Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 7, 1875, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 187G, THE COURTS. An Exposition of the Law of Negligence.i Warning to Contractors Who Put Building Material in the Streets, A Much-Mixed-Up Case on Trial in Our Courts. A Conservator Released from Jailes Insurance Company Reparts. Judgments and New Suits---Crim. inal Business. THE LAW OF NEGLIGENGE, DECISION BY THE SUPWESE COURT. The foilowing opinion of the Bupremo Conrt on the law of negligence in obstructiog bigh- wrays is of aucl importance that it is mven in full, as follows: Tlis wos on_action brought by Grorgo Lauder, fatticr pud Admiuistrator of tho extate of Georgo P Tander, agaluat Louis Weick, to recover damagea for an injury reeeived by tho son which fesulted 'tn bis death, A trisl of the eause wan hod Lefuras Jury, which resulted fu n verdict of §40 in fayor of the Tautsf, Too defendant, Wekk, ' bringn tho record ¢x0 by nppeal, and rellos fo his argumcat npon o ro- Nersalof the Judgment upon the following gronndas First—Tbat the ol struction of the stroet by the brick-plle was not (ke proximato causg of the nceldent, Second—That the avcldent was not the natural and me:hh; result of tle obutruction of the street by the rek-pile, Tit—Tlnt thie deceased wan not In tho exerciso of atich & dugrio of carv as will entitlo tho plaintiff to recover, ‘Fourfh—That tho driver lu whose cuatady tho by was i not exercivo ordinary caro fu ollowlog ths Doy to ride where Lie did, or in the mavagement uf Lis teatn, at thie time of the'accldent. 'AT THE TIMI THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, cartain buildings were in process of erection by appele 1ant upon the west aide of North Wells alrevt, In Chi- caio, for the estate of Walter L. Newbury, deceaseds ‘Appeilant had tha sole control of the maann work atud ail waterfus to be used in tho coustruction of the Dibldinges. Tho utrcet was 50 fect wide, the idowalle on eacli #ido of the atrect wan 16_feot Wige, which lott 44 fect for the toadway, Tho atreet, alfbongh paved anda thorougharo much uked, was ' obstrucied by & Iargo pile of brick extonding ‘from tho widewalk on i wint, cantabout 34 feet, “Opyioato this, mn lig cant sida «f tho Atrect, was & 1dle of lumber, Thers wak also e, sand, and mortar in the sizect, On the ot pidde of thy wdrect, uearly apposite tho rlek plle Ve & Aeale-bolo H feet wilo and 13 fect loty, which hiad tren Siled 0 naar the surfaco of tho atreet with dirt atid Urirk-bats, The obatruction won sy great that it \wek diflicult £or teams to pasa cach ather.” Lowe, ous of the wittessce, testifall that, owing t0-the_obstrne. tiona, teatns wory frequontiy stopped: _Tho ordinances of the rity prouibited, nndee a penity, the obstrue- fiom of any ttrert with uikiing materal without a per- it froms the Bonrd of Public Works, No permit hud Leen ottatued by appelant, OX TUE DAY OF TRE ACCIDENT, the father of tho deceancd had two foama hauling piud frim Lake View to tho contral part of the city, 1 the aftornosn, when thio tesmaters started for ssn 1 waredy a boy 12 years oll, went with th When they *ohtained thefr loads‘sud atarted, tho d eeaved roda apon tho rear wagon ubtil within about Delf n wito of whero tha aceident oceurred, 1o then got down and walked neveral blocke, and then got up- on the roar partof tho {ront wagas aud occupfed s eeat. formed Dy the proje.tion of the plank formiug the bottom of the wagunebox Leyoud tho tall-board. The deceased pat with bis back fo the tafl-board, auil bis faco ta tho north, The teams wero going enth, AS the front sand tesm came near tho il of brick 8 wagon pasred oiog torth, Following lifa wan an express wagon, Ove hub of the exjroea wagon atruck the hub of tho sand Wagon ; the otber bub struck tho pilo of lumbor, while the woat hub of the sand wagon encelintered the pile of brick, and the team wans suddenly stopped. Tha driver of tho rear wagon was watching the wagon going north, in order tonvald a collision, and did not notice that 'the frout. toam lad been wtojped until Lo was ucar 1t : ho then sitempted Lo stop his teatn, but ke had grme ton far 3 1l tonguo of his wagon struck tho deceased in the abdomen and Inslictod @ wonnd which in a fuw days eaused Lin death, It s diticuit {n tuany cones to determine when the eause of an accident 18 to ba consllored pirozimato and when merely remoie, ‘There bs, howover, onv_featuro 3 thus caso which will eeensarily hive ‘an smportant beariog 1o the determination of the Hability of aps pellaut. In obstructing tho strect IIE DID AX UNLAWFUL ACT, an act prohflited by pesitive Liw, An_act of an Inii- vidual dune o a puLlio stecet or bighway If it detract from tho safety of travelers is a nulssuco, aud sprcal danges arislig (rom 1t [lrnislios ground for s private sction, Dygert va, Schenck, 23 Wend, 416, Wo upderstand’ the rule to tiat when the act dono a4 wnlawful o fteclf, the wrong doer will be Leld respoustble, alfhouih other causes uny have subsequently arizan, and contributed in pro- du tug tie injury 3 tiat where an nct unlawtul fu ite Belf 19 doto froun which sn injury may reasonably and naturally be expeetéd to reanit, the injury when it oc. cura will bo triced baclk and visited upon tho origlnal wrongedocr, This arlses frow tho priuciply so clearly stuted by Pavsons in nlswork on contracts, Vol, 2, quge 456, *That every defendaut shal be Leld Hable for all the consequences which might Luve Leen fores even and cxpected as the roeults of bis conduct, bui ot fur thos witieh b could mot have forescen and wut ihereforo nnder 1o worul obligation 10 toke luto consideration,” 1t will not Lo necossary to enter upon un extenalve review of the many nuthivrities on Whay muay be re- garded a8 tho proaimate or Temole causes of ap in- Jurs. THE CITATION OF A FEYW, leading 1 icir character, will be sitiiclent to nettle the prinaple wvolved in s record, Ly the famfilar case of Bcott v, Shejurd, 2 Black Kep,, 592, 18 8 strmy oue Wistrailpy the rosponaibility of the it wroug- althongh uibure contriliuted {5 productug the lu- Bhepard threw a iighied squils fnto o market Jiitro whero wany ople wery assemblods it 1ell vn the mandiug of Yates, and to prevent fujury it wan thrown ucross {ho market-house and’ feil upon the standing of Byal, who, to save his own s, thrw i to auother art of the arket Bousy w0 throwhgg 1t the PN waa struck i tho T ¢, the wuih exploded sl put out ano of bis vyex, 10 whe el ot throwing the rquib was an untaw ful ety atul that, whintever satachie? followed, \be perion throwing it wus the autbur of th mischiaf, Al that Was done wubkoguant to the Ora throwlng was but & eoutinativn of the force aud frel act: thy Llame Titita upon the frit thrower: the uow direction and wwe furee tow out of the Gret Torco, CIPLE ANSOENCED 1 unlawfol uct is to be regarded 4 the doer of all (bt Toilaws, 1 1he cams of {ilage i, Guodman, 2 Evgbab Cotmon Law, 273, Ui ssrvaut of thu duf I Tu ihi vipt s a parorby ptruck (o borss ubs the Liond, oud ki hackud tho cart (uto tho yisini’s win- dow 'uud dumaged cortain goodd, Tho delundnut was Deld liabl for tue daume, although the Lacklug uf ho cprtanto hy lainthl's window. whs capae by the act of astianger, The Court waid: % If a3u chons o Teave . catt wanding 5 the atreet, he must tuky the Tink of By mischiel that may bo done,” In 4 kter eow of Lynch us, Uudin, 42 Englieh Comnmon law, 4% whera | the wenant of ho defendant fuft’ & licres and cars on tue Mireet, without Ay 1«rson W take cara of them, the plantify, boy 7 year old, uud oflier children 'wero ALout thin cact, In