Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1876, Page 5

JAIL-JUMPING. Fourteen Prisoners Succeed in Escaping from Sheriff Agnew's Hotel fwo of the Conspirators Waylay Tarnkey Connell in the Cor~ ridor and Tie Him Up. They Then Take the Keys and Re- Jease a Dozen of Their Vilest Companions, A Grand Rush for Liberty and an Im- mediate Dispersion of the Gang. One of the Mob Subsequently Captured Near Lako Btreet Bridge. ‘Howthe Job Was Consummated.s- Provious Escapes from the Jail. THE ESCAPE. TOW IT WAS IXECUTED, Bright ana early yostorday murning & man re- slding at No. 407 Wost Kinzlo stroot, rolled out of bed and stretched himeelf, It waa ohilly, o be burried into his olothes, His broakfast was teady and soon over with, and then he jumped upon a car and rods down to the cornor of Ran- folph and Clark stroots. Btrolling north on Clark, ho stoppod for s fow minutes on the bdridge and looked up and down the river, Ho was pot & man of romantio mold or of poctia tast, and the oloar bracing alr and tho sun splashes on the masta and rigging did not at- teact much of his attention. A stosm-tug was passing nndor the bridge, an unusual thing for Sunday morning, and ho leaned over tho rail to wo it pass, Thon he walked on to tho visdact, and stopped thore to soo a locomotivo pasa un- der him. Thero sormod nothing else to attract his attention, and he strolled lelsurcly along Diark to Michigan atroot, then east on Michi- gan to tho alley that bounds tho Oounty- Building on the wost ; then north on tho alloy loa huge gate, Pushing open’ a little wicket, bo ontered tho §ail-yard, and, orossing diagonal- 1y, ho ascended tho short flight of iron-staus sod pagrod through tho door to the jail-offico. Tho man was John Connell, ono of tho jailers, In the office were the night-watchmon,—Fran- gen, O'Brion, and Kehoo, As Mr. Connell enter- »d, the othor three wishod him good morning sand made thoir proparationa to loave. There was s momoent's conversation, and then they passod down the short fron-stalrwsy aod out through the wicket, and then separated. John Connotl looked at tho clock. It wanted wo minutes of 7. Ho was early at his post, and ho felt good-natured. Evorything seemed quiet and ordorly and wolt rogulated. o lightod his pipo, sud, blowing o fow whifls to got it in good working order, oponed tho door to the jail-ofiico and looked ont into tho yard. Everything was quiet there, and 80 ho cloaed the door ngain and locked it. Ile put the key in tho lower right~ band pockot of his coat, on tho cutaide. Then he opened tho door to the jail and found himsolf controntod by a hugo grating. Be- yond the grating was & equaro cage, ho iron. bars ‘covored _over with =& heavy network of wiro. Looking through tho grating and tho network of the cago, he saw four tiers of colls, The lower tior waa reached from the cago by a socond gratod door, soma 10 feot from whoro he stood. The differeny tiors ware gainod by ataircases at oithor ond of each. XVERYTHING SEEMED QUIET, Thero wnaa a littlo convorsstion botween tho prisoners, but not much, 1t was carly, and mou$ of them wero still 1n bed. There were two * kitchom-mon " thero. Thoy paasod him with a pleasant good morning. Opening the firat grating Bir. Connell etopped Into the oago. At the sacond grating stoog two neonors, Frank Tally and Charles Smith,” To rhem had been sssignod tho duty of * hall-men," and they wero patieatly awaiting the oponiag of khe gatos to aweep out tho office, . Tho offica is about 16 by 16. The entranco from the yard ia on the 'south ; to tho cage on ihe north, and thare ia a small room on the west and another on the cast side. Therais a dosk in ihe large room and onein the western room, while tho eastern room is given wup to a numboer of tubs and a set of scales. Mr. Connoll stood for a moment looking around, Then howent to the secoud door in tho 2age, aud insorting tho Loy oponed the gato, Tho two men praged through, and Connell jurned to shut the gate, ‘This broaght his back 1o the two prisoners, It was thon twonty minubes past 7. Just as tho gate clanged, Tally stepped quick- |y botund Conuell, and throw his arm around hie nook, sud pros-‘ng his forearm stoadily upon the iailer’s throat, drew him aud’ Iaid him upon the fron was in a sorapo. Tho two men_stood over him. The zuun? wos unlockod. He eaw inamo- mont that ir the cell dora wore unlocked there woutd bo a genoral dolivery. o strugglod man- fully to get up, but in ancther second the grat- ing flow open and two more mon rushed in. The four foll upon tho prostrate turnkey, and in o trice his hands and feot wero securcly tied with ropos that soemed to be haudy. The other two won were Aloxander McKay and ** Orab " Bogyle, The prisonors on tho southorn_ tiors bad hinard the sculting, and thoy crowdaed to tholr coil goors, They aaw the turukey on his back, hound band and’ foot, They rattlod and shook their foors, snd howlod for releaso. ¥rom tho nspoot pf affairs, it looked to thom as if thero had been » well-laig plan, and thoy were auxious to avail themselvoa of the result, The unfortunato jaller cried for help. ‘The prisonera ysolled ous thoir demands that their cell doors bo unlockod, and themnaelves set at liborty, But bno assistance came. Orab Boyle took the onter door koy from the lowor right hand pockot of the jailor's coat, and unlooked the front door. Then, darting into the $ail, e sprang from cler to tior, 1'lon came thn Tush and trampla of fourteon men, burrying sna scurrving mloug sho tlers and down tho narrow stairways, All wors impelled by the same motive, but all woro golfiab. Osco four of thom gat jammed on tho stairs, between tho rail aud tho wall, Thoy foughs each other like madmen. Oune slipped aud foll down, and the rost trampled over him. TUERX WAS NO MEICY. ‘The cell doors had been opened aud thoro wi nothing to bar the progreas of the fugitivos, Boforo themn was a chance to escapo, and thoy might lose 1t by & momont's delay, The iroa flocra and stairs rang and resoundod with thor footsteps, Those from the uppor tiers looked down aud saw thelr follow-prisonors tearing through tho outer door, and doubled thew owu exerlions. ‘Then thore was & jam io tho doorway to tho cage, and half a dozon men strove aod tore at cach other liko wild beasts. - They could seo tho front door open and the yard and the sunlight boyond. AtthoirfeetJay the grosning jailor Bghting with the ropes that bound bim,” snd erying for hnlfl. Behind them camo tho clang and rattie of flylug feet over the oreaking, ring- ing floors, And they cursed, and