Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1878, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE : SATURDAY. MARCH 9, I878—TWELVI: PAGLS, asto ensbla him to ask me ali the questions which he deems neccssary in the interests of Austris, and with the conviction that I will an- pwer him as truly as he will answerme, [ am sure, reapecting the purposes of Austria.” The extraordinary outourst of confidence on the part of the Chancellor came at the right moment. The (Germans were satisfied; the English Cabl- net abut itacif np like o clam; the Austrans were pleased; and In the midst ot this transient rellefl the treaty was signed. The new North 8ide Clubin this city starts out npon its carcer with a most charming promise of morality, Not only are all the min- gsters of the Gospel honorary members, but the gentlemen ot the Ctub themselves walk in god- liness, and declaro their virtnous intention to closo up tho club-house at 12 o'clock everv pight. The experienco of a century Is nodhing to them they ealmly break loose from all the traditions of clubdom, and go home to their wives at midnight. As this {s the only Club in the two continents which has made a rulo of carly-closing, wa are prepared to look with in- gercst unon tho success or failure of what is at the best but an experiment, The telegraph [nforms us that, {f thers {s an Furopean Congress, & German member will pro- poto giviug Austria a protectorate over Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a view, as a matter of course, to the ultimate absorption of those proviuces Into the domalns of the Austrian Em- peror. It Isadded that Princo Bissanck has no objection to sucha course. Nuj we don't suppose o has: and we suspect that the more rapldly Austro-Hungary extends her borders in tho east the svoncr her Teutonie provinces In the west will pass fnto the hands of Germany, and Vienns become a German city. t ———— We were called upon a few days ago to noto the displeasure of the Peansyivania politiclans at the appointinent of BAvAnp TarLon to the German Misslon. Not knowing anything else to find fault with fn thedistingulshed appointee, they havo assailed bim through the Harrisburg Teegraph 28 a man of iufidel belief, This sud- den aecess of relizlous enthusiasm on the part of 81soN CAmERon's mewspaper fs much less surprising than it might be It the venerablo ex- Benator’s ploty wera not so widely known, e —— . Gen, BnERMAN has again been Interviewed concerning the reduction of the srmy. lo makes the statement that promotion from tho ranks {s by no ineans so uncommon s has been suoposed. ILis only complaint Is that in tine of peacs & man becowmes 40 or 50 years old he- fore he can reach a Coloneley, and what the army needs Is young Caotains and Colonels, The persiatency with which tho elderly oflicers rolusc to dlo off Ia reprehensible. —— fan Franclsco 18 In much the same quandary 28 Chicago st prescnt, Tho State Leglslature bas prohibited the munfcipal uthorlties from expending more than une-twelfth of the annual revenuo in one month, and the amount for March is slready pald out, leaving nothing wherewith to cancel the comiug bills for the month. This is oneof thuse dilemmas from which cach vict!m must work out Its own ssl- vation. —— Blnce it 18 scen that the paseage of the Sitver bl over the veto has strangthencd the public sredit and improved the price of stlver bulliun, THITTENDEN, of Brooklyn, has * drled up”; ho 923 not »o much as * peeped * about the * clip- jed doltar.” Beforo the passage of the bill be xas {n the daily habit of popping up in front of tho Bpeaker's desk and sereaming at the top of s volce, “down with the ‘clipped dollar’ [ ——— In the drummers, it may be sald, the quality of peraistenco Is not strained. Ouc of theso traveling salesmen recently appeared in Sonth Bend, Ind. He was blind, and deaf, and had had his limbs dislocated or broken five different timea by rollrond accidents, yet he cheerfully salled fn and tackled the reluctant storc- keeper withall tho vigor and enthusiasm of a grass-widow courting n septuagenarian, —————— A sensatlonal 8t. Lou!s editor has written o very beautiful article about a wan, hunger- pinched, and ragged boy who was tound at the recent dog-show weeping before a 850,000 dog, and blubbering, “I wish I was adog, then L would ho token core of.” It isa vory touching pleture; but tho boy can’t huve been so very poor It he was ublo to buy a 25-vent ticket to a dog-show. —— The Santillan clalm las sezain rlsen to vox S souls of the San Franciscans. This is an old Mexlean grant of the greater part of tho land on which the clty stauds, declared invalid Jong ago by the United States SBupreme Court, but now raked up by speculative lobbylsts in the hope of “making o atake® out of Con- Kress, —— The London Zimes wanta an editor the worst way, Itslatest achlovement fs to speak of the Royal weddiogs ot Berlin ns thoso of *two granddauglters of an aged Emperor., Only ono of the brides was a granddauchter of tho Emperor of Germany; the other was the grand- :bild of his vrother, ———— Gold does not go up with a rush, and bonds *efueo to coma down with o crash, as tho New York papers predicted would surcly be the caso I the Bilver bl passed over the veto, The SVest knew thoy wore lying all the timo, and the East is wlilog to sdim that thoy aro {rauds, ——— A Quebee Judgo has just declded a case begun threa years sgo between two farmers who quarreled about & barrel of apples, valued at 2350, and have thus 1ar spent 81,500 in lawyers® fees and costs. The losing party will carry the 830 up to the Court of Apples, ————— Englaud hasn't fought much during the late dark and teying hours, but, Lord! how the singers in tho music-halls of London have quavered, trllicd, bellowed, and growled de- ance to the world to step on the tail of the British Yon} ——— The Earl of DEAconsriELD some time ago sald that if he were only ten years younger ho would alter the map of urope, The task has since been complated by other parties without bis consent. # Now the metropolitan cdltor goeth down to the Battery, and strains his eagle car, valoly endeavoriug to cateh tho moaning roar of tor- vents of bonda pourlng over from Europe, | Littls Delaware has grown tired of the empty EBoor of belng the next to the smaliest State 1n the Union, and {s anxious to annex tho castern shars of Marylund. : — —— PERSONAL, lfihleru. Charles, daughter of Maj..Gen, o8 ) dled in tho Ursuline Convent ln Uhlo, Marchz, Pope Pius IX. It about 800,000,000 francs, say $00,000,000, to hia successor on the Poutifical throne, Mr, Booamy Price has been re-slected whbout oppoaltion ta the Profossorstip of Politi- €l Economy st Oxford, bozinnlng his third term of Bre years, Loudon gossip can only account for Beas- Suafleld's retusal of tho Garter on the ground thas Be epects to bo made o Duke. But what is the use? “Having oo childron, all his titles and honors must perlah with him. An M. P, recently spoke of having sat at 15e fest of the Qamaliel of Birmingusm, meaning (“.lld-non. and a newspaper readered it Lhe Uswmeblrd of Birmingham." Thore was an ont- €17 8 thia dlsrespectful phrase untl) the newspa« Perexplained that it was s typographical error. Bequests by Pio Nono: Virging in mosala to the Comta de Chambord and Duchess of Modens; ; Crucidx 1o ex-Queen Laabells of Spain; s Holy tmily 1o the ex-Kiog of Naples: s copy of Baphast's Virgln o the Grand Duke of Tuscany; & ministure Lo the Duke of Parma; & medallion to s Alfonso de Bourbon; and sllver cruciix en« Bed with dismonds sud & fragment of tho Trus 1o the Princess of Tharn and Taxis, % CRIMINAL NEWS. Description of the Hiding-Placo of Dun- can, the S8an Francisco Banker, A Jcan=Valjean Confidence in Back-Door Escapcs. The Bureaun-Trick which He Dally Played on the Domestics. Feminine Wardrole in which the Ex. * President Sallied Upon the Streets. Rande Refuses to Work at the Peniten- tiary, and Will Bo Starved, IOIDING A BANKER, San Franciaco Norning il As previously stated, the liouse wero Dunean [the defaulting Bank-D'resldent] was sccreted is eapectally adapted for the concealment of per- sons, Tho house being really two houses with a common stairway to the first floor, a fugitive could easily escape from the south sido at the first approach of pursuers, In Duncan's case, means of an fnstant and casy flight had been made with adinlrable skill, approaching genfus, especlally as tho avenucs of escape were 80 simply dovetalled Into each other that unless one made a particular scateh for them hie would never suspect thelr exfstence, even i he passed by thespotevery day. Duncan hadtworooms,—n sitting-rvom and bed-room. Both opened on the hittle square hall mentioned above, The south window of the bed-raom, belnr highicr than any of thoe adjacent buildings, commanded a vicw of Colifornla_and Kearney strects and the bay, including Oakland. About five feet Lelow t‘)ln window s the roof of the two-story wooden butlding oecupled by the Waep, Duncan had been closely pished he would have jumped down tpon “this roof and ran to the north edge, Here hie would have lonked doiwn on the rool of a one-story builing front- ine on Callfornia strcet. On this latter roof 4 washierwoinan's beneh about four feet high had been placed, so that, by inakingja long stride, ho could have landed on the second roof, o then bad a ladder placed carclessly ngzainst this last roof, leading down to an clevated sfdewalk extending from the street to tlie rear of 8 beer saloon fronting on Callfornia strect. ‘Lhus, by n successlon of gradual descents, nearly as ‘zuod as o flight of stalrs, Duncan could have galned Californin strect or the nefghboring back-yards from his three-story apartments nt o fmoment’s no'fee, Chanied as bie fs, to say nothing of s diszulsc, tie couid have mnde good hts escape by these means any ordinarlly dark nieht withous detection, or per- haps cven creattng susplelon. On tha other side of the heer-saloon mentioned above {s un alley, running from Cahfornia street to a large open apaco surrounded by the rear of the build- fugs on California, Kearney, and Sacramento streets. On the border of this area are rickety old bulldings, such as stables, sheds, and shantlcs. 'The avenues of egress [rom this open svace are many. e who is pursucd and takes reluge here can escape by an nfil‘l;\)y, by the clevated sidewalk between No. and tho beer-saloon, through several amall gardens into Dupont street, or through the back doors of the houses on Kearney and Eacramento streets, Duncan's fricnds had displayed a sagacity in their sclection of his abodoe which would have been laudable In a worthy cause. Capt. Lees studied the vielnity betore searching the house, and had the open space as well as the nelghbor- Ing streets weil gnarded by oflicers. ‘The vooins occupled by Duncan were comfort- ably furnished, and had'the furniture been new it might bo considered even elegant by some people. The bed tnthechamberisacomtortable de)ln hed, accompanied by movable washstand, commode, cte. A wardrobe with mirror-front stands In ono ccrner, and a plafn, sccond-hand bureau across the room between the hall door and the front windows. And herois anotlicr in- stance of the cunning exhibited by Duncan and s friends. The bureau-drawers, after being locked, had heen aawed off inelde, leaving the burcau a mere ahell, although it was to all ap- pearances, whon standing against tho wall, as sound as on its birthday. Whenever the do- wicstic knocked for adinisslon to put the roon in order, Duncun’s nurso would pul} tho bureau ont futo the middis of the floor; the banker, eschowing digmty, would then condense him- sclt into s ball ngainst tho wall and the nurse would push the burcau back over him, Duncan then would le curled up inside the bureau, while the domestic, tn the course of an bour's work with broom and duster, was screncly unconscious that the inunocent looking bureau’contnined a live man and Duncan to hoot, A Call reporter, of largur staturo than tho banker, doutled hlmacit Into a knot and lay snugly under the bureau for several minutes without discomfort, but wonld not reliah stay- Ing there very Jong.” Capt, Leos says that dure ing his twenty-five yenrs’ experience as o detec- tive Lo has noveryonforo secn * theburcau trick,” as ho callait, The windowa of both rooms are wall sereened, Each hus a thick bluo shade and lace curtainz, The transom over the parlor door Lias 0 1hick grreen sereen, and that over the bed. room door {s shaded by red otlcloth, The car- pets are plain and rather ngrecable in pattern, e chairs aro padded plush, and wheo now were qnllu‘prcur. A small polished mahowany plano stands iu the parlor, on which are the pamphlet operas * Norma,” by Beliiof, ** Tne Favorite," by Dunlzetti, ete. On tho centre-table the city preas, dally und weckly, is well represented, andd a well-thumbed number of Livplncott's Maga- 2insllcs open at o madrizal, " The walls ure adorned by several well-known steel eneray- ings, such ns to be seen in a dozen pieture sliow-winduws about