Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1875, Page 16

Is McCARTHY. The Renowned Colonel Turns Up in © London. Information Full of Interest to His Chicago Creditors, His Connection with the Bastrop Coal- Mines, Daring Attempt to Plunder English Capitalists, ‘is Hunting Project, ‘The day of rockless, misguided investments in mining interests has passed away. The wild- cat companies formed with millions of stock to be floated upon the supposititious inexhsustible minerai weatth of certain localitios upon which their claimants had conferred eaphoniousand at- tractive names, expressive of;the great treasures they were alleged to contain, have prety well passed out of existence. They were possible when the mining resources of the conn- try were but little ungerstood; when the discovery of mineral riches was first made, and people wero dazzled, enthusiss- tic, andcredulons. But this time has gone by. The party now who wonld form x company for ths devolopnent of a mine cannot beguile the people whom -he approaches with any epecious, glitlering allogations. They have lesrned « good deal from their experience in former limes, and now rely upon only the most accurate And best vonched-for informstion. Tho mining Bistricts of the entire country have been visited by adventcrous explorers, ard st this timethe cx~ lent of their resources is thoroughly understocd. There ar wiring bureaus, formed to Zevelopo this wealth and to dissemmate sc- curate and roliable information concerning it, no matter in what remote locality it may be situated. Tence the uncerteinty which once characterized the mineral products of tho country kas boon baniehed, and at the present time all mninmg operations ere conducted upon » stlod, certain basis. ere institution in Chicago devoted to the pux poses alluded to above istho American Barezn of Mines, at No. 10 Dearborn street. A caso il- Juttrative of the above remarks has just been bronght to light, and the bureau haa been in- strumental in EXPOSING A GIGANTIC SWIXDLE, __ which its operators wero endeavoring to pérpe- trata under its apparent approval of their subens. ‘There area very grest many of Tur Tamoxs readers who wili donbtiess recall that very aZable and handsome young man, Cot. (2) W. ¢. VCAnTHY. . A host of creditors in this city will recollect him ‘itbont much ments] exertion. as well as quite s number of tho fair sex, whose hesrts once tiat— tered responsive to his soft assurances of } undying love. He was more than omh- maniy attractive in appearancs; tall, manly, and gracoful, In msnuers bo’ was pleasing, courteous, and geniat. In addition he possessed the subtle and useful pover to tell a most plan- sible story, and mato bia vromises greedily ac- ceptable. He nad the confidence of every boot Diack on the sireci, ati of whess accocnts nro short oving to their unsu: ting credulity. His credit whilo ho remainocd bere was good tywhere, and ho dissppesreé owing tailor- ops, bootmakers, hatiers, boarding-house- reepers, bar bills, Isuvdry bills, jewelers, aud ! svery class of peoplo whom necessity or laxuri- pas fancy led him to patronize. Ty DEES, he affected the banditti, abrigand style. From fis shoulders Lung 2 miitary cloak of fincst yextare; he wore a large-brim and brigandish- looking hat, from under which fiowed his luzari- ant, sloc-black hair, and bis whole appearance was ratish and unique. ‘Fis striking and grace- fal figure ‘wae well known in almost every quar- tor of Chicago. Among his other accomplishments, he pos- scased A SMATTERING OF XINERALOGE. ‘This he endeavored to turn to account, and accordingly connected himself with the American Baresu of Mines. Had be contented himself with a manifestation of his ability in that Jing he might probably have been there now, the recipient of wages from its officers and duns from everybody. But a rilent devotion to imits- tive chirography,in the antographical way led him to atvempt a close imitation of another man’s bandwriting upon a certaiu contract. The at- ‘tempt was very succeseful and quito profitable, ‘The officers were induced by his promises to ef- fect a settlement not to prosecute ‘Be was discharged from their service, however, but was frequently allowed the privileges of the ofice. About Jaly 1, DE. GEORGE COLLETSO, agentlemsn hailing from Texas, made his ap- ance in this city. He was an old fricud of earthy’, and upon his srrival here was with him m1 of the tume, and by bim was intro- duced to the officers of tho Bureau, Colleteo ‘easaman of moch impressive dignity and ap- parent honesty. He was quiet and gentlemcaly, wea completely skilled in the habits and ways of business men, and well calculated to in- spire their confidence. He came here wt advance the interests of his great State, particularly Bastrop County. wherein he possessed several tuonsand acres of the richest ‘mown coal and copper lands which but waited Proper development to increase the wealth of all who went intohis ‘scheme oy millions. He had formed the “GREAT BASTROP COAL COMPANY,” heletitbe understood, and was ia the city to present its indubitable claims to Chicago capital- ints, and induce them to take stock. He prom- ised everybody that the profits of the frst year'a working of the mine would each ~ $1,000,000. He exhibited deads for several thousand acres of iand, and contracts with several railway companies, binding them to take large quantities of coal at prices highly profitable st the figures represented aa ‘the cost of mining it. The Company was capi- talizod up into the millions, and it looked lke a accidediy beautiful and Incretive schome. But somehow the moneyed men of Chicago did not take hold of it with mcch alacrity. They had seen hard times from which thoy had not ro- covered, and perhaps had no fands immediately srailable. Itisnotfair to preeume thot they doubted Dr. Colletso, or the splendor of the tcheme. ‘The Doctor concluded that the financial waters of Chicago were too shallow to doat his schomo, and that it must be placed abroad. Le dis- covered, also, that it oceded greater rocom- mendations than those he hed brought from rail- road companies and variovs other parties in Texas. He was unknown, and these were difi- Fult to obtain. But aman who was capeble of ninping the great Bastrop Company was not without resources. With the zssistanca of Mo- Carthy, who still bad the entre of the office, TE ONTAINED SEATS of the American Bureau of Mives, and attached thea’ to the documents with which he was to inflante the avarice of British capitalists. He slso eacured the seal of British Consular recog- nition, There was only one impediment to