Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1873, Page 8

HE C 1ICAGO DAILY 'TRIBUNE 1URSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 15873, —_——--——————————— ——_—_— e THE HOWELL CASE. Early History of the Suit---Tho Preceding Trials, Judgo Blodgett's Chargo to the Jury. Novel Polnts in Firo Insurance Discussed, TIBTORY OF THE CASE. This case, which haa occuplod Tudge Blodgett and o jury for upwards of threo wooks, has at length camo ton tormination, In order to cor- rectly understand It, it is nocossary to go baok into tho history of tho plaintiff and trace tho succonsive steps fn tho affuir, one by ono, up to the presont day, In 1333 Matlin A, Iowoll, father of the plain- {ifr, cetublished n manufactory of wali-papor at Now DBranswick, {n tho.Stalo of New Jorsey. Fortuno smiled upon him, and he becamo wealthy and highly rospootod, In the courso of timo Tio took his two sons, Russoll Howoll and Martin A,y Into partnoruntp with him. This partnership wag ultimatoly diseotved, aud Martin A, eamo West for plensuro. 1o settled tomporarily at Ottawa, 'Thore ho became scquainted with tho londing citizens of that town, and concelved n liking for the placo, Bubsoqueutly ho bought out all other Intorests in the manufactory at Now Brunawicl, and, bo- Jieving In tho futuro of tho gront Wost, dotor- mined to coine hore. Just at this time, the cltizons of Morscilles, fn LaSallo County, had built a dam across the lllinols River and wore desirous of utilizing tho water-power. Thoy made liberal propositions to the public at Inrgo, and their efforts rosulted la quite n large num- ber of manufacturing establishmenta locating thore; amongst tho rost that of Martin A. Howeli, dr. Ho eorccted n subsiantinl bricl building, threo stories bigh, and nt once ro- moved bis machinery from Now Brunswick to Murseilles. Dofore doing this, howaver, he had it ull repaired, and; what was worthless or worn out replaced with new machinery of more ap- proved design, In the course of iransit from one point to an- other Lo bind talten out insurance to a large amount, to cover maratime and other risks, Whon it reached Margeilles snd was placed in position, ho insuved it in sovoral companics to an npgregate nmonnt of 800,000, Ono of these policios was for $6,000 i tho Hartford Insur- anco Company, dofendants 1 the presont suit. T'his policy wug takon out in the month of May, 1869. In the early part of October of that year, the entiro building and contonts woro destroyed by fire. ‘T'his ovent occamoned quito an excito- ment in Maorscllles and tho surrouandiug country. It was intimated that the burning was tho act of an incendiary, and ullimntely Felix Sigler, tho watchman of the premiees, was ar- rested, nnd n proliminary oxamination had be- foro Justico Lockwood, at Ottawa. Mr. Howell proeured the services of tho late Julius Avory to delend Siglor, and also {rivd to obtain the ser- vices of the lnto O. C. Gray, but that gentloman way absont from home, trying the colebrated Kounedy will ense at Yorkville, in Kendall County. The prorccution was conducted by Charles Blanchard, Stato Attornoy, and Jolm Van Arman, of Chicago. 1he rcsult was the aequittal of Sigler, ‘10 next phase in tho drama, was the arrest of Howell bimsolf, and his (rial at the June term of 1870, in the Ciremt Court of LaSallo County. Tho Lriul lasted sixteon dnys—was most eplon- didly conducted, and torminated with tho acquit- tal of Mr, Howell. As in the provious oxawmina- tious beforo tho Justices, Lhe prosecution was conducted by State’s-Atterney Blauchard, for whom the insurance companics retained the assistance of John Van Arman and H. K. Boyle. Tho defence was in tho_hands of O. C. Gray, Julius Avery, and Georgs W. Stipp, On'tlo terminntion of (ho criminal proceed- ings,, 3r, Howell immedintely domanded of tho insuranco companies tho meem' of thio amounts of their several policies. To this, two or threo companies at onco acceded, but. tho majority did uot. ‘I'he most yertinacious of the seyeral com- Danies 1n ils opposition to Mr. Howell was the defendant in the present eate. Lo recover from (hem Mr, Howell brought anit in tho Cireuit Court of the United States for the Northorn District of Illinois. Records were mado, depoeitions tnken and filed, when tho gront firo of Chicago camo and swopt away every document. This cansed tho trial to be delayod until now. Smuo]yccll“nr fentures about tho case are that Morris D, Smith, Fehix Sigler, and anothor mun named Shaw, who wore related to onch ather by murringe, made afidavits complotely oxculpating Mr. Lonell from any complicity i the muter, On thy trinl of tho caso thess witnessen tostified directly the contrary to their preceding nli- davits, sud stated that the sidavits mado by thom had beon fraudulently procured, with tho oxpectation and hopo of pecuniary roward from Howell, as promised by him to them. Friling to receive such rownrd, thoy had Lecome apostles of truth, oud tostificd,—Siglor, that ho aad set fitio to tho bwlding at the procurement of Howell; Smith thnt ho had deou the instrument for obtainng Sigler's ser- vices, and Shaw that e hud scon Sigler in the bwlding in the act of actting fire to 1k, I'he subscqutont history ot the case, thonaturo of the testimony on tho present trial, and all other matters conncated with it, aro so clearly and lucidly etated in the charge of sha Courl that we refrain from further stuting thom. NOVEL PROCEEDING. On the opaning of court yeslerday,—the argu- ments huving been concluded on ‘Lucsduy,—the Court was resdy to churgo tho jury. Ar. Dex- ter, of counsel for tho defendumit, arose und stated that as Mr. Storrs, in his closing argus ment, Lind introduced o rugnifying len by which to test the genuiness of an cntry on tho rogis- torof tho Clifton Houso, Oitaws, ho dosired to introduco expert testimony to rebut tho in- ferences that might be drawi from such tosti- mony. This was objected to, but the Cours al- lowed it to bo dono, ~und Prof. Babeock and Dr, . A, Johason tektifled in this respeat, introduc- ing & componnd microscope catled *Bull's full- sized Linocular stand microscopo,” wado in London, aud nckuowledged to be tho best in- srument ectant. ‘Lo object was to prove that the name “Marlin A. Howell, Jr.,, New Bruns- wick, Now Jersey, ‘' made 1 tlat registor, was made afier, and not before, tho eutry on tho nesl line. P having been attended to, JUDOE DLODOLIT'S CHARGE TO THE JURY was dehivored, and was subastantially as follows ¢ Tho plalnti in this cass ecoks to recover upon a palicy of dusurance, fesued by tho defendant, bearing dute Juno 13, 1830, Whereby the defendant fusured tho puper-hunging mubufactory of tho plaintiff, eituated i Marseilics, In this State, sgatnnt damage by fire to tho nmount of 5,000 for the Jieriod of oue yeur from the duto of tho policy, ‘l'o sustaln this cloim, in the opening the plaintif woves tho feaila of Ly policy, tho fact that biu Iuild- Tk was borned ou tho 20 of Gstober, 1009, during tho 1ifo of the policy, that tho loss was total, und that o had fu duo thna furuislied (o tho defundant the uotico und proofof luss required by the policy, aud, claimlng that that ovidence mado out a.prima” facle’ cuse, th vt rested. 1y way of anawer to the caee thus mado by, tho pladntill, the defendant contended thut the plaintiif hud procured policies of inznrancs upon tho Luilding wud contents, 1o an_ ugrregato umount of shous 340,000, ‘catly exceeded the valuo of tho property s liat auyed tho bullding and contonts 1o b Lurned, witls tholutont to defraud tho defendanty snd other funurauco companics which Lad Issuud policies on tho progerty. The policy contained the following clauso: “ Al fraud, ot atiempt at fraud, on the purt of tho iusurod, shuli cause n forfeituro of all cluini under thia polley, Before proceeding to dis o fuestions upplicie blu to fraudulent burniny I wiluda to tha qn tions of luw ralsed by the defondant, upon |lwin‘ nel- phes which conrtitute s ripht on tho part o plaluti Y rocuyor, Tho polfey refers, by exprens tori, toain wpplleation therotofore made ¥ the plaiutift, and dee +Hien nid upplication (o be s purt of the policy, s 4 warranty ot the part of the ussured, By refareuco lo tlo appiication, 1L uppeaty sty wioug ulher dues- Hloun whiteh Do 18 Tequired to nuswor, $1 tio follaw 1% 1o (beyo o foroe-pump on tho prcmised, cx|reusly ToF U0 ut tiren ; d4 it good pump, sud st all thnes for hameiliato uss 1 To wiioh tho plaintift ro W Ono constructing, 10 fioat overy floor by opon lio power nppliod I:uln}du thulh‘\llldllm in tone 4 ke for pumping water for washing purposes,” mi‘ll lulI::lllnvnl’pllhufludfimlfll fucts in the cuq!