Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1877, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES: A FRESH START Field & Leiter Have Secured the f Exposition Building, And Will Open in a Week in Grand Style—Alterations to Be Hade. Clearing Out the Wreck---Insurance on the Building---The Salvage. THE RUINS. A SCENE OF ACTIVITY AND BURNED RAGS. The scenc around the ruins of the Field & ZLeiter building yesterday was one of extreme activity and Industry. As carly as 7 o'clock in the morning the boss carpenter, Mr. Pashley, with the assistance of a number of men, pro- cceded to clesr up a portion of the bascment and plant braces agsinst suspiciously situated timbers and pillars, and set them up straight and firmly secure them, 5o that it would be safe 10 put a force of men to work inside to clear up the debris. At that early hour the scene in the jnterior wasunchanged. Thebroken pillars, bent jron girders, overbauging floors, and timbers— all were there in the same threatening attitude. The fourth floor, an overhanging semi-circie of timber and lumber, looked as though it might come down at any time like a buge avalanche, and bury in its downward flicht any who miaht be eo unfortanate as to be within reach of even jts shadow. But the accident did not occur, be- cause_every precaution was used to prevent it. Shortly after the pillars had been braced, Mr. Bell, the tant Superintendent of the retail department, hired about 100 hands, a number which was soon increased fo 150, and iu the sfternoou 10 210, who were put to work for the josurauce companies as A SALVAGE CORPS, to zet ou as much of the goods as possible. Outside the building there was placed the usual rope at the edge of ~ the sidewalk, so as to kecp out the multtude. Vast erowds of people hoy- ercd around the scene on State and Washing- ton streets, to gaze and be mazed upon. The most cur.ous and lnquiring people were the gentler sex. Women elerantly clad did not hesitate to stop both policemen and reporters to anxiously inguire when the dam- aged goods - would be sold, what they were worth, and how mueh they would bring, snd whether an $3-a-yard silk, but Tittle soiled, wouldn't go for less ‘than 10 vents on the dollar, in case there was an auction sale. The poticemen usually answered in the aflirm- ative, whiie the reporters, who areall sinsle men und handsome, hadn’t the least knowledge on the subject. THE SEARCI FOR THE DEAD was continued during the day, the debris being cleared from the northeast end, where tne tank had fallen, but no other bodies were found, and it is mnot belicved by either Mr. Bell or Pashley that any persons were buried in the rains and killed except the two unfortunate tiremen. The over- hanging and daogerous debris on the third and fourth fioors was all removed during the fore- noon, and by 12 o’clock the scene on the inside was somewhat changed, and presented 2 more quictand less chaotic aspect. The cellar,orbase- went rather, under the cupola, had been in part cleared away,and outside of thie door, on Wash- ington. was carried an indescribable mass. Here Jay beautiful woolen robes, slightly damaged. At another epot lay matted together reat cords of rass that hiad once been silks worth $3 a vard, There were rreat counters, charred timbers, old and_inhospitable-looking store-stools, lumber, - in fact evervthing, thrown into one great chaotic medley which it would be hard to de- scribe. This MASS OF STUFF was being carted to the nurtheastern portion of the Exposition Buildine. During the day this mass Was adced to until the State nd Washing- tonstreet sidewalis appeared like a massive fortic fication, 'uade of cords upon cords of cot- tous, flavnels, silks, white woods. muttress drest roods, parasols. kid zloves, and umbrel: 1 The}liic was fully five to six teet high, and in plaves fourteen to sisteen feet wide., - These goals were mostiy taken from the basemient, I the centre and vorthwestern and northeastern portions of the building. All that was brought out of the building yesterday was little else Tuan paper rags, the goods beinr so badly dam- azed. Great rolls of black corded silk were gcorched. and cut. and water-sodked, with not a eming feature about them. ¥ 50,—aud the insurance men £0 vie THE BIG FORCE OF MEN ‘brought out a great many more pieces of goods and rags than the wagous were aole 1o cart v, and they were kept piled up on the side- , 1o be cuarded during thie night by our ) lic-by, did” their duty nobly. The tirm’s cmployes, too, deserve great credit, since they Jabored Tike Trojans, and none of them forzot Bow to he civil and courieous to &}l under the most aggravaung and perpiexing circumstances. AT TIE TAYLOR RUILDING the emploves were £till engagred in sorting and arran@ng the stoek that was saved, and ck fyine it nto the diferent numbers arranged for them. One of the insurance men present told a TRIGUNE reporter that from $175 3 000 worsh of googs had heen suved undamuged. He caleulatoa that the insurance companies ould save about 25 to 30 per cent on their risks by taking the salvuze and sclling the 'He did not know what would be done,~ whether Messrs. Field, Leiter & Co. would take it. or whether the fnsuravce cowmpanies would sell it. THE NEW QUARTERS. MR. L. Z. LEITER. Daring the afternoon a TRIBUNE renorter ran across Mr. L. Z. Leiter, in the ruins of the old building. Mr. Leiter had only arrived from New York vesterday morniog. He was busy, brisk, and pleasant as usuul. He did not say much, however, as regards information as to future movements of the firm. He said: 1 have been away, 2nd I am only doing my besznow to help ulear up. We secured the Ex- position Bullding this morning. You have riots and big fires whenever 1 am away; but we'll be 2 going azain by Monaay week. if not before.” “ Have you ordered a new stock " # Certainly we have, and it will be here soon, too. It will be larger and better tha ever. The latest styles, lowest prices, the best we can zet g; the market. You tell your folks that. Good = And then Mr. Leiter left. The next place to point for was THE GREAT EXPOSITION BUILDING. A full regiment, of men was at work here sort- ing out zoods. In spots were wagons unload- iuz damaged stock and Jumber. During the morning Messrs. Palmer, Klinck, and Johuson, the Committee of Esosition Dircctors, had had a conference with Mr. Field, and the result was that the grcat building was leased to the firm, upon the following condi- cssrs. Field, Leiter & Co. take the bwiding until the 1sh of May, 1875, at a rental of $700 per month. They will, after that, if it is needed, yield up a sufficient space on the south end of the buildinr for Theodore Thomas’ concerts. For the restof the build- ing, after May 1, 1575, the firm agree to pay §1,00 per month, until the 1st of Auzust, it they conclude to hold ou to it that long. Aiter nat time they witl locate, Having dis¢overed that much of the business, Tue TRIBGSE representative nest sought out FIELD, who was found busy s a bee, but pleasaut and cordial. e said, Yes, we have sccured this buiding until Aug. I next.” “But you give up a portion after May 12 #Yes, a small piece of the southeuad to Theo- dore Thomas, if Le wants it."” Mr. Ficld then went on to say that the place would be open in less than ten days, probably Tess than a weck, with an_entirely new stock of goods. The galleries would be roofed over, and the entire building covired with a glassroof from the mallery-heigith, The place would De hieated by steatn, as the boilers were already in the buildmes. Tie pagodas would be used as show-cases as far as possible. The glove apdl silk counters would ymb:nly be in the vicinity of the big fountain. ‘The net cost of the whole thing, Mr. Ficld estimated, would be $5,000 to §10,00, us the pipes aud giass would be of use Bfter they vacatcd the building. They had made their own plans, and no crehitect Wwas in the scheme. K X Would they again move to their old site? That ke couldn’t say, but what ne could say