Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 19, 1877, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1877, THE CITY. ! GENERAL NEWS. The temparstnre yesterdny, as observed by | Manassee, optician, 83 Madisun strect (T RIRUNE Bullding), ®as at 8 o.m., 84: 10 & m., 37; 12 w., 87; B . m., 83; 8 p. m., 3. Baromcterat§ * & M.y 80.395 8 pu m., 3041 i 1t wasatated in Wednceday's paper that some articles found in the possesefon of M. Efsen- berg, 166 Clark strect, were suppoeed by the ; police to have beon atol It_now_appears that they are the property of Mr. Ei.lelnbn;g. e Witt C. McLean, a constable, fndicted some D G e om. of duly'ani Tailing 1o | turn aver money, suceeeded yesterday fn having the Indlctments quashed on some technieality. Tle is again at farge ready for the first job that | + turuaup, i Walker, President: John 15, Sherman, Superin- temdents George T. Willlams, Secretary and Treatuter, oroner Trictzsch vesterday kield inquests up- i onc.!. ‘A. Dunlap, at No. 54 Uardner gtreet, and turned a vendict of death from eplilepsy, and pon Napoleon Trundell, who was accidentally rin down on tho Northwestern track near Og- lesby aveunue. The Coroner will to-day hold an Inquest upon Mre. Mary Lacy, who died yesterday morninye at the County lospital from the effects of polson admibistered by ber own hand. She was to have been tried thi€ morning at the County Court upon a charge of insanity, “The Hon. John Young, of Montres, Can., \ras at the Grand Pacific lotel vesterday. M. Young Is on hia way to Austeslia via 8au_Fra elsco, and gues s~ Canadin Commiesioner to Yhe Induetrial Exbibition to be held at Sydney, New South Wales, on the 10th of April. Gen. John T. Averdll, wife, and daughiter, of &t Pagl, Minn., were guess at the Graud Pacific Hotel yesterday, The General isa member of the Nattonial Republiean Central Committee, fle aces no danger of any impending confiict ahead, and believes that Hayes will be peacefuily inaugurated. Averill goes to Washington Gen, Av 1 t his daughter, Mra. Stowell, and will e Floridn, where his family will spend the winter. The complimentary henefit to Yank Adama, the billiard player, at Brunawick’s 1latl lasf eveulnt was pretty well attended, and certainty very interesting. It was begun by Abe Bass- . ford, who showed some very pretty finger ;llnv. “After this camo a_cushion-carom game of 100 nints hetween Frank Parker and Albert 1oa. 't was won hy the former by a_scors ot 100 to €% Lon Morris, of Hoaton, and Peter Snyder tlien played G’ points of French, which was won by the former: and the entertainment closed “with Adams’ wonderful finger-shots, . which far surpass those of any other player ever in this city, Persuns who are fond of ferreting out myste- rles are respectfully informed that, about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, n well«iressed ‘womat, perhapa 50 years of oge, walked up to a. mau on the conier of the street near the Tivoll and threw o handful of snuff i his ci'u at the same time raying, ** You are my baod; you hmow” yiu - ore” His® reply was more foreible than proper for print, 1 -going 1o sec ihe wliercupon she gave him another handful In the same \rz;. 'l‘hv? woman was not arrested, and the man utterly refused to say why he was so treated. Let every young man Who has extra red cyes this morning be cross-examined, and, whethor-the right i s found or not, there will be sume acandal about it. . About fifty ludies and gentlemen of the Swedenborgian or New Chuveh faith met at the Sherman Ifouse last night to discusa the prac- (‘!lh!llty of establishing & Central Churcli for the sccommondation of thase in the heart of the dty-who deslre to worship according to the dog- trine of Swedenborgz without ;:u\nz 10 the ot parative outskirts of the town, where, unfuekily, Tawet of the Swedenborglan churches are locate od. Mr, Jsmus Kingon presidodover themeeting, and Mr. J. F. Curtls was Secretary. Much tine 1 in consnltation, tut o declsion hed, the setlng heing simply an step. | When something definite shall t upon It will be made known. The Benediet Club gave a vers plearant mnsquerade party Lt nlzht i the “hail of the Tuhcrada Loadge, corner of Indiany’ avenue and “lietyeticel, wirect. There were about fifty couptds présent, ond an unurual varlety and auty ‘of costumes was noticed, There were Indiang,—Mr. wmd o Mre, Bitting Tall, — festers, fools, Bpanish ladies, gypsics, tho Unlow, Queen Elizabeth, © Wi, Hob Koy, the Pross, Mephintophels, sid adivrn wa niitmerous to mention. The usual humorous and plensant fuckdents—young men jlayiri the putlnt to women old etvuuli to be ticlr grandmothers, Mephistophicles danving with a nnn. ete.—were yed by the knowlng ones, and the unmusking af about 11°0 vw'elock wag the canse of much merrlment. The musde wean furgished by Wedzewood, snd_dancing was ndulged 1o to a tate hour, Tie party was a de- clded sucecss, aod thuse I uttendanee have much for which to thank the Committee of Avs raugemenys, whieh was composeil entlrely of young ladies, TEMPERANCE, The Commlttee uppulnted at the Convention of Irlel Raman Catholle Teperunee Socletics Hunday to draw up a plan for the onzunization of an fnsurunce hiirean held a meeting b Mus- kell Hall last night. Mr. A. M. Hunsurough presided, and Mr. J. B. Crowley acted as Seere- tary. Nir. Hugh Maguire, who had given the subject cunalderable ntteution, explatned that, at pres- vnl, eazh Soclety uttended ty the relief of the familics of deceused members, Thin plan, how- eyer, did not work as effectively as was desired, Quly $50, fn most Justunces, wos rulsed on the death of 3 member, which was not suilident to lieneflt the family to any extent, It waa thought, that it the wholr of the Irlsh socictics joined in this movement a ereat many additional bene- fits would mcerus to the familics of deceased members. ‘There wero elchteen societles, with an aggregate membership of 2,000, and 1t was Jropused o aaecsn thein $1 cach to form he. necluus of a burlal mml - nstrancs fund. lnstead of §50, the family of the dis ceused members would receive #4300, the fuud being kept up by o generul assessment of 5 cents per tweniber s often us death came. It ‘waa estimated that a surplus fund would yemain ofter paying all demandss this money could he cmployed tn runniig 8 Washingtonfan Home or any other humanitarian fnstitution. Mr, Crowley submitted some tlzurcs to prove that the scheme would work sdvantaceously, Mr, Ivory expreased himselt in favor of wdlo- cpsan unfon, sanctivied by the eroed by the clergy, Such would better attend to the wants of U and orpbans thau a union of the temperance so- cleties. Alter u genera) discuesion of the subject the following sub-couunittee was ppointed to dratt » plan of urgenization for submussion to the next meetlug: C. M. Lynch, H. Mazuire, M. Lacy, M. Horne, and J. it Cruwley, The mecting then sdjourned” to Thursday erening next. TOCKYORI SEMINARY. Fifty-one ladies, graduates of the Rockford Beminary, eat down to a_lanquet st the Palimer 2o, and drank the following n T [ " of I3 3 2 =y el me; ! responded to by Miss Durrs #Our Alumnl Assocfation; what It {s, and r thie Beraliary; "' respouded A Taleott, Abroad;" resvonded o Kiond. cd to by Mra. {1, R, Hobart, admitted after » o'l were re-clected o dont, Furter Rathbone; V Mra.' M. N Hubart, Mre. W, Mrs. U, I Tatts ‘Freasurcr, Mr jex, Mise Hubtell weted us Secretary during the evening. MCLEVY'S BILL COMMISIIONEK BIRA DL ‘The reader will dnd {n the proceedings of the County Board, published fn snotlicr column, some sturtling stutements tade by Cominita- atouer Braslles rulative to supplics furnished the County Huapital by McClevy, allus Pertolat. De- sirous Lo Jearn sumething further about the matter, » reporter alled on Commis-loner L.adley lust evening st bis store un West llarri- sonstreet. 