the abiouro of the cartuan, the Anntitf wor upa tho cart, and anotuer boy led th wrns on. 10 sttempting 1o got out of tho cart the Tiamidtf fell, wea run over by tie whael, aud his leg Wan broken, The defondanl, owner of tha cart, wip Lcld Mablo for te lujury, Tu_deliveruig the opinto it wan wadd by the Couri: “1f Law yailty.of ney genen fu leaving snythiog dangernus i a place whe Tieuow to bu extremely brobable tuat sume other Jereot will uujustifably sat i fu motion to the fujury ot a tuird, sud AF et n)ury shallte v brought abont, 1 jresurue that the sullerss TIELt havy rudress by so- 01 ngalust hotks ur efther of (1o (o, Lyt unquention. L1y ngaivat the tirsr, Bes alé0 Greculond ve, Chape i, 6 exch, 343, "[ie welubt of suthority in the United States npon thls question d fu_bazmony. With the doctrine s nounced b tho sulrts of Fuglauds THK AVPELLANT 1ad been a bullder tn Clicugo for woveral years; hanot anly kiiew tiie olatructions placed In the sieet way unlawtul, bat b was awars of the FtAligt e stoct whero thie sccident occurred waa a pablic thorouge fate. Kuowlug thess facts bo snuas bave kuown fue diroct aud necanary chtequese of the obstructiaus placed in Lo strest would jmpads travel, Rud wch denty would folluw, 1t §n uo apswer for Lim {0 tho sand teom was with e express stpped by couaug o colls wugou. e must have knowu thal, uwing lo the de- muanda of the traveliug public, teatns would be com- jeilid 10 paan aach otler st W placs of Uie obetric- faou, arnd §u the Propottion 10 the uheiruction rh;ud 1 the street and the Wudrsuce to trevel cothsions lh‘d would Le attcudud withh accldeuts cter. wonld fullo scrinua in cha JAD 1T NOT LEEN YOI TUE OISTHUCTION tho sstid tean could bove pasecd W utreet witliout rowiug 1 colllsjon with oller Leams, but, uwlig to thv GbatEuCtiun, the 8Eace between tio Gls of LEick on tle onu sidu Of the struet, snd thu yilo of Jumber og Lbe ot would ot sllow (wo tesiu o pate, The ro It Wb, thio vand wagon was furced sgalust {ho pile of Urick snd stopped. ‘Ahe obetruction ‘i the atrved cuused thu wagon 10 Mop. ‘Tlo result of the waguu Leisg atopied by i elafruelion was i deccaal lust biis hife, Tt 1s true the rear wagon cuntributed to the lnjyry, but the cause ust bo trsced back to tup crigtoal wiil arw wrongy the vbatruction of the sireet,’ Wo Low cotie the consideration of AFPELLANT'S THIHD POINT: Thot the decuasgd was uot in the eaurcise of suchs deyrue of care aa will cutitle the plalulif ® recover, Tt 1x vald the aest ocourdud by 1he ducoased waa s dan- rous plaos, and it wes gruse ness ou hls part glhulu;m hlusell 10 danger, It is pot Lo boez. Jeated that 8 boy 1 years old will use that degres of €aution sud cale 36 8 oisun Of ZARNTo YEAIM| Do dosa L Jury reyuiret. It was proper for the jury fu passing upou the negliginoe of ihe deceased, to ks ko idcration bils age and exiarieucs, dunv, lua positlon could ket Lo redarded s an ast of Beglijuice un i part. * i 12, however, urged tho feamsters wore gulity of aaglgancs, TLe sy ef tho weeldaat was o Ant t4ma ttie teamatern had heen upon the stree! after the arateictions wers placed upon ft. They had reason 10 suppose the atreet would bo clear of alatritetion, o thes could pass wittiout hinderanca or dimeulty, They mew nothlug of the obatruction un' (1 it was oncafi ferad by them, Juist before tho accldent occuzred (hn delver of the second team had mix catirs niteution taken up toavasd a colliriot with 1o wacon gofn : noril ahead of the express wagon, It i dnty o 1isn all Teasouabls afforta o A¥oid saming la contack with tiiis wagon, Tita he waa doing, and sl In the Aieclinrge of thin duty, which would not Lave devolrel }ipon liim had ihe strcot been cleac of he obmtructing, e 14l 1ok oleervo the Watn ahead of him hiad stoppe until it wan too late, 1t 18, however, brged ho oigit nbt taliare permitted the deceased:tn orcupy the mait fe did, At the place he boy got upon the front wagon the steevt wa clear of ail olutrictiong, and B0 far sn was apparent e would o aa {rva from danger i1 that poition ae e wonlil on any other part of the wagn, Tho decssacd was ot dircchiy in the chargs of eithor of e tewu stere, but even {f ho was, s do not percoive, uider all the circumatances, that thes fallod to exercino & proper deareaof care, But If any negiigence is to be tmputed fo ihe teamaaters or the decoascd, it could not bp re- warded otherwina than ailght fu comparison with that of appellant, which was gross. Tho judgmont of the Superior Court will bo aibrmed, —_—— AN INTRICATE CASE. ALLEGED WABTING OF AN ESTATE, Judge Jameeon bias been angaged for the past weok in hiearing an fntricate oliancery cane of Irabelle Solusbury ot sl. ve. Dr. C. V. Dyer and othera. Accarding to tho hill ono Thomas Floyd in 1854 died intestato, leaving roal ostate worth sbout £3,000 a stock of hardwaro valued at ovor $53,000, be- eules uotes aud Accounts to the amount of 227,000, His debts amounted to abont §45.000, Jaoo Floyd and Robart Malcom were appointed admlnisteator sud administratriz, and gave the usual bond for tho faithful porformauca of their dutiea. In 1361, aftor thoy Lind sold the groeator part of Floyd's porsoval praporty to J. I Floyd and James Malcom, thesa administrators wors renoyed for malfonsauce in office, and II L. Rucker appainted fn their atead. Tho latter alio gave boud, C.V. Dyer and B, S. Morris boing his suretios, The complsinants otiarged that Dyer immediatoly vn the first administrators taking chisrge of tho estato with thoir consent, taok posscssion of all tho docodeut's property, claiming Lo was oo thoir bond, and proceeded to act as their agent, sud in fact as trustee for tho eatato ; that be has received a largo umount of pnmountpmpfiny from tho estato, snd hag converted if to his own uso or allowed it to e sold under incumbrance #o that it was lost to tho eotste. Tho bill then scts out o large number of iystances in which Malcom and Jane Floyd or Ttucker hod wasted the ostato and nlfowod ‘dobts to o tost when, by tho cxerciad af duo diligonco. thoy might Lavoe been saved. Complainauts who allego that Dyor, whilo acting 89 such agont, or power behind the throne, used bus ju- {luenco o buy up tho greater part of tho claima against tho estato at from 30 to 50 cents ou the doliar, paving for thom out of tha assatsof tha cutato ta Lia Tauds, aud that thero Is atill owing Dy the administrators or Ly Dyser to tho cstato the sum of at teast £30,000, collected or roceived from sales of tho property, and the furlher sum of &75,000 damnages bustained by tho wrongful acts of Malcom, Jano Lloyd, and Rucker, for which Dyer is rosponsiblo as londsman, to- othor with B. 8. Morris and Ispac Bpeer, who oined with bim on the bond, 1t is also chiarged that Dyer, when be paid tho dobts, took an assigoment of them to himself, snd then charged tsom at their full face-valuo against tho estate. An account we asknd, aud that tho dofeudants shonld he made to pay for tho damsges caused to tho cstate by tlo Legli- goneo of their pruncipals. Dr. Dyor filod a leugthy answer, dcnv(p? bis liability on the bond jof Malcom and Jaue I'togd, stating that ho only signed it on tho understaud- ing tuat J, 1, Recs was to be hixs co-bondsman, and a8 that condition was not fulfiiled he wos not bound; that the claims agajust Floyd's o tato wero, aa statod, about 15,000, while tho nssetsa woro much loss, so that tho estato wos, nud was declared. insolvent by tho County Court ; that the claimg wera not pald’ Ia fall, but only in proportion, and that e lnmaelf owned the greater part of hem,—that ho bought thom 1n his owa behalf, Dr. Dyor