Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 5, 1878, Page 5

THE univavu wnapunm: satunuay, JANUARY 5, 1878—TWELVE PAGES. 5] estaof the English peopla: while that of the United 8tates had heen udonted alro as the sys- tem most conducive to. the interesis of tha American neople. Thus the American policy, though differing In the means scopted, had & simllarend In view with the Eogdsh. Ifthe course of time both nations might meet or: com- mon ground, For a Penusylvania man this was a daring utterance. To oven suggest the possi- bility of free trade ever becoming adopted by this country is a crimindl oftense in Philadel- phia. Mr. WeLen may think to take advantaze of the fact that ho s fn foreign Jands, but he should remember that the extradition laws are carefully enforced In England. — BimoN Uamenon, after his llalson, or what- cver tho French call a love affalr, with the Widow Ouifer, got out of the scrape much easicr than poor PIORWICK with the Widow BARDELL, who fell fainting into his arms as WINRLE was coming down-atairs. 'PICRWICK, 1t will be recollected by those who.have read tha yeraclous narrative of the sad case, refused to marry the widow or pay the damages awarded by the *Intelligent” jury, and was therefors clappea Into prison by the fair plaintif. Old Bivon profited by Picrwick's experience, and came town with the dust, and thereby kept out of jall, ——————— While the matrimonial inclinattons of tha young King of 8paln are opposed by the grandees, it {s touching to rccord that he has the aympathy of all the ladies. But ALrroNso can scarcely ho familfar with tha medieval man. uscript In the Escurfal, at Madrid, which states that PRTER was gifted with the keys of Heaven becauss he alono of all the Apostles had en- dured in this world the punishment of purga- tory In so far ns he was married and had his mother-in-law living in the house. ————— The Nez Perces Indians who, sinco their cap. ture by Gen. Mivnes, are held prisoncrs at Fort Leavenworth celebrated Christmas In & peculiar stsle. ‘They number about 450 men, women, and chlidren, and are camped near the fort on the Government reservation. ing tho warriors took a bath, first crawling into & hested carth-oven until tho sweat started,and then plunglog into the fce-cold Missouri River. Afterwarda thowhole tribe had dinner in & long tent, ending up the day with a dance. Joiabaicabclel Pilacbtogol The Washington Lost has published a letter written by BALMON P. CriAse at the time of the mecting of the Democratic National Conventlon in New York in 1808. In this letter is brought ot the fact, hitherto not generaliy known, that Mr, Cuase had soms expectation of becoming the Presidential candidate of the Democratic party, and that ho was even supported by s0 ultra 8 Democrat as VALLANDIORAM, — Many years ago tho Mormon prophet, Joszri Bmiry, was killed by a mob at Nauvoo, o this Blate, and now the whirliziz of timo has wrouzht such a changa that the Inbabitants ot that town have petitioned the Latter-Day Salots to come and dwell In peace In their midst. ‘Thus do saints and sinners meet upon a com- mon footing, ——— Last Saturday there was a real old Virginla dinner by a party of fine old Southern gentle- men, It wan a farewell banquet civen by Gov, Kruren to twelve friends tried and true. The soup was mado by a Virginla cook who was rearcd by one of the old mdsters; then came baked fish, a goodly dlsh, cabbage and ham, and & dram. A continuous rail and river route across Bouth America Is the latest schemo of Eastern cap- {talists, who have already secured the promise of a $6,000,000 subsidy from Dom Pxpro. A steamship left Phltadelphia New Year's Day, taking materials and workmen to the starting polnt of the projected road, 1,300 miles from Para. i * Rex, the royal pretender to the crown of New Orleans, has lesucd his usual proclamation. Tho buffoonery of Mardi Gras will occur March 5. | Is Gen, Benexck responatble for having n- troduced the Widow lzcrs into London soclety PERSONAL. i ‘The Indinnapolis Netes belioves Belkunp was tho last ** old-fashioned, square-tood ** Re- publican In the Cabinet. ‘When Mark Twain leotnrod recontly at a town in Maneachusctte, It was arranged that T. B, Aldrich, tho post, should introauce him. When Mr. Aldrich was about to atep forward to perform Bleduty, Mark checkea Wm. ‘Then, advancing slowly to the edge of the platform, while the amazed poot resumed hiv chalr, tho humorist ro- marked: **Ladlcs and gentlemen, my friend, Mr. Aldrich, was polng to tell you who I was, bat 1 would rather not—he knows me too well." Richard T, Haloy, of Kentnoky, has ad- sddrcesed 8 letter to Judah P, Denjamin, now ro- siding In London, tn which ho suggests that ho endeavorto bave the question scttled asto what #hall he done with the $1%,000, 000 said to be atill Iylug in the vaults of the Bank of England belong- ing to ths late Confoderata Government y fndnce Ing ber Majesty to transfer it to some properly- appointed Commisalon In this country, to be nsed in supplying artificial Nmbs to peedy cx-Confod- erates, and in such other mannor as tho Commls- slon may determine, The Ban Franclsco Alta snys: ** Jamen C. Flood, of tho Novaila Dank, has made & number of Christinas gifta to diferent charitable institu- tions, which are particularly welcome at thia sea sanof tho year. The lady managers of the Califor. nla Stato Woman's Horpital have sent s commual- catlon to this ofice, acknowiedzing the receipt of $500. 'The other donatlons msda are as follows: Protestant Orphas Asylum, $1,000; Catholic Or phan Asylum, $1,000; Hebrew Orphan Asylum, $1,000; Ladies’ Prhtection and Relle? Soctety, $1,000; Bocloty Saint Vinceut do Paul. $1,000; Ban Francisco Benevolent Association, §500; Bau Rafacl Cathollc Orphians® Home, 8500, Bick Parsons has beon writing up Mr. Chinsc's effurt to obtain the Democratic nomination in 1808, Ile says Mr. Chaso would have Lad the numination but for the treschery of Seymour, and would have been elected, To this Mr, lalstead hought at the timo that tho nomina- was almost equivalent to an election, It now seems Lo ue protty clear that Gen. Grant would have beaten any csndidate who could have been placed in opposition to him. ‘The man who took snd returned the sword of Lee could not huve been dofeated for tho Premdency in 1808, Chase ‘would have been stranger than Soymour, but it was wellten that Orant was to bo elected. ™ ‘The Parls 7'empa aunounces tho existence at Parls ot » Mutusl Autopsy Soclety, conslsting of dociors, snthrupologists, and sucants, who Pledye themsolves o glvo up their vodies to dissec- tion by the survivors, The members meet on the death of one of them in the 4alon of & ceataurant, and