Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1878, Page 5

" for I'HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20, 1878, o CRIMINAL NEWS. Conclusion of Eradshaw's Argu= ment in Defense of Rande. Beginning of an Address for the ’risoner by Mr. Stubbs, The Specoh * Vory Good of Its Kind, but Hang the Kind." Arrest of tho Mail-Robber Who Took tho $3,000 Package. Partioulara of the Arrest—Rocovery of All the Money. A Bhocking Tragedy in the Lindell Hotol at Bt. Louis. NS S Murder of a Sweetheart by Her Lover, and His Subse- quont Sulcide. RANDIE, TIMRTRENTI DAY OF IIS TRIAL. Frectat Dianateh ta The Chicaan Tribune. QaLesnuRe, I, Feb. 19,—Owing to the un- plensant, stormy weather, there was o compara- tively light attendanco in court this morning, when Mr. Bradshaw resumed his argument. “ The first contention was that Itande knew the pursuing party was an llcal body, and did not reprosent the posse of the county, for tho reason that the littie boy Keller was nlong with the crowd, Tesidea this, tho mon wera armed, and Rande might very well have constdered his life in danger, The speaker quoted the Rafferty case, ond enfd Hafferty was arrcated on n warrant lssued (0 blank. A Bridgeport policeman filled fn the names as he pleased, and toted off the prisoncrs to nJustlee-shop, whero they were unanimously found guilty. Attempting to arrcst Rafferty on one of these warrants, O'Meara was shot dead, Rafferty was tried, found gullty, and scntenced fo be hanged. The case went to the Supremis Court, which decided ** that the fogrodicnts of wiurder WERE NOT IN TING CASE.} Judge McAllister delivered tho opinon. 1t ts probable that Mr. Bradshaw Intonded to Jeave an fmpressfon on the jury’s mibds that there was something in thia case fayorable to lis client. Hocontinued In s conversational, straln,informing the jury that they could not hang Rande, and that their verdict I untavorable to the prisoner would be unquestionably over- urned by the Supremo Court. It did not mat- ter very much about Rande, nor about himself, the world would go on Just the same If both were out of tha way. Iiut principle was o great and o glorious thing, and 1f once the principle that a criminal might be arrested without o warrant was establlshed, no- body could say whero it would stop. All tho rights of citizens would be overturned, and no man would b safe, It tho doctrine of hue and ery were rocognizod. RETURNING TO THE RAPPERTY CASE, ho owned that Raferty waa hauged, and for tho murder of O'Meara, Quoting the Ronch case, 77th 11, Mr. Bradshasw argued that a man need not be In actunl danger bofore ho shoots. Again, Mr. Bradshaw got back to Rafferty, and, o4 an cvidence of his wondrous familiarity with the case, & moy be noted that he spoko of Chria ps *that old negro man” To clear up tho trouble ho roplied, ** Well, if bo was an Irlshman {t's just about the same. I'm half un Irlshman, auyhow.” This argument, nodoubt, had great weight with tho jury, The reason Rafferty was linnged, sald Mr. Bradshaw, woa because he bad declared only three days Lefore the murder that no Bridgeport polivo- mon shontd ovor orrest him while bhe had o pistol. The facta submitted wero the very bot. tom of tho law~—tho hard-pan, in fact, , . * BI%, Bradshiaw doxt'took up < Y TIR INSANITY THEORY (the defenso ubject to having it called the In- sanity dodwe), lo said It was casy to ridiculoa thing or a person. In Bloomington they had a poar, deformed follow, \hose head looked likea ‘pumpkingrown in the crack ol nfenee, and whoso oyes wero cut the wronk way of the leathor. ‘The speaker bad a bill to collect from o high- toned, respoctable gentleman with an aversion to scttlement, ond vmployed this abortive epecimen to fotlow himn obout tho streot and dun him for the bl Result: Monvy was patd in twenty-four hours. Now here was o inon (Rando) who had a detective mind, and who tould bo ridiculcd aa il was by Mr. Tannielil. Herowas n boy who had knclt on the altar where salnts perfectea worship, oud whoso mother sang hymus to him as luliabies, Ilo foua on without chargo of crime or bringiug sorrow to s tamlly. Ilo mcots a lady whom ho loves wiih. ull tho strength of his lmpassioned nature, and whom ho sclects as_his life's companion, In a few days or_weeka aho s anatched away from lis love and his home, . [Ilere Rande, who had Leen amusiog himselt I\m hoforo by passing round original poetry of un fndecent and scur- sllous character, I'RODUCED A WIITE HANDKERCHIEP, which bo applicd to hiseyes. Tho, polnt belog uade, Mr. Dradshaw went on, 1y cioitued that the loas of Raude's wife affectea Wim even to tho extent of rondering Lim insanc, How elso could tho smashing of tho tinware be consideredt 'fhe famlly had been on tho stand, aud bad testiled—their testl- mony was ik that of the Bivle, to bé believed without queation. ‘Then there Was tho kiling of thie old ben, und the purchinse of old fron— all evidences of fnsanlty. Also there was the unprovoked uttack ou “the ssh-barrel;t no sane mon would piteh wbon an unoffending barrel and Lurst 1t wido open, Even Dr.§ Kilbourng bad to own up Lo these things, and to apy that they might bo Leld as uvldences of fnganity, The Supreme Court had . A OREAT CONTEMI'T FOR MXI'BRTS, Who was this Kilbournel ile lived at Elgin, nmnuf tho mad prople; ate with them, slepy Wwith them, and played with thew (€ hoe played at all, which was doubtful. Ktlbourne was un- falr toward the defensc. The speaker quoted Judzo Breese, whom, ho sald, was praciieing law o [liinols 120 yéars uo, as stating that uo teatimony was entitled tu o little conslderation as that of medival ex- verts, This wus {ltustrated by o stary sbout au old man whose apples rolled “out of” o wagon, #nd who wus unable to do the subject justice, Then there was TUR MURASE-PACED, UANDER-EYED JIUGHES, With a head on il like an cfig." who was s0 coutldent that he knew mors than the speaker, To this person tho prosecution put a hypothete feal fiuentlun. to wlhich he wasof courso pre- pured to say “No.” But ho couldu't face the 8peaker, wha demanded whether a chango of relidon” amounted to fnsanity. The experts n't agree, and their testimony ought not Lo be allowed to welch agaiust the evidence of the {amily and the |wl§hhun uf Rtande n Falefleld. The prosrcution brought o inun alopg from Jackwousille, Dr, Carnel, and did not daro to puthim on the stand after all. The bunden of Proot ag to Raude’s sanlty restea with she Peo- ble, and they must provo it absolutely. No 3{”}?3"«“’““““ u(hm:]lmuaykwoum do.m Au ex- crt was a 1an who 't kuow anything thy Feasounble people knew. g ude's conduct {u the Peniteatiary was syl @cnce of fusanity. Warned by the Deputy- Warden to behave himself, he replied that he INTENDED TO UEAT THE INSTITUTION. Tho was constantly planniug to escape and writ- fbg letters on chalr-barks—wore Insanity. Timo and agaiu he was punishied i the sevurest Datuer, but bo keot on with Lis devilish con. duct. “fle waa tuere five years, and never show- ed uno single redeeming Erait fu his character. thls way referable to lusanity.s Up to the l‘fno of 81, at which timo be resided in Falrfeld, ndelyed respectubly sod quictly. | Rande's Brst WUt dicd {0 1863, when he was obly 24.] Thon bh‘lurncd around, declared relicion to bo poppy. f:tlk, tuu Bible a fraud, and Hell & m(menr of u ¢ Uraly, aud (row being 8 good citizeo ond o Lhod-fearitug Christin Lo becae st ouce 8 vob- T burglar, and tramp, IA&uther poiut Was that the pursult ceased for ?l Ur OF lory while the pursuers wero sroie I:l!- Ratdu was never potified by anybody what 8 \'u.