Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1879, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. MARCII 1 I879—BSIXTEEN PAGES = nnd of convlets who, for grors fraction of thie : surved that the policles nr IN SOLITARY. PR s Change from a Free Man into a Conviot —_— ip to Joliet:~Tho Bath-Room e Trfia the Barber’s Chair, Angell’ gast Farowells Fleld of Labor" gumintancess —_— s W, Angell stepped out of cell ”'“cca?.:m ail of Cook County, yesterday x“'l‘l o'etock, there was a pleasant L ,»,m:n_:ln {la countenatice, unconcenled by the le 0P black beard which surrounds l’::xllhu‘:fcnmcu about his attlre which o ":im possitila supposition that he had spent “Efl: ot In bemoaning his fate orin penitent Lok {ilstlon oser hts criminatity. He wore "“w.‘; clothes fn which he was braught SRy this city, und In his hand carrled, In o slswlstrap, & licavy over " s laprobe, and otlier articles of Jectlon. il certotuly did not look-ltko n M.uq reahized that o was enjoyiug the ’.“M,-,.( 1is ten years’ Hife of obliviou, and e .,3, to spend that ten years iu the manner "‘“,mfl by the Jaw and the sentence of the :u:‘. il shook hands cordially and spoke c’m aotly to Cunt. Whitney Franlk as the latter lM”him atthe vell door and accomnanied him x;Eflnlmcm'rldor past the rows of condemned W:Lrs. Jlis brother, Mr. Wil Angell, met |,Ku at the *¢wicket gate,'! und the urio passed :;Tmlhanm‘f. They went Into the privato m sdjolning, and while ** Charley " read and ;mflgnmlm»rnl private pupers they talked fi-n eapnest, quiet way, Charley seeqied to be solidteus tout his brealtfast, for ho soon Yeredand asked Sierlit IHofTmann 1€ hie re- it was readiy and then retired to the privato rwm. There were but n few people about the ¢, The Sherlfl and his nsslétants, Capt. ik, and Wil Angell wero Lhe only ones who waepresent, A8 701 PRISONED'S DREARFAST o saussges, fricd egge, corn-bread, fried pota- 1ew a0d coffce was carrled through the ruom by setnok Jolneon,” dniler Currler remarked pmenbat dlecouraiinaly: *That's the Jnst veue weal hewill zet fur somo time, Charley eiilently thought 50 too, for e made a clean of it "fi:gnnlr person lealdes those nbove. men- funed who camo to say “aood-by ¥ to the de- nuaing traveler svas it colored man, who, in days -ce by, bad been servant to the Seeretary of the uman Palace-Car Company, To him” Angell wekecneerfully sl kindly, " thanked him for Yisclamey words of sympnthly and comminers. Een, atd tried to throw g bright o lizht s pose siteupon the darkness that seemed within the oller's block skin. The colored man went umy with tears In hia evcs. Charley turned araul; as it without an'effort, smiled, Atabout twenty minutes beforo 0 o'clock the rift opened thie door to the private room. Teslgosl was enough. Angell cnme out firat, pased in the eroy checkerol nlster that has rarsed him fn bis briet und eheckered carcer of totorlety. 1o was fallawed by his-brother and Gt ¥rank, who bora’ his burdens for him, Avnll pansed 10 the middloof the aflice, Jooked sbunt bim, aud, recoguizing eevernl of the ot- tubes wha hed cared for him in hia short perlod oiscarcer +tion, shook hands with them({n nquiet b cordial way, s the carrluge at the Uncel ho psked, Belng told thut ft was, ho folloxed Capt. Frank out, and was allowed to eler the carriage first, Sheri{ Hoffmann and Capt, Frank ot 4 after him, dnd the door closed with asnap, As the vehfele rolled brisk- Irout of the conrt, Mr. Will Anmell was left sundivg alone, 1lo had shinply gald: ¢ (Good. by, Charler,” haken his _brother's Tund, aid, with ao Inexpressible ook of sndness in his ¢jes, bade the driver proceed. Angell was on Lisway to the tomb for the living at Joliet, TUR ETART FROM TUE DRrOT w made