Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 3, 1876, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, Ftuted that he (Stewnrt) swas st} under oblza- Hons to deliver constrivtiam bonds to Thomas King, Jr.. James Blal THE AX FALLS. And with It Allthat Was Pres- idential in Mr., Blaine, The Ex-Speaker Declines to Sar- ronder Those Fatal . T. Bherman, wnd Mr. Greon has in bis posaceslan nle of all the claima ngainst the road. Mr. @ircen further gays that in the original of the Stewart letter, which he bas acen, and with he s familar, that the Dlank loft before wame Blaine on the transeript aent up from fhe Kansna Court to the Supreme Court l waa (illed with the name of JAMES AND NOT JOMIN. s that L was the understanding before the Court nnd in the argument of the cnse, that It was James Blaine and not John party tothe transactions. e record rent up Blaine who was the He further says that where thy tothe Bupreie Court speaks of “the Hoo. James Lane,” of Washington, the original record of Stewart’s examinatfon contains in- stend the name of *“the Ion. James Blafne," of Washingtan, and that all these changes &nil Seekuto Soreen Himaelf Behind Jore Black and Matt Carpenter. the reconl after it was produced before the vourt In Kanana, This matter will be fully in- ated during the coming week. Witnesses will alao teatify to the fact that there was a Credit Mobilierconnected with the Kansas Pacific Road, formed of the officers, a few stock- holders, who divided ten or twelve milllons in excess of the cost of the road, This Credit Mobllier got all the recuritiea of the road, and the bonds and the land granted by the Govern- The total cost of the road was ouly about $23,000 per mile. COMMENT. SLIGNTLY UNPAVORADLE. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. WasnixatoN, D. C., June 2—Mr. IV most Inthnate friends begin to admlt that it fs quite posaible that eome of the mud thrown st hiim may etick, or that §t will sv nearly appenr to stick ns to serfously interfere with his chances at Clncinnatl, The Impression, both as to the selzure by him of the private letters, and his re- fusal to surrender them to the Committee, is Mr. Biahie described his aet of selzure to-lay us belbg equivalent to an injune- v Couttnent §s made thot become w candidate for the of the nation Wet the Investigators Manage to Obtain the Most Im- portant Facts. fNo Attempt Will Be Made to Im- peach Mulligan's Tes= Other and Graver Brought Against DMr. And a Troop of Witnessess Summoned to Substantiate Them. THOSE LETTERS. WIAT A PALL WAS THERE] Special Dispaich to The Tribune, Wasnmaron, D. C., June 2.—Iuving fafled to secure tho production of the letters them- selves, the Committee undertook to prove thelr contents by examining witnesses who hiad read thetn, Mulligan teatied that oncof the letters related to the bonds which Blaine had recefved from his Maine friends, nud bad subsequently Ie sald that Blaine had com- plalned to Fisher of his losses in connection with his transactlons in these bunds; that Fish- er had replied that his losses could not be as greay as he represented, sluce e had dis- tlon of a court of law. Chifelf Exccutive thy Iaw {oto his own hands, to attempt to de- clde property-rights by personal violence. The questfon as to the privacy of these letters Is not considered a very important one in the general estimation liere, for It §s argued that o Preelden- tial candidate, by asserting his caudidacy, fuvites the closest scruting to every act of his private tife, The public men here do not stand upon technical poiuts, and are uot satisfled that Mr, Blajne deellnes to disclose tho letters. SUIELDED HIMSELE DEJUND JBRRY DLACK AND MATT CARPENTER does not strengthen the case. fory brilllant law- yers as they may be, thelr continued presence about Congress has not given them, this winter, the reputation, and the facilities’ with which they have pleaded any client’s cnse hag put theim on # Jevel with uther Congressional fee- letters now in Dlafuc's posscasion was a reply to this, aud in it Blalne sald that he had realized nothing from those bonds, as the money had re- mained fn his hunds Jess than forty-cight hours, FISHER'S TESTIMONY was substantially that of Mulligan in regard to this letter, but neither of then swore that in any of the correspondence thus detafled the re- motest reference was made to the particular bonds now in possession of the Unlon Pacific Railroad Conipuny, to Tom Seott, or his trans- actions with Company. In ether words, Jetter o question, in the correspondence of which it formed u part, that the bonds which Tom Scott sold to the Union Pacific Rallroad Company were the bonds which Blaine had owned, or had redeemed from his friends {n Maine. say that at the time he supposed that these two sets of bonds were fdentical, but the manner in which he obtained this impression was fully ex- plained {n another portion of the testimony. The only othier of the letters to the coutents 4 Mr, Blaine Is undergolng n severe ordeal, Ifis friends hope he witl ‘come through uniujured, but many of them are bepinning to be faints rted.” Some of these most intimate with him that before the week ends he will read the let- ters to two hundred people. Tteports are current, aud lave been In part ahed, describl THE CONTENTS OF SOME OF THE LETTERS which Blatne took from Mulligan, that ove of them refers to o transuction i refur- enee to the Spencer rifle contract. tion Is that Blalne frst. kuew Fisaer through his brother-in-law, who was a purtner wth Fisher Fisher did, Indeed, mémber of the Malne Leglslature, and the let- red to relate to his share of the brotit In the contract, amonnting to 85 cuch on Home nslst that this contract was made when Blatne wns o member of Congress and on the Muitary Comnittee. forination fs that it'was, i€ ut all, when he was In the Leglslature. THIE INVESTIGATION, BLAINE NOT BEADY, WasnincToy, June 2—The Sub-Judicary Committee met agaln this mornlng, Willlam E. Chaudler, on hehadf of Mr. Blalne, stated that one of the counsel before whom Mr. Blalne wished to lay the letters for examiustlon was not nceessiblo last night, and he was compelled to wait till this morning for them to examine the letters, Mr, Blalne would come upat the carllest mowent, and, in thu inecantime, would abide by the action of tho Committee, whether they should deelde to go on with the cxam- nation or adjourn till he could Lo present. related, nccording to tho Northern Pacific Rallroad, his several Interviews with Blalne immediately after his ardval in Washington; described Blaine's anxicty to obtain possession of the let- ters which Mulligan had, and sald that there was one in particnlar which, more than any oth- er, he was desirous of sccuring. That oue re- lated to the Northern Paclfic Railway, and, a8 the Committee propascd to make an livestiza- tion of matters conneeted with that railroad in- dependent of tho present one, no further gues- on the point Fisher detalled obtatned that Blaine had redcemed In Maine were the sume bonds which Tom Beott sold to the Unlon Pa- cific Rallroad Compnuy was