Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1876, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1876. { STRANGE STORY Mr. R. P. Derickson Hov\?Vent on a Philan- thropic Mission, s Visit to Pennsylvanin to gecure tho Releaso of a Chicagoan, Who Was Charged with At- tempting to Burglarize the Chambersburg Bank. fle Jins an Tnterview with the Chempion Burglar of the . Centennial Year, Who Glories in His Profession and Would Only Ex- change It for a Pulpit. The Authorities Willing to Accept $30,000 Bail for the Two ¥ 8afe-Blowers,” Knowing that They Would Skip Oute==The Money to Pure chase a Law Library. The Boss Burglar Thinks the Price Too Much and Says " Ho Wil Escape. fis Subsequently Breaks Jail, and Meets Mr, Derickson on the g Train, A General Disgust at the Grand Denocuement. The Faltey Spirit,of Chambersburg, Pa., infits wsue of the 20th ult., contained the following remarkable statement: Tolland, the accompliahed scoundrel who at- tepied 10 pob the Cliambersburg Vank aud was Jeaito the Penitentiary for It, Lut brought oack & Jow weeks ago, In accordance with the accislon of tbe Sopreme Court, sud Jodged in_jatl to awalt o uew i), roko out on Sunday niglt and mado his waape, Whether ho was suslstca at the time of msking hls escape 18 not kudwn, butitis certain thuthe had the benet of counrcl and nssistauce from yome of his friends not fong before, Untsturday, Noy, 11, a swall hunchbacked a0, spparently ubout 5 years of oge, came to Tiepiicn and roglstered st the National Tiatel as ¥,E. Owens, of St_Louis, - esald lie came to do Wae biemers of o finsnclal chiaracter with Iolland 1ud Juhuson, und talked of srranging to ball them sot. He wns odraitted to see the, but thoroughly irched before belng let in, ‘llu feft on 'Thursday tollowing the day of his arrival. Five days xllerylhe little hunchback left, to-wit: Taesday, Nov, 41, a large man came to town aud rezistercd at the Washington House oy R. P, Der- fzason, of Chicugo. _ 1l produced letters purport. frztobe from_ the Mayor of Chlcage and uther Jouinent and respectable gentiemen, snd, sald bo &nein the intereste of Johmwon (Rolland's part- verin rascality), whose fwmily conncctions were ufthe most respectable choracter. Mo told the Sheddfl that 1f $10,000 bufl wuuld be taken, he ould bue It tized, * On the strenplh of iy letters S ¥aw adwitfed (o severnl interviews with Rolland tadJuhusun without being kearched, On Wednesday last tollund requesteil to see hia slfe, In onder to arrange ubout glving butl, She susdmitted to hiv cell after Immr) wearchied Ly \oe SherifT'n duughter. and she and Derickaon were “awith Rolland till Inte in the niternoon. — Wien Denickeun left, Rollaud uaked the Sloriff to Tot his sife remain with Lim over night, alleging thut ho 128 bad no oppartunity to converwe privately with beron acconut of Uericksun's presence. ‘the re- qeestwns gronted. ‘U'wo watchmen (Henry lirandt and Chiarley Croft) were placed ut the cell-door at 7la the cvening, and remnined there tl 7 fu the morning, and were told thut one of thew wmust als waye be mwnke, Ualhureday morning Henty Brandt reported to fhe Sherlil's son, duwmen Swecney, that durlng the slgbt be biad heard Kollund tell tits_ wife that he winied a saw und an auger, und must have thei by Satorday night, On Baturdny evenlug the Eheriif tuld Brandt to keep hilw eyes vpen ond not go to sléep, for, {f tho prisoners failed to secure ball, ey would attempit to bireak out, ‘Lhere was no one in Ttolland’s cell (except Mrs, L) after Derickson left it on Wodneaday evening ul} Thursday afternoon, when iolland, Jolinson, snd Derickeon were In 6 togethor nearly ali the uf- temoon, Derickson wam in agniu un Friday sfter- noon. After thut nobody wWus sdmitted to Role ling's cell except his counsel, Derlckuon left town o Saturday, ‘Ihe sliernt's ron cleancd out Rolland's cellevery morning, sweceping under the bed. 1o did this on unlay worninyg, ug usual, and saw nothing to ox. Sitesusplelon. The guards wern kept on duty every Bight, with inetructions to be viellunt, Aot 3 o'clock on Monday morulng the Sheriff heard a nolse. He got up and went into tho ball tat exaunined the dours,siid hding oll right there, fetumed to bed, Itelying on the guards, e did nut ot Lolland's cell, The guards left on !Im!dn{ morning, and nothing wus mpposed to bo wrong LIl after7 o'clock, When tome one discovered a rope mady of sheets and trine hunging duwn outaido the jall, Immediate intestigation dlsclorcd the fact that Rolland had tiaped, The saw and angur be had talked sbout 1a bia wife had boen furnished, and by thelr ase he made a hole through the celling of his cell and got onthe garret, und” passed thence up through the €upals aud ot on _the roof, and thence down {nto o yard in front of the jail. Thers was o high, narrow box in Rolland's coll, by ttanding on which ho conld enslly reach the ceillng, Iie used o knifo to cut through the 1ath; Hien bored through un Iack plus boord close above B2 ceiling, nud tuok out a piece fifteen 1o sighteen Inches wquare, ~Then ho bored through a two-incn plank formiug part of the gurrot Roar sbove Ue cell and touk’oat & piece, und this opeted the way fur i, e used the saw to a linited extent Suierely o cut the wood thut remained between holes, which were bored close tugether, Verickson returned to this place Monday even- 4, after beariug ot Harrisburg of Kolland's es- fabe, aud brougnt with him our well-known fel- oa-citizen, Johin fekeis, wha ad just gone dawn foUsrnuburg to voueh tor him. JIr. Kckels in- ormis un that ho has known Derlckson for twoaty {l‘::. and that h A wealthy und respectable Uut paper belng on the point of going to prese, ¥e Layvo nolther l‘lma to gn'lhnr nor mu& wppnn ional particulars, MR. DERICKBON'S STATEMENT, ATRibuNg reporter, armed with this docu- meut, sought out Mr, Derickson yesterday, and fonsd bim at the Athenreum. Tell mo about this thing,” sald the ro- 18 Mr, Derickson hesitated a moment and re- Secied. Finally e concluded to tell the facte. Three weeks sgo to-day an elderly lndy of thiacity called on me to mssist her In rescuing . * fon, who, shu said, was In jull fu Pennsyl- “IML AL first 1 did not see I could bo of any . thtance, She made ou appeal to me as Presi- ¢at of the IHlinols Huwmane Boclety. Buch an "Wfll alivuys takes hold of me. I asked her tat her son was fu jail for. Bhe sald sno i Bot kuow cxactly, but referred me to k n: law firn of Eldddge & Tourtelotte, who, o 814, could tell me more about it. [ called mn::uem' but could guin very little moro Infer- “‘ 0 than ghe bad given me. I mentloned n: matter to John