Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 28, 1873, Page 5

e eoroth e e ————— e L Y THE SUPREME COURT. iFull Toxt of the Last Batch of Opinions, & Question of the Suspension of Interest During the Wa The Rights and Liabilities of Married Women. , Chicago's Celebrated Rotten Dried-Beef Suit. The Lancau Bastardy Caso in Kis True Light, Another Deoision Respeoting the Liobility of Common Oarriers, Jurisdiction of County Conrts When tho Amount in Controversy Ex- coeds £500, Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, JTTAWA, 1L, April 26, 1878.—I sond you sil tho opinlons filed to dete, beins for the March torm, in the Bupromo Court, that aro of any in~ ¢torost to tho peoplo of the Nortliorn Grand Di- ~vision of the Btate of Illinois, including Cook County. THE SUSPENSION OF INTEREST DURING TIE WAR, ‘The proporty referred to in the following opin- fon connists of Block 17, of Canal Trusteos’ Sub- division of Soction 83, 89, 14, and waa convoyod, on Bth Mny, 1857, by James Bernay, to Willlam ©. Yonton, one-third; Edmund B. Duval, onec- third; Robort Boverly, ond-sixth ; and James K, $kinnor, ono-aixth. i The opinion was by Justico BfcAllistor, as fol- lows: On the 8th of Xay, 1857, Dernay, the appelice, sold to -ppau.)}m 2 ‘Cottaln blogk of Iandl aitusta in fho Oty of Obicago. Of (iio consldoration, tho aurm of tulrty. throo thousand and forty dollars ($33,040) waa to aid by nppelisnts in fiva" installments, and for which Ficy gavo, thalr fivo jolut promusory Hoton of it date, pagablo to tho order of appetles, i one, two, thres, four, and fiva yesrs respoctively, aftor dato, né tho offico 'of 8, 1, Kerfoot & Co,, in {ho City of Chi- cago, -Nono of tho notes boro inforost on tholr face, 1o Bocuro ticso notes, appellauts gavo back to appellos & mortgago of the promisos purchased, At thio timo of tlieso tranenctions, Bornay, the payee, o citizen and rosident of tho Stato of ‘Alabum wihere ho continued to resido during tho wholo perio of the ponding of tho Iato civil war, and kept all of tho unpald notes inlis possessiqu during tbat time, ‘Tho appollants Boverly and Sklm%lr two of tho mak- crs of tho notes, wore within tho Confedorate lines durdng tho war, 58 was tho payeo, Bornay; ond tho oppeliants Yealon and Duval, {ho two othor mak- erm of the notes, wera all tho_timo during tho pond- cnoy of tho war within tho Unfon lines, Theso facts sre conceded by Loth pattics, 1t s nlgo concodod that oppollants hinvo patd all tho principal and_intorcst “on thuee notes oxcept tho sum of §3,055,58, which was the amount of {uterest acorning upon such portion of satd Andobtedness as romninod unpald during tho pends ency of the war, Appoliants, claiming that such un- pald portion did not draw {nterest during tho war, led thoir bill sgainst Bornay to have the mortgage declared satisfled and discharged, whercupon ho an- ewered and bis ~ cross-bill {o fore- closo tho mortgago for (his interest, These facts inean , tho Court below dismissed +sprgilants’ origlisl ll, and entered o 'decroo of foreclosuro upon tho cross-bill, Tho complainants upon tho originl bill bring tho caso to this Court by appeal, and agsl for error ihio decreo of the Court dismithing tho bill, sud grautiog the. zoliet upon o crozs. 1, Wo aro of opinion that tho Couzt bolow decldod sorzeetly, Theeo notes wero mado poyable at a apecified timo end placo. It wan not nocesinry for Bornny to ninke *8 demand of payment st the timo and place spccified, in order o malntain an action upon the notes, or & il to forecloso tho mortgago (Butterfield v, Kinzic, 1 Bcam,, 445), But, if the anakers, or auy of them, wero b tho placo nt'the timo delgnated, and woro ready and offered to pay tho monoy, nnd could not pay it bocauso tho notes wero not thera to bo murrendored up, such readiness aud offer would havo dlscharged them from Nability for {ntorest (VVallaco v, McConnetl, 18 Potors’, 136). Twoof ' tho mnkers of tho notes resided during all tho timo fn quetion vithin territory enllzoly undor tho control of tho Grovernment of the United States, o which thoy ndlicred, ‘Tho placo whoro the notes ‘woro specificatly payablo was also within auch territos 3, 1t would Liave been no breach of duty on tho part’ of theso two mnkers, toward their Govornment, to havo propared themstlven, and offercd at tho pinco . whera the nolos woro payable, to pay tho money. This s all.thoy woro required 1o o to dischiargo {hom- melves from’ all lability to pay futerest, and the clrs cumstances proscut! no logal obstaclo fo tho accom. plishmont of that result, Thon, on tho other liand, tho other two makers res sidod within tho so-called 'Confederato States; and tlioy and tho payeo of tho nofes were all tho time ‘within tho military ines of that do faclo governmont, Beruny had the notea thon in bis possussion, Whnt lee @al abatnole was there I tho way of payment thero? The ciroumalnnces of tho cane do niot bring it within tho rule, or tho reason of tho rule, by which intorest is suspended during a atato of war, The doorce of tho Court below must bo afiirmed, TUE CELEDRATED DRIED-BEEF CASE, Tho very lnst opinion filed by the Bupremo CQourt is that of the colobrated driod-beof con- tract case, which was fully reported in Tugm TrinUNE ab tho timo of the trinl at Chicago. Juatico Bcott writes the opinion of the Court, ns Lollows : Thin wna an action of_assumpait, brought by the ap- polleoz in_the Clircult Qourt of Cools County against tho nppollant, Tho appolices allege that thoy pure chiaeed a Iarg lot of drid beef of tho appollant, which, thoy claim, o warranted to bo found aud of morclinnts #blo qulily, and on ascertaining that it was notnn thioy gay it wau Toprosented, thoy offered to return it, but horofused toreceivo it, and pay back the cone sideration, with reasonnbe damages, Tho op. peliaut oxplicitly denfes that Lo evor warranted tho beaf ; and states that ho rofueed to do so, and that tho appellecs agrecd to tuko t on Board of "Trado iu= speation, and, Wwhen the meat was dolivorod, 1t bore fux #pection by tho Board of Teade Iuspoctor. Tho principnl errors agsigued aro, firat, {hat the verdict Ia against tha welght of tho ovidenco; weoond, thiat tho Court erred in giving tho firet aud sccond int structlons on behuif of tho appelices, 3 Theto wore but throo pursous prosont af tho makdng of tho orlginal contract, viz : tho appellant and bis o and tho appelles, Collins, Thero is & diroct cone lof In tha oviaenco 'as to whethor tho sppellant ware xanted the moat to bo of a certain quulity, or whothor tho appellces ngreed o talto it If 1t bora (o Board of Trado Inspection _ In this doubtful stato of tho evidonco, tho gusranteo Bubsoquoutly written undor tho involco and. signed by mppolient wad evidonco of tha most fnportant charac- Ror, If it wan signod in pursunco of tho originul contract, it Would bo conclitsivo of (ho rights of tho rtiea s but if not o igned, it would not strangthon hio appelleca’ caueo, On this question, the Court gavo tho followlng fustructionn: = “If tho jury believe rom {hio ovidoncot that tho dofsdant in tiis case sold 0 plaintiifs n quintity of drlod beof Nama atn prica ©f 13%¢ contu_per pourid, and in considoration_ {horcof tho defendant gave Lis written warrantoo, ssshown in tho ovidenco,” otc, Tho tustruction la erroncous, an 1t would lead tho Jury to bellove thut they might'find & vordict for tho Bppollecs on tho subsequent writion guaranto inde- pendently of tho quostion whether wuch guaranteo woa B part of theoriginal contract, Although tho Inw faac- curately statod in tho iustructions for tho appollant, T ato inclined to (uk, onoxaminiug tho evidenco, that tho jury woro misled by {his instrnction, for whicli renson wo uro of opindon that it would tend io the ouds of Justico that thiu cass’ should bo' roversod and submitted to suothor jury without tho objection= #blo fustruction on this vital queation fu the caso. > Wo