Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 23, 1875, Page 7

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Contracts of Insurance Compna- nies and ‘Thelr Agents, Town Officers Ordered to Audit Certain Judgments, Attempt to Evade Responsihtlity for Raile road Ald Bonds, in the Commorolal Must Pay Stookholders ; Up Their Notes, Balkoy & Gorson, INSURANCE, DECISION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CONTRACT. Auother opinion involving the conatruction of acontract, and containing some intorenting and Important law for ipsuranco mon, was that in the caso of tho Mutual Denofit Lifo Insurance Company ve. Wilhaom Charles. Wo givo tho opinion in full, a8 follows: ‘Tho Dill in thin nse charges in sutatance that on the Ut of April, 3870, complainant appointed tho defond- fs Allan Cintion, fta agent for the Btate of Aluuola, 1d that sald Obarles continued to act an auch agent jn the management aud prosecution of the business of the complainant in thia Slate until the 13th doy of Boptembor, 187, when ho was removed from such ageuoy. Demand was made o Charles to account for and pay over to tho Company all money fn his hands asaucll agent, At tho tino of telig ro removed Charlen had 4 his handy tho sunt of $14,800 belonging fo,the Compans, which beretfwyi to pas over to thous, ‘To this DIL THE DETENDANT filod an answer and also a croaa-Dill, in both of which ho alloged Insubstance that be went {to the employ- ment of the complainant asan agent, in 1863, acting In ageneral way allover this State;’that in 1scd he bought the Intoreat of one Ovigtt, w local ngent, in the bushes of tho Company, tho consent which for whlch he peld snd knowledge of sam, he avers, he from’ an undorstanding ny that he was thereby forest in the bunluess of said Company Ju the hands cf Oviatt, whtch was the collection of renowal premluma on policies which had been placed by Oviatt, tn ke manner, he aftérwards paid toG, 1, Clarke, the agent of sail Company ot Chicago, the sum of $4,000 for Clarke's intoreat in the Dusiness of tho Comysny, ond, on the Jat day of April, 1870, ho’ was” appotuted the General Agent’ of the Company for the entire State of Hilnola, He continned to act as auch gent until some time in the rpring of 1873, when the Uom- 3 OMANGED ITS PLAN OF DOING NUSINESS, and adopted s eyatem of appointing local apcnutt each, reporting to the home office Juntend of to tho general agent for the State, Ho was dissatisied with thi change, and refused to act a local agent, and a dimculty then arog between himself aud tho Com- pany fn regard fo tho amount he was ontilled to claim from them, he insisting that be was entitled to the commuted value of all the bussinces: Hie had bltusalé workod up, ag well ne that ie had pur- chased from Oviatt and Clarke—that 1s to eay, tho right (o colloct during Lis Ure tho renowal promiums on the business which Le had organized und purchas— od, aud retuli hia commissions therefrom, THR COMILAINANT, by ite answer to the crus bill, denies that it ever mado. auy contract with Charles cntitling bim tu any com- missions excopt volong a8 Le should coulinus to be tho agentof the Company, end juetating that, by thaterms of the contract uppolnting Charles its agent, the right of removal was reserved, Illa ugeucy bad ceased, und, hie right to commissions had therefore veaued, so that there was no intoreat to commute or actiic, THE WAURANT ON LETTER appointing Afr, Charies the agent of the Company for this Bato provides, Bea, 113 You will be allowed 15 percent comiission on tho cash pald on tho first Year's premitina on all olicies procured -by yous & Per cent commission on cault collected and remitted for renewal promfuma va auch polfcies, No commis sion 1s allowed on protium loans or interest caitected, or on dividends or Icwses tld, No premium can bs collected and uo cominixaion can be claimed by any Person whore agency han boon discontinued,” Feo. 18 provides, “Tho taht to discontinue any gout or ayoucy at any and all thnes ia reserve, ‘Aud by o memorandum sigued by tho Mresldent of Ihe Company, benring dala’ tho namo day oa in a) potntment, and evidently {ntended to bo part of the tract, it ie nt{pulatad, among other things, that “Business obtained previously to dato hercof eball stand on satne bowls ua heretofore.” What were the ereciic terms of tho furmer cantracte by which Charles acted ng agent of the Company. prior to te not shown by the -provf, Cuarlos Lidcopien Wore destroyed nthe fire of Ort, 4, 1871, but what tosthnony thors f4 tends to shuw tut thy contract was substantially tho rumo as that of 38i0, with the oxceplion that tho commissions wore tommwhat bigher, i IT 18 CONCEDED © (hat, after Mfr, Ohories purchaeed the tnterest of Oviatt znd’ Giuxko, ‘he coutinied to calloct the renewal Premiums on tho poticicu placed by thein reapeciively, anilto rotain his commissions therefur, It im aleo con- thot, when the Company’ decided — to x the oflivois pro. to” allow Guaties to’ natn the local nly, and tamake tite bargaius ax he could with in for the traurfer of bis interest in the busluges for tele rerpestiva yealition, Upon this testimony: coda ty discontinus "the Sisto ogency, posed a TUE QUESTION 14, Dovs it appoar that Hv, Charis uad eny continuing interest su tho busiuesi of the Company ortinated or purchased by him efier Lo casted to bo tha Coinpany’s Agout? In other words, was ls entitled oltuer to ron- Unue to callvct tho renewal prosatuma on is old bitsl- q tain hin comnutxslons for x0 deus, or if the withdrew those entitled to tha eullections trom him commuted — yutuo of the Lunes? ‘Tho contract, iu mamabigions iB: “No preminme cau ‘be collected and no ms eaube ¢ehnad by aby person whose has boc dixcontinuod,” and the rigut ty .dls- condoue any ogent or agency is at ull times re:orvod tothe Company.” Clearly, then, there fo uo right tn Chories to continue ta colicet the ronewal premiums, eh etroca fa Iatd ou the momorsnduin made at the mo tive With ihe sppatutmant, which provides that U1 business obtatued previously shall stand on the samme baris as heretofore,” and, 1f tha proofs showed thut there was @ continuing itt rile to ‘comnlssons, or renewalk on the lnsluuns + provioualy outaltct this memorandum would aliow that this right coutlo. ued, But T think that ‘THE YAIR CONSTRUCTION of thia memorandwn ta that It applius to the rate of conuuiaions on wich vusluess during the timo Charles remains agent, Manifestly the Iegat offoct of the contract of April 1) 1810, fs to give the Compauy the right of removal of any agent a6 pleasuro,-and to Probtpit bi collection of “premiuma after much ro- to my mind, the memurandim of mp- contract dous not chanye the origtual cou- in iitregard, —* It doca appear that after the deciston ta vacate Btate Agency ad Yeon arrived at negotiations wera had Jutween