Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 5, 1875, Page 13

BABY FARMING. Discovery of the Peculiar In- stitution in Chicago, The Old Woman, and the Neg- lected and Dying ’ Babies. the Neighbors Enow of the Infantile Mar- tality. What Bachel Weeping for Her Child I3 This My Bluc- Eyed Boy 2” Auber esding the Weaklings on F Brandy and Soothing- Syrup. People fn fhe Vicinity Tormented by {be Cries of the Suflerers. A Vigit to the Honse—Six Cents a Day the Cost of Feeding: H Joneof the Deaths Appear on the Register of Barial Permits. False Statements Apout the Home for the Friendiess. = 0f the movstrons thioge of which everybody ‘pas beard, aad becsuse of the very moastrosity of them has donbted, nono have beea received with mare mingled incredality apd horror than the sccounts that have occnsionally goae the souds of the press of baby-farmiog. Thourh {hese reports bave been frequent enough to give {othe phrase **bany-farming ™ a precise signif- cance indicating the most cruel, cowardlr, and smomode of murdering infants by nominally putting them ont to ‘board, but in fact abandon- jng them to slow siarvation, dosing with opiates, naglect snd torturs, uotil death merci- * fully relieved them, people have been sow to believe that there was foundation in fact for those reports, which read liks curiosities of the literatare of crime, rather than the recital of grim faots. Doubtless read- enn of Toe TRIBTNE bave asked themselves whether the teem:ng iniquity of 8t. Giles, or of the FivePaints conld have developed a sufficient pumber of unnataral mothers whom any consid- ention conld induce to consign their helpleas offupring to the fiogering torture snd certain death of 8 baby-farm, to **stock” a single insti- fion of the kind, When the sub® jot has been mooted, men have thonght of their own mothers and of a ‘mother’s love as the deepest and holiest emotion thas ioepires the human heart—bave recalled the numberlers instarces amidst the lowest and moat depraved, in which mothers hava deliber- atals eacriticed lifo itself for their little ones— end bave pronounced it an 1mpoesibility that in thisage m auy Christian land there should, at 1y piace, always be found unoatural mothers eongh to rezularly sustain an nstitution of sachsort. And yet . THZRE 1S, IN CHICAGO, TO-DAT, s babyfarm that finds regulac patron- age, =nd whick, judging from what tas boen elicited by a TRIBUNE reporter, with quitc 28 unorring certainty as those we readof, tranafers ita victims to the graveyard. E Upon information received at TsE TRIBUNE oBice, a reporter was detailed to look up this baby-farming establishment. Proceeding to Twenty-first street, casi of State, the locality indicated, he entered ono of a row of throe-story back houses. nambered from 175 to 183 Trenty- st street. to make inquires. The buildings eridently quite recently were good private resi- dences, but are now somewhat out of repair, 2d appesr to have been let in compartmonts. Tas reporter 1n quest of information entered the first of theso to find the family st dinper, 4, in responso to his firat question, was fisrco~ Iy geoeted by THE XASTER OF THE HOUBE, u'!m.nut, hard-w g mechanic, io this wise : Xow, lookee here, Alister, if thera's goiog fobeacy pames printed, or any rumpns golng £ be made about this 'ere affair, my wife so't rolngtoto tell you s word avout it. We are nitiefled thinge an’t right in there, but my wife A going to be mized np in such doings.” The reporter hasteaed to assuro the good man $tat neither Limself nor his wifo were going to o their names prioted in the paver: that all that wes desired was to learn whether makers wero all right *in there,” and if ther ¥em.not right, to expose tho whole iniquity of &, which might pat a stop to it. Ouly half-nesured st this, the man eaid he “n';:‘nu‘ whiat was going on m No. 183, but 06 WABY'T GOING RIGHT IN THERE. A baby bad died therein Ap:il, and then in e wook i June three other babies had died taere, and he'd made up his mind that the poxt “'::: d&-d‘ there bie would inform the authori- % xzd see tuat thero was 2n inqueat. Tes, and there-was a9 : THE FAT BADY,” £0ake up the wife, a comely. trdy-looking young :’:;_ll}: ¥ho was herself noreing & chubby little ' 22 oretty a child as ever s body set eyes :'- Tasleft there. We used somotimes to ses it £ the window. Ob, it was a besuty! Well, ¥ s there more {han four or five S iod b fuded away and died. i ittle fellow cried all the time for thres dovs b 2ights 2e if his heart woald break. I don’t N:, What they did, buz I Lnow it conldn’t have tom el for taat chuld. must have eried iteelf Br dint of diligent cross-sxamining th ot 16 re- Pocter elicized that ok p A PART OF No. 183 :‘:h"’mmdbvm old woman named Quacken- bratt ¥ho took babies to board, sud that hor priss ;.m-l_aw, “Dr.” Stewart, with Ius wife, g a2 the same house. When the bus. preciet bel;mn none of the veighbors could tell Preselv. But in April they noticed a child 4 o jhunths old there. Somebody made inquiry ren iackepbush, and she sad she bad Yoot to boud for 'its mothor. In a hite e the child died. Then thers were more tae 4 No. 183, In Juno there were four of et Then it was that three died within & fmmu:ndm! bodies were seen bemg removed by 3¢ premigea. The men and bis wife both BoeD the remaios carricd away. Still otber nne o33 boen brought thore siuce then, Lt teyal been kept thero but a little whils, and b Ssemed to have sickemed and been sent I “There was a baby takeu 3way from there ko, Dother vesterday.” gaid the womao. wlen it was brooght there it looked a5 Lealthy oly lbe. Isaw it when it came. It was 8 fsw meeks o'g, but bad a pretty, rousd. tue mf:; - i:; o baby,"—looking down at er - Wy in s fon ek p,—** s0d when it was taken & 1T8 PACE HAD SHRUNE AWAY, ;’E‘E::.:u sbrivelod up until 1t didn’t look big- Wl wor B ew-born babe. When it got sick the ‘.“m mast have been frightend, for eho §o2 doctor, wstead of baving Stewart tend ug';:d the mother took 1t sway, the te 80 Bud because the doctor eaid it muat Tpon. f taken back to its mother or it woald die.” ANOTHEE: OF THEE NEIGHBOES *hom the reporter calied substantially “har et the above, snd stated that the Wat 0 prnke 5, it came o be known in the block, vy ilrelty that all the women folks fell in Hea it, and when it siczened aod cried till "’lind;‘h life out, it aroused the sympathy thag o ‘enation of the neighbors to such = pitch « .nl:hnaa then they have kept careful watch Sl ed at No. 188, ‘478 yon witnessed any ILLTRRATHENT OF TJIE "’i"' aaked the reporter. o 0aa only tall what I've ssam mysell,” s~ lied the lady to whom the qnestion was ad- ressed, evidently o respectable, intelligent woman ahe was, not at all disposed to voluntecr etatements about her ne:zhoors at No. 183, aud quite preciso and carefal in what sho said, too. +The old woman [Mrs. Quickenbueh] mado no secret about it, that she was boarding thetchii- dren, and when I bave been in there to see her I bave seen where the children were kept. It was 1n the upper back-room, and there was a bed for her there, avd a crib for the babies. You can sce how much room there was by looking ai this chamber, which is exactly like that in No, 183.” —and showed the reporter a room next the roof about 10 feet square, with an 8-foot cerling. ** 1t was vory hot and close for thom. I believe there were four of them then, and she told me sho used to give them soothing erup o keep them quet, and I saw her give