Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 18, 1874, Page 5

By o happy Insplration ho crled: “Bhorlf, open . tho court!” and, Leforo his disgusted antagonint oould say “T objoot,” the court was opon. It was of 1o uuo to appoal to tho Bueriff, for that futelligont porson Lod alroady beon talked to, and Bawbex was compuiled to abide the law's dolny by apposling ta the Suprome Court. —_— PERSONAL, Pringe Arthur {8 to do Palostine this winter, Offenbacl's opora bouffo in very popular in COhina, Capt. Mayne Rold cannot recovor—not bis gol- wvoncy, but hig health. Tho irimmings of tho Czar's bost coat aro of bluo fox, aud cost 120,000 francs, 1t waa tho lay voto which olonrod Glondenning. 1Lis brothar-clergymen ropudinted him. Tho statomont that Sharon nses s dlamond- bilted small-tooth-comb is o boso libol. Tywoed s not escaped yot. Wo selze tho op- portunity to make tho statomont whilo it I8 truo, Horace Greoloy blows glans in an Osweogo County manufactory, 1lis {llustrious uncloe biow the New York Zvombone. Mollio Protcott, tho Bt. TLouis courtesan, dia not locturo in tuat city, sud tho youug bloods nre onco moro at cnse. Victorla’s crown contalns 2,180 jowels, It's 1ncky the mother of tho Gracehi did not know it, or 8ho might havo triod to eniulato Hor Majeaty. Minisser Schiencle has to attend tho weddings of all Amorioaus in England, Ilo nover bofora approciated tho matrimonial praclivitios of his countrymon and countrywomen, Daron Ttothsehild s tho 'bus-driver’s friend. Ho gives thom o ainner on his birthday, covtinu- ing that ovont two days, and dividing his guests Into two platoons, 80 03 not to intorfera Tith businoss, Tho Brazilian Bishop of Para anys Gladstona ia anothor, but ko will dofy tho Stato nuthorilice by ordering tho olorgy of lus dioorso to read tho Pope's lotters approving tho courso of tho im- prisoned Bishops. Tiio nasty Brooklyn ense of Tield va. Kinsolls has, it I voportad, bosn adjusted for £15,000 pold by the dofondant, so that nothing moro will be added to thio measure of Brooklyn's filthiness through tho press. Lattin, indicted for the murder of Ellen Lucas, practiced for his present superiority by choping tho loga off stray dogs, aud then telling thom to *‘run off.® 1o promises saon to bo among the other doad languages. Yo o hog case in o Cincinnati polico court, Prosocutor Canpboll used bad Inngungo toward dofondant's counsol, Jobnson, whereat tho Iatter drow o plg-stabber and nearly furnished another carcass for litigation. Two montha ago the Rev. Mr. Vogel, of Cold Bpring, N. Y,, aged 75, mnrried Mra. Jnckson, agod 80, and possezaed of fabulous wealth, Thoe old man bas suddenly becomo a widower onco ‘more, and o rich ono this time. QGambling doos not pay the banker. M, Du- /prousoir, former lessco of the gambling-tablos at “Daden-Baden, offers tho Spanish Government ¥5,000,000 francs for permisesion to establish gaming-tables in tho prineipal cities, Mr, Fonnoll, who diad at San Franclsco two or threo days ogo, once mado nn offort to blow up tho Canadian ouses of Parliamen: and murder Lundreds in cold blood. On tho Pacific const ho waog * universally known aud respeetod.” Dr. Kenonly's unbridled toudouoy to libel everybody who did uot agree with bim that the Claimant was Sir Roger Tichborne, lins ocea- sioned hiis oxpulsion from the Euglish Bar. Six ‘yoara ago ha was made & Queen's Couneelar, Uriah Clark and Julia Hubbard aro traveling and oxposing tho mystorics of Vermont Spirit- uolism, Somebody should immedistoly prove that Hormann docs not shoot watches out of pis- tol-barrols or roll two rabbits into one pigeon, Tho Providence (R. 1) Journal announces that the First Daptist Church and Society of that city bavo givon a unanimous call to the iov. Jdward G, Taylor, D. D., formerly of this eity, but ot pragent pastor of tho Colisoum Baptist CLurch of Now Orleans. Horo is o chance for Mammond to discharge his bogus * couvarted prize-tightor” sud engago o xool one. His name i3 Bondigo; ho dolivern lecturcs in England, and, according o the Lon- don Times, '“his addrees is simple, though coarso.” Thero's millions in it. Menry Roborts, of London, teaches his boy nt home, and pays bis wackly fine of 10 shillings and 6 peuco regularly, Lo would find it cheaper to make s coutract with the magistrate. But tond his boy to tho public schaol Lo will not. o 18 woalthy aud ean laugh at tho fine, Mre, Jury, tho Australian witness in tho Tich- borne cago, is ovidently Shakspearesn, When sko was imprigoned, the otler day, on a chargo of stealing, sho omulated Hamlot by bhrieking: “A rat!l arat!” and, while the policeman wae looking for it, oho silantly stolo away. King Kalakaun is said to have boen deeply im- prossed with tho degree to which Amoricans are fwbued with the epirit of their republican insti- tutions whon b henrd himself nddreseed by one of Omaha’s chiof municipal ofticers na **Afr. King," during his short bolt in that city. Bill Smoot, of Pike County, Ga., says: I heroby announce mysclf as a candidate for Xur- renor of your County. I do this because I bo- Jlove the Bivil Rites bill will poss Congrees, and tho ofls will Lo worth gomething. Foople has latfed ab it horatoforo ; but, as it's golng to be worth somothing this time, I hopo everybody won't be pitchin’ into mo for it,"—ZLouisville Commercial. Honry Wells and family, of Buffalo, wero at the Palmer Hotol yestordny. Ar. Wells is the \bird oxprossman in tho United States (Mr. Harndon havivg beon tho first, and Mr. Alvin Adams the second), and was tho onginal pro- lector of tho American Express lino west of Albany, Ho wes formetly Irosident of that Cowmpany, and is tho oldest Dircctor thercof. Ho and his family aro en routo for Californis, 1here they will speud tho winter. The success of Josephino White §s not accl- Lean Bho borrowed money on fiotitious soou- ty, was ably defonded, and sacquitted; was med by her lawyor for foes, and so won his nd- Diration by beating him that ho mado bor his Jartoer, and now thoy aro ready to oubwit the ¥orld. The firo of genius will not long romain xndor & bushel It burns through, and then lero's troublo, Another viotim of tho Great Firoof 71 Las praged awny, and wae congigned to o tomb ot Gracoland yosterdsy, fyilliam E. Rlemiugton, now of Nogaunce, Mich,, was liviog at No. 26 White atreot whon tho firo swopt over tho city, and bis wife, Avnie Qaydner Romington, was log 01 ¢ tho timo, Bho was com- polled