Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 14, 1879, Page 7

''HE CHICAGO —ZOMANTIC, VERY. R ardeof-Trade Man Makes a A B8 fash” at a Theatro. ks Saters into 8 * QGushing Corre- b th the " Blonde," e e gondenco wi a Wild-Goose Chaso to o icel:» :x‘: Appotnimetits s with Exposura in One of the Oity Nowspapera, —_— ¢ache of tho o Inter-Ocean” tho B Ohief Actor in the Job, R bout the middie of January, o ot "gfzg‘:{.'l‘mdu 1man, o bachelor of 35 or Ing at one of the hotels of the city, s handsome young lady to Mooley ir] was an old scquaintance, 5 ho had been upon {ntimate I In tho seat next to the one ‘ml(zdbvhlm et & lady with blonde com- “'“" and engaging manners, who was accom- gk by & man under 30, who might have been o husbasndy Judging fromappearances. Accord- o the statement of the victim, this lovely m‘:n]uned overin his direction the groater ion of the sme, und did not manifest apy lcutar {ntercat either fn lier own escort or “(hgpfl'lflflflflnfl" but e thoucht she. rather gevoted ber attention tohim, It might. have teenonly his concelt. which prompted him to ok this way, bat he sald she bure heavily apalnst 1im, rubbed JIER SHOULDER AGAINST T8, o secmed destrous of attracting his attention, Dettood It 88 long asalie was able, amd then ho nanced furtively in her directlon, Shemet him :,"‘..y, snd when he stared at licr she stared at 18 b thought, fn & +peculiar mannor.’ He e more and more Interested, ad, lke 8 man F the world, he after fashlon encouragzed the , The play Jost lts interest for im At mattersd not whather the oo did their best or otherwise. o as only thinklnie of tho dazzling creature by s side, who appeared to prefer s company fotbat of her Icuitimata escort, He devised a peans of becoming. acqualnted with her, which e fattered bimec)f as he went home was siuc- qufyl. Every Boardeof-Trade mun who Vindes? bas 8 card about six Inchcs long by fhree wide, ruled and 1lned, for noting dowhn 1ndes xijte “fon the floor,” aud this eard is Laded with the namo of the firm or operator. ur bero took onc of these cards from his get, ond, slthough considered _shrewd tongh fn businees aflnirs, gave hhmsell away, u toe saylog fs, for thc firat time fn this tnoiaction. 1t was toward the closo of the Jut sct, when lie_ture hils name from the top of nfl,uned rted %‘:fln. Tho K with whoee famll for §eaTE e card aud hamded e, under cover of his mme, to ihe woman who hnd [oee” tim. She hald her own poeramime In such & way as to hide ber porements from her escort, renched hee hand down by her side, and took the note lie hand- eiber, voman fashion, By this act she com- chted hereelt, and she did so till turther when she covertly nodded asacnt to his petitfon that ik wouid address him ot —— Hotel., Bhe put the sllp of pasteboard, contalning the neme of Abestranger, Into her pocket, aud passed out of tbe theatre withiout arain lookiog at L. Atthe door they separated, theic paths lving in different diréctions, and, as the scalper wezded his way home, ho searcely gpoke to his ms;gt, g0 deeply wero his thonghts engrossed il TOE BENITCHING STRANGER. Bessrmlsed nli sorts of pretty things; he won- dered If she was really n married woman I so, didehe love her husband.—upparently not, or riewould not thus hotray s confidence, Sen- utions of varled deserlptions vervaded his breast, principal among which was love of nd- veoture, and a deslre to seo how the thing wouldculminate. e did not haveto wait long. In n day or two berecelved a sealeid envelope, nddrmsm{lo him at bis hotel, contaluing the slip upon which lils ame was vrinted, and accompanyiug it the fo ivsiog addrees upun n bhajf-sheet of Indy's note- Tapers Mus, T, €, War, Dox 100 City. (ilooley's Tucadny eve.) Thls yo Bonrd-of-Trado man pondered much orer, and finally cume to the couclusion that bis surinises were correct, and he had made no nistake, Accordluely e wroto a letter to thie addrese, askingz the object of his sollcitation to meet im ot the Tivolt at a certalo hour, n* order to get better acquninted, In reply to this note, e recerved the following, writtén tn asmall and to all uppearatices a lady’s land: Cinicano, Jan 20 1870—Dear Sire 1 cannot keep te appoighinent Tueadlny mfternoon du I would not solothe Tivol for Ui ‘world do not thini Lndley ol mofor peting dcquainied in this way, shen [ tmplain how 1 am situated how loncaome I ot in the preat dreary houne with no ane with mo but the tervants formonth at_a_1§mo how I long for soine gne ok to. Well wtion wo meat 1 will oxplatu nli {ly busband whom you saw with me do not be at almcnnc month i #1x Lie atarts for New York either uturday or monday when hie 18 gono you can catl 39, Mternoon at my homo but before you do or telote Llet you know who T am yotl must swear to € ihat whilevor nass between s shll be kuown wlyteoursell. 1 would not foc all that Is in this In" d let my nusband know that I had over written M:‘n'u ftisitue I do not tove him but Ido respect winorbelnz good and ind and deverva n botter m; an 1om, Tho moment 1 kaw you saomething Tne chn n of me and eald ‘we would: be trends anu miy only prayer hereafter will bo that jgu may be s houorable ayie to yoiies resuectfully 0‘.1 lx?! resent Mra T € War Box 100 City Yook id T not seq you at tho onora Tha, ove T Joush It waa you_Lut could not sy for cortain e Mfl}:’eflm £ Losd letter au‘ld |" you have 8 me ono & 2 to from you tery soon 1 am :nur—L s faikias 'l"gct‘l'm-knrlllng' eplstls the sealper actunlly f:‘m h—slopped” over, us he suys, iy order to {ndlecon. 1To rausacked all s’ old love-lute ot :;:1 appropriate terms to use, and resurrcet- Ll lhl;g depths of his trunk an old photo- un{;“.;f ich Lie thought _resembled hiny about Dflitrr asit did the Sholi of Persis, or any nmwi"‘““' He sent Wis wushing epistle and the ey ogether, biegeed ber ta appoint o ninco mneoxmnezlnu, and entreated her to Iot it o .‘u Lls heart was almost gottlng tho e Xeol I(l!hn in its azony of suspense. s s !ufn aweek he recelved the following oo which demonstratod that his corres 0, whoever it miuhe be, wos fully £ II;I! x:uTuu. AB A QUBHER: ) Jun. 47, 1870.— Dear Sir; !::P' {‘cltll‘u and 1'hoto and { um vory mnclh ':fi;::g ouye )t Lave mine the Grat tnwe you call at the week | ot only kiiew all Lsuffored in tho Jnst Iaunn;f”.? uot part with your letiors or Ploto nond b but 1 wea in conatant fear (bt the my baag o nd I somo way and I condd not fooks lhm..:n“" the taco for | knew hu could tell @ murm.“m thing wrong but he starta eust ‘Luos- 'l{lbn 0g and you dont Linww what n rellef it “muuo‘_melnnvn Ucen tempted n number of dony amy L8 You that I was uarsy for what 1 had B n“:l'l:ryluutumdrup whero It was but as it Uiernoon ver LW ot lcast vou you Wednewday Morgs g1000ut 4 p. m. 1 will hu &t Fuirbanks doet op e w0 Lake xr, near Clork walt for mo o when ] o AL of Faithank Mores & Co's sl fi‘"w‘:"n ;I:thlflgs ‘flx“rkx ‘r. you :an| spoak to Ve s o pleasure of seslng yo ;M-dm-m your rupn:llully“ g ul “ e Mus "I V" woryyenlte mo 8 fow lines for Inoed all e ne nemy ln‘v‘z:.ruu can give me and bring ur send Yours I you have not destroyed them 44 neatn 1)y e 1 ¢ scalper gushed, worso tha lh:.am l.m 'mmuvuwnucd tha bour when ll: that b Ma fuamorata., Il sent her word ? would surel, Ture the urely be un time, und long be- m:“l‘:\n:guulmeu loar 1o Wha Satrollne® (e bl hr thie corner of Lake and Clark. For doornage solt e walted, dadglug nhout In the eationg E:K‘npn detection untl disaerceablo santly o, 218’ acqualutances, who were con- ks, Sor, DR He passed the house of Fulr- iy i 46 & Co. several times, und Paw o wnd e hoii ‘ho knew. 118 suspacted a e leter oo o Four dnys after reeciviug oty \'I.AIII‘L!HR the appolutment, he reccived ?l;l no"kn“w‘"';':.vll;rhww:ldurm him, und by ul:n:lalanul;vm explaiy sue‘ir:*l. It "was ae Y0U bave beey VAW Bik: For th 9 153 Bave been” choniig & very iig- goee e 20Tty geme e running yoursel fnto » scra, 4 ueyied of, bt yoi mernt the bisuah- €81 yui have very guod reasons to x vdehtthu punishment you so richly do- e corresponding with she lady as g hh‘" been cor with a Reporter My "b'm:’l::g l.nd! dgg'mloumu whuin nceb1o b ropin e 10 inention tie 2 senvation that Chicago has b oyl Your Phote ¥ cul. hav: been “V' the punlia the atylo of & ever roady v destroy Bemigaper " &8 T0br fraturca wil) be Pub, uu.u‘;“,'“.