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

VOLUME XXXIX. CHICAGO, SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1878—-SIXTEEN PAGES. AUCTION SALES, The ANNOUNGEMENT OF THE ' AUCTION SALE Rich and Elegant FURNITURE! OF THE W. W. STRONG FURNITURE (0. COMMENCING Monday Morning, April 8, AT 10 O’CLOCK, And continuing TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, 9th and 10th, at same hour, has created MIENSE EXCITEMENT! Not only to the TRADE, but their Splendid Stores, 195 & 197 Wabash-av., Have been crowded daily with PRIVATE PARTIES anxious to take advantage of this mmense Sale! Of all strictly FIRST-CLASS GO0DS SALE BY CATALOGUE, And commences MONDAY (TO- MORROW) MORNING, at 10 o’clock. ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneers. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. FINE IMPORTED OIL PAINTINGS Now on Free Exhibition At 1635 Wabash-av., Fmerl{fllzhrnod s thFn‘ To he mlfl heruncr at BANKING HOUSE SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULIS STATE SAVINGS INSTITUTION, CHICAGD. The Banking House and Safety Dewm Vaults, Furni- ture, a1 d Fixtures of the Savings Institution, Chi- €ago. 11L., will be offered for wale at public suctlon, un- 9T 3UNOTL(y kranted by the CIrcult Court £ the under- glgmed lecelver, upon (he premises, Nos. 80 and 82 La- Chicajzo, ou Mondav, the 24 day of April, 15 Siclock in the forevods, by riy-fve feet front on LaSalle-st., wi 1ennm.smxamm fSre-proof bullding and vaults, TERNS OF SALE—Cail,or at least one-lalf cash. and balance un short time, not excecding six mouths, at the ontion of the purchaser, with 7 per cent {nterest, and Diecelver. Recelver to Furnish med Ly L€ Court, and anstract Al bids subject securkies sarstaciory € cond; oF e to o Tursibed wa T {oagproval or rejegtion by Bie Coutt: Detahs siated at e time of sale.” For Turthier pariculact apuly t Tecelver of the State Suvings fnstitutton. Chleago. Maren 19, 1578. = GROCERIES. GROCERIES CLOSING-OUT SALE. TEHE STOCK OF Groceriss, Wines, and Ligors AT 47 STATEST., " (0ld Stand of HOPGES & €0.), ."mmm Special inducements offered. Fix- tures for sale at half their value. Must be closed before May 1regard- less of cost. BUSE, CARDS. WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., GENERAL MERCH ANDISE " REAL ESTATE AUCTIONEERS, (Establishied fn Chicago 22 years), No. 174 East Randolph-st. articular attention gfven o the sales of House- boid Goods az P i vods at PRIVATE DWELLINGS, upon te suit the times, SALES PAID on day of sajer - C DR.A.L.CORY 134 Clark-st., ‘Treatsall Diseaces of the EYE.AND EAR. Oflice hours: 10 a. m. t0 3 p. o, i 200 opinion 1. R e i Jin P, Toner, Practical Garfiener Contractor for laytnz out pleasure erounds. puttioy order gardens, |!I1 ng sod, planting (NEI.D Ll fltgnhuuu fountalns, Ssbnonds, and dolng all lindl nn':;lnfi\,bz& ;XC ‘uz:fl :g[fi!d!fl or letters left with cedste # bromotancention. B TosNEn WM, D. BERFOOT & CO., REAL ESTATE AGENCY, 90 WASHINGTON-ST. Rents collected, taxes paid. estates managed. Spectal Ac- Attention given 16 the interests of n Sounts rendered moataly. R eleals, OPTICIAN, . Y WS MANANSE, OPTICIAN. Tribune Duilding, Flze gpectac cs sulted $0 8l irhis on sclentifc prin- Tel fcro- Siles "Opera u; fs EE R d WANTED. Wmf" A good. sized Packing House. Address, giving tull particulars, X 19, Tribune office. Houses ‘Wanted. e xnre forts applicants walting rormmm cast of 5L and sauth of Twenty- second. frum $15 10 840 E. G. BALBER & CO. I Stat aad Tweoty niathisis, DRY GOODS. CARD. &l 105 State-st. CONTINUE THEIR GREAT CLOSTNG-UTSALE Next week they offer still GREATER BARGAINS In Every Department. This isnnot an old stock, but all ] NEW, FRESH SPRING GOODS! ‘Which we are closing out