Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 26, 1874, Page 5

'SUFFOCATED. - Investization of the Milwaukee Ave- .nuo Fires How the Two Ohildren Came to Their ' Death, -~ - Theories of the Fire..-Suspicions of In- cendiarism. The Coroner’s Jfiry Begins Its In- quiries. Buspicious Circamstances Bx;ofight Out. ‘THE'FIRE, An imperfect secount of tho fire of Tueadsy night, on Milwaukoe avenuo, by which two chil- dron lost thoir lives, was given fn thege columng yesterday morning. Iuvestigation yostordsy dis- elosed an array of importont - facts unattainablo at tho late hour tho fire cccurred, TIE DUILDING BURNED was o two-story frame stracture, No. 602 Alil- waukeo avonug. Tho firat flaor waa acoupled by Mossrs, B, Haas & Julius Sollgman, as a stove and hordware stors, Tho second story wes cecupled by tho owner of tho building, Mr. An- {on Toit, and tho familica’ of . Mossrs, Haas and Koligman, Tlo basement, fn' which the fire is waid to have originated, was uroccuplod. ' The rlarm of firo was flvet sounded about 12 o'clock 'y Joun Boclile, privats policoman, who, almost directly aftor passing the building on his boat, Lsd his attention arrested by the cry of firo. After sounding tho alarm, ho went o the burn- ing building and found it enveloped in flamos. 1tis account of tho entire afMair will be found Lalow, us giver under oath befora the Coronor's Jury. 3 i, From Informatlon gathered yesterday, it ap- poars thac Mr. Foit waa out visiting 1o tho early pertof the evening, aud roached home but a lort time In ndvance of tho fire being discoy~ s:ad. To says that, on coming homo, his atten- tion was arcested by : A LIGUT TN THE ATORE oempied by Haas & Co., which wes unusual for it hour of the night. Ho thought nothiug of it, howover, but proceoded. up-stairs. Getting up.-stairs, his' fomily complained of smolling en.oke, but no attention was paid the complaint, Mr, Fet saya ho ‘also noticed snother un- usual circumstance’. ‘for that hour of the of, ht,—that tho Zamilies' of Messrs., Haas au!l Boligman® were' still up. Ho retirod promptly, not for o mowment imagining tho fate awaiting his household, Ho had boon in bed but a short time whon the smoke in hiy rooms becamo -unboarable, and simul taucous niih this came tho cty of tire from tho outsico, o jumped up at once, and 'ABOUSED I8 WIFE AND CHILDREN b to inform them of tho crisis 8t baud. - By this tiue tho entire building was i a shoet of Hlames, o1 | egress nud ingresu almost imposeible, R alizing tho stuation- at-a- glanco, aud, seemng thib to ave thoir cluldrem; slx in nume by afed 3, 4 66 6i“end 14 yeurs wus all that conld possibly bo” done, every offor! wai bout in this direction... The mother grabbed lier babe and wught to escape with it, but was at ouace confrouted-by the angry- flames enveloping thio stairway, - But: for tho - intorposition of A poiicemsu. who took hold of lier at this juncture aixl forced hor through tho threatemng blaze sha must Levo.porished, .with ~ber .babo in ber uroas, Aa it was sho sutored. guite: severely, Thy father, sitoultaucous. with the mother's of fors to gave her babe and-berself, nttemptod to tivd il il ded ol A LET, leaving tho ocldest, of nining threo coildren to care. for. himself. and his youuger brobera. The fathor, ecoing tho front entrance wrupped iu flames, thoughtfully made for the buei entrance a8 tho -only means of eecapo, {ell- g hils 14-yoar-old ‘boy, Wwho 'had tho younger childcon by tho hand, to follow, The father was successful in _escaping unharmed, but go denso way tho smoke .that In tho altempt of his eldest son @ follow, Frauk and Johuny, sged 0 and 8 reiud respecuvely, woro -loat, never to be found alive, Tho father, finding thas tho THE TWO'NEXY YOUNG: the Laiy chil“ron bod been ‘loat; ruskied frantically into tho buildiag ngain and agnin in search of them, but to no avail. Tho feeble cry for Telp 'from thom, such sa “father, fathor,” was Leard, buv botween them and aoy helping hand tho flames had intervened. The knowledge that tho childron woro in the building: beyond oxtri- caticn, and that their death was certain in a fow mon.ohts, drovethe mothor as wo!l a8 tho fathor to distraction, Tho former wad only saved from responding to thio piteous appesls for help 1 tho faco of certain death . by the'intorpasition.of won.bers or the Fire Deparimont, who by this timc had sirived and were doing effcotive sor- vico, Wen tho firo had been pactially subdued, o scarch was made for 2 THE LOST OWILDREY, Frauk, the eldest, s bright, intercsting boy, was found a6 tho foot of tho front stops, parily be- bind the ‘door. Hiis whole person was found sovevcely burned, while his lower limbs woro bad- Iy charred. From tho pokition in which the poor fellow was found it was ovidont that ho had aied trom suffocation, and that after death the flames ceacited bis body. Thoe body of Johnny was in the uall of tho second siory, noar whero he had Leen loft by his elder bother. Ho died from suffcoation, and after desth escnped diafl uren:ont fiy the flames. Both of o unfortunate children wero rocoguizable, but a wore pitiablo or heart-rending sight is scldom teen, ‘The bodles were taken to o storo noxt door to swait tuo action of tho Coroner's in- quest. TIE OTHER, PAMTLIES, The families of Mesurs, Haps and Seligman, it appears, eacaped from the buliding ouburt, and iu tue incipiency of the fire, Soveral who wil~ nogesd the entire acene stated yostorday that thoir ronaimess was remarkablo, especially that of Mr. Haay, who ia roported - to bave appearcd in tho ctreek in full dross ua scon os tho alarm was sourded, No effort was made by either, how- evor, from tho best information thnt could ba gained, to save any t of the property of the lrm, or their individual hounehold goods, Yos- terd:y morning; however, the household ‘goods <f 8:ligman were found protty geuerally PACKED IN TBUNES And DASKETS, Oue large busket was found paoked aud seourely iiclad, uud s oanves-covered valise was filled with: tho smaller articles of clothing. The burosn d.nwern wer foundo entively ompty, and in fact o tuing eave tho crockery sud A fow ot tho ¢roc.iery utonsits woro in readinoss to bo moved et a momont’s notice. _Ollcors who biad charge of tho promiscs stated that no ono had been allovzed up-gtairs nfter the firo excopt eithor linuy or Beligiman, or perhaps botb, and that they ouly remained long onough to Lt & truple wut of tho room, ‘Thoy woro vonfidont that tho pneldug bad boon dono bofore the fire, which Wouid surround the whole affair with a-daep xnd domaging suspicion, 'ho - fact that tho goods wero packed waa . explained by fome of * the “neighbors, who waid that #o great © hsd hcen tho - dissgrooments, smounting to hond-to-haud fights between Jlri. Haos and Mrs, Hf.