Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 1, 1877, Page 7

—— o Tl DUELLO. John M. Binckley Challenges Dr. Tope to Mortal Combat. pab dhe Doelor Prosaieally Swears Hin Lifo Agaiust ¥r. B, Alleged Cause of the Trouble Between the Two Men. Yhat Mr, B. las to Say Regarding the * Scoundrel Topes*? A Bosom Friend Who Declines to Make Any Revelations, Anout two weeks ago the Chicago papers published o Mibwaukee dispateh to the effeet thot Jobn M. Binckley, who was Asistant Atfornev-fieneral under Preshlent Johinson, who ludd lived o this city for gome years, but who had resided fn Milwankes for twelve mionthe or 80, had mysterloualy disappeared— that it was unknown where he had gone, and that it was feared that hie had committed sulcide under the Inflience of mental excitement or sterration. Tlis was followed In a counle of days by another diapately, stating anthoritative- 1y that Mr. Binckley had not eommitted suclile, ond was all right, The explanation of these dispatelies eame out yesterday in this city he- fore Justice Pollak. 1t Is an explanation ex- coesively PAINPUL IN 1T8 RATURE, inview of the stending of all the parties con- cernedj and it Is fmpossible to belleve the trutl of the story regarding the alleged offense of two of them. It s far more reasonnble to fin- pzine that Mr. Binckley, who has gone through vory mtck Yorriment and distress, and has met with many wnisfortunes during the lnst eiehit years, i3 luboring under some singulae de- Juslon, {huu to helieve that the lady to whum he hns been married for seventeen yenrs has been ;zn!hiv of the crime charged agalnst her, Duringe 1874 and 1875 Me, Binckley lived with his famity at Irving Park, During thelr resi- deuce there they ot acqualnted with DI I, W TOPE, , a young doctor, who bad ‘wen appointed hysician of the 'wor-Ilouse and Insane Asylum Kr'l)r. ffen Miller In the spring of 1872, s0on after Miller was elected County Superintendent of ublie Charities. The Doctor and Mr, Blnek- les's famiily were an terma of ressonable fn- vy o one had ever licard or y shaduw of an fmpropriety until 0. About that thine, it ta alleged, v iy in konie. unkuown manner that Tl {fe_had been guilty of tor el intimuey with Dr. Tope. He ebarged lier with the fact, and it 1s furthier alleged that shie, ut bis dictation, wrote a confession of mis- deeds,—contalnini nothing criminal, however, Kubscquently, lowever, stie repudinted this confession, and nseerted that it was made under threats. Assuming, of course, that. Mr, Binckley believed the trath of the alleged In- timacy, it 1s mot unlikely that Le, & man of strung and quick passions, dId hehave fn such o manner that bls wife thought the best thing to doto eseape Immedinte dangcer was to alen any document that he micht present to her, Then shie left, and went to lier folks iy Vireinia, ~Her futher, Harvey Mitehell, who was for many years ndraltsman in the Land Ofilce, is dond, Her mothes wns a daughter of Gav. Jolinston, of Virginla, and a alster of Gen, Jo!urll John- aton: ond ft fs undorstood that she has gone with her children to stay with her unclo until this melancholy bustuess I8 rettled, About the day after this explusion at Milwaukee, TUE FOLLOWING DISPATCIL WAB RECRIVRD at pollee headquarters in this city: . < Muwavkee, Octe LM, (. Hickey, Eug,, General Superintendent of Pallce. Chicaqa, IMl,: John M. Binckley, of this clty, former restdent of Jonr city, lelt here this worning for your city with funrderons dexiens on Dr. dohn Tope, of Oak Tark. Jealousy tho causc, Notily Tope st once. Yrivate, Wit Brek, Chief of Police, ‘The volice, after notifylng Tope that a ren- tlemnan with blood fu his’ eye was coming down from Mitwaukeo i search of him, started out hiemselves Lo see if they could tind Binckley, This, singtlarly enonigh, they wers unablotodo, sithough he must have reached the ity about hand been hero ever sluco—over two ‘Tope heard nothing about him, and was beginning to indulge [n hopes that it wasn horrid dreamy, when ho got TR FOLLOWING LETTER: Curcann, Oct, 25, INT7.—=DLr. J. W, Tope, Mont tlare, Cook County—Siny Last Sunday aweek past {called at your lodgings about sunsut, and woa ln. sited to uwalt you w your room, 1 choss not to #lali o blameless (3) Ureaide with your blood, ana Jeft word far yon (o nicet me ot tho depot, whero (knowing yori slwnye carned urmw) 1 fntended ‘to make you flght, The pollce protected yon. Since n I'have been dogzed nigbt and day. On the T wroto you offering (0 mieet you sl the house of oue af your Masonic brethren, unarmed, for s Private Jersonal nterview. You have ot ro. spunded. No living person knew my oblect. 1 reveat §t ta yon. It wan 10 tnake on unlawtal pro. poral. I yuu are cowardly you will now wvo my fiberty In your power, for, fnaing no other way, avow hereby my rnbrn-ul. which fora mortal combat, Aslcan nvite no friend to cxpose htinsell in Hlinols, it 3t necessarily bo a socrat weehinge hotwosn us, Whichs bs not preeeriling terms, This do pro- teribe, and nothing eleu, viz, @ tho flht must zo on nntil one is dead. ~ Nowall tho rost 1s with you, snidan yutt know yoursel( to he uncomnionly teft und akillfnl, you perceive your Immensc advantage over bingling sirenuth, Mako overything to plenve yomreeit; but 1 Jimit the time to ten days after totlce. '1f you evade thin, Iwill, if 1 musi, adopt anather wiy, No person as yet haa over hesrd from o the reason of my hostility. An answor 1o this will reach me, directed to tho care of iha Hlon. K. F, Norton, No. 60 Dearborn stroet, Chis eazn, who will not fmagiae the contents, Keapoct- uily, Jonx M. Bixexrer. lle received this Friday or Satunlay ot his place at Mount Clare, and, after thinking [t over fo make up bis milnd as to what was best to be dane, be went to - Justice Polluk yesterduy morning atud KWORE OUT 4 WARRANT for Binckley*surrest on a churgo of haviug threate ehied to takebia life, The warrant was hunded to Canstable Gicore Hartingn, It was Tope's im- presafon that Minckley might be Tound at the otise of Mrs, Bleclow, down on Wabaah aye- uue, and there the oflicer went, but was unsuc cessful, ‘Then somebody sugeested that Binek- Iey was on ntimnte terms. with_ Chapman, the archltect, who hus an ollice in - Room 10, Lake- slde Bullling, 8o Tops mud Hart- an - went there, aml were fqrtunate coough to flnd Blockley In Chopmau's room. To.e kilentiflod bim, ond Iartoan served the warrant, ‘Tope, helng a rather cau. tlous and nervous mon, immeliately instsied that Hartwan ehould search Binckloy for the burposs of takliic any weanons which bo might hoye about lu, ho feariug somewhat Jest Binckloy michit shoot him or otherwise kill him while on the way to the Justice's oftive. Flart- mau scurched tho prisoner, but found nothing. Then they went to Pollak’s, where Binckley's fetter to” Tope was produced, and Bipekley ad- mitted that he wrote ity and waid tha he dldn't regret huving sent it, h belng the only thine that conld be done under the.creumatances, 8o dustice Follak ordercd Mr, Binckley to wive bail in the sum ol &,000, to appeur, cte,, which was given, Mr, Chspman gofnz on his bond. THEB CHALLENOEN, After reading the ubove stalment of the pre- Nminary tacts by of Tux Trinune stafy, it camo tuthe mind of No. 0 that perhaps it would be well it be suw Mr, Blnekley and took some views from that side of the case. No man kuew whero Mr. Binckley was, but to hunt up Lis bail, Mr, Cass Chupinan, was tho obyious way to find him. Mr Chapman was sald by the veroclous dircctory to ot No, ¢34 Wabash avenue. that place, the reporter No. 6 jommed axay at the door tor sume time, and at last brousht a Tesponse,—u man In an overcoat, who sald that he wus Mr, Bluckley, Me. Binckley Is a wmun above the medinm hebzlit, broad-shouldered, thiu, with heavy eye-brows, retreating oyes, Loug and durk Leard, smi o peculiar look ubout bim’ which made the reporter apprebensive shout poing §n. Reassered, however, by two &lasses nud = bottle on the table, No. 8 went fn aud gald to Mr, Binckley: “Ilearn that you have been taken before o ustive Cougt thits ufteruoon, eir.’ 1t istrue, T have.” * Would you kln:fl, stato what was the causo of this vrosveution! 