Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 1, 1878, Page 7

MISS MWKEE. The Testimony for the Defense All In===The Prisons« er's Story. ghe Did Not Enow MoElligott or the Nature of His Er- rand. To-Day to Be Devoted to the Arguments of Coun- sel. 1t was not to bo oxpected that the storm would keep men away from the Criminal Conrt, but as to she women, ona wauld hardly look for then to came out. Thoy did, however, bat nat to the eamo cxtent as on previons days, thongh there were nearly 100 present, and, as before, when they got a chanca they rushed up to Mirs McKeo snd shook hands by way of encouragement. Mrs, MeElligott and her fittle boy were in attendance with two femals friends. 8ho eat o allent specta- * tar, with thoughia appatently faraway, Tho do- fendant's mother appearcd for tho fiest time, and, with her hueband, seemed to be decply interested in the proceedinge. The afternoon seeslon was given Intereet by the statement of Miss McKee, who told hict story in a strainhtforward manne and was not at all confased liy the sharp questio of the State's Altorney. She wwas by far the Leat witness In the case on cither wide, THE WRIT. The guestlon of the admiesibility of the writ of execution was to have occupled the attention of tho couet in the morning, and, from the piles of 1aw-books on the tableaused by (he defendant's counsel, 1¢ was evident that they had made pre| Tutions }or;nong fight. Tho discussion, howe was averted ato's-Attorncy Mills saying that, in view of r e of the Court on the valldity af the execution, §n view of the fact that the Indicl- nont was only for manflaughter, and Iu view of the evidence that had been browght out by tha prosccution, ho hind declded to withdraw thio offer {0 prove the executlon. 1 ofenre, ad3ing, at the ontact, cd for the defense, saying, at the ontact, :’flfl'fl."fflmnaumuumm na favor hecanse she was a woman, Although for fonr months sle had aufered perrecation ad injustice at the hands of Chalwick, the constables, and thieves, she did not tead for mercy. Al eha asked was lnw and jus. jec. lle then adverted to the withdrawal of the so-called writ, raying it wan the only paper which 1t could he pretended gave McElligott nuthority; If it dd not, be hind no authority, and stood on the rame lovel na n ‘ulvnu individunl, nod the ease st boconsidered in thix light. Tl next touched upon the evidence, claiming that tue witnessca fo- Tie prascention conteadicted each ottier, referrir ToMetiroy and licat and tho ex-Connty Physicki. The dificuity was that the Prosceniing Attorneywan mirled by agophlstey, Thedefendautsitotandsilled a conspirator, and not n Constable. The crina of Dee. J was an unlawful combinstion of (wo or iofe personn to abiain cntrance to a privee dwells fng-house, ‘That was a foluny under tie lnws of 1llinafs. What could ho eéxpect whes the theco steangera got in? Under #ho law, Mise McKee had s right to defend ber person, her habitation, and Lee propertys and tho Aouicldo will be justiilable. e next lnl{nwvd Misa McKee from the time sho Jeft Chadwick's hoset on €'nsn street, telling of the Varlous cxecutiois waued 1o recover the rent of premises shie dil not occupy, worth of property and its safe iy and 1, 'Ilnl b;\lm%lcn'dllell thsn 820, This system of rabbery was :.'&:."!!xc::wu to hor at tho timoof the shooting. she suposcd Al was pald, Il nsked the Jury to think of her, stripped of nlmost every iing, her prospects biightod, her alckncas, * heraixicty of mind, consequent’ upun having no piea8 1o support herself. * lo referred at length 1o f10 schemo to get into tne nouse, characterizing tite_connectod with it as conspirators, The atuzgle for life, he mald, began ot tho door, and na defenee claimed that she had the right to use any force necessary to drive the intraders ont. Tho law was clesr ond positive that obtalning cutrance by frand was on thu samo footlng with forcibie enfry. Many decisluns were quoted to ehow that, inexcrcising the right of eclf-defense, ordefense of habitation, the Supreme Court of Ahis State Jeft tho individual, within certaln renron- estrictions, to be T her uwn judge, hold. other law would be *“n anare and Even Innu‘;n tho danger was not I, f she belleved It was o sho had » right to firo, and was not criminally responsible for (he result. Authorities wercalso quoted wheta 1t was lald down that a miniaterial oficer was com- elled 10 know that Lis process was regular on its face, and that witha vald writ ha acted his ril. Speaking of tho revolver, ho said M ee did "u:«f’m“m Ituntil after her hous been entored by thives, in licr absence, an ped of every article thac could be carricd off. robbery taok place In the midst of tho legal pro. ceedinge agalnst her, Bhe wan eatitled to the pro- +umption of innocence. A stainless record would be shiown, and he askea the aur‘{ to use ftin fnter- preting what took place on the tth of Decembo: * PRRD P, RULLEN < was the first witnoys for the defense, e testified that he lived &t No, i Rush sircot, and wan a ealesman; knew Biss 3eKec; becams ucqualnted with her in November, when e rentad a room in ber bonea. _ (Itevolver identifed.] ‘Two or throa cays after tho houee was broken ‘Into I gave her the revolver; my things wero all tonsed up. Sho #aid Mra, Lewls wns going away, and she wanted to borrow it,—pald she would fvol safer I she had 1t, s sho was afraid to stay in the house, On cross-examination, hie sald he know nothing abant the robbery, Mo éidn't know who throw hls clothing on tha floor, W. I, EDWARDA wassworn, Am o short-hand writer, Lesi lll'F"lel( befora the Coron 'y ness wia questloned for the purposs”of proviug that Best bad made different stateinents at the ln- quest from thoso on the rtand, but they were {m- materlal, Mclnerny, he said. nworo that he heard Mo revolver snap twice, [Ho sworo Wednesday that he did not.] JACOD YOUNG sworn, _Liva at No. 278 Filteenth etrects on the Uth of December was worklng opposite No, S0 Ttush atrect, putting on weather strips; *aw n man come vut and go down the steps, and vut his Lands to bis belly asif Lo wus hurt, 1 leard the thot, Haw a woman come to tho door, Sl didn't have o rovolver in her hand that Tsuw, Saw ber afterwards at (o window with what ap- peared to'mo to Lo a rovolver In her hand. She w2y llking and gosticulating, .. Cross-examined: 1 diin't notice either of hor ?;luu- wheu at the duor, or hesr her eay any- ng. striy Th and reported Yy, Wite DL JONES, g of No. 15 Rush street, testified that he heand of thu khooting aud Wont scross thestrect, Ile dia 1ot seo the Constablo, but eaw Miss Mckieo at the window. 8he was vory much exclted and wild- Woking, and conld hardly spesk; she trembled like a aapen., 4 What did she lng' ted to, and ohjection sustained, because icElilgott had goue away, B . D, Niconack Ivo nt No. 450 Carroll avonnu; am a care B know tho premises No, 3 Jtueh stract; ave mada repatres thero glnce the house hias been wecupied by Miss Mele tter Nov, 13 I put ese 12 bolte ou the vutside doors at her request, ) 83) 1o, 3Mr, Moran wald the proof was offured to show the Gefendaut’s stute of mind, Mr, Mills remarked thas it wos too remotoe. Tho Cunrt belioved every act she did afier the robhery was competent, but her declarations were oL, Mz, Morun tricd hard to got the **why* {n, but only sutisfuctiun o OL Wiia a1 OXcLpLIoN, Witness nald'at that tiaw Miss Melue wis nory- 1an Irritable, and fighty, and uufit to be X Cruss-examined: T pat on the bolts n day or twe Alterthe rubbery, and another 3jfew days after tho wtlug, Alter roceas, MRS, HENECCA LBWI3, tha slater of the defomilant, ws sworn, Wo loft 27 P'Ine street on the 2511 of July. Q.—Waw tho rent paid up to tho 1at of Augusty Ujected Lo as immnterial; objection overeuled, Wituess procecded: Tho seut wan paid up o e 1ot of Auzuat. We moved t No. 40 Rush et Furaiture was takew frow thers on tne b of Augzust by uliicers, @:~tow much furnituro? Wected to os Laving wothing to du with the .0 au viudicatlou for tho olfense, The Caurt (hought it was matertal, tness answered about W0 worth, —cat- Be, tables, and chalra, After that, on-the 34 of Octader, more, wan laken, —about 8200 rorih; What constated Bf beading 'of all kinds, Sbairs, tables, washstands, and bedeteads, Nov, 15 4 burglary was commitied, We Wero not ‘ut honie Sttho time, [t was between half-past L and balfe Bt Wien | returned tho doora wera open, the Uunks were open, sud pli the siiverware aud jow- 17 were gone. © Everything was strewn round i housc. “'Ihe entry was Wade by breaking In 1 Tho #ilvérwaro was in ter's trauk, The property was valoed st &uur £200. 