Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1876, Page 6

’ i i THE CHICAGO TRIBUN DEATH’S ORGY. (Continned from tho Becond Fage,) thut It 13 o mystery* ow her costumne did not take five nstantly. The fun{nll rality of the ‘awlul gltoation flashedacross hiermin helicard tho aliricks of wonien, the shouta of "ien, and azunizing erles for help that [swied from the writhing mass of hunan beings who desperate- 1y fought their way ont of the -burnlng ediice, Mies Allen hurricd back fnto her youi, pieked up meclianleally a few articles ol toflet thut, were strewed about, put them fite a trunk and Jovked it Immedlately it occurred to her thut by remaining shut up ths, she was losing any chaneo af cscape which might remaln open. The resolution to makdhrush fof the stage cn- trance gleamed aeroes her mind with the mnid- ity of lgzhtning. She - opened the door aml was et by volumer of detise sinoke, showers of _giaring cinders, and tongues of hungry Humes, which Intter licked anud swept up everythin within & fow feet of her, Tho courgeons gir covered her face with her hunds, rin juto the mmnknown passazeway, and hurried oft in the di- rection from wlience came the sound of MEN CUNSING AND STRUGGLING with cach ofher for precedenco. Theso she +ound to be. Messrs, Matthews aud Phelps, the uctors, and a growd of % gupers.” As the com- pany had been but two nightsin the theatry, the mesnbers of it wera but partially scqualnted with tho maans of -exit from thd house; awd Mlso. Adlen now knew not where. she was going. “Tehiml were ‘the pursuing flames;-in Trons, smoke niid darkness; aroutid her mun who were excitet:tothe wildeat piteli of - franzy by thelr mud cllorts to escape. 1 was not afruld,” sald the herole Amerlenn girl; * I fully coniprehend- ed the fearfsl pesilavhich surrounded e, but ree solved todomy bestand leave tho rest with God.! There was aman_ab_her, sidewlho . struggled more frantically, {f possible, than the roat, Miss . Allen made an’efort to Jet . him pass In front of dier, and_the cowardly wretch did so. 8he thoughu that in the pitchy dorkncss of the pae- sage to the vestibule, thruttich -which they were nuw crowding, o, familiar volee of un uetor.met her car, She sald: ** WIH you tako iy handi? but.sh¢man elther did not liear or did ot wish to, as hie mado-no respomse_to this touching ap- peal. After much struggling in the dark—for ihe passaze wns without gas—thie people wlio were pented dn it shot out fnto the vestibule as i projected from a mtn,mlt. The party wert gaved. Miss Allen tost all. her, wardrofic and jewelry, ol she stutes that the expungive cos- tmmnes, with much of the seenery, belonging to thie play of * Julins Cresar,” lately on the boards at the same theatre, were complotely deétroyed. ¢, L TIIORNE, JR. BTATEMENT OF THE “LEADING MAXM Sew York Herald's Repot. 5 Mr. Charles R, Thorne, Jr., was the Chevaller de Vaudrey, 113 original part in the “Two Orphane.” A Jférald ¥eporter had an intorview with him ot the .Usnion . 8quave Theatre yester- day. Mr. Thorne hud not’ yet recovered from .the excitement oecastoned by the eseape of hilm- self and wife from the burning buflding. I was very nérvous, but gavé the rdipurter his story of theszane Jo o calniand digoillul man- ner: *1wag sittnis,” sald he, “In iy dressing- <room, which i3 on the stayee, It ol the P star? roum of the theatre. My whic was present -and sltting heside me ab tho thine. W were talking together quietly, and I ha¢ some _time to spare Defore I was to rush on the stage and cnrounter Jacques, The door leading to tho stage from wy ° dressiy i was open. ; In. the midst of quict conversation vne of the- -chorus-singers vame to the door and sald to me: ‘Oh, Mr. Thore, Jook atthia five!* [, thinking that she had called ny atten 3 to.go Lo the buek. door and sce & fire 0 thre strees, urose from iy chalr and wont to the door, witen, to my surprigp and astonish- ment, I saw thut one of the * wky Lorders’ of - the stagre was on-fire, At onee T enw the serlous positicn, and knowing, the inflammable nature “of theatres, 1 returned to my wife and sald, SGet your things on at once!” A Mrs, Sey- who wag atanding by, sald there was 1o . 1 again Tooked Up and.quickly sald, eal Get oupof the theatve ns soun s pos= sibiol” Then I rushed {nto my dresalng-room nnd mthered np What few things Leomtd (na suilas' 1 was leaving the room 1 distinet- 1y idard Mr. Mundoch, who was then before the andfonee s 2ierre, I the Kith act, say, i loud vulce, * Keep your seats; there fs no dengert’ eried o bim, * Hary, there fay el out of the the a8 foun a8 possible! and ut the “same moment n o opheel of flame separated him from my view. I then took my *whe amd rushed towurd the hack door of the theatre, ‘Phen the whule foree of the disaster seil upon my mind, and I koew thet the theatre was grone, TLe flames fullowed me, wndy un openng the door and sending 1 out first, tiey slmost enveloped iy Wl was slnered aud the feathiers on my ero hurnud,- Lvan any huiv (ealiluz the ieporter’s attontlon to it), yoit ste, s slightly stoged. Uur earrluge was standing at the bavk door, sud I quicklysut wife Inside, Of cowrse | was fn full stage tutne, but, inowing that wy own cluthing was beyond reeovery, 1 mot ntd the carrk: As 1 entered the carriage o farge arch Wit gnw ot Jobmson street fellon the sidewalls ang came yury pear striking the deiver, who was i the uct of talzing the blunkets off tlie horses, T leaned ~out of the window antl sald to him, ¢ Never mind the blankets; et ou the box and drlve away.? o did su, wud wo drove two or three blocks, L whon 1 stopped hin, and, leaving wy wile In the curringe, L returned to the th o Flding 1t Tupossitie torender auy sssistance, aud feeling Tathor- ridiculons in my cpstume, 1 voturned to the carriage.omd we drove over tq New York."” A BTRANGE COINCIDENCE. . + That §s all J know about ity continued Mr. 'Thorne, * but there Is rather o curious colnel this tire, 1 was pleylng b the Varie- E tre fn Now Orleans'in 1870 with Juck tudiey, e and 1 wers converstog relative to the production of the Chreo: Guanlsmen,’ the next day, sud how we wero to play oue parts “togethier, Boon fter our conversation u”fire broko vut.and the theatre was burned. Oyly lust eventiie Studiey and [ et together at the theatre, aud-botween tneacts wo again intro- duced the subject of the *Three Guardamen,’ which was to be produeed the week after next I the Brookiva Theatre. Ou mentioning the subject, Studley satd to e, * Don't mention the “Pyree tivurdsmen’y do you yemuewbor the Varleties 'Theatre in New Orleahs, whivh burned down tho meht'mevioas to lts productiond’ 1 A rememboer 1t mad very well, teo, but [ hnghed ut bis. remarke, and then.went anthe stage. ‘This mornlng, and after the terror ol lust niglit; tho vonvelsation eate to my wlud, and I thank ‘that t 18w very, pecullar coluci- dence.” - M. Thorne could not Qeserlbe the excitement “tn the sudience ns he did not g0 to the front of the stuge duving the flith det, ** Poor Bur- roughs,” sald he, ** must have bueeledly left the Stugre, thlubling thut he wonld huve thno to go o iy dressing-ruom and-seeure bis clothes, und on returning muat hiave heen suffoented by the dense smoke and - then-fell a-vieth to the Hames.” "The death of My, Harey Murdodh he wlao attributed to the snme cause, Mr, Thorno Tegrds the l‘i.xl\mul Nhnsell wud wite, and S Taet of all the others, us alimost miraculons, but e fully belleved that all the sotors and - the an- dience hail'e: ed. The tervible oss of lifv bas ulinost uimierved him. s friends ealted upon bl durlig the duy and congratulated L on his esenpe, J. B. UDLEY., HOW HE BaCAVED DEAT New York: Leralida Ripurt. Nehearatng much that has already been told, Mr. J. B. Studley disclosed the” following par- tleulars of Iis own escape, Uosaids .