Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 29, 1877, Page 2

L& THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER dentiy gofng at the fiving Turks with the bay- onit.. Now the lighting {8 aver for the present, but the big quns arc still pounding away on our righit. GEN. GRANT. = AT SIEFFIELD. Loxnox, Sept. 23.—At the banquet given in Lenor of Gen. Grant by the Magor and Corpora- tion of ShefMeld last night, the proceedings were very onthusiastic. Mr, Mundella, M. P, in n condial speech, proposcd the health of Gen, Girant, who, in reply, referred to his constant alm to establish 8 good understanding with En- pland, STRATFORD-ON-AVON, Gen, Grant arrived at Btratford-on-Aven to- doy, and met with a brillfant reception. His vlsit was made the oceasion of a festival, in which the whole town took part. Ilnuses were decorated with flags, among which the Amerl- can colors were conspicuous. The Stars and Ktripes were dieplayed from the Town-Iall and the Mavor's residenice. The Mayor and inem- Vers of the Corporation received the (ieneral and Mrs, Grant, who were accompanied by Gen. Tiadean, at the rallway station, and escorted them to Shakepeare's hbirthplace, Thence the party proveeded to the museum, the chiurch, Anue Hathaway's cottage, and other places of interest. ‘The distinguished visitors were subscquently enlertained at a pub- e banquet in the Town-ilall. A toast to the Dealth uf Gert. Grant was propoted and drank with cheers, and he was presented witha very cordiul address inclosed in a casket tnade froin tlie wool of the mulberry tree planted b 8hakspeare, ‘The General, replsing to tlie toast, spoke most heartily of the welcome given him, He declared it \\‘ul*l(l have been Impossible for bim to leave Englfnd without visiting the birth- place and home of Shakspeare, Ho pointed to the numernus American Shakepearean socictics as proof of the hounor patd the pues in the United States. FOREIGN MISCELLANY, THE FRENCH PRINCE INPERIAL. DrusseLs, Sept. 23.—The Freneh Prince Im- perial paseed through Drussels for Chateau d'Ave, near Namur. RKNATIONAL COTTON CONPERENCE, LivEnroot, Sept. 23.-=The International Cot- ton Conference wns atended to-tay bydelezates from the Spinners’ Associations. No actfon was taken on the resolution to abolish the 1% per cent deduction from cotton invulces. A resolu- tion (o insert the words “Cash before deliv- ¢ry " in contracts was denounced by the spin- nets us {usulting and uncalled for, awl the sub- ect passed over. Without considering arrival uslucss, the Conferenee adjourned sine die. SOUTH AMERIUA. New OnLeans, Sept. 3—Punama dates of the 20t are received. Liwa lctters say Dr. Henna has resigned the I'residency ot Costa Rica- with the intentlon of 12 from publie lfe, and lras been succecded . Gnardla, whose appointment appears to Live meneral satisfaction, - fle Is looked upon ns u rtanch friend of Internal improvements, Ferfect tranquility prevadis in the interior, 2 mversary of the Declaration of Inde- wys celebrated uwt Port Limn by o I display of flas, banquets, ralutes, fire- works, ete, The health of the town and sur- rounding districts s improving, ARCHBISNOP BAYLEY. ‘Tho Veneralio Cathalic Prelate fn tho Val- loy of the Shadow of Death~ilis Death Tourly Fxpected, Spretal Dispateh ta The Chicagn Tribune, Newang, N. J,, Sept. 23, —The Most Rever- cnd Archbishop Bayley 18 dying at the residence of Bishop Currlgzan, in this city. 1ils physicians, ‘Drs. Nichols ond O'Oornan, antounced ot 2 p. m. that he was sinking fast, ond woull probably dis befors midnight, though be might linger twenty-four hours, The «lange for the worse took place lust Wednesday cvening, after the Arclibishop returned from a drive to Seton Hall College with Bishop Corrig- an. Ilohos been restless, sleepless, nervous, oud delirous since, At 6 o'clock this morn- Inz ho recetved Holy Communlon from Bishup Corrigan, and has been partly unconsclous up to the present time. e s aware that the cnd {8 near st hand, He eald to o 8ister of Charity this morning: *“It1s only a matter of retiring b o few hours.” Your correspoudent has ust left Dr. 8, A, Nichols. Ho said: “The Archbishop I8 polme fast, “aud s Ifable to die at any moment, I left him at hall- past & o'clock, aml Dr, O'Gorman and myack! aereed that he could not live. Blshop Corrlimn Lhinks that, becauso the Archbishop raltied this slternoon, he may pull through, but tonsider ~ ft ouly © tho lnst fiicker of the candle, [le has been prostratsd . since Wednesday night, and the only tine he smiled was this morsing, when I catled on him, He wuy vropped up on his vitlows, and was gasplog lor breath, 1} reached out his band feebly, an sald: ‘Doctor, T am giad to ges you— Jo glad, St near me? After that his ‘mind mamtered, The Archbishop’s disease has puz- tled the best physiclaus of this country and Europe, beeause Wls case s ono rarely met with. Elis Kidney and Nverare affected, aud be com- ,v]:xln! of an asthmatic aflection. Ho i3 s lu great pudu, but bears it patiuntly, You may «tate, on my authority as a physiciun, that the prevailing story that” ho has softening of the Uruln ts untounded. Whatever mental hal- lacluation he hus [s sympathetic with his bodily ailtmenuts, and does ot resutt from brain fever. INeannot live many houra," Your correapondent visited Blshop Corrigan's residence this evening und found evergthing fu zloom, 'The Arch- bishop §s attended by Sisters of Charlty at nightand clergymen {n the day, He is not alone for a wument, When he wos in Lurope he etopued ot Vichy, France. s h return was caused by » thero telegrapbing that they feaved aild die on their hunds, When he was ap- palnted Archbishop of Baltimoro hesalds »I wi too old a tree to be transplanted,” Two weeks azo Sunday he desfred to o to 8t, Pat- rick's Cathwdealy but fafuted on the way, Hishop Woud, of Phaladelpbia, bas just arrived. Coadjutor Archbishop Gibbons will arrve to- HIOITOW tmorning, L —— — — THE WEATHER, Wasiinagron, D. C,, Bept. 20—-1 a. m,—For the Lake region, cold northerly, veering to warmer southeasterly, winds, increasing clouaf- ness, and rafu arcas, with falllng barometer. LUCAL OBIKRYATIONS. Citiiano, Sept, 28, T Bar. 7Ar £} 17 07, m. WOk (4 Juzip. i e 68 Maxymum tuermometer, 713 miaimum, UENEIAL OBAERYATIONS, Cuoauo, Sent, S4=Midolght, parc| Thr, | Wind, | Tiai i Stationa. Aipens. Tinttaio’) 40 & A FIASCO, dpectai Disvaich to Tha Chicago Tridune, NEw Youk, Scpt. 23.—As predicted, the Etuck Exchange Investigating Commitice have made u perfect furce of thelr work, They kept w:king losulting questions, such s, * Ilow tuuch Mr. Jullan was pald for furnlshing the Tlmas with its factsi® ¢ What bis aviinus was{" and 50 o, till Mr. Jullan declloed to appear be- fure them further unless the examination wus wade pullic or e permitted to bave his own stenographer, Thls reasonubls request tho Committee refused, aud proceeded to agree on u reporty the churacter of whleh, (hough un- Laown, may casily belmagined. 14 will Bave no wonrht whatever, and the Exchapie will suffer mere i reputatlon from thls fusco than 1f 1o Coumitivs Lud been sppotute . - e—— THE BESIEGED BEOLAM, Suectal Dispatch (6 The Chicago Tribune, JacksonviLLg, L, Sept. 25.