also atated that suits were hronght against him oo bis bond, but that none of them hind boon tried. Rucker ulso beguo o suit on tha bond, clalming mismanagemount on the part of JMalcom and James qued, for which the sacarity. was liable, but tho suif was ultimately sottlod. Dr. Dyer denles il nilogations of fraud; clther on his own part or $lat of Lis principals, as far us lio kitowa. ‘Tha tris] has lasted over s week. and a very Iargo number of witnosses havo textitied, either orally or by d«‘?;miou. Amoug thewm are A, C. Howing, J.8. Lo Moyne, Judgo Lradwelt, and Buckuer 8. Morris, and the évidenco wiit prob- ably ho alosed to-day. James Feleh”appoared for the complainants and Judge Trumball and Waite & Clarko for tho defendants. —_——— HABEAS CORPUS, POWELLS OF GOUSTY COUNTY DEFINED, Tho application of Bonjsmin C. Luce, impria- oned by order of Judge Wallaco, was yeatorday decided by Judge Uary. This enso was founded on a petition for n writ of haboas corpus brought by the ‘tirm of Payue & King, attornoys, ® bolalt of Benjamin C. Luo, who iwas imprisonad in the County Jallby order of tho County Judge. The order of commitment allogod that tho Court imprisoned eald Luco for contempt of coutt In rofusing to pay to Obarles E. Bruner, the now coaservator of Ralph Hopps, & lunatic. the sum of #2,643.95, the Court lLaviog found that the eald Lico was indebted to tho estate of naid unatic as formor conservutor h‘) said puwn of §2.048.95, 'The petition further disclosed tho fact that, on the hearing of tho citation, asid Benjsmin C, Luce had tiled bis’ sworn answer, alleging that prior to the great fire of 1871 Lo wwap the consorvator of vaid Hulph Topps, & Juns- tio; that after the ire bo filed & now bond as con- servator ; that in 1872 ho was awindlod out of all his proporty ; that tn 1873 tho man who had awlodled him ‘\ror:ulmi his disclinrgo an con- sorvator and the appointment ‘of Charles Dranor in'bin stead, and 'wes_now poisocuting bim further by having bim’ cited to show cunse why he should notpay over to Lruner tho smonut due from Luce to tho estate or go to Jail; that botls Bruner and his bondsmsn Bradloy were iu- solvent to tho howt of his (lLuce's) kuowledge: and that now he had no motiev or othor property iv b custody or coutrol, and had only * rights to prapesty mnow u liga- tion ig sults fustitulod by hjpsell Ddgainus od defranded hkn. "Tho ease was fully axgued boforo Jud Gary yeoterday, by Payne & King for tho relutor Luce, and Hurding, McOoy & V'ratt for Brunor, 1ia 10w oonservator of the estato. It wxa hold by the Court that, although the County Court. uader Bec, 45 of Chap. 86, Hov. Stat, of 1874, had tho power to iinprison whore tho conservator had the money of Liy ward or ny propetty iuto which the mouey bad been convertod iulus custody or coutrol, yot whors ho bed not, a4 iu thid caso, and tho County Court did not _ea find, that tho County Court exceeded its jurisdiction by imprisoning a discharged conservator, 'T'he rolator, Benja- min C, Luco was discharged. —_— NEW PROCEEDINGS. LINCOLN FABK ASSESAMENTA, ‘The Commicsionors vf Lincolu Park filed youe terday ju the Circult Court twenty-nino folio volupos, of twenty pages each, showing a com- plete list of the lats to ba bopptitud by ghs pro- poued oxteusion of Lingoln Park, which they ask may Lo confirmed. The potition oty out that fus May, 1874, the Supervisor and Awsossor af the Town of Nopth Chicggo dotermined to obtsip by condemuation for an extecnsion of Lincaln Park the following lands: Com- mencing at the intersection pf North gvenye, fu tho Lty of Chicago, with Lake Michigan, thenco wost along North avenue to North Clark street, thence along North Clark street to North Frank- liu iroet, tfi‘um nloug north Frapklin strect to Fullerton syenug, thence sloug Fullertou avouuo to Lake Michigan, and thence sloug the hore of Lake Michigan to the place of buginning. Tho Commissiouers of Liucoln Patk accordingly, in July, 1874, tilod a petition for condotnvation of shis land, aud s Jarge pars Ligs slready boen cone demuod. An estimste of the smount of the probable dawages to he pald for the condomna- tion of the laud, togoter with copty, ew.. has boeen made, showing the vroportion to bo pa. acssed (0 each lot, which wpa fllod yesterdsy, and which fizes the total dawagos ab $o%0.740. 'This nssosumont the Comissioneiy psk may bo approvod. & DIVOKCER, |, Misgouris E. Wooskor cutj dainy that her hus- band loves whieky batter thau be dous her, an. st ho treats bor 0 cruolly that sho cannol Jonger live with hitn. 80 sho will take a divoice 1 ulip can get it. UNITED BTATES COUBTS. David Antisdel flled s bill agsinat J, D, Ben. uett and Bauben Mjckel to fopeolque p mortgago for 33,000 ou all of the E. 3¢ of the8. W, L{sud the W. 17 of the 8, E. 3( of Soo. 48, 93, 8. ‘Alosander Hendernon, D. 3. Moeker, and E. %»ll.{ml bogan a/vuiz for £3,000 sgelyes E.C, aller, Y 3.7, Bith, clnu ST, . Kinne T, ol 0| y Vo a o cliluiog €2, ik B B Teboooks plalRIE #3.10, nolted in fling a petition againat Wi- tnm F, Whitost), allegzing thint ho has nuspendod payment of his commercial paner. A writ to 210w canzo was irsue [ returnablo July 15, ‘I'he mattor of W. I'. Wentworth was rofacred to the Reginter fora fluat roport, aud a dicobirgo was isaned to the bankiupt. A diecharge was also {ssued to Joseph MeDon- ald, MEET FOR THE HALTER. An Unusial Array of This Olnss of Depraved Beings. RUPENIOR COURT IN NRIEF. Christian Zachmann commenced an action In lrmrua against Joln Iischezak, laying damages at 10,000, Tha People, éte., for tho nees of Ralph Fapts, began & sult on bond against 3-njanin C. Luco to recaver 25,500, M. N. Thavor sued Bimeon, Leem, and Emantiol Mandel and J, 11, Murphy for €200, 0. I. Glover bogsn o Buib for £9,000 sgainst M. Whipple. 8. 8. Dsvis commenced n suit in trespass Againat Kelwaf {icod, 8. B. Bhattuex, William Converss, John Jleed aad tho Dims Baringe Bank to recover 85,000 damages for false im- prisoument, Etnfiiné Devalo) Wayne Murder Case. A Colorado Judge Murdered hy Pariles Whom Ilo Sceks 1o Avrest. A Young Ohild Ontraged and Killed at . 0'Fallon, IIl A Brulal Fathor Shot tn Sell-Defenso by a €ineriT covnr, Patrick O'Neill, for the uso of L. B, Mann, Memphls Policeman. b & wuit for £3,000 agsinut the German In- sutanco Company of Frie, t'anu. V. M, Clarko and Q. A. Strong commenced & suit in caso ngninst M. B. Wiggins to recover 210,000 damages. ¢ A. J. Moore sued James O'Neill and Maurico Croney for £1,000. J. Y. Beammon bcfnn A suit for 10,000 agaivst the Commorcial Union Insarance Com- pany : nootler, for a like amonnt, against the Adriatic Firo Insuranco Company of New York City ¢ » third for £6,000 against the Giermania Firo Insurauco Company of Now York City; & CRIME IN KENTUCKY. LoutsvitLe, Ky.. July 6.—The murder of Witlis Russoll in Owen County, lsst week, in creating vory great excitomont. The Couricr Journat of to-morrow will snnounco that it has tho Giovernor’s ansnrance that the wholo power of tho Stato is at the servico of the law to cap- turo and punish the sseassins, and that the law will be pushed to tho uttarmost. The sasassiona- tion of Ruescll is gonorally bolieved to havs fourtls, also for €6,000, ngainst the lHanovor ire | been by parties ~ interested in getting Inauranco Company of Now York City ; atillau- 1 him out of tho way Aas n ‘Wwilnosy otber for a hke amount against the (iormauis | Againat various parties now under couviction by Firo Insuranco Company of Now York City: » slxth, also for 6,000, agsiust tho Hanover Fire Insurance Company of Now York City; and tw for £10,000 ench, agsinst tho Shoo an Loather Insuranco Company; & ninth for £10,000 againat tho Nisgara Firo Insuranco Company, of New York City; still anothor, aleo for 10,000, agaiust o Fireman's Fund Insur~ anco Company; ono for £30,000 acsinst tho Commercial Uunion Assurauce Company, and s twoifth aud Yast against tho Adriatic Firo Insur- anco Company, of New York, wherein $10,000 is clnimed. J. . McVicker sued Bell Mann for 82,000, . 