fully explained to- parent, conflict of testhnouy be- Isher, ond Mulligan waos bar- monized. It scemns that when it wus proposed, reorgganize the Fort 8mith & Little lroad Company without foreclosing the a0, (Atkina und’ Fisher had regard to this business at which Mulll- In ascertaining day, and an a; tween Atkins, poned further Investigation until 13 o'clock ANOTHER SUMSMONS. Beforo the Committee had vome to this con- clusfon, the witness, Mulligan, was served with a summons Lo appear before the Committee lo- vestlgating the real estate pool, of which Gen. Glover, of Missour!, Is Chuirman, onee obeyed the summons, but on reaching the ruomn, none of the Comnittee were present, and the clerk stated that he was not aware that uny meeting was to be held this morning, A messenger was dispatehed for Gen, Glover, when it wos ascertaled that e was acting us Chafrman of the Military Comumittee, In absenve of Gien. Banning, und would be engaged there At 12 Mr. Blaine hud not arrived at the Cuplto), and a further postponement touk place his connection Union Pacific Company knew much of its transnctions, remarked that that corpora- tlon held twenty-five of the land-grunt Londs. Figher inquired” what bouds these were, and where they were ubtalned, and when Atkins re- nifed that they were purchased of Tom Scott, slier conjeetured that Scott must have OLTAINED THEM FROM BLAINE, Thus it will Lo seen thut neither Fisher, Atking, nor Mulligan had any positive Infortnation on this subject, but that vach of the three Inferred Seott bonds originally Blaine from what he himsclf kiew and from ‘Wwhat he heand from the others. ONLY A LITTLE BROKERAUR BUSINESS. Nuinhers of Tom Seott's fricuds are claiming to-night thut the testimony of Mulllgan and ‘Warren Flsher does not conflict with the testi- He swore that he received the Little Rock bonds frum Caldwell, und that Mr. Blaine wus not bencfited by the trunsaction. that Mulligun’s testimony, fn- sfmply truves the: NLAINE DECLINES TO GIVE UP TIE LETTERS. The Commitiee reasscbled at 2 o'clock, Great [uterest was manifested, and the Com- mittee-room was tled with members of Con- gress, newspaper men, and others. Mr, Hunton renewed his request to Blaine to present the letters tuken from Mulllgan, Blalue recapitulated the statement mude yes- m, In relution to the letters, and submitted the letters to etinent Tegal counsely and had recelved from them o statement, which he read. of Col. Bcott. further back than oud that the money which was puid for them In it Jeremiali 8, ro to Mr. Blalno for Lils personal use, but that he whole trunsaction was thia: nee of Caldwell, had Induced faine friends to buy Little Ruck They became worthless, and the Maine purties fureed them buck on Bl u the same way, tbhrough Caldwell, or Ly the uge of his name, @0t them off on the Pacific, through Tom Beott, and uy the ,M.J: for Fisher, assl; hefore the Committee, and they ndvise uasert his vight us un Amerieain citizen, sud re- Mt to the utmost any attempt to teke from him uny of these private letters, They s it to do 80 would be tyraunle lalne then Informed the Committee thuty ln atcordunce with this legal udvice, he e letters or uld It uver to the Mafne purtles to em for the lossea they had fu- memorundum of thefr contents, MULLIGAN RECALLED, Charles Hunton then called for witnuss Mulll- n. In unswer to questions of Mr. Blulne, Mulgnn said the fetter referred to dld not con- taln uny adlusion to the Unlon Pacltie bonds or The only honds that witness knows f Blalno was £40,000 ou the duy of set- OTIER WITNESSES naacd whose rvidence [s expeeted to at of Mulllgun, Mulligan yesterday stated to the Commnities that une of the letters Wwhich Blalne took from hin contatoed u distinet admisslon that Blalne lod recelved $20,000 in bouds of the Little Rock & Fort smith Railroad on account of su outside matter, gatlon will Le mude to se If there fs any con- nection between this and the traosaction con- which Curry swore that Robinson had 1t 18 also maserted thut in owe of the leuul:;; Blaine speaks of o truusuction which of guing It the hand worth which Blulne rec tement, September 18, 187 ELISUA ATKIN rocalled, testified thiat he never suld in Mulligan’s presence that Blalno was the owner of the Little Rock & Fort Smith hand-grunt houds that went to the Unfon facitle Railroad Compuny, nor bud he ever sald so to anyboly RUIN UIX POLITICALLY it should become known, and that this refers haviug sold sote bunds to different gber rate than to others fu Malne, they belleving that they were dealt with on the eame 8, and Blaine taking the difference for himself; also that in some of tho Jetters Fisher presses Blalng for u settiement of the Northern Pacific sccount, and the repoymont of 000 to the Boston partics from whom Bluine recelved it, and that Blulue euys, in excuso tor tho delay, that e is bard up Lecause of his A, It is mot. p;mbable that an; reak down Mulligan's “charucter, Fisher and Atkins both testiticd that IT WAS UNBEXCEITIONABLE, and thalr testimony is supported by meny Bos- ton men herg. ANOTUER LEAD, ALLEORG DADBLING IN KANSAS PACIVIC) Bpecial Dispuich 1s Ths Tribune. ‘WAnIXGTON, D. C., June 2—The Judielary Comumlttes about a week slnco summoned wit- nesses with a view to the {nvestigation of the alleged transactions between Mr, Blalue and Jo- soph B. Stowart fn connectfon with the con- struction bonds WARREN PISIIER RECALLED, . —Do you revollect ever suggest- ctter that 1 bad obtatued mone Ingtomeina ling Little o through Thomas A, Scott by sel bonds to the Unjon Pacitie” Rall yoi ony recolleetfon of having ever weitten suclh & thiugt Q.—I want to know whether, after [ ubtained the letters from Mulligan, I sald to you fn the prosence of Atkins, that your title to these let- ters wua superfor to ming, und that 1 offered them to you If you wante I thluk there wero sueh remarks made. By the Chalrmuan: Q.~DId you get any teles om Washlugtun before you left Bostond attempt wili be to tuko themt A— From whowt A.—From Jumes Q.—You cannot say whether or not you pre- ecrved them (n Bostond A.—I caunot,™ It Wus but one telegram, BENT FOM PISURR, Q—Stute the character of that telegram 1 A.—I think it was ubout.tive words: * Come to Washington without fail,” .—Wien wos that? Tlad you been served with a subpana atethe thne you got this tele that he arrived In Washlege bnmediutoly after reaching e mude Ws'uppesrance. llo urber's shop, and afterwards At the iuterview (o thy botel Blalne usked Mm to go to bis house, and uently wrote him 4 note somethin, lowing: ** You und Mully house thls evenipg.? By Mr. Blafne: Q.— l\hnt‘{ ‘fi\‘l“l(ud tu bfuu Aquila Adamas publicatfon abor i uilrond? 3 did, und dou't kn 4 Republicun lawyer of 8t. Joseph, Mu., who was Btuwart's preparation and maunagement of t the Kansas Pacltic Ruad in the United Btates Clreuft Court st Topeks, Kan,y urrived here last night with the origivsl records upon which the case was Drepurud. sher, who wus attorney of the Kuusas Pacifie Road In these suits, und the road, will in posscasion which lay been widely Kangas Puclic Hoad, ln” which ton Tuesday, unid the hotel, Mr, Blaln first met b o u b went to his, liouse. counsel {n the now conaccted with Didw't Isay fu thut note tho orlginal of you o vegard to that Printed of late, from 1 don't k . Pegry, the l’rex:ldcm on’t know but you W us you did. 1 almost Tor- Witnres gald Dlatne sent for Mulllzan twhe, and posaibly o third thne, Q.