after tho table le ci & box {8 openud con- tataing & serles of bottles, in which (Ye remains nf bo deccased, the provider of the feast, aro pre- scrved in spirite of wine. A maliclous story fs told of a sick member who thoaghtiessly called in the scrvices of & cu-member, and the Soclety hav- - beco & long time without & dissection, the temptation was too atrong, and the patient soon expired. All tbis sounds like & joke, but the Temps fanot glven to joking, and it seriously holds that, 1aview of the provalling morbid objection to au- .y in cases where it is medically desirable, ttie Bociely may play & useful part. ‘The Bpringfield Republican says 1 * Francls durphy, the temperance apostie, has backslidden ~notinta ram-drinking, but iato the paid tecture- eld. Itwill be remembered that he accepted 125 8 night for some Jectures at Pittsburg, Ya., ast apring, and then repented of It inder lbe pressure of public complaint Lat Bo was thereby beinging seproach and lury to the cause of the yresttemperance re- tlval bo has bovn lesding, Bat he is now reported 0 have enguged bimself to Redpath far the sesson 11878, and Pitta ‘s Music-Hall fs hired for isappearance thore Jan. 3. Of courss this trad- g 0a the capitsl he has made reformer muast 'Tov¥e @ great blow to the temperauce mavoment atbasleen begun by Murphy's lieutonguts in crishire, and bas extended so promisingly in this retion. It 1 not likely that My Redpath will allow . roby lo continue bis free lectures, though the Jmporance beople st Pittsleld espoct that be will k thora befors entaring upon his paid engage- ):::‘ 4 ::lwml .:chlnlnly be amattar foracrious K . Murpby's new e revival of local x:zmn tndl::;:::c:.‘:m o, Christmas morn- CRIMINAL NEWS.. Tweed Recommended to Mercy by the New York City Council. The Amount Stolen by tho Tam- many Ring Estimated at $60,000,000. Acocount of the Lynching of Five Mexi- can Thieves at Bakers- " fleld, Cal. The Jall-Door Hammered Dewn, and the Lrisoners Tried Previous {o Death, Depnrturs of the Northampton Bank- Robbers for the Massachusatia Penitentiary. The Burglars Satisfled to Serve ‘Twenty Years for $1,800,000, THE TWEED RING, Spectnd Dupate fo The Chicao Triount. New Yonk, Jan. 4.—The Aldermanic Com- mittec appointed to Investigate the Tweed Ring robberies to-dsy presented an extensive report. In conclusion, they give their opinion that there s sufficient evidence to cnable the corroration to defend actions now pending agalnst them to an amount aggregating at least $2,000,000; nlso that there are no lecal obsta- cles in the way of a vigorous prosecution, which toey recommend, of such Ringthieves as are still living here In the enjoyment of their stolen goods. The Committee name as such persons who bave made no restitution James I, Ingersoll, Andrew J. Garvey, and Johm M. Reyser, who, they say, though professing to be probably far from that condition; J. McBrive Davidson, flugh 8mith, and A. Oakey Hall, whose participation iu thidse frauds, say the Committee, seem not to udinit of a reasonable doubt, The bearing of Eibert A. Woudward before the Committee is described by them as revolting, and they prouounce his so-callud res- titutlon as totally inadequate, ‘The report was accepted, and in consideration of the partion of 1t which treated of Tweud's fato as too harsh in comparison with the unwarrantable lenlency of his assouiates, the Councll passed a rcsolution In favor of Tweed's relcase, the (jvoting hbelng seventeen to seven. The vonditions aro that ‘I'weed surrender his property as he has agreed, and hold himsclf ready a8 a witness, Tho total amount of the Ring robberica ts eatimated by the Aldermen at 250,000,000, covered, WIIOLESALY. LYNCIIING. Dapatch (o San Francisca Chranicle, Baxensrieln, Cal, Dee. 23.—On Dec. 18, after dark, a party of elght Mexlcans, two mounted and six on foot, made a roid on the town of Callente, near Santa Anoa. They first proceeded to s corral near the statlon, and cut by force fram the attendants several finc horsea. ‘The next polut of robbery was a store, In which in located tho Post-OMee. Here thoy took on- tirc posscsslon, and appropriated everything that pleased thelr fancy. [nthe arawer was a small amount of coln, which they carried off. Tho Postmaster, with great presence of ming, coolly threw a pile of greenbacks which be held in his hand into a waste-basket befors the very eycs of tho robbers, who did not detect the trick. After taking all they desired, a rusn was made for Wells, Fargo & Co's oflice, nacross the sgrect, but the agent had taken the alariy, and locked tho money nnd valuables in tha safe and fled to the mouutains with the key in his posscaslun. Thero is usually a lorge amount of gold dust, cte., in the exnress oftice at this polnt awalting ehipment to San Francisco, and tho timely flight of the azent saved the Company from a hoavy Joss. Having obtained everything they could” In the shape of mouey, valuables, horscs, and nrovisions, the troop 'started off in tho direction of lyanpan Motntains, It was supposed, on thelr way to Mexico, mounted, Beveral purtics wero scut out fn pursuit, and one of them, from Bakersfield, stopped at John Miller'a ranch, on tho ‘Tejon trall, twelvo miles abave Newhall, on Tucaday night. On Wedn: day marulug two of the roubers camy their vamp ncar thero to the house to get some collee, und wero captured. A shiort thine alter- wards a third came, and he was also taken in. ‘Tne Bakersfield inen then loft two of thelr num- ber Lo guard those capiured, and the balance of the party went to thy camp of tho robbers and captured two more. There wers six of the any, and only one escaped. Thoso captured had very lttle money. It is supposed that the ono not taptured bad most of the money with m. Last night, between sundown and dark, the five Mex{vans were brought into town by James Young, W. L. Kennedy, and others, and lodeed In Jafi. The news of thetr capture spread vver the town at ance, and created wwuch excitement duriug the eveniug, It began to be whispered about that vivlence was antcipated, and this cowing to Under-Sherlll Lightnur's cars, hu went ur to tho jull, and, having first locked all tho cells and outor doors, deposited the keys in tue sate, locked It with a eombiuation that o one understands but hlinsell, and carried the sufe-koy away with lim, * Between 1 and 3 o'vlock this (Saturday) morning elghe men went. up to the Court-House, uud demsnded the keys of Deputy-sherill Fountaln, _He told them they. werelocked up i tho vault of thesafe, and thut he did not have the kev, ‘They then caught bim and took from his pockets bis private keys, but not finding the fall keys or tho key to the vault of the safe, they