Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1877, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. 5 WASHINGTON. The President Yet Looking for the Louisiana Com- missioners. Chamberlain and Hampton Wil Undoubtedly Visit Wash- ington, ‘When a Prompt Settlement of Their Little Disagreements May Be Expected. The Cabinet a Unit Against Federal In- terference with State Affairs. List of Oandidate for the Speakership on the Democratic Side, Other Prominent Dusiness Associations in New Orleans Indorse Kicholls. THE SOUTHERN POLICY. THE LOUISIANA COMMISSION. Bpecial Dispatch o The Tribune. Wasnineroy, D. (., March 24.—The Cabiuet was in sesston for two hours and a half to-dayin further consideration of the Louisiana Commis- sion. Some cmbarrassment is felt owing to the fact that several of the personsto whom the positions have becn tendered have ‘declined to secept. Up to this evening the Commission was not yet compelled. There has been an intima- tion that uniess 3 satisfactory Commission can ‘be found within a day or two the plan of a Com- mission for Louisiana may be abandoned, and the Gubernatorial candidates in Louisiana be iovited to come to Washington, as those in South Carolina have been. The President sald to-night, however, 1hat he expected that the Commission would be organized early next weck. When it is orran- ized, the purpose for which it is created will be IMMEDIATELY PUBLISHED. Al seercey will then be removed. It is, more- over, the expectation that the suceess or failure of the Commission will be fully determined within a weck or ten days from the time it yeaches New Orleans. The Commission will undoubtedly endeavor to bring about a coalition by which there shall be a Legislature -and & Ju- diciary with an undisputed title, which the peo- ple of Louisiaua, irrespective of party, will e ognize. I1f the Commission shall not prove successful, the issue will not have becn altered, and the conditivn of affairs will not be worse than now. It is now practically settled that Mr. Wheeler WILL NOT BE A MEMBER " of the Commission. Two reasons induce him to decline: His nealth, and the fact that as presiding officer of the Scmate he may be compelled to rule upon the questions consider- ed by the Commission. There need be no fear that the Southern gnes- tion will be an open one or the President’s pol- icy still undetermined when Congress shall re- assemble in extra session. tainly do not anticipate any delay which can prevent the presentation to Congress of the Southern policr as y AN ACCONTLISHED FACT even before the intervening two months are ended. The expectation is that the policy will be in foree, and the issues connected Wwith it definitely presented. Nothing official has been heard from Hamop- ton to-day to indicate whether he intends to aceept the President’s invitation to visit Wash- ington. It is believed here that he will come, although those who most nearly represent him bere advise bim to the contrary. The Cabinet certainly expects him. - There s good reason to think that the Presideot’s letter to Hampton and Chamberlain is the beginning of the end of the South Caroliva trouble. An effort certainly will be made hy some Republicans here to induce Chamberlain 10 no longer contest the case with Hampton in view of the decisions of the courts of South Carolina. Atall events it is very probable that ONE SPEEDT RESULT of this visit of Chamberlain will be the with- drawal of the troops from the South Carolina State-House. Packard, some of the lawyers think, has io- jured his own case by demanding Fea- .eral interference under the provisions of the Constitution, as the official copy of the demand has not yet arrived here. It is said that when it does its presentation to the * Yresuent would introduce an entircly new question into the Louisiata case, one which has not vet been considered by the President. That is, whether the President and his Cabinet are of the opinicn, as a matter of constitutional law, that themilitary interierence of the General Government is, under such drcumstances, war- ranted.. It can be stated TPON THE BEST AUTHORITY that on the vital question of the continuance of +he system of the XNational Government m the local affars of the States the Cabinet is su _eotire unit. = There may bave been some difference of opinion as to the details of the manazement of the question, and 2s to the particular time when the troops should be withdrawn, or as to the couditivns which should precede their withdrawal, but upon the important fact that the Federal troops are mot to interfere in the local self-zovernments fo the Southern States. there is entire unity. IANPTON AND CHAMBERLAIN. From dispatches received here this evening it foems certain that Wade Hampton will come to Washingtou. A tclegram has been received from Gor. Chamberlzin saying he will be in Washington on Zl‘_x'x‘t':’dny in compliance with the President’s in- vitation. THE SPEAKERSHIP. SOME OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAXDIDATES. &pecial Dispatch o The Tribune. WasmINGTON, D. C., March 24.—The cam- paign for the Speakership has carnestly begun. The most important fact of the caucus thus far is that it will be very difficult for the Democrats to nominate a candidate upon whom they can all unite. Randall belicves that e has votes enough pledged to secure him the caucus nomi- nation, and is coufident that the Democratic caucus nominee will be elected. Whean Randall contested the Speakership with Cox, after KEerr’s death, he received only 73 votes, while Cox received 63. Cox's fricnds claim that this wajority of ten does mot give Randall the advantage which he now insists upon. Morrison’s candidacyis snid tobe a mere biind now, as it cvidently was Jast December, ‘when he kept the ficld long enough to direct at- tention to him and secure votes for Randall. SPRINGER isreallyin the field, and thinks he has some strength. Blackburn, of Kentucky, represents * the prunounced Southern Bourbon sentiment. Hecould not te clected, but he evidently iny tends to hold his strength so as to seeure him- zelf a prominent committee place. Cox e dextly is a preater favorite South than Black- burn.” Bla-kburu’s influcnce was alienated from Raudall during the filibustering excitement. Sayler's strenaih lies in the West. His fricnds claim Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Missouri. LOUISIANA. THIS 18 CONPIDENTIAL. New OrLeaNs, March 24.