Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 11, 1875, Page 2

THE COURTS. Beginning of Another Ieavy Real Lstate Suit. Tt Is Spiced with tho Usnal Charges of Fraund. Khe Creditors of the Marlne Bank After e Stockholders, Buit Against an Exoursion Boat to Re- covar Penaltios, Judgments and New Suits. HEAVY REAL-ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. BUIT AGAINST J. V. LE MOTNE AND OTHENS. A massivo bill of about 100 pages was . filed sestaniay m tho Clronit Conrt by John C, and Lizzio W. R. Allen agamst John V. La Moyne, H. B. Wilkins, B. F, Quinby, R.D. Phlllips, J. 2, Lyon, W, D, Tomlinson, Goorga Shiras, Jr., J. 1L Ricketaon, J. B, Lyon, Ii. . Shepard, J, Utley, W. G. Andereon, W. N. Braloerd, Willinm Heulley, and Silas Morrick, which contains n list of chinrges and allogations na long as the moral law. To ueo tho words of thatalontod O'Malley, it was tho ** Liviest suit that i ver eamo up the sthairs " of tho Circuit Court since tho filing of tho Gago bill about two years ago. ] _ Tho bill states that in 1866, C. W. Ricketson, diod in Pitteburg, loaving Poliy 1. Ricketson his widow, and Lizzio W,, his daugbter, now ono of the complainante, his hLeirs-at-law, and dovisivg to thom his estato sharoand share alike. In 1864, Rickotson having n largo sum of monoy in his Lands, one-half being his own, one-third be- longing to H. Brady Wilkina, and the remaindor belonging to Bilas Merrick, tuvested tho wholein purchasiog the 8. E. { of 8, W. X and tbe N. W. 1£, oxcep that porton occupied by tho Iili- nols & Michigan Canay, all in See. 3, 38, 13, and contsining 456 73-100 acros, and also tho N, E. 3¢ of Bee. 3, oxcopt that resorved for tho canal, ‘bolng 189 acres, Forthis Ricketaon paid $20,687.45 cash and assumed somo incumbrances, Neithor Wilkine nar Morrick wore awaro of this puchuse, ihough Ricketson mado an immediate declaration of trust in their favor. | When ho returned to Pittsburg, Merrick ne- capted tho abara due him in proportion to the smount ho contributed, but Wilkius refused to bo bound by Ricketson's actlon in regard to lis sharo, and demandod that ho should Yuy Lim s porsion. Anp pccounting was then had, mnd it wes found that Ricketson owed \ilking 814.412.50, which lo agreed to pay In three installmonts. His death, bhowever, which occurred the same year, 1566, precludod the com- pletion of this contract. In 1869 Wilking filod his ciaim against Lickotson’s ostato, but learning that tho land above mentioned was worth much 1mnore theu had been paid for it, he surreptitions ly withdrow tho claim, and tho aftidawit filed therewith, without the knowledgo or permission of the Auditor, and assorted that ho had s one- tlird intercat iu tho land. This the complain~ auta deny on the gronnd that e had clected to renounce tho land, and could nos afterwerds change his election; also that he nover paid anything on tho deforred paymeonts, and lastly beoanse had he tllod lus claim, bho could hiave recolved 398 por eont of ils faco valne, and, thereforo, ho ehould not e allowed more than the remaining 62 per cent now, ho having falled and neglected to tako the portion he could have had. May 20, 1870, Wilkins firat sot up hia claim to tlie ono-third intorest in the land, and ou that -aay he sold it to J. V. Lo Moyne, Counplainants sllogo that this deed vassod no title, because Wilkins had eloctod not to take the land; be- onuso the title thercto was and is in the Trusteos of tha Illinols & Michizan Capal: snd bocansa Wilkina had no interost fa tha Isud or kica on it for the ropayment of tho mouey sdvancad by him: and also bocanse Lo Moyno koow tho facts of the case, and purchased with knowledge. In Auguet, 1871, Merrick conveyed his one- sixth intarest to Lo Moyno, thus giving bima one-half Interast. Micbasl Tiorneu alko claimyg that, in 1865, Iucketson promiscd, in consdera- tion of some eervice bo bind reudorod in looking up the title, that, in cass tho land brought ats &ale more than $160 per acre, he would give him one-half the net profits, aud Tiornan wants bis eharo. This agreoment is denied l:{ cuwplain~ ants, and thoy charge, if it was made, thst it iy void beoanso mado on account of somo previouy indebtodness, 1hoy also state thet Ticrnan has sold one-half his intarest to J, B. Lyou sad the othor Lalf to Lo Moyuo, The hoirs of Willinm Phillips, Ricketson ad- ‘ministrator, also claim thoy shonld b reimbursed for somo advancos mado by Phillips to meot the 1ast payment on Ricketson's proparty, but com- lainaots think the payment wss made out of ickotson's outato,: Btill auother creditor nxpunn; in the person of ‘B, P. Quimby, who, in August, 1807, procmed :lottars of sdministration on Ricketson’s estate ‘in this coanty, claiming to be n creditor o tho amount of over $30,000. lio was, howover, scon romoved, and IL 3. Bhepard appownted sdminis~ trator with tho will aonexod. = Quiiby, prior to +hin sppointmont as sdministrator, had begun +a amt againet tho eatats, which was determined Jin his favor in 1860. Shepard waa his attorucy the most of tho time, and tho complainants al- ilega that his claim was fraudulent from begin- niag to emd, and was pashed throngh by a con- 'mivonco between Bhepard and the claimant, ‘I'ho complainants thon cliarge that Le Moyne Tad bacn, far years before Ricketeon's doath, his attornoy, and after his doath was the ttoruoy of Phillips as tho sdministrator of tho estate. In such rohtion La Moyne becama scquainted with tho titlo to the laud, and made the last payment for Phillips, Ile alwo for a long timo ncted as sgent in rentlng the land, and became woll ac- quainted with {¢ throngh bis position of truat. 1in 1870 nlso, Lo Moyuo repeatedly acted oA at- torney for Lizzie Allen and her mother in suita sgeinst Ricketsou's estate. Georjgu Bhiras, Jr., uu sttornoy of Dittsburg, also scted for them, and bo, together with J. 1L Rickotson and Lo Moyne mado a fraudalont -agrooment by which it was to bo ropreseuted to Mra. Ricketson that sho oud her daughtor Lixzie had no interest In tho land except the widow's dower ; that thero wore 8100,000 claima against 2 # wns not worth over @99,000, but that Lo Moyno would pay 21,000 fortho intercst of Mrs, Ricketson and her daughter. This was dono, and Mrs. 1., rolying on thelr roprosenta~ tions, was easlly influonced, and thcrefors cous vuymi hior wholo Loterest and that of lor daugh- tor to Bhiras. Not contont with this, it ischargod to that Lo Moyno, Bhiras, and Bickotson atill fug- ther ocmBl od affars by sales and convey. socos with & view to rondor it imxmsiuln to ever untanglo the ekein ; and that the Iand was repentadly suld for taxes, and Lought in by Le Moyue, A larmge number of claips have also been {amved againat tho estato whigh It Is soughit to sstisty out of tho land, but complainants al. lege that are not lieos. 