Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 7, 1878, Page 7

MARIND NEWS. PRESESY Tyo Revocation of a Tug Captain's Licenso Causes a Bensation in P tho Harbor. fikat Lo Tagmen 8ay of tho Local In. spector’s Actien. ho Marino Insurance Combination in Trouble Again, Hantical Michaps, Lnke Freights, and Port Notoes. A ITARROR SENSATION, he tugmen of the harbor were very Indignant exierday on learning (hat the Local Toard of Jrmbost Tnepectors, composed of Capts, John 1. Warren and John P. Falr, had revoked the Jeense of Capt. Robert Teed, of the Vesscl- Quners’ Towing Company’s tug Van Schalck, and fhe action waa charucterized as nnjnat and nnwar. pictel. Tt wan genarally nnderatood that the ac- clent that cost yousg Moran his iife g weck 850 1ast Batorday had aleo jonited In the revocation of Teed's Jicense, but nono of the tug-men aeemed to knaw {he soectfic canee of the Inspectors’ actlon, Tt tas \paid by rome that Sapervising-Inspector Cook had teen Infinenced by the Goodrich Transportation compeny's managers, and by others that the Sec. tary of the Treaunry had glven orders to rovoke Teed's license, Later in the day inqniries wers rade st tho Inapectora® office, ani (he reason for fis decision elven, but 'the tug-men did B4 chango thelr ' minds, and wero lond T thele_dennnctations of ‘the Inspoctors and the oficera of the stenmhoat company, They aa- hed that Capt. ‘Teod was’ fuily Justified in iacing Moran at the swhcel, and naid 1t wancastom- {5 for_tug Cnptaine to ailow the wheelamen_to fon their hoste on occasions of necessity, The ofcers of the steambont company were censured for stretching their lines ncros the channel with cat, a8 the tuemen way, piving due waming to toge, which are constantly plying un the river. ‘oo Local Insncctars began the Investigation of heaccident n week ngo yesterday, and concluded fitast Saturday, Capt. Teed anid Engincer Morley, ot the tog Van Schalck, and Capt. Sclutash, the mile, and the watchinan of the atmr 8hoboygan, Yeee examinod, Taspector Warren Informed Tna TRints®: maring wparter 1hat_the evidenca ahowed thnt Capt Feed famed out when tha tug lelt the dock, and tme on_ deck Detween Clark and ' Rush fireets. Moran was steering the boat, and be was not licenaed, Nobody was on deck for- ward of tha pilot-houso that could glve ooy evi- fenco excent the mon who was Idfied. Cant, wyren roferred the reporter to Raoles V, and VL of the ‘*General Rules and Rogulations of 1ks Board of Suvervising Inspectors of Slenm Verrele," providing that a steam-vessel, when gesring & bend or curve, ahall glve one long biast oflet whislle, and In crowded channels and in the vicinity of ‘wharvex shll sounid tho whistle to fuatd aguinst acckdenta and collistons, Capt. \Warren pald thers was evidénce to show that the tug did not blow her whistlo as sho shoald _have done_ botween Clark and State srects. The stmr Sheboygan, he rald, came in i tbe morning at tho usunl time—4 o'clock—and was widiug stretching A Hnc from the protection pleof Jlush atrect bridge for the purpose. Bhe zetelred no signale from any vessel, nnd when the togran axninat the line thc mteamer was hended zortheast, anid was awinging around to atarboard Inorder to drop dawn to her dook. Just nherd of the stmr Coronn, then lying at the Qoodrich whasf, enthe sonth ride of tho river. When tho tngap- proached the watciman halled her, snd sung out ihat thero was & line across the abutmnent, but nu atfention. apparently, was pald to the warning, The eteamer had _het' Tighta out, gs required by law, and Capt. Warren sald she had a right to wind at the polut Indicated, nnd any vesscl ap- ching hier should give the required signal, Pk Tecd, he sald, could mot elva the proper slg: ith the whistles or hells, standing whero he nd he was “nl in position tu glve any in. stroetions to the mAn n the pilot-house. Iiad ho brrfi forward ho might have acen and averted the aceldent. , Tn reviy o a'direct quention, Capt, Capt. Teod's licensn had been revoke in- siention and negicet of dulyas a pliot," g ve the reporter to undersiand that a deckhand s 8 right Lo steer & steam veasel 1 tho pllot s forward to direct him, and a wheelsman could be licensed a8 o wpeclal pilot on the payment of the 1smof §! lli alto clted the **Laws Governinyg Fesm-Vessel Inapection,” wherein Local Hoards of Inspectors are g1ven power to investigato, and il satiefied that any licensed oflcer fv Incompe- tent. or gullty of mikbehavior, negligence, or ou- itiilfalness, or has cndangered life, or willfully viclsted any provisions of the law, shall immedi- end or reypke hin license, Capt. Tweed was hotified of the action of the In- wpeclors, 1e has thirly days In which to appeat from the declsion to the Hul)c( L8l napectar, Capt. Coak, of Detrolt, and it 1 Llo that ho miydoso, Inthat ovent the Wil be ugain lsestizatea by that oflicial, The Inspuctors will muke thelr roport In the meantime to Cavt, Cook. Capt, Teed hias the roputation of being s good fuzman, and has Leen nine years in the lawing sine: Maoran, the unfortunate young man who was killed, hnd been four years on the river, azd was the Sratin ordor for promotlon as Captain Iz the servico of tho Veseol-Owuers' Towing Cown- » 1t {a sa1d that that Company's oflicers will ke stops to cause a mure thorouph Investigation ¢l the matter, and it will not be surpeising if somo Liw aolts result, The revocation of Teed's lice: tlonof the day In matine circl ofmach discussion and bltter feel MAJUNE INSURANCE. There were strong inuleatlons yesterday that thero will bo & break to-day in the comblnation of focal marine Insuranco agents, Nteports wera cur- rat, and scemed to ho woll founded, that the igenls of two companies wera writing grain-eargo muké to Buffalo at a loss rato than 30 conts on the 2100, 10 oft, and thosa agents were anxloua to free themuclves from tho recent agrecment to keep up the schedule of rates, for the reason that they had celwitn {ll-muccesa in obtalning business. It Is ot tmprobablo that tho others may elt down onthe fecalcitrant agents, and a vigorouscompotitive war be lusugurated that will result favorably ta the tblpper and detrinientuily to the underwriters, Ithas been known for womo time past that ono Gmpany Lnd written *A*' hulls at less than b Dercent, —the rate agread npon by the companiea wntlog binli viske,~nnd no snecial attention has len pald to the matier, the other camp Quletly pursuing the even tenor of thelr busin: Wl refrainlug from kicking up a hullabaloo, It i unduratood that tne rates agrved apon at Duf- filo wero 10 coutinuo untit the firat of this month, 4041t secms 110 new Azures havo boen adopted. The Milwaukeo Sentinet of yenterday d dtem to know that thor [s no