to ariso from @ siok-bed and fly to tho praftio in tho northwostorn part of the oty for dufety, In company with a little son of about 2 years old, The exposure was followod by consumption, mud, atter o long and pationt sufforing, uhe diod Tuosdsy, st her miothor's houso, No. 83 Congress Patk. Sho wos o glstor of J. H, Huyok, Eeq., s large manufac- turer In tho cily, who, in company with fiva brothors, asted as pall-bearors at tho funoral, Tho Rov, Bumuor Ellis porformed tho sorvioes, .which wero strikingly impressive and appro- Ppriste, Mre. Romington was an eatimable lady, &nd hor loss ia deoply mourned by many friends, UOTEL ARRIVALS, Patmer House—3loses Elll¥, Boston; Qeorgo B, Thompson, Birutogs; W. U, Nash, Rochesters Jumos ., ¥landors, Milwuukoo; T, ) o, Lafayel outy Wolls, Butuly runk E, Buow, Dutvoit alinloy, Plllidolphia§ W A, Bus Torvan, New York; A, ‘11, T ver, , Pueifio—W, J, Bhaw, #sn Fraucisco ;. Willima ton, Now York; W, D, Ilatcli, Now York; . G, Love ett,'Lowall; B.'A, Buniko, Poftland ; 11, v, Alliig, auy i J. 8, Psgo, Now York s G, I'.Stone, Houton 3 V.1, 'owloy, D, Youug, Phtladeinbia} A, O, Mariin, iscondin ierinan {louse—George ‘Guorlcl, kit Louis ; Dolles, Do Yora, Wis, ; Ohurles Coyie, Vivginia Gily ; Georgo T, T, Patteruon, U, 8, Ay ¢ Wilifam LaXue, New York ; 'F, A, Snarpudcl’ M uls lon 3 J. B, Wutaon, Detrolt’; Jossph Louchbslns, Thile adolphin, ... Tremont [louse—Ch, W, Halen, Dotroit loz, Reinpt, Bau Olairet N. D, Tolllugeworth, Al uy; Cusrise Easton, Olneituatl | L O, Lombard, ow Yoric » Namuol Hans, Blous Oity, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1874, J. B. RICE. His Denth at Norfolk Yes. terday. Causo of His Protracted and Fatal Iliness, History of His Careor as Actor and Managor. Reminiscences of Early Theatrical Days in Chicago. His Political Carecor. Youtorday morning a dispatch waa rocolved bLoro requestiug all the mombors of tho family of tho Hon. J. B, Rico at prosont {n tho clsy to haston tohio side if thoy wishod to sec him alive; tho telognam stated that ho was failing apldly, and that ho could live but a fow daye at the furthoest. In obedionco to this melaucholy monsago, his daughtors and sons-in-law loft for Norfollk in the afternoon. Ilnrdly an hour lad olapsed after their doparturo whon nuothor tologram came, slating that Mr. Rico had died at half-past & o'clock at tho houso of his son-lu-lnw, Mr. Kimbail, on Froo- man streot, whore ho was stopping with hia wife. Tho family will, howover, contivue on thoir fournoy, and will probably moot tha romaina of their father at Richmound, wheuco they will be brought to this eity. ORIGIN OF 118 BICRNESS, When M. Itico camo homo at tho oxplration of tho Inst sesnion of Congross Lis face was nl- most ns ruddy, Lis stop as firm, aud Lis goneral health apparcutly o8 good, ns in his carlier yeara. ilo was n man of adminblo constitution, who, during & long and busy lifo, had been almost ignorant of the meaniog of tho word sickness. Yet theso outward signs of woll- Doing woro deceptive ; the constant confinoment incident to Congreasional duties, which he por- formed with raro faithtulness, had told upon o man whoso provious labits of life had boen o activo and onorgotic. Tho hot wonther of o climate to which ho hed beon o straugor since hig boyhood, togather with the chango in food and water, produced o chrovnic diarrhes, which he mnoglected to check in its carly slagos. Whon lho grow worse, and demanded modical trentmont, instead of roturniug lLome, or golog to somo Northorn water- ing-place, ho left Washivgton only to Ro to Norfolk. Ho exchanged a placo which wan hot for one which was infinitely hotter, and thoueh ho improved somewhat, iv was due more to the cousation of lnbor than to the chaugo of climato, 1lis reason for solocting Norfolk waa that ono of his daughters was married to J, . Kimball, an Engincor in the pavy, who was statioved thore, AFTER HI3 RETORN. Soon after his return to Chicago, ho wont to the residouco of his son-in-law, George L. Dun- lap, Esq., at Genova Lako, hoping thav in that gonial spot ho might rogaio his foding strength. Dut tho discaso Lad festoned itsolf too strongly upon bim, snd his wholo sum- mer wns n_ succossion of slight gaiug, always followed by still severor attacks, As the monthi wore on, and_tho politioal coutest grew warm, lio felt compelled {0 withdraw from tho nolitical arenn aud to renounce his elaims for that renomination which would otherwiso have been ununimously tondercd him. When the Convention met ou the 20th of -Uotaber, a Jotter was read from him in which ho adverted to his failiug bealth and withdrow his nnme as candi~ flnzn. A wonth ago, as tho weathor grow colder, 0 . AETURNED TO NORFOLT, hoping to find soma roliof in its milder climate. A slight improvement w followed by a rolopse, whicli_provonted hit from going to Washing- ton, Tho disonso grow worse, and intlammation of tho buwels set in, which proved fatal in o fow hours, and the genial gontloman, the nc- complisliod actar, tho honest and faithful public ofiicor,died far from lns 0ld Lome, from the poo- plo who loved aud honored himn, but ministored t0 by thio aflectionnto bunds of bl wifo, and by tho dauglter ut whoso houso ho was stuping, 1S EARLY LIFE, John Blalo Rico was born in the villago of Easton, ‘Talbot County, Maryland, in 1809, Ilis futher woa o shoemaker, sud ho learned that trado, devoting Lis altention ospecially to women's shoes. Iv is vot known how long he worked at this Lumblo calling, nor i8 it cortnin that ho might not havo stuci to tho Iust many yours louger, and tho wholo current of his Jife havo run in a differont chunnel, but for an aceidontal ciroumstauce somothing in this wiso : T'ho mannger of o Baltimoro theatre, John Clomoanti by name, whilo swolling along ons of tho streets of the Maryland metropolis ono day, ovorhioard a rich mugient voleo trodiugout a song iuside o ehoomakor's shop. 1o stopped and lis- tencd for & moment, and thon paused om, but the voico impressed Lim ns nuusually fino, and, with au oyo 1or talent of all kinds, be mado it conveniont_soon stter to drop in' ot tho suoe- shop, and find out tho possessor of the {luo ‘baritono. After o briof negotiution tho young shosmaker was eugaged a8 & choriator in Clemens'’ Theatro, and it wns there tho stage-life of John B, Rico bogun, This wag in 1836, The followiug year found him & membor of tue com- pavy of the WALNUT BTREET THEATDE, Philadolphis, whore ho was ougaged for *sing- ng parta”—that is, he was o member of tho chorus, and occasionally was on for a song be- tweon acts. Whilo in T'hiladelphin ho married Miss Mary Ann Warren, daughter of tho old munager ndd petor, Willlam Warren, long sinco docensied, and sistor of Williim Warran, the celebratod comedinn of the Boston Musoum, Miss Warren wns thon pleying soubrette purts ot tho Walnut Streot Thoatro, Ar, lNice subse- q:auuy went to Albuny, N. Y., whoro ho opeued the NATIONAL AMDIITHEATRE, That undertaking, however, proved a faflure, and ho becamo associated with Henry I, Meeeh, thio proprictor of tho Albany Musoum. 