Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1872, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY DECEMBER 2, 1872 s e WASHINGTON. What the President Totickes on in Eis Message, He Thinks the Taxes Should Not Be Reduced. The Country’s Finances in a Favorable and Satisfac- tory Coadition. The Estimates for the Fiseal Vear, 1873-4, THE MESSAGE. ‘WasENGTON, D. C., Dec. 1.—The President’s message has been transeribed, and will be sent to the Capitol for presentation to thetwo Houses ‘between 12 and 10’clock. Themeseage islonger than the last one, znd the reading of it will take nearly an hour. . On the subject of Finance he refers {o the re- port of Secretary Bcutwall, and says he docs not believe that tho texes ought to be much farther reduced; that the present income is required for the payment of the debt, the interest on the bonds, and the current running expenses of the Government. He regards the finances asin a very estisfactory and favoreble condition, and bopes, with the present prosperity, and with wise logislation, the time is not far distant when the currency of the country will be ad- jusied to & specie basis, " Mo speaks in terms of praies of ihe extensive improvements in the District of Columbia, acd urges upon Congress liberal appropriations, to enuble the work to_go on, until Washington tecomes worthy of being the Capital of the n. He makes no recommendation regarding the Internal Reverue Bureau, but it is known that he favors the bill proposed 2t the Treas- ury Department, which abolishes tho oflices ©f Assensor and Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue. Ho asks the special attention of Con- Sress to the report of the Postmaster General on the matter of postal telegraphy, but he makes r0 recommendation on the subject. _He discusses &b considersblo length our rele- tious with Spain and the Island of Cuba, andire- grets that no advance has been made toward a seitlement of the difficulties between that conn- try and the United States, He regards the trouble in Cuba as largely due to the existence of slavery in that island, and hopes that the es- tablishment of amicabla relations willnot belong delayed. Much space in the message is dovote 1o the critical condition of affairs on the Mex- ican border, and asks the attention of Congress to the report of the Commissioners and to the subject generally. No mention whatever will be mado in the message of tho old project to an- nex Santo Domingo. MR COLPAX. __Vice Presiden} Colfex arrived_here this morn- ing, and has taken quarters at Wormley's. His ‘wife, on account of delicate health and their re- cent aflliction, will spend but a short time in the city during_the winter, and will not arrive until Jauuary. 3Mr. Colfax thinks the gezsion will be a quiet one, and that there will be littlo if any bitterness between parties. GENERAL BAKES also arrived hero this-morning. e eays ho has not zonounced any intention of resigning the Chairmanship of fhe Foreign Commitiee. and that he has never given a thought to the subject. He says ho has written no letter, and will be guided by circumstances. CIVIL SERVICT. The larger portion of the Senators and Repro- sentatives are here to-night, and the leading ho- tels, &0 long deserted, are crowded to their ut- most capacity. The lading Congressmen seem to be uniformly improseed with the conviction that the scesion which begins to-morrow will bo one of the dnllest on record. Theleading topics hich are uppermost in the mirds of all who have arrived relate to tho Postal Telegraph echeme and Civil Service Reform. On the latter subject, several of the most distinguiched mem- bers, such as Morton, Wilson, Logan, &nd ‘Windom, of the Senafe, and Dawes, Gar- field, and Chesterficid, of the House, had & long and serious consuliation with the President on Baturday; and to the conflicting views which were offered, the President eimply had the reply to make, tizt g long 28 the law imposed upon bim the Civil Servico rules and regulations, ho felt compelled to stand by and enforce them. Those wno are opposed to this reform are o xoain armemoni with tho President, though, in the absence of ofher issues, its adoption will cansc & Gissension in the Republican party for uo:e serions than any which has vet threatened izs organization. careful canvass of the members already Lere indicate that the sentiment in favor of this reform hes largely increased since last winter. & are beginning to find out that the new = o relicves them of an immense amount ¢! importunity from their office-seeking constit- 2. Some of the members still adhere to the a that the new system is not popular with 17:¢ 1.copie, and assert that the last election was & clcar and poaitive verdict against it. POSTAL TELEGRAPHY. On the Postal Telegraphic scheme Congress- man, €0 far a8 2 decided opinion is concerned, 2re fully as much ot sea as one year ago. Tho 18 in the report of the Postmaster General this subject, end which work to an_absolute ovnership by the Government of a telegraphic €7stem, have been largely discussed to-day. The Chairman of the Committes on Ways and Meens, Mr. Dawes, does not think the country N is yet prepared or ready for this echeme. He does mot know but that be = would give his support to some such intermediate plan 2 would con- template Government ownership of the tele- graph, but to be operated through the ngency of a private company, 50 28 to preventa large increase of Government office-holders. Tt is bat a feir statement to say that bt few mem- bers really have any practical ideas on this sub- ject. Those who have paid it any attention, Euch as Palmer, Fernsworth, Hubbard, Garfield, aad Dawes, differ very widely both on the mein ponts end detsils. The at- tention which the House Appropriations Committeo hes already paid the subject has not resulted in anything tangible. Something is looked for in the President’s message, to-mor- row, which, together with the Postmaster Gen- eral’s report, will give some practical direction to the sgitation on this subject. Palmer's bill, which has heretofore been published in the dé- Epatches, with some modificetions or addition, will be the first one introduced on this subject. The more experienced members of the House are uf the opinion that all the legislation that can be procured on this eubject will merely be the appointment of a commission 1o collate statistics, and thet in any event Con- gress would only sanction such a scheme which, while it contemplated ownership of the lines, would simply regulate the rates of messages, ard then let the work out to be bid for 2s.other Government contracts. K APPROPRIATION BILLS. ‘The regular Appropriation pills will be ready o bo roported on tho first working day of tho seesion. Generzl Garfield will take the floor to- morTo after ihe reading of the journal, to have each Lill reported fised o5 4 spec]ial order. THC OPENING DAY. ‘hold their can-~ he Senate The Republican Senators will s at about 2 o'clock: to-morroi. will organize at nocn, with the Viea the chair, when {he me=-' ~ appointed - are strongly in favor of investigating