~No material change bas taken place at Ouk Lawn Retreat to-fay. Dr. 3fcFarland is o prisoner withiy the tutldings, ond no communliativn with the out- ehle world ur with outside parties Is allowed. < The police, wbo represent the atockholders® party, hold the grounds. To-pight several of the stockuolders, embraclng such protuluent witdzens A. E. Ayres, Folix Farrell, and Halpt Reyvolds, with scveral of thelr special polive, were arrested on goniplaint of Mekar- land's stturueys., charged with riot, Their trlal will tuke pla.s In the mornfug, snd other luter- vetiuz cvenuts will be tkely to folluw. TIE BROKEN BANKS. Soma Details About the Appoint= ment of Counsel for Myers. Receiver Ward Going for Property Bupposed to Represent Bee- Hive Money, The Stockholders in the Defunct Commercial Loan Must “Ante,” A "Times" Roporter Given tha Bounce by Two Fidelity Depositora, SYDNEY MYERS. DETAILS OF THE APFOINTMENT OF 18 COUN- ARI, A reporter of Tne Trinuxg called yestenday upon Mr. W, H. Barnum for the purpose of as- certalning, it possible, the reasons for the ap- pofntiment by tho Conrt of three lawyers for Mr, Mycrs' defonse. The reporter having stated his bustucss, Mr. Barnum sald: “You are the very man I wanted to see. Bome slight mirapprehiension has arisen ahout this matter., I was retained on behalf of Mr. Myers before he came fnto court, but Messrs, Reed and Swett expressed thelr willingness to serve if they were apoointed, and Judge Far- \ve)l,' fu making the appoiutments, Included me." “*Then Mycrs really had an attorney especal- Iy retalned at the time that he declared he was tov poor to hirc une, and asked the Court to as- sizn him counset1” +“1 don't velieve Myers knew that 1 had been retained, I had no conversation with him, and was not In court, being enzozed in the Clerk’s oftice fixing up the schedules of the ball. 1 knew, however, that tho application” was to be made, and was willing, and cven anxious, that Messra, Swett and Reed should be ap- polnted." “Wihat do you know about the payment of the attorney=i*" 1 kuow this: that I don't expeeta cont from the county. 1 um retained by some of Myers' friends, und not by the county, althouzh as 1 suld my name was ntentloned smong the others. An to 1he other counsel, I should suppose that they wonld not expect any pay from the county, It ts nlways usual for the Court to nssien couir- sel \&hun the detendant §s tov pdor to employ any. “Yes, but don't the Cunrt generally ap- nuing what um{ be called tledgliugs, "prentico Judges,—on the principle of “trying ftona dogl' In thle cuso Mr. Myers, In forma xmn‘wrls. secures mon of high standing and ability, whose time Is worth money." “Lhot fs o, It {s usual to pive the boysn chante on these ocenstons. But it I8 nmatter resting In the dlscretion ol the Court, and i generally decided by cousiderations us to the defendant's standing and the polnts Involved In the case, 8o fur na I know, I should say that nelther Mr. Swett nor Mr. Reed cxpect any puy Trom the county, nor do 1 know of any law un- aer which they could clalm any,” ¢ Well, thero’s anothier point, Does Myors, havine treied the know-nothing policy, amf got into Jafl over §t, mean to keep on with his cx- pressions of [gnorance as to the fate of half o milllon dollars! Aud s tho assumptlon of idiocy to be kept ub and fusanity pleaded as o defensed” ** Mr, Mycrs has olrcady vomtnunicated to the Recetver. valuable informatfon, which hos never heen acted upon. 1 know this {s tho cnse, bo- cunsg the communieations were made_through this office nud aleo by word of mouth. Now that hie 1s free ones mure, bio will du all he can to assist the Iteceiver in straightening up the booka and turning the nsacts iato money." “What about the Sndlctmentst Are they stron, and do vou mean to fight them on teceli- nicalitfon or to ask n change ui‘venm:l" I haven't scen thy fudictments, but I do not think they amount”to much, I have not thonght ot all about a chonge of venue. I have had no consultation with Mr. Myers, or with the other nttorneys, sinco my appolnt- ment: but I should suppose Mr, Myers would be anxlous to ga to trial and ges the thing over a8 foun a8 posstble.”’ WIAT Mil. RELD SATS. *ow dld the Court cume to nppoint threo attorneys for such o poor man as Mr. Mycrs, ac cording to bis statement, appears to bis sald & reporter yesterday to Mr. Charles I, Reed, one of the attorveys ussigned to defend the buss bumble-Lee, ** Well, now, I'l tell you nll I kuow abont {t,* rephied Mr, Reeds “Jiddze Farwell spokoto me ahout it yesterday morning, and 1 fmmedfately told himthat [ hadn't the thme now, with tho press of other matters on ity hamly, to defend the case. Swett was stawding on the other side of the room, 1 sald to the Court, * Therv's Bwett; he's got more time now than I have." $ANl right, sad the Judge, ‘11t appoint him, tou,” Well, then, some time afterwards Barnum came i, Now, Burnum had been the buuk's attorney, and bas dons o good deal of busineas for it. 8o I sald to the ~Judge, ‘Harnum kuowa more -ahont this business than nny!mdf' clou; he'an | good lawyer; can't |yuu appoint himi *As for we, I ean't go futo the case and represent the man here In Court. If there's anything I can do in the way of vonsultation, I'll doft;but as to coming in hiere and defending him, I cannot, 910 clients, at this time, eec ury way * Welly! replied the Judge, I’ appolut oll threo of you then, and you cau ar- mnge the work between you as yon decin best. It o pretty fmportant case. The churge i3 o serious oue. This man suys Lie 18 80 poor he can't affurd to ewmploy cunusel, and it [4 my duty to seo that shnpls justice fs done him. Am{uu that wns all there wus of it. 1 shall hold myselt ready. for con- sultations, but L can't givo the tinie for any- thing clse,” “ How are you to bo remuncrated for that?" 41 don’t expect to got o cent” $* Cun't you sead In your bill to the county?" % No, sir, not to the caunty nor to the State, Nelther i lable for a cent Iu such o case. Tho only pusstble way fur us Lo ever et auythivg is through Myers® friends, if they should chooss to tnuke up a’purse. But, speaking for wyself, 1don't expect anything, As for getting any- thing frum the county “or Btate, neither Bwett, Burtium, nor inysell could sond I a bill o elth: er fur our services.” *'There {8 an Idca that you lawyers will futer- pose 60 many skillful pleas, so many technleal objectivus, that Myces will elther get off alto- @ether, ur the case will drag aloug twa or threo years and then be lost sighitof. Now, il Myers would come forward aud cxplaln {n o sutbslicto- 'f mauner what he hus done with the money, the h‘:ld'l’ctmcm would probably fall to the ground. ‘At present T kuow nothing of the case, and before lending oy afd 1 sball bave u talk with lyers, aud he' L to satisfy me that he's jn. Boeent of any erine or I shall'not touch ft, It be cou ussure mo that he's funocent, Il do what I can, Ly way of sdvice and consultation with Bwelt und Barnum, to get bn off, but | alull not resort to uny trickery whatever, Tho tan should huve a fuir trial, and that's all. But before I touch the case Mycrs has ot to come up squarely and tell mo 1l'm truth about it, 1 won't have any concealnent, any obscurs uxnhumluml, uny terelvervations, but be's ot totell mo all, §f Lo ever wunts me to lend blm my aid fu the way of udvle ur consultation,” JUDGE PARWELL was found at Lis residence, 171 West Washing- ton street, und was. uuestioned us to why ho throw 50 nmuch palent juto Myers’ bunds. Tho Judjgze sald that ke appoluted the gentlesien be- causy they had volunteered to serve. They asked for an appolntinent by the Conrtusa mutter of torm, 10 no case could they pussivly collect one single cout from the county for their services. Myers bLad pleaded voverty, and i these attorucys — bhad - not ’wl““, teered to serve “the Court would lave appolnt others. t was a matter of professional etiquette, requiring any mem- ber of the Bar tu sceve I s0 walgued.” Natur. ally, if the case wers unhmportaut, the Court would not select 8 gentleman i largo practice, But If