Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 7, 1876, Page 10

THE CITY. . GENERAL NEWS. The Grand Jury guve ila time yeaterday {0 ordinaty Jad) canes, ‘The Roney murder-csss cccupled the Criminsl Court sgain yestardsy, but no conclusion was reached, Elizs Greene, John Derts, Joseph Daniels, and John A. Mitson wera sdjudged insane in Mge County Court s visitors i s largs increase » Conn! t's report » largs in nl?;nnll-pv:, lxl“!h.: elty. The Agent will Iay the facta Vofare the Board of Health at once, Abont 8 elock yesterday morning Henry Parks was irown from his buggy at the corner of Eighteently snd Canal strosts, receiviog alight injurfos sbout his head, ‘Tha Counterseit Detector, pnblished by Robinson & Marphy, two well-known newspaper men of Qincin- uatl, has recontly catablished # bLranch office at 160 Washington streot in this clty. Twenty-ons carlosds of emigrants arrivod heta yes- larday morning by the Michigan Gentral Ralirosd, sud paventeen left for thio Went last evening by tne Chicago, Durlington & Quincy Raliroad, The tompertura mlard‘ny(. 8 observed by Manasse, el Madison streot (Tnmuxe Doilling), was AUB 0 i €4 00, + 10 8. My 485 131, 843 3 peiity 395 8. P, 1, Baromoler, 8.8, m., 20,47} 8p. in., 2.8, The managera of the Newnboys’Iome gave an en- tertainment laat evenitgat the Home, Which was largesy attended by the many patrons of ihat institu~ tion. The programme presented, for tho mtylo, waa quite entertaining, consisting of ‘burnt cork nketchea by tho * boys,* and music liberally futersperacd. Mr, Jobn R, Densley, Presldent of the BDoard of Trads has tsken occaston ta oxproas to Mr. Robert Foraytlie, General Agent Bouthrrn Dispatch Fast Freight Line, the {hankn of the Chicago delegates for that gentleman's conrtesies during tha recent trip, nbli to 8 company his letier of (banks with tho mora stantial present of a ailver tea servico, A Directory of the First Beotch Preabyterian Church of tiacity Jiss jubt been published Ly James Barucat, 160 Newberry avenue, containing the ehurch reporta for 1876, a completo ilst of the momnberabip,n short Bistorical sketch of the churcli, o list of all_{ho Pres. byterian churches in tlie city, the church constitution, and othier matiers of general fnterest. The public ton contains a rhotograph of tha Iev, Jamea Mace Isughlan, pastor of the church, {8 very ueatly gotten up, snd will doubtless supply a want long felt, The Chlcago Dosrd of Underwritera held its terly meoting sesterday aftornoon ot its rooms No. 37 LaBalle street,” Thoro wera thirteen memuers pres- ent, Mr. donathan Goodwin, Jr, ocenpled the chalr, snd ‘Alfred Wright acted ns Sccretary, The Treasurer submitted lis report, which was referred to the Finsnce Committoo. Air., T Tt Durch, represent- ng the Phenix Insurance Company of Drooklyn anid tho Now Hampshire Insurance Company of Maie cheater, sas admitted as 8 momber of the Hoard, Mr. Richards’ firo-escano atid hose-clovator was placed on the sams footing as fixed Iaddors, and the samo allow- stico will bo made on bulldings sipplied with it, ¥, A, Kubns, the nightclerk at Kulina' Hotel, wan strprised shorfly after § o'clock yesterday morning by tiearlug & nolaa as of sowmo ono falling heavily on ths fioor in tho ball above tho offico, U golng to the apot whenca tho molso procecded ho found Mr, J. C. Gieddes, o guest in tho house, Iying on the flocr in an almost {nsensible condition, 31r. Kutina summoned as- tance, and tho sircady dying man was removod with all pousiblo caro to his room. No, 6, on tho socond floor abovo tho office, Before he had reached tho room, howaver, the unfortunate man had expired, the Immediate cause of hix death bewg an attack of beart-direasc, Hin romaing wers taken {o tho Morgua estrday morning, and will ba removed to ontreal today for ioterment, » brother af the docossed being oxpected to armve here (his morning, Mr. Geddes csme from w very €00 family in Montreal, and has lived in Chlcako rome littlo time, having bosrded on the West Sido until two orthreo dass ago, whien he engsged o room at Kuboa'. A reporter aaccrtatiiod It cvening that thie deceasod hd Loen engaged in spoculations on fho of Trade, whero be was woll and favors Xknown, and was genorally succeasful, o was a quloi gentlemaniy-apporriog man, ond war much csteeme: among thoso whio wera sssociated with Lim In o busie ‘weas or soclal way. nar. —_—— D. C, CREGIER, DROPPED FROX TIE CITY BEAVICE, ‘The news that Mr. D, C. Cregier, tho Chief Engineer of the Pumping Works, had been notified tht his sore vices were no longer required by tho city, oceasloned tho surprise and Indignation of his many friends smong the city officers, =a well s many private citizens. The rumor was regurded na entirely unfounded, until an sdmission hy tho Mayor and tho Board of Public Worka verified it, Tho espresstons of aurprize sud wonderment at tho Teasona of tho romoval need not be recounted. Buffico Ittosay that thoy wors many. To more fully aacer- tatn the facts of {he case, concerning which the Mayor choos $o be ax reticent s ho only knows how, snd the Dosrd of Public Works ovidently did mot wish to say anything definito, a TIBoNE reporter caliod at 1ho reaidencs of Mr. Cregler, and found the gentle- man busy 24 supper, which belng diaposed of o con- versation something os follows was passed 1 hear, Mr, Cregler, that you have been notificd that your services weso no longer wanted by tho city,” begun the reparter. Y By tho Mayor you mean,"” nlerrupted tho intor- viewod, “Yes, thai'sthe casc. I received n uote to that effect this morning from the licard of Inblic fForks, and Tumust say that 1 wan groutly surprised. ftwas entircly unlooked for,snd I am at a loss to know WWIIAT IT IS TOR, T came," eald the acribe, * to hesr what ressons ou would ndvanco for the Aayor's sction, as I have n unsble to hear anythiog detinite.” 4 Well," sufd BMr, C,, *Idon’t know myself, Ime mediately upon recelving the nots, I went down to sca the Mayor, and aaked Lim what T had don, or whero .1 bad boen dishonest or focapable. o replied imphatically ‘that the was nothing ever eald sguinst my honesty. 1le informed me, howover, thsat he saw that I wus opposed Lo anythingin the liny of improvement (this smoke-burner for 1nstance), oF In tho reduction of oxpentes: thut T waa inlmical to his sdminiatration, and that ho was golng to romora all lgh-{:rl:ed ofticials, Now for tho first of thees reasons I would #ay that T Doliove thab tho smokcs burner #poken of is not tha thing wa want, ani the usoof it gresily infures the boilers, as 1 am prepared %o prave when ‘the timo comes, To bo aurs 1 havo opposed the adoption of it, belleving what I have sald, but when, o Moyor oniesed i tried, id T abject - o, sir. T\ bad it arranged sa quickly as possible, for o had ‘ordered it, T just hiops that sorme day it wiil by Egnw.:aw“hy Lio waa £0 anxlous to lavo that invention optod. T ;l reporter sald nothing, and 3r. Cregler con. wued 3 . 1o 2O THE BECOND) niEAsON, auppase he means that my politics o not accord with bis, and that I used my influence to his detriment, Now, I am no politician, and never hava been, I ses that' Y am reporied ' as making s epecch ot Turner dal} tho other night, Tho fact was that 1 got ap and said, atter I had been loudly cailed for, that I nover made's, speech in my e, and that T fook no Intereat in poiitica beyoud voting for whom 1 conside ercd the beat man for oflice, 1 (hat s working against, dlio Mayor it s a bad atalo of affsire, No, air. I hava never sllowed any olectiouoering among the ‘men un- dor my charge, I never oakod, savired, or xuggeatod them Lo vote for anybody w parfeuisr, 1 have arranged the watches so that ail coulg hinve & chanca to vote, and thoy did vola of tueir owy froo will, Bo you acol am no pollticia, and in (ha way could not” Lsve worked any hiarm to ths Mayor, 1n what other way I moy be iniimical to Lls interoats, | Am at & loas to know, A8 FOR 1118 LAST REASON I have not mack o say, 1f tie wanta to remove me and get_amau for half the aalary tlat I rocelve, ull right, 1t s Lis power fromi—what shall' I call ft?7—a forco of circumstences, o Bty 4n ihe Jaw, But I proteat agsinst hiz sctiom. I will protest againat the x’ghl to remove sn old wnd faithful servant of the publle, ‘With all due respect to modesty, I would in justics to myself ssy that 1 bave beon liera now i this. capucity for twenty-three years, Wuen 1 camo here the water- works wero an you 850 them thero (pointiny tos photo- graph of the ‘worki am they stood before the great fire), That pletwwo roprescuts the works s I ook them. That s (he only . orig. tnal photograph of them nd existence, nnd hat ‘went ugh the fire in Tuz TRIvUNE vaults, But, during that twenty.lhroe years, I bave scen proat changes, 1bave doslgned the fTargest pumping ene En& now in the worka: 1 lald tho foundatious of the uildfuge; I bad much to do with the construction of the tunn 48 any people Uvin you; I bave, by iy own work, maved the city thousands of dollurs, and never rocelved & cent erefor; 1 Lave worked sizteen and een hours a day, from mere interos ehargo; I have arawn plan after play, plate after plate, and design wfter desikn, ss §s woll known, in ahort, T s freoto say that 1 Lave worked falilifully, conacientlousty, sud I know successfully. 