yollud, and xaved at the impetuosity of thoso, lses impet« uons than themselyes, who had Lecomo caught the gateway, only to block tho passage, With & savage wrench they broke loces, Out $lrough tho door, around “tho augle of tho building to the wicket in the big aates, The wicket opens inward, Thecrowd bLad pressed 1D againyt it, and ho who had the handlo could Dot open the wicket, 1lo raved and whrisked as Lo sirove to push tho crowd back. Hvery 8ocond was precious, Asslstanco might coms to the turnkey, or some ono from onteida might 8tand roady to eapture thoe little mob after the Wickel was opened, Bracing his fost agalnst he gate o ynve m mighty pust, and as the erowd gaye way a little he tore the wicket open, aod dashed into the alley, The thirloon follow- ©d, He who led ran south to Michigsn stroet, Sha reat after bim, At tho corner of Michigan and the alley the ltopBud for n moment and lared at eaoh other. For an jnstant they were wildered, ‘There were but fow peopls on the Stroets, and thero was 10 oue t0 &eo the baif- acared, hunted Jookiug crowd, that wavered for o moment, undecided which way to turn. A passod south oa Clark streot, but uono of uickly backwarda, oor. Br. Connell ita passengers appasred to notfes the shtvering gang. DBut the carscomad to awakon tho enemp. o prisonars, and the little gang maltod away. ‘Thote wore no friendahips thon., Each man hatod his neighbor and trted to ontran him,— tried to loso sight of him. Ton minutea aftor Mr, Connell bad blown the third winf? from hia pipe and openad the sscond ting to the cage, fourtoen prisoners were acattered through the lower park of the city, diving into their holes, —_— JOHN CONNELL, TURNKEY. 7118 YERSION OF THR APFAIN. I wrrivod at tho jail at 7 o'olock, or, may be, twominutea befors. 1 relievod Frazor, O'Brien, and Keboe, tho night watchmen. Tho kitchon- mon had gone loto tho kitohen, nand, after tho watchmen went out, I was alons. 1 went into tho ¢ago and found the two prisonora who mot as hall-men—Frank Tally and Charles Bmith— walting to como 1n and awoep out tha offica As soon aa I opencd tho gate they pasaod into tho cago. I turned Lo shut tho gate, and, when my back was to thom, Tally throw his arm sround my neck, in garrote fashion, snd forced mo down on the floor. Boyle and 3McKay, who wero waiting, pushiod tho gate onoa, and aprang onmo. They Lind ropes in thoir pookots, and they tied my bands and foot. Did X strugglo? Yes, Idid; but what is ono man to do againat four? I fought them as Liard a8 1 oonld, but thoy were too much for mo. Doyle took the outor-door koy from my coat, and Charlos 8mith took a 816 pistol from my bip pockot, As I lay thero I saw Doyle go to the desk in the large oflico and take tho four cell-koys from the upper left-hand drawer. Smithy, McKay, aund Tally stood over mo, whila Hoylo wont Lo oyeral colis and unlocked them. What timo was it? It was about tweuty miu- utes past 7, 1In a few minutes I heard a rush, and down eamo prisoners trom sll tho tiors, Thoy rushod past mo, twelvo or fourtecy of thom, and oul tho front door into tho yard. 'That is tho last I eaw of thom. Tney loft tho inner gate to the csge open. I was afraid more would come, g0 [ got on_my foot and jumped sidoways to tho gate. Then I toroed tne koy, and called to Hoburn, one of tho prisouors, to get me a knife. Ho got onc from a ball-man and pasaed It through tho grating. « 1 cur tull nore from my feet first, and then, by twisting It be- tweon my hands, managod to cut the rope on my wrists, Ishutall the gates, and wont out and gave tho alarm sigual oo s lamp-post. Two policernen camo, and Isent them to tho Chicago Avenuo Btation to telegraph tho nows. When I got back I foand tirat John Koegan, of Cell 52, sontencod to a year in Joliot, and two othermon, bad como down, but thoy could not got ont, Hoegan was in bod when hia coll waa unlocked, bus got up and dressod himsoif, He was too late, Ia thoro a bar ncross tho cell doors? Of courao thore {s, An iron barruns through tho whole length of oach tior and s fastened with o padiock. This is for doublo scourity. ‘Whon tho bar i8 on and locked, even if tho colls aro unlocked, tho doors cannot bo oponed. The night watchmon raiso the bor in tho morning to let tho hall-mon out, Then it is not locked agnin till night, The night men unlocked tho bLar boforo 1 camo tiue morniog. How long did it take Boyle to unlock tho colls ? I should say about two minutes, Could he got tho koys and go frum tior te tier unlocking thoso colls in two munutes? Of courss ho could, Anybody could. St BOETTSCHER, PRISONER, NO. G5 RELATES BOME REMINISCENCES, A man named Boottschor, {n cell No. 55, socond tior, aays that thinga lookod crooked toulm from n vory early hoar, The bar, ho says, was raised at 7 o'clock, an hour and & balf earlior than usual. When tho ball-man who bronght the Lrenkfass came around, it was noticeablo that he was all drossed up. ¢ What does this mean ? " asked Boetiachor, But tho mon thrust tho broakfast under the door aud burried away, going wost. Bhortly aftorwards Boottacher saw & man run past No, 65, carrying a bunch of koys in ono hand and a revolver in tho other. Thon came the rush, and Doottecher saw oxcited mon running past bhis door, mud heard tho nowe nnd cries of the fiyivg prisoners, o n{u it was exciling for a fow minutes, but hia coll boing on tho northern side, he coald sco nothing of what transpired in the cage. Tho uame of the man who brought tho bronkfast ho doos not kuow, but it was probably Tally, whilo be of the kevs and pistol suawers tho desorip- tion given of tho vereatile Mr. ** Crab* Boyle. AMr. Boottscher waa inclined to moralize upon the affmr. flo alluded to tho fact that the koys are intrusted to tho prisoners, who taok ta the socurity of tho oclls and thoir iomatos, Tius, Mr. Boottschor, who sooms to bo s slmple- minded man, thought to bo all wrong, and, with that placid ignoranco of the world which results from golitary moditation, hoargued that, as Joog o4 prisonors had koys, prisonors would lot them- solves gut. Io did not scem {uclined to hold tho unfortunate Mr, Connell respovsible, but, lookiog though his ungratoful eyos boyond the turnkey, he scomod to soe into the Bhorill's afiics, aud, unmindful of tho fact that from tha sunctum ssues Lus daily bread, Mr. Boottscher assod severo siricturea theroupon, and up- gnldud tho samo. Tho fact that 'WIIBKY I8 HOLD ON TIE 8LY in tho jail, sacmod to establish another grisy- ance in Mr, Boottecher's mind. ‘Il uniutored cnild of the jug deciaimed at length agawst thot {otroduction of that atimulant into a reforma- tory inatitution, though perbaps ho might admit, for the sake of tho argument, that if it must como in 1t sholud bo disposod of ut ratca which would put ft within reach of the most humblo. All these thinge did Mr. Doottscher pour forth volubly. By some mismanagomont in hig education, ho had not learned that to tho pris. onors bofong tho koys, and that the safost schemeo to provont them from making uso of tho same is to Inebriate thom even unto stupidity, e s THE FUGITIVES. JOHN NEVELS, Iate of Coll 88, ja » thorough-bred cut-throat, When he arrived In this city somowhat mora than s yosr ago, ho had just jumped tho Poni- tontiary at Kingston, Ont. All throughout the Esst aodtho Oanadas Lo is known as & dsring desperado, and a professional burglar and high- wayman, Lo was arrosted a8 & momber of tho * Muldoon " gang, but escaped punishment, a8 1t waa clearly praven that all tho testimony im- plicating bim wea porjury on the part of ¢ Mul. doon,” in hisofforta toclear himeolf. Ho wassub- sequently nrrested for the Iivanston Fost-Ofico burglary, but again oscapod, although wmuch of * the tostimony polnted cluasly at bim, Ili4 last escapado wos LYm shooting of Oficor AMoCormiok on Wabash avonuo some weaks ago. Novols and lus gang wore out on a aproo, and whon the oti- cor mtorcopted them and ordored them to be quiet, they turned upon him, and after beating um badly shot him twice, Navols s 5 foet 11 inches in height, welglis 161 pounds, bas brown hisir, sandy mua tache, aud has gray oyes. JOHN MXEHAN ig tho rufian who was arrostod st the last eleo- tiou for rupnllinf at tho Righth Ward polls, and waa aftorwards idoutified as tho man who shot Officer Millours some throo yoard praviously, whilo tho isttor was attompting to rescuo an actreas at the Acadomy of Musio, whom Moekian Lind waylaid and assaulted, ‘This occurred on Adams just wost of Morga: Meohan ia 5 foot 63 inohea In hoigt, weigha 184 pounda, and has brown hair and bazol ovcs, Iiis cell was No. 8. **cuAn™ SOTLE, alisa Tom Boyle, s an old and accomplishod burglar, and for bis orimos io this lne has alroady Bpont several yoars in the !\lg. s + po),” Tuomas Campbell, i iuch botter known than ho, but is not one-bnlf #0 dangorous. Loyla waa in coll No. 4. Ho is 6 foot 8 fuchea in height, and wolghs 110 pounds, Hls hair i3 brown sud his eycs dack. JOSEPH DOLAN {s & rufilan whom the police drcad, a8 he would not hesitate for & moment to murder whon hiy liberty was at atake. He bad just comploted m threo-year torm in the Ponitontiary when ho joined the ** Muldoou™ gang of robbers, and with them perpetratod tho bold robberies of John 1t. Hoxie's house in Hyds Park, and Gen, Hta- gor's house on Michigan avenus. Ho is the man who bold the revoivers at tho heads of poz- s0ns 10 both housos, sod Lie it waa who tired at the policeman|who sttompted to disturb thom tn their work at Mozie's houss, Dolan was sautenced on Hatardsy to a year in the Penitentisry, llo 18 6 foot b¢ inch in height, weighs 174 pounds, and has dark hair and eyes. ile wau in Coll G4, and it was Lis coll-mate who got up too late to avail himselt of the opportunity that wouldn's wait for lum, . FADDY GURBEN, though young in years, is an old and notorioua bighwaymen, burglar, and picspocket. Some three yoars ago ha robbed & Mrs. Kelloy in the West Division, holding s revolvor at ber hesd in her own houso, winle » pal named Fitzgerald packed up all the valuablos they could find, For this job ho was srrested and sent Lo the Penl- tentiary for one year. On the 19th of February Lo was agalo arcestod for burglary, aud o Kiie ) THE CHICAGU TRIBUNE: MONDAY., MAY 1, 1876, day Inst was mentenond for nns yaar at Jollat, Ho in b feot 73¢ inchen tall, welgha 144 pounds, haa dark bair aud gray ovos, and laments the loss of two front Lasth., His celi was No. 80, JAMER P. MAGUINF, . nlisa Jones, 18 an old Esstern pickpocket, and ban seryod nevoral torma in Eastorn Ponitontin- rion. 1is thloving pranks in_ this locality wora neithor numerous nor profitable, and, although he has 1r-;3uenuy boon arroated, b hos goner- ally slipped through the moshos of tholaw for Inck of evidonco sufficient Lo couviel, On the 224 of March ho hoarded a Michigan Central train, and ontoring ono of tho ocachen told & Grangor ho wan in Lho wrong car. Ruations thanked him and got up, foliowed by Maguire, who robbed tim on the plattorm and was nabbed for the performanco. Magniro was in Cell 38. Hota 6 foot 7 inchea in height, weigha 140 pounds, and has brown halr and gray cyos. PRAMK TALLY, tho porpetraton, it not the inatigator, of the do- livery, 18 an oid and woll-known dosporado. His friondn and rolatives in shis city aro quite ro- apectablo, a8 aro also hia parcnds, Old reailents will remember hia fathor quite wollin connection with Long Joho's Jemocral printing-offico. Bince Wflu‘md' Frank has lived more or less around tho jails and astation-houses, 1o firat oame forward preminontly in the criminal line immodiately aftor tho fire, when ho was arreatod for vurglary, and sentenced to nino yoars in tho Ponitentiary, Ho sorved but about two yeara of his timo, when tho al-powerful clom- ency of that most wondrous of Oovorn- ore, Boveridge, was invoked, and the fcllow turnod loose to re-bogio lua Jife of crimo, Ife had po noonor reached town than ho was again arrested and sont to Ht. Louls on a charge of burglary, and agaio ho escaped through Execn- tivo clemeucy, Roturming again-to tlua city, be plied successfully bia akill in commitilog bur- glanes, and, being discovered iu oheof them, was arrested and put under bail, which he Im- mediately jumped. For some timo ail track of him was Idst, until s detective visiting the House of Corroction found lim thore under an as- sumod nasmo, and brought bim back to the County Jull, iIia Inat oxploit was a woll-planned burglary of Tomey's huir store on Norsh avo- nue, for which bo was serving & ons yoar's sen- tence whon he escaped. Hae her a Lrother now in Joliot. Frank is 6 feot 8 fuches in height, weighs 163 pounds, haa brown hair aud baze! oyos. ALEXANDLR 31'RAY waa arreatad April 12, charged with Nevals and Andrew Smith with having shot Oficer McCot- mick on April 10, Mo is 5 fect 8% inches in hu:[,'hl, woighs 136 ponndy, and bas ssndy hair and mustacho, and’ hazel oyes, s quarters woro i cell No. 45. ANDREW SYITH, againet whom waa alno tho charge of shooting tho ofilcor, wns in Coll 96, Ho is b6 fect Tif inchos in hoight, woighs 150 pounds, and has dark hair and muatache, and hazol eyes. CIAKLES