““wwnwu I balong I will not nome bee ""”In\,m 30t you 1o call Stji [ dont want 10 o'l o wibout a word bu your owa dos LA i Ve el 1hings T wish {6 say that personally T have nothing foainst you cver saw you until Wed, aftetnoon do not wnt Anything from you ana yon will only make the matter worse by offering ma money or 8 equivalent to have (he (hing suppreracd, It you have any oiher reasons why the Article #honfit not he published T wonld be giad to hiear the aame, Youts respectfully T Box 120.' ity AB A LAST RESORT ho placed the whele matter (nto the hands o{ & TRINUNE reporter, who asked and obtalned pay- misalon to “work up the case,” The result was the treelne of the supposed blackmatler [na very short time, [Towever, there was a delay uf of n few dayg before operations were comments ed, uind fu the meanttme another and Bual com- munlcation was reeeived, which was more of a clincher. It was as follows: Mr. ¢ Hun: Have yon no answer to make to may Tast noter Yours, otb, 7 C W By direction of the reporler o decoy or was written atd sent (o 1he Post-Oflies accord- Inge to directions, mind the journuilstic detectivo “latd for” the party who ahould take it front the box, ‘Thisattenipt was unsuccesstul, nnd o sccond note was written. Both of the decoys beweed the allezed reporter to do nothing thut ho threatencd to do until he liad consulted with the vietlny and - fotimated that nioncy was no abjeet. Tt wos noticed thnt considerable mait watter eamo to Box 160, all letters, addressed aceording to the directions glven the Board of Trade man, TILE LABT DECOY lafd In the box all one day, nl patientiy the re- porter waited without any satsfaction, ‘The next day ho was at his post, und at about 4 ofclock fn the afternoon his pntience was re~ watded,” A young man sauntered into the Post- Olfice and enlleit for the letters in Box 100, Ho opened all the letters, the decoy among the uumber, which liud been addrossed to V Mrs. T, C, Wavy" and rend tlhiem earofully. Thon he went out and proceeded toward the Inke, Ho stopped nbout hall way between the niley and Wabash avenue, on Washiugton streel, stepped {nto n stairway, and cautiously pulicd one of the letters from his pockst and verused it Hu wos then lost slzlt of, but the | reporter knmew the face and knew whero be belonged, o had supposed oll the thne thut hu was on the track of ‘a pro- fensional blackmintler, or at jast that tho young man was the tool of somo desfening womar, who was makine us2 of him for a purpose. He was also very anxious to expuse 1he niscreant, whoever he was, because ho had rcnrcwn(ml himself as a inomber of the profeasion [n a man- ner that conld ot fall to bring it into disrepute. Judge, then, of the surprise of 1he reporter-de- tective when he found that he had run to caver on attache of the Juler-Ucean, although for the benefiy of the lournallstic profession it may be stated that ho Is not a writer, but a counting-room clerk, It wns subsequently ascertafned that the soung man was unmarrled, and that ho had l- ways burne a character belleved to be above re- lnrunch. An interviow was sought with him, e ot first made strangze of the matter of his be- iug the owner of Box 100, and posltively denied that the reporter had seen him upen any letters addreased to Mrs. T C. Way,” Afterward, howerver, when o found the proof wus sbso- Iute, he admitted everything, and for w time up- peared quite nervous, but suon put a bold front upon the matter and sald that he intended to write the Board of Trade man upin sume paper, . TO TEACH 111M A LESSON, and prevent him from *Insulting! any more women. ‘Then he stated that he intended to fet the matter drop where it was, aud b wos never meant for anything butn joke anyhow. Ife sald the Jndy—the blonde thut he had with him 1t evenine at Hooley’s—was o hard-working ir), who ‘worked bere on a eallary 3 that elie was poor_but extremely virtuous, and that sho never had anytbing to do with the matter what- eover. ‘I'ie reporter asked him who the lady was, but this hedeelined to tell. Howssreminded that he gafd shie worked *here,” but ho sald e did not mean thut sha worked In that office, He showed her one of the letters, but she did not approve of it, lie sald, s0 e had never showed herany more. Jie ssserted thut the man had fusulted hers that e throw his name {nto her laps that she allowed it to remnin there a long time, and triod toenll the attention of her cscort to it, but Miteds thut she never took it from the linnd of its owner, did not put it into her pocket, but took it when aho went out nnd gavedit to him (her escort) when owside the door, telling hilm of the pro- ceadinizs she did not nod her head when asked to nddrees the man nt —— Hotel, and she did not have n programmo in her huud that evening. If the Board ot Trade mun sald what he was credited with saying, he was a liar, “I'he young man further stated that there were threo othiers In the oflice who wore {mplicated with him _and had full knowledye of the trane- actlon, €0 be was not afrald of being Injurcd by an exposnre, aithough ho futhinated that, shoutd ‘'nr TIMBUNE say . apythiug.about the matter, the paper with which lis was counected would take It up snd show the Board of Trade man in an uncenviablo lght, giving his namoe, rusideuce, ote. 110 was reminded that there was a law which would exactly reach his case, and i€ o exasper- ated the sealper he would doubtless get Into n rosecution, oa tho gentleman was satisticd that nu had done nothing out of the wiy, and no more than almost nuy single man would do unoer the clireumstanees, when encouraged in such a manner by a woman. e replicd that e had expressly stated in ong of his communieations thit no money iras ox- pected, and he was ouly in fun, vut lie was told that that made no difference, wud, whatever might huve been hla motivo, the . fuct still re- mained thut n LETTEN OF A DOUBTFUL CIIARACTER was writton, and that Jetter would be taken as evidenee, as it stood, for what it \was worth, The law upon this subject Is very plain, as may be tound In_Sece. 03, pago 805 of the ¢ Re- vised Statutes,” 1874 = LXTONTION DY THREATA, Whoever, olther verbally or by wrilten or printe dd commuuication, mallcionsly threatons to necny another of o crimo or misdemeanor, or to expuso or ublish any of his intrmitios or fathnge, with lu- [’qm 1o extort money, €omds, chattols, or othor va undle thing, or (hreatens to walm, 3 kfll, or mwucder, or to burm or destroy Hin houro ar tier proyorty,” o 1o necuse arother of o cring or misdemennor, or exnose ar publish anv of his {nfirmitics or falltnes, thoneh no money, gooda, chattels, or valuable thing bo dumanded, ahall be fned in a swm not exceeding $300, and lmprleoncd not excceding six months, Should the paper fn questlon publish the name, ote., of thy Buard of ‘Trade mnan, it is not Iikely that n_ prosccution wili ensue, hut 1t 18 altoguther probable that the young man who seb the ball tn motlon will be held personally to an account, and in that case lie would be apt to come _out sccond bust, ns the B, of T. maun would be a powerfal physieal adversary, 1T admits that he bas been a fool, but he does not propose to bo ished for ft 1f he can holp it, YELLOW FEVER. Talso Reports About It Reappearance in Houthorn Clties, Aueclal to Cinclunail Commercial. NEw Onveans, Feb, 12.