Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1872, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1872 IS o SANITARY MATTERS. Regular Meeting of the Board of Health. . Hlorfality Reports for the Past Week and KNovember. Death of 127 Horses from Dropsy and Pneumonia, The Sanitary Superintendent on Slaugh- tering and Rendering. An Exbaustive and Valuable Re- port on the Subject. A regular mesting of the Board of Henlth was held yesterdsy . afternoon, Mr. Hoard in the chair. TFrom the reports of the Sanitary Su- ‘perintendent, it appeers that the mortality last week was 128, or 22 less than for the preceding week. Of these 70 were males and 53 females. Thore died of consumption 15, by convulsions 14, by pneumonia 1i, by small-pox 8. Forty- seven were under 2 years of age, The decease s concidered very great for this time of year, there being a decrease of nine, in the causes of death. There was en increaso of infan- tile mortality. . Thero {3 a decrease of mortality in every ward except the Eighth, Sixteenth, and Eighteenth, the highest death rate being in the Seventh. The mean deily temperature was 8%¢ degrees higher than last week. During the corresponding week in 1871, there were 129 deaths, SMALI-POX. CASES have been roported at No. 345 Fifth avenue, No. 818 West Chicago avenus, No. 40 Canalport avonne, No. 218 West Polk street, southeast corner of Harrison street and Fifth avenue, No. 22} South Jefferson street, No. 165 Harrison street, No. 753 Bouth Halsted stroet, No. 238 North Ashland avenue, No. 224 Townsend street, No. 21 Seward street, No. 885 North Ashland avenue, No. 295 Third avenue, No. 205 North Halsted street, No. 153 West Harrison street, No. 270 Sonth Desplaines street, No. 172 Bud- dan street, No. 330 West Erie street, No. 320 Fourth street, No, 337 South Desplaines straet, No. 211 North Wells street, Nos. 72 and 4 Fisher street, No. 157 North Green strest, No. 417 Fi*h avenue, No. 896 South Canal street, No. 192 South Jefferson straet, No. 177 Barber streét. The increase is elight, decided on the West Side, with a falling off in the othér divis- fons. Fortunately, for the last six weeks, the disesse has not increaced. From present indi- cations it will increase next week. A HORSES. The number of horsesreceived at the platform of the Union Renderi;g Com}fi:a y last weok was as follows: Dec, 3, 23; 4, 23; 5, 22; 6, 16; 7, 15; 8, 137 9, 16. Total, 121; decreaso, S1. About one-half died of dropsy, and nearly al the remninder of poeumonin. MONTHLY REPORT. - During November there were 647 deaths, or B4 less in October, 865 males and 282 fe- msles. There were 69 deaths by convulsions, &8 by consumption, 63 by small-pox, 49 by hold fever, 40 by pneumonis, and 21 by croup. f these deaths 140 were under 1 year, 63 be- twoen 1and 2, and 46 between 2 ond 3. The mean temperature was 323¢ degrees. Tho mor- tality by wards was asfollows : Second, 8; Third, 24; Fourth, 10 ; Fifth, 81 ; Sixth, 48 ; Seventh, 533 Elghr.b, 57 ; Ninth, 62; Tenth, 16; Elev- enth, 15 ; Twelfth, 16; Thirteenth, 16; Four- teenth, 82 ; Fifteenth, 95; Sixteentl, 27 ; Sev- Jenteenth, 20 ; Eighteenth, 20; Nineteenth, 2; ‘Twentieth, 4. ¢ " COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. . The following is a comparative table of some prominent causes of dea - Oct., 1872, No,, 187L, Nov., 1872, 2 5 - 23 Cause. chango in the mode of conducting the business sppar- cattoall. Howtodo Sand where, bave. wor the problems that kave ooeunied my attenilon for tho past yedr. I havosurveyed all the surroundings, and espe- cially the lake shore, southeast of the iy, “hich com- mended iteclf in consoquence of being to lceward of the prevailing winds, and find 16 wowld bo' nBpract: cable to conduct the business at any of tho suggested poiats for want of railway fucilities and drainage, With these difficulties staring me in the face, Ial- most sbandoned tho hope of finding a solution of the question, trusting, however, that tho fatare would de- Yelop somo method whick” would not alone suppross the nuisance, but at the sumo time lead to the concen- tration of tho business at one point, where it could be absolutaly controlled and carried on, perhaps, with m;mk;cvnomy. s tho natural courso of this business was toward the Stock Yards, my thoughts wero turned i that direction, but the fact of a ted water supply, and the doubt that existed in tegard to the How from moro artesian wells, together with the impesfeet arrange- ments for conducting tho business, in addition to the fact that this locality was in thoe direction of the pro- voiling winds &b o season of the year when tho ‘nmisance incident to the business was most menifest, gave moat first little hope. But the expericnco and’ observation of tho lgst. hroo monthe hiaving satisfled me that s suficlent supply of water conld be obteined there by the boring of additional jellegand that tho Lusiness could be conducted vith ut little offence, I communicated with the Union Stock Yard Company with regard to the construction of a slaughter houso thers, s Ihnd often been im- pressed with the advanteges such an establishment ‘would offer to: the drovers and _butchers at that lo- callty, and withal, it would establishn_business that ad been ineffectually, for the want of proper ratlway facilities, ttempted Yere, namely tho shughtering of beef durlng the summer montls for shipment East in refrigeritor cars, : ‘Tho Company, fully sgreeing with me as fo the im- portance of this improvement a8 an adjunct to the Stock Yards, has decided to build & model slaughter- house, The plans are now being mode and in s week | o two will be submitted to the_ Board for inspection, modification, and approval. It is also understood ihat the eanjlary arrangements of this establishment are to bo controlled by tho Board. An artesisn well is to bo bored, and thie most approved machinery and appliances procuted o as to enable them to conduct the business without offence. The rendering is to be done, snd the offal and tank-water ate to be disposed of promptly, and in such manner s will prevent the ‘noxious emanations and the foulihgof theriver, which has hitherto attended the prosecution of this ‘business. The meatis to be bronght into the city by il and, in tho summer, n refrigerator cars, and will ‘e distributed through the city with Iess dificulty and expenso than by the present mode. It will be more ‘wholesome for food, because the cattle will not have become heated and excited by arun of two or three milesimmediately before slaughtering, a8 is now the casoat the slaugliter houses in the city, and there will Dono loss of weight consequent tipon this .driving through the strests, and this eaving of weight and cost of driving will more than repay tho expenso of the car transportation, Further, the damages incident to the driving of . cattle, ~ end the impodiments to travel, by the driving of the meit wagons, nnd in - the lower part of the city of the nuisance of the passsge of the carts contuining the offensive offaland blood will be in & great messure obviated. Were all the slanghtering done at the Stock Yards, there would be no driving of cattle through the streets, or acroes the open lots between the yards and tho slaughter houses, and as we aro dependent for s largo portion of our supply on Texas cattle, the disease caused by them among pative stock which resultsin the desth of & number of cows in tho summer and sutumn in the clty every year, would bo provented, * The buflding of this slaughter house will undoubt- edly be tho solution of the Bridgeport nuissnce; and 1 will not accomplish all that is hoped for, it will ot least remove a large portion of this business from two and a to threo miles from ceatre of population, whero it s now conducted. In my opinion it is not alone 8 very im- porfant sanitary,” but - economical, movement, as I hava n:‘smht nt'z:.