his departure, however, and that was—no money. ‘The owner of the great Bastrop coal mines was hard-ap. But even hore his great business abilities served him successfully. Headvartised for s young msu in want of a situntion who had a little money to embark in the business. The young msn appeared, bringing = $100, _— Which he immediately 1° invested in Bfty ‘sharos of “Bastrop,” and was appointed Secretary of the Company at a salary of £1,500 per year. Colletso, tho next day, loft “the hopefal young men to attend to the Secre- tarsship, and DEPARTED WITH HIS P2IEND Xx canruy for London, tho latter accompanying him to as- sist in “placing” his etock, acd aluo to raise tha band of noble bunters,—about which much bas been ssid,—whe are next summer, if the plans succood, to dovastato the far Western prairies of their baffaloes and gophers. ‘Arriving in London, Colletso introduced him- self with his stolen credentizls to the London Exchange and Stcck Boards, and was well ro- ceived. English capitalists, while they are sas- Ficious of silver and gold mining echemos, are easily i in suvthing connected with iron trooal ‘The Grost Bastrop was iooked upon with much favor. Colletso secured a financial agent aod . ‘PLACED THE CAPITAL STOCK AT £5,000,000. Bee pears in ialked Bastop toll the big tho Stock 18 monoyed Londoners. They swallowed the alror- ang bait grecdily. Large wero sonared, ‘among which was that of Henry » soa great steol-worker, who THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES, went in to the extent of £50,000. ‘Bastrop wae the financial sensation of the Boards sud Es- changes. If it hnd been Comstock or Consol- idated Virginia the excitement could not hava been more intense. Everything was c8E- ing in tae most lovely manner, and Colierto and BicCarthy were on the briok of acquiring enor- Tous wealth. When o large number of sub- scriptions had bees obtained, the Doctor, on the strength of them, drew a draft on the American Bureau of Mines for 190.000, Tro gizautic fraud looked eminently success- ful, end Colletso was abont to negotiate the draft, when A CHICAGO CAPITALIST, happening to bo in Londou, became interested in this sensational stock operation in tho Brod ucts of his own country. Hoaring that’Collo:so wos indorsed by the American Bureau of Minos, he communicated with that institution, and re- ceived prompt reply that Colletso was a fraud, and that his Bastropwas a. big beax, The Bu- rean also at once sent the seme intelligence to its London axeot, Sir. Edward W. Payno. Ho promptly notified the Stock Boards. The British bulls and bears lield up their hands in holy bor- ror and Pastrop “busted” and Colletso dropped out of sight, 9 The inquiries that hsd_been institoted by the Bureau as coon as tho “ Dastrop” appeared in the market rovealed that Colletso At AN UNMITIGATED FRAU and that the deeds, contracts, and bonds be ned Brought from Texas were forgeries. Since his failuro to “ place” tho stock of the Great Bas- trop coal-mine, Colletso bas united with McCar- thy in the hunting project, aud they are now enid to the young noblemen of the T Kingdom to enlist to s man in their great excursion to Texas and the Var West. The Bureau, by its prompt collection of information regarding this hambag enterprise. was enabled to completely overthrow its originator. Av soon as tt found {ts geals had beon used to advanca his schemes, it took prompt means to expose the gigantic scheme, and warn capitalists against it, CROWE. ELECTION RIOT. . Taoy, Mo., Feb. 20.—During the election here to-day, upon tho proposition to sppropriate money by the township to seeure the general machine shops of tho St. Louis, Hannibal & Keokuk Railroad at this plece, the ex- citement run hich, and much ~ bitterness sae exhibited by the opponents of the appropri ation, and several acts of violence occurred, one of which resulted in the Inlling of a negro named Carter by John Crouch, 8 white man. Carter, while standing at the polls, cheered the proposition being voted for, whorenpon Croach attacked him with su ox. ‘The parties wors separated before cither was in- jured, but a few miputes Ister Crouch appeared inthe crowd with a revolver, and tired foor shots at Carter, two of which entered bis body, killing him. Another shot mortally wouaded J. M. Frank, a promizent citizen, and the foarth wounded Ed Porter, colored, on the head. Crouch was arrosted and lodged in jail. "The proposition wss carried by a two-thirds ma- jority. % CRIME AT THE SOUTH. Mewrms, Feb, 20.—On ‘fuesday last a hunter found in tho woods near Grenada, Miss., the body of an Irish peddier named Pat Klafferty, with a bullet-hole through his skull. His pock- et-book was missing, and the body almost on- tirely eaton up by hoga and dogs. No clew to the murderer. - On Wednesday night a negro was caught in in the act of fastening a cross-tio on the trestlo- work over the Hickauols Bottom, on the Missis- sippi & Tennossco Raiirozd. Aftor arrest ha coafessed to having thrown a train off near taere rocentiy. This time ho expected the train to be dashed to piecos, aud then he would rob the bodies of the passengers. GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. Special Dispatch to The Chicaso Trisune, Fonr Warsz, Ind., Feb. 20.—David Brundige, who has been on tril in tho Criminal Court for the past month, for the murder of Archibald Mc- Donald, in August last, was’ to-day found guilty of manslanghtor and sentenced to two years in the Penitentiary. The caze was uader considera— tion by the jury eizhteen hours. The defendant ig an itinerant Methodist exhortor, aud his fate caused much sympathy. A motion fora new trial hes been made, to be argued on Monday. ‘TWO BURGLARS KILLED. Crvcmmatt, O., Feb. 20.—The Enquirer's Lan- caster, O., special says it is reported there that two burglars were Killed last Sunday night, near Moonestille, Hocking County, Ky., by N. V. Mahr, and a peddler who was ‘staying at bis house. One burgtar was shot dead, aud tho other wounded. He waa tracked, and discovered tobe Manr’s brother-in-law. He died Monday morning. ROBBED OF $2,500. Coscrsnati, O., Feb. 20.—This afternoon s daughter of Valeatine Meyer, visiting an op- stairs room in her fathor’s house, No. 350 Main street, discovered 28 closet broken open, fand a tin box, taken therefrom, broken open, andits contents, $2,500, carried away, Two persons, named George Batley and Margaret George, wore arrested on suspicion, but no money was found on them. A DEFAULTER COMMITS SUICIDE, Derzort, Feb. 20.