‘llglmnn of lato, that the Iutter had puckdd ber goods proparatory to moy- iug in o few days, * ‘It this theory ba corioet it {xils to entirely dispol publio suspicion, It ap- pears that Haus & Co. rented the storo only s fow months ago, and and bueu doiug but A LIMIFED LUSINESS ON A BMALL GAPITAL :ey wore carrying an insuranco of 3,000, but tloir stook did not oxcecd 80D, a' portion of which cousisted of socond-hand stoves. Daring tuo day ‘& man ropresoutiug him- et ap the ngent of . the vompanies car- riug the fosurauce . was in charge of tho stouk, which suffered vory littlo dumapge drow tho fire, Mr, Feit, who owned the buitd- iug, had an insurauce of only $1,000. Upon lim the loss falls quito beavily, noy only in thy denh of his childron, but ihe destruction or -ropiacty, Ho saved, however, all of biy valuy )“u papers, sud whaiover moucy bo Lud In tho :ouko, § TUE THEORILY of tho causo of the tho mio numerous, but emoug the business mea lving iu o the locality tho ommion 18 guueral that it “eas the work of an incendiary, snd thnt tho incendiury wen an inmate of tha Luikding bured. Ihio fivat Intimation of t! [ of fira was the dircovery of mmok ssuing from tho rouf, A few momonts laer the putire Lullcing wos wrapped in 'fiawes, & tho rppecrance of the tuing tners pecy bint littla doubt thut tha fie wus sturtou auoment, but from the rapidity wito =l aided it In hivhle v i L o A a0 bt B chpede Vi THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1874 § AT of tho floors of tho bullilog sro lntnat, not- withstanding “tho _ welght . upon tha ~ flrat floor, from which' it would nppoar {hat if tho firo started in. tho basoment some Inflam-, mablo matorial dirooted it up cithior slde of the building botwoon - the plastor and weather- bonrding, No ‘positive ovidenca of the use of inflammablo material could ba discovorad yestor- day, but those who witnessed tho rapacity of the firo iad no doubt whatover of ‘tho uso of aitiior turponting, aleokol, or bonzine In Its dostruc- tion. A barrel of -shavings was found tn the basemont, but its condition was a guarantoo that the fire hiad romo othor atarting-point, — THE INQUEST. * Cororior” Btophiona“eommionced an inquost on | the bodiea of tho obildren yostorday afternoon, Just opposite the burnt biilding. Tuo testimony of tho witnossos examinoed showa that a dogres of susplcion, just or nnjust, rests npon Mosars, Hnan and Soligman, If tho susploion should bo sustained by a furthor fnvestigation of tho faots, | the cazo will'prove ono of the most importaut in the history of Oklesgo. ‘It is'not only one of arson, but of murdor, and the offense is pun- ishnblo by hangiug, / The following is tho substance of the tosti- mony: ¢ ©. 8. TETRIE, Bocond Assistant Firo Marshal, teatifled aa fol-- lows: Was asloep whon alarm was soundod, which waa betweon 11 and 12 o'clook," I roached tho fire in from three to five ‘minutes, and in ad- vanco of- the arrival of the eugino, Ifounda polica offlcor at tho building, who told mo that there wore two childron fn tho building, I found the hoat so intonso a8 to precludo an on- trauco tram tho frout. I wout to tho rear ot the building and found tho outsidoe rearateps euveloped in flames, I thon returnod to the front of tho bumlding sud found that tho engines had arrivod, 1 gave orders to play upon the tront, and in tho moantime & hook™ aud lud~ der compaay arrived. I told the foreman of the hook and ladder company that two children wero in tho buildiog, sud -ordered ladders placed at the side. windows, I woent up on a laddur iu the roarof tho building., 1 firet stoppud upon nn objoct I-thought to bo ono of tho cbildren, I picked -ft up and found it was a dog, when- I - throw it out of the window. I theu oxamined the peds, but the chilaren woro not thore. I attorward saw s fire- man pickup & clild in the upper bali, sud a 1eombor of the hook-and-ladder vompauy picked up tho othor cbild at the foot of sho frout steps, Both wero - carricd out. When roaching tho building, the lames had almost roached the up- per cornice, and the rear was protiy offectuully onvoloped, Tho fire: soemud Vo from the basemont, but the uppor storics wera filled with siwoifo. Whou startng up tho front steps, sowe-unknown man appronched mo aud made’ some inquiry about muun{‘. I saw nothivg to indicate tuust’ the building liad boon fired, but from tho rapidity with which tho tire sprond was Batistied that koroseno or other inflaiomable matorial bad beon used. I have a vuspicion that somothing wus wrong in conuvec- tion with tho firo, and that it was startea by some ono. The suspicion {8 Lased outhe fact tuat [ nevor saw a building bura moro rapidly. It would Beem to mo that turpontine, benzino, or other futiammable muterial contributed to the fire. Ifoundthoresrbascmentdooropen and tho finmes protruding. The front' door aud windows wore also opon, and the fianics wers' violout. I have not beew in the buildiug sinco the tlra was extinguished. I saw nothing in the basement of an luanmmnble cbaractor. .. & 'ho jury then adjourned to the burnt builds ing for tho purgoso of examining it, After the h;psg of half an hour the jury wad sgain in ses: sion, g JONN BORILE .. . . was the next witness : I.am s private polico- man, I het discovered the fire at 12:10. 1 neard 8omo oue crying * Firel" and at-once guve the Alarm. I then went to the honso wharo the firo was, and found a woman coming from tho front ontranco with & chuld undereachnrm. Itried to gat up-stairg, but could not on account of tio smoke, I triod tho rear also, but could not'ontor, Imet the owner ot the house, aud asked lum if tho family was safo, to which Lo mado no auawer. I was one-half block west of tho building whon'I heard the alarm of fire, I Led passed the build- iug o few moments boforo tho alarm was sound- cd, and trird the basemont door, and fouud ft looked. Ieaw nothing wrong, Threo minates later I sounded tho alarm, aud fouud the buiid- ing euvoloped n flames. Isaw s man jump from the rear stops of the building, and subse- quently belped him over tho fonce to cob him ous -of tho way ‘of tho fire, did not seo sny childron with bim. I bave no ides who the man wss. Tho bascmnent scomed to be tbo sestof the fire. I did not ses any foodu moved from tho building. Iam now snt- isfied that tho man who jumped from tho ateps, and who I -holpod over tho fence, is the samo wman who owns tho building, 4 POLICEMAN CHALLES LATISEN was next 8wosn : I saw smuke issming from the building about 11:45, and dounded the alarm, not haviog heard the alarm sounded, After thiy I came to tho building. Xfound tho flamos coni- ing from the basement both front aud rear. Tho whistling nolso of tho flames led mo (o beliove that sowe fluids, alcohal, koroseng, or oils, wera burniog, Teaw a tall Iady, tho wifo of ouo of tho proprietors of the etore, in.great sgony. She was erving, ** Save the children, for God's suko I'" The puilding could noc bo entorad at tho time. _Tho proprietors of tha store wers preuent, Wit tho lent was go futenso that thoy could.do nothing toward saviug . thoir goods, ‘They. woro partially drossed. I um.not povitive whother Alr, Beligman was drossed or not. He 15 a partner ot Mr. Haas iu the store, and lived in the building. After tho firs ‘had ‘been extin- gulstied " "I’ ‘saw Alr. Huas snd ‘Soligman who o largo trunk sud . somo’ of thoir clothing . .from the building. TA::IV .promieed to roburn agaio apd wateh tholr goods, but 1 did not .eoo them afterward. I romaived in tho building uatil the next morning. Beforo loav~ ing tho houso I oxamined tho rodms, aud found thay Mr. Felt's Roods wero in contusion, but that Ar, Seligman's goods wero packed, under losk ond key. Mis burean drawers wore empty, and ovorything of value appeared in readiness to bo movel nt 8 momont's notico. .