Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 23, 1877, Page 5

CRIMINAL NEY A Vermont Poisoning Case-=- Trial of Deacon Ezra Smith, The Wovonds of the Remarkable Villain at St, Louis Rapidly Healing, 1fe Is Transferred to a Prison Cell Without Further Bloodshed. mg’enunus Desire to Kill Aboul Eighteen More People. His A Great Robber Hunt in Lehigh and Bucks Countles, Pa. MDIACON" EZRA SMITIL, Puspatch tn News York ferald, Retranp, Vi, Nov. 20.—The preliminary ex- amination of Ezra P. Smith and Mra. Mary E. Champlin, charged with the murder (by adwmin- jstering arscnic) of Cornelia Smith, the wife of the former, commenced at Mddlebury this morning before Justice Knapp, On account of the importance of the case, ex-Judges Brookins and Howard srere fuvited to oceuny the bench withtim, Col. Veosey, of Rutland, ex-Gov, Stew- srt, and ex-Congressman Woodbrldge assisted State's Attorney Chapman in the prosccution. Messrs. Targ, of Burlington, and Grandy, of Verzennes, appeared for Mrs. Champlin, and Pallard, of Burlingion, and Lucla, of Vergennes, fo. Deacon Smith. An immenso concourse of e opie from the surrounding country attended the pruceedings. An atteinpt was ‘made laat nignt on thu part of the fricuds of Mrs, Champidn to induce the prosecution to permit her to plead guilty of mdultery and turn State's evidence agamst Smith, but 1'is understood the olfer was not uceepted, Forty-five witnesses i all have been suminuned, so the case can hardly e expected to be compicted for a nutnber of dave. In his opeming nddress the Btate's Atworney gave the following lustory of the el mum Smith, now flfty years old, came to Yereennes four years azo from Addison, where, for all that waa known,he had lived happlly with bis tamily. Laat soring an {ntimucy sprang 1o between him and Mrs, Champlin,who Jived ot that timo in the_house adjolning. On the & of August Ezra administered to his wifc o winss of lager Leer, which was Immediately followed by Incessunt vomiting for eix dava. On Buturday, the 11th, o consuftation was held, two physiciuns Daving becn calied in by the father of thoe sick wowmnan, and, besides medicine, some beef tea wasordered to be glven—a teaspoonful every fiftcen minutes, Baturday nhent the Deacon gave ier, at_the proper intervals, three tea- saountuls. The first two the woman lked, but the taird was bitter and she refured It Aboat 11 o’clock Mrs. 8mith was thought to be dylor by Mrs. Sherman, who wus watching. 'l‘n‘uuklnz 1t best 1o huve the doctor, slio pro- cecied up stairs, and Knocked at Ezra's dour. 8ne found him 10 bed, but when told that his wLe was dying and asked to.go aiter the doc- tor ha refuscd, and fu tho most heartless inan- peraald @ %1 bad hopud that I mlent never see Ler agaln! Procecding down stalrs she waited some time, and then. went after the doctor, ;o half mile awav, nler midnght. Smith did not come down till & o'cluck In the morning. e sald heespeeted to- pruve the continuation of the crimingl intinacy alter the death of the wiie. On Sept. 8 he went to Burlington,mct Mre.Chatnplin.and trom there went to North Lawrence, No Y. Sept. 10 the pair returned, reaching Keosville depot aut O o'clock at night, and then walking three miles to Birminghum, I expect to prove by the Deacon's udmn;sslons and letters that Smith was very Intimete with Mra. Champlin durlng this tnp. ‘The state’s Attorney detaiied at length the vontents o1 the dctters, and explained avout the tladiuy of the arsenle by Prol. Coilier in the rematus o1 Mra. Smits. The first wiinees called waa Mrs, E. Gorham, aalster vt the deceased, by whoin the death was proven. The attendivg bhyeleian, a homeoyn- tu.st, was next placed upon” the stand, and ut length guve the history ol the case, aa for ga s observations extended, Prol. Veter Cullier testifled that the stomach, varts of the hver, aod small intestines wero ro- celved by him Sept. 245 ho made u chemical analysls’ef tns, aud althiouzo bie founy abund- aut faications that the persun bad dled srom the elfect of ,au-drpitant polson, he did not llad any puisons these indications wero the preseuce or'a prayish-black or bluckish-gray powder on the fhucr suriace of the stotnacl; lie also found that tuis surtuce rapldly sloughed ; the mtestines and stomach were utuiost entlrely cuipty, no slore thun u teaspoonful o, substauce belng found In thews, i tols apparently conslsting of the elougticd off voatine; us he had nevermet uen u case, It lea nin Lo study 1t up, and ho #as more coutident than eyer that he would tnd poison in other portious of the boudy. RANDE, THE ITARD MAN, Spectal Dirgateh 1o The CAle 120 Irivune, .BT. Louts, Mo, Nuv. 22.—Thls moruing tho Mttending physician cxpressed the oplufon that Frauk Raude, the wounded outluw, had so far recovered that his renioval to a cell in the Jall would be safe, and, acvordivgly, the hospital smbulance was driven to the nospltal at 3 p. m. with a guard of five pulicemen to make the transfer, Dr. Dean bad iniormed Rande of the vontemplated change, snd had him in readiness At that hour. Rando was quite cheerful durlug the operation of dresaing, and made scveral Pleasant passesto thoso present. A young student of mediciuo asked the prisoner ifhe did nut exvoct 2 dosu of cauabls indieus (Iudian hemp) by the tlme ho got on tha strect. He replied that he Uid not talok any hemp had ever been grown tiat could go sround his neck. Howas fase Udlous, and preferred a neat neck-tie when dressing for the strect to the coarse texturs of tho rope. Raudo donned the same clothes 10 which o fought the pawnshop fight, and here and there were spots of blood on s raiment. After placiog a cap on his bead be an- nounced himsell ready for the ride. As he stretehed out bis foot to walk, it Was evident ho suffered pain In the wounded leg. Ho was supported to the ambulunce by twu offlcers, whille two forlowed in tha rear to wake assurance doubly sure. As Rande was driven outside the lmits of the grounda Lo wlanced quickly around, duubtless expecting a mob to mcet him, ut, Ginding bimsel! safe, he made Iree to say that he would Just nke to kill about cigteen — — — and then ho dian't rare what became of him. He was closely watched while en route to the fall, wbut bo made ne eflort to escape, ftor the most pare talking n 8 lively monoer, Ho statcd thay h day, Bishup Rovertson of the K uLb:\l:lrt‘.'anur:l,: ad calied Lo ace him, una hmf attemipted to lurn his thoughts to goud, **uut," said Ka 1 fired several sliots from my o heolog] tud think § brousht bim dowu,—xt lc: t, didut melt at anytilog lio sald.” On reaching ihe jail be was taken o throush a sccret way below the main cutran.e, on Clark wvenue, fere quite & crowd bud couiregated to ses the Doted ‘villain, although, fu the mum, the affair bud been kept socrct. Ho was taken to the mur.erers’ row, and there lucked in, As the bult shut into the socket, Rance buda his eg- Curt guod-by, Fs last words to the policemen “l'nu' Uud accompanicd hin to the jall weres *Weil, 1 Lope that Hellernan witl “break bis own neck 4L 1shoulun’s ever get a chanceut hli, Guod-ny, If we ever meoL Whero they mix brmstone, [ hove we'll be betler Lricude. Itaoue will doubticss bu taken to INiucls by Slouday yext, BT. Lou, Mo., Nov. 22.