Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 27, 1874, Page 8

-imprisonmont, THE CHICAGO’ DAILY ‘TRIBUN FRIDAY GREAT WESTERN. Mr. Assignee Upton Replies to Those Charges, Aud Claims to Hayo Been Honest in AL His Dealings, Ho Explains tho Stewart, Hooker, and Other Matters, © ‘Reasons for Employing Col. Wa terman, Etc. Animus of tho Charges, About a month ago, it will beromembored, abill wes filed in the United States Courte against Clark W. Upton, A. N. Watorman, R. J. Waters, Uirt L. Stewart, and 0. D. Hooker, Just as Mr. Upton, as Assignee of the Great Western In- surauce Company, was about to pay a dividend to tho creditora of the Company, Tho bill ebarged tho Assignuo with gross nogligonco, fraud, and collusion with tho oillcors of tho Company to euablo them to avold their pecuniary liabilities to tha Company on loans or stock, It was also alleged that Mr. Up- fon hod sold a -large amount of prop. oxty of tho Company at grously inadequato pricos, his partuor, A. N. Waterman, boing in- forested ; that ho had noglected tho affairs of the Company, charged exorbitant foos both for sorvices aud rent; allowed the attorneys of the Company, his partnors, to recoiye oxcossive sume for logal services, and generally pursued such a course that it was mocossary that somo othor Assignee showd bo. solected. The bill theroforo asked that Mr, Upton might bo ro- strained from further interforonco with tho affairs of the Company, and might bo romoyod from his position. os ‘Khe records of tho case will soon bo increased by “AN ENORMOUS ANSWER of over 100 pages pages, proparod by Mr, Upton, au bis exposition of tho condition of the Com- pany’s affaire, nud his conduct in roferonce thoroto, aud, ag it is already writton, a full ab- stract is given. In Ay il, 1872, Mr. Upon says, bo was, without his solicitation or knowledge, appointed Assigneo of th Great Western Insurance Company, with no knowledge of tho Compans’s affairs or ac- qunintanco with any of its oficera, Ie soon ascortainea that tho assots of the Company wera notes, bonds, aud mortgagos, and a largo ajmount: of CLAIMS AGAINST STOCKHOLDERS for unpaid stock amounting to some $700,000 or $1,000,000. ‘he books having been destroyed, no written oyidenco was to bo had of tho names or residences of tho stockholdors, or the amounts duo from them. Tho claims then proved up amounted to avout $900,000, some of which had ‘been adjusted on » pro rata basis whon part of the claim had beon paid, and some had not boan. adjusted at all. Somo of tho mortgagos also ware found to bo onty loans, which were to bo surrendered on certain conditions uot apparent on their face. ‘Thia confused condition of af- fairs, aud tho antagonistic attitude of the ofli- cers who wore intorosted, Mr. Upton says, obliged him tocither omploy some of the ofii- cors oF TORMER EMPLOYES acquainted with the Company's condition to oa- vist him, Sle chose the latter, and solectod Peter G. Gardner, a former bookkeopor of tho Company, whom he retained at a. salary of £2,0U0, tho same he had been recoiving, until Aug. 81, 1878. J. 2; Philo, who had been previ- ously in tho servico of tho Company chietly to mako sales of stack aud collections thereon in the nuighboring States, was likewise employed. by the Astigueo for the purpuso — of restoring ap far as possibio §~— tha stock book and names of tho stockholders, ho boing the most familiar with thia branch of tho Company's business. By his meaus Mr. Upton claims ho hay been ablo to obtain proof of 41700,000 of unpaid stock, and obtain judgments aguinst the stockholdors for a considerable por- tion theroof, Jn such business Philo bag tray- led over a great part of Micingan. Fown, Col- orado, Wyoming, und Utah, encountering the Mont strenuous opposition, and ovon arrest and Bots be and tho Asgignes, it is elamed, have boen = DITTERLY ASSAILED both at home and ubrond, by apeeches and throuch the press, for tho simple reason that they uuflinchingly ondeavorod todo their duty. In regard to the employment of MR, A. N. WATENYAN, Mr. Upton says that ho was omployed by the Company ay its ccunsolor before tho fire, and, having frequently exammed abstracts, was fa. miliar with tho location of tho real estuto of tho Company. Mr. Watorinan, thorefore, by direc- tion of the District Judco, on petition, was op- pointed attorney of the Agsigneo, Suita wero immediatoly instituted against de- Tinqzent atockholdars hero réproventing §100,- 090 of unpaid stork, who clained that by cortaiu conditions, and us the result of tho action of tho Company before Sarlkiuptey, they were released. from thuir reliabiity, and prosecuted to judge meut, Other counsel were also .omployed, Mr, Upton claiming that thia decision would bo re- irded ag setting the Labuity of many othor do- Baquante in othor States, ‘Che answer thon gocs on to specify moro par- ticularly the dutiea in connection with the suits, and the Jabor necessary, Mr. Up- fon also claims that his —_attornoys, Messrs. Boutolle and Waterman, have advanced about $1,700 on bovalf of tho catate which forms ono of tho items ofhisaccount, aud that ho has advauced over $600. IIo also ausorta that he has beou obliged in tho courso of his duties to travel over a largo part of Iowa, Mich- igan, Colorado, and Wyowing, in sottling claims, and has, altogether, devoted one-half bis timo, since bis appointment, to the Company's affairs. In regard to tho treatment of thogo claims, on which & portion bas been paid before tho Com- Pany’s failure, the Assignee pays that there was HEASONABLE CAUSE for the creditors to supposo that the Company was ingolvont, but still it was? a dobataplo quos- tion, ‘'wo mathods were available to recover the amounts thus preforentinlly paid: Ono, to suo tho parties immediately, tho other to caro- fully oxamimo the proofy us made before tho Register, and exclude from a dividend all those whereon any money had beon paid until tha re- maining creditors hud been paid an oqual amount to such proforential payments, Tho lat- te. course, a8 beiug much more economical, was adopted, aud a rulo to that atfect mado by tho Rogister on objections boing filed, : In rogard to the allegation that ho fayorod MR. UW, J. STEWART, and allowed him to cancel his mortgage to the Covmpany, Mr. Upton says that, originally, Stawart gave a mortgage for $40,010 on cortain Juud, bomg for 20 por ‘cant of 4,000 sharcy of stuck On an asscasmont mando after tho fire. to neko up tho other lovsoH, 1.1, Stewart, not willing apparently to pay it, had his stock taken uy ant immediately roiusued to J. 8, Harv 1, Stewart also convoyed to J. 8. Stowart the land previously mortyzaged to tho Company, and the lattér thon executed a noto and morte gage for $80,000 on this sane land, which has sitico boen foreclosed and tho procoeds paid over to tho Company. Suit woe also commonced te recover the balance duo on tho stock, and suno time afterward 9 potition, * Mr. Upto. says, was presented to him, pur- portiug to bo signed by a numbor of ‘tho cred. pia of the Company, aslting that the Stewart laud af'air bo sottied, ropreseuting that the title wa. defective and that mn judgmont against aither of the Stewarts wonld bo of no ‘aval, A tition of like tonor waa then progonted to tha ‘ud,¢, and an order procurod that the Stewarts ehould make ovor tho land with 9 good title to tt: Assignoo and thereupon oll sulty against tuen should bo dropped, Notice