Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 24, 1874, Page 2

'THE ‘CHICAGO /DALY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. APRIL 24, 1874, A, C. HESING. His Connection with the Ger- mania Insurance Com- pany. Why Those Notes Were Soldat Private Sale to fIr. Greenebaum, The Assignee Gives a History of the Matter. The Whole Thing Was by the Order of Jiidge Blodgett. ¥Ir. Hesing Makes a Full Statement of His Finaacial Embar- rassments. Iie Intends to Pay Off Every Cent of His Indehtedness. The Value of ¢° Staats-Zeitung ¥ Stock. Yesterday's TRInoXE contained a report of the yproceedings of a mecting of tho policy-holders of the Germania Insurance Company, called for the purpose of hearing the final report of the Assignee, Mr. Willism Vocke. BSome of the German creditors at this meeting expressed great diseatiefaction at the course which had been pursued in regard to the notes for $15,000 given by Mr. A. C. Hesing for his stock, securcd by 170 shiarcs of the stock of the Staafs-Zeitung Company, and which had been soldto Mr, Henry Groencbaum &t private sale for $5,000. While tho creditors, after listening to Mr. Vocke's statcment, exonerated him from all blame, yet they insisted that the price which had been paid for these notes was altogether too low, since the stock by which they were secured was worth twice its face, aud that, therofore, +there must have been collusion somewhere. In order to learn something touching the truth of thesa statements, and to find out whether these charges were due fo personal enmities or based upon fect, & reporter called, yesterday. upon Mr. Yocke, the Assignee, end queationed him concern- ing the matter. e g THE ASSIGNES. Reporter—I wish you would give me & state- ment, Jr. Vocke, in reference to your course re- garding those noteg of Mr. Hesinge', sbout which 50 much was said at the creditor's meeting ‘Wednesdsy. CLOSING IT TP. Mr. Vocke—About Christmas I learned of the decision of the Supreme Courtof the United States, affirming the responsibility of the stock- holders of the Germania on the motes which they had given for their stock, and, wishing to wind up as econas possible the sffsirs of the bankrupt, Istonce get to work to make these stockholders pay up. I threstened and argued until Iwas successful with all of them except r. A. C. Hesing, Mr. Kcukel, and two or three othiers whomT mieutioned i my report under the head of ** desperate cages.” You seo ONE MATERIAL DIFFERENCE in these cases was, that the notes of most of the stockbolders were secared by trust deeds on valuable real estats in the cenire of the city—as, for instence, with Ferdinand Jaeger. Ken- kel's noto was secured partly by stock in Huck's brewory, aud Mr. Hesing's by stock of the Jihnois Staats-Zeitung Gompany. Wish- ing, a8 1 smd, to wind up this matter 88 quickly e3 possible, I went to Mr. Hesing and asked for payment of hus noles of £15,000. ACCRUED INTEREST. Reporter—There wes also accrued interest, was taere not ? Mr. Vocke—Yes; interest began ranning ebout July 1, 1571, but the creditors would have been willing to have waived all accrued interest, which would have amounted to abour $4.000, it Mr. Hering would have paid the face of the motes. Ho, when I went to him, however, said frankly that * . HE WAS TNABLE TO PAY ; his affairs were in & very embarrassed condition, ard it was imposeible for him to raise the money off-hand; if be had time he could do i, but to Fay within one or two or threa months was an 1mpossibility. X EXAMINED THE COXDITION of Mr. Hesing's affairs, and fouud that, as he bad stated, they were seriously involved. His connection with the Garden City Bupply aud Tanufscturing Company bad brought him into great financial difficaltics. His property was sl suortgaged, even his homestesd, and it was a question whother, if Iapplied for judgment on {he note, I would he able to eell his real estatas forsuch a prico_es would secure anything for the creditors of the Germania. Since the prop- erty would have been saddled with au equity of rademption, I could have gotten but little money forit, if any, for fifteen months; and, anxious 28 I was to get rid of the whole matter, it scomed t0 me questionable whether it would not be Botter to sell the notes for what I conld get in cash, raiber than take the chance of getting - something fifteen months hence. Still, it being 2 matter in which I could take no action 0f my own volition, 1 WEST TO JUDGE BLODGETT and informed him of Mr. Hesing's statoment to e, and of the condition of Mr. Hesing's affairs, and asked bim for inatructions as to whet course I shonld pursue. The Judge . took the matter under adviscment, = and, when 1 again sew him, told me ho Led fully considered tho matter, hud humself examined Mr. Hesing's affairs, end had come to the conclusion that nothing could be gained for the creditors by forcing Mr. Hesing 1o tho wall ; that, if judgment were entered up, all bis other creditors would come upon hum, and it was questionable whether anything at all could be recured for the Germanta ; the amount wonld certainly be very trifling. The Reporter—Have yon theso documents to q they would'give for this property. . notice Cozminsky, W. F. Coolbaugh, étc., to see what THEIR REPLIES, which I filed with the court, were very -uafavor-, ible. Thoy said thoy wished to kuve mothing to do with pas:-due notes, or with the stock of 8 close corporation. I received but three offers: One from Mr. Sisson, who had bought up 8 num- ber of ‘the policies; mnother from J. M. Weth- erill, a large policy-holder; aud_another for $5,000 from Henry Greenebaum. I reported the whole matter to the Court, as was my duty, and the Court ordered me, if objections were not filed within ten days, to sell tho notes and stock to 3Ir. Greenebaum for £5,000 in cash. No objec- tions being filed, I éold them, and made my. flnal dividend. THE FINAL ORDER. The Reporter—HsTo you got the order ? Mr. Yocke ~Yes. It is as follows: In_the matter of the Germania Insurance Company, l'x{z";s'fl’.‘f‘ came the Assignes of the Germsnia Insu- rance Company and_made report that, in_compliance ‘withs the former order of this Court, he had offered for salo the notes of A C. Hesiug—ccured by collat- eral pledge of 170 shares of stock of the Tllinols Staats-Zcitung Company, together with the bids which he had received for tho same—and, the Court having fully considered tho same, dovs ind that the said As- siguee has, in ail things acted in ncoordance with the order of the Court, and that Iienry Greenebaum has Lid $5,000 for the notes and collateral securities; and, that bis bid is the highest and best made therefor. Ii is, therefore, ordered and decreed by the Court, thit the Assignes accept tho bid made by Henry Greene- baum, and that ke soll and trauefer to tho aid Gresne- bsum the said two notes of the said Hesing, and do- liver to him the eaid shares of stock as collateral thereto, upon the paymeht by eald Greenebam of the 8a4d sum of $5.000 in cash. Filed April 20, 1874, STAATS-ZEITUNG STOCK. 