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1881-TWELVE PAGES. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. was the next query as a second fifty was laid down. "Yes.

sir." When you were making this survey were you dead certain that your level was in good trim was the third query as a third bill was laid down. The surveyor hesitated, fteratched his head, and looked at the money before him. "Don't you believe," continued the mutual friend. as ho made the pile an even $200, that your level wobbled about six feet?" "Ves. I think I tio.

Yes, I k-now it did," was the reply, and the four bills were hidden away in his vest pocket with a simple twist of the wrist. "Well, I thought so." remarked the other, "and you'd better hint it to tne other company. Good day, sir; awfully busy this afternoon." I by a bullet in the chest. The Russian bavo. nets kept the Teakes Seeing this, two, the latter threw themselves azainst tte and drew the bayonets towards their Owe bodies, and thus allowed their conirndes.El Sip in through the broken formation 24 sabre the enemy.

Many flung upon the mountain battery. Eleven wo, killed in front of one of the guns. 'Iowa battle ended no one knows. The aztacku, party was about 14,000 men: the Tekkel 15,000. In the evening all the Russians tirezt gathered inside the Mayer, and it was touni that they had lost 161 men killed.

and wounded. Among- the Tekke slain was's yourmer brother of Nur Berdi Khan, arid the renowned warrior Kari-Battri. They tai not given their lives in vain. Beiort the end of the month the Russians st retracing their steos toward the CasDian, the mood of Napoleon's troops retreazizt from Moscow. King and John O'Connell; Eleventh Ward, M.

Kirby; Twelfth Ward, Thomas McMahon; Thirteenth Ward, Aid. Quirk and C. G. Dixon; Fourteenth Ward. Dr.

Curran and Miles O'Hellley; Fifteenth Ward, J. K. Dwyer end M. McNernann; Sixteenth Ward. Seventeenth Ward, James Lyman; Eighteenth Ward, IL O'Connor, T.

H. IL Daley, and P. M. Hennessy. The Chicago Central Land-League bad agreed to give up its organization for the sake of harmony if the Presidents could meet and agree upon a plan of organization which all parties, and the matter was discussed at some length.

Mr. Scanlan, of the Eighth Ward. moved that the officers of the Chicago Central Land League be confirmed as the officers of the new body for the space ot one year. This was carried unanimously, and it was agreed to present this action to the clubs of the city for their approval. Mr.

Scanlan thought that it was right to have a central organization in order that the funds collected in Chicago for the ot netit of the Irish people might go through one treasurer. If sent on by the various ClUIJS It W0111(1 reach Ireland in driblets. and Chicago would not get credit for the generosity she has always shown towards movements for the relief of downtrodden Ireland, and his sentimentg appeared to meet with the approval of those present. Ile moved that the meeting recommend that each League in the city and county elect three delegates to an Executive Committee, which should confer with the central bodyin the transaction of business. The motion was carried.

The meeting then adjourned, after having instructed the Secretary to notify the various Leagues that the next meeting of the Central Land League will be held next Thursday eveu THEODORE TILTON. family in Delaware place. Night before last be drank altogether too much, and then went to Brand's Hall to attend a dance given by the Engineers Society, of which his brother, Mike Caughlin, 15 a member. Arrrived at the hall, be was advised by brother to go home and sober up. and was refused admission to the dance.

So be went away. 6bortly si'Sler 10 o'clock yesterday morning filet Koch met him reeling along Clark street near Chicago ivenue and directed him to his brother Mike's home, near the corner of Wells and White streets. But instead of going there the man wandered aim-testy Ft t3011 until te found himself stumbling down North evenue. which, in the fog and his inebriat ed condition, be mistook for Delaware place. A while longer and be had made his way to the foot of the avenue, then out on the ice.

and, finally, plump into an airhole near the pier. This sobered him up sufficiently to make him appreciate his situation and be managed to get a grip on the ice about the bole and save himself from going completely under. But be was at once so benumbed that, try as be might, he could not pull himself out. He began yelling lustily for help, and kept it up until prevented by sheer cold and exhaustion. Meantime Officer Richardson, standing On Clark street, bad beard the cries, and at once responded, also calling upon Otbeers Zimmanek.

Franzman. and Smith to the rescue. The ice, however, was too thin for any of the officers to venture out as far as the airhole, and finally one of them went for a ladder. But all this time Caughlin was growing weaker. At length Zimmanek directed the half-drowned and half-frozen wretch to throw his hands as far out on the ice as he could and allow the mittens which covered them to freeze to the ice.

He just had strength enough to do this and then lost all consciousness. By this time the ladder badtbeen feet long.and with the aid of this the officers' were enabled to reach Caughlin and drag him Out. It was then about 3 o'clock. Caughlin was carried up to Clark street. placed in a car which chanced to be passing, and removed to the Chicago tvenue Station, being rubbed and pounded all the way down.

At the station Dr. Cummings was called in, and by hypodermic injections of brandy and the application of hot bricks managed to restore Caughlin to consciousness by 7 o'clock the patient suffering interim from violent congestive chills. At 9 o'clock he was taken to his sister's home, apparently recovered, but there is great probability of a relapse. Caughlin is a powerfully built man about 35 years old, and nothing but an iron collstitutIon like his could stand the trial he did. COALING STATION.

PANANIk, Jan. 11.The Star and Telt3 says: "From a private source We team tlat the United States Government has rectrx, landed 2,300 tons of coal at Pazo-Pago, oz; of the Samoan Islands. from the ship town, for the use of the United States No opposition was shown to the proceel. bag." running it but for the improved machinery in use." "Dave there been many fortunes made by farming in Minnesota?" "I don't think of any large fortunes. I would not wish to engage in farming as a speculation unless I knew something about it.

I have known owners of large tracts to hire men at per Year to take charge of their farms. The owners would go and look at them, but would not know whether they were getting a proper return or not for their investments; just as likely as not their farms would not be half managed. I never should have gone into farming had I not known about it myself. I have been very lucky, too, in obtaining a Superintendent i that knows ore about and does better even than I would. But such men are rare." "Are there good buildings on most of these large "Not particularly so.

A. B. Stickney, whose big farm in Clay- County, Red River Valley, I forgot to mention, Barees, Barrett, and the Rock County Association have pretty fair buildings, but there is no farmhouse on these large tracts that cost more than 51,500 The barns are many of them worth more than the houses. Tne men we have are mainly Kept simply during the working season, and but a few hands are required to take care of the stock in the winter. Nearly all of the farms are near the railroad, otherwise the farming would be apt to be at a dead loss.

The western half of Minnesota is all good wheat-land. In southeastern Minnesota the crop has failed more or less, and the farmers in the old part are sending their boys out to settle in the western part of the State, or, further still, into Dakota." What do you think is the future of these big Minnesota farms AVell, they will all of them be sold or vided. Zile cream will be got off of the land hi six or eight crops, and the land will probably be sold at a good profit. When the land gets to be worth 25 or $50 an acre. as it will be when the country is settled more, we can't afford to keep big farms.

It will pay better IA) parcel out and sell. There is risk, of course, of a failure in crops. Suppose the hail-storm that destreyed nearly acres of crops last year had passed over the Dalrymple Farm. It would have completely blotted it out for the time, and all of the season's labor would have been lost. If the weather isn't right one loses the seed, the labor, arid the interest on the money invested.