—Various scnsational telegrams and lottess‘have beeh sent from this city to Northern Journats recently, convoying the startling fuformation that cases of yellow fever were still oceursiug here, They are with- out foundation in fact, Thuro certajnly aro.a few cases of gastric, malarial, bilious, remittant il Lyphold fever ozedreing Srom tine to tine, us alivays fn Southern citles, but uo genwne yellow tever has appeared sineo the end of De- bur, or ot leust @ cass su pronounced by ex- o, ague Fumors aro alse clrculated about the rescnce of the disease i towns up the river, [:m ‘hega too are uwrellable, For a hundre eara there never hus been o casu of yellow fever 0 this city i February. Titgpaten to Loadiritte Courter-Journat, Menii, Feb, 12.=I have just had an fntee- view with Mr. A, D, Longsiaft, President of the Howard Assoctation, nut Dre R, W, aliteh- ell, who was Medicat Director of the Associa- ston during . the epidgmie here. ‘They bath au- thorize me to emphatlcally gtate thnt the rumor ubout the reapoeurunce of the vellow-fever fo the South {s wholly untrue. Bro Mitcheil fur- ther says thy he does not believe thers will be any fever hero this year, uuless it [s brougat from avroad, 'Thero were suino bodiea ex- bumed during the reat cold weather, but that was promptly !tup{l!d, and no 111 effects wera notleed from it Mr. Laugstaflt has just re- wurned from o trip 1o Holly Bprings, Grennda, Water Valley, Grand Junction, sind uther towns that wers visited by the plague, nmd he posis tively asserts that there was no fever at any ot thest potuts, 'The tigh standing of the rentle- men of coursa precludes the jdea that they aro misrepresenting the matter, T have just tatked nlso with Mr. J, H, Chiltdress, & conductor vn the ratlroad runuing between Memphis and New Orleuns, nnd be apys that there s no fever at any point slung the line, vr at New Orleaus. There {3 no exclitement here what- ever over the affalr, woun A Qulifornla Wuman's Device, Stockion (Oul.) Heralil, Au (ogenious lady of this town, who has boen troubled with tramps who slways want to sigaw some wood for a breakfust,™ Las dropped on a plan tn scaro thesc worthica off, Quserv- Jug that they oever proposs 10 saw wood when thers s any 1n sizht to be sawed, she coucluded to keop holf & cord or so of guarly aud knotty sticks piled up In front of the sied. Waeoever & trawp aces that wood-pito hie passes by ou the other sido, und ssys notblug sbout *caruing a breakfast,? “ TRIBUNE ¢ I'RIDAY- FEBRUARY 14, I879—=TWELVE PAGER, THE COURTS. A Bill Filed to Obtaln Tilo to Twenly Acres Worth $400,000, Rorlous Chargos of Foul Play on the'Part of Prominent Real-Estato Men, The Willix Drommond Claim to {be Lake-Front Transferred to the Federal Conrls, Now Suits, l!unlm_aptcln-,nlvntnol. Con- fansions, Judgments, Etc. A bill of formldable proportiona was filed yea- terday [n the Clreult Conrt by Ollver and John Antolne Denls, Lucy Seneschal, Sarah Gottateln, Josephine, Mary, Alexander, and Joscph Denls, and John, Charles, Witllam FEdward, and Sarah Schmitt to recover twenty neresof land near the South Parke, valued at 400,000, The de- fendants are Ezra B, McCsge, George A, Springer, Nimrod Lancaster, Marta Lancaster, U, . 8mich, Heary Futler, Thomas Wallace, Jonathan Burr, Setti Gage, Steliu, Ellen, James, and Chaorles Thompson, John B. Valliquette, Clara Mitchell, Zutiea Mercler, Emma Valll- quette, and the South Park Commisstoners, ‘fhe complalnants set out that in 1816 Oliver Denls, Alexander Denls, and Matfida Schmitt, Frevch Canndlans and unable 10 speak Engllsh, removed from Canadm to Chicngo, In 1847 Oltver Dents bought of Franels G. Blanchard twenty acros oft the south eod of the E. i of the B.W.«} of Bee 34, 89, 4, for the sum of £1,000,.payine #4560 cash, nud agreeing to pay £300 May 1, 4848, and 8250 one yenr thercafter, with tnterest at O ver cent, and recefved o bomt for adeed. Denls Immcdlately took possession nnd held 1t untit his death in February, 1840, but never pad efther of the deferred payments. In November, 1851, Blanchard, by quit-clatin decd, conveyed Uhls property to Paul Coraell for 870 Albont Decem- ber, 1851, Cornoll commenced a Bult fn chancery azalnst the admintstratrix and helrs of Oliver Denls to foreclose the bond, and obtained a conditional decree orderlng the Yuymcm.o! $711 In thirty dnys, or allow oreciosure, After the éntry of this di but before the tima of redemption bad exspired, John B. Vallquette, 8r., then a clerk of Seam- mon & McCarg, ropresented to Mra, Denls that Lo could borrow the $711 frum Seammon or MecCage on the sccurity of the mortgaged premises, and thus allosw her to redeen amt gave the property. Volliquetto then weat to MeCapg to see if he conld get the inoniey, and the Jatter promised lic would deposit the amount with the Clerk of the Cuuk County Court of Common Pleas, o did so, as fs clalmed, and the money wae patd over to Cornell, whao necepted it, und conveyed the property 1o McCugg 88 sccurity only for the repayment to Wim of his advances, Bome timg aiter McCagg began to clalm hu had houcht the premiscs for himaclf, and had 8 verfect 1itle, but uffered &8 o matter of fuvor to give cach of the helra-at-law of Ollver Denls $35 or 50 If they would each give him quit-clahin deeds of thelr interests, Six of the heirs, relving on these representations, received the €50 splece, and exceuted quit-clain decds to SeCage, The Inttor also atleges that. Mrs. Denls gave a ko qgttit-clafu, but complainant charges ‘that this i3 ¢ ulsc, und that i€ MeCare has any such deed purporting to be from her it s a furgery, In March, 1501, s number of the eirs finding that thev had been, as they claln, unlm:d, filed u bill In the Superlor Court auainst McCage nud othiers to sct aside the tranafer by Curnell to McCaga, aud_the quit-claim deeds, und to re- decin from the foreclosurs sale. Tha bill was dismissed in the Superfor Court, Lut the SBupreme Court reversed this decree, ond found that MeCage, in advancing the money and taking the propertys was acting as seent of the Denis helrs; that thy Intter were entiticd to the relisf asked; und that MeCage should be compelled to reconvoy or pay 1he value of the property, 'The heirs did not have any futcliigence of ‘this decree until Jatu- ary, 1801, when, aa they clafin, their uttorney, D: C. Witder, fraudulently represented to thent that the Supreme Court liad mwarded them $0,472,21, und no more, nud that MeCagg, on puying such sut, shiould be decinred the owner of the They now charge that Wilder hud been bourht up by MeCage to muke {lese rep- resentations, and