pool of tompanica on hull rutes, and, thereforo, 4118 poul compuntes "'could not. hava \X.:[en #ald o way tho scnsa- l;’ml the subject r certatn o " boon cut- tegball rates, ‘The nool fs on cargo insuravce . sud is cumnmed of the seven companiaes that fom the Inland Lloyds, T'he Sentinel marine man :lnlhuw. his lgnorance In the mattor of Milwau- 1i¢ dzenta writing certidcates on Chicago cargocd, lsawoll koown fn Milwaukeo that Cnleago morance buslness b been dome there, it s lisre, and ni production of particalsr s in pruot of it. Chicago sgents would not k" taken the actlon thoy did ‘if wuch kad not yjoshe cxea, Docs the Sentinel man know that ‘“'lflltn insuranco firms **ramify ' in Chicago? \;Muu lie thluk for a moment that thoy would et q ik tu one visce o tho ather, unlesd re- lhyited by the Geneeal Ageuts of tue ' cuimpanies et nt? Should the Sentingl man want {a farther nformation on marine-Insnrance mat- hr‘li"ruz'lmuuxn Wil favor bim in the futurc as = o LAXY FREIGIITS, _l% 'Chango yustorday, graln freights wers active - 3 decliny of Kc, the rato on corn to Buffalo 1oz 24e. Through rates were Leld st former ure, but closod weak, Charters woro madg for 0,000 ba corn and 12.000 bu oats, Followlng Lo0the vessels: To Dutaio—Pro ire b 450 Dewa Tiichmond, ‘corn thiooeh; Sobs Mot de hr North 390, corn at 3c; uchis Kate Winelows AcM, Petor- fireycor Fage, an0 0. 6. Harard cormutgocr: To Kingston b #tton-Prop Clinton snd consorts, schrs Grde, Glenider, and Cirimsby, cora o p. 1. - To W urg—Prop City of Toledo, corn through, filo tako wheat from Purt laron to Baf- Znn.u 4C per by, and from Detrolt to Bualo at s 23}:: Were made at Detroit Batu, ““nm 4y the four lnke steamer lince at Nuffalo uced thoir rales on Lound freiuhs to 2ic 206 0n sccond-clasy, B 100 pounde on Bret-cl Yeon thiza-claas, and 10¢ o foarth-clush P PORT IIURON, % 0? licnay, Mich., May G.~Down~Props Ben- con, J8dRet Stato, Marine City, Auns Smith and G0ort, Belle Cross and barges; schra James Lousa, E. FPorter, Cuamberlin, Sautlac and con. Jt i contone Berpiiassnd o i iiom Gea Be i cutle; wed a i-_l'l'; Hissel, A, W, Luckey, Port Eaat n autley w der e, —~10 p. @, ~] hia Belle guwlu, Uomn—Prap Porest City and § }"lm Lalls, 50?15. u‘s"‘!v;'nu' ‘S?xl::“:‘q' Jn':thr: i ‘thn:'on?‘)?l .l:lll:l. He bite snd lue, O. WindSouthwest, fresh; weather cloady, i2ed Up—Pro H, Hoo?: All': BUFFALO, Iy 3 2 Rty gi0 B.Y.0 May 6. —Charters—~Echre James !mu.“”q, coal from Ashitsbula to Cbicsgu, at 40 Totedy famt Belle, cemcnt at 2¢ per brl toz Lleared—Props Mussonrt, fore, 1y Ogdensburg; Commo. ; Blanclard, George Kinz. snd b. :’:l‘lsgllne' Chicazo; Araxcs, Bay City; L. E. ‘l‘uv«mi'f :nl ¥ Sicgel, M rquetto; W Graves, e ].""-.:l Larta, Clevelyy cbrs Jo R, Beutle, Liard §i 1 060 tose conl, A, K. Mure, Cbl ¥eadv, Uruuentl, Clevelaud; doara man, Detzoit; D Milwaakee; barges C, L. Young, Chicago; Rasan Ward, Aufable. Cleared from Tonawanda—Marine Cily, Day City; R, J, Carpey, East Bagic THE WELLAND UANAL, Spectal DispateA (o The Tridune, Tonr Darnovar, May 0.—A strong feeling of indignation provalls here against the canal ofMciale on acconnt of the repeated delaysin opening the canal. A number of vessels, relying on the state- ment that tife eanal wonld bo open the 3d of May, arrived here londed with fee, snd, on acconnt of delay, will loso nearly ll thelr eargaes, as the lco famelting fast, Ong vessol-owner who bas fonr cargocs of fce here has Instructed his rolictor to enter an actfon agalnst the Department of Pablic Warks for dymages ang loss fnearred by the post- ponement of the opening of tho eanal, “There jsa g:;mr about 100 vessols in the harbor Lera to- —— NAUTICAL MISITAPS, ‘The movement of another vessel oni of a tier at the lumber market yesterday caused the achr Dersta to lose her spritesi] yard, The scaw Dan Sickies waterlogged and capsized off Sherman Day Saturdsy. She {8 awned by Me. Grange and Massrs. King & Degner, and was en route to Milwaukea from Dotrolt, with & cargo of wood, Tho Usptain and crew cacaped, LIIE, Spactal DitpateA to The Tridune, Ents, Ta., May O.—Arrivals—I'rops Gordon Campbell, Wisealilckan; echrs Allogheny, Schuyl- kiil, and Thomas A, Scolt, from Chicago: prop Japan, Diduthy barges Kecpeake, C. 1. Weeks, Enst Saginaw, Departures-~Prop Japan, Boffale; prop Gordan Campbell, Chicago} sclir Charles I, Durton, Chi- cago. —— TNE CANAL. Brinaerant, May 0. —Arrivad—tien. McCletlan, Pern, 0,000 bu corn, 2 Clonred—Imporial, 8t. Lonls, 40,334 ¢t ltimber; Lily, Bt. Lonlw, 123,470 ft lumber; Iiarrict, Bt Lomn, 123,000 £t inmbee: China, Blred's lirldge, 14,080 1 Tumber, 14,000 fath, 376,000 shingles, : ? MILWAUKEE. ASpectal Dispateh to The Tridune, MiLwaukee, May 0. —Grain freights qulet and steady at 3¢ for wheat to Buffalo. Charters—To llaffalo, schrs Queen City and Allco B, Norris, 85,000 bn nt 8c; berge Abercorn, 16,000 bu at 3¢, CLEVELAND, ' Epeetal Dirpateh te 4 ribune, CLEVELAND, O., May 0.~Chartors—Sehrs Ifomer and Exile, conl, Cloveland to Chicagn, at 40c; achr Slawson, conl, Clovelund ta Chuboyyan, at 47c: schr Knapp, coal, Black River to Cnleago, at 40c. NAVIGAYTION NOTES, * AT CHICAGD, Tho Qoodrich stmr Menominees {s cxpocted In from Mackinaw thie morning. The stine Alpena brought Emerson's Blinstrels over from Cirand Iaven yesterday. Tho tug Ingram will recelve an overhauling, and get ont about Friday. v, Lrewer Brand's now steamer will como out of dry-dock to-day witl s new wheel, to raplace one sho smashed. ‘I'ic achr San Jacinto goss fo Ashland, Lake Bunetlor, fora cargo of Jumber for Blanchard & Borlind, Tho tug McClellan has recolved f new wheel, new artoard strakes, ard other Improvements, and apt. Driscoll will run her ta-duy. RLAZWIERL, The tug Wiltle Richaras hns gono to Sturgeon Bay from Manitowod, l{ rnowed on the lake n tha vicinity of Dalley's Harbor on snlunu*. The wches T, 1. Towland, Jamalica, and Typo take coal from Charlotto to Milwankee at 00c, Usweyo satlore nove organized and want 81.60 8 day, whilo 81 I ofered. 