- The packod goods wora In the part of tho buildiug acoupled by Mr. Beligman. 0 packing must havo beoa done in advance of the fite, -.... ... 10UI8 BORDWAOK sworn: I am a private watcbman on Alilwaukes avenue, and--live nt No. 74 Dixon streot. ‘Tho 2 tho firo Isin my district, -About 11:35 t Xcame by tho building’ noly burned, flasch of light botweon tlie stablo aud the house, asif sowo ono wus. pasaing about with- &-lantern. I pnid no.partioular atten- tion, but - proceeded on my beab west, After going about oue-half of a block ‘I hesrd the cry of fire, and, turnivg around, I saw smoke issulug from tho front and northoast corner of the building, Upon renching tho. building, 1 inquired if any oue was in the boyse, I then wout to the reur of the house, and there found o woman with a child. Tthon tried to entor the bouso; but found tho emoke tao" great, Icame to tho' front of Lo buildiug, and thoro fonud & baif-dressod womsn calling aloud for tho rosouo of hor childron, Did mnot - notico any ona around .tho building . when I passed, ‘Cho light.] waw.whon paesing must have beon tha retlection from the burmng building,” I did not small auy oils or fluids {n_the burning, but am of tho opinjon that somothing of tho kind st bave beon wiod, for it would bo Inpossible to iguito the Luilding in such a shott. spnoe of timo without some such aid, ... . % Tuo jury theu ndjourned until this morning at 8 o’clock; whon the examination of witaossos will bo closed. : s — THE WEATHER. ‘Waanmvoron, D. O., Noy. 25,=For tho North- wast aud ths Uppor Leko Regiou, cloudy westhor will provail, with southieast to, pouthwest winds, rising temperaturo, Mlling barometor, and light rain or anosw nosth of Missouri aud near Luko Buperior, LOCAL OBSERVATION, i Cuicaoo, Nov, 25, 1874, R i L L 889 %, mLI0.08 20 ° 00 .. frean, 11:18 &, m,:30,00! 45 1 60 B, W., geotk 400 p, W, 0| | 62 'W,, geutla, 8:53 p. muf22.09] 33 4 60 8,37, gentlo., 9:00 p, m,[39.07] 43 | 49 |8, W,, goutl 10:38 . .leeeel “Mazimuim thermomeler, $4: mintmum, 11, OENERAL ODSERVATIONS, (1110460, Nov, 34~10; Wind, Time, Station, | Bar.) Thy| 1£0,10 1L gentio | s, AW, Lrluk s Jloudy, JOtjdiondy, oy, procoed . RAILROAD NEWS. | Olaimas of Boston for Chicago Trade., Proposed Special Freight Road from New York loro. Proposition by the'Erie Road to Form a Combination with the Baltimore & Ohio. Miscellaneous Items, COMPETITION FOR CHICAGO TRADE.,' TOSTON V8, BALTIMORE, Tho final btows which comploted a through ‘connection botween Chicogo and the sea by weans of the Baltimore & Ohlo Railroad, soom to have awakeoned our frisnds in tho East to o lively appreciation of tho importancoe of tho Wost in somothing likoa hurry, The cry of the Grangors for cheapor rates for carrylng fielght, oarnest ag it was, produced no effoct at all com- parod with the atrokes of tho sledgo which fin- ishod tho track. New York has alrosdy risen 1snguidly to view tho altuation, and now Boston 'soems thoroughly aroused to the faocl that ! Boltimore has mado o very liberal bid for: Western - trafo, sud that' her improved terminal arrangomants .. and. exteuded ware- houso system ‘' offers inducomonts to shippors which .. caunot . bo ovorlooked. In the spirit of caroful comparigon, tho Boston Jouinal oxamitiés tho olalin’or tho new road to the carrying trado of tho West.. Tho line from Chicago to Baltimore, it allows, {8 much sborter, but freight. carried on thonew road must sur- mount a height of 8,000 foet, with steep grades,’ and’ beroln los tho advantage of ‘tho Bay City. Boston is poarer Liverpool, tao, by two days, and is a polnt of ‘greater distnbution than Balti~ more oan be for yoars.to como. Thus, other things bolng equal, Boston's ‘bid is the battor | one for the West, a But, according to -the Journal, other thingy are not oqual, ' Tho terminel systom of Doston is at presont rather incompleto, aud, until tho grand dodk- and warchouss schiems wnder con- templation oau. bo broaght to. a euccessful iseuo, Boston ie. nat ga. well. equipped for the strugglo as ber vew rival. 'Iho schowo looks to tho connection upon ample ‘grounds oo duep ‘wator of the sevorai railroaus ontering Boaton, aud lias beon tho subject ‘of oconelaut exmmina- tion on the part of a Hpecial Committoo appoint- od by the Legislature . nt . ita. last sossion on pe- tition of tho.railroud compnnics. It is stated that tho Comunittes hay hithorto encountored no opposition to tho projoot, ‘the ‘necossity for spoedy action having thoroughly impressed itgelf upon tho thoughitfol men of tha ey, ‘I'o tho Wesat nothing conld be moro profitable than this eager compotition betwoou Boaton und DBaltimore. A vigorous strugplo Lobweon tho two oxternal liues thoy roprosont for tho bulx of Wostorn traffic must compel intermediats, roads to corresponding coucossions, und answor the boartfel. prayer. for. roliof which, for tho past fow yoars, the West has uttored for doliv~ eranco from oppreasion on tho part’ of railroad ‘monopolies. ——— s FREIGHT TRACKS FROM CHICAGO Y NEW YORK. PRSTOSED LAYING OF MORE TRACKA BY THE LAKD BUORE AND NEW YORK CENTRAL. ‘The expariment lately bogun by the New Yorle QOovtral Railrond, of coustructing a third and fourth track from Buifulo, 208 miles, bids fair to bo extended to Chicago, This is undoubtedly one of thomost gigantio railway projects over contemplated. Should it bo fdulized, thoro will bo 0,000 frelght trains constantly in motion’ be- twaen this city and New York, and froight rates will be greatly reduced. Tho New York Graphio of tho 23d bas tho followivg oo this subject: - A now and important ruilroad movement fa said to boon thio tapds, It 18 understood that the mapago- 1neut of tho New York Contral and Loke Shoro Rail- roads arg contempluting tho formation of a joint com- pany, witli & viow of baving oxelusivo frofght tracks ull o way from Clicago to. Now York aud Boston, e extra two bracks botweon Albany and Buffolo aro Buarly comploto, aud tho plau is to contautle the extza doubls tracks from Butfulo to Chicago, : Wiien this. s done, 1t will bo possitle to carry freight tt vory much clieapur rates thau it con mow be handled on tho Baltimoro & Ohio Rallroad, polwithstanding . the shorter distanco on iho last-uientioned raflway. It is ‘Dellovod that tho fraight can be trausported ou sn 6x~ clusivo frefght track at ratea not very much abova thigse charged o tho Erlo Canal, Tho trafiis are 10 Lo run st tho rate of 8 miles an hour, whizh is the rato that gives the least wear and tuar of.track aud caru, On 3 unfform time-tablo, tho frolght track not beiug hompored by passonger - trafns or trufns of unoqual rates of speod, an fucaleulably largo amauns of busiuess can thus Lo - done, Undor such o urraugement it would bo pousiblo to run trains which wauld Uo less thun half & mifioapart. Now, 19 tho distunco frowm Now York t Ohicago s about 1,000 1uiles, if