Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1878, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBYNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 = : " i thiriy policemen, with drawn revolyers, were knil w] anade A atyok Home for the Priendle: dmitted to | Prosincini Grand Superintendent ot orks, Pro- g * CRIMINAL NEWS. (uired (o protect him, and one of these wan se. | aerous the biomen of I antaganist, cuttling | the Howlial, A very ahceenstul reliat-work has | vincial crand. Heginirer. sod o e oo gontr | woe SATUBIDAY NIGQHT, PRt I riously Injared hy n blow on the head with o | & ternible gash entirely across his stemach, | xeflunk carriod an in connection with ine requine | ci3f Janjor Grand Warden of Bouth Walen, 9 NENY stone. Further riotoricty wus given the case by | Law walked to his huuse, a distance of sescral rk af the Hnreau. After the diacusston and 13 Feception of theae reports the meeting adtourned. the Departent entering a plea of guilty st his first arralgnment, when bo finmediately received the death sentence, “Tho vouusel applied tor and secured an ovorrul- inz of the enteuce, howbver, oy the ground that the urlsoncr’s attorney wasa not present at the thue the plea wan made. The "case will protiably last aeveral days, aud it will bon dil- f“" matter to establish whether he s sane or nsane, .Smith bas resigned_nisipoaition of Gen. 3 ¥ L asenger Agent of Ine Chicazo, Rock taland | A & Prctfic Hallrosd, 1o take effect Jan 1. Mr. | Smith intends to quit ratiroading. He goes to | . Arizana about the middle of Janusry Lo look aftar ' e hie interest in an extensive mining enterprise | nd s nomber of other reilroad . men have embarked in. fn Kr. Smith the ltock | Iniand lones & mant farihfal and eMotent effcisl Heh n With this Campsny fof the Jastiwenty- ihrew years, for ton of which hy wae (Janeral Pas- senget Agent, 1 wan the Brat traveling-agent the it Lompanyerer had. it 13 underatood ihar Mr. B. 8¢ John, General Ticket Agent of this tosd, wili | i Hideous OConfession of the Dickerson Brute at Janesville. blocks, aud fell several times the way, and, i when o nreived thare, his bogels. wets peor | NO Further Developments in the truding in 8 shocking mapner. Norrls was ar- Blod; Case at Washe uludlnml bnu:lnv‘:r. wlll’pmbnhlydh. guttln zt:n Wash MENRICK, Aoectal Dipated te The Trisuns, IxpANaPOLIS, 10d,, Dec. 18.—~The Morrick | & Disinelination Monifested by Con. murder case will go to the jury nrobadly to- gressmen lo Take Hold of morrow night, A verdict of death will un- the Matter. TIE RAILROADS. TIIE WAR ON FOREIGN FREIGHT RATES, The distarbed condition ef faretgn freight rates 18 still agitating the minds of the rayfroad ofelate, #nd the prospects ars good fof a lively freignt war A this dificalty 12 not soan settled. ‘The Bsltimore That Old Story, Origihated in Paradise-==" The Woman, H " A RICIT MAN AND A POOR MAN, Aoubtedly be returned. The trial here excited & Qhto Raliroad 1 snffering most Iy from She Did It Futcial Disvatoh o The Trivune. more {ntcrest than sty apo since the famous the cut in rates, nOt hATIDE the same m’mmp Oliiea b il ot rneral Passenger Apent In . Vixcaynes, Ind., Dec. 19.—A caso attracting much Iuterest, owlngr Lo the prominence of tha defendant, (s now hejng trled in the Clrenlt faclitties aa the ines running direct to Philadel- bhis, New York, and lioston, ana the managers of this rosd threaten retaliatory menoures i1 this fll“?l‘ -m.“ In the Cold-Springs tragedy, ten | myy Botuming Ohicago Lawyers Not Dis- posed to Report Progress, The Amazon’s Attack upon ller Husbamd, and klis Death. h"‘l;hfi.nunt lfl;nn;:‘a ln' rates by the St Lonls ;e monapoly has forced th re. marks from tho St. Loais mabbll'!m':::!:' YOUNG M'NAMARA,. Court before Judgo Mallott. The ndietment Is Bosctil Pisvated te The Tribuns. wasI thing 1s contined any lonzer. At the request of | advance of one cent per 100 ponude for cre . % . SHINGTON, . G M, W ', . | the bndee 1s créating confosfon a: 1] , ¥ . for assault with intent to kill, and the facts v | ngeporr, Mich,, Dor. 13.—John MeNamara, a Aoeetal Dirpotch ta The Tridune. He 0. 0 ',::,‘,:m’;'.'fl:‘::."‘:::' ot o pt- | e Tavance tests Tor iieitur Amone the roads. | Carrying the Coree to the Stable and | the cosa arc ns follows: Lest July Fred youpg cigar-maker who killed o f¢llow employe | Wasnivaraw, D, C., Dee, 12, —lepresentative Loais proper, and 8i20 for freight, in quanfities 5 U : % Aeptant the lines east from (nis city was beld yen- | jurs 1oy bert ts, h it Backing the Horse Over It. Yalsun, n quiet German about 18 years of a7, | named Michacl Gesron during a dispute at | Brentano states, in relation to ihe Blodgett mattet, | terday afternoon at his office, No, AL Clark street, | Carog o :"':1'1'!; 4 Buasias ;a!l:zl; a .}«':1':,'52. | Tired a horse and buggy from Juhn W, Greater, Foxen, Newman & Co's hcun?', & {ew weeks | thatthe Chicago Committee that was here wan fn | ¢orop vorpase of discussing the situation, and to | 10 All points. The confnsion is in consequence of 7 who s proprictor of & livery-stable. Tho day | ago, was convicted of manslaughter to-day, with | eerar in supposing that he had any hostility to- ion as to whieh ahall Josa the one cent, — take nome action rezarding the matter, 1! possihle. It wan soon found that the Freight Agents had no (Sunday) waa excossively warm, and probably | & recommendstion to the mercy of the Court. wards Judge Blodgott. HBrentano said to-day the eacl of the river or west of the river. To s The Malignant Redemoyer Agnin Before Adu the ona cent means to end the freight to Chi- from overdriving the horsa died soon after belng coee—— contrary In the fact, and thathe tad written 10 E. | yurisdierion, and that the managers only could cor- | cago ot anywhere outaide of 8t. Lowis.: To state the Court nt 8t. Louis, ¢ roturned to fta stall. Greater, on the cvening MOR VIOLENCE FBARED. C. Lamed stuting that the reports of that sort were | rocy the evile compiained of, Mr, Wicker was | 106 case piaie either the Eastern or Weatern NasiviLLg, Dec. 12.