the Credit Mobilier scandal for the credit %f f.hgir State, THE CHICAGO BANTS, Comotroller Knox bas a paragraph, in his an. nusi report, relating to the effect of the Chicago fire Jpon the banks of that city. _ After showing that the buildings occupied by the sighteen Na- tional B‘a‘nks there were totally destroyed, he sags: It was thought, at {he Treasury De- pariment, that three banks wers so seriously crippled that they would be unable to resnmo b‘nsmessé and the proposition was seriously die’ 8% one time, to compromise with their creditors by’ payment of their lisbilities in installments.” The Comptroller compliments his predecessor with svoiding any serious finan- cial disturbances by the wise and discrest olicy be inaugurated, Instead of balances %eing drawn ‘upon, belances began to flow in so frecly that, at the close of the first day’s business after the fire, it was found that the receipts wero 80 largely in excess of the disbursements that confidence was at once restored. The total loss arising from the fire on disconnted paper is estimated at £600,000, and the loss from S.Ie de- struction of banl buildings, furniture, and fix- tures at 8176,000. The banks, at the time of the five, had eccumulated & surplus fund exceeding ona-Tourth of their aggregate capital, and had at their command = resarve eqnal to more than 30 per cent of their liabilities, and were, therefore, enabled to resumo business without embarrass- ment. The wiedom of the soction of tho ack re- quiring thisaccumulation and the holding of the Teserve is thus especially instanced. TREASURY IOVEMENTS, WaSmINGTOS, D. C., Dec. 1.—The Secretary of tho Treasury has authorized the Assistant Trensurer at New York to purchase $1,000,000 of bonds each Wednesday, and to sell $1,000,000 of 'z'old each Thursday during the month of Decem- Ber. APTROPRIATIONS. The TTouse Commitiee on Appropriations, which hes been in session two weeks, has per- fected tho legislative, executive, and judicial Appropristion bills, the Indian Aplrro riation bill, the Consular and Diplomatic bill, the Pen- sion bill, and the Post Ofice Appropriation bill, whiflz will be reported to the House esrly this weel. GETS HIS CHARACTER. The Presidsnt has written a letter to General Horace Porter, accepting his resignation, in ‘which he recognizes his great rervices, both ina militery and civil capacity, and wishes him suc- cess in his new field of lsbor. LSTIMATES, ‘The estimates for the fiscal year 1878-74 ara : Legislative Establishmeut. ceen $2,073274 Exécutive Establishment. 17,129,201 Judicinl Establishment. 3,587,050 Foreign Intercourse:. L 130758 Military Estoblishment, 32,893,854 Naval Establishment 0154220 Affuirs, 5,700,975 90,500,000 Postal Service. D Ta0l02 Miscellaneous . L 9596,97 Bermanent oppropriation. . 0 141,951,948 Total, 55 08,329,250 Tio cstimates exceed the appropriations for the present fiscal year in consequence of tho increase of ten millions in the amount for public works. The probakilities are against g-nmiug this increase, and that the aggregate, therefore, will fall Lelow the amount appropriated for the cur- Ten fiscal yeer, which is 299,414,498, POLITICAL. £HE GREELEY ELECTORAL VOTE. New Yorx, Dec. 1.—The Tribune of to- will contain a brief editorial article recitin; various _propositions which have been medes for casting the _Greeley elec- toral votes for Charles Francis Adams, or some ono of the other candidates before the Cincinnati Convention, for Gratz Brown or for Grant. It quotes from the very Iast article written by Alr. Greeley in the Tribune, bis connsel to'the South to accept the situation, and his declaration that heis well assured ~ that the clief victors in the late struggle are inclined to correct the sbuses and satisfy the just complaints of the South to the extent of their power. It inquires whether 0rToTY the it would not be s legitimate deduc- tion from this, iz last earthly coun- sel, ihat his votes might _appropri- ately be cast for Grant. It holds that sucl course would help to lift the next Administration out of partisanship, 2nd by giving it its election from tl:e whole people, mako it freer to secure such reforms in the Administration, both Soath and North, as are clearly nceded, but Leve becn hitherto resisted by partisan nesessities. It thinks, however, in this cage, that Gratz Brown Shmtfld receive the Electoral vote for Vice Preai- eut. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, NEw Yorg, Dec. 1.—The Times' editorial says: “Mr. Groeles's death is likely to call public at- tention to the dangerously-indirect method by which the President is chosen. If at any time the person in whose name the majority of the Electors was chosen should die in the interval bo- tween the voting day and the day fixed for the meeting of Electors, it is easy to see that, by the arts of professional politicians acting upon a small body of men, o notoriously unfit pezson might be foisted upon the nation "as Chief Mag- istrate. The only obvious and cerfain way to avoid risks which would attend such a contin- geney would be to vote directly for President end Vice President.” LArAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 1.—The Courier of to- morrow will contain the following: /4 GRAVE COMPLICATION—POSSIBLE CONTINGENCY OF GENERAT, GRANT'S DEATA—WHAT THEX ?” The death of Horace Greeley and thie possible con- tingency of General Grant's decease in the uncertainty of human life, present a_grave complication in tho Presidential succession. Next Wednesday the Electors mect at the several State Capitals to cast the vote, This vote ia certified, sealed, snd tramsmitted to the President of the Semale, in accordance with {ho twelfth amendment to the constitution and when the votes ehall be opened and counted in the presence of the Semato 2 House of Tiepresentatives in Febru- ary, tho person baving the greatest number of vols SI2H Lo tho Preeldent. e Sbamo that Sinse 305, Green ley s decoased, the Electors for the six States Le car- ried will cast the vofe of theso States for Thomas Hendricks or sowe other Democrat, Now suppose, in the intervel between next Wednesday ond the Joint Cone ventivn in February, General Grant. should die, Hen- dricks would be the only candidato before the House, which, by constitutional rcquirement must proceed immedintely toballot, _They may filibuster 1l the 4th of March, when the ‘Vics Dresident-elect would suc- coed, but this is revolutionary. We_suggest that on Wednesday Indiana cost her vote for Morton, Thiswill Dot impair Grant’s majority, and covering the contin- gency of his death, present two names for the House election. Bavntrvorg, Dec. 1.—Since the death of 3Ir. Greeley, a number of telegrams bave been To- ceived in this city, inquiring how the Electoral College of this State will cast its vote for Presi- dent, and suggesting unanimityin the vote by electors in the States, electing Democratic an Liberal tickets. The Marsland clectors will have a meeting to- morrow night and decide. The importance at- tached to the vote to be cast on Wednesday secms to bo tho bearing, it may have on 2 nomi. ation four years hesce. Mendricks' name is proposed in all the telograms received here. It 18 suggestcd that the Nationnl Democratic Cora- mittee should express its opinion. Speeial Deapadel to_The Chicego Tribune, INpIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 1.