—A dispatch from Wran- dotte annonness that at 11 o'clock this morning John F. W. Thon, Iste Treasurer of this county, badcommitted suicide by shooting himself. Tao County Anditors say that he was a defanlter to the amount of $82,000. e EXECUTION AT AUGUSTA, GA. New Yors, Feb. 20.—A dispatch from Augus- ta, Ga., says that Ike Hooper was executed there yosterday, for the murderof Howard Latter White (sl80 colored), on the night of the 12th of December, 1873. FIRES, AT COATESVILLE, O. Special Dispatch to The Cnicaso Tribune, Youxastows, O., Feb. 20.—Stewart’s large tannery, at Coatesville, four miles from here, was burned to the ground last night, witha Jerge amount of stock. Loss, about 24,000 ; in- sored for $2,000.. The cauze of the fire is not known. AT LESLIE AND CHARLOTTE, MICH. Svecial Lispatch to The Chicago Tribune, LaxstNo, Mich., Feb. 20.—On Thursday a fire destroyed the dwelling of LB. Fres, of Leslie. Caused by a defective chimney. Loss, $3.000 ; insurance, $600. Also, the dwelling of James Griffith, at Charlotte. ‘Loss, 81,000; insurance, % AT LAGRANGE, IND. Laauaxax, Ind., Feb, 20.—The machine shop of Merton & Bradley was totally destroyed by fire last night. Water being scarce, nothing could be saved. Toss, $1,500; insured for 8500. The cause of the fire is thkoown, but it is supposed to have caught from a furnace. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The Republicans of Iown City last evening nominated Jacob Ricord for Msyor, and Joseph McConnell for Treasurer. Much interest is man- ifested there in the approaching city election. Col. B. B. Towns, Secretary of the Mlinois Senate, was taken ill suddenly yesterday morn- ang with congestion of the Inngs, and last night he was regarded 28 dangerously ill. ‘The Michigan Grand Lodge of 04d Fellows, in session at Detroit, adjourned yesterday zfter- noon. The Lodge voted to request the National Lodge to furisish French translations of tho new mitual, and voted to mest next year at Grand. Rapids. A young, disappointed lover, named Vincent Orr. residing in aliton Township, near Youngs- town, O., attempted suicide s fewnights since by shooting himself with a revolver twice in the head 2nd once in the breast. He is reported Btill alive, but recovery ia doubtfal. “ In tho Cirenit Court at Springfield s case was instituted recently, by Mrs. Susan B, Asbury againet the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway Company to recover damages forthe desth of ber husband, who was killed white in the line of his duty es brakeman, The jary returncda ‘verdict of $3,000 in favor of the pinintiT. a . CCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 20.—The City of Poking sailed to-day for Hong Kong via Yoko- hama, A large crowd of excursionists were taken on board, and the steamer took a sweep round the bay, acccmpsnied by the steamer Arizona. Of North Beach the excursionista were transferred to the Arizona, and the Peking put tosea, New Your, Feb. 20.—srrived: Steamship pote, from Glasgow, and Deutechland, from a. LrvzerooL, Feb, 20.—S! 8 trom Now York, haz arrived Sc ar: FOREIGN. Spain te Pay $84,000 Indemnity. for the Virginins Adair. A German Newspaper Confiscated for Publishing the Pope’s Becent Encyclical, SPAIN. : _ FOREIGN BELATIONS. Mapam, Feb, 20.—The report that complica- tions have arisen between Germany end Spain in -regard to the Gustav sffair is denied. .On the contrary, it is assorted that their relations are of a cordial nature. : ‘THE VIRGINIUS AFFAIR. It is asserted that the indemuity te be paid by Spain to the relatives of American victims of the Virginius affair has beon fixed at $84,000, and that the conyontion will be signed immediately upon Cushing presenting nis credentiala to the new Government. —_-—_—_— GERMANY. A WEWSPAPER CONFISCATED, Bes, Feb. 20.—The Germania newspaper, having published the recent encyclical of the Pope to the Prussian Bishops, bas been confis- cated, and the proprietors prosecuted. EXMIGBATION. : The various States of the Empire are investi- gating tha cauaes of amicration, To remove them, it is proposed to facilitate the acquire- ment of small estates, and to oppose tho action of emigraiion. agenta paid by trang-Atlantio Governments. —_—-—- FRANCE, SENATE WILL AGREED UPON. Panz, Feb. 20.—The Left bas decided to sup- port the bill for the organization of. the Senate, which provides thet tho Assembly shall appoint seventy-five of the Senetors, who are to be itro- movabio, and that the remsiuing 225, one-third of which number ia to be renowed by election overy three years, suall bo chosen by tho Coun- cils General, Muvicipal Councils,and Councils of the Arrondissements. = —_-— GREAT BRITAIN. ELECTION ITEMS. . Loxnox, Feb. 20,—Mr. Marling (Liberal) has been returned to Parliament from the Strand. CASUALTIES, PREMATURE BURIAL, Special Dispatch to Lhe Chicaao Srnmerrexy, 1, Feb. 29.—Antonio Smith, a Portugese living m this city, while engaged to~ day in digging sand at # bank north of the city, on the Sangamon River, was buried bovesth » slide of sand, and before he could be rescued had received injuries from whict ne died. A TUNNEL COLLISION. New Yong, Feb, 20.—A collision occurred this aftornoon in the Erie Railroad tunnel at Bergen, N. Y., between eeveral coal-cars and a passenger train, by which a brakeman on a coal-car, named Patrick Savage,was killed, and some cara demol- ished. RUN OVER AND MAIMED. Camo, Di, Fob. 20.—Willie Oakley, aged 17 years, son of W. Ii. Oakloy, Cashior of the C. & N. O, Railroad, of this city, was ran over by the cara ‘st Mount Carmel to-dar, and bad one leg crashed below the imee, and received other inju- rice, not fatal. A PERILOUS ADVENTURE: One ef the Most Remarxable Escapes from Death on Record. A ship some time ago arrived at Bristol, after a succesful Pacific whaling voyage. Time was when thoueands of vessels tracked the great sea monsters in search of oil, but the discoveries of the minoral article hag made the trade no longer remunerative, or, at least, much less an object of pursuit, Tho ship roferred to was the West ‘Wind, commanded by Capt. Parker, who met with a most perilous adventure durivg his cruise, and which came very near costing him bis fife. Under the most favorable circum- stances tho occupation of the whaler is one of great danger avd physical trial, aud very few ships ever return to port without losing one or more hands by tho ordinary oxigences of the service. It seems that Capt. Parker was out from his ship, with a boat's crew, chasing s whale, and, having fastened his hazpoon to the creature, it dived, ag usual, and the lino, coiled in the bows of the boat, began to roo out with lightning speed ag the monster sunk to the extreme depth of the ocoan. At