Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 16, 1874, Page 2

_—— THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1874, cording to thocustomors, tho quantity taken, tho credth voms, stoy Ehiore iy Sreate America, thoy sead & h Bill on receipt of the luvoice, At s futerviow I lind_ with Nr, Willism Joxsnp, ot tho tiem of Willlam Jotnop & Bous, he salil: “ Erer Anerican steclrunkor kown thint wo wilk tnake or ao stecl cheaper whiora the order s given for a quantity, ocatso the workinen go ou st tho samo thing, using 0 8310 tools." AR IT WAR BTATED TO if# by Mr. Wardlow, of the firm of, Wardlow & Bons, that Mesl foF the Amerfedn matkét was manufactured ox- prosaly for {le sanio, and that thoy could muke teel at by prico for any purpore, and could ehade U ferenco. ny menr an 18 per ewt. o paid s W ol Bigher fiora in Shotlleld in small quantitios {han we do “to the States in_largo qitantitics, Wo_make steel for eolo in Sheflield, nioktly reail aven o half a pound, aid wamake marly salen por day of anantitick botwesit & 1ba and 7 tha, Tho prico of aieel fa forornud ot tircly by tho mixturca, Of conrse, in making certain slool foF aamo putposcs, wo uso tho snm irons, but Jen for lees prica'wo wmix up oo cerap and conimon on, " M, Vickorh alao, of tho Qrr of Vickers & Hons, told ma frankly that most of Lfs homo eales woro retall aud } hister eaton thun vlolosalo sbipimouts to tho Unlied fos, Thiore aro iii ShefMold and vicinity soma 160 princl- b1 manufacturera of sicel, Of tiia bumbor enly hwolyo or fourtpon trausact biisiucad to &hy exten with the Unllmf Biates, atd SHE UilBATXR PORTION OF TRE ATEEL EXTORTED TO THE UNITED STATES i Dy threo of tho principal firme, who mAnufactice isdy orcinnitoly. Tor the American markels. fha stlicrs mannfactuta fof Lome cousnmption and for atlior morkels than the United States, Tho thres rincipal exporters are Thomus Mirth & Sons, Willism Bl & Ruton, Randornon Drothors " & Co. Theso thres touufaciurers oxported ateel o the United Statos alono duriug 1813 to the oxtent of £32 895 11s 6d (§1,604,477), tho tounagoe belng 7,005, cording fo tuo Ivard of Trado returns, tho tola exporis of all doscriptions of unwrought steel from all parts of Great Britain, incinding ShoMela, during 18 as £L478,07 (TA00,085), and tho tonners 99,448, Tho ynlus, thiereforo, of tho oxports of thiokn Lrma otho Unitel Ststen of wacy pincipaliy unt cast qualities, amounts to nearly n fourth of tho exports of steel from Great Dritain {o sll countries, tlio United Blatea lneluded, duriug the same period, A statement bua been proparod of tho amount of bitsic niesa {ransacted by ouo of thoes firma with Europs and tho United Statos rospectively, Of 5,120 tohs of stecl of varlous deaiguations marwifactured in_ono year, 1,400 tons wero sold {n England avd to the Con- tnent,'nud tho bulance, consiatiug chiofly of the vari- ous form of bost cust steel, was exported to tlio United T'rom tho foregoltig facts and fgures 1t To- > 8 3 , That certain qualities of Leat cast steel aro man. uthchubed in oA apecially for tho Amorican mar- %, That such stect 1 ibipped to tho Uniled States by elal manufschurers., M That east atool susy bo miado for auy matket at any price. A LARGE NUMBER OF ENGLISI AND CONTINDNTAL BALES, which tho prices excecd thioan ot which ShefMeld Treatturern nii toAebta 1o tho Uariot B ond ta persous from whom they aro in the Labib of recive Ing or from whom they expect only small orders, This, no doubt, lna an fuflaenco on tho price, Even small salo to America oy be conmdered as desirable by thio maunfucturers looking to fature transactions, and thin_conslderation 20 doubt régulates tho price. At nny rate, have satiafiod myelf in tho presont dn- vestigution, s well s in that of 1870, that uny Amori can cuntomor can_buy for cakh castmlecl at tho yrices shipped to tho ogonts dn the United tates, and_ponl 15 un- doubtedly ~cofrect, a8 atoted fo mo by . Ward- 1o and otticea, that ateel for auy purpose can o made by tho Bhetlield manufasturers ‘ut auy price s pur- chiaacr proposes to pay. No one hut the mauufecturer, who yossckses tho fecret of fha inixtures, can say wlhiether tho urticlo ro purchnsed wonld bo the same aw 1liat consiygned attho rates in question ; but it would Do beat caut xieel adapted to tho purposa for which tho urchiaser stated ho required it, and ite designation in he involecscs wll as [ta character, no far as exhibited tothe Appralsor by fracturs or otherwico, would ba L3curical ity the” beat cant sices. conmtiod to the sgencles, It follows that, sv lony ns the mantfactirora wro ablp and willing to ecll any American purchaser an articlo by the samo mmno and at tho Aamo rrice ns that cousfgned to thelr sgents, and that there 18 1o dif- focence discernible, the manufseturers will hava it all thelr own way, and that, undor the oxiating tarl on stecl, ou3 speclal prices which o manufacturer chooses tomako nust o great extent b ndbered to as tho basln for daty, Howeverlow his uvolco ;prices moy bo for best Gast-stecl, ko can slways show” that ho Is ablo and willlag to scll, and sctually doex acll, some- thing of tho satie name sud appearance ot the epectal rices complaind of, Tho circulars aud offors t0 tis. 080 of alocl broddcant at thia samo rates sa $o syeuts ‘wero not only specious, but abrolutely fmpossibio to disprove, Tho itoruntivo of the Appraiscr 18 therc- fora a perplexing one, fox If o fucroases_ tho prico Lo may bo doingr an Infustico, aud If ho doss tot, the Stec), for aught ho knows, may be worth 5, 10, or oven 20 or 30 shililnga per hundred welght taoro ihan tho amount &t which it fn fuvolced, HOW PIICES ARE FIXED. For moat articles of monufactiro thoro are regular pricoliets, bhut foc cest aicel thcre aro not,. T bave over seell & britited or HHthographed prico lat of cirt Btoel, unless $tbo blauk forms, the quotations betig itie up in maayuacript ; and 1'havo bon asaired Jor- gmally by ourly ol of tho priacipal amsnufactuters that thers were 1o regular prico liste, that, they rover pave auolntions excep in. mauuscripl, and thes only o actunt purchasers ; and that auy st purparing { como from the mshufacturetn was mire fo ¢ from ageuts, of ho persons who finally disposed of _the” erticlos, An o rule quotationy piudo by tho numnufucturers aro studlously fndefinito nnd iusufliclent, Every precuution is tates 260 the porson asking for {hew, the castom belng Grat fo domand refercnces, and, {lioto proving Ratisfue lory, thon to iuvita 8 apociication of tho purticular steclrequired, 'Ihis is principally to provent rival manufacturers from getting thelr piices, 1 havo been nfornicd by pureliunsra of steol that, tn mnawer to any Inquitics or lottem asking for qublne tions, tho munnfacturera would notgiva thom witignt sctual orders, # tho finportance of which would regu- Iafo {he price Tho' customer must in many cuses order his steel, ataling tho prico at which ho Tquires it mado for hiw, Low Lie propores {0 pay, and for what urpose the stecl Iy roquired. 