\-uull:d for. Everything had been agutost Bde; bu waa poor; bis mother old and intirm, 80 INVIUN TUAT SUB COULD BOT TELL TUE TRUTH TO TUB ALVANTAGE OF MER 6ON. en bublle scutiment bad been worked up, and :.‘;r.v uewsbuber trow Chicago to 5t. Louls bad o ;:.IL ‘;l‘tjl‘:-l hnuu‘»,xjx.tuluudc.h ’I‘A‘A)cy hl.x:d ¢ U ubjectious Tulsed by the detes ud bad urgued the case fu advanee. Preju- diced I erts had heen Introduced, and had voluntbetra thelr opinions. AMr, Bradahaw closed his nration with nn ap- al to the juiry, one by one, by name, to glys his chient the Benetit of any doubt that mfzht exist, Tho jury ml'.'htn(v that If they neruite tedd fande the mob would lang him. Let taem du 8o, but et not the jury doan fllegal act be- cause others might do so. As the speaker was winding up his peroration, and had got some suppositttious person to the top of Mt. Vesuviua, TANDB HANDED OVER A NOTR tohim. “To bo snre! sakl Mr. Bradshaw, ** I'll attend to that,”" In obediencs to the hint given by his client, Mr, Bradshaw advanced the Enlnt that they il not grant lande to bo the urgiar of Penrce’s house, and that there were two tramps at Gllson. Mr. Bradshaw closed with anuther exhortation in genulne love-meet- Ing style, and the Court adjourned for dinner. MU. STULHS, OF 10WA, hegan his speech for the defenso at the open- Ing of the slternoon sesslon. After the usual complimenta to tho Intelligenco of tho jury, Btubba proceeded to revlew tuo evideace, 1o clsimed thero was amplo time to obtaln o war- rant for tho arrest of Raude, instead of sur- rounding him witliout authority. The men who hunted Rando were rioters, and nothing less, and thero wasno evidence that they in- tended to take the prisoner beforsa magiatrate; as it was, the presumption was that they meant to lynch biim, and, It they had caught him, no man would ever have known tho prisoner's namo was Chartes C. Beott. The huo and cry was not ralsed in accordance with the common law of England, and, anyhovw, the common law did not run fu the Btats of Inols. The argu- nent was A CLEVER PIEOT OP SPECIAL PLEADING, and appealed all through to the prejudices of the jng rldiculing the” common law through- out. Ol Inw books were Euutml to ahow the pectliar operatiune of the English common law, and the national prejudice was cvoked to prove that what waa good enough for tho whole civil- 1zeld world frans the date of civilization wos ob- soletein Tihnois, ond Btubbs said he would be sattsticd with a verdict of inanslaughter, 1N PACT, HIE DID NOT WANT 1118 CLIENT ACQUIT- TED ENTIHELT. Stubbs advanced tho startling statement that MeKown, who so narrowly cscaped death nt the hands of Rande, really killed Belden, and tried to support this by showing the course of tho futal bullet. Then he vroved to his own satiafaction that Rande killed Belden Ju sell- defense, and that Rando was fnsane at thotime of the murder. Mr. Btubbs will proceed to- MOTTOW, TIHE MAIL ROBBERY. ARREST OF THE SUAPECTED PRINCIPAL &pectal Dispateh 1o The Chicago Tridune. Osana, Nob,, Feb, 10.—Yesterday morning 8peclal Mall Agent Stowart, of Chlcago, arrived fn, Omahn, where lie was {oined by Speclal Mati Agent 8eybolt, of this city, and both left on the noon Unfon Pacific train for the West, Intending to stop at Fremount, wliere thoy expected to capture tho man who stolo $5,000 In Canndlan currency whilo in transit as a registered mail packago over the Unlon Pacifie lnat August, 1ta destinatton belng Fort Benton, That mouey noever turned up, nor any definite clow to the thiof was obtained until the arrest of L. A. Harmon, of Fremont, Neb,, in Chica- 2o, lnst Saturday, when Le attemptod to huve the curreney changed into United States monoy, the particulars of which arrest appeared in ‘I'ne TuinuNz of Monday. Since tho dissppearanco of the money Bpccial Mall Agents havo been working at the case. AVTER CONBIDERAULE TRAVEL and invostigation, It was asscertalned to bo a fact that tho roblery waes committed on tho Unlon Paclfic, betweon Omaha and Ogden, At that timo tho poetal-clorks ran clear through from Omaba to Ogden, but, sluce then, this routo bes been divided into four scctions. Bpecinl-Agent Jobn B. Furay, soon after the above-mentfoned fact was learocd, mamed o certaln postal-clerk whom bo suspected, and, ns ofter ovents now prove, Lo was corrcet In his susplclons. ‘This morning o dispatch waa re- celved here from Beybolt, at Bldnoy, saying thoy boad arrcated thefr mav, that thoy would tako hini to Laramle for examination, that they would roturn to Omaha Friday, and that 1t was an lmportant case, but tho name of the prisoner was not given, 8tlil there scomed to bo an Impenctrable mystery wrapped around tho business, and gtill tho Omaha postal ofliclals rofuscd to dlvulgo anything, Your correspond- cnt. to whom a promise had been made that overything should Le told ns soon as an arrest was made, thon telegraphed to o cortaln party by the Spectal Ageuts, and an answer came thiat it was Jonx agone. Mooro formerly lived in Elkhorn, a precinct of this county, and was a politician fn a small waoy. Heobtalued Lis appointment to the mall servico In this way: In the fall of 1876 ho camo into Omaha ss a dclegoto to the Ropublican County Convention.. At that tiina tho Scoato- rinl fight was in progeess, and, In consideration of bis selifug out to Hitchcock, who waa fight- ing for re-clection, this appointment was given bim. He received a telegram from Hiteheock, who was at Washington, that he should have a place. Ho waa let out of the service Inst spring Ly Buperintendent Vall, who had learned what kind of a man bo was, Vail, howover, soon afterwards reinstated him. TUB HOBOERY n occurred {n August, One thousand $3-notes In Canada monoy wers abstracted from a reglatered letter packnize and newspaper slips substituted, ond the envelope nicely put togothier agaln af thoeuds where It had been cut, Ip passcd through to its destination without being de- teeted untll opencd, Moore, soon after his ap- gulnlmen! moved to Fremont, whero he has o anily. Ho reslgned from tho service two or three mouths ago. e has been susvected by more than gt verson. On arrtving ut Fromont, Btewart and Seybolt. not finding him there, pro- cecded westward and CAUGNT 1M AT SIDNEY. Bpoclal Agent Furay wos out In the western purt of tho Btate, oft thu Jlua of the rollroad, and knew nothiug of woat bad happeued In Clilcaya or the arrest st Bidney, and the result of the caso will 1o doubt be au agreeablo sur- prise to bim, Ilarmon’s etory atout inding the monoy at Bulney alter it had been thrown away Ly & craxy-acting man 18 too thin, Moore, with- out doubl, got him to go to Chicago with 1t and Ret It chauged Into Uniced Btates curroncy, Oumaua, Neb., Feb, 10,~John J, Mouro was arrested at Blanoey to-day for stealing §5,000 in Candian currency from the United HSiotes wall {n August, 1878, Nothing can be ascers tained hero from the Post-Ultlcs Bpecial Agents® headquarters. ‘They will not talk to p agents or reporterd. Moore was foruurl‘ rollnldcrk on the Unlon Pacific Raflroad, 1o m:lhecn takento Laramle, Wyoining, for exami- uation. cauaur. Cuievexng, Wyo., Keb, 19.