1'(\' taken for granten here that the Welland Canal openod yesterday, vessels belog locked throngh from both euds of the route, Schr Rtising Star has heen chartered at Oswego to bring coal to Chicago at U5 cents per ton, The new slde.wheel steanier City of Detralt mado satisfactory telal trip Saturday st Detroit, and will try it again formally on the 13th, when sho mey, **excursn to Cleseland, Schr John Keldorhonso has arrived at Manito. woc from Chicago for o partial rebafld, Bhe is to be given now decky, deek-frames where needoed, centre-box, part now planksheer, etc. ‘There {s now in course of canstruction at J, P, Jonea' aifvyard at Trenton a finely-modefed steam launch for the endinoers of the stmr ‘I'ranasfor, which 1s to bo Snished sbout the Int of June. Iler dimenstona are: Length of keel, 24 ft: lenzth over ail, 28 ft; breadth of beam, G ft; depth of nald, 3 1t." Ter engino will bo tuift 8 'her owners. Sho will be calied ** Tho Pup,* The Lake Snperiortrade has been very active this epring, Twenty-lwo steamera areived " at Duluth uring April, mostly with omigeants and frelynt frow Canadlan porta for Monitobu, Northern Min- neaota, and Dakota. The Canada Soultiern Rallway feery stmr Trana- fer will go into the dry-dock at Dotrolt this week 10 bo overbauled and repatred. It will require at lcast six weeka to complaote her repatrs, and dure ing that time the barged Trenton and tcthyossurue, towed by the tuzs Oswego, lallentine, Itiver guun. and dtraoges, will transfor cars ot Tren. . PORT OF CUICAGO. 'The following sro the arrivals and actua! sailings at thia port for the past twanty-four bours ending 8t 10 o'clock last night: n ANRIVALS, 8ehir Mad. Forry, Muskeyon, imber, Market. Frop r!':“-nur'.{"hnnnxu Einidriin, WshiGyton atreet, oy Dusa ilictimiond, Nulalo, sundries, Washington stroet. Hlit Conteat. Muskegon, lumber, Arnald fitp. Hétir Jannie balline, Ludington, Vuniar 3 orket, Behr n. listes, siiver Lake, lumiter, Kinal; harde, Cleveland, coal, Ji 1N Aroet. tes, Jumber, Al ‘&l!lln. Fiae fends 0, Vgaton, Maclter, luchier, Markel, 'rop Truesdel ries, Hlush stree hr Georgo D, Douscman,. Muskegos, lumber, o, éinrl,mnd-.. tantetes, tumber, Kinzle streot. i Chronar B4 . sandrlc iuabatrs Stmr Chicaro, Milwi B Al Muske, ll.n .‘m"e‘fl Ill:,nh it undriss, T WD;’ I C)‘l cland, - treot, chr A Btr )", 8, v -oal, Light-Ilouse, ot Vleaio Tk St; don Rehiand hoomns tinr Francts Patine Cloveland, ¢ 'rop Trader, Pentwater, slabs, Market, Btllr(imrufi llm{nv. Tuflaly, coal, Indlans l)rclly rand ifaven, Girand Haven, stot he Amrkea. Muskegon, woor, Mason Biip, ll’l‘:nr Mary Amends Grsad Hgven, lumber, Stotson ":‘r'un O. P, lleath, Bouth Ilaven, lumbey, Kush sot. ; V'rop T. W. Snook, White Lake, lnmber, Ozs-Fouse L1 B2k Se Btar, ralirond tles, Ttock Taland lalirosd Wolverine, Grand Ifavon, shiagles Market. Benr White Oai, Mtuskegon, fimber, Market, Trop Hosnoke, HuMtaiey sundzivs, Ciybonrn svenue, hop City af ‘Concard, Clevuiand, sundsica, Lesuiio cht Flestwing, eaflrosd ties, Market. 10h City o6 ISatatls Huruch, senirics, Wels atreet, sehr . Glmmons, Maskeyon, lunber, Merket, Sche Kitau Mien: Menomines. Tunber, Sipson Biig. behrL. A Blmpeon, Yere Marquette, Jumbar, Mar: it oy, s A dD Fieva 55 AT Vi, e HEER Cohamerce: ‘ere. Marquctio: fumabven Slason A ‘ihe Bardinia, Muskegon, lamber, Market. 70p Talatud: Yatber, art f Wath Breet. rob Kiew Lrss Girand. (Twven Cowiog. Hauh mrce 'ro) cW I , fowlog, P Norchiel iocr, Brateon o Behr Meruchel, 010 0 pin FElie Kiion Wililatus, MeBomiaes, "luiaber, Btatson 8lip, 'Sehe 8, P, Wieon, etk Mowry. © Her . F. Allen, Grand Taven, lumber, Rush atrest, e, Huffalo, cosl: Etio street avt, Menominae, lumben Market rop fnpiry biate 1uldlo, sunitien biate 'rup Jialeixh, Hulfalo. sundrice, £ Eciip O. Khaw, Bouth Haven, wood., Hush airgot. Sehie Helveria, Huffalo, Vght, Cas of Tius aircat. ent G.s. Hazand,“Boflalo, iabs,"asat 'or” asn 1o “mu Kate Windlow, Duffalo, Hght, east of Btato rust. CTUAL SATLINGS, o3 tagazlne B treet. Prop Lichixsn City, sundries, Beur oddrufl, Cleveland, corg. chr . 1% Maon, Ilujk!llm. Tght ehr Lizete Doak, 8L Juseph, light, Prov Jave, Budtalo, susdries inton, Kiagaton, graln, REP Gl R Krain BEbF Olining. W et v ."Kj:u. Aiakesli, line. i Dal i 5 Johisan, Whits Lake, Hght. Prop Ira 1. Owan, Kecanaba: light, Bche Jesmia Lind, Kscanaba, gt ua. Vbt wehr 3. V) Teylor, M Ber Vinllec Yoader ilghty aaisite, Hgbt. a3 o, a! Schr Willtam H. Dunhau, b chr Tupaey, huskegon, light, 'e0p Livoi gu Dulbar, I“‘t‘"" lghe. g‘zuu. Teatwater, light. ates. Mitkeson, et n s Dreaden; Manlstee. Ticit, Ampbll Milwaukee. light. dnu, Muskegon, Mgkt Kato Lygae, Muskedon igh. acla sl Filer, Ludingtou, lght. Belir Kingasher Butalo, grata. chr Lavinda, White Laks, light. seir ud“nl.r n:‘““fi"fi ca, Muskeson, Hght, * Behr Boatla, Humlounnf. rop T, W.'SLook, 30nth Have rop W¥tllans Crigben, sau op City of Taledo, Ui undrl TO ARKIVE TU-LAY, Prop Meuenger, prop Bkylark. sime Ebebogan, stmr uskegua, Jmnr urona. simr Meaowounge, 5op Joln 'tldgeut, 1., prop Mlontgomery. : ———— IMPORTANT BOND CASE. New Onigans, La., Msy &—Tho Bupreme Court bas decided the great bond case in favor of the New Orleans Pacific Rallroad. It du- clared the $2,000,000 {ssuc to be legal #ud valld, snd ordercd the Auditor to issuc $250,000 fn- wediately, fn cogpliance with the conditions. Whea all the predeut vaild debt is funded, fu- cluufog $506.831 tu Consulidsted Planters’ A s0ctited bunds, tle deut will be ooty §12, 23, leavitye wore thau cuovugh rovm for th 200,000 for the rallvaad belore the Lmit of $LI,00.000 1 Teuchicd TIIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. MAY 7, 1878, THE REPUBLIC LIFE. A Petition Filed Against Several of Its Old Officers, A Qeneral Denlal of the Truth of tho Allegations. A petitton was filed in the Clerk's office of (ho Cirenit Conrt Haturday, which will ba read before Judge Williams at 10 o'clock this morning, unlesn, 08 the attorney for tho prosecntion naively re- marked, **something bappens to prevent." The petition 1s a ponderods affair, and its reading will consame fully two hours atan ordinary rate of olocutlon, but It was also hinted by the same lawyer that it wiil be enttled throngn ot a break- neek pace, snd will bo taken care of assoon as read. There was a certaln alr of mystery connected with the Aling of this document, which indlcated that its contents wers of the utmost conséquence tosomo party or partice, 1t was gobbled up by the defeneo and o recelpt givéh in lts place within ton minutes after it was filed, and the otleinal wans borne: away. The allarney for the prosecution kepta copy in 8 rafe corner of his secrotary, and it way resolved on all sides that no boman e ve those of tha nftorncys engaged in the caso ould aver rest upon It,—not even those of an “*outside* lawyor. Hota reporter for Tux Tria. uxe got wind of the nffair, nnd, by dint of peree- verance, was ehabiod to give an Inkiing of iis contentd to 1he rowderd of this paper, The. ullurua{ tor the prosccutlon fa Mr, John woodlrldges the sltorney for the defense, Mr. O, I, Jutchinson. The title of the bill I ** T, U, Nee- dles, Auditor, ve. Tho Revublic Life-Insurance Company,” The parties representing the prose- cation are Thomas J. Radclile, admintstrator, and Christians Benzell, and chinrges aro preferred di- rectly against somo of the most substantial and trasted citizens of Chiesto, An bolore stated, the hill Is & forinidable docn- mv.