—Smltty and Jerolds, | untrue, and that his vote conld not be obtained for thotwo white men who last Saturday night | any such purpose, and thas he could never be murdered Donnis Edwards (colored) and hia [ dragged into such an uutragoous aitack upon Jodge family in Rutherford Counts, were brought | Bludgeit, 5 hiere Lo-ufght (o prevent the possihility of mols Yoilowiag I the lettcr of Latned to which lren roed muat lose by the advance, a8 the ra cannot be disturbed. Comminsioner Mldgle; tha Soatawestern iallway Assoctation, wan fele- granlied to yeaterday o learn what ahould be dons In the premises. " . of the following Tuesday, went to the Union Deput Ilutel, where Yokum was emplosed na pastry-cook, —and demanded pay for the denid” anitnal, and (@8 abeged by Yokum) during the converaation, while ho (Yokum) was about as cxasperated a2 he could be when the meeting was ovar. The New York Tribune of the 10th has the fol. lowing tn regard to thie dificalty: Av Unususl Number' of Horrible Orimes and Their Reminders from All Awaln the merchants of New York are diaturbed o ————— X stooplug over hncuding s dough, Greater 4 ! tano replied: 4 b3 = Quittefy ke p o pleeo 0f Iran uhost o 5oL Iam hod, | ¥121ence; whicly was selously throstened. it W i =ahe o, 1 pronang | bt of e whslewie” Satth “oF il WILLIAM SYKES, Welghlug atoul seven pounds and deale Tiim n TWELVE YEARS becn inade by sgtiie prties hepe In eonveetion with the | ton, although it [n not denied (hat the same. thing ! HORNRIBLT, :.vl(;vhan‘nm I»Afil: of ll)ho :mud, nmvh-rm%l hl‘r:n Bssiar h;‘;"m; o s [rucecaings aglinst [fibim D whick o dunias is :'“:fi]' :u o V'au. 3 ll"lhlml'lhll the pocant Did §te Die » Natarat Death? iF Nepateh to Th Bt lotally Insengibie, reater was promptly . 3 eant. o "> catablishinent of n new line of ateamers from i % Tamesvings Wine Dot T Thernteresttn | ToMON AL DL 1o amlt: i soanlUot okainte | OMATAL Moo Do 1oy o oirke wag | B aobrts idee WagEeti St fi0 Philadulohia has caused Tostun mhippers to make | o, 17c¢ath of the North Division atreot-car driv. TRONE INOVING Ralned hit er, Willism Bykes, referred to in Yesterday's pAper, {s taking on s inysterlons mapect as the affair progresses. It will be remembered that when Coroner Mann and hin jury were holding the Inquest npon the remains 0d] cots were co. and, as thers 'Waa no evidence as to how | were caused, the Jury adjourned untll 10 o'clock this morning. It was mid by the wife and brother of the decessed that twd daoctors had pronounced It apoplexy, Cordner Mann' talked with them, and they were folly satiefied that death was caused by disens and did. not think a post-mortem examination necossary, fle had no hesitation, thersfore, In giving them a cer- tidcate of death, Wednesday evening rumors wera circalated that Bykes had not dled & nataral deathi. and, these coming to the esrs of the Coron- er, he decided to hold & post-mortem exam- ation, end went there for that purpose at 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon with Dr. W, & Warroun, Bnt the faneral was golng on, and, hsving once given pernistion for the busal, the Coroner thonght it unjust tq Interfers at that tlme. Me. Jordan, the undortaker who had drersed the body, stated that (8 was swollen, and the chest bisckened, hut he did not think the man had bean mjured in any way. It way he that these gentlo- men afe corréct, but, In view of the ramars, the Caroner will proceed o-day to make & cateful in- vestlgation of the case, A THinu Ky roporter having heard a peeullar ver. rlon uf the affalr slaried out yesterday to unravet the mystory, but only succeeded in finding several cariauv cofncidencen that all tend_to sapport the theory that Sykes may have been foully dealt with, Laat Tuesday morning 2t 1:40 o'clock a hsckman requested the reporior to g with Wim to 8 cock-fleht fn the North Divimon, which was to take place at & spot In the North Division sbout iwenty minates' drive from the clty. = Yesterday's ranior 1an 10 the effect that Sykes was & participant 's injuriea, belleved at firat to be fatal, lle, how- ever, In about two monthe, recovered, and is tow sble to resume work and appeur as o wit- ness in the case, Greater's (ather 1 tho owner ot the Urand Hotel, and one of our wealthiest citizons, aud Yokum tua Imur hov, with friends enough, huwever, to ive him tho best lecal tal- ent to prosccuts his ndversary, To-day was taken up In hearlne evidence for the prosecn- tlon, A'uthhfix wus clivited more thau con- taiued in this dispute! renewad efurty Lo cutitrn| the trade. and that the resulbie a general and drregulae cutting of rates on the purt of Loth ateamstipe and ralltoads, princis pally in provisions. Severaleteamship men and merchants of this elty were spuken to on the subect yesterday, and they delgred that tho evidence wus not mere ramor. It wae mtated positively that the Warren Line, of Boston, has closed a contract far 200 tons of through freight from Chicago to Liverpool shifi{nge and # ponce & ton, and that laryo quantities of freight frum Hoston to Liverpunl had been cogaged a3 low as 25 mlings aton. Thin pur cent helow the ususl rate One ot the largest shippers of #rain apd provislons 1n loston ta said ta have made tho arrangement Loth with the railroads and steamship lines, While the acknowledged through rate frum Chicsgo to Liverpual in 50 centn a hundred, 1t {s clatmed that contracts have been made at 00 cents, the rajlroads lorng the difference, Une of the atenmahitp agents waa asked if he beileved that the raliroads which had sgreed to the rulen made oy the poot Lo govern their rates would honesily carry thom out. jle “‘pucd that he knew that they had already Lroken e The steamship agents declare that there is no combination among them to fix rates of freiyht from thiv port to Liverpool, a4 was stated at {he mecting of the Boat-Owners' Assoclation on Fri- aay inst; but that the North Atlantic Conferouce controle rates of freigit and ‘steerage passaye un thelr vesseln culnlnr this way. Whilo their rates are nominslly 30 ahillings a”ton, they are really {.vovennm by elrcumstances, When the demunid s light they carry frelght for whatever th can get, ond ask more when tlere s excens of freight. Yesterday steam cha weto made from this uart to Liverpool Reven centa A bushel for gratn, Manacers scem to feel that they have no reason to sttempt to com- pete with Hoston lince, s they now have cone tracts tsde in advance, and understand that Bos- ton s becoming blocked with throuzn frefiht, which will kuve ta bo sent by way of New Yora ere long for want of fackiities, They aieo admil that Roston can carry at ices rates than New York, se the cost for _haiidling merchandive there la_much natbilug in the warbd (0 siand upun, &nd woul Unemretves raloatous, fudge oizert hor v and confidence of the §hinst and inost. fnttnentla ranr M. 1l la n Judga of yery At s 60 an tmmeiie amoiint ot b teh. Hoes mian of & hikh NLegTiLy and uprightness aro by, pic 1 take the ks to cormectly nturin yu 10 1his master, I ierish ent(re confidence fn 1 i ank ot thiese