it were 'a murder euse, for lustance, the best luwyers of the Cook County Bar would be sclected. [t i not usual.to nomivate more than vne, but us Mcssre. Bwett, Reed, and Bar- uuw otfored their services there was no ub{w- tion to murllm: thew, Judge Farwell further stated that he would not oceupy the Bench when M{url’ cuso cune Up for trial. But Le did not Leliove tu treatiok a iusn aceused of crimeo as if be had beca covyleted thereof, aud bad there- fore fixed the bull in this case at u moderuto lem‘n‘.n '\Vfl: et&m lln‘ ln:‘:kul‘u:r wmu the ;;‘rl;-nuuw ndicted on the dayo! § Dol - ishwcot pflnrwwuvlmhyx;. #H0E R UL THE BEE-HIVE, RECHIVNR WAKD AUTLORIZED TO FROTECT THE DEFOSITORS. :l'l.n: Recelver of the * Beo-Hive,” Mr. 8. D Ward, does uot propuse to allow the rights of the depositors to be prejudiced, and yesterday, sneing Lhat a sacrlfice was likely to be made ot some of the (8 of the bank, he filed n bill to prevent [t After setting up the organization of the bauk in 1861, and the liability of its of- ficers and Directors under the charter ns Trus- tees, the Receiver suys Lhat among the former ftockholders was one Peter R. Westfull, 1o vwned stock from 1862 to 1374, was Vice-Dresi- dent from 1852 to 1550, and President of the bank front 1560 to September, 1874, Tn Novem- ber, 1867, being then Director, Viee-Prestlent, and aheavy debtor to the Lauk, he drew from the trust: funds sbout 15,000 without any authority, with which he purchased the sontli- east fractlonal 3¢ and the E, b5 of the 8. W, 3§ of Sec, 10, 3% 15 in_ lyde (ark, confaining nabont 207 neres. The bank, as is well kuown, I8 insolvent, and thia land, having been bought with ite funds, should in equity be turncd over toittu be nu].l. and the proceeds distributed among the creditors, This land, after Westfall bought it, was sutnlivhiad by him, atl Is known a8 Weatfall's Subdiviston. Westfall is now ont of the State, but lic has rent on liere n _power of attorney to his agent fo el the land for “him, and the Kecelver fears it will be dune. lie therefore asks for an injunction to prevent the rale aud for a decree compelling Westfall, who 13 wade defendant In_ the bill, to convey the Tad Lo him as sich Recelver, to be disposed of for the interest of the depositors. Judie Williuns also yeaterday. entered an onder authoriziug the Receiver to commenveand prosccute all such sults na may he necessary to detend the interesis of the bunk or depositors, The Heceiver (s dolng the best he can with the matcrials he has before.hilm to evoke onlur out of chaos, but it is “blind work," us he cx- presses it The mixed way in which the ooks were kept and the absénce of anything like rchedules liave necessitated a good deal of work which a Recelver ought . never tu g olligedt to do, but which Lthe b lerks shoulil have dome long sru. But as the bank vlerks nnl)‘dld what *“Uncle Sid” toll them to do, ond as he ourwu‘l{ kept them fu the dark in regand to the condition of the bank, the blame hln Lhia waste of time rests upon bim, sud lim alone, ¢ TIHHE FIDELITY. THE BTOCKHOLDERS WANTED, The uncertainty and doubt which has heen troubling the etockholders of the Fidelity Sav- Ings Bank will probably be chanzed to certalnty to-day, and a bill wil be flled to make them re- spousible under their statutory liability for the shurtage In the bank accounts, They will not have cause longer to mourn that they areslight- ed. Mr. C. A, Gregory 18 the solleitor for the complatnant, a depositor, and he makes the point that the chartor of the bank, being under tho Constitution of 1848, is not. valld; that the bank was chartered to operate in Knox County, and it conld not, therefore, be removed to this city und exerclse any powers. ‘The bank pretends to bave amended its charter, but this would bring it under the Coustitution of 1870, and Increase the Hability of the stockholders, The dilemna thus offeréd to the conslderation of the stockhioldersis, that, if the charter is voll, the stogkholders are Hablo ns partners for the whole deticlency; and ify on the other hand, the bauk is a valil corporation, then the stockhold ers aroliable under the laws passed in accord- ance with the Constitution of 1870, The Receiverof the Fllelity Savings Bank, Dr. Turpin, yesterday flled a petition before Judge Moore setting out that tho bank, nsis well known, had a very valuable system of fire- roufl vaults, with private boxes,” ste., and the neome to be derlved from o rental of theso boxes waa an finportant {tem amone the assets, The Incoing has veen jabout K13,000 yearly, and 1t 18 necessary to earry on this branch of the bank’s business so as ot to luse it or destruy the public contidentce in its management. The custom has Leen to rent the boxes for six to twelye nionths, aml to cmploy aspecial guardian for this department. When the Heceiver entercd on the dischargo of his duties he found that many of the customers were pre- paring to surrender thelr boxes, and, in order not to luse the business ho of his own respon- sbllity, published a notice that tue vaults would be continued under the snme general manage- ment, No matter Into whose “hands the vaults muy pass, it Is important that thetr cuatom should be fostercd, as 1t enhances the value of the bank-bulldiug os an assct fur the depositors, ‘The Recetver, thereiore, wished Lo know wlhicth- er lis actlon had been proper, and the Judge entered an order empowerlng the Recelver to continud untll the further order of the Court the business of the safo-deposit department of tho bank, to employ all K"‘;’}“" and necessary nss(stunce to carry b such departent, and to maku leases on the proper and necessary terms, and to mulke Ieases of the boxes for o e not exceeding twelve months, Dr, Turpln has not yeb !‘Au%‘lt up with the bank's correspondence, and when a reporter valled ou him “vesterday afteruoon he wos just golng through a bateh of jetters which requl.ed immediate attention, In a day or two the cor- respondence will uaturally drop offy and then the Recelver will have moro time to uttend to lsother duties. I8 assistants were yestenlay as they were the day before, In” drawing ofT ‘accounts and cheeking them up for tho pur- poso of verifying, Dr. Turpln agaln ke of tho_orderly, business-llké way in W books were kept, and thing bad been found on hand that the boul called for, and he doubted not the same result would attend furtier comparisons, Tho work of preparing o balance-shect and o re- port for the Court is uecessarily o slow one, but the Recelver thinks it quite probable that he can get {t outina week. flo bl no timo yestorday worning to o {uto Court and ask fur the appointment of experts to appralse the real estate ou which the bank has mortunges, but will attend to that matter this mornlug, A number of deposltors called yesterday, as ], and wero permitted to see the Recelver, who tried to answer all their quostions, sithough it required considerable fi:u ence, and gaye them all the Information in his power, 1is, Turpin s becomung very pupular with the depositors on weeaunt of the stand bo bas taken n this repard, and the poorest una in the lot cannot complaln that he or ahe Is not granted an _awdience with the man who [s to sccure them their dividends. AN EPISODE, DEPOBITONS NOUOHLY IANDLE A “Trums™ REPORTER. Therowas a littte incldent yesterday not en- tirely devold of Intereat,—at least, not to tho participunts. It occurred in tho office of Ialnes & Tripp, the lawyers, over the Fidellty Bavings Bank. Now, It so happencd that ono copy of the agreement drawn up for the Fidolity de- posftors to sign lins been placed with theso gens tlemen instead of having It