Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1874, Page 5

THE JAIL. Oalamities Crowd Thick Peter Hand. on Two of His Pot Lambs Moko Their Esoape. HTow They Did Tt~Defeelive Iron Work— Poor Wateliing. Minor Casualtios, AX around tho County‘Buildings seatarday tha sir was ono of poorly-goucealod meluncholy. This was naturally to bo oxpected when & large propaztion of thosa who wauderod hither and thitlier among the Crimtual Court pussigoea wera digappointod Deputy-Sherifls with thair occupn- tion, thio only ono In most instancos in which they ro ot all couversant, gone, with no pros- poct of relurning fora vear or two, DBui thore was that on thoe miuda of many of those present, even thono who had just taken oftico, which gave thom a poculiny right to wear nn appearauco of wodness, This was nothing more or loss than {he fact that, at somo time dunug tho provious ight, tho County Jail, which the day boforo Lad boen vacaton by Jailer Conrad Folz, and placed in chargo of Jailer Potor Hand, bad been suc- oessfully broken out of by n couplo of prisoners, It ia but 1ight to acknowledgo that TUE MOST UNKAPPY VACE: OF ALL round tho County Building wna that of Joiler Hand, who fully sppreciated the unfortunnte sature of the ocourreuce, coming, a8 it did, on tho tirst day ot his pilzon adnunistration; and itia but just to siate that tho eyea of the de- capitated, when thoy Lomd of the escupa, lost tholr dullnoss, sud lis up with o cowleal expross- ‘on of eatisfaction, end s ** Just-as-I-oxpected” isok that showed tuoir inward content at tho oceurrence. During the morning n TRIBUNE :aportor eelled ab tho Juil to moke an mvostiga- Hon of the alair. Thers ho dlvcovered that tho 110 prisoncrs woro John Rsan, who was con- vioted of burgluyy at the lato term of tho Crim- saal Court, nud ¥red Diillor, who wao nwaiting islon o chargo of larceny. Theso prisoners, 0 had Leon locked up togother for several £ays fu coll No. 52 ro kuown to the police ay DESPERLTE GHARACIERS, baving the yepuiution of exparienced thieves tad burglura, Togeiber with Mr., HUond the Tamnune roporter visited cetl No. 52, waieh he fouud on the second tler of cells. An examina- tion of tho barved door at once yovesled tho handlwouk o 1ts provious occupants. Lho two fine bars which oxtonded neroau tho perpondicu~ 1:r vound bars ut & distuncs of 18 1uches from @ top of tho dyor hod Leon £eparated from one other by Lreakiug tho tive y1veis which joined am, und ous of the perpendicular bars had ¢u cut througl ut the poivt whare the eross- rs und iuteraucted, and then broken o from ti e top of tha door. This loft a spaco of about 7 inches fn width und 1Ginchos fu height, througn which tho eely enstomers had saucezed them- Lulves, Hoving got rid of this much of resireint, L3 prigoness £nll bad berore tiew tho job of 5 GZTTIXG OUT 0¥ TUL DUILDING, This they nccomplished after tho following 1t shion, which phows toet not only were thoy ex- perieuced cracksmen, with o thovough Liowl- cige of the rricactes and ull woak spuls of tha Fullding they wero going to eracl, but that they u.us: Lave bad i thar posession tools of the st dogcription for tho work thoy wero engagad ‘tho porpoudicular bar, which was a8 cloan aud \ooth pe though the prisoners had taken tho sublo to pottely it up bofore starting on thoir perilous jourucy through tho Jpil corzidots. As acou as they tet forth in tho corridors they start- il up-etairs, oud prrived at tho top tior of cells whero tho scuttle-hols balweon tho ceiliog of tiro Jail and the roof emiled upon them, aud in~ tad nu investigation, ‘Tho prsoners made no -necosgary delay in doing k0, and were probably delighted to find that the only moaus of secur- ing; this hole ageinst theit effoits was tho lock- g of tha trap with A 10-CENT PADLOCK of the very flimsicst descripiion, Hoving dis- posed of this oy, the prisonets climbed up to by holo, erept through it, and tound themseives ikiug abont the O-tuot-high space botwoen tho ctiting of tho Jail aud its roof. Iore thoy wado throo different atleni ts to got through tiio ruof, Fostof ull they tackled ouo of tho Jail chim- noys, and saccoeded 1 removing a nurabor of the Lieks, but evidenciy soandoned the idea of cli:nbing np fts lue as impracticablo on account of 1ta boing too nurrow evew for such siippory cuctomers, They then mado tirne different opouivgs through the roof,—the first lu tha ro.athenst, the second in the northeast, and tho third in tho northwest corner of ths building, Tho last opuning pleased them bast, sud through x‘i '.uxr crept to she top of the roof. Here they 0.3 AN ACCOMAMODATING LADDER whicls led from the mainroof to thut over tha Joil-oflles, which 19 ouly about 25 feot from the und. At the comer of the Jail-oflice aud the th wing of tho Jall the prisoners tiod €omo shoots which they bad brought with them to a bar of & window, and lei thewsolves gently down upou the asphalt pavemont of the yard, or tathor woon o kott little pile of dust and dirt which had couiderately beon placed for their recoption, x4 which bure plafuty the imprint of their fout. ‘L zsn they walkod alongiheyard, pseed through tho gate, which 18 always left opeu, and tookn welie down town, Thoro can be no doubt about tho lutter fuct, as Ofiicer Lonergan told several o-80ny yesterday that be wos sure while on his hest on “Clark streot, betweon Llaventh and Melith stroots, et 11 o'clook at wight, ho saw Tivan, whom e could hurdly fail to ideutify, us hie was the ofticer who arrested bim recently for burglary. Belng 86 iguoraut as even tho witch- pech of the Jail of the business which Ryau bas it finished up, of course ho did notmalest 0, ' Having learned this much regarding the escapo, th:n reportor then mado & fow partinent lnquiries 1n order to fiud out /ULRE TUE DLAME RESTED- Jnllor Hand told him that at 12 o'clock Monday 1itht Lo paid a visit to the Jail, whero he found oyarything quiot. ‘Choseon guard, Assistante Juller Petrie, Stephen McGratl, and Ed Longloy, reoorted thot everytalog was all right, and that 1370 was no dabger of anychung occurting. Quatificd at tbe happy state of aflairs which closed tho firat of i ojlclal dnay's duties, o w720t home and slopt the sleop of the coutented 24 bappy until an oarly hour In tho morning siiion the firat intelligece of the 0KoRpO Was conl- voyed to lum, Ho tneo yushed down to tho Jeil, 2. theve saw with his own oyes tho evidences of what bad beon reported to him. In the mean- vime tho police had been notified, aud liad begun to take moasuros to recapture the escaped prie- ‘ouers, which, bowever, have not = yet pioved of any avail. Jofler Daud stated et