1Io re- nminoed thoro four or five yoars ne manager, and thenco wemt to Butfalo, whero ho joincd tho company of tho Eaglo Stroet Theatro, undor the nmagemont of Doan & MeKinuey, Ho succoed- od thoso gontlomen as aunger, have ing as_lis low comedisn Willism War. ren, end Mrs, Dan Marble, sinco doconsed. It was ab the Xagle Streot Thostre iu Buifalo, und under Mr. ltice’s manngomont, that Dau Murblo mndo Lis firat groas hit as o comedian, in tho pluy of “Nam Daten,” written by a Hulfslo lawyor; and it was niso hera that Chovlotto Cudlunan, thon o giddy {Dung Indy of 21 or 23, ployed ono of her Very firat star ongagomenta, The orciestra luader wus LoBruu, who now ro- sidos in Cblcugo with his sou, J. A. LoBrun, of thio Recordor's office, The old Juglo Stroot ontorpriao sucosuded but modoratoly in n funne cial w:y, and tho mannger concludad to give it up an go wrsT. Early in 1817 ho wont to Milwaukee, thon a preteutious rival of Chicago, and thero mannged 4 thoatro for u time. But his umbition and ob- sorvation ' wero not limitod to the nur- row confines of tho vilago by the Inke. Canting Lis ovo in the _ dircction of Ciicago, Lo ascortained that o Canal Conven. tion—that waa an ago of cunsli—was to ba hold boro in July of that year, 1817, It was tolo n grent affalr, and delogaten from ol parts of tho United Btatos wore to bo hero and discuss tho question of cheap {ransportation. It oconrred to Maauger Rios {0 Boizo tho oconlon nnd turn it to aecpunt, The Milwankeo theatre wus absn- doued, und, with such capital aud credit as he conld command, ho eame to Chicago und put up n wooden theatro ou Nandolph stroot, between Donrborn and Btato stroots, Io had ealoulated vghily; the Cnul.Conveution brought a Inrge numbor of straugers to the city, and tho theatro wude moucy tapldly, One night, whon tho Mauverse Opera Company wevo producing *'Homnambuls,” tho woodon structure burnad down, Lo livan, the votoran orohestra loader, who was then serving in thut capecity, tells of A WELL-KNOWN CHIUAUO LAWYER Who had come to tho opora iu & state of slight inobrintion, 1o hud gone to elesp during the Emmrnmucu‘ and only swoko ultor tho theatro ud ouugbt fire snd the sudlonco wove hurrylug out, Mr. Rico had first wnnounced thut there wad nodanger, and a moment lstor lind advised tho people o vacata * quiotly but_rapidly.” Al tl;iu .l:da ugflgluuh nubll:dul’ t.lml Inwnhouad mml’;“fi ofy n Lo swake the flamas hu alrendy reached the th rear ond o slage, Bupposing thin to bo o part of * tho m.-unlog offoot, ho uxprmflnd Lo approval most onthuatnatically, doclaring iv fo bo “an oxcollont imitation.” lo was nlu- wately nssured of {ts reality, and got ont of Lha houso nons too soon, ‘Tho lire ocourrad on_tho 80uls of July, 1850, tho loss being £4,000, sud the fusuranco 2,000, I FINE OWIOISATED In n shauty on tho oppoaito side of tha alloy in the reaty and the audienco hearing tho nlarin woro somewhat frightoned, Mr. Rico, not awaro of the oxnct locality of the conflagration, thought there wan no necessity for foar, Accordingly ho approachied tho foorliphits and addressed his po- trony nomewhnt fn Lhis mannors “Laniea AND GEXTLEMNEN ¢ Bo quict ; be quiot; you will nevor bo in_danger uutil Lam, I gnard your interosts nu woll ns my own. 8t down.” Juat then gomo one whispered to him from tho wing, +*Mr, Rico, the thentro Is on fire,” "Tining Lo tha erowd, who felt somowhnt moro socuro on uccount of his nssurnncos of uafoty, lio said ¢ “Ladies and'gentlomoen. ot out of horo just a8 quick a8 Gad will Tot you.” ‘'ho warniug was hoeded prompily, and in lees than Lalf au bour Lhe theatre and neutly a block of_adjacent buildings wasin ashes, In thouo dnys it was diflicult to got stars, sinco their terms woro too Inrge, nnfi henco stock actors woro nlmont wholly depended upou, Mr, Rico waa an oxcellont managet, and on_soveral ocensionss sBhowed his versatility ns an nctor. ila way romarkably welf-posscssed, nnd whonovor any of his company wore unublo to play, on nc- cotint of slokners or from any other cause, rather than chaugo the bill or clono tho haouse, ho would BUPPLY THT NEORSSARY LINK in his own porson, usually playing the character a8 woll or bottor than the nctor would have done. Quo pight, whilo MoFarlsad was londing wan, “Othollo” “was billed, Tho main-stay of the pieco failed to rovort, or rather was unublo to slow himsell on account of belug intoxicated. 1ia condition was uot known uutil tho curtain ywos about to bo rung up, and tho compavy was ino quandary, Alr, fiuca‘ howaver, was equal to tho cinergency; ho donned Othello's robes, and played tho first two reto with great satisfaction 1o tho sudionce, Dy thut time MeFarland bad bocomo sufilciontly sober to Lo prosent- able, and he waded through tho ofhor threo acts. On another occasion, Nod Marvis, the londing mna. throw up his etgngomant ono afiernoon suddonly, and, imagining tho bill wouid liave Lo bo chavged or the hongo closed, went among the audienco to laugh in bis sleeve at tha wmanagor's distress, Ile, too, was mistalon: *Rolund " bad boen announced, and it waa per- formed with Mr. Itica in tho leading charactor, Tho fisst *etur” futroduced to the Chicago public under his managoment was Edwin Fotrest, who appeared a8 Jack Cade, Juno 16, 1847, Two months aftor tho destruction of the wooden theatro on Randolph stieet, Mr, Rico purchased A LOT ON DEARNORN BTREET,— tho praseut sito of Rico's Dluck,—E0x80 foot, and 1u tho mouth following (Sopt. 16) tho founs dution fora now thoatrowas laid, It Was ononed Teb, 3, 1851, with a programmo which ombraced the singing of tho * Btar-Spangled Banner,” au nddress written by B, I Taylor, and spoken by Mrs, Itico, ** Love fu ITumbla Lifo,” ** Captain of tho Wateh," and ** Dumb-Bolls.” 