remain In the safety depository down-stalrs, whero the depositurs would come ‘fo and f{mpede Dbuslness, Neither of the gentlemen have any intercst in the - scheme of reorgani. zing the bank, but Lave aerely con- aented to the arrangement as o matter of con- ventence to those wishing to strn the agree- acnt. Between 3§ and 4 o'clock in the afteruoon o Times inay wended his way up-stairs lnto the offic 10 ace how the scheme wos getting alous, Now the Zimes hos nolove for tho schieme. It has pitched into it without ceasing ever since 1t was first broached, denouucing it us o schene to detraud the depositors out of thels lust cent. Its represeutative took no pufus to carceal his unfavorable opinion of the plan, On the contrary, he denounced it without stint, calllug 1t just what his paper has called ft, with the adidition, how. ever, of two or three frstclass adjéctives of an extremely dununumuryrhwun including one which is usually aud felletitously eapressed with adash, Mr, Tripp, who was ju at the time, re- quested Mr, Storey’s young man to be more temperate in Lis uée of the King's English, but the request seems to have becn disregurded, und the newspaper man went on to ridiculv un denounce tho schemne and the depositors for belnz fools cnough to o inta it. Unfortunately fur him, two hot-blouded depositors of liber- niun extraction, with more brawn and muscle than vood sense, Look exceptions to re- marks, and the }ulluwlng disloguo was goue :ler'm:gh with fn mugh less thae than It takes to ¢! + First Hibernlan—Au' wha in h—1 pe youi Mr, Btorey's Young Mau—AdTimea revorter, Second Jbepntan—A Zolmes repoortbier, b 16} Mr. 8.8 ¥. M,—Yes; wlat!ll you have! The Two ., In chorus—To" b —1) wid ye, an' the Toimes, an' ould Storey,—the oul villainl Get out of bero! And, suitiug the sction to the word, the two cxusperated depositors selzed the young mwan by that portion of s clothes coneealed b coat-tails, and, lthough he resisted and struck back, fually cast bl forth into outer darkneas where there was gnashing of teeth und trequent ;:ll‘::-mhm of asolewn cath to get even, with Ry R. P. DERICKSON, 1118 INTRREST IN JOIN C. HAINES, In order to satisfy a little public curiosity as to the Interest manifested by the How R P, Derickson in the affairs of Mr. John C. Hatnes and the Fidelity Bank, & J'osf reporter futer- viewed him as follows: Why s it, Mr. Derick: that you interested ourself 80 much in the afuirs of the Fidelity? o {nu uWD A0y s1ock fu tbe baok, or are you s da- vpeltor? XNo, | do not owals ceat's wnrth of stock. L] nelther have 1 anything deposited [n the bank, There are, perhians, two reaxana why T have taken aa much ‘interest In this matter. One ie, that n number nf my friends are depositore in the Fideli- tv, and it wa< In arder ta Inok after their interest that my examination of the bank's assets wera made, ~ Rat the other and principal reason for my friendshin, for Mr. Halnes is (] Abvut thirty veardago, whon [ was a yonng man, § became ac- quainted with Mesata, (lage & [Halnes, and very early learned to appreciate their business integrity, indistry, and business tact, they hoing at thnt time proprietors of &_miil' n this city. [ was at that time a resident of Wisconsin, Abont “five years afterwards I lost all my [ererty, and went to wotk on one of B I Vanl's Take Erie ateambonte ae an cnaineer, De- coming tired of thia, T started for Wisconsin again. On my way throngh Chicazo to take the boat, T met Mr, Haines inthe door of hie mtll, near where Itush steeed beldge atands, He asked me how [ was zetting alony, and Itoin him of my misfortunes, e asked me whal he conlbde for ine, 1 told him there was one thing: I wanted $400, but had no recurtty to offer for the loan. te kinaly lnvited e tnth his odlee and talked the niatter over, After ascertaining for what purpose I santed the money, he gave e the money, Thit a8 te bo- ginninz of my prosperity. In view of this fact] feel that 1 am anly doing my duty, and what is right and fale in affering Mr. llainen any nasistance that I may beable to Tender him. and shall ¢er- tainly to now what L can for him in the day of his adversity, THE COMMERCIAL LOAN, LIABILITY OF STOCKUOLDERS DETERMINED, Amid the crash of the Savings, the Merchants', Farmers' & Mechunivs, and the Fidelity, the aifalrs of the defunct Commercial Loan & Trust Company have been completely forgoiten by the public, Its efclent Recelver, J. D. Ilar. vey, and persevering attorney, Gen. G, W, 8mith, have not furgotten it, and yesterday Gen. 8mith was winner in n chancery suft tehich promlscs to bring more assets to the de- positors. The bank was organized In 1859 under aspeclal charter, which provided among other things that ¢ The stuckhohlers In this corporation shall be holden to the creditors thercof for the amount of the capital stock each shall hold in the same,” The bauk made ou assigninent to Mr. Harvey in December, 1875, for the benefit of all its creditors ratably, Three dividends have since been declared of 58Y percent Inall, and the bauk has Leen succesaful In an finpor- fant suit In which George F. Ilarding was de- fendant, from the proceeds of which,—about £24,000,—~together with moneys which the As- slizuico will realize fromn other sources, a further dividend of 13 per cent will be pafd n October. This will leave the bank or the Assitnce with o counsiderable nmonnt of ficumbered real estute and some few frst morteages, 'There will still be a deficlt, however, of 15 or :‘x}’{{’a&%nt outhe whole indebtednessof about The Assianee and eredltors, deeming the stock- holders liable under the above-mentioned see- tion, In 1878 togk steps to enforee that Hability, and o bill was filed In the Superior Court for that purpore. When it was brought to the at- tention of Judge Moore, however, he declined to hearit, hecause of his interest fn the ques- ton in conncetinn with some other bank, “The case was therefore transferred to the Clreult Cort, and eame up 4 week ago on the demnurrer to the bitl, before Judico Willlama, e, too, bo- o interested, declined to. hear the ease, and it was transferred to Judige Meallister, Yesterday the caso wus argued before Judeo McAlltster on the demurrers Lo the bill, aud they were overruled. The LIl was filed by thie Assizneo and Heury Lamperter, vne of the crediturs of the bank, ou behalf of himsels and all other creditors. The bank and all the stock- holders from Jan, 1, 1873, down to the date of the asslznment. were made defendsnts. ‘The bili sct out that the estate of the bank was not suflicicnt to pay fts debts, and asked that the unsold portion of such estate might Le sched- ufed, and its value ascertalned; that the lia- billty of each stockbolder for tho debts con. tracied Ly the corporation, and sl cxisting, dunmg tho time lo was such stockholder, m,fl!ht be ascertained and mur- shaled, and that the stockholers mizht Le :umpehml to pay to tha Assignee, or to some person to bo nnPulnlml by the Court, the amount for which he should be found Iable, and that the fumds so derlved should be distributed rnmhl‘{ nmong the cinsses of crediturs who should be eytitled to tho sainc, ¥ OPrOSITION TO THN DILL was based principaily upon the gronnd, first, that there was no Hability uuder the charter; second, that a suit ab luw by each creditor against such stockholler aa lia should eclect wns the proper way of enforelug the Hability, (€ such cxisted, and that s sult fu cqulty would wot Hej ‘third, that, oven If a sult In m}ult would lle, it would not lie elther on behalt of all ereditors of the bank or against all the stockliolders,—in other wonix, that there could b no comblnation by which