Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1874, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 1874. UGLY CUSTOMERS. Distinguished Even M_om for Moral than for Physical Deformity. Dovilish Action of a Minnesota Suu- day-School Teachers Supposed Arrost of One of the Kan- gas Train-Robhors, Detailed Account of the Robbery.-- Fright of the Passengers. THR KANSAS EXPRISS ROBBERY, Frons the Kansas City (Mo Taines, Dee. 0 Lnet ovenlug, just ny darkness wns sottling oyor tha city, {hero camo & report of tho robbery of tho Welly, Fargo & Co, oxpross-car on tho Kansao Pucitlo Road, whioh acotrred eearcoly two hours boforo—n robbery g0 boldly plauned ond successfully oxccuted ns to complotely palo any frontior-oxplolt which timo lus yob recorded. Tho scauo of tho robbery lo tho villago of Muncio, o small flag-station on tho Kaneay Ia- siflo Rond, 12 millos distant from Knnsns City. Yestorday nfternoon, n ehort timo beforo thio Lrain was duo thero, & party of fivo men rodo into town and doliberataly hitehed their Lorscs, As (Lo train camo viow, ono of tho party stopped ont upon the track, and, untying a searf which ho had worn sbout his neek, waved.it o the cugincor, who at once Dbegan to sluckon tho speed of his train, Whilo this was going on, the romainder of tho party wero placing g raile road-tio upon tho track, Agvon ny tho train camo 1o n stop & shiot wad fired, and Lho englucer was &t onea ordered upon the ground, and told to uncouplo hin ongito from tho oxpress-car. This ho did, but tha robhors nb_onco discovored that thoy had made a mistake, and hurricaly or- dored him to couplo ngain, which command ho also oboyed. They thon ordered him to wne couplo tho oxpross-cpr from tho coachies, which Boing dono they boarded tho car, while a portion of tisem ordered tho engincor to his post, and told him to pull away from ibo train, 'The dis- tance gone i# not uecortained detinitoly, thero being somo conflicting statoments in” regard thoreto, ‘I'wo men offacted tho robbory, Lhoy prosented thoir rovolversat tlio hend of tho mes- sengor, Frank B, Wobstor, and ordored him to open tha snfo and doliver the contouts, which ho thinks amounted to somo £30,000. As noar as can bo ascortained, all of tho men connccted with thoe alfalr wero largo iv siaturo and powerful, nxoc]»b one who was_rather short, but stoutly built, They rodo bay horsos, wliteh scemaod to bo in au oxhaustad coudition, aud tho entiro party wern armed with sevolvers and Honry ritles. 'Thoy woro droseed in dark clothes, and their mammor of executing ordors showed thoy woro alarmed and oxcited: oy mndo no aitompt 1o disturb {ho meil, loaving the regis- torad lotters untouched. 2 As soon 8w tho train arrived fn this city, Gov. Osaborn, of Kunuag, wad notified of tho robbery, a8 woro also the oflicinls of tha railroad, nud in less tban an hour rewards wero offered as fol- lows: By tho Wells, Furgo & Co. Expross Coms pny, 51,000 oach for the perpetrators, dead ar alivo, §5,000 for tho recovery of tho proporty; by Gov. Oshorn; $2,500 for tho rouboa; aud $5,000 for tho eame by the Kaueas Pacifle Road. 0. 1. Dorrauce, Division Suporintendent of tho Kanwns Pacifle, organized o posso of met last night which started ot in various directions. Other porties are in pursuit. ‘Tho irain was under the managomont of Cou- ductor J, O, BrinkerhofT. Among tho property takon was ono can of gold dnst, valued at 25,000, consigned to Kountzs Bros., Now York, md o packago containing 3,000 for tho Mastin auk, of this ¢ity ; & paek- age for Bulleno, Moores & Emery, snd soveral maller packages for vavious firms of this city, Frauk D. Webster, the mossonger, made the tollowing statemont to the Zimes roporter, who mot Liim ut tho oftice of Wells, Fargo & Co. im- modintoly on his arrival -+ About 8:15 this aftornoon, as the train drow up at Muncio, T hoard » loud ' halloofug_outside, and, not kuspoceing anything wrong, walkod up to asmall window,whicti is betweon the mail-room and tho cxpross-foom. A rovolver was thrust under my noso, sl L sow a lavge man in dark clothes, with o cloth tied over Lis faco, complote- 1y concenling his features, standing in the maits roont. 1o ordorod me to como out, ihreaton- ing to shoot if L rofusied io obey. I imme- ditely crawled through juto’ the il room and from thonco to the ground. On getting outside another man approachied mo and_told mo to Lold up my kands, 1 did so, and while looking around saw thrce othor men, muking five, and all of thom masked apd hoavil armed. In & moment thoy ordered mo to go bac! tuto tha cav, which I did, both of thom following, Onca insido one_placad’ a rovolver to my hond winto the othix leveled a Hosxy ritlo on the other #ide, and I was told to nnlock tho safe. I readily anoyved, aud ub their order kanded out the con- tents, Ono of them took & mail-bag, and as I landed out the pncknges (he otbior threw thom into the \mf{. I took out £18,000 in curroney, §6,000 in gold, and all tho proknges of monoy i tho aafo. Thoy eawd thoy did not waut o silvor brick which was there, and also gave mo back my wately, saying they did not waut my personnl ru'opm'til After havibg got all there wis in tho &afo without touching nuything olso, thoy ordored me to got ont on the ground. Whilo one gunrded ma, thoe othar took tho money and got on his hordo. 'The other left me, and with tho others roda nway to the north, going over u lll.” Mr., W. L. Kilbourn, & pagsengor who was in the first conch back of the exvress-car, and whoso homo is in Chicago, told a reprosontative of the Zimes the following story: 1o nad got on the traiu nt Liwren When in tho vieinity of Muncie, tho logomotive gounded tbo sigunl to put on the brakes, the train boing tlagaed, At tha sound of the whistle, Mr, Kilbourn noticed man gee up from hi seat in tho coach where ho was, sud go rapidly forward. Mr, Kilbourn is now of tho opinion that this man was ono of tho gang, ond Lud boon pluced vpon tho tramn to go 1arward at the signal, to uncauple the train from the baggage-car; at all ovents, circumetancos gaom to yegrant Ir. Kifbours fn his conclusiona, forin a foW minutes alier the man had goue ous tho train was unconpled, sud the baggago-car end locomotive drawn ahend abont the length of 8 conch and stopped. 'hen thoe cenductor cumo into the ear and asked if any of tho pansengers bad rovolvers, as ho thought thero wus somo tobbing going on in tho oxpress-ear. At this unnouncement thore commrenced a goneral sersmble ond commotion, which is amusing i read about, but tho average vender who will put himself in tho place of tho unfortunato pansengzers will very readily coneludo thag th W nothing funny in’ tho transaction, don ¢ manced fo get down botweon the konts and di- Fewt themsolven of thoir valuables, placing then m their boots. Laodics hurriedly took their jowols from thielr enrs, neoks, aud hands, and, Kithous hlushing a particlo, litted their dainty + diddrts, ande ghoved their.valuublos down undor Lha clasp of gartars vl about finely-faslioned i Abont this timo Mr, o hold tho giowy bowo b, Kilbonru remembora to havo heard Incessant shootmg. 