C. Doro, who {a an active ‘u"flm of our Suclety, more us an smustag fu- et than for ndvice, our Socluty being organ- for the prevention of cruelty to aul- i and ¢t secmed as It reaching » l';r menin prison was golug & good ways. e e 30 1 st gk . the 3 . gl e iz, while fy conversution wa!x Judge Jool 1 deutioned tho. matter {0 bi. T ¢ 8pparently at once took an interest tn it, spoke of the dremdful condition I‘ young man seut to Btate's belte Ly and of how . much iy F il wus 10 try to suve than to punish him. & kx:un to louk tuvorably ou the matter, more 105ty a8 L bud relatives at Hareiaburg Whow [ e desired to vislt, b g eXt day us | was walking down Dear- mm:,"f“ 11l lu with Judjze Dickey, and the He, m‘:‘nx ou wy wiud £ spoke of it to him. Judge’ Bootl, wppeared to tuke o an jutercst in (t, and encourazed me to 10, and suid he had done the same thing half o dozen times In his Hfe, and alwnys felt the better forit. In the evening I fully ninde up my mind to eo, and notifled the old ‘Indy to thateMeet, ‘The next day § met Judge Booth at the corner of Mudison and LaBalle strects, and e asked me if I lhad CONCLUDED 70 GO, 1 told him I had. He sakl he would give mo n letter to Judge Murcer of the Supreme Court of Ponnsylvania, and sald i1 would come to" his court-roum in the afterncon he wouldl have it ready. Iwent into the court-room In the afternoon, and he Imincdiately motfoned me forward to his desk, and handed oie two Jetters, made some sugges- tions about the thiug, and wished me suc- cess In the undertakiug, I'think he suggested that I ask the Mayor for n letter. t any raty went Into the Magor's office anit explained my errand to _Fennsylvania, and asked him for a letter. The Mayor Instant- ly eald, *Yes, sir, you shall have as strone o letter a8 we can miko In this oilice.! The letter was_written, aud algned by the Mayor, and hsnded to me. He says, *Let me take that aguin.’ He took iighack, und the Clerk put the city scal on it. T a%ain reported to Dore what I wis dofiyz, and he told me I had better get & leter alto from Mr, Modlll, of Tiis TRIBUNE, which I asked for and obtalned. ‘That evening I wrote to Judys Derickson, of Peunsylvania, my uncle, explaining my visit to the tate, ati asking hitn to send me at Harrlshurg a letter of {ntroduction to (ov. Hurtrauft aud to the P'ros- ccuting Attorney of Franklin County. When ot to Marrlsburg 1 found four letters rom him, and several frota other gentlemen in Pennsylvania, Amou[; them I had three or four ta the Governor of the State, aud among others oue to Mr. J, P, Kcnuud‘y, the President of the Cumberlund Valley Rullrond, and appar- ently one of the most praminent gentlemen in Franklin County. My lettterto Mr. l(umcd‘y was somewhat speciul, which led me to attach more fmnportance fo It than to other lettern, except those to the Governor. When I pot to Chambersburg I learned that the critne was of greater magnitade than { had ex- peeted, and at first 1 felt quite discouraged. wns {nformed that the young wman Julinson, whom I had gone to assisi, was mprisoned with Juhn Rollund, one of the most noted burglars in the United States, for attempting TO HOB TIE BANK of Chambersburg. 1 had before hicard of that attempted bapk-robbery, but had failed to sec any connection with our Chicago young man. I was soon after my arrival fnlormed that Rol- land was supposed to have a large amount of moncy stored away some place, and that nugotiations were colng on to have Rolland get some of the muoney, place it in the huuds of suine citizens of Chambersburg, and those citizens would fio 18 bouds, and- they, Jolnsou and Rolian uld be released from wrison, It at once sou to me lke o solution of the question of the release of Juhnson. 1ivas Informed that Rolland was willing to put up §10,000 aplece for the two nen, but the bonds were $80, ! T the evening 1 called on Mr. Kennedy and delivercd my letter from Judge Derickson. “Mr. Kenuedy treated me kindly, ond sald e would do ull he coutd, He usked me to meet him at 8 o’cloek that night at his offiee. He sald his partoer, Mr. Stewart, ond the officers of the bauk would be there. At 5 o'dock 1 weut to his ofiee. I aid uot know exactly, for he did not explain what we were to meet for, but 1 waos fwpressed with _the — Dbelfef that it referred to the release of Johnson. The bank oflicers did not appear. Mr. Kennedy ond Mr. Stewart were ot first somewhat reticent, Mr. Kennedy comuienced by talkiug about haring the ball reduced aud asked me i1 knew how much the prisoners would be willing to give. Itold him 1 didw't kuow, as I hadw't icard auy figure mentfoned. Ile told me that g they couluw't go into court aud ask for a ° reduction ot , for it weas well understood that it the money wus put up for bail the prisoners would not appear for trial, The result would bothat the prisoners would pet tbeir hberty and the county the moncy. Hensked meto confer with the prisoucrs and their counsel, but touot hold anv hope that less than 815,000 aplece would be seeepted, The nexs_morning I went up to the ool and the Sheriff let me go (nto Rollaud’s ccll. I never bad seen Rollaud belore, and was at onee gtruck with his remarkuable appearance, With a com- pact frame, well formed bead, well set on his shonlders, hie was & flne-looking wnan, welghlug serbinps 145 pounds, and had the most remarka- Irlo eves I ever saw. He commenced talking very Ireely, and sald his profession was that of & burglar, JIE HAD POLLOWED IT from his boyhood up, and would probably fol- Jow it the rest of his Mfe. The cell was nar- row, ang I felt excecdingly oppressed by the comicement, Mis tulk was so strungo that I stupped hitn and asked to be lot out ot the eell I wus afrald he might tell mo something that would put me in the position of & wituess, and I did not want that position. + When I got out { reported to Mr, Kennedy what wondertul language be had used to me. Mr, Keunedy lsugned, and said he had used such langauge to him very freely. 