1 got tu thy bousy first. She camu feckan hour afterwurds, 1t made hee ueryoue and tul all 1o time, Shiu used to wake tip fn the Saltandask wo what thows people wero In the viker pyom for, u’i'_" declaratluns were objected to, and ruled Ar. Moran (houglit they wero material as show- :Tf B wiata bf fier niad, This coald only bo bl racug what oceurred frou tlo thuie of crv down, o L 3f3s McKeo was b an alarmed state {miud, and inauifiated it fu ber sleop, Fron ,4"4" L5 uutil the 4th of December we were ney o tbacut. Oue of us was always there. Ou LakCar wa wero uway, but left o person there, wifes T would Lo broken fnto azain. FoF two h‘.flu LIeyiaua to the shooting uy sister bad been Cydmost of the thue. She was o bed on the et e bomleida, Witnens then begu ghving bcconct of ger fnterview with a1gau who calle "*:'eu,uhwauu. uod who epgaged 8 furnisbed bl o Mlisobjected Lo thu dotatls of the converaa- Aol sitce 1t wau adwitted that thy wian duccived T Court Jet the talk fu. “u contipued, saylog that the was prom- 1ned to give her $28 cash, bt aa he satd ho was in tho conl hualneas, sha fold him ahe preferred to liave him rend her m ton of coal, 110 said ho wonld do ro1n the afternoon. She then gave an acconnt nf {he contents of the honse, There were no carpets on the floor. They had been taken sway & month before, ‘There was no fire, becaura thoy had no fael. 1left the honee to get o gas fixtnre yhich the man wanied in his room, —the only furnlshed ono in the house. Miss MeRee knew of the ar- rangement. 1 tolt the man we would make up & bed in the kitchen, Ile raid he had a rofa, and [ rafd we could aleep on that. When I lelt my #ister had her night-deces on, but was nol ed, think. _'The revnlver was procnred trom Mr. Tisilen, a'bosrder, T was pres- ent when ho gave it ta hee, 1 wan going away for nweek, and sho was afrald to boalone. It waa kept between the mattresses in a bed in the front room, but that bed was moved into the back room, which was warmer. 1 took tho rovolver out and nt It on the mantel-plece, My sleter raw it Wednesday morning hefare the shooting, and sald If burpinea xin! in they would taka It, and she pnt it in bhee walerproof.” T think (L remained in her pocket.. 8he had it on_the day of the shootin, when Ileft the honae, 1 know nothing of swha occurred (hiere nntil T vot back, when [ L3 crowd around tha honke. Siy sister let me n. She was very much excited, She had her night.dreea “and - waterproof on, #aid they told ber she had ahot somebody. her who It was, She gaid somebody she had nover sren before—did not know him. 1 dld notece a pirto] in her band, The last T saw of it the police. nian had it. Ienme hack saoner than I antlelpated. 1dia not go after the cna fixture, but to a planing miil to get some kindling. 0, —Dll you know McElligott? A, —Yes, Moran--Ia that croas-examination? Mr. Milla—1 will show yon. I haves right to show tha foeling of the withess, Mr, Moran—Ayalnat whom? Mr, Mills ~I'Il” show yon, Another point {a, || it were shown that witness knew McElligott, th: McElligott had been in the house, and that sha hAl notifled the defeudant of hia method of nctl[’- which wonld show that Miss McKeo knew who Ac- Elligott was, it / The Court let tho matter in, 4 licre diid you first e him? A, —T eAv him 7 Pine strect. My alster and I wer living at No. % 7 in the samo house, 14 MeEiligott c‘?“ to the / ~—AL what hour house? / Olifected to, RSt destroi to shoo whoro Mue MeKeo was when MckNigott war n tho honee, ¢ The Court wasn't mi:‘lnc% md"" itfn, and ¢, Mills withdrow the question Witnews continned, The police. Waro notified of the November rohbery, an woo the neighbors. 1 heard no one in tho crowd ssy anything aboota . rohbery nt the time of tho sodting, I was not thore when uiy slster refused to talk untll her law- yer came, i Shch, toviied an o the et . Michigan street, testlied :; filoc )%:?mnborkgnbberl, ang that he Informed the Capuin of Polica. ft occurred In the middle of thoafternoon. Mra. Lewls notifed him ofit, and Je told her ho would go to the police. B i CTANLES DA ther nelghbor, told about the disorder tha S0mo wnx 19, And the back doos belng broken open. 1le iad known Mias McKeo thirtaen years, and her character wounld compare favarsbly with that of any lady in tho city. lier reputation for peaco and quietness was good. Mra, Dogan testificd to the samo effect, adding that Mins NcKec's health had been poor far s fong time prior to the shooting, Bhe showed symptoms of fear after the robbery. Mr. and Mra, Hendrlckeon nlso testifiod as to the defendant's peaceablenesw, Mr, Mills asked the Jatter §f sho was living in the neighbiorhood whon McEllizott wns shot. Mra, Hendrickson ralid ** No, slr.'* Hergt, Hathaway swore that he found evidencen of a burglary having beon commiitod at No. 36 Tiush stecet. 1o saw Miss Bclee, and sho was excited, and showed foar. 3 Same of tha wiinesscs being absent, tho'order of Droof was chauged, and gu.\s M'KER took the etand, - 8ho eald: 1 have lved in Chicazo since 1851 My slstar and I moved to No, 86 Rush street about the 25th of July last. ‘The house has ten roome, Wo pro- posed to rent the rooms, That waw all our means of nupport. On the 4th of Angust the carpets were not down, and the farniture was thero, = At 1) o'clack partics camo to the honse and sald the, wore going to take tho furnlinre, and thoy toof tha carpets, two tables, two barcaus, four chalrs, and several washstands, —worth 1n all $200, Thoy conldn't bo replaced for that, We mado the best appearance wa could with what was left, —partly {nrnishcd two roome. On the 27th of Octaber an- other sclzure was made and $200 worth mora taken. Nay. 15 wy slstor and 1 wore out. 1 returnod a little after 4. While we were gone the houwe had been burglarized and everything of valve taken, 1 hava never been arle to ascertain who committed the robbery, The police wero notified. Izota volver two or threo days afier Nov, 15, 1 never had hiad one hefore, T izot it from Mr. Bullen to protect wyroll front burglaes. I wan in fear of another robhery, —fcit that it wasn't safeto ho alone, It was kept ardinarliy -between the mat- tresscs. On the Oth of Docombor it was Inm, watorproof ull day on my person. It waa not left 1n tha basement when 1 came up, I was lying down whon the inan ealled about the room, and 1 went down-atalra tuat ie might sco the back parlor, thy only furnishod room in tho house, llY aister told mo the result, and we concluded to make up o bed in the basement, and givo np the room. Iunder- stood he was 10 comg 1t the alternoon and bring his trunk, My siatorlcft tho houso butwoon 1z and 2 o'clock, In a few wmoments tha sloor-bell rane, and I went to the door, ‘The first thin eald wos by one of the men, who somnarke thint half a ton of- coal would bo thcre in half an hour, ‘Thon two men with 8 trunk eaue In, anda third man nnrclr\'d _and the latter began gesticn- Tating and sald, **We will, glve you ai you want befora vou get throuzh—whl teach you to goto Jaws you will et enongh befare yon get through, * 1 was alarmed and made for the bacl: parlor door, nud succeeded in getting hold of the door, and the third man—a large oue—came up and pushed me, ond Hlest attempted to assist bim to prevent mo from opening the door. Noth toak hold of my hiands and tried 10 forco me from the door. Thcs suceeeded In doing so0, sad the Jarge man force: me buck to tho stairs, and said, **Ilrry up, hoys, anil get the thlnes out an_ guick a8 possible,"” Te kept gesticuinting, and I went down two or thres eteps. and attempted to roturn,—1 don't know whethor Iwas onc stcp down or on the landing,~but ho suddenly gesticnlated, — and told me I would get enough hefora I pot throueh: and ho kept me from golng to tha parlor door, and 1 put iny hand in my water. proof and fired. Al he did wam fna threntemng mnaner—oth in attitude and langange, 1 had no reanon to bellove they wore: oflicers of tho law, Flicy showed no authority, ¥rom the mannee nf their ontrance, and the suddon change that fol. lowed after yetting into tho house, 1dldn’t have timo (o {hink of anything Lut to protect mysolf, (2. —=The large man didu't say, ** How doyon dot* No, Iloaald nothing ahont & writ; if lie did 1 Al mot fiear It, Nt morc than (wo minutos elapsed after tho lurg@mnn camo in beforo’ tha shiot was fired, Iilred'0f 4 revolver oncowhen I was a little pirh, ‘The mun left the house very soon after the shot was red, 1 didn't think ho waa hit, oun o he got oulaido I closcd the door. 1di ut- empt to aboot agaim, 1 do uot think I followeil Hest fram rooin to room, ur altempted to shoot fifm. 1 had beeu told that what propurty was fn the honse was exciupl, That was after the second sclzure. 