'Tho train wis now at & full stop, B, K., upon looking out of tho window, saw flve mon musked with knit searfs; HOMO Wora honyy ovorcoats, and soma woro in thoir shirt-sloovos, 1To also shw o wagon ontaining two mon, which was standing in closo proximity to the car. Who parly kopt up n desnl- tory fire, doubtless . for tho purposo of Iutimi- doting tho pasuengers. Tho conductor in the monnywhile vont o tho rear conch, followed by neveral passougers, for the purpose of guarding tho pussengory thero, whom ho feared would ho ettucked, Tho wholo transaction veouplod sbont twenty minutos, and, afwor the work had heen accomplisbed, the robhors rodo away to tho lott, ovor u Iull, in'n very quiot mnmner, Lntor in tho ovening a Zinmiea reporter recolyed information from tho Kherif of Wyendotto that ho hind roturned from his campaign towards tha North. Winlo north of Armatrong thoy thought thoy porcolved tho trail of tho rolibars, and, fol- Towing_ it up, Boon’ cumo to n party of mon one eamped on tho road, Burrounding thom, they cnlled for them to surronder, Ou approaching, thoy discovorad that thoy hud eapturod a lond of rasshopper-sufforors, “who were torribly ‘!:rlguluuud by the warliko appearanco of tho Bherl(T and his posso, It is certaln that tho robhors haye gone South, sroseing the Xaw nu tho county hiidgo, aud int tonding to strike into tho Indinn Tertitory. A company of Unitod States troops bavo beon tologruphed’ for from Leavohwaith by Guv. Oshor ‘'yo company will urrivo hore on this morning's traly, and will procecd immedintely in goaroh of the robbers, ARUEST OF A BUBPECTED PARTY, Special Dispuatch to The Chicaan Teibine, Kanean Crty, Mo, Dog, 10.~Thore {8 much oxvitoment at L'olica Headquurters to-night over tho arrest of & suppossd train robbor, A o nawmed Jim MoDavicly, & yovidout horo, aud nnoted hard obaracter, rodo up tho streot, and ot a anloon an attompt was mado by a piekpocket named Afkona to rob him, whon botl: waora talion to the polico atation, whore McDanlols wag found with £1,100 on his porson, and loavily armed with rovolvors in his holt, 1o has hoon sus- pocted of complioity in all tho leading oporations of the highwaymen, and the fact of " tho monoy found and other ciroumetances woro doomed nufliciont to hold bim for particlpation in tho Kaneas I'aciflo train rnhhnr?'.. ' Jamos boysworo in thincity Inat night, and it iy thought tho partios havo atfompted a ruse to ovado capiuro by roturning to this city nnd nelghborhood_fnstoad of laaviug tho country ns horatoforo, Tho Bhorilt of Wyandotto Connly, Kuuens, bng beon votifled to como for tho prison- ors, mda sirong posso {s oxpectod to convey thio prisoncrs over {nlo Kansay, ‘Thore sccms {o bo o genornl beliof that MeDanfols is undonbtodly ano of tho gangg of roblers, and that his brothor William, o noted rascal, wag also in tho affair, Pinkerton's men are at work in Clay Couuty, and tho bofiof {s that tho entiro gavg will Lo ovor- linuled this tiwe, MeDaniels seomn much ovorcomo by hia arrost, but does not say n word about tho mattor as yot. A BESTIAL MONSTIIL Seetal Diopateh to P'he Chicago Tribune, 87, Pavr, Minn,, Doc. 10.—Frodorlck Hilkor, & :earpontor by trado, omployed in o sash-factory on Codar strout, marrled, anid a tonclior of n clasa in tho Sundny-school of the German Lutheran Olwireh, was arropted and lodgoed in fafl to-day, chiarged with tho eriminal violation of tho per- nons of six littlo girle, mombors of Lho Sunday- tchool in which Lo wos tonchor. Hia e¢rimo wus discovorad through injuries to o gitd agod 12, who told her mother, a widow, tho full story of Hilker's conduct with hor, and gave tho naines of fivo other yonng girls sho know of among biy victims, Her mother up{diod to tho pry- tor of tho churel, who advicod 1iilkes's arvest, Aeantimo, {ho father of one of tha other glsly, hearlug of the affir, learncd the facts from his child, and that Milkor'y overtures to her and olher girls datod back o year, whoroupon bo at onee caused Jiliker's arrest, and thiy morning #woro out formal complaints, Tho wix known viclitus nro aged, ona 8 yoars, twa 10 yoars, tivo 12 years, and ono 16, “Ililker is eaid _to havo mado u full confossion Lo the jailer, aud upplicd for coungel, 1is wifa onmo o the Jnil b uoon, bringing Biblo, tobacee, aud underclothing, but was not pormitted to neo him, © Tho foeling anninst tho mounter §s nuturally high, but thero i8 no tulk of lyneh-law. THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY TREASURER OASE, Specwal Dispatel to The Clicago 1ribne. MiavApiE, Wis., Dee, 10.—Cottsch Brothors, of New York, and Adolph Wincklor, of Milwau- Jee, to-day filed & petition in bankruptey against Ldward Eblors, County Trensurer, of Milwaulieo, cleiming an opon account for Jiquors suppliod for Lhler's saluon, of upwards of 8100, alleglug also n suspension of cowmercinl paper and profereutal payments and traunfor of proparty to higaurotics on his cauuty boud with iutant {o hindor creditors, eto. Ialor, Charles Mun- Lurtz, Recoiver, under o doed to secura tho bondsmien, way mrosted by wamant of United States Commissioner ~Dloodgood for cartyiug on o ealoon business withous paving the specinl tax, Munlmrez appeared with Colz- Lauson, and on applicasion the bearing wos ad- journed one week. ‘I'ho bondsmen will probably contest Lllers’ bankruptoy. One of thom said to-day ho had paid the county $500 as Ing sharo of tho firat installment of £8,500, but it would ho the last, As now appenrs, Ehlors camo into pozgossion of $07,000 of Court-flouso funds, for which ho gave o differont sel of bondsmon on tho books, 'Uhiu scconnt is duly balanced with 312,000 ns paid over in full settlement to tho Tromswrer. But thero is strong doubt whothor tho mouoy was ovor paid, and tiio bonds- mon cluim it iy u more book outry, and 1o money pasged. If thay ecan [:ravn this, tho smetics under the Court-ITonse hond will e linble. 'Fhoy chinrge tho County Buard with negleet of duty, and will contest all clnims undor their bond, A DESPERATE FIGIT, 8. Touts, Dec, 10.—A dosperate fight oceurrod to-night at the bonrding house of Mrs, ‘Lhomas, cornior of Bummit avenno and Markot atreot, in tho western part of tho city, hotween two cotn- torfolters namod Robert L. Wilmer and Qoorgo Raukin, and & man named 8. 8. Walls, in which Walty was sovorely ot iu tho _ faco, neck, head, aud brosst, and Wilwor shoy in tho breast. Both mon aro yory badly woundod, It appeara that Unlied Staten Dotoetive Ducloworth traced Wilmor and Rankin_ through Clicago, Durliugton, Poorin, snd othor pinces in Illinois to this city, and was prepeting to arrest thom, . Wakts, who claims to Lo o doteotive, but who Duckworth says is an old couutorfeiter, and was hnlug: used by him a8 a tool. When ho went to Mrs. 'Thomas’ house, whoro Wilmor and Rankin were stopping, he called Wilmor to.ono sido on the plea of wishing to talk to him, and ;‘u" a, fow minutes Wilmer drow = nifo & pistol and shot Wilmi Ttankin also fired bwo whots at Watt ithout effect, An alarm was immedintely givon to tho station and mounted polico noar by, All partics wero arrosted. Rankin was tekon to jail, and Wilmer and Watts couveyed to tho hospitel, On sonrching Wilner and Rankin oyor §3,000 in_countorfoit monoy was found, principally In €20 notes, together with two 8500 United” States bonde, aud small sus of nionoy. TIIE QUINCY HOMICIDE, Speefal Dispaten to The Clacago T'ribune, Quixey, Ill., Dee. 10.—Joyco, tho man who murdored McGuira «in the oity yosterday, hew Leon visited by several parties in jail, toall of whot ho told the sano story, that the decensed bind charged him with boing o bank-robber, and that the scensation proyed upon him until ho did not caro about living, aud that he made np his mind to tuko tho Iife of tho man who had mado the charge, Upon making iuquirios of tho family of the deconsed, it was found that no oue had ovor heard anything of Joveo being ealled A bauk-robber, Mys, BMcCuiro states that sha did not evon know tho wmy, and kuow noth- ing of his Lonrding at the housd. T'he boys who attondod bar, and “othors who mndo the rontau- rant thoir houdquarters, nover henrd the decens- ol joling with' Joyeo, ov tolllng him that Lo detectivess wore after him, aud stato that Me- Guiro nover did anything of the kind whon they wore presont. It 13 belioved that thero 18 somo- thing at tho bottom of the killing which bas not heon brought to light. A clew, it is claimod, has alrendy beon obtained which may unoarth another causo for tho killing *than that glven by tho prisonor. Somothing, it is thought, will bo doveloped in a shoit b PINING YOR LINERTY, Smecial Diepateh o The Chicaqo Tribine, B7, Paur, Miow, Doe. 10.