1went back to the ceil agaln to talk with hit about rulsing money for lns batl. This was ot tho request oL some of the officlals. He commenced again about his vareer us a burglar. After talkmg u little whlle he snid, ‘I seo this don’t set_well with you. Tdon’t waut to hurt your feellugs, but you don't understand these mat- ters, 1 bave chosen the profession of burglary a8 tho lawyer or ductor choses his protession, only mine "8 more lonorable than that of the Inwyer. Any onc of theso scoundrels down town of tho legal profession wuuld, for a fee, take & poor mun's farm and give It to a rich way, through the forms of law, but oguinst rignt snd justice. They wiil take hold of o yich man's estale when ho dieg, and when they could scttle it up in a year: they chaw mway at it for ten years till mord than one-half the eatate s exhausted, aud then v.u;a' will glve ft up, Mr, Derickson,' he continued, ‘you have probably within hulf a mile of yourhouse hall ndozen saloons. The Kkeeper of any one of them will allow a poor old red-eyed, rack-a-boned, wretehed old man to come and Juy down ten cents, uud, hunding hin out a glaes of whisky, sec b drink it, when e knows tie old inun 18 rapldly going down,down, down to hell. He will let " pour Jittle dirty ragged girl, with dress extendiug only half way between her knves and ankles, turg-footed and bare-legged, her hnir unkempt aud her foce un- washed; he will let this girl, presenting ever uppearance of destitutlion and want, have I cents' worth of beer, when he knows she i golngg to tuke it home to a famishing mother; when he knows tho whols family are golng down, down, down to hell. An honurable burgher would never do sucl things, while yuu and your lawe and public sentiment whl sustaln the ‘barkceper, and condemn me to prisou. I never gu for a poor man's ngney, i never molest i In any “way, but when a man hos so inuch money that he 13 afrald to keep it about liis liouse or person, and takes it off to the bank for safe keeplog, then 1410 POIL LM, It 1 make s fallure I fecl bad, just as o lawyer fcels bad wlhien he Joses o suit.” 1 polnted to a book on the shel? and asked Dim i1 {t was & Bible, llo safd 1t was, Iasked hiu I£ ho read §t. Iie sald he aid} that e had atudied it, oud he understood it better thau some of our preachers, 4 ¢1 think,’ sald he, *T think I will change my Era{culon if I get out of this. I shall abundon arglary, and preach., Don't you know of suine rich Western chiurch that wanis a preachert 4 We then commenced tutking sbout putting up money for the bul, I told him I didn’t thlnk the people would accept less than $15,000 aplece, Isald 1 had been told by Mr. Kenuvedy to say to hln thut It wus uscless to hope “for less then = that, e broke out immedintely in -umethl:fi like unger; ond sald they wers u ‘st of d—d scoundrels,’ and wunted more than thelr fulr share, 4 When I was in Chicago,’ sald he, ‘and got 1 o thght pluce, T could always get off for 10 per cent, Jake Rehn and IHickey never wanted wore than that, but thess fellows bhers want woney to buy a luw llbrur{. and 1 will not e commodute them. They will buve to get thclr money sowe other way,” 4 A I eft the prison the Sherift intercepted me, sad the st remark ho made to me way that the people down-town wered-n fools for noy_ accepting the §10,000 which Rolland proposed to give, 1 know every man in this county and that they would rather tako $20,000 than O¢ put to further expanss in the prosscus tlon, He usked me toko and seo the Judge and talk with him, and ask him if lie wouldn't re duce the bail, I replied that [ did not lke to dothat; that I wasa strauger, and it wos an improper thing to apply to o Judge for such & thing vut of Court. “The Bherlll assured me that there was no harm In that; that the lawyers wore all In fuvor of 1t, as it would get them’ the money to buy & law l(l.vmry with, ~During the conyersation, he walked e right down tu the presence of the Judge, who was at the hotel where [ stopped, und, without hesitation, Introduced ine to the Judge, sud n a few words stated what [ bad stated to him, sud opened the case, 1 febt & good deal embarrussed, us [ felt sure the Judge would» NOT RECEIVE TRE PROFOSITION with favor, |} very svon spologized to him as well as 1 could, und rosu to withdraw. The Judge treated me very kindly, and sald he was sorry he was fnsuch a pusn'uu that he could uot Tnuke (ugfinnllum. He referred me to the lawyer for the defenss, Mr. J. McDowell Sharpe, whu, he sald, was un able sttorney, and T would be sufe In followlog hia advice, “You way say to lum," sald be, *that I will not leave town to<day or to-morrow, aud it they wish to brln{; the matter beforn me thera wiil be no obstacles, The Judge re- sided In an adjoining town some twelve or four- teen miles distant. T finedintely after met Mr, Kennedy and repeated to him ” verhatim what I had sald to theJudga and the Judge had safd to me. I olso apoke of my own cibarrassment In speaking to _the Jud on such a question. Mr. Kennedy told me it was all proper, and that there wos 10 oceasion to feel any way embar- rassed In regard to it. Me. Kenuedy asked ma to say to Mr, 8harpo that it he saw At to bring the inatter into court, that they would mnke no gl)njerctluu. 1 mentioned the “matter to Mr. inrpa, 9 Sy this time I began to realize the import of the question, and it’ hegan to Jook to mo s little as Rolland spoke of it that {twas an effort on the purt of the people to divids with hitn lis stolen proyenf, and that 1 was bcln{; uscd as 8 go-between, [ went tomy hotel feeling dis- wusted with mysell and provoked at the peo- ple. 1 determliicd to have no more to do with It, and that I would leave the town and lenve the wholematter Just where 1 found It Durin, one of my forier conversutions with Rolland, learned that hie had wronged some poor people n Cnlcago out of $4,000. I thought I would go back to s cell and . TEST 118 HONOR. I asked him if he would restore that mnnu{. Ile made me & very faithful promise that he would, with Interest, As 1 was about to Jeave the cell, he asked e agan {1 thought the peo{»l: thers would take $10,000 for his freador, 1 told i I thought not, ns they seenied verydecided in demanding 815,500. Ile'then sald that they wouldn't get o cent; that they would have” to get the money for a_law-library from some other source. e sald further he would leave them himnself, 1 regarded him as an fnsane man. 1 really looked on bim s lunatic. He said the Comn- monwealth of Pennsylvania couldn't bold bl ten hours after hie determined to go. ' { begged of him, not to attempt to get out while I was there, and he assurcd me that he would not, but when his time came he would go. When I left the cell 1 felt that 1was leave ing one of the most wonderful men I had cver looked at. After getting out, a conflict at once sprung up in my own breast. 