—Frauk Rande, the IMurderes, was rece.ved from the Clty Hospitat this miterioon, and placed I 8 vell 16 the culas 080 8L polico beadquartirs. He s coustautly fecovernyg trom bis woands, aud will be tuken to Kuox County, ik, fu & tew days. Rumors are still rle that. be will Le lyncaed belore bo fedchivs Uiisou, but it is generully believed tbut Gur. Cullom 'wili sve tusy CVEry wessure i Laken 10 prevent it e A TERRIBLE DESPERADO. Speglal 1o St. Louls Rewwdligum, 8epaLia, Mo., ‘Nov. 2L—TlLis morolog's Denocrat has the followlug special from Me- Al ater, Indisn ‘Territory, which gives quite o @.Mercut yerston of “he late troubles i that locality from that telezruplied from Kansas City: “We arg haviog puotler reign of terror bere. Charles Jones, w brothier of Ben Junes, wlho was kilivd ot this placy about a year ago dor bigh-anded outruges on tho commuuity, ls CAIFILZ Ou worwe cvea thun bis brother ever AL For some time pust he has been riding duugh-sbod over tls towu, runnlug pevpls ulk £ nt Mr, Miller, the hoes carpenter on_the conl chutes of tho Missourl, haneas & Texna Ral- way. He tnen went over to his own hou e, aind beat iis wife and child, his half-sister, aud balf- brother nearly to death. In fact, some of then w ll, in all probahility, vet die. In addition to this, he cut Mr. James Jolinson, o very inof- fensive man, living at old Perryville, 8o severe- Iy that bis lile is almost despaired of. The strangest part of all this s, the demon fs atill al large. Business of all kinds, for two or thrce days nuw, has heen almost entircly sus- vended, ‘iccause of Lho intense excitement whtch prevails, Yesterday evening some United States” Marshals came down frum Muskogee, ant they, with some Natlonal Light Iorsemen, orzantzed n party of ity or sixty eitizens to capture the rampant lou; but as yet they have not auceeedel In doing so," THE GRAUGA * VIGILANTES. nnectal Dispaich io The Chicaan Tridune, Crevenanp, 0, Nov., 22,~The story of the Iynching of Luther 8cott by a Viellance Com- mittee In (Geauga County, In this State, which was scnt last nizht, Is substantiated by advices recelved to-day. Three officers with the pris- oner were met In the woods by a larze number of armed, masked men. Al were draeged out of thewazonin which they were riding, and, after the officers had been bound and surround- ed by men with plstols, SBcotl was drawn up four or five times. When It was found that no confession could be extorted from him, the Captaln sand: “Gentlemen of vigitance, 1 wish to consult with yow.” With this four ot the men stepped to one side, and, after consulting & moment, returned and unbound the Constables, Then the same volce com- manded: “ Vigilants, dispersel* and, In a mo- ment after, the oflicers ray, there was not aman tu ve reen, the entire party having disappeared in the darkness as {f by magie. Gulng to thelr _prisuner, the officers found him 1n a tremor of icar, but not scrivusly injured. e was taken to the villize, and is now in ncerly his usual heaith. Not one of the men who had nd In the outrare has been identitled by gesturs or voice. ‘The whole town fs sirivlig to galna clew, not only to parties who have been com- mitting the depredations, but also to detect the perpetrators of this outrage, SAN FRANCISCO. 8AN Fraxcisco, Nov, 2L—In the United Btates Circult Court to-day George M. Pluney, Rufus C, Spalding, W. B. Carr, John O. Hans- com, Dennls Jordan, Thomas Rozers, Juseph A. Crawford, and C. B, Higgivs were arralgned on Indictmeuts found seainst them In connece tion with the issuc of fraudulent navy pay certificates. Pluney and Hanscom demurred, teading the statute of limitativue, and that the acts atated in the counts du not constituto the crime charged. Jordan falled to appear. The others pleade § not multy. Arctubald Blacklock, ulfas McCaw, of Gulf of Callforma Oyster Canning Cotnpany notoriety, waa convicted of furgery to-uay 1n” the Munté- pat Court, ABORTION, &peclal Disvatch tn The Chleagn Tribune. Pirrenung, Pa, Nov. 22—An Information was filed to<lay befor Ald, Rocscli. of Allegheny City, azainst T. F. Sclunauser, n prominent German phystelan, charging him with procuring au abortion on Jenny Humilton, 17 years of agze. ‘The girl's final depositivn was taken to-night, The doctors say she canuot Jive thli morning. Ofleers are fu pursuit of Behmuuser. Mlss Hamliton's parents reslde in Muttiin Countv, Pa., where she wua eeduced by an Eastern drume orought to Allegheny City, und deseited by him. She rejuses to ¢ive Ins name. Buc1s o handsome, futeligent girl, ml. her parents wre respectable country peo- ple. BEATEN AND ROBBED, &pecial Dlesateh ty The Calcaga Fribune, Joxesuono, 1, Nov. 22.—Last nighe two masked robbers cntercd the house ot an old German, dobn C. Share, two nules west of town, knocked 8haro scuseless with a eluo, and Vieat s wite until she disclosed where §300 in gold and puper_wese hidies, which they took ?nd sluupcu. The old people are serivusly in- ured. AN EMIEZZLER. CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 22.—It has just been discovered thut George Fletssuer, formerly book- keeper of Theodure Bamiller, who made an ns- slmment last spring, embezzled a laree stmount from bis employes, Me, Buwnlller, ‘Che sum ab- stracted will reach frum $20,000 to §25,000. Fieisancr b leit Lor purts unkuown, OUT ON BAIL, WasmiNatoN, D. C., Nov. 2.—George W. Chadwlck, tue alleged forzer of the §61,000 chieex on the Unfon Trust Company, was to-day released un bal i T ODD-FELLOWS. Sesslon of the Grand Lodge of Indiana at Indinnapolis. Bpecial Dispuich to The ¢ InpuaNavoLts, Ind, N ~The Grand Lodue of Udd-Fellows this morning . sdupted memorial to thy memory of Pust Grand Master Mortun, reported by the Committee appoiutod yesterdny. - Romnarks wero made by P (. Rep- resentative Underwood, of Lafayette, P G. Representative Camback, P, G, Rovresentative A.8tri:kland, and P, G, Master M, V. B, Speacer, ‘Tucmemorial wasndopted by a rising vute, the representatives standing 1o their places for o minute in silence. A proposition to abolish tha scwi-annual communleation of tue Urand Lodgs was lost, although amajority of the sepresentatives were In favor of “it, not- two- thirds sugporting it. the clectlon of officers resulted as tollows: Grand Master, W, R. Myers, of Anderson; Deputy, Enuch Cox, of Delplt; Warden, Will Cumback, of Urceus- burg; Becretary, B. F, Foster, of Indlanupolis; Treasurer, ‘T P Hougory, of Induanupolis; Representative to the drand Lodgs of thu United States, Lon Seaton, of Rushville; Alter- nate, D, B, ‘Toldter, of Iudianapols, When the hour arrived to inatall otlicers Gov, Cum- buck was avsent, haviog gons out of the ety to Hil a lecture epgugement, under au fuipression thut the ustalluion would nod take place untit te-morrow, Demands we.e made for a new ctection, and Cutiouck's fricnds endeavored to seenro un adjournment until to-morrow, so tiut he could be hicre, but tag representatives re- fwed to whourn over ou the wround would eotall sy cxpenss of aud 8 - pow ele:tion touk resulting fn the cholew of D, W, ot New Albany, Mr. Cumback's strongest competitor, Cumnback will uppeal to the Giaud Lodge of the Umted States. A mo- ton to ditulsh representucion n the Grand Lodps was overwheluungly defeated, sad the UGrand Lodge adjourned. —— e —— THE WEATHER, Wasmxaton, D, C., Nov, 23—1 & m.