we allow that under uch regulations na tho abovo thers would e threa trains of from ten to Lwenly cars per mile, wo aliould have tho enormous aggregate, ou the two tracke, of 6,000 traiua conatantly fn motion, Buch a stupendous amount of business ud this would enable the_companics to roduco frelght charges to 2 polnt far bolow ~auylhlog mow thougit of. Under a uniform time-table it would bo possible to throw open the froight busincss to gonoral compatition aud take privato cara upon tho lino in the samme way that privata canal-boats aro takon upon our canals, This Wwould give {rso trade in frefght in s moet porfoct form. With a quadruplo track it {a ba- Meved that tho Central Tailroad could defy competi- tlon and carry frolyht at one-third the ctiarzes of tho Baltimore & Ohio Lallroad, abd the fmmediato offect of tho change would s thd ruin of the Erlo Rutlway, The way this grand schomo is to bo carried out is ay yot undetermiined, but it is in contemplstion, we aro assured; in fuct, It 1a forced upou the Now York Cen- tral by the oxigenciea of the kltuation, Of courws, in talddng this dopurture, tho Now York Contral will ‘cut looso Trom all connoctions with ollier trunk 'ues, and will undoubledly force the Pounsylvanis Contral intos similor arrangement, which would glve theso iwo Foads tho practical moniopoly and compioto command of tho freight business, at the samo timo moeting the Growing demands of tho country for chioap frelght, Tho cost of this-vast improvement would bo ‘mensurato with it imporlance, but after all would no Amount to such a sum 58 to bo imposaiblo for sucl o powerful corporation ug would bo formed by tho com- fuation ef tho Now York Central & fudion River ond the Lake Shore & Micligsn Bouthern Come panies. "Tho first-named uam)mur. ‘with tho loaso of tho Harlam Ttond and ita_additional tracks now nearly completed between Albany und Buffulo, has piactically # quadruple track from Now York to Buffalo, and af the wholo distanco betwoon Butfalo and Chleago—5il milea—iho Lake Bhore & Michigau Soutbern Company has notw 823 miles of double track, Thero remuiuv, thereforo, but 219 miles of winglo track to bo lald (0 muke that eection a doubls-track rnflvm{. sud but 541 miloa more of doublo track to complate flie quadruple track from Now York to Ohicago, At tho latest prices paid for honest und economieal constructions thi warl gould bo done for $25,000,000, _Tho united eapi~ tal of tho two roads amounts to £189,426,300, and tho funded debis of the two roads arw ubout $84,000,000, ddition of £35,000,000 to {ho latter would make the aggreguto lisbilitios of the combined company amonut to- $228,000,000, which, with the new tracks Eropmull and present length of main rond and rauches, would make an average jndebledness por mily of singlo truck of lows thun §32,000, e MISCELLANEOUS, THE BURLINGTON AND THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL, Tor somo time past some coldacss hag been ex- Isting botwoon tha Illinols Central aud the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quinoy Railroads. This was thought to bo owing'to the depot difficulty, 88 tae.opinion was prevatling that the. Burlington would be forcod out of tho Contral Dopot to mako room for the Daltimoro & Olifo. ' Lhe ea- trangoment of the two -roads now turns out to bhavo originated in au entirely difforonu quarter. Asis woll known, tho Chicngo, Burlington & Quincy Ruilroad s fow weeks ago nssumed con- trol of tho Ohleago, Dubuque & Minuesots Rail- road, This couolidation- kas beon nocossiiated Ly the lattor road dofaulting in the payment of ils bonds, for which the Burlington waa respons aible, Heratofore tho Illinola Central used to sendits Towa froight via tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and the Chicago & Iowa Itailroads to a connection with tho maln lino of their own road wb Forrostor, ‘Che Chiesgo, Durllugton & Quiney, having seoured connoction with tho Ohi. a0, Dubugue & Minnesoin Railrond over the new Clinton bllflfifl, uow rofuses to take the freight from tho Itliuols Central, being autious tw got #ll tho lowa frelght over ifs own lino vis tho new councetion, ‘Lho Jilinojs Contral, how- over, hug secured a now councotion vis the Rotthweatorn Ratlroad to Woodetoek, whicls wives theni w shorter ling ovon Luay thoy hed perototure. Lo Chicago, Burlinglon & Qoing Rtailyond lins also secuiod o now connaction via the l'mi)halnlu\!u L:unch, Thiw lenvos the Ohi- cago & lowa ftaiivoad ont in the oold, TUE 10WA HOUTIWXSTERY, The Jowa Huuthwestorn Railroad, from Olin- tou, which for a time was & formldablo rival of tho Musostine Westorn, seems to Liaye recelvod TO the breath of Iifo again, and to have n prospoct of boing bullt. A’ comract, it s stated, has been outered into with Hinckloy & Wallbaum to build and liayo in operation 85 miles of road by tho 16th of March-uoxt, 10 miles of ‘whioh is to bo bullt from Towa City aest to Lonnox, and the romaining 25 miles from Clinton weat, It will probably be flnished to Long: Grovo, in Soott’ County, by tho date above namoed, Bost of tho fmdmz along the whole line from Olinton to owa City {8 dono, . Boveral hundrod men hayo boon put on ' tho work. Tho Oskaloosa Herald, in mponking of thia now movo, says: Thoro s & Pm@ deal of cunjocture horeabonts sbont. this movo, what it moans, ste, Boma think it will only bo buiflt to Towa City, others that it srill bo com- lefod to Elgournoy, snd that tho Ohicago, Tock slaud & Lucifio Railrond will absorb 3t und run it weat, whilo otlfors suy it will ruu on tho firat 1ino_ siir- lveyad, ‘vis Kglish, Shaughal, Indiauspolls, o Ozicse l0uss, A 5 The rumor whith is oirculating that thie Ohi~ engo & Lako ITuron Railroad is to pass into other, hiands, ia_pronounced totally unfounded by the Hon. L, D..Dibble, attoruoy of the rond. Mr. W, If. Stotinett, 'the Gonoral . Pasgenger Agent of - thio Chicago & Northwoutern Itailroad, lins just publisbed v mup of bis road, which {8 ono of the bost of tho kind ovor gotten up, I'he worlt {8 oxcvuted with grent earo, and the line fa corroetly givon with all'the croods and ourves, w‘-muh i ‘vory scldom ‘done {u rallway publica~ i Ao tu radway pu THE ENIE AND JALTIMORE & OII0 TOADS, Spectal Diapnteh to T'he Chicano 7'ribtine, Wastrxaron, D. 0., Nov. 25.—Porsons who aro intimato with Lo managomont of tho Baltl- wmoro & Ohlo Railroad stute that thoro is_now ittlo doubt that tho munngement of the Dalti- mora & Ohio and Erio Rtoads havo prnctically made or soon will ke arrangements whoroby froight-trains of tho Erio Road may bo trans- ported from Chicngo_over the mow branch of tho Baltimoro & Obfo Road to Mansfield, somo 270 milos. This will enablo the Erio Road to form n junction with its own lino and to trans~ port froight ovor the Atlantic & Great Wost o, It is known that ¢his plan hos long baen undor consideration, and {ts consam- mntion has beon hastened by theoxtonsion of the, Daltimoro ioad to Chicago. Mr. Garrett, Prosl- dent of tho Baltimore & Olifo Road, Is expoated to arrive in Baltimors to-morraw, aftor which it is Trobahlu that tho dotnils of tho arrungemonts will bo perfected by o porsonsl visit'to Now York, The Baltimore oficisls vory emphatic. nlly dony ttiat thore is suything in’ tho project which contemplates tho establishment of docks for the Baltimora & Ohio Road at Now York City, Tho Baltimoro & 'Ohio officials say that tho Chicngo extenston was projected and ‘com- ploted for the purposs of building up the trada of Bultimoro, and that nothing will induco the Company to abandon theso intontione. BAILROAD-ALD BONDB—A MANDAXNUS TEAYED FOI, Bpeceal Duspateh to The Chicago Tyivune, Semivorrzoy; 1L, Nov. 26.