Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 20, 1875, Page 1

. YOLUME 28. OLOTHING, MENS AND BOYS’ FINE CLOTHING! Wo have now on display tho most elogant gasortment of WHITE DUCK AND MARSEILLES VESTS shown in & single stock. Mo and tho mako is warrantod, THE LARGEST MEN FITTED. 3L i ke Mt LISV OUN] oL TS prrfa st e ——————p—— bt Tho agsoriment embrares overy attern, suporior to Order Gooda. Empr's 'SUITS in Bluo Flannel and Eoglish Yachting Cloth. stylo and GENTLE- Brords ORINA, &e: “A%t Cost! (7R KR RETATLSTOCK coOMPOSED OF Decorated and Plain China, Dinner end Tea Sets, Ohamber Sats, ‘Vages, Glassware, Silver-Plated Ware, Table Cutlery, and Fanoy Goods, NTIL OLOSED OUT, ln- Oy v Caes asd Fabden. BOWEN & KENT, 262 & 264 Wabash-av, Juat around the cornae from Heusekespora' Raw, WK MEAN BUSINESS! WILL CONTINUE OUR WHOLESALE BUSI- NESS AS USUAL. = WINES SEGARS, &o. C. TATUM, WINE MERCHANT, Tmporter of Havana Segars, AND DEALER IN Family Groceries, California and Tropical Fruits. 148 Eost RMadison-st. “FINANCIALs Loans on Real Estas. We are prepered to makoloans on good proporty in Chicago and well-established suburbs, in sums to suit (above $3,000), for & torm of years, at current ratos, BAIRD & BRADLEY, 90 LaSalle-at, TITNCA, SHERIAN. & (0, BANKERS, NOH, 0 & 11 NASBAU.ST, NEW YORK, (LA OTES snd LETTARS O' OREDIT Juoy ?‘T\%‘ELKR“BNIH I?U.l(l)l’li AND THE EAST, it Sed S et i B B A A2 of Daoka, Bunkers and athors rocoived. WILLIAM R. UTLEY, 4 WALL-ST., NEW YORK, Dveds £ all first-clasa County, Oity, and Town Bonds of e ttatos of Llilnots and Indiau Partiss having such Bont ] Bad tite thelr s for sl Intarest to conter direotly with bim befors OCEAN NAVIGATION. CUNARD MAIL LINE. Safing Thres ‘mes @ Week to and from BRITISE PORTS. LOWEST RATES. = a s Of west eormer Ao B . Ceaaal Wortor Ateat AMERICAN LINE. EXCURSION T0 EUROPE By the Maguificont Now 5fail Blasmer OEITO, FROM PHILADELPLILA, June 3. passs 3 oz pasease 40 9P 13411 e, Wastorn Agont, Lis Lasalieat, coroas Madison. e o HLENC S SRR National Line of Steamships. WEW YORK 70O QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL. 1k 2916 tans. .Baturday, 214 May, at7:0a, @, 3 . Raburds e, L3 B AR Gt oo, ks dobisunoy st 1 Lot FOR LONDON DIRKQT. v Welneder, Juned #80, ourrency, te skt o) roduged foton; ts from Livarpoo) at lhv,v luwush DANADA..... tos, Al Y B, IN, e e APSY LS. Glari aud Randolphiati., Jopposiio now Bharwan tcuss), Chisago. ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, tie U 'a Matl a The Goneral Trasmatluntis Conypaayis Mall Sleamibivs o e (g, Tiors. snith: 1 e Gontinent (b ore anathe ol s aag ories, oo Bior No. 23, ‘North 01D, 100 cond, 8051 Lled, . Rutary ticl 1001 wcn Sutd e vich superlor seccra and indluding all meosssaries without exira LORGE MAGKKNZIK, Agent, 83 Broadway, N.Y. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS. Plirbduiiubveseisioionirreee e g Ohioago & Northwestorn Bailwni q?}’,‘l’.fiy' atiog of (B stockliolars #nd botuihold- 5 & Wortbwnetamn Hiallway Company foe Sifeniuca, putvaat ta law, aad fae the ioh of anoli uthar bucuow a# mey come boforo s, will b held at tho eifica of Hhn Cumipany, In Oliicazo, un ‘Tnureday, tho Jd dayof dune ity Folockp! . Bundluddors il autzntlosts 1hatd right to yolo by preasuiting thete voting bogdsac ihe sice ol the Caropty) Wailate, Daw York, foF seglatralion, on oF “l fore KANI! {i“';\" vrl»"“""u:dd ¢ M. L. 8YKES, Jn, TR SN EANOK Tl First cabin, PUTHNAILS, THE ORIGINAL ONE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUBE OF THE NORTHWERT. Stock now complete in all tho latest and choicost styles for Hen, Youth, Bors, & Ghildren. PRICES LOVER TEAY THE LOVESY PUTNAM CLOTHING HOUSE, 181 & 138 Clark-st., And 117 ITedison-sf. SHIRTS. SHIRTS! To order, of the bost fabrics in use. Full lincs in_stock of our own manufacturc, Wo are prepared to male Shirts to order in eight houra, when necessary. WILSON BROY, MEN'S FURNISHERS, 67 & 69 Washington-st., Chicago. Pike's Opera House, Cincinnatl, AUCTION SALES. SALRDE s TEIS DAY. DRY GOODS, AT 9% O'CLOCK A. M. REGULAR-MADE CLOTHING, AT 11 0'CLOCK A. M. s'r}géfi“v”‘”éoons, S AND CAPS, AT 13 O'OLOCK B 100 SAMPLE CABES BOOTS & SHOES P. M., AT OUR SALESROUAN, 103 MADISON-8T, WAL A. BUTTEIS & GO, Auctionners. HOTEL. SHERMAN HOUSE, GHICAGD, NEW PROPRIETORS. 3 ‘This slegunt, Srstelass Holal, located directly tn the cantro of Ulicago, ‘offers to the publle 30 soutli and east, The Bhormsn ‘and roiittod. Tis pations will fiud exge ccommadations and roceivs avory niton- tiou. The sasle of prices will be from 3.0 to 84.60 por day, according to the location of the roatns, TSSKLL & BULBGRT, Prapeotors, OFFICHS T0 RENT TRIBIE SOL0NG INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW, ROOM 10. TO RENT. Store 57 Clerk-st,, Ashland Block, Applyte D. W, MITGHELL, Arent, Hoow 1 Ashian] kluok, AT SANDBRS, o copattaorrhip harefaf sting betweea Henry wot anil Jotues B, A, Marab, under the firm uaino F & Alarall, Hoal Eaiate and Loan Ayuats, ia dhesntved bymatual cousaty partaorship accotnte utticd by sad ‘Furuos, TURNER, L, e AR, Jal ., 1878, s T SSOL UTION. s shlps ot bl n nd Laan Agouts, has this day ex- Obicago, May 1, 1815, £ = COPAINTNITRSIIIP. The uadensizucd Lve o, iated thomselves togathoer in neniip nn-.oe s fom ame of Turner & Fond, for 40k patesiiz o the Mtesl Eatste and Losn Wasl ey, JdWasiingiousiy gy 1, TURNER, form R T fovuneriy of Ultloh & Hud. Obieagn, May %, 1678 Ve Chlcago, Bock lsland & Pl B, R G0, ArBi &, 105, Agzasl Mesting of the Blockhaldsrs of ih