that, they, .n-ll-lnz thereon, gave Witder ball thic amount, that belog his chargze, and divided the remainder amouy them- selves, giving 335,50 to cach one, The seheme was carried out, nnd they never knew of their rhehits, or the decision of the Supreme Court, or of. \thder'l treachery untll within the Tust month, & Furthermore, the complainants allego that thie mondute of the Suareme Court was ™ never carried out by the Superior Court: no decree was ever entéred in accordanco with aneh man- MeCagy maver poatd them thi€ purchase mone! fved from the oroperty, as required, nor the value of the premises, which were worth about $400.000 ut the datg of the declslon of the Supreme Court. On the contrary, tsbout Jan. 4, 1501, he, neting In collusion wiik: Wilder, und without complainants’ cunsent or knowledge, caused a doeree tu by _entored in the Bupertor Court, reviting that MeCagez had been ordered <o pay over Lo the hieirs the purchase money re- cawved from the sale of the lands, with fhtes il ordering thut the ease be roferred to ter to take on account; thut reference wis therenpon lad, and the Master reported the suin of $0,471.21. The complainnnts, in conclusion, charze that all thls wus dony to cheat them out of thelr riizhts, and they usk that the deeree above men- tloned tuay be set aside, that su sccount may bo taken of the profits as well a8 of tho value of the land, nnd that they may have a decres for the umuunt found duv. THE LAKE-FRONT CABE, About slx weeks neo Alexander T, Dritton, toraee Jo Gray, and Willis Drummond began o rult in olectment du the Clrenit Court ascainst the Illmols Central Rullroad Company, the Michiian Central Raflrond Compang, the Chica- o, Burllngton & Quincy Rallroad Company, and the City of Chileago, to got possossion uf the 1and along the lake-tro now owned by the rallroay companies, Yestorday an order was made by Judge Booth, on petition filed the duy Defore, urdering the cause o ba removed to the Federal Court, under the act of 187, ‘The bond was flxea at $5,000, with William K. Ackermun and B F, Aver us surcties, "I'he partics who asked fur the removal are the three railrond companles, nud they set vut that e laud clafmed by the plaintifls has been for more than twenty yuars In the peaceable jossea- son of tho defehdunts, and the Michiizan Con- tral and Chieago, Burlington & Quiney Ronda Iiave within that time spent over S1,000,000 on the property. ‘The matter in dlapute 13 the 1itle to laml valued at £2,000,000, waul tho it really {nvolves n controversy betweon the parties arls- ing under the Constitution and lawaof the United States. ‘The property owned by plaint- ilLs is desceilied as follows: North by tie south pler of the inprovements of the Chlcagy harbory weat by fractional Sce. 10, as survoyed I 1 south by the Hne hetween Sees, 10 and 1%, e tended east 4 chaing 74 linka from the cortier catablthied tn 1821 ut 17 chains #0 Hinks cust of Ser. U, 10, 15, und 10, and cast by the shore ot Lake Michigzan, as detlusd by Leputy-8urveyar “Inlcott, contulning 20 17-100 acres. “Fhis Lind was part of & sawd-bar surveyed (n 1830 by ‘Tal- cott, nt tho Instance of Q. E, Walker, and, as I-I:Amlms conteud, nuPruvcll by Daniel Dunk- in, Burveyor of Public Luands of 11inois wl Missonrl, ‘Ihe survey was, however rejected by the Commissloner of the Goneral Land-Oftice, The defendauts ssert that the swnd-bur was shitting, und between 1886 and 1839 was wun{ away by the winds und waves usnd dlsappearvd fur aver twelve yemrs, When Fort Dearborn Addition was platted in 1835 this - sand-bur had disappeared, und the Jots fronting on 1he lake were o part of fractional ec, 10, auil thess lots are nuw owned by the ralirond companics or the city, The whols — aren of the Taleott survey was recovered from the lako by the raliroad companles, nnd filled fu to forui a basis on which 1o fuy thele trucks. 2art of the Jund east of Bee, 10 ulio was field by the Guvernhicnt up to 1852, and then sold direct 10 the rallroad companles, “The tuintl(Ts, however, alter the purchase of the wlunting serip suplled to the Comumisstoner of the Geueral Luwd-Olfice for s patent, and ob- talued a decisfon fn theie favor as to the Jund bonnded by Madison straet oo the south, Ran- dolph strect on the north, by tho ling of the sur- vey of 1521 on the west, aud by what 1s Knowa as the line of the Talcott survoy on the east. Aun appeal was taken to the Secretary of the ln- terlor, which fa still pendini, "The petitonera claim that a grest number of questious will arlse in the trial of the case as to the interpretation of Untted States laws und patents aud as to the validity ot Goverument surveys, sud _they charge that such questions cannot bo passed on ur determined ih a 8tate Coutrt, and thut the case must be tranaferred to the Feue;nl uluurul.I which have excluslvy juris. dictlon ot such tmatiers. ‘A motion will be piade before Judgo Biodgett 88 soon &8 tho vevord 13 made up o have the cast romunded to the State Court, DIVONOZS, sry-Nodine filed a bill for divorce from her husband, Wililam If, Nodine, on the ground of 1 Joreal reaction fa caused, which, however, scarcely dezertlon, Judue Maare {nslurdny grantea n decrce of divorceto Anna Tlamann from Charles Iiamann on the ground of drunkenness. UNITED BTATES COURTS. An Information was filed agalnat Chiarles 8iss. man, of Chicazo, tor aclling luuor and tobreco without a Heense, ‘[lie case of the Milan Distlifery (‘fimnny va. John Tilleon, Collectar of Internal i@venye for the Fourth Distelct, for $125,000, was lrans- forred to the United Stutes Clreult Court from Rock Islandd, A stipulation was aleo made for trial Feb, 19, DANKRUPTCT. Dlscharges wero fasucd yesterday to Willlam .7,. Heaton, ¥, Thiving, Detmore Elwell Thomas W, Newcomer. Allen C. Defenbaugh Tenac R and Willls M. 1i8tt, Clinries 8. King and Johu Mitehener, Abel 11, White, Bamuel Dan- Felgy aud Merwin Chureh, Meier Welnseho: wos elected Arslgnee of Solamon nud Joseph Jlarels, and €. D, Luak of Mictinel K, Glensom Asaignees will bo chosen Uhis morning for M, V. Hotchklisa and Albert Sawyer. BUPERIOI COURT IN BRIEP, Barrowa, Carpenter & Co. began a sult yes- terday for $4,000 azainst J, 1. Woods. CIRCUIT COURT. George W. Hill commenced a sult in trespass agatnat George Fo Harding, L. 7. ], Nissen, und V. I, Barnumn, claiming 50,000 damnges. Frank McWnlters begat o suit tor 810,000 dnwages neafnat the Chicage & Nurthwestern Rallroad Company. Frank Thoma, Indieted tn Du Page County for resisting an oflicer, filed n petition for labeas corpus, clalinine (hat ba fs fllegally detaioed, Taving ofl ] guod bail In the sum denanded, which was arbltrarily refused. COUNTY COURT. Mageio MceNasoiara, Nicholas Blere, Joseph Henslar, Margaret Kearna, James Brady, and Andrew Eelckron were found Josane. Al were paupers exceut Morgaret Kearns, In the case ot I, W, Zunmerman the petition wos dismissed, CRIMINAL COUHT, Leopold Klinge, on trlal Wednesday for as- sault with intent to kill, was found gullty of assnuit with Intent to do bodlly Injury when no conslderably provocation oppeared, and was re- manded, - John Fox was found guilty of larceny, and was given two vears in the Penitentinry. Edward Lindley pleaded gufity to burglary, nml was remunded. Thamas Keezan and John Lollv were ttled for larceny, Lally was found guilty and under npre, wind Reewan was sequitted, Jolin Willkuns und Patrick Gaffney were on trial for robby T THE OALL, Jupar. BropartT—107 to 100, stngun va. 1 223, incluslve. No. ‘Kingman, on trial, 211, 2106 to 222, 224, 220 to 234, ', 28, 210 to 248, all Inclusive, excent No casc on trial. Junar JAMEsUN—Awsists Judge Gary, Ko, 4,400, Conley ve, Mason, on trial. Junor Moone—10, 11,'13. Ne. 8, Cobleigh vs, HSmith, on trial, Junus Itonpns—i83, 401 to 00, oxcopt 407, Nu case on trinl, Junug Booru—No call. No, 483, 0'Toole ve. Chlcago City Rallway Company, on trial, dtvar FsnwBLle-1, 703, Uurnoy Ve, Junar: Looy Nea, 1, 14 ney, 5T, , 1,150, 1,151,1,1 80, 1,102, 1,114, 1,195 h W imingion & ¥ Ve LFo Wigaing, 000 N, Tiliotson et al. ve. latne E, and Do Witt C, Gualrien, $i21, mcuir CounT—CoNrrssions— Meredilh Villace gavings Bauk vs. dobn Collins, §2, 118,24, K beth W, Wendell va, Pateck W, Tracey, 08D, 44.