previous to closing up business IN CHICAGO. An early call will secure the best assortment, All parties indebted to us will please call and settle their accounts at once, as the business must be closed up before May 1, Store for rent, fixtures for sale. LIFE INSURANCE. HUTUAL BENERIT LIFE INSURANCE CO., NEWARK, N. J. PURELY MUTUAL. INCORPORATED 1843. LEWIS €. GROVER, President. ASSETS JAN. 1, 1878 $33,181,828.49 ALL APPROVED FORMS OF POLICIES ISSUED. REPOKTS AND STATEMENTS FURNISHED AT THE OFFICK OF THE COMPANY, OR ANY OF 1TS AGENCIES. JAS. B. PEARSON, ViCE-PRRSIDENT. EDWARD A. STRONG, SECEETABY. BENJ. C. MILLER, TREASTERE. B. J. MILLER, ACTCARY. STI}I’HE\’ T.KING, StateAtrent "EXCURSION T0O WA-KEENEY, TREGO COUNTY, KANSAS, TUESDAY, April 9, at 10:15 3, m., over the Chlcago, Rock Island and Kansas Pacilic Kailroads. The excur- sfon will pass through Leavenworth, Lawrence, T aphattan, Junction City. Abeline, Salina, Ilay aeres cultural and wheat-produciug lands in Central Kansas, in the famous Golden and Limestone Belt. which nre offered at 50 per cent less than_any Company are selling the same quality of lands. Average price of land. $3 per acre. and will produce $ usbeis of wheat per adre, ock-rifsiag snd wvol-growlng are very remuncrative S menn SR shost apd M F It claow Tars und Hogne trlp tickets 10 W A-KE| ;S for our pampiilet, eivigg ful soll, &e. WARS LAUNDRY. MUNGER’S LAUNDRY, Offices~--46 North Clark-st., 226 Dearborn-. 668 Wabash-av., 901 Cotlage Grove-av. ey Family bundles rough dried, 50 pieces, $1; 100 pieces, $1.50. No bundle less than $1. LACE CURTAINS Elegantly cleaued at low rates.’ BU%I!\ESS CEEA.'\CES. “FOR SALE. A rare chance—24 stock of retal hardware and house- fornishing goods. located on one of the best corners in Chlcago, dolng a good busincss: the finest tin und vepair shop In the clty: going out of business. Address ROY, Trivane otice: ‘O RENT. FOR RENT. Three very desirable offices, en suite, on fourth floor, and one on second floor of building northeast cornerState and Mad- ison-sts. Building is heated by steam, has hot and cold water, passen- ger and freight elevators, and fire-proof vaults. This location is very desire- ble for light business or profes- sional men. Inquire at FIELD, LEITER & CO.’S, Madison and Market- sts., or ot Janitor at building. TO RERNT. First, second, third, and fourth floors of Building 129 Dearborn-st. Apply to BATAVIA PAPER (0., 120 Lake-st. FOR RENT, CLARK-ST. NEAR HADISON-ST. 154 and 156 Clark-st., 6-story and base- ment stone front bmld.mz 30x115 f.et, with the finest show windows on the strl!BL. for- merly ocoupied by Oglesby, Barmiz & Go. THROP, 94 Dearbora-st. FOR RENT! yFhiose conventent and pleasant Offices now oecupted y Tappan, McKillop & Co,, Corner of State ard Kandolph-sts, Wil BAKER, 70 Btate-st., Lioom's. FOR RENT. The late restdence of D. Goodwin, Jr., Esq., fn Lake View, 1% miles north of Lincoln Fark, and overlooking Lake Michigan. with large and highly-Improved #rounds, 500 trecs and 40 varietles; house of 12 roome, s1able, Renery, etc.. all in Zzooa order. Wil be rented very Iow to a food ten SAML. GENR, 114 Dearborn-st. Lakeside Building, Clark and Adams-sts. For rent, entire fourth floor, with steam heating, power, elevator facilitles. &c. Also desirable oflices on second and third floors, with steam heating. lnquire at Room 5 1n the bullding. T0 RENT For jobbing or commlssfon, the fine corner store, 45 X126 feet, also finely fnished lofts above, in stone front bullding corner Monroe-st. and Fifth-av., with steam elevaior, aad power furaished. WILLIAMS, L Ntxon Bullding, corner Lodatie nnd Somsot-sis. For Rent. One-alf of Store No. 120 Dearborn-at., occupled by us 83 un ofiice. “lent low.” A splendid opportunlty for Snirts and Gents' Furnlamri . Apply to . & L. MUNGER & CO. TO RENT. The Orst-class three-story and basement resldence No. 468 Ohto-st.. will be rented atalow price foa de- #irable tenant. “The house contafns all the modern lwprmemcm!md i, orough repate. “Apuly 1o L E sident of the Peshtigo West Twenty-second-st. To Rent! Ofices, with or without Vaults, fn the METROPOL- ITAN BLOCK. corner of LaSgife and Rsndolph-sts. Jaqulre at office of the bufidfug. FOR RENT.