Bir, Charles and the Gompany with 1 view of iis futoreat in the busiuers, and Teast one of the ofle uucellor Dadd— keeined to treat witl biin ow tho basla that be had continuing interest, tut I think that was done more for the purpose of obtaluing au anilcable settlement fusn aaa concustion that fv contract gave bin such lite "The Cora} naturally wished to avoid an open Tipture with ait agent so induential ud active as Mr, ‘Harles wan, aud had ticeu, aud probabl Jered tho) prouriety of aitowiug ‘something of his. cluim to avoid dilliculty, anid olay was willing to concede some~ thing tot Tom the fact that lis agency had ina certain couse terminated without any fwult of bla, but solely from a change of policy on tho part of the Gom- yay. The cute of Pardridg> va. fusurance Company {08 Wallace, 01) fa iu point on ie question that thera can ba no continuing rubt At the busines rainod by Impllontion or wuage, ‘The crom-bilt ts therefore dauiliwod, and the defendant orderod to nezount tor and pty orer_ to complainant {ho mouey tm bie hands, aud surrender all Looks aud pore, Merara, Hitchecok and Dupee appoared for somplatuant, e ve —_—_—— THEY MUST PAY, HOW TO COLLECT JUDOMEXTS YROM TOWwNaMIT: Animportant opinion was givou yostorday by Tudgo Blodgett in tho caso of the United Staten ex rel. Uoltes & Co, ys, Chostor Badgor and oth- ers, Tho oflors of & nwaber of townships in Mio Btato havo tatoly cudoavorod to avold the Paymout of Judgments against tho townel:ips on raittosd sid bouds, by resiguing after Judgment was rendered, on pratense of urgent business, In hopo that by wo doing it could not bo collected, Bincg the deolvion by the Supremo: Court of the United States in the Watertown Lond eases, thatthe Marshal.of the Foderal Courte had no riphe to levy diroctly on the prop. erty of townuhip, it hay beon a matter of (nter- cus to oreditora holding tovuahip bouds to kuow how they caald make the amouut of thelr judg. monty, when the oflicors rofasod to pay or audit euch claima. ‘Thodccision of Jud igo Blodgett, Riven below, ecetns to oxplain tha aitiiculty + oils M4 a procsding Ly mandamus to compel th era of the Town of Autboyy. Lee County, 1 tlie Bist, to aut and report to the proper olliesrs of thie Gounly of Lee cort j1 Go, Agaludt te Town of aemeate Frearerad by I Petition ‘nfed tn thie ease, and of that at the Ma; ny * ht , To gngeating in thie agaregute costs, “Hon : Perry ot ie Yah ae the Town-Clerk, and thee suaticeg he (Ue tONa, ae town,’ who “eprayuslices of the Pusce rd, of these Raa Aud King and AUDEEE wald judg Purpose of he Judge eas of the amount of iistead of proceeding to orde rpente ae valli Sega the roweteet fade: BOI tesiguation to Peace, and two of the ataioee of tg Juries of Dieir to another Juation Foser add the Town Glark tuen hauded to his rearaaeaa that uo Auditing Board mot, and the plaintimre' cldim TY CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 187 wns not reported anit certified by the Town Clerk to the County Clerk of the county, and no tax wan ox. tonded for tho collection of # fund wherowith to pay thero Judgmente, ‘Tho plaintttfe now ask for a writ of mandamus againnt te town, reauiriug them to proceed to audit thers judgements, ann valld elatm againat the town. To flits the defendants haye made rotura, in aubstauce, that they aro no longer officers of tho ‘ald town, and cannot audit thie clatin, and that the notice was arrvad on them too late, having eon aererd on (he 2th of ‘Auguat, 1574, wlion the Auditing Board was to bave inet on'the accond Monday in August, ‘Tho Township-Organtzation law provides for tho contingnary of rergnation by tho various town olt~ cera, and provides fora method by which the vacan— ses’ canned ‘by these relguations ehall be Aled, It alna provides {unt persona wha aro olected and quall~ flu to any town ollie xball hold their offices until ole anecersorn are elected, or appointed, aud quall- fied, It does not appear fron thie return that any Aiecemsor bas Ugen appointed to Mr. Dadyer, who was tho Supervisor of this town, nur to suy of tho Juntices who resigned, ‘nor to any there town officers, who reefgied thelr offices, aa {s ovktent, for the purpose of avolding tho auditing of the plnlutiita’ judgments, If they had, in addition to tho allegation of their own renignation, alleged that their successors had boon duly qualified and accepted the offices, they would of couree uava shown that they were no fonger respousthle, an the principle clearly tho Township Orqaulzatlon law, deducjblo' fron an it now atands in thin Btate, fe that when onco © town officcr i elected, and accopte the oMco aud qualifies, ho remains such ftieer until his atecesnor tf appolnted, either by elee- tion or by appointment. Until his nliceessor 16 ap intod and qualified, and ts resdy to take possession, fe auc officer, Mr, Bad@ar anil theso otter oflicers, according to theif own return mado in this cass, were duly clocted the Supervisors of this town ; they scted ag such; they qualifed as such, and continued to nct ap to the time that they found they wire obliged to either == audit’ — thera“ Judg- menta of tho — plaintiffa or — rosign, sud they resigned to avoid, evidently, the auditing of the plalntiqts Judgments, It wae au expedient reaortod to by thoro town oflicors, evidently fo avoid tho levying of taxea atid to euable’ tho prop- ertg-owners of his’ town fo eacap tho payment of taxes that might be levied to liquidate the plalntiffe? dotnande, ‘Now the question a, havo they evaded it by their reelgnations? Ithink thoy have not, 1 think that those men, belug still town ollivera of itis towu—tholr places not'having Vee flled—they are atill bound to proceed and audit theso cialms, ‘Tho law requires that is Board of Town Officers shalt meot twice ® year, on tho ‘Titesday proceding the annual fown meeting, and on the first Tuesday iu September, being the Tuestay preceding the time fixed by law for the requine anuital mectinga of tho Board of Supertisors. Tam not disposed to require them to hold any special mocting + the Tuesday preceding the annu town mecting will soon bo tiero, I think the mauda~ mtn should rertuiro the soard of Aitditors to mect and audit theso Judgments st that tlio, Ihave no doubt of the right of tho Court to requiro them to mect at some other time—some tims previous to that,— but nothing would Provably bo alnod, ‘as tho fax cannot bo — lovied yaw ‘until another year, ‘Tho mandamus will therefore go, re quiring fiese reapondenta to audit theao Jurigments at {ho regular meeting of tbe Auditing Hoard om the Tnesiay preceding the anuuai, town aneeting in April next, ‘The demurrer to the auswer will bo sustained, and ‘an order mundo for a peretaptory writ of man: jamus, —.