was that they would have the lurgest show- room in the world open in a short space of time with the fincst and cempletest stock thst noney could procure. * You eay for us that we’ll be ready for busiuess, at_the fartaest, by week from Monday, at the Exposition Bufld- s As 10 an auction eale of goods, Mr. Field said hat it would probably take place, siuce he wanted to start ancw with an entirely fresh etock. The work of fittfng up the building was already commenced yesterday afternoon, when iond after load of Jumber was carted in. Goods from New York will probably begin to arrived tomorrow. When the Exposition Building will bave been opened as 3 mammoth dry-goods house, it will no doubt create, not only a rush, but & senuine sensation. i MATOR HEATH said yesterdaygyvhen asked whether he as the Departuent of Public Works hadany objections to reuting the Exposition Building to Field, Leiter & Co., that he did not have any object tion to allowing them to use the buildine tem- porarily to arranze and sell off their damaged £oods.” The building bad been used for con- certs and similar entertainments,and one winter was used as a skating park, and whie a re- tail dry goods business misht be considered notso much a public affair as was a skating park or a concert, he saw no objections. Possi bly a severely strict. futerpretation of the law might make it unlawful to rent the building to Field & Leiter for their purposc. -To offset that, it should be remembered that the stock- holders of the Exposition Company had been ta samewhat of an expense for the buflding. Their money had becn bound up there for four years, and never ull this year had = aay dividend been declared. “The b}ll[(flflg should be made to sustain itsclf, and when an opportunity offered itself it should be taken advautage of. The building was of great. bencfit to the city, not only for use on special geeasions, but hecause of the Exposition, which drew in frow the country thousands of people, who left their money in our dry-goods stores, botels, horse-railways, ete., and thereby bene- fited trade to a very appreciable extent. There- fore, the Exposition should not be allowed to £o down, and should be given any “assistance that tended to perpetuate it For that reason he should not object to rentiug it to the dry goods firm above-named. INSURANCE. THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES appointed by the underwriters to attend to the salvage, the adjustment of losses, ete., were busy all day yesterday with the trusts imposed upon them. The Committee on Fixtures have enmaged an expert in the person of William F. Clark, an old and experienced adjuster, to aid them in their work. The fixtures in the upper stories are still in fair condition, and can all be used azain. Those on the first floor, which-were the finest and most costly, are badly damaced, and gome of them are almost worthless. The loss on this class witl undoubtedly amount to from 70 to 75 per cent. The Package Committee was at the Exposi- tion Building all day yesterday, and looked at the 200ds as they were unpacked from the cases. 1t is now believed that the loss on this class will be larger than at first supposed, most of the woods being damaged by smoke and water. The Committee on Retail Stock were also at the Exposition all day, amusing themselves in the same manuer as the Package Committee. 0 action bs yet been taken in rezard to the adjustment of “the los: on the building. Messrs. Straight & Lyman reccived a dispatch . esterday that Mr. Singer had left New York the evening previous, and would arrive here to- day or to-morrow, when some steps In regard to this loss will be taken. The same firm re- ceived a full Jist of the losses on the buildi the hists heretofore published having been ina cirate and incomplete. TUE TOTAL AMOUNT OF INSURANCE ON THE = BUILDING is $170,000, and is divided among the various companies as follows: Stavdard, Trenton. Farmers, York, Pa pic’s, Middlern Lycominz. . 000 Uiy, Pltshurg. 000 People’s, Pittsbury Butgzens Home, o It will be noticed that some of the companics are not of the best standing, and_two or_three of them are said to be bursted. It was difficult to 2et mood insurance on the buflding, as nearly every resnonsible company had 2 risk on the stock, and compavies do pot_insure both on a building and the contents. One company, how- ever. the Home of Newark, has a risk on the stock and also on the buiiding. The latter risk was taken by the home office over the head of the Clieazo azeat only to get the premium, aud for this greediness the Company 15 now $2,500 worse olf than it would have been had it observ- ¢d the rules. The insurance men here sre of the opiniun that the building ean be rebuilt at an outlay of from 000 to 102,000, which will be a'loss of from 30 to 60 per cent. A STGGESTION To the Editor of The Tribune. ov. 17.—In calling the attention of the merchants of Chicazo to the importance of adoptine some system for saving the largest amount of goods possible in the case of fire. T wish to offer the following suggestion for their > ination : Let the city provide for each fire districta certainnumber of lizht box orsheet-iron trucks, can be filled with goods, and, after being Tun mto tie street and left there in safety nnil it becomas nevessary Lo re- wove them. T thik that this plan, if adopred, would be the means of saving, during the year, a great amount of valuable property Which otherwise wonld be destroyed. Ir the fire of “Fhurzday night, which destroyed near $500,0X0 worth of Zoous, it is true that more than ordi- nary method was observed in the efforts made to save 2 portion of the properiy, yetthesalvage was not ove-fourth what it mizht have been nad tiie work of saving the goods been conducted dilferently. C. H. —— A Wonderful Sectter. Cincinnati Star. The noble army of rabbit-chasers ana quail-de- etroyers have azain invaded Kentucky's smcred €oil, and among the very advance gnard of that ant host were two amateur sportsmen from a Thira-street bank. Two long-fegzed stools stood empty one frosty moming, and two pens lay idle npon two vacant desks: while over the river and far away these Nimrous flew on the wings of Eteam. Their pouches were full of powder and ehot, their hearts were full of good spirits and their faske were full of ditto. but no fullness conla exceca the fullness of their juy at the pros- pect of a day's jolly sport in the “conniry. They Jeft the train at Boston Staiion, on the Kentucky Central Ruilroad; and the first man _they met was Otto Anderson. 10 whom they applied for the loan ot 2 #uod bird-doz. : Tiain't rot no bird-dog, ' answered Otf, modi- tatively, ** but I tell you what Lcan do. I've just goi tne best nigzer on rabbits in this section. Never heard of his equal, and you can use him all Gy fora V. 2. 1554 can e set a rabbit2® 5 ¢Ser'em?’ You're ashoutin' he can. He'sgot a regular nose for rabbit, and, if therc's one ina mileof here, he'll take you to it stralght as a de, and noint it out just Jike a dog. " ““Then he's our huckleberry!