the watchmen ou duty were ail Bradloyites, no mon having been appointed Yot In their place by Sherilt Agnow. Ho throw ol the blamo upon’ these men, aud stated that tho fact that thoy wero old at the work gave bim all the moro rolianco in them. Just Lora it may be in placo to state thatan impression prevalied very generally nvound the Jail, smong tho recont(v-appointéd and their friends that thio escape of thu prisonors wus A PUT-R OB botween them and tho watchomon, the latter con- ulving, L€ not lelping, in osder to vent theic apite at uot being reappuinted by attracting fn- “ndious mttention to 1ue new Sheritr and Jailer, ‘Fhis can be taken for what it is worth, und por- hope an uubiased pereon cowld haraly wwatlow the rumor without & granumn ealis, he reporter wae tslking with Br, Hand, the atout form aud firm, rugged fontires of EX-JAILTR ¥OLZ appeared in the tsll of the Jail. Mr, Folz bore iubis arms a numbor of tools which Le had acenmulated in order to make the nacexsary re- Ylltl upon tho damaged coll, and which'it is nvonded to keop on Liud st the Jall in future to do any tinkoring which any turiher emergouclen wmay malie necessary. 'Who reportor ut ouce salzed the opportunity to auk the opinion of Ar, Folz, ee the person best able to give ong, on tho oractical utitity of tho Jail building as & mesng of detainiug prisoners. 3Ir, Folz was not vers communieative, the events of the night bolare havivg ovidently bad a deprosslug otfct upon him, “Houtated that, na o had Lefore sald, Lhe bullding was by no moans what it should be, When L firat took charge of the now bullding be fouud e iron-work too light altogetlior—it did vot amoust {o anythlng 1n fact, o suc- coaded In maklug several improvementsy, how- aver, which groatly added to ite strongsh, but ho wae of the opinicn tuat the iron work of the Juil would not b suftiotently atrung until the gonnty kad apent from £10,000 to 816,000 mora v ik oneldered that the otontest iron s wvid wad uf no avail withont gaod This fact was proved by the ‘cut they mude ; | watching, and when he henrd that Ed Lon{luy was on watoh Monday night bo stated that that Individual was not fit to fill tho position, Ho sald that Mr. Longloy had 1 linblt of gotting up- sot quito froquently, and that when lie foll into & slumbor ho might be carrled ovor tho rlvor and baok in a wheelbarrow without bis sleap bolug disturbed, Ifo belloved that if Ooolc County paid & man to be mght-watchman ho on‘xm to koop awals and watoh accordingly. Jallor Hand thought that the preat thing wantod to fnsuro groator Becurity at tho jall was to have ANOTIER MAX WATOIING, Ho would like to havo the watch chinngad avery two Jionrn, and wonld liko to have tha watchuan spend that timo walking around the fail with a pair of felt shioen on, which wonld cusble him to approach n spot whore he heard o suspiciouy uolso and tako notes without having lis presanco suspected. Tho old svstem of two watchmen, each dofnyr twolvo consocutive lours' work, was an abourd ono, 85 no man could porform such dutlos consecutively for no long o stretoh of tme, With 1ogard to: the Jail itsolf, ho anw many points where improvemonts could ba ae- complished. With rogard to tho dict, ho constdered that it waw too soft, too light, sud that thera was too littls of it. Thero 18 no doubt tunt tho prosont Jail in faulty in many particulars, aud thot tho oxpond- fture'of roveral thoiunud dollars upon improve- mants suggosted by Lhogo of experioncs in such matters would bo a matter of true economy. 1f tho ascapo of Jnst night wero the only evidonca of thia fact, it Inight not bo so ensy of atate- ment, but at 8 o'clock yesterdny morning Shorift Agnow, who had hoard of tha disngtor which oo curecd on tha first day of bis touurs of oftico, and thought that & loak sround tho Jell would not do him avy barm, discovered that CELL No, 21 had beon very eoriously tarapered with. This coll coutained two brothots named David and Jumen Kornl, charged with larcany, who had dunng tho night neatly succoedod in wronghing the upper cross-bar 1vom (s fastentuge. Jailer Haud was much fuconsod whon he saw the work they had been up to, and' had them locked in darler colls for tho remaiuder of the day,whore, ineolitary confinoment_and withempty sfomuchs, thoy are permittod to brood over tho itl-success of tholr daring entorprise, Kven this dtid not close the day's excitoment, as nt about 2 o'clock in the afternoon one of the wutchmen 1eported that JAMES FINUCANE, the iudicted murdorer, had o large kuife fu his potisowsion, This tho pilwouor quietly handod uap, but us theta was no evidence upon which to presumc av intention of either escapo or suicide, the rault wns condoned. Such was tho chapter of uccidents which occurred at the jalt on tho firgt day of Jeiler Iland’s waanagetont, and no oue who perusce it will wonder that the faco of the new Juiler, instoad of boiug wieathed. in wnles a8 becomos tho nowly appolnted, wore tho gerious air that appeitaine to thoe restures of tho racontly decapitatod, LI TR DEFORGE VS. DEFORGE. Beginning of tho Trial Duforo Iudge Farwess Tho case of Nelwon Deforgo va. Ecmelino V¢ Doforgo (or Waer), the bistory of whbich bas heratofora boon published, camo mp yesterdsy wmorningbofore Judge Booth, undor & writ of Lnbeas corpus issued ot the iostanco of Mr. Doforgo. Tho pomt hoped to bo gaived by tho potitioner was tho uwronder of his child by DLis former sriie, Mr. Bpragno appesred as couusol for tho petitloner, and 3Mr, Foote forthe defondant. Upon tie ealling of the case it was tranaferrod o Judgo Farwell's court, for the renson {hai Judgo Booth wad ot tho time engagad with jury cases, Tho case came up botoro Judgs Farwell in tho nfternoon in tho presonce of ou anxious orowd. Alr, Iooto, attorney for the defonso, when tho case was oallod, prevontsd YOLUINOUS POCUMENTARY EVIDENCE backed by tho afidayvit of tke rospondent, iutended to impoach tho oharaclor of the com- viainant, It was oharged by the dofeudant shat tho complainant Lad been an mmate of one of tho New York pouetentiarios, and that, as tho husband of the defondant, ho had acted with un- bocoming bratality, refusing Lo give her and her child a support. It was confessed thit tho two ‘marriod in 1808, and lived togethor e mon aud wifo obauc ono feus and that she left bim upon findiog that ke had another wifo, glter whioh ho nas iudicted iu. tho New York courts for bizamy. 