BITIL, anothor illogal votor, had been sentenced to ono fin" 1 the jail. Ho in b feot b%4 inchos in -hoight, woighs 155 pounds, ks dark hair and ono dark oye, Tho other is blind, lie was also in Coll 95, JOILN BAUNDERY, tho anly fugitive caught. was arrested on April 26 for burglary, THOMAS OLARRK waa arrested April 26 for bresking into a rail- road-car. Ho ia 6 feot 4 fnclies in boight, weighs 122 pounds, and has brown hair aud hazol oyes. His coll waa Y6. CHARLES GRATIAX, who was arrcated on tho 20th of November, has beon sentencoed to 6 montha i the jail, lHois 5 foot 7 inchoa in hoight, weighs 152 pounds, and has dark-vrown hair sod hazol eyea. ED LAFFEN waa arrestod Feb. 2 for larceny, nnd son- tenced to 6 monthe. Ils haigbit s b feot 734 inches, welghs 144 pounds, and ha has brown linir and hazol eyes. g COMe BACK TO ERIN. ONE OF THE DELIVEBED CAVTURED, John Bauuders soowms to bave beon ju bad look. In bis getting away he did ne woll as anybody, bus, like & good many horaes and somo meot, John bad no *“stay ™ 1 him, aud he now lan- guishos in the Cnicago Avenue Station, Bunu-~ ders is npparently willing to tell all ho knows, but cheorfuily disclaims all kuowledge, Ho says o man camo to his cell atter broakfagt, unlocked it, and uaid, ** Como out of there." Whereupou ho camoout. Heeaw acrowd and followed it Thoy all soparatod on Alichigan street. Where tho othors wont hie profcssos uot to Lkuow, As for humsolf, ho ran wost to Clark streot, thon south to Linko, then west nearly to the bridge. Just east of tho bridge a small boy who had fol- lowad him pointod him out to & policoman, ond the policoman capturod him. Sir. Saundots eays hedocanot know of any put-up job botwoon the prisovers, He doos dot think tho dollvery was coutemplated tho night provious, but that 1t came on tho spur of the moment, Who unlocked lus door he don't know, or protends that he dow't. Ho professes ignoranco of the names of all the rest who o caped, oud anys he knows nothivg of sny case ©xoept hia own, —_— HOW THE JOB LOOKS. TUZRE ARE, OF COURSE, a host of Bpecutations and theorios, Connoll's story is in some respeots improbable, Ile says that Boyle went to tho desk drawer and took tho coll keys ; that ho only epont two minutes reloss- g ten men, Oo the contrary, it is atated, and 18 a fact, that to uavo the exponse of employing propor guards, tho Shorufl has omployad prison- ord jo that capacity. Ho hes trusted thom with the koys. In nvery instanco whoro that has beon done thoy havo doceived him. It is probablo that Tally aud Charles Smith, or ono of thom, had the key to the bars and also thoso to tho colls. They reloased the bar and then mn-, locked tho colla of theconspirators, who awaited tho sigoal, Whou Conooll oponed tho grating, Tally and Smith attacked Lim, and aftor b was secured, Ioylo rushod to give the sigual. 'this is moro cousistont with his shart absonco than tho theory that he went to - unlock the colls; for ho was only gouo two miu- utos, and to covor the ground ho covered would take a1l of tuat time, without allowing a sccond tostop anywhere, Ho went tho round of each of fourticrs, lad he stopped to unlock the colls it would bave taken from ten to twonty minutes, Furthor than that, had he unlookod tho colls’ on that trip, tho mon would bave como ocut singly or 1o pafra. As té was, thoy como out fna rush., Counoll says thev wont out in a body, aod Baunders says they wore all togothor ot tho carner of the alley aud Michigao streot, whoro shoy soparated, Boottacher eays that he hoard a rush aud clamor that lasted ouly a minute or two, and Connell thinks tho wholo thing WAH OVER IN FIVE MINUTRS, All thie tonds to corroborato tho statement that tho Bhieriff, or ono of hils agents, has dotlb- eratoly put {uto tho hands of tho prisonors the facilities for escapo, Maulifostly thoro has beon looso managemont in tho jail for somo time, un- i the prisoners, aluays watching, made up tholr minds tho time had como, ang, having tha applisncos, thoy slmply woved out, 13 hoing nearly the 1t of May, Unloss somo stops aro taken to make this building o reliablo one for tho purposes which callod 1ta croation, it might, porbaps, better bo svandonod, In tho delivery of yosterdsy tho community has suffored. Tho Sheriff I8 a lJosor, for soms of bis best whisky customors bave gono. Nor ia this all. Agnow is allowed 85 cents per day for foeding ocach prisouer, ond it was to save some of this money that he turned the jail over to the incarcerated, Now thas ho has doprived of the rovouuo that their months brought him, thero la lees right than evor to expoct that hio will devote any of his incomo to the establishmont af a compe- tont guard, and thos obniato ovon the possibility of snother tlood on noxt Sunday wmorniug. The oxperimont of olovating tha prisoner to a high mora! atandard by reposing contidence iu bLim has nover provon ontirely succeasful, Thore is nothing wympathatio in the cold gray stones of a jail wall, and bo unto whom ia givon long poriods of enforced rouunciation of tho world, dooa not lie down in the blissful sentimont that 11T 18 GOOD TO UK UBRE." Littimor and Uriah Heop may argue that reflec- tion snd woditation superinduced by tho {rown. ing gratings of a cell aro couducive to a demiro to stay, but the carnal hears of tho unrogonerato privonos aighs for tho free air of heavon and snother crack at a orib moro than for the salt funk and lobscousa . that tompor his body to s fitting frame for his improviug soul. And s long 88 prisonors are thus coostituted, it is un- wike to trust them with the keys and fill them full of whisky, for sooner or later some eonfid- ing turnkoy will ltf¢ nis bound Lands and feet to pitying hoaven, and thou try hus hand at a story a4 i0 Low it was dona without leaving snybody at lllu!t. — . FORMER ESCAPES. BRADY AND IAMBDALE, On Juns 23, 1874, two boys, John Brady and William Ramedale, efected an oscaps. Thoy bad been confined fn whab was known as the boys' dopartment of the jail. By means of wome jmploment in thelr possession thoy forced the iron rods guardiog tho wiudow apart, and by dint of much squeezing got through ana lawared themaolves to the ground by meane of & ropo. 1ho act, at tho timo, was thought to show tho genarsl atrongth of tho now and mag- nificont County Jail. It wes then stated that the Huoriff did not fesl muro of his priaonors, a8 tho juil was rogarded as Inseoure, tho plans Liaving uoyer beeu snbmittod for examination or suggoation, The bars pried apsrt by tbe bova wora 5 of an 1nch 1 dismater, and not 1 inch, a4 tho contract