Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 28, 1874, Page 1

hicage Dailp VOLUME 28, CHICAGO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2%, 1874---TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 98, CHAMPAGNE WINES, THE LEADING BRAND OF THE TIMES. Tt ——— T e e e SILVER AND PLATED WARE, TIFRAY & 00, Having completed their new worlks for tho manufacturoe of Plated Waro, are now pro- ducing, by improved processes, ware supe- rior to any bofore offorad. Boing made of tho beat hard white matal end SILVER, SOLDERED IN EVERY PART, it is almost indestructiblo by use. Tho forms ero dosignod with referenco to real sorvico, and tho nrnnmentation is free from the showiness that usually distinguishes plated from silver ware, the groatest cars having been taken to produce artioles to moot tho wants of tho best city trado. In ordor to make room for a completo atoock of the above goods, their stock trom English ani othor makers will bo sold at roduced pricev. Photographs of articles, or caroful releo- fions from stock, will be sont on approval. TIFFANY & CO. also vall attention to their stock of TABLE OUTLERY, from the best 8hoMeld makers, Silver Bridal - Gifts, The Gorham Company, BuvenouITs, ReTaBLISRED IRL No. 1 Bond-st., N. X, Rich Bridal Gifts---Testimonial Pleces---Fam- iy Silver---Forks and Spoons.--Services for Tea, Dinner, Lunch, &e., &c.,of Sterling Purity only. Those dosirons of obtalning a ticles of Bolid Silver, bearing the Gorbam Starling Stamp {Lion, Anchor, and the lottor G-, wh ab is & positive guarantes of purity, may do o through the leading Jewelers of this elt) upon torms as Iavorable a3 11 eblalned Irom the Gorbam Com. panydlrect. 6 (Toulet 8:0° REIMS T LT L ARUIDS SONS, Solo ASemts, INO. 42 'VES‘.E'S_S;ST-, INEW YORE. RIBDORNS. Rilibons &t a Sacrifice AT TOR GRELT WEST SIDE DRY GOCDS HCUSE. CARSOL, PIRIE & CO. Madison and Peoria-sts., Are offering soveral Job Lots of Ribbons at from s quartor to half tormor prices, among which nre the following: 1,000 g_l‘ocus Gros Grain nnd Watored Col- ored Ribbons, 1% 1nches wide, at 10 cta v, 600 macos do., 8 103 inches wido, nt16cy.d. 1‘3:1 réiuces do., ) to 3x inchos wido at 25 s yd 700 ‘pieces Tich Colorad Moire Autique Ribgnnu, 34 to 3¢ inches wide, jmported 1o sell for §1, for 85 and 30 ots yd. Rich Blaok all-silk 8ash Ribbons, 50 cts yd. Black, all.sfllr, Gros Grain 8ash, 7 hmguu wide, for 60 gts ya, worth S1.10, Assorfed Job Lot Colorod and Plaid Sash ibbons, 4 thagd. 870 Colorad: Windsor Ties nt 15 ots each, Tho Richost and Finest Assortment of Lia- dios’ Fanoy Bilk Ties in the civy. Loreo masorimont Ladios S Maffiors, from B0 ots upwards, RICH AND STYLISE NILLINERY AT POPULAR PRICES. Tonthers, Flowers, Untrimmed Hats, end all Millinery Gooas, st closa profits. NEW PUBLICATIONS. Major Allan Pinkerton's THRILLIG, INTERESTING VOLUME! 15th Thousand in Press! “ The ehronfele s admirably written ; Aus all the meril, i v ith ih 40 far as (n arest yoes, o ihe addltional merit of Ueing a grouving of fuc ZBuston Travellar, Pinkerton’s Detoctive Stories, “The Brprossman and the Defeotive ! BY ALLAN PINKARTON. Deautifully Ulustrated with oumerous full-baga ongrav- tngs by Earlto, Boand In richly-decoratoa cloth,_with and_gold_ornsmentation. _Pricc, 81,60 per donce of tho great popularity of Maj, Pinkerton Tat_ucarly Ten Thousand Conica of T Ex« presmunnn and the Detective?? weresold bofate the book was_publishod. Such a racoption was novor boiore nnwn tn_tho annals of book_publishing, “ToAL tus 8alo ol Alaj, Pinkerton's urat book will reach HOTELS. % WILLARD’S HOTEL, * WASHINGTON, D. C. First-class in every particular and the largest hotel at the Nationsl Capital, Refurnished throughout; olevator, elsctric bells, ete. Col. J. F. CAKE, Proprietor, TREMONT HOUSE. Rooms from $1 to $2 per day, JAMES COUOH, Propriator, A, HULBLIVT, Mauagor, EASHIONABLE Foenirure. W. W, STRONG FURNITURE CO, 266 & 268 Wabash-a e LADIES' COMMISSION BUREAT, LADIES' COMMISSION BUREAU, 24 Rue du 4th Soptembrs, Parls, €3 Chestautst,, Boston, Mass, Undor the diraotion of MISS. H E WINSLOW For the Transmistion of Commisston 1o ! don or Farie, - \° "0 trom Lane Miss Winslow Intands establistiing $ho " Commisvlon Burean™ in this cit $oses tho lades uf Ghicagoat hor Uy won n Honnata from (he leading by Dec, tb, at 43 Wacron-av. Ladles baving comminions by leaving thew as ot DISSOLUTION NOTIGES, DISSOLUTION. THE FIRM OF SCHANZLIN & CHRISTMANN 2 o o s b . ioar Hubey-at, 1a il Scurar ‘o favar To thts day dissoleod by mutasl cos Hormana Fohauzlin rotices frum amid firm, Rntd Go A, Chrir Iy autliurizod t oviloct &4 uurstandings aud iy sl HRIAANN SEl N A Y] t. 1, 184, G, AL CHRISTMANS. DISSOLUTLION. Tha copartnarship