But in the Red Elver Valley and part of Dakota beyond, if a man is fortunate in his crops for four or live years he need not care much what happens after years, Amongst the dutiable goods received day at the Custom-House are twenty-tzht. casks of line sherry wines from the reactm.4 house of Manuel Miss. of Gerez de la Tronter; for Messrs. Grommes 1711ric h. 1:4 and 1:6 ka.d.

ison street. ago their feller, Gen. Duval, a pensioned officer of the French had been an invalid for a number of years, died. Since that date the family have been preparing to return to the Nebraska home. Mathilde, the elder daughter, is about 21 years of age: She was greatly attached to her father, and has been very despondent since his death.

Her relatives are quite reticent as to the causes which led to the act. but a love affair, as well as the grief for her father, were undoubtedly responsible. The revolver was given her a couple of years ago in France by one near and dear to her. THE CHICAGO PRESS CLUB held its first annual meeting yesterday afternoon. A spirited conttst ensued over the election of offieers.

There was no choice for President, W. K. Sullivan. of the Everting Journal, and F. B.

Wilkie, of the Times, receiving forty-eight votes each. The other otlieers were elected, as follows: First Vice-President, Rodney Welsh, of the Timms; Second Vice-President, Guy Magee. TRIBUNE; Third Vice-President. J. J.

Flinn, 1Vetert; Recording A. Barron, Inter-Ocean; Financial Secretary. John M. Dandy, Saturday E'vening Herald; Treasurer, J. B.

Bradwell, Legal News. Executive Committee. J. R. Dunlop, Times; T.

C. McMillan, Inter-Ocean; W. H. French, "Associated Prea" H. F.

Donovan, Ereling Journal; R. A. PittIerS011, TRIBUNE. house Committee, S. F.

Davidson. TirneAr; IL A. Patterson, TRIBUNE; L. W. Busbey, biter-Ocextn.

THE CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION held an adjourned meeting at Klare's Hall yesterday afternoon, Mr. Lessem in the chair. The Memorial Committee submitted a petition to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue requesting some modification in the instructions contained in the Commissioner's letter to J. P. Harvey, Collector of the First District, under date of Dec.I5, 18s0, and entitled weights of tobacco.

It is asked that the dealers be required to charge the manufacturers with only the actual weight of the tobacco before it is resweated. If not modified as requested, the petitioners ask to be allowed thirty instead of twenty-live pounds in using resweated tobacco. The petition was accepted. The Committee on Petitions reported they were making progress in obtaining names of manufacturers to a petition to Congress asking for a reduction in the tax on cigars from to 5 per 1.000.--the rate prior to March 3. 1875.

The Brewers', Distillers'. and Wholesale Liquor Sellers' Association sent in an invitation to join them in the organization lately formed for the protection of the trade ag-ainst temperance legislation. The matter was referred to the Secretary. The meeting adjourned till Feb. 10, when important business is expected to come before the Association.

THE ICE CROP. There is one consolation to be gathered from the extreme cold weather: next summer ice will be plenty, cheap, and of fine quality. It is estimated that the Chicago dealers will have stored 1,500,000 tous before the season is over, or an increase of about 75 per cent as compared with the season of The Washington Ice Company began cutting Nov. 27, and will store upwnrds of 350,000 tons. J.

B. Smith Co. negan cutting two days later, and figure on getting in about 150,000 tons. Mr. Smith says that in quality the ice of this season bits never been surpassed.

Last year this Company gathered only 80,000 tons. E. A. Shedd Co. say they will store 150,000 tons.

and it is estimated that A. S. Piper Co. will store 125,000 tons; O. W.

Gutherie. 100,000 tons; Griffin Connelly, 100,000 tons; Coffey Ryan, Itki3O00; while numerous smaller companies will store a vast amount. Of course some of this ice will be shipped, but the demand from the South will not be as great as heretofore, owing to the fact that Southern dealers have been equally fortunate this Ice will probably sell in Chicago next summer at 2.5 cents per 100 pounds. SUBURBAN. EVANSTON.

It now seems quite probable that the Sophomore class will enter the coining debate contest with but two representatives, when they are entitled to three. One of the three originally elected, Mr. Charles Horswell, has resigned, and It appeared, when a new election was called, that the practices of a certain clique had become so notorious that no one cared to take the position, not wanting to appear to represent such a ulique. Three men have already been elected to the vavant place, but all have resigned. The Village Trustees tried to meet again last Thursday evening, but tailed to get a quorum.

When the brain is wearied. the herrn strung, the muscles weak, use Hop Bitters. We recommend Eldred ge sew indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous prestrietla and all forms of general debility rellert 11; taking Mensman's Peptonized Beef Tonic, only preparation of beef containing its etttni nutritious properties. It is not a mere stimulant like the extracts of beef, but tonmat force-generating, and life-sus. taining properties; is invaluabie in all enitt bleed condiuons, whether the result of extava tion, nervous prostration, overwork.

Or amti diseases, particularly il, if 13rietors, New For sale by druggifts THE KEOKUK PACKET. The RmaltrnagLiGe yemat A New Board of Directors In the Interest of tile Davidson Party Elected. Sr. Louis, Jan. stockholders of the Keokuek Northern Line Packet Company, which has had so much trouble for months past, growing out of a bitter faction fight of the in and outside officers and Directors, and which led to a great amount of litigation, the appointment ofa Receiver, and assignment.

have elected a new Board of Directors and passed resolutions denouncing the action of the old Board last Saturday iu declaring the Company insolvent and making an assignment of its property, and instructed the new Board to demand of Charles Green. the Assignee, any and all conveyances which may have been delivered to him, and in case of refusal On his part, to take such steps as are necessary to protect the interests of the Company. The new Board stands six for what is known as the Davidson or majority party and three for the llunk ins-Gray or minority party. The former voted about twice as many shares of stock as the latter. FOG AND FROST.

eAUSE OF THE TWO DAYS OF DARKNESS. The atmosphere is now tolerably'clear, but as every one knows. of course, there has been a remarkably dense fog hanKing over Chicago and vidinage during the past forty-eight hours. Indeed, it covered an area of hundreds of miles, and to its account is to be credited serious railroad accidents, frightful colds, and other complaints and calamities. But, in spite of all, the fog was attended by some beautiful features so tar as appearances were concerned.

It gave to the trees a heavy fohage of frost which made. them look. in the bright morning sun, as though transplanted from a garden in Fairyland while telegraph appeared to be ten times more numerous, the poles seeming to be connected only by almost innumerable and glittering lines of pure frost. As to the cause of the fog, Sergt. Mitchell.

of the Signal-Service ()thee, explains it by saying that it results from a warm south wind, highly charged with moisture. blowing over an area covered with snow. or otherwise previously subjected to colder influences. The wind has been steadily blowing from the south, with the thermometer about 20 degrees above, and the humidity of the air about 64 per cent. The inflowing wet, warm air, striking the colder air that Lai been here prevalent.

has caused the moisture to be precipitated in fog. The conditions are mat quite those for snow. nor yet for rain, being, perhaps, a little too warm for the one, and a little too cold for the other. with not quite sufticient chill to cause the air to discharge its surplui moisture in ei.ther form. The to does not cover a very large district, as shown by the weather reports, extending riot as far west a3 the Mississippi, not much farther east than Cleveland, not as far north as Milwaukee, nor as far south as Indianapolis.

