Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXI. FENANCIALs ' Per Cent. ] We have funda to loan on choleo improved property at soven por cont. One sum of $10,000, ono of 13,000, and otheramounts above $5,000 to suit. Decision at once. Mex. B. Parter, Turaer & Boud, Eastern Correspondent, 102.\Washington-at, 27 STATE.ST., BOSTON. Money to Loan 1n sume to sult upon Ohlcago fmproved property at a0 In wood thcaics ;‘n’:f;.‘ current rates. Bulldiog g'bi.""‘"w“ born-at, BANKINGHOUSE of LAZARUS SILVERHMAN Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, Tin monv{ toloan on Heal Eatate, Produce anid Proe ¥isfou, Cily and County Urders, and Mercantile Paper, snd I selliog Exchange on all countries. Mortgage Loans In l;;lfl'\‘lr:‘fl‘ lnu‘lin%‘“gvzpmml clty property stlowest 0l . o JONN H, AVERY & CO., 150_LnSatie.st. TO RRENT, FOR RENT. The Large Central Palace Store, Nos. 113 and 115 State-st. Also tho Four Upper Floors, No. 202 Monroe.st,, well-lighted, and with Steam Elavator. J. M, WILLIAMS, Nixon Bdg., cor. LaSallo & Monroe.sts. DOCK For Rent, with two water fronts and railroad connection, on Bouth Branch, noar Sixtoonth-st, R. 8, & W. G. McCORMICK, 156 LaSalle-st. TO RENT. 22 and 24 Adame-nt., 2.story and basement, 405 BO. Sultablo for stable urstorage. Wil be rented atavery low price. Inquiro of O, J. STOUGH, 123 Dearborn-st., Room 2, TOLET. e oo Reatipictes 5 PARIRRROISRAL & COEL 165 Lasallo-st. FOR RENT., it 3 'm savements, in the et o AT s Monrenst. *TeSt et 5 TS Chintan e niy Ermdite of = A. L. EVIMBON, ltoom 24, NEW PUBLICATIONS, 3 CHANNING'S WORKS FOR ONE DOLLAR. Togivo s wliercircutation tan was poutble 1 the formerbulky s expensive Vaoe, (s one-valdma i Kin viva, of Ot pagisy VOSTAGE PAID, OF Tt and students In theologteat 40 works, will, on appficatlu, T OF ONE 1HOL Al scitted minfster schools, nos owning ¢ receive s copy asa gl *Printed In elear, readabl type, g bR boyag Hapas OPher on ood paper, and b ef n o lerary e vy o ¢ Phitelyhia 1 publislied Ju e AL Feur, 1is works have Decome religlous classten, and thelr yrencit forin Aol And & Fiae i e 110t ary of “'“Ug‘l‘ll" nen of all denomigatious, =~Chicugo infer- kiRt St s e nel e e o LrIDUous to 1t PAt18biiry, ONFLstia Adbarets " Con LEEERsE SNL R DG PTVE CaTa. AMERICAN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION, 7 Treniont.place. Boaton, SEWING MACHINES, BEST IS CHEAPEST. NEW WILLOOX & GIBRS AUTRLIATIE SILENT SEWING MACHINE. LATIS? IVENTION, Producing HARVEMIJSHI\X‘BUL’I'S. {ng merit places {¢ beyand all (ruubIesdine, 1wo-Tiread fensinn isentnenr e Foo0Iog, Quly Murkine fn the Worli wilh Automatic Feas tures, and with na Tension to Manax, WILLCON & GIBIN S, 2 (Cor. Tond sty U3 fifonaway, Neas Qork, 200 & 202 Wnbaslianvs, Chicngo, Notice to Gontractors, Sesled bronosate with bo_received by the undes! atthe oBIeE of Youne o ke \'-xur-.-x.‘f"f'«}fi"':;‘.‘ S Boom tlon of adock or d Cumpany, at Tuledu, Rboul 20 feet dev, ‘Wwide and about ). i) TSI eI fegt & o rus uf earth-wo; all o tans wiud shecliications will be b cxRIbItos afiar ths J2ih fiet, sLthe sbove ofllce, whore lflg sud all Infor. Baativi To reard 10, e Work Can be ohtalncd. L Il Lo recelved for Qi tiber 4hd earthework svpas naicly, The Company reserve blo right to Teject auy 2 g M. M. GREENE, Prealder L M. . P D. ¥y et £ T, L Fiaman, (.:li £ Englaece, - PROPOSALS FOR COAIL. Bealed blds will be rocetved at the oMice of the Unfo Towloe Asorluilon. Sa) South Waisross. L Iae 11, I)l‘ulll!fldlv April 47, 1677, 8t noon, {or fur: . ur part uf Lhe tug-Uoats of tha Association with Bl (14 oo 08 Qurlug presealseson of .. 10 Lo delivercd o thio tugs Right of dage L 0® V7 168 Nlds tnuat specity lucation of AQ!L 1or delivery, The Aoct: ..c;:' m‘:‘l'luu Fescrvea Lo right to sccupt or Tejoct u“:#m:nn must giye bondsor sstlafy the Assocts- regard to frulBllment of cntrac J. 8. »\Isn‘l\!, Mansger. 'ATE, Aldine Square Room 23 Portland Block, between 12 and 1 o'clock P. m., sad a No. 17 Aldine-agus) fler 3 o'clock PRESSED BRIGIC. ney N"'h HUSSE] L & €O cllibest award st tho Ceuternilal. o URlted tates ouleuuia] Comuimion and 0 Judzes ot Awards beve {paalinouny decreei [0 Mears, BUNS, IOSSELE & £, dne 1ip tor dliclr cree o of 11on at'or e Feased ricse, ad dedalof BURNS, lwl!s!‘hl. &Co.,y A large firat fioor or b ] b Bulot, "Rddress immediately, & 41, TH DISSOLUTION NOTIOE, DISSOLUTION. Notice taiercby givea that the partucbip lately ex- 'C-u" between L. J. A, Fuellgra® sod L. ¥. Bliss, of lilcago, under the firm uame of Fuellgral & Blise, :u Sissolved by mutual consent on tbe 1ith day of I‘m :l'::'dg:"h(‘ A Fucllgrag, who wiil ‘Egnunu tho wn pame, Satuml e 844 cullectiag all vuretsadiog sccounta, ! LOUI3 J. A. FURLLORAFY, LOUIY F. BLI1SA. HUMAN EMBERS. The Hissing Mine of Mortality at St. Louis Yet Un- explored, One Little Body Taken from the Unsightly Heap Yesterday. Exoitement Over the Catastrophe in tho Qity Still at Its Flood. Some Preliminary Digging Done Yesterday by the City Authorities, A Munchausen Tale of Very High Rank Evolved from the Calamity. Three Barrels of “‘Pay " Ashes Shipped to Now York by a Sufferer. YESTERDAY. TIE HORRIPIED COMMUNITY, Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune, 87, Lowis, Mo,, April 1 Southern has been the al versatlon to-day, aud almost an much oxclioment prevalled an on yesterdsy, showing that the com- munity has not yet begun to recover from the shock of the horror. Thonsunds have visited the scene of tne conflagration, and to-day at 1 o'clock the work of removing the debris in scarch of bodles ‘begon, though, vwing to the immense masa of rub- bish and ita bicated conditlon, the lubor la neces- sarily slow, and little progress hos boen made. Thus far ONLY ONE nODY —hns been taken out—that of alittle child with Lands, and feet, and head Lurned off. The re- mains, in' fact, wero & mere charred, shapelcss mase, bearing little resemblance to a humen boing, and would not havo been recognlzed ns such had not the heart and liver, still Intact, been ox- pored when the lump was vhoveled to one slde by the workmen. Tho remains svere fonnd under nino foet of brick and mortar, and fragments of a quilt wera adheringto them, showing that the child was in bod when the floora fell fn. Of course recogni- tion s fmpossible. 1T 18 PEARCD that, owing to tho Intensity of the heatand fts long continuance, the cremation of tho bodics lost ‘wae 60 complete that wany of them have been ree nrolved entirely to aslies. One hundrod men have been st work to-day, divided into three squads, -—one digging & tronch through the rulne to facili. tata the work to-morrow, one removing the debris from around the hotel safa and office, and another searching for bodles, At tho foot of the stair- wiys, where meny are supposed (o have per- {slied, ANOTHER PARTY han devoted itsclf to a vcarch for II, 8, Clark, wite, and dnnghter, at a apot Immediately under where thelr room wae located. The hrickn and cinders aro atlll emoking hot, and streams of water nre kept conatantly playing where tho work is being prose- cuted. The loss of 1ifu fa still the aubjeet of puin- ful speculation, there bolng much diversity of opinion as to tha nnmber, and the circumstances nluklur an accurate estimato impousible at this time, TUX HOTEL REGISTER for Tuesday {s misaing, 50 it {8 impossible to know who and how many fresh arrivals thore waore at the hotel the night of the fire, ang, thero- fore, finpossible to fnd how many guesta aro missfug, Thers wera 200 employes In the hotel. One hundred and forty are cerlainly saved, and bave reported, The remaln. ing sixty have not beon heard from, buts number of them did not