all the Inter- cats could ba brought together and determined s ana suit. 5 ‘The Court overruled tho demurrers and held that the Asslgnes was the proper party, be- cause hila attitude to the sult was n tho unture of a trustee to the estate, and the amount de- rived from the stockholders would operate to determine the sinount shich should he pald by him from the cstats to creditors. For example, if puy vuo class of creditors should, by reus son of belnz ablo to onforeo thelr tlalms awralnst n solvent stockhbolder, he able to collect o lurgo share of the remalning portion of thelr debt, they would not be entltled to sharo rta- bly with the other creditors in- the distributlon of the estate by the Assignee, That ls, that the Assliznes was entitled to go into a court of cquity to ask directions conceruing the distribue tion of the estate, aud that the Court had pow- or to direet hiuy 8o to distribute an to do equity toall concerned. The Court also hold that In order to aveld a mullhlllulli' of suits, it was roper that oy creditor out of the 4,000 should hring o sult on behalt of all, and that with respect to bringing an - actln at law, It was long time amatter of doubt whether the sole remedy was not in mull&, and it s only of late yearsthat tho jurlsdictdon of courts of law has been sustahiuced in sujts wrninat stockholdere, As thelaw how stands, however, o vourt of equity had jurisdiction concurrently with n court of Jaw, and In tho case In question the Conrt held thut it was tha more proper and convenient furm, . The objection to tho bill oy necount of fta belmz multiiarious was hehd not to be wvaltd It was further beld that upon a decree the court might enfurce the Tlability of thereapective stockholiiers, although the amounts which they should pay, and the class of creditors to whom the moneys should 10, might difler. “Fhie effect of this decision {s to sustaln the po- sitlon of the creditors und Lhe Assignce, both with reapect to tho Hubllity ol e stuckholders and with respect to the mode of proceeding for cuforelng that liabitity. It will also serve, per- lapa, 08 u precedent by which the Habllity of the stockholders fu tho other broken banks ‘will bo detennined. —————— OBITUARY. Spectal Dispaich 10 The Chicago Tridhing, Invianavors, Ind, Bept. 2,—lsasc N, Phipns, the oldest merchant in Indlanapolls, died at Cleveland this wfternoon of general do- billty, In the T0th yearof his age. Luleavesn large family and a comfortable estate, * Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Evaix, 111, 8ept. 23.~Capt. Ed Little, a well- knowo cltizen, died to-day. Fuuneral on Sun- Y. Special isvaich 10 The Chicags Tridune, ApHiAN: Micha dept: S dira.etay Redfeld, mother of Charles lfl'dfl(‘lll, ex-Special Agent of tho Vost-Utlice Departmeut, died here last night, e B3, lu‘(,‘lmrhu Hewitt died fn_Tecumseh jast night, aged 77, He wus one of the tirstsctilers of that place, Bty years ago, and had been a Justics of the Peace for thirty years. — THE GRAND RAPIDS FAIR, Special Disoutch ko The Chicugo Tridune. GrAND Rarips, Mich., S8ept. 28,—Tho Unlon Palr closed to-day, The weather was very pleasant, and though it was th last day, fully 5,000 persons were present. The total sttend- ance during the fair has been from 23,000 to 23,000 persons. The races this afternoon, to detennine what gentlemen's driving hurses and other thoroughbreds should bave the premiums, pruved very interestivg, e ——— RECOVERED DAMAGES, Dxrroir, Mich., Bept. 2¥.—Mrs, Janette C. Bimith, who fell through a hale in the sidewalk n this city some tims ago, sustaining domages resultiug fn the loss of o leg, Lrought suit uguinst the city for damages, und was awarded 35000 by » jury in the United Btates Districs Court to<day, e ——— EQUALIZATION. Spectal Dispalch $0 Tha Chicago Tribune, BPRINGPIELD, IIL, Bept. 23.—The State Board of Equalizstion to-day transscted notbing ex- cept routine business, dlicussing whether to at once discharge clerks or vot, sud the important subject was flually peferred Lo a select commlt tee to conslder, ———— GEN. SHERMAN, ViICTOR1A, Bept. 28-—Gen. Bliernan and staflf arrived yesterdsy, sod were cordially recelyed Ly the clvil, wilitary, and naval authoritics, and lels thiz morolug for Yuget Sound on the reve- uue cutter Wolcots. 20, 1877-TWELVIY PAGES CRIMINAL NEW The Murderous Wreckers of the Western Coast of News- foundland. Thoir Butchery of a Fishing Crew of « Soven Men in 1874 Itecent Apprehension and Arrest of the Principal Flends. A Horrible Chapter of Oruelty, Incest, and Assassination, RNistory of (he Leader of the fang Who Robbed ik Unlon Pacific Train, SLAYING THE CASTAWAYS, Correspandence ew York World, 81. Joun's, N. F., Sept. 12.—There s a story of cnme nssociated with the wild shores’ of Bonne Bay, on the western coast, which may ap- pear incredible to the readers of the World, bhut is none the less true. there lived s French Canadian (possibly with an Infuston of Indtan blowml) namea Benolt, s three brothers, aud his danghter Agnes. whom he had forced to llve with him In ficest, ehe bearing to him several children, the fate of whom Is unknown, Benoit proved ericl besond measure to her, beating Ther uninckeitully for offenses however slight or cven imaginary, and at last turning her out of dours stark nuked and without food or micans of procuring it In December, 1874 (to retrace my steps somewhat),the fishingschooner of Capt. Ridout, of Twillingate,witha crew besides himselt of six men, was supposed to have gone asbure in the vicinlty of Bounle Bay, but 1o trace of the vessel or the men was cver discovered, Ru- mors, however, nad gone abroad that there had been fonl play—rumors which, nuhapplly, peo- vle who knew how little civilized were the peo- ple (some 10,000 in_mimber) of the thinly set- tled cousty over which under the operafion of the old treaties England has no jurisdiction, were only too ready to aceept as true, An ol trapper hamed Jucko, when—ss he thought— dying, made o c«mfmlon admitting that ¢ had taken part In or knew ot the wurder of the seven sallursy and his slnrz wus buzzed about 1111 it came to the ears of Capt. Erskine, of her Majeaty'sship Eclipse, engaged In crufsing there to protect the faherics. He promptly sadied for Tloning Bay, aud there fuund thie wretched gir, Ax- nes Benoit, croiching vu the rocks, Jieruliy naked, and supporting life onl{ upon dead fish nud birds, scanty berries, and the like. Bho churged the murder upon hier father and uncles, statiig the circumstaiices of the murder with much clearnees, Capt. Riaout, sho sald, who had some 42500 fn gold and notes about him, managed to escape to land with hia crew when liis stavoner was cast away, and they bufle a shelter near the tent of the trn;:Fcr, facko, al- rendy mentloned, Her father and his brotliors undértook to vilat the shipwrecked mariners overland to 8t. George's Bay. On tho way, while the Captaln and three sallors were stouped tozetlier trylng to kindle o fre, the Benoits fired on them at polnt-blank rauge, Kiliing one or two and leaving the rest writhing, wounded, aud helpless, on the blood, snow. Lhey were promptly finished with axes, sceingg which liorrible sight the threo surviving saflors attempted to cseave acrors a thinly-frozen pond, but bresking through the slight covering of Ico thoy wero de- liberntely shot down from the solid bank by the murderers, who then divided the plunder and sunk all the corpsea In the pond, Jacko, beslde whuse tant the sallors hnd encamped, and who knew of thelr having st out on their overland {’lmuu‘y fn company with the Uenolts, wns ribed with a sharo of the plunder to remain silent, and d1d