with \'l‘l?' little -attendant stir, Aogell, secompanied by Bherif® Tloflmann and Ut Frank, allehted from the carrlnge which aoresed them from the North Slde at a fow clontes before 9, nnd walked direetly to the tain. The knowledgoiptst his, dnesadhdy dod pure had of com®e: besh nolsed ihroad, but there was no unpleasant flocking thiher oo the part of a curious public to sce lim ect out on his long journey. There was sont tle usual number of passengers on. the arly morning trafu, several newspaper men, 5 one or “two ol Angell’s old friends who ame {o give him a pareing shnke, sav a° hur- Hed good-by, umi see him off. Jlo chose o it hn the smokiug-car near u window, while the SberdiT planted Tus burly form in the other bl Capt. Frank tcolk u eent tmmedlately In font of thesn, where be could lean back und Mdeess them, ns ho did ocenslonnlly. After Hartlg, Aungell took ndgl»um through the Boraing papers, expressed himself a8 still fitr- ther pleased with the fair, though just, treat- oens be had recefved from *‘the boys,” as he alls them, and udded that ho felt under ad- G1ona) oblizatlons to the Chieago press for ':’;emi;uunua to bin durlng his brief stay in Thera was very little that occurred on the i to the masslve pito behind whose stono wlls Dlinofs has JArovlded [3 Kl"““' safo upd hire, for sentenced ; olnose,, . criminals, that was worthy ONE LITTLE INCIDENT kemed to touch the poor fellow’s heart, Tho prter of tha Pullman day-car cuame forward Eflnnnl ot the seat wherd Anirell was, Iunch %0, shook Yiands with the man Jio had onca ed un to and for whom he atlil had a lingor- ‘xlenm of respect and adwm(gation, aud said ho 'ulorry to sco hin fu trouble. “I'hiose were x“’ simple words, but they came from the it and Anell felt ft. e thanked the boy, lifn;odfill}!l h‘lm o few minutes, and then came TI\: tralii reachied the Pénltentiory grounds ab : nm_wcntv minutes to 11, and the little party NP ;:rs, prisoner, nnd newspaper men nrh:ht» '“i‘ walked toward the Bostilo, It was etlil L':'n 2g andd snowlng, and Aneell oulled down uv“'"m’ turther, drew the collar of his u“v English ulster about hls peck, nnd MM‘K“"“ bealde 1he SherlfT to bis future i 1;' As far as could_bo observed, thers .was m'Iullzhu.-n trace of faltering or of uncasi- | u"?,“ lace or his manner. Ilfs step was “'fi.xlwyeuqulc and bright as cver, uud oy oSle detueanor might casily have misled hymm o conversant with the circumstances e lzm-e that bie was shuply «a cosual visitor, ; hn:"um.n of the prisoi-house was soon bopial An attendant opened the daor, nnd Mfifivmscfl fauto the lall. At the offlce- bty e cre met by M. Mucller, who, 3 fln'fl 3m-m-n of Warden McClaughry at lm” d[ formally recetved them, ‘Ihe’turn- b, ¢ Iron door Jeadlug from the hall into Mmfinfn waing-rooms turned the kay in gl the heavy fron framo swung back with trmmm";i mouotouous clang, nud Angell, ne- H.mmfr Sl by the Buerfl and the big-heart- et '(l‘nm. Frank, walked forward futo the Wices "m Tuhit, it sat down on one of thy " ¢ Wore his usual quict sunte, and W verfectly resigned, ‘The Deputy Mr. Maghew, camo Il a few moments Viveons und there’ was a brief consultation L M and ls visitods, nfter which one of, Mmcg‘ ants entered, spoke to Angel), and al A lim to follow, o afd so. pussing ‘“hhmum fear door, which immediately closed v Db, und st bim out from the world W\un, Il oug, weary year, Down the etone (U5 It bis blucuniformed attendant, » 70 THE ¥ 3 Y4 thy o B FRISON DATIEHOOM \ Vb, k of ouly a few moments. After ir et the ouportanity whiel it frnteher lhpn,l.mfindnn} to takon futl- description of Mugggung AECUD, the man who at one time tmm.,.