o by o gy R g AT i A b ol bl rsasel (0 law, and tho. Lrenisos ~ LAUNDRY. A A AN A S A MUNCGER'S LAUNDRY, '{&mxht& Dassdorunah| W Migkiganeh i CHI CLOUBED REASCR. Trial of Mrs, Abraham Lin- coln for Insanity. Why Her Relatives and Friends Were Driven to This Painfal Course. Testimony of Physicians as to Her Mental Unsound~ ness. Hearing Strango Voices---Feary of Hurder---Sicknesy of Her Son, What Was Seen by the Em- ployes of the Hotel, Tradesmen Testify Concerning Her Purchases of Googs. Sho Is Found Insane, and Will Be Sent to Batavia Scenes in Court. Thoe death of Prosident Lincoln was one of the natlon’s saddest misfortunos,—a mistpriune that It bas not yot outhvod. The fact that he 1iad falion by the haud of tho asanssin only tend- ed to intonsify the public grief, and toadd to the gloom which setticd upou the popular heart. From Norb, South, FEast, and West, tho wail of regrot camo up, aud & distracted country was unitod in mympatby at the great calamity, ¥von from ncross the wators, nhero ho was known only os President, and not s tho typo of the American cltizon, came oxpressiona of the doopest sadness, In tho general grief, rogret, and bumilintion, his native State, 1linois, and the great City of Chicago, which had evor been proud to Lonor him, were foromost. But to nono was tho calamity ro painful, and upon nono wore its traces so con- tinuous and marked, as his immodiate family aud intimste persoual frienda. The nation put on tho garb of moyrnlig, Lo Lo worn off by time or offaced by tho rapld aucoesslon of groat national ovents ; but tho heatts of bLis family wero pierced, deoply cad etornally. Especially wau this true with ms Winow and eldest nan, the formor of whom, at the timo, it wan feared, would luso her mind. In fact, tho effoct was visible in her subsequent lite and con- duct, which timo soemed to heighien and in- creass. Tho death of a eon was one of tho in- siotions Which hor mind, then failing, waa soon called upon to eudure. Travel, chauge of seanes and sasooiatione, the best of medical cate, all failed to arrest tho promonitionsof o failing mind. The lavish affoction of her chil- dron, aud the consolation of frionds, and tho nation's eympathy, failed to arrest tho symp- toms of iusauity or to lighten her mind of tha immonse burden it was tottering benoath. BSho continued to decline, not ooly in vigor of mind, but fu plysical condition, nolliog seoming e avail her 1o bor griof and dsclmlng years, So fesble Lad vecomo the stale of her mind, and #s & consequenco o eccculric her nature and habits of life, that, Saturday laat, A COUNCIL OF TUE LEADING PHYICIANS of thecity and.her porsonal friends was hold to cousider what was best to be doue for ber. She was stopping at the Grand Pacito Hotel, and from the uucertainty of hor domesnor it was felt that somothing” waa nocossary to bo dpne to protect hor life from lor own hauds, and to secure hor from bodily harm. T'he rosult of tho councit was s agresmont to petition Jurge Wallaco, of tiie County Coutt, to male an order of warrant aud venies to try the question of her sanity. The warrant was sc- cordingly issued yostorday, whou 4 Juny, composed of Dr. B. 0. Biaks, C, B, Farwell, C. Al Hendorson, 8. M. Moore, L. J. Uage, 1L C, Dursnd, 8, B. Parkhurat, William Siewart, D, R. Cameron, J. A, Mason, J. Motiregor Adauis, and ‘Thomaa Coggawell, was impavelod for the ead trial, and Mrs. Mary Lincolu waa DROUOKT INTO CUULT. Tho unfortunato laily entorod the couri-room searcely observod, and certainly without Ler sad migsion being known, oxcept by tho frionds swho accompanicd her, and the targe number of wit- nosses who had beon summionod. The lady was pallid, ber oye was watory and excitod, and her gouoral appearance tliat” of one sufferiog from nervious excitomonut, Sho waa attired “in s plam black suit, snd was neat and comaly of appearsuco. . In the perty usccompanying hor was Lier mom, whouo every foatuta wes marked with sadness, lils eyes, t00, wero suffusod with toars, as were also thosa of soveral others of tho party, Tho per~ sons outerinig the conrt-room Lad more tho appoarance of s funoral procession than any- thing else, and thioir uppearanco was the #ignal for a broathless vilouce smong the few iu the room at the timo. 1IN COURT. Bho took a seat facing his Honor, and by her mido sat hor counselor and friend, and the blog- rapher of her husband, tho Ilon. I N. Arnold, *'hie potitioner, herson, Ravert T, Lincoln, tooka reat nenr her and obliquely to hor loft. Boaido him sst the Iou, Leouard Bwett sod B, T, Ayer, counsol for the patitionor, while in front of thom and on tho west side of the room were seatod tho jurors who wore to pses upon ons of tho most important and rogrotful czaes ever presonted to o court, ‘Fho nows of tho caze soon flashed theough tho building and the sirests, sud whou the first ritness wan called tho room wes dansoly yackod with tho wondering and sympathlzing populace, DI, WILLIS DANFONTL was tho firat witncas calied: 1o know Mre. Lincolu, and In Novembor, 1873, vistted hor pro- fousionnlly. Mo treatod her.several wooks for fever and nervous derangoment of tho hoad, nud obsorve:d xe the timo {udications of mental dis- turbance, Bhehadstrangeimagiuings; thought that somo 010 WA 8t work at hor head, and that a1 Indian was removing the boues from hor face and pulling wires out of ler oyca. Ha visited her sgain in Beptember, 1871, whon she was sufforing from dobility of the norvous system. She complained that sume one was taking steel springs from her