—For the Lako Region ristug, followed by falling, barometer, vortheast to southeast winds, aud partly cioudy weatber, excopt ralu arcas and lower temperaturo along the Lower Lukes. LUUAL QUIEBYATIONS. Aao, Nov, 33, iR, Weather, [ T4 |, fres 1usisp. e a0 o) 44 | 741205 frean Maxtasum therin im ster, 40: miaimum, 39, GENEKAL UDERYATIONS. Cul 22=3lidnight, T Riin Weaiher, Stationa, Bar, T, Al eud i, 3w e THE VANDERBILT WILL, Special Diapaich 1o The Chicagn Trivune, New Youk, Nov. “S—Au application was mado today by tho couusel of drs, La Bau, of an advance of money on a.countof her ntercst m the Vanderbilt eslate tu deiray her espeuses In contesting tho will. SLc sets forth that $12,000 jutercat §s already gue bery that she &3 8 widow with four children, and bus o wors thau cuoul luculne Lo support her tamily fu & very woderate mavnners tuut she bas beea suo- Ject 10 wraat expense pivcw Jan, 1 by tue Lugation regesdiug the whl, which- tributlal ehare of the property In care the pro- bate da revosad, anid as an advance on ae-ount of her legacy {n ense the probate 1a conflrmed, Me. Chinton apposed the “appli-ation in hehalf of Mr. Vanderbilt, and the Burrogate decided that hoth sides should submit authorlties on the J0th Lnst. RAILROADS. A SPECK OF WAR, ‘There I a littlo unnlcasantness just now be- tween the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Missourl Pacific Rtallronds beeause the latter has established an office for the sale of tickets 1o Texas in this city, Thia sction, the Burling- ton people say, Is Injuring thelr Texas business, s both roads connect with the Missourd, Kansas & Tezos Raflrond. The managers of the Mis- sourd Puctfic claim that they have just as much right to open an oftice fn this city asthe St. Louls, Iron Mountaln & Bouthern, the Mis- sourl, Kauvsas & Texas, or other Bt. Louls ruads, yet the Burlington people, being of & contrary opinfon, have taken retaliatory meas- ures to bulldoze the Missouri Vacific out of this city. They hava gono into competition with the latter road on the Omaha business from 8t. Louls, and are running two trains from the latter place dally to Omaha over the Rockford Rock lsland branch via Monmouth. It fs claimed by the Burlington people that they take away ten passengers from the Missour! Pacllic at St. Louls for every one that the latter rond takes away from them in this clty. While it 1s possible that the Burlington has the best of the Missourd Pacifle fn this’ conteat Ko far, yet 1t is predicted that It whi have to ive up the fight Letore long, as It not only in- 1grcnhnl. road alone, but also the St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern, atd both of these roads give their Omaha business to the Konsas City, St. Joseph & Councll Blufts Rallroad at Kanaas City. The latier road Is_therefore euf- fertng more from the comupetition than the others, and as the Dircctors and stockholders are '"““'f Boston incn, most of who are also interested fn the Chicaco, Burlington & (&ulncy Rallroad, it fathe opiniun among raflroad men that they will put in o veto sgainst this kind of wurfare, TIANNIBAL Spectal Dispstch to The Chicagn Tribune. QuiNcy, Ik, Nov, 23.—A new sult against the management of the Hannibal & 5t. Josepn Ratlroad was fnaugurated yesterday. Tha petl- tion for the appolotment of a Recelver was presented to the Livineston (Mo,) County Court, whichi was cousidered, and actlon was postooned untll February. 1t fs believed that thia 1s only the first step in thie new move nzamst the road, intended }xmhany to have an influcn.e in shaping the future management, The suit {s Lrought in the vame of several Western stockholders, & ST, JOSEPH. A ERIE. Nrw Yonx, Nov, 2.—The Dirertors of the Erle Railroad met to-day, and formally empow- cred Recedver Jewett to facilitate the reorgante zatiun scheme. ITEMS. The Southwestern Rallroad Rate Association will holditsrerutar monthly meeting atth.o Grand PadficllotetTu sday, The most Important mat- ter that will come up for dlscussion will be the coutinued cuttine of rutes by the Wabash Road. It wiil bo remembered that u short time ago tho Southwestern pool was reorgamzad, whereby the tross carnings are pouled, tustead of a cer- taln percentage of the groes earnings. Under the new srrangcmont it wus belleved that the Wabash would Le powerless to do much dam- age to the ruads belungiug to the Assuciatlion, but. sonchow orother {t is continuing to trouble fiem Ly cutting the rates trum local competiog pulats. The . Wabash densunds that it be ad- mitted Into the poul, but this is refuscd, on the ground that, If thls road ls tasen In, a number of other cross-iines couta come up and demand the eame trivilege, and tue diflicuitles would become etill greater thau they ure now. Tho New York trunk lines will proiabiy be appealed to to force the Wabash to terime, ‘e Hlinols Central Ratiroud Cnm[:my has Just completed ot jts car-shops in this ity o new Dircctors’ car, which fsn inodel of neatness and cunvenience, und relects great credit upon its desfguer, the master car-buibierof that ¢ ail, Mr. W. B, 8now. It contains an ofiloe, kitchen, state-roum, aud sleeping berths to accomino late ten peraous beshles the porters, who have a scvarate roum. On the outside it rescubles a pulace sleeping, ond the side-punel bears the apprupr.ate embiom of the cout-ol-arma of thy Stato of Illinols. ‘The_construction or this splendld car costs only #7.00, or ubout balf the vrice of au ordinary sleeping-car, Ex-Gov. Ashley, of Michlizan, has Informed a representative ol the Detyoit F'ree I'ress that it ix pow certaln that the Aun Arbor & Toledo failroad will be constructed. A suttlcient num- ber of subsueiptions have been obtained to ware rant thy orgamzation of w company, and the Lemnuing ol the work as oun thereaiter os posaible. Ite will fssuc a call fora meeting of the stockliotders, to ba heldut Ann Arbor within two weeks, at wilch oflicers will Le elected, The wurk will probably be commenced at Dundes, aud Civil-Engincer Uvorge T, Clark lins gone to the lat! ptace to exvine the site ol 1he proposcd cridges which {4 will be necessary to construct there, Mr. J. C. MceMullln, General Superintendent ot the Chicaco & Alton, Mr. Joseuls Tucker, Muster of Trausportation of the IHlinuls Central, und Mr, J. E, Bitupson, Ueneral Manager of the Yaoudalla lfue, held a protracted private meet- i1z ot the