ro unablo to porcolve any obfcction to the sec- ond inatruction fllven for tho appiellees, 'Che judgment faevorsod and the causo remanded, “VITH AGAINBT THE BEPPARATE PROPERTY QF MATBIED WOMEN—TIE LAWS OF DIFFBRENT BTATES, Tha following declston of the Buprome Court embraces koveral points of intorest, not morely to lawyors, but all having proporty or engaging In trade.” Opinion of Justice Scott: Tasuo Laving heen Joinod upon the replications to tho loas of caverture, tho Court, on motion of the appel- o, etruck tho sanic from the fles, Thiw action of th court bolow §i tho prineipal eatso of error saslgned, to which our attontion lins been clled, and I tho oy ouo deeimed to bo mnaterinl to Lo consldured in thy do cislon of tha case, Tho fourth and Afth ploas dre, fuf substauce, tho samo and in thom It L uiserod that! o #ho dato of thio mnkln of thaeuviral aileged contrubis, e appollco s aud il 14, 3 warrled waian, vinig ith her Jusbunt, Tho roplications to thoss pleas sot forfh,"by Wiay of 'avoldanco of tho offect of cover- re, that tho syoral promisca and undertakings in tho oclaration mentioucd wero mado and entered fnto in $lio Blato of Towa : and that tho sorvicos performod, sustrial farnishod, and money oxpended, Ly tha ape poliant, for tho nppolles, us alfeged in the daclaratioh, ‘were done, performed, and furnishiod, and oxponded’ ud woro contracted to bo so done, u tho Htate of wa. concorning the necessary care, and for the bongs 1t of tho separato propérty of the appolles, thon owmed b{ hor undor the lm of that Btato; and by tholawa of tho Atslo of Loy, then and now,n forco, tho a Jelico could bo aiod koo on contencts, ta regard to oF soparato proparty, notwillatatiling hoe eovarture, Tho obietlon akn e tint althongl tho contract Botwoon tlio paclica fa valid by tho luwa of Tows, whero it wna made, it cavr:ot Yo enforced 18 thin Btafo in n gonrt of v, aud {u sugpori thn objoction tho caso of Mitcholl v. Garpontor, 50 11, 470, Is clied. A party secking to enforco n coniract valid by the Taws of another state, must avail of tha remedy provid- wil by our own Inws, I cnse of contracts mado by mars rled women, € (o fomedy waa only 1 equilly, aa ol in Mitehell v, Carpenter (tho caso citod), then'the party wold Tiavo to puraue hin remedy §n chiancory, and tot othorwine, Tt wvan doubilesn on tho authoriiy of {int caso hat the Olrenit Court helil the roplicatlons bad, Tho rulo atated in Mitehell v, Carpenter was modi- fied, fn Coolmon v, "Loole (January T, 1871), and it was {hiefd hold thiat o marrled woman might hokucd lono ot Inw ons contractw nffecting her sopatnto property (in IiMinols,) 'I'hat part’ of tho roplication whicl alicgea ilint, by tho Iaw of tho Bielo of Iown, 6 marriod woninn conld be micd nlotio on contractd eoncorning hor soparato proparty, did prosont an {mmiatorial fa- sue, A fommo covert msy bo sued ot law on cone tracts; but it 8 under our laws, and not by renson of anything contninod in the Jawa of Tow, After rojooting that part of tho replications ay gur- plusae, ohough rowained to constiluta A complofe anayer to tho ples of coverture under tho rulo i Gookson v, Taole, nd (L was_crror n tha Court to atriko tho [sstion from files (Ifamer v, Bimith § Janvary T, m‘n‘. Tor tho orror iudicaied, tho judgment f8 reversed and tho causo remanded, TEANING DOWN A TAX-SALE NOTICE, In Fauld v. Tho Pooplo (appenl from son- tonco for toaring down n notico of tax-snle), tho Bupromo Court of this Btate has filed an opinion, of which tho followlng is & copy : ; o dofendaut wan indioted for unlawully toaring down an aflvertiremont posted by uuthorlty of lnw, It ds asatimed that (lio notico was not put 1p aix dnya prior to the malo; thiat ft waa theroforo void, aud tho ict chiarged was ho offenso. The notico was posted ol tho 16th, in the afternoon, and tho salo was to boon tho 21at of tho samo montl, In computing {ho number of days wo must fuclude, a8 ono of thom, thoe dny of posting, Buch Ia tho uniform rulo in analogous cases, Tho day on which tho natice as put up muat bo, reckonoed na” ouo day, for the Iaw docs not repogilze o part of o day, 1t fsalso urgod tat, 0s o dofendant lnd roplovined tho propesty lovied upon from the Colloctor, beforo {to day ofbale tho natico bad fuified ita offeo, and 1ho dofendant ivas, within the oxcoption of tho statute, creating tho offonso. Tho atatuto provides that tho offenso shull not oxtond to defacing or destroying an ndvortisomont, after tho oxpiration of the timo for whicl: t 18 to fomain up, ‘Thio timo had uot, in fact, and tho .officor might in ‘somo manner havo obtained'tho possession of the proj orty boforo tho day of solo, If tho affidavit was in complianco with tho atntuto, {lio party could not nvo obtainod his writ of roplovy without committing por- ury, » The advortisomont was yposted in accordanco with the law, which imposed tho duty upon tho officr, and §¢ should ot havo been disturbed until tho expiration of- tho day of salo, Until that day, any interforenco with 4t wan'n galpabio violation of tho alstuto, i canmot be talorated thiat n party whouo property has beon melzed for taxes, and s salo of it duly advortised, can, beforo tho salo, Toplovy it from tho oflicor, tako it out of the custody of thio law,—porhapa by falao swearing, —do- stroy {ho advortisemant of tho alo an exouro for hia violation of tho low, ~ pogo of {ho notico had been faliilied by his own ofile clons nct, Ho might have aued tho ofiicor on treapass, or, under somo -circumatances, havo enfoined tho salo, but hio had 1o right to suo in replovin, An to the romalning error, wo 1nust prosuma that the Qourt_instructed {ho jury orally by consont, Tho Judgment js aftirmed, -7 MARRIED WOMEN'A EARNINGS (DEFORE 1800). Although married women may now do busi- noss and earn monoy in tholr own right, thoro I & linbility of such oarnings, bofors tho passage of tho Marricd Woman's act (so-callod) of 1869, for tho husband's debts, also, prior to that year. A deoisien of the Supromo Court on this sub- Joct, i8 in John Jassoy ot al. v. Wm. Deling of al,, by Justico Bhicldon, as follows: This was a croditor's bill, brought by the sppollces agatnnt Johin Jassoy, snd A, B, Jnasoy, bie wife, to sublect cortat proparty hdld o he watno ot tho 'at- for {o tho paymont of & {udgment which had beon. o covered by tha appellces ngainat John Jassoy, the hus. ‘band. The Courtbelow rendored a docree against the defondants for tho sum of §70,39, aud costa, They appealod, "Cho proof showa that in 1861 John Jassoy failed tn ‘busiuess 08 o bankor ; that his dwelling house waasold ata public saloby s sselgnes, aubjoct to Jnesoy’s homestead right and o mortgngo for £1,000, and was aftorwarde purchased by his wife, A, B, Jassoy, who subscqueutly gold {t for $3,500, and, attor paying the mortgegn on it of $1,000, purchased fn hor own namo anotlior liduse for $3,200, whero sic and her husband now live, In 1663, Mra, Jasaoy entorod into tho millinery bunt- ncss, which waa succesaful, and she continued in §t llllu’ in 1871, ¥rom tho yrofits of this business sho purchiorcd s storo, in hor owis nkme, for $4,600, _Thia ouse and atore, togothor with ubout $1,000 money Intorcst, sho sppeared to bo posscssod of nt Aho timo of tho decreo, Asido from profls of Dher millinery” business, tho proner meparato ostato which she over had waa only sbout $2,100. Tho $2,000 which she had at tho time of her marriage, that beling boforo tho pustago of {hio Murriod Woman’s act, so-called, of 1801, bolonged to Lior husband, Tho profita arising from tho conduct of tho wlllinory ‘businesa, provious to the nct of 1869, allowing to mar. riod women their carnings, at lesst beyond tho interest on the amount of tho wifc's separate eapital which was employad, we think muat bo reurded as tho carufnga fi: t lio ‘wife, and 08 such, bo hold to bolong to tho hug~ nd, Tho proof shows satisfactorlly that Mra, Jassny held in hornamo proporty of hor husbaud to i wmotmt at Toast oqual fo that found by tho decroo, Tha decroo must be aflirmed, APPEAL FROM DASTARDY BENTENCE, Considorablo attontion hns been dirccted to the nppeal of the bastardy sontonco in Peoplo ox rol Eurclio Lancau v. Louis Christman, which, Lad it resulted in obtaining a roversal of judg- ment by the Buprome Court, would have beon rocoived as o dircct oncourngoment of immoral- ity throughout this State. 