slecp at the hotel, bat what par. ticular number cannot be ascertained, as the hotel managers do not know which and how many of them slept at other places, Bo it {s not possible yet totell how many employes have perished, Thero {s strong reason to fear that the peater puriton of the missing oncs sro Lurled In the ruine. The lon. T, T. Crittenden, who wan re- ported missing, Is eafe, having left for his home at 0 p. m.on the mght of the fire, S MI88 KATE CLAXTON visited the sceno of the conflagration this mornlng topolnt out tho exact locatton of her room, Ilor loss reaches oboat §2,000, tucluding money, Jow- elry, und wardrobo. A magnlficent costume re- celved from New York a few lours previous to the fire was Included In the geneeal wreck, Among the manuvcripts recovered this 1norning was thas of hier play of **Consclenco;” and scveral comtracts for engagementa with diferens managers, All are tolerably well preserved, the edges only belng scorched and wet, PAY ASHES, J. 10 Maorrlll, the New York commerctal man ro- parted to have lost $17,000 In Jewelry, etc.,, sot some men to work near tho main entrance this morning, and succeeded in taking ont about 3600 worth af Jewelry, Ha had threo barrels of ashes containing tressure taken out and shippod by ex- Yress to his firm in New York to bo amelted, Wodo Lo JIOLLADAY, editor of the ilolly SBprings, Mise., Reporter, 1a amoug the miseing, Hoaurrived In tho city two days before the fire, registoring st the Southern, and was last secn tha evenlny beforo the fire, and itls supposcd hily body Is buried In the ruins, A BTRANGE EFISODE, Charles O, Hoeler, of Clncinuatl, was occupying aroom on Fifth strect, i a bullding opposits the botel, Abaut 2 o'clock he was arouscd by a erv of fire, Ashio ralsed the window to look out, one of the luimates of & room In the slxth story of tho hotel fired & plstol, 1t s suppw slanm, The ball struék Keeler on the right bip, but, aslthad spentits force, it rolled barwlossly to the tloor, mod it was plcked up by him sthli hot, TII8 18 TOO MucH! Milton Nobles, the uctor now under an engaga- mout at DoBar's Opora-1louse, waaa guest at the Lotcl, Uo lost everything, mclud!og bis trankand contents. In the trank, among other things, was ® letter or contract relating to sn engagement at o Philadolphila theatre, a0d which was of valua to tho gentleman, Judge of his wurprise when A. Waldauer, the leador of the orchestra atthoOporn. House, to-dsy handed Bhin (he Ident!- tal Jetter, Tha docament was slightly sloged by flre, but cmough remajned 10 {ndicate Its contents Infull. The lettor had been plcked up by Waldauer Inthe yard In the rear of Lia reatdence, No. 100 Amells aveaue, one mil sud & half from tho aceno of the fire, where it bad been carrled by the wind. M8 LOTTID ALLEN, the actress, lost the msnuscript of & pow play en- tiled *Warce," fu which she was to have made ber debut in New York during the present season, Jump, the artlst, took a sketch of ths Interior of the bullding from the main entrauce on Walnut ;:r;et. Us forwarded one to Frank Leslte yeater- i iz JOUY RANDALL. ames mons, of Okslous, Mlss,, reports thatheand John Randall, 8 salesman, of Abore deen, Mlus., were togeiher unt!l 10 o'clock on tho nightof the fire. Thoy were both guests atthe Boutbern, and st that honr Itandall rotired to bed, bldding bls companion good-night, Ksudall has not since been heard of, and Slmmona Ls certain he was buroed. The orleln of tho fire 1s stlll wrapped Impenotrable mystery, though fs sccms to be reed on All sides that 16 started Inormear the store-room, TUR PIREMENX, In auswer to 8 criticlam upon she effciency of the Fire hepartment, Fire-Chict Soxton complaine that the ire wasallowed to get moch headway be- fora an alarm was glven, that six cugincs wero at the sceno within four minutes of the slarm, sud that even at that thme th0 fames bad spread to al- CHICAGO, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1877. mont every story, and the amoke had ro fiiled the corridors and Mairways e to almont make jt Im- pousalblo to traverne them. A rumor was current that only one man, escopting tho night-clerk, was kept on duty In the hotel at nfaht, THE PROPRIETORS failing to provide tho neccssary force to glvo an alaem ncasc af danger, To this the proprietors publish an emphatic denial, stating that thers wero three men always on duty In the cellar,—viz,, the engineer, fireman, nnd asslstant,—scven pereons on tho maln floor, the clerk, two porters, iwo bell- boys, and two boulblacks (lhe Iatter passing throngh all parts of the houss collect- ing bootn and shoes of the guests), and twa watchmen, especlally employed to patrol the holls on the upper floors snd guard sgalnst sny violation of the rules governing the hotel, MANY TELEORAMS have been recelved Ly Chief-of-Police deDonongh to-day from various parties throughout the country Inquiting for friends, Ona from Krooklyn, N Y.. algned J. L. Glibert, making Inquirles regarding Marry Qlibert—answer, ‘*Saved'; one from ltossuna Ilandy, New Yurk, ° Inquiring for Lucy Mandy~anawer, **Saved;'" onc from A, Feltz, New York, Inguiring for Charjes Keifmicht 5""'”“’“' ** P'robably burned "'; one from Jerone rinenter, of the Troy L'ress, Imfiulrlnu Il 2lark, wite, and daughiter were kilied—n 3aE Cannat be found, ani have not reported”s on trom an Francisco Inquiring _for Il Paoletti— suswer, ** Misaing *'; one from Newburg, N, Y., Inquiting for 1. “C. Torton—anawer, **1 do not think ho was In the hotel; Tuesday's register can- notboe found.' DESOLITION. Sevoral Interine walle, which were unsafe, have been pulled down, and all will be leveled =0 that tihe men can work sil over the ruins without dan- ger TENRY IAZEN. The fancral services of tlenry Hazee wera held to-duy, the ltev, Dr. Scinylers, of Chriat Chinech, ofiiclling. The remalns will bo forwarded to Newcustle, P'a., hin forner home. ONE HUNDREU MEN ara to resume work on the ruins tn the morning, and us the steliries hay cooled 0if cnough to sdmit of effective actlon. it is thonght that the develop- ments will he startling, Tue discovery of the curpse of an Infant to.day which s unclalmed would scem to indicate that Its parents also por. Ished, a8 no child hus been reported lasing, HUTTON, the younz man who occupicd n room with the Hev, SUr. White, who was gashed 1o plecos in attempi- Ingz to escape, haa nulrvn turned up, and he ls sup- posed to have perishod. BUIELY 1OBT. 2 1L, J. Clark, & conductor on the Southeasiern Ttoud, had a wifoand bitle daughter. All_ ¢hroe had not been lieard of up to miunight, and they are given up for lost by all but the most sangulue. MUNSTER., HIS HISTORY, Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. Kew Youx, Aptll 12, ~"he Zymes 1n informed that Willlam Felix Munstet, whoescaped from tho fire {n 8L, Louls, bat who, a few hours afterward, kliled bimscif inthe houseof o friend, represented the Dorough of Mallow, In the County of Cork. Ircland, In the last Yarllamet. 3o was only nbont 28 yearsof oge. 1lis father, William Munster, is o very wealthy Englishman who, about fificen years 8go, left his native land for Jreland, Ie took up hin resldence near tho Clty of Coshel, sought a scat In Parlfament, wasaccused of bribery, and lost tbe scat, Mo carried bis moncy-bags to the Vorough of Mallaw, and GAINED TIE PAIZE, hut was unable to hold it long, betngz unseated on tho grounds of bribery by hia agents. A fow years afterward a vacancy again took place In Mallow, aud Mr, Munster's son, tho gen- tieman who shot and killed himsclf at 8t, Louls, becano o candidate. 