—Our Oireult Court, which bas boon dragging its slow leugth nlong for two months, had bofore'it a caso to-dsy: in which »-mandamus is sought to compel tho county officors o Casa Conngy to issue bonds to the_Springfiold & Ilinois Southonstorn Rail- road, It appears that tho -county voted #100,000 to thin rond, and that there has boen tesued of this amonnt $50,000. The county claims now that tho conditions upon which tho bonda were issucd havo nover boen complied with by the Railroad Company; and further, that tha vote by which they wero authorized to bo issied was o frandulent onc, Bolh gides aro repre- sented by ablo counsel, and, 18 it 1u a {ost cose, thio deasion i loolred for with torout, LAST RAIL LAID. P This eftornoon; at & o'clock, tho Northwestern Talirond Inid its last rofl. This rosd runs_from thiy city to Havaos, on the [lhmois River, ond jg Eid to’ho hult in a firat- class manner. Trains will bo placed upon tho rond to-morrow. ‘Uho road will doubtless pass into the hands of tho Toledo, Wabash & Weat- orn I‘luilmnd, or ot loast bo under ity manage- mont, 2 THE FARMERS, Socond Day’s Nicoting of the Indiann State Grange~Tho Order Keported in © Very Flourishing Condition—A Mitter Pil for the Independont varty. Srecial Dispatch to The Ohicaco Trivune, InptaNavonts, ‘Ind, Nov. 25—Tbho State Grango continued its sossion to-day, Every county In the Stato is represonted.. Grand Mastor Honry Jomes submitted bis annnal re- vort) in which ho stated the growth of tho Graugo to bo from 400 to 2,000 Grangos, Ho 8ays tho objoct of the Order of Patrons of Hus- baudry 18 to placa all businoss on a propor basis, inculcato tho truo principlo that tho perpetuity of our ipstitutions dopends upon tha. right of overy ono to pursue auy occupstion in lifo he ochoosea untrammeled by Govorn- ment {uterforone. The Order has been succossful in placing ropresontalives of tho farmers in lagh pomtion in both Htato and National .Qovernmeonts; 1n introduc- ing among farmers a system of social inter- courso hithorto unknown; in making farmors anxious to be better educatpd; and in obanging the sysiem of purchnsos by doibg away In gioat 1neaslira with middlo-mon. - Ho thinks tho pres- ont system of State putchasing agencies o good one, and recommends its continuance, Ho agks foraid for the sturving farmors of Xansas and Nobraska, and snfi(,vnsln tho propriety of asking legulation from sho noxt Gonoral Assembly for tho incorporation of Biate and subordinato Granges. it ‘50 romainder of tha sossion of tho day was ocoupied ou tho appointmont of Committoss and témcns!mn upon mattors of roatine work of the rauga. Much indignation was exprossod at the at- tompt to commit the 8tato Grauge, in o degreo, to tho support of tho new lndepondeut party, tho caucus for whick was called to meet Liore on tha samo day a tho Grange, This feoling found expression in tho passage of tho following roso- lutoin unn-ulmuuu{‘v 3 . Rexolved, That the Blato Grangs has no sympathy with auy present or futura sttempt thut tmay bo mailo by any poitical party or political sspirnat t0 sl sorh a 1ttle zeficetud warith, deconcy, o suppart, by o posstetontly calling sud piblialiog’ beir 1n00t/ngs ot tho sumo tima wnd placo of ours, ‘and that s docent rospeet for our Order requizes thit such uttompts by auitably rebuked by publishing this resolution, ‘Tho Grango will coatinue its session throtgh- out to-marrow. The NMcLean County Farmevs? Olub Draws its Last fBroath. Special Diopatch to e Chicago Tridune, Brooaxaroy, Ill., Nov. 25.—If anyiliog was atill neaded to provae that the Farmora’ Olub or- ganization of MeLean County is totally defunct, the evidonco was produced to-day in the attompt to hold & County Convontion in this oily. Al- though notice was promulgated through papers, and altbough thero was ocxplicit business befora tho Convention, to-wit, tho appoint- ment of delogatos to tho Stato Convention at sFrin::nnId. only twelve mombors wero prosont, although tho Nour of meotlug was rnn(punctL_ Of theso twelve, fivo were tho old whaol- Lorsed, tho sorchouds, kmown hera a4 the ‘“orignal architects,” who have bolted within o' _year from ahnost evory pnr&y oxisting, R. M. Groy, Joshua Solls, M. J. Fitzpatrick, J. . Lowis, 0. Wakoflold, and W. R.Duucan, did the spouting. Thoaficrnoon was ocenpied in un puimatod discnssion as to whothor or nob the Grango is o political organization, in which it way ovident that politics aro, in AloLoan Gounty ot lonst, part of tho oreed of tho Graogo. Dancan, of ‘Lowauds Moadows, an_old Bourbon Dormocrat, gavo the club orgauization & enstign- tion for adwitting any but farmers, ond kaid it ought to dio aud ba ubsorbod by tho Grauge, vihich can bo Lundlod socratly, = Ho said thnb tho guccess of tho -rocaut clections “mnkes overy Granger's bhomrt beat for joy. '[he Graugo in the ylaco to wanago . thoso political movoments, Tho South is opposed to the pusmagoof tha Civil-Rights bill, and tho Grauges ayo comlug nably to its &id, ''hio nogro Ly pavsed oul of lpolitio:. ML J. Fitzpatrick an- nounced that (ko Indopeudent party hiad nothing to show whatover* for ite labor in tho recent campaign, On the other hand, the Demoorats, whom wa aro competled by priaciple_to appase, Lave elected every man thoy ran. Ho said Bta- ventoo is a Bourbon Democrat, and €o {8 Dr. Hogers, olectod to the Logisluture, . In another spoech ho wuid thiat if theto was nob & political intont in the Grauge 'he would mot be in it. The Qrange kua political objoots fn view. Ho know what ho unid ; for Muster Golder told him o, Tifteen delogates wera sppoluted & Bpooial Committeo Lo atiend the Springfiold Convention, ——— THE BEECHER-TILTON SUITS. Nrw Yonx, Nov. 25.~Tho attornoya: for Beechor Linvo signifled thoiy consent to sat down tho mrgument on’ tha bill of }Jmtmuhu‘fl betore iho Court of Appeniy for Dog, 2. ilton's countol avnounco that thoy will asl tho Olty Court on Friday uext to dirook tho-Dins trist-Aftornoy to proceed promptly with tho tylal of tho judiotaiont againut ihoh' chent, isthesinlusi - A NEW HORBE DISEASE. spectal Divpuloh lo The Chieago . Lribune, GaAND Havivs, Mich., Nov, 25.