New-York tribune., 1886-03-21
CHICAGO.
MCNICIPAL- REAL ESTATE - LOGAN AND
DEMENT-AMUSEMEN
LIZ IL, r-.n 4 ,,I ~ Tie IiINUNE.

r,:Y r-ir5gNPI 10 NE TRIBUNE
CurC.GO. March 2O.-Thc coming spring
cIcctlou. at which Assessor. Aldermen and se'eiai
minor officials be chosen, is ATTACHING more tA'h
usual attention for the reason that the new elecoA law
will then be practically tested. Aud there will also bo
a determined effort made to rid the City Council OF
number OF Aldermen who have for years contributes
LARGELY to the unsavory reputation which Chicago has
established FOR herself in municipal alalls HeNeiAI OF
them are saloon Keepers aul their places arc run III
opcn violation OF the city ordinances, as ehoTn IN me
Doy Ncr ecent expose, while others have from tine
to time been openly charged with much mole seTiohs
things The registration under the law Is REGARDED
a. reasonably satisfactory by It's friends. Tho total
number OF names al the precinct llS~ Is Nl'o- or
about 900 less than the number OF voo' cast al the
exciting election FOR Mayor in lSSj. Tho law requires
that IA the Of prccincts the vote IN each
precinct shall lie ~ 500 as possible. In some
ward, the name, on several o the precinct lists are
greatly in 0i this nunhe- bu whether or not the
lists were frauducutly sWeed 50 aS 10 exceed inc UNIT
fixed by the law yet difficult to determine Han OF
The rrccnrts in the First Ward have over 3OD names
on heir registry l.s In one Of the precincts OF tie
Ninth Ward tle list contains 80 names 1t Is Slglh-
cant ana suspicious fact that tho precincts containing
the snrnu, o, names on the registry those In which
notorious frauds been perpetatcd IL the past anu
will 10 repeated In tho future II possible Complaints
against the Boa'd of Election Commissioners are grow
m more ana more numerous II IS said that there was
registration and that the registry books would show
examination was allowed, nearly great proportion
Of fraudulent names as they have IN times past under
the old law.
90 many valuable franchises have been granted to city
railway companies of late 10y the Council chat the plan
which certain property on DeArborn-st have
deyelorcd seems "a pleasant innovation. They have
conceived no idea of taxing possession themseNes not
m Ley say for any pe cuniary profit arising ont OF the
opeIaton OF tho road itself but IN order to Afford equal
facilities 10 all railway lines that may wish to avail
themselves OF tho privilege OF using the tracks
AT the auction saIo at the Central Music IIal Friday
night under the auspices OF the chicago Zeal Estale
hoaIH ao ~ o0 We're Oder ci aud OF these six sales
made agcrecHtllI some SooooO. Nhilo 10 i Tue ui''n
the real estate men profess to be satl'hed with tue
outcome.
Adj Of political gossip concerning General Logan's
ed out r. -ecus fllt during Iogan's last Senatorial
contest during which he hai such hard light to secure
s nformton at tnc democrats we're trying bribe
OF the Republican members OF the House
The two Georgia cyauselists" continue to preach
two or three times every day. Jones has been here
since February =, ana after the novelty OF his Sermons
had worn OF there pe-ceptlGle la inI on IN ne
number Of bis hearers, while small iafrd very bhdy
DuIing ,hc past week. however there has been re-
markable renewal OF interest OF curiosity an9 Jones ha7
preached three times day 10 ONeruo"lhS auuehees'
According 10 the Building Department there will be
more holses built here this year than in l-SJ, when
twenty miles OF buildings were erected
In the amusement line the chief interest has centred IN
the return OF Miss NOkes and her comedy company.
Their former engagement here IN January was 80
successful that now filling their second season
here Miss Chester, OF no COMPANY, mas heth III several
nights during the week and has teen unable I" ap ear
The Boston ideals have also had very large audiences
during their two weeks encscement WhicA ,hds 10
night Last night they gave the latest addition - thef
rcUcrtory Adinl," with Miss De LuSsdn In the title
role The German grand opera which was latelE sce Al
the Metropolitan opera House III Ncw- YORK mas not
been very successful financially during the ir' week
the Columbia II /, claimed that Tor some meApnGtMIe M
son the METROPOLITAN management has thrown All the
cold water possible THIS enterprise The newspaper
cr,cS however asree that tho company has given sp'uo
OF most finished and artistic representatives. OF opera
Cbicaoo is Hooking 10 sec Krays Black Crook which
il holding forth az the Chicago Opera House Al tue
other theatres there has heen ItIe oi interest Mr,
slime WooIett civo,a number of recals at Central
Muse Hall next Wock.