Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 26, 1872, Page 8

8 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 96, 1872 SANGUINARY AFFRAY. Desperate Encounter Beiween Two Colored Hilen. The Dining-Room of a Hotel the Scene of the Occurrence. One of the Men Horribly Carved With i a Razor. . & eanguinary affray took place yesterday ‘in the'Avenue Honse, st the corner of Twenty- second sireet snd Wabash avenue. A colored esn named Bobert Hill, who officiated in the Zitchen in the capacity of meat cook, got up in the morning in & savage siate of mind, and threatened that he “would kill two niggers before night.” He conducted himself in such | an ontrageons fashion thet, to avoid trouble, Mr. Danolds, the proprietor, told his partner, Mr. Clark, to employ a substitute immediately, ‘and discharge the offender. Mr. Clark went out for that purpose, sbout 11 o'clock, and Mr. Danolds was absent from the house on other business. Another colored man named John Anderson, who had been threatened in the morning by Hill, was {n tha dining-room engaged with his coteraporaries 1aying the table for the Christmas dinner. Hill entered the room, ermed with a cleaver, which be brandished around like an Indian with a tomahawk, and was looking around for his in- tended victim. Anderson ssw him enter, and knew what ho wanted. Hill did not observe Anderson, who wos just inside the door, in the shadow of the stove. Determined that Hill should not lave him at & dise sdvantage, Le precipitated the encounter by grasping Hill around the waist, at fhe eame time holding up the bhand which igrasped the cleaver. They fell, and the mext thing that was known, Hill was bleeding freely from several wounds. No one seemed io know “what instrament wes used to inflict the cuts, “which were deep, long, and cleanly done. 'The “ack was gashed a distance of fifteen inches from the right shoulder-blade, parallel to the ‘epine, and two or three imches from it. The muscles were severed, and the flesh lay over on esch eide of the cub. Another gash ‘was bleeding near the left shounlder-blade. “This was six inchex Iong. There wero &lso two wounds on tue top of the head, prob- .ablymade with tho ssme weapon, whatever it ‘was. One of these cuts was four inches long, ard the other two. They penetrated the skull, #The occurrence occupied but a short period, the vesult being that Anderson escaped mnhurt, while Hill, who proposed to kill Anderson, was +almost dead himself. One of the waiters took the cleaver from Hill, and he walked down to the Xitchen, and, arming himself with a murderons butcher knife, came wup stairs again in search of Anderson, whoso existence he ~vowed he would terminate. Rapid loss of ‘blood cansed him to fall insensible cn the floor. Ho wss then disarmed, and Dr. C. 8. Eldridge, cone of the guests of the house, examined his in- juriee. The wounds were dressed, and he was tsken to the County Hospital, where he now lies in » precarious condition. His recovery is, to say the least, uncertain. Anderson w2s ar- rosted. The strangest part of the affsir is that no one seems to kuow what wespon was used by Ander- ‘gon, but the character of the wounds indicate that it was & razor or & sharp pocket kmife. It 36 supposed that, anticipating an_ attack by Hill, ‘hemade arrangements to deferd himself. An- derson, who 18 a young man of about 20, bore -an excellent character in the house, and was re- led by the proprietor and guests as one of e most accomplished of waiters. Hill, on the other hand, is described as ugly at times, and gerfectly uncontrollable when under the in- lnence of liquor. He is supposed to heve been drinking early in the morning. : The affair did not create much excitement in the hotel. Tho hour was foriunate. There ‘were no ladies in the dining-room. The propri- etors regret that such an unfortunate event ‘hould have taken place in their house, but they could not help it. Another cook was put in Hill's place, and the Christmas dinner did ‘suffer by his absence. —— THE CITY IN BRIEF. A emall fire oceurred yesterday afternoon ab No. 460 Bouth Clinton street, in a building occu- yied by Jchn Lyman. The loes was afiggt, and ully covered by insurance. Mrs. Kate N. Doggett will give her second lec- &are on Art before the Chicago Christian Union at the Bonth Side Rooms, No. 758 Michigan svenus, this ovening, at 7}{ olclock. . M, B. Spaulding, Esq., of Nash, Spanlding & iCo., Boston, we_motice by the Boston perers, has connected himself with the Atlas Bank of Bom:;i);u: the capacity of Director. He will ba Temembered to_Chicago grocery merchants as gm {friend and adviser at the time of our great e McVicker's Theatrs last evening contained the largest andience that ever asscmbled within St walls, Hvery sest was occupied, and the lobby was crowded, even packed, with ‘‘stan- dees.” iss n’s engagement is the grand dramatic event of the season. One of our leading Wabash avenue jewelry ‘houses sold 15,000 worth of goods on Tuesday 2fternoon and evening. A well-known merchant purchased & $2,000 diamond set for his wife, and another gentleman invested $1,200 in similar property. Between 7 and 9 o'clock, 1ast evening, nearly, if not quite, a thousand amusement-seekers were turned awey from Hooley's Opera Honse for want of room to accommodate them. The ¢ Perty by the Name of Johnson™ ifipmfin’g“: eat for the enterprising managér of thi andsome little thentre. The alarm from Box 867, yesterday noon, was occasioned by & fire breaking out in the shanty, No. 143 Sampson street, owned end oceupied by Rirs. Nolap. The house was damaged to the ex- tent of ST ; no insurance. Tho flames com- manicated to a two-story cottage adjoining, ‘burning off the roof, and otherwise injuring the ‘property to the extent of $200; fully covered by §earance in the Andes Company. The firo orig- Inated from & defective flue. TYesterdey evening sbout 6 o'clock, & sleigh, containing & lady and gentleman, was overturn- ed in front of TaE TRIBUNE office, by a pile of frozen snov, the occupants being set upon the jcy ground in a mixed condition. The horse did Dot attempt to run, but seemed intent on ren- dering his unfortunate owners all the aseistance in bis power. The sleigh was soon righted, and the “ditched” occupantsplaced therein, without baving suffered any serions injury. _— THE THERMOMETER AT ONARGA. OxABGA, Dec, 24, 1872, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Sm: Itis possible that the enclosed state- ments in regerd to the temperature at this lo- cality may be of interest to some of your read- ers. As there is very little wind, and the days and nights are bright and clear, it is believed there i8 no unusual suffering among the peo- ple. Iam pleasedwith the independent position E that you have taken in Trg TEIBUNE. ery re- spectfully, ‘War P. PIEESON. Below, Dee. 22—10 o’clock p, m. 28 103 o'clock D 11 o'clock p. Dec, 24— 7 o'clock a, m. 9 oclock a. m. 11 o'clock &, m. _——— ENGLISH HOSPITALITY. o the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Sm: Please allow me throngh your columns to call the attention of our citizens to an act of sympathy and kindness on the part of Mr. Eberle, the proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Liver- pool, England, as exhibited to me, a tolal strang- er, simply because I was"one of the aficted of Chiczgo in the great fire of Oct. 9, 1871. I was in London at the time, and as soon as I could ~ get off, I proceeded to Liverpool on Friday fol- Jowing the fire, My