-lnz, and sevoral long storics are related therein, Only A BIITP BYNOPSIS ean ha given this morning of 1t4 contents, ont by chorying that tho Kepublic Life-l It rets nice ~ Company has been — manngzed oin Deginning to end i tho interests of some of Ita oficers, and that the maid oficors have been guilty’ of malfcnrance, snd of suaungting the affairs of” tho Company ' entirely to rerve their own &-m-uln interests; that the oruani- zutlon of the sald Company wis of Haulf the result of fratdulent combination between John V, F voll, Chiatles B. Furwvell, nnd others, 1t gous on y thut that the 'lr:n:th'ul vrianization of the pany took place In 1970, ut whick tune Juhn Farwell was ownor of tho premniscs Now, 150 ana 181 Lasalle street (the prosent site uf tha Jepublic Lifo Butiding); thut the bultafny thereon wus of 1iitte walue, aml there was an incumbrance on the lot, In 1860 Mr Farwell, the blll states, was in clreamatances of pecwiary smbarrassinent, and, being Prosident of the Mepubiic Fire lusuranew Company, inade o proposition to the oMicers of that Cumpany to vurchase the eald lot, then vacant, at tho sum of $120,000; that the Com- pany had, throngls st oficors, proviously resolved ta tuvest ail fts funds in United Niated bunds, and the proposition of Mr. Farwell was dechined, on tho tvo-fold ground that 1t was tn vielatlon of the auld resviution and that crty wos not worth the sum avked forits that Mr. Farwell pressed tho oficers (o innke the purchase, reducing tne price to 2100, 000, and offoring o J. 1. Payson, then Secretary, 10 make It a matior of personol Intercatto him to accuree the sald purchane. Mr, Payson absolutely doclinod to listen to Mr. Fartvell's pru#mlflun. and thoreupon, as 13 slleged, by Mr. Farwell's personal Intluence as Prosident of tho Cumunn(. and by the co-operation of Charles 13, Farwoll, then o Director, tho foriner was enabled tolne duce the Fiunclal Committee of pan: o adyanca the S0 !lnu {nl. rith tho ugreement that when & meetingof the stuckholdors was held, If they did not upprove the actlon of the Committee, Mr, Farwell should ay back the 8100, 000 recelved by hlw, and take hack Uie deud for tho lot, TUH SPECIVICATIONS FURTIERMOREN CIARGR that, as soon ae Mr, Farwell recelved hifs mnur‘)‘, his ot onco procooded to the erection upun the Tot of n_buliding, with a verbal understanding with the Financlal Committoe that, al:ould thy Comuiny opprove the purchase of the lot, it ahould pay him (pnrwc")wllnlcvcrlhnbufldlnl.'t t. ‘Iig_Company, {t 13 stated, refused to concor with the Financtal Committes In tho purchuso of the lot and burlding, end the praverty roverted back to Mr, Farwell, A detatled dexcription {3 then givon of the wubacquont salu of the Jot to the Ropuuiic Life. Insurance Combany, with the bufld. 1ng. for 3302, 000, v Fiso bl nivlug charged that John V' and Charles . Farwel, as oficera of the Itcuublic Life. run thie Cumpnny in tholr own individual interest gocs on to make charges against several other pa ties of prominence. 1L narrates tho particuls of he purchaxe of all the stock of tl Natlonal Life-Inaurance Company h‘v the Repub. 1fc, and the alleyed munipulution of fhe safd stock by tho oficers n? both concuray, the hypotheeating the means by which the Ropublic ofile to reduce tholr stock capital lrzm 5, ,_on which 40 per cont hisd been phid fp. to 51,000,000 of Dald.up eapital, —pucls of which history mny be funnd duly chronicled in back Issucs of Tnx Tninuxe, Then the document proceads stato that Masers, 3. N, Nickerson, Peet, il aud otbers gol eontrol of the Lifo bl uying up the atock of tho old Itepublic {omvany, of which they were wtockbolders previous 1o this timo, and clarges that tho Varwolls, after ruining tho Ltepublic by im{lm:nnnlhnr nsurance companive’ bouds and uaing thom for their own benefit, borrowing money from the eald Company without security, etc.,sold wat theie stoek to KlllA, Peot, and Nickerson, who gat control about tho yeur 1870 of bath the Nation- al and Repudifc Campanies, IT 18 ALLEGED TIIAT NICKERSON inorder to get o nold on the Republic, bought Jarwell's atock, avd in dolug so used some of the Ropuhlic's fuuds, which, the {umloneu clatm, wax fllegal, ana the money ought to b pald back} and the pottion further chiarges that since that tunethe ofMicers of tho National have usod their {nfluence to discredit the Hepublic Company snd L its business fnte the Natioual, It states that Nickerson followed In the footsteps of Farwel) in foanini tho funus of the Nattonol Company to pare (I:ullllr friends, in sotna cases on insufiicient se- curity, 4 known us NI FARWELL'S STATEMENT, A Tainvxe reportor catled upon Mre. John V, Farwell during the afternoon_of yeeterdsy at i place of busiuces, carner of Monroo and’ Mark streets, 1o ask him what be thouwht of the bilt, ** You folks are not going to nublish it, "' sald the genllcmnnuulxa reporter, after tho latter had een fairly seatod, *+1t ts of record," replied the newsgathorer, **1 thing it 1u a shame that such a bill should be allowed to be fled In & court of record atnl), It{a & tlseue of falsehouds from begiuning to end. It {s & shame upou our elviliza. tlon that courts should allow perfoctly irre- sponsible parties to dle such a ,document besmirching the chaructor of & businoss man, If thase facts were true thoy could by camly pioven, but, being falsc. thero should Le some chance for recoverlng, “When such a bill [s flody & bond suflicient (o cover fluanclsl damages, in case itd flllll( is proven,abould ba filed with is." ' Tiul you don't beliove that ln‘ one who knows ou belleyes what 1o charged agsiust you to tho AP waked the reporter, **No, 1 do not; but there aro a great many people nowadays who are willing to belleve most auythiug bad of a y 0ng who 14 prominent in te- Iiglon and busincs +**What reply will you make to the bilir" teTsupnoes 1y ‘sltoftioys will stiend to that What 1" oblect to |, that Irresponsiblo partius should bo hrought in by those who ara responsible, but who rewain in the bac! und and allow others to append their names, while they romain shrouded in the cloak of lulEntllhllllv in the roar." Y*Who do you think are v THR REAL INSTIGATORS]! *! Johr Woodbridge fled tho bilL, onre befora when lie trled vury hard to prove me 4 nd; 1o only wants revenge, sud this is his wuode of saeking it But he will dud bimself some- what badly nHxed before tyls 18 through with, 1believe John W, Duaue is aleo at the back of i, and a4 a brothor merchant 1 luok upon that asextremely unkind." o ¢+ [1ave you OVeF seen OF read the bil}p **I have nover read tho Lill, but I bave learned from outslde partles waat alicyutions and things 8ru sel forth ju it 'Ylieru are th n?n in the bill that bLisve not the least foundation fo fact, snd matters ‘which could only come frow the Vice-President, who voted on sil the matters of record complained [ d whoss dealings with the Company bhave buen moved from hooeat, ut they cha; t you were nezligent!