them vrandy for the game purpose. Inever saw her beat them,though when they cried 1 have heard them being shaken, and cailed ont to sharp and ronghlr to *¢ bo quiet™ and ** quit crying now,” and thelike, in ill-tempered tones. This was about the time the three babies died eo close together.” THE DEAD CHILDREN. ¢ How old wers the babies that died ? " asked the reporter. “ The one that died in_April must have been 4 or 5 months oid. One of the others was about the same ago; one was about 6 weeks old, and another was about a woek younger.” VISITORS, - D?ng &0y ono ever call at No. 183 to look after om? ™ **Ob, {lea,"was the reply, *“gometimes ladies came in hecks to sse their babies we supposed.” ¢ »id Mrs. Quackenbush ever say who sent the babies there ?” was tho next question. “8he said Mrs. Grant, of the Home of tho Friendless, was'responeible for them ; that she sent them thero from the Home to be boardea.” Another of tha neighvors, whoso tidv apoear- soco and well-kept apartments testited to her beiag & gooa housewife and in tolerably well- to-do circumstances,—a middlo-aged tady of intelligence,—eaid she soveral times called on Mrs. Quackeubush, and, though she thought the old voman wholly unfit to be trusted with the care of babies a few weeks old, said she thought better of Iirs. Q. gince havinz seeu her. The old woman had to earn ber own board, and ecemed to think shs had a right to earn it that way ; she was not positively cruel to the babies, but of courso did not care for them as a mother wonld, and when they cried dosed them with soothing eyrop, or scared them, or shook them ronghly, "or ecolded them, to koep them quiet. That naturally sickoned the little omcs, and, with only & diet of cows' milk or a preparation of condensed milk, of course they died. What else conld be ex- pected of hirad care of babies of that nge, taken from their mothers and given ont to strangers to be kept for $8 a week ? The reporter did not roply, bat it occurred to bim that nothing else could have been exvected, ond that it was what must bave been anticipated both by the mothers who loft thewr babies thore and by thbe old women who reccived them. It certainly seemed to be what had bagpencd. The question whetber K THE PARENTS of any of the children had become kmown in the peighborhood was also put to tha lady. ] was told of the mother of ona of them by the old womsn, who is quite talkative, and who alvays found out somehow who the parents wore, that she might get her mcney of them,” was tho avswer. “-The secocd one that died was thst besutiful boy—tho ‘fat boy,' the neighbora called Lim, he was so plomp and rosy when he first came. He died four or five days after he was taken there. He must have beon over 4 months old. His - mothor came to seo him once, and I eaw her. She was 8 very hendsome girl, sod Isdyiike in ber mouners, though = poorly dressed. The old woman told me the boy's father was an actor, George ——, at ono of the theatres, and that he had ruined the mother and deserted her. She was poor, aud had ‘gone out’ 28 a wet nurse, Inoticed her as she went in that day, and almost as soon as the door closed heard her call out, SOH! MY DARLING BLUL-LYED EOY, iathat you?' Then Iknew it was tho baby's mother. Only s mother would talk Lke that, and she talked more, and it was gentlor talk than the bsbies wore used to in there. “XNoxt day that baby was dead, and I never sawv & more heart-broken looking girl then was that boy's mother when she csme1n a close carringe and took him awayin bis little coftin.” - Another woman living in the block, in re- sponso to inquiries, said that ske had secn the baby that died in April—s littlo girl only about 2 months old. Ouocof the babies that had died, and which she bad seen, was brought theie when' it was only o weck old. It didn't eat suything, and the old woman took no trouble co give it say nourishment, end it wea slowly pining away,— SEEAINGLY STARVING TO DRATIL She asked the old woman why she dwdn't et » doctor, and also give tbe child some nourish- mert. In reply the old woman told herthe child’s mother had said the child would die, for the priest Lad told her it would die within a montb, and that she (ifrs. Quackenbush) was not to feed it. Whethor the.old woman did lst the child starve to death is pot koown, thongh -that scems hardly possible. Bub the child died withio a few days. The above is snbstantially all that was elicited from the neigbors, some balf-dozen or more of whom were iotarviewed, aod who all azreed in thoir statementa that four babios had died in Mrs. Quackenbush's charge, aod that a fifths had been taken away Friday spparontly in a dying condition. DR. STEWART. This much ascerteined, the reporter pulled the bell of No. 183, bent on finding out all that could be ascertained there. The front door and blinds were closed, and, efter waiting an uncom- monly jong time after pulling the bell without any response beiag made, some one peersd cau- tiously out of the ciosed blinds, and an iostant after the door was opened by & tall man, appar- ently about 50 years of age, dressed 1o seady ot- tire, who eyed tho reporter with forbidding looks. - +Ig Mrs. Quackenbush in ?* asked the report- er. The tall man in seedv attire eved tho reporter sharply for nearly 8 mimnaute, and, without eicher renlying or bidding the roporter entes, kept his hand on the door-knodb ss tbough nodecided whether to sbut the duor in his vistor's face. At this juncture ¥ A WOMAN'S FACE sppeared at a door opening out of the ball, and ho replied, * Yes: sle'sin.” «Tell hor I'd liko to see her,” said the report~ er. and ha stepped in the Lall Wluie the man en- terod the aparcment out of the door of which the woman bad peeped. In another moment thera came into the hali a little wizenod. dr p old woman with & hawk's-bill nose and sbarp eye, with which she rogarded hor visitor keealy. % Afrs. Queckenbush, is it ?” said the reportor. She nodded sssent zod waited. It was maui- fost that she, l:ke the man, wes suspicious and on tho stert, snd that what was to be learned must be obtained. not by dirsct guestiontog and disclosure of the object of the visit, but by strategy, Bo tha reporter began with: GETTING INFORMATION, « Do you tako bukies to board 7* She nodded asscol. “WeH, if I wasto fotch one here this oven- ing aboat dark, when overybody ‘wouldn't natico, could you take it #” s i ++Oh, ves; but I'd like to_know who were its onts.” Tho rcporter mads no response, and the old woman, locking moro sbarply ioto his face. aaked. * Are rou an nnmarried man 2" "The reporter answered, 8 was_tho fact, that he was, and the old womsn podded as though she unBorstood the case. ‘‘And where's tus baby, and how old is it 7" sho queried. «Jt's with its mother. It will be sbout 4 weeks old when I fesch it,” roplied the reporiar. +]:8 beiog B0 young won't make any differsnco, will it 7" . “Ob po,” replied the woman, *‘I'vc got one here now that's only three weexs old; s fine baby too. 18 yours a boy or girl.” sho continued. It'a a—girl,” stammered oot the reporter, who had neglected to sufficientiy elaborate de- taile as to that suppoaititious baby. “+And yon bave clothes ready for it?" ‘The reporter indicated by 3 nod of the head that the supposititious baby was provided with raiment. p 4 y +Well, you can briog it right away if you want " agid “the old womau, * aud it will be all right. I feod thom on prepared milk. I cid faed them awhile on cow’s