1 opened o window and saw McEneruy and Chadwick in the crowd outslde. Thou 1" had thy fiest thought of 'a legal process, I do not romember making o statenient to the policcnan that € would not say anvthing until I saw my ate torney. | think it ‘likely tbat I did. ‘Thai wus after 1 eaw Chadwick, Cross-oxamined: 1wns In tho houso on the 4th ot August, whei the Omt lovy was made, Mc- Enoruy aud Thomas Long were the men who came in. They showed s paver, bub didn't read it, 1 do not kiow who mado the October .sclznrg, 1 have since learned that it was made by logal procass, 1% DId you think of tho exemption on the Gty of December? A, —1 did not, It waa un vversight tuat tho pistul wus not put back between iha mattrusees, 1 condi not toll who the men were, 1 didn't bave timu w thiok ahout it T thought tf had no right thore, I didu't warn them 10 o oul o3 1 romemver, 1 aldn't know swho Mckilizott was, 1didn’t scoa paver. When I was looking ont of the window I eaw Mr, Joncs pick up a plecy nll mue\ryn;al“hm'n:t ft o tho policeman, I did not aim ut McKllizott. . ~What made you fire tho shot? A.—~Decauss 1t scowed to be all'l could do 1o Emuc; mysell and my property, ~it was from hupnleo, fg.—-?uu aid dot Amacing they wero burglare? A,~I thought very lkely thoy were, We hear nuite frequently of houses belug entored by burg- lara In thet munuer, Q.—They made no dentousirations azainst you?t A.—7¥hls Jurge man gesticalated in s threatening manne Q.~You killed this man In protecting your props erty? A.—I fired thie shot, (.- Dt it true that you knew thoso mon were {hero by virtue of some logal uuthorlly? A.—l did not, 1 haid no reason (o kuow or think auything nd, “’l“m %‘)m you have any idea as to why they wero A.—1 didi’t bave tma to form an [dea or an impression, - 1t Was se quick as thougbl, It came 10 mo Jike s flash that 1 wust protect mysell. [io was in my hoase i ai unwarrantable manner, snd § had reosun to fear for my property, ir. and Mre, 3. E, Stoue were sworn, and guve the defendant n excellent character, Afr, Miils safd he would adit lll'nl 1t was good, and would vler notilng fu revuttal. FERRY VAN NORMAN was then called to prove the value of the property in the house. 3lr, Mills oblected, siuce |t was Immaterlal. Mr. Dexter desired to show that it was exempt under the law, and, Iicrcfore, the oficers had oo gt tu atlewpt to weaze it. - Hrkio Cours overruled the ubjection. ‘Witnosa sald the property would oot bring more than $43 or §75, Are, Lewis was recallcd, andstated that the fur- nitare now In the Louse was tho sanio that was thero oo the Uth of Decomber. ‘ils concladed tie case for the dofense, and the Court adjourued until this morning, whon Mr. 1lle will his law aud tho facia of the case hem. He will ba followed by Alr. Moran, an '+ Wirt Dexter will close for tho defenso in the afteruovn. It ook now s if Jury would geb the caso sbont noon Saturday, ————— . ket SAFE, BaN Frixcisco, Jan. B1.—The bark W. A. Holcoub, supposed to bave buca lost, with all hiuds, ou 8 voysge from Hopolulu to Baker's {slaud. has returoed to Honoluiw. 8he bad been unable to make a landing at the lalaud oo aceount of the weather, g THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: IFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1878 TIHE COURTS. Order for a Dividend in ths Case of the Republic Life Record of Judgments, Nev Suits, Di- vorces, Bankrupteis, Eto. Romo weekn sgo the Receive’ of the Tepnblic Lifo-Insurancs Company 6la & petition for in- structions os to suing the atekhaldersof the Com- pany to recover the 80 per ont unpald. After no- tice by publication ia tho pepers the argument on the petition was st for yesterday, but, apparent. 1y, tho stockholdors proferred (o wait until they were snad beforomaxing thelr defense, for few of tham were presnt eltbsr in peraon or by counsel, Mr. O, K. A Iintciunson, on bebalf of tha lte- celver, read the peiltion and quoted numerons anthorities. Among thom the B0tk snd last vol- ume of thf Tllinols Reports, to sustain the posi- tion that4 Recoiver bad the right to sue the stock- holder) Mz, d) N. Jewott and Me. E. D, Sherman made a ey romarka on the same sidc, aesers, F. J, Crawford and F, H. Hales, on be. tiat of somo stocktolders, admitted that & prima fele caso of the Rocelver's right to bring saits had been made ont, and Intimated that the atockhold- cre, when they were sued, wonld show their de. fense, bat that no opposition would be made now. Mr. Woodbridge, representing certain creditors, thonght the stackholders stionld be made o pay up, but he desired to call attention to the fact that there were other assets in the hands of the Re- celver which etioald ba realized on, Jndge Williams sald when the motion was mado e did not wish to make any order until all partics intercated conld knotw of the pendency of the peti- tion and Liave 8 chance to be heard, “But due no- tice hoving been given, the dtockholders declinlng toopporstha motion, hoe was satlafled tunt the Ticcoiver shiould be permitted to Lring sults. Too 'l(ecclwl:r coula hest determine wiih advice of cotinrel how and whero to brinz thom, and ho would nake no suggestion on thatfpaint, hut wanld direct the nceedsary order to be entered. Lator in theday an order was also made direct. Ingtha Heceiver to pay 16 per centdividend, or $150,000, on all accepted valuations of pollcles aud on sl other Mabllitica which are admitted, excapt to creditors who are stockholders, nntil final decision has been givenjtouching their lablli- ty on an aseessment Lo nako up any deficlency In the assets with which to pay the liabliitics, THB BUNNT-RECORD ACT. The caso of Hardin ve, Jones, recently declded hg tho Supremo Courl, contained some luw as to tho qualifications needed by a party to meintain & suit under the Burnt-lecord law. The Snpreme Court held that a ulll might be flied as to property that wae vacant and unaccupled, or a8 to property of \which the peeson brinnng the sult was in fght- ful posscaslon, The bill In The present case could not be susinined on the former ground, because 1hin waa occupled property, nor could it be npheld ou the latter gronnd, for it appeared from the ovi- denca thut Jones, thecomplainant, vmllnn{rluml‘{ln ossosdlon, that the tenaat had been fnduced to Pen\'t the premiscs betore the explration of the lcase, and Joncs, the landlord, had wrongfull; faken advantage theroof to get poescsalon. - Sl posscesion was not an cquitablo one, aud ho eould not, therefore, anstaln hia bill, THE CHICAGO FIKE-INSULANCE COMPANT. ‘The folloying |s the Joauary report of James IT, Murphy, Aswigeo of the above Company, which was fited with the Register yesterday: Cashion hand Jaa, 1, 18T Ticceipta sinco. [ 3 12,110 S Tota Paid for exoenses, ote.... Dalance on hand.. TADEAS CORPUS, 1da Kunze filed a petition fura writof habeas corpus yeatorday, claiming she lsillogaily detatned out 8 chargo of wurder, She says tho evidence ad- dticed before the Coroner's Jury was that Clara Iiny, of the Town uf Luke, came (o her death by inffammation of the womb causcd by fnstrumenta uscd in producing sbortion; thal some of the wit- nessos teatified thut Mew, Kay denled that she hod had an operation performed, but malntained her lilness was canned "l litting n heavy tub, One witness, however, 'charged ponitivel Kay ndmitted that Mrs, Kunze used ond the result been o miscarriage was brought up before Judgo McAllister, aud he Glscharged the petitioner on the ground that the evidence was not suflicient to hold by B Datloy ol m‘ilonclffi rday chargl oletta Datloy Oled ler Lill yosterday charging that her hmlm{u‘. Henry Bailvy, deserted her in March, 1800, only six months after thelr marriage, and she thinks she hns cauae for divoree. Marla Heltmann {8 nlso husbandleas, though the bears the name of Carl Heltmann's wife, ana she does not_propose to have & hasband only In namo, And