—Ituw came Mulligan fu posevesion of thoae Tetters that are now o possesslon of Blained A.~Iie hos atways had possession of themn. Q.—And you knew that he was bringiug them on to Washington? A,—I did; he brought them with my consent and nvm\»nlhm. Q.—Dil you ever write to Blalne about a set- tlement between you and himt A.—Yes, slr. Q.—DId he reply to you that he had lust upon these bonds whichi be Rad to take buck from his fricnds tn Matnel A, —le didn't reply by let- ter, I sald so by worl of mouth, Q.—Diil yon reply to Blalue that Le had got- ten off eome of theae bonds at a good priee, or something like that? A.—I think Tdid, u Q':—\Vlmt 14 yon mean by that? A.—Imeant ha IE MAD RRYOLD TIHEM. Q.—To whomi A.—Ldo not know. Q.—Did you mention, when that conversation tuok place, that they had heen sold to the Unfon Paciic Rollroad Company{ A.—That was what Lintended to convey. 1).—You intended to convey to Blafne that he Nad not lost much on theee bonds, beeause he Tiad got s portion of them off at a good priceto the Unlon Paciiiel A.~Yes, sir Q.—1low diil you underatand that he got them ofl to the Unlon Paciflel A.—T i not under- stawl it so. Q.~From whom did you underatand what you i understand, Aw—=Through Mr. Atkins, Q.—Then Mr. Atkins did tell you that Blaine had gotten off some of these Little Ruck bonds to the Unfon Pacifiel A.—No, sirj he didnt tedl e any ruch thing, Q. —How then, dld you understand 18} Av— That was the fuference’d drew from his remarks. What was that remark? Aol can't ray precisely; but give it to you as I can. My, Atklus was epeaking about a reorganization of the Little Rock & Fort Sith Railroad. That reorganization was that the ol hondholders, the vriginal bondholders, showtd go {nto this orgunization on s certain basis, 1"do not re- member what the basls was. e spoke to me about the bondholders,—asked me 1 1 knew of ity bondbiolders that they didic't koow. Tl thought I might be familliar with some of them, and I gave him il the infurmatlon In re- ard Lo ft that T had atthethne, T sald to him: WA you get all the bomds ind " and Qe said If they got threequarcters it would be supti cient, or eomething Jike that. There wus a zeneral talk about it. Tle rafd that the Unfon Pacific Road had ome of the lomds, and suid that they wounld cume {n. asked where the bonds came from, and the inference that I got— Q.—State what he sald, A.—I don't renem- ber what lie suid, but the fufereuce that 1 got wasg that TARY WERE BLAINE'S BONDS. Q.—D1d he tell you how many the Union Pa- eltic hod ! A.—No, sir; he did not,—that is, 1 think be dld not. A.—DId he mention the name of Thowmes A, Seott 1 A1 don't know that he did, and don’t Enow but he dilh I forget all nhout that, It :i‘l\fiim or five years sgo—ilve years ago, very -—-Then fn this correspondence between you and Blafne touching a settiement about the Lit- tle Rock & Fort Sinith bonds you treated the matter as if Blaine had gotten off a purtion of them upon the Union Pacific Compuny ut 2 good price 1 A—I don't know how I treated i, 1 mififlt have indireetly or directly reforred to it in that way. Q.~Do you recollect auy references to this x\?mu;r in a'reply that Blaiwe wrote you ¥ A— Nao, sir, . —You do not recollect that he raid {un one of lifs lctters that I he il gotten them off st a goud price be had not held the money loug, but fhat it weot to his friends $n Mafel Aol heard that part of a letter rend while I was on the way cither from Buston to New York, or frum New York to Washington, on this present trip to Washington, Q.—Yuu recotlect substantinlly that In the letter Blafne sald that i he did get theso bonds off, s you had suggested I your letter, he aldn’t hold the money Tong, but”that it weat to lis Mudue friends? A.—Words to that effeet. MULLIGAN, Q.—How long have you known Mr, Mulligani [ haye known Mullgan sixteen or twenty years. Q.—ITave you known him inthuately? A~—I have, rir, Q.—What §s lls charncter? A.—Ilis character is the best. [wonld say that 1tTs as goud, or fiurlmps Letter, than that of any man that T ever HEW. Q. —Whnt {s his reputation for truth and vernelty? A.—I never heard 1t questioned, Q.—~Have you ever demanded trom Mr, Mulll- iy ‘nm)l‘!fi on of these letters) have, #ir, since [ bave been fn this city, and ot my own instance, Q.—Were you not requested to make that de- mand? A.—Nct the first time Fmade the de- mand, 4 Q.—Were you ever requested by nnyhud{ to make that demand after the first"timet A.—1 waa, Q.—H‘)' whom! A—Mr. Dlaine, ¢ Q.—1le asked you to demand those letters A—He did pot ask me to demand them, Q.—Well, what did he say! A.~Mr. Blaine asked me to get Mr. Mulllgan to give them to me, Q.—What were yon to do with them if ?'ou Lot fimm' A.~I proposed to keep then i 1 got hen. Q.—Was this after a reference had been made In his examination by Mullegan to the letterst A.—No, slr; but before that. Q.—' Vhen was (61 A—~I think it was Tuesday night. I am uoder the impression, though T may be wrong, that nothing oveurred betwesn Blalne and Mulligan about the letters until Wedneaday, Q.—\Vag there anything sald hetween Blaine and Mulligan about these letters until after the tirst examination hered A.—I think not, slr. Q.—Then the request from Blafne to you to fzet possession of these letters from Mulllgan was ufter Mulligan had spuken of the letters in the first examination? A.—Ves, I think that W8 80. Then you had better correct your flrst answerd A,—Noj; Ieuy I had made the request of Mulligon to give them to me on Tucsduy nlght. %) You bml) A.~That wosmy tirst request, Q.—Wus that after you saw flafuct A.—I think It was, Q.—When you saw Blalue, was it mentioned betweon you and Bluine that Mulligan bad these letters [n his possessloni A.—It wus nmentloned by Blufue that Muiligan had these letters, Q—Did B, usk you to go and get these letters § A,—There was one letter that Blalue Wi VERY PARTICULAK TO GET. Q.~DId he or not usk you to o duwn and get. those letters 1 A.—Yes. Q.—And the request that yon made of Mulll- zan Lo return these letters to you was after nnd )\\ m‘»;moqm:uue of the request from Dlaine 1 —Yes, Q.—State what this letter was that Blaine was L’ETNlu")’ unxious to get hald of £ A.—A letter rel nlhu{ W the Northern Pactfie Rafhw n1y Je— Wi he was purticularly unx- Q 'na that the, fous to get ¢ A,—Yc Q.—How did bie know that Mulllg aletter! A.=I think Blaine may " me the question whether sueh o letter wos there, and 1 probably told him that 1 belleved there was. Q.~DId you tell him the contents of any of the other Tetters that Mulllgan badd A.—f do not think 1 ad. Witness safd he was In Atking' room when Blulne refused todellver the letters to Mulli- ran. H L —DI or did not Mulligan aay to Blalne that he'lind gotfon those Jetters up wfafrs in bis roomn under o promise to return themt A—I belleve he dil, Q.