milk,—paid 6 cents a quart for it,—but IT LOST ME TEX OF THEM, and I pow give 'em nothing but the prepared milk. The doctor says it's better,—it costs me 30 cents & can, too, snd & can only lsta barely five daya,” abe added, with a suppressed sigh, a8 though that 80 cents & can wore & ruinous ex- pease. “ You see,” said tho_reporter, * we don't ex- actly want to lose our baby. It will bo taken care of all right, willat 2* ++ Oh yes, medical attendsnce and sil. The Doctor—you sea Dr. Bteward is my brother-in- 1aw, and T've £ot to make my living, sod I do it | this way, and he will belp me.” « Well, what will yon charge 2™ asked the re- porter. #5508 weok.. « Only $3.50 & weo for.htrumlkgmmmhwuum 28 70U Want @ Lo, ‘Daring tuis conversation, which took place in (oo Lisll, the old weman lad uel saked the - PAY. T had one baby I got 94 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE SUNDAY, SEP’I‘EMBER 5, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. porter in, nor offered & seat. and it was ma: fest did not intend to let him s2e more of the premiges than the dirty hsll, nor to tell any- thiog furtaer. and he took his leave, returning a moment after, however, to make another ven- ture at seeing more of the inside of No. 183 by asking whother sho wonldn't show him her room, eo that when he came in tho evening with the bahy he need not pull the ball, nor bs seen waiting at the door, + Ob, you can just walk into the room at the end of the ball. and I'll be there,” waa the re- sponse, and, without gaining more for his trou- ble, the reporter took bLis leave. Evidently No, 183 Twanty-tirst street is a place that needs looking after by the Health Officer aud the polico. A place whero babies dis of at the rate thoy Lave therd, and can be eo _easily left to die off, 28 was indicated by tho old womsu in the interview with the roporter datailed sbove, cer- tainly needs looking after, more particalatly since on examiuing THE RECORD OF BURIAL PERYITS none was found in the months of June or July for burials from No. 183, though there were four deatbs there. * 4 MDB. GRANT. It is due to Mrs. Grant, Matron of the Home of the Friendless, and an esumable lady, whoso name is mentioned in the foregoing report, to state that in caling upon her it was found tbat she naver heard of Mrs. Quacken- bush, of No. 183 Tiwenty-first streot, and that she pever had any babies sent out from the Homo to board auywhere. In point of fuct, no women expecting io be confined ara received at the Home, but on applying thero are sent to the lywg-in Lospital. FINANCIAL. Ralston a Dsaulter to an Amount Some- whers Between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000. A Large Overissuo of Stock Dis- covered and Provided for. Failure of & Bank at Norfolk, Va, Sax Fraxcrsco, Sopt. 4.—The Bulletin pub- lished an editorial this evening in which, after referring to the courss of the paver with regard to the Bank of California and Ralston, it says: “When (the bank euspended last woek we thought it our duty to protect as far as possible tho dopositors and other creditors- of that in- stitution. We published just 80 many fscts es wo bolieved would best serve the purpose, and nomore. o then said that the failure was owing to the mismaoagement of the Ilate President, and that this mismanagoment was, in short, within the knowleago of tie Directo Tor these statoments we were roundly sbused. The vicious press nodertook to marshal all cor- rapt elements against us. Wo were in posses- sion of facts which we could not etate, because o wero most anxious that the Directors should if possible contrive some wayof extricating themselves. Wo preferred to suffer the assanlts of enemies rather than togive the factsats time when they might farnish complote vindica- tion of our sttitude towards the bauk, but might at the same time hinder and possibly de- feat tho plans which the Directors were devising for the protection of thbe creditors of that insti- tation, The Directors. some of whem have al- wars been stanch frionds of tho Bullelin, and £re 80 now, have perfected their plans, and have seltled on 8 basis of artion whoroby every orodi- tor of the bank will be fally puid. ~We have fall confidence both in the amity rndin the good faith of these men. They will redeem their Eledgm and may uliimately make the ank stronger even than the ome which susponded. 1t was timo that the Bulletin should bo rolieved from secrets which it hss been abused for keeving., We therofore propose to ask congent of tho Bofrd of Directors to re- lieveus from anv further obligation to kecp secret somo facts within our koowledge. Hav- ing dono our best to protect othors. it is part of our dnty to protect ourselves. We are now antborized by D. O. Mills to say that the Iato DPresident did, witoout the knowledge of ths Directors. use privately from 85,000,000 to $4,000,000 of the bank's re- sources, which amount remains unpaid. This was the canas of the recont failure. Probably eleowhers this wonld bave bren sot down 28 a defaleation. We are also authorizod by the same ' suthority to say that tbere was an overissue of stock, which over- 18sue has now been provided for, The partica- lar use which was made of this Jarge snm of money it is not our dnty to mention. When. thesa discoveries were made. the connection of tho late President with the inamtution wasat once revered. Batwaen 28,040,000 and £4,007,- 000 of mouey bad gone rut of the bank without the knowledgze of a einale direczor.” Tt has basn reported that the Bank of England was larealy indebted to the United Etates Mint hero. ‘Tho bint had been rafining for the Bank, and the eunponed indebtedness (it was thought) was incorred throngh that channel. The Super- intendent of the Mint states to-day that. on tho contrary, the Mint owea the Bank $125,000, pay- abla on demand. Thers is nothing new_to raport in_financial circles this morning. Quiet and coofidence pre- vail. Business is moving in the usaal manoer. ‘Wasm¥oTO¥, Sept. 4.—The_total amount of 0ld that bas heen transferred _to San Francisco banks and business men is $2,501,000. Another §500,000 may ba transferred on Monday, from the bullion account of tha Mint. NORFOLK, VA, Noreorz, Sept. 4.—Tho Mercantile Bank of thin city suspended this aftornoon. I:is clsimed that the aasets will cover the liabilities. TIRES. AT SAGINAW CITY. Bpecial Dispatch to The Cineago Trivune. Easr S46T¥AW, Mich., Sept. 4.—Late last night the Railroad Hotel at Saginaw City took fire from a defectivo flug, and was about used up. There was sn insurance of $500 on the building and $500 on the farniture, which will cover the loes. AT COVINGTON, KY. CrscissatL O., Sept. 4.—Donnelly’s livery- stable and Goorge Lynn's residence, ih Coving- ton, were burned to-night. Loss, $7,000; in- gured in Oincinnati compsnics. The Second f‘:filb‘ykriln Church was damaged aboat $1,500; ly insi AT CUBA. N. Y, Cupa, N. Y., Bept. £.—The Cuba House, three Larne, six horses, and o man named Kelly, wore burned this morning. AT BLOOMSBURG, PA. Brooumssuzra, Pa., Sept. 4.—The Btate Normal School at thig place burned this afternoon. In- surance, §30,000. THE INDIANS. Fight with o Survoying Party. Desver. Col, Bept. £—J. W. Sullivan, the Secretary of the United Btates Goological Sur- vey, has recsived tho particulara of an engage- mont which occarred on the 15th of August betweon tho Gardoer and Ganoeit parties of Hayden’s Survey apd a band of Sierra Le Ba- lutes, noar the fine between Colorado and Utab, and near the north live of New Mexico. The fight leatod tweunty-one honrs, sad resalted in the loss to the Gardner and Ganuvett party of all their bsgrage, and neatly all their provisions. They alt escaped without injury. SUDDEN DEATH. 