THE' CITY-HALL. Ills Lecture at the Central Inns on 66 The World Is To-norrour99 A very large audience gathered in Music-Ilan last evening to listen to Theodore Tilton's new lecture, The World's To-Morrow." Mr. Tilton came unintroduced upon the platform, and was warmly received. He was in good voice, and looked very well. His form has become more portly since his last visit, and the resemblance between him and Mr.

Beecher is more marked than ever. In commencing his lecture, Mr. Tilton paid a very graceful tribute to the memory of the late George B. Carpenter. Ile said that in rising to speak he felt as if he was standing in the shadow of his lamented friend.

Ile little thought when arranging for the lecture he should be keeping a compact with the dead. Hundreds of tributes had been paid to the memory of Mr. Carpenter, and he could scarcely add to them by anything he might say. Ile wenid, however, say: "Peace to his ashes, and honor to his name." Mr. Tilton said it was an American habit to flatter the people of to-day.

Its great wars were overlooked and many crimes passed over silently. Great progress was being made everywhere in civilization and unification of countries and peoples. A monument was being reared in the Sandwich Islands to Capt. Cook, who was murdered thele many years ago. This was an age of new sciences, SC) many that they could not be counted on the fingers of one hand.

It had been an age of enterprises of the most gigantic nature. As instances he mentioned the Suez Canal, the diggiug up of ancient Troy, the removal of the obelisks, the electric light, etc. They were the harbingers of the world's to-morrow. What other things remain to do In the Nir d's to-morrow, the lecturer said, a great many things remained to be done, and would be done. Agriculture was yet in its infancy, and the proper nourishment of soils was not vet understood.

Agriculture was the chief failure of civilization. It had not yet made cheap the price of a poor mans loaf. The agriculture of the world's to-morrow must remedy this. Ile. believed electricity would be a factor in the cultivation of seeds and plants, and it Nv tt be so harnessed to the needs of man as to make fertile the fields of the farmer.

The lecturer, in alluding to the commerce of the United States, said there was something rotten in it, from the fact that only one-third of the sea-going vessels of the country were built in the United States. We should not go to Europe for our ships. lie was in favor of free trade, so that la the worlds tomorrow of the 240,000 vessels that float half of them should be owned in this country. In alluding to the railroads, Mr. Tilton said there were 81,000 miles in the United States.

Ile regarded the owners of the railroads as the great corrupters of our legislation. Like Caligula, who made his horse Consul of Rome, the American people had made the iron horse the ruler of our destiniesexcept The speaker referred briefly to the inventive faculty of the age, and instanced the fact that 5,000 patents were taken out each year in Great Britain, 8,000 in France, and in the United States. Each year would see these numbers increase. Mr. Emerson has said that a Yankee sits down to (limier in a suit of clothes which was worn on a sheep's back at sunrise.

This was owing to the inventive faculties of the Americans, which furnished the machinery to and make the clothes from the wool. Mr. Tilton glanced briedy at the countries ill Europe, and noted the progress matte in them, as well as what the future promised. The worlds to-morrow in Europe was painted in roseate hues. Kings and Empires would disappear, and everything promised better Governments and more liberty for the people.

In alluding to the troubles in England, he said they were due to the fact that 1,940 men owned two-thirds of that fertile and beautiful land in which jidllioiis of people were day laborers. The question of ownership of the Irish soil was an English one. According to Mr. Fronde, the members of the house or Lords owned one-third of the soil of Great Britain and Ireland, and it was in their hands to remedy the existing evils. All this would be settled in the world's to-morrow.

England was to-day really a pauper, for she was dependent for her bread and meat upon America. One-half the food consumed there came from the United States. During the recent holidays. the speaker believed that one-third of the plum puddings consumed there were made in this country. There was not a bullock that roamed the Western plains and territories that did not run the risk of une day being eaten by Queen Victoria or the Prince of Wales.

The great question of labor and capital was the one danger he apprehended for the future. The rapid accumulation of wealth by a few people and the impoverishment of ghe lower classes must be remedied somehow or a conflict would result. He hoped it would endsatisfactorily and the to-morrow of the world be one of glory and prosperity. Mr. Tilton was warmly applauded at the close.

Name. A Remideiv4 5 G. N. Stelber 144; Cornell. Su5anna Enzenbacher 8 John G.

Seyfreld ti. South Mary Kremmer 21.. 8 William Wilkinson .1,.. Elizabeth F. lin uley wago.

4 W. Jr Bertha Frasch hi 4 Joseph Hansner 23-14 It rlingtoa. Mary Kropacek Buriulgtou. 4 James Edmanson. -ic, Chicago.

Nellie Pardey 14 Chicago. 4 F. Bambasek 11. Anna Jealtcizowa. 23.

4 0 C. French 'ha -5 Morzsn. i May Hine ri. 4 John Heenan I NeilloaMcCarthy Johann tSchumacher Ill. Iticka Dretahl 12..

Ill. 5 Johan Linhartz 2sChha.go. Antonia Struad M. 5 II. 21..

West Sereatesct. Veronica Katsiriska, 18..70) West Seveuites4a 5 John Kadall XL icluro. (Annie Bartunek 4 Henry Selonke ri 233 Dir ff Oil. Regel 1) 1-iiitago. 8 Nels Johnson Chicago.

Ida Borg. Chicago. i Christian Hazen -32. Chicago. Gurina Gunciersen Z.1.- Chicago.

4 Jacob S2hmitt. 97 Qoutis CMam Josephina Mita 2t Crocus Abraham Hattie Palmer '41 Chicago. 5 J. H. Keithley 24...

Fair View. Martha Como. 2O---ChIcaao. 8 W. H.

Chi 'vers. 23...,. Lawndelis, Annie J. Parker 21. 4 Charles Root Mrs.

Helen ,51. Du M. F. Southwick Elsie 2a. Fairbury, III.

4 W. H. Henderson 21. Chicago. Anna L.

Baiden -h5 Chicago. A. P. Mann 32. Ashland.

0. Jennie M. Greenwald- O. 4 Henry Frick 24. Butterffeld, Utilia Zelma ituttertie.d.

5 J. A. Mrs. C. l'heien Kramer.

4 Joseb Suchan 07 Jozeta Vistrenowa. 22-172 DeKocen. Louis Hammershind 31...7 Seymour. Tilcia Johnson 7sri seymour. ACCIDENTAL DEATH.

Sad Result of the Careless handling of a. Pistol. An unusually sad case of accidental shooting occurred at 7 o'clock last evening in the boarding-house No. 2442 Cottage Grove avenue, kept by Lemuel Freeman. The unfortunate victim was Frank S.

Fisk, a promising young man of only 22, years, who for some time past has been engaged as bookkeeper by the lumber firm of Sawyer, Goodman No. 500 Lumber Street. After supper he stated that be intended to visit a young lady whom he has been courting and to whom he was believed to be engaged. He went up stairs to his room to nothing farther was heard from him-until the crack of a pistol shot was heard throughout the house. Mr.