this critical juncture Capt. Parker went to the forward partof the boat to be sure that there was no twist in the rope to pre- vent its working clear. Tho line was ranaing out with such rapidity as to cause smoke to arise from the woodwork of tho boat, and the Captain throw water, as is the custom, upon the spot, By some unluciry lurch of the bost he was canted from his position, and he nataralty threw out his left band to provent himeclt from falling ; but, in doing s0, he unfortunately placed it so that the rope coiled about bis wrist, and he was over- board and ont of sight in au instant, He was perfectly conscions while he was rash- ing down, head foremost, and with an incredible swiftness, and it appeared tohim that his arm would be torn from tho socket, so great was tho Tesistauce of tho water. During these awfal woments he was well aware of his perilous sit- uation, and that his only chance for life was to ent the line. But how could he do this? He could not move his right arm from his side, to which it was so closely pressed by the forco of the clement through which he was being drawn. ‘The pressure on his brain grew more and more terrible, and a roaring as of thunder, sounded in his ears. He opened his eyos for a single in- stant, and it seemed as though a stream of fira was passing before them. And now came that inevitable activity of the brain which character- izes all such perilous situations, whore oue’a whole life seems to poss in review in an instant of time. But the Captain was 2 very practical man, cool aud courageous always, and conse- quently still self-possessed. He began to stragglo with aH his muscular power to reach the knife which bo wore in his belt. He felt that he was growing weaker every instant, and it was now or never with him, though we should say, parenthetically, that what Tequirea 80 Jong to describe occurred in timo which was reckoned by seconds rather than min- utes, Oh, if he could but command his right hand for one stroke upon that fats! line! Now his heart began to failhim. He did not abso lutely despair, but lus brain reeled, itis nerves secmed to relax their tension, light and darkness appeared to alternate before his eye-bslis, and his bead felt as though compressed in an iron vice, --Were these his last moments? He thought, in spite of the agonizing pain he en- dured, he would make one more brave effort. The lino peovidentialy: slackened fora second; ho reached his knife, and, as quick a3 thought itself, as the rope béecamo taut agein, the keen edge of the blade was upon it, and bya desperate effort of his srm it became-severed. He wag freed, and then commenced bis upward pasesze, caused by the natural buoyancy of ths homan body. After this, he ouly remombered a feeling of suffocation, a gurgiing spesm. and all was over until he awoke ‘to an agonizing pain of re- yivtog cousciousness, in the arms of bis boat's crew. T:uly, one of themost remarkable escapes from death on record. s Prison Reierm. Washinaton Corresponience of the New York World. The paeeage of the joiut resolution author izing tho President to eppoint s Commissioner tothe World's Prison Congreas, to be convened at Romo next year, was at the instance of’ the National Prison Association, of which Horatio Seymour is President, and the Rev. Dr. Wines Secretary, and is the rasult of an ex- hinits made to Congress by the letter of these gentlemen of the’ wide snd: ro- markable effects produced by the London Congress of 1872.. Brom Wines’ statement it appears that therois scarcely any part of the civilized world which bas not felt beneficially the influenco of that Convention, where 25 distinct nationalities wera represented by 70 to 80 official delegates commissioncd their respective Governments; whilo the delegates who. ap- peared asthe representatives of penal and re- formatory institutions, prison associations, judi- cial eocietics, law degar:ments ef universities, the Tastitute of Franco, &c., &c., were numbered by hundreds. In bis communication to Congress Dr. Wines drew 3 picture of the fruits which have already shown themselves as the outgrowth of that conference. Russia, Holland, Italy, sev- eral of the Swies cantons, and even Japan have since adopted, or have now under consideration in their National Parliaments, new penal codes more in‘ accord than the old with the en- lightened ideas and humane sontimonts of the age...In several of these newly-framed codes the death penalty has been sbolished:-or is proposed to be abolished. By the now poral code of Japan a number of crimos formerly punishable with death are now pun~ ished by imprisonmenta, Throo great national commissions for a frezh etudy of the penitentia~ ry question have grown out of the Congress of London, yiz.: An Imperiel Commission in Ras- aia, a Royal Commsssion in Italy, aud Parlia- mentary Commission in France, and it‘is not doubted that a Royat Commission will very soon iesne in England for tho very some purpose. ‘thero has nover probably besn so grand 3 na~ tional or international mquest on any subject as that conducted by. the French . Parliamen- inary Comminaion, composed, as it. is, of twonty membors of the Nutional Assembly and an equal number of eminent specialists from outside. The body has called before it and taken the evidence of not only sil the leading prison officers and experts. of France, but of many distinguished gentlemen from foreign countries. Normal schools for the professional eilucation of prison’ officera bave been esiab- lished in several countries, as another result, of the gathering at. London, notably 2: Sweden, Switzerland, and Italy. In Rome there bas been fuunded what might almost be characterized as ao great university for the tochnicnl education and train- ing of prison-keepers, into which are gathered 400 young men, all of whom (and this is made a condition precedent) had, previous to their ad- mission, beon trained to somo special bnsioess, either #8 ngrichiturista or artisaus. Many re- forms have beon inaugurated in different coun- tries. through legislative action directly traca- ble to the London Congress.. But private bo- nevolonco bas been stimulated as wall. In Sweden, for example, the Queen Dowsgor Josephine was so moved by the report of the tivo Commissioners from that country, that she at once set on foot a project for the estab- lishment of reformatory institutions for neglect- ed, exposed, und criminal childron, after the model of Meltray, in France. She herself headed tho paper with s personal sabscription equal in our money to $97,509. Other members of the Royal family alse subscribed liberally, and then