trunke ware marked in full | eyes, vnth‘my nemd and residence—Chicago. I was shown to a very elegant suite of rooms in a few moments, rather more costly than I was disposed to take, but as it was only one right I had to remain, ¥ thought I would retain them. We were sétved with h sumptuous dinner, and algo an elegant breakfest in the morning. When I called at the offica to pay_xy bill, I was informed that there was none. Mr. Eberle re- quested me to accept his hospitality—he could not take money from eny citizen of aflicted Chi- cago. Wien on board the good ship China, I found in my state-room a large box of fruits, consisting of oranges, apples, grapes, pears, &c., algo the gift of Mr. Eberlo, to my wife. We are totally unkno and I feel it now a duty to ac- knowledge on behalf of Chicago the Tboratity of this gentleman. To our_ citizens who abroad, I wonld most heartily commend the good Samaritan Eberle of the Royal Hotel, Liy- erpool. Respectfully yours, GEonGE E. SranToy. Caiosao, Dec, 25, 1872, — e CHRISTHMAS EVE AT EVANSTON. How the Methodist, Presbyterian, and Cong{egafional People En« Joyed Themselves, The Churches Brilliantly Decorated and Hlumin- ated---Tableaux, Recitations, Distri- bution of Giits, Ete. It was & very joyful Christmas Eve at three of the churches in Evanston. At the M. E. Church the pillars and chandeliers were neatly decorated with evergreens. Over the entrance door was an illuminated welcome, and 28 you en- tered the edifice this motto, ifi golden letters, and trimmed with evargroen, greeted your eyes: “ God loveth & cheerful giver.” On your right the brightly-illuminated Christmas Tree was to beseen. The festival opened with prayer by the pastor, Dr. M. C. Briggs, and the singing of the “Ascension Hymn” by the Sundsy School after which a tablean, entitled the * Tirst g Lesson,” was produced. Next on the programme waa the recitation of thelittle piece, ¢ Hang up the baby's stocking,” by Mies Maude Wyckoff, a little girl 5 years old. This was by far the most pleasing and entertaining per- formance of the evering. After the song entitled **Sants Claus,” was sung by four little girls, Master Freddie Sewell delivered & nice little speech. There were sevaral more tableaux, and one dislogue, during the ovening. One of tho tableaux represented Santa Claus trying to get & doll about as largs as a bushel basket into 2 littlo child's stoc! . This performance oc- cosioned much langhter. Basskets containing packages of candy, puts, cake, and “pop-corn ‘were then passed around among the members of the Bunday School. As the exercises wero about to close, Mra. Gillespie, the Assistant Superin- {fendent of the Sunday School, stepped upon the platform, and, in a very appropriate speech, pre- sented Mr. Wm. T. Shepherd, who has been the faithful Superintendent of the School for the past three years, with & very handsome gold watch. On the case was ongraved *‘Presented to Wm. A. Shepherd, by the Evad. ton M. E. Church and Sunday School.” Many gifts were brought by the good people of the charch, for the children at the County Poor- Houses. This was done to teach the pleasureof giving as well a3 of receiving. AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH amost novel and besutiful Christmas festival was given by the Sabbath School of the Presby- terian Chureh on Christmss Eve. The Church trimming was most artistic, and far snrpassed the elaborate holiday decorations that this Soci- oty have usually put on. The event seemed to be made o resl occasion of rejoicing over the bisth of oar Savior. For tho frolicking persona- tion of & Santa Claus, was substituted a beauti- ful representation of the ‘ Advention of the Shepherds,” by _sixteen young ladies, dreesed as Oriental shepherdesses. The singing and recitations by these, and-the responses from a quartette choir, had a beautiful effoct, being impressive to young and old of the sweet story of _the Star -of Bethlehem—the an- thems of angelic hosts and the advention of the shepherds. At the proper moment & gas-jet star lit in brightness above the Chrirtmas Treo, which was-already brilliantly illuminated with tapers, displaying the rich profusion of gifts provided for scholars and teachers. Soon ihe Bcene was changed to one of kindly mirth and gladness, and all began to realize a Merry Christ- mas indeed. More pains were taken by this eocioty than by the others, their evergreons being brought from tho State of Meine, and it was, therefore, a much more brilliant success. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. As announced in Mondsy’s Temeuxe, ‘‘Mother Goose's Melodies ™ were produced by eeveral members of the Ccn%egn jonal Church on Christmas Eve. Mrs. H. Blatchford sssumed the part of *Mother Goose,” and her large family was composed of Mesers. Powers, Brown, Bradley, snd Carpenter; Messrs. Powers, White, Thompson, and seve others. The melodies were produced in & very enledfl.ni.ng manner; but the best feature of the evening’s entertainment in this festival was that of the ‘Babes in the Woods.” Messrs. H. G. Powers and E, L. Brown took the part of the * babes.” They were all covered with leaves, and made two good-sized babies. At the close of the literary the sweetmeats were very liberally distributed. 'ONE DRAWBACK to each of the three festivals was the being left in utter darkmess for the space of ten or fifteen minutes in the middle of the entertain- ments by the giving_out of the Buppl{ of gas throughout the entire village. The late cold weather made it almost impossible for our new gas company to manufacture at all. The Baptist Society are to have their Christ- mas festival on Friday evening. —_—— AN ELEGANT AFFAIR. Grand Jewish Ball at Standard Hall Last Evening—Some of the Notable Toilets, Standard Hall, after being the theatre of & performance such as the world never before wit- nessed, where the play was realistic and the performers numberod nearly 75,0005 sfter re- sounding with the mirth created by Charley Wyndham, Eceles, Jobn Dillon, the Lingards, and a host of others, has sgain reverted to its original purposes, and was, last evening, the scene of a brilliant assemblage. Our Isrnelitish fellow-citizens celebrated Christmas in Standard Hall with a ball, and & most brilliant affairit Was. There was an assemblage of the dsughters of Tsrael present that fully vindicated their claim to being the handsomest women in the world. The richest of complexions and most lustrous of lowing with the animstion consequent upon the exercise of daucing, rendired the pic- ture ore especially lovely to bebold. " Among the toilottes noticed were the follow- inz: A dress of ;mk silk, with lace over-dress very Bougjant, had several ruffles around the train. The Jady wore diamonds and pearls for orna- ments, - " A white tulle Aress was trimmed with gar- lands of roses; coiffure ala Josephine. A lady in blne satin wore white flowers in her lair and a Spanish comb. The over-dress was looped with white flowers. Another lady wore a dress of black velvet, withont any over-dress. The bodice Was trim- ‘med with white lace decollete, A white silk, trimmed with ecarlet, was in harmony with the rich complexion of the wearer. An elegant supper was served at midnight, but dancing wes continued until a late hour this morning. - COAL. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bm: It is & losing buiness to manufacture anything by steam in Chicago, and will be until coal is a8 cheap here as at other places. Our manufacturers must select & good coal-field, as noar as can be fonnd to this city, take stock, and ‘build a railroad to it on &n air-line. —_—— Chapin & Gore. These gentlemen, on Tuesdsy, insugurated snother branch of their great house—this time at No. 121 South Clark, between Yashington and Madison streets, Mr, 1L D, Boardman, for 5 long time past in the employ of the firm, will have charge of the Lew store, which i8 certain to become as popular s resort a tho present establishment, which, under the careful and judicious management of Aessre. Chapin & Gore, has become ono of tho institutions of New Chicago. Tho new branch hous is fitted up in the most elegant ‘manner, snd stocked with the finest goods in the mar- Xet, including the justly celebrated “ hand-made, cop- ‘perdistilled sour mash, the best in the world, gentle- ‘men, 68 fino a9 ilk.” CHRISTMAS I GHICAGO. Happiness and Good Will All Over the City. ‘The Churches, Theatres, and Saloons Well Patronized, Plenty of Presents for the Little Ones, and Consequent Joy Among Parents. Everybody is aware that Christmas ié post, but they can reconcile themselves with tho knowledge that there will be another holiday next year, if nothing happens. Itis probably 28 well that there is an interval of & year between yestorday and nest Christmas. A per- petual session of Christmas would be awful— pagne, egg-nog, ete., would ruin the digestion and meko dyspepsia epidemic. There would be no quarreling, huebands and wives would live in harmony, mothers-in-law would be on a con- stant visit, and feel bound to behave them- gelves; human nature generally would be in the same quiet, insipid condition as before the Fell, and there would not be the fun and excitement of an occasionalrow. No, it is justas well that Christmas hLas gone,—good- byo Christmas ; farewell, adien, the best of friends must part, as the rodent remarked to his tail when he left it in the trap. Before utterly dismissing Christmas, it may De eaid that tho day was fine in this part of tho foot-stool ; tho weather moderated in the morn- ing, and, thongh the sun hid his face, and snow threatened to fall in the afternoon, there was nothing to deter the average man or womsn from going out to places of amusement, to church, or elsewhere. The theatres were well patronized, and the scryicesin the Episcopal and Roman Catholic Churches were unusually interesting to the crowded congregations that ottended to do honor tothe natal dayof the Savior. A majority of the population did not go to church,—r majority seldom do,—butindulged themselves according to their tastes and money. Some drank hot-scotches, hot rums, and raw whiskey, the better pert of tho day, and tho toast of ‘“‘here’s toall your hair coming off’ was honored frequently enough to cause balf thé scalps in the city to be barefooted this morning. Some went to their sweethearts, it being o day of reconciliation, and many a hitchin the course of true love was relegated to the past, hostilities were suspended, peace proclaimed, and everything made sereno. The number of kisses exchanged was 109,314, by ac- tual count. Itis a good and pleasant thing for brethren to dwell togethor in unity. Tho lovers had mot it ell to themselves, by any means. The old folks were gladdened by the sight of their childron around the family board, and meny a wanderer from the domestic fold roturned from afer to spond tie day among those who loved and wero loved. The children were happy,—we hopo they were all happy, every one; they received presents, Santa Claus deposited his gifts, and flew away out of sight for another year. ‘There were some, of course, there always ave, to whom the day brought no joy, but memo- ries bitter by contrast of other Christ- mases in the past, when they wore better off in this world's goods, or when eome lost one was living. But sorrows are part of the lot of man. There is no sweet without some bitter. Itis so, and though we may repino, and think it tough, we must grin and bearit. Wo hope anybody, except Rafferty, Peri, Perteet, et al. (of the kind), who was alive yesterdsy will be alive next Christmas, but the™ Lrobabilities gx%i;gninst the realization of such a hope. Such is lite, "The city was very quiet, business being gener- ally suspended. Thero was comparatively littls drunkenness. In the various public and chari- table institutions delicacias wore served up to the inmates, and joy conveyed, via the stomach, to many a heart. It is poesible to continue riting in this strain for & week, but that would be New Year's, so we won't say anything sbout it. ¢ Suficient unto the day,” ete. PERSONAL. General J. 8. Harny, of Iows, was at the Tre- mont yesterday. Robert E. Osborne, Esq., of London, Eng., was at the Sherman yesterday. Rev. Sheldon Jackson, of Denver, Colorado, was in tho city yesterdsy. Dr.D. D. Wright, Surgeon General of the Great Western Railroad of Canads, wag at the Tremont yesterday. A Mr. Norris, of thiscity, was slightly injured by an accidont, which happened on the Indianapo- 1is, Pern & Chicago Railroad, on Tuesday night. 0.D. Frary und wife, Miss Abbie Kendall, Miss Ads Frary, C. W. Reid, George W. Robin- 2o, compos 2 bridal party at the Gardner yes- orday. There wers five bridal parties at the Gardner yesterdsy, which may be received s evidence that the matrimonial market is little effocted by the severity of the weather. The following were among the arrivals at the Tremont yesterdsy ; M. J. Thompson, A, Stat- ford, New York; D. L. Filer and family, waukee; T.S. Avery, Urbana; L. T. Simmons, Cincinnsati; D. M. Hunter, Newport, Ky. ; J. H. Anderson, Cheyenne. The following were registered at the Sherman yesterday: J. 8Y, Banbom, Kanmas City; B. T. Groenowtld, Philadelphisi'H. C. Baker, Port- Iand; M. C. Blair, Pittsburgh; W. B. Clark, To- ledo; C.B. Temple, Bloomington; W. C.Wy- man, Boston; L. E. Cropey, Lincoln, Neb. Wallsce, the artist, who as s caricaturist is second only to Nast, has been engaged by the Zand Owner, which, by the way, has become an “{liustrated journal,” to make drawings for its pages. His offorts, as shown in the last issue of that paper, are in every respect worthy of his fame. The following were registored at the Gardner yeaterdsy : C. Ticknor, Vermont ; W. H. Par- Hons, Coldwater, Mich.; A. H. Masso, Clove- land; E. A. Bmith, Texas; H. Howard, New York'; Lewis Hall, San Francisco; J. W. Bird and wife, Menominee, Wis.; Samuel D, Has- tings and wife; Green Bay. Christmas Eve was celobrated at Christ Church in a very ettractive menner. Santa Claus pre- sided, dressed in his most attractive robes, heavily Jorded with toys and trinkets. He dis- tribnted presents to young and oid slike, and delighted everybody present with his generosity and oddity of manner. The following wero smong the arrivals st tho Briggs yesterday: H. R. Durkeo, Salt Lake City: W. W. Butterfiold, Houghton, Mich.; H. B. Sherman, Toledo, O.; T. H. Buxton, Warsaw, N. Y.; J. N. Ren, Pittéburgh, Ps.; S. S. Her- rick, New York; J. 8. Waters, Sioux City; R. Marshall, St. Paul; John Curry, New Hsm shire; James C. Wystt, Leavenworth, Kan.; C. 3. Foster, Iowa, Mr. J. J. Gore was yesterdsy tho recipient of an elogant Christmes present, in the shape of a beautiful crayon sketch, illustrative of a recent cecurrence, with the circumstantes of which tho Chicago public are familisr. Mr. G. is thinking of giving Wallace, the artist, & commission to reproduce the skelch in oil, and place the work in his extensive gallery. Meanwhile, Mr, Gore