'tho defouse went on to Bob forth that tas complainant wau i NOTORIOUSLY DIYBEPUTABLE ONARACTER, and incompotent to care for himsol!, muca less his child. The allogationy closed with o prayer Tor tho continunncs of the caso for twenty days, whichs Lime was doomed nocessary to securo cor- tain documentary avidencu to sustain the charges tado. Judgo Farwoll took tho requost under consld- oretion, and finally ngroed mot to graut it at ouco, bub to procced with o heaviug, I, SPRAGUE, attornoy for the complainaut, then roplied to the dorendant's aitidavit apa nllegatioos verbally, and saizt hio was propared to deuy and disprove all of them. Ho wwsurad tho Court tlst his cliont had uover beon arvested, excops upon tho complniug of tho defeudant ; had noverboon con- vieted of any crime, was not gwlsy of bigamy, and thut ho was, goucrally upeaking, an ex- omplary 100w, 1l nlso allegad, in reply to the allegations of tho desondunt, tuat tho defendent Was ?mny of * opon adultery, avd was & poor, worthless woman.” 1t was furtber ulloged that she, atter lesving tho complainant, lier lawful huxband, camoe to Chicago, 1rom Yorrestport. N. Y.,.and 1 four munchs marricd one_Waor, lie- gally, and without tlrut obtaining n divores from tho complsinaut, and that cho had eince left Waer, and takon up with ons John Herbort, live ing ut No, 118 Bauto_ strect, and was now joad- ing an adulterous lite. Who defendant was fur- thor reproseuted ay being destitute of meany to support her child, whilo complainane wus com- fortably situated, Tho ollegrtions woro subso- ?uenel»' sled in wiiting, Phis paper brougnt orth tho afiidavit of JOUR NENDERT, rend by Jr. Toote, denyiig il tho allegations rizecting bim. 110 smd ha had o power ur right over tho child, and that ho did not, and uever liad, livod in adultery with the child’s mothor, AT, Footo followed this paper by reading ouo propesly attosted from 3ra. Waer, in which it was claimed that eho ad sought sud sceursd & divored from Deforgo befors marrying, In the paper tho charge of bigamy Wes proforred ugainat Deforgo, for which ko “woa inonrcerated Dino months, aud also tho charge of burglury, for which ho'brd boon confined throo year it tho Auburn (N. Y.) Ponitoutlury. 'It was nlso sov forth that’ he had beou fodicted for bastardy in New York, aud that on genoral principles tho complainant was * o dis- wolute, ineudotious, and common thief," and *'un abandoned lbertine and vicious prostituts,” Sho claimed 10 be adlo to supoort the child and deniod that Deforga was, and that she lived now or evor had livad with Hevbert, or that abo was guilty of any of tho allegations aganst ber. At'this jubcture the Judge determined to com- monca taking the ovidenco inthocaso, ‘Lho tirat witnesn esdied ond SACOR FOSTER, Superintendent of Lubife Worka in the Town of Lake, Mo togtitled that ha had lived for somo yonra in the same town in Naw York with Nelson ‘Doforge, nud that his reputation wae good; that he was ® sobor, industrious gentlomau ; had novor boen 1u prison, Aud that ko owned consid- orable property ; that lua govers! shivtation and character wnade him o 1t persou to care for and goutrol the child fu disputo, TOLICEMAL 1l 0'CONNELL . wag next sworn, in tho intorest of the datonee, Ho Kuow Dalama;l arrosted him two weuks ngo on suspiciou that o wrs yog to kiduop Lie obild, The ofiicor talked to him fu biy cell, und Le confasged to him that bis wifo had a divorco. UANY NERRRRT was then sworn. Bho testlfied that whe lived with her futher eb 1186 Btato slroot, and that Mrh, Waor was stopping thoro, Blo had seen potliing improper 1 Mra. Wusr's conduct, and lwow nothing of her abiity to cava zor the culd in her possedslon. ‘o uexs wicnoss called wag AR, WAE to whom objeotion wag mude, on tho ground that she hnd uot proved her divorce, and was, congeqaently, tha legal wifa of Da(nr,xa, and, a4 such, conld hot testify against him, Lho objece tion was augtaluod by the Court. ‘fhe defeuso then remewed the motlon fora coutiuunca of tio lcudno, which, ufter a-spiritod argutoent, wad grunted. e qsation of tho diapoition of the clild in aisputo, b 6-year-old boy of vathier fiue sppear- auce, was then considered, Kiuully the mother woa allowed to bhold bim, under bond of €3,000 to produse im upon the order of the Court, ——— VESSELS ICE-BOUND. Epecinl Diapateh to The Chicauo Tridune, Prrosiny, Mich,, Deo, 8,~A numbur of vonssla aro {ce-boued in Lako Superior, Betwoen tluty aud forty wailors arrived here to-day by wtago, Louua lor Détrolt and Ulovoland. Thoy report the fo from 10 to 16 fuches thick, aud the woatliae vary gald, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDN SDAY DECEMBER 9, 1874, e e e THE AETNA. TFinal Report of the Receiver. Mysterlous Disappearance of the Company’s Assois. The Oflicers to Be Exnmined, ' V. A, Turpln, tho Receiver of the defunct Ztna Insuranco Company, flled n full and ex- hauative raport of tho condition of thnt Com- pany, Mr. Carpin aays that, whou ho took pos- zossion of F THE COMPANY'S ASHETS, Hopt. 10, 1874, ho found the fotlowing : One ink- stand and pentiolder, two small cash-boaks, one agoncy-reord, one stock cortifieate book, ono journal, ono ledger, ono record-book, one ngorcy 1adgor, ono polics-racord, ono Alock-lodget, aud apa cash-book, ono streot-book valued ab $15, and o lat of blaak supplios valuad at 812, Algo, two notes of Maria Pyckman for 820,200, socured by 100 acros of 1and in Waukogan, . This Innd would not bring enough to pay for fore- closing tho trust dood. Sccond, s mole by Robort W. Bradshaw for §14,000, purporting to bo socurad by trust deed on Lots 10 to 95, In- clusive, in Block 21, in Assessors’ Bubdivision of the B, L. X of Boe. 20, 89, 14, and paid to the Company by James M. Catler, Bocro- tery, This noto and truat deed aro fraudu- lent, there bolng no such laud, and probe ably no such person sa R, W. Bradshnw. "Phird, the note of Jobn Rodgets for §30,000, purporting to bo sccured by & trust dced on oighty-threo lots in Hugh Robinson's Subdivis- Jop, which tho Recoiver fonrs la littla botter thon tho precoding, as tho land has a vrior m- cunbianco alnost if not 3111!