1le was quite s bay, fresh from college, and not one {n the town ever heard of Wfm, Dut the father's wealth pre- valled. At tho general elections, which preceded tho dissolution of the Gladrtone Mintstry Me. Munster d not reek re-olection, e visited this country about four years ago, and mado an extended tour In tho West. Although ho could clalm royal Blood In his veins, ho had none of the arlstocrat about bim, gentle aa & child, and gencrous with his purse, THE HON. 3N MUNSTER'S BUICIDE. 8t, Zoula Globe Democrity Anril 12, ‘The marriage throo monthe since of the Hon. Willlam Felix Austin Munster, of Drighton, Bus. eex, England, to Miss Blanche, danghter of Dr. I, €, Lynch, = highly-respected cltizen of Bt. Louls, was o brilllant social event. The bridal party left on a tour to the South, and returned on tho Qrand Rtepublic last Friday, They engaged bonrd ot the Bouthern, Tholr rooms were on the Afth floor, facing on Fourth strect, On the lil- futed night the husband and wite had retired carly. Under the Infueace of an opiate, Mr. Munmor slept soundly. Mrs, Munster nwoke before the alarm hinl becoms general, and with dimculty aroused her husband, Hastlly dreesing, they at- tempted o escape by the halla, The minoke slifled and blinded them. **We will smother to death,” mhricked tho wife, and together they returned to the room they had Just quitted snd closed the door. They louked out of the window. No ladiers wero up, The nolso of the fiames was heard, and they Loew (hot death wds near. Thero scemed to ne hope, Home one ‘*Make a rops uut of your sheete, it *vCiimb down, Wanche,* nald Rho started, but returned, ¢t How will you get down If you cive me that roper? wald she, ° **Will you bo hiave he, *Yea. SThon wewill dle_together.” Ile had a revolver, and ho said, **We will nt lcaat not burn to denth, ™ Atthis moment the door wus burstin. Some Bravo fellow liftod Mrw, Munater to his shoulgoers, and ran with ber through the halle. ** My lian. band?" whe cricd, e followed und answered, Scorched, wet, and exhansted, they reached tho streot, ‘They were but thinly clad, Together thoy started for tho resldence of a relative, und at 3 o'clock reached the residonco of Mr. Frank J, Tonovan, 8 relative of the lady. To the inmates of the houso they told the story of tho night's harror, and Mr, Donovan and Dz, Lynch, who hap- pencd in tho house overnight, started down to tho #cene of the fire, \r. Jerry Conroy, businesn partner of Mr, Donovan, and an futtnate friend of Mr, Munster, was enrly oo the scene of the dre. Knowing the location of the room of tila frionds, ho made every effort to reach thom, Somo ono told Litm that they were safo and wore at Donavan's liome. 1u called acarrlaye and was drivon out there. ‘The home Is L3827 Usmble street. When lio returaed it was with Mr, Munster. They agaln vixlted the dre. 'l'oguhnr they went among thy acenes of death and sullering, ‘'ogethor they wituewsed some of the fearful “death-leaps, an acenes of horror tnat aboundod, ‘e ghastl ‘whal 'med (0 have n dcvuulni; eflfect upon Blr. Munster, At about & o'clock they went up to Conroy's office, in & bulldlug at the corner of Fourth and Olive strocts, and lay down for swhile. At 5:30 Dr, Lynch and Frank Donovan came up to the oflce, The party discussed tho event of the nighl, Mr. Munsier scomed 10 be greatly de- pressed, and talked ina vein of deep melancholy. When daslight broke, and the nolse and bustle of the stroet told that th Waw awake, Mr. Donovan D foll B et Jusk Ietd 1o onovan followed; Dr, Lynch had just lett tho roum. **Closo the doar, \\’Illlum." wald the Doce tor to Munster, who torried, Tho repiy was the Fportata vlslol. lhe party hurricd back Into the office. MMr. Munstor lay upon the floor dead, Ho had takens revolver, the smumt of Mr. Conroy, frum a bu- ztnudnwu. placed the wuszle in hls moutn, and re ‘Thuy covered the body, and Dr. Lyncti departed tobreak the nows to his daughler—she who torce months ago was 8 bride, and ix to-day o widow, Wiitian Munster was insans when be abot him- ' I¥ admitted, For weeks his brain y and oven before hls marrlage lio was under treatwent for radical defects In his nervouy organization, 1iie conduct bua been ece centric, snd lie seemed himactf to understand hin conditlon, and to struzgle sgsiust it Karly in the evecing of the nizht of the ire ho called upon Dr. Kennard for s provcription. The Doctor prescrib- od asimplo soporific, and an operation Was per- forined upon o boll upon bls neck. From thu leaves of Dr. Thoru's Trish Almanse tho reporter learned that William Felix Austin Munster, o §# tho son of Lord Heury Munster, of Susecx, Kngland, 1la was born at Brighton, 1o 18D, aud wasin Bis twenty-eighth yoar at'the time of his death. lle was a graduaio of ‘Hath, Oxford, sud tho London University, and was & Bachelor of Law, He ruprosented tho Mallow Dis- trict in 1672, and was rofuruod in 1874, eerving with dlatinction sud credit, Iie has made period. {csl visits to Amcrica during the past three years, INCIDENTS. MENRY HAZEN, 8t. Louis Globe-Democrut, Aprilla. The saddest case of sl was thatof young Mr, Hazen, chief clork in the Auditor's ofice of the Missouri Paclfic Nallway. The Auditor of the road, Mr. U. L. White, has, for somo weeks past, been very sick, sud Mr, Hazen was fa tho habit of mwaing hum and sitting up with him, w his room, on tho sixth Soor, at the botel. After the alama of fire was given on yesterday mornlng, he wasthe 4rat of tho two L0 wake. Lis saw the flumes com- 1og in, and st once woke up Mr. Whits. The twain Immedistely set to work 1o plck op the bed+ clothes and mske s line, Ac White says be felt 1e was upavsumlsg in his monners, | strangely weak at firat—no weak, fu fact, that he had to put his foot on the sheet and pull with both handa in order to tighten s knot, When the rope of shects heen made fast, Ilazen sald: ‘*White, you'd better go frat; you are the lighter, and TN follow you," My, White started and got downto the £t floor anccensfally. (The room was on the Walnut street #ide,) Mr. llazen followed and got down nafely to tho rame floor, Here they stopped & fow minutes to partially decss themselves, and then et to work to plck up mote clothes and make alonger line. The line had been lengihened and Hazen was descending by meansof it, when be- Liveen the fifth and fousth floors the rope parted. Thera was the sharp sound of parting linen and & duliround as Hazen struck the cornice and fell to the pnsement dead. At the timeof Bir. llazen's fall. Mr. Whita was sittiug on the window-efll fn the ffth story, He at once praceerded 1o gather up mare clothes snd make a betler line, and so got down to the fourth floor. Herchecalled to the fremen below, and lowered hls rope, to which they attached o hempen cord, which he pulled up nn;l‘mndu fast, andsocamo down on terra firms mlely, CHABLES TIENAN, Me. Charles Ticnan was the John Oakburst of the occasion. Jle was & sporting man of the better class, whoae word was a8 gooa as his hond, iy gambling-hogeo was Joudted at DI South Fifth etrect, within a stone's throw of whero the con- fingeation was raging. When the ahricke of af- frighted women reached hls ears ho did not Leal. tate n mament, but rashed to Lhe rescue and 1o his dleath, **He was terribly scalded," remarked Coroner Auler, ** and undonbtedly perfshed in his hicrolc altempt to save the liveaof the unfortunstes who were pleading eo piteonsly for mercy.” A Jarge number of ladica and gentlemen friends call. edat ** 015" throughout yesterday to take a look at the hody. All that was left of poor Charlle was 1aid ont In o handsome coffin. and none preseat who looked upon the corpse but folt that 1t was & pity auch &' brave man should dic, “All