will be happy to show_the drawing now in his possession o his friends, and explain ¢‘the sit- uation” to strangers. e Duplicates of Eare Works. . A correspondent of tho Cincinnati Commercial contributes the following to that paper : Tt ia bardly safe for the owner of & rare work to make too sure that no duplicate exists of it. One of the most eminent numismatists in Lon- don came into possession of a singular and bigh- 1y valuable coin, of which he felt certsin that no duplicate existed. Wishing to surprise his brother numismatists, and have them rejoice with him upon 50 rare a possession, he in- Yited dozen of them to dinmer, and when the cloth was removed he brought out his coin. Great were the delight and the congratulstions ns the coin paseed round, snd one after znother oxamined it. But resently the coin dissppeared, no one could tell ow. At first it was thought that some one had concealed it 08 a jest, and thero was no alarm, but as time went on and the coin was not forth- coming, some of the guests intimated that the perpetual plum-pudding, rosst turkey, cham-- jokelwae being earried too far. Still it did not appear. Whereon & gentleman present said the loss was soserious that, unpleasant s the sugges- tion was, he must insist that the individuals pres- ent should submit to being_searched. Al were eager to have this done, with the exception of one eminont man, who declared thst he would not submit to such an insult as a search, and walked out of the house, leaving the company convinced that he was the thief. Next day the possessor of the rare coin visited the gentleman who declined being searched, and with profuse epologies for the affair, shnounced that the missing coin had been found, caught in the fringe of o hearth rug, _Whereupon the numis- matist who had left the room said: “I hadin my pocket the duplicate of your coin, I ipok it withme thinking toastonishyou,but whenI fonnd you had invited us to dinner to display the same coin, T hid not the heart to say I had got just like 1t. But, had I boen searched, it would have been discovered on me.” ——— TERRORS OF THE SEA. Wreck of the Ship Allan, of Glasgow —Rescue of the Crew by the Adri= atio. From the New York Times, Dec. 23, On the 6th inst., the stesmship Adriatic, of tho White Star ling, left Liverpool for thisport, having on board fifty saloon and 148 steersge passengers. The Adriatic encountered unu- sually severa weather, and was compelled during the first four or five days to buffet her way sgainst head winds end a heavy ses. On the sixth day out, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, while in Iatitnde 49 degrees 32 minutes north, and lon- gitudo 36 degrees 50 minutes west, and in the midst of a terrific gale, the steamer be- came partially disabled by tho loss of two blades of _ the flange. No inconvenience was sustained by the accident other than being compelléd to run at half speed. As the day wore on the violence of the gale de- creased, but the sen was still running very high, when, about 7 o'clock in the evening, the Adri- atic beiog then in latitude 49 degrees 25 min- utes north, and longitude 88 degrees 15 minutes weat, n full-rigged ship was descried by the lookout, showing & large white light. The shi was directly in the coursa of tho steamer, an w7as goon discovered to be'in & dismantled con- dition. Captain Perry approached near enoughto ngfnk the stranger, but to inquiries addressod through bis speaking-trampet could elcit noth- ing bt the despairing cry, * For God’s seke, teke us off.” Without farther loss of time, the commander of tho Adriatic lowered a boat, into which stepped a picked crew of six men. The eecond officer was placed in command. As the gallant little crew put off from the side of tho Yossel, the cheer given by their comrades on ecks was half suppressed by the fear presont to all that the frail cratt would be swallowed up in the fierce boiling waves., Anxious eyes strained through the darkmess striving to trace the course of the rclief-boat. For an Instent only it re- mained in sight, and then came for those on board the Adriatic a period of torrible suspense. Propellod by tho vigorous strokes of a lusty crew, the life-boat bounded over the mountainous waves, and Was soon within speaking distance of the distreesed ship. Bub toappronch nearcr wes impossible. Tho ses W8 running mountains high, and the Allan—for such the officer in command of the Adrintic's boet learned was the name of the stranger— bending before the waves rolled over until ber gunwals was complotely under water. Savoral efforts were made to approach her but without success. _After beating about for nearly a half hour, and having once narrowly escaped being swariped, the Adriatic's bost was compelled to put back without being able to take of the crew of the Allan, Toadd to the dificully of the undertaking rain commenced todescend in blind- ing torrents and seemed to have the effect of incressing rather then diminishing the fury of the waves. After about an hour had elapsed, and a consultation had beon held, Captain Perry gent off another boat, with a crew of six, com- manded b{ the fourth offices, to the aid of the Allan. This time the expedition was more suc- ceasful. Tho boat, because of the danger of be- ing swamped, could not approach sufficiently near mennii: of the crew of the Allan stepping on board. An expedient wes, however, adoptod, which proved eminently euccessful, and resnlted in the nitimato rescue of the crew. The Adri- atic’s boat approached the side of the ship &s near as it was possibloe to go. -The crew of the ‘Allan got out their-only remaining boat, on the ‘weather side, and, fastehing it to a slack-rope, managed by this means to ferry them- selves, one by one, to the bont sent by the Adri- atic. In this way nine of the crew were takon safely off and placed on board the stesmship. The sweather being somewhat moderated, tho re- maining men—there being twenty in all compos- ing the crew of the Allan—were enabled to get off, some in the ships boat, and some in the Adriatic’'s. The Allan, at the time she was thus deserted, had seven fect of water in her hoid, and was in a leaking condition. Witk the excep- tion of being somewhat overworked, by reason of having to keep the pumps going constantly, the crew had suffered comparatively little. Provis- ions were plenty at the time the ship was de- serted, but the men lost all their effects, having nothing when they boarded the Adriatic but the clothes then upon thoir persons. The Allan was a full-rigged ship of about 900 tons burden, and was owned in Glasgow by the firm of Renkin & Gilmore, Bho was at lesst twenty years old, and in a very unseayorthy condition. On the 17th November last, ‘the Al- 1an loft the port of Bathurst, in the St. Liwrence Gulf, bound for Liverpool, with & cargo of deals. At the time she left port, her condition was such. thatit was found pecessary to pump her ont every four hours, When tho ZTimes reporter, to whom this fact was rolated by Ar. William Doig, the second mate of tho Allan, in presence of Mr. T. W. Williams, the chief officer of the Adri- atic, remarked on tho danger of going to ses in such a veesal, both gentlemen smiled, and Ar. Williams snid that it 788 nothing unusual, aa he knew of that cluss of ships going to ses, when, whilo in port, it was found necessary to keep the pumps going six hours a day. Afterthe Al- had left Bathurst she experienced fair winds until about the eighth dsy