New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
CHICAGO.
NUNICIPAL-THE STAGE-POLITICS.

lBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEI
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Chicago has the Christmas
gift of empty treasury, with creditors pressing
upon it and the municipal ithortIes at their wits
end to know how the demands to be met. IL is
not "a matter of encouragement to the Mayor that
the streets are crowded and the stores thronged
with customers. The wolf hows just as loudly at
the city doors 1t has been suggested that high
license would supply enough revenue. Dut tho
Mayor declares that the liquorsellers won't stand
it and is seeking tor some means TO secure revenue
without taxing the 5000 distressed liquor sellers
who now pay only $50 year. Meanwhile the
streets are so filthy to be almost impassable.
The police force is 80 small that not night passes
that citizens are not waylaid and robbed on the
principal thoroUghfares, but there Is money with
which to increase the force. CHICAGO was never
ina worse plight, though enjoying the ad-
mInistration of "the best Mayor she has ever
had.v to quote Mr.. Harrison's own declsra-
tion Outrages upon citizens by the criminal classes
have increased 10 such al extent that the former
are now moving to protect themselves Tho Lum-
Der Exchange, ono of whose members was saudi
bagged have raised larg, amount OF money with
which TO assist in detecting ana Furnishing high
waymen 1t is ais proposed to call d mass meeting
of citizens 70 devise and meas for protection.
and still another proposition Is made that citizens
Tho whole city IS aroused by the iheffciency OF the
poliGe and the Indifference of the Mayor.
In all this cloudnes, however, there are occa-
sioual CLEANS of light. The attacks upon the gam
blers still continue and they are kept up so pertna
ciuusy that these persons are becoming discouraged
and seriously talk of removing to Nsw-York 1t is
not likely, however, that New.York will get
Nike Mcdonald, the gambling boss, as he 10 too
t,a 1un,u ati hui If Ia nOt
improbable that there will be heglrs Of tho less
influential ones.
The citv ba, been surprised by another virtuous
act-the suppression OF the SulliS an Elliot glove
aght though it has leaked out to-day that the
vious bitter enmity which existed between the two
men has been overcome. Elliot is sick and the cham
mon while here visited him and the two men became
such stanch friends that from present appearances
they will never meet in the ring After appearing
again IN New-York Sullivan goes TO the Hot
Springs and thence to California with "JeIe"
Dunn, his manager.
The case of Mrs Scovlle, who was adjudged in
sane some weeks ago, bas been stricken from tho
docket by agreement so that the new trial viii not
be bad R,port says she and her husband have made
ND and that the trouble between them will not ap-
pear again In the courts.
Mr.. Min, the actor has made himself very much
disliksd ut Rockford, in this State, by u personal
alteration with hotelbeeper over ths bill OF the
company, and knock-dowp was only sverted by
the interference of third person. Crcdtors bills
are sso pouring in and the aguostic actor finds tho
stage very hard road to travel and may inden-
nitely postpone his visit to Germany.
8. G. Pratt, q local pianist and composer, has
secured Mcvlekers Theatre for the performance OF
his opera of Zenobia" next spring. Ii is UNDER
stood that Dora Hcnninges Lillian RUSSELL Chsrlss