11ard sued Henry Cinwford for ¥2,000. COUNTY COURT. In tho estalo of Joscph A. T. SBherrard, s minor, Elizabotl J. Shorrard was sppointod gunrdian, Thio conelderation of tho tax objections con- sumed tho romaioder of the day. —— MISCELLANEQUS, THE OREAT WESTERY INSUNANCE COMPANT, Tho followiug 18 tho report of O. W. Upton, Aseigneo of tho bankrapt Creat Westorp Insur- anco Company : Balsnee on band Juno 1,.. Coliected during month,.. tho United Htates Court for interforing with n Federa ofiicial i the exorclao of hie duly in that county. Out of this case there has also grown Touch oxciterent in tho past two or three days. Four men from Owdn County ware convicted in the United States Gourt for thoe offcnse named. Bentouco was suspended by Emmonw, and tho nrisonors liave sinon romained in the Jefforson County Jail. Last Friday counsel obiained a writ of habeas corpus from Judge McMan< ams, Ciremit Judgo for Owon Connty, dirooting Ambroso Camp, the Jniler in charge of the yrisoners, to bring them bofora him at Oweuton. Camp, npon counnel, declded not to obdy tho writ on the ground that he had no right or authority to do so, snd went up to Owenton yestorday to rotarn thia answor. A Bpocial to the Courier-Journal to-vight says that Judge MalManama adjudged this answor as tnsuficient, and fined Camp $4,000 for con- tompt, and ordered hln to briug tho prisons era to Owonton next Friday. iasrict-Attors noy Wharton aud United States Marshal Murray will refuso to allow tho prisonera toleave tho jall bero, and will rasint anvattempt Lo romovo them by forco, it necedsary, but it i understood on vory creditablo authority that Goy. Loslio will not sustain Mciaoamn's action in tho mattor. ‘Tho asuo of tho question ia Jooked to with the groatoat interost. 1 A WHISKY WAR ON A SMALL SCALE. Corupriwws, O., July 6, —For somo days & warm conflict hiaa boon going on fu Wostervillg, In thils county, botwoou tho citizous of the town and ono Henry H. Corbin, who recently started s saloon witbin tho corporation limits. Until yea- torday tho war bad beon one of words, but last night some unkuown partics socrobly placed gun- powder ju the saloan bullding copnectivg with it & fuse, which caused an explosion to ocour about Ezpended for dividends, expenaes, et Balancoon hand, ,veeirenseesanas $30,403.47 TIIE TIOME INSUIANCE COMPANY. Thomas Buckley, Assignca of the above Com- pany, roports a8 follows concorning the condi- tion of ths Company : Bualance Juze 1 £60,870,27 Recespta winco, 1,400,435 AT, B . A midmght, blowing ont the ' wadew and doors of CaR e LS | g Ao, Bt re ity thotaof Abous § Mualien 1B | 7 dnv, upon Corbin's spplication, warraots Dalance July 1. £46,350,75 | Wore iusue for tho arrost_of tho rmxc_\mrn of tho various churchos in Westervillo, tho Post. mastor, aud four other citizons, Tho warrants chargo tho parties named, and’ others unknown, with riotons conduct ia assaulting and enconrag- ing na sssault npon Corbin's saloon with atonoa on the night of July 2. Tho Ottorbion Univer- sity i Tooated at Westorvillo, and for many yoars JTEMY. Fridgy will be tha last day of seryico In tho Circuit Court for tho July term. Judge Drummond bay resurned from Wise coutin, CRIMINAL COURT. The Grand Jury for the July term waa im- f no saloon haa beon nifowed to exist in tho fown, Kile, F. Granton, Josepls Walkor, Edward Fn. | equaily dotermined to hoid out. xins, Tobias Almeudinger, Charles Dalton, Samuol Wright, Nic Maurer, John Granton, Johu Adams. John A. Rics, Wostloy Hall, Johu Maxwoll, W, A, Dixon. James Herion, I, M, Menill, J. W. Wells, aud Daniel Worthington. An attachmant wad faenad for tioviaan lloime noth and Petor Schuttlor, returnable this morn- fup, ho court appointed Danfel Worthington foreman of the jury. and, after a fow words of genera! ndvico from the Court, that inquisitorial body retired to Ity room, 1N Tho jury containg eight colored mon, and is rogarded as a whole of more than ordinary char- A BRUTAL FARMER. Syectal Dispalch to The Chicago Triduns. Brooanatoy, 1L, July 6,—Last Wodnosday night H. C. Dickinson, s woll-kuown farwer of Fumpire 'lownabip, living near’ Leroy, wunt to tho bomo of D.'d. P'hillips, & young meighbor farmer, to whose housa o boy namod Mallow. . dyck had flod from Dickinson's houve, whore he bad been bound out. Dickinson whipped' Mel- lowdyck saveroly, and theu throstenad to kil Puiliips for barboring b, Mrs. Phillips was about to give birth to o child, and was so sarri- fied that "sho was taken 'sick, and last pight by promaturo labor gavo birth © tb T a dead male child, and 8 harself now lyiu;l;x fu & precarfous condition. Coro- ner Hendryx was cailed and hold an Inquost on the child, the jury returning @ vordict chacg- lzfi hlame ou Dickingon, who was arrested and takon to Bloomwgton. The slplr has produced tho grestest indignation and oxcitoment ln that past of McLoau County. Eig THE FORT WAYNE MURDERS, Spenial Dupateh to The Chicaao Tridune. Fonr Wayxe, lud, July 6.—Iu tho Coroner's inquest on tho remains of Cronk, tho man mur- dered by the nogro Wall last Friday, which ju not yot concluded, xamo stactling revelations wore made touding tg show Ap improper inti. macy betwoen tho calored man pnd Cronk's acter. The Petit Jury was Impaucled, elghteon ausweringsto thuir aames, A special veniro was {ssued to completa the panef, Rjchard Heutty was tried for an aasault with intont to kill and wa found euilty of an assauly with intent to do podily injury, aod remanded. Tho rosidne of the forenoon was given to tho hooriug of motions and tue sotting of cusos for trisl. . TIE CALL. mJunaz Gary—40, 41, 63 to 60, 59 to 03, 65 to Junae Jasesox—No call, Jnpar Moons—37, 3 Jypug Boazus—i71, 373 ta 410, JUBAMPNTS, Uxrren Statrs Cinct1r CovnT—Junazr BLODAETT —¥roderick Thivrlol, use, otc., v, Sanuuel Zeyy, $995.- 60. Horenion Count—Qrnrrssions—Q. F, Jones va. J. g‘ uloo;{lmztuu l‘-k —J\nmumx uodbl 4 H;imkwi wifo. Evidouco was also offored to show that g oy, $47).—German-American Dank o 0 Chittagn ve. A ¥ Bavehick, F200,03 & 5 Wall had mede repeated threats of llling Jupax Gany—FP, E. A, Wolcott ct al, ve, Granyilly Batea, §13,22, Cmerrr Count—Conrrssions—N, A, Willlams ot Al vx, Jobn Beatty and Jabor Birker, $309.00, AIRBI’I‘RA [(;;X. The Typogruphicul Union and the " Employery Agreo Upon o Iteduction K KyposScsting Baics. 'Tho arbitration betwoen tho Chicago Typo- graphical Union and the publishera af tho daily papers employing memboers of tho Upion termin- ated lost evoning in o mutual conceynion, yates hereafter to bo 47 cents por 1,000 ems upon morning papers, aud 42 cents upon evening pa- pers,—a deduction of 8 centa por 1,000 ems from tho provailiug rates. Atele ek ST OCEAN STEAMSHIR NCWS. Loxpoy, July 6,—Stonmships Ropublioc and France hayo arrived out. § Niw Yonx, July 6,.—Arrived, steamors Klop- stock, from Hamburg, and Steintpan, from Au- tworp, ()u‘x:flnn\vu, July 6.