ont, when, in latitude 51© north, and 45° west, heavy east~ erly gale was encountered. In tho gale the Al- 1an lost her rudder. Every effort was made to repair the disaster, but without avail. Nosteer- ing spparatus could bo codtrived, and the ship from that day until the 12th inst., when the crew was taken off by the Adriatic, drifted about &t the morcy of the waves. An endesvor was mede by keeping set o reefod top-sail to steady the ship and prevent the cargo of deals from bresking her to pieces. This expedient, how- over, was of little avail, as the Allan con- tinued to encounter very stormy weather. In a few days after the loss of the rudder, the bul- warks, galleys, and deck cargo were swopt away by the violence of the waves. Inorder to lighten the ship, Captain Locke ordered the anchors and chains to ba thrown overboard. Fortunate- Iy there was a plentiful supply of provisions, but when the galleflsfiwere ocarried sway these were cooked with difficulty, The men had to work at the pumps constantly, and each day the condition of the ship was becoming worse. Not once during all thege days of tossing helplessly about did the crew of the Allan sight a sailing ghip. Four times a hope was held out to them by the appearance on the horizon of steam- ghips, but on each occagion they were made to feel & pang of disappointment that must have been nearly skin to despair. Captain T.ocke stated to the commander of the Adriatio that he was certain that some, at least, of these steamers had seen his signal of distress, but had passed on, refusing to make a sign of recogni- tion. A few days more, and tho ill-fated Allsn must have gone to the hottom with all on board. By regular watches the men worked at the pumps in the first days of the disaster, but, foward the end, all hands wero, obliged_to worlk on deck at once, in order to keep the ship from sinking. Itis complained by the officersof the Adriatic that the crew of the Allan, aftor being allowed & day or two for rest, refused, with some few exceptions, to do any work. The men offer, 23 an excuse, that, being provided with no change of clothing, it was impossible to do work which almost necessarily involved getting web every day. Whatever the merits of the case may be itis certain that the saloon passengers hold the same opinion as the officers of the ‘Adriatic with regard to the crew of the Allan. Tt was intended by the passengers to make up & subscription for the men, but that intention was abandoned for the reasons stated sbove. purse, but of how much could not be aacer- tained, was mado up and presented by tho cabin paasongers of the Adriatic io Uaptain Locke. A Profitable Investment. The Wilson Underfeed Sewing Machine combines in 5 perfect degree tho requirements of a first—class ms— chine, This is the unanimous verdick of the thous- ands of families who are using them, and its succesa is unprecedented in the history of sewing machines, Although it costs fully a5 much to make as any other, tho manufacturer sells direct to the people, but as the Company belongs tono “Ring” or combination to Xeep up prices, they can afford to sell at & much less Drice, Salesroom ot No. 378 West Madison street, Chicago, ond in all other citiesin the United tates. The Company wants sgents in country towns, e ey A New Feature on the South Bide is the opening of the “Dearbora CGake Bskery und Coffee Parlor,” where ladica and gen- tlemen will find a comfortable resort, s fine assortment of the most deliclous cakes, pastry, and confectioners, and the very best of coffes, tea, and chocolate. No. 124 Dearborn, near Madison street, RUINS OF ANCIENT TROY.- A Savan at work=-A Elundred Ifen Un« earth the Home of Priame-Andro- mache’s Tower Discovered--Also the ‘Walls Thrown Up by Neptune and Apollo~«klomer’s Xliads Excavetions are now in progress on the site of anciont Troy, in Asia Minor, which cannot but deeply interest, not archmoloists merely, but every one who has read the tale of Achilles’ wrath, to Greece the direful spring Of woes unnumbered, Trom Homerio times tho Plains of Troy, trav- erse by the little streams, Bcamander and Simois, and lying between_the Fgean Sea and Mount 1ds, hiye béen identified with the soenes de. Ecribed in theIliad ; but 8o widely havs travellers and archmologists diffored with regard to the site of the famous city which for ten years de- fied the united arms of Greece, that it haslong been doubted whether any genuine remains of Troy could be found within the Troad, and, in fact, whether such & city ever existodsave in the g)r'tlla imagination of the author of the Homeric Epic. ese doubts are in a fair way of being re- moved b{flm discoveries of Dr. Henry Schlie- mann, who for more than & year has been con- ducting a series of explorations on the Plains of Troy, of which he hes furnished an elaborate ac- count to the Herald, He had previously broken round in this peighborhnofl. chiefly to eatisfy Emself that Burnabashi, wiish it had become the fashion to describe as the site of Troy, could 1sy noclaim to_that bonor. He found t no considerable city could haye been built there, both on account of the limited area of the site end of the absence of remains of pote tery at & %enter depth than threé or four feet. below the eurface. Excava- tions at other poinis suggested by Strabo and other ancient historians and geographers wore equally fruitloss of valuable results. Having settled this point, ho turned his attention to a plateau several miles north of Burnabsshi, ris« ing about a hundred feet above the plain and terminating abruptly on its northern and north- western gides, which seemed admirably adapted for tho site of & large city, such as Troy is de- scribed to have been. A slight excavationmade in 1870 showed thaf the place was rich in’ re- mains of buried architecture and pottery. He at once made up his mind that he had discovered the site of Troy, and prepared to conduct his labors on 2n extensive ecale and with method. The first difficulty tc” overcome wasto obtain permission to dig into and through the plateau, Which was owned partly by a Ar. Calvert and partly by two Turks, The former cheer- fully consented to have his premises invaded, but the latter, not sharing Schliemann’a archmological ‘enthusiasm, - would neither eell their land nor permit it to be excavated, except on the condition that they ghould receive a largosum of money, and that the trenches should be filled up on the completion of the digging. Here the paternal Ottoman Govern- ment stepped in, compelled the Turks to sell the land at ite estimated value to the Ministry of Public Instruction, and then obligingly turned it over to Dr. Bchliomann. _With eighty men he broke ground in October, 1871, and exca~ vated until compelled, at the end of November, by the winter rains, to desist. He resumed work with a much larger force of men last April, and has steadily prosecuted it until within the last few weeks. Next year he hopes to continue the Interesting task ho has undertaken. The cutting made in 1871 revealed to himruins of different ages in strata of comperative regu- Jarity. Those of historic times were nowhere more than seven foet below the surface. Ata depth of fifteen feet only calcined ruins were found, showing that for ages preceding historic times none but wooden houses had existed there. At a depth of from fourteen to twenty- four feet many stone implements and fragments of pottery were found, but no metal, and the honses wore of small stones united with