were loud in thelr pralse of his heroic action, and friends and atrangers allke gricved at his untuncly fate. NEMARKANLE ESCAPE. Mr, and Mra, Andrew Eimnstmann and Mrs, Scott, the mother of tho latter, ocenpled & room on the Fourth etreet front. They received tho warnlog Jate, and all hope of escape by the halls was vain. They rigged ono of those vainand deluslve ropes of blankets, r. Einstniann, in order to test the strenuth of the rope, storted to climb down first. Slowly but aurely one of the Rimsy biankets parted its {hrends, nnd away down on $he hard pavement e fell, with n slekoning thud, while the vaet erowd proaned In unteon. Mr, Einstman never moved,” Mrw, Beott, an old Indy, feeble and weak, did’ uot see tho borrible fato of ber son-in-inw. £ho started down this lodder of desth, and tho poor olil lady fell to the pavement below, and lay motion- lers, with bones broken and Llood uoxlll‘f from & ternble cut acrues tha farehead, which {td ler allvery halrs 8he was notkilled, but lant night she 1av very pale and weak, in & Ledroom in & resi- dence at No, 007 Calal ‘)‘ strect, The dactor esid that she contd not live through the night. Down in the patlor the form of pour Andrew Linstmann 1y, uwailing the burial of to-dey. Mra. KEinste mann alone sucvived. Sho saw ‘the fate of hor husband and nother, and rockless, caring not whether she lived or died, abe luored'her hold of the window, Twao storles below a man was climb- "?mm of a window, Inteut upon saving hia own Mfe, The falllug body of Mes, Elnst Nim. Instinctively Lo canght b {fur an (netant, it was enongh, farce fall was checked, and she feil the ¢ee remaining story to the pavement beneath, and Was unharnued, *+ 0l why did 1 not die, toor"* mosned shie, last nlght, as alie sat bealde the body of her husband, und rocked her body backward and forward in the ecatasy of her grief, THFE FLAMES CHEATED, Sergeant Fox stated isto last night to 8 Globde. Denocral reporter that, 1n his opinfon, one roum in the Sonthemn Hotel was the scene of a terribla trazedy while the fire was raxing. Oficer Dlack- ford was on tlic fourth floor endeavoring to ald the Inmates Lo cscape. Juat as he kicked in the door of the rovin referred to by the Eergeant, Lie heard wo pistol-uhots, and kaw & mnun aud women lylog an the lonr, apparently dead or unconyclous, “Tee fore lie had timp to cxumine them, the ,auffocating #moke drove him from the apartment, andwhe thinke that they assuredly perisbed.- ¥The theory. of the Sergeant 1s that the couplo \ere husband and wife, and that, driven distracted”at their perlluns sltuation, they prefered inatantaneois death to torturo by fire, and ended thelr exiatence by meuns of powder and ball, MANIAN CLIFTON AND LRTTIE ALLEN, Miss Lettie Allen. o dlstingulshed actress, who recently made her debut in *¢Crabbed Age ™ in New York, was in tho hotel, the gucst of Marfan P. Clifton, o favorito actress belonying to the %mph\ company. 'Tlie room occupled by the Indles was on ths Iifth street side fourth floor. 1ioth of them had sat in the room of & professional friend, Itose Oswald, ustil late in the evening, and, retiring Inte, were sull awako, lying in bed converaing, The smell of amoke alaruied them, and both *oln p and looked ont {nto the hall. ‘The minoko_ rolicd into thelr room in denss volumes. They did not turn hack for an Instant, but fled, clothed alone in thelr night gurb, ¢ How we reached the street 1do not knowy* sald Mlus Clif- ton, *vIieros was o liorrible perlod of terror and excitement: the smoke was stifing, and, clinging together, wo atageered. Other people hurrfed alony throogh the hall, T could hear the rourof the flamess I gave up for lost, but ut the moincent I felt thecool uight alr, 1 saw that 1 was in the street, and turning to Leitle, cried, ** Thank (iod, wo are muved.” Torether tho ladles, In their bare feet anu thuy Hulitly clad, walked to the resi- dence of Mr. W, W. {Walters, nt No. 627 South Hixth strect, and from 8 window watched the tiree flend completo s work of destruction. 3ivs Allen lost bor ‘wardrobe, which was valuoblo, sad in une of her frunks was Lis new play 5 recently weltten for her, and in which she lntended 1o appenr in New York during tho prexent season, Miss Clitton loses ewr{thlng.—)umlrv that waw valuable, manuscripts that ware prized, rich street dreaves, and a theatrical wardrobe Ihat was the ac- cumulation of slxtcen yoare. This la the fourth time that Misa Clirton has gone through Are. MIS8 PRANKIB MCLELLAN, ‘When Miss Frankle McClellan swoke in herroom on tho sixth flaor of the rauthern exposure of the Fifth-strect oll of the bullding, It was fu the midst ofatitingemoke that rolled through thotranaom and through tue very cracke of the door, Thoughtls 1y sl openied the door, but fell to thy floor as cacountered the smoke, made lurid by the fames that far down the hall erackled and danced. Sho closed the door und ran to the window, Thostreets were filled with peopls who waw her, They know that the whitc-robed fignre was calling for hulg. Lut the crickling of the flames and the crash of the falllng walls drowned her agontzing whrie conldnot die. Sho turned to the bedclothes, & with a dexterlty and rapldity born o dosperation consttucted a rope. “Sha maved her Lod to the window, made fast ‘the only chanca of vecape, and committed hereell to it. Somomenoi tho roof of **The Monkeys' waloon building below encouraged ler, down to thoend of the roof. For & moment she huog botween heaven and earth. _She lot go. snd, likea pluib, fell downwards. Sha turned in her course, and rell _cruelly upon the graveled roof apon her stde. The thud was sickenlng. She was cked up, A terriblo gash across tho falr face; be all {njured. She wus inanimate. Btrong men 0 her to the resldence of A kind, friend, Ciars Plunkett, st 555 Walnut street. Yeslorday Miss McCleliand lay white and still upon & bed, Friends iiptoed in sndont, She talked to them, and etated fears that sho had sustained internsl injnrice, and that shic was sure one of her ribs was broken. ‘Throe doctors sat ln the room, lovzing solemn and grave, St burt bad, doctory’ ¢ lHer conul- tion lv critical. " "+ Wilkyho die?” **We cannot tell until to-morrow, " A FIILANTUROPIST'S TRD, 8t. Louly Reoublican, April MY, | On a slab sy the budy of o portly man, with gray hair and side whiskors, and ohe who had evident), lived a hfe of comfort and refinement. The lefi slds of his forehoad was crashud fu, forcing hisleft eyo out and giving his head sn awry nyfinunu. Diuring the morning ho was ldentified by Lhe oy, *, Betts, of Trlnity Church, and IL D, 0 fev, A. R. amys, su Kplscopal an, o wsa Vicar'of a parlsli at Dr. Goorgo Jardine Engli cl d Btockrows, ro, Epglaud, and had been making o tour through thls country. He bad just come froin Florida, whure ho wpent tue winter, “ar- riving hero on Saturday. Uv wos on Lis” way to CulMfornta, but jutended to remiain here a fw dsys in onler tlat he talght nake o brief study of our city aud people, and -~ that = he might visit Iron Mountain, On Sunday ho deliver- dds sermon st Trulty Church, at Ihe corner of Eloventh street and Washington svenue, produc- fng & very favorable lmpression. He was betweea 50 sl U0 years of age, and Wi 8 an of very phi- lsnthrople” charucteris! betng quite an enthu- slast on the subject of education. _Ou Moaday ana Tuesdsy, in cowpany with Mr. E. H, Loog, he visited ths Noruwal, Pesbody, Bumner High, snd Xilot Schools, and cxpressed lic grestest sdmira. tion for our system of luatruction, which was ea- tirely new tohim, So forcibly was ho {mpressed witls it, that ho declared hiy Intention to call here oa his return from L‘llllurnhh sad_take potes in systematic detall, which should ensble him to ia. corpurate soune of the more admirabla features of our vducational system in tho echools of hig own home, fu trl( England. His fervor, and the evident eincerity of bhis sdmirs- tlon, made o n:r{ populsr with _ the teachers of the schoola vislted by bim. Mr. Long ted with bim at the Southern at 4 o'clock on 'ucsday afteruoon. Uy his slde at the Morgue was atretchod 8 rope, mado of several halvee of shivets tled togather. It was iu two pieces, and whete they bad jolned thers was a knot. below which the Jagged “ff" of the linen showed that » heavy weight had torn it asunder. It was cxplained that Mr Adsma tled his bad-clothea together, and faat- eniog it tu his window on thio Afth loor, iried tolet hiwasclt down to 8 ladder that was below bim. His beavy weight was (oo much for tho materisl, and Just a8 b was about Lo reach the lsdder hie ropo pasted aod be fell to the ground, s distance of about sixty fect. e ateuck upon his head, cave Ing In the skull. 