——. THE COURTS, ‘ WASHINGTON'S BINTHDAT, Yostorday was ndvortised to bo the aun!versary of Washington's birthday, and, as a general thing, i was religiously observed by Goverumout officials and the Judges generally, Tho court- rooms were for one diy freo from the Bridge- port odor which generally pervades thom, and wore au oxtra shade of mournfuluess in com- memoration of the aad aunivorsary, A few dis- consolate jurymen, missing thoir desired $2 for sleeping in the court-rooms, wandered slowly through tho halle, and curiously peoped Into oach room in genrch of wome diversion, Even tho Jady tolograph-oporator acemed to be undor the influence of the provailing téendenoy to Konmo- fonce, and sat abstractodly gazine at tho dints of tho tolegraphe-apparatus, as if waitlog womonts- riy for a summons. ‘The Clorks of tho Suporior and Ciroult Courts, norbaps influenocd by the myuterious but uni- versal desire of all donceudauty of Adam, to haudlo monoy deftly, ton in out of tho wat tho fow suita and accompanying feos which were accidentally loft with them by those attornoys whose patriotism was oxtinct, or at Teast nioriband, Judgo Blodgott, however, ap- parently -oithor through sn omission to look at his calendar, or through sheer force of habit, opoved the day in a most vigorous manuer, oxpevially dishoartonMg to tho clerks aud roport- ery. At 10 o'clock bo glided into tha Court-room behind an iinmonso armful of papors, beaming mildly over the top of them at the Iatwyors, and casting & malloious glance at the reportorr, Withont a word of commont, after disposing of ® motion or two, ho opencd flra with tho vaso of Bonto vs. Stovens, in which ho decided some exceptions to the answer. Four othor casos then followed, in which will bo found iuterosting jnformation for both landlub- bore and old anlts, Althguch it was uot exactly “professional” to doliver spinions on a hotiday, aud although Jadgo Biodgott works haid enough during the year to amply juatify his pojoving tho fow holidays which fall to hia tot, yot bin marks yestorday wore too important to ba omit- tod, and oithor conious abytracta or the decisions iu full will bo found bolow, THE COMMENCIAL TNHURANCT, COMPANY. Ono of the mout important docisiong was an to tho Hability of cortain stockholders of tho defunct Commercial Insuranco Company. It ‘appeared that tha stockholders pald 20° per cont at tho timo thoy took their stock, and at tho time of the fro, by subsequent calla or tho allowanca of dividonds, they hud paid in all but 35 per cent, Shortly arter tho tiro, a largo proportion of the stockholdors cither brooght in policies issued to thom originally or barabasod policies from othor Pergons, causcd thom to be adjusted bythe Com- as and obtained corttficatos of Indebtedness for the amount of such indobteduoss, and atthe samo tine, or subsequently, surrondorad thosa cortificatey to the Troasnror at par, and took up tho stoak-notes given by thom proyloaaly.. In somo of tho casos under consideration tho dufondanta held poticics to tho full amount of -thoir wtoct-notos, im uther casos for only a part, whilo in gill otbors thoy bought policies to tho full amount of their notes, ‘fhe result in all the cases waa that the atock-notes of these stockhaldera wore aur. rendered at par for indobtodnosy of the Company oithor running diroctly to the policy-holders or to these stockholdars 8 asignoos of the policy-holdora. ‘There was nodoubt but thet tho Company was inuolvent, and (hat tho dofondants know of the fact, and dealt with it on that basia, Following tho law, then, as lald down in tho cases of Nawyor va. Long, aud Scammon vs. Kimball, thero could be no danbt but that such aurronders and transfers wore a fraud, and such 9 froud as wonld be set aside by the Court with- out cspecial reference to tho prosisions of the Baukrupt low, ‘Tho stock-notes wero » part of the capital stock of the Com- pier. and as such wore a trustefind for he creditors, and by coltualon with tho ofticors of thoCompany, the dofendants withdrow thom from tho Treaaurer. Tho fact that some of the defendanta wero also oficers of the Company made no dliforenca, Quito 6 dificult question aroso, the Nabllity of the stockholders being fixed, ax to the tima from which iutorost should be computed. ut it soomad right that {t should bo computed from the timo the wrongful conversion was mada, in most of tho casos that was tho Jet of Novomber, 1H71, ‘The fact was, tho contract. was yold ab initio. Tt was tho samo a4 though the stockholder lind taken mousy from tho ‘rcayurer, the stook notes being the samo, and tho law ag to dam- ees way tho full amount of the money, counted with lotorost trom the tine of auch conversion, Jurdsinout was therefore ronderod agaiuet J, I’, Artuour for $7,000, and intorcst from Nov. t, 1871 ; against E. 1. Lawronco for $3,500, with futercet from tho same timo; agaiuat David Bal- lontine for $1,750, with intorest from Doc, 1, 1871; ce Goorge If, Wheelor for $3,600; aguinet J, EB, Chapman for $10,600; and agatnut G. E. Banton for 81,000, with Intorest in each of the threo laut caxyes from Noy, 1, 1871, «A QUESTION OF HALVAGE, In the caso of Hannah. ant Cumminge, own erd of the steam-tug 1, H. Loolo, vs. The Bobooner Emolive, Judge Blodgett decided « uestion ising s out of tha gront fire, The Uboltants brougit suit to recover $300 under an allogod parol contract for totrage to the schoon- or, the night of Ovt. 8, 1871, From tho evidenco, Which was somowhat conftictlug, it appoared thatthe Bato of tho Emeline offered #300 to tho Master of the tng to tow the schuoner from Vau aren utreat bridge out of dangor, ‘This way doue and the schoouor waved. ler owners, however, refused to pay tho $300, but offered $20, the rognlar churge, Thoroupon the tug-ownery brought suit for the $300, clatm- ing it both on the ground of s contract mado for that amount, aud alao on the ground of aalyago, if the contract was not roved Judge Blodgett remarked that hodid not think it waa a valld contract. ‘Tho night in question waa e Umo when men esi not make valid cou- tracts, Very tux-orucr contd have refused to ally unlesy ho was paid un oxurbitant foe. To uso ® nautical term, the i stand ou “an oven kool.” If tho tug took upon herwslt tho duty of | towing the schooner, her owner must only Tio pald @ reasonable price. ‘They muat not bo like ® borber with w razor at his customer's throat, who might, from hid advantaye, extort hundreds of dollars instead of the oustomnary aixpeuce, ‘The Judgo said he was inclinod to treat the services Lore rendarod a moritorious, and entided to » liberal compouaation, as in cave of talvage, Tha tug ‘ran cousidorable danger in her pasuage up the river, botweeu lines of burning buildings, Tho echooner w: also worth from @12,000 to 015,000, and a liberal amonnt should be psid for saving her. If the tug-owner bad mado an altompt to collect an osorbitant amount, the owners of the solioonor wera equally to Liamo in