3 Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Drxox, IlI., Sept. 4.—Willie Carpenter, aged 13 years, and son of Willinm J. Carpeantern, 2 = chaot of this city, died suddonly this mo: withont & momont's werning, and before medical assigtance could bo had. A’ post-mortem exam- instion is now being held. THE WEATHER. ‘WasamxoTor, D. C., Sept. 5—1 a. m.—For the Upper Lako region, Uppor Missiasippi and Mis- sonri Valieys, and Northwest, slowly falliog bar- ometar, high temperature, soathoast to south- ‘west wiads, clear and partly cloudy weather,wich aross of light main in tho northern pastof the OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. BosTox, Sept &.—Arrived—Steamer Parthia, from Liverpool. Wuml, s«ps.hg—ysmmup- Algeris - and ing, frem Kew York, havs arrived out. New Yoms, Nept. 4.—Arrived—Swamahl Britannize, trom Liverpook P which the Church of Kome regards SECRET SOGIETIES. Attitude of the Roman Catholic Church Toward Ma= s0nry. International Reunion-~-Ma- sonic Charities---The Eastern Star. Session of the Graud Lodze of 0dd- Fellows of the United States, Schuyler Colfax at Ravenna-.- The Order in Chili, - Ancient Order of United Work- men. MASONIC. B ROMAN CHUECH AND MASONRY. The London correspondent of the New York Evening Post discusses very senaibly the pecul- iar 1deas of the Romao Catholic Church as to Freemasonry and the penalties which it pre- seribes for membership in the institution by ons of the * true faith,” Following 18 the essential portion of the letter : s ‘There is no moro striking sign of the times than the seal of the Roman Catholc clecgy in proselyting, Within the ‘past few years that body bas entirely cbanged its attitade, being contented formerly wit Tmere toleration, and showing no open desira 1o gain converts aud supremacy. Now, however, the case iy changad, aad the Eoman Catholics aro aateriing them- Selvea dn'a variely of ways. It is curions that one of the stutabling-Ulocks they mcet with i the existence of Freemasonry. A convert, who is also o Freemason, has not only to abjure Protestantism, but to renounce thocraft, At ono time Roman Catbolics might join a lodgo withont incurring ecclosiaatical censure, bat that time has gone by, A proof of the bitternees with the Order s farnishod by s book just pablished by a frm of Roman Catholic publishers bere, It i3 o tranala~ ton from the Germap, ond is entitled “The Secret Warfaro of Freemasoney Against Church and State.” 'Tho work, a8 3 whole, {8 o farrigo of non- sonso, A loug introdurtion, evidently written by o de- ‘vout Roman Catholic, 18 hardly less ridiculous tban th rest, but {8 noteworthy a8 a tostimony to the class of idezs current on the subject in the Tanks of the Roman Catholice, What clearly annoys the writer is that the Prince of Weles should havenccepted the office of Grand Master in succeion to the Marquis of Ripon, who bud to resign on joining the Church of Rome. Itappears, too, that converis, of whom the Marquis of Kipon is douutless one. “have consclen- tiously assortod that there w.8 nothing in tho princi- ples of Freomasonry, 31 made known to them, which, 1o thelr judgment, millitated aguinst tho system of faith and morals {mposed uron them by virtue of their new allegisnce.” e fair conclusion from this would be that Freomasonry ia not so evil o thing nfter all. A conclusion 80 simple, seasi- Dle, and natural is not that drawn by tho writer, for be alleges that these persous bave Leen hoodwinked, aud that the real prinziples aud purposes of the Order have been carefully concesled from them. As to the position of the Romen Catholics, he writes : * No Catholic can enroll himself in a secrat soclety without {ncurring oxcommunication ; and no Freemason con be recedved into the fold of Curist unless ho has pre- viozaiy mado up his mind to withdraw altogether from n ussocistion.” All Christians are warned against & society which is alleged to be the enemy of Comstisnity. Its lesders are represented 88 saying. ¥ Yet a little, and tho tima will Luve arrived for the revelationand practical realization of our geeat Gnos- tic secret: and we sball seo with our owz eyes the orection of our altar 1o the Unknown on_the ruins of 2n effote Christianity ; while from out the sepulcira of bured Kings, of buried Governments, of a burled cly- flization, sball arise the Phcenix of one undivided Re- publio—one universal brotlierhood, with the apron, mallet, trinngle, and two mystio pillars, establiahed forevor as the world's solo reguia.” Al this would bo vory dreadful were it not so ludicrous, The introduc- tion of tha Pheuix alone sullces to show that ths writer must be joking, for no sensible person cun refer seriously to that mythleal fowl. Worae things could owcur than the estsblishmeat of a unliverssl brotherhood. It may be, however, that the cass {s not 80 bad a3 the writer supposes, Henca hosays: “ Even should it appear that Freemasonry has boen misrep- reaented, and that the sccusations brought sginst it are full of exaggerstions snd perveratons of truth (which, as wo believe, the brothren will flud it difficult {0 prove), the fact remaina, notwithstanding, that the Masonic onth, 88 we 'have alrcady etated, i3 in ftsolf o serions violation of the matural law, which forbids us to abdicate the fresdom of 'our will in favor of an unknown and self-conatitued authority, and to bind ourselves irrev- ocably to tho propagation of tenets, or to the blind exscution of ordars, sbont which wo are in utter ignor- anca at the time, and are, therefore, unablo to determine whether thoy are cousistent or not with our moral ob- ligutions to oursclves, our meighbors, and our God.” If 1t be trus that there are 17,000,000 0f Masons in the world, then tno number of persons over whom the Pope can cxorcixe no contral is ‘considerable, sy to be'izve that he should dread the antage snch o multituda. 1t i certatn that the Papal denun~ ciations of Freemasonry have had & direot effect in adding to the numbers of the craft in this country. Books such as this one will operate in like manner. Thus the Church of Rome would appear to have actsd with Jess than its usual astutencss. Siace the Prince of Wales joinod the Order he bas shown a great liking for 1t, snd may be sald to be sn enthu- siastic Msson, Most of those who are in anthority around him think it their duty to join the Order. Tho Rev. Canon Duckworth, who succeeded the late Charles Kingaley as Canon of Westminster, and who is 10 go to Indin 39 private chaplain to the Prince, was initisted into Freemasonry s few weels ago at the Lodge of Antiquity. Canon Duckworth thought it 23 well to qualify Bimself for accompanying the Prince showd he visit somoof the lodges in India. T may add that the Lodge of Antiquity is one of the oldest in the world, and oua of the moat selsct 0. the English lodges. By common understznding tie number of members is limited to thirty, Princo Leopold was re- cently, at his own specisl Tequest, admitted among their number. Sir Christopher Wren was for mony yoars Maater of that lodge, and ho presented to it #everal articles which aro now very curious and inter- eating relics, MASONTC CHARITIES. The following reminder