'The Supremo Court has docided as follows : Thfs was & prosccution ou # chorgo of bastardy, whiero a verdict and Judgmont woro rendored againal the defendnnt, from” which ho Lan appealed, It in urgod that tho verdict was sgafuat tho evidonco, After » careful cxamination of tho tostimony, we find that it suntains tho verdict, and that theére is no mufi. clent ground for ~ disturbing the finding of the Jury upon the ovidouco. Wo perculve no error in the inatrustious, It is objocted to tho first ono that it tolls tho jury they may convict on a pro- ponderancoof evidenco. Tt is often Leon hiold by this Court that the proceod- ing in quostion, though fu form criminal, i, iu oifoct, & clvil ‘procecding ; und that it is not casentinl to a conviotion that tho' evidenco of gutlt should oxclude evory rousonablo doubt, but that o prepunderauce of proof will bo euflicient, 1t 45 objocted to tho form of tho Judgment that it ro- Tlllmu the defendant to giva a bond for the payment of the cosls of tho suit, us woll na for the payment of tho instaliments for tho support of tho child, The de- fondout in adjndged to pay tho soveral {ustallmonts of mionoy and the costs of tho prosecution, ** and to oxe- cuto u proper and sufiicient bond for the payment of thio Judgmient heroln {n duo forni of law, - The statuto only rclluln-l tho bond to be given for poyment of tho histallmenta of monoy adjudyed to bo pald, aud wa do not think tho judgment whould bo con~ struod a8 requiring anything moro than tho statute docs n thia respoct, Wo considor, thon, that, undor tha Judgment, the defendant I8 only required 'to giva ‘bond for the installment, nnd not £or tho coats of ault, Tho judgment muet e uitivaied, LIAWLITY OF COMMON CARIERS, Illinols Contral Railroad Company v, Furat Friond iy ono of the last opivions filed, Tho ap- penl from the judgment of tho Court below is grantoed for tho reanons Lero etated, which will provo of valuo to thoso who forward consign- menta by common carrigy @ This won sn actign brought ngatnst the Raflroad Qompaxy to recover for goods deatroyed by fire, Tlio property b controvorsy iaa londed fulo - car ‘ot tho Uiuots Oeutral Rallrosd Gompany on tho aftornoan of Oct, 4, 1671, ot Mattaon, 1lL, conlgned o tho appollo at Gliicagd, The car' nrtived i Chicago ” Nbout 4 o'clock in tho aftornoon of Oct, T, ) which was Baturday, and by about 6 ofclock of that nfternoon tha goods had beon un- Tondod nud stored in a safo aud suitablo fraight-house of tlio Gompany, On Monday morning, Ocl- 0, 1871, LotwoouBand 6 otclock, thu freight-tionso” aid cons tents, tncluding tho proporty iu_question, wore do stroyed by thogrent firo i Chicago, Tha dootsine bus beon ropoatedly doclured by this Court that enrriora by rallroad arg neitbor bound to dolivor tho Goods car od to thie consignoo porsonaily, nor to give notice of thelr arrival, to diuchargo tueir. Uability 58 carrlers § thut IF tho couslgnes 16 not presout Lo rocstve: tna goods ou their urrival, tho carrier can store tho goodk #afely fu u auitablo wareliousy, to awaii the demand of $ho consfignco ; and whon thuw stored tho duty of the vallroad, 18 & common carclar, torminatas and tat of tho warchouseman beghuw, (ifore duclsions ave cited.) “The fnstruction givon for {ho plalnti® bolow waa A conflict with thio rulo, Tho acoond und foucth {n atructions asked for on Lehlf of (o dofondant wan in accordance with such rulo, but thoy were refusod by thio Gourt, For urrue In wich refusal of instructious, tho Judgment Is reveraod and tho causo remandod, JURIBDICTION OF COUGTY COURTS, In The Yaople ex rol, Samuel Poto and Wm. K, Patterson v. Helon I, Meud, tho Bupremo Court has defined thq law ag to the jurisdiction of Oounty of Courls ay Lo tho amount in contro- vorsy, 'Plio opinion in by Beatt, J., and 14 &3 fol- lows' ‘This was & potition for 4 mandamus to compol tho Olorl of flia Liallo County ot 1 1 o ummnons inacausy wherein the relalors wore plointilte aud Noheminh B, Iarrls Wus defondant, snd whero tho amonpt elahwyd to bo duo to the plaintifs oxceeded ths 10 9f $500, The vespondent refusod to ssus tho B roun thhit the County Court of Li- a cam o (o lo Qaunty bl mo Jurisdlotion in culwes whora the Amounit in controvaray excesdod thu kum of $360, Umlmsllla Aot of 1805, the County Coutt of TuBallo Qaunt neurrent Jurisdiction fu sl civll causes ‘with tho Cixe ¥, Peckhum et ul, (doshind ot tho presont tequ), 1€ way lield that thoexte... ! dudlction conforred by the act of 1865 upon tho Guuiy Uourt of Laballe County wan repealed by tho provislons of the Constitution of 1470, aud that that Court cun now only excrcisé such surlmllctluu us §a conferrod by the geucral law fu forco uly 1, 1873, By tho provisfons of tho gouoral lnw, Qounly Courts” have no jurlediction In civil causes when {he aount in controversy vxcoods $500, The it Gourt of thet county, In Blakoetal |- rospondent proporly rofusod to smuo tho proosss, o e+ o o o o Tho poromplory writ of mnn. damus s donted, |THE JACQUES-BMITI RATE OASE. Tho colobrated Jacquos cnso, in which Jamen Jacques and Goorgo Herris wore charged, tho Inttor with committing n rape on the person of Jano Bmith, & girl of 15, and the former with niding Harris Lo abduet hor, has boon roversed, on the ground that thore was no evidonco what- over sustaining tho chorge, Tho men wore son- tonood to tho Ponitontinry for ono year. ‘o cnso ia one of tho most oxtraordinary on rocord. Wo summarizo from tho opinion filed: Tho girl was ataying at n M. Goodyear's, who kept n. naloon nt Loyden Contro, n auburb of Chicago, and, nt the invitation of 1Tarris, took somo wine, which, it was charged, had beon drugged. Av hia ontrenty, she walked towards Ohicago, and Marrls and Jacquos followed in a buggy, and picked hor up. Thoy all got out at ono Bnxter's suloon, cornor of Union and. Lrle streots, whero Jacquos remained Lohind, and Harrls and the young girl walked to tho Natfonnl Hotol and registorod as man and wife, slooping togothor. 'Thore was mo disturbance during tho night, and no complaint mado in tho mm-nfng; tho parties went away clulal.ly, a8 they como. On the witnoss- stand, tho girl said Bhe knew nothing furthor than {hat shie woko up in the morning with Har- ris in bod with hor; how ho eamo thero, or what hiad transpired, ho profossed to havo no recol- lootion of. Bhe distictly swore that Hurris had no imprapor intorcourso with hor, 80 far ns sho know. The Court below was moved for and ra- usod o now trinl on tho ground that tho charge wau not enstninod, aud this was orror, and tho docision must bo roverssd in consoquenco. Tho Court scom to entertain no doubt as to tho guilt of tho parties as to a doliberato attompt to ruin tho young girl, but tho fact that thoro was no ovs Idenco addnoed at tho trinl oxcopt such as tonded to phow the girl hnd boon ou negenting party throughout was fatal. s, ' THE SUICIDAL MANIA. Two Cnscs Yestordnye The suicidal mania has provailed to an alarm- ing oxtont in this city during the pust wook. Thero havo been no less than five solf-murdors, and tho monus by which tho victime have nc- complished their mad desires Lave boon both peacotul and violont, and, if wo may judge from tho suicides of yestorday, this weok promiscs no nbatoment of tho lunacy. . Tho first caso developed was that of a boau- {itul young lady, Miss Nollio A. Crawford, who hung horgolt in tho houso of her brother, Mr, Olinrles Orawford, who rosides at No, 648 West Washington street, yestorday morning. The act wns committed while the family wero nt ohurch, Whon they roturned, the young lady wns missing, and, na sho was an {u- yalid, and thoreforo seldom wont ont of tho houeo, soarch was made for hor, Mr. Crawford proceoded to bier room, and, uq{on attempting to open & closet door, found it Iocked on tho mside. 