sent a comuiittee of three after Under-8herif Lightuer, 1{o was called out of his house just as he was getting ready for bed, and told that he must go and open the safe, but he declined, saying that he would not think of it, and nothing could induca hin todoit, Finding they could do mnothing with him, thoy left, ‘This was about hall-past one. ‘The party went back to tho Court-House, wnd, havingsecured o sledie-hnnimer, ao ax, and & crowbar, passed futo the small ruom by the stde of the main Jfull, and wlich communicates with It by mieans of a heavy wooden door, Up- on_this door they ‘vomuncnced —work, and after battering “and chumxllui two or threo hours, they Onally succecded In break- ing the door to pieces and cffecting an en- trance, By this time not lusa than 100 persona had gathered. Ounce fnside the lall it took but Jittle time to break the catches to the locks and Ret to tho prisoners, Seeiny that the crowd could not Lo prevented trom entering, ood to nruvcm"}he usciuss destruction of locks, Deputy- Bheriff Fountain polnted out tho cells fn which tho prisonces were contined. Two wers In ong cell aud two In snother, and_the fiith was con- fined o a cell with another Mexlcan, who was uot of their party, Huving sccured the five, the crowd took them up-stulrsto the Idstrict Cotrt-roum, went through the form of a trial, couvicted them, sud sentenced them to be bange Immedlstely, Some of them were ju favor of swinging them uwp on the frout poreh of the Court-tlouse, but it was finally agreed that the; should be hanged to tho trees In tne bac art of the yard and in the vear of tho ralland. A ‘beam was sccured sud placed acruss between Lwo trees, oue eud resting in & fork of each, Threo of the dooed men wers swung up to this beam and two to thu limba of one of the trees, where they remalned, & ghast- Iy sight, until U o'clock this moruing, when they were taken down sud laid fn the maln ball ot_the lower floor of the Court-House, Their names, as ascertalned from papers on thelr persons, were Frauclsco Encinas, Firnin Kilia, Antouto Serou, Miguel Ellas, and Vin- cento Rulz. Upun thelr persons wero found varlous articles, such as watches, pocket-knives, purses, cte., doubtless a part of the pm‘:crlv taken from Swett's store at Callente, A Coro- ner's ln&\:ut was held, and a verdict was found in accordance with the clrcumstances, without, however, stiaching onv blame to the partict- Punts, who must be kuowa. NORTHAMPTON BANK ROBBERS. By Telegraph to New York Uerald. Bostox, Jao. 1.—Robert Bcott and James Dualap, the noted New York bank-breakers, whose latest offort was the robbery of the Northampron Bank of $1,500,000 in money and negotiable sccurities, celebrated the advent of 1873 by commencing s career of twenty years incarceration ut bard labor fu the Massachusetts Stats Prisov. Thelr crime, commitied two years sgo this month, together with the attend- Ing circumstauces and subsequent events of two trisls, was one of the most remarksble of its class on record. ‘The robbery was committed on the alght of the 27th of January, 1579, whon bankrupt, are 81,000,000 of which has been re- the hurglara entered the housc of Cashler Whit- tlerey masked, and, under cover of pistols, per- fuaided bim to repalr to the bank, unlock the vaults, and surrender the contents, ‘The Cashler was then conducted home, and, together with his family, sceurely bound and ragged, when the rohbers made good their eseape from the qulet and Aleeving town, [t was a long time before any trace was had, but at lenzth Scott and Dunlap were arrested through the efforts of some New York detectives, who were put on the teack of then throtugh nn sssociate of the robbera named Ed- eom, who turned State's evidence and eccured thefr conviction and hts own eseape, This Ed- #on, it should be explained, probahly conceived the liea of the rabtery upon information of the bank aud premises which he gammed some ntonths nefore while scting in the capacity of a mechan- It In repalring the lo:ks of the vaults, ‘The offendera were first tried on the charge of entering the Cashier’s honse, instead of robbing the bauk, the latter crime being regarded the more grave, beeause ft fuvolves danger Lo the inmates of the house aud {nvites a ille rentence auainst a sentence of twenty vears for breaking atnd robbivg a bank. Exceptlous were taken during the trial and sustained by the SBupreme Court, hut fmmedieely upon this the accused were tried aml convicted of the bank robbery, and the twenty years’ sentence which they coin- menced to-day "has been tho righteous conse. uence. 1 Une remarkable feature of this robbery is that the proceeds of it are still retained by the pris. oners or their (riends, the #1,50.000 has been *turned up,’ nor fa it likely to be unless the sccuscd are granted a jutl “pardon, wlich, of course, I8 not probahle. “The bauk ofliccrs and itora who lost hieavlly by the affalr were anx for some sort of a compromisa luoking to a restoration of the funds at the expense of a mitigation of scutence, but the sudden action of Judge Rockwell in short all overtures in this direction. Jjustice over the temptations of Jarge private interests, ‘When they had taken their seats in the cars, the prisoncra wereatlowed by Warden Clramber- laln to couvcrea With whom they pleased. Among those who talked carnestly with them were several ofticers of the bank and otherswho loat sceuritics by the robhiery. They appealed to them plalntively and at lenith to disclose the hiding-place of certaln bunds, promising n re- turn to use their Influence to obtain an carly Hoth of the prisoners treated all such propositions with ridicule and contempt, re- marking that, if the vietims had accepted their 4 £200,000 8 year ngo, they would liaye been better off, but niow 1t was tou late tu pardon. bropusition of entertaln any proposition whatever looking to restitution, “We arevery sorry for you," remarked Scott, sorcastically; * but we thiuk we will hang on to what we have got." ‘Ihero were reven men engaged in the robe bery, and an effort was also made by the bank u'f.uflnln 1o obtain the whereabouts of thoso still at large. Do you take us for damned fools?