was givon to all if they wished to ile objections, and none bo. ug made tho report was confirmed, SR CLARL/ AuAiften Aa : which it was alloged was released without any consideration, is alleged by the defendant to havo been pald by tho snbulitntion of auothor amortguge mado by J. J, Arthur, which included the Wators mortgage, aud which was dono with- out the Aasigaes’s knowledgo or consent. In rogard to the payment of tho judgment against ‘Wators in witnoss' feou, Mr. Upton says that Waters had dono large amount of work for him ju examining abstracts and perfecting titloy, as woll of acting as wituoss; that av ox- examination waa mudo as to Waters’ xoa!l cxtate, but noue was found, and that tho sottlemont was mado finally after notica, with consent of the Judge, Waters haw uover, howoyor, finiuhod bis part of tho ’ Agroomont; and the judgmont? is yot in forco inst bin, : ‘ x : THE NOOKER INDEBTEDNESS 8 0 was alao paid by including tt ius mortgage mado to tho Company by Mr. J.J, Arthur. Afr, Upton aya that Mr. Watorman ontorod hla appoarance for tho Company in some prococdings after tho fire, and that bo signod the tirm name of Bmith, Upton & Wétorman, but without the dofendant's knowledgo or consont; that tho’ mattor was called up at tho timo of his appointmont as As- signeo, and gottlod thon, lr. Upton says that the Iand doodod him by the Stowarte was sold at private salo for abou! $20,000. As to tho allogation that ho old a large nambor of lota on Milwaukeo ayanuo in Juno Jast for grossly inadequate prices, the Assignce donies it ontiroly, or that Mr. Watormann bought any of tho lots. ‘Tho sale roferrod to was mado in Octobor, 1873, and only ono lot was sold, and that to ono of the complainants in the pregont bill for the sum of $90. i ‘Tho Aseignoo algo dontos that largo amounts of FICTITIOUS CLAIMS havo beon allowed, for tho roagon thot at tho timo of his appointmont nearly the whole wero proved up. Ho has‘ ainco, on caroful oxamination, objected to, and caused to be rojected, claims smonnblog: to about $200,000, Somo claims haye been allowed whon thore wero tivo whose policioa corresponi- ed in rogard to numbers, but, it is claimed, that this fs ‘not sufticient avidouce of fraud, It ia aluo donicd that tho bill states tho affalrs of tho Company correctly, tho fact boing that $125,- 619.25 had beon collectod, $40,092.10 expended, and a balanoo loft of $87,410.06. \ It is also donied that anything has ever boon charged for oftico ront in tho defondant's oltice, Ho ocoupted & room on Washington strost o yoar, paying $150 therofor, and thon moved to 88 ‘LaSallo stroot, to bis orn oftico, never having as yet charged any ront therofor, but for which ho intonds to asi somothing, Mr, Uptou also claims, and not unnaturally, that whon a man is asked to take charge of an insuranco business involving 914,000,000, ond covoring in oxtont onc-third tho United Statos, itia hardly roasonnble that bo should bo cou- sidorod or required to bo acquainted with overy suit or know overy transaction, Tiuaily, Mr. Upton claims ho has FAITHFULLY ATTENDED TO HIS DUTY in evory rospect; that bo bas signified his willingness to hear any objections, but that nono havo boon mado, and ho demes that ho has fraudulontly, or for insufictont considerations, or by collugion, compromised claim or failed to prosecute thom. Ho charges that cortain factions craditora havo attempted to gratify their malico on him, and oxccutoe threats provious- ly mado, ‘and thus occasioned tho progant trouble, Ifo therefore aske that the truth may bo ‘nscor- tained, and, as the charges have had a widociren- lotion, that the juagment of the Court may also bo published, that tue wrong done and hindrance occasioned to the collection of claims now in Uitigation may bo obyinted and noutralized ne far 8 possible, and hia intogrity and honesty oatab- lished. ROCKFORD, ILD. Lmprovemonts—Now Kailroad—Water Works—Sturthing Statistics of Pane Pperism and Crime in Winnebago County. Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, . _ Rocxronn, Ill, Nov, 24, 1874. ‘Whatever may bo said of other towns in tho Northwest, Rockford still improves. Businces, during tho present goason horo, as been execl- lent, The manufacturors have found 9 roady salo at remunorativo prices for all tho implo- monts mado ; our morchants speatt of a natisfac- tory trade in ovory line of gooda ; and tho farm- era—tho back-bono of the entire business of tho country—havo realized good prices for their crops, beef, and pork. ‘This profitable season's trado has stimulated business in tho city in the way of improvemonts, 80 that Rookford can boast this year of more substantial and solid structures than in any ono provions year.: Asido from the many fine pri- yato residences built, thero haa been s number of costly factories, machino and paint shops, and Warehouses, crected on what is known hero og the " Water-Powor."” Probably $100,000 has bear expended in this ‘Intter class of buildings alone. RATLMOADS. Rockford's groat drawback horotofore has beon her lack of ratiroad facilities, Located on the Galona Division of the Chicago & Northwestorn Railroad, with no competing line, tho shippers of raw material to Rockford and the manufactured article from it havo had a pretty hard time, and paid cnormous freight bills. ‘Chis tronblo will, [oxever, soon be remedied. A rondia vow being built from this city to Rochelle, Ogle Coun- ty, a distanco of 25 milos. At Rochollo it will Intersect both tho Towa Division of tho Chicago & Northwestern Rajilrond, and tho Ghi- cago & Iowa, or Hinekloy Road, ‘ay it is com- monty culled, hia road is being built by [. E. Hinckley, President of the Chicago & Town Hond,—the citizens of Hocktord ‘aubscribing $150,000 toward its construction. The projec: tors of this rond intond ultimately to continuo it wouth to Mondota, whoro it will again strike another system of roads, leading south, ost, and epst, ‘ho line will also be continne: north, at an early day, to Bololt, Wis. ; thence to Madison, Portage, and into tho pinor- ios. of Wisconsin. With these ronds completed, Roelsford wiil become what she would have beon yoars ago, had not the blind folly of some of her businoss-mon prevented,—a grent ratlrond- centro, ‘The lino from here to Rochelle will bo comploted by Jan, 1, 1875, ‘WATER-WORES, Rockford has adopted the Holly systom of water-worka, and sovoral hundred Inborors fre now engaged in putting down tho pipo in tho streots, building tho engine and pump-houso, and putting in hydrants, Thoso water-worka will requifo eu outiny of $150,000 for their con- struction, To provide this sum, 8 por cont 20-year bonds, to tho amount of €60,000, havo beon issued, which wero wold at par; for tho remaining $90,000, short-time ordors huve been issued, drawing interest. These will bo taken up in a fow yoars, PAUPERISM, ORIME, AND THEIR EXPENSE. Winnobago County Contains mostly a rural population; it docs not havo in it any largo, overgrown city, and, aside from Rockford, has & fow villagps, in all of which lucrative nud stoady omploymont may bo hed, yot, withall its bonutod intolligenco, wealth, and inorality, it presents a startling array of ctiminal and panper atatistics, Ihave been to some trouble to ascortain the cost of criminal prosecutions, timo spont sud taxes paid to support paupors and prosecute crimiools, in tho county during the twelve mouths onding Juno 1, 1874, I could nover have bolieved tho extent to which wo aro taxed untoss Thad seen tho figures, and as sooing is belioving, I give tho figures aud items hero ; ALMBHOUSE, Pafd for supplies, Salary of Kuper Labor on Poor Farm, Medical attendunco. .. Hopaira on buildings... MMiscollancous....