~Stesmship Ching, from Now York, hag srriva s R Ringiug for the Water fiey, Taton Commercial Jiulietin, A good story Is told of a vordant one who was prssongor in & raliroud express-train, snd bacame sty “Where's that 'ero bo{ with the water-can?" no querfod of bus next nolghbor, 4+ 1{o hiss gono farward to the baggage-car, I suppauo,” wai tho run!i. *Wall, d'yo w'poso I kin git him back here in &l Cortainly,” said the other, * you bave onl to ring for him " aud ho nodded toward the bell- Hno that rau above thelr hoads. No_sooner (seid than dono, ofurs any one could provent it, itustic Uad solzod the Une and gave it a tremondous tug. Tho cousoquences wore at onco fiuvlnll;; ;lmm nhnll‘wl:lhu.}eu wn‘xn heard, hslf 9 dozen brakemon rau {9 their pouts, and tho train canip b & standsiil swith & suddon” at startiod balf tho passcugers with nston- inhinent, and caused evory wan near & window to howt it and look out to seo what was tho atter, lu s fow minutes the conductor, red and ex- gitod, camo fosming luta the car to know who pullcd that bell-ropo. + Hers, mister, this way; I'm the man,” Cronk, and that, after commitiiug the assault, beforo knowing the rosult, he had loadod bis rovolver with sovon cm:idfesl Wall' is o Jnl, spends most of his time in wrayer. Ho algo oxhibits smigns of ingapity, which aro probably feirnod. Tho Grand Jury has boou fuveatigaing thie matter all day, snd wil uaxdoum roturp an ndictwent for anMnr In the diegmb to-inarrow, b which tlwe thp yerdict fiom tho Corduer’s Jury s alsg anl lul]y?unl. Wall's ¢hauces fox the gullaws are nucomfortably stroug, — OUTRAGED AND KILLED. Av. Loozs, Iyly 0.—A little German girl named Lizzis Bchmudt, agod 7 years, was outragod and killed near O'Fallon, 1)l.,, on Banday might. It appeara that tho pooplo of thatvillago hpd hnpu colobrating tho Fourth in a grgvo near by, and In tho oveulng, when 3Mr. Bchuxidt, tho tathor of the child, was ready to go home, ho could not find his dnyghtor. Hearch was immediatoly ‘mado and continusd until- atiou: 8 o'cloak (unber. ‘duy morning, when tho bbdy Jf the child w found in tho jrass uear s forco “adjoiniug the road loading from the ‘grova A man numod James Hognu wan arceitod at Hast Bt, Lonislast uight on suspleion of heing the guilly pary, and wau taken {o O'Fation. Intonim excitemout nro- vaila tn that vicfnity, and fedrd are cntertained that Hogan will bolynched. 2 8r, Louts, July 6.~Hut Jitth additionsl bag been toarned about the rape anl wurder of ‘tha child Lazzic Bebimidi, at’ D'Fallon Bdnday night. Anotber man,” named Uharlea” Willlamy hia# boon nrreated, and it is talieved fonr men in afl wora eugaged In the outnge, Citizais in the vicinity are still greatly sycifed over tho Trutpl deed. and aro dofermined” that the gullty partics shall be forrejed out, © s A JUDQE MURDEIED. Dexven, Col., July 6.—E. E Dyor, Probate Judgo of Lake County, acroga tie Suowy Hango, was murderod yeslorday g Grinito, the coynty seal, a small mining town. the trial and acquittal of Gitbe snd McOlis, who were ac- cased of having murdorgd & rchuan pamed Hyrriugton, thepo Lgve been fv factions in the {hope whu‘mdna?q w‘““}’:u yo M“} e e e A wih K oy ot thom, sud all the adherquts of Gibbe had to gy, Judge Dyer aniopg them. @ gxcitoment dipd away apparently. !Xocnntll Jydge (Eyuluwm wagrauty for tho arrsay ol many of the Comit- ahontud tho offender, drawing all oyos upon him. | tee uf Ssfoty. ~The Copmitles cwe Legvily Yo 1+ %8 tho condvetop, What did you | srmed, pud yor wan alifh. . Gov. Jignct Iv the for? ing prampp pupspyrox loSking $o o pizesh of tho ‘Cos 1 wantod somo water." leadors. Wanted sowe water 2" “Bucting I wanted the wator boy, and my pardoer here in the seat raid I'd bottor ring for fLim, as wo do at tha Lotel, an' so I yanked the rops. Will hio be wlouy soon? Aw', by the by, what in thunder bo you stoppin’ for “Tlie slious of Inughtor that grooted this honest coufession was teo much for the cunductor, and bio had to walt uutil ho kot his frafp utder way oefore be explained tho myatorios of the bell- ropo to his verdant cuxtomer, ot Willlam 3Masou, of LaBalle, took the sccand prize in the pigeon-slootiug watch ab Moudota ou the Bth. Nonesuch, the Norman stallion owned by #tublefleld Brotherw, of McLosu, fIl., importsd Inst, Barch, valued s €6,000, diod sudaouly yoo- wrdsy. Al Harding, s young mau of Dlonmlflrlw. triad to commit suioids by laudanum sad pletol but failed 1 both. Unrequited loye way thu eause. s SINPLE JUSTICE. Meurms, July 4.—Pac Mouping, & rejgil frocar, living 8% tho goryer of Main aud Weatern streots, was ehos sl killed thiv sveolug by Qicey MeCormjek, who a slord tima bofors had entered Msuning's grocery sud aked him to quit baating oye of Liy (Manulog’s) children, o which llwnin&:apllod by throwing & moukey- wruiich at MeCorguck, usiyg abusiva and opvabrius epithety. Corpglok Jafy and pro- cused & Wi ¢ for th erress of Neondng, sod, qu euloering thio grogery, wad » by Magp- ulig, thie ball grazing iha offiosr’s temple, whore- upon McConmick drey biy revolver sud fired, killing Meusing instangly. BloCornuck then suryendor 1f, Msuning was formuerly & a policomau, THE WILTON LADIES' SCRAPE. Bpectal Piavaich fo The Chicaoo Zribune Davexpurt, 1a, July §.—On the 31st of May, ton of tho Wiiton women sharged with rind, in nts in tho _Fo}t .cations turned into one wplondid boulevard of the tar-and fenther outrags on the 16th of April, were arralgned beforo Juatico Brom@eld, and two of them, Mra, 8cott and Mra. Kenn, wote no- quitted, Thio éason of the othars wore continned LUl tho 6t of July, bug to-lay the nitair ssaumed & now phase by tha prosecution dismiramg the caBes AL thair own eoxt, allocing, honovor, that they kitnply loave tho matter to be diepoded af by ibo Grand Jury. The only eases resalting from thie affmr now pending nre thoso for damagen inetituted by the fatler of Miss Cory, who ciaims $50,000, THE UBUAL WAY, Vicksnuno, Miws., July G.—A disturbance at p nogro meoting at tho Conrt-Iouss yestorday grow out of aiMeogty hetwean tyo white mon, uno of whom was daugerously wounded.* A pia- tol was then drawn by Bon Allon, 4 colored poll- tician, Jeo was knotked down at onco by a man and soverely boaton. Soon after this a fight occurred helwoen 8 nearo and a white man, in which tho negro's akuil was broken, A ahot was then fired into the crowd by a negro riding past in & hacle, which was roturned by whites, Dur jug the moleo tivo negroes wore killed and ono enyerely woundod. Everything waa qulet to- day. No further troublo is antleipated, FATAL QUARREL DBETWEEN LOVERS. BcnaNToN, Pa,, July 6.—A young man named Frank Doud was murdored Lore laat night hy anothor young man namod Waltor Whittakot. They woro boon companians, but bad boen rival suitora for the hand of a voung woman, nnd in tho afternoon liad quarrelod sbout her, wheh Doud decldtod lie wauld toke hor away from all rivalg, which #o jucensed Whittaker fhat ho armod himsslf with a buleher-knifo, and, moet- fng his victim shortly aftor, plungod it into his :m}relllm Tho murderer was captured and lodgod u jails FROM THE ORANGE GROVES. Bond Btovo and Tipe Manufacturing Gompa: wero thod yn-«hrdnynt l\'mlhuu\[mllcl.K lhtll"cu“n! ratlond havo a capital stock to the am: ’ 10,000, ! Pk Tho Town City Council has authorizod the countrnetlon of o City-1iall, two atorien high, of brick, and of guficient dimonslons for Couneil chambmr and oMees for Magcr, Clerk, Matahfl, and other city officorn; alao roomn for tho Firo Departiaont, ~ polico | sic Tho Logislature of Michigan at ita lant session directod tho Oovernor to scud o Propar repre= rontation of tho Bisle to tho Amorican Pomologieal Exbibitlon at Chicago in Boptember noxt, and ho has appointed as Exooutive Com- ;L,’mfi”fl" lhntyxn\- 0 Mossra, T. I\ Lyon, of uth ITayon: J, terling, of Moyroo, and Jawmos G, Nawadoll, of Traverra cny."w , Monday the