not disclose his knowledgo of the murder tiil, as he _thought, ho wasat the vurze of death, Capt. Erakine's task was by no means an casy one, for the Benolts had heard that they “wore miarked,” but ho suceeeded in accomplishing It by leasing two or three men In ench port, ‘T'wo of the four men were thus se- cured nidleft at Channel in Jall, where also wis deposited the girl as o witness, The third brother was taken under gitrd to asslst in tracing the principal criminal, and after no small difculty be, too, wns brought to book. 7They “aro ox;u\c[ml here (lnhy, to be lodgred In the Penitentlary to nwalt trial, It Is hardly possible that this trial stall take placo without there bulng brought to light sev- eral other mars horriblo If hitherto only sus- ccred tragedies. ‘There havebeen loat on thoss mlw.npunblo and Inwleas shores scores of vessels which were m‘mlnrly supposed to have gone down with all hands, though ol saflors alwoys alioak thelr heads ominuously whon the subject wns mentloned, and declared that 17, beeauso thelr territory fay out of the track ' of richer vessels, tho habitants conld not practice the olabourate arts of the professiunal *wreekers of Cornwall or Jutland, nono tho less wero they dangerous folk for tho shipwrecked marlner, pennless or with cifecta—and capecially with offects—to trust to, There are so many prison- ers,und all are of #o low an orderof {utelllgence, that we shall certainly have a raco to seo which shall flrat “pouch ul)on P hia brothers, aud so the truth wiil doubtiess bo brought to liglt. TIE DEAD ROBBERS, Apeciut Dispateh to The Chicago Trivune, Omaua, Nob.,, Sept. 23—Joel Collins, the fender of the gang of Unlon Paclile vxpress robbers, who was killed at Buffalo Statlon, Kun,, wos o Texan, For two or threo ycars past ho had mado his beadquurters gt Ogalalla, Neb,, and had a ranche near Big 8pring, clabn. Ing to be a cattlo man. This explains his in- thnate knowledge of tho statfon-ogent's habits, the operation of trains, and the surroundings of the ofllce. About s year and a half ago ho drove & herd of ¢attle from Texas to Nebraska, and, disposing of them, pocketed all or must of the proceeds, beating tho rightful owner out of the money. Last fall he drove 150 fut cows to Deadwood and sold them for his Lrother, respectablo man living In Texas. 1o started a dance-hall and saloon in Deadwood, and, after runulug it awbile, disappearcd, nnd, it is sup- posed, engaged in robbing Dlack-Hilla stage- coaches, mecting with fafr success until recontly, Four weeks ago he returned to Ogululls, whers he gambled considerably and assoclated with men of desperate charicter, from whom he selected and orgunized his band of express- robbers. Two weeks ago last Bunday, Andy Riley, of this dt{; who ‘wus out Weat, met him at Ogalatla aud spoke him, o8 ko had trwveled with bim on ths way to Deadwood, and knew Lim well. Riley happencd (o bo & passenger on the robbed trufi, and was bimselt shot at ond wounded in tho hand while standing on a car-platform, aud was also robbed. When the robbers came through the coach he recoguized Collins at once, and when he arrived at Omaha he gave this fuformation to the proper authorities, The newa of the kitllug of Collfus and his partner, Hass, was known to Superintendent Clsrk here tlie same morning, but ho suppressed it hero oy well a8 elsewhers_for prudential reasons, He and the Union Pacific allicials geucrally aro highly gratiticd at tho result so far, ——— A HEAVY BANK-ROBBERY. CoRTLAND, N, Y., Sept.24L—~A package cop- talulug Government and yaflroad bonds, cer- tiicates of stock, morigages, and promissory notes, estimated at $200,000, was stolen from the First Natlvual Baok, at Cortlang, N, Y., on Saturday last. Tho loss was not dlscovered untli this mornlng, The securitica wers In a large pocketbook, which was kept in the saly of tho bank, Ths bank suffers no loss, ns tho sccuritles betong to private individuals. Fol- lowing 1s o list of the stolen property: Lnited States 5-208, | Unided Stules 5-208. 1%'"”‘ 11,850, 100'1 0, 804, L No. §,848., Also other registered aud coupon bonds,amount and nuwbers unknowni ten $300 bonds of the Town of Cortland, uumbers unknowa, and other bonds, mortgages, and notes, amount not known. The coupous on the United Btates bonds for scveral years were unpald, Several Uulon Yacific coupons werealso unpatd. Five thousaud dollars reward has beeu offered for the lfl'tll‘ hnnd u:uvmhn nrl‘ the r&hlfl nnzl :ge return of the stolen pruperty. No clew tothe robbers or the mnupulpfhu robbery has been obtained. — FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. | Svecial Dirpaich 1o The Chicago Tridune. PirTsBURG, Pa., Bopt. 28.~On the lith Jost. a youug lawyer named IHatch came to this city from Newcastle, Pay on buslness, and tonk lodgings at the Young Men's Home, on Du- queane Way. During the day bo disposed of Aol bomds amounting to about 3140, recelsing the money therefor, He also had conelderable money for his own private use. That night bo disappeared, aml tho most perststent search has failed to discover his whereabouta or anvinin concerning hilm. [1is hrother fs now here, and hias ret the detective foree to work to unravel the mystery, It is feared he has been muniered by somcof the numerous trampa who conting- ally infest the Home. Hateh was, or is, n young man of ¢xcellent chatncter, atrictls temperate, of highly respectable connectiona, and pos- ressed ol a handsome fortune, so that no motive fur voluntary absence 13 Known to exist. - — SPORTING NEWS. TIE TURE. TOLEDO, Torrpo, 0., Sept. 2.~The meeting of the Ohlo Trotting Aseociation conclided to-lny. It has been thronghout the most successful ever held here. Firat race to-day, 3:26 class, purse £1,000; $500 to trst, $250 to second, $150to third, &100 to fourth, seven entrles, five started, won by Ladv ILof Chicago,Jack Draperof Chicago reenndy Mambrino Star of Soringdale, O, thind, Dread of Cynthizna, Ky., fourth; rime, ki, 2. The second race, 2:30 ¢lnss, $U005 $400 to first, $200 Lo secund, $120 to third, 830 to fourth, live entrics, tour slarted, wou by Lida Bassett of Clneianath, Droam of Cleeld- sille, O., second,, Belle of Falrtield, of Fort Wavne, Ind,, third, Gorlon distanced; time, 21834, 2:30, 2:2, FAST TIME, Spectal Dispateh AS tn 1Ae Ghicago Tribune. Nrw YORE, Sept, m—nmé’ WOS 80O CX- ceptionally grood teotting at Fleetwood Park to- day, The apecinl purse of 81,000, best threo mile heats in five, was won stealzht by Rarus, o bay-greldine owned by John -Splan,’in 3:17%, 2:108¢, 2:199¢, LIS RACES, BNG! loxpox, Sept. 24, —At the Newmarket firat October mecting to-aay, the race for the New- market October handicap was won by Lord Ha lington's 8-ycar-old filly Rylstone. BASE~-BALL, CIICAGU—CINCINNATL Special Dispateh tn The Chicagn Tribune. Cincinnaty, Sept. 28.—The Chicazo Club tackied Mitchiell and the Cinclunatis to-day, and Akl better thau the St. Louls and Loufsville Clubs, for they succceded fn playing a draw game, darkneas putting ancend to the conteat ot the end of the firgt half of the tenth fnoing, after the Cincinuatls had made three, It was Lhen too dark to unish the game, and the um- pire declared 1t a tle rame. Inntige— 1234060780 Chicago 01020000425 Clnelnn: 00032000 0-0 Cmpire—Scott 1T Lot Stectal Diwpatch in The Chicau Teibune. LoussviLLg, Sopt. 23.—Tho uiuth gume of the acrics Detween the 8t Louls and Loulsville Clubs waapluyed here to-lny, and was closcly contested throughout. The following s the scure by Innings— 1433 h 67860 Louisville . 00020000 1-3 §t, Louia,., W0 0100100 0-2 Unipire—Mcklwee, v 3 INDIANATOLIS, Hept. 24.