—8, W, Allerton - v4. Cnicago Starch Works, 810,200 THE COUNCIL. The Bteam-Fipe Ordinnnce Pinced on Yilem Miscelluncons Tualuces. The Councll held an sdjourned meeting lnst evenfug, Al Tuley in thechair. The abgentees, were Pcarsons, Phelps, Mallory, Cook, Seaton, Thompson, Stauber, and Daly. Ald. Lowler introduced resolutione, which wore passed, condoling with the familles of ex- Health Commisaioner McDermott and ex-Town Collector O'Brien. + Unfinfshed buslncss ** was taken up, * On motlon of Ald. Gilbert, the ordinance copcernlng the layinig of steam-pipos in the strocts was placed on file,—ycas 19, nays %,—as follows: < " Yeas—Dallard, Glinest, © Loddinz, Culierton, Tlordan, Oliver, Luwler, A ney, Binzner, Mhroup, Ntawleigh, Knopf, Hyan, Waldo, Schwels- thul, Wetteror, Jansrons NeCulrey, and Jonar, Atys—Tuley, Honders, Cary, Tully, Turner, McNally, Smyth, Niesen, All. MeNurney, by eonsent, presented .o proposition froim "Michael Greencbaum olfering 1o cxchunge sisty fece on Union strect next to the city's lot av the eorner of Engle strect, with the brick buiiding, tor the property at the cor- ner of Madison nul Unfon streots, now ovcupled by the polfee stntion. Tt was referred to the Committeo on Police, Phe Committee on Finance repurted (n tavor of the repest of the resolution passed In June, 1576, dirceting the Comptroller not to pay any Bille for extra fexal services until they wero ap- proved by the Council. Ald. ‘Tuley (MeCuilrey in the chafr) made n sprech In favor of conenrrence, pleading for conelstency, 1he resolution having been fgnored by the Comptraller. ‘One cundilate for Mayor having had his say, Ald. Glibert teok up fteen minutes, st Ald, fary (the durk horse) u shnllar time, bolh being {n favor of placing the report and resolutlon on e, ?\n hour was spent fu tall, and Ald, Lawler moved that the Clerk be dirceted to eoguteo Farwell 1all 1 uesdny eventu, for_ T i 1nat sl candidates for Mayor appear there wmt speak to 1he people, "ye Clizlr deeltied to entertalu the motion. A mution of Alil. Smyth to plare on e was agreed to,—yeas 17, navs 10,—as follows: a8 17, Yeas—Watlnrd, Sandors, Cary, Qilbert, Tully, MeNaily, Oliver, Lawler, Smyth, Nuwlelin, T hwmpron, }inop(. Stouver, Wuldo, Weticrer, eCatlrey, doans, A oy, Turner, Lodding, Ttinedan, MeNueney, Elszne, Throop, sen. fhe same Committce reported ndversely on the clatm of John Hans for compensation for the rrising of his buildine in catsequunce of tho construction of the Blehteenth stroee vinduet, a8 no approvristion had been mudu for such pur- 08¢ v Ald. Cullerton moved that the report be placed on the file il the prayee fu Jluus® poti- tlun b grunted, . Ouly u dozen Aldermen wero in the room at this time, the others belng “in the ante-room amoking. ¥l Ciinle rald thero wos ne guorum, nud as the Clerk bewun tocall the roil the lofturera eame i1, ANl Throop urged that, befors any more via- duuts were bullty the damages arisiog from ruls- ng butldings Ly ascertained; ovtherwiso partive could charze what they chose. A legal question way involved, und the Comnnttee didn't seck to settloft. They thought ilaws - had better sue the clty, nnd get the matter fito the Courts, AL Tuley said, Lo bis mind, uuder the late Supreing Court deelslons, the ity was Hable, but he understood the Law Department held the contrary view, o didn’t thinfc it glcht that the clty should muke an hmprovement for the puhlle benztit to the injury ol the peoplo who bappened o own property u its vicinity, A similar mut- ter was pending beforo the Judiclary Commit- t anl, 16 ho expected oo opiniun of the Luw Department, bio oved to Lemporarily postpone, *he Council adjourned without tekiug any action, Citllerton, Ryan, Nle- e —— A New Wny of Kepalring Teoth, Qaltgnant's Hesmenger (Purts). A papor under the above title, trom M. Magi- tot, Rlll Just been presented to the Academy of Bl By M. Gusselin. In 1820 Dr, Dolubarre con thy posstbllity of uxtracting a tooth affucted by abscess or caries, removing the un- sound part, und replncing it 1o its sockot with the expoctution that it would reunlt with the portions of the systemn from which it had:been detuebiod, nnel o sueceeded perfetly, The mat- ter nttvacied but Hetle attention, nnd wus ap- parently forgotten untll M. Magitot took it up and madu a serfous study uf 1t 1o now states thut the grafting of the deutal orguns bs divided into soveral varietiea, ‘Lhie tfirst cateory coms urises the tecth druwn from their sockels and roplacoll ot oneo or alter a certain timo, That he calla grattiog restitution, 1o a sccond froup &re sed the cuses where @ touth 18 drawn from vne ludlyldual und pluced futhe mouthof suother. Wo need not refor to the others,as the presout papor only concerus the firat class of operativns, 'The patnful allue tion known as toothache sriscs from yarious causca—nbscees at the ruot ol thoe tootl, caries 0! the bone, lullammation of the mumbrane sur- roumnding the orgen, discases of the gums, ete, In sl such cascs the extruction of the tooth und the removal of the diseased portion is quita practicabls, and_experlence Laa proved boyond question that the orgun can ba replaced in its original poaition and will rounito with the tis- sucs to which it was orizinally attached. M. Magitot bascs his assertions on sixty-two operas tious, of which filty-seven were pvrmm(nuu- cessful, & uroimtlnn of ghout ¥4 percent. While the sctlon of relntegration §s golug on, soma £ nffects the geperal syatem} fcesses form, which, when the course, leave the consolidation complete In a pe- riod of operation docs not succeed, cjecta the tooth fn nday or two. vatient seem to have wo effect an the results, amd ol sorts of teeth may be drawn, aud reimplanted. mall boils or ab- have tun thele from n week to 4 fortnight. When the the_inflammation The age of the exclsed, THE CANAL SMELLS. How Cnn the Evil Be Remediod ? A reportorfal visit along the line of the Tl nols & Michigan Canal yesterday as far o8 Jollet showed that the rural mind s greatly exercised over the stench arising from that hizh- way, and the peonle du not believe thnt Chicawo 1s giving the nulsanco she creates the attention it requires, Jollet have been and aro discussing the matter, ‘The city and county offlciale at nand on Monday morning A. J. Mathewson, County Burveyor of Wil County; 8. D. Iteed, Buperintendent of Construction on the Unton Pacific Kaflrond when that tosd was built, and Adam Comatock will hold o prelininaty conference at Mavor Elwood’s office in Joliet for the purpose of uniting upon gome: plan for the abatement of the nulsance, and which