people of Iroquots Counyy, Tik,, sombiod * ok 5.0 1 msber ot Mottt colabrato fn the old-faahionod wag, in tho grove noer by tho villago. Tho trains woro loaded, and abant 1,000 aakringea thllad tho grove. Tho Milford band discouracd oxcellont musia durin the day, Tho oration was dolivernd by M, 15, Bhorinan, of Ohicago, aud waa received with xnun: matks of approbatfon. In tha ovoning lio-officara uf Farmsra' Lodgs No. 259, 1, O, E) }é., wlc;: 'f"“}’“"n‘“b l:Im M, EI Uhfi\rrh by the 1and Master, 13, B. Bhorman, in the presor of largo audiong . B e WOODENWARE, Fifih Anniversary of Mr, Weshing- ton Hesing's Wedding Day, Horida Promises Chicago DBananas, QGuavas, Oranges, Melons, Eto,, Cheap and Frosh. Hovw e Frult-Growors® Delegation Was Welcomed by the Produco Ex~ chango Yesterday. Leadquarters, ealaboowe, A spocial meoting of the Chicago Produce Ex” chango was hcld at thele rogms on Ladallo atrect yestorday afternoon for the purpose of tepdor- ng » reception to tho delogafion of Florids frult-growers, now visiting thiscity, Tho moote ing waa a Jargo and attractivo ono, tho full dole- gation of the fruit-growers being prosant, and 8 moderately good attendanco of the produco men of thin city, Thamesting was called to ordet by E. I Howoll, I'resident of the Exchango, rhu proceeded to wolcomo tho dolegation aa fol- o : GENTLENEN OF FrontDa: A the roprescniative men of a larwe and growlng Intercat peculiar to your State, wo oxtend to you in benalf of the Protuce Kschang snd our Whols bisiness communlly a_bearly welcgiie 10 ta City of hicago, ssburia Yo, gentiemon, oPOUF {aithfal And vigordus ¢o-opeation in any tnovoment Jou tronose to make far o purpose of de with your people. Afntus! Lual interedt botwaon the pauple of diffetynt sectionn tovea Lhe conimercn of tho world and bring in theip course profitablo busliiead and pleensnt sovlal relse Mong, T comiug to e a8 you dy wking oc-operation I what appears £0 bo our mujual Lenefit, yon placs us \ln?!r peculiar obligations, Tho business mnen of Chicago are generally quick to seek and carry on trade With atiy peoplo who can fn Aty way be made tribotar 4o sy of our large aud diversificd interesis. Wa thanl you for coming hord as you do, and wish to apologize for ovarlooking until now tho iafgo trads you repro- sent 16 tho Siale of Florkin, Lour retonce hete, goutlemen, 1s Important for various other consideta. Alons, prominant among which 14 tho poaitive proof of 4n era of good will ; an unmlslskablo propopition to cultivate closs buainess and wocisl relstions between 1ho peaple af the Norih and tha Bouth, * Ll meé assure lm' geritlemon, that in this spirit wo et you, The earis of millions of dur pdopls, all ovér our land, will i: vut to moet {I“I ‘more than Lsll way in thia bebalf, 1he peoble of nur country, having & commion des- tiny, our interesta mmust sud sbould bo identical. Judge Ring, ‘of Gainesvillo, Fla., roplied. Ile hopad that this littlo introduction would be tha eommencement of an ora of gaod feeling batween thoso two difforont sections of the oguniry. ‘The greator part of the dologstion canle from what might be termed heart of Florida, botweey tho #t, Jobn Iiver and the Gnif bf Moexico, This country has beon onp of tho grastest cot- A Long Array of Approprinte Prosents, RETRIBUTION, Specral Dispateh to Ths Chizaqo Triduns, Tenne HAvTE, Ind,, July 6.—Stophon Scarce, a woll-to-do farmer, living 10 milos from Tarmo Tinute,jwas arrested to-dny for s murder commit- ed at Shalbyvills, Ky., ono yosr ago. Tho mur- dor had'just como to light. The victim was Btephon Farron, an old citizen of Eholbyville. The murdor was committed for tha purpose of robbery. Searco f“ £5,000 with iwhich to como here, and sottlod under an ansimed namo. Ho Is in jail hoto swaiting roguisitions, Tho woodan wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Washe ington Heeing was colcbrated lnat night at thetr dwolling No. 307 Haron stract. Tho buildipg adjolns that of M. A. C, Hesing, tho main hall- way belug common to both hauses, and on this occasion both \wers thrown open to the guests, Tho Invitalions wére printed upon titin slips ot wood, and of courso the ghisf chpractariutio vf tlie docorations and the presonta woro tho pfo dominsnco of woodenware. i TIE DECORATIONS . woro npat profase in tho dwelling of Br. Washs ingfon Hoslog. Tho **ball " which wyas sugnond- ¢d in front of tho mirror al the soutl ond of ihe peylor riaa of wood, of course, but ralioved prémmfi’m flowots and follags, x-‘x“‘m‘:’:fnlgyl: FATAL ENDING OF A FEUD, Mexrms, Teun., July 8.—Robort N. Yorhy was shot and killed on tho steamer A. J. White, near Bt. Louis Landing, Ark., yesterday mornfog, by T. L. Olivor and Lis son, Tho killlsig grew ont of an old grudgo, young Oliver firat ton-growing disteléty I ‘tho Wouthorn Statcs, | various dirgefions, 'woto h Serby In tho lillsmp'lo. ‘Attor lio foli e%‘f,“‘;?a‘;’i L einco "t War thoy hovo quit | gropo, Bl-hor‘r:l:ly 133?::35“:-”@?3: ;fi"fi%‘; g; Oliver firad st him. Tho Olivars thon ordorefl | 410 cultlvation of cottan. They. ‘uve . usi !&fionf colored wapds. Hod cedar, pine, and tho bost to land, which was dono, and thoy forced to turn whelr atioution to other and morq | walnut bung down in long ourls, as if just in tho wapds, rotitablo pursuits, and, among othor things, escaped in b [ive taken ap the sulftvation of fruits. Vora: tablos can thero bo produced » mouth to six weoks esrlier than anywhers slse, Their main crop will be tho orsage, for tho roason that it s tho most Li,vmt\!.«hln. aad ho caudidly thought that Plorida waa to become tho orauge-growing district for the wholo world. The Florida orabge, he malutainod, was tho only emporior orange grown, 1t was largar, aweoter, and more luscious than oven the bah orange. With reasonable railroad pccommodations they could be delivored fn'Loid city in aboub threo days; in & condition fo safoly guaranteo theit presorvation wnder ordiuary ciroumstances for s~ poriod ‘of at lonst” sovoral wooks. Tho banaoa and the VA wora nlsg rofitably caltivatod, Hitherto sll thoesa Hilta' had béoh " distributod along tho Atlantid const; bot ghoms citios had vroved unablo to cousamg the unpplg. A route should bo built betyeen this ofty and Gainesville, Whon such & road waa completed they boped to send hithor all their eurplus Iraits, and buv in exchange ol ok d bmscn, OF which thoy ware. veoy from the hahda of a fashionablo barbor, 9 mantols, book-cases, or other poluts where » plait or botiquet conld bo placed pleased tho ojo with the bright oolors of flawers, and contrasted with neujral tints that predomioate in the walls BURGLARY, Svpecial Dispateli to The Chicano Tribune. Besorr, Win, July 6.—A farmer pamed Rup sell Harvey, living 414 milos northoast of here, lost about &350 in xoonor, & revolver, and con- sidorablo clothing sestorday by burglary. The family were sponding part of tho afternoon in town, and durmg thoir absence some ong o~ tered the houso and elfected the robbory, ing wore also beautifully adorned with flowers and greea foliago. s Durlbg tha early part of the ovonng tho pare lors were % - DENSELY CROWDED by the throngs of guests who came to extond sheir congratulations to Mr, and Mrs, Hesing upon the fifth snd happy anniversary of theit wodding day. The parlord blazed with colur from tho vich and mognillcent costumes of tho ladjog, Tul =B continuous . algeam paured. '{1 THE INDIANAPOLIS WIFE-MURDERER, Spectal Dispaten to Thr Chidao Tribune. Ixpravarors. July 8.