“The re wiis thenin the fies, X mrerled on thinking it would soon Le.outy and n- answer to Wother Lrochard pald, ¢ Well, we'll see abont that,! und then threw. ie down on the stage, These were the lust words uttered fram tho play, [ heard Charley Thorne ery out to Harey Murdoch that thers was great danger, und | Churley had the bust sense of all of us, When he yelled*Get out of this'ny soon us vou eamy' or something likeo that, L aaw tint the Jlames wers quickly coming down towaril us, ko { wont forward und wald,. ‘Ladics ond gentlemen—thors will be no danger.at ulli go out quietly; wa have got to end this perforanee here Then there way o nl 1 myself. walked deliberately aud {uloticalty, 36 1 nlghtsay su, 1o my dessing. youm, Wiich wos under tije stage, As 1 unlock- ‘ed the door the smoke ealoe pourlng down, and Luatne Lo the conclusion that there Waa not go wuoh thne to epass us [ had expected, [ hurs viedly grasped iy overeoat and started to go out. At ths duor Jwas et by n tungue of Same whdeh checked my way, Tthen ran under ‘the: shize to thae, other'door, Hero ogulnl wus met with fames and ginoke. Then T'saw u pas- nugewny which led—wptl, 1did not know where -=hut (twys my only chance. At this time I conld hear theroar of the Sames above me und wiivst ‘gave- myselt ‘up. Halt bLHuded with Wiofs ubd cinders 1 felt my way through tho nsagare, . About lalf woy I Tound that I was Nt alone, ug there were droi ive Lo twelve pers sonsuiter me, 1 eried outy* Don't fuliow me; [ it lewd yourtdy youp death, 1 don't kuow where ainolngmy-edfs Jt's 2 matter of hie tnd - death to wil of s W mnst o we e Wty it En i we weie rit o el ali hilind dow which led to a kind of clevator clased, but T smushed fb with v on_grofng ¢ walle lergwe rald, Boy: It wis wand, s then aw hifory s a Wk und fn despalry but 1 zot_to die Lwill ho here} but we must fleht yoi.' Tt was fmpossible Ao climb the walf. On ldoking around I saw o door, and with o ery of Joy 1 rusked ab ft. It wu»luvk(il}onlhehuhlm "Then we all pushed nud burst it open, Axit gave way I fell, amd wy_companions, stepped over e, When [ ot up T foumd myself_on astairway, which I quick- 1y nounted, and obtatied my exit near the box- oflice, I'ald not walt » motnent, but rushed futo the street, the most astonished and pleasul man in the United Statos; but It was a narrow eseape, I tell yor. On _reaching the street I went to the Prerrepont House aud fiptnpnlr of shues, atid soon afterwunt got lized 80 as to go Nome.” Mr. Studleg lost. his ' Jewelsy ahil cloth: “‘f’ bt s satisticd with getting ofl with his e 2 MURDOCILAND BURROUGIIS, THEL HISTORY SINCE TABHL CONNECTION WITHH TIE HTACE, Xew York Times Renort, At the moment whon the fire was fivat discoy- ered, Mr. Murdoch was bofore the, cufl.gm play- ing with Miss Kate Claxton. As soun ns the vanle ocenrred and a general rush was made to escape; Mr. Thorpe,. the stage manager, saw [ Messra, Murdoch and Burroughs. rush to thelr respeetivo,, dressing-rooms to jret clothes to wear on the streét, their stagé garments hélng very: seanty, and. toisceuro such valuables. ds they could. Thelr dressing-rooms wore on the sameatde of - the stage,- fimmediately fn the rear of tho upper right-land box, as viewed from -the. ~awditorjum, and .consequently furthest from the stage door. The dressing-rooms were arranged fu tiers, approached by a narrow atafr- way, whiéh led up to the palnter’s bridge, which spans tho stage. Murdoch's room was on the sccond tler, and Burroughs ocenpled one on “the thinl, They darted to their respective rooms, gathered up what clothes and yaluables they could, and nade an effort to descend to- mether; But durfug the time oceupled I obtain- fng thelr clothing the Qunes had made such headway that when they made their appeardnee the stairwyy wae one sheet of fiame, AH chanee of cseapo in this direction was now cut off, aud the unfortunate men were compelled to beat o hasty rotreat. ‘Therewas still one chance. loft —they might;perehance effect thelr escape from tho uther slde of the bridge,and they hurried to the already half-consunied etructure. Dub the huvgery fintnes hierey as elsewhere, were doing thelr deay orley ond the youug aien were now_surronided by ono mass of flre—all chance of cseape belng cut off, Alone on the burning bridge, cut off.from all -hunan ald, thelr nulrrr- Ings must have been intense. Whether thiey made the frightful leap futo the burning mass beneath theny, and inan instant beeame o mass of charred and blackened elnders, or whether they remained upon the burning bridge until thelast, meoting thelr fateas only men can, will never bo -knawn,- - - . :Mit. AURDQOI'S CAREER ON TIE STAGE, Mr. fleney 8, Murdoel, one of thu victims of the terrible calamiE§,; Was engaged (nthe east of the *Fwo Orphans®” as -Lierre, the eripple, and wag thy solé support of a widowed mother and twa sisterd, who reside hi Phil. Intter were expeeted an Brookiyn nex: we visit theirbrotierduring the Christisae holidays, Mr. Murdoch was born in Buston, Aug. 5, 1815, aud was consequently. lnthe 324 year ut 18 nge. 1o reztiyed his education st Philadelplly, and mado s debut at the Arch Sticet Thcatre, In thnt oy, i the winter of 1066 Duving the geason ol 1863 he fullilled an engagement at the Toston Museum, and from there” e went to Ciuciunatd, where heperformed at Pike's Opern- House nntif its destruetion by five on Mareh 22, 1806, In this ease he narvowly eseaped with his Mife, und lost his entire wardvobe in the five, Tle next went to Sun Franelszo, whers he played with Joln MeColloughat the Calltornia Tiea- tre. He remuined there two yeard, 1837-768, Tle then perfornted short enrageinents fn ington, Bultimore, 8t. Louls, und Pittsbars, 18i2-'74 hie pluyed at the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphis, under the manoazement of Mrs, John Drew, tuking the part of “fop” amd “walking gentleman,'” armd upon one or two occusions played leading chanwers. The sea- son ot I573='14 lie spent fn Chicaro, and acted AT HOOLBY'S THEATRE, under the management of Mr. red Williams, of Buston,” Me resfzied his pesition before the “tloge ol the senson to support Miss Clarn Mor- vis at the Acadeny-of Muste fu the same city, then under the managentent of Mr, C. R Gard~ nery, who is now nuasger of the Arch Street 'Theatre, Ubiludelpitia,: where Mr. Mur- docl made his debut, Durinz his e with Miss Morrls ‘he mude a de: Arnande In_the play of *Camille.” concluaion of his en turned to Boston, wiere he remained one seu- son, und conymioucell Bl cmeagement with Messres ook & Paltaer Jast sprimg,. when he lllu_\‘ i the port of Sondy Morfun In the play of Vv Menof Sandy Lar,” at the Union Suinre Thestre fu this city. - From there he wentto the Brooklyn Theatre on Out, 0 last. Mr.