0 at onco becamo alarmed, and broke open tho door, His blood wns curdled in his volns, at seoing his sister hanging from ono of the clothos- hooks by & leather B"“‘:x which oncircled her neck. He at onco cut her down, and lald her upon bor bed. But lifo was thon oxtinct, nud tho body cold, Bhio had ovidontly boen dead for some timo, Dr. Adolghuu arrived soon aftor, but of courso could do nothing. It appoars that the nnfortunato girl had \vmrpud bershawl- straps around hor neck, and lightly buclded them, B8ho thon rau o trunk-strap thrvough them, and, gotting on hor trunk, had fastenod it securoly to a ook In the ceiling of the closot. It is prosumod that, aftor closing the door, sho mado tho fatal lonp from the trunk which ro- sultod in hor denth. Insanity, brought on by a spinal disease, was the causc of hor committing tho rash nct. The disoaso bogan with a homorrhage about ono yoar ago. Last Janunry sho came to her hrolher's houso in tho hope of being ocured. Dut she has boon growing qmdunlly WOTHO, end, for mome _timo, hor mind has boon dlsordorod, or domentln hna shown itaclf In continued dcl)ruanlon of spirity, and in tho migtaken improssion that sho was unworthy tho nffection of Lior frionds, and tho privilogos of- the church of which sho wns 2 mombor, Miss Crawford was 27 yoars old, and a most estimablo {oufl? Indy in ovory respect, aud much beloved y all who know her. Hor sad doath has almost ovorvholmed the family of which sha was o momber with gricf, and caused deop sadnosa among & wido circlo of friends. The socond caso was that of s _young man namedJohn Coffee, who committod suicide at his honrding-house, on tho corner of Qlinton and Maxwoll streots, at 6 o'clock, by shooting himsolf with a shot-gun. IIo placed the muzzlo of the i:un at his mouth, and fired it off by putting his too in the loop of a string, which Jio hnd aftached to the triggar of tho gu The top of tho hond wns blown complotoly off, Tho body was removed to No. 540 South Hulsted stroot, tho residence of his daughtor, Decented was a widower, and was 51 years old. Whisky is believed to have boen the caugo of hiy doath. SEE-SAW. Photagrapied for the Chicago Tribune, Fifty architects lung pletures on i wall, Bhorp competition for the now City Half, Oonus—Ono little, two little, threo littlo pletures, Tour littlo, fivo littlo, six little pcturce, Half hundrod neat littlo ploturcs, All for tho new Clty Hall, Fifty littlo pictures hanging fu o line, Ouo withdrow and left forty-nino, Crionus—Ono liltle, two liitle, threo Uttlo plc- turos, ke, Forty-ntn potures, al o bo ses o ress full out, and loft eightoo, Ouonva—Od little, tio UL, threo Witlo pic- ures, ke, Elghtoon ploturer, oll vry fue, Half got rojected, and thon thero wero nino, Oitonua—Ong little, two lttle, threo little ple- o it v Ning succeanful architects, wasn’t thisa Tlirgo in the dumps, and {hat tofe she.® Cuouus—One Httle, two little, threo Littlo ple- turos, &e, Half & dozen arcliteots, merry an conld boj ‘Ualf came to grief, and then thero wero thres, Ononus—Ono’ little, two Httle, throo littlo ple- tures, ko, Thres happy architoots, thinking it was fun, Two disappear, anit thon thera wag oo, Quonus—Gno littlo, ono littlo picture, &e. Trwo dlsappointed, couldn't lot it ho, Bo climbed in agal l|‘(lhnl ado threo, Ouionus—Quo 1ittlo, two Littlo, thres Hittlo ple- tures, &o, Throo unhappy ones kick against tho pridi Gk oimatatod, i that nusi i, TrICKE Oronus—Ono little, two Wttio; throo Nttlo, &c, Boro unkhanpy auos taino an awul whine, Labor with the Board, and thon there are ning, Cuonus—Ono little, two little, threo Litle ple- tures, Ko, Tett of tha architocts, awesting it was mean, Ater furthor Aguring, back came ofghtoen, Ouorus—0no litilo, two liltlo, thred littlo plo- tured, &c, Kopt tho ball a rolling, prossing into line, Sot e ol up ageda, tho aput oriy.nino,” - Qutonus—Quio Uitle, two Litito, throe Lttt pi tures, &0, Fitty cagor archifocta s 14 must como to that ; ow fo get tho right ono: Shake 'em {1 a haks - Ouuius—Ono Tiitlo, two Lttle, threo littlo ple- tures, &o, — BENEFIT CONCERT. This ovening a complimontary benefit concort will Lo given to Miss Kato Van Wordragen, the oxcellont alto singor, at Orphous Iall, with tho following programmo: PANT 1, 1 Awphlon,?uutul(fi.“- T e e wilessra, Ranney, Tlden, 2, WJuaitn » ‘(.opr"fiuo s ok AL '.’légncnno P Mad, A Tiano solo. . My Bong (new). Misa Van Wordragen. Arln and recltativo *Ernnal ¥, Mr. James Schnadi, TART 31, 6, Ballad and Polonaiso (violin and plano) . . Mra, Toroits %, 0 Luce di quost’ anfma Misa Blanche 8, Fantuslo on * Marthu (zithor sok @, Eltlinger. 9, " Farewall? (with planouud Korn), ... Mies Vi Wordragen, des, Horsis, ioid Sehreder, 10, “Tlo of All the Best the Noblost *, . FProch dr. +«.Hehumann Mad, A, Francis, 11, Eeco quel floro o0, Oontn * Mligs Huutroiter, r, dun- newman, and AN —_— A Killing Froste Onanrestoy, 8, 0., Apiil 27,—Advices from noighboving const soationy report disustroms ro- sults to crops from the Lilling frost of yostor- day mornlufl. Much of tho cotton will Fmve to bo roplantod, and the injury to early vegotnbles is irroparable, Frost #o late in tho souson hng not ocourred in thiy section for ity yoars, - DISTRESSING CALAMITY. The Only Son of the Hon. Isanc N. Arnold Drowned nt Dixon Affscting Partioulars of {he Disnsterss- A Hoavy Bercavement. Tho sad nows reached the family of the Ifon. Isnno N. Arnold at thelr residonco on Piuo stroot, nonr Buporior, in tho Norih Divislon, at a lato lLiour on Saturday ovoning, that their only son, Arthur. Mason Arnold, & lad of 14 and of unusual promise, was drownod in Rook River on Hatur- dny afternoon, Tho briof and heart-ronding in- tolligonco wns confirmed, and mado even moro sad n ita naturoe, by the full and distrossing par- tioulnrs of the ovont brought to thia clty yestor- day morning by a gentloman from Dixon, n friend of tho family, n_spooial messongor, with tidinge moro snd in tholr purport than aro usual among tho visitations of our Lhouscholds, Mr. Armold and lis family have for some months beon proparing for an extended tour in Iurope, aud thoir arraugomonts were made and ‘berths sccurod in the roturn tripiof tho ill-fated Atlantic, of tho Whibo Star Line. ' The appalling disnstor to that stoamor deforred Mr. Arnold’s doparture, which, howover, wns soon to take placo. Tho rosidonco had boon roitod to T. H. Bholdon, Eaq., and the final matterd woro bolng disposod of. M. Arnold owns n farm on_the Rock River ab Dixon, which lio has mado tho homio of a rola- tivo, It Las beon o familiar sight ir our streots Mr. Arnold and his bosutiful Loy, mounted on & groy steod aud n grey pony, and many linvo turned on our llmronihtueu {o marlk tho pair aa thoy wero tnking thelr ridos togother. The horses wero to bo soni to tho Dixon fa:m to bo kopt durh:F the tour in Eurapo, and Mr. Amold and his son went out on Fridsy to soo “tho pots disposed . of, and Dbid fatowoll to friends. For somo w2eks pnst, Arthur, whose Inventive and mechanical turn of mind his foud fim‘ont had enconraged, hind boon building a small bost with his own hemds in the yardat his homo in this oity, and' was v:‘rly Eroud of his nchiovoment. Tho eraft wa o sail- oat, and was fitted up throughout b{lthu boy, with such ndvico and study s he ocould bring to boar in tho This bont was fin- isled, kind paront _consquted that should bo put ron bonrd \ tho cars, to bo lott for anfo keop'mg at Dixon.n In tho ‘myatorious dln}mnanunu of Providonco, it was an instrument of fato thaihas plunged tho family and o wido cirelo of