\1 oqual to ifs valuo. Fourth, a noto of D, W. Gralam' for 83,000, se- cured by s btock fn’ Park Ridgo, alio_ Linving & prior jucumorance to ita full vafuo. Fifth, tvo notes of Gaorgo V. Biatiop for_§20,000, nocurod Dylots in Glendalo and in Pock's Addition to Chicagro, tho wecurity being worlh about 86,000, Hixth, » note of Joseph Reod, Jr., for £6,000, s~ curod by land in Glendale worth 1,200 or $1,600. ~ Soveuth, o uoto of . Rusrell Jonos for 820,000, secured by 261 acres 1 Pooria County und 66 lots in tho N, L. If of 8, K. J¢ of Sec, 96, 38, 14, worth In ali about §5,000. Eigth, o hote of Willium Irviuo for &4,000, tu- cured by proporty in Ottawa worth 81,600, And ninta, a noto of l]or‘;xn Sparling for £20.000, ve- cured by 18 lots in W, O. Colo's Subd:visiou of »partof thoe W, 3¢ of Seo. 10, 89, 12, tho prop- erty being worth'sbout 18,000, but bLaving s prior incumbrance to its full value, This ro- duces tho uswots from s nominal value of 842,200 to o renl valuo of about 813,000, The Receiver then rocs on to khow that » largo portion of the assots hinve boen ' ADSTRACTED WITUOUT CONBIDERATION and without roourity,”—thet is, stolen,—and to support thia allogstion oopies & roport made to the Auditor Dec. 31, 1873, and aworu to by L. H, Whitnoy, President, aud J. M. Outlor, Secratar, 23 foliows—thoe missiog socurties bolng mark with 2n asterisk ¢ United Staten bon Qutle 5., Bioomiugton *x. ¥, Morsill Dy anothcs toport, 1ande April 16, 1074, tho na- sots .wero reckouod ab $285,785.75, vating the cash in bank aud fo agents’ hands at about £20,- 000, bonds hold as collateral eocurity to securo §82,200, and Joans on mortgages at §127,700. I8 A\ TIIAD BEIORT, mado May 1, 1574, und sworn to by N. F. Mer- rill, Pregidout, and J. 8, Bloomington, Secrotary, tho tote! amsets were §251,005.89, including fu part 862,000 m collaieral eecurity, £9,100 in land and stac’, owned by the Company, oad alda notoy for $40,000, but apparontly mado by no- body, no hames of makens beiug given, “Cha Recaivor therofora concludes thnt tha fol- lowing eccurities Luvo been nbutractod—stolan ¢ United States Loud Cusls in Lanlt &rd o Aworican Bafdge Comp ) nd tho following 10rtgage . \,\;zlllll)}' A L. w$ _4,050.00 15,000.00 Lon, thirco not ©,¢00,09 thireo note 4,400,060 0000 8,500,00 . 8, Bloominglon, 6o Lioted. 6,100,600 N, 1% Merdll.....s 1,700,060 Nolee, no o given 0Ono fo 1,500.00 e 500,00 Total mortgages. Also the follawing bucuro Jouns : 510 rhares Wabash Cosl Company.... 400 sluwres Tadiana Block Conl Compiny 400 hrva Ward Afs-Brukie Company. ‘Total atock,. Total amount of ssets abstracted S18,395,80 Assuming thet tho $62,100 of stook was hy- pothiecited to uecars suiae of tho notes eunmer- atod sbove, aud deducting thet amount, the net Tosa i il ©160,395.8). "Tho Recsivor thon eaya that, In viow of theso facis thet euoh o largo amount of the assers havo go unacovuntably disappaared, it i8 noces- savy that THF, OFIICERY SIOULD DE EXAMINED to ascortuin, 1f posaibld, the whoreabouis of the missiug vocurivies and cush. An order way ae- cordiugly outered by Judgo Moare, in accordanco with tho request of Mr, ‘Turpin, referdng the cuso to B, Magruder, Master In_Clauoovy, eud empovering bim to suwwon L, . Wlituey, J. M. Cutler, 8. L, Bailey, N, F. Mernli, J, 8. Bloomington, G. W, Reed, W. D, Pajmor, A, 8, Soeloy, J. P. Kennedy, Joseph Reed, Jr., and all othors porsons thut tho Recolvor may desire, and cause them o sibmit to an exninination witl ref- orance £o tha uilalry of the Xtns Insuranco Jom- puny, BOARD OF EDUCATION. Proceedings of thelr Somi-Monthly Macting. The Roard of Educution met last ovealug, President Richborg i the Chair, Prosent—In- svectors Bluthardt, Covort, Goggin, Hambleton, Hoyno, Oleson, Reed, aud Welck, PIROFORAL TO PURCHASE. A commuuication wan recelved from Selden Fish, who proposes to glvo $120,000 for the old Dearborn School lot, paysblotin tweuly years, with intercat ab 6 por cont aftor tho flrst your ; and will crect buildings within tho next year worth ot least £100,000, Tho matter was rofer- red to the Committes on School Fund Property. ARASHIIOPPER BUFFERLRNS. A lotter wae rend from D, O.- Comb, of Chi- cngo, asking thet contributions ho taken up awoug tho kehool-childron In ald of the grase- Lopper sufferors in Bmith County, Kausus, It wae docided that tho Board would take no action in the matier, but loave the childron to coutribute aa they liked, WOULD LIKD 70 LECTURE, A raquost by Dr, Chnso for pormission to leo- ture on * Uygieno” boforo the atudeuts of the Noimaal Bohool, and to inake n small cliargo for nlx‘(lmkl'ulnu. was rofused upon motionof Inspeotor cad, A NOYEL REQUEST. A communieation was youd from a eohools teuchor in B:ighton, Cook Uounty, who desired to bu paid for tenching wuch etildron o8 lived fu- aldo the city limits, but croused tho boundary mi‘z cawa to "'“g’“.}'fi"’i e Rk was suggostad by Inapeotor Rood that, Inas- Dok &8 the ‘i‘nwn of Olovko, in whiok thls podi~ ogruo lives, ia henvily m dobt to the Board of Bdneation on sokool proporty account, the ¢laim bonpplied on that dobt. Ho moved that the mattor bo referred to tho Committce ou Hchool Funa Property, with a viow to hava the Town of Cicero “punched up* on the subject of its ar- roarnges, The motion provalled, INATRUCTION OF DEAF MUTES, Tnspeetor Welch, of the Commitico on Toxt- Dooks and Coutse of Instruction, to whom was roferred tho memorial of the Doaf Nute Soolaty of Obicago, nuking tho Board to provida a sehaol for doat mutes, prosonted o vorbal r«gnrt. recommending that stops be taken to establish suelt o sehool. Tuspector Juthardt thought that this was o quostion of too groab impoilango to ba noted 1pon without mora cousldoration than had vou boou given to1t, and Lo moved that the matter Do lnidt over to tho noxt rogular mooting, Inspacior Olekon moved to refor tho mattor hack to tha Cominitle, with insiructions to ru- pork ns to the oxpense and expedloncy of tho project. Thspoctor Goggin wanted the mnttor sottlod ab onco. Ilo opposed the proposition, belioving that tho only way Ohieago could get oven with tho Stato wah to saddle upon lior ao much as possible, Lot tho donl mutos bo sent to Jack- sonville, Inspector Reed appealed for the desl muten on tho ground of humauity, lie had o denf and dumb child ho would not want to sond It awey from tho city, though hie might bo porfect- ly willing to send” from lomo to be educated o ohild which could hoar sud apeals, Inspeotor Bluthnrdt favored tho project of oa~ tablishing n school i Chicago, but tuought the Stato ought to boar the exponse, Tnwpecior Rood sald be would go to Spring- fleld Limseif, aud Inbor for this and, I'ho motivn {0 postpoua for iwo woeks pro- vailod, ACCOMMODATIONS AT NICKERSONVILLE. Tho Committee on Buwildivgs and Grounds woro nuthorized to secure reoms for totoporary necominodations for tho scbool-childron at Niak- ersonville pondiug tho conatraction of a building on the site rocently purchnsed there, THE BUMMARY OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE for tha month of Novombor was submit- ted, showiog tho: whole number enrolied m the Iligh School to bo 707; averaga daily attendance, 723; number enrolled in “tho Norwal . School, 100; avernga ationdzuce, 164, Tha nuwmbor onrolled in tho common_schools, Nurth Division, sas 