heroto orelinoil under tie irm psatvad Neve 8 Ly muiual wga Lo sadlewsats exlating botwoon the un. o 01 Alors & ISakur, . i her vt B bee pariy IELISHEA MU 5 & Aons, 3t 3 Fifty Thouwsawil Copios during the onsuing twelve montiys, Is the vordict of all who have read the work, “Tio Pross are unanimous In thoir favorablo noticos of e Exprestman ani the Dotest 104 Baok seldeh welll be more widely read than any book iehich, the teeming Lress huts turned o (he- (Ad The ealavnanos Jlesraphe e oF (B wresat yer, PUBLISHED BY W.B. KEBEIN, COORHB & CO., 113 and 115 State Strecty Chlengo. Upon eacalpt of $1.60 tho publishers will mall the book, portaes pald, to any part ol (ho United States, “Full of truth wehich §s atrnger (Ran peiion,"—THR TRINUNE. RAILROAD TIME-TABLE. BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD. Commeneing Nov. 33, Passonger Trains will depart from and arrive at the Compa- ny's Dopot, foot of South Water-st., as fol- lows: Leave, 7:45a. m, 6:00 p. m. Arrive, 7:35 a, m, 8:55 p, m, TIOKET OFFIOCHS.--02 LiaSalle-st,, and at Dopot, W. 0. QUINOY, Genernl Managor, MAS PRESENTS, 0AR.]T\?.I‘V]*_‘.D. SANTA CLATS, ‘With 100,000 Presonts, at Ono Dollar each. Dn(n'tn{nl(}itc une’thum at Stew’s § Btore, 100 Sast, -8t L?:“V‘ Cz’)‘m: %l;fly and avoid the rush, olegaut MINK MUFF AND BOA, mad D e e hext i -4tF i oty ol e otall price, 140, *Mea.dunce b5 Mgl T waet MINK, SFAL, ORt LYNX, um §20te 8401 warrauted pacfeot Wi i 5teipe Muff and B PRl A AR T B B e e ey s rnnn CHARTER WANTED, dBp:flnl;”firl Mufln':x‘n:xqmflng gomn:u\y. Ju{; o3ty ou’ar xin price, £, 0. 0z 140, uh?u:;:;. R Cole WALTHAM WATCHES. T THE NEW FIRE INSURANCE. WIAGARA WALTHANM Tho past twelve months at the Waltham Watch Factory have been tho busiost in the Company’s history, Bevernl wholly new stem-winding Watches have punn produced, and groat improvemonts have boon effected in tho mnnufacture of all varioty of their Btandard Watchos, until now they include overy aizo, in both key and stom winding, that can be desired, of overy quality andof overy prico. At tho same tima new inven- tionn in mnohinery, nnd other large ooono- mies, havoe chonpened the cost, Bo that at prosont it is not too much to olaim that tho ‘Waltham Watches aro tho bost and cheapeat watchos in the world, Theso oleims are, in facy, almont overywhere admitied. In this country It {3 a matter of fact that bardly any flne American Watohes aro sold but those of the Waltham make, while ordors are now rogularly raceived from Englend, Australia, and tho Dritish Possossions gonorally, and foroign countries aro abandoning the hand- modo productions of Switzerland and Eng- land, and cagorly adopting American ma- chinc-made Waltham watches in thoir placo. Buyers of silver watohes should bo oaroful to observe the stamp of the Company on the caso, 83 woll ns on tho movement, as the ‘Waltham Watoh movements are frequently put into canes which aro. inferior both in quality of motal and workmanship, For aale by all tha loading fawalors, Positively No Watches Sold atRetail. RODBINS & APPLETON, * Genoral Agents, Now Yorl, Boston, Ohicago, end London, England. B ) PIANOS, Ten yasrs have elapied sinca tho Stelnway Upright Plano wan first introduced lnto Chicago, each yoar's sales showing & miarked Incroaso ovor 1hs provious onio, till, ay the Drotant time, its advantages bava become o anifost it ranks as tho tavarita paclor piauo of b 7 & Sune, wiiono Graad and b in. 28 woll an Upright Planos, zed by tho l'nln‘. t musical ori- tesol U 1 woeld s (1o boat that human akill, o mbin, moat unlimited rosources, cun Pic- duco. STEINWAY * UPRIGHT PIANOS are simplo in conatrnotion, and time kas proved them to by eatremoly durablo, and the only volisble Upright Phano wanufactured, Whilo their capacify for standing tu ‘une, and powor of rosiiting tho fover at cilmatio chaugas s almost marvolous, A printod list of h of prowluent citizns of Ohloago and vicluity, possossing Stelnway Uprigits, furnishod upon aoplicativg, to ant or 311 of witom wo canfidently refor, knawlsic, as wo do, that ool o every ing sumont sold to thom' Las gives tue Bl tboqaniiiod satisfaction. LYON & JIRALY, A ta for tho Northwe. e ol Rleurasentas Obicado. FLOUR. FLOUR. THE STAR & CRESCENT MILLS. Choice Flour at Retail STAR & GRESCENT Ches! Minnesota Wheal), $6.00 ‘Warrauted to make & pounds more bread, aud of batior quali'y than any Winter Wheat Flour at tha price, THAYER'S EXTRA (While Winter Wheal), $7.50 Equal to any Wiater Whont Flour in this matkot, PATENT FLOOR (Very Choiee), - - - - $9.00 Delivored in any part of the ciiy fros of chargo, oz slippod 10 any addrass ia the cauatey un receipt of priecs. ality wnarantocd Fresh-ground Winter snd Spring Graham Buoiwheat