—A plot of four prisoners in the County Jail to ofcapo was dis- covarod last night through confession of o con- fodorato, Whon tho ofticers discoverod the plot, two largo stonos had been loosonced from tho walls bolween their - colls, tho tools boing n peir of soiusors, a poolet-kuifo, and & picco of wive, The_iron door wus fixed for removal, and tho wooden door cut ko s to brork on making s yush. Couconled in tho cell botweon tho mat- trowies woro foungd four wonden clubs, how smuggled in is not known. Tho plau wan for the four to gebl iutv ono coll ut night, ruise o moclk disturbanco to eull tho fsiler, thon to rnsh upon bim and sofzo his koss, Ono of the four recontly oscapod from thoe Minneapolis Juml, oud all aro kmown au doaporate characters, Two ars under arrest for burglary, tho othory for horse- slouliug, RINDSKOPI'S TRIAL. Special Divaten to L'he Chicaa Tribune, Mavisos, Wis, Doo, 10.—2Lho triat of Rinda~ Kopf ot al, in tho United Biates Distilct Court for conspirnoy to defraud tho United Htntos .ravenno continuog, snd sl ports of ekulldig- gory i doveloped, Witncssos tostiflod Lo sooing stamps romoved and wsed ovor ugaln, and of barrols omplicd with stumps elt on and carrlod buck to thoe distillery and filled and romoved sgmn, with mumorons othor tricks of the trado, Among tho witnossos eulled was A, L. Rogers, proprietor of tho seized Middloton dintillory, ny to whom nalla prosoguo waw ontered, aud hig %enltimuny way ouly admitted aftor o nhnrp con- cat, CIIARGED WITIL PERJURY, 81, Louty, Dec. 10.~W. W. Drummond, who olaimy to bo a brother of Judge Drummont, of Chiengo, and suys bio was formerly Judgo of the Uuited ftates Disivlet Court of Orogon, way arrestad lero to-day on s churgo of perjury, ml in default of $1,600 bends, commitied to Jall. Tu Qctobier last ho wan sccopted o tho bond of Joln MeCarty, arvested for passing l,eanntcrtun monoy, nnd Eworo ta iossessing lurgo wonith, which subsoquontly proved falso, aud hu way indleted, HRLD YOR MURDRR, Brectal Dispatelcta e Chicaas Tridune, Drcaruoy, 111, Dee, 10.—dumen and Trusten Adnus wero this morning bronght bofore Judge Bmlthk—now holdiug the Mucon County Qiveyit Cuurt—on & wrll of baboss vorpuy, for tho pur- “and_ attacked him. | Watts thon drow [ poso of determing whothor thoy ara ontitled to boil, Thoy aro now rosting undor n charge of the murdor of Btaab, a German, n fow milos northwast of thia cl'f, about flve woeks ago. Lho oxaminntlon Is atiil in progrosu. PATAT STABING ATTRAY. Special Dirpateh to Tho Chicavo Trioune, Loaaxsrour, Ind,, Dec, 10,—In nn nltorcation betwoon Charlos Korns and David Schumach, oarly thi' morning, Kerns stabbed Schumach, In- Nioting o fatal wound, Xotno fled. ORicora nro after lim, DIGAMIST RENTENOLD. smeetal Dispatch to L'k Chtcano Tridune, ‘Wanaaw, Ind., Dee, 16.—Jorome B, Oarpentor, the bigamiat, who has boon in jnil sovoral weoks nwaiting trinl, was trlod rud santoncod to-dny to n\rnu yoora' imprisommont in- tho Btato Pouiten- ry. TWO MEN KILLED IN A QUARREL, NEw Onueaxg, Doe. 10.—A dilieulty oceurred ot Magnolin Plantation, 8t Bornard Parlsh, yes- torday, fn wbich Mathow and Jamen ‘Corporal woro killed by Horman and Jamos Marro, Tho enuso of tho diflioulty is nobt roporiad. The Marron cseaped. THT IOWARD MURDER TRIAL. Specrat Dispatch to The Chicaan Tribune, Dgs Motsrs, In, Dee. 10.—Tho jury in tho Howavd smurdor ttial linvo heen out sitcs yos- tordoy, and_do not agreo, It Is roported that oluyon aro for convietion, THE BOSTON BOY-MURDERER, Bostoy, Doe, 10.—Tho triel of Jeeso Pemeroy, tho boy-murdoror, was concludad to day. Tho Jury brought in a vordict of murdor in the firsb dogroe, with o regommondsation tomoroy. g BY MAIL. HOW A EEUD WAS SEITLED IN NEBRASKA— DUELING WITHOUT ANY FORMALIITES, Lraw Qe Quaha Jee, Dee, T, Tor novoral yoarn pat & bittor foud has oxistod Dbotweon Lom Keeler and Dan Parmalee, both old citizens of this county, and very widely luown, Yaturday ovoning, about § o'alock, near Elkhorn Station, about 20 miloa weat on the Union Pacitio itaiirond, tho two mon mot, and tho foud tormi- untad i o fatal duol, in which Koolor was killed. 1t was n vory impromplu affaiy, tho usual pre- timinary srrangoments of the duoliug code beiug disponsed withs. 1t appoors that Mr. Parmales, altbough living i1 Omulin, hag o grain warchonso at Itkhorn, and o farm about 4 miles from Elkhorn, ad- Jjoming ‘Tom Keelor's placo. Tho old foud be- twoon tho two men, originsting in o disputo, ns #omo #ay, about a pieco of land, hnd Leen kopt alive nud fanued into greator bitternesa by Keelor' attncku and Parmalee’s defonses. Nr. Parmaleo loft Elkborn nt nbout & o'clock in n spring-wagow, whilo Witham Thilpos, n young mau in his employ, wan driviug o team of mules ahend, with o load of cobs, About the samo time 'Lom leelor, who was n¢ Elihiorn, nl- 0 startod for home, and soon drove hiw team ahoad of Philpot, Iarmaleo camo up and told Philpot Lo wiop, when Keolor asked Lurmaleo if ho 1'\-nute\1 to fight, aud told him to eay ** yes or no." Tarmaleo repllod, “Go to hell.” Toth par- tios then drovo ou o ghort distanco and again stopped. Parmaloo then picked up bhin Winclies- ter ritlo, & sixtoun-ghooter,—with which ho al- ways went armed, as ho had been threatoned so ofton by Xoclor, who bad warned him sovoral Limos to *hool” himeclf,—and jumped to tho graund sud ran around to tho right side of lus wagon, Keoler, who always wont armed, had o rovolvor steappad to bis hip, a4 usual, zud also o double-bnricled shot-gun londod vath bucksbat, Grabbing up the rhot-gun, ho olmost ot tho sama instant jumped out” Lo (o laft vido of his wagon, putting young D’bilpot botween tho two wmen. lIuvlnF thus simultanoconsly ehosan tholr po- sitiony; {t would appear that each had como to the conclusiou that the hour bLad nrrived whon their dilferoncos must bo sattled by bloodshed. Parinntee, who is a man of great coolnoss and romarkable nerse in times of grent danger, raisad his sixtecu-shooter to Lis shoulder, and openod tho duol by binzing away at Keoler, tho two mon moro than 10 rous apark, 1o quickly n. Both shots ntruck Keolor, but did bhim mucb, werely gruzing him, and glancing off. Teclor returned tho fire, tho buckahot scatior- ing, one hitting the arm of Parmalee, muking o abght scrateh, and othors hitting Parmales’s own team, which startad oun a runaway, Keoler omptiod the other barrel of his shot-gun, mids- ing Parmalee, but striking his own towm with wome of tho shot, causing them alsa to run away. Parmeloo now **got tho drop” on Keelor, who, instead of pulling his rovelver, no doubt think- ing it usoloss at o long n rango, capecially opposition to & Winehester ritlo, stasted and ran townrds & coru-flold, Parnwmleo -coverod him with his weapon, and sent o bull after him, Lite ling him in the bnck, passing onb in_front, and putting daylight clear through him. Kceler hera cried ont for merey, asking Parmaleo to sparo fim, and not kill hum. I'wo more shots instantly followoed from the deadly riflo, one taking him fn the nock and the otherin the licad, botls pussing cloar tbrough, and killing bim {nstantly. 'T'hus wag tho careor of tho notorious Tom Keelor brought to sn end. Parmulca got Into his wagom, and Philpot ro- marked, * 1 guoss bo's dend. You had botter go and see.” Varmaloe replied that he could do that if ko wished, and remarked that Lo wns veady £o givo himsolf up, which ha_nccordingly did to Honry Stanton, » Deputy Shorlll, who cama np to thom soon attervards, The ahove 18 the substuuce of Philpot's testi- mony. 