'I'lhis thentro wonld scom to havo paid much bettor then tho old one, for in tho subse- quont yowrs “*stars” of tho first mugnitudo played " within its walla, Cbarlotte Gushman was tho fitst most praminout oue, she opening in_the * Btranger™ on tho 20th and playing “ Meg Morrilics " on tho J0th of July, 1851, A fow nights §m\*lnlmly, J. 3L, McVicker, who had been with Mr, Rico ninco 1848, had mado his farewoll appearanco, being tondoted a compli- weutary bonatit, Ho, howaver, raturned Mareh 10, 1862, for o whort engagoment, n July 13, 1853, at tho closo of tha sonson, Mr. Rice had o bonofit, nppoaring in tho churace ter of Adrian Y'ruman, In October, 1853, DIr, McVicker reappoarad, rnd wag installod us stage manager. At this timo Julin R, Walsh, now Manager of tho Wost- eru Nows Company, was ihe ticket-collector nt tho door, and John McNnlly, afterwards s well- kunown newadealer. way Troasuror, At thoclose of the season, Jou, 21, 1853, Mr, ice had nnothor benofit; and on Ieb. 7, 1854, Mr. MoVicker wau £ho recipiont of a bene- fit, at whicl soveu lots on the West »ldo, not far from Union Park, wero distributed as prizes, tho tickets bemg §6 cach, On tho _SUth of Decem- ber of tho kome yoar Mr. MecVieker had bis ** farowell benefit," "Mr. McFarland taking big place as manager. T'rom this timo on Mr, Rica conducted his theatre vory succecsfully, presenting such stars as Mopeio Miteholl, ~ Couldock, Chanfian, IIackott, Lola Montez, John Brougham, and Alr, und Mrs. J. W, Wallack, On the 5ili of Fohruary, 1857, McVicker opened his theatro on Madison sireet, U'bis now addition proved mora attractiva than the old * Chieago L'hoatre,” and Mr. Itico, having nc- cumulated coneiderablo wealth, decided to RETIRE FROA THK DUSINESS, s managoment practically cuded Nov. 27, 1857, when tho season closed ; but holeased the build- ing to MeFarlaud, who opeued with the ** Cor- sican Brothors.” This vonturo was not very sue. cesvful, and, other theatres baving sprung in tho city, Mr. Rico doteimined to utiluto his proporly by turumg it fato ness pluces, This was done, Lho building wog occupied as stores and oflices, umil 1871, when it wos destroycd in tho great fite. A sube stantiul wstructura” was oracted ou tha site the follawiug year, and i kuown as * Rico's Block,” —xu monument of bl entorpriso aud faith in tho future of his Joved city. After abaudoning the thontro, Mr. Rice devot- ed himeelf to the improvement of his roal eu- tate, of which holad aequired larga quantitien. ‘Tno thontro was converted into stores, John MeNally, tho ex-treasurer, oponed his bookstore there, and & billinrd-satoon occupied tho remain- der of tho lower floor, LI5 PUBLIC LIFE. Although a prowminont sud uctive citizen almost Irom tho day of lis arrital hero, and u warm Republican from the day of tho orgamization of tiut puty, Mr, Rico took no part in poluieal lifo, 80 fur a8 ofice-holding was concorned, umil 18G5, when he way nominated ay the candidato of the * Uniou Party ™ for Muayor, in opposition to ¥, C. Shormau, Notwithstanding tho popularity of the Intter, Mr, Ricorecoived 11,000 votesto 5,000 for s oppovent. In 1867 he Was ropominatod by acelurnation, and egaiu defeated Mr. Shorman by a crushing majority, When hin term of oflico expited in tho fall of 1849, ho rofuzed to bo o candidato for n position which succossive . busi- chorter smendinents had shorn of ull its powor and houwor, and which loft 1ts Incumbont & mers ponemity. His two ndministrations wero singulnrly for- tunate. Thoro were no jobs in tho Cauncil, and no complnints of indifforence on the part of the Mayor. As presidiug ofticer of tho Council, ho ‘was in all rewvects tha best that uncontrollable body has ever bad, and nono of tho econes which lavo slnco disgraced it eould bave oc- cursed during bis govornment, e took no ne- tive part in overy detail of tha city nifnirs, and :\"nu thoroughly conversant with all ite neoessi- o8, -I'rom 1869 t0 1873 ho took no active part in politics, but, in tho fall of the latter yuar, whon tho Republicans of tho now Fitst Congrossional District wanted o candidute ho was tho man- on whom ull eyes were turned, and ho way_unauimously olccted ax ihe ropresentativo of his purty. Ifo was choson over Judgo Otis by au imuienso majority, swollen by his own personal slrength, and went to Wash- ington to disohargo his new dutjos, bearing with bl the samo cousoientionn determination to fulgill tho hk(h functione _of his oftico that he had digplayed in other aud less imporiant posi- tlonw, Hiw rocord in Congressis well known. Anow member, bueiod In' learning dotails, ho had few opportunities of mspln?'ing tho real ability whick was_in him; but whew ho spoko und acted, it wus always to the eatisfaction of his coustitnents, On the fuancial questions which camo up at tho lust session iy record was po- culiarly consistont and sound. By his associates, atiracted by his kindly nuturo and gouial dispos sition, ha was loved und respocted, By lus death, which occurrad in almost the prime of his life, tho Iirst Congresional Distriot hag dost its first Ropresentative, tho city one of ity best citizens, und his family a kind and saflectionats fatkor, MIA FAMILY. Alr, Rice's family cousisted of one gon and five daughtors. i boy oulinted ourly iu the War, aud wan killed at Chienmaugn, Tenn., Sopt, 19, 1806, whilo in _command of Compuny A, of tho Lighty-ninth Illinow Volunteors, Il duugh- torg, all of whom aro MNving, are married Lo James W, Odell, of the firm of Fint, I'hompaon & Co,; Willlam 8, Sinith, Ausistant Cashior of tho Third Natlonnl; Orbou Bmith, Cashier of the Corn Exchango National; Qeorgo L, Dun- lap, formor Uonoral Suporintendent of the Northwostern Rond, and J. P. Kiwball, of tho Navy. X e OBITUARY. Naeuvicee, Teun., Doo. 17.—Abner Tarner, botter kuawn ag * Unclo Ab," & noted turfman, dlod in thiu city yostorday, Speciul Drsputch te 4 he Chicaao Tribune, Mabisoy, Wis,, Dee, 17,—Tho wife of Juatice Colo, of the Buprome Qourt, w most cstimable lady, dlod thie aftoraoon, Bhe has beon an in- valid for many years, and confined to hor bed for some slme, SMOKE AND ASHES. Loss by the Madison Sircet Fire Yesterday Morning $10,000, List of the Losers and the Amount of Their Insurance, Fires Elsewhere, IN CHICAGO. MADISON BTRELT. Tho large framo block at tho nouthonst cornor of Madison and Throop strecte was totally de- stroyed by fire yestorday morning. Thoe slarm was glvon at 2:50 o'clock, from Tlox 816, and just 08 the firomon woro closiog their ball. 