1 dun't sec uuy reasou for denying the truth about the whole titter. 1 came to this ty ISTENDING TO KILL A MAN. Lcame to this city with the futention of killing ad— 'uuu-lrulll." 1 Tt U ppust, then, from the fact you are ted, that you did pot kil i O sir. Helsa cownrd sud a scouudrel, and hy duls't answer my vote to him,* !" l'i“ mu yufin noted * i 1 r. Biuckley then put on certaln oye-glasses, lnd‘ ralsing h’mulr up to the level u]lhu hang- {ug-lawp, ki reud the challengs trot bimsell to r. Tope, which 18 given sbove, sod then be contivued: " Yuy se how ban-l{ the charge of intendime $0 824ussluate Is brought ugalnat we. 1 tell you openly and frankly that I vane bero with the Liteation of Kl g that wan, but when I £ llve Ou reaching conliln’t find b, a5 T had expeeted, Teent b | the oxeention, levy, and anle, set aindtted the thix note. He bs acowanl. He dbl not resvomd, Instead of that, he went to a waglstrate and rwors his lifo auainst me. Flat i<, he gwore under the Jauee In the Taw that he waa in fear of his fife from me,—just nelf T was o pofroner, an assassin, o man who came out from behind a'tree, T assure you that I tiled to pive bin exact justhc. 1 ssked hlm to meetine and to PIONT IT OUT 70 THE DEATIL }'lm. l]lfz'u aacoundrel and o coward, and he re- s ‘* What was tke result of thist’* *Now, mind sou, he didn't take me under the dueting clnuse. He might have done: that, But he did not, I he hal seen fit to prosceate e for' rending a challenge, T aliould he in jafl.. Bat he did not. 1le simply went, like the scoundrel that be Is, and” swore that ho feared forhis life. Tn fact, he swore Nis life ngninst me. He knew that he was in no ;lnliz(;'l' of hislife. Butthat Is the kind of man e [e. **Wiil you he kind enough to stats what was the reasan of sending this challengei® 1T WAS MY DEADLY HATRED TO TIE MAN," ¢ Upon what was that hatred based " “Tdecling to nnawer that questions That s the only thing I have to keep In reserve, 1 will nottell vou the canse of that. My man- houd, my honesty, my honory al) forbid,” T will nut tell you what the canse was," ** 1 understand that a telegram has been rent frotn the Chicf of Police of Milwnukee to the Culef of Police of Chiengo stating that Ya“ lad come down hicre with bloud fn your eye,’! “8uch atelezram was seut, It wan sent hy one F. F, Browne, who was_formerly the editor of the Lakerlde Monthly. He s a ugrvons, M- kettyy apprehensdve sort of a man. He learned somchow about this matter, sudhe bothered the Hee until they sent the telegram,”? on what dld he base his knowledge!” “That s a branch of the other question, and 1 decline to answer It.” After havine passed tho, hospltalities of the evenlng, which reporter No. 6 belfeves to have been 1546 brandy, Mr. Chanman, in whose rovin the interview was held, and Mr, Binckley bhade the reporter good evening, the latter stopping Htiin to sns [ wish, abova all things, that you would set clear before the public the fact that, 1AM NOT AN ABSASNIN, that 1 am not a polzouer, that T am not one who gous abuut to stay bebind o tree or post, and that 1 simply sent this mi a chailenge, nakin him to meet me fn falr and open combat, and that he refused, T eross-examined him tn coury this afternoon, and he was torced to swear that the only upprehension that he had from me was based tipon the receipt of this letter, 1T signed & bond, and this man is now just as free from me, If hic were here before me this moment, as yon are, This wns a model quarrel, It was carried on strictly In_privacy, lie refused to fight me, and [ did the best I could to make bim. e s o scoundrel.” Before auy other explanation as to tho char- acter of Dr, Tope could bo made, the reporter fled down the stalrease, On reading the alove account by No, 6 of the stafl, No. 7was moved to go forth in search of ¥. ¥, BROWNE, formerly of the Lakestie Monthly, who was of the varties named. Mr. Browne was asuearly in- accesslble as No.b01 Leavitt street could be, Fur- ther, Alr, Browne was In the midst of his family, It was not diflleult to surmise that he had been in the newspaper business Ly the carefulness withwhivh hie evaded questionaand that around the mutter at {ssue. After narrutlng the fact that Mr, Binckley had been arrested, which, with all its attendant efrcumatances, seeined strango to Mr. Browne, the repogger continucd a scries of questions, which_wefe parried with the ability of a vete- ran, Mr. Browne bad not been av Milwaukee ns the friend of tho famlily, but upon his own business, What he hod come to know about tine Eannll’lo difficultles between Mr, and Mres, Binckiey had cowoe to him in tho strict seal of conflaence, aud he wonld not {could not) speak of them, Mr, Browne deplored the necessity of bavine the public press deal with the matter at all, heeausa 1f it should come to Neht that Mr, Biuckley was the victim of a hatlucination it would be very painful to have the matters sup- posed by Mr. Binckley charged arainst any member of the family. ~ It had been, to be sure, charged by varlous and sundry toat Mr, Binckiey was non-compus, but that had not been proved. It should, however, be stated that the general tone of Mr. Browne's views was In thrway of expluluing all matters on the basis of the halluchnation of Mr. Binckley. When the question was put to him point blank, *Docsnot the deadly hatred of My, Binckley townrd Dr. Tope grow out of the lat- ter's alleed frivndship with the former’s wife and family when they lived ot Irving Park?? then there was no dircct ouswer,—rather one which grow out of the fact that Mr, Browne knew certain things rolely fn” confldence, and could not honorably use theor. It further appenred that Mrs, Binckley had zone homie to her parents; that Mr. Brownehad been u firm friond of Mr, Binckley's; aud that he hehid it o rolemn duty §n such cases to um- teet a friend’s househiold fromn the attack of even rumor, ‘To put tho reporter’s conclusions iuto the shortest pussible expression, wotld be to say that (1) he knew all ubvut the row, ,f” that lio liad protnised not to tell, () that he 'frmly be- leved that Binckley way mad, or at leastn monomaniag, and (4) that he didv’t waut to talk about the matter. PERIONAL. In 1800, Mr, Binckley was a clerk In the In. térlor Department at Washington, and it was durlog that time that he becumo enpaced to ond marred his wife. After the election of Mr. Liocoln, and the appoiutment of Caleh Smith _ns Fecretary of