boad, aud would not let hor rest ; that ehio wau goiug ta dio within a few days, and that slis hod Enun ‘admonislied to that elfect by ber hus- baud, BShe imagined that sho heard rapa ou a table conveying the time of her douth, aud would elt and ask questions and rapeat tho sup- posod answer thio table would give. Ho ox- pressed s doubt of tho reliability of Ler auswers, and #ho would make what she tormed a flonl toat nip\mln the question in a goblet on tho table. Tho goblet was fourd to bo ecracked, aud that circumsatauce aha regardod as & corrobora- tiou of tho raps, et deravgoment wad not de- oudont.on the condition ot her body, or arisivg ?mm phyaical disease, He cadod upon Ler a week nzo at tho Grand Pacifio kHotel, whon sho spoke of horatsy in Florids, of tho pleasant tima shio had thero, of the sconery, aud Yo mon- wers and cuntows of tho Bouthein people. Blie appeared at tho thuo tobo in excellent health, AR her former Lallucinations sppeared to bavo possed wway, Sho said* Lor reason for roturoing from Florida was that she was not wWell, Bhe startled himn somewhat by saying that AR attempt had been made to poison her on her f\lmef Deoks Bhq had been "? Nm‘ )r.nd 3 wayslds dishon o tat trom sakaenvl o 152 Wi & S0P of Goflen (o whidh s manager of the Orand Vacils Hotel, was the nest witness: Mra, Lincoln errived at his hote] March 15, 'Tho 1st of April shio visited him at the Liotel office, and bad & vhanl wrappoed sbout ber head, Bhe puked him to go into the recep- tion-10uza with her, an alie had sotetbing to ney to Lim, Bhe sald something was wrong atout the hiouze, as she loard sttatge foundi iu tho rooms, Ile wont with Ler, and, when about to ieavo her, sho waid whe was afrald to bm Iafe al o left her in charge of some fomslo lelp, sad told har ho would relurn iu o fow tinutes. 1lo bad ecarcely reached tha offica when a masrouger told him that Mis, Lincoln was at the elevator and wanted tonoo him, Bho rald thero had beon a 1wau 1o the corridor, and that ho was g molent lier, 1la wont up fn tho elevatur and walked with her through the Louso, Lut did not 800 any sirango men; Bho was groatly excited, aud dosired to go to some of the lady-boarden’ rooms that sho might ©s mafe. Ile showed her to NMrs, Dodge's room, Wi at th timo wan st dinner, promlung that he would return soon. Ilo was agaiu srmmancd by hier, when hier appearauce wau wilit ond ber fars were yopented, 1o boliovod hor doranged, No ono hind called to soe her siuce her acrival except hor von, 1o did not regard it as asfo to leavo Lier aloue, 378, ALLEN, housekeepar at the holel, teatifiod that Mis, Lincola scemed to puffer from tiervous excite- ment. Sho iagined that a snnll window in her oo boded Hl, sud used to say that tho window distnroed her, bifo walked Ler room most of the night, Witacen had alopt with lier two nizhts ot hor roquest. Last Wedneadas 3ira. Lincoln wan very much excited. Bho mixed several kiuds of medicine tugothor and took the mixztute, Eho had a Inrgo closct filled with un- opened packazes ehe bad purchssed. Sho con- sidered her insane, and thac she cuglit to bs placed sotaewhere for treatment and caro. XAGGIE GAVIN, emploged at tho potel, teatified that she had had the care of Mm, Lincoln’s room, and hesid ber complain trojucotly that Scapla woio apoaking to her tbrouch tho wall. Blio was most soxjous nbout her sou, od somotimes calied her atisn- tion to vuices slia heard shrough the tleor, Bhe cownlained that & man had taken bLor pocket- Dook, but witnesa found it in tho burean drawer. Bho ot times called witnass tojtho window, snd, pointing to the smoke froia en ad- Jacent chimnoy, would declare that ths city was burning dowu. Lately AMrs. Liucoln bought several now truoky and s number of packages of goods, which she naver openod. Upon one occaslon Mra, I, loft bLer roomn and want to bor son's room, saying sho was alraid to remain o, Linving on her night-dress, Wit~ ngsn couvidered hor of uusound miud. SOMN FITZULNRY, socond wailer at tho Graud Pucule, testified that April 1 Le wont to Mra, Lincoln's room, a her Tequest. Hlo found her casolessly reased kud excited, Slo asked bim to call tho talless mau io the dining-room to her, and sho excisimed nsv- oral tunes, 1 umatraid! Lam nfraidi” X ’t’umcr, to whont whs zlluded, er. CHARLES DODOE, cashier of tho hotel, corroborated Ti‘zhoory's statement as to her oxcitod and nervous condl tion, and added that sho said soine ona, & Atrau- ger, had baen fo hor roow, and thai sho was fraid of being molostad. & 3R, GEATON, Agont of tho United Btatea Bxpress Company, testilled that one day in April he tent otaven truoks to Milwaukos for Mrs. Lincoin. Sbe il Lim slo wae going to spend her summer in isconain, Llor inanuor was very strange, DI IHHAK tostifiod that on tho 12th of Alarck o recelvol a tologram from Mra, Lincoln, from Jacksouville, Fla., as follows: * My baliel 18 oy von i sick. Tolograph. 