1 bpeats will fervor, £o¢ I s earueat,” It acema iard liat, person elo uve' dons s wmuch Sauld bs #0 esally divposed of, o o ‘TLo reporter sgrecd with Mr., Oregler, but main. tainod ellence, ‘The geutlcman then continucd # Durlog the twenty-three yvars of my servico I nsve apent bundreds of thousauds of dojlars for the upplies aud machinery, Yet uo ous cun may r toock owo ceut beyond thy salary allowed my me, I got no commission on purchuzes, noi 1 cl:nflhfuu- '\‘:ln mmuuwnnn}u. or dnh‘nu [ poinl one sudl e L 1 anall publish * such - chulenge, eanary Inall my purclases, where you Aud the bills mignei Dy e aa gorrect, thiere will bo seen thu discousy gls lowed,—25, o per cent, aa tha cass nuy bo,—aud the clty s lad the Lenett of §t, You ran compary thy purchaars and tho bills, and sce, Cau that bossld of Al the Dopartments in the reporter, ¥ that 4 No ows vupjoscs, brok you bave boeu dishouest iu muy way, But still the fossons for ts wniting of that letter are not given,” 1 know it, said Lefore, 1 caunul give any, Iamgldto b ‘hauce (o make & stute- ment, for I doa't want & leious-looking circpm- stances lo attend my romoval, If I Lave done suys iug wrong, I wuit to kuow ¢, as I da uot now.” " you fatend o wend in your resigustion?™ saked Lha futerrogator, % No, sir, I 4o not, 1 d0 not acknowledge the right of the bagor to remove mo. Tho' Board of Publio ‘Works 1 nl( Inu;lnyel, and I shall not resign st the request of fhe or, 1f the Board diswisses mo, 1 m&’: A ub till that time I will Lo in my Jon ’;;!')-o,fllllh-\n!h Board will object to dlamissing “ can't say. 1f they A0 object, I suppose it wmeans 'Deunce' ln‘r‘{um." x b e “Bus do 7ounol thiak wat the Board has some- hing to do wilh the lelter 3% saked Tx Tarsuwm mi have refused to maka ceriain appointments in he Weat Bide pumping-works at the reqitest of ons of the members of tho Board, Thers 18 aomething wrong somewhers, Iauypose that Mr, Cheabrough will bs thie nost €0 gors L has besn oxpecting it for soms ms, * For what roarons 1" sakod the reporter, v #0h, T can't toll you. But it inso neverthelens." Aftor various olhiot remarks concerning the mansge- ment of the pumping.worky, tho reporter witbdraw, The naws of tha MaYor's action created a groat ox- eitomont amoug this hands st {he pamping.works, Thoy are mors troubled at the aspect of affairs than in 31r. Cregior himaelf, snd it was stated that they had it in mina 1o leate imultansualy with Mr, Cregler, and allow the city to get water aa beat it could, but thera #ream to bo 1o such movoment on foot, as Br. Cregler does not intand to resign Just at proseut. THE ZIMMERMAN CASE. MR, DUALLISTER'S STATEMENT, Yesterday's Tnnune contsinod a statement made by & man of tho nsmo of Zimmorman, at prosent confined in the Counly Jall, to the efect thot Mr, Archibald oAllister, foreman of the Iste Grand Jury and brother of Judgs McAllister, Bad gons fo fho prisomer aftor he ha pleaded guilly to horso-stealing, and had offered to Ret iim off by means of his {nfluence with tho Judge i e wera paid a certaln sum of monoy; that he was pald a hundrod 0dd dollars, and had failed to carry out his part of the contract, Tn reference o this trans- sction Mr, McAlllater Limaclf makea the followluy statement: . s was foreman of the Grand Jury by which this man was fndiclod, Ile waw present In court at tho timo whien his lawser, Wagnor, made sn_idiotio and e dctoame of b aniwiin, tis s o eaperation pleaded gullty, Bubsequently, Zimmer: eont for Mr. MOATsGor ahd ho went 46 bee lint I, Bie vell, Thero Zimmorman anked Lim to do what Lo couid, being a tolative of Julge McAlifeter, {o savo him from Leing sent to tho Peutteutiary, or at least to get hix sontenca mado an light sa possible. 'To this 3ir. SteAllistor responded tunt lio lud 1o more indu- ence witk uls brotlier than any uiler stranger would lia¥e, 80 far as miich matters were conceriiod ; that (he Judgo could nqt be {nfuenced improperly, sud that Do Qiminution of tho seutence, Or cacapo from punfshment, conld bo obtalued in any auch way, Meallisfer, lowover, belloving tho_man (o bo innocent, was willing 1o do what he conld for bim, d, upon Zimmerman s promising to pyy Meallistor, an bio would any lawser for work which he might ao, tho lattur consented to TAKE GUATGE. OF TIB CABL. e thereupon aet to work to hunt up thodlfferent pro- plo 413 shosd ewploy Zimmerman had boen, lnchiding Hir. Webls the- forner Buperintendent. of ihe Wost Sldto Btreet Hallway Compiauy, In order to ggt up a pe- tiion to tho Judgo ' for a suspension of menlence. In this work Ar Mc- Altnter wan emplosed for, sbaut two" weaty expending all hia thna in running about the city get: ting up the nocesairy documents, Ha oblainod a lettor from Mr, Webb (o Judo fcAlliater, etting forths tho gooi claracter of tho prisouer wiilo in the employ of the Company, and alao gota siatement from residents on Blio Island avenuo cortifsing to Zimmer- maw's good _conduct whilo taoy had kuown Lim. He aleo, at & subsequout period, employed 8 fawser to draw _uwp o potition o' Gov. Uoveridge for & pardon for the prisoer. After tho petitlon had been drawn up, M. MoAllister presented it to his bLrother, and stated tho facta In tho orso, The Intter, however, sald thit 1¢ was piroperly a cus for Exccativo clemency sud not for judiclal action, Tho critne was an aggrat Aed one, snd he felt ¢ his duty to sentenca tho prisouer to_the Penitentiary, and theu, §f Gov. Bveridgo chose, ho rould pardon bikn out.’ Tho Judge wou.d be willing, h ssid, to sim tho petition for his pardon. Last Siturday the prisvner was DROTGNT UP AND SENTENCED, recelving threo years in the Penllumlnrn inatead of five, Mr, McAlilste orteuing of 'THE CHICAGO TRIBUN them before thetr lsbors wers half sccom. This wil not do," said Mr. Crowe, *thess men wore exhatinied bofore they came hers, e munt train one miniaters upon the ground, and devote sa mitch attention to tha asvelopment of nyuscls a to the cultivation of the intefle:t." Pack of his residence was s loom-haues, built of fogr, M, Crowo oleaned it out, and {n that ancient and small log loom-houso, on the ist of January, 187, was eatalilished tho class from which speang thio pres: ont lostitution, Many wero the obstacles, but they woro ono aftor another overcome, until at last tha Preabytery passed fnto & Synod.and the old loome houne into n colloge, with a thealogical densrtment which, bofore Mr, Crows diol, he saw prospering an almost independent, r, Edwarda then followod the history of the Gol- legs througl fta temoval to New Altany fn 1810 and 10 Glileago tn 185), raferring In bigu terms to the Rev, Dr, John Matthaws, Williamson Druan, Eliss Ayers Eranmua Darsvin AeM George Dishop, Thomas Erhezer Thomse, . Greon, Dr, Lindsley, snd Dr, Alcott, to wil of whom tho Serninary s indebted for ita #ife and prosperity. At thy closonf tho exorciscs the gueats wers {uvited to an azcellent rupper, prepared by Lhe ladies of Dr. Patton'a Cuurch, AL 7:50 (e ehapel was sgain flled, and after an ad- dress by Dr, Rdwards on bohalf of the D.rectors, the Ttev, It. W, Patterson prescnted diplomna ta the faflow. fng named gontlemicn ¢ Gea, ¥, McAfee, of Ls Grange, Mo, who accept# a cail from the Bocond Iresbyterian Chiirvis ot Chatawortls, Tll.: W. B, Hendereon, of In- dianapolis, who' goes to Btreator, 1ll.3 E. M. Lord, of Homonuuk, TIL, who gocs 1o Waterman, 1il.3 Goorge o, of Doavar Dai, Wie., who goca 0 Augusta, 10,3 and John I' Baker, of Davenport, Ia, Als weeting of the Board, W, C, Goudy and 0, M. Ttaws wero cloctcd Trustees, Tho Directors elocted were Dr. 8, 1, Hedges, Martin Lowin, 8, 3, Niccolls of 8L Loufs, Jonathan Edwards of Teoris, Willla Cralg of Keokuk, J. Milligan, and Jobn M, . fio following-named gontlomen Wero olected Lay Direclora: Henry Phelp, of Lewlston, Ill.: Dr. O, ©. Watera, of Olifeagn; Thomas A, Galt, of Btlriing, olin Coates, of ¥roeport; aad ‘W. . Lynde, o ukee, De, J. L, Willlams, of Tort Wayne, wis elected Chairnian of thie Doard of Directors s Josis Milllgan, of I'rinceton, Vice-Presidont ; snd John M, Farla Sec- rotary, Tllznnv bnllding is 72240 and contalus the chapel and Library, tn formet 360 feet square, It cost $17,7:0), towarde which Mr, C, H. McCormick contributed $5,000, Jonso L. Willlama $3,000, and O, B, Nelson, five lota which Lreugut £3,000 mnare, The butldivg has, bu\nJuu! for wilh the exception of §0,99, which was Tuised yeaterday, ————— THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, DEATH Of WILLIAM E. DOGOETT. The Trustoes of tho Acsdemy of Bcloncea met at thelr rootns at 12 o'clock (aoon) yostorday, and ondered the following minute to Le placed on thelr records ¢ 1 MEMORIAM, Tho Trustees of the Clifcago Academy of Belences, in viawof the public loss sustatried by tho desth of thelr f5iend and associate, tho lato Willlim E. Doggett, and of thelr personal grief, desirs to place ttpon o records of tho Hoard an cxpression of thelr cstimatoof his clinrator aud services, 1[0 wan one of tie perrons by whom the Soclety was projected and succossfully started, wud hud toon & mic.ubor of the Board siuvo it crganization. o gave frocly to it both tofioy and. tinie, was watchful of its iutercsts, and alivo (o every effort for {la succees, brinulng 1o ¢ the samo qualities of patient comldera: tion, Integrity of purpose, and sound judgment which #0 eintuciily tharacierized him 0 oll” bis relations tn hin follows a8 eitizen and nolghbor. Aud witlo thus evidencing thelr Keen sonsa of the losa which tuey share in common wita overy citlzen of Oblcago who Bad pride in recaillng tho life of an upright aud excel- lent citizen, they cannot retvain from a further ex« prossion of their peraonal attuchment for him, ‘Their associate for mauy Yosrs, and always cotirteonn in dewecanor, prompl in atiendance, and patient in ig-usslon, us death comes to thom a4 & personal around plished, THE GRADUATES. ister Lelioven that thle s the perixd waa due, in yrest measuro, to tho papers which ho prepared and submitted £ tho Caurt, Tuen tlio prisoner rent for Mr, McAlilster, and wanted biw t scsure bisstay in tho County J.ti for aa loag o tino 28 wildo. He applied to the Caurt, sud the Court suld that it wan s maticr which reated within the dis. cretlon of tho Sherdir; that tho Sherif could, If ha chiose, rolain bim for twenty duys. Losaw the Sherl, who ~ yoferrod him "o * the Btatus At torney, fating that an order of Court wus nhecessary. Tho Biate's Atlorney #ald ho had no objection, and during that or the following day sald thut Lo il Epoken to tho Slent in regard to the matter, ¥or some reason, the BLerfl appearsd to bo nuwilling 1o retuin $ho prisouer, wishing to have him sent down to Jolfet a8 s0on o8 possiLle, and It was only after much dificulty and much running back and forth between Suerlff, Coart, and State's Attor- ney that Zimmerman _was sllowed fo stiy on for a fow daya lovger. For theso sorvices Mr, Mo- Allister recelved from the prisouct the eum of §123. ifa naye that, not having ropressatod to tho prisonor tust Lifs relationsbip to the Judge would ensbla him to securo uny specisl favors for Zimmerman, ho docs not seo wity iis conduct aould bo judged any difor- ehtly from that of » lawser. Mr. 3lcAll'stor saya ho 43 poor snd that ho ecea no reason why he should weeks’ hard work for only regrot sbout tho miatteris that Judge MoAllister should in any way Linvo Lecn connectod with tho hing, Io asys, fur- ther, tunt Mre, Zimmermian did make soms fuss ubout this matter, but thut it s owing, in & great degree, 10 hier jgnorance of Caglish snd general unfamilianty with ‘tho wholo businss which wes bLelng trani- scted, And now the reader has the two sides of the siory, MIt, WILDER, one of Zimmorman's lawyers, in reply to the state- ments 1ade concorning him, enya ho received but £30 instead of $25; that bo dld work for $he prisoner worth moro than $39: aud that ko left tha prisoner be- cause the laticr employed anathor lawger, and did uot poy him the further sutn ngreed on, ¥ PATENT-RICHT SWINDLERS. A PAIR OF NOTORIOUS BDEADBEATS TURN CP AGAIN, In Tiue TRINUNE of Christmas, 1874, thero was pub- tished a full expozo of ths workings of a party of pat- swindlors, among whom wers O, Villlmns snd & man named Ceorgo H. Durrows, Tusy protouded 1o own the patent fora burglar-alarm, Willlams opened s ma- chiino-shiop af 183 Btalo atveet, ostonsibly for thelr manufacturo, which waa closed under 8 mortgga on Tuesday Inst, Ife clatimod to have been_ th patente, and that ke abtalned his ietters July 37, 1675, Burrown_was tho busiucs mau. Ho was fn Kow York il January lsst, when ba came ta Qafcago, bringing with him letters of recommendation from i well-kuown {ron man of Yonngstown, O, Willo East, Burrows succoeded in negotiating ‘tho_sale of bis wortaless patont o & man in Now York named Burnett, who paid $5,000 for s half-Interest o the Now Enjland Slatca. 1t this coniract 1t was atatod thot Burnokt was to etart a factory, and when ho had made 45,000 back ho was to allow Burrows o half inforest in the profits. Durnclt stlll holds tho contract but i {nctory cannot b started, a8 the patent ia 8 swindlo,— tha @ belng 5o complicated o cone etruction that 10 ono could make them unleas at & positive lors, Hiurraws’ next move was fa scll the rest of tho patent. lle met an individual named IMarrs, who waa used aa s tool 10 Inveiglo A, W, Rtlchmond, ~ Burrows represented that ho nd sold Gcorgia and Aimucsota, bt would aell tho patent for thiobalanco of tho Statca, Ifarris wot Richmond togoln with himsa partner, and pald Durrows $15,00 for tho right, rotainlug the latier fu thelr omploy to pod- dlo out the Hlates, Burrows holding thy same interest Doxides, oa with Burnett, Burrows was scnt to Chieago, and hors ha solid an. other oxclusive rlght to E. A, Liurbank to sall in thia city for £1,000, Lo also, it is sald, haviug sold Wio samie worthiesa privilege to several others, Burrow preteuded Lo Liave bought one-half the patent from Willlamy, aud pald Lim in notes, Now, it turna out that $0,0.0'0f note aro ia clrculation mads by ono 1. F. Cole, who {a bankrupt, and fudorsed by Iich mond, of Now York, who 'ia parfectly responsiblo, The quesilon {s 24 fo Low theso notes wero lssned, $hey belug In circulablon, baving boea discounted 14 i clty, Burrows and Willlams did not do thelr swindlin irectly through theie hiaco at No, 162 State, but ki ul oitice st No, 210 on the mamo_ thorongbfare, whers {ury ut ) w abingle under the uam of * Btovous Mallary & Co." “Tiife {laca wad taken posscaalon of fall, “Vut nevor occupled. Thcsa rnacals bal snoller pal fn Now York nawed Wiliam Kottmeler, with whom thioy keyt up a_constant tolo- raphio and mail E ¢ B gyl correspondence, Tho Liters for Were very numeraus, but tho carrior bad aiways <0 plase tetn under e door, and s boot-tlick e sent moveral ties each day to _the placo to " colivct thu, Wille dams and Ducrown never pald any Lills, Yesierlsy E, H, Burbauk appeated Lefors Justico Meock and fodiged # complalnt sgofust Burrows aud Williama for i dling Bim Qut _of $LOW. They wors but Willams' on huring | was dise clinrgod and Burrows held tn $1,250 bt} for shtstnin, money under false Pretenscs. Buth yurtios are Lo cavea In tholr line, nd Williama (e wall (o Linye & wife in New York, slthough be 1ie lived with a woma, 1g thiy city over a yeur, whom 1o brouglt frow Canad. and whio, bo clalms, 18 his wifo, ¥ ————— PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL S‘EMI.’ NARY. DEDIOATING TIE CHAPEL. For a long time the Northwestera Presbyterian Theological Beminary haw stood a sort of monument of lonsli away out fu the north end of town, with notling to reliovo 3t, When the buliding wes erected it was folended, at some time or another, to add » wiug, but, whéther from lack of funds of bee cause the neceswity for more room dfd not ariso, the thine did not coms around until last summmner, when the Buard determived upon the bullding of a chapel, and on the13th of June.the cornsr-stone waslald, The work progressed rapidly, and yesterday the chapsl wau dedicated witn futereating ceretaonies, At § o'clock the suditorium was filled, and the Rev. Jolun M, Faris introduced tho Seminary Quartelte in the * Prodigal Bon," ‘The Ntev, Dr, Yatterson, Obalr man of tue Faculty, offered the dedicatory prayer, sud 1ls Lov, Jouathan Edwards, of Peorla, the dedicatory sddress, Itwould be more appropriate, s ssid, to #peak of the dead, for the bving could speak for them- Sclvoa, or their works for them. Ho thon went back to Al early part of tho ccutusy, when Indiana was but a nfsslon grouud, and wheu (ke plonoers in tha causs of $o Goupel deumanded more muscis thau acientifio en- Qowmieuts, and when the eatallishment of the Church u '“:umflx;tknfl""%mmfi:’ diffculty. In tuab Rierca lmnl."' yterlanisn io [ndiaus were sud Joha B, utea o 8 lifa of of Thoway Hoazle, Jolia Flalsy Dickey. 1o devoled & fow Wiu- runalng eulogistio wketch of the eoch, wud tlen took up tha work llng Lad earncatly assumed, They found thet the brothren WLo camo out (o help them wero physically tnadequate to the task, snd they saw with dismay the fuliny Off of auslatauts 1o tho work,—~wse alstants upon whom thoy depeudsd, but who 'dicd aitietion, Teudoring to. his afliciod rolatives thels mlaceroat aympathy, they sread upm their rocords this minute 23 & Lasting memorial of Lis worlh and thelr sorrow, THE ACADEMY. The Academy, Prosident Dijt-hford in the chalr, met at 2 p, m, wind 1118 the £ lowing rocord : At u mpectal zieeting of tho Clicage Academy of Bclen-es, heid Aurll 6, the following minute was orderod apread upon the record and a copy sent, to the family of tho_dereased. Willt 1o E, Dogge.t, & Iifemembor of the Chicago Acadomy of Sclouces, dled at Pilatks, Fla., April 3, 1876, aged 55 years, From the dnte of organizstion of the Academy ke hiad beon unsof its most o.u.lont membara, and from |n.\M xiuu of tho Trustoes and Vice-President of the oard, 11ia nbility snd integrity as s msn of business; his 1interest {n Hierary, oriistic, and sclentific culture; and s pure persoual character, all contributed to render litm ono of the most useful as well aa honored moin= ers of that budy. 1hs zosl was tempered with fudg. ment: hia ilberality wan without ostentatfon; snd efforts for tho dovelopmont of tho inatitutions of our city wero chiaracterizod ton great degre by gond senas, and, in common with our whole comumunity, ws deoply fesl our Loreasem:nt, and wo tender o the aulictod family our heartisit sympath, prdaislit ol THE CITY-HALL. Thie City Collector took in about $500 yesterday, Water-renta yostorday weto 31,041, And recolpts from the City Catlactor $:02, Me, Muses Lane, the City Engineer of Milwaukes, patd s visit to his profeasional Lrethren of Ohlesyo Jesterday, The mannor of nominating Aldermen was presentsd 1n & new light yestorday In conversation amang sev- eral Aldermon {n tho City Clerk's office. Ono Alder- man remarked that he had eeen men from Lis ward (which 11 not thie Firat) at tho Firat Ward yolla yoting for Frunk Warren., Otliers mide similar romarks, and it was agreed that it was a very good way to poll o Iarge Vote, 2 ‘Tho Superintendent of Polico yosteriay swarded the contract for furnlshing polica hats for summer woar to Kelth Liros, Tha hata will be nhnilar to thons of paat seasons, with the excoption of a gilt wroaths fn front Inclosing a Sgure denoting ihe precinct to which the alicor belongs, which dovice 1a intonded ta distinguish reqular patrolmen from all specials, pri- vate police, and nighl-watchmen, el il ANNOUNCEMENTS, - ‘The new Temple of the Hinal Congregation, corner of Indiana svenue and Twenty-livat streot, will bo dedicated at 4 p. m, Ssturday and 10 s, m, Bunday, Prof, Willism Matthowa will lecture Bunday after- noon before the Bundsy Lecturs Socety, at McCormick all, on *Oralors snd Orators.” Admissiop, 10 cents, ‘The Rev. A, E. Kittrodge, of the Third Preabyterisn Church, will preach st ihe Baptist Tabernacls, 400 ‘Wabaeh avenue, corner of Hubbsrd court, this evening at 7:30 o'clock, ‘Tho Passover #ervices of the North Chicago Hebrew Congregation will take place. Baturday evening at 7:30 and Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at tho Obapel of thy New Englaud Church, corner of Dearborn street sud Delawaro place, ‘Cho new Swediali Methodlat Chapel on Haven atreot, botween Thirticth snd Tairty-first sireets, and be- tween Uaribaldi streot and tho Fittaburg, ¥ort Wayno & Chicago Iallroad, will be dodicsted Bunday, Ser- ‘vicos wilt bo Leld in Swodlah at 10:30 8, m, and 7:30 p. m. Proswching in English at 4 p. m, by tho Rev, AL, A, Varkhurst, of Michigan Avenuo 3. E, Church, —_— CRIMINAL, A colored burglar namsd Andrew Otter was arrested ‘Wednesday evening for the sttempted robbery of No. £94 Wabash avenuo, occupted by A, Hess, Goorgo Beott called at the residence of F. B, Evans on South Iark syenue yeaterdsy sftormoon for the purpono of coflecting & balanco of §10 ho clalimed was due from Mra. Evans, On asking for bis doblor, hor husband demanded bis Lusiucss, avd told him (o cloar, assisiaug Lits denartury by kome scaliling water, which distigurod Scott's phywognomy aud caused the arrast of Evana by Officer Gook, Whefi Murtin Wismann left Southern Missourd Tuesduy morning b was what might be calied a do- cldedly solid man, Mo had sold tock aud furm for a tound wum, aud started for Macon in this Slate, Mo wrrived in Chicigo by the Alton Itoad ai Talf-past 8 o'clock Isat evening, und started for No, ath Moryun street, Un boording a Madison atroet car apponito Skinner's ilétel ho wua oncoremo- nio ely joatiod by o crawd, and while fu the toils of twomen o third took $30 caab, & draf on tho First Natioual Wink of Macon for _$3,000, negotlable eocurlties reprexeuting $1,800, Wiien the Conductor demunded bfs fara bo reslized the loss bo Lad sustaiged, snd xeported it to the Sadiron Sireet Htation, though unable 1o furnish a doscriplion of tue wen, rp— SUBURBAN. HYDE PAR ay aftornoon, shortly Lefore tho closing of the poils,a gentlman named Willard was attacked by o drunken rough aud badly Urulsed before ho could be rescucd by frieuds, Tho follaw was aliowed to escare for the tima belng, but ho ought 10 bo arrcated and ;eo;"dy vunx:hnd, *4 tho assault was wholly unpro. o, ‘Taosame alternoon M, J, L. Btickney was thrown :‘mm e bnml ou 0k treet, nesr Cornoll, and was ragged some Wit way Ly tho leg, . ed hfuaclt, and b Tiotuo wak. €optuved tiee s chork clhiase, Mr, Blickuey's tujurios Wwere a badly wprained leg wuid ahoulder, bt be was fortuiate (2 eacaping a0 3! Wednesdsy afternoon Mre, Geo) [+ Atirowi from hiet carmisgo ou- Corels svenchicy Tan serfously hurt, ber anin being broken snd. boe it bruteed, The driver bad left tho carriage for g ert ment, when the Lorses were wartled by soraa boys turaviog etones, Tho veliclo waa overturned, sad Alrs, Bogue wa throwh out Loavily, st e, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. TLoxpox, April O.—Steamships Italy, from Now Youk, and Oircassian, from Portland, have arrivod ous. Pmuaperean, April 6.