Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1877, Page 5

lote, no dream of sny indiscreet remarks 2:‘:: rchne‘l. gource. “As for the proapect of recov- cry, it 18 the general fmpression of thuse acen that the Government, which la & preferred cred- ftor, will realizo enough from the sale of mate- rial'to save ftaelf. 101t should not, some o the bondsmen are amply responsible for an amount far begontd the deficit. — One of them, Mr. O. |(oug‘. {s dead, and one or two others gre in embarrassed circumstances, But Mesars. Alston, Mason, and Bteel wil {f it be necessary, comply with the obligations which they nasumed when they went on his bond at :Im_zflmu of hisappointment in the latter of 137 pn"-ml PENALTY FOR MISATPROPRIATION of stal rcvenue fs prescribed by Title Xlflyfi. Chapter 14, Sectlan 4,058 of the Reviscd Blatutes of the United Btates ABi S er, agent, Postmaster, clerk, or other z?::r'nog‘:n: loytgll |[;| any branch of the Postal- ger\lca having temporary custody of any money tsken Grom dead letiera; any money derived from the rale of wasta-paper, or other public property of the Post-Office Department, or any monny derived from any other rource, which by law is a part of the postal-revenucs, who shall will- full; neglect ~ fo depusit tho ~ rame in_the Treasnry of the United States, oz In rome other depository authorized to recetve the same, shall bedeemed guilty of embezzlement, and bo punishable by a finc of not more ihan donble the #um €0 retalned, of iy imprisonment for not more than three years, or Loth. As to the effect of the bankruptcy proceed- inge, Sce. 5,117 will ba Interesting: No debt creatod by the fraud or embezzlement of the bankrupt, or by nis defalcation ax a public of- ficet, or while act n's' in any fiduclary character, sonll be diechargod by proceedings In bankruptey’ bnt the debt may be ptoved, and tho divfdens thereon shall be a payment on account of such e e nawnUPTOY PROCREDINGS, Late Baturday alternoon Johin Borden made his way up into the Govermnent bullding with 8 shy anil ahrlnkln& alr and a bundle of anu. script. Having 1aid down ‘tho Iatter, ho shed the former with an alacrity which would astonish the averago citizen. o bundic was in the_way of busincss; tho appearance was not. Tho object of the particularly inofTensive way of getting into the outer precincts of the court of justice was to deceive and lioodwink the public and its lawful subject, the reporter, Ar, Eordcn knew the hablta of tho Iatter clase, and he planned his visit 8o ns to filo his bundle of papers after they had departed to thelr homes. It way successful, and the bundle wan made of record uoknown to any ona oxcept the suave Camp and the ponderous Hibbard. How these two managed to evade n Lot re- rier can bo learncd upon application, The bundlo of paper was composed of thirty- six sheets, each o triflo smaller than n clreus- poster, tho whole containing tho swom state- ment of John McArthur, whoexpresaed o desirs thereln to bo freed fromn all his debts and en- gagements through the beneficent workings of the Bankrupt law, aud to that end submitted s list of all his belongings, avd also of all he owed. Theso two classes of ftems made up the bundle whith John Borden carried uuacr his arm, and which he did notdesire should be mada the subject of public comment {n the Bunday papers. In fact, ho rather preferred that the newsgatherers should not comment_on the nhmfixle until Tuesday’s papers. Tis TRIBUNE i always willing to split the difference, and, in consideration of the foct that it refrained publishingdown the storyof the bankruptc; terday, Lo get Into the meat of tho matterto-dav. ‘Thé paper which Sohn Borden had under his arm whenghe went up Into the office of tho pankruptey clerk was well covered with flzures, but, unfortunately, they were not footed up. That was left tortho reporter. fle found, on going through them, without any attempt to get within a fow dollars, that Gen. MeArthur swore that he owed within a fraction of $125,000, The sums which went to make up’this total varied from a few cents to $£35,000, tho largest and tirst tigures, Mln‘)' of tho items aro ol no general fnterest, and it will amply satlsfy the public purpose this morning to say that ‘such paper as depends on Gen, McArthur's signature alone and unaided is not by any means worth r. Such banks and individuals'as liold any of mnt paper will b wide awake to tho fact this morniog. TN SCHEDULE, The chief creditor of Gen, MeArthur {s the Federal Governmeni, for whom the Gencral has, as is well known, been working for somo five years as Postinaster df Chicago. This cred- itor has had considcrable balances in Gen, Mc- Arthur's hands, and he now owns that ho s in- debted to it In the following sum Postal funds of the United States, o0 §34,824 Yortal funds on depusit with tho Cook County Natlonal Hank at the time of jts fallure, 1t being a Government deposi- tory, claimed to be & matter betweon the Government and fta said depositors. ... Monoy-order funds on deposit wit! Cook County Natlonal Lank, otc., forth {n 185 1010, .ueuovesszeas Draft of eald Cook County in favor of the Postmaster at Bt. Louls for acconnt of money-order fund tranw. ferred to 8t, Louis, returned protested and unpald, clatmed, otc., 83 i last tw ICMIE o oeevoer sesmmrssrensesnrrsans . erty for 1670, Bame on real estate, City water-tax to Mi Btate, county, andcity taxes on persunal pmp-’n ) The pay-roll of the laborers ging {fron-works owned by Gen. McArthur forms an- other section of the schiedule. From 1t it ap- rcnrn that smi--two Inborers biave $006.13 cum- nx to them, In order to cheer the hearts of these sons of toll, the nawnes and suins due aro given In full, as follows: ElcebiiBonanrauasnanas 12 gA, 140, Pilkington, 7D, M. Parish, 10 oward. ng-l. McKeow! u| ‘Tot. dua Iaborers,$006 f tho schedule will be of Freat contingent intercat to the gentlemen who Hzaed Gen, MeArthur's bond s Postinaster. Tho names of these gentlemen aro Carlile Muson, John Alston, James 8teele, Charles lln[iklumn, 8ot} McKichan, Thos, 8. Dobbius, I M. Hough, and O. 8, Hough. Tnstead of atising any sum as due these gentlemen, the flqtument makes the following quallfication: Thelr contingent Jiabilities a8 surctios on m; ofllcls] bond tv the United States Governmen 13 Postmaster at Chicago.” Next on the list comes for varying (A Long intopxorms | z argo and small sums. Many of them ore” secured and a considerable number outslde the pale. Following are samples of & arge uuinber of' the transactions: Dus Tatrd Natlonal Bank, §800; secured on 50 tous pig-iron, worth 81,23 Dae ‘fnlrd x~'|(h'm-l’l.um:i $1,200; secured onBO » $2,000; secared on . 013 secured by y for $388, 64, v . §1,600; secured by 1) {ll-lmn. ‘worth §3, 420, o Third Natloual Bank, $525; secured by 34 l"‘I Pl -‘lm‘n.