fricnds in griof. From our informant from Dixon wo loarn tho {mrmnlm of tho sad casualty. Arthur, boy- iko, wou ongor to try his snit-boat. Mr. Armotd congonted, but for safety toak & Aargo, olumsy, flnt-bottomed skift, and attompted to keop with his son, A flaw of wind carriediArthur's craft suddonly somo rods away, and then over-tmmed it. Tho RtockRivor was running a full spring cur- ront, io{dcol , The lad bmvn!i clung to his cap~ sizod skiff, and soomod to hold it strongly, Agonized by bis peril, tho father mado overy oxortton with lis clumsy bont to reach his son, but the ourront boing sgeinst him, and_ his son not far from tha banlk, M. Arbold jamped ashoro, ran nlcm§ tho bank, soizod o heavy plank, an flonted it out toward Arthur. Tt camo so wonr ihat the boy made an offort to solzo it, but, benumbed by cold, missod his grosp, and sanl to Tise no more, alrost in rench } of tho horror-stricken father, The hody waa rocoverad, but boyond resuscitation, It would . bo nn idle and ungraclous task to seck to add- o1ino to paint tho nnguish of the blow, sad to all, but sndder to tho most loving of fathers, whose son thus porishod beforo his eyos. A fow family frionds went out to Dixon lnst ovoning to meot Mr. Arnold, and pay the mourn- ful tributo of condolence 1n his great aflliction. |« This party roturn to-day with the romains of tho- hr!i;b& and noblo boy,who, a fow houra since, 501 full of hnEn and lifo, wont out to placo his pet if _pony and bont in good keeping while ho 1as abroad. Tho funeral will ocour on Tucsday. I Tho evont hns cousod o profound mensation¥ among tho numprous frionds of the fam- . ily in this city. It is myste— rious thht n life 8o bright in its promise should hovo closed thus endly. And yeb may wo not.] add that it ia within” humsn exporicnce that, * among those who mourn with Mr. Arnold and}i Lig honso, thero will bo soma who, in aftor yoars, o W‘;Yl n of Arthur, as comparod with tho blighted lifo of some worso wrock of Loyishy promiso In tholr own households, Itisa gift from Hoavon to havo oved and lost such a gon. . —_——— PERSONAL. { Gov. John J. Bagloy, Michigan, is at the’ Bherman House. Gon. Goorge Boochy Celtekill, N. Y., s nt the ) Blrorman Houso, T, L, Mathows, Centonninl Commissianor, is af the Shorman Houso. Ll Hon. Iforacoe Rubleo, Ministor to Switszorland, | is nt tho Bherman., Hon. Bubsidy 0. Pomeroy, Kanses, ig at tho Tromont Houso. Among tho arrivals at the Tromont‘ House yostorday woro tho following: Josepht 3L woot, Now York; E.}, Prossing, Watyrloo; Johu b, Xanena and vifo; Nowarl, N. 3 £ 0. H. Bryant, Burlington, Vt.; J. Gillespio, M. H. Curter, Ban Franclaco. Among the arrivals at.the Gardner ITo use ;eat'crduy wore the following: W. R. Hollow: \y, udisnapolis; J, P. Downey, Now York; Lire d- ovic Cromwoll, Brooklyn; J. L. Trumboll, 84 Louis ; T3, W. Kfoaloy, Morylaud; T. G, Cloments 5 Omnbo; Thomns Simpson, Council Blufls, Among the arrivals at the Gault Houso yoster: - day wero tho following: B. F. Carpouter, Phila- dephin; J, E. Walker, Minnoapolis ; John Taffo,» Nobraskn; L. B. Bonrdsloy, Milwaukee; Goorgess Bmith, Idaho; P. K. Dederick, Albany; Donald 1. Motrinon, Philadolphin; A, G. Gainfort aud Tumily, Momphiy, Among tho arrivals at the Bhorman ITouse, icn(nrdny, wore the following: George W.o owott and wifo, Now Yorl; D, W. lonatino, Philadolphin ; Ghos. G. Johneon, Now Orlesus § John MoKettrick, 8t. Louis ; Thromas Orcloard, § England ; John Orackott, Froncisco 3 T.| You Schrador, Dobrolt; Otto itrab, Prashln ;| Lmil do Planquo, Now York; P. It Townsond, oston, Congrossrnn Shanks will build, this} summer, the finest house in Jay County, Ind. Capt, Jamos P. Armatru;fi, of (tho Tnited Btatos Navy, died nt Now Haven, onn., on Saturday wook, Moneelgnour Fabre's coraocration as/Condjuntor Bishop of Montroal aud Grantianoyyolis takes placo on the 1st of May. Mrs. Con. Hallock, who has for 'some time past mado hor residonce in Faribault, {Al.(nnu b romoved to California, Gen, Bon, F. Butler has bought =) £300,000 farm, tho papera say. Strict honesty vaud closo applioation to business did it. A London paper announces that 1Dorp will visit Amoricn in August noxt, “witha Farge and magnificont collection of works of art.” The lato Anson Ballard, of Appleton, Wia., be- quoathod 675,000 to tho Applaton Collogiate In- gtituto, conditionod on tho raiving of wnother 76,000, Tho Rev. Fales H. Newhall, formerly Protfesaor in tho Wosloyan Univorsity, ut Middlotow, Ct., has been elocted Prosidontof the Olilo Woe pleyan Univorsity. Capt, J. A, T. Tull, Booretary of tho Towa Btato Bounto, has purchaved ‘the Bloomfleld Republican, which Ling of late boen managed by Mew, B, 2. White, Mise Angola Lozano hins won the English Pro- fossorship in the Fomale Colloge in the ity of Mozxlico, in & compotitive oxamiuation with'six gontleman candidntos, Geoorgo P, Kane, Bherift of Baltimore Oity, Md., has rosigned. IIo was tho Polico Mmrah arrestod by tho United Htates authorition soon aftor the War began, in 1861, ' James F, Olark, Rondmnater of the Chllclfio, Burlington & Quinoy Railroad, has rosignad his lato pouition, for the purpone, rumor hau it, of accepting tho Assistant Buporintondoncy of tho Unlon Paclfio Railroad, Oliof Justios Butlor, of Connoctlout, is about torctire from the Bonch, and it iy bolug ar- rangod that Judge Boymonr may sorve as Chiof Justico until next Fobruary, whon ho, toa, must rotiro, Judgo ark, the prosent sonior membor, will thon bocome Chlet Justice. Jenso Graut, son of tho President of that ilk, hay gono to Oalifornis with Bonator Cola's fam- 1ly, 1iis Bxcollonoy wants him to knook around awhile, and got some of tho greon rubbed off by tho attrition of tho world, boforo suttling him down to supersode Colonol somebpdy on Gens THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1873, oral somobody olae’s staff,—Zouigullle Courier- Journal, ¥ J. H. Dovoroaux, Iato Genoral Managor (ab Olovoland) of the Lako Bhore Railway, who liaa nocoptod tho executive coutrol of tho Erie, At- lantfo & Great Wontorn, and Clevaland, Colum- bua, Cinolunati & Indinnpolis Rallways, bad, anys tho Cleveland Leader, good ronsons for his cliango of bano. A cloan honuy of #100,000 and & malary of $20,000 a yenr would bo an *induce- ment ™ to nlmont any rensonable man to becomo monarch of throo railronds. And that is just what Prosident Watson sgreed to pay Ar. Dov- oroaux, o s SUBURBAN MATTERS, Mocting of the Eyde Park 'l‘rIllllcel-- Tho Bvanston G overumont in Coune cll-=Gthor ltems of Intorcst from That Suburb, * A mooting of tho Mydo Park Trusteoa was held on Baturday afternoon. The following plat waa approved: Resubdi- viaion of Lots 1, 2, and 8 of Jordan and Sawyer's Rosubdivision of part of Block 16 of ho resub- division of Blocks 156 and 16, in Olenverville, in Boc. 3, T. 28, N. R, 14 E. A warrant wan ordorod to Jomos H. Ely, Town Oollcotor, for salary and oxpensos, 31,144,806 ; aliio, for 2,000 to Nolson & Donson, in advance paymont on account of Stony Island avonue im- provomonts ; also, for §2,142.81 to Bontty & Bar- kor, in full for nmount due on cstimato on Tif- ty-firat stroot sowor. A potition was recelved-from Bartow A. Ulrich to have signa on streot cornora, Roforred tothe Committoo on Btreots. In this connoction, Pros- ident Cady callod tho attontion of the Committeo to thoe potitlons horetofora roforred to thom, to havo all the strosts and avonuea consocutively numbored, and to adopt tho docimal system of numboring lots. Io advised enrly action on fl.