—The Sentinel to- morow will propose that the Liberal Presi- dentinl Electors cast their votes for Mr. Hon- dricks, Governor-elect of Indiana. ©bituary. AILICOTHE, 0., Dec. 1.—John R. 8. Bond, o of the Scioto Gazette, and a Wostern jour- nalist of twenty-nino years' standing, died at his residence in this city at 1 o'clock p. m., to-day. His discase was chronic laryngitis, from which he had been a sufferor for several months. Colonel Bond for several years held an impor- tant business position on the Cincinnati Gazetle, and was also connected with scveral other news- paper enterprises in Cincinnati. At the time of hig death he was i ** 51st year of his age. Neve ¥ “ommodore John Calhoun 70. v Somerville, the cele- +d writer on astronomy, . ad Accident. 4 .—Last_evening & col- bio & Mississippi Rail- : icity, between o pas- ¥ £ ¢ a. moderaie speed, ‘. that was taking 1worc badly smashed. passenger train was reman of same train qurt. No cars were n & Corbett’s ma- Ferry streets, was 2,000; ingared. ty on the south ¥, opposite Bt. here, in which a «out 14 years old, L en carousal last the ground and o flames. The . he propellers left Cleveland > and Detroit, night in the fes which is from four to_six inches flu'fl'k- The 1‘-«4k hed a hole stove in her bow. _NEW ORLEANs, Dee, 1.—R. Gardier's brick kiln, near Gretna, =cluding sheds, machinery, quarters, efc., Was bemed, TLoss $20,000; in- sured in several companieg Tor $8,000. Lmflammzh Dec. 1.—~Bicly this morning a cottage near the city limits, otenpied by & fami- 1y named Ashton, « consisting ofp =._mother and grown son and daughter, caught fia while the fanily were in n drunken slumber frem g ca- rousal over night, and buraed down. Thedaugh- ter was burned to death in bed, and the miher 80 badly burned that she is nob expected to hice, Loss of proporty trifling, THE WEATHER. A War Department Prognostications— NMonthly and Weekly Summary of DMeteorological Reports. WAR DrearTyeyT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, DIVISION OF TELEGRAMS AND REPORTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMERCE, WasnriaroN, D, C,, Dec. 1.—Probabilities— In the Northwest and'on the Upper Lakes and thence to Missouri and Tennessee, southwest~ erly to northwesterly winds, occssional snow and rain, cloudy weather, followed to-morrow by clearing weather and lowering temperature. -In the Gulf and South Atlantic States, south- erly winds and higher = tempereture, cloudy weather, and occasional rain. On tho Lower Lakes and in the Middle and Eastern States, southoasterly to southwesterly winde, decreas- ing pressures, bigher temperature, cloudy weathor, and occasional snow and rain. Warning si cago, Milwaukee, Grand Haven, Detroit, Toledo, and Cleveland SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING Nov. 29, 1872. During the past week rapid barometric clianges have occm’mg in the northern portion of tho country, resulting in the high winds which have swept over the lakes. Tho mild temperatures of the early part of the week arc again suc- ceeded by cold weather, which has now extended over tho larger part of the United States, Triday, 22d—Throatening weather, with rain and snow, was reported from Michigan and Ohio eastward over the Middle States and Now England ; generally cloar and pleasant woather from the Southern Sates, and aléo from Kunsas and Nebraska to Illinois; clondy weather and occasional light snow from Minnesota eastward over the Upper Lakes. with Drisk and high westerly and sontherly winds on Lake Michigan. Saturday—Gencral ~ cloudiness covered the countyy from Minnesota eastyward over the Lake Region, Northern Now England, and the St. Lawrenco Valley, with light suow in-Vermont and Canada. Prevailing clear weather from tho Lower Missouri and Ohio Valleys southward to the Gulf, and thenco eastword end northenst- ward overall the Atlantic States, Sunday—Partly cloudy weather, with rising temperatures, prevailed throughout the Gulf and Atlantic States. Cloudy weather continued over the Lakes and St. Lawrence Valley. Fall- ing temperatures, with brisk and high north- wosterly winds and enow, were reported from tho Northwest, extending thence to Lakes Mich- igan and Superior. Monday—An ares of low-pressure, which was in the morning central to the northward of Lale Ontario, moved rapidly eastward during the day over the northern portion of New York and New England. It was succeeded by clearing weather and falling temperatures, with brisk and high westerly winds from Lake Michigan eastward over the lower lakes, diminishingin force during the evening. Rain fell from Louisiana to Ten- nessee, and extended during the evening to Ma- ryland. Cold. partly cloudy weather prevailed in the Nortluwest, and pleasant weather in tho South Atlantic and eastern Gulf States. Tuesday—An 2rea of rain, which in the morn- ing covered the interior of the Southern States and reached thence northwestward to New Jer- sey, moved eastward during the dsy over the At- lzntic coast from Georgin to Connecticut. Cold, cloudy weather, with _snow, prevailed in New York and thence over New England and the St. Lawrence Valley. A very decided rise of the berometer, with rapid fall’ of temperature, was observod during the afterncon and evening in the Northwest. Clear and clearing weather meanwhile extended southeastward and by mid- night oversproad the entire couutry worth of Tennessec and weet of New Englaud. Wedneadsy—Clear and very cold weather pre- vailed in the Northwest, the temperatures in the morning ranging from —9 degrees to —26 degrees in_Minnesota. Cold, brisk, and high weeterly winds swept Lake Michigan and the Lower Lake region. Partly clondy weather, with ing (cm%eraturefl. wea reported from the Middle and Esstern Stotes, and mild but geaerally cloudy weather from the Southern States. Tharsday—Snow fell in considerable quanti- ties nlong the Lower Lakes, and in lesser amounts thence westward to Wiseonsin and IJli- nois. Clear, cold weather continued in the Northwest, the temperatures remeining below zero all day in Minnesois. Cold, partly cloudy ‘S\'tuséther throughout the Atlantic and Gulf atos. Friday—In _the morning clear, cool weather Erewxiled in the South Atlantic and Gulf States; risk and high westerly to northerly winds, with low temperatures, cloudy weather and occasional light snow, from Mickigan and Ohio eastward to the Atlanilc coast. Clear and very cold weather from Tennessce and Kentucky northeastward to Nebraska and Minnesota. No very heavy rains or snows have ocenrred during tho past week, The largest total rain- fall reported ere: from Memphis, 0.90 inch; Nashville, 0.92; and Knoxville, 1.10. MONTELY SUMMAR! Cnrca6o, Nov. 30, 1862.