—The Times pub- - lUshes an interview with, it says, a prominent Conservative who is supposed to know not only the sentiments of the President and Cabinet ‘with regard to the Louisiana case, but also tobe In the confidence of Gov. Nicholls and his ad- * visers. In answer to a question, he said: ~*‘Of course, I do not know positively the reasan why the Cabinet determined upon sending a Com- mission, but from what I know of this whole business I think I ean give a very close guess. ‘or a long time Haves has not been in full ac- tord with the Republican party in matters re- lating to the Soutn. His idea is that some pol- lcy ouzhit to be adopted.” The party refused £0 vouch for the correctness of this stury. ANOTHER BLOW AT PACKARD. The Clearine House Association adopted a Preamble and resolutions reciting: . That D, B. Packard is said to countcnance the Sssertion that the principal merchants and basincss- The Cabinet cer- |- men of this community are willing to recognize him as Governor; an WnEness, Such sssertion is untrue, and his claim 10 be Governor provokea increased distress, distarbs confidence, and depresses trade abnorm- ally, the members of the Clearing House Associn- tion, representing the banks and bankers of this community, and cnjoyinz & closc, active, and per- sonal relation with all its business intercsts, and in daily correspondence with all the principal par- ties of this commonwealth, solemnly declare that mobelief ehould be reposed in suid assertion. {Here follow_ the resolutions same as adopted by the Cotton Exchange yesterday.] The Stock. Exchange, ata mecting to-day, adngwi similar resolutions by s vote of 40 to 5. The Board of Underwriters also adopted sim- ilar resolutions. NOTES AND NEWS. THE CLADI AGENTS. Special Dispatci to The Lrious>. Wasniveros, D. C., March 24.—Secretary Shurman has announced to claim agents that he does not intend at present to consider any claims. He will undoubtedly adopt as a part of his policy, so far as practicable, the principles ofa bill which he introduced last session, regu- leting the practice in claim cases. This bill places additional restrictions around the pay- ment of claims. ‘DOUBTED. Eastern newspapers express doubts as to the report that Hayes declared to an office-seeker recently that the fact that his wife was Mrs. Hayes' favorite cousin -would be an indispensable objection to his appointment to a Presidential office. If a few persons will apply to John Stillwell, probable Chief Deputy uuder Marshall Sharpe, they can learn particu- lars. Stillwell was the person to whor the Pres- dent addressed himself. SECRETARY THOMPSON is inaugurating reform in the Navy Department. by preparing to dischargre supernumerary clerks. cuBA. Tt is not impossible that the President may be spcedily called on to define the position of the United States with respect to the Cuban ques- tion. There have been some intimations in semi- oficial sources that it would not be the policy of the Administration to al- low the Spanish Government to impose the forced loanon American merchants in Ha~ vana, which is now threatened. Quite a ficet of naval vessels is assembled at Port Royal, ana could specdily make the demands of the United States resoe.ted iv Cuban waters, THE QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL contemplates issuing an order chunging the sta- tions of the various ofticers in his department. Tins is to enable ofticers who have been long statioued on the frontier to obtain some of the more civilized posts. TIE EXTRA SESSION. An attempt will be made by some of the lead- ers ot both partics to have the extra session of Congress as short as possible, and to this end it will be proposed that no committees except the anpropriations shall be appointed at this special session. JOLN POPE NADNOTT appeared at the White House to-day, at the bead of a delezation of Irish-American citizens, and declared himseli for the old flag and an ap- propriation. Hewanted a place for M. Scanlon, who has recently bad a place in the State De- partment, if he does not still hold it. ITEMS. Senator Howe and Boss Keyes will return home tv-morrow. Kepresentative Humphreys has arrived here to look after the removal “of the Land Office {from Eau Claire to Chippewsn Falls. He is con- fident that he can have it retained at Eau Claire. Secretary Sherman has issued an order per- mitting Df. Mary Walker to enter the Treasury Building if she behaves herself. The wonder is that the police do not arrest her for wearing men’s clothes. ‘There is no doubt, howerer, that some of the Republican politicians, who are at heart opnosed to the President’s policy, are zealously taking advantage of toe delay’ to attempt to under- mine the Administration, and to make ready to take the Jead of an opposition to his policy.if it shall appear that that_ poiicy is likely to be a }'aillurc, or that opposition to it could be success- ul. CIVIL-SERVICE ROLES. ‘The Cabinet to-day, besides further consider- ing the Southern question, discussed the report on the Civil-Service rules ‘which was presented by Messrs. Evarts and Schurz. The report was not adopted s a whole. Several modifications are to be nade in it. It is expected that it will be adopted and put in force during next week. EX-PRESIDENT GRANT. To ilie Western Assoclated Pyess. WASHINGTON, L. L., Marcn 2. —£x-President Grant left Washington to-night for Cincinnati, where he will remain four or five days, goine thence to Chicago and Galena. Going East, he will stop at Harrisburz to _enjoy trout-fishing, aud then proceed to Philadelphia, at which port about the 10th of May he will take passage for Europe with members of his family. Siuce his term of oflice expired many persons have called on him to ask his influence intheir behalf with the new Administration, but they did not se- cure it. APPOINTMEN The President to-day appointed Joseph C. Jewell to be Surveyor of Cusioms of the Port of Ervansville, Ind. The President has appointed Heary C. Wayne for Surveyor ot Customs at Savannah, Ga., aod Henry B. Welles for Collector of Customs at Brunswick, Ga. 3 ARGED WITH MURDER. 1Inthe Police Court to-day, George C. Ellison, Engineer of tae House of Representatives, was grraigned on a charre of murdering David Small. and pleaded not zuilty. Counsel for de- feundant filed a plea claiming his client ought ot now te charged with_murder and felony. havinz been already tried and convieted of as- sault and battery for tne same traunsaction. The Court overruled the plea, and committed Elli- son to await the action of the Grand Jury. OAKEY HALL. He 1s Now Supposed to Have Gone to Europe —A Strange Woman in the Case. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. New Yors, March 24L—Thke ZLimes to-mor- row has a story strongly confirmatory of the now more general belief that Oakey Hall has gone to Lurope. There is a woman in the story, though she is un- known. It has been discovered that since December last, Hail has bought 320,000 worth of Euglish and French exchange notes. These were boughit of Silverman & Josephs, bankers, by an agent who reiused to give the name of bis client, but assured them it was all right. The notes were all of 3500 each, and the last was dclivered on Friday. What scemed strange to Mr. Siiver- man is that during the same period a lady called repeatedly au their oflice and bought s0 mauy ofthenowes as to attra:t attentlon. Friday evening Mr. Hall came down from his office, and entered a carriaze which was in wait- ing, and which contained a - lady. Ile was driven to Besk's barbershop iu Park plave, aud _the carriaze waited while e was baroered. It is believed be sacrificed nis mustache to conveai s ideatity. Tue re then disappeared, andaothing has been known ot Mr. iall’s whereabouts since. Of course the theory based upon the purchase of the uotes 15, that he sailed for Lurope tie nest day in company with the unkuuwn lady. Ther, at least, disappeared togecher. From the_cxpres: gentlemen in Vanderpo L oflice to-day, it is evident they cither where, Mr. Hull is, or are sati. abroad. These irends, who have appeared so erto, were jocuiar and dispused to ¢porters because they bad not round ¢ missing man. e Sorr of his Brooklyn murder is_sencral- Iy discredited, and also the idea of suicide. It seems more probable that Mr. Hall hus left the ¢ty under disgraceful _circamstances, cither )y because of the Ring suits, or wholly on account of the womaa. FINANCIAL. Tror, March 24—The National Bank ol Gloversville closed this morning.. Two-thirds of its capital, $150,00, is tied up. LouIsviLLE. Ky., March 24.