8,180 ; avarago daily sttendance, 7,422 ; South Division, 8.593 eurolled 5 averago atlcudnaco, 7,085 ; West Divinion, 20,583 enolled : average’ attondance, 18,494, Total onrolled, 36,212 ; average daily at- tendanee, 34,331, "The Board adjourned, RAILROAD NEWS. CUANGE IN TI ILLINOIS CENTRAL. Another -chango in tho mansgement of the Ilinois Cential Ratiroad will tako placo in o fow dnya, Br. A. Mitchell, the General Suporin- taudont of tho Road, hns resigned his position, and will bo succooded by tha Ceueral Freight Agent, My, Joecph Tucker. Mr, Tacker's suc- cossor Lias not yet boen dofinitely decided upon, but it is bolleved that Mr. Horace Taoker, at present My, Josoph Luckor’s ausistant, willearry off tho priza. Mr, A. Mitchell has boon an able and efficiont managos, and tho Iinols Central hus boen vory prosperous undor his monagemont, He has been with tho llhmole Central Railroad off and on during the last twonty yeaus, belng in the mesntime connected with noveral othor roads. Alr, Mitchell's resignation is mainlv due to tho change in tho goneral man-- agement of the road, which+took placo a fow mionths ngo, when Ar, Wilson G, Hunt succeed- ed Mr. Nowoll au Prosident. AIr. Joscph Tuoker, who succeedn 3r. Mitehell, 1ios beaw tho Gonernl TFroight Agent of the road for many years, sud althoigh still & youog man, benra tho reputution of baving beon one of tho ablest, most honorablo, and efiicient freight ngontd in the country. Heisa mon of indomi- table cuergy, and will undoubtedly make o worthy suecassor to Mr. Mitchell, Thora nre also rumord of changes in yarious leading dopartments of other Chicugo roads, but % yot thoy re (oo Yaguo to be mentioned, SPRINGFIELD & NORTHWESTERYN. et Dlepatoli to 1'he Uirteayw Tridine. SpriarieLo, 1ll., Dee, 8.—An oxenrsion train arnived boro at 2 o'olocl to-day over the Spring- field & Northweetorn Rollcond, which was vom- ploted u few days ogo. 1t was intonded to make his exonruion tho grand oponing of the rod. ‘Thero wero about 500 oxcursiouists, made up from tho citizens of Poorin, Pokin, Havana, and Pateyaburg, Lua train wos 1 charge of A, J. Wars, Euq., Prasidont, aud othor oficers of tho road. ‘The puity wore formally recelved in tho hail of tho llouso of Roprosontatives, Tho ro- contion epocch was taudo by Gor, Jobn L. Bover- idge on bohalf of the citizans of Bpringfleld. It was responded to- by Judgo Corcoran, of Peoria: Judyo Yullorton, of Hayanua; tho Lon. C. A. Roboity, of Pokin; and tho Hon, Thomny MeNeely, of Petersburg, ou behslf of thelr re- Epeciave citien, afsct which tho party ndjournod 10 the Leland und 8t. Nicholas, whore thay wore host itnl;l{ entertained with au excellent dinnor by the citizens of Springflold. The lato hour at which tho trafn armived mado it impossiblo for tho visitors to vistt Oak Didge nnd the new State-Houso in & body, as had boen contemplat- ed. At 5 o'clook the party started on thoir re- turn, well pleased with their visit, EASTERN FREIUIT-RATRS. It hias beon previously stated in Tme ‘frime UNT that it was decided at the lato meoting of tho Weatern Burcan of Railrond Commisefoncra, Told nt Indinoapolis, to yaise tho rates on fourth- claen froight sud grain ou ndditional § conts, making the 1ate from Chicago to Now ,York 60 conty, inptead of 40, an hud bocu chargad during the tummer, 1n' view of tho fact thut tho Baltimore & Ohlo Railrosd refuses to raino ite Tato3, it has now beon docidod to leavo the rates as they ara at presont, vamoly: 45 conts from Chicago to New York, Itis wlso wnsucd that, not only thu Graud Trunk and Baltimoro & Ohio Tinilrouds refuged to juin the Saratoga combina- tion, but that the Great Weatern of Cunadn hos thus far also Yo~ fused to wign tho ogroemont, on the round that it iu unablo to join us long ns tho irannd Trunk koops out, As tho Alichigan Cen~ {ral connocts with tho Great Westorn fur tho Tast, 1t makes tho position of tho former road rather unpleesnnt, sud judging by appeurancos tho rond will bo gind to yot » chanue to extricate itwolf from the combination. WESTERN RAIROAD ASSOCIATION The Western Rnilrond Asgociution, composed of the Geporal ‘Managors of the Wostern rail- roads, and the object of whiol is to protect tho vights of tho ronds fn zogard to patents, hiold o smooting vosterday at the Grand Pacifc Hotel, Nothiug Wwas done except the hoaring of tho ro- ports frow tho Committoss on cascs now pend- ing in tho Conrts. PROPOSED NEW ROAD, IvpranaroLs, Doe, 8,—articles of assoolation of tho Frankfort & btate Ling Railroad wore flod nt tho Secrotary of State's ofice to-day, Tho proposod rond will extoud from Frankfort, ttwough Clinton, ‘Lippecanoe, Montgomery, Fountain, aud Vormilion Counties, to Ridze Ferm, on'tha Illinis Stato lino, Oapital stook, 82,000,000, B THE NORTHERK ORNTRAL ROAD, Bantivong, Dec. 8.—Thomas A, Scott was to- night elactad President of the Northern Contral Railroad. AMUSEMENTS. M'VIOREN'S TIEATRE. Tho second aud Jast weal of John Brougham at McVicker's Thestro soos but 2 slight chauke inthe sizo of his sudienoes, au cowpured with thowo of lnst waok, His drame, * Tho Lottory of Lite," Lowaver, ia much woro doserving of public upproval then bhis adaptation of ** David Copyoerdleld.” It is molodramatic, and even sen- sational, but abounds {n humorous situations, and the polished dislogno of whioh its genini author iuw mnster. Indoed, tho roll and rhythm of aumo of tho Apecches savor 8o strangly of the fluent but improssionnble Aticawber, and the casunl obsorvatious are so sage aud keon, aud aro uttered o funnily, that ono caunot but langh the wholo way through, Some of the olar- actors ere very bright and cheory, aud the acting all round s tively sud proucunced. Of conres, Mr, Brougham, as the loading spirit, pluys ndmirably and with ‘the jocund froshuss which bng siways distinguished him. Mr, Book i vory linppy i bl chiaractorizations, and B, Soymonr, dlrs. Murdueh, aud &rd, Stoueall en- turuly accoptxblo, THE ACADENY OF NUSIO, Frank Maya's performance of Davy Orockef! grows in favor with Clicago audionces day by duy. The parquatio admiros hls slpple, tonder nalure, aud his rxomentic disposition; the dress-circle applauds his hobrty maunor, man- ly fgure, snd gracefut formj the tler above fluds something respousive to $Lo sontl- monts oxprogsed by the Kontuoky backwoods- man, whilo the gatlery—how tho HGIIB thundor over Davy's iguoranco as part and parcol of & ganninoe horo, “and suswor his prayers when ne- companlod _with o flashing biade, and that moro suspicion of n Bwagger which rasy or may not be a sympathotio motion with tho awaying sap- lings of the lu-hmwul foreat, nvel