offori.g euch ually, rum ae they did for the services rendore?, Had thoy offered €160, the Judre folt that he might not have allowed moro, ‘bat, under tho ciroumstences, while doclining to recognize the contract as valid, le folt diepored to alfow tho #300 asked, with cuate of suit. ‘THE RALKEY 4 GENBON CABE, ‘The examination of the two bankrupte, Balkey & Gerson, a8 to the wheroshoute of their missing asrets, camo up before the Registor again yoaterdny mornin aud occupied the roator part of tho day. 4 oul ituten exam- fred was Leon Straus, an oxporthookkenper, who during tho part week has been engaged in the Imposdible tauk of making the bankrupts’ books show accurately tho condition of the frm ac- counts, ‘Kho bookkeoper yoaterday reported lie inability to balsaco accounts, owing to tho cate. loss manner in which thoy were kept, and ox- plained the result of his oxamination. It scoma that most of tho pnrchnses wero ontered, and a largo part of tho salos, and tho books slowed that the profits rangod froin 100 por cent down, Tho result ofthe oxamination, in short, was that, allowing 8 profit of only 25 per cont, which was ® very moderate average, tho mount unaccounted for would le above rather than be- low the $20,000, at which it has been heratofore estimated. The examination will be continued to-day if tho dobtors Lava any furthor evidence to introduce. OUTRIDE TUNES. Major Stevenson. wishes it to be announced that, nottithetanding the late opinion of tho Supremo Court in Hall ve, Hamilton, that out- sida Judges cannot rocotve oxtra compensation when serving hero, thero will be, commencing with noxt month, at: extra Judge to aseist in the call af Judgo Gary’acatendar, — In April the call will probably bo at the rato of forty cauea a day. DIVORCES, ‘Thirty yeara ago Allon 2. Warran wooed and wou Ambrosia Yate, and for twouty-four sears he drank nectar from her lips and partook of the food of tho gods. During these ycara cight oltva plants graced their tabio and emptied the cupboard, tut human felicity always has an end, and in an ovil hour Mra, Warron departed without her husband’a leave, and bas siuce lived with her three youngent childreu. Complainant says ho has often aslsd hor to rotara, but his pleadings no longer live the oflicacy they duce possessed, and sberéfuses, Whereforo Lia din content and prayer for divorce. WANKRUPTCY ITEMS. Hichards, Shaw, Fitch. & Winslow, olalming $710.03, and Statlauor Bros. & Co,, claiming 2416.74, filed & potition in bankruptcy againut William Sharp, » morchant of this cily. ‘Toy claim that Sharp hon faited to meot his commor- cial paper, aud lias also made a preferential payment of moncy and a noto to Tomlinson & Co, ‘Tho usual rile to shaw cause was issued. SUPERIOR COUN IN BRIEF, Millard Kasprowics & Ce. commenced a anit in replaviu againat Alfred Spink and A. H, Bur- lev to recovor nino notes awl drafta of the valuo of $2,051.46, J. Ui. sunt sued the Mecianica’ Savings Bank of. Puleega for $1,000, WH. Peck & Go, began a sult in roplovin against John Wallace and J. 8. McEllyott to ro- covor a largo number of stuffed animals, birds, and fishes, and curiositica, valuod at £4,000. G. E, Cole brought sult for $2,000 against Joho B. Overton. THE cat, Juna# Gany—09,03, 100, 101, 102, 108 te 118, Jupax Moonez—18, 19, 20, dunar IovEns—No call. Juvax LouTn—145 to 136, . Junge Tuex—N0 to 103, oxcopt 68. JUDGMENTS. Unrren Srates Disruict Count —Jovor Dropaxrr ll. L, Jenkius, Assigaes, vi Arnour, $7,000,— Bane vs, E. ¥, Lawrence, $3; mo vs, David Bal Fentiney €1,750,—Samo ve, G. H, Wheeler, $0,500.—Bamo ie ad Chapman, $10,000,—daino va, G. E. Stanton, 31,000, te Sorenton Count—Conrrssions--Frank Dilck vs, Jakob Itudolph, SH Cigoure Caunt—Conrrasions—T, W. Phinney va, William L, Church, $243.10, THE KING OF THE LOBBY. An English View of Uncte Sam Ward. Prom the London Tetearaph, Lot not English censors bo too ready to take up thelr parablo against “Sam Ward" and tuo lobby ovor which he presides, It je true that in this country the time has gone by whon it was possible for Sir Robert Walpol sud for Ministers much noaror to our day to boy tho votes givon by membera of Var- Hamont; but, upon going back to the liutory of the last coutury, wo shall have little dunia. to. dinding that England was thon no Lotter than the Uinted States sre now. ‘Tixst the political and social atmoaphore of Washinton is far from beiog in an elovated condition may be inferrod from the easy bonhomie with which tr. Ward, “hie oyes twinkling with good humor and his wholo person giv- ing evidence of his boing, not only in belict but in practice. a disciple of tho gospel of gastronomy,” admitted, amid roars of laughter, that he had taken #600 as s yatsin- ing feo to assist in scouring tho passage of tho subsidy to ba given by Congross to the Pucilice MailStoamehip Company, aud that when the bill iad passed he received a further pressne of €3,500. “The Isttcr smonnt waa much moro thon I dosorved,” sald tho gay and cheorfud vot- eran, ‘‘sccing that I had done vyory littto.” “Frank LMorvoy,” said the groat Dr. Jokason, “wos a very wicked mau; but he was yory kind to me, If you called adog ‘ Hervey’ I should love him." ‘The samo feolings wil bo uppormost with reganl to “Sam Ward" in tho minds of most Engtiahmen who have lately s0- journedin Washington and Now York. Our'l'rans- atlantic kinsmon are, in many respocts, the kind- ent, tnost generous, and hospitable of hosts, but the art of giving dinners is ono that, with few and raro oxcoptlonn, thoy havo not as yot soquired. IF it wore pousiblo for such an oficial ay Lyxsure gus suggested in the Conatitution of Sparta, and whom ho called * the public entortamer,” to tind favor In the oyos of the Amorican poogde, Wohavo no hositation in saying that Mr, Sanicol Ward would be sotected to fill the peat. by tho universal acclamation of his follow-country- men. Itcanvotbe denied that since tho diye of Mr. Buchanan the hospitality of Washing. ton bas not boon of a very refined or goueraus order, Univerval suffrage haa latterly thrown many uncouth Western men to the surfaco who are more: familisr with tho mannors and Phrasoology of a bar-room than with the cao- Ventlonal usagor of polite socicty, Dinnars at tho White House ero nowadays Tara occur- roucoa, aud fow Huropoana who have once par- takon of itw hospitality would entertain much ch>- sito to hava thoir experience ropeatod. Buta di nor with “ Sam Ward " fs ‘an oasis in momory's wasto," of which the recollection cannot bo ax- polled by what our Frenoh neighbora call a * Foutin de Balthazar. ‘Thore ix no country nm the world where the raw materials of adinuer are more abundant and diveruiflod than the United ‘States ; aud tho monu suggested by a Ward and handlod by a Welcker would move many a Kuro- pean Aplcins to envy. Fin Boe, who is not the