called for. RYAN AND MILLER. John Rvan and Fred Millor, two noted crimi- nale, 10 prison for larceny, freed themselves on Dec. 9, 1874, from limbo by cuiting through the iron bara of thoir cell doora with tools gotton to them myatorionsly and which wera evidently woli adapted for the purpose. By an opening in the roof they crawlod out, sud by means of o laddor to a fower roof they descouded, and from thors a rope let "them to the ground. It was said that there was not close enough walching at the time, owing to the drankenucss of one of the kespora, horo was 8o talk of & put-up ‘]uh, but the main cause waa tho lightness of the fron work and tho improfinr srrangament of tho bulldiag, Jaller Falz lad rame time before caa- aomned it and eaid that the bnilding was by no mesns what it ahould be. Jailer Hand, who auc- ceeded Falz, hold the samo viows, aud saw many lzomu where improvements could bo made. aud t was thought that to rightly strongthen the building tho county would have to expend $10,000 or $16,000 3n iron 1mprovement. CIHARLES RICIARDS. Another esenpo occurred Feb, 11, 1875, whon Charles Rtichards, slias Bucky Nrown, freed himself from durance-vilo by cutting throngh the G-inch stone aiab 1a the end of hie coll with tools furnished him, it was supposed, Ly s fo- male friend. A holo being cut throagh the stons, the man crawled up the vontilator and out upon the roof, Once thoro, he easily got down and walked out of the fail-yard gates, which aro never locked, being merelv faataned on the inside, Tho cscapo atiracted ofiicial at- tention, and tho Graud Jury nosed around ono aliortoon and inspected tho ceil of the prisvner, but nny seeults that would lead to ascertain where tho trouble Isy or how it could be remedied were not forthcoming. JOUN HOPRINS, a prisonor, who had boon wounded in the hip by & bullol whon sugaged ia the robbery for which ho was imprisoned, was placod inthe Insans Denpartment, aod it was thought that he could nat escape on account of his injuries. Dy some means unknown, ho uolocked the door of the oclovator-way and doscended to m lower story, whenco he cecaped. 1o was first missed at break(ast whon tho roll waa callod, ana his ab- senco was Ipaexplicable, apparently, 1t was bo- lievod that oulsido parties assisted bim, and bad a earriago in waiting to take him quiokly away. It was also thought that some corrupt cmployes in tho jail planned and watched for an opportunity to lot him slide. LUDWIO AND XNOLAN, The frequency of }ail escapas was again llus- trated on tho 20th of Isst Docomber. Jamos Ludwig and James Nolan, two bad boys who Lind beon for soms time in the fail, were al- lowed undue liberty of movement. Ludwig was allowed to do biat! work, snd wait upon bis follown, lio secured some tablo kiives, and ho and Nolan, who had become fast friends, planued thelr course of action. Making saws of tho knives, they sawed tho bars of Nolan's coll. Together they removed the padlock from the scuttle in tho coiling, and woro soon oo the roof, {from shich polnt tho ladder to the losar roof, osod & rope which Ludwig bad obtaived, puc thom on tho ground, One escaped, the other was rocaught. Jailor Dolo agan spoko of tho invocurity of the jail, and blamod the County Board thut it towk” no lheod of the numorous 0scapos, nor the repoated recommendations that chauges bo made, DONCAN, ALIAS MULDOON. Tho last attompted, but not successful nt- tempt, nt escapo occurred on tho 18th of lnst Fovrusry. A man callea Muldoon, whoso resl uamo i Duocan, had o call from a woman. Whea the cago door was opened to lst hor do- part, Maldoon shoved her against the jailer, and I thus the door ilying wido oven, ho rushed out and ran. Ho was seized ecveral times by Luke Agnow, but Muldoou braniuboed a koifo and cut Ayguoow's band, making him release s hotd. The prisoner tlod out of the jail oflice where tue cat. ting oceurred, out into the jail-yard, and upon tho streot. After an excitivg and briof clase, ho was rccnpmmd and lodged in a safe quarior. AGNEW'S VIRSWS FIPTEEN MONTHS AGO, Tie TmpuNe of Jen, 3, 1875, contained s long articlo on the insecunity of tho County Jail, the possibitities of oecapo, and Bhenft Agnow's consaro on lndisanminate admissicn, Ho asid, in tho fnterview, that bo rorarded tho placo as fnwecuro, He wantod an iron door from tho uf- fiee to the yard, 1lo would also have an nddi- tional man on might duty. Tho ceitiog, ho thought, should be covered with boiler-iton, as a porson could stand on the rail of tho third tier of cells and pick ' n hule to the roof in fivo minutes, Ounce to tho roof, tho rest was mere plas, With othior improvements, he anggested that porsona applying for admission to ree friends should bo mado to got passes. as all porsous could not be searclied, capocially women, and thev wore the ones who emuggled in goods to their frniends. CASUALTIES, A SHIP WITH BLACK SHROUDS, Special Dispalch to The Chicago Ivibune, Racive. Wis, April 30.—Last Wednoaday af- ternoon a torriblo calamity bofol a part of tho erow of tho schanner Gilbert Knapp, of Raclue, whoreby four mon Jost thoir lives. While the vossel lay off tho polot at North Mounistique, Owen J. Davis, Oapt. Humphrey Thomas, Rich- ard Jones, and Francis Fredorick made an effort to land in & small boat, but the sea was 8u rough that their frail crafc bacame unmanaggable, aud finally upsot, drowning thoso on board. The bodies of all wero recoverod, except that of Richard Joues, snd wore brought back to Racino this morning, whare tho boreaved families of = the unfortunato sailora livo. As tho schiaonor entored tho biar- Lor with flag at Lalf-mast ern numbers of onr citizons thionged the docks suxious to learn tho particulare of the sad afMair. The Captain and.crow who nre lost aro epoken of highly by all who know thow, aad much sympathy is ox- prossed tor their hoart-brokon families. RUN OVER AND KILLED. Speciat Drupalteh to The Chicago {'ribunt, Peonu, 1L, April 30,—George Miller, an em- plose of the Clicago, Rock luland & Pacifio Railroad, mot with a horrible accident about 30 milos from here lust might. Ho was putting Lrakes on a freight traiu ou a dawn-grade, when, {n somo mannor, he slipped from the roof of the car and foll uader tho traw, which passed over bis body, erushing it 110 an unrocoguize- blo musy, Miller tived at Heary, Li. DROWNED. Stuctal Dispateh to The Chicaco Tribune. Ixpianaronts, April 80.—A well-to-do {armer named Melvillo Bair was drowned 1n Fall Crouk, noar here, to-day while seining, Ho loaves a fawmily, Nikw Oastre, Dol.,, April 80.