probably’s n gusih of solf-mportanca Lo ‘which the bost of us aro prono. it I8 soldom nm actor can cnpluro o houso—parquetto, dress-cirolo, nnd gallery—withont_deucouding from high-strung sontiment, but Mayo's Crockett does. It is & dosorying creation, and guthors strongth as it grows, aud I g il mollowa with tlme. In tha not dintnut future it will bo coupled with tho first_character performancon of tho day, aud moke for ity ownor o formuna of famo and apocia, It i fairly nctod all through, and moro than fairly rocelved. Its sallios aro grootod with merrimont, and ita sontimont with npplaiso, aud whon tuo Inttor doow ocennfonally riso Lo the olo- vitlon of passion the twwmulb i3 hearty and - cessant, "I'ho sconory s unusnally rich, and, in the first nal, ont of plico, Ar. Gardiner f8 huppy in sieanory, hut 26 1o Invokes admiration ho chial- louges criticism, Tho firal eceuc wbows the Hotting sun, a glory of crimaon and biuo, “its majestieal roof fratted with goldon fire,” nresag- fng, accordiug toths nccoptod probabilitics of motoorology, n bright suntiuo and o wholo- gomo night, Auntl yot Davie Orockelt contome plates tho warm glow on tho canvas-clouds, aud, ravou-liko, eroaks that Lhoro is oing to bo'n tor- riblo ow-storm. Pretly sconery is n raro con- dinent to o dramatio digh, but pickled anl crenmn do nos go well with ortolans, Thero I such a thing a8 unity, and_to if, ns {o tho fntes, must nll things bo sacrificed. ‘Tho othor seonos i i A word as to the musie, 1t tho rondor bas nover hoard a trombone dnet, or, huving heard it woll given, desives to renew tho pleasant impressions recelved, the performance of Menstu. Brown and White will be » treat. The only regrat 18 that these wo colors should wyer ba dun. THE BALE OF BOOTH'S THEATRE, From the New York lterald. Bome errors oceurrod in tho published accounts of the recont srlo under foraclosure of Boolh's Thoatre. Tho intorest felt by tho citizons of Now York in the property and its original ownor rendors it dosirablo that tho facts should bo cor- roctly piaced beforo the public. Thero was no Dbidding on tho property, excopt botwoon Oliver Amos and Clark Boll—the former tho holdor of tho 810,000 forcolosed mortgago, ‘the latter the party to whom tho titls had boon transferred in trust, The result was that the property was suf- forod to go amicably in tho interest of Mr. Edwin Booth, although by no connivauco on his part, for a sum greatly below its roul value. Outside bids, which might otherwise have been plenty, notwithatauding the ~unfavorablo condition of iho arker, wore provented va.lj by sympathy with tha bankrupt, aud_partly by the apprebou- sion that the deoreo of foreclosuro might be ra- viowed and subjected to a tedious Jogal alchomy. The Iattor imprassion was created by & question 28 to tho personal property, which I8 waderstood to include the fixturos iu tho thontre. Tlese would Lo (ho proporty of Aln, Booth's crogitors outeide of the realty, which lat- tor was alono subjact to the forecosuro ; henco tho theatro would bo putckased with tho linbility to suich a dissection a3 might remove its vitals. "Thede complications, aven in o battorstate of the warket, would heve fnterforod with the bidding. ‘Mo statemout thet Mr, Idoth's lnwyors of- fored & check for the foroclosed morigage prior 0 tho ualo is wholly incorseet, It rucli su offor was made et all itmust have come from Mr. Bell, tho transfores, fur tho sake of proveuting an apparontly bad record againat the property, such as might bo madoin caso of n deprossed sulo. Tho orroneous yopart would imply coilu- sion on tho part of the bankraps, or a concenl- meut of funds trom hia e¢reditors. MMr. Booth's personal charactor 18 Builiciently irroproactnolo to corroct such & missiatement with thoso who know bim, and sioeo his financial troubles com- monced his best offorts have beou dirested towards the interests of his oreditorn. The favor extended by thom to tho baukrupt ig sutis- fuctory evidouce of this fact. WASHINGTON AND CROMWELL. Lecture by Charles Sradlaugh at Fixre well Mlalt, Cbarles Bradlaugh, the Englieh Bepublican leader, locturad on * Washington and Cromwell " at Farwall Hall Iaut ovening in tho Star Locture Course, and attracted a very largo and, ovident- ly, appreciative sudienco. Mr, Bradlaugh was noarly threc-quartera of an hour late, owing to . rajlrond blociade of eome ltind. Tho sudience waited in perfoct good humor until tho orator appoared, whon ho was grosted with heasty ap- plause. Alr. Dradlsugh's porsouncl has been bitherto described, so his locture 18 the only object of this report, Mo maid, in apeuing, that ho regrottad his dotontion, becauso Lo belioved, on priuciple, that & lecturer bind no wmora right to keop his audienco waiting than the audiehoo nd to detuin tho lecturor. Ho placod Cromywoll firat, in tho order of speaking, 88 borg tho mora ancicut, Oliver, contrary to the recoived bolicf of the masses, was o Royalist by Dbirth, a Royatist by educstion, and a Royalist in priveiple, ~ He cntered Parlinmeut—tho third ono called by Cherles I—with vory moderate views, und it was not until that monarols vacaina mudly erbitrory that ho asuumed 2 Jeadiog bt~ tudo, swelled Lo his full proportions befors the Euglish nation, and oxcluimod, alludiog to tho Orowa, ** Tako that bauble hones!” Onn’ lending churacioristic of Cromyvwell was thnt Lio always kept bis good sword tightly glrd- ed to his lips, He was, 10 every senze, a thor- ough man, Tho pusillanimity of Charles Stuart ave way before him, Oliver Cromwell becamo Le Bialo, and Charles foll upon the scatfold. Iut, althongh the King foll, England bas by no meauy o Ropublie. P'o rule of Uromwell wad as great o_despotism as Britain evor ondured, but, for nXH that, it was o Governmout of the Euglish poople. Mr. Bradlaugh did not defend rogieido, be-~ eause ho did not beliove in capitsl punishment, Ha had frich in Bulwos's apuorsm, ¢ The worst T80 to whicl you can put % man 18 to hang him,” Charles was Dolicaded, tho monarchy wud over- thrown, and Cyomwell was offered " tho Crown. Ho had tha good seuso, atihough a mousvoliat, to roject the dangerous Lonor. Well he know that the regimo could only lnst his own days, und _that, Dy his nccoptnuco, tho libertios of Englaud . would bo pormavently oudsn- gored by the factons which a mnew dynasty would bo suro to create. Lho troublous times of ChorlosI.; his absurd and despotie quarrel with the Parliument, 2ll tho Lingly folly that led to hin fioni oxtinction upon tho woallold, wiers ho diod with herole courage, wore admubly pictured, Of Cromwell no bittor word wns spoken, for, evidently, the