'Tley, thorefors, a4k that Lo Moyne may be docla; to hold w truns not only the portion boughit by him from Mrs. Ricketsou and complawant Lizzio Allon, ‘Lot also as to the ono-glxth bought from Jler- rick, and the claim against the lund purchasod from Tioruan, and that he may be compolled to reoonvey on payiwent of his disbursements and 8. ;i)'gn Do) is stated to be worth about Al 3 e % NEW SUITS. MORR UNPOLTUNATK HTOCKIIOLDERS. Bomo of the creditors of the defunct Marino Company sesm to have come to the conclusion thad they will Dot wais for doobtful dividends {rom the bank on thelr depoaits, and have taken the remedy provided by tho bank chartor make ing the stockholders individually liable, Last weok & suld was commenced sgamsta etocke bolder in the Oircult Court to moke him ro- sponaible for » asvings dopouit, and yostordsy two more wese begun in the Buperior Court. One was by Samuel 8. Hayes, who represonts thad {n April, 1874, he deposited in the Alarine Company as s savingn deposlt the sum of $10,000, for which bhe.recaived a certificate of deposis drawiog 8 per cent intersst. In April last he aaked to withdraw the maney, but the bank re- fusod togive i to him, Coddington Dillinys, plaintift states, s stockholdes in the Marine Company, bolding 1,£17 shares, and by the char~ ter Lo is made liable to the amounns of lus stock for all aaviuge deposlts. ~As, thereforo, the bank in insolvent, plaintift asks that Mr. Billiogs way be compelled to pay Lim the amoun of bis do- vosit with intervst, ‘U'he same plalotiff began a wumilar suit sgainst Jerome Beechior on tho vame c'sim, Beeober, it 18 alloged, owns 1,024 ebarcs g atock, P ‘ALY-AND-'aLy, A libel of information was tiled yesterdsy in the United Biates District Const by Britton B. Brower, for the uss of tho Governmont as well as 1f, sgalnat tho stoam fug-Bou Drks, Lo recovor penaltiss for an nllognd violation of the uavigation laws in nos keeping pontad up In o conspicios place the rules and regulations as to veesoln passing *ach other. It i alwo chargod, in the eocond place. that the veesol failod to keep posted mp the certifieate of the inspectors of steam vessnls: also, that tho faled to koop ou boad tho propor pumbor of lifc-presorvers aud life-honts, tire- buckats, waAtar-barsels, and axes; and, Iastly, that the namo of the verael was not palnted co: sprenionaly on lier in the proper places, ast quired by law, The penally is $500 for ca offensa, and the libellant claims 92,550, ane-ha!t of which goen to the Government, the other half to him aswformer. BILL PAR RELIEP. W. P, Heapa & Co. and tho Union Steek Yaras Company filed n bill yesteriar in the Buperior Court, on behalf of thicwnelves and all others who might choose to join, spamst dohn X Vanderltp, J. D, Tehmern H D Purcell, aw Grorgin A Max- wel. According to complainants, Tureell and Georgia A, Maxwall formed a partnership in September, 1 for the purporo of slwnghter- ing and porli-paciing Thoy leased from d. D, Luhmer the N, 15 of 2 in Lehmor's subdie Viston of tho®. ¥. 1, of tho¥. W, I of Sce, 89, 14, and_erected thoreon a buildi ratne _mnitable for tietr bnsiness, which woro volued nd $14,000. Lboy incurred debts I do- ing 80, to_the complainants and othars, to the smonnt of about §10,129, and, being unable to pay them, they, with tho profersod Inteption ot paying thoir debts, but, complainants charge, with the real purposo of defianding ‘their creditors, ada a volnutary asaignmont and salo in Mareh, 1475, to J. J. Vanderlip, of all thoir interest in tho building above imentioned, aud tho lease- hold title to the ground on shich the building tood. (1t was agracd tiat Yawterlip should hold the property until ho could sell it for £10.500 cnsh, and that ho siwould psy Purcoll & Co'w debts In full with the procesds of the sale. Complntnauts Row chargoe that Vanderlip han falled to keep hiscontract ; that thangh he nevar paid anything for the prureny. he hias not ut- temptod to realizo on it for their beneilts that Le is A perwon of no pecuniary rosponsibility ; and that no judgmout agmnat him would bo availing. They niso nllego that a fow dnys sgo lo and Lelner, the lessor, mads gome kind of m corrupt ngree« ment by which Vanderlip was to conyoey to Leh- mer the building and sppartenances: that tho price 10 bo patd was much loss than $10,500, and only s small part of it in casb, whilo the balanco was Lo be paid in property at much moro than its real value, Complainants farthur claim that tho transter to Lebmor ounly gives him a trust ostato for thelr bonefit; that tho salo to Vanderlip, and by bim to Lehuor, is void as azalinst then, anid thoroforo pray that theso salea may bo declarcd void; that Lahwmer tnay be decreed to hold in tenst for themn, and that ha may be compolled to pay thom thotr respoctive debty, DIVORCES. James L. Grigsby says that slthough be has always treated bis wifo Doilty a3 an atfectionals husband vught, she Laa seen fit to descrt lnwm, and lio woir soes fit, in turn, to filo a bill for o divoreo, 4 Only oleven months have passedsince Mary E, Martin and Joseph Murtin were married, bub Mary enya she hoe alresdy bad too much of wedded lifo. In-fact, she foft him leas than n month aftor sho married bim, becanse sho found that, as v said, their marriage wna a great wmis- take, aud that ho did pot lovo her, In ay last, however, Le began wnting to her agaln, and aeked her to coms back to him. Bho complied, bLut whon who arrived here in June last her husband failed so meot her, and sho learned ho bad left the city. 1o roturn- od inabout ten days and took lier to No. 163 Clark stroet, whera thoy stayed ono day, Tho next morning he took her to G641 Wabash avenue, where ho proposed to bosrd, 1le, howerver, loft hor there, aud has not sinco been near her, Sho chiarges that ho is n bunko or confidence wan, a companion of thioves aud gambilers, and one who spends his timo io debauclery and rlotona liv- ing; that ho neglects to provide for her ; and that ho hes repeatedly committed adultery. ‘Whereforo sho not unuaturally aske for o di- vorce. DNITED BTATES COUITS, A. G. Wocdrutl, ¥. L. Mcrrms, and Charles Morgan began a swib for £1,300 aguinst . C. Walior, g Tho Wilson Packing Company filed a bill sgainat the Cryetal Lake Dickling and resorv- ing Works, Willinm Archdeacon and P. A, Wmd- ner, to restrain them from infringing lta yatout for preserving sud packing cooked muats, The Umted States District Attornoy filed an information agaiust the stills and stock of L. M. Tord, Oliver & Co., at No, 45 5outh Water streot, valued at 218,240,293, A potition and bond wete flled by tho dofeudants, but no order was mado, owing to tho absenes of Judge Blodgott. BUPERIOR COURT IX BRIEF, C, J. Fay begun n suit for §2,500 against J. B, Wight and A, E. stevens. L. Hucbborger et ul. for the nusa of Iuch- beryer, sued tho Gernaunia Iuswanee Company to rocover 23,000, Ezeklel Mornson fited s bill =against R. C, Giviny, I1, L. Steelo, and abnnt forty others to forocloso a trust-doed for $24,000 on Ilocks 1, 2, 3, aud 51in Colo & Coney's HBubdivision of Lot 9, Asseasor’s Bubdivision of the W. }{ of See. 33, 38, 14, excent Lot 29 iu tlock 3, sud Lots 15, 15, and 17 1n Block 4. lving north avd northwest of tho Vmcenncs lload and cast and sonthenst of the Itock Island & Pocifio Lieilroad, contuining 21 acros, more or less, James Copmbs, A. L, Park, and H, 3. Coombs sucd Edgar Reading for $1,500. John tawlo sued Joln Sutten for 21,400 e MISCELLANEOQUS, CORGECTION, A jndgment in tho Bupecrior Court wan incor- rectly roported the athor day as having beon give en agaivst W. Pallon and L. F. flussandor. Lt was agaiust W, Pallen only, COUNTY COURT, In tho eatato of Henry Wohlora a grant of ad- ministration was mado to August Woblers, un- dor bond for $15,000, . In tho estato of Otto R, Erowster ot al, minors, a grant of guardiauslip was made to Mary I, Luat, under bonds of 3,000, A motion was made Ly George Bickerdike aund Walter Lirten to vacato judgment agninst delinquent luuds and lots, to “whick objections had boen mado, It way ordored ruled, nud ex- ceptlon takoen, n the Bouths Park apecin] awanssment caso the tax -Eunl bond of Asahel Emish und Edward T, Whitehend in 85600 was spproved, as also tho bond of Bawmuel £, Grom for 3,023, JULGMENTS. Rurerion Count- .