least able of Frouch gastronomical writors, wig nalizos Ban Francisco and Baltimoro as tho two beat towns in the world for supplying tho flab, flesh, xume, fruit, and yegotables necessary for the Preparation Of an exquisite dinnor, Protit- ing by bis hlut, the “King of the Lobby ” wol, undorstands how to turn to advantage to vant. edible rogources of his native country, and such has long boen tho hospitality extonded by Mr. Ward to English visitors of mark while traveling in tho United States that they can never fail to hold him in hearty aud kindly remembrance, SYIAPTOMS OF CATARRIN. Obstruction of naga! pasaazos, dischargo fall- Ing Into throat; sometimes profuse, ‘watery, acrid, or thiok and tonacious, mucous, purulent, bloody, putrid, offensive, etc, In othors a dry- hese, weak or inflamed eyes, ringing in ears, deafness, ulcorations, scabs from ulcers, yolce altered, nasal twang, offensive breath, impaired emell and taute, etc, Tow only of above ayimp- son likely to bo. present Ia any case at ono me, ‘Tocure—take Dr, Pierce's Golden Medical Die- covery earnestly, to correct the blood and uys- tem, which are always at fault, also ta act speol- floally, aa it does, upou the diseased glands and Huing membrauo of the nosa and its communi+ cating chambers. Tho moro I see of this odiggs digoaso, the moro poaltive is my belief that if we would make troatment perfectly sucocsyful in ouring It, we must use conatitutionat means to act through the blood, aa well asa soothing and heal- ing local application. Dr, Sago’s Catarth Nomedy, whon usod wario and applied with Dr, Piorce's Nasal Douche, effects cures upon common monse, ratidual, and uoiontitio principlos, by its mild, soothing and healing properties, to which tho disease gradually yiolds, whon the system has been put in porfeot order by tho use of tho Golden Medical Liscovory. ‘This is the only per- feotly mate, scientific, aud successful modo of acting upon and healing it, Discbyory, Catarrh Remody, and Douohe are sold by dealors £3 wedicines the world over, THE HASSETT CASE. Something Aout the Old Man's Irish Record, Opinions of the Serzeants in the Bridge- port District, Mysterious Disappearance of Mr, Padgett In 1871. Confiloting Statemonta of His Partner, Gomothing that Desorves Investiga- tion. No further fects having been brought to light in tbe murder cago In which old Patrick Masxott In charged by bin gon with boing the principal, the mystery is ae far from solution ay evor, and Jt {sdonbtful, anices some strange and unex- pected revelation Ia at land, that tho truth tu ro- gard to the murder will ever como out, As moight naturally be expected from tho peculiar features of the caso and the strange manner of its onexpected revival, this murder has croated considerable excitement throughout the city, and s profound gensation In Bridgeport, whero tho oxcitable and Llgbly imaginative na- turo of ita inhabitants, aud the paucity of aub- Jects of couveraation, make it a topic of unusual Interest, espoctally among those whose dwellings aro in tho viclnity of that of tha Ifsonott family. THE EVIDENCE If ACCUMULATING which goes to show that the Ilauuetts are by no moana as respectable people as they aliould be. Their record in this country, ax shown in San- day's Tammuxe, is sboutas bad ss bal can vo, and from information roceived yosterday from a Homan Catholic minister it scoms that the old folks were obliged to loave old country because of cireumstancos greatly to their discredit, It ap- peared from the reverend gentleman's statement that Patrick Mnesett, white living in County Clare, about G mites from the Town of Ennis, alionated himself from his friends by perristing in diving In retations which bad not received tho necoesary indorscment of the Church with hin first cousin, s young oman a fow years younger than bimaclf, ‘They aro particular about theso things iu Ireland, and, after trying to brave pitb- lic contimant for a wiillo, Hassott left with his cousin for this country, and it is balieved that the Mra, Lussett, of No, 142 Butler street, is tho samo woman. Tue ‘Tnreune reporter who wont over the ground of the murder on Saturday REVIMTED THE PLAGE yesterday attcrnoon with a view of securinn ad- ditional {nformation if posslbic. As lie rode ta- wards tho epet on an Archer avenue car, bo could not help noticing how graat a senvation the arront of old Hassatt had created in the Bnidgoport breaut.. Half the people in the car were talking about tho murder, and the other half wor silent but eager listouers, and it was cary toobserve that public nontiment favored tho old man, and directed its muptciona agaiust the young ‘one, The full roport whieh Tur ‘Tntuunz contained of the affair met with the ap- proval of two old gentlemen who were discussing the subject, and oue of thom clinched bia ro- marke by ‘eaying: Tho Times gave just turog-quarters of 8 column to this murder, ‘aud ight colomns to that stupid fire senso tion.” He was going to ndd further testimon to tho bulk already sconmulated against wuel Quixotic journaltom, Lut hiv packing-Louse came in view, and ho bad to loavo the car. ‘The first place the reportor called at. was tho ‘Twonty-socond Street Station, whore he had o talk with axROT. FITZPATRICK, who stated that the excitoment causod by the murder was incroasing, and tho unpopularity of the Hausott family was keaping paco witll it. The following conversation onsued : ‘Reporler—Whiat do tho people think about the murder, now that they havo read ‘Tus Lamune account of it ? Bergeant—I think that public gontinent gen- erally ig in favor of old Haasott as far aa the murder ia concerned, thongh what you told about the character of tho family in peueral hay creat- ed a gcnoral desire that they should step down and out of the vicinity es soon as posible. Keporter—{ suppose the worat hay becu told of thom ? fi Sergoant—Woll, I mast toll you something about Dan that will, Pthink, rather affect his character ava truth-tellcr, Ho had one of bis rows withthe whole family abouttwomonths apo, and Lad them arrested on 4 Stato warrant which howswore out ata West Sido Justice Court un- der the name of Daniel Mitchell. He gare his residence as—I forget the number, but it was on Prairlo avenue, near Sixteonth street. ‘The famlty wore arrested, but, no com~- plaint appecring against them. we sent several times to the house on Prairie avenue, and it was only recently that wo found out thatit waa young Haspatt who wus at the bottomof thotrouble. Just boforo his flnal arrest ho swore out another war- rant against the old man, giving bie own namo as Daniel Cahill, and stating that the old man lived on Jefforson street. Ho wont there with tho offlcor, and, not finding the old man, he par- suaded the alten ta 6 to Bridgeport with him, saying, “The old man often goes to a —— —— at tho corner