otllee of the Klinols Central Ratlroad Company, It {s understood that tne ohject of the mceeting was the scttiement of soma small aiffercnces In repnrd to the business between tuis ity aud B Louls, = ———— THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL. Mr. Forster Glves Some Credit Where It In Justly Due. The following communieation from the Right Hon. Mr, Forster, printed In the London Times of the Tth inst., will be read with eratification by te many whoso willlng hands and Leads hurried the mall fn_question across our Cuue tineut on its way to England; No, 8. WestaiNatER ChaNsxns, Vicrania 81,, . W.i Nov, U,~81n: As you occasionally insert lutercating statements, will you allow nie 10 draw atiention to the fact of recentiy-deliverod malle 1rum Now vouth Walcs and New Zealand via ban Froucisco In torty-iheeo and thisty-cight days from diuuey and Aucslind, respuctively being ove duys under the advestired time, The cruds It of ymis success 13 dus nul only to the lPacific Mall Slaflullhlr Company us contracturs for the Paciic service uuder the tuvernwant of the two Colol , und to the Cu- nard Cuuuny, I whose steamers the maile wero conveyeldl frum New York o Quecnstown, but alwo fu the highest degree 1o the Fostmaster of New York, Gen. James, to whoso courtesy and encrry we are indebted for the perfection of traneit AFIBUGCTIELY BCTOsS AMICTI At the instance of Mr, James, the oificisle uf the Central Pacific and Penusylvania KRallways overtook, by means of & :‘wcm. tae regular inall train walch hud left Ean - Francieco three bours before the malls arrived, snd, aided throughout by ratiway odicials as well aw by the Foattasters of Ban kranclaco and Chicaso, tranait acroes toe Contitienl with,n the regular tie was urcd, llun{ add that, on several forier occa- ins, the now Invanavle delivery of the Austras U DiaNe via Ban Francleco under these advertiscd Bue veen iaured by siaiilar acts of attentlon on the puri of Postiuster Jamee, to whoso juterna- tlonal frivndliness und courtuay | have therefore reab pleasuro In beariug witnesw, 0nor 10 be, aif, YOUF ULCUICAT BéTYaLL, WitLian Fonstau, —— OBITUARY, Svecial Dispatch (o Ths LAicagn Triduse, LavaxsT7e, I, Nov, 22—Licut. Willlam F. Ruyuolds, of tue First Artitlery, utid the ouly sun of Wiltlawms ¥, Reynolds, of this dity, died ot the family resldevew this morning, Turee yeurs ago bo was stationed at Key Wost during the ravages o the yeliow-iever, sud has ever s.oce been an invalid. Lo eucered tie Academy ut Weat Point an 1503 aud gradusted fn the class of "7, Ile wdl ve buried Sunday uext. % LoutsviLLe, Ky., Nov, 2%—Col. Thomss N, Linasey, a prowcut lawyer in this State, died g&u aitcruoon st bls howe fu Fravdtort, aged t 1 bave the e ———— EA AND COFFEE. Cixorvuatt, 0., Nov, 233—A petition is in circulation snioug wholesals grocers bero ask- ing Congress w0 wmake the duty onsugsrso much per pound, rezundiess of volor or quality. Collecuealtrs, at & mectivg beld to- day, sesolved 1o resist the ciorts of the New Yok brokers to control the s ipwmcnts of colTee from ibat city, aod & deterwination was expressed to look Lo polnts further south fur tust astlde unless the New York partles revedo frow the rules wdupted there fn regard 1o re- SEIvI sud slubuiug. Bank-Examiner Watson Takes Possession of the Insti= tution. A Trustworthy Estimate of the Value of the Assets of the Bank. Schedule of the Real Estate-The Stockholders—. Singular Aetion of the Park Dank. The collapse of the Third Natlonal Bank was not followed by any undue commotion in linancial circics. The weak condition of the institution had for scveral mouths heen sus- pected by the street, and was positively knuwn to quite a number of prominent houses in the sinity ot the Board of Trade. Hence the Iallure was nut unexpected, and its possible ef- fects were lone ago discounted. Counter husiness at all the banks showed in- creased proportions, growing out of the transfer of accounts from the Thind, and the making of now associations. Nearly all the country checks on the Third found protection; in most cases on telezraphic orders from the makers thereof, though lu not s few instances they were pro- tected to save the commerclal bonors of the drawers, Most of the banks showed & disposition to hoard currency, and exchange was hard to sell except at a figure sufliclent to make it an object for the purchaser, Bome large blocks were placed as low as 80 cents to $1 discount, though in the alternoon there was a firmer feeling with buyers at 75 cents off. Cunsiderable checking was done by the near- by country banke. which ordered remitiances In currency; and {n sume quarters large orders are expected this morning. TUERE WAS NO EXCITEMENT WHATEVER around the Third Natlonst Bank. On the door of the main entrance was posted a placand bear- ing the legend * This Bank 1s Closed.” Once In a while a curjosity secker would mount the steps, read the ‘notice, peer {n through the window, take a good square luvk at the purtly policeman who was detalied to pre- serve ordery and quietly depart, Tiuose who bad pressing business went thirough the narrow door, which leads trom Washiugton etrect’ to the Directors’ room. President - Pearce and Cashier 8nuth was kept busy durlng the day arranging bouks and papers, and getitng things futo shape, Once ju a while ther attention vouly Le enguzed long enough to suswer a qitestion hiuried at thetn by some depositor who wanted to know waen lie would get suincthing, ‘Llicy were overpowered by the graviy of the situation, and did not waste words In replying to the intrrrogatories of the news-gatherer, Directors Curtis, Steele, Pullinan, and Benja- min apent a Jarge portion of the day at the In- stitution. lo the alternoun a weeting of toe Bourd wus held, aud the question of THE RECEIVENATILP was talked over at considerable length, The Board wus divided upon a cholee fur that re- sponsible position. Bome favored Mr. tunt- inirton W, Jackson, a tawyer dolng business 1 the Portland Biock; others thought that Mark Kimball would administer tne asscts to the ad- vantaze of depositors and stochlboldurs weto b appumnted. ‘There were outicrs who thought that A, H. Burley, the Recelver ot the Couk County National, would be just the man for toe place, a8 he bas bad coosideraole experen.e in dealing with slow paper during the past year, Finally 1t was announced tuat Sunk-Fxaniner Watsun would arnive fo town frum Wisconsin n the eveulny, and the -atter was postponed until theu, It baying been duubted by many that the bank ‘would pay off its depositors in 1ll, o TrIDUNB reporter yesterday unucrtook to get ot an appsuxunate statement of s real cou- wition, so far ns the asscts could be converted for the benefit of the depotors. Wien the bank made nprllmlon forald soins few days agy, two prutminent bank vliicials mnde a thir- ouzh examination of the assete, wiich it was projosed should hyputlicaated us security Jor auy advances that micht be extended. The showiig was not sutisiactory 1o them as banke ers, Laving a darge line of “custumers to take cate of during the packing senson, and it was Tor tius reason that tacy deellued to extend the a.d sourht, 'TILE NESULT OF THEIR EXAMINATION may be sumimed up os folluws: Bills good In thirty day Hllle good in alsty da: Blile good in ninéty unyn. rewfum and surplus on booda depasit- «d fur circulution 114,000 Bonds and stocks, 10,000 Cash ARG CXCDANLC. cuvsirser oor 230,000 Overdralts good within nlnety da; 0, 000 Total..o0s.o 000 Due depositors. BHOTL cavanverenosansnn ‘To make good tho shortage, there I8 what may be re.ifzed from a Litle over $90u4 slow paper, of all ages and con of overdraits of o aunilar cha g estate which {s vaiued at about §105,000, Bhould these by exhausted without alfording sutllcient tu pay off all the doposits, —~whi.h is npoesible, - ‘m stockholders, under the double labllity claase vt tho Bankiog act, will b requested to ¢hip In to make goud the defivieney. 