the citizens of ail classes. Tho result was a contribution sufficient to found two institutions instead of one, as originally proposed, A like reeult is reported in the Swiss Cavton of Neufchatel. Some sears go a wealthy citizen of that Canton died, leav- ing a bequest of jueatly 11,000,000 francs to be givon to some bonovolent object, such as should bo agreed upon by the Trustees named in the will, Thoy had never been ablo to fix upon an object. till the ro- port on tho London Congresa of the delegate commiesionad by the Swisa Government appeared, when they immediately resolved to uso the fund in founding a roformatory institution to save im- periled children from 2 criminal career. In short, compotont specialists in differont Euro- pean countries hive unhevitatingly declared that the penitentiary question is to-day in Eu- ropo twenty years in advanca of what it would have becn but for tho initiative taken by the Congreas of the United States in 1871. AFRICAN EXPLORATION. AD American’s Adventure and Life in Central Africa. From the New York World. Gol. Charles Chsille Long, chief-of-staf! under Col. Gordon in tho army of the Khedive of Egypt, has written along letter to Judge Daly, President of the Geographical Society, giving some further facts of African travel and explor- ation, His letter, which 1s dated at Gondeura, Central Africa, Oct. 20 Iast, saya in part: “ On the 24th of April I received an order trom Col. Gordon to visit 1° Tee at Ugands, carry him presente, and acquaint myeelf with tho country. Witha hastily-collected outfit, L started. I was armed with clephaut rifles, and my two soldiers, Said and Abdel, with Sniders. I also had with mo two servante. Thus prepared, r began my journey, althongh tho rainy scason had commenced, and the always-diflicult route was mads more dificult till, Fifty-eight days of painful marching, snd I arrived weary and foot-soze apon tho hills of Uganda. . Tho palace of the great African King M’S'se faced me upon the brow of a hill 500 naces distant. The roada beforo me were broad and well swopt. The gceno was pleasing. The mountains that stood between me and the Victorin Nyanza, tho vast banana forests from which the smoke asconded from countless * Zeorebas,” the flat pestiferous mareh of Unyoro, were indeed novel sights to ons like me, a victim in common with my soldiers tothe junglefever. The barbaric pomp and circumstance with which M’Ise_ re- ceived mo (‘the whito prince’) was both Indicrons and cruel. He thought it a courtly honor. The next day, to complete the honor, ha decapitated thirty of ‘his subjects. M’Tso dur- ing these bloody executions oftentimes displayed great feeling. When permission was given me to visit the lake and to return thence by Ripon Falls and by the river to Urondogani, Ki’I'se de- capitated seven more of his subjects, saying to me in broken Arabic, “It is vece do 80 because you wish to go by the River Nile; bat it paing my kelly (heart) to kill them.” “PTs 15 35 yesrs of ago, tall, and bears bim- self every inch a King. Ho has'a good figure. T can hardly reconcile his character with his bar- barity. 1 remained twenty-nine daya as the guest of M'Tve, and my frequent visite to him were honored by the killing of eight or ten of his subjects on each occasion. Although thus cruel, I claim for M’Tse a higher intelligence than that shown by any other African Prince. “My horse, the only one in Uganda, was an object of the greatest wonder to M”T'so—of won der and fear to the whole country; 20d st the end of the oxpedition, notwithstanding the ma- Taria, ho was yet sound. M’Tso's mannor towards mo was one of marked consideration. In his presence I eat on a chair—a princely honor there —while bis courtiers prostrated themsoives bo- foreme. After conversing with the King some time I tried to awoken some ambition in him, contresting his royalty with that of the civilized world. I told Inm of brilliant pageantry, imposing celebra- tions, dazzling festivities, and mado him yora- cious for these wonderful things. M’Tae said to me, finally : “*All that I have is yoursif you make me Rrent Kine. I want carriage and e horse.’ “2B; talking such grandeur tohimI got him to consent to my propositions. He, however, resisted iy desire to return by the Victoria Nile. ButIwas stubborn, aad ultimately;succeeded. On July 14, although suffering from tong-con- tinned dysentery, I visited the Victoria Nyanza, three hours to Murchison Creek. I was mot bya thousand of M'Tse’s warriore in canoes of bark of a native troe. sewed together and ornamented by the hend and antlers of the Tetel. The Na- drum, accompanied by imitations of the crow, echoing over the smooth surface of the lake made the occasion one never to be forgot- ten. Down Murebison Croek and out upon the lake, I was escorted by this numerous euite. I found the lake twenty-tive to thirty feetin depth and from twelve to fifteen miles across. It might be double that distance. And althoughI visited the right shore I found no traces of shells and no tide marks to disturb tnis one source of tho Nile. “T bad intended to pass from tho lake via Ripon Falls to Uroadogani. Superstition ana ‘Afrikes’ were two strong counter-influences, notwithstanding M’Tso bad assumed that he had decapitated the devils. I had to abandon the project and return to M’se, to whom I again made myedieux. LI left for Urordogani the 19h of July. After much suffering I arzived, after 9 march of twenty days, when, under ordinary cir~ cumstances, it could be accomplished in three or four days. The native chiefs opposed me because Thad closed the wall at Zanzibar and had re~ ccived the aseurance of Ni’Tse that all ivory should in future pass via Gondokoro and down tae Nile. When M'Tse beard of my treatment. ho offered to indemnify me to any extent, and Pegmiees topanish eoyerely those to whom he ad confided my safo conduct to the river. Afri~ can diplomacy did its utmost to deter mo from my purpose to navigate tho unknown Nile. I, however, seized from tho unwilling MPTongolis two bark canoes, and at dawa of day on the Sth of August, accompanied by my two soldiers, two servants, aud throe children, and presents from Bi'fse, folded my tent and silently stoie away. “On ths 11th of August, in north Iatitude 1 deg. 30 sec; a high mountain on mr right, I en- tered a large basin or lake. The bed of the river here loses itself. Iwas beset by storms and without compass. I was forty-eight hours strug- Bling to flad my wayin this Iske, which is at Teast 20 to 25 miles wide, wholly unable to per- ceive Jand on either sido. Finally, the storm abatiog, I again resumed my journey. ‘This