Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1873, Page 8

PERTEET. (Conlinued from the First Page.) solumn, jece of bono from t! Denth ws caused by tho wonnd, “Tho ‘noxt. witncss wns Lucindn Jane Tortect, tho uughter, who {deutiod tho prisoner us the may who went futo the kitehen, and reltorated in full tho state- ment who hud alroady made to our reporter, adding hint o i provionnly ourd lor father mnk {hrent ; that i drank eomeliics, ad. Hover asaItud i wup- portiug in family. P i Nuwaonio was tlion sworn, and in hin tentle miony bo wontfoued bis acquaiutntico’ witl tho priron- or, Who hnd had o dlficully willi s wifo about hin Dot supparting hier aud paylng tho house-rent, 16 re- ferred to hia quarrel with Porfeet, an described by thie duughter toour veporter, and atated thut on Uit oo canlon Pertect {hreatened” o Xill him, ~ He Lad heard Pertect ninke tureats, annd sy that b and bin wifo coulil never lvo peacoably togollier, On Saturdoy ning, tho privoner told lim that bis daughtor Tkt home bow, but would not uve ono fu_ {liree weekn, Ho_snw Kl ot 6 o'clock, when it wis nppar- ont thit bo bad been drinking, 1fo lnd neon Perteot drunk probubly eix tmes witlm the tlon enrrent vertobrm, car, ¥ Glitlcs Williuma featified that he sayy Torteot come fug down tho stops of No, 43 Dolk street on Snturday ovening At _obuut 7 o'clock, and fmmedintely aftor- wards ho heard o ery of “Murder” Ho went up etolra nnd found the duughter Wnd tho deceared Ising upen (he four, Tho mother bad a wound fn her throat, and dicd_almost fumedlately after o cnght bold of ber, Tho last wiiness was Gcorgo W, Tved, who teatiflod that ho aaw Derleot in frout of tiio houtso, and &aw him go up stairs, Whon 1o cumo down D ieard the cry of * Murder,' and, on colng up laire, e daugliter fold bim that her fathor [iad tnbed tiok mother, - Tho lestinony belug closd, thio Coroncr axked the murderer {f ho bid anyihing to Buy, when tho Lutterndmitied ihnt be bad cuthis wite's thiroat with u zazor, which ho bad obtained at tho suviicr-shiop of Yorry Iersey, No. 353 South Glark Jreof, 1o wus dn tho Lalit'of horrowing a razor to anre Tia cornn with, When ‘ho went to his wifels Zouwe hie did ot antend (o kill ber, What hud bocomo of tho weapon ho did not know, THE VERDIOT, The fury then, without a momen deliveriton, ro- taurned tho following verdivt ¢ “That the rald Murtla Perteot, Low Sug dead ut No. 43 Eust Polk alrcet, th ou (Lo 16U day of Soptomber, 1871 thiont cut wills razor in tho hiuds of ANOTHER INTERVIEW, Previous to tho houting of tho fuquest, o Tnrouve roporier futervigwed fho inrdercr i Lis cell, aud was surprired to flud Porlect—for miirdorors ara genorall tho wost reticent of cthminnle~in a8 most communi- cative vein, Fully sobered, ho comprebended the enormity of fho trimo ho Lud committed, und was zoudy 10 mako @ confession, In auswor (o the re- portar's alutation, bo stated that he feit much Letter than on tho proviols ovenlug. Lho followiug conver- vatlon ensued @ Hoporter—Havo you 2nything to soy about tho mur- 27 Terteot—Let mo colloct my thonghta (reflecting). Thore is nothing in {he whole atfslr that I desire 10 Uil or cover up, I donot wanta lawyer, T have uo dcfonte, 11 they bung wo, T om willng 3 X il ot object, 1'lu. KX)rler—Tu.\l mo about the commencement of the nicult I’c‘:wu) The beginuing 2 Well, we hiave been mar- eled twenly years, tud for tho Jast ten yesrs havo not Aved togelner very well, T drank a great deal the st part of my life, oud my drinking made_hor misctablo, Bho vvas a womnn who lived o strict religlous life, M. driuking destros od her foshugs towards ine. 8lio feft 1o once fu 1853, but roturned, and wo hved fogether until we camo o Chicego in 1884, Then sho took up anothier lury, ond Teft mo_agaln, but roturned of hor own accord, * Everything then went along as smoothly 08 they could under the circurastabees until rocently, when we had o terriblo time, domestically, 1ive weeeks ugo sho mado p hier mind'to go, and slia went, telliug mo whon eho started that she never oxpected to Hivo agol with mo this side of judgment, Sho wis one Two weels wiien 1 lind an {ntérviow with bor, and Foutind her of te s slud us befort, T haven dunghter 29 yoirn of ugo, aud o young man, Jumen Nowsomio, Who Los Leen visiling ber, bus fud ¢ great deal of troublo with me, I did not like his reltious to her, and I vorrlod over i, 1l cafled my houto Lis Lionic, altbough L wos not murried to wy daughter, 21 gavo out that he was going *home.” 1 thought it wus fimprepor for Lim to muke deviurotions flat ho was goiug * bome ” whien lie was not marriud, and (hat hosicpt and lived there; and I uecame euriged at it [Pertcet bere actafiod Lis squubble with Newsome, sud bis mecting with bis wife und offeriug to geo Lot Lowe, which gho declined.] 1went to a borber-elop on Clirlk slicet, near Harrison, No, 353, I thivk it was, aud gotn razor. 1 then went ip to tho houso whers alo wat, and sioke to her, ~ Sho apoko kindly to ma us wst), e ufter we bad u ltto talk ho went into the back ruom, and 1 followed bor, She was standing ‘near tho etove, or somewhere around, and I went up to licr, By hiart folled me, snd 1 walked off ngun, “Then I weit back ngaln, 10k tho vazor, snid mds tho futal blow, 1 turned on iy beel aud wont down stulrs, I cnme oiv the nlley us far as French row, went over {0 Fourth avenue, tlien through u yord info Third avenue, und caia out ou to_ JLarricon strect, I twok u sizect-car o Waeblugton slxcot, where 1 got off, and camo to tho Central Siation, Reporler—Did your wife oy anyihing to you while 0u wero in thio Ktchon ? Vertoei—No—Oh 581~ Sho was talking, but dld not say unything Iy xoper, a8 o tulter of conrse, Somes Hini wouut, Juan Nuwsoni liviug Wil uy danghter sud 6o denfed #emo sssertions 1 Tiad made, and_wou on 10 bay what Jauliad wald und done, 1 'cannol re- member exuctly what she sadd, - Reporter—What made you act Uke an inesne man lont Liyght 2 Terical—I don't Imow, Reporter—You do not protend that you have not & sound wind 7 Terteet—1 bavo offered no such pretext, T hnve sald nofling abuut being fisaue. T hute ws good a mind us anybody, 'Liiero 4Te fow 16apio who Liave a8 strong o mind un 1 buve, I think 1t was more from _thy etlects of tho whieky, I uny huve been somewhat ineang from llquor just for o whilo—for the time belug, Thnt uiout afl. Reporter—~You knew what, you were dolng, did you nol, wien you cut her throat 7 YPertoet—Yes, ot what time ? Repurter—\When you cut her 2 Yerteol—It 36 Just us 1 told you, When I made tho fatal stroke X do not Luow what iny feelinga wore, It did not ecem to me I bud i desizo (o do i, but it wus & pecaliar fecling tut I could Dot reslst, I was compeiled by koue power o otler, T uuswer to ollier questicns by tho Teporter, Por- teet kald tht MIE TXPEGTED TO DE HUNG, wnd was resigned fo Lis fute, which ho wonld prepara imsuif to mect, o oxpressed regrot, ik tenrs i 4 oyex, for wint bo Lud ooy, uod 'suld that the fhrests Teturred to by Lis danglitcr iud Newsome were but sbullitious of teripor, L lad struck his wife, but never bratsed hier. ifo did not want_anzbody 10 ik bo bad been plaging insatie. It seemed” to liim , Ifufter Hving with i for twenty yeirs, Lis wifo utted from hini eho ghould & ° o bud nob houglit iong about committing the deed, He thought e wiad dube s great wrong to 1ue commumty by come aitting tho crime witkout subicieut provo.ation, uen the reporie waa leaving bim, ke voquestod that tho ministers of the Gosrel Lo called to eo hint. TAKEY 70 JAlL. After the returning of the verdict of tho Coronor'a JUry, o W.rTabt was issued for Pertect,mud Detcetive Sisuuont took bim to_the Gounty Juil to uwait the sctina of the Grand Jury, 2 "'hu first trinl of Yertéot began In the Criminal Court sefote Judge Jomesou on the 2lst December, 1871, Tudge Kuowlion, who defended the prisoner,mudo u bios ilon to quush the indictment, upon the grownd of crror 1 the fmpuncting of tho jury, which was overriled, A sontinuane wus then wilied’ for, on account of thu bence of an fmportaut witnes, and an_anldavit was srepared ond swurn to by the prisoner which sut fortl Bt the witness' tostinony would prove un alibi, Tho 3ourt refused tho comuuance, on tho ground of the Ssullicleucy cf tho stlaavit, it fuilig “to stalo {lat ‘hiero was 1 other witness by whom the sumo could 3o proved, Soaue time Wasbpent in sceurig n jury,uud, dfter tho Lwelve men were sworn, tho Slate's Atioiuey apencd tho case for tho prosceution, und tho exsmivi- don of the wituesse communced, ' Tho evldenco was 1o 6o u3 (Lot which had beow offeved at the Coro. ter’s iquest, Tho daughter, who fn tho meaniinio 1ud marzied Nowsom, i addilion to her testimony as xiven ot tho juquest vlated that eho bad nevor no- dvod auy eymptows’ of Insanity ubout ler fulher, The testimony concluded, the caiintel for the defend wgued tho case, sdvauciby the theory thut tho do- wased commitiel puicie, In tho fastructions of tuo Sourt ou bebulf of the priconer, it wus urged that ad- Tfs=ous of & prizoucr ure tho Weakent grado of ovi- lonco, and that i u criminad cuso thero must bo o o proct of the uet charged, U0 proponderating toincidenco of cireumstancos sulichig 10 warrnt o ‘ouviction, aud thut; therefore, if tho death might ander the cvidener, linvs boen Teasonubly accourited lor upon the hypotucsis of the iunocencs of the at suscd, un wequittal was upavoiduble, Lo olso uslied for {lio