11 1a stated by tuose who know the cbaracter of the anascts that the Recciver will have no difficulty whatever in declaring o 20 per cent aividend within thirty days, TUE STUCKIlOLDERS Inthe foatitutlon Masy L lust wero as follows, und it s safe to say tuut in very few fustas hava there been any importaut tranaiers i “‘I'ne shares are of the par value of §100 75 G, Fellors. lgl seee sensene® 200,000 Mee, C. M, Silshoy G dobn Given.,.. £ Nancy J, urvank, B¢, M. Henderson,, 100 ileary W, Bishop.. 50 Iicath & Miliiga 20 8. 5. Denjamin 10 Kobert Halo. ... 30 Jo €L Brooks, 14F, It. Haskel 20 dosephine O, 100C. 1. Jorasn ... 10 L. darnum. b'lfdmlmd Kings! so . Tentley, o HE, I, Lamb. ..., 98 Mary h. Datnes.... 30\Willlam Mckindiey 40 dunia Badwin, JF.. 208 Josepn Medill...... 300 Nuthan Mears. utt, 17|Jumes L. ltecs 2414, R, Romeyn . J. E. Chupman, trus 3 Crank 80 W, M, Zesnay. 10 G4 Clarles Meary, 76 5 A, I3, Meeker , 100 20 Jobin B, Miles 0 d, .. 200 750 L, rfllll by :‘:lnk i‘g 5 M. Price ".’g A botham . M. ey 50'John a4 as'h, W, 10 5'C. A.Spring. 10 150 Joon 1. ‘thoy 10 U0 b, Val k! 24 20 20 15 THUE REAL RSTATE - owned by the bank s charced up on the books of thel natitution ll: 'nua.wz.‘y Iv consste of thie fullowing parcels of property’ 'l'hmy-lhvtnpl.tub on A!lllnml avenue, 100 feet north of Munroo street, bcln%pm ot Bluck U, ‘Canal Trustecs' Bubdivislou, W. 3 aod W, 3§ E. 3 17, 80 14 Lot ‘4 in Block 9, and Lot 23 in Block 10, oriznal subdivisivn of Irving Park, being a sub- dl.vl:‘;uu of 8, E, i Ber. 15, and N. 3, N, E. &, 13, Us 48, 84, 81, of Plorce's Addition to Hol- telu. 2 . el‘:u 12 and 13 In Block 15, Canal Trustees® new subdivision 8. E. fructional 3, See. 81, 89, H. Lot 12, Block 1, Willlam Jones' Addition, be- fu in the vicduity ot Wabash avcuue aud hteenth strvet. ‘eat 3¢ of Lot S, Block 38, of the Osizinal Town, buing the premiscs v Ragdolph street, between Clirk Dearbory, ocuuplud by Bieclo & Price. * . Lot 24, Block 8, Walker's Subdivision (n 28, 8Y; 14, fu tue viaulty ot Archicr aveauc. Lot 14, Bloek 23, dim?’u Sutdiviva of part of the 8. W, 2% 3 U4, baug Litween Elgbteenth sod "Tweuty-second, sud cast of Biate atrect. North 23 fect of the west 15734 feet of Block 69, Canal Trustees’ Subdivision, W. 3 97, 56 14, Leivg butweea Tweuty-dith apd Tweoty- sisth strects, and Stats strect mig Wabash avenue, Gy Lots 1 and § in Block 14, Egandale. Lots 19 wua 20 tn Block 7 fu” Ex-cutors of E. ‘l‘i. kuubnnl'; Subdivison, 2 83, 14, lu Uydo k. ‘Tbe undivided one-thind uf the south twent, svres of part of the 8. L 3¢ 8. K. H, lylug cast ol the DMinoiv ‘Centrat Rallroad, Juct south ut tus ** Midway Plusaocs” of the Boutu Park. . Lees’ Subdivision of routheast fractional 1,3, 0, 14, which {8 near the Water-Works. L.oth 53, 64, and 63 in Culver's Addition fn 23, 40,14, In LaKe View. West I of Lot 2, Bec. 18, 39, 13, except W, I¢ 8. W, I rame, near the raliway junction, west of_Westers avenue. The undivided 1-7 of the 8. W. i Sec, 23, 39, 13, except that portion occupied by the Chivago, Burlinzton & Quincy Railroads also excepting that portion of the W, 14 W, 3¢ 8. W, 3¢ Iying sonth of the railroad, about Uwu mlics ‘west of Lawndale. About twenty-five acres In N, W. 33, 33, 14, beine just west of the Rock Islan: alroad, two miles south of Englewoud, On the 224 of October, 1. W. Bishop, Trustee, ennveved to the Third Nationai Bank Lots 6 and ¥y of Block 10, of S. J, Walker's Dnck Addition to Chicago,—a subdivision of the E. 3 (north of the river and east of Ashiand avenue), In Sec. 30; also all of Block 2 of 8. J. Walker's Second Dock Additlon (west of Rooey street), being & subdivision of Blocks 6and 7 of Moore’s Suldivislon of the E. 3¢ of the N, W, ¥ of Bec, 30, torether with that part lying north of theriverofthe E. ol the E, 34 of the 8, W, i of Sec, 30—all in 39, 14, 3. In April, 172, Walker and his wife granted, ete., the properly to Biahop as Trustee to secure the payment of four promissory notes for $10,(00each, payableJuly 15, 1873, mith'10 per cent fnterest. There was de- fauit in payment, and the land was sold by Bistiop on ine 224 of October, and bid In for $45,000 by the Third National Bauk, the bulder of the notes, A MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS was called for last evening for the purpose nf hulding a conference with Bank-Examier Wat- son, He arrived at %:70, and after an Inter- change of greetiogs fnlormed the Board that by virtue of anm order reccived by blin from the Comptrolier of the Currency he demanded poescasion of the bank. Tue Directore had contemplated turning over the institution to him in a formal manner, preceded by the adoption of a resolus tion to that effect, but the order of the Comptroller relieved them of the trouble, The keys to the vausts and sates were acvordingly passed over to Mr. Wateon, and he now retalns possessiun until 8 Receiver shall ne appointed and qualify. The Directors then umted in a dispatch to the Cmnlnmller of the Currency asking tor the uppolniment of a Recefver, ‘This done, the question of the appuintec was informatly discussed, In sddition to the names mentfoned at the afternoon mevbing, those of J. H. Dunham and C. R. Stecle wera suggested. The point was ralsed that the latter having served as a Dircctor bis selection would be Inadvizable. No concerted action was Lad on the subject, and it is more than lthely tnut the Comprroller of the Curreey will be guided in making the appomntment by the suggstivns and suvice ot Mr. Watsun. L:lv in the atternoun it became nofsed about thal THE PARK DANK of New York hiad dechined 1o pay any drafis {s. sued upon it by the Third National. Lne rea- soh aasigued for this action was that thal bank had rediscounted or purchased $127.000 ol com- mercial p-L»‘cr made in this city und Indorsed by the Third National, Tnls paper will not tafl due for sume weess: but the Park Bank, know- ing Little abuut the makers, deteranned to pro- tect ftself, and accordlugly clanved down on the balance to the crudit of the Third