1 have a strong repugnance to betraying confidence—eyen that of 'a eriminal, But yet felt that I could mot leave tlic town with. out telling some one what he sad about making his escape. I again sought Mr. Kcnncd{ aud spoke of the difliculty under which 1 was lmlurlnF. Mr. Kennedy assared e, on his professional bonor, that I could com- municate with him. 1 then told =s nearas I could what Rollond lind said_about cscaping. Mr, Kennedy told me that I bad acted prudent- y in the otterand be thought I hind done exactly right. I parted with him and soon ofter ~ took the cars and left the town, went over to Ilarrisburg _and visited my relatives, I remained theretlll Mon- day afterioon, intending to take thie 5 o'clock train to Pittsbury, and go thence to Meadville. When I went down ot b o’clock with my fricuds, I was {nformed that the time-table nad been changed, and that the tralnleft at 3:30. 1 felt disappointed, but consoled mysell with the ro- flectlon that {t might be tor thie beat after all, 4 While at my relatives’ house, talking on the subject, & friecnd banded me the Harrisbure Telegraph, which contained s paragraph an- nouncing MOLLAND'S ESCAPE from the jail. The aunouncement startled me, for 1 bad supposed it utterly lmpogsible for him to muke Lia cseape, and, after 8 moment’s re- flection, I determined to go buck to Chamnbers- burg, and o thirty mivutes 1 wos in the train and vn 1oy way. “The next inorning when I arose at Chambers- burg I wet the lundlord, who laughed at the matter quite heartily, and said half the peo- e of the town were gfnd, aud were luughing about it, and the other balt were very mad. “Alfter breakfast I wentdown to thelaw ufiico of Kenuedy aud Stewart, and very soon found thnt I wus pgetting the coid shoulder, After talking awhile” with Mr. Keunedy, he told e he wus satisfied with © my explanation, bnt he was evidently very mucl chagrined, and Tnow feel, after re- flection, that lus chagrin arose more from the loss of the $15,000 or $30,000 than from au, other canse, 1 wus told very pointedly that was regarded s a fraud, and tlat I was not R, ¥, Derickson, of Chlvago. When I heard that 1 at once though of old ‘Rip Van Win- Lle,) ond wondered if was not R. was In the ’, * Derickson, ~ who meantiwe I ad found an acquatntanee who hud kuown me for twenty-five years, and I felt thunkful that there wis one mou who knew that 1 was R. P. Derickson, As I walked down the street Lasked liin to keep fn the back- Fruund 0s I proposed to take that bull by the iorns, and throw him myself. When I got down to Mr, Sharpe's ofliee, 1 usked a man If he would go over and juvite Bherll Bweeuey to come over aud see me. As I sat by the front window, I could rec the fnterview across the street, 'The Sneriff shoolt his bead and flst, aud seemed o be very mud, and refuscd to come over. »1 was obliged to send for him three thnes before he camo. He had sald to my mes- senger that if he came HE WOULD SURELY ARREST ME, aud the tolrd message 1 seut was, if he didn't comu to e [ would bo under the necessity of golug over to hiw, He came over, aud us he entered the room he sldled y from me and said, * I waut nothing to do with you.' I asked him what bie came over for. He mado no reply. I rose from my seat and stood syuare before bim aud told bim 1 was informed tunt be had sald hy would arrest me. felt very indignant, but kept quite cool, Iasked him If he didn't Kuow better than to use such lnnguage as that., There was no re- ply. L told hinr that Do knew better thau to use such Janguuge: thot it was mero boust, Approachlug hifm, 1 shook my fnger within two Inches of iy noseund told him thnt he dare not arrest me, and thut i€ he used such langunge in my presencs { would burt him, 1 did not mesn that I would Lurt lim l)lmlcully,‘uut that I would repeat some of his anguags to we, wud that It would sound strangze to the people of Frankhin County. He lefe me rather crestfallen, I then went over to the bank that bad been robbed, nnd there saw Mr, Messersmith, the Cashler. Ho at first treated me coolly, and re- fused to have any conversatlon withme, T lu. sisted on talking to him, and told my story through. e arvse from lis seat and sliook me cordially by the hand, aod thanked me for comngin, 1 then took the train and went to Harrlsburg, and thera took the train for Pittsburg, The berthis werd all filled, but the conductor told me if we vould get twelye passengurs together another sleeper would be taken on at Pittsburg, Wao got fourteen pusscngers together, but after 1eaving Pittaburg we found that the prombsed uxtrs slesper had not been taken on. 1 wos tired und out of patlence, and spcke sharply to the conductor. There “was not even n seat for me, Hospid e would find one, sl took ine Into o car that stunk go I couldn't stay there, He polnted to & scut and told me there was one for nie, and tho company didu't mwake the stink, I went back into an- otlicr car, utnt I was standing In the alsle when my attention was drawn to un old mau in one of the seats, 1 should say he was about 70 yeurs of age, o was bent over and decreplt, ond leaned wearlly on his stick, His liat was a solt one, and was slouched over onc eye, 'Tha uther, I noticed, wus fastened on me, I'could not divert my gazc {rom that cye. It fascinated me. 1t looked young lor soold a man, anil though I did not recognlze in it an eyo 1 had ever seen before, yet there was something in it peeultarly strange, aud at the samo time fwalllur to w0c, Kinatly, tho old man arose from his acat, and, with vowed form and mmblan; limbs, ap~ Y)“M ed me, that oye still fastened upen me, ruw- ng closer anil nearer, ho put Lis lips to my ear andl whispered: ‘ ROLLAND,! #]Te then added, *No man can lay s hand on mo and live,! 61 recognized him then through his dlsguise, and ceased o wouder at anything, ' Hs had l:mmlsud we to eécupe frbwn the jail, und be ad dune It. A woman cama in st oneof the statlons, and be gave Ler his seat. I caught his eye agaly, and It scemed to to m¢, ‘No man cun Jay a hand on me and Jive, I 1elt that to be true, and I would then have sooner laid my baud on a rattlesnake than on bim, “ Where he left the traln, I don't know., Ho Qlsappeared somewhors suddenly, thirty or forty miles west of Plitsburg, W depreeate,” concluded” Mr. Derickson, % 1 deprecate the complications thut aross out of my lunocent and philunthropleal visit to Penu- sylvauls, but, after all, the cxperlence, alterna- ting as it did, now aunoying sud sgain ridieu- lous, was perhaps wortli all the trouble it cost we, I learnod something of tho inuthod of ee- tablishing law libraries in Penusylvanis which I shall always remember, aud you may be ussured that [ shall uever forget my midiight ride with & burglar on whom ‘uo man could put his hands and live,!" ROLLAND is known s oue of the most expert and darin; burglars 1 the country, Ilu was conbecte In _the famous 8t. Albans bank robbery, and sluco he commenced Lis carcer served In more Penitentinrics audescaped often- or, cither through lack of prosscution, buyiog off, or breaking fiull, thau any other criminal uf hike )k fu the country, Rollaind Is shrewd, cool, aud calculating, and “messures all the J\nmr- rises which bé undertakes, lle wusneve, _vown o luch in the Lowr of daunger, oF squeal either on his *pala’ or friends, He fs far worse In_his line than elthe y Forrester or the well-knowa Col. Cross, the forger. Nolland 18 of medium helzht and about 33 years of age. If he would relate his experiences it would make onc of the most intereating and excitiug histories in criminal annals. CRIME. RTAADEN, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tridune. WAUKEUAN, Dee. 4.