town, as, for {nstance, “The Threo . Graces * Liberalitio dea Dames Romaides," Noce,” HLo Mea- sager d'Amour,” ete, there are sev- cral conventionul landscapes,BAlpine, Rhen- ish, pastoral, ecte, aml one or two rovrescutations ot “the female torm divine,’ which approach immodesty, although not gross- ly sensual. The furmiture and wall ornaments are, in brief, such asurs to bu scen in a thousund comfortable lodgiugs in this city, The fugl. tive's [;mrflmn waa tolerably provisioned., Bot- tles of brandy, nle, porter, beer, wine, citraty of magnesi “dew of roses,” pearl powder, patchoull, brown mixture, prepared soap, halr dyo, ad_inflnitum, wero strewn promiscuously about the two_rooms, whilo s broken packsze of prepared colfea showed that Duncan some- timea ¢njoyed the aromatic berry solus; and a @reat varlety of medicine bottles evinced that he had really been sick, as his nurss sald, Nee- dlos and thread, npon]l of silk, buttons, El".' ol wore not wautlne; and as all had been murs or less uscd, it is reasonable to suppose that a baclielor s a bachelor, whether fugitive or not, and that a man's honesty or dishonesty has no offect on the dropping off ot his shirt buttons. 1n the wardrobs with the looking-glass doors a quantity of feminine gurnents were found. Aun slpaca dress, with the white uuderskirt tightly attached to it, showed that tho banker was ot over-adrolt in putting on femining attire, and that to obviatscunfusion he bad sowed as inauy of the carmeots together as b well could, In bis attempt to reform the art of dressmuking, bowover, Duncan sewed the underskirt on-too low dows, o that it tralled in the mud, und now presents a most foriorn ond bedrugpled aspect. A neat bat,with o fentlier and bunch of violets, a protty lave-edged chonusette, hose, ete.. completed Duncan's feminine wardrobe. Beshics those articles of the dressing-closet contained tho sawed-off bureau drawers, and as it was always kept locked, the house servant did not discover the chicat, clotoing, TURBER ET AL, Spectal Dispaich to Tha Tridune, Hantronp, Conn., March 8,—In the Superior Court to-day the caso agalnst Furber, Wigein, «t al., ex-ofllcers of tho Charter-Oak Life-Insurance Company, for conspirucy to defraud policy- holders, was postponed tHl June, defeudants stating that they wers unprepured, It is the fmpression thut tho case will never be tried. xonard Bwett, Lie Chicage lawyer, appeared for Furber, POISONING CASE, Naw York, March 8.—\Whils Henry Schimidt, Lis wife, Barbara, her mother, Elizabeth Schinldt, and their daughter, Catherine, wero sitting at dinner to-dsy, at No. 07 Pitt street, thoy were )l taken with vomitiog, with the exception of Bchmidt himself, who, under pretense of gu- ing for a doctor, weut out and did vot return, His wifo immediastoly tnought he biad polsoned them, aod succeeded in reach- 10g the strect and giving the alarm, Schmidt was sltcrwards captured” fu ao alley-way, but ;icuk»d lh:s'puhnnlu‘z. llk has b“”n;.l out of \n;:;li or suinie Limo v D re; L with his wife, “pfllmm““flpt’«fi)cpfiv‘qr‘:::: sl out of the way. .When scarched at the station- houso & razor was found on bim and also u bottlo fu the bottom of which wus arsenle. On s nwv«; of 'iln: ho“u;:lnllu it cllm.-\ was Ia:nd 'Y t of milk co ug 8 0 quantity Efmnha asod the IBflK‘ was n‘:«:‘d lnqthn cufl:: which the siembers of the fawmlly drunk, Physt- clans stated that the girl s out of dangar, butit ix hardly probable that the wife or her mother will reenver, New Yonk, March 8.~The Rev. George B, Vostinrgh, pastor of the Madison Aveny Baptiat Church, Jerscy City Sleights, was to- day nrrested on_a cherge of sttempting to noison his wife. Vosburgh watved n_preiimin- arv examination, and gavohall in 81,000 to await the action of the Grand Jury. SAD ENOUGH. Apeetal Disvateh to The Tridune. Pirrasune, Pa., March 8.—A very sad caso of #in and death has juse occurred here. Miss Maggfe 8mith, a handsome and well-connected young lady of McKeesport, came to tnla city thle morning, and obtained admisston to a strange honse on the plea that ahe swas suffer- ing from headache. Bhie was shown to n bed- room, and In & few hours thercafter was a corpse. It appears that she liad been too in- timate with some one ot present unknown, hut belleved to be a prominent business-man of McKeesport, ond, te hide her shame, bad submitted to an operation, from the effects of which she died. 8le Hved with hier whilosved mother, whe had no suspicion of anything being swrong with her daurhter untit she heard of her death. Every effort {s bung mude to unravel the myatery anil Lring all connected with the criine to punish- tent, GOING IOME. Spectat Dispateh ta The Tribune, Laraverre, Ind., March 8.—Charles T, Mayo, defaulting Cashicr of the 8ccond Natlonal Bank of this city, was arrested yesterday in Detrolt by E. A. Abbott, of the Unlted States Secret Beevice, on a warrant fssued by the Unlted Btates Court_at Indianapolls, on complaint of Mrs. M. L. Barhee, one of the stockholders, chargice him with ‘embezzlement. To _pansed l.nrrlmun this city to«dny en route for Indian. apolis, RANDE, Bpectal Dispaich to The Tridune. Jovier, 1L, March 8,—~Rande, the wholesale murderer, has not been assigned to any ocenpa- tion by the prison authorities, and it fs said that ho stuubornly refuscs to work. o will proba- bly Le managed on the principle of * No wark, no eat,” and his backbone allowed to rasp his aternum until e is satisfled that a little healtty Iabor 18 becter than & gowd deal of starvation, PLEADED GUILTY, Potrstown, I’a., March 8.~James Flannery, tho dofaultinig clerk of the Tottstown Iron Company, and Richard L. . Relfsnlder, late cd- itor of the Pottstown Advertiser, both plended Rulity to-day to a charge of ateating §5,000 from the Iron Company. They will bo sentenced to- morrow, FIRES. AT PPANAMA. Nrw Yong, March 8,—A telegram recelved In this city from Pansma announces a disastrons fire. ‘The dispatch s not pereisc fu {18 sinte- ments, but it inlerred that the fire started In F. C. Herbruger's drag-store, under the Grand Central Hotel, in the Plaza Grande, aud that o store in the farthest corner of the Commercial Block had been burned. This would indleate that the. Grand Central Hotel and Commerciat Block were destroged. These buildings were separated by a narrow stroct. Nrw Yong, sfarch 8.