Mary J. Bton(er also is appltcant for Jike redfef from hor husbaud, William V. Stouffer, for o eimilar reason, Judge Willtams grantod a decree of divorce to Lols 8, Brink from David E. Brink on the gronnd of adultery. ITEMS, A bankeuptey calencar iv about to be prepared far trial by Judge Dlodeett, and attorneys having cases 1o o strled are requested to give notice at once to Mr, Jiemp, the bankruptey clerk. Judge Blodgett will provably conclude the call of Uls calendar to-day, Lo will then proceed with the gecond call, Auguat Kracter, the Unltod States soliller who petitloned Judgo Drummontt for a writ of habeaa curpus a few weeks agzo, waa yesterday made happy Ly recelving a Jetler from the Secretary dircharg- ing him from serving tho restof his term of wes fcu. He was arrested os a deserter, and Judgo Drummond rofused to dischurge him, but soid he must awalt lus trial before a court-martiul. UNITAD STATES COURTS, The Connccticut Mutual Life-Insurance Com- pany fled a bil} (el!erdn’ against Ellana 8. and arlotto 8. Wadsworth, ¢hillp Wadaworth, the Empiro Warehouse Cowpany, Lawrenco 8, Pep- per, und the Woodstock National Dank, to' foro- C| wortgage for $8%5 000 on Lots 15 und 16, Block 48, of Senool Sectfon Aduition to Chicago, sltuated on the South Branch of tnu Chlcago River, and boundud on tho east by Market atreet, on the suuln by Jackson strect, ou the morth by Quincy ntreet, and on the weat by the river, froutlhg 165 feet on 3larkot street, Iltrum Iyde dled o bill against Albert C. Lall, Mary Lull,” Roeinn Holwes, 1. K. Foss, Joseph slalines, the City of Chicago, Donuls Schuyicr, ani Mre, Jonoph Flolmes, ta furceloss u norigaze for $§U,000 on Lot 7, Block 52, of Bebool Bectlun Ad- ditiou to Chlcogo. BANKRUPTOY MATTLNS. WhHiism A. Bigler was the drat munJulerdu to get into the bai cy court, 118 deuts amonnt 10 83,00, 21, ‘I'he arsctacomurise blils and notes, 1181, and o claim agutust J. T, McCord and W. I’ ickineon, to recover ddmnuges for aliclous pros cntion. The cade was juferred to Keglater 1 Lard, Charles 11, Harsis, better knawn as **Carl Prote zel," sls0 succnimbod toMs creditors yesterday, 118 preferred dlubts uro 848,80, the securcd $500, aud the wusecured $1,130, The wwets comprisg stack fo trude us pubiisher, at 164 strect, 1ifo- insurunce policy, $1,500; and some fure niturs, ete. , all gxeuivt, Froderick’ C. Miorke, s glove-manufacturer at No, 100 Thirteonth place, was the Jast to fallow, ihis preforred dubls aso 31,10, and the unsecurcd 2 el o0, ‘The wasols COMprISOR hotas. worth 705, on lensed ground; stork of goods, $400; sowing-machines and tools, $280: and open ace contnte, $1,801.83. Roferciicu to the leglster, ‘e compontion meeling in tha caso of Abrahatn Ldpnon was yealerduy agaln contiuued, snd 19 set for Feb. Unt 108, m. “I'he composition xunfln&ol Witliam 1f, Hutel- {nson & Bous ba set for 10 8, . to-day, and the '“"’,""'?" componition meeting of Wolle & Faulk. ner for 2 p, W, 'Tho Oaal dividend meeting of the Chicaga Newws Printlog Company is atso aet for 2 p. w. This nut the present Keening News, CINCUIT COURT, ohn C. Jthodos commenced & sult in tr inet Henry Fuller, clabwing $5,000 damag 1k CALL. 104817,300 Jupag Dacusosn—Li chambers. 0, " uik, Juuux biobusrr=31 uig, 320,821, 333, goyciudine sy cul of il caleadar, No. I3, Chars sratu va. tiraoks, on irfal. Unus Uauy—a0a, 67, 0. 70 1073 04, 97, 90, 100, 03 16 wl.j;l‘lhl.‘u. 1k o6 Geary vl Gl A Uik Soonk—133, Us4, 135, Nocsse onirial. JUDGE Ruuzks—i, 41, sud 31 1o 8) Inclusive. No easo on rlal. Yeias Booru-se, 08, 00to 13, lochulve, Noems o Eri: JULoE MOALLISTER—8 t0 177, | 07, 104, 105, §16. N ..:E:l‘llml"y' ol?':'l‘l-‘:: 1,233, 182, BY, sad 264, Py ‘A ] 208, Upas WiLLiaNs—N0, 4u7, Mclaugblin vs. Dangs J on irial. . JUDGMENTS. {ixiren Bratas Clocuin Coturgubok I ~George A, ederick Schwamb, §1 Mincapalld (as: LIgiis Compauy va. Jobn 1L Fokt —tittgen’ Raifons) Baok vi. ‘Agson | IUL 8,873, 24, — Haukiog & ‘I'Ti I ‘uafluJ. 30, 2 or pew trial.—| Htoers Mervoy, ca $110. D B0l A= Willlam Nicuolss Dider, % (any— k. L bwurtwor ohn Cascy, Ilenry, 4 Alexauiicr lurner, Hirai SlcKeniy, Biuon A Ollagmcrs Verdie, $317,—Juneti Davie Fluodt Verdict, §24.08, Count—ubon Rgxus: Georka B. Thurpe enlisbacrs verdict, $350. Fii-Datavia Paper Compuuy va., lermann oo L e va. Alcxaader Welle} o 4 ary E. X0 —Thomas M ouo Tainlsiratrix of iho estae of Fatrick ‘Kelley ,.nu'lieu Holley, $108.%0.~Jobn Lulcaberg va. - ‘Fheodoru benwartzbatf, §o0.—Thuothy Kelly ve. J. M. Clark, ¥ ke MeALLTXn-Georgo Togram e Joba ¥its: gerald, $247.10. e ——— THE FIRST BATCH, To the Editor of Tha Tribuus, Cuiwago, Jan. #1.—A correspondent, who seoms to bavo forguttca his nane, fills & columu of your paver this wornfug with words, words, words, about the Governwent prosecutivn of ita own wit. neasce i tho whisky watter. 1o talke well from bis sido of the case, which is, evidoutiy, be in. side. Ho talks of relcasu from paymeul of what s azacted from vcry man eogsxed i3 the whisky businera, Docs he mean that the whisky relzad by tha Government from our cllents wan not fally faz-paid? No, ba aimply means, withont eaying it, tn make the raader belleve it. If there (s a barral UY the aclzed stulf whereon the Lax has not been pald, wo are willing to forfelt tha whale. llo lalka sbont & clnimn, by a criminal who han earned Indemnity, for the return of property which 1ha officora of the Inw have seized. Does Bie menn that to such A man the lasy will not releasc any property which he had honestly bonght and paid for? That is onr ease, e quotes an aflidavit, o teated by Mcrars, Bwott and Sidney Smith, and in- doraed by Jodue fiangw, o prove that the indemnlty azrcement went so farand nofurther: but he nmits 1o remark that Mensre, Bwett and Smith tastifled on the atand that they did not make that as & state- ment of thelr whole claim, but only of so much as they could get Jndre Banes to indorse, e dwelllflrnnll{. fllomeally, and irrelevantly on the magnitade of the amount that might be re 1eaned to othera If the claim of onr citcnta were al loweid. Huch an argument - th Al swering. A man ml{ liave s great an estate in acro ax in 8 principaiity, and as valid a ciaim fora dollaras for a miitlon, He says the paper drawn Ly the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury has the arquicecence of the Attorney-UGenerat® What au. thority hias he for saying soY e paya that Lhe President has lirtened to the arguments of connrel and decided against them. This Is an error. The President has lirtened to no Arguments, at dde. Two other oflicials, of higher eank than the President In the linc of their dl)l{ fiave listened to argnments and ta teathnany which has made them fully conversant with the merits of the controversy, We have rrflyfld to have the r,nullun of what id required by honor and good faith on the parl of the Govern- ment referred to them (a8 was done in a rimilar care a few weeks aince), and onr prayer is denled, The Department han proved no claim on our cllents for taxes,—not & dollar, It hasno claim on them for penalties except one based on the State's evie denca of tho accused themeolves. Shonld it per- severe in ita couree, sud shonld it finally prevall over their weaknens, they will be anid remain livine monuments of the folly of trusting to iue justice and magnanimity of the Government, instead of braving it to the faet fu a course of reckicen crim. Inality, JosErin Kinkiaxo, —— CURRENT OPINION. The Notfolk County Unitarian Confrrence having resojved against the Diand bill, we expect 10 sco the next gatliering of llver men pass rean- lutions In favor of a llcll.—floston Herald (Ind.), Truly, Senator Dlaino is n great man, Only tast sammer he was the heroof a war with Mexicn, Now ta s {he hero of the war of 1812, Tiow Jong will it be before ho will take up the stengzle of the Hevolution?—New York Erening DPost (Kep.). ‘Wo supported Blaine and sympnthized with his friends in their great disappointment. Tint sve have been inchined to think thatsince Prov. {denco interfercd for our good, nnd that with Dlaine as our candidate In 1876 we should liave been Inevitably defeated.—MUcAburg (Mdss.) Sen- tinel (Rep.). Wo do not rate tho course of Mr. Conk- Iing in fAighting all the Prosident’s appolntments as ontirely wiso.’ Let each caso atand on its merif 1f pood men arenominated on o proper hasis, well 1f bad men are put forward, or improper reasor Ravern, let them be onposed; bnt do not make ita inero wat on the Presldent, —2Zittsburg Commercial Gazelte (Rep.). Alarmed by the strength of the silver party in Congcress, several fdlotic propositions in the nature of compromises have been snbultted for conslderation. There is lo be no compromise, however, Sliver munt be reatored to its honorable and anefent place in the calnage, and without crip- oling its tegal-tonder quallly, clther.—Cincinnati Commerclat (Ind. Rep.). 1t doca not secm possiblo fo prevent silver remonetization, And gold rules lower than for sixtcen ycars, This fact disturbes the theory that the reappearanco of the old silver dollar will send fohl skyward, To sustaln this theory, however, t 18 necessary to assumo that o decrease in demand 1a followed by o correaponding fncrease In price, T'o wiaintain an argament the ndvoentes of o singlo or gold standard are eompelled to misrepresent facts and reverse financinl and commercial laws, — Memphis Avalanche (Ind. ), Qeorgia is not eatisfied with ono of her Senators. On the contrary, she s emphatically diceatisfied. Gordon Is in favor of the Silver bill, bat 11411 is appored ta It, and has taken the trouble to mako eeveial spcechen ngainat 11, In the face of tho fact, which he cannot bie ienorant of, that four- Ailthy of his constituents ate jn favor of it. Tho reuplc of Ucorulnfecla deep Intereat In the sub- ect, and the papers are oxpressing the popular feeling about Scnator 1111 condnet in a way which he cannot misunderatand. 1f there wero @ Sena- tor to b elected in 1i1)1' place to-morrotw It would not be 1ill. =8¢, Louls liepudlican (Lem. ). We hold that Mr. Blaino has not tho ex. cuec of other Senators for taking up the public time in this manner. For Mr. Blalne hasa ** Gafl who {8 perfectly competent to fight all Lis battics, and fAzht them outside the Scnato. ‘Now, our practical sugcestion lv, that each Sena. torgetn **Gall Hamilten™ and turn over to her all s private business, which now 8o obatructs the busineea of the Senate. Thoe natlon could afford to pay each of them @ #alary to do the privnta fightiug for our great Senators. The ba'tlee could take plnce in the newspapers, The pablic would ne Just as moch smascd, and would not think any less of tho Senators than i¢ docs now, —ar{ford Courant (Rlep.). Mr. Blaine, who deapairs of uniting New England in his favor, ax he bas aiznificantly shown by his recent left-hunded compliments to M, chusetts, courts Wealern support bv the ridiculons freak of proposing a double legal-tender for each separato et for sums above 85, Of conrse, he tna no ex‘-:c(ullon that his half-and-half legal. tender will poess ho has morely almod to put him- relf on record with a view to both Western and Enstorn votes In thie nest Nutlonal Conventlon, 1t {8 like compromising a dispute between weatlny bearda and no beards by shaving one alde of his face and wearing beard on the othier, This {s the presostierons appearance fn which Mr. Blaine ts willing to present himeelf ns o Y'residestial caudi- dute,—New York Herald (Ind.), 1ind this monsy-power no foresight? Iax it no power of divination? Can 1t not perceive what 18 s0 plainly written upon the face of events? Doos It not know that tho people, who have 10 fro- quently been the victims of surreptitious and die. honest Teglelation, have aboul reachdd that polnt when It will not do for thelr acrvants Lo recelve thelr protests with fnattoalton? It may Lo that the inoney-power will succeed fu its plans of con- tractlon wo far as to defeat thic remonctization of rilvers it may bo that, in the atlempt to add to their fli-goiten gains, they will succeed in forcing further prostravion of buslnces, and further ope presslon of (he poor; but whou thicy have succeud- ed, what then? Crawtlug from the common ruln, they will find Repudiation written upon every bale lot.” Wa warn thew now. —.itlanta (Ga.) Conati- tutlon (Dem.), It onght, howaver, to be clear to every in- telligent man that thera ran and will bo wo ro- sumption If the Sllver bilt becowes alaw. —Hugato (V. Y.) Uourter,~Wo pat this prophesy on record for the reason that the time of il utier explosion 14 noar at hand, aild the satnor of it will saon sen the narrow mud nusustainable view ft has taken of the question. This is an txsus botween 2old and ne peuple, —the latter belleving that, when tie Silver bilt hecomean law, resumiition will becania an sccomplished fact. The monoy ‘m\ver. based on guld, reaists tho silver measure; but gold will #0011 bu furced to (ke o scat alongeide and a4 the l-u e af silver, for the silver measuro of remons Ization wili certalnly, er oF later, becoms law—vox pooull, etc.—lvushinglon (D, C.) K publican (Rep,)e Whenever n thrifty monarch in the Dark Agea made up his mind 1o asvungo tho bitterncss of paylug his debts by debasing the curreucy of the realm, ho did it alyly, and led slout it, Jke a Ring !f any suspicion of his rascality wae hinted at, and eut oft tho head of hia Superintendent of thia mint if he vautursa to toll talca. Tuls was be- cause the people of that uucnllentened era con- sidered it linproper to nass off WU ceiita for a dollar, =AXew York “Lribune (liep.).—Wlienover tho hiltty suney.dealers of tuis enlightencd day mako up thielr minas (o swindle the lubortng cons- munity of the fruits of thelr toil, thoy o atout it sacakingly, by demonctlzing one curecucy {o cn- banco thu valio of auother, and by requiring the public oblluations (o Le babl In & dierent and dearer c\menc‘v than toat required h{ the contract, —Z&ickmond (V'a,) Whig (Conserzativs). Now wo find Mr. Lamar carnestly ongaged in oppoain a mcasurs upon which thcre in prace tically but ono opinlon fn the West andSouth, — A question which all admit wow to bo an open oue, for sllagres that legally the tonde are payablo iy coln, and hence semove the only valid objectlon. Whatever the intercats of riers aud Lolders of fixed cavital, the West and uth 8;0 Interosted in finmcdiate remunetization. The West and Southwest hny otd vor which may bo & sourcs of great w a4 open yuerilon, —one ol pure expeds 6o moral peinciple fu fnvolved.” T Fulns us—that Is, the few capitall ers—andacek to' impress the West ai Wwith the fact thet it wili rutn them too, The West and South kuow that it whl prevent an und Increase of capltal fu the Eusl to which they while it will bring sure relief to them and yradual but cortaln prospe r. Laniar gocs with the fnterests of 8 few L capitalivts snd fwportors, and with the Intereats of England aud Uermany, aainst tle Soulh sud Weat, sud culogizes Jetlerson Mason, Den- Jamlo, and siidell. a3 o vlacebo, If theee 18 uot & groat deal of clep-trap abuat that, wu aru nos able £0 #Dow 1t when we 300 I If thicro da 1ot B going to the Esat for m«unhh-nd I3 M“."mi. the Soutu with cha, while the wheat is cart tu tho Eaat, it Jooks very muck ke It. If 1t §a all couviction, und devailon to tho Intercats of ths whole country Wby ot stand square upon it defead it; weappd Ly cruth, defy tho erzort Clap-trap and conviction are nuver wingled. That Jo Davie culogy was ¢lap-trap, aud Lhy Boulbern people are nob to bs caught that w Thoy do uut gelish thelr sacred lfiun‘xu’rlu lll ed ‘: wllxlx‘u cori lt{‘ll.’l‘ld“;hwm;e Ih\)l Astern - slaugliter - Louse, —Nodhelle U duierican (Weun ). ¥ THE UNIVERSITY. Its Financial Complications Once More under Discussion. The Rev. €alovha Anderson Ready to Take Hold-. Atlempls at Compromise. The Tensteen of the Chicago University met yea- tesdsy afternoon in the parlors of the Tremont Tloure, but as no quornm was present nothing was done, sithough the informal sessfon was s pro- tracted one. The Board adjourncd to meet Thurs- day 8t 3p. m. st the same place. - ‘The troubles of the University are still dragging an, bdt, 83 uroal, witha prospect of settlement. In fact, the course of the University, {na financial point of view, for the past few years has been such that at any and &}l timen {t never was, but always to be, bleat, Hope hae been #pringing cternal in the bresats of the Trustees, Lul as yet that bope bas not been realized to any remarkable do- gree. The pnincipsl financial cmbarrassment against which they had to contend was In snewering the uncomfortable query how (hey were to pay off their Unlon Mutnal Life- Insurance Company mortgage for $150,000, jue the interest which bad been defanited. Tha nsurance Compiny wanted ita