~To-day in the Clreuit Court of Lake County, before the Hon. T. D. Murphy, presiding Judge, the case of the FPeo- plaof the Btate of Iilinols vs. Nicholas S8taaden waa called up for trinl. This, as is well known, In & change bf venue case from Cook County, where Nicholas 8taaden had recelved tiwo trials with a verdict of gullty of arson rendered in voth cases. The crime 1s allezed to hinve beea committed at Standen’s store, No, 200 North Clark street, Clilengo, on the night of July 20, 1874, Gen. Slilrley, one of defendant’s counsel, spoke nt lenfi\h voneerning the {ndictment, and endeavored to have the eame quashed, but the plea was overruled b the Court, and o procudure to trial was ordered. Luke County residents are generally known to 1e good furvmen, inasinuch as they think much and say little: hence no thme was lost fa obtain. ing twelve imen good and true. The followlog is the list: A. V. Smith, farmer; Willlam Earst- ng, farmer: M. 8. Kuc'«er, merchant; Samuel merchant; EN - Wilder, carpenter; George P, Huson, commercial traveler; Bimeon Hines, fariner: 8, P. Huntington, farm- ery W HL. Mlllcn, farmer: James Barge, frners Orrin A._ Alvord, carpenter; Umas Alvord, farmer. It will b obscrved that a majority are Grangers, and are not \-er1! favorable towards “fire-bugs” n general. This belng a novel case fn our Lake County Court, the attendance is Tme large. The Ion, C. H, Reed is makini a2 vigorous prosccutfon, and Col. Shirly, nasiste by d. L, Willlams, of thia city, defends. The prisoner was accompanied by his zon and daughter, both of whom seemed more anxious than the prisoner himsel CANADIAN CRIME, Specint Dispalch ta The Tribuns. Winnsor, Dec. 4.—In the case of Belcher, convictell at the Jast Sandwich Assizes of the murder of & nefghboring farmer nawmed Ken- yon, by shooting him in the presence of his wife and daughter while at work in afleld, a petition for the commutation of the death een- tence bas engaged the attention of the Privy Councll at Ottawa. Information has been re- celved Lere that the law must take fts course, He will be hanzed the 21st Inst. Apecial Dispaich to The Tribune. TOROKTO, Dew. 4.—1t 18 stiapected that a case of murder lins just occurred here. On Friday morning last o tnan, whose nume at present i unknown, went to o wretehed hovel kept by onc Hopkins, ou Emily strect, having a small tottle in his hand, contalning what was thought to be whisky. A wowman named Lizzle Johuson, who had beengm naut for seven months, went up stalrs with bfin to an upper room, und shortly afterwards the woman came tumbling down stalrs and the man atter her. The man ¢scaped in_the confusion. ~ The wowmasn never rallled, and dled Just night. The body was dreadfully swollen, and presented a shockiug *appearance. The bottle, which it Is now supposed contained some deadly pof- son, was plcked up em})ty. When the “police went to the place they found a number of loose men and women collécted round the corpse and the premises recking with every surt of flith, The r‘xlmn suspected of the crime has been ar- rested, REMARKABLE TIEFT, Spectal Dispatch o The Tribune. GaLespunag, I, Dec. 4.—A bold aud succese- {ful robbery was committed In the little ‘town of Henderson, uine miles north of this city, Satur- duy night last. The store of W. F. Anderson was entered and almost entirely strioped of its contents. Among other things taken were 400 pounds of flour, 100 pounds of coffce, 8,000 cigars, $260 worth of ready-tuade clothiug, three dozen pocket-kolves, live dozen pairs of Tndies’ sliwes, twenty pounds of smoklnl; tobaceo, the entire stock of dry-goods, und ull the groceries thut could be earsied off. 1t is estimated that the aggregate cost of the merchandise will not fall much below §5,000. No arrests. A BIG COUNTERFEIT. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. GALENA, 111, Dev, 4.—In response to a tele- gram from the Clief-of-Police at Peoris, one John Miderer was orrested ou our streets Satur- dav afterncon by Marshal Giun, on the charge of pussing a counterfeit $100 bill on s Peoria werchant, Aun oflicer from that cty arrived Sunday mornfver, and lett on the night train in charge of the prisoner, KILLED BY AN OFFICER. LowsviLLe, Ky., Dee, 4,—Washivgton Fer- guson, & policeman, was' summoned to arrest Patrick Dolan for abuse of his family. Dolan was found on his doorstep with a fiatiron and poker in his band. Ferguson attempted his ar- vest aud was struck with the lron, atter which he shot at Dolan twice, once after he hud fullun. One ball eutered the beart and produced finme- diate death. CLOTIIING STORE ROBBED. Spectat Dispatch to Ths Tribune. ANN ARruon, Mich,, Dec. 4,~8, C. Alley, pro- prietor of a clothing store in Dexter, was rohbed o8 $1,000 worth of goods on Saturday night. Two men, named Wood and Clark, were sus- })ucu.'d, traced yesterday and to-day to Btock- pridee, Livingston County, arrésted there, brought to this city to-nizht, and lodged in foil. A SLY WOLY. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. 8r. Louss, Dee. 4.—The Rev, L. H, Plantz was arrested at the close of his germon, In Worth County, Mweswnluy, aud lodged In the Maryville Jail to-doy, He'ls Lelleved to be f\nm . Odorn, who killed s man lu Bauts Rosa in \Ye PICKPOCKETS. Bpectal Dispatch so The Tribune. Gavrzssung, 111, Dec. 4.—Brevet-Lieut. T. M. Locke, of Homansville, Utah, had his pocket plcked of $220, while getting on the Omaha pas- genger, at the depot fn this city, last evening. ——— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, QuEENSTOWN, Dec. 4.—Steamships Abyssinia, Baltie, and Dakota, from New Yurk, have ar- rived. Also arrlved steamship Ching, from Boston. Prrstoutiy, Dee, 4.