—S8poclal-Agents Btewart, Spurling, and Scybolt, ot the Chicago Ageney, yestordav arrested b G S Mouro at Riverside, pear Fremont, Nob, 1o was brought hero to<lay, waived examination, snd was hield in $10,000 ball. The prisoner was, up to two months ago, » postal-clerk on the Unloy Paclle Ratlroad, running between Loramie City and Green River, 1o uckuowledees to having given the money_to Harmon for negotiation, aud states that Jlarwon had no reasou to think the wmouey bnd beeu obtaloed disbovestly. Tho drst arrest (o this vase was made Haturday last, und the officern are positive that they Liave the right m ‘Ihey have wlso secured the gntire amount stolen in the original money. N8 WIOLE STORY, Toformatlon was reccived hero jn Chicago yesterduy of the fact that John J, Moore, the man from whom Hasmon confessed be got the $5,000 of stolen Canadian moncy, 88 stated in yesterday's TIDUKE, bad been arrcsted at 8id- ney, Neb., by Bpecial-Agents Stuart and Scy- bolt, sud was to be taken to Laramic, Wyo., for examinatlon and trial. After haviug becu “yweated * u little by the persons who made the arrest, he confessed, (¢ is understood, that he bad taken tho moucy and turued it over to Harnion, snd he expressed bls willingnoss Lo go on ‘with the officers to Laramie without Rolog through. the .tedious process of securlog & requisition, It appears that, although Special-Agent ¥ursy had been sus- pectlog Moore for some time, ke did pot leave Owuaha for the purpose of making the arrest, but had gone up the ruad on another eraud,snd efforts 10 reach him by telegrapb were unavalle fvg. Stuart and Beybols lel¢ Omabs yesterday moroing and weot out to Fremout, which polot they reached about 9 in tho afternoon, expect- {ug to iud thelr man there, that being his real- dence. Iu this, however, they were disappoint- ed, but learned before tho train Jefs that howas up st Slduey, where 8 great fafend of bis, one of whose Urothiers 18 {u the postal service, Is cu- guged fn freigbting to the Black Hills, 8o they man as {ndicats I 8ldney asking tho name of the man arrested. had gathcred surged Into thee room and gazed upon went an directly to Bidney, and caught their nbove. - soonn is about A3 years of age, nbout five feet slx | inclies In helght, with hrownish halr, of rather light complexions n smart, voreatfle, nctive, . shrewil fellow, a Nttle too talkative, perhaps, but weneraliy quite wide awske to his own In- | tereat, and comvetent to keep a sccret. 1o Myved for somo time at Elkhorn, in Dodge TIR PEARPUL ATECTACLE which prosenteil ftscll. Therc was nothing dis orderly in the chinmber, nothing to fndleato that there had been any struggie on the bart of cither of tha dead ' people before the act of killing occurred. They were both found County, which Is west of Douglas, in which ; 15g in tho samo bed, the girl on tho instde, Omba in situated, and acruired :ol:;'u tittle po- | and both fully dresscd, excegt that the soung litleal mr(nllnz as -dv:l,:-&wnrkc’; nfild I fellow had not got his coat on. In the right manager of caicuscs, ai ng comme! | haud of the latter wasa five-barreled Hmith & himaell to Senator 1litcheock, sho zot bim 8 1 ypo o) revolver, of 83 callbre, two of the faco n tho postal servico. Thoukh he was Erl;ac unmmh,pu-ml coutd have mule n good | thambers of which had been emptled. AN EXAMINATION OF TAE NODIRY, clerk, he was moro attentive to his Bcnatorial than bis United Btates master, and was nerpet- | the hemorrhago from which had been excosalve, delugiug the pillows and bed-clothes with ually etting leaves of absence for the purposa of {mrklnz‘ up political busincss for the . A number of the other clerks on tha | Bore, showed that the girl had been ?::‘:'i?lrcked at tmcs, and Moore was removed, | shot a little back of the left car, %llucc}nenuy, along In the carly summerof { and the man in the same placc on he_was restored In somo. way through Hitcheock's influence, committed the robbery fn Aggust, snd resigned foon sfterwards. Prior to his resignation ho had left Eikhorn snd maoved to Fremont, where he had somo proper- ty. Foralongtima the run hetween Omaha and Ogden was one long atretch, A yesror more ago, however, it was cut up into several sections, belog_now Umaha-Kearney, Kearney- Signey, Sidney-Laramle, Laramic-Green River, Green River-Ogden. Insthe dividing up of the routes among the clerks, TIHR LARAMIZ-GRREN RIVER ONR foll to Moore, It was one of the jongest ond most unpleasant of all the pub-scetions. It 18 a streteh of 257 miles through the Bitter River country, making a trip of fifteen hours, the tralu which lcaves Laramic at 5 o’clock In the afternoon reaching tireen River at 8 ou the fol- lowing mornlng. On the run between Omaha and Kearney thero are threo clerks. On the other runs ‘onc clerk has charge of affairs. They are alto all night runs. That ix, the man who runs fromeBidney to Laramle makes that yun at night, has a day off, and then runs back tlie noxt night. 8o a postal-clerk on a run west of Kearney s alope and unmolested, and if ho 18 not honeat can practice whatever daviltry he pleascs. For a person to steal moncy out of a registered package anywhero between New York and Kearney fs a matter of extremo difli- culty, it not ufterly tinpossible. There arc threoor four clerks In tho car, and it would take tho co-operation ol all to enable the jou to be dono. In the cuse of this particular package, it was opencd, the money taken out, and three or four Clnelnnat! papees shioved {ninthe placs of ft. 1t wos at first thought that o duminy pack- age had been run Inj but thiswas fmpracticable, beeauso each package passes from hand to hand, Is indotsed by thy clerk who dellvers it, anda receipt §s also taken for . The cierk who re- cetves the package st Omaha receipts for it. When ho delivers it to the next clerk at Kear- ney lie recelves a recelpt for it, and alsoindorses the packege. It would have been impossibla for Moora to have gotten up a package, on tho wrapner of wlich he could have forzed all theso Indorsoments of the many clerks who had_han- dled the bundle between New Yorle and Lara- mic, Ho husimply cut it open and put in these prpers, doine It 80 dexterously that it was not noticed by tho clerk at Greep River, who re- celpted to Mooro for i, or by tho clerks who handled the packaza between Ogden and Fort Benton. Moore had probably concelved the Idca of atealing this money from the fact that simllar packages had passcd through his hands, ‘The Grm at Fort Denton 1o which thls one was sent liad had ten others of the samo kind, which hard T):ul:d under Moore's obscryation. e probably was not awarc of the fact that 1t wos Canadlin moncy until it was too late to make restitution, Ilod ho known st the time what it was, {t 1s doubtful whether bic would have lalt hands on {t. He kept tho moucy in his posses. sion without nttempting to_usa it, left the fimw. and scttled down st Fremont. Thero the right slde of his head. The girl lay on her back, lier ha:uls croased upon her chest, with the fingers intertwining. _in fact, her attitude was so peaceful that the deduction was irresiati. ble that her companion had shot her first, and had taken time o arrange Ler figure and place the hands in position before he sent the second fatal bullet home, TIIE UTHOST HTSTERY enshrouded the affalr for some hours after the discovery of the bodies, as no letter had been left by cither of them, and no clew could Le cauglit worthy of lulluwlnz up. A search amung Gumbinger’s pockets, however, revealed, among otber things, the business carl of Michael Lelter, a wealthy German who keeps o beer-saloon for the Uhrlz Brewery, on the core ner of Eiehteenth and Market streets. A Globe-Democrat vevarler went to the place, nsked for MR, LEITER, and showed him the card, widch, he explained, had been taken from the body of a young man who had committed sulcide at the Lindell Hotel, ‘The reporter nlso mentioned the name of Gumbinger, when Lelter at once annonnced that as the name of a ydung tan who hed been m barkeeper_at his saloun until within o few days past, The reporter then mentioned the fact thnt the dend body of o youne @il had been found Leside him, whien the