—MHase-hall here to- 73 Terre Haute Browus, 2. THE RAILROADS. THI DETROIT & MILWAUKER. One of the objects of the visit of the Hon, Hugh C, B, Chllders, Proshlent of the Great Western Railway of Canadu, to this country has been to negotiate for n settlementihy which the affalrs of the Detrolt & Milwaukee Rallrond could bo straightencd out. Mr. Childurs, ou behalf of the Great Western, has made n propo- sition to take the road upon u lense and issue first-mortgage bunds to the amount of $2,000,~ 009, and sccond-mortguge bonds to the aniount of £3,000,000, all guarantcol by the Great Western Railway Company, to take up the ca- tire fudebteduess of the roml, “Uiis proposition hins been lald befors the English bondholders, and they lave shown o disposition to accont It The English nand Gireat Wegtern bondholders own s controlling: Intercat, and, ncting in con- Junctior 1l undoubtedly govern, A mocting was held o Detroit o day or two ago which was attended by n lareo number of bundholders and thelr ropresentatives, nlso by Mr. ftugh Childers, and Capt, Fy 14 Pavy, whis has been Aent out as the representative of B giiah hohivrs of about $LIAOH00 of bomls. M Johu 8, Nowberry, on behalf of Detroit eapital- futs, tnude n proposition to purchase thy road for 34,600,000, puylng 8% cash, und {ssu- Ing b per cent bonds for the halance, to be dia- tritmted nmuui; the bondbolders in an equitn- ble manner, ‘This proposition would glve the road 8 home munagement, which, the suthors of tho proposition suriest, would e more sutls- factory, and llkely to prove more profitable, and, therefore, render the bonds of greater value than tho Great Western munagement i En- gland could possibly do. At the suma time the roud, beluy the natural slly of the Great West- ern, would, of course, give It the greatest pro- portion of its busincss, ns it has done i the INDIANATOLI! day: Indianapoll usts p'l‘lu: mierlts of theso two_propositions wero lscussed at great length. Tho fact that under the Detruit proposition the bundholders would et $300,000 eash, white under the Great West- urn proposttion they would gt none, scemed to Luve copslderable welght. Flually the whole muatter was referred to o commitice, conststing of Henry N. Walker, 8. T, Dougluss, IL. B, Ledyard,' Capt. ¥, Lavy, E. W, Meddaugh, and E. Startly, to report o o nubwchucllllvl;fiolll: n' o i juecsil Disaated to Tha Chicago ne. Deruorr, Mich., 8ept. 2. —~The bondnolders of thu Detrolt & Milwaukee Hallroad helil o meoting this atternoon, lsting into theevening, nt which the question of the disposition of tha road was Ireely and warmly discussed, The outcoms ot this deliberation waa the appuints ment of Mesars, Douglass, Taylor, and Leayard a8 acotmuittee to examinoall propositions made for the disposul of the road, hucluding Mr, New- berry's proposition to_ purchase, and the Great Western Rullroad's offer to lease. The Com- wittee was directed to report at a lugg, which will be ield in a few days, REGULATING TIE WABASI, A mreting of the St. Louls Rallron! managers was held In 8¢ Louls a fow days ago to takic ace tlon in regard to the establishment of outside ticket-oftices fn that ity by the Wabash Road. Afternlong discussion, It was resolved to re- affirm the original agreement of September, 1871, ameunded July, 1873, in regard to tickete oftices and passonger Luslncss in the City of Bt Louis, and that the Wabash Railway be re- quested to close one of the oflices of that ling fn that city on or beforo Oct. 1,' It was also ro- solved that the Wabash Railway be requested to inform Mr, W, It Arthur, Chalrmou of the xueetlnfi ot or beforo that date, what action they wil i taken rogard to tho matter, ‘The prree- ment abovereferred toprovides that cach rutl way company may madntain in the City of St. Louls oncotlice where tickets arc sulil over its lue and conuections, and wmay also sell tickets at its regular ticket office fn fts passenger dubut dn 8t Louls or East 8t Loufs, Euch compouy sgreed that it will have or permit its tickets sold at 1o other offices ur places in 8t. Louls, and tnat no ticketa shull be sotd by otlier partics than the twoollices specitied. 1u spite ot this recutent the \thuL Rallwoy has openod an ditional office st the Lindell Hotel, which greutly exusperated the othier roads, ‘The man- agers of the Wabash Houd clatmed that they were not buund by the above agreement, as thy road had been reorganized since it was uhnpled. It 1s not known whether the Wabash mcans to beed the ultimatum of the St. Louls managers and ubollsh its extra ticket-oftics or not. §f it doces not comply with the resolutions it Is cer- tain that the other 8t. Louls roads wean to take such micasures as to forco it to terms, CANADA SOUTHERN BETTLEMENT, The scttlement agreed upon last week by (ho Jolnt Committee representing the Canada Bouthiern Hailroad bundholders sud the New Central Directors, ft Is aunounced, provides for & uew {ssus of bouds by the Cansds Suuthern, awounting to §14,000,000, aod maturiug In thirty years, laterest on which shal} begin Jan. 1, 1878, at the rato of 3 per cent for the frst three ycars, and b per cent thercalter until ma- turity, ‘The New York Central 1s to guarantes this prompt paywent of the futerest furthe Grst twenty years, The uew bouds are to be exe changed for thosu now vutstanding on the basis .ot 100 per ceut for the Cauada Bouthern tirst wortgage Londs Canuds Boutlicra_brid, r cent for the 'l'ulm{‘ulmthmt Southern & etrolb first tnortgage 50 er cent for the Erle and Nlagara bouds (3450,- 3 813¢ per cent for the Canada Southern second morterage bonds, issucd for tweuty years 0 1573 ($2159,442); and 25 per cent for the Aichigan Midland sud Cauudy bouds ($100,0600). Tha remajuder of the uew Londs It [s propused uture mect- dent of the fouse In pavment of the floating fanaity Routhern and plachue the road Sy goo vonlition. The details of 1natters relating. (e the Slnking Fund, the seenrity that the Canady Southern shall be operated In the interent of tly Naw York Central, ete., have been deferred on. til after the ratification of the by the New York Centra] Bousd of Directors, and |i<‘-§;. proval by the bondhokiers of i Houthern, Hies Dhnohy I <, Tho position of (iencral Azent of tha ren, panized Southwestern Naliroad tate ‘\lsunv:: tion, at Kansas City, has been tendered to Mr, Juhit Crampton, formerly General Freight Agent of the (ircat Western Railrond of Canauta, and at present Hecretary of the New York poot, A private dispateh recelved hero yestentay, from Mr. Crampton, states that ho wonld necept. the position. A better man than Mr. Crampton the Assucfation could not bave secured, Hefa thor. oughiy posted In all fhe details of the Treight business, and his conuccetfon with tho New York ‘mul varticularly qualities him to conduct the husiness nt Missourt River points for the South. westesn pool, Col, Thumas McKissock, General Superin. tendent of the St. Louls, Katsas Clty & West. ern Rallromd, has heen tronbled with biliousness for some tine past,and was steadily crowing worse in apite of his asscrtion that sLL Louis was the healthicat place In the worlil, fle fs now convinced tiint Chicago,ns far as hygienc ts concernedd, beats St Louls all o pieces, Dur. g the Inat two days hie s Leen In this city, and by the advice of hia Irlend MeMullin took several walks through Bridgeport, fuhaling fts pure and Invigorating air. “Tleleft for home yesterday, feeling as” tranquil and happy as c?nmml ufter o hearty dinner of roast mis. sionary. The Prestdents of the Grand Trunk and (ire: Western Railways liave iseued instructions :“n thelr exccutive oflicers to maintafn equal ande agreed rutes, tares, and facilities, and huve con- curred fn the nppulnlment of a joint committen of the two buanls fur a better enforecment of these constructlons. This verifies the rumors that the two roads have ngreed to ool their earniugs, An understanding a8 to' ratea to competiute points reniains to be ndjusted, A young mnn giving the uame of W, C, Crumi, and _claiming to be connceted with tho Zzpres, of Ruchester, N. Y., has been procuring passes from varjous raflroad companies In this elty during the last few days. ‘The man [s evi- nleutllr a fraud, ns somne of the passes lave been found In scalping ofllees, and rallroad manggers had better plaee him on the black liat. The t.