—Steamship Lossing, from New York has arrived, ————— The Latest Jmprovement of Parls, The rcuvn!l&r projected (mprnvumenu o Parls are prosceuted with much vigor fu order to Lave thent finlshed by the time the International Ex- hibition of 1578 1s opened. ‘The new Avenue de 1'Opera mokes thoe demolition of mauy old land- marks necessary. A new Hotel Dieu is rapidly approachivg completion, which 18 descrived as Luving an appeurance of ‘massiveness ratber than of elegance; terraced walks are lald out in the principal courtyard of the main bullding for the use of convalescents, The old hospital will be torn down as soon aa the new gue is roady for occupancy, and thus make the Cathe- dral of Paris more vouspicuous. On the Boule~ vard 8t. Germain, which {8 to-be the princlpal street on the leit bank of the Beine, the new butldings ure golug up with rnmnrhblunumuf. The mouumental fountuin in the rue Grenelle Bt. Gerionin js to be removed to the coroer of the uew Boulevard 8t. Germain and the rue Du Bae, Tho nelghborhood of the Pautheon is alio undergolngs o renovating process, On the lelt side ufiuxe rue Souftiot all the bulldings are re- movlnxi: In short, Paris scems to enjoy a revive of the Hausswaun era, for durlug the month of October alone not less than 211 buildlngs were demolfshed to makeroom for nuw streets | allow- Ing eighty porsons to cach bullding, we tind that 17,000 persuns were obllged ta seck uew homd, The destruction of houses will proceed with the same vigor durlug November and December, As duriug the Emplre, these improvements, to- fiemer with the preparatious for the great ex- {bition, have nduced a lurge number of work- men to tock to Parls, audthe same result witl ensueas before,—the Government will be obliged to contlnue furnlshing work for thess wen, eecaO———— A g Huot, Tyintdad (Col.) Enterprise. ‘The biggest job of ducr—lmut’lfxg on record for gaveral years {n Southern Colorsdo occurred Monduy, at the head of Gurulea' Canyon, about ten mifes from this place, "Il successful Niw- rods that did the j‘u were E4 Small, & 16-vear- old boy, and Dr, Parsous, of Missouri, Ty killed nine decr, including onu buck, one of which was slain 1ste fu the evening, of which lhe( lost trace in the durkuess. ~Mr.J. W, Bmlth went out vesterduy aud broug! them, which we saw with our nsked glrls now naz that though Ed 13 not t! dear, he s the decrest boy fu_ Trinidad by half a dozets. Edf{s bolding w protty high head now, and says we muat not eay mylhlnfi more about old Ninrod ; be is completely lud iu the shade, Altogetber, Ed kitled ive and Dr. Purcous four, tlres of which were killed Tuesday. FOREIGN. Aqditional Extracts from Bismarck's Recent Spesch, England Will Allow the Turko= Russian War to Be Localized. Gormany Will Throw Her Weight into the Balance in Good Time. Transylvania and the Moldavian Passes to Be Occupied by Austria. Russia Will Forward 180,000 Troops to the Danube. HNo Change in the Pren “ Ministerial Collapae, £ THE EAST. BISMARCE'S RECENT SPEECL Loxpox, Dec, 4.—The Times' Bekiin corre. spondent telegraphs a revort of Prince Bis. marck’s epecch which he delivered at the Par- llamentary dinner last Friday, and which s printed as verbatim, It gives the following polots In addit{on to those already telegraphed. 1n regard to England's attitude, the Prince sald: “Thanks to Germany's endeavors, England would probably allow the inevitable Russo- Turkish war to be localized, The Marquis of Sallsbury, when at Berlin, had spoken very tem- perately on this side of the question. However, it was not England but Austria who found hersel! reduced to an exceedingly difficult position by current events. Germany wisbed to remain on friendly terms with Austria,” [Here follows the passage sbout Germau support to Austris.] Relative to the occupation of Bulgarin, Prince Blsmarck eald the stetement that he had told the Marquis of Ballsbury that he approved any Germany bad refrained from sil Interference, and had no prestige by -“‘Md‘}'“fi ot such proceedings was erroncous, wish to acquire with other pcople's been ssked to mediate, but had declined to advise where she did not mean to support her counsel by force. The time would affairs. Bhe come when the disinterestedness of this policy would be generally recoguized, and when Euro- pean affairs would be adjusted by a welght which Germang, i her Interests required, was able to throw into the balance. Then, tarning to an Tltramontane member, who 18 koown to favor the ncorpuration of Austria’s German provinees with Germany, he remarked that neither he nor Gennany bad any designs in that direction, nar did he think the Germans in Austria really fa- vored the plan. The Times' report contalns no mention of any remark by Prince Blsmarck concerning En- gland’s waging an unotliclal war against Russia. DBULOARIA. A dispatch to the Daily News says Schuyler, of the Awmerlcan Legation, returned from Bulgaria Suturday, Hs reports the condition of the peo- ple improving, and relief agencles and Govern- ment working well. ) TORKISH DERIAL. COXRTANTINOPLE, Dec. 4.—The Porte has telegruphed {ts represcutatives abroad denylog that dissensions prevall fu the Mlulstry. The elaboration of reforms is almost completed, ON THE MOVE. Par1s, Dec. 5—0ha. m.—Adispatch to Le Temps frow Glurgevo says the Prefects huve becu no- tilied of the enrly arrival on thelr way to the Danube of 150,000 Russion troops, who are to pass through Roumunia, INSURUECTIONARY MOVEMENT, The Sctavoule Committee publishes futelll- Eenw thut au_lnsurrectionary movement has roken out lu Bulgurin aud Armenia. MONTENEGRO. Loxpoy, Dec. 6—0 &, m.—A telegram {rom Ragussa suys Montenegro bas refused Russin's peave proposals, although promised a cession of territory. GERMAN NATIONAL PRIDE, A dispatch to the Standard from Berlln says Prince Bismarck's statements are greeted y sll Germuuy with the great- est eatisfaction, ‘In his rewwrks on Saturday, Biemarck declared that if Russia threatened to be victorlous in the lmpeuding war, England would futerfere without mukluga forinal declaration of wur, and ke belleved En- gland would occupy Erypt should Turkish ter- ritory be violated by Riisslan force WIHAT AUSTHIANS T The Standard's Vienna dispatch says the opin- fou there on Bismarck's utterances s divided. The Military party, Federalists, and Annexa- tionists arc aniry, but the Gerinan Conatltu- tionalists are more favorable, while the Hunga- rllnms are expected to agreo with Blsmarck's views. SURPRISED. Loxvox, Dee, 5i—5 u. im.