Lenclit of any doubt i favor of the prisoner, Tho inslructions of the Court iuformed tho fury as ‘0 tho detiition of b er'me of murder; thut tho nalico roquisito to bo exhibited in tho uct uded ot Lo f long dutation, and it would b presumod from tho , tentional aud deilberata uko of ‘u duwlly weapon in fuch i wiy 08 £0 prodieo deatl s 60, If 1L uccureil de- Sberafely and intentfonally cul thb throat of tho de- dgothat sho died, then be was to bo found atity. GUILTY OF MURDIN, After n short_deliberation, we jury_rohurned fato sdurt witha verdit of yallls of uurder Iu o frst tegroe, und set tho penulty af deatl by bungivg, 81! the Saturduy followsug bis conviciion, Androw 1, Perteet was aggain brovght betors Judge Jutneso, of Be Criminal Colirt, Who Was pastlug senteiice upon ouvielod prisonerd, Befors tho passage of scuteice, ‘udge Knowlton madu i motion for u ew_trial, whicl; cas ovearulod, 10 included u challengu to the Grand fury whish Lrought fn fle indittucnty th alloged act that the evidence did not warraut couviction, @d that the Court bud erred In mnttors preliminary 0 tho trin), us weil uy Ly nn Instraction widch, it wus lntmel, preciuded tho Lypothess upen which mrdor nigsub v Lased, 'Tho uotii tr u I trial Laving Jech overriled, 16 usked th prisoner 1 e hud un iog tosay why the senteucs uf the luw should not Le wacecd upon bins, Vorteol responded in a apeech of conshlerablo pugth, fn which Lo clamed that (ho elreumutonces ud nover been fully made known to the Court ; thit [ thoy Lud the wost prefudiced Jury inthe ety ould hot have_couvlctod biin, 1o uiiudod Lo Lis do- nestio uubappiness, the Hatiiro of which ha wid no e outsido o the family was kequuinted with, Lo Hated tlnt b was nuablu to work ut hs _trade (fupur- inuging) on uccaunt of his lacklug power tu etoop town, 1o supported tho fumlly on his Lrivite meuns il they guva out, when bis wife suld she wus not iy to Aupyort moro thau heprelf, and brake up lonscleping, Tho muln bitrden of Ws remarks cone Htod wn joHerated avowdl thit ha dn't kil bis Ve, and (hat if Do did ho didut kuow anythilng baont ft, At the conchuslon of i speeeh, the Court aidresned Do § vibuner, stating o bid bud @ duie iy et o tentimon was overwit:hulng, und tat un scquittal rould bave murpriscd bl very’ muchi, Sutouce of (eaths by hangiug was then padsed sccordlng (0 tho Jortn of 1o siatute, (ke dato for tho bangiug Uelug (o 2uh day of Junuary, 1673, THL FIRRT SUPEIAEDPAR, But twenty-twu duyu wero left Perleet a which to THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1873 prepsre for death, and ho took advantage of them by scolingg thio spiritinl coumolation which minlaters of tho Gospel oro evor willing to provido for th doomed, In_tho meantimo his counsel wan nob fdlo, bt s, Byriugacld was bustly moving for n new trinf, on (o roind that, at tho timo of tho former trind) iblio Fictlug T o Bigh . Chfengo agatuet s eslegs That o far trlal wan bipossiblo, A atay of procecdings wae saked and granted, and on tho 10l of duui. ary, Just wo doy beforo tho hauglug wan fotako placo, Derlcot recelved n - tclogeans from lin counscl at Bpiingflell nnnouncing. te micces of Lia ondenvors, T Sotembor tie Bupretio Gourt {ovk tha matter wider full considoration, and decided that tho Oliieago_cort Tud erred fix ot jirante ing 8 chnngo of venue. When the casa cama nguln up for triul fu tho Cook County Oehminal Court, dudge Knowlton flled an afidavit for n chungo of Yeruo, kel ting forth tha tho prisoncr boloved that o pitlle oxcitement with regard to murders, snd eapocially e ono in which ho wa futerested, was ko groat in_Uook County that, aithougl fourteen_ monthy had clapeed sinca fhio commissdon of tho crime, it wox mil o polont as to provent lim from haviug n fr trial, The Btalo's Attorney offering 1o oppokition (b (ho wolion, 1t yos gronted, nnd o chulige of venno to Will Cotnty wag mudo, Hero TN AECOND TRIAL took plnce on tho 1311; of Jununry, 1873, beforo Tudge Josiah Dclobierls, Tho st movo uf fimportanco wis Lindo by Judgo Knowiton, on behalf of lus ellent, who produced an atlidnyit by the prisoner for n contintiancs on {ho gronnid of tho abacnco of Charles Williame, wilnees for tho pooplo n Lo previoun trial, whom ho wirheid to uko 08 his own wilnoss in o trial fust upens ed, Tho Court dented tho motion for n confinuanes an'thio gronu that the evidonco of o wiliess Willinuia a8 1ot muterlal for tho dofense, Lut was damaging to it Tather than_ olherwise, Judgo Kuowlon made anotlier desperato atiempt to scctiro o continuanco ot another aidavit of tho pris mer, solting forth that hio could prove u olfbi Ly oue Joh' V. Hurvey, who, b lid reuon 19 bolieve, wny . St. Loviey wors tho ueo continuod to ollow of «tho pirocuring of thla valtablo testimony. This motion wna stoully avgued by {he comusel for the prisoner and (ho Bt Altorney, bul b wos fiually overrulel by tho Judgo on the ground that suf- ficlent - diligenco lind not. been empluyed by the de- fouso, Tlio ovlidence in this trinl was moro voluwle nous than i the provions ono, but no tiew facta were olleltad with any weighty beartiig on tho easo, TIIE SECOND CONVIGTION, The reault of (he trial showed that noibing but {ime tind been galned by tho defouse, the Jury buving, aftor an nbsetice of 1wo hotrs, bronght In o verdict of “gullty,” with a death ponally, Tio counsel for tho dcfenso safd Tio would mako n hotion for & uow trial, ond tho Suturdny weok followiug was fxod for itn hearing, On that day Jndgo Kuowltou was uot pres ent, and bis plico was tuken by Mr, Fellows, A bill of ‘oxceptions was preeentod to thie Judge, charglng thnt ko lid erred in rofusing to grint o continuutior, and in othor Important pariiculars, The motion for o now trial was overruled by the dudge, wllo, eforgsentenciag tho prisoncr, gave bin a luied to sficak, which ho dll ut some Htflo length, o wis then sentenced to bo hanged in Joliet on tho 14tk day of February, 1873 ANOTIET SUPERSEDEAS, Immediate teps wero tukeu by tlio condemned mute- derers counsel (0 procure u supersedens on tho ground that 1o ofticial remfttitur hnd - becn recelved from tho Supreme Court granting 1 new trial,whose proceedings woro thoroby nuitified. Tho application was siiceens- ful, Judge MeAliinter” granting tho spplication on Hio argulng of tho enso beforo {hio Suprenio Court in tho atier yurt of October Insk. Judgo Xnowlton held that tho second Judgment of fhe cavo wan givon without ony new teal Leing oftber ordored or awarded, He bubed s claim for o now trial on several legal polutw, tho strongest of which was that {he absenico of the olticlal rawittitr nullifted tho Joliet Courts Judgment, TIE JUUDOMENT CONFIUSED, ; On tho 381 of October lust tho Supremo Court ren- dored ats dectston i tho caso confirming tho Judgment of thio Conrt below and demgunting tho 12 day of Decomber, 187, to-day, us (hat on which Forteol sliouid pay tho ponalty of’ deaths, VEN1EET'S KTATEMENT, The following Is u stalement mude by Perfoet aix weeka ugo, beforo tho Supremo Court had decider fu Ils casc, ot tho nrgeut request of E, C. Fel- lows, o promincut crimiual lnwyer of this city. When it beeamo known that such paper hod been writfen, Porlect was usked Tor i1, it sufd 4t was in Mir. Fellows’ poescasion, aud wua given to bim on the oxpress coudilion tuat it uid nover bo published, for eall Perteot, wiel to vIsit publlc disgrace npon my poor daughters 1 would rather dlfe thun Luvohier wholo futuro bijght® ed.” Au effort fo got the ducument from Mr. Follows fafled, and Perteot was agnin asked for i, oud finally tho reporter got s consent to rend it, ' Aftor muci persusion, o allowed a copy o bo made, provided tr, Follows would consent, which ho at Iust dld, This stufement waa writton wheb the prisonor was_ussured by bis counnel and friends tht Lo would Lo granted u new frind and when ho was full of kope, Tals docuinent, omitting thote porifons unft for publication, is as follows : 1, Andeew J. Perteet, was born in Monticello,Japer Connity, Gin., on the 27th dng of Scptember, 1634, nnd am contoxucntly 60 yoars oll. I wus raised fn'Aln- bama, cama to 1U{nois In 1831, was marricd Lo my dee ceuecd wifo on Aug, 26 of tho eame year, und lived witl_ber in peaco and Dappiness unil 1862 My daughter was born i 1858, Ho then provesds to rolite tho troubles growlng out of (Lo ulleyed myroper. conduct of Lfs dathier witly varlon individuals, Refeering to (ho eceond occa sion, Forteet ey “ My wifo eaid tliat 1€ T would kil him eho would do all ehig conld to hiave me nequitted of thio murder, This L refused o do, when sho beeusuo dissatinied witl me, taying #ho would dave revonge Lerself, ond, i sl wile o inon, sho would not nek me todoit,’ In the middlo, or {1 lutter part of June, 1871, wy wifc and fhis mnn met ot o church-meaiing of tho Colured Methodlist Chiureli, snd had o quareel, in which T in- terfered, Wothen started for honie, on Third aveue, when this_man camo to the corner of Hurrisou strech and Fourth avenue, when o met. s ond renewed ho quurrel, and with dificulty I gt thom quicted down, not, hotvover, until_after threuts hud Lecn passcd b tyween them, ' DMy wifo fold lim thut for tho disgrace eho Lod brought upon lier family sho wonld rovenge horself Leforo skio ded, to which bo replid thnt ho wan_ready for Tevengo ‘at any time, {hat Lo always wont prepored, ‘rcmember that! My wife, uiter we had parted {rom bim, gave niv a gevers ropri- ‘munding for not killing bim ou the spot, remnrking thnt T cauld get clear on the ground of pratecting her, When wo arrved ot home ehe £ald (o me that sho wonld itve with me no louger ; that T didn't loye ber, or T would huvo stuick by lier in this quarrel. 