\"mml‘:h ‘houss has been in opu;. ation threo mont “parties now engage in the bnsiness will remove their gee- tablishments to tho same locality, if not from sanitary, at least from economical considerations, In short, I hope that beforeanother sear has passed, to sce all tho Ahug{zrlwinund rendering done in the territory west ot s Stock Yords, 8 P [eretofore 2o other places than thoss now in opers- tion could be found for conducting the city slaughter- ing, and, as & nec consequence, the only alterna- tivoleft to the Board was to diminich the m ce 88 far as practicsble. Fors further elucidation of the sanitary and_economical conslderations involved, ottention 15 called to _tho following statistics obtained from the most reliable sources here. In order to avoid errors in exc the lowest estimates obtained have been takenas s basis of calculstion. Tho ‘economical values of the different materialsas fertil- izers, have been obtained from analyses made by Pro- fénsors Chandler, of New York, and Jackson & Nichols, ©of Boston, an average of the threo ansivses having been adopied, and tho prices reduced to Chicago valu- ations, OATTLE, s Eetimato for 1872, 185,000; 50 1bs tank ofTal nerhead, 4,575 tons ; 34 gallons blood per liead, 647,500 gallons } 17 gallons tarik water, 2,230,000 gallons, Fifty-five per cent of wateria dricd out of the offal, leaving as fer- flizer 45 per cent of it welght, or 2103 tons, which st §0 per fon, s 42,000, At 8'pounds per gallon of blood, there would bo 5,180, 000 pounds, 20 per cent of Whith is dried blood, or 1,035,000 pounds, containing 1635 per cent of nitrogen, Or 173,666 pounds, This st 20 cents & pound,is worth §34,- 733, One thousand gallons of tank water,containing 133 potinds of ammoni, ia 277,500 pounds, four-ffths of Shich is nitrogen, of 225,000 pounds. This at 20 cents a pound, is worth 44,400, One thousand gallons of tank water contain 15 pounds of phosphoric scld, or $3,300 pounds. This, at4 cents & pound, is worth £1,332, the total valuo being $122,465. . oGS, ‘Estimate for 1873-3, 1,508,000 ; 1 ton of tank offal for 100 hogs, 15,000 tons ; 1 galion of blood per hog, 1,500, 000 galions; 3 gallons of tank water, 4,500,000 gailons, Forty-five per cent of water dries out of the offal, loav- ing for fertilizer, 55 per cent of its weight, or’ 8,250 tons, which, at. $20 per ton, 1s vorth $165,000. At 8 pounds per gallon of blood, there is 12,030,000 pounds, 20 per cent of which,or 2,400,000 pounds,is dried blood, containing 1623 per cent of nitrogen, or 400,000 pounda, which, ot 20 cents per pound, is worth $50,000. One thoussnd galions of tank water contain caus 18 1 i 4 1 32 53 50 69 2 28 13 6 1 7 75 49 16 1 4 4 0 47 13 63 10 17 27 289 8 58 104 208 SLAUGETERING AND BESDERING. The Banitary Superintendent submitted the following Teport: The importance commercially of this branch of in- dustry is yearly increasing, and with it increase, neces- Earily, he sanitary questions involved in its prosec tion. " Within the fast en years such has been the crease of this business, that at this time more slaugh- terinig and packing is done here than in any other aty in this country, if not in the world, With 10 natural facilities for the removal of the offal, such as o Bwilt zunning stroam, or the ebb snd flow of a fide, the muleance ensuing _ther hus been the constant source of _snnoyance 'to the public, and, at times, seriously detrimental to health. ~Thess facts, in connection with increased density of popula- Elon, cansed this subject fo assum » grave importance &Guring the last year, particularly in the summer, de- auding a radical change in tha place and_manner in which this business is conducted. Impressed with this idea, the Poard took action & year ago, and last £pring, by the passage of regulations. and the rigid enforcement of the same, have succeeded in maling a Jeclded, {mprovement, bit mare sfill remzins fo bo ione. To & moro thorough 2ppreciation of the ques- ‘attention is called ? 1 tion, to the following tzble: g B ke and slaughtered Hogs Jor city Season. packed,| Year. consumption, 92,936 1872-3, estimated..1,600,000:. The sheep slaughtered were 25 follows 1023 1869, 231,382 ; 1870, 233,144 3 181 t0 Dec. 1,153,019 ; 1872, estimated, 170,000. ‘Prior to 1861 the business did not attract much atten- Hon from 2 sanjtary standpoint, as the slaughter-houses were located some distance from the densely populated parts of the city, and the amount of material was not great, in addition to the fact that the summer slaugh- tering did not smount to much, compared to what it is at this time, But, in 1861, owing o the ywar, a grest increaso occtirred, which contipued for four years, From this time the nuisance arising therefrom contin- “ued to increase until {he winter of 1864-5, when legisla- tive action was invoked, and many of ihe laws now in d to the same, were yassed. What to do with the material ‘was the problem, This question found a solution in the erection of the works for tho utilization of tho cJal, by the Wahl Broibers at Ainsworth in 1865, Although this establishment was frequently stigma- 1ized 25 the *Stink Tuctory,” it undoubtedly was a great public benefit. On April 9, 1866, authority was given by the Common Counsel for the location of a aepot on Twenty-sixth street and Stewnrt avenue, by these parties, for the reception of offal, blood, bones, 214 otheranimal matter. Tho elsughtéring and pack- ing of 3,140,528 hogs, for the four years commencing in1851-2, and of 439,486 beoves, brought about this Tesuit, asa sanitary necessity. For fthe next four Sears therowas 3 decrease, 85 only 2,553,467 hogs ‘ero -slaughtered, and as population _increased, R ere ot incresso in . the becves With the gbtered; the number being 413,972, T oitlet thas protided, and the atrict enforce- Tacnt of the Jaws, but littlo trouble was- experienced, Tetwithstanding the increased density af population ja the neighborhood of the slaughtering establish-- ments, In 1863 commenced the movement of the laughterizg and packing interests to the Union Stock 5, owing to better facil 3 tie Fusiucss, This has continued until, at this 1wo-thirds of-it-is carried on thero. There aronow 92 yendering tanks in operation at the Block Yards,: i zainst 55 in” the city. Notwithetanding the Jarge zuount of this work done at the Stock Yards from 1669 fo the prescat time, there . has. been & steady increise of complaint with regard fo the umisauces arising from the business. This ~ill be better understood when it is borne in mind that during this period, 4,399,282 hogs and 575,763 beeves 125 pounds of ammonls, or 53,500 pounds, equal to 450, pounds ' of itrogen, which, at 20 cents & pound, s worth $90,000. One thotsand gallons contain 20 pounds of phosphoric scid, or 90,000 pounds, which, at 4 cents & pound, 18 wortn $3,600 ; the totsl being §336,600. eHEER, ‘Estimate for 1672, 170,000 ; 3¢ ton of tank offel per 100 sheep, 666 tons; 3 gallon of blood per shee 566,000 gullons ; 1 gallon of tank water, 170,000 gal- lons, Fifty-five per cent of offal as fertilizer, or S11 tons, at 20 per ton, is $,220. Blood, at 8 pounds per ‘gallon, is. 452,800 pounds; 20 per cent of which s’ dried 'Dblood, or = 90,560 pounds, containing 1634 per cent of Aitrogen, or 15,093 pounds, which, at 20 cents s pound, isworth $3,018, The tank water contains 21,253 pounds of ammonis, worlh $3,401, and phosphoric scid, worth §1,360; the total ~alue being §1%,775. sUMBARYT, Value of cattle offal as fertilize: |, Value of hog offal as fertilizer. ‘Value of sheep offal as fertilizer. Value of cattle Llood as fertilizer. Yalucof hog blood as fertilize: Value of sheep blood as fertilizer. Yalue of hog tank water as fertilizer, Value of sheep tank water 2 fertilizer. Total..... Grand total, J$4 - About one-half of the offal and blood is utilized ; the remasinder, together with the tank-water, is at present absolule weste, These must be utilized from sanitary considerations, and all parties engaged in the ‘business will goon find that in addition to the saving of tho cost of disposing of the material, and the de- fence of suits for violations of sanitary regulations, they will from this sourco derive sreveaue sufficient to defray a large portion of the expenses of their es- tablishments, By the prompt removal of all this ma. terial before decomposition takes place, its highest value 25 o fertiizer will be retained, while, at the same time, the causes of just complaint on the partof this Board and our citizens will bo as far a8 practicable re- moved and the public health improved. The tank-water, as it is commonly called, ia in reality 5 highly concentrated_essence of ihe material that i rendered and is now allowed to run into the Chicago River, from all the cstablishments, contains mora organic matter than the golid material afterit has gone through the ‘process of rendering. It is, therefore, more valuable as a fertilizer, at the same time that it has been the main couse of the filling of. Ogden SHp, Healey Slough, and the South Branch above the cat and this disposition is, therefore, not alone s waste of valuable material that can be utilized, but the cause of grsat injury o the public health, That the questionsunder consideration aro of the greatest importance, not alono to the parties directly Concerned, but to the entire city, will bo sppreciated ‘when it i borne in mind that almost one-third of the slaughtering and packing thot is dons in the States of Ohio, Tllinois, Indiona, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Ten- nessce, Towa, Minnesols, Missour], Kuneas, and No- bragks is carried on here. When itis also rocollected that the thousands of tonsof the refuse incident to this business as now conducted must be disposed of, and taking into considerstion the want of natural fa- cilities we have for so doing, the difficulties surround- ing this Board in the sanitary management of thesamo ‘must be apparent, A further-report upon this subject will be ‘made hereafter. e A STOVE-PIPE CASE. Does the Fire Ordinance Cover the Entire City, or Only the District Within the * Fire Lim« its 2 On Wednesday of last week, Mra Mary Port- man, & widow lady residing on Hurlbut street, just outside the city limits, was bronght before Justice Kaufman, on a complaint made by Fire ‘Warden MeAulsy, charging her with a violation of Section 11, Chapter 9, of the “ Fire Ordinan- ces of the City of Chiesgo,” which is as follows : *No pipe of any stove, or Franklin, ehall be put up, unless it be conducted into a chimney made of bric or stone, and any person putting up the pipe of any stove, or Franklin, contrary to_this section, shall, for every such offence, forfeit Ave doliars, and the further sum of one dollar for every twenty-four hours the same shall remain 80 put upafter notice given by the Fire Marshal, or any Asslstant Marshal, to remove the same. Mr, G. J. Dreseer, who appeared for the de- fendant, contended that the ordinance had refer- were siaughtered, and that nearly sll the summer eianghtering wzs done within the corporate limitsand 31 Tocalities around which there was a zapidly growing p?\flnfinn. »_These fsots must muke the necessity of a radical ence only to the district within tho fira limits, and that it did_not_apply to buildings outmde Ho cited tho title of tho ordinance, those limits. o i is - thus: “An ordinance establigh- which s - ing the firo limits, and regulating the construc- tion and removal of buildings therein, the carry- ing on of business deemsd hazerdous, on ac- count of fire, and dofining tho duties and powors of the Tire arshal,” and maintained that the word “therein ” limitod tho action of the ordi- nance to the boundaries of the fire Nmits, and that no conviction conld be had in this case. A continuance was had until gesterday. Bein then called up, the Court stated that he had ha the opinion of Corporation Counsel Tuley on the su;:fgct, which wag thet the ordinance was gen- eral in its application, snd embraced - the whole gxtg £ngmaa cfimmtv’fimfife §ognd dflio efendant and imposed a fine of five dol- lnrAa and do:lts. o 2 n appeal is to be taken, for the purpose of seftling the disputed point. Mr. Dresser insists that his interpretation is correct, and thi that a Police Magistrate should be_guided by his own judgment, sud_not by the advice of an outside attorney, éspecially when that sttorney, being acity official, is likely to haye hisjudg- ment warped by his desiro to maintain the power mi‘f Jjurisdiction of an ordinance drawn by him- self, There is quite an interest manifested in the case by residents of tho North Dj on, inss- much-as a large number of the -dweilings of the laboring population are constructed like that of Mra, Portman, with a stove-pipe passing through the roof, instead of & chimney, and are, from ‘want of means, nnable immediately to comply with the requirements of the.ordinance. Mr. MoAulay feols an equal interest, and sn earnest g:mg:s to have his functions authoritatively de- e WHO KILLED MESCH ? Was It the “Man with the Plug Hat,” or the Poiicemen ? The Jury in the Criminal Court Acquit the Latter Individual, but That Doss Not Answer the Question. The trial of ELf Danielson and Patrick Owens, charged with the shdoting of Anton Mosch, was resumed yesterdsy morning in the Criminal Court, Judge Rogers presiding. JANES HAREINS, an engineor, testified that he eaw Danielson fire two shots at 2 man who was' ranning from him. At the second shot tho man fell. Danielson st the time denied having killed tLe man, Witness advised Danijelson to go to the station, or else the crowd might ““go for him,” wherenpon wit- ness himself was taken to the station and locked up for * interfering with an officer.” ' RS, ANN RILET tostified that she saw Mesch shot by & policeman in uniform ; identifies Danielson as the officer who fired ; heard two shots fired; at the socond shot deceased fell instantly. Her account of the affair was substantially the same as that sworn to by Johnson. ‘Harry MWFarland swore positively that Daniel- son fired the shot which killed Mesch. THE PROSECUTION RESTED HERE, and Mr. Van Buren, representing the defendant Danielson, opened the case forthe defence. He said that with perfect safety himself and col- league could now submit the caso to the jury. There was absolutely no proof thet Danielson Xilled Mesch. ‘The jury must not supposo that he was killed by either Danielsonor Owens;they ‘must ascertain, beyond areasonable doubt, which of the two killed him. If they believed the tes- timony of the Coroner and the County Physi- cian, they must believe that the bullet which killed Mesch did not come from Danielson’s pis- tol. The doctors testified that tho ball