—A Berlin corre- epondent of the Post soys gencral surprise is felt ot the nddress delivered to the Czar by Baker, the Amerlea Minlster, on his return rom the United States. The address expressed the nymmfiy of the United States for the Czar aud his Eastern policies. AUSTRIA'S INTENTIONS. The Times Berlin dhgnwh reports that nearly all the "Furklsh troops buve left Bosnia and Her- zegovina, the Porte having determined not to resist the occnpation of those Tlruvlncu Ly Aus- tria in case of war, Austrin Lns ordered the occupation of Trunsylvaulsn and the Moldaylan passes the momeut the Russlans enter Mol- dayia. The language of Russlan diplomacy has been milder the last few days. Occupation is no longer represented os the only panacea. ATEST, Loxnox, Dec, 5—5 a. m.—The Times' corre- spondent at Paris telegraphs the following: ¢ I learn from trustworth nutlmrllz thut & Prus- slan militaxy ofticer of high rank a about to re- palr to Roumania to direct thearmy there, Itis certalu that Russia will be allowed passage through that principality. Roumanln will submit to the conferenco ber programme which was drawn up last summer, and which 18 formulated with much wnrlxuh in consequence of her independent position and posscsston of the mouths uf the Danube. It {3 only to uask her real projects that Roumanla calls on the l'uwcrswf)\mnnlu her umlmll’llv. Lonpoy, Dec, 5—0:80 a, m.—The ally Tele- qra’/h correspondent at Pesth says dispatches rom Constantinople indicate that, if toe Turks are not threatened with the occupation of Bul- garis, they will do thelr best to mmake the con- ference & suceess. FRANCE. THR MINISTERIAL CRISIS. Paris, Dec. 4.~Dufsure, the President of the Cablnet Council, offered his resignation on Sat- urday morning, in consequence of his defeat {n the Senate on Friday, His colleagues approved his action, and decided todo lkewlse, Thelr intention was not lmmediately carried out, In deference to the wishes of President MacMahon, The crisis was subsequently {ntensificd by Mar- ccre, the Minister.of the Interior, nccepting the vote of the Deputies on Saturday expressing confidence that {nthe future the Governnent will, in regard to the buris] of members of the Legion of Honor, respect the lberty of cone scicnce and the equality of all citizens. The Duke Decazes, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, protested against this action of Marcere. Leon Say, the Minister of Finance, sided with Mar- cere, and (ien. Berthout, the Minlster of War, with the Duke Decazes. The differcnce became 80 wmarked that the julut resignation of the Miukatry was decided upou aud baunded to Presi- dent MacMabion, who requested the Miulstry to remain in oflice until he Lgd arrived at & decls- fon on the subject, * Loxpon, Dec, 4,.—The Times* dlapatch says: ¥ President Mac)ahon accepted the resiguation of the Miniaters, saud merely requested them to remain fu oftice pending the sppolutuient of thelr successors, Thoe crisle b conaldered serl- ous, &s it s thought impossible that the Cham- ber of+ Deputies will accept suy but extremc Radicals, or the Bepate auy but s reactiounry Cabluet. Rumors are circulated that Presldent BacMahon way possibly resust to wu unconstl- wutionul {nterference. ¥ The Jtepublique Francals, the Gaumbetta or- gun, advocates & decidedly woderuts course, aud favors mslutenauce of the prescut Miulstry, under the leadersbip of Leon Say, aud with- out Dufaurs or Qew. ut. It objects to the entry Into the mnlurzl of elther Jule: 8imon or Charles Duclerc, as nvolving too great. & change.!" LoNpox, Dec. b—0a. m,-~A dispatch from Paris sayn President MacMahon requested the Duke d’Audeffret Pasquler to undertaks the formation of a Cabinct. The Duke declined, but the President nsked him to reflect, and the Duke has not yet given s final-reply. GREAT BRITAIN, TR BREADSTUPYS TRADR. 8peciat DispatcA to The Tribune. LoNpoN, Dec. 4.—The Aark Lane Erpres says: * The present autumn has been as favor- able for agricultural operatfons as its prede- cessor was the reverse. In Scotland the weath- er has been drier, and autumn tillage has pro- gressed more satisfactorily. The reported acre- age under wheat is much larger than Jast year. The appearance of the early-sown cereal crops is promising. At country markets the supplies of wheat continue very small, many samples belng damp and in bad condition. Provincial trade [sgenerally strong at arise of ashilling. In Mark Lane, home-grown wheat has been market- cd very spariogly, but higher prices have been obtained in only a few instances. Foreign ruled quiet but steady until the closs of the week, when the animation Increased, and fine white and American descriptions rose fully & shilling. Imports into London last week, though liberal, were, exceptivg about 1,800 quarters from New York, composed entirely of Ruselan and East Indian. Recent Calcutta ad- vices state that the supply s belng diverted thence to Bombay to meet the famine. A smart sdvance io Indian I8 worthy of attentfon. It now approximatcs closely to tho vaiue of finer sorts. The charucteristic feature of the season continues prominent,~-namely, that even advancing prices fafl to attract llr%u shipments from Amcrican Atlautic ports. II this continuea it will be ditTicult to see whence our red wheat {s to come. Grauary stocks are undoubtedly large; still, the political difficul- ties or Continental demand may nny moment o streugtben holders that thia class of wheat will ‘materlally sdvance. There have been large arrivals of oats from Ruesla, un- der the pressure of which prices slight- 1y declined. The Contisental” demand ~for cargoes of malze off the const caused an lm- rovement of sixpence on the sput. Barley hus cen dull, and grinding qualitics have declined sixpence wulfillln-_g. Arrlvals of Joating car- govs of wheat ot ports of coll bave been limited. There bas been an advauce of # shil- ling to two shillings per quarter.” TROOF-8WIF WRECKED, Loxpon, Dec. 4.—The British trogpfihm St. Lawrcuee, with soldiers for Cape Tuwn, wus totally wrecked off the cosst of Africa. The troops were all saved. A large quantity of mil- Itary stores were lost. SOUTH AMERICA. HORE REVOLUTION. LoxpoN, Dec. 4.—The Globe states that a telegram from the office of the Buenus Ayres Herald, dated Nov. 29, says: ‘A revolution headed oy Col. Alsiua, Mimster of War, has broken out simultancously in the City of Bucuos Ayres and the Province of Entre Rlos."” Loxpos, Dec, 6—5 a. m.—The Standard says telegratng were reccived Monday from an authentic source stating that Buenos Ayres ls tranquil. Osder hag not been disturbed, but the Government has declared a state of sfuge there, nud In three other provinces, with a view 1o prevent the fomentation of disorder by bands The tirst reports of the affair of desperadoes. were grossly exaggerated. INDIA. FAMINE AND CHOLERA, Losnox, Dec. 4.