~Arrived, Aerique, frum Havre, New Yook, April 8,~Arrived, ads, from Loudaon, Lundborg's California Water {for tollet and bath ; dalightfullyfragrant and refrashing 4 THE NEYWBERRY ESTATE. And the Publle Library for the North Division. Provislons of Mr. Nawborry's Wille-s Valus of tho Proporty. A Possibllity that tho Library May Be Started Speedily, A Buggostion Qoncorning the Historlonl Boolety, Yestorday's TrinuNe contained o notice of the doath fn Rome two days bofore of Mirs Julis B, Nowberry, tho Iast surviving daughter, of ths Inte Walter L, Nowberry, Through this evont the North Division will some timo 1n tho futuro Le honored with n magnificent publio llbrary, The Iate Mr. Nowborry loft an eatato entiroly frco and ejear of all incumbranco, con- efating clitofly of roal estato, sud valued even at tba prosont deprociated pricos at £4,000,000 or #£6,000,000, A largo proportion of it is unpro- ductive, but the income {3 upwards of $100,000 a yoar. One-third of this goos to Mrs. Naw- borty, tho widow, aa her dower, and the remaln- dor, now that tho Loirs aro deceased, Ia to ac- oumulato notll after Mrs. Nowborry's death when out-half of tho wholo catate will Lo devoted to founding a freo pubtie library in tho North Division. Tho following aro the v PROVISIONS OF THE WILL Telating to this subject: ** Incase of thodeath of DLoth of v said danghiors without leaving law- ful fseuo, thon, immesintely aftor thn docosss of my wife, if sho suivivo wy eafd daughtera, but, 1f not, thon immediatoly aftor tha decenae of the last surviving one of my wnid danghters, iy eaid trustoes shall ‘divido my estato futo two oqual shares, my eaid trum- tees belng the ecla fudger of the equality and correctness of sucti diviston, and shall at ouce proceed to distributo ono of such shares among the lawful surviviug duscendrts of my own brotnera aud mieters, such Jescendauts taking per stirpes and not par capita, The ollicr sliaro of iy estate shall bo applfed by my trustecs 0s saon ns tho Emo can cousletently bo dono, fo tho founaliug of a froo public library, to e located fu that portion of the City of Chicagd how kinown an tho North Division, Aud I da herevy authorizo und empunel my sall titeos (0 estabital aucl dibracy on sucls foundatton, tuder auch rules snd regulations for {he government'thereof, appropriate such pastion ot tials property set apart for such ifhrary, to the eroction of proper buildings, auwl furnishing tho same, and such portion to tho' purchase wnd prozuromant of Looka, niapa, chiarts, and sll wuch otber aviicies and things us thoy may deom proper aud sppropriato for o lirary, and suchi otuer portion to constituto n per- manent find, the fncome of which alnil_tie applicable to tho purposs of extonding aud increaslug such It braxy; bereby fully empowering as sald trustoes {o tako aiieh action in regsrd to such Hvrury as they may Judgo Gt and best, basing in view tho growtl, jirescr- Yation, pesnanence, sud goneral usefuluess ‘of such rary, “This publio library is, thon, n_fized fact, deponding oniy na regards tine on' tho death of M, Newberry, who §8 now » hale aud lioalthy lady_about 57 years of age, and 33 at prescnt traveling i Curope, TIE REIRS who will fnlierit ono-balf tho cwtate, belng descendanta of the lestazor's brotuera and sfsters, live prinel, ally no1r Detrait, aud they aro very much intoreeted i the aiatoof Mrw, Nowbarry’a health aud the probable length of time bofors thoy will grasp ther §2,00),000, It scers, howoror, as thovigh thoy, if they 'whehed, could uestme the peyment of the dower, Interest, aud oven more, to got posusssion of fho eatate st ouce, nud thua make the half for tho publle lbrary finmedistely availsole. Tho Nowbsrry estato cote aints largely in unprodnctive roal cetate, and, If thie couid be {mproved or sold und _the pr.«uct fuvested, the jucomo might easily be ralsed o §100,600 or £500,- 500, With a £2,000,000 endowmout and $205,000 annval Incomothie Norih Bide Putiic Library would compietely put to the Llusb the prescut instdtution on the corner of Lako und Dearborn strecte. and tho romlt would pr\l\n\lflr be thut tho two w. .4 bo consalidatol ot une, aa It ts doubtful whethor wwe tax-payers woulil i willing Lo psy $50 000 & year for womiething they cou o cnjoy free, “Of coursv nothing hus oa yot been done toward this reault, butitisto be boped thai some srrangomont enn and will bo mede whteh will avou &ive tho city tho Lenaiit of this manifleent gift, M. SENDERRY iod Nov. 6, 1968, and when bis will was proved, on the Iat of tho following , mouth, considurabie suryrise swun occastomed by its contents,’ In tho fir t placs ho lad left notofng Whatever to the Historical Soclety, which had gxpected o Jargo bequest, and of which lie liad beent President und oneof tho original fouuders, In tuo uoxt place, with appsrent ignoran.o of what rs, Nowbe: might do, he Lad sssigned o her tho old homeatesd during ber natural lifo aud an Sncomo of $3,000 « year, which might be luercased,to $10 000 Bte, howover, renvunced ber riguls under the wi i, and avallod 'hersclf of bor cowmon-law privile; whict wave hee o third Interest i all the realty and ‘i alavlute ponscssion of tho personally, which was b». loved to umount to about $U,x0, The wil show.l tuosolicitudes of tho testator for the perpetuation of ula own tiame, 1o providod thst his ronoy wan Lo go to that sou who would take the nsme of Nowberry, providing tunt tho Trustees thouglt, whon tho sou wan 41, that lie was of sound wmind and judgment. it was apprebensiva that thero wan a slroak of Insanity in tho family on his wife's elde, nnd guarded against it in {his way. o appointed as Exocutors Willlamn H, Bradloy, B, W. Blatcufori snd Murk Bkinner, Tho lstter, Liowovor, resigned his truat soma years ago, and Laa sinco then kisd no con- vern wualover 1o Lo catate. At tho tioe of lus death, Mr, Newberry had ‘TWO DAUONITERS, Mary, tho eldsat, and Julls, Mary's bealth vwas dell- cate, and on her account cepecially tbe family moved to Eurcpe, whero they remained for many yoars, ary died abont two years 840 of piteumonta, Mrs, Nowbotry and her surviv- tig asuglter sull"continucd to renilo In Erops trav- oling from point to poiut, spending last winfor in Egypt, and going rom théro to Kome, whero Julia died from somv affection of the throat, It has ocea. sionod much surpriso that the younger dsughter, who was 31 when sha dled, wos never married, It hos boon mald that sllo Was possessod by ® Dervous of bLelug marrled for her monsy, and that that alone was what kept her {rom matrimony, It Ia also sald, howover, that slie was {n love with a forelgnor, snd_{tiat her mothor objected to tha match, inslating that her daughter should wed nobody buf an American, A PROPOSITION tias been mada that. tho Tintosica Bocloty, which hisa remulned dormant since thy tiro, should take refugo under the sheltering wing of tho ew Publlo Library of the future, The Historical Hociety lias a fina lof, but wno money, it h shelter, 4t could commence rebulldin, the yaluablo collection which St lost by the firg, and many fricuds of tho institution beliove that it would Lo ad- visablo for it, temporarily at leaat, to bo houscd I tho new Publio Library butliiog, “rho catimaled a8 to tho valuo of thie Newberry es- talo vary somowhat, Br, Dradloy, a8 was atatad ubove, puta it from $4,700,000 10 §3,000,000. Auothergentioman alio well acquainted swith real eatato on tho North Side, butwhohasnot Mr, Bradloys spoclal ncquaintancs wlili tha evtate, catimites 1t ot mbout §1,000,000, and e Biwehford, tho otier” Trustee, thiia ¢ woril 2,500,000, 0 far a8 [s known, bis relatives are Fanng Edger- tou, of Dotrait; Waller O, Nuwberry, of Petorsburg, Va.; aud Joh'S, Newberry. RAILROADS. TOLEOO & ST, LOUIS, Bpectal Dianatch to The Chicaan Tridune, Inpranavorss, Ind,, April 6,—-A mescting was Lield in this city to-duy [o the intorestuf tho Toledo & Bt. Louie Narrow-Gaugo Railroad. ‘Tuers woro sixty delogatos present from Ohlo, Iudiuna, and Illnois, Porry Crabl, of 'Toledo, was Qlairmss, snd J. N Bmith, of Clinton, 111, Becretary. Aftor much discussion, it waa decided to build a doubla-track nacrow- gauge railroad from Tolado to Bt Louls, starte 1ng from Toledo and Roing to the westorn line of Iudiana oo the survey of tho old Toledo & 8t. Louls airdino, Thoro It doflects to Mattoon, thence lu an afr-line to St. Louis, It ia estimatod that this road can bo built and equippod for 812,000 a mile, Thao Company was incorporatod in Indiana witha capital stock of £50,000, all of which was aub- scribed at ouce by the Indiana dolegates Lofore adjouraing. The meetiog appolnted the follow- ng Exocutive Committee, which will work up su interess in tha road aund corrospond with the Cheap Trausportation Compuny of Now Yorls, or suy othor orgunization #o dis= posed, with & viow of ‘oxtendiug_the road from Bt. Lou to Now York ; Ohio—0, H. Coy, M, 'I' Cools, D. W. Hammoud, of Toledo, L', 8. Gilla- 1aud, ot Wert; O. L. Noble, of Paulding; Hhnats—1Tnos, Wood, O, M. Dole, Ira James, i Chapiy, aud D, T, Aelutyre, of BMattoon; lu- disna~Cal. H. C, Wilson, Joho Lee, Joseph Mile ligan, aud W. 1, Durhaw, ot Crawfordsvillo 0. K. Brundage, of Thornton. THE CANADIAN PACIFIC, 8pecral Dupatzh to The Chicago Tyibune, Otrawa, Ont,, Avril 6,.