Freeman ran at once to the stairway and saw young Fisk just about to descend, and shouting: "Help! Help! I've shot myself." When about half-way down the stairway he sank powerless to a sitting posture on the steps, exclaiming: "Oh I I've shot myself, and what will say?" The name which he used was that of the young lady be was about to visit. He answered a few questions hastily put to him and before assistance could be summoned he fell back dead. Drs. Steele and Howarth reached the house almost as he expired. From what was said by Fisk the Freemans are convinced that the shooting was purely accidental, and not intentional as some thought at the moment.

All the circumstances indicate eQnclusively tnat it was accidental. Mr. Fist, as he appeared on the stairway, was completely dressed and ready to go out, having on even his overcoat and shoes. Up-stairs the revolver was found on the floor. in such a position as to prove the statement made by Fisk that it was discharged as he was putting it into the drawer of a commode.

The weapon is of the liftneyville pattern, seven-shooter, and of The bullet which was discharged front it entered Fisk's right side about one inch to the left and a little below the right nipple. and appeared to take a downward course directly through the body. The deceased was a youngman of the most exemplary habits, and was held in high repute by the Mau in whose employ he was, and by his numerous friends and acquaintances. His honesty and integrity were never doubted. and he was of a cheerful and pleasing temperament, so that the suicide tneory is completely noset.

The father, William J. Fisk. lives at Fort Howard, and he was imomptly notified by telegraph of the sad event. A MEETING of the City Council was to have been held last evening, but at quarter to 8 there being no quorum, an adjournment was bad until Monday evening. A BUILDING permit was issued yesterday to I.

J. nice to build a two-story and basement store and dwelling, 2Ix45 feet, at 00-10 State street, to cost MAYOR HARRISON has gone to Springfield to labor against the passage of the Munn resolutions, which protiose to turn the sewage of Chicago back into the Chicago River. and to work for the passage of the General License law. FOR the last six months' delinquent water-tar of lasiO, 13.0e0 postal-card noces were issued, whale for the six months ending with May of this year but 9.000 had to be sent out. showing that the water rents are being more promptly paid than ever.

THE proposals for the T-iron and skylights for the new eity-Hall on the contracts thrown up by P. J. Sexton were opened yesterday by the Commissioner of Public Works. No. I is for Tirol' by 4ti inches, 104 to pounds per loot; iron tor five skylights.

No.2 is forme same class of iron. but the skylights are known as the Hay's patent. The bids were as foliows: A. Knisley No. S26.a2S; No.

2, Clark Railer'. No. 1. No. 2, t.S,S73: H.

A. Streetor, No. 1. No. 2, 24.024; R.

P. Gorwelly, No. No. 2. Union Foundry Works -No.

R. M. Eddy, No. 11 f23.328; No. 2, IT was said around the City-Hall yesterday that certain changes were Impending in the Police Department.

It is alleged that Capt. Hathaway, of the North Side. is to be the victim of the headman's tux. It is charged against him that he has been talking too much. and expressing the fear that the present Democratic administration Would like to cut his head off.

Whether this be true or not, it is certain that he was summoned for a private talk with Superintendent MeGarigie yesterday afternoon, and it is said to be not unlikely, as a result of that interview, that his resignation will be forthcoming in a few days. should this be the ease, it is altogether probable that a storm will be raised about the ears of the Superintendent and Mayor fore few days. as Captain Hathaway is regarded as a good officer, who performs his duties to the satisfaction of the public. His probable successor has not been named, though several persons now on the force have been suggested, including Detective Heintiman, one of the oldest dicers in the service of the city. A SCENE OF ENCHANTMENT.

To the Editor of Ttis Caicago Tribune. CHICAGo, Jan. who came to the city through the country or Lineo In Park this morning beheld a scene of indescribable beauty. From every tree and shrub were hung helmets, crowns, diadems, and shields. Every form of flower or fern which Nature ever produeed was transformed by the frost into diamonds, and hung in festoons emd stars and every conceivable torra of grace and beauty.

The palace and the hovel alike were gilded, and shone resplendent in purity and loveliness. When the sun came from behind the beautiful cloud which shadowed his rising, the scene suggested the glory with which tae Intinit can, in a moment, crown His children. It brought to my mind a morning on Goat Island, at Niagara Fans, where a party accompanied me to see the sun rise. We went througa roadways cut in the snow, with walls sometimes higher than our heads, and the mercury at zero. We stood under a huge evergreen, with balls or bells) of creamy white ice Iron' the size of a millet seed to an orange hanging from every twig and leaf above us.

The wind swayed them to and fro, making a tinkling music. NV could not see the blue sky through the multitude of these bells which were continually growing from the spray and falling at our feet. When the sun came up it made a rainbow in each bell, and standing on the windward side of the trees, which were on this side) covered with this creamy iee to the thickness of two or three feet, the earth, as far as the eye could reach above, beow, around, was an indescribable 1air land; not a suggestion of green or the natural color of the trees. but a forest of oiamonds, flashing myriads of rainbew hues everywhere. We were brought te our senses (that is, the sense of smell) as we rode past a steaming opening from the sewer, which changed the tenor of our meditations.

We wished Chieago hail been 150, instead of fifty, years in getting ready for so many people. We wished the men who build houses to live in and those to rent would use iron for sewage-pipes, instead of the porous which in many instances only niters the sewage. The flow is sluggish and saturates the porous soiffor yards around half the elegant homes and nearly all cheaply-built houses in Chicago. We wished the sewers might be flushed each morning from the abundance of pure water in Lake Michigan. even at the expense of less water to beautify Niagara Falls.

We wished the General Government would build a ship-canal and the rich and proud State of Illinois help Chicago to dig an independent ditch to drain- its rivers into the Mississippi. Instead of waiting for our children to see it, we would love to behold a pure, swift stream of water from here to Lockport. When this is done the natural watercourses from there to the Mississippi will remain for all time pure and healthy. Nature has made sufficient fall to establish this most needed sanitary measure. MRS.

E. G. COOK. MARRIAGES DUNNINGPIERCEJan. lit, Al, at the reitiderst of the hride's parents.

tr me Y. I )av Swing. Mr. tattles W. Denning and 'Mao' litaa M.

Pierce, all of this 11 A NE --PEA BODY At Albion, Mich- Ranney. of Chicago. end Mrs. Ada a. Almon.

At tvane at 2221 NVabash-av. No cards a E. SYKES, of New York. is at the Sherman. a al.

W. BAILEY, of Denver, is at the Palmer. .1. R. BARTON, Of Boston, is at the Sherman.

'JUDGE L. E. REED, of Ripon, is at the Palmer. JUDGE NV. J.

is at the a Palmer. GEORGE F. BALL, of San Francisco, is at the Tremont. 'CHARLES IL DEERE, of MolineeilL, IS at the Tremont. J.

C. CARDEN, of the Kansas City Times, is at the Tremont. P. M-IT'LLEN, U. S.

of Indianapolis, is at the Garatier. 'J. A. SHALLCROSS and M. A.

Huston, of Louisville, are at the Palmer. JOHN L. MACLEAN and F. and E. La Chapelle, of London, are at the Pacific.

-PAUL SELBY, editor of the Springfield Ulla State Journal, is at the Pacific. McCaRysiEY, Attorney-General of the State, Springfield, EL, is at the Pacific. 41 THE Sub-Treasury paid out $10,000 gold and 4.000 silver and redeemed 12,000 silver. JUDGE LAMBERT TREE has returned from Washington, and is stopping at the Pacific. THE Internal-Revenue Wilco collected 4 yesterday on spirits.

on cigars and tobacco, and 2,701 on beer. Total, fal.700. MR. B. H.