—The x, i« following table shows daily and monthly mean of barometer and thermometer, monthly” velocity of wind, and amount of rainfall, with the prevailing dirsction of wind, for the month of November, 1872+ Mean daily fean daily Rainfall Barometer. Thermoweter, Taches, 30,084 46,2 Total rainfall.... 1.06 Prevailing wind, southvwest. Total nwnber of miles travelled, 9,057, Barometer—Higheat observed, Nov. 29, 30,33, lowest observed, Nov. 7, 29,65, i ermometer—} °, low- e gt served, Nov. 10, 59°, low- A g e o Melegraphic Brevitics. The charred bones of another human body heve been recovered from the Boston fire ruins. Tive hundred workmen were discharged from the Charleston Navy Yard on Sn.tll.l’dx'hy.g _ James Watson Webb, editor of the lato Cour- der and Inquirer of Now York, is seriously ill in Nice, France. Governor Noyes, in his messago to the Ohio Legislature, will rccommend a. radical chango in the cells in which convicts are kept in the Peni- tentiary. In tho United States District Court at Jeffer- son City. 2o, Judgo Koclcl, on Saturdsy, ren- dered judgment for the Government for 46,000 sgoinsi D, Omer, Iate Collector of Intermal Revenue of the Fifth District of this State. Albany Live Stock Narket. Spectal Despateh to Ths Chicage Tribicnc. ArpAXY, N Y., 1—BEEVES—Tho market on Thursday opened dull, with a very small attendance of buyers, and less than 100 head of cattle were sold that day, the purchasers being local butchers, who onl wanteda few cattle. Prices greaually dropped, ani finally fell 3c per Ib from last week's closing rutes, and the market closed dull with scarcaly any good cattle among the offerings. On Friday, ot the opening, the sitendance was larger, Now York and Eastern buyers having arrived, but they did motwant the quality offcred, which’ consisted mainly of medium fo common stock, and concluded to await tho arrivals of thoso trains which had been detained by the snow storm, expecting to get some premium cattle, The Inte arrival of the trains induced the deal- ers to wait till the following morning before they offer- ed any catlle for sale, and consoquently yesterday the opening of the market assumed a lively appearanco, For o few hours the market was active although no competition can be said to have existed, for premium cattle were scarce and the market was overstocked with medium and common grades. An sttempt was made to brosk the market down yestor- dsy, but it was mot atlended ~ with sucdess, the prices ruling steady at about e per It de- cline on premium, and Xo per th on meéditm stock, ‘There is no apprecisble improvement in the quality this week, and the fow heavy cattlo offered did mot dter iying il :Iqul those previously offered here as Christmas cat- o, Beorrers—The following are the receipts for tho als continue for Duluth, Chi- |- weekk in car-loads, a5 taken frm tho books of the Cen- tral Railroad : i Cattle. Sheep, Hogs, . 87 3 59 9 49 pil 110 13 8 16 84 23 57 41 66 116 451 i, ST T s e o T vttty miom, $7.1 ; extra, $70@7.62% ; fret quality, S35GT55 socond cuntts, 18 20300’ Lhrd QUAT: ty, $1.25@4.00 ; inferior, $2.224.00. $frion Cows—Notbing frea to report. Market dull and prices unchanged, - SHEEP AND Ladns—Markeklutted, with few buyors, The &des made have been pmeipally to local butch- ers, theda being no demand fr Eastern or Southern markets. ihout 800 head wes taken by feeders. The ruling Prics vera: Canads skep, 6@C;, extra do for feeders, Tx{ 0 ,.6; conrse wol ahcep, 5 to 6c; fne do, 43 to 6lic. lambs 7o e, Hoos—arket dnL, ity 3 1¢nt demand. From 500 0 600 head wero sald, &1 s3¢o i Slute snd 4% to5efor estern. 4 % FOREIG, SPAIN. MADRID, Dec. 1.—The Gacela ha the-follow- ing reports of the operations in t Provines: The insurgents approached the cty of Malags, on Friaay, and made an sttack n ‘the troops posted m tho suburbs, but met wih a repulse, and were pursued several miles. 'heir loss was heavy. : A Republican band numbering one hundred attempted to surprise the State foces at Anivi- radiel, but failed, and wore driveroff. = The Carlista had & fight with th troops in the Province of Toledo, and were desated. Thoy lost seven Xilled, including two aders, and 23 taken prisonors. A body of insurgents calling thmselves Fed- erals have also beon beaten in Vencia. The Senato passed the Mortgge, Bank and Loan bills. The loan provided ¢ by the latter bill will probably be issued on th15th inst. g, FRANCE. Panis, Dec. 1—ovening, via Lodon, Dec. 2— 2 a. m.—The resignation of M. Leranc, Minister of the Interior, which was tendred yosterday, immediately after the result of tb detate in the Assembly was declared, has been ccepted by the President. A Cabinet council was held to-day, which lasted three hours. All the Iinisters have offored their resignations, but, u' to the present time, Thiers rofuses to accep them. The President is much affected byhe last vote of the Assembly. He says the onf course left for him is to resign. Nothing has et been settled. Tho situetion is one of the gaivest. Paris is :imeusy, but the Monarchists arfirm and confi- lent. GERMANY, Benriy, Dec. 1—Tie Empeor has by decree created twenty-five Peers outof the ranks of Government officials, Generale and Iand-owners. SPRINGFIE.D. Proposed Change: in the Railroad and Warchouse Conmision—iThe Cen- tennial Expostion-The Recent Boiler Explosiol Special Despatch toThe (hicago Tribune. SeRGFIELD, IIL., De, 1—Tt is thought that the Roilroad and Warchuss Commissioners in their report to the Legilatwe will recommend that thereshall be two dfermt Boards for the purposes contemplated it th act creating the Comumission, for the rexsyn hat the warehous- ing of grain is of suchz chaacter as to require that the Commission slouldbe in charge at all times, 80 as to be ablelo at promptly for the correcting of any abuss, wiich may arise. As it is, before the presenBosrd can be brought gofietber to agree uponroceedings, the mischief is done, The Committee appated by the Centennial Commissioners to mee arrangements for the anniversary Expositionat Philadelphia in 1876 have sent to Govermr Palmer copies of all papers showing the actin thus far taken to that nd, with a request_tha he lsy them bofore the 1 Legislature, and ask it £ adopt such legislation as shall eem best fitted o carry out the objects of the Commission, aul ts sppoint a eapable body with such powersand possessing such in- fluonce within this Stai as will lead to develop local interest and indre co-operation in the ‘work of the Commissioy There seems o be nocngor & doubt that the explosion at the Rollingills here, was occa- sioned by the exhaustio of water in the boilers. THE CITYIN BRIEF. Evershing. Paul B. Du Chaillu ist the Sherman. . Captain F. E. DeCoury, United States Army, is at the Briggs. Colonel J. H. Wickeze, of Salt Lake, was at the Tremont Yosterdsy. Navigation on the Illinis and Michigan Canal closed Tor the season yeserday. Dr. I. 1. Hoyes, the Actic explorer, is at the Gardner House. Charles E. Hedges, ex4fayor of Sionx Cif Tows, is 8t tho Gardnr. s, Tho Adelaide PhillippsCempany sreat the Sherman. Hon. C. C. Gilman, Prident Towa Central Railroad, was at the Tremont yesterday. The Rubinstein concert mriy will arrive this morning by special train fron