1 start for Chieago “to-morrow.” Hor san was porfectly woll zt the timo, and wit- ness go tolographed bor, Xr. Lincoln also tel- ographed to ber, tolling Lier to romain in Florids uatil perfectly well, 1o rocsived s eccond tel- egram aftor tho lapso of an hour and a Lalf. It road: *My dearly belaved sou, Itobert T. Lia- cola: Roueo yourself, and live for your motaer. You are all L havo; from this hour all I bove is yours, I pray evory night tusl you may Le spared to your mother,” RORERT T. LINCOLY, the pelitioner, then took the witness-stand. i 1xce judicutod the uuplossantnoss of the duty ho was about to perforin, and his oyes wero ox- precaivo of the geief he'folt, Alra. Liucoln at itrst lookeul on cahnly, but during tho rovital of the incidents of tho family history and refor- ence to tho doath of bis father and brotber, sho Kave way to tears aud buried hor face in her Landa, Ho tostified that he did no! know why lis mothor thought La aas cick, uutesr sho had read BuTIO nAWEPADEr. paragraph to that effect. llo hiad not been vick 1 ten years, ‘Lho action ho Lind taken way sad to contemplate, but ho had donoitin the intoreat of his mother. Mo did not want any mouey from her. 1o had mouey in trust for hor, He met her in tho car upon Lor arrival from tho South, and upon meeting hor she was startled. She hed fhe appearanzo of good henlth, and did not oven seom fatigued by the trip. 1o asked her to cows to his houre, but sbo doclined, aud went to the hotol, 1o went with her and taok supper, Bho told him that at tho tirst breakfast vho tovk attor lonving Jucksonvillo an nttempt was mado to polson hor, 1lo oocupied a roum adjolaing hers that night. Bho siept wall that night, but subsoquently was resiloss, aud would some to his door in hier nightedress and rap, Tiwce i one night sbe aroueed him, and ashed to leap in his room, -lio admittod- her, gave her his bed, and he wslops. on tho lounge. He got Dr. Isham to attond hor About April 1 she ceased tapping at hia door, bho haviog told bar that if she persisted he would lenyo tho hiotel, Ho wont to her room April 1, sud tound her but slightly drossod, Blo lofc the room in that condition under some protest. and the next he know of her she was golog down in tho olovator to {he ofiice. He had tho olovator stopped, and tried to induco her to re- turn to her room, Bbo regardod his tuterference as importiuent, and declined to loave tho elova. tor, but Lo put his arma about Ler and gontly forcod hior, Bhe screamed, ** You aro oing to murder mo.” After awhilo she said fim. the man who took her pocketbook had promised to return it atacertain hour. Suo pald_tho man was n wandoring Jow she had met in Floridn. SLo thon took n geat near the wall, and professed to bo repeating what the mau was goying to hor through the wull, Blo bhad, sinco tho firo, kept hor truukaand property iu the Tidelity Bafe Deposit Company's building. 1o called on ler the last week in Apnl, aud she told. bim that all Chicego wus Loing to ba burned, nud that sho iy going to wend her trunka to some country towu. Sho saud Milwaukeo was tod near Oshkosh, wheve thoro Lad boon & terriblo tire the night bofore, Sko toll him that his house would bo the ouly one eaved, aud Lie suggosted to her to leavo her trunks with him. Tho foowing Buuday shs showed him secarities ~for @57,000 wbich she carried in ler pookes, B8ho lad spent lsrge suma of money recontly, Bhe lad bought ¥6U) worth of lace curtaina; tlhree watohes, costiug $460 ; 700 worthof other Jawolry; 8200 worth of w:qu sud porfumeries, 2ud o whole picce af silk. }{a had no doubt sho was losane. _ He had had & conforouco with Lot cousin and Mayor Stuart, of Bpringfeld, sud Judge Davis, of the Huprems Court, all of whom advised him to the course ho had taken. Hodid not regard it sufo to allow hor to ro- maln lopger unrestrained, Bho had long beou @ source of great suxioty, o bnd had o wman watching her for the 1ast three wooks, whoes sols duty it had Loon to Jook after hor wheu sho went on tha straot. Sbe Lind no home, and did ot vislt his house hecauso of & misundorstanding with his wifo, She bad alwavs boen kind to hlm, Bho had been of uo- sound mind since tho death of her husband, and had been_irresponsible for tho laut teu years, 1o regardod har au eccentrio and unmanageable, There was no conzs for her rocant purchases, ag ber truuks wero filled with dresses sbo never wore. Bhe naver wora jewelry. M. ALIESTSON, saloemen for Mutson & Co., Jowelory, was tho noxt witn Ho knew Mrs, Lincoln. 8ho had com to the atore and mady expensive aud reck- loss purchases, spd acted in a quecr way geos erally. 2, /. B. BIONE, salosaan with Atles & Maskoy, tostitied that he sold her 8300 worths of Jace curtains. Ho did not think shie kuow what she waa dving at the time, hut ho sold her tho goods ss & mattar of business, without passing upon her sanity or {usasity) taniified thad I::M" - m-m“ Bubsoyuontly im; | Mrs., Lincoln, Bhohad calied to purchase walches and spectacles of him. Hhe contracted a bill of £300, but the guods were taken o her son bo- {or« dJsllvuring them, aud be ordered them re- aroed, J. B, TOWNSEXD, of & jewelry firm, and E. L. Moulton, of s dry- goodn houss, teatitled to baving stmilar donlings ith Mra. Lincoln, and they regarded her a8 in- sano. T. €, MATTOCK, onder Tax Tawuxe Building, teetificd to & Jong list of dealings nith des. Linucoln, aud to sehing her soveral trunls, llo regarded hior os insane, aud hor wanners ccentrie and sucited, DR, 3015SON tentified thet hie know Mra, Lineoln, snd that from the evidence heard was ratistied thas ¢ho was deranged. Jle did ot 1 d hor as in cou- dition to b left alone, and thocght she ought to Le eont to 8 privata asyluto. DR, BNITH had listaned to the evidence, and resing that her #-t1on8 hnd boen wlHOINE Proper motives, was of opinion that her mind was not kound. On cross- azamination he euied that, if sho was not of sound mind, he aitributed It to tho events in her rocent histery, Eobert 'I', Lincoln was rocalled, and tostified that wwsanity was not herovitary in her family, wndd that £hs wus 5 yeurs of ago. Mr. Hwett then spokin to the jury of the