—Monros, tho calored man who recently murdered i wifo with s mon- l«ei-wroucn, will bo arraigned to-morrow, and, § I bolieved, will plead guilty, s 1 Judge will an‘:d’]xquz;llg l.'nn) I‘:nfixcnul‘lionr;a fl&;:‘ltlb'g instead of to handing,—tho vordict almoat auy Jury would be suro to roturn, fhrough tho doprs, “Many of the tollots wora a3« cocdlogly rich sud elaboratp, apd ‘the constsht passaio of callers madoup o' dazzling scono 'of " fashionable pageantry. R ) TILE PRESENTS covored all imaginable’ afticlos of woodonware, and gavo tho rqom in which they wera doposited the appoaranco of a bazar. Among tha HOMICIDE. Svecial Dispaten to The Chicago Tridune. i mueh i need. Thuy also hoped thal thip soc~ nie Wi Sk Dt T O e | o oo, ey i hopea Ut s c | sk v e wal s - tsrs Tonn., apocial to the Danner eays : * Whila en. | Uusérions, and honess omigratiop, fot thoro waa from Mrg. Bauer, a large and elegantly-aaryed clook from Mr. and itrs, David MeCAaby, tva bonutiful companion-pictarcs in carved frames from Mr, and M, Alex Adams, a tub of flowers from Mr. snd .Mrs. P, Bowon, *Nutwogs io their natural stats, 95 yoara old, from Bothar,* a pairof ;em:ee?us mantel ornamonts from Mra.” P, hyttior, an ogsel of carved walnut from A 0ot (Boston), au_poyy chair of wicker-work from Chrstian Wabl, & wall-pooket of carvod and gilt woods from Mr. and Mrs, II, D, Colyin, » basket ot flowors from Mr. Pater Hand, two elegnnt {lowar-ptands from Misg Wair, a faucy basket fillad ‘:'“&;‘0?”“! from Mr. aud Mra, Emil Hoachsator, saoio from My, J. T. Haud,' an clegant stand of fnleld wood from Mr, and Mrar O. F. Piatsoh, & tub of lowers from Al Mrd, Austin J, Doylo, a basket of flowora h clothes-pin handlas from Mr. Theodora Xarls, n fancy bonbon hoy taffpd with condics from plenty of room i tholr section for any quantity of human induetry, They furthor guaranteod that, wiou such an omigeation ‘atrived, thoy might expect 4 warm shako Of tho'bapd. Tho Iato War—!* unhappy,” se tho spasker charactor- ized it—hed left falsy kqxrmmm that the Northiernors warg nék wantdd at tho Bouth, but it was ligh timo $hat all such Lybhles wore ox- ploded, The peopte’ of Florida were able aund only too glaul 3o welogmoe Northornera with £qually A8 muoh Exgtlfloauuu ap tho mauy wol- ‘comes that hAvo boen showared on tho Florida dolegation during tholr Breneul. Northern trip. Judge White, of Live Dak, Fia.. followed with a faw romarks. 116 said thot when be Jookod upgn ¢4 broad sares of Tilingla bo ngain folt, as he did bofore the War, that bo was prond to call this country liia country.’ The delobration at Bunkor Hili, he thought, showod fujly the aplrit of Northornors towarus thoir Bonthern brothron, gagod in & personal difficulty lset night, J. D. Thilips, & leading grocery merchant, shot Rt Kaulrowitz, & German milliner, four timos, re- uuhliu ,,Ju his doath to-day. Phillips was ar- reated.’ S HORSE STOLEN. Spaetat DispateX to The Chicgyn Triduna, DaxviLLe, Iil, July 6,—Rov. Mr, Williams hag # valuable horso stolon from bis stable fo Bouth Danvillo lnet ovening, Mo traces of elthor thi ‘horke or thief a8 yet. u o s AN OFFICER SHOT, TorraviLik, Ps., July 0.—At Tomaqus, last night, Frank Yost, o policeman, white an duwy, was shot by strangers. 1lo died to-day. STEPPED OUT. Meatvrus, July 6.—2r. J, wlater, s amsll dealor and eyeryiblug elgo gove witnoea thaptho two [ tho = Miwded” ‘Clars ' sand Kate T, Hoim- 4 tions should b i in Jawolry, hns lott for parts unknown, leaving | e would fool prgufi“:?13'“:Hu':zflflg;%gf;hz‘fli ey gy pmans oarvod nd - ellt. musle numerous croditors bobind, stand from- Mr.and Med, W. L. Golkoy, a full- tlgged minintro ghip Iaden with lamplightors sud julop atraws from Mr. Adolph Bohoeuinger, Japan waitor fram Mr. and Mrs. Obarles Wotz- lor, bouquet-hioldors and stdnd fkonmi ‘Mr. and Mrw, Q. H. Gillaspte, a music-box fn the.ahapd ol 5mm8&‘xm’ Byrisy -twt‘tfio fram Mr. Then, J. luthardy, a fancy toilot-box from Mr, qod Mra, John U. Richberg, p ? cngd-xwk fepid Alr, AT 0‘!‘6-‘ Jii bis family and- noighbors what kindnessos worg &bum:r nupen " him during his Nopthern visit. 'his conntry was ta bn compared to a wall- ordergd farm, which has fts granary, moke- house, vngotnhn gardon, aud flowpr gardon all in ovo inclosute. ~Clilcago waa the granary qud Florida wns the vogetable gdrdon, "and ho hoped to sco ¢hem bronght more closely to- othor, a8 thoy .should, and in a wdll-ordered form. ~ Ho felt Incrodibly betber for his Northorn SILK ROBBERY. Spectal Dispatch to Tne r'hicago Tribune, ‘Wixoxa, Mion,, July 8,—Tho dry-goods store of John P, Lowis wa4 robbed of £1,000 worth of silks on Saturday night. 2 gl Exponditurcy in Two Clticy, Al Rorkiog, a plate, spoan af elagantly St Loute Repuldican. earfed wood_{ro 6, Wi The appropristion bill {u the Chicago Coupeil | trin, and ho knew that tho peopip of Chjosgo wn?:“rrom'mé Txi?;"{m Dgw:?muflfi'un "fii :[- for 1875 foots up $4,637,000, ‘Tho disbuxsemonts would feel as much "bettor if thpy wquld vimt | box from Mr. and Mre. Jamogon, a fanc, ‘OZn‘-m i3 by tho §t. Louia City Goveroment last yoar worg | Florids. 1o assured them that they wauld flud | feom Mr. Johg Prudi uuwluof-hn rfm :wfiu 1,439,000, " Tho oxpondituros of tho iwo sities {1 lntch ntrings on tho outelds of ovory door. | Mr. &id ‘8tis: ‘S6Donald, b bokuiifal ee .horofose, aTe rhouz oqual, Comparing ihe | Duriog tho War, theso strings had boon 'greodity | dalliog pletnres maunted upon mivature easved g,m w0 tind that tho assessmont coats in { pulled in, but to-day a visitor to the Bouth wnlflxnm M, A. Apel, n'sgt of fanay pouqua licago 326,800, aud tho_ssecusment and colleo- | Would find them all on tha outeido. ifare than l‘ahlqu fram Jr. and My, “Phil’ Hoyue. o hedu- tion ‘of taxes in St. Louls #26.880. Iu tho | thas, avop knoty had Leon Sicd on every ona | tifully caived' walltaok from Dr. F. Hontotin .untter of street Work, ropairs and cloaulng goata | Of them so that thay could not again hopulladin. | and wifo, & ceumb -brush and pan earved wlth In Chicago, £235,000, and in St. Louls, s;.,f,%m, MILI:.“ g.fil:.‘ ‘D:'l;‘l:l& &t Rosowood, Tenry 3:“:,":; onk Jesves and acorns from AMrs. Hprmann Rad- All streol wark in Ghicago, lucluding opg: Tonewood, ho s . UL 4 ~ Bow attostn ropalring nad slcaning; conte, SoHC tor, & Swing clock ‘witli” automstion striking the ust ” a” far a8 yon could go without jumplug | hours from Mr. A. ). Hesing, ¥ r 1 A glasq dish ' 000 10 k. Lotils,” 343,000, A pactial oxplpua | (nta the Gulf of Aloxica. 1fn hoped that no | capvad wopdon 5 ? tion'of Ahls enarmous difforance m“"x 14 | Northerner wounld accept tho rupurfu abont tho h‘rr 6 m‘nd; inl?o‘fisogx‘ ?)?‘qA \'?313‘5 dfi’“‘&t..g‘ 4o Ve found porbaps in the fatal orror of laving | #0il of Florids, but would = come snd (nfhuh:m’dl acarved earof corn an qur Bquares. #o - smaoll, which gives ' ug | 820 far themsolves. ' When Yankead visitod | from Mr. and ‘Mre. E. G, 0. Klakk aryod an uunocessary longth of atroot Jines | Florids, thoy™" almost lnvhmhlfi Ipded | leat” fo baskot e J, Charlas to 4aks caro of. ' In Chicsgo tho pquares arp s | 8¢ Jacksonvill, and took & “trip up Bt. Joho's | Hainos, tto " hox lulald 'mfd' fine thlid larger sban ours, the zesyle of which s Rivor. ‘The banki of the river wero ozcoodingly | moygle” from Gardyer 0, Drow, thiat Aboir tongth of streot luo is & third shostar | FO0ky, and even In ifio prospajeis timas botoro | twolcarvipg-knives gnd a fork with carvod hau- Ahao ours. Dut this doos ugt account for the | the War had never h ore than five acros | dles fram Mr. Adolph Musller, a faney oilek to- ‘wholo fact ; tho chiof cause of Uis diforance is | ander cultivatio long this linp nfl binckjack | box {rom Mr. Daniel O'Harn, thiat our stroot departmaist is tho wenk polat fu | 8arth song Yan! Ysve, by mucking the soil | brush from Mr, and Mre. Hopry oF r?b-pnndmi aud aihsr appliances, su in ralulug o fow ?