the Iuterfor, Mr. Binckley resigned. He remained around Washington, earning bis lving s lawyer, clalm agent, heavy writer for thy In- teltigencer, cte., untll 1860, when Mr. Johnson Jolinsonized, and he was appointed first o clerk in the ollico of 1ha Attorney-General and afwer- wards an Assistant-Attornev-General, which tee ho held until toward the close of Mr. ohneon’s Admintstration. Then ho came here and hung ont a shingie, but tor some_reason or other was- unable to make uny beadway, Ale though posscascid of conslderable natural ability, his ways were a littletoo positive and decisive (o please the majority of ind, and ho hind n yery hard thne of ft. Onuof the members of his " family painted aud wrote, und with what was acnuired in this way and what little he carmed they wanaged to serateh along. He went itp to Mitwaukeo for the purpose of dofug cditorial work upoa one of the papers there, but that fell throuch after u tine, and sinee then he has been living as he best could. It fs to be feared that the muny misfortuncs und dlscouragements which ho hus met with have had thelr elTect upon hismind, THE COURTS. Iecord of New Sulls, Judgments, Criminal Cuses, Divorces, Ete, Judgoe Blodgett yesterday deelded the motion to open the decree in the case of J. I, Francls, Assiguea of James Q. Spier, vs. The Executors and lelrs of Georgo Spurck. It scems that back in 1505, Bpicr, who hiad been building udls. tillery at Peoria, finding himscl! embarassed, made an sgreement with Bpurck and one @, T, Barker, by which they were to pay off Hens to the amount of §31,250 agalnst tho property, to run the distillery three or six months, and at thie end of that thne Spler wos torepay themthe money with 10 per cent futerest, or in defanit they were cach to have aone-third interest in the busincss, Spler was unable to pay, and tho three became partners, cach having a one- third futerest. Barker was bought out by Spler 1u 1867, and Spurck and Spler ran together until 1670, when the distillery was burned. A settle. ment was then hud, Subacquently the Assiguce of Spler flied a bill against Spurck’s renresenta- tives, clulming that Spier was entitled to largo profilain th busliess which b hwd not recelved. A settlement wus, however, effected, and a decree by agreement entered {n Februury last 10 curry out tha terms of sottlement agreed vn, Bubse- quently Heury Mansileld flled a petition to have the decres opencd on the ground that the Assy made a very disadvantageous ecttlement, and bad improperly walved o largo rtlon of the Just claims wzainst Spurck’s c3- ate. Mo therefore aaked leave to be ullowed 1o prove the facty, Judge Blodgett yesterday declined to allow the decreo tobe opened, e sald the claim wus contested. that tho statute of lwitation would probably Le a bar, sud that the settle- ment sppeared to by open and sablstaciory Lo atl partie uew facts had been clulimed to No be discovered which would alter tho case, aud it was deslrable that botl the cstates invelved should be settiod aud Mtlgation cuded. The motion waa therefore overruled, A uew question, sud one of much hnportance to dealvrs I stuck of Liiis Stute, wos devided on the 20th ult, In the Superior Court. in the caso of the People ex rel. va. tioss & Philiips Manu- fucturing Cowpany of this city, on wandumus to compel the lssuing of certiticates of stock, Adans baving recovered judgment wgainst Church fu thas court sued out exscutlon, and cautsed it to be levied uuder Bec, 6310 Sec, 67, p, 628, statute of 1574, on tlity sharcs of the stock of that Company stauding in the uameof Church oir its bouke, bid 1t off ut the Sherlils sale, and applted to the Company for uew cerlieates to be tssued to bl fur thew, which the Cownany rofused to do, aud thes be commenced these proceedings to cowpel it, The Compuny lu lta auswer, though denylog Ixsnie of the stork Uy Chnrel, and averred thet be hadindorsed and o opledged it as seeurlty for delts he owed to third peranns prior 1o the levy, and tnat those thind bersons, by roneon of auch Indorsement, and plerdze, haul a fight to the sLock Auperior 1o any that Adams conld acquire by his bevy made alter the pledge, although there waa nothing on tiie banke of she Company to show surh in- dorrement and pledge. Judge Giary held, however, npon demurrer to that part of ihe answer, that there being noth- ing on the buoks of the Company to show the rights of these third persons, the exceutlon, levy, ani eale, If duly inade, carried the title to the stock uzainst them, and a peremptory writ would bs awarded, If, on trial by 2 jury, it should appear that the proceeldings were regular, As . MEEKER & CO, Robvert E, Jenkins and €. Norman Fay, As. -(Fnccn n bankruptev of A. BB, Mesker & Co,, filed 0 Wil yesterday agalnat Alexander J. Lelth, 88 Receiver of the Juliet fron & Steel Company, asking for an account. They sut out that, in October, 1874, an arrangement was made by which A, B Meeker & Co. should furnish to the Iron teel Company the raw materlal, consisting of plg-Iron, apléget, e, tievess sary for the mannfacture of siect rails, innke all cegsury advances, menr Jabilities Ly drafts, niotes, ele., and recefve in pledize there- for sl the products of the works to be tlelivered on the gronunds of the Western Dock Company, They were also to eell the frot and steel o manufactured for 8 com- mission of 21¢ percent. This arrangenient wan earrled out until July last, when the Iron Steel Company failell, owing A. B. Mecker £103,230.23, Tho Assignecs of the latter firm have had sume tlisagreement with the Recelver of the Company a8 to the exact amount due them, and this bill is filed by agreement to ob- taln a judicial settlement of the matter. TIE CHICAGO LIFR. Judge Williams entered an order yor Axing 4 per cent a8 the basls on which't atlon of the policies fn_the Chicago Lif anca Company cnse should be calculated, A petition for this purpose was flied by the Re- ceiver of the Company several days ago, setting wut that no report of the Company’s llabfiltics could bo made until this waus done. Judze Willlums sald that he thought the Leg- fslature, when it passed the fnsurance law, in- tended the 4 per cont basts should be adopted in all cases, The testimony of the experts in the Republic Life-Insurance Company case was 1o tho same effect. e bad In thut case adopted a0 per cent baatks for other reasuns; but here, the facts belug different, and the premiuma be- ing ealeulated on a 4 per cent valuation, he wonld order the same standarl to Lo adopted for nxeertaining the net value of the pollcles. THE CHICAGD PIRE-INSULANCE COMPANT, througeh ita Assignee, James K. Murphy, mukes the following showlngz: Cash, Ut 1. aaee §16,048 I'aid United States Marshal 0 Pald warrants Expenses,. . Balance on hand..... TP } DIVORCES. Allan F. Little filed 8 Lill yesterday against his wife. Catharine N, Little, asking for a di- voree on nccount of her desertlon. Judge Willlams yesterday granted a decree of divorce to Olirla Johnson from Charles W, Juhnson, on the ground of drunkenness, and to Georze Heed from Mary Ann Reed for the ssme reason. Jufie Moore granted a dceree to Florence M, Kinnfe from Edmund D. Riunle, on the ground ol wlultery, and to Ella Sparling fromn George Bvarling, on the ground of cruclty. 