of the duties of Masons o America is from tho Voice of AMasonry for September : There are no AMasonic designs and works which ‘mors redound to the honor of the Craft than tho Graat Aasonic Charities of England, Every time wo sso an account of what they aro sccomplishing in_bebalf of tho sged 20d fnfirm members of the Fratornity and of Masons’ widows and orphaus, our sdmiration for English Froemasonry i increwsed, and we ars con- straincd 1o reiterate tho assertion, ** American Fros- masonry is not doing jta whole dnty.” Look where wo will, in this groat laud, for grest Masonic charitable oftort, wo shall pot And it, save in Kentucky, whers o Masons’ Widows' and Orphans’ Homo has been o6- tablihed and is royally sustained. This leads to the uers. why may not other jurisdictions do os well 7 d 1t also serven n8 & rominder that at thelast anaual cominunication of the Grand Lodge of Tilinois, o pre- amble, recogmizing the duty of providing n similsr Home in this Stats, and 3 resolntion, to tuke such stops as may appear to be bost for the establishment of such a Home, and to appointa committes to inquire into the same ond report at tho next aunusl com- munication, were adopited. And farter, that the com- mittes appointed to this exceedingly important work consiat of tue following Rigat Worshipful Brothren : W. H. Scott, Samuel Shanpon, D. J. Avary, John Wooda and, Rowley Page, cich of whom is competont to perforrn his part of the required labor. In this con- ference in location to be succossfaily carried out in Illinots. The exporience and success of the brethren in Kentncky should also recetve its full sbare of con- sideration, for they iavo bean the first in this couatry to demonstrato the feasibility xnd practicability of great Masonic charity work, Is it too much to prasume Il Lmola will be the s2cond, only because it is now im- possible that shoehall De the first, in proving that American Freemasons will well and’ fally provide for all who moed and are entitled o thelr sid and asclst- INTERNATIORAL REUNION. . The brothren of British Columbin, Washing- ton Tun’l‘ln_ry. and Oregon have been enjoyioga g_mnd reunion aund excarsion, for the first time since the existence of Grand Bodies in those States and Terntories. Olympis, W. T., was se- lected a8 the meeting. muimfn"a‘ the Masons of the Sound couutry became the hosts of their Oregon brethron, The excursion was to include » trip down tho Sound waters and to the English port of Victoria, on Vancouver’s Island, a dis- tance of at Jeast 300 wiles. The Grand Lodge of British Colomba aiso wora invited to partici- pate in the two days' festivities at Olym- pis, and were reprozented there. When the steamers besring the excursionists from Oregon pearcd the town -the heavens retlectod the blaze of bonfires and the whiz of rockets, and the earti and sea were lit op mith tho glare of Roman candles. Music swalled the breeze from the brazen throats of an excelleot bsod. Tho uoxt morning the Masonic procession marched to a convenient grova, and there listened to an_address of walcome from Post Grand Master Reed, of Washington, that was responded to by Dolph, Grand Orator of Orezon, and other addresses followed from the Hon, Ellwood Evans, of Washmgton Territory, and Judge Chadwick, of Oregon, which were es- pecislly interesting to their listenors. In the oveniog su elogant hall wag fitted up 3nd de- voted to boldiog & ball, which was an amazing suocess, largely atcended, and gotten up in 8d- mirabie style. - Everything seemod arranged io the bost tasto, and the utwost liberality aud hoapitality was exercised towards the visitors. mext day was devoted to & o noat | Otympin, st which many bushels of bivalves wero destroved. O the following daythe excursion was em- barked for Victoria, Vancouver's Isiand. On ar- niving ot that port thoy were met by tho Giand Lodze of Columbis, and tenderad a reception, at which Grand Master Duck, of Columbia, de- livered & heariv uddress of welcome. A ball was also givon, and the excursion did not return until the fo'lowing day, when tney took stesmer and raturned to their homes. The whols affair was & grand success on a very oxtensive scals, tnd il 1;.-1_ to futurs reurions betweon tho A mic jurisdictions of British Columt ‘Washington, and Oregon. = ORDER OF THOE EASTERN STAR, Fraok Hudson, Jr., Doputy Graad Patron of the Order of tho Eastera Star for Illnos, has 1=6ued from his olice av Soringdeld a cail for 8 meeting to form a State Chapter. The docu- ment has been larcely sent to Worthy Aatrons aad members over the State, and is as followa : Inasmuch as there are now nearly 200 Chapte: this Order organized within tho State of Tnors, 1t o belleved that the interesta of the institution wiil be nd- vancod, and the Order placed upon & firmer footing, by the orgenization of a Grand Chapter for the Stats. Your Chezpter fa therefore requested to send a delegato or delegates to attend a Convention fo be held in the pariors of tho Commereial Houtel, in Chicago, Wednes- day evening, Oct. G, at 7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of taling action in this matter. When convonient, the delegates should consist of cither tha Worthy Patron or Wer:hy Matron, or both; but any other member of tie Chapter may be autliorized to act. In all cases, tke person representing tho Caapter must present cro- dentials properly sigued by the W, P. W. ., and Sec- rétary. with sesl, if you bave one, If you caomot send a_delegate, please fake sction on tha matter in your 5!::‘\1.:!, and forward the result tome, properly authen- b " —_—— ODD-FELLOWSHIP, ‘The Committee of Arrangemonts for tha com- iog session of the Grand Lodze of the United States, to be held on the 22d of the present ‘month at Indiatapolis, have sot ont the follow- ing partial programme for the public demonstra- tions in connaction with the meeling : Aonday the Grand Lodgo will meet at the Batss Bonse st 2p. m. The Grand Lodga and Grand Encampment of Iodiana, uniformed patriarchs, will assemble at Odd-Fellows’ Hall as 1 o'clock. The procession will be formed by Grond-Marshal Geo. Foster, of the Graod Lodge, and move to the Dates House. Hera the QGrand Lodgo will bo taken into the procession, which will then move to the Academy of Music, whera the reception will take place. The meeting will be prosided over by Grand-Master Shidelor. Addresses will be made by Gov. Hendricks, Mayor Caven, O. P. Morton. Schuyler Colfax, and a rasponss by Judge AL J. Durham, Grand Sire, followed with masio. There wili be a grand demons:ration in the State-House yard on Wednesday, at which there will be_delegations from all the Lodges ia In- diana, besides the representatives of the varions Grand Lodges, ‘This will be rallying day for all 0dd-Fellowa in Indians and the other visit- ing Lodges. Gep. Foster, Grand Marshal, will have chargo of the procession, which will form in_ tha Btato-House yard, and then march throdgh .the principal streats of thocity. It will then return to the State- House inclosure, whero Grand-Sire Darham and other prominant representatives of tho Grand Lodge will make speeches. This will be 3 great oceasion for thousands of Odd Fallows who will ba presant, as it will afford them tho ouly op- ortunity they ever will have of sceing the Grand ire of the Unitod Statea. A banquet for the members of the Grand Lodge will given at the Ocaidental Hotel in the evoning, at which ap~ prooriate toasts will be responded to. Some