Natlona), Une large customer of the bauk reccived nolice that §:5,000 of ¢xchabge sent by hin to New Yorkatew dovs wro bad buew refused. He felt very indiguuut over what be culled o very tiean picce of sbarp practice. The re- disevuntey paper i represcated to be gilt-edged in il parifcutars, and {f tue Pork Bank s not satistied with g, whibout ¢lampinge oo to the currency balance of the Third, tac laast 1t can do i to return tne notes. They cau be cashly euld hiere on izood terms. A Tuisuse reporter mentloned this action of the Park Bank to Mr, Dexier, and fnquired as tu tue fegal eflect. Mz, Dexter safd that the Park Bank had no richt nor power to sbut uown un the credit balance of the Third. The rediscounted paper Wus not yet due, and until it became 80 was not & dout wollectabie by any legal pro.ess. The bill o1 exchanee drawi against this balance was a practical ass.guiment of at, tauto {)ru tanty aud could not te questioned. When thls exchange was :old, the Tuird Natfons) was pur- sulir ita usual ruu ol business, snd had not suspended. 1uls clamping down by the Park is likely to give County Treasurer Hick some trouble, In liquidatiun of tue balance due lm ke accepted auratt oo New York for s lirze sum—aiout ,000—and torwarded It there fur coilection, It will arrive to-day, und vo doubt Mr, [luck, who early 1o December will have to turs over to Treasuicr-clect MeCrea, will be very auxious to Luow to its lute, THE EXPOSITION, The Journat of last eveniug sald: Becretury Heynolds was scen at the anfl-mnn Building tals worning. He 1clt all rght, he eaid, 20 fur aw the bank fuidure was concerncd. lla wus ecarca a l.1ic at fzet, hut on bein: {uformed that Mer. l'eurce, snd noi thc bank, was reeponsible for the hxposition noney, Le had been greatly re- teved, Mr. Pearce was their Tressurer, and beld £.1,000 of their funds, £15,000 of wpich had Just oren eut apart us tie At dividend to bo pald to the Exposition Bu.lding = stockholders, on ihe 1st prox, Mr. Pearce had tnformed one of the IN- rectord, Mr. Reypolds said, that the Company would not juse suything, ajtboush tho payment of the dividend wlght ue delvyed o week, The Exposition Company did no business with tle Tulrd Natioval. [ts iunus were in the cus. tudy of its Treusurer, Mr. Pearce, who had given a large boud for the taitiful performance ot bis duty. MARSH VS. MARSH. A Rather Interosting Divorce Cnse was on trial before Judgo Furwell Weduesday. The piaintitf Is Joshua L. Muarsh, tvcwerly ‘Trustee of tho Sherman House, ogainat bis wife Martba E. S8herman, dauchiter of ‘Fraucis Sher- man, the founder of the hotel. ar. Mursh cirges desertion ou the purt of his wile, und she retorts by a similar atlecation sizulust bim, He testitied that he fs 50 years of aue, that he was married to his present wife Oct. 25, 1370, and they lved together unti) tue latter pare of June, 1875, when tuey separated. ‘fhie tnme silate caure of the trouble was the fullowine Tetter whivh Mr, Marab tound lying ou s tatily :n.bhu roown st tho Shermau House, June 19, 370 Josnua, which do {ou glve ap enlirely, Charlea Updyke aod Wilkes Howeor your wifu 1 If you live with me from this tiule out, you most never recognize eittier of them acaln, They shall have tue salisiaction of knowlng you cured more for hiem, or they whall tnd that my c.aln on vour rotection is first. 1f you decide that my future appiness ls dear to you, 1 will never wention either of their names tuyou; but if you decide the contrary, let me know at once, for we must come to an understanding. One of these ventlemen—3ir. Updyke—was Mrs. Maral’s cousin, the other o acighbor, Marsh replled, when she first made this reques| that he would not court thetr society, but woull treat them eivilly. When he recelved the above letter uo says he went to Milwaukce, inteuding 1o stay & day or two until she bad thne to think over the matter, Wolle there he met Mr, Up- dyke vy accldent, and on lls return she tazed b withat, and repeated ber request. Here- piled by moving bis tnings out ol Ler room at 1he hotel, aud they never hived together afrer, Bue soun siterward went to Burope for u lew munths, aud alnce shie left bim_had never done auythiog toward licr support. There were uther uupleasant matters betwwen thew In relcrence to s mauagencat of the Sherwan estate, but the refusal to coinply with her request was the whole ground of thelr eeparution. e turther testiled, oh crossexumination, that he did vot toiuk it couslstent with bis mauhood tu asscut to her wisliin Lt respect. He ude mitted thot bis wife asked bim to give up bils a5e0u1ates VU accuubt o1 thelr bad character, but &aid be did not care 1 sho did, ON THE FART OF TitS DEFENSH Mrs. Marsh testilicd that her reasous for asking him to ¢ive up the scquaiutabee of Updyke un Howe were that nis hubits were bad, and that L very seldoum weut to s rvom except under the in! c0 ol liguor, e told her Howe hud threatened Lo shout hier. 1o would sowmetimes be away for ® duy ur two togethier with theso weu, shie buvyd It o guve them up be would reform. Waen bo went to Milwauk.e who beged to go with b repeatedly, but ho resused to allow ber, When shu went to Europe it was under hier paysictan’s onders, ber health being very poor. Judge Farweil seemed puzzled to koow what to deade on this shuwiug, sud susgested that Birs. Mursh must shuw 1hat sbs was justilied in demauding 1tut ber busbaod muust give up his two (rlends ur leave ber. Under tha sugeestion conslderable cvideace was futroduced teuding to suow thst bath Up- dyke and Howe were tien ol bad bablts, sud in- duced Mr. Mursti to go and drnk with thew, sbd ¥u Lo 8 certalu bouss iu thels company. ‘Tuo mother of Mre. Mares ulso testifud that Marsh bad treated his wite budly, aud bad fro- ueutly vects under the Inducnce of liguor, aud that he bad been (o the babit of goiog Lo & roomn with Updyke sud Howe und playlug cards wod driuking whisky. Tuis cutprised all the evideove, sad tho Juuge took the vase under adviscueat. e . " CANADIAN NEWS, Special Dirpatch i Tha Chicuun Tribuse. MokT8#EAL, Nov. 2.—~'The new Causdisn Na- tional Socety bield & public weeting lust vight, wheu the Becrctary was furmally insugurited. lively, but good order was preserved through- out. It was expained that the ob,ect of the So ety was the developtnent of the sentiment of Unnall-n‘famm.sm and the promotivn of harmony and good will among the neople irre- speutive of their political assoviations, national origin, or religious belief. Resolutions embod- ;lnz these sentiments, at the same time pro- esuluf loyalty to the Mother-Country, were nssed. b .__Snectal Dispateh to 10e Chienan Tribune, Nzwcastie, Ont, Nov. 2.—Mr. Wilmot, Chief Supcrintendent of the Government Fishe eries, has just retarned from Sandiwich, after a week's absence, where he has successively Iatd down |n the Uovernment fish-breeding estub- lishment of the Detroit River 50,000,000 white- Bsh ova. These vggs were taken trom the fish 25 they were hiauled ashore by the Hshermen to be: couvered to the marketsof the United States and Canada for consuinption. ‘The percentage of young fish tu be hatched from these eges E"ll be 8 decided gain to the watersof Lake re. . Josctal Dispateh (o The Chiragn Tribune, WinsxiPea, Man., Nov. 2.