=, C. tainos v+, Willtaio C, Deakman, 5, F, B, Maramall ve, €, Llorton, I, K. Url d Jolin §f, s, §.0 4, =T, T. Loomin w, F, W, Jolunson und Audrew b, Hwanson, §70.76.—Wilitam Lill et ol va, Edwin Walker, $1,079.67,~Michsel Brand va, Frank Mattes and Jamos Tuang, §645,50,—1alio Biniths va, Autos ¥, Tou $769.61,~8. D, Weakley va, Ann Jouar QAuY—Ti N Reevea and Vars va. ‘Turveuce Ker Mnarricd Children nt Nchiool, Undor this captiou the Fall Mall (azelle Bueals ironleally as followe concerning the piece of logislation recommended by Lord Btanley of alderloy : **Tho smendmout which Lord Stauley of Al- derloy is dewirous of introduciug into the Fdu- cation nat of 1670 dessrves very grave considora- tiou, Ho wishou Lo sabstituto the words *boys and unwarried women' for the word *chile dren' in the clauso giving compnlsory vowers to Behool Boards, fur the fullowing reason: Iy the common law of Euglund, s lad dows by Lotd Colerldgo, 1t is lawful for u woman 12 years of 830 to marry, and under thero cirenmatances suoh a caso &4 this wight urse: A Mauchestor worbingman raght neleet fur Linolf a bride of 19 years of sge, marry hor, sud take her to his home, when, 10 consequencs - of her sbseuce frow school for uw woek or a . fortulglit, the Police or the Echool Board officials on bor hrib ;&)puumt‘n iu tho pubtio etreots might carry her {row ber husbaud to burry her AWy to » Loard schiool, Witk or without s breach of the peaca, the case wonld then o brought be- fore n maylisirate for his decivion, when tho hns- band would pload lua righit to his wite's company at all times under the common law, while the Bchool-Board offietal would show that the Edacus tional act gave bim tho right and unposed on him the duty of suforcing ber u\nu&lm [3 nchool for another yoar. How would the wagu. trate decide in such o case, und what view would the flome Heerotary adops 7 Would tho Govern- mens be disposed 1o ask P'arlisinent to enact that 10 wowsn sbould warry till she had attamoed the age of 13 aud had cuufl:lauv.l Ler schooling ¢ Or would the Edacation Depariment be willing toallow & woman to warry Whoo 13 years old, snd be free frow school if elis had cowpleted o certain number of stiendunces during the pro- vious yoar 7 ‘I'his would be open to ubjcction as an exorcido of the dispendiug power. ‘T'he Duko of Richmound deolines to promise the loglstion asked for, snd this importaut watter must therefore stand ovor for suuther yeur, In the meautime Lard Stanley of Alderloy should forti- 1y bid caso by abtuiniug utatustics of the uumber of worklugmen's wives of thp uge of 13 yeary, and whoull further considor whethar & magie: trate might not hold it to be a ‘1t wonablo ot came' nndar the act for the non-a. - lance of & ¢bild that tho child fa » marticd w. w" THE CHICAGO TRIBUNLE: WEDNESDAY " THE COURT-HOUSE. How tho Architects In'e Thziv Dians, Gottle Tittey Is WitlineT to Compromise Matters, Lgan Has Already Fixod up Things for Doth, Dlagram Showlng Mow Glallors Ase to Be Selilad. The Stone Question. Ever eince the County Board and Common Counell havo agroad to disagreo, and appuinte ! ench it own architect, and datetinin to baild fta own half of the building itsolf, there b been a public enurtopity to know what sort ol strieture wouid bo tho resuit,—wiother tue architectnre would ba of 8 compouits character, Gothieat ono ead amd Italian ot tho other: whether the two halves would bo put under ona roof and bitlt up nyaiest one another, or wisth- er they would halve the 1ot aml mako an alley b= tween, or whethor Tilloy would put his Groek erozq on one bnif, snd’ Kgan put his bollow-squars Enilding vt the other half, the dome of ono and the stoepla of tho other staring oune anothar ou of conntenance, have beon guostions dooply re- wolved in the publis mind. A reportor of Tug Trantx; ntarced out yesterday to interview the nrehitecta concarneld. in order Lo gob wUN0 in- formstion on the matter, “What ure we going to do about it ?" re- peated MR, TILLEY, 13 tho reporter posed a Lub-tailed lead-pencit over hiz note-buok, *Why, wo must give amd take. We must agreo npon n goneral plan, A0 ns to mako a harmonious extenor design. In re- gar to the interior, it will not make so much ditference, a8 the sarrangements for tho city otticea will havo to bo ditlerout from thuse for tho county's, anyhow., Tho aity requicos taore rooma, and its duilding will, therefore, costa little moro than the county’s building."” XURERA. Reportar—How wonld your Euroks plan do? Me. Tilley—That conld be very roadily dividod. tho ity and county cach doing two atms of the cross. Alr. Tilloys plan is in the form of A Grook eroes, the winga radiating from » centro covored by o large domo, and with o wgguiticout portal at cach eorner. This urrangement leaves largo areas between tho wings, admicting light and air trom the outsido. Roporter—It would he impossiblo to harmon- izo0 a plan of such distctive pecaliaritios with any other design, Ar. Talley—Yes, that is so; but T do uot in- tond to mako a poins of ge:ting that plan adopt- ed, 1 havo no Liobby to rido iu this matier; and what I want, and what doubtless Mr. Egan wants, is to agres npon tho best plan wo can gob up, 80 8% to pleaso the public. Roporter—Will not CONFUSION D APT TO ARISE from worling on what iy practically one baild- ing with two sets of contractors, and undor tho supersision of two distinct hodiem 2 Lr. "Tilloy—Tho County Board and the Conn- cil shonld, if possibls, seloct the same partics to do the stono and brick work, but [ shonld think even I different partics got the contrncts they would go futo partoerahip, as it would not pay themn to have two bets of workmen, foremon, ete, Reporter—Can you do much on the building thin eneon ? Mr., Tilley—Weo can got tho plana rendy a0 as to begin work iu aix weoks after wo agree on » dosm. ‘The excavations conid be done aud tho foundations bo put in as far as tho sub-collar tins season, We would havo to covor over that part of tho work in winter, as yon cau't lay in cemout during winter. 