-, thut at ibe time of the fira no puinp hud been put fu, and no Jortical pipen nor laterul pipew, Upon this slate of Tucts, the defendant clilmn that the plaintiif cunnot cocover, bocauso Lhia clauso 4 i (ho nature of a war- Fiuty of covenunt, that tho sald pump khiallbo ¢ structed wllillu u reasonuble time, and juasmuel; tho spplicatfon 16 dated Muy 4, 1850, aud ihe firo oc reut 31 Oatober, and therefors mora thun a reakousblo time It claprod, tha policy liad bocorme vold by e e thin "brench of wareanty, I find wn words which oxpressly, or by tmpileation, rearret the liey Trom tuking olfect wntl the force-yamp had [iecu put in. Tucro 1s uo lingungo to shov that the Jiolity was rot 1o buccano operativi L i was s corl~ tructed, T slll inwtruet iho Jury thk ho poliy wes W er thy elreunmtinced, "“x‘;’.fi.“‘ffi&'{‘fih’m»”&..fi construction of this ciauso required the plaintiff to put In the pump and within ronsonable tine, as contended by the defon aut, DLutI think, If the contract of insurance ouco touk olfeet, andd beeame aperative, the defendnnt coutd not evado it without o douisnd wpon tho piatutil 1 comply with Eis part of tho underiaking, and notico {bnt uitlean tiie contract wan performed, (ho polioy wwould o roncinded, £ the delay wan niireasonnble, tho defendent conld at sny timo protect himaelf by nofice, domanding o complianice with this clanc, by rescinding the contract, I complianco was not lad, il by rowrving e HfbL to cancul o policy, It the plaintlif had stated that the pump was als roady put in tho Lullding, mich s statomont would lav’ volded tho policy, - Tuo undortaking of thio pIntnlAfT 18 to contruct & ptmp, atid ot that thore was anie in ulready, 11is polioy wae ot to bo operativo uutil vignod by tho agcut at Marsollios, and it was not no sgned unttl the 20th of Auguat, st wiich timo tho pump bad not beon put iy, und thore was #n nc 1ien= cence in tho tloloy up to that tino, snd no domand that uxxlo pump should ba put in within' sny spocifo time is stown, 1 now reour ta the points which I consider the main features of (o defonne, In tho outnl, I will Mato that tho defendant, it this branch of tho case, hins the Inkoring oar, The plaint)y showa his polleg, notice, and proof of loss, oud bis olaim i nisdo a8 i primit facks caso,’ Tho dofendaut hos undortakon {o prove (hat tho plainilif burnod tho prap- erty, or causod it to Lo buroed, This kind of 'dcfonse, {nnemuct an It cliargen the plajutif® ot only with (raud, but with n_ Ligh eriminal oifense, Tutist bo mnda out not only by & prepondoratice of {eetimony, but beyond n reasonublo doubt, Thio ovidenco by whlch iho defondunt socks fo ostablisly this fs, Arat, by tho diroct testimony of HMorris D, Smith nnd_ Telix Siglor, that ono of them wet firo to the butiding, und by the {wo:\lrunmxl of the platuti, Tho secoild class s evidouco londing to cortoborato tha testimony of Suith aud Sigicr, Thirdly, thoy scok to esinblish that ho siibmiitted oxaggerated) and fraudulent statouents of tho loss s sustained, Tu regurd to tho first class of evidenco, that of Smith and Sigler, tending to show that tho bLuildling wax firod by the plaladdif, I have to say thnt by their own statomenta thiey woro sccomplices of tho dofend- nut fu the commikelon of the crimoe, and thelr toaii- mony should bo recelvod with tho ttmont caution, Tho Jury owghit not to find for tho defondant, on tholr teati imoty, unlosa it s 80 corroborated by exttinale facta nud clrotihutances tlat tho jury beligvo theso mon hovo nubstantinlly sworu to tho truth, In welghing and de- cliing ipon tostimony of ils ind, sou alonid Aenk carofully cousider their respoolive Btatemouts,—was thelr testimony_austuined aud coliorent, the iutriuslo prabability of their story, the ralation of itto kuown und praved facts, the niotives of tlio witnesses as do— veloped or stated iu this caso, tho chaructor of the men, tho plaintif’s knowledge of their characler, and hin fntimacies with them, Sacoudly, you ato to conrider, in connection with ho testiniony of tlhieso mon, tho fucts and testimony shown by the evidenco which tend to corroborato anid anpport thelr statemonts, Muck of tho testimouy hus but littlo significance, oxcopt as it touds (o corrobiorato or otherwins tuo testlmony of those men ; and yon aro to look for tho corvoboratlon of these witnosses Ipes frons outeldo sources, Al 1ot for ono {0_sustain the athor ; but thoy mush each ba mustainod by oxtrinsio corroborative facts and olreumstances, Tromineut among the corrobarative testtmony in~ slaled upon by tho defendant is tho ovidenco tending {opprovo tie suspicloys canductof tho dofonlant, Lol Dofore nnd nftor tho firo : is frequont luterviews with, and visits to, Smith and Sigler ; his cmployment of Sigler ns watchinan, when ho statéd that {licro wae 110 neeessity for a watchman, i1 hi application to tho Insuranco company, whiloho now states that ho ouly omployod fim in o Gertatn sense, sud_tho profeaslons homalo after tha loss, ure clrcumstances to bo con- sidorod by you § nlso, tho ntrost of Sigler, snd Lik hoativg Ueforoa Magistrato; tho procurement of sn attorncy for Sigler, and the payment of counsel ; hts writing lottors over fictitious niguntures ; his mecting witt Sigler and Smilth on lorms of equality, nt tho timo that ho was employing them to burn the Imhdlufl 3 and Lin taking Biglox uway and employing him In o distant pnrt of tlio cotntry, areall ciroumstances showlug, as tho defendsnt muaintains, o complicity which is ouly conslatently explained upon tho thory of gullt, It Is for you to welgl theso fucts, and tosay wiethor thoy smnjutaln or corroborato tho theary of thie dofondaut, Ifthoy do mo, them how far they tond to sliow tha guilt of tho plalutif, olther With Smitl’s and Sigler's ovidence, o withoutit, You sliould consider tno smountof tho property destroyed, A largo amount of testimony boars 1pon the vafuo of the ninehiners and property contained n tho buflding, This testiinony is mainly uecful bo- catisc, If proved, it tends to supply & motivo on tho part of the plafathil for {he desiruction of this prop- orty, If this property was not worth nora than $10,- 000, ns claimed by tho defendant, wlien it was - aured for upwards of $30,000, 8 ‘motiva is shown. If, from tho ovidence, you aro eatisfiod that tho plintiil endeavors to gob sn_overvaluation of tho property, thus scctiring tho paymont of moro money than o wag entitled to, such fact should bo coneldered of pregnant menning, ' The sssured should bo Leld to strict truth i his proof of loss, Tho naturo of tho 1= suranco business {4 such that companics cannot. know, at tho ime tho policy Is fastied, tho oxact smount of tho properly. To robut thotestimony on the part of tho defendnnt, 1L plaintiff bas offcred evidence : Ifrat—To contradict tlic defoudant’s proof, both as to the mulu facts and the corroborative 'circum~ stancea. Second—Evidenco tending to fmpeach the witnessea of tho defendant, Thls ovidenco inuy bo that toud. ing to show fhat tho defondaut’s witnesses o umworthy of credif, in_ conre- quenco of Lad choractor for trith sud verucity, that tho witnessca bave, at other tinies, mado oatl, of soted without oath, testimony different from what they tealify on this tHnl, "o luw devolyes upoi you the duty of wolghing thia contradlctory ovidence, You aro o pass upoi thu credibility of the varioiis wituessce, and dotermine tho amount of credit you will give o thelr respectivo stutenents, Tt regard to the ovidence that secks to fmpoaoh wit- nensee, by rhowing that they bavo at