8ba res tracted, bowever, from (his poeltion 1n the mornfug,” During July, 1871, thero wero furtlier famfly tronbles, and finally lils wifo projosed to goto Alu- bumn, aid ho sent dowit fo Lis old. Loma i thot Stute for 300, Aug, 6, 1nulters camo to o crisls, and lio and hfs wife quurroled, tho latfer decluring thit she would Mve with bim no longer, ‘This huppencd Tucsday, und tbo following Thursday lus wife broko up houre- keeping, Jeft Lim, and went out to nures o sick woman, That wan about’ the 13th or 15th of August, At the &amo time Lis daughter went to live out, During Soptembur ho had further trouble ahout his daughter, bt uys tiat ell tlat hno not o cross word pused botween bfs Wifo ond lduuself, * After bis wife's death : “Quo of {lie Grand Jurora waa well acquainted with this whoie ailuir, and ho cume o mo und said: *ler- teet, you liud belter lot m cull this matter Leforo tho Grahid Jury, then you will never bo fudicted for muc- der.’ 1 told bhn 103 suid thit T fd 1ot wikh to bl my dead wiio's nanio and these family mutters bofore tho pubile; that I would rather go o tho Poultentiary for lifo, for T Lud Loen informed That they did not cu- forco {le deall-penulty in (his Stato any longer, 1 givo you {ho following namies of Jersons who be referred to sbou this wiolo afaf) v, Akiug, 353 South Clark strest ; Mre, Syoers, 71 Fourih svenus (Lurnt ont by the tire); Mre, Mary Burk, 132 Fourth aventios Mrs. Stowball, 07 acaflu aventie; Mrw, Robin- son, 148 Fourth nvenuo ; 3r, and Mrs, ' Brovn, 163 Third avenuo; Mr. und drs, Ball, 163 Third_avenuo; Dr. D, A, Colton, our fumly fhyrician, - Michigon aveuno; Dr. Carponter, Micklgan avenno amd Six- {eently utreot ; Willis Enaly anct wife, 203 Wells etrect, naw Fifth uvehnio (burat oul); Jolu'Weeloy 1fall, 14 TFourth uvenuo; John_Youuy' und ' wife, 163 Fourth uveunos Mr, und v, Fluwber, 51 ol streot; Mr. and M, Horvoy, 26 Bhernianstreet (Lurnt ont futn Blanksund Wwife, 8 Fourth ovewos Mr. John Patterson und fumily, 28 Slermun sirect; John Ward, 667 Michigun uvenuo, “ Now, lu conclusion, Teey trutbfully that T heard my wifo ny Tepeatedly {hat ehowould take hor wwn life, in orier to got rid of Lor troubles, Sho modo thin doclaration again and wgain, On {lireoor four ocens sonw or moro tho confided lier thoughls to e, Lud 1 tried to peisunde ber thst dreadful_consequcuces would follow such nn ek, I bavo often rend to Ler, from tho New Testament, the dreud- ful - contequences that would folow an act direetly ogamet tho lawe o God, 1 told, aiid tried to convin e her, that it was an un - pardonnble sin, 3y wife hus fvequently said o me thut shie thought thut slie would go crazy “unless somao chungo woulll take plico in her da tex's conduct {hat Would leavo her miud st rest, T would pacify hier ut tho tmo by yromising to got means to take her and hor duugltor Bowth, ooy being tght, 1 could uot get it uuil matters bad goue tuo tar, At one tiniosbo wu3_gono from Lome, and stayed twoor thieo d; Wien she relurtied Doww, eho sl that eh cold not {cl why eboleft, and fell futo niy arme, weeping liko o ehiid, This was jn {ho presenco of Mrs, Laitersou (colored), ving ot that thuo it 24 Sherman strect, 8o sald sho did not kuow whnt hud como over her, Bhe could mot account for the uol on Lior part, When eho Jeft homo ehe Liad no thouglit of “staying away, bLut sho Lecame liee wiidered o her nind, Bbe elafmod in Mrs, 1va Kful:ul‘u that u Gipeoy womian whu had been to thoe ouse {0 try o tell ber fortune, nnd whom sha hod sent away, bLad put o spell upon lier, aud Mrw, Tativeson coltcided with her, 1 quicted lior by trying to ehow her that o persos ould possess such Low.r over auother, - On cr ubout {isis tne, or shortly ufrer, sho whipped her daughicr with o broome atick and ¢atved hor (0 leavo howme ar ono night, 1 recouciled o duwghier und motlicr, and {ho- Iutter could rhow nocyuee why she had dono so, further thun that sl becomo: provolicd b tho gl whila thiuking of ~her choracter, Now, I did overytiing that . mun cowid do who loved bis foify oud ono who liked to etaml well in gocloty. I carried o burden on my miind for nearly 1wo yeurs thut wis almost dntolerable. My wifo boro {ho sine burden, Tonly writa tho Lacts, *to let thor know who ura called on 1o delfborato, o trath, and wot for pubie climor, T do not. writ'this for the press, Ldodt i my owal defouse, and Lo nob wieh ny danghiers progrees fmpeded, 1or wy dead wifo fo Fert nneasy I lier jirave, 1o not do this for tho purposo of bringing my cnsy Before (o pullie, Luf foxiww how falso tho ucetsis tlon sugabinsl g dv, a2id T wieh tho public to. draw thide Inferoncen from tho toregoing, us to the munuer In whilels 1wy wifo mot ber death, *ANDUEW J, PERTRET," T LAY 1L When (hio Supronie Conre amed the Jndgment af tho Clreaks Conrt of WHI County, Judge Runwiton reullzed thut Pevtest munt o honiged, usiles th Gove etuor cominited s ecutenco to fmprisonnient for ltio, Tlo firmly bolicved ot Yorteet lnd o | £uiF tricl— thut tho ovidenco udducod by tun wa not sufliclent. to wartunt a convied outertuined stroug Topes the, i tho fa buare Guv, Beverldie, ho would havo mer TiTE WITNERS TTABVEY, Bliortly atter (o tecision of (ho Buprome Gonrt wos announeed, o recelvod u lotlor, wrltien fu Now Or Toank wud slguod Johin D, Uarvoy, Tuis s tho supe posed “ mythical " witnosw, tosccirowhono attondance A0 many nflidavits wero mado by Parteet, 1¢ Is claimod that fhis man was with Porieot on the night tho mur- dor win committod, and that. the two woro forty roda from fho house, when Miss Perteot, (now Mrw, Nowe eomie) uttored {he cry of horror’ at behokling the corpso of hee mollier, covered with hinod, Iying on the floor, Perlect und Itnivoy, It I8 wald, wore on their way to tho hiouse, the former imtending to get tho deed to somae praporty at Hpringtiold, which ho held in trust for hile dangliter, Tlo wan going South on n visit, and wWishied (o nctjust maticrs, no o8 to securn the land to Der du easn of ' necidont to himsof, Whis, ot lonst, wna what ho nrserted, Tho' owters it tho dauyhier nttracted tho nttention of paescrs Ly in the wircol, and whou tarvey aud berteot s o crowd gnthorin, tho ater knowiig that his iutwrmonloua rejutions with hin wie Tl been notsed abont the nefghborhood, beenmo wlarmed, sud fosred tho populace would lynels him, Ho mentioned hiv misgivings to Barvey, md was told that the best conrao to puraio was to go'to tha police Tiealyunrtora for protection, Thin 1o did, o8 Tow ol veady beon mentioed, wndl whon i tio matn ronm yder the old Gily iall neled nostrangoly thaf Dopuly Boperintendent Silormun ond n reporter of Tk, TIUNE, who wero preseit, (hought o wis & poor demented wanderer, What'followed 1 detnled #bove, TMARVEY'R LETTRR, In the lofter allnded o, Harvey atnted thnt o won willing {0 come nnit Lestify'ni to Vorteos Snuocon bubwin out of funds, sl noeded monoy 10 pay his fura, Ttwan too late, hiwover, Judge Knowllon wis grateful, {hinking this totter would make an Impren- #lon upon the dovernor, It way bo asked why s wittiens—sa {mportant 1f wonld scem—wos not present atelthier trinl, * Tudgo Knowlton's explanntion fe, thnt lio 38 employed on a_steamboat wiich plios botweon 81, Touts and New Orleanu, ond, aithough ho was oo- carlonally lieard from, nothing’ defludte, oxcept onco, was lieard of his whortabouts, - Just beforo the firat ixfal, when o contihiance was asked, Harvey wan eafd 1o Lg in Bt. Loul«; bt for koma renkon hfs uttondutco won nob_seciired, olthough efforts wero muudo to el Dim Diere. Mis non-appearance, ns his testimony ~would probnbly iy ofikt the cirenmstantial ovi- dence, caeed him tobe regirded as o myth, and that bultet W Ul enteitained Uy muny porsous’ fumilinr witle tho easo, N TIE PLTA O¥ INRANITY, v 1t was conshdered singular that Judge Knowlton did not urite, a parbof in dofenee, *omotlonl likanity, 1nd he Licen aware, us ho states, of what hio learnod wf- for_tho wtymalun’ of {he Bupremo Court, ho would Twve mnde that polut, and supported it with proof which muet have liad iho effect intonded. Within a month, two rersons, ono of (hem Milton S, Toters, no atlornoy of Clileago, avo mado afidwvits, sotling forth that thoy verily believed Perteet to have boen imeano. Hin letter and theee aftidnvite wore good grovndwork on which to found o pelitfon praying for & commutu- tion of the sentoner, vnd one wak prepnred aud eirens Inted by Tudge Knowlioo, and sfgned by 1, D, King il & Keot0 UF RIoro o Gllor Leople, while'mud col- ored, EFTORTS IN SR, Whilo this was golug ot in Chingo, Mr. Tellown, an attorney i thiseity, who lus uerlsled Judge Knowiton in selecting o jury, was dolng all ho ‘couldl fo crealo sympathy for Tertcet, e wrolo an nppeatiug letier to Tho Glovernor, und provured othera from tho lov. Aca re, rstor of tho West Bido Proshivtorinn Cliireh Capt. 0, A, 11ill, formerly Dirtrict Altorney of Will ‘ouity, Aidgo Rundal, cud Jumes Goodspeed and 0, Whrtou, of tho deliot iepublican. Thero Iettors, togather with an afidavit of Yerleot pirotesting hin ins notenee, wero forwurded Ly express to Sprimgfleld Saturigh morniur, Thoy wers delivaral to tho Gov- cruor Monday nacufug, aud, nftor delitortiig o dny und a haif, Lo telegraphed to'Bliori T Arnoid that. b would uot interfere, ‘Tho dispateh reacked Jollet Tuckday nftornoon, Gut tho Slerit did not ke tuown ity contents (o Perteet until 8 o'clock Wednes- day moruing, KNOWLTON'S LETTER TO PLONTERT, Tho coudenmed man had ot expected hin fato, He hid heen nesured that {hors wan liope of lifo, atid ko phacedImgplicit faith iy th sswtrance, Saturday ho recalved the subjofned letter from hia counrel ¢ aandrew J, Pertect: I besr {13kt you frel quite unensy. X can readily ape preciate thia wliould L w0, 88 il tncertalutivs ay tound you s mako it imposible to determino whether {ho Governor will Delp you or ot Such Auspenso % of courre, worso thin” actual knowledgo thut ho vill niot interfero with your senlenco ; Le- cio fo o §s what must befail every hunan_ belng, und Jifo ot best f8 what o ono should care to yroversy far oneedlf with all ts anzlties, puu, triols, troubles, nnd oflictions, Afler ' deatl, our 'eotils oto consclour, or they aro not. 11 not, tho elecp s oteennl, uid woaro ot of troubl, 1 they ute, woare relleved of tha clog of the bady, its pains aro ot cuse, and we are what f lermed buppy. 