Flour, Oat Meal, Fine White and Yellow Corn Menl. OLIN{ON DRIGGS & HEERMANS, FINANGIAL, 5 Sevings Bank. 105 CLARK-ST,, Mefhodist Chmrch Block, Paga 51z por cont compound futerost on donolts, Prcs ks freo. Any man, wuman or child cau deposit. This Hank Is doslgned to encourage savings, howsvor modomt & n ¥ choorfully to thosa Laving wmall sums a3 40 porsons of latgor means, GEO, XCOVILLE, President. I:LSEY REED, Manoger, NoTz—Depasits made nuw are put upun interdst the first of next wonth. BARGLAY, VOORIHIES & GO, BANKIERS, 80 WASHINGTON-ST,, Chicago. BANK OF DEPOSIT AND DISCOUNT. e accounts of olicitod, aud the amount; and attonds . Bankers, Merchauts, and oth- ‘avcummodatious oxtonded ous- Rl N “IFalegraphio transfors of money mada on Now York and Boston, A’ud rltilllu‘ “f"l‘ml ‘la( nn.'E L LOY. N o Deinoipal ltios of Farops at LOW- ns’l“.l?.\'["lls Y s rope SYDNEY MYERS, FINANCIAL AGENT, 75 Clarkest., Chlcago. Personal attention glven tomalk- ing and managing invesuments for non-residents, MONEY TO LOAN On first.cl ity proporty, Improved yroforsed. £10,000 b L * MEAD & COR, 125 Lasallo-at. $B1_ 500 o O TaOAINT ot thirew yeyra 21 W por cant. on cond real extate sscart. 5. AN N T Washingtoneat FINANCIAL. Tam making five-your* loans at 9 por cont por anousm, 10 sums of 33,100 ad upwurds, on tuproved cliy property, aud buy purchia 000Y DOTiZug 0%, LAZA {08 srrvenstan, Ohamber of Gummierce, I WANT T0 PURCHASE Soma tmpzoved proyerty In the conteal part ol Chlcazo, n . lnm‘n‘;l‘l‘nln‘l:ux-d.un'xw:l:_‘yh’“in Illld‘ vay 'l’hll ditference iu ik, wd pArL 1 Chsh L m’l.suflé‘uu.\;vmuu. Ouamber ol WROUGHT-IRON PIPE, WROUGHT-IRON PIPE, Steamn Warming Apparatus, MANUTFACTURED BY CRANE BROS. MANUFACTURING €O, . No. 10 North Jefferson-st. miiorde, B Tsurance £0. 0F NEW YORK. : Gash Assets, $1,400,000.00. Tnvested fn U, . Bonds, over $700,000.00, . Tosses Paid, over $4,000,000.00. 3 YEATS' PRAGTICAL EXPERIENCE. The “NIAGARA” IN- SURANCE COMPANY is not liable for any Pol- icy or Renewal issued after 1st January, 1874, by the “UNDERWRIT- ERS’ AGENCY,” so call- ed, THE CONTRACT OF THE UNDERWRITERS’ AGENCY OF NEW YORK HAVING EX- PIRED BY LIMITA- TION 31st DECEMBER, 1875, BEVERIDGE & HARRIS, Managers Western Department, 116 & 118 LaSalle-st., CEIIC.AGO. LIFE INSURANCE Sl on the Popular Wavs! THE PROTECTION LIFE » INS. CO. ald tho {ollowing death-claims since Nov, 1, 1874: Ovor s Quarter of a Million of Dol- lars paid to tho tamilies of docoased Chicago mombers, A 83,000 polley, at the ago of 40, baa cost, foe the yesr 114 Tous thais £ por molith, PAYABLE MONTHLY: 335800 alicy 10ointa, aad £ 91,250 pliey sbot & coad pur daz. THE ACTUAL COST PLAN of the PROTECTION is the most popul: anccesalal, and choapest In the world, The meflflfli, refors tw tho ‘Couk County Natfonal, Foarth Natloual, Fidelity Savings, :'Illfl‘ hor ruputablo Banks and Baokers throughuut the oot "6 1ust day for tho payment of the NOVEMBER AS: SESSIANHfor o prymen Friday, Dec. 3, 1874, QOFFICE : 143, 145 and 147 Randolph.st. L. P, HILLIARD, PRESIDINT. PHOTOGRAPHY, A CARD. Tor GO days I will make Card Photographs, best finish for $2.00 per dozen, My reputation isa suf- fielont gunrantee for quality. ORMSBY, 309 \West Madison-st., between Cirpenter and Curtis-st, REAL ESTATE. FOoORrR S ALE. - VALUABLE FARM. 160 acren at low price, on long time, Good Lutldingy and fmprovements: haetuf land 1o heariug, orouards; spriug branch; ) wilos depot Momenco, Csll an or ad rous uwar, JONN I, HANNA, Alowonoy, Hl. REMOVAL, TTTRERGN AT GEO. H, QUSHING, Dentist, HAH REMOVED T0 IO, 174 BTATDNST,., Qppaalte tus Puliner Lowss o tho A HORRIBLE DEATH. Conclusion of the Coroner’s Investiga- tion of the Milwaukeo Ave- nuo Fire. The Children of Anton Fait Victims of Too Muoh Kerosene. A Suspicious Supply of Inflammable Oil Found on the Premises. The Jury Believe the Fire to Have Beon the Work of an Incendiary. And Direct the Arrest of Selig- man, Haas, and Fait. ‘The Coroner's Inquest in reference toths burn- ing of tho bullding No. 202 Milwaukee avenuo, Tucsday night, and tho death of the two oll- dren of Anton Fait, wan resumod yesterday morning. The firet witnoss aworn was ADAM o0LS, 4 who testifled as followa: Tlivoat 623 Milwaukeo avenue, I was down town Tucsday ovening, and reeched home about 11:45, As I was uilocklog my door,I heard the alarm of fire, and lookiug up saw the stroot above fliled with smoko," Ithon ran up tothe corner of Ashland avenue and 8aw s policoman who was in the act of turniog on the alarm, I then wont to the house on fire and tried tho door; X found It fast, but Leard an explosion appatontly in tho basement. Direcily ailer tho oxploaon 1 saw two menr and two women como down staira with clothing