Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 2, 1873, Page 2

(S TIE CHICAGU DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1873 WASHINGTON. Increase of $406,243 in the Pebt|- Statement During January, Further Details of the Credit Mobilier R Tnvestigatio Review of the Facts Devel- oped by the Wilson ~~ Committee. iow the ' Credit Mobilier Wared Rich by Reconstructing a Constructed Boad. Swindiing Contracts Performed by Dummy Contractors. Special Despotch to The Chicago Tribune, CREDIT MOBMLIER. - ‘Wasamsatox, D. C., Feb.1.—In spite of the general anticipation, Judge Poland’s Committee Ro-day was devoid of special interest. McComb, vho was the principal vitness examined, pro- Quced a letter from General Dodge, in which the atter.announced the defoat of tho Rate bill by & close contest, snd then asked whether it did not pay to have friends in Congress. Ho also epoko in detail of & combination with Ames, in which the latter had triumphantly said: * Hag . Colfsv’s ruling peid the investmout of etock?” Judge Poland announced that with tho exemination of two more witnesses tho investi- gstion would closo. Theso are Oskes Amos, with his original memorandum book, ard. Vico ‘Prosident Colfax, whose defence will not com- enco until sfter Ames’ roturn. " Although nearly all the witnesses bofore the ¥ilsomJommitice are troubled with ignoranco nd forgetiglnoss, the Committes are neverthe- Jess making copeiderable progrees in tho inves- tigation; but & lepding feature of tho inquiry, that in regard to the Jishonest disbursement of £250,000 by Joe Btewart, and of £126,000 t.o other parties, i8 88 mach ‘s concealment as it was the dsy the examination of witnesscs be- gen. The Committee, however, Lavo estab- fishod for a cortainty that tho Credit Hobilier sud tho Umion Pacific . Railroad °Company were substantially the same; that the lattor 8 o manipulated that millions of dollars re- verted to tho former; that thoy monopolized the entirg construction and cquipment of tho rosd snd shut out competition; _ thet several millions of dollars have disappearod_from the fands in & sery mysterious meuner, and isstill unaccounted Tor, that tho Company is substantiaily bank- rapt and connot pay_its dobts; that 200 or 800 os of road, after being finished and sccepted tho Government, wis usain placed under con- @;n atn mato 80 much‘gigher- that the Credit obilier made threo millions of profit ; that the contracts of Hoxie, Davis, and others wero mere Protencos; thoir persons being put in a8 dum— fnios by the'Oakes Ames or Credit Mobilier con- ; thet Government oficers levied and col- e M chonail; that ival inicrests -wero Dought off; that conflicting roads had immonse ‘sunts of monoy lavished on them; that the im-~ Tmenso Oskes Ames_contract was for tho bonodt of Colfax, Brooks, Garfield, Patterson, Bingham, Wilson, Kolley, Jas-F. Wilson, end the otber stockhblders, or tho Credit Mobilier; that tho tooks'of the Union Pacific Road and jCrodit Mo- pilierhave beon kept in such a manner as to cover up and conceal the fmproper actions from the public, and all this to the injury of the Gov- _amment and the honest stockholdors. “Mr. Enider, for two years Genersl Ticket pnd Freight Agont, was tho first witnoss to-day: and, avé that he téstified to' paying Cornelius Wen: “dal), at that time Goyernment Director, 325,000 s blood money, his evidence was notimpor- ‘tant. . - & Tho Vica Prosident of the Union Pacific Railroad, John Duff, was put upon the etand for tho firef timo, Mo is mn old gontiemen, of handsomo ~ sppesranco, his’ heir and Zull beard being -of pure white; but 8 8 witness_ho was of littlo account.’ Howa ‘man of his intelligenca and appsront. honesty could have been 8o long connected with tho \rosd withshigh official position, and be 8o igno- ant of its business is exceedingly strango. ‘He' ‘testified that ha was not in the Credit Mobilior iwhen the largo dividend was declarcd, but he 'sya8 shown records in which his nsme appears {hich roveals that he particivated 1 the 4 snd '€d per cont dividends with alacrity. Alithongh he was of the Committeo ‘Sndit the unaccountsble cspenditurcs vered by the S126,000 eftra legal expenses bo was not in tho room when the subject was de- cided; ‘aud knew nothing sbout it, and never eard anything about it. The Committoo was {cott, Dodge, Duff, and Wilson. Tho latter ‘refused to act. The next was present, and so the only one who can show what the Vouchers “aro upon which the monsy wes naid are Tom Beott snd Goneral Dodge, Tho latter, it Jecems, s on his way hers from fTex- 8s, and® msy arrive before the Committee ends its work, end may . mof. Dillon, ‘one_of the Directors, and also onp of tho wealthiest_men~in the Company, was the next witnese, Hoalsois an_old, white-haired man, sshose life, he aid, had been spent in building Yallroads, ' He Incks tho cducation and culture of the other rich men f1f tho_Compsny, but has ‘much practical knowledgo. He was examinod as an expert, but was ignorant and forgetful on im- iportant points, and nothing now was obtained from him, Dr. Durant was sgain callod, and ho submitted to rather a sovere Cross-cXamina- tion, with tho composure and craftiness ‘of aman having complete control of his mind and manners. Mo said, wheb should be firat yoentionod Lers, thet ho had never givon any money or bonds to Thaddeus Stevens, nor had eny to his knowledge ever been given Stevens. He, howerer, adviced themanagers of the Union Facific Reilrond to reconcilo the differences be- twoen them and the Lesvenworth & Pawnes and this was done at rathor smart cost, robably. As to wilness' dealings, he abso- utoly_knew nothing, yet he gave him, to oxpended 85 Stewart pleased, nearly a suillion of dollars without voucher or racoipt. “+Btewart might have kept three-fourths of it for aughtIknow,” sald Durant, Dirant was gick s good deal of thio time, poor man. He amade, however, one very important statement %o this effect : Ho never paid for tho influance of o member of Congress nlthough during that ¢ime & member approached bim, this bling in 1864, and offered to scll bis voto, Ho also said that' st one {imo four members camo to - him, reprcsenting - themsclves as ‘a Committes controlling _either _twenty-four ar forty voles, end wanted to ncgobiato thewm;, but he refased to des) yith them. Ho. added grimly that his memory yas bad as to names,zsle)mc’;imua, but pot st others. He made this siatoment, yot not » single member of tho Committeo pressed for an suswer. They did, howover, presa Stewart strongly, tho other dsy, wheh it \was suggestad that s0me Howspaper men werd involved. A resolution has boen ‘paseed by the Commitiee, and permission will _ba obtninod of the House, to sllow tie Chairman. ‘to visit New York, Philadelphis, and Beston, to take tesl muni on importaut points, which can-- here. House Dsuking sod Gurrency Committs [onze Bat Fit ency Committon avi,lllh report 8 bill ‘next weelk which providos for incressing the cmm{}fva millions per annum Aor five years. It will bo offercd as & substitute For Representative Monroe's Vill calling for an ‘2dditional issue of §25,000,000. 5 JAPROVEMENTS. 