™ will confess that I'was once caught in bad company, and | am extrenisly sorry fur it, but [ defy un. L act of mine, ncomwm - petent sud wa dropped them, and then Courtwrizht €4mno in, aud he to-day uwes the Company mvnq‘ —~a0nis |l{l(fl0 or §8, 000 ~thst he bas ovenlrawn,'* +*Why do you think that the blil was brougat agaiust you Lo recover 8500, 0001 'hy wholo anlmus of tho thiog Is blackmsil I8 wau lnsinustea to me several thues that 1 could scothe bill, ), 000, 1] 1 decliued 10 bave anyibing o do with the scoundsels. This men Poulson stole some $13, V00 {3um tha Company while he was In its eupioy as Sullcitor aud Agent. 1o is no doubt put forward by Cousturiglty 8¢ the wnformation which leged In the bill could bave been obtaloed frow no other parly, Both resiguod from their positious because they wero compelled. Courtwright over- Wrew his account without the knowledge of tha otficors of the Compauy, aud I girect violauon of Lhelr contract 5 **Do you say that (hoy are defscltere) ** I euy that both men are defaulters to the Ra- public Lifo-1asurauce Company.” “ ‘h‘n‘yuu hink thoe peywent of money would shat o slj furthes prosecutiont ** I vollevs that the whole animus of the bill 1s blackmail fzom top to bottow. " “*WHAT WILL YOUL ANSWEK BRI ‘¢ It wall be u atraighz disproval of the charges. These {rrespousible fellows bave 2ot some reputs. ble people beblud them to push the oill, aud then they get o reapectable sttoruuy th act for a party in Detrolt, who has s clatin szainst the Company. Thu respunalble wen ut the fast mowent wre afraid 10 sl4n their pumes o the bill bLecsuss they dare Bl face the wusdc,” Bubscquendy o taviug scen Ar, Farwell, the T beat bim 10 iy band upun s dishon: rst st of oticers wo had wo teporter called upon Mr. K. W, Pect, the Presi. dent of tha Natlonal Life-Insnrance Company. The gentlaman eaid (nat Ponlson owed the Itapnn. lic Life $8,000, and tbe National §2,600. He was 8 blackmailer, 'and had made It hia bonst that he would make [t hot for the Company. Al he had n kay wan that the bill wne 8 mnd-throwini fnstru- menk, with [litle or no truth Init. 8o far A8 any acta referring to bim (Peat) were conearned they were liee. o did not care anvihing about 1§ It wae the imression of several persons who are up in fasurance matters, and with whom the re- porerialked yesterdar, that the allexatiunn con. talned In tho bill conld not he proven. They had known for norae lime that Poulron wae professing his ahility to make **damaging revelatione,” bhut they had decitned to bave any(hing to do with bim, CASUALTIES. A DEADLY HALF-AND-TTALF, Sueclat Dlpateh o The Tridune, > NEw You, May 6.—Thres women drank chloroform nnd ale at the Lunatic asylum on Blackwell's Teland on Saturda; shows that the ixture Is oot a wholcrome drink. Twoof the women are dead, and the third Is still dengerousiy 11l Anne liaonalan, 60 years old, and vuc of the wildest lunatics In the Asylum, after completing hier dally task of scrubibing the lower hall, stepped into the drug- shop for hicr ratlon of ale. As the elerk tarned to get a bottle, Anne selged a sixteen-ounee bottle of chivroform from the shelf and hid it iy her dress. 8ha recaived horale and went up- talrs, when she inct Mary Jane Bracken, alao (0 vears old, and fnvited Lier to come and have n drink, as she hind "gomething that was good " ta tnix with ft. They mixzer the ule and ehloro- form in a tin can,and each of the wretched women drank of the mixture, The ehlaroform mnust lavo burned thelr throsts dresdfully, but 1t did not deter them from offerivy sume of the mixture tos third unfortunate, Julia logan, s woman of 40, was treated fo a drink. All agread that the drinks were nnt good, and _Anne f{annahan fmincdlately took the hnttledown-stalrs to the drug-clerk. * Here, Mr. Hogan,” shu raid, * you of polson. . I don't like ft; f 8he de- clared that she had not taken any of ft,* The woman Ingan at once bocame drowsy, and went bed, Thu uther two were found ‘stageepine In the halls, and wers put to bed and medicent service summoned, Hogan died twenty-one hours ufter tuklug the putsun, and Bracken died unrl{ this marniug. - Hlannaban, the promoter ot all thenischlef, {simuroving. Foralongtimeshe denled steahug the bottle, but tnally admitted that she took it wien the clerk's hend was turncd, and favited the other woilen to try it with her, The scctdent will lead 2o the exélu- alon of all Hut absolutely sauv persuns from the asylum drug-shop. MINNEAPOLIS, MixyzarorLts, Minn, Moy 6.—The following resolutions werd adopted by the Bourd of Trade today: g Reaolred, That In view of the late territic calam. Ity in tho dedtruction of some of vur fonring tillle, and tho comsequent loss of Mfe, the Minneapolis Noard of "Trade heroby expross 1t deep aymba- thy, first, with the sorrowing relatives of “those who have an instantaneously been harled Into oter- nity; necondly, with those whose property, accu- mulnated by uustncad talent and Indastey, bas been so fearfully deetroyed; and, thirdly, with our cons- munity, which hus thus temporarily lost a0 large a Parn gnllhnla famous miile, alike Ite profits and ts nrlde, Reesolred, That we recommind to our citlzens o Htveral conteibution for the ald of the widows and orphans who have by this terrible accident lost thelr usbands, fathors, and unly support, Resolred, "That tho Jusa to the ‘busincan intercatn of our city will be of short duration, and we have renson (o congratulate otirclyes upon the well. grounded aveurances that the millv will be rebuilt a4 apeedily aa Inbor can do it, and in o character us tasize and eficlensy surpassing even those which hoved juat been annthitazed, A Fesvlred, 'That wo cannot too highly commend the pluck of our millers, whom ho cataatrophe rcems to dannt, no disaster appal: but who, with the wamo brave energy that has recared (o them. sclven the world asn market, are already com- mencing the construction of new mills amid the still smokinz ushes of the old. DROWNED. Bpeclal Dizpateh to The Tridune, Pirrsouna, Pa., May 8.