unwarranted i d desire fa prevent yune be- ing taled e lie INAtier in case iy o honlid be £0nf1#h €nough 1o seck (0 enlist Yunr acifon any way. Truiy yoiirs, Bu C. Lauxen, The following disnatch waa recoived here to-day in the Blodgelt matier: Tothe Stea. T, 0 Tound, o Tudge Bliadiet 1 p positive iy AL competency are proverblal. The twvenic rumipLe i hy persnnal aplie nnworthy of respectabfe members of thia leyal profession., D. K. TrYXRY, For the present {he movemant againat litodvett appears to have been sbandoned, and nothing is 1ikely to come of i, at least before the holtdaye, CHICAGO, Merers. Cooper, Rnickerbocker, and Sheldon returned to the city yesterday morning, allstle late, though, In consequence of detenttons on the toute, owing 1o the late storms, They wore, of couree, borieged by o small army of reporters, and, while Intimating in a general way that they were not polng to back down on thie prapused tnpench- ment procoedings, refuscd ntterly and trrovacablly 1o be interviewed nv {0 what they went to Wastie Ington for and In how fAr they had succeeded in thelr mission. **You may say," sald Col, Cooper, **that yon ealied on us, that wo exnressed a desiro not to be interviewea, and that wedeclined to make this a newspaper controversy,” A wet blanket no 4 cold night conld not have been more unsatis- factory. but this was all that the gentlomen could be Induced to say, and the reporter had to let it go at that, ‘Ihe Execntive Committa this morning found euilty of murder in the scc- ond degree, he hasing shot Morris Wich), on Farnham street, in Sx:}nlumber. The difffeulty arose over & gome of pool. Hurke received a sentenco of twelve years tn the Penftentiary, the Mack murder trial s unabated, the court- room belng nncomfortably crowded, and fully 8 iadles befng in the audicnce. Nothing, of {mportance was elicited untll Frank Dickerson, whe [s under Indictment as an accomplice in the murder, waa placed on the stand, Dickerson i ryoung man ahout 23 years old. Attornuy Winans objected to his testimony, standing as he did in the role of au alleged accomplice, and heing already dndicted. The objection was not sustained, but a note was made of it, and the wirness proceeded: T am 23 years old, and mv tome Is in Horfeon, Wia. In *March Jast I first became sequainted with Mack, going to work for him In Maren Iast. and continulng in his employ for two months and a hatf or three months. I had worked there three weeks when I learned that Mack and his wife had nol lived happlly. I heard Mrs, Mock calt him a d~d fool and * O Granny Mack.” They quarreled sometimes every day, some- times not as often, and sometimes three or four timea a day. I had never known or scen Mr, or Mrs. Mack before I went thero to work, While 11was there, nt first, my relationships with Mrs. Mack were very proper. One day when I was In the buttery, three or four weeks after I catne there, Mr. and Mrs. Mack wero having some words. 8he came Into the buttery where I was straining fik, and sho put herarm about my walst, and sald she could nover wuse 1ne a4 she had BMack. Wa then hugged and kiseed, A few days after Mack aud 1 wercout in the fleld at work, I quit early to do tho chores, und was standing at BE-READ MISSING; TIE CIPIER DISPATCIIES, A CHICAGO ROMANCE IN THIS WEEK'S “Saturday Night.” IN THIS WEEK'S “Baturday Night.” IN THIS WEEK'S “SaturdayNight.” ABEAUTIFUL PANEL PICTURE WILL BE GIVEN AWAY WITHOUT EXTHA CHARQE TO EVENY PCR- AN INDIAN TO RE ITANGED. Warns Warna, W.'f,, Dee. 12.—A dispatsh says the trial of the Indlans charged with the murder of Coggins, near Pendleton, Ore., in the Iato war, lins been concluded at the Iatter place. One was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged Jan, 17, The ulfler w0 were dlscharged, SITOR'T, BUT FEARFUL, Buedlat Dispatch to The Tridune, Omana, Neb,, Dee. 12—A torsible murder, supposed to have been cominitted on the 8th inat., was discovered in Kearney County yester- day, Mrs, lUarlson and hier ehildren were found turdered, the bodies baving been concealed in o straw-stuck on o farm tweive or fifteen miles south of Kearney. Itis susvected that a man named Richards did the deed. e fs thought to havo flcd Eust yesterdnv. Noah Mortin, o furmer lving ten tules south of York, Neb., was faund dead In the bottom of s wagon early yesterduy wornlng his skuil being frace tured,” He had been to York and solid & load of grain. 1013 teamn found thele way home, It s thought he was murdered, T the Western Astaeiated Press, OMAta, Neb., Dee. 12.—Tha murdered bodles of Mra, Harlsot and thes ildren were found yesterday fu a_haystack on her furm, fifteen inlles south of Kearney, supposed to haye beon Kkilted on the 8th dust, "8, D. Richards {3 sus- lauvlou of belnir the murderer, and it Is thonght ho left Kearney for the East yesterday, A re- ward of §200 Is offered for iho arrest of the murderer. Richards is 20 vears old, six feet two inches In hight, b eyes, dark-Lrown curly balr, short sido-whiskers aud mustache, wear. pesch 855 The effu romeity, Hi EMBEZLZLEMENT, Pirstoy, Pa., Dee. 128, H. Stark, agent of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Hail- road, at Lackawanna Junction, has been arrest- edon u chorge of embuzzling a large suin of money fron: the Campany, AMUSEMENTS. THE WILIIELMJ CONCERT, A plain, strong-faced man, with senrching eycs, ercct, stalwart, broad-shouldered, and compact. walks briskly down the stage, courteously recog- nizes the applanse of the audience, but without any unnecossury grimacing, places his violin fu posi. nd addresscs hunsgell 10 his work withont . This Is August Wilhelmj, one of tho few really great violinists of the world, and the trusty MNeutenant whom Wagner solected to lead his vio. linlsts through th Intricato masea of the **Trf. logy." o criticise this man In the presence of such consummate skill and of anch notle style would bo an importinence. It ia botter to enjoy and to bo thankful for having heard hin, We have £ appainted by the frioendn of Judge Dlodyoelt, at thuir meeting Tues- lees than in New York. Purther evidones ol the 18 1, th CHARER OF THIS WEEK'S tho well watering the hiorsea whew Brs. Mack | fow & ight hat, merely show-players enoush who ular apportunl- | UsY, held 3 suctet aceviot eatorany’ afternoon, In | cuttiag of rates T said 6 be e it oy | In this gl and that e S Sasuet injusea on the ssked mo to come into tho house, Bhe sald she 5 ties far criticiam, Artlats of Withelm)'s stamp are | 106 ofiica of Mr.J. N. Jowett. It A9 aaid thata | provistons, Janugry lard reached 1w lowert point | nad 8 srudye againsthim, and therenssnated. Thia | §6 ' ” waaut going to sleep with Mack any more. She VENGEANCE. huonbililonioy {clegram was rend from Charley Leod, stating that | yosterday, when 1,000 ticrces were 80ld bt six | 18 Coramiy 5 onriom ‘colncidence. atur a,y' ]g‘ e Brectal Dispaier o The Tribune. . Ovama, Neb,y Dee, 12.