1f wo have piling to do, that might o on during the wintor. | toporter—Will tho building be heavlor than the Custom-tiouso ? Mr, Tilley—If it Is built with a dome It prob- ably will be. If tho eoil should turn out to bo no better than that under the Custom-Houso, piling ought to be put in, MIL FOAX, Thao roporter thon started after Mr. Egan, and found that %unl)emnn hard at work gotting up tho plans to be submitted to tho County Board this_afternoon, “Yen," said he, roaponding to the reporter’s inqui L am getting up a plan by which each can build ity on Lalf soparately.” Iteporter—What kind of o bullding will it bo? Mr. Egau—I ean show you bost by a diagram. Taling o pioce of paper, Lo skelebed tho fol- lowing : 1aS City Buildlog, *gétepany Mr. Bgan—Tach bullding will bo 3% by 110, and the two will bo separated by u court 62 foot wido. "I'be oxterior of the two buildings will be harmo- nized into one destgn by s triumphal arch thrown scross the entranco to tho court, Abovo tho areh tho oxterior will be coutinuons, and from tho outstde tho two bulldiogs wiil seem ag onn, Shdway in the conrt will be placed a towor, 40 foet square, with un arch cat through its base #0 a# Lo ako & carniago drivo through the court from Randolph w Washington wiroets, This tower will bo rau np to betwoon 275 and 300 foot Liixh, to contaiu n clocle nad bolls, There will bo liinesage ways botweon tho two buildings on cach floor, by means of arcadea throngh tho tower. 'Tho conrt will be open to tho sky, ad- mitung light und air, The main bmlding will bo 100 fect frots (ho ground to tho carnico. The exterior will be in thie Mavarine styls, two #tories in oue, the lower with Dorle columus, ths upper Coriuthinn, 'Thero will bo three dour- ways to auch building, one ut each eud, and one o TuSalle or Clark, respectively, Iiesides thess, there will bo entrances from tho court thruugh the arcades fu tho base of tho tower. ‘Che doorwuye will bo ornamented with massive porticon, with columa 4 feet in diumeter and 40 foct high, Tho supply of light will Lo aswmiple. aml thero will bo threo atatrways in each build- ing, giving facilitios of Ingress superior to any otbier structure, Mr, Egan oxhibited the 'slde olevation to tho roportor, and it cortainly prescnted an fmposing appesrance, althongh on that mmall sealo tha grost height of tho tower mudo the main bufld- 1y look squatty, Iteporter—It would bo impossible to RECONCILE, THIS PLAY WITHH THAT O¥ MR. TIT~ LEY'S. Mr. Egan—No, Tho ubjection I havo to his plan iu that it presonts no fucado, and gives uo street line. It cousidts of wings radiating from » dome, glving 8 zigzag outhine. 1t would loak gplendidly sct on a hoight away from other buildingy, but in that location [ do not favor it. 1 do not thiuk Mr, Tiloy will object to the principle of my plan, and we can agrue npou the exteriur ornamcutation by compromisa. An- other objection ta his plau s, that in our com- prosyible’ sofl a heavy dowma, when intimately conueotad with the rest of the building, tends to orack ang soctle it. Now, my towor will bo an iudependent strncturo, reating on 1t own buse. Roporter—\Will you ugs piliog to support the buildiog 7 . Ar, Egan—If the woit is no botter thau that under tho Custom-tones L will, sliiough tho building will not Lo a3 beavy, Mr. Fgon wua very bus, d his plaus wero uot in a wufticiontly forwand stato to aduwit of n dotallod ducri(xuun Juxt then, but be expucts to submt the ma County Comminvivuers, THK STONE, At thoir last mecting the Common_ Conneil $uok It upon themselves to rotain the selection of the stone within thewr own body, but thus far noue of themn seom to bave any definmto idea ay to whist stoue should Le selected, The tyout that can bo scromplished this year will bo the building of the foundations. * The Chicaza stoue will undoubtedly ba welocted for this pur- pose, as 14 bins alwave bean found to be the Leat, I'hie choice of the stono for tho snperstructure, thurefore, need not bo mads fur nearly o yvar. Panio Amony Shoops Alunieda (Cal) Tudeyendent, Last weok wo wmontiouod tho loss of s large nuwber of slioop w the hills back of MMiusion | g, gyinnastics n featuros to-day Lo the Board uf | Snan Jowe, belong to M Ashnrst. The aliaop it ecome, to e humoer of abowt 2,500, were quietly feoling on n Wil about 3 milen eaat of Mission Handovo on Buowlay afternoon, July 4, when & man who had boen a shor time worki- i for the auners suddonly utlered a toud vell, hteh had tho offect of frightonti g 6y e They ntely tegan running down i | es fast a8 faey contd,” At or near tho bottom of tho hill a Iariza pabeli of poiron oak was growing, and thoy rashed psltemellnto fs, Hera thair Ings got s en-angd ok thae they eoimld nol nove, Meanwlhitlo e othons behind still camo rushing down upon the ntil they were piled in Javers sit deep. ope aeen the other, OF canwen the mont of shem wera voon sifucated and dead, Onoof the unnrm eamo to the apot within ten minutes atterwnrds, and with the aid of o Span- iard ruceceded i pulling out and reseaine: atont tiliy head. Bat the number that lost thers liven 1 s AlEags oy ey 700 in alt, 1 iw Aup- penedd tliat tha el by the hired man was piven ter the purpode of ‘starting the shieop off to canp, 5 i T BRAWING TO AN END. Turner Case Sent to the Jury Yesterday Evening, TLikelihoodl of na Disagrocmente«-The Closing Arpuments. Tho "Tho Turner torgery easa ontored wpon its thir- teenth duy in the Criminal Court yestordny moming, ‘The caso had lost nono of: its publio iuterost, for despito the weathor tho Courte room was well filied. many beiog drawn thither, doubtlers, to listen to the argament of tho Hon, . A, Starrs for tho defeuso, At D v'clock tho jurors filud into the room, and each took bis accustomed seat. Iumodiately there- after Judeo Farwoll entered, which waa tho nig- nal for a goneral bat-lifting and a rush for availe avlo seatss A fow momonts luter AR, KTONRY took tho floor, looming up amid hugo piles of daeds of ovory conceivable charncter and age, and tables lndon with matchels filled with evis douco, nnd bestrowod with o small library of lnw-books. After ecalling the attention of tho jury to his preeonco, he bogan Lis talk by unbuttuning his sturt-oollar and fore- iug lrim #leoves to -bin clbows, This sct was but typical of his earncstnese and upiform devotion to tho interests of his clients. Cougratulating the jury upou tho nenrness of the end of the caso, he waliied mto tho matter hoaped about tam, snd from it oxtricatod muny tolling points, which he elnehed in tho presentation, displav- 1ug bis usual tnct and skill, aud oxhiblting his {full forco iv cloquent appeal to tho jury. o then ontered into 8 eulogy of the honor and standing of the ‘Purner family, nnd, by w of contrast, hold tho witnesses for the pros t1on up to the gaze of tho nudience in anythig clwo than an enviabla.dight, tho effcet of which waa noticonble, especially whon depicting the churactors of Reed aud Patton, forwo stiiking wero hig ‘fimumu that the jurois scomad to ine voluutarily purvoy tho vacant walls of the room, a8 if to tind them embollishod with the forms of animate devils. Ho closod with referonco to tha rolations of fathor and gon a4 illustrated by the lotrers which had been adduced in svidonce. Iu this ho wnc- coedod, by & rkillful w0 of langnags and & studied niodulation of voice, in briuging teurs to tho eyen of many, ineluding several jurors, Mr. Bwott, aat the ecool, portly dufonds ant, who, up to that time, dn mg the entiro trinl had dono nothing but priile at his eituation as ho teaned trustingly npon tho charactor und tho legal ability of big attornoys, In the ufternoon MR, BARNTI replied, and closed the easo for the prosecntion, Ho disappointed bis moet ardeut adnurers by is cool “and deliberata handling of tho facts 1 the enso, ospecially wince ho was callod upon to 1woot tho thuorios nud rhotoric of hiw oppononts, Wwho wors his kenior in yenrs and exgcrionce, aud to virtually muko two respouses