1t ba Jeft fo tha honor of il manufacturor, whamsics o atedt o toe prico re- quired, oud slumps §t witls whatover Zame. tho cuse tomor orders or desizes, IT 18 CERTAISLY TUE FACT that quotations are given as bigh o representad, but bigh quotatiuns aro given In mauuscript na a jnera matter of foru, o spocification fo requiced or favied, and (o price tlien fzod or agread upon, That price deponds on e quality required, tho purpose 1or which 1ho steol i manufactired or for whid it 8 t0 bo used, thoquantity orderad or gold, tho dessrabiilty of tha salo looking to future transactions, aad tho fact thnt almost cvory sale I8 o apecial aud ludayidual trans- action with” the parly muking tho purelaso, The uolations, thereforé, are Decessany touch’ higher B thlo” prico actaally ® rustiss prices ore reached uniformly fo the D et fotlowing man. ner for beat east-ateel aud all olhior gools: A gross price. Discount ou fuvoico varyiug from 2ig to 10 por zent, Credit without intorest.” Sometlmea n furlher disconnt on settlement, varying from G to 15 per cent, For casl, 6 t0 10 por cent,” Theso ftems woro given to show {ho diffieulty of arriylng at tho truo valuo of best castesteel, Thoy do uol justify auy particular rato of discount, or the iy form practico of deducting 10 per cont from il ilrs ond omsignments of bost cast-steel from Sbatield to 1 Unitod State. Lo samo consideyations epply to dlscounts us to prices. If tho discount {o ogoits deyond on getudl Eales to Aracrican merchants, then tho manufacturory havo availed themselyes of the only means by which thiey can justify their covsigumenta iu tho absence of & murkot prico, 7 AS REGANDS THE QUEATION yhethor the 10 per cont was a cah or a trads discount, 1 may mention for sxamplo that tho involces of Ban- derson Brothers & Co, {n 1872, Now, 707 and 3, 240, and in 1873 No, 97, were sales, aud in addition ta the 10 por cent Leing allowed, thora' wag a cash dlscannt of 2i¢ perceut, This shows {hat the uniform 10 per cent 1y 10t & cash discount but o peculiurity of tho Awmerican rade, 1t cerlainly 18 not usual to eales in_England, 1t has grown up through usugo, aud fa not tho cusiom out. sidoof Bheflleld, uor iu Khotlield, uxcopt o thosd doinyy business with tho United Statcs, ‘Tho linta of actuni fales bofora given aliow that tho jrices to England und o Continent aro either net or subjoct to vasiablo din counts, mostly 815 sud 6 per cent, Thoga Kalos tre mostly'to coutitrion whoro thio duilés aro enccifie, On {hoother hand it moy bo sail that tho sales to Cauads hear diacounts ua hiyh o8 20 per cent, although thers are no duties upon sicet, Thero i no ovidence 10 show that the invarinble 10 per cout discount fu fraudulent, but fo uay ho leust thy eystem Ia Wighly unnatifactory, SEVERELY BURNED, I. The City of Boston Again Appears &5 & Sif- wferer, Soveral Ingendisry Tires in Reroto: Parts of thoe City. The Firemcn,;"l'revcnted from Working-by the fn- tense Cold, The Total Loss Estimated at One Million Dollars, Insurance Not Yet Defintioly Ascer- taineds The Subterranean Fires at Pittsbur, and Mansflold, ) Smaller Fires. BOSTON AND VICINITY. AONDAY NIGHT'S BLAZE, Bostow, Dec, 16.~Tho firo last night did not prova as serious as it was roported. Tho lossos aggrogate only 860,000, and tho iugurance about 40,000 ANOTIER AXD LANGER ONE. At 1 o'clock a fira broka out in tho Iarge five- story brick bnllding Nos. 756 to 81 Plympton utreot, occupiod by Curry & Calvin and n largo number of firmd ongaged In wood menufactur- ing. Tho building was ontirely destroyed. I'ho finmes, drivan by tho wind across the stroot, not firo to tho dry-honso of Creory & Nogyos, car- pontors, Tho total losa by this fire o nbout 805,000; [nourance, §40,000, THE BECOND ALATAL The second nlarm was sounded from tho same locality lator this morning, tho first, second, and tbird alarms followed in rapld suceession, and before b o’clock the antire dopartmont was called ont. ‘The flames fanned by n strong wind, soon mado fearful havoo nmong " tho mass of wooden buildiugs Iying botween Plymplon and Warham stroots. The finncs crossed Warhan stroot, after destroying tho largo plauing mill of Morton & Chesloy, and burned 7, J. 3loNutt's extonsive wood wanufactory, Emerson's piano mauufac- tory, adjoining,” oscaped,” being . briek structure, but “tho structures on all sides, chiefly of wood, are fu ruins, Tho wind carried the burning brands across Albany strect into the large lumber-yards, and now all fhat tract of land Iying botweon Albany and Wator stroots is a mass of flomes, Tho firemen havo abandoned thin section of firo to Its fate, and are Inboriug to provent tho flanies spreading into tho section lying batweon Warbam. and Maldon streots, pouring wator o tha burning pllea of lumber on Albany stroot, Boston, Dec, 16—12:90 p. m.~Tho fames in the burning district are now thought to bo undor control, 1t is ostimated that nearly 600 men nro thrown ont of employment by the fire, ‘Tho total lows by the Plympton sirost fire foots up 8500,000. 3 THE PLYMPTON STREET LOSEH, Morlon & Ohiesloy'a ioss on buflding, £40,000 5 on_ stock, €I6,000; ou machinery, %15,000. Building iusured for £18,000, ‘There ‘ia 810,000 insurance on tho stock and machincry. Bullding Nou. 61 and 63 was owned by F. Dadgor & Co,, stait-builders, Loss on bulding, $35.000 ; on stock, £25,000. ‘The building Nos, 65 and 67 wag ocoupled by Bmith & Jacobs, stair-buildera ; J. J, Hili, car- penter ; and Honry Bartlett, bulld 10 build- Jug was owued by Jacobs. Loss, 23,000, Loss of Smith & Jacobs, 935,000, . No. 76 wns owned rnd ucenpled by Nathanfol 0. Iunt, carpenter and builder, T,0ns on build- ing, $20,000 ; on stock, $46,000, MeNutt's loss on his buildivg, £60,000. Tho firat nad sccond stories woro oceupiod by Pisrce, Tutilo & Gil- man, fablo manufacturers, who loso 50,000, ‘Lo third story wao used by Adolphus, Shermnt & Co,, monufacturers of furniture, Loss, $100,- 000. Dassons & Bovech, cabinot-makers, wlho %suplud the fourth and fifth stories, ‘losu $10,- THE LUMBER-TARD was entiroly destroyed, involving o lows ts u;:s;rn.ug:orgu M. Cook and E. D, Roed & Co., of $12,000. Roed & Co's planing-mill, thelr dry-honsc, and atabls wera burned, 'Tho loss will rencls $10,000 on tho machivery'and stock. "Tho Now Englaud Organ Company Togo £6,000 worth of lumber; Osrus D. Olnrl, $8,000 on stablo ; Witlott, Draka & Co., 86,000, A ¥IRE AT CHARLESTOWN. Wiilo the above firo was in full blast, the Cherlestown alarm was sounded, and a fos en- Ines wero sont to extinguish the fiamos, which fiud brokan out in & woodon building un Water gireet ot ITudson atrect. The firo. extended to Cuuningham's boiler factory, which was burned, togetlior with & traln of cais on tho track of the Titehburg Railroad, ‘Tho largo salt factory and othior buildings in that noighborhood took’ fire, but were saved, Tho ship Roportes took ‘firo in her rigging, which was damaged considerably. Othor ves. sols in tho vicinily woro cut adrift, and orashed into tho old Charlostown bridge, carrving awny o largo portion and doivg much damago to the vessels. 2 When the flames were thought to bo extin- guislied on the wharf, thoy broke out on tho wator side and eprond so rapidly tha to flromon waro obliged to removo thoir appurttus. This whart (Hettingor's) wus dostroyed; also Warron, & Frooman's snlt manufactory. Fho loss by this gho Charlestown) firo is be- tween $100,000 and $160,000, Tho firos are all thought {0 Lo of incondiary origin. The weather wna very cold, tho thermomoter, at 4 o'clock this morning, markiug 6 degroes bo- low zera. Tho firomon suffered #avoroly, many of them having their fingors and foet frozon. — SUBTERRANEAN FIRES, THREATENING CONDITION OF AN OLD COAL MINK IN DITTSBURG, Speciul Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune. Prrrsuuna, Doo. 15.