TICE, who was formerly connected A. with the Grand Pacific Hotel, bas taken a posi'I teem behind the counter at the Peeper House. Ma. M. D.

ResEseacie of West Randolph street. states that be is not the person with Whom John Burns tried to pawn the watch for 4 Steahug which Burns was arrested three days ago. THE South Park Board has agreed to reserve its decision in the matter of allowing the Grand Trunk Railroad to cross the Western avenue -4 boulevard at Fifty-first street until the regular .4 meeting neetWednesday.) THE temperature yesterday, as observed by Manasse. optician, No. 88 Madison street anteusE Building).

wits at 8 a. b. deerees; 10 a. 'I 23; 12 28; 3 p. 8 p.

32. Barometer, 8 a. 29.51; 8 p. 29.40. TRE following dutiable goods were received at the Custom-House yesterday: A.

B. 1eker.S 12 tons pig-iron; Fowler 2.69 sacks a salt; Field. Leiter 63 packages dry goods; I J. V. Farwell 3 eases dry goods; Crerar, Adam La 14 cases dry goods.

Collections, 13,779. MRS. MEYER. of NO. 3Jullan vicious' ly attacked at her home yesterday morning by a pet dog wbich had gone mad.

Her heavy clothe, ing protected her, and her screams soon brought to her aesistence some neighborawho succeeded a in locking the animal into an unoccupied room, where it was finally Ebot through the window by Officer John Huebner, of the Rawson-Street Station. C. of Burlington. Vice-President i of the Chicago. Burlington Quincy Railroad; 4 James V.

Mahoney, General Freight Agent of I the Rock Island Peoria Railroad; A. V. H. r4 Carpenter. General Passenger Agent, and D.

J. Whittemore. Chief Engineer. of the Cnicago. Milwaukee St.

Paul Railroad; and D. S. Gray, General Manager of the Star Unlopt Line, of Columbus, are at the Pacific. A SOCIAL reunion of the three taitarian churcnes of this city will be held in the parlors ot the Third Unitarian Church, corii1 of roe and Latlin streets, this evening at 7:30. Invitation have been extended to a number of the ministers of other churches.

Brief addresses will be made. The Third Unitarian Church has extinguished its entire debt of i WO during the past year, and is entering upon a 4 prosperous era. -MR. LEONARD W. VOLK, the sculptor, has tinisbed the clay model et the bronze memorial bust to be erected to the memory of the late 4 Col.

George B. Armstrong. It is at Mr. Voik's studie, No. 3e, Douglas place, and he would be glad to have any friend of the deceased who i may desire to inspect it before it is east to call at his studio Saturday, and Tuesday I next to suggest any improvement.

He will be I there trom it a. un to 5 p. tn. each day. 'TELE Trerie and Labor COVIliell met last hut.

The Financial aecretary-s report showed that the receipts for the past six months had been 52. aad that there was a latiance on hand I of $3. The Committee on Appeal submitted an address to trades unions whien was ordered distrieuted. Reisman, Rice, and Miller were elected Trustees, anti C.G. Steibers tician.

tome further routine business was 4 transacted, and the Council adjourned for two i weeks. THE Tenth Ward Land League held a meeting last vaenina et No.99 West Randolph street, with ease ries king in the chair. The attendance was quite large aim much interest was manifested. A. L.

elorreson made a very stir: ring 6peven, in whirls he quoten solve interesting historical facts in regard to Ireland. Alter that a goodly number signed the members.bp-roli, aud the meeting adjourned to at. StepLen's Church Hail, on West Indiana rect. it week- front next Sunday eveniug, at 8 o'clock. THE annual meeting of the Western Manufectsteers Mutual Insurauce Company A'as held at the office in this city yesterday.

'fhe meeting was well attended, Sae members out of the full number, 535. beteg present in person or ay proxy. The Directors elected for leel were Jesse Spalding, W. II. Turner, Clinton Briggs, P.

A. Montgomery, W. A. Rust, J. L.

Coe, J. S. 'Este-brook, D. M. aabin.

George E. Wasey. All acts of the Executive Committee and Board of Di, rectors were ratified. CORONER MATSON yestereay held an inquest at No. 26 Town street.

upon a ichosel Musel, 78 years of age, who died suddenly ot old age and general debility. aggravated by asthma. Also at No. 3119 upon William II. Piper 4) years of age, a switchman employed on the Chicago Eastern Illinois Railroad, who was accidentally killed between Engine, No.

25, on which he was employed, and a freight train on the Michigan Central Road, near the crossing of heisted and Root streets, at the Stock-Yards, Wedneseay night. Dn. THEODORE STREHZ, well known tnroughOut Germany for his lectures and writings on the eaturat sciences, is at present in Chicawo, in order. it is understood, to visit some of the neighboring States in the luterest ot the German emigration question. It is probable that during his stay here be will lecture.

taking as his theme some of his experiences. He has traveled over nearly all parts of the globe. and is therefore qualitietl to draw comparisons between the con. thtion or affairs in Europe and America. The aVorddeadsche alagenteine Zeitung speaks of him in the biehest terms.

LAST evening about 11 o'clock Gen. Rufus Trii galls, I. S. was punching the ivories in the billiard-room ot the Palmer House. and, as he warmest up under the excitement and the high temperature of the room, he removed his ulster and his frockcoat and laid them on a chair near the table.

After finishing an exciting run of three billiards he glanced around, and discovered to his dismay that his benjamin" and his undercoat had disappeared. A search failed to bring either to light, and holland, confidential adviser of tne General, was dispatched to the newspaper offices to advertise for the missing garments and to procure another coat for his superior nicer. who did not think it would look military to walk home in his shirt-sleeves. In the meantime he was compelled to pay 50 cents an hour for the privilege of waiting. His cards were in the overcoat pocket; and he will pay for the return of the coats to his otlice.

TnE Joint Beare of Hyde Pars and Lake met last evenings Ali the members were present except three. Mr. Pierce presided. The contract of sale of the Hyde Park Water-Works to the Town of Lake was read and discussed, and the Joint Board unanimously voted to approve the contract with its amendments, as reported by the attorneys, and to recommend its ratitisation by the Town and Village Boards. The au bstance of the contrect le, that tha Village of Perk is to take the cribs, the inlet-pipe trom the cribs to the present wores, inlet wells at the Water-Works, and the sewer for letting the hot water ease into the lake, and to receive Iseski in money, The first payment is to be $12,000 cash and the balance in eetial payments of mum cash due in six.

eight, and ten months without interest. The Village of Hyde Park is to convey to Lake all of its interest in all of the remaining part of their joint water-works. THE Lackey Zouaves gave another of their pleasant parties at the Palmer House last evening, the atrair tally as enjoyable as those which preceded it. The large bell-room on the entrestil floor was crowded with young people. Amome those present tieing Mr.

and Mrs. Georee E. Weir, Mr. and Mrs. C.

A. Alien, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fehriga Mr.

and Mrs. H. A. Cox, al a and Mrs. W.