'ho verdict of tho Coronor's Jury was to tho effect that Keeler camio to his death at the handa of Parmalee, Ofticer Hunlon brought Parmaleo into tho vity Into . yostordny aftornoon, and takng bim beforo Judzo Ponbody, Lo gave’ bail in tho sum of £3,000, Byron Beed and W. I\ Swacsy being Lu bondamon. Each of the duelists has & hictory, which, could 1t bo given In full, would bo found to bo of deop intero Dotk camo to this Stato nearly twonty years sgo, and are widely known through- out tho I'ar West, 'Tomn Kaelor hindd tho roputation of being & no- torlons rougl and a daving desporado, in.ear) times hio wan loented near Kearnoy, in tho vicin{- ty of which Lio had four ranches, with a wifo on Sach rancho. Many hard storied are told of bim whilo o was locuted there, 1t is said that ho mado n comfortablo living by plundering tho “pilgrims* whilo on their way to tho monn- tamg and to Californin. An old settler relntos to us that ha ot Tom and his four wives ata danco ot Floreuco, ten yoars ngo, and had ttllw pleasuro of au introduction to euch ono of e, Lt s told of him that n fow years onio monoy at n gang of poler, aud soon after- wardy, meeting thio winuor coming np b stair- way, ho drow his revolver and told him to lay the motioy down on tha steps and “git.” ho wine nor did us comnendod, and Wom thus got back 1is movey, 1lo never was seon without n rvolvor openty strapped to his hip-belt, aud ho has often paraded tho streots of Omaha thus armod. Lost sumier ho was nrrestod for earrying “concenled” weap- ous, but ho claimed thut his rovolver was not conconled, and ho was naccordingly dischurgod with n'roprimand und on condition that ho would not mko such an opon oxhibition of hix aysonal, Mr, Parmulug, who was in continned fonr of Iaoter's threuts, consulted the District Attorno; in rogard to tho mattor, but that ofilear lnlormufi bim “that thoro way no law that would prevont IKoolor's openly enrrylug wospons, Keelor, during tho last oightcon months, hnd got into wovoral quarrals with his neighbors and frionds of Purmnlvo, and had *nswanited and buttored” nomo of “them, T'armaloo asuistord them to proseeute him, and o was trlod nevorul times for dilferont offonses, Wo beliovo thoro ara now two or threo erlmfuul enios gaings blm in tho District Court, Kcolor hnd throntenod Parmalos with ven- goanco, and warned him to go armod. Parninloo accordiugly did so, nnd put his safoly in o Win- oliostor ritlo, Iio naver full wafe, ovon on bis own promises, fearing thut Keoler would ngsna- sinnto him. Keolor has two wivos living, it [s kald, rud ono of hix tions I8 now walting trial in Cass ' Gounty, on the churgo of horse-stenling. : Dan Parmuleo s o prominous and well-ta-do citizen of thin county, his reul Lowmo Leing ot Omuha, IIo was a momber of the Torritorinl Loginlature of 1800 aud tho two foltowlng Stata Lu;ilnlnturuu. I'ha gonornl opinfon scoms to bo that Parma- loo purmiad tho right course, and that Koelor gt Just whut ho dororvad, Tho foud hud ripon- ol to such & dogron that it wis only s guostion of time ns to who shonld make tho first dowons stration or ** gat tho drop ™ on the othor. Tarnmloo §4 u 1nan_vory much respovtod in {hls community, while Keolor wau n notorionaly bad man, ovor whoso donth thero seemu to bo gonoral feoling of eatlsfaction, WIOLESALI MURDER, Tsyom fhe Manassas (Va.) Guette, A mont Hondish murder took place ab Har- vison's Ford, in Prinoo Willism Gounty, Va., anoar tho Ktafford lino, on Thursday night' lust, Inalow and humble-looking houso, or moro wroperly o hut, not far from tha bankk of Codur lmn, livos un old muu about 70 yours of ugo, woll known i this couuty i ono of e largest lande ownors aud wonltblent citizous, Jorry Korndou, and hia wifo, nlittlo hin junior. Living with them as & farm-hand was a hlack boy of small utaturo, ngod nbout 16, named Jeaso Fouks, and & littlo colorad bioy abaut 10 yonrs of ayo, namod Addison Rtussell, ~Fouks hmf beon hauling wood, and on coming fn_at night wan ncoused of stonl- ing a ploco of porlk from hir owployer, which ho donled, and n quarrel ongied, ‘The boy way or~ dorod from the house, and rofused to go nnicsn tho mont in disputo wou givon to him, Ol man Horndon pioked up an ax, and told tho boy if io did not leave tho honso ho wonld kuook lim down, Iforo tho® talo onds unill Trl- dny morning, whon, about sun-up, Bum- morflold, & kon of (ho old man, who lives a short dintatico nway, nppronchod the ouso, and, on entoring tho yard, discovered bloody foot- prints, which ho tracod to the door, and upon entering n_ghostly sud bloody scano wan pre- wontod to hiy view. Upona pallct on tho floor tho ity cotored boy lny, cold indonth, with his hend ront in_twain by n singlo blow of tho wurdorous ax. Upon tha bod Iny Mis. Hom- don, wollotingy in her blood, Who fathier Is mixsing, and franticly tho ton asks whero ho fs, but no ouo answers. A littlo later the old wan iss discoyered n a flold about 400 yards from iy dwolling, barolicaded and barofdoted, with his head and faco eus and bloeding in many places. Mr, Jolm Aloxandor, n noigiibor, wha found biw, aekod who had dono tho deod. The old man, who seomod to bo howildered, uald ho il not know who hind dono It ; thint ho had baon walking about all night, and foll cold when ho walkod i tho wator, Mo was conveyod to his home nnd there told hin ntory to Justices Iorton and Woodyard, 1o told about tho r[mmal, and snid tho inkt ho know or remomberod wis ** thut the hoy started to the door.” 'I'lo thoory is, that if Foulu, the hired man, I8 guilty, ho Eclwd up n now nx-hdlve, ono of tho instrumonts of the bloody worlk, and dealt tho old man o murdorous bloiy, or perhaps sovoral, and, lllulkllls{ o biad Killod him, thou took tho - and with 1t killed tho boy, und crushod tho hond of the old woman. uppostng ho had killed all threo, lio loft nnd wont to tho howao of Mu. John II, O'Rear. Aftor ho had gono the old man rovived, and in a_dolirimn letb the housoe, It was fonud on_soarching tho houno that §235 nhad boon taken from a drawer by tho murderar, Fouks was arrcstod and lodged in jail, and wiil hayo n hearing boforo a mugintrato on onday. 1t is tho apluion of tho majority of thoso who know anything abont the case that ho is the guilty party, and what givos color to the sun- picion of iy guilt is, that tho weapons usod, an ax aud an ax-lirndlo, were in tho houso boloro tho murder, and if 1t hnad beou douo by other partios they would lave taken tho wospons of murder with them, and wonid not have gono thoro bofore bedtimo, the murderous attnel havs ing beon dono befora th old folks_Liad proparod for bed, Tho little boy who was killed lind gone to bed, and was probably nrleop when ho recoived his doath-blow. Tho old Iady was fu n dying condition on I'riday evening, Lut the old man, who Is torribly ent about the head and faco, may recover, though his dying doclantions wero taken, FATALLY STABBED BY A PEDDLER. Suecral Disatel to The Clicago Zrivun Quixov, 11l., Dec. 9,—About 10 o'clocls this morn- Ing James McGuliro was attaclred in his _saloon and futally’ stabbod by a poddier namoed John Joyeo, ‘Tho SN vous Bytetad b Pho e, gors enug the brachinl artory, and causing death in about ton minutes, Joyce had heon boarding with McGuiro for nbout two weeks paat, and had beon stopping with the deconsed at difforont times for the last fifteon yoars. 