on their arms. A Lalf-minuto later BIrs, Falt came down with a child in ler arms. Whon sho reachod tho door tho night- policoman had arrived; she was ealling for her children, Jobn snd Fravk., The policoman caught hold of her sud pulled ber from tho door., At this timo a largo blazo issued from the base- ment. I then wont to tho rearof tho house, and in golng up the steps I mot Mr, Fait with two childrea in Lis arms, followed by tho eldast boy, X holped to got tho children over tha fenco and out of tho way of tho firo. Afterward I saw Mr. Fait upon tho uppor platform of thoe rear steps in his night clothes, calling ** Mary, Mary.” I told him lue wifo was salo. I did not smell any oils burning, but immediately after tho oxplosion mentionea tho flames epread all ovor tho building. , I havo scen » groat many fires, but never maw any to spread 08 this did. Not moro than threo mind utes elapsed from tho timo 1 diacovereqd the firo uotil the entire building was enveloped in flames, Tho firs broke out in the frons part of the building, but when I went to tho rear tho Llaze was equslly great thoro, The oxplosion must bave boou just south of whoro I was standing, 1 thivk it was Mr. Seligmanm who I met with olothing on bis arm, Hass and Selipman camo from tho building fo- gother, accompanicd by .their wives. ‘Chie women hed drosses on, Idid not seo any one jump from the rear stairway. Mra, Fait had adress on, When sho reached the lower door it waa closod A YI8IT TO TUE RUIRS, At the conclusionof thio exswination of Mr, Ochs, the jury visited the ruins of the building again. A search servod to substantiato s part of Mr, Oche' avidenco, cspecially so much as related to tho explosion. A visit Lasement , disclosed the fact that a two-gallon ofl-can had exploded during tho fire. ‘Tho romaius of the can wers soen, apd the smoll of keroseno was dotected. An oxaming- ation of the store developed cauao for grentor suspicion, when the facts aro takon In counce- tion with evidenco adduced. Two half-gallon caus of keroseno wers discovered, placod at a comfortably dislance apatt and near the walls of the bwlding. Thoy Lad pessed through the fire aud g0 intonso had boen tho beat that the metal tops wore melted off, and the spouts bad also given way. Furthor Investigation dis- covered another two-yallon oil-can immodiately under tho steps, This can was intact, but en- tiroly empty. Another can of largardimensions, also emptyr, was discoverea in the store, securely encased in wood, Two of tho books of the firm occupying tho etoro were also found, but from theso no mateulal information coult bo guined affecting the case, Tho ledgor of tho flrm—rrhick it was eaid was.left with these books—ocould not be found., Tho lodgor contained tho ouly evidenco, other than verbal, that could be summoned in referenco to the valuo of the stock of the firm at the time of the tive, Dariug tho examina. tion of the ruins by tho jury, Mr, Bolig- man Wwas present, rummaging among tho debris. ~Whon le was about to leavo lie was accosted by au arm of tho law notifsing him that suit had beon commencod against him by sn old croditor with whom Lo dealt largely whon in business on Caunslport avenue, Tho Coustablo was beld at a distance very success- fully by Mr. Soligman, and finally dopartod with anything olse than blessings to him of whom he had expectod to collget costa, Ina foww momonts the jury returped (o tho scone of its sittings, nhen tho oxamination was continued. JULIUS BELIOMAN was recalled: I have usually bought my coal oi] of a poddler, I hod ouo or two oil-cans, I bought a can of kerosene, four or five gallons, four or five wecka ago. I slways emptied the Iargo can into small cans for convenience, I filled one of the small cans the night before the fire, which emptied thwo largo can., There was notbing in tho basement excopt what I lave already testified to, Iusod about a galton of oil a week, and bought the five-gallon lot because Igot it ohoapor. I naver bought more than a gallon at & time boforo, I nover used moro than ooe small can to ompty tho oil in, I do not know anything of two small cans boing In the store filled with ofl, I do not know of any oil- can being in the basoment. I may havo had an empty can in tha basomont, but am not poutive, CAROLINE BFLIGMAN was the next witnoss, Bho testiliod ; I am the wifo of Julius Seligman, who Is & momber of the firm of Haas & Co. I lived ot No. 663 ab tho time of tho fire, I saw smoke in the room botweon 11 and 11:30; oxamiued tho store and found that the emolke did not procond from it. I was awakenod by tho coughing of my child, Twonttobed sgain, T was disturbed & second timo by tho amoke o fow momonts lator, as well as by & knock upon