—The Evening Lot has been wmaking inquiry about the fire in Panama, and Jearns that the Grand Central Hotel, re- ported burned, oceunied the greater part of the south siae of the grand plazs, swhich s the cen- tre of the business district of the city, ‘The Pacific Mall Steamship Company has re- ceived a dispateh stating that twenty-six bubld- fngs were burned, and that the hotel was saved., No damage wns dono to cither the ratlrond or tho Pacifie Mall Steamship Company's property. Another alspateh says: Threa blocks In the principal part of the cily wers destroyed. The sufferers ara Lansburg, Wilson & srakem ship-chandlcrs; Isnac Brandon & Co., grocer: Scriber Bros., shipplog-houss; Sterabergl, Cooke & Bolanders, Many resldences were also burned. The total loss {s 8500,0005 Insurance, $20,000, In Ucrman companice. ‘The Grund _Hotel wus also burned; {nsured for $80,000. It cost $100,000. CHICAGO, 'The alarm from Box 337 at 1:40 yesterday af- ternoon was caused by o five in o frame tenc- ment-house, No, 100 North Peorin street. owned by M. Gllmore, who lives in the rear, and o~ cupled by Mr. Allison and others, Damage nominal,” Cauac, o defective chimney. The alarm from Hox 63 at $:40 yesterdn morning was canscd by n firo in the Union Roll- ing-Mills, corncr of Ashland and Archer ave- nues. Sparks thrown off under a huge trin- hammer Iznited the woodwork of the surround- inz shed, and had it not bLeen for the tolerably zood condition of the roads, and the tunsequent Irccll)‘ response of the Flre De- partinent, a disastrous contlagration must have ensued. As ft was, the danages are eatimated at nbout 8500, ipou which therels no Insurancu, ‘The alarm from Box 63, at 0:40 yesterdny marning, was caused by tho burning ont of a defective chiimney at No. 373 Clark street, No damage, AT CLEVELAND, O, CLEVELAND, O., Mar:h 8.—Following fs o revised lst of the loases by the fire in 8t. Clulr street last night: Miller DBros.’ chemleal pafnt works, loss un building and stock, $9,000; in- sured in tho Lycoming $2,000, 8t. Loufs, Alle- manula of Piltsburg, and_Lafuyette of New York, §1,500 eachs ‘Trade, Camden, N. J,, and Richiand Mutual, 81250 eachy Rochester, Rocheater, Pa., Willlamsburg City, Citlzens’ of Missouri, Commerclal, Franklin, and Trans- Atlantie, of New York, 81,000 cach. ‘The busl- ness of this tirm wlll not bedisturoed. Edward Gienu, sewing-machino cablnet factory, loscs $5,000. Insurance In the Cooper, of Dayton, and Merchants' & Mechanics' ‘of Virciuia, $1,600 cach, Tho Cleveland Steam Laundry Company was fnsured for $300 In tho Columbis, of New York. A STEAMER BURNED. 87, Louis, March 8.~Tho stewner Colossal, 1yiug at tho foot of L'Esperance strect, was dis- covered to be on fire at 13 o’clock to-night, The flmnea spread in spito of the excrilous of the Fire Department, and the boat wus burned to thu water's edge. Capt. Heary Schwartz s tho wolo owncer. Tho boat was valued at $12,000, and {s fnsured in Clncinnati companies for ‘H.IJUO. 8he was lylog at the bank without cargo awaiting repairs, The origin of the fire 18 a wystery. Tho Colossal hus been running for soven or clght years fu tha Lower Zlssissippt trude. NEAR 8T. LOUIS, MO. 87. Louis, Mo, March 8.—A fire in Lowell, a suburb ot 8t. Louls, to-doy, destroyed Charlea Kettenig's saloon and hoarding-hiouse, Lind- wert's grocery atore, Dlicsner's tin nnd stove store, and seyeral other structures, unhousing o dozen fawmilles. Tho total loss was $15,000, ———— SUICIDE, Bpecial Dispalch to Tha Tridune. Osana, Neb,, March 8.~Henry Tagger, a bookbinder who has bicen misslug since Montay, has, It is thought, sulcided by drowning in the Missourl, as just previous to bls disappearance b threatencd to drown himsell. Ho attempted sulvide about six months azo by tsking oxalle acid, and then also tricd to shoot himself. Hu was fnauclally distressed, and was drinking. Srapuive, 1, March 8.—Our commnunity was startled yesterday the auvovuocemeut that James M, Wallace, , hud committed sulcide, His protracied absciice from busiuess during the wholo afternoon aroused suspiciol aud at 5 o'clock his ifciess form was found sus- pended from o bean fnthe barn. ‘Tho body was cold, and bad doubtlcss beeu banewir several bours. Alr. Wallace bad the charge of cxten- sivo bullding oporations lust suiumer, overtusk- 1o his braty, and sutfercd sl winter from dys- pevaia and general depression. He was in the 37th year or his age. Ilo wasa young man of unusual cucrey, o lawyer by profession, largely eusrazed fu the fosuraice business for years, an efficlent director of schools, and & méwver of the Council, ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, Lato last eveniog as Dr. Edward Mead was returafog from church with his wifc and litile grandson, ke discovered that bo wss belug followed a3 he neared the ruins of the Academy of Music on Halsted strect. The person appeared to bo drunk, and was staggeriog, but wovertheless wanaged to keep geitiog abead of them, aud then he would drop to tho rear. Thia be conunaed to do, and south of Harrison street Dr. Mead called thu sttention of Officer Edward Loughlin to the fellow. Tho officer ssked him what be meant by such conduct, to whoich be responded grutly that he was simply guing the sawe way thoy were, and ba at ouce proposed to resides ot No. 488 Hatsted street, awl a they neared the corner of Taylor strec! t ruflian, who had azain® crossed tha street albead of them, made an unorovoked assault upon Dr. Mead, eviently with the intentlon of committing n robbery, but the crics of the mvlf and the unex- pected anpearance of some citlzens caused himy to fly before any scrious damage was done, Offeer Loughlin, who had followed the party up, tnade his appearance, and. after a lively clinse, succeeded In arresting the man, who was not drunk, but perfectly aober, At the station he gave the name of John Gleason. USEMENTS. OATES, Last evening, ““La Perichole,” for the first time hero In Euglish. The work was evidently &n unfamillar one to the company, and conse- quently ita performance was largely Jacking n thre snan and go so essential to its succeestul presentation, Mra, Oates wrestled bravely with the role of the strect-ningers gave the lLetter artu, and the love-song of the prison act, with more cffeet tuw micht have been anticipated; and was quite conneal In the drunken scencs but the characler does not sppear to it her ns well as most of her other characters do, Blic punsusscs more hiumor than sentinient, and L Perichole, thoneh not destitute of the pow- ery I8 quite Jareely inade up of the latter. Mr, Laurcnt was hardly equal to Pepuilde,—his volee being unsuited to the nathetie requircments of t part: his neting, how 'y was marked by bie