'Thore appears to hiavo been no dilienlty Lotwaon tho two men, except that MeGuiro hud bacn In the habit of joking Joyco beenuso ho was a bachelor and beeauss ho nad. momey in the bank, 1lo hiad nlwo, ina jesting way, ncensed him of boiug s bauk-robbor, beeauso ho had lutely bad adralt cashed; but Joyco states that ho was atraid of being thought o bank-robber, and was in fear that tho deteotives would put up a job on him, which 8o worried Lim that Lo could nob sleap, Ilo yostordny wont to tho Mavor about it, who ndvised him to chango his Loarding- ice, which ho did. This morning ho pur- chased’” o knifo, with tho doliberate - pur- poso, ho puys, of lilling BleGuire, which purpose he accomplished. Tho wurderer 18 pow in Jail, and his cago will como botoro tho Grand Jury noxt Monday, Such is tho oxcite- ment among the friends of tho deceased that had they gob hold of the prisoner before ho was ffi""’u‘l 1n jnil lo would uudoubtedly bave boon killed. BILLIARDS, Rudolphke eats Garnder for tho Ohumplonatuup by 213 Pointu. Special Dispatch to 2'he Chicavo Tribune, New Yonr, Dec. 10.—The fourth match for ihe chompionship of tho world at tho French threo-bzll carom gamo of billiards, and for tho pogsession of tho challango cup and §2,000, was played in Tannnany Hall "this evening botwosu Albert Garnier and A, 2, Rudolphio. Garnior won tho clmmpinushi[)lu the tournnumont in thiy cilfl n year ago. Iudolphe did not mako a remarkably goad rocord at the racent tournument, shrawdly concealing his slull to win heavily in bots on thia gamo. ‘Tha houso was donsely packed. Gar- nio's frionds wero in tho majority, forRudolpho's ways 810 not winmng, oxcopt at bitlinrds, Tho gomo was called ab 8:30 p.in. In atringing for the load Rudolpha won aud rotled mp neat yun of 83, which Lo followed with ono of 32. Moanwhile, CGarnior hed wade 14 and 17. In tho touth mning Rudolpho nindo 61, sud, in tho elevonth and fwellth in- ninga, tho string stood 28 to 83 in Ru- dolpho's favor. , Thon Garnior gained slowly, A neat run of 53 dnd ono of 22 halpod him, bitt ho playad with ill lucl, oneo missing a vory easy onrom, nud repoatedly leaving the balls in fino position for his .ndvorsary. It was noticeable that Garnier did nou melko as muoh a3 ususl out of his brilliant round the-tablo play. Mis twenty-third inning was ns finon ‘neun of nursing as he evor did, gotting tho palls togothor at onoe end of tho tablo, aud Tollowed thiow acrons the ond and up tho sido, by stuoh timo o hud 100. Thon they froze, Thoey wers spotted, nul ho connted, hut missod tho next whot, on . oney carom. Phis put him & fow points “shoad, and ho held the lend until the twenty-goventh inning, when Tudolpho, by superbly-accurato position plays, mado 161. In the thirty-first inning Kudolpho was 200 points ahead, and closod the gamo in big forty-first inufng, winning by 213 voints, Tho oxcitomont ran vers high all through, and an in- tenso partissu foeling was shown un both aides. The time ot tho game waa threo houra und twen~ ty-threo minutes, Rudolpho’s _nveruge was 11 26-41, and Garnler's 9 25-40, Tudolpbio’s beat runs wero 161, 72, G1, 34, 83, 82, 27, and Garnior’y 101, 5%, 84, 25, 22, 17, ho following 1 TITF; BCORE: 2, 0,4, 0, 0, 9, 0, 2, 61,72, 1, 4, 3, 42, 161, 3, Tatal, 600, , 17, 0, %, 0, 18, 25, 5, 3, 3, 1, 1, 18, 9, K2, 108 5,9, 6,0, 3,9, 1,0, 487, Gann 1,0,0,0, 31, 8, 3,0,0,20, Tt ——— OLIVE LOGAN AT DANVILLE, ILL, Evasvitis, Ind,, Dec, 8, 1874, 7o the Fditor of The Chicano Tribune » Bin: A tolegram appoarcd in your journal lnst Satarday, which said that “Tho property bolong- ing to the Oliva Logan L'ronpo was selzed by tho ofileara hovo;lo-dey for debt.” 'This dispatch wag datod Danvillo, 11, Permit mo to correct a mistako or bwo b i, - I'horo it no such shing in oxlstonce ns an ¢ Ol- fvo Logan Troupe,"—nor has there ever beon,— consoquontly thoro is uo propoity belenging to it tobe selzod for debt, or otherwise mthjectod to harsh treatmont. T'ho Lawrenco Barrott Oom- bination was ongaged by Mauagors Loako and Dickson for o singlo weelk to mwpgn me in my Dlny of *ho Womun Who Tallis ® in n fow small citics ; but to Jook upon thouo ladies and gontlo- men a4 an ** Olive Logan T'oupo™ s an absird 1ty unworthy of any intelligent Danvillain, ’L \was not, ns tho dispatch afifrmad, * ongagod to lecture ot Danvillo last wmitor, undoer tho managotont of M. Jones, o lawer of thix city,” nor n? any othor persoi, of auy other numo, jiro- fousian, or pluco of rosidenco, I was in Parin, Tranco, lnsb wintor,—all tho wintor,—and tho oceen rolled between mo and Dunville, including onow,” 'Lhis is my ulivi, ho truth isthe s T was invited to lecture in Danvillo one - winter-night, two yoars a0, Whon the uight cune, I way ont I tho ufludln of & proirio, in tho midst of u howling anow-storm, stnek st in n hugo smow-drilt, on a railrond-brain bound for Danvillo. A betlor ronson for failing to_keop n lestnro-ongagomont it wowld o hurd to find, It wag protiy hard to ba **unowad up " out on & pralrie, whenl wantod to bo in Danville, fn & nico warm hull, addrotii- g n good-naturod erowd of Dunvillwiim, Dut Whion it was subsequontly roquosted that 1 ghould pay the hwll-ront in Duuvillo, and tho advertising oxponses in Danvillo, in nddition to whne I had stroady sulfored nnd lost, in en- deayoring to do my duty by Danvillo, I con- cindod to let Danvillo o, "I thonght I wonld fot my manly eraditor (from whom 1 ind noth- fug—but griof) wait a whilo, Ho waited pos tinely,—two yoars,—and thou, whou bo heard I wah coming to Danvillo to play, he turncd n somoresult in his bockegardon, and vowod ho would got that monoy ont of mo now, or ho would ** bust that show." Tho sumount was ubout §40. Mo got it all. Your correspondent says his name was “donoss” but £ wouldn't do so menu o thing a8 to toll bis nuhato disgustod wosld, Yours txuly, Oy Louax. 01,09, FOREICN. . Further Testimony Taken in tho Von Arpim Trials Disastrous Storms on the Con- tinent of Europe. GERMANY. THE YON ABNIN TRIAT. Benury, \Deo. 10.—Tha trinl of Count von Arnim was rosumod to-dny. Lo roport of Prince Iohonlohe, Gorman Ambassador at Parle, on tho documenty missing ot tho Logntion wan rend § algo corrospondoncs botwoon Von Avnim nud Forolgn Olico 1nrelation to tho roturn of tho woveral of the papors, ncoomplished through tho Count's mon. In tho loter nccompnnying thom, Count von Arnim eaid ho belloved the othor misslng documents wera not in hin posgesston. Anothor roport of Princo Hohonlohio wns rond, declariug that tho doctiments tnaccounted for numbored thirty-nix, 4'houso documonte referrad to missing soldiers, 111 trontinont of Qorwan s@h- Jects, nand violationa of tho frontior, ‘I'ho oxamination of the accuncd was resumed. 1lo acknoywlodgod tho accurnoy of the docitments which bad boen read, His formor statoment that cortain papors which bo had appropriated woro abrond moant that thoy woro not in Prussia, In conaequonco of a suggestion_made to Lim, ho hnd prirposely sob apart somodocumonts whichlio conpidered privato proporty, and which on ne- count of thoir tono and Inngusgo wore uunilt to bo communicaied to o third person. As sinca Juuo ho bad heon genorally poluted out as nu enomy of tho Empiro, ho had kont those docu- monts in Gormauy, but boyond tho Frussinn frouticr. 10 ronding of the papors in iho cano was continuted. Ono of thom was Mautonlrel's roport concorning Arnim's convorsation with 8t. Val. 1lor, whichi was followed by Arnim's roport, in which he adnutted tho trulb of Mantoutfol's as- sortions. T'ho prisoner hero salid ho regrotted that Men- touifel'n roport had boen 1ond, an it hnd nid tho firat stono of n contlict, Tho reading of docnments of a socond clnsa was then procaedad with, ‘Pho most noticeablo ono wag o roply to Arnim's report on the German Ambassndorial system, fn which Dismarck re- proacles Arnim with o dofoctivo knowlodgo of i own countr ‘Pho nceused oxplained to the Court that ho naturally took grave offenso at this dispatch, be- causo {t” questioned his attachment to tho Ein- piro. I'ho Court grantcd tho applieation made by tho defenso to crll Prof, Lowis, by whoso advica Amim appropriatad the documients, Gormun oficialu testify as to the modo of con- ducting_business in tha Taris Bmbassy, and Count Westehlen, counzollor of tho Emonssy, deposed Lhat tho archives woro comploto whon banded to Count Avnim, aftor temporary absonce. Anotlier attacheo doposed that it was not impos- wiblo that n fow documonts might got mislaid, At tho closo of tho sitting tho public proso- cutor complained that Vass Gazelle of yestor- dny published n Toport of tho private do- liberations of tho court, npparently emnnating from tho counsel for the defonse. Ilo reservod tho right to tako furthor stops in counccilon with this matter. P s GREAT BRITAIN. MATRINONIAL. Loxpox, Dee. 10,.