
l can find out}. She IS Us hearty as q
thrse cups of tel for dinner 4 mean Abbe)>
She Is getting along nicely, and it she don't
have any bad luck she will get along frst-rate.
She is troubled with disorders OF the stomach,
and they say this il 4 sign OF tile colic. Il mean
the bal,y). / hope it is, for the nurse says
colie2;y babies nercr die. Size talks out Of her
nose as she takes snuff. The nurse, mean
now).
There, I've been reading this over, anu see
plainly that mint lit to write The amount OF
It is, am Illustrated. am happy daddy, and
that accounts for it; SO you must excuse me
this time JouN.
, 1876-05-28

Rose-leaf cramples-Edith: I" Q dear !. am
so tircdt !" Loving husband: What has 50
fatisued you, my Pippetywippety Poppet ~
Edith: "0hl have had to hold up my paraso(
all the time was in the carstagge!"-Putch>
, 1876-05-28

on the satchel, and By accident he brushed the
tip Of her long nose. Opening her eyes, but not
moving limb, she said:
aat uBoy!t ynt,' I'll make you boiler like loon when
7.Co1ne-this is no place for you," he replied:
"Do you know my business better than dos"
a8at you must get up,'' he protested ST ,., h.
fore hurt you!"
She got up. She got up slowly, and regularly,
and gracefully, and US shs reached her feet she
took him by the hair and cr:lnped her fingers
until his eyes looked like full moons.
"Boy! what did tell you" she quietly asked,
shutting down little tighter
broke her hold, but her fingers brought away
enough hair to make two big birds nests.
"Now you want to behave yoursrlf!" he
gaspcd as ho looked around for his hat.
"Timean she called, giving him = humping
kick as Lc bent over for Ills tile
It Jared him all over, and be reached for her
arm to lead her out Of the room.
''Fiye to three that you can't do it," she
snarled, taking his collar a1d uccktie of at one
grab.
he didn't want to hurt woman, and be turn
cd to 20 out and consult authority.
"Timc!" sue squeaked, putting in two splen-
did right and left kicks
.'N3ll you 60 out Of here.' he asked, growing
pale AROUND the moulin.
sNot till the undertaken carries nc, or you
apologize for taking hold Of my uose.''
~ didn't mean tor
"Do you, apolosize!"
"ldo.'
"Weli, don't never do it again, mister man.
I'm old and Il lectlc faded, but I'm catamount!
See here once"
She grasped a handful Of bis shirt-front and
slammed him into corner, drew him out again,
and might have thrown hin over bench II the
linen had not given away.
"Come, shall have to send you to the sta
ton II yo, don't stop" he whispered.
"Do stop worth a cent!" she chucklcd, try
ing to kick lis chin OIL"
He jumped ont and locked the door, aud after
a little ste climbed out of one u the street
windows, kicked hackmau out Of her way, and
went up along the wlarves to see u she could
ret to HOMER CITY by water.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
rAE TuRKIsH QUESTION.


% 60
CossTAHr1sopLE, December l2.-At an
informal meeting Of the plenipotentiaries,
held at the Russian embassy yesterday,
there was an interchange Of views, which
Is understood to have been favorable
augury for peaceful result Of the confer.
ence. .giz { -
LONDON, December liza telegram
from Paris announces that the following,
telegeraphed from Constantinople, was re.
ceiyed there to-day: AT preliminary
meeting OF the Conference yesterday, uns
der the Presidency Of Gen. Ignatifi, a
plan Of preiiminaries was commenced by
discussing the question concerning Ser.
via and Montenegro, and agreed upon the
following points, which VIII be officially
sanctioned later: The Conference adj
mitted The expediency Of the reetitication
Of Montenegrin frontier to be determined
by an international meeting At Ragusa
II would comprise the addition Of eleven
districts, all named; to Montenegro, and
the Prince OF Montenegro would go to
constantinople 10 do homage to the
Sultan for the new territories conceded to
him, G ii., Sol
The conference admitted that the Ser.
Wan territory. should be evacuated by the
Turks and the prisoners on both sides re.
turned. The armistice was prolonged
until the conclusion Of: peace. Il was
further agreed .that.the Valley Of Drina
should be considered as the western from.
tier OF Seryia. This reclifcation i'm
plies the de6nitiye cession Of the Little
heyarhick TO seryia. These frat results
confirmed the expectation OF the under.
standing Between the Powers, i.
I Gen 1gnatif' In his last interview with
Salisbury Is reported TO. have declared
that be would accept the occupation Of
Bulgaria as neutral State, such as Bel
gium or Switzerland. ur|
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-13

couxor1 Norrs.--Mr. L. E. Hanson, o.
the Third Ward, occupied the Chair In
The Second Branch Last night. 49,
The present City Counril viii hold but
one more regular mesting-on Tuesday
evening, Jan. 8.
The buzz Of The cheerful lobbyist Is moi
heard 40 loud OF late. The lull in poll
tics is doubtless the cause thereof;
They were after the Street Commits,
siioner again last night, with the usual
result-0.I F.tgieG VI
M. Pollock last night likened our
beautiful Illuminated Capitol clock to
"a lightning bug on a cornstalk."
A poeticSl Communication was read III
the Second Branch from pA.Poor Grip
pie" asking the City Dads 10 furnish
fuel with whichto keep out the piercing
blasts Of winter" =,
Col. Wilkinsou's cigar case Is we'll
known at the reporters stand. The
Colonel always passes the weed TO the
gentlemen Of 1.-THE press.
A special meeting will be held on
Tuesday evening next, TO receive the re-
port OF the Committee on Legislation.
Chief Marshal Winder and his Assist
ant in the First District, Mr.. |. T. Car
peuter, were reelected last night. Mr,
Thomas E. Pryor, a member Of the
Second Branch from the Sixth Ward, was
elected Assistant for the Second District,
to succeed VIM. Manion. 49,
The recess in the Second Branch, to al.
low the members 10 collect their thoughts
over the fumes Of their "tobles," has be.
come inevitable. " .
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-13

A JOURNEY OF $4,000 MILES IN 50
DAYs.-One Of the largest audiences the
Mishler Academy ever held was packed
into It last nigh 10 witness the spectae.
ular play Of .s-Afbhnd the World inlSQ
Days" II II d great mass Of Incidents,
accidents, escapes, trials, disappoint.
ments and pleasant adventures, expert
enced by a gentleman and his valet,
while making trip around the world.
from London via sgez, Calcutta, RgG ,'
bay, San Francisco, New York and final.
ly across the Atlantic, on wager Of q
large sum OF money that the journey
could be made in SO days, Vivid scepes
Of lie and character IN every cline are
necessarily hurriedlY given in prologue
and Ave acts. There is ballet dancing,
fancy dancing, murder, scenes Of oriental
splendor, picture OF life on the Union
Pacific, an ocean voyage e''l an expo
sion. and isSs.rat love sccnes and mar
riSges. MAny OF the tAblearx were
good, while the acting OF the leading
charactera was splendid. The leading
lady, Miss Tmogene Yandykes, j. beautl!
fol, the Kiralfy sisters and brother dance
fnely, The. ballet ia pleasing, the scenery
new, the effects oFis!aal, the dFessea very
back to London as the clock strikes the
last hour Of the last day, Of the time he
has to get around the globe. The inn
mense audience was pleased.-Reudin9
Eagle. 1"s''. wv '-lnf -
This mammoth combination will ap.
pear at the Opera House Thursday even
ing, December IA, and we'predict an 'uu.
usual large attendance.