othertimes staicd or sworn ditfercatly fron what they did on this trial, T will eny thiat this goos o the credibllity of tha wit- toencs, and 1t 1s for you to say whethor, from all {lia circumstauces, 3t is jrobabla that _tho withess hua told tho {rirth o tho trial, and his former statoment may bavo boen untruc, * Mot of the leatimony conslsta of colncldencos. The valua of these colnetdences dopends upou {hofr Datir- uluces, If you ure satisfled thut sn upparent cojnels denco lind Ueen bronght about by artificlal or Getitious Catists, o means had been used 10 bring 1t about, ita value as corroborative evidenco fa not ouly impatred, Lt essentially destroged, For Hlustration : - Tl ob’ Ject of {utroducing tho rogister of tho Clifton liouss ut Oltawa woa 10 siow {hat_ tho piatntitf wan o guest of that houso on tho 3d of October, 1869, If, from tho evldence, you ure satisfied that this reglater hua been tampored with,—that this tame hus boen writion sinco {ho othors, For {lio purporo of colucldence,— then It should not only go for huught, Lut st should welgh ngaitest tho poriy, as io presumption wouid be thiat Lo had menufachired thia evidenco for that pur- pose, 1f the ovidenco satfefies you, Leyond a reasonablo doulit, and you believe the ‘plintiiy did procure tho burning of lifs Luilding, snd thut bo wuh privy to the destruction of bis buliding, thon your finding will bo for the defendant, T do not decw §t nocersary 1o eny to you thiat you are to try this case wiihont reférouce to the purties in it ; that the defendant {6 fn tho condilion of & corporas tion, and the plaintiil in that of on individua), Before you, a8 jurors, tho questioif fs not who ara the par- tlew, but whut aro thetr rights under the law and evie douee, as it hax been daliveted, AL 13 o’clock at noon the Jury Tetired to conslder thieir vordiet, snd Liud not dgreod when the Court ad- Jourued for the day, 1t iaw arued b tho resfbctive conunel that, in tho ovent of un agreement Lelng srrived at, a sealed verdict might Lo fiied, Lo caea was conducted Ly I, A, Storzs, tho ¥on, J, 0, Glover, and ', A, Fisher for the plalniti, and by Witt Dixler, Siduvy Nmith, aud 31, K, Boylo for the defeudaut, SUBURBAN REWS. EYANSTON. Drof. H.S. Carhurt, of iho University, loc- tures boforo tho Woman's Collego Friday after- noon, Tho monthly mocting of the Directors of {ho Tublic Library will bo hold at the Library rooms this ovoning. A company of amatours reslding oo the ridge aro rohearsing o * comic opern” for the delosta~ tion of thomsnlves und their friends, A sowiug-cixelo was held ab Mr, Georgo E. Purington’s Luosdny aftornoon, In the evening tho gontlomen appearcd, nccording to thio old- ;’nuhlmmd cus tom, and & pleasaut thmo was on- oyed, Houth Evanston is to havo a Station Agent, as well ag o new dopot. Mr. Honry A. Dowiung, of tho Evauston Dopot, bag recorved the appoint- ment, and will assumo bik now dutics Moudny, Notwithstunding tho unplossant slute of the weather, o meeting of tho Villago Trustees was liold Cucaday ovening. ‘Lrustoes Gilbort, Pow- ors, Willard, Uage, and Blanchard dosorve credit for being present, oven 1if thoy did not tausact much busineas, Alr, J, C, Hiumnphroys was chosen Olerk pro tem, and the minutey woro read nud npproved. Dulln 1o tho awount of 180,59 were prosontod, audited, and ordeved puid. Sovorsl ordinances propared by the Board's Attomey wore read for Its information, snd were dikcussed nud laid ovor for furtber consid- erntion, 'I'he Board thon adjourncd for one weo! the members proceeded to livld & privato and fon for the consideration of plans for building tue Watar-Works, nud subjects oconnocted thero- with, It is oxpocted thut tho next moeting will unow that the Board has not forgotton thiy mueh-nooded improvement. HYDE PATK, Tho Board of Education for Iyde Park havo junt outablished two noy sehools ; vuo ut Cor~ nell, enrolling 29 scholars, with Mrs, Aunio 1d- wards, tenchor, and ono at Buuth Shove, of which M, Cnmpbell has beon eloctod teushior, this lust belng tho tonth school undor tho care of thy Asoard, as follows ¢ Hyde Purk IHigh Bchool, 065 scholurs ; Kon- wood I’rlumrl\]! Behool, 693 Kenwood fntermecdi- nto Nobiaol, 40 5 Keuwood Grammar Hehool, 62 ; Houth Park Behool, 63 Woadluwn School, 835 Brooklinoe Huhool, 48 ; Cornell Bohool, 20 ; Park wido Sclioal, 47 ; Boulh Bhove Henool, 81, "Totul, 405 schiolata, Choy aro all under the suporintondenco of Trof. I, N. [laskell, who is also priueipal of tho lllxlx Hehool. t tho lunt meoting of tho Bonrd, the follow- ing billy wore orderod paid: A. II, Audrown & 0o, achiool meats, $248.604 L, F. Wright, ront Sonth Park Bohool, §66: W. T Robinson, aost and wood, $163.25'; C. Gifford aud others, ra- poirs to bousos, §67.43; Jouitor's bills and othor Horvicon, £01,60 ; making » total of §021.68, The foundatlons snd first story of tho brick nehiool-house at Cornoll wore roportad fulshed, and furthor worlk Is uun{mndod till spring, A warrant for $2,400 was ordoro:d paid (o Bontty & Barkor on account, Tho building for tho pros- ent school at Cornoll in reuted at 360 fi"“ month, Tho furnncos in tha High-School bullding have Deon ropnired, aud all tho school-bouses havo toon aivo ronalrod and aro in oo ordor, 'ho Committeo on Night Bchoolsroportod that only flvo or wix porsons lnd applied for thio privilego, and tho rubjoct for opouing such a gchool was abandonad for th prosont. On tho recommondation of the Bupoerlatendont, regular HI‘uh Heliool houra wero adopted for the High Behool for the romaindor of this nossion, open- ing at 0 and closing at 9. Tho Buporiutendent waa authorized to provide an Instructive entor- talsment. iu elocution for the school, at tho closo of tho sexslon, at an exponse not excooding 20, THE CITY IN BIHEE‘. The Clirlatisn Union class in Gorman, undor Prof. Groh, moots this evening in the class- room of tho Union. Thero will Lo a sociable at tho Firat Mothodist Chwreh, cornor of Clurk and Washiugton streets, this ovoniug, to wolcomo atrangers, The regular monthly businoss meoting of tho Board of Govornment of the Ohicago Cluistian Union will bo hold at No. 114 Madison street, at 4 o'clock this afternoon, Tho lndies of Trinity M. E. Church, Indlana avenuo and Fowteenth sireet, will give an oyster suppor in the church this ovening, Tho tickota avo 50 conts, A prominont Donrborn stroot Iawyer, who be- ;l,'au raising 400 pounds at the Christian Union Tonlth-Lilt, now 1aises 1,160, and {8 ambitious to reach 1,500, Tho Fourth Unitarian Church fair will bo held at Contral 1Inll o-day aud this evening, 'I'ho Homo Dramntic Club will appear b night, and 26 gouts will bo the admission foo, Tho ladies of Trinity Mothodist Church will give an oystor supper and sociabio in the patlors of the church this ovoning from ¢ to 10 o'clock. DBurivoss mon can bo furvished with nico suppers, Lverybody is invited. To-night tho Rov. Thomas I, Doechor will lectura in the Union Park Congrogationnl Church. ‘This will bo tho only opportunity to hear bim in Chicago this wintor, fIis subject is, “Tho Londors and tho Led.” The fair and fostival now holding in Weat Twelfth Stroet Turnor Hall, for tho bonefit of tho Catholic Orphanage on Atchor nvenuo, proviously announced to bo closed this ovening, will Lo contiuued till Saturday night. A Rlebecen dogreo meoling of Odd Follows was Lield Tuegday, night at No, 112 East Randolph streot. Past Grand Master J. Ward Lilis pro- srded, and conforred tho dogree upon the wives of thirteon Odd Follows and twenty members of tho Order. Potor Wolf, who fell from the Church of St. Columbkill Mondny, diod of his Injurios yestor- day morning at his lione, No. 459 Honth Halsted atreot, Tho Deputy Coroner held an inquest, nimlt hlhu jury rondored a verdict of mcl:}ontul death. About 7 o'clock last ovening an_altercation took place betweon two mon named Dan Phelan and John Kenunedy, at tho coruer of Pacific ave- nue and Laylor streot, resulting in the latter cutting tho formor in the right shoulder. Kon- nedy was arrested and locked up in the Armory, Au unknown man woA run over and instantly alled abont 9 o’clock last night, at tho corner of Clark_and Thirty-fifth streets, by an engino of tho Ohicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ruilway. Tho body was horribly mutilated. ‘Tho remaing zyar% takon to the Morguo and tho Coroner no- itied, A grand fair and festival for tho benefit of 8t, Mary's Church will opon In Burlington, Iall Monday evening. 