—Gov. Cauchon arrived this morning, having come through earlier Lthan be Intended, owlngz, it Is stated, to the receipt of telegrama from Madam L‘-ucfmn, who had hecome much alarmed ar the threaten- Ing reports which had Leen circulated. Thero was no demonstration to-lay, although rumors were prevalent that there would be adeter- mined opposition, Loth here and at Em- tnerson, to his Honor's advent intothe province. AMUSEMENTS. THE OPERA. Last evenlng ** Lolicugrin ™ waa given forthe third tine this eesson, the occasion being Mr. Adame' benelit. ‘The audicnce was quite large, and the verformance was reccived with great cnthusiasm, notwithstandiog the serious draw. backs of the choral deficiencies and the In- efliclency of Ortrud In filling out the cast. With the exception of Mr. Adams In the title role, the cast. was the same as in the previous repre. sentations, The performance therelore does noL call for special notiue, except to say that Mr. Adams’ personation of the Knigbt of the Swan was in every respect artistic. It was tuck- Ing In no dethl of vocalizatlon, dramatic strenizthy or make-up. ‘The costuming, v lact, was pecullarly beautiful aud graceful. The per- formance us 3 whole was auperior to Lhe tirat two, and the Orst-act finale, * Tue Prayer,” was admirably @ven. ‘lhis eveniog, ** Lucrezia Borzia "wili be given for Mme. Pappentein’s benetit. This excellent artist deserves tu bave a vrowded house as o testuuubial to her abilitics. gty THY KELLOGG-CARY CONCERTS. One ot the principal musical events of the ssason will be the Kellogg-Cary voncerts at the Taberuacle, which will o.cur ou Tuesday, Nov.27, und Ttursday, Nov. 29, The programmes have not yet been announced in full, but it I8 juti- mated they will e unusually attractive. This toneert troupe isane of the strongest that bas been hiere for many seazona, and will include Miss Clara Louise Kellugg, Miss Aunfe Loulse L Mz, Jo Grafl, Siz verds, aud Mr. G, A, Couly, The voncerts will Le unaer the direc tion of M. 8. lichrens. The tickets are placed at an unusually reasunable price, considering the exeedence ol tht concerts, aud there is no resson why this mammaoth edifiee snould not e compietely filled. The munagers diide the sea o dilferent scctions accosding to their de- tlrability, sud otfcr a seale of prices walch will Le witlun the react of all. ‘Thesalc of seats be- gins this mornug, as will be seen by the adyer- tsement clsewbere, TIIE SUNDAY-SCIIOOL CONCERTS. The Tabrruacie Sunday-school concurts will bo iven this evenlug aud trmorrow alternoon. The converto last week were a great sucvess, und thewr repetition is fortunute tor those who were upable tu attend the former, As all the work of tuese concerts 1s done gratultous!y, the expenditures being fur expenses only, the woney secured will Coa groat ways towddds buipiug the Cook County Sunday-dchivel Assoclution, Al thuse who bave tuis aeterest at beart ought Lo Lelp these coucerta by attendtng. CONSULAR REPORTS. Resourcea of Manitoba=Opportunities for ‘Trude wilh Germany~I'ropused Estublish. “mnent af American Bazaurs, ‘Wasuivarox, D. C., Nov. 20.—The United Btawes Consul at Winnipeg reports to the De- partment of State that the trade of this country with Munlioba ~ and Nurth- castern Britlsh Awerica has dimlu- Ished during the past flscal year, owlng to the dvappearance of the lucust plazue aud Lhe reduced tnportation of breadatutls and provis loos. The Imports from the United Brates laxt year was 830582 us agulust €010,157 In 1875 and 1876, The princpal trade of Manitoba is still, and Lias been siuce 1576 aud 1374, in fuvor of the United Btates, the fmpurtations last year from Great Britalu beiug 84w, 638, nod from Canads $002,4%). Direct trade with Eozland ls mainly tained by the importations ol the Hudsou's Bav Com- pany, Of the products of Muultoba, the une dressed furs, belng free of duty fu the Untted Srates, arc nearty all exported by wav of Pem- Dbina, altough their ulthnate destinut:on is, for the most part, Moutreal or Loudon. ‘The pru- hibitory duty ou buffalo robes excludes them from the Unlted States murkets. ‘The total {mports from ull countries lust year were 81,876,753; the' tutal ex- ports £605,970, of whick latter $554,233 were tie United Bates, Toe principal commercial wovewent has been through the steaiuers of the Red River Transportation Company, an American_line, between Apnit 23 sud Nov, 2, carrying 17,592 tons of inwurd freight and 4138 tons uf outward. Fiat boat and eXprees tratlic add more thau 5,000 tous to this amount, Un the whole, the report is favoralle, snd the prosperity of the district It lncreusiug, The poulation of Mamtoua Lss doubled within six veara—{rom 13,000 to 30,00, Raliroad commuul. catiou will scon be opened, the northwest country has been made accessible Lake Winnlpeg, and on the Saskatchewan River. Favoravla Indtan treaties bave opened to colo- nization the wholecountry from Lake Superlorto the Rocky Mountalius und northward to latitude fifty-tour degrecs, and the receut visit of the Governor-Generud (Lord Dufferiu) bas attructed grucral attention to the district and fts great natural resources, ‘Tho Unlted States Consul at Chemnitz, in Sax- ony, in reply 10 the receut trade cirenlar of the State Departuient, scuds an interestivzand price tical report. The district, he says, is denscly populated, containing some four hundred smi twenty persous to the sjuare mile,with » primi- tive wanufacturing peusantry, ust: every varlety of goods i produced In Baxony, aud four-fitths uut of thoe total of 100,000 penple carn their iving by manual labor, Chicap labor and cheap production keep the couutry in a prosperous etate, Exports ol Saxony to the auouut of about §4,000,000 unuul{ly are scnt to the United States. In such’a country, supported alinust eutirely by its exports, tho miolitable Introduction of torelin products 18 mot easlly or quickly to ba accomplished. The people are slow to adopt new jueas, and are tou poor or thoughtless to try csperiuents if anything of thelr own will snswer the purpose. The couotry peoplo still biteh a borsa tu the side of & pole und use the eingle or jerklino. In Cheamnltz a clty of unearly 100,000 inhabitan ‘municipal ordi- nance was required to torco the cab-drivera to change to shaitasnd double llves. Notwith- stundiug this the Consul thiuks that there are msaay American articles whuch could proitably be suld thero provided pruver steps were taken o lotroduce thew. He divides them Into threc clusssa: First, articles which the United Btates produce but which Baxony does not; secondly, articles which can Le produced clieaper in Awerica; and lmnl.lyl. articles supe- rior L thoss wade in Baxony. It would uot be very dulicult to introduce