\wonn 1tl!!'.',nk 100 d b e First National I 4, I} secures 2 t0ns big-rom, worth Bhhtr ! T carod by 03 o i 8 plg-itor Dl hwnkwnnh 81 ue Joscph K. B 600 tong ilcdn?n. worth. ?'1','5’. A "1'1'“ 111 tons pig-lran, worth 82,700, s Fhoodare: Liement, Hostons $:1,800; wl'fd b{‘ trust-deed on tho foundry, uf ook Caunty National Bank, $7,000; sc- “'G“d.llllnm eed, ome Nali Pledze of N;k‘.:‘;&ml Baok, 33003 femedh! The remainder of tha secured claims are of m:lumugwuenl charactor as the above, and uly '-f Jgu same juen und institutioos, NG TUN UNSECURKD CLAIMS lt;:hu r:llowluz &s sanples: s Natlanal Bank, $4,000; Cook County Na- Yonal i, 30,000, g ngu wflwu‘:vu 3 ‘Ounystown, 0., Ly B s by o ;e & i sonay Tiah: nion Tron C 0; Hard 81757 Mattow” A4} & 'Core_ 63,100} Co., 82 Yradler, $.000; Norion Irun Works: Charleston burnice Compsny, $4,0005 Soldten' Humb, $2,662.60; pla‘.’-f.‘flumn.' A Propos of the last ftem but one is tho fact thavyy meeting of the Buldiers' Homy held at Evauston ‘Thunuta; i y last, Gew. MeArthur ten- ssred bia realicuution us ‘{reasurer, uncandition- ¥ Aspirined discussion arvss on the pro- Patt ol accepting thy resiguation. 1¢ was “ll:-l t[hu thers had been some dissatisfaction frovi t‘l‘“jl‘l’?::!l_ioand u&xfim fact that (Iwg‘mw ) ‘vgllumtlon ol !lu';lomc.‘ et by st h,‘:;‘gl“:xtfl‘ua unawuro that any such dissat- M. Bagers could not consider the froquent to tho. illscugaions in the Board on the subject as any- thing else bt evidences of dissatisfaction. Dr. Hamiil suggested that it woutd be best to Imupmm the contfileration until the next regu- ar mceting, Mra. Blaine was not satisfied with this conrse. For threc years past they haid worked side by slde with Gen. McArthur, . 1o had been greatly troubled as to the hest method of Investing their surplus funds, and had conafdered It bes not to 10an out the money, hut to place it In bank, For two years and & hall he had never heen anked to furnish bonds, and it scemed like an insult to esk him for them now atter all his hard scrvice, There was only about $2.000 of the money any- hiow, and that was Invested in the name of the Home, The lady thought no man would stand such an insulting method of treatment ns that s that proposed, and moved that the resigna- tion ba not accopted, Dr. 1{amill said that a woman might take the request to give bonde as an Insull, but a man wouldn't. It was a mere matter of business. Finally tho motlon not to accept was amended by & proposition ta lay the matter over Ll the next meeting, aud {n this sbape it was unanls mously adapted, ‘The remainder of tha llabilittes, which caver in all about $125,0, is made up of small items, such 9s running accounts with about all the hardware men, fron men, and general merchants In the clty, and not & few foundries scattered alf over the country. It Is well known that Gen. MeArthur's fron- works have bieen [romfnent and formidahle competilors In bilding for the {ronwork In all public buildings In the West; end, without® uowing nuch about ft, the public were of opinlon that the business must be excellent to favor tho carrying on_of. so many larga works at once. In his_ bank- ruptey application Gen. McArthur schedules ns assets no less than [ive contracts, all of them Inrge, or at least for large bufldings. They aro for furalshing the fronwork for the United States Bul-Treasury Bullding at 8an Francisco; for the same class of work In the United Btat Court-Houss and Poat-Oflice at_Lincoln, Neb. for tho samo _work In _the now Court-louse at Peorln; for the samework (inthe Adams Count, Cnnrlrhmuu at Q’ulncy; and for the ironworl of tho Wisconsin Institution for the Fducstion of the Blind at Janeaville. Whether these von- tracts, or any of them, should be sot down as aascts or Jabllitics Is hard to say. MR, C. 8, SQUIERS, Assistant Postmaster, was looking poorly lnst evenfog when a TRIBUNR rcgnrg.:r called wpon him at bis restdence, No. 1613 Wabash aveuuc. He was anxious, worried, griet-stricken, Never- theless, ho was quite wlhlnz o tell all he knew about tho shortage of his chief, however limited that knowledze might be. 41 first learned of it yesterday afternoon,” sald he, *and{f the man who told me had drawn a nlnt;]ul"un me I could not have been moro sur- rised. ¥ 4 How did you happen to bear tho nowal® 41 was_sltting tn my offlec when in came Mr, Johy Borden, attorney for Gen. MeArthur, and informed nie briefly that his client had gooe Into bankruptey, and was behind in his accounts with tho (oyornment.” “DId heglve any explanation of the matter or state the amount of the deflciti" ' * flo sald that McArthur had told him that he was §34,200 short.!” “You had recelved no previous Intimation from the Postmoster himselti™ “Not a hint. _The General had not been near the aftic since Thursday, aud L had no means o‘(n kmflvlnz anything aliout tho finances of tho offle. “That was out of your territory, was iL1" “Yes; I have never since Mcdrthur's cone nection with the office hiad anything to do with the monnf." How long has MeArthur been Postmaster?? **Idon't know tho cxact date of his com- misston, but ha took posscssion on the 15th of February, lm—l}'uat about four years aga.” *Was' this a dlferont arrangement from that r’hl’r.;l_l prevalled under the provious Postmas. er “Yes; on the day that McArthur eame into office I sald to him: 4T supposc I shall not need to look after the financiat department, Geaceral 1 "**No,' sald he, *my ron will nct as Cashior, and you will bo relleved of all responsibillty in that respect, a0 that you can give your entire attention to other matters.’ “8o I would lke to sct myself right beforo the public. I am afrald that many people who do not know about the inncr manegement of the oflice will blame mo for the defaleation. I fecl this thing very keenly." 1t {a not very fikely that you will be blamed by M{‘unu knowing the facts," ** I'hope nu&1 but you know how quick people suspect anybody. I'want to say distinctly right here that I have never handled o dollar of the funds of tTio olllce under MuArihur, and huve never hod an opportunity to knuw ho the funds ‘were managed,’ £ Of course, it {s casy to account for the de- falcation," 4 Yes, It 1a the old story, Tho Goneral took tho monoey, so for as I can learn, to TELE NIMBELY OUT OF DIFPICULTIES IN IS FOUNDRY BUSBINKSS, cxpecting probably to bo abls to replaco it." “ Very Hkely, too, he appropristed compara- small sums at a time,” * That I don’t know. I am surprised at ono thing, thougl, that the Department fn Washing- tun never suspected anyti ng. I should have thought their attentlon would have been dirccted to the matter long befors this,' “ How docs the Postmaster transact busiucss with the Departinent 't “McArthur hss been fn the hablt of making mouthly statementas.” #What aro tho average recelpts of tho Post- Oflcot” - * #1 think that thero {s taken In for tho salo of Mamps, stamped cuvelopes, and orders, fromn 820,000 to $25,000 woekly.” ‘*And you wonder that the Departmont did not discover a defleit {n tho Postmastor's ace counts bofore this{" 1 can explaln it on one theory. You sea the 1 Postmaster makes ot a statementand forwards it to Washington. 