—Tho debate on the Paciflc Railroad concluded at 2 o'olock this morning, when the item of $2,800,000 was car- ried without a divisicn. Duriug the evening the Tremier mado an additional statement in regard to ths proposed work, Ho referred to the QGoorpian Bay branch contract, and said that, while some of the modifiaations made by the Chiet Engincer were such as e approved of, ho folt that their adoption 1n the oxisting contract would be too serions to admit of their being enteriained, aud therefore, if such modifications wore to be made, thoy should bo embraced in a now contract, Ie could mob ssy whether tho FRIDAY, APRIL 7. 1876, torminua would be nt Contin'a Bsy or not. He himsolf was in tavor of the roure hoing laeated to the sonth of Lake-Nipising. Tho Govern- ment would yrocood with tho work under tho new conteaot ne roon a tho location was sobiluds Tho act of 1474 <id not make it necessary for them tusubmit tho ooutract tor tho Georgian Bay bianoh to Dailinment. II 1t was convonent thoy would submit it to Parhamovt, but, it thoy found it othorwiwe, and did mnot enter & now contract bufore Parllamont wme. aealn, It would ba Aubmitted in tho samo manuer ag previous covtraots, ‘They also expected to La ablo, during the presont year, to lo:ale tho Nuo In Dritisr Columblin, "aud they might, in the couras of tho yoar, place a great portion of It under contract, DALTIMORE, PITTSBURG & GHICAGO, Tho suounl eloction of tho Baltimore, Pitte- burg & Chicago Raliroad, Illinols Division, was held yostonlay morning at the ofiics of the Dal- timore & Ohlo Ratlrond Company, No. 81 Bouth Ciatk wtreel, Tho following gontiomen were olectod Diroctors for thoe torm of tbroo yosrs to fill vacanolca: Iforace Waits aud J. B, Lud- ington. Tho Droaldent of the road, Mr, W. C. Quiney, etated that the rond had boen vory ~ prosporous durlug tho paat year. and was fucroasing In popularity continu- ally. He amieo stated that thus far ha lial not mucceaded in making an arrangement with tho Common Couuncll to ugo temporarily o o depot tho Mechanical Departmeont of tho Ex- porition building, 1o hoped the now Council to Lo slocted next syeok would deal more fairly and liborally with tho roads than tho prosent ono, and filvu them someo terminal facifitioa, 1 )AL a subecauont mootine of the Board of Di~ rectora tho followlng ofilcors were olected for e onsuing yours W, . Quincy, DPresidonty . V. Winataulsy, Secretary; James L. Rans doiph, Cbies Engineor, and William II, Ijame, ‘Troasurer. A CANADIAN SCHEME. Soecial Dispateh to the Chicago T'roune. Qucore, April 6.—Prospecta of finor navigne tion of the Lowor 8t. Lawrence having yanished, commereial mon aro now turning their atcention to & mora practicablo schomo of short-out by railway to tho Atlantlo scaboard. Wiscassot, in Maino, said to bo & oplended natural harbor, is to bo tho new rival of Portiand, aud Maino peo- plo nro enthusinstio nbout adding snothor great ocean port to thoir Btate, From Bouth Quebeo to Wincnasot tho distanco Is 00 milos, and for over half thiy distanco a ra.lway ia alrendy com- oletod, Lnst wook n groat raliway mecting wos held nt Augusis, Mo., ot which woro presont CGov. Connor avd many distingaished elti- zens of tho Stata ; also thio Mayor of Quescec, the Provmeial Atlorney General, aud other repre- kontativos of Canadlan intorosts, The cily press epeal favorably of the enterprise, aud Bay it wilt certainly bo carriod to complotion. WEST BIUND FREIGHTS, Br. Louts, April 6.—At o mcotiog of froight agonty of tho various railroads in Misgour] and Tilinofs, beld horo to.day, to adjust rates from 8t. Louis and Chicago to Wesidra points, the following rates wero agreed upon: From Bt, Touls to Kansas Citv, Leavenworth, Atchivon, oud 8t. Joseph, firat-class, 60 cents per 1 nocond-class, 5) cemws; third-class, 40 oconts foarth-class, 80 couts; specinl 25 cents from Cticago to tho ssmo wpoiute; firsc-clags, 80 cetfta 3 second-olasa, 65 conls; third-class, &0 conta ; fourth-clasg, 85 conta; spocial, 25 cents. PR~ TECTIOMISTS SNUBBED, Snecia: Dispateh ta T'he Uhieaas Privune, MoxrtrEAL, April 6.—A deputation of tho Ungvell had an interview with Premior Do- bouchervillo lagt ovoning, when the Iattor saud thataf tho contractors for tho Montreal, Otta¥n & Westorn Railrond procared cars snd enginos cheapor io the Staten then 1 Caonda, ho could o nothing toatop it. Cootracts linve alroadv boen given to partics in Baogor, Portiand, aud Mauchester, N. H, INDIANAITEM * Itpraxarorss, Aprl 0.—Tho narrow-gsugo rai'rond mootiog hore 10-dav wan In‘tho fator ost of tho pronosed road from St. Louis to the sen~ bonrd vin Tolado. An argantzation of tho Indi- ana Compnuy was made, with B, U. Willson, of Crawlfordsviile, ns Prosident, THE QRAND TRUNK, Special Discaleh to The Chicatn Trivuine, Queneo, Amil 6.—3ummor froight rates wero adopted oo the Arand Trunk Railroad, from to- day, from Point Lavi to all statlous west. g e e ol FIRES, AT OELAVAN, WIS, Sreral Disnatch to The Chicamo Tribuns. TLruouN, Wis, April 6,—A firo broke out in Mr. Donu's building, at Dajavan, at about 11 o'clock last nizlt, and was soou discovored by tho night patrol. Thero was no spparacus for puiting it out but = laddor, & fow palls, and a small oxtioguishior, The cltizons turnod out, howaver, iu force, and though a light breoze waa blowing from the weat, nrrosted its progross aftor o loss of throe bulldings and moro or less damago to two or throe othoers. At the cornor of tho ntreot was A. B. Wheoler's building, loss 29,000, uninsurod ; occupled by James H, Camp, druggist, who #aved nearly averything, and_ his loss ia coverod by insurance, Noxt was Mrs. W. W. Bturlovant's building, valae 81,600, - sured for 8300; occupled by N. M, Harrington, rocor, whoso lo:s wad £2000, fally insuroed, 0xt wag Mr. Dosu’s bmlding ; loss on bufldis, $2,500, [osured for £2,000; ocenpied by hiwsolf, with o atock of millinery below aud a photograph allory sbove, whers tho flro Logan, Thaso Eulldln B woro of brick, and woro totally lost. Mra, Latinor, of Detroit, ownod the noxt one caet of theso, which was fuuud; insuro oceupied by Flanders Drothers, butctiors, whose loss Is coverod by insurance. Tho two small buildiugs oast of these were damagzod by partis! domolition, and thelr contonts, bakestufTs aud candios, woro_damagod by rudé handling, T'wo atrosts woro made for potty thofs. Buti- mated tatal loas, 810,000, IN GHICAGO. ‘The alarm from Dox No, 35 at 0:10 Iaat even- Ing was caused by firo In tho two-story brick, No, 236 Fourth avenue, owned by J, L, Bmith and occuplod a8 & yosldence by Don Moldevon- sohn, Damaze on building and furniture, £200. Tusured in the Gfobo. Caueo of fira the explo- sion of a keroazne lamp. Rachel Titus, employed as & servant in the roer of No. 02 Dusold atroot, sot fire toa tlok of airaw on tho promises aud cansod the alar to bo sounded from Box No, 855 at 10:40 yeatorday morning, Damngo nothing. Tho alarm fromn Box No, 58 at 8:20 yesterday moralng wan caused h{ tho discovury of firo in o a threo-story brick buildlog No. 988 Praine avenuo, ownod by B, H. Alln and ocoupled by 1. B. Bwards, Damago 830; fully insured. Canse of tiro a dofective flue, AT ROCHESTER, IND, Inpiaxarorss, Ind,, April 0.—A fire at Toches- tor, Ind,, last uight, dostroyed Jorton & Co,'s clovator, containing 17,000 bushels of wheat, and the old rsiltoad depot buitding. The logs 1y cr-lhnnand ut from 28,000 o $30,000 ; insuruuco, £22,000 AT HAMPTON ROADS, VA, Nonrorz, Va., April 6,—Tho Vuo de Lean Iotol, the noted snmmer rosort at Bowell's Pomnt, Hampton Ronds, buroed last night. Loss, &50,000. Insurauce, §15,000. i —— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Bpeesal Dupaten (o The Chicaca Tridune, Btoux Crty, Ta., April 6.—The contract for building thenow, Woodbury County Court-1louse, tobo located In this city, was this afternoon awarded to O.E. and D, T. ledges, of Sioux City, for 874,700, thoy to recolvo pay in couuty bouds at thei 0. oo tce fn the Missouri River bns broken up 150 wilea abovo bero, but kas aot maved at Sul- 1y yet. yflmu Hills travel, since the lals wovers storms, kas about driod up, ‘Tenuz Iavre, Ind, Apnl 8.