old man threw up his arms. and, uttering a pfercing abrick, cried out, ** That'a my duuchter! THAT'S MY DAUGHTRER MAGGIRI" The family, who live in the rear of the saloon, rushed o, and & very painful sccne ensued, during which the story attached to the case leaked out. It appoured that Gumblinger, who wae a very handsomo and clever young fellow, though quite poor, had been for some time nn\l'- fnr attentlon Lo Maggle Lelter, who reccived hi odvances with kindness. For some reason, probably becauso he wad alrald of a rebuff from the old man on account of hia property, the courtship was conducted on tho sly, the Tather of the girl not learning about it until the 7th Inst. When he did so ho BWECAME VEILY MUCH EXRAGED, and discharged Gumbinger from his employ, telling kim “that he did so, not because li liad courted his daughter, but because he had done so on the sly. ‘The young inan and Maggie both tried to solten him, but bo was incxorable, and Gumbluger was sent on bls way, Since thon he had not gone near Lefter's house, though ft is known that the young couple met, and, last Baturday, Gumbinger was heard to say that he -ntended to marry Maggle Leiter, whothier her father was whiling or not, and the only obstacle to the matcn was the dutiful fecling of the glrl, who was opposed to taking o step which mizht alicnate her from her futher's nffections. The first suspicion which was aroused In the Leiter family that Margle intended to override their authority was caused by her abscnce since yusterday afternoon. AT ADOUT 2 0'CLOCK YESTERDAY sho loft home, stating that sho futended to pay a visit to somao fricuds fu another part of the clty known as Frenchtown, and, whea she did not roturs over nfeht, old Lelter remarked that, 1t was all rlht—sho had no doubt gonc and got married to Gumbinger, and that while ho re- retted sho had not warried somebody more to s 1iking, he would uot make any fuss about it when tiiey came home, HOTING AGAIMET HOYH that the companion in death of young Gumbin- ger might not, alter all, prove to be his dangh- ter, Lelter went to tho Lindell Hotel, where o gianco at the remains of the beautiful eirl Iying on the bed before him put an_end to all hope. ‘Thescene when tho fathor beheld for the Airst tiino the mangled and bloody remalns of his fair child was o terrible one, the old man being with difliculty restralned from lifting it from tho bed and clasplug 1t fo bis arms. o bad “HOTIING TO SAY AGAINBT THE YOUKG MAN who had too ovidently been her destroyer, and whose life-blood mingied with hors fo the bed- clotlica In hisslzht. Varlous theorics have Leen started as to the actual facts fn the case, but thero can hardly be any doubt that the whole affair was planned by Gumbinger deliberately, and “carried out to execntfun without the con- nivance of the young girl. Durlog the evening the young courle were ecen fu thelr room by several of the hotol employos, who state that tho girl was quite lively, while Gambinger, though he waa very marked in his atfentions to er, had a preoceupied expresslon, and did not bear himscit oltogether as a happy bridegroom, which they sct down asthe char acter ho wos glnylug. Tho only naturial polnt still unsettled in‘the caso {s, whethier or not the couplo zot marrled yesterday morniug previous to thefr taking quarters at the hotel as mon and wife, but, thouzh the Lelters have made researchies, thero has not been found any cvi- deace to show that tho cercmony had ialen place. Tho Coroner held an {nquest this after- noon on the bodies, and this cveniug that of the girl was cohveyed to her parents' resfdence, while that of the young mau was taken to the Morgue, whence it will” b taken for turlal by the Treubuud Soclety, of which he was & member, MISCELLANEOUS, GRAND HAPIDS, MICH, Gnaxp Rarips, Mich, Feb, 10.—Putnam Blood has been on trial for a week past fv the Circult Court in this city on the charge of com- mitting on outrsge on his deaf and dumb daughter whon sho was but 18 years old, Itls allgged thnt the crime was committed over three sgo. The jury was kept out nearly seven- ty hours, the lougost thne ever known ju the criminal history of this county, sud thon dls. agreed, The caso and compelling the jury to consider it 50 long was the chiet Jocal excito- ment. The cxamination of tho man who calls him- sclf Schrader, but who s alleged to be Marrell, tho noted forger, was resumed to-day, Four witncesea were sworn who were quite positive 1n fdentifyiog the prisoner as Murrell, and the vrosccution rested. The examination was nd- Journed to tho 20th. Tt is not known whether any defense wlil bo offered or not. l:&vom como from Jonfa that Edward B, Percival, Cashier of the Hubbardaton Exchango Havk, 18’ wecused of & defalcation uf $3,000 of moneys belonging to the ’l‘owuahlr of North Pluins, in that county, which he had collectod for the Townshlp Tressurer and dld not puy over, Porcival was arrested on complatnt of the ‘Treusurer and gave bail, His fricnds say he will settle the matter satlsfactorily. ir 1s tho chiet tople of talk In Ionts County, as the scensed has been one of the most honored and promiuent eltizens, A MURDEROUS BLOW. DECAME ACQUAINTED WITI JIAHMON, who was fraightlne. Harmon had oceasion to o to Bt Louis for the purpose ol buylng mules tobo uscd in his busincss. Moore, it s sald, loaned him this wmoncy to be used in the anc‘.me, with the understanding that llormon should have a large discount on ft, it he auccceded in passing 1t off. Har- mon didn’t know dircelly where it came from, though be must hiave had his susplcions,—must have known that )t was crooked. The offenso baving been cominitted on the run botween Laramio and dreen River, which fa in Wyoming, Moore was taken to Laramilo Ine stead of belng brought backto Umahs, The ofli- cers reachied there with him at 11:30 last night. MOONE WAB NOT VERY FOPULATL amcog the clerks on the other routes owing, not merely to his habit of running off and ot~ tending caucuses when ho ought to bave been attending to bis buslncss, but to little tricks and doylees by which ‘m oceasfonally freed nlinself ol labor at the oxpense of ‘othera. Owiog to the moss of mail matter which passes over tho road, it fs customary, whero At-fe \lttcrl‘ylvlmpnnlhlu for, & clerk to.get through with the dlatribution of the bags that e has, to turn over o certnln number to the clerk on the mext run, making o memorandum of tho number thus turncd over and tho number which e himeclf hns dis- tributed, Onone occasion Mooro received thivs ty, certltied that ho had distributed Gfteen, and nd turned over tiftoou to tho mext tellow, On subscquent examination it was ascertained that be had opened nll the bags, dumped the con- tents of ouo sct of fifteen juto the,uther set of fiftoon, and hod turned over the consolldated mass to the uext man ns fifteen bags. not hav- fug really distributed one. Littio things of this sort matde bim unponular, ‘The Post-Office niithorities hero are exccod- Ingly eratificd over tho success which lias attended thelr well-lafd schemes for the capture of tho mau who had evaded pursult 50 long. 3 THAT 85 NOTE. Deputy 8pecial Agent Henshaw, accomoanted by Frank Itose, visited the Merchauts’ Savinga Iustitution to recover the five-dollsr Bank of Montreal noto which the latter had exchanged with that institution. Previous fo tho demand, tho bank Ind sold It, with somio other forelm curroney, to Preston, Kean & Co. From the Jatter firm It was recovered by the Merchants' BaWngs, and by it turncd over tothe Post-Ofllee sutboritics, cach one of tho partics through whose hands it passed placing bis fnitfals on it for futurd focognition. Rose Indemnified the Merchauts® Havings, and Henshaw now clingeth to the clln'uuu‘y with more aflection than a brother. It will bo used as evidenco in the pro- ceedings agalnst tho partics criminally impli cated i the theft. A SAD TRAGEDY, TIR OUTGROWTIL OF TRUE LOVH. Soectal Disoated to The Chicagn Tribune, Br, Lovis, Feb, 10.