my door. I jumped up, grabbed my child, and started down, leaving my busbaud beh(nd, o took o glrl staying with us and carriod her dowu-staits, I came dorn alono, and was the firat one that loft tho houss. Ilook mychild to No, 70t Milwaukea avontte, and theu yeturned to tho hull«huf,'. Did not woe that my husbaud bad any olothing on hisarm when ‘ho came dowu-stairs, Defore L went duwn-stairs, somo ono cawe to my door and wantod the koy 1o tho fivo-box, After the alarm was glven, I pub on iny wrabper and shoos Lofore golug down, My husbaud, betoro lenving the houne, bas told mekinoo, that Lo Luovked at tna door of both lluas and Fait, to awaken thom. Atter the tire, my husband and anothor man entored tho building and vomoved a chest and bundlo of dirty cluihes, I packod che ohost sud othor goods,” and my husbaud Luow nothing of tho affmir exaept what I told him, 1 Liad iad a diliculty with Miw, isas, ln which wo exchanged blows, My husband determined thab tre would movo, and ivent to laok for roomn. I Encknd tho gooda to movo on Monday, the day eforn tho fire, Ihad some goods packed that Thad kopt in the attio, Tho'mosl of theso goads waro burned in tho fire, T did not romove any goods provious to es & My bue- baud “returned about 1, & tho night of tho fira, Mr. F & o in just bofora 40 o'clock, a & ten mintes my husband aud bt & _or followed. my husband's partof { & Abes bosnlways been dono in my name much monoy was invest whoso nama tho insura Ny namo was used ip * Q ; 0f my husband's in'tho business tosay . & Som 1.7. croditors, Iio bad beon in bu' 8,5 bford on Canalport avenuo, Honevert % ~ow mucl monoy ho had intho businer °® .do not know how much Lo was fneu ™% T have about 920 in canh whioh I hove sa.. from the 24 a weok allowed mo to provide for tho family since tho lat of July, Idid notaoo any blazewhen I came down stalra—nothing but smoke, 1 lad n hrlf-gallon of Lorosene wp-stairs, which was glven wma by my busband from the atoro a few days hoforo the fire, Always bought mv keroseno from a grocery noar by, Bometimes I would go in the atore and talo oil from the cun there. I usually watched my opportunity to do this. MRS, CANOLISE ITAAS testified : I am the wife of Jon ITaas, and on tho night of tho firo waa living st No. 662 Mil- waukeo avenue. I weut to bed at 10:20, anud waa in bed when tho firo broke out. My hushand camo in aftor 10 o'clock, and I wan up walting for him, My attention was calied to tho firo by Mr. Beligman calling my husband, Wo woro in bod at tue time, I jumped up, aud plek- ing up a dress ran dowu-stairs, Idid vot meet any one ns 1 waa going outof the building. Noxt saw my husband a8 he was coming outof tho front hiall-door. Mrs. Botigman and myeolf did not agree vory woll, Bho packed someof her oods the day boforo the fire with & view to may- ing in o fow days. I did my wasbhing on Monduy as usual. I had somo things in_the attle, nnd thoy woro destroyed in the firo. I used kerosens for light, and boughit it of a grocor; boughtn quarg on Baturdny. Tho ofl .used lu tho storo wag always bought at a grocery. Nover beard of tho firm” buying of & peddler; nover got suy Lororene from tho storo, My husband had about 81,500 invested fu tho store; do not know how much Hehigman invested, I think the buginess was douo in tho name of 3r. Selig- man &nd not his wifa. My nomd was not usod in tho businces. I did not hear any one como up tho stairway aud sound tho alarm of firo, VNN WAAS, rocatled, tostified : Bofors ontoring business with me, Soligman was in business fu thoe city, lio went off to Germany and loft tho Lusiness to bis wife, Blnce wo have boen in busineas, Soligman and hia wifo bave ‘had a serious falllng out, Mrs, Boligman camo to the ttore, ono duy, and told mo tnat Bhe owned tho goods in tho storo, ond not her husbaud, Inying claim to the stock brought in by 8Belizman. "Bhe told mo sho musk be rocogmzod In tho businoss, I objectod, snd spoko 10 Eellsxjmnn about it, and.was angry at him because hio hod withbeld the faots from mo. Alter gome words, wo went to a lawyor, and, to appease hor, papers wore drawn for tho partner- ship in lior name. 