1t Is casy for him to delay sending the remittance for a day or two, and by that time he has taken In cnough cash o mako up the deflcit, and so ho ¢an go alung tho next month, and perhaps tho next. Of course, it can’t go on that way forever, but tho plan will work for o while, perhaps, ' My impression is that that was his wiy of doing it.” ““What steps were taken b{ you or the other local oilicers on Tearning of tha defalcationi’ 1 told Btuart, the Bpecfal Avent, who has heen detalled here since Hawley's death, and together wo BENT A TELEGRAM TOTHE FOSTMAATER-GEN- EUAL, e awires handed tho seport ik r, Squires han 0 reporter a copy of the dhpuu:l?‘ which was as lulloxgz Lol James A. er, Postinaster-General, 1WaiA- tngton, D, O.M\w 'have just learned that Gen, McArthur s a defaulter to” the Governmont. lle went into blnkmpu{ unerdlynnd referred Qove ernment. Thoro will be no Joss, Wo ask for in- structlons, Bpeclal Agent. » 8. Squines, Assistant-Postmastor, # Mave you recelved any replyi® 41 have not heard from Mr, ‘Tyner yet.," i § g'l.un you secn AMr. McArthir slice yester- 0] Y 1haven't seen him sinco Thursdav, This afterncon I went over to Wis house, hub ihey 1 don’t seo us E. Stvanr, told me he wes not at home, there is anything niors to bo dona uutil I get lostructions from the Department. 1 was told that the General had forwarded his resignation to Washington Friday ulght." * “ W tho Governuient sustaln much loss by theafair]® “Nothing. Tho bondsmen aro all good, or, at least, they aro sutliclent for tho total deflcit. Lhaven't scon nuy of them to talk with them, but I understand that McArthur bad g consulta- tion with thcm,'lhnudn‘n" nn'n':g. is a serlous disastor to the Chicago oflice,’ #Yes, indeed, it s the first occurrenco of the kind sinco I havo been conuected with it, and I have been therc sinco 1800, It fs a most wrotched and doplorable affalr, I amextremely s:mv. McArthur was a persoval frlend of resident Grant, and was appolated through Logan's influence.” | You aru ono of Gen. McArthur's bondsmeu, aren’t youl* sald the reporter to Mr. James Bteel last evenlog. “Yes, Ibelieve I am,” was the somewhat wmournfut reply. * You probably know that Gen. McArthur is baokrupt,” continued the xvrcrler. Judging from the tone of tho unswer fust given ihat the Rentleman was quite familiar with the news, ** 1 should say 1 did," was tho satisfactory re- Y How long bave you known that the Gen- &nl‘l"}a‘nln was in ‘this rather tlcklish condl- on, * Well, for somo time before the petition was filed I had known that bLis uffairs were not fu such & shapy as tiey should be." ! t;l‘l’?ve you bad any confercuces with him of A “Yes; several of the bondsmen havo seen bim sud talked over matters with him, and suveratdavs azo ho told us that he wasout somo 39,000, or such & matter, to the Government, and that tha $20,000 buluugh.!'fi to the Govern- ment, which ko had deposited with the Coox Couuty National Bank was most probably gone —~or nearly ull of it—snd that will swéll the aumouut L ucarly $40,000.* #Who ure the Genersl's bondsmeni “The two Houghs, Tom Dobbius, Bob Mc- Kichan, Jobn Alston, Carlile Muason, Chariie Hopkiuson, and mysclf. Ooe of the Houghs s desd, thu\u}h. and the other has not any &wo much mioncy for his own goog." -1 to sgcuro some oL tho Gen 'YHE \CHICAGO 'TKIBUNIS: ; 5 % 4 What {8 the amount of the bond1? “That I tton't remember; but 1 don't belleve weare lable Innny fixed sam, but simply for the pmount of the defajcation.” ** What explanstion did Gen. McArthur have to give his bondemen for his reveracsi " Nothing, cxcent that the money had gond Into the fron-works and was a dead Toss.” '+ Was that all he had to sag1" “Yes, that's about [t fliz frecly admitted that he was s defaulter to the Government to the amount of about $60,000." ‘¢ What do the bondsmen think about It,—that he followed, perhaps, in the footsteps of Von Hollen, using, however, the Governinent's in- stead of the city’s money, no doubt with the fiv&:lc'r’n,; Intention of putting it back some e * Well, the hondsmen don't know just what :n'lylunk about it, hut they feel sorc enough over t. ‘' Do they think thers lins bheen any carcless- ness, any reckless management, on Gen. Mc- Arthur's part{" ** Well, s far as that Is concerneil, they scem tohave no opinion ahout it. At least none has beeu expressed, as far os I know. They tako the eneral’s word for 1t that the money has been sunk in the iron-works.© That scemns eunough for them, without inquiriog into the guestion of Just how the money went. The bondamen are starsd In the face by the bare, blank fact that he hus defaulted o the amount of 810,000, and that, If it comes to the worst, they will be held personally responaible for that :molvx’nt. That's ree. “What aro the prospects of the bondsmen belng compelled to make good the amountf ! * Well, there’s a chance, and just & chante, that e may ot bo touched.”” +* What ia your ground for this hopel” “You sec, the Uovernment fs the preferred creditor in all such eases, Now, after pasing the costs of adjudicating the matter, tho Regis- ter's fees, cte., there may be enough loft to rate Isly the Governinent’s tlaim, but I wouldn't like Lo make an overcuat out of the cloth that's {7“1’}, 'Kn"x may say, for me, that it's o d—d it fit, q"l‘lml. will leave tho other creditors in pretty bad thape, won't it1" : *Louks very much like it, indeed.” *Haye ?'uu any f[dea what the {ron-works are wortl, or fiow mitch the Genernl's other assets, if o has any, amount tal"* **No, 1 haven’t; but vur hope fs, as I have sntd, that cuoueh'will bo realizd to relmbursc the Government.? This was all the Information that Mr, Stecl could impurt, and the reporter left him in the enjoyment of this consoling hope that the Government's clalin would be satlatied without calliug on the bondsmen, In auinterview yesterday with TWO OF THE NONDSMEN AND ISTIMATE FRIENDS of the General, they told substantially the fol- lowing story: sSome tinio in 1872, a few months befors the General was appointed - Postmaster, he was in® duced by David M. Ford to po into the manue Incture of fron castings sultable for the vrection of buildings, 1t was theu in tho Rush thines, Monuy was as plenty =8 sand on the lake-shore and as free as water, Everybody was bullding, ‘The prices of all kinds of ‘material wero high, and In view of the Immense demand which thien existed and promised tu