—Two suspected eattles tuleves named Ketchum and Mitchell bad o lively fleht n few davs sgo with four horders who were trying to arrcst them on the South Loup Fork, In Custer County, a recently organ- ized county fn Weatern Nebrasks, and durlng the fight Stevens, one of the herders, was shot and fustantly killed, Ketchum and Mitchell es- caped, but were soon afterwards arrested, Last ‘Tuesday nficht the Sherifl and guard of severul men were taking the prisoncrs to a place of safo keeplug when they were corrnlled by twenty- five musked men, who took the risoncrs fram them oud dlsappeared. Yesterday the charred remains of Ketchum und Mitchell’ were discov- cred nt the foot of n treo to which they had evi- dently been tled, snd then buried to death, Ao the Western snocuted Press, Ostana, Dee. 12.—Two men named Ketchum and Mitehell, aveused of stealinretock, and who recently killed a herder nsmed Stevens, who wan tiying to arrest theny, were on Taesday ulght takn from the Sheritt of Custer Connty and his posse by o mob of armed men, who tled them to a tree aud burned them both to death. The mob wns composed of twenty-five mo, uesrly all hevders, and masked, that impeachinont business had thoroughly and everiastingly flsttened ont. In view of tho fact that tne sltuation remalned unchanged, and that the alleged probability was that nothing woulu ctome of the morement, the Commities sdjourned without calling the genural mceting of Chicaga Inwyers which would have been assembled had the situution of the matier heendiflerent, If anything does oceur, the Commitico will get fogether again and wend out invitations for snother moeting. cents o pound. home wae visited and his wife intorriewe story s st the best s very unsatiatactory one, and when the subject of cock-fights was broached she falled totell the trath. ~Turough information furs nished by ‘s neighbor, the b Wined, ot Sykes "was was golng to sleep In the front room, and I could come down and sleep there too, Two niehits alter she snld ahe would lock the doors ro that Mack could not get fn, and [ could come down to her roum with safety. | came down frum my room that nlght about 12 o'viock and went to her room, where 1 found Mrs, Mack and her youngest gicl, Alter nnhouroreo I went back to my own toom, * They had ot one timo some difliculty sbout her ol over to her folks', Mrs, Mack and Jo Watsle were 1o the bugay, ready to drive over to her folks's when Mack stopped tha horae, saylng the horse was not it to drive. Jle unhiteked the horse and took it to the barn. Mer. Mack. called him all sorts of vames, and sald he wonld like to keep her theremil the time, and vever lot her go hume. Mack came up aud tried to ‘quict her, but she sald sho wottld not live with him, Il grabbed thellttle girl and pulled it away from her, and put it In tha buzzy, and then tricd to Ret bier in, but she would not do it 8he pleked up a atone, but 1 do not kauw shether ahe it hinvor not. - After I quit working for Mack [ frequently went te bis houss at nlght and hod criminal {otercourse with bis wile. 'They contlnued to occupy separate roums, and quarreled Incessantly, Sho told me ne would get @ divores from Mack and marry me, One night she drove Mack out of the liouse with n Ioaded revolver, This was the Friday before the murder, — The Saturday night that “Mack wus Khled, Mack, Watsic, and the children went to bed about 8 o'clock, and a few miuutes after—a ghort time after—>Mre. Mack svpeared at my door and satd: ** Frank, get up and come down here.' I did so, Mack follow- ed her up-stairs, aud she turned upon him and struck him over tho hend with a Btick of wood. Ho fell a8 though dead, and did not move nmuscle,' [ told her 1 was golng to call up the nelghbors, and she sald, *Dou't make atool of yourself. It fa not difilcutt to Indicate his merits, for they abound. In hiamanvor ho fs easy, simplo, and tignited. Iic has himself under perfect control, 80 that thero 1s no personal assertion, and the hearer is left free to conslder the playing without ony of the offcnsive munnorisms so frequent on tha stage to atiract the atiention, Ha is & strony man, and his strength ls cleatly reflected In his work, istong is nut unl{rlch and pure, and never tainted fiktu rash or squeak, but it 1w broad, majestic, no- e, and refined, - 1n every phrase of his work, whether Inthe simple Bach aria or the bravora of Ernat, the tone was aiways dignified and legitl- mate, In which he was aasisted by the splendid character of bl Inateument, wiich nobly ro- sponds to bis akiliful manipulation. To us hin greatest charm Jay Jo_bis cantabilo quality 1n sich numbers aa the Chopin Nocturne and the Bacharia, which ie played upon the U strin, us an encure toit. The Soclurne, transferred from the piauo to the most human of ull instraments, sung fteelf along with & purity of intonation and a warmth of expression that wore wondrously fasci- nating, and what viollnist hus ever wiven us such un even, brosd, Outelicd, and meludtlous intorpres tatlonaa that of the Dach arluy s fieat number wan the Paganinl concerto, nsually chosen by wkill- ful violinisis as 8 shuw pleco, ‘Thero aro diticul- ties eaoteh én 1t and great diversitios of style, but dificaitics du not svem to traublo this hoalthy blayer, ‘Uhe ense wita which hu eurniounts thew makes the number seem casier than it le, 1n this nuwder, as I a| technique 14 #0 perfect thut it v apsolutely free from display. ll¢ dues not mneed tu nstonish wiulh hurets of force or suddon mhowers of fdroworks, and ho evidontly 1s too truc au urtiut 1o atvop 1o trick ot seusation. Ilis third nowber was the Ernst ** Atrs Hongroln,” which was s magnificont in- stance of what Uravura music can be when under perfect control, and what briiliancy can be when it 14 not tawdry or meant for show. The great charms of this playar aro that winplicity and repose. which graw out of perfect knuwledye of the resources of The {nstrument and porfect tuastery of if o of nbsulute self control; (ke hreadth and no- Lulity of hin stylo and thu lmmv of bl art, Hls success with a remarkably lotelligent and diserime Inating audicnce was lustantancous and smounied to an ovation, The remainder of the progrummo was in tho hauds of Mies Mamlo James, who took tho place THE GENERAL TICKET AND PAS- SENGER AGENTS, ‘The Contral and Western Asauclationsof Genersl Ticket and Passenger Agonts met ngain st the Grand Pacific Hotel yesterday morning, and the matter of refopming tho excursion-ticket system over Jand-grant rosds wae taken up, The Com- mitteo ndpointed on the day previonemade ita ro- port. Tha mombers of the Committee fromn the Central Awsocintion, made & report favoring the abolltlon of the system af eciling excurston tickets over land-grant roads, whilo thoss from the West- em Assoclation repartod in favar of continaing the syntem. Anotaer discuselon of several hours' due ration folluwed, at tho end of whicti thio maticr remained in the same muddled condition as on the day previous, l’ll the aftcrnoon the two Associntions held seps- rate meotinga, ‘The Central Ansutiation remolved unanlmonsly not ta issue any more excurslon round-teip tickets after dan. 1.