the tirst clasa; the socoud would probably have a Jumted sale, while the toird would bced much patience und perseverative, uless olered much cueaper thay isterior pative productious, Ths Cousul mentions tu the tret class, wooden- ware, mecuanivul tools, spun cotton musling, calicoes, bak vz powder, dried appics and veaches, and canved iruits. Lurd, cured meats, und, ut ceriain scasons, butter, are of the sec- oud cluss. Agriculiural pnplements. carciuges, Larness, und stoves, are among the third cliss. To mtroduce thess (8 the difficulty, and by wer- chants combining, establienog a “geocral depot at Bremen or Humburg, and employing skilled truveilng azents to make small sales at tint, it tould be done i tiue, “Tue United States Consu! st Cologno writes ta tis Departmest ol State m relation o the means of fustering the foreno export trade of tue United Statvs. Amurwsn manuiactures, Le ssys, and cspecialiy laborsavine mple- wents, ure already well kuowu 1 Rhcufab Uer- wuoy, sud their use there could by largely fucscased 1f the punbuscrs were sssurcd =3 teammers un: il CIIICAGO ""RIBUNE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1877. 5. i) o i T T |0 T bl UV [ TILURD NATIONAL. 26 ket osdow Adtden oo | T Chnmar, o volulo ho st o e | ot o, vt of qulty I tre Frutay evenmng he went Into tue MeAl | an allowance of £20.000 fiom the estate uf the North 2 feet of eub-lot Black 14, Caanl Trus- Kot hroa o a e 3 . Heter JItch s atl shath. . eavorsl. Himes | ostition b b dpedlon we . advanes ot e i conniection. AL times the meeting was very | Ahroad fnferior and somettines decentive wares sume exporters have not only Injurcd thelr own trade, but caused a prejudice agatnst that of other more conscentious dealers, Mr. Her- bretz, the acting Consul, sumrests that exhl. hitions or bazaars of American wares and Iabor- saving implements be esrablished in Giermany by the combined efforts of the most rcputable houses in the Uniterd States, and mentions Berlin, Colozue, and Frankfort ns proper places for th »e baznars, inasmuch as Berfin cuntrols the trade of North Germany, Culogne that of the Rhine and Central ticemany, and Frankfort thatof the Suuth. He thinks that German houses would not he slow to follow the examnpls and brine thefr natjonal productlons to the gen- eral potice of merchants in the United States, and 80 foster & liealthy reciprocity of commerve. —— FIRES. IN PINILADELPIHTA. PrtLApELPALA, Nuv, 22.—A fire In the white marble building corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets to-night damaged the stock and build- $120,000. Covered by insurance, The principal losers are 8, 8, White, manatacturer of dental lrpnnnces; W. Harding, Bibles and albums; Howell, Finn & Co., wall-paper manufactur- ers: and George FHowell, owner of the bulldlng and member of the last-named tirm, AT GOSHEN, IND, BSpecial Dispaich to The Chicapa Triduns. Gosuex, Ind., Nov. 22 —~A larze barn belong- fozto Abraham Musselman, of Benton ‘fown- ship, burned last uight. Three head of horscs and five head of cattle were burned; also (00 bushels of corn, a new bLugey, aod & latze amount of agricultural implements, 88, £1.200; no fnsurance. It is supposed to huve Leen tired by tramps, i ——— MT.: VERNON Bpectal Distateh to The a0 Trivuns, Mr. Vzixox, IIl., Nov. Bad weather and a series of untoward circunstances seem to lhave consplred to interrupt the grand military spectacle sdvertised to tuke place to-day (o this city, On this account many companles that had Intended to Le prescnt fuiled tocome. Belleville sent 8 haudsume, well-drilled company. Nash- ville, McLeansboro, and Bhawncetows were also represented. Au accident on the St. Loms & Suutheastern Road, which detatued the train frum the west contalume * the soldiers several hours, cuused much disappointment. The vise fting colnpuales were bospitubly entertained. They were treated to a spleudut dinner on thelr arnval, and at nuehit participated Ju the pleas- urcs of a graud ball aud supoer, ——————— PRODUCERS' PROTECTIVE UNION, TiTe8viLLE, Pa., Nov, 22.—The sccond meet- ing of the Producers’ Proteetive Unlon convened hete this altcrbuon. As upou previous uvecae sluns the proceedings were conducted fn secret, noone heaz aduitted except metnbers of the Umot. A pericet nnanunity of sentiment pre- sulied, together With o growing Interest aud - creszed determination to galy ther powt, and 1o plure themeelves in a pusition of protection agalnst mounopuies. The meetings will proba- Lly be continued into uext week, A production ol'ut leust 3,000 barrels per day is repteavbited. S re— HYMENEAL, Sbecral Drevateh o The Chicaga Tribune, Kexusia, Wir, Ni ~Mr. E. J. English, 8 risiug youny merchant of this city, was mar- ried to-uay to Miss Roea, eldest duughter of J, B. Kupier, Esq.. at 8t George's Charch, the Revi Futher Mouer officiatine. Tue bridal ottple were tue recpients of o larze number of vidusble presents. They left v the cvealng trats lur o bridul trip thiough the State, e e— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. NewronT, . 1, Nov. 22.—1t Is belleved that the revenue cut.er Dexier Is crulsing in the vianity of Bristul, where o vessel is sald to Lo loading with supplles tor Cuba, JACKFONVILLL, ko, Muv, 22—Yellow fever Las disappeascd, ——— Why Ilas Suzadont become the staplo dentrifice of America? Gimply bcaure 1t 1n ipossible 10 Use i, CYEW 10F B Week, without Vg s hydiule euect npua the teell, tue gul ud tue bicatu. BUSINESS NOTICES. Use * Mrs. Winsiow's noothlag Byrup' for chilurcn walle teettune. It cures dysentory and diarruv a, wind colic, 4 uiates tie bosula, Chas. Gossage 4 Co. ‘Novelties!’ Medium and Low-Priced Dress Goods! " We would call special attention to the great attractions in our Dress Goods Dep't, which is replete with the choicest Autumn effeots and most fashionable fabrics, Our facilities for obtaining Foreign Novelties enable us to always place before our oustomers “ The Most Llegant Goods!’’ “ At the Lowest Prices!?®’ Haviog just made large and very advantageous purchases of Choice, Medium, and Low-Priced Dress Goods, we are now prepared to offer our oustomers a lirger stock and " greater bargains” than ever before, Plain All-Wool Bourstte at 260, All-Wool Rayure Stripes at 380; and all the most desirable styles of the season at correspondingly “Low Prices!” # The cheapest and most attractive stock in the city.” All the Dep'ts of our linmenss stock contain cholce and late Novel- ties which cannot be duplicated, and are not to be found elscwhere! Examination Solicitt_ad. Chas. Gossage & Co. " TOILET GOODS, THEPERFUMERY OF TIE CELEBRATED PINAUD Acquired its precedeuce upon Its merits and witbout the ald F sdvertaing, Jlis sduizable kascaco of ixara Brevnl, kascuce vt U opunax, and above all the eaqui- site Essence us Vilet of Farus. distilled frum tbe uat- ural plaat, haveniready won 3 leading positiva 1o tbe favur of ihe fasbivusble world. 300 _ MINK MUFFS & BOAS, $10 and $15 per Set. MARTIN'S, 154 State-st.