of Twenty- eighth and Butler ctrocts; let ua go thore after him.” On arriving there the officer of course xecurod old Hassett, npon which Dan- ich Iit out aud was not seen again. Roporter—[ am afraid this Susepand for the sanctity of an oath will rather hurt hie testimony when be appears against the old man on the trial for murder. Sorgeant—Of course it will, Thoy are all bad boys, Wolnd a hard timo witu them aud tho sod-stealing on the prairio some timeago; in fact, it was moatly on accouut of their dopreda- tions that tho Council bad to pass a by-law against removing soda from the open prairio within tho city limite, ‘ ju tenertor= thero anything eleo that's new in 0 C386 ‘Sergosnt—Thera is, Wo hava been recalling facts about the caso, and it may be of iutorast to state that a man named Padgott, who was formerly a partnor in tho plastering business with aman named Jack Toomoy, diwappearcd with o large sum of moucy about the time of tho murder, aud bas not beon soon since. Ho had money fo pay his mou, aud whon last seon was drank in a saloon eomowhere in Bridgeport. * Roporter—Whore can I fud Toomey ‘The BSorgeant cousulted his directory, and found that Loomey's sesidenco was ou Shurtief stroat, near ‘Tbirty-sixth, and that, according to the directory, Widow Padgott Ivad thera tao, ‘Lua reporter thon wont tothe Decriny-Street Station, whero he had a brief conversation with BENGT, HOOD, ‘This officer at once stated that, after weighing the facts In the case, he conld not help be- Hieving that Dan Ifsesett knew as much, or = pertaps more, about the murter, than suy man living, One circumatanco which fixed this conviction in his mind was the fact that, in his affidavit, tho boy al~ Indod to the hickory shirt worn by the decoasod, ‘Pho Sorgeant remombered that the arm of the man was encased In # hickory shirt, and, in fact, the “reporte in the papers gavo this par- ticular fact. Altogether, the evidence was con- elualve in hia mind that Daniel know all about the murder, but that ho was up-etaire, at tho timo it was committed dJown-astairs, ho very gravely doubted, Tho murder, or rather ita atrango resuscitation, was causing quite a com. moijon in Bridgoport, and tho whole community was suxiously awalting further dovelopmonts. Mi. PADGETT, 40 search of those the reportor wounded hia way to the homo of Mr. Tuomey, tho former partner of W. H. Padgott, tho mau who, report said, had been lug over sinco # short tine previous to the finding of the dixaovered ro- mualuw iu the South Branch, dlr, Tucmoy was found at Lis house, and tho following couvorsa- tion, which onwued between him und tho re- porter, will ahow that tho latter was partially disappoluted in bla attompta to dnd » misslug lnk in the chain of evidcuce in tho caso: Roportos—Mr, Yoomey, I boliavo you wero some four yeara ago in partnonibip with a man i named Padgett 2 ; Mr, Toomey—I wns, ‘ Reportor-—i loarnod to-day that Mr, Padgott disappeared myatoriouely about four years ago this spriug, and hay not vince boon hoard from? ; Mr. Toomey—It ia true that ho disappeared suddenly, but, inasmuch suho bax boon head !\front, 1 can wafely way shat ho is etill in tho Jand *-of the living. . Heporter—What are the circumstances of bi ) divapposrance ? Mr. Toomey—I am sorry to say that ho went soft with a lot of monoy, the property of the tirm:, “When ho wont off I felt very bittor againat lim, and sald mauy hard thlugs sbaut him, but when tho body was found, and tho roport spread thos ds was Padgott’s, I felt vory bad. one ter—Did Bire, Padgett go to soe tho ie. Toomey—Bhe ald not, poet low aid you know, it was not Pad Mr, Toomoy—It did not snswor his descrip- tion at all, Reporter—Ahout what time did Mr, Padgett make hin dopartura? Mr. Soomoy—It waa in Auguat, 1871, Jtuportor—lTow do you snow ho is atillin the laud of the Ayelet Mr. Toomer—I firnt of all talked with a man who ssw him in Warhington Just after the groat fire in this city, Bome time later I got # lotter frota him, Reportor—What docu his widow think of tho affair ¢ Mr. Yoomey—Sho isn’t his widow. She bas got another man. e Reporter—And her husband still in the and of the Uving? Mow's that? A divorce, I aup- Use, Mr. Toomoy—Well, no, there war no necasaity for that. Padgett was not married to this woman,—not according to our church, at any inte, ashe hod a wifo siready, Sho's married all right this timo, thongh. The reporter left Mr. Toomey, and, as ho walked along, ho could not holy wondering how ‘Yoomoy coutd reconcile the statoment that he felt bad at tho prospoct of having maligned his partner when’ te flint heard of the possibility of his being the man found in tho South Branch in March, 1871, with the statement, which ho rettornted with somo solemnity, that Padgett bod disappearcd in Au- gust, four or fivo month later. ‘Thin Padgott matter should bo thoroughly In- vertigated. There ia no doubt that thia man dis- appeared about tho tino of the murder—that ho has not since been acen in this city, where tho womaa Dearing the name of Mra. Padgett haw eince realded—that ho bad a large amount of money upon btn when he dieappeared—tuat those who were most interested in him room to bo strangely confused as to the date of his slsuppoarttice, All these things tend to the belief that after all he may be the man who was fo fonlly denit with in tho epring of 1471, If bohas any friends in the city converaant with tho circninstances of bia disappearance, now {ia the time for them to eyme forward and help the public to decidn whether Padgett in an ubaconder or a murdered man, in tho meantime ‘TNE SEANCN TOR THY SKULL should be procesded witu,—not in the river, for {fat rents in the alimy accretions of four yeara of tho South Branch of Chicago Kiver uo search hardiy could bring it to the surface; besides, tho river was dragged and redragged over and over again in vain for it, Tho place to saarch is the lot on the corner of Mavover and ‘I'wenty-fourth atrects, on which tho Hassett shanty stood at the time of the murder, Every inch of this ground should bo dug up immediately, and, if eithor of the Masnetts really is tho murderer, tho search might not prove in vam. it would not take much tine and troublo, and the reulta might, possibly, be forcibly conclusive. . Ss pel THE TIMES’ HOAX. ‘The Press of the Country onthe + Cane Can of Sournnitam.? Mishawaka (Ind.) Enterprise, If tho Chicago Titnes had any reputaticn to lose, it must have suffered terribly by the publi- cation, on Baturday last, of its heartlesa hoax concerning the (supposititions) burning of one of tho priticipal theatres, and tho (supposititions) Josa of life and scones of horror. The supposl- titiona nature of tho article was go obscure that mauy readers bolieved the story for somo time. though thore was nothing in the other papers couceruing the occurrenco; and the shock gi