2, Reporter—How much was that Staals-Zeitung stock worth? i Alr. Vocke—There were 170 shares, their face value being §100 each. Teporter—What is the total amount cf the stock of the compsny ? Mr. Yocke—3170,000, I believe. Reporter—How much is that stock worth per share? ) Mr. Vocke—That I cannot suy. It is not quoted. I supposo it is worth 200, or, perhaps, $300 a share, estimating by the profits. Reporter—If that be go, why would not these bankers buy it 2 Mr. Vocke—I judge that nobody is willing to buy stock in a corporation whore he has no con- trolling interest. Now, for instance, among Kenkel's assets there wero some shares of stock in John L. Huck's brewery. Theyrold for about 30 cents on the dollar, and yet the presumption 18, of course, that they ave worth morathan that. DISSATISFIED POLICY-HOLDERS. Reporter—\Was there much dissatisfaction among the policy-holders with this ealo of Mr. Hesing's notes? ) Mr. Vocke—It came from comparatively onlva few people. The largor policy-holdors—Wetn- erill, Sisson, and Florsheim—were entisfied with the-arrangement, since they understood the con. dition of Mr. Hesing's affairs, and believed that they would make more by an immediate settle-, ment_than by throwiog him into bankruptcy. That I thunk myself. THE DESPERATE CASES, The Reporter—What are thoso * desperate cases " you spoke of ? 3fr, Vocke—The cleims were as follows: A judgment against Leitsch & Townsend, obtained in March, 1574, for 81,091.11. I was rellably in- formed that the debtors were insolvent. A judgment sgainst Heury Kenkel for '$1,- 878.12, obtained in March, 1873, sccured by twenty shares of Hucl's Chicago Brewery.Com- pany’s stock. The highest price that could be renlized for the stock was 80 per cent, and the twenty shares were sold to John Hucls for 2600. ‘A judgment note made by Edward Hausmann, Dec. 11, 1467, for 375, due three months after date. The debtor having gone through bank- ruptey, the note was deemed worthless. A judgment note against Jellerson Farmer, for $ .67, Threo notos for §100 cach, and one note for 50, made by Scherer & Horwilz to the bank- rupt, Oct. 8, 1871, for;which they were not in- debted, but other parties might be. The following is the order of the Court: Enter order that Assigneefscll within named claims at public suction,—notica” ten days in Journal sud Staats-Zeitung, and_that he deliver Scherer & Hor- witz’s notes to meeting. H. W.B. = THE REPORT. 1, having disposed of the securities, reported to the Court as follows : To the Hon., Henry W. Dladjett, Judge af the United Stales Disteict Court ¢ The underkigned, Assignee of the Germania Ineur. ance ‘Company, bankrupt, would respectfally report that on Tuesday, the 215t duy of April, 1574, at 10 o'clock 3.m., in front of the bullding known s the Republic Life Insurnnce Company's Building, on LaSallo street, in tho clty of Chicago, e offered for sale, at public suction, the note made by Edward S, Sslomon to the saud bankrupt, sfter Laving given ten day's public of raid salo by advertissment in the Chicogo Evemng Journal, and the Itlinois Staats-Zeituny, in accordance with the _decros hemntuZore entercd in the Conrt ; and that the highest 2nd best bid made for anid noto was that of Hermaa Felsentbal, who offered 10 poy the sum of $135.13 in oas therefor, The Assignce would further report that, ot the eamo time aud piace, after due publication in the Evening Journal_and the Inter-Ocean, in accordance with the ‘arders of this Court, he offersd_for sale the judgment recovered by him st the March term, 1874, of this Court against Leiich & Townsend for the sum of £1.091.11'; tlat the highest aud Lest bid mado therefor Swas thst of Richard Glsrk, who offered {0 pay the sum of $301 in cash therefor. That, at the same time and place, he offerod for sale the judgment for $1,872.12 rocovered by him at the March term, 1873, sgaingt Henry Kenkel, on which 600 nave been paid; that the highest and best bid ‘made was that of —— Hoffman, Who offered to pay $30 in cach therefor. ‘That, at the rame time and place, ho offered for sale the Judgment for $1,448.67, recovered by bim in De- cember, 1672, ngainst._Juficraon Farm, and that the highest and best bid therafor was thot of A. IL, Palmer, who offered to pay $380 in cash therefor. That, at the same time and place, he offercd for sals the judgment note for 5375, made_by Edward Haus- maxy to the smd bankrup, Dec, 11, 1857, and psyabla thiree months after date, but owing to the fact that sid Houwsmann passed through bankruptoy in 1869, snd obtained his discharge, the Assiznee could not obtain & bid on said note. The Asuignee would ask for authority to make proper nssignmenta of the foregoing sccurities fo the partios sliove named as the highest bidders,upon receipt of the sums of money set forth. (Sigued) WILLIAM YOOKE, Assignes Germania Insurance Company. Filed Apnl 21, 1674, e MR. A. O, HESING. The reporier then called upon Mr. A. C. Hes- ing, and asked him if he had anything to eay in regard to the matter. - . Mr. Hesing—I have no objection at all to tell- ing you just precisely how I stand. Over s year aud & half ago, the the Garden City Supply & Manufacturing Company, with which I was con- nected, became involved. They came to meand £aid the Company had assets worth £189,000, and, on the strength of these represcntations, I which you refer Alr. Vocke—Yes. Here is my APTLICATION TO THE COTET : o the Hon. Henry W. Blodarit, e. = “Tno undereigied, Atsigned of the Germsnia Ingur- suce Company, bankrupt, would rerpecttally Tepro- Eent thnt since the offical sunouncement of the de- cision of the Bupreme Court of the United States con- cruing retofis clatmed by stockholders sgainst said Tankrugt, ho bas diligently atiempted to collect the outatandi=g indcbtedness of said Lankrupt, and that all of the stockholdere who joined in the appeal to the Bupreme Court bave paid thefr debts, with the excep- tion of Mr. A. C. Hesing, who avows hin inability to pay. The Assigneo holds aguinst said Heemng two Dotes, one for §10,000 and the otlier for 5,000, for which he bas pledged 170 shares of the stock of the Iltinis Staats-Zeitung Compeny, ond which is the Gnly security tho Assimuee bas for tho payment of #afd clim. The satd Hesin the Assiguoe Lias Leen reliably informed and believes, has became greatly involved by the bankrupicy of o Garden City Manufacturing znd Supply Company, for which ho Tad become kinble as indorver for over §200,000, and is et linbie, ne s #aid, for over §167,000 of eaid indebted- nces. The Assignoe is informed and believos that all of tho rematning stock of said Hesing in the Jilinois Stants Zeitung Company 48 pledged 1o fts full valne, to eecure tho indebtedness aforesaid, and that the other Y:roperty of said Hesing iv heatily mortgaged to secure inouey Ined for building, and for the eaid indebted-, ness. 3o Aecignes has made froquent demands on the said Heang, but the said Hesiug Las not paid the sald iudebieduas, 20d, after diligent search, the Assignoe 139 not Leed able 1o ascertain thot eaid Hesing has <ihier property than the stock plodged to tho Germania lurursnce Company out of ‘whicha judgment and zalo under_execution would realize snything for the creditors. He therefore asks the Gourt for instruc- £iuns 88 to what oourse to take m the interest of tho ereditors, % (Signed) WiLLiAx VockE, Fitod Apsil 7, 1574, ‘Aseiguee, vic. THE ORDER OF COURT. Judge Pledgest made the following order: In the matter of the Germania Insurance ’_;lu.l‘mxl( : Company, e Assignes having this day made application f Sattraciion 59 1o the maticr of the clatm of said Goac st Antkony C. Hesing, and the Court having rect thiat the gaid Aspignes dooffer the oles and fn. s of , together with the stock of tus Iilinuis Staats-Zei'ung Comrauy depoeited to Facure the eame, at private Sie £ those dcaning in snch €3zuritier, in the City of Cliiczzo, and to sell the same 19the person making the higbert and best bid there- 497 Ju cash, Brst fug the amount of soid tdds to e Coart, and be will not Jeiiver sadd uotes and cal- erals unul ench sale &hall ba confimed by this Luter, 7,15, b The Judge direcled me, as you aee, to rrovnd a circular 1cuermhm§ug firms insfi‘; c:tx, 2ud he zave me the names—such as George Ecancider, Henry Greenchaum, Felsenthal & indorsed the Company’s paper to_the amount of €225,000, sod