earth, an indication that the inhabitants were Aryans, Ton feet lower ho came upon houses of un- burnt brick, and implements and weapons of copper, and below this stratum wero unearthed huge blocks of stone, which led the explorer to beliove he hnd reached tho veritable ruing of the lost city. Last upri.u§l ho opened & trench in the abrapt north side, which he believed must have formed the site of the sacropolis, and this was followed by otber cuttings in the vicinity, which have occupied the whole of the past season. Working his way with difficalty throngh immense masses of rub- bish, he came in June upon a colossal structure of solid masonry forty feet in thickness and twenty in height, built upon the primitive rock, which he conjectures raay have been s tower of the wall of Troy, and possibly that from which Andromache mtnesaes the death of Hector. It is composed of stones joined with clay, and is apparently as ancient 88 those_ prehistoric re- mains known a8 Cyclopean, and 8o different in structure and character from the ruins exhumed above it, that thero can be no doubt -that its origin dates far back into the age of tradition and fable. He ulso discovered on the slope of the platesu part of a wall of hugo stones joined with clay, seven feet in thickness by ten in height, which ‘may have been the wall of circum- vallation mentioned in the Iliad as having been built around the city by Neptune and Apcllo. Theso structures, together with the supposed site of & temple, conatitute the principal archi- tectural discoveries of Dr._ Schliemann, and of their l'bsorbin%imerest and value there can be no question. But in connection with the re- mains of Troy he has also unesarthed many im- plementa and atensils moetly in.» mautilated con- ition, which illustrate the habits and religion of the ancient people who owned the Bwsy of Priam. These comprise pottery of many va- rieties and great. beanty, stonc instruments, copper nails, lamps, urns, &c., which, in_mate- rial, workmanship, shape and ornamentstion in- dicaté = people far more civilized than the races who successively built over the site of Troy. Much of the pottery is_embellished with the crotcheted cross, a well-known symbol of the Aryan race. At a depth of fifty-three feet lnrie toads were found, which must nnquestionably have lived there some 3,000 years. It is with & strange sensation,” writes Dr. Schliemann, t that one looks upon creatures_that were the contemporaries of Hector and Andromache, though they be only toads.” The excayations have hitherto been conducted by Ar. Bchliemann at his own expenso, and he intimates his willingness to resign the further -prosecution of the work into the hands of com- ‘petent and intelligent persons. From the clue already furnished by him the completion of the excavations can only be & question of time and money, and itigto be hoped that tho want of these may not delay or indefinitely postpone dis- coveries in which all civilized persons are inter- ested. A few years' intelligent labor wonld doubtless Iay bare the foundations of the most famous city of epic song. MAN ARD WIFE. Perils of Unwary Bachelors in Scot- 1and—A Curious Scotch Marriage. TLondon (Dec. 14) Correspondence of the New York World. To the year 1865 there resided in_ Edin- burgh Mr. Georgo Wilson, 5 maker of fishing-tackles. _His business was extomsive and Incrative, and he was the happy father of eleven children, three of whomwere girls. These young ladies were possessed of excoptional per- gonal beanty, and the eldest of them (Margaret) was the most_winsome of the trio. At this timp the Ninety-third Regiment of Her Majesty's army was stationed ab the cas- tle of Edinburgh, and smong its officers was » Major Stewart, the son of Sir Will. jam Drummond Stewart, s wealthy Baronct of Scotland. One day this Major Stewart cntered the shop of Mr. Wilson, and _thers for the first time saw Miss Margeret. He at once was at- tracted by her besuty, end found excuses for re- peating his visits to” the shop in which, at the time, Miss Margaret was nssisting her fther in the gale of his manufactures. He began to yay Ther epecial attention, and contracted an intimacy with her father and mother. He invited the latter to go for drives With him and ‘‘to brinj Margaret with them,” and after this been done for a few times, Miss Mar- aret was permitted to go alone with the g[&jor. He made her * presents of Stewsart tar- tan, dresses, and brooches,” and other jewelry. At the end of a few months the Major one day entered the shop, and told Mr. Wilson that he bad had a row with the hotel people with whom To had been staying, and asked Mr. Wilson .o allow him to lodge in his ovn house. An ar- mangemont of this kind was effected, and the ajor took up his quarters with the Wilsons. Tho courtship now moved on_at an accelerated ace; the Major taught Miss Margaret music and French, and it was understood by all the family ihat they were to bo married. On the anniver- sary of the Major's birthday, 11th of February, 1806, hie gave » supper ot the housé of Mr. Wil Fon, and after the supper tost gentlomen, who for some time past had manifaeted some anxiety in regard o the ratker proiracted intimscy be- tween the Major and his da:ghter, spole with the former upon the eubject, and represented to him the necessity of coming to some decision. The Ictter “sat quietly under this_appeal, but toats came intohis eyes,” and hesaid : * Wilson, Iwill B!mwi'on what I can do to shut people’s mundxfl.oo 4 efin : paa; now En t’ can't the height of my proper station, PRI ol Moy agge ia. Seotdli faghion.” The Major then went downjon one knee. drew a wedding-ring from his vocket. and placed it on Mies Margaret's er, 8ayil ““Maggie, you are my wife fnrah?:sen’, uoylfif& me .” * Miss Maggie put her arms round his neck, the two kissed e: other, and the mar- risge, in the eyes of all the witnesses present, amorg whom were not only the whole Wilson fomily, but o number_of thelr friends, was ro- garded as having taken.place with all proper form and ceromony, under the peculiar provis- ions of tho Scotch law,. which, 23 is well known, does. not require the asist- ance of o clergymen or magisirate to malks a marriage porfect. Tho health of the newly mar- ried couplo mas drani by all prosent, and, 1a das course of time, the bride and bridegroom " retired,| to their ngffiufi chamber. From that time for- ward the Major and Maggie lived togsther at the house of the bride's fatner a8 man and wifs for some months ; the Major wasup to s eyes in debt, and his craditors occasionally sought to ar- et him, but the cieims on such occasions were satisfied by Mr. Wilson. A 8dn was born o the Major on the 2d of April, 1867, and there was the usual talk of its ‘ being verylikoits father.” The Major was very, fond of his child—he bought Tota of toys for it, and brought people in dozens to spe what he called his yor heir. In 1869, the Major and Maggie went to Paris; and soon after their return to Scotland the Major died. Mrs. Stewart did not long remain & widow, and her second husband is a Lieutenant Ropinzon. The {ather of her first husband also soon after- wards died, and his death was followed by that of tte son of the widow of Major Btewart, Bhortly before the child's death, the widow. in cnanncfion with her second husband, ir stitutel a suib against the second son ¢ the tion decessed Baromet, asking that I marri with the deceased Major Btew might be_declared lawfal, and that her s should lo