+. Total Alms Louse o++..seeeveraee ronvey ee 6$8,000,08 < OUTSIDE PaUrERA, Board of paupora ft int Overaight of outsido poor, ‘Total ontsido....... oeree$ 4,962,99 ‘Total in Almehous, + 8,800,68, $13,269,07 on Tailor, dieting, and fees, $ 1,118,40 Suppliea for jail, ‘su1.ou Te Bo.40 Mediculattendanco, 4538 Conveying crimiual 7.00 Guarding erimingl,..s.sceeeee 63,00 Boarding jurors in’ crimiual cases 11402 Graud-Jury #ervices..seseseeeee 452,10 2,252.40 The Circuit Court was in scasion oighty-ano days, doring which tino sovonty-iivo indictmonta were found against fifty diferout porsons, two- thirda of which wore for liquor cases and riots, ‘Lhe numbor of days of jury-sorvico during the year was: Grand Jury, 264 days, at a cost of $152.10; Potit Jury in Circuit Court, 1,088 days, at a cost of $1,770; Potit Jury in County Court, 192 days, at a coat of 2495.65, ‘Total dys, 1,044; total cost, $2,614.75. ‘hs aturtling array of expenses ‘invurrod to punish crimitiats and take chargo of pau pore, in tho virtuous County of Winno- ago, aTords food for rofloction; and, if thoy aro #0 great in this county, what’ must thoy bo dn Book, end thouo counties contuining large eltlos Nino-tonths of tho pauperism and crino, and | the expense inoldent theroto, is diroutly tracon- blo to Iutemporauce ; and hotoin is anathor slold for thought and speculation on the best moans OF riders tho country of one of its greatout ovily, Winnebago County has reason to bo proud of hor churches, sehoolhouses, and the woalth aud Intelligence of hor Pople but the crimo and auperism provaiting within hor borders aro core E ly something to be heartily ashamed of. OccasionaL, MILWAUKEE AVENUE FIR Furthor Investigation ‘by the Cor- oner’s Jury. Testimony of the Occupants of the ’ Houses, No ‘Conclusion Yet Reached. ‘Tho Coronor's jury in the cago of tho snffoca- tion of the two childron in the Milwaukeo avo- nue firc on Tuesday evening resumed ite inves. tigation yestorday moroing at 605 Milwaukeo avenus, Tho frat witness called was UR, ANTON FEIT, the owner of tho building burned, and tho father of the childron who Jost thoir lives, Ilo said: I owned tho building No, 662 Milwaukoo avonuo, which was burned, I occupied tho bullding Tucaday night, Two other familics lived in tho building ; I connot oall thoir namoa unless I rofor to tho leaso, Thoy ara tho samo partica who occupied tho storo beneath tho hous. I was in bed whon tho firo was first discovered, botwoen 11 and. 12 o'clock, My wifonwakoned mo with the romark, “My God, getup! The house is. on, fro!” I jumped up at onco, rousod tho childron, and pushed them into tho hall. I afterwards grabbod two of tho children in my arma, oud my oldest boy, 14 yonra old, took two othora. My wito took tho baby, and mado for tho frontdoor. I toole the two children I had out by way of tho back door, placed thom in tho yard, and roturnod to the building to sccuro-iho othor two. Tho amoke and heat in tho uppor hall made mo re- treat. Idid not jump from tho stops, nor did I sco. any ono jump; tho eldest boy told mo, howovor, that ho jumped from tho back etops, When cecaping from the, flro myself, Leaw nothing of auy of the mombors of tho other familios. I was visiting during tho early part of tho evening, and returned homo about 10:30, I saw nothing unusual in the con- duct of any of tho inmatos of the house when I cane home, Tho front part of tho basement was occupied by tho partics keeping tho storo, and used for storing coal.” Tho rearof tho basc- mont foccupicd mysolf ass workshop. At the timo of tho fire the roar basomont contained some boards, benches, toole, shavings, and an old-fashioned bureau. I never had any fire’ in the ‘ basoment, or oils of any kind, and never took o lamp in -thore, [ always kept tho doors locked and windows socurely fastened, Thore was no communica- tlou botweon tho front aud back basomonts, I had often acon parties occupying the front, baso- mont enter it attor night, but without a light, I hhad_an insurance of $1,000 on tho building in tho Traders’ Insurance Company, but no insur- guco on the furniture. ‘Iho building cost over 29,000, Irogarded tho building safe from firo, because of its location and_tho fact that I ocou- pied the building myself. - I do not know of the parties occupying tho building with mo packing any of their goods during tho day, I alwayshad troublo in collecting ront for the storo; liad to get a Constable to collect. At tha timo of tho firo the rent was paid up to Doo, 1, Saw a light in tho storo as I camo home, which was an unusual thing. . I looked in tho store-door, romarking, ' Halloo, what is the mattor with my folks, keoping open go Into?” I saw & lamp burning in the storo, but did not coo anyone in there. ‘ho storo was ordinarily lighted by six hanging lamps, Tho lights worse always put aut cntirely upon closiug tho store, excopt this night. Thore were no blinds to the front coora. MNS. MANY FEIT, mother of tho children suftocated, was the noxt witness: Iam tho wife of Anton Feit, and wae living in the building burued the night of the fire, ZX first discoyored tho house — to bo on fro by being choked with smoke. I called my busband at onco, and jumped up and pushed tho childron into the hall, Itook my baby aud started for tho lower front door. A merchant. policeman grabbed mo there and pulled me through the tlames. When T got on the sidewalk I saw tho two womon liviug in the building and Nr. Seligman stauding oppo- site No. 666, Tho women wero dressed as usuul. I spoke to them and asked Mrs. Soligman whore her baby was, Sho replied that she had her baby in that house, pointing to the northwest. 1 told the women that my children, Frank aud Johnny, yorostillin the house, They commenced’ cry- ing, heard o great deal of noizo in the apartments occupied by Haas aud Seligman during the early part of the ovening. ‘Ybey wero walking up and down the ateps, both front and back, a great deal. The commotion continued until I fell aslcop, which waa about Hl o'clock. Whon my husband came in ‘he inquired what tho light in tho store was for. 1 Was not in tho babit of vislting Mrs, Haas or Mis, Ssligman unlous called in. ‘Luey wero in tho habit’ of washing on Monday, but did nov wash last Monday. By attention was called to this by their moving everytinng out of tho attic. At 4 o'clock on tho afternoon t ‘fore the fire tho attio was almost outiroly empty, and up to that timo they had not dono their washing, The stores of tho nttio ordinarily conelsted of wauh-tubs, wash-bolor, a rocking-horuo, clothes-bas.cts, dirty clothos, otc., ote. Ido not know what be- come of tho goods in tho attic, but aw that thoy ad been moved. The parties had a home-made chest of large size in the wood-shed, in the front basemont, before the fire, 1 did not sce them remove it, but, since tho fire, have Jooked for it, and found it gone. I did not in- quiro nbout the frequent rupning up and down tho steps by them on the ovoning of tho fire, I did not see the’ parties tako anything from tho building during tho evening, either bofore or after the fire. Iwent to bed about 11:15, bo- fors my husband.’ I henrd tho noise spoken of after my husband camo home. JULIUS SELIGMAN was tho noxt witnoss: Iam ono of the proprie- tors of tho store burued. ‘The style of the firm is Hans & Co, Ilived over tho store, and oc- cupied tho middie rooms. _ My partner occupied tho rear rooms, My ohild was sick during tho evening, and awakoncd mo by coughing, which wau induced by the emoko in the room. fy wito ead tho chimnnoy or tho stove wassmoking. ‘This was after 11 o'clock, I wont hastily to’ slec; again, being very tired. £ woe awakena du about ton minutes by somo one run- uing up the steps crying “Fire!” I got up and opened the hall door to seo where tho fire was, I found tho hall filled with smoke, I thon called my ates and sald “It is time to got up ; tho hall is all full of smoke." My wifo toox ber baby, and Itook a little git] who was staying withme. In tho hall wo mot Mrs, Foit, and oll went down the stairway to- gethor, Aly partner and hia wifo went down with us. My wifo went to 704 Milwaukeo avenuo and left the baby. Wo wore only partly dressod, I had on pants and shirt, and my wife her night clothing. Iawakencd my partnor by knocking on hisdoor, Idid not take anything from tho room when I came out. I loft-my watch and chain hanging in the room, but havo not sean it since; some of tho firomen must havo stolou it, Aftor the flro I wont into tho building and got a cont, o pale of boots, some clothing of my wife's, a cradlo, feather- bod, and a chest. I did not know what tho gheat contained, but supposed it was clothing, ‘Tho chest was taken to 704 Milwaules avenue, Myself and partnor wore in tho store on the night of tho firo until after 10 o'clock. We had seyon kerosouo lamps burniug until wo closed tho store, Wo hnd_s firo in tho back shop dur- ing the evening, and when I left the storo £ closed it securely, I was called from my work to go up-stairs seyoral timos during tho evening, owing to the sickness of my child. My partnor did not-go up-staiia during tho ovoning until aftor cloting the sore, but ho went out of the sbop about 8 o'clock and romained s short timo, Wo left tha store together at or about 10 o'clock, and both wont to bad, ‘hore waa noth ing in the basamont except somo places of lum- ber und a ton of coal, My partnor had a trunk in the basement. ‘Tho ‘storo was inaurod for £4,000 in St. Louis and Rochoster compantos, Wo did not savo our stock-bool, I put $800 in caah iu the store in Juno tnst, aud sinco thon about &GU0 in goods, My partnor put in the business about $1,650. Wo paid 90 per month rout for tho store and rooms in which wo lived, Eaoh of us took @4 a wook from tho storo to live on, Tho debts-on tho stock amount to about $600, Ido not know tho oxact amount of stock on hand at, tho timo of tho fire, Tho re- ceipty in tho storo ranged from $6 to $50 por day, Hyory dollar mado wa put into stack, Tho stook must have beon worth moro than 88,000, ‘uesday my wife packed » part of our goods with a view to moving, becanio tho two famille did not live together pleasantly, found rooms near by that wo could got, and told her to paek up. I could not got the now rooms for soverul days, awlug to tho: absence from tho clty of the gontleman owning thom. Whon I ot down-atairs the ontire building was In a Binzo. Wo nover looked the baxoment door, It seome to mo that the fire started in the base. ment, but Ido not know how. In coming from tho building, saw nothing of the obildren who Were burned, JON JAAS wan tho noxt witness: Tam.n momber of tho Qirm of Hany & Co, Iolosed the store Tucsdey night about 10 o'clook, While in tho store soyun lamps wero lightod, After closing the store I wentup to my rooms for bed, and my partaor also wont. I'wont up-stalra onco just boforo olosing tho store, but camo down again. I was not out of tho houso after olosing the store, I hada Groin the store during the evoning, but loft it iu a ato condition, Ihave nover had any trouble with my partner, Mr. Seligman, Our wives did not agrea, but quarroled a great doal. told Mr. Bollgman,.on account of theso troublos, that s change must bo made, Soligman then wont im soarch of rooms, and told mo he had succeodod. His wifo commenced packing hor goods tho day of tho firo in‘ordor to move, Tho attic was used for drying clothes. I tad nothing stored up thor, Wo havo always usod koroseno to light tho store. My partner bought two gallons of keroxano of 5 peddler a fow daya before tho flro, which waa atoted under the stairway. Wo ordinarily bought s balf gallon ata time, Wo ataried bus- inosslu June, I put 81,550 in cash in tho storo, and my partnor putin ¢800 in cael, and abou $000 in goods. At tho timo of tho firo there waa from $1,200 to $1,400 worth of hardware in tho store, from $200 to $800 worth of tinwaro, and $600 to $700 worth of stoves. Tho toola woro worth $245, Tho Iabilitioa of tho firm aro about $700. Tho stock at tho timo of the fro amounted to as much as it was insured for, Whon tho alarm of firo was soundod I was asleop, J heard a hoavy knock in tho hall, atid tho cry of “Fire!” Tho knock waa not made upon m: door. Iwontinto tho hall, and found it Mlo with smoke. I got my wifs up, and pnshod hor through tha hall ond down the front stops, When I was noar tho’ front atopa my partnor calicd to mo to help him—ho could not find the way out on account of the smoke, I found him, and helped him out. I then mado a rush to got out mysolf, and jumped down tho stops, I foll on some ons, I suppose to hayo been ono of Mr. Feit's children. { tried to get_my moncy bofora going down-staira, but could not find it. I hod about 860 in my ockets in my room, but had no timo togetit, I was tho last person who cacaped from tho building, I did not save anything, I had nothing on but my stockings, drawors, and shir, when I camo out of the building, and my wifo oscaped in hor night-drosy. After tho ‘firo I romoved sovernl small articloa from the houso, Other articles saw there havo ginco been stolen. Lhe jury adjournod ats Jato hour in tho aftor- noon witliout finishing the investigation, Tho Coroner, carly in the forenoon, discharged tho doad bodies from custody, ‘hoy were handed ovor to an undortaker in the afternoon for inter- ment, Tho examination will bo resumed this morulng. CITY AND SUBURBAN NEWS, “NEW" CORN, JUDOR STEELE DECIDES Nor TO OMANGE THE RULE, Considerable excitement has ben ecroated in commercial circles during the last two days, growing out of tho offorts of cortain interostad parties to got tho word “now” dropped from the rulos governing the inapection of corn now arriving in thts markot. Tho argumonta usod in favor of tho ,chango aro: Firat, tho oxtremoly good quality of the new crop now arriving, and its suporlor condition as respects drynoss and soundness; and, second, tho stablishing of a good wintor market for tho new crop, which would all come hero, if favored by tho amonded rulo, and tho cortainty that the discrimination involved in the term “ now" would sond Jargo amounta to market in Eastern citica, without coming hore atall. These cons sidorations were preased quito porsiatently, by Porgons who went directly to the Board of Tait road and Warchousa Commissioners Wednesday Inst, and, for o timo, it looked asif thoir offorts would bo aucceasful. ‘The Commissioners, oxercisiug their proverbe {al carufulnoss in this as in othor matters, tele- graphed to Inspector Barner a8 to whother