Dayton, Ohio, and make their home at the Gardier House. Colonel L, Scott and L. T.Smith, of the Kan- 828 Central Railroad, were o the Tremont yes- terday, Archy Gordon, formerly onnected with the ress of this cify, is a guwst of the Clifton ouse. The “ interview” betweer Detecrive Dixon Batarday nveuin{;, may hase occasioned the closing of thelatter’s ‘'banls” before the ar- rival of Superintendent Westburn, Drs. Scott Siddons makes ler debuf_to-night a8 a roador in the Star Courso at the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, Thesalo of seats hns Deen very large, and the evening bids fair to be tho most brilliant of the cours, . Yesterday was eventful not only as the firat duy of winter, but_us the frst day of winter's eports. The decoiving pleasuse of aleigh-ridin wag indulged in, and the merty jingle of sleigh belle was Lieard for tho fint timo in many mon 1t is suspicious, to say the least, for a leading member of the detective corps to bo seen whis- pering in the ear of. a notorious gambler on the eve of a *raid” by his chief upon the faro banks. -Will Mr. Dixon “riseand explain” ? In & Cottage Grove avente car nothing is glexmnnter_flu.n for a man fo mnkonpnciet— ook of his mouth, and hand yon his fere to ‘ipass up,” after_itis well bedewed with saliva. ‘Who wouldn's wish to bea cashier under such circumstances? The following were at Anderson’s European Hotol, yesterday: J. D, Kinny, Cincinnati; B. Vroemen, New York; J. J. Edwards, Boston; A. Tlint, New York; Geo. V. Woods, Quincy; L. 8. May, Boston; W. K. Smith, Iowa. Query : What was the substance of the whis- pted convoreation botweon Detectivo Dizon and fiko McDonald, Saturdsy evening, 634 o'clock, in the dining hall of Burke’s European Hotel 3 Did nof Joe forwam i of he spproaching et 1) Tho following names appeared on the register of tho_Briggs vesterday: C. Burleigh, Titch- Dburg, Mass. ; Wm. Ware, Havana ; G. . Hum- ‘mul, Harrisburg, Penn.; A. J. Moore, Cincinnati ; D. . Herman, Konsas ; E. B. Felton, New York ; T. D. Holby, Detroit. Ts it not a littlo singular that every_ gambling houso in which Miko McDonald is_ interested, some ten in number, ronging in degreo from “bunko © to ¢ braco faro,” were found closed ood uninhebited Soturdsy night when Wash- burn's men mado their * raid " # ’ Tho following wers at the Sherman yesterday : J. C. Alexauder, Nushville; C. F. Claiborn, Towa; J. T. Lewis, New York; A. W. Costes, Alliance, Obio ; A.'D. Williams, Savannah, Ga.; L J. Jack, New Castle, Pa; George E. B, E wards, New Yorl ; Wm,' ). Thomas, Philadel- plia ;' C. B. Scott, Syracuse. Teanc I, Heyes, tho Arctic oxplorer, who sottled the Franidin question, sud came very near sail- ing on tho Open Polar Ses, has consented to fill the place left vacant in the Star Course by the illness of Professor Youmans, and will tell of a winter's adventuro at the North Pole next Tharsday mght, ’ H. Pennock, J. M. Thompson, Joseph John- son, of New York; Geo. W. Bitner, Pittsburgh H. P. Magon, Now York; Geo. B. Burton, Clov land; A. Biedley, Urbara; F. B. Goodman, Bir- mingham, «land; H. W. French, Boston; C. H. Cutler aud wife; Geo, Goss, Michigan; Wm. and gambler McDonald, at Burke's, early on- H. Hall, New Haven, Comn., gre at the Gardoer House. - The following were at the Tremont yesterday D. M. Seamau, Sen_Francisco; J: b Templ);:, Baltimoro; Col. E: P: Hooker, Salt Lake; J, Malcomb Forbes, Boston; Chas, Kobler, San Francisco; H. Hatch, Burlington; G. Browen, Nevadn; E. B. Holden, Providence, R.L; P. L. Capen, Rock Island;' A. P. Carter, New York; Georgo E. Randell, New York; I D, Marks, Philadelphia; and H. B. Cloveland, Now ork. The arrival of the morning tizin from Terre Haute, yesterdsy, came mear being marked by a fatal accident to Mrs. Alice Dun- ning Lingard, Just as she stepped out of the car, the treacherous foothold afforded by the BnOW gave way, and she slipped almost under the wheels of the sleeping-car. Her dress caughs in the door, and the train, by a2 ugly co- incidence, began to move. RS der, who was standing near, with rare intrepidity 8prang on the car and tore Mrs. Lingard's dress from the dangerous clutches of the door, thus libereting her ot the expense of a ruined skirt. o il e e FELL FROM THE FOOTBOARD. A Remarkable A ent Which Befel o Rail- rond Enzineer—Its Result. At half-past 2 o'clock yesterdsy afternoon, while switch locomotive No. 4, belonging to the Chicago & Northwostern Railroad Company, was proceeding west on Kinzie street, in the vicinity of My, the engineor, Patrick Walsh, stepped out of the caboose for the purpose of oiling some machinery at the head of the locomotive. While standing on the footboaid, which occupies ths place of the cow- catcher in switch engines, his feet slipped, znd ho.fell upon his back between the rails, There being no fireman in the caboose to look out for danger in the absence of the enginzer, tho pon- derous locomotive passed over tho prostrato form of Walsh, but without injuring him in any way until the brake of the tender, which was several inches nearer to the gronnd than an; other portion of the machinery, caught him, = rolled him over the ties for almost a block. His cries for assistance were drowned by the hiss of escoping steom, and it i3 probable that the locomotive would have continued on _its course for, an indefinite number of blocks, end that tho remains of the engineer would Liavo been distributed_aloug the track, had not 2 little boy named Durfey ob- served that the caboose was empty. He imme- diately jnm;fed upon the locomotive, and stop- ped it by closing up the throttle-valve. Walsh Fae then discovered in the frightful position be- fore described, and was reloased with great diffi- culty. He was taken to his bosrding-house, No. 127 North Helsted street, where a doctor exam- ined his injuries. It was found that his left hip bone was broken, and that ho was severely in- jured internally. His recovery is considered doubtful. Thewife and children of the unfor~ tunate man reside at Woodstock. —— g MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY. Inquest in the Case of the Young Man found on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Raile road Track Insensible from Wounds. Coroner Stephens held an inquest yesterday on the body of Henry Ohland, aged 26 years, & fireman employed by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. There was but little testimony offered, the substance of which was that & man named John Murphy, who resides near the Throop street railroad crossing, discovered Ohland lying insensible on the track at that point. He conveyed him to his boardinghonse, No. 183 Henry sireet, where he was attended by Dr. Metzmacher. Ereryf.hing that the physician’s skill and experience could suggest, was done for him, bnt proved powerless to prolong his life beyond 9 o'clock on BSaturday morning. The post mortem examination of the remains Tevealed two fractures of the skull anda cut about three inches in length ontheleftsideof the head. The palmof the righthand was also badly cut, a8 if a knife or some other sharp instrument had been drawn