installed a8 heir of entail tg the es- tates ofthe family, After ths death of the boy this actien wis continned for the purpose of se- curing ¢ widow'sshare of theproperty, and the other day it came up for trislin the Lord Or- dinary's Court at Edinburgh. : The facls which I lave above recountéd wers stated in evidence by the brother of the plaintiff and by o gieat number of other witnesses. It was also shown by something like ascore of witnesses that {he Major in_a number of instances, had spoken of Miss Wilson as his wife, and nad fntro: inced her 1o his friends in that character. He was s jolly, reckless, dissipated person; hus death was cased by a violent attack of deli tremens, ani the case, up to the time that the evidence for the defendmnt was commenced, seemed to botonclusive of the gonuineness of tho gllantilf'! daim. The contention on the part of the defenéant was, however, that no such marriage a8 that described by the plantiff’s wit~ neases had evertaken piace ;. that the witnesgoss who had testifbd to it had _wilfully perjured themselves, ané¢ that Miss Wilson had never been recognized by Major Stewart in any:other character than that of his kept mistress. Father Rigg, of 8t. Mary’s Roman Catholio Churce in Edinbuigh, stated in evidence that he knew Major Stewait during_his lifo intimately, and that he had spoken tothe priest of his inter- course with Maggh Wilson. He nover told me,” paid he, ‘‘ thalhe was married to the gixl, and I told hil that marriage would, be proved againat him by his irtercourse with her ; he re- licd that he was on his guard, and that the ilson family had made many attempts to ot something in writing from him, but e had never giver them aoything; he Tnsed the wards, © the; tried to entrap me into isge ; he never spcke to me of the girl Wil- 8on in a respectful manzer ; he said on one oc- casion that she was & lov pig and swore like & trooper; the Major said that the girl had had a dnl:{ which he believed vas his; he asked me to baptize the-child, whick I did for the child’s sake; I enterod the child n wy book as illegiti- mate; I believe that if Mnjor Stewart had been married to Miss Wilson he yould have told me 80.” Other witnesses said hat they had often mot the Major and Miss Wilson to- other, and had been iitroduced by the tier 'to the former, not as his wife, but as Miss Wilson. Frequeatly the whole of the members of the Wilson fanily were present upon these occasions, and the conduct of: the family doesnot seem to have ben wholly. xs&nt- sble. On one of thesa occasions Miss Wilson said thst on the previous avan.i:; Father Bigg had married the Major and her. The Major de- nied this statement, and quarrelled withher about it, declaring in the presenceof her whole family that he had never married ker and never intended to marry har. An old servant on the Btewart estate who had known the Major from a boy said that the Major had told her he was not married_to Miss Wilson, though he had often been asked to her ; and there was a great number of other incidents of tho same kind tes- testified to in the same manner a8 thd conflicting facts had been asserted. % ‘After a very protracted trial, the Lord Ordi- nary pronounced in favor of the claimant. the’ quaint terminology of finds that the pursuer, Mrs, Margaret Wilson, or Blenart, or Robertson, was really and truly mar- ried to the late Major Etemnfinon the 13th Feb- ruary, 1666. His Lordship finds generally for the pursners in terms of the whole reductive and declaratory conclusions of the libel, and de- cerna; finds the pursuers entitled to expenses; snd further appoints the case to be enrolled, that the conclusions for count, reckoning, and p;ymenh may be proceeded wlih and disposed of? The value of the estates in which this inter- esting young lady thus receives a widow’s inter- ett is very large; and the moral of my tale is, that one Wwho don't wish to be married should be careful how he acts while in Scoiland. PROFESSOR WEST. The Killer and Flayer of Cooch Tur= ner Accused of Bigamy and Swinde ling—His College Stories of Immenso Wealth—Passing Mlimsel? off as a Government Detective. Dover, Del., (Dec. 16) L‘mgapofliaw of the. New York un. Now that_the excitement oonne?:ant on the unparalleled crime of Professor 1saac Collins West has abated, it is possible toreach many facts which were before unattainable. ‘West i8 the youngest son of Mr. Isasc West, blacksmith, wheelwright, and farmer, of Balti- more Hundred, Bussex’ County. Mr. West's eldest son is dead. The second is s sailor, and Zesides negr his father, The third is o physi- citn at Rékana, Isasc is the fourth. One sister ismarried to the Rev. Mr. McLanghlin, of the Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal Conference, and the other to & farmer in Susgex County. Isnac worked as a boy on his father’s farm, at- tending a school in the winter. Isaac Was gensi- tive and nervous, easily excited and impulajve. Hp bad an extrsordiniary lidng for anyihing 0dd, and when he got hold of a curiosity he would ponder over and examine it, and show it with enthusissm to his neighbors. His friends considered him queer-and unaccountable. ‘He was ambitions to excel in scholarship, and at eighteen attended Prof Brewer's school in Milford, and afterward Prof. Reynold's in Do- ver. He subsequently entered Dickinson Col- lege at Carlisle, Pa., and remained there four years. In 1868 he graduated fairly. After a Bhort vacation among his friends he began school in Milford in connection with the Kev. Willism P. Davis. This project soon came to sn end through an accident. Negro minstrvels rented the bu.ild.infilwbere the school was ke&t, and the weight of the audience carried away the floor. West went back home, and thence to Do- ver, where he started what he termed & Collegi- ate Institute. This lasted sbout a year. Toward the close of 1871 West married the daughter of %It. John B8lay, Recorder of Deeds for Kent ounty. % About this time he began to treat pulmonary diseasos by the inhalation 0f gas. The formula for the manufacture of this gas and the right to use it be purchased, it is said, in Philadelphia. Ha had an office in Baltimore during the winter of 1871, and the spring and summer of 1872. This eatsblishment he sold out to Mr. Way, son of the Rev. &. J. Way, of the M. E. Church. Then West returned to his frionds until the sutumn, when he opened an office in Dover. This he continued to run up to the time of the discovery of that horrible crime, which enabled & distingnished Delawarean to say, “ Although Delaware mng be the smallest State, it has the biggest tragedy.” en West was at college, he was romarkable for his romancing capabilities. He told marvel- lous stories of wealthy relstives in yarions parts of the world. At one time he excited the wonder and envy of his fellow-students by informing them that he had fallon heir toa vast fortune. He described to them the location of o magnifi- ent estate, and showed d.ngmm of the stately mansion which stood on it. He gavo them glow- ing flencrigtions of weeks passed there in his boy- hood, and built splendid projects for the enjoy~ mont of himself and his friends in the fature, when he should take posaession of his property. Unfortunately, however, he seemed to forget vory soon_the story he had last told, and burat upon his friends with anotber startling romance even more wonderfnl than the previous eme. Incourst of time, his companions began to understand him, and knew how to receive his singular communications. . v When he left college, this propensity to lie did not lesve him. During his later residence at Dover he announced to his scquaintances that anurcle in South America died, and loft him beir to s vast fortune. He closed up his businaes, and mado arrangements to quin Dover, So earncet and serious did he seem that his friends were deceived, and when he did lenve the place’ no one doubted that he had so- the Scotch law, “ he | hnllglfll(an heir to6 immenso wealth. short absence, however, he returnedi#n. mmn%‘;i to conduct himseHf in such & waythas many believed he had secured tho estates; was in the enjoyment of their large revenues;;: There is a very prevalent rumor that Westwas married £wo or three years ago to_his cqit Miss McCabe, a -beautiful "and amiable y- lady of Sussex County. West, it is asi;;\. long paid his addresses to her, but her fridig.