such & chango would bo desirable, Mr. Harper ro+ Plicd that it would not, but, on tho contrary, would rosult in confusion to tho dopartmont. On_ this, tho Commissioners dologated ono of thoir Ver beipgens Stoelo—to visit this city, investigate the subject, and change tho rulo if the facts seemed to warrant such action, Judge Rteclo hold ‘thanksgiving Day in Iar- ed offige, whore duriog tho day ho was visited xy a quite s numbor of our lending grain deal- ers, und tho subject discussed nt length, In the aftorncon-ho met J. P. Reynolds, of tho Board of Appoals, and twoot tho inspection force. * After full oxamination of tho subject, Judge Steele deciued that tho change should not bo mado, which decision will bo approved by every ono intorested iu the general good of the market, It was the iaton- tion of the movera for this chango to keop it yory quiot, and get it dono, af possiblo, without tho puolio knowing anything ubout it; but nows- tongers were too sharp for such secrocy, and and Springfield dispatches gavo publicity to tho whole affair. It alsoscoms apparent that the ing tho change ate “short” for tho mouth, and want to tum in the now corn to meet thoir obligations on rogular No, 2. Donlors in No. 2, who already hold largo quantilics, aud aro desirous of buying ali thoy cau, vehemently protest against the change, na it would damage their proporty by lowering tha value of No. 2. Were this change made, it would work infinite mischiof to tho {nspection Department, ay overy shipper would insist ou putting lis in as No. 2, and thera would bea constant domand for the Board of Appeals; tho market would bo dower in ‘consequonce, and tho only advantnga would bo an inereasa of recolpte, which would help tho “shorts” for the time being, aud the owners of warchousos, ho would got storage ratoa on larger quantities than otborwigo, At ia roported that the newcorn is so good that p large Portion of it passes for No. 2, anyov, sud thet thorefore tho word ‘ now" ought to bo stricken out, ‘To this proposition ic is suf- ficiont to roply that thera iy no need of ra- pealing tho rulo for such good grados, white it keops out tlie inferior, which avery ono admits ought to bo done, It algo provents the necossity of cuanging rulou which aro uow so well obaerved that the groatoat satisfaction is felt in tho ontiro inspection Bye tom; and in convorsation, yestorday, Mr. Reynolds, ‘of tho Board of Appeals, re- marked to Judge Bteole that tho ’ syx- tom at prosent worked so satisfactorily that it roflected great credit on the Chiof ; whilo the Judgo roplicd that, 80 smooth woro the workings of tho departmont, that thoy would havo no knowledge of auy inunecticn at all, but for the monthly reports of Inypoctor Harper, ——_-—_ TEMPERANCE, MEETING OF THE THE DRUNKARDS' REFORM OLUD. Tho Reform Olub of Drunkards, organized under the auspices of tho Womon’s Tomporance Socloty of Illinois, Wednesday ovoning, aceupicd the room in the Mothodiat Uburch Block Inut evoning which has.been taken up during tho previous days of the week by the Gospol Tom- Pperanco meotings conducted by Francis Murpby and Miss Frances Willard. Robort O. Rankin, an inmate of tho Washingtonian Home, and President of the Reform Olub, ocoupied the obair, A largo number of his companions in the shelter, who claim to bo vow thoroughly ro- formed, ocoupicd soats in ono part of tho room, apart from tho Iadios and xentlemon, many of whom aro kuown as groat workers in the tom- Porance cause, ‘Tho Nov. Mr, Glondenning, not tho gontleman from Jersey City, offered up 4 yoty earnest prayer, giving thanks to God for the auccess of the temperanco cause, Upon tho introduction of the Chairman, ONARLES COPriNegn, whose genius turns upon history, addressed tho club, In addition to the little speech oxpressiva of bis quondam depravity recited by bim Wednes- day evoning, he said he visited tribe of In- dinny in tho carly days of the gottlotmont of tha West, Thoy wero called ' sfandamy," and wero 2,200 in numbor, After tho lapue of five years ho visited tho tribe again, and, owing ta tho of- fect of ovor-indulgonce in liquor, their uamo might well bo changed fron “Maudams” to * Damnedmon,” for thoy were roduced to 600 in number, parties desir- UENRY OLATKE, introduced by tho Chairman uy one of his old avgocintos, gavo a vory graphic dosctiption of his experlonce, Ha had boon 2 degraded drank. ard from tho timo of tho cholora until Septem- bor, 1807, when a good Samaritan took him to a charitable institution, the Washingtonian Homo, Ho ued to haven littl hell of his own, aud care riod it round with him and all tho imps of dark- nosa attonded him in his travols, io hou ro- formod, and tho conseqnonco has been incalcula blo good to himaelf and hie family, Whore hun- for, want, misery and despair onco oxisted—in bia humble homo—now, thant God, exist peace and plonty, Ho haa himuolf, in ‘soven years, gained 450 mon oyor to the practice of abs atinouco, A boardloss youth named YAUWELL thrust his exptrtetice upon the audience, Ho hadn't muoh oxporionce in drinking, but nsod to copy tho oxamplo of his Gorman: frionda, aud drink Inger-beor, It did not bring him down much; he could not show any such brilliant record an tho friends around him but novortho. Joss ho didn’t like lagor. If thoro was any man Present who was fond of Inger, shut down on him,"—monntog that the man shontd shut down on beer, His fathor was an old Puritan, and ho was proud of him; and he was fond of hte mothor, too, Tho ladles looked approvingly on tho youth, FRANK MURPHY, the once notorious rbprobate, whoso conduct whilo bonstly intoxicated a8 ho rolled along tha Btreots of tho town in Maine in which ho lived shooked and terrifiod the poople, and who fa now reformed, in tho absonco of othor speakors, filled the gap, Ho oxprossed his groat aotistac ton with tho progress of tho cauae, ‘Thor ef- forts wero bearing good fruit. te was plensing to nolo the groat number who Lave signed the . Hore GG. A, Sleoper, who prenlded at tho harmonium, stompod on soveral of the podals, thoreby cro- ating a discordant whino which a little discon- certed Frank Murphy, and brought a smilo to many of tho long-drawn, sorrowful-looking: facos among tho roolpionts of shelter at the Home. Tho intorruption ovor, Mr. Burp Spoke of his Thanksgiving dinner. Io lind had ahearty meal. Thon ho reforred to bis absont children in pathotic tones. Concluding with a. dash of poctry, Mr. Murphy repeated a hymn, which brought tho mooting to a oloso, ——— SOUTH SIDE GAS, THE COMPANY'S LAST TRICK ON THF PUBLIO. According to promise, the Gas Company has procecded to isauo to tho rosidents of the South Bido a supply of moro atrocious gas than evor beforo, A groat many peoplo thought they could not do any worso than thoy had done, but it scoms that tho Company has roduced tho soionco of gas-mixing to sucha fine point that it can doliver 09 parts of air to 1 of gas. This is about tho mixturo that provallod south of Eightoonth streot Wednesday night. As it es- eaped from tho gas-burnor in a lighted condition it rominded ono of the “otoud with 9 silvor lin- ing,” often spokon of, boing an opaquo body, with agort of bright fringe around the edges. It gave about 58 much light asa picco of punk in acoal-coltar, and oxcopt that it tortured tho oyes with its sointillations, thus furnishing am- plo Opportunity for forcible convorsation, might ‘a8 well havo boon