11 must have rian some dlatance after hia fall for he wan found lying on the north nide of Walnat atreet opposite the liotel, and_ died #oon after, It fs thonght that bu has s’ family fn England, . MHNS, BSTEWART'S TERRIBLY DEATIL A Republican revorter called last evening on My, Will 8, Stawart (of the firm of Derby & Day), who Tovt hin wile by the terrible eutastrophe which hss enveloped our city In & pall of mournng and_mise ery. lle was found at the reaidence of Mr, P, (), Dy, on Lucuat strect, and out of hix anguinl was kind envuih to weave a statement of circumstances which preceded and saccompanied the climax—to Lim sud hir—of the unutterablo.hortar. ~ We pro- scnt it an nearly an may be in hix o%n lanenae: **We otcupled ltoom 375, on the fth floar cf the botel, facinzon Fifth etrect, Abont haif-past 1 o'clock my wife awoke me with the remarx that there were lond volcee on the strect, and we got out of bed {o ascertain the caune, We saw smoke and the lurid glare in the sky, and my wife,with n fearfal rnncnumrm of danger, excinimed, *‘3y God! he hotel ia on fice, and wo must die,”" T ime medlotely orntd the dour Ieading into the hall, and found it filled with smoke. In the hope of reaching the stairs and getting telow the smoke. which was ‘sutfocating,” we tried (o find our way on our knees, It was' Imposeible. After 8 fow steps my wife fellon lier face overcome, and I had lterally to drag ber buck Into the ruom 3 best I conld,” The window was oucned top and botlom, and a0 permitted the amoke Lo pust out. ] then nuggested that we ehoald drews ourselves, hoping and cxpecting that rescus would present teelf in some shape from the ontslde. 'The heat in the hall ineanwhile broka the glass in the transom, ud+ mitting a large yolumie of amoke. Mre, Stoewart became auddenly wild—1 may say frantic. Hopo reemed dead within her, ‘I'he etreet below wrs choked with people who could sce us plainly by the hight In the rour, bt from the nea of upturned facen thero came ho uggestion of eecape. **T'made 8 rope uf bhedclothing~three pairs of blankets, two sheels, and a counterpans—and wpliced them together fu knots which T dermed secure, It wan of sufliclent Jongth to reach the ground, and, as my wife axt un the windowsill, I tled enu end of the tope to her walst, fasteuing the other cud tu the centre-piece of the window sush. liow did T feelt God knows how, belleved I was letting her down to lite and y there and die, Thesmoke by thls tine wae down e low ns our heads, aud I proceeded [ the eort to lower her to the sidewalk. Her luet words Lo me were, ‘Let me down.' I crled, ‘(iood-by, wmy dear, forever,* for 1 never expected 1o wee her nlive gam. '1 belleved she would be maved by the ‘means 1 had contrived, bat I expected to be enffo- cated, 1 had not lowercd her more than six or’ cight feet when rhe fell from some cuuse al- most Incomprehensiblo to e, I et down to walt for death or until somo might come. heard mhouts from tho uther slde of the strect. | went to the window. Peapie were calling to me to pull up the rope of bed-clothes which I had thrown out when my poor wife fell alinvet out of mln arms, 8y §& were, 1did ro, and found a rope atisched. 1pog on & giove to prevent friction, throw my wife's dismonds—worth 85, 000—unid Juswelry Inta the mid. dle of the bed, got out of the window, adjusted my lega saflor-fashion ronnd the rope, snd »lid down In AIEI{ to the ridewalk. ** About half an hour elapsed betsreen my wife's falling from tho rope and my reaching the ground, 1fonnd that Ahie had been tiken to the 8t. Janies, and from there she was removed to Mrs. Duvis' boarding-house on Walnut wireet. wiere rehe dled 1n about three hours and o half, She was consclons only for & moment to knuw me. and that about un hour beforo her death, 8he showed no wigns of broken limba, although she fell fall wixty feet. She died from the horror of the shock and internal injuries." GrOROE PRANK GOULET. No one whu perished by the fire seas a0 well known In this city aud State ae George Frank Gou- ley. s body was found on the sldewalk of the Walnut street front with skull fraciured, chest crushed, and one arm and one leg broken, It was soon_taken charge of Ly frienids. Mr, Gonley hiad dressed, and ‘fonnd 1t Inpo e to muko his flclfic through the houss full of amoke and fName, He then returmed to s room, and ralsing the win- dow waved hin arms and called to the then reatters ing peaple in the street below. An uftempt oven to throw water to reach him wan peeleas, Une or two of hls sciuaintances who happened to be there andknew his rnom recognized him. All othee means of escapo helng ent off It was erldently his purpose to altract the attentlon of the Fire Depart. ment to his situntion, and poesihly get s Indder raiwed for his release. But the ladden were too latecoming, Mr, Unnle{w\m- driven into the win. dow foralr, and finally becoming ruffocated ' Yot m{mcéunmul and fell'out of the windew into the ntreel uis, 0, P, GOULEY .. escaped unhurt, and vwen her vafety to her cools nest and presonce of mind in tke hoar of nminent per.). She and Mr. Gonley had apent tho evenlng pleasantly togethier, laying plans fortrins 2nd ex- curslune, and vieltjne uew places next xnmmer, Mrd. Gonley was awakened Ly the amoke. She aronsed Mr. Goulay, and the two began 4o make preparations to leave o care of danger, Both were calm and collected, and apparently in equal readiness toleave. Thesmoko beeame suffocating. Mrr. Gouley saturated a towel with water and ‘placed it over head and face, advislug her hnsband to do the same, and follow her. “Sho loft tho room, snpponing Lo waw at her ack. It was totul durkoess, but sho found thu hend of the statrs which wae near at hand, and becun hier deecent, Atthe first landing she called to Mr. Gonley come on, and a volee further dowa sald ** Come, She supposcd It was that of Mr, Gouley, swho had prabably pasned her in the darkness. Bho went on, and was met by Mr, Mites, manager of a Cineln- nat! theatre, who commenced hureving bes along out of danger, Sho would have gone back for Mr, Gouley, but the stroug nian wha had taken chargo of her would not permit her to throw away her Ifo by returning. ~ She was finaily told that Mr, Gonley was sale outslde, snid thus "hoodwinked was got tnto the street, aud came o without bodily barm. Z3CAIE OF MiL ¥, 1 TYSON, MM, Edward I’ Tyson, of New York, who nccu- pled next 1o the Jast room on the Filth street slde of the Klm strect wing, in the secoml story above tho dining-room, which was nearly on a level with the fifth wtory of {he remstnder of the dulldineg, miay bo sald foumo