1t ds not possiblo thut su nll-wise, powerful, murciful God woiid allow n dlecrubodied kpivit to be inlserable i exlstence. I havoseen tho time when I did not think I conld Hyo unother moment, amil wan_ thion levs anxjons than T linve often been at other tmes, 1 ava brought to bear upon the Governor (e best and sirongest influenco that oxista n human fornt, - dopeudentiy of he dociments that Jave been sent to him, us be direeted, ot Springlid, and i persound conveesation with hio myself, Wo thay atot stccced I gottiug your ecutence comutited, bt Tant compuelled To sy that, under ull thoclreumbtunces, T Lisve grest faithy thnt vweshall gucceed in the underlaking, Whether we do or not, L vish to o Justico Lo your meniory, i the publication of your trfil, with my comments nd nrguments, alrcady priuted, or what 1 deom particular, fu order to'bury in doep diggeaco aud obitvion the opinlon of Judgo Cralg. Sliould you ho requested by any one,no matter who, to make uny confessiuns, T bopo you will bo firm fn re fusing to 4 5o, s & conldt d yo 1o goud i this life or world, or auy ofher, Iuslst upon your funocence nw you_ Liave bereloforo done and said, under tho sol- cuinity of un vath, Lo declure tho contrary now, when ‘your fnind may Lo inpaired through neryc-cshiavstion, Zongequent upon unxiety, would bs unzilublo with me, and a stain upon your memory, YouSaatlis that you were fnnocent have been tuken whon your mind s all right, and in guod, healthful vigor. 1 want you to reud (his,or Lave our friend Mr, Fel- Tows read und expluin it o You, nnd then hund it uck 1o bim, €0 that 10 01O can ot it Who ought ot tosco it, “rAny papers or letters,or anything you may wish sent to your sister, you had better get together mud lrand to M. Fellows, ‘with dircctions us (o what. shll Lo dono witlh them 1 case of your deafh ot nuy time, a8 you will not Lo ullowed o tulie them with you to the Penl- tentlary, In case wo succeed, of which, I ropeat, I huvo great Liopea. * Last week most of the time, untsl Fridoy, I had o bad turn, and ws coutined to wy bed, 1 winll try lo Lo i Dafeago overy day thin weelk, until T get fho'de- clston of (¢ Governor, o that I may at onv telegraph {t to you of MIr. Follows, Mr, Reed says hio told tha Governor io shonid do notbing 10 opposa d connmtu- tion of your sentence, “3uny roopie bero are begluning to Lelieve xon tnnc- cont who formerly had no doubt you wero gullty 3 aml T huve uot sicen or hoard of 6 lawyor who Hus reaid the opinfon of tho Coust, who daes 1t wxpress the ophules. thut thy opinions of dudges MeAlister and Scotl, vons curred I by Judga Scolleld, contained the Jiw of your cae, 1 phall lkoop you posted i what phall learn atout your case, Pruiy, yourdtiend, J, H, KENOWLTON, Ciiiciao, Dec, 6, 1870, BCEEOT OF THE LEITER, o Tetlor, walle it told Pertuct tu propare for death, waa very consollug, and the strong hopes expresied of « commutation encouraged bim, e hud Lelieved that b would not div on the scatleid, and, sfter reate fugg tho lotter, e Leenme very chieerful, TIE PRAYEN-MEELN, TLast Sunday the Tiev, Aea Moore, who hind called on Dilm many tiies during tho weok, held 1 prayer-mcet- fg fun the Jadd for tlio Denefit of tho prisoners, Perlect iuputiculur, The Inttor wan decply fnteredted, and Jolued in tho siging, but neitber priyed nor spotte, PEIELLT A8 JUDOL: Up to Wednesday morniug ho hiud been confiued in a cell on the kunti 2Ade of tho upper corridor, end waa often permitied to walk avound on the floor'Lencath, Thero wors quite n utinber of olher Lrksoners u tho Jall, and 1t wiw quite customary 1o let them alko ont Tor'vaerelee, Prison 1izo s monotonous, und, u4 o die verrion, (e men wero i b Lublt of Bolding moot= court, ut tho bax of vhicls pirloners would Lonrrafgned for imaghunry crimes, und thelr cares condiicted by L0 of the prisoucrs, ouc_for the prascetlon and the ollier. for to dufensty, Ueforo Poitect, who was unanl- mously elevted ducge, Tho Conrt ¥ would sum_up und cliarge tho Juty, tho axpericnes gatued i two tri~ ali bovinge gven Wi un dea of law, enabling Lim to decido i 4 formal way, It not I ecordanco With tho etutute Look, Oug of tho yrizouers was tried for “murder ¥ boforo lim, nud Lo gave hia opiulon upou caplal prnlslnzent, 14 ideas Wero erido ut the tine, bt subscaunintly b £pent oo time i iought, und, aftor conmiderabio meutal labor, evolved tho folowlug urilelo ou ** Cay fiul Pouirhimend 1118 IDEAY O GAVITAL PUNISHNENT, 16 L B0, g that God " der commitied by nian in the taking of Lifo by slrugilng, Tow can God Lo aciess wory 10 calme 7 Wo eatiuat i uny act o law comingg dircelly from ITm faat would justity man in tho tuk- Itg of human bte, und yet nonto try 'to make Ib upprar 4o, Tho laws of God uind tho lows of Nuttrs_never contlict ; but tho lawa of man and tho laws of Natwie uro ofteti st varianee, 1n thy first murder-cuso on vecord, wkero God Vs tha wectialng wilnees and Judge, wo find that Ito did ot condetsm tho nmrderer Lo g, nor ald ho take nsvay tho brcath of 1ito from Tiim fu oy munner, 1€ capital punisliment fa o tuw of God's kg, why @i He nol pass_ rontncs uccord- ingly 2 DI Ttonol, Ly plactug s mark upon Oafu, to provent any ono froin tking bs Vife, oxpress it re- pugnance o such o kw ? God Ihndt vovengetul, ko mugit, 1o rules through Tove, not four, Tty not neve earaty to Teud the Bitie iu order to £60 tho truth of thix, and o couvines ourselves that tho doelring of cupitul punlsliuent i nub a Divin ono, Tl flist tee ricve ever grauted wus given by God (hrough His ove fo 1nan 4 Who §6 to blame, 1F Gad ks love na showa, “T'o the frst mtirderer, the fn of Eve, And U tha (olien, et it be known, "Eway through love Ho grauted o repriove, #Who I8 ta blamo if Gud's lovo 1s such A repriovy to grant by s own hand 7 Woull that 114 sxumples conld Lut toiich ome of the Goveruor's of our Jund, # Few who canlid hlame, 1 God “Chronghs Tin winiviees hero on curth, 41 gave Lis iaw=1've show the way, Tiva gently dealt vven from Adsns birth,? 4 Let un now look at tho n:l?’lllgn and dougs of Josun Chyiet, who cae 1o fultill the Jaws of Gud—uat to dusiray them, Lot s keo low Ho careled oot ho fden of eapital puntshunent, Aduitery wid, wider tho Mosuie law, punished with death, "When the woman who wan tuken in udultery wai brought before Obyist, whint senteneo disl o sy 2 Dld Ho vondemn her (o deatl, necording tothe laws of man? Dil Il ray tht, on Hueh nud such o day, ¢You shall B faken from the County Jull and hung by the neek wntl you o dead,! ole Noi Ho wamo b0 fith] God's Taws, und’ Ty fiws aro laws of love and el He, tov, granted u veprleve, 1o sald, * wouni go thy way wiml s no more,' In uo pist of the Ecifptures con wo find o possnge (bat will #ve s lterty to druw tho uferenco that God _or tha o of G ever condensated auy ono to death, Let wo witoution to dhe dealh of Clivist, whera lisy snd prophery wera fublllied, What wero His words in gorit to his murderers? DA ho ery out, *Fathe uvenge e—haugy thess cursed Jows ' No, Tiu forglvs Sing wpltit forbudo thiv, and Ho anld, *Tather, forgive thoin,—they know not what thoy do,' God bad glveu dould sny, mnn tho law of forgivoness, and Christ tried to carry out thinlawin 1in last moments by Iutercading for His murderors, In tho Eloventh Commandment wa find, ¢ Tichold, T givaunto you n new commatdment, lova'yo ono atiothier aa I hnve aleo loved you, thiat all tightcausness may bo fulllled,” How can atly Ohris. tiun condemn his brothor to death, nud at tho samp timo obay this Inw 7 "Tis trno ¢ “ God's tinmo {n wondrons, and to 11im "tia due "That fust Inwa to mortal man nro ivon 3 Cliriat iaya lave oo snothor an I'vo loved you, Tliou yon will meot God {n Heaven, #Thon tiow ean any ono bo Jnat and trito, AN 10t follaw Tho pow ‘Corimniuiment given, Lavo oo auothor as 'vo loved you, Anid oxpect tomeet God in Hoaven? 