—There 8 still great distress in portions of Indla, There are no cropa for want of raln. The cholera has appeared o Bombay, and is increusing. GERMANY. INTERNATIONAL JEALOUSY. BenLis, Dee. 4.—The Cablnet, with the ap- proval of the Emperor, adopted the resolution azminst the participation of Germsny In the French Exlibition of 1878. CUBA. TROOPS AND TREASURE, Havaxa, Dec. 4.—A steamship, arrived to- (day, brought 500 troops and $500,000 in gold. ———— THE SAFEST INVESTMENTS. The great havoe which the recent financial de- pressfon,of three years’ continuance, has wrought mnong Juvestments of almost every class ks at- tracting more and more the attention of think- ers, us well as of practical men. Itis curlous enough that, of all kinds of fuvestors In this country, those which have suffered least are the only ones sbout whom there has been much clomor lutely: the insurance companics, and oepecially those concerned with life insurance. These companles have a great many milllons of dollars of the people's money put away In in- vestments which ure regarded ss permancnt, Now, while, since September, 1873, rallroads have been suspending dividends by the score, and going into default on their bonds; while telegraph companies have lost half theirprofits; while manufacturing enterprises In general baye been hovering between bare existence ond utter failure; while mining corporations bave forfeited thelr credit and prestige; and while private bosineds {n almoat every mer- cantile Lranch has been ot least decimated by bankruptcy, the whole nmount of insolvency among the life-lneurance companles of the country has involved Iess than one-sixtieth part of the businces, While the apgregate market vatue of the salable real estate of tho country has actually fallen full 40 per cent, the value of investments of these compaules, most of which are securcd upon reul estate In some form, has fncreased; and the entire amount of lusses which they have suffered by the depres- slonfsa swmall and josignificant percentuge ot what they bave Inhaud. i This fuct deserves special attention, {nasmuch a8 the failure, or partial aud technleal failure, of the **Continental Life” of New York has given the public & very different impression. It has been bastily reported that this Company fulled because of its losses In mortgage inve: ments, caused by the full in real estate; and that the same cause hus largely impalred the sccuritics of other sknllar companles. Nelther assertion 18 true. The Compauy in question falled by the grossest mismauagement, and could not have stood if there had been no fall in resl estate whatevor. Its losses by falling mortgages have been {nsignificant, and even these have been, if current report is true, such as ought to have been avolded by them, and have been avolded by other companiea, ‘The whole sccret ia thia: the life companies have loaned thelr money on land and houses ut from 80to 50 per cent of thelr value, The largest companics biave never habitually loaued more than 40 per cent of a low cash valuation, They loan only on improved property, where actual rental s wple security for tuxes aud lu- tereat. Thus, even tho most terrible deprecla- tion In real estute, oveu s psnic which should destroy half its value, would leave their inter- est unbanned. No such violent fuctuatious lave ever been knoww fn this country, In the value of Jaud and bouscs, as could serlously {mpalr tho security of theso luvestments. e re, doubtieas, now spproaching, or bave reached, the end of thu most tryiug period In our liuanclal history, Aswatters clesr up, and business skies brighten, there will be a gradual recovery of every brauch of [ndustry and com- werce, But the lirit to rise aud the surest to advance will be those which have best endured the straiu. Tho fact thut the life-insursuce compaules have suffered tuast of all the great interests of the country caunot but direct at- tention to the secret of thelr extrsordinary security, 1f we ure not wistaken, the cou- tidence of the public, of trustecs, Investors, wnd courts, In real-estale mortguge lovest- mentq 49 sure to be greatly streugtlienca and extended by t! this country. xperfence of recent years Im ——— LATE LOCAL ITEMS, Early yestenday afternoon, Willle Notten, 13 years of age, was run over and almost Instanily killed at the corner of Archer avenue and Hatnes street by a bay wagon driven by Henry Btumport. The remains were taken to tho houee of the boy's parents, No. 71 Fuller strect, and Stumport was locked up fn the Deering Street Statlon to awalt the tesult of the Coro- wer's inquest, At 1 o'clock this morning "Patrick Orey, a ree cent arrival in this country, was initiated into the mysteries of Chlcago life by being held up near Adams strect bridge bg twvo highwaymen, His screams rought. Lfeut. ~ Foley, of Pinkerton's police, to the spot, and, after a short chase, the two row- dics were overhauled and todged in the Central Btation, whera they gave the names of Fred Wilson snd Thomas Malone. The only plunder secured was s memorandim-book and s silver uarter, both of which wers found upon the feyes. FIRE, Cot.uxsus, O., Dec. 4.—A fire at Bolivar, Tus carawas County, 0., on Baturday night, de- stroyed the Anchor planing mills, owned by F. L. Walters & Co. Thé loss is $20,000; partlally insured. 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Preaching by Mr. Moody, sInging by Mr. Sankey, Tuesday, \51‘ m-nll_-.'l'hl’:m!ny. uud Friday nighte at 8 w'elacks Bible readiog by ir. Moody, singing by Mr, Sankey, at Faiwell llall Tuesday, Wednes- day, Thuraday, and Fridayafternoons at 3 o'clock. Noonday mecting at Farwell Hall conducted by Meusre. Moody and Sankey Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thuraday at 12 o’clock, Friday noonday meet- ing at the Tobernacle. OLD FAPERS. OLD PAPERS FOR SALE, AT 75 cts. per Hundred. Apply ut Tribune Conuting Room. ¥ CIIANGEN, DISSOLUTION. The firm of Laufer, Il & Co, 1 thls day dis- solved by mutual cousent. All debts of the Lrm of Lanfér, Hill & Co, will be paid b lllll.l ;I;d -‘l}\.{.hl'l: ?wlng lo‘nl;nllr. elr successory, o Btk .Il..M‘_“(,)ll LAUVER, Caicaqo, Nov, 20, 1870, C. Lauter & Tlill, general Comm! for the purcnsse and sale of Coun! Kiuale-st., Chilcagg, 11, e e e DISSOLUTION. “The partnership beretofore extstiug between the ume de 1ealon Lierchiaale, has this dey been Sy tne” ) ‘:‘f.?fl'&';‘"m‘{"“‘ Dated 4th day of December, 1570, 4 DOLLAR R, , - _.mw-«I M TO VISIT 106 MADISON STREET STEIN’S DOLLARSTORE R T €] ‘Produce, 208 Matrimonial Bureau of America, Establlsued !orjh& promotiva of miaret. 1LIs couniry ao urope. Sullable m, R AT AT A S A E e N Y, I . s mra”hnnt