—About 2 o’clock this afternoon, Mrs. Hoffstrlker, Mra, Krelder, Mra, Milter, nit %wo children got into n skif! to cross the Allegheny River just above the Water- Works, When about half way over, the two firat-named womnen, who were rowlng, became alarmed at tho approach of a raft, aud, attempt- fnz to chante the course of the skifl, it was upset, and oll of the octupants were thrown fnto the stream, Mre, [offstriker and Mre. Krelder sawnk at ouwce, and wers seen no more, Mra, Miller and the two children wero. snved by one of the raftamen, asslstance, woo swam to thelr Tho drowned woinon were tho wives of labor- ing mon who live in Allcgheny, ucar-tlie sceno of the aceldent, Tho bodies have not been re- cavored, but a lurgo crowd is searching for thow, As tho river s high uud tbo current strong, they will probably be found at one of the islands below the clty, TATAL EXI’LOSION. Mexrzis, Tenn,, May O.—Shortly after 7 o'clock this morniog the portulie engine stand- ing fu front of Bohlen, use & Co.'s ice-house, at tho foot of Jefferson strect, cxploded with terrific force, fustantly killing Towm Ilolst, the eugineer, and probably fatally injurlvg Jim Kennedy, the fireman, The following laborers were also wounded: Baruey Buras, leg brokens Tatn Bteene, arm broken and scalded; Jumos Zanone, urm broken and severcly sealded, Fri- day Uillen, colored, who was alug thoe spot on the way to bils work, woa severely scatded. The engife was used {n Lolstlug few out of a barn {uto the, fce-house, and o fire had boen built under It with little or no water in the botler, which was discovered at the moment of tho explosion. A pleco of the buller was drivon through tho wall of Lata's soap factory, and another plecs fnto Glenn's wharl-boat, 8 block away, RUN OVER AND KILLED. Avacial Dispalch to The Tribune. Font Warsn, Ind,, May 0.~Cyrus F, York, & frelght conductor on the Wabash Ruilway, aged 85, was knocked off a tram one milo east of this ity this afternoon. Twelve loaded cars passed over him. Both legs und one arm were taken off and his body crushed boyond recopni- ‘tllon. Decensed leavos o wife aud threo chil ren. FATAL FALL, &pacial Dispateh to The Tribune, Canruinvieng, 1L, May 6.—~A fatal aceldent occurred o few miles south of this place, Jaseph Shall aud & young son aged 7 years were out riding, when tuo boy was throwu frow his horse, and roceived futernal tue'urlcd, frow tho offect of which ho died fu & tow bours. ————— AN ELECTION ROW, . Naw York, May 6.—A apecial from Weldon, N. C., says: “ Thoolection of Town Commis- sloners wus the occaslon of & serlous rlot lers this inorning between the whites and pegroes. Both races had caudidates in tho fleld, and Ereat excitement provatled, About 10 o'clovk a riot began, sud clubs, knives, and plitols were frocly used, Quito s uumber of persons were shot, cut, and brulsed. Onc man, a negro, will dle. It ts thougnt, saud the injurlos of scveral others wre recurded as dangerous. A miiitary cowmpany bus been ulefr-ulmd for to Nourfulk, su fudications of a fresh outbreak are tmmiucut. Tho prescuce of the Virginia milltary on the ?lllfl'l ¢ of tho river may bave u quletivg ef- ect, Rarxron, N. 0., May 6.—=Tho fight st Weldon was during & divpute as to the uegroes’ right to vote, High words wero uied, thun blows, U:Xc‘ J. L. Emery wag struck on tho heud and badly hurt, Elght or ten shots were then fired st rfoters. Juhu Purnell, a negro, was shot fn the mwouth aud dicd in tive bours, Another ne. &ro was wounded 1o thie snoulder, The Bhenft, a Republican, spoke to the rioters, Thon a !mm ucut newavsper inst spoke; next the {ayor of the town, Emery aod lobert Day were bound over {n $2,000 ‘cach.. The excite- ment was great. Tho peopls were wild at oue time. Allfs pow quict. Durlag the riot tho polls wer closed, e THE' GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN, Hpecial Disnaleh to ThS Tridbune Mapisow, Wis., May 6.—Uov, Sulth lefs the city this mworning for Washiugton, to be zone week or ten days, on business of the State. P FLEUCLO OHIO LEGISLATURE. CoLumsus, 0., May 6.—In the House bills wero dntroduced fo punish the throwloz of stones or other missilcs st railroad cars or loco- motives by a fine of $50 to $500, or imprison- meut {n the County Juit one year; to prescrive & rato for State taxcs, 60 ¢5 £0 Hx tho rute for a zecucral revenue fund at three-tenths of s miti: or the Asylumn Fund, cigbt-tenths; for the Bluking Fuud, five-tenths of a mil, forthe Common School Fund, ovs mil, Tho Scnate bill preseriblng heavv penalties for teachers who Lave ctlniual jutercourse with fetmale puphs, cither with o1 withdut thelr con- seit, was passed. % A resolution wus adopted fnstructlog the 7 Committee on Public Warks to conter with the lessces of pablic works, and report what settle- ment, If ang, ean he made of thé differcnces now existing between the State and lessecs. ELIGIOUS. AMERICAN BIULE SOCIETY. New YoRg, May 6.—At the sisty-second an- niversary of the American Riblo Bociety the an- nual report was read, showlng that coples of the Bible manufacturcd at the Bible house numbered 054,5053; printed abroad, 933,M08; pur- chased abroad, 17,979: total, (w5579, Coples fasued at home, 663,000; mbroad, 193,693; total, [% Bibles for the biind were also lasued to the number of K21, making an ageregate of 11,238 volumes in thirty-six years, The {ssues af the Boctety for sixtj-iwa™ vears amount to 81,864,315 coples, The cash recetpts for the year were 446,055, This atwount is Jess than that of last year by 296,025 The fact was mentloned that a firty of native vublishers fn Japan has ex- [,rcncd A desire to purtiipate fn the publica. {on of the deriptures for their own countrymen, They wiil suon fesue & pocket vdition of tho New Testament in Japanese, SOUTIERN METIODISTS, ATIANTA, Ga., May O.—In the Methodist General Confercnce, the csll for memorials, petitions, appeals, and resolutions waa con- tinued. Many minor changes in the Discipline arg offered. ‘Tha report of the Committes on_Credentlals on the conterted seat of L. D. Dameron, lay delezate from the Bt. Louis Conference, was agaitt taken up and warinly discussed to the close of the scasion, ——— " WAITING AT THE RIVER.” As the Irlshinan stood waiting at the river for i to run by fn order that he might cross over, 80 people watt when suffering with constipa- tion, forgettul that the causo Is forpld itver and dyepepsia, and that It never cures ltself, but mnust bo uvercome by some gentle yet positive ca- thartic. No medicine or combination of medi- clues yet discovered give suth prompt and per- munent relief as Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets, Ping ArpL, Wilcox Co., Ala.~Dr. Pleree, JBuffato, N. ¥.