1TES, Judge Drummond yesterday dechied the caxe of Bouthworth et al., Aseizuces of Helnz, Noble Co., va. Murphy and others, It appeared that on the same day on which Helnz, Noble & Co. went Into baukruptey—December, 1870—0 judgment was entered by confesslon aratnst the frem In the Clreuit Court of MelLean County, before Judgze Murphy, who was also futerestéd In the case. The warraut to confess fmlmm.-nt was signed only by one of the mem- bers of tho flem,” Tho Lill was flled to set this judgment ashle, so as to allow the property selzed to be used in favor of all the creditors. Three questions were rafsed: First, as to the validity of the judzment as nzainst the other eredltors; second, as to whether the member of the firm who slizned the Judgment note had any power to do so; and, third, whether the judg- ment was valld, having bren rendered fn ‘vaca- tion before o Judge who was_ intercated In the Judgment, Judge Drummond held that the judgment should be set nafdes that it did not give the de- fendants any preference as ogainst the other creditors of the flrm; that ‘It had not been shown that sufliclent authority was given to the member of the firm who signed the warrant to confess Judgment, nor did iLappear conclusively that the partics who entered - judement did so in good faith without knowledge of the in- solvency of Heinz, Noble & Co. Judie Drummaond was engaged yeaterday af- ternoun in tearlng & demurrer to the bill uzainst the stockholders of tho Butierfield Oserland Company to cotnpel them to pay an asscsament of 40 per ceut on thelr stock, ‘The arguments on the demurrer to the bill of the Union Mutual Life-Insurance Company va, The Frear Stone Manufucturing Company” and its stockholders were concinded yesterday morning before Judze Farwell, and “the caso taken under advisement. Lewls Walker, indicted In tho United States Court for robbing & passencer on the Unfon Transportativn Cumpany’s line of twenty &4 bilts, Canndiny money, pleaded guilty yestenday before Judge Blodeett, Bentence was suspend- ed tosllow the ntroduction of sume evidence, UNITED KTATES COURTS, The Mercuntile Mutuul Insurauce Company, the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insnrauco Cotm- puny, snd the Buffalo Insurance Cump:my flled o lbel nuainst the steamn propeller Frusaia to recover #4,807.00, “The Compunies {nsured the of the schoaner O, M. Bond lust summes on her trip from Chicazo eist, While she was moored fu the Welland Canal, on her voyage, the Prussia carelessly collided with her” and drove her on the rocks, causing nearly a total loes of the carzo, The Companles, belng com- lled to pay the insurance, now ask that the 'russin bo compelied to relmburse them, the accident belng cuured by hier negligence, ‘Tha Stonington Savings Bank lled a bl agatnat Allcg Nugent, Ao M. Emery, O, L. Bassett, 11, A, Fletcher, and Hugt Turner to torecloso a mortgure for §5,000 on Lots B1, 52, and 53 iu Cottage Grove Addition to Chicaco, BANKRUPTCY MATTERS, Intho case of Blddle & Boyd, an order was entered for the sale of the assits at public auc- tion ufter three weeks' notice by publieatfon, It. E. Jeokins wos yesterday appointed Asy slgnee of U, M, Gruss. U. W, Campbeli_was appoiuted Assignee of Alex L. and J, R, Thorne. The creditorsof Louls Jaeger & Bro. yesterday accepted a composition of 25 per cent, payable one-tourth in cash and the rematuder in'two, four, and six mouths with 6 per cent [terest, An Assignee will be chosen for Jubin Bent ut 10 o'clock o, m. to-day, CUIMINAL COURT, The jury lu the vase of Juseph Lewls, on triat !ar" horse-stealing, returned a verdict of not uilty, i Mli: l%mm was tried for horse-stealing snd uitted, braham Jacobs was tried for the larceny of acow, and qivuu two yeurs {u the Pevltentiary, William Woodruf * was found_gutity of llr‘u'ln‘. and_given six days fu tho County Jail, Willlam Gorman was tried for larceuy wnd acquitted. TiR CALL, Jupax DroxsoNp—In chambers, Juoaz Brunartr—458, 1111 ve, Ballimore & Oblo Rallroad, on trial. Junax Ganr—142, 133, 1M, 130, 141 to No. "1 , Orabul ve, 148, 150 te 157, Inclualve, Stuélhclaen, on muu,.m i, i Sk e Junal ANESON <804, hy <BO, I 287, 201, 0%, 200, 207, it 240, '0sbarue vy, Gregy, »i0ll on trinl. Juuas Moons—~No further call this term, Jimas Roarus—i5il, sud 4350 10 480, tuclaslve. Cas on telal. N e 260 1o 300, Inclusive, oxeept 234, 208, 400, No, @41, Kigdon 200, 01, 206, 204, e, Clark, oo trial, Juuuk FanweLL—General buviness. Jrousk WuLiaNs—5318, Fox va. Long, ontnal, JUDOMENTS, Burrrion Count—CoxvkssioNs—Joscph Froiber vo. Loufs lubens, old Michacl Hambroctt, 43 Thomas sud Patrick ey, $0 Robinson ve. Josef F. Haut, 3132, 60, Junes Gauy—d, B Meltinore ot ai. ve. Richara T. Hace, $417.67. ~Huga Majer va. W. M. aud’ ulc‘;n;urdm. 41,830,339, and motlon for new tral. Cinctir Count—Jupax l'lann-—Amlrlc‘un Ta- [ co Company ve. Daplel Sulliv 0. 77 uranco Company ve. La 1. 0. g b Jobn Lyuch ve. Willlam Lyuch, Btorru et al. ve. 1rs N. ilorrick and wotion for new trial, —C. B, liryce et al Ih'usry }lcl.u‘lxglxlsl\g‘ 441, 03, ~Uabriel Wakl el ve. Same, §02.59. Jepcx Tootu—Catherine Mitcholl va, James D. Tyler, $2,015.75, E FORREST FUNERAL. Mawpus, Teon, Oct. 31.—The tfuneratof Gen. Forrest took place at woon, at the Cums berland Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Dr, Gtainback, who bad been s privato soldler under Forrest, oftflclating. Not only the church, but tho strect for squares, was crowded with peo- le, Among the pall-bearers were Jetlerson uvis, Goy. Porter, the Hon. Jacob Thompsun Cowan stafl. the and Dr, Forrest's aud ot Col. Gal THE CHICAGO TRIBI'N 1 poeed of mounted ex-Confedurates peereding | the hear-e: muste, OB Fellows, Chickneas Giards, B City Grays, Memphis faglt Guarde, Memphls actillery, ex-Confederate sol- dlers, ex-Unlon_soldiers, clsl) organizations, Mayor and City Comncil, Fire Department, nod eltizens on fool, Busnees was sunpended during the funcral ecremonies, and thousandr of personx linet the sllewalks to witness the honors paid the deceased. The remains were interred at Elmwood, with the Odd Fellows' rites and military honor The (ien was dreseed In his old uniform, At hls own st, andl s tne eatket containing the remning was carrfed into the church it was almost impossible o keep back the crowd, so anxlous were all to take lock at his face. AMUSEMENTS. HOOLEY'S TIHEATRE. We are In the midst of one of our fits of frolic fn matters of amusement. The public appetite for entertatnment s supposed to be Insatianle, and It only remains for the caterers ta look out for dysveptle tendencles and adminieter reme- dies and stimnlants, sccording to the necessitics of the tnee. We had o few serfous weeks with Bootl and Rarrett some time 2zo, and ever since they went away the public—that Is, the play-gofng publle—hea been Indnlzing in one prolonged burat of relatatlon, such as can hest he de- seribed In the words of the British Member of Parliament at the close of a easion, when he a3l he *flung un bis heels with a wild ehrick of freedom.” Ta be surn., onr mirth-making has been tempered by the inellow radinnce of Bart- Iey Campbelt’a love-poem (in dramatie form), as well sangrravated by Dotalntek Murray's striped seneational extravacance at the Adelphl. The general tendency, however, of the eurrent has heen fn the direction of