continue, prufits wero the way it looks to n men up u large, and everything looked proms for & land-oflice busluess. ~Ford 1siny hndl= arranged for a balf {nterest in tho business; promisiug that ns soon ns he could realize on momo stocks and other assets, of which ho was posseased, ho would *chip in* his 60 per cent.. In accaordance with this nr- rangement, a lot of land 150 teet frout on On- tarlo atrect and running back to Eriu was pur- chased, For the Ontarlo strect front $100 per foot was paid, and for the Erle strect front 8‘:”:0 Thera were some bulldings on the property. Theso wero at once remodeled, new ma. chininery was put In, and the works put into condition for ' carrying on _an extensive business, Thera outlays, including the first Instaliment pald on the nropurty.mfr& Enmd sonic $20,000. Ford {nstalled himscll as alf owner, and sssumed the active manages ment of the bnslncas, at the same time endeay- oring to perfect arrangements whereby he could fully comply with the obligations he madu to Gen. McArthur, 1In this ho falled, and na o consequence 'the Ueneral was oblized to shoul~ der the whole respousibility. Larly m 1873 the Genernl was appofuted Postiaster, nnd conse- ?nennv was tinable to give to the manu- acturing business the attentlon which, under other clrcumstances, he would have paid it. Ford .was -ufla!nl«:fi gencral manager of the works, and things went on swhnumingly, Busincss was brisk; orders camo (n as fastif not faster than they could bo fAtled, and every- thing was lovely, 'Tho first year's transactions wero rewarded with o profit of sbout $30,000, Tu September, 1874, came the panfe, and with it n general suspensfonand prostration of business. "The demand for bullding material, particularly tho costly varletics of fron castings, dropped off almost to zero. Some contracts re- malned to be filled; and the getting out of ihe material ~ ucccssary to thelr completion kept the works running, but with reduced force, Now business was very lght. In tho tollowing year, however, thero was an Improvement. 8ome largu bulldhu;a wore In contenplation (n various parts of the country, Among them were publle edifices fn Quiney, Peorla, Lincaln, Neb., snd 8an Francisco, Tie General bid on these, and his tenders belng morc satisfactory than thoss of his competitors, were sceepted. “Theso aforded g marging of profit, and taking tho' busincss for 1874-'75 nltufi&z)hnr the books showed o galn of abuut 20,000, During the past yearorelzhtecnmonths there has been nio busincss of any moment do- ing. Iron in common with other s has shrunk in value, Property und machinery have also curtalicd thelr munetary worth; but the iuw.-r ven for these articles did not shrink, t held'its own, and bad to be pald In full, On ong oceasfon, when there wasn pressing demand for money, Cuthbert McArthur, one of the Gen- cral’s sons, sold a plece of property for $4,000 and gave it to his father to hielp ‘mll him through, But It was of no avall, The financial whirlpool in which the catablishment was involved romorselesaly swallowed up every dollar that could bo scooped up. A yearago the General made vigorous ef- forts tosceurc o Luunucr with sullicient money to put tho cstablishmcut on a sécurc basfs, Ono gentlemon was negotiated with for soms time, but the trade fell through. ‘T'o moct Lits busticss paper falling due he was forced to make ueo of tho Government monox. “Then, in_your opioion,” sald the reporter, ““he took the'money to ineet pressing emcrgen- d::afl"h the hope of eventuully making it "“Yes: ho commenced borrowing from the Government to take care of his paper, with THE OPR OF PINALLY OBTAINING A PARTNER WITH MONEY. This he undoubtedly intended to use in replace fog what ho lad borrowed. It was o vory bad business, It would have been infiuitely better for him had b lct the foundry go, and kept his account witll the Government stralght.” Turning to one of the gentlegien the reporter nsked:* Ilow Jong have you kuown ol the tinan. clal troubles of the Geucralf#! + About a year," “Did you then Know that he was using the Government money " “No, not unth o fow days ago." “How did you then learu of it *+Tho General called a _meeting of hls bonds. men, and explained his situation, The whole matter was explained im, oven to the use of thy Goverminent money, " # What did you do ut the moetingi” * Wo adviscd him to go futo vuluntary bank- ruptey, as belng the only thing Le could do which would protect the "Governucant and his bondsmeon," % What will the estato pan out?” i “’IPn’:'hnbly not to exceed 50 cents on tho ollar. $What {s the nominal value of the sssetsi” mx‘,“'l' thiuk thoy aro scheduled at about $114,- T understand that the amount dus the Goy~ erninent Is about 32,000, cxclusive of the amount due on the fallure of the ook Couuty Natlonal Baok." S Exeluddy that \transaction, ko owes tho Gaverumen| ,000 aud 853,000, ““Then, after the (jovernment gots its pay, thery won't be much for the creaitorst” “Nut un that hasis,” SCWILL tho bundsmen be Jiable for the amount x]l’uo‘l‘:{‘l’.hu failure of the Cook County Nutlonal an] s ‘5‘03:& nalnk gu‘li. The Gofivtcrm?nm ahul 1! eposited a8 security for oy- croment uu[lmlu. “A surplus _of about 20,000 In tho hands of tho Government was used to cancel a simflar amount ol the fn- debtedness caused by the fallure of the bank, which left about $20,000 still due." h" Is Llue‘r,v any provision for the payment of s sunt' b W There will bs 8 surplus of $10,000 in bonds after the retiroment of the clrculation of the Lank, which, with the premium thereon, will no doubt be applied on the debt.” % Then you expect no troublo for the remalu- n r “ Noue at sll. All wo will have to suffer fs what the Uovernment fails to rualize by sho sale of the assets. Wo thiuk these are large coough to pay the Government fu full.” +* Aru any of the bondsmen on his papord" Not that wo know of.” "A;c sy n‘l lfiwbmflwu moncys on do- t in any of the W‘l‘ll bave beea informed that there are $4,000 of Post-Offivo tupuey deposited with the Hoine Nationa! Bank, and its manazers hold on to it s private lndebls [ tercst in the vount, aud were devoll MONDAY, edness. But I know nothing of the particu- ’ ‘The hondamen agein anited In eaying that it tran a very bad plece nf busineas, but they did not. belleve that he had the slightest inten. tion of robbing the Government. Ha simply used the money fo thle over pressing emcr- rencies, with the hope that better times would enable him to restore it, ARXTON'S COURT-ROUAE RID. Ons of the ltems In the list of unaecured la- bllities in Gen. McArthur's petition 1s well worth A moment’s consideration as tending to show some of the secrets of contract-letting in Chi- cago, The ltem In question is as follows: Due P. J4, Eexton, $4.743. %, Joint notes with Clark & jlaffen to iny order and hy me {ndorsed. glven to vecura from snid Sexton job of Ironwork on Cook Connty Conrt-llouse, First noting the fact that the sum named {s Juat oue-third of #19,000, it {s easy to render the whole into English. It would then read: Bex- ton was awarded thacontract for batlh masonry and fronwork of the coming Court-House; Lo eouldn’t do the Ironwork and_didu't intend to any of the time; Clark & Raffen were bididers for the Ironwork alone, but the Iting_ wouldn't lotk at them, or else they chummed In with Bexton—anyway, llw{dldn't et the contract, They then associated themsclves with Mear. thur, him one-thied. went to Bextun and bought out the . fronwork elean and clear, givimg Iim 819,000 for it. The whole amount af the fronwork way eatimated at abont. $230,000, nnd on thia the trio eaw margin enough so that they could afford to ‘my the sum of $10,000 straight out for the privilege of dolng the work. Wiien the vontruct for the Court-louse was let the people kicked m!FnHly becnuse it was not et to the lowest bidder, but the Ring Towled lustily* for Sexton, and sah! with many on vath that the flyures were low enougli, anil that eversthing was right, Now cames a bit of proof which would not have heen likety to have come out In comnion course of thinra, and showa o8 clear as atealling that thoe contract was so far too hizh thot the contractor put abonua of $19,000 Into Iis pocket and then left a good profit for the workmen, QEN, JONN M'ARTIUR has long been before the public in varfons rominent positious, Deginning work ns a llertnaker, he had at the time of the War an excellent fron huainess in partnership with-Care Nile Mason, He was nlso quite well known as commander of tho Ilghlaml Guards, o favorite militla organization. He went Into the army as Captan, it the three-months' service, and when the Twelfth Illinols Reaiment waa rafsed ¥ for the War,”" he was maode Lientenant-Colouel. 18 services wera appreelated, and he came out of the service with the rank of Major-tieneral, In 1508 hic was appointed n memher of the Toard of Publle Works of the City of Chicazo, and served his term of six years, soon after which he was made Postmaster, Then they WIIAT 18 RNOWN TO TiN DEPARTMENT, Speclal Dimpatch to The Tyibune, WasnixotoN, D. C., Feb. 25.—Postmastor- General Tyner this afternoon receiveda dispatch 1rom the S8pecial Agent Department at Chicago, stating that Postmaster McArthur is a de- faulter to the Government, hos gone into bank- ruptey, and made the Government a preferred creditor, This 4 the firat and only informatfon recefved by the Post-Oflics officlats. Tyner {m- mediately Instructed tho Bpeclal Agent at Chi- cago to forward detsils to-morrow. Sixth Audltor McGrew, who audits all post. ofics accounts, - says Medrthur's accounts have been adjusted to Dec. 81 lust, and that they were then correct, with the exception of £20,000 deposlt in the Cook County Natlonal Bank, which was still an opon matter. Sinco that day there haa been no suggestion of ir regularitics made to the auditing ofticers. McGrew helicves that, If there has been any defalcation, It must be in the stamp nccount. Tho mcnci-onier account s reported upon every week, and thers could wnot be o deficiency In that branch without the ~Department beine informed of ft. fn o week or two. Heports are required lcss often s to the stamp account, which fn Chleago s very large. Tne Cuok County £20,000 13 an ol matter which has lonig been In controversy between McArthur and the Department. The Cook County Natlonal Bank having been & United Btates depository. Me- Arthur claimed that he should not bo respan- sible 1or the §$2,000 deposited thero at the timo of the fallure. The dispateh of the Special .Ageut received to-day 18 understood, howeyer, to mean an entirely difTerent matter, THE OCTOROON BALL. A Des Molnes Account of How Lyman Trumbull Danced aml Flirted ‘at Mrs. Tatteraon’s Octoroon Ball, Des Motnes (1a.) State Legiter, A Des Motnes mnuan lias lately recelved o letter from & friend in New Orleans contalning a racy deseription of the part Lyman Trumbull took in the now celcbrated octoroon ball at Mra, Patterson’s, This New Orleans man is an old chum and former college classmate of our Des Molnes man, and their early friendship stiil continues, though clrcumstances have made one & loyal Northern Republican, and the other o bitter Bouthern Democrat. Qur. Des Molnes man gives us permisaion to copy a portlon of kils friend’s lotter on tho condition of withholding names, which we agreed to do, In the hope of contributiog a Des Moloes ftem to the literary history of thenoted octoroon ball. After speak- {ng of some personal matters, the New Orieuns correspondeut continues: By tha way, 1 sve your Northern papers are commenting lan f on the octoroon bail lu this clty last fall, which wua attended by Scnator Trumbull and other distingulshed gentlemen, The Idea thut the ball wus u low, dsrcputable uffalr Is o great mistake. The octoroons who were present on that historle evening at Mrs. Putterson's are womnen of flue beauty, and .In thelr veing flows the proudest and must dis- tinguishied blood of tho South. They are sl- most entircly white, of great besuty und very tusty in dreass, and possessed of that strange combination of veluptuous abundon and retine. . ment that comes from the memory of a dis- tinguished but Lllighted aucestry. 'They resom- bl Tuhh women far more than newrocs. 1 had the honor of attending the ball given b theso fuir creatures at Mrs. Patterson's, and can assure you that all the romancing of your Journalists falls far short of the truth, It is inexplicable to us wny you Northern Pu. ritans scem to think thers Wad soimething wrol In tho attendance of Trumbull and others on this ball, 1t was toward the conclusion of the Returuiug Board sessious, and it wus already settled that old Wells and the other scoundrels were determined to count us vut, The Northe ern Demacrutle statesmen had u-uxrnllf l(mil l|I|~ ng their thme to seoing the strungo siizhits and lccgu ot our Bouthery clty, For thelr eutertainment the ball at Mre, Pattcrson’s wus gotten up, and I hiad the honor of assisting fn Lhat cvent fn an humbloe wn{. ‘Trumbull and Palmer wero rather lato fn ar- riviug, and when thoy cowme in the ball was al- ready In full progress. ‘They were at onca sur rounded by a bovy of the octurvons, cach aux- fous to secure a word or a amile from thie great men. Gov. Palmer waa a littls “oflsh” in inanner despite ail the attentions lavished upon him, but Trumbull s 8 genulne wan of the vmr\\l. wud conducted hinael! in a way to win tho admlirution of all. When In Rotnu bie always doca a3 the Romung do. Thomusle of the dance struck m} sud ane ol the girls with wiom Lrum- bull had been Jaughing uud joking smiled