™ exclaimed the hunters, and Ot went in search of his nigger. Presently he retarned with a smart-looking darky. Who answered tu he pawe of Clem, and who enitled his nose abont in the air like one whoal- rendy ecented the game afar off. The party ot once proceeded 1o the fields, led by Clem, who bounded about like a dog in' the very ecstacy of the hunt, now peering into a_brush-hieap and now cautiousiy smetlinz around a hollow foz. Sudden- paused, craned his head toward 3 g ‘and wagged his hand behind Tiins in imitation of @ caudal appendaze. : ‘Stealthily the two sportsmen crept forward antil they could distinzuish the long ears and croached Form of a raboit, when, raising their guns eimul- They both let him have it. Over the fuils eons], ahod Clam a2ain, < secling” auother raobit in an incredibly short time. This had bardly been en he wie far across the fields ou and haraly an hour bad passed be- ags were filled win foarfully- riboite. and the jolly hunters wete breath- P o toyime 10 Keep ip with theiz remerkable “*setty o they patted Clem on the back, praieed his wondecfcl performance, paid him the Hipulated §5, and Ingged their load of game to the 408 ge bank-clerks unto his mate, when they werd seated on the returning train: UDidnt you notice some mysterions megera capering around in them fields abead of Clem ail the ‘The he did. “«And don't you suppose its infernal nigzer went abead an bite there for Ciem to *set® ™ & Cever before. on land or sea, did a sicklier smile illuminate the face of human than slowly crept over the countenances of those rabbit-laden rks. : ol A} then and there they rased thefr good rizht banys and swore 3 swear that, while reasou held \ls throne in their cocoanuts, toey would never mextion that rabbit ** etter " again, never. And Lney Gid not. ————— Can Write, but Not Read. Jateigh (Y. C.) Obeerrer, There is a_man that resides in Buckhorn Township, this county, who has until recently been a county oflicial for thirty vears. Heisan illiterate_man, cannot read 2 line of print or manuscript, but can Write page after page as smoothly and correctly as avy bookkecper in the city. He s very fond of writing, especially if any-one dictates, and then, when the mauu- script is completed, hie kuows no_more about it tban a hog does of Greek. He hought a com- mon cedar pen stafl and holder thirty years azo, and has used that aud no other since. diepatched trail of another, fore the gan onse came slowly and thoughtfally that ossible that some 1sid all them rab- DUST TG DUST. Funeral Services of the Late Will- iam F. Coolbaugh. Eloguent Remarks by the Rev. William Alvin Bartlett. Great Concourse of Mourning Friends--- The Floral Decorations. All that was mortal of the Jate Willlam F. Coolbaugh was duly and solemnly buried yes- terday at Graceland. The funeral services were held at the dead banker’s late residence, No. 120 Calumet avenue, and were attended by a Targer and more distiuguished concourse of mourners than lias been scen on such an ocea- sion n this city for many a day. The body of the dead man lay in its calm repose 1 the li- brary, in a handsome metallic casicet with rose- wood finish, beautifully lined with ;white satin, and ornate with its heavy silver mountings. ‘I'be massive rectangular silver plate bore the inscription: Torn July 1. 1821. William Findiay Coolbangh. Died Nov. 14, 1877. Into the room where lay the dead passed the mourners to take A LAST LOOK at the cold form of their late fricnd. The features were well preserved, so much so that the universal comment was ** Ilow natural and life-like he looks.” At the head of the superb casket wasu floral pillow, the gift of Mr. Cool- Dbangh's three little girls, composed of carna- nations,tea-roses, camellias, smilax, and violets, forming the words “Our Father.” A pedestal, formed of vy leaves in the shape ot a broken pillar, attached to which was a sheal of wheat, stood at the foot,—the memorial offering of Mra. Coolbaugh. Oun the mantel stood a broken pillar, contributed by the clerks at the bank, composed of wreaths of smilay, japoni- cas, carnations, immortelles, tea-roses, and vio- lets, at the base furming the words **Io Me- moriam. W, F. C.”” Near this Jovely product of the florist’s art stood a floral anchor, of similar composition, presented by one of Mr. Cool- baugh’s servants. In the front parlor, reposing on the mantel, was another anchor of similar desien, the gift of Col. Duncan, while' on the plano wus a tlural combination out of which projected a wheat sheaf ana some wheat stub- ble, while in front of this rare desivni was a sickle composed of carnations, camellias, and violets. 5 At the hour set for the services, the parlors, library, ana hall were completely tiken up by THE LARGE ASSEMBLAGE OF MOURNEN Among the distinguisbed represcutative gen~ tlemen of wealth aud station were the Hon. Thomas Hendri of Indiana, David Dows, of New York. John C. Peasley and Lyman Cook, of Burlington, Ia., the Hou. C. B. Farwell, Bist- op_Cheney, the Rev. Chnton Locke, D. D., Judge Williams, L. D. Norton, Judee Wallace, Perry H. Smith, Thomas Hoyue, Johu L. Peck, Clinton Briggs, R. E. Goodell, W. C. Goudy, John V. Farwell, Gen. Chetlain, H. S. Miller, Ferdinand Peck, George L. Dunlap, Gen. G. W, Smith, ex-Marshal Campbell, 11 IL. Magee, James Whitchead, dobn C. llai Orson Smith, Herbert Aver, H. W. White- house, Walter Kimball, $.°S. Hayes, John De Koven, J. Irving Pearce, A. C. Hesivg, William Blair, A. 11 Butley, Georwre M. Houzh, Sheriff Kern, F. D. Spencer, Henry Corwith, Abijuh Keith, Gen. George A.” Forsythe, Georze Schueider, David Coty, J. R. Marsh, Andrew Brown, George P. Treadway, L. W. Ross, George Armour. W. L. Braiuard, L.'Z.” Leiter, John B. ver, Charles Randolpn; P. 3. Hoyne, Georyre * 1ves, C. B. Blair, David Kreigh, J. K. Fish- er, J. 1. McAvoy, Fernando Jones, Jobn L. Hancock, James McKindley, the Hon. J. Russell Jones, Ald, Rosenbers. Fred. Tuttle, tie Hon. Y. B. Judd. Judwe Wilson, Col. J. Mason Loauis, Hibbard Porter, Charles Tatum,ex-Ald. Campbell, 5. B. Cobb, H. F. Leopold, Jr., ex Ald. B. Stone, John_R. Trainor, Luther Stone, Eaward Lawrence, Voluey Turner, L. Bloom, J. H. Dole, M. W. Fuller, Capt. Goodrich, Georze Sturges, S. A. Kent, Julus Lowenthal, J. K. Rutter, Mr. Monroe, Nelson Ludiveton, ir. Benrotin, Mr. Orchard, Orson Smith, Judge Fuiler, Heury Greencbaum, D. B. Shipman, Hiram’ Wheelér, and C. G. Hammond. The following acted as pall-bearers: Gen. Philip Sheridan, Col. M. C. Stearns, Sol Smit Nathan Corwith, Robert Law, William Bross, C.'T. Wheeler, Asa Dow, 1. G. Powers, d. Young Seammion. and J. W. Odell. A SOLEMN mUSH fell on the sorrowful assemblage as Judze Doo- Jttle, the muster of ceremouits, took his stand in the hall oppusite the staircase, and said that the hour had arrived when the ceremony ou this sad oceasion was to take plac The quartette, with Miss Thurston as.so- prano, sang “ Rock of Ages, aiter which the Rev. Edward Suilivan read from the Episcopal burial service, the quarictte respondin: Judge Doolittle, at the conclusion of this pre- Imivary service, announced tha Lis friend, the Kev. Df. Bartieut, fora fong time a uear nei bor and intimate tricnd of the deceased in cits, would, by request. malke a few renrarks. A decper and, it anything, more solemn hush fell ou the concourse of mourners as DI BARTLETT, standing on the second step of the brond stair- case, patsed a moment and_then delivered the followiug cloguent aud impressive oration T was providentially sojourning a few days in tis city, which [ have so recently left, and was overtaken with this terrible_cakunity, the row of which disqualiics me for sucli a service. My friends, we have brought our symoathies this morning into the shadow of an awiul mys- terv, and yet Into the presence of a terrible fact. We are not now livingin the age in which Seneca could defend such 2 taking-off, and in which ublic_opinion favored it.” Nor, again, are we [i¥ing in a day in which superstition hant arownd it all its horrors, and Church aud State combived 1o wreak their vengeance upon the body of the dead. But we stand beyond eighteen Christian centurics of light, and there is just this much of ‘morality about the method of his going and no more. e died simply accountable for as much as any man_bereft of his reason, aud that is all therc is of that. All men ask the cause of this unseating of such a lordly miud. Io this age we demand the immediate cause of every eflect. We want the cause to be distinet and criplatic, 50 that we can pronounce it in a word; so that we can utter it in a phrase. My friends, there was no such cause for the unm- seating of his reason. It was the process of a long series of vears, and a long and varied combination of events; the shock of the great fire, in which so many of us wrought; the succeeding panic, in which he made 1 coniessed mistake,—oncunlike his cour- age, untike the clear foresicht that had alw: been