afterwards to tho smount of £30,000 more. When the panic came, the mill , stopped, and tho Com- pany went finally into bankruptcy. A meeting of the creditors was called, the chief ones being Henry Groenebaum, W. F. Cool- baugh, and Mr. Van Schaack. Imade a full and complete exhibit of my afairs, and told them that I intended to pay every dollar of this in- debtedness if they would only give mo time. The first claims to be ationded to were those of the banks, next wero those of the lumbermen ; if they would carry over their claims of the Ium- bermen until 1876 1 WOULD MEET EVERYTHING. I told them that I had always paid my debts, and that I intended to do so; Ihad good credit, and was in s businesswhich was paying well, and I knew if I were given time I should 2y off every cent of it _ Mr Borbaugh snd the other éreditors expressed their perfect eatisfaction with what I said—at the fullness and faimess of my exhibit, aud st my determination to pay thom off, Alr. Coulbaugh intimating, even, it was foolish in mo to assume such e burden. ' In January of this year, Mr. Vocke came to me in regard to these notes of the GERMANIA INSURANCE COMPANY. I told him plainly that I could not pay them. It I were able to get timo, I would do s0; but when it was & matter of paying on the spur of the moment, it was utterly out of the question, Ho conld, had e chosen, Lave outered up judg- ment sgainst me. The result of that would bave boen that I should have been THROWN INTO BANERUPICT, and tho creditors of the Garden City Supply and Manufacturing Company ond of the Germanis, would bave gotten about 20 cents on tbe dollar. Isew Judge Blodgett myseil in regard to this matter of getting time. Imade to him a plam statement of the condition of my affairs, and ho apologetically said to me that, on_that showing, 1 wes practically baokrupt. I admitted to him thac I was, but stated my intention of paying off evory cent of this indebtedness if time were al- lowed me. He said that could not be done in a matter of this surt, but Le recognized, himself, the inadvisability of.forciug me to the wall, aud puiting me into bankruptcy, 6o far as kelping the Germanis went. All the sssets of the Garden City Company went 1o psy off outside claims, but I have a sec- ond mortzage on the property of the Garden City Supply and Manufacturing Company, and T expect. postibly, to secure 350,000 from that. 1 am gradually ‘payiog off ‘these moies 88 they necessary law-suits, and ropeatedly refused to 1 live, I expect to puy them all. E csn, and, MY CREDIT losses by the rire, we set to work to rebuild the Staats-Zeitung building, we borrowed £100.000 Tromthis Unifted States Mort¥age Compatiy. They objected to taking the security of a corporation, which was liable to all sorts of accidents, but anid they wera perfectly satisfied with my ia- dorsement, 8o I gaveit to thent. 5 VALUE OF STOCK. ‘Reporter—How is it as regards thd yalus of the stock ? Mr. Hesing—Stock of tbiskind isa mstter which_bankers aro not very willing to invest in. The BStaats-Zeitung "Comrpeny is doing & ver{ heavy busines, but bankers *are afraid lest might die, or there might be some trouble inside the Company, and hence the yaluo of its stock would depreciate. Its value depends upon se- cidents. ¥ ‘have Qeposited all my stock with Mr. Coolbaugh, Mr. Greenebaum, snd the First Na- tional, eic., s security for my indobtedness. As regards this stock wthich Mr. Greenebaum bonght, T hope, it I live, to buy it back again sometime at his own price. Not very long ago some of Mr. Scammon's proporty was gold _ for 100,000, which had been valued at one time at $500,000. Nothing was enid about that. Some of Jolm L. Huck's brewery stock was vold =t 33 cents on the dplisr. John L. Huck is a weslthy man, but no notice was taken of that. The bauks here know my condition exactly. There 18 fo secret about it, and I have nothing to conceal. I have had these losses by the fire, and losses through the Gar- den City Supply and Mamufacturing ‘Company ; but, a8 I have said to you belore, my credit is good, andIhmyvenn iron determination to pay all my indebtedness, and I suall do it, if I live. So far as Mr. Vocke is concerned, 1 know that he has done bis full duty in the premises, and think he has done that which was best Yor the interests of the policy-holders of the Germanis ; for, had I been thrown into bankruptcy, they would have potten loss than they have by this sale to Mr. Greenebaum. TEE COURTS. Miscellaneous Business Transucted Yestorday. MISPLACED CONFIDENCE. Jolin B. Gerard, in a voluminous bill filed yes- terday in the Circuit Couri, gives a highly-col- ored statement of his tronbles with his partner, Antoine Gsteau. Complainant statcs that he became acquainted with Gateau m January, 1872; that Gateau represented fhat ho had had some difficulty with the firm of Mathieson & Hegeler, for which he did business, and that he wasin destitute circumstances. Therempon com- plainant advanced him = considersble sum of money. A partnership was subsequently formed between the parties forthe manufacture of zinc roofing and ormaments. Complainant apreed to put in $12,000 and-Gatesu to contribute 23,500 worth of plaster of Paris dies, and also gave his time and experience; each party to draw not to exceed 8100 a month, and the profits, after ropsying the advances of each partner, to be equally divided. Owing to the defendsnts’ troubles, the leaso of the premises for the Hrm use was taken in complainant’s name alone. Gerard alleges that Gateau paid his share of the rent until about the st of January last, when he bogun to dony Lis liability for any of it. It is al- 80 clsimed that Gateau Las no business capacity, and is 80 unploasent in his dealings with custo- mers, a8 to alienate all with whom he comes in contact. He has also involved the firm inwun- pay juet claims against the firm. A epecimen of s conduct is given: Gerard etates that the firm had s contract to roof the new State-House at Springfield. It was agreed that the original contractorg, Oxley & Co., should only be charged with the . sactual cost for the = roofing sud ' cornices, aud ¢hat fhe differenco between the -cost price and contract price should be equally divided between the two firms. Instend of doing this, Gatean chargod 3958.85 over the cost price, which, how- ever, was discovered by Oxley & Co. befors it was paid. The defendant controls the business, baudles the money, and employs the worlmen, and refuses to aliow complainant to Lave any~ thing to do with the partnership affairs. The $3,500 worth of dies turned out to be mnearly worthless, tho defendant bas overdrawn his , account, and is now using up the ' capital' of the fim i~ un- lawfnl wags. Gerard, therefore, not unnatar- ally asks for o dissolution and an injunotion to prevent Gateau from collectiog any firm debts, taking any money or meddling with the partner- ship affairs. The injunction‘was allowed under & pond for 81,000, ITEMS, Inthe Dearborn street condemnation cnses, judgment was entered on the verdict for $1,114,- 204.76. Motions for new trials were made by soveral parties, but denied, and appoals taken. To-day is the last day -of service in the Su- perior Court. & GSITED STATES ‘COURTS. Cragin Drothers & Chandler began a snit in sttachment sgainst W.C. Hunter, A. James, O. E. Mesd, and A. Plummer, doing busingss as the Benton Harbor Packing Gompany, lsying dam- Bges st 82,218, Barto Van Velzer began a snit for 81,500 against Molby Carr. James Irons brought suit against tho Mana- facturers’ National Bank, claiming 15,000, The Third Nationzl Bank began an action against Frederi Scavers, Heury E. Updike, and Charles M. U; ‘e, to recover £40,000. E.M. & W. Werd sued J. H. & 1. for 23,500, The Archer & Pancoast Mannfacturing Com- pany sued Wilmer B. Shepherd for $3,500. ‘Willism J. Manning filed a petition asking for a review of the decision of the District Court in bankruptcy, by which he was declared not to be a partner with Shanaban & West. - _BANERUPTCY ITENS, Kimbdark PBrothers & Co. filed a patition against Romeyne E. Tyler und George C. French, parters under the name of Tyler & Fronch. Petitioners allezo an indebtednoss to them of £492.78 on an unpaid promissory mote, which is more then fourtcen days Bgl‘ml due. Arule to show canso May 2 was issus R. E. Jenkins was appainted Assigneo of the estate of John C. Fuesey. SUPERIOR CODET IN REIEY. Ray & Whitney, contractors, for the usoof tho Manufacturers’ Notional, commenced » suit againet the city, claiming'$20,000 for & balance due on certain paving contracts. Tuckhorn began & snit for 1,600 eguinst D. Witkowsky, Sr. le ‘.”;sm A. Boskawitz sued David Witkowsky for Bargent & Co. began a suit for §1,000 against Tyler & French. Charles A. Schaller began & suit against M. B. Ewing, H. F. Mayhon, and J. J. Mayhon, claiming $1,000. 8. 8. Terry bronght suit agsinst Thomas E. Miller and Andrew Miller for 21,000. Ernst N. Neiglescn and John M. Shields' bogan a suit in trospass against Catherine O'Brien to recover 5,000 alloged damoges for being ejected from her saloon, on the cormer of Hal- sted and Evaus stroots. " The First National Baok of Sharon brought suit against Samuel J. Walker, claiming $10,000. Pierce, Simmons & Co. gued Robert McClol- 1and and Charles E. Jenxins for £2,000. Georgo P. Esterbrook aud Frank Camp sued Jobn Middleton and R. H. Middieton for 21,000 . L. Misch commenced a eit against George H. Sisson and Omar Newman, claiming $10,000. Azarish T. Galt began a suit in ejectment agamst Lonis Pattie and wifo to recover posses- siop of Lot 22, Block 30, of Wolcolt's Addition. Chaulotte Billigmaun filed a bill against John Branoan to foreclose & trust deed for £2.000, given on the west 1< of Lot 2, Block 1, in John- ston's Subdivision of Lot 19 of Kinzie's Addi- tion. CTRCUIT COURT. TWenry J. Arnold began a enit for 84,000 against W. C. Badeau. 3. 1. Dunbam fled & bill to restrain H. B. AMiller for eelling his property for taxes of 1870, claiming to have paid them all. An injunction was granted under s bond for $7,000. __TIE COUNTY COURT. R The will of the late Patrick J. Walsh was proven, and letters of administration, with the will annexed, wers issued to Mary Ann Walsh, under an approved bond of $4,600. In the matter of tho cstate of Mary Michiales, grant of admiistration was issued to Carrie Aichiales, nnder an approved bond of £4,200. The jury returned verdicts of ineanity against Janmito_F. Bhields, Louisa Lundwall, Mary I. Clark, Edward O. Berg, and one other person from the Poor-House, whose name was unknown. ‘The charge of insanity against Louite Karstite ‘was dismissed, on motion of the County Physi- cian, while the case of Mary Reardon wes con- tinued till the 30th inst. The following numbered Iml‘ assessment rolls of the City of Chicago, which were.not ob- jected to. wers ordered confirmed: 221, 496, 555, 536, 558, 559, 506, 568 to 571, 573 to 577, and 582'to 588 inclusive. ; ‘The application for the ale of real estate be- 3 ‘reducing interest as fastas I e e, i| continued til the first day of the bns always been good, and, therefore, the .tronble hias bsen that evervthing has been in- dorsed by me individually. When, after our ors, Iay term. ‘The will of the late Bridget Farrell was proven, and lettors_testsmentary wera iesied to William Bucfiy. Executor’s bond in $28,000 was ep- roved. 2 In the matter of the estate of Louiss Jacobs, the inventory and appraisemont was approved, #nd leave granted tothe administrator to Eol personal property at private salo. ‘Huntington W. Jackson was sppointed guar- dian of Louis Clay Richards e: al., minors, under an approved bond of $4,000. THE CALL. Jupae RooErs.—Nos. 286 to 808, Jupar Boors.—Nos. 79 to 84, 86, 87, 92, 94, to 100. Jupnae TreE.—No call aunounced. Jupae HeaTos.—Nos. 241, 243, 245, 248, 250. Jupae FarwELL.—Nos. 1,1526 0 1,650. = Junae McRoBERTS, —Nos, b5, 74 to 82, 85, 86, 87. JupoE JavrsoN.—Nos. 105 to 181, except 106, 108, 118, 115, 121, 129, 125, 129. Jupox Sarrn.—Assists Judge Jameson. JUDGMESTS. Supemon COURT-CoxrEsstons—Oharles Mears v. ‘Willlam Mosler, $647.50. JupGE RomEnTs,—James G, Blunt’ v. A. Spencer and Van Brownell, $373.45,—S. G. DeCoursey et al. v. Frankiin J. Pool and Frederick W. Ward, $309.40.— George Bigden for use, etc. v. Area J. Braga; condi- tional judgment for §223,91.—Nathan Hayden v. Will- ism Edwards; veFdict $3¢3, and motion for mew trial, Jubce Sxren—Tames . Atkinson v. John Miller and Charles W. Rigdon. Verdict $2,182.67, and motion for new trisl. Cmcuir Count-Coxrxsstoxs.—Robert Mitchell v, Samuel J. Walker EL027.77. . JUDGE Roozms,—Charles E. Cook v. Charles F. Fol- lansbee and M. O, Follznsbee ; verdict, $816.95. Jupae Boom.—E. 8. Ireland 'v. Isanc W. Hender- son, $148,60.—Philip Goldman v. Solomon Hu $378.48.—Edward Suckhurst v. James Stoveall an Eliza Smith, $120.—Carl G. Zschockelt v, Goorge Peter- ‘man, £450.46. JUDGE_TREE.—Peter ‘Owens v. George S. Farns- gorth, $98.80.—~Willam Cuthart v. Saauel Green, 211, JupoE Hesrox~-Richard 0, Rounsavell v. Anton L. Wulif, Hxns L. Hensen, Ira Brown, ind K. K, Foraast ; verdict, $5,000, and motion for new trial.—Hary Fil- kins v, City of Chicago; verdict, $250, and motion for new trial—R. W, Bushhell v. E. E. Swincy; verdict, $30.—Harriot C. Thomas v. Laland Moody, Jobn Tod~ hunter, N. S, Carrington, C. D. Roberis, G. B, Weaver, and Willinm Lake; default of Moody and Weaver, and uagment, $100, e —— JOHN M’CULLCUGH. Tothe Editor of The Chicago Tribune : S: During tho past week, a now star in the dramatic firmament—oune who, like many of his predecessors, has won his first laurels on tho Pacific slope, and who came heralded with ords of groat praisc—has appesred at the Academy of Music in five tragic characters, three of them Shakspeare's. He hasbeen grested with crowded houses, awakened a great deal' of enthusissm, received considerable unqualified priise, and very little adverse criticiem. * Bitting down quietly now, after the excitement is over, let us ses what position in the rank of the present-day tragedians this newcomer, John McCullough, occupies, and what new light ho has thrown on the conceplion of the char- soters he bas endeavered to impor- sopate. For, we take it, the student of the drama, and particalarly of Shakspeare, rarely, if ever (speaking for oursclves, we can say uever,) secs & perfect embodiment of his ideas; so that all wo can expect is that some new ideas will be given as to the reading of cer- tain passages, the portrayal of a certain passion, or the putting into action tbe doing of a cer- tain deed. Gewniuses, alas! are rare; we know of but one at the present day, and be is not so much an exponent of the English or Shasspearenn ss of the French ro- mantic drama—s0, we repeat, this is all we can expect of an actor; 8nd, expecting ouly this, o o judge him impartially and diepassion” ately -~ First, then, John McCnllongh brings as Na- ture's gifts to tho "irzg‘xc boards a tine, well- molded figure, of medinm beight and large frame,—in fact, » well-nigh perfect physique ; = large, pleasant, mobile countenance, sceming- Iy unusnally fitted to write the passions on; nnd arich, full, well-modulated voice, well cultivated, but which is canrble of xtill further cultivation, lAlud which he has under control as few actors ave. We consider that an English or American tragic actor can only be considered