at ouco. - Ho roviowed, and very successfully, firat tho argument of Mr, Bwatt, sud sucondly the plain- tive aud sympathetic ntterances of Mr, Btorrs. To say that ho stirred bis oprionentato o realiza~ tlon of his powar in paring him & complimont ho richly doserves, aud one which faw men of his yoars under similar eircumstaucos dura to a- piro to, Ho concludea his nrgnmont ab 8:30 o'cloclk, whent tho case was turucd over to tho merey of tho jury, who were laden with voluminous in- struotions from connsel and Court, and retired n little aftor 9 o'clook, the Uourt promuming to re- turn ay 11 o yecoivo“its vordict, 17 ouo wus reached. Immedintely after the retiroment of tho jury Mr. Bacnum catlod upon the Court for tho ATULEST OF THE DEFENDANT, pondint tho deliborations of that body. Thia movemeut clicited a spirited debato botween the conascl, bat the Court dechded that tho bond of the dofenaaut was ample, especinily since Mr, Hwott Lud assured hun that Lo could not be drivon from the city. BTILL, OUT. At 11 o'clock Judge Yurwoll was ngaln in Conurt, an were slyo tho defoudant and by attor- ueye, and soveral of tho witnessos for tho prose- cution, At 11:45 tho bailiff in chargo of the Jury waa dispatched to the room occupiad by the ** judges of the Jaw and evidence,” in tho wpper slory of tho bulldiug, to gscortain whether a verdict Lad boen renchied. 'fhe reply was brought in n tnoment, “No ~ ver- dict,” whoreupon _tho | conrt-room way speedily closred, tho Conrt promising to roturn early this morping to beur further raport. ‘The attornoys for bolh sidos appearcd cone fident at midnight of a vordict boing tinally reached in their favor, but thelr confidonco was not very utrong. ‘Tho opinion of outsiders waa that tho jury would disagroe, in which the do- Soudant, it is sald, Joined. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, QuEENsTOWN, Aug. 10,—Stoamships Republio, from Now York, and Kenilworth, from Philadsle phis, huve arrived, New Youx, Aug, 10,—Arsived—Steamahips Frauco, from Ifavr Giollort, from Lawmburg; and Aendia, from tho Mediterranasit, QUEERETOWN, Aug. 10.—1ho stoamshlp China, from New York, has arrived, Dastistonr, Md., Aug, 10.—Arrived—Stoamer Canplan, from Liverpool. . Lornox, Aug, 10.—Tho stoamships Malne and Victoris, from Naw York, huve arrived out, B . OLORED KNIGHTS, CoLmmus, 0., Aug. 10.—~Recprosontatives of tho colorad LKnight-Lemplars of tho district eme braciug Ohlo sud portious of Indinna, Kentuoky, aud A cl;itgun, wmot in council hore to-day, grand drill sud bunquet and fustallation of ofi- cors of tho Urand Cotnmandery are fuatures for to-morrow. e S THE KENTUCKY ELECTION. Loowviar, Aug. 10.—A Couricr-Journal Rpacial from Prankfort, says ofticial returns from nuine counties pivo MceCresry, Democrat, n wsfority of 30,792; twouiy-four countica yet to bo heard from. Reducing Obe: A, Plilbert propuses an improved systom of redueing oberity, the busin of the resino restiug on tho prevoation of the introduction of carbon inta tho body, or on favoring it trausformation, nud atugwenting the amonnt of oxypou—iho foud, torcfore, to Lo uon-nitrogonous, variod with a fow vegotablos containing o tarch, and some raw fruit. The teraperament of tho patient 18 al%0 $0 Lo kapt fu view; the tymphatio to havo n red diet, such as hoef, mutton, venivon, hure, phoussut, E-urmdua, otc., snd the wanguive u white dict, Mko veal, fowl, pigeone, oystors, ote, Verotables, not uwest ot farinucoous, sro allaw- ablo ; ulso, prapes, gooscberiies, apples, ote., but sugar, butter, choese, {.otatues, pastiv, rico, buuuy, aud pess aco proeerived. ‘The hygieno oousisit, I this svstem of treatinent, In favor- i 4ho action of tho wiln, in woaring a tight ruller to support the walla of the abdomon, i taking plenty of exerclso on foot or on borse- back ; ulen, playiug at billlards, feneing, awim- nd kindred divervions, In sowo aliglit respocts only dues this mothod of M. L'hiibert diffor from others bronght forward of lato yeuis, but grest mert iy claimed for it, The Discomiiture of Fouches Aftor the restorstion, Fouche offerad 1y sor- uices to Lonin XVIIL.. aud by way of comtnend- g bimaell zgsured tho King that during Lis ox. {le ho, Kouche, hxl constantly recaivedlaud Inid Leforo Mapoloon exact accounts of overything thet pasged ju Loww' httle court at turtwell Iowse iu England. * Indped,” aatd King Louis, “sud who was bads enough to soi himself to your " Fouche adocted to hesilute ; but, ths iy {naisting, be tinally namod tho Duke of Aumont, ~ + What, wy " faithtul De Plenne ? oxcluimed the King, and added with a malicious emilo, * Well, Do Pionue was very poor, sud hiving is dear i Eoglaud. Do you kuow, M, Fougho, that I wroto &ll tho letters De Pleuno sout you, and the Duko haudod me regularly tho 48,000 (rauca you were so klud 88 to seud him7 * AUGUST 11, 1875. An Attempt to 8cll the Rockford & Rocle Island Road. - Frelght Tarif Adopled by TRailreads. Runnhye East from Peprin, Some Facts in Oonneotion with tho Mie- souri Railroad War, TRYING TO SELL THE ROCKFORD & ROCK ISLAND. s g Yenterday was tho dey advorticed for tho salo, under o decrce in fureclosiireo, of the proporty znd finuchises of tho Rookford, Rock Island & St. Lonta Uailruad, and a wumber of capitalists and rafleoad men wero prekent to bid. They waited for an hiour, however, without aeoing tho kenial oountenance of the Master appear, but 1 thomualvon in good hmor by joken on each ottier an to thoir intontion in buying s rallroad. 1n the mosntime Judgo Trumbnll, on behalt of the domplainant, the Union Trust’ Company, uppented botors Judge Druunoond and present. o o short pelitton asking that the sale might be Jostponed for o short Lime tor tho reasons that, ns e wae loformed, n combination hnd been tormed which wounld prevent competition, to bid in tho road nt much loss than its real value ; al- #0 beeauro it was the intaution of tho Garman Londhoiders, represonted by their agint to the amount of Latweon # I, 000,600 and 5,000,000, to tid on tho toad At thu male, but thiut in correspondivg with the commitien ropro- wnantiny the bonduolders in Frankfort, Germany, by telograph, somo_confuson Ll arisen oy to his instructions, which proveuted his lndding in- telligontly st the presout time, but that ho ox- peclad to be sblo to bid in care the kule was postponed & phott time. Judgo Trmumbuil thon stated that arrange- menta bad nearly been comploted, but that ho ‘was not quite 1 a porttion to aol, He winhed to liave tho sale postjponed until ho could write to Gormnny, it poseible, Judgo Lawronco objectod to so long a dolay, and it was finally agrood to postbone tho kale until next Mondny morning at the ssmo time and placo. ‘T'he Mastor in Cbancery, Mr. Bishop, then went down stairs to rond tho order, but Dwmo Rumor ha:l apparontly announced the [act, sud when tho Mnster reached tho door the mpocta- tors, lawyers, and wouki-be bidders wilk their wenlth, had all disapponrod, The roilrond has beon appraised at about 21,000,000, and it 1e thought that = sale nt any lesd tigure than that would prove a good specu~ Intion for tho purchasor. L'he debts amonut to over 211,000,000, but, of courne, the purchaser will take f1ee and clesr of all incumbrance. THE GENERAL FREIGHT AGENTS, 'The Gouoral Freight Ageuts of