- 5O DWELLING HOUSES 50 Ay destring 10 5ent. hauien o Lot \vm $ido sl do well to call at the oflice of J. GUY OWSLE! 783 Wt Madlson-at. © We Bave bouses of il fossri Aog houszlolders wishing to rent wiil ind an active sgent at this oflice. SPACIOUS ROYMS IN AN, EX. BUILDING 72, 74, 76, and 78 Monroc-st., For mercantile business or socleties. These are, per- hane, the most clegant and commodious offices and rooms fn Chicage: among them a mlm sulmllh: for railroad m:caunum, rooms. L|L\n - o DB m. Apvly to A 'l 41 Am, EX FOR RENT. Nos. 21 and 23 walls aud tloors, sultabile for an SINGER, Room 3. 134 Dearborn-st-, C. G, 11to 2 o'clock TO RENT, QfMice, No. 45 South Clarkst., on maln floor, suftable for d. bank, or corporatlops: two largy vaults; nt. W.S. CARVER. above number, FOR RENT. - Fixe:story and basoment. bl 20<110 fect. N Lakest.” Apply 16 Eroniirs, * * dooin s Ashiand B, TO RENT. Jas South Water-at., four-siory and good basement, St State., ston 116 feet, cheap. - C. CULE & CO', 143 Dearborn-at, FOR RENT. Street floor and three lofts, 30x100 feet each. corner Kluzle-st. and Dearborn-av, Light thre Eluzle.st. snd L kbt three sides. Call FOR RENT. On South Clark-st., Store Ne Q5 South Clark-at.. Store No. 165, west front, between Onlu.loniccoml toor of bullding 163 and 165 Clark- BAIKD & BIADLE, DOOK TO RENT. XNorth andinext to Twenty-s lev:anll Mln de of river: 123 feet front. TO RENT. BUILDING T0 RENT! 80 & 82 Randolph-st., near State, Four-Story and Basement Stone-Front nunmg 305167 feet; alley and area in rear. % R, FR oo o 184 Clark'st. DOCK to RENT. 80 eet south of Etghteenth-st. bridge, West side. 100c Tocation for coal, lumber, or manufacturing Will Tent for oné or & ieri of years. Apply orth Wells-st. TO RENT, 10w, 10 8 good tenant, 244: LAKE-ST., 20x100. four storjes nd basement, with front on South Dhas water-elevator, Weterat § Bab AR ALR, 15 Lidhiiv-s. TO BN Store 82 Lake-st.. opposite the Tremont H Jocatlon for busincss. ¢ present oc‘unxenhr‘::'r?ufuos‘:d furnishing, stove, aud!umaoe business. 2DO, 8 Trivunt Balidiug. To Rent. Store 53 South Water-st., 4-storles. Store 158 Clark- . s B C.MOREY. g5 Clar ~ FOR RENT. Flrs:-class residence, 361 Dearborn-av., from May 1. Dining-room on main foor. Inauire of BLACK SILKS, " The London Times Recommends that in the ques- tion of Black Silks, dealers should show their wisdom by taking care that the demand for thegenuine manufactureshould not be suffered to cea%s, and that the public might be assist. ed to protect themselves from inferior makes by asking for a warranty of the fabrics which they purchase.” The makers o Hamot's Hand-Spun G—uarantee their productions to give good, solid wear. Each piece is marked, “‘Fondee | 1788, COAL. mm COLBY & COAL. General Oficce REMOVED from Corner dams and Market-sts, to 93 Dearborn-st. Lumber-st., near Ewhleenth YARDS, {300 Sitntit ORDERS FOR FRESH-MINED Lehigh, LARGEST Stock LAGK SILKS|GREATEST vari ety, BEST designs, HAND-sPUN |and sell at the t Ancienne Malsonllnmot Lyon.” LGWEST P”CGS FUBRNITURE. @fimmm PRICE FIVE CENTS. CLOTHIING. The way to gain a good reputation is to O~z ;'E_ | We carry the WIRTS, N & 28 a poor trade. day selling the best style Clothing for men and boys sold in Chicago. sire your permanent cus- tom. WILLOGHBY, HILL & €0, Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Shoers, and Fur- endeavor to be what you desire to appear. Socrates and Willoughby, Hill & Co. Many of the large Retail Clothing Houses of Chi- cago are run by managers for so much a week, liable at any time to lose their -situations,and be replaced by new faces. course, get their weekly pay, and are sure of that. The future business of the concern they represent don’t have to themthe im- portance ours does to us. They, of We will never give you We are to- We de- nishers for Man—kind. Wide-awake after all the custom- ers we can get and KEEP, PLEASE DON'T FORGET IT. "CORNER CLARK. AND MADISON-STS. Branch, 532 Milwaukee-av., corner Rucker-st. OPEN EVERY NIGHT TILL NINE. STATE-ST. TO PARENTN. ‘We have mn.da ¥o ana in u!uck several hun- Lackawanna, Blosshurg, Bner Hill, ‘WILL BECEIVE PBOM_?'I‘ ATTEN- PIANOS AND ORGANS. e SMITH'S American Orgams.| | NEW STTLES! NEW CATALOGUE! NEW PRICES! 300 Organs now in store. All orders from dealers filled with dispatch. Alg Grand, Square, ond Upright Pianos for sale. W. W. KIMBALL, or Stae & Adams-sf, Chiva, N.B, .—Send for price circular. cl *BARGAINS! Previous to Removal to our New Store, 1 263 & 265 Wabash-av., Between Jackson & Van Buren-sts,, WE ARE OFFERING A LARGE STOCK OF Kuabe Upright and Square Piauss, Bauer’s Opright and Square Panus New England Organs, and a umber of Seeoud-Hand: Piangs, | AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, PLEASE CALL. JULIUSBAUER & (0. Now cor. State and Monroe-sts, F@R?@E-‘E’@R : Efiméfl than auyl]ouse vinee you | will GO pri signs of Eestlake Mal‘ble-top Dressing-canel. Elegant and Ln.rge Murble.top Sxda~ Marble-top Csxm-e 'l'ab!e stock and get our prices. show goods. BAMBERGER, BLOOM & (0, DON'T BUY Weare selling | & OWER ol MPARE and quality with @u& others. HOLTON & HILDRETHI,- 225 & 227 State-: st. n tlle city, and o and degirable Spring S goy tory and Sulesrooms cover over 25, Grey Tullled Chertot............. Orford Overcontia: Diaxonal Casstme Dabiia Kers ; Enelish Melton, Grey and Uzford. lasket orated French Cre, Elegant siriped Worsteds d very handsome Confirmation Suits, For Boys and Youths, at very low pnces. We would call Jour especial sttention to these betore purchasing. have alsoa very largo stock of new les. for Men and in Fancy and Plain Cassimeres, ks, Plaids, and Plain Goods. A LARGE LINE OF SPRING OVERCOATS, .M pnoel to please all, handsome and gen- SUITS MADE TO GRDER On very short notice, from $20 upwards. 0GDEN, ABLEWHITE & G0, Wi bo]es&le and Retail Clothiers, Cor. Archer=av. & Twenty-second-st, Largest Retail Clothing House in Chicago. Fac- , 000 square feet. _Send for our Spring Catalogae. SPRING OVERCOATS .$ 5.00 w D180 CLIEMENT & SAYER 416, 418, 420,422, and 424 Milwaukee-av., First oplina) and enty strictly one-price casht house and targest retail clothing store in the world FURMITURE. Our stock for the Spring Trade is now | omplete, and our assortment in new de- Chamber and Parlor Sets, .$40.00 25.00 5.50 18x40 Plate at... Boards...cccenieeirannnn You are ccrdmlly mwmd to inspect our No trouble to Of the latest and best fabrics, Qer in most olegant stylea et $30, $25, $30. MERCIIA‘\T T&!LORI\(. DON'T FORGET ITi POPOLAR GOODS AT POPULAR PRICES. TROUSERS Dining-room, Hall, and Li-| %9270, RE oANRan, bmry Furniture, STUTIT S At Prices that Wm Dy Cumnnnunn, sprime . COATS made to or- INSPECTION RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. J.B.HALL & CO., Tallors, and Men's Furnishing Goods, 267 & 269 Wabash-av. CAIIRIAGLS, Ete, RUBBER GOODS. STUDEBAKER BRIS, WILL PAY $5,000 ON DEMAND, IN ADVICE, Toany per:on who can say, M'tor examina~ tion of their atock ot VEHICLES, Garden Hose, New styles of Hose Plpes, Sprinklers. ete. FOUNTAIN HOSE CARRIAGES. Automatic Flower Sorfnklers, LAWY FOUNTAINS, ETC. ‘Wholesale and retal} at lowest prices. HALLOCK, HOLMES & (0., CARPET CLE. PHILLIPS CARPET CLEAM% Oifice removed 1o nm w ABASII-AY., up W irog Hotel. Debvea Bre i $Ery Jowest for frat-clam work. - Carpets calied for and delivered frec of charxe. Dermission to Austriag. Market and Washin; Leovoly & Austrian. 