wiil bo sugeested by them nesy l‘uudny,whcn they will meet Mr. Jenne, Chief Englneor of the Canal, and City Enylucer Chesbrough, ot the office of the lat- ter, und discnsa the whole subect with them., It 15 expected that these zentlemen—who are all ]nmvllml men of large experience In rreat pub- fc worke—wIll agreo upon some scheme for abolishing the stinks, and present the same to the delegate meeting to bo held at the Grand Pacltic Hotel the uay tollowing (Wednesday) at 1 p. m, Mayor Elwcod notlied Mr. Ches- brough yesterday that the o geotlemen above mentioned would meet hl A liat of the delegates from Lemont, Lockport, Jollet, Channabon, Troy, Morrls, Scncen, Marseilics, Ottuwa, Utiea, Lnsalle, wid Pera was publishied 3;_: yesterdav's ‘TRIDUNE, Mayor Heath, City- Engincer Chesbroueh, City-Attorney Tuthil, Corporation-Counscl Bonflela, and others of the ety will prohably meet the visitors, Nothiuis was done vesteraay bv the Lockport nud Joliet suthoritics 1u the way of ovening the ates At the former place " and taklng ob- servations of the drainage. The Will County BSurveyor was of the opiufon that the drawing of e pates ot Lockport, and keeping them so, would have the elfect of parifying the stinking ditch, The opinion of Canal-Supt. Thomas, who takes an opposite view from that of Mr Mathewsou wiml others at _ Joliet, waa glven in Tug Trisuse last Saturday, ‘fhe ovpening of the lock-gates ot Lockport ‘mayv be suggested by the Jolleteniineers as the unly pres- ent ucans of nbating, or partlally abating, the nulsance. ‘There ure those who believe that if the gates should be kept open from the close of naviration to the opening, the Bouth Branch woutd be dralned of tlie refuse frotn the city eevwers, sl the people on the line of the cangl would not be subjected tos nulsance suchas that they are now vompelled to endure, 1t I also probable that at the cumnecrs? con- ference und at the Grand Pacific Hutel weeting the question of eulnrfimu wnd hiaproving the canal und the INinols IKiver to admit the pass- uige of steamers from the Mississiopt River to the (reat Lakes will be discussed, sod sume action taken looking toward the con- summation of the preat project. The urticle fn yesterday’s TRIBUNE ™ from the Hon. A, J. Uallowny attracted 1nuch attention in Jullet, nud received very favorable conment from the leading cfficlals and others, A project to construct a new nud large canal from o point on the, Svuth Branch somewbers noar the present one to the Summit, and there connect It with the Desplaines River, has been tulked of by Mavor Elwoodund others av Joliet, may bo discussed next week ut the cannl ctings, It Is said thut this scheme would effectunlly drain Chteago River, the decllvity or full being far greater into 1he Desplaines than fnto the present cunal. ‘The plan einbraces the fmprovement of the Deeplaines so as Lo make it navigable for river steamers, nd the pro- pored work would be ‘a counecting Hnk of the irent_water route thut must be opened at no very distant day between the lakes and the Misaisaippf, ‘The vost of preparing the work on the present d cut would elone cost nearly 21,000,000, while—it 18 urged by some—there woulil e no such outlay necessary on the pro- poged new work, which would of courso cost o Iarge sum af money, but nothlng in compurisun with the Denefits that would result to the Btate inn u peeamary and o sanltary way. ‘There may be serious objections to such a scheme, nud it thero avo the enelncers will not be slow in an- nouncing the fact. EUGENIE'S LACES. JMiss Leary Wins the Lawsult that Grew Qut of Her Kefusal to Buy Them. New York sun, Feb. 12, Miss Aunio Leary, sister of Mr. Arthur Leary, the sbipping merchont, was sued by J. Warren Lawton to recover §1,750, betnge purt of the pur- chase prico of a portion of the Empress Engende Tuees, which he clalmed to have seld her, and for $250 expenses incurred ju the resale of the laces on her aecount. "Fho case was tried yosterday fn Bart I1. of the Supreme Court Circult beforeJudgo Lowrence, ‘the testimony on the part of the plaiuthX was that he was attorney for the owner of these laces alter they were selzed vy the Custom- Ilouse suthorities when first brought to this countsy. ‘The legal proceedings for thelr con- fseation Davine flnally ended in favor of the owner, Mr. Luwton was cmpowered to sall the Jaces, Hlo employed Col. E. Townsend toat- tempt Lo disposcof them to some of the weslthy residents of Fifth avenue. Col, Townsend testified that no obtained & tetter of introduction from Mrs, Gen. Fremont to Mrs, Elizabeth J. Meagher, widow of the late e, ‘Thomus Franels Meazher, and effected the snle to Miss Leary, through Mrs, Mearher, of a lucedress snd shawl for £3,000, Mrs.Meagher told il she wasauthorized by alady to make s stand- ing offer of that sum [or the articles, and on his subsequont aceeptance of tho offer named Miss T.cary ua the Indy sho roferred to, Miss Leary ratified the Yurvhuc‘ but, when the laces were sent her, told the messenger thut the project in conneetion with which she lnd desired them had fallen through, and directed that they be sold an her account. 'The Inces were then purchnscd by A, T. Btewart & Co., for £3.250, and Miss Leary was called upou to pay the difference be- eh this sum and £5,000, "It anpeared that at the time Col, Townsend was _attempting to dis- bos0 of the laces through Mrs, Mengher, Mr, huwlon had sougzht to sell them directly to Mise not knowing she was the lady Y Mrs. Meagber, nnd had offereid them to many other ladles of wealth und soclal promiuet Miss Leary testified that she had been a good deal snnuyed by ealls from Col. Townsend in his offorts to_siegotiate a sale of the laces, and had tinnlly refused tosec him, She had never wuthorized Mrs. Meagher to inake the purchase on her Lebnlf, When the messenger brought the lages, with & neto from Col. Townsend, sl met him ot the dour, being about to enter her eurringze, which was awalting her, and told him to take them away, as she did not want tiem, She never received tho Inces, or directed that they ba gold on her necount, Mes, Meagher testified that Col, Town- acud called on her u January, 1877, and exhibited the laces. 8he had a conyersation with him as to a sale to other persons, ul she tried to fmduce Miss Leary to buy them hersclf when they wero offered ab s reasonsbla price. Miss Leary never suthorized hor to buy the Taces on bier behalf, wid she nover Informed Col. Townsend she_was authorized to buy them for Miss Leary, Col, Townsend called very often 1o offer tiv laces, but he never delivered them to her, snd ghe never told Lim, a8 ho hul sworn tonform Mtss Leary thut she had purclmml tho luces, 8lio nuver told him sho hud u stund- fug offer of §5,000 for them. Arthur Leary testificd as toan {nterview be- tween his sister and Mr, Lawton after the al- leged nale, in which Lawton acknowledged sho ha given him 1o authority to seil the loces, M, Libbey, of the firm of A, T. Stewart & Co., testificd as to the salo to thein of the luces. Mr. J, W, O'lirlen, the banker, testliied fn corroboration of Mr. and Miss Leary as to n portion of thelr testimony, It appeared hat unsuccessful attemnpta hud been made by Ar. Lawton to cullst some of the mora protincent fadlics in fashlonable suclety in a project for the purchase of the laces Ly sibacrintion for pres sentation to the Metrovolitun Museum of Art or tu bu ruflled