® was the ulck résponee that Scott made tu this proposi- tlon. For nearly an hour tho bank people labored with the prisoners, but they were uniformly met with contempt wnd ridicule, “The only luforma- tlon which they furnished was the hiding-place of the §1,600,000 of plunder during the month following the robbery. They stated that it was undet the teachier's platforus in a certaln school house, and o subsequent examination showe thelr story to be correct, 8he achuol-house was aeveral Wimee searcned, but the oflivers fafled to louk fu the right place, Although so youne, both Beott and Dunlap, as well as Edson, through wnon they were con- victed, have been Identitled with some of tho princlpal bank robbers fn the country, and deott onco * did time” in the [liinols prison for a job in that State. During a three yeara’ cu gncv, ihe gang mnde attempts on the Elinlra .) Bank; tho First National Bank of Quiney, 1ii., the First National Bunk of Saratoiza, tio Long Island_Natfonal Bank of Brooklyn, the Coviugton (Ry.) National Bank, the Third Na- tlonal Bank of Syracusc, the Rockville (Coin.) Nationn] Bank, the First Natlonal Bankof Pitts- ton, und the Northampton Natlonal Bank, At Quiney, Covington, Plttston, and Northamnpton tho thicves were successful, Fdson, on inspeetion, found out that the chances were not very goud, and Lol his fellow-burzlara 8o} while Nantucket escaped visitation throngh a atorm which nearly sliipwrecked the thieves. Edsougot $7,0000ut of thie Quincy rabbery, $1,200 from Northampton, and only §50 from Plitston, The thicves had a falllng out in 1874, aud again last year after the Northampton robbery. STRANGLED FOR DEDT, Special to Yan Francisco Chronicle. BacraxexTo, Dec. 27.—Last night & China- man tnade his way In great hasto to the poiico statfon n this city, and lodged Information to the effect that a Chiness Court was fu progress, and that Its possible outcome would be the hanging of tho arrsigned porty. A couple of officials started with the Chinaman to look {nto the matter, but they liad not procecded very far bofore they wore met by somo Chinamen who held a brief conversatfon with the fn- formant, which resulted in his stating to the lice that 1t was all right. ater the Chinaman returued and sald that his unclo had been hanged, On ‘vruccdlm: to the place where tho crime was sald to have been committed, the body of a Chinaman named Al Tek, or Ah. Yung, was found suspended from the celling. The po- sition of the corpse was such as to preclude the bellel that the Chinaman had committed sut- clde, as was charged by several Celeatlals who made thelr appearance upon the advent of the ofticers upon the scene. Upon information of a nephew of the deceased, Al Fong, the propri- ctoror boss of the houss whiere Ah ‘Tek had been hanged, was taken into custody. The nophew stated that a quarrel had arlsen between Al Fong and " Ah Tek coucern Ing some money which the latter owed to Al Fong, snd that ho believed Al Fong had killel Ah Tek first, and then hung him up to convey the fmpression that he had “commitied sulclle, ‘This {8 at varlance, howover, with his original stutement, In which he charged that o Chitess Court was betng held, and that it was the intentlan of the Court to bang his uncle, This ia belicved to be the truth, and it is inferred that the fear of the vengeance of his countrymen deters him Irom sticking to s origual” ussertlon. At the In- quest to-day ull sorts of contradictory storles wers told by the Chiness witnesses, " A post- mortem exumination revealed the fact that the deccased was hung up anterfor to hls death, This, coupled with the further fuct that the celling was too low to permit the deceased to hang W af, Wi knees nearly touching the Roory m it aimonl vertain that Ah Tek was ":;l eretl. . Ah Foug Is hield to aunswer lor the offense, MURDER NEAR FORT ATKINSON, Spectal Correspondence of The Tribune, Arrraroy, Wis,, Jan. B.—About three weeks 820 the body of an unknowo man was found near Fort Atkinson. Tle had evidently been wmurdered by blows from un ax or hatchet. Nothing was found on the body to identify ity on a scrap of paper Inono of the packets wero the numver of a house and name of & strect fu Chicago, The SBherlfI of Jefferson County hat o photograph tukenof the budy: and,vn goind to the ‘al Chicago, It was atonve recognized os the like: of o German named Peterson, who had bowrded there during the summer, Nothing was kuown as to who were themunderers, untll, twoor threa days ugo, o younz mau named Whitney, who has relatives living here, vave himself up to Snerif Lenuon, and was taken by him to Jetferson County, Whitney's story is, that bo was tramping with a man nained EcKers, snd that they canped near Fort Atkinsou, where the snurder was committed. Durlng the nlght Pelerson came to where they were sicep- fuir, and lald down between them and the fire. Toward morning, belug cold, tempted to uss, & part of uarrel ensuel he- tircen them, kers roused up and dellberato. 1y shiot Petcrson, and, after he was dead, com- pelled Whitney to strike him on the head with n batchet. Whitney told wnere Eckers 4 be found, declared that he could nelt! nor cat on account of huaauted by the wurdered wan's groans aud dying look. Yes. terday, officers from here went out and urrested Eckers, who denics all knowledito of the mur- der. Both men arc now fu the jail of Jelerson Cuunty, there ta await thelr trlal for wurder. Whitney's story Is Icoked upun as befug very improbable, 1t is not known whether the uu. fortunate Peterson bud any relatives or not, g By GOT THE WORST OF IT. Suectat apasch 1o Tha Chicaga Tribuns. romt WAYNE, lud., Jan. {.—A special to the Sentined from Montpelier, Tud., 8 small village thirty miles south of this city, gives the par- ticulars of & bomicide committed there st noon to-day. Kilter Kreuntzer, o farmerof bad char- suter, mev J. McGrew, 8 Montpelier merchant, ou the street and accosted him in sn insulting wmanuer. McGrew niade a reply, and Kreuntzer responded, *“I mean 10 make mincemeat of you.” As hespoke ho drew arevolver, but Mc- Urew got the stars of bim, soa fred two shots. sleep Not a aingle dollar of numerous private de[ms« lOus ranouncine scutence cut ‘Ihe bank people and other sufferers feel very sore over the matter, but the gencral community can hardly fall to rejolce at 1t as a algnal trivmph of ‘The Wilkesbarre Bank was at ovo time under consideration, but About an hour firat shot took effect in Kreuntzer's bow ting a4 atal wau He did not fall for several minutes, but_explred fn a quarter of an hour. He never spoke after he was ahol, M- Grew was arrested, and his preliminars examina- tion 18 now in progreas. Kreuntzer was dangerous character, and much feared by the people. e affilinted with & gang of thicves reveral of whom are In il awaliing triah. e Girew hins alvays borne o good character, There 1s great excitemnent at Montpelier over theafTair. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED, Apectal Diepatrh ta The Chiengs Tridune, Quixcr, M1, Jan. 4.