Lrightly at b, sud, witn her héad arched oun one side and hor aruws vntieingly extended, ex- clalned, *Souator, won't you dunce with mel" * Why, of course I will,” responded the old fellow, gallantly, aud ho caught tho falr ouo around tho walst and went circllog down tho hall, whils Fulmer looked un hiks & poor boy at aftrolic, The Senator went round and round, 10 e muste of 8 lively walts, and ahowed somo kil a8 o dancer, but ever and anon ke would Lump against the other couflct. oud uearly Look his aulle partuer olf her fect with the rupidity of his evolutions. At times ho grew so dizzy that his partner (Lurling by mame; aud hold hin up until the glddimes: y and he weut at ft agaln with renewed vigor, Thy Henator was loudly spplauded throughout the roum, and bo undoubtediy mwade the sensation of the eveulug, Fiually & dance something ke s northern quadrille waa put ou the tioor and Palmer was induced to tako part, but bo did ¥o fn @ very spiritless inunuer. Tn this dauce thers Is the Ugfure ok ** gents solo,” which gives the gentios umen au vpportunity to display thelr skitl, As the gentlemen daue this tigure oue after au- other, thiere 18 gencrally n sort’or cowpetition between them, 3od each one trics todo his best. Beveral Bouthern gentlomen had danced this fig- ure with greas spirit, and at last Trumbull's turn came, Ho was thoroughly fired up with the aplrit of tho octasion, and salled goyly out ou the the musle " Jump to the astonls h"i‘m?' bl c] * littie, then cut the “pigeon-wing "' to l{m and left, uud came around on the “allizator cirele,” und retired to his place ou the figure of the **wiadin’ blades,” » rure and ditlicult move- ient, which it would be as ditlicult to deacribe as perform. He knew that he bad succeeded, tor shouta for *the Judgc' came from all parts of thy roum, aud the great Demoarst's faco FEBRUARY 26, 1877, emiled with the consclousness of triumph, Palmer, however, was utterly dircomfitted, and refused to dance any more, though he lingerced about {or hours tulKlug to the olive-hued matd ene, And o the night wore on, Senator Trum- bull's enjoyment growing more proyounced with every pasalng moment. Prig, what hart was there in all this? How much hetter for the Senator to enjoy himself heartily than to remialn wraoped fn owlish, Trumbuil s a genuine Democrat. Puritanle Shermans and Garfields could take part in such a scene as this hias some heart and soul, nity. dig- Your not buf Trumbull Weall honor him for it, and f ever lie runa for hixh office there will Ve Ssome enthustastic bldozing done on his bhenaifin this vicinity, ut however this m-'y prove, the cvening he spent at Mra, Patterson’s il no douhtalwars be to him, as Osslan savs, lke the memory of joys glm. are past—pleasant and mournful {o tho s THE RAILROADS. ILLINOIS CENTRAL EARNINGS, Drs Moixes, Ia, Feb, 24,—~Rallroad returns come in slosr, and when they et here they are as unlike a8 possible. None of the companles Keep thelr records In accordance with the forms set forth by the Executive Councll, so that it 1s nsarly Impossivic to give comparative detalls of the operations of roads In this State. Etther the State Exccutive Council do not properly underatand railroad bookkeeping or the raitroad companles do not cars to divuige thele business In detatt. A change will have to be made be- fore railroad statistics in Towa will be of much practical value to the publle. Suflicient, how- ever, {4 shown to demonstrate the fnct that nilroada fn lowa are making no money, and the more exclusively they are under the control of the tantT law the worae thy condition they are . T ¢ Iilinnis Central returns on Its - Dubuque & Bioux City, lowa Falls & Sfoux Clty{ and Cedar Falls & Minnesota Divisions, all in owa, consistinic of 40212-10 miles of track, gives as Clalms an; Station expenses, . Maslintenancaof stenctures Maintenunce of equipments. Maintenance of w; Telegravh .. Mlscellaneol Extraordinary expenses ...... Interest on rolling stock. Tasscngera ca of freight carried one mile, by loaded freigiit cars, 7,062, cinpty frelzht cars, 2, 1he average business ma how lomz the stockholders will hol such a bafance-sheet as that, Ti hinps Jldnmagc 872,407 % m 5297 ‘miles 721, n naturall run by Inquires out with hls road. per- moro than any other of the Chieago trunk Moes in this State, s controlled by the tarll law, 1 tance ¢ 13 Loo far north, and the Increased dis- vaenu ts retting any benetlt from Pacific Ratlroad " traflic, and also a large of ¥ralu and_ stock, so that its traflic s Jocal. The Illinol rtion argely s Central are simply lessees of the Towa alylsions, and the earnings thereot fall short of the uperating expenses. Bo that tho lessees absolutely paid 8104,879.90 for the Brh‘ilc ¢ of uperatiing the rond at a loss of 121,013.93, 1t may be the lessce can carry such aload, but it 18 fair to presume it will uot a great while, Let it give up its lecases and the Towa roads would go into' the hands of a Re- celver, as ail other luwa roads have. CHICAGO & NORTIlWESTERN, Tho number of miles of road operated fn Towa by the Chicago & Northwestern is 812,181, The gross carnings of the Chicage, Jows & Ne- braska Division were: ‘The gross carnings of Missouri Division weres Passenger Feeight, Expre Mnil. Mircellanoons. ‘Total.... Operating ex; Net earninga, The_gros: Branch weres Panseny 5 Tr:llul...u eratingt o Titareat o3 bon Net 1088.00c0n0eseesioreraansanes 54 CONTINTOUS LINR, Tha miles of track of contlnuous line from Chicago to Councll Blutls are returmed 1,672.45. The value of road-bed is not given, except from Clinton to tho Bluffs on the maln line, which is roturned at #3,426,670. ‘The rolling- stock consists of 843 engines, 143 firat-clasa coaches, twenty-ning sccond-class coaches, fifteen mall-vars, sixty-five express and baggage cars, 4,273 box-vars, 40 cabouse-cars, 504 stock- care, 1,035 flat-vars, 2,801 of all other kinis. ‘The gross earnlugs of the entirs inc were: $ 3, yl.g‘l: 451 K30 $12,407, 042 6,471,813 ‘The amount_expended for new track Is not re- rted, but it Is conslderable, as the entirs Iowa Diviston of the main line is really completed with steel rail, "These items, withi the interest on bonds, will show & Jarge deficit in the r:rclgu over umndunrm.figu tho case for 1873, when 1t was Midland branch was for 1875 $07,%30.89, The deficit _on the show- iug an increass of deficit for 1575 of $9,814.97. DISASTROUS RAILROAD INVEST- NTS, MEN! The last number of the Ralvay Age has o loog and elaborate articlc on dlsastrous rall- road constructions, showing tho nileage of completed and operated roads which, daring tho year 1870 alone, have efther bem sold under forcclosure, or, having previously de- faulted and proved unable to ‘recover, have beea m nrmln(menll of th elr bondnolders, way arked ' for robable foreclosure y the Ptemwr- or the action of T with & mileage of over 14,000 miles and representing over bave, to duriug the fmportant forced ~ reorganizstion, 13 nearly one-fifth of the entlre railwa; he flzures show that rail- 000,000,000 of capital past year alone, taken step - in mileage of the United States; und the amouat of capital 18 also nearly one-fi{th olall the capltal th vested fu the country, If to these us fu- res ar added the uther hunidreds of mitlious that come within the same categor ol unproductive fu- vestient, It {s not surprlsing that when thess vast sums ore locked up frous the reach of the stockholders or bondhiolders or other creditors whom the! " Wasuinoroy, represent, there should bo hard ndd that sutfering and ruln should be read. The Age, however, belicyes that the darkest days for our rallways bave passed, and that gradually—~many of them through chango of uwnership and reorgunlzation—they may reach solid ground. . THE WEATHER, D, C,, Feb, 21 a, m.