'Che fire Tizd beou burning iu the futorior of the structuro ovidontly for about twwonty minutoes beforo Ofilcer Dufry, who gavo tho alarm, discovored it. Tho building was Lo stories In helght in tho contral portion, and tho castorn and wastern onds wero o story highor, Tho block included Noa, 424 to 438, Tho {iro originated in_ No. 430, ond was first secn by Dr J. T, Quirk, who aroso at 2:30 o'clock, and saw tho stairway on fire, from a kuot-holo in his apart- monts over storo No. 428, Jlo immediately aroused tho inmates, and thoy had barely time to oseape with thoir lives, being compelied to run fnto the stroct on dishabillo. ‘Plio firomon marnndml promptly, and, notwithstanding tho bullding was wrapped in flawmes, and bid fair to onvelop thondjoining large framo bulding on Afadivon streot and tho framo houses on Throop, thoy succoeded in cunfinlug tho firo to tho block whoro it originated. oy had ncarcoly reaohod tho apot whon tho wostern ond of tho building was blown down with great forco by un oxplosion of hot mir which bad” becomo contined in tho attie, Mr. Dickie, an occupant of tho third flaor of No. 439, was coming down tho lower stairway when tho cragh oceurred, nnd was thrown violontly down to tho sidewnlk and severoly injured. It was re- ported that & woran and child wern burned, bub tho roport was fatue, Mr, Dickie was tho only Derson Lurt, though it was foared when the ox- plosion oconrrod Lhat others wero in tho ruing, carly all tho oceupaits lost. thoir porsonal of- focts, nnd but httle was saved from the stoces, Tho firo was roflected luridly ngainst tho clondy hoavens, and sttracted hundreds of peoplo to wituess it. 8. B, McCormick, of No. 419 West Monroo atroot, waa tho owner of tho burned building, 1io siuted = girl patd that o woman 1n No, 430 aroko junt provions to the fire, aud soon aftor- ward dizeovered tho clothes in o closot in flames, and ran out, after a vain cudeavor to quench tho firo, Tho entire loss will reach £40,000, and is only partially covered by insuranco, Mr. McCormick valued tho building at $20,000, and hins an lusuranco of 7,800, ns follows: Wostorn, of Torontn, &2,600; T'radors’ of Chi- engeo, £2,600; and Globe, of Chicago, $2,600, r, W. P, Py ka oceupied part of No, 438 ns o drug-store, and J, T. Lanferty tho othor Lalf as o jowelry store, 'Tho former also nsed tho sec- ond floor as 8 dwalling. Hig loss ia 86,000, in- oludiug o valuablo library. 1Io hag an insurance of €3,000. Mr, Lanlerly'’s loss is $300, and in- surance £200 in the Ponnsylvania Company. Mr. Dickio occupied tho third floor, and Jost all his houschold property, valued at soveral hun- dred dollars, The first (loor of No. 430 was unoccupled, E. 1., Brownloy oceupiod tho socond loor na adwells ing, :;ud lost all Lis effocts. Ho was not in- sured. rge Crane, o cigar and toy dealer, ocoupied No. 434, 118 loos {8 800 ; uninsured, Dax Kantor usod the store No. 410 as a dross- mnk(n% establishinout, sud Mra, Iiarvoy occn- plod tho second. tloor as o dwelling, Both pare tios Jost everything, and have no insurance. William Howoll oceupied No, 428 ns a furni- turo store, Ilis lons i 81,600, and ho has no in- surance, _Georgo Palner occupied tho wecond {loor and Dr, Quirk tho third ; thoy lost all their elfects aud_baven's any insurance, This is tho third timo the last-named goutieman hns boon a Auflarer by firo. Ho was burned out in the great {iros of '71 and 74, Tho occupants of adjoining buildings were pre- ared to remove their offects, and did in somo nstances. . 1t was rumored that the sufferors by this firo woero going to proseciite the city becauso of tho alleged tardinoss of tho firowmon in reaching tho place, Hmi' lisving boen at the ball at tho time, but it could bo traced to o rolieblo source, The alwn was not turned in uutil oxactly 2:55 o'clock, when Iox 816G was struck, and tho firemen soswored quickly, The men who wero at tho ball wero not on duly at the time, thono only attending who woro excused for the night, and thota iy only oue allowed to leave ench company at a time. STILL ALARMS, A still alarm of fivo weu turned in at 8:58 last night, Mr. Lipmau's jowelry store, 176 South Clark streot, colling n fira-alarm through the Awmeriean District Tolograph Company. Capt. Balwinklo, as usual, responded prompily.” No damage, A boy carclessly threw n lighted matoh against # broom in Lipman's pawn storo, on tho norlh- west corner of Clark aud Monroo streots, about 9 o'clock last evoniug, aud cuusod & smafl blazo which resnited in fotehing tho Firo Patrol appa- ratus to the place on a still alarm, WALLAGE STREET. A one-story frame bLuilding nt the corner of Wallneo and' MeGregor sireot, owned and occu~ pied by P. & J. Turnor a8 o whip-cord factory, wan Lurned at § o'clock yosterday morning. The coutents of the building wore saved. The losn amounted to nbout §1,000, Tho fire originated in tho furngce-room, LICTLE BLAZES. A little dnugher of John Tully accidentally sot firo to o window-curtain in his dwelling, ot No, 199 Maxwoll atreed, last ovoning at 7:30 o’clock, and causod an elorm from Dox 361, No damago rosultod. el ELSEWHERE, RIVERSIDI, ‘Tho large brawery of Haag & Powell, at Rivor- side, was dostroyed by firo bolweon 8 snd 4 o'clock yestordsy morning. Tbo structure was built of stono and brick, and was &0 by 76 feot in dimounsions, 'Thoro wore sev- oral framo sheds conneoted with it. Thero way no firc-apparatus tomd in_steyimg _the flamos, aud the propusty was totally burned ins short timo, Tho browery has not boen in oporation for tho pnst six weaks, There was o large quane tity of beeron hand as tho time of tho fire, Tho total loss will reach £50,000. Messra, Loay & Powall recsived the nows of thoir losa yesterdoy worning, and immediately loft for Itiverside, Owing t0 their nbsenco, fullor particulars could not ho obtainad, nor the amount of {nsuranco loarned, The fixo is attributed to incendinrism, Til§ BOSTON FIRKS—INSURANOR-LOSSES, The fusurance-lossos sustnined in tho luto Bos- ton fires, &8 far as given by tho loeal papors of Wednoudny, are ns follows: D. A. Reed & Co., insurod for €9,800 jn the Old Dominion, Harl- ford, and othor companles ; Nathaniol O, Hnrt, $10,000 in tho Narragansott, of Providenco ; Tairtiold, of Norwalk; Northwostern, of Milwau- koo; Byuitablo, of Nashville ; Firoand Marino, of Drovideuco ; City of Providonce ; and Kirst Na- tiona}, of