s eacapo (o bin. rrinarkanle couluess and presence of mind, 1o wnya hu wae awakened by learing nolse an of somebody scaf- iting or guarreling in the hall, He came tu the con- clusion 'that o burglar had bewn caught or that o fight wan goihz on, and gut up, opeied the door, and looked out Into the hall to sec what was the matter. The amoke nnd fumesof flro very quickly told him the wholo stury, and instend of ‘madly ruvhing into the hall and endeavuriug to make his way out through the smoke and flamed, he closed hie room door, got up anit ehut the tranvom above it, and then coolly nraceeded to drees himwelf, ‘That accomplished, he wenttothe beds, of which there wore two In his room, and, taking the Dblankets from thew, cnt them fnto strips to make & rope, with which he Intended to lower hinnelf to the one-story bulldings immedlutely under his window. Qsie of tlie blankuta e cut” In half and the othor into four stripe, so that, each of thum beinz about thirtcen feet in length, he hud a repo nearly elghity feet long whem ho had securely knotted these stelps tozuther. After ho had tled his bianket-strips (ogother, he wont over all the knots again ane lhnmughl{ teateil them to makeo suro they wouldn't stip.” ‘Then, to ve certaln of having enough rove (o reach the ground, La took 1he counterpanes off the bed and added them Lo H;e Dlanket strips, Thus being provided with an fectivo fira-cacape, he went tothe windaw end cou 1y took ki« seat there 0 scu what was going on, baving concluded that thers was no necossity tomake use of his Improvised rupe until it was sppareat that Le would have nu othor means oF eacana. A number of tho girly einployed I tho hotel wero In the windows of the story just ahove bim, and he was satistied thelr agonlzed crivs wonld soon hring reliof, And he was right, for not Jong after ho hud completed hly blanket-rope, people appeared on the roof of the lone boilding fmmedis stely underneath him and prepared to yet » rope to hun. They joined with liim 1 besecching the girle 1n tha story abovo to calm themuelves and not to attewpt to jump out. They wera partially quicted and then ki let down his bed-cioflies rope. and haulvd up, Brst & wnall twine rope, and th larger onv. This done ho cuidesvored 10 throw the sinall rove, still attached ta the larger ono, (o the window at which were the woumenahove him. Bnt besides belng & story higher, that window wos three windowas to the north of bis and b could not succeed §n reaching them. Aftera nnmber of un- succowsful attempts he detached the sual) fope froms the large one, and, fasiening the latter to the legof hls bedatead, wuccocded In throwing the small one to the women who managed (o cateh it ot 1aar, 1t dangled down & Joug ways from the gmund and was practically of no usc to them. Jy this Tysun “was beginulug to be in close quarters, and gs be conld bs wf no ssalstanco 1o the girls from bis standpoint, ha pre- aared to descend to the ground, He piiched hle valiso und trunk out af the window on Ui Toof of Toney Faust 8 building, mud then took off his overcoal which bio had put on, thinking it mignt catch aronud his legw and lmpede his desceir Noticing his silk baton & table, e concluded he mlght 38 well save that, and crowding futo o pocket woft hat which he iad put on befure he had placed thu wilk on bis head, gob out of ihe Winduw and began to let himiself down. 1o got down to tha elil of the window in tho story below and stopped thera for a moment In order 10” gt 8 Letler wrarp ub the Tupe, and then went down hand over band, resch- ingz tbe ground without & scruleh, or wwjury of kind. hfilur he was Ilu-l;ul"lfl{&'l{l‘lhsfll:;uzyll ?:a ¢ sclves succeasfully to the rely e d ihe Nlu{ which he bad got to thet being useless, : wfm‘l;rlunl:’nuly lfl: ufi dets 1o their window jn the e 80 that ol A e w4 ware Teacocd uminjared: “Tio thias which elapsed from the moment Mr, Tyson was Arst alarmed as described until his rescue, he ssys, must have been fully balf an hour. A FILENAN'S WORK. Phelim Toole, snuld satlor, &s conld be fold by the s cut of bls §ib," 1x empioyed on Fire Escabe No. 3. Bome of the ladders bad been takes, and 1u consequence much trouble waa had {a handling the wachive, When it wea frat ratacd on Foarth street It waa ton winduw whar threo wormen and two wen were awaltlog rescue. Oue of themen, a very wtout Ecny. niade s torrible racket, aud {oafsted upou elng taken down stunce. e was frighteoed loto frenzy, but tha Sremen would not Hsten to hua, By dx of 8 ‘*bow-lge,” two of the wWomen were lowersd down, sud it came the thisd oue's turz, when she—a stont, coo) Irish pirl- pointing to the frightened maseuline: poor sonl down: | ean walt and be mafe.' wdr‘{u raved from that window, it I8 pleassnt to add. . Toole himeelf rescned a number of persons, whomt he hiad to take bodily from the apartments, ‘The individual from New York, who seenied inee briuted, and made such an ontcry, was not #o dronk bt that he followed Toole's Instructions to close the sarly, lay on the sill, and when the escape wan mmlsed o {ts lensth e iy-ladder misting) to rotl otf and drop into Toolo's arms,—n case of nrr-‘-' s of mind which haa not often been equaled. LETTERS. KNOTTED ROPES. v the Editor of Thé Tribune. Crirano, April 13.—~With the St. Louls fire re- enrs the vital inguiry, **Why sre not fcasible means adopted for the preservation of the lives of those occupying elevated rooms in large public LuildIngs* {8 1t uot remarkable that hotel propifetors, in viewof the dangers from fre and exposore to de- struction 1a two forme, viz: burning and falling, f0il to take such steps for the safety of guests as aro Within reach, and pronptly sugzested by any mind nearchiing fur entezuneia (h this direction. What more practicable or better anited to the end deelred than to supply each roow with & half-inch rone of sufiiclent leiidth 1o reach to the ground, and knotted at nhort Intervals, one end belnz [vmpcrl{v seciieed in the room, and the ected from mice snd other destruclive canses? Its use and eflictey are too manifest and nnanswera- ble to enlarzs upon. Fine hoteis are for the most part hizhly Infiam- mable, and contaln immense chimneys, {n the form of elevator openings, which are capable of condncting fire and smoke with start. itnz m‘fldn_y o every flour; aud, wince there is no_law “compelling the use of flm-‘pmul ntensils in the erection of such building, why can the public ot have some goarantee in the fisc of the slniple and available means proposed? Taking the accuunt of tha rece; tous, how many yeren have perished had fhe h have Indicated? Unt off from the hintls, and driven to their rooms by smoke nscending the elavator ilue, and heing beynnd the reach of Iadders, the friendly rope was their only hope, In the absence of it, Witnesr the bnming, Talling, mangied bodica of the poor nnfortunates, To every Individnal thie inatter is cnarged vitally. and ii concerns ho cntire publlc to pre«s it most cogently upon tho conalderation of thoss to whom they iutrust them- #elvesn, Yorg. ANOTHER. To the Editor of Ths Tridune. Cnicaon, April 12,—llow many mors ‘‘hor- ror*' will you record like the one just experi- enced or witnessed at St. Loals befors an ordle nance shall be pasred making it obligstory upon hote} proprictors to provide s coll of rope (at the cost of = few cents) for cach room In the bnilding, Jong enoneh to reach from the swindowa 1o the rtreet, thoreby uiving rome slight nyammmlu. in case of fire, for an excape from o horrible death? Ixgrinen. . THE BLACK HILLS. Miners Waylald by Indluns—Cought In = Storm. Epecial Dispasch to The Tridune, CAXTONMENT, IS5y, Wyo., April 