—A new horso diseass bay browon out here rosently, ‘The ani- nule are suddonly taken wtlfF, aud” fall dead fn twenty-four hours, ‘I'hroo horgos diod in Jahios~ turdt dud Goaryetown last weal THE STURGES CASE. Tho Countlng of tho Votes Permltted =-1le Wants to Compromise, coinoction of the Cook County National with His Operations, ‘' COUNTING THE VOTEA. Yesterdny morning Judge Williams g0 modlfe bis {njunotion fu the Sturgas caso a8 to pormit tho counting of the votos cast” Tuosday after- noon, Tho result proved o bo:- in favor of oz~ vuleidr, 057; opposed to expulaton, 270, {3, BIURGES WISLYS TO OOMPROMIBR. At néon yestorday, a noto from BMr. Bturges wns road on 'Change requosting all his creditors, with thio oxeoption of ‘Mr. Donton, to mact him fn tho rooms of tho Arbitration Committes of tho Board ot Trado at 8 o'olock Saturday after- noon, for tho purposo of roeing whothor thoy cannot agree upon n gottlement of the questions at Issus betwoon them, & THE MUGRY NELSON 8UIT. 3 Among the dooumonts filed by Murry Nelson &+Co. in connection with thoir suit Legan Wodneaday against the Cook County National Bavlkand Mr. Sturges, was tho following afidavit of A. H. Pickering: Aquils I, Pickoring, helng duly afrmed, on aflirma- tion says that Lo is & commiseion morchant in the city of Chicago, and has boon ngaged in Lk business i safd city for fen years lust past; - that ho has beon principally, during that time, eogogedin tho buyingand solllng of grain on coromission, and that a large part of Ruch businoas lies been conducted on the Ghicago Board of ‘Trade, of which ho fa n mombaor,. Ho further naye thot, during tho month-of Soptember, 1874, ho mado purchases of graln from the said Willlam N, Brurges, ono of rald dufendanta} which safa gran was ngreod, by the paid Bturges, to ba deliversd in tho montl'of Soptember, 1674, uu a part of such purchaos, during the nonth of 'October, 1874; that, to tnsure the full prformusicn of ald contract by ‘said_ Bturges, ho, £nld Blurges, deposltod fu tho Cook Counly National Bank the sum of $4.260, and hat the said bank {usued notilcation tckots to that amount eimilar to {hiouo sct out {n said bill aa having been #aid Murry Nolson & Co. ; that the sd Blurges did not deliver during tho month of Soptembor tho gratu 80 purchased and sgroed to bo dellvered, and. this aflant became entitled to domand snd bave the ‘said ‘monoyn #0 deposited in the en1d bank s aforesn(d, and noliiled tho bunlk thereof on the 3d duy of October last 3 thiat ho, on tint day, met and couversed with Albert Wet, tho Caslor of s3ld bauk, and mado inquiries from him a4 1o tho obtalning of &l monoy so deposit- ¢d to socurstha performance of tho Sopiember con- tract ny aforesaid ; that the ald Weat Informed this pillant that tho bagk would mot psy 1ho s1id motoy un- cos tho eaid Bhiurges indorscd fho roceipta or check, This aflané thon asked tho sald Wost what would become of fthe onoy 1€ lie, tho sald Sturges, refused to sign tho safl ro- colpt’s whou the sald West informed thiy affiaut that it wauld bolong to tha bunk, and there would bo no pawer to tako it from it. Hu further stated to this afllant that Sturges would probably refusn to sign sald receipt, and that there was no powar in thoe courls or clsewhiérs to ‘compol him todoso, And ihls afMant furthor saya that tho sald Weat, by his convorsation (tho ozuct words of which he cannotglve), gave tils atbant tho fmipression that tho sald bank woa intending to retain tho sald monoy for ita own uso. And thig afflsut bolleves, and from information given hitn, thut tho sald bank, or thie principal managers thercof, were and are intorested iu tho said contracts wo mado by fho #sid Sturges with this amlant, aod, genor- ally, in tho trades.and contracts in grain -made by the sald Btu{fiufl on the pald Chicago Board of Trudo ; sud thnt Lo funds of sail bank aro nliowed ta bouscd in tho Board of Trade contraots mada by sald Bturges, Aud further saith not, AqQuira H, Prozemiyag, It will bo scon that Mr, Pickering intimates that tha Cook County National Lanlk, or its principal managers, was backing up Mr, Sturges in his. operations in grain, My, Allan, the President of that bank, in an intorviow with a_roporter of an ovenwy papar yosterday, stated that tho bank had no rolation with Sturges different from those with its other regulay customera, Tho margine were deposited, and a cortifieato given statiug that such & sum had*beon deposited by A on his contract with D, which would bo paid on their , joint order. The depositor kept tho cartifiesto, whila tho other party recaived tho, * notifleation ticket ™ whiol was attached to it, the lnttor be- ing worded in_moarly tho samo mannor ns the other, Mr. Allen furthor statcd that tho bank woa ready to pay tho marging doposited by Sturges*ns soon as_tho cortificatos, proporly signod by bimand Murry Nelson &' Co,, Wworo l:rcnnmcxl; and that, If Biurgos rofused to sign Liam, Lio abd not tho bauls was rosponaible. Mr. Neldon said to a ‘’Ripune roporter in tho afiernoon that ho had some additional informa- tion in regard to Sturges' conneotion with tho bank, which he iutendod to cmbody in an s~ davit to bo filed in tho Circuit Court to-morrow. AMUSEMENTS, * THE SECOND ADELAIDE PHILLIFPS CONCERT, The second concert by tho Adelaide Plullipps troupe was giver on Tucsday ovening at MéCor- mick's Hall, to n very light audionce, 1o compari- Bon with that which grooted tho troupe on tho first evoning, although the programme was more attractivo, and, in many respoots, the concert waaa bottor ono. Thoro was much that was bad, but thero woro somo oases in the perform- snco, and theso wero contributod mainly by Mizs Phillipps, Mr. Karl, and Mr. Pense. Miss Phillipps’ singing of hor ballads, When Wo Aro Old and Gray,” * Tho Rose-Bush,” * Tho Lnughing Song,” and Mr, Poase’s protty song, 4 Absouco ™ (the lattor with Mr. Peast's accom- paniinerit), rocatled the drtist’s best doys. In Bir. Poaso's gong, o fow of bor low foues wore fairly matchless for their suporb quality, whilo, in *“The Rose-Bush,” her. intonse feoling and pathos traneformod this otherwire monuing- less and mouotonous -melody. iuto- a thing of beauty, loug to bo remoemberod, AMr. Penso's playing of "the ‘sixth uf the sorics of Liszt's * Rhapsodies," and Lis arrangement of Gounod's Avo Marie,” - which ho gave for the encors to it, was n biti best atyle, aud formed one of tho nost agrooable fentures of the programme, - We regrot thay wo oould not have heard Mir, Poase in gomothing to have renlly tosted his powors, howover, au a legitimate playor. Nearly all of his solections hiave beon morely show pioces, and for theyo the instrument itsolf was not adaptod, 'Tho romaining oasls of which we have spoken waa Mr, Korl's excellent minging of the ** Com ’o Gontil.” " Mrs. Holen Amos, »- now- comor, msdo ber dobut with the * Venzano Waitz," which wos givon in an oma{ourish kind ol way, although tlie Indy hias - a voice of pleas- ant_quality and_conniderablo flexibility, = Or- Inndini eangs tho Brndlsl from © Martha" and the Factotum song from the " Barber" in a manner whicl would warrant Carl Formes and Torcanti in bringing suita for livel, Mr, Colby furnishod the nccompanimonts, and it s due that gontiemna to say that thoy were invariably excellont. GRAND OPERA-TOUSE, The taste for smusemont seems to bo given over to nuvetrolsy this woek, as the most prosporous pince in tha eity {s the Grand Opora~ House, whore tha attendunce is very large. ‘Lhe ‘main sttraction is the burlesquo of the * Graud Duchesse,” though the remainder of the bill is one of tho bost thus far presonted, , In