441 writing his srticlo, I do not wish any onsto draw tho Inforenco that I am not fu fuvor of punishment for erime, I wonld have all carry out thelawa of the lnnd, T1hnva ouly tried to show tho fallacy of thia_doctrinoof eapitul puilelment, snd the fuct of {te nonengreement with tho Juws of God, I hapo (bat, althoigh T am condemned to wuffer death In o fo daye, for u crimo of which I nm junocent, the reader of this articlo will 1ot Ak that I am wrifing to mitigato 1y own punish- ment. 1 um, mnd alvaya Bavo breny, b lavabidlng ellizon, and deira Lo keo tho lnwa of the luud carric out. But T cantiot seo how our miniaters, who ara wiuppoked ta presch tho Divino Jaw, cat ndvatico (o theory thiat God In necessory to erimo. _And when our nowspapers, which aro supposed to reflect publio opine {on, support tiean doctriuk, I wonilor wiiero tho world s driftlug to, How long Ia it sluco tha Boutliern diviues preached tho docltino of slavers, and suppiorts ed thoir arguniont by misinterpreting the Bible 7. All this slwa that mon's mind 4 prouo 1o evil, 1 hopo that tho reader will refloct on theso arguments, and not tiko sy minister or nuwspaper a8 1o basia of his opinions, ANDREW J, PENTEE Titdn urticlo wan writton Dy Pertest und ogled by one of iho prisoners, aud fell it the Lutds of u Tntse UNIE roporter by u {rlunaly uceldent, JE LEALNA NE MUST DIE, Weinesdny motulig, at tho hour nnmed abovo, Blork} Atnold went to Peteel’s cell and bsuded hia! tho telegram from tho Governor refusing to ald Lim, LUis oyes filled with tears, und Lo Legun to ery, Wien bl gietellind subwdded, Lo muld ho il bud & dream Tuerdny night, und o promoustion that soniething, good or bud, would Lappen in tho morning. 1io- hud thought it was bud, and when hie got tip he wrole n lettor to the Gavoruor, neking him for merc; This letler wus finished fow minutes beforo the Bherift lot Lo reud tho dispateh, Tt o follows _ ATPIAL TO THI GOVERNOD “HHon, J, L, Beeridye 4 Daan 81t 2 T my own behalf T apger] to Your Ex. cellency, aud sk you fu the numo of the Lord to grunt mo u commutation of nentence. I do most solomuly ariiro you thint such clemancs extended to ono whoso o s 1 your uuda would weet o sppoval of tiia Aimighty, I nm corlain {hat you would nover regret our clomency, and that you would rejoico fu futura fifo becuiko Sou hud graied tho reaeat of oo who so_ricliy desorves dt, - No ono but God alono knowa 1lio grout wrong_that fias beon dono mio by sontencing mo to death, IF thero over hos Leen s prisoner do- sorving of your clomency, it i3 yourhumblo potitioner, I trust that you will conntennnco mny request, I knoy tuat, wore you acquainfed with ull tho clir- cubtances of (o caso from beginolng to cud, you would mob liesitato to uso (Lo pardoning power veated $n you. 1 only uak you to do unto mo us yo would that oiliers eliouid do unto you, You probably bavo all tho papers rolating to my cuke beforo you, - Vleaso telograph mo in cure of the Shr- 41T whotlr there s any possibility of commutation or reprive, 1 should oniy be Loo gratetul to Your Bxcole leniey for any clemency oxtended to me. 41 remudn, in hopes, your obedicnt servant, “ Jourer, Dec, 10, A J, PrnTeET,” LEITER TO Mt REED, Tater in the Muy L wiole the Aubjoined lotter to the on, Oliotles 1, Kteed: " Charlex Jieedy Chicano, 1M, “DpanSm: 1 um comp mercy, wi you uro all the_corthly hapo 1 Love, life fu’ tn"your Lunds, Ureatar, T isk you to su lted to arely to you for y Now, {i tho numo of our it, "1t s no gratitication to ou 1u have ma execnled, ‘Takio all tho circumstaucea tounected with my eass; vou know what my posiiion Lian Dacu ; buvo leard my declarations twice, onco in thy Crinduul Court ut Cufezgo and again in the Clr- cuft Court of Will County ; and you Jinow I am niore unfortinata than Intended guilty, My daugivor, aud ouly i, ias been Lo catee of ait (i troubls, ' Ak I Kiug to glvo you a lustory of all tho circumeston- thon ask yourself the question, ‘Ia it buman to ore and divino to forgive? Ltead tho sixth chapter of 8t, Luke—* Forgive, und you ehall bo forgiven, Do uuto all mon as yo would they should do uuto you,' *3ir, Reed, Ihinve forborno to Uring (o ear tho scandai iy dunghiter liad boon guilly of for two aud o Bulf years beforo my urresl, oud it will satisly you that thicre is great renson fof mercy. * Mr, Tteed, 47 I bad been o rough or & dosperado, T could 1ot ask soi to fuvor mo through mercy, 1 liuye beon a Superlutendent of ouo of the prominent colored Bundy; ‘hools for twoyears und threo months, nnd State Deputy ot Largo of the Good Templura’ chune, I only ndverl Lo this to show you that I huve been o yroniinent man in soclety, 4 A now, by tho Jaws of truth and Justice, Tnppenl to you, for huven's fake, 1o savo me, wnd you lave doiyo u wondrous work il belialf of a poor, unfartun- ato cripple, Oli! conie, fu God's name, to Iy rescne, Tdo hopo (iat you wil do_sometbing for me, and will, a8 1 know You hinvo s puro feeling, I trust you will not be timid, God have merey onmo! May the hieart of the State’s Attorney yield to me your intluence for a commutation to save me, It would Le asturin your crown, AMuy God neslsl you, Ia my prayer, JoLtr, Dee. 10, A, J. PERTEERY ‘WEDNESDAY BIORNING, The condemned man was takew up 1o tho doblors' de- Fnrmleut about hulf-pust 8 o'clock Weduesday morne- g, aud placed §n o room, tho windown of which look out upon Washington street, At noon the sister of tho Bheritf, Terleet’s contldant, took lim his diuper, Wkon ho paw lier he put his handa (o his faceqnd wept, Ho refusee to eat sud said nothing, und not wistiing to dfatord his thoughts eho retired, Lvery~ thing outhe dishes waa subsequently eaten, aud, as there was un abundance of roast chicken and’ beef, ho must huve enjoyed o bearty meal, [n the evening the young lady vivited him ogain, nnd talked with’ him nearly two hours, tho guard which had been placed over im notiuterfering, She vsked him what shoutd bo done with his body, and he sald o did not know— Lio had not thought nbout that, At her solicltation ho wroto u letter tu his daughter, forgiving her for lier condiict, and bidding her good-bye, and she, nt lis ro- quest, Wrote o lotter to tho Govelnor, requesting him 1 Le fenfent, 1Te rold that ho was ready to dic, and would not mike u confeéslon, maintatufug that ho wi {unccent, She oxpreseed u desire to have his phctos graph, bk he rofased 1o buve it taken, A LAST ALPEAL, Wednceday night, ir, Flandery, City Attorney, went to Chieago, currylnis with him 10tiert to Churles 18, Reed nud Judgo Norton, nl} ‘fl"\l}] to them to inter- tedo with tho Governor i Purtcel’s ehalf, “Ihis mornug Mr. Flanders returued to Jollet with thie nformation that he had been uunble to fnd Judgo Knowilton, but hud delivered the letters to Lis pariucr, who Liad Jroniised to defiver them. 1118 PHOTOONARI TAKEN, Terteet, who bind retired wbout 1 'clock {hls morn= 1, got tp nbout 8, fecllug refroshed, having enjoyed & good rest, Tho bhcrift’s alster emried is breakiaet {0 him, und repented lier request for bin photograph, Heagaln refused, but, aboul noow, consented, aud bir. Yuy, sn artist, was teut for, In theafternoon bo took his camera 10 the full, und a foc.eimile of Perteot's countenance wos obtainied, 1o was npparently chver® ful during {he morning, although his manner occasioue oy indicated that s saind was il at eavo. NOT TO i INTERVIEWED, Quly tho Bt 1 und the Sog by lad any conver- sation with i, he having faithfully heeded the nd- ien of his counsel, mud refusod to seo any one, eape- clally newsy r reporters, and ministers of the gos« yel, " e detiunded that ho be et alone—that no jn- truders be permitted to disturb his meditations, s it wouldl bo neless o ke i, o would not talk to uny ane, lio wad, snd severl roporters who asked pormis— slon to Juterview Liim, wero obliged to abandon tom— porarily at Jeast the idea of getting Snformation from im p:orsonally, About 10 o'clock Mr, Fellows vas ad- nftted to tho dobtors' departniont,and wna ncoorded an inferview, Tle was un acknowledged friond—had dono what b couid lo uvert Perlcet's doom—and tho cone demued man velfeved bis mind by tolking, und contid- fugs to Lifm somo Information which wus uot to be mada publio until ufter tho exceation, NO CONFESSION TO MATE, In reply to o question us to whethier he purpored muklug o coufeenion, 1o pofnted to wn open Bibla b~ foro him, avd eaid thit o Liud none to make—all the confeexion necorsury hud becn made to God, and that o Biolo did uot enjoin 1t upon bim to coufess to wun, OBJECTIONS TO PUNLIOITY, Au hour aflerwarde, o was very uugry becauso tho preparations for bis hinging had beou” publisiied in Ihy Chicago newspupers, * He lind not seen the pupers, but un **amen” revealed to him that the public wers aware of the fuct, Notwithstunding bis choler, be wue able to write anotlier lotter to the Bheritt"s eluter, do- Tivering It 1o her, with o request that it bo not opued il liis body wan in 1ho colti, SR, NEED RIUUSEH, AL haf-pust 11 o'clock the Slorll recelved tho fole Tawiug dispaten from Chicago s Andreto J, Perleet, eare Shetdir = Your frieud, dir, Kiug, hus prosented to me your Tetters asking for morcy, and that I recommend tha compintuton of your eentonco, ‘1t 1 pabngal nd sad for mo to refuee, but I feel that I have no rigut us o publio oficer to interfere, Onannes i, lteep, HOW VENTEET TOOK IT, Tho_ Sherl sudd that erteot read thts telegram whon Jio wus abutit 10 sil down to his dinner, ‘tears flied Tis cyenus o remarkod that ho expected it, and that ho wi 1ot much disappoiuted, 1o braced lin- %1€ 1 mud endeavored to uppear calm, und succeod- ed well enough to enoy the meal, N0 UALLE UECHIVED, Durug the afternoon any peoplo catled at the Jafl expecting to ses Perteet, "but tisoy did not suce veed, wierfon Lelng dended to all oxeapt o privie Teged v, Feliow, ind