0, vie Pont Fere TERXAN, April 12,—Ilerbert Smith and William Ityan. who left on the 2d Inst. Jor the Black Hile are reported as having Ueen Lilled by Indians on the followinz day at a point sbout thirty miles northicast of this cantonment. The men nccompanfed o Government train. A dlstunce of tirenty miles ont they struck out fur the north inconpany with Private Matthew Freyer, Co. E, Ninth Infantry, who dererled from the traln. When the trio reached the vicinity of Pumpkin futtes they were smbuslied hy some fifteen Indlans. ‘The miners were killed out- right, Froyor was severely wounded tu the shout- der, and crept intu a hole some twenty yarda fromn his dead comrades, and remalned e creted thirty-six hours. During this interval the savages plundered and horribly mutilated thelr vio. tima 1n pialn view of the soldler. Freyer finally ercaped, and with difficulty made his way back to the old Fort $mith toad. where he was pleked up Ly th maln party and convuyed to this voint, The survivor stoutly maiptalns the troth of tho story, and thls morniog willlugly. started with Licut, Pricannd ten men fo bury his comrades. Smith Jeaves a wife and ehlluren at Evanaton. this Terrl- tory, while Ryan restied In Boston, Frivates Sullivan and May, Company 1. Fourth Iufentry, who descrted frum here on March 40, were cauzlit {n the terrific snow= storm of April 1and 2 on the bleak I'ains north of Yort Yelterman, They had no food, shelter, or extra clotiiing, and are_believed 1o have perls! Twenty-five miners left for Ui Horn and Wine Diver Mountain to-dsy. They carry four monthe' provisious un pack silmals, snd are splendialy armed and equipoed, The new bridge ucross Powder River replacing theone recently swept away by the jco-Rorge hes Just been completed, 1t 1170 Teet long, and proof agninst futore flooily, B Maj, Hundall, having been orlered to report to Qen. Crook, terminates his walting for Spotted Tall by starilue foe the Sonth ta-day, Special Dispatch 1o Tue Trioune. Rtorx CiTyy IR, Apitl 12~ contraet for bullaine seventy-five wmlles of the Covington, Columbus & Wlack §ills Rafleond this summner has Ieen fet to v E. Davenport & Co., of New York, and the work will be commenced fmnnediately. ‘i will take the road frow Vonca, the ures Western terminua. o the vlemnity of 0°Nelil Uity, about tulrty iiles wost of the Nlobrara, It is the Intention of the Compuny to cutipleto the rord to tho il a8 carly s« posyible, and it'le vrobuble wnothe contract will seon be cuncluded, which will extend the roud 150 miles weat the present seasol ‘Fhere aro from forty 10 une hundred men s day arelving here now, Lound for the Black ILills, et U i SAN FRANCISCO. The Great Water 1mbrogllo-~Ex-Treasurer Cheesomanee=The Order of Caucasinuses The Oakiand Wuter ¥rant Company. Bax Foascweo, Aprll 12,~To-duy sn order fssucd from the Twelfth Distrlct Coure on petition of the Spring Valley Water Company, command manding the Msyor and Bosrd of Sapervivors to refrajn from carrying out the provislona recent. Iy sdopted by a city ordinance empowering the Mayor to restore the conmection of water-pipes with the public squares and other places when broken by the Water Company, This morulog the water was agaln cutoff from (he publie squures by the Company. The Mayor, learning of this movemeut, after his srrival from 1hie country this afternoon, employsd plumbors to restore tho connectlons, and directed the police of- ficers o prevent auy one from turulng olf the water hercafter. The Spring Valley people threaten to have tho Mayor arrusted for contempt of court in disobeying the restraluing order lssued by the Cours. The President of the Water Com- pauy has addressed 8 cominuulcation to the Masyor professing a willingness to enter Into an agreed €220 o bo submitted tu the Supremo Court at the present term, o determine what is meant by the term **great necessity ™ used in thestatute affect- ing the Water Company, and whether tho supply for e ordinary uscs of the municipality fs in- eluded fn the term: the declsion to end all conjro- yery between the city aud Company; the casu lo |ncflmn-npnlmd amount ta e nccepled by the Company In dlecharge of ite claiing fur past service in cuso Judgment s renderod in favor of the Conipa; CTRPS cavo of the United Btates azalnst exe Treasurer Chieesewan, In Clreult to-day, -Judge Suwyer rendered 8 decision In faver of tue de- endant, Tho Unlted States Attorney gave' notice of & wutlou for & nuw risl. % Avecrel clrcular hus been frsued Ly the Ex- ecutive Council of the Order of Cancasians calling upon members udividually to subscribe fu 3 fund w0 aecure counset to look after and defeltd the In- tercsts 0f tho Urder, which ls 1 lmwxn alectea g eut by the approaching trislé of the Ul urderers and incendlaries. The dlypute between the United Sistes and the Ouklugd W Toul Cotupany hias been wilcably woitled, the Cowpany devding to the Uniled Blates flw title Lo )} submerged landa on water-fronts; Becessary for cartying out the (invunmeulfil for the Improyenient of the harbor, A bl ap. ropriating fuude for the lupruvement of 4 r fu expected lo passed al the exus session of Conuress, the presnsi arrangement fo- m.lvlug only tae objection tu the passaye of such s —— MARINE NEWS. Spacial Digpaich to The Tridune. Bast 8auixaw, Mich,, April 1%—-Tbe pew steamer, the W, R. Burt, bullt here for the Sagi+ naw Hivor Stesmboat Line, was isunchod this af- terncon successfully. She is 134 feet overal), 23 feet be d draws 30 luches uf water, She cost f—:j. .:n' ::u\ w-:' balli by Capt. Eelley, of Chicago, e ee————— TRADE-MARK SUIT, CurvgLaxs, Q., Apcil 12.—In the United States Court here to-day tho first of tho celebrstcd Ham- burg mediciue trade-inark cases was tried. 3, Erenstand Louls Wienberg, fudieted for infringing and counterfeltivg tbe tride-aark o A. Vogeler & Co., of Baltimors, were foumd znuti' ¥ th Jury on sll tke coats ia thelndictwent. Heafence Feserved. PRICE T2 STATE AFFAIRS, ; A Bill Passed by the lllinois House Providing for :Appellate Courts. e ¥ The Militia Bill Gets Through in Spite of Its Blundering Friends. A Bill Passed in the Honse to Compre« hend All Yagrom Men. The New Penitentinry Bill Passes with Highly-Objeotionablo Features. Lient.-Gor, Shuman Presented with a Gold-Headed Cane, ILLINOIS. JIOYSR PROCEKDINGS~INSURANCE, Special Dirpatch to The Tridume. SpnixarizLy, I, Apeil 12 —Mz, errington's biiito extend the existing law relatise to tho re- newal of tho charter of fire-insurance compsnies 70 & (0 make the pame apply to mutaal fire-tnsar- ance companies passed by » vote of 110 ayesto & noes, and now goes to the Senate. - JNESRY IEAD'S GRAR. With the same ofly smoothiness with which It hias Rlided along at this seselon, the Henry Head clalm, which hos paesed the Senate, passed fine reading Inthe Honso thia morning sithont dissent, and was ordered to o second reading. It appropriates $5,908.07 for payment of the differenco beiween Stato Treasury warrants, in which Head was palil for cavairy equipments furnished {u 1801, and gold, Thatls, it isto pay on Head's cuntract tho premism on gold. RRIDGES. 