timo during the session the visitors will be talien over the city in carriages and tho vari- ogs places of interest will be pointed out to them. TIu refarence to the attendance from this city and State, Grand-Master Sherman has issued 8 circalar to the Lodges, from which the fLol'owiag extract is made. I£is certainly of greet interest to all who intend to attend the session : Round-trip tickets from Chicago to Indianspolis and retarn, $. good from Chicago to Indianapolis from 18:h to 23d of Beptember inciusivo; good for return from 23d to 23th inclusive. In order that only Odd- Fellows and their wives msy odtain the reducad rato, it will bo necessary tnat brothers shall be known to or roduce proper credenticls to one of the following thers : Gen. J, C. Smith, Room 1, No. 85 Washin, ton streot ; E. B, Sherman, Room 30, No. 156 Was} ington stréet ; M. 0. Eames, counting-room, TRIBUS B ‘corner Dearborn and = o Madison stroets ; F. W. Yorch, No, 109 LaSalle sireet: By presenting a writien voucher {rom either of above-named brothers, tickata at above reduced rates can bo purchased at No. 121 Randolph street,but not at the depot or on the train. mitted 88 a visitor whon vouched for and introduced 1o the Grand G by a Grand Bepresentative of this Stato, The full programme of oxercises will be printed in theso columus in due time. ORNER-STONE LaID. Tho Order at Sheldon, Iroquois Gpunty, have commenced to erect a fine brick building, a part of which will be occupied by Sheldon Lod%:. No. 849. Last Wedneeday, Grand-Mastor E. B. Sherman conductad the oxercises of laying the corner-stono according to the established form- ula. Howas sssirted by the following acting Grand Qfficers : A. IL South. of No. 74, & W. Grand Warden ; Joseph McClaio, of No. 849, R. W. Grond Secretary; Bro. Vemmum. of No. 853, R. W. Grand Treasurer; the Rev. John Wilkinson, of No. 319, W. Grand Chasplain ; Conred Secrist, of No. 74, R. W. Deputy Graad Master ; C. B, Hefter, W. Grand Marshal; D. J. Eastburn, of No. 349, W. Grand Guardis Dr. 8. B. Brown, of No. 819; W. Grand Conductor. The procession was largs, and presonted 8 fine nppearance, under tho excellent manage- ment of C. R. Fields, Esq., Marshal of the Day. The oratiof by the Grand Master was listeacd -to with great interest by an audience number- ing aboat 8,000 persons. Tho spesker, not- withstanding the hoat and discorfort of the day, niveted the attention of the audience for over au hour. He showad the rolation which organ- izations like the Odd Fellows sustain to a com- munity, and in a candid manner gave the ressons why they are of real benafit to any lace where they exist, and aro properly conduct on anciont origin putting forth vo extravagant professions of great sud mysterious secrots; interforing with no man’s religions conviotiona or political proferances, the Order was silently, but surely, becoming recoznized as ono of the ermanent iostitutions of the State, aad not the esst among the instrumontalities of modern civilization. = A fastival and danos in the ovening closed the exercises, which were a prooounced success in all respects. THE ORDER IN CHILL C. A. Logan, formerly of this State, now Mio- ister to Chili, writes encouragingly of the pros- ects of the Order in South America. The fol- B}\vlngaxtnctil made from a recent lstter of bis: o leasure o Teport the onward progress o!lo‘:!ld-l’m;!s‘!hip in Cijll. P‘; ‘have latvly hed the sat- ixtaction of institating Lesvenworth Lorge, No, 3, to ‘ork {n the English langiage. Of thoso now existing 10 Chill, two work in Eag \:b, two {o Germaa. and one in Freuch, Fifteen montus since, thero were but threa Odd-Fellows in the Bepublic, e now prosent the Brootherhood with five Lodges; and tho mall ‘which carries this tskes also application to the G. L U. 8. raying fora chartar for the Grand Lodge of Chill. s socared, with the authorization to print the Rit- ual in b, and }Ddg;wlcl;;x:: lnoug'mnfidu- in lesa than cignteen montha, wi‘sh?éufl?‘llgn of the whole Ritnsl, Subordinate and Degree, into Spanish, is pow comploted, and I ould open two lodges at onos to work {n manuseript. Trefor waiting, however, the action of the G. L. U. 14 the promises. The translation is presented as free contrisution to the benaficent purpores of 0dd Fellow- shp, Ita printing must swell the revenues of the G. L. U 6, as the whoio of Spaniih America will domand snpply. I sincerely trust the Grand Lodge will em- bruce the opportualty to add smother coutinent to {be Order. There should ba no narrowness of view in such pi . If0dd Feilowship i8 to grest humanitsrian movement, and to b something B ore than *a mero benaficial socicty.” s some havo claimed; or, still worse, » sort of ubsife life insur- ance company, then it must become unive! t a8 they are of & moatjintersating xdmmy' P hn piossuro in sending them by s fatars Al ¥\ In contempiation to apply for s warrant for Encampment, £0 8000 &% Decessary ArTangements de. can bo PRGTUER COLFAX AT A DEDICATION. The members of the Order at Ravenns, O.. dedicated a new hall on the 18t inet., amid great rojoicing. The following extracts are taken from tho Cleveland, Leader's account of the affair : arches were erccted on Main n:::‘ fl: o ieamers foated from almost every Qoor snd window, and the emblems of the Order were o hoch on every hand. The decorstiou was gen- eral; mot only the ho(&,fl&mmu.: n:wll. ‘being n we i ey th soveral encampments &n ands. 4 o large gathesing 14 Master Beebe, The forkencs "Attar the parade, Gran plenty of bands. its members to ever uphold its principles, Tt e bits of fun sand anecdote which provol outa ot tention of the vast sudince. The dedicatory services took place in the naw hall, v of course, e A of the The dodication was conducted aocording to the besuti- ful Hitual of \hs axdar, sad wus very imprassite, The services wers conducted ‘Rodne; s of Coluinmin. acting Goina Master, 1 . The new hall is spacious, well lighted and ventilated, and bos several convenient ante-rooms. The lodge farnitaro s 3 bappy combination of beauty and dura- bility, nnd its selection reflets credit on the food taate and judgment of the Committea. A Bue cabinet organ 1128 been placed in the hall, and its manipuiation by ekillful Aingers Was a pleasing feataro of the dedica- tory exercises. Such reprosentations as. * Retokah at the Well,” * The Good Samaritin,” “ Faith,” Hope,” ~ Charity,” and * Jaatice,” which adora the walls, and the two Bne ofl palntings, oge of the foundgc of the Ordder 1n America, and the other of Past Grand Master Besbe, tho only sursiviog charter member of the Lodge, will bs **a oy foraver” to thoss who axo to frequent this temple of their Order, MISCELLANENTS. During the Grand Lodge year thirty subordi- nate lodges have been organizad in this State, and quite a number of petitions have been re- fnsed, becanse thera was not suficient certaioty of permanent success and prosperity. Excelsior Lodga No. 24 visited Fort Dearborn No. 214. Tuesday evening. Thero was a very large attendance. Addresses were made by Judge Roge's, D. L. Shorey, Ward Ellis, Dr. Darsies,W. H. Crocker, 31. C’ Eames, and ochers, and in the matual interchanga of sentiment a very pleasant evening was spent, Several promineat membera of the Order in Chicago are intending to vieit Indisoapolis at ‘the coming session of the Grand Lodge. Among them may be named P. G. Reps. Foss, Lull, Smith, Ellis, Grand Master Sherman. Grand Mar- shal