vizor, Hall, Allen, and Seymour, a8 respectively the Vicervy, Panatelas, and the Governor, were stinply passable. The host per- sonation of the plece was the 0'd Prisuner of Delts it was vutrarcously fudicrous, Tho Louse was a large one,—the best of the season, This afternoon, La Perleliole s and to- nlght, the cloac of the engagement, * The Princess of Trebizonds,” one of the funniest of Iyrie extravaganzus, BENEFIT MATINEE, A parlor matinee for the beoefit of the Nur- scry and Hulf-OUrphan Asylutn witl be glven at the residencs of Mre. E. W, Blatehford, 33 North LaSalicstreet, this afternoon at 3 o’cluck, The Iarmonia_Quartet, Liescgang's String Quortet, Mra, Kloss, Atra, J. A. Farwell, Mrs, Carpenter, Mry, Balfour, and Mr. IL ¥, Sioan will take part i very Intercsting prograwmme. ——— THE PACIFIC ROADS. Fxtracts from the Senate Report on the Slnking-Fund Bili=The Present Biate of tho Account with tho Union nnil Central Paeific, Ity Tetearaph fo New York Tridune, WasnisotoN, March 6.—The Scnate Com- mittee on tho Judicary, fn fts report accom- panying the 'acific Raliroad Sinking-Fund bill, presents an outline of the argzuments in tavor of the measure. The followlng statement Is riven to sliow the preeent condition of the account between the Government and tho Ualon Pacific Company: Capital stock, all pald..... cees .0, 876,762, 300. AM 27, 280, 512,00 15,900,801, 45 Govornment loan, principal.... ... Intercst paid by Government, Totnls oorseiessiisaossnonn o, $40,200,3C3,45 Intereat repald Government by hal? tranaportation sceount, and cov- ered futo ‘I'rensury.. 5.174,327.8¢ Balance dng Goverument Jan, 91, 1470, exclumve of ita claim for intere the Interest it hus vald.. £38,071, 085,81 credits that have not been allowed, and some of which are fn litigation, to wit: $1,209,652 plus $1,600,000 equals 82,809,052, leaving £35,172,333.01 as the Indebtedness to the Uovernment, should sald further credits be allowed, exclusive of the Government's clalm for interest upon fnterest above mentfoned. ‘The total funded ndebtedness of the Com- pany Juno 50, 1877, wos §7 712, Thoe Com- mlttee then goes on to say: Tn consldering the question of the ability of 1the Company to cowply with tha requirements of the [endingz bt a8 proposert to bo ainended, the foat- ng debt of the Company may, be left out of view, an it ia very small, - less than 31,00, 000, —and the Avallabin sasets of thy Company are more than sif- ficlent to extineuish it at any moment, The land- erant bonds moy aleo bo left out of view, fur tho land-grant ia suflicicnt, not only to pay the current. intercat upon them, but alae the principal when due, and leave a large surpins to be applicd to the other indohtedncsn of tho Company. The land- grontwas about 12,000,000 acres, The net re- ceipta of tho Company for 1877 were 8,117, - 091,58, and_the averuga net recelpts for the Iast four yeats, 84,647, 140,01, : ‘The conclusions of the Committce arc as fol- owa: From tho foregoing data, itieohbvious that the Company con pny {tx Interest upon all its ubiiza- tioun, and tno Auins payable by it anonally under the luw, as it now axista, and allow tho Govern- ment ta pay the other one-tal! of the transporta. tlon account into the propused sinking fund. and can annually pay into ihe vame the furilier sum of 50, 000, and have s aueplus left sufiicient to pay a dividend annually to jts atocklolder of 415 par cent on ite nomal, or !5 per cent on the present market value of their etock, ‘Tho amount tho Company will have to pny annually to the Govermment and the muking fund, should tho LI wo report become o law, will Lo about as follows: § per cent of uctearnings nayable under existing law, $245,001, one-nalf rtatlon sccount pays under existing Inw 21,5112 total, $004, U into the ali fund, one-half traneportation account, ra; #1115 canh, $850,000—~21,271,300; total, $I $i13 . - 48 Astho annual interost vayablo by the Gove ernment {s £1,(H, 110,72, the anove sum would provide only S+, 002 annually for the payment of the principal of the Government loan. The following s the Comumittee's statement of the nceount between the Guvernment and the Central Pacltic Company: Capital stock of the Company paid Maosrees S ,273,500.00 5,120, 00 Qoyel 5 DR, 120, ‘Ta Westery Paclfic,.. .. 4 070,500, 00 Total,... . 7,835, 080.00 Interert paid it 8 1 Oct, i1, 1477, on_Central Pacite loan and not reimburs o eeer 12,610,447,11 Intercat pald Unlted St 10 Oct. i1, 1877, on Westera Pacitic loan and not reimbursed. ‘Total Oct, 91, 187" , 018, 65 This Is exclusiye of m by the Govern- ment for interest upon tho interest it has paid, The Governmcut pays o semi-anuual Install- menta interest on {ts subsidy bonds, amount| !mnunlly to 8 per cout o 885,080, ur $1,071,- 0,60, Th funded debt of the Company Is given at 855,457,000, and the annual avernge net receipts $3.500,005.75, Deductluz tho hiterest on the trat mortguze bonds leaves §6,629,024.95, 6 per cout of which {s 3531481, The Committes con- tinues: - Hatimating the 5§ percont of net earninge and haif the transportation account in tho future at $500,000 in round numbers, wa propose that the other hall $200, 000, shall bo pald into the sinking fun: the Company be rfl]mud to pay inta the $1,200.000 annually, ‘Ihis wanld require an nsl payment o the Govern- ment and sinking fand, acconding to the foreume ¢ cathnates, about fullows: Five per cent of net carniugs payable under vxisting Jaw, say 300,000 on half transporiation account payablo under_ezlating law, ray 3:00,000 or $300,000, Into sinking fund, aonc-half transportation sc- count, say $:00,000; casb, 2 200,000 . or § total, $1,000,000, " being sbout smount that the bill we quires of the Unlon lacific, ying all expenses and interest, it rllu dividonds agiountiagto 8 per cent on thenom« inu) amount of atock, —amuunt paia, 84, 342,040, — and hud & sorplus of $10,263, 560,27 feft, take theso bW yearw, 1575 and 088,801, 54 1 wo 1874, ae & guido for the future, &ndt wa think thal wo may safoly do #0, the anuual sount that will Us divided smong tho sharcholders, shouldno sinkine fund be creat- ed, wiil ¥ por cent on the nomiusl value of the stock, $4,883,705, If toe blll we report be- » thid amount would be diminiancd by mouut required to Lo paid Into the sinking fund, say $1, 400,000, leavinx 83, 483, 705 afier the puyuient of atl expenses and infercut aud the puy- incuts into the slukiug fund, o be divided among tho sharsholders, beiny 0 4-10 por cent on the nominal value of thetr stock. The Committes says of the other subsidized roads: *“The condition of the Central Branch Unioa Pacific Ratlroad Company, the Bloux Clty & Vacific Raliroad Cowpany, and the Kausas Pacttic Raliruad Compauy 18 so different from that of the Unlon Pucitic aud Central Pacitle, and there belng questipns peculiar to each of those threc Companics, we thiok it advisable to strike the provisions relating to thum out of tho bill, with a view to report bereafter a bill or bills adsptea to their circumstances and the rights of the Goverament.” ——— GOUGE ALL AROUND, Bpectal Dispaich (0 The Trivuns. Nauw Youx, March 8.