through it. Deceased’s watch and money were mssing. The jury rendered a verdict of death from compression of the brain smducedby blows; but, owing to lack of evi- lence, it was unable to state by whom said blows were inflicted. This mysterious murder is in the hands of the detectives, and, if their success in similar cases in the past is any criterion to Jjudge by, the perpetrators will undoubtedly be discovered. THE FIRST_ “STRUCK” JURY. The Citizens Selected to Try the Great Jumel Case—New Counscl Retained in the Casc—Ex-Attorney General Ioar to Opposc Charles 0’Conor. From the New ¥ork Tribune, Nov, 28. The most remarkable civil action in the annals of American jurisprudence is to be tried in the TUnited States District Court in this city next weele, It is the ojectment suit of George Wash- ington Bowen against Nelson Chase, to recover possession of the famous * Jumel Estate,” con- siating of 126 acres of tho finest land on Wash- ington Heights, in this city ; of tho property on the northeast corner of Broadwsy and Liberty stroet, and of a lot in Liberty street ; the wholo being worth, at present market prices, sbout $6,000,000. The same suit was tried in Jan- uary last, and attracted public attention all over the country, although there was nothing peculiar in the jury, and the whole of the proceedings wero mich Jess intoresting than thoso which are to follow promise to be. view of the fact that the interests involved are so enormons, the Court has now ordered **a struck jury,” the first, it is understood, ever impanelled in this country, It consists of a panel of forty-oight prominent citizons, from which the jury to try the case is pruned by the counsel on each side alternately striking out one name after another, until only twelve remain. The jurymen impanelled for this purpose are as follows : Union Adams, furnishing store, No, 637 Broadway ; John Abendroth, iron dealer, No. 109 Beekman street } Henry Bowers, merchant, No, 61 Leonard strect? David C. Blodgott, dealer in varnish, No. 253 Pear] street ; Abraham Bogardus, phofographer, No, 1153 Broadway; Philo C. Calhoun, President, etc., No. 14 Nassan strect; John H. Cheover, President, etc., Nos. 37 and 38 Purk Row ; Charles Curtiss, Tressurer, No. 653 East Forty-second sirect ; Bobert J. Donglas, flour merchant, No. 4 State Street; James Dart, Treasurer, No, 203 Broadway; Silas Davis, flour merchant, No. 192 Cherry street; Thomas Denny, Sr., banker, No. 39 Wall stroet; Simon De Visser, merchant, No. 68 William street; James W. Domi- nick, Vieo President Park' Bank; James Eagre, importer, No. CHff _strdet; Wil liam “Foulke, merchant, No. 23 Beaver strect; Charles A, Fellows, watchés, etc.,, No, 11 Maiden lane ; K. Garrison, President, "No. 5 Bowling green } ‘Herman Grifin, importer, No. 54 Duane atrost; Shep’ ‘pard Gandy, mérchant, No, 60 Wall street ; Samuel H, Herd, President, No, 181 Water street; Gardner G, Fowlind, merchiant, No, 64 South street; William A Hall, merchant, 134 Grand street ; Charles W, Hull, Boaps, No, 32 Park row; Isac I, Holmes, silks, No, 195 Church street; Josoph W, Harper, publisher, No. 831 Pear] street ; Edward S, JofTray, importer, No. 350 Broadway; Ambrose C. Kingaland, Jr., merchant, No, b5 Broad sireet ; Charles Lanier, banker, No.27Ping stroet; Lovi P. Morton, badker, No. 50 Broad Lansing ~C. Doore, gentleman, = No. est Forty-third _street : wis Mear »_ gentleman, No. 320 West Twenticth strest; D.’D. T. Marshall, President, No. 231 Broadway ; Charles H. Mount, gentleman, No. 320 Weat Twenty- third streot; Hervy J. Newton, gentleman, No. 128 West Forty-third street; George P. Quackenboss, suthor, No., 321 West Twenty-cighth strect; John A. ton, broker, No. 30 Broad street; John Romer, flour, No. 174 West Forty-ninth atreet; Hiram Ray- nor, gentleman, No. 61 St. Mark's place; Joseph F. Stone, banker, No, 33 Wall atreet ; David J, Suydam, gentleman, No, 40 East Thirty-first street ; Sigismun J. Seligman, importer, No. 118 Church street; Jomes G. Shavw, books, No, 533 Pearl street; John Sioan, carpets, No. 655 Broadway ; Thomas K. Smull, leather, No. 44 Frankfort strect; Joscph L, Spofford, mer- chant, No. 20 Broadwsy ; Thomas A. Vyse, Jr., ‘Presi- Qent, No. 409 Broadway ; Thomas Georgo Walker, mes- chant, No, 33 Broad street, ‘The great Tichborne caso, tricd in London last ear, occupied eleven substantial business men or nearly nino months. en who yore making 50,000 & year by trade had to abandon all busi- ness and do the hardest work of their lives for 95nday. But the Jumel is u case involving Targer estates, and the jury promiscs to be mads ap of men of a still richer and busier class. It is imposaible to guess how long the case will bo before the jury; but the former trial occupied ‘twenty-four days, and tho partics toit havo sinco sprut nearly a year, and vast sums of money, in collecting further 'testimony. Besides the op- posing lawyers know each other's strong and sweak points now; and have fallen into & con- tost, %erbups even more bitter than the feel- ing " ‘between plaintif and defendant; so that there ave prospecis of criminations and recriminations, of charges of ‘ champerty,” “barratry,” * subornation,” and whet not, with voluminous testimony end argument upon each charge, 80 that the poor jurymen will be lucky if they come to an end of the trial before New Yeor's, to say nothing of the time it may take them afterward to make up their minds. The lawyers who will conduct this memorable fight are among the ablest in the country. Mr, Charles O'Conor has been in the case from the first. Forty years ago he was the con- fidential adviser and counsel of Aaron Burr, then Mcdeme Jumel's hushand, and defended the divorce suit which she brought sgxinsfi Burr. From thet time Mr. O'Conor has been profes- i about this vast property. At the ?Z‘;;flym no man of a national repufstion faced the leader of the New York Bar; br# this tinio he is to be met the Hon. E. R, qu-, Jate Attorney Goneral of the United States, or of the toughest legal wrestlers of the day. Be- side thesé leaders of the case, many other coun- sel aro o talie part, Mr. Hoar, for-George W. Bowen, will be sustzined by ex-Attorney General TeviS. Chatfield, €hauncey Shaffer, ex-Surro- nto Gideon J. Tucker, William A. Beach, r. gm—yer, and others; while 3fr. O'Conor will be assisted, ss before. by James C, Carter and by Nelson Chase, the defendant hintuolf. o 1t is probable that & new phase of this curious case may be developed by this trial, and it is whispered that s new claimant may appear, and enter guit for the possession of the immense estates. On the original trial, it will be remem- bered, the jury disagreed; neither Boien nor Chase succeeded l;l ais:::bfishmgl n‘ tt)f:le to the roperty, though the latter was left in posses- B g Hiomed by lawyers familiar with the issne that, by escheat in default of helfi\fhe cstate is really the property of the State of New York. At any rate, it is a subject ot dlizcussion among lawyers, who sey that since thevn 6,000,« 000 re held under a doubtful title, and claimed under amother certainly as doubtful, it