3 o, o Ee an an 0 Fit e, 06E We refer by Mre. J. F. Templ |§1flm€!€§lrh:2fll -8t A0d 3 e Chigan. o “w”‘x : i, EIEbiceaih: 12 Michizan. G Sne. Twentleth-st. and Prarie-av. & Michigan-av. n 23 fikitbare 85T Prairic-av..and hundreds of others. Ordérs by mail promptly atténded to. 108 Madison-st. That it is not the I.A.RGEST. FINEST, nnd. Qquality considered, lowest in price, that has ever been offered in this city. 151 & 153 WABASH-AV, PRINTING, To Pu_bEshers! OTTAWAY & COLBERT, Printers, Have Just recelved a third iavolce of the celebrated A G llaren's, Hats to be found 1a Chicago. street, corner dobroe. SELK BIATS. 2(Successors to Bishop & Larnes.) Carpetsrettted and relald. GARDEN Carpet Cleaning Co. Tataat reasonable pricen. CARPET CLEANING WORKS, 44 and 46 West Adams-st. I‘OTH~CEILD & CO CITY Carpets taken up, cleaned, and H. S. CARPENTER & CO. 'KNOK SILK HAT. ent of Meo's, Youths', ne larcest and best sssortment Youths, 17 aud 19 Tifih-av. have unomual faciities for rinting newspapers, books, magazines, catalogucs cre. P s work done ROt Tabsstiar. near Tucnty.second st 5t ore and base 3 Ar Wabash-a¥., audF00ms 0n third deor .:.:Eb“..?fcfi“n,‘i”” BAIRD & PR GRATES AJ\D MANTELS. ™ (~ Tiain.” Gold md Nickel trimmed, as sun MANTELS, } BASCO & BUMNEY RS S AT AT $190, DEVOEVEBS. S pm g | SEVEN-SHOT MICKEL. STOVES, RANGLES, Etc. EXCELSIOR 0IL Best in the World. COLMAN GAS APP. & OLL CO. 223 Clar] PLATED REVOLVER AT E. J. LEHMANN'S, 198 State-st., Send for eff BOYXTON'S Double aad Single oven ranges. the Nnest cooking pparatus fn the world. % h BICHARDSO, DOYNTON 42 Laxe-sz, -FOREIGN. The Russo~Roumanian Con- troversy Growing More Interesting. Prince Charles Defies Gorts- chakoff to Carry Out His Threat; And Declares that the Rouma- nian Army Cannot Be Disarmed. Europe Anxiously Waiting for Russia’s Reply to Salisbury. The Proposition for a Congress Believed to be Gaining Favor. Little Solid Opposi(:.ion to the Govern- ment’s Course in the English Parliament. ROUMANTIA. PRINCE CHARLES TO GORTSCHAKOFF. VInNNA, April 6.—Tie Potitical Correspondence says it learns from a good source at Bucharest that Pricce Charles will reply to Prince Gort- schakofl’s threat of the reoceupation of Rou- mania and disarmament of the Roumanian army if the Boumanian Government protests against the article of the treaty providi the commaunication of the army in Bulgaria with Russia through Roumania, as follows: * Tell Prince Gortschakoll tnat the Roumanian army may be utterly crushed; but, so loug as I lise, it shall not be disarmed.” - CONFERRING WITH TIE POWERS. Bratiano; the Roumanian Pn:mltr, instead of returning to Bucharest, started tfom Vienna for Berlin fast night. [n Vienna it is believed that the Roumanian Cabinet’s opoosition to Russia is real and determived. The publication of the Gortschakoff-Ghika interviews has aroused general sympathy for Roumania throuwhout Europe. ‘The Roumanian protest against the Treaty of San Stefano was published fo full fo the Vienna Politische Correspondenz yesterday, but it 1s not yet known to have been officially communicated to the Powers. AUSTRIA’S DESIRE. Berwry, April 6.