ped- ness of tho caea nod the necessty of Mrs, Tancoln bedog cared for, after which the jury retired. DUNING TEE ABSEXCE OF TIE JURY, Robort I Lincoln npproached his mother end extended i hand, Hus graaped it foud- 1y, remacking with a degreo of cwphasis, * Nohert, I did not think you would do thie.” Ifis response was stifled by thie #yring of tearn, and the converaation endod She wos noxt approached by Mr. Swelt, who triod to peieusdo her that it was for Ler pood that the aztion had beon taken, Sho conld oot be persutded (o beliove what was eaid, hosover, but replied with promptness that sho would tey 10 endurs her perzccutiorn. THE DICT. The jury had been absent but s few minntes, when it returued with tbe following verdics We, the underdzned, Jurors Jn tie cate of Mary Ltncoly, alteged to Lo lunatie, having lodrd the evi- denca in tha cire, ata sati-fied tuat tho snid Mary Lincoln {8 fnshne, and (80 fit perion o be eent to 2 Hate Howpitai for the Iuesue; tnat sbe i3 & riident of the State of Iiinots and County of Cook ; tiat her 242018 66 years 3 that the direnns in u? unkrown dura. tln, sud 1s nob with her hereditary ; thot she L mot suliject 1o epilepry ; that ehie docs not merifest homni- clasl or puicidel “tendencies, and thet who fa Dot 4 pauper, "Tho verdict was recoived by Mra. Linco'n with- out woy vieiblu cmotione, Sha was ctulid aud unmoved, and did pot allow its resding to inter- rupt the conversativn in which abe was aogaped withs 3tr. Arncld. Immediately alter tha verdict was nonoanced iho court-room \as desorted. ir. Sweit ob- tained an ordar of the Couul for her delivory to th propor ofiicer, who Berved the necessars pa- pers upon ber and furnisbed hor with dupiicates. A CONSULTATION of her frienda was then bod, when it was agreed 1hat slie ehould bo commitied to the cars of tho Bellesua Place, Datavia, 11l superintended by Dr, R J. Patterson, Bubsequently she waa placed in a carriage and talken to tho Grand Pacific Hotol to remain over nizbt under yrojer guards, This morniag £he will be taken by tho autborities to Batasia, ‘About 11:30 o'clovis last mgit it was fonnd noceasary to send for an olicer to wateh over Mrs. Livcoln, whose lunatic symptoms becama c‘]ulm violent. Statiou-Leeper Rickey, at Lolice eadquarters, scat to the Armorr, and = polices mn was dotailed to attend to tho unforinuvate Y. THE, CROPS, ILLINOIS. DUREAY COUNTE. Correspondence of The Chicugs Trfbune, Waroex, Bureau Co., 1ll, May 16.—1Wo aro baving s vory dry, cold spring so far. The ear- Iy-sown sown small grain will bo light, not over one-half & stand. Unlesa we Liave rain soon, all cropa will suffor for want of moisture. Corn- plavting will be mostly finishiod up this week, IANEAKES COUNTT. Epecial Correspondence of The Chicago T'ribune, KAXRARES, May 17.—Tho wenther has turned warmer, sud folings {s developing very fast. Ths Gazelte Iant week published roports of thuo cou- dition of the ciops in vaslous poriions of Kan- Lakeo County, With warm weather from tbis timb, the crops will yicld an abundant harvest. Fruit will yield nearly sn averaga crop. Tho Cchinoh and potato bugs Lave not pus in an ap- poarance thin scrson, ‘and it is Lelicved that cotparative freedom from their ravages will bo enjoyed this year, t 8T, CLAIL COUNTY. Srecial Corresponiienca of The Chicage Tribuns, Beureviee, Ik, day 17.—The prospoct for wheat in Bt. Clsir Cuunty is now somewhat im- proved ; two-lbirds of an averago crop may now bo counted on. Oata ars tooking quite wetl, and the corn prospect is now fair for thia stago of tho geason: farmors aro zenernlly dona planting shat crop, aud, though the scason iy Tiie and cold, 5 largo percentago of it is nOW up. All tho budded poaches aro killed, bat there will ba & fair crop of ecedliogs. Of applos and pears, - thoro will e a fair crop. Farl R.Dhflflfll nnd garden vegzotables promiee well ‘ho snaller fruits, na Llackberries, raspherries, otc,, will not yield woll this ycar. Tho {nevita- ble chinch-bug abounds in grest profusion ; but, if thie seamon continues any ways wat, they will do o damage, The Coloradu potato-bug has about run his raco; but somo farmery fear that, it wout wiadu prevail much this sumtwor, tho giessboppers Will arift 1 on us from Missouti, IOWA. IOUX CITY. Soectal Diapateh to The Chicags Tridune, Broux Crav, Ta., sy 19.—Tho weathor ia fno. Whoat ts looking extremely well all over this nockion. FINANCIAL. LIFE ASSOGIATION OF AMERICA. Br. Louts, May 18,—Early in April last, cortain persous represcuting themselves a3 poliey-hold- ora of tho Life Association of America presente od aftidavits to the State Superintendont of In- surance, reflectiug upon the lutagrity of the of- ficors of the Association, charging that tho Association was unsound, sud ssking that ita conditlon bo examined oud a Io- cewvor appointed, This was refusod. ‘Tho Clreuit Court waa then petitioned for o man- damus to compal the ftats Buporintendent to nake an examination, and this also was refuscd. The Aesoclation then roquested the Btate Supor- intendent to make an oxamination under tho law, which Le did, snd to-dey oortified that tho Asapciation, on s 8 por cent’ valuation, a3 ro- uirod by the Hiato law, has a surplus of 290&0’3. * BAN_FRANCISCO, 8ax Fraxcisco, May 19.—A rumor was clreus Iatod hero to-day that seversl gentlemen in promiuons stock and fnsnolal clrcloy had sus- pendod. Wo aro satborized by tho partics in uestion to state that thers ia no truth whatever b tho ropart, It fs considered part of tbe prea- eut bear operations in stoc ‘A BANK SUSPENSION IN BRAZIL. New Yorg, May 10.