5 The Western River Commissioners hed an in- #erview with the President, to-dsy, relative to ¢he improvements of tho navigation of tho Ohio Biver. On. behalt' of delegatos, 3ir. Thurston msde sn claborate ‘statement of the objects for which the visit was anade. The President as: the committes, in” Toply, tht e was favorablo to all monsures which looked towards securing chesper and bet- ter transportation from the West to the seabosrd. Ho thonght the agitation of the subject was cw-: \gently proper, and expressed the cenviction' {tat at o distant day Gongress would bo com- Med to legislation in the Intarest of tho Wost- ern roducers. . 4 WasmXamon, Feb AP ing i the VASHLX %, . L—The following is 8 public deb statement for Jan. 310 5 41,448,700 e not be .Coin certificates. . 24.946,500 Ceevenes 457,397,332 - 2,233,494,763 Total without interest. .. e 62,342,604 7,007, 45 95,035,000 Total {n Treasury. $ 98,085,058 Debt fess cash in Tressury. 2,162,638,681 Increase during the month.... . 406,22 Domn isvued 16 the Paciic Haliros ‘pany, Intorest payablo in lawful moue, printipal outstanding. 623,513 Interest secrued and nof i BT Interest pald by the United States. 18,500,281 Interest repsid by tho transporiation of 4,118,483 14/690,84 The reason for the increase of the public debt is stated at the Tressury Department to be on account of the payment during the past_month of interest on_tho Pacific Railrord bonds, over tho amount rotained from_the pey for services rendered, of 1,826,274, But for this, tho debt would hisve boen decressed £1,420,030.88. There were also disbrsed from the Treasury doring January, in addition to tho ordfnary ox- penses, &1,240,000 to the Board of Publio Worlks this city, and_ 81,000,000 on account_of tho deficioncics in tho postal revenue, making the total amonnt of tho oxtraordinary oxpenditures during January 84,066,208 * The Secretary'of tho Tronsuryto-doy addressed alettor to the Leads of Dopartmonts, inclosing a resolution of thie Honse instructing tho Secre- tary to inform the House what approprintions sr6 necessery for the fiscal year for onch Dopart- ‘ment to meot tho exponscs of postage on_ ofiicial businees on account of thoabolition of the frank- ing privilogo,” Tho Secratary roquests that Lo ing 5 urnished an estimate of the. amount re- E}xed by each Department on matter reseived, istingnishing . batween vritton and printed matter, giving, if possible, the data pn which the estimate i8 based. It is proposed ask an ap- ropriation for postage on oficial matter for cach Popartment, and such is roquested to givoall de- tails on which the estimates are-made. NEW DANE. Tho First National Bank, of Baraboo, Wie., with & capital of £50,000, is authorized to com- mence business. S, CREDIT MOBILIER. THE POLAND COMMITTEE. ; ‘WasmNGTON, - Feb. ' 1.—At tho sitting of Poland’s Committee, to-day, S arcoxn was recalled and said that since his former tes- timony he had found additionn] papers relating to tho investigation. A pumber of lottors be- tween Ames and tho witness were produced, butb only one was put in evidence, as relevant, This wag dated Dec. 17, 1863, and was from General G. M. Dodgo, then Ropresottative, to tho wit- nesa. It contained a pasteript, saying ¢ We beat the rate resolution to-day 61 to 78—close vote.” The yitnesa received another lotter from Ames in February, 1868, which ho could not find. In 1t was the remark “Did mot tha stack transferred to Colfax ‘pny?” He supposed Ames - referred - to_gome ruling by Colfax as Spesker; could not remember the exact language of the letter, or what was tho ruling referred to. The witness said Dursut's copy of the record of the Cominittce on tho Union Pacific Reilroad showed that Brooks acted 88 & member of that Comumitteo on Jan. 23, 1868, two days Lefore the big dividend was de- clared.and afso a3 Inspectorat the olection March 9, 1663. Ho askod tho Commitieo to call for these records fo_contradict the testimony of Brooks, that ho did not qualify as a_Director until March 25, 1668. The witness had no per- sonal knowledge of any expenditure of money for any purpose in Washington. He was on the Committeo to esemimo Durent's —accounts fi%xm::me fonr of _five hupdrod . thousand ' expenses. Upon reporting to Alley thaf Durant’s sccounts were all right, Alley replied that if they wers right they must' not let the peoplo know it, as Durant must not be relieved from the oditm .oast upon’ him by those ac- ounta, -7 - i B By Alley—Wituess did swost in Philadolphia that Alley rofused 0 sign the report, and gave 8 his reason, that Durant was a dishonest man. He ropented {hat testimony now. Alley was the third men of tho Committeo, and refuscd to sign. e ALLISON RECALLED. . B. Allison, of Iowa, was recalled and ox- amined by the Hon. Job Stevenson. Tho wit- nees had been 8 stocitholder in the Towa Falls & Sioux City Railroad, but hed sold his stock some time ago. Hooper, Ames, Spoaker Blaing, and others were stockholders in the road. It was chartored by Iowa, not by Corgress. L 7 JOHN B. ALLEY. - Alley Qesired to roply to 3'Comb. Polind sotified him thot any roply must be short, a8 this was not the place to settle dificul- ties betwoen ACComb and Alley. Alley then donied that ho had made any elate: \ment “to AComb_in regard to-Durant. He etatod, aleo, hat 1ia iptorest in_ tho Union Pa- o Railroad i tho time of Oakes Amey” con- tract was 1,100 sharcs. His interest in tho Crodit Mobilier was 290 shares. 0. H. CRANE, s recalled, and testified s to being notified by | A'Comb, while Dr. Durant wasin Ei " he (Grane) had better kecp his own counsel, as uropo, that Brooks had sald out to tha other party. : COLFAX'S COUNSLL. Mr. Poland; Chisirman of the Commitice, re-: ceived a note from Judge Hals, coanael for Vico President Colfax, stating that he preferred not to nppesr beforo tho Committeo until Ames chall oturn. - The Commities vent into secrot session, and, aftor threo hoyrs therein, ‘Adjoirned to Tueadsy, at 10 8, m, THE WILSON COMMITTEE, SNYDER'S TESTIMONY. Wasnrvatox, Feb. L—At the sitting of the Wilson Crodit Mobilier Committeo, this morning, Webster Soydor, the_former Goneral Superin- tendent of the Union Pacific Railrozd, tostifiod that Lo dld not kmow meny Government frickstors or _ Com- missioners who were peid anything bosidés their mileage end expenses for geryicos, exeept Cormelins Wendell, who is desd. Wendell want- ed 325,000, aud ho was psid the £awme for goin to Bryan, Wyoming ‘Territory, in 1368, Wendel Thowever, did not pay much attention to the roa when thers, . Wendell didn't say he would make a.favorablo report. Some G0 or 80-miles of road wero to Lo examined at that time. Tho yitness paid tho money on Lis own responsibility, In con- versgtion with Dr. Durant, then Vice President, bo'| that gentleman declined to authorize tho pay- mont. A peculipr exigercy, -however, re- quired tho payment. Oliver Ames, President of the Road, wrote the withoss, saying Le did wrong in making the paymont, Tho witness Imew nob why he wes removed. It was nover intimated he “was removed for paying Wendell. The monoy ws charged to the_accouut of con- tingencies of construction. He gave Bccurity for psyment of monoy also on bis own account. Wendell gave no_resson for demanding the money ; ke wanted it a8 “Llood.” The witness 1fplt justified in paying the money, owing to the i A0S ont 7 -1 bgln 800 peculisr cxigencios abthat timo,~—ho or 990 miles waet of tho Missouri River. Ho looked upon Wendell ns umfin%“bludunnfl.” The rosd was first-class then. F. P. Blair ond Genoral Buford, the other two Commissioners, showed no ‘reluctance to discherge their duti'.' 