to the particawho many Lave bad friends in Chi- cago, and likely tohavo been in tho fire, must hava been severe, The indignation of tho read- ing publio waa intonso, and we trust that the Times may bo inade to fecl tho wrath by s corro- sponding loss of patrouage. ‘Tho woaaation did not even havo the morit of originality, as it waa a tlimuy parody of the New York Herald's willy “menagerie” scare, which provably hurt tho erat ‘moro than any other article over publich- ed by it. Springfield (Maxs.) Taton. When will oditors learn that newspaper “hoaxes” aro unmitigated nutsancey, making ten aubscribers indigaant whore they tickle one? The storm of popular condemnation visited on tho New York #erald for its monagorio hoax ought ta have Loon s warning to nowspaper jok- ere, butitseoms was not. Tho Chicago Times, an “indepondent™ paper, and a dally offense to the clear-minded people of Chicago, {a the ast offondor. It published last weox an sccount soyoral columus long of the burning of MoVick- er's Thentro in Chicsgo, and the holocaust af 1s Jong list of persons, whose nama wore appa- reutly takon from the city directory. At any rato, they ware tho names of real persons, in mauy iostances, whose frionds suffered agony until the falsity of tho account was known. ‘The doxcription of the death struggle in the burning theatra was of the mont harrowing sort, in winel nobody but a Caligula cauld have taken any pleasure, At tho fazend of tha account thore was, as in tho fferaid caso, « lame explanation that it was all a lie, but nobody, of course, read or understood this, The Chicagoans aro, just now, protty mad. Albany (N. 3.) Argue, The Chiesgo ‘Times, Saturday, published an eight-column hoax, under headlines of which the following in a specimon: “Burned Alive; Tho Augol of Death Brings Terriblo Mourning to Chicago; Burning of a Theatro Last Night; Hnndrode Perish in the Flames ; Bhrieke of Ag- ony Iegrd Above tho Roar of the Fiery Tom- pest ; Desporate Efforts of Those Outside to Save Friends Within ; A Crash of Falling ‘Tim- bera Vinally Ends Their Agonizing Wail; Hun- drods of Charred and Distorted Corpses Already Bomoved.” Itis au otaborate description of one of the most appalling calamities that ever o- curred, It was written to illustrate what 1m lin- bio to happon any timo, and to show how power- lesa an audience would ha in caso of fire in a Chicago thontre. ‘Tho question is, inthe Times ovor-zosious in its love for Chicago and desirous toavorts calamity, or was there a dreadful searcity of nowa just thon? At all events, such publications are not liablo to enbance confidence iu apy paper. Lanaing (Mich.) Republican, A fow copios of the Chicago Times of last Sat- urday woro received in this city, and read with horror by persons having friends at Chicago. ‘The first page of the paper was fillod with an ac- count of the buruing of a thoatre, undor start- Jing aonsation headings, and a list of more than 100 porsons burnod alive was given, The whole thing proved ;to be s atupid hoax, Ita only excuse Was that such an event might take placo, with tho present imperfect safeguards againat tires at the various theatres, Hundreds of peo- plo now refuse to buy tho Zimes or even look at it. An editor who would so play upon tho sensi- bilitios of the publio is a disgraca to the profos- sion, But thon Storey, of the Zines, bay long been counted such «disgrace, for. various rea- sons. The only thing he will fool iss logw of ciroulntion, aud we should be glad to noo hitn fall back to where he atarted thirty yoars ago an a Domooratlo oditor in this county, with » handful of subscribers, bogging for aupport. New York Matt, Yesterday wo published, sa = jonrnaliatic curiosity, the tromendous array of startling “ head lines " with which the Chicago Times ine troduced a tlye-column doscription of the dostruce tlou by fire of one of the theatres—uuuamod—in that city. That papor attompted to justify ite silly sonsation, for it was nothing more than a sonseloss hoax, by waying it Was pecorsary i onder to urouse thé public attention to the iueo- curity of placos of public amusomont in Chicago, It followed its hoax with doscriptions of several theatres, condomuing nearly all of them, and among tho rest, that owned by Mr. MoVickor, Edwin Booth’s fathor-in-law, Tho reply of Mr, MeVickor, publisbod in tho Times, shows that he might succeed in journalism, should he cous clude to rotire from theatrical businous, Wo are curions to seo the roply of tho ines, Mr. Soe Vicker scorns to bo * a lostlo ahead" at present, x Topeka (Kan,) State Record, ‘The Chicago Times baa Loon apoing the New York divrald, Tho Lerald’s story about tho wild bousta escaping from the Coutrat Park, and make ing @ dinuor of sobool-children, has beon matohod hf tho Times iu its circumstantial ao~ count of the burning of a Ohicayo thoatro, with tho loud of many lives, and the identification of the romaina of & uumbor of promiuynt citizeus who aro named iu tho article, Such things may Lo logitimtte journalwin ; but ir eo it i upon a. differont standard from that ralaed by moro ro~ wpectablo jcurnals, Evon in Topeka tho Zimes found some victims, ——-- The Cannons of the Futures The London Standard ways: “ Eugland f¢ now building » #hip to carry 24 fnobea of armor, aud who ia making a gun which will be 8! tonw in weight. It mey bu said hero 1a proof enoogh uf Kogland’s superiority. Ungueationably the chip Ja eploudidly dosigned. Bo also is the guu, whi wo are to have ready some time about next July, and which will doubticsy turn out to bea woadore ' ful weapon, Artilierints eposak of tho coming monater as an ‘awful gun.’ Crowda ansomtie atthe forge whenovor one of the lingo coils ia to be pwnmeliod by the new stea;n-hammor at Woolwich Arnenal, Even in the maling of tho J4-ton gana masses of Iron woirhing 23 tons, at | B wolding heat, have (o be latd under the liam. joer. Vor the Iatger gun an incandescont inaus of 45 tons law to be fetched out of tho fire, and daly bainmerat, Tue furnace ae the capacity of a cottane, aud tho tongs by which tho glowing cylluder is lifted ous of ate burning bed weight uo lesy than 30 ton#. A ateam erano beara the whole weight of tongs aud coll. and ovorythin roceods without nevident or ineh of any kinds $ night tho wight is traly grand, and well re- Daya those spectators who takothe trotible ta bo piesont, Othor nations aro not likely to bo blind the advantage which accrues from tho Possousion of guns exceptionally poworful. Ale ready Is it kuuwn that mteel tubca aro being made, having a diameter 6 inches greator than that of the tube of tho 8f-ton gun, ‘Those tubes nay bo intended for the liniug of the American smooth-bore guna, which are to be converted in« to rifles. Possibly thoy are for tho uso of tha Frenoh Government, or for tho Italian, “At all | eveute, auch