—Tuesday afternoon, L. D. BhnfMer, who lives about three miles south of Columbus, fn this vounty, in company with bis wife went to Columbus for the purpuse of making a deed to n farm which he had sold. ‘They started home about duak, arriving there between 7and 8 o'clock, Bhaffer went tothe barn to put away his horses, and his wife atart- od to the house, sinze which time she has not been seen nlive. Bearch was made when her sbsence wan discovered, but no trace was found till Wednesday forenoon, when her hat and atable-knifa were found {n BhalTer's fleld, ahout Balf & mile from the house. A little further her ahawl, stained with blond, was found on & bush, The neighborhiood was terribly excited over the matter, and vontinued the search all day Wedneaday, and resumed Thursday, . Fears of foul play were nroused. It was known that thaffer and his wife had had difficulties, and that she refitecd to sign the deed mentioned. She was about 45 years old, and was Shafler's second wife, ABRORTION. 8. Lotts, Mo,, Jan, 4,—On Wednesday morn- inz laet Magaie Gibhons, about 13 years old, died from the effects of an attempt to produce an abortlon on her. The Coroner has been ex- amining the case two days,and this evening concluded to swear out A warrant against Charies P, Emmerich ss the principal and Dr. Jacob F. Smith as aceessory, charging them with manslaughter fn the sccoml degree. Emmerich {a proprietor of a laundry on Sixth street. at which Miss Gibbons worked, and the testimony before the Cor- oncr's Jury sbowed that he “had been intimate with her, and that ho procured the Instruments with which the abortion was attempted. Dr. Smith furnished the tnstruments at Emmerich’s rn‘&uash but thero was nothing to show that he bad auy airect connectlon with the abortion. THIEVES IN JAIL. Snectal Nuspatch to The Chicagn Tribune, MousT Vennow, 1L, Jan. 4.—fame Darvis and Frank Miller, arrested yesterday in (ray- ville upon the charge of committing burglary and larceny In R, L. Stratton's bardware store in this clty last Saturday night, had a prelim- Inary examination here to-day, and were held In honds of £1,000 cach to answer at the Circnlit Court, number of stolen revolvers wers captured with the thieves, In default of ball, Davis and Miller were sent to jali, THF. INDICTED INSURANCE MEN. Tlantrorn, Conn., Jan. 4.—8. I, White, the former Vice-President and Treasurer of the Charter Oak Life-Insurance Company, came from New York last night, and this morning gave honds in 85,000, furnished by Stites D, Bperry, of tho State Savings Bank, to appear. It is understood that Walkley, Furber, and Wiggin, the other indicted oflicers of the Char- :l;r Oak Company,will appear to answer on Mon- 2 BOUND OVER. Spectat Dispatch fa The Chicago Tridune, Benuinatox, In., Jan. 4.~Henry Irving and Walker Bird, two colored mcen, arrested on sus- picion of belng Iniplicated fu the robbery of the resfence of J, I Dunbar, proprictor of the rallroad cating-house in this city, were to-day held in $8,500 cach to appear before the Grand Jury. The bail demanded represents the amount of money stolen, 'The prisoners were committed, PR MEMPHIR, Mgurms, Jan. 4 —Edward C. Glimare, sald to be of good family in fllinols, was sent to the Penltentiary to<lay for a year foran assault with Intent to kills Chief of Yolice Flaherty, of Springficd, Ail., arrived here to-day with a requisition for Frank Edwards, the noted burglar, who is now serving out a sentence in the County Work-Jlouse. THE RAILROADS. RAILWAY TFORECLOSURE CEEDINGS IN 1877. Tho Railway Age will publish In its next number an claborate article on ** Raflway fore- closure procecdings fn 1677," from an advance slip of which the following abstract is mad During the year just closed tho nrocem of ing up and reorganizing rallway corporations gone on in the Untied States with even preater rapidity_than in the provions year. Whilo the year 1877 has given, os was fioped. manv cn- couragiog evidences of the lrprmrh of better times, snd the net earnings of most of our roads have shown & considerable improvement, ath it was Inevitable and expected that many more ine flated enterprises would collapee under tho shrink- ing procesn_ that lias so mercilcesly brought down values bieod on the standards of the era of spect+ Intion and unlinited paper moroy. It was hoped, hawever, that the number snd segirgata Amonnt of the bankruptclen for IN77 wortld at least not ex- ceed thoso for 1870, hut this hope, 1t will be seen, has been dissopointed, From a carefslly prepared table ft appears that no less tnan Afty-four roads were sold un- der foreclosure In 1877, These roads have a to- tal mileage of 8,873 bouds and debts of lll[l" 438,700 capltal stock, $70,045,700, Total capl- :‘:l invested, (bouds, dubts, aud stock), $103,- ‘Thin & traly sppalling record of loss, a5, it must %o remetnbered, foreclosure nales, a4 a rule, mesn tho absolute wiping out of the capital stock, and often of &l mortgage liens except the fint. though the purchasers under the forccloalng mortgoge romatimes pay the flostlng indentednesa, that and thelr mortzage and accruod fnterest_repreventing tho cost of the property to the purchasers, and therefure ita approximate value after tho shirinkage has been completed. Next coimes a lst of roads agoinst which fore- closure vroceedings were comunenced, gencrally uccompanied by thelr transfer futo the hands of Revelvers during the year. In this respect 1877 makes a painful record of surrcnder atter luuF uggllng just us the er of better things Is dawniong. This list con s forty-four ruads, having & mileaze of 5.400; bonds and debt, $164,572,590; capital stock, $13,108,040 total capital {nveated, $50,031,030 As tho final and expected lerminatfon of proccedings begun months, and In some cases years, helore, it ap- pears that slxteen roads, with a total mileace of 21838 und an {nvested capital of $255,753,800, have been ordered to be solid by the courts, hut have not yet been placed on the auctlon Suninarizing from the sbove tables, lowing sporoximately eorrect comparative state- ment of the result of the wining-out pruccss durluy the lust two years Is made; No. poads. Miteage. 1877, 1870, 1877, 1876, Fold under foreclonre.ai .~ 30 3,875 3,840 Procccdings commence ©d or enles urdered...00 7t PRO- 4G, 7,707 7,570 capfla tnvested. " 1835 W70, Bald under tnreclosnre, $108, 0,400 $18,000,000 Proceedingscommencs ed pr xalos orde: 570,437,210 A34, 000, 000 Eignty-four roxds, with a completed nitleagu of A" Wik, o anb-tenth of thw eatiro rallway of ihe Uniled Statespand representing 000,000, aiso unestenth uf the lotal railw of the country, have in two years been sa) under foreciosure, and have been **scaled down' to pernaps sumethiag like 50 pet cent of their orig- inal valuatlon. During the nast year proceedings have been commenced acainst forty-four roads, with o wileage of over 5,300, and it it is safe’ to estl- nate that, **ns a result of two years' work, ot leust 100 ronds are soou to be sold, with an ag- gregate mileage of some 12,00 miles and repra- sonting something like $300,000,000¢ This fear- ful array docs ot by any means include all the roads already doomed to foreclosure, but still when these fiave passed through the ordeal, and, Nke their predocessors, started suew on the basis of real valucs, the awiul ern of fore- closure, it is safe to say, will be practically over, sud vapital, even thouigh mvested o rallways, will agalu reccive some return.'” THE ERIE SUITS, New Yok, Jan. 4.