his hitherto attendant. Since then those who have known him best have on rare oce: sions, here and there, at long intervals, felt t his mind was not at its firmest, and, one Lhing after another oceurring, the fret,and worry, and heated blood of this great fiery centre fn which you live wrought some breaking between the mind aud body, into the subtle analysis of which no medical seience can enter. How does any man's discase bemin Who can tell? It is this combination of eveuts, breaking in and on for these years, that hias culminated in this last catastroplie, that be resisted, viding up and dawn, lizhting the demon that seemed to assail him, tntal he was overpowered. This is not the plaec for fulsome eulogy. Mr. Coulbaugh needs none. I am not here 1o man- utacture a character and fit it to him. He was a well-defined nud emphatic character of his own, and such as he was you have known him, and that s all the honor he claims or would allow, were he lere on this oo siou. There are evidences frum the result of his death that hic was aman of power. Telegrams which bave been pouring in from the country Yenr two strains: one is tohié business sounaness, which they could not have quese tioned; the other as carrying the tide of sym- pathy, which showed the” majestic inluence of the mun, and the great social force that he held. 1is career from that quict farm in that forlorn county in Pennsylvama, which can grow noth- ing else but men, from the day heleftit, as & boy of 15, striking Philadelphia and taking the positiou of a second porterin a store, tilltheday he drops out from sizht, there has been what men would call a strong career at least. ‘There has been some mental lorce, some bination of power, working to bring out th sult. Hewonat once the respect of hiscm- ployers by his Integrity and hisbusiness virtues, 1is comiu West, ais aniling Jarge sums fo tiiem, his establishing himself in busing i beginning the banking basiness, his services in the State Senate of lows, his being appointed its first loan agent, bis infixeuce upon the mon- etary matters of that State aud in its Constitu- tion, his orzanization of their bank, his transfer here as a representative of that bauk, bis husiness career from beginning to end,: this career, so rapidly traced, carrics one su- preme thought of a master mind in finance, and of a man of unblemished and unquestioned iu- tegrity. - He was an honest man, whatever else he was or was not. No banker, no oue who ever dealt with him, but felt that. Hewas no trimmer and no trickster. . He was a man that _despised shams, end fraud, and littleness; plain and democratic, not so much in the partisan spirit of that word as in its breadth.. He hated irip- pery and nonsense. 1 Twereto sum up his business qualities in a word, I should say fidel- ity, integrity, honesty, purity of - purpose in all financial affairs, aud the warm personal force that he put into them, and, added to those, a keen insizht into character. Fotlow the line. of his services, dependent upon the glance of his eye and the acquaintance with men, and it shows o remarkable knowledge of buman nature. He comes to this business cen- tre your fricnd, your neighbor. He is not meas- ured simply by the bankand the business. He had a literary taste of no low order. Ie loved books. He loved exquisite poctry. He reveled in such associations. He loved good men. The rauge of his = acquaint- ance with both political parties was among the areat men of the land everywhere, and they were guests at this house. He was a man not unacquainted with religion. He was a constant attendant at church. I say constant, not that he attended cvery service, but a regular attend- aut at sowe chureh. He bada breadth of ob- servation op this subject that did not lead bim to close connection with any Church, but he was instructed in Christian tmings, ‘Chesc blessed words that have beentead by Dr. Sullivan were familiar to him. He enjoyed the pulpit service. And this was a peculiarity of it. He was a reticent man. He took counsel literally,—you misht almost make it a sweeping as- sertion,—of no _man. He had mno per- sonal advisers. He was sell-poised.—too much <0, which was one of the causes of his break- i None held his iuuer confidence. If this awis so in husiness, it_was s0 in religion; and this is simply the point I make: That it be- comes neither you nor meto cuter into the mysterics of his soul’s life. We are neither deleeated of God nor of man, nor have we the scrutiny to judge souls. ¥ ly to come into the closer circle of Ife was 2 man who loved his home. He was a home man—a domestic man. 11s chief pleasure was bere. He Joved his chil- dren. Oh! to have seen him fondle them, and romp with them, and carry them, and nurse tuem in their sickness, as I have seen himj and then to bring them up and have thew, even to the little baby thut could hardly lisp, sing those beautiful Sabbatl-school bymns. L understand that only last Sabbath he had them bv his_side and _they sang for him the “ Sweet By and By.” Uere was the sauctuary that he loved, and in which he lived. It is astonishing, my friends, that we are to- day to tuke away one whose mind men came to consult; who touched every sprine of business and of commerce iu this great centre by his au- vice one way or another; that thal mind so self- 1o su sure, should be the oncto break. Yet such it is. 1 shall not ¢ calc of her, the chief sufferer by this upsueakable ealamity, save only o say, i Lier own words. as shé told e yesterday: * 3 Bartlett, my heart is broken! My heart is bros ken! Every one is familiar with his social quahities; with his genial, kindly temper aud method. To tius bereaved family you may bring your sympathies and your tears. The are worthy of them. The conununity readily udjus elf to anything; but the family, oh! Tow the weary years fow on, and he never more cometh! How he will be mourned at the table here, at the helin dowu the street, by this man and that man, and the other, whom e do not._knows by many poor that | w he has relieved, nol_ostentatiously, but with the quict method in which be was accus- tomed to act! Here and there they are mourning to-day throughout this great city. He betougs, my friends, to the series of events aud the clugs of men that have mude this city famous. Take a zencrous pride fu his memory. His ¢haracter was forged in the hot demands of this Western formative era. A child of the period, he fell a martyr to this wager, over- driven'age. e belongs to you,—a representu: tive of Chicaro’s greatuess, enterpris cess. Keepa lustre over his worthy qualities. Cherish the - grand_ thing in’ his ca- reer, and with Charity’s white hand shield his faults, Stop slander’s tongrue, which, from malice or sensution, distorts and exaezérates his blemishes, and_ blight the gos- sin, busy with imaginary troubles. The stars shull pace_therr rounds, the sun_ shall rise and wester. This ;:reaz writhing giaut of a city shall stretch itself and put forth its power, many generations of men come and go, and the Iuke oft bring bane aud blessing, before you lay thesod over the breast of a citizen in all re- spects the peer of William Findlay Coolbaugh. In the gray mists of approaching day, symbol of his befogzed Lrain: within sound of the splashine waves of the restless lake, emblematic of the wild emotivns which heaved him beyond self-coutrol; within the sweep of the headlight of the panting locomotive, representative of the very commerce which he had helped to create. and mingling its roar with tbe surge and the winds, with bis waning brain reeling in luuacy on the steps of the untinished monuwent of his areat_friend, he ejects the flesh and stavds im- mortal in-the custody of that Carist whose fect were washed by Mazdalenw's tears, who, dying on the cross by sin and _for sinners, cricd out, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do™; and whose judgment is tem- pered with merey and whose name is Love. The quartette sang ‘AJesus, Savior of My Soul,” and the exercises were concluded with prayer aud benediction by the Rev. Edward Suliivan. Another opportunity was gfven to zaze on the features of the departed, of which mauy availed thewselves. A large number of mourners took carriages and followed the body to Graceland, where it was sadly interred. MARINE NEWS. PROBABLY ANOTHER DISASTER. "The following special dispatch to Tue TIIBUNE was received last ni CAST SaGINaw, N 17.