'Che management bas decided that o flest-clasy programmno shall be offered to its pntrons during the weok. The ladies are un- censing in thelr efforty to make tho fair n Bua- cess. i The much ridiculod * No chenteo hero” in- timation of the Clinese shopkeoper finds many parallels in Clicngo, whore rotailers set fortia thoir unsuspected intogrity in such phmses as “tho squaro-dealing,” * ono prica,” ote. Tho latest novelty s a coal-dealing firm on Green strect, who innkes the nssuring aunouncoment of * Ionor our spceialty.” A eociable will be given tho fraternity of Unity Church in the basement of the church this ovantng. 'Thore will bo n business meoting ab half-pst 7, o litorary ontortainment at 8, aw refroshinents at 9 o'clock., Everybody is cor- dinlly invited to bo presont. ‘Llis invitation must not bo taken seriously, howevor, siuce only a small portion of our population can find room in tho church, Doputy-Coroner Pilgrim Leld an inquost yos- terdey on tho body of a young man namod W. B, Monger, who commitied suiado by taking Iaudaunm, 'Tucedey night, at Lis mother's house, No. 247 West Indiana strect, A verdict in nc- cordance with the facts was rondored. I'ho de- ceased was about 19 years old. 1t is supposed that bad Dbabity and alnck of employmont in- duced him to kil himselt, At the annual conclave of Apollo Commandry, No. 1, recently held, tho following named gen- tlomen wero elocted officers for the onsuing yoar: Bir W. A, Stevens, E, C.; 8ir T, 1. Ovintt, G.3 E. P, Iall, O, G.; James H. Diles, P,; L.B. Dixon, 8. W.; T, S, Showelt, J. W.; Goorgo 1. Laflin, 'I%: B, T, ‘W, Lok, R} David Coey, 5 B. ;' W, it, Potter, $.B.; D. 0. Wallaco, W. Thoy will be installed at tho new Asylum, donroo stroot, Tucadny evening, Mr. Frank Grant, of Bloomington, Wis,, n cousin of I'resident Grant, was married yostor- dny afteruoon to Miss Ifary Do éolven daughtor of Mr. D, L. Do Golyer. 'Tho coremony was performed Dby tho ltov. W. A. Dartlott, of lhe Plymonth Congrogational Chureh. At the samo time, Mr, Mercina Dobbs, of Brooklyn, and Miss May Crawford, of Cincin- nati, woro mado ono. 'T'he residence of Mr, Do Golyor, No. 1118 I'rairio avenue, whero the mav- vinges Look place, was crowded with the inti- muto frionds of the ladies and gentlomen named. Tho nunual meoting of tho sharcholdors of tho Grand Pacific Hotel Campany was held yesterday afternoon in Room No, 1 of tho Otis Bloci, 'fhere wore present gentlomon roprosenting moro than hatf the capitul stock of the Compnny. T'ne following porsons were elected Directors for the onsuing year: John I, U'racy, Albort Keop, Iugh Ridlo, homas F. Winthrow, and Harold 8. Peek. At a meoting of tha newly-cleciad Directors, Thomas I*. Winthrow was appointed Prevcident, and Navier L. Otis Socrotary-Lrens- uror of the Compuny. Yesterday, being a dny set apart in the Church of Luglud nud’in the Protostant Bpiscopnl Chuyeli in the United Statos for special intor~ cession in behal? of missions, was observod by appropriato religlous services at tho Cathedral of 83. Peterund Uank. The Right Nov. Bishop Whitchouso, assisted by the Rov. Canon Xnowles and o full clioir, conductod the exer~ cisos, and ULriof addressos on the elliency of prayer to uccom\lliuh an oxtongion of tho Cluireh vore delivored by tho Bishop, ‘I'ho attendanco .won not vory lurge at oither the morning or evouing sory A mooting of tho Bllaworth Zonnves was hold at the Pacille Hotol yostorday ovaning, whoro about fiftcun of the mombors of the organiza- tlon wera prokont. ‘Tho cbair was taken by Liout. 11, 13, Mexwell, and My, A, D, Smith actod a8 Scerotary, A cominunication was rond from Maj. C. L. Drand, who deelined ilio honor of bocoming tho commandor of thoe corps, claim- ing that his buviness ongagements provented his giving tho work tho attention it re- qnired, On motion, Maj. Brand's lottor was laid upon the table. A discussion followed, in which 1t was plainly shown thut My, Drand’s docliving tho position jwas viewod with anything but ploasuvo, and that, in ordor to scoure his sorvices, tho membors would Lo wiiling to make miraugemonts which wonld 1omove from his shoulders tho troubles and ro- #ponsibilitios attending tho finances of tho or- gnuizn(lnu. Oun motion, it was resolved that the Secrotary, pasisted by a conunitico of six, dvaw up a et of rovolulions, to bo signed by the old aud the presont mombors of the organization, and prosonted to Maf. Brand, requosting him 1o tnke comummnd of the orgnnization, Tho com- pany votod thauks to tho proprietors of the Pa- ciflo Iotol for the use of tho parlor, and thenad- Journed, Yentorday morning at an early hour two boys, eallad \V, Kerns und John Flowar, whilo watking nlong tho river-bunk, noar Twonty-socond stroot Lridge, wore startlad by seoing n naked hody flontini¢ in tho wator, 'Pasy tald u polise ofticor of thodiseovary, who got o buat, and, with tho holp of the hoi'u, tho hody was brought to shoro and takon to the Morguo In nn express wagon. T'hs romning wore apparontly those of & man about 40 yewrs of ngo. Thoy wore hovribly muilated.” A wook on the loft foot wus tho ouly articlo of clothing., Cho body had evidontly been in tho water inany woels, and was much do- composed, 'The thront was out from ear o ear, The skull was broken in, and thore warn two gnshioa on tho body,—ono in “the left shouldor, and snothor {n tho loft side. Tho cutting of tho thront and tho wound 1 tho side mado many thinlk that o murdor had boon committed. DLy othors, 1t waa conjeoturod that the unknowi man had loft bl bed at night nnd gono to the brink of tho river, out his throat, and fallon into tho water, Tho fractures of = tho ekuil and the cuts on the body wero possibly made by the whools of o propellor, It was at firab sup- oned that tho body was that of Mr, John M- uade, of No. 102 Wost Taylor strool, who has boon missing since tho 4th of Novombor, but his two brothors, who examinod tho body, declared positively that it was uot, tho features, form, and color of thoe hair helng totally unlile. Cor- onor Btophens concluclod to dofor holding the in- quost until to-dny, hoping that thoe romaius would bo idontlfiad, AMUSEMENTS, THE OTERA, The second night of tho opers sonson was memorablo in two respeots—firat, by the dubut of Mrs, Van Zaudt, and, second, by tho firat per- formanoe of Verdl'a beautiful opora, “Rigolotto,” in English, inthis clty. Tho audionce was not a8 Iargo as ot tho performance of * Martha," partly bocauso the opora is scarcely known hero, and portly becauso it was oo “off night," although tho latter iu In reality no reason at all. The Van Zandt nights, if lnee night furnishes any oriterion to go by, aro fully up to tho rogu- Inr nights in every partioular. In roslity, tho ensomblo of tho, porformanco of *‘Rigolotto " was far superior to that of * Martha,” and In evory rospoct moro eujoyable. Thio plot of *“ Rigoletto " has boen already pub- lished. It isnot a plonsaut story, andin English tho concontration audaccumulation of villainies, which succeed onch othor so rapldly, are still more horrible from tho fact that thoy aro more mtelligible than when presonted in the Italian vorsion. 