entered the head sbout an inch behind the loft ear, and passed toward tho right, whilo the testimony of every witness agreed that tho ball from Daniel- son's pistol must have entered on the right side of the head, owing to the relativo positions of the parties. The jury must conclude that Mosch was killed by some person as yet unmentioned. THE FIRST WITNESS FOR TIE DEFENCE was Policeman Hinckley, who testified that the smaller pistol was the ono owned and carried by Danielson ; never saw him have any other re- volver ; he has had it two years or more. 158 RATIE BAITH, residing at 158 Fulton street, testified that the shooting took place in frout of her house ; she had the window up, and was l0oking out; & man in dark clothes fircé, but didn't hit the m2n who was running; then a man who had on & *plug” hat fired, and the other fell; this was directly in view of witness, not over tem or _twelve feot oway; the man with the plug hat came from Helsted street, and when he fired he stood down in & hollow, while the man who was shot was on tho top of the street grado, consid- erably above him ; the man who shot then either reloaded or wiped out his pistol, witness conld not tell which. Cross-examined : Heerd but two shots fired in all; the man in the plug hat, when he fired, stood at the bottom of the sidewzlk steps, while Mesch was in the street above him ; Annie Car- ter, who liges &t No. 147 North Wolls street, was gitting " by witness at the window, and saw all ehe saw. The Court here directed that a Bailiff proceed at once to secure the attendance of Miss Carter, &nd s recess wes taken until half-past 1 o’clock. THE NEW ASPECT OF THE CASE, developed by the testimony of Katie Smith, will render the annexed disgram of service in ex- plaining the position of affairs : *100318 PHSIET THON, BT 1 1 1 1 K Fulton streot. ‘Position of Mesch when shot. ‘osition of Danielson when ho fired. osition of Qwens, —Poaition of the may with tha plug hat. AFTERNOON SESSION. TUpon the Imaambfln'g of the Court, Lucien B. Oliver took the stand. He festified that he ‘was present at the shooting; two shots were fired; did not see Danielson fire. Henry Witland testified to hearing the crowd ery: “shoot the peelers;” did not see the shooting. 7 MISS ANNIE OARTER, being sworn, testified that she was with Katie Smith when the shooting took place. First, a man in citizen’s clothes, wearing a_plug hat, fired, and Meech ran sbout one yard, when the policeman fired, and then Mesch fell. The man who first fired stood at the bottom of the steps, wl.:fi{a. the policeman stood at the top of the side- Wi OTHER TESTLMONY. 3 _Officer Kakusky testified that the smaller pistol belonged to and was carried by Daniel- 8om. = Alfred Johnson, a lad of about 14, testified to heving heard the crowd cry, *Shoot the peelers!” George Miller, ex-Police Captain of the Second Precinct, testified to the excellent character of Danielson 25 an officer. This closed the caso for the defence. THE LAWYERS TALK. Mr. Reed nid that the_case, from the begin- ning, had been involyed in mystery. From the testimony, he was still in doubt a8 to who Lilled Anton Mesch, “If that is the cage,” said Mr. Van Buren, “‘I do not wish to go into any argument. Let the case go to the jury at once.” This was agreed to by all sides, and tho jury refired. After an absence of not more than five minutes, they returned to the court-room, bring- ing in & verdict of “not guilty.” THE VERDICT. This result was a foregone conclugion almost from the beginning of thetrial. Tho case wasa most mysterious one, and it is now involved in & decper mystery than éver. *Who killed Mesch 7" i8 & question which yet remains to be answered. e . —General Gano, a dar Copfederate cava- lier, is now & minieter of the Christian church in Texas. THE SCANDINAVIAN BANK. The President Squanders the Assels aund Beeamps, Antecsdents of Fred, 8 Winslow-- Early Life and Adventures, A Dashing Career in Finance---He Sits at the Feet of Mr. Scammon. Evil Results of Evil Company---His European Trip, and tho Sequel. For several years antecedent to tho fire, tho name of Ferd. 8. Winslow had been familiar to our citizens, in his busy Passage and Exchange offices in Loomis’ Building, on the corner of Clark and South Water street, Mr. Winslow, of ‘whose antecedents and personal history we give something in detail below, was o man of many friends and multiform business relations, and ‘his mode of business and genernl success rapidiy incrensed both. Among the first offices to be occupied in the Burnt District was the corner banking premises ip Nixon's Building, at the intersection of Monroe and La Salle streets, ‘where Mr. Winslow opened the Scandinavian Na- tionsl Bank, and experienced no difficulty in or- ganizing it among his connections here and ebroad, chiefly with capital from abroad, and stockholders’ notes st home, his own among them for a very handsomo sum ina list of assote. OF A SPECULATIVE TURN OF MIND, and widely kmown by and for these qualities, the President of the Scandinavian National lived handsomely, was everywhere received and Tecognized as o man of capital a8 well as dash, and propositions from various quarters, at home and abrond, floated in upon him. He was courted by life iusurance companies, railroad &chetnes i embryo, and recoived the substantial compliment of & Directorshipin the Canadian immigration gcheme for the settlerient of Anti- costi Islond, at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, on which business Le visited Montreal. Mr. Winslow scemed in no way anxious to illustrate the name he bore, for ke was disposed to take ventures of the most airy kind, even ven- tares st cards, Ho achieved & fow, at least, very solid successes, and especially made handsomely in acre investmentsin the Northwestern Park and Bonlovard region of the city, by subdividing large tracts and selling lots. Some months ago he went abroad in company, though in no nssociation with Perry H. Smith 2nd George L. Dunlep, whom he was incidental- 1y to aid in placing securities, bis main purpose, however, boing an ettempt for his own relief in entirely distinct negotiations of his own. Theso latter entirely failed, and silence camo over the whereabouts and doings of Mr. Winslow. A month ago the rumor wasrife here thai Alr. ‘Winslow had committed suicide at Baden Baden, &3 the sequal to HEATY LOSSES AT THE GAMING TADLE. A reporter of Tur TrIsuxE visited the Scandi- navian Bauk, and inquired 28 to the rumor.