—A mast, yawl-bont marked ** Kute L ashoré near the light-houss on Thuader 23 . ‘llie masthead was paint Dbiac 1t {3 ?uppo. :d that the Bruce foundered, and all hands were ost: The Kate L. Bruce was chartered at this port tne same_day—Saturday, Nov. 3—that the ill-fated Magellan was, and clearcd the following day with 21,259 bu of wheat on board for Buffalo. A search through the reports of the veescls that passed through Port Tiuron for ten days after the Bruce left fails to discover her name among them, and nothing having been beard from her or her crew, it is believed ehe has fonndered, ns reported in the above telegram, and all on board are lost. A long time=twelve days— has elapsed since she cleared from this purt, and it ia reasonable to suppose that she should have heon heard from were she or her crew safe. It is be- lieved there were cight men, including the Cap- tain. on board of her. Veesels that cleared from Liere the same time the Bruce did passcd Port Hluron on the 11ith and 12th inst. Amono them were the Sam Ellsworth, M.J. Cnmmings. Zack Chandler, Charles Foster, and Nellie Redainston. ‘The Iiruce was notan old craft, and was con- sidered a ch vessel. She mmst have gon down in the great storin of the Sthanst, Thung sland {4 on the northwestern shore of Lake Huron, and the Drace had ample ting to reach that point on the day of the storm. BUFFALO, Burraro, Nov. 17.—Coal freights a shade off. Vessels scarce. Charters—Schrs David Vance, coal to Chicago at 90c; Maumee Valley and St. Peter, coal to Toledo at1ae; Belle Mitchell, xaitto Detroit at 4¢ per brl free on board; Lattie John- ston. coal to Racine at $1.00; Bolivia, Champion, and Mooulight. coal to Chicago at SL.00. Clenrances—rops Empire -State, merchandise; Starrucca, Chicago; sctirs J. L. Green, 50 tona coal, Yort Clinton; A. Ford, Erie; David Vance, 1.300 tons coal; 'B. Mitchell. Champion, oon- light, C. Foster. 1,600 tons coal, Chicazo: A. L. 800 brls’ cement, 1,100 bels salt, San~ dusky; St. Peter, 400 tons cal, Toledo. PORT HURON. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Port Mrmoy. Mich., Nov. 17.—Down—City of Concord, Lawrence, St. Joseph, Vienna and con- sort, Burlinaton and barges, N. Mills and barges, schra Jumes T. Case. M. W. Page, G. S. Uazard, E. 3. Cariogton, D. L. Quimby Jone Up—Props R, Holland, S. E. Sheldon, T. W. Snoo Huron City, Sanilac, Alpen: Annie Youn, Turner and ‘barzes, schrs Jane Ralston, City of the Straiws, T. J. Duaford, Alice weather clondy, Northwest, fresh PORT COLBORNE. Burravto, Nov. 17.—Vessels passing Port Col- horne Lock for twenty~four hours ending 6 p. m. Eastward—Barks Ganton, Détroit to Oswewo: T, H. Howland, Milwankee to Oswcgo: schrs Florida, 2 aukee to Oswe w London, Toledo to Osweeo: barges W. 1. Oades, Detrort to Ozwego; Elyira and Hoboken, Milwaukee 1o Uswezo, Westward—Prop Milwaukee. Opdensburg to Cleveland: barks' Penokee and Mary Lyons, Char- Ij?k;udm Ailwaukee; schr F. J. Kiag, Thorold to ‘oledo. LAKE, FREIGITS. Citicaco, Nov. 17.—The freight market was quict and nominal AL 4iic for corn to Buffalo. There was a demand for steamers, but none were in port, and the cngagements were o arrive. Room was taken for 25,000 bn oats, 10,000 bu wheat, and 45,000 bu corn. The A. G, Morey takes oats to_DBufalo at 32:@3izc, and the vrop olorado smsll tot wheat. ~ The Caidwell and Gmd- ing Star corn to Sarmia, THE ILLINOIS & MICITIGAN CA ‘The following dispatch has been reccived: LocsrouT. M. ~The lliinois & Michigan ¢! atfon irom Lasalie to v, 25, and from Jollet to Bridgepart on By order of the Board. WiLLLAx THOXAS, Gencral Superintendent. NAL. Joliet on X Dee. 1. GOSSIP FOR LADIES. 5 . How Eli Perkins Gof Shaved by a i Pretty Barber, The True Story of the Widow Oliver—- Pieme Luncheons. Love's Yoong Dream—Drowning Her Sorvow---A Show of Feminine Beauty. “*SOADOW-EYES.” ore beautiful than poet's fabled dreamings, Mlore Jovely than & dream of Jove may be, Fairer far than Faucy's bright creations, Dearer than all others unto me, Is a pictared face within a golden setting, (A sunny, girlish face, upturned to minc), In whose rogulsh shadow-cyes, £o life-like, scemT Now to catch a gleam of love-light, pure, divine. Dear shadow-eyes, that meet my own g kindly (Fond, pictured lips, thy sweetness how I misst And tender tones of wwelcome, too, that echoed Oft responsive to the raptare of thy kiss), Memory may cease each friend to cherish, Home and kindred in the future naught may be, But Time will never change the thought that dearest, Dear sheaow-cyes, sweet eyes, the thought of thee. Falrer far than Fancy's fair creations, More lovely than was ever poct's dream, Is a eunny face wichin a dainty setting, Whose shadow-eyes in pictured beauty beam. MILWAUREE, Nov. 16. Owes M. WiLsoR, DETROIT’S PRETTY BARBER. Detroit Corresnondence New York Sun. This morning, on a street berc, o gentleman handed me this car Emma_ Willard, BARRELESS, Shampooinz, and Hairdressing, 8 Waodbridge street. i Shaving, *‘Do you mean to say you have a woman barber in Detroit?” I asked. **Yes, gir, twoof 'em, and two 88 pretty girls as there are in the city, too.” Jn a few moments T walked up Yoodbridze stroet, and, sure enongh, there was the sigp and o pretty girl standiug by the window honing a razor. 1 wanted 1o go in and get ehaved. and still I could not make up my mind to Go it. Three times 1 walked by, and finally I formed a courageous reso- lution, and, hunging my head as a memoer of the Young Men's Christinn Association does when he ocs.into the Mabile or Tarry Ifill's, I planced in, f!rcmlflcd from head to foot a8 soon as I entered Icouldn’t lvok the pretty burberess in the face. T couldn't summon up courage enough to speak to her. In fact, T had nothing to say. So I stood and looked very sheepish. ** Have a shave, sir" said the pretty barberess, advancing with a razor in one hand. and with the other pointing to the chair. Yes, shaved! I gasped and flung myeclf in a chair, ““Why, you'r just been shaved!" she 6af , @rawing her silky palm across niy face. *+ Have I3 I #aid, and then récollecting, T stam- mered, **Ab, yes, shaved this morning, early. X Iways ehave twice a dng." Shave closes” asked the pretty girl, **Yes, the closer the better.” “41hair cut, toor™ ¢ Yex, everything™ And then she commenced, With a little camel's hair brush she painted my face with white soap suds. Then she put her little fingers plump sguinst my face and rubbed it all over, She stood behind me. and put berarms around my neck. 1 enw her in the gluss in front. I never felt o in my life. ~ **What would my wife say to thist" I thought. ' Still, everyoody in De- trojt.does it, and why not I*"'s0 I shut my eyes and let her go on. After rubbing her veivet fingers over my cheeks and chin till the beard was softened, ehe took out 2 razor, honed it, and placing one arm clear around my hesd and her hand inst my face to steady it. commenced the downward movement of the blude. Once or twice I tried 1o look the pretty barberess in the face, but I couldn't. SoIeatand took it with my eyes shut. - I don't think T enjoyed it. And atill 1 let ner zo on. She shaved me, drew her silky hand ali over my face to see f it was closely shaven, and then combed my hair. +Shall T wax yonr mustache, sirt" she asked. “*Yes, wax away!" ¢+ Then ehe learied over me till I could hear her ‘breathe and feel her heart beat, placed her little fingers under my mustache and waxed the ends, Now, 1 never wear my mustache waxed, bat I couldn’task her to stop.” >+ There! does it sait?