tho firat port thero aro ballads by Fredericks, Kayne, and Burridgo, with Schooloraft and John Hart to onliveu mattors attho ““onds,” and o taking finalo Ly Kolly, elc. Walters snd orton opon tha sccond part with some of tho sprigbiliost song-and-dance buniuoss they huye yob glvou 1 Coos and School- craft foliow 1 & laughnblositeteh ontitlod ** AMu- aio ve, Elocution;” ballud, *Tove's Roquest,” sung by Fredericis, delighta tho musie-lovers in tho audienco ; Frank Bowlea gives o cornet solo uot egpecially eroditablo; and John urt winds up withh *A Fow Words of Wisdom on Tomper- auco,” which, In point of originality and humor, In one of the best thinge ‘which that excollont porformer bag dono, *'Tho Grand Dutoh B," done *‘in wlito,” closos tho entortainment, Ting somewhat pretentious - elfort on the 'part of Kolly Loon, whoso tray- esty rotalug tho " musical ' goms of the Offenbachian original; with, costumes and gon- eral appointmionts far boyund those usually neen at minstrol performances, aving boen curaful tokeop within bounds fn burlesquing a bur- loaque, Kally & Leon havo aucceeded In malt- ing the thivg both funny and musionlly eu- iluynhln. Loon {8 searcely” Almce, sud lunot In i beut voico, bub ho contgiven fo muke un ox- truordinary porsonugo of tho @rand Duchesa. Kelly ne Gen. Doum, Burridgo as Irilz, Boboolcraft ag_ tho ' husty orderly, and Coos ag Prince Paul, with Vroderioks, Kayne, oto., to make up tho cbiorus and onsemble, come ,ir 80 n onst of grost excellonco wnd offioioncy. 'ho burleaquo, togathior with the regular win- strol foatwres of the Rrufimmmo. Proves a vowerful attraotion, and tho managomont ie roaping tho xeward of judiolous and casoful eftortu to plongo drat-claei nudionces, TUE ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Mus, B, B, Chaufrau openod & brief geagon m¢ tho Aoademy of Mualo Mouday night, playingin My, O, W. Taylourc's drama, * Wao Shio Right 2" ‘4o oponing night was nob. susplalous, nox did given to tho |- .Biccooding nighitashow an improvemont, eofar as bueiness wns concornad. The drama hos beon played by Mrs, Chanfran boforo undor the ttle A Woman's Wrong," which was noticod at longth on tha cccaslon of its firat roprosentation. Littlo, thorofore, noed bo said about it at this time, Tho piago contalns soma good polnts, os most dramns do, whilo {t lios its sharo of do- feots also, Mrs, Ohanfrau la- - vory handsome woman, with a plosing msnner and propossesy- ing nplwnmncc, aud but ‘for ‘the apathy whioh provails gonorally 1n amuscmont mattors at prosont, would unquostlonably draw Iarger audi- onces than jt has yot beon her fortune to play to. MYERS' OPERA-IOUSE, - Gront proparations are making for tho conver- slon of thig houso into a musoum, Tho pacti~ tloba bave Loen torn awsy from tho rooms up- 8tairs, and the work of plastoring and cloaning i8 in progross. Four onr-loads of ‘matorial for tho muscum errived yoatorday. Among the ar- 1lvals was an aliigator, Thia oxotle goatlomsn started in warm woathor, but thero camo s “mhl chilling frost, and the manogors suspect- od that ho wight ‘bo guilty of wonknoss and tronchery, and dio of cold. o waa fortunately alive, and as comfortablo as could bo expocted. Tha other curiosities will arrive shortly, Ménnwhile, the managomont keep the honge opon with n sorlos of farces, An old favorite comedian, Mr. Harry~Linden, ia plaging here, nnd is a8 droll a8 ovor. It is' n long timo since Ar, Lisdon appeared on_the boards, oxcopt for o fortnight on tho West Bido. Rlis many frionds and admirors of anto-firs dave will ba glad to seo him once mora in the profession, whh:i hio abnn- doned for a timo ouly to roturn toit. The bil} inoludes tha_farcos, ** A Oup of Toa” and A Double-Bodded Room,” together with s ploco ontitled “Tho Girl of the Period,” by Mr, Arthur, and varioty acta of an entirely accopta~ blo description. THI MASONS, Basiness Transacted by the, Gonernl Graml Chapter at Nashville—Knlghts En Route for Now Orlcans, Nasuvinie, Tenn,, Nov. 25.~The General Grand Chapter of the Unitod Btatos was called at 9 o'clocl this morning, The Grand Officers and Ropresontatives wero rs yostorday. Tho Genoral Grand High Priest presented a communication from M. . Elbort H. English, D. G. G. II, P., which was reforred to the Com- mitteo on'the Doings of the Grand Officers, ‘The Genaral Grand Ohapter accopted an invi- tation to visit Mrs, ox-President James K. Polk at 1% o'clock to-day. Tho Committee on the G. G. H. P.'s address mado & roport, apportioning tho varfous mattors theroin numed to appropriato commitices. The roport vas adopted. o’ trionnial roport of the G. G. Trensuror, showing a balance of $3,064 on hand, was rofor- red to the Committas on Finance. " Tho G G. Secrotary prosonted his trienninl roport, which was referred to a spocinl commit- too, conslsting of Companions Whoclor, of Ne- bragkn, Delauey, of 1llinois, Cassidy, of Now York, Hougl, of' Now Jorsey, sud Donnlly, of Arkansus, A communication with referonce to the old Musonic establishmont of lodges of Mot Ex- colleut Mastors in England, was roferrad to tho Conunittes on Foreign Corrospondence. Tho Gonorat G H. 1. anaowsced the followin Stuuding Committeol e finance—Chiarlea Mersh, Colorado ; Jamen B, Chet- fer, Now York; Jonathon H, Evaos, Wisconin; Jaiica 8. Bluo, Heutucky ; Edward Z Belulta, Mary. Joreign Coryespondence—John L, Lowls, Connecti- cut ; John V. Ubamplin, Mississippl; Reubon Q, Qlo- mot, Obio; Willlun O, Swaln, Wisconsin; George 1, Clark, DiztHet of Coluiiibis, ' - Juriapridence—Theodoro B, Parvin, Yowa; A, T, Bmylbe, Sonth Caroliua ; David F. Duy, New' York H Jol . Fellows, Now tiawpshiza; Heary . Lot G angaslE, . Doy, Malno ; Join 3. riccances—H, I, Dickoy, Maine: John M. Price, Rousus ; Androw J, Thompson, No ipahire ; L, gghmuan} District %lfmumom;. u:’:u;h Lo 108 ran erg—0'Ne lo; Georgo 10, Xish, Iudiona; Juiuea W, Bowers hl:u'yhull? A L Kendalt, Mussichusetts; IL, T, Palno, Satno. Charters and_Dispensations—john Walberton, Now it A g R anu 3 Geo ad; Georgo L Siam, "mflqd/:‘?lmfihd—on‘ A D ; 1 - evitor: he. o onnelly, Arkan- nass Jokin W G, Vermonbs: Obarlon Tecuiol, Now Jersoy 3 Charles I, Goodmay, Nobraaka; Reubex J, J, Laugalln, Keatucky. Ritual=Allred ¥, Ohapman, Atassachusetts: Georgo D, Norrle, Alsbama; %, 0, Luse, Towa i dobn W, Frize zel, Tennosece; Jumes D, Loliard, Now York, The. noxt triounial m“'mfix of tho Genoral Grand Chupter will bo Lold in Buffalo, N. Y., on tho third Tuesday in August, 1877, I'lie Committeo on Ritual prosonted s vorbal report, which was adopted. ‘At 12 o'olagk tho Goueral Grand Obapter ad- Journed until 3 o'clock this aftorncon, and were iminedistely conducted in o body to_the rosi- donco of Mrs, Jumea K. Polk, and “sach mombor of the General Grand Chapter was introduced to Ire, Poll, Mre. G. W. Fall, and Mre, Gov. and Gov. Joln C, Brown, by M. E. John Frizzell, P @G, H. P. of Tennceaca. The olection of G. G. officors ocours at 8 o'clock this afternoon. OFFICENS ELECTED, Goneral QArand Chapter roasgombled at 8 a'ologk, 'aud this boiug tho hour st xpact for tho eloction of Goneral Grand officors, Ou nation, the election