—Tho fire in the old coal mine under Horrou's Iill, which was started at [The regular yecord of Conaressional proceeditngs wilt boJuund on 1t Tird age Ereniny ————— THE WEATHER. Wasmxatoy, D. €., Dec. 15.—For, the Uppor Lako rogion and the Northwest, incraasing gloudiness, with raln and snow, brisk southesst to southwost winds, excopt in Minnesota, fall- ing barometor, followed by rising barometer in the Northwest, and slight changos in tempora- tura. LOCAL OBEERVATIONY, Ou1cAao, Deo, 16, Wind, ) [Jiain, i¥ther, 4327 070 8, u7| 80 8 3 | 57 00.23] 44 | 35 0,27} 40 | 49 : 17 58 | o T afaxdinus thormomotor, 447 mifnlmiin, 24 UENERAL ODBENVATIONS, __ Cuoago, Dee, 15—10:18 p, m, ) Weather, P Cleyenuno, . Clevelsnd, iy, Ligut voln, St <|tureat’aing, +|Clear, D[ Clondy, 3| Light rain, tho mouth, on Thirty-third street, about four months ago, s still burning and sprending, Somo timo sinco the Qity Council und tho City Luginoor visited tho scone, but no plan wos Bug- gested by which the fire might bo subduod, somo of the gontlomen making fun of what throntons :D bo n moat sorious affalr. Tho smoke fusucs rom FISSURES MADE THROUGH TUR EARTIH by tho heat, aud whon tho pillare burn in the *100ms," the hill must inoyitably sottlo, A large numbor of substantial dwelliugs are built in thig vory lm{mrluntunntlou of the city, Muny of the houes hove their collars immediatoly upon tho Lop of tho old voin or coal, which is not near ex- haustod, and tus a thickness of about 4 feet in many places. Klould tho firo prond under further, and go to thono honsos, the result oan be easily forercon,~ THLY NUST GOME DOWS, It linvd to toll what tho result of this fire may be, but tho dangor iy great, und the eity anthoritios make no oifort to hava it quenchod, Near Manticld, ou the e of the Lan-llandlo Liond, o similar five is ragiug, bnt, as it js undor farming land, the lots to fednety will not prove 80 grout, thongh the coal that Iy hefug buruoed iy vory valuable, . & MISCELLANEOUS, AT OMARLESTON, 8. 0,—LOKS $250,000, Ouaneston, B, O., Dea, 16.—~1ha Ohamplon CaLton Presu caught flve this aftornoon, and tho flames upread o rapldly that in a fow moments tho wholo building way Iy & blaze. About 8,000 balos of cotbon woro in tho pross and shods at tho timo, aud aro noarly a total losa. Thore iy muoh uncortainty us to the inanranco, but it in bolioved (ut tha Jass on tho cotton will bo B30, 430,000, oltices; .. NRAR nosER, 16, | Atitcdit Dispatch to The Chicdio Tobund; LaSatve, IlL, Doc, 15.—A dwollin-houns, ownod nud ocoupied by J, Lyons, & farmor, noar tho Villagd of Homor, in tho Township of Dim- lok, LaSallo County, caught firo last night from tho chimnoy, and was Lotally désttogod, tbgbthar with its conlonta, Lows on” houso $60, on fur- nlture nbout €600, Fifteon hundred dollars sowed up in n bod tok twas Aluo ldst, No partic- ulary s to Inutiratcd, IAT AUSADLH FORKS, N, Y. Wmrenawy, N, Y., Dos. 16,=The nail factory, rolling-mill, mnchino-shops, and all the build- 1uga ofi tha aoutli Kdo of tlig Ausfblé_ Rivor, &t Ausablo Forks, Eanox County,sholonging to the J. & J. T, Rogeth Jron. Coni pahy, oro. burnod this moritng, Tho losa {5 about Gflg Ually insured. NEAR BATTLE CREEK, MIOH. Svecial Didpateh to Thi Chicage Tribune, Bartie Creck, Mich,, Dec. 15.—Ths Pino Eraok Houat in Athéns Townahip, da ofd Ihrd- ;nznrk I!mi( enfly! sottlors, was dostroyed by firo at o'clock yodlorday, Loab; . £3,000; ihsur $1,200. OWnod by Sire. Basion Woazamemce: i AT XENIA, IND, Special Dispatch to Lhe Chicago Tribune, Xex1a, Ind,, Deo, 16,—A firo broke out in Xenis this imorning, burning fonr bulldings ahd damagihg others. Loss, 84,000, FOREIGN. ,000 3 par- The Evidence in ‘tl:;e Von Arniin Case All Talen. The Accused Allowed to Speak in His Defense, More Incidental Testimony to the Misohief Ha Has Wrought, Supprésslon of the Mexioan Order of Sisters of Charity, o GERMANY, THE VON ARNIM TRIAL—INTORTANT DOCUMENTS, Loxpox, Doo. 15.—Tho Tines' Berlin special sayn: Baron Holsteln testified at Yon Arnin's trial yestorday that, in conequenco of boing in- formed by Laudsberg that Yon Arnim mistakonly attributed to Bismarck tho intention of Roing to war with France, on account of tho pastoral lot- tora of tho Fronch Bishops, ho wroto to triond in Borlin to inform Bismarck that the Am! bagsador in Paris wos becomivg norvous at tho critical period. Additional dispatches botweon Dismarck 2 and Von Arnim aro publishod, Antong tho most im- portaat is one from Vau Arnim, stating that tho Uerman Government should not discouriga tho hopos of the Bonapartiste, s they wero the only party who did not_proclaim the neccosity for 5 war of ravonge. To this Bismarcls replies that thoro iu uo ocension to encourago ny faetion :\I-hiln Thiers faithfully fulilils tho troaty stipulas ons, . Anothor dispntch from Bismarck informa Yon Aruim thiat ho is mistaken if Lio chinke that Gorn many desires Italy and France to quarrel, a8 in ihat ovant Germnny would bo dragged info tho supje:t of Italy, THE ARGUMENTS, In tho irlal to-day additionsl argumonts for tho defenso wero made by Ilorren, Dockhorn, and Munkol. Tho former maintnined that, ovon if tho docuinents which appearcd in tho Vienna papers wers published by Von Arnim, ho could uot bo legally hold fo account therofor. Tho papers wora exclusively his privato property, and hud beon drawn up for his own - 'use. No rational motive could be imapined for thso procecdings, as tha Foreign Oflico Jeezonsod duplicaios of all documonts slloged to o0 detained,. I'he accused could retuin docu- ments until tho Foreign Offico proved ita clain to them in civll action. Thero was no evidenco that further publieatlon was lutondod. Iorr Munkol intiniatod that tho Judgens wore wauting in this cage in_their usual imparliality towards tho acensed. He thought they uucon- clously yiclded to influcnce proceeding from o high quarter, "Tho insinuation was repolled by the Coutt, VON ARKIN SPEARS, Couneol for defeuso having closed, the prigon- er was pernutied to speak. * Ho eaid the docu- ments relating to his couflice with DPrince Dis. maerck wore 4 gravo in which was buried the friendebip of Ins south, Nothing.could show that ho had at auy timo noted in opposition to hin instructions, ‘He could ewear that Lo had committed no illegal net, Judgmont in tho cnso will probably bo ren- dored on Snturday, —_——— FRANGE, AN AEBURING NOTE TO BPAIN. Pamis, Doo. 16,—Tha Ambassador of Bpaln hiaa recoivod the reply of Duko de Casces to tho Inst Epanish noto complaining of broaches of noutrality. Tho Duke quoles passages from Sonor Olozagn, formor Ambaseador at Paris, complimenting the French Governmont on the zeal shown by its officinls in watching thio fron- tior, and says thoso lottors woro writton at the yery timo when tuo Spanieh Govornment charges 4hat tho Profeot of Pauconmvad at tho ontrance of Don Curloa into Spain. Ile concludes with assurances that tho Governmont and peoplo of Franco conour in desiring the wolfaro of Spain, INTERNATIONAL COURTESY. Lowoy, Dec, 16—0 8. m.—Tho Uzar hias sont the Order of St. Androw to President MucMahon, with a very friondly letlor. 'Who ciroumstunco is much commonted on, —e——s CUBA, AN UNBUCCESSFUL VENTURE, HAvANA, Doc. 16.