‘ o%; 8 doll. oraoges, aimply because thon the Yankeos wero barder dmg thg hard black-rock, Irom tuoso tew groves travelors woro wont fo form thgir opinjans, - 3 ‘Measrs. Doxtar, Oyras, MoWilliams, and Drad- aur munjcipal adiministration ; it s the guag- mire futo_which tho Lullc‘of ‘our money goos, without leaving * hehind anytbiog 'to show dor.thip pxponditare. What with worthless imo-~ ‘atono macadam ‘thst is ut on our kircats ono ‘month to bo meraped o and ‘bautod away tho baby in » basket wagon snd le of Ay Winglow's poothing-sytup’ 1mall§‘!!. Augmm‘l filmanl Y agxrlnd ‘crumb-pan wd‘ brash from Mrs, L senjug, an automptio-rocking “eradle trom lfl‘z: E. W, Brooks, & carvol mkalngal-omr mont ropreacuting n fox making off with a noxt; tho quatry rings, and the contractor | Woll, of Chicago, mudo rospousos t9 theso rp- | ohickon from Alre, R. Prindiville, r;n"/u, our streat departuispt i tho most costly | mArks in abrief and spioy manner. gl aud acox:rt-quu from Dr, o.!“;.mfl:t:m .,i" lpash salintactory, l’,‘nh,’;jy’ o the Finally, Mr. Daxter movad thata Committes | ohair from Mr, Obristian Wabi, s large ‘Un\‘,, States, not nxen excaptipg that of Washe be appolated Qonulmo Florjda fojogation fni any | work-basket from Mr. R, Spencor Prin- ngton Cily, for thero they do Lave'good wirpoie | efforta they might mako to induco better and [ divillo, & ~ Japan waltsr from Atrs. to nhow for tholr. oxtravagant uxpondibures, | | wpesdier tcangpariation, Messts, Browusll, 1. | Coruefina A, ‘Phampaday - & fower-stagd o tho matiar of ke ths advaatago fa it ya; | G Laram, O, It Wonvor, Hagat, Tuckor, Por. | f.om Mre. D. B, Duly, . baaket of flowern. i juupa and ‘-“‘g?‘ll"" in Clucago casts !flb&,fl%; ter, 1% D, Tandall, Doxtor, and” W. 13, Ely 'woro | mada from wood Aw{ ‘shavipge from Lafay- u &t. Louls, 206,212, Tha Chicago police costs pofated auoh Committea. Theywill moat with [ efte, and a host of bowly, platters, tubs, agd So8L0; aury '$450,000. Balariow azo sbout | the delogation at 10 o'cloyk this marning, in the | oflioe dumestio articles of woodenwaro, ~ equal, Dalng $106,355 in Chicago, and 8101,323 | Commorcial Hotel. 3 ‘fowarda 11, when tha elder portion of thy ju 8t. Louiw. * I'rinting and atationory iu Qui- | Aftersoms fuwr other remarks tho assombly | sssemblago Lad thinned out ta 8 lacge degruo 8@ oago costs $15.000; ju Bt. Louis €48000, The | adjonrned to take & throo-hours' drive through | as to givo moro room, (Ohlesgo™ Harbor ' "conls " 245,005 ours, | the sity, tondared ta the dglegation by the Fro- "'TUE DANCING DEGAN. #179,600. Tho Chlcago n&{um departmont | duco Hxghange, Tho dangers accuplod 3r, Washinglon Hes costs 297,828 ours, $193,000, The “Ohi- Ty Ing's 3, in tho roar 'of 'which' "a il’fiu%‘lm;:d u«fiq Oorfimfl.‘(m .cm;t: ‘:‘32.000'; our THE WEATHER, willlw DLand wes placod. My, Hoslog's sod Hlouse o 0, =1 g atlg) 0 yoluj 000. In Chicago thore i & luwn‘:%}ui ot mwum;,""'gfid aly?.—Tie Uppar Lake | BELE tofllz, and ufia"'hnfi: wn:g‘}l'fiad :&: A135,000, 1 » sowaragoac-tand * of $3a4.- glon, Uppec ppl, and Lower Missour | progigunders. loca sud other rofreshments ch, Ao bwo itoms togethor waking $517,000'; | Yalteys, winds yeering ta oaut ar south, warmer, | wore served iu the basemant, whulo in tho socond ;lr%xy);;:alll‘; ?\: C. ll:ininu'n wifi.n cig oro 0 geptlopion. Lha us aud fhq cwmopgllmmm warp both :l’{;:?u tlod. thyo 5t Lonis oxponditures, the one itags ot ‘agwora" couty [l P clearor, vastly cloudy weathor, and followed by 183,450, Chics, 2% 3 . gflmr\mmi costy ;m,fi 3 Eu:l, Qfluago.ml: I ¥ 1alling barpmator. LOCAL OBSEBVATION, 0, judgments sud Jogal oxponses cost Uuicaso, Jy and mirth and ploaguro uaupied . avory of G0 [ . Louin, :-:,«lu,. O L L L TRl Bk Hoeaen Bloatfors, Suanied avory B of It 18 40 bo nated that, whilp tho aggregate sg- | —— ——l—— e o | tho eveuiug, nud, aliogether, Alr, Hesing's itoms, 1t e twvo cjtios nnulfl?‘ onnth:og T & "”’n"‘t'"‘ oosel --i"’”’-y AERONAUTIC, . CrLevELAND, Q. JWy G.—~Tbu balloon City of Buffalo, which loft 'hore yosterday, snchored near Windbam last night, and reascended this Whon laat beard from it wa . at 1:30 h u‘-‘- E:mmd over Moucaville, Pa., Liay- e TS S Nive About the NSugar. A yonog mitacha to one of the embassiocs, row a distinguisbod diplomatint, was jnvited 1o dine with Uount Domldoff. On the return of the company Lo the salun, groups wera formed boro sud there, sud, when th coffos was handed round, the innng attpohio, earrigd awuy by tho interest uf tho convdreatipn ju which ho was oo+ gared, toalk g lump of sugar from tha sugar-bowl With his flugers whoo the servaut praseuted she tray ta him, Count Denudoft, indigusnt at this breach of etinquette, signed to thu jackoy o throw the rost of the contents of the sugar-bowl out of the window. ‘fhe lguson was & sovera one, and struck dumb those who withessed it Lut the wpirited young offoudor, wiulo understanding popfectly the fusult intended, preserved an lpi- perturbable calinuess. "lo wlowly dratued tho ocontsuts of hia cap, aod, walkiug deliberately lo the window, he tixed his oyes on M. Domidofl and tossad carelessly into tho streot the cup aud E::‘“Mu Bovres aud thae gold spoon, * I did o ow that such way tho usage,” ho saud o the Count. Aud thoy he recommonced his conves- sstion with an air of perfeot nouchalsus— Laferrere's Menwirs, Lo sihers and each hnm}r u‘l:h gzzgg poip! wmenj, It tmight o e g‘wo,om. wo AR mm.umvs 03| 6TIN., fresks. Goys O6[N., fresh, ‘o o @ n.m,,mvl o 10:18 p. 101130, o Mazlmgm Wernomsias, 66 minfmum QENEBAL ORSERYATIONS. Cut3aao, July 6, Wind,” - Jidwn|~ Weather, VAl e eruidine ter 84, P l:l‘zuflll;w Dockn ot Visuns. . 'all Mall Gazelle says: **‘The improve- ment of London during tho lust wuly“;uu Lias been as real at loast, if not au showy, as that of Parw. But Yienna, with her old eily fortifi- real asohiteotoral merit, may be fairly paid by every visitor who koew the arowded, ill-built ojty of 1800 to havojoutdone other Uspitals in malerial reforms. ‘Ttio most imporiant of all those 1a tho work lately openud in stats by the Eiaperor, tho new arwm of the Danuve, forming, in fact, a gigantio uflcmu, with epacious dooks sud quays ursuching off L, to sapersado tho deyious and narrow stiéamuof the great river which bronght the trattic in bofure. The quays thug crected will when complote ba very naarly 10 miley in lougth ; and tois aithough nearly 8,000 acres of bulldiug ground sre sdded to the olty by getting rid of tho vld passages of the water, which ware coustantly shiftiog their bauks whero not builtin, A wo-oalisd winter har- bor of 80 acred in extent is formed at presont, to be followed by two lesaor baalus, giving ample sccomaodution for the river tr which of lats baa been serlously cramped for want of wharfage, The canal ls spanued by aix anbaten< tisl bridges counectiog the city’ with the new usrtor now rapldiy riving. ‘Tho ealimaty for 8 great work was H.WJ,%OO sterlivg.” TELEGRARHIC BREVITIES, A valuable horse balonglog to Phillp Canlin, of LaSalle, dropped dead in harness at Mendota on the 5th. Mewmorial fedojatjony passed the Mitwaukee City (;oung‘il 1rh&u asking Banstors and o uso thelr in- flusuce with the Lighthouse Board for the tablishmen! i t 0f » fa whistle af that port, Artioles of sssoclation of the i Vackety Woodvorks Oungaoy aag of tue. Sowtn and colling. Tho'patlors of tis older Mr. Hea- | ——— LT, = ——r e TS