'Tho opera waa flrat brought out In this city in tho first Italian sonson over given horo, at MoViokor's Thoatre, Feb. 26, 1859, Tho onst on that occasion was as follows: Subsequently, it was produced again, June 5, 18605, in the momorablo Italian soason which in- nugtiratod tho opening of tho Crosby Opern- 1Ik:ulm, upon which occasion tho cast was o8 fol- ows ¢ B Sinco that tim a8 baon sholved, aud now, aftor it olght yoars' vost, it in hroufilxt out onch moro, this timo in English, with the following crat Rigoletto,s.. .o wevenases o dI8N Gilda, .. Jeuny Van Zandt Madnifn +etrens el e, Srguin Sparafuc Penkes Duko. .. PrPeN +Mana it was o notablo formanco bocauso of tho debut of Mrs, Yandt, and it is but just to say that, in every rnn{mct, she justified tho excellent roputation which lind precoded hor. She rocoived a vory hnuz{ welcomo a8 sho appoared, which at onco cutablishod a mutual sympathy botweon lier and tho audionco, which was s much moro critical ono than that which hLad been presont at the pexformance of * Martha,” nud, boforo tho our- tain dropped upou tho elose of tho ach, she had established hersolf in the good opinion of her hoarors boyond all question. ifer stage presenco is very attractivo, and hor bearing graceful, and tho tlioronghly consclontious manner in which or- ahe gove horsolf up to the dramatic requirements of hor role, and merged ler idontity in that of the charactor sho woa peruunnelns, show hor to bo a fuithful, painetakiog artist. U'o accompany this fundawmental roquirement of o resl artist, she hag o cloar, frosh, liquid voico of groat rango and flexibility, which does not yot show wear in any part. Nearly all of her musia aftor the secoud act is intensely passionate, and the duos, especinlly, require great dramatio power. Tn thiceo, shie didplnyed a_forvor aud fire worthy of tho Itallnn stage, nnd which nlmost scomed stranga and foreign upon tho English, which s usually so Jight and harmlessly molodious, In tho duo, at tho first meeting with the Duke, sud tho arin; ! Dear Namo, Within I'his Dreast,” which follows it, sho displayed not only some vory cloar and skillful oxcoution, but slso n breadth aud forco in dramatie singing, which have rarely beon equaled hore; and oloued the arin with n sustaiued trill of romarkable endurance. In the Jong and trying duo with Rigoletto olosing the third act, which is tho climax of Lor rolo, in musical point of view, she rose to tho fullost domands of tho altuation, and gavo hor part with such passionate earnostuoos and genuine pathos, that sho wus rocallod bofore tlio curtain to re- coive the applause of the house. In tho superb quarzstto of the last aot, ono of Yordi's finost numbers, hor voico told with thrilling effoct and won an encore for tho four. Mrs. Van Zandt camo to us n atranger, and with tho disadvantago of appearing in & compuratively uuknown opera, but sho will noed no further in- troduction, ller artietic nbility, both dramatic and musieal, has boon appreciated at the first performance, and wh ro others lhave bad to labor aud wait, sho has conquerad & suc- cess immcdintoly. e, Beguin had but vory littlo to do, as sho only uppears in tho last acy, but that little was dono with hior customnry exccllence, and Ler fine voico was novor botter than in the quattette, Mr. Hall hod tho sevore part of Rigolello, tho jester, and we_aro willing to forgive Lis sins of omission and commission in somo of bLis other characters, for the exceflont mauner in which ho played and sung his part. It is no light task to ]‘mrummu this charactor of the buffoon, gradually wronght up to tragio fronzy, and if ho did not alwaya bring out the Dico shading of the two characters in ono—the Jestor oud tho infuviatod fathor sceking ro- Yougo, yot in the strongor phnses of the clin tor, notably in Lis soliloquy aftor tho intorview with Spardfucile, In which tho cuso of tho old mau haunts him, he displayed au outburst of dramatle power which was abuolutely surprising. Mr. (ull has evidently found his mission n Rigoletto. Mr., Maags ‘improves upon s second hearing, Ho was in much botter voico than on tho first ovoning, and although at times ho was cvax{n\\'m’ud by the orchestra, Lo sangin ad- miroblo style, and when he had a fayor- ablo opportunity, ns, for iustanco, in_his arin i tho last act, **low Fickle Women Ara";(tho favorits * Tia Donna Mobila®), hio warmed up aud sang wich telling effcct, M Ponkes,whois alwnys o fiond of some description, going about with loug lnifo, Ind tho part of the Lravo Sparafucile. \Whatever clso Lo may have murdered, ho didn't murder what littlo music hio bad 10 siug, 1lis profound voico was vory rofroshiug, notwithetanding the question- nble canractor of the Lusiness in_which ho was cngaged, Mr. Bartloman, who had the minor part of Monferone, would pleasa lus audionco moro {f his vomarkablo physleal attompts to keep time with his wholo body did nob impress one with tho coustant suspiolon that ho was getting roady to mnka o flying loap ovor into the parquotto, ‘The chorus peonle did vory well, and move than ono offort of tho male chorus was worthy of high praise. We wish to rouew our_entreaty to Blr. owson to keep Liy orchestra down. ‘I'hoy play too loud. ‘I'hin ovoning * Faust,” with Miss Kellogg as Uarquerite. P N, THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROADS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune ; Bimt Anarticls from tho Now York Tribune, in your fssuo of Deo, 1 (headod *‘Congross— Businoss of tho Coming Bossion™) says: “A dotermined attompt will probably bo mado to secnro subsidies for tho Northorn and Bouthorn Dacifio Rallroads, which are sald to bo in desper- nto straits, Agonts of theso lluos have nlrendy arrivod hero, and aro lookiug over the ground to see whotlior it will pay to open a campaign,” otc, 1t may posm strango to many of your ronders, considoring the presont gonoral adverso judge wment of tho peopla toward any furthor loglala- tion favoring in any mannor new or existing railrond eutorprisos, that any number of rail- rond-operators or magnates should now serious- ly hiopo for succoss in any schomo for laud- grauts, subsidios, or lonuing of natfonal orodit in ald thoreof ; and for this very reason, the warning of tho articlo coplod by you may fail to mako its proper Impression. Not so, howevor, if the country could but be brought tace to face with the startling consoionsuess that the writer bina apoken but the worda of truth and sobor- nosH, ‘Cho truth should be known that ho Liry under- atated, rathor than the roverso ; that not only 45 dotermined nttompt will probubly be made to prooura subaldies” by the frlonds of tha two corporations, but that” nogotiations Lave alroady [ }man oponod, and for montha have beon procosd- ng. glmuld tho faot bo known, that not only have tho frionds of tho rallronds named, on moro thion ‘ono occasion durlng the past sonson, beon In Washington In oloso con- sultation with tho lionds of different buroaus and dopartments, but that nlso, nt difforont ]n-nmhmnt contros through the couuntry, there inve beon ‘' ghance” assemblages of high national and raflroad ofilolnls in Tong and private couniell; that mutual and salisfactory undor- stadinga have beon ronchied, and that tho dotalls of tho ** attompt " hiavo boon agreed upon ;—if, added to those, it conld be shown that absolutod ly, withont sueh holp, the further prosscution of theso ontorprisos must bo abandonod by tholr prosent orgaulzatious; that tho vrizo is too tempting likoly to be abandoned ; aud that the Inylng opon tholr past transactions might como a3 o resultof n ohango of ownar- ship and mnnn{(emuut‘—wonld not oll theas things combined go far toward Indicating the propriety of organized notion, and a valuable motivo forit? Lot us not Le docelved, Tho present Con- grens in looked mpon for much to holp theso i.:lsm\lle, but mogt noody, cioations of a specu- ative poriod. It oulfi' uveods tho modent potl- tiont *‘Wo do not nsk land-grants, or subsidies of any kiud; wo only desiro tho indorsomont of the nation to our credit,” This costs tho Government nothing, and it so firmly eatablishes our crodit that we can porfect our ontorprises, opon up our magnificont land- grants, nud carry ncross tho Continent the com- morco of tho world." But, should tho land- grants rofuso to be oponad up at a profit, or should the world's commerco decline to {]m trang. ported in thoso dirootions at a tarift high onough to pay for movlu{; It, and the enormous amount swallowod up in tho eoustruction, thon who is to mako good the boundless issue of corporation Londs boaring the judorsement of tho National Qovornmont Lot tio poople ook woll toward Congrossional