\lslsnbjoot, 80 that tho signs may bo mado to counform. . . A now pump was ordered for tho woll at tho Village Hall, Tho Superintondont mada his Eonrly rnrnre of tools on Ymnd, a8 follows: Threa “sprinkling carts, ono plow, ono scraper, twelyo spades, an six whoelbarrows. Tho peremptory order of Goo. A. Emory, D. R. Tonnoy, and 8. B. Georgo was orderod to Lo 1aid on the tablo. They domanded tho opouing of Forty-fifth strect and the laying of a sido- walk on Indlana ayonuo, claiming to hiave paidin ‘monoy for thouo objects sovoral yoars ngo. Tho Trusteos claim that the nascssment for the sidowalk was rescinded,and that tho 70 puid in by Mr. I, Bawyor (alloged to bo tho only payer) was rofunded to him, My, J. H. Dunbam withdrew the authority givon to purchase 2,500 feot of four-inch wator- plpo for him, for uge in Madison Ayenue Park. The bond of Asa D. Waldron, Village Trons- urer, for $200,000, with Charles Hitcheock, D. 0. Bradley, J. 0.' Lyman, Samuel A. Downer, ‘Wincheator Iall, and N. B, Judd as surolies, was prosontod and approved. A balanco of $34.80 bolng found to tho crodit of tho Yorty-soventh stroet condemnation fund, it was resolyod to oxpend the same in repaira of Baid stroot appronching Kenwood Station. Tho Superintendent of Public Works was au- thorized to construct o breakwater protoction to tho Fifty-first stroot pior. During the sossion a number of bills wero ontad, and roforred to tho proper commit- T8 R sooe; ond anothor dobate was hnd‘uu the nubject of_wator-pipes,~—wood v, iron. 3 It ups aeeanged to o on wn exploring expodic tion on Thursday, May 1, ot 8 a.m., to intro- duco tho now Board to the forty-five sguare miles of torritory it is expected to govern. EVANBTON NEWS, The inhabitants of this village woro awnkoned estordny morniug by tho alarm of fire. The i‘iru Dopartment hurriod to thio scono of tho conflagration, only to discover that brick-layers «and carponters were thon more needed. Tho new chomical ongine was brought to play upon ‘tho oxpiring flames, and showod itsolf to be an interesting toy. The firo was discovered at Dalf-past 1 o'clock, but must have been burnin somo time bofors the _alarm was gifon. Tho houso, an occupied oue wea_undorgoing repairs, It was insured in tho Hartford for $1,600, and valued nt 81,600, The houso was ownod by H. W. 8hocker, and was, without doubt, sot on fira. Tho loas was total, nothing boing savad, Tho building was in aremoto part of tho village, on tho northern part of Orrington aveone, The Board of Trustocs .of tho villago mot Saturday night in tho ofiico of Cuarles K. Ban- nistor, Villago Clork. Presont, Charles J, Gil- bort, Willinm Blanchard, Oliver A. Willard, Wilson Pholps, Heman G. Powers, and Lyman J. Gage. As tlie mooting was o privato ono, tho roportorial corps, which holds such an important ?) ‘rolation to the Board, was not in attendance. Tho proceadings wera of & striotly private naturo, and not for publication, Wator works were dis- cuesod, pondered on, calculations mado, and the anb]ucl complotely oxunusted, The glaring and outragoously unjust valuation of Kvanston E‘mpur!.y s woll shown up. Members of tho onrd stated tho onsos of poraons owning prop- orty on the samo strest nlmost contiguous, whore tho one posauminfi twico a8 much in front a8 hin neighbor paid the smaller fax. It was shown that the large estates in tho village wore agsesnod at a moro fraction of thoir truo value, whilo tho homes of the working classos and the poor wore crowdad u% almost to thoir mnrket rico. Tho ontrd proposes to reach and right this great wrong which hns boen patiently borne by the poor, and winked at by the rich, in tho shortest and most eflicient mannor. It s thought by those well Jposted that a falr valuntion on "tho Asmessor's roll would throw tho burden of tho coutomplatod assonsmonts for wator-works on tho woalthy, and not in any event lay a heavy burden of taxa- tion on thoso loast abio to hearit. Itis to bs hoved that the Bonrd will seo justice done to all'in this metter, The Bonrd adjourned with- out tranencting any business of moment, ‘This ovening Dr, N, 8. Davis will deliver the first of n series of loctures heforo the students in tho University Ohapel, The citizons are in- vited to attond. Byanston In; market in the State. Tnst ovening thoro was a mosting of tho Amoricen Bible Union in the Methodiat Chureh, t‘l‘ho exorclges wore of a very interesting na- ure. Mr. M. Jonninge’ novw brick block is appronch- ing complotion. Tho uppor part is to bo mado iu‘z’a a hall 60x100 foot. Mr. Isnao It. 11itt is ,mnking arrangemonts for tho construction of n blook of five brick dwell- ings, with octagon frouts, on Orrington avenue, opposito tho now Ladies’ Co]lo;i'n. Also another doublo brick houso of n similar description in the snme neighborhood. 'The theological students will meat thoir frionds {n tho ]anlors of Hock Hall on Thursday oven- ing noxt. ftito Ty Literary Socloty will moot at the resi- donca of Mr, Ambrose Fox, North Evanston, to- morrow ovoning. Thoe Musical Socloty will moot this ovening at tho houeo of AMrs. Valontine, North Evanston, WIGIWOOD. Mins Mary Evorts is to read a paper before the Literary Club at the noxt roguler meoting, Tues- day ovouing, April 9, claim to tho highest toned mont THE CITY IN BRIET. At nopn, yostorday, an incipient fire damaged tho residenco of David Bloomingdale, No. 840 Noblo stropt, to tho oxtent of 25, Offlcor Riow put it out. No insurance. The little girl, the daughtor of Mr, L, Hard- ing, who was 80 sovercly burned on Friday at No. 167 Wost Madison street, died ingroat agony yestorday aftornoog. Bho will bo burled to-day, At halt-past 7 g'clocl, ynslnrdu{ ovening, & driver of the Indopendont Bus Lino, mattod N. 0. Thomas, foll from tho top of his 'bus, nt tho corner of Madlson sud Canal stroots, and was talon up fusonsiblo, Ho was onrried to & drug storo, aud sitended Ly a physician, who ?‘muounond bis_wounds not sorious, 1o was kou to his residonce by Oflicor John Butloy, In our sccount of the demolition of tho Alo- Laughlin den, on Saturday night, it was sald that roug\h uamod Frod, Brown, doing business at No, 217 West Randolph” stroet, was nrrosted by the polico boeause it was ho who managed tho battering-ram with which the door wag brokon {n, It s a woll-known fact that police- men aro universally addicted to tho hubit of giv- ing thelr prisoners bad reputations, whethor thoy aro deserving of thom or not, and it was in this woy that onr reportor was misled, Bovoral respootable roui- donts vouch for the ~ honesty and good bohavior of Mr., Brown st all times, and agroo in tho statoment that he was wrongfully arrestod whilo utanding on the sdowalk watoli- Iy the crowd entoring tho building. It would ssem that OCapt. Hiockey has at lnut become conscious of tho fact thut the great mass of the pwPIn in Lis district demand the jmme- diato oradioation of Lho disreputable eigar stovos and anloons which infest I, Yestordny morning & squad of polico under Surft. Buckioy raides uine of thom, loostod aa follows: Cigar store at tho cornor of Wabash avonuo and Harrlson atroot; clgar store No, 183 Harrlson atreots No. 112 Fifth avonuog " was found, who said 5 Non. 550, 45, and 407 Btato streot; Nos. 10 and 51 Taylor stroot, and No. 508 Olark strook, In flua el n.rr-‘a!am :\t Utlu corner of \antmnh Av:m!lxfi and ¥ ison ntrect, A yopng and innocent giv] ¥16 foun é :1)&2 L‘mfuhnnn tnkondt:llum by a young man on Baturday aftornoon, and then fl{mrlud. gSho anld she l)ulu’ngml to a respoctnble family on {he Wost Bide, but declined to give hor namo, 8ho was bailod_out with the othor mombers of tho house, and, it is to bo pro- sumod, returned yostorduy to for homo, MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Forelgn Mariots, Lrvenroor, April 26—11 n. mi.~Flour, 27 03, Win- tor whoat, 1% 23 mpelng, 11@12s 30 for No, 2; white, 114 81@11n 1043 _cib,- 118 10d@120 2d, Corn, 2789, Pork, 678 0d, 'Tard, 426, Lavinroor, Apel 20—2' p, m.—Droadatuffa un- changed. Lard, 418 0. “Lonpow, April 21—8 . m.—Connoln, 035 £-208 of 105, 917¢ ¢ 6:208 of '07, U334 ; 10-40s, 80)¢ 3 mow s, 8934 § Erle, 60%, FrANiFonT, April 20.—6-208 of 183, Tavenroow, April 26.