Mr. laley, the nolury who prepared the afidavit fu which Portect nseerteid hin $unocenco, vistted him about i o'clock, and leurned Hhat Tio i pliced truat i God, wud Vun ready o div, HPIRITUAL CONSOLATION, 0l on hour afverward, ho seut for tho Rov, Mr, MeLcod, und_thot gentleniun spent twouty minutes it inh, ot i veicat, o miniter comendod s wonl to God, 18 miod did not uppear to bo clear, und his talk was rambling, but not fucoberent, Ho winolkted lils plyo at intervils, und wos unusnaily coms municutive, outering freely thto conversntlon about bis futo, ‘o did 1ot elaim to bo dunocent, but wald Lo would iy like o brave man, A4 lw roquested fhuk o praser bo oficred In hin beiwlf that ho might b saved, M, commonded his soul to God, ' Al uttertug u word, ho acqulsced tn (o pruyor by nod- ding s liead, and complotely brolo down, sobbiui alotitt, whilo It was offerluy, When hio nraso from (Lo Tncelfny unitlon o uked 3. dcLood o reduost tho Bherln' to huve overything S ioadiugss to-marraw, 50 that hocould walk {0 the keatfald and dio s quickly s pomnible, When tho mintster was about to Fonvé, Lio gequosielt biin to call this oventog, sud to onicluts 8t the execution with the Bov, Mr, Busslls, of Chlesgo, who, Tio eal, was contiug down {0 cousolo him fu. lila dyiug hour, 1AM IREPARED, worat has cume,” remwsiked Br, McLeod, i Yertaot, “to-morrow, aud T um’ prepared, 1t kias been two years of dseadful unsloty to nie, and 1t ey peaulted ltor all sa I nigit buve feared it would.” Mr, McLood had given him some rellglown booka to read, anid ono of heao, which contained short altort pamwitges of Seripture,—prayers for forgivenons, atich a8 * God bo mereiful to ne,”—ha desfred to bo burlod with him, and bis requeat’ will_ o neceded to, 110 had alao o bindio of lottors which bo requerted Uho BliorifY tn plico boncath Iifs hoad, s o pitlaw, whon put Into the coftin, Tho othier bookk e rald he did not wikh to bother with, remarkiug that they might do soma good to tho living, ut ot fo the dead, I8 IDEAR OF JOLIET, Lnst Runday, during a vislt of M toltl him that Jollet was tho most ** henthienish placo " Lo hind_over boen fn, Only one minisicr lud bien to ety and ey lind fgporat l tho prioouore, wnd mudo 1o attempt to teach them to Jend |||'>rlnm Tives, Diring thin Interviow, Mr, McLeod anked him why ho tud not wrged the conduct of hin wife 08 an oxteninte ing clrcutnatanco ot bis trial, 1in toply wan: *Tho fact in, ¥ did ot helloyo thoy could convict me,” nids Ing, aftor thinking, *IbLad no idea that thoy would hotig me, Thoro was verl, who kilind {vio mon, and waw pont to tho Pententiary for Jifo: thero wan tho man who poured hot coffea down lijy wifo's throat, end was sentonced to only sixteon years,” o montioned thie nanies of soveral otlier niirdercin and thoir ol tonces, und_wupplemented nllusion to them by the stutement : * Now, 1 wan willing to go to tha Peniten- tinry for lifo, bt (o tiles thal they wonld hang moe nenfenco a0 o Jumg—ncver catored miy mind, 1 can hear {h it Is terrfvlo, They would not do itir T WK ot n ¢ nbgger. " o inferetica that soveral porsons drow from hts el v that o wak ly wrotch, baving, na wa avidonced by i famillarity witls tho namen‘af miir- derore and (el seutences, coolly caleulated tho clianicen of hauging or_Imprisonmeont 3 tho result In tluoir eanca favored the ltter, nud ho deliberately ent I wifo's thront sud waa satisfiod to go {o the Poulten- tiury for itfe, FIFEPABATIONA 10N TO-DORROW. As #oon ns Perloot was taken to tho debiora® depart. ment, which I8 in o secluded part of tho butiding, ond separated from (ho Juil proper by n tuiek Lrick wall, i Siiorli¥ and lfs dsafatants broiglit from tho celint tho Gmber of (ho ecofiold on wiiih Clizke, who murderad n Dapuiz-Shorif In tho Tenltentiary i 1800, was Liunge. It s old, but {5 found to be well preserved, WTi0 worls of plackyz 4& n position I the prisoncrat dining-room ‘was hegun nbout 1 o'cluck yosterdny (Wednesdoy) nfternoon, and comtleted 1hin morniug, No offort was mndo to deaden tho notso ennsed by {lin carpenters, but the work was duno at jnfervale, no that Terteot could not posaibly huvo Lecrd it, hud Lfs hear- ing being the acitent, THE ROATTOLD consleta of (o uprighte, which support a tranayareo bestn, of suftiefent strongil to bear he welght of mu oz, On tho lefi-haud slde, facing south, shout 2 feat from tho upright, fo the pentunt rope with tho © hung- 18 Jnot peporly miado i tho end, Tho ropa vimn- aloiyy the traiieverso log_and down tho right~ band u right, and [asees through an eye-tolt loosely drivin ‘into thie post, Tho ropo tlicn paehes Inta tlio collar, through a hole cut iu the stone floor, At tho end wiil bo fastoned several bigs of sand, whose comblned welght is about 600 pounds, This orrange- ment i3 known na tho * eusyeusion scaffold,” the fvon bolt heiug forced out of its place by u crowlar, tho welght ut tho end falling to the floor Leneath, nnd tho vietlm bofng drawn np about four fect 20 suddeuly an to eaneo 1 Ll of about o foof, Thix modo of Lauging crimiunin {8 in voguo in the East, but is not aa ex- yeilitlous in producing death as the * drop,” whero tho o)t {4 from threo to five fect—enongh to *breuk tho neck?” wud malio death almoal Instaiitancous, TIHE LAST NIGHT, ‘This evenlng ho &to a hearty supper, and feeln well, ‘The excention 18 naturally tho principal topic of con- versation here, and_numerows applications havoe been mado for invitations to be present, Bheritl Arnold lins welceted L jury, howeyer, and only thoy, (ho res porters, aud n fow otliors wil bo admiltod, The oxact toct's earthly carcor Lo not yet c doteruained, but it Wil probably bo abolit3 olelock, cLood, Dertect —_— FOREIGN MISSIONS. ouraginz feports of Procress Made=eslnteresting Addresses, The Northwestern Dranck of the Woman's Torolgu Missionary Socioty of the Mothodist Church held its quarterly meeting yesterday in the Methodist Church Block. 'Lhe afternoon eeasion was dovoted to business, and tho ovon- iug sesnion to sontiment, AFTEUNOON BESSION, The nfternoon session was called to order at 2 o'clock, Mrs, Dr. Maroy, the Secoud Vice-Presi- dent, in whie choir, The mectiug oponed with prayer by the Itev, Mrs, Brown. Tho sccrotaries of the four States of Illinols, Indlana, Michignn, and Wisconsin, which form tho Northwestorn Branch, then mado their reports,’showing very flattering results for the last quarter, and for the whole year. The Corresponding Scerotary, Mrs, Jonnio F. Willing, then mado ber report, full of intorost to the members aud frieuds of tho Society, showing that there was much doing, and much more that undoubtedly would bo sccomplishied. The Trenauror, Mrs, . T, Quenl, then made a most gratifying exhibit of tho fluancial stato of tho Society, and gave ns the contributions of tho pnet threo months 4,000, which, in theso times, is very encourag- ing. The Soclety then empowered Mrs, Willing to employ a compotont fomalo physiciay to be sent to Indin to relieve the one now thero, Beveral minor committees made their roports, and the business meeting onded. A MISSIONARY TEA, The Indien and inviled guesis thon renaired to the tea-room, whero n couple of hours wero spent in o very enjoyable mauner, in taking tea aud conversation. EVENING STSSION, At half-past 7, the wudicuce-room was well filled, notwithatauding the storm outside. 'Tho oxorcisos began with prayer by Dr. McCabo. Mrs, Jonnio I, Willing mada tho opening ad- dress, dwelling on the power and influence that woman wiclds ind exerts over man und civilizue tion. Where woman has the mast influence, there we find the highest dogreo of civilization and Christianity, exertiug the grentest influence, And, vice versa, whero we {ind tho lowest Lypo of civilization nud humanity in its worst form, there woman is tho lonst respacted. ‘Fo convert u people, begin at thoir homes, and not by giving them oducated statcsmen, line navies, 1ailronds, cle,; and to bogin at thoir homes, vonvert thoir women., Dishop Thompson #aid, ¢ When Satan had Live, ho was sure of Adam.” ITe might have added, when God wished to reclaim Adwem, fodid ko by first gotting Evo. It iy through siuglo womon, tuen, thai the millions of henthen arato o renched, 'Twelve yoars ago tho first woman’s missionury socicty Was organized. At firat it mot mnch opposition, but now that it is ol changed. To-day, the Waoman's — Mission- aty Socioty of tho DMethodist Church hag fifteon Americun and - 160 native women, congecruting their lives, and tonching Chrixt to tho heathien, W'ho efforts of this So- cioty havo raised 107,901 duving the past year, and whoro this Society has obtained the most, tliero also the raceipts of the pareut Soeioty ave inerensed, showing conclusively that there is no autagonism between the two. Mrs. Willing closed hor remarks by urging all not to wait to ‘bo uvged, but to seize the opportunily of giving freoly and thaukfully, T'he Itov, Dr. Peck then nddressed the meeting on ko Missionary Spirit.” This apirit is tho splvit of energy and curnentnoss, Thero is no nenttality in tha conflict boiweon tho work of God and the Dovil, Wo must tuko an immedisin uud partisan part in the tight. ‘Ulie world wonld Lo _soou convorted, if weall wors thoronghly imbued with the spirit that sctuates tho men and women who aro preaching Christ in for- eign lauds, Au English, color-bearer was, in his enthusingm, far ahead ol his regiment in storming kome works, wheu tho Commauuer calied to bim to bring thecolors back to the men, whercupon he answerad, ** Bring tho men up to the coloys.” Bo with onr muwsions. Somo peo- lo and churchos, shamo to them, are calling on he Board of Missions to recallsome of tho noblo men aud women, who have given up overything 10 preach Clirist, They, like the color-bearor, sy, * Send menns 0 heep us Loro till our work 18 doue,” The work of woman cannob bo too hlulu{ eulogized, It is liko tho sun- Dbeams thit descend’ to tho bogs and fens, and tulco up tho puro water Leavenward, leaving tho impure residue behind, ‘Chiers is no money in- vestad in tho Church thut boms such fruit sy that -devoted to missionary work. 