—News has been roceived that affalrs at Rio Janelro are atill in a critical coadition, and that the Doutache-Brazillanischo DBsuk has suspended. lis paid-up capital was #5,000,000, sud was mostly ownod {a Hamburg. THE PATTERSON, N. J., LOCOMOTIVE WORKS. New Yon, May 10,.—The Comunties sppuinte od in beliatf of tho creditors of tho Graut Loco- motive Works, st Paterson, N. J., voport the lia- Dbitities of the concorn at €851,000, aud its asscts at $712,000, IN_TROUBLE, Mowrneat, Uan., May 19.—H, Davis & Co. Ary-goods merchants, have called s moeetiog of their credibore: Tosir Ualilitien are epacied 1o he hasvy. he @hicanoe Dailp TEiIbmne e NUMBER 269, AGO, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 187 o g polson. Bhe said nhe desnk It, and took & second | epilepsy, bnt he did not rej ard her mafa to bo -~ Bup, thiat the overdoss of polson micht canas | loftalone, Iohadvisited Dok erofothionally s0ara THE WHISKY FRAU%-? har to vomit, He did nos soe any traces of ber | 8go, but eaw nothing in her to indicate unround- =35 hiaving takon sny poinon, and was of opinion tlet | nesa of niud. Bhe way eccoutrle, and saffered =8 .|»& was luun:. ‘On genoral topics, her conver- | from nervousness, E Examination of the Chicw,< Casges aation was rational. W, H, WOOSTER, SAMUEL 9. TUMNED, dolng brisiness o Wabass avaiae, sald he knew Beforo Commissioner Iloyne. Two Gangers and IMessrs. Golsen end Eastman Held for Trial, Revenue Commissioner Pratt Commences tho Work of Removal. The Ring Men Stirring Thomselves in Patching up a Defense, CHICACO, E. BUGNIAM & SONS, ‘The statement ip yeatarday's Tnisuxwe that it was not ualikely that proceedings would be com- menced against E. Burnham & Sons, oo account of tho acizure of a numbor of barrels of spirits atthelr place, was incorract, Thoy wereiunoconte 1y In poeeession of tho property, aud not the slighteat suapicion 13 ontertained that thoy have been pullty of any frsud. Bowa ona of the Gov- omment ofllelals, ignorant of tho bigh etanding of tho firm rod its nnchallengod integrity, started & report which was utterly untruo, and which nono who know the hoaeo conld Lave believed for s momont. Mr. Barnham's only appenzance In court was 23 a witness veaterday. ISAAC RUTESIIAUSER, Tha preliminary examioation of isaac Rutes. hauzer, tue United States Gaoger, bafora United Biates Cumiissioner Hoyne, yosterdzy muoruing, for conspiracy to defraud tho Governweut, at- tracted » large number of poopla. 3r. Juessen end Mr. Sidney Bmith reprosentad the dofond- ant, while Mr. Burke apreared on bohalf of tha Govoroment, Mr. Jucasen aakod for information as to the charge, Mr. Borke nnswered that it wna violation cf tho Revenuo laws, The pnncipal cvidencu againot Ratezhauser was that hio had made foleio entriss in the stamp-book which ho was requir=d to keep us Gauger, and making falso returns of the spirits foapacted and gavged by bim ; iso 88 o his criminal negligonco fn leaving lin brands in the poencssion ot tha rectifiers. Tha Oret witnees colled was L L. HOTT, who tentified substzutially ue follows : Am Dt uty Collector of tho First Disidet of Liiug Kuow Ienac Hutesdauser. e is aUnital Gauger. [Docuiuent abown witness.) ‘i tus return of [{L’lls gauped by bim tha:he i¢ roquired to makie daily. [Daok exhibited.] 'L hat is o ook coutainis recifylug rlamy The Qauger fille out to alawaps, which gu oa too barrel, sud tho stuts, which rem:in in the not know whether I told him I was & revenue officer. I think he knew It. ARGUMENTS. This ended the testimany for the prosscution. Ar. Juessen said that, in order to sustain the eharge, conspiracy must ho proved againss_both partios. Thers was somo evidence which, by in- forence only, implicated Galsen, but none what~ evor againat Eastman; and consoquently Golsen oven could not bo held liable, Mr. Barke urged that from the facta it was cvidont that the defendsnts had defranded the Governmont by puttiug more spirita on the mar- ket than thoy reportea, aud that the offenss waa presumably committed with the connivance of the Gauger. Tha Commiesioner szid that, slthough thero wne uo dircct praof as to one of the partics, yot boing perinera, ha felt it to bo his duty to hold tien to bail. The amount of the bouds was lixed ot 210,000 each. MISCELLANEOUS, The case azainet I'hilpob was disminaed, he having beon arrested under a misapprohension. ADDITIONAL COUNSLL. Iu view of tho namurons connsal rotained by tho whisly man, United States Diatrict Attorney Wanl, by authorization of the Dopariment ot Jus bas asseciate:d with himsel? Judge Deck- with sud Wirt Dexter to sseist iu the prosccution of the cascu. JORE ARLTSTA, Thres mote srrests were made Tneaday, though the partics did not rmnexly come within }:0 * raid,” the cisarge szninst_them being vio~ lations of tue Itovenus inw, Their names ara 1t Huvey, Starekeepor; Charlos D, Foo, Gauger ; and Jonsthan Turuer, distillor, and they wora emploved at Hind's eatablishment, in Bagotown, 11l Thoy were before Commissioner Hoyno Yesterduy, and, waiviug ezamnnztion, wete held 1u #19,000 oachi for trial, e AT HEACQUARTERS. ORDLES T0 REVENUE OFFICCES. Spectal Inavuleh to The Chicazo tribune, Wasmzxctoy, D, O, May 19.