Hefter, P. G’s. Eames. Forch. Stone, and othors. The party will leave Chicago at noon Tuoesdsay the 22d and will go vis the Kaokakea roate. River Lodge No. 595 was institated st Iro- quois. Iroquois County, Aug. 81, by E. B, Sher- man, Graud Master, assisted by Grand Marshal Hafter and others. Thera ware seven petition- ers, and eicht wero initiated. N. G, McCizin and V. G: Dr. Spitter ara men of character and enterprise, and the petitioners areall well-known men of good position. The Lodge will be a suc- caes. Phillipsville Lodge No. 855. of New York, has widely distributed a circular asking all brothers to aid in the restoration of the son of J. W. Nor- ton, P. G. and Degree Master, The missing bov, Fraok J. Norton, is described #s aged 18, pale complexion, brown bair, blue oves. b feet B inches high, bad on when he kft dark clothes, tall s:ray hat, dark open braid, steps long, weigha about 125 pounds, of the best habits and character : last secn 3 miles west of Meadrille, Pa. Had lost his pocketbook. Said he was going to Cinciobati. MARINE NEWS. PORT HURON ITEMS. Special Dispatch to The Chweago Tridune. Porr Hueos, Mich., Sept. 4. —Passep Dowx Props St. Joseph, Reanke, Duniirk, Canistes, Cormorant and consort, Hackott and barges, Buffalo and barges ; echrs Francis, Berriman, Erastus Corning, Negaunee, Mysostis, D. 8. Anstin, Massillon, Lafrinier, St. Lavrence, Harvest Queen, Grantham, Delos DeWolf. Athenia, G. Gorey, Asis, OChilds, Republic, Southampton, St. Stephen, P. B. Locke, H. J. Wetb, Jsmes C. Harrison, Oliver Mowatt, Watertown, Montgomery, St. Charles, H. C. Winslow, New Hampehire, AMarcopolo. Passep Ur—Props D. B. Vsa Allen, Annie L. Craig, Jeoness and barges; schra Citv of Tawas, Jobn Jewett, Jurs, Orient, Jenaie Whito. Wrwp—West, fresh. ‘Weareer—Fine. Trexs—The schr Ottaws, which was sunk by the prop Aonie L. Craig abont 11 o'clock Iast nicht, while rounding to at_her anchorage, has drifted down tho river, and lodged on the bank below Snrnis. The Ottaws sank'in ten minutes after baing struck. While drifting down the river, daring the night, an unkoown propeller struck tbe wreck with her wheel. and left one of the buckets imbedded in the vessel’s bulge. The schr H. D. Root lost two jibs. The George Worthington lost her foresail aod all her jibs, and the Ottaws lost her foresail and all ber jibs in the equall off Lexington yeeter- day afternoon. ‘The Oftawa is wnsured. She is owned in Buffalo. Special 2h to The Chicago Tribvne. Porr Horow, Mich., Sept. 4—10 p. m.—DowN —Prons China, St. Albans, Morchant and con- sort, Alaska and consort ; echis C. G. Breed, F. J. King, David Vaoce, F. G. Master, J. W. Doane, M. J. Cammings, Parana, Angus Smith, J. P. March, Marengo, American, 5. F. Atwater, Otonabee, Hattie Wells. ‘Ur—Props Badger State, Westford. Wixp—South, gentle ; weather fine. LAKE ERIE. Svecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Burraro, Sept. 4.—Quite a gale prevailed on Lake Erie last night and to-day. The lumber- laden barge Globe, in the tow of the stesmer Turner, bound from Bay City to Tonawands, sprang aleak and water-logred early this morn- ing near Dunkirk. The crew came through on the Tarner, which arrived here with the balance of her tow at 3 p. m. The tug Bryast has gone in sesrch of her. A raft of timber in tow of tugs Merrick and Notton, from Long Point, was broken up during the night. Tho Merrick arrived about 3 p. m. with only thres lozs, Tho raft is a portion of the obe lost by the tug-owners ot the bead of the lnke & few weeks since. It originaily contained over 3,000,000 fest, snd about 1,200.000 only have reached Tonawands, its destination. 2 The schooner Levi Rawson, with staves, is in trouble at Detroit from a collision witn some un- kuown craft ou Lake Huron. She was thought to be in & leaking condition and got a steam- ‘pump aboard. but has since found she can do without it. The tug Dayton has gone for her from this city. Barge Carrier. with a cargo of 8,000 bu corn from Kingston to Montreal, i3 reported sunk and cargo wet io the St. Lawrence River. The grain was from the brig Roseing from the upper lake. THE WELLAND CANAL. Port CoLBoBSE, Ont., Sept. 4.—Prop Maine carried away four gates of the Allanbarg dogk on the Welland Canal this afterncon, and theguard Tock is io & pertlons condition. It will take sev- eral dags to repair the break. CASUALTIES. LOCOMOTIVE EXPLOSION. ial Dispateh to T'he Chicago Triduns. Giresuno, 1, Sept. 4.—At a little past 1 o'clock this morning the boiler of engine No. 55 of the Chicago, Burliugton & Quiney Railroad exploded, 3 miles west of thia city, while in fall motion. The train was s through-freight from Chicago, and but fow passengers were on bostd. None of them were injured. Mr. Gip- pert, engineer, was slightly scalded on the hands, while the firaman, Mr. Schillette, received s fall bisst of steam upon the face and body, whck will probably prove fatal He was removed to this city, and is in charge of Dr. Hamilton. Pieces of the boiler were found 50 rods from the track, snd other portions of the machinery were thrown in every direction. The damage to life and property wonld have been grester had the boiler given awsy io_the rear, but its weak parts seemed to beat the hesd, and the force went formard. The canse of the explosionis s mystery to tho officials of the road, aod will probably be investigated. TRAIN DITCHED. Boecial Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tridune. Des Morxes, In., Bept. 4.—The mail-train west on the Chicago & Rock Island Road, when at Commercs Station, 10 miles from the city, was ditched. The sudden rise of Coon River had washed the earth from under the track, and the high water covered the damage. The o engine and mail-car pssed over,—the baggaz Jobn dropped _down and turxed bottom up- Hughes, brakesman, stasding on the platform, to death waa pitched to the ground and crush under the baggage car. Leroy Millar, bagzage- man, was badly bruised by truoks falliog on him. The first coach tarned oa its side. butno pas- sengers were injured, except by slight bruises. Two other coaches kept the track. A train was sent ont at once, and the psasengers and bag- gnge were brought back to the city. RUN OVER AND KILLED. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chacago Tribune, DavexeonT, Ia., Sept 4.—At DeWitt, a fow days sgo, s man pamed Christian Steffen, 54 years of sge, waa trying to climb upon aload of hay,when he slipped and fell between the horses, which becsme frightened, kicked him, and ran, draw- ing the loaded wagon across his body. He lived but & short time. The body of Charles W. Lowzy, oldest son of the Hon. Bobert Lowry, arrived in this city to- dsy, and was buried. young man was killed in's roilroad accident noar Atchison, Kan., on Tkursdsy. . BRIDGE BURNED. Omcnrsaty, O., Sept. 4.—The bridge on the Lotisvills, New Albany & Chicago n:nlmad. fiear Bedtord, Tud., was burned lastaighty preven ths pllli‘:‘;l all tralode g CRIMINAL RECORD. Latest Phase of the Montreal Graveyard Fight. Three Hundred Roughs Still Hold Pos- session of the Cemetery. A Mysterions Murder in the Vicinity of Fort Wayne, MURDER NEAR FORT WAYNE. Svecial Disputch ta The Chiceon Trivune. Forr Warxe, Ind., Sopt. 4.