—~The Lindell IHotel, ono of tho leading hotols of thiscity, was this moru- ing tho scene of a terribla tragedy, combiniug ins remnrkablo degree tho clements of mys~ tery and romance. At about 5 o'clock yester- dav afternoon there went to the botel a young Germuan couple, who desfred to put up there ond pass the night, Ono of them was a hand- some young follow of epparently the middle walks of ltfe, the other o remarkably Lright and beautlfut girl, about 18 years of age. The youug fellow registered his own ngme ns John (umbinger, and underneath he wrote the name Maggie Gumbtoger, TOB HOTAL CLURK ASKED NO QUESTIONS, gave the young fellow, who had evidently bheen drioking, though e was not susrkedly under =13 the Influence of liquor, the chaoge out of the Avecial Disvaich tu ‘fAs Chiragn Tridune. $20 ofll which ho fluug down to vay for tho cu- Corusnus, O., Feb. 10,~An affray occurred tertatument, nelther bimselt nor the young yirl | 8% 81 carly liour In a salson on ligh streett which will Uoubtioss resuis in the death of one of the partics, A gembler named Cowdall en- terva the saloon slightly uuder tho intluence of llquor, Tho proprictor, Nick Recb, becauo exaaporated at some romark mado by Cowdall, when the latter intimated that the difiicuity could bo sottled outside. Friends futerceded, and separated the partice, Reeb, whols a bl bully, took advantaze of the situation, au jumped upon Lis antagonist, who was a small man, knockiug hiui to tho pavement. Cowdall full ws though struck by lightulng, blood ssulug from his mouth, uoac, aud cars, Physlelaus were summoned and the injured mau takew to his home, where lie lics iu a semt- unconscious state, with Httlo hope of recovery, Reub at once mads off, and, sithough the polite Layve made diligeut scarch, hls whorcabouts is unknown. baviug sny baggsge with them. The young couple then went up to thelr room, No. 876, by tho elevator, and that was about tho Jast scen of them until et 4 o'clock this afternoou. It was not the last heard of them, however, as at sbout ten minutes past 6 o'clock this morning a Mr. Louls Bassord, & commarcial traveler for o Cincinnatl house, whilo lylug awake fu Room No. 277, heard a couple of sounds which scomed to him like either REPORTS OF A PISTOL or the sbarp slammiug of & door. At sy rate, he took no notice of the occurrence, and did wot mention it to snybody fn the hotel, when bo arose, a couple of bours later, At 4 v'clock A In the afternoon, however, oue of the chamber- Spectal m.fitg 2“:’2.’23?23’; Tribune, of tbe hotel sought to galn a East8aciuaw, Mich, Feb. 19.—Last Bnl.x_u- sdmisslon’ to the room in which | J8Y 8 man kuowuas Jubu Clark, who has been workiug sround Midlaud for the past few wcek.ll ‘was married to Mies Nellio 8nyder, 8 young girl employed ot Fiudlater's dotel, o Midlaud, Yesterday tho Bheriff of Midland Couaty re- celved & telegram from auother Wwifo st Lansing, requesting the arrest of Clark on & charge of blgm'x_{. Clark got wind of the movement, avd, Lirug a lvery ri to ride arouud towu, drove through with bls uew wifs to this dty, reschiog hero at 1:50 this morning, Au hour after the Bherlff arrived witha warrant for Clark for horse-stealing, found bim tn bed at the hotet, sud, routing bim from tho bridal- couch, conducted bim to jull. Il was taken to Midiznd to-iay. 1ASE TRRACHERT. Special Dispaich il the CAlcago Triduxe. Naw Yous, Tt 10 %Jatnes Lorimer Gra- haw, & lawyer of considerable reputation, was arrested y on s charge of baving freudu- Yuutly mivapoiled trust funds sud property smounting to $7,000 placed in bis care by Mre. Elizabeth McCall, a wilow 75 years old Grabam (s Mrs, AMcCall’s the young couple had passed the night, buty though {t was 50 lute {n the day, sho found the door locked. Blhie summoned assistance, sud, in » fuw minutes, one of the porters arrived and climbed up the door snd pecped futo tho room through the transon. A TERRIBLE SIGHT met his cye. Theroom {s a doyble-bedded one, aud on onu of the beds Iny the dead and bloody bodles of tho man and girl. Mo shrank back in horror from the scene, sod, jumplug back to the passage, toldone ortwoof thechambermalds who had beco drawn by curlosity to the spot of what ho bad just bebeld. ‘Tho news travelod rapldly throogh the big caravansery, sud ius short timo the pasesge way crowded with the guests and nelp of the place. At the request of the pro- vrictor, the porter climbed through tho trunsom and upened the door, when the crowd which and has had charge of the estate since 1858, Her confidence in him was absolute, and she slgned whatever papera he prevented without reading them, Now she awakens to the loes of hier properts, held fn her own riznt and for the benefit of her children, and charges that Gra- ham has sold and disposed of 1t “jor his_own rfl[rlw!cl. Graham (s held In default of 850,000 hall. INDIANA, Bpecial Ditpatch tn Tre Chieaan Tribane, InpiANApOLIS, Ind.. Feb. 19.—Yeveral days ago the Rev, J. G. Hood, of Bhelby County,left Bhelbyville for his home. That night his horse and huggy were fonnd cmpby, and 1t was sun- posed that _he had fallen Into the river and drowned, The body was found this mornlng with three bullet-holes in tho head. showing that muraer bal been committed. There is not the slightest tlew to the perpetrators of the foul deed. Jonn Reno, the Inst of the famous-Reno gang, who has Just been pardoned ot of the Missourl Penitentiary, passed through here to-night en routs to 8eymour for trial un a charge of rob- bing an Adams Expresa car on the Ohilo & Mis- aisaipp! Haltrond in 1871 of £25,000. e will un- duubtedly be convicted. HANGED, BAN Francisco, Feb. 10.—I. \W. Rover was banged to-day at Reno. Nav., for the murder of J. N. Sharpe, near Winnemucen, April 8, 1873, Rover has had four trials, three of which re- sulted in conviction, and one in s disaereement Ly the jury. The ease was appented 10 the Su- preme Courty which atlirmed the decision of the lower Court, As = last resort ho was brouzht before n Commission of Lunacy, which wrs un- able to agree. The sentence was cxecuted at 2:40 p-m. N FRAUDULENT BANRRUPTCT. Mewmpnits, Tenn., Feb, 19,—Julius Behr and his partner, Bol Hess, srrested nt the instance of New York creditors for. swindling and fraud. ulent bankruptcy, had thclr case continued until to-morruw, when they and Morris Field, tlmelled on the same charge, will have a hear- ng. ARSTRKCRS. Apecial Dispateh (o The Chleaon Trihuns, SeniNarigiy, Iil, Feb, 19.—In the United Btates Court to-day James L. Fox, Sr., chicl of the Lincoln ;iunu of counterfelters, was sen- tenced to the Penitentlary for three vears. Ushorn and Sclls, the West York Pust-Ofiice burglnrs, were seutenced for a year, and numer- ous petty offenders received sentence. . ESCAFRD, ToLEDO, 0., Feb, 10.—John Wesley Harwood, who murdered bis cousin on Christinas-Day, In Dundee, Mich., and Frank Randall, o notorjous horae-thtef, made thelr escape from the Couunty Jail at Monroe, Mich., to-nignt, by overpowerlng the turnkey, A reward I offered by the Snerlff for their recapture. 3 DUNCAN HEARS IT NOT, 8Ax¥ Fraxcisco, Feb. 10.—J, C. Merrill, owner Jof the schooner E. J. McKinnon, on which Dun- van attempted to csv.