—Did Blaine dun{ or assent to the declarn- tlon of Mulliggan thut he bud gotten the letters under a promisc Lo returnd A.—zife sald thut ke had the letters. ¢ By Blaine—Q.—What dId Mubligan suy, 1t anything, {n your prescues about his intention respecting these lettera~-what he would do with themt A.—THe suld that he should keep thosy fetters, thut, fu case his statements were questloned or doubted by unybegly, he would hisys these letters to refer to, it gty publish bis stutement with these fetters, Q=D he base Lis publication of them, or his Intention to publish thew, on the fact that [ should question bls statement, or that unytiody should question #£1 - A.—Anyhody. By the Chafrmmn: Q—Was his purpose in publishing those letters to yindleate bimself in case he wasssafleds Av—Yos,—to wppedr rlght before the warkl, Witness testitled thut otherwlse than walklne the loor u little, Blaluy il not appear exelted during the Interview ab Atkins' roow, or when he saw hlm at Lis house, Blatue—I desire to call uttentlon to the fact that thero ure but 3,000 land-bomds suld to the State of Malne prople, according to the eviacnce in the memorandum-book produced by Mulli- gan. aucl TIMELY NOTICE. The Chatrman—1 notify ?'uu now, Mr, Fisher, us 8 witness subpmnged Lofore this' Committee, that If you get thesu letters you must not de stroy them, ‘ The witness—I shiall not destroy them, sir, Blalne—And I will pledge mysclf as a wits ness before the Committee thut the person having thew will not destroy them. % B!; Mr. Blaluwe—DId Lofler you thess letters in the presence of Atklns! A=You did. Q.—Did I do B ouce or twlel A—~You offered them to me.! Q.—loffered them to you with cmphosts, Aud did I not call Atkhia' atrention to the fact that 1 now offesed to you thos letters, uud JUNE 1876—TWLELVE PAGES, if yom ddidd not chonea to take thewe eustody | would * Q.~Did you n‘:n'(‘ to recefve then? Av—No, efr, T raidd [would not. Witneas sufd Dlaluo llrmnln‘d Mullignn that he would hring the letters back to the hotel be- Lween fland 10 o'clock the same night he got }vuuunlnfl of them; that he did return to the l}fl'“l b the thue promisedfout dil not see Mul- zn, By Mr. Blaine—I i not see Mr. Mulligan be- eause Mulllgan was not. tn the room. 1 went to the room where e had been, and I was there by agreemcent, bt ha wasn't, Mr. Mulilzan—I was fn the hotel all night, 1 wns o the room when he came back with the letters, and I atayed there for some thue, and they began to talk to me a long thne nbout the letters, [ told” them plulnl?’ that [ would talk with them no louger upon the nuh{c - He re- fused to detver me the letters and Iwent out, Adjourned, TIIE YORT OF A MAN Mit. MULLIGAN 18, NBW Youk, June 1.—~The 7%mes has a specla) from Toston iy relatfon to the standing there of Mulifgan, the witness mrafnst Mr, Biae. [t s, ' The effort to tmpeach Mulllzan's test!- 1nony {n the Blalhe ivestigation b looked upon by even Blulne's warmest frionds with very 1it- tle hope or favor, ws Mullizan s known as & wman of facts and tgures; clear-headed, cool, aud consfstents a man who eannot be bribed bullled, or broken down: one of the best aad most siceurate necotntonts in the city, and o miethodfeal and aecurate bookkeeper, Muliigan I8 Lachelor, hus been In this” conntry man years, aud stands well fn the community”” Editorinlly the Zimes says: * The extraurdi- pary procecdings vol yesterdny, hefore the House Commlitee, reveal Mr, Blalne In a Tight. which s fatal to Ws availability as a Pres!- dential candidate, That, fact will bé s rerous an objection to him in the eyes of practieal poli- Ueluns us the distaste for his character amlasso- ciations have alyeady proved tu the thinking e rll)' of hifs party,” The Trilmne sayst *Some explanation about able, or it will be be- something which will these letters [s indisp Tleyed that they con not bear the light." e —— WASHINGTON S0CIAL LIFE. The Summer Solstlce--Southern Protensions Story About Dantel Wobster--Virginin prings--Mount Vernon Assoclatlon=-Tiny Sippers--Amuscments, Npeciat Correspondence of The Tribune. Wastinaron, D, C., May 27.—We are ap- proaching “the leafy month of June,” so de- lightful here at the Metropolis. The miserably- ventilated Halls of Congress, the utmosphere ln which Is so vile that the mephitic gas floating over Avernus fs innocuous compared with it, are not agreeable places, But the publie grouuds and gardens are simply charin- {ug, und the numerous drives in the suburbs far surpass the purks of New York or London tu their varied rural attractions, Then, os night approachus, the ladles, wearing fresh sumnier- dressus, vongregate on porches and front-door steps, where they reecive ealls from gentlemen friends, or exchange visits, with a total abser.ce of that stilted etlquette which makes * Boclety 80 formal durfng the colder months. THE SOUTHERN LLEMELNT is agnin asserting its right to rule here, and it Is simply amuslug to see how humbly the North- ern Democrats, espeeially those from New En- geland, pay honinge to thelr Southern dictators. It haa ever been thus stuce the formation of the Federal Government, und some of the greatest Northeru statesmen hove as tfines humiliated themselves to find favor in Southern eyes. Even the great constitutional champlon of Massachu- setts had always hopes of belng clected Prest- dent by SBouthern votes, and inade repented blds for them. A GOOD STORY ABOUT WEDSTER llustrates this passion of hls, and algo his readi: at repartee, Some few yearsalter the monetary erash of 37 had produced so much re- pudintion and bankruptey In the Southern Btates, there was 4 merry. 'nu-l,ly of Sonthern Congressmen at Barnun's Hotel, In Baltimore, on thelr way to New York after tho cluse of o session, Mr, Webwter was also stopping at the same hotel; and, aftera good dinner, the South- crners wentto b room, Where e recelved (hem with hi¥ nsugl hospitality, After suveral bottles of champagne bud been cmpticd, Mr. Webster sud- denly turned townrds Mir. Dawson, of Georgia, and #aid: **Dawson, T rhould llko to nsk you why the Kouthern Whigs don’t seem to like me better, for it atrikes me that § am vory Hkea Southerner?™ Mr. Dawson, rather taken nback by the blunt- nesd of the inquiry, replicd: **Really, Mr. Web- Ater, 1 don'tthink uny Northern statesinnn is more thonght of Ty our people than you are, but I must #ay that 1 have not noticed any similarity between you and a Southerner, ™ ‘*No similarity " exclaimed Webster, in his sanorous tane of “voleo, while hin twinkling eyes ounced witticism, ** No wimilarity ] "Wy, on, 1 appeal to you asa Georgian, and to other gentleman, 1 T am not greatly iike you Southernersy You know 11ke s glass of w(uu, don't object to u handrome fuco or a pretty aiikle, “nnd, what ts more 1(ko you wtilh b toor never pay my debts!