5 ‘The Board of Directors of the Company tacit! acquiesced in the payment. o . VAN BANDT, . CHARLES .Bpenker of tha Rhode Island House of Repro- sontatives, tesiided that ho bad no do kmowledgs of (ko perment of mongy 0 procure legislation on tho s thie Union Pacific Company and Credlt Jobilier. 1t was then Gonceded Dy tho opposing partics that Durant's accounts were seitled. e Enits wero etill pending. It was charged fhat Duraut spent the money of tho suspenso account of the Inion Pacific and never properly accounted for it. It waanot alloged that he spent the money for corrupt purposes. JOEN DUEF - tostified ja March, 1871, hio wis sppointed on the Committes of ilio Company to settle the ac- count of £126,000 for special legal expen: but declined to serve Lecause ba knpwuu:lfia?:’bant them. - He came to Waskingtou st the instanco of Oliver Amcs, President of the Company, at tho time of Sscretary Boutwell's action respoct- ing the withhioldiug of certain moneys from {he Union Pacific Railroad, Je met in Washington, - ' Rollins,- General Dodge, Bushnell, Tom Scoit 2nd otliers, who said that the Jegislstion on the subject \"'mfl’l be :‘l_ight.'_ 1"{_u gjlfl h'Aml. pai s dollar to any in Washington, an Rosa hitls paid = his own- while there, The witness™ could give no information. 1930 the objects for which the sums in the sus- penge account wero paid ont. Ho hadno kngwl- edge of lawyers being employed hore. Oliver ‘Amés and Jphn . Cisco were appointad o Com- * ‘mittee to exsminy'and settle -tho. suspense ac-, count, The.Company were to,charge such pay-. ‘menta tg the construction decogpt. The witness tostified at len%;h tonching the' action of the Crpdit Mobilier jéct of the Union Pacific. Railropd. In the suits by Pofand, J. Hazard, and others, in tho Rhodo Ieland cduris, against Durant to recover certain moncys, tho' witness as Dyrsuf’s lawyer, and was also retained by baying ] nion ,vPacifia bonds, &e ; also tho relation of tho Oskes Amea con: tract. s .t BIDNEY DILLON testified that tho &:mseut vroperty of the Credit Mobilier consisted of lands at Council Biuffa and Columbus, worth about $155,000, and & not of - the Union Pacific Railrosd Company for £2,000,~ 000. As tho note bad never been protested, ho presumed it might bo considered good. The Teason why he did not try to collect tho mouey ‘was that it might embarrass tho Company. A portion of the land will be required by the Com- En?‘. The remaining portion of it would thus 0 doubled in value. lgn becamo President of the Crolit Mobilier in May, 1871. Sinco tho Oakes Ames contract no business has beon transacted by the Credit Mobilier, except sot- tling up its affairs; Tho Credit Mobilier owns between 1,500 and 2,000 shares of the Union Pa~ cific Railroad Company's stock. The Titness | was not in Washington pending tho Legislaturos of 1864 and 1671. He Jmow nothing about tho suspenso account, mor sbont the 135,000 for special legel oxpenscs; did not know of an ‘money baving boen paid by the Pacific Railéoa Company to any momber of Congress or any offi~ ‘ccrof the Government, cithor directly or indi- rectly. Asto how tho138 miles of road alrendy compietod wea embreced in the Oskes Ames contract. Tho witness eaid if it had not been nt into the contract part built by the Credit obilicr it would have been increased fo that amount, tho 138 miles having beon incloded a8 & part of the contract. Ho further explained tho subject, and eaid ho was one of the seven True- toes to whom tho contract was rosigned by-Ames. No Government Dircctor had cver been 8 stock- holder in the Credit Mobilicr, nor kod auy stock ever beon 5o transfored. ) THOMAS C. DURANT s wes recalled, and £2id that in 1864 be made ar- rangements with Jue. B. Stowart to sottlo the difficaltics with onteido parttes concornod in tha Leavenworth & PawncoRailrond. Hostatodasthe limit beyond'which hio conld nof go, 88 between ©400,000 and §500,000. Thero was mo troublo with Congress, but among persons, some of whom dosized the torminus o be St. Louis othors soveral other _points. Durant pai Stewart cortain bonds after tho logislation of Congress that year, but took no memorandum. No monoy that ho had ever hoard of was speat among Congressmen. No bond of. tho Union Pacifio Dniltond Company passed fo Stevart: They in port woro of tho Pacifie Railrosd, Essts ern Division. The witnoss snid bhe nevér had any oflicial business with Thaddeus Stevens. Adjourned till Monday ot 10 8. m. REFUSED A DISSOLUTION, ParADELPUIA, Peb. 1.—In tho Common Pleas, Jadgo Allison rofused tho prayer of o pelitiou of the Credit Mobilier for a dissolution, whitl was asked for ontho ground that sinco July, 1868, the corporation has transacted no bukiness. Tho Judge says Congress is now investigating ns to the claims of tho Governmont sgainst the corporation, and, therofore, tho Court should not do anything to prejudice ‘the rights of the creditors of the concern. —s CALDWELL. Wasmvaroy, Feb. 1,—At_the sitting of the Seoate Committeo on Eloctions to-day to invas- tigato tho alloged bribery in the matter of tho eloction of Caldwell, Senator from Kansos. 4. coxstoex testified that, in January or February, 1871, ho was bookkeopor in Scott’s bank, Leavenworth. Caldwoll and Len Bmith Lad ncconnts there; do not recollect that Morris did ; donot recollech the check on tho Kansos Pacific or any other railrond drawn by Morris about that timo. One morning Martin, Seoreiary and Tressurer of tho Aissourt River andAtchison & Topeke Tailrosds, drow a check by Caldwoll on Jay Cooke & Co., Philadolphia for §10,000; siad he would bave to go to Topeln on on early train; thinks this was just boforo tho Senatorial eloction recollects about that timo & eheck drawn_by Len Smith, indorsed firsi by Andorson, then by Carney, fnglly by tho bank; do not recollact other chacks by the partics mentionad’ about that time. The ontriea in Scott's ledgor were not" in the witness’ handwriting. = Judge Crosier submittod that tho witness could tell no more abont the boolk than its own pagos shoved ; . Morton read the following entrics of chiocks or drafts cashed on Caldwells nccount : Jan. 9, $3,091.17; Jen. 11, $203.41; Jaa. 13, 7,182.56 ; Jan. 19, $2,000; Jan. 0, $10,000; Jau. 7, 85,0005 Jap. 25, $1,000. A The'witnoss had o 'racollection of the draft for 5,000 drawm by Carnoy on Len Smith, dis- counted at or collected through the bank. - Mr. Morton road cortain entrios of doposits by Caldwell, which the witnosa conld not explain. ¥o ther turnod to . Len Smith's nccount and read tho following charges against him: Jan. 23, 97,000; Jan, 24, §200; Jan. 80, 8500; Fob, 6, $114.41 ; Fob. 11, 53,000, _Tho' books of - tho Firsk National Bank of Loavenworth wero _examined whilo Comstock | was peatohing for Caldwell’s nocount. Clarko said ho had Leen cross-examined con- corning tho