frolic; and we are baving ft this week to our hearts' col tent. Fun without a moral fs pre- ferred, uand this 48 probably the reason why “Evangeling’’ Is sought ufter with such avidity and enfoved with unmixed delieht, The maral of * Pink Doininos® (s a question to he iscusacd by penple after they hinve geen it, and the discussion Is quite kel to rniec o breeze In the family circle, Your reanceted mother-in-law, for Instance, will be llable to question the propriety of your introducing her nughter to 8 set of mbinieht revelers who manare to mix up the marital relations so con- foundedly, ¢ Evangeline,” on the nther band, has nothime to offer but innocent drollery, en- llvened by Jocund, breezy, populsr musie. There I8 "no “moral® to it, and one may add therefs no meantng elther,—any more than there ts in the Lone Fisherrman,~and thia is de- cldedly preferable toa moral which s worse than none at all, * Evangeline’ s a singular conzlomerationof amusing nousense, aml it has the rare merit In pi-ces of this character of not beinge tedions. The musicfs not of a preten- toun character, awl it is all the wore enjovable an that account. Nor do the Jukers inslst on raving more than what 15 set” down for theus, ‘The players have adapted themselves to thelr parts with mor mendable care. The recult 8 that while nothi *comes tardy ofl,' nothing Is overdone, not oven he Loue Fisherman, whoae persistent appearance in all gorts of cor- ners where ho has no business to be 1s perhaps tho wildest extravaganza that hae yet been con- ceived, The minging fs cxcellent’ throughout, anid the acting—If hurlesque can be dignified by that name—never aversteps the Himit silowed to this kind of performance, which {9 saving a good deal for the judement and skill of the combinatfon as nwhole. ~ Mr. Goodwin s an excecdingly droll comedion, among the very best we Lave seen in this class of persona- tions since Billy Crane departed from it to fresn flelds. Eliza Weathersty {s ns charm- ing asof yore,and Miss Laura Clancy fs botha sweet sonistress and s clover metress, besldes belng endowed with personal qualifications which are fudispensable’to the success of artists in her line. It s not necessary, however, to indicate the Individual charncteristios of the company, They are all well discipiined {n their respective ways, and produce o foscinasies en- tertninment which bas nothing better or worse to offer in Its extenuation than that it isa bit of harmless tooling, good cuough to be laughter for an hour or two, Misa Clancy, who has hecome quite a favorite with the vublie sinee lier appearavce liere, Is to bava o benefit on Friduy evening, DRAMATIC NOTES. 4Pink {Dominos s proving n sonrce of at- traction at McVicker's Theatre this week, Bartley Campbell’s Comedy Company at the New Chicazo Thentre will sppear this cvening [n %3y Foolish Wife,” which Is to be castaa follows: Fenlmore Friend Lionel Livingsto: Tturton Hrawle Parton Parncll W, Norrin Mr. W, H. Leake Mr, Willle Maurice Mr, W, Loyls Ar. Harold Forsbers Mr. 1L, C. Strong ns Rona Rand lle Mortimer slo achelder Loulss Mome uiua Almada Mies Ann Browning Dominlck Murray s drawing out a conader- able share of patronage with his remarkable plece of sensational dramatie work, called " Escaped from Sing Sing." MATRINE NEWS. NAUTICAL MISHIAT'S, 1t appears from reports recelved here that Capt, Manning, of the schir City of Tawar, attempted to make 8t, Josenh harbor at 1 o'clock In the morn. Ing, In & heavy nea, and, of coutse, missed it, aud went sabiore, Tho veasol will probably Lecos totul losa. She had on boand & cargo of fron ore valoed at §1,700, shipped from Escanabato the furusce at 8t. Joseph, for Mussre, Rhodes & Lirad ley, iron merchanta of this city, who have an mm- le Invurance upon it The ‘vessel 1s owned by ‘apt. 8, 1§, Grummond, of Detrolt, and in valued hout 83,000, She 18 nsured for 33,000, An. nce has been sent, but 1t will probably be of noavail, Capt, Manning ls an exverienced navi- tor, sud why he should sttemut to run into bt s:mmh harbor in the dark witliout the sssistance of a tug s vast undorstanding bere, The tug Wolcome, which cleared from Milwau- kee, Katarday afternoon, 1o rescuv the sch Marke, anhiore at Muckinaw, fe reported 1o have run aground at Skitingalee Sunday nizht, aud was com- elled to throw uverboara ber stesm pump 1o order o get olf. The Welcome artived at Cheboyyo on Monday aud Kot one of the Leviathan's pui ‘Tho schr 5&, Andrew, reporied ashory pena yestorday, is probably ali righ ram received hero siated she was al that port ul owiting her cargo of supplice for the lumbermen, ‘Phe eclir Hopo, which steasided south of the pler at Muskegon sute Hinesince, has been abundoned, and overything of value has been taken from tho wreck, A collislon between .the schrs Tronsides and Grenada, Iato Tuesdsy night, resulted in the dewtruction _of thu istters Jibboom. The sce cident veeurred in the Bouth liranch, A telegram- recelved bera statce that the schr Itising Sun bas been relessed from the shore near Lone Pawg. i . The old schr George Steels sprung a leak in river yesterday. and ssnk at her dock, where Las been Jaid up for three 3 01pa, near Al €5 fors tel ¥ The scor Kilzabeth Joucs Lad both martingale atays yuuked out i the river yesterday, i ‘Yhe schr Mar ween Lyon broke her maln boom be- Milwauker ‘and Manitowoe, Sunday, sud pplied with & new boom al the Istter port, hu prop Bismarck lost ber barkes in & storw off Death's Dor, but they seaclied Clilcago befura sie LAKE FREIGIITS, Cicaoo, Ocl, 50. —The markot was active, atiic for corn and dlye for wheat to Uuffalo, loom was 1aken for about &1, 000 bu wheat, 45,000 bi corn 190,000 bu oats, 2,600 ba berfey, and 16,000 ba rye. To Buffalo—8chrs 1. P. Dobblns, J. B, Sawyer, Queea Clty, J. M. Hutchinson, Baldwin, lied, White, and i} wheat st 3%c; props Paliadelphla and Jumes Fiek, wl i prop Java, oals &t 3¢, and rys thron: fon. 0ats on p. L., tschre T, A, L. J. Wells, . IL. Beotley and ¥ e, To Baruia—{'rop dontgotiery, val mmngrh. To Klugsion—Schr Baudulore, barley o p.t. To Montreal—Prop Uccan, wheat ou et § t schir Zuzh Chisudice, cats, st through rate. “The scura Burton and Bridzewater werw repotted late in the alternoon, the formee for HO, 000 ba wheat 1o Butlalo at S4c, and the latter for 40,000 bu corn 10 the vame pori at de, 1t was rumored toas other ro mude, which would make the ca- pucity taken for whieat yosterday over 300, w0 bu, The scturs JU & Joues awd North Cay chattered for deals from Otunto to Sarnla at S1% 44, scowed alunie sud lumber buck from Duncan City ut goiuy ra Schr Lena Jolineon gets $1. 024 for lumber from Muskrgon to L'hlcu?o. ‘The D. A, Van Valkenburgh goes to Menomlines for iuwber ta Clilcako ot §1.75. ‘The Clipper Clty goes to Miulstes for lumber at 1 5753, Y osat o 1a engaged. for' faiber from Muskegon at $1.75. —— BUFFALO, Sperial Dispaich te The Calcago Tribune, Brrraro, Oct. 81.