-Murdueh wag.n tiephew of Mr. James 1, Murdoeh, the einfneut- trugedian, and n brother of Frank Murdoch; the auttior of *#Davy.Croekett.” Ie T a brather fn Noew Orlesns, also an actor, whose stuge mamie i3 Witllau Walluce, and who lately snude his cebut in that dty, * Mr, Mur- \Iu%l was un aecomplishied and edueated gestles mah, undoa rising netor, During bis engagenient in Boston he played such churacters us Charies Middiewick in the vluy of * Our Boys," and Harvy Spreadbrow u * wethearts.!? 1la gave much-satisfastion In Brooklyn in hls biterprotu ton of Keataveln ** Consclence,” Charler Sure Sacéin ** Sehool for Seandaly” audl was givinge an ‘exceptionally ool rendition ol Lierre, the crlp- pley In the *Two Orplans,” at the thae of tho fire, Me,wWas.u good. vorallst und un amutonr nrtist. He hud boon sutfering from sclatien tor sume thne, and the mulity Bad griven him con- sidepuble puin during the six weeks previous to his tragcie deatls, catialng Bl to itmp paufully ut tiwmes, IS phyafelua callul to preserlbe tar I yestorday us usual, hot Laving hoad of his deatin, e occupled nputmonts ut No. 53 Con- cord street, where his uncle, M. Henry Mur- dochy resides. ULAULE RURKOUGHS. Claude Burrougha tirst made lis: appeavance on the stage at the Wintor-Ganden, In this city, fn 1865, paviag I “Hambet” with Ldw Booth, At the conclusion of his eng with Mr, Stuart, whi Winter-tinedin, hu went ta Braoklyy, whars be Payed-Hght comedy purts ah--the-Varic Theatre, then uncer Mps, Conway's imagement, Upon tho opening of the Union-Square Theatre - by *Messvs. Shouk. & Paliner, M, durroughs wos ene paged to play gl purte, His destappearance 2t that theatee was usa Zeporter in i the first plece produced fnthe houso, sl ne Lok beow f thy cust of nearly-cvery pfny slnce vroduced there, Upon a tew oseastuns, wi not pluey‘.nz fu this elty, be ba aceuptad enga: ments i Brookityn, He was the fop i Ather- Tey Court,” the fup e % Jate Byre," Mazime In S erreol,? and o very cever ripruseutative of Tulbot CGhumpneys e »Our Bogs” At the time of s death ho was playiue Dicatl, the vaulet B The Two Orphians,)’ * Sinee tho opone ing of the St Stephen's Hotel, fu Eleventh strect, In October, My, Birrowghs has Hved there. Ho lud ¢ delightfud sunier residonce at Larchimunt, on the New Haven Rood, wheee e was wont, to entertatn bls numerous friends, Fle was abuit 20 years of age, aud wmnarried, THE DDIUS-OF THE TWO ACTORY HECOVERED, About 11 oclock last might the bodles of thy 1w unfortunate young urtors wers ol uie dernenth the yulied. renmsnte of the stage, The corpses wero togetlier, und, & was anparent that the two uetors perfshied al ane.time—pe haps whou the Johnson-street wall of the thea- tre felly und deprived the stage of {18 suppats, The fircwen worked for nlong time uwder the stugre bofore they cunio upon thy budies ur Mur- doch aid Burponighs, ‘Tney were lod to explore thut portlon of the tfis” bevause ol the et thut the (ll-starved actors wers lust scen upon the paiuter's bridge uver the stage, ‘The corpses were busned und buttered ontol ull resomblisnes to humanlty, They wers found wieder lwavy thnbiers and groat” massos of masonry, It - wuired the uttost exertions of the workmen to romuve the dobris, 'Ihe bodles were taken into one of the chaered yuults under the former vestibule of the theatre, where IL was intended to keep them and other corpses that migut be Sound il woritug, CORRESPONDENCE, MURDOCH AND BURNOUGHS, 7o t1e Editoy qr The Tribune. Cutcago, Dee. 8~Woull It not be In harmo- ny with tho apirit of Ghicagu—over 5o yeady 10 to the uppeals of suffering uused ire—that they should be sume the- ateleat beneflt given ta tho famlites of Megsrs. Murdoch and Burroughs, victhns of the Brook- Iyn fivg, both neble, youug, aspirlugy l)rumhlng nien, cing the profession und o a0y W Targe eivcls of soelnl Triends! Chivazo nlready knows much of Mr. Murdoch'’s talent, endeave orsyund prowibse; but pf Mr. Claude Lwrrougly, o few Words to sitch uf e community us sy be unsequuinted with bhne 3o wis the son ol Busroughs, so well kiown as fho st oldginie hotels = roughe and Clande 1 shiould core {0 aome bustioesg or prafesston, They hoth-adopted tho stuge, Glawde, step by step, tur apout Len years, ling wou professional fayor aml pitblie paironage, though not yet bavime rewhed a place of cither great eminence or distinetlon, but o careiul, stwions, fitat-clnes stock netor, Early In his e a prophecy w wos enrrent Lt e was testined raln, having been the pampered chitd of Jortune -aud Indulgent parants. How- over, from tho tine when, ns 1 mere boy of the uze of 16 or 17, lie commenced ‘his theatrieal carueryhils_ friende, ncqualntances, and cucinies have been Joud fu his prajee;and in acknowledg- Ing thefr disappolntment. When ndversity nud aflftetton pressed linrd upon his invalld mother andunfortunate father, Claude ever came to th reactie, it -with Tahlts - of._sobriely, pra- dence, and-judictous Investment of-hils earninge, has ever been prepaved and roady to respond to luf' professiona] clat or lome call, - 16 lins hean-the-mainatuy -of -his mother and father, nnd hns devoted his enrnligs to the pur- chnso of n liamestead,.sltuated the. retreat of actora—Larchimont Manor Pirk, about thirty minutes vy vail from New York City, 3 ‘Thia terrible shock will smite wito death his frall mothier, overshadow tho lives .of his father, brother, and sister, "amd rob. the -pro- fession of an nnerring merber, aud his fricnids of a noble, stanch, beloved one, a3 well ns 8- clety of o courteuus gentiennn, . Mr. Murdoeh aml Clande Burroughs, brother actors, both vietims of the appallinge holocaust, Bavi records worthy of comutendntion, and fam- ilies to whom the profession and the publie ean make no better expression of sympatby than by givine and pateonking a hopefit, and presenting theunds to thelr famitics. Han Tionse. THE PUBLIC SCIOOLS, T the Editor ar The Trlbune, Cit1cAa0, Dee. 8,.—8ince the Brooklyn Theatre catastrophe, people are waking up to an exam- Ination of tho meaus of exit from halls, theatres, and churches where peoble congregate. Why Iy it that no one thinks of the schoul bulldings In which hundreds of-llttle ehifldren congregate ! What schookhouse In Chleage 1s &0 con- structed that the doors open out? Teachers whaoin I have questfoned say that they fntend to-keep one-hulf of uno-outside door open, but romet{mes, through forgetfulness, or careless- ness, or on aceount of raln, or exwreme cold, even that one-halfls shut. 4 Tinagine o cry of fire fn a school-houge, and the hieavy outside doors shutor only ouc-half of one ope, the others, as Jar 83 I have notfeed, Yeing bolted at"top und hottom, Imagine the chifldren packed In ut the ahort landing between the etairs and the heavy, closed doors. Why do the School Board and Principals try to evade the law of the State and of yreservation of 1ife h{ continuing to huve the dooraswing in, bolted at top and bottom, excepting ouc-half of one door, simply beeause a few dollars are necessury to remedy the doors? 