~The Terre Taute vournai has been sold to 8. D, Terry, late ot the Lyansville Oourier, E.L, Joues, sud Lonis Hollman. Mr, Terry will be editor, Speciat Diavateh o Tha Chicaao Iridbune, Bewinarieen, Iil, Aoril 6.—Judge Zaune, of this circuit, bt roturned from Macoupln (whers ho has boeu bolding court) crmo upwell, but ex- pects to bo able to resuwe his judiclal dutiesin a fow daya, A voluntary petition in bnnhupmi wag to-day filed by John MaClelland, of \WhoasHeld, Banga- mou Couniy, Liconge to organize was to-dsy {equed to the Estrells Dol Norta Mining Company of Chloago; capital, 83,000,000 ; corporators, K, R, Paul, W. J.%llllor i Mn‘nuhpos. P, P, Tipton, J, A. RoDowell, aud W, L. Thompuon, Special Duvateh to T'he Chicade Triouns, Gaanp Laven, Mich, April 6,.—The Spring Taks fudependent offica hsa been moved here. To-night the Moa. Huuler Sauridge, of Bpring saized tho pross, which belongs to Lnizapgtrnia, Pa, Arril 0.—Tho stesmer L'Anierique, of. the Fronuh ‘Mansatisntio Liue, aridved hiero this morning, brinzing the remain- der of the Fronoh conaigumant of guods for ox- lubltinn at the Countonntal Exvosition, 1for !relg'ln comprises 1,600 cssca of exhibiting gooils, New Yong, Anril 6.—Tho steamabip Heveling, with tho Emperor of Brazil on board, left Para yosrardar, direot for tha United States, whore Lo is axpactad to sitivo on the 15th inat, Loumsvirue, April 6.—Bocrotary Drlstow at- rived at homs thin morming, and wilt remain in Loulavillo n tew dnya to rasc snd meet hls many frionda in thin sectinn, Ootusnta, 0., April 6,.—In tha Hlouso to-dav, Touso Lilla wore passed to confer polico power upon conductors of rallrosd tratus, and to com- pol thom to eject threo-card monte mon, and othior slinrpors practiolng tholr yocations, from tho tralos: and nlso to forbid tho smploy~ ment of childron under 14 yoats of age as gym- nasta aud publio mnvers, TnextoN, NiJ., Avril 6.—In the Ilouss tho bill to tax church aud educational proporty was dofoatod—42 to 16, Snectat Dispaleh to Tha Chieado Tribune, Brooanaroy, I, April 6.—P. A. dMoyers, ot Panols, wau doclared inourably {nsauo yeatoer- 2“. {Hu 18 ono of tho rictest mon iu Woodtord Joun CRIME. DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN MAINE. Ganptxcu, Me., April 2,—Yontordsy morning & man pamed Issac L. Pago, a farmer, at a placo kuowa ag Bearlo's Mills, in the Town of Quielsen, on tho road from tho ‘Togua Military Asylum to thie city, murdorod his wifo aod cut bls own throat, Tho bloody tragody caused tho moat intonne oxcitomont in tho vicinity, Tho family woro poor, and thelr humblo dwollng but moan- ly furnished. It appoars that about 0 o'clock yesterday morning, white Mra. Pago was busy at hor work, surrounded Ly her cluldren, without giviog any warning, Pago drow o small rosolvor, & wsoven-ghooter, aud fired athis wife. Bliosoroamod ** Murdor," and atarted Lo run out of the house, Pago followed, firjtg thoe fatal ahotafter kus vie. tim liad got ont of the door, and eho fell dead ot tho foot of tho stone steps. Ono of tha chil- dren ran to a nolghbor's houso, and gave tho alari, whon two men hurried to thoacena of the tragedy, Page grosted them with nn oatli, and tlhien wont out atonnd the barn and into the road to tho west of tho houso, nud walked out on tho toad towards Hallawell same handred rods, and out his throse with & large dirk-knife, nu urly- lovking weapou with a hoen hondle, with euard and double edze blado 8 inches long. Ho iMflicced =& ghastly wound, ncross tho loft «ide of bla wack, severing saveral brauch arterics, Ilo also attempted to stab himeolf in lie breast, but' inflicted 1o sori~ aus injury othior thau ln Lis neck, Iuthomeasn-. tino Lha nolghbors bad beon pouritg in, aod thn murdorod woman had boen” carried into tho bouse, Tho pistol used was & vory srmall seven- cartidgo rovolver. Bix shota wero evidently fired by tho murdorer, one taking offoct In his wifo's arm, ono 1n tho caslug over tho atalrwny door, aud ooo fatally v the womma's necl. It is thought Lhat Pago will survive his wounds. His wifo was sbout 25 yeats of sge. tor maldon name ‘was Brown. Bl wns wnarried to Jeaac L. Pago oloven yoara ngo, mnd has since residod in tho house whoio she wam murderod, She leaves five childron, sged reapretively 10, 8, 6, and 8 years, nod an infant 8 weoks ofd, Tho murdorer s about 85 years of apo, Ile im n #ou of Isano Page, who 1omdos sbout a quarter of a mile from tho scene of tho marder, "1Iis mother s llvmq. and ho has two brothors and four alstors. 'Tho mative which prompted the flondish act ts ascribed to insantty sud to jovlousy. Miss Horn, who nursed the wife, and who has long known tho Iamiiy, ealls bim nsano, Bho snys Lo was al- waya kind, and nover sbused his ‘wifo or childron; that ho wna too' indulgent to his childron for their good. For n wook past ho has talitod fn & strango sud confused manner, and ecemed to think a mob was after him to kill Lun, Ho way also andor considerable religious oxcitemont, ANOTHER BOSTON SWINDLER Bosrox, Maes.,” April 6.—The Spriugfield Re« publican to-dny enva that in sottling up the af- faira of Patrick Donalo, the propriotor of the Doston Pilof, tho Catholic newspaper of this city, whbo tecently went into bankraptoy, facta of n most disgraceful character camo to light. It soown that for meny years Doumshuo bas been In tho habe 1t of recolving funds from porsons who wishied to placo thom io safo bands. fle Lad the unbmited coutidence of the publie, zna cspeciully of tho Iris Cathrtics, who ~czarded ) him an one of thoir best frionds, Diucinz the pust fow years ho hna roosived thonssnds ot qollara from chis class of poopls. Ttonshue, aa Prosident of the Emigraut Suvings Bank, nlso suggested to iguorant depositors thet { Lo would recelve thoir monov tho same sa tho bank did, would invest it for thom, and pay them 7 por cont Inlerest. In thla way thuus sanda of dollars wore taken. It is found that tho trust-fund confided to lla caro, and mone; rocoived on deposit, havo beon put into hiy busloess and lost. ‘Tho eufferiog whioh will folln‘w thin broach of trust caunot fail to bo very groat, INFANTICIDE, Svectal Dispatch ta The Chteago Tridune, Br. Louts, April 6,—The Town of Plano, Tex., is vory much excited over & horriblo sonsation which ocourred thore yostordsy. Mary Robin- 8on, o youug girl bolongiug to one ot the firat familios in that sootion, gave blrth to an illegitimato child, after which sho out ita throat with o5 pair of dull scissors and throw the bodyinto an adjoining back-yard, ‘Tno crimo was immodistely dlsoov. ored,” Tho girl is now at tha poiat of doath, and porsistontly donios the crimo, NEW ORLEANS ITEMS, New Onreans, April 6,.—Two omployes of tha Rampart & Dauphine Railway Company, John Rolecr and Joln Roach, quarrolod. Roach atab- bed Reisor, Inlling bim instantly. Luclen Adams, Jr., who was wonoded at the Southern Republican Club meoting in the Mochanics' Institute last night. diod this morn- ing, It 1w Baid ot Jeast ton porsons woro wound. ed und two lalled outright during the fracas, ‘Tho affair grew out of o_disagraement betweon éhn Adamaes and tho officors of Judgo Evaus’ ourt. FORCIBLE ENTRY. Bpecial Dispateh to I'hs Chicago Triduns, Qnanp Haves, Mich, April 0.—Trotter and Duawell to-day forced an cutrance into the Trot- ter Ilouso by broaking the Jdoor. A crowd as- sembled, and after au altercation Buswoll drow a rovolver, Both parties have been arrosted. Th\“{z“ i groat excitoment with considerablo mob spirit. MURDER WILL OUT, New Yonk, April 6,—Qustave Cleaver, aliag Myors, who was atrosted In Liverpool, Eng., on the ouargo of grossly assaulting bla daughter, s conforecd Limaolf the murderor of John Miniko, dt Froohold, N, J., in Novembor, 1664, ‘I'io Bocratary of Htate i In correapondonco with the Dritish Goverumont on tue subjeot. A CONFESSION, Farree Rook, Ark,, April 6.—Lowis Carter, a convict at the Penitontiary, died to-day, Just bofora Lis deatls ho eatd ha bad rolatlons lvieg in Missours, and that ho was ono of the gaug who robbed tho Ht. Louis & Iron Mouatain traiu at Gad's LIl two years ago. KILLED BY BURGLARS, TuscAnona, P'a., April 8.