—For Tenuessee, the Ohlo Valley, sud the lako reglons rising burometor, wind nporthwest veeriog to vortheast, colder, partly cloudy weather and wceaalonal suow. LOCAL OBIERVATIONS, «Cutcano, | Tima, _(Bar. (70r 1w, Wind. ” Diikb. m. w5 1023 s oy i oo 28] 33 | 83 * Mastmum thermamoter, 331 minlmum, 37, ut WBNENAL UBIKRYATIUXS. Cuioauos, Febe S5-Midalght,_ “Hiations._(Bar. | TAr. iaha. oL 3044 Grand Haven 9028 fion Wtuson.. 30.24: caXuk 2 Leaveawortis YEEHUHSESEEREENZR R4 Rain Wealker. car. fioudy"l L. saow, ,;i"" y. Cloudy. ey ear. MEDICAL. CRIMINAL NEWS. ’ SWORN STATEMENT In Now York a Kow; Sewing-Machine Buperintendent Is Behind in His Accounts. OF A At Indianapolls a Singer Sewing-Machine Man Is Behind In His Acconnts. BUSTON HRHGGIST Record of the Murders, Shootings, and % Stabbings of the Day. . ' AN ABSCONDER. New Yurk Times, Fev. 21. Homething of n flutter was created in certain mercantile circles yesterday by the aonounce- ment that George R. Pettibone, Buperintendent of the Howe Sewing-Machine Company for the Btateof New York, was a defaulter to the Rinount of from $10,000 to $20,000, and had ab- aconded pending an examination of his affairs. Mr. Levl 8tockwell, of the Howe'Company, re- fused to state anything detinite in regard to the GextLrugy: herehycertity that1hnvahad Cet forlen feats. and for et e Tearread Cotarth rible salterer. | was rendered partiatiy deaf, had inrze inetn the hedd. vains acrom Wb éation, 10 pYary meant [n b s Ahe mu- [hroacand hewt Dofare velng able to sleen For a perfod af nxyenrs iny (onsiis were niver. #0 much tnaamed that | conid with diMcrity flow. ¥ consalted au eminent aurireon In ree care beyond the fact that Pettlbone had re- | #ardtosaoperstion on them. hutar s r.i'.‘fi.-u ot signed pending an invest{gation. poned i The constant inflammation and niceration in Mr. Siephen A. Walker, cottnsel for {he Company, sdmitted that considerable frregularities existed in Pettl- bone's accounts. He was positive, however, iny ruaceadted by the palsangus mtter dmiantng down Trommy head had eu irricated and (afianied my lunges that 1 cnughed incensantly, ~s deep, hant cough. dean- BYSLem bevsi th show the effects of this dis ease, 50 that 1 jout fiesh, xrew pate, And. sh sympiom of an e ke Uy i iied Arly death by cousumption. Wnea that the Company would lose nothing. Fettf- B me i fechert Abin stiee, or Bl elx manthy X 3 i nnn'a IAMCAL CERR P bone, It I8 understoad, 15 withhold- | Cavanmit After st e mit hottie T iegan 10 s log ‘funds telonginz to' the Company, | PRTE Iadl. IneaL it el ety ki anditis expected that civil procecdings will u-"ym-rrn;‘x'n;:ilnv;r‘:‘-fie-. It ;'".':"'-m mvdmm‘n in Dot ety 10T theln reeuvery. Tt 10 Fe | aion aut weie e s St st (02 tendent's fall 1s due to stock-jobbing ventures, suon ccascd 1o trauble e, TIie porencss wernss iny fs thest !HII’:!'A"!X. and_every symptom of diseass that but Mr, W, G. Wiles, of No, 40 Broad street, | padreduced me to through whom lie is Tumored to have operated, e reigc of the grave disppesrrd RIR BEAINCAL CORY YO CoTARAD, Iy 1 1eit hees ' siatea that Pttiiome,nas dunc 1o uusiness with | pave ‘.:.nfij'}y;f.‘n .1:;‘.:::," lfl:glc:r;?.‘?fm";.l 7::"1»"1:-: it t iat house for fully & year past. The missing ape D Cantince inany th v A preat remedy., official s about 83 yeara of age, and has heen n | oSG INDINAL with the treatment of Latarrn ax prace the employ of the Compnn(y TuT 1ive yoars past, | heat Cmiens mhbed oy r, 0 v consutied He wan formerly engaged {n the upholsterlog | 9 remedy and anparatue chat s Prrion of #1x years pasc, and have, s tolawing 11 dsc, taken great care of my general linalth, hut obt ednio rellef or encuuragement from suy of them. Slace eurltie myreit with BAXFOED'S KADICAL CUREs 1have recommirsired 1L {n Over 100 casca withatit u siirs gie fatinee, and hiave n nunteroun tnsiances recelved Wholessir drders from parties 1o wham I hae foid ona boutle, Thia in the oniy patent medictne { iave ever recommended, never having belteved tn them hefore, Al |mmunuytn"‘rn'!n l‘)H‘( *ale. Ver 1 "+ DIN: E. Do‘:vl:. ‘eb, 23, 1875, HHEEE, DIOHONE BrrroLk, s, Feb, 2'1 1RYS. ore s AR Gt e e ok e e e bim Subecribed ts true, Tiefore mer & Siacement by SETHJ. Tll(lll."flu. 3‘;'““ of the Peacc. ADDITIONAL STATEMENT. Fince the above atatement was made I have been rap- fdly Improving In bealch, I have s no return of the disagrecabley Symptoms that attenaed my foriner ek ness, and aitiankh affected from time Lo time with ses Yere colds Incldental 1n the sudien chianges in our elime ate, they have not been sufficient tu helog on & Petura of the disease. My general heaith hawhesn cxcelient, [ have gained twenty-Ave 3 business In Ninetcenth atreet, ncar Broadway, with = Mr. Whitney. During his connection with the sewlng-inachine comoany he bas #lded at Davenport Neck, New Rochelle, West chester County. Here he kept horses and c: rloges, and lived In luxurious style, the only drawback to his happiness being matrimontal troubles, which culminated in his wife's procur- Ing a diorce on the ground of fll-treatment. A DEVAULTER. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tridune. INDIANATOLIS, Feb. 25.