, 1879-08-08

ns,tl committee nppofntcd 10 take the matter
In charge. The nlb,sn, is on c3hihition At
.Tnnsen, alcClurC & Co.'s store. Some further
miscellaneous business was transacted, anti tho
meeting adjourned. Tho September meeting
will 10 hold at the school.
Bids wcrt received at Architect Van Osdcl's
Office Yesterday morning BY Judge Trumhulf
and iohcrt T. lincolo. tho only members OF u,e
10 bo ,lone about Tho base Of
tho Douglas Monument. The Improvement Is
q mllch.needed ono, The Bcgen limestone steps
having lcen worn away and all but gonc to
plcccs. It Is tho design to replace the1e ts
t!isco heavy Etanitc rlint3ss. sevcntcen inches
high. The effect Of which will be to make tlie
satno Tins prescrvo the general ,!ni.v Of the
structure. Afr. Van Osdel prepared two p'a1's
for the Commission sotno time ago, a,nt TIC
Estimated cost OF the work, according to o',c nf
Tie the eI oet Il tss ~as s1Sa say sf
received for talc work nccnrt'inE to tnth hlahst
Tic hilders bo!ng the tllns'lac-i,oylo Granite
Company. j. il. Anderson, a1ti Il: L. Scnurc.
man. The bids will he opened nnt tllc coHtract
AWARDED Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock At
Mir. Van Osdels ol!lce.
The ragu1ir 1uatcrty meeting Of the Illinois
81. Andrews Soetrtr WAS held tn the cltlb room
Ut the fremont l1SUsc last cyen!ng, u. Il. CaG,'
cron In The cl,nr. Thu nttendanco wne tull.
e. ~ L..
werc proposed rs new members nnd stnly
elected, Atcasrs. John Stewart, Alexander
Kirkland and .Tnmes afc1rcaor were appointed
to prepare resolutions Of res1cct to the
unaoitno.,afy Adopted. An obituary co1nmtnt-
cation was read frun, Ccvc1a,n! Lodec. A. +. Il
L., 81, of which dcceascd was mn honorcd tncn,-
her. Similar resolutions wcre adnptcd in
her ot Tic sacEcty, who died ia Montreal Inst
rucstay. s5r. McFarIanc was for thirty years
m active member Of the st. Andrews Society,
md filled with unvaryng success nearly every
Stewart was elected member Of The Board Of
Managers, to fiji tic vacancy caused BY tho
death Of Mr. llastte. On tnosioa Of George
Anderson, and In vlow nj his expected visit to
honorary member of lie Society, after which a,l
Adjournment was taken.
The easa which was broken open yesterday at
the now Custom-Housa proved to contain old
county records of si'e wears 1877 to 1880. when
lsaae Cook WAS Sheriff. 1t ts supposed that
when he was appointed Postmaster undcs
Buchnnan. aud tint Whoa ho WAS re-
moved by special.Agcnt shaltcross In 1871, that
he left tie old safe behinti him. In any cyent,
when The ruins werc cleared away, and has 1eeu
lying In its present position ever since. 1hess
records. which consist of the assessment books,
court dockcts, registers. and miscellaneous
pnpCFk, tn1F prove III fHkuHs ailu are 4QW III TUE
custody Of tho 'supertntsntlcnt, ready to ts
turned over whenever Sheriff nosEu.ann-or
whoever Is anthortzel-sbaIi make dtmu.,d.
From the Collectors book Tor 1877 It ts learned
TINT thr total valuation for tho county ut
$i,;s5, 40. on which lie county, State,
school, and road lakes were $40, 755.
Nothing OF specinl value was discovered
nmqns the papere Which have been rsposIng. for.
gotthn by all for 30 many years. Ex-sherf
Cook ii now In vt. Louis, hut there Is no ex.
ptanatton as tn how flo ra,ne to havn safe full
Of public records tn bis possession years utter he
ilaa left tho oflee.
Exhibitors at the approaching EXPOSITION have
bfEnn 10 prepare ulcir Respective spaces, nnu
pevrrnl ara already moving In tEcfr stocks for
exhibition. During past yoars. in spite OF the
urgent requests alnl repeated warnings uf the
Exposition managers, o large number Of exhibit
ors hayo iaggcd behind, nnd some have entirely
them by the opening day; willis othera have
put nu jumbo ot paeklng-bo1ca and
mcagre lot Of odds and ends,
and kept the manneers and the public waiting
for several days before they got together any.
thing like a fill and cretltable display. In this
wav, md through general lazy and 'we will
be ready rs soon as thu other fellcrsn feeling.
which seems to prevail invariably as the opcn-
Ing day draws near, the Grst week OF tho show
has sou,etimes proved comparatively uniutcr-
csttng 10 aon,e departments, Rnd the reco1uts.
which ought to be larger, arc much less than at
any other time during etE weeks OF more OF the
that il iocs not cxoect to fiud the value Of It's
| money there unt.l tho second or third week.
| Tho managers wish It plainly stated, however,
that this thing has rot to stop; that every
available incl Of space has been alotted l9,, :
| National Guard occurs during the opcn-
Ing week, with military. Headquarters
| at the Exposition Building; and TINT Il any ex
htbItor whatever, biz or llttte fails to take pos
u,sat anil main nt n Rfhfh}f nj
| his goods upon tho 0l,enlnE'daY, bis, hct, or
their space will be forfeited ns H,any applicants
| Tor showroom have had to be turned nway who
would be ony too willing 10 take tho forfeited
space. A word to the wise is sufficient.
I roL1rIuAL
A meeting OF the Flftacnth Ward ticrman
| Democratic Club was held at III Larrabcc
cut. Louis sehwuchow occupied tlle CHAIR. a
lengthy resolution, advncattng the rights oil
tlla Germans IN the Democratic party, was
unanimously adopted. 'rhc RESOLUTION also OK.
a as oSect cap l. 'q bs declared s II is9 Bsas
of the pest iutorests OF the purity.
a few new members were admitted md the
Afler some Informal ak tic uleestng adjourned
| TO meet Ut tie sanle place Aug. q.
The Fourteenth Wnrtl Democratic Club held
n meeting at No. 501 milwaukee, avenue last
! evening" Z. Latnovno In thr chnir. As there
| was no business whatever bcf1re The meeting
tic subject of tho County Central Committee
| waa .aHen up aad discussed at length. Some
! ~ tl,oso present complained tltat they had 70
1slsed no notice ol the meeting SATURDAY,, T.
though they !,ad been elected members Ut tile
Precint Committee. No action was takou II
tho matter, aid the meeting adjourned.
AID. JONAS.
| AID. Jnpas, to whose generosity Is due thu
origin auil kuscessful matntonsncs Of this soup
tolsa last winter, located At tic corner OF WeIlI
uni Indiana streets, las now on hand pint
Tor ,hc benefit OF ihn needy That aurpasses anl
OF bis formor attempts. tle tntonds, With tl''
ass,ssanca of several gentlemen whom he has in
terested iu ihe undertaking, to Incorporate, INT
thus permanently f,und, a charitable lnssttu
tiou to be called "'ille Wanderers uome." i
Will bu plsve .whcre ,l,e worthy poor can a
any time 60 aud procure meal aild night
lodging. a regular cDlnpnny Of leading men Ii
thu city, with President mud Board OF directors
will hc formed. Members will be admiljet
upon payment of yearly dues OF perhaps 81
Each member Wilt he entitled to certain nu.n
ber Ut meal aI,sl lodging tickets tor dtstr,buuu,
atnong the needy.
Sumo large anl suitable building on The 8outl
Ill s.}tI l.. Al.