—John M. Fergu- son filed a petition in bankruptey to-da¥. Lia- bilitics, $210,474.61. Assets, none. Fc:'guson was formerly a member of the firm of Krauth, Fersruson & Co., pork-packers, who failed some months azo. The principal creditors are J. M. Ferguson, Jr.,and Washington Butchers St Chicazo. D:\‘i,w Youk, March 24.—Walter C. Adams, agent of the Star Line of Texas pavkets, au commission merchan! 1 Pearl street, has fofled: Liabilities, S600,0005 assets valued at 000. A larwe porcion of the indebtedness is held by creditors in Euro) The main cause of the failurc was u"l::it,l: 1]ail.h of hurgfcm; -espondents, by which a large quantity of :::d:pl:‘(;ise wh& {bmfl on Mr. Adams’ hands in Belgium and Germany. Th:' Stock Exchange will be closed on Good .have staid ontof the business. -LIFE-INSURANCE. The Condition of That Much-Abused Business on the Pacific Coast. How Rigid Laws and Honest Officials Have Saved California from In- surance Frands. The Pacific Mutual One of the Most Pros- perous Companies in America, Its Ability.to Invest with Donble the Return of Eastern Companies One of Its Sources of Strength. Its $100,000,000 of Individual Lia- bility Another Evidence of Soundness and Success. Speciat Correspondence of The Tribune. SACRAMENTO, Cal., March 17.—Life-insurance has reeeived so large a share of public attention inthe East during the past six months, and Tue TRIBUNE has been so far fu advance of all its contemporaries in giving early and authentic information on the subject, that I am persuaded to jot down a fow points upon the condition of that much-abused business on the Pacific Coast for the benefit of your readers. It may be re- freshing, too, to lile-insurance men in Eastern citics who bave suddenly found their occupa- tion gone, as far as the getting of new business is concerned, to know that this coast has not felg the disastrous effects of insurance frauds and hard simes anywlhere near to the extent that all other parts of the country have suffered therefrom. Fortunately for this State, its business is conducted entirely upon a gold basis, and securities have not felt the general depression here, as in the older States. Bat, more fortunately still for life-in- surance, the State is blessed with wise laws and au Insurance Commissioner who is capable and” honest. The faithiul exccution of these strin- gent life-fusurance regulations has saved the State from the iufliction of fraudulent foreign companies, and preserved the confidence of the people in a business which, if properly conduct- ed, is not only legitimate, but hizhly beneficial. It may not be generally known to your readers, but it is a fact nevertheless, that to the Insur- ance Comumissioner of California, Mr. J. W. Foard, is due the first exposurc of the rotten- ness of the Coatinental Lifc, and, fncidentally thereto, the exposure of subscquent insurance frauds is alike to his credit. The life-insurance laws of California were modeled originally closely after the New York laws, but suvsequent legislation: has goue far in advance of the excellent provisions of the New York code, and has in fact thrown around the policy-holder the most rcrlcct protection possi- ble. Tt is quite likely, however, that in its ef- fort to hedge in the policy-holder awainst fraud and wrong, the Legislature may have overshot the mark: for, certain it is, that, since the pass- age of these very rigid measures some two years ago, all foreign companies, with three excep- tions, bave stopped taking new business in Cal- ifornia, and many hate “withdrawn from the State entirely. [t s likely that the coming Leg- islature may modify the Jater statutes on this subject in sume particulars; but there is such a healthy and virtavus public sentiment turough- out the lenth and breadth of this State against fraudulent corporations that organizations of the Continental and New Jersey Mutual stripe are not hkcH to seek admission here. Califor- nians are jealous of monopolies and organized frauds of all kinds, and tney mean that incor- porations of every Dature shall show a reason Tor their existence and give a guarantee of good behavior. Thauks to this judicious policy, California has never had a life-insurance wreek. Speculators Only two life- insurance companies, in fact, have ever been or- ganized in this State, and _these were composed of gentlemen of larxe wealthand high standing. Onc of these, after scveral years’ existence, sofd out its business to an Eastern company and re- tired. The other is the Pacific Mutual Life-In- surance Company of California, which is to-day one of the stronzest and ablest managed in this country. This- Company doces not need an in- troduction to Chicago readers. It hasan active and profitable agency there, and is opening new agencies in every city of importance throuzhout the Eastas fastasitcan bedone. Idonot kuow of another company that is extending its business so largely und systematically at ~the present time. The Pacific Mutual has just passed through the most rigid cxamination by that Nestor of msurance investigators, Mr. J. W. Foard, at the request of the Tnsurance Commissioner of New York, in which State the Company has applied for alicense to do business. Mr, Foard certafies over * the broad seal of the State” that be has person- ally examined the buoks and papers of the Com- pany and tound itsstatement “correet and true.” Such a certificate from such an officer must be regarded as final and conctusive. In this con- uction I would add_a report made by Mr. 2 D. Smith, ex-Deputy Insurance Commissioner, aiter thorough examination of the Company’s atlairs at the request of the editor of au insur- ance journal published in this vity: From the statement referred to in the above, 1 find that the business for Jast year was very much greater in volume than in “1875, which I think cannot be said of any other American companies. And its ratio of expense to income was also much more favorable. Its total income was $463,107.51, of which amount $72,681.35 was from interest receipts. Its disbursements, including death losses, vurchesed and lapsed pol , dividends to policy-holders, nad ex- pense of manazement, was $332,471.92, of which (let high-salaried Eastern compunies make note) but $15,770 was for otlicers’ salaries and oflice employes. Its total assets were siiown at $1,281,847.59, and its liabilities at $916,750.51; Jeaving o surplus as to policy-holders of $365, .08 ‘fue Pacific Mutual was organized in 1868, It is a mutual company, but, as the laws of the State require all companies to have a capital stock and guarautee fund, it has g capital of 3100,000, and a guarantee fund of $250,000 be- sides. Iis stockliolgers are among the wealthi- est and most prowiuent men of the State, rep- resenting an azrregate individual wealth of about $100.000,000. 