was procecded with, and, on countiug the batlots, W. E, Elboert H, English, of Arkausas, was clected Gonoral High Priost ; dobn Frizzell, of Tenuessce, D, G, G. A, 2.; Robert I, Bowers, of Iown, G. G. K, Charles I, Chapman, of BMussnchuselts, G, G. Soribo; Jobm McCleliand, of Massachusbtts, G. ¥, ‘Croasurer; . G..Jox, of Now York, G. G. Bee- vatary: Noble D. Larner, of the District of Columbis, G. G. 0, 1H; Abgustine T, Smytho, of South Carolina, G: G 1. A. U., but declined, ud THoury Dostwick, of Kontucky, was elacted in iy stead, TME® COMMITTEE ON OHMARTERS AND DISPENA« TIONS presonted their roport, recommending that char- vera bo grauted tho Golden Chapter, at Golden, Col.; Deer Lodge Chaptor, at Door Lodge City, Blou.; Georgetown Chaptar, at Georgatown, Cal.; Olympia Chaptor, at Ollvxzypln.,wns& Ter.; Utah Chapter, ot Salt Lake City. Thesropork was received and ndoptod, OTHER COMMITTEE REFOLTS, Tho Cowmitieo on the Doingy of the Grand Ofticars prosented thoir rnfioxt; also tho Com- mittee on alomorials, Both were adopted, On motion, it was rosolved that the Goneral @Grand Chaptor adjourn at 10 o'clock te-morrow, %n&mhsmvmg-flx\y, and attend somo ohuroh ina ody, * * LN ROUTE TO NEW ONLEAXE, Special Diapateh to T'ha Chtcuao Liridune, Oamo, 11k, Nov. 26.—The Ascalon Command- ary, Knights Tawmplar, ot 8t. Lows, 3fo., arrived hero at 7 this ovoniug, on a specisl train, and procecded sboard the stonmer Great Republic, whichh las beon ongaged to carry thom to Now Ocloans. Tha Ceiro Commaudery have obnr- tered tho steamer Thowmpson Doau, which will gov uwey at midnight, Tho Grand Commandory of tho Stato arrived at 4 this aftornoon, were ra- colved by tho Cairo Commandery, who escorted thom around the city, and then sboard the Doan, ‘The Torro Hauto Grand Commandery will arrivo soma timo to-nighs, and liayo aleo takon passage on thoIdlowild with thio Springfield, Ill,, Knights, expocted to arrive to-night. exvmms, Nov. 23.—A number of Knights Tomplar from Nebraska and Iows pnssed down to-duy on the Gity of Alion for Now Orloana, ‘Tho Lnights of this city loave to-morrow, EVACUATION DAY IN NEW YORK. New Yors, Nov. 26.—Evacuntion Day was ob- sorved by the display of bunting on national, Btato, aug municipal bulldinge, hotols, eto., and & parado of vetoraus who numbored only sixteon men, A militin regimeot entertained tho voteraus subscequently at a banquet. SPLCIAL NOTIOES, Schenck’s Pulmonic Syrap, for the Cure of Consumption, Coughs, and Colds, Tho geeat virtao af this modiolno s that 1t ripens the ‘mattor and throws (¢ out of thesystom, puritias the blood, and thua elacts & curo, Echonok’s Soa Waod Tonlo, for o oure of Dys y Indigestion, eto. The Tonia pro- duges a hoalthy aotlon of tha stomaol, oreating an appe- tito, forming chyle, and curing the mest abstinato cases of indigostion, Kohonol's Mandrako Pils, for tho oore of Liver Complaint, eto. - Thazs Pllls aro altorative, and pm_lnv- # hoalthiy uctlon of tha lvor, without the loast davgor, a8 thoy &re froe from ocalomel, and yot moro eft, caolons jn roitoring a hoalthy astlou of the My Thase rumicdlus 8ru s cortain oury (or Consumptio wmioala Syrup ripeus tho matter cud. purltios the bloud, t upon tha liver, creato a healthy Tho Mandraka P soases of tha llvor, often a cause of bile, and remavo Oomuinptlon, Tho Sea Woad Yunlo givos twne and strengtl (o tho stomach, makas & good digeation, and un. ables the orgaus to form good blood; and thus oreates & hoalthy elrculation ol hoalthy blood, ‘The combluoed ac- ton of thoso madiolues, as thus explalned, will ouro svery oasa of Uonsutuption, 1 takon In timo, and the uso of the wiodfolnos porvoverad in, Dr, Bohonok fa profossionally at bis prinoipal ofioo, cornor Hixth and Archi-sta,, Phil- dalplita, avery Buuday, where ell latlecs far advics inuat be puldroasd, SILKS, &o. SPECIAL BARGAINS Among hundreds now offoring at the Great West Sile Dry Goods House, MADISON & PEORIA-STS, CARSON, PIRIE & (0. Aro sclling a large lot of heavy, rich, satin-lustre Blk.Gros firain Silks $1.50 a Yard. This is a special and unusunl bar~ gain, as the goods cannot be found elsewhero under $2.25 to $2.50. 2 1}:‘&“’“ grados of Black Silka noarly os "’“S‘a“é?:“fi%:%:‘;mmum Crapo Oloths, S;u T e 24 oh Castmoros, B0c yard, very fluo, wido Bldok F'ronch Cashmere, A lot of 6-4fina B ? & 6 31:60, wortn y8 1o S 4.6a T o ks at41.35 All gthor mnkos of fine Bi v ing Fabrics nthl‘;ll?\:u Diack; s34 Mourr ricos, b lot of all-wool Col'd C: shades, nn}&fl'l.’(n%u:‘c 3{3&. daliipran, daric e e s olor ntleons, 0, formor] . Tnncy Trongh afig%nqlg. 59 fioyufiu yord, » SRRl el hndon, 86 v, R O L A et '0) 8, regular $1,' for $1yard, oqual to Trish Fopline. L ooove A 1ot of new goods just opened on the Cheap Centre Tables, at 25 and 30 cents, that it will pay to investigate, “IT PAYS T0 TRADE-ON THE WEST SiDE.”’ SAVINGS BANK, Merchants', Farmers' & eclanics’ SAVINGS BANE, 15 Clarkst, et Side 00cs, Oppoalte the ) ot Halslolst, 01d Court Honse “ESEEHAESS ponetattoon, THE BUSINESS OF THIS COR~ PORATION {3 confined exclusive~ 1y to the receipt and care of Save ings Deposits and Funds for In« vestment. No commercial or gen~ eral banking business transacted. - SUNS AS SMALLAS ONE DOL- LAR recceived from any person, and a bank book furnished. MARRIED WOMEN and minox children may deposit moneoy so that no one else can draw it. INTEREST at the rate of G per cent per annum, is paid on sums ot ©Ono Dollar or more. . . . THOSE DESLRING TO INVEST their savings upon renl estate se- curity at a higher rate’ of interest than ean be safely-paid on Savings Deoposits, should call at this Banl and examine its .INVESTMENT CERTIFICATLS, :, SYDNEY MYERS, Manager. M'LLINERY. WINTER STYLES. HATS AND Including & largo lino of choleo TRIMMED GOODS, stylish and atteactit Black znd Colored Ve ts, gintamal Gloko pricos "Osteioh Tipn. Wites, Hosbes 241 WEST MADISON-ST. WEBSTERS'. DISSOLUTION NOTICES, DISSOLUTION. THE FIRM OF FAIRBANK, PECK & CO. 1s thig day dlssolved by muiual consent, N. X, PAIRDANE, Ohicago, Nov, 18, 1674, JOUN L, PROK. The business will be continued by N. K. PAIRBANE, W. H. BURNET, JOSEPI SEARS, Under tho firm name of N PAIRBANK & GO, DISSOLUTION. Tho gopnrinership harotofors oxisting bo- tweon 8. ¥, Cono and Goorgo A, Strong, une dor tho firm numo of CON & BTRONG, 1§ this qay dissolved by mutual consent, 8. ¥, Cono suocgeds to the assets of the i ond nasumes the ligbilities, 8, F. Cono {8 slone authoriod to sign tho flrm liquidation, (Bigned) B, F. CON: Datod Nov. 83,1874, __ w000 2, doublo-rin "FOR SALE, bottor and el & THE NORWAY RAT tias thio suminon kind. Mauy hundrode now i use. Peics, PR e iomatad, Order of 8.5, wiih ésoent eonzsedl SRRy co., 223 Wisshington- st Vorliod, Witk " irricd SOALES. FAIRBANKS' EANDAID SCALES X~ OF ALL KINDS. ~GAy) FAIRBANKS, MORHE & 00, PGt 11 & 113 Lake St., Chlcaga, Y ___ Bezarefultobuyonly the Genuine, . HOLIDAY MOOKS _ FINE ILLUSTRATED DOOKS FOR NOLIWAY CANVASS, o Poftora & Oalot, of 634 ; N, St Dhanel s atiohs Howo . Was et i Dhl‘l”r‘fiu‘ T of ol BT T st i o il li-un{‘m 3 Bomiote ORes ot Fhs Miulms pucol® 0 wa l-ma(;;»-gmngfigfiurxfi“:gmnnyq‘g 4