—Auother rather sen- eational defalcation became public to-day. Ricbard Vint, cashier of the Singer Eewing- Machine Agency {n this city, was arrested ot his residence this afteruoon, on a charge of embez- zlement, He was taken to a statlon-house, snd there made a full confession, stating that he had been stealing for mearly five yea d cor oy Gz and cohslder mylelt o 9 ‘i v o e - H BEMY yearh A0 | QlRely to toratly undermisc o ol o> e that he had taken probably $15,000, e had full control of the books and papers of the agency, and his speculations were bidden by means of fslsc entries. Some four or five wecks siuce the agency changed hands, W. D, McLain retiring, g wTeat many afiics. €d with Catarrh, and {n the hundreds of cases In whieh © ave sold 1t 1 hidve never seen an {nstance suflicient to shake the confidence I fectin Eanford's Ladical Cure for Catarrly, GEORGE F, DINsMORE. Uct, 20, 1875 and Mr. Fox taking charge, and it |n=‘5rufi:.' k-'vfz'n“r'flfi'gfrgfunfl ';'Jf 712" W?fii {-"M! was_ in settllnz the accounts of For sale by all wholcasie snd’ the Jold agent that the trouble was revealed. The matter was caretully wurked up, and when int was arrested he had com‘,l;lcted arrange- ments to leave the ity to-ulelt, having sus- glclunn that he was” watchied and hiscrime nown. IHehasa wifoand two children, and stood high untll when he was'discharged be- cause of disaipation, but on promise of refor- mation was reinstated. caser, Tironiznout the Unite Krawos nu’fiw'x;':fi'&"fl.‘ roughiout the Unite Uheral Atents, £53 Wholesals Draggivis Bosson.. DISEASES. For the Immed!ate rzllef snd permanent cure of man; formeor VAl ERilcy o lin aud. Serrous 424 voluntary SUCUIAY Aiion, COLLINS’ YOLTAIC PLASTERS, by rallying the nervous forces, have proved succesaful ‘when every other knuwn remedy has ratled. SIHOOTING AFFRATY. Spectal Dizpaich to The Tridune, Cincixnati, ., Feb. 25.~In a shootIng-match to-night between two gamblers, Dick Holland and Thomas Hartshorn, several shiots werc ex- changed at close quarters,and Holland was sliot n the wrist. Tu the Western Ausociated Press, + CixoiNNaTl, O., Fev, 23.—A suonting aflra, oceurred to-nlght between Dick Holland an Tom Hartshorn, two gamblers, over the scttlement of somnc money matters. Iolland, whilo Intoxicated, placed & pistol to Hartshorn's hewd, but it missed fire. ‘Ihe latter prumpi;‘l“ drew a revolver and placed it at Holland's he with o )ke result, sccond effort was more successful, and ITolland waa slot (n the breast. The v:o\md ia not tatal. Hartsnorn s under arrest, “ Just the Thing." Mewrrs, Woeks & I*(or—GRXTLENEN! tnclaseu 5o I Pleased 804 centy, for whics send m= me two COLLI N’ VOLTANW PLASTERS. . (hey scem 10 ho Just thething for mervous compIAINtA, & 1use Whi uas them tesiify. 1donot use them myself, but tecing your sdvertise: ment, and knowinz that rome of my neizhbors were satfefini fruin varlous ervuayend painful discasen T prevatied upou thet t try the VOLTAIC PLASTENS, wnd thus far they hava proved very fatiifaciory. lieass aend me your lowcat rates by the dozgn, Very respmets 1 d 0. W. BOSTWICK. "M teriing, 0., July 2, 1875, T *1- Want More.” Sesars, [reets & Ioiter. Flease nend me by mall ony dozen CO| TAIC PLAS. TERS. “Yhe one T eent for did e 3o much kood tlat T TANE mare tu dell besides uning them, Inclosed dud $2.23. Address ET RIKER, MRs, TUPPER. 8pectal Dispateh (o The Tridune. Davenront, Ia., Feb, 25,—The Ellen 8, Tup- per forgery case ended here to-day by a verdict of *“Not guilty,"” The trisl has beenalong and hotly-contested one, and witnesaes have teat!fied from all parts of tho State. The Jury was out sixteen hours, J, C. Bllls, | oatevmery, 0., May 1, 100, ; of DIVEHWI’“ Ia., ;ltolcmlu]' and P, Fold by all druggiste for 25 te. Eent by mall, care- fully wrapped, un recelpt of cenis for uie, $1,23 for M. Button, of Marshailtown, In, and | (17 ¥iaphe Ve, by WERRS & HOTTE Pror Willlam A, Foster, of this city, defended. Tho | dicor o, 'Yeirer b7 WEEK! W e trial ‘has attracted the greatest attention. The court-room was crowded every day with the first lalies and gentlemen of the place. The verdict is belleved to be well supported by the evidence, which was prepared and presented with great skill and toa surprising extent, showiug that Mrs, Tupper has not Leen morally respousible for the lsst three years. ACQUITTED. Special i CarBoNvaLE, 1il., Feb. 25.~Yusterday, In the Circult Court at Murplysboro, tho Weath. erby case was taken up at 8 o'clock, and closing arguments were made. Judge Lemma, the Prosccuting Attorney, opened for tho people, making n short specch. Lawyers Stevens, White, and Smith then arzued for the defense, followed by Judge Allen for the prosecution, who spoke for an hour and a balf. Tho case was given to the jury at 1 o'clock. They re- turned with o verdict of “Not gullty at 7 o'clock. They could not, on tho lustructions m;(‘lln k!hu Judge, convict him, hence the above verdict. e et A CLEW, CincixNaTi, O., Feb. 25.—~The police have succeeded In finding the trunk of clothing be- longing to Bessie Moore, for whose munler in Texas Abe Rothschild was arrested. The trunk was [n a ba e-room of one of the mallroad depots, whezr? t had been sent by Rothschild, DRY GOODS, &c. FIRE! FIRE! Smoke! Water! WONDEREUL BARGAINS DRY GOODS. NORWELL & SIMPSON, 105 STATE-ST., ATTACK WITII A KNIFF, Qumxcr, 1L, Feb, 25.—~Wllllam Chambers, a colored mau, made an attack on & colored neigh- bor named Bob Jones this evenlog with a kulfe, aud cut him severely on tho head, Jones' ine jurics arc considercd futal. Chambers is in custody. ENTIRE STOCK Of Goods damaged at the late fire in their store at an Timmense Reduction, Extraordinary _Bargains! Stlks, Black Goods, Dress Goods, lHousekeeping Goods, Underwear, Hoslery, Laces, Embreideries, Gloves, And Handkerchiefs, Slightly Smoked and. Wet. NORWELL & SIMPSON, 105 State-st,, Betweon Madison and Washington. MURDEIL, Special Dispalch to The Tridune. Forr Wavxg, Ind, Feb. 25,—Last night two men pamed Alfred Smith and Albert Broderlck had = ight at Tyner City, Ind,, I the course of which Broderick shot and instantly killed Smith, The murderer succeeded in making his cscape. THE INDIANS. Dzapwoon, D, T, Feb, 23.—Last evenlog, near Crook City, the Indlaus attucked and cap- tursd Dick Dunn’s sud Lornick & Evans' cattle- tralos, kitling 'two men, McQounigle and Riley, and severely wounding snother ukmed Joncs. ‘The threo wero conuected with tho tralns, Licut. Cummings, with soldicrs and cltizens, ure fu hot pursuit of the Indluns who capturcd Bouglton's catile on False Luttom, BUSINESS NOTICES. Patlonts trusting themselves to Dy, Shaw may rely fully upon his abllity and the faitbfu- wanagemont ot thelr cases, - Consult him uy leit tor. Address Box 363y, New York. et oland's Aromatio Litter Wine of Iron lsa vomedy for nervous debility, lmpovertshed blood, andinipaired digestion. Depot, 53 Clark strect. ROYAL BAKING POWDER. BAKING ROYAL Fowber. . Absolutely Pure.. al Baking Powdes Is prepared upon sclentifc principles, from dlents that are the o or) RAklor Fawdur 10 propured non sclcotlte principlas. from somedlenta that are foe cau be bad only in tin cacs, andisfor sale by the best grocers everywhere, butin case yoz cannof obuala 1L, send 60 cents for 11b., or 33 cents for J;L'b.. direct to Royal Baking Powder Co., New Yorx, and yuu ~wlilrecelve it by return mall. 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