“f;*‘ unie of the best Hdressors ! in Ly .m‘"‘ ety was tiven the regulation swit of Tardeq hewn~the garb which has come to bo P wwfluhu insizol of fofamy, But other, By her ot Warked, changes wers yet to bo biign g1, B¢ beeaino o dweller” amons men ot gy Stside world fs but g sealed book, ), wehepasiToum hie passud futo ho barber: teard mub‘ e Leayy uluck mustacho and full ?'Akkl\'nnlm black “und " frou-gray halr wera e 8 tlt:xlemmly remoyved, leaving hia 4 and bis head beuring only n stuhble, The = chunge, facial e Was complete, . Tho prominent ‘“‘“hftunL narked aguiline nosc, with its Dot 40 the pight, wero rendered oll mmmy::’imlnem when' thy faco ‘und heaa W o se 98 thelr Lirsute adorpments. [t Sitriped., 2e Which mad of Charies W, Angell Froin mfimfi"fl' shaven, und ghory convict. s gy pe ATbeviliop--gs svoiras theattend- Ll bag gy “‘1 down a' desciiption of his face "‘:r. and g hu s nlwuyl’ Yoo f the burber. thaf lmul I the bath-rdadf, for “the reason Wialgig otV 118 0 the laip4itstg render tha e gy ‘l full and aceurate -deseription h‘*t?m.en St s well ns morg aalislactary—thy Vi v o e World, bug the_now convieted gl omiual, was ‘murched down the W “tlape, THE soL1TARY," wedyfttmet with o double tior of colls % 1he reception of uew srrivals, prison diselphine, are asslgned to lts sequestered npartimenta wil kept thero wntll they promise 1o mend thelr wava, ‘Thie cells nro not dismal, aa the terin applicd to the placo might seemn to imply, but pre largs and well-lighted, the pun- Islunent to tlie refractory convicts, who are put In the lower tler, consisting In thele entire separation from anyhody nnd “eyeryhody—thelr utter exclusion from fhe world—md” fn the further devrivation which they unrlergo when, instend of bélng furnished with o cot, they are glven n baro board with no soft skle that any- body hias ever discovered. In very had cuses, a dose of the chatn and balt I8 admlitstered, and oecasionally 1t [s found advisable to bind the unraly to the ,wall by means of o chain and n large fron ving. The upper celin are also larze ol well-lighted, biet ara furnishied with cotg, na are ihe ordinary prison cells, A Angell Is sl sufTering from rheumntism, so much so, in- deed, that he could not wulk o his lard con- vict's shoes without a palaful npiag, he was not made 0 elimb the Iadder leading to the upoer tier, but was qulctly placed In one of the lower cella, e heavy double doors closed on thelr wetl-ofled hinges, {he kesa performed thelr task, awl all that there was vislble of 1he out- sfle world was the lght of day breaking In througl the tron-barred window, THE LAST VISIT. The Hitle party from Chicago, lowever; by the kindness of the Deputy Warden, were al- lowed to visit Angell fu “ thie solitary * before 1hey took the afternoon train for the city, Iis door was unlocked and he stopped out into the hall, Cant. Frank taok him apart, nid i wos apparently with something of an effort that ho Lept back the emotlon which he decply felt. At the close ot thefr Interview, ~the ob- Jeet of which remalns known only to themaclves, Cant, Frank, with the consent of the Depuly Warden, ave Augell u small metatlle cross, Intald with silver, which one of the Catho- lic priesta nt Lisbon had given the prisonce, to whom he had beeome mueh attached after fre- quent visiiations, on bis departure from that port. Angell s not o Catholle, but he prized the eift for it azsociations, sud swhen Capt. Frrauk returned it to him ho appeared dalfghted at the thought that he could have and retaln the tittle mementa, ‘Tire Trinyse veporter advanced towards him ns Capt, Frank forc himsedf away, Angell ereeted him with a hearty grasp of the huund, nud, with n volee which betrayed very little l'||l1llfl-|l)“. but more of firmness aud futedsencss, sald: * ({ood-by, old