™ The sliouts of laughter which followed thin frank expression were roon enceeeded by the tinkllng of zissses, and Mr, Web- wier was pronounced u Southern gentleman, Tut, as Convintiun after Conventlon came, and his nume was prevented, the Bouthiern delegates voted for Taylor, or Clay, or Scoll. THE VIROINIA WATERING-PLACES nre making great preparation for Northern visitors this summer, nnd will doubtiess be well-patron- Ized, High politica will, 24 in tho antesbellum days, bo discussed vver plasses of fragrant ming- Julep, in the porticos of the uew hotel at the White-Sulplur S‘»rhmm The _ Rock- Aum, the Sweet-Sulphur, the Rawley, aud other wprings, Wil all haye thele stand-bys; while beaux, belles, gnmblers, and fortune-hunters will **go the prand rounds ** of them ail, People who talk about o ruined amd pennileds South have only 1o visit one of these waterlng-piaces 1o bscertain thelr error. Many Houthern famlljes were beggured, but others pruit- el largely by blockade-running, contructs, and Innd-spesilations. TUE MO Theold homestead of Gen, Washlugton, it wili be remembered, was purchnsed of Lewia Washng- ton by the ount Vernon Awnsociation,” which ix under the direction of the State of Virginia, The Tudies having the estste in charge have of late ratsed actficlont wmounts of money 1o enable them to restore the mankion-houre, rofurnish it with antlque furniture, und rebulld the baen, Among other devices for wecuring contributions, . Berglimann, the Regont of the Assoclation, ‘onoof her ellppers trlmmed w0 as to surve s & watch-case, and radled for. She i¢ of medium height and size, but haa the Hvulual foot of any Indy in Washinuton, weuring No, 1234, misscs' slzv, and thetlny slipper was much denired by those who purchased tickets, The leading number, when the drawing took place, was hold by W. A, Dotter, who succeeded Mullett ns Supervising Architect; and he Is very proud of it. A plece of antique furniture is to” bu bonght with the slipperanoney, aud Is to bear a silver plate Inscribed with the cir- cumstances, TIE SMALLEST FEMALE FOOT in this elty s that of Mes Architeet Mullett, who wears 1 No, 12, misses' slze; but she 18 rather o weo person, Atre. Grant cun wear o No. 1 boot with cures and Mrs. E. B, Wnshburoe wred to bo noted, while here, uw the possessor of the most diminutive and hest-shaped foot §n soclety, ere 1 amn reminded of o story told nbout Senater TFoote, of Vermont, who once” went to 8 party at Mr. Seward's, edcorting histwo nicces of the same nuine 04 ble own. Une of the State-Department wmeskengers, who #tood ut the doorof the drawing- roois fo aunounce the wuests, undvrtook to b very grammatical, and, 03 the teio entered, ho ghouted **Beuatur Foote and the two Sllescs Feet,” OUR AMUSEMENTs, . Mary Anderson’s Kentucky friends fuvo her a warm welcome, and some of her performances woro really dererving of upplause; but it will take mauy years of study to make her tho equal of Mrs, Bindons ur Fanny Kemble. There ¢ been foveral nmateur performances, but the wenther I+ too warn fur theatriealy, ‘The open-alr concerts on Saturday afternoons, in tha Trewident’s grounds, by the Murlne Dund, attract great crowds, RAcuNTEUI, T THE PITTSBURG PUDDLERS, Prrrsnuee, Pa, Juue 2.—AN the conferences between the manufacturers and puddlers bave fufled to prevent o tockout, and to-day but very few of the puddiing-miliin the county ure ot work, The altermative of the munufacturers was 4 gllding scale which, ut the present price of from, 254 cents, would wuke the ‘rates for pud- dling 5 pur ton,and uscending at the rate of 10 cents per ton for oue-tenth advanee, in case this was objected to by the Puddler’s Unlon, its de- mand belng on advance of 15 cents per ton on every one-tenth advianee of card rates, and an inercass also of 25 cents per ton at present rote. ‘Thoe mills will not shut down lmincdiately there fs comparatively o large stock of muel bar un hand which will be worked up, by which thne it 18 huped a compromise will bu made, e —— CINCINNATI'S FESTIVAL, Cincinnart, 0., June 4.—The third and last concurt of the series of the Musleal Festival took place this evenlng, The programme was o varfed one, the elosing plece of the evening be- fug Mr, Singer's cantata of the * Landjug of the Plligel” Futhers,” s first presentotion, Just beforo thy comniencement, 83 Mr. Sfoger u}m\ml’lfll upou the stuge, he was treated to a shower uf bouquets from the chorus aud vreli trs, smldst the voeiferous applause of the audis v The cantata wus given with thne effect, Miss Anua Drasdil sustaining the solo part fu maguiticent style, und ut its’cluse tho applausy of the audience marked It a8 u suceess. The preseutation of o bandsome testimontul to Mr, tuger elused the performaice, CRIMINAL NEWS, A Boy in New York Deliberately * Murdered by a Playmate. How They Treat Voting Repcaters in the St. Louis Courts, A Massachuseits Dencon Charged with Serlous Misapproprintion. A YOUTHIUL MURDERER. Speclal Dispaich to The Tribune. NEW Yonsk, June 2,~The murder of a boy of 14 by u playmate of Lhe spme ngge attracted mueh attention ou the west slde of the city this after- noon, The murdered Loy, Frederlele Lawler, was the son of a shipping clerk In Leonard street, and was bright and futels lgent In appearance. The nurderer is mamed Amndrew Moore. The . two bags grot Into n dispute aboutitreatment Moore had recelved from Lawler some thne previously. Moore clafined that Lawler hnd spolken il of hin to rome other boys, which Lawler denfeil. Moore declares that Lawler then threatencd to whip him, upon which ho took a knife from his pocket and etablbed him, Moore then attempt- od to rin awsy, but was_seized. EXT‘I;'III‘A[I\;! Py fixed blin,™ Lo coolly wiped the blood olf the knife-blade amnd snll thie weapon in his pock- et. 'The wurdered boy was carried into o nelghboring (l\\'cllh?;. The kuife-blade, which was about Inehes (o lencth, and hatf an fneh wide, bad been forced throteh the breast hone, and penetrated the base of the heart. At the Coroner's inqueat, Moure, when nsked wh{ lie had committed the tleed, satd that Lawler, who was taller amd i for than bimself, had punished libm verely o fuw days ago, and threatened to o it nzaln, that hie bad the knife n his hand apening o clam, and that Lawler struck him, and in the struzgte the kolfe uceidentally plerced his companion’s breast. 1le had a elani in his ha when arrested, but some litle boys wit- nessed the affeny declared he took It from an vyster-stand pear the place of the homlehle, ter ho had been selzed. George C. Crager, who raw the quarrel, and prevented Moore's Qlgglst after the mnrder, snys Lawler was ap- \urenlly endeavoring to get away from Moore ‘when the Intter suddenly rafsed his hand Nolding the knife, which he thrust with all his strength direetly into the ehest of Lawler. The latter dropped like lead to the !m\'l*llmlll. and Moore aftempted to dodge be- iud the oyster stand nnd vun away. e de- clured the murder to he entirely unprovoked. A VOTING REPEATER. Spectal Dispateh to Tha Tribune. 