—Ncarly all the counsel concerned In the Erle sults now at argument be- fore Judge Brady were present this moraing, except Willlam 31, Evarts, who finlshed his argument last pight. After some discussion between counscl a8 to arrancements for the Dbeariug of these cased® McFarland, counsel for the Ene Rallroad, arose aud cxpressed his be- lict that counsel bad arranged to briug ali these suits before Judze Brady, and then followed up with an emphatie remark that ho disapproved of theso selections of & * judicial bopper.' For a mowent thero wus & dead sifeuce in court. Counsel looked at cach other and then at McFarland, wbo, with folded arms, stood be- fore the bench. Another justant and balf & dozen counacl wero o thels feet, but, noticiox that Judge B seemed deeply affected, they all st dowwn. Judge Brady, sith head bowe dawn, and in 80 luw a voce that much that he #ahl was fuandible, said he felt wonmled, and that thls wos the Lrst time such u remark waa ever made to him afuce he sat on the bench. ~ McFarland immedtately spolizized, saying he meant nothing offensive. and the Court merely replied: *The apoloey Is se- cepted.” The end of the matler was that Juidge Brady declared he would not hear any of the motlona in question, snd_ counsel wero compelled to go before Jndgze Danicls to get the cases on the calendar for a hearing by another Judze. Ex-Judge Ashbel Green, in re- vly, on hehalf of James McHenry, to the arzu- ment of Mr. Evarts, charged that the great Qupreme Court of the City of New Yorh had selzed by the other side ond bound hand and foot,to “the chariot wheels of o Recon- structlon Committee. MAD MANAGERS, ‘The meetinir of Railroad Manazers and Pool Commissfoners which was held at the office of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railrosd yesterday to take actiont In regard to theal- leged eutting nf rates on the part of the Lake 8hore & Mlchigan Southern and New York Cen- tral Railroads was harren of results, becanse Mr. John Newell, General Manager of the Laka Shore & Michizan Southern, whose presence was necesnary in onder tn accomplish anything, did not turn up. It appeared that Mr. Newell had left the city Thursday morning and gone to New York to consult Vanderbilt ss to the attitude he should take in regard tothe matter. Tosay that the Managers and Commissionera, who had made long journeys to attend this broke away from the Republican ranks, and foted iargely for the Bemocratie n iminee, Note. —Ths clection wan to ] the racancy oc- carloned by the appointment of Gon, . L. Me- SiTHian 10 the United Brates bension Agene. AGRICULTURISTS. | Boeetal Dispatch 62 The Citeazn Tribune. SerixarieLp, 11l Jan. 4.—The Btate Board of Agriculture adjourned this evening alter & three days’ session, mostly devoted to revising the premium list for the next Iafr. [t waa voted to admit the crop reporters of the Department ta the next State falr without charge. The Board dectded rot to bave a fleld trial of agrl- culture machinery at Champaign. as last year. A committec was appointed to memoratize the Gieneral Assembly to creato the office of State Veterinary Burgeon, In connection withithis De- partment. The Board decided to have s de- partment for educational Interests at the next fair, and 300 was snpropriated for that cur- pose, and Emery Cobb, of Kankakee, appolnted as Buperintendent of the new departinent. The report of Treasurer John W, Dunn saows the grosa receipts of the vear to have bieen $3Y,- 314.70; expenditures, $29,11%.48; balance in treasnry, $10.190.22. Thls balance Mr. Bunn had an” deposit in his brother's bank, but of course accounts to the Board for the full amount. ' CLOAKS, West Tnd Dry Goods Houss, Madison and Peoria-sts. Bankrupt Manufacturers’ STOCK OF CLOAKS We have just purchased at an enormous sacrifice, the entire stock of a large New York Cloak Manufacturing Concern, and now offer them at corre- spondingly low prices. ———— NTIQUE ERRORS, in this enlightened age and lsnd. find acceptance only with the prejndiced and fgnorant. 1t is {m. poseible, for instance, to persusde any large pro- portion of & people who have imbibed their iitens of logie in common achnols and [rec academics, that it ta espedient 10 eram thels aystems with 4 y their bowels with colycinth and meeting on the supposition that Mr. Nowell or | JEFCUry raen, thelr bovels whh colycind and some uther representative of Vanderbllz woutd | hurer sffective, eafe bojanic eoyiial Hke: Hontets | & 5 he present, were angry when they found that | Ler Stomaeh Jiitters, which relieves exery disors $10.00 Beaver Cloaks for $5.00. they bad Leen outwitted would be to express the situation very mildly. Thes were exasperated enough to burst” all the pools In creation, and wmake mince-meat out of Vanderblit and his Licutenants, Had {t not been for the rovthing cunneelsof the Pool Cominissioners, Messrs, Al- bLert, Fing and N. Guiliord, war would have been declared ot once. As it was, a truce of one week swan made, it betig decided to Lold anather meeting in New York Wedneaday, and it Van- derbilt and Neacll agaln refused to attend and make a8 proper explanation the dogs of wer would be let loose and the tur made tofly. A dispotch was sent to Mr. Jewett, the arbitrator of tneNew York pool, Informing him of the state of affalrs, and aynouncing that the pool nifght be considered *bursted’* if Vaoderbilt was not brought to terms before the ineeting, ‘The diversion nf the Northwestern business to the roads having eteamboat connections with Milwaukee was also discussed, snd it was the prevalling opinlon that It was caused by the der for which the poironons drags have been here- tofote prescribed, Ia within the reach of every one, Old fashionable remedien are rapldiy civing eround before the advance of this conquerinz apecific, and old-fasbloned fdeas In regard to depletion ns 3 meann of cure, bare been nuite exnloded by the muccess of the great renovant, which tones the syetemn, tranqoilizes the nerves, indaces sound repoes, nentralizes malatia, depurates, and en. richea the blaod. rouecn the' liver when' dormant, and promotes & regular habit of body, The Rev. Father Moonev, of §t, Bridget’s Chureh in New York, late Chaplain in the Sixty-ninth Heaiment, N. Y., knowa Dr. Gilea intimaicly, he having served with bim during the War, and he advisen all the afiicted to uee Dr. Giles' Lintment Jodice of Ammonta, Fur sale by Gale & Blockt and ail druggiat $11.00 Faney r(é«mg,h Beaver Cloaks 50, $12.00 Heavy Beaver Cloaks, trimmed, for $6.00. $12.50 Matelasse Cloaks for $6.50.” $15.00 Matelasse Cloaks for $7.50. $18.00 Maiclasse Cloaks, nicely trim. med, for $10.00, $20.00 and $25.00 Matelasse Cloaks for $12.00 and $15.00. - =) =4 BUSINESS NOTICES. Charles Heldaleck’s Chiampagnes.