° It was alen de- cided that tio Amociation liold another meeting at the Gratd Hotel, Cinciunatl, Feb. 12, The West- orn Assuciation decided with slmost oqual anan- Imlty to adbere to tha prosont aystom, and cou- tinue tho sale of excursion tickets on the rosds weat of the M| atpol, The Aesoclation will meet again ot 8t Louls Jan, 21, Associations will be hetd thls moening for n}uwun of cowpsriog sud adjustiog the re eheets, FOR BALE BY ALL NEWSDEALERS, upon his ever, by tho reporter, owing to the darkncss, nelzhbor stated thai Efktl and his triends fre- quently smuncd themsoives by cock-Sghts apon fiis pramisce. There is a sfory carrent smong the of the Norih Divlalon Street Itsiiway tended the cock-fight Tueadar morn- wldx:vr vigorously malntaine that be £-READ MISSING; TIIE CIPIER DISPATCIES, A CHICAGO ROMANCE 1IN THIS WEEK’'S “Saturday Night.” IN THIS WEEE'S “Sa_turdayN ight.” IN THIB WEEK'S “Saturday Night.” ABEAUTIFUL PANEL PICTURE ‘WILL BB GIVEN AWAY WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE TO EYERY PURe CHAKER OF THIS WEEK'S To the Lditor of The Tridune, Cincaao, Dee, 12.—With reference to the re. poried Interview between myself snd Juage Blodg- eitasrecited in your paper of this marning, 1 ge- wire lo way that his language han beon mltogether misrepresented. 1le did not **piteh into* me for being n friend of Col. Cooper, nor did he com- lain of or censure me for belug concerned in tak- ng_an sppenl from hin decision in \he Conro & Carkin cass; nor was auy langusge used cupable of uny such iterprotation, body, and thal was llkely gpo- Pluxy of heart-ulsesae. THo mado & passin exam. nation of a few of the cuts, and found them to helml{ ekin dtem One cut jooked as thongh & swall bullet migkt havo entered, e notified the policeat tha Chicaru Avenue Station. and afters wards, upon thinkitg over certalu phases of the case, muspecied that thers was somethi; wrong. For this reason he looked closely for the news. paper iloma concetning the ease in yesterday's Ppapers, expecting tusec some farther cxpianation ae fo the cause of death. He is by no means sati fled that ayoplexy was the cause of death, and neither Dr. larroun nor Dr. Gelger made any ex. smination of the bady 1t will doubtless be exhimed for 8 post-mortent. Then if it anpears that Rykes diduot dio & natural death, it ought 1o be an easy malter to ascertain how and where ho was Injured, ——— THE ‘‘MESSAGE"” SWINDLER, Through soma sort of a give-away, Officer Clnett, of the West Madlson Btrect Station, yesterday ar- rested the follow who has been swindling citizens for wome wueks past by colloctihg upon spurlous telogmohic mestages. Hiv name o Leonard Green, aod ho waa formerly in the cmploy of tne Weatern Usnfon Company, w| they " will - Drosecute miu: 3ta pas ¥ eenal) people to tho extent of aevornl bundred dallara In hls peculiar way, and done great dantngo Hexur Crawronn, RELIGLOUS. At. Joseph's Chapel. ‘The new chapel of the 8t. Joseph Orphan Asy. tum, No. 3 Douglas place, wan dedicated yester- day murning at 10 o'clock. The bullding fs most delightfully located, fn nloto prostmity to the Iske, and within full view of the Douglas 3fonu- ment, It contains at present over 200 orphans, and {s1n o flourtshing condition under the manago. ment of Mother Mary 8t, Joteph, who came from Carondulet, nour 8t, Lools, The scrvices were conducted by the Rev, Father P.W. Riordan, ae Celebrant; the Iltev, G. J. Dunue, Deacon; the Rev. Dennls Tigne, Bub- Deacon; the Hev. D, J. Riordan, Master of Cere- monies; and the Ri,-Rev. Thomas Foley, D, D. Thero wero aléo prescut the Very Rev, dJubin McMulten, I, D, the Rev.Jolin Waldron, the Itov. Joln Uarroll, the Chaplain, the Itev. Mr, Corbett, tho Iev, I, O'Nelil, the Hev. Ilugh O, Garen McShane, the Rev. Mr, Horan, tho Rev, DEAD BEA Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune, Mestrins, Tenn,, Doe, 12.~The arrcst in this clty or one J. W. Ryan was roported to you a Tew days ago, hie being charged with obtalning monoy under falso pretenses by representing bimsalt au ageit of the 8t, Louts Underwriters’ Agency, wuich 1t 1a alleged 18 8 bogus coucern. Ttyan las had an examination before Recorder Quigler on the charge of obiaining money under {nlsc protenses. Thero not belug evldenco to support the charge, Ryan was released. 1o was fmmedlately arrested at the instanco of J. W, Rhodes, u woll-kuown citizen of Golden Lake, Ark, whonvers tint sald Ryandefrauded himout A NIAGARA BRIDGE. Boecial DiaveicA te The Tribune. Burrato, N. Y., Dec. 12.~Proceedings have becn commenced In tho United States District Conrt for'tho Northern District of New York Uy the Canada Southern Rallway Company azsinst the Internationa! Nirldge and the Grand Trank Iailway Company of Canada. The aftorneys of the former Company bhave fled s -petition ale leging that the rate of toll eharged by tho defendants for crossing the International Hridge is exorbitant, and contrary to thelaws under which the bridge was constencted. It i asserted that the tolls are such that If charged at tho same rate ace | o, 3. Gormley, and the ltov. John Fanniog. High 4 n ; nedan U ay all upou you. AN vou | of &4 Itaccins Ut Nywn bas beo operaing | P, el L, isjser, tndispuset 8 piese: | St Vor B2 bt by YOt SRS MUEB | ol srals cromin. b bridde the 00 Bnidil, | Hretengen e e, Whet aseatedho | ¢ . I need do (s to help me carry him to tha barn | to s considerable extent.” o has been os fap }xl-yrd with "her' customary elezanco and | MHishop Foley delivered short sddress in honor | irhe’cant of operating the_ b dge 1s only 20,000 | doing bustncas at tha coruer of Washingtou nad aturdaYnght. aud put him