- The answor of Mr. Siller was frank and cour- teoous, and to the effect that there was no belief in’‘the minds of the bank officers or Mr. Wins- low's family, residing on the lake shore above Lincoln Park, that the report was true, and that Mr. Winslow’s protracted silence alone gave any cause for anxicty. Since thenholias been heard from in Italy, though it is unlikely he will again vieit Chicago. ‘The Baden Baden roport had this basis, that Ar. Winelow did sit down at tho Baden-Baden table, and mado o run of sixty or eighty thousand francs, greatly to the admira- tion of American lookers-on. The mext day he tried his luck sgain, bat Fortune turned her back upon him, After the third day's pluy ho disap- peared, and the Kureaal knows too well what be- comes of suddenly missing men under such cir- cumstances, thus the rumor. referred to was sot -was got afloat. The monetary column of Tpe TRIDUNE pro- sents to-duy the features of the affair affecting the Scandinavian Bank, and it only remains to add the personal facts of tho horo of so remark- able & finsco in banking and Sinance. A fow paregraphs will answer the question— WIHO WAS FERD. 6. WINSLOW? Terdinand 8, Winslow was born in the City of Copenhagen, about the year 1325, His parents, who ate said to bo very respectablo, gave him & good education, and when of proper age ho was spprenticed to & banking-hoase in that city. cre, on account of zome irregularities his sul sequent life had well covered, hio hiad only a brief career, and in tho year1853, Bo left Copenbagen, and emigrated to this conntry. Shortly after arriv- ing in New York City, bs obtained a position as clerk in the banking house of Gelpcke & Co. In the year 1857 Le left New York to accopt” the position of Cashier in the banking _house -of _ Gelpcke, Jr., at Dubuque, Towa. Mr. Geificlm failed just pre- vious to the war, under highly suspicious cir- ‘cumstances, and he and Mr.Winslow had to hide themselves in & collar, and &fterwards fleo from Dubuqgue to escapo Irom the vengeanco of the enraged depositors. Mr. Winslow next turned up again as Quarter- master on the stafl of Generzal Curtis, and af- terwards as Post Quartermaster at Nashville, Tenn., where ho engaged in coton speculations, ‘whereby be made considerable money. He was afterwards dismissed on account of these spec- ulations, end went to St. Louis, where he re~ mained about ono year, and then went to Marion, Iowa, where he starfed & bank- ing house in his own name. Abont two years afterwards he removed to this city, and opened & emall banking ofiice, under the firm of Winslow & Christensen, in tho basementof No. 49 South LaSallo street. Hia capital was at that time, ac- cording to his own statement, $25,000. Mr. Christensen had no money in the concern. Ho was Winslow's agent in New York. Two years afterwards the firm was changed to T'. 8. Wins- low, and the Banking and Passage office moved to No. 2 Bouth Clark strect, above referred to, where he continued to do_business until Oct. 9, 1871, when hia oftice_was destroyed by tho great conflegration, He then openedan office over the drugatore of Dr. Droyer, corner of Milwaukee avenue and Erio street, and afterwarda removed to a small savings bank at No. 17 Milwaukee av- enuo. Last s he raised subecriptions, and started tho Scandinavian National Bank, in the Nixon Building, corner of LaSalle and Monroe streets, of which he became the President. A few years ago he made the scquaintance of Jonathan Y. Scammon and Dr. C. V. Dyer, ‘with whom he went into real estate speculations, in which Mr. Winslow invariably lost money, while somehow or other Scammon and Dyer always made money. Dr. Dyer sold Mr. Winslow his former residence on &m corner of North Clark and Diversey stroets, for the sum of 50,000, which is said to be about $20,000 more than 1t is worth, AMr. Jonathan Y. Scammon converted Mr. Winslow to the Swedenborgian faith, and Mr. Winelow proved himself wotthy of his illus- irious master in finance and religion, being ever thoreafter a devout disciple, making many converts among his countrymen. Among others, he converted Mr. Peter Swanve, the Swedish Consul, and a clerk in his office he induced to become a minister, Mr. Winslow, by the aid of Mr. Scammon, controlled all the Government patronage thal fell to the lot of the Scandinavians, and none could receive & Government appointment unless recommended by Mr. Winslow. His real estato speculations above referred to ‘were two subdivisions, on the corner of Western and North eyenues, the first one known as Wins- low, Jacobson, and Tallman's subdivision, and the other as Winslow and Jacobson’s_subdivig- ion. The lots of the former subdivision have been mostly disposed of to poor Scandinavians, while those of the latter Bn{;d.'\viaion are yet in the market. 4 5k . The rest of this lamentable stoty of adventure in finance must be sought under its appropriate head in the money and Finance column of TRIBUNE, SUFFRAGE GOSSIP. A Pleasant Little Meeting of nn Executive Cominittee---}fiss Anthony’s Probable Age and Pecuniary Condition Discussed-—Some Fnture Conventions Incidentally Mentioned. The Executive Committes of the State Woman's Sulfrage Association held & meeling yesterdey nfternoon 2t No, 884 Michigan ave- nue, Mrs. Fernando Jones.in the chair, Mrs. Van Winkle acting as Secretary. On motion of Mrs. Waite, it was determined tohold.the annual meeting of the Association in | Chicago on or about tho second Tuesdzy in January: The- question of having s popular Convention in Springfield ; abont the came time, when good speakers could bs: obtained, was discussed. Tho Committos lamented the absence of Miss Suscu B. Anthony, whose bold attempt to participato in tho late clection has circumseribed her liberty at present, it was un- derstood. . Mrs. Waite suggested that, under presont cir- cumstances, Mies Anthony might bein 2 condi- tion to need peenniary assistance. Every wom- an in the country was indebted -to her for the cffort to securo equal pay for equal work dono by tho two sexes. £he bad widencned the fields of Iabor; aad tho housemnaid and sowing-gitl owed the present increnso of their pey to her exertions; if this fact wors brought Tome to the women of the country, thero was no doubt that 2 fund, to be known 85 the “ Anthony Fund,” could be raised to the smount of 50,000, 3rd. Jones thought that laboring ‘women, Indios employed on newspapers, £chool teachers, Iady physicians, and others, would, if they un- derstood fairly the obligations under which they stood to M3 Anthony, contribute readily. Mrs. Waite thought thers would be no need to givo instructions to Miss Anthony. She would, 6ho hoped; live to one hundrod years. Mrs. Jones thought that, from reading the newepapers, one might conclude that Miss An- thony had already attained that'age. Mrs. Underwood thought it would be botter to - give her the fund during her life, and not weste 1t in = monument after her death. 2Mrs. Jones thought that Miss Anthony onght to hzye an office, and to this the ladiescon- sented. Mrs, Jones s2id that if the money was sub- seribed, the papers would say Miss Anthony was on tho superannuated list, and make fun of her. Mrs. Jones s2id that Mrs. Stanton and Miss Emily Faithfull would be in the city during tho week, and would be willing to give their survices toward obtaining funds to defray the expenses incident to Miss Anthony’s legal diflicultias. 1t was docided to hold a meeting in one of_the glsces of amusement on_Friday afrernoon, Mrs. ones and 3irs. Young being appointed & Com- mittee on Hall, Other necessary committees were appointed, when the meeting adjourned. THE GERMANIA. Third General IMeeting of the Creditors of the Bankrupt Concern, 4 Dividend of One and Three-Fourihs Per Cent Declared--The Creditors Do Kot Like to Havo Their Honey in Scammon’s Hands. Tho credifors of the Germsnia Insurance Company, & bankrupt, met at 2 p. m. yesterdsy, it being the third general meeting, to hear the report of tho Assignee and declare s dividend. Mr. Register Hibbard resided. Mr. William Vocke, the Assignee, reported the following condition of affairs Total actusl Habilities. Total upommfl of 2 any or ce. Shice mecting of creditory heid June o, 1872, claims have been filed with tho As« signes amounting to... Total clatms filed to dat $3,075,976.71 Totzl smount of claims allowed and 4d- Susted to date, 0 33,025,117.72 Total amount of proven before the Register up tolest mecting, and reported to Assignea. - 2,364,475.99 Total amount proven since then, and in time to roccive first dividend. .. . 