money, and it didn't want Lo foreclose the morlgage and hare the University elephant on Ita hands, Everybody knowa, wha is at all familisr with the matter, that there was conniderable talk last spring about re. #ieting the right of the Comipany to foreclose, when to take such a course was farthest from the inten- tiun or desire of the insurance penple. All the taik finally ended, however, in A tacit agreement on all afdés to sccept and, If porafble, carry out a very lideral proposition made by the Inaurance Company Lo aseist the Trustees In paying off the debt. Inaccordance with thia proposmition, an Eartern and a Western finnncial agent wers to be !EMIM"’ to rouse the Bantiet pride tosuch a pitch that the members of that ge- nomlnation would open their hearta and pocket- booka, contribntions would flow in, and the mort. eage and Interest would be paid off in the courne of a year or two, in accordance with the liperal {n- ducementa of the Insurance peoplo o that ond, The fitat thing necesrary to do was to secure cbange of management. Chancellor Burroughs, who waa reparded as not altogether suitable in & financlal way, was led to sce that it woanld be tho hest thing he could do for the beneit of the Uni- veraity to resizn, Tle did resicn, snd his rosigna- tion was duly nccepted. Who should succeed him? was the next guestion. It was eettlcd by electing the Rev. D. B. Chenoy, who, after consldcrable delay, declined to nccept the houor, Intho meantime the Baptist heart Lad not been fired, neither had the Baptist pocket-book been opened. and tho debl was ho nearer payment than before. In the mssutime thnre have been uther propositions broached. The President of the Insurance Company was hore recently, and receive cd one from certain of tho Trustces which request- cd a pretty lnnr nanclal conccssion, —o lare, 1n fact, that the I'resident took it back to Tostun with him for the purpose of consulting with his Directors about it. The gentlemen in the Board of Trustcos who naked the conceselon have, it s atated, been negotiatinz withn ‘fenllemln of cduca- tlon aa woll as some knowledge of business mat. ters to accept tho position of Chancellor, bot the Efin\lumnn in question has taken the ground that e would not accept unices assured that this morigace buslncss wonld be taken care of and scitled once and forever. In order todo thie, the Company must, fu tho Trusices' opluion, make the conceasion aeked for, notwith. sanding the fact that the Company's proposition last l|brlr|'|f wasdn 1taclf s pracious concession to tho Board. The negotiations bave been rcnflill ever sinco the I'resident's visit to tio clty, ani were in that nusettlea state when the Doard of Trustess miet yesierday afternoun. THE CHANCKLLOKSIIP, 1t was lenrne:d from a genticman who {s proml- nently identlfied with the iustitution that no per- ron hias been named for the Chancellorship. and thure hias been talk of abolishing nllice, which waa created during r. Barroughs’ sdministration for the purposc of barmonizins matters 0 that the usefulness and progress of the University should not be tnterrupted. * The oflice ls not now coneld. cred o neceasary one, and ite powers and dulies mu‘ be releguted Lo the President. ‘The University ts really insolvent, and thero fs an argent necevsity for {ands to supportit. The indebtedness amounts to £150, 000, and ts held by the Union Mutual Insurance Company, Maine, which bas s morigage upon the buildings and ‘;ruundc. but it has Leen secertained from fret-ciaes legal authiority that the len ls not a vaiid one, and a foreclosare cannot be made. ‘The trustees, under the 1aw, conld not give a morigage which would yitiate tho cndowments and place the fusthtution into slicn honds, and perhaps divert it from the purposes for whick it was founded. Two cars ogo the Insurance Compauy was aboot to forecloss the morteage, which then hecamo due, and wae given to understand_that It could not be done lawfully, Btill, the Trosecs wers muraliy bauud to cancel the indebtedness, and, thouch willing #0 to do, were unable 10 ralse tho funda. Intercet money mmountine to $75,000 has been pald over to the Union dntual Company onaccount of Joans made by the University during a number of vyears past. The Trosices have been desirous of scttling =~ the dedl, and wade a proposition (o the President of the Com. pany—who was hero secently—ta lquidato the obliuation by pryiog $35,000. The mutter was placed before the Compuny, aud o shurt time ago a telugram win sent to the Chalrman of a Speclal Cnmnlllle: of the Executive Board of the Unl- versity OPPERING TO ACCEPT $100,000. This latier propomtion has not been acted apan, Dt [t {8 probable that not mors !hln‘?fi),lma will be patd, "and that sum {e considered ample, un- der the clrcumstances, for the Company has no lepal len upon the property. ‘Phe interest on'the loaus now amonnte o $13, year,--a sum thatiwould nearly puy the ununal cx- penses of the University, which are not over , 000, In ordor to raiso $75.000 it s proposed toap. point a Comniittre, who sha'l make special efforie 1o cullet the sympathy and ald of all wealthy citi- rens, no matler of wiit religlons denominition. Tur Trinunz's Informant atated that an erroncons fmpression had prevalled in the minda of many wealthy and public-spirited citizens in regard to THE RELIGIOUS CUARACTER OF THE UNIVERAITY. 11e satd it was non-sectarian, and should, In be afded by the Bia Tha fact that there wi clause 1n its chiarter makinz it necessary (o have o wajority of Luptista tn the Board of Trustees did not place the institutlon nnder the coutrol or vatronage of that eect. ‘Thera were gentlemen of all religlous denominations i1n tue Hoard. and bo- cause the institntion was of a non-sectarian chare acter the Baptiste had glven groater -\lpI?or( to their own Theological Beminary at Morwan Park. The Faculty, he sald, was almost in & noedy condition, and soinething st be done outside of e prosent unavalliz denominationai support to fatse funds to meot [ho vxuensce, or eleo the fn stitution mast o to the wall, ‘The gentloman re- ferrea to the innoility of the University to watn. tain tho law depurtment, and 16 was consequently merged with the Union Collego of Lavw, It 'was alao Jearned that TIHE LV, GALUBIA ANDERSON, the present active pnetor of tho Kecond Taptist Church, had signited hie willingness to resign his pastarship aniktake hold of the werk of enlisting the bielp of Aontlemen who would leuhly give valuablu ald (0 the Univereity were the matter pro- souted to thum in its proper liyht. Me. Anderson s belicved to be just Lhe man for the position, and it Is proposed to place himn at the head of the Univers) a¢ s President, in of his wuccers in obisining tho pecnnlary ald which the Institution so much tieeds and must have to save it from downfsll, Arrangements have not been finally mnade with the reverond gentleman (o enter ubon the great undors taking that ahal) clear the U'nivorsity of debt, an aiso secure the permanont wuppor? of, and codow- dowment by, Insiness and professional men who havenot heretofore contributod toward it on tho e takon ground that it was not strictly a representa- tive Chicago and non-soctanan usututivii. Other cifurts are 1o be made 10 ralse fands, and it remalos 10 be reen how successiul or futilo they will b k e i g oy SAMPLES IN THE MAILS, To the Editar of The Tribune. Cuicaan Posr-Orrice, Cincaao, 1., Jan, 31, — A wilter in yesterday's ‘Ininesz saye that must oheurd postal regulation exists which pro- vents pursons torwarding samples throug the mails from ludicating by any species of writing, either Ineide vy outslde the envelopo, what those samplce represent. The writer evidently misapprelicuds or 4 not aware of the very liberal regulation hasod upon Sec, 15 of the act of July 12, 1870, which, for his information, aswell as that of the public geacrally, I quote 8 fulluwa: The sender of any article of the third class of mast herein, matter may write hiaor her uania oF address or wi tho ouisida thervef, with the word abave ur proceding the sauds or way write, brieily, ar print, on a3y packoke, the number and names of the articles Inclosed. This regulation certainly gives tho sender of & packnge nhumlrlulho'}lml ego of ¢ slde the cnvelops showiug what the samples rep- res and {f the suinples inclosed seprosent partice kinca of wheat, or corn, or coflee, the requlation perinits bim to writv uoon their ro- rpective vuvelopus & brief dm:rl'ruun of Lo con- fente suticient for thete identilication by the re. celver, For instancu: **Sample ‘No, 2 wheat™; stsample Ligh-wized cornV; ‘'Ssmple O, U, Java.’ ‘The priccs of the ariicles be is not per- mitted toadd, but uaodall* market reports will givo this much fuformation 1 he dues Dot care to advise bis correapoudant by letter. + W. Paruza, Postmaster, —— Artificlal Pearls. To such perfection has tho wanufacture of artiticial pearls been carried, that noue but connoisseurs can feadily distloguish tho real from the false. The manufacture bas grad- ually spread from France to ltaly aud Turkey, andpearls of ail kinds of form and color are nuw juade. At tho exposition of the truduca of Freuch ludustry ot Farls fo 1850 lgh peputstion bad beon’ attaluned for these fitation pearls, which wers so sdwirably mudo by M. Coustant Vales that it was tmpossibie at Arst sight to distinzuish tho real fron the false strune altervately ou the same etring, wnd there ts also clulined for them the merit of uot belug affccted by perspiration, water, or sny other effect of wear, Ho rocolved a silver medal then from the jyry, and tho perfection of French Imltatlon pearis has been sustalned at subsequent internatfonal exhibitiona up to the present day. At the same exhibition an- other msker showed four strings ol pearls, iwo of them real and two false, which the uninitiat- ed could not distingush, [vet one miay be ret down aa costing seven shillings and the other £700, As falsc pearls aro too perfect In form, in shape, and llght, it hecame ncmum’? to Jmi- tate the imperfoctions of Nature, and this is now effectively done. e e 1 % VICTOR EMMANUEL. A Well-Drawn Tortralt of Italy'n Dead King. London Soertator, Jan, 14, The Pona hes cojoyed, In his own view at least, sn hour of Aupreme triumph, and {t has been a Christlan one. He has forgiven, with all the plenitude of authority with which the svstem of Rome nvests him, the dying sinner who in lealth torc from his hands the last temporal dominion of the Church, In all his- tory we know of no scene more etrikingly dra- matle thaw this of the pelo old priest, unable to icave his couch, in hourly expeetation of death, yetin his prostration asserting superiority 1o the soldier-King who had dethroned him, and sending his forgiveness and the oriler for the sacraments of the Church to the daring, disso- lute trooper, whosa destiny it has been to carry up to their culminating point the fortuncs of tho oldest relgning louse, save one, fn Europe,—to rcmake a State divided for @ thousand ycars, and to reduce orrafsethe Church of Rome once more to a purely spiritual power In the world. Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy, has always scemed to obeersers outside Piedmont somethiug of an enlgma, but in Savoy and Turia he bas heen. from the sccond year of bis relgn, thoroughly compretiended. Kiug of Pledmont or King of Italy, he has been from first to last what every ancestor has been, since, a thousand ycars ago, the Dukes of Mauricone found themselves in. dependent, and the race began to hope that north or south, In Provence or In Italy, it shonld carve put a sufficient realm, No race in Europe has been more consistent. Open the bistors of France or Italy where you will, and there Is always 8 Duke of Savoy, a Prince of Savoy, a King of Picdmont, a King of Bar- divla, Philibert or Humbert, Amadeco or Victor—the housc is tno old for a surname— holdinz the mountain-zates between the two countrics, allying himaelf with both or eltber, or betraying elther or both, hut always, amidst all changes, malntaining a reputation for daring, for adroltness, and for n certain determined peraistence, which Impressed obeervers even when the politics of the houss became most tortuous, or iu appearance vacillating, Neither Bourbon nor Ilapeburg could ever destroy the house they hated, and even Napolcon fafled. ‘The orizinal type of the race is that of the Ger- mau robber-knight, the bold, unscrupulous Baron, who uses his pusition to crush all whom he can reach; but It was modificd by the geo- rraphleal position of their pusssessions, hemmed lu us they were ULelween strouger Statcs, without @ language or o natlopality, until tho Baveyard Ueeamo & hereditary diplomatist whotn the snhtlest fearced, a statesman who conciliated while he tyrannized over his few people, o soldier who waged war rather as a Captain of Free Lances than a sov- ereign. Brave, dissolute, guscruputous, vet witli some stutesmanllke imlcm and extraor- dinary tenselty, the line from IHumbert 1I. (1038) down to Victor Eminanuel, through 800 years of varled fortane, mizht alwiys bave been uceurately deseribed as the soldier-dynasty of the Alps, with all the vices and mnng of the vir- tues the world attributes to the soldicr and the hupgey mountalucer, - The greatest man of the House till Victor Emmauuel appeared, the wonderful General whotn our fathers 8o nuch ndmired. and who, by the sideof Marlborough, upheld though a long career of victorythe causs of !-:urcrc ngainst Louis X1V., and isho slgned himself habitually * Eugenio yon 8avoye,” be- cause he was as much Italian as German, and as much Frenchman as either, appears in his memoirs, under all bis Court varnish and all liis maognanimity, a thoroueh Savoyard,—daring, ambltious, diesolute, luxurlous, and persistent asariver, In Victor Esnmanuel, this last quality, always 8o perceptible In his house, tuok a shiape that made the fortune alike of his dynosty ana ot Italy, Whenalter the dark day of Novara e nscended the throne, his subjects expeeted in the sullpnly brave young Prince so dcq)?’ con- nucted with the Austrian House un Itslian Hapsbure, a thorough reactionary, snd in part they were not deceived. No nan had more of the feeling of Kingship or the pride of birth than Victor Emmanuel, and no man more contl- dence in his own right to rule. Ie compelled bis Parliameut to slgn the peace which saved Pledmont: he quarreled o the very crisls of his fatc with Cavour, be cause the great Minlster made a remark which the King considered deroxatory to his houses: he refused the throne of the Peninsula, if be were 1o be valled ** King of tho Italianss* and he would often aver to the last that it was * hard work to gulde his political teamn,” 1o ‘was, It fact, by temperament 8 King of the old type, but he ‘bad scquired, either from svme teaching of his father or the circumstauces of his own Listory, an sbrolute conviction that to carry his father’s polley to succ.ss, and rear the throne his father had designed, he must bea Constitutional Kinr, and from that resolve hy never swerved, His Austrian relatives iImplored and threatencd him to give up the Statutos the vnests, whom he, as o dissolute und supcrstl tious mun, greatly feared, wenaced him with every epintual “sulfering: hix closest fe- male sfolk declared the Incessant deaths In his bouse o judgment from Heaveu; but tho proud, hot-tcmpered, bull-eaded soldier wuver swerved from the’ word ho had given, Lle would keep the Consti- tution a3 his father had sworn, aud malncain hts father's cauac, and all Italy in ono twolve. month recognized that he was faithrul, and felt at tho fect of the only Itallan Frince wha could be trusted, Defore he had .won a provi cvery Itallan eity used perfodically to be carded with * Viva Verdl,” the name of tho composer containing the injtlals of * Vittorio Emanuele, Re d'ltalin,” and in every aavance his trocps bod behind thom the army of tho nle. ‘The popular confidence n Victor Einmanuel never wavered, aed it was well deserved, Dis- solute in private life, a trooper in hearing, o rude sportaman in taste aud Labibts; with no kuowledue of lterature, sud little taste for art; speaking by preference o dis- lect a8 rough s the broadest Yorkshire, and never thoruuehly masterivg Italian: s sce- ond-rate General in all but dariug; ot onee reck- less and fnurant of fivance,—so reckicss thut his debta were u permanent trouble to the Treasury, and so lkmorant that he never could understaud how his vyst nominal fncome went, —the Kmf lad three of those great qualitics which tutlld up, In a favorable cycle of circum- stauces, durable thrones, He never fesred, or disliked, or tricked the people. o could take aureat risk, as he did when e fuvaded the Ho- wagna; or exercise a grand scli-control, na lig did when, llnmil,lsxmlnllu with rage, bo agreed 1o the peaca of Villairanes, or when he signed on the demand of Napoleon, tho cradie house. And ho could recogulee, and accept, and use great scrvants, llls was pmllnhl{ not the insight which hus madgo of the luhenzollern the most powerful monarch fn the world, the Insteht which pleked out Moitke from smong soldlers of fortune, snd Bismarck froin amongz petty squirea; but stil), wnong the statesnen around him, the King chosc right. e alope after Novara n- slsted, tu the tecth of enormous oppoeition, vn choosing Massimo d'Azeghio. ‘There 1s reason to belleye that he hated Cavour personall thouch at a time when he was absolute by b sclected bim; but be never but vnce, und the fur a muwent, deserted bis great servaut, Ho chafed under Ricusolt's stern rein, hut e never oyertbrew him. Hu must have writhed often under rocent Minlsters, uspectally tn ceelestas- tical alfairs, but be never deéserted them, even under pressurc which 1o lim, at heart a superstitious Catholic, must have been tremncudous. 