i8 the duky of tho Attorney General or other State representatives to put in a third claim. There is not the elightest probability that this will be done, however, until the decision new songht hasmade the chances of the State torecover Joss doubtful then they now appear. It will be remembered that originally Mr. Chase claimed the Jumel estate as the husband of Mary Anne Jones, whom_he asserted was the dsughter of Madame Jumel, that the latter had 80 informed him, urging him to merry her child and promising to leave her the whole Jumel estate, This is no longer his claim. Ho now affrms, it is asserted, that his wifo was tho dsughter of Walter and M: Bowen, a sister of Mademe Jumel. At the deat] of. Madame Jumel (July 16, 1865,) Chase as- sumed control of the propertyand excluded from it several children of this Mery Bowen, subsa uently Mrs. Jones ; but later compromised with these claiments by payments of $40,000 for their interest in the estate. He now claims that they wers the truo heirs-at-law, not his wife, and that he s entitled to the property throngh urchase of thefr right. The plaintiff claims to o the illegitimate son of Madame Jumel herself, and as such has n prior right to the Joneses. In order to establish his claim Mr., Chase hss, therefore, to prove : ; i I. That Madame Jumel died without issue ; . Mr. Crabfzes took thenext train, the ightning express for Chester, and arxiving %Mih ea;limed as nids, saheg Gam;‘na!.;: an r; reight Agent Cone, to guide hus seerch. man who gafi been anans:c;‘ming down the Q.m:kd on or near ths track, that morning, was foun £nd examined. Fiaally, catching the track of one suspected ersen, Mr. Crabtres clzmed the northern moun- ain, t6 the cider-mill of Otis Waite, where he found a3t work Willy Clark, s youth of 19 yoars, Whcm he began to_question as lo his having bee on tL railrosd track in the morn- ing. At first 4o bay enied baving been mear the railroad, b, npou Dying pressed, he owned that he had been to visit 4'. C. Enox, in a steam saw-mill, and in dcing. this,1ad crossed the rail- road. In his desireto proy'e that hehad nok been_ mear the scene of th> accident, he told how he went over to the shee 'dy-mill bailding just below the point. The detective in- gistel on his going over the Jjoumey with him, and the falsity of his story a8 speedily made mauifest when they reacher,' the shoddy- mill and it was proved that Claris fx \d ot been thera tha day, but 1;5& been seen oz he 0ppo- site, the north side of theriver. ~ Ther, when the Sheriff said, Billy, y o1 koow what we're after?” ha answered, “Yes,\” do: I did put that stick on the bridge.” The'bo,” Was then accompanied to the spot and made tox Bow bow he disposed the block of wood. Aftez ho had fived it, ho ssid he went up into the wood 'S to watch the result, and sfter the train passey e went to the place of his emfilnymant. When asked what motive he had for such & des3, be said simply that he wanted to see how: it wesld work—that i8, he was simpl Sy to: witness the horrible crash and slaugh-£%d a. railway toxin, crog‘d:;dr w:tgx &usentgam, red. down a precipice eet to the water and rocis below, g’f wh%eh he had reed and heard in many & newapaper. : Willy Clark is a smocth-faced, innocent-look- - ing, steady boy, and it i3 hard to conceive how he could ever have conieiaplated so fearfula work. He does not appear to appreciate its enormity. > CHESTER, Mass., Nov. 27.—Willy Clatk was examined to-dsy, before Justice Granger, for obstructing the railroad tracks. He pleaded ty, and was ordered to recognize in the sum of §20,000 for his fii'psnmnu ‘before the Superior Court at Springfit ; Vessels Passcd Detroite Drrrorr, Dec. 1.—The following vessels have arrived_in the St Clair River, bound down : that is, that George W. Bowen is not her child. II. That Mary Bowen and Madame Jumel ‘were both legitimate children of the same moth- er (Phebe Kelley or Bowen) ; for though an il- legitimata child may inherit from its mother, no other relation of illegitimacy gives a title to in- heritance. ¥ III. That Mary Bowen, instead of dying in 1797, as claimed by &)L-.infii!, lived to ome first Mary Clarke, and then Mrs. Jones, snd the mother of those whose right Chase has pur- chased. It is very clear that if it cannot now be proved that the Jones family wera the legitimate nephews and nieces of Madame Jumel, the ‘whole vast estate is really without heirs, and le~ gally reverts to the State. The case comes up next Monday, and will probably be tried without farther delay. TWO FIENDS. Placing Obstructions on a Railrond Track—Miraculous Escape from Ter= rible Disasters, From the Hartford (Conn.) Times, Nov. 2. The guilty wretch who, on Monday night, placed heavy obstructions, four times in suc- cession, on the Hartford and Springfield Boad, near Enfield, with intent to throw different trains off the track, was wrested on Tuesdsy, 8 short distance this side of Springfield. He gave the name of Horace Blakesles, and claimed to in Boston. He .hag lately worked, 28 & printer, in New Haven, where he says he was born. He has also worked in Springfald. Ho is sbout b3 years of age. His villanous and repeated sttempts at the de- struction of freight and passenger trains were made out of revenge for being put off the cars at Warehouse Point. This was on the sunset train up from this city, which train he e.tered in an intoxicated condition, and inclined to be rude and insnlting_ at Windsor Locks, and_re- fused to pay more than fiftecn cents fare, This payment only took him to Warehounse Point, and there he was forcibly put off. 4 His first attempt was on the next train down— the 7 o'clock express_train, full of passengers going to New York. He placed a pile of haa‘fi Hies across the|track at a point near the Enfle Dridge, where the rosd passes along an embank- ment, only a few feet from the river. The de- sign evidently was to throw the train down the embankmentand into the Connecticut. Fortu- nately the watchfulness of the engineer, and the instantaneous operation of the useful modern air brake, enabled him to stop the train without & crash, This wicked attempt was not enough. While tho express train was waiting to clear the track, the 6:30 accommodation train up from this city came along, and found & second pile of ties & short distance north of this place, and on the same traclc that the express had just passed over. _The sconndrel had gone along and re- peated his attempt. Beaching Thompsonyille the . conductor telegraphed Superintendent Davidson, in this city, that there were ob- structions on the track, just south of Thom sonville. The despatch #as instantly receive ‘but not until the evening express, full of pas- sengers, had left the depot her. Mr. David- son instantly telegraphed to Windsor Locks to stop this train, but it wens thundering by that station while the telogram was being received, — t00 promptly on time to receive the Warning gig- nal, The engine went on, and hit a railroad tie and & post—throwing off the former, and carry- ing along the latter. It protruded on one side, and caused & peculiar Totion, and the engineer slackened speed, 80 that, on reaching Thompsonville depot, the post hit the plat- form, and threw off the engine and tfender, at adistance of 100 feet from the point of con- tact. The strain unloosed a rail, and this threw off the baggage and drawing-room ecars, which ran a considerable distance jolting along the ground. The engineer and firemen remained at their places, and nobody was hurt, A train from Springfield wes promptly sent down, to take along passengers in case of delay. 