3. Bradley fna grocer, atal thore waghly scquainted with the buruesy, In which Lic bas been enmaged elght years, He sahd that Lo had for soiue thuie bad wh s on the croers fe+ furpiahied the County Hospital, und he de- terined to watcl them nurrowly. ] went into the Cominitice-room the other day, aud, looking over tke contents of the Loz, found ScClevy’s bill. 1 examined it dosely, snd ¢ inadeupmy mind to Invest/yate 1t thoroughly. 1 made 8 meworandum of somu of the flews, B v and theo went up to the Huspltal, McLaughlin O was not there, but I saw Lhe watron or bouse- l\unm. acd asked ber sbout them. Now, Me- 'Clevy hias cbarged for five baxes of Castile soap, e 210 pounds, at 134 cenls . per pound, makiag fswx when be bad aelives- “yvuly vng bua Lontaluivg 1osty-iwo podads, c worth 85.25. Then he had charged $2.10 for a tarrel of beans ncver delivered at all. He claims to have delivered four bar- Yels of crauberries, at $it per bar- rel, @ total of &4, when he onlv Uelivered one barrel He has hilled a kerof pal soda at three centa per pound, clafming that it contained 125 pon aids, which woulll be a fear- fl stratnon the keg, A8 it ean only hold 112 ounds. His roasted coffee he has charged 3 cents per pound for, aud I have sub- itted eamples to coflce men, and the* Ap ralse it ot 23 couts per pound. —Now, ook upon these tm;yn as a frimd on the tax- avers, and 1 denounced them this afternoon. Kmrc than that, 1 am xofng to eiick tothe thing and try to break un, if I can, this whole- sale défranding of the people. Twas careful to repare mysclf to-day, and I did not let the ‘ommittec know what I was doinz. I have gotten all my proofs of my chances, and Ian ihe matter thronch to the end,” Hradley Is evidently tn earnest. Commissioner | Ever alnve hils efection he has watehed the Toard closcly for some outcroppings of the At arecent meeting af the Directors of the l Fing spirit, and now that hin chance has come to 'nfon Stock-Yardy Company, the followiig of- | yount Clem Perfolat, the bosa of all jubs, he o erg elocted for the ensaing year: d. M. ! i wofne to carry bis attack throughy and try to Vrma tip the &ystern of stealing that has’ Im- povertshied the County Trensurs. MULATGHIAN, After leaving Comieslo et Bradley the re- porter met Warden McLaaghlin, of the flos- ital, on the cars. The Warden said he bad Teara “hotiing of the charges made by Mr. firadley, and when they wero explained to him Tie denouneed them nsHes. “If Bradley says such things he lies, He s talkinz of something lie don't understand.” il says he went up to the Tlospital and foumd ot there that the bill wasa fraud.” “ Who did he sce theret” asked the Warden. ©The matron or houseliceper. You were away, and whoever he saw fold lm just what Tiad been received, aud it Aid not utull ogres with the bill." “8he dldn't know what she was talking about," sald the Warden. « [Tave all the goods been dellvered” #0f course they have."” “ Do you know that to be a fact!” «Of dourse T do. They were teceived the first uf the month, and they are half gone uow." W You are sure that every ftem on this ‘mr- ticular bill has been received'at the Hospitalt™ + Of course I an.” “Then why should the Tousekevper tell one of the County Commissioners that the stufl had not been delfveredi™ “8he didn't know what she was talking about.” “But she knew enough on the subject to know that some of the stuff had come.” “The clerk in the office always checks off the goods as they ore secelved. Sometimes we bore row from g fontn, when we &et short, and that Is charged to the nest month. Now, l4st mouth we borruwed soap.’! “Did you borrow four hoxes2" “Not 5o much as that.” The Warden then relapsed lito the simple re- ltef of abusing Commfssioner Bradley. AT THE HOIPITAL A reporter visited the [lospital to get from Warden MeLaughlln his exolusation of the charges made by Commissiuner Brudley, He was not In, but the buookkeeper of the institu- tion explalued the manner in which groveries were recelved. McClevy alwazs sent n dupll- cato 11, hio eatd, with the goods, and he reefved and welihed most of them and clhecked themn off. The Warden always certifled to the correet- ness of all bills to the Boanl. “ Tlave you_ received any cranberries veeent- 1517 {nqulred the reporter. i Ye, to-day,’" he replied, nslie took a list ntncoml- recelved a few hours previous from afile. “ J{ow many barrcls!™ © Only one.’” # And this s oll that you have reccived sluce thie firat of the yeard” ** Yes, sir.” a A"!. what hour did you receive the cranber- riest *t About 6 o’clock, or maybe it was halfan Tiour earller.” The list of gooda recefved eomprised the fol- Jowinz artl “Iwo hoxes Castlle soap, one barrel of beans sald to contaln four bushels, two boxes of ralsins, three cnses of canned peaches, one barrel of eraubierrics, one kez of harley sald 0 welgh 1N ponnds, and one keg of sal-soda sald to welzh 113 pounds. ‘The bookkeeper next exhitdted a bill of date of Jan. 8, a tuplicate of the one Mr, Bradley had referred to, nmounting to nearly §400. e sald ahout 1ialf of the jrovds had been recelved, of Which the Hist previously shown wus a part. The Warden had recefved a part and he hud rocefved the remainder. He hal nofdea that the bl had heen certliied to as beluz correct 1o the County Board. “The sueplclous ftem of one barrel of beans containing four Lushels was on the bill, and, {t Taving heen detivered during the afternoon, he reporter asked to sce the barrel condueted thyouih sundry paseage-ways Lo the fuot of the atales Teading to the Wardvw's roon and requested to awalt the coming of the hous keeper. She apoearcid It u moment, and con- Auzted blm to the stare-room where the goods were piled, An ordinary barsel, about an shorter than the vonton flour-harrel, was puinted ont to Lim as the ono contajning the four bushels of beank, 'The reporter took hold of it, shook ft. snd found that it wus not macked, at least, and returned to inquire how L was possible to et four hushely Intosuch 3 vessel, The lhousekeceper rephed funocently that she did not know, and no ong will goubt that sho told the truth, for harrels of that dimensfon sre ordmarily fitled with two awl a half bushels, “Where are your cranberries!™ asked the re- porter, *'There," she sald, poluting out a aimilar bar- rel, ""'l( thint all you have recelved liere since Jao. 4N, #ir; but that fs all reecives “iVhen did you receive mi HA WeLk OF B0 AKO We T ‘The reporter then atrolles den's office, and tonk rnoll 1o found,takingshe recordaof the ofiice a8 provt, und thy word of the boukkeeper ax well, that there was still @ ahortase fn furnishing tis gods referred to by Mr, Bradiey of (wo boxes of Castile soap und two barrels of crauberriesty sy nuthivg of the beane, MCLEVY, During the eveulng Mr. McClevy came to Tue TRBONE ollice and - volunteered an expli- aation, He stated that Warden McLavghlin had gone to the store and ordered a quantity of zoods which were aent un, and subscouently hud como and oplered unother lateh, My, Me- Clevy had stuted that it was not practicable for dm 10 send them up at the moment, und aeked him it he conld not take them up himeell. The articles were l:m. on o one de wid had been . left in_ t Atore until yesterday morning, when, Mr. McClevy rtated, they hail heen sent out to the Hospital, Inssnpuch us the goods wers @ dellvereld at the Hoapital until about 5:30, or about thren hours after the exploslon fu the Board, Mr. cClevy 13 undoubtedly mistaken aa to the date of the delf IU'ls an nofortunate infs- take, tou, for hi e orning It would have re Klm;l denl of the suspiclon which now attaches to it 1 today.” morel ) A BOGUS JURY. A LAWLESH BAILIPE, To the Editor of The Tridune. Cuscaan, Jan, 15.