-aPc Sunday morning, was arrested to<lay on o charge of felony for con- spiring to facilitate Duncan's cscupe. e was released on $10,000 hail, ANRESTED, Bob Kiug, colored, who shot and dangerously wounded bis mistress, also Oflicer Hestemeyer, some two weeks since, was arrested ot Bradle Lauding, Ark., yesterday, by two colored oflicers ?l‘sm place, ixrouum here, and comitted for rial. ADMITTED TO DAIL. Nzw Yonk, Feb, 10.~Hobert L, Case, the convicted President of the Securitv Life-In- surance Compauv, ins been released from the Tamba on §25,000 boil, pending the issue of the argument for a atay of proceedings. A CANDY FOISONEM. BostoN, Mass,, Feb. 10.—T. Herbert Chase has been tound guiity of thevolsvnous adulter- ativn of candy, and Las appealed. o ——— AMUSEMENTS, THE BEETHOVEN SOCIETY CON- CERT. ‘Tha Beethoven Socicty gave its eccond con- cert 1ast ovening ut McCormlick’s Hall to a large audlonee, and with a largo dearce of success, At the very outset, Mr, Wolfsohn 18 to b ered- fted with having made an clegant programme, not only very attractive in its individual num- bers, but thorourhly harmonious and consist- ent. It opened with that delightful overture which Mendelssolin wrote to the legend of Mclusine, tho last of the scries that lucluded tho ** Midsumner Night,” “Tte Colm Sca and Prosporous Voyage,"” snd the *Icbrides,"— this one thio most delleato and characteriatic of themn all. What moro uppropriate instrumental work could have preluded the * Loreley, both legonds being conuected with tho water-spirits of the Rhine? The **Loreley ' was the accond number, The Soclety las given It once before, but 1t 18 good cuough to bear many o repetition. . There ore only four numbers to tho operatic fragment,— the ** Ave Marls,"'—a soprano obliFato to first oud secoml soprano sccompouiment; a apirited **Vintage Song” for mwonerchor; the tinale to the first act, an {nstrumental mtroductton (al- legro modemtu?, leadinge uY 1o o responsivo double chorus, {nvoking the Rhine fayas and n long and trying scena, sut olf agatust chorus, in which Leouora, the herolue, secks for reveuro agalost her false lover. The choral parts were uxcellentiy clven, especiatly the * Viotage ' number, Which went off in dashing style. The sopravo part was taken by Miss Alice Dutton, ‘wlom we do not remember to havelieard fu any fmportant cuncert before, She has a volce of moderato strengtl and good range, which. is casontisl in the “Lorely ™ musie, that runs very hih, and s sct azatnst o heavy accampaniment, and ‘sho sings with spiris and intelllzence, but thore s » want of resonunes in © her tone, g0 that she falled to cxpreas the tult passion and dramatie fnten- ity of the part, capecially In the closing nums ber, which volee. requires an almost cxceptional ‘The third number was a double one, in- a fresh, breczy *“Morning Bong? and Elegy” by Raff, neither of which have neen givon horo before. ‘Their selection fa cred- ftablo to Mr, Wolfsuhn's good taste, Buch music s healthy and Uraclug, aud ought to bo heard oftenor.” 'They are atmirably instru- mented, the themes belng wet tuto tie wecom- panlment ko & beaatiful pleco of mosale work. The ‘rvul.'r.\mmu closed with 1iye numbers from + Fidelio,"—tirst, tho overture, the * Fidolio " belnge selected from tha four, Second, the drin in the firat act (*Di¢ Hoffnung schon), fn which Mareellina tells the bllss of lier love,which was sutg by Mra, Juwett with admlirable volco aud expresslon. Iler concention of the und tho fine drawatic spirit with which sho invested ft were ullke creditable 10 her musieal tntelligencs. Bho made the nit of tho evening, and the success which whe achieved was enthusiustically recogulzed by the audience, and richly deserved, ~The Canon uartette, which followed tho solo (Miss Dutton, Mzrs, Juwett, Sr. Doxter, and Mr, Uill), was noy ultogether satisfactury, the tenor not being in strict tunc and the volces not belng well bal- anced. AMr. Gl for the fourth numbcer, sang deocev’s gold nuuF (6 t man bicht aucl Gek duneben M), (o which lila worat falling was want ol precision fn keeping with the fnstrument, ‘Thu Just number was tho finele to thy last act, which describes tho releass of the prisoncrs and tho rescue of Alorestun, the solos belng taken by Mrs, Juwett, Miss Dutton, and Mcessrs. Wnorr, Dexter, G, und Martin, - In this: sum. ber tue chorus did soimu excoltent work, and sung with great splrit and powor. whole, tho Boclety 13 ‘entitled great credit, The ™ sopranos lave fall- oo off a4 litle w strength and the tenors were ot times o little “otl,” but the sltos wero vory siendy, and tho baiscs have nover suni with suchh full volume of tone or good effect, and the gencral result was a most enjoyable and sattsfuctory concert, with oug of the “best programwes Mr, Wollsohn hias over Riven us. Wa congratulato bim that bis Mithe ariny has graduated from the plano aud can now slng with orchestra. —— M'VICKER'S THEATRE. There are some features In the present pro- duction of * The Two Orphans? at dMcVicker's Theatre speclally deserving of note, and an jm- portaut vue, which the audionce scem to heartily appreciate, is tho excellence of tho scenle accompanjments, We have scen this drama embroldered in all sorts of ways st various times and fu all scasons, from the time it was tirst produced by the Unlon Byusre Company to tho prescat cra, aud ¢t ls not saying anything extravagaut to give tho scoulc artists, Malmsha rin sud Rogers, the credit of baving oxcelled In seversl respects the cf- forts of the original constructora of theso desirable effecty. The curtaln riscs ona beautiful srchitectural picture,~lofty bulid- fogs, with the towers of Notrs Dame fu the distance, tho bridgu across the Bcine, tho boats on the river,—all reflected through the mist whith overhangs the city, and fllumined by s gorgeous suuset; and this is followed m the second act by a Huely-llluminated garden sceue, occupying the eutlry stage, which makea one of the pictticst Ulusions ever aven on the Chicago stage. TLeso aro somu of the picturesque beautics of tols late production of a fawiliar rluy. The wctlog 18 deserving of stucere pralse & general senso as upplied to the kood tasto in sclectiug the cast, aud sowe wewbers of tho compauy bave delfgbted the sudieuce with uncquivocal poofs of their artistic merits. Awoug theso way bo wentioned Miss Ueruldine Maye, Whoss portsuyal of the bliud girl Ls us " sefent! touching and truthfal as any thnt has been wit- neased, Miss Claxton not excepted. Physteally Mies Maye Ja hetter guallfied to play this part than Mirs Clavton, heinz a fragfle, delicate- Looking eirl, as Jonbve ix renrerentei to be and artistically ahe 18 thoroughiy competent, 80 that the representation 18 complete, and in every way saLisfsing (o the sense aa well m to the fmaginatfon. Mr, Learovk renders the nart of the (Aeratier In a manly, chivalric style, and wins all the applause wWhich the autlior has snticlpated In the sitnations he has favented. There s no one, hesides Marie Wilkine, who could play the part of La Frockard so anctuois- 1% as Mre, Roward Rogers. Her impersonation of this abominable old wretch is fust a3 good, snd no hetter, than the one Mra. Wilking has impressed upon our memories, and ft s not o copy clther.” Roland Reed nakes more of Jvicard than any actor wa have hitherto seen In the part, and Mr, Pearson fs nlmost perfect fu his representation of the Count. The weakest points In the cast arc the Jueques Krochard and Pucrre, both of which insy bo ‘sald to bo con- fous efforts, and nathing more. THE OTIIER TITEATRES, Janauschek will present, for the first timen Chicago, her renowned impersonation of Jrun- hiid at 1ooley’s Theatre this evening. This is #ald to be one of the Onest achicvementn of her iife, and it has recelved tho warmest Indorse- ment of the Yru; and public. Miss Roae Wouod, &t the New Chicago, will ap- pear this evening ns Afiss Auiton, In the play of that name, “Camillo’ will be eiven at the mntitee this afternoon for the last time, Miss }:’;:ml hasmet with very flattering sucuess thus ST, LOUIS. Spectal Dispateh to The CAfcapo Tribune, 5. Lot1s, Mo, Feb, 10.