under old Jen's’feet, and we will | down the river 08 Helens, Ark., and Friar's of the occanion, In which he suld they had all come | yunuatly, and il the rest 1o clear proft. This 1a Desplaines etre T Liezt's 4 Faust Fautasie ™ and Gottachalk's 1ful winter morhing to dedseat say shio killed bim, 1 will call Joo Watatc arly | Potut, Miss., from which points tolograms wera | *Dasquinads, " for both. Which she ceasrcrn i ® ThEoir syt praultu) winter moruing lo dedicate | canteary to the law, which givea each road cruus- ) to feed tho horses, and hie will fiva tho. body. | recoised by the vollee uuthorities to-duy, urglog | thusastic encores, seplying i tho, Clionta | 2ol B5E0 i, amd T was oo, Gat Tho heres] lflzl'ny“%mi&efiul Figbts. Tho betitianet aiks A Witty Customer FOR BALE BY ALL NEWSDEALERS, We wrapped old clothes about hls head, 80 ft would not bleed, carrled him to the stable, and put him back of the wmare. Bhe then backed the mare over the body several times, Wo put the bloody clothes fu the privy-vault and went to bed. 8he asked me §f 1 would bo true to her, and I eald 1 would, In the morniog Watsic ot up first, went to the barn, aud came runbing back, say- ing, **George 1a dead 1n tho stable.” 1 wont uut with him, and wu carred the body into the house ond laid $t down in the kitcien. Ono tine, whilo riding with Mrs. Mack in Belolt, she that Kyan be held untl proceedings can be made out ogainst him, Point Pleasant, Mo., lus beon victimized by Ttyan in the same man- ner, and a flrm of this city recelved a letter ves- terday from Nathundel ‘Duvis & Co., of {hst L:lm.-, osking that Le boe beld dutl the law can e brought to bear on him, Lord was to bo worshiped, Our Lord had given to them the text of charity ih tho twenty-8fti chap- tor of the Gospel according to St. Matthew: *tInasmuch as yo have done it to one of Ay Witly ones, yo bave done it unto Me." peoplo of wealth doing many day, such as visitlog the sick the wants of the poor, aln, bo ‘bristians who had not a0 much of thie world's roods who did whst taey conld with what thoy had. 'The good Bister In tharge there bad asked him to preach & **hig* sermon. What sno meant by that he did not know,—whethor it wis 10 nse hls Li¥ words, or (o express big thoughte: but ho dusired to presunt to them a went toa drug stars and asked for Sozodont. torekecper sald, **We'ro ant of thut, but nur?‘l: wuthing just 0s zood," Tho practical cusiomer aid, **No you don't,* and walked out to g nelgh- boring store and got a hottle of Sozodont, —— thoven. Tagliaptetra made a decided hit with his ringing Interpretution of Fanre's Palm Kong, and was also encored. ‘The programmio was short, The concert wos short, No one was (ired, But when have we hiad so much real music that’ could bo carricd away and thought abunt without fatizue or distraction? ‘e second concert will be glven next Monday evening. If tho hall 1 not crowded ou that oceasion, there will be many who will re- grot a lost upportunity ouly wheu it is too late. TIE PRATT SYMPHONY CONCERT, “Thin Afternoon at 3 o'clock the firet public re. % the propef tolly, A return has been iade hy tne defendsnts. ‘The case will be argued in Syra- cuso Jan. 0, 1870, ———— BT, PAUL, Bpecial Dispateh to The Tridune. Bt, Pavr, Minn., Dec, 12.—Manager Merrlll, of the Milwankoe & 8t Paul Rallway, to-day fu; ed a card for pablicatidn declaring his Company Lad 10 wish to interfere with the plan of the 5t Paul & Bioux Clty Company of locating thefr shops In this city, but iu order to eonnect with s ahort " BFREAD BUSINESS NOTICES, RANDE. Rande, the desperado, is nealn coming into notico from s scclusion in the Joliet Peniten- tiary. TheJoliet Sigual contains this paragraph o Mrs, Winstow's Soathing Ryrup chlidren whills teetling. 16 cures dySontus andrir, arrhoa, wind colic, and regulates tho bowefe. 25 ote A T ten th buwela, ¥0cte KNIT GaoDS,’ ¥anted muto go to Chicago and buy polson | concerning Kaude, the murderer, who was sout hearsal of Pratt's Bymphony Orchestra wiil occar at line to Miunespolis had entczed upon claibied | oo e e, o RAIEh ;’;n'l‘fcl'g'“ n:;"‘“s‘“g:‘t}“g;'v S0 e | to the Penltentlury frum Kuox County last | MeCormick Halt, whon, with the exception of Mr, {m;“If:fiffr"lm:fl.‘.h"’rnf:“l"l'u"ny?fifflnn"";’f},}.fl'{fli by the Stoux ity mpany, which it e Ml | TIE CIPIIER DISPATCIIES. waukee Company di ed. The Company would not Interfero with any interestof the city to fte detrimenl. ‘The work remaias suspondud, and the matier will doubtless bo soon settled in the cousts, TIIE GREEN LINE. NasuviLe, Dec. 12, tecs ance with the action of the Ureen-Line Cou tion, which reccntly met in Atlants, Thoy only succeeded In gotting, through with the clasvifca. tlon, but will tako under consideratlon the adjust. o spriegs * Itenry Scott, brother of Frank Scott, allas Frauk Rande, the murderous hera of Bt. Elmo, and tho nceredited siayer uf soven men, {3 i the city, und proposes to liave his brother fiberated iu nfew tnonths through Gubernatorlal clem- ency ur otherw Ho useerts that nls brother srad fuannu at the time und must be riberated, Whitney'ssolo numbers, the enlire programine will bo rohearsod. 3ir. John Mo\Wade has bevn sccured as Mr. Whitney's eubstitute, as wii) be ssn by tho following programme, whick le to be prosonted: ra erture—** Corlolanis Tou Evenii star juhn 8 March=From the * of Josepl, Mary, and Jo Joseph was the head of the fanilly: ho represunted the fstlicr, and his duty wad to provi for and wupport Mary and Jesue, Joscph was o poor mechaa- e, but {¢ was his Dblesed privileve to work tor the Viegin Mary and our Savtor, Whata privilego it was,—tnat ho should be chiosen from smong all men for this duty. Mary waa the mother und the head of the bouschold, Her work was to cook and prepare the clothes for Joseph, her hos. band, snd the infunt Jesus. and administer to ull the wants of the fsmlly, The speaker likened her 10 the guod Sisters, wito hud left thelr families, thelr Louiel -ml"‘henr frlends, and had devoies thuiselves ‘to the good wurk' of caring fur the mh«rlu&-nd the uothpriess, It could not be their obj®t to gatu & cowfortuole home. and an “‘l )ifo, Thoy had & lurge, an lmmense fannly to louk aiter and take cary of, Jall Mra, Mack has written me two notes, dropping them down from her cell-window on the upper floor bya string, in which she wunted e to swear that'a man who formerly worked tor Mack told sue ho would come buck wnd fix Mack and his wifo some day, 1 replled 1 thought It a good plan, ) ‘Tlie notes were shown. In the cross-cxaming- tion Dickerson ackuowledged