for ut the Cathedral Fulr. Judge Lawrence charged the jury that under thes provision of the Btatute uf Frauds, even if the plalntiil’s story tvas truo as 1o tho agree- meut tu purchasy, the contract was void, no memorandum in wiiting bavine been wade be- tween the parties aud uo toney pald on sc Mius Loary reeeivud und nceepted ‘Tha case, therefore, turncd uvon whither ticro was a transfor of the luccs to Miss Leary on Jan, 27, 1877, when New, the measen: gur of Col, Fownsoud, met her st the door of her residenco us shis was eoterine her carrioge, wnd an acceptauce by hor, and that she then, us Nuw testifled, dirceted that they be taken back in order that Lawton miight get the best price for them he could on her account, she saylng somutbing lf!mui her schemo “having fshon ' through, und she must locur a loss, Mies Loeary had contradicted this lcnuumn{ moat flatly, and 1t wan tor the jury to any whether it was true. . ‘The jury, after having been out about ten minutes, gave a verdict for the defendant, e —. RAZING A CITY. Itenl-Uatnte Owners for an 1onraWWhat Four Toarda and Half & Dozen Nalla (10N Leadeille (Col,) Rereille. An cxcitement such as Is rarcly seen outsldo of & mining-town, which In fact could naver occur from the same causcs In an old-scttied town, was experienced yesterday, The ground oceupled ns n mill-afte by the Harrison Redue- tlon Works waa thronged by hundreds of enger men who were quictly but nervously erccting a minfature city, A carpenter on unper Chest- nut sireet opened the ball, He had read baseless rumor that the - patent for the ground clalmed as o placer Jocation by ‘Tom *8tarr would never be granted, but that n town site would be granted In its stead. llo thought the time had come fora divislon of the gpoils and went out durlng the still small hours of the eatly mornlug and put up two foundations on the Harrlson gronnds, at the upper end of the Chestnut-street front- age. As soon a8 tols fact wan lcarned by poss- era-hy in the morning it caused considerable talk, nwml 8 crowd soon congregated. Bome thought one thing and some thouwht snothier, and na {8 always the case thero was une man who remerked that *1f they were wolngtlo )\unp fots he could jump as fast as oy one.'’ Ile jumped ona joundation and another followed; then the scramble began, Orders for four hoords were rapidly dispatchied to the ncarest fumber-yurd or saw-will, and as soon as they cane on the grouud they were tacked together and called 8 fuundation, The crowd increased fu numbers, and the oxcitetnent was sug- mented by every fresh arrival, Hy noon nearly a thousand peoplo wera gathered in the nelghborhood, und every foot of ground front. vk on Chiestnut und Elin atreets was eovered with foundations, und mbout 200 real-usiate uwners lind sprung into oxistence, Stfil the orders for lumber rofled Into the yards, und a number of uprizhts bewzan to appear, the firat start of o bullding. ‘This move was recelved withgeneral approval, and in another hour some thdety or foriy bulldings bezun to rise up und assuing vrovortione. Several real.estato trans. actions nuw vecurred. One mau who occupted ncorner Jot s Jiad a neat and substantinl framne structure, cousisting or four boards und an upricht x4, received an offer of $200 for s prnuenay, and took Jt up. The money was planked down, und the new proprictor siepped upon his premises and begun to put up an addi- tion in the shape of anvther 2x4, Another man accepted the bl of 850 for & quit-clalm deed ad paseed m‘fldl‘{ away, Car- penters were fu demand at 810 a day, and none n the inarket. Thev wera all busy fumping for themselves, Ta give an abstract of the “chin muste® exchanged with hundreds of curlous {dlers about the fence, by the jumpers, would have required pages. In some cases there were three foundations on the same lot, but the jolut proprictors didl not scem to quarrel much. Every one was fnzoud humor, und secmed to consider it an immense joke. All this thine not the least oppositton bad Leen met with, and &0 nt ewimningdy, Mauy swondered that the heads of the Horrison Works toulk no messures to stop the Jumping, amd nppeared to lave wo special Interest In what was transpiriog. In the meaniling, o vourfer had been disvatehied to the Arzentine Mining Company’s works, wil the entire work- Ingz-foree was simtmoned to appear at the snelt- er ofllee. They all went ia quietly, n fewatn time, und attracted no attention.” Fhe neting- Mayor, Dr. Taylor, went up. to the oflice nuil swora in ten trusty men, who lind been selected 08 a speefnl pultee, and, as roim as this had been dape, they flied ont, backed by ti(ty brawny miners, mid began the work of razing the newly- bullt ety to the ground, Beginning at the upper end of the builifue, they made rapld on- siaught, and (o ten minutes the last atick was flat. Little or no opposition was met with, The jumpers, sceing that they would have “thefr lands full " if any such thing wus sattempted, gulotly gave wuy, sud accepted the situation. The Mossra, Loker and Ilines wero complete masters of the situatfon. Teams were employed, amd in two Tiours’ time not u board rematned on the groumd t0 mark the recent city. It wlit be remembered by ali who were in the clty last July lhat just atieli 8 move was uttempted ot that time, aud when it had stenally tafled the citizens held a mceting mud ackiigwledired the right of the Harrison Works to” thls same piees of ground, and ngzresd ta proteet them i the posseasion of it. All of thy yesterday's trouble grew out of o Jack of judgment fa Ysteninie to wnd printing every fying rumor, The leason learned by the result will long bo remembered by those who caused it DR, .FLINT'S SKEPTICISM. Experiments on tho Human Body Shnke His Iseltef In the Correlation of Farces, Newe York World, Feb. 12. Ihio- feeture-room of the Bellevue Hospital Medica! Coliege was crowded with students uid practitioners at 11 o'clovk yesterday moming. It was understoodt that Dr. Austin Flint, Jr., the Professor of Phralology, who was to fecture on *Antmal [leat" at that hour, would have something of unusual fnterest to sy, Dr. Flint first nliuded bricfly to the facts familiar to every- body, usmely, thut the normal temperature of {lie human body fs niways 100 degrecs Falren- belt, wo matter whuther the luman animal pitches his tent on the burning sands of Contral frica or cuts fubber in Labrader; thut the evenness of the temporature §s waintalned by evaporation from the skin when the weather {s hot wnd by nutural dewand for food containing fat when the climate {8 culds 1L was only untit comparatively recent times, he satd, that physlolotrists were able to explatn how anhinal leat was produced, and he thoneht the simple theory of oxidization, or vombustion, was too readily nucu{»lv:d. us it falted to account for all of the heat that s produced fn living bodles. r. Flint sakl that he had given this subject par- tieulnr atteution for sevesal w ast fn {ts hearing on the theory of thecorrelution aud conservation of the for Ha itnew that what be wus golvg to say wonll subject him to eritl- olsmi, und even to ridleute, perhaps, but that ghould not deter him from speakiug his mind freely and inds 'nnmlclltli’ as wan his custom, o iould say, then, thal "o did not belleve In the theory su generally acvepied now of the vor- rolation of forves. Many persons had proved to thelr own satisfaction that the foreo geheruted by the full of & pound weight through 722 feet o? space was just sutlivient to raise the temper- ature of & pound of water ono degree, but any experlinent. to prove that the rise of the tem- perature of & pound ol water oy dogree was nt to ralse a pound welght 723 feet or to ralse a 723-pound welght ono foot had been carefully avolded., Dr. Fliot then _undertgok to prove that the combustion of il the fuod consumed in a given timo by nu averuzs man must produco more heat und toreo than could bo accounted for by all the phenotena of clreutatton, respiration, perspiratiun, musculnr action, e The experl- meuts of Dr, Draper, of this cn.