—The question concerning the position of Rowmania is becoming more and more embarrassing. It is said Austria has in- timated her desire that the authority of Rus- sia should be Hwited as much as possible during the passage of troops through the Principality, and that everything should be avoided which might give a character of Rus< slan occupation to the temporary presense of the Imperial troops. ENGLAND. IN PARLIAMENT. Loxboy, April 6.—The Latt ifall Gazette says amovement with the object of prevesting the Liberal party from trammeling the Govern- ment’s foreign policy bas received the suppors 130 DEARBORN-ST. 0£130 Liberal members of Parliament, of whom néarly hatf were prepared to vote with the Goverument if the leaders proposed any amend~ ment to the address to the Queen in answer to the proclamation callivg out the reserves. Abont seventy members will probably vote for Sir Milford Lawsou’s motion declaring the measure unwarranted and imprudent. THE CONGRESS AGAIS. Lospox, April 6.—There scems to be some hope of a rencwal of the Coarress pegotiations, uunless a collision is preciitated by the neeessity for counteracting the wilitary measures Russia is pusbing forward on bothsides of the Danube. The position at Constantinople is regarded so doubtful, even threatening, for Enzland, that very slight modifications of the situation might be considered to warrant action which would amount to a breach of neutralits. As long, however, as Vetik Pasha remains Turkisi Premier, a Russo-Turkish alliance is belitved to be out of 'the question. INCIDENTAL. DEMAND R CONSTANTINOPLE, April ¢ Russian au~ thorities bave rencwed their demand for per- mission to embark homeward-bound troops at Buyukdere, representing that their embarkation at San Stefano is impossivle, and all :dea of dis~ patching them thenc been abandoned. The Turkish forees in the neighborhood of Gallipoli and Constantinople number 243 bat- talions. THE RUSS! PRE3S. St. PETERSSURG, April 6.—The Agence Russe, says the Moscow and St. Petersburg newspapers assail its moderate language, and that of the Journal de St. Petersburg, declaring that the Brit- ish Government, by mvolving Russia’s dignity in the mutter, has made it impossible for Ler to yield to England’s demands. A COUNTER PROPOSAL WANTED. LoxDox. April 6.—Tue reply of Lord Salis- bury's cireular will, it I3 said; lay particular stross upon the absence ‘of a definite counter proposal, and will call upon England to make s counter proposal. This wil be the main poing urged. DESIAL. There is no foundation for the statement that the present intention is to keeo the channel squadron near Malta available for the transport of troops therefrom. IGNATIEPF. The rumor of Gen. Ignatiefl’s speedy return to Vienna is revived. PEACE COUNSELS. Berury, April 6.—Intcllizence from St. Petersburz seews to indicate that the peace party is acquirivg 2 greater jnfluence in the counsels of the Czar. It s expected here that the Czar will solicit the good offices of the Em- peror of Germany as a mediator betiveen him- self and Enzland. MISCELLANEOUS. NON-COMMITTAL. RoxE, April The German Emperor's let- ter to Pope Leo XIIL, while extremely courte ous fn the expression of a willingzuess to eater~ tain friendly relations with the Vatlean, mives no indication of a basis for negotiations, OBITUARY. Roxre, April 6.—Cardinal Glaseppe Berard! Is dead. He was an [talian, born in 1310, 2nd nominated Curdinat in 1865. CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE. Loxpox, April The saivers of the Cleo- oatra obelisk have been awarded $10,000 aud costs. —_— FINANCIAL. NeW Yorkg, April 6.—Jobn McCool, formerly County ister, and an exteneive builder, bas beeu adjudged a bankrupt. The North Amerry can Life-Insurance Company holds mortgazes of $300,000 on McCool’s property. Therearc judgment creditors to the extent of $300,000. Assets merely nominal, the property bein mortgaged to ita fult market yalue.