that he liud been 10 tho Stato Reform Behool twice, the first titme ‘wheu but 9 years ol age, for stealing, lle vould rememnber but little of Lis whereabouts und life revious to three years ago, The Cours ade journed 1l 9 o'clock to-morrow morulng. REDEMEYER, Bpecial Dispateh 4o The Tridune, Er. Louts, Dee. 1%—Tho trial of Hoenry J. Redemeyer for the cold-Llooded murder of an old man named T, 11, Vosz, on the 10th of July last, was begun lo-day In the Criminal Court, aud the evidence for the State closcd. The case has excited wuvusual futerest from the beginning, and s repleta with more than common Interest, A peculiar feature of tha case s that the murder secms to have been committed without the slightest provocation, although it will bo dificult to show thut the defendant was fusane. Tuo decoased was 8 stoncmason, and was employed tn laylog the foundation of s new building atthe corner of sremen street and Kossuth venue, When he was inurdered ho snd a man mamed Willlam Behafor-Koetter were In tbe sct of IMULg & luge stona to be placed upon tho foundation wall, when Redemeyer, who had boon slitlog on 4 stone wear by fur some time, walked Up behing Vosz, and, placioga pistol closs to tha back of bis neck, fired, the ball taking effect in the vertebrw. Vosz fell backward and Us murdercr mads auother sttempt to oot him, The pistol missed flre and Hcbafor-Koetter stopped toward bim to breveut the further usw of the Meapou, but ho cocked it a third time, and, - ter warniug Scbafur-Koetter to stand aw red 8 second shot uto the then Micless body, Bu- log satisded, as he afterwards safd, that bis work was well douo, h" turned and walked Away, niot forgetting to warn the crowd, which bad"in the mesntime collected, not to follov, When questioned sfter arrest’ regarding his Teason for comwittige the murdor, be werely Stated that Lo would make it known at the Ulal. At auother time bLo sald ho had bad it U2 for bim (neauing Vosz) for two years, Attho trlal testimony was introdu to show that, two years before the munder, 1hio deceased had goue 10t n seluon acruss thy Mreet from the scene of the wurder aud treated xvuybody except Redemeyer, which the latter wuk fu Cho lght of an fusult,, belng an oll Swuaintance of Voszo A strong effort a8 anade to dyoch the prisvuer, “lothe fuguest the tollowluz day, when A CHICAGO ROMANCE 1IN THIS WEEK'S “SaturdayNight.” 1IN THIS WEEK'S “Saturday Night.” IN THIS WEEK'S “Saturday Night.” ABEAUTIFUL PANEL PICTORE ‘WILL BB GIVEN AWAY WITHOUT EXTUA CHARGE TD EVERY PUR. House Jackets at $1, S S sl T aab Lot, Emrth $3.00. “Sa.turday Night.” Teggins; of all kinds, FOR SALE BY ALL REWSDEALERS, Hoods, greatlyredueed prices! | — T Nubias, Fascinators, Opera Searfs, in popular styles! Children’s Bootees & Jackets, “ Immense Baryaing *? In the aboveo goodsl Chus. Gossage & 0o, STATEB-ST. WASHINGTON-ST. Chas. Gossage 4 Co. Knit-Goods! Hand-Yado Knitted Ulsters, For Ladies and Children. Fronch Knit Jackets, ‘With and without Sleoves. Heethoven Wagner ‘The puwerful onder to which Rande belones, he declares, suved i frotn the eallows, and will oW ¥ ve Wm from Wle-huprsonment, — Mr, 8 4 strlking resciblunce to Raude, his sed brother,” Tlx, this the Galesburi Kepublican Ltegister ro- marks: **1iut for the fact that as grest scoundrels ns Rande have been parduned uid turned loose upon tho community, we would feel no uneast- uess I consequence of the ciforts of Seott to secure Rando's release under the {nssnity dodpo or the pardoning power of the Governor. Should tho release ho sceured, aud the thne of Hburation bu generatly kuown, Runde would have s Luppy g of 18 getting out of the Btute,” ment of rates lo-mosrow. Nasuviix, Tenn., D the Ureou Lino Commil lshea vast and weat lines from Plitsburyg, Parkers. urg, Wheoling, and Hulfalo, vetween which poluts rates will be adjusted to-morrow. 4. Aris=**Deti non vole fiae i 7: Yaverte— ol Lt LS flnwh’—rmm ** Leuucre Byumphon] Tiio aale of senson tickots has been vory large. and tho nrowecte for the scnes's daieriny. e salo of tickets for he Arut concert bozine Monday: el s st MEXICAN EXCURSION. The ¥ollowing Programnie lias been decided upon by the Commities appointed Ly the Mexican Goverument to receive and entere taln the Chicago excursioniste; A delegation of Hnglish-speaking gontiemen is 10 roceive the visitors snd wolcoms them on their arrival 8¢ Vera Crux, vu board the ateamer, The Qovernor of Vera Cruz will attend ta the disem- burkation of the partyand thelr effocts sud vn- tertamn them at luncheou, sfter which thoy will proceed to Cordova, aud make & brisf vislt 10 the coffes plantations. Thence by train 1o Orlzaba, where & commlittes will receive snd outertain them for o day or two. Thencs thsy will pro- ceed by mall to Esperanza and to Mexico city, whe third commitiee fo Lo recive them and sntortaln them ata collation, A day will be allowed for rest, attvr which 8 sorics of excursions, viaits, and entertainments, calculsted to occupy three weexs, will be ondertaken. will embrace visits Lo the Prestdent, Usbin istste, and Government otficiale, 10 the Art Gallery at 8an Carlos, sud tho Military Academy at 'l baya, the Mint, and educstivnal nstitutiou curslons to Cusutlay, Toluca. sud ueighl '] towns; an official banquet, viait to public Lulidiuge and other noteworthy catabliabiaeats, and o visii to snd breakfast iu Mazimilian's palace as ‘hspultepec. Tbere arc alo cowumercial b-cowmittees, cbargud with the pre- sontalion of ‘facts coucerning raw mate- riale, ralirosds, telcgraphs, climstoloyy, wineralogy, mining, ageicdltare, {ndusirics, arch- wology, Mvxican history, sud Iiturature, sod the public press. Tbe Governuoat will atso providu & blace tn which the Americans way display such sampica of ihelr werchaudise as thoy msy take with thewm, ud & spceial traiu s to be placed at the disposal of the deleyation to visit thy historical and fuduatrial City of Pucbla, Thu sccond and tulrd ke will be occuplod with visits w varlous auri- winiug, and ludustrial locationy, with al tripe oru noted ‘scenlc atoric places. ¢ of Putlic Works sud the Committe have also sent requeats 1o man. ufuctuters 1 varivus paris of Mexlco Lo furward wpecimens of thir fubrice and raw waterials to the City of Mexicu, to Lo exutbited 10 the same butld- ing with the sawples Lrought from the United Slatve, B of, aules passed off smoothly and pleusuntly, owl 0 the guod wanagement of thu Bistees In - charge, The singing was dons on- tiroly by tone cinidren of th tutton, wnd it waa done watl, "Fhoy ull iooked bright, hoalthful, und bappy. KINGS IN COUNCIL. 