—A skiff contain- ing four boys, allunder 14, capszed Y miles from hero, and two of them, nawed Davis and Willis, wero drownod, KICKED TO DEATH. Waeerixg, W. Va., April 30.—Saturdsy night, while Jobn Horrell, & Fourth Ward cartman, way endoavoring to extricate s fallen horso from hia cart, ho was kicked in the faco by the ammal sud almost nstautly killed. —_———— THE WEATHER, Wasmiatox, D, O, May 1—1:30 s, m.—For tho Upper Lakos, atationary, poasibly followed by falllug, barometor, north mud east winde, fu- creasing cloudiness, mnd lower, followed by highior, temporature, LOCAL OBEERYATIONS. Cuicaao, April Wind, Rain 2 N, E., frosh. 84N, frosh B3N, fresh,,. freab, Thae, TBar, Thriu,) 1, p.m,jS0.18 85 10308 b 1 30:29) 31 Mazimum tnermometer, 8. - Minimum, §2, GENERAL OBEKBYATIONS, Curtcaao, April §—A(dnight, Wind, Hain) Weather, Choyenue, . Htatton. l Bar, Thr, 1) W, Cloudy, 29 N.E,, frea, 27N, frea, Clear. 6|8, B, treah, alr, 41{E, Drisk, Oloudy, fi by ioud, oudy, BTN E, o] lllulr.' 83,2, (T, ... Cloudy, 49,8, E., truah, Balt Lak,, ... [30.03 WASHINGTON. The Belicf Now Settled that the Senate Will Not Try DBelknap, Morton's War Record to Bs Scrutinized by the Demoocrats of the House. The City National Bank of Chicago to Bo Allowed to Settle Its Own Affairs, A Contraction of Greenbacks, S0 Far Un- der the New Law, of $56,000,000, IMPEACHMENT, THOR BENATE WILL NoT ENEGT A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT. Speefal Dispateh to The Chicage Tyibune, Wasiisatoy, D. C., April 30.~The imprea- alon provaila that the Bevate will decido tuat it haa no jurisdiction to try tha fmpeschment of Gon, Bolknap, It was st first thought the Ro- publicans, sside from any junsdiction, would bo inducod to try to find Gon. Balknap guilty for political rexsons, but thainferencesof the lastfow days are that tho contrary opiufon may provall, Onco admitting that tho Heuato bas a right to impeach & citizon who was once an officor, even i ho may bhave resigued to oscapa im- poachment, o principle i3 established which might make the practice of fm- peachment limitless, and convert s primitive romody into a tremendoas political engine, The Domucrats have already giveu out that, if thoy can imjeach Belkuap aftor bis resiguation, 1t will bo possible tor them also to 1AFEACH GREBWELL, DELANU, or any othor former Cabinet olicer, provided suflicient grounds can be discaverea for finding the impeachment indictmeuts. Whilo of courre uothiug defluite can bo learned in this regard, the opinion preyails amoug thoso who hiave care- fully cousldered tho wubjoct, that tho Benate will'decido that it hsa po junisdiction in the Emmlaul. Thig will leave Gen, Bolknap to atand 18 prosccution in the District Court only. Bhould tho case Brocnml to tnal, thero is not much doubt that Belknap will be sblo to sustain bis plea that Clymer guaranteed immupity from impeachmont if ho rosiguod. Aside frown tho testimony which it 18 uudoratood can be socured to substautiate this fact, Intnipeic evidence i contained in tho copy of the origual report maae by the Clymer Committee 1n tho Bolknap case. This report BIUWS TIE ENASURE AXD INTERLINEATION. The erasnre was not_perfectly made, Fersons who have examied the document way the orasod linos show in offect tho statemont that Betkoap had resigued, and the rocommendation that tho House take no action in tho premisods becauso of that resignation, ——— MORTON. CONFEDEDATES FINDING FAULT WITH IS WAR RECOKD, Spacial Dispateh to fhe Chiaago T'ribune. Wasmxotox, D, C., April 30.—The Treasury Department will order an investigation of tho charges whioh the Now York Jorld has pub- lishod against Bonator Morton. 1t is understuod that Springer, of 1llinos, was makiug propara- tions to apring this mattor wpon the country and to kill off enotuer Presidential candidate, whon Lis plan was prowaturoly oxposed. The charges bave referenco to correspondeuce relative to the means used by Morton when he was Gaverpor to arm [ndisua troops, The Lodisua Copperliead Legistature had rofused tho tocessary aid, snd Aorton camo to Washington and got it throogh the rocomtnendation of Stanton, The sum ob- taluod was £250,000. TIE PULPOSE OF THE DEMOCRATS NOW 18 to try to show that gome pottion of this money was misappropriated, Mortou's friends main- tain that the wvesugation will serve onlyto call attention to his War.record, and to show with what ditliculty the Union weu of tha North fought with Copper heads at home 10 thoeir el- forts to destroy tho Umion. Prosident Grant, earlv in tue session, remarked that it wes to be expectod that the Coufederates 1o Covgress would undertake to examius into the condact of tho War by the Union forces. Tnoy have fully realized this prodietion by attem ting to sit 10 judgment upon tho War-record of Gov. Morton aud of tho Unionieta of Indiana. —_— BANKING MATTERS. THE CHICAGO CITY NATIGNAL. Svecial Dupatch to Lhe Chicago Tribune. WasuinaTox, April 30.—Comptrollor Enox has roceived the report of Examiner Watsun upon the condition of the City National Bavk, The report, as proviously stated 1u theso dispatches, shows upon its face the probability thas the de- positors will bo paid in full out of tho asssts withont calling npon the stockholders for a dol- lar, If the agsots aro properly managed there is overy reagon to beliove that these expoctations will ba realized. It now seoms probable that the management of tho aesots will be intrusted to Ar. Buslnell, and that the bauk will go through voluntary liquidation, The Comptrol- ler hay already roceived petitions from persous ropresenting over $500,000 ot the aggregate 300,000 depostted, to the effect that Bushnell #hall bo retatned in the maosgement, and that the bank go through voluntary hquidation, 8o {ar as the Cnm{mollur 18 coucerned, iv tho pros- ont condition of theassots, the resorve having always beon kept strong, ho has nat pawer to appoint a Recoivor excopt upon the protestiug of & mnoto. No protested mnote bhas yet been rocoived® lLore, and Knox has not tolegraphed to Exinminor Watson ordering u protest of any, nor does ho oxpuct 10 doso. Tho bank will doubtless bs pormitted to gottlo mith its own oreditors, unloss something unugnal happens. The Comptroller oxpocts that tho depositors will bo paid in full, aud that the stockhelders will iuour no furthor lnbilicy. A NEW BANKING BILL. _ The failurs of this bank han called attention to tho bill peuding 10 ths Seuato which bas pass- od tho Houso, which givea the Comptrollor power over tus mansgomont of jusolvant bauks which ho does not poseces under tho present Jsw. Tho pendipg bill gives tho Comptroller power in lus discretion ta appoint s Iiecoiver at any timo 1f tho bank, from the roport of an Examiner, appoar inzolvout. The bill 8!50 gives depositors an advautage which they douoi now have, It authorizes tho depostors, whenover tha assots are insufiiclont to pay tho doposit-creditors, to immediately bring suits agalust the stockholders. Undor the prewent iaw, dopoait-croditors cannot briug suit aganat stocklioldars of & bavk iu voluntary liguidation until & Recolver iy appointod, and” a Recewer canuot bo appointed if the resorve is stroug, oxcept upou the prosontation to tho Comptroller of a protested note. —_— CONTRACTION. THOE RATE OF T4 PROGHESS UNDER TUE NEW DANKING Lo, Special Dupateh fo The Chicace Triduna, Wasmnixaron, D, O, April 30.