—The pop- . NP granting of lower rates to thesc llues | ulsrSiliery and the super-excellent ' Dry Sedu | 50 Extra Fine lmporled Cloaks in SI"\, than via the - ali-rall routes. If the pool does | £0 highly appreclated in _England. Germany, and Russia, are being constantly recetved by Ms. Emil Behultze, 33 Beaver atreet. New York. e a— i Plinckney, Juckson & Co's Fine Splees. “VEGETINE not come to 8 termination Wedneaday, an ar- rangement will be made by which the ronds leading Eaat from Grand Tapids and Luding- ton will uo longer be enabled to gobble up the husiness which ordinartly would come to Chicago, 1t will be insfsted that the rates hereafter shall be the same via the parte steamer routes as by the all-rall routes. Velvef, and Silk Matelasse, at fess than 50¢ on the dollar. CARSON, PIRIE & €0, A\lc.;,m. l)lc(;uunn;u, \'k:l.-»l;n;uhltnt of e e g izas Go: | Strikes at the toot of alarare by parifsing the | === e iral, 'left the city last evening’ with biod Iy | BIood: restoring the liver and kidieya o Liealthy WINES, thetr cyes, tully determined to bring Vande - | 961107 1avigorating the nervons system. o S b s g Dbilt to terms, N0 matter what the vost may be, It 1s generally belleved that Vanderbilt is dis- gusted with the workings of the pool, and that the stand taken h{ him bas been for the pur. posc of bringlng about a climax. It is hardly prubnble. under these circumatances, that an- uther railroad-war can be averted, VEGETINE Tanot & vile, nauseons componnd which e(mslr purges the bowels. but A safe, plezsant remedy, whicn s sure to purify the bloed, and thereby ro- atore the health. VEGETINE prescribed, In caecs of Scrofula and other » of the biood, by many of the best phy cians, uwing to lis grest success In curing sl dis- eases of this nature, VEGETINE Toes not deceive invallds into falec hopes by purg- ing and creating a fctilious appetite, but sseiate nature in clearing and purifying the whole syetem, leading the patient gradually to perfect health. VEGETINE Wan lookea npon as an experiment for some time by *ome af our best physiciaus but those most 1n- crcdulona in regurd to 1ta merlt, src now lta moust ardent friends and supporters. VEGETINE, Instead of being a pofled-up meaicine, has worked ita way up to Ita present aeton!shing success by ac- tusl merlt in curing all discases of the blood, of whaterer nature. VEGETINE, Sayn a Doston physician, **11se nd equal an a bload purier. lieariug of Iis many wonderful cures, ?l{:'r all nxherflrvm:?lu dlmd ll};ull.r Il\'lsfll.‘fl :h!.' laboratory, and convinced inysell of {te gennine et 1412 axoared trom bar, ros. aflurie, | it iosittie e, il JEnticil .2 1 each 0f which ia bighly eflective; and they are el K Compounded b1 uch & DIARer AR 10 Produce aeton. | 41 uiNer tortr Lt rasy B he ehna Wil heathy tabiug resulte. ™ nl VEGETINE In acknowledged and recommended hy nhysiclans URE.DELICATE g, &, N ok PRz K., 8T, L. & C. B7. Lotis, Jan, 4.—A meeting of the Kansas, 8t. Louis & Chicago Railroad, heid here to-day, sdopted o resolution to call a meeting of tue stockhiolders of tiat raad, to be hield here the 6th of March, to determino whether the Com- pany shall {ssuc preferred stock, and to what mmount, whether the rond sill be leased to the Chicago & Alton Company, and other mat- ters conpected with the enterprise. it i TEMS, Mr. A. L. Tiopkins, General Manager of the Wabash Road, s not atall satisfled with the basls on which the Southwestern Rate Acsocla- tion proposcs to admit his road in the pool, and thero Is not the least iikelthnod that he will ac- cept the proposition, The percentage that the pool offered his rond was 7 per cent of the St. Louts business, which he says is haraly half as much us his rond ought to have. 1Ile states that his line has as short a routo to Missouri River poluts ns by of the roads in the pool, and he means to have his proper shareof the businces. The Hanlbal & 8t. Joe had no right to discrimi- SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES Alwo, Agents for MARTELL & CO._COGNAG and ESCHENAUER & €O, BORDEAUX, OF Sti1k-Wine. n delicous. sparkiing beverage of won- o' Taptdly Dile the vetuy withs healtiy Lo, prodiices & ciear complexion and pium press, The rénown Of tny K imyss, earned within the last thre yeers, hax catived numcrute Imi:atlons o apprar. —lie- Jare of these unwholesome compoungs it fur nate agalnst any of its connections, and by re- | and apothecaries o be the beat purficr and cieatiser | Srutss ot hiaek, 1L e _Clemist 130 Madisonst. Tusing 10 give the Wabaah 1ts Droper share It | of the blood yet. divcorcred, and. thoasanin spest | Souiorbiock was violating the orovisions of Its churter, Stil ) he would lay tho proposition made b{ the poo before the Executive Committee of hia rond next week, and until that time be would tuke no _furthier steps, In its pralew who have been restored to Lealth, SRW MACHINES, PROOF. 3 NEL 0 The purchiase of the Chiengo & Lake turon WHAT IS NEEDED, SiMpLEsT, LIGHTEST Road, with all its rolling-stock, by the Girand Taostoy, Feb, 13, 1871, h‘fllu\ui;li RUNNING Tk R o Cloait feifes Sishuipiic | 24,5, B, S0t oyt st | m -k uestlon whether that voad will huve un inde- 3 e nd myeel DOUBLE . S ) Bondent outlet from this city. - It Is stated that | 8 fecblo condition frotm eneral deniiiy, Vegell THREAD, r‘;";fem\.' beflore many months have elapsed the trams of [ 143 “‘,‘lfg,"’;‘{l"‘“'“"‘fiu‘ I”‘”":: Ak % K the Grand ‘Trunk will run through to this citv. | (15 article, at STITCH DOES NOT There fs agap of but twenty-six miles tu be | yrored to health, and discontinued ftu use, N\ WEAROUT, filled to conncet the Chicugo & Lake Huron | qutte contident that there is no medicine AGENTS ‘3. ELDREDGE, with the Chicazo & Bouthern, and this scetion | o it for those complaints for which it I« e WANTED., CHICAGO, will be constructed carly fn the sprinz, 1t was at first the Intention of the Grand Trunk to get hold of the Michigan Central Alr-Line from Jackson to Niles, but the Michigau Central, get- ting wind