—Judzo Donchue to-dsy ordered the vacation of the order of arrest agaioss Isaac M. Daggett, who, with Rodoey M. Whipple, is sued by Jobn 8. Prouty for $250,- 00 damages. Juage Donobue says: *On the merits of the case, which I bave looked into, to sco how far the merits would justify an intcrference in the plaintifi’s 1avor, sud the grounds of the defendant’s mo- 10 across the street. The doctor | tion for dlscharge. I find on tn; PErs N0 reason to me the to change my views, It e extent of the charge agalnsz it Iants estabilehed (8 the exacgeration of U ue by the defendants, and that the plaintif had a fall oprortunity to judge for himsclf, and that the AIntif equally” cxaggerated the property he held, 1 dnnot think the merlta justify theholding of the defendant, and the order of arrest must be vacated.” 8o fL appears a case of diamond cut dlamond, —— DIYORCE, This Popular Comedy Being Played In Teal Life iy Two Theatrical People of Phil- adetphia, Fpertal Dievatch to The Tribune. PrtraneLenis, March 8.—~Next week Lawyer O'Nelll, of this city, will st as Examiner in the divorce suft of Savllle ve, Baville, The libelant In this case 1s known to thetheatrieal profession and the public as May Saville, but her malgen name was f{ort. Bhe was born December, 1548, and marrled June 29, 1505, to John C, Savllle. Her firat appearance on the stage wan in 1854, at the Metropolitan Theatre, Buffalo, being then 18 years of age. Her entree was os Tady Adea tiray in * Roscdale.” She filled the part of Georplana in_ * Our American Cousin 1 at Ford’s Theatre, Washington. on the 14th ot Apnl, 1385, the mght when President Lincoln was asaaasinated by J. Wilkes Buoth. A few yeara ago she came 10 this city ns a soubrette in theArch Street Company,and when the Chestnut opcned, under the present tmanagement, she was one of the leading stock nctresses abpearing in “Qur Boyr” Tler husband 18 well known In the theatrical profession as a businese-azent, and has been nasoctated with many of our lead- Ing stars on their tours. At one time ha munaged the Natlonsl Tneatre at Washington In opposition to Jolin T, Ford’s enterprises, and with hta wife as lwllnfi lody. Mrs., Saville rues by her next friend, Phitip Hart, for a di- yorce ‘@ vineali matrimonil from John C. Saville.~towards whom she declarcs sne has alwave deméaned Lersel! as a true, luving, onhedlent, faithful wife,—on the ground that B ban been wuilly of maittal irrecularitics, ono of the women belng a certaln Blanche Weston, nond mauy otiers are brought i by fmpllcation upon the ailidayits of the libel. The usual fnterrowatord have been lssucd to the fullowin wituesses, by whom shie expects to prove lher case:” Fanny Goodwin, 135 West Thirty-fiith atrect, New York, keeper of a ‘“lndies’ honrding- house’'s Harry Smith, No. 1170 Broadway, New York, barkecper:: Mra, Saville. the bibelant, actress; Samuel E. Johnsan, Hempstead, L., I, gentleman. Mrs, Saville commeticed the suit in this city last year while she was playing atthe Chestnut, and tupon her petition a subpena was Issued upon her husband. fle could not be found here, hut was discovered fn St. Loufs, Sheriff Wrelght directed the subpmoa to the Sherifl of Bt. Louls, who served it. YANDERBILT. Testimony Showing Soma of the Terms of the Rumnred "eaca Which Ife Sigaod with Uis Maker Just Hefore Denth, Spectal Dipatch to The Tribune. New Yonk, March 8.—There was some lively testimony in the Vanderblit case to-day, or rather offers by Mr. Lord to furnish it, Daniel Drew was amonge the witnesses, but did not remember anything desired, ond was soan fet ofl, Willlam W, Bennett, s magnetic physician, who frequently magnctized the Commodore into forgetfulnese, testified that he noticed the Cumnmodore was placed upou a sheet under- neath which was a rubber cloth. The sheet worked up and allowed the patlent's body to lic naked upon the rubber. The witness recom- mended a woolen bLlanket inatead of the rub- ber, Mrs. Vanderbilt remarked that they were Ygo expeusive,” swhereupon the Commodore roared out, “Damn the expensc; buy a bate.! The blaukets were not bought, and the Com- modore continued to lo ou ruliber, At one time Mrs, Vanderbilt brought a bowl of soup to the Commodore. I{etook oune spoonful and then dashed the howl azainst the wall, eryl “Who i hell snlted that soup!” Mrs, Vatid DlIt s’ shie did not know, but would Inquire, The wituess recommended broken fee fur the Commudore, but the person In attendauve unon hitn often forgot to replentsh tho howl, which caused Mr. Vanderbllt to inquire, “Why i hell can’t they keep feo _ in that bowll” On anitber oceaslon, Crawford entered. Tho Commalore seized her by the haod and -Tmcxed 1t until she ered, when he sald,* Can't | keep some of you heral" This I8 perhaps the irst fustance recorded where . mun squeezed his mother-in-law’s hand, Mr, Lord vffered to prove that Tenale Claflin had glven the Commodore a pieture o Aurora, and tuat the Commodore had aneered at - and re- fused flowers sent him by his daughters, Ex- cluded. The witness, Col. Bennett, concluded Nis testimony by saying that he once asked the Commiodore” if, belng better, he would not recelve the visita of his cluldren in his room. The Cummodore replied: * No. damn them, They aro all bastards but Billl" Mr. Lord offered, but was not allowed, to prove that Mre, Vanderbllt sakd, some time betore the Mrs. Cominodore's death, “The old man must dv. 1 canuot stand this Hell any lony i ———— TEMPERANCE. Bpecial Disnatch 10 The Tribune, LaCnosse, Wis., March 8.~Mr. Satterlee, the temperance revivarist, s doing a great work hero for the causc of temperance in LaCrosse, Tiro hundred and ten persons signed the pledge and dorned the blue ribbon Wednesday night, 220 Thursday night, and to-night the bail was densely packed, For the secommodation of o great many that eannot gain admittance another meetine i1 an ad m“"“i hall fs to be started. Spertal Diepatch 1o The Tribune, HrooMixarox, 11, March 8.