manscs of stecl aro being made, and ara dentinod to play some part in connection with foreign artillery, Moat certainly the ap- pearance of # 100-ton muzzle-loading gun ainoug foreign armamonta fa by uo menue a re- mote contingency, “ Hut what aro wo prepared to do? Assuredly the great steam-hainmer at Woolwich Arsenal ean accomplish aomathing more for us than tho making of an 81-ton guu, big ax that nndoubtod- ly will bo, with its bare of 16 inclies in diatncter, and 24 feot iu Jength, firing @ projectile weigh- jug 1,600 pounds, propelled by 300 pounds oF bowder, the range of tie weapon being 7 miles. All this ts very 1urmidabio, but it iw not by any leans what can bo doue, ‘Wa may double tho weight of tho gun, making it 160 tous, having a calibre of 20 ‘inches, and a boro of at least 3 This would bo a magnificent pleco of orduanca; but even theu thero would Le something beyond, and why should we stop short of that which tuunt be gamed atwome poriod or other. fet us contemplate tho further wlep at onca. Why not Lave « gun with boro of 124 iuches—simply 2 feet, ‘The weight would be 275 tony, tao charge of pomder would be 1,000 pounds, the weight of the projectilo nearly 2 tone anda Lait, aud the range 8 or 9 miles? ‘This ix not a niera dream, but » por- fectly practicable pleco of work. ‘Tho cust ould probably be a trifle leo than £100 por ton, or about £25,009 for the ontire piece. In weight of projectile uch a gun would bo somnce thing more than a 5,000-pouuder. Perhapa wheu we had made such a weapon we might think we had gouo far enough. As for armor, the projec- tile of tho “7é-ton jun would possibly pinc- trate 3 feot with corroyponding backing. As we Showed some titne ayo, Dr. Collins Browno las modeled a ship which shall actually carry 3 feet of armor. ‘This armor would also be fro- seuted at a sfopo, so that our 5,000-pounder would have its worlt todo. As for cont, there is the consideration that oue auch gun will givo re- sults such as nonnmber of amaller guns could ac- complish, ‘he Inflexiblo, sheathed in part with ‘2 feet of armor, will carry four 81-tou yuns, cout- ing £3,000 cach, r four guns, thorefore, will coat more than one 275-ton gun, “Yet Low vould such o vessel ay tho Inflexible be able to stand the attack of go tremendous a weapon? ‘The 5,000-paund projectiios, unlesn striking with con siderable obliquity, would readily «mash through the thickest part of the armor, snd two or taree such visitors, having 3 bursting charge of 500 pounda of powdar, might decide the fate of the ship. Surely the rewult would ba cheap at the price." Tobacco. +, From the New York Journal of Commerce, Notwithstanding the herealean efforte of tho reformed to restrict and decroase tio use of to- bacco, ofticisl etatistics roto Hhow that tbe con- sumption of tho weed” iu thin country makes astendy increase, Aside fromthe amount con- eumed in other forms, it appears by actual com- putation, that tho average number of cigars smoked in the United Blates each twon- ty-four houra roaches the coloxsal ag- Btegate of 5,103,000. Tho smoker not only pays for his enjoyment, but he contributes heavily to tho support of the Government, which could hardly got along now without the tobacco revenno. For instance, during tho jase fircal year €6,160,060.41 in gold duties was derivod from imported cigare, aud €33,242,875.62_ in cur- rency from taxes on domentic cigara and tobac- co, ora grand total of $39,92,938.03, IHere is An annual revenue nearly equal to $1 per capita of the population of the country, women and children included, ADELPHI THEATRE, TIUS (TUESDAY) E' GOMMENORATION HOLUAY WEEK Nething can Compare with tis Week's Bill, Rogagoment of Mr. W. A. MESTAYET, tha Great Charscter Actor and Hecentrie Comodtiaa from Callior= Ria, wno till produce bis ow aud intensely iuturesting drains, ontitied The Woodlum, or Life in Frisco, WITH A POWEREUL DRAMATIC COMPANY, EMMA JUTAD—Her woudertul, dating, aud thrilling performance of walkiug on the cal REA ELLY, only bo spprociated whoa xen. 210 i Pantamimt 3 y: Acta, New songs. by. Orta ALBETI AZZ MILTON JULDS BR Mist FRANKIE, LADIKS NIGHT LIURSD AY, now to-morrow afiernsun for ¥ Obildren. | Matines Prices— Male Adalta, 6c, No other KELLY & LONS FAMOUS MINGTRIA, Last works uf the Hurlsnque Uperetts, Nora on the Halshell. Norma (Mile, Albany) TH 7 Ns kof tho Harlesque Socloiy Play, ROW. FOW, Leon | Henry, Bartoly Faden Kelly jaughable Faroe, CHESATION: tout, Ned Wambold. he Manin King, V avy Wilton as Old Uncle nti by Reyne, Fredericks, Sureiteosand the Conan hubegraraicn agile otro tasal Monday Maral elly it Leon's Muslcal paretta, ¥ Ritciiuy’ JAS: TRE Or THE HOOLEY’S THEATRE, Monday, Feb. 2, Evanit id Wednesdi add Morley Matlores, onset iis rere bust anicnat ator 2 ihe! preven Hrllllant succoss ot ma ‘Tennyaon's wort), HL in hiv great characts art, P Huckion aa Luke Nlombeld Dg bulla af ie" proven of the beautifal Pastoral Drama DORA. Mr. das, O' Farner lltic Sf. Mr. Saulsuury an abn Bhuos 5 Miss Tals elitractarot Dura’ follon Wi LAN) boautitul Te ba 4 iting. charactor, Nollie Mcllonry aaJonule Lea.har~ ‘ars hy tho com “CHICAGO MUSEUM. WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY! HOLIDAY MATINEE, ‘Ho Great Historical Drama, HORSESHOE ROBINSON; Of, TI BATTLE OF KING'S MOUNTAIN, With new and beautiful sconery and music, and pawer- ful cant. ‘fo conctudu with the roaliatis tabloaut, WASHINGTON CROSSING ‘THE DELAWARE, EKroniny performance at ¥u'c} AOADEMY OF MUSIO, ‘The eminent Character Actor, MM. FRANK 8. CHAN ERAU! As the occantele Yankco ‘Salem Scudidor" Iu the inherent A (ul by i of Bouthern lif, ducten Uerutitul Mecugee ny Pegstis Viaatatuon Seen Burning Stoamers, aiid Watdorial Woalietle Ruitects, McVIOKER'S THEATRE, Last Nights of thu Great Actress, CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN, Tucsday and Wednosday Nights, Bhakspoase’s Historteal ft BING EXEVNECS WILTk. ‘Queen Katherine, Charlotte Cushman, Wednesday Matiuse, ai 2 p. m., SIMPNUN & CO, . va, C tar Sh Ne intro. PROF. 0. 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Real Estate Wanted. bleforan Ringing Honse In th nd Jeavitt-st, a lot oorgoring un preforred, posale will ba received aatil March 6, 187%, markod ** Propesals for Lots,"” and addrosacd to the was dervigned. 8. 8. HAYES, Comprrolle i ROE Dr, Kean, 3G0 SOUTH CLARK-NT. CHICAGO, hus oonvul/ed, yorsonally or by mall, (ree. ot aural cra “ei Mgrraueaiaaea Tht AN ans napa : “Unica nvura. Yay ta, AB Be Tet Busdegs irom yte ke MANHOOD RESTORED, iotim of youthful rudens deny ucrveud dobitty eaters alte SE, promature vain avery 4 Aauwa rem las fou! inple self-care, whit iN eral w bis fall IT . HERA HN neieeNag AROS ie FRACTIONAL OURRENOY, $5.00 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRENCY IN EXONANGE FOR Bils of National Currency, | TRIBUNE . OFFICE,