4t was not that he stmply sufered them. ‘Lo tho Just his power over every Minls. 1ry wus cousiderable, and was exercised frecly, capecially as regards the army and nuvy; but be ucver violated the Constitution, and never scted without his Minfsters' knowledge, As ha told Gambetta, the last forelen stulesman who saw himn alive, had ho been King of France, tam- betta would have been his Prewfer, and would have been supported. The uriin of his loyalty was, iu part b Jeast, his utler fearlvsstess, which rescued bim from that suspiciousncss alike of tho people and ol personiages wislch be- sete Kings, and in part the resull of a feoliug that he sbould be persvnally bappier if all went wronz at last, aud he was agaln the chamols- huntlug Prince of Pledmont; but he was loyal to the boue, aud his loyalty bulit Italy, No mon less trusted, howdver superior In pers sonul charcter or iu futettectual powers, coutd bave excited tbu same dovoilon, or re- celved such adhesiou from the determined, suaplcious itepublicans whom Italy, ju her loug years of suffering, had bred. Magzlnf never ace cepted him, but the Mazzinlans ceased to plot, Iuthe lund of the dagyer ho was salyr from at- tewpts on his I than’ Queen Victoria in Ewe gland, mud the grief of his whole people at his death stiows at oucy the confldency be bud at- tracted aud bielr keeu polltical sense, wiich saw that here, o this rough soldicr, was the standard round which all pastics gud Wl proye nce, pla- | Inces could rally for the dattle of freedom and nationality, That his death endsangers the Monarchy In Italy we do not belleve. Grest as the attraction of "the nxnmfile of Fraace Is on Italy, the ftallans know that the Constitution will'scenre them all Republle could. They have no Bourbons to destroy, and the new King, though not popular, Is frce from . many of “the difficuities which beset his father, expecially the hatred borne to him by Ultramontanes, and enjoss the benefit of tha decp devotlon felt uvrnt}uhou: Italy towards his wife, the ** Pear] ' of the house “of Bavoy. That the Ministry will miss thio aid of Victor Emmaouel’s populatity, of his rough, keen scnse In aflairs, and of his Intimate knowledes of persons, I8 likcly enough; but {n Haly genius Is endemic, and his plsce will be snoplied. He isnot a herose figure, fn our sight, bt thera are compensations in character; history will pardon the King's vices, ax the Church has done, and there will in time, §f Italy laste, gather round tho foundcr of her ~ dynasty the softenlng halo distance and {ndistiuctness for whichi time i3’ now too new. Tho{ aro all passing, the great figures of our balf of the century; and when theold Priest bas gose, scarcely one of the visiblo figures present when it begat will bo still before the world. A Belf-Registering Hallot-Bog. z New Haren Iatiadium, ‘A patent ballot-box s exhibited to members of the Lugislature by Lawrence Van Alstyno, of Eharon, desigued to prevent repoating lm{ falso voting. By an apparatus completely sccured over tbe Id of the box, a lever worked by the hox-tender is madc to ring a bell and register & number plainly visible every time a ballot ia dropped in. As the lever s released tho aper- ture through which the bailots pass isclosed, so that there can be no voting withont the knowl- cdge of the tender. At the close of the voting tho reglster shows just how many votes have been Inserted. In cac of a dispute about a vote the ballot can he numbered, and thrown out {f found fraudulent. Gold Mines In Georgls. Awgurta Vv'dA' netiiutinnalist, A reporter of the Constifution has Interviewed Prof, Little, the State Grologist. ‘The State Gealogist declares that the wold deposits In North Georgia arc cnormous,—mors than ,in Callfornia. Iall, White, and Lumpkin are the suriferous countlcs par excellence. The yield s now 220,000 per month, an increase of $200,- 000 per annum sfuce 1872, Investors are coming in rapldly ana busing upgold lands. Evenina rude way mining s profitable. Tto Profcssor says he can locute 100 miues to yleld $500,000 per month, e AMUSEMENTS. HOOLEY'S TUEATRE--OPERA, SALE OF SEATS COM. MENCES TIHIN MORNIN ‘Ten Nights and Two Matiners of GRAND ITALIAY AND ENGLISH OPERA, MAX STRAROSCH, Director, * OPENING NIGHT, MONDAT, Feb. 4, IL TROVATORB. MIRS RELLOGG MIFRCARY AL .. Mr, Grall ma 5 S, ) bt 1y nd Ferrando, TUESDAY EVENING, Feb. 5 first appearance of the llustrinus Angio-Franco Irima Donoa, from Her Majesty's Opera 1onse, Loudon, MLLE. MAMNIE ROZE, » As LEOXORA, in LA FAVORITA, Teduesday Bvening, Fef.d.. 1bunday Erening, Fes. 7. | , 5 ceots and eitra, secording tolocation. Famity Clreie, 73 rt. S iSasle of iieserved beats commences this morsiog 0] jce. > . STAR LECTURE COURSE, SEATS FOlit THE - BEECHER, Lecture, ta be dellvered SEXT NONDAY tn THE TADe CLE, can ooy d witnont extrs eharie, 0. and 75 cts. gt Reserved . i, 30 secure ENTER, Manager. HOOLEY’S THEATRE. ince Pricos, 33¢ a0d 500, 25¢ {neluting Rercrved seat S50 and at the un| I fahts at & and Bate Thuraday, Fridar, and Eaturday § nrday Matifiee at3p. M., Isvt performances of the el nent coniediaus, Stuart Robson and Wi 1T, Crane, 15 thelr moat suceessful of all comedica, “OTUR BACIELORS.” Jasn Bangles, brot, of Mustc Itgbsan. usepla Jowler, u retired . Crane, e Aiid huperh Cai . Feb. 4= -3tarie” Hoze-Cary Grand TeBHien v Eniish Opers Co. Sax Sirasoach: Dirscyrs HAVERLY’S THEATRE, (Lats Adelphl.) J. 11 TIAVERLY.. Proprictor and Manager, TS FRIDAY NIGIT Gi:aXD BENEFIT OF MR. MILTON NOBLES, bination. 1o the highly xciting and i Y m'?nl';"l"nfi-" x'%'w;'nm Viving Desd: ATV, AW. see Lhs Lobem| n Firu Scene, The heeols, Danco Hoase, Den, &c. Kemember this is the great, chesp price Souday- feturn of Danites. Flay finer than lox s upet 0 rXIrs for resorved seals, McVICKER’S THEATRE, LAS[T NIGIH[“TS! i LAST NIGHTS! 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T KUMESS, umys or Bilk Wine. s de- ! parkiing beversge. famous fur His Inviorating sad fi qualisfes, spectally “useful for dys- i ars, i T A {KND_Uhenilat, 150 Madieon st e ] STUMY U T D EXCUR! Ne UCATIONAL URSION TO EUHOPE, taer of 1978, yisttiug Ircland, scotland, En- laud, Franee edgtam, the *, P'russis, dwitser- and, Yiaiy and the Parts Exposition. Al objectionaiie feabire: tucldent fo Furunean iravel ediirely removed, Al traves and liotel sccumuiodations fret-class. Hatea extromely low. Iletgen-tlekots zuod for Swelva inontbe. LCulleye Profensars, Teachers uf Musla aud Liteistares Art bludeuta, sctilal Teachors aad ottiery of ke taaten Icasc address, for 1) ecius X r L PR sruble biall Bastes, Of, ¥OIt DTS, Low NI) Leoeva Lake, Wis OCEAN STEAMSIEPS, Great Westorn Stewmship Line, E bin passasc, 430, B Stci A Ba heiira Tlcbe Qild Mebruze exridcaten & WIHITE, w7 Clark-st., Michisan North Gorman Ghoyd, Thiesteaicrs of this Company wif sall every Sature dsy Troui Tirvineu Pier, {oul 0f YUlPd streot,, Loboken. falca of ‘o Sow YOIk 10 boutiany Sudon, Havre sl remcn, By cabi, 100:scond gablu. $o0, gud: yoeraye, 8 currency. ¥or frelyus 00RO IPT Y 4 o witom Green, Nuw YOIk LEGAL. TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF7ICK 07 COMITROLLEE OV TUE CUREEXOY. Was) LsuTos, Dee. 2 1677.—Notlcs 14 Bercdy KIven Lo ; ‘nlrd Nation, y . 11, that the satie wust bo present S Bl e e e s Blust thefcot, wiibfu turca'musihe frou culs dpe."ar 7 wiibe Mu-m&w JNO, .“Am‘sxu