™ ehe said as she dusted off my neck and removed the apron., **Yes, it's just right—lovely!” T eaid, *‘too &weet for anything!""uand then strodo down to the depot fo find the train just zone, and that this De- troit barberess had canded me to miss a lecture en- wement and a hundred-doliar fee. No more pretty girl barbercsses for me. Evr PERRINS. TIE WIDOW OLIVER. Rochester Democrat. Tow does Mary Clemmer manage to hear of all the remarkable engarements, ramors of cu- gagements, refusals, ete., ete.? She reported that Henry Wilson wanted to marry Miss Dick- inson, but didu’t dare to present the question. Shie also reported that Gen. Butler did preseut the question and got the mitten. She likewise first made public_the story resarding Simon Cameron and the Widow Oliver; without giving whole truth inthat case. however. widow, " kaid the ola gentleman. €nid the widow, blushing deeply. " g2id the Senator, **and pray don't be agitated. 1 propose—o" *¢Boo-hoo!” sobbed the widow, don't!" **Why this fuss®" eaid the Senator, sooth- ingly. ** Be calm, my dear lady, be calm. Ipro- ~+0," ghricked the widow. ** My poor nerves!" This 15 so sudden, " and she fainfed away. T propoce,” concluded the Senator, **to gt you a clerksnip at once.” Tle pauscd 3 moment, and then Jooked search- ingly at the prostrate form of the fady, Ty Jove!" hie remarked, **she's fainted. This is very strange.” Te reader will observe that the widow heard nothing regarding the clorkship. Stie mercly heard that the Senator proposed. (\Vhen she came to, she naturally supposed she was an cnaged woman. And if Mary Clemmer had given the en- tire story. as she should, there wonldn't have been all this misrepresentation. “PICNIC? LUNCHEONS. Newport Correspondence Baltimore American. Perhaps the hard times are responsible for a form of entertainment which startea by accident, but which is fast becoming very popularamong certain professional, or what may be termed the ligher middle class of women, the wives and danghters of professional men. The pienic lunch is particularly in favor with occupants of spart- ment houses. oud is found to be a_charming method of enjoyms the suciety of lady fricnds withont much cirg or xpense to the hostess. The number invited never exceeds o dozen, and cach one contributes some one of the essentials of & modest yet dainty midday meal. The hostess berself provides the piece de resistance. in the shape of fricasse chickén with mushrooms, fried oysters, ora dish of cutlets in_curl-papers. The izuests bring a box of biscuits, a bottle of olises, a Toaf or baskct of cake, a dish of fruit, a gume bie, a box of eurdines, a jac of pickl a joaf of bread, n little pot of Philadelohts butter, or a mold of jelly or Charlotte Jusse, accoraing to_their tadtes or inclinations. The hostess also supplies the hot drinkables. \which only consist of tea. coffee. or chacolate: and the rule is that no one zuest shiall know what any other per<on is to contribute, 5o 1hat whatever {un can row out of the chance of duplicate arti- Cley of provision may be thorouchiy enjoyed. The oddest contretemps of this kind hanpenied on a re- cent occasion, when nine ladies took pickles. The . howover, was cqual to the occasion. and thonzh the pickles fignred on every available spot ou the table it was otberwise immediately and bountifully furniabed. ‘DROWNING IIER SORROW. Detroit Free Press. At late hour Friday evening. @ woman abont 40 years of age. and apparently greatly excited. en- tered a Michizan avenue drug store. and called out: \-Let me have len grains of morphinc and 4 s of witer—quick " T conldn'tdo it, " calmly replied the druscist, i Yoncon't! Then. for Heaven's sake. mve me 2 glass of soda-water, for I've had a ficht with my fiteband, and my troables are greater thau I can bear . o fountain bas been closed for the season, medam.” - *=X0 morphine, —no soda-water, and I'm racked to deatn with mental tortare! Oh! sir. 1f ou hare sy mercy in yonr heart for an unfortundle wom- an. do hand pe out a stick of gum. Tie passed it out. and she badn't set ber teeth into it over fonr times when her hurden of sorros besan to §ift aud ber face to hsht up, 4nd she went SWAY 4 comparatively happy woiwnan. the door. ** Pelase LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM. Dispatch to Cincinnatl Eaquirer. CanthaGE. Mo., Nov, 14.—This city and com- unity have been throw into great excitement for two days past over the elopement of two young Jads snd tieo lassies, whose ages range from 13 to 15 years. One of the boys ia tac son of the c::migr the First National Bank of this city, and the e e om o torminent lawyer. ~ The cirls are both daughters of very respectable families, i de i perbaps without a parall ’?fl lh:l;mc:!upn"e vr‘l?tbfied for tue sake of the thoughtless young grls, who, it is hoped, may = 2 zurls, who, , may yet be reclaumed f St forn the rulnoas path they have 'he runaway was made on Monday evening, and although the chuldren were missed, Tt o not wo- (:-: B |;lesday that it was ascertained that they fled cether. " Officers were put on their trail, butonly succeeded in findinz their camping-place on_ Mon- day mizht. about four miles cast of town, in the [roods along Spring Ruver. Nothing turther could earnied of the” fugftives' until this morning about _daylight, when one of the boyscame lo town for some provisions, and told a chum of their whereabonts. This chum save them away to the odicers, who £oon found them secroted in very comfortable quarters ina lara hay-stack, about & side the city hmits, \where the cold rain of . fag uizht bad ariven them. min ot n seeing the oilicers approaching, the four fied for the woods, but the otlicers pressed them <o Closely that the young Don Juans forsook their maidens and reachied the woods in safety. The girls were bronght 1o town and retarned to their familics. The Boya were pursued until nearly noon to-day, but outwitted the oflicers und are still at larze: The girla will not converse nor riveany ex- planation of thefr rash and danzerons act. The four have becn infatuated with each other's charms for some time, and it is probable thatthey thus thousht to reack some polut where they could live by themselves, unknown tothe world. They are all well educated and_smart for their age, and the &irls are very pretty and vivacions. They started G0 fool. without food orexim clotblag: und the n change of weather do 1 e sudden b ubtless frustrated A BEAUTY-SHOW. Faris Letter o Boston Journat. To the Spanish Department of the Universal Ex- hibition next year there is to be a ** prize show of the photographs of the most beantiful women of the world.™ Thie novel affair is under the patron- 2gze of the Spauish Minister of Puolic Works, and in perfectly respectable. There are to be sixty-one high prizes (that was sharp on the partof the Spaniards), ‘thirty-one silver sets s prizes, and several Lundred honorable mentions. Of course photography 1s to be the medium thronut which “the “beauly i to be judsed, and the jury is to be composed of Lwo members choxen from cach nation—a gentleman and a lady. Two photographs must be Tarnished to judge from, one representing the fail face, the other the prodle. ‘The **faircst one of all **'will he accorded a prize of honor, and the lady vroclumicd ** Queen of Beauty ™ will be paraded in municipai procession in a carrfage drawn by six Andalusiun steeds, il she hapnens to be in Paris. The sixtv-onc ladies who gula the other principal prizes will have their photographs exhibited - during twelve days: and therestof the competitors—well, they will hate the ** Queen of Beauty " and the sixty-one, A WOMAN'S SPITE. Troy Times. One of the quecrest manifestations of feminine rencor that we have heard of lately is reported from Rochester. A married woman named Mageie Connors announced to a policeman that she was about to steal a pair of ehoes in orter to be sent to the Peniteniary, He endeavored to dissunde her, bat she carried out her fntention by pilfering from a stare @ paic of rubber oyershoce. With this_trophy in her