tho ronds lead- ing cast from P'coria held a mooting at tho Grand Pacitic Hotel yosterday for the purposo of re-cetablishing ratos from Pooria cast. ‘Tho following woro presout at the meeting: J, M, Osborn, Yoledo, Wabash & Woatoru; Lowis YViele, Chicago, Rock Ieland & Pacific; W. 8. Bpears, Toledw, Poorla & Warsaw; J. 8. Cook, Toorin, Pekin & Jackeonvillo; C. N. Staunton, Springlold & Southeastern; H. O, Diehl, Indi- anapolis, Bloomington & Wastorn. As tho atmosphiero iu tho Grand Paciflc Hotel whs upusually eultry and closo yeuterday, tho agonts took bold of o tablo and & nmmbor of chairs and established » placo of meoting right in front of the bar- Toom, 80 a8 b0 givo the persplrmy zontlemon o chanto Lo bo as nesr uw pussible to & plien where they could cool thomeolyos oif ozeamonaily. Mr. J. M. Osborn was chosen Cliairman, and Mr. 1L C. Dichl Seeretury, Ar. J. 8. Cools thon addrossed the mooting in b Leunl forcible and eloquont wmauner, urging upon thom the necessity of obtaining botter ratos from DPeorin cast. Thoy must give up catting rates, aud act togothor in unity and harmony, sud thus re-eslablish the former great- voss awl prosperity of their roads, 1f tho General Kreight Agents of the 8t. Louis ronds liked to **cut ” rates and each other's throats, let them do so. Bt Louis was but a littlo town a8 compared with Peoris, nod therefore tho Peorin roads uced take no mnotive of tho competition of tho St. Louisans, 3Mr. Coow's epeoch had such & powerful offect on tho railway magnatos protout thut n motion to adjouru to tho bar-roow for cousullation was unuuimously sdopted, Tho consultation was private, sud tha reportors were not allowed to take part in it. On returning, the following now tarit! was in- troduced ond unanitwously adopted: Fourth ctaes amd gram, ll~'mm 1eora, Pekin, and larana to— Cents, som b Nuw X Albsny al Fhilladelphiin and Baltimors. Busfulo and. Pitsburg, Clucluostl . Loufaville, Tudfunspoiis, Toledo und Dotroit, Hiato Line,.. Bheldon Chliago . o o Tho now ratos will go into efToct Aug. 15, A resolution was adopted pledgivg tho roads leading from Peorin to tho East to maintain theso rates until s good chanco for ** cutting offors itself, whon thay will undoubtadly break this tariff, ny they buve thoso that Lavo goue boforo. THE HANNIDAL & ST, JO, 1t has been reported in this paper horetofore tkat tho Hannibal & 8t, Josoph ailrond, owing to tho war botween the Bi. Louls, Kansas City & Northorn and the Missouri Pacltio Railroad " had roducod tho ratos from Kansas City to Chiongo to 5, Tho Ohieago, Burlington & Quiney Lail- road, with which tho Haunibal & 8t. Josoph con- uects, rofuses to pro rato ot such fguros, ‘This road claima that thero is no nocossity for lowering tho rates to such fignres. Aa tho bo- ligeront roads charge 2% from St. Loumw to Kan- sus City, and the fure from Chicago to 8t, Lonis in #9, the propoer rate to make from Chicago, to kecp ovon with 8t, Louls, would be @11, and this a0 tho Chicago, Buclington & Quincy, and Chi~ cayo, Rock Island & Pacifie, and Chlcogo & Alton Railroads are willing to necept. Tho Gon- vral Tickeb Agunts of tha three Iatter roads hold n consuitation at the oflios of the Chicago, Hook Juland & Lacitio Railroad in rogurd to tho wat- tor, and thoy agroed to charge 311 Lo and from Iansas City for the proscut. Tho Chicago, Bur- lington & Quinoy sent n dispatch to the lianni- bal & 8t, Joe, informing them that if thoy per- sistod iu charglug ouly 36 from Kansas City to Chicayo, they would refuse to pro-rate any long= er, but woulil bo compclied to chargo Lhereaftor urbltrury rates. ARBITRARY RATES, Tho Chicago, Durlington & Quiscy, the Toledo, Wabush & Western, and tho Tolodo, Poorla' & Warsaw llailroads have issucd & juing notica that on and nfter Aug. 10. and until changed, the following arbitrury rates will bo chaiged from the points named bolow on all west-bound freight startiog east of Batfalo and Dittsburg, destined for Iiaunibal, do., Quiney, 1N, Keokuk, and Burlington; also ou property destined for interior points situated botween tha Mosfeappi nud Missonri Rivers. These rates douot Upply to freights destined for Missourl Tilver points s Class Class Claws Class 4, ) 4, 3 A KEW CHICAGO NOAD, A moeting of capitalists was held st tho Tro- mont House yesterday for the purpose of taking the tultistory steps to form & uow rulway com- pauy, The cuntomplated road s to run from thisclty on a lino botweon the Burlington & Quincy and Chieago & Northwestern #ailroads $a the Desplaines River, and from thence due went to the Mssissippi. Bir, James Couoh, of he Tremont Houso, 1a cue of the leading wovers 11 Ly sohiemo. Thesuls a good tield for this now T, wnd §€ constructed 1¢ will prove o valuablo teoder to the bumiueds interesta of this city. THE SOUTHERN WAR. Spacial Disyatels to Tie Chicayo Tribune, Nasuviees, Teun,, Aug. 10.—Representatives af the Nachville, Chattancoga & 8t Louis, Louinvillo & Nushvillo, and Boutheastera Roa met to-day for the purposo of cowpromising uo stoppiazy the war existing botween the two form. er linos with the Bouthesstern, but no resuit was reachod, aud wiil not bo st preseut. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PAGIFIC. Bpectal Currespondence of The Uhicayo Tribuna, Des Moixzs, Is.,, Aug. T.—The wurvoy of the Chicago, Rook Island & Pacifio Railroad was com- plated from Oskalooza to Cazlule Monday, IS paasen Knoxvillo 4 miloa. north, goes through 1"oarantvillo, and Wheeling, passoa thiroe-fonrths of a mile eaet of lartford, and thencs goes ‘to Carlinle (12 milos from that clty), whers it oohneots with tho Wintersst aud Indinnols branches of tund road. RAILROAD LEASES, Bn Lovis Ange 10,—Tho 8k Lonls; Kansas. City & Northern Hailrond to-day leased the 1oad ranoing from Ottamwa, In, to the Missouri Htate lino, n distanco-of 49 miles, ownerd by tho Cedar Rapids Rmlroad Company, for twenty- oluht years, at an anuaal rental af $22.500. Tho tawe toad ha alss leasod p branch ranmng from Centratis, Mo, to Colunbin, o distanco of 2 milen, at an annual rental of 7,000, THE CENTRAL PAGIFIO, ax Fraxvingo, Cal., Aug, 10,.—Tha oficiala of tho Central Facitic Railroad were bronght Into court to-lay on & citation to prodnce Woodruff, and continned till to-morrow. Charlas Crocker testitied that ho did not know hiv waercabeuty, ITEMS, Nr. Muir, who hay lately boen appoluted Gen- oral Managor of the Canada Soulhern Railrond, fntendy to build a.branch line from Windsor, ops posita Dotruit, ta a point near Combor. This tnkon a bad curve out of the road, and also en- ahlea It to'cross tha tiver at Detruit, instead of at Trenton, ag 1t s doing now. M. Mulr alen contewplates teanaferring, the headquartern of theroad from St. Thoway to Dotroft. Tho Pacific lNallrond of Missouri executed July 10, 1875, an additivnal or third mortgage to Ienry I'. Vail and James D. Fish, Trusteos, to geenre the payment of §4,600,000 bonds, 'The #aid tustramont contmng oight &mquw el printed mnttor, and wns siled for record iu Orago Coun- ty, do., nhont two weeks ngo. Mr. 11, B. Ledyard, Assistant Gonoral Rupor- intonent of tho Michigan Central Linilroad, has bieen nlio appoiuted Iuginoer in place of Mr, IT, ¥, Gandner, decoavod, M, Ledyard is apradunte of West Doint, and wall qualiticd to perform tho