, 1877-02-03
The CITY.


Thc members ot the sonth Town Board met
yesterday afternoon, but Immediately adjourned
i'll Monday afternoon at 2o'clock, on ACCOUNT
Of the Illness ofJusttcc Wallace. i
The temperature yesterday, as observed BY
Mnnasscc, optictan. S. Madison ttrcet TRIBUNE
Buildng}, Was al = n. M, 81 degrees; 10 d. m,
40; IL M, 40; Up. M, As; p. M, H. BAR
oa,etcr ut q, m, 3o.0j; sr. r,., 8o.eo'
The Democratic Veterans held their weekly
meeting at No. Is North Clark street last cren-
inr. The names OF few additional recruits
were reported, after which several veterans
talked very hopefully Of tho prospect OF III
denis s'ci,g declared elected, and the Assoea-
ton, decided TINT, IN such M event, ,,eg .n,ey
Demoeratic jubilee, with a'l TIA. inc
a hall to be Eircn at Anrorn Turner Ilas!, Ecu.
~ b5 CAPT Larss tns prosseus s ~ Ts,. .h te nte
mobiles. veteran OF then. alt, 'Fas noYct 70 COM
tncnt o,l come very untarorabst runors IN gen
cral circulation, II The cAcct that there were
tolnc persons IN tic organization who were q
ut, improper character. a',.l who ta' not, us It
wcrc, tho mark Of tho lcast en- their forche9tis.
lie moved that committee be appointed 70
'o; Into thia inntter. to investigate each nail,A
,lnln 10 he veteran, in tho truo Democratic
7ciorm sensc of tho word. and, in e!ort, to re-
or,u the Association altogether. This motion
sus carried, an.l committee appointed I" per
:orm the wcrdtng-out process HaFine mus
e;itlcl to undertake reform within thu party.
Nc veterans Dispersed.
WEST sinE ENGINES.
'rEfE TRIBUNE published yestcr1laV por!1on
Il the report Of the Commission selected 10
make the test Of the West a!]e pnnlring-cn.
,,tnc.. It appeared thercfrom that the engines
I'D what was required Of them n, two OF tho
special points, but not on tic third, inilng to
raise o0uoo,N nounls Of water one foot With
1D1 pounds Ut coal. The paper utnttctl to state
Just how far short Of this requirement the en-.
gines ca1ue. 1t appears upon examination tint
tic performance waa In comparison to the coi'-
ditions of tho contract as, scvcnfy-c'Eht to
being IS, III, ,oV Instead II 10, ,ooo, ,00o. Tho fail
uro to .1o "l1ty" Is attributed t> the toulncss
Of the boilers, brought about, by The pumping
OF water for nearly two nontts for u.c; Slotc
would undoubtedly have been raised had tho
boilers been clean, since tho iili quantity ot
steam, wns not generated from po,,1ll OF wntcr
by pound Of coal. CttY.Engnesr chesbrongh
said Int evening t.1at hs to'g. TIC engines Inc,
being capable OF 1t, ana that tlcy wuuid i'roba-
bly, be accepted.
Tic Post-Oice Department requires from all
tho larger utficcs statement of the mails rttng
ftu their ut1iccs, nnd under suclt orders tixcs
date IN which to commence weighing Tor the
length of one month. Tito tntc for 1871 was to
Chicago pust-Olllre Inns bcen weighing and
counting ull It's mail. A TRIBUNE rcpnrtcr Wis.
fed the Chtragu post-Olliec yesterday, and
through TIC kinuncss ot Its officials obtainc.! a
ktAtccnt Of tho 1natls originating In thls oi!ltc
for two weeks ending Jan. ~.
The iirstcla.s ol mail consists Of NIL mall
paii at letter rate: Of postage md postal'carls.
Oi letters received fnr traas1nitsio,i there were
1s, 1a, vesSns Gy'knsf ,G s;l' po'tads "' p'''''
TIE fern,Nl-class inattcF cenststs nf oil mat.
10 regular subscribers iro,n publishers and
newsdruers, aud pald for at the rate Of two and
.r.x1 t1,rro