1 state this fact for the reason that the laws of California make cach stockholder individually hable to the full amount _of the indebtedness of a com- pany. For this _reason _the enormous wealth of the Paciic Mutual’'s stock- holcers is ong «reat source of 1ts strength and vopularity. This is oue of the enactments which has preveuted the organization of wild-at sies here. | It operatcs to the perfect pro- of policy-holders, but doubtless prevents cautivus men {rom venturiug upon many fuvest- ments which, thouzn hazardous, promise to be profitable. As showing the character of the men connected with the Company., I will give a list of its Dircctors, most of whoin bave na- tional reputation. The President of the Compauny, Mr. J. H. Car- roll, is & prominent business man of Sacramento, where he has been very suzxesstul i acquirng great wealth. Mr. G. Moore, the Vice-Presi- dent, was formerly connected with the Missouri Valley and the Alliance Companies. He is re- garded as one of the ablest insurance men in the Y. other means of protection to policy- ers, the law in this State exempts from tax- ation and exccution all policies in Californin companies whose premium docs not ex 850 per annum. Tuis may seem unjust to creditors, but there is no doubting its value to the holder of 2 policy. Again, the law requires all coxpa- nies to permit tae surrender of a policy when- ever the holder may desire, and fixes the amount to be paid back to the insured. Thisis cue of the features of the recent legislation which is ohjected to by Eastern insurance companics, The Pacitic Mutual, like all other companies, haye found these laws burdensome, but the officers do ot complain, as they realize the ne- cessity of the protection of policy-holders from swindling companies. But the most conspicuous reason, as it scems to me, for the continued and rapidszrowth in the business of this California Company, when vther companies all over the country are suffer- ing from bard times sud the ill-repute attend- ing the exposurc of worthless and recilessly- manazed voncerns, is found in the fact that its mangers have so much better opportunities for investment here than can be found in the East. Al or nearly all, the loansof the Pacific Mu- tual are made upon improved farin, property at hall ite assessed valuation, and at rates varying from 10 to 15 per cent,—never lower .than 10 per cent. The average ntclll be- it lieve, is something over 12 per cent. With East~ ern vompanics 6 per cent is about the average at which their loans are made. Here farm property values are always in the ascend- ant, and now, with thc rapid incominx of immieration, more so than ever. The nearness of Callfornia Froducts toall the great markets of the world by means of water -transit must alwaya give the 1ands of this State a higher market value than lands in theinterior, though the Iatter be equally productive. In the East farm property bas suffered with ali other real estate, and récent events have shown, by the contraction of values, that many loans, which were regarded.as abundantly secure sev- eral years azo, would not now fali much below the detual value ot the property on which the; arc secured. This ability on the part of a Cali- fornja company to make eafe investments at double the rate of interest for which Eastern companies invest, while it i3 one of the greatest sources of profit to the Company, is at the same time onc of the best guarantees to the olicy-holder, as it adds to the strength of the ompany without incurring the danger of hazardous investments. Srecrator. FOREIGN. GREAT BRITAIN. CHARLES MATEEWS ILL. Loxpox, Mareh 24.—Charles Mathews, the well-known comedian, was taken seriously il last night, while performing at Bristol. He was unable to proceed with his part, and had to be led off the stage. Medical aid was sum- moned. He is to-day very weak. THE EAST. THE BASHI-BAZOUKS. RAGUSA, March 24.—A band of Bashi-Bazouks plundered and burned the village of Otchievo, in Herzegovina, and murdered & number of in- habitants, It is reported that another villaze shared the same fate. THE RAILROADS. TRYING TO FIND AN ASSISTANT. Mr. N. Guilford, General Freight Agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, has been in the clty during the past week, looking around for a suitable person for Assistant General Freight Agent of his road, which position was lately va- cated by Mr. G. B. Spriggs, who went to the Great Western, of Canada, as General Freight Agent. After loking over the whole list of freight men in the city, suitable for the position, it was tendered to Mr. J. A. Grier, Assistant General Freight Ageat of the Michigan Ceutral Railroad. Mr. Grier, aiter considerme the prop- osit.on for a shortitime, decided to remain where he is and decliued the proffered position. Mr. Guilford left the city last cvening with- out having tendered the position to another person. It is stated that be will now select an Eastern freightman to fill his place, While here Mr. Guiliord dis- cassed the advisability of movirg the Assistant- General Freight Agency from Columbus, O., to this city, but. since he did not _find a sultable person here, the headquarters will probably re- main where they are. CIHICAGO, RUCK ISLAND & PACIFIC A stockholder of the Chicago, Rock Isiand & Pacific Ratlroad has just dirccted a circular to the other stockholdersof the Road in regard to the - intention of the inanagers to issuc a new mortgage to secure $12,500,000. The circu- lar takes strong grounds against the new loan and clauns that there is no_ necessity for it, as the late report states that the road was in the best condition at tne time, and no new construe- tion was needed. In the face of that assertion and the additional onc that they have on hand in cash and loans on demand $1,100,146.03, and asurplus of $4,020,000 of tieir stock, which they are now selling at par, theyare now about to issue the new loan, a procceding not un- known to some of the gentlemen recently adaed to the Board. The circular further states that the security of the property and its future use- fulness and remunerativencss canuot: be increased by !c“ing in the Directors’ hands upwards of 38,400,000 of cash or available asscts to be used in their own dis- cretivn and without accountability to any onc. It is requested that stockholders who coincide with these views immediately convene in New York and ask the dircctors to cancel absolutely new bonds to be issqed to exactiy the amou \\nnd went at once to Washington and CRIMINAL NEWS. Holders of Ceriain Stolen Bonds Brought Up with a Round Turn, How Nettleship, of Washington Ring Notoriety, Partially Atones for Past Sins. Tweed Reported as Willing to Give Away His Fellow-Ringsters, The Day's Record of Miscellaneous Mischiefs. NEATLY TRAPPED. Spectal Dispaich to The Tribuns. NEw Yori, Mareh 24.