~For nearly a week nightly temperance meetings have been held 1o this “city, conducted by the Washing. tonian Boclety.” Tutercst Is fncrensing daily. A, B. Camubell, of Bioomiugton, and E. H, Camp- bell, of Elgta, are now conducting them and ad- vorating the réd-ribbon movement, This even- inz w mecting was hield in Phoenlx Hall, which was filled to the utmost capacity. FEloquent speeches were tnade by tho Camipbells, Com- 1ulttees have been appolnted to visit cvery ward, — SPRINGFIELD, Bpecial Dispalch fo The Tridune, BpriNarizLD, 1L, March 8.—~The German Mutual Fire-Insurance. Company, of Banuer Township, EfMngham County, to-day filed a declaration and charter In the State Insurance Department. In tho United Btates Court to-day was en- tered a formal order by Judge Treat dissolving an {ujuncing recently granted restralning Col- lector Wills from distraiuing the property of the Cairo & 8. Louls Railroad in satisfaction of revenuu tax dus on certiflcates of fudebteduess, which were In tho form of meal-tickets and boarding-houso checks, fssucd by Recciver Buwlthers to employes of the road. ‘The Attorney-(ieucral has not yet officfally notitied the Governor of the fullure of obligors on bonds to supply additional State-House grounds, bence all predictions as to the ap- pointment of Commissloners to condema the d necded are premature. o —— ILLINUIS & MICHIGAN CANAL, Lockrort, 1L, March 8—Tho Illinols & Michigan Canal 18 now opeu from Chicago to Joliet for navizatioh to boats drawing four fect eight inches of water. Hy order of the Board of Canal Couunlssioners. WiLLiaM THOMAS, Geueral Superintendent, Mansziies, 1., March 8,.—Tho new lock fn the Illuols & Michizun Canal here, work on which has been i prozress all the winter, will be completed ubout tho 15th instaut, when the canal will be upebed to novigatlon through fts cutlre Jength, this work being now the only cause ot delaying the openityz, Thls lock cost about $13,000, and takes the place of un old lock, which, owing to its dilapidated condition, was an fmpediment to canal navigation, g PEDESTRIANISM, Nuw OzrLBaXs, March 8,~The pedestrian con- test between Henry Schmebl and £1len Wickers fs {ucreasing in loterest. The attendance is good. Schmehl mado bis sccond hundred miles in27 bours bours and 83 minutes. At9 p, . os had completed 203 miles. Wickers com- pletod her thurd ity miles in 20 hours, 24 min- utes, and 10 scconds, and at 9 p. m. bad comn- pleted 156 wmilea, CiNCiNaTL O., March 8.—Miss Bertha Von Hillern at 8 o'clock to ulght comcnced ber task of walking cighty-nine mniles in twenty-six consocutive hours without sleep. —————— THE NATIONAL ART CO. OF CINCINNATL, 0 ths EdloF of The Tribune. JoLreT, March 8.~1 am disappotnted,~adly #0, financlally so,~aod Tus Taisuus is the cause of it, for on lookiog over its columus, as is wy custom, 1 saw la the issus of the 7tk the Art Company of Ci pantly lad out. Up ta that time [ had a kind of a hopeful falth fn the cuncern, but now it is—like my ¥1.00 —gane, About dan. 1 Ereeeived alot of cies eulara fromn the Company telling of their liberal method of furnishishing paintings substantially as st forth in your article. The only difference hey required only $1.9%9 for thelr remarka- . Roada befog bad, and not beine overrun with business, [ read the cireular through. The drawing, which fortune’s wheel had left to my nane, was_considered by some ereat English art critic (Taylor, 1 think, was his name) s a masterpicce of art. 8o I sent them New York exchange for §1.90, and, waltinr a month, then wrote there about ft. but ft was only to add three conta mare to my loss account. But [ am generousy [ don't think they mean anything wrone. for in a village hike Cincinnotl they don’t know what tn do with New York exchange. My hanker says thev have not presented it for pay- ment vet.” And the exoress Jeaves only once a year, the matt once in six tnonths, and then they may bo out of town sick, or their aunt may he deud, and they are takine an artistic look at the heautiful corpse, or they are bicssed witha goodt forgottery, and. thetr order-books belng ull, conld not book the order, They mav, how- ever, recollect me by yotir kindlv awakening. At least, I will stiil have a dead lmbf{ LW —— OBITUARY, Kpertal Dicpated to The Triboms, Broovixartos, [1l., March 8.—Amasa Monl. ton, onc of the most respected, estlmnable, and wealthy citizens of Bloomington, died to-night at i o'clock of heart alsease, induced by an ab- sceas on the hip, 1fe was aged about 60, and was for tnany {I:M‘A mansger of the brass- foundry of the Chicago & Alton Railroad. He leaves a wife, wne aom, Cheney Moulton, of Bioonington, and one daughter, Mrs, Lew Barlier, of Chicato. New Yonrk, March .—Mrs. Lydia M, Roose- velt, whore boost it was that slic was the first woman who descended the Ohlo In a steamboat, dicd last night in her home at Skancateles, In this State, aged 80, ——— Good Aveeage Success, Detrout Free Dress, During the last yearof the late War, whea a call was made for one-year inen, therc wasa young man In Wesp Virzinia that had some nse pirations for militdry hotnors. He wrote to the Uovernor for a Cuptain’s commisston to ralse o company of one-year men, fle was sent o See ond-Licutenant’s commission, with ]»rlmogu of Captain if be got p a company, e put up n tent, hired a man to beat the drum, and in afew duys got one recrntt. and that was all he got in u month, The Governor. thinking that he mizht have a compuny ratecd, wrote to ask him i he had a hundred rood men for one year. The Lleutenant wrote back that he did not have o hundred good men for one vear, but Le bad one d—d guod man for a hundred years. e BUSINESS NOTICES. Winclhester's Cure for Consumptlnn,—Win- chester's Typophosphite of Lime and foda, for the cure of conmumption and chronic discases uf the throatund lungs, Alao dvspepsia, inidigzestion, Reneeal debllity, ete. This grand specidc has been e«tablished tirenty years, during which persod it has performed wonderfal cures and_nccomphished reruits which no othee remedy s cver eqnated or even nuproached. P'rice S1 and &2 per hottle, Prepared onty by Winchester & (0., Nu. 0 John strect, New Yo old by drugziste, ———— - Charles Heldsleck's Champags wlar Siliery und the super-excclicnt #0 highty appreciated in Enl Tussia, nre oelng constantly re Schultze, 15 Heaver etreet, Ne #.