great when he has successfully impersonsted some of Shalkspearo's creations; but, speaking of them in the order in which they were presented, we montion hix Spartacus first. The character is one which calls for the portrayal of physical attributes, which, a8 we- have said, AlcCnllough possesses to tho fullest extent. ‘It is not a great part, nd we considored McCullough's rendition of it nearly, if not quite, perfect. Certalnly it was better to us than that of Forrest, who never seemed to have his voice under coutrol, or else sbused it. Pass wo then to Richetieu, Bulwer’s ideal of tho arndito and crafty Cardina] of France, which, despite many critics, and admitting that it is at times too dforid and ‘bombastic, is still ono of the few plays on the stage to- day worthy to be plaved with Shaks- peare’s. The very attributes that mado Mr. McCullough's Spartacus perfect were utterly sgainst his fmpersonation of Richeticu. As we read the character, Richelicu, although perhaps not altogather decrepit, is very nearly so. The lenst physical exertion utterly prostrates him; he hns one foot in the grave ; but his maesive intci- lect and indomitablo will carry his mortal bods in spite of itself. It scoms toustimt the text gives this ideal clearly enongh. So McCallongh, being the gedcct pictine of young and bealthful man- hood, utterly failed to present tho picture of tottering and consumptive old szo. It was a studied effort, and he struggled hard with his robust tones to assume the trembling wccents of one in the sero and yellow leaf; but tho struggle was spparent, and it was unsuccessful. And here, Edwm Booth, ‘with his sparse, lithe frame, *his aquiline, careworn faco, snd ‘phlegmy tones, easily stucceods in perfectly presenting tho wily Armand Richeliou. And, again, McCullough is ot s particalarly in- tellectual nctor, but Tather, 8o far, pre-eminent for his naturalness, ease, and grace. Booth, on the contrary, whatever tho character he is‘per- sanating, like a skillful surgeon, scalpel in hand, is always endeavoring to probo and pluck out the heart of its mystery. This is Booth’s cast of mind and his way of treating all charmcters. He makes his Richelicu his best assumption, and the best on the stagoto-dsy. Barrett comes uext to Booth in the personation of this charac- ter. Barrett, indeed, although by no means an imitator—he is growing rapidly, and will one day be great,—is_very similar in his treatment of characters to Booth. Othello, McCullough’s first Shakspearean effort here, is & character that throws him more direct comparison with other great actors than any other he assumes, with the ex- ception, perhaps, of Hamlet. Still, 28 we think it mare croditable and worthy of praiso to nearly approach parfection in one of Shakspeare's char- acters than to be perfect in any other, we con- sider his Othello the finest effort of the week. Only ope thing is needed: to tono down a slight disposition to rant in the more passionate portions, which undoubtedly comes from his early association with Forrest. McCullough's and Davenport's renditions of Othello are the two smoothest and most even on the stage, and are well worthy to be placed ‘side by eide. Booth's Othello is an .intellectual effort, but is strougly imbued with his mannerisms, which grow on him rapidly of late years, and is almost utterly Iacking in that tenderness for Jesde- mona which McCullongh exhibits €0 exquisitely, and no other actor has yet brought out o effect- ively. Of the many Othellos of tho present day, and of the four that have been offered in this city this season, there are three that stand ont 8a very distiuct : McCullongh 28 s natural and loveable Othello, Booth as a cold and intellect- nal Othello, and Salvini 86 a passionate and ani- mal Otheflo. McCullough's Hamletis crude and uneven as yet, but it betrays thought, and, with study and Practice, he will undoubtedly soon evolve s com- plote conception. His idea of the character is, that Hamle! was -really a_monomaniac; but, al. though he supports it well by argument, we can- not accept it as ours. His Richard II1. was the traditional Richard, aud of the Forrestian order. It Jacked:thesear- castic power of Booth's, but was forcible ; “and his death-sceno was very strong rondered. Wo are not in sympathy with tho character, consid- ering it very melodrematic,—Colly Cibber's vor- sion particularly so. : In summing up, then, we consider his Ghello Mr. McCullough's bess Shakepearean impersona- tion, and one of the best Othellos on the stage. His Sporfacus ecems without a flaw, ool he makes the character, to wus, grealer than tho author's. When age, etudy, and practice have mellowed him, he will make a fine Richelieu. When he vieits us again, we trust he will give u his concentions of Corialanus and Jack: Carle, which we think he would render effectively, In all his impersonations, he renders with an intel- ligence and naturalness, and a musical cadence, delightfnl to listen to. W. F. SacE. o —The London £cho =avs: “ Mr. Ralph Wal- «;o ;fimegonflm cogmtefl to be nominated or the office of Lord Bector of tho University of Glasgow.” 2 Um‘i g longing to Catherine Belford et al. “WASHINGTON. A Rare Book---The Life and Adven- tures of Robert Bailey. A Gambler of the 0ld Time---Mor- als of the Patriotic Age. Whips Administrations--- Boards the Supreme Court ---Rots in Jail. He A Beggar's Opera. From Our Qun Correspondent. WasEnvGToN, April 18, 1874, For several years I have used some leisurcly diligence colleoting tho shreds of old.upparel, in order to restore former days in Washington. This homely task is not without its constituency, and oftentimes . folks appear with queer old books, offering them to me for material. THE MAN. The ““Life and Adventures of Robert Bailey,” written by himself, st Bath, Va., published at Richmond in/ 1822, and vouched for “*on the honor of a soldier, an officer, and a gentleman.” is the story of a celebrated gambler and turfman in these parts. He was born in Chester County, Ps., of an Irish fatfer and 3 Quaker mother; and his father, wasting ** his mother's substance by go- ing security for peole, entered tho Patriot army, and fell, a Major, at Cowpens. The widow im- migrated, very poor, to Calpepper Connty, Va., and opened a roadside-tavern, afterwards a school, and, when she married again, the boy de- camped. For avhils he farmed in Montgomery County, Md., near Conrad's Ferry, but finally married a tavern-keeper's widow, and traded in horses. spirits, and _mer- chandise. He was roped in by some Phila- delphia gamblers, and taught to play, snd, on the way home, he stopped at the Annapolis races. ‘‘ Here," he say3, ** was Col. Taylor, with Virago, snd Gen. Ringgold, with Pichegrue, the same as nowadays: roulette, equality, ete, Learning how to conduct a faro-bauk from such great gamesters a8 Maj. Jack Willis, Strass of Richmond, and Samuel Overton, Bailey opened » faro-bank at the Sweet Springs, and in the Court-House building. When the ladies once refused to dance with him, he bought the only violinist, a slave, and stopped the balls. Then be fought » duel with faj. Tom Lewis, and wounded him, Gamblers weroe allowed to be sold as slaves, on conviction, in Virgwnia ; and Bailey, being con- victed st Stanton, was so adjudged. He libeled Judge St. George Tucker, and was eummoned to appear before the Virginia House of Delegates therefor, Dec. 24, 1803, No Iawyer would take his case. The reverent sentiment of the Stato was ns much excited sgainst the gamesters as are the women 1n our times against the liquor interest. A MENTAL PORTRAIT. Bamuel Blackbarn, Esq., attorney, of Stann- ton, who delended Bailcy, afterwards wrote this description