—~The Troasury books show that, as the ond of Apnl, the total contraction of the legal-tendor currenoy under the oparations of the now Financo ach is, in round nummbers, noarly £56,000,000, During the month of Aprit the legal-tondors doposited to redeem clroulation woro $300,600. The avorage amount doposited to rodvem circuiation sinco the now act came iuto operation has been 95,000,000 monthly., It is presumed that the banks bave not sout fu as much during Apnl, for the resson that United BStatea bonds do ot command a8 good & price, oming to the oporations, durin { tho month, of tho Treasury Dopartmont in connoction with Geneva-awaid paymouts, The legal-tenders on hand to redoem circutation in April wore $28,« 882,401, Tbe bonds withdrawn for tho samo urposs _during April wero $9,000,629. ‘The egal-tonders doposited April 1, einco the pas- #age of the act of Juna 2, 1874, were $53,657,- 872, including £3,813,000 proviously deposited. This sum sggrogatos something moro than £50,000,000, whioh represents the total coue sractiou of Jegal-sendor' notes undor tho opors- tion of tne new Fiuance act. —_———— BRISTOW, THE MATY MEUBITT OUTBAGE. 8pesial Dispateh {0 Tha Chicago Triduns. Wasuwvaroy, D, 0., April 80.—Geu. Bristow will ask, to-morrow, to call the wituesses from the Treasury in the Mary Merritt case, and then 10 be heard bimsolf nuder oath, sfter which he will not attend $o the hearing, but let Cats and bis Whisky-Ring bnokere carry it on sa they choose. To-morrow will make four days that Lo bas been taken from imporiant business at the Depariment to watch and mess Cate’s utterly basslous charges. POOR OFFLECK, No News Concerning tho Whereabonts ;I':rlllu Unfortunate St. Louls Cashe 7. Lot1s, April 80.—No definite tidings have been ovtained to-day of tho wheresbonts of C. D. Offieck, Cishior of the Bremen Bavings Bank, who disappearcd yeatorday in & mystort- ouA mannor. The detectives have been dili- weutly seatching for bim, From letters left by bim it was inferrod that bo intended sulcide, but the theory of thedetectives in that he wandored away in & 8tato of mental dorangoment. Hae has been sub- Joct to .attacks of Leart diseaso, and suffered grnn‘:y {rom violent pains in the head, whioh ara thought to have culminated tn tomporsry In- eatity, Ilis accounta' st the baok woro perf;clly etraight, butae bLad been much worried fato- 1y about an ovirdraft of 815,000 to $20,000 which bie hiad pormitte] s live-atock firm to make, snd whml: WAs 0ot Pmptly made good. This ovar- drafiZwas koown to tho othor officars of the bsuk, and ho had sot boen blswmed for it, but it preyed heavily uuot lia mind, and no doubt was the cause of Lia dersigament, QOfileck Lins borne an unblomiehed roptiation, and was veory active sud correct busitngs man. AT DE SOTO, L., + Gpecial Dapaleh tr The Chtran Tridune., Cannoxpare, ik, April 80.—Deoto, 6 milen north of here, waa visited by a disazrous con- lagration about 2 o'clock last night. The snp. position 18 that Davis & Freidline's dy.gooda 6toro was robbed and set on fire to coar tho robbery., Tho fire had gained oconeid rable headway whon discoverod. The flames lopoed acroes the street to W. P Duncqg's saluon, thence burning the followrg bulldinga: Btore-room ottached to he ssloou; Mrs. Murphy's bosrdiog-house; f, V. Ragsdale's residenco and Jones' shoe-shop The progress of the flamea was stopped by pull- ing down tho isst-nnmed building. Tho total 1ot in about £7.600, divided g followa : Davis & Freidlne, drv goods nudxrocerios, $5.000; Duncan & Morlino, ssloon, $700 ; Mra. Murply, €1,000; Jonew, £300; liageraaio, 500, The loss i a heavy oue. s ths inwurauce is very light. No ciue ma to tho iucendiaries has yot been found. The Odd-Followw' fisll sud contents, located jn Davis & Feridling's building, is also = total losa. AT AKRON, O, Creverasp Q,, April 80,—~The ferald’s Akron spocial says Baker & Millan's box factory was totalls dostroved by fire to-day. Loss $6,000. Ingured for 23,000, Probably incendiary. AT GLAVERACK, N. Y. Hupson, N. Y,, April 80,.—Tho Lawrence THouse at Claverack burned this morning. Loas 835,000 ; insured for £16,000, ' IN THICAGO, The alarm from Box 342 a1 9 o'clock a. m. wes csused by a fire to the dwelling No. 137 8anga- mon atrect, owned and occupiod by W. 8, Grif- fith. Damago trifling ; cause unknown, SRl e THE CROPS, OWIGHT, ILL. Special Dispateh to The Chicage Tribuna, Dwionr, 1iL, April 80.—The weather for the past teo daya bas been very fino. The farmern 1n this locality have about finished sowing their oats. When plowing commenced the ground was wet, yet the crop has been putin in very good shape. The breadth of Iand sown is only abous 50 per cent of former yeard. The wot baryest of 1675 has made tho farmers afraid to gsow Jurgely, Tho town was tull of teams yoster- dav delivering corn, sod tue merchants were tired out counting hen-fruit, weighing butter. and eelliog merchavdise, Every corn-shollor in this vicinity hag been engaged for the coming weok, snd tho warehuuseinen anticip:ate a rual, Pasturo 13 coming on finely, and cattio aro able to iive. Hogs very scarce, BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Spesral Disvateh to 1'he Chieago Tribune, Brooyixaron, I, April 80.