conversation with Oree, editor of the Lawrence Slandard, for the purpose ot showiny that the demanding the present investigation swore tho results'of & conspiracy betwees Creo and himself. $ JTDOE CROSIER, Cashier of the First Nationul Benk, testified that Caldwell had an account on the 9th of January, 1871, and has since; it waa a deposit pf 10, 28 8 trust fond, and has romained about as do- posited; that is tho only account ho has. COMSTOCE was_examined by Crosicr, and eaid he did not recollect paying tho chock for 910,000 on Cald- well's account ; did not ssy to Major Hopkins or any one clso that ho did not know snything of Caldwell's account, except what the books show ; bad- no conversafion with Clark at St Louis about these accounts witlin & month} mades memorandum of the books nacessary to ehow Caldwell's traneaotions with tho bank, at Clark's request. The memorandum was farnished after the witnoss camo to Washington. Ho furnished -1 o eimilar list to Carney at Bt. Louis, the day Garney loft for Washington. RAJOR HOPKINS testified that Comstock told him substantially that he- know nothinfi of the account oxeept what is shown by the books. MR. }'DOWELL testified that in a convorsation with Carney, the day of the second ballot, Carney seid if Caldwell " Dad 83 small o yote s bofore, it was evident he could not bo elcoted his friends were dotermin- ed thatho should again become s candidate, andhe meant to do 8o, Ho saked witness' ad- vice. Witness advised him not to, on the ground that it would be bad faith, and that he conld not Do elected; kmow that Carmcy had agreed to withdraw, bt did. not Imow anything of the $15,000; 'had heard nothing of it at that time, : coxsToci . was recolled, snd produced the books' of the First National Bank, showing thoro on Jan: 17 & Gebit of §5%0, end on tho 25th one of S800. Thogo, wero not unusual amounts for Smith to draw. Both 8mith snd Caldwoll had large ac- counts at the bank. 3 LEN T. SMITH wes examinod by Crosier to contradict Carney's cvidence, The witness nover snid he had agreed, and never had agreed to pay £5,000, $500, or any other asmouxt, to any Legislator for his vote; did not say that the prico of Yotes was about £1,000, or anything like 1t ; never spid ho was bound to carry the clection if it cost him $150,000, Tho only check ho ever asked Jacob Emith to” cash was ono for 8160 ; thinks he did epeak to him about cashing & chock for $2,000, but it, waa said in tho prosence of othors; that it wasa mers joke ; donicd individuslly Camey's slstements tist o Lad offered to bribe certain mombers nemed, Judge Crosior produced the cheok for $7,000, which the witness 6aid bo drew at tho Tefft THouso, in Topeka, on tho 19(h of Janiary. The check was ahown to Comastock, who. aid it waa cashed on the 23d of January. Crosior called attention to tho fact. that Car- ney's indorsement was not written with the samo iuk a8 the face of the chock, fo disprovo Car- ney's statoment that the check was drawn on the 22d or 23 ; that ho indorsed it 85 S0on as it was Dguded him by Smith. ; - Tl witnass did not havo & conversation with Caldwell in Carnoy’s presanco, in which the for- ‘mer said {ho eloction had. alrcady Tnvoived bim su expense of £40,000; that he must g0 on and gpend money freely . to carry the election’; did not say that he would slaro expenses with him ifnot clected. . Morton gaid it was not obvious that Carney's indorsement on tha eovey:thousand dollar check was in differont ink. Smith said Anderson was not present when the check was drawn. & JAMES F. LEGATE v was oxamined by Crosier, who acked that the tesiimony of Sprigg, given before the Invésti- gating Committee ot Topeka, be produced, for the reason thet-he testified to cartain things ‘here thet he did nob mention there. - Legate tes- tified that thero never was a party caucus on the Senatorisl election. Anthony cime to Topeka terribly oppoeed to Caldwell ; csme to him with instructions not to voto for Caldwell, pur- porting to ke resolations adopted by the citizens of tho ward, which he (Legate) represented. The next day, witness leaneq that they were adopted by three men, who met in g liquor. salaon outside of tho ward; Anthony admitted it'; Anthony esid he would go back and get up & micting ;. Game back nosh might, and said Cald- wrell's men had taken possesslon of the meeting; eaid to witnees, if Caldwell ia elected, the six ears to come are a blank tome; * if Caldwell is going to be elected, I am ;o&ng o gef some ' ton, and all the principal Sonthern cifies down aa ,ing, refusod to grant the motion for the imme- ‘and Rentucky. For the Middio States, rising money ontvf him ;" he asked me to help him ; refused, "and- said if he: wantod any money he roust gt it himsclf. He left my room and went in the direction of Caldwell's room; when he re- turned he 8poke of Caldwell in very disrespect- follanguago ; think he enid he was “a nig- gardly whelp’; ™ that he could not get o dollar ous of him; askod him'if ho bad asked for monoy ; ho aid ho hed ; don’t think he men-_ tioned any amount. Judgo Crosier submitted an afidevit by Bena- tor Pomeroy, stating that, soon after Caldwell's olection, both Clarke and'-Osrney-said-to -him hero, in substance, that they usedtheir influence to eloct Caldwoll. Clarko said that ho was sur- priscd {hat be was not advised, thaf an afidavi ‘was to be introduced. ~ He was willing to admit that Pomeroy meent to state the facts,-but he had fallen into an'error concerning ths language he (Clarko) ueed. . i : The Committee then went into & consultation, with closed doors. In-a fow minutes the doors were reopehed, and the investigation was d- journed until 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning, when the remaining witnesses will bo examined, and -Caldwell will make his statemout, aftor which tho case will positively be closed. _ . _ NEW YORK.- =" Spedial Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. New Yorg, Feb, 1.—It is generally admitted that the Tweed jury was one from which no.ver-. dict of :éonviction was possiblo. At least. threa jurors'aro charged with mellipg ont to Tweed. Ono has boon an occupant of Blackwell's Tsland, two others ar said to be convicts, and other again either have no visible means of support, or such moans only as are not croditable. * Tt would seem a3 if the panel had been purposely mado up by the Commissioner of*Jurors to so- cure tho release of tho Boss Thief.” The proge- cution say they could not overcome tho corrupt machinery of o Sheriff'a office -filled with Tweed's beneficiarios, nor - sccure justico under & Jury law framed by tho Tammany Ring for it3 own protection. The oath of sccrecy taken by the jury, ss soon asit was locked up to_deliberate on a verdict, indicated its rotfonness, - Boss Twoed was interviewod affer the. trial, and tHus gavo vont to his virtuous reflection: I'weed—Yes, it has been a wearying business. T'm getting tired dut of it. It's only a political trial. There's nothing elso in it. flmnwy.hny will never got n jury to convict me. - What thoy 8oy is, that they ‘stood eleven for acquittal and 4o for conviction, ==ty Reporter—Eloven and two, that is thirteen. gg{,?tbam were only twolve