F. Mg, es. M. C. Tref a ir, Miss Mamie Connell.

Mrs. S. H. Little. Miss Belle McCuray, the misses Wry and eloggie Miss Airn Wallace.

iss E. N. Harlese, ei is mitt tee mend. Miss Janson. Miss Hige-ins, arise Began.

Miss Lauds, Miss Ella Brest, Miss Josie Stout. of Ottawa. lite Mrs. aleud Wekeinen. Mrs lames Barnes.

Jehnson, Mists Edith Wig-rail, Miss Leura B. Woolepers Miss Annie Leslie, Miss Ella Waliworta Mrs. Ira NVilson. Mies Maggie McMahon, Miss Minnie Wilson. Miss Alphonrine Christin.

Miss Julia turista. Miss Kate Waters, Miss Minnie B. Perry, and about thirty members of the command. A pleasant lunch was served, and the evening's entertainment terminated at a late hour. MATHILDE DrItAL.

one of two young and handsome French girls, sisters, living with their widowed mother in comfortably-furnisbed apartments upon the secolid floor of No. 435 Clara etreete attempted to comtnit suicide at 20 o'clock yesterday afternoon by shooting herself in the left breast, very close to the nipple, with a small Smith Wesson revolver. Dr. M. Leavitt, who was called to attend her, found that the bullet had glanced upon a rib.

and had run around towards the Paine. He did not think the wohnd would prove dangerous. The family came here about two months ago from Omaha, and about four weeks TAX FORGERIES. B. F.

NORRIS CO. PAY UP. The matter of tax forgeries has been so thoroughly written up in THE TRIBUNE that little or nothing can be added. One thing happened in cvinnection therewith yesterday, however, which should be mentioned, as it conclusively proves that B. F.

Norris whose personal property assessment in 1879. was fraudulently reduced from 10,000 to do not wish to be understood as countenancing any such proceeding. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon Mr. Norris called on Klokke and said it had been stated in THE TRIBUNE that the assessment of his firm had been "rubbed down" by the aid a a knife. and he desired to know the facts.

Mr. Klokke got the Assessor's book and Co Hector's warrant, and showed him where and hew the change had been made, and Mr. Norris was convinced that he had paid only 4,286.68, when 573.16 was due. lie at once put his hand in his pocket and drew oot a roil of bills, and offered Mr. Klokke the difference.

Mr. Klokke, however, declined to receive it, saying that he didn't know whether, under the circumstances, he could legally do it; but be would consult the County Judge. and let Mr. Norris know in the morning. A TRIBUNE reporter, who happened to be present at the time, was Aoki by Mr.

Norris that the tirm was assessed originally in 1879 for V10.000, the stock of Kronberg, which they had purchased. being included. The goods, however, were not in their possession May 1. Deputy-Assessor Carter informed him of the large assessment, and promised to see that justice was done. Subsequently Assessor Drake properly divided the $20,000 between B.

F. Norris Co. and Kmnberg, and Mr. Norris learned of this. Mr.

Allister, his partner. however, knew nothing ot it, and, believing that an assess-nent of was too much, engaged Mr. Eaton, when he called. to look after the matter. Mr.Norris knew nothing of tbe double reduction until be saw in THE TRIBUNE how the second one had been brought about, supposing that the taxes in 1879 had been paid on SIff.000.

Mr. Allister believed the same. As soon as Mr. Norris Learned, the other day, that the tirm's assessment for 1880 had been cut down by scratching the Collectors books, be at once sent a cheek to Mr. Farwell for the correct amount of their personal property taxes.

During the afternoon County-Clerk had A TALK WITH JUDGE LOOMIS, and was advised that he could order the County Treasurer to receive the money, the Judge drawing up the following document for his guidance: OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF COOK COUNTYWilliam Joh nson. County Treasurer DEAR SIR: You are hereby ordered to receive from B. F. Norris Co. the sum of SS.ila for balance of amount of taxes on personal property due from them for the year 1879.

this being a deficit occurring on account of error, change, or falsification in the hgures dennting the true amount due from said B. F. Norris Co. fur personal taxes of said year, and credit the same to Cook County. E.

F. C. KhOEKE, County Clerk." Mr. Norris will be notified to-day that he can make the payment. and will undoubtedly do so without delay.

TEKKE-TURCOMANS. DEATHS. 20. at 9 a. at her mania M-ti Mary.

wife of John CtioshY Funeral Saturday. an. 2'2. at lo a. item ressiern to st.

James Church, thence to Calvary by cams" GR1NTON At Joliet, Jan. 20, Edward Grimm. st consumption, brother of Mrs. feed Jenee, of al city. 1.1OLLANDAt the residence of his parents.

2 Jan. of diphtheria. Walter Hosts, eon of Stephen laid aany A. tiolland, aged; yew, and 5 MOntrld. 11.1;NTE It on the Mai of paralysis.

MerTW beloved wife of W. P. Liunter, in we it year of les age. Funeral to-day at 2 rt. m.

to Grace, land. fr-niN residence or J. j-lunter. 447 West Late-st. fneodt of deceased are respectfully invited to attend.

LALLY Jan. 19. Sarah Lally. daughter of Nichtel and Kate Lit IY. aged 5 years and ti months.

Funeral trota tier lather's residence, St n'ta Franklin-et Friday. Jun. 21, al, 12; br carnial" Northwestern Depot. thenve by cars to tit.tary. Friends of the family are invited.

KLEINERJan. 4 a. at his residence. enrols Thirty-ntzb-st- and Cottage tirove-av, Falai fileinet ai.ted years. Funeral Friday.

Jan. 21, at 2 p. Park-Place Ent corner Indiana-ay. and Cottage iiirove-ar, to Vie woods Cemetery. RAN IX ednetelay.

Jan. 19, at s. Eltia Dane. wife of Charles Randolph. 2 a.tyth, kertialam)i)ly.

the services by going out On Me 1 train from Kinzie-st. depot. tieturning t9tri express train at South Evanston depot at 0.4.1. NV A RENG- Jan. at 49U et Mattison-5E-114LN Waring, aged 6) years.

THE COUNTY BUIIDING. IT takes ninety-six gallons of milk to supply the County Hospital. IN the County Court yesterday Maria Foley, John Ritter. Bryan Smith, and Morris Galvin, were adjudged insane. All were paupers except the second, and were sent to Jefferson.

GEN. ALLYNE C. LITCHFIELD, Consul-General of the United States, whose headquarters are at Calcutta. called upon Sheriff Mann yesterday. He was on his way East and laid over to shake bands with the Sheriff, who saw service with him.

I WHEAT IN MINNESOTA. 1 AN NO UN CEMENTS. It MASS OF PEOPLE It in the construction of a viaduct at the of it and the Railroad will be heid thiS eVezitlig L.b.e.licaS bide Turner-liall. FOCIITEENTJI WARD JAND-LEACit'E, at.ettlhl-.Nse4'. The lion.

W. J. lioies, 0 Nehl seti, and others will adiress the melting. are invited- Lir. P.

CL A. CAVE it Y. erre rr.11E ACTIVE MEMBERS OF Lt. I are de5ired to attend a meeting In NV (irk Room Saturday at I p. in.

to take acti(ut la Pro posed amendments LA. the consittatioh. ANNIcYRSAKIs Of TA Young enristian Asseetation wiE Sunday in Farwell Hail ar, UI. itePw" presented, prominent centlemeu wul ueUver adit.esses, and tine music wili add pleasure oc cesium. The public is cordially nalitO ROYAL BAKING PO'UDEIL THE MEAT CONTRACT.