turned off altogothor. Although pooplo had beon watned about it, vory fow lad propared for tho darknoai, and tho night it camo on it created quite s conatornation. Tho stores on ‘Twenty-socond stroot and olso- where were the groatest sufforors, Toso do- pend Iargoly on tho ovoning trade to awoll thoir day's eales into somothing liko profitable propor- tions, and whon night camo, aud only o blue splutter and wheezo ensued on touching tho match to the burnor, tho anxious donlera mus- tered up their mout poworful adjectives, aud rushed outfor candles, Clorka wero sot to grop- ing in tho odd places for old kerosone lamps ; black bottles wore brought out to do service a8 candlo-stioks, and protty goon tho stroot put on a dim, religious light. A glancointo tho shops at this timo revoaled 9 disptay of oxpedionts as hoterogencous as Volstaf’s army. ‘horo were Inmps of oll kinds, candles of all grades, Flam- boaux, tapors, dips, and Jantoros. In the billiard-rooms silence reigned, oxcopt in one or two casos whore ambitious amatoura wore to bo seen moving around in tho dusk chasing tho nimblo balls. People coming out to buy their supply of tho noxt day’s sustenance, cub tho matter short, and hurried home, Dry-goods purchasors could not tell bluo from green, or cotton from silk, and wont off disguste: The anloons wore well filled, for, no mattor how dark it ia tho customer of this sort of ostablishmont has no difloulty in finding that oritice whoroin ho stows his liquid comforts, ‘Thoy ant around tho tables in tho dark room, and told storics aud roared for moro drinks, and frightonod tho passers-by, and genorally passed tho time in good followalip, made more noisy than usual by tho prevailing silence, As for tho podostrians, they did not need tho stimulatiug noise to add to their approon- slong, or to hurry them home, Tho stresta woro dork, and to thoir imaginations burglara snd footpads lurked bohind every treo! and 1m every dari alloyway. Moat poople venturing out car- ried good stout bludgeons, but all good peoplo woro safely at homo by 9 o'clock. - Within, bata; doprivot “of the usual evoning purst.ud Zor lac! of light, ...oy foll to telling stories of dire omens, and roninisconces of tho days aftor the great fire, whon candles wero abundant, and armies paraded around cvory dwolling-houso equipped with fowling-picces, broad-nxos, and othor fear- ful weapons, ‘Thoso uarritives woro tho natural result of tho coincidence of the circumstances, By 10 o'cluck tho streots wore quict and desert- ed, the glimmoring lights wero only to bo acon in tho enloons and iu tho occasional streot-cara, Dwellings had lost thelr individuality, and were only piles of dead stono and mortar, showing their outlines in tho. dim twilight, Night had settled down for good over tho gaslesa and som- bre residenco-quarter of tho South Sido. pea eae GENERAL NEWS, Hepworth Dixon will dolivor a lecture in Far- well Hall Monday evening undor the auspicos of the Lakeside Lecture Courao, Subject, Tho Now Gorman Empire.” A milkman’s horse that would not evon Iny his ears back if the boso at a fira wero to burat un- der his nose, took fright yesterday and ran away on meoting a cow. Michael McDonald, the doubly indicted, show- ed his senco of thankfulnoss yeatorday by ponnd- ing a mon at tho corner of State and Madison strocfy, Tho namo of McCarry's successor isnot known, Joseph Donoghue, a boy 11 yoars old, living at No, 150 North Jofforson streot, had one of his tocs cut off by tho Northwostorn cars yoaterday afternoon, noar tho corner of Hubbard and Jof- foraon strects, At the Nowsboys’ Homo, Thanksgiving was colebrated with turkey and plum pudding. A Thanksgiving offering was received by the “Homo” of $67.48 from the Union Park Con- gregational Church. ‘Tho gentloman who was attempting to cajolo one of theterra cotta dogs at Parmelco's barn Inut night, stated in confidenco to his wife whon ho got home that the turkeys at those down-town reataurants never agroed with him—nothing ile home-cooking after all. A smart little boy, who may yot live to got out an injunction against tho Board of Trade, sup- ports his widowed mother in comfort, if ‘not in afllucnes, by going round suburban streets and hooking tho morning papers from the doorsteps of subscribors and aolling thom on tho cars at 4 cents each, A Van Duron street saloon-kooper has got beor down to 8 conts a glags, and "liquors" to fivo, ‘*Yoost you seo mit his bier-ginss," stated an of- Aciul of tho Protoctive Union, “und if you Rot more bier a8 you got by pouring somo froth round¢ a thimblo in your fingors, don I shake you for tho drinas.” Tho fathor of tho wifo of tho ongincor who was killed at tho accident on the Hyde Park dummy a few days ago, yeaterday mado’ applica- tion to Coroner Stophons fur the offocts of the deceased, consisting of $17 in money and a gilyor watch. Tho application will bo furthor consid- erod this morning. ‘ Tho forthcoming concert to bo givon undor the auspices of Mr. Pratt, Doc, 23, will ba doyoted to tho bonollt of tho Foundlings' Homo, Tho noxt rehearsal will take place this ovoning at Roed’s Lomplo of Musio, and s full attendance of the Indies and gontlomen belonging to tho chorus is royuostod, Mrs. Angelina Smith rocontly asked Mfr. Edwin Smith how it was that he got home go late at nights, and thero was always cholk on his coat- leaves. Why, my doar,” he replied, * you soe our lodgo of tho ¥. M. O, A. uns started a night- school for tho nowsboys, and chaliing up sums on the black-board, you know; don't you seo, darling ?” : So great has boen tho domand for tickots to tho formal opouing of Farvyoll Mall for Saturday evoning a to ontirely oxbaust tho aupply, AH no ono will he admitted without a ticket, and not wiahing any to Lo disappointed, they have arranged fora aceond mooting Sunday ovoning, whon Jobn Y. Varwoll will prosido and make an address, followed by tho Rov. 0, H. Fowler, D, Dj, of Evanston, and athors, ‘Tho ‘halt will nat bo ticketed for Sunday evening, and tho tule, first como first served, Will bo carried out, Doora will opon at 7 p, m, 1 BARDIERE DI outgAgo, ‘ony Burehacd, an artlatot the lather-brush and razor, who was very popular hero somo twolyo years ayo, but had for the past docade boon Jn Culiforuin, returned thence yoatorday, ‘Tho family wore at their Thankegiviug dinner whon he roachod bis home and rushod in, For a moment ho stood undooldod, and ay if tholr faves wore strange to him, thon, darting bobind his futhor's chair, ho twiued tho old man's yon. erablo fuco upward, seizing his paront by the noso for that ¥ ono, and crying, “Father, your blogsing | Noxt! fooned in an excoss of emotion and affection, After le had spont fome hourain tho bosom of bis family, Mr, Burobard wont down to Olark streot to s¢o his old acquaintances of tho anto-belium days. His professional manner caused no little surprise amid ls wide clrclo of friouda, ' Jiggor me to glory, said ono gontloman, "if that {a uot Tony. J bog your pardon, slr," no gaid,- walling up to tho ro- turned Galltornfan, “ but {8 not your name Bur chard?" © I romomber your.voico, sit," repliod Mr. Burohard, + but your faco ia not famillar— stay,” and, soating his friond on achair with a zeal that mado sparle fly trom tho gold filling of his teath, bo wrenchad his oad baok, almost dislo- cating his nook, peorod 9 momont at the faco thus prosonted In a (to him) uataral