—The sttorneys and others prosent veaterday morntng at the openbiz of the branch of the Superlor Court of (hils county, prestded over by his [lonor Judge Gary, made frequent Jocular remarks amonyg themaelves at the expense of b3 Honor, becatise ho wax s en- ergetically engaged I doing the Lall's and Clerk’s work of catling iU the names of the new fury fmpancled for the second hatl of this fenn of cott, One gentleman retarked that this was 100 expeusive to Judire do the duty of « 1t recins, howeser, there Wwas s bz rut under seal, 1or {Lwas soon lcarned that the Jury ot Lalf of them degularly impancled. ‘The Jutlge was surprised when thiey were called nnon to prescat excuges, it L 130y, why they should not serve oa the o tve Lut one man ol theaizty ask o be ‘excueed, and upon ol that vaily tivcuty-el drawn from thy County Clerk’s oftive, a8 provided by law, anid the reat were common Lummers und others who had probubly asked the bullitl to put them on, and he «did bu. This |3 handier for the hatlill than 1o run all vver town for the rezular punel, aud g8 he works by the year, of course he works ps flitle s juossible, This was dope in the face ol the fact that prints el notives wre puited all aver tie Court-House warning_men that they cannot be put on the Jury, ard that it ds a contonpd of court for any DErOn Lo st Uae postion ol a jursine, —whic s are b arge 316 awd slned 1y Cratles Rern, 8tantl, The Judie gave rotice to aliof these drrcpular furymen that they would unt be alloand 1o aerve, and wers invited Lo go hume. We vow understund why the Judee was spending Lis strenth callfug over the bist. Now, will Charlew Kern, Sheriff, diecharge that currupt vthver who lmposed a fravdulent Sury upon the Courtl We etiall ecs TTONNET. ¥ WUAT KERN 8AYS. ° A Trisuxs reporter saw Sheriff Kern yesters ay sfternoon, showed bim thy above letter, snd asked lim what be bud to eay fu regud to My, Kero veplied that bis attention bad been | calicdo't8¢ buitter, a6d that he bad seat for Capt. Counett, one of the bailiffe, who informed him that the bailif who was clurged with this questionable condnct waa Joseph Sandy. Mr. Rern saw Sandy, whose excuss was, fi effect, that the regular nanel had been exhansted, snd that ho was compeilad to fill 8 few vacancies on amoment's notize, This he did as best he could. When the Judge asked those who de- slred to be excueed to siamd up, he waa eur- prised that so fes obiccted Lo serving on the ury, and, after nsking womne questions, he sus- pected that sometiiing wax wrong nmd dismissed thewhole panel. Mr.Kernobsersed tathereporter that it wus not shown that these men were unfit to zerve on the jury, bt the Judge, suspecting that fomething was {rrezular, let the whole panel o, Mr. Kern says he has endeayvored to he, and thinks he has been, very careful in this matter, ns far as hie has anything to dowith and be gave BatIlT Sandy instrictions to never Tet this thing ocenr agalin, but to always euard agalnst the possibllity of vazancles arising, in order to ohviate the necesaity of the bafliM's choosing furors fn a sudden amid more or less Lap-hazard fashion, *1f 1ean ever fasten the Jenst susplelon uon any batlifl who ls tryiog t puton men for a purpose, he shall be tiounced at once,” was the emphatie commentary of the Sherif on the whole matter, Mr. Kean clalms that the respansibility in regant to the ciofer of jurors tests npon the County Commissiouers and the County Clerk und that hie has ho authority exerpt in tases o a speclal venlre, when he gives his naslstants n. unlwunns to secure the sery best men Lhey can nl. SLIGIOUS. THE NOONDAY PRAYER-MERTING at Farwell Hall yestenlay was conducted by Messra, Whittle and 8tebbins. The attendance was large, and the excrciees were marked by great earnestuess and religlous fervor. Tho new choir wers on the platform and did execl- lent service. After the meeting had heen opened with the fiymn “1le leadeth me," the Rev. Mr. Raymond led in prayer. ‘The ltev. Dr. Davis thenread & number of re- queats for pruyer, o< follows: (ive thanke for prayer answered In behalf of Mt, Pleasant, Ia., where the cliurch 1s revived and sinners are coming {0 Christ; prag God ta wnanis fest the blesaed prosence of the Holy Spirit with the churches and pastors of Galneevillo: with unlon meetings at Creatal Lake: with churches and 1ninisters of Lyons, Mt, Pleasant, Guthrie, and Dea Moines, L. 5 wiit thiee Dible-classes and thelr teachers: with' the Kirst German Presb; te- rlan Church in thlacity: foe thy conversion of a lawyer and three busincsestaen In this city; for one trylng to bo a Christlan, her mothor and slepfather: for m husband and hix wife and two uneaved famillea; for the conversion of three frlends who are ro- aisting the lloly Spirit: for a backsliding husband: for an unsaved mother who Is in troublo for the solvation of two clerks, nine sons, and clght husbands presented by thelr parents and siven; apeclal rerient fora fawmily **lost i world- linesa'and in pride "3 for a dear grandebilds ** for my mother ™z for the conversion of elzhit brothers and five sistera, and a husband and chilaren: urcent request for s youn indy in Indiana, (lat Christ bt her now? far s family In difficulty, that Goil will make the! Iain: for & youns Jady in Lyone, a3 trother that, (ol may hless hin work in K nger, nnd Lenua, Mina. 2 for a young man, homeleas. pennt- Tons, sick, and & stranzers ** Contlnne to pray that will ‘work mizhtily with the charches and istera of the Chrlstian Alliance. During the reading the audience bowed down in sllcut prayer. The Rev. Mr. Parkhurst followed with an earnest prager In behiall of the applicante, and fur a blesstig to rest on the Church Alllance. Mr. Stebbins then sang “The half was never told* with good effect. Maj. Whittle rend tho tenth chanter of Num- bers as a basis for bis remarks. Ho spoke of the slgnificance of the Jews belng commanded to make two trumpets out of one plece of silver, and remarked that he thoueht that part of the atonement money was uscd for the purpose. As suon Ry the gons of the pricsta blew those trumn. Dets victory came o thefr slde. Al [t required to sound those Instruments wns faith, which should encourage averyonu to blow the teumpet ol the Gi Tary might reet with the mypets weron memoral of dicated that the people ued, wid were dealrons of 2Kt [ he Almlichty. Thetr redemption was the hlood of Christ, and thelr trumpet to pray to God I Jis name. ' God wonld always respund to thelr supptications, Al they neated win to get on one platform and Dlow -the trumpet of their redemption, Now was the thne to sound the trumipet of tho Gospel, and march forward (o victory, Mr. Stebbins was then called upon for a nolol and responded with +Ouly an arinor-bearer,” Mr. B, F. Jusohs remarkeit on the castom of manufactueing musical instruments of wany plecex, sml maid the trumpets referred ~to were mmle of only one plece and {utended to peive but one soumd, Evers Christlan was bt w Kownding-board to repeat the wlorious notes of nfed the trumpet et ent etirred nien to repentanee and Jove, and those swho did not proctsin e Tad no power of reformation within them. Dr. Jacob Post thought there were many false trumnets soumled 1 Chivago todrown the blast of the true one. 