« were opposed to the match. One report s2. that he der;:{:&‘l the girl aysy and wa3 married: to her in Philadelphia, and that subsequentiy 8}, told her that the clergyman who had performa tho ceremony was one of his friends’ who:had' assumed the chafacter fc:' the occasion that she was not his wife. There s further eaid, be left her in torril gush with s baby to take care of. An Tonor says that he was aci |y married’ hig consin, but that he prevailed on<.iks: Hett mmion, wes isked booanse of £00 <l guinity. Another report says that -thi whole story Ts swithout foundation. I am disey posed b think there is soms trath init. - - A Iawer of Milford ssys that some time- AR zgu_lg lady who was v.ry pious, to believe that S West wext to an liad negress residing nenm’y 1. snt asked : ~ason who bad ~ ~oman gaid er whether she had nufi',);q'@ e had. Thersupon, ¥ Bor to 515 certain ) S o hand themove) ~ton, 5 . West. cumvented, .~ $20, and gobt . er, authoriZing bin to w.—. 1 money: wy‘ar,t however, wg)g too smart for dlum."' ‘wen! 0 0 in perso a0 ok money befoie West ould 26 his e aul o tion. 2 ‘After Wost set fira f the room, with the: of exploding the powdir which he had deposited” on the fidor, he remsind around long enowght to aee that his acheme 124 failed, Then hé gkl upon the freight train bang north, and wenf, for s Delmar. Thence lo walked to Saliabutyz: sula= Jouse, kapt Tracy, and booked himeelf\ag eorge W Hoe told the clork that he hal just cxriv Delmar, whither he had traelled on the ni train, He had on a long, leavy overeost brown pantaloons. He wore | large sloach hat; pulled down over his heed. \ white kercime?: covered the lower part of his fice, und 2 pair of afi;cmm rested on his nose. |, e inauired for : . Tracy, cod i asled to speak with him ir. pri lord st once gbmud his ear Week said that he wanted board for four or five weoks, aud/ wished to know what were Mr. Tracy’s terma.« Mr. Tracy told him, and thoreupon West eaid: th{ he had a confidential communication to: make. He was & Governmont detective. coupons of $1,000 bonds_of the Union Pecific - ilroad were in circulation, and he vias one ol twenty-cight detectives sent out by tio Tress- uryD;garamsnt to ferret out the guilcy paties. - The Treasury had discovered that the count: feiting w.s done somewhere nexr Philadelphia.: West concluded the interview by eaying that Ar. "racy might think him & person of little im- portance, bis when he knew who he was h Would change bis opinion materially. _ . In the afternoon, Mr. Tracy’s suspicions were 7 arouse v guest. Mr., Tracy asked to be furnished wiih. some proof that his boarder was really & Goy~ ernment detective, 86 on former occasions. be. hsd suffered in pocket throngh the rascality of | men who had represented themeelves z&. such. Wesk said that he had injured his foot and lost 73 ers in the recent accidént on -y 7y his baggage and papers | 2 thq Philndelphia, llmmg:n & Baltimore Rail- road. He offered to pay his boaxd in advance, and said he would furnish proof in & day or £wo of his being what ho represented himself. RS fiumhni'ut‘wf Counterfeit and he sought an interview with hix—45" ‘West remained in his goom all dzy Thursdsz, - and sindiously avoided ey p gz?ml‘gldfy d enid_ ho going by Tracy, paid his bill,"and ai WS s tho ndcs train, snd'would 3 back, perkaps, next dsy, anyhow next week. 5 V'Mr. Tracy » he said, * it is necessary *het T shonld disgnise myself, as I am going on & vary delicate mission.” Therenp:on ho changed sun- dry articles of apparel end deEerB s 2 "After the dreadful crime Lsd 3cme to light, George Williams, fully identified as West, the murderer and tlayer of Cooch Tarner. To-dsy West is rationzl, but depressed. Ha hes sent for several of our most distingniched lawyers, but so far asIcan learn recerves oo encouragement to hops from them. he can raise funds, which he is trying todo, he will no doubt secure counsel. In thst case it is probable that the plea of self-defence will ba set up. - Cod Liver Oil. Hazard & Caswell’s Cod Liver Oil 15 tho best. MARRIED. TRD_DELPIT-In Wankogan, Til., a3 tha residence o rias oonclay 8 T Bradburt by Jev, o Willson, J. Weston Bird, of Menominze, Mich., to Mirs. Sara Loniso Dolpit, of ‘hlss!own. X. Y. e * FRARY—READ—At tho_residence of tho '3 -, Az, L. B. Read/ at Blackberry, 1., Ossian D. gfi"‘:nf ‘Chisags, to Miss Mokissa Road. Eastern papers ploase cupy. DIED. 4 57 Sonth, e o e e ey ¥arty Mo her Int residence, on Fri 105 riends of the fanilly ave lavited 0 AHed. G OUNELn Christoe,af seacog fovr, Ll Fansla G_On Christmas, of scarleg fover, little Fa T“Yd’“clfiu’?‘”?s‘.hf" ot Mrs. Camilla Young, e5ed 4 years and 10 fnoat Funeral from reatdenca of ber step-fathar, e e i s Gake Back, Priday, 50 inses ab Quarter beforo 10 o'clock. Friends respectfally iavited. EVANS-On tho morning of Dec, 3, of apcplesy, Jir. - Evans, tn tho 1618 year o o, T al sorvlces at his Tite residence; 52 Warren-av. ‘on Friday, st 10 o'clock a. m. &2~ Loalssille papors please copy. STEWART-—At tho Morgan-st., F AUCTION SALES. By WM. A. B 'ERS & CO. 55and 57 South Canal-st. 0IL PAINTINGS. THE SATH OF (LEL VON WENDPS COLLEGTIO, NOW ON EXHIBITION AT 288 STATE-ST., ‘WILL BE SOLD On Friday Afternoon at 2 o’clock, and evening at 7 o’clock. WAL A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneers. 2,000 Volumes of MISCELLANEOTS (LASSICAL BOOKS AT ATCTION, (o FRIDAY, Des. 7, at 10 o'glock A, B0 At 55 and 67 South Oanal-st. ‘WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctionesrs. By W.0. HOFFMAN, Auctioneer. TMERAS AT ATUCTION. AS. L. M. HOFFMAN'S PO AN B O T ol on 0 WEDNESDAY, Jas. 8, 1873, st 11 delock, A3 Boberts® Balesroom, Nos. 87 and 99 Water-st., New York, order of the importer, 13,000 packagos cholce Now %n:;"r'u-.n wd:: ':’llng fatoleos of Groan Toas, OoloDEs uchongs, and Japans. Catals 'and eamplos will be ready at tho office of ths anotiones oa And afeor the Sdof Jasusry, and at tho salesroom two days provious to salo. By HARRISON & CO. Mortgagee’s Sale. No. 280 West Madison.st., under foreclosurd, we '"%ti‘": gn Salacdag, Do At s o e S g . e, contain 75, cone Egot BIEGANT NEW FURNITURE, suck as Pez. St o Chamber. Sota, Chalrs, Tables, Alattresses, &0. Elcgant stock, and sale peremptory. HARRISON & CO., Auctignce e & South Canalat. PAWNBROKERS SALE. L wit] solf at Publis Anction, withont rescrvo, far caah, {he balanc of forfeited pledges for the current yoar o3 . {iifs evening and every ovoning at 7 o'clock, until Now A. GOLDSMID, 148 Statest. ons. foming in contach with the grest of Mr. Tracy, Wa3— morning he sent for AIr. i day moratag, st K