fellow. Tell the hoys T keep n sthT upper lip, sud am wearlng the clottics 1 earned.” And, with a cordial shake of {he hand, the reporter returncd his good-by and left bim, .NO ASSIONMENT will be mada for him for ecveral days, TIndeed, it is now thoupht that he will zo to the prison hospital for a while, on account of his rheunia- tixm, nnd remain until be Is bettered, ‘Fhiers is o vacancy in the office of the kuftting-shop, nnd It was the Imression amony the oflicials that ho would probably be nssirned to fil that position, hits elertenl talents making it an object for the authoritics to employ him {n an oflice capacity rather than setting him ot some of the other nnd _more severe kinds of labor, in which ho would be of less use to the institution, MR. PULLAAN was seen agnin yesterday in regard to that in- terview with Angell wight before last, and cleared up some poluts which there wns not time to ndvert to in his talk with the newspaper man fmmediately after the interview, or whicn had escaped bim fo tie moss of matter that waos brought up during that two-hours’ sitting, An- geli dented, ho says, having stated that'he had * planted " any money or property of the Com- pany’s where ho alone eould have aceess to it, Ho contirmed what Mr. Pullman hns now long known,—that lio had been living bevond his means, had borrowed money, had hypothecated thie atock which friends tind placed {n his hunds, and then had finally made up his mind to tnke advantage of Mr. Pullman’s absence in New York to steal the money ho dId, settle up hia obligations, and put tha” seas botiwecn him and his former nssoclatlons. Ho first reaiized the wholly Inexcusable uature of lis crfme—the breach of confidence for which there was no vallistion—when about four days out from Itio Janiero, nnd know that the Company's influ- ence would be ckerted to secure his arrest, and that jt must come, sooner or Iater. From that duy on, e explatued, he feit himsell to be o hanted an, und actually experienced a feeling of rellel when he was nrrested. 1t wos then that he formed tho resolutlon to return ‘l‘:" take the c;oanuenm. whatever they might o . ‘Tlere 18, of course, the usual amout of specu- latlon ns to ANQELL'S BERVING OUT 118 BENTENCE, and, not o few wisencres of t_out that TPl e i YRR AR, o R0, L of years, or wperhaps less. When spprodached ou this subjoct, beforo s tuearceration, Angell slmply declared thut he knew nothing as tothat, Hisonly desire wes to cxplate, 80 far ashe was nble, the crime which he Lnd committed, und if he was ever pardoned tho cffort would not coms from: him. What othiers might do was a matter for which ho was not responsible. tle bad no complaint to make of s sentence, and, more than that, was pre- pared to se it fully and exactly excented. Itis o fact, novertheless, thut some of his fricuds, with mure geal than dlscrotion, are already canvassing the question of applying for o pardon after the excitement has dicd awny, “I'hiey will doubtless be overruled by thestronger- minded ones, sud the applleation be deferred until at least a decent time has elapsed and the punishment has been {n sume degres adequate to the cnormity of his offepac, 1t 18 mencrally conceded that he will be given a clerksnlp or boukkecoershlp fn the Penitentinry,—for which his talents eminently fit ‘him,— and that inthat position he “wlll no doubt win the oot opinjon of lits custodions, which of itself 18 worth mora than all the outslde influence thut cav bo brought to bear. ‘The sentence, after deducting for good behuvior, reaily nmounts to but six years und threo months, and the favorable linpression he is bound to make, ndded to wnat hia friends cun do in his behalf, may have the cffuct of shortening §t up