—In response to a re- quest made by Mr. J, B. McCullagh, of tho Globe-Democrat, McCullough, the tragedian, has cunsented to appear lere shortly, and play fn " Corlolonus ™ for the benefit of the widow of Ben De Bar, who has heen left n ansthing but opuiant circumstances. ‘Thie benefit will bo the most important theatrieul event which ever oc- ciurred {n this oty, as the sympathies of all are with the widow of the recently-deceased mansger, ANCIHORED. Soectal Disvateh 1o A8 Chicago Tribune, Crevetasp, 0. Feb, 18,—Charles P, Now- berry, manager of the Jackits-Chays Japancse Troupe, which has buen plaving here for o few days, left the city in a hurry to-day, aud carrled witn him most of tho funds helonging to the company, which ls consequently at the Jolnson House, with baggage under attachment., The performance of to-night was, therefore, Indefl- uftely pustponed, : —————— RAILROADS. TIIE SOUTHWESTERN BATE ASSO- SOCIATION. . The meeting of the Bouthwestern Railrona Rate Assoclution will not come off untfl next Wednesday. This meeting will be of consider- ablo Interest, fnasmuch as it will In all proba- Lty be the final one before the dissolution of tbe pool. There are no hopes cntertained any longer that tne breach between the Chleago and $t. Louls roads can be healed, the events of the Inst week or two laving made s reconciliation almost impossitle. The divertfon of the Kan- sus City business to routes not belouging to the comblnation proves that this pool should never have been orgunized. While "It has benefited the roads ln.-lon&luz to it to some cxtent by stoppluy the disastrous competition furmerly carrled on, yet there can be no doubt thot it has eatly fojured the business of Chicago and St. Louls, and particularly that of the former, Since the organfzation of tho pool, the peupla of Kaneas City have shown the most ‘uncomproinising hatred towards it, and discriminated agalnst it when- ever an upportunily offered, otherwiso the shippera and packers of that city would never have thought of tending their goods by such a roundabout route a3 that aunounced In yes- terday's TRIBUNS, aud, [n u.lnlumxl contracting for nearly all too provision to be ebipped from that le-u until wext April. The fact that tho peonlo of Kansas City have managed to get an independent route from their city via the Mis- sourl River, Fort Scott & Gulf, Mlssourl, Kun- s88 & Texas, and Wabash Raflroads, shows the impracticabllity of such poole as that of tho Missouri River combinatfon, 1t will cost the ronds belonging to the pool mors thau they have made dunng its exisence to reeain thu business which they have lost on nccount of the combetition of rival roads during the last fow mouths. It 1s probablo that after the dissolution of tho Southwestern Raflrond Hate Association, thu Chicaro roads will comulne so 88 to bu able to meet the competition by the roads from other. points unitedly, sud it §s understood that efforts ure belne made to retuln the services of Mr. Crampton ns the Kansas City Agent for the Chleuzo roads. THE CIMICAGO & PACIFIC, J. M. Whitman, Recelver of the Chlvuzo & Pacific Ratlroad Company, has just filed his re- port of nls recelpts and disburscments for No- vember and 'December, 1877, which is as fol- lowa: RECK: Ralance on hand Nov. 1. Frelebt and passenger ac Fxproas accounts,.... Unlted Statns Government (mall) Nack charges on frelght, Miscoiloneous accounts, Total receipts., DIAI For rervicet Hallroad crnuln,;‘. B Chicago & Paclic ltallroad, BWHCMNZ 0 seaiane Miscellaneous accotn! Total expendttures. Dalance on hand. ‘The usual referonce to the Master n C cery was mado, ——— TUE IIEDUC‘I'!!O% IN WEST-BOUND . LATES. The New York Tribune has the following fn regard to tho recent reduction Jo West-bound freight: The snuonncement mado exclusivoly in yoster- day's 2'rabune, that the truuk lines had decided to ruduce ratos oo Westebouud froight, created con- stdurablo surprise awong rafiroad 1acn, o it was supposcd that the matier bad been kept wecret smony themselves and a few of tholr friends. In o number of cases, huwover, us soon us the action of the Brevoort-ilune mweting of Mondsy night became known on Tuesday, Uie reprosontatives of th fast-frelght Hinve sdvised their fricuds that it wauld he to Lhulr advaulage nol to make any wote shipments for a day or two, From une person thy nfurmation was contidentially pasaed to another, until by Tuosday cvoulug it was gencrslly known on lroadway amony the Freight sgents that s reduc- tion had been agresd ubon. ‘v lialmore & Oblu Company was not repro- souted at thu Brevoorteiouso viveting lust Munday svgning, A dlspatch was secolved from the Come pany, Lowever, ycaterday. approviog (he ac- tiow of the wiceting ln adoptiog a resolution to reduco the rates ub West-bound frelzhit to the basl J\vun in nuurdur Iribune. Mr. Pink clajmed yustorsay thut the cousent of the Gmud Trenk (o the reducticn should also b obtsined, and a telographlc rurlnl&mmh:nc« Wus pasing bo- tween Mr, Fink and the Urand Trunk and Vermout Cuontral Magagers during tho day, Mr Fink stated Iast evening that tbess Companice had not yet givets their aporovsl o the reduction. It wad not Kenuratly belfaved, however, that this would bave any ellect upon the action’ of the trunk Jiucs to- day, **What bas the Urund Trusk o duwith rates out of New York? Tho ldoa 1 too absurd to be conwidercd,™ sajd & prominuat raliroad oftictal yosturday, 10WA, * Bpecial Duapatch 1o s Chigagn Tribune. McGueaou, [, Feb, 18.—The Burilugton, Cedar Raplds & Minucsota Raliroad Company’s attempt 1o got the lowa Legisiaturoto graut them tho Forty-third Parallel Laud-Grant, there- by diverting the trado of Northern lowa south, basstirred up cvery town in Northern lows. Mectings are belng held everywhore eutering protests sguinst such leglatation. 1TEMS. Mr. N, Guilford, the Western Pool Commis- slouer, having eyhisusted tho Euglish vocabulury in bis efforts to porsusdy the cast-bound roads tostop the cutting of rutes, ls now studyiug French, in order to _use the effect of this tau- guage upon the recalcitravts. If this will not do. fie {utends to tatk * Duteh with thom, It is otticlally stated that the New York Cene srul & Hudsou River Railread’s January ewrne fogs were ¥500,000 more thau “suy previous wouth fo thu bistory of the Complu{. and the total earnings for the past four wontha sggre- gute $10,000,000 - TEMPERANCE., Soecial Disaich o Tha (Nicagn fridune, Jovuixr, 1L, Feb, 19.~The State Temperance Couveutivo met at Wezoer Hull at 8:30 this nfternoon, and was cnlleéd to’ order by K. J. Hammond, £1q., President of the State Reform Club. A large number of delegatea are fn at- tendance from all parts of the State, and moro nra expected, ‘Tha Conventlon has organized, and will_urocead to business to-morrow. The Rev. AL 11, Dean, ot this elty, dellverctt an ad- drees of welcomo this evening. ‘TeRRR HAUTS, Ind., Feb. 19.—~The Murphy movement prozreases fn this city, and 8,000 Qgreons base signed tie Bieribbon pledge. Work has heen going on nightly eince the 6th of January, and nuw there 18 no hall large enough to hold tho people. The lender of the move- ment 1s Mrs. Elizabeth B. Russell, of cnlnfo. Mcetings arc held ¢ ol the time In the Opera-Honse, and successful outsido mectings n{é bfilng held in all; ports of the county and vicinity, e e STATE AFFAIRS. ‘WISCONSIN. Sotctat Dirpatc tn The Chicago Tribune, Mapisow, Wis,, Feb. 10.