position, suppressed the remark, * Rottle'f our Vigerator —only dollar,” avd Cxclaimad, “Jimmy, y'old snoozor, ain't budgo killed you yot?” Thonf- focling scone way witnoysed’ by govoral promi- nent citizons, and at ity couclusion thore was herdly o dry tumbler in the room, THE TRADERS’ AND BT. LOUIS, Whon Tue Trrnuye a fow days ago informed ite roadors that the Tradors* Insuranco Company had notilied 8 Gonoral Agent at 8t, Louls to congo doing business in that city, aa thelr Into fire bnd domonstrated that 1t wad loss scoura thnn Onicago, maoy thought it was morely a good joke, ‘Tho fact, howover, that the lotior waa sont ia truo, as will-bo soon by tho follow- iug reply of the Gonoral Agent of St. Louls : . Br, Louis, Bo, Nov. 25, To, J. Simlth, Brn, Secreiaryg, Not NOW Bb, 187A, Dean Sin: d havo your favor of the 230 tn nd, Whilo J fool deeply grateful to you for your sympathy in Ufa our hour of trouble, and would a deonly re. gret your decision to withdraw, I can seo that tho tituation Is not an unmized evil, Of course loyalty (othe National Board (I havo never been guilty of using 3 little n ora little bin writing that uame—no Such Inck of venoration about mo) loaves no course open but to withdraw, This action, if I rightfully intorpret the practico of your compeora in’ Ghleage Recesaarlly ‘involves ‘tho hunting up an Fenowal “for a year in advance, of all business in the ks BO at you can presorvo your loyalty unblomished, and your promlumsocolbts unimpaired, This action also in~ Volves s return, ko the coming back of tho Prodigal Son, you know; and if thero is one thing I Ike to do better than ‘apy other thing, it is to leill fatted calves." Wo aro-all anxiously looking for tlo visit of tho big guna, and thotr report will bo eagerly recelvod. But 1 don’t seo how a» picco of Bhnler’s ovorcoat can roplace our burned tarpouling, unlces ho isa very Great man, If the mattor of withdrawal aesumes serious dimon- sions, sooner than s00 the companies go wa. will “'minglo our tears with the torrents” until we have enough of a water-aupply to giva harbor to the whole lok of "om, Reapocttully, o, —-—_. CRIMINAL RECORD, ORIMINAL counT, Judge Booth—Ths Criminal Court has not boon in session for the past tro daya, but will conyeno this morning at 10 o'clock, 3 ‘ JUSTICE COURTS, Tustico Scully—Goorgo Williams, arrested for highway robbory in knocking down Richard Bon- dor and taking his watch and chain, hold to the Criminal Court in bail of §1,000.—John Allon, arrested for disordorly conduct ; continuad till to-day in bail of $200.—Jobn Spoo, orrosted for digordorly conduct ; continuad till to-morrow in bail of 8200.—Philip Murta, arrostod for vagrao- oY; continued till to-morrow in bail of $200.—Jn- jus Erbort, arrested for recolving stolon pro) erty knowing the samo to liavo boon atolon; hold to tho Criminal Court in bail of $500.—Daniol Wakeflold, arrested tor assault wit intent to do bodily injury ; continued till to-day without bail, Justice Boyden—Kichard Roborts, Bonjamin Jones, and Joshua Davia, arrested for assaulting B. Trayhom with intent to do bodily injury ; fined $30 each.—Josoph Crokan, arrested for drunken and disorderly conduct ; ‘continued till to-day in bail of $300.—O, Y. Snoll, arrested for gbiainiag monoy undor false protenses from Robort Parry; continued till to-day in bail of $300.—William Brown, arrested for robbing J. O, Stuck of a pocketbook containing 282; held to the Oriminal Court in ball of $700.—Daniol Rock, George and Edward Baxtor, arrested for the burglary of Schosnfeld's’ dry-zoods atore on tho North (Wide, continued till Deo, 6 in bail of $8,000 ench.—Joromiah Stedman, arrested for disordorly conduct ; fined $15.—Louis Ludwig, atreated ono warrant for disordorly conduct, satanced, to tha Bridowoll for thirty days and ne . ‘MISCELLANEOUS, A frock coat was stolen from ® stand in front of J, Cohen's clothing-stora, No. 111 Wout Mad- ison street, Wednesday afternoon, Charles Sticknoy waa arrosted last evening on complaint of N. J, Potrio, who alloged that ho stole his overcoat, Tho prisonor wag locked up in the Armory, Some thief entored the barn of Jacob Wulff, at 76 Hastings strect, Wednesday afternoon, and stole fourteen grain-bags, two blankets, and somo other articles, Tho room of Edward Watson, at No. 111 West Washington atroot, was ontered by a thiof Wednesday afternoon, during tho absenco of the owner, and a suit of clothes valued at $50 stolon. William Adama waa acousod by J. P. Bopor, of No. 775 South Caual street, of the thott of s horso and bugay, and was arrested by Ofticor Jamieson avd locked up in the Armory yestey- day afternoon, 3 Mrs, Jacob Haas, of No, 32 West Erie streot, reported at Madison Streot Station, yesto:day attoruoon, that a son of Mr. Johnouon, of No, 73 North Green stroot, entered hor house and stolo & pocket-book containing $2, An ofiicor was sont in search of tho lad, Officer Bauhan arrested James Lawlor, s Porter at the Palmor House, last evening, on tho charge of representing himeolé as a Polies oilicor during tho progress of a row on tho streot. Lawler resisted the arrest, and was taken to the Armory after 2 s9""'9 tuuslo, YestordayaftornoonLouiss —_willorand G. P. Barth engaged in a fight at the curner Qf Arnold aud Eighteonth streets, and tho former caused hostilities to congo by throwing 8 atono on the Inttor's head, ond inflicting a sovere and dangorous scalp wound, ‘The parties aro rival grocers iu the vicinity above mentioned, and have boon ongagod for n long time iu unfriendly competition, “ Stagmilior and his wife wero Srestad—the latter for intorforiog with on oficer, Aloxandor Atken arrived here yeatorday from Cass ‘County, Miohigan, with a lot of pouitry for solo, and hired David Ourran, an expressman, to haul it from tho Central dopat to persons who had purchasoa it. Tho load was disposed of, snd tho proceeds Of tho ealo, 8700, wore recolved by Aiken who foolishly allowod Curran to take tho pocketbook con- taining the movoy. ‘Tho latter took tho Pocketoook and protonded to place it in a side ockat of Aiken's coat, but the Granger says he id not do wo, and that he put it in his own pocket instead. Officer Brown's services wero called into requisition, and Curran was arrestod jngt night and locked up in the Armory to await @hoaring. ‘Cho money was not recovered. A atylishly-dreased young Gormannamed Will- iam Klein was arrosted last evening by Oficor Bock, on the complaint of Christ Bohr, @ satoon- Koeper at No. 203 South Clark streat,’ Tho lat- tor’s room, over hits piaco of business, was anter- ed at 6 o'clock Inut even and $85 and a gold | watch and chain stolen, Kloin was about the saloon Wadnosday night, and Bohr botiovos that hho was thero for the purpose of laving plana to robhim. He states that the prisoner Las beon in the Bridewoll aud tho County Jail for stoaling, aud was once observed in a room “of Bohr's parinor undor suspicious clroumatancos, and just boforo the Intter was robbed of a considerable sum of money and some valuables, Io also states that Kloia dacs nothing but hang around waloons, and lead agay life, The young man is olegantly gotton up in the finest garmonts; bo had two fine silk handkerohiofy in his pookets, and ono around his neck, a gold chain and an oreide watch, a huge Paato-diamoud stud in a glosuy shirt-bosom, 3 stunning nocktic, the Iatoat hat, and, ‘In fino, other adornments which stamped