—Cotton _dull: niddling up- Toud, 0J5d3 Orlonus, 03;d. Snles 10,000 baloa; Awori can, 6,000 wpoculatfo sud.oxport, 3,000, pludatito " quiof; ro wintdr” wiat, 126 24, Flour, 375 0d. Jorn, 7T 94, Lard, éta 00, Chocse, 83 64, Cumberlands, 38s | 94, Biort ribs, 408 Weookly Reviow of tho Albany Lives Stock Marlcot. Speetat Disputeh to The hfengo Trivune, AUDANY, N, Y., April 27,~DEEVES—AY the opening of the market on Thuraday thora was n modorate nt- tondnnco of local buyera and good supply of cattlo. 8alon nggregnto only o fow car loads, which woro dis- Josed of o claslug prices of st ek, On Friday lio nttendnco of Enstorn ond Now York buyera wan Inrge, frado lively, nnd snles s Inrgo an usuni for that day, On Saturdiy {ho attendance was good and sales Iavge, about 1,800 hiend hinving boen (\lllumkl of. , On Bunday nenrly all tho remaining cattlo woro sold, about 350 hoad, not moro than 160 hiead romaining il tho pons unsol, Tho market this week rulad vers steady, nle!lmlllhh ovening at tho npenlnE prices of Thuradny, Tho avorage: anany 1hia wook was very much suporior to Iast weck, though oxtras aro acarce, Mitan Cows—Not much dofng, Buyers scarco. MtlBln about 80 hend, Irices from $45 to $45, $5 to $18 8 hond off_from lnat wook, Biggr AND Laxps—Supply this weck littlo in excena of Inat wook, Tradorathordull, Recelpts 11,800 hend, and 2,400 hond romindn in the pons unsold, ’ Avera quialify good. Pricoa aliow a dacline of (@0 por 1 Wo quiote fine-wool sheop, unsliorn, at 6380 ; shorn, 5@03c; lambs, TY@8Kc. . New York Dry Goods Market. New Yori, April 20,—Tho trado moyoment was slow to-day, and tho nggrogato distribution light and untm- rlant, Standerd brown sheotings aro frm, _Tino rowns aro activo nnd in khiort supply. Light woights aro brisk at tho decline, Fino bicaclicd shoctings moot with good domand, and lower grades aro bifsle at the reducod ratcs, Utick wido shoctings aro lower, Col- ored cottons aro atrong and activo, Yrints sre quiot and stoady. Tinported goods arovoey dull, Dy goods imparts for tho wook, $3,08,748, 748, Pittsburgh Cattlo Market. Prrrasunat, April 26, —OArTre—~Market firm ; ar- common, $5.9506.76. Srmer—Narket dull ; arrivals fair ; Leat, $0.50@7.00; + common, $5, 3, Tlook—Marketunchauged ; arrivaln fair 3 Philadol~ No. 2, 31}¢@32 on track; 80c macked, Darley firm, Ryo firm { No, 2, 00, el SUSEES e Tlinoin Rivor and Cannl News, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, LASALLE, 1L, April 26,—The stinr Tast Chance sre rived light to-day, hinving loft tho canal Donts Norwny, North Amorlcan, aud Parson Brownlow, all from Ohfl~ icatho, and tho 'atarnct, from Hennopin, ail loaded with carn, about n milo’ below ior in conroquanco of o falluro of her bofler. Tho cunnl hoat Paraon Trownlow aftorward camo up under pail, Tho stmr Joo Floming arrived at Per, towing an fco-barge from BE, Touln, and dopartod_towing Mx bargen of fco for Momplis, The Parson Drownlow pasnod into the ca~ il witls caru for Obicago, and the Champlon passod out with lumhor for Beardatown, Mokt of tho cancl Toats on tho river aro loding for £t, Louls. OANAL CorLroron’s Orriok, Oioauo, April 26, Anmyep—R, E. Goodoll, Oltatva, 105 bit onta; Tene rlla, Ottawn, 6,000 bt corn ; Aunrise, Maracillca, 5,000 i corn; Mapla leaf, Bird's Bridgo, 6,000 bu corus and govoral hoat loadn of stono; Mono Clrlsto, Lasillo, 4,600 bu corn, 3,600 bu oats, 6,200 bu potatoos; Brils Iant, Mortls, 5,600 bit corn. Orzamip—Efizabeth, Lockport 4,813 b whost; 10 050 iha machinery, 25 brls flour, § brls meal; Giproy Queon, LaBslle, 115,212 foct lunber ; Orlon, Marsclllon, 01,000 foot Iumber, 50,050 Inthe ; Dolphin, Oftaw, 14,78: feot_lumbor; J, D, Loousrd, LaSalle, 126,100 fect of Tinmnber ; and soveral boats light Yor Lomont and othor slouo potnte. P N Venscls Passod Detroits Special Diepateh to th Chicago Tribune, Drnor, Mioit, April 27.—PAsnid Ur—Propellers, Caldwell, Java, Ronnoke ; barks, Blontmoroncy, Ara= Din ; schoonors, Bentloy Glnoro, Mixer, Libie, Mons ticollo, Weat Side, Now Domiulon, City of Milwsukeo, Novadh, Morlck, Mirch, Warmingfon, Willism Young Paustip DowN—Bark, £, Jonoa, WiNp—West. SPECIAL NOTICES. Virus in the Air. - Wo know that & pooullar potson s ovolvod from marahy ground and from tho decomposing Sith of citlos by the sunshin of spring, ond that this clomont, which'ts too subtlo to bo dotoctod by aclontifio annlysis, produces opl- domio and ondomio fovors, aggravatos dyspopsia and atl Diltous Alsordars, dlsturbs tho bowals, relazos tho norvos, and dobilitatos the gonorsl syatom. Luckily an antidote to this atmosphorfo virus, and a spaotfic for tho disoason 1¢ gouoratos, has boen provided, For & porlod of more than tronty yoars Hostottor's Stomach Bitters, & modi. clno In which the finot vegotablo tonfca and altoratives o comblnod with & porfactly puro stinwlant, hins taken agrooablo as well as offectus), and eminontly safo and wholesomo. The Supreme Court of the United States bias recontly givon a deolsion in favor of tho Gorham Man ufacturing Company, onabling them to protect tholr doslgns from all oflior manufacturors who imitato and copy thom. PARTICULAR NOTIOR 1u roquested to tho fact that tho samo extists aro engaged In tho production of dusigns, whothior for the Btorling Bilvor Dopartmant,-or for tho celobratod Gorham Plate, but tho Company novor roproduco in thelr Eloctro-Plate Dopartment the doslgns which thoy dovoto to Storling Biivor. Iach has Its own spoolal trado.mark, as follows, stampod upon ovory artlole: rivala falr ; host, 20,60@7.00; stockery, $1.00@L60; modium, $5.50@6.35 5,00@5,20 phis, $6,0080,10 ; Yonkors, $5,00@5.10, Pittsburgh 011 Markets PrrTspunar, April 26,—~Crude petroloum in falr do- mand and higher ; $2,00 per brl st Parkor's Landing, equal to 634 per gallon hero, Rofined quict snd unt chongod at 10%¢c. Tho Produce Markets, NEW YORK, New You, April 20.—Corzokgtoady, with mod- rate roquest ; mlddling uplands, 1037c, Beapsturrs—Flour dull, lecelpts, 13,000 brle; superfine Weatern and Stato, $5,85@0.85; common’ to good oxtra, $7.00@7.80; good to chalco, $7.55@8.15 ; Whito whoat oxtrs, $3,50@10.60; oxira Ohfo, $7.00@ 10.60; St Lonls, $7.50312.50," Rya flour nnd corn meal’ unchianged, * Whoat vory firm for prime, which wan offerod vory sparingly ; roceipts, 16,000 bu; No, 2 Milwaukeo, $1.68; No. § apring, $1.58@1.00 ; reJootod spring, $1.4@1.65. Ryo 8um' Westorn, 800, Dar- loy dufl ond unciinged. Corn In fair demand snd a slindo firmor s rccofpts, 19,000 bu; now mizod West- arn, T0@710 ; luferdor to cholco old'do, 63@630 ; primo, OAxc. Oatnctivo and higher; rocoipts, 18,000 bu } now mixed Westarn, 64@000; old do in atore, G6c § ‘whits Weatern, 60@5?‘5 H hlm:;x, 51@650, Seeps—Clover noed, $8.50@9.00; timothy, $3,60@ 400, Eaas—Stoady; Westarn, 10816)0 HAv—Tn folr domand. . Hors—Quiet and firm at 85@50¢ for crop of 1672, Liarnteii—In fair demand s} 28@3o; Orinoco, 27 WaoL—Aottvo ; in buyers’ favor ; pulled, 33@46a ; ‘Western modinm, 19@320 ; Ollo, 48@5dc, Grooznizs—Coffeo activound steong; Rio, 163@ 19, Bugar firmorat 04@dc, Molnsos quict and Bleady. Rlca steady. o EFROLEVA—Strong and bigher;crudo, 10c; rofined, e, ‘TonvexTmin—Lowor at i, TrovisioNs—TPork unseltled and lower ; mons, $18.50 @19.00; extra primo, 16,53 primo _mess, $18.00Q 8,00, Boef unchangod, ‘Gutments in moderato de- mand but lowor ; _shouldors, 7¢ ; hams 19G13c ; mid- dlcs quies and unchnnged, Lard quicl and steady ; Westorn kattle, 03¢0 ; stest, 9fge. Burarn—Steady. QLB —Qulct il esslor; common Lo primo, 11 e, Wirisicz—Mora actizo at Y0K@9L0, MeTAzs—Copper—Manufacturad, unchanged: in- ol, qulot, withiout tocided chenge, st 233c, cash, for ke, Dig fron cull snd uominally unchonged o $5L.00@60,00 for fleoieh, $40,00@50.00 for Amorlcan ; ar dull af $110.00 for rofinod English and "Amorican, Stool gulot sud omimnlly wohanged at $18.00617,00 gold for Ruwetn. Kulls n shndo frimer; fair domaud Burraro, April 20,—Wheal, #alo 1 enr whito st 770, Corn, enles 0 cars ou frack ut 55@00@30)e. Oats, £alea 