posseesion Maggie made ver appearance at the police office and entercd o complaint azainst herscll. Remonstrance was nseless. She declared that if not convicted and sent up she would commit some otlicr crime. S0 @ Bne of S10 was fmposed. with the alternative of sixty days in the Penitentiary. And then the mo- tive far tlis strange performance came to light. The woman had necn quarreling with her husband, and chose this methon of wresking vengeanee oponhim. It is Lo be hoped that Mr. Connors will refusc to pay the fine, and let his ingenious spouse serve out her sixty davs at hard labor, A SENSITIVE WOMAN, * The following is told of a resident of Towa: *¢The caze of Mrs. E. Winship, ‘who resides in Shell Rock, is o rematkable one. The slizbtest odor of tobacco, cther, chloroform, turpentine, benzine, kerosene, or prassic acid will, if she int hale it throw her inta violent consuisions. So sensitive is she to the cffect that she is oblized to shut herself swholly in room by’ herself. These convulsions increase in severity at cach repetition. anu a few days since a man eutered the house with a picce of {obacco in his mouth before the family were aware it, and. slthoush the rooms were tioroughly ventilated by leaving the doors und wingows open, enoagh of the odor of tobacco remained to produce these con- vulsions when Mrs. Winship came into the room, and for eome hours it was thousht she would not recover. Extraordinary precautions are ueed 1o preveat those Who use tobacco {rom going to. the ouse. ™ A “CORSET LIVER.” Cincinnaté Commerefal, Some medical etudents in onc of the colleges of this city, dissecting o female subject a few days ago, found what is called in doctors’ parlance a “‘corset liver.” - When tight Jacing has been prac- tlsed through several years, a permanent dent or hollow is produced in the liver, which may be seen very plaiuly after the woman is dead snd her liver dissected out. This kind of liver occurs so fre- quently in women that phy-icians have given it the pame of **corsct liver.” 1n the subject mentioned the hollow in the liver was lare enough for the ssrist of a grown man to be Jaid In it Young ladies who don’t vant their livers pat into the newspapers and made an nwful example of arter they arc dead, wonld better take warning. FEMININE NOTES, Little Sofftgoodz—**Bez pardon, 3Mies; but sou're down in mny invoice for the next dauce.” “+Call me pet mames—something tyvical of sweet sounds,”” he murmnred; and she said he was a cay lute.—Dezter Smth's Monthly. Lover (in French)—**Angelina, j - t'adore.” Concord girl (who hadn’t studied parley-voo)— *“Shut it yourscif; you eft it open. 1t may be a question whetier it is better to have 3 womin button on a shirt-collar for you, or to fight three solid gallons of mosquitoes. A French author says: *“When I lost my wife, cvery fawily in_the town offered _me another; but hen [ost my horse, o one offered to make him good.™ The manufactureof corsets has become £ per- fected that hugging a girl is_about 2s_satisfactory as squeczing a parlor-stove, we have been told. — Danbury News. An exchange wants to knpow how the Turks hap- pened to learn to fight so well. Why, man, most of the Turkish oflicers have over half-a-dozen wives.—Zurner's Fulls Reporter. A young lady of Clinton, Ta., sent 25 cents and a postage-stamp in reply to_an advertisement of “Fow to make an fmpression:” and received for an answer: ** Sit down on pan of dongh.™ The paramount. guestion in the great minds of the day_1s, whether the ladies will attempt to skate this winter in the small pillow-cases that encompuse them; and, it o, what will be the re- snltof a fall? Taking soundings~She to him: **Yes, dear, T know there mast b o great improvement in busi- ness by the crowds of iadies I see going into the stores to buy their winter-things a3 I 2o by.” (A sigh.)—Harper's Busar. Mistress (on coming home from the serside «“Why, Jane, what's become of the pullinch! Jane: ‘*Well. you sec. w'm. it didn't say much, and looked droopin’ like. S0 cook put it out of its misery. an' I 'ad it staffed for my "at. "—Punch. Tom—** Harry, what makes you look so down in the mouth? Ias your savings-bank busted:" Harry—*+0 no; it isn’t that; but I'm #o confoand- ediy afraid that my irl will make up witn me be- fore Chrismas that I don’t know what to do.” ~—Newark Courser. ) Paul, onone of his trips to Damascus by street- car. not having a newspaper in which to bury his giantic thougiits, ws compellcd, o give up his Yeat toa woman who bad been down 1o Coriath sliopping. This #o roused his_ire that he at oace dropped a postal-card_to Timothy. sayinz: **1 suffer not & woman to teach, nor to usurp uathorit over the man, but to be in silence.” e publiy this incident for the benefitof women who be- lieve, with the driver, that the car {2 never fall.— Louisville Commercial. When it was announced in Colorado, the morn- ing after the recent election, that female mffrage had becn defleated. every man in the State stood up before his wife and swore an awful outh, as round and strongas s Limburger checse, thathe had voted for the amendment; out. as their protesta- tious and the votes in the’ afirmative don't agree. their wives are as yet undecided whether to keep them under the bed a few days longer, or briug ‘em oul and contest the election.—Brookrulle Jef- Jersonian. o LEPROSY. New York, Nov. 17.—The Sunday Mereury announces leprosy in this city owiug to the arci- vals of Chinamen from California.” Some cases are fatal. —— The Vanderbilts in Court. New York Times. Cornelius J. Vanderbilt and bis counsel, the Hou. Scott Lord, were first in thefr places, be- jore 11 o'clock. Cornelins docs not bear any family resemblance to his brother. He is smaller and thinuer man, with a full brown beard and a careworn countenance. fe sat vesterday wrapped in a shabby brown overcoat, ivith his shoulders stooped forward. looking neither to the right opor the left, but apparently - paging the strictest atten- tion to the iesumony, although nothing in his face at any time indicated its probable efteet upon him. Willam K., the favored Dbrother's son. a manly-looking youth, was the sole representative of the other tide of the con- test in tite left-band seats, until cight misutes past the hour set {or opening, when his father, accomgpanicd by Angastus Schell, edzed his way throuch the crowd. Mr. Vanderhit took 2 chair, with his back to a pillar, and 1aced In the opposite direction to Rls brother. He was neatly dressed, with uo jewelry except a heavy ringand 2 waich-chain with 4 large seal. His shirt-stuas were of plain white ivory. He carried a thick stick which he rerained o his uu- cloved hands, and did pot remove his overcoat. His demeanor was without the shizhest tinge of embarrassment, He paid unwarering atteution 10 the proceedings, listeninr ai times wil opened mouth as thongh totally sbsorbed, and ouce or twice be joined beartily in the laughter of the spectators. LOCAL MISCELLANY. THE COUNTY BUILDING. The Committeeon Roadsand Bridges will visit the Town of Lyons Wednesday to inspect rosds and bridges. Attorney-Gorieral Edsall called vesterday and bad an interview with Judge McAllister and State’s Attorney Mills. Seventy-three of the Sheriff’s boarders were arralgned vesterday in the Criminal Conrt. Most of them testified to their innocene, of course. The County Board is to vacate the Grand Jury room and retumn to its old quarters. Workmen were engaged yesterday fitting up the old room. The room twas fitted up some months ago at considerable expense for the use of the County Treasurer. The jury in the case of James Matson, whe had been on trial several days for murder, yes- terday brought 1na verdict of guilty of man- slaughter, and 2ave the prisoner eizht years in the Penitentiarv, The State’s Attorney was justly proud of the result, as in the trial of the cause he. had to fight against great odds. The usual motion for a new trial was made. The Committee on Roads and Bridzes met vesterday afternoon, and