-llon. Hugh C. . Cilders, M, T, President of the (ircat Western Rallroad of Cane ada, accompnnled by his daughter, arrived hery yestenlay, e Is on lis way to Californla, ‘The Unlon Pacifie Rallroad autounces Lhat the steamer Alaska will leave San Franclsco for Australfu Ock 8, and the steamer Belgle Oct. 2, e m— FIRE AT ELGIN, ILL, &vectal Disnatch ta The Chicaga Tridune, Erary, 11, Sept. 33,=At 6 a. n. to<day onp of McClure's fee-hognss caught fire and was destroyed, ‘The buflding cost 5,000, and way fnsured for £2,250, and contained 8,000 tons of Ice, Over 2,000 tons ore yob merclinntable, Most ol It was suld o fow daya zluce. Inceudlariem, e — DROWNED, Spectal Dishateh ta The Chicags Trituna, East Saoivaw, Mich, 8apt. 23.—\Willlam Dewmercest, an employe on the tug Halzht, was catight In tho bight of & lino this afternoon, knock overbourd, and drowned. The body waz recovered. ——ea—— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, 8aN Frsscisco, Cal,, Sept. 28,— Arrived, ateamer Collma, from Panamna, _New Yok, Bept. 23.—Arrived, steamships Koln and Weser, from Bremen. The Drought and Famino In Indis. - Edinburg Review, The drought, and consequent seareity, which have attlicted fo laree an areaof India durin the past and the rrc-cnl.yuur. are phenomenaol unusual gravity. Hoodand bad years sueceed ono another in most parts. of the world, with an Irregalarity which as yet s rcgnnlcd'nsmlprl- clous, althourh It has heen reduced to o sort of ride average of expectation, b Is acconlant with this general law, which afTacts atlke the [y cropa and the cerenls of Eugland, tho vineyards of France, and the olive rurdens of llul{, that the very condjtions which stiinulata tho luxurlunce of the heavieat vrglpl ageravate the evils of yeurs of nlsfortune, The powerful +Influence of the rays of the sun In sthnulating the lnucuu of the orpante chemistry of the lunt Is the wore senslble the more dircct is hele fncldence. In tropical and sub-tropleal reglons #o netive s the creative power that plants may be alinost seen to grow. lut thy greater the rolar beat, the wreater fs the need of water for the support of vegotation, The chnler. also, as o wencral rile. fs the supnly. s it {n from tho equatorlal sens that the greste est depth of the water which provides the ruine fll of tho curth Is evaporated, so fs it [n the closg vicinlty of that main sourco of supbly that tha cooliug and attracting eifect of lolty noun- taln-chafns (s most sudden awd most apparent, and that the most violent provipltation ensues, The ranges of mountaing that line the western vonats of the Indian peninsula to the north of the Gull of Cambay, of British Burmab, and of Slam, are annually watered by more llml 10 inches of rain, Nor fs the quantity of the water- nupply {ta most important feature. It reprularity Is perlodle, As the sun crosses tho equlnoctial Huo tho winds follow in its course. Thu Nl rlses, nlmost to a day, on the fall of the solstitial T In Abyssinfa. Aud the arrival of the Indlan mimsoohs, or trade winds, which briug rain on thelr wings, is anticlpated to oceur with a regu- lurity nearly ns oxact as that wlich character- fzen the chiinges due to the complex dyclo of the moun. Whea, from causes which seicuce das not us yet grusped, this punctuallty of water suppty [s Interfered with, the heat which would have sthunlated the growth of thoe well-watcred plant purclies and withers the vegotation of an urid soll, For the culture of rico, and of other wmainerops of Indlan agriculture, not only s minimum quantity of raln {s pecessary, but a certain distribution of that quantity according 1o the ugze ol tho younge plants Is indispensable to thele welfare, And thua it occurs that whed those disturbances of the normalcourse of the monsoon rains of which we speak attain a cer taln gravity, vegetation fu the stricken districts is purtly or totully cut off. The famine of the vear 1877 15 at feast the clghtecnth of thoso Which have affected India sluca the commeuce- ment of the British rule, and the fourtecuth durug the present wmu?'. ‘This most recent one ailects an area of msiv square infles, aud a population of 20,807,071 souls. Salt-Water Fish In & Queer Place. Black Mills Ploneer, Tt {snot our purposc to go Intoa web of theories to substantiate tho assertion made the caption of this article, but simply for the present to record tho fact that from a well of water recently dug on Sherman strect ther was yesterday rufscd to tho surfuce in 8 single bucketful of water six diminutlye lshof tuo tom-cod nrlet&. which_can now bo scen at tho stors of Star X Bullock, The tom-cod is no~ where found except in salt-water, and (s, as far as we knuw, a native of the Pacifle Ocean, aud 1ts appearnco hero through such a source cun- tirms the beliel - fn the underground river and ocean theory, ‘Tho well from which these flsh are_taken ylelds water but slighitly Impreguated with salt, or, more properly, sodluw, but its resenco s sulliviently perceptible” to pin our liel on the theory that the well has tapped & sult-water artery whoso fountatu-hiead lics in sotue of the Pucliic Coast runges. ‘This s also the opinfon uf Mr. 8tar, whose geological res searchies extend over a period of seventy-fve years, and whose name has been prominently Bet in'the brightest coustellation of tho selentitic Nruanent, “The specimens thus far ralscd 10 the surface vary from ove and a half Lo Uve fuchics iu leugth, Theaslde and top tins are lars and_ beautifully colored in the most dell purplo and carmiuoe tints, and, tho cyes aro 8 jetty black, Tiroova, A correspondent gives the tollnwlni amusing deseription of Tirnova, the auclens Capital of Bulgaria: * Naples, iu {ts upper part, Amalt, Victrh, aro all constructed ou a plaiu, o )li_nml with the vertical precipico on whic ‘trnova 18 perched. [t streets ure so steep, 80 narrow, aod so muddy thst no description €t give nn adequate fdea of tha truth. s thers anuther towt in the world where, for Imuncdt: the fullowlng adventurs could have In:”wn'e 3 Au Euglish correspondeut bad the il xu"k 10 lose his fuoting on vue of the nain streets; by fell wnd anaged to scrasuble to his feet, but not lu the same street, nor_In the next one, but In the third stroct further down from tho pl R:’l where by had been originally wuklrfi. He b frresistibly slipped down u'laoe, which geemed orygnally planued for the uso of Bulwes's *coute ing ruce,’ or svme other supernatural bl cutowed with wings, but pot for helpless, l“:‘ touted mortals! Despite all this the thoroudts stauch Bulgarian is rmud of his sucient dl‘fi and shakes bis bead incredalously whea you k“ L that thero are cities 1o _the world wl_um; d is not considered 1o be an sbsolute necessity {0 the lubiabitants to risk thew lives at every swep they venture to make fn the streets.” e ——— Tho cause of educatlon In this grest sud tre mendouy country s prospering, At s.mm:g: this seuson mofe mouey was wade lwn e leurned plg thau by auy obhes beast of the