'Uhe ago of mirucles, and tho effeets of Christ's work and that of the Apostles, did not accomplish a8 grent results us the misgion- aview have, In the tivst century, it is estimuted that 500,000 poople ware uonverted. In tho last century 1,600,000 honthon Liave buen brought to know_Christ, by tho work of wissionarics, In New England tlio uveruge coet of u convert to the chuehes was 50, while in Foreign landa it is but 218, Who can doubt that the prospeets of missionary wark uro ay brighit as the promises of God. My soul-felt desira 1 that God may vo us liearts aud monoy conscerated to his Aleollection was thon taken up fo furnish n room to be wsed by tho Saciety, and that beanti- ful hyn of Bisliop Hebor's, ** I'rom Groonlund's Tey Mountaing” was sung, and tho mooting Slaaln;l with the bonediction prononnced by Mr. utking, ECOUNTY SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION. Tho Committeo uppolnted tomake arrange- ments with reforonco to tho County and Distriot Bundny-School Convontion, to bo held in thiy city on tho 16th and 17th inst,, hava propared programme, as follows: The’ forenoon of the first day will bo dovoted to connty organization and township roports. In the nfternoon, it is oxpooted that Mrs, Partridgoe, of B, Louls, will ingtrinot a primary class. Tho sccond day will bo devoted to the dlstriot work, Lho distriot comprisos the seveuteen northorn counties of tho Btate, 1t i desirod that thara shonia ko preaont dologntas from cach county, that a com- ploto organization may bo offacted. Tho foro- uoon wlil be ocenpio:d with tho samo work for tho district, ne wans dona for tho county on the dny provious, In the afterncon thore will bo a tenchon’ meoting tha firut hour, led by & prom! nont Bunday-school workor, * Mothods nnd Helna for Biblo Suudy " will o the tople for the aecond hour, Lenditg Sunday-school mon from abroad will be provont lo ndidrors the mooting ench ovening. Delogaton on nrriving will report at tho lectura-room of {he Young Mon's Chria- tian Association, in Mothodlst Church Bloclk, and entortaiumont will bo provided, e = CITY IN DRIEE, On and aftor Jan, 1, the chargo on roglatorod Iotters, nddressed to points within the United Blntes, will bo raduced fiom 16 to 8 cants, Bradlnugh, the workingman's friond and tho champlon of ropublicanism fn Englaud, wit closo tho flrst Blar Course noxt Tuosday night, Fow llving orators have croated moro enemics and frionds by public sponking than thir 1cono. clunt hing in England, and bis sudioneo will un- dunbtedly bo the Inrgost of tho season, Gorald Maseoy will lectnro Monday night in tho Mothodist Church Black, for the Philosophi- cal Bocioty, 1lis subject is tho ** Origln of Tvil, or Why God Don't Kill tho Dovil 2 L'he prico of sdmission is 25 cents, Lt ovoning! two negroes bnd & difficulty at No. 78 Sosmour streot, which rosulted in Samuel Wilkon cutting Ollver Iruddle in the hand. Tho Intter was urrestod and locked b tho Ars Inter ud lockod up at the Armory 'Iho Library Dramntio Corps of the Union Catholic Labrary Association will play Boruard's faren of ‘“Iha Lot Logw,” this ovening, in the Lull of tha Arsoeintion, There will also Lo plano solas by soveral of the lady metnbors of tho As- sociation, Dinnoy Lodgo, No. 271, F. & A. M., at its commuuication Weduosduy, olectod tho follow fug oflloors for tho yonr 1874: D. . Grogior, W M. Jidward Cook, 8. W.; O, W. Day, J,W, z Clase, Trolisurer ; J. D, C. Whitnoy, Sce- otary, ‘Wedneeday evening Mrs, Dingham, who lives at the coruor of Buddan and Thirty-first stroots, in gotting off e train ou tho Nock Island Rowd, at Thirty-firat and Clark streets, made a mis- stop, and foll into n culvert, Sho received very eotious injuries. Blie was removed to her homno by a polico oiicer. At n late hour Wodncedny night Richard O'Brien, while druuk, walkod’ into the river nt the Kinzio streot bridgo. Tortunately for O'Brien, Ofticers Burns and Jackson enw him fall, and in & very short time drauged bim out of tha walor. 1o was taken to his bome, on North Market steoot. Tho Chiengo Academy of ITomoopathic Phy- sicinus and Sargoons liold their kcwmi-monthly meoting lnss evening in Methodist Church Blocl Di. It It Grogg, of Bulfalo, lectured on **T'nbore culoki," Tho dlicoureo, which wns illustrated by numorous clicts, was vory learned und vory teclieal. 'Tlie Fire Commissioners met yesterday, all of them boing present, John Lunison wad reap- vointed Buililf of the South Side Polico Cour John Devans was flncd two days' pay for nogleet of du{’y aud Patrick Daoloy, Patrick Crowley, and Willlam H, Sunphon, rixty-day mon, wore promoted to the regular forco, That was all. ‘Tho opponents of Mr, llabm_argue ho is in- oligiblo tor the offica of Superintendont of Po- lics, becaueo bo lives outuide the city limite, and a poworful offort 8 multing to dofont bis confirma: tion, Bo far, hio Lins won over only one of the Cutizons' Aldermen, und it is claimed that thero aro seven of tho Peoplu's men who will not sup- port hiw, About noon yestorday o little girl nnmed Annie Gulloghor, nged 11 yeurs, while picking up drift- ‘wood near tha Chicago avenue Dbridge, slipped into thv 1ver, and was drowned, I'atrick Bar- rett recovered the body, altor coarching for it an honr or moro, 1t was taken to No. 122 Wesson straot, whero tho litle girl's parents live, Tho Coronor wes notified to Liold an inquost, Ono thourand dollars’ worth of land on Califor- nia avenuo Lay boon douated to the bunilding fund, if _anyono ean Lo found to purchuso tho lund. 'Tho “ownor wishes to help the Home, and, baving the land, but not the mouoy, hay mndo s liboral offer, Tor furthor yartictiars apply nt No. 17 North Deorin stroot. During tho month thore was contributed for the support of the Homo, 244141, Yestorday aftornoon about 4 o'elock & gontle- man who is faid (o bo prominent on the Bonrd of Trudo met alndy ina tlowes store on Wa- hash avenuo, noar the Vost-Offico, and, aftor o fow minutos’ conversntion, conrented to go to n room nt No. 835 Wabash ovenue. When the gontloman Joft the ahove-nnmed pluce ho was minus $400, Ie ut once reported hin lous at the Cential Station, and o detective was sent out to inventigato tho' mattor. During the month of November, the building fund of the Foundlings’ Homa recoived §1,574,31 of which $1,500 was_from the Relief and Aid Socicty, Tho building did not make much progress. Tho boating apparstud did_nob got into puccossful operation till the end of the mouth, but eversthiog is now ready to put on tho last cont of plastering, aud iho worl will bo pushod to ‘complotion a4 fast s tho menus which may come in will penmit. John Marshill, driver of heck No, 118, mcei- dentally #hot himsolf ut the Illinois Contral Do- pot yestorday abont nooutime. At the time of the uceident Mursball was examining a revolvor ho Liad found in the now Iremont Houko, In raising tho bammer, his finger slipped, and the contents of one chambor entored his left side. ‘Cho ball wns supposed to have gone into the liver. Tho wound is very serious, and muy re- sult in death. Marshall ‘wus removed to the County Hospital, Tho fair in Burlington all in aid of St. Ma- ry's Chutch has been o gretifying success 8o far, crowds of visltors Leing prozant every evening. I'no eontest botweon yor Colvin, Commis- sionor Shoridan, and Mr.'D, €. Louch, of the American Exprosh, for n uold wateh, 1 exciting much intercst among the friends of thoso gon- tlemon, This avening tha ablo chowr of the chureh will sing some solections, and the fair will close Lo-morrow ovening. Tho Committeo appointed by the Board of Edu- eation, waitcd on tho Council Committeo on Schools Youterdl\y, to romonstrate against-ro- ductng the mppropristion for educationrl pur- poxes, 50 8 to_pravent {ho building of ecliools on Western und_Centre avonues. Theso build- ingn, the School Board thinks, are very much needed, 'Uhere was nothing done oxcopt repeat- ing of speechios dolivered ot tho meoting of tho DBoard ot Educatiou Tuesday oveuiug, to all of which the Aldermeu patiently listened. Then it waos decided that they should meet with the Tinanco Connnittes Saturday at 8 p. m. A meoting of Gorman ladios who dasire to give w Chrishmus fostival to poor Qormen childron, ono of tho chief attractious of which shall be n groat Christmas tree, was hold yestorday nfter- noon In Greeuobuum's_Bauk Building, - Awmong thoso prosent, wore Mrw. Ilonry Grooncbnum, s, Edward Jussen, Alve, A, 'C. Ileslng and Mre, Richnrd Michnolis, Mra. Michaelis was olected DI'residont, aud Mrs, Greenobaum T'rossurer, It was roportod that cash and goods to tho amouut of £1,000 had heon oltainad, It was resolved to continuo collocting, and to have a meeting Monday, whou committces will be appointed to make