of him : ‘1 havenever beenso fortunate as to hear him mentioned 28 a man of good morals, charac- ter, or reputaiion,—gambling, 88 far as I know or 'believe, being his principal occupation, by which (or other means unknown tome) b is said to be in the receipt of large sums ; which, iu addition to bold, assuming manners, an af- fectod generosity in dispoeition, and familiarity 1m conduct, with a total vacaity of mind as to ev- ery useful acquirement, gives him currency with tho unthinking part of 'the community, without imposition on tho more enlightened.”” Escaping from Richmond, Bailey visited Phila- delphia, and quietly elipped back when the storm had blown over. He sold out agreat race at Lexington, and took to swindling roadside travelers out of their horses with & patent necdle-case game. Thess outrages provoked genors! denunciation, and Bailoy mow became a_desperado, snd; went to court : at Staunton, defied the Sacriff’s ofticera with pistols and a dirk, aud then, Tetirlng to the wmountain-district of Botetourt RAN FOR CONGRESS, : carried three counties, and barely missad being electod. He wns made the aupe of 8 suppositi- tionsly-rich widow, Ann Turnbull, of Winchester, traveled in s cosch-and-four up snd down the country with her, sod settled in Washington City, gambling in Georgetown, and running a faro-table at L’ort Tobacco, with John T. Esme- nard. In 1812 Bailey patented *Tho Fair- Dealer of ths Charte Lusoriz,"—to prevent un- faar dcaling ot cards.” He went to England to sell mountain-land, followed some of the nobility to their dicing- haunts, and bet £50,000, without a cent in his pocket. Losing, he threw himself npon their generomity, snd they presented him with 50 guineas. He had a grand caveer in France, and won £20,000, and then returned to Georgetown, to rejoin Ann Turobull, on whom he says he spent fourteen years of his lifo at $12,000 & year, traveling and opening a faro-bank. or running fast horses, at all the large towns. “I came with Madame to Richmoad in great spleadar driving » pair of twin horscs tandem, Mrs. Turnbull by my side, aud an outrider.” Hs sold one horse to Col. Taylor, at Washington, for 21,100, Turnbull kept » boarding-houso at Georgetown, and boarded Commodore Barney aud the Hon. Jobn Dawson, while their host Bailey suffered twomonths’ imprisonment in the jail with Esmenard. BEGOARS ON HORSEBACK. In 1807 Bailey came ont of jail, whero he had lived in & carpeted room, with an excellent bed, constantly attended by his mistress, and at an expenee exceeding that of tho most fashiomable hotel; and resolved to go to Philadelphin for medical advico. Mrs. Turobull accompanied bim with & conch-and-four, o gig and tandem and outrider, a coachman and a maid,—making in all eeven horses, three servants, madam, and himeclf. He employed such physicians as Drs. TRush, Dawson, aud Physic, and they put him on such low diet that ho was reduced to a_skeleton, and only saved himself by getting royally drunk on champagne. _ Roturning witt Al Faraball to Georgetown, he put her sister at schoul to be edncated. Being heartily afraid of the law, ho backed a cortain George I’earce to open a faro- bankfor him. ¢ I lived inclegance and extrava- gance with Mrs, Turnbull. My winnings were from 12,000 to $16,000 a year. Members of Congress and other respectable personages visit- ed my private dwelling, where they were enter- tained sumptuously. Thore wers three other banks, kept by sharpers.” Such was the condition of things at the begin- nmi of Medrson’s Administration. ~ Bailey’s pook is explicit inf all the tricks of " tho card- sharpers and turfmen. Nothing 1s concealed in it, and I do not donbt that it 18 ono of the truest pictures of sporting life in oxistence. Such was the standing of Bailcy that, when he was cited 883 witness ina Enmbling case, whero the Dis- trict-Attorney eaid ho wasnot to be believed under orth, the most respectablo citizens, like Mayor Yousal and Maj. Peters, swore that they had nevar heard his word doubted, much less hix onth; £od that they considered him a'man of strict inzegrity. Next day Builey attacked Judge Morsel, the attorney, in” Georgetown, and left him neerly dead. He was sent to jail for three months, and again romarks : “We lived on the best, and our furniture was the best ; plenty of vigitors in the daytime. No man could live in jail more happy than I did.” ATTACES THE GOVERNMEXT, ‘We shall now see how tender tho Presidents in those days were with criminals : * One day in jail,” eays Bailcy, ‘““after the barber hed dressed my hair, I asked him if he would tzke a Jetter to the President. He told me he would. 1sat down and wrote a petition to His Excellency, the President [Madison], and mclosed him a certificats of my good behavior and general deportment. ‘These certificates were from Sheriffs of the counties where I had been a candidate for Congress. I also sent my commiesion as = Major of Militia, and offered jnstificetion, His Excellency, 2 true friend to the rights of an American citizen, by a singlo dash of his pen unbarred the doors of my coll, and once more restored mo to my freedom.” EBailey then went to the President’s levee, with Gen. Roger Nelson and Mr. Dawson. The Sec- retary of the President ordered a constable to pur Bailey ont. Bailey then procisimed that he would whip -Colo, the Presi- dent's Secretary, wherever he saw him. Hemet Cole, all dressed, on his way to & party, and gave bim a dreadful whipping. The excitement was 80 great thatthe gambler fled to Baltimore, where he lived like 2 Prince, with eleven horses, four servants, and a theatre-box every night. He loaned money and went eecunty, mvolving & loss of about £22,000. * With other lo=ses than goambling,” he says, 4 I think I mny fairly charge to profit and loss 2100,0 Hie headquarters, _odisida of two or three residences, wera the Uvion Tavern at Georgetown, then considered the most extravagant house in America. . The Marahal of the District, making an aftempt to arrest him for the assault on the President’s Secrotary, he drew his dirk and intimidated all the authorities. His friend, Pearce, taking ad- vantagé of his légal difficulties, absconded with his money, when Bailey remarks: I fixed up my four elegant carringe-horses, that would trot at the rate of 10 miles an hour, and went on to Philadelphis in an elegant style ; my servants dressed in livery, and sn outrider with a tram- pot, which ho played very well; and, if we met wagons, other carriages, or even the mail-stage, tha' would turn out for us.” e pursned Pearce to Philadelphis, Lancaster, Harrisburg, and so on to Greencastle, where he took the wretch, 6 feet 3 inohes high, out of the stage-coach by main force, and recovered his money. BIYLE, At Baltimors, Gen. Gadsby went his bail, and Justice Chase accopted it.” He was tried in Washington, defended by Gen. Nelgon, and prosecuted by Walter Jones. Nelson styled the Pregident’s Becretary sn _understrapper and White-House waiter, while hg exalted tho gam- bler to the skies, and asked tha Court tg fine Cole and acquit Bailey. Bailey introduced the novel testimony that he went to the ‘White House, and that the President had given him s vpiece of fhe mismmoth cheese to take to his farm. His own speech was 80 mach to the point that be was merely fined $10. Cole, the Secretary, attacked Nelson in the lobby of Congress, which was a breach of privilege; and Jobn Randolph said that, if suchm indignity were to be per- mitted with impunity, members would be liable to be kicked from their seats. Bailey then went to DERELEY SFRINGS, with his coach-and-four, broke every baxk that was opep there, and won £10,000. He then chartercd a ship filled with