'fho papers wore drawn in July, and show that I own £350 of the stocls, and that Mra, Sellaman owns 9350, Boligman toll mo that bis wifo know nothing of how muoh monoy Lo bad in thio business, Notwithstand- ing tho partnorsbip contract, I regurded Mr, Seligman as my partnor in the storo, I would nover allow Mra, Beligman in the store, becauso 1 Lind no confldouce in her, I once called in an oxpressman to tend tho store while X was nocos- surily sbeeot, rather than have Lir. SUBMITTED O THE JURY, 5 Tho evidence rested hero, and tho caso wns submitted to tho jury for a verdict, the Coroner nnd IRIDUNE ieporter retiving, Qulte su oxcited dieoussion_wan liold by tho jury as to tho ovi- denco, and what, according to Lho evidence, ought to o tho verdict. The foroman, Dr, Foes« ter, however, added his explanation to tho in- struetions of the Coroner, and, after a great deal ol labor, calmed tho troubled waters, After be- ing out nenrly two hours, tho jury rendured tho following vordict: TNE VERDICT, An inquisition was talien for the Peoplo of the Atate of Tilluols at No, A5 Milwaukee avente, fi tho City of Chiicagn, before me, Jon Stophei, Curo ter, in and for suld connty, upon viow of ke bodl:s of Frank Falt nud Joltu Fait, ylng dead ot No. 043 Milwauica syenue, upon tho oatha of tiwelve goud and lawful men of the suid county, who, belng duiy sworn fo inquire, on tha part of the eoplsof thoStatoof Iilinvis, futo all the circumetauces attending the death of thosakd Frank Fait and John Fatt, and by whom tho samo was pro~ nced, and in what mopner, and wheu and wiiere the saly Frowk Ialt and John Falt came to their death, o 23y, upon thelr oatis, &8 oforcsald, that the #nid Fraok Fult and Jolin Fait came to thelr death Nov, &4, 1874, from auffocation by auoke, durlng the contingration’ of that duta at No,662 Milwawkee avoute, in sald city and county, And we, tho jury, from the evidence, ind that the burning of sald premises, No, 662 Milwaukce avenue, was cauged Dy 60INB PCIHOR OF person, then mmated of ho said preniises ; Therefore, we the Jjury, would vecommend that Anton Fait, Julius Soligman, and _Johu s, inmates of the sald premives at the time of ruld conflugration, Do hicld to answer to the Grand Jury in the cazo, Fnot know how o, businoes, vor In S /vy wag mado out. TUE PARTIES ARBESTED. Immediatelv afior tho signing of the ahove document Coroner Stephens issued a mittimus in accordanco with tho verdict, end tho parties wero ay once arrostod and lodged in the polico station. This moruiur;, unless rolensod by yro- oens of law, thoz will bo placed ju the Conncy Jail to await tho action of the Grand Jury, When the jury's verdict was publiely annouuced it created CONSIDERABLE IXCITEMENT In the immediato comwmuntty, The opinion was general among tho bottor cinsses that the ver- dict wa the result ot prejudice rather thun the evidenco. NO ono appeared to object to Selig- mau beiog beld tora further homting, but why. Mr. Fait should bo inoarcerated conld not bo un- deratood. Objection was also made by those ne- quaintod with the particulers of the entiro affair totho verdict ma afesting M, Hnse. 1t was maiutained that Hnas' bore a good reputation, and that his evidouce, as published, was ionest aud straightforward, and in no wise implicated himsotf or his partnor, or left o doubt of lis en- tire iunocenco of any criminal connection with the affalr. Juries, like their component parts, man, are fearfully and wonderfully made, OUR MILITARY SERVICE, Genornl Ordor lfc'_'lllll(hl].’ IRecruit- e The following general order regulating the re- crniting servico Los beon igstiad from tho War Dapartient : Tue army inving tean reduced to 33,000 men, 58 contemplated by the Appropifation sct of Juno 6, 187, Fetruttig will Do resmed under rostrictons s borelsy provided, The results of the operation of Genorul Order No, 103, Oct, 10, 1873, for pardoning desortors wha surrendered, have demoustrated cerluin jmport. ant fucta, A very large proportion of {1 surrendered degerters woro airoady deserters from one or more other branches of the military or nuval acrvice thu {18 one in which thuir orlyinal sorvice wus due, Thera wera several instuncos of Topeated dedortions and aubgequent frandulent onllstment by tho same mwn, A latge proportlon were meu of bad charactery sud many of thom of broken dowa coustitutions. Ouly about one-fourtcenth of the wholo uumber surronder- 1ng wers an actual gain fn vuwbers to the army, ‘tho Tent huve oll been diwehurgod or Liavo agaln dosorted, “Tho fuct {9 sleo sbown thut men Luvo repestodly been dschurged on tha expiration of their scrvice with such churacters 08 would eusblo them 1o enifat yt anotlior post whera thoy wero unkuown, when thelr Ccompany commendors rofused o re-eulist thom, Tho army under the late orders for i{s reduction abould Lo ‘weli puryed of ita worllilevs efemont, but it ia to b rx. Peoted that theso men witl sek 1o Imposo {einsolves Sqain on sowme company whou recruniug 1 ugsin b~ gutl. vold this, and also to pnt some check on the rentlessness apyateut amiong entlated men, i frequent applications for u tranafer ordischarge, and fu desor- ton, the followlug rostrictious_are Imjdsed upon the Tocrinting eervice until furthor ordors : 'ftisere wiil La na enlistments mads by _compauy officers, or