3 The heart of every parent who has children in the schools, tmust beat with fear as the pogsibill- ty of n Brooklyn entastrophe inu Chicago publie sthool prescnts {tsclf to the mind, . If.the city's finances will not-be sulllefent-to pay-for relfanz- Ingz the doors then let an appeal be made to the parents for money. SAFETY, FARWELL UALL. .. . - To the Kultor uf the Tribune, ~ 00, Dev, 8.—C, H.- Allen’ s _Incorrect in this mornlng’s paper’ rezarding the opening of the doors of Farwell ilall on Arcade court. They oven cither Inwart-or outward, Further- mose, the lall can_be emptied fn flve minntes (as-Lias..been. Lested), the-threu oxits -lisvimg n total width of twenty-three and u hall fect of Bpave: W. W, VANINIDALE, Bugerintendent Farwell Hall, —i—— " CRIME. ‘GRUNDY COUN''Y CRIMINALS. Spectal Dlspatch to The Tribune. Mounuis, Ill., Dee. 8.—~The Circuit Court of Grundy County has'been in sesslon nearly two weeks. Most of the busluess is disposed of. It will, probably adjourn on Saturday. The fol- lowing erhininals uve been triedand sentenced: Fredevick Barkloy, for burglary, five yenrain the Penitentinry; James McConnelly, burglary, cighteen months; Audrew J. Heiry, lucest, nino years; Lorenzo Tubor, Inreeny, scot to the County Jail; .Elizabeth Pettit, for larceny, bo- Iniz.under 18 years of nge, -sent to the County Juil for one year: Anderew Dauman, 8 brewer of this city;, wos_found puilty on ‘thirteen counts; and eetitenced to |mF 15 and costs ..on. each count, fur sefling liquor on Sundsy, The trldl of Neleon Waulters for arsun -restited in n verdict of gty of belug nn S peeessory after tho - faet.” The Court, Im- mediately nfter the trial, issued a bench-war- rant on its own motlun for the arrest of the wit- ness Leroy Bartlett as an accessors belore and alter the fact, 1t scems that Barrlett knew of the determination to burn the builidfng, and Tieptit to Tamaelt (1 long ulter the: buildin was barnt; hut the sceret preyod upon his nilnfi 80 constantly-that liv told the nuthorities of the whole transiaction, and an indictiment was found ngainst Waltees, Walters “Is now on trial for lur-sestealing FORT WAYNE, IN Speclut Dispatch to The Tridune, Fonr Wayxg, Ind,, Doz, Edmonds!, flour il wus entered last night and the.safo blown open and robbed of Its contents, which were for- tunately of little value. ‘There is no clew tothe robliers, . To-day Juhu Dunn was arrested hero on his arrival from the West, ndlslmlch having been sent from the. Chicazu aushoritlos to take him into custody, -The “erlme with--which he 1s charzed s not stated. I s {n jull awaiting the u!zil\'ul of an offleer from Chicago with u regui- sition. MURDER FRIAL. pectal Dispdich to The Tribune, WAUKEGAN, I, Due 8,—Tho trial of Joseph O'Keele, Indicted by the Grund Jury for the killing of Jamea Burke, at Laks Forest, on the 10t of l’uhrua'rf' last, closed this evenlnz, Messrg, Swett, Wiltlums, aud Whitnoy made u vigorous prosecutfon, and W, W, - O'lrien aud Charles Reed ably defended. 'The jury hus not yetreturned. D 1’01t MURDER. Nuw Your, Doz 8.~Earpest Glrard was ar- rested here to-duy, churged with nurderlng Ulanche Bunean st a hotel {u San Miguel, Cal., on the 1th of September, E e —. CASUALTL STILL ROUGIIER TREATMENT, Speclat Dixpatch to The Tribune. INDIANAYOLI, Lud., Dec. 8.—Neveral months ago Jumes Mack, living near Charleston, 11, was put off of a'trali of the Indlaunpolls & St. Louis Rullroad for not paying Wis fare, o bronght sujt to recover damages fn the County Court, and the case wius to come up to-duy, While Mack was walking from home to the town to uttend the trial e was run over by a traln on the fndiunapolls & St. Louls Ruad onu trestle-work und fustantly killed, ARRESTI KILLED BY MACHINERY. Brsstone, O, Dee,§—A Journeyman lahor- Ing In the Eacle, stoyefactory ut this place, by the name of A.J, Biges, wus instantly killed to- day. e was in the aet of changing the belt on the . Neuding-maching - with & - smadl plece ol a heading-block, when the Uloek canght In the belt and dvew hin agatnst a pulley aud broky blaneck, Dle wes well ruapusted by the-olti- Zons uf Llis town. - His-fither and suother lve fn Clinton County, {n this state, BURNED 10 DEATIL Separis, Mo, Dew, 8.—The farm-house of B, ¥, Bchorder; thirteen miles -wouth from here, wua burned early on yestesday morntug, Four clildren jumped from Lhe sceond story to tho ground, yoemving slight fnjurles, leaving two, aged 6 und § years, who were burned to death, Oneof the chitdren made her way to the win- dow, aud, when her extremities “burned off, fell vutside dead. CHILN BURNED, : Bpactat Dispatgh to The Tridune. BeriNavieLy, 1L, Dee, 8,—An Infant daugh- ter of Mr, J. ¥, MeNeill was serlously Lurned this morning, o little sister uccidontally setting fire to her clothing while playlng. 1er injuries “r“’\wj‘{elrl‘:sh:.l::xlulltl‘:‘lflmx‘;( D. W, Lusk was al ¢ . daughte LW, vus alsy snvuml§ unrx.ea‘im. ebening, her «lo‘:hnn taking %) ARG D New \;mzi:.ElfiEcc. H.wglsmlflg;[f)‘s;eild arrfred ‘L erdtay, sud brought 3100,000 In specle from avre., 87, CATIARINES, Out., Dov, 8.—Tt s oftlcially announced that thy Welland Canal with be clos- «d un Monday vext. % Spaciut Dispatch to Tha Tribuns LAN3ING, Mich,, Dec, 8,—The State Canvasses completed thelr 1abbrs to- I plete recurns from ol the countics sliow thut bo amemdment In rezurd Lo the lierease of the Cirduit Judges, which was thouzht ‘1... Juye been carried, {8 defested by, 502 wee i iLy. 03 ttod trconflivt with the h Conittee of Tufluontf4] citizans hus been for- ad Lo arrange for n meeting of prominent man- ufiturers, merchamts, and munlepal ottieers of the Do tnfon, to ke held in Toronto fnJattary, o tiscuss the ptans of the exhibition, Special Diaputeh o Tue Triguns. §7. Camneneses, Dee, 8.~The Welland Cana will eloga for the season at noon ou Mowdey the 11th of Décrmbor, * Speciul Ditpatch to The Tribune. Towosty, Dee, 8.—The rule graytod againet thie 1on, Grorge Brown for bin caminents ko the Gtobe ou the case of Elmpson ve, Wikkinson, while 1t wne anbh judice, camo up be- fore the Court of Quoen'a Bench to-lay, The Hon, My, Brown appeared in person, und de- fended his own ease. -He read an aflidavit con- taling thirty-three pleas, nrging that he meant uo alsrespect:to the Court fu the articlo written by him, amd that [t did not prejudiee tho de- fondant’s vase, 1o voncluded his afidavit by stating that no funds wers wsed by the Roforsiy lu\rly for corrupt, purpodes. In the election of 872 Mr. Brown dlien proceeded with his arca- wient. as to the Jurisdiction of the Courd, clain- Ingz that he only touched upon matterathat were digmiesed from the Court’ Ly Judgmnent on the quIlmuuu of Simpson for-w crlminal fuformo- tion aguinee defendant, Willjamson, e apoke for nearly threo hours, when Court adjourned. Toanorrow Lie will address hlinself to the uga. ment that, fn any wuse, tho artlele was not o contempts "~ FIRES. AT SPRINGFIELD, 1LL, Special Dirpatch to The Tribune, 8rnizorieLy, D, Dee, 8.