—A consplracy to de- fraud the Government out of $250,000 was de- feated Friday night by the arrest of the conspir- ators in Newark, The persons implicated are Thomas P. Bomerville, o criminal lawyer of this city, who figured with un- pleasant prominence in the safe-burelary case in Washington, and George Engler, a professional gambler and expert forzer. The scheme to accomplish the eigantic fraud was sct on foot in November last, when J. C. Nettle- ship, who had been a special detective in the employ of the . United States Treasury, received from Somerville a - letter asking himn to come to New York on important business. When he called at Somerville’s of- fice, hie was informed thav a friend of Somer- ville had $250,000 ju United States bonds which he wanted to turn fnto the Treasury. Most of these had been stolen from the Ocean National Bank of New York. Being registered and their ~paymeut stopped, it was not possible to_get the money for them from the Treasury Department, and it was to overcome the obstacle that Nettleship was io- vited to take part in the conspiracy. Eneler was an accomplished forger, and if tac ex-detective could procure from .a friend in the Bond Department of the Treasury the names of the owners of the bonds and the numbers of the bonds they owned, the names and numbers ot those in possession of the con- spirators could be changed. thtlnshi;- eed, nformod Sccretary Morrill of the scheme. “Lay In With them,” was_ the advice yen ~ by he head of the Department; ** Learn their scheme, and at the proper time we will take them into custody.”” So Somerville and Ir's confederate found a seemingly ready accoms plice. They laid their plans bezore him, and he went, rcgenh:dly to Washington ostensibly to securc the needed coniederate in the hond department. When all the necessary prelim- inarics had been arranged, it was concluded to attempt at firsi to turn only $19,000 of the bonds into cash, and Nettleship furnished the names and._numbers to be inserted in them. The bonds, with the erasures and insertions, were delivered to Nettleship Wednesday even The desixn was to arrest the conspirazors that time. It was concluded, however, to defer the arrest till Friday evening, when Nettleship, luying in the meantime gone to Washinaton with the bonds, was to pay over the money he bhad reccived for them. Friday night Chief Brooks aud his men were sccreted in Nettleship’s house, where Somer- ville and Engler came by agreement, and were captured, to their utter bewilderment. Had Nettlesnip paid them the mouey, they had ready for negotiation other bonds representing 1 Somcof the bonds were stolen from the celed and registered, and were therefore wort- the $4,000,000 of stock and limit the amount ;fif Dm0l the boule. e, siolen fioin. the of the now outstandiug-fz=ded debt. TICKET AGENTS. The General Ticket and Passenger Agents’ Assoclation, of Michigan, will hold its second regular mecting April 5, at the Morton House, Graud Raplds, ¥ CASUALTIES. FOUND DEAD. Spectal Diepatch to The Tribuns. 81. Louis, Mo., March 24.—At Montgomery City, Mo., this morning, the dead body of Mr. J. D. Cowherd, a well-known shipper of cattle and hogs to tho St. Louis market, was found in the barn on his farm, about eizht miles north from this point. It is supposed that the un- fortunate man fell 1rom the loft in the barn, or had been kicked by a mule in the stable. The deceased. who 40 years old, left & wife and scveral children. DROWNED. Peorty, 1L, Mareh 24.—Alonzo Hakes, liv- ing near Rome, [ll., wa3s drowned last night while crossing the Tllinois River in a boat. The body bas not yct been recovere: STATE LEGISLATURE. Saturday's Proceedings. Speclat Dispatch to The Tridune. SPRINGFIELD, 1lt., March 2L.—In the Senate, Mr. Kchoe, from the Comuittee on Municipal- ities, introduced a bill to legalize primary elec- tions,—and punish parties for voting illegally at such primary elections. Mr. Mayborne introduced the following: A BiL for un Act to amend Sec. 1 of Chapter 85 of the Kevised Statutes, Secrios 1. Je it enacted by the people of the State of lllinois, represented in the General As- scumbly, That when any person is supposed to be insanc or distracted, any near relative or any rep. utable person resid.n in the county may petition the Judge for proceedings to Inquire into such al- leged insamty or distruction. For the hearing of such application and proceedings thereon the Coun- £y Conrt shall be considered as always open. And, ‘whereus, an cmergency now exists, this act shall be 1n 10rce from and alter its passuge. Mr. Bash’s bill, amendin: the present Water- 'ax law, was ordered to a third reading. The Senate was_ thin, and the session short, but long enough to read several bills on a see- ond reading, and exbaust the order of House aud Senate bills on a first readine. Aujo.umed at11:20. o The House met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Beil. House bill 15 was taiken up and ordered to o sevond reading. Mr. Hestet moved the suspension of the rules to receive and act upon reports [rom commit- tees, which was done. On motion of Mr. Robinson, of Fulton, the Funding bill was. recousidered, and referred to a special committee of three, to be appointed by the Speaker, whercupon Messrs. Robinson, Crooker, and Truesdell were appointed suid cowmmittec. Mr. Taylor, of Cook. asked and obtained leave to record his vote on tne Convict-Lador bill. Mr. Granger, from the Cowmittee on Rules, made adverse reports on sundry matters, 1n- cluding one looking to an adjournment sine die early ii April; also, Rule 15, requiring the name of the member introducing the bil to be print- ed thereon, and, atter consideravie discussion proand cop, was adopted. This muvement squints broadly towards giving certain members uundue prominence, and some notoriety at the expense of the State, A motion was made by Mr. Matthews that the introducer of auy bill be allowed to close the deoate, which was amended by Mr. Weatworth. ‘The amendment was lost. The time hmited to soceches, after the main 3uc:liou is ordered, was fixed at ten minutes, and the rule with the ameadment was then adopted. Reports being in order, Mr. Morrison, from the Judiciary, reported a Jarse number of bills, with recommendations that they do pass, aot the reports were concurred in, aud the bills or- derea to a second reading. Mr. Morris, of Hardin, inade a report of sun- dry billz, with recommendations that they pass. r‘i‘hv: Funding vill was reoorted back from the Special Commuttee, with amendinenis, and, the same being concurred in, the bill wus ordered to be eogrussed for a third reading. TELEGRAPH:C NOTES. Boston, Maich 24.