—On the mornimg of Nov. 30, a party of 100 insurgents attempted to takio n fort at Casoorro, while the main hody, 800 or 900 strong, awaitod result, in the outekirts of tho village hidden in thickets, Tho attacking party surprised the guard, and succeeded in nenctratiug to the intorlor of tho fort, but woro mnmediatoly drivon out. Thelr Commandor was killed within tho fort, and athors wera killed and wounded in tho flight. ‘Lho surprise having fails ad, the wholo body of insurgonts mado o genoral uttack, but wore repulsed, and retroated from the vicinity with an jucreased loss in lulled and wounded. — MEXICO, TUE ORDER OF HINTENA OF CHARITY BUPPRESSED, Orry or Mexico, Doo, 9,—Tho suppression of tho roligious order of Blsters of Obarity has Loon docreed by Congress by o vote of 113 agninst 67, ———o THE HENNEPIN CANAL. Special Divpateh to The Chicano Triduns, Roox Iscanp, Ill, Dee, 15,—Ab o meeting of delegates from Towa and Illinols towns, in tho interosts of tho Ilonnepin & Rock Island Canal, tho following gentlemen woro gelocted to go to Washington and urge upon Congross the Pasy- g0 of the Cunal bill: The Hon, Iiram Price and Willlam Ronwick, of Duvennort: I, J, Robine #on, of Rock Island ; Charley Atkinson, of Mo- line; J. M. Allen, of Giomesco, and tho Ilon, Josoph Utloy, of Dixon. bk P THE TILTON-BEECHER SUIT. New Youx, Dec. 16.—Thomss G. Bhioarman aud ox-Judgo Morrls yostorday agroed to arguo the appeal from Judge MeCuo's order noxt Batwduy, The argument will bo modo by Willinow M, Jvarts for Mr, Docchor, and Willlam A, Boxeh for Mr. Lilton, — OBITUARY. Dernorr, Do, 16.—John Bntes, an old resi- dent and morchiant, of Mackiuaw, died on tho 13th of pueumonia, Spiecial Disuateh ta The Chicago Tribune, Crneuzrayr, O, Deo, 15,—duw Caoper, formor- 1y ono of tho houvy \vol;:rhtu of tho Pemocrucy, dicd to-duy at tho Galt Houso B Lhia clty, The opora of * Bolshazzar" ws performad last avoulug In Durloy’s Hull, Bloomington, 1., Ly amatour_talont, sud for the benettt of Hf. ]\Fnllhmv‘u Lpisoopsl Churoh, Durloy lall was filled by an immenss sudionco, and tho porform. anco way magnitcent, It will bo ropaated to- U, fully iusured, and £60,000 ou tha pross, nnd b\llldllll],ylull mu'uhluuy. Wiich Is iusured for night and Thursdoy might, and large Lousoy aro cortain, as al] vhiojve punts are nold, 'THd fneuranco i oty 16 mmnn[ 4 DIF\'TY WOR_K. The Des Moines Vigilantes Have Done Their Share, Thoy Hanged a NMufMan (o a Lamps Post Yesterday. The Vdtim 1s Not Wopthy 6f Tears or Groans. Retidus of the Grain-Briber, Morton, by His Friends. Every Legal Expedient Exhaissted to Keep Him ini the State. A Charge of Kidnapping Trtutipe ed Up at Last, And @bv, Hondritks Ordors & Stay of Prnoeeding-s. The Rinksnopf Case. LYNCIIED BY A LAWLESS 3108, Snecial Divpateh to The Chicaao Tribune, Des Moixes, In., Dee, 16,~Charlos Howard, who waa yentorday convletad of tho murdor of John Jolingon in Juno last, and sontoncod to {ho Ponitentiary for iifo, was taken from tho Jait here this morning by & mob of masked and othorwiae disguised men, nnid hangod to a Inmp- post until hio was dead. THE TRIAL OF IOWARD, which bas beon befora the Court sinca tlie 21at of Novomber, cimo to o terinfuus on Satirday. 1To was indioted for muirder in the flrat dogreo. It was tn ovidonco tbat Lo killod his vietim by striking him with o wino-bottlo on tlie hoad, in o houso of prostitution, Tho wite hesscs wore mnearly all donizons of such laces. U'wo witnossés sworo positively to tho iling. Lo caso was glvon to tho jury on Wodnesday uoon, but they did not raturn until Saturdny afternoon, whon thoy: rondered & ver- dict of mwder in tho second degreo, While™ they wero_ out, public oxcitomont ran bigh. ‘Thero was bitt one opinion us to tho guilt of tho criminals aud, when it wan loainad that tho Jury ult:lad 11 to 1,'cbargeaof bribory wara curfont, A THE VIGILANCE COMMITTLES (hroughout the country began to movo. Trwo of them eama inko tho city on Saturday, and, when Howard waw brought ffrom his call to hoar tho Jardict of th Jury, otia of them pamiod quickly into the court-room in the crowd, the Captain aud ten othors taking soata {mmediatoly around tho prisoner, Howurd, as ho enw them, turncd pulo 03 a slicot, aud, boekoning an ofticer to him, sont notice to tho Judgo that Lo nooded protec- tion, nnd a policoman was sent to bifs sido. 'The verdict, however, provented for tho timo the ne- tiou of thio Vigifants, who wero ovidently pro- Emd 1o resott to oxtreme measures had thie Jury oen discharged without giving a vordiet, HOWAND'S CARRER, ‘Tho eriminal hua led & oheckored life, having #peut out of his yeara in the minstiol busivess, whoro he was' known as * Ourly™ and * Baujo Howard." o way boru in New York, in August, 1808 § wag about & feet 7 inohes lugh, with blug eyes, curly haur, and Roman noso. 1lis father was wealthy, and tondored his_son & collego cd- ucation, but he declined it, and onterad tha show business, with Iie urt's Varlotios. Thonco Lo jolned Hooley & Usmpboll's company, in Brook- dva, Thongo ho wout to ths oil-reglonn in _Pennsylvanis, whero Le opoud a maloon at Pithole, Horo, accordlng to s report, thero was a doplorable condition of soclety; “a half- dozen mon for breaifast,” was n common occut- renca. Thenco he travoled with Bill Blake, of New York. . o soon uftor started (ql‘ himsolf in the sliow buainess, and traveled ‘throngh the Western States, but failed. In 1870ho wont to Lako Superior as teacher of tho baujo. o soon after joined Sam Iord, tho canbon-ball per- former, and wout to Oalifornia, vhore ho re- muived until 1873, whon he ratrael to Ouwmnlia, nnd mado an engagomont at tho theatre, Boon ufter Lo camo to Des Moines, whers ho became a Lar-tender. Ho was well educated, ebrowd, canning, foar- less, aud possessed alt the truitsof o bold, bad man ; and the scrap of papor fouwad with Jolin- san's body, on which was writton, by Jamison, at Howard'sdictation, * This Iy tho tventy-soventh man,” may have told the truth, Had ho boon diechargod hore, a warrant was in the hands of the Shark(¥ for his arrest, on n chatgo of murdor in Honton Connty six yoaru ago, in ¢ saloon fight, e had been indicted, but succeedal 1 breaking Jnil bofore Lho day of trlal. THE LYNCH A bnif-past 2 this moruing a body of 150 dis- guised men, evidently Vigiiante, ontorod tho Court-Housonnd Jail in equada, ovorpowered the Jallor, took tho keys of tha cells from his packet, entered tho coll of Howard, placed o ropo around his neck, dragged bim from his bed in a atate of somi-nudity, and hung him as beforo describod, Tvery guard nbout tho Jail was cov- ered with drawn 1evolvers, Tho work was done in fifteen minutes, and showod & preconecrted play, I A public meelingadopted resolutions donounc- ing tho most infanious truusnotion, nud ealling i tho nutboritics to find aut tho perpetrators. [To the Associated Press.) THE MOB, Des Mores, Ia,, Do, 15.