1,000 bu u 43¢, NEW ORLEANS. New Orueaxs, April 20, —HAy—Firmor, prime at 2do; clolon at 28, AR PRovIstoNs—Dry salt moats st TH@93@100, Bacon firnor nt 8X@10)/@10%3. ¥ GrooxniEs—Sugar (o botter demand at 7@8c; for counnon falr to good fair ot TX@8A, CorroN—Dull; enlcs 1,800, t yosterday’s quotations, Recolpts, 2,103; vxports, Liverpool, 6,341; Continent, 2,076; cousbwiad, 803 ntock 167,010, Wittaxy—Firm at 87c, Proviaross—Lork lower: $10,00 for July 5 $10,25 for August, Ik meatn held frily, but Nitle dofng, Bucon quiet aud lower ; _clear ril sold at 10c; clear, 10 oth for lust balf of May, Lard nominally lower ; printo steam offered at 0 without buyars, 1kou AND OATTLE—Unclinnged, LOUIBVILLE, Lousvinie, April 20,—~Dnravsrorrs—Flour firm and-unchanged, DrovisioNs—Qulet ; moss pork, $18,76@19,00, Bacon —nhouldors, B4 clear rib, 105@10%0 ; cienr, 10xe, Packod hams, plaln, 13@130 ; Sugar-cured, 14@143c. Packed bulk’ moats unchanged, Lard firm; choico leaf fn tiorces, 0¢@10¢ ; primo steam, D)o, Witsky—Bteady at 800, OLEVELAND, CLEVELAND, April 20,—Burivstovea—Flour firm, Wheat quict and unchanged, Corn quiot and firm, st 60, Oats firm ; No, 1 Bluto, 4o, TErINED PrriOLEUM—In' good domand and une chauged, TOLEDO, Torzpo, April 2, — BREsDSTUPFE—Tlour firm, Whoat Lighors No.1 whito Micligan, $1,00; smbor Michigan, $1.15@1,76), spot; No, 1 red, $ % do, $1.76, wellor May, ' Gorn a shado bottor ; high mix- od, 4b}e;: apot, 00; cllor June, low infzed, 480 @} whito, Gc; 10 grado, 443ce, ' Oats etter ; No, 1, 46@470 ; rojocted, 300, OrLovER BEED—E4, 14,000 ; onts, 1,000 bu, nreMENTA—Flour, 1,000 bria; whoat, 16,000 buj corn, 6,000 ; oats, 1,000 bu, BALLIMORE, DALTIMORE, April 20,—DurAvsturps—Flour stoady and unchunged, " Whest {4 n good domaud, bit sesreo and firm § whito, $2.05@2.10 good to prime rod, §1,85 ; common bo falr'do, $1.13@1.80 ; Weatern rod, ‘$1.50@ 1,85, Qorn acarce, hut activo and firm { mizod Went- orn, 00 for apot, 'Oate atendy ; mixod Weatern, 400 ; ‘whito do, 51@630, Ityo quist ind unchauged, IIAY—Unchanj Provistons—Quict and firm, Mosa pork, $18.50@ 10,00, Bilk shoulders, TX@T40 ; clear rib, 9@I¥Ke. flcgnouhnumnm,ss,l{@t!}(u' flmr fab' Gu;;mm);e. rd, 93@03o. Bugar-curod hams, 135@150, ‘Wiltsity—Nominal t lc, MILWAUREE, Miwavixe, April 20.—Bnrapsturss—Flour quict sud unehanged, Wheat steady ; No, 1, $1,80%¢ 3 No, 2, $1.27)¢, Oats firm; No, 2, 8lido, Corn scarco and firm; No. 2, 410, Ryoatoady No. 1, 60c, Darloy ull and hominal ; No, 3, 85c, Tneranrs—Unchanged, Reoxrers—Flour, 3,000 bris ; wheat, 29,000 bu, Burpagxrs—Flour, 2,000 brls ; wioat, 1,000 bu, PUILADELPITA, PriLADELTIIA, Aprll 20, —Buensrures — Flour uiot and unchunged, Wheat quict ond fiom; red, ;ll.flflflmfl‘ amber, $1,9531.06, Ryo hold at Sl@ jo, Corn in boltor domani ; yoilow, 6360305 mizod Wes. torn, 6340 ; whito, 05c, ' Oato—Withie, 51@530 § mized, B5@49Ko. PnovistoNs—Tonding Lard active and Dighor ; liold at 100, TrETHOLEUA—Firm ; erudo, 140 rofined, 103c, Witzsy—eld at 930, OSWEGD, Oswrao, April 26,—Whont quleb snd unchanged, highor, Qorn _stesdy ; Western, 6o, Barloy quiet; up Lake CINCINNATI, Canada, $1,10, Iiyo fivm ; 800, 3 140G Trovisioxs=-Quiot and 'oasio: $18.75, with $10,00 id, Tard ity and nolhing do- fng 3 frold at V(o for efeant, and 93¢0 for kettlo, Bulk monta onslor ; nomlually, shoulders, T3 eloar Tib, 0o, Rucon 4 _shade caslor ;" whouldors, 77{@8e ; clear rlb, 07{0; salea oarly ut 0' 160 ; cloar, 10/ @10\ ; oarly walee; 10 1-50, Wiingy—Tirm st 85c, ETROIT, DeTRoiT, April 20,—HBugansruves—Flour quist and ‘unclian ‘Whioat steady ; uxtra white, $4,04@2,02); awmber, §1.70. Corn wloady al 43@ Ot i good domand b 400, Orovin Heup—$5.00, IS, 0UI8, 87, Touts, Aprll 20,—BiravatUrPA—Flour quist aud park haid at unchangod § onty an order trado, Wheat n fair de- nand s bigher No, 4 soft spring, $1,33 ¢ No, 8 red fall, $1.63 3 hold higher. Gorn sieady; NO, 2 mnixed, 00" 0w ¢ oivied difin 4 #PCEAG. Daa A ARA Araoping | B Rt $5.00@5.25 for cut:20d to 60d ; $0.60@7.25 for clinch, BUFLFALO, i Rzorrers—Flour, 500 bria; wheat, 7,000 bu; corn, .| . d-mark for Trade.mark for Tra Qorham Hterllog Sllver, Qorham Kleatro- Plato, B * STERLING “@mb% GOMHAM MANUFACTURING CO., Providonco, I, L., aud No. 1 Bond-at., Now York, Manufacturors of Storling Stivor, Tos, Dossort, ann Din- nor Sorvices, and Wodding Outfita; also, manufaotur- ors of tha colebrated Gorham Eloctro-Plate, N THE BREAKIAST, LUNCHFON, DINNE] (d sUPl‘)’iHU’[‘AJ.lLI!. ARANE LEA & PERRINY Worcestorshire Sance 18 INDISPENSABLE, JOIIN DUNCAN’S SONS, Nengrk. Agonts for tho Uritad States. DRESS GOODS. BEYOND DOUBT CARSON, PIRTE & GO, No. 329 West Madison-st., Aro solliog Drosa Goods and Silks clioapor than thoy can bo baught elsawhoro, Jupanese Silks about half price, Black Ground White Stripe Sitks, all silk,at 76 and 90 ets, : Colored Sm{rp Silks nt $1.00, vory cheap, }chgmx{% uln7ny Grey Stripe Sllks, $1.20, really worth $1,75, Black, allsilk, Gros-grains at $1.00, geod sight- Iy goods, Better and richer qualitics Dlack Lyons Gros. graing at $1,10, $1.25, $1.50, and $1.75, very cheap gronds, Richest and tinest makes of *Guinets,” * Pon- sons,” und * Bounet's " Black Gros-graius, from 75 cts. to $1.60 per.ynrd below the market rice, Ri]uh 4&1[:1“(.3’ Silk and Wool sliades, 75 cts., well worth Fiuegt quality Cashmeres, new shades, 90 cfs, price elsewhere $1.25, Choice new shades in best Roubnix Poplins, 35 cts,, worth 45 ets, Handgome shindes in all-wool Cretones, at 40 and 50 efs,, regular valug 65 and 80 cts, Plain, Figured, and Striped Mohairs and Pop. lin Alpacns at 37 1-2 ets., cheap, * We defy competition in Black Alpucas, Mohairs, and Brilliantines, Bargains on the Cheap Dress Goods tables at 18, 20, and 25 cts, PROPOSALS, THE CALCASTEU SULPHUR . And Minfng Company of Louisiana Invites provosals for the construction of s shaftin Cal. ogniau Paclsh, Stato of Loulsiann. “Iho objoct of said shaft 1s to reech a dopoelt of aulphur, about four hundrad and forty (1) feot bolow the surfaca of the ground. ‘Tho naturo of tho soil, and thioknoss of stratas nro os follows s . irat—~160 foot of olhy contalning sand, Bocond—110 foot ot yulok sand, ‘Third—110 foot of Ualoarouus or limo atono, aodnoxt thoulpliur bod, wiol 18 sbaut ono Bundred and fon (110) fast thick, “Che Oompany will oxhibit aplan and spacifications ta contrnctora for aaid shaft, aud has on tha apot iron rincs, satraotlon onginos and tools, hnparted from Kuropo, with the viow otusing the Kind & iaudron syatom, alson stoans saw-mill, sbundancoof timbor, nocosary bulld: ln‘l. oto., oto., olo. e wark will' bo dono undor tho supersiston of tho En. e cusia it L Fzolsod wp fa tho lt of July, 1673 Proposals wi a recolved up to tho Ist of a X Addr RLAUNE, Sooretary: ross . A, BE] A)f Carondolotat., REMOVALS, REMOVATL. On snd after May 1, the Chicago A%moy of tho MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. will ocoupy tho Basemont Office, No. 170 La8alle-st., Bryan Bloock. FRISBIE & RAPPLEYE, Goneral Agon{s. T REMON A T, J. L. WAFRNEH & SON, DEALERS IN HARDWARE, DOUBLE BASEMENT TO RIERNT, Under Governmont Goods Depot, 195 and 197 Host Lake-st,, 40x185 foet, suitable for firat-olnss Rostpurant or Coffoo House, or will be rented for buainess or storage pur- posos. Apply on promises, up stairs. CHROMO, NEW CHROMO, ENTITLED THE CONVALESCENT, Glven to ench austanor by tho GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, 116 West Washington-st., 133 Twon! MISOELLANEOQUS, A CARID. FRANK A, OANE has boon dlscharged from our em. ploy, and w ition the public lflllll’l(ll trusting him on our avcuuut, wo wlill ho dobits of his contracting, NG BRUEE I5.. & 00 11D Cinrkoog: Carpet Cleaning. ‘Tho Uhicago Carpot-Cleaning and Renovating Company aro propared to du all kinds of work in tholr linv. 1057 Ine disun-ky. cor, Tivonty-thicd-at, M. W, BARKER & 0Q, Tpinglines, choice ok o ‘Nnw Orloans. near Btate.