—Alexander Dactier, of Bal- timore, wns married yesterday to Virginis, the dnughtor of the lato James Brooks, member of Congross, in the Roman Catlolic Church of tho Aesumption, st Ilolborn, England. Ministor Benonek wad prosent. Monuiguor Cap ol per- formod tho marringo coromony. DANAGE DY STORI Tho storm of yesterday was very disastrons to shipplng. A dozou vessels aro aghoro at White- loy, and ona i6 roportod sunk with all on board, ‘U'lio mails from Franco woro Eovoral hours bo- hindhand, 1Honvy damago was dono o tho worke in tho harbor'of Jorsey. ‘I'wo huudred ynrdy of pier wero swopt away, and blocks of concreto, woigh- mg goveral tonw, woro displaced and broken, 'ho storm wns Vory sevoro on tho Continent. Tho tolograph Jinos botweon ltaly, Switzorlaud, and Paris uro down, aud communication is intor- rupted. TUNBCATED. FOR DMIDERY Loypox, Doc, 10.—Mr. Drand, Liboral mom- Dber of Parliament for the borough of Strand, has boen unseated for bribory. Loyvoy, Dee, 10,.—Lolograms in rogard to tho transit of Venus sy that obrorvations failed in Ormsl, Orenburg, Kuvan, Uralsk, Astrachan, Kerteh, and Tiflls, but woro nmitufy succossful at Yokohama, == = WEST INDIES, DEATIS ON A COOLLE BHIP, Kryostox, Jamiien, Doc. 10,—1ho ship Forfar- ghire, which arrived nt Demerara, from Caleutta, with cooties, hed dfty-two deathis {rom choloraie dinirhoa on tho pasenge, and tho ship Goldon Flecee, which ling arrived at Trinidad witk coolies, Lad twenty-soven deathis. TIE CAPTURED DRITISH BCHOONER, ‘New Yonx, Uoc. 10,—A lotter from Havana, tho 5th, ezys: *‘Tho British schoonor which wau towed into Santiago do Cuba on the 25th ultimo by n Spanish gunboat proves to bo tho Llipso, of Port Autonjo, Sho was hired by i Spavinrd to talio bim to Santingo do Cuba, and was properly dispatehod, Tho ourrent carried Lsor to Jeoward, und sho loat hor reckoning and liended tho wrong way, She was caplured by o Spanish gunboat, but, the British Consul pro- tenting, the schoonor and erow, after a lapse of threo days, wero set at liberty, Tho possengors remein prisonoer: ——— FRANGE, TIE ARXY. Tans, Doc. 10.—Tho Mivistor of War nnd tho Military Committeo of the Assombly havo como to an understanding in regard to tho army. Cadvos, nBounpartis from Almunss, han been goizad by thio polico. TAF CABLISTS TO DE HUMM 2 IIspeye, Dec. 9, via Loxboy, Doc. 10.—Cien, TLoma is proparing & proclamation sunmoning the Carliat insurgonts to aurronder within oight dnyn, and threatoning to dovastate tho country oceupied by thom in c¢aso of furtiior rosistance, THE BLACK HILLS. R GOLD-HUNTERS AT WORK, Sreaial Dievateh to Lhe Chicaao Tribune, Sroux Crry, In,, Woo. 20,~Tho latest rolinblo news from the Black Hills is brought to Lrulo City, D. ‘1, by J. W, Oldham, & former residont hero, who loarnod tho samoa from Littlo Buck~ shot, 3 helf-breed reont, who was with Gen, Custor on Lis expedition laat summor. Buckshot says ho hind ocension to go to the Dlack Hills connuy hunting for stolon lhorses, and, while tlhere, snw o largo parly of whito mon prospecting in tho vicinity of the Lowor Mills, ~ lmt docs not know how succonsful they havo beon in finding gold. 110 snyn they had theircamp woll fortifled and stocked with animals and wagons, and thinks thoy cnn defond themsolves in enso of attacl n[;n%nnh largo odds. From tho dnumlgfian given of the men Lo saw, thero is no . doubt bub the; aro tho purty who started from hero Inst fall, and who sald thoy were golng on n fow woeks® hunting ospedition, but lisyo' not yet rotumed, Implioit rolinnco is placed in tho ecout’s atale- mout. WINTERING IN THE HILLS, Sneeial Disnateh to Ll Chicuyo Tvibune, 8. Paur, Minn, Dou. 10,—A. ¥. Gray, of Yankton, DI, writes to P, B, Davy, of Bluo Barth City, Minn, datod Nov, 20, saying 400 mon, including fivo from Yankton and 80 from Bioux City, Ia, are wistering in the Dlack Hiitle, and have tafon out cousiderablo goll. Cupt, Davy aud othors, of Bluo Enrth City, pro- nouneo tho authosity rolisbie. — —o- CINCINNATI'S CENTENNIAL PROJECT. Civewnnate, Dep, 10~A Commitios of the Board of Lrade, to whom tho subjeot hing been rofosrod, mnde u preliminary roport to-dwy, fa- voring the erection of Contonnial momorinl Duildinge of & gubstantisl charaoter, to be ready for occupnney on tho 4th of July, 1870, and to bo dodicatod to tho use of the Cinclnnuli Ine dustrinl Bxposition and kindred purposes, Tho Committoo further snggost that the colobralion asyume tho form of a grand Centounial Expo- pitlon, of o purely national charnctor, to bo opened with = the” memorial bullding, and to coutinue lhrvo monts, A xesolution way unanimounly adopted that tho subjeot be ro~ forred baek to tho Committeo for further conaldoration, and to roport upon what stops sro nocossary and what mesus ghould bo adoptad to prooure from the Genoral Assombly the nocos- sary loglslation. Noarly ©100,000 have heon al- rondly pbacrihod ta guiranteo tho fund of tho Cinclnnati lndlmh‘lnfi Exposition for 1875, TILTON PARTICULARIZES. A. List of His Charges Against the Brooklyn Postor. Speculations as to tho Probable Action of tho Court, Spectal Disnateh to The Chicano Tribune, Nrw Yonk, Deo, 10,—Tha Tillon cada was argued to-day upon tho point whoellier or not a bill of particlars shonld bo givon of tho timea and places of tho acts of adultary charged. This resulted in forelng ‘Lilton's counsel into the admisslon that ho could namo only two days omd places, and tho only ovidonce ho had to offor on thoso pointa’ wad the testimony of Mr., Bocchor himsolf. Tliin almost falal omission glves groat dolight to Beeohor's frionds. All the othor acta alleged in tho complaint ilton says ho can provo only gonerally, Tho Jtimes and places cannot bo specified. The bill of particulars will unquou- Lonably ho_ordored, whethor In tho stringent form uskod for by Doccuor. romains to bo soen, but {t will probably be ' vory stringent. In that ovont Tilton will abaudon his suit in tho City Court and begin ono in the Su- premo Court, Ite cannot appeal from tho ordor, g it Iy o dlyorotionary ona with tho Judge, If tho sult is discontinued or dismissed Icccher to stand to tostif in his hehalf, Thoy say they can mako hor tell tho trui L e o \Tnfhe Atwoclated Press,l Nrw Yonr, Deo, 10.—The argument in tho order to show caugo whya bill of particnlars shoultd not be grantod.in tha Tilton-Beechor suit camo up to-day botoro Judge McCue, in tho general torm, st tho eourt-room iu Drooklyn, Theodora ‘Ilton was prosont. Mr, Bhearnian opoened the argumont by ronding tho ordor to show causo, ote,, and ox-Judgoe Morrls thon read tho afliuavic made by Theodore Tilton. 1t recites that the sum ‘total of knowledge now posscesed by him of tho - _con duct complained of betweon 1lenry Ward Bocchor and Llizaboth R, 'Lilton, aud of tho tmo and places thercof, consialiin tho con- fossion mado by Mr, Begchor to I'rancis 1. Moul- ton, Emma R, Moulton, Theodoro Tilton, aud othiora ; coufopsions mado by Elizaboth k. 