great Englichman of to-Gay roparded with patriotic rovereuco tho great Englishman of iho past, In Epgland, Cromwell was on the right —the peoplos—alde of tho quarrel, but Mr, Dwaclaugh, with grost judgment, rofrained from reforring to Oliver's carver in Beotland and s ireland—over which countrics, according tv tho words of u gifred historinw, **he moved like o destructive storm.” In Bngland, Cromwall was tho aword and tho whiold of tho Stafe. o sconrzed the Duteh, bumbled the Froueh, and bronght tue huughty Sl'umnrdu to tneir kueos. When ho fell, En- gland sk along with bim, unul hor uative anergy led hor to a uow triumph uuder tho Bokdier-Princo of Oranye, ‘'he lecturer noxt turned to Washington, whon ho likenedl Lo Cromwell fn boing a Koyal- ist Dby bitth, education, snd instinct. Like Cromwell, Washiogtou did niot inalte the move- ment of tho Revolution,—it made him, Like Qliver, ho, 100, niways kopt his trusty sword girt to his hip, [Applauso,] The quarrel with Lingland was dieoussed with ability, It all, said My, Dradlaugh, arose from & goograpbionl mis- tako, Lord North aud George IlL. imagined that Amorica wae & pats of Hriden, not divided by an - immenuo ocoan. If Noith lad colleotod his “ton tax,” it would not Ln7o amountsd toL30l, ‘o Amoricans did not object to_ be taxed, but they objected to bo taxed by n Parlinment in which they had no roproseutation. Tt wes !xe\-teuuyngut. [applauso,] No people ought o submit to such au imposition, ~ Well, to col- Teet that £900, Lord North aud Gooige J1I, lud to expend £150,000,000, nud then thoy did not collect it, {Loughter und applavse.] Now, given £900, to starc upon, uud adnutting that ¢ ook’ 160,000,000 Lo colloct tho samo, how meuy millions would it takto to collect & tax of £150,000,0007 (Choura nud laughtor] Iu tho point of priuciple it wag_Just os oasy t0 avle lect £150,000,000 from tho Amerivans us £800, {Lond an\maJ Priveiplo brought about the Kovolution of '76, and Goorge Washingtou, by bitth and by - stinet ® Hoyalist, becamo the nrmod ombodiiuent of that principlo, 1o drew hls sword, agd kv was nevor lald nuldo nutil Koglish rulo was over- thrown fu the Coloniow, {Applause] Yot Guorgo Washiugton, winle tho quarrcl wan ot ending, sald, in s doliberative udy, that ho Lnd & etrong pordonal attachmont for duur(.(ln 111, That proved to i (Urudlaugh) that Weshington muat huvo boen & man of come Pnhunll" atfeutibn, for, if anymen oould ens ertain tho slightest approaoh to puraonal rogard for Goorgo I11., Lis munt bo & man of romarkablo £00d naturo, [Gront Inughtor.] But Lis royalism did not provont George Washington from belug loyal to Amoricn, anyjmare than thoe royalism of Oliver Cromiwoll pravouted hini front boing logal to England, Both men wero forced to lead move- moutd rathor than to oresto them., But, aitor all, 1t was notoa o vietorlons Qen- oral that Washington apocarcd to hont ndvant- ago, If Amerienns wuuted to catimato tho Lruo churactor of the man, thoy aliould look upon lnm s tho distrossed chiof of au army reduced to almoutdeutitution,—romotimos an nrmy with stockings and without shoes; sometimes an army without noithor; somotimes an_srmy with guus and without animunition ; somotimod nn nrmy hinylng tho former without tho latter. But, through all theso toriible trials, tho greab. heart mevor fliuchod, tho great mind nover ~ wavered, In the tosth ol overy ?nvmon—nnm tho midst of overy dif- ficulty—Llls superfor soul arosn and triumphed. Wit uverfi tomptation to seizo supromo powor— with all his prodilections gs o movarchist—he novor thonght of beteaying his noblo trust, and, whon victory liad crowned Lis gront endonvory, aftor baing ealiod to the Presidontial chair of tho now-born ""{.‘“’“c' like avother Cinclonutus, he returned Lo his Mount Voruon farm, and thero crownod b{ yearaanad by deathlesa honor, hedio and loft Lis glorlous 1nomory o8 a prideful In- heritancs 1o tho laud ho loved apd sorved so well. ix\ppl\muu.] He lionod Cromwoll to Washington in that both wero thorough, Both wore stntesmen sud soliticre, Both achioved great objocts, and, sy Washinglon's sontimonts porvaded Amurice, Oromyoll's bold spirit wos not yegdead in En- land., [Appmmm‘) Without nn§ fnpertinent asire to intorsoro in Amorican politics, be wouid ask Amerieans to cherish tho nobla institutiony undor which they lived,—to show u bonefloent axampla to thoirbrother Republicans on tho other #ido {repeated chooring) ; ot to boin A hurry to bow down at tho footstool of. vore mlsorable King or Kingling [grent cheering); to boiieve that their own noble fand was tho proudest, tho Ireest on the earth, angd to lond an encournging word whouever and -wherover fhey could, to those Who sought for England, roland, mnd Seofland such & form of goverument a8 that under which Americans prospored. [Loud ‘applause.] In thls way, tho namos of Cromwell and Waehington—both deoply gravon upon history—wonld becomo wpoll-words for future Hampidons and Russells. Alv, Bradlaugh concluded with a brilliant pororation, which fairly brought down the houso, A# an clectrls orator, Mr. Dradiaugh hing no equal on auy plotform, His porson, his voice, and his dehivery aro, aided bybis Sno sentiments, enough to thrill suy audicuce, however unsym- pathotic. FIRES, IN OIHICAGO. Tho two-story frame houso owned and occn- pled by Haus Rasmusson as & dwelling, at No. a8 Iunt street, osught firo from o defective cliimnoy yesterd ay noon, and was damaged to the exteat of §200; insured in tho Globo, of Naw York. The alarm from Box 857 at 8 o'clack yeaterday morning was caueed by the burning outof a chimney at No. 272 Loomis stroet, An unoceupiod cottago, No, 1086 West Iarri- son strost, was burned st 8 o'clock yvesterday morning. TLoss, #600, _Charles Farrell was thio ownar of the building. Tue lire was undoubtedly wet by an incendiary, AT LONE TREE, NEB, Oaraxa, Neb., Dac. 8.—Tho railroad dopot at Lono rac, Nob., wns bumed loss night about 12, Tl firo wagf sat in n londod freight-car, which, with ita contents aud quito largo ot of property in tho dopot, is # total logs, 1t was ovideutly done by sonia men who hud boen pus off o train, AT PORT WASHINGTON AND WATERTOWN, W18, MiLWAUKEE, Dec, 8.