{l. had proved pretty -uuunlul{ the amount of heat produced per tiour by the human body, but s Inter aid stmilar experiment—thnt of merely taking o quantity o) mixed food, about what an ordtuary man would consumo inone day, and burning {t—liad sliown nlore accurately ‘the smount of heat that is evoived by the combustion of food, He had ulso oxverimented upoh himself, and ba clted hin vetebrated experliments on the pedostrlan, Weston, which buve been preserved . o several stavdard o text- Books, In sl those experiments it hod been imypossible to account for more than atout 08 per cunt of the heat which shonld bave Loen evolved secording to the quantity of the muterinls consummed or burned 6 the body. At the same tine every one of thesa experiments had shown thut the vapor und water thrown off from the body was in vxcess of the quantity which bad been taken fu, ‘This, Dr, Fllot thought, provead the theory which e had coine to beltovo in thoroughty,~namely, that water was genvrated within the tssucs of the body by thecombiuation of hydrogen aud oxygun. Having proved to bis satisfuction that water is produced Within the body by the _chemnical combination of hydrogen and oxygen, Dr. Flint_concluded that in fevers und such disonses as aro accompavied by igh temperature of the body, fuod contalne ing pleuty of carbon and bydrogen should be given, ‘Fhis would be feeding the flawe, but it would save the putient by preventing bim from being barned up by the discase, —e—— “The Cliffurds from Boaton.” Tho mishup which befell » party from Boston lost week in Philmlelphla bus caused smuch mer- rlusent in that city as well as o Now York, where the unfortunates are quite well known, Awong the round of entertulnments provided for the visitors by thetr friguds waa au evening up the minstrels, ‘Ihe young rulative who bought the tickets in the muruhuf asked the tleket-seller whother thers would be avy v coares Jukes ! or *imoroper slluslous " dur- tug the perlormance. 11 siinply asked, becausa “the Cliffords from Boston were coming,™ (Tbe_namu e Gctitious, but the story 12 true.) He was fuforwed thut “hordly ever” way there anything out of the way at e abods of minstrelsy. ‘The evenlng came; u largs audience Mled the house; the overture wud olayed, and ono of the *eud men® approached Dbis Oret joke, Suddenly, up rose the rest of WO » 7 li hand, and, motfoning excitedly o the **bones,”- murmured: *Tush, Yo careful; the Cliffords from Doston are ho-ah.” At firat the nudience did not_understand the l]okc. but when it was repeated the ananoyance of the Fnrty alluded to Lecamo so manifest that peals of laughter #hook {he house. At the third or fourth repetl- tion “the Ciiffurds’ could stund tt nolonzer ¢ and Indignantly left the ball. OCEAN STEAMERS. Homething New—Twenty-three Miles an ° flour and No Seasicknens. New Fork Nty Yachtsmen and touriats who vieit the Isle of ‘Wight or Bouthampton have often been puzzled by & strange craft that crulscs In those waters, - and which {nvariably slows down to ordlnary speed when approached by other veasels, She scldom n{:ucm to have anything more scrions on hand than a party of gay pleasure-seekers, . but watermen and ‘others who hayve watehed * Y lier closely tell of bursts of speed in which sho 2 files thronzh the water like nn expross tralu. | 8he fs the vessel with which all the later experi- 1 nients have becu conducted, and the reaults Lo which tliese experimenta have led are a8 fole lows: One spindle-shancd steatner, 603 feet longer than the Great Eastern, or 1.&09 feat in length, 18 already designed and to be - built. [t will have engies of 100,600 horse_power, and « wilt be propelied by twin screws under the after quarter of the vessel, The mean speed of this vessel is expected to be over twenty nautical or twenty-threo stotute miles an hour, Sncis to | bave a tower 150 feet bigh uunmnlnf.ln vart statervoms looking out on circulor halconles, but having within a hollow cylinder extending vertically throughiout its entlrfe length and tra- versed by an iImmense welght suscenticlo of bes ing adjusted at any desired helght. This fs sn inyention of Mr. Willlam L. Winane, und the effect thut it produces upon the motion of the vessel is precisely the reverse of that which ona would must readily infer. When “scaled tu | proper hizbt, tu proportion to the t‘beat? : - or motion of the waoves prevailing, It sbsolutely pravents ull rolling. The wrest length of this steamer will pre- . veut pitching, 8o that, presuming It Justifics the claims and exvectations of the in- ventors, it should be very advantageous for purposes of ocean travel. It s designed for the trans-Atlantic mall and passenger servier, and thelr port of entry in this country will be New London, Contt., of which a special survey was inade three years since with this view. Milo ford Haven 1s expected to be the port of entry for Great Britain, That it will revolutionize ocenn travel i (he conviction' of the Mcssrs. - Winaus, and on that conviction they have cx- pended mitlions, awd are about to expend still mare, it being thelr intention w coustract thres other sinilar vessels us souns as thut descrlbed shall have been suceesstully operated. © The s~ timated cost of construetion of these vesscls i3 one millfon sterling each, wnd 1t {8 contidently belleved by the Messea, Winons and many ot thefr friends that they will accomplish the passago of the Atlantfcin lens than six doys ot oll gcasous and in spite of ony weather Which has been hnown a8 yet on thul ceeat. The Winner of the Grand Prize, Ditnate tn Lonidon Timee, Panis, Jan, N.—The winner of the grand prize of 125,000 francs Is n _Journeymen currier nemed Aubriot, a nattve of "Toul, and the ocen~ paut of two rooms on a fifth floor in the Muo Cardivel Lemotue. Ile fs 45 years of age, {s steady workmaun, and nt his good fortute from wspaper on Sunday evenivg, He held eight tickets. flis master took Lim the Troeadero to establizh his claju. The se ond und tiird prizes are still unclalmed, but thy fourth of 50,000 francs hus fallen to an fn- suraneo compuny's clerk, A numbcer of people have Bad a briel dream of happiness who faucied that they had won prizes, not noticing that, though their numuer was the same, it bee longed 10 riother of the twuive series. & I_Imn,fi"v"{i"l L R, 18, M. HOOLEY... .. Sule Proprictor and Manager. 81X NIGITS AND BATURDAY MATINEZ, 7 = SANAUSCHEK, Tnddtie mansgement of M. W, CANY l"\‘flxh."l D’ the favorite young actor, HORNE, anida vuporior dramatfe comtina This Faesday Eyening, the new play, THE cou 5 OF MAN. TR 3 Wodnesday Eventng—3AiY STUAKT, SMARY, Yneon of Koot JANAUSCHER LADY REDEORE ANAUSCHER. Frids sR-DEHGIAIL z. Katurds LADY MACBETH NAU ok Crl Mnndn{! 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