—The schr Rislog Star, sshore below Long Polnt Cut, was got off thls mornlog by the tuzs Cromwell and Nolteu, and is expected bero t0-morrow morning. The bark E. Cormniog was towed through from the rivers by the tug Chawplon. The rumory that the Curning met with & collisivn ve struck on tbe Lime-Kilns are denled by tho Captalu. lle suye thut by lowing bo got ahcad of the dect; tuat twenty vessels will aerive to-morrow, Fivesteaw sad sevcuteen sall arrived to-day, Gralu car, regate 68,000 buslicls, Canal freighis are i 8% Yic on wheat; 8icon : THURSDAY, NOVEMBDER , 1877, corn to New York. (aal freizhts are firm at Chicaga. ‘he rchirs Fllen Sury, Mirhizan, and Camden are reported chartered nt that, Brrrara, N Y., Oct, 81, Lake fro «firmer, and tendene npwards, carelors askig $1.10 for | €01l to ( hieazu, Chatern - Xelies Monitor, eoal tofMUwaukes, f0c; Annle Vought and_prop Jfanie Lord, conl to cayn nt private terna; d. €, King, eoal from dnaky to Chicago on private terms; Witlle Keller, €oal 0 Toledo nt 23c. Clearancen—-Props Commodare, 80 brls salt: Cor- morant, A, Young, 1,000 bris salt, Waverly. Chi- cago: rehre I flarion, Detrolf; Mooitor, 100 tons cost, Milwaoken; E. Dorr, 400 tons e Cleveland: 1, Dndley, Biack Rivee: F. 1. Will- tame, Wiitan Shape, Toledn: Telegrph, Toledn: C, C. Tall, Julin Willard, Chicsen: York State, ‘Baginaw; harges Alar,' Fd Kean. J. A. Synrrow, Raginaw: C. Amadin, Hinck Kiver; Rt. Steware, B City. Vessels passing Port Cofhorne Lack for tha twenty-fone hours enting at tho'clock b, m.. the Ah:” Fastward—-Frops Osweuatchie, Chicsyn to ;;lml‘n!lmw: A, Munro, Desroit to Montreal; schrs u ; Catherine fo Erie: ol echen Garter, Gaweso to Chicazo: Hlelen Pratt, Fairhuven L Clica-u; Smith & Post, ¢ harlotte 10 Detroit: Charzer, Gzdenshure to Axiatula, Discharginzsat elevator—Steam-barge Tecumaeh, Chicago, o urdere, ILLINOIS RIVER IMPROVEMENT, The following extract eoncerning the Improves ment of the above-named atream t4 taken from the report of the Clitef of Enzincers: The projert tor continuing the work of Imnrov- ing the river by dredeing and baflding dams, jet. ties, and tealning-walls wan auccesafuily carmed on, but not entirely completed, owinz to suspen- sion of work caused by long continuance of flomis fn tue river, and the fret that, of the appropris- tlun made on the 14th Anguet, 1870, only £10,000 was allotted fur nse in the remalnder of the work- Ing acaron of 187 ‘I his amount was clielly applied to the restors- thon of channsle nhateucted by detritus from sum- uier floode, wWhich have demotateated the necessity of havinza reserve fund anil proper equipment alwayain rradiness for auch work. and the estl- mate for completing the irprovement of 1liinols River embraces the requlsite amount foe his pure which will uccornt for [ts lncreuse over the nal catlinate, 830,601 0. Canada Kl July 1, 1977, amouy Neesi year. Juiy 1, 1877, u July 1, 1477, amonat avatiabl.. Tteen Amount (rstimated) required for completton of exiatlug brojeet., 143,000 Amount thint cais be Lrofitably expended fa e ‘cal year ending June X, 147 ennersarees 145,00 S“SWINDLERS IN COUNCIL.” The above §s tho heading on @ hand-bill, sent here from Butulo, and which reads as foliowe: Ata meetinz of acalpers and gratn.reseteers, field Satnrday evenioe, (t, 57, 1977, the fodlowing hamed ACALping en were tepresented: Jacus, Hadeook & Co.. oo ety & 0., Mrath, More, Tevlie & G o nghier, Firh nier, Avery & Uo.. Lothricge, & Ca. Thelr plaus sre, {f thie frelen Sonday, moruing peadily, thy on will pay Bipal g 10C Jer riey, o New buun Wieat Sor, ke ') 1 Sew ork. 1 st s rates, they will drp It Detare nlhit e wer i, Thero wha 8 good dea] of el ng uyer the ‘deciine In rates, snd how Tully “they sl ¥letimized the biatmen, sad [imrd tnto the hands of the rallead men: who iave & large portlun of graln contracied fur shipment 8t 1lc aid above per b, and are now compelling the luatmen to catry 1t st whatever the rafirond sharke have a_mind towive the ame ia played every season by (e aw ol e, i LAt wery Fepreachied at the ticeting sald they were Foine f give the damred Norihern loats mei bl and make ‘thetn wick of cnming 1o Huffelo, by the chian freleuta they wonld compel them 10 earry from heru thle fail. ~Northers loatmen and_ Erie boats men heware of the <named sealjlng-houees on Ceniral W nlo. They §ave ¢ « d ngatnet the hoattng tx, AR are deirandin m r hari esraln aame 84 they have been doing fur years. If there arc utticr pealping of recelsing houses on Central W 1 arf that this coat fite iet themn put it o fur 1 will gusrantee there Is not. l“;:rlnlklr |s IIE it LLiAX C, U raLn, X, Toy Oct, 20, garz | AN U CRARK: &~ lunimmen hrace up and kive the swicdlers the cold shivulder hereafter. THE IRON-ORE TRADE, The shipplug ecaton In the Lake Superior ore trade belny anout over, the Marquette JMining Journal sums up the business of the year, which shows a falling off in the shipments of nearly 50,000 tons compared with the outpnt of 187, notwithatandin tho incrense of 64, KON tons ehown by the comparativé table of shipments, The Cleveland mine shipments foated up 1315, 7113 tons ke superior 110,182, and the Reoub- The increase from the Hepnbiic mine represents nearly the whole increase o the credit of the di-tricf biw mine will shiy & few more cargoes thia sead cnotieh to hrini fte yield up to about 165,000 Loy Notwithatanding this larie product, while it was belng taken out, the mine wan prepared for work oun a lower level, and its productive capucity has thus been waterially enlarzed. A BLUNDEIt CORRECTED. Onr eveninz contemporary had the following in its marine column yesterday: **There wera be. tween 100 and 170 arrivals by lake dering Friday and Faturday, Most of them wero lumber-craft, but quite & pumber are gratn-carriers, with carvoes of grain, ealt, eic.™ Such « atements are uncalled for, Mis sentation s calcnlated to convey a ou to outriders. Facts are alwayve 0 cxcecd 8 dozen vesseln arrived Fri- dn_{ and Sutneday, — Hugfalo Erpress, H0rA, lie eveniug contenparary very evidently clipped the ftem from a Chicago paper, of oue that did, and led the Erpress mto sn ervotic statement by nut giving proper credit, onT IHUNRON, Spectal Dirvaieh 1o The Chicagn Tribune, Tonr Henow, Mich,, Oct. 31.—Down—Props Newbnrgh, Gordon ipbell, Yosemite, B. W, Blanchard, Willlam Cow:e, Bt. Albans, Arizona and barges, O 2 and barges, D. W, Rust and consort, Emma E, Thompson and barges, Flotcher and consort: schrs Eagle Wing, J. H. Mead, Franklo Wilcox, 8. V. It. Wataon, Up—Props City of Toledu, Embire State, Glas. gow nnd barges, Plymouth and barges, Mary Privile ond barges; echrs Exproes, Owasco, iate tle Joinston, ), Lyons, San D Qerritt Smlth, ¥, Nicholson, Lucy J. Clark, Pavunte, Wind—Northwest, fr NAVIGATION NOTES., ('111cA60,~The tug McClellan la fn Millers' ship- yard recelving » new tow-pust, . The yacht Ina Ipved yesterday, and will lay up at Millo +e0sThers are still 8 number of vessels unthe Tumber market, Orugn Ponrs, —It s now repo; Palma had only 10,000 bu damag schr La Petiie bas heen overhaul, el soat Budale 2. 0. The wchir W, 11, Oaden has been chariered at dnto take & cargo of black walno: logs to Quebee a1 §5, 50 per m. FAST HAGINAW, Aveclal Dlapateh ta The Chicagn Tribune, Easr Sa0tvaw, Mich., Oct, 31.