lake seems not alone the reservoir of the waters of Lake Victoria Nyanza, but of the waters of tha plateau, the. great watershed ex- tending southward.” Almost perpetual raing (except in July and August) fail and fill this ba- sin to an immessurabie depth, and when the waters get too high they break through the channel, and, perhaps, this accouuts for the periodical inundation of the Nile, “Aug. 17 Larnved near M’Rooli, where I was attacked by 400 men of Keba Rezas in canoes, I deteated them after a ‘severe tight, with a loss to them of eighty-two killed, causing them to desert their sinking boats. “Iwas wounded in the face duriig the battle. The river then from Karuma to Foneira to Urondagani is navigable even for ships like the Great Eastern. Resumin, my march northward the 15th of Soptembor, attived at Gondokoro the 18th of October. «The results of my s=pedition were—i - aa Tind induced A'Evo ta clone the read to Dane zibar in the interest of Egypt’s monopoly of ivory. I bad found a now route to Gondokoro. Thad explored the Victoria Nvanza, nari- gated the unknown Nile from Foweira to Ka- rome Falls. M’Isa gave mo information of Lieut. Cameron, who was there July 19, 1874, atill at Ujiji. “ The country of Ugands is mountainous sod picturesque ; soil fertile aod impregnated with iron. The climate is salubricns, but debilitatiog for Europeans, It is a land of morass and marsh in some quartere. Buffaloand elephants abound. The joppe fever is pravalent, and evon the na- tives are vicuums to it. Spring may be said to oxiat thero at all seasons of the yoar. “The products are coffee, grown wild; tobacco largely cultivated, and of ex¢ellent quality, re- sombling the perique of Louisiana ; sugar-cane, Indian corn, sweet potstoes, yams, and beans. The banana ‘is of excoliont quality. Ti is the only fruit of the wholecountry. Boiled, roasted, or baked, it ia the chief food of tho natives. ‘The charactor of the native is childlike, and in no wise warlike. He works but little, smokes, drioks ‘morriasa,’ and tho harem is hia hap- iness. F “Four years M'Tse adopted the Mostem faith, introdaced by somo Zanzibar trader. It is little observed.” THE WEATHER. Wasmrxaros, D. 0., Feb. 20.—For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valley, the Northwest, and tae Lake rogion, rising barom- otor, north aud west winds, cooler, partly cloudy, or clear weathor. . MISCELLANEOUS, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune. broux Crry, Is., Fob. 20.—Telegraph. commu- nication, which has been ioterrapted for several weoka past, between Fort Randall and Fort Sally, is again restored. A dispatch from Sully to-night says this bas beon the mast severe win- ter in that country for many years. Thero is now over thos feet of snow on a level. All the railroads ruoning out here are now lear of snow, and making their regular trips. Weather moderate, 2 MACON COUNTY POULTRY FAIR. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicaae Trioune. Deoaton, IL, Feb. 20.—Macon County has placed another feather in her cap, in that she hes bsd her first poultry fair, which closed to- day, after a snccessful exhibition of five days. A society has boen formed, which will give an ex- Inbition twice a year. —— faking Down o Peg. From ths New York Trmes, According to Rapin, the Saxons were addicted to drink, and usod such immense cups that King Edgar, to check this evil habit, ordered certain marka'to bo made in their cups, at a given height, above which they wore forbidden to fill, under a severe penalty. Theso were called peg-tankards, and a peg tankard is now- adaya a great treasure. A peg tankard liad on the iuside a row of eight pegs, one above another, from ton to bottom. It was a noplepiece of plate, and ordinarily held 2 quarts, so that there was a gill of ale betweon each pag. Tno Jaw was that every person who drank was to open tha space between pin and pin, so that the ping Were 60 many measures to mato the com- pany all drink alike. ‘* This,” sayaan authority, ** was ncoutrivance for merriment, and a pretty suro method of malting all the company drunk, especially if it be considered that the rule was thet whoever drank short of his pin, or beyoud it, was obliged to drink azain or even so deep as the next pin.” Consequently, in Archbishop Avsiom’s canons, faid down at the Council of London, 4. D 1102, priests are forbiddon * to drink to pegs." Tho expression to take‘down a peg has its origin in this custom, menping to abatea man just as the liquor is ebated. At raintreo, in Essex, England, from which one of the earliest New England towns takes its names, customs which sprang from peg tanksrds lin- gered even into the presont century. Topers partaking of ale divided i¢ into three drauzhts— AUCTION SALES, By GEO. P. GORE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabesh-ny. DRY Goons TUESDAY, FEB, 23, AT 9% A. My ‘We shall offer regulat linos of Dry Goods, Wootens, Cas- elmarcs, Satino:s, Cottoundes, Flannels, Jeans, Chocks, eto. ete. Also Custom-made Clothing for Men and Boy. tery, and a line of Silver-plated Goods. Fall line Undorwesr, Undorsnirta, and = vory attractive line of Gents’ and Ladies’ * British Hose, ete. 8, Blanxete,ato, Toilet Soap, Blacking, Yankee Notions, oc. FULL LINE INGEAIN CARPETS AT 11 O'CLOCK. GEO. P. GORE & 00... 8 and 70 Wabasi-av, ALT AUCTION, Including Carts ON THURSDAY, FES, 26, AT 10 O'CLOCK, 2,500 Unclaimed Packages, For the Americnn {¢xpresa Company. GHORGE'P. GOKE 2 '00.. Auctioneers. AT AUCTION, ON SATURDAY, FEB, 27, AT 935 O'CLOCK, 14 Crates W. G. Crockery Cassarted lots), § Crates Yellow and Rockingham Ware, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Ati0 o'clock, to the trade and consumers. 90 Parlor Suits, 35 Marbls and Wood Top Chamber Beta, Siu Walant Bedstoads (assarted styles), alaut Bartans, 100 WS. [urea.. and Commodes, 100 Merble ! tg Waatnoty, 10) Marble anil food Top Table, $3 Vixtonsisn Tables (6. 2, 10 fest), 25 fas, Lounges, Var C Hany Chairs, Hale and Husk Mattresses, Ghow-Cases, Parlor and Onice esks, Mirrors, Carpats, Oi!cloth, ote. ‘Also the entire contonta of Housohold Furniture from & first-class dwelling. GRO, P. GORE £ CO., Auctionsers. By WAL A. BULTERS & CO., SALESROOUS, 163 LAST MADISON-ST. BANKRUPT SALE. W, A, BUTTERS £ CO. WILL SELL TUESDA’ ORNL FES. AT 9% U'CLOOK, Sab AT NO, 168 B. SADISON-ST.. SECOND FLOOR, A LARGE AND VALUABLE STOCK O¥ DRY GoonDs, TTS, AND SUITS. RAND PINE © c RH AND SATINUT PANTS ALL-WOOL 34 AND 6-4 CASSIMENES, BATINETS. JEANS, HATS ANDO, VES! FURNISHING GOODS, UNDERWEAH AND HOSIERY. 