87, Loty Mo., Jung 2~A jury In the Crimi- nal Court of this city rendered a verdict this morning which willinake thie practico of repeat- Ing, whiclht has disgraced our municipal clec- tons, n more risky business than It Ina hereto- fore been. A colured man muned Webster Mitl- erwag eonvicted of casting an illegal voto in the name of William Ford in the Sixth Ward, on the 4th of April, and Lis punishiment was fixed at two years'imprisonment in the Peniteu- tlary. The witnesses in the caso were Detective Rahill, Oficer Milier, and I M. Snyder. Rablll witnessed the eastiir of the vote, and, being acquatnted with Wit Tord, was satistied that the ballot was fraudu- lent, Soyder also witnessod the casting of the Dallot. e snid that Ford was brought to the poll in o carriage 0 company with” two other colored men by o wan naned Hodgls, e (Snyder) denfed the Hght of the negro Wheeler to vote, but Hudglys salil that they would * see abou that,” sud pushed the men up to the poll. Wheeler handed his ballot to Porter White, one of the judges, wiving his name ase wWillium Ford, ‘and fmmediately after- ward Otiicer Miller arrested hiin, On the way to the station Wheeler wdmitted that Ford was not his t but sald that he was perstinded to vote flie allf\n Seutence wis passed in accordance with the verdict, und o motlon for appenl was_ (lled. There are scveral other parties under fdictment, for o like crime, and this case will be made a test, the others be- ing laid over till the Court of Appeals pusses upon it S NIPPED AT LAST. Special Diswatch to The Tridune. BostoN, June 2.—Another of Butler's pro- teges has come to grief. Ten duys ugo Post- master-General Jewell sent o short dispateh to Charles Fleld, 8peelal Agent at the Boston Post- Office, instructing hitn to make an examination {nto the accounts of Capt. Duvid Hoyntou, Postmuster at Hoverhill. Field couldn't wn- derstawgl thew, und sent for Adwmng, au expert, who worlkied on with the doggedness of u pack- muley and tinally came to the startling con- cluslun that Detw £0,000 and 7,000 had heen embezzled in money-orders and othier Post-Oftice funds. Mr, Boynton wa3 placed under arrest by order of the Speclnl Agent. Field then turhed to and arranged for the teinl of Capt, Bognton Lefore the United Btates Court on Satuirday. Capt, Hoynton recelved n testimoninl for patriotism and_gullantry for war-aervices saon after he beene Treasurer of the Haverhill In- surance Company, which soon after suspenied, owing to u mystérivas loss of $30,000, which no one could necount for. e sturted the Haver- Wil Daily Rullettn to save himaclf. He was up- Imhm-ll o Wiy office through Banka in 1869, and, having bieen rotated, was agalnput in by Hutler antil Ius reslznatlon was ealled for. He wusa Deacon of the Old Nor urch. CRIME IN OIIIO. Corumuus, O, June 2.—The jury In the case of Plekens, fodicted some thne ago for killing his ron while the boy wus on his kuees hegging his pardon for some offense, was found guilty of manslnughter to-night.* George . Berthard; of Dubliz, O, lust nlght sought to terminate a famnily fend by attempt- ing to kil his brother, Berthurd fired seven shots from a revolver, one taking effeet in his Lrother's shoulder, making u severe and per- hps fatal wound. A SCURRILOUS BCRIBBLER. Speclal Dispatch Lo The Tribune. SrrinorieLp, IH., June 2—Victor Kunfman, a barkeeper of Beardstown, was arrested to-duy for sendingg u scurrilous, dunning postal curd to J. Henry Shaw, of thut_city, in violatlon of the postal Taw. Mo was Dbrought Leforo United States Commisaloner Adums, and gave bonds to n{umur and_nnswer at the approaching term of thu United Stutes District Court, ALLEGED INCEST. Spectal Dispateh to The Tridune. East Baamvaw, Mlch, June 2.—Jumes M, Avery, o eithzen of Lake County, wus to-day ar- rested ona warrant fssued from Baldwin, o vits Inge west of here, for Invest with hils daughter, ugedd 19 yeurs. This erlime by alleged 1o Lave Luen csrried on four yeurs — INCENDIARISM. Bpectal Dispatch v The Tyidune. BrooMivaron, IL, June 2.—An attempt was made to destroy E. H. Rood's elovator by fire to-night by sctting tire to a pile of cobs ndjacent to the bullding. A reward will be offered by the ity for the arrest of the fire-bugs, whe are do- {ug mischief about Bloumlugton, s INDIANS AND MEXICANS, 8an Francisco, June 2.—A dispatch from Buu Dlego says Indiuns ‘aud Mexicans are plun- dering housea and running off stock in the vi- clnity of Campo, where familles are collecting for pratection. Prospects ure good for u gens cral outbreak on the bopder. ESCAPE OF CONVICTS, Povcnkiersis, N. Y., June 2—Four Slng Blag couvicts captured a locomotive un the Hud- 800 River Railroad this moruing sud cscuped! T'wo have been recaptured, A DEFAULTER. ATLANTA, Go., June 2., A, Holtzclaw, late Collector, 13 reported u defuulter to the aount of $18,000. S Foker ani Polltics, Austin (Nee.) Reveilie, They were talking polities aud playlog bean pokery twenty beans for u quarter. There were threo of them, wll Democrats, and fur convens ience we will cull them Swith, Junes, and Robin- ot Binlth wis dealer, und while s wus deals 1ug the cards Brown und Smith were discussing the overwhielwing corruption among the ofliclals of the land und shoviug cards up thelr sleeves, The cards belng dealt, Brown, who sat next (g the dealer, pussed, at the sametiue rewarkings *As I was sayin', the fearful copruption which runs through every brunch of the public servive is horelfyluis to evi K true patrlot; the blush ut shame mautles w; kwhen Tihink of Grant, the President of the United States, letding hit scll to all kinds of thicvgry aud jubbery, sl streoundine hmeelf swith o horde of blondsenst- fee patidote, whoaa desason G vy te-lou y awfal, [ chip,* safl Robinson, a3 hie neatly disposed of his land und ot four kings out of hlis sleave. T paas out,” anlid Smith, “hust look at Befkonp, and Babeock, awil Bludye, and tho rest of 1hem fellows. poutwenty beaus,” remarked Brown, ns be deft- ot from hts gleeve the four aces Which were Fes, and think of Bristow and them mulce. Lets seed I cabl that rafse and ggo you twenty lvuufi." replied Robinso o backa few ponder on the the back-pay stenl, the vaisin® of the Preslilent's salary, and the use to carry electfone in Neiy them were never hieard of In Awdreww Jackson’s time, or when the Demacrats were {n power, 1 eall you; what hnve you got i said Brown, nigh an Invineible—here’s e, replied Robiuson, ns 7 yoars n thls Adn%nlnl.muun an Credit Mobiller, Such things s “Tve got prett two Hitle pairs of e Juid Bis hand on the table, ** Oh, I ecan ralie them=—here's four hullets,” Brown, as he reached for the pot. areat enakes 1" exclalmed Rolinson “yon're a nfee piil to he talking ahout the corcuption of the Administration, win't you? It T coulin't play poker honester'n yon abaututher folks. You nind Mr, Smith continne this e while T go out sud rustle some wore P S RAILROADS. PASSENGER RAT No new move fn the gmue of ch Pluyed by the varfous Eustern raflronds wus made terduy, The munagers are unde s to be puzzled what step Lo take next in order to checkmate each other, now been trled to bring the reealeltrant ronds to terme, but without avall, First the frelght-rates 1st were reduced to such Jow flgures”] that even the vessels eannot compete. But soon It was fornd that this move had no effedt what- ever, us in spite of the low