—Owing to the Grand Lodyge of Good Templars of Massachusetts ex- cluding colored men from membership, dis- satisfied members are moving to establish a new lodge. New Yong, March 24—The funeral of the late James Kingan took place to-day, and was largely attended by members of the Produce afllswck Exchange, and mercantile men gen- erally. ———— OBITUARY, Der=orr, Mich., March 2¢.—The Hon. Elon Farnsworth, formerly Chancellor of this State, ¢cied this morning at his residence in this city, aged 78 years. He came to this city in the year 1823, when there were but a few hundred jnhab- itants in the then vast territory of Michizan, less. The names of Perry Hemsley, Leonard Kean, and J. Ogden Snow had been fraudulent- I)'clgscrtcd in the bonds. Bail is fized at $10,000 cach, GSpectal Dispatch to The Tridune. ‘Wasmwaros, D. C., Maccn 24, ne impor- tant arrests at Newark,N. J., of persons engaged in a conspiracy to obtain the payment of stvlen registered bonds from the Treasury has been expected for some time. The principal persons connected with it are well known iu connection with certain prominent scandals in Wash- ington. Thomas P. Somerville, the New York lawyer, who :séems to have been the privcipal negotiator of the $250,000 of stolen bonds, was the lawyer who came bere from New York and sccured the release of the safe- burglar, Benton, from the District Jail by means ot straw bail. Hewas indicted for conspiracy in connection with the entire safe-burglary matter, but under the then corrupt administration of the District Attorney’s office he in some way managed toget cléar. Nettleship, who was working in the interest of the Treasury, was himsel'connected with the safe-burglary. He hecame converted a year or Lwo ago, and since then seems to have abandoned some of bis old purswits. He became acquainted with Somerville at the time, and it was on account of that acquaintance and his personal mtimacy with Washington that Somervillo apolied to him_to_secure the neces- sary corrupt clerks in the Washington Treasury, who could aid them in their thieving conspiracy. Nettleship was shrewd enough to hear the en- tire plan, to inform the Secretary of the Treas-+ ury of it, and to work for the Government’s in- terest in developing the details. IT NEVER YET RAN SMOOTHLY. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. NEew York, March 2t.—Mrs. Fannie Moor- craft appeared as delendant in an- assault and battery case of a peculiar nature to-day, at the Fifty-seventh Strect Court. She was accom- panicd by a bevy of fashionably-dressed young aamsels, among whom Miss Emma. Newton, niece of the defendant, was & prominent char- acter. The allegation against Mrs. Mooreraft was that she had, in her own house, No. 8§82 Lexington avenue, slapped the face of Dr. Martin A. McGovern, of 8§76 Lexinaton avenue. The Doctor had, he said, gone to Mrs. Moorcraft's_on a professional visit to her niece, Miss Newton, and she had committed the assault alleed without the least provocation on his part. The defendant’s version of the ailair was that the Doctor was an unbidden visitor at her house; that he was-there aguinst the ex- wishes of herse'f and husband, and that pre 2 his object was not to prescribe for her bicce, but to make love to_her. - The defendant admitcod huving slaoped the Doctor’s face, and iutimated that if she bad been able he would not have cs- caped so lightly. *Yes,” said Mr. Moorcralt, tgnd if I lkal been in the kol at the time T woukd have uroken every bone in Lis body.” Judge Smith cou.luded to hold Mrs, Mooreraft in 3860 bal for trial at the Special Sessions, and the ne:essary bonds, muzh to the astonishinent of the Court, were given by Dr.- McGovern’s brother, James 8. McGovern. TWRED WILL SQUEAL. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. New Yous, Marcu 24.—Jobn D. Townsend, Tweed's counsel, says that if the proposed plan of settlement be acceded to by the prosecution, the amount to be received by the city will be nearer 32,000,000 than $250,000. The settle- ment will be in the same way as the one with Woodward. Tweed will be released from lia- bility on account of the civil suits, and he will be released on his own recogmizance in the criminal prosecutions. - He is exvected to fur- nish clews by which property may be re- covered from the persons who shared in the Rine plunder. At the start there was hardly one ¥rho dared assert that Tweed would ‘t peach ™ on his old associates. It is now stated by some of Tweed's friends who are coznizant of his affairs, that he will cxpose some ot the men who were with him. He has been led to this step, it is asserted, because he has been left by the others to bear th: brunt of alt the prosecutions, and now sees no oflier way of relfevinz himselt of part of his burden cxeept by chiming in with the desire of the prosecution, and making a clean breast of the Ring transaction. 1f this be true there wiil yet be some lively times here over Ring matters. THE STOLEN PONTES. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. St. PauL, March 24—Licut. Cariand, Sixth Infantry, who was a Major of Michigan Volun- teers in the war for the Union, started from the Missouri River last winter in charge of 2 herd of abomt 1,500 Indian ponics, intended for sale here on account of their owners, Indians. The weather was unfaverable,, many voples were abandoned, some were stolen, and some, it s alleged, were sold by the herders. When Carland reached here he had lost over 1,000 ponies. Since then he has been bunting lost ponies, obtaininz pay for some and causing the arrest of parties thought to have gained ponies by theft from the herd, or by the connivance of the herders. Some of the parties arrcsted have now caused his arrest'on a charge of larceniously selling and giving away onies. Commissioner Cardozo is to decide .o-morrow whether Carland’s military employ- ment in the matter does not reiieve bim from linbility to the civil court, and whether the allezed misappropriation of ponies was not a breach of trust instead of larceny. TiIB JOKE ON NEW YORK. Spectal Dispaich to The Tribune. NEW Yonk, March 24.—Christian Hansen, alias Rossmussen, the converted burglar, is still confined in the Tombs on a charge of disorderly conduct. Since the falsity of his tale has been exposed, Christian has been much cast down, and the events of to-day did not add to Lis com- fort. He received a note from the proprietor of the “paint store ™ in Brooklyn announcing tbat, in view of his many couflicting statements, the romise of the position of managing cterk cretofore offered him was withdrawn, intelligence added greatly to the con- vert’s” gloom, and his ‘entire demeanor, with the exception of his appetite, which con- tinues vigorous, is that of & man who has lost all faithin human natare. It is probable that he will be discharged iu a day or twu, with the rmflso that he carry lns India-rubber imagina- ion and love of the marvelous to other lo- calitles. X ‘WANTED. CoLunsus, 0., March 24.