—~A fiame resiience belouging to 8amuel Little, on Monrou strecty tuok firo to-ukight, and, with the high wind pre- valling, spread so rapilly that the familics had barcly e to escape. Fura time the conflagra- tion threatencd Lo extend to -the large Second Prestiyterian Chiureh; but the efforts ol the llres meu prevented this, and the tire fs now welt untler control, 'The loss s probubly 33,500, AT GRAND LEDGY, MICIHL Special Correspondence of The Trivune. LANstNG, Mich,, Dee, 6.—3 fira oceurred at Grand Ledge .Sunday morning, destroyhig the ovdrfel: and: Berry Blocks .and the Post-Oflice Bullding, besides one dwelling, The loss i3 35,000 " to. 810,000, with insurance of nbout OREIGN. Heavy Movements of Troops in Herzegovina and Bosnia. Fears of a Turkish Invasion Cause a Panic in Rou- manin. A Plot to Dopose the Present. Sultin of Turkey. The Conspirators Planned to -FPro- ' claiin Ex-Sultan Muirad A Purely Republican Cabinet-List Presented to MacMahoh. . ” THE EAST. PANIO IN ROUMANIA. Lownoy, Dee, 8.—Reutér’s telegram 'from Bucharest says: A panic has selzed the popu- Tation of Roumuanla, capecially fn the towns on the Danube, Many .familles have fled, fearing an fmmediate invasion by the Turks, Thenews- paper Romannet {s piblishing leading articles intended to catm the public mind. It .declares that the fears of n Turkish fnveslon are un- founded, -as the, Lest -rolations exist between Roumania and Turkey.” “THE TURKISIE AMMY. i A Reuter dispateh from Hagnea states that the Demarcation Commnisstun ltas concluded to supply Niesie with two months' provisions for 3,000 persons. Movements of Turkish troops " 821,500, L Ilome, New on a large scule are golnzon In Herzegovinaaud y“l,:;éx' ‘,?""'l"'“l:f:u:,'::,‘:“ 35000 g ik n‘;“r Busnta, . Hartford, 2,000 -Underwritera, 85,000, The NUSSIA'S PROGRAMME, Uoodrich Bluek: wus tho fluest in the place. . A Vienna dispateh to the News says: *The impending explanatory uote by Gortschakoft will be precadet] by a manifesto to - the Bulgarl- ans. The noto will leave to Turkey the risk of forcibly opposing Russin’s avowedly peaceful and disinterested occupation of ler territory, swhich i3 unilertaken solely toobtain a guarantee for the carrying out of reforms.” SCRVIA AND MONTENEGRO. The Times' Vicuna dispatch says: “It fs un- derstood that Rusela dues not adinit that she.is wnder any obligation to Servin and Momtencegro hecause of thelr services fu the Slavonle cause.. Consequently, sho does not espouse Servin's elutm to an extenslon of territory, or Montene- pro's demand to bo represented .t the Confer- If Montenegro and Servin eventually re- anythiig, they must recelve it 0s o boon and vot s a right." A rLOT. Loxpox, Dee, 9—5 a. m.—A spedal to the Standard from ‘Constantinople says & con- splracy to depose the present Sultun was dis- covered. on Tuesday night., The consplra- tors, s&ix of whom were found fn disguise fn the palace dtself and arrested, hud planned to carry off thuex-8ultan, Murad, in a steamer which they had niready on- IN: CHICAGO. i The alarm from Box 05 8t 12:15 yesterday afternvon was oceastoned by nn inciplent fife fn -the resldence of Q. IL Comstock, No. 1077 Wabnsh nvenue. .Damuge, 8503 lusared. Cauae, an uverhoated furnaec. ¥ AT ALBANY, Nu Y. ALDANY, N. Y., Dec. 8.—A fire broke ont In the Adelphl Theatro this morning, and the cn- tire nterlor of the bulldlng was consumed. et ——— "FHE OUTSIDE CARRIAGE. " Often, golng home by the night trafn, it Is my lot to travel alone for u great'part of the wag. It Is 0 slow, often-stopping trdin that Tzo by, and people gret In and out; but, enerally, before the journey is finlshed [ find inyself alone and sitting with my face to the engine, fn the corner by the window., 1 Jook out into the durk night and. wateh the carvdage outshle,—u spectre carriage, that s empts ke this, except for some one sittiug I the gorner, cluse by my elbow, the brim of whose hat T can Just sce as 1 lean forward. Perhaps, if T cared to jovk roumd the corner, I might see his face, but that I dow't wish to know. Lot him be u mystery. gaged, to Atheps. When there they | g3Theigenrringo travels’ patiently Lut s\vl(t(y fntendet to + procaim that Murnd | alongside: Its light flekers ‘like & beacon had recovered his reasom, and the | amongthe trees. Itswindows and fts seats are Sultaw Humited was consequently o usurper, Tho prisoners arc of varlous natlonalities. Ono was a Qreeic, and {8 brother to the Chlef Dragoman, ono of the princlpat foreln Constilates, IROMISING. 5 CoNSTANTINOPLE, Dec, 8.—It 1s gencrally be- leved here that the Conference will result in peave. - Jiko ours ;- but It 18 8'purt of the landscape too, and anything o pass mixes Stself up with it Sometlnes fn o dotk overhanging cutting the carrluge outslde shincs forth quite real andl dis- tinct; sometimes in tho open country It be- comes dim, and” uncertaln, and only its lanp, lko staré, dndiéates ft s still there. Thenit comesiuto sidden bebig agaln, marked with the brn-kwo’k and dripping walls of some dark tunuel; and then vanishes altogether, broken up and destroyed among the flurlng lights of o sta- tion; buy/it {8 waiting for us stilt outslde, a8 we know full well, and “when we pass onee more into ddrkness it appears as before, Opbt night; on’ niy journey home from Lon- dou, tired and depressed, wy heart being heavy with forebodings of cvil, and no comfort for me anywhiore, darkuess and gloom encompassed me. Allalone fu tho carrigjze, I'eat gloomily thinklig, with my cyes vacantly fixed on the {* carrfnge outside, = . How smch. better your lot, I thought, than mine, my friend whoae hat brim I can just seo the puut of; hiow much I would give to be you, lookinz in at this carringe of wood and leather, with. Jts Nivkering . greusy lamp and Its sad, gordid passenger—youn, who. travel outside .omong the trees und the twinking stars! What o you know of the 1is of life, ot its Joneliness, and oppression? You don't tare for fta doled- oul.duyu, for its troubles that come in double Landfuls. There may be truth for you, looking out frum not-belng to huln‘:; there can b none for 1ne, Jooking out from thot which Is Lo’ that “whichils. not. 1 grow nuite m love with the thought of sit~ tingin the earriage outside; but there was uo way to ft that T eould see, 1 could only pze (nto (b tongiugly and observe its -light, now ; 1GNATIEFP. Ex: 87, PeTERspuURg, Dee. 8.~To provent difficul- ties and delays from referving questions to Bt. Potorsburg, Russla las given . Iguatieft large discretionary powers. 2 Traflig on the Dusaburg & Wilna Rallroad 3 suspended. 5 TIN ROUMANIAN ATBIY. Buonarest, Dee. 8,—The Chamber of Depu- tes to-day votud $200,000 for the malntenance of the concentrated Roumgntan arny until thie end uf the year, . angsce. el Arueyg, Dec, 8,—A new Miufstry Lins héen formed In_ consequence of tho defeat by the Clinmter of ‘Deputlesof the proposed increaso of taxes for war purposes, ENOLISI-PUDLIY SENTIMENT, Loypoy, Dee, 8.