—In the Senate this morning bills passed for water-pipos from the University to the Btata Capitol; appropriating $185,000 to the Blind Asylum; providing for taxing firc-insurance companies 3 per cont fog local firo departments; appropriatiog 89,000 te the Superintendent of Public Property for sta- tionery; rezulating the time for holding special terms of courts in the Bixth Judicial Creuft; relating to the registration of marriages, births, and deaths. . In the Asscmbly, bills were concurred in re- funding £2,3%0 to Mineral Point nnjustly taxed; avproprinting $700 for a monument to the lato Gov. Inne{. . A resolution adopting the viewaof Bob Inzer- #oll as the sentiments of the Assembly was lald on the table, Bills were concurred fu relative to the collee- tlon of special taxes I certain cases: author- izing Barrow County to fssue bonds for the pasment of outstandidfr indebtedness; grantin certaln henefits to others than tife Farm Land Mortgaze Company. .+ Atthe afternoon session of the Assermbly fn Committee of the Whole, an amendment to tha Game law was adopted \forbldding the hunting of woodcock, prairic chickens, partridges, or snipe with dogs. The Ropublican leislativo caucus to nome Inato n candidate for additional Supreme Courg Judge was held in the Agricultural Rooms to- night. The first Informal ballot resuited: Pris- ble, 18: Carter, 18; Cassady, 6; Morrls, 3; Btow- art. 0; Mastings, 3: Taylor, 14: Cousins, 23 Vindror, 3. On the '.hlni formal ballot the voto stoud: Frisbie, 1; Carter, 30; Cassady, 1; Stew- art, 13 Taylor, 85, At the announcement of tho vote the rreatest enthusiasm prevalled. Judge Davkl Taylor is an eminent In;,vcr. a realdent of Foud au Lac. fio ls about 8J yenrs old, and :(m hmlkn ona of the best Judiges on the ench, . The Democrats will hold thefr caucus to- morrow evenlng., Among the uames_inentlon- cd it will full fo efther Gen, George B 8mith, the Hoo. 8. W, Pluney, of Msdison, or James G, Jenkins of Milw ————— SPRINGFIELD ITEMS, Soectal Dispateh ta The Chicugo Tvibune. Serixoricun, 1L, Feb, 19.—A petition in voluntary bankruptey was filed to-dav by Ben- Jamin F, 8hort, of Tallula, Menard County, Mnj. R. M. Woods, Insurance Examincr, telo- eraphs the State Auditor from Chicago that tho State’s Attorney has dismissed the case agalnst him, wherein ho was charged with colluslon with the officers of tho late Protection Life-In- surance Company. The relnstatement of Maj, \\'u‘odds as Examinier will follow shortly, it is cx- peeted, The Hev. Robert Nourse was this cventng in- stolled us pustor of the First Coneregational Church here, after passine a theological exam- fnation_this' afterucon by the Congregativual Council. =) ———— Tie True tn Your Teoth and_they will bo true to you. Never will yon need falso onen If you uso N zodont morniniind evenlng. 1t toiparts indeetructivility to too ennmul, keeus [t white and spoticss, snd worydes. fully tmprayes the breat) BUSINESS NOTICES. To tho Consumptivo~Lot those wwhe lan- gulsh under the fatal seventy of our climata through any pulmonary complaint, or oven thosu who are 1o decidud conwumution, by no weans de- spalr. Thero lva «3fo and auro remedy at haud, ond gne eastly teled. Vilhor's Lompaupd of Cod-Liver il and Lims," without pusseasing tho very nauseating flavor ‘of Ihe ofl as herctoforo of ured, 10 cndowed by tho phosphato of hmo with a heuling property which renders the oll doudly eflicacious, cacy shown 1o tbose who deslre 10 soe them, lemarkable testimontuls of its el Hold by A, B Wik Lhemigt, boston. VEGETINE. An Excollent Modioine. Sruixarieen, 0., Feb. 24, 1877 Thisls to certity ihat 1 liave waed Viugmine, manufactured by L. 1¢, ¥tevenn, Doston, Mass.. for ftseunutism and Gonerat ¥ Nervous 8ystem, with pood wuccs Veaxrine us an excelient medictue for such com- plalnta, y sruly, . W, VANDEGRIFT. Me, Vandegrift, of tho firmi of Vandegrits & Tuffman, le & well-known busineas man In this lucc, Laviug ono of the larcaat atures In $priiig- uld, 0. raifon of the I recommend Our Minister's Wifo, Lovisvius, Ky., Fob, 16, 1877. Mn. 0. R. B1Evexs, Iiear Sir: Threo years agol was suffcring terri- ‘bly with Inflsmninstory Itneumatism, Our ‘minis- tor'a wife advised mo 10 1ako VEusTing, takini one botile, 1 was entirely relloved. yeur, fu ny & situru of tho diseasc, 14 menced takiug i, and am being benedie 1t alsy greatly lmproves my di Lespectiully, Hll:,!l.l After This (n com- sreally. eation. BALLARD, eas Jeflerson-st. Bafo and Sura, n. ¥, T Stavenat In 1872 rnnr VxaxTing wasrecommended to mog and, yielulog to the persnssious of 8 friend, I con- sentod 10 17y It Attho time [ ufferiug from General Debility and Nervous Prostration, waper- induced by overwork and irregulsr babits, Ttawon- derful lltflllmhuulnfi and corative prupertics sveied Lo affect my debliitated system from tho first dosus A, under its persistent uwe, recovered, galning more than usual &ood fevll binco then 1 have not husitated tc give VRaeTixe my most unqusiified indorsoment s betng & wufe, surv, and powerful agent in' moting health and restoring the wasted a! new llfo and upergy, VEuETINE |4 the only cing | use, aud, 8 long as I live, I nover nxxw:; e Sudabetter, Youru tral W, il CLARK, 120 Monteroy-at., Alleghsuy, Pa. VEGETINE. ‘The following letter from the Rev, O, W, Maps- or of the Methodist BTluu;ul sud at present scttled In Low- co uvery ono who reads bla lettor of the wonderful curative qualities of Vesonina 88 & thorough cleauser and purifiee of the blood: fivoe Park, Maw,, Feb. 15, 16870, Mr. IL R, STEVENN, 1 rpldly calih snd “E3 B! Dear Sir: Aboul ten years sgu my health falled depleting ¢fects o d{m noarly I was witacked by typbo fover In ls worst form, 1% setiled 1o my ‘buck, and took the form of & large decp-seatud abacess, which was ffteen months in guherln?. T 'had two wuryl- cal operation by the pest skill {n tho Btate, Lut d no periganent cure, [ wuilercd great psin d was couatantly weakeoud by & Dro- 1 aleo Jost amall pieces 0f bonu at Matters ran un thas about seven years, tiil May, 1674, when 8 frivnd recommended me' Lo ko to our'ofice, aud talk with yoa of the virttio of zaxviNe. 1 didso, and by your klndness cd through your maunufactory, noting the lugredients, ctc. by which your rewedy i produced. By what 1 saw and beard, | gsined some cond- dento o VEoTisg, 1 comuenced taking 1t woon after, but felt worde trom Ite effccte; il 1 persevarad, and soun felt it tlng we rospocts. Yeb 1 did oo selred 1l 1 taken I\ faithe y ful il taury than e year, when the ditie culty ip the back was cured; and, for nipe wonthe, 1 have enjoyed the best of healtis. 1 baye u that tine gained twusty-Ave pounds of floeh, being heavierthan ever befurs In my hife, wud § was Dever wore able to perform Isbor than nuw, Duriog tho past few weeks I had 8 acrofulous awaolling, ss large as my fat, galber on snother part ot m‘; body. took VeurTise falthfally, and 1t romoved It lovel with tho eutface ju & month. 1 think I shonld have been curcd of my maln trouble sooner It had taken larger d after baviog becoms a¢e custowed to its off Lt your patrous troupled with Scrofuls o¢ Kide mey Dixcaso understand thal 1t takes tine to cute chronlc discases; snd, 1! itthoy will paticatly take Veserimu it wll, tu g Juogmient, coce thom, V| Jd3 {1 i yuurs ve: aly, wrest obllgstiani g M TSP Paator of the Methodlst Eplscopal Charchs VEGETINGE Prepared by H, R. STEVENS, Boston,’ Mass. Vegeline is Sold by All Droggists,