—Solicitor Dlu- fora un Lns telographod to Cluef Wnshbura and Bupervisor Tutton, of Chicago, that they will borosfter report diroctiy to_Mr, L'ratt, tho nuw Commigsionar of Internsl Revenue. Tho telogram also instructs thoso ofilcers to maso arrasgements o transfer their inveatigations &8 to the whiuky {rauds to the Iuternal Revenuo officora at ths earliost powsible day. ‘e desig- vation of Bluford Wilsou to nsuist in tho proso- cution of the cases in au indication that Wilson and the new Aseistant Attorney-General saon to ba appotnted will be the chiof faw olicers of tho CGoverument, who wilt have detailed supervision of the prosecutious. THE WHISRY JING has also commenced opurations hers for ita own dofense. Hoveral poiHous, prewumed to bo orrouts of tha ring, ara busy circulating man wiystorions stories ay to tuo purj.oses whic wecagioned the ralds. They clirgo thas Bristow Las tho Pro:idential maggot ; that tl:o oicers of the Secrot-Service force scek their own agprand- izement, and say, with a prominent Benatar, the ‘Whole busiuess 18 simply tuntug for ducks with s brana bend. Meanwiulg tho Secrot-Servico 2gents 010 susived that lurfo nsscssments lavo boen tuado on sll perdonn known to bo in the Ieaut compromised by tho traussactions iu illcis Look. That is Ruteshonser’'s book. Iiwis re- turned by bim to tho oftice, and 18 apart ol th records, ‘Fhe rtubs aro, or should te, n o plate record of tho gatampe, sinilar to a cliocl baok, Both the roturns aud the book wero offeced in evidence, Cross-ezamined—The only writing of Fiutes- hauser's I rocoznize ou the stubs is his wigna- ture. Tho otber writiog Is ia o dilfcrent hand. The instructions to & Gouger aro to ket p bis steucils in his own posscesion. Q.—Aroc not stencils to fill in siubs gottan by rectiflors for tho convenpienco of tus Ckuger? ‘A—1 think s0. It i3 not provided for by Redireet examination—The clerke of - ers might fill up tue stubs under the supe rvision of tuo (laugers, Q.—Has it not boen Lhe curtom in this district for the Gauger to be asaisted by tho cderks in filling up the stubs? Objected to. Mr. Juessen theught the evidence had a bear- ing upon inteut—Jdid away with the presumption of fraud. 5 The Commirsioner ruled it ont, but tho wit- ness onowered that he did nos know it iad beea doue 58 & matter of fact. « A, P TCTTRN, sworn: I have exnminod ce relurn of Rutos- bauser. It purports to bo the report of opitir pauged by hima on tho Gl of May, 1875, for Gulson & Eastinan. {).—dtato whether you foudd tho packnges gatged, and whera ? Objected tv, Mr. Jucesen said Totten's recolleclion was not ovidenco a8 to tlio appenratco of the packages. Q.—State whether you eaw tho packages ; if 80, where, aud under what circumstances ? ir, Jucesen wented tho barrels bronght into Conrt. The Commindioner ecookidered that usclows, ond admizted the testimous, Witness continned: I found the packsgens at Durnham & Bons', druggists, dny botoro yester- day [Mondayl. They were twenty-four full- rizod barreli—two of them emucy, Ruteohauser roportea that thoy ench coatained 10 wine i~ lons and 18 80-100 proof gatlons. [Witness tuen enumerated tho numbor of wine aud proof gzl- lons actually in the barrels.] Tho total gatlons repotted by him was 470; s vhown Dy tue stamps _and tho brands they containca 2,483 68-100, or 2,018 ¢4-100 moro than Lo ro- turned to the Colleetor, 1 found that tho wuui- bers on tho stamp stubs coiresponded exactly with thoso in his raturn. After tho stamps ave placed on the barrels, the Inw requires thut thoy hall bo canceled with a stencil, “with tho uame of the Gaugor on . ‘Ihe atencils of Rutes- bausor were fonnd at Golren & Eastman's placo, whero the packages camo from. [ihe sienciis wero produced by the wituesn.] No one uhoutd Rave posseasion of them bat thio Gaugor, “I e cross-oxamination was long and tedlous, but doveloned notling edditionst, Tutten's evi- donce not being shakon a whit, Witness thought tho signature o the stamps was tho sama sa that on the stub, sud could not say whether tao wtamps had boen used on other barrels aud clange, il closed the cass of the prosecution, THE DEVENSD offered no evidonce. Mr. Swmith countended that it Lad not been shown that the handiriting on the stamps wad tho dofendant's, snd therelors uo case hiad been made against hin, Alr, Juossen seid that, though it was proved that the stubs had boon llguc&i by Rutesuauder, it was adwnitted that they had beon filled out by somobody else ; aud ho urgod that the stsmys might have Licen atolon. Alr. Burke di-l not make any argument, eaying moroly that tho proof was sufficisifl ta waiinuc tho Liolding of the defendant to wat thu action of the Grand Jury. Tha Commiesioner held Ruteshauser in $5,000 bail for trial. “Tho proof agalnst Watean, the other Gaugor sirostad, is sluost idontical with that sgaibut Tiuteshauser, aud he alwo, wes: sccordiugly hold for trial, giving the samo bail. GOLSEN & EASTMAN, At 3a'clock in tha afternoon the cate of Gol- sen & Eastman, rectifiers, was called, the charge against them being comspiracy to dofraud, Thelr clerk, D'hlipos, was also arralgued wish them aa n party, By sgroement, the ovidence givon jo the moraing was considelod a3 spplylug in thiscaso. ¥ B, BURNMAY, sworn: Am iIn the drug business; know Col- sen & Eastmau; bave purchasod splrits from them. A lot that I lad bought was seized lo my place by tho oficors, Monday. Golson was the only oue with whom I have talked iu regord to Nover made rices. ny purchasos from Mr, anot swear that the packe me that I purchased May Bgos &Y think they wero, 4. P, HOYT, & Eastmau aro rectifiers and dealera; shink thuy manufao- eworn s Goleen whotesale liquor tugo aloohol. A. P, TUTTEN, ) aworn: Askod (lulsen 1o show mo bis reotity- ut Lo made xome oxcnse; I sftor- u appointoieut with