—Gov. Young to-day {ssued a requisition upon the. Governor of Illi- wois for the delivery of Michael Clitfora, charzed with the murder of Edward Dune, in Vinton County, last January, Clifford is now in cus- tody in Chicago. On the 15th fnst Gov. Young issued his war- rant on the requisition of the Governor of Iliois for the arrest and return of James M. O’Donnell, charged with obtainine zoeds under false pretenses. Sume $20,000 are involved. To-day O’Donnell appeared by his attorney, who held that the urrest was malicious and for the purpose of collecting a debt, and that the war- rant should ve revoked. The case was arzued before the Governor and Attorney-General by the prosecuting attorney from Peorla and sev- eral attorneys of this” State. The Governur will reserve his decision until Monday. POIRON SUSPECTED. Special Dispatch to The Trivune. BLOOMING1OS, Iil., March 24.—Coroner Hen- drix returned late last night from Belleflower, a small town on the Gilmas Road, where he was called this moruing to examine into the death of ‘William Ingle, a prosperous farmer, who the neighbors believed had met with foul play. tnzle died one week ago last- Monday, as was reported and_ belivved by tae physician, from bronciuus. Heaud his wile had” not been on tzood terns for some time on account of Ingle’s jealousy of a_neigabor. Ingle’s daughter bad bought arsenic in Belleflower a few davs before his death, and it was currently rumored that he was posuned. Great excitement prevailed, and, althiough thie Corocer found no_positive proof that such was the case, and could not hold any ong, the feeling is not yet allayed. “IRREGULARITY.” Special Dispatch to The Trivune. MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 2i.—Considerable excitement was created by the arrest of Patrick Connolly, Clerk of Court up to Jan. 1 last, ona warrant charzing the embezzlement of §5,35¢ from Milwaukee County while in oflice. The case bas been under investization for some time by a Committec of the County Board, and on their report_showing that Connolly owed the county 33,254 for over-issue certiticates, which, with the amount it is charged lie cmbezzled, 1akes the shortage over SI4,00. Connolly was placed in jail tpis morning, but gave bail for his appearance at the Municipal Court in the sum of $16,000. s 2 A MURDEROUS CO MPLICATION. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. CorNwaLL, Out., March 4.—A murder case is now in progress hére, which is cxciting in- tense interest. A few days ago Edward Kecler, of Maitland, laid information before the Police- Magistrate, chargivg his brother, Albert C. Keeler and Abrahan Bedstead, with the murder of John H. Curry, about six years ago. Corry, who was married to Keeler’s sister, mysterious- Iy disappeared about that time. Albert bas in turn charged Edward with the crime, and his sis- ter, Mrs. Corry, with being accessory to the fact. The threc menarc conscquently "in custody, pendine the issue of the trial, while Mrs. Corry is uuder 3,000 bonds. THOE BROOKLYN BANK ROBBERY. NEW YORK, March 2t.—G. L. Whiting, book- keeper of the Brooklyn Bank, who robbed the institution of $160,000, has been committed for trial. He still refuses to say what he did with the missing 310,000, alleging only that he spent it. Detectives say while Whiting was stopping at the Vau Dyke House he was intimate with a chambermaid pamed Nellic Morrit friend, s Miss Higzins, said to r e in Forty- sixtn strect; that Whiting save her some money Thursday night last. The girls have disap- peared. SAFE ROBBERY. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Oyans, Neb., March 24— very neat job of safe-blowing was done last night at the grocery store of Hartman & Helquoist. The ourglars were provided with a complete set of tools with which they opened the safe in a very scientifle mnnneri&rgving them to be experts. ~They cap- tured $200 in money. DEFAULTING CASHIER. BosTox, March 24.—Albert Brown, Cashier of the Firse National Bank of Springfield, Vt., is said to pe a defaulter to the amount of $30,000. It is claimed Brown used in speculation the sceurities left witn him for safe-keeping. The Directors of the bauk claim that it will lose lit- tle, if anything. Py CONVICTED OF MURDER. RocuesTER, March 2t.—Rufus B. Silliman was to-day convicted of the murder of Joseph Fricry, a porter at the Whitcomb House, Oct. 19 last. —_———— THE WEATHER, WASHINGTON, D. C., March 25—1 a. m.—For the Upper Lake region, Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys, partly cloudy or clear weather, northeast to souticast winds, low but slowiy rising temperature, and during the day alling barometer. fllng Spectal Dispatch o The Tridune. WeLLspoko, Ind., March 2L—A furious snow-storm has been raging here all day, and there is now about tairty incnes of snow ou the ground. ='St. Louts, March 24.—A storm of sleet set in here about 11 o’.lock last night and continucd three or tour hours, when it turned into a driv- fng suow-storm, the_severest of the winter, wiilch did not ecase till 7 o’clock this evening. It is clearing now ana freezing pretty hard. The storm came from the west and northwest, and reports from Missourl and Kansas mention a heavy snow-fall throughout thase States. Spectal 10 The Tridune. SPRINGFIELD; L., 3arch %.—A snow-storm has raged sinze 2 v'clovk this morning, and the end s not yt early all trains from the north and cast have been delayed. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. KANRAKEE, Il., March 24.—Six inches of snow fell here to-day, and it is still “alling. Toc Kankakee Line is havinz some trouble with anps. Special Dispuich & The Tridune. BLOOMINGIOSN, ik, Marca Zi—It snowed here from 5 o'clock yesterdayafternoon unt the same time to-day. The snow s three ioches deep on_the level, and the drifts from onc to two feet deen. The street~car tracks are block- aded, and travel has been interrupted since morning. LOCAL OBSEETATION. Cuicaco, March 24, m 10:18p. . Mazimum thermomet; inima, 21, WENEBAL OUSECVATIONS. Citicago, Sarch 24—Mldnlght. _WFind. _ Swo Weather. lictear. - Cloudy. e evo- Palr. MINISTER WASHBURNE. Special Dispaich to The Tribune. GALENA, I, March 24.—Information was re- ceived here to-day to the effect that the Hon, G. B. Washburne will arrive in Chicazo Sunday morning, and will remain in that city for two or three days. He will spend a day fa Sprin: and from hence will fecurn o his o1y hagoe. oy Galena. An informal reception will probably be tendered our distinguished fellow-citizen up- on his arrival in Galena. BUSINESS NOTICES. Minlng Properties Procured Cheaply.