~ Tte ahipments of lumber from Savinaw River for the month of Uctober were 80,410,541 feot, sn oxcess of 10,- 217,580 uver the same month in 1870, Shipments for this season tu November are, lnmber, 485, K0d, « 800 feet; tatn, i, 418, 105 shingles, 132,551,850 salt, brls, U735, 000, U, U8, MILWAUREE. Spectal Plspatch fo The Chicuan Tribune. Mizwavkze, Wis., Oct. 31, ~Charters—To Daf- fslo, schrs Gushawk, {4,000 bn wheat; Pester, 43,000 bu whoat; J. R, Buntloy, 33, 000juu wheat, all B4e: proo Forest City, barge 11, L. Brows, ,005 b wheat, 330, ERIE, Special Diratch (o The CAleago Trivune. , Vs, Oct. SL—Arnvala—Prop Alssks, B Chle Departores—Prop China, Chicago, Tae United States steamer Michigan arrived from acralee 10 the Upper Lakes, MARQUETTYE, Bpecial Dispateh (o The Chicago Tribuns. Manquerre, Mich,, Oct, Ul.—Arrived—Schr Willlam B, Oxden, Cleared—Sclirs J. ©. Harrison, Col. Cook, Tren- ton, I'sesed up—~P'rops Apaie L. Cralz, Winslow, Wind, west; weather cloudy, with light suow, ThE CANAL. TmiparroRt, Ouicaco, Oct. 1—0 p.m. —Cleared —Neptune, Morrle, 00,284 3 lamber; Cataract, Ottawa, DO, 000 ft lumber; Natchez, Lieary, 100 by PONT OF CHICAGO, Tho followin; wera the arrlvals and clearances for the twenty-four bours euding at 10 o'clock lasi nlentr . z ABsivats—Simr Alpeos, Milwaukee, gundries. Proje Collu Cauwpbell. mdlnghru. lmbefs Hiaatm, Peolilio, towlng. Behies Peahilan, eshtl c Active, Pasttigd, Jumbers Adriatle, Musl Bers Ausizalia, Muskekon, Tumbert reventh Oh Muikegusy luuber: Soutpelter, Cloveland, curys Budlugtou, Iembers Colilngwood, A bers’ Weateheatér, stusacy, TIIL lumier; lis ohuson, White v et Ee, luwbery O, bixler, Clevelaud. coal; Wolver! Tt Peoris, Mus- e T s Sy soria (Mua- llen, W state, East ake, lumber: Miners] ., ki loaw, Jumber; Huugarisn, Cascyille. luwber: Bluo ic, ClayLanks, posts. EAkAXCEs—SChr [led Wing, Buffalo, 44,200 by welir B, W, GIfond, futlalo, 24500 bu' wheat; . W page. Buifa! 213 bl ¢oFu, echr Mo 100 bl corus Brop Favurite, + Wi guadricss sclir Ostrichy beef and 10 brts 1orks coru! sty omery, Ugdcusbhurs, cnoifoee, 130 brls be Little Suamico, 2u bris Cubs, Buffalo, lgun)bu wheat, 20 brls dour. brouid-cors, 1a, 50 bu Fye, aid a2t bu barley Mam, Ludiggt, 19 briesals sod 3Trle uits 3. Geers Llitle’ Bay’ ' Nus, 30 ba corg, 2 500 bu wala. 100 bris foar, 23 Urls boct. aud susdrice: schir Ber- b eorn. 4,000 b et 15 i e, i »r = yw naaes aetir 1), Tl flone, K hrie fork, ALK Franks THE RUSSIAN ARMY. Rasslan and Tarkish Armament, Corresnandence Lrndon Times, Bremanest, Oct. 4.~The Imperial Guard all carry the Lerdan rifle, which §s good up to 1,100 yards. The Line, with the exception of the Twenty-sixth Division (one of thoee which In- flicted such havoe on the Turks at Chairkof on the 2ist of Beptember), hava still only the Krinka, an old rifle converted intoa breech- loader by a very clumey itnltation of the Snlder breech-block, and only effective at 60 yards. The officers complain bitterly of the disadva tages At which this puts their men agalost the excellunt Peabody-Murtinf of the Turks, which 18 alinost precisely similar to our IHenty-Mar- oty is slgbted for 1,200 yards, snd wil) thruw lts hullet to break a limb at least 400 gyards farther. It s very dificult to convince the Russfans that these Peatnndy's do not come from and. They um{ very plainly, on reverse of ~ the fock-ulate, the {nmcriptivn in full, “Manufactured by the Drovie dence Tool ~Cowpany, Rhole Istand, U. 8.4 Lat, of course, the character Is Englials (the carteidge and [is cise are altmost exactly the saine as ours), the geography of Americn not & strong point in the Husalan officers’ edu- catinn, sud vou have to explain uver and over azul that these excellent arins torin part of the thirtcen carzoes landed at Constantinople from the Unitea States Uetween the middle of Feb~ ruary and the end of March lust, bejore you ube tain‘any but n very halting bellef jor thé dental that they come straight from England, INPEIIORITY OF RUSNIAN GENERALS, Inlovking bavk upey the creat hopes with which the campalgn began, one cannot hut be struck with the amazing coutrast Letween the large furces supposed to be brought into the field by Russia, aud the very ler results accomplished. 1t is curivus to” note the various causes that have coutributed to this. One s, undoubtedly, that there never have been Lrought into Bulgarfa at ull the large numbers with ‘which Russia wan creldited, . Another i, that it of the numbern that actually crossed the Danube the waste, the atsolute intungible melting oway, 5 sumething that must be sctually eeen’to be understood. A third, even more terivus, I8 the undenfable fact that pot oue lewler of decided and command- Ing talent has nrpunrcd on the scene, All Is unedead devel of 1nediozity, orof positive aud rross fucompeteney, 1 except four, Skobelef, Dragomirofl (now” hora da combat), Privees Mirsky aud Mirlutinaky, oll young ' men, all energetic, all now Lieutenant-Generals In the Oower of their age; but, with these brillisnt exceytlons,—and they are not In a positiun to Taken this-4-tXercise & matertal infuence on the campalgy,— what a dreary waste of biander upon blunder thie campaign bas been, An armg burning with cuthusfasm?y suldlers as hardy, as enduriy 8 patieut, aa devoted as any In the woi really lusiired with wlat to thei {s, unmlis- takably, the hlea of a holy cause. Replmental oflicers, it not highly “iustructed, st least as zealous, ns attentive, and os ready to lead, as any 1 have ever seen. An equipment rough but ‘most serviceable; o supply organiza- tion plentiful und carefully * claborated In ite detatls; but uo results. Woree thun no re- repeated fuilure. One cause s the de- uferiority ol the Generals, Krudener. an old man, aud evidently a - dull one—cu witted the grave, the cardival error of omitting. Lo occupy Plesua, which he hed heen expressly ordered by the Grand Duke Nicholas to do, {n order to dlvert the troops destined lor it to the siege of Nikopol, for which he bad more than enough fn hand slready, Osman Pashia has got frreat eredit for selzing Plevoas but the fact Is that he came on the place by aceident more than design, He got there from Widin on the T4th of July, and o few hours afterwards ‘the Jeml- ine Russfan treops, withiout advanced guard, without flankers, blundered on to hia position, and this led to the tiret battle of - Plevne, But whether he knew the fmpurtance of the point at firat, or not, to Usinan must be tully conceded the menit of buving fmwediately afterward un- derstood the Fruut part Plevna had to play in the war, and'of having lost tiu moment and left uo stone unturned, once tlicre, to make it as stroni us pussible. Between the 14th and the 20th of July his earthworks grew upas i by magic, strengthened every week, till by the Gtiv of Scptember they bad becomne the formidahle girdle ot fourteen redoubts and batteries which met Bkobeleil's view on the reconnalesance ou :\‘l;]kch L accompanicd bim on the moruing of the ith, TIE CARDINAL PAULT, 11 T were to aum up the cardinal fault of the Russlan ariny (o three words 1 should say 1t fs the total » want of initiutive.” Sometiiing 1o the Imperial system secms to stifle and kill tho power of Individunl action. And yet i no ariny n the world are creuter pulus taken to recog- nlze and sttinulnte fudividual enterprise, Cross 8, ll(-curullons] sworils, and sashes of honor ura distributed with a lavish hand, and, better stil}, they are given on the spot, und not, ns_with ux, when the recollection of the brilllant deed hay nearly died away, The Emperor hhnself is the ereat and sole fountain of military Louor, Ile watches all personally, - The theory is that no nct