action. Possibly the reports of some Cabinet- oflicors mny indicato tho advantages and impoc- tance of comploting theao to great continental artories; und gonuibly, too, tho Mossnge may fuintly foroshadow something in this dircotion on which to build: Dbut, whethor so or not, nevor lot it bo forgotton that tho present session of Congreas {s expected to furnish the ways and menns for completing the Norlhern and South-~ arn Pacitlc Railroads, and that, too, in presont hands; and thnat Government oflicials of national reputation are not inimical to tho plan, r, 110AGO, Dec. 1, 1870, SENATOR CARPENTER. The Long«Branch Scandal. * The Now York Zribune of tho 1st inst. has o longthy editorial articlo upon Senator Carpontor, in conuection with tho Long-Branch scandal, in which it oays that it ¢ still thinks that such a man ought not to proside over tho United Stalos Sonato ;" and reltorates tho assortion of its '* amplo pecuniary rosponsibility * to meot any damagea which ho might obtain in an action for libel. Accompanying ite editorial, tha Zvibunc roprinta tho following from a lattor in the Clove- land Herald : '! The precise facts aro thoso: Bonator Cat— pentor in July last, in Now York City, had a lndy of high social position and uusullied roputation Elm:ad undor his chiargo by her husband and rothor to oscort to Long Branch. The brother uccnn\%nuied tho lady to tho bont, When thoy arrivod at the Branch the Senator drove to tho Weat End Hotel. When Mr, O. entered the hiotol, the room-clerk—who was room-clotk at Willard’s in Washington, where Mr. O. boarded for two yeara—told him ho could not provido him (C) with rooms, thehouso being full to ovor- flowing ; that ho had just turned away Spencor and sundry others who had applied beforo him. "I'ho clerk subsequently told Mr. C. ho had secur- od bim rooms at tho Ocean Howse, whither Mr. 0, wont and rogistorod his and the lady's name. #The lady atter mlrpnr retired, and Mr. O. wont to seo tho Presidont, abous thros miles dis- tant, and returnod botwoon 12 and 1 o'clock. ‘Thoir rooms_wero in differont wings of the building, and over 200 foot apart. The noxt morning Mr., C. drove round Long Dranch n couplo of hours, showing_the placo to tho lady, and st 11 o'clock roturned to New York, whoro lilu.\ Iady's frionds were in waitiug to recoivo ror. “* Aftor Mr. O, was edvised thero was no room for him at the West End Hotol, ho turned round and was saluted by a correspondent of the New York Tyibune, that two years bofore ho, as Chalrman of tho Souato _ Commit- too, had imprisoned tor cunlumnc{. It ‘was this man that eent the equivocal dispatoh to the Z'ribune which has occagioned all tho scandal tho prees hiaw teemed with for tho past threo mouths, 1 speak whereof I know whon 1 ausert thoro was unthing in Mr. Carponter's conduct at Long DBrauch ap zll incousistent with tho strictest morality4ind decorum, and all tho scandalous stories put in circulation wers tho offapring of malice. Politieally, I am not in symputhy with Mr. Carpenter; but I deom {t my duty to say thus much in bolalf of truth and” justice, and without the fuowledge or inatigation of Alr, Carpenter or hid friondy, “Mr, Carpenter has boen most shamefully slandered in this matter, avd it bas beou only from o, sense of delicacy about having the name of the lady involved figure in tho mnowspapers that bo did not_at ouce mako a public denial of tho imputed chargo. Conscious of his inno- conco, ho hns atood proudly silent, and let tho scndnl-mongers and chead demagroguas bark until thoy wore hoarse and exhausted. Itis{ine now, the excitement boing over, that the prec:se facts shonld bo laid before tho Plll:lio, sad jus- tico dono to an injured and gifted public man.” Teforring to this lottor the Tribune says: “Thore iz a fluvor of ‘Thus snith the Lord" in the writer's *I speak wheroof I kuow,’ suda delighitful assuranco of the judicial mind whon hio says he is not in sympathy with Mr, Carpon- tor politically, but deoms it bis duly to speak in bobolf of truth aud justico. Tho lotter latke n signaturo, Ils statemonts sro untruo. ‘lho proprictors of the West End Iiotel know whothor tile facts have boon mierepresonted. Dir. Matt Carponter himsolf lkuows also whothor or not ho has baen slandered. A deninl from cither of these, wo submit, would bo much more to tho purposo than an unaigned lettor from some ono who pretonds to sposk whereof he kuows., For tho rest, no ono moro thon tho Z'ribune desires to Lnve ! justico done’ to this ¢‘injnred and gifted public man,’ and it looks to tho United States Seunnto to begin it, Injured oommon decency looks for justice at the samo timo, and we pray it niay receive it."” X “Lbo Now York Zimes of tho 2d has an edl- torlal reply to the Zvibune'a article; in the courso of whioh it says: T'ho true facts have boen known to us for goma timo, The husband of the lady, who, for vorv natural reasons, desires not to bring his wifo’s namo boforo tho public, and theroforo does uot wish {o publish anything under his own signaturo, some time sinco called on us and in- formed us that tho ohnrgo was uttorly falso, and requested us, in caso tho slander wos kopt up, to publish u statoment of tho fucts, *Mr, Carpenter went, during tho summer, to Long Branch, hoving an n})pohltmum with tho Presidont on business. Ilo was accompaniod by tho lady In question, who was put in his charge Dby her lusband. Awving there about b in the aftornoon, he went dircetly to the West End ITotol and ap- plied for rooms, aud was informad by the clork that there was not a vacont room in tho house, and bad not beon for several days, Tho clork oud Mr. Carpenter wero woll acquainted, tho clorks inving beon farmerly in Willard's Iiotol, Washington, where Mr. CnTonlor nud his fum- ily had Ennnlml two years, ‘The clork gave Mr. Chrpenter o note of introduction to the Ocean Ilouse, and hie wout thero and obtnined a room for tho Jady and ouo for_himself, At 7 o'clock ho took tea at tho Presideni's, and spent the ovoning with President Grant until about 0:30, Ile thou returnod to the hotel, whero sovoral genilemen called on him, in whose com- pany ho remained until about 12 o'ulock, and returnod to Now York tho noxt mormog, ** Ramndell—n corrospondent of tho 1'ribune, who was impriconod abont two years ago by the Sonate, on Mr, Carponter’s motlon, for conéampt in rofusing to testify In regard to the atolon treaty, and who vowed vengeanoo on ilr. Car pontor ae that timo, and sooms to have watched for an opportunity to retaliate for what ho ro- Smmca 18 an injury—wan stopping at the Wost ind Ifotol, 1Ioat onco repaired to tho tele- graph oflico and sont a dispatch to the Tribune, soying that Sonator Carpontor had arrivad al Long Branch, aud had beon rofused a room b the notol, *for rousons beat known to himsolf and the propriotor of tho hatel." I'his tologram suggoestod a base falsohood, ns Ramadoll woll kuew at tho time, e devised it, as ho Lhimself admittod attorward, wolely for tho purposo of ¢gottiug ovou' with Bonator Car~ Jentor, ‘Iho Times thon procoods to answer tho charges agnlnst Mr, Oarpontor of intosieation and bad-companionship, by printlug the follow- ing lottern ; EXeoUTIVE MAXSION, WasHING7aN, D, U., Oct, 20, 1473, Dyan Jupor: Much has beon said In tho publio prints relative to your colleague, Bouator Cmpentor, during his visit to Long‘i}rnnnh this lnst summar, Ouo chargo mado agatnst him I kuow to be untrue, Ilo apunt an hour or more with mo during tho eyoning of his stey, sud I osn answor s to his being at tha time striotly Aobor, glvln;{ 1o evidenco of having becu drink- ing to mark lts offaot at that time, Tho other ohargos I know nothing about, and made no in- quiry about, thinking them impousible. Yours truly GRANT. Judgo T, 0. owe, Witann's Horer, Wasntsazon, Oct, 20, 1873, Hon, 1. 