'The real {nstrument, how would uttimately make itself heard, und the vie- tury would beloig to those who proslafmed the Gorpel of Chrlst, Mr. A, G. Tyne, of Peorla, apake of the bless- fnies which foilowed the blasta of the Gospel trumpet. Its effect fn Peorta lud Leen some- thin remarkable: hundeeds, incuding many (nll-llnln, haul been bronght toa knowledizo of the truth, ‘the Rev, Mr. Spencer suggested that the trumpets gave forth the tones of love amt vrayer, which were futended for different peo- e, but cuch of which was ellective i its way. Mal, Whittle urged that no onc should leayo the bl without linding whether his netirh- hor s saved or not, AL the suzgestion of the speaker, 'A 'reebyterfan minfster delivered an earneat pra; " r for God's bleselng to rest on Mr. Blls" chitir hatl no tr losed with tho benedletion iverty. nounced by Dr. THE CITY-ITALL. + The Trepsurer's recelits vesterday wero £3,128 from water vents and 3,7 trem imls- cellaneoua sources. Al Smith's Soup Committee was to have met futhe Clty Clerk's oflice yesterday after- naon, hut lacked a quorwm. A meeting has been called for Saturday at 3 p. . City Engincer Chesbrough expects that the test of the West nlde Pumplng Works will be completed by Monday or Tuesday, and that the report of the cxperts witl be made by Wedneos- duy, ‘The Mayor, who went to Springtleld Wednes- day night to sttend the Revenue Conventlon, expected to return Haturday, 1t is thought be will be home before thut time, as the Conven- ot hias ndjourned. The West Eidu pumping-works employes were pald their Deceanber sufaries, smonuting to 31,200, yesterday, 'Vl North Rl works wilt be paid to-day ubout W, ‘The amount to be. dealt out to the potee and tircimen to-day are respectively 355,000 and $:25.5 6. 1t was suzzested yesterday by Ald. Cullerton thut unadditional foree of strectecleanems be loyed by the Department of Publle Workis 10 work up-n the streets while they gre fu such a bad canditlon from the snow, " The spring election 18 not very far uway, and the pagecious politician louketh' fong way abead, One of the lurbormasters called at the Cty- 11l yeeterday sud enld that there need bo o lear Of o freslict, for the fes f the river, particu- Tarly in the Eouth Branch, was very thin, and thai another duy liko yesterday would so melt thu fce that tugs woull be enabled to ply uround without serlous inconvenlenve, ‘Fhe authedties inthe Btreet-Lamp Depart- ment want rotiee ziven that it bs grossty cut ot order for young and old juet, even it thiey have Veen indutzlng freely b * rlver water,” to go Nome fate at niglt and with their canes break a ‘ane of glass i cvery street-Tamp they see com- i tuward them, The inbabitants of West Taylur strect were awshened ulzht before lust by ' man's breakiug (evidently with a cane) all the lamps he saw, und _the ludulzeut yatrolman tuddud heavily in some neighibotly saloon. Aeslstant-Corporatton-Counsel Adatns re- turned from Syt yesterday, whither ho went t1 be pred lonvention of legal Hghits who swere to fraute a reveuus il ¢ were but six or reven gentleinen o the ventlon,” atd all Ley "dil was to become cou- seeant with cach other’s {deas, No bills were presunted, and the ectirn matter was referred 10 onu of the cominittees of the Lezidature, Mr. Adnims? Vi, which was Lrought before the flouee Just week, has been peferred to the ap- propeiate committee, und fn the Eenate, where it was ulsn prescuted, it was similurly dlsposcd of. The Cutnmittees will notlfy the wembers of the Conventlon, which has adjourued sline dfe, what sctlon they will take. Bome persons n{ufi Inclined to thiuk thay the Convention was a allure. THE PACKERS. Health-Offiver Luule Mcrke bas submitted the folluwingicport to Bealtl-Commlscioucy Wrlgut fn reference to the odor cstablishments fn the southwest sectlon of the citv. We called at all nf the packing and ferfilizing entablishments yesterdas for the prrpote of ascer: talning what improvements they hava made for eousming or dearorizing (he gares atiting from the rendering tank« and deyers, Messes, Atkin- ron, Iticker, Marvel & Foster, Coey & Co,, Aliet- ton' P'acking Company, Fowler Mene., ‘Martls, Hantan & Hougl, have, pnt In_condenvers, some more substantial ones than others, Twelve other packers have, a3 yet, done mothing: Lmt they promise ta do someihing st anre, Amonz those iwho have done nothing arc sume of the largest packers, to-wit: 'The Chicazo Packing ‘and Fro- vision Comy Higgine. P. D, Armonr, Botta- ford, Murphy & Co," A ta the fertilizing asab- Jiehments, Obendort, Shepasad & Co, are putting ina deodarizer. Thompson & Edwards have alsy constructed a deodorizer, but nelther of the two < Tintehineon has done Scalon & Uo. are putting in twa new 1) attach them to a proper condeneer and gas-cone 4 & Tabor'agut factory have not made any improvement. These houses, with one exception, were all in & clean condiflon. The fertilizcr of Thompach & Edsra s and Oben - dorf & Bhephard. ae also the Chicag ing aud Proviston Company, and Marvis' alanchter-hause were causing quite an oifentive adar ali dav, The drainage into the Sonth Branch fiom all the 8 Yard eatablishments continues nearly ns hej fare, but & little more precaution 1s Leing uaed to prevent any animal matter or blood going into the sewers, —— THE COUNTY BUILDING. The Collector for the Town of Bloom got his books yesterday. % John Bundel and Eliza Welch Porter were ad- Judged insane in the County Court yesterday. ‘The County Jall was yesterday put fn tele- graphie communication with the several volice statfons of the ity ‘The County Trexsurer sent 815,000 aver to the City Treasurer yeeterdny from the colleetion of clty taxes fu North Chicago. The contest for the potltion of administrator In the estate of John Nolan was settlud yester- Qay In the County Court. The widow tefumph- edl 'The case Is to be nppealed. For a year past t has been a rule in the Crim- fnal Cotirt to avold snaking Jail sentences, but Judge Williama duea not adhere to the rule, 1s fic punishes evers day almost, with fail impris- onment. ‘Lhe 8lierl(T docs 1ot abects The Committee on Publie Charitles yesterday reported in favor of allowing bills wmdunting to §11,000, and nlzo asking authority to buy the February supplics, cte. An hour afterward the contract wos let for nll the supnplics for the year. What will the contractors think of such uctlon? The Grand Jury examined nto a number of casea yesterday. “Thu most [mportant was that of Jofin McCabe and afman named Howard, charged with setting firo to the saloon at No. 90 Sonth rlnlllfll street o few weeks ago. The ovidence eflcited was strong, but no concluston an reachedd. Complaints will Le fn order to- day and to-morrow. Alexander Hoyd, a waif, with a leart full of trouble, hallfug Trom Wisconsin, dropped In to seo the State's Attorney yesterduy. He had started from Wisconain to ‘hls home in Provi- dence, R L, with o through teket, and bl Deen robbed by rome one, He was fu- forined that his ddversary had been arrested and was It fall, and e wae comparatively huppy. He will go before the Grand Jury to-day uid Em«urc Tils indictment, even If hé fails to get is ticket back, C. 1. Gaubert, Inte of the (fardner House, wan arrested yesterday at_ the Instunce of Frances Gorlot “fur debt. ‘The latter had heen a cook ut the hotel over which Mr, Gaubert huul presided, and his clan _was ' for unpakl wages amounting to 330, The evidence sho: that Guubert had no property, and Judze Wal- lace discharged him. * His atkets are: Gardner House, morigaged for its full value, $70,000: Evans avenue lot, mortgaged. 