ut oat¥, excopt that mu 1y Lo re-eulfstéd or enbuted i thelt Gwn companios, o in &M other company at (e post wWhere thiey are (lscharged, Wik thls excoption; ull 'enlistments for the army ‘must Lo made by oflicers in tho general Fecrulting xct- vice, nuless spoclul uuthonly 18 given luuny cure by the Adjutunt-General of the Army. The application 1 ik & cues st bent evideneo of the kuown gond chiara ter of the sulilfor 1a:ommuuded for enlistoient, ONiceraon the getioral recruiting service nuikt twe Ty caro 1 peraub to avold the onlistment of wtnors or bad niou. ‘The lloards of Esaminatlon at recruiting depots nust rejoct every msu uscertaliied 1o bavo Loruy un unwstisfactory chisractor ou any_ previous enlisinint, Wullst procautions ure thus® taken for providing & Roou pieraonnel for the army, 1t e enjolued upon coin missioned oflicers to ondeavor, by » Fossonabie attens tion to the comfort of thele Weu, and o mrict regard 10 thoir just rights, to uitach thens (o the wilitary ses- vice, Lapecially ure oflicors warnod not fo intrust too muel authority to non-eommlustoned ollivors, who may be temptod to & tyrunnteal oxerviso of power. —The Cathollca of Jasper, Dubols Conuty, Ind, aro building a fiue churoh, which will cost about $120,000, Jasper contaius about 700 inbabitaote. THE COURT-HOUSE. —_———— Rumors as to What Egan Will Do with His, $15,000, The County Attorney Has Found an Authority, Use of Cook County Stoneo in the Now Building. Thero are rumors that the present Board of County Commuwsioners bhave mado up their minds to rush through tho Court-Ifonao busf- ness baforo aoy of tho old wembers vacato thole soats. Manyrumors aro afloat of rascality, bus It sooms to bo imposaible to traco thom to anyre= liablo source, tho meu hinted at by them of coursa donying that thoy aro engeged inany tchomea to put monoy in their pockols, EAAN'S CONTRACT. Somo sdditional *devolopmonts,” which, how- ever, could not b verifled, in rogard to the Egan Plan, came to tho surface yesterdey, According to the roporis, tho Dioard iniends to adopt Egau's old plan Monday, and thua geciro to him and others tho 2 per cent onm $1,260,000, which it is proposed to apond on the county half of the contemplated structure. Tho coulract, which has not yot been sbproved by tho Doard, calls for the payment Lo Lgan of $16,000 upon the nceoptanco of *the plans, drawinge, and specifications,” and the balance “from tino to tme,” Accordiug to this read- ing, Bgan would not get the money uutl the dotatled drawings of the work wero comploted. It Js sald that Parolat ndvanced thy firm of Armatrong & Lgan tho funds to gov up the plans in tho first pluce, and (hat ho iy ongineor— Iug, with the nid of Commissioner Asiiton, whosa prico Is ulleged to bo $2,000, to conwnunuate tho Arraugentent in order to got hin money bacl. Couuty-Attorney Rountreo and Mr. Asnton have boen bunting up authorition to oatablish tuat the contract with Igun 18 biudiog, notwithutauding tho rofusnl'of the County Cletk to countersign it, and the former hus dugup tho following, which, ho olalns, sottles the quéstion : 1In tho cuso of tho Board of Education of Chicugo va. Greonobsum (8%th Ilhwois), the Suprewo Court eay s ‘Lo old doctrine that corporations can only bo Lound by ucts under helr corporato seal s joui bren ex- ploded, o In goneral, througatont the United Btates , "» . b s woll sottied tuat iho actuof & corporation, evidonced by vole, writton or unwritien, aro o5 completely binding upon it, und ero as complute authorlty to 1a agonts, us tuo mont sulemu ucta dona undor thie corporato susl ; thut it may ne well Lo bound by express promise through its utborized sgents as by deod, and fot o promise might ay well bs fmptied from its acto and sho acts of itu wgents, 88 i1 it hud boon an individdual; ‘Flie rumors ahove ars givon for what they are woutl; tho setion of the Loard Mouday will un- doubtedly slow whothor they sre worthy of cradezco. COURT-TOTHK STONE. Another rumor was to tho offect that the elauso i Ashton's Courl-flouse resolutions des- ignating Cook County limestone oy the wmutarial to bo used in the construction of tie huildig, was intonded for tho bovotit of one particular contractor. For tho purpose of nscertamning tho probuble truth of thia rumor, a_reporcor waited upon Mr. H. M, Singar, who rosiguod his veat i tho County Board somoe manths ago bocausu ho was in ‘a lopoless winority, and wne sacrificing Dis privato intoresty withe out domng tho county any poud. Tor .4 reagon, as well as from tho fact that hoisi § senior partuer of the flem of Bingor & Talcows, proprictors of extensive quairivs of the Cook County limostoue, Mr. Eingor was thought to bo gu excollent sourco of information on ths point in question, Who zaporter ugtied hi opinion of the nction of ths Board of Commis. sionows iu dowignating the Coois Couuty kmoe stone ag tho matoriat to be nsed. Mr. Bingor—£ thinlk 1t is by far the best stona that could ve solected. Reporter—How will tho cost compars with thd of vther stono ? Mz, B.