Worcstor; W, F. Dadgor, §1,000 in the Gormnn Ameriean, $1,000 in tho Buflalo, §1,000 in tho Amnzon, $1,250 in each of tho Maunbatten and Oriont Compunies ; Burrill & Tionnott, 81,000 in the Stanhattan 3 thoe Fauoml Jzll Company had 91,500 on Qalvin & Gurrier'y bullding, 81,000 on tho lumber of tho Now In- gland Organ Compnny, %1,000 on tho Novelty wood-works, und " 91,000 on the = mn- chivery in Doxter A, Rood's building: Murton & Chonloy, whote loss wan §60,000, had 8Y0,060 Insuranco, placed as follows : K. Paul, of Miunesota, 84,000 ; Neptuno, £2,600; Hud- san, of Jorsoy City, $1,000 ; Buvgor, of Bangor, $1,000 ; Btandard, ©1,000 : Equitablo, of Provi- danco, §2,000; sEtny, 81,000 Morchants', of Providenco, 81,600 ; Tiro Aesociation of Philn- delphia, #2,000; Firemen's, of Boston, $1,600; Royal, of Liverpool, 95,000 lioyal Caundian, of Montronl, 81,600 ; Manufucturers', %5,000 ; Na tiounl, of Philudolphia, 1,500 ; Browers', of Mil- waukee, $1,500, and Nortlivetorn, $2,000, Jaoub Hittinger, loss $76,000, inkured for $02,000 {nthe fotlowing oftices : Faueuil 1lall, $1,750 ; Morl- den, Conin, 81,760 ; Virginia Fire ond Marine, &1,760 ; Pheenix, Nartford, 91,750 Lancasblro, Enjg.,#7,000; Lumar, Now York,€2,500; Tiroman's, Tason, £5,000; Hanovor, Now Sork,84,600; Eliot, Touton, §8,000 ; Glens Falls, Now York, 2,600 ; Girurd, Ponnaylvauin, w,bflDJ Traders', Obi- cago, 82,6005 Sun, Clovoland, 02,600 Cowm- ruico, Now' York, $2,600; Ningara, Now York, ' 92,600 Mlnnll% Now York, 92,600 Irvlni.‘ Now Yorlkt, §2,600; Nowport Fire and Marino, 82,600: Insuranos Company of North Awmerlos, $8,000, Mossrs, Warnor & Trooman extimate dholr loss at €60,000, upon which they havo an {nsuranco_of #30,750, in the following” oficon 1 Quoan, €4,600 3 Piroman's Tund, San Trancisco, £2,i00 3 1lomo, Now Yorlk, $2,000 ; Neptuno, Boston, $1,600; Kiauulin, Boston, 23,600 Commerco, Albauy, §1,600 ¢ Franklin, Philadelphin, &3, boo 3 North Dritish and Moteantilo, 85,000 ; Wanhibgton, 3,600 ; MAitnn, #3,760, Beolt & Dridgos, $630, lnths Phenix of Drooklyn. AT KANE, PA, Snecial Dispaten to The Cliteaao Tritune, Tinie, Ia., Deo. 17,—8ix_dwelling-houroes wora dostroyed by firo at KKano, Pa,, yostorday. ;MNost of thoir contents wore saved. Tive hundred dollurs in gold, a watch, and €300 in papor mouey bolonging to Robort Fitzpatrick wero consumed. Al the lionses burnod wero the praporty of Gon, Kane, the founder of the plnce. Lous about §6,000; jvsurauce unknown, AT WATERVORD, PA. Spectal Disnateh to T'he Chicago T'riduns, Emig, Pa., Deo. 17.—Tho grist-mill, with all contonts, at Waterford, owned by L. G, Drother- ton, wns burned lust night. Threa thousand dollars’ worth of now wachinery hoad just been pm.“in. Total loss nbout €8,000; {nsurance small, AT VERNON, MICIT, . Dernotr, Micl,, Dee. 17.—The foundry and planiug-mill of E, A, Jones & Son, at Vernon, AMich,, wna burned sbout 2 o'elock this morn- ing. Tho loss 16 3,000, without insurance, il bt e KATIE KING. Complote Lxposure of (he Philadel- phia Spivitualistic Fraud, She Mokes a Full Confession to o Newspapor Reporter, Robert Dale Owen’s Reasons for With- drawing Confidence. THE FRAUD EXPOSED. Puruapereiuia, Doe. 17.—1'ho Philadolphia In- quirer of to-morrow will contain a full oxposo of tho Katio King swlodlo, the facts having boen obtained from o gontlemen who unearthed ibo froud. o traced tho supposed Kotlo to n boarding-houso, snd after o long-continued offort persusded hor to confess tho deception she had buon prac- ticing, ond to produce tho gauzy dresses sho wora at the manifestations, Tho production of the lattor, with a Iurge quantity of jewelry, ote., that had been presonted to Katia at the sonnces, induced Robort Dalo Owen and Dr. Childs, two loading Spiritunlints of this city, to publish and ropudiato tho ewindlo. Fyom the Phitadelphia Bulletin, Circumstantial ovideuce, which T have fust oblained, Inducen mo 1o witldraw tho asurauces Which I bavo beretofore given of my coutidence in tho genulno chiar- nefer of certaln manifestations prosented last summor, in my prosesce, through Ar. und Mrs, Nelwon Holmes, Ropeur DALE OWEN, TrILADELPIIA, Deo, 6, 1674 Learning that Mr, Robert Dalo Owon had nt- fixod his signaturo to tho lotler quoted above, our representative caliod upon bim and had the following iuterview: Roportor—What are your grounds for this withdrawal of counfidenco ? Alr. Owon—Underatand mo; I do not make any ncousntion, but simply do not wish to give rise to any confidenco in thoso manitestations. Myrelf and f1:ends Linve ovory ronson to believo that tho mumtestations of lnst summer woro what they wero reprosonted to bo, but the * Katia King" latoly shown us is not the same, Reportor—In what way doos she ditfor—in facinl rospocta or othorwiso ? Mr, Owon—Llho latest * Katto King ™ differs in both face and form. She is shorter than the * Katie King” wo saw lest summor, Lot mo sny to you that upon the roturn of the Holnoses tho *“Katio King " of last summer 1esppeared to us and snid, not in tho words & am zbout to uso, but to the same purport, that sho lLnd been advauced in the epirit world, and 1t would e more dificult for hor to_ appesr in tho futuro. After that thero wad a Lreak of about threo weeks, when *Katie King™ again ap- peared, but my friends nnd myself lovk upon hor 06 & bogus ono, Of cowso you will undor- stund thattbe * durk circlo ” manifestalions wore contiuued, but in theso 1 bave littlo intorest. I dou't caro for theso ring nnd other manifostn. tions. Although I am ivclined to beliovo them gounine, yet Livoy novor intorested me. What 1 am intorosted ‘in is tho inaterialization of Apuita; or, In othor words, in it possiblo for spirits Lo mutermiizo themselyes ? Reportor—What led you to suspoct that tho “XKatie King" of to-diy is not the ono you saw Iast nummer? 