—Monday afternoon, In the Disuict Conrt of Des Moines, Churles Iloward wau sontenced to lifo in the Scato Poni- tentiary for tho muidor of Jobn Johnuson in this city in"Juno Jast. Tauis mormwg at 9. o'olock como 500 Vigilants, with _ their fuces blackenod, murrounded tho Jy nil, overpow- ored aund bound the Jailer 'hand and fout, aud took his ltays, and then overpowerod in tho same mannor tha Depucy Shorill and the Apecial guard of five men who lind boon rotalned by “the Court to guard tha prisoner, unlocking the ddors, and mado thelr wuy to Moward's cell, whera UL WAS 1N nED with Lis wifo, the luttor belug now under in- dictment for complioity in tho wurder. The wowny, secing them coming, throw hor orms about the neck of Ler husband, but was soon throwa off, aud a ropo thrown about Howad's necke Io was fmmediatel: Jorked out of bed, uix or cight Vigilona leuding him with tho rape. the dour komo fwenty moro took hiold “of tho ropo, mnd ko woy dragged, with no_clothing on but on undorsbirt, through tho hall, down the stops, and out through the Court-House yard, the fail beiug in the basemont of tho Court-House, and LUKG TO A LANP-POST plone af the gates, Tho wholo thing did not oceupy fifteou minuton, Thoy stood ahout tho hudyabout fivo minutes, when thoy departed. The night belng vory derk, they wors #oon out of sigit. Whon tho pollcomen ronched the body lifo was oxtinct, ‘It is Bup- posod tho lynching was done by threo anti- horue-thiof sacicties in this county, mided by ac- complicea in tho city, but nothing dofinite” Laa boon decldod vot. ho oxcitement which has led to this foul outraga has been growing for some time, several mysterious murdors lnwxi;u been comnnitted hero rocently,—seyon ju the #pace of faur yoars, THE TRIAL OF HOWARD way protracted and oxciting, tho jury being out for neasly four daye, finally compromising on vordict of murder in the socond degroo, It was foored Howard would ho lynchied last Triduy ulght, the jury not thon huving agreed, It boing feum‘nll)‘ thonglt thoy would agreo to digagreo, lut precautions wero taken to preveut it thon, and on Buturany mornlig u vordjot was roturned, onday afternoon he wan aontenced, and Judgo Maxwoll impased upon bim the oxtreme rigor of tho law, imprikonmont for life, Lvarybody hero in tho oty soemod satinlled, and the |y nehing fell upon tho city toits surpriso aud horror, But HOWAUD'S BEMAVIOR DUNING THE READNG OF T BENTENUK, Taughing n tho faco of the Judgo and recolving Liw” doom with . fiemness, and hig attompe to smuggle a4 rovolver into fhe conrte room fur tho pmposo, ay avowen uftor- wards, of shooting the Judgo as ho wau dulivering tho sentonco ; iy house thas b would oscups tho Pomtentlary bofore six months, and return and k| n](\\'hu had up- poared ugainst lim in tho teiul, and the nppeslof his cwsp to tho Bupromo Court,—all — thoso rouchod tho ears of Lha vigilanio st night, and ¢ th result wos sy statod sboye, Thg whole pyo- coodinit ts most bittorly fall By tho elllzbhs hetd, and tho porpbtrators aro denouncod 1 tiia nigat unineaaired {otme, TR MUSE ABGUT Motttox, Spectal Dispateh ta 'he Chicage 1ribusib, LaArayerrr, Ind, Dec, 16.—In the casa of Morton, the Kentland graln.deuler, up on ap- poaly Judgo Vinton declded that the proposed shrical to tlio Bipréma Court would not oporate to delay tho ostradition of the acenacd, and Morton was Accordingly romandodl to tho cus- tody of Mesecngoer Ry, of Dlinots, A mosson- §r bdd Lison dinpatcliad daring tho nfght lo fn tobslow Gov. Hondrioks on o atay of procoedisgs. Motton's attornsy, Mr. Oofrroth, aeked tho Coiit to dafor tho dellvory ot tho aceusiod certain papors in the caso could bo propared. This Judge Vinton refused Lo do, whoraupon tho dounmel, in an excited matnor, ihtinated thab undue infthionco lad beon brought to liodt ubon ho Coiirt, Judgd Viiiton demaudod au explanation, Ar. Coffroth disclatmed iny ro- Hection o tho’ Integrity o tho Cotrg. byl o iteratod a genoral (ntimation of undue influon- ced, Mensongor Itay, in cliargo of Morton, thon ‘left-thb foom, Irom various indications, Mog- bongor TAY FEANED FURTHER DELAY find probiible thtorforohet, 116 took: tho prisoner fu & carkingo, and stntted for Iirookston, a stne tion ou the Louisvillo, New Albany & Clicago Ltdilrond, 14 miles notth, Tl camo to enrs of Morton's frisuds, whon povoral doputios were eworh tn, who toolt o cartings and sterted . in pursuib of Dlossonger Iy, with an afidavit charging Ray with l:hlnnlw ping, Thoy eamo up mith Lim about 4 miled botith of Brookstdn anu brought the wholo party back, Tho caso of kid- napping comes up bofoto Esquiro Jenks this ovening, but, owing to tho latonbiss of tlie hout, way postponed il 9 o'clocl: i, tn. to-turroty, The following, sont by Messonger Tay to Goy, londriclis, and sent by his (R.) pormission, will oxplniu bis views of tho casa: . RAY'S BTATEMENT 1s 08 follows: ¢ TAPAYETTY, Ind,, Doc. 16, o Mie ExcelleneyGos, Mewirica : Tbis day, aftor un order of Judgo Vinton delivering to mo the body of Richard Morion, to be conveyed to irols under’ yoir warrant aud tho requisition of Gov, Bevorldge, of 1llinols, I starlcd to tsko him thence, Iintendod to take' tho cars at Brookston, 14 aniles from Lerd, aid _thenco, via Michigan City, pros ceed {0 Clilcago, I clioso this riite bLecano I feared interforenco if I wailed and_took a more direct oo, At o lato Lour, whilo lawfully aud jesccably proceoding with © Morton = in ' my oustady, 8ud wlhon within 3 or 4 mflen from Brookston, I was arrestod by a party of mnon ina care xlngo wlio spraug out und stopped iny carringa nnd ar- Teated me with o warrant from a Justica of 1o Peaco charging me.with kidndpplug, Morton wad taken frony my eustody by foreo niul hraatn aud statemicnts {hat thofr Instructions wero to moet forco with forco, Teing mynelf under nrrest, 1 whs compelled 10 aeo him takeu fa unother carringe, out of iny custody, and driveu off, Iwus Lrought to thia city to anawer to tho chigo fu tho warrant, T oxpeob . spoedy dizehiargo on tho Learing in’ the morniug, to Whicl timo T hvo recognized, I think it my daty to ac- quidnt Your Lxcellency with the thets, I' huvo scrupulously endeavored 1o Jicep stelctly in tho o of any lawlul duty whilo in tha dischargo of the mission or bexlog your warrant. o fr un I ko, aud so far o Lum adviscd by compotent counsel, I Lave ot overatopped tho otrictest limils of my ofilefal duty in the premifcs, My nuthiorits 08 Agent und Messonger of tho Glato of Iilinols finve been sct at maugat, md o prisonor lawfully confided to my cuntedy han beon enlarged thorcfrom, I lad for dlve deyn uwalted tho delays, of tho law, but of that T make 10 complaint, ns tho prisouce ad the logal prive flego to conteat tho nuthority by which ho was held, £ have no coment to mako on thero transactionn, Your Lxcclleney kuowa belter than T do whotlier, under fhe clrentuntquce, thero ia any ytopricts fn. niy remaining uuy lougce fu this Stito fis crdertiat crafty atlorneyy miy dovieo now projects for dolay, A proper wilt dnsiied by Your xcellenes, uinder tho great acal of the Stato “of Indiana, considered thoroughly for fiva days by nblo colmsel, hcforo an fmpnriint Cirenit Judge of the Stute, 'znd adfudged to be- valid and reguier, hus Leen forcibly, whicn it could not b legally, stayed. It you canndd greater foren to yonr wirzatit Ly telegraph or snafl, I winh you to mithorizo it stoeee, Very yespectfully, your oledient dorvunt, (sigued) 3 D. A, Itay, " Agent nnd Messengef of th Stuto of Tiiinbfs, 1. S.~Kincs my arrost nnd returs to thiv city, I Lave Deen bandudia dispateh from Yonr Excollesoy, fequcete ing mo to hold Morton in (hfs Stata for a Fhort poriod, Hud I roccived uch requoat frem you in thno Teliould most cheerfully havo compifed with It, As It Bow in, I e Your Exeellency to tuforin o wheiber, in viow of my arrest and the indlynicies I bavo aus’ talned, you still destro mo {0 remnidn witls tho pris. oner. "It eeetid to me that the most probublo resuit will Ue (it somo new process front one or more of tha varfous courts in thin Stata will jeontinuo to o mired fo delay the exotution of my wirrant, Very rospect~ fully your obedient scrvurt, D. A, ay, Messonger, Lo, QOV, IENDRIOKS INTEFERES, Special Dispatch to L'he Chicago Fribune, Inpiaxaroris, Duc. ~1f—In thd - Morton- Harper oxtradition case, (ov, Uondrloka to-du :elgmphud tha Shorlif of Newton County s fol- 0Wa - 3 11l Rchard Marton in your custody without de. liverlug hin: Lo (ke ngout of the Goveritor of Dlinofs untitan eppeal can b takei fo tho Supremo Goust, and o Judges of that Court hava an oppariunity to muke an order in respect to Lip custady, This sill not govern your action unlesa tho pyical i3 mosecutod without delay, T TOBHED AND MURDERED, Svectal Disateh (o T Clicago Tribune, Benasrox, Pa., Deo, 16.