7,00 YDS. HAMBURG HOGINGS AND EMBROI- DERICS, MILL Gi 0 DOZ. LADIE: BOOTS & SHOES, FOR MEN'S, WOMEN'S, DUSSES', BOYS’ AND Di EX RUBBER BOOTS, A TaD! UBB! OTS, SANDALS, AND TES" GULAR FURNITURE, CARPETS, CROCKERY, ETC., WEDNZSDAY MO. _FEB.M, AT 94 O'OL'K. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Monday Morning. Feb. 22, at 10 o'clock, WE CONTINUE THE GREAT BANKRUPT SALE Fine Watches, Jewelry, and Diamonis, AT OUR STORES, Nos. S4 and 83 Randolph-st. A fall Ine Stem and “Winding Watches in Gold Ladies? Oj Kor d Silver Cases, Gents’ Vent Chain: iS Ris na Coe felgtacke Fsik Gal ik a » Fine & B . “ihe! ‘fail ito toll: Plate Goods. pert fod a9 represented. ELISON, PUMEROY & CO., Auctloneors. “neckum, sinkum, squankum "—the word swank being defined in Bailey's Dictionary ss that "re- mainder of Iiquor at the bottom of » tankard which is just sufficient for one draught, which it is not accounted good manners to divide, and, according to the quantity, is called a large ora little swank.” ———— The Next Pope. ‘The Ultramontane Pfalzer Zeitung says that incase of the vacancy of the Papal Seo, Prince Bismarck would use all his influence to have Cardinal Hohenlone elected, and that the Gor- croment interested in this matter would accept this choice, 2s the secret documentsof the Arnim trial prove. If France objected, a military demonstration would be made on the Rhine. Pho new Pove would recognizo tho politico- religions legislation of Germany, and snnoul the decrees of the Vatican Conncil of 1870. S The Magdeburg Gazette hears from Vienne that in Count Andrassy’s answer to Princo Bis- marck's dispatch rolative to the election of the next Popo, it ie stated ‘that the Emperor Francis Joseph does not intend to renounce the historical right of tho exclusion of candidates of vhom he does not approve, et the next Paps! election.” PIANOS. ‘ STRINWAYS’ HATCHLESS PIANOS Are universally conceded to be the Standard Piano of the world; are sought to be imitated by nearly all makers of Eurore and America; are regoleriy exported to Europe and other parts of the civilized world, in large and con- atantly increasing numbers; are used when- ever attainable, and recommended by the leading artists in both hemispheres, and have received the hiehest honors ever awarded to any piano manufacturer in the world, BORDET? ORGANS | The Model Reed Organs of America! ‘These Instrnments have attained Pponuiari- ty unparalioled in the annals of the Organ trade. The inventor, Mr. Burdett, has de- voted over a quarter of acentury to the itp- provement of Reed Organs; beginning with the reed board itself, he has added original device to device, 10 modifying its or form and developing its stent riches as to bring the Burdett up to its present unap- proachable standard of excellence. t@"ustrated Catalogues of the various styles of carey Pianos and Burdett Or- y gone mailed free LYON & HEALY, General Northwestern Agents, State and Monroo-sts., Chicngzo. LIBRARIES. NEW BOOKS AS SOON AB PUBLISHED, 86 MONROE-ST. NEW BOOKS ND MAG ABIINE:S ! 3c per day, $5 per year; at tho WEST SIDE LIBRARY. EMERSON & KENNEDY, $5) Went Madison-ot FLOUR. FLOOR. < Wo have on hand aud ere ennstantly reealring on oon- igamiont direct from the Stills, # fall stock of ALL g RADES oF Spring and ‘Wister Wheat Floar—‘* i: cocess” and ** *rocess, '— RIO, 1 bad PuriGed Stiddimga, tor caiea tan clogeut pba for Buckwheat flour’, ail of which wo eder in lots of itm one barrel te.ono ‘handred warrels at lowest pousibla Prices, Buyoz will fmd it GREATLY ty their advanta; to call on us beforn buying olacwhere. Wo sre ints for iho justly-celobratad. THSSTRER ” bran Louis, notably TH BEST PLOUR offered in Ket, Which 0 ospecially recommen! to thovs wantin saperintivoly oreellens articles Orders by mail C, O. D. wo prompt atzontion, “Call aud ear gates axtietsetions sere Ne RIRGLEN, WILLIAMS 4 WABREN, Cormmission #orchants, 198 and 110 Franklin-st. Ti AT ROOK BOTTOM PRICES, iy h QUALITY UXSERPASSED, aad delivered free. E} fe Eagle Mills or Charm, $7, Bt. Jacis S615, LaCroi: 3.15; Buckwheat, 4o; Sj4o; Cornmeal, Rae "Also aif Kinda of Food cod Hay vey low. CxS 0. 0. De Friday Harting, Feb, 28, at 9:30 clock, OUR REGULAR WEEZLY AUCTION SALE, Full line Parlor Suits, Chamber Sets, Din- ing-Room Furniture; a large lot_of Body Brussels Carpets, Wool Carpets, Hair Mat- tresses, Blankats, Bedding, and » Ja: BS- sortment of Housekeoping Goods, Clocks, Stoves, and General Merchandise. ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Gand # Kandalpii-se. By WM. F. HODGES & CO. 272 North Seiowick-st, corner of Divisin, (North Sids). Wo shall soll on MONDAY, Fob, 2, at 10 O'lock a, m., the entire Household Farniture consisting of i Fino H.C. Partor Suit, Brassols and Lagrain Carpets, Chambor S2ts, Dini m and Ké'chon Furniture, ory, Callery, Glassware, dc.,itc., Sale positive and withous rescrro. Street cara pass tho door. See sign red fag. WAM. ¥. HODGES & CU., Anct'rs.,038 W-Lako-es, SPECIAL SALS FOR THE LADIES, Trestay Afternoon, Feb. 23, at 2p. I, Housshold Goods, Carpets, Crockery, Glasswaré, and everything usually Kept for housoxcoping. Don't forget tho time and plaos, 638 West Leke-st. M.F. HODGES 4 CO., Auctioneers. Also on Weduorday and Saturday orenings, at7 p.m. By T. E. STACY. Mortsase Sale. THURSDAY, FEB, 26,1875, AT 10 O'CLOOK A. EL, At 122 Twentieth-s, near Wabash-a7., THR ENTIRE CONTENTS of a fretclass House, eon fistingol Black Walnat Sadetoads and) Mactrowet, Fa sianits, Baclor Sote- Exteneion. Tabion, Crockery and tan or Sects. abies Gr Glassware, Cooking Utens yBtatedwaroy Ba Bou Bratols aod Tapestey 7 'iteben Utensils, Bale positive, “AIL the above is i first-class order, and nearlynew. Best chances of the season. TE. STACY, Ageat, 190 Doarborn-st. 190 Dearborn-st., near Post-Office. Twr Billiard Tables; Herso, Buggy, and Harness; one new Top Buggy, ons Parlor Set, threo Stoves: ono lot on, Third-ay., nsar Van Baren-st., sad many othor thingson hand. STACY, 190 Dearborn-st. By WILKINS, BRUSH & CO., 195 and 197 East Randolph-st. Wednesday, Feb, 24, at 10 a.m., WILL BE SOLD, FURNITURE Of all kinds (superior quality), including a lot taken a2 & rigaze. PAISO AT 12 M.