'Tiiton to Emma R. Moulton, Marthe D. Bradshaw, Ilorenco Tilton, Theodoro Tilton, and othors; writton and printed papors, documents, and lot- tora, from Beechor, Tilton, and other peraons; note, deelarations, and condact by Beechor and r, Milton, tonding to proof without lo- cating notd to avy times or placos, and varlous civenmatancos, nob amonuting to diroct proof, derived from tho acts, ornl declarations and written papors and docu- monta of Beecher and of othor persons, Tilton also eays, in bin aflidavit, that tho confossiony mado to him npmed but o s[mcmu occagions, and bt two placos when and whero erimioal conduct was had; namely, ono at tho houso of tho dofondant in Brooklyn, un tho 10tk of Octo- bor, 1868, and tho other at tho house of tho plaintiff, on tho 17th of Octovor, 1863; but this doponaut is not nbeolutoly cortain that tha above aro tho prociso dates givon by the said con- fosgion, but is positivo that thoy wero about aud very nenr to thoso two days; nor is this depo- nent potitlvo that tho places nesigned to thoso datos woro ns abovo atated, it boing possi: Dlo that tho intorcourse ‘stated above as occur ring on the 10th of October, 1863, muy havo Doon at {ho houso of this doponont, and ¥at on tha 17th of Octabor, 1868, at tha bausa f tha dofendant; and tho doponont further says that tho coufessions mado to him admitted vavions acts of adultory by tho dofendant with tho wifo of the dopouont, betwaon tho 10th of October, 1868, and the spring of 1870, but did not partionlarizo nuy fimo or placo othor- wiso than as staied ; theb tho deponent does not expoct to bo uble on trinl to prove Dby any eye-witnesnos any such intorcoursoor to prave any dofinite time or piaco when or where wuch intorcourso oconrrad, oxcept by tho con- fosgions, and that thoy aro tho only proof of adultory charged witkia tho control” or Lnowl- adgo af tho doponent, and which Lo oxpected to boe ablo to offer on wrinl. Tilton conoludos s afidavit by asking the Court, in cago billef pavdculars’is grouted, to ingort'n clauso to tho following oftect: But thia order is not to be so conatrued or spplied as to prohibit tho plaintilf from introduciug evidonco of confossions, aols, dcclarations, writin s and documents, which ‘may bo ndmis- siblo wnder general rules of evidenco, ns if this order had not beon mado, and which do not in ierms rofor to aay particular aet or timo of adul- tory, but proving, by such ovidence, the adulter- ous intercomso eharged in tho complaint, al- though it may not thoraby appear to hava been committed o any particular day or at any par- ticnlar place, After nu argument in favor of tho bill of par- ticulars by My, Shearman and Evarts, of coubrol for Mr, Jeehor, aud by ex-Judgo Motris againnt, H_m] Judgo took tho papers and roserved his do- cision, TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The now Bishop of Winconein, E. R, Welles, preached 1n Fond du Leo Wedncuday ovoning. Tho Now York Prodnco Exchnngo yostordny donated €1,100 for tho rollof of tho Nobraska uflerors, Martin, one of. tho old sottlors of Me- Lean County, died yesterday at hiu residonce in Dloomiugton, . Noble &, Brucs, of the firm of W. 8. Druce, of Memphis, carringo manufacturcrs, died on Waodunesdey nigls of cousutmption, A potition Lias beon filad in tho United Statos Cireuil Coutt, at Dosdloines, for injuuction aud datnugen agninatpartios in Jowa for a violation of the darsh-hurvostor putont. Tho funcral of Jnmos I, Robinson, Prenident ot the Nationsl Bauk of Bloomiugton, who diod ou U'nesday Inst, took placo yestordsy, sud was ouo of the lnrgost over seon fa that oity, Vaterau Post No. 8, Grand Army of tho Re- publie, at tho Natlonal Soldiers’ ITome, Al waulico, obscrved momorial gervices in honor of tho doad, at tha 1lome, on Tuesday avoning. Jenking & Carmichnol, gram-dealors, of Obuenon, hnve failed for 14,000 ; no assots, Tho indebtodnoss s mostly to confiding Grengors, who lind loaued tho n money. Haskill & Crandall, grocers, samo town, have also yielde up the ghost. ‘T'so Grand Jury at Frankfort, Ky., yosterday, found an indictmont aguiust Thomas C. Jouoy, the prosent Clerk of tho Court of Appeal chinrging hit with usurplug an oftice cotblisia by tho Constitution, by being incligiblo, from thio fuct that e accopted o chnllango to fight & duol, Jouned guve bond in the unm of £20,000, 'Tho morchiants of Galonburg havo been takiog ‘mansures far tho botter protection of proporty, sud wrrangemonts wre being mado with the Uuited Dotectivo Agoney of Chicago for & nume. Yer of nighi-watchnion and dotectiver. 'Flio bur- glury on Monday night has'opencd thoir oyos to tho insuliciency of the prosont polico foreo. In tho celobratod Colby divorce suis in Mil- waukeg, whoro Mr. Colby thought ho was ovdor- od by tho spirit of his doad wilo to marry tho plaindiff in guit, and nttor marringo dosortod hor, far which dosertion divorco wad grantad, tha Judgo of tho Ciroult Comt hna grunted &1,700 alimony, tho sawme to oXxtinguish Ler dower to bis proporty, Tho moembors of tho Presbyterian Church ab Diright, 11, hoid m olden-time fostival last ovening, ut tho residonco of tho Mown, J. , Strong, ‘Tho houga was crowded to ovorilowing. A supper was served i oldou tyle, on dighes 100 Yons# old. Linon nuplins mudo 'in 1754 wore used at the tablo, ho table-vlolh was made in 1770, 'P'wo silk drosses woro worn mado in 1675, Many pieces of old silver woro axhibited which wero 200 years old, Ohnrles #, ITompstend died in Cnlonn, Iil, on Thuruduy, 1ec, 10, 1874, in the 81nt yeur of his ago, Mr, 1L omigrated from Now London, Conitn,, 0 1800, o 8. Louis, Mo, whero Ko hnd o brothor practicing luw, whoso offloo o ontorad, ol in 1814, when ho had fust passed hiy 21st {m\l’. was exumined at Kaskaskin, 1L, by Judgoe Kont Kune, und liconsud to practive, 1o was lllulmhly the oldest Heonnod Inwyur u the State, Lo remaved to Galonw in the fall of 1883, whera ho las sineo rosidud, “Tho annual ile by tho Wisconsln Tand Com. mirioncrs of Biata iy forfalted for no pa; suonb of Laxou tovk plucn ab tho Abtornoy Gici- eral’s oflic ut Madison yestordny, Thoro wera Jouy Jands offered than for wume’ yeanw, bub uu- morous bufurs nttondod. Tho bidding was brisk and II:In sl way tho best for fivo yoars, Thero woro 200 tracts sold, aggrogating about 10,600 acres, in difforont parts of Htato, ospacially In ‘t‘l;lt:] "\l:r‘il;?xwfirmlu gr?lro chllufli}' Sclhiool, Snlvumllty. A ol Collego lands, ab pricos rangis Trom B1 to £ an nm,“uvmgh':g Akrre el On Tuerdny night, Mra, 0'Nonl, from Loxing- ton, Iil, weit to Bloomlugton with two little girla, Tho oldest, 7 years of nge, Was pub abonrd an oastward-howid train on tho Indinn- spolls Raflrond, 'ho conductor found that tho littlo ono had no ticket or ensh, and whon ho roachod Farmor City sont hor bnok to Blooming- ton, Her mothor and eister loft on the Alton tralu for Bt. Louls, Tho girl, who fa woll clothed, nays hot fathor, nn.vx'\"l O'Nen), lives in Ctncinnati, O. Sho alto clnimn that tho woman who brought her to Bloomiugton in hor stop- mothor, and that sho was dostined for Omein- nath, Tho elild 8 now In safe-kooping In p]nnmlnglon until Ciuolnnatl shell bo heard Tom. —_— RIS, IN OHI0AGO. Tho alarm from Box 74, a¢ 12:50 p, m, yestar- day, waa causcd by a slight five in a sled in roar of Boipp's brewery, foot of Twonty-sovonth sireot, TLoss, $200; fully inoured, Tho accle dontal fgnition of some pitch caused tho blazo. A destructivo flro ocourrod last ovoning at 7:05 o'clock. A largo two-story framo buiiding, No. 019 Carroll avontio, usod as n furnituro manufac- tory, was pastially burnod, togother with soveral thousnnd dollary’ worth of atock and sonsoned lumber. The flnmes woro first discoverod in tho ongina-room, and sprond rapidly over tho renr portion of the butlding. Tho Firo Dopart- ment ronncmlen prompily, and after ¢wo hours' hard work, extiugalshed” tho firo, Mre, Nollia Allon owns tho structure, nud oceupiod tho first foor o8 a_furnituro mnnufactory. Ior loss will rouch 87,000 ; intitrod for 8600 {n tho Miasourl Siato nnd $300 in tho Morcantilo of Ohieago. Tho second floor was oceupiod by Frofun & Co., furnituro makers ; lows, 22,000 i fnsuranco not will nt oneo movo tha trinl of tho criminal fn. | f¢certainod. Tho origin of tho fira is not dictmont ognint Tilton ond _prows 16 to | KBOWD, butin supposnd io havo boen necidontel. teinl inatantly. This will onable tho coune acl of Tilton b hin wife on tho AT FYFR LAKE, MIOI, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Fyre Laxe, Mlich,, Deo. 11.