—Tho pop= ry Medal, d, Germany, aml tved by Mr.' Emil York. VEGETI VEGETINE Parifies the Blood, Renovates and In- vigorates the Whole System, 1T8 MEDICINAL PROFERTIEN ANK Alterative, Tomic, Sol- vent, and Diuretic. VearTine in made exclusively from the Jutcen of carcfully-selected barks, roote. and herbe, aund so stronzly concentrated tnat it will efectually eradi- cate from the system every taint of Borofula, Scrofulous Humor, Tumors, Cancer, Can- csrous Humor, Erysipelas, Balt Rhoum, Byphilitic Discazes, Cunker, Faintness at tho 8tomach, snd all diseasce that arise from Im- pure blood. Sciatica, Inflammatory and Chrondo Rhsumatism. Neuralgid, Gout, and BSpinal Complaints,can only be effectunlly cured through the blood, Yor Ulcers and Eruptive Diseasos of tho Bkin, Pustuies, Pimples, Blotohes, Hoils, Tetter, Bcaldhead, ond Ringworm VEGETINE has never falled to effect a permancnt cure, For Paina in the Baok, Kidney Complaints, Dropsy, Female Weakneas, Lioucorrhas, arising from internal niceration, and uterine dis- cuses and Gonerel Dobulity, VEcerive acts die rectly upon the cantes of thesc complaints, It in- vigorates and strenztlicas the whole system, scta upon the eecretive organs, aliays Inflammation, cnres ulceration, and regulates the bowels, For Catarrh, Dyspopsia, Habitual Qostive- ness, Palpitation of the Meart, Headachs, Piles, Norvousness, and Genoral Proatration of tha Norvous Syatem no tedicine han cver given such perfect matisfaction as the VEGETINE, he blood, cleansesall of the organs, and 8 controlllog power over the nervous ‘The remarkable enren efected by VEazTixe have fnduced many ph! tans and avothecariea whoin wo know 1o preacribe and uso it i their own famie Mex, 1n fact, VEARTINE 18 the best remedy yet discove ered for the nbovu disenses, and Is tho only reliuble DLOOD PURIFIER yet placed before the publie, What Is from bar. edy, Itls Vegetine! It 10 a camponnd extracted oote, and herbs, It ls Nature's ltem- city harmlcas from bad effect upon the systan, 1t e nourishing and strengihi ening. 1t acts airoctly uoun the bioos 1t quicta the nervous systein. 1L gives you goud sweet slecy al nynt. 1t ie 4 ereat panaces fur our aged (athees and nothers, for 1t @ves them strenpth, utets their nerves, and qives them Nuture's wweet slecp =~ has 1 proved by many an sged person, it is the great Bloou Punfier. It is & soothlng remedy for our chilldren. 1t has relieved and cured thoue sands. It is very pleavant (o take: every entld likew it. It relleves anud cureanl] direaves orlginat- ing; from impure blood, Try the Vegutine. Give it a falr trial for your complaints; then you witl say to your frivnd, neghbor, aud scqualntance, Try IC; 1t bas cured e, Yaluable Intormation. BosTox, Mass, Aln, 1. 1T, STRVENS— Liear Sir: My only object I piving you thistestls monial is to spread valuavle fnformation, Having been badly attiicted with falt Rheum, und the whale aco of my shin being covered with pimples aud tions, muny of which caused me great pain, supoyance, and knowlog it to be & blood dis- 1 took muny of the advertised biood prepa; smung which was any T‘llnllly of Sarsap: , without obtaining any Dbenett until | co wenced taklng the Veetine, and before I had con- pleted the firut bottle [ saw that § had ot the right medlcine. Cansequentlylfollowed on with It until { had taken seven battles, when I was pronouncs | a well man, and my wkin is smooil and ent Iree from pimples and eruptions. joyed su good b befare, and I attribute it all 0 the use of V'egotine. To benefit those aificted with Rieumstisin, [ will ake meution also of the Vewetine's wonderful power of curing me of this acute complaint, of which I have suflcred »0 in- tonsely. C. 0. TUCKEK, Pas, Ac't Mich. C. R, Rt., 60 Washington-st., Boaton, VEGETINGE Prepared by H. R, STEVENS, Boston, Mass. Yegetino is Sold by All Druggists, TARENDS KUMYS Qr Milk- Wine, @ dallclous, snarkling heverage of won- derful restorailve power, esieclally” bevenclal 1o dye 18 oF geueral debilisy. U relleves the distress of spepaia lintedlately and Diaken he atus tol of vier food. LU raphlly il the volos with healthy blood, roduces s ciesr complexion and plunip lug) Ahie Tenuwa of U1y Kuiiyss, carued within e (st thres ears, lias caused Dulneruus cLesp tnl.atiung Lo appear. bey: bear mu comjariaon (0 tuy Kiuee. éend fop circulars, - ‘A, AREND, Clivmist (Uriginator uf K 4 In Awerica), 170 Madisor centre of block TIHRUNKS. TRUNKS. HASKELL BROS, Tribuue Building, Jiave tho fnest assortinent of Trunks of sll kia of shelr o¥n niaks. everscen la Culcsgo. Al Ladier sud Geolemen's Vallses and Travetiliy Bags of avery yariety, which are rclalling at manulaseuress’ prices. Goods imads 1o arder & apetialy, L DRESS GOODS, Chas. Gossage & Co. “Spring Styles!” Dress Goods Dept ‘Weo mako this morning a specin display of fashionable “ Forgign Novelties” Comprising the choicest fabrics from the BSpring Importations, among which are toxturos notablo as extromely stylish and artistio: Marabout Biche, Trebizonde Chenille, Chenille Pompadour, Drap de Cypress, Drap Bengale, Soie Benclio, ete., etc., All espocially ologant in tint and design, - ‘Wo would also call attentfon to Bl'k Dress Goods, Novel in texture and effect: Grenadine Fantasie, Guipure Bouretie, Boucle Rayure, Resille Guipure, Grenadine Granite, Granite Chenille, Damasse Rayure, French and Am. Bunting, Crape Grenadines, Armuros, Bombazinos, Drap d’BEte, and our standard qual- ity of Black Cashmeres, Of tho manufacture wo have solong sold with such gonoral satisfaction to our customors., * Stylish and Superior Fabrics!”? s At Low Prices !’ Chas. Gossage & Co ARFETS. NORTH SIDE . T Goods Honse, North Clark & Eric-sts. BARGAINS CARPETS] Weo offer an Attractive Assort« ment of Best Designs in Brussels, Tapestry, 3-Ply, Ingrain, and Venetian Carpets, MuchBelowSouth Side Prices! CARSON, PIRIE & (0, _NORTIL SIDE DRY.GOODS HOUSE, WINES, ts for MARTELL & CO. COGNAQ AUEIL & (0, BORDEAUX, SEWING MACHINES, AGENTS WANTED, NOTICE, Texas Agriculture and Live-Stock Company, Iocorporated under the lawsof Texas for the purposa of Lreediag aud alatug all Wiude of Live ehalie Ilu*-mvemtnlv(lbm Faru, I 8 first:claas vppurtunity to sscure s aafe aud prudiable Investwent. Shases, o caily lastaligients. No® aubscriptions. v 3 U, subscriptivn books fu the hands of A . I ANLEY, 1, 134 Madison-st., Chicago, Iik, andJ. J. ¢ alins, Tesas. UK 'S of the Com dresaing either of tho Above-nawe can be had by sd- gentlewen. NEW PUBLICATIONS. N Tulunciion upon tho Grout Btory, ¢ A CELEBRATED CASH. Out to-day 1o No. 543 of the FIRESIDE COMPANION, Bl Tenminte st Dol or ik e b Yo Shhory Dol e H Alde (ai7antas, wad tur sals Uy Wl owadeaiers.