an assorted cargo of flour, negroes, horses, carriazes, and cows, and sét enil for New Orleans. The venture netted him $10,000. He then made & deposit of $40,000 in the bank, and set up for a gentleman. Here he fell out with Tarobull, and flogged ber, which set him on a course of dissipation, and he lost 252,000, which was all ho had. Then (1810) the poor wretch was beheld on the leves of Now Orlemns, waving adien to Mrs. Turmbull, his bandkerchief batheq with tears, *‘and nothing,’ he says, “left with me but my bitch Cuuntess, which cost me 320 for her tuition.” . For some time he was a lunch-fiend, picking up snacks at gambling houses, carrying s gold- headed cave, and followed by his pointer, but without & cent in his pocket. *Through all my experience,” he eays, ‘I had this much respect for myeelf, never to part with my watch or any- thing which I wore. I deemed it a degradation to which I never could stoop.” E Getting & losn, he agam broko a bank. The ignorant fellow accounted for his bad luci after the first landing at New Orleans, by seying, ‘1 suppose my play might have been considerably impaired from the motion of the ehip.” am._ BETURNING AGAIN s to the District of Columbia, Bailey radiated to tho Race-Course and neighboring cities, and 8558 “that he won, in the conrse of bis banking, up- ‘wards of half amillion of mopey during his life.” Ta 1814 he took apartments at the Mansion Y use, Philadclphis, paying $25 s day, and gambling secretly. He next opened a hotel at Berkley Springs, upon a style tnexampled in all that region, and much of the improved coun- try in that wild spot is due to him. He sotup & merchants’ mill, a saw-mill, a distillery, aud & plaotation, and had 225 persons at his table st one time. Another season,—probably in the year 1816 —ho boarded 250 persons at310s weck, besides 86 servants at 5 a week, and 405 horses, at 25 a week. His raceipts were $6,000 a week. The pisce was fall of faro-banks. Per- sons who go to Berkloy nowadays, snd sse the quietness and Sabbath eolemnity prevailing in that pleasant vale, will find it almost impossible to realize such & degraded society a8 A first-claes hotel of national renown, kept by a gamester and his mistress. leantime the profession of gamblers was pay- ing him 8100 for the use of his patent faro-box, &od he rigidly exacted the money, for hé could whip any man in the country, and had the ferocity of a tiger. At this time of life he was a man with a high head, rather parrow forehead, erormous nose disposed to be aquiline, and large snd coarse in the region of the nostrils; his upper lip was Bquare, liko & stone wall, and the jaw beneath it was like Gen. Washingfon’s. A Iook of royal dignity was imposed upon this rsther vulgar countenance; the swagger of mngnan- imi(%and humor was expressed in the poise of his head. He wore a standing collar, with a white stock, and with a ruflled sbirt-bosom. His hair was invarisbly powdered. That stamp of man still exists amoug the gumeaters of Balti- more, Richmond, and New Orleans. THE SWEDISH MINISTER, Mr. Daschof?, disputed his bill at Berkley, when Bailey took from_bis_carrisge his trunks and Jocked them up. Resolving to open a large botel in Washington City, Bailey put his 300 bedsteads, otc., on two flatboats, and started down the Potomac. Tlds sudden cruise gave some of his creditors in Maryland the idea that he was run- ning sway, snd they pursued him to Harper's Ferry, where a pitched battle nearly bappened in the middle of the Potomac. Tho second session of the Thirteenth Con- gress was near at hand, and Bailey rented one of Daniel Uarroll's fine housos, opened a splendid hotel, snd promised that mo gambler should ever play on his premises. The stages stopped at his door; hiscooks and eervants wore the best ; members of Congress took day-board at his table; and he finally had to rent and fornish as many a8 gix houses, with eighty-six beds. He 1mported his own wines, and, when the season was dono, the furnitur> was transferred to Berkley Springs, ana poor peopla lodged in the City Hotel gratuitously. ! .. GOOD COMPANY. Amongst his boarders m Washington were the Chief Juntice of the United States, and tho As- gociate Justices. Some old creditors pursuing him daily, the Supreme Bench advanced him $700 for their board. Just at this timo, after many Hmn of profligacy, the gambler lost his luck. o took the beneflt of the Insolvent act in Vir- ginin, and attempted to do so in Maryland ; when his creditors in the latter State closed around lum, and tled him fast. Yet, in this position, when thes put him on s horee, he started off st » gallop, knocked a mon down with bus arm half free, and escaped to Virginia. His bail surrendered him at Washington, and he was committed to jail. At thet time the scheduleol Lia property containied four frms, mills, and & distillery, lots in different towns, slaves, and judgments. Amongst his creditors were Thomas Law, Daniel Carroll, Richard Coutts, Elisha Riggs, William Worthington, William Thornton, John Strother, and Gales & Soaton. Put in the debtors’ ceil, his companion was a Methodist preschor named Jones, whom he cursed and swore at profanely. His account of mining through the jail and escaping 18 25 interesting as anything in Robinson Crusce. Tench Ringsold, the Marvhalof the District, ‘encl o Marshalof the District offered $300 roward for tho absconder, sud do- scribed him as follows : *He is 5 feot 9 or 10 inches high, well set, and about 50 years-of age. He gencrally has his hair parted and put up be- hind with comb. He is the eame Maj. Bailey who bad tho Berkley Springs hotel, and the Bell Tavern in the City of Washington. He is gener- ally known as a notorious gambler and blacklog.” To this Bailey retorted, from Martinsburg, Va., Sept. 1, 1818, with an offer of 500 reward for Ringgold, the Marshal of the District of Colum- bia.” Hesaya: “I will give 2300 for the deliv- ery of said Ringgold to any jail in_the State of Virginia. He is about 5 feot 4 or 5 inches high, not vory likely, wears his hair short; and, by reference to the records, one can see where he lately swore out under the Insolvent act, as the groater part in the District have done before.” atbo nst clauso seoms o bo n re- cction upon the solvency of Washington- folks. The sudacious blackleg says, t":fi?ia proclamation, * To be sure, I, like other gentle- men, in intervals, have gained ; bat whom with ? With members of Congress, with members of the State Legislatures, with members of Courts, Judges; and, by every respectable gentleman that does sport, my company has been courted. I ehall not come tothe City of Washington withont I am elected to Congress. Every child knows Mej. Robert Bailey in Virginia ; and 1 sball not disguise myself.” For wecks and weeks this R DESPERATE WRETCH wandered up and down, pursued for the reward which had beea offered by his own neighbore, 2and even his mistress collengnod against him: He was armed ta the teeth, anud only saved from committing murder by the fears of his pursners. Yet, when ne heard of a horse-racs in any petty villeze, bis propsosity took him there. Attend- ing the races at Port Tobacco, he was pursuea by the Constables, whom he kept at arms’ length with s pair of pistols, in the open street, and was even threatened with the Marino Corps. Nevertheless, he rode a8 far as Piscataqus, towards the District fine, and then crossed to Alexandria. Returning to Charlestown, where Jobn Brown was aftsrwaras hanged, Beiley annonnced himeelf a3 a candi- date’ for Congress 18 a Jeffersonian Republican, baving two Federal opponents. Hs would bave been elocted but for the cowardice of his op- ponents, who seized him in bed, tied