jurymen. How's "erweedé,“'hy, there was one ]‘nrym_ an m«i L3 udge. 3 Roposter—Tho trial hng not taken sway your habit of joking, I eeo. S Tweed—I think Judge Davisis s vory clover lawyer, a very thorough ono, but I think Lo v [ Judge, counsel, witness, and jury, and all, in this as0. £ -Reportor—Did you expect s disagrecment ? Tweed—No, onpectc:dpnu ‘scquittal. - Thoto i no evidence nultl they can.believo to convict. What it ia all dohio foris to harasa nnd persecuta me. Whon they issued o bench aarrant. thoy arrestad mo. They know they could find me whenever they santod me. Abont the middle of the trial I'had information from guite & respon- aible man that one of the jury was in'the power of the prosccution, - He “has' séveral United States indictments hanging over him for using counterfeit tobacco stanps. ‘I knew he woulfi be against me, 8o I was not. surprised at the disagreoment. : s Roporter—Thoy intond to bring on & now-thal atonce, Isuppose? - . : . Tweed—So thoy wg. Well, Peckham hes got nothing clsa to do, Nobody éver Lieard of-lim till ho' got started in this roform business. His fathor supplied him with brains, T am told.- " Roporter—You sro,afraid of the naxt trial? Tyweed—Not a bit. It is only & wasto of time, that's all. I bave got twenty mors y to live yot. T'mouly 50 years of age. Timo works wonders, they say, nnd it will work o chango _in this. Guess I shall live it all dawn. i The above serves to show that Twoed con- siders ho has beon pracsically acquitted. It is nearly certain ho'will be tried agsin carly in the spring. Two prominent oolored citizans of New York, MMr. Scathon and Rev. Dr. Gardet, leave noxt Mondsy for Philadelphis, Baltimore, Washing-~ far 28 New Orleans, for the purpose of holding Caban anti-glavery moetings, and obtaining sig= natures to an address to the President. It is also probable thoy will wait on tho Pregideit to urge tho claims of liberty to tho Cnban slayes. In a papor on Fedéralism, tead beforo the Lib- eral Olub Inst night by Ar. Delmar, the follow- ing remarkable pasenge mado somo sensation: ++/Fhg peoplo have tacitly committed their antire interests and fortunes to_the kesping of o po- litical partios, whoeo leaders and managers, in~ stead of Congress, 18 was intendod, sway _{heir déstinies. It is charged that, knowing this, the Rothachilds, through their American agent, ob~ tained control of ono of these parties in the 'gen- eral election of 1858, and throw it into confusion by abandoning its Prosidential candidate on the ove ul.’ ul;;gum. “n;:lh‘ aftard victory]m its op~ ponent, whoso financial views more nearly accord- 5 With the Intorosts of that gront houss.” [To the Aasocated Press] New Yo, Feb. 1.—Jndga Davis, this morn- diato re-trial of Tweod. There was a legal donbt about continuing tho term.- The- regaiar term will commenco o' Monday, and the gaso cowld. | be brought on'by giving tho usual notice. . Tho counsel in the Btokes murdor case, in the" eveut of thoir failure to obtain an order for a new trial from Judge Boardman, will apply for a stay o” proceedings, and thereby securs o roview of tho cago by o full bonch of the Supreme Clo:l\.rt, and on o failure they will go to the Court of Appeals. . . Axgong them were numierous” &ffidavits alleg- ing irregularitios and openly-expressed hostility to tho prisoner by jurors. One spocial afidavit is by Mary Bean, Btufinghthn on_the day of the murder, én going past the Grand Coatral Hotel, she saw Fisk, -whom sbe knew whilo's domestic at Long Branch, 3 inside-the private entrance, £nd instantly back out, pull out & pistol, and re- enter. As ehe gm!ad tho hotel she heard the istol shots. Shoe was about to marry at this ime, and her fricnds fearing she would be locked up 28 & witness, diusuaded her from tell- ing what she saw, She gives numerous refer- cnces to respectable parties. The motion will bo decided on Mondsy. THE WEATHER. War Department Prognostications, . Cizcaco, Feb. 1.—The prodiction of thio Signal Servico “ probubilities” yesterday of clear and cold weather” in tho Northwost..was verified £ far a8 Dakota, Nebracks, Minnesots, Iows, and Wisconsin, are concerned. At Omaha, for ex- amplo, the thermometer indicated 9 below zero early this morning, and at Cheyonno 1 above. We irms no reports this morning from north or wost of Milwaukee ; at the latter place the mer- cury indicated 8 above zero—the same at. Grand Haven, Michigan—and 3 . below st Alpens. - At Davonport, . To 8 ehovo; _ Chicago, 13 above; Kookuk, 8 abovo; Indianapolis, 8 sbove; Detroit, 6 above ; Buffalo, 19 abovo ; Pittsburgh, 9 abové ; Toron” to, 9 above; Burlington, Vt., 8 abovo; Montreal, T'at svo ; Quebec, 6 bolow ; Portland, 21 above ; Bouton, 24 above; Albany, 16 above; New York, 23 ahove; Philzdelphia, 20 above ; Baitimore, 19 above ; Washington, 15 above ; Wilmington, N. C., 25 above; Charleston. 87 above; Jackson- villo, Fla., 46 sbove; New Orloans, 46 above ; Memphis, 0 sbovo; St Louis, 18 above; Louis- illo and Nashville, 28above. Buowing at Cleve- lamd, Buffalo,’ Rochester, and Oswego. At San Francisco clondy, with mercury ot 45 6bovo. Wasnmoros, D. C., Feb. 1.—Probabilities— For the Sonthern Ktates, cast of the Mississippi, Tising barometer, -decided fall of temperature, freeh, brisk, northerly winds, partly clondy ‘weathr, with ares of light enow over Tenessee barometer, decided fall of temperature, fresh, ‘brisk, northerly to westerly winds, partly clondy weather, occasional areas of generally very light anow.” From the Obio. Valley aad iasoart to Lske Erié and the Upper Lakes on Sunday, diminishing pressure, windsgraduslly backing £ swosterly and southerly, generally clear and cold weather. The sfternoon tclegraphic reports from Miyn&fibf,& and Dakota . have not yet been re- ceiye : —_— - Obltunry, % .Bax_ Fraxcisco, - Feb. 1L.—Wm. P. C. Stebbins, Buperintendent of Construction of ' tha-new ‘Branch Mint in this ecity, died to-day, after a ‘brief illness. ’ F Rxm.!xos\;n, Va., g!b. km—fim nd&r;?gnflh\;‘w ‘ontain Maury, the erican Hy y Naval Qfficer, dled in Lexington, -Va., 's:& y nged 67._Ho was the author of many scientisic works. During the late war he wag an officer in the Uonfederate Navy. Fiendish Attempt at Poisoning. LoweLy,” Feb, 1.—Several femals employes in'the Merrimao Street Dollar Store, wero made very sick from eating cake given by s young woman recently discharged from the store. Tho cako was found to be’arsenicated. An invesfi- eation is pending, MASONIC." Dedication of the New Home of Oriental Lodge. i Description of the Hall, the Finest of its — - . Kind in the Country. = Impressive and Interesting Ceremonies. Yeaterday evening, in tho proscnceof s grand | sssemblage of lndies and gentlemen, the new Lodge Room of the Oriental Lodge, sitnated on the upper floor of tho Orienta! Building, No, 122 LaSalle stroet, waa dedicated to Mlasonic uses, the services being conducted by Past Grand Mas- terDo Witt C. Cregier, assiated by the acting offi- cers of the Grardd Lodge. 