The County Board is at present wrestling wit the question to whom should be given the contracts for supplying the different county institutions with provisions. It is to be hoped that thee Board has learned by the experience of former years that it is not always the lowest bid that insures an honest supply of good and substantial food. The investigations that have been necessitated at different times, on account of bad provisions furnished, prove this. There is, for example, the meat supply. In former years this has given rise to repeated complaints: during the last year, when it was in the hands or F.

W. Bipper, the large meat contractor, corner Eighteenth street and Wabash avenue, to none. The Wardens. as well as the County Commissioners. and the inmates of the different institutions unite in declaring that the meat was good and wholesome, and the bills prove that there was no overcharge.

For while for live or six years before the supply of meat cost the county all the way from to $98.000, and the County Agency alone used three years ago for did the whole bill of Mr. Hipper not exceed 27,000, and that for the County Agency amounted to only $9,000. With an average of 100 to 140 patients three or four years ago the County Hospital consumed meat for 800 to $1,200 a month; with to patients during the last year Mr. Bipper's bill did not exceed $593, and that in a month when the regular supply was swelled by turkey and fowl furnished for Thanksgiving's dinner. The meat supply for one person in the County Poor-House did not exceed 90 cents, that for one person in the County Hospital 1.25 per month, since Mr.

Hipper held the contract. As Mr. litta'Per's bid ($.5 per 100 pounds) is only one cent higher than that of Mr. Ford's for Mr. Ford is said not to intend to stand by his other and lower bid (t4.24), IA would be foolishness to exchange a contractor who has given so general and evident satisfaction to another who has to be tried first.the more so as Mr.

Hipper enjoys a most enviable business reputation, as inquiries at the Sherman House, to whom he has furnished meat for three consecutive years, at the Woodruff House, at Porstle Smith's, at Chapin Gore's, and the Skinner restaurant, and at the private houses of George M. Pullman, Marshall Field, Gen. Sheridan, Eason Keith, C. M. Henderson, will show; and the taxpayers will certainly feel most secure, the county almoners most happy, if the contract is again given to Mr.

nipper. The First Siege of Gook-Tepe. INTew York lierald. The Tekke is a man of war. He is as a rule a tall, well-built fellow.

with a swarthy face, beard as black as coal, dark, shaggy eyebrows, small. glistening black eyes, with a sword held in his teeth, and pistols ia either hand. It is counted a sin for him to leave his dead comrades behind him. The morehe carries from the battlefield the more houris he receives in Paradise. Often he dashes himself upon the enemy and uses his sword till he is killed.

Often he conceals himself in straw upon the field and deals deadly bullets all round. When discovered and dragged out, though already covered with wounds, he starts up and fights till he is cut to earth. His martial qualities were never so thoroughly tested by the Russiansas on this very battleground of Geok-Tene. Rarely were soldiers more certain of success than those whom Lomakin had led to its walls in the autumn of 1879. They had held a church parade and performed a mass in honor of Gen.

Lazarelf. They were full of spirit and sane- impromptu Russian airs, one of theta being about the Tekkes and beginning: you rascals; the Turks we have thrashed, and now we come to pay you out also." The officers discussed their plans, and saw themselves already at Merv. At the word of command they marched in full fighting order, wheit'a dispatch was brought from the stair that the Tekkes were showing themselves. Shouts were raised, rides were examined and revolvers loaded. A troop of horsemen bore down on Masses of Tekkes, many in white tnrbans or huge black busbies, and having a curved sword or double-barreled gun in their hands, dashed wildly upon the sqnare, but gave way before the artillery and lied back to the desert.

The Russians advanced to the high walls before which they are fighting to-day. In front of them was a deep fosse, defended by hosts of Tekkes. Beyond were riflemen, aiming steadily and well. To the left were Cossacks, the mountain battery being behind and firing at a distapce of less than 600 yards lino the encampment. The native women and children, on camels, were trying by two roads to get away from the aoul.

Men ran behind with children around their necks. The mothers threw themeelves at the feet of the Russian horsemen and taking the babies from their breasts begged piteously that they might be spared. Their screams made an awful medley with the roar of cannon and the crack of rifles. They were turned back to tne encampment by order of the commander. THE ATTACK.

Then the Fourth Battery signaled, the trumpets sounded the attack, and the troops. with dicers in front, rushed on with cheers. The troops hurried pell-mell to the batteries, the enemy swarmed on the wall, the man in the minaret of the mosque summoned the faithful, and the artillery poured volleys into the aoul. The Russians, singing songs, crossed the six foot fosse and clambered on one another's backs to get into the battery. At that moment there started frora the earth, as though by magic, thousands of desperate Tekkes.

The Russians were stunned by the desperate onslaught. Looking to the rear they saw not a single reserve behind them. Giving way to the mass of 'rekkes they fell back. From the walls women threw stones and boiling water upon them. The nomads, led by that son of Nur Berdi Khan.

who leads them to-day, encountered the pick of the Caucasiah army. A hand-to-hand fight ensued. Not a soldier or officer remained unengaged. The Russians fought desperately, usuig sabre and revolver. A sapper, disarmed by two Tekkes, threw himself upon one, was dragged to earth, and then only was killed by the ether.

An Ensign formed a ring about hira of the nomads who fell under his revotver. lie was then nearly cut to pieces. To the right of hira the commander, bearing the flag of the Shervan regiraent was killed. THE Clerk of the Criminal Court fieds it impossible to do the business of his office with the present clerical force, especially since the opening of a new court, awl proposes to ask the County Board for authority to employ additional help. ELIAS SHIPMAN, Denuty Clerk in the County Court, tendered his resignation yesterday, to take effect Feb.

Mr. Shipman has made a very efficient officer, and he resigns to take a place in the Sheriff's office, where he thinks his duties will tie more healthful. Who his successor will be has not been determined. THE session of the Grano Jury was brief yesterday, for the reason that the usual quota of witnesses not on hand. Twenty-five cases of the usual kind were orlered prepared for a hearing to-day.

No complaints will be heard until some time next wcek, and among the first, it is said, will be that of theCounty Clerk against the THE Committee on Education passed on bills to the amount of about WO. Mr. A. G. Lane.

the County Superintendent of Schools, appeared before the Committee and askee that a than be appointed to assist him in visiting the schools, etc. As the law did not provide tor an Assistant Superintendent. the Ceminittee decided to raise the salary of Mr. Murray, his clerk, to per annum, provided he would assist the Superintendent in the discharge of his duties. THE Collectors for the outside towns are working themselves up to fever-heat over the delay of the County Clerk in giving thorn their books.

One cf them said that it was costing him about $9t, per day, and that he proposed to see whether or not Mr. Klokke could be held tor damages. The great inconvenience to the Cellectors is in the loss of patronage; instead of employing a number of men about three months, they can now do it only a little over one. MARIE L. A.

MACKENKIE, in the hat and cap business on Madison Street, made an assignment yesterday in the County Court. She places her debts at and sehedulcs as assets, exclusive of exemptions, property yalued at about Her principal creditors appear to be in the East, among whom are Clark New York, $1,671, and Botts ik Philadelphia, L110.0: The principai cal creditors are G. C. Morton, $640; the Union Trust Savings Company. 400; and Sweet.