bim fast, aod took him over to Maryland to jail. There Col. Otho Villiams, & Revolutionary officer, be- friended hi i o im. But, attempting to €8cape, he ATANACLED at tho legs, and, in despair, hs | which did’ ot kill i, Col, oo onE, reprioved, and ho way st free almost giaci wp At this time, Maj. Bailoy, stricken with st ty and remorst, made up his mind to eatoc i Christian Church, and, miserablo and ragged 1 - weut into a moeting House at Barkey Buecl among the people who had seen Mm‘gr?;,‘ ler While- ha . P, A the Beekin £aised bis illitorate: mind to e canception 2 the mercy of Christ, .puirn?bnflnflxmwi:t . to the church and dragged him ont. A h. was thrust info Hagerstown jail, and Cop- b Williams fed sud comforted ‘him, Whils ol Ba heard of M. ‘Turnbull's marriage, second’ miistress was in the meantime committed fo jail at Barkloy Springs. ““I wore i " ha says, “ for seven weeks, until T lost flis uge o my limbe from the hips down. Nature goemeq to bo rezdy to quit hor fanctions. In vain did | writo to all parts of the country to obtain th pecuniacy Ivip of 3180, bt sl Wore dosrto e intross, o hand rould offe raliet to the mag % een bonn others in a gimilgy aitflxt:eion vp‘thmlu fee or return.” s r releaso, Maj. Bailey hobbled crutches to Berkley Springs, and, in.o; o~ 8id, issued tho ymspggluag:l < In-order togon bis_lifo_and " adv upon_ his e and adventures. uikod cabin, which ho mys b dbsmeh a palace, he wrote down the chay ters of this book ; **and often,” he says * .i}.: 8 cheerful heart have I takon the track on foet to Winchestor and Charlestown, a distance of 30 or 40 miles, to obtain a few subscribers.” FINIS. After this he went to Riclimond and sol copies, the Legislsture subscribing bb‘::fin Ho then entertamed. the idea that be mighs by elected to Congress, wretched as ha waa, At Scfinfilun an ntc?mpt vuiud m:]de o seize him ang gell hum as a slave on old judgments of nj; years bofore, for faro doaling. s Bailey now visited the race-courses whers he had flourished for years in vulgar elegance, saek. ing to dispose of “copies of bis book. He may often insulted, when the old temper wonld re- vive, and men wera still afraid of him, andat this point the old book comes to an end; lesving Mej. Bailey in perfect hesith agnin, ai the sgs of 48 years, in the Year of our Lord 1820, Garm, ILLINOIS TOWXN ELECTIONS. Boards of Supervisors for 1874, * denotes re-clected.} 4 ... M'LEAY COUNIY. Allen—VWilliam M. Haines, Farmers', Arrowsmith—John Marsh, Rep. gfllflu_war—N. S Latser,* Rep. loomington—Nathaniel 8. Sunderfand,* Bepy Jeremiah Welch,* n:;‘.!,' Duncan M. Funk, Rep., Pater Witmer, Bep., Georgo W. Price, YJem. Elifah Horr, Rep. Blue Mound—William H. Russell.* Cheney's Grove—J. B. Henderson, Farmers', Chenoa—C. T, Gillespi* Bop. ropsey—H. L. ing,* Farmers'. Dale—Samuel A. mm; Dem. Danvers—James Wilson, Dem. Downs—Sylvester Peasley,* Rep. Dry Grove—R. E. Strimple, Rep. Empire—D. 0. Howard,* Farmer, Funk's Grove—L. F. Funk,* Bep. Gridley—John Slown, Rep. Hudson—Issac Lash,* Farmers’. Lawndale—Thomas B. Kilgore,* Rep, Lexington—George B. Okeson, Ind. NMartin—James Kennedy, Dem. Money Creek—V. Frank Johnson,* Mount Hope—C. C. Aldrich, Deni. Normal—Thomas Loer,* Peoplo’s, John Gregory,* Dem. Oldtown—James Bayburn, Jr.,* Facas; Padua—Peter V. Weidner,* Bep. Bnndol‘fh—fiam'ge W. Freeman, Dam. Towanda—F. Henderson,* Rep. West—S. H. West,* Farmers'. White Oak—Albert Wright,* Rep. Yates—C. C. Wright,* Rep. Total 5. Re-elected, 20. all others, 18. Republicans, Channaioa—Josepls N, Fryer, O . Chaunahon—Joseph N. Fryer, ! Crete—John O. Meicr, Rep. g DuPage—Thomas Williams, Opp. Florence—Thomas Maher, Opp. Fraokfort—John Baumgartner, Green Garden—H. 8. Stassen, Homer—J. D. Frazier, Ogp. Jackson—Henry Spangler, O Joliet—William Warner, Opp., N. D. Tighe, o[:‘.p.. Albert 0. Marshall, Opp., Games Boland, Opp. e Lockport—William W. Marcy, Opp. Manhattan—Stephen Robinson, Opp Monee—John Kalstedt, Opp. New Lonox—Thomas Doig, Opp. Peotone—Ralph Cmn'onf Tzp. E Plainficld—Alex McCloek, Opp. : TLeed—VWilllam Mooaey, Opp. Troy—James McDonald, Opp. Washington—Frederick Wilke, Repn Wesley—Greorge M. Beckwith, Hep. Wheatland—Robert Clow, Rep ‘;-'A}I—Jo!in B,fi‘louiu,dl ri.lop[l. Vilmington—Robert C. Thampson, Rep. Wilton—8. G.. Nelson, Opp. Total, 26. Re-elected,—.Republican, G3 Ope position, 20. % WOODFORD COUNTT. Cazenovis—James II. Hammers. Bap. Clayton—Alma Rogers, Opp. 2 Cruger—Marshall ., Davidson, Opp. El Paso—VWilliam D. Bacon, Opp. Greene—Jonathan R. Wilson, Opp. Kansas—C. J. Gill, Opp. Linn—John Wallnce, Hep. Metamora—John W. Page. Opp. Minook—James M. Fort, Rep. Montgomery—Peter H. Vance, Rep, Olio—Bazil D. Meek, Opp. Palestine—L. P. Hereford, Opp.. Panola—James Pleasants, Opp. Partridge—Talbot Hoshor, Opp. Roanoke—Henry J. Frantz, Opp. . Spring Bay-—Ernest Frederich, Opp. ‘Worth—Frank Parr, Opp. Total, 18. Re-elected, —. Bapublicans, 5t Opposition, 13, THE NEW PARTY. . Jacsosvize, Ol, Aprit 17,1876 9 To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune:, Stm: T heve read with plessare. the letier of Prof. J.'B. Taraer, of our city, in regard to the coming Bloomington Canvention, in year of the 15th » 1f the Republican party is to go on from bad® to worss ; if it has determined to repudiats most of its promises looking to honesty and reform in the administration of national afiairs; o Butleriam is to usurp the place of Bo- publicanism; i the party in Ilinoit is to indorso the financial views promulgated, after careful aud deliberate study, by Logan and Oglesby, and their friends in tho Scoate; if Civil-Servico reform 2nd all other reforms are {0 be strangled by the leading politicians of the dominant party, and our Congresses ere to spend their time wholly in **inveetigating ¥ gigaatio awindles and corruptions, then there must be some pew party for the young mea of the country of noble ambition to unite their fortunes with; and that party must not be compased of any one clasa of citizans. A new party, to be successfn!, must be brosd and liberal, and embraco _all classes who exr- Destly deuwre honesty, purity, and ability io tbs administration of the affeirs of the Governmezt. As Prof. Tarner ezys, the new;party must oot be organized on the old caucus system, but ip 09~ position to it, 2nd in barmony with independent, 1reeaction. Tho party of the fature, or its merabers, will never question the right that Freemsn Clarke contended for last year in the Massachuseits Ropublican Convention,—the right to bolt all’ corrupt nominations. and to defy all formsof Butlerism in our politica. 1 agres with Prof. Tomer, that (B9 Bloomington Convention ought ot to christed this party *the Farmers' party;" for thed some of us, thongh we msy have foiled hardfof: yeara on a poor farm in Egypt, would nobbe able to co-operate with it, if we deired to, o we may not be farmers now; while oihes who bave made their money by selling dry goods or groceries, or dealing in ward. politics, can easily co-operate, if it will pay sif- ficiently, by purchasing suburban residerices, doffing their city clothes, anG coming 0nt clags farmers. 1f we are to hava a new party, let it be ono that any who please to can WO and vote with. Respectfully, = Jayes M. NopTE. — The Goat Which Could Say « Nol” ‘[he ouly drawback to the kuccess of ths 1o view of the Ashaatee tmn%s by the Queon 732 the conduct of the goat belonging to tho 3 Fusiliers, who obstinately refused, in apito o threats and entreaties, to join the yegiment the march paet. and even, it is eaid, went 80 > a8 to ‘“ butt” the shins of the warniors who nw tempted to reason with him, and induce bfifi -alter the inconvenient decigion be had arr! | i 1 5 l z