—Lnst Monay evon- ing & farmer coming to this clty with bis tonm, on his horses rcfusing to move, got out of the wagon, aud found, s littlo distanco abead, o man dead in tho road. Threo or four men nud n Doy about 12 years of age, a son of tho deconsed, atood by tho body. Tho boy was crying bittorly, and, upon boing quicstioned, sald that thros or four men had stopped his father's wagon, diag- ged him out in tho road, robbed Lim of hig watch and money, and then doliberately shot him, killiug Lim instantly. Upon oxamining tho Lodyit was diecovered to be ilnt of & Mr, Klion, who lives upon a farm ad- Joming tho r'oor-Honsa property. o hnd beon ehot through the lesrt, Doceased had como to Scranton Mandny with two toume—one diiven by himself and tho othor by tho sun—laden with lhay, potatoes, and other farm produco. Salas of both londs had bean effectod, and Mr, Klion had tho proceeds in Lis pocket, which was doubtlces tho anuso of tha crimo, On tho bomoward jour- noy tho team tho boy waa driving was in adyanco of tho other, and was allowed to pags on, whilo the bLinder wagon was attacked as abuvo do- acribed. Tho boy was too terribly frightened to sivoany coberent nccount of tho details of tho affair, nor can ho ideutify tho highwayman, TINDSKOPI'S TRIAL. Svecral Disnatch to Le Chicago Tribune, Mantsow, Wis,, Dec. 16,—The prosccution in the caso of tho United Statos va. Rindskopt ot al., for conspiraoy to defraud the rovenuo, closed their testimony this morning. The moat fm- portunt ovidonce submitted to-dey ywas threo lot- Lors to N. B, Van Slyek, of this city, from Rinds- kopf. ~Blisn, recently ono of thoir bookkeopors tostified Lhet thoy woro in Princo Sam's hand’ writing. Rogers testified us to tha sale of illicit highwines to Rindskopf, snd tho arrangomonts Jor payment. Tho defense occupied tha rest of o day in argumonts to got the Court to oxelude from ‘cousideration tho testimony which bad boon roceived in regard to tho first count of tho indictment. Judgoe llopkina told tho jury thoy could bo excneed during tho discussion, and, nt lurtllmuulug pationtly to tho lawyors, denied the motion, HELD TO BAIL, Svecial Dispatch to The Chicacs Tridune, Mrmwaokeg, Dec. 15, —Further developments in tho cnso of Herman Kindling, arrestod Mon- doy evening on the charge of stealing Jowelry from Theodora Jang, o prominent merchant of Borlin, Prussia, show that the operationy of tho prisoner amounted to €20,000, Kindling was In- spoctor of Jung's bakery, and absconded with mouoy, jowols, aud papers, part of whick were recovored on proceodings institutod against him on bisarrival in New York, Jung bhos sont 81,000 to defray the cosis of prosecution, Al- lowing for proporty racovered, tho prisonor iu only hold for £2,000, for which sum o was to- dsy held to bail by the Munluipal Court, SHOT THR TOP OF 1118 WEAD OFF, Br. Lous, Dee, 16.—Charles Fischor, nsaloon- keeper of Cohokla village, 6 milos below ‘horo, ou the illinols gido of tho river, blow tho top of John Rounds’ hoad off with n shot-guu on Sun- duy night. Tt appours that botts wore drinking Liard, und Fischor mado improper proposals to a woman who was with Rounds, and tho latter in turn threatoned to ontraze tho hitle daughtor of Fischer, whoveupan Fischer J)ruuurud & ghot-gun and killed Rounds o stated, Dot were very hard oatics, and tho woman is eaid to be o prosti- tute, Tiecher {81 Jail, STORE ROBBENLY AT ERIE, PA, Emn, 'n,, Deo, 16.—1ho dry-goods store of Ednon & Churohill, on State streot, was burglar- ized lust night, and §1,000 worth of black wilks and bluck silk volvaty woro stolon, Nono hup choieent goads woro taken, Entranca was offoot- ed by voring through o shutter in o Lasemont window at tho yeur, and thon forelug o door to the atore-room, Lights wero burning in tho dlais and lott undlstnrbéd. Tuota In rio clow Lo the thiovos, but trackn th flis anow indjento (hat dt lengt o mon and n woman, or 4 boy, wets ¢opedrniod in it. Tho ttovbs dropped a pieco of vattiblo valvot, in which vins s largo Jimmy, Tho sams storo was ontered a year ngo, and the sllks ulripped of tho papors vendy fof ro- woval, whon tho burglara wera scarad off. TR ROSS ABDUCTION OASE, PRILADELRIIA, Doo, 16, ‘he following dlg- patoh was roceived in tiy city this ovoning: 0 3w, Tones, CATOE HF Paltes, m,fififi,,},’fl,flf" Dec. 18, ‘Walter Rloas jdentifies Lotk of the o (Signed) WILLUS I, Hines, Captain of the Detoctive Poilug ur xsmllzz'e';;‘fflln. Tho witnoss montlonad is Poter Callalian, who is emplogad in a rosidorico nd{nlnmg that of Mr, Itoaw. IL will ho romoniborod thak 1o oua of tha Kidnappors in tlio noihiibrlioot of Ui iy boforo tho abduction tool placo. FALSk AQOOUNTS, . Putraprtenis, Deo 16.—Robort Btdhl, torsign oxchango clerk of Droxel & Co., of tbis clty, wad put under, $20,000 boil to-night to_answor iliy chargo of emiborzlement, 'Thid allogation 1y that by moans of falso ontrics and tho tog. Itry, of on incorrest nmount of . billy of oxchabgo he hid bldead t6 Iis crodit al & forolgri exalango houké Llio Ariri of. $30,000, which had boou drawn out at varlous timos by bis ngonts, LET HIM OFF KASY, New Yonx, Doo, 16.—Jdmed R, Gilmoro, known in literaturo a0 “ Ldmund Kitke,” and sutbor of * Ardong the Dines” dhd * Lifo of Christ," was arraigned jh Nowarlk, N, J., yestor- day, for sentonco on bis conviction of {nlso pro- tensos in o enlo of roal ontale. Judgo Titawortly anid that tho pHuoner lad mado roparation s far na possible, and ho would only imposo n fing of §100 in oneh of the two cason. 2 A CINMOAGO MURDERRE, ARRES D, 8r, Louts, Mo., Dod. 16.—Josoph Tauscy was arrested heto to-dny obarged with murdering n man tnmed Gaotz, in Chicago, noarly wo yonrs ago. e left for Cliieago to-night ii chdrgo of Datoctive Hephzman, i SLANDER SUIT AT GIERN DAY, Oreex iy, Wis, Dec, 15.—In the Clrodtt Court hors thoro is 4 slander-sult, wherein Carl Schroedor cliarges Goorgo Warm, an Evnngolleal Gorman proachor, with having commitiod adul- tery with Sobroedor's wite, TRE WRONG MAN, Mrxems, Dee. 16.