5,005 Orvls Sutudivision lot, mortzaged,’ $2003 one suit of clothes, now on persun of petitoner, one dark ault of clothes, ®lx shirts, cotlars, and cufls, $100; furniture in Michlgan avenue house, chat- tel wortgaged, &4000, The labilitles aro: Owlime to servants and others at Garducr House, an500; personal Judmnents, $5000; mortgnge il debts, $15,~ 000, ebteducns, $50,000; indeflnlte 1t will be seen from the proccedings of the Poard of County Commissioners thut that by ?'Ml.enhydccldud toglvo llandles, the Super- ntendent st the County Tospital, six days' lease of life. While s tenn s apparcntly limited to this Fcriud, it Is pretty woll undersiood that he will remain there fi- definltely, It Is alleged that the reason why this uscicss incumbrance I able to |ml|F on s tecause Lo Is awars of some facts which the Commisslonera are interested i not having known, and that he - threatened to tell olf he knew to the Grand Jury, or b""li it beforo the piblie in some other way, 1f hls cmployment was not contlnued, The Commisstoners usder- it the aituntion fully, nud enouzh of them were found vesterduy to put bim back nto his ol phace. ‘The lkelihood now is, therefore, that hie will hold his tongus CRIMINATL, Burglars effected an entranve through the Imsement window of No, 125 Ellzabeth street Weilneaday ulght, but were frightencd off be- fore sccurlng any valuables. Gicorze 8t, Clair was captured last evenlng by Ofiver Householder, charged with the Jarceny of two hooks from I, T. Sherlock's hovk-store, corner of LaSalle and Madleon streets. Justice Senlly yeaterday sent out Mary Kane- van to the House of Correctfon under a $100 fine for disorderly conduct, and Mary Schinidt and Willlain O'Donaell followed with 850 lines for drunkenness. “I'ires barrela of whisky, contalning in all 120 galtons, were stolen at 6:20 Tast evening from In frone of Barets & Stern's Mquor store, Now 170 Jnckaon street, supposedly by somes expressman who was unusually hard-up fora job. Christina Jenson, restding at the corner of Forty-sixth and Butterfleld etreets, was yesters gay afternoon deteeted i eteallng a drers pat: torn and several otler articles from the Boston $tore. Rho was taken m by Ofifeer Dittus, Justice Pollak yesterduy ussessed Kate Kav- h, vagrant, £20 or sk months i the [House Correetions George Willlums, Iarceny from Sarah Ganuetr, £ o 1% 5, O'N fareeny of a raltroad (i from Alexander Buyd, 8300 to the Criminal Coutt. The Kochs, futher and two sone, charged with the robbery Wl 1t A. Kutn's clothing-hotse, were yesterday before Justlee Foote i had the case continueld i §2,000 ball cazh to next Monday afternoon, Yesterday tho detectives sieceeded i reeovering 25007 worth of gouda, waking in all §1,150 worth that hus thus fue cen recovered, At Jeast as anuch anore hud been shipped o other cities, and will not pirobi- Uy be heard from again. Abont 8 o'clack Wednesilay evening a botd robbery was nerpetrated at the reshlence of A, . Mitlard, in Lawndale. Nene of the family were at home, and Mr. Willard Tiad the satlsfac Houof Knowiihz that the thieves were rns the premlsee without beitig able 10 pres He arrived at the house atat the tme men- tonwd, and foand the barelurs at work and Jrave an alarm, LUl 0o one ciiue 10 aaslst bin, i the t ed Wit some $400 worth of jewelry heloizing to Mr, SL7s wife, . Wednesday evenhye Oleers Gara awl Tum- hack, of the” Weat Twelfth Street Station, at- tempted o arrest 4 thict namel Joln Scanlon ot of o saluon at No, s THabsted fticet, and were set upon by i crowil of roughe, oue of whom dealt Humback a blow acro:s the mouth \‘I\'[llll u biilard-cue, knoeking eut his front eeth, Cpon trslng o carry ol thelr prisonier - to the gtatlowhouse U toughs drew revolvers, und three shuls were fired st the oflicers, nom: of Which touk efeet. Eergts. O'Donuell and Fitepatelk pur- eued Bcanlon and Nis pale, and upon Larher street wero abdcd by an old 'gentleran nuted Woll, who attempted to stop them, Fhe rafllan wha fireid at the uiticers placed the pistol to the ald man's head and fhed, ingictlins ouly o sicht scalp wounl, Beanlon was ultugtcly takei o, but hls pals have yet to be beard front, Justice Foote, presidinz in the South Division Pollee-Court._n the continucd nbsctice of Jus- tlce Sunmnerfleld, yeaterday held the tollowlngs Thomas Sargent utl Edward Liugurd, larceny of ¥ (rom E. L. Ashworth, of No. 11 Moi- roe atreet, $1,500 each to the Crimual Court George Hotewb, disonderly fn pulling s poy upow an fusulvent debtor, 1lenry Fenn, $100 fine; Jolin Redmond, uttempt at burglary, to tie Wth: D, E. Carter, robbhyz s newrboy, %0 fines James O'Brien, vagrant, $100 ey Carrlo Davls, dieorderly, $160 fne; Itobert Duubar, Jatceny feon 8, 1L Fuller, $100 fin Willlamy Conuer, vagrant, 81697 James Do, hue, selling obsceno prints, $400 to the Crhnlnul Court; Maurice Schiweire, Pat Madden, Robert Holting, vogrants, $50 each; Charles. Miller, vagrant, $100 or nlncty days; Charles Nicholus, arceny from Mrs. Gl No, T3 Htsle strcet, £500 untl) to-duy. Carre Davis and George Holromb took appeals, and the other victims of. Foote's awlul frown kicked hike mules at thelr scntences. IRtective Macauley yesterday afternoon re- who robbed C. A. Clark, nllas Butler, (n Capt. Rounds’ house, No, 614 State street, last Tues- day evenlng. Tirady was captured In' company with George Otis and Magpie Smith, his com- panfons o crime, by Marakat Rice, of Aurors, And by whom over £300 of the mlnnlmf‘mnncy was recovered. The trlo, aveording to thelr own count, had spent $200 of the money In cloth- fnz and tickets to Omaha, and aseert that only £450 was stolen, which shows a alight dis- crepancy. As near na the police have been able to figure out, Clark lost sume §W0, and here agin i another dlscrepaner. 1t b but a slizht matter at any rate, for Clark {3 atill on_a spree, Bonnd ta s the elephant and to spend all his money at any ever Wednesday nizht he " is reported Lo have been out all nlght with anoth- f‘ Iu;ll-lmy, who proved more fafthful ‘to his rust, Matt F. Klecs, a dealer in miscellaneous Hquuls at No, 133 Randolph street, {s a suffercr from tmlsplaced _confidence, A few evenligs agon man numed Richard Beard entered his Ylnl'r! and presented a check for $23 on the ‘anadian Bank of Commerce.” It was after Lunking hoird, the uenal story, and he wanted £ aud would feave the cheek until tie moruing, cte, The check was mnde payable to his order and purported to be signed by James Williameon. Matt know Beard had the money and aceomniodated Him not only t the €6, but aleo allowed Wi to take A\lmlr;),' drluks agalust the cheek, ‘The next mornlig Beard turned up azain, bt this time he was {n tho*company of a noted *erook,” and was regarded with sus- piclon, He wanted §2 more, und the only renson lie dit not get b wna that Matt's ex- hequer was lina erippled condition, Beard has not been ecen sinee, but {3 wanted. ‘The check ras present yesterday, and found to be bo- gus, Neither “Williamaon nor Beard were» Known ut the Lank, and nejther of them had ever had an nccount there. No urrests, ANNOUNCEMENT The Third Unitarians hold o soctal festival, with all sorts uf good things in store, Friday evening, corner of Monroe and Laflin. John B. Gough will deliver Thursday even- ing his fecture on “ Blunders " ot the Taber- nacle, for the henefit of the Chicago Woman's Temperance Unlon. The price of adwlssion ls 25 centy, i Prof. 0, 8, Fowler, the celebrated phrenolo- elst, will deltver two free lectures in the Unfon Park _Congregationat Church, Monday and “Thursday evenings, Jan, 23.aud 35, on Life, Henlth, amd Nelf-Cultures The dramatle fraternlty of the Church of the Meselah will rive an cutertalument at tho Me- oral Ciwpel, corner of Tiwenty-thied street and Mivhiga sventie, this eveolog. The ’lln)‘!. 