—A large mccting was held at_8t, Junes' Ilall to-day, styllug fisclf the * Natlonal Confercncs ow the Eustern (fnus- ton.”” The Duke of Westminaster presided. The cblect 14to oppose -the British- Govern- ment's pro-Turkish_pulley, Letters were rend from the Blehop of Maneliester, the Marquis of Buth, the Duke of Argyle, and the Right Hon, Robort Lowe, Among the speakers were Mr. (Hudutone, the Nishop of Oxfordl, Anthony Trallope, nud 8 lVflurFu Camvbell and’ Henry Richords, members of Parliament, MEXICO. iz among the dark e trecs; for e KREVEULLAS, were pussing tarough awoods Sictdenty T discerned fu the further window of the carfinge outalde o human face, pale and ghastly, pressed against the shadow of the 3 MATAMORAS, Det. 8.—(an: Revoullns re- leased John J. Smith yesterilay morning on his own recognlzance. Bmith bas been -eld n o flithy prison for nearly thres mouths, purt of the time in u dark cell, without' o particlo of proot against bim, ‘The actlon of Reveullns throughout has heen eruelly tyranni- cal, & gross outrage on Smith, und an insnlt to the Unlbed States, which, If not redressed by thy Government, will leave no Ameriean safoon this frontier. g, 1t wns theve but for a moment, and when I “turned to- ook fn the real window of the real carringe [ could seo nothing, £ let down the ginss of the opposite dour and looked out, thinking that somebody must have been stund- Sz there on the fovt-buurds but there was no ont, N Presently the traln came shricking Into o Junction station, where there were lizhts wud Passeneers waiting, and bar-malls fn toworing CONPIMATION, c » il nle clintting ut refreshment bard with: young Cu";‘.’:’,{ e\Ys;h%,1‘":,‘“3e(',’;n:“f)rwk]“é‘m"}tg:fif, :'Il'fi men; and [ lost slght of tho earvlage outside, und almost forgot the face that 1 had acen. Tut when once agaln in the darkness the face reappeared, poerinit in ot the windew of tho ear- riwge outalde, und this tine 1t atuld a momoent Toniger; but onve more, when I turned to the real widow, chero was nothing there, Thew 1 suw no wore of it, aud I renehed home “and didn’t think any further of the phantom fuce, hnving 8o many other troubles that were ‘1ot phantom ut il but real and ureent, Ou the very algght T was traveling home from London by the suine trafn, - 1 rememberad when { took my seat thue Fhud this delusion, Cabinet Tud returned toward the Pacifie Coust, {8 coultrmed from many apparently vellable soutces. . * TLUNDER. (ien, Meveullas, this morning, Issued a cir- cular letter to the nierehants requesting them to visit Lins.ut 3 p.oan, to-day to consult on hnpor- tant buskuess, and stuting that thuy would not by nubjected to o foreed loan vt personal labor on tha Tortltications, Merchants fear this extraor- dluary hwitation fuvolves suine scheme of plun- der prepuratory to the flight of Reveullna, el s 1 thoughl, nbout the fuce, and: 1 looked out . FRANCE, for u curriuge that was well Hled, As-wo rude Bsunzer alony, however, fter passengor leit, and I foumt mf’x falone. Combig to thy plog woudy | turned iny eyes rusuluh:l‘y away from the gelnss: but ns the tratn taahed throuigh (1 thought it would be better that § should no Jongzer avold the acene, but look baldly -inte the hasy, andd thus dissjpato the fdea that there had tccn unythlng hut o nrers nervons faucy in the apporition that 1 had heforo seen. Usaw the fiwvw amain, nemngthmml;ll the window of the carriage outslde, ~ Then [ began to think that myfriend who sat on the other eldo of the oiinel wis pertiaps dot 50 enviably situnted af- ter all, ~"There nre shades attendant on shinlows, it uppears, wikl whosts have other spielts to huunt them, This fuce that was glaring i upon the man outatde, had It sny represeatative in the world of sensci I could not-tell; but as soon us wo had pussed the lihted junetion I seated myself on the opposite -side or the car- rlage and put the window down, At that mo- ment there was u violent coneusslon; Iwas “thrown forward ngalnst the opposite sido of the carrlage, aud Jor 50I0¢ noments, atthough not THE MINISTERIAL IMBROGLIO. Pan, Dec, 8.~The journals of the party of the Left state that a majority of the party would apposo the resumption of office by the It Minlstry. The Kepubilyue Francalse soys thut the only alternatives aro o dissolution of the Chamber of Deputles or the formation of o Cab- Inet composed rolely of members’ of tho Lett, Nuoother expediunt §3 pussible. The Republl- cans are resolved to aceept 1o compromise, A NEW MINISTRY FOINED, Loxpos, Dee, -5 4 m.—A speclul to the Limes, dated Lavle, aolduight, says the fol- Ist of wémbers of - new Cab- met w clrentuting hoves Dulnure, President of Council and Mitilater of Worship; Bardeaux, Keeper of the Beala; Stmon, Miuister of the Interfor; uther heads of departnients are un- ed. Lhis zives tho Mifsters of the In- terjur and Justivs to the Pure Left, Thu ques- tlon {8 whether Prestdont MiveMubon will secopt this ifat, to which the majority of the Leit vou- sents, ————— * CANADIAN NEWS, Special Dispatch o The Tridune, MONTREAL, Dec, B.~A reduction of the wages of Grand Trupk » Rallway employes in various departments touk place to-dny. A large numn- ber of mechantes, labarers, ete,, were dismissed, The Phurmaceutieal Assoclution held a speciul mecthng and deelded to petition the Quebee Leglstature, protésting against the bill now be- fors the Houso authorizing the uuns of Provi- dence Cotivent to become g trading and manu- fucturing body,. T Board of Trade will alio forward u petition In the genural jutercat of trade and snunufactures, Special Dispalch (o The Tvibune. Touosto, Dec, S.~Edward Uaulgn has chbal- lenged Evan Morris, tho celebrated Unlted wan grolng on about me, Wihen § catny thoroughly to myself T found that there had been an uechdont “on the lue, The cuttime throngh which we were paasing lind given \\-ui;.v hlockinz up the track, and the en- gzine ind been thruwn olf. No one wus sesiously “mirt, fortunately; but it would be some hours “before the Hue was cleared sufilviently for the traln to praceed, Tho passenrers could wulk back to the junction aua walt til the e was elear, or tloy might 1t still fu the carriagen that had not_lefctho lne, For mysell, 1 preferred tq remaln by thu sldé ot the rallway sad watch the operutions for clearhyg it 3 By and by tho'mouti roce upon the evene, Wo were fna eutting ot lov<e, sandy aulli on tho top of the bankd was a fruge of trees, which, I found, formed a portion of u wond of congldera- ble size, Several stmull trees hod fullen down with the sund that had slipped from above Toy Jand-alip had mude u gup in the Lo 3 o and there was a sloping mwas Stutes seuller, ton ive-mile rowlugz mateh on | debrls between the top of it and the TororTo Bay for $500 or 81,000 u side, Havlon | level of . the line. Threo or four plate- Jayers were uiready busy nt work shovelue awey ot the sand, und the ofticluls had tele graphed for ot of ballastmen, who would he down fn ball an bour. Tue niget wes fie, und the oo, as 1 kave sald, bud atread TS allowing Morrls for expensy Bpacial Dlepatcss 15 ‘e Tribuze. Foao8TY, L S—It lus veen declled to pastpone the {nunusul Ganadian Internntional Ealabitlon of 1575 until the tollewing yeur, w0 Y SATURDAY, DECEMBER. 