escapes bis eye, Certainly to Bee how his every word and” gesture 1s followed by those around him, he would appear the carthly incarnatfon ‘of supreme power. And his personnl bearing enbunces the rewurd in_every case, A generous word, o friendly look, thy well-chosen expression of pralse to suit the fo- dividual, co howe to the hieart of the recipient as much ows the hizhly-cherished reward fteelt. Two hundred offivers ot all ranks breakfast 'and dine dally at his tavle, From the youvgest to the oldest evary eye s fixed on. him. Before the uieal, 1n the assembled circle, a6 the Czar ap- cen nne day that an Afde-de-Camp ehind bim carrics a cushion with croases on it, and, perhaps, balf-u-dozen sword knots of lonor —the riband of St, (iconze, oruge aod bluck— to be worn sttached to the sword bilt. In- stautly expectation {s at fts helght, The Czar's voleo “calls tho chosen name, all make room for Lo envied man to pass, be comes blusbing und flushed, recelves the prize, bhends low to kiss the Imperlal bhand, and retfres vowing at cvery step, & made man for Ufe, the admired and courted of be- holders, Then he has to gu throush the usual embracing and kissinr on both cheeks from his friends, The effeet of the system ©s Like magie, it Is to concentrate all power and authority ab- solutely fu one centre, The Czaris the earthly Providence of the soldler and otfleer, a5 well ns the embodiment of the military power and klory of hs country, 1 have scen old oificers v overcome with tnls mark of dlstinctlon that they went about for ten minutes after ke chils dren, weeploy, with the prized decorstion {n their hands, showlng it round, hall dazed. No systems can be fmugined more caleuluted to stimulate individual efforts to the utmost. Yet with all this spurring there s something want- ng, It 18 the individuality and the fabit of spontancous a tion, which only the education uid moiles of thought of a free people can sup- wIv, Whether it be the long-standing tuint of surldotm, whethier it be too iuch Imperialism, the initlative 13 wholly abseat. You tell the Russtan what to do, and e’ will spring to it like an obedient chlid. In o year 1t never would have occurred to him to do it of hlinself, VICTINS OF TILE RUSSIAN BOLDIER. ‘This I8 bis matn uud his fatal fault. Let us looks a little at huis virtues, Never inwy llfe have I secu su qulet, so geutle, s well mm{ur!- ed an amy. In 200, men 1 have not come across one drunken wan, It w the popular fdes fn Fnglund that the Russian is n‘mru- drinking, nolsy, vilent, brutal boor, Never was there a greater fullacy, He s anber to a degree; never have | hi 8 violent word or secn n Llow; hie pavs scrupulously fur ali b buys, und et bimscl! bu chieated amd feeced unomplaintugly by the uniuteresting Bulgarlan whom be is ighting for, s principal drink 13 tea, which 18 substituted four times a week for the suthorized dutly ratlon of vodkl (coarse brandy). ‘The sllowance of tea s practically unlunlted, Under the private soldicr's lowly tente d'abrl, as under the comoratable wmae- quve of the General pillcer, the samovar, the ey- eriusting tew urn, I8 uiways smoking: sud no one who bas mot expericoeed the Juxury of a tumbler of 1es,—~cups are uuknown, though the Klass stands always ou a sauzer,—hot, trazrant, of & rich golden volor, with plenty of suzar aud 8 slive ot lemon, perhaps o soupevn of rum,—uo oue Who bus not gratesully blessed this glorous driok ufter long wiles of a dusty roud, or when the water Is runnlog In streams down the nape of your peck, or squelchivg fu your boots at every step,—uo one, Ieay, who has not drunk Hochal™ jn a Rusaian camb knows what tea (s, As different from the wiseruble stulfwe discolor aud spoll with London chalk and water as cham- p.;le Is frow smuul) beer. This ks thic universal driuk, and szt good Hquor ¢ is to serve s can- r‘:l;’u upou. But this is a digression from tho usatan soldier to bus drink, May I suy that be partakes of the uature of his drink{ Alwuye patient, alwavs cbeery, his principal smusement i slugivg s cborus. Round the fire at night, or frum an carly hour fu the safterucon, thls sfuging goss ulij ulwaye standlog, vever scated; one wan gives the wurds, ahd the whole Julls fu the refruiu—I can- not calt §t melody,—u fa:t, it mizlt be called the least bit discordaut. Avother Pwuuhl' Tullacy iu England I3 that the Russian suldier llves (u an stwosplivre of blows,—that the knout and tho stick arc his only raling motives. The fact t8 ‘ that nowhere, not even among the Germans, {s the rolaier managed more entirely by moral micans, A word, or even a look, from his officer snflices, He secmns to ferl a reproof—and it fa rarcly deserved—ns much ns an Englishman wouldablow. The bulk of the Rusatan pri- vatea are themselves amall Iandowners, and, have an interest and A stake in the countey ac- cordingly, I never saw more ready or implicit ohudieuce, or more cheerful compliance; and this 18 not official only, but apparently based on genuine mutual liking and good wlll. Perhaps the officer sometimes forgets in planning operations that his men are no longer serfs. Ihave heard the apparent recklessness of human life thus accounted for; but in all else the relations between officer and aoldier conld not be haopler, even in_our own favored service. Even in time of war the Ruasian sol- dier 18 not Mable to corporal punishment for any offense whatever, unless he has by presions bad conduct and by judzment of a court been placed In a degraded or inferlor class, one of whase spectal dlsadvantages {3 this Nability, This fact, which, I confeer, to me was slmost Incredibie at firat, 5o much had pre.onceived notiona got hold of me, | have carefully estabh- listied by repeated conversations with ollicers of all ranks, X X0 ATAPF. With this good material, then, and this mani- feat roodwill, what causes there continied fail uresl The fault is not with the men, nor witly the regimental officere, But there ir no stail worth speaking of § in our sense of the word, the Russfan army has no stafl. Doubtiess, many ot the younger atafl-officers are highly in- stricted anid patnstaking, but the elder ones nre goldiers of the parde-ground only. The older stafl-officers donnt scem ta have any experienca of the elementary rudiments of actual war. The custom of devolviug one’s own work on tha oext junfor, who fu turn passes & on {n the same way, rulns everything, WILL COUNTY, To the Editor af The Tribune, Peoroxg, Will Co., Iil., Oct. 31.—In your fs- sucof to-day I rewl an artivio which {s tutended to throw discredit on une ol our candistates for County Clerk. Now, Ihave been a constant reader of your paper ever sincs [ could read, and belleve you always alvocated honesty n ofllve, . Our'candidate from tils town, Jobn B, Sullitt, ts the choiee of the people, aud not of politictans, Ile serveid for two: terms in the County Board here, und ncted fnsuch a stealght- - forward manner that not the value ot a pin was Tost to the county, and it was for this_we made him our chofce for County Clerk, and not be- cause be ts a enbacker or unything else, the correspondent from Dwight whu calls bimself *Plowholder " notwithetundlng. Mr. Soilitt {s a farmer, aud attends to bis business. Yours, A Fanuen, —— POOY! POOY! 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