—~A hosvy frost ia threateued to-night. Fruit blossoms srein danger. WHISKY. NEW ORLEANS. New Onveaxs, April 30,—The jury in Febren- baok's distillery conepiracy case rendercd a verdict of tho acqusttal of C. C. Weils, John MoWhirler, and Bruce, all ex-revenue officiale. At 10 p, m., the jury, not baving agreed as to tho guilt or innocence of Fehrenback, Cu;::ondum, and Todd, were lockod up tor the night. SOUTH CAROLINA, Wasurxaroy, D. C., April 80,—A latter from Clarleaton says Judge Bond has senteuced s large number of illicit disullers csugbt in the mountains of that State during tho past winter to from two to four years' confinement i tho AlLany Penitentiary, with the usual fiues, T g s TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Specsal Dimnateh to The Chicage Tridune, East Baomwaw, Mich,, April 30,—The ship. monta from thoe Baginaw River for tho season, to date, areas follows : Lumber, feet, 16,396,000; shinglos, 2,700,000; lath, 1,025,000 wiaves, 300,000 ; 8alt, 25,000 barrels. Abaut £0,000 bar- rols of salt was shipped on through clearancos sad not included in the above. Special upatch to The Chreage Tridune, Prowa, 1L, April 80.—~Col, R. G, Ingorsoll Is to delivor the Fourth of July oration Lore. Ho haa Lad s largo numbar of juyitatious from other Bolmu, but has concluded to air his patriotism at omo, e is to locture Tuesday night for tho bouofit of the Womsn's Couvonnial Aid Bo- cloty—subject, ‘A Hundrad Years." Coruunus, 0., April 80.—1bo third snoual Nauonal Boldiers’ R union will be held at Cald- well, 0., Bopt. G, 6 nud 7. PutuApeLriia, April 30.—~The Director-Gen- oral announces in s General order that tho Exhibls tion will be vpened to tho public on Wedopeday, May 10, at noon, Exhibitors aro notified that thoir spaces aud oxbibits must be placed in or~ dor not later than Mouday evening, tho Bth inst. SUICIDE. Special Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, Easr BaoiNaw, Mich., April 30,—The body ot & young man namod George Nelson was foaund yosterday lu the woods noar 8t Charles, 1n this county. It was in a eittlog posture, a mittea in ono hand and a revolver in tho other. Thors was & bullet-bole through the head, Ile had avidontly boen doad soms time, Last wlator Nelson got into & row with Nathan Young and snot him in the abonlder, Nelson flad and had not beoa hoard from till his body found, Apectal Dupateh The Chicane Tridune, Corp Wates, Mich., April 30.—Thomss Me. Laughblin, while under the fatluence of liquor Inst evenlng, took a dose of poison wod died s morning sbout 8 o'clock, o wag & man aboug 50 yoars old, aud leavos & wife snd two children grawn ap. New Onrzans, April 80.—Robert Weatlin, a well-known cotton morchaut, suicided to-asy by jumping into tho river from s forry-boat i AN ABANDONMENT OF CO-OPERATION. Special Dupatch to Tha Chicage Tribune, Inpiaxarorts, lud., April 50.—At a mesting of the Indianapolis Typographical Union No. 1, last evening, it waa voted to surronder the chat. ter of the organization, Thls sotion, which grow out of politicat differences, luconuidered a big_victory by tho uou-union meu. Up to the atrike, in the spriog of 1874, this Union was regarded as oue of the giron; organizationg of the kind in the United Stat PORT HURON. Porr Honox, Mick., April 80.—Dowx—Props Bt. Joseph, Robers Hackett, Caldwell and con- sort, Ballentine with schr Xoore; sobrs Louiss, Georga Shermaa. Up—Props Wenona, Bonton, Tecumseh ; achr Johu Burt, Wixp—~Northweat ; gontle, WeaTursu—Fiuo. ——— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Nzw Yonx, April 80,—Arrived, the steamer Moset, from Bremen. Prymouts, Apnl80.—The steamship Gallert, from New York, Liaa arrived. BUBINESS NOTICES. A Congh, s:lll"lmm:dl-‘ Cold) or Sore Thromt res attentlon, s neglact ofeptimes so In some tncurable lung disasns, * B Lirons clitat Troches ™ will almost ‘nvariably g!v'no:-lfi:l, ——— Burnoett's Cologne—in HloyLaTa—prepaTad from e poreet wad Eey Sy sls—nurivajed in richness and delicsey of perfame, = e A0 lichor of per SOUR MABH WHISKY: SOUR HASH WHISKY, The only complete stock of Pure Kentucky Iand-Made. Copper - Vistilled Sour Mash Whisky ever brought to Chi- cago, We have tho following inecomparable brands: - NicBrager, Anderson Comnty, - '68, McBrayer, Auderson Connty, - ‘73, D, Monarch & Bros,, Daviess Co,,'68. . Monarch & Bros, Daviess Co,, TL MeAlister, Anderson Comnty, - 'T2 Tondan, Daviess County, - - T4, Kuntucky Cluh, Daviess Contly, T4, Aso, a full line of Fine Im- pprtel Wines, Brandics, and Liquor., FAMIN SUPPLIES A SPICIALTY. Goods in any epantity, from a Bottle to & Barel, delivered in any part of the dty, ' “THE STORE,” M. . WPDONALD &0, No, 176 South Clark-st, CHICAGO. S AND SULYS.- A Ay, Gloak and Suit Dep't CARSON, PIRIE & (0, Madison & Peoria-sts, CASHMERE AND DRAP DETE Cloaks. A handsome Cloak for $4.50 and $5, ey Cashmore Clonks, fringed with Lace and Braid, $6. Rich and Btylish Olosks, Bilk trimmed, $7.50 nnd $8. Drap de Eto Cloaks, trimmed with Ifoss trimming and Frioze, $0 nnd $10, An olegant hino of Fine Oloaks for $13 and §14, never boforo aold for less than $18 and §20. A full line of Black Silk Cloaks for $15, oL $18, and $30—vory choap. LADIES SUITS, A baautiful Btuff Suit,in three ploces, nios. 1y trimmad, tor $10 and $12. The new Combination Buit, in threcpiegss, for $15; worth 323, Poplin Suits in two colors, knife pleating and cording, $18 and $20, worth $25 and $30, An elognant lino of Silk Buits, very choap, Overakirts and Jackets from $5 upward, Herr Rosenthal, late of Berlin, is Superintendent of designing and manufacturing in our Clonk and Suit Dept., rud will guarantee a fit in every instance, West End Dry Goods House, " GENERAL NOTICES, Public Notice. CrrY ComrrnoLxEs's Onuzl,} Cutoaao, March 19, 1876, Notlos is hereby given to all persons owing Real Estate Taxes to the City of Chioago for the year 1875, that the Citv of Ohicago will, at any time before May 1,1876, borrow from suoh persons the smount of such Oity Taxes due from them, &nd will allow for such loan twoand one-half par cent (d) on the amoung b%r‘ronwad. .bnndu:'a‘(lil lumn voun:norrl gnu{f; whilich ma n pa’ on| 9 8 fazos, and which the Goflaotor will be d roctod so to receive. . Aboy 1o O B 0% 2N Sompteoiier, pply to 8. 8, , Qom Room 3 Oity Hall, cor, Adams & LaSallo.sts, FIRM CHANGES. DISSOLUTION. Usiow Brock Yaubs, May 1, 1878,—The copartners ship Leretofore exiating under the firm name of Beasleys, Wagner |& Brush ia this dsy dissolved of fte own limitation, The sfairs of tho Srm will be et \led by D, K. Brash, who will pay all liabilities, snd who slons isauthorized (o collect ail money dus tha D. 0. WAGNER, D, E, BRUBH, GEORGK K. BENSLRY, J,B.BENSLEY, COPARTNERSHID, The Live 8tock Commisslon Business will be cons tinued by Brush & Richman, st the old stand, whers we hope tosce all our old o a trousge solicited, NOTICE, Notice is heroby given that I have withdrawn from the firta of Armatrong & Xgau, and that I will cone tinue the business of an Architect sd.No, 14 Houth Olark street, Chicago, 1oy OWR Bame, . CRICAGO, I‘u 1, 1818, A