3 . .. THELODGE ROOM proper is at the eastern end of the upper floor, and is & grand and superb hall, forty-two feet in width, seventy feot in depth, and thirty feet high. The richness of the decoration, the blaze of color, aud the splendor of ornamentations are o great, that at tho firat glance ono pays no attention to tho sizo of the room, but remains lost in admira- tion at tho eleganco of the accessories. Five main columns of buff, decoreted with lozenges of white and red, start from the floor on'each #ido of the room, and_support an arched and vaulted cuili:;% colored of tho richest blue, and thickly studded with silver stars. On each side of theso main columus are two others, white pavelled with gold, which rise ouly to the height of twelvo foet. Botweon these séts of columns are tho immense windaws. The spaces between the columna aro tinted light bluo. The walls are wainscoted on all sides up to the level of the window seats. Four fino chandeliers hang on cochgide of the room and furnish abundant light. Tho architecture of theroom conforms to the name of the Lodge, and is what is common- 1y called Moorish. < THE ORGAN. ' -The specifications of the- organ, which was ‘built by Johnson & Co,, of Westfield, Mass., aro as follows : - . Compass of manuals, CC t0 A 3, 58 notea, Compass of podals, OCC 0 D, 27 notes, e e S .-Open , 8 fect 3 3 S Dalclanas 8 fock 3 58 pipets T “Aelodia, 8 fect ; 58 pipes. . Octyve, b teet b8 pipes, Flute d'amour, 4 feot ; 8 pipes. Mixturo [tivo ranke) ; 116 pipes, Trumpet, § foet ; 58 pipes. MaxUAL 11 [sWELL], Open dispason, 8 feot ; 58 pipes, Kerunophon, 8 feet ; 59 pifes. Btopped diapason, 8 fect ; 58 pipes, Fiuto harmonic, 4 feet ; 63 pipes, Fugare, 4 feot ;63 pipes. Flautino, 2 fect; 53 pipes. Oboc, 8 feet ; 46 pipes. X Bawoon bazs, f 8 feot § 12 pipes. Clarinet, 8 fect ; 4G pipes. “ Bourdon, 16 fect, 27 pipess Doublo open disgasos, 36 feet, 27 pipes. < MECHANICAL REGISTERS. . X Swell o Great; Great to Pedals; Swell to Pedals ; Tremolo; Bellows Signal. COMBINATION PEDALS. Xfanual 1 forte; Munuel 1 piano; reversible pedal coupler; octave coupler; self-balancing swell pedal, s AT THE EASTERN END A ,of the room is u raised platform or dais of three stepsin Reight, whero the master is seatod. TImmediately behind his seat is a recess, and on each side, of it four short columns. Inthecentro -of the room is the sltar with its.two immense candlesticks, and at the western end is an organ 'immediately betweon the two doors which ead into the hall, the one from the prepara- tion room, and the othor from the ante-roon-| ‘ A platfornd, lowor by & step than that on which .i8 the Mester's seat, runs along the north and south sides of the hall, and is wido enough to afford room for two rows of sottees. in. black 'wood, upholatered in blue. -Near tl:e door lead- ing to tho preparation room are two masaive col- umns, each supporting s globe. . THE ATTENDANCE. * Since tho invitations were 80 generonaly given as to inclnde not merely Masons, but also ladies, and sinco women are-nover disinclined to sccopt gach invitations, the sifting capacity of tho - hall was. severely - taved, and it w08 nocessary to euppioment tho regula- tion seats, with an infinite number of ordinary clizirs, which formed an interior row, aud all of | is which were occupied. The Iadics trod tho sumpt- ous carpets thoy may mover troad again ; sat in places that hall know them nover mory around at the brilliant hall with admiring cyos, ond seemed th Teguet that It should be defionted to purely masculizio purposcs. AT 8 O'CLOCK the Secrotary, Tronsurer, Chaplain, and Stawards of Oriental Lodgo were in their places, and the orgin began piaying, continuing until tEe Master of tho Lodgo, Dr. Powoll, had taken hin seat, Tho Chaplain, thoRev. Jesse B. Thomas, then Tead the Scripture loason, and tho choir eangy af- ter which the Master said they had mot to dedi- onté the hall for Masonic uses and customs, and, ‘turning to the Grand Marghal, 0. H. Bromer, ro- quested him to repair to the Grand Lodge and inform tho Grand Mastor that tho brethren of Oricntal Lodgo, No. 33, had erected a hall which they desired should bo examined by the Grand ‘{,ufge, and be dedicated, if it mel their spproba- ion, A'short time after tho request thus made to tho Grand Murehal, ho roturned, and stated that the Graud Lodge would soon bo present. The .organ struck up - - B eid A GRAND MARCE, tho miusic eoft at first, but becoming louder as the Grand Lodge advanced, in the following or- ders - Escort of Enights Templar, i Grand Tsler with Drawn Sword, Grand Sieward, Grand Steward. Past Alater with Golden Vezsel of. Corn. Past ‘Muk-_rw‘l:’h Silver Vessel of Ofl. Paat Silver Vessel of Wine, Grand Secretary, Grand Treasurer, Puat Mnster bearing o Barning Taper.. Prst Master -Liaring the Holy Biblo. Past Master bearing Burning Taper, Past Master bear B ing Burning Taper. - Chaplain, - ‘Grand Janior Warden. Grand Senfor Warden, Bteward. Deputy Grand Master. Bleward. Grand Standard Bearer. Grand Sword Bearer, Bearer cf the Constitutions, + Grand Deacon, Grand Master, Grand Deacon. Steward. Steward, When the Grand Master entered, the Master called up the Lodse, and the members remained standing till the . avd honors werogiven. Then the procession moved three times around the Rall, after which = THE GRAND MASTER s 3 took tha chair, the escort in front of and on the right and loft of him. Tho Grand Muster said hefelt” it his dutynot fo allow the present moment to pasa without extending to tho ofli- cors and members tho bearty congratulations of the Grand Lodgo, on_the completion of one of the grandest Mazonic Halls in the United States. They all remembered that fire which had swept away the property of eighteca Lodges, and & number of beautifal halls, tbat of Oriental Lodge being the chiefest, belonging _to tho first Todgoe of Chicago, the lnrgest in Illinois, and the one which had been 8o prompt in rebuilding. He waa sure that its courso would bo onward and upward. The Grand Chaplain prayed, end then i=s THE ABCHITECT SAID; ~ - 2 "Architect—Having been entrusted with the superin. tendence and mansgement of the workmen employed in the construction of this edifice, and having, accord- ing to f’l‘ia best of my ability, accomplished the tusk aesigned me, I now roturn my thanks for tho honor of this o ppointment and beg leave to surrender up tha implements which were committed to my care when the foundations of this fabric were laid, humbly h:& 1ing that the Iabors which havo been performed Dow be crowned with your approbation and that of the Most Worshipfal Grand Lodge. i Gdl:‘amnf .)h:‘d’tnrmnmunx Arc-ullc::lh, the skilland fldc{l.;_ la) e execution of 8 trust reposed 3ou 04 e comumencement of this URAertuking have secured the entire approbation of the Grand Lodge, and they sincerely pray that this edifice may continup a lsating monument 10 the wisdom and liberality of its founders, - - - A procession was then formed, and passed nino times around -the hall, the lights burning dimly, and the music playing. At the proper times'the Grand Mastor poured out the corn,’ and wine, and oil. & THE REV. DR. THOMAS deliverod a brief nddress, followed by musle, s ‘benediction, and the .withdrawal of tho Grand Lodge, whereupon the Master of Oriental Lodge resumed his - goat, and thanked the lsdies and gontlemen, especially th formor, for thelr at- ndance. He rogretted thero was no degreo that coald be conferred on thom, but they were always bappy to see tbem on all public occa~ gions. CONCLUSION. The eolemn and impreesive ceremonics which had been listoned to and looked at with 80 much interest bave come to an cnd. Many of the gucats left, but others remained in_order to in- epect more at leieuré the superb decorations of tho Dall, and to converse with the courteous officers and members of the' Lodgo, who did so ‘much to make the evening a pleasant one to all. ’ Mysterions Denths, | Proun, I, Feb. 1.