rates but very little frelght was gofug forward, awd f the war were to close to-day 1t Is hard Tverything has ly probabie that the frelghtorates to the East could be inereased untdl the close of the navigation scason, the reduction tn West-buund angry, aml they went to work and beggan to it (elaudestinely of course) on Bast-hound passen- A& 8oon s Lhis iy Vauderbilt, who fs the Fiehl-Ma light, he gave vrders ta relduee the vates to the East, and the other 1 ‘The rates, however, aud some of ti es (ollowed sult, owla, espectally those iz dlrect to Philadelphis, tnd that with the the new fhures pay well For this reason Vanderbilt 3 now con- slderlng the pdylaability of making a further re- duetiuiy so thut it will not pay these roads as he rates would lwve come down to about $12 from Chicago to New York were it vot for the relitetancy of the eallroadenmupagers to forego all the profits they crpected from York Centrul tried another moye Thuraday by reducing the frefs tardff from New York Wedt to very, ¢ —25 cents per 100 pounda from ™ New Yol t Clifeago o fourthi-clnss, nnd 20 cents on speetal ) ek ago 1he managers of the nes gave orders to Lielr ag A freight rates wust be maln- talued at all hmzurds, and redueing them now shows the desperation with which the present As there 13 Dhut little freight ped to the West at present, i6 8 hardly bable that this .new ov urtherreduction fn passenger too dull this season to maka a tight on 1 rates of any avail. different, Leean b 0t that West-boun Inttle is fought. With pagsenger-r e thousands of people will travel during the Centenntal year who would not leave thelr homes at any other thue. this kind of traflic the battle s to by fought if the war hetween the ronds §s to come to a speedy close, for thers are a number of lines which cannot stand o war of this kind any The Grand Trunk Raflvosd s reduced the rate from Boston tu Chicago to $15, nnid the managers annonee that they will continne to make thetn_from that poing ¥2 be- low those made by the Now York truuk lnes. lengeth of time. Tho peace lately made by the roads leading front St. Louts and Chleagn to Missourd River points will probably be of short duration, us compluints are already made that the 8t, Louls roads are ngzain at thefr old tricks, and cut the regular agreed rates, The Chicago roads do not ke this, and the St Lonisens have been [nform- ed that sueh things must not be done, or there will be nuother terrible war, agents do not Hke to go to war with thelr broth- ren from Chicago, beeause they the worst ol it, 8. Lonls frelaht Invarjably gt ficy have, therefyro, to hold u metlug o this city o g S sy 0 have matters sutisfuctorily adjusted if puxssl‘hlu. A TAX CASE. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribun 87 Josern, Mo, Jnl;_;; 2,—The State agalnst the annlbal & $t. Joseph Rufl- road for §5,300 of back taxes, was declded in tha Clrcult . Court here to-day In favor of the This was_the sinount nssessed in 1872 by the Board of Bqualization over returns y, and the pofat fuvolved 1 hud a right to get be- e return of the Company made under its e — NEW ORLEANS CROOKEDNESS. Ex-Congressmun ‘Talent 1u the Contract Buxiness. NEW ORLEANY, June Extraordingry —Before the Congres- stonal Fuvestigating Commitice to-duy Edward A, Davis v wworn: In 1874 wag ealled upon by J. Hale Bypher to ke a cuntract for Nghtt took me to Capt. Mo Coustruction ut the Custum-1ouse, and nsked y Superintendent. aof accepted and signed It, aud gaye it to Sypher, who after that enlleld for me to go and get the money, saying the work was done, T did not do uny work st all, and was surprised when hu told s, Tle gave mea checls, and wo went to the Cashiler of the Collectors offics and got five 1,000 bills, which Sypher took. Bypher was a member of Congreas, sald he would remunerate me, but falled to do s brother afterwards guve me $125, 1 85,000 waa used for cluetfon pur, al unimportant, witnesses, D meé the work was don theafluirs of bisofflceand the ers to Government, but no startl! Mr, Beckwith stated thut full reports of all the cases, aud the manner [ which they had been disposed of, were on dile in the Depariment t at Washington, et Special Dispatch to The Tribune, GeNBVA LAY, Wis, June commenced to=lny, There will be a good run of them by Bunday, The fles are rapfdly de ——— TURPENTINE, \\'m:ns(nnw,/.lum:'l,—Splrlts of turpentine ————— Goeorge Washlugton's Bill of Faro. " n Postuaster in this connty; 1 us witha Jetter written by Qen. Wishington to the Director of the Gen- crul Mmm_r‘\' Huospital of the Resolutionary y I 1709, He hos in ks pussession the nal lotter In the haudwriting of the Geus eral, which wus evidently written’in oue of hig It will be o atter of ine terest to those who bave ot seen ity ulso on ae- count of its centennlal quality, ¢ 1 have dnvited My, Cochraue and Mra. Livingston Lo dine with me (o-morrow, pprise them of tholr (wrmY Bt lsnecdless to promise that my tablu'ls Jarge enough to hold the e Iind ocular proof yesterday. ow It will be covercd ls more ensenilal, hal] bu the purport of my letter. our urrlval at this bappy »pot wobiuve o hani (eumey bicun (o grace the Liead of thy tably, & picce of Toast beef ndorny the foot, anda wmall dfxh of greens or beans (alwost Imperceptis ble) decorates tho ceutre. mind to cut s figuve (and thiv, I presume, he will attempt fu-morrew) we have two besfuteak-ples, . In addition, on cach side of the contres dish, reducing the_distance butween dixh and dish Of late he has the good luck t) discuver that apples will wake ples, and wmid big L 010 10+ WOTTOw, James Cochrane, has kindly favore most playul moods, Lut ought § not to As 1" hate ducept timea u whonider) of When our cook hi 10 about 6 feet. Inatead of hoth such eulurtaln. cof it onplatey aud will subnilt o part ce 'thu but naw fron (ot become §0 by seours ), Lehall be happy o sce them, ductor, your most vbedicat servant, GEoBuk WASUINUTON, Ar. Guiklford Ouslow and Mr, Authon dulph visited Arthur Ort v chalmany, i Dartusuor, Mriconr (ho Tiehtiorny und {u the cvenin Heweeting. Lor o, the other day, dressed o sial Rivirs wos absuut, Alapncition, M, DIalph ronvired than eve tad consing Rl i Franeey Garmung there wis o confirmed beliel ¢ miscarringe of Justice had taken place i Tiehborne ense Mr. Guildford Onsiow saf 1 clatinant, t his degradation, sUIl vt { manner of atrue-burh ge an et gh of the Tiekhornes, Tho Hot e fefused: Mr, Bidttulph anextension of iy his visit, aud he (Mr, Ouslow) promiced ¢ should beinz this cruel conduet before e 9 atituents of M. ashire, i gl Twipe that the: 1L nuzainst, iy at the next election, anb was gy fp octer hienltia than t ol to tind by for on the Tast vIlL ib 1t w1 hope Teft ki A grent eharze Tor the better hyy come over hilnl, and he was In_good Tieatth ug teangnil i wind, not only i lnovleagy of lils Iunocence, but tha bis frlends would wo i LIl e was refeased, W doubt, th, it the next general election e Tiebborme . o wonld bo made a hustings cryy awd he' .o, Heved the result woulil be the telease of clalmant, QUEBEC'S CALAMITY, The Terriblo Bire of Taosiny Laat, Dispatch 1o Torotita Natl, Quenec, May 3L.