—~The man captured at Telona, supposed to ba Whito, the loader of tho Coiinth Bauk robbors, was not the man wantad. —— BY MAIL, THE OPERATIONS OF GRORGE ¥, HILT, . From the New York World, Dec, 12, ¥ The foliowing history of tho recent bond forgories aud tho caroor of Goorgo F. Hult, alias J. L. Brtehelor, wag givon to the polico reporters Inst night Tho caraer of it from his boghood hins beon marked with incidents which would fursish sub- Jects for n bettui dime novel than any yot pub- Itwhed, In his youth ho studied medicine with the intentlon of bocoming a physician, and was well read in toxioology: Aftor his studies ho woutinto tho fusuranco business in Chlcago, whero ho also speculated in grain. Ho was an activo oparatar, aud cagor to make money, His caroer an & swindler began with hig connection with thae spurious Safegunrd Fire Insuranco Gome- pany of Philadelpia, of which ho way Sceretary, 1ilt managed to got control of the concern, in- duced somo respectublo men to put down their names as Directors, agencies woro established in tho various Statos, and large .cowmissions wero offerad to agents, All risks wero talen, and o smilarity in title to that of. g Tespecta- blo “company broueht in & large amount of buginees, and tiie coffers of tho Bafoguard in o fow months contnined $40,000 in the shapo of premiums, When losses ovenrred thoy woro manipulated ag suited tho purposes of the scbiomers, and every effort was mado to stave off payments. In epito of the cunning of the men who wero at the head of the conspiracy, troublo arose. Mr. Forstor, tho Insuranco Commis- sionorof tho Stato of Penueylvanis, an enomy of ‘¢ wild-cat ™ apoculations an: awindling insurdnce schemes, notitied IIt that tho npsets of the Safoguard Company would bnve to bo oxamined und passed upon. HIE met tho dilewmn boldly, ‘Lhu Snfoguard hod but fow gonnine assots, and hnd to mako a zood showing or ba stamped out of oxistonce. hlortgnges tero manufaotured through TIiIt on Philulelphin proporty to tho extent of §00,000, and ono of thom kapponod by aceident o bo on ‘s Louse ownod by ouo of the Dircetors of the Safognmid, It wag nearly Retting ino a sorapo through this, s the Dircet- ora, in looking ovar tho .ussotd, would have thought it o little strango {hat tho proporty of ouoe of their number hud boon mortgagod. In addition to this mortgage, Hilt sought to' mako his Company ppoar solvent by invosting o Jurgo amount in 100 81,000 bonds issued by the South- crn States during tho robollion, which had but (3 nominal valuo. “Tihus fsuo Il thought Ar. Forster would confound with tho fenuine State bouds, which stand woll in the markat. Hosides this, ho reccived from the *wild.cat* insuranco wen nud doalors in stolon bonds, some of whom are now in: prison, o large awount of mtolen Uulted States registored bonds, tho names of tho Lolders of whick' hud beou altered, 'ho angets wero completed Dy a lot of forged railroad go- curitios, and so woll did ho play kis pare that the Insuranco Commissionor was lwodwinked, and gave lus Company = certificate. " Whon tho Iusuranco Commissionor notified tho notorious Poople’s Iira Insurauce Compuny of Philadelphis that an examination of their ge. sets would bo had Hilt shook hunds with 1ts Sec-. rotary, 1L Priudle, now s fugitive from Justico, und ‘agrecd to bolster the Company lip, it spurions collaterals nud stolen and forged bonds to obtain a certificato, Liindle paid in advanco about §7,600 for tho Yolatering, but nmong the collaterals werp tho ™ §100,000 of Southern bouds alrendy used by Hilt to got o cortiticato for tho Snteguard. ‘who insurance Comnunrion- or detected théir vaturo this time sud throw them out. Hilt, finding Prindlo 2 burchen to him, circulated rcports about him which forced him tofly to parts unkuown. 1ilt meanwhifo had fitted up his oflico in_Philadolphia luxuriously, nnd mnde o greet show of buainosy, but was ney~ eorinto o creditor. About this thne Liilt formed iho acquuintance of an nolress not un- known ‘to the New York stago, and lodged ber in a_Philadelphis botel, whore sho passed ns Mre, Ihit. ‘' establishment Lo supported with all the oxtravaganco of n nou- voun ricke, and bis visits to Now Yorl wero fro- quent, and ontailod the ezponditure of lirgs Bi0g of monoy, ay bin tagtos ran on o8t borecs and dismonde. * All thls timo Hilt was Derfecting @ sehiemo to fl Naw York and other citics with Bpurious securitics. Ile oponed sccounty with Lunks and trust companles wherovor ho could flud men to trust him, but iy muny cunes, aud eapcoily with tho People's Bank of Pufadel- an, ho onconntered suspicion and misrust, M, Paul, tho President of the Third National Dauk of Philadelpbin, was alsp suspicious of him, but by delicato manauvering 1o managod to borrow 5,000 on on_altored 85,000 Univod Statos vegiutered bond fromy Mr. Gayit, ono of tho castomors of tho bank. I'rom another bank- ing concern fu Philadelplia Liobarrowed 846,600 on stolon und altered Unitod States registerod bonds, Ho also obtained small fuvors from minor bankiug-housos, but many fiymy rofused to havo auy dalings with him, Whon Mr. Gavit's loan becamo duo Tl nog- lectod to tuke up the §5,000 Lond, and it wag sold, und pasacd through overal Lands hefore ita nature was discovered ot tho Sub-Treasury in Now York, ‘o bond was retutned to Philg- delphin, pud Tilt, to esoupo arrost, mado good tha amount, “This untoward * necidont » wnmot. tled tho plang which il was maturing, und renderod him despeyste. Ha fourod thant tho firm of whioh ho had borrowed £45,000 wonld exumino the securitics o had (g pusited, and, ]uuum: o a bold frant, infarmed (Lo firm that 10 hisd womo daubls uhout tha collaterals ho had given, This wan to head oft athor pergons who wora propening to turn informers, Tho fifm way #0 improssed with hia appuront Lonest: that thoy gavo him timp to substitute afhoy collator- aly, which this timo wero forgod ralrond bonds, liviiothocated bank stocks, and” n Judgmont noto; Whon tha limo arrived for the liquidution of tho dobt LIiJt substituted other forged yailrond bonds for by firet forgorien, tho hyyoumcmnd bank atock and tho Judgment noto, thua loaylng the frm without any sceurity whatoyer, in Beptembior lnsit, hit's roputation i Philadolphin hed became 80 bad that ho hnd to ralinquish his achomo for flooding thut aity with forged raitrond slovk, and ho bioke ground in New York by renting an ofles at No, 48 Now streot uudor the nawo of Tiatcholor Wwhoto hio apont much of hw timo propuring for a grand voup, Sovoral trust companles and banking honses wore soleoted, and endeyyors wora myda to 130 onoy by Imrmwmg on forged raitvapd Louds, On tho 43th of Hoptembor lusé ho mold o Wall stroot This way four £1,000 hondy of & donbtful chnractor, with prooceds of tho transaction openo au sccount with the Natlonal Trust Compnuy, with which he intonded to do oxcluniva busi~ uess, The noxt day lio callod on the firm {rom which lio oblalnad tho monay for tho four £1,000 bonds, and wag Informod that tho socutie l.letg were spurious, and that the money would Lavo to bo rofundod, Fijy poid tho money to nm::l n"m%' : Atbo{xt éllléw woolts oo 4 Philndole rmn . doteeted 000 ¥ Eflnau it wero sold by Thie, ™ pi ooy Ao ! flrm dnd and in socrot, and when called ) siclnony aud fuability to rasolys wighioid fol5n Yyag b old trick of his to oxeito aymuntiyy, ateg 110 has boon hoard to bonnt tuat it ofton srved him_foll, Ho informed an Acquaintanco thab tho Iumwlmlfgo ncquired by him whon ho twas & niddicdl studont onabled bitn 10 sham slcknoss at any timo, and that ho conld ot will stimulato ate Lhicka of filucss, attondod by donthl pallor, sa nato docolvo tho mosk practicod physlcian, " ieg tudtitution from which hs l,vorrmrmi tho 845,000 was prossiiic bim bord, bub when weasongera wero mant to lig father'a houso thoy wero in- foriment that Hilt, Jr.'s dootor had forblddon him %0 koo any ono ns it would ondanger his lifo, Undor covor of thoso n:l;mmicnluuona il wourd dlip nway to Now York dnd onjoy hinself, C=ll‘l§- Irving, Chief of tho NY:W Yoric Dotoce tro Torco, hiad Joarned of 1t futention tp Sood Now Yorls with forpad bonds, and haq. thg Offico In Now stroat conatdntly watched, ahd lllllt. on Lis flylng vigita, was rarely