4 Our Best ty,” aml * Who Is Whot" will he perforned, v The eieventl annual meeting of the North- saclation will be helil at dny, wnd Thursday Feh. 13, 14, and 16. Several intereeting {1l be read, aml prominent 1 fnvited. SUBURBAN. NYDE PARK. Monday night an attempt was made to got into the ofice of the Hyde Park station with wkelcton-keys by partles unknown, who evi- dently thought they would muke a good haul, The lork could not be epened, but was broken, 80 as Lo rewder it impossible for the statfone keeper, Capt. Batley, to ubtaln entrance into the room cxeept throagh the windaw. The Wardens of §t. Paul's Eplscopal Church, who have so long been trying to obtain a clerzy- man, arc agaln disappointed. Several commu- nfcatfons have been exchanged with the Rev. J. 1. Bilss, of Burlington, Vt,, in relation to his aceopting the place, but hie s answered, de- clining the position. Tnla leaves the church still without & Reztor, 1t Is hoped that one may Knon be obtalucil, s 1t 1s o serfons hijury to the chureh 1o e without a minister. “The pumps at the water-works aro needing an examinution, it i+ sald by experts who have ex- arpiund the motter, Lust Satunday night the fre bewan sluking over the woll of the rib, aud would have feft the village without water had not Col, Foster heen telegraphed at Enclewood and glven onders to ceaxe pumnping, which som- mand was obeyed, und the fee, Hfting, wos bogne away hy the enrrant. The Ladles' Ald Soclety met at the residenco of Mrs. Cushing Wedneaday afternoon, The Kenwood Club et ot the residence of Mr, Ogkley, on ) 1 boulevard, last evening, and enfoyed a very pl int time. Tho Lycemn concert will take placent Flood's Hall this eveni The prograine has been preatly changed, OAKLAND. The Bev, Z. P, ITolbrook, of the Oaklard Con- gregational Chureh, lins goie to New York for a short. Lrlr. ‘Thie rervive of the church Sunday cvenliig wiil be o prafse rervice, The J. F. F, clve a sovlal hop at the Elils Aventte Musie Hall Saturday evening, SOUTIL EVANSTON. | The Viltage of South Evauston haslately heen fhe acene of much wrangling betweenthe Village Fathers and some of the venders of that bad suff ealled whisky, When It Murphy and Jim Lyneh came und st up o saloon right in tholr midst, a senss of duty Enpelled the peonle 10 oust the Itrnders, and restore, i possdble, the good name of the village. Accordingly, slts were Instituted, und the work of cleansing the comimunity was begun. Adam Mares, whose saloon liaa been the most frequente was bromwght to trial Sutundag, and aed 0 and eoste for selling whivky ontlie 8ahoath, Yesterday ne was nwuln sumeioned for nfrin ment of the faw, and was tined $10 and costs. Junes Lyde, who ia loeated at_ Cadvary, was Fried for selling whisky on a week day wid fined 0 and costs, 1t I bren o notlceablo fact that witnessea were not fuckined to obey tho stzamons, and fu this manner they bave hoped to evade the law, As the Trustees menn busl s I hin watter. an example shoulit be made of une of Lo of them. A few more casen _nrg oy the docket, and §t {8 Boped the desired effeet whi 4. Monday evenlng u tenyy will be held In Warren & Kennes Jiey prapose to fndorse the action of e 13 i this matter, and express their iiliing that wil renyovo en froin the place, It has been el that wll come, and espectally those of wr who ore particularly” intereste ed I this resjier THE HYDRA-HEADED ROCK;(;HD LIBEL. Special Diratch fo The dribune, Rockroun, N, Jan. 15.-~The Griges-Dayvton- Manlove hran Times-Early scundal was tinally seftled here to-d hy the Jury brineing 0 a verdiet of nut guilty against Dayton, This deeiston t5 a remarkable one, smuch &3 08 holds that Dawun, who was Manlove's partner all the time when the Jlhels azainst Mr. Griggs were publishied, wos not equally holden with Mantove for the publication, lu this case Man- fove pleaded gudlty, and wad tined at the last term of court, Dayton, however, preferred to stoud trial, and put fo ns extenvat- g clreunistan that he wan foo porant at the publication of the lhclous matter until he aaw the first copy of his news- paper from the press on the morning of publi- cation, Il not appear fn_evidence that he wade any eflort to ston the press or modliy the wrtlele, hut the Jury did nut seem todiseriniuate [ reiind to thits, but rather held that, as Day- ton did not write the artiele, he should not be (nhed for its publicatlon. ‘The result was & ise_to those who had watched the This verdict docs not, In any way, aU afust M, Griicie, as” Mal Tove has nlrcudy been puntohed for their publi- catlon, It merely shows o new phiage in the law of libel. —— COTSWOLDS, Special Dispaich fo Tha Tridune. Beaixorieiy, 1L, Jan. 18.—The Amerlean Cotswold Assaclation met In the 8tate Acrleul- tural rooms to-day and clected the fullowlug Assoclation oflicera for the ensulug year: Presls dent, R C. Allen, of Harelstown, Iil; Secres tary, Alexandsr Clarles, of Cedar Rapids, Ta.; Ireasurer, T, L. Miller, of Beecher, 115 Vi Presidents, W, 8. King. of Minneapolis, Minu. ; San E. Prathier, of Bherman, 5 H. C. Mere- dith, of Cambrl Mattocks, of Porttand, M of Burnhaum- thorpe, Can.; Burdett Loomls, of Hartford, Conn. g . Cooper, of Coopersburg, Fa.; Williain Josies, of Bowersville, £).5 Fiteh B. Blacy, of Ville, Ju.; Frank Wilson, ot Juchson, Mich.: ‘12 J. Mctiibbou, of Cythiana, Ky, B I Cockrilly Nashville, Tean.; Jo- scph Harrls, of Rochester, N Vi Russcll Swanwhk, of Curcurestys Cuminlttees on_rules, constitutlon, ete., were appoluted, and, after dlscussive informally the sheep foter cats, the Lonveution sdjourned. e ——— HEART-DISEASE, 8pectal Dispaich 4o The Triduse. Gosnex, lod., Jan, 18.—Dr. &, B. Keyler, an old resldent of Bentou, dicd suddeuly this mora- turned bome from ‘Aurors baving in chargo 3ichacl Brady, the bell-boy at tbs Cummercial ug of beart-dlscase. He was on the styeet laat mihl appuxuull} u goud biculths S1e “THAT EXPRESS JOB.” Tho Robtery Was Committed by Bun- glors, Not Professionals. All They Got Was #0 in Money and #137 In Jewelry. How the Work Was Done—The Messen- ger's Btory—Threo Arrests on Buspicion, ‘fhe robbery of tho express-car on the St. Louis & Alton Rallrond Wednesday evening proves tohave beennot, ns was at first supposed, the wark of professional tifeves, but of a gang of bunglers, the head of which could not read. It was owlng to the Intter fact that nothing valuahie, comparatfvely, was ta "The hold- ness of the robbery astonished the ofllcials of the oxpress company, and they attribute the partlal success of the echeme to the carcless- ness of the messenger, Willlam B. Bevier, and the baggage-man, John Malcolm. The former carrles a revolver, but, ns gencrally happens uu- der such circumatances, Lie was unprepared ot the moment to reslsl, even had resistance been possible. It scemed strange that the thieves were able lo gain mccess to the ear and render tho two men helpless hefore they were aware of thelr presence. ‘This, however, was satisfactorily exolalned yes- terday. It nppears that men are frequently in the hablt ot jumping on outgoing tralns, the Matform of the bagzage-var, nex®to the engine, helniz o favorite refuge, sinco the condiictor tloes not visit that part of the train to coliect fares. Mast of the beerage-cara on the St, Louis Road have a door In cach end. That on Wednes- day evening's train had_only one door, which was In the end towards the locomotive. This cud was filled with bageage, there being o pass- ufuz way hetween the trunks piled up on either slde, and was In charge ot Maleoln, The other end was devoted to express inatter, there being safo on hoard, In the latter end there were two slde-doors, opening on to a *run plank,” The door in the baggaze end was provided with_n stout wooden bar, and nlso a chain Jock. When both were In position ft was next to impossible to get. Inside. 