—Dear 8m: T was sickly from youth up, for ecven years Jife was a burdeo, wy food would not digest, and my lrer was en- larged, Itrled variows remedles, but to ne purpuse. Your pellets have effected my entire cure. Inclosed pleass find £1.50 for neopy of tho People’s Common-Beuse Medical Adviser, L recardelt ns tho best houk ever published, 1 am trylng to get others to use your medlcines and read your bouk. Yours truly, Jonx E. Lusaw. ~KINGSFORDS Oswego Starch Is the original of Corn Starches, and it has held for 40 years the highest place in the estimation of housewives throughout the world, With economists it is the prime fa- vorite, as it will hold full one- third more water, and yot maintain a standard consis- toncy, For the laundry its cheapness, ultra purity, sweet- ness and lustre have hecome proverbial, while as a table edible it stands the peerless American preparation, uni- versally renowned, E. . CHAPLY, Qen'] Ag't, 146 Duans-st,, Kew York, ~ TOBACCO. - NPT AP T, NOTICE T0 CONSUMERS The great cel TIN TAG TOBAC - O has caused many imitations thereof to by placed on thie murket, Wo therefure caution sll Cliewers ? againat purcnusing such fwfiations, tohacco All dealors busing or sclling ather ply bouring & limrd or mietallis lahel render themselves Jatla o the penalty e Law, and all persons vio: AP tera ; i Thie penuine LORILEARD TIN TAG T0- G R e ingu e by RN A o t W E L XI0D Sitiepea each lump with tho wo Jcrean. 0BH tons tobaceo sald 10 TNTT, and near- 1y 3.0t4) 1< rvons einployed [n factories. Qver 7 Taxes pald Gov'm't in 1RTT abant $:3,8(M), A AT reot 1S e o SO 00 n’{hru gouds sold by all Jobbers at manufucturers es, | Tin Tag Smokixe Tol'a ts**s2cot & £ none™ tn sroma. mitdness, pority, qualtiy. Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites =1t Is composed of Ingredients Ident- cal wilh those which consiituie jesithy Hood, Muscle and Sceve sud rutn Substance, whilel Life Iteclf I8 diroctly dependént upon sumie uf plie i, 1y {1a unlon with u the bloud and fts cffect Upan thie Uiusclea 7o-outabibly: lug the ‘oo aniioning the other, |t I capable of clivctiog the tullowlng Fesiilt 1t Wil displace or wath out tubercu- lous imnattor, and thus cure Consumpe ton, Dffoereastog, Nervous and Muscu- lar Vigor. it will cure drapeiaia, feebla or Interruptod action of ‘the Huart aud Faipliation, Waskness Of Intellect, causcd by grlef, worty,veriax, or irtegular Mabite Brouchitin Acuto of Clironic, Congestion uf Whe lounis, oven Ta e tost sisrnuiig S tured B, Vigny abce. sthin; Loss of Voico, Nearal, fis, Whooplng Cough, s most wondurful adjunct b oihior remic sustaining lifs duricg the process of Diphiheris. Price, 81,50 per Bottle, Nix for 87,50, Sold by all Drugzi WEST ENDHOTEL, LONG BRANOCET, Wll‘l“‘ OPEN JUNE 20, 1878, atent Ylnlnfl r'dufrd tnx Li0adiy. T ermancab e e L e urad rovements & PASSENGER ELE. VA e oL e the LU} 4 Cold bea i e ter Ill"fllll l"llhhfllfl“ Tproved. Appliestion: %) tiroad elved ®ow by . M. HILDRETH, & the Ifotel aftor $ay 1. F1RM CIANGES. DISSOLUTION. Notice 1s hereby given that Frauk A bas with. drawu froin b covartuoralilp Lofeloiore exielng un- Uer thy Ari nsule of Swad, Clark & C e cupurt- SRS WY A cLARK, agO. ¥ D!l"llb|1 -u:‘cunm;:a :;‘li::-l e . 2 RS SLARE Ry PR alondd Bl wdons! Cuidavo, Aurli 13, 1478, : FHOTOGHAPMY, Photographer . ToAMEST, Cablasts, 6 4 Gards. §3, lmported CANARIES, Talking Purrots, und other Faucy Birde. Goldileh & Aquariums, FRED KAEMPFER, 127 Cluzk-at. ANZETEISS' Rateilals, &3, TTASR RESTORATIVE. $AVE|T0 LEARN HOW TO DO YOUR| IT READ AND HEED HAIRl wuAT rorLOws. SAYE YOUR JAIR.~Tho laws of Health and Lengerity Cemand ity the enstoms of rocial Jifa require it. Tho matter ir of great importance in evory way. DEATUTIFY YOUR JAIR.~It {8 the sur- pasing erown of glory, and for tha low of it thers 12 1o compensation. CULTIVATE YOUR FAIR.-For by no olher means can 1t bo saved axd beautified, LYON'S | KATHAIRON, Discovered thirty-fivs years ago by Prof. Lyon, of Yale, e the most parfect preparation fo the wotld for presorving and beautifying tho batr, Deslides belng the best halr dressing ever produeed, Lyon's Nathairon will positively prevent grayness, and will re~ store now halr to hald h if tho roots and folliclos aro not destrayed. It actually porfornie theso sceming miraclos, of ehich tha followlng fa A FAIR SPECIEEN. 1 Lad boen ontiroly bald for several years, con- etitutlonal, I suppoze. I used m fow bottles of Kathairon, sad, (2 19 proat surprise, I have s thick growths of young kalz, COL. JOIIXN L. DURRANCE, U. . A, 1 every Importaat respect thie Kathalron fs abso- lutely fazomparable, Itisuncqualed 1. To Cuzs Taldness. 2 TolestoroCray Malr 5 3. To Rtozove Dandrus. 4. o Drose and Ticautify the Halz, DEAR IN MIND,—Tbo Katbairen fs re etlcky pasto of culphur and cuzar-of-lend, to paint and daub tha lialr nzd raralyzo tho braln, It fs & pura and limptl vagetatlo Jotion, fatended ta re- ctore the Laiz by natural prowtls and refnvigoration. Itda splendldly perfumed, and {ha moat dolightful tollet dressing Lnown, No l1ady's or penilemun's tollst outfit fs complcta withiant Lyon's Kathairon, BOLD EVLRTWHERE, - McCORMICK HALL, HURDOUH sasm it TENTIMONIAL BIBLE, ‘Tendered by leading citizens 1o Prof. J. E. MURDOCH, : LIVISG READEN, THURSDAY, ate, 50 cta. - Torsale af fioot & atest. (GLO, D, CARPENTET, Sunager. HOOLEY'S TUEATRE. Pricenf1, 75, 0c,and e, Matinecs, 50 and gse ONE WEHEX ONLY! EMERSON'S MINSTRELS And the origiual MG FOURt—swith, Waldron. Morton, aud Martin, headed by tho Monsrch of Minssroley, BHLLY EMERSON? Leader of lieAned Minstrelsy. Chas. Heywood. Blg, bercn, Fred Waltz, ani &% Opers Quinteite snd 1éss Grchestra. 21 hiar Cerforuners NEW CHICAGO THEATRE. Tou-night—Matioees Wedneslny snd Bsturday—J. Z. LITTLE (i his zroat searstiva, 5. RHINE. KELLY EORGIE 8, Premicre \INE perlo-Damic Vocalit. T L. Iy ‘opular Prices—33, 35, 80, enta, HAVERLY'S THEATRE, iy Successtul T COMBINATION, ICCITY, Hrightest Additional Not rolls—lticliars, Rdward, aud 3. Turtow lirotners: am Davere, 1, feeliv and Collver, Hannah Uren. Tha Co Last week of CHIUAUGU~Bsfare, Dur! ye and bature in. After the Firo, Matinecs Weds 4130, Fhunday, chaugs of biil, da) - COLISEUM NOVELTY TUEATRE il 11 3 ~=Tremend: & This Afternoon IWIF.’;:EHWH‘TN endous Buccessl SERVITUDE AND FREEDOX, Granid Otlo, Continentsl 4, Floreuce lrwin, Den y v Siatiueo prices, 2% aad B¢, MeVICKEI'S THEATRE, NOUCICAULTS BENRATIONAL LIFE-5TORY, AFTEHR DARKI! Deplettng high aud fow 11t n tho great city, Drescnis ©d with 8 powerful cast of charucters. New and char acteristicscanory. Kvery nlgnt this week. ¥ v nnd Nniuriday Matluses. my =Y NIy, HLLIVERY Children’s Nehool Ilats, Trimmed ¢loods, Flawors, aud Noveltles, REMOVED TO 135 STATE-ST. __ WEBSTER'S, OCEAN NTEAMSILIDS, STATE LINE. KFW YOUE TO OLASUGOW. LIVERPUOL, DUBLIN, TkLFAST, LONDON Y aad tlie Paris Expoaltion ATATL 21. GEO) ul A BIALE OF LOULalA First cailn S0 aiid 475, eturn tickeds o reduce. WL % Bccuimmodar 8ok Ewn;:“l'q C“’WI”‘ SALDWIN S GG K, Sansger, ARCIOR CINE MALL STEAMERS New York aud Glasgow. ZYONIA...3ay 11, wuon | CALIFIETA, May 3 RREASIALy, ku-mlumloru,:‘:fifflnfi urk to Lun $un direci A ITOPIA. May I8 3p. m. | AUSTPLIA. May 22, pitar A l-';:u'r‘l‘i{m Tiekeia vt g aed ate u Sllllninlhlu times 8 weok toand from Britlsh Ports, Lowest Prices. Apply ut Company's OLgl:t. northwest cormer Cigsicaud Rendulyl-sts., Chlcigo, Pl DU VEUNET: Geuersl Weatern Azeat., INMAN LINE. United Ktates und Ttoya) Mall Kieamers, New York o Liverpool vis Qu PR eh Great Brtatd soa Treisid J0F eie: North German Lloyd, rrency. For frolght UL RiENS &' 'M'Hll%‘l‘lm‘i{' {1 OFFICK OF THE Life Association of 8 Louls, Apnt 15, Lad. fa sccordaac Tiatona of Seciloy dot the Cearjer, aa o wembers of the Guuersl Boanl v Dlll‘t r 107 10 terw of shrep yesrn Uy 00 held at 1 oifice, 1u 5t Loul Ve o “tt“““’lF ibe 14th day of May, 158, Tho pitie whilfa wven ltrowt Joelodea iAo %piu. M, Wo HOUGLL Predddut 3.5 PULLCE, 5o 3 YEIRTRY - Dttt & Storix Gty F: ARRIVAL AND. DEPARTURE OF TR Rergrexce Maiars.