duties of his now oftico. The manngers of tho varlous ronds comprising tho Kaukakeo Line hold tholr roghlar quarterly macting yesterday at tho Grand- Pachio Hotel, but beyond the rogular businoss, which constats in compariug accouats, nothing was done. CASUALTIES. A SEVEN PENSONS DROWNED. Urazil (ink) Miner. Tho eaddent rport rocoived is the drowning of aoven porsons—na Mr. Enster and tho family of Dauiol Fritz, consisting of himeolf and wifo and, four children, who lived 10 miles south of Bowi- ing Groen, nnd wore ecen intho top story of their house Tuesday, going down with thestream whon at its fullost hoadway, It was tmpossiblo to reach thorm. Theso nre tho only ones reported lost. No doubt mauy mora would have been drowned hind it not boen for tho energy of Bir, Jamea Black, of Bowling Groon, who put men to muoking bonts from lumber on his own placo. In o very sbort timo boats aud rafts were construct- ed. nnd tlo citizeus started o ronder what au- tistance they could to thoso lingoring in tho bot- toron, and a great inany woro saved from watory praves. In many places people wore clinging to trecs, on top of houeas, and 1n evary pince whers they could get away from the water. A THRESHING-MACHINE BURNED, Special myatch to Tue Chicao Trfbune, Mecrony, Ind,, Aug. 10.—A threshing-ma- chine, awned by Tovi Geyer, was burned yester-. day, including about 50 bushols of wheat owned Ly Lowis Whitehead, n wealthy farmor reniding abont § miles north of thia pinco. Mr. White- head wos threshing, and had etopped for dinner when the tlames wero discovered, thoy haviog ,:nmod such progresa that nothing conid be done. The fire is supposod to bove originated in an old stack-Dottom standing near tho steam-engine ueod to drive the machine, DROWHED, Quenee, Aug, 10,—Last night Miss Murray, of Montreal, and 8 son of tha Liev. Mr. Wilson, of Kingston, whilo attowpting to step from tha what! to the steamor just leaving, fell into the river and waore drowned. Specil vnateh to The Chienon Tridune, Daxvieie, T, Aug. 10.—Albert Dattorson, n young man living near Indiauola, in this conuty, was drowned last Sunday while bathing in the Littls Vermillion River n company with o crowd of men and boys, Iy body was recovered in nbout threo hours, DISASTER 1 _DENVER, Dexver, Aug, 10.—Thiy afternoon o passengor car atinched to nn cart-bound traln on the Den- ver & Bouth I'ark Railroad was thrown from tho track 14 miles wost of Donvor. Jamos Smith, Western Union Telegroph repairor, was thrown boneath tho ear and instantly killed. Among thoss who recoived fatal injuries aro Mra, John Lane and danghter, of Denver. A number of other wore scvovely bruiwed. An {nquest will determino the causo of tho accldent, 3y FATAL FALL. Npectal Dispateh o The Chieago Tridune, Dusoque, In, Ang. 10.—On Monday, James Woolnough, & well-known resldont of this city, while riding down Julion svonuo, was thrown fram & wagon sud soverely bruised about tho head. Ho complained bug littlo, and walked hiomo, Boon aftor ho was scized with conval- #ions, lowt the power of speech, and died nt 10 o'clock this morning. 1o wnd & momber of the City Council in 1857, and woll kuown as an up- right and honorable eitizen. STAUCK BY LIGHTNING. Speciat Dispateh to The Chioago L'ridune, Prrry, I, Aug. 10,—Lightolng strack the fur- piture warorocoms of Forhman, Bode & Co., this afternoon, setting firo to tho bmildings. Tho flames wero immediately extlnguishod, Althongh a nwnber of persons wero in the bullding no one was injurod. The fluid entered thio roof, and went down the cbimuey to a stove, and thence iuto tho wall. ‘Whe damsgo to the building iy slight. . POISONED BY TOADSTOOLS, Boeolal Lisvaleh ta The Cheaga Tribuns, Dernost, Mich, Aug. 10,—The family of Frauk Thompson, of Litchileld, waro poisoned on Baturday by eating supposed musbrooms, which proved to bo toadstools, Birs. Thompson dind ou Monday evenlng, aud Mr, Thompeon this mom!ms. No liopes are entertainod of the racovery of the little girl, who partook with them of tho poisonous food. |, SAVED FROM DROWNING. Nuw Yook, Aug. 10.—Mlsa Lovejoy, while bathing at Bouthampton, L. L., on Saturday, was carriod beyoud Ler depth. A boy went {o her ngsistunce, but sha scized him and held him so tightly that ho could do notbing. Goorge W. Fishback, formerly proprietor of the St. Louin Democral, who wos riling aloug tho beach, plungod jo and saved both sho fady aod the boy. RUN OVER, Srecual Dispaten to Ths Chicaas Tyibune. FEnre, Pa., Aug. 10,—Johin Naff, a boy, was run over hero by & wegon this morning near the city and killed, James £ Ball was run over by thecars thia momnlug near here. Hin right leg was taken off. BROKE HIS NECK. Spectal Dispatch fo T'he Chicaga Tridune, Dea Morxes, I, Aug, 10.—R. A, Togue, a farmer 6 wilos from the city, whiloleading a cow to-dsy stumbled aud foll, striking on his shoule dera and bacx of bis Leag, dislocating his neck, aud producing tnstant death, RUNAWAY ACCICENT, Spectal Lnapatch to The Chicago TyDune, Brooxinoroy, Ill.,, Ang. 10.—Mrs. Cols, wite of br, Cole, was thrown from a buggy by a run- away this morning aud very seriously Injured sbout tho hoad, aud internally, ACCIDENT TO PRESIDENT JEWETT. Niw Youx, Aug. 10.—Prosdent Jewaett, of the Erio Railway Cowpany, while dniving to his Liomo on Htaten Ialand, last evening, had his leg broken by tho upsetting of bus carriage, B sl A TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, The Kinuickinick distillery nas eold by the Internal Revenuo Colleciar at Slilwaukco, yeaters duy, to Pred Vogel for ©5,025, to sstisly the Government's claim for f¥ands in tho psyment of {azes. Mayor Moffatt, of Detrolf, Las voloed tho resotution passod by the City Council un Vriday night bt permitting saloons to b ,iqsn ou Huy- daya from 1 to 11 o'clock p.m. ha Couneil ll:c; 1aid the resolution ou the takla for cuo s . AFFAIRS OF STATE. Meeting of tho State Board o Equalization Yesterday, An Atotsation of Sculldnggery Las Year Makos Much Rumpns, Tho Charge, on the Most €itrsory Investh. gation, Proves False. Spectal Disnateh to The Chicans Tribune, Bruvarieny, 1L, Aue, 10.—The ftato Boarg of gualization met this morning, 'The orgau. zation ronmiaing Lo waino ns Just your,—Gen, Lippincott Chiairan, and Houey Ives Secrotary, Gon. Lippincols mado n shart mpecch of wol. como, and raid ho was glad o know that it way thio intentfon of the Donard to mako this nession an induatriony and n short one, and ha truete) their lahors would redound to tho advantapo of tha povple, and result, vo far as thoy could con. trol it, In recnring o Just and oqual tax on all tho proporty In the Btato. Ifo then Inid bn. foro tho Itoard tho nssoemmnent relurns for 1875, excopt from four countios, whoroupon thy Donrd adjourned Lill 2 p. m. On convening, the Auditor Inid somo additional returns boforo thy Donrd, ro that now thero are but two countie out—Aloxander and Monroo. Theso counties will bo In by Saturday, Mr. Miles prosented p rexolution, which was adopted, calling upon thy Attoriey-Goueral for an opinfon 24 to the effect npon the actlon of this Board of the amendment ndopted by tho Jast Genoral Assembly tg Hee. 3 of the Conoral Nevenno law, This amendmont i ns follows: * Tha, in namscasing companies ard associntiong organized tor purely