prepurattons for the festival, e Orphous Bocioty offerod tho use of its hall treo of charge, nnd it was accepted with thanks, The OChristmas tros will bo preeonted to tho childreu Mouday weok, in tho afternoun, The now and reduced fees for the County Clorli's oflico aro now in aperation, aud {he re- colpts havo boen ax follaws: Mondny, Dee., 1, s Toesduy, $1575; Wednesday, $10.90; Phursduy, 82640; Friday, $19.76; Baturday, 25,00 Monday, §13.60; tolnl in govon dnyn, §124.20. Durmng the samo tima the foes fu the oflice of thoe Clork of the County Court havo nmounted to $242.40. Tho Couwnty Olerk ostimatos that the toial reccipts for the year will not oxceed 10,000, und, &inco the oxpenson of the oflico nre $40,000, that there will be doficit of £30,000 ; which will hiavo to ba puid by tho tux-payers genorelly, Thovefore, Gon. Liol and somo logal frionds aro working on n Feo bill for Cook County, which will produce money enough to make his oftico self-supporting. The Branch Post-Oflice on the North Side will bo openod on Mondey. That for the south- west pat of tho Wost Divieion will bo establislied b Lho cornor of Bluo Islend avenuo and Lumbor rtroet, aud will bogin oporations by the 16th, An arvangemont has been entored into botween the Gertman and Amerlean Govormmonts relative to postul-cards, and tho Gormnu stenmor whiclh oft yentorday earried 177, ‘The ordinary card i nsed, with tlie uddition of & ona-cent stninp, 'Yho Qovman mail, wlneh closed hevo Luenday, und loft Now York yesterduy contained abont 12,000 let- ters, tho prrentost mumboer ovor sent on any ono yosel, Tho stenmer which auilod from 1lam- burg Baturday, took 10,000 Gormnn lotters and many thousmt more will b sent by the noxe mail. T'ho totul number of Gorman lotters sont during the flra weok of ths month, was 23,000, whilo tho totnl number duting tho procoding vtk of tho yeur, did not oxoeed 16,000, This & | moving Friday, dluo to tho spacinl desiro to send men in thmo for Chrlstmns and Now \’nr"‘:.g 28 oy Mr. J, W. Bheaban rend a locture bofors ¢ Union Catholic Library Aswoclation lust nléll:: lIPou tho subject of iho * Catholle Citlzen,' Tho objoct aought by tho lecluror waa to moot tho froquently wiged objuction that tho sl Inglanco of o Romun Catholio to his Clurcl wae Inconsistont wish i political obligations, ou Imulnuy ton Republican Government, 'L'ha po- itical obligsntions of an American cltizon wore defined, a8 woro the religious obligations of 5 Romnn Catholle, and an ontiro nabucnce of uny conflicc bobtweon tho Lwo frolu. tlons wns clabmed, The presont politieal ugitation in Lurope, and tho relations of Catho- Jies thoreto, were describad, and It wns conlend- cd that what tho Churzh now noeded was fre dom, and that that freodom was only attatnable whon ovory vestigo of union botwoen Churen and Btato way forovor aboltshed. nnd religion loft as it I in the United Btatos,—free of all govornmental interforenco and control. In no othor part of tho world was tho Catholic Church 80 frca aud 8o prosperous ns m - (his country, whoro thero wis not o word on the stutute-book Yor itg Ixruluotlun, eavo tho ypoueral laws by whioli all roligions, Christinn and otherniuo, woro Lroated nd equals before tho law, The lece turo oceupicd about an hour in its dellvery, o CANAL MNAVIGATION. Sperial Dapatch tn The Chicaga Tribune, BusrALo, N, Y., Dec, 11.—Tiie Weituer contfnes mild, ud wilvices From down tha eanul avo all favores ble o an early reojenfug. Oid misrincrs, however, £ay that the (blck, Leavy Tox wiel provails to-nlkh yortends cold und treuziig vieutlier, ‘Teleyrams {rom the eustery purt of tho Stato sy tho bouts will bo 1o SpsiATUANES) Ok, Dac. 1,-Tho Welland Gannl In sl v, , bound for Oswogo, pausod Uzton, N, ¥, Doc, 11.—Tho canal 1 Tho Weatier 1§ iolst wiid | Torpects aro gas O 0 81, GrTuALINgS, Onl PENSICN AGENCY IN DUBUQUE. Epectal Dispatehto The Chicann Trih Dunuqur, In., Uee, 11,—Tho Government hag ar- dered tho Ageticy retirned to Dubligus from Marlou. and Jacob Rich, Editor of the T'tmes, Las been appoinied 1o Ageney, B e DMARRIAGES. Ak A AN AR AR A EMYTHH-JONIS—At Genco Ohurub, Madison, n Wouneudaly Do, iy s e s Wik, w2 . Suiytho, uf Now Yuri, u , donn Ny oo, T, vf Hianipuns o Y dslenier of HBLLEND TEIIIT]~Un Dec. 10, by the Ror, C. v, stoha G, Hati-nbeek 3 s, both u(ht‘nl:'c’fi;. e UINGILAM=—1n this cl:5, Do, 11, by the A KA trango, HHoihmag R: ] T H o e et — ] DEATHS. Anrmmnnrannas. —AL 162 Abordoon.at. Guroy, County Woaturd, In Lunieul on Invited. atrick Lao, Ea: i, hacd 61 yonc., dny, avd ponn Frivuds of tho famly are 2 ot Staduy. oveuio cd £ years, Bittioui & fun' Wayno Dopot, Canat and Mdison-aty D AEvALor Sastern Ao vt (Feidny) moraing, at¥ volock. EFriands ur lu b o, GIVINS-On_tho luth fnst., Letin Gy din Robiort 0, and Spiihn. 15 Givfit, of dipitaesins sesl’] )l’il_!lllldflml)fl(‘lh." 14 tond 1 5 f 'rlonds aro fuvitod to attend funoral, g 2 oo, odan, 801 elock o g (o foom Palmar MCINTYINE=On Decs 10, Ellzabioth ¢ foruorly of Jettlobin, Vion Wb o o Tiinof sorvicos wt Unlty Cauron, an ShENGIRS of 2:70 poime 0o Tomang will Lo (akeh 1 Bentticbors for o folntyre, rmont and Naw York Oity papers ploasa copy, 11-On Dag, 10, at tho tamily_roeldonce, No. f ot ornor Colurbia, Abthuny Lynch. Tunoral Sawrday, Do, 13, ot 10:30 3, nu., by carringes to Calvary Gemotory® WALSIL-On Vo, 11, 8god Gl years and & Fauoial trom lato . to-day, BARNARD-O! inZammation of tho brata, Clarooe W., son of Richard and sturizuny ok v Olaramres Fhinoral trom 248 Wareen-av., ! apoploxy, Patrick T, Walsh, lunce, 817 North Clark.st., at 11 a. aturiday, nt 13 o'clock m. AUCTION BALES, By TAYLOR & HIARRISON, Fridoy, Dec. 12, at 10 1-2 o’clocls, LARGL SBALE OF WINES & LIQUORS, At our Balosrooms, 04 and &6 Fast Mdison-at., cunslate ng o Piper Hoidsick Champagno, Californin Port, Claret, and Anpclica Wincs, English Ale, 1 hottles. Bourbon end Scoteh Whiskoey, in bottles, Brandies, Rum, Blierry und Port Wines, Raiine Winoes, Ant & suadry assortment of Liquors and Wines, all to by sold withoutauy rosarse., TAYLOR & TLARRISON, Auctionoors. 300 CHOICE GERMAN CANARY BIRDS! At onr Saloarooms, 01 and 206 East Madiron-at, An Agont of CHAS. REIOIE & BRO., fho el iown sinportars of Antmais and Birds, o Naw Yoek, has just urrived with lusge and unusually fino eolloution of Cnanry Birds, Goldfinches, Cinflinches, Lin- nets, Slykdany, Purrois, und other Birds. Parifes wishing FINTG SINGERS will fud this an an- usual oportuniTy, antho Cannries, a0 thoir Iatost {iupor taton feom tha Hutz Mouninins, just pecrised by stoansor. Doalors will pleass take notles that they eau bo supplied at Now York pricas, TAYLOR & IARRISON, Auctioncors, 2 and 206 Havt adison-at. By BRUSH, SON & CO., Salesroom, 4t South Canal ATTRACTIVE SALE OF 0il Paintings and Elegaut Chromes, At Btore 207 North Wells-st., Comrrencing WEDNESDAY, Deo. 10, at7 p. m., and contlnuiug througi the week at name hour, Afordiog North Bide re-idont: a rare opportunity 1o purchaso a choley collsction of Paintings and Cirotaos, ‘rogardicsn Cf coaty as thoy st baseld, BRUSIL, SON & CO., Auotfonoors. THE SALT OF ELEGANT OIL PAINTINGS At 78 Iast Randolph-st,, From the Philadelphin Art Gallory will be continucd on THURSDAY and FRIDAY, Doc. 11 and 12, at 10, 2 1-2, and 7 1-2 o’clock each day. Many fine works ave yet in tho col- lection, and will be sold without re- BOIYVO. m'tUflH.ASON & CO,, AuuuenunL BY GEO. P, GORE & CO., 68 & 7mmh-nv. AT AT CTEON, REGULAR SOUTI SIDE SALE OF Household Furniture. The Lurgest Displny of Lleknut Furnitare oyer oflered nt Anction. 76 8ots of Parlar and Chawbar Famlturo: 100 Pleces of Library and Diotug-room Fuenituro: 200 Marblo-top Dbles and Side and Cornor Whatnots; 100 Extonsion Ta~ bles; G0 Pes, Ouoon” Mattings Pos. Vioor Ol Glaths 1 Cratas W, Kory: Budle Cados, Warirobos, Pars Jorand Oftice Des] Uzcisteads, Burcaus, Sofar, Louog- g Cieyats, " Stovea' o dames lino ol Talite Cutlery aud Platod Ward, At 11 uelock, Hugglos and Harness. OnSATURDAY, Doo. 13, at 03 o'clack. G 0! ©0.. Auctioneors, 2 — DBy WM. A, BUTTERS & CO AUCTIONEFRS, (ESTABLISEED 1856, AT THEIR OLD QUARTERS, 08, 15 and 17 Randolph-st., Account .\Plcs Y il pudd 4 days aftor e L nts solicited, ABUTTERS? IRE r'l;‘\ll BATURDAY SALE HOUSEHOLD FURNITUR And General Merchandise, On SATURDAY, Tiro, I, at 0% u'oluol and 17 tandodphcst, " By ELISON, POMERCY & CO, Our Resular Friday's Sals, POMEROY & CO., 8 and ¢ Tandolohat., elr irevat salo of ind Bocoudd DY MOTNIN G, Dev. 12, af nand PO NLCU ‘elock. Partor anit Chimboe Furniture hwgrancvarity. - Nowand B nnd Diniig-room and Kichou Fuealtnes, A ock of Gook and Parlor Saves, Beddiug, Hlan. kutu Urockerys and Glawiaro, ~Kooklugbaw and Yol- Tw Warg, fi ek, to (ho trao; and n genoral sssorl- wont of Morounudlso, = LISON, POMEROY & CO. By LEWIS BARLRELS. MORTGAGE SALE AT AUOTION, On Deg. 12, ot 9 8, miy, atKT Kouth Olarkat, 1 and uloon Kuraltiirs wd Fixtures too numor, tun, but inchnding 15 Beds and Boddiug, two Stove uritture, Onafix, Fablos, dc., o, Hulondid chau thio ffzhizat cuslt Biddor Taks s s grands, LEWIN BAITELS, Austionoor, By OSGOOD & WILLIAMS, Woat Sidu Auotion Jonso, 3 South Canal-at, Hava Auotion finlow ¥riday and Saturday of Now and foond-finnd_ Fuenlinre and Huusolold Gauds of ‘overy nd, Cu Batusday, at 1 o'elooky wn woil G0 packayos vuuldimud Bagyuko, ' Al goods sold Witiout ruevcvo, 1oe ardloss of what U wblnlms.. OBGOOL & WILLLAMS, Awotionsers,