—About $o'dock yeaterlyy atterngon an aloros was sounded from By g, and repented several tines, A large numbier of people repaired to the spoty nd iU Wi fou) Umt o e hud broken out In the sable o Teon Boiving o emler, lving i sy atrect, “owine, v is sald, 1o ey playtng with matehies, and kad quichly spre o) o feveral housen adjolning. There Bt westerly wind blowing at the thoe, and thy, werved 1o carry the tiames to tho tools of the weighboring houses, amd when it &tud a large wumber of fuggs were of oo, o hongrdned with what fearful rapidity the spremt. Inunense clonds - of bk ok were belched forth and threw o dark shodog over the vicity, Vebleles of all sorts were preseel Iuto servlee, and the restds menced moving ther belongings, abla artleles of furnitur we trown from (e wintlows or hauled through doorways, ripidly Blovking up the paverments and partlons of tiyy BLreets; rough all he: Inden hopsey wendet whipped and urged o by half-frantle drivers, collidig with veldeles an houseliold effects, and _tatxiy o teeelble con. fuslon with men and women rushing wilily hither und thither. John street nud the Jower suburhs were crowded with clTects saved and deposited o thy sidewalk nudt in every vaeant space, St, Louly street and the e flelil were adso Mled with household — gonds, while the lower fiony and Cove liclds towards the clos night lovked like a- fairgeround, T pollee. were early on the ground, us w ulso the fire brigade I full strewgth; tat usttal, the water supply was tonts in eora "The Levly steam engine Seindly offerod d o wes 1 1 2 o ) i, 1 aflugreation wis proportions, wed (L did during the evening in cheek he sp the fire In 8t. Bustache street, droving th ply of water from the well from the and projuungij it through hutw 3,000 feet of rubbur hose, The el cagine was_alsu brought up 1o fhe vieinity ot St. Joln's Churly but it dul not seem to gt uto proper \\'urk‘ng order until the evening was somewhat advanced, owlng 10 the searcity ol water, The fire inving once ggob headway bt was possible for auy puwer to mnterlally el progress, and § had to be lelt to Lake its course, driven g3 [t was by the westerly wind, the of forts of the Fire Brigade, Provinctsl Police, sud B u-.mul?'.wlmhululsuurrh'c\luule»u;nuin bulng fimited to tighth ¢ uines an opportunity olfered u narrower cirele, Tlhe row of b the Grande Allee, though in great one time, was saved. It inay hie stated aily that the whole district contined with] spice, bounded on the cust by 8 > streety, from the erfekot ticld, down the south side of Avtillery stiect, inelu the west by Clalre Fontaine street; on the notth by Arflllery etreet, andon the south by the Grande Allee, now vemndna but & foret of chimney stacks and smoulderlng rulnis, Tao strects, wholly or purtladly de e briefly enunernted us foliows: Burton, Prevost, Vlessls, Seott, lot, St. Murgaret, Lachevrotd e, Amable, teny, Artiliery, St.- Julle, St Augneti, Busta At one tune also, hers were carred by the wind end withiin tho walls,” setting fire 1o anuiterol liouses, but, fortunately, inall cases, the e were kpeedily oxtingulsited, After nl, wind Inlled” sompwhat snd A gradually burnt itsell out un the tice street, having nothlig more to owing to tho fortunate inger pointof the tHacls el 1ad Esplanade v was reported last nicht thai o w inksslng, alsou ¢hild of s, Cule, jolier, streot, who blmself gob Ludly burt the faee and hands, ml also one or chileren whose names it was | nscertuln, Tt {8 nlso stuted tl mms of the Good Sheph in o dellente stute of fealth, suclii nervous shock tint. death etisued womnan and chlld were in (i the third story of a ho Trudel and Fd Deery, vol them, The heat of the tlan: Intense, but the wen suevec the woman to the grouud. Trne the chill fo Wls avms, snd b other courae open (o him Junped frow t dow. o felt on his biuck_und drobe ft, almost jnanedmtely, The child was Deery fumped fininedlately atterwards aud wainéd the gronnd fn safuty, though hortlbly burned about the hamls nnd face. Damas Fisc died from the elfect of burns, Notwithstandlug the watefaliess of the poe Iee there was neceasarily o conekiciable it of plifecing, owlug to the tent o) ! over whicl the t"‘uud:h of the sullerers tered. Through the intervention the riding-seitool dritl-shed, Jesuit barracks were obtatn authuritios as places of ref ordered during the Messra, Hethering aud McCorkeil With te served to katisty some of tl ques for the moment, Stinffar we. albo tnken this morning, and o putlic was held this alternoon und lurgely Some of the speakers blamed t i, for permftting the use of wooden roclhing, the erectlon of wooden bullding.. Acoml \\"ms appointed Lo take steps to procure subse tions, Careful fnqulry shows that the first estimate made of the nuniber of howses destroyed durng the flre was preatly exaggerated. The nmaber ol streets burhed over wis teen, the sctual number of houses destroyed helng ) Tha loss intsoney will not fall short of WX, The tollowing 13 the nmount ot fusuraueed us fur as can be aseertalued s Quebee, 369, 100, Stadnconn, 40,000, Itoyul Canadian, 14, 000. Ningara District, $10,000. iartford, 81,600, ul, $1h,000, nfxy 31,600, 000, und London and Globe, 823,000, cut ? o contining thew wibin iy 1 o, ut thig y i Queen, (W), Western, $10,000, 3 Commercinl Eulon, 4 Forth Lritish, $7,00 Scottish Commnerelal, $14,000, Britieh Amerlea Cititen Provinelal, $60,000. e ek e A teatthy Villege, Mall Gazette, Those who esteem oy ife o blessing e do better than tuke up thefe quarters at ton Heath, i Lancashirg, where death ) to be the exception rather than the rut evenings wgo shout 209 the township wWho had attained the years and upward sat down to tea to Conecryative Hall, and had w0 eventng, The Cummittee wha tertainmunt hud, it wus stated, madea canyuss throughout the nejgliborhuod, and discovered upward of 3507 pursuns yeurs of age, te aversge axe be oldest perkon present Was o veus sged U The proceedings were ' humorous recitutlous " und so « Alnfvra belng un old woman in bee tdth YTy and another an old wan aged 0. ft{s waty of note by the British Anti-Tobueeo s, i that ut the close of the cvening teaamd tone were dhatributed minong the old folks gratefully roceived,—thus cetubllshing the (st that many, 1€ not most of theun, vere sk et Tho Biggest Tree. 2aya (€3) Indeptdint, Tho Jurgest, s st Che United Statey 18 an the liead of Bear Créek, north tork of the Tule River, The exact dipienzlons of this Ime monse redwood glant we do not remember, b belleve it 3 something over 46 fevl In dlaneteh A Buu Franciseo party, having made airangor ments to represent this monster wt the Cented nlul, haye given the contract toa Tulare Mr.d. C. Crauier, to remove the bak with Inches of the wood from the surface of the tredy cut, or nr(’pped rather, Mko staves of o bar wldwuz felitng the tres. These pleces are l?u‘ cut 40 fect qu§, sud wheu put topether 1;: rul adélphia will form two roomns fuside 20 fed Bigh. Tu theso rooms cabinets of Califurnid spechuens and curlosities will Le neatly and up propristely arrunged,