9, 187%6—TWELVE PAGES. not unconscions, I did not know much of whut . uoki inviting, T fway up the sl ek nad foad myeelf i) the twloon of the wounde There waa o fuutpathy 1 osnw, that led mto the davknere, The plensant el below, tho fresty fmgraneo of the firg, the witlspor. o the winds g Lelr tope like the murnie of an - witated wety the din vistas on elther stile 11ke the nirles of some durkoned minster—these wlome, mak I tolluwind the path fu- o the recesaes of the wood, 1t did not lead mo far, Iunbout hnlf awdle T siddenly eame to an opentug -In the woml, and found ” that . L had reached the railroad nt- another point; In fact, thiis waa the maln lne, and the {mn- formed n ddinzonal to tha right angle produced by it and thie hraneh along which tho train had rin - from the Junetion, s As T stvod peerlng out from between the 1y atens of Lwo young fr treea. looking up and | down the line, I became.: consclous that some- body was watching me from belotw, Fhere ‘wis o sunll ulxmfl-lmxl){ the sldo of Lhe line, which was nat, a8 far as 1 colil: ree, conmbeted with uny shrnaly aud from this hox Lwas pretty cer- tafn that I' hnd seen “n hingii iead protided and ruptdly withdrawn, _.Curlousy ciongly, toa, tho gluss Wihdow ut tha skis of the box, whieh oughity I thousht, toJuok up ur down tha lae, looked ‘stdeways, so that ansbody i tho ok could; wateh_ fhe wood -without belug himselt pereetved, Now I felt convinetd thit somchody was watehlng me: from this window, T deter- mined to make ‘certaln, " Thicre was o kind of track aldewnys down. tha culthig, widell was not ndeep one, and I lghtly descende 1 this to the Tuyel of the rajls, 1t was duarler. here taan 1n tho wowd oven, for-the -moon:-had not yet vleared the Lr(:(i'lfl ey 1 proceeded, eattlously along, erosstigz the line so iy to-get on-the blind slde of the sfgnnl-box, st | had almost reached it, when suddendy a igure sjirang from the box wnd [ saw o steel burrel glisten in some stray ruy of light. $oones A YWl goes. thore1" shouted soldlor's volce rlghtdn ear, . “A frlend,” 1safd calinly, although Iwas little startled, 10 s b ot i .- ] huxe your pardon, sir,” ho sald; “1 dldn't on, slr,'? he i e you, I ldpe Yoit diil wlittle,” T pald, *1 didn't know guarded,- What's thint our ratlways, were so well paur regiment, aontry 17 0N, 1'm not exactly a sentry,” ratd the n with n surk of Inuzh.. And yetJie loukod fike o #ohilior; he had a earbine in” his hand, and wore u mlitury cap. What a1e you, then?"” T naked, *I' warder of tho convict prison,’! * Ab,'" sald 1, * then vou are Jooking out for sonichody.”? “Perhaps + ¢ My ehinllenger fiad a poli¢eman’s - lamp Imiic'i full It the lght of Which. he turncd Tam, slr, gald the A reserv- edly, p i All tlzhits good night, I sald, and’ thought }l; m’\;»cll, S qfyou are, Ihope your won't catch hini. 5 P . Tor iy -own party I know of no more wretch- ed fale than to be entumbed Inong of our En- glish vonviet prisove, Thele order, thelr sclence, serupitlous eleantiness, thelr fnexorablo systain, app the soul fae wore _than: clanking ehatns' and nopsowe dungeons. I dow’t know.whether, after all, 1 iadw't’ as soon bu: s prisgoner ngp: Warder, The prisouer must sty theres and [; 18 wonderful how a mind that {a at ull healthy' recoticlles itsell to the fneyitable; bus to ben Wariter, and kuow that you .can gret ot ab the saerilice of your bread aud butter—— Indeed, frracauua powers, L sholdd think that the tenps tation to dunee w Jlz dowii the corvidors aud suap your fingera at the Governor's beard would altern thae become fryeslstible. Well, all this thino I’ standing on- the line anda train fs coming along: 1 don't care to stand too cluse Lo one of those lumboring-ave- lanches, with o whifl of - the sulphurous breath cngelie fnomy face, and 1 oreach onee percli on thetop of the-bank: Here she voines, Inboring an ming, und sending h flames and e s working - A Ly re there netlong ol o uln, eviten t clusses dimon) der t Phe rougheworking une, w lauguaze aul smedls unpleasuntly dle engine, which deals in the bestwiilte steam, andlis shiny with brass and is quite respectables aud your high-cnste. cugzine, which - draga rcyul personnges sl speclal tealus, and: zoes to race macetings snd ncets Qistiugmshed forefgners at Dover, aud {8 fod with the fluest coko and sup- plled 'with perfunied waters I This, ot -nil events, {3 one of " the lower ordera; and-yet it is nut 1 graods train that it 18 drawing ;- 1t is atraln of empty trucks crowded with- moen. Al yes, it Iy the hullast trafy, bearing a gang of mea 1o clear, the line, aud that fa 6 slgnal- to-me to make my way-through the woud- onee more, or else Ly be Teft benfud, And yet sumehow I'didn’t liko plunging into tho wool; it suemuid su dark and lonely. 1t-wag fur safer, however, than waiking nlong-the line, where L infght Lis kitocked dowii unawnres by a atrango engine. At that moment I remembered the face I bad seen In the window of the earringe antside, Tor the tirst thoe it strack - me- Hiat tho twao points whore the foot-path (mpinged on the line wera the places at wnleh - the phantom fees had appearedi- It alinost scomed ns if it were sotne ghostly ereature that haunted the wood, 1 felt " momentary: Ctremer ot tho thought.” My nerves were a littlo shaken, and this hurmless pine swood was to, me 13 sonie banetu) inclosure fzom which I could; not . ea- cape; That was {ull{, of course; o few minutes would bring me safely to the spot _whers. the traly stood. . T did run, s my blood, begun to chlll, But mldway In the .wood I was stopped,. Rieht iy path, staring af me with distend: e Wag the ppectre fnee, Tho nuontizht tbmul;h an opening In tho- forest, und 1t walted for mu 1 perecivend nothing bug the face at the. mno- ment, but (tbelonged to o figure—a pale, gray figure, I was not exuetly Irightencd, but a little nwe-struck, - At-nonents such au these 1t Tan't the reasonluge fncultles. that are oe2upled, but_the inborjted funtasies, the influence of. traditional_ guperstition. 1’ remembered that o splrlt mist by spoken to before he would speitk, ¢ ;- \1\ o ard yon, and what do you deslref” I eefed, : + Keep yogir dlstance,” muttered a volee, ¥or 'l drive m)?lmlfu Into you," i All in a migment the sxplapation of the sfalr, flashed Into my mind, This was no phantom, but an coeuprd conviet. “ My fefend,” Isald, T am no polleeman; T am u harmleds traveler, betruy you." i o unn‘ he sure of that 7" sald the figure, in a deep, huiky volee, i v "The nlzullll?xg, 1 fearedy was' ong of fmminent. lycrll. T'was fiot far front the land-slip, Icould. iear tho men's sgades at worky=—could licar their volees, Shoulid I shout for kel Nu, not that. 1 thouzlt of the man_stundlig on wateh with hls Tondled carplue, and the figure looked so hag-, gard and misarabjo that I felt surry for him and felp inelined tp help Blm, And yei he might at- lum‘)l to cut my throats : ) 1 ive you my word. T won't ‘hetray you,' 1sald, *Putyour kmfe away; I don't Hite the loak of tt."" S Well, ') trust you,' satd the man, looking at e Koenly for o moment.