169,596.01 Agpregate on which first dividend of 3 per cent was declared and dividend warrants Were Arava, ... ..o . 2,53£,072.00 In sddition to ihess thero wero . ‘proven before the Register, but not in time for first dividend (though entitled to the same), claims amounting Aggregate of cluims filed to date Uod 0, dividend.s.eseevreennss z Tolal umount of 2 per cent dividend o La $3,442,128.92 895,031.53 162,044.83 404,867.84 2,998,999.84 & 0. e o and enti- paid on sbove. Liisivissaniidenaey, | (OTIRGD The Assigneo reporied at the last meeting as the total cash value of aesets, specify- ing same..... 252,187.5% Of which there ba 7 Lim ond deposited in bank—cash 99,651,09 Since exid meeting tho Assignee Tectad...... 124,885.35 Total nasets now in litigation. 120,391.00 Total amonat of offeets allowed, . 640500 Total amount of assets not converted or : HOIIE Gos sy tpsiersup aascoseninitans s . 10,180.00 Total smount of moneys disbursed to d-te 979,66 Total amount of cash on haud............ 57,330.55 Mr, Heddock moved that a dividend of 2 per cent be declared. The money would come in quick cnough to pay it. He commended tho spirit of the Assignee, and wonld like to see & good dividend, The Register gaid the nominal amount in bank was over 870,000, Lut over £13,000 of that was in checks, which might bo_celled for st any time. The actual amount of cash on hend was 57,339, 55, and that would bazely pay 13{ per cent, and bekides, thero wero $500;000 worth of policies outstanding. Mr. Seelemsn thought they could pay2 per cent, and hoped they would. TThe Register thought 13{ per cent a safer dividend. Mr. Silverman said thet tho bapk in which the money was deposited had of late borne a die- reputable character. He was afraid the monoy would bo lost. He waa afraid of Scammon. Mr. Daniel Wiley—*‘1, for one, don't want to have one cont of my money in the hands of such 2 man &8 Scammon.” G A man inquired of the Assignee if he or any ono clso received interest on the money. Mr. Vocke replied that ho nover received s cent of intgérest, and did not know of any one else who had. Mr. Haddock did not understand why 5o much insurance money was doposited in thet bank. There was some $200,000, the assets of another company, in the same institotion. He could not understand it at all. Why counld not.the As- gignee make arrangements with some bank that would allow interest > There were many banks whi::]h would be glad to pay 5 per cent and up- wards. The Register anhounced that the Assignee had n‘? l::cmtro over that matter, nor the creditors either. Mr. Vocke stated that he had received instruc- tions from the Court, and obeyed them. The Register remarked that ho received his instructions from the same source. Mz, Wiley enid thet during the late campaign it was stated that A, C. Hesing promised to pay $16,000, the amount he owed tho Company, without a suit. Ho would like to hear some- thing from the Assigneo about that. AT, Vocke answered that, nccording to the in- | structjons of Judge Blodgett, he had demanded the money from Ar. Hesing, as from the other debtors ot"the Company. He had asked them in person. Thoy would find Hesing's name among those who were sued. ‘The Register continned of the opinion that a dividend of 13/ per cent would be large enough. There were £500,000 worth of claims outstand~ ing that conld be presented at any time up to the final settlement, and sufficient assets should be reserved to pay thos claimants, if they ap- %flnred, the same dividend as the other cred- itora. .M. Grossheim believed it would be impossi- ‘ble to Xxovo even $400,000 of those claims. Ar. A. B. Johnson did not want to have their money lying in banl. Mr. Sceleman would rather have 2per cent now than wait for two years, during which the ssgets would be unproductive to them. After some further discussion the Ragister declared a dividend of 13{ per cent, payable in 14 days. The report of the Assignee was approved. ‘The meeting then adjourned. ) President Grant and the Late Mr, Greeleys From the New York Evenng Post. The following *‘open lotter,” addressed to President Grant by one who was among hismost determined antagonists during the Iate canvas, confirms what the Evening Post has already 8aid about the kindly foelings which have suc- ;:etaded the mournful occasion to which it re- a8 : T the President of the United States: “Bm: I trust that I shall not be -charged with presumption in addressing you on the sub- ject of this letter. I want to tgxnk you, not for any favor bestowed on my friends, or shown to me. Thanks for such things are as common as the benefits they confor. I desire to thank you for something greater and botter than theso ; for something much beyond the ordinary prac- tice of high official life. I desire to thank you for the respect shown by you to Mr. Greeley on his (ie:e.'.l:\-hedi .end for the great respect on paid character and memo Y your attendance on his funeral 1t was'a great compliment for the head of a great nation to decline attendance on an official Testivity while a privata citizen was dying, & citi- zon who had no claims on the sympithy of the official, either of blood or_close friendship. It was a much greater compliment when that Exe- cutive lnid aside the pressing duties of his great office, and, making a night journey 6f hundreds of miles, at an inclement season, took the place of a private person, zmong tho thousands gath- cred together to pay the last tribnte of:| respect that the ~living can pay to thodead. For your romembranco of Mr. Gree- ley, dying; for your attendance at his fumeral; for'the tearfal attention you paid to the sad ceremonies of ihat occasion, Mr. President, I thank you with all earnestness, Iam very saro thei in doing g0 I bubecho the sentimerts of bundreds of thousinds_of your fellow-citizens, whose views of public aifairs led them an myself to support, in the late canvess, the mon .towhom you have shown such high respect. | By these 2eis you have removed prajudices, changed opponents into friends, and shown the world that great oficial life need not deeden the better inatincts of our commop humanity. By these acts- you have taught .the nations that Americans never forget what is duo to the ciar- acter of their grest citizens, ond that the pas- sions of an exciting political contest never de- stroy tho respect that Amorican partiean oppo~ nents have for the good lives of good men. 1 “I thank you, Mr. President, end pray thet & long and happy life mey await you. And ! when it shell please the Great Ruler to sond tho Angel of Death to call you hence, may your passago to the tomb be made smooth by tho affection*of kind friends, and the grave closo | over you with.the heartfelt prayers of your countrymen for your eternal rest. “*Very respectfully your gflend, “ NEW Yozs, Dec. 6, 16727 £ TovaEr: " RAILROAD NEWS, Adoption of Resolutions Eegulat- ing the Pass System. Opening of New Lines--A Disclaimer---New Suburban Depot. At the meeting of railway managers ab the Sherman, on Monday, referred- to in THE TRIBUNE of yesterday, the following resolutions concerning passes, made by the recent Conven- tion of the Western and Southern Railway As- socistion, at St. Louis, were unapimously adopted: 1. The usual reciprocal passes-between officers of connecting lines may bo given. 