—A lov of Plated Ware and Jowoky will be sold withoa: resorve. WILKINS, BRUSH & CO., Auctloneors, By JAS. P, McNAMARA & CO., 27 East Washington-st, BOOTS & SHOES AT AUCTION, TUESDAY MORNING. Fob. %, at 93s 0’clock, full line of Call Hoots, Congress, Alozis, Ties, Ladics’, Mlsacs', ‘and Children's ta bo oleasd ont. JAS. P. MOVAMARA £-CO., Anctioncers. a AMUSEMENTS, _ ADELPHI THEATRE, TO-MORROW, MONDAY, Feb. =, Washington’s Birthday, Commemoration Holiday Week, Largest and Finest Olio of the Season. Walhing can Compare With This Week's Boy. Engagemoat of Mr. W. A. MUSTAYER, Character Actor and Beesntrio Comedian fom Gare nla. wito will produce his now and intensely interesting The Hoodlum, or Life in ‘Triseo, WITH A POWERFUL DRAMATIO comMPany, i ‘First appoarance in Chicago of tho very Quocg of orcitte sEttal Gyinsassa, Ruste syne pratt Borst beatifol and sccompltsned “Lady Urauasé ty th? oot waltoy ou too alin EA Py Pe. 19 ae PI “ appreciated won seen. i EE eas ooly be Firat appearance of tho famous ZIG. Froceaqus Dancersand Padentniss “8G TROUPR ot at appearance of Mr. GRORGE W. BROWN fa Wonderful Brolations 4 i Starding Foes Throwing s Somerssult from the RNSRS Te Ee ot xe ures, New Acts, Now. TX, DAVIS. 8 JASPRRS, TH Sah, TE, HEYNOLDS - Greg aad Osu 88 PRANKIY, SLAUGATER HAYWOOD, SH oDONOHUE. THREE PNTIRE COMPANIES—Dramatic, Variety, and Pantomims—Kach oxo a complete Siar Osea } LADIES’ NIGHT THURSDAY. Matiness Wi day and Saturday for Families, Ladies, and Chitdreee OBSERVE Parquetto, Ste; Dress Circle and Bai Sic; Grand Tier, Siv: Gallery, lic: Orchestra Statla Te MATINCGE PRICKS— ‘4 z iokat, Ser Malo Adake’ ickee seg ee Calldrany stich modarata prices, No othor Theatre in tho wutld bina MUSEUM. Je WAT FL. RELLEL... iSpetir of Fring MONDAY, FEB. 22, WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY! GRAND HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT, SPECIAL MATINEE, Historical Drama. Realistic Tableaux. The Great His. torical Drama, Horseshoe Robinson: Or, THE BATTLE OF KING'S MOUATATN, With new Scenery, now Corta: Musi esaue Valles of Virginia. Defeat of tho Baus Paar Proparation for Battle. Tho Hactle of Kiag's Mountain: ROCKWELL, WILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneers, a4 end 53 East Madison-st, SPECIAL CLEARING SALE On WEDNESD Ax, Feb, at 10 a.m. To be sold an immenve stovk of New and ‘S-eond-hand Furniture aad Gcods, including Carpets, Cook and Heating ‘rgo lis of Carpets, Cook and Heating Stoves, ke, Hall's Sago, and 5 variety of other goods. Come for bargains. oes zLL, WILLIAMS 4 CO. ASSIGNEE’S NOTICE. Garten City Manufacturing & Supply Company. Notice is hereby given that, in purscance of the ordar of the Ualtel sts es District Cou Trail soll at public auction ou tho 18:h day of March, A. D. 1870, at tho front door of the Repablic Lilo Iasurance Company Building, Salk at 10 o'clock a, m., all:the unsettled accounts a Jars of the AUCTION SALE By Assignee of tho ipso, firm of Gottwals & McDonough, ture Deal 0 7 THE ENTIRE STOCK AND FIXTURES ‘Will bo sold to the highest bidder, re. f valoo, sad coapeae ine OH Balatogs, Cocamsee Steal eet xraving:, Family Bibles, Miscollaneous Books, Sterco- Beopes, Views, Bancy Goods, 2c, ‘Salo will commenca on Satirday Morning, Feb. 90, at 10 o'clock, and contaue mornizs nnd afseruoon of cach day Entil tHo immenso stock is dinposed 02, at tha store of the above firm, 249 South Clark-st., corner of Jackson, i SPRING STYLES HATS. SILK AND SOFT HATS 7O Madison-st. ‘To conclude with tho realistic and beautifa! pletucs, WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWABR Matin 3 a 2igtiges Tuesday. evening performances commence a In proparation—NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND, GRAND OPERA HOUSE. ‘Kingsbary Siusio- Kelly & Leon's Famous Biinstrek, ‘Last week of the Burlcsquo Operetta, Norma on the Half Shell. XXOBMLA (Mile. ATbany), Last week of the fm.' H. Crane's groat special Ceane in his side-aplitving. character, Jennie Leat Win. He Granby Gag; Miss Nellio McHonry as Tangs; other charactors hy tho company. HOOLEY’S THEATRE, SPECIAD CARD. Mrs, ¢.-F. Maeder ‘Has the honor te announce that her first BAN BEITT IN CHIOAGO WILL OCCUR MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1875. McVICKER’S THEATRE, Last nights of the farewell to Chicago of CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN, “Monday and Thursday, only nigats abe will eppoaras ° RA DT MACBET=. Bo edfondiy Sadueese'3 poo. SMBSON & GO.<Snean Simpecn, lies ‘Cashman? Bator, Sim Ur MeVickor,—Priday Night Henatit of SASS CUH- MAN. Seats can be secured without extra charge for say performance. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. ‘Tho eminent Character Actor, MR. FRANK 8S. CHANERATU! As ths eccentric Yankeo *‘Salom Scudder" fu the OCTOHROoo»mw: A thrilling Drama, illustrative of Southern Mfo, intre ducing beautiful Scenory by Pigzott. Plantation Scones, Burning Steamers, and Wondor!al Realistic fects, SUNDAY LECTURE SOCIETY. CHARLES BRADLAUGH, HIS LAST LECTURE HERE THIS SEASON. “LAND AND LABOR... SUNDAY, 3p. m., Feb. 91, at McCormick's Hall. Admission, 10 conta. McCORMICK HALL, PROF. FOWLER. Wedn: Afternoon, Feb, 2, at 3o'clock. To Ladies oaly. | Admission, Siceats, FEMALE HEALTH, ete.. Wednesday Ever > Feb. 24, atSo'cluck, to Gentle men only. Admission, £0 cants each. MAN “AND WOMAN. Consultations aa to your own and ciilidren’s Pnrevology, best basiness culznze, eto., daily at the Falmec Hots, trom 82. m tll 105. m., till Thureday, WOOD'S MUSIC HAT. Corner West Wastiarton and Groun-ste, Parker Pillsbury. > ‘THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING. Subject" TEs Popule Aolcions, aad Wash Sha Bo Instead." Admission, 10 conte. » 10 THE RINK. ' Thursday, Feb. 25, THR LAST GRAND MASQUERAUE ‘Three prizzs of &-zold plec+s to bo awarded. One to the lady weating the fin-st coatume: one to the gentle man; the other to thie person ropresenting the Dest char acter. Oponday and wvoning. Admitsies, Sccats. | DANGING ACADEMIES OF MARTINE. SOUTH SIDE, WEST SIDE, 1010 Indiana-ar. 5 Adast. DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION, © Jadies and Gentlemen willing to aid ia tho formaties of stent class organization will addraws DRAMA, Te tune offce. WANTED. COOK GOUNTY NATIONAL BANE Deposits up to $25,000 taken AT PAR in exchange for farm lands in Missouri, Iowa, and Indians, al clear, or for city and suburbal property partially incumbered. B. F. CLARKE & CO.; ROOM 4, 122 DA SALLE-ST. Real Estale Waalel, A lot auitable foran Engine House in ths vicinity @ Rorth-av. and Leavitest. A lot corneriog on @ street a alley proferred. set Sealed proposals will be received until’ 3fsreh 6,* 180 markod ‘* Proposals for Lots," and addressed to the am dersignod. j- & HAYES, si : |, Comptroller. TO RENT. _ DOCK TO RENT. suitable for -Lombor-Ys Feo a torm of yours, tS Rd i Sah ree ite Begover Apoir ee DISSOLUTION NOTICE. DISSOLUTION. © -- ‘The eopartnerhip horetofore existing under the and sig of ‘Bimmcireh Stroh is thts aay tone yatnal consent. Mr. B.C. stroht will sscume ties and ociless ail ontetendiog: of ‘