- - S After all e doesn't muckmutter. ' tired of this: work, Ged kuows, und you cau get the reward it ye please,” ! rhank youw, I'mnot's thief-taker," I sald, for I diIn'tlikethe man's tone, * Who wus 1t'sald the word of thief to mel” \lB‘ l‘-r‘llm\ Hlereelyd i i T sopltof Auletl 1 *Lhey your pardon, T roplied quletly, ¢ ougid to have safd ‘murdo; r.'e 1 m‘;l;)n ui" Ry fapers, there's sone oo that will that of me bélorelong it y¢ rouso e to' desperation,’ nuhl“tlm man, Yoome, puts on, whosver yo ure. . S Now, look hare,” I sald, ‘“if you're not clither o thiol or s murderer, Pl help you, I, suppose 1 nughm'&lu have offered this, * I daro, duty, strictly delined, “{s to nesist the ofileers of tiae juw -to recapturc convicts; but 1y sypathles ure ulways for the - mics ngidnst the cuts, pussibly beeaust Pin. sumething fn the way of i mouse mygelf, and know: thu flerco totel of Grimatkiu's chaws,?? .. - & You'll holp mel™ crled the man, selzing me by the hund,=it wusn’t a fetonfous ind of grasp clther, * Yaw'vo s wood fellow; but how ¢ Loouk yout hiere,” Lo said, taking mio by thearmn “Itve leen qué of: yonder pandemonium. for threo days, yud all that thue I'vo not tasted food or daink exeept. the . acorus I've plvked up. from the geound under the osk yonder, and the ralndrops that U've sucked from tho leaves, | I- bad a bureaw, wark yon—ons thuy had been nude for my beforchind—aud that I crept into when the tue and ery was' fiest ratsed;-buf ft's ull fn rulth now; the carth hins nllfpnd “mnl burted v up ontirely, And they know I'm fu the wood, and. ut_every ity yards round it there's & 1y with a fireloclc; but ' not mind thewm A1 1" tho strength to run when 1got oubs but I haven't,~1 can harady crawl, [ thought to got away Jast okzht, and risked.my Hio by jumphg. ot the tran us It passed;, but thero’ was no caipty carlago I could ereep mto, aud the train was ruuniz Tuto the station and 1 Junped olf, Aund un.-ulltlulnx.'um nt theotherend of the duotpath ¥ my Lale in the groyud, but wissed wmy fuoting und fell backwards just us 1had reached o farrfuge, and but that the’ tin. was polog slow 1’4 have been killed. The night was dari, by irdod luck, aud nobudy deteeted wie, anl l cranled baek to iy holo and Juy there all this day, aund when nleht _came on ugaly 1 Chought 4 try onss mage, . Vau ses the wew's cyus urg 3!! thu wood for o wnute when the train coavd past, Well, "L adid it to-nlehe; 1 {m"l.udvmm: und clean o the tuat-toard, nnd Tound an eipty casriage, vrept dnoand Wkl tgrelt pndep wsent. Leoutd leur the peclers, Jabberhiz toone auother, sl Uiey tools stue: pl bvery nish that ot fnte the trai, wnd then the o skunmied £ 2 2t the tian went: olf, 1 3es youlre deee it And then Tt me puas; 'l not there was this miserah| ullltrllll] thuu,‘mul llur'u H. It a8 1L tha powers of heaven avcure *Linsert," Fsalily Sthe watohopg n Innlurml LU oo 3 they witl watoh oy 1y TS g aut. You sliall put o my. oparor I con COVer your dowi to Your kneess o Uit It wil 'ull!.!!llll't takeqny m’\t; atnl et o You'd Dyt falmy ickets G0 T i, Fidhes o, DeLter handingout my return tlekdq, o \|<"“r""y' ¥ the middle compartmont, recond feor s cnul!w. There's n raflway rug of i o seats wrap b round Your fuey, and 1f ool nuks nb you Ui’ cOnVict thehupeng. 1o b0y Go and Liko your agat, and ren e o0t Mo, the tral atatts, nad Dhoatay i ghe ool e 10 was wonderful with whnt paey 0 alaurity iy carrted ot /1l my sugeestion: 5 by friend minntes T was standine s} nl:;uchl\nm:flz“fidll:l" ) shivering th the ¢hill October hre « Whats Tonely vielt that woal Aou ye 1) was a warinth it my heart phat nrerc’nlellm feellog: desolate, nlihongh I knew that 1 1o brokuit the lnw and bad Hikely done pery |00 niclous nction. . Theaed the tiain it e, umd with it paased v chiance of etting hos that night.. Imhnlxl{." Tput my hesd s e she tho waod | should be papped oy (e s 2= bit nt n dltue—but I east to s 0 wooda for-awhile. . A fir wool s o ;‘ic(_ o fragrant place Lo piss an lows or twa i, Thets are ants, unfortunately, that, huild reat conl T Beats out of the twied that, are st 2l thickly on the coft, hollow-sounding. ooy fleree, combative brutes, who bite like demgpe: anddn, the night one (8 apt to stumble u\-lf these colonies, But liere was n nlee, elear ¢, ,”Ir where Ieould He with my back to ' brogd Imi‘ 2‘1‘ niul lt‘r [1‘" n;ntulm 1ttlo sleep, L voke with watart, A ma - mo— AN with a lp in bl hanp e 08 It ¢ of which flashesd {nto my eyes, h-.\«‘!‘ 'E\'#‘llk‘l!fi('i etopparre, rokie duien, 75 ,1oTe lt me, It wan the wayden 1°) 3 g wan distorted with pasapary - o0 118 “ Confuund i1 e erled, 4y me.with your cheating wllm;’ b\il,“}l \I\"fllnfl‘?fll with “you, scoundret,” Iwit K01 you, and r'l tend that T ot you trying to escapert P ! Heclapped bis carbing to my ears theee i lowl\;cvurl'—rhxcrlusnf’ repurt, Now, siry [T you. please your tieket, erfe the guard, Ifls:lunlum llurluu‘mll up;lx:cxl)it.::ll:.:{ I \xr[:lu: Lu“mlvmllrl\zuh 0 ‘I]“x’li ad nsturt, er ally had cen taking ey ouitalde Girkinge—ograan 4 Juurley i the ——t— OBITUARY. Bpeclal Dispatch to The Tribune.- GALENA, 118, Dec. 8.~The rate of mortality In this city has been alurmingly great within the past three months, Many leading eltizens hayg passed nway, and still Death’s slekle {s ot work I;}’IIOHL' us., The lust victim, Willlam 11, Clutan, sy, 0 prowinent grocery merchant of (3 diediat hia rosidents Tast cvening, ntter i “m\‘;l‘;t":“y olx daya. S Michacl Gorman, it old and vespected cltizen, and forineriy Mayor of the city, is s cat ‘uni lncnlul. uly dcn}’) i B yeiten - Muewatier, Dee, 8.~The Hon, Le el fod thls afferuoon; ned b3, 43 o reit oF a shock from-nfull: Tewnsa pative of Sara- toga County, New York, o gradunte of Unfon Cullege, nud editor of the Ontario _Vesseuger, ile.was_uppolnted Attorney-Geneml of that State in 1383, clested to the. Lemstature in 1841 came to Whuunsin in 1314, nnd was Chfef tlmm:hl lh(i‘stllmrfmu' ll!utnrun 1833, Ife was g m er of the Legislature, and Unlted States AtGrues Tor this district, . o et — " THE: WEATHER, 1. Wasmeroy, D. C, Dee. 9.~1a. m—Fur the Upper-Lake reglon, the Oblo Valley, mml ‘Tennessee, decidedly eolder; partly cloudy or clear weather, with fresh . and brisk northives winds, und rising taromet LUCAL ODYERY was o Dre, 8, Timie, ther W., freah ni . [ —s —— TWEED'S DOCUMENTS, Sueclut Dispatch to The Tribune. New Yomi, Dee, 8.—At a lute hour to-night It was Iearned; that all the papers capturedut Vigo with Willlans M. Tweed, after havine been examined by, United Stutes District-Attorney (icorgo Bllss and others- authorized by the tiov- crnmient to examine them, had been forwaded to Washington, where they wiil une dergo examiuation by the Attorney- Gonoral and posxibly . Me, Fish also. There are. papers. Which were detafned on hoard of the Franklin at the time of Tweed's arrival, It wus subseyuently, stated by Tweed that the contents of the truglks were slmply valuelee inen, and ho papers of any fmportanco were he found, It {8 tetieved, luwever, that most of the niore valuable vapers retulned by Tweed for his defcnsa are contained In these trunks, und are uow fn-the hands of the Washinzton uuthorlties, for what purposy 1s not kuown. i OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxpox, Dev.8.—Stemnship Holtaunl, from New Yorks has arcived. Nrw Yonk, Dee. 8.—Arrived: Stecmships. City of Limerick and. 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