2. Passes to travelling sgents or employes of other roads shall be granted only on an application from the President, Superintendent, or other mansging oficer, zddressed to tho President, or other. general officer of the road over which the pass is salicted. No &uch request shall be mads, except for employes when eent on business of their companies, 3. Half-fare_permits may be-1ssued to esch clergy- manof 3 congregation on the line of road, or one hav- ing superviscry charge of 3 number of congregations on the line of road, provided such clergyman follow 1o secular employmeat. 4, Passcs shall not b given for the procurement of Dbusiness of any kind. 5. Ono man may be passed onthe train with hia stock for one or two cars, and two men for thres or more cars, two being the maximum number that may sed on ono train with any one ehipment of stock, .or with any number of shipments for the same owner. Noroturn passes wil bo given on sccount of stock shipments, but half-fare tickets may be sold on such sccount, 6. Pacses issued to members of the Legislature shall e limited to the time of the session, and for ten (10) days after, TAPPING A COAL REGION. The Smody Mills branch of the Chicago, Dan- ville & Vincinnes Railroad, which runs through ‘Warren, Fantaine, Parker, and Vigo Counties, Ind., will be completed by the 1st of January. AlL the grading is done, bridges built, and there remaine but a few miles of rail to be put down. It will tap the richest coal fields of Indiana, and will be at once used by the Wabash Coal Com- any, whose largo conl mines lie along this roxd. ey expect to ship 75 car-loads of coal a day to this market, whereas now they are able to bring in but 30 cars & waek,hwhich ere brought by the way of the Indisnapolis, Bloomington & Western Rozd to Danville, and thence on the main line to Chicago. The Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Road is now ranning the Woodruff palace cleeping cars from Chicago to Evansville, zia the Terre Zeute route, without change. A BOUTHWESTERN CONNECTION. . The Miesouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad will soon connect with the Texas Central, when a through rail line from Chicago to Galveston will be opened vig the Chicago, Kznsas City & Northern, to Jefferson_City, and thence, over the M., K. & T., to Denison, Texas, where the connection referre to, will bo made. By this route, Chicago will be as near, if not nearor, to the great Southwest than Bt. Lonis, whose southwestern connection, the Atlantic & Pacific Road, is far from reaching its objective point, and, unless some change of ex- isting laws be made, many years must elapso be- fore this road_becomes of Teal and substantial Lenefit to St. Lonis. Chicego has groat reason for congratulating herself upon the comgletion of this branch of the )., E. &T. Road, since her control of the sonthwestorn trads is oaly & ques- tion of enterprise, which to Chicsgo merchents is no serious matter. A DISCLADIER. --The mangers of the Chicago & Canada Southern Railway disclaim all L—nnwladglof any such man as F. 8. Winslow, and eay b the Times was in error yesterday when it spoke of Alr. Winslow as being an agent for them in the sale of bonds. They beg leave to state that the only Winslow ever authorized to 2ctas their agent, ia of the firm of Winslow, Lanier & Co., No. 27 Pine street, New York City, with whom Mr. F. 8. Winslow, of Scandinsvian Bank no- toriety, was in nowise connected. R ANOTIES LINE IN THE CHATN. The Cairo & Vincennes Railroad, which will be opento-day, is another link in the Southern roilway system of -Chicago. It commences at Vincennes (where it connects with the C.,D. & V.Road) and runs 100 miles southto Ceiro, This road alore will be of much benefit to Cairo, 28 it will furnish & moie direct Eastern outleb for the various lines which concentrate thers than any they have heretofore had. NEW PASSENGER_HOUSE. The new Milwaukee & St. Paul Road will nlti- mately run south along Canal streat, from ita present terminus, to_ Madison street, where it will have a station. By this arrangement it will be made the most convenient road for suburban residents, who live north and morthwest from the cify, and it will likely take most of that travel —_— $400,000. The City of Milwanlkee Becaten in the Railroad Bond Snits. From the Milwaukee News, Dec. 10, A despatch from the Hon. Alexander Mitchell to Mayor Hooker, received yesterday, announced that the Suprome Court of the United States had decided the Milwaukee & Beloit and the Milwaunkee & Superior Railroad bond cases ad- versely to the city. * The cases were argued Nov. 23, by O. H. ‘Waldo and John W. Cary, on behalf of the bond- bolders, and by City Attorney E. G. Ryan, on behalf of the city. % is action covered only the interest on twelve bonds, but is, of course, decisive of the princi- pal and intorest of the whole Iot of bonds that are in existence. The following is the statement of the case, as published in the News of Nov. 27: ‘“James et al.vs. City of Milwaukee. Error to the Circuit Court for Wisconain. This action was brought to recover the interest dueon twelve bonds issued by the City of Milwaukes to the Milwaukeo & Superior Ratrosd Company and the Milwaukeo & Beloit Railroad Company, —+two companies not in existence at the date of the act anumrizingfl the city to aid in the con- struction of railroads. The only question pre- sented is, whether the Railroad sct authorized aid to railroads generally,whetherat the time in- corporated and organized, or not, or only to such 88 were then incorporated and organized. The Court below held that the suthority was ex- tended only as to roads a the time incorporated and organized, and gave judgment sgainst the haldera of the bonds, to the effect that their is- sue was without authority of law. It is here in- sisted that, by a ngfr construction of the stat- ute, the bonds in the case are valid, as having been issued in pursuauce of the act.” s The bonds were voted by the utg in 1856. The total amount of bonds were $100,0 waukee & Beloit Railroad ' Company, an 600 to the Milwaukee & Superior Railroad Com~ pany. No interest was ever paid on the bonds ; not & shovel full of earth was aver moved tow: building either road, and the present sum total of all the bonds snd interest is not far from $400,000. This immense addition to thecity debt’ will nnsettle heavy matters, and will end the question of further .railroad sid from our people for somo time to come. This debt can- not,dflrobo.bly, be repudiated or compromise as bondholders ' will isist on -their ¢ pound of flesh.” It is a fraud throughout, as meither rosd was ever built, and the city has never re- ceived a particle of benefit, directly orindi- rectly, for this immense Amoint e e lawyers can tell better than g - g}am lgym other (lzl‘:iaté.ar defence for the city eady pleado 2 o e Pao Railrosd bond case was argaed ok the samo fime by Senator Carpenter for the bondholders, and is, probably, deci also adversely to that county. All these™cages g sgainst the people. MUNH, HORION & SCOTT. John P. IfeGregor ied George D. Lincoln Elected Assiznees of the The Question of the Right to Elect an Asiisnce of Munn & Scot Referred to Judge Bbdgett. A meoting of the crg a0 o+ mautfs, Norton & Scott, bankrupts, wasfeld yosterday for the purpose of electing an Awigneo. Register Hib- bard presided, who statel fhat & question had arizen in his mind as t who were entitled to voto for Assignee, a8 there were two classes of creditoss, creditors of tle firm of Munn, Nor- ton & Scott, and the crediors of Muna & Scott. His impression was thatthe creditors of Munn, Norton & Beott were entitled to vote at that meeting. Thero shouldbe two different settle- ments of the two