1t could not lie dono_excent by theufd of . batterlng- ram. Usually this dvor was closed at all thnes, capecially after the traln ot outside of the Itmits. But, owlng to the practice beloro men- tioned of men jumplug on the platforms, (4 was sometimes left open, contrary to orders, for the accommodation of a brakeman, whose duty it “was to keep the platform clear, Ile usualiy got on at the depot, and went through the bargage- car to the passenger conches when the train reached Deering Statlon. On the evening In queation the door was not locked when the teain leil the depot, and by a “special finprovidence " tlnir? was no brakeman on the platform to louk out for DEAD-UEAD PASSENGENS, Both the men In the car began work even be- fore starting, the baggage-man helng engaged fu sorting all matter, which he was to deliver at the statfons, and the messenwer in registering his wuy-bills, _Just as they pasaed the Burllng- ton croasing, Bevler heard some one gay *Ilold up your hands.” ile did sv, and Malcolm llke- wize complied with the request, and tiielr hands were securely tied with stout twine, The traln ut the time was moving very slowly, not over four miles an hour, and tho wolse inade hy the wheels belne very slight and deadencd, the opening of the door had not attracted thelr at- tentlon. If tha door had been opencd when the traln was mosing ra}»hll,\'. the fnereased nolse wonld hase been notleed™ In an instant. What followred ufter the entrunce of the thieves is de- tailed In the annexed statement of Bevier, who returned to the efty yesterday mornlng, M We left the deépot about 9 o'cluck, Thad only a medlum *“ run® of money, ahout $25,000 or ¥30,000. The bagaage-master was (n the cen- tre of the car cortingz his lettors, and 1 was near Dy sitting down registering my way-hills.” After we left the Burlingtun croslizz, we were sur- yrised by three men aroted with navy revolvers, e firal I aaw of then they were richt under my nuse, One of them fald, * Pat up your hands,” und 1 did so, and Maleolm alse obeyed. Wo both complied miehty quick. The argu- ment was p llttlo too forvible to resist. The weapous were polnted tieht atus, 1 il not hear the mon come in, It was not very light in the ear. There were three lnmps burning, but the riys from them dil not cxtend very fur, aml you could not sce the door unless you~ went towands Jt, and held up the tap. When we put up onr hands, one safd, “Tlo them,’ and a man with a white hiatdkerchiel over his face, concealing it from his eyes down, tied us with u plese of string whilé the other two, who were not masked, stood guard. The spokeaman, he with the mask, asked me where the key of the safe wua, L told him, * In mf’ pocket,’ and he took it out, When hie got the bungh, they took Malcolm and me over to the stde of the car, sud told us Lo stand there. Then the man who had the keys apencd the safe and went through it, He took out o large bowle-knife, and slit open n bag which contuined pnckages to bo put off at the tirst station, Hedlla't find llll)'”l]lll‘ in {1t that sulted him, so he threw ‘“the bag back into the safe. Then he pleked wp several packages, and among them wan the largest in he safe. It contalned $19,000 in greenbacks, dane up neatly, and was for the Paymaster of the roal. JTe looked at It,and then put It down on the comductor's bux, and continued his search In the safe, Buddenly the three seenied to be trightened, and they went toward the door. Perhups they thought some one was com! Huwever, they caime back ahortly, and the spokesmnn went to the eafeaguin, e then asked we, * In there any money in the safe!’ 1 concluded from thut that tiey were sery green fn the business, or were {rlghte 1 ladn't heard any nolee. 1 told bim there was not u dollar that [ knew of, but If there was it was in the Springficld bag. He picked that up, and they went to the door sialn, LEAVING THE §10,000 FACKAGE on tho box. There wasanotlhier which contalned #1,500 beneath the bag, and §10,000 or §15,000 more I packazes tu the bottom of the eafe. These were all overlooked. ‘The man certaluly was not a very sturt thief, When they ot to the door, the spokesman turned uround and came towards me with the knife {n hls hand und salit, *If you breathe this matter younrea denl man.' 17 answered, ¢ Al ’lt’l'l“ und ho gave Maleohin the same warning, W they left I picked up the 19,000 packaze and threw it Rinong the express matter, thiking they might come back aguin. 1 told Maleolm to 10 o the door and put the bar down. o didso, We then felt securo from further intrusion, The bagzaze-munter then sald, ¢ How are wo golug to get out of this #xf Our hands wero tiud, I told i that T had o 1, anl Lo try to eetit out, 1lo wunaged i o littie thne to et it out, and cut me lovse. I then set Lim free. 1o went back at_ once, and found ome of Huntington's detectives, who was on the train, aml todd him_what had occurred, The detectlv ot off at Deering Station to tnform the pulice, We went on through. I checked up my safe at onve, aud 1 found everything all safe except the Springfeld bag, When we gt _to Lockport | telegruphed the robbery to Mr. Sheppary. 1 con- tinued on as fur us Shisly, where I tooR the up- train and eame hack,” * How dil it huppen the door was left opent” Wl it was nulnmlml to ho lucked. 1 gene erully have found it unlocked and lucked” it. Buioig i the express end Loverluoked ft. Tam alittfe DIt deaf, and perhaps that wilt account for 1y not hearlng the men walklng. | was not anticipatige anything of the Kind, and was busy wittimy way-bills. [ only saw three men, but I understand there was unuther on the platfonn watching.” + How did you feel when you were standing up under guard " I didn't { very queer. T thought they not LHlmes that they would take all there was in " the safe and leave. When 1 saw them ofl oud luy tie #10,000 T thoaght it very strange, aud th they were fools.!? “Ihie Springtield bag alluded to by Bevier con- talned only 3608 ln noney,—a packoze for Clay ton, Iil., and a bundlu of jewelry for Juckson- ville, worth $187,—a very poor nizkit’s labor for the thieves, slice the booty will tot yeld mors than $25 o' pawnbroker's shop. There wers four of them, the engineer of the train having scen that wumber junp off ot Archer nue. Bt will be” notlecd thut sl Mo work was done between thy Burlington Crossing and the brldge over Healey's Slough, u distance of about 3 mile, ta truvel which required ubout twelve