manufacturing purposes, as for printing or publishing newspapers, or for tho improving and breoding of stock, tho nescss. mont shall be #o mado that such companjes ang nssoclationn #o organized shall Lo anly asacssed ny individuals under Jike circumstances wonly Lo anresrod, and no more. Buch companies an) associutionnshall bonllowed tho samo deductiony oy aro allowed to fndividuals.” Tho ronson for this resolution scoms to Lo that, inssmuch ag the Constitutlon, Sece. 101 the Itovenuo law, ay thorizes tho General Assembly to yrovids rov. cnuo by lovying o fas, among other things on persons or corporations ownlug or using franchisos and privileges, in ‘such manuor ny it shall from litno to timo direct Ly genernl law, uniform ea o the clags upon which it operntes; that the exemption in tho amendment quotad is destructive of uniformity, aud, thoreforo, shouls it bo found to bo constitutiounl, it woulit operats ta excinpt tho eapital staok of railvond corporas tions muJ nll others of this class not ucluded in the nmecndment from assessment and tax. ation. Tho Attorney-General will probably sniw mit his oplnion to tho Buard in the wor. ing. Al horo, oxeept Whiting, of tho Firat, McNull, of the Iifleonth, nud MeCabo, of the Nincteenth Districts. The Cook County asscsswment s hicon recnlled for correction, but will bo here in tho morning, A motion was made to adjourn ono week, but it was prowptly voted down, and, on motion, the Board adjournod till to-morrow at ¥ a,m. Jr. Dorickson croated quita s Surry among tho members of tho Doard this morning by s siatement that it was currontly reported ju Clicago that certain companies situatod in_Chi- cago represented al tho Jast session of the Board by tho on, James I', 1loot had eecaped taxa. tion npon their copital stock, and that they #0 cucnped Ly somo wort of manipulation not creditabia to " the Committco on ,Capital Stock, and which savored of bargain and ealoon tha part of somebody, It was tho purposo of ths members of the Bonrd to call for a rigid invosti. gution to tiud out who the guilty party or parties were, and o resolution to this cffect was to have been introduced this afternoon, but it accarrel to somo one to fook into tho report and examine tho nsecssuients, to see if thore was avy truthin the chiarge. This oxamination discloses tho fact, s your uorrmFundan was infornod, that thers wa no ground for tho chargo, Tho Bosrd will to-morrow oflicially declaro by resolution tho untruthfuluess of tho rumor, Tno Commissloners to locata tho Feable. Minded Institution buvo spont tho entiro day lIistomng to nrgument from ropresentatives frow cuch of tha plucs compoting for tho location. ‘fu-morrow they will open avd examino ths propositions, aud {t will be somo days bLoforo s conclusion i4 reactied, Thero iu a good deal of feoling mamfested on the part of the contest. nate, and somo threats lave beon made that, unless porticular luealities get the Inatitution, work will bo stopped by ivjunction. T'he wors of tho Commissioners ot tha bost is a thankless job. As thero aro pixteon applicationy for tho institution, ft iy eafo to eay that fiftoen of thewo placos will ho Ditter onotales of tho Commissioners, Tho Commissioners have asked the opiniou of the Attornoy-Gonerl 03 to tho oxtent to which thoy cannso thoap- propristion of 185,000 in putrchosing a farm, Tho Attorney-Goneral is of the opiniou that the clauso timitiyg tho purchano and oxponso of s~ curing a sito to 910,000, doos not includo within it farm, and that what shall be pald for a farm in within tho dircretion of tho Board, but thst this discrotion should not lead them to pay fors farm 8o much as to loavo an insuflicient sum with which to erect tho bulldings, eto. Ths point of location is yot fu doubt, thongh 1f loest ed bere, it will bo ou the propesty of the Iion.J. K. Duvols, —_——— GOV, TILDEN TRAVELS. Specfal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Bureato, N. Y., Aug, 10.—His Excolloncr Gov. Tilden visitod tbe Doard of Trade thly moroing, Georgo B. Ilibbard, Esq., gave the sddress of format welcomo. ‘The Governo: conld searcely hove made a moro politio reply than ks did to populdrizo hiweelf with the massos. Il talked of Lonosty, oconomy, and tho reduction of taxes. Aftor tho meeting ho wau shown th Larbor on board of a tug, aud st Black Rock ws trausferred to B, 8. Jowelt's now sfeam-yachi Titania, and takon down tho Niagara Iver The Governor holds a recoption at Licut.-Gor Dorshoimer's this eveniug. —— Indinn Pigmies, London Medical Itecord, Tho gonoral report of the operations of tht Qroat Trigonomotrical Survoy of India duriog 1873-"74 containg an accouni of an intorview which Mr, Boud, onoof tho staff, had witha couplo of the wild folka who livo i the Lill juse Kles of the Woutorn (Hliats, to tho southwest of tho Palanol Hills, strango dwarfuh poople had often boen heard of at froquonting the junglos near tho etation of Pomalel, “in tho uorthwest cornor ol the Tinuevelly district, but until Mr. Bond caught theso two speclmons no ¢races of (uem Lud boon secu by tue mombors of tho Survoy. ‘Theso two peopio, & man and & womau, botiovel thewmselves to bo 100 years old, but Mr, Boad supposes the maa to bo about 25, and the womad 18 yenru of ago. *Tho man," Bir, Boud stalek ++i 4 feot 614 inchos in helglit, 20%¢ Inches round thio chost, aid 1434 Niches Lorizantaliy ronndite hioad ovar the oysbrows, has s ronnd besd, coarso, black, wuull{.luir, sud a dark brows ekin, ‘The forohoad Is low aud alightly rotrest ing, the lower part of the faco projects like Il muzgle of & monkoy, and tho mouth, which i swall and oval, with thick lips, protrudes abont an inch boyoud hiy nouo; he has shors bandy logs, & comparatively loug body, and arms st oxtond alwost to Lis kuoes 3 the back just above tho bustock s concave, 1naking tho ‘storn 8- 108, bo much protruded. Tud nuds and flogers are dumpy and alwaya cou traoted, 80 that they unlthm mado to utrets out quite straight and 1lat ; tho palms and fiz gerd aracovered wish thick skin (more particnlat ly so the tipy of tho tingors), and the neck small nd mporfect ; tho fout aro brosd sod thick-ekinned over ; the hairg of his muk tackio arc of a graylsh white, scanty, and ocoant liko brintlos, and Lo bas 1o beard, The womsd i 4 feut U3¢ duchos in height, 27 fuckes rou tha chost (above tho breasts), and 1934 inched hnflzouhll{round tho head above tho bLrovhi the color of tho skin is sallow, or of a nearly ye low tint ; the hair is black, long, ana straight oud tho foaturos well furmed, ‘Fhoro iu vo di- Turonco botweou kior sppuaranco and that of th counnon women of that part of tha country. bbj fu pleassat to look at, well doveloped, 3 modeas, Tholr only dross is a_loose cloth, sud they eat ftlesh, but feed chiefly on oo sud honey. 'Ihey have no fixed dwelling FW but sleop on auy convenlant spot, genoraliy be twuon two rovks or In caves nesr which the happen to be benighted. They maka a firo a6 covk what they have collocted during tho dsh aud keop Aho tite burning all Light for waraid sud to keop away wild auiiats, ‘Thoy wonslih oestain local diviitivs of thu lalo'(—nlkllmi Hakari, and Po (after whom the bill {e us Powalei), 'Ile wowan oooks for and walls &3 tho man, eating ouly sftor ho is satiafed. the mombers of the Board nre