8t, Louns, Mo,, Dec. 1. —Commodoro (arrieon, TPresldent Ackerma, of the [linoie Coutral Rall- and scveral other rallroad officials had ag - formal but socret cunference here this afteraoon, but the vnbject uuder alscussiun, and the resull, e stuniously keut quict, Mr. (arrisan and bis party lvave to-mourrow nornivy on w trip of Inspeciion over the Missuuri Paclde Rosd, ITEMS, Mr. Jobn N, Abbott, the efiicient Genersl Ticket snd Pussenger Ayent of the Krlo Itailroad, 1 ju the city. 1le s makinga tour over the ru counections of his road. Mr. Willlam J, Da until recensly Asslstant Goucesl Western Passenyer Agent of the Taky, Shore & Michigan Bouthern Rallroad, left this cuy . for New York' last svening to assume conirol of sume of Mr, Haverly's enterprises. Ttuwors are agaln afloat souut impending chianges smony the oMcials of the Chicsgu, Buriington & Quiucy Itailrosd. It is reported that Mr, A, A, Hobart wiil resizn_hls position of Dirsion Supere Intendent of the Chicazo Divlalon, Me. Georve Atexandor, of Aurora, s mentioned s his suc. Cessor, Itin also stated that Mr., B, D.' Barber wil #00n resiyn his position ae Secretary of this Come- pany, A Mr. Scudder Is now belng educated 10 81) the position. The Detroit Post and Tribune vays tho follow- fog well-deserved cowpliment to tieavral Manager Hrulll‘hlun“ of the Urcat Westeru of Canads: neral Mauager Froderick Broughton, of the (lroas Western, Is not only a ihoroughly MINSIONS, The third znmerly wectiug of the Nozthwestern Branch of the Wonen's Furoign lll-mm” Bo= ciety was held fa the Wabash Avenus M, E. Church yestardsy mornlug, commencing at 10 u'clock. ~ Mrw. I I, 111t presided, Tho sessiun ‘was opened with devotlonal exurclécs by the ltev, W. W, Paiteu. Ou wotlo, the reporis of the ries wero deforred until the aftornoou soa Hatlatucior; porls were reud from the cummiity siter which cawe & general discusslon og ¢ ucetion of the expensvs of thedifercut misivaarics seut out by the So. cloty, After the mectiug & short I:l‘llul-m\ullll' fuilowed, at the conclusion of which the ladies de- yuled thelr atteution to s substantial luuch, which had been_ prepared by adics of 1h Avenus Church, At tke wlteruvon session the first order of busluess w reading of the re- ports of the Cunference Becretaries. Miss Hush- nell, who Is preparing herself for the msslousty work, gave & brief sdidresv, which was fullowed by some map exerciscs conductea by Mra, J, ¥, Wiil- jug. The meuting was closed with s poew by Ary, Hausun, WONAN'S CIHISTTAN ABSOOIATION, The' regular monthly weeting of the Womin's Clristisn Assuciation was hold at No. 751 Wabash avenua yuslerday morutuy, with Mre. E, U. Clark {n tho chiatr. After sume divcussion on th quee- tlou of participation In the proposed caruival of Butbors, which was decided in tue atiirmative, the followtag Trustees were electod: Mesdames Clark, Hawll, Stone, Muerrunan, Hutibust, snd Blakeloy. Tho monibly repurt of the Treasyter was read, showing 8 bulaiice un band of $32. the expenses since the last raport haviug been §3U4 and the ze. coipts $108, Tho Committes on Rellzigus Work reported a gratifyluy tuterust fn the meetings beld | experienced railroad wuan, but i alsa & guntle- duriug the wiout] with & geoerally good f wan of wide culture and varied accume sttcudancd” M. aay AL $ ) Tcachied | pabmonts, " The “eyreo of - Docier ot o the seport of the Loarding-bouse. Tho md- w Lss been conferred upon Liw. Helsa misdons to the house duriuc Sus past month bave [ Felluw of the Royal Gauloglcal Bociuly of Iroland, been elght, with four didmissions. The Thauks. | mumber of the Camonian Archaological Boclety, Biviog dinnes wus 8 great succes ud sckuowi- | of the Laucauhlre and Cheablre Historic Socety, of edgments are duv L0 biuny fsdles who sent douu- | Lho Paleographical sod; several other socletive of & tloue, blbellco P, Baker, M. D., zepasted the kiudred uature; wewbor of the Whitebsit Club, work of the dispensary. ‘Ihe neiber of pationts | Lundon, tuo Lnion Club, lletfast, and & Fellow of Sreated wus 13, dud a tofal mumber of 285 visits | tho Koyal Colonial Iustitute: snd fur seversl liad been m: Calkius Las becn ap- | years took & promlucut part o the polie puiated to il the vacaucy in the Bourd of Physt- | tics of the Borouzu and County of Brecknock, He clany caused by the reslgnativa of De, Mary L. | Is also prowlucatly identifed with Masoury, belng Viacunt, The Employvient Buresa' reportod | Past-Muster of Lodse 40, Irvland} Fusi-Blastsr torougn Mre A, Nilier 1hat 148 clris bad beou | three tiwmes, by special divpeussiton from Graud vivvhded with siteativie. Seven were seut (o Sty | Lovge, of tho Brockuock Ludge, 6915 bus been TREMINISCENCE OF A GREAT SEN- SATION, Bpectal Dispaich to The Triduns, BT, PAuL, Minn., Dec. 12,—Word was brought to Coroner Bteln to-doy that a box contalnlug the bones of & human belng had been found 1o Luke Como. Ilc obtalucd the remalus; brought them wto tho clty, summoned witucsses for an inqueat to-orrow, and was busied ¢lesubuy and arranzing the bones, expoctiug to Inquire fnto » wmurder mystery (for & bullet-bole was nhpln.-n! fu tho pelvis bones), when Dy, Murphy, besclng of the alfair, came forward und clulmed the sicoieton. 1t s the skeleton of Coarley Pltts, the bank robber killed at Northtleld two years gy, whose body medical studeuts Lad hacked up aad then plaved o the Jake ustil such time us Murpby would be ready to wouut ¢ wu, kulo- CANDIDATE FOR THE "GALLOWS, ! Dizpaich to Ths Tridune. Mesxruis, Teon., Dec. 13~Jim Shrapless, a Texas rcfupce, was arrested ncar this city last ulght, chargud with complieity fu murderivg threo men snd one wowsu in Rusk County, Texas, about a year ago, for which crime he fled that State, and has been hidiog sround Mem- plis aud viclnity ever sluce. Ho was well known by Deputy-Sherl® Bettis, of this county, whio voococtod sind succesafully carried out the scheme for bis arrest. 1l thres confederstes fu the wurder have been convicted and havgud, aud Jun will bo seut back to take his turu. s sl EVISUERATION. Hpectul Ditnasich 1o Tha Tribuns, . Krokux, In, Dee, 12.—A horrible cufting sffray touk place at La farpe, 11l to-tay. Rufus Norris and Joseph Law became engaged 1o & quarrel, fu which the lutter struck the forwer wver the bead with a forle-bavdle, whereupon ESTABLINUED 1860, RANDAL I, FOOTE, BANK BROADWAY, NEW YUK)&. o {or twelve years & we o Htartog boca for i bluck Kicl bfichcat cliaracte ht and regul. wmnil I ERLARGI ta resir Sumiibalion and inoderatd ul:\:l ‘lul"bt‘!“uh wal Latoruation, L W ualie mallag