0, Howe : DxanHins In rogard to tho charges againat Bonntor Oarpenter at Long Branch, tho facts aro Almply theso: Mr, Carpentor camo with saveral olliors, and thoro was not a vacant room in tha Louse, I told him so, and gave bim a noto of introduction to the Oconn Jlonno, 1If tho Prosi~ dout had callad at the samo timo for & room, I shonld havo told him ths snme thing, Mr, Car- !mntor waa noithor intoxioated nor gailty of any mproprioty whatover, CGronor 1L, IFAnitAR, Room Clork Woeat End lictel. Disrntor or Cotusmia, Boanp or HEALTH,! WamnNaron, Oot, 21, 1873, Ion, T. 0. Howa: Dran Bin: I saw Mr. Ramedoll, who tolo- grnplml to the Now York Tribunc in rogard to onator Carpentor'y being rofused rooms at the Wost End Hotel, Lone Dranch, in June lost, Hoon aftor Mr. Ramsdoll's return to Washington, Ithon informed Mr. Ramadell that I was por~ ronally noquainted with tho lady in questlon, having attonded hor professionally on sovoral aceasions during the Inst fow yoars ; that he had mado a mistalo nnd dono cho lndy agroat wrong, Ho rnpllcd‘ 4T don'teare; I have got even with Carpenter,” Thia ho yeposted, in substance, tovaral times during tho conversation, loadiug mo to understand that he was only endenvoring to punish Senator Carpoutor for his courso ns Chnirmau of tho Sonate Committooin tho matter of tho stolen troaty, Mr. Ramadoll wan formerly my Chiof Clork at Armory Square End Iospital during tho lato war, nud our relations have boen and now ate intiato, and this conversation convincod e that Lus stalomont was moro frooly mado than it would have beon to othors, and that ho was uulénut\lntc!l by a design to rotalinte upon Bountor Carpenter, and scemed to rejoice that he had inflicted infury wpon the character of Senator Carpenter without regard to what the JSacts might Ve, I ranko this statoment as & mattor of Justico, both to the lady injured und Benator Carpenter. Vory truly yours, D. W. Buiss, DeoaTun, Ala,, Sopt, 11, 1873, My DEAn S8evator: I wasat Loog Branch tho day after you wore thore last suinmer, or, t all ovonts, the day th firat telogram appoared i the Now_ York Zribunc conceruing your visit thero. I went totho **West End Hotol,” and was told by Lhe clork that thero was not a vacant room 18 the houso and kiad not been for several days ; that they had beon cumpolled to rofuse many porsons, U saw tho Zribune correspondont (Mr. Rams- doll) & fow momouts nfterward, and, roferringito tho tologram in the Tribune, I nsked him whatit meant, and whethor theio was any truth in_it. Iie admitl«d to me that _there was no truth whatl- ever in what wonld be implied from the telegram. T nftorward talked with tho room clork upon tho samo suhject, and ho told mo you wero refused a room only becauso every one 1n the houso was occupied. I am vory stucercly yours, Gro. I, 8rExcEn, Tho Hon, MaTT H, Canrexten, Milwsukee, Wie, EPIZOOTY. ‘The [Nlorses 1 Now York Again Threatened With the Coughing Plague. From the New York Horald, Iie, 1, Tho dreaded opizooly ecoms again about to bronk out in tho city, and it is not impossible that wo may sce ropoated tho econos of lust wintor, whoi business was almostat n staud- still in conroquence of the want of horeflesh to do the ordinary carrying of the city trade. ‘The fact that azain the digenso is making its appenrance—and it i8 fair to suppose tho #ama rosults will follow—nt almost tho samo period ns 1ast year, leads oue fnirly to suppose that this may bocomo an annunl plague which will not only ])rovu of insuperable trouble Lo the general pub- ic, but o great loss of monoy toowncrs of horse- flesh, An anuual recurrence at tho beginning of winter of tho epizooty, with ell its attendant troubles, will bo n ealomity tho effocts of which it would bo o matter of no small diftienlly to forostnll, Soon agnin, perhaps, tho kound of the oxen will bo heard in our streeto, and the pondorous enatiot of {ho country team may e~ cyom]onl‘nmilhlr sight to the citizens of Now ark. As yet, however, tho disenss han had_a very small'gprend, and its promise may not become an nccomplishmont. Generally speaking, nmong tho car and stago_ stables, the' plagno ss hardly made itself folt, though thero are unmistakablo signs that it dock oxist, aud, if the oxporienco of thio pust can bo taken ns a criterion, tho spread, after the firet symptoms, will bo very rupid. A reportor of the Herald mado o visit yoster- dny to the several principai car and stago stubloy i tho upper portion of tho eity to vorify the statewents ns to the oxtent of the discane, Tho reportor also had an interview with one of tho loading votorinary surgeons of tho city, ono whoso system did much last soason in effecting oures of tho diseaso, and whose information, theroforo, o the subject may bo cousidered as valunblo, Ilo said, in snsworto questions on tho anbject ¢ “] have no doubt that with all things oqual weo shall sos this year n ropotition of tho scencs of last among thio horses, aud very likoly wlon tho tirst cold wenthor of tho senson hogins each year tho digeaso niay appons in ity old form. Wohave the advantage of knowing somothing moro about it than wo did at ticsr, and almost all veterinary surgeons hiore know how beut to deal with it, But, nuder the most lavorablecircumstances, the disenso is ono which takes much longer ro extir- pato than it does to como, and valusblo timo 1nust be lost by the npponrance of tho disonse, Thore is no doubt that what is known e the epi- zooly is simply n vory severe form of cold which nttuois the bronchial tubes and causes them to in- flame to such n dogreo that respiration olten be- comos impossible. " This s accompaniod by a specics of running catorrh, which wenk- ous tho animul, and by withdrawing the bost juices of 'tho body, causes tho body to become woak and cmaciated in a very short spavo of time. DBy the application of romedios tho disonse, if takon in timo, may bo mado to yiold, and (8o horso may bo put in & condition to worl onco more. Lt I have much doubt if the disease is ever completoly extarpatod from the systom of the horse, aud, upou slight provocation, such as standing i the cold while perspiring, or not being housed suliciently warmly, the malady may appoar with ail ity (st vigor, and the animal will begin to droop and fall niway 8 boforo, subject to tho samo romedies if it hos not takon too fast e Liold alvendy. I have boeu led Lo say this by tha fact that I lave noticed that nll thoso horses which suffored most kovorely last season havo bown more or Jess tunning from thoe nostrils ever sinco, aud wonld no doubt Lo ready to yield to tho distom- sor directly, if set in ngain With any virulenco, T'ho cough lins also romained moro or less, aud overy now and then you muy hear it in the stroots. It is tho old diyeaso whioh romalns iu ovory case, Of courus, tho warm mogths of the sutuiner wera antagonistic to tho disease, and thoso Is never any dangor of its becoming wide- sproad during that weason. Dut with the win- tor sotting in the dangor comes bauk, and must bo obviated a8 best wo can doit. 1 beliove that tho spread of the difeaso will depoud yory much upon the woathor of tho uext fow duys, 1f tho weathor remaina Lard, clear, and dry a8 it is at present, 1 havo no doubt that we shall osuafie \\'il‘mut any serfous attack of the malady, Dut, in caso there should bo any sudden chango, tha disense will break out very badly, and wo shall vory likely hinvo tho worst scenos of lnst yenr ropented, and, vur{ likely, with s much vio- leuco, But bottor It should come now than lator in the sonson, whon tho snow Impedes travel and makes tho work of the lorses twolold, It 18 not likoly, however, that wo shall linve man; dontlis from tho disoaso, for, as L said boforo, it will ot take us by surprise, ns it did last year, aud we shall bettur know how Lo troat it." Tho surgeon wont on to give somo general statistios, from which it would appsar that not ono in ton of the cily Lorscs but what was ot Tenst slightly nffected by tho epizooty. THE FOURTIL AYENUE LINE, At tho stables of this compauny thore doos not appear to boa kinglo horss attacked by the dis- one, Somo fow of thom are coughiug a littlo, but only slightly moro than thoy have beon doing il tho summer. Tho Buperintendont doon not seem to fear any of tho scones of the paat soason, thongh it will b remomberod that this stablo suffered probably loss than any stablo in