— fat excepted. xnonu,_‘en:;&‘:z OHIOAGO & FORTHWESTERN RATLWAY, Tlckes Omces "c'".'r'.:‘dgnfi'.’m“ Hothe) '5‘“ aPactfic Fast Liy stioux Uity & Y asenzer Exprest,,.. Minneapolls Afin olis F.x {ircen D e, Fau by racan K3 pra o Expre bWiRuna & New LWinan & New 1/im 8 Paiiman cago And C: ALIO3 e, m. Noother r0s1 _runs Puliman of any other form of l?llellt):nnrutn" Ch{‘ufll. i =Tiepot roruar of Wella anj Rinzfe-tis BTUbok Soraer of Canal and Rinslevia CHINAGO, RURLIRGTOR & QUINCY RAITLR Depots footaf Lake st Indfaua:ev.. and Sictaench R, and AD. and Sixteenthests. Tickes Ofices, 50 Clark- pute. Tralns, Mendota & Galeatis r::-u & streator E Rrprees, [+ 7:33 e.m < ten 3 Ktord & Froenots’ Faaross & 810uz Gty g ado E£p O¥TIer's [iY0ve PAsseuRer. Aurnrs Dassener., Mendois & Streat ve I ¥reeport & Dul Ointia Night. 3 exas Fast l’.(k e . .. 5% Al Knuans City & B, Jor 1 ensnm. ” Pullman_ Paince Dining-GATT snd Paliman 16-wiiesl Bieeping-Cars wre riun betwoen Clileago aod Omaens on the {"ai8C Express, CEICAGO. ALTON & ET. LOUIS ARD OBICA30 EAKJAS CITY & DENVER BHORT LINES. Talon Depat, Weat Sidey nanr Sadison. brlidga, Fwrt5 ind ot Ticker Ofice, 123 Hagdophest. leave. Reneas City & Denver Past Bx B Louls & Springield be....0¢ Motifie ¥ Sew Ocleaus Ez. | ft, Loale. Bpringdaid & Tevdd ¢ Yéorin, turlingiin ¢ Fat ot A kU Fxp Chicawo & Paducah It it Furmaiur Lacon, WWaririou uliet & b wight'Accomtndatin + CHICAGO, MILWAUREE & BT, PAUL RAILWAY, Union Dapat, entner Siadiaon and Cansiosts. Tiek s Olice. K3 Nouth Ciark-it., opposita Sherman Hoass n P m. 8 Gise . 1D, m. ¢ e, sud at depot. =5 Trave, [ Avrive, (liwankes [ 7:30a m. o 7:63; tv"‘.c“n"“‘ i 7:558. m. 7630, me ¥ 10:108. m. [* 4:00). m, AT 5:C0p. m. [*10:43 1, 1. Wiscunuin ay, Bievens Folnt. and Ashe tand through Niaht Express. |t 9:00p. m. 1t 72004 m. All traine_run tin Milwaokeo, Tickets for At. Tanl and Minnespolts are eliher vin Madison snd l'rairis du Clion, ur vis Waiertown. LaCrosss, aod Winons. TLLINOIS CENTRAL BAILRO. Depat, font of Lake-st, and foot of Twenty-seeoad.st. “Ticket ogive, 121 K andoiphest., near Clark. 1 5 corin. Buritoxton & Heoli Peona, Burifugton & Keoki Tribugug & Stous Cie] Gluah Paw X ‘@ OuBatarday night rina to Centralls only, ¥ On Baturday nlkht runs o Peoria anly. MICHIGAN C 'LL sAILMAD. t, font of Lake at., &nd foot of Tweatyr.sscond.ot, ‘icket Olfies, 67 Clark-st.; southnast coraor of Hag pl, Grand Vecide lviel, sadat Falmer fouse, Teava. 1 Arrive, Fi00a. m. | %1158, . 008, M. [¢ 7140 b M, 0:30 8. U, (RTETN 16143 8. M. e 38l (v1a Mala and Alr Line). Ty Rapress... Kalamazoo Af e Atlantle Expross (dalls)., JPITF o ebovored PITTSH FT, WAYNE & OHICAGO RAILWAY. Depot, cornor Canal aud Madison-sts. Ticket Oiflces, 43, . 3 5:1A p. M, 1°D:00 0. . 65 Clark-st., Paimer House, std Grand Pactno Hotel. Arrive. l-llud Bxpre; . 00 .4t Tioum, m. 'acifc Express. 4 81 5 BALTIMORE & OHIO. Traloalears trom Kxposition Duliding, foot of Mon Ticket O m B CIATk-atee PAImEr Crand Pactac, and Devot (£ poeition Bulldinz), Arrive, Moruing Exprevs. Vobinores ! Leave. gflfllul Mali—014 L) Niiaitds Lrpross out k Toro NSl Kxpris:sos et PITTTBRURG, OINCINNAT( & B’;_n R R (Clacinnati Atr-Line snd Lok#mo Line.) Depot cortier of Cliutou and Carroll-sta. Weit Sida. Tive. Departy Cinclnnatt, Indianapolis, Lon- iarige. c;':mmw-"wa" Eas &l l!'mn Ex s.m,* A110p, m. 0P, A TR EANKAXEE Depot foot of Lake-st. sad foot of Twenty-second st. Depart. Arrive. Ctcinnatt, Tndisnapolls & : e 2 Loulsriilo Day Kxpros ll 0:30 [ 9:00p. m. o Night Kxpi 0t 4 TU0A. 1. £70200, EORIELAND, & PACTEID, RATLEOAD unice, 38 Clsrk-st,, Shertnan Huuse. Leave. Omaha. Leavenw'th & Atch Bx|*10113 nfl'lll Accounodallun,. 5 1Lt Kxoress. 110:000, 1. It #130 e m. ~AliTucals on tho Oi s inients ans .h:“ :."h‘ Express srescrved in dining CHIOAGO &n,n"_mn' ‘MQLB BAILROAD Tickes Ltdces: 77 Clark-st., 07 Dearborn. corper Clinton and Carrull- Loave, | Amive, aevees e * 9:00 L |® 4:30 i Fioviia Hiprese Bt g $138 B GOODRICH'S STEAMERS, Pur Riscine, Alllwaukos. gic,, Jally Paturiay's w't leave uaill... or Mantates. Ludington. ete., dal Foe Grand Mavea, Muske, ur bt Jusuphy et da! Haturday’s 5i. Joo Loas Vo Milwauaes, utecn ida) e For Ml Wredaesday ooy . 7 &. 10 Docks fuos of Michiaun-av, """ $3usdays sxcopted. PIOPONALS, Notice to Gontractors. OHIOAGO, May 2, 1878, Proposals will be recelved st the Ofice of tho Chlef Engineer of the Chicago & Alton Ralirvad Coumpany, at Chlcago, untll ueou on the LUtk day of May, luat, for th Grading, Mssonry, ‘Trastle, and 1lo Dridgus on Bectiows Nu. 83 10 144, fn- clusivo, of thy Ksusas Clty, 5t, Louls & Chicay Rallroad, frowm uear Marshall via Balt Svrinue, 1tgginsvhile, and Osk Grove, to Litds Blug Rives, Bnear Independuuce, in Missourd, Profica, Specifcations, Form of Propasals, snd Form of Contracts tuay bo seen at the Otlca of tho Cbief Englueer in Chicago, Contractors will bu reguired to give satistactory securily for the completion of the work accordinz to contract, aud a0 for the prompt paymeat for oll supplics and materials porchased and labor employed while prosccuting tho wurk, Sub-contracitog wiil bu probibited, and cone tractors are requested 0 bid for no more work than can bodouo undor thelr persopal supervise lon. ‘T'ne work will bo pald for in cush b‘y theThicago & Alton Rallruad Cowcpany, and will not be con- tracted axcept at the lowusl cash prices, Proposais should dressed to the Chief En- giacer ol tho Clleago & Altup Raliroad Cowpany, Chlcago, 1L, and warked **Fropossls for Wourk 1ssourl. " The right to reject ""l! or oll bids lv reserved. * B. BLACKSTUNE. President. BUALEN, FAIRBANKS® STANDARY SCALES ‘o7 ALL KinDa. FAIRBANKS.MORSE & OO, 111 & 113 Lake St., Chicago. Ba casefulto buy aly s Geaning, —~