Mr, Eastinan tomeot we at their store, but he did not come, 1 uever nuw the books. Cross-examined: The place waw' under selz- ure when I demanded the books, It waa de- teined under my direction. Do not romember whether Golseu told me that his books wore Jocked upeud Me bookkeapor wes away. Ldo whisky. COMRMIZFIONEDR OF INTERNAL BEVENUE PAATT 13 cutering upon the dutics of his new ofiics with great’ vigor. He iu dismissing onicers by tolegraph s fast as thoir complicity in tho wlikky frauds seeros to be establighied.” He this afternoon taiepraphod tho dismissal of Revonua Acent Bridges, st Chicago, sud of Revenua Agent Conkling, n¢ Milwaukeo, ‘Thore are no dataila hero as 1o tho arrost of Golsen, Eastman, and others for alleged conspiracy to defraud tho Government, Tho only inforniation ia a briof dispatch, which says that the evidouce is cone clusive and danning. THE SUPER¥ISORSIP. There is o bitch with respect to tho appoint- ment of Asa C. Mathens to be Supervisor of In- ternal Ravonue of Iliinois. It is possible that Boecrataiy Bristow may roconaider fiy docislonin tho matger, but such reconsideration does not O sccm probable. AN UNFOGNDED REPORT. There seems to be no tiuth i tho roport that tha new Commissioner of Intcroal Ravenuo coaterplates the removal of Col. Holl, of Dilinois, now Chief C.ork of tho Internal Reveaus Buroan, Tho Scorot Bervico agenta iy that tha shadow of suapiclon has nover rest- ed on Holt, sud that in ail their investizatioas po 1elicction han aver been mado npon hint. (1 the An.oviated Presa.| APPOLNTHENT. Wasnatxazrex, D, C., May Ly besa unpointod Internal uo Btorakeop- or for the Furst District of Ilinow, ——— THE ST, LOUIS SEIZURES, THE DISTILLEUS TALK L1G. Touvis, May 10.—Buapoervisor Hawley iofermation in the United Btates Court to-day opainst the distil- lers snd rectificrs whose estabhuhments wero recentlv seized. 1t is uuderstood that both roztiilora and distillers will bo allowed to give bonds ond procecd with their business. These partios feel cortain of painiug tho cases againgt them, and, if they do, iutend to bring retion for damuges against Secrotary Dristow 20d Lus seourizied, STATIE AFTAIRS. IMarpery and the Chunce of Recovers ing tho State Moneys Iatrusted to tlim="Cho Convict=Labor Contractor and s Bond—0Other Mniees. Special Iepateh b The Chicaun Lrivune, Srarxarises, 1., May 19.—1io Ralrond Com missioners will Loid a called meeting to-miorrow 81, filed Cireuit to consider what farther stops aro necesiary t¢ bo taken to recover the money fu the pos scation of ex-Gram Iuspector Harper bo looging to tho 6tate. At their Inte meeting & formal domandt was mada in wiiting upon esch onoe of Mr. Harpor's se- curities for the jayment of the monoy. It it understood that o part of them liavo roplied, but do oot signify their willlngnees 1o pay over the money. lodeed, one of thom, Alr, Bliddlecoft of Ford County, claims that be s not noi linblo on tha boud, ss he sorved formasl no tice of uis withdrawal from tho bond pearly & car ngo, of which vour corveapondent advised ‘ux 'Tuipone at the time, The lon. Juliw Btarr, of 'eora, 8180 gavo a verbal notico to thy sawe offect ut 1ho sane time, but hie has not yol writton, aud it tu not known, thorefore, {f e wil claim exemption on that gronnd, The Board will bo *fully advised to-morrow as to what thoy will do, and tao inference Is that thoy will place sl the facta in the hands of the Attorney-Goneral, with a roquest ta jnstitute ouit againat tho bondsmen for the recavery of tho money, and with direc. tions ot to do 6o at onco, but to give a littl muore timo, with the hopo thut the watter may do settled hp sithout s xuit. ‘The State-Honsn and Pouitentinry Committea dld not get through with thewr matters of con- forenco yesterday, and mot agafo to- day, with the urohitect and contructor pres. ont, Lo consider and ) avs upon the estimates and quality of tho stono ta bo used iu buildiog the yorticos to the new Stato-Houae. Thore seoms also to bave boan a matter of husinoss betwoen tho DVeniteutiary Commissioners and r. Richardson, the fessoa of the couviet labor, to out the stono for tho new Blate-Mouns, relatin; to tho bankruptey of owvo of the socuri- ties on the latter's bond. Aflr, Richurd- won proposed 1o mnke good the' place of tho bankrupt boudsmsu, bnt the Commisalouers, doubtless in tho hight of oxe perienco by which Bo waoy bondamen csespo payment whon n principal fails, wanted to strike ont and insort new matter i the bond, so aa to make tho liability cortain he{)oud doubt, if doubs oxisted. Mr. Itichardsan objestod decidedly to auy change in the bond. Logal advico has boen {alion ou the matiar, but it remains uosettled, ‘The State Board of Publlo Charities concluded thoir Iabors, and dispersod quiatly. F. AL Sharploy was appojuted to-day a Pablle Adminivtrator for Juckson County, vico Richard Worthoeu, sesigned. Qov, Boveridge received notica to-day that Capt. James Moray, of Waliamson County, who was o tnomber of tha Lower llouse In tho Lyens ty-soventh QGonoral Assumbly, wos shof aud mortally wonuded at Matica, the county sea. of that county, on the 17¢h Inst, The writer, Capt, Teaso Clements, ex-moniber of Congrens, adds that this mucdor was not s part of the old fead, but the begiuding of & usw one, which wonld uc< doubsedly lead to othor murders, aud that peace in that county was as remota a8 ever, Thoe *lies form ™ Legislatore of last winter refused .ta plsce i tho Lands of the Governor adeguate Ineans to enfosce the law ia this pulsa-zidden county, : .