—A singular case of smd- den_death is teported in Lower Peoria. Tho husband of & German woman named Schuman died snddenly some months ago, with ‘82,000 in- surance on his life, and yesterdsy his son, & lad about 13 years of age, died a3 mystorionaly. The caso was brought to the-attention of tho police, ‘and & man known as Dr. J. arrested upon suspicion of boing connectod with tho death of the parties. bl v i S THE CITY IN ORIEF. P. Welder has beon The “Merry Club” will give s calico party next Tuesday cyening, at Snow's Opers House, {corner of Mndison stréet and Bishop court, The Irish Literary Society will meet at-Major core’s oflice, corner of Madison and Union strects, at 4 o'clock; this afternoon. Business of importance is to be transacted. .. .° John F, Finerty, Esq. land Against Elizabe will lecturo on ““Ire g Aot o this g:[rl:'ing, in the er ihew Temperance cormer of - ‘Halafod and Madison atreote. : Tho regular monthly meet; : of tho 3 s \of the Half-Orphan Asylum "2t iy b hoid:at the ; 3 North~ Halsted street, ‘next Tacsday, at 11 o'clock a. m, The Ellsworth Zouaves- will hold & spocial meoting to-morrow evening. - Eve should be prescnt, as business of importance will como before the company. The reading and concert at-Murra; .which should have taken January, but was postpon: storm, will positively Tuesday evening. The Right Reverend Dr. Huntin, ,of Central Now York, and once s ‘Boston Unitarian, will corner of Peoria and Thursdsy evoning. The South Side Christian Union will meet to- \morrow evening, at No. 758 Michigan svenuo, for tho- discussion of the following question : o, That capital punishmest abould be: lace on the 23d of on account of. the oceur st the chapel next rcach in tho Cathedral ifigton streets, next The -statement that General O. L. Mann was at Springfield, working for Clark Geib for Grain Inspector, ‘wis incorrect. . down soon, . but on differont business. Tho quarterly. mesting of the Chieago, Cale- d be held next Tucsday evening in the basement of the Scotch Church, Adams and Sangamon streets. , i ular montbly mecling of the Protes- tant Orplhan Asylumwill be held at the residence. of Mra. Honry Sayrs, No. 825 Indiana next Tuesday, at 4 o'elock p, m. The Ladies’ Aid Bopciety of -Aurray Chapel ive one of their popular par- all, corner of Twenty-second | house, w ‘Wallace., They were lodgod in tho Union Street (Universalist) wi ties at Martino's street . and Indisns avene, Rov. John Mcallin, D. D, will deliver s Iecture; under the auspices of tho St. Vincentde iety, for the benefit of the poor, this in St. Patrick's Church. ony of the Catholic Doctrina.” Bash & Shaploy” recontly gold to Mr. Peabody 100 feot on thoe corner of North D Division streots, at 9275 por foot. This is tho d for any residence property on Sido sinco the fire. Tho purchaser proposcs to build on clegant residence on this property for himsolf. ;- 7 The regular servicos of the First Congrega- e o to-day, in the Second Baptist Church, corner of Morgin and- Monroe ‘strects, at 2 o'clock. Preachiny Goiodss Sunday School an meet in Sunday Bchool rooms-of same chrurch at ofessor P. P. Bliss, Superin- th dn the most 'elegant manner—the sideboard-of} - highest price p Yesterdsy morning Rafferty, the murderer of Policeman 0'Mears, was taken to Wankegan' by Jailor Folz, where his trial will take place on a change of venue. . The trial will begin. to-mor-- xoiv. State's Attornoy Béed will go to- Wauke-. | ¥ gan in the morning. e g § The Second Baptist Church O ciety gives a benefit to_the Foun 0 Union Park Congregetional Church, next, Thuradny evening. - Colonal “Pferce, o Tnler-Ocean, will réad his lecture, #'To Laugh r to Ory,” and the Board of -Trade Quartatte will contribute eome musical gems. . . . Tho Park Avenue Library- Association; corner of Park avente . and Robey streats, to-morrow evening will dobate the question: That it is opposed to the eafety and good morals of gocicty for lawyers to defend criminals whom, they balicve to ba. guilty.” . Some cholce, music also announced. . JIr. Frank E. Clappert, who, teen vears, basbeen in the employ of tho Ilinois any, e8° foreman of” the ¥ cldon shops, was on Fri- dey night presonted with a purse by his fellow- employes. - He has. resigned his position there.] ; to 1ill a similar ~one"on” the~ Houst: Central Railroad, of Texas. X : - The thres men who, were killed by the caving in of a bank of earth at Morton, on the Chicago, Milwoukeo & 8t. Popl Railwey on Friday; articulars of which were published in yesterday's 8. 0f Poland, and were , James Waslade, Jacob No- bakall, and John Koviusk. g John Bunker, the man who was hurt by falling through o hatelwsy in Dufrees’ p: on Fridzy evening, died from the injuries o re- ceived, yestorday afternoon. - The Coroner held , a0 "a verdict was .rondered ;in’ ac-’ cordance with the facts. 3 R John Overholtz, of ‘No. 229 Coltago Grove avenuo, was found dénd 'in his bed yesterday morning. ~He had been " complainin, ‘woolis of his heart, and it is gu; diseaso was the cause of his , for the last nine- Central Railroad C engine Liouse at tho UNE, were all o ‘Houso, Cottago Grovo, INSURANGE AGEN osed that heart, th. The Coronor 1t sppoars that Mr., Worden, fo -whom. refer- enco wasmade esterday, io a Constablo, and that therefore his sction in’ to Las beon legal. Ho waa yestorday discharged. from custody by Justice Banon, before whom ho was brought for oxamination on the charge of obtaiping somo ariclos from 1irs. Thowas, of the matter referred No.141LaSalle-st;;: ‘Where they will be pleased to rén the confidence of their old’ custom- ers, and meet all new ones who are; in want of insurance in No. 1 Compa-" i , of No. 100 North Breamer street, - died- euddenly yesterday afternoon.. -Ha -had- been out during the day, and returned to his house about 8 o'clock, feeling very unwell. Ho 8at down before his stovo, and iu a fow minutes fell from kis chair in goon after expired. : The Coroner: will hold: an inquest to-dsy. = Volumes have boen contributod t Public Library since o eg conaSon, nies, cqmpnsi.ng the hst as fo‘uow‘s_ : LYCOMING, - . i o the Chicago- Jan. 1.by the following persons: James Grant, Wilson, N. Y., 2Lvol- H 15 volumos_ Harper's Seth Tisk, § volumes; Mrs. B. Huber, W. Edwards, 1; Al of Pennsylvania, amon; Burnet, 1; N Miss Carrio Durand, Mrs. John Parker, ¥ Nettio Roberts, Mrs. Horace Moech, s ]gfil'. son, the Misses Stagor, Miss Eva Jowett Miss Fannio Stowart, Miss Johnson, Miss Ray, Miee Loila Chureh. Thio Committos of Arrange. ‘ments i made up o peutelnmads g i eneral Anson Stager, Geo. Doane, 0. G. Cools Robert Law, Das Gage. G T -Forsyth, Ferd. W. Peck, nnke%gfflnfxsg' £ Cobarn Gilman, J. B, ook 4 B o Pt i gpockwood, HL. N dtay, ~-Manager Gardiner, of the Academ; 5= has ongaged for his theatre all thy ?flé‘:”il members of Mr. Fronk E. Atken's disbanied compuay, including Miss Ads Gilman, - Ars, Clara and Misa Mollie Maoder, Miss Tilly Shiolds, Alr. ¥rank Mordauat, Mr. 