—~Tho freight and Dassongor honso of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Ttatlrond Company, ot this placo was dostroyed by firo yostorday. * The dopot contaiued o lurgo quantity of lumbermen's supplios and othez proporty, which waa dostroyed. Maat of 'n:;m;r:a-l.y: ,wauo rncalpmll torLll:y owneri, ior}z}: ontly tho Gomprny I8 not liable for th % on Lutiding, $1,000, YR Lo Joake AT OEQIL, O, Sneclal Dispaleh to The Chicago Tridune, Axtwzur, 0., Doo, 10.~Tho Vaulding iron furnace at Ceell, 0., was ontlrely destroyed by firo this oveniug. Miles Kopbark was fatally ouraed whilo on top of the furnaca. Thoro bo- ing no tolograph commuuications with Cecil, no further paticulnrs ean bo olicited thia ovening, ‘Fho Joss will ho heay: NN, 81, PAuL, Ainn., Dec, 10.—At Kasson, Mlan,, tho livory-barn balonging to G. IL. Starring was complotely destroyed by firo last night, togethor with cloven head of horiics, cight bupgics, and soveral sote of linrnoss. Tho firo i supposed te linvo boen tho worl of an iucoudiary. AT FOND DU LAG, WIS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Toxp pu Lic, Win, Doe. 10.—Tho residenco of thio Hon. Lyman IT, Philips was dostroyod by fieo Jast night, Dut few articles woro saved. Loss, 12,000 ; insuranco, £4,500, AT NEW YORK-~LOSS 855,000 New Yous, Dee. 10.—~Tho Novelty spico-works wero burned Iast night. Tho loss is $35,000. The adjoiniog bulldings were damuged to the extent of §10,000 each AT DARIEN, QA. Dantey, Ga., Doc. 10.—A destructive firo has oceurred ab Darion, Ga. Tho Post-Office and woveral huainoss houses wero deatroyed. Loss, 30,000, AT SELIK'S GROVE, PA. 8rLry's Guove, Ia., Dee. 10.—Hummell & Co."s planing-mill was burnod Jast night. Loss, 25,0003 insurance, £20,000. COXGRESSIONAL RECORD. Wright safd thel 4 call up thie Hill ta of Arkiisis to- g ¢ , ie found it oult not 'bs coneldered thls ek, theretoro gave uo. tico that o would aslc the Sonato to take up tho bill after tlio oxpiration of ths morning Loir on Tueady noxt, Ho ulso gave notice that on Friday of nest week e wauld sk thie Fuuaty 1o proceed with the con shlecation of thu LUl roparted feom the Judiclury Cuin= mitteo at thy Inst sezstan, declasing tho truo intent and menniay of tho Union Yacitle Railrozd scts approved July 1, 1602, July 2, 1863, and July 3, 1500, UL DISTRICT BILL. r, Morrll of Maitie, asfd Lo dosived to abtain tho consent of tho Senito to 1% day for tho consideration of the hill reported on Monday from the Jolnt Sclect Commitieo o framo a Government for the District of Columbla, 1o movod thut Monday nuxt be fised for tho cousideration of tho bill, Agread to, ESIUHGONIAN DEGENT, Mr. Tamlin futroducod a Joint resolution appoint- ingg tho Hon, Guurge Bancrolt s membor of the Buard of Regents of the Smithsontan Iustitute, i placs of den, (¥, T, Sherman, resfguod, Agroed to, X THE NGYIRED BTATUTES, Alr, Anthony, from the Committos on Printing, re- ported favorabiy on tho Ifousy resolution to bud 200 coptes of thio Revised Statutos withont indoz, Psssod, “Cho sonate went nto executivo scislon, und soow ufter adjourned till Monday, day, but, after ezt TOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FREEDMAN'S SAVINGS DANK, Mr, Deck otfered a rosolution calliug for a roport of e presont condifion of (ko Frecluui's Lank, astling £orths what progross has boen mda towards th clasing up of its afafrs, Agioed Lo, Nr. Whitthorno ~ introducod a bill dirccting the Froudimun's Bank Commissioners §o declito an finmom diato dividend, and to fustltuto wuit agafast the T'rua« tcos, oflicers, and ngenta of tho Dompany, Witk a* viow of loldiug them porsonully liablo, - Kefersod, NEBOLUTIONS, r, Fortintroduced a rosolution to print 23,000 caplos of eaoh of the agricultural reports for 1872 and 181, Noferred. 'DILLE, REPORTED, 2, Swin, from tho Committeo on Appropriations, reported tho’ Diplomatle and Consular Appropriation bill, nppropristing §1,344,785, which was made the wiettal geder for tho 24 fustint, 3. Negley, from tho Committes on_Commoree, Tos ported n bill mwendatory of tho act for the construos tlon of tho St, Louls ‘bridge acrosa the Missisaippl ifver, whish wha fnado tho wpecial ordar for Moudsy et A, Wost, from tho Gommittea on Appronrintions, ‘Tepatted balk v Houeo bill appropristing $10,000 for tho purchaso of sealea for i post-ollices, with an umondment that tho propoanls for furnishing snch ‘cales ahiall bo suvited for at loast sovon days, und the contract awarded to {ho lowest _rosponaiblo biddor, “Fho amondment was ngreod to und tho bill passed. TUE ALLEUED CADETHIIP ALE, M, Stowell, risiug ta a quostion of parsonal privis Legre, refurrad to tho eharro nuda aainst him by hia politienl oppanent (Portor) of Laving sold a navni caddotublp for $1,000 ‘10 ouo Helioolerast, and of having Fold bis voten, 1fo hud o lettor to tho Patoraburys Thdez denounced tho clurges of Yorter 18 infumons on anit vilo slandors. Ho 1iow nslied for an fuvestiga. tion by n committeo of the Ilousa, "Fho nnilcrawas roferrod to the Committe on Navak Aflaire, Wil power to send for prsons wud papers, aud reyort at dny thne, CUSTONS NEZQULATIONS, A, Willard (V1) from tho Comtmtfeo on Forelgn Autts, veported i bill ropealing tho third noction of tho Jus! Diplomatio Apyropriation bll, which, ufier cxplanntion, passod, Tho ropoalod_ eoction forbdn Consular officors to grant cortifientes for goods or miev- lundiso ebipped from *vountriea sdfacent (o tho United Staten which havo pupsed o Consulato afier purchiasa for shipment, FROPOSED MWLE, M, Molman offored a resolution to_amond tho rulos 80 s 1o ake § In ordor to movo to anienid auy ppro- priution bill by bolishing auy oflico of public employ= Tnentoe by vaduelng (46 enlury OF compausation of such olics, Toferreil, TOHT-OPFION SOALES, On motion of Ar, Tyner, the Beuute nmendment o o bill appropriating £30,000 for scales roqulred fu currylug ont tlio lw for {ho propnyment of Bovwspapers wiaa coucurred ln, and tho bill pagsed, WILE, NOT TAKF, A BEGESA, Nr, Garficll maio an ofiort 10 have an adjsurnmont 1ntil Monday noxt, but toveral votew showerl & mulor. fty af tho tauno syfaiust i, Mr, Tutlor ramarking that Gurfield’s objoot wan to provent thoactiou of o Houss on othor subjects than appropriation billa, An oifort to havo fo-murrow's scmslon sek part fox dobale ouly wan succernfully rontated, COMMYITRRR AVPOINTIENTS, Tho Rpeakor upmouuced tha following appofutments to Al vacanpien on Qominitioss : O Arkaleds Alfaire, Bondder, of Now York; Judiclary, Fiuck, of Olio} Olvll-Scrvico Meform, Chittenden, of Now Yorks Gens Sl Belol, o Ry York Tnvalia oo, steas of Ponhisylvanin : Edeatlon il Lolor, ulio on Kspenditures fn tho Naval Dopartmont, Garpuntor, of touih Garoliin. “tiio Spealor alxo announced that by the eperation af tho rille, My, 1arinor sitveodad o tho Glisfriini= alifn of thio Qomniities on Distrlot of Colturbin ustead of Hnlo, rouhgned, Adjotncd, N Chatloo Blebbinw, of Cozonovia, N, Y,, lins ac- copted en uppomtimont uy Privato Scoretary to Govy, Tildeu,