him ag on gay gentleman of _ loisuro, When soarohod, thore wero found inthia pockets a glittoriug dirk-lmifo, suggestive of a sauguin- ary person; a lot of railroad-conductors’ chooks, cards bearing tho names of soyoral Boston fo- matos, €8 iu cnrroncy and silver, aud somo small articles of jowelty, Nouo of tho atolen proporty was discovered about him, Ho insist- od upon tho production of a warrant, but his ac cusor's prosence was deomod suilloiont to con~ sign him to @ coll in tho Armory, aud ho waa locked up, — . PERSONAL, ‘The Right Hon. Hugh G,'I', Childers, of Enge land, fa ot tho Palmer Louse, J.N. MoOnllough, Vica-Proaidont of the Ponn- sylvania Contral Nailroad, is at the Grand Paolito, Tho Mon, G, A. M. Injoncrante and Col. G, Of, Parkinson, of Washington, D. O., aro stop- Ping at the Tremont House, ‘Tho Toledo delegation of Knights Tomplar will striva in this city thie morning, on thoir way to Now Orleans, “Choy will bo eccompanied by tho Chicago delogation. MOTEL ARRIVALS. Palmer House—D. L, Shaw, Jr, Now York J.T. Galbraith, Now York; MH. Gt Brush, Now York; John W. Davia, Battiinora; J, Brouuton, Hanulton, Ontario; W.A. Fistor, Milwaukoo; L..0, Duff, Dotriot; A. B. Chileon, Lima, Poru; John W. Williams, Enelaod; George Judd, Springiold, . «+ « Grand Paciic—G, B. Rindrod, Bratnard, Minn, York; Uarvey ‘Taylor, Philniolphiay “B, N, Johnson, Todinnapoliss J. Ny Modullongh, Brttabure A, W. Groonloaf, Now York George O. Kimball, 8&, Josoph; Jobn .d, Baldorator 5 Baltimore; TE. Enbort, South ‘Bond. wee Sherman House—Tho ton, Tosoph Vilas, Mant towoo; tho Non. Thomas M. Conway, Washings ton, DG: WB, Vance, Racine ; "A, Doage, Fulton ;_ John L. Custor, Rochester + Jolin Q, Hanley, Detroit; ML Sondboim, Now York +E win Groono, Now Havon; Quarioa XR, Truox, Now York. . < . Dremont House—N. 0. Dov, Denvor, Colorado; John: J, Flom:ng, Burling: ton; O.J. Mahar, Donvor ; 8, If, Flowora, Bane nington ; 0. 0. Wormer, ‘Detroit Th Taylan a id: MG, Hontford, Alilmauko,” "7 Auroras W. We —-—__. “SUBURBAN, : WINSETRA, Tho firet of six musionl, dramatio, ‘and Itorat entertainments will bo bold at Acndomy Hall, Winnotka, this ovoning, for tha benoit of tho Winnetka Library Association, An ate tractive programmo las boon Prepared, consist {ng of instrumental duets, vocal solo by Mra, Cotton, songs and | chorus, and roadingn by Mr, EK. J. Martyn, 0! icaga, in costume, togot! with other interesting oxordlses, ar + ELGIN, Tho Chicago & Pacifio Rallrond Company com monced laying fron yosterday on tha’sacond di- vision of their tino wost from. Elgin, and wit push the work vigorously. Tho iron and all tht moverial Decessary for the worl is on the ground and under tho ehini J. ¥ . tractor, and will welaid rapidly, Tres? 9 com tH. P. Loe, Now: 8, Oheapor Then You Can Make Thi om. Beautiful embrotdored chomiees, $1.0, usually soll $2.60; One ombroidered slitrts, $2.75, usually $4; and night-drcases, $1.75, worth $2.75, are somo of the ro x rata on ae tn Now York Boro, 284 ond 28) Pianos for Cash, ‘A fow inatrumenta that havo been rentod nd bul Hilo used ean be bonght atRood's rompla of Buslo, a RS ‘Von Buren stroot, at tho Vory lowest paniq —_—-_____ It Behooves Every in who cares to economize, to ray the ae ‘York diy goods store, 284 and 286 Wost Madison street, a viail before buying shoes, ‘They will rything one-third Tees, and tasuy: tn ey ay thee selves at great bargalde, at half ehoetiey prgeqt io —_— DEATHs, - ATINES—Nov. 95, 107, Mary 3 of, Hugh finer aod yon, Vm ae ae eyes Funeral will’ ako plica' from hor late sou ez og Gntona Det “ate renali ty Noe oh by ahrelagea Fonds ofthe family aro Havitad to attends: os20% Ms Wot y $52 Wost Van Buron-at., of typhcid’ mars Bed Eliza A. Patterson, agod 63 yoars and 10. months, mitt Fomaina will bo takod to Buifalo, NeW for inter wif % THIELORE—At hia fesldonce, 944 (formorly 98) Oale tte, on the 2th inat., Ae a Eapland in tho Gath your oF trees ee, or Eatin a fonaral will tak Pi sao akevplacs from ls lato restdonco om Bat OAN—Nov, 28, at th cae hn of ht Nolice of funeral wilt be annannend hereatinr, PERFUMERY. TH OELEBRATED \ Phaion’sCereus (NB, Phalon’s Flor de Maya ‘ 5 Morse’s White Rose, Morse’s Wood Violet, Morse’s Paphian Bouquet, Morse’s Dedication Bouguet, Excol in Aromatio qualities, whila in. FRESHNESS an¢ CONCENTRATION of choice flower odors thoy aro wd rantod to surpass tho most colebrated English and French manfacturos, | Wholesale by VAN SOHAAOK, STEVEN: y HOE DENSON € ELD, “Sold by all Druggiste and Not __ CATARRH GURS, TOWNE’S UNIVERSAL Catarrh CURE. USED INTERNALLY. ‘A most wonderful e . all Wholesalo and Rorsn Draseeepcemedy. For ale by VAN BOHAAOK, SELVIENSON & REID, Genorat An AUCTION SALES. Sonera nA nie By ELISON, POMEROY & CO, Our Regular Weekly Sale of Farvitare, Household Goods, Ete, FRIDAY MORNING, Nov. 97 at 95 o'clock. A lar 8 ook af Naw aud Sccond-uand Vursitame ekarss, Oe Pets, Blankets, Mattresses, ‘and a larco stock of Cisnoral forobandiso. SLISON, BOMEROY & COs Anctionoors, Bland e6 Randotphst, Special Closing Sale OF BEAUTIFUL FRENCH BRONZES, Marble Figures, Vases, &c, ‘Messrs. PANDOLFINIA & OO,, to cloro partnorabi, ‘will mako « Special Auction Salo” sid On Friday Afternoon, Nov, 27, at 2 oblck, AT THE SPAOIOUS STORE, NO. 180 STATE-ST. Entire catalogue on exhibition Friday morning. ‘ronoh Hrinzos, Marblo Figures, Alsba-ter Statuary, cativaly nov dealgus, iuvortad on 200. OMACLISON, BOSEROY & COs, ‘attetioudore. By GEO. P. GORE & CO., 68&70 Wabash-av. ~ AT AUCTION. SATURDAY, NOV. 28, AT 9:30 O'OLOOK, 100 Decorate | Toltat Sets, Mora:os W, G. Crockory, 45 cases chs x (a } Aiscol unelsimed frofght from the ralload warehouse, Household Furniture, LOOK OUT FOu THIS LARGH SALE, Suita, Jf marta aa rood top Chamber Sots, Bodsteads. 7 walnut Bares (60 washstands do. 40 marblotop Tables. BS What-Nots., 40 walnut ee TAS kor, Bata Laungent Hook-caves, Sltrors, Waedrohes, Taty Bofas, Lounge ‘Ollicu Hoks, Show Onsav. Outlor Ga dual Matt easetyarlor BtOvOS, Bloor Oii-Clodk oe Platad-Ware, At to'clnck, DOUBLE OUTTER-HARNES! A5 SINGLE mi P. GORE & CO., austen By Wil. 4, BUTTERS & CO., AUOTIONEERS, AT SALESROOMS, 108 EAST MADISON-ST, EGULAT SATURDAY SALE HOUSENORD, GOODS, FLANOM EA NOOK y PLAY, A Lange VALLE TY UL“ OTE GOUDS, ANI UDAY MORNING, ar 936 O'CLUOK. CLOTIUNG, HOSIERY, GLOVES, DRY GOUDS, BOOTS, SHOU TEAS AND FURS, NUESDAY MORNING A'l 93g O'ULOUI, FURNITURE, CARPETS, STOVES, FORTES, CROCKERY IN OVI LOTS, SDAY MOANING et OOM DRY GOODE, WOOLENS, AND OLOTIING. THURSDAY MORNING ANY Dg O'CLUUK. ROCKWELL, WILLIAMS & CO, Auotioncors, 204 and 203 Euat Madlson-st. Saturday, Nov, 28—9:30 A. M,, ‘Wo will soll ovor 500 articlos of Furniture aud Honsetold - Goods, eluding, fino edium Parlor and Chamber note, Hicleding fine and medion, Parlor, apd Chamber gate Garpets, Ii'a. tn., 1ou Couk aud tonting Ntaves.. idime a Planofortus, alanog wf a bankrupt stuck of tlhe Gold and Btlvor Jowalry ami Viatod Wara. By LEONARD & CO.,, 86 EB. WASHINGTON-ST. (Opposite Hield, Loltor & Co.s). / Opening Salc. NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE . CARPETS, STOVES, ETO,, OaSATURDAY Nav. 2s a 900,105, ab aslosoom af Bbovo. A lara assortmout Parlor, iInin; m1 Kitohen Turullure; Elegant Waluut Chamber Sots, ole gaan Parlor Bulvoe a varity of aiyloey Carpets in tart gtyy Uihca Das Fenoy Obairs, maT Ne wold without Elsie, etn sios RG eh tege eoani aus