'I'hye disarranged train was adjusted as soon as possible, the Springfield train not being used, and gignal men were sent back down the track to warn an oncoming freight train from this city, They met & man walking up the track, but said nothing to him, After passing him they found & third lot of obstructions on the track. By their signals they saved the freight train. A wrecking train hed now started out from this city, by Mr. Davidson’s direction, amply equipped with men, jackscrews, and tackle, and headed for the scene. After crossing the Ware- house Point bridge they came upon nine differ- ent ties; which had been freshly placed across the track at different places. The rascal meant to make thorough work of it, and to have wreck- od four trainsif possible. - ¥ The excitement around Thompsenville now became intense. Fortunately for the villain he was nob recognized, or he would have been summarily dealt with. Hard work succeededin restoring everything to rights, with somo delay of traing; and then began the hunt for the Togue. He was found as sbove stated, next dsy. He had apparently stopped in Thompsonville over nigltt. Deputy Sheriff Lord, of Thompsonville, acting with Superintendent Davidson, was the arty who found him, this side of Springfield. He rotessed to imow nothing of the crime, but his boots, being taken off and brought to the region where the ties had been taken from the piles along the road, were found to fit exactly the tracks of one man going north, and who had one from the track at various places to these Boaps of ties. A peculiar arrangement of nails in the heels also answered exactly to those on the prisoner’s boots. He was brought to-day to Thompsonville, fora preliminary trial. No doubt he will be bound over to the higher court. : Conductor Marsh's train, from Albany for Springfield, on Tuesdsy, fortunately escaped decay wood. 4 tho youd nears Choster, about two miles west, it passes through o succession of sharp curves cat around the mountain spurs, and twice crosses the Westfield River, here a big end brawling brook. The bridges are both flat, uncovered, deck-bridges, and the track turnsone of the most abrupt curves but a ghort distance before it strikes the bridge furthest west, known 28 “‘the upper deck.” AsMarsh's train stormed down the ravine, Tuesday morning, the engi- neer caught Sight, the moment he turned the curve, of an obstacle of some sort just before the -bridge. There was no chance to stop, and on the train 'dashed. By & provi. dential kindness, the obstruction, which was & block of wood wedged between the tics. was rotten at the heart, mdo:’plit 28 the pilot struck it. Half sunk to the road-bed, harmiess; the other half was carried several rods by the engine, causing an nneasy hop in its movements, but not throwing it from the track. The train proceeded on its eastern way. As soon asit reached Springfield, Mr. Marsh reported the matter to Superintendent Russell, who at once despatched to the locality Detective Crabtree, & veteran in the service of the com- destruction by the mere accident of a bit of. Barks, J. Masten, E. Jones, Northwest. Szhoans- ers Star of Hope, Agnes Smith, Negaunee, Kingfisher, Camden. £ Passep Dows—Propellers Benton, Founfain City, Passaic, Cuba. Wrovo—So uthwest. — o | The Horse Disease. Corpasus, 0., Dec. 1.—The epizootic still es here. About s dozen borses hato died. ysicians make their roundson fcot, and mflgnen dispense their wares from hand-carts.. Smicide. Mrteris, Tenn,, Dec. 1.—Judge Bailey, a highly estesmed cifizenand prominent lawser of Centon, Mias., committed suicide last Monday, by taking morphine, Financia! embarrassments ‘were the canse. DIED. HAR of songenion of the brain, Louls P.c éfimr«. ’l;ewnfl son of = ha’,hud mf;mu ZLucinds A. e A dan Déo, 3.1 ollock, at th rosldence of paents, n ith of Thirty- ninth-st. ~ v shcond hause sou - b £2Albany (N, Y.) papers pleasé coPs, TON-On Sunday, Dec. 1,187, st 3. m., Jears. > forresidence, corner of Ashland av- e o e e T oy, Dew- 2 157, a6 10 3. R, bycanto Culviry bemate. ADAMS—Oa the 3th inst., atNo. amat-av., d wh cdugh, Cartle Tosnos, dsugh. o o7 Rad e, - Anns, age Byeataand 3 Woneral Toesday, Deo, 8, at1ll s, m. Frlendsaf the family aro invited 1o sttend. . AUCTION SALES. By ELISON & FOSTER. OIL PAINTINGS, The sale of Oil Paintings at store 207 West Madisons=st.,. WILL BE CONTINUED OF Monday and Tuesday Evenings, Dec. 2 a@d 3, At above stoxe, at 2:30 and 7:30p. m. When we shall close out those re- maining unsold regardless of cost. There are many fine works left, and we have instructions to close the en~ tire collection without reserve. ELISON & FOSTER, Auctioneers. INPORTANT ART SALE, AT ATUCTION. ELISON ld respectfally call tho atten- e S o e e TebsAbl sofieceion of Paintings ad Works of Art BELONGING TO THE BROOKLYN ART GALLERY, llected during the it > by its proprietor, SR B RO Foa e allthe pncipil ART CENTRES OF EUROPE. Tn this collection will alsobe found conributions from tho leading Artists of Axnerica. The entire collection will be on exhibition, With c3ts- Togues, at STORE NO. 970 WABASH-AV,, Near Twenty-sccond-st. Among tho atray of actistsTopresented in the col'lectian 11 bo {ound the names of such aa ‘fl%ug Habier, Ber Biemaat, . Horzog, ouz, G Su o A B. Durand, Henri de Beal, L F. Kensott,’ 3. Yorrassott, W. L. Sontag, bt S e, Geo. L. Brown, D. Shattack, . A.D. Shat Thursday and Friday, Afternoons and Evenings, DEQ. 5and 6, at 3 and 735 o’alock. 'ELISON & FOSTER, Anctioneers. By GEO. P. GORE & CO. ‘We shall sell 'Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 9 1-2 a. m., 180 cases Men's Cf, Kip, aud Beaver Buofs. 100 eases Boys' and Youtl's Boois. 150 cases Women's. Misses', and Chilren's Assorted Palish, And 2 Line of Rubher Goods, GEO. P. GORE & CO., 22, 24 and 28 Randolph-st. At our sale of Thursday, Dec. 5,at 9 1-2 a.m., Wo shall offer h Custom-made Clothing, Cassimeres, Knit Goods, Notions, Ladies’, Misses’, and Children’s Fleece-Lined Gloves, Army Dress Coats, Cav. Jackets and Pants. GEQ. P. GORE & CO., 2, 34 and 2 Randolph-at. By WAL A. BUTTERS & CO. 65 and 57 Sonth Capal-st, EXTENSIVE SALE OF Pawnbrokers' Goods, On Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1872, BY ORDER OF A, LIPMAN, 27 West Madison-st, CONSISTING OF Fine Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, ., &. Sale will contivao all day until every lot is sold. Cats~ Togues now ready. By EDWIN A RICE & CO. Large Sale of Stoves, MONDAY, Dec. t 10 o'clock a. 1., at 209 North Wells. £ TR o B P T IR st lotof Hollow A. BICE & CO,, Auctionescs, 0 Olfices, 41 West Washlzgton st