of this scheme, refused to give up lts lease. and hence the Clxluzo-t Lake Huron rr«mm\. and woulil cheerfally recammend it to ho-e who feel that they need something to restore them to perfect health. Respectfully youre, U, L. PETTI Firm of 5. M. Petungill & Co., 10 State. IHAVEFOUND THE RIGIIT MEDICINE. Bosrox, Mass, DO FOR RENT. DESTRABLE OFFICES IN THE TRIBUNE BUILDING TO RENT. WM. 0. DOW, Room 8 Tribus Building, was sccured, Conslderable excitement was created yester- dav smong tho conductors on the Uaicnn Division of the Chicago & Northwestern Rail- road by the summary dlsmissal of four of thelr wwmber, Messra. King, Harvey, Hibbard, and Fisk, It s understood that the samc fate awaits o number of other conductors on this road, The Mapngers of the road aro reluctant to state tha vause for thetr action, but it {s un- derstoud that it was necessary, The Company has kept a strict watch on these men for sotme time pust, and they have sccured enoush evie dence to Justify the action taken yestenlay, Mr, M. Hopkins, the gental arent of the Chi- cago & Northwestern Raflrosd Company’s transfer depot, was the recipient last’ New- Year of 8 handsome and valuable silver tea- scrvice from his clerks and fricnds as o testl- monial of their esteem and rewnrd, The Cash- fer, Mr, Chalmers, made the prescntation ina tew hapoy remarks, which were feelinely re- sponded to by Mr. Hopkins, who was taken by sugprise. Mr, E. P, Rlplu? Eastern General Passeozer Avent of the Chleargo, Burllngton & Quiucy Kallzoad at Boston, arrived here yesterday to Mr, 1L R, Rtevens: Dear $ir: My oaly objectin giving yon this testi- monial s 1o spread valusblo information. Having been badly aticted with Salt Rhenm. and the wholo surface of my skin betng covered with plmpies and eruptions, nsny of which cauved nie great painand annovance, and knowing it to be & blood disease, I took many of the advertised blood preparations, among which w ny quantity of Swrsapariila, ‘withuut obtainin y benett untll I commenced taking the Veget and before | had eompleted the fizat battle [ saw that [ kad gat tho tight medi- cine. Conscquently I followed on with it antil 1 hud taken soven bottles, when [ was prononnced a well man: and my skin {s smooth and entlrely free from pimples and eruptions, 1 have never enjoyed 20 good health before, and 1 attribute it all to the use of Vegetine, To benefit thoso affiicted with Rueumatism, I will make mentlon alav of the Veg- etlnc's wondwrful power of curlng me of this acute complatat, of which I have suffered so Intenscly. C. Il TUCKER, Apply to FUOR NALE. HEROSENE AND GAS FIXTURES. piay homage to the new Assistant General” Su- P 4 tendent of the ruad. Mz, George O. Man- _ Pane, Ag't Mich. C. It. ., LEMAN QA3 APPA- | WWe Keen full stock ot elther 2’.53'u'er."§f.3 t: wisho hnnp; .\':‘u’v-lgcnr to ?Il:a No. 69 Washington-st., Boston. chTUS AND OIL CD. 0048, lchM"v:dg.rfi;'r‘l’l,l{.u » Westeru (ieneral Passcuger Agent, Mr. Dauiel s lark 1"Adams, Webster Hitchoock, VEGETIINE '—M ASON ———— EATING CROW. Fripared by i 1, R, STEV! £TON T'toposals w » S, DBoston, Mass, | LN of e Tho Naval Contractor Makes a Virtual Ad- st 3 Ogden nuu.u‘u., outhiwest cotuer rk-sis, misslon that Mrs McClure Wa of Libcl When 1le Denounc: » “ Plunderer aud Publio Thicf Buectul DispaieA 1o TAe Chicuyo Tridune. PaiLaveLviia, Pa, Jao, 4.—The famous Nbel suits of Nat McKay, the well-known naval-contractor, agalnst the Times newspaper were bfought to & summary close to-dsy. A fury bad been sworn, wheu My, Kerr, Diatrict-Attorney, holding the baten of bllls n Wle band, sald: “I hola ju my hand several bills of judictment charging Alex- ander K. McCluro and Frank McLaughiin, said to be editors and vublishers of tho Times news- paper, with libel. The prosccutor is Mr. Natban McKay, and thess charges aoroie out of sumy publications made fn that paper agalnst Mr, McKay, There was o trial on one of these bills of lodictment, lasting somewhat over = week, and tho jury failed to agree. I bave now received authority in writing, slgned by Mr. McKay, throuzh a triend of bts, to dispose of these bilis, The cd- Vegeting is Solcrb_)’- Al Druggists, NTOCKHOLBER Stockholders® Yeeting. The Aunusi Meetlug of the Stockholders of the Iide and Leather Dank u’ Chicago for the electlou of bl ensuls wF will be lield at tho uice of Monday, Jan, 7. 1578, L and 13 3, BYRUN LY SaiTH Cusher. ARTIFICIAL EX FRENCIL ARTIFICIAL HUM Mude of (mporied et beat by o EYE BYDNEY W e ————— 1w Jeu. 24, 1877 T sEWING MAC NES, ool telling support from an interesting table of statistics which flfow?et:at flhninn?v': how to voto. ‘Tho stupondous sales of the illustri. ous SINGER to bo still further incroased by tho reduction in prices inau- gurated by the Bingor Company. FIVE YEARS' SALES COMPILED FUOY THE SWORN RETURNS OF TUE fizv:nn:olrurrs. 1874, 1873, 8786, ftors and pubiisheraot tho T ¢ averdicy % e ada Tt f P N ity ana | heretors Hand thens 16 | The Singer Man'f’g Co. old 210,768 232,134 241,679 240,852 262,810 you 1of that verdiet.” Wheeler & Wilson M('z Co. 174,088 119,190 4 108.997 The Ign-lmkmll:‘mdm to ltha‘ Iln'ren‘un ;’1‘ lhlc Howe Machinet'n........ 1.(:1‘21_]2 lf]“nrfiifi 2! o who ooked inquinnely st his eleven col- 3 5 3 enpioes Thoy all boddcd segout, und the fore. | beinestic Sexius gluching ph I P man rendered » verdict of *Not guilty ¥ {u all the cases, Mr. McKuy also entered u discon- tuuanco in the civil sult for damages auaiust the Zimes Publishing Company. There la gen- eral surprise, as Mr. McKay bhas becn more bitter azalnst the Times siuce his ussault upon Col. McClure, The ofTense of the latter wus in denouuciug him as a plunderer und pubkic thief. — e ——— POLITICAL. New Oxreans, Jan. 4.—\V. C. Blanchard. Chairmau of the Democratie Cowinittee, tele- Rraphs to the Assoclated Press s follows: Sunsvsrour, Jan. 4,—At 8 epeclal election bela yesterday ito 4!} tbe vacsncy in the lcriaiaturo from Ceddo Parish, tho Democrats clected ir candidate by 300 msjarity. ‘Tbe colored vo! Willeox & Gibbs Sewiny M Co. American B. 11 ke, Sewing Mach'e Co..s Weed Sewing Machine Lo... Remnington Sewing Machine Co Yictor Sewingr Machine Co ) Witson Bewing Nachine Co. 22,06 Florence Bewing Machiue Co.. 15,793 . 7 Aside from its large preponderance of sales, another emphatic evi= dence of the marked superiority of THE SINGER over all other ma- chines is the fact that it alona is made the subject of imitation by coun« terfeiters. No safer critorion than the above for the guidance of the pur- chaser can be produced. Beware of bogus agents. he duly authorized agent can be found in every county. THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO., Ili STATE-ST. il OMAN'S SUFFRAGE