—A fire st Port Washing- ton this moruing totally destroyed Woltors' brow- ory. Lows, $10,000 ; Insurance, $5,000, £5Tho dopot of 'tho’ Milwaukeo & St. Paul Rail- ;q!:)la Dut Watortown was burued to-dsy. Loss, 5,000, AT OLARKSBURG, O. Speetal Dispateli to The Chicaao Tridune, Omitricorst, O., Dec, 8,—1he dry-goods store of Templin & Brown, at Clarkeburg, was totally dostroyed by fire Sunday night. Loss, 38,0003 insured for §4,600. The work of an incondiary. NEW ORLIEANS. The Fight Over the City=Attorneyship —IEad EHood Engondereds Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, New Onreans, Dee. 8,—A deadlock has been roachod in the business of the City-Attornoy's oilice here, through s conflict of opinion betwedn the City Council and the Governor, as to who is entitled to fill tho vecancy. The Council, by law, has the power of cleoting tho Attorney at tho commoncement of his term, but in caso of vacanoy, the Governor {s empowored with au- thonty to fill tbo offico for tho rewmninder. Lacey rocontly rosigned, aod tha Govornor appuinted 1.1, Walshe to D11 tho vacancy for the nuex- pired term, and the Council clected 1, T, Jomns, Tho Mayor and Council yesterday ejocted \alshe from tho oftice, nnd fustalled Jomas. To-day Walsho presouted his commis- sion to the Bupreme Diatrict Courl and way recognized ]lsytho Court, and, ou petition of Atty.-Gen. Divble, an injunotion was .issucd Testraining Jonan from porforming the duties of tho oftice, Tho city authorities ~will not allow Walshe to oxeroiso_tho datics, and tho courts will not recogniza Jonas ; so 1t imnakes o nico muddle. Cousiderabld fooliug 18 oxprossed on the subjoct, aud some think 1t will be mada the pratoxt for anothor uprising. THE BROO KLYN SCANDAL. Postponements Ordored aud Kxpecteds New Yori, Dec, 8.—~Iha case of Thooldore Tilton against Hoory Ward Beccher hus boon postponed by Judzo Witson till Mouday morn- ing next. The counsel for ir. Deecher have ob- tainod an ordor from Judge 3cCue, returnable Thursdoy pext, that tho plaintilf sbow canse why o bill of partioniars should not be furniebed to the defoudaut. Tho samo Judgo, at the vame time, aldo grantod a stay of procecdings. ‘The case of Ednn Dean Proctor vs. Franeis D, Boulton, set for triul to-morrow fu tho, United Btatos Couxt, before Judge Woodrnft, Is unhke- Iy tocomo off. A poutpomemont will bo raoved on Moulton's belalf to givo timo to prove Miss Proctor o oitizen of Now Yorl, justond of Mussa- chusetts, wltioh, if sllowad, will tako the caso out of tho United Btates Coureinto a civil Courc of this State. THE JAY COOKE ESTATE. Meport of the ‘Trustee—A Discourngs ing ONtIoNK—The Asnots Unsaindive Philudelplia (Dec, 8) Dispatch to the New York Heruld, My, Bdward M. Lowis, ‘Lrastoe in Buokruptey in tho cago of Jay Cooko & Co,, attor mpny monchs’ praparation, has ut last prosented to Mr. Cooko's croditors his voport. 1o first pro- ceeds, in this documont, to epumernie tho ¥ail- yond utocks, bouds, hiouses, bullding lots, aud “ands in goneral” turned over to him for the Douofit of tha craditors. 'Ilio houses montioned in _tho oataloguo ave mll Loavily movty agedy and tho nclusl valustioas of “the *lunds" here,s there, and overywhbere, sro so covored with _ incumbrauces™ thut they ean Lo looked uvon s almost if not entiroly swallowod up, Taking the Troslee’s report for a1l it smounty to, nll tno howses, cstates, lands, ute., of tho firm foem to nuya beon pledgod yeats ago tar borrowed monoy, aud tho unly re- tonrso tho craditors have iu toaccept the North- orn Punifio bonds, upon which the smuungors of the bankrupt estato have fixed v valuntion which they kuowto Lo * fanoy," svd for which thoy alko kuow tnid bouds cau never bs sold in tho mnrket, 3r, Jrg oola's princoly resldonce fn CGerinntowy (Organtz by nume). which _cost aver £1,500,000 to construct, doeorato, and adarn, iu otferedt for walo at the price of €000,000, buy in tho eritical condition of tho tiwos tnds no purchaser, ‘Phe immense hotel at Put-in-Day liaa g0 boen preelpitated upou the tarkot § but an only $65,000 Lias been bid Yor it, its Turniture und purroundinge, the offer huy boen declived, The managers of the yulned estato' cnn evi- deutly {ind no purchasers for anything lhoy offer for sale, ana aro cumpelled to state the prospective value ouly ol overytbiug thuy ropra- sont, 'Tho most nstonieling rovolation of the roport is the sall capital upon which the tim conducted busineds, ‘The vrofita devivod from other poople's money wae aivided amoug them- aelves, aud upon the flrm's collapaa tha cveditors woto lafe destituto. Juy Cooke, SoUulloch & Co., of London, firat ropresented clutos againgt the American house of Jay Covlio & Co. for £6U7,000, on which the latter bad nu offsel of £500,000, leaving o balanco In favor of the Londan housoaf about 997,000, Bat, according to the onicial Yoport, subsequout claimg have boon presoutod by this Tondon bouye which cutiroly swallow up the €500,000 duo to tho Amorlean houss, and & grost miauy thousnnda more, Tuo forwigu asud Amens cun lousos wero huown i lottors mu} uuwbers dustead of b hames of 5 tho intorosted ertios, 80 that 10w tho rolatioun of tho dlftorent, lipaces ok porfoetly unlululllfglhln to any but thomsolves, oxplaiutng thom udlsputably batoro courts of law in any way that will best advanca thelr fn= torests, After the London houso has made itz mmx!‘nblml olaim, the Secratars of the Navy puta iu tnother, according to tho roport, equally 24 unexpectod and almost a8 great, na that it 800MY A8 I thoro wera n couspiracy to Jnumedis ately mwallow up all tho availablo nasots, and lonvo the atmy of patiout, e { Jovo tho nrmy of patlout, oxpectant croditor ha roport of tho Trusteo might just as wotl never Lave been writton; it gmfv‘u no %nunl‘ncllqn. 1t fa woak, vngue, and vistonury, nnd tho creditors are no moro acquainted with their chunces of soouring thoir necounts than they wore boforo it was penned. Biteily, it ondeavors to utuve off ovorything until, weariod by waiting and dide sppointment, tho croditors wiil accopt for pay tho niseraklo lands of the Northern Paclfic Rajie way. indoed, one of the lawyers of the former houre of Juy Cooke & Co. hau already stated in pubtic that, if tho clalms preferred acainet tha individual members of tho firm are proven, thore will bo searcely unything loft for tho creditors. Regnrding the present roport for what it s worth, ono lonrns that for many years bafore their fasture the firm of Jay Cuuge & Co. wera apoeulating upou other people’s monoy, wore dividing tho profits among themsolves, and woro yearly glving enormous amouuts of money to tholr'wives and children. —— y Jallet 8 probebly ot the head just now of all compointors fn tho Btato for newspaper libol honors, The Republican has on its bands a 825,000 cago; tho Sun and Record have esch flul.flondjr;b to |\‘II\HV\§; (fll’l. len\ilng the le);icl‘dw 0 heard fiom, tho Signal baving compromissd 820,000 uuis dising tlia nreaont §Ym. E LACE GOODS. Lace Goods! 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