Dein pater who arc put down for a small amount. A c1iE4? doal of neat work is being done just now by aspiring eontracters, especially those who tire seek leg the meat and bread contracts. The eolutractor ((Jr supplying the meat to the thinks be bus a soft thing of it, and wid eont Here te have so long as be can delay the making or the award. The competitors for the breed contract, however, are differeutly situated. Volz claims to have eight vones pledged to him, and burry brings up the rear with seven, which covers the entire Board, but, inasmuch as ten votee ar liecessary to make an award, things are decidedly mixed.

nun OTHER FIRMS whose assessments were tampered with have not yet paid their personal-property taxes for ISNJ. The amounts they owe, those marked with a covering the deficits of previous years, are as fc2.Uows: Holton Hildreth obey Booth. Randall, Hall Co 197 Moatgomery Ward Co 12S Hamilton, Shourds Co 271 A. Booth. Libby, McNeil Libby.

George W. Matthews 47 Total Now that B. F. Norris Co. have set the example as to back taxes, these other firms interested will undoubtedly follow them, and thus show that they were not aware of the method adopted to reduce their assessments, and that they do not indorse the it would save them considerable money.

The case of Libby. McNeil Libby. whose assessment was reduced from ki3O0t) to $20,000 in 1s79, is a peculiar case. They have never employed a tax agent. Hence the cutting down must have been an error of a clerk, who overlooked the fact that the County Board did not concur in the action of theCommittee on Equalization, by whom the valuation was reduced $10.000.

The mistake. however, does not release theta from the payment of the deficit. The Grand Jury has not yet reached the matter. but will probably do so in the early part of next week. State's-Attorney Mills has been advised of all the discoveries by County-Clerk Klokke, and the merchants whose IlfirneS are given above will all be subpcenaed to tell what they know.

A reporter hunted all of yesterday for 31e. Eaton in order to get an explanation from him of the curious fact that as soon as a firm employed him its peraonal-property assessment was reduced by fraud, but was unable, as on the day before. to find him. lie. however.

is in the city, as he was at his office in the morning. Where he keeps himself during the day none of his friends seem to know. There were rumors afloat yesterday rewarding an in the County Clerk's office, but there was no truth in them. 1. An Interview with State-Auditor -Whitcomb.

Correspondence Cleveland LsoderEllArsEED. Jan. 14.While waiting fordinner at Brainerd, I digested an interesting interview with Mr. O. P.

Whitcomb, Auditor of Minnesota, regarding wheat cultivation in this State. and present the results below. before leaving for Dakota and the even more extensive farms of that Territory: "There are Quite a number of large farms in Minnesota," said Mr. Whitcomb, and I will mention them to you just as they occur to me. Gen.

T. IL Barrett, of Herman, Grant County, has something over 17,000 acres of land lying in It is not all of it under cultivation, however. The next' large.q farm, I think, is in Rock County, owned by an association. Numerous parties own from one sectionthat is, territory one mile squareto three or four sections. R.

Barden, of St Paul, has a large farm in Cottonwood County, near Windom." You have a large farm of your own, 1 understand I have about 2,000 acres near Redwood Falls, Redwood County. Commodore W. F. Davidson, the well known steamboat man of St. Louis, and Mr.

Valentine, of St. Paul, are partners in a big aeres, 4.000 of which are under cultivation. O. B. Tertill has about the same.

Some of these men are practical tanners, while others rent their farms, or hire some one to run them. Gen. Barrett lives on his farm and hires workmen. In County, near Morris. there are two or three farms owned by St.

Paul men of yeah 11. Mr. Harbaugh, of Pittsourg, broke acres this year in the Red River Valley, and Mr. Reis, formerly of that city, farms extensively in the Red River Valley." "How much did this land cost its owners?" "In Redwood we bought the old Sioux Reservation in paying from $1.25 to per acre. Its worth from et5 to now.

Some was settled as good land. E. S. Youmans. a brother of the Professor, has a large farm in Marshall, Lyon County, that I omitted to mention.

it is well stocked, and he runs it himself. Mr. Youmans is a lumberman of Winona, and was a member of the Legislature ot Minnesota- Proving too outspoken for politics, however, he dict not come to the Legislature very often, such kind of men not being wanted much of the time. George S. Barnes, of Glyndon, has 2,000 acres, Pearly all of which is under improvement." Are any of these farms fenced in? "No, sir; not any of them.

If we had to construct fences we couldn't afford to farm it. The grain fields are all open, and that's part of the profit of frontier farming. 'Illere would be no opportunity to farm to advantage either if we were obliged to hire men to do the binding that is accomplished by machinery. The self-binders help us out. There is a saving of at least $1 per acre, owing to this machinery.

intact, we couldn't easily have got the men wanted to bind over large tracts. It would have cost sLoaa or to have secured them in the first place, and then there would have been their board and wages. Dalrymple would never have undertaken farming on the scale that he is 4 4 :) 7 i I i 0 ly .1, A-4. a Ciiy tn 711 '1-v I 4, 4 il le, rl in Pt Li 'fa 1,.." It Wobbled. Wall Street Daily News.

A few months lik0 a prominent New Yorker purchased some mining lands in Colorado. and hardly had the transaction been completed when he received notice that a survey had been made and it had been discovered that he was working sIX feet of claim belonging to other partics. The gentleman was on the ground himself. and in this emergency he called for the advice of an old friend, who bad been through the mill. "Leave it ail to me," replied the man, after the case bad been stated, and be sent for the surveyor to come and see him.

The latter promptly replied to the summons, and wen he sat down he could hardly fail to observe that a bill lay on the table before him. "Are you a first-class surveyor asked the mediator, after some general talk. "I am, sir." "Axe your instruments In perfect order 7" ABSOLUTELY MADE FROM GRAPE CREAM Tiousekeeper's favorite In leatlina cities of eorr tr ta fear the Ws MAU ung vestible for 80meu the 10)YAL, KINfi- 140VIKR nat: cm el: if a g.reto ,4 TIW LAND LEAGUE. A MEETING OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE VARIOUS WARD LAND LEAGUES in this city was held last evening in the clubroom of the Palmer House for the purpose of organizing a new body which should have power to legislate for the Ward Leagues. The Hon.

Thomas Hoyne presided. The wards were represented as follows: First Ward. Aid. Dixon; Second Ward, Third Ward, T. Crean; Fourth Ward, Judge Moran; Fifth Ward, John W.

Conway; Sixth Ward, J. H. Garvey; Seventh Ward, J. P. Duffy; Eighth, Ward, Peter Cunningham; Ninth Ward.

Aid. Peeves; Tenth Ward. Charles THE COLD-WATER CURE. mR. CAUGHLIN'S PLUNGE IN THE LAKE.

J. J. Caugblin, a tug man, who lately arrived In Chicago from the East, bad taught to him yesterday morning a frightfully severe temperance lesson, and one which very nearly cost bim his yet in fact He narrowly escaped being frozen to death in the waters of the lake, and was almost entirely submerged in an air-bole for about twenty it appears nobody to keep him company but the ice and foe. Caughlin's home in Chicago is with his sister's 1: im.