4 A, Owen—As I lavo snid, I pever like to vouch for anything thal I cannot thoroughly authonticato; had I nos #o strougly indorsed tho mauifestations I would bave snid nothing. My suspicions wore firat arousad, and those of 1wy triends, by the dit- foronco in tho forms and faces of tho * Kutio King.” ‘Cho arrangemont of tho enbi- net did not satisfy me, and I 8o stated to the Holmeses. I roquested that tho cabinot bo placed ou casters, 8o that it could ba moved to uny part of the room, aud also that it ba thrown opon for examivation, Now, whilo they did not rofuge to do this, they noglectad to neeedo to my roquest, which amounted to the sumng thing, Jr, Owun then doseribed (hoe proximity of the cabiuot to n window (that liad beon boarded up) and a door, aud slaled that the arraugemout unght havo nllowed of traps, Ho furthor slated that beforo writing the letter published abovo he eulled on the lolmses and advised thow that he was hot nbeolutely entistiod with thoir muuner of couducting their” seances. In tho cane of thow Ninth street seancos Dr. Child, mysclf, and some othors, touk down a partition that there oxisted, and bad o practical builder to aid ug, bub found nothing to shake our beliof. I enid to the Holmeson that tho placing of the cabinat on cas- tors would dispol all suspicion, yot thoy did not nccopt tho iden, Apain, Dr. Child, who went with thom in searoh of sovoral bouses, found two that soemed _admirnbly suited to _the" purpose, but these did umat eet the ideas of the Ilolmoses, who complained of tho rout and some othor mwatters, Dr, Child, you will undorstand, was just ay much interesied in frecing tho man- l{o]ulnl.loua of all susprcious surroundiugs as my- self. Roporter—Do you think the Holmesos sould practico a frand ? Mr. Owon—I ropoat, I do not male any aceu- sation, but certaiuly none could better do it than thoy, ' Failing to produce tho origimal * Katio King,” thoy might bo led to produco & bogus one, Roporter—Will this digcovory hurt tho eauso of Spirituntism 7 AMr. Owon—Ol, not at all, It is merely tho failura of ouo oxporiment ; that ix all, Tepartor—Who i * Katio King "7 AMr. Owon—~That I cannot answor, Dr, Child Liag publighed o lettor which he bolloves camo turough hor, but it must bo takeu with o few grain of allowanco, X am novor in favor of nc- copting anythlug of the kind without corrobor- ative syidenco. Mr. Owen concludod tha interview by atating that he hnd boen informed by soma friends that tha Holmnes wera witliug to accopt Ltho suggention hio liad muudo, which ho (fr. 0. hiood was trvios 'hio mattor thowo friouds intond following ufl, but for tho presont Mr, Owon desires to with- draw all that ho bos said in tho way of vouoching for the correctnens of tho manifostations, INDIANA’S SHAME, The Practical Xesulis of Busilrikn Doclyion ~ Twonty=Five Colored raad fnto the Nchoolefriviloges Als Indianagolis (Dee. 10) Cagfs;;?mlmu of the Cincinnaté 1 usetle, A specinl dispatch from Terro Iaute Lins al- roudy Lriefly informed tho Gazelfo rondors of the outrago ixurpolrnwlnl Drazil, Olay County, on Wednosdoy Iaat, by the dismissal of about twon= ty-fivo colored ohiliron-from tho public schooly, ‘I'hiy moruing, on tho arrlval of the Vandnlia traln, I mot a gontleman from that pluco who gavo me s fow additional particulars of tho alfaly, It sooms that, somo timo beforo tho lato olection, tho question waw raisod os to tho proprioty of longor pormitting tho childron of colored purents to attond the publie nchoolu. Little attontlon was paid to the mutter at first, tho boltor cluus of citizons, Who wre nhovo the b negro projudico,” inpreulnu that it would very soon drap out of sight. Biut tho wmtlux of colored mivers, who displaced tho Irish and Cerman ttrikors uud funlt-indors, had a tendonoy to sgitute all quostiona pertaining to nogro rights sid priviloges, and vory soon the ‘Cruatoon of tho lzil achooly aunounced tho Intention of compelling the colored childron to ducontinue thelr ationdance upon tho publio schools, This crented doop and intonro foole ing for =a timo, aud tho oxeontlon of tho announcomout wan auapended. Totweon twenty-five nnd thirty colored seholars wore in attondanco, nud sovoral of them couspicuous for thoir appliention and nniznmm to acquiro an cduentlon, In ono of tho lower grades Lo littlo boys wara alwaya at tho hoad of tholr class, and nono of them manifestod o q;mrmlnomu dinposi- tion, or o desire to ansert tholr rights under the Pirteenth Amendment, by imposing upon such of their whito schoolmates aé happoned to bo inforlor in muscular devolopment, With one ex- coption tho tenchers showod n willingness to In- atract them, and soomed to take a prido fn dis- proving tho old fozy iden-of nogro inferiority by showing whnt a colored child could accomplisiy whon properly tratned and disciplined, No goonor, however, wns the Buskirk declslon rendored thin tho question was ngan 1aised. Dowmoerats, bankrupt minors, and a fow moss. covered Iopublicans who voted the Whig ticket in 1804, jolned in ono prolonged howl for tho oxpulslon of tho “ niggars,” domnding prowpt obedience _of tho achool nuthoritios. 'Ilio Trustees, Mosara, Dillon W. Bridges, 15, 8, Hue- noy, and Willinm Lorbort, did not hcsitato to comply. An order wan promulgatoed, instructing Bupt. Wilkinron to inform tho tenchors of the respectivo departimonts that thoy must dismiss thoir_colorod ucholars, My informunt stated that Mr, Wilkinson at tirst peromptorily rofused to oboy tho order, but subsequontly nequioscod to snvo Ins nosition, A majority of the toachors complied undor protest, sud one of them, Jonnia Worthington, through sympathy for tho little ones, declared hor * funbility to sond tho,e homo who attended bor department. “low © can ordor thot bright-oyad Hittlo follow never to roturn to thia school #* sho said, polntinge to an intelligont-looking boy 1% ?;“m of ago, who was one Of hor smartest and ost sicholars,. Tho Superintendent relioved hor af the embarraesment, ‘Lho littlo follow, with tours In blg oyes, begged to remain sgain nnd ngain, ho wailed back to hig weat, huyged hin books tightly, and wept as if lus livtle Loart would broak. *Johnuy will get ahead of me," o gaid, ““and I shnll not got into tho noxt red- er, Ohl can't I como bnck—just me?” The majority of thono debarred woro not lons nffectod by tho dismiranl. 'Whoy wers tho faithful fow who attonded school becauso ambitions to seeuro nn educntion. 