firme. The bulk ofhe assets were in the hands of Mmn & Scokt, especially tho property conveyed to George Armour, which ke was willing {o surrencer, provided he was al- lowed to como in and get hiz share of the divi- dends. Afr. Campbell #nid the statnte provided that the creditors of the firm should elect the As- signee, and the creditors of the individusl part- ners were_mob entitled to gote, Theyhad the case of two bankrupt parinerships, and the question vas which shonld elect the Assignee. Munn, Norton & Scott claimed that Mahu'& Bcott were indebted to them, and Munn &;ga_w_t declared tliat Mesers, Nortn & Scott wéredn- debted to them (Munn & Scott). He thought thece skould be two Aselgnees ; they shonld have one for each firm. Representing crediborgig_gi 3 Munn & Scoft, hoe insisted nponelecting an signies for that firm, and -protested agsinst'thd election of the same person as Assignee of- Munn, Norton & Scott. - Mr. Tenney, on_behalf of Munn, Norton & Beott, ebjected to the election of an Assignaa-by the two firms. There were three firms—3: Norton & Scott, Munn & Scott, zgpeunlutm; Munn & Scott, slevator men. Munn, Nortarr & Scott were the bankruptey, and who wero the competent suthority to select tha As- signeos. The Bsukrupt act provided that, in the cage of & copartnership, the ereditors of the firm shonld elect the Assignee, and the creditors of the individusls had nothing to esy. The c:te;ilxitm vf Munn & Scott had no claim'to vote atall, Mr. W. O. Goudysaid there was a firm of Munn, Norton & Scoit, composed of five per- sons, among them Alnnn & Stott ; another firm. composed of some fifteen persons, known as Mann & Scott, engagedin the elevator business, and the fum of Munn & Scott, carrying on & speculative trade. The frm of Munn & Scott, composed of the fifte was not bankrupt at all. Tne firm of Munn, Norton & Scott was put in bankraptcy, andthe creditors of Munn & Scott ‘would have no voice_in the election. - He repre- sented creditors of Munn, Norton & Scott, and of Munn & BScott. He represenfed $200,- 000 against Munn & Beott, and if the creditors of Munn & Scott were to vote they wounld likely have & voice, as that wasa large amount. He did not beliove, however, that the creditors of Munn & Scott were entitled to vote. lér. Campbell asked to have the estates s-v- er 2 Mr. Goudy objected to the election of one As- signoa at that meeting. 4 Alr. Camptell wanted none appointed. The Register said but two claims were proved against Mann & Scott, one_for 310,000 on_tho part of the Cook Cousity National Bank, and the other of 210,200 on the part of the Cassanovia (. ¥.) National Baak. Egec The Register thought those questions werd more speculative than practical, and he would roeee‘g t0 call the claims proved 2gainst Munn, jorton & Scott, and let the creditors elect am Assignee. M. Harding, on behal? of creditors he repres sented, objected to the claim of George Armour, and would ask 5 postponement of the electiqn. -3 Mr. Tenney objected also, and did’ not - think’ that George Armour should vote. His claim, g&u{)flw be contested. The claim was large,— Mr. Goudy, on behalf of Mr. Armour, whoeg daimdize represented, desired to know who ob= jecte = . : The Register statod that George D. icolni was the objecting. creditor, ' He objected on the ground that Munn, Norton & Scott owed Armour nothing, and that his claim arose out of the randubint delivery of 60,000 bushels of grain ‘Without raceipts. Mr: Harding objected, on behalf of the Corn ‘Exchange Nationa} Bank. 1fr. Goudy eaid it was evident that the gen- tlemen who objected had not examined the claim, as they would find that it wasreduced to the lowest figare. M. our did not object to aa im'sstignfiu'nf and was prepared to substantiate the claim. Thoy objected, however, to have.the election take place until their righf to partici- pate in the election was definitely and authorita- tively settled. S 37, Tenney said when a claim was objected to the statute md&d for posiponemont, and he moved the claim ke goatpone as ‘‘the darkey postponed the goose.” Y John P. McGregor and George D. Lincoln were elected joint Assignees of Afann, Norton & Scott, commissicn merchants. The Register asked if there was any objection to the Assignees. i Mr. Goudy did not object. s 3fr. Campbell did not object. Ar. Campbell moved that the roll of the cred- itors of Munn & Scott be called, and that they elect an Assignes, i The question of the right to elect an Assignee of Munn & Scott was referred to the Court. PERSONAL. Bishop McIlvaine of Ohbio, will remain ebroad during the winter. g —Agxs. Gould, an American lzdy, has & school of 200 pupils in Rome. . % —Jesse R. Grant, the President's son, is an amateur editor in Washington. .. —Hatch, a Mormon Bishop, is s representa- tive elect, in the Tdaho Legialatare. . . —James Gordon Bennett finds a two year's trip to Em'n%a indispensable. o e . A. E.Jenner, State Senator, is about starting a Democratic newspaper in éreaflme, Ohio. of Michigon, has zp- —Governor Baldwin, i pointed Harvey H. Coolidge, of Niles, Judge of the Second Circaif, Vice, Blackiman, resigned. —James Betzer, editor of the Blade and Post~ master at Pella, Tows, has absconded, and there is a woman in the case, some fair one'of Pells, who is also missing, ) —Whitelaw Beidg has announced. in & note to a friend, that he has no intention eitherof taking a European tour at present or of retiring from the New York Zribune. —Jacob Bhort, an old citizen of San Rafsel, Cal., being sued for $50,000 damages for breach of ise, Iast week counted down $10,000 in gold coin, to the attorneys of Miss Abbie Gard-_ ner, o settle the matter. - ‘Phelps, & well-known sctor, was killed, —Ral, t., b; ident on board the; the X ult., by an acci anF iaco to ateamer Ajhé en route from o Honolulu. was the husband of Fanny Mor- gan :Phelps, who was playing at Honolulg, awaiting arrival to proceed ona tour to ustralia. What the Xnvestigation NMay De= velop. The New York Tribune's Washington corres spondent telegraphs that, if the Oredit Mobilier ‘business is thoronghly ventilated. x the Com- mittee, there is good Tesson for ' believing thab the facts will be found to be -about as follows; First. Th?itwthehlefiam of g’rg‘“ ]‘Amfl_ 8 Lfil:: enuine, an 10 WAS Enga in placing aodit Mobilier stock smong -the members of Congress, as he stated in those letters. Becond. That the penciled list of names on the back of oneof the letters comprised :flP"‘“"‘ list of the men to whom he inf to offer the stock, not of those who had wlmwcepted it TThird. That he &id offer the tomany, if not all, of the men Who figures on his list, and to s number of other Congresamen, and that some accepted it, while others refased. Fourth. That the offer was made in such an ingenious and plansible way that_several mem-. ‘bers were deceived intobelieving it to be alegiti= ‘mate affair of business and not & case of bribery, Jmovwing that it is not unusual for prominent public men to belet into a good thing in stock. speculation, a8 an act of friendship toward them only. But that thers were some who took tha stock who wera well aware that theywere selling their votes, and that they acted_sccordingly in all questions of logislation in which the railroad, was interasted. Fifth. Thatinall cases where the stock was actually transferred, the nominal price ssked was paid in money, but that this price was out of all proportion to the real value of the stock, and thaf the purchasers were more than re-imbursed; by the first dividend,