—Lest evening abont 7 o'clock a man named Calvin Thomss rodeon his horse down the bankof the St. Mary's River, about 2miles southwest cf tho city, to water his horse, when he observed an object floating 1n the water abou: 6 feet from the shore, which, upon investi- getion, proved to be a human body. He rode to the city and notified the Coroner, who proceeded at once to the epot. The body was recovered, and was found to be in an sdvanced stage of decomposition, giving out a sickly odar. ‘The head was swollen to about domble its nataral gize, the nose flattened tightly, the eye-balls gone from their sockets, the skin peeling from the flesh and bones. brains oozing from the top of the head, and blocod coming from various parts of the budv. A handkarchief was tied closely about the head, the lower part in the mouth, with the lower lip protruding, and fastened behind nnder the chin. The body was removed to the Morgue s2ud a Coroner’s jury impaneled, who at onse adjoarned until this morning. A small sum of money anda . few, trifling articles were found on deceased. This morning & man named Elizs Cheney, from RoanoXe, fifteen miles west of here on the T., W. & W. Railroad, came to the city in search of & brother who , left thert for Fort Wayne on Wednesday alternoon. Hearing of the boldy beiag found, he¢ called onlthe Coronor, who had just turned the remains over to the undertaker for interment. Although tha featurea were too badly distorted, for identification. Mr. Cheney recognized de- ceased as his missing brotaer, by the clothes and papors found on _his. person. The dead ‘man, it appears, left Roanoke Wednesdsy alter- - noon, on the same train with & notorioas rough, and desperado named Heury Brown. After his - arrival bere Cheney went to the house of a well- koown citizen for a sum of monev dus him, and was never seen agsin alive. He intoaded to pass the night at the honssof o friend a short distance bevond; the place whore the body was found. Physicians testified that deceased mnst have come to his death by violeace, snd Dot by drowning. There ia no doubt that Cheney was murdered, and his body thrown into tha water. Suspicion pointa strongly to Henry Brown, who left Roanoke with him on Wednes- day. DBrown isa wall-known rough, who has gerved & term in tho penitentiary. Since his arrival Wednesday night he has been srrest- ed for violation of & city ondinance. Wheu the officera went for him ho was much tarrified, and ‘made desperate attempts to escape. Yesterds; he was taken to Huntiogton and lodred in § oa 3 charge of burgiarizing & residence at oke of $200 last Tuesday night. Thie morning the body of decessed was taken to Rosnoke for barial. This afiernoon the Coroner telegraphed to hold the body, and physi~ ciang have gone there to make an autopsy of tne romains. James W. Cheney, the murdered msn, was quiet and upoffeusive, 66 years of age, and his murdar, which was undoubtedly for parposes of robbery, provokes geperal indignae tion. No pains will bs spared to probe the bioody mystery to the bottom. The Coroner's jury has adjourned until to- morrow afternoon at 4 o'olock, to hear the re- port of the post mortem examination, and liatan to further evidence now being worked up. “THE MONTREAL GRAVEYARD FIGHT. MonTrEAL, Sopt. 4.—Joseph Doutrs has pre- pared an affidavit declariog the public peace threatened. This, with another afidavit of sim- ilar offoct, has been submitted to s Magistrats in order to procure the presence of a forca of volanteers at the burial of Guibord, which is vpostponed ustil next week. Further trouble is apprebended, and, with the ili- feeling on both sides, it will be fortunate if no more serious rezult follows the second &t~ tempt than succeeded the first. Some 300 armed men are in the cametery waiting the meating for the faneral. They have been thers all night and have blocked tho Cozedes Ergis road demanding the name and business of travelers. The inhab- itants round abont feel much alarmed aod have . sppealed to the Government for police. Dontie to-day causod warraots to be issued against twenty of the ringleaders in tha late riot, and it is now understood these will ba pros- ecated before the burial takes place. B Bat- tery is ordered to concentrate here, and valun-~ tears were lsat evening dnlling. Doutre's life has been tnreatonad. s aleo that of s prominens member of the Institute Canadienne. A WIFE BEATER. Specral Dispaten to The Chicago Tridune. MrsyEAPoLIs, Minn., Sept. 4. —Edwin Barnam, an insurancs clerk here, waa arrested to-dsy for assanlting bis wife. The testimony showed the utmost cruelty on his part. He kept her locked up for a week, pounding and outting her at in- torvals in & manner too beastly to print. He finally made her sign a confession that she had committed advitery with twelve prominent persons. At the trisl to-day she and her . mother testified to his cruelty, and tho wife swore she signed the confession at the point of kmife, after beiog cut, to save her life, and that it was all false. Barnum sttempted to nse his _wife's coufession to blackmail citizens implicated. inoluding his fawmily phyaicisn. He also sent saveral persous throatenioz lstters. One letter to the doctor contsined a_bullet and powder, with the warning; **This will explod in thirty days. Take warning in time.” Bar. nom was_fined $100 and bound over to keep the peace. Thers is some talk of tar and feathers for him. Citizens whom he tried to biacikmait will prosecuts, snd send hum to the Stats Prison, if poasible. BURGLARIES ‘AT OTTAWA. Special Dupatch to The Chicage OtTawa, IIL, Sept. 4.—Ottawa seems at prede entto be infested with a gaog of burglars, Every night recently one or more houses have been entered. Last night the house of J. G. Bell, who dwells in the First Ward, was cntered aod an Eoglish silver watch sod chain and wome small change were taken. The money was in Mr. Bell'igpml-l at the footof his bed. He found his pants next morning out in the yard. The t:xm. mor M;. Bl“"ai‘;' n:::xr by, was en~ . tered, but nothing of value g, ‘At Mr. Cowles’ residence, in the same vicinity, the thieves had better luck. Hera they got ® - yaluable gold watch and alot of gilver spoons, They selected the gennine silverware, and re- ected such as were plated. They also visited r. Wood's place, in the same ueighborhood, and got some spoons. People are gottiog alarm- ed, and vigorous measurea will soon be taken for self-protection. = i AMOTHER POOR-HOUSE SCANDAL. Mxxpms, Tenn., Sept. 4.—For some days there has been considerable gossip in refersnce to the conduct of zome of the officials at the County Poor-House, one of the mmstes charging one of the physicisvs with making _improper overlures to her, and afterwards discharging her because of her re- fusal to comply with his demand, It is aiso ale leged that he Lept a prostitute thers 18 » troo. The Commissioners to-day examined & ‘number of witnesses, and will repoct their cone clusions to the County Court. 3 RELEASED ON BAIL. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Broomxaroy, IIL., Sept. 4.—Andrew J. Barnes, who killed Macthew J. Fitzpatriek, the woll- known politician, some montha ago, was to-day released fmlsz jt'i:ul: 98,000 bail, signed by twen- ty vesponaiule cif n8, among whom are ssvaral n{omban of the Funk !umly.z BAR-ROOM MURDER, ‘Wasm¥aros, D. C., Bept. 4.—During s quar- rel to-day between the barkesper of a restan- rang st Ninth and F streeta, and Donnis Gorman, the latter fired a pistol, killing & Garman namsed Leeds sitting at the table. 2 FISK'S MURDERER. Arpaxy, K. Y., Sept. 4—A pelition for the pardon of Edward 8, Stokes, coavicted on the emnmx:o( shooting James Fisk, ias betw sech by |