out of tho oMidora’ sutvelllasico. On the 24th ult. Capt, Irving tiatructed Dotectiven Samson, Dusons borry, Sallook, Koirus, and Doyle to meet him ng nnlunrly Hour on tho follétsing tdrning in tho helghborliood of Wall stroot, aud thoy roported prouptly. Uit's ofeo fu Norw astreot was ontored, Guvit, oud this, togother with othor Unite gt:m' 1.3::1: tn“‘u:‘lx » Dlato {ur Drinting n};‘:ung N od ovor (o S Hei‘liul-flnx:iicofl “Mm“ tho United States 6 rohult of the vialt of four doseotives and o Utiod, Btaton Semsrr kol ollicor to Thiladelphte " s known. i on belng arreatod at Nis father's louso Tolgnod sicknoss, but becnma Yoty lively whonlio learned. ho misslonof tno dotectives, Evory abstaclo was throym (n the way of Capt. Irving's ofiicars by nprivato dolactive firm heving ah ofligs in TPhiladelphin, but tha United Biaies Coube botly in Philsdolphia and Now York -togk up the tattor, and Hilt Is now {n tho. cuutml; of Doputy Unitod Btatos Marshnl Rlobingon, of ey York, —_— A NEW TEMPLE, Formal Opcming of tho New Board oy Trade Elall in Indianmpoliv-Noies gates Present from the Surrounding “Ultiew, Svecial Dispateh to The Chicago Trivune, Ispiaxarorts, Deo, 16,—Loss than o year ago & company of citizona was formed and agreed to build s Board of Trado hall, provided the Boarg would agreo to looato there, Tha offer wan noe copted, ond tho building immodlatoly commonos ed. The structure is n very fino ono, inw deed; modeled in gonoral stylo aflor tho Chicago Board of Trade ball, thongh buils of brick, and will bo ample to 2ccommodate the business-men of Indianapolis for many years, ‘Tho formal opening took place to-day, snd might bave beon made an intercating and valuable 00e coslon for tho city bad a little mora 8pirit and onergy been manifested fu the arrangements and management. Ae It wao, it was duly respecta- ble, and {r some poiots was & mortification to many of our people. ‘The oxcrcises oceurred {his aftornoon, after the regular mocting of tho Exchango. At 1 o'clock prayor was offered by the Rov, G. W. Dirch, of the Third Presbyterinn Church, followed by an ad- dross from Prosidont Kingan, of tho Board, in excollent tasto and stylo. It was historical in tho main, and gava an excollont 1den of the progross of tho city, Tho Board of Trade wag organized in 1858 with but four members, but bay nlundllf’, though slowly, grown, until now it ombraces tho cream of the live business-mon of the eity. The population of Indianapolis Las inoronsed from 20,000 to 100,000, Bir. Kingon saids *'Thero aro moro votors in our clty to- duy “than thoro wore pooplo twenty yeara ago. 'Tho conntry villngo has becomo & groat city. Tho annual trafiic in merchaudiso lus #wollen within tho life of the Board of Trado from hardly $10,000,000 to wmoro than #50,000,~ 000. Tha valuo of manufactured products liag grown from n_barely nominel amount to mors thau 230,000,000 apnially, and tho transactions g real estato from atl occrsfonal deod or mortgug to over £20,600,000, and I can sco no renson why our city should not contrive to grow and o at fract both capitclists and population, Thi¢ is tho financlal as woll os tho goographivs al _oentro of tho Stato, Bho hrg norival; nor is sho over likely to have one i Indiana, - Sho bns coal-flolds a0 near ac bLuud that tho supply is sssured, and tho pricc not liabla to fluctnuto. She i tha focal point of o systam of rmlw-{u to which naurly overy county in tho Stato iy trl utary. 5ho bas n small dobt, compared with othor citics, Bho Lan a systom of schools which will compare favorably with any athor oity, und her population is intelligont, eucrgotic, and proud of hor past growth, and dee voted to licer vontinued dovelopment,” Gov. Hendricks and 3ayor Mitchell mado ve brief congratulatory addrosses. . P, Fishbaof made tho principal speech, roforring to tho fact that no clty had better woathorad tho financiel pauio thdn ours, and nliudod to the many patu- ral advantages claimed for Indianapolis, 1fe cautioned sgainst the accumulation of heavy dobts, for that mennt largo taxes, and thoy would drivo nway canital, whiclt should' be attracted by every possible meaus. Othior_ spocches wora made, including ono from Mr. Mifler, Pronident. of tho Columbus (0.) Board of 'Trade, who, of all the gueats prosent, was tio only ono invitod 10 say a word, through an unperdonable ovorsight. Tha dolefutes prosont from Tolodo, Tichmond, Vn., Pooria, Olncinunti, and Detroit, ware entiroly ignored. Lottora of regrat wera read from tho Froduce Exchango of Now York and tho Commorcial Exchange of Philadelphla, and a historical lottor of much interost from the - Ilon. James M, Ray, Doputy Commissionor of Iutornnl Novenue, but formorly one of onr lead~ ing citizens, Tho exorctios wero vory briof, not oceupying much ovor an hour. Tho opening was compicted by n grand ball to-night, at thich thera way o tremendous orugh. Tho Gprond was tha most claborato over seon in this city, andthe little hitches and failures of tha afternoon were moro than forgotten in the brilliance of the night, 'Tho festvities wero kept up till an oarly bour in the morui POLITICAL, BOSTON MUNIOIPAL ELEOTION. Special Dupateh to Lhe Chtcaao Lridune, Dosrox, Mass., Deo. 16,—Tho olection In this city to-day rosulted in tho tiiumph of the Citi- zoug', or what is popularly known aa tho * Hortl. cultpral-Hall” party, overy Aldorman on that tcket, with ono ‘excoption, being eleoted, Mr., Hugh O'Brien, who was olscted in the placo of Mr. Gibuon on that tioket, wasin thorough ovmpathy with tho movement. An ontirely frustworthy Bonrd of Aldeimon s thovofore tg- eurod. Miyor Cobb's ro-ulection may bo seid ta be unpnimous, only & fow vois buviog heen thrown againgt bLim. Tho total vote was un- usunlly light, the extremo cold wenther having kapt many vaters from comlug ont, bf tho ‘uino womou candidutes for the School Committeo five were clocted, as follows: Misa Abby W, May, of Ward G; Ming -, of Ward 83 NMrs, Lucis Crocker, in Ward 11; Miss Lucin W. Puabody, of Ward 1¢; and Mrs, Mury Saf- ford Bake, In Word 16, Mia Luctetia b, Unlo, st Ward 4, wog defeated by 8 vatos. Mrs, Julin Ward Howe yan Indopendently in Ward 13, and_racorvod 200 votos, Miss lycy Brigham, tho Domocratic candidats in Ward 4, Way dofeated, 34 was Mrs. Edpa D, Olmuo{ n Ward 17, Al) of tha'Indica cleetod wore mombers of the Now England Woman's Club, and thowr ouomies pharga gome of them with using masc- liuo olectivtioeriug arts in wocuring Buccess, The strougth of tha rolativo tiokoty may bo sbowi by 1ho tollowing ¢ Gibson, for Aldorinan au the Citizous' tickat, alono got 8,404 votew ; Riaker, on tho Uemooraie, alodio got 7,388 ; aud 1ll), on tho Ropyblican, nlano, 8,834 WILLOONTEST THE ELEOTION, 8reaut Dispateh to The Chizaao lribune, Promy, 1ll, Deo. 15.—Con, lioss, dofeatod oapdjdato for ongyeps in this distyict, hus fylly made yp his mind to contept Ma). Whiting's olection. 1o bag preperad & formiduble doou- mang, ywhich wilt ha regularly served on \Whiting whon he votyrns to tho city. "Lhe principal groyndy for the contoss ara Lasod on tho niatge went that gross irtognlarifles were praciced in the Phird Wurd of this cicy, and thut in - meay parts of thoe district frundulent voles wern enst for- Whiting, whieh, hgd tho partiog nat heen hoc.d. winkied, wottld lisva gono for Ross, 14 s genop~ olly baltoyed heyo thut the enytire docnmont will fatl to sho graund wien biought to the tesy of pioos 1