reached the very seusi- ble determination to report to the Board to- morrow recommending that the toll-rates on the toll-roads be reduced. The extent of the reductions is not known, and the Cormittee re- fused to give any fizures, but be they ever sa small the people will have gained o much. Rauntree, the great, zood, and truc, th whose “oplaions » fht e fen ‘years have beon 83 nualerous as autumn leaves, andas accom: modating as the * Riug 7 could desire, Siace be- coming sitistied that L canuot be re-cloeted s e is not o candidate for the office of County Attorney. The announcement, will be recived with dire rezret, and wlhien he takee bimself to the country taxpnyers will mourn. Holden's Court-Tlouse measnrers completed their work yesterda The result in fizures ic not known, but practieally it will be found to amount totking 33000ut of the Treasury toback up a ** Kine”? schewe. Mr, Fitzgerald offered ta miake the measurement at his own expense, hut the “Ring” would not allow it lest Sexton micht suffer. }f the measurerers do not return figures giving Sexton more than he cluias then the $300 will have been toolishly expended. ‘The canvass of the ofhclal vote was continned yesterday, Justice Hammill being aole to be about.* The Pourtcenth Ward was reached and completed, and the work will be resumed to-morrow. So far tne canvassers have worked very slowly, and the report has gained currency thot the S10a day they are allowed may have Something to do with it. Whether this be true or not,it is a fact that they are mak- ing haste stowly. TUE GRAND JORY. The Grand Jury met at theusual hour yester- day, and commenced work by quarreling and ac- cusiog one another of haviug leaked to report- ers. The question of the West Park Boand in- vestization was the first thing considered, and 50 faithful had been TuE TRIBUNE’S report of the work that they called one another names in trying to find out who had given them away. Tiiey quarrcled fora few moments over this subject, but in the midst of it a inember re- ferred to the fact that Tue TrisoNe had ac cused a certain juror of associating with the Garritys, and this ended the strife. The Garrity Juror was asked to stand up, buthe did ot risc. probably on account of Lis extreme bhight and the difliculty he sumetimes Lus in keeving on his f¢ Nothing further was done in the West Park case, but some of the jurors after adjourn- ment Wwere a3 acxXious as ever for interviews with the parties interested. One of them dié not deny that he had becn to see Mr. Lipe; bul he muintained that all he said to himn was that he was eogaged “over there,” meaning on the Grand Jury. Mr. Lipe sayshe met the juror, but aid not know that he was a juror at tbe time; and futhermore, that he hashad nothing to do with the investigation, and docs Dot pro- prose to have; and if auy of the jurors expect 10 et any money ont of him they will be disap- pointed. The only cases pussed on durice the duy were of o petty chareter, and the Park case will not come up amin for several days. TEMPERANCE. STOPTING THE SALE OF LIQUOR TO MINORS. A meeting of citizens for the purpose of do vising means whereby the laws in relation to the sale of liquor to .minors may be properly en- forced wus held last eveuing in Temperance Hall, No. 211 West Madison street. Mr, F. F. Elmendorf presided. sud the mecting was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. [unter. Mr. J. W. Goodspeed from the Committee on Nominationof Officers and Permanent Oreanizgs tion reported that they haa agreed to recor- mend that the Associstion be known as *“The Citizens’ Leaue for the Suppression of the: Sale of Liquor to Miors.” Tuey recommended the following list of otficers: Presicent, F. F. Elmendort; Recording Secretary, J. W. Good- spectt; Corresponding Sceretary, J. . Latteys ‘Treasurer, Georze Sturgis. Amoog the Vice- Presidents, of whom there were o #reat many, were the Kev. W. J. Hunter, representing the West Side; the Rev. J. Monro Gibson, South Side; and’ Prof. David Swinz, North Side. Marshall_Ficld, D. H. Lincola, A. M. , John H. Ctougit, Clinton Briegs, George' Armour, 8. H. McCrea. C. M. Hender- sou, Emery A. Storrs, and othier prominent e, were lucluded in thel On matioe, an Exccutive Committee, consist- ing of Messrs. C. M. Hendersou, Andrew Pax- tan, Emery A. Storrs. S. A. Kean, Julian C. Rumsey, Thomas Moulding, George Sherwood, W. P. Black, the Rev. W. F. Cratts, and John Collier, was appointed. The platform offered by the Committee. sets ™ forth that the object of the League s to euforce the existing laws forbidding the sale of any in- zoxicating beverames to minors. They propose to attain that object by amitating the questicn throteh public mectings, and the press, and hy the emplogment of detectives to hunt u p vio lations of the law, and prosccute the offenders. ’\;hc League is declared to be entirely unsectu- rian. ‘The Rev. E. W, Barrett made a short socech fully approving the object of the Learue, and aunounced bis_ intention to work for the cause to the best of bis abitity. Tne Cbair said thut he and Mr. Paxton bad called upon the Mavor and Chiel of Police. and had met with much enconragement. Mayor ‘Reath had fully approved of the idea, and Su- perintendent Hickey promised co-operation So far as practicable witn tue limited force at his command. But there were only 482 policc officers in the whole city, and a great many of thesc were detailed on special duty. It became pecessary,. thereiore, for the citizens to take the matter up, and where they saw that the law was belng violated to personally attend to the prosect- tion of the offenders. - That was the course pur- sued by Dr. Crosby in New York, and it bad worked very well. Mr. Paxton said that the Mayor had promised to revoke the licenses of saloon-keepers who supplicd boys and girls with liquor. Superin- tendent Hickey had fnstructed the police to ar- Test ali such offenders on sight, and if the citi- zens supported the Execative power the evil mizht be blotted out. Ward orgzanizations were necessary, and If the citizens. could not attend to it detectives must be employed. The Rev. Mr. Burrett saja that it was useless for the police to arrest saloon-keepers unless come one would appear to proserute. e did net believe that the police officers a5 a body were {n sympathy with the movement. Dr. flunter, premising that & membership- fee would be meeded for the axpenses of tha League, iusisted that it should be made very small. He wanted deputations to wait on the different pastors’ meetings, and to request all clergymen 1o preach a sermon on this special subjéct. Tle thougbt the law amply soflicient it it were properly enforeed. Several other wentlemen made remarks of a similar tenor, and the mecting adjousaed for one week. SUBURBAN. HYDE PARK. ‘Tuesday night 3Ir. J. W. Oakley, whose resi~ dence is loczted on the corner of Forty-seventh strect and Drexcl Boulevard, was awakeaed oy a slight noise, and, after getting his cyes open, found a masked face and a revolver inspecting him. The burglar requested bim to lie still after wishing him good morning, and then re- quested the pleasure of examiuing bisvest, in which a watch and monc{ were carried. Mr. 0. dedined, and, maklng a leap, rung call and stable bells, rousing the hostler. The burglar then skipped with a pal, who had been doing the rest of the house, taking ouly some siiverware and an overcoat, and - leaving o dark-lantern. ‘The residence of B. F. Ayer was tried on the same nizbt. Two pancs of glass were broken, which scared the burclars away. A Dickens party was given last evening at Mr. Ayer’s, under theé auspices of St. Paul's Church. About. 100 persons gathered in the spacfous par- lors. part in costurme. The affair passed off very ‘pleasaatly, and was enjoyed by all. ———————— Tourist (to friend): ** As to that, my boy, one year 1 drank nothing but milk.” Friend: *In- Zeed! I bave knowd you a long time, but don't remember that., What year was {t!” Tonrist: My first?