—CGoeorge HMonser and his slster woro bouud, gagged, and beateu so sovorely by hurglars that the latter las dled. ‘Thefr house was robbed of some money snd Jewelry, ¥ NOE'S MURDERER RESPITED. Atnxy, N, Y., April 6,~Tho Governor has granted = respito of one weeck to Dolan, ag the time fixed for the execution ocours on Good Friduy, MURDERED, Hanuoxv, N. J., April 6,—Jacob Young, a wealtby farmer, was murdercd in & house hers yestorasy. Thers is no trace of the murderer, —————— . CANADIAN ITEMS, Bpecial Diapateh to The Chicago Triduna, MoNTREAL,;April 6.—Joorge Youug, managing editor of the Montroal Wilness, was found lylog desd st the bottom of the stairs in his house, nt Bt. Lambert, thismorning, Deceased posaessed considerable talsnt, but unfortunately contracte od & lovs for stroug drink which grew oa him dospile the efforts of bis fricara. Tt is supposed thiot ho fell down stairs during the night and ruceivfid lnu::xz:a&ull,ln :E::, i o . on Ler mombor of the firas of Hall & Cor. Jamber marclsuts of Montreal and Burlington, Ve, are nndnr{nlnu oxamination at tha insolvent eonyy in matiers relaling to thelr falluze, Blortly nrevious to making an nesignment they puy. iuma & latgo quantity of lumber from Afo. Aron. ¢ Spectal Dipateh to The Chieann Tyibune, Orrawy, Ont,, Apri10.—F. A. Martin,a mémbe, of tho Manitobn Legislature, was to-day aaqut. tod of tho charge of outraging a littls '?n 1 yonra oll. dnughter of the lato propriotor of thy Clarondan Ilousa, —_—— SHORT-HORNS. Bceefal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuna, Wear Lingury, Is,, April 6.—The short-horg #alo of tho Plum Grove hord bronght neag £30,000 to-day. Tho fine hord of Campbell & Ohnase was sold, and tho salo, liko yonterday, way a grand sicdess, Four of tho animals sold ay 81,000 each. It waa not liko tho salo of yester. day, thero belng no such fauay animals, bt 1 g good, makiug an average of nhout 8350, To. morrow {y the grand closing safo, aod donbitloyy will awell tho total amount of thia grand seriey to almost & quarter of a million dolars. —_—— OBITUARY, ArexanpniA, Vs, Antil 6, — Bishop Johg Johne, of the Protestant Episcopal Diocess of Virginin, died Inst night, . stecwal Dispateh Lo The Chicaao Tribine, Axe Annon, Micl,, April 6.—Nolson B, Cols, for twonty yenra a buainoss man of thin city and s prominent citizen, diod last night atior an I noed of four wooka. A post-mortom oxnmina. tion failod to rovoal tho_naturo of bLis diseaso, Ho was o son-lu-law of Ex-Gov. Folch. — e s THE FATHER OF WATERS. Speeial Dunateh to The Chicago Tribuns, LaCrossr, Wis,, April 0,—Tho {co in the Mis sfseippi moved out this aftornoon, Tho river [y now clear 1n frant of tho city. Tho transfer steamers witl commonco running to-morrow, ‘Tho ico sifll hangs above this city, and ia gorgod in at tho isfand balow the oity, nnd at Cuon Hlough. The fco is ver{ volt. Navieation somy from hora will probably be cloar by Bnturday, The water {8 6 foet b inches above tho low-wate imark of 1872. —_— LABOR AND CAPITAL. OrEveLAND, O, April 6,—Some of the mos, oxtonaive conl operators aro prooaring to re. sumo work at thoir minee, aud the Tuscawas Valloy ta filling tho places of strikors with green moti, Guards aro being hirad and saat to tue mines to protoct tho workmon. Troublo is ag. ticipatod with tho ntrikiers, kibasaiesy - TREMBLE, JAY QOULD | Bax TFraxcisco, April 6.—Tho Paclfic Mai atoamer City of Panama was nttachod yesterdsy ot tho Instanco of tho Panama Railrasd Com- noy, Tho Granada, now duo from Sydney, will o0 attached on ita arrival, and prabably the Mop. %n- and Dakota, on thoir way from Pansma and rogon, —_———ae TURPENTINE. Witanwarox, N. ., April 6,.—Spirits of tar ‘pentine stoady; 85 conts, New Etyle of Papor-Hangings called the Esstlako and Morris designs, st Hilger, Jenkins & Faxon's, 231 Btato street, aro very muek admired. Everything for interfor decoration. S Thero was a big fight {a tho, Mississippi Con vontion, but Brother Plochback did not suocosd I carrying ft far Morton. Pinchback's epecch murt havo boon s gom in its way—n bisck dis mond. 5 Eaa— DEATHS. ILENNA—April 6, at the Alaxian Drothors' Hos pltsl, Glarago, Ill, Henry icLenns, luts of Union O iberi aturday,from the Tospitalat neral aturday, from the Hospitalat 1 8, carn bo Catvary, " 4 el £ Lancasier County, Pa., papora please copy, LONGLEY--At her reardonce, 400 Weat Erlo stres, Are. Orpha Longlay, Funeral will tako ‘place Baturday at 1:3) p.m., by carriages o Rozchill, ~ Frienda of the family jnvited, £~ oston aad Albany papors ploass copy. RAVLIN-At the residenco of his parents, No, 23 Marshfiald avenno, at 11 o'clock p, m., April 8, of cons sumption, Pliny P,, eldoat son of lba Rav. N, ¥, and Louiss 8, 'Raviln, sjted 32 yearn and 3 montis, Tuncral at the above number ot § o'clock , m, April 7. Tho remains will bo taken to Kaneville, Ill, for interment, g KELLY—On Thursday, April 6, the Rev. Ohsrles Y, Kelty, aged 73 yours. Fiineral service ot Bt James Church, comor of Cass aud Huron streots, on Saturday, At3p.m, - BELDAM-—April 0, at the restlence of Lier son-in. 1aw, No, 1360 South Doarborn streot, at 8:45 p. ma,, brs, Ann Beldam, sged 60 yoars, Cleyeland, O,, papors ploasa copy. S#I1—Doparted this life on tho exening of the 6 1ot Lucy A., beloved wifo of Thorna J, Neil, Fuygeral from hor late rostdence, 44 West Foun te¢nty zriat, 8610 o'clock 8, ., by carriages, to Cak a0 demetery. 0 New Dedford (Mass.) papers plosso copy. POLITIOAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, PR v otdeb i vty v COOK COUNTY OENTRAL REFUBLIOAN OLUB, Thore will bo » roqular tneoting of the Grand Couns cll t Republican Headquarters, corner of Lake and Ciark ptrcols, a8 2:30 o'clock p, m. to-day, WILLIAY ALDRIOIL, Prestdent. o | SALES. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Auctioneers, B¢ and 83 Rangdolph-at. ASSIGNEE’S SALE. At our FRIDAY'S SALE, April 7, at 10 o'clock, 76 Brussols, Wilton, Volvot, and other 13 Rugs, assortod sizos, Brunsols, Moquot, und Wool Curpata. ‘Balo unrescrvod, ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auct'r. Friday Morning, April 7, at 9:30 0'Olock, OUR REGULAR WEEKLY SALE ‘The largeat stocka now aud used Eousiochold IMurniture 8plondid nos Parlor Sulla, Marblo-top and Walnch Chvtaber Bets, Lounges, Sotas, ook Oises, a full lias Carpota—the entive furniture of private residence reot t0 e for peromplory milo; genoral morchandise Crockery, Glus snd Tlatod’ Waro, Tablo Gutlery, Groquet Rota, &o. ix Bilvor-Flatod' Bhow Gases, 5, 7, 804 6 feat fong, standard mako. ELISON, 10: 00,, Auctioners. | TBy Wil A, BUITERS & CO., A“UTXONBEIIH._E.\_IH WABASH-AV, PAWNBROKER'S SALE, By direction of 1, 8, 11AAB, Manager of the New Yord 3 Office, 120 Bouth Clark-st, FORFEITED PLEDGES At Butters & Co.'s New Auction House, nortfbast cor ner of Wabash-av, and Mladison-at., TFRIDAY, April 7, at 10 o’clook. The stack to ba sold 1a very large and varied, amo which will be found Fine Gnld and 8itver Watches every malie and quality, Fino Dismonda and Diamond Jowelry, Fine Qold Clialus of overy stylo, Fine Goid Bola, Btariiug Biiver, Opora lusace, Ao, k6. Ao Law, Modical, Theological, xnd” Miscelsoose! ooks, ‘WA, A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneers, BUTTERS & 02.'§ REGULAR SATORDAY SALE ARGE LOT OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Now Furniture, New and Used Oarpets, Tandsomo Pianos, Oll Paintings, Fino Table Cutlery, Btovos, nud Othor Moroliandias, BATURDAY MORNING, April 8, nt 1:30 o'clock At Btora 118 and 120 Wal N, E, cor, M By G, P, GORE & CO,, 68 und 70 Wabash-av, On Enturday, April 8, at 9 o'clock, 10 Grates W, . Crootery & Glassmar i T 10;30 0'OLOi oRB OUSEHOLD IURNIT Of evory description, now snd lelcvonll-hlum Parlot acd Ciamber Hets, Walnut Balsteads and Dureaut arllo-top Tables, Whatuots, Lounges, Wanlrobeh il p ullufl. Extension aud Breakfsss Tables, 8 Chinirs, Walniut Chalre snd_Itackers, Book Caacs, 38 o, e B e O el 108, lor o, 1 G er 'y 47 22 ) GrO, ": GORE & OO-E_A_ucuanfifl' By T, I, BTACY. FRIDAY, APRIY, 7, AT 10 A, 31, ‘The entire outnit of Meat Afarket, NO. 843 WEST- MADISON-8T. Twa Horses, two Wagons, Meat liscks, Dloc . By order bt o 0 A58 Xortya GONFEOTIONERY, o CLEBRATED throug! (R ATTA BT marid B B, g S ST i Celer a’:n':t‘. GUNTHERy = -