—A practical miner, aseayer, and metallurgist about to expiore the San Juan mining district, Southern Colorado, will associate with 2 party or partics and make locations on joint account. witha view of olacing the proverty #o acquired upon the imarket nest fall. Has full equipment of tools for mnin:s and ficld asaging, and has bad lony experien the smelting and reduction of ores and in- minin: Fail particalars given in personal interview. Ref- etences unexceptlonable. Address L 26, Tribune office. ————— Tho New Gossamer Saratogn YWave, made by Mrs. Hattie M. Hull, 270 West Madison streel, i3 a favorite style of bair work with the ladies. Be sure and see tiem. ————— Keep's Cnstom Shirts Mude to Mensare.— Very best, 6 for $0; no oblization to Keep any of Keep's shirts unless perfectly satisfactory. 173 Mladison-st. N —— Thero Is an excltement in New York and here among smokers abont a cirarette without any paper. Ask for Uncle Sam at your tobacco dealer’s. —— Boland’s Aromatic Bitter Wine of Iron isa remedy for nervous debility, impoverished blood, and impairea digestion. Depot, 5 Clark steeet. VEGETINE. JUDGMENT OF THE PUBLAC! Daring the past five years the publlc havs carefully observed the wonderful_cures accomplished fzom tha use of VEGETINE. Irem {ts use many an aflicied sulferer has been restored to perfect Lealth, after lay- ing expended a ymail fortune i3 procuring medical ad- vice and obtainfu; poiso wns mineral medicloe. 1t 18 now Justiy remarked by all classes of peodle thag 'VEGETINE holds # higher posttion in the estfmation of the public than any oclier miedical tompound, and Ic . has won fts wreat reputation and immensc demaid from sczual merlt. 1t medfcul propertles are Alteratlve, Tonfc, Solvent, and Digretic. There {8 no diseuse of the human systera for whicli the VEGETINE caamot be used with perfect safety, a3 it does not contatn ny metallic or polsonous compound. 1115 composed exclusively of barks. roo i 13, and herbs 1t {3 very pleasans to takes every child 1k ft It 1 sate Tellable, as the followtog etidcaca will sbo Vaiuable Evidence The followinz unsolicised testimontal from the Tev. 0.T. Walker. . D., fcrmerly pastor of the Bowdoln Square Church, Soston, and at present sectied in Proyl- dénce. 15, 1. must bo deemed 58 reliable evidence: N one should fail to observo o o es . that this testimonial 13 the ricnce with the use of VE( Walker's family, who now pro- ressult of LWo v TINE in the Re nouuces it Inval: LRovIDENCE, R. L., 164 TRANSIT-ST. H. R. STEVENS, Esq.: Igcelbound ig exprets with my signatare the hign yalue I place upon your VEGETINE. My famiiy liave used it for the last 1o years. - In nervous debilliy 1 18 Invaluable, cad [ recommend It to all who may néed an invigoratldg, renovating tonic. i, 0. T. WA Formerly pastor of Bowdotn Square Church, Boaton. A WALKING BIRACLE. . R. NS: *~DEak Stz—Thouzh a stranger, T want toinform yoa. ‘what VEGET! S has done {0r me, ‘Last Chiristmas Scrofuls made its appearance tn my system—large running uicers appearing upun me, a3 follows: Oucon cach of my arins. one on my thigh, which extended to the seat, onc on my head. which eat {nto the skull-bone, one on my left leg, which became #0 bad that two physicians came to amputate the Limb, + though, upon consultatlon. concluded not to doso, as iody was so full of Scrofula, thoy d:emed 16 {sable to cut the sore, which was palnfuf beyoud de- Bcrintion, and therc was A quart of matter run from this one tore. The physicians all guve me up to_die, and said they " couid do no more for me. Both of my lops were drawn. up to my seat, and It was thought I 1 dld get up again T'would'be a cripple for itfe. When In this condition I saw VEGETINE advertised, and commenced taking It i March, and followed on with {t until I had used slxtcen bottlcs. and this morn- fog I am golnz to plow corm. & well man. All my townsmen say It is & miracie to sco me around walking and workiog. io concluslon I will add, when T was enduring such great saflerinz from that dreadful disease, Scrotula, -L prused to the Lord ahiove to taize me out of ils worid; ut, 4 VEGETLNE has restored to me the blzssings of Desith, 1 desire inore whan ever o live. that I may be of ome service to my feliow-men, and 1 know of no Detter way to Ald suffering humanlty than to lnclose you thisstatement of my case, withi-an earnest boba that you wiil publish it, and it will afford me pleasira o reply toany communieation whieh I may recelve therefrom. Iam, sir, very respecttully. WILLIAM PAYN Avzey, Berrien Co., Mich., July 10, 1872 Reliable Evidence. MR. H. B. STEVENS: Dear Sin—1 will most cheerfully add my testimony to the great number yon have aiready recelved In favor o1 your great and fiM medicine, VEGETINE, for I do enouzli can be said fn {ts pratse, Tor { was ver thirty years with that dreadful disease. and had wuch bad coughing spelisthat It would seem as though I could never breathe any more, and VEGETINE has cured me: and I do feel to thank 21l the time that there I3 80 good a medicine 3 VEG, coughs and weak, sinking feel an, SVE overvbody to take the VEGETINE, for | cin fse sure theim It i ome of the best miediines that ecer was. Corner Magazine and Walnut-sts., Cambridge, Mass. Vogetine is Sold by all Druggists. CATARRY CURE. CATARRH. Clironic Catarrh can be cared, And we have the positive proof. The expense is only 50 cents a week, AND WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Reference given to numerous cases cured Right here in Chicago. * Home Testimony" in abundance. + NOTHING LIKE Jeffers’ French Catarth Cuze Has ever appeared for the cure of Catarrh, Colds, Cunysh. Bronchitis, Asthma, and Hay Fever. ITS EFFECT IS SMPLY WONDERFCUL. Sent by mail, with directions, on recvipt of price. SI. Trial and wample free at oar oflice, 70 State-3t.,up stairs. _Send for descript-ve x:unphicl. PERLEY JEFFERS & CO., Proprietors. CATARRH. “Dr, Sykes® Sure Cure for Catarrh,” Established here {n 1370, holds {ts own azalnst all new- comers, sud nscls no limg-winded advertisements: Jour Belhbors can teify to lis merits, for thousanis ave been cured. ~ All sufferers are condlally Invited to my rooms. 180 East Madison-st.._to see_evidences of cures and for FREE EXAMINATION and FREE TRIAL of the remedy. Nobody asked to buy anything. No Smoking, Aclds or Cauatica used. Utlice hours, (6 . Sundayy only2to4. Cutthlsout. = DE: C. R, STRES. SULPIUR SOAP. " DR. VAN DYKES Slflphur Soap Ts made of the finest toflct soap, and thoronghly com- Ined with Sulphur and other ingredients which have cific action on the skin. It renders the cosrsest I remariably soft and healthful. It {mparts a bean- 1fu) soothness and britllancy to the skin, and forms an els ll::lwhllenul when applied to the face, meck. and hands. Teremoxca Tar, Sunburn, Freckles, Liver Spots from any part of the body: relieves Iiching, Buriing, and Stinging uf the Skia. > s s especlally adapted to the Narsery and Bath-Room. 1n bathing chiluren {¢ has no superior, and you can take aSulphur Bath at pleasure. ‘As an external medical application and toflet meces- sity 1t has no equal. ALL DRUGGISTS SELL IT. MILLINERY. ALL LADIES Will be supplied with a beautiful HAT, latest design, by - calling on WEBSTER & AUSTIN 107 STATE-ST. : MISS STMPSON, our head Saleslady and Trim- mer, has just returned from New Yol