minutes. ‘The conduct of the rubbers throughivut, cspeclally the fullure to take the $19,000, proves thet THET WERE NOT EXPERTS at the busluess. There ure two theorles, how- cyer, about the leaviug of the packuge, Onels that'the masked man, or ringleader, seclvg that the package wus directed tu Paymastes Larra- Uee, kuew that the moucy was hitcuded for the employes of the road, and concluded that steal- ing It would be Tobblig them. Tbis bypotheais is certainly unteuable, siuce men who startio rob aeyer ask “ Whotn docs this belongte? ¥ but will take workingimen's moncy just ss quickly as s millionalre’s. The other theory that tho man could not read—did not kuow wlat 13,000 weant, tho Agures belog warked planly on the covelope—is Leld by the police, beeatiss thelr ——————— 7} experience hns nevor brourht to the surfa, thief who thought of anything but his nwn“;g.. grondizement. The descriptions ohtalned by the pollee of the three men who entered the ‘car are huperfect, beeause they were not scen datinetly on acoount of the meagre light. However, the detectives are hunting high and low for them, and have ql. reaily arrested three men who are supposed to resemble the thieves, One of them fg Jamnes Beanlan, and nit belonz to what Is“ known as the ‘*Btewart avenue vang? which fs mate up mainly of dischargeq railroad hands. The fmpression prevails that the robbers belong to this class, They evilents Iy knew nbout the open door and the brakema, and had planned the work, sud_onty awaited & favorable opportunity to put the scheme intg exeeution, ‘They were fn a enloon near the Burltugzton Crosstye from half-past 8 unti) 9 o'clck Wednesday evening, and took severa] drinkes. Two swent out now and then and look. ed up the s , a8 il expecting sumething, Leavingat O ock (the troin belng due fivy tinutes later), that was the last scen of them, The nen fu tustody have not vet. been fdentl- fled, the messenger not belng avallable vesteps day. They are satd to snswer somewhat the des seriptions ziven by I, amd hic will have an ope portnnity to-dayto louk at them. Superintend. ent Hickey 1s not at all comident that he lay the right” men, but the, hu the robbers, Owing to the present uicertalnty, it would be unjust to give thelr nnmes, althotgh they bave the reputation of beimes ' Scrooked. Sergt, O'Donnell's men captured them, und Simon sgl dom makes mistakes. AMUSEMENTS. “PIQUEY AT TAVERLY'S, The quality of M. Daly’s * Plque™ must he by thiy time well enough known to the public of Chicago. ‘The play was given here u year ago with great peeuntary suce and, although its defeets fn point of construction and literary merits were al the Hine well enough recognizud, it was gencrally voted entertaining In a Nigh degree. The company was erected Tast night by a large nssemblaze, the delay of four days In the opening of the engagement seeming to have no- Injurlous elfeet, Applausa was frequent. The acting s fully cqual to that of last year. Misg Jeffrevs-Lewls has efther made marked fmprovement during her absence, or has the good fortune to be one who ls better liked thelonger she fskunown. Hler pereons ation of abel ftengveo 13 now most careiul and artistie, if the lighter passages partlcularly she showed n earciul attention to detalls that was most gratifying, Jier progress has been ro dectded that it {3 cusy to luok for considerable achievements on her part Inthe future. Mr, Maurice Barrymare has tbe principal male part— Capt. Standixhy—formerty nssumed 3ir. Ringgoll,—and acguits himself eredite ably. Mr, Bainbridge, who' has _ sup. !'Ilul the place of Mr, George Parkes, and Mies icorgie Drew, who dova service for Miss Fannlo Francls, arc_unguestionably beyond thelr pre- «decessora, both In ngreeable’ stage-presence aml In Intelligent presentation of the characters. Of the oll favontes, Miss Ada Gliman and Mr. Owen Faweett are sl to be scen. ‘The nature of thelr humor, which last year was the most, pleasing feature'of _the pluy, shows no abate: ment through the lapse of thae. Another old favorite, thuugh o g new Jight, (s Miss Elslo Moore, formerly of MeVicker's Theatre. Sho lias heen alngulurly miscust und does not uppear to great udvantawé, hut hetter things may be Tioped for lier next week when * Life ™ §s to he cxhibited. * Iique.” nofwithstanding its seil- ous shortcominge, never falls to amuse, and {t will doubtiess have appreelation through this week, for walch only it Is annvunced. — e ——— ILLINOIS CERFAI Speclal Dispatch fo The Tridune. 8eixorieLD, 1il, Jao. 18.~Gov. Cullom to- day recclved a report of the Judges of Award at the Centennlal certifylng that adiploma bad been awarded for Lhe cxhbibt of coreals by the Tilinols Department of Ageleulture, which is characterized by the Judges ** as a very Hoe ex- nibit of cereals, and with It an Instructlve ex- hibit, showing the standard grade of graln in. spection at Chieago, the lurgest grain market fn tho world." HYMENEAL. Spectal Dispatch to The Trivune. 7 QuiNery, 1L, Ju. 18.—Mr, James R, Sinith, Manager of the Western Unfon Telezreaph in thin city, was marsied to-day to Miss Ella Wells, danzhter of Mr. Edward " Welly, one of our wealthy and promftent itizen: ——— CAREFUL PHYSICIANS. Dr. Price's Cream Daking-Powderund Flavorings are used by the most careful phyelcians ond chemlats in thelr own familtes. W n the 1 1, Rey, Zdwin Wynn, of and 3 of Duttalo, Mary A, Willlams, W Jan. 17, ot 1 theela, Allco Trene, davzhier of J 4 Wyckoff, aged 2 years, 11 mostha, and 17 day INGENSOLL~AL Englewand, on Jan. 17, Edith belaved infant daughter’ of Jay and Helen Ingerra Fiio uneral will take place on JJan. 10, at 10 o'cluck, from the residence, Wright street, Engles waod, Al friends {nvited, T Woudstuck, Canaia, papers pleaso copy. MEDICAL, Sohenok's Pulmonio 8yrup, Bea-Wead Tonio, and Mandrake Pills, Thesa deservedly celehirated and popnlar medicinrs have effected & revelution in the hesling srt, snd proved the fallacy of several maxims which have for many yeamobstructed the progreas of medical séfencn. The false suprosition that ** Consumpt’on [s fncurahlie™ deterred physiclans fron attempting to find remedics for that discase, and patients affiicted with (b recons clted themselves to death withont niaking an effort 10 escape fram a doum which they supposedto he un- avatdalile, It (8 nuw proved, however, that Consumpe tinn can be cured, and that it has been cured Inmvety great pumberof cases (romie of them apparently dee perate ones), hy Schenck’s Pulinonte Syrup alones ond 1n othor c! By the same tiedicinein connection with Sehenck's Keae |l ‘onle and Mandrake Pllls, vae of both, according (o the requirements of th case, D, sehenck himself, who enjoyed uninterrupted good health for more thon forty §ears, was supposed atone (ime tu bo st th Ty &wte of death, his physls «dant having pronouncei his cess Lopeicss, aad abans dloned him (o his fai Ilc was cured hy the aforeall o edtetaee, aid, rines b vy, iy thausands vt Behcks preparationg inrkhlc « ", 7 cach, making iLnot st wly sed D, Belienek wnten tutely e patlents wi inz4 examined, aid for (his Pl hie e professtonatly at nis priveipal oftee, Rxth and Archeats.,” Vhiladeii where gl 1ticrs fur milvIce must o Behenck's medicines ere ruit Iy =, CUEREUNERY, A twenty cexquisito ‘ologne 4 “ i« 9 i now basue slzés, 3t & d CK & R et ot e e », D thraughont the Cilunexpreased 10 all pars. 1 und nparl at 25, 40, 60¢ per M. Adidress ordernaUS MIER, Confes e e e sy toner. 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