'Lhey wero attachad to thoir books, thoir teachors, thelr plnymates, and thelr clagses. But, without an lonur's notico, bofors any otlior provision had beon mndo for thom, and in dircct violntion of the law of the laud, thoy wero rudely thruat into the strocts, aud nre to-duy absolntoly without the means ol obiain- ing tho atruction which the Btato Constitution gunrantoes {o its cittéons, “The bettor clans of people,” said my inform- ant, ‘‘nra lhnrongmylndlfiunub,nud will dermmund tho rostoration of the childron. If this in de- nied, we intond compolling tho Trusteos to tur- nish’ eoparate_schools and good toachors, and will thon await tho action of tho Unitea Stutos Suprome Court 1 tho case, whick will bo taken botors it, on epponl from tho Buskirl decision.” * Hug Huskoy shown euy nymptoms bhereto- fora of beiug unfriondly to tho’ colored raco #" I asked agam. * On govoral accaslons,” anawored my inform- ant. *Ho protenda that it is nocessary to wogo war upon the nogro i order for the Republicans to retain their ascondeney in Clay County. Tho connly has boon vary closo for uavoral years, but until this fall we havo managed to kecp nhoad, Tho minory, for tho moyt port, have been with us, Tt aftor the strike, nogroes wero imported to tako tha placo of thoso formorly enguged in tho wony;, and this has fot thew =1 agninst us, Hueney it o politician of Lhe deraugoguo order, aud I presumo ho thought that it ho yielded to tho clemor of the ignorant, projudiced mob, which demanded the expulsion of tha colored childeen, ho would make capitnl for himself and party. Bt bis policy 1o a chort-sighted ono, Ho has ruised up a host of opponents, and mado tho botter clnss of pooplo his personnl onomios for i shameful conduct. Ile descrves to bo condemned and denonnced by overy respectable panor and person 1 the couniry.” My friend spoko out tho Wentiments which donbtleas aro uppernioat in the mind of every citizen in Brazil who {s sudiciently intelligont to understend the grosa outragoe and ingult which Bridgew, 1luewey, nud Torbort havo oferad to overy lover of natural justico. Thore is no law, nor any Suprome Cours decision for that mattoer, 1o justify their couduct, thongh it is clearly tue outgrowth of the now famous Bugkirk decision, ‘e not of May 18, 1869, provides for tha ciluca~ tion of colored children on equal torms with white children, aud, even il thoy had de- sired to earry out tho Court's docibion to the let- tor, thero is uo reason yhy the children should havo beon expelled until provieion was made for thoir education in separato schools, A few wooks moro of mized uchools would cortainly have worked no contamination. It is cloar, thereforo, that the courao pursued is of {ho most absurd as well as most unjustifinble charactor, and shows the authors of it to bo mon worhy of nll the covsure which my friend would bhave them receive, I havo mot few penplo, and no Ropublicane, who do not regard Judgo Buskirk's Jate decision, in the Cartor-Carey caso, us unjust, unwarrant- ed, and sndly behind the timer. ''wo of the ablost lawyera In tlis vity, who have had nothing to do with'the case, but¥ who have caretully ex- amined the decision, believe it to bo woak and untenable. Maj. Gordon has lready asked for a rehienring, and, it denied, will carry it to the United Stuten Supromo Court, ovan if it i# neces- sary to pay all the oxponkes himsclf, 1t is nob likoly, howaevor, that the colored people of Indinn-~ epolig, of whom thero aro sovoral thonsand, will allow him to go uupsid. But ko is nob the man, when figittmg fora_princiols, to stop sud nalt whethor they will do 80 or not. Indianapolis City warrants aro solling at 89 conts ou the dollar, CLOAXKS. v SPECIAL BARGAINS CLOAKS FOR TEIR HOLIDAY TRADE. J.B. Shay, 84 & 86 State-st., Have purchasod, exprossly for the Holiday Trade, 300 Beaven Cloaks, ‘Which are fully 25 per cont cheaper than wo sold the samo styles earlior in tho soason. (oo Beaver Cloaks from $4 fo §0, - ATI-Wool Beaver Cloaks from $9 fo $14, Elogantly Toimed Cloaks from $15 o $20, Hanisome Imported Cloaks ffom $22 to $35 Thase goods aro very appropriato for Holidny Gifts, SEWING MACHINES, DEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL, S20-Becwith- Partablo famlly Sowlni fneling ctic most desirablo at wny—wil} not gt outal order, Ningle or Houhie ‘yeonds Tito ouly iaahino (0 G bo wwsd withous Jujury to the hoplti A poriable treidlo attichs ANt can b had at an additional ¢xpouie Of vul7 3 3¢ widononn 1o warkod with ety nceetlon, by ono foar, than any uthoe wacliino 6an by 1ho use of twoy the moremunt uf treadls butag only tro inchos~four to” six bolng urdi- naadly reaulced Dindomn swardod Novomhor, 1473 1I‘mlnl awardod vern! by the Americin Lintiinito. Duon's buy & nlachiuy Wil yon bive soen i EORWITH §, M, 00, NEW YORK: HU3 BROADWAY, Ohicago: 231 Wabagh-av. IIN Black Silks FOR TED HOLIDAYS. STMPSON, " NORWELL & (0. Announco that they havo placed on thoix countors o magnificent nssortment of BLACK SILKS! All tho ocolobratod mukes, including the world-ronownod * GUINET,” and shall offor unprogodontod bargains in all grades, Oux $1.25, $1.37 1-2, $1.50 and $1.75 Qualitios nro renlly splendid goods, ond GREAT DARGAINS. AT $2 A YARD ‘Wo offer our oglabrated CACHENIRE DE SOIE! And would capaclally fnvits purchasers to oxamino this Sill, as it 1o tho great popular prigo, ond tho BEST $23 BILI over offorod in Chlcago. Our $2.25, $2.371-2, $2.50, $2.75, and $3.00 SILKS Axo ologent goods, eud without doubt extra value at those prices, At BB.OO ‘Wo offer our CACHEMIRE SUBLINE! Extracrdinary value and worth $4 por yrard, “Wo also offer o few pioces STUPERB SILKS At $3,25, $3.50, $3.76, $4.00, $4.50, and $5.00 per yard, which aro magnificont giods und Decided Bargaina. & Our stock of COLORED SILES aund OLOAKING VHLVETS is complete, ALLSTIK 28-NCH LYONS VELVET $8.50 to $16.00 por yard, 79 and 81 State-st. ATTRACTIVE SALE OF SITKS! FOR TIH HOLIDAY TRADE. GARSON, PIRIE & 00, Madison and Peoria-sts,, Haoving determined to olose out their present stock of Silks in BRIGHT COLORS and EVENING SHADES before Jan, 1, 1875, have marked down a large line of these goods to the uniform pries of $1.50 per Tard. These goods are the richest Lyons Giros Grains, 24 inches wide, many cf them beine theregular 3,60 quality. The colorsare choice shades of Layen~ der, Lilac, Pearl, Drah, Blue, Pon- cean, Cardinal Red, Ruby, CGlarnet, and Lava, and are beyond question the chenpest goods ever offered here. Also, special bargains in Blaok Silks, “IT PAYS TO TRADE ON THE WisT SIDE” T NEW W.W.KIMBALL, BTATE-ST.y CORNER ADAMS, &1 00. ENTIRELY NEW SELECTION. A S R 41 PIECES OF MUSIC, ‘Vooal and Instrumental, bound handsomely in Cloth and Gold. “MISOELLANEOUS, T I Y3, Tho atackiinldors of tho Tiinoln Culifornla Silsue Min. b u lisld at thy Compeny's ohies, No, 3 Fea Bnturdag, Jau, 18, 1878, 6t o'lok p. 1w oontidite worlk' LASON LOOSI, Seo's, i “u“lfl"uim‘;uoir n " 3 by loant i Vi, i 6 281b, " Bond far atrauta o Ceuts We npany a0 natiiod Lhst & mooting wiil b nklin-at.