the clty, owing to tho immodiato withdrwal of tho horkos whon thoy were attucked. THE THIMD AVENUB STAILES, Hore tho disoase wns vory bad last yoar, sa that ut ono thme, it will bo remombored, the vars did not como down furthor than Fiith stroat, I'hus far, howover, tha appearanco of the dix- eavo I \'er{ mild, ' A fow (about five) of the hornes are In the bospital, with a nlight nppoar- anco uf beivg affeoted with tho opizooty, By proventive monns, howaver, and by not working ihn horsos which shiow tho slightest signs of Liaving the diseaso, it in lml\nd sorious attack of the oplzooty, such as charac- toilzad this lino last year, “This line employs 1,300 horses, ‘o Contral line is not affooted ay all by tno apiponrando of the opizooty, THE DELT LINE has not boon much affoctod oithor. It 1s snid omo oiglit horson aro affected by tho distempor, and thint eveu theso were not serioualy touched, to obvisto any The disenas, 1t 18 bellaved, will not spread, ospe- olally If tho prosout wonther insts. Home b horson are mn]’:Invnd on this ling, iy Bomg: 900 DROADWAY AND SEVENTIL AVENUE LiNE, Over 1,000 horaes aro conntantly at work apon this lino, and tho small numbor of six are at Ernnnnt Inid up. Tho disonso which oxinta i not olioved to bo tho oatarrhal plaguo which cro- afod such lavoo lnst yenr. l'l‘hu lino runs ag usual ita full number, and expoots to continue iz tho uare way, TIE EIOILTH AVENUE LINE, This lino, ono of thoss which wuffered mosl 1asl yoar, has about ten horses affectod by the discaso, and n fow moro running at the nose, ‘There {8 somo fear liora that the discase may wprond, but it is smd that, if tho prosent fair wonthor continues, tho oritieal poriod will be passod ovor without retious troublo. THE NINTIL AVENUE LINE hins alno ovoral hovsos suffering more or less from tho diroaso. A fow aro norfous canes, but aro being kuIfl. at worls, an it {8 not boltaved tha distempor will aproad, . THL SIXTIE AVENUE LINE have four cases in tho hospital wnich are some~ what aggravated, but the' gonoral run of tha Loraes aro in ns hoalthy n condition as they hava hoon during tho past year., The discaso doos nof appoar to ba spreading at all, THE GRAND AND FORTY-SI:COND BTREET LINE ia said to have quito o number of horsos in the lzxgu{xllm, tho majority of them having tho opi- otio, Tho Enst Broadway lins n number of horses siole,; somo with tho opizooty, abont ton, and othara aro mnulnfi nt the nose, The Avenue B Hino has olght lorses suffering from tho disonso, and n number of others slight- ly affocted. §1The Becond avenue lino hos thus far ahenlthy record, and dooa not. h{mu:\r to show any symp- toms of an aggravated atiack of the disoaso. vorely last yoar from the and tho probabiliy 14 that this yeut thgy i o moro affected than the car compnnies, ‘The Tourth avenuo linches twelve horsesdown with tho dislompor; the Fulton Forry lino has six, with quito & number coughing; the Tiwonty. third sbroot line, wliich completoly stopped for o timo last year in consoquonco of tho disonso, lias ton hornos affostod with Lhe opizooly. ¥ THE EXPRESS HORSES havo not been attacked to auy great degreo with the disenso, thougls n fow animals belonging ta the Adams Express Company, the United, and Dodd’s, ate suffering from the opizootie, and n gzn:g many are coughing and running at tha Tho milkmon and the mill companies scom_ta bo muffailng a good deal from tho opizooty, nd many of the horsen which hava eaughs cold have agnin mauy of the symptoms of the disordar, and will, do doubt, succumb moro or less to the diseaso, No ‘doubt the fast running and con. stautly stoppiug during the coldast hours of the movning has brought nbout this state of affairs, Tho livory stables do not secm to have boen affocted a8 yet, moro than that many of tho horaes whicl sufforod last year aro coughing to o alight oxtent, . _Bomo horges have alrendy dled from the diseaso, but it docs not appear whero they camo from or whom Lhey belenged to, Probably nof moro than six or’ soven bavedicd in thid way and hinye gono to the Reudering Company. —_——— PACIFIC COAST ITEMS. 8ax Fnascisco, Cal,, Dee, 3.—Our city Fire Dopartnont is dwvided, two Doards of Commin- uionors claiming nutbority, Chiof Whitney will acts undor tho old Board, and laut night tho now Board elected David Scannoll Chicf. In tho suit at Pioclio, Nov., tho caso of the Raymord-Ely Mining Company v. Keutucky, a decision way given i1 favor of tho former, The difilculties on tho railrond at Hoattle, W, ., have beon aettled, and the worlk resumed. Aayor Otin and Cliiof of Tolico Cockrill hava already commenced a radical reform in their ro- spectivo dopartuments of tho City Govornmont. Ihero is a light fall of suow hero, aud it i smowing ab Stockton, Sacremonto, and olbor points m the valley districts of (his Sinte. i sl dalss At R MARRLLGES, VILDRT - BERJAMIN~Tn Obloaze X 1 o (3 D Hoitaoe, S Wone e Wb eed bl Emia Benfarita, TOUEY—ARNETT—Doe. 1, by Prof. ronidpna o1 Wm. Aot Eattun ot v o Sy e ard V. ey aud Atlss Nelllo Afnott, ol of Chlcago. N T i = DEATHS. HULKE-Tha wifo and ehild of Charles Mulko, 717 Sodaniok-st, “T'no tuneral will bo Friday, Doc. 5, at 10 o'clock 8. m, QUINLAN—AL 803 Stato- Edward, youngost son of d sud Filen Quinian, ral from residoave, by cars to Calvary, at1'p. m., apors plosso copy, ANTED — WATT! WA atestMadiun s, uy AUCTION SALTS, "By TAYLOR & eARITISON. WE ARE NOW RECEIVING AN IMHENSE BANKRUPT STOCK OF FURNITURE, To bo sold SATURDAY noxt, Deo. 6, at 9)§ o'clock. TAYLOR & HARRIS ‘201 and On FRIDAY, Dee. 5, at 9 1-2 o'clock 5. m., Extonsivo Salo at Anotionof CROCKERY, CHINA, AND FANGY G00DS, 204 ond 208 East Madison-st. 15 Crates Crookory {n orlginal packagos, 6 Urates Fanoy Goods, 1 original packagos, Tich Vases, Bohemlan Goods, Toys. Latgn assortmant Lampy, Fanoy Coffaos, Child's Tes Spts, Dinnge 5ais, Flgurd Piccos, Parian and Bronza Vasds aud Flgures,"and 4 gonoral assortuunt of ologant China. All goods of tho vory best description and of recon* importation, TAYLOR & HARRISO] 2 and 2 APPLY AT & ttotionaers (BSTABLISEIED 1850.) WM. A, BUTTERS & CO, AUCTIONEERS, Nos. 15 and 17 Randolph-sty TRADE SALE OT" FINE COSTONLMADE CLOTHING GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, ‘White Goods, Linons, Furs, Hats and Caps, Gloves and Mitts, Boots nnd Shoos, Yankee Notions, Toys, &2., AT ATCITEONT, On THURSDAY, DEC. 4, at 9% o'olock, atoursalos. roum, 15 aud 17 Handolph.at' WAL A. BUTTERS & €CO., Auotiongora. Repular Saturdey Salo HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE And General Merchandiso, On BATURDAY, Dca. §, at 94 o'clock, at our Salos= raoms, 15 and 17 Randolph-st. v TTE REGULAR FRIDAY’S SALE Now and Socond-Hand Parlor, Chambor, aud Dine ing-Huom - oo FURNITURE 61 and & Jandolphest., ou Keldny ) eclock, wa will oifor 4 unusiinliy -Hand Fuenitue, Stovos, runsuln and Wool Car- oy and Glasswaro, Brows Stouo oral assortuont of liousss ohinndise, POMENOY & CO., Auctlonoe FOMEROY L O R iasoes Tandulph-ut, “hY GEO. P, _— GORE & €O, .88 70 Wabash-av, LHT ATTOTIXOIN. Regnlar South Side Sale of Houschold Farnitare, ‘Pio Targest Furnituro Salo on Record, Every Stylo and i Eoest Vatioty. Shln- Honrds, Wanirobss, Barlar and Oioo Dasks, Uacpots, Oficlothy, Cutlory ind Pinted Wars, Stovas, Plunos, Patlor Organs, 16 oratos Crogkory, Glassiearo. At 1l d'ofooki~Opon and' o) los, Lx+ Vross Wagrons, Dowblo and Kinglo Harnes: Un BATURDAY, Oct, i, al g o _GED, T, GO T ASSIGNEIYS SALE CHOICE LIQUORS AT AUCTION, Tueill, on Mhuesday, Duc, 4, commiensing at 10 o'clnck a, iy it 418 Kaat Lakoat., sbll tor cash 1o bess b tho onthro stock uf thu lato' firm of Mlackonzly & Gl:tius, auong which sra sama glioley Hootel and trlah Whiskion, Jamaloa und Kt, Orafx Ttum, Palo Shorey, Pore, and othoe Also, tho Htoro Fixturos, couslsting uf B foot ¥ nnd Counters, Privato Ottiog, large Alo Hox, Inrgo aud vlogant Slirror with Marbin Siand, Ohromos, Eroush Platas, By Ustey Glataos, Muss, Lo, do. TOIATY! L MOREGAGE OF SOVEN WORK ITORSES, N UG- GY, and 4 SETS OF DOUBLE ITARNE this day at 10 . m,, ab Dwight's ble, ugand 147 Bouth Bn?’mfinflg b