—1t is chenper than the Ohio sandilone, provided there iy uot too much ormmcniation, 08 tho Coolk Couuty limostone is mora dilicult tocut. It the architect should tudule Jargely in bulls’ hoads with horus on, our Luiae stona wonld prove tha moro expensiva of tho two. R.—It is binted that there is ‘likely to ba favoritiem shown in tho award of the contract {or furnisbing the stono. Mr. S,—1 know nothing of this. ‘Lhoro may or may not be such an intentiun, Unless the spacifications for tho stone-work sre divided up into two classcs, thick stone and thin stone, and proposals are received for buth biuds, tho com- potition witl bo RESTRICTED TO TIWO QUARRIES, — ¢ thoso of tho lilinois Sione Cowpany aud Edwin ‘Wulker. T'hoyaro the only oucs who cau furuish the thicker grades of stona, R.—Will thero probably bo & healthy competi- tion betwogn theso two ? Mr, 8.—I have no doubt of it. Mr. McGuins ness, the manager of the Illinvis Stono Com- pauy, is & man who could not be induced to join any combntation ; 8o that tho competition will be gonniue. 1€ tho Jolict stone, which i pro- cisoly ike tho Lomont stons iu color and quality, were admitted, suothor competitor would be se- ensed, us Steole's quarry contalns the thick stone algo, 1t.—~What do you think of Gen. Lieb's action in vefusing to sigu tho contract with Egan? Mr. 8.—I think ho has takon tbo right siand, cud I hope he'll stick to it, Thera is no intelli« gent construction of the action of tho Board other than that o confercnco should first Lo hold with tha cily nuthorities, and that, iu the ovont of the fajlure of all attempty to seouro unity of sctiou, the counly should go ou with its ni of the Dbuilding. Tho resolmisus adopted mean this if they mean aaything, and the County Clork 18 right fu taking tho position that he has taken. —_——— Singuinr Death of Short«Eorns, Lrom the Prairie Parmer, I linve heen requested to write a shiort repork of the suddon and mystorious death of tweuty~ five hoad of rattle, mostly thoronghbreds, from thie hord of Mr. A. K. Riggin, of Jonard County, Tilinoin. ‘I'hero wore in the herd about 130 herd,—cowa witl calf, and yoarling nteers and huifors. The inolosuro in which thoy wers kept conraius about 400 narow, all of which is blno-grass pastura, vx= capt 40 acres of atnlks, from which the corn had been gathered nomo ton days prior to tho death of the cattle. On Thursday avening tho cattle wero seen snd appoared in ag good condition as puy hoid in the Hiate, They woie not noticed rgain, paiticus 1arly, untii Baturday moruiug, n peried of about thirty-six bours, when ono tine yearling stecr was noticed yawiug and horning tho earth, foaming at the mouth, and mstantly fell; aftor & day of briof convulsiony it died, It was thon discovored that Lwanty-four moro wera dend lix tho fleld; all excopt four or five viero in the 40 ncros of stalls; tho rost wevs ouly a fow rads from tho fonco which soparated tho pusturo from the stalke, Tho rest of tho herd—over 100 —appear in us good condition now a8 ever, No aymptom of discaso of nuy kind among thom, Ow Babbath, at the roqueet of 3r, Riggin, X made & few posl mortem examinations, 0 viseera all uppeared nornal, no sigus of inflam- matiou or congostion fu any of thom excopt the small glands situsted in the membraues of the small Jutestines, Thers glands aro knows i tho huwman suatomy as Povers' patchiog or glunde Hliosn wora found in an ulceratod condition, coi taining pus, Lhoy presonted, in the wilited in- tostines, yory much tho appearauce of small Disck seed, adhoriug to the mucous membrano. Pha contonta of the stomach and intestines wore what we would expect 1n cattlo kept sy Lhoko woro, 1 am fnclmod to think that the contents of tho manyfold, or fourth stomach, wore dvyer than when in the normal condition, hut nin not famitinr enough with the healthy condition o bo authorty on this point, e & Tam ot _the opinion, {aking everyihing into considoration, that the caitlo were poisoned with atryohnis. form this opinjon, howover, with« ont knowing whether there is, or hus ever been, aay dinassa provajling awmong- cattlo wiich des stroys ko rapidiy, sppemrs so ineidiously, and dixappoars #o suddonty, 1o stock-men in thiscommunity avo alarmed, and want all tho mformution thoy ean got n re~ gard to the wmattor, and any information the temlors of the Pravie Farmer sy bo wble to givo will be approciuted. DPrreussono, 11, 0. A, Mizus, M,