5 Mr. Matthews' bill amendatory of the act of 1873 relative to the taxation of hridges was passed and nent to the “enate, The LI provides that in default of the payment of any tax assossed againat any bridge company, sach bridge stracture and approxches thereto, €0 far as the same uro Jocaled within this state. together with the Jand on which thie vasio fa jeeated, as described by the Assessor, snd the frnchixe beloncing thercto, shall be vold for stich tax at the rame tline und in the suie mauner as other real extate shull bo wold in aucis county for dellnquenttaxs nnd any county, city, town, wchuol district, or other muplcipal corporation fnieresiod in the enllection of the tax Ievied upon such bridye, may become tne purclianer atsuch wale, of ntany sale of such property under Judgment recovered upon ur to furce the colicetion of stict tax: and if the propesty av suld v not re- deenied, may acquire, hold, rell, and dispose of ibe title thareto, ‘The change It makes In the present Jaw [ to_cnsble ony mumcl{;nllly Intervuted in thi collectlon of the tax on bridicsuver the Missleslppl and Wabash to buy the same In ot ta: JUDICIAL, Mr. Wildermau's bill avthorizing Judges of tho Circait Court to huld conrt for cuen other and for the Superior Contt of Cook Connty wiy passed ond eont to the Senate, It provides that Judues of the several Clrenit Courtaof this State may inter- thange with each other und with the Judies of the Superior Conrt of Cook County, and with Judzes of Clty Conrta estalillshied In citles fn_ this Ytate, under” the provisions of an oet cutitlod ** An acs’ 1n pelation to courts of record 1u eitles,” approved March 24, 1874, and with Jidges of County Uoarts, and the Judges of said Circniit Conrts and of the SBuperior Cobrt of Cook Couuty, and the Judyes of tne‘aforesaid City Conrts, audof County Courts, may holid court or any branch of the courts for each utlier, und perform “each othor's duties, where they tind it ncceseary or convenlent, THE STATH BAR ASSOCIATION'S BILL, providing for the establishment of Intermediate ap- pelfate courts, was tiken up, and pa: witn the emervency clause etricken out. The bill, whica has been publlsned dn ol In'Tas Trnuxe, pro- » for the estabilshmieat ‘of four App:ilate Couarts futhis Sute, tabo called the Appeliste Courts {4 and or the district thorely croated; the first district to conelst of the County of Cook, the secony district fo include all the countien now emn- Uraced within the Northera Grund Division of the Supreme Court, excopt the County of Coule; the third district tu inclode all the coustles now embruced within the Central Grand Division of the Supremo Court; and the fourth divtrict to fnclude all the countics now submeed within the Suuthern Grand, Divislon of the Bupremne Court. Sald Appellate Cuasta shall be cuurts af recard, with scals sud clerky for each mfemuly. and cach shall be held tor tnree of the Judyes of the Clrcult Conrt, to be ussigned In the manner herelnafier provided, Alro tust the Appollute Courts ¥hall have exclu- wlve jurisdiction over sppeals and writs of error trotn inal determination at law or [n chancery of the sevorat Circult Conrte, County Coorts, or City Courta in thelr reapeciive districts, and of the Su- periar Conrt of Uook County in’ all cases uther han criminal casce, and thuse tnvolving a frane clilse or frecholdy or the valldity of o statute: Provided, The smount in controversy involved ln the eanse in which such fnal determination, judg- ment, vrder, ur decree u;uumlnd from {u rendered, i# lesn than ve huudred dollur (§500), exclusive of costa of wult, wud no appeal o welt of cecar #hall e from the decleluns of waid Avpollute Courts In matters properly within thelr jurisdic. tion: but in criminal cascs, or thoes involving a frauchias or freehold, or the vulldfli of a statute, appeals or writs of crror shnll Le taken directly 1o the Supreme Court, us heretofore, The bill now gocs to the Senate. TUR MILITIA, The vole by whick the Militia bill was lost was reconsldered.” ‘Fhio bl was then passed withont dehate by 8L o, 0 38 noew. ‘The bill now goes 1o the Nendte, ppropristes about $60,000 for willitle purgoses, THE INDUBTRIAL UNIVERSITY, Tho Fenate bill_ to empower the Trustees of the Industrinl University to fivest tho fuuds theroof In county or achool-dfetrict bonds was taken up on third reading, The object uf the bill, 1t e stuted, fatu enable the investment of the Tunds of the University, (0 the nmonns of $120,000, iu the Puonids of Champatin County. I would, however, mm-.rd,rlu'm l!'(}pcn 10 the Trustecs 10 rlak the o .z anle. fanda niversity fu very - doubtful fnvestments, while, under the exhting 1aw, thesd cun by duvested only Tuted Ktatos bonds or bonds of this State,” The Bill falled to pass with the -emersoncy clovse ate tached, and was reconstaerod and recuiuitted. VAGRANTS, Mevsrw, Crooker and Laston's Vagrant bil} wee passed, and govs 1o the Senute. - [t provides for the pooieliment us vagrants of the following closses: All persons whio kre ldie and dissolute und who o about - beuglaws'all persons who sie any Juzgling or other unluwful guiies or Paysi feters, contidenca wen, common mon night-walkers, lewd, wanton, aud lasclvious persons In wpucch ur behavior; common rallers and irnwlens; persons who are hubltuully negiectful of * thelr omployment or thele caliing. and donot law- fully provide for themselves or for the support of thelr “famili and all pervons who are ldis or dlssolute, snd who ncglocs all tawful busi- Neww, wpd ' who | habluslly mlespend tuelr thmo by freguenting houses of fll-fawe, camnlng- Lowees, or tippling-abope; Ml porsons fudying 1 or found fn the nlght ¢ in out-iionies, sheds, ba or unoccupled buildings, or lodsinr in ths Ir and pot glviug a good acconnt of them- » and all persons who mre kunown fo by thizves, burglars, ur pickpockets, either by thelr own conforalon or otherwise, ur by having heen convicted of larceny, burglury, of uther el agalust tho Jaws of the Sate, punuhable by fme risonutent In thoe State Prison, or ina louse of Correction of any city, wnd havin: no lawful means of support, ue habitually found prowliug 4 any steamboat-landing, 2ronn rullroad depot, banking Institution, biokers ofice, pace of pablic wmusenient, suction rouw, storg, shap, or crowded thoroughfare, cars or omnibuses, or any puslic gathering or assombly, or lounging aboul mny coari-roow, private dwelling-hoiises, oF outhouses, o ar found In any house of fll-fume, gamblhig-house, or Uppliug-ahup. Theeo Droviviony seem broad . eaough tu caich the trawps. : THB PENITENTURY DILL ©ome up on reading, M7, Tice moved to refér to tha Committee on Aporopristions, ws‘A);. g‘xcc‘u ‘motion was tabled by 8 vote of 83 syes 38 nues, Alr, Black mov-:i to refor (o & special commlttes 1 dve. & A protracted discussion ensued, In which atten- tlon was called to the fact that no it was et to the smount uf sxpenditura for which the Commis. * sivvere Lo be appointed uuder the bill might cune tract for, It was llmpl{ tuade thelr duty 10 cons lnu‘ for __the bulldiug of a FPenl- teatlary, Notblog o the act resiricte ed them, They mighbt, uader the r the bill confers upon theiw, contract for & §3, 00, 00U bulldlug. They might e 'lu]‘ the entiry 3200, Do?‘lppropl ted by tho bill in \hnly purchasing a8 site. “Thi llb?vnlrl of Mr. Black's motfon Insisted that some Hmit should bo set (0 the Nlavllity for which the Comiulssioners should Lave pgwer to bind the Biate by contract for the uew Penitentlary, but the trudes and combinstious that kad bgen madeto car- 7y the bill proved s0 powerful tiat, after. n sharp' debate, Mr. Bluck's motion belog declared wut of order, tho bIll psavcd Ly B3 aysqto 50 noes, aud as passed aud sent to the Bendta jttreatcsa Cowm- Wisslon ewpowersd Lo pake cunbacts - bludiug the Biatd to auy awoust, absolulely without tmit. YENATK FROCEKDINGS—JUDGEY' SALAMIES The bill Axing the salarics of Judzes of iuferiar courts in towna 8nd citice was passed aud sat o tho Mouse. 1t provides tual Judges of lufesior courta of record In towns and citica sbhall be allow- «d, and recalve inllen of all other fued, perquls sites, or benadta whatacaver. in cltlss of wum 2