'J. F. Dean, Afr. O.'L. Graves, and Mr- Fraok Hartwll! 1The engagement of these peoplo, all of them {efiiclent actors, gives the Acsdemy of Masic a* “full double company, making it ono of the most Povertal organizations in America. West Side residenta will recognize in this & determination ion the part of the msnagemant of the Academy to keep up the standard of amusement attrac- tions in that portion of the city. .-A_FARMER * BUNKOED.” ' " n old farmer named George Barnett, of Bar rington, & town on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, was walking on Madison street, near Olinton, yesterdsy afternoon, when he wag ao- costed by a bunko men named Wallace, who az2id that ho was a conductor on the North- ‘western Road, and had often seen Barnett on his train between Chicago and- Barrington. - This 8o pleased Barnett that he consented to accompany 0 to a room at No. 66 West Washington street, to watch the in- terosting game of bunko. After looking on'for - some time, Wallace proposed that they invest. a Jlittlo money in the game. Barmett consented, ut up $100. Tho “check dodge” was ap- and ett had the oxtreme dissatisfaction - of seeing hia 8100 quickly taken awsy from him. Wallace had invested s nominal amount, which,, of course, was also lost. Barnett at once com- prohended that he had boen victimized, and; proceeding to the Union Street Btation, he swora” out & warrant for the arrest of Wallace and tho keeper of tho “den,” Henry Lawrence. Officer Ed. Imughlixx was at once despatched to the ere he arrested both Lawrence and Station, but were bailed out at a_late hour last- evening. They will be tried before Justice Senlly fo-morrow morning. a BILLIARDS: - A new and beantifal billiard hall and sample room has just boen fitted up by Mr. AL F. Cav- ‘anagh, st Nos. 143 and 145 Randolph street, in the basement of the Fidelity Savings Bank, and * directly adjoining Hooley’s Opera House, the .| atrons of which will find it & cosy and conve- . nient placg of resort between tho acts and aftar ; i3 performence. The place haa been furnisiied. eolid marble, by the Gowen Marble Company ; the French glaseware and Darisn statusry by 3: Remington, of Abram French, & Co. ; ths . ‘billiard tables, of E. Brunswick & Co.’s, finest bevel pattern ; the mirrors and paintings, by W. . T. Noble ; and the pretty gas fixtures by E. Bag- got. "The opening occurs on Tuesdsy evening pext, and, among other attractions, Tom Foley and Honry Bhines will be present and play. -~ : oodenough, 3fr. C. W. ellio, daughtar. of Dextar An LLOYD-STOCKEWELL—~At the rosidc daeishe sl Trte ekl ot ca i Cldett daughtes of BONELL_SMITH—At- the residence .of tho bride's mother, by Rov. Urshad; John B Eii: Thurdsy, oo, 20, 17 No cargyy *nd Cadettia =~ DIED. - DRUMOND—Robert G. Drumond, native of Glasgow,” Scotland. i romatas wil be semovod {tomy Graceland smalt foc Intorment a¢2 ollock p. ., Fob. %, 1. All friends 3re FLYN—F.b. 1, at 1115 o'clock, William Fiyn, Rest- deacy, 100 Bremer-st. Fanéral notice horeafter. BEGG—James Begg, at Sterling, Tueadag, Jan. . Funeral at his ) sidence, 143 We Bundas: 3t 11 Ocloek. Friends 3nd rolhors doe cordaly tmsited toattand. . L =% S WATERHOUSE=TIn this city, Saturdas, Fob. 1, at8 ; BriCan, Dokt Weteibaes Sead e voate st month: - 3 TR ‘Notieo of the funcral will bo s o2 £ Maine, New York, and Mmphispapersplesse coprs SLO iz Feb. 1, at*10 p. m., of scarlot-fever,! B.D. Sl Jr, 3 ai B B S e il e fad Tima s o . D. an Notico of funcral heroaftor. i : HUBBARD—At 13 Wost Monroe-st., Feb, 1,"Theo e ot A e, 1 the clty, 2o f Totobo al scrvico will o hold ot the faals sevtdeneer o ; SCHLIEBEN—_At St. Luko's Houpit 2 invo Saz Voo Schliohen, Cemsed. By vativay sctidont, Fanoral will “take plice S -, “Feb. 2,75t 15, @, feom Lly restdorien 0.9 fimmau&‘? g2 DE,;',“;, L. _REWMOVAL. . .. o Troadmay & Jemell: From o5 Sonth Canalst. o MAJOR BLOCK, " " ° " GERMAN, And PENN,, g the strongest in the country. Calhoun, Tows, 3; L. H. 5 yolumes American Quarterly Review ; Wickersham, 18 volumes. *_ A poor young girl13 years old, named Barbara Koarnesr, was £0 dangaronaly injured by.several falling Bricks, droppod o) worlmen on Brown Bros' of Clatk street and Calhoun p) that her lifo was despaired of. kindness of ono of tho Messra. Brown,: the was placed in Dr. Farwell's care, and i3 now fair way to recover, and the owners of the build- ing roferred to have defs Pprescnted the suferer wi A beneflt performanco is being o behalf of Miss Flora Newton, who is slowly re- covering from the tarrible injuries received by her some two months s of “The ‘Black Crook,”at the gic, when her dress car verely burned. building, at the corner ed all e d R e it fire, and sho was se- ies and gentlemen of McVickor's, Hooley's, and the Acadomy comps- nies, besides many professionals not conneeted' o number of 80, have ‘volun- tecred their services, and Manager Gardiner has gencrously tendered the free use of the Acade- bill selected and the date of the performance will be duly announced. The following proj YLecture Course will be of interest : ugara tion by Geo. Wm. Curtis, South Bide, .Feb. 10; subject, “‘ Charles Dickens.” 11, aubject, ** Women of. the Old Time and the New ; " Theodore Thomas, Feb. 17 and 18, South and ‘West Sides ; Wendell Phillips, Feb, outh and West Sidos; Henry Ward bstituted ;n the regular cours e missing Boston Bextet- Club), Feb. 8 ; Professor Bwing, South Side only, March 8 ; Bobert Collyer,. Weat Sideonly, " Professor E.'S. Morse, March 10 and and West Sides; Mrs. L. W. Foss, March 17 and 18, Bouth and Weat Sides ; and E. é!. Chapin, March 24and 25, South and -West in tha oity, to of the Sccond Star West Side, Feb. The Genersl Committes of the Ladica’ Charity. party, to be given et Standard ing ‘of Feb. 17, is compoeed of the following ladies: Mrs, General Stager, Mis, Geo. J. W. Dosne, Afrs. D. Grennis, Mre. F. B. Hall on the even- TN . Mrs. Uri Baleom, SO, o~ W. Peck, Alrs. H. 182 and 183 West Medison-st., northesst; Mrs. Rob.Clark, Mrs.C, mmm Mrs. Alex. Stell Mrs. Colonel MacFeely, Figher, M, Mrs, x, Mro. Edward . BANKING. oo STATE-ST. SAVINGS BANK, 081 Statest, cor. VanBren, Deposits of any amount, from 10 cents 0, $10,000, received. . Interest paid ot therate of 8 per cent per annum. ¥ g i Money may be aeposited and withdrawn soy time.. a5 dns All accounts with this Benk are kept strict- 1y private. CHAUNCEY. ENOS BROWN AME! rosident MEDICAL HYDROKONIA, ° The Only Treatiment Ever Attempted that 24d- ically Cares Catarrh and Thront Discasc. | Asxcuro for Catarh, whon and whero ll ondinasy :x]eu;'-‘ ::?mffmig!fi%; “’""nin Eled‘.’ l;r.‘w el o toatipuony 1on0 alias, 4 Dr. S CIPratt of efl?‘fififinaimh’ff AT Chicago, Feb. 1,157, ‘DENTISTRY, 0 corner Halsted. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. Artificial Sets... Pure Gold Fillings.. Bilver Pfll\’fizs. Extracting Teoth, P— e e e i e