even then through the medlum of a pardon, Notwithstanding all this, the question, ** Who will_be Governor when the ap- plication is made, und what will he do with fui** enters Into the calculation fn no small degreo, and toanswer thut would require the wizdom of Omulpotence. OAPT. PRANK will leavo tho city cither this evening or to-mor- row, nud will sail for London on tho Britaunic next week, Ho wili bear with ilm authority to draw on the Pullmun Palace-Car Company for the reward, which smounts to a liitle under $18,000—~3$5,000 und 10 per vent of the nmount recoyered, which [s something near $79,000, the bonds being estimated at their par, and not thelr maorket, value, Fhis reward belongs to Consul Ditnond und Mr, Albert, the Yrupnulor of the hotel In Lisbon at wnleh Angell stopoed and was captured, ‘The only question about the matter 18 gs to the proper division of the sum between thesu two lucky ones. Capt. Frank thinks that will be very casily agreed upon beiween thein, and when™ they do so agree the money will be forthcomlgz. To the many old friends of the Captain in this my. ng well as 1o thoss who have learned to know im durlng his present brief stay here, it will be gratifying futelllzonce to kuow that he expeets Lo return to this country next summer, LOCAL CELEBITIES. While the reporter was on the grounds he made some inguiries tunchlug the loeal celebri- ties who sro *in " for terms of various lengths, Ztegenmeyer, who killed Gumberton and escajea to Europe, whera Jos Dixon corpalied him apd Lroushit bim back, is mentally and pliysically ¢ off.” The appliea. tion for & pardon bangs fire, principally, it is sald, on aecount of the opposition wl:lcfl Jdog Dixon has st on foot against its belpg granted, und ft's about an even toss ns to whether the fellow comes out orstays [uside tho stone walis for the retnalnder of his days. Bill Forvester, thlef, pickvocket, forger, Jail-breaker, ete., witl, if he bohuyes hunselt, umerce (rom his conflnes ment Jan. 13, 1830, He 15 ut present doing the State some service In the shov-shop, =~ The notorlous Gaerity boys,—alugeers by birth, choice, and education,—who were jugged ™ In May, 1578, wilt come _to the murfocs again In Fubrnu{. 1850, when, It thiey liave anything x{ku ordinar) wood luck, they will resuma the slugzing busic ness at the old stand, John {s belaburing bars rels n the cooperahoo, while Hugh 1s rolling the fragrant weed into clears, ~ Sherry, the diamonu-suateher, Is waking saddles, as 18 also the desporado Runde, who preserves o sullen, doggzed aomeanor, much unhke bis fornier svir- it of bravado, Although ho 18 “ju? for lite, hu {3 6nid to have hopes that somo Governor soine thne or other will bo asa enough to pare dou him out, Another noted man In tho saddie- shop, thourh, like Rande, not a local celebrity, Is MeGer, the wl(u«guhm»er from Dixon. In fuct, the saddle und hinrness cotractor scems to have gotten a corner un the bad ones, They all do thejr work, though, and do it well, aud he has no fault 1o Lhid, ———— Lamareh's Treatmoat of Oancer, Glve Fowler’s solutlou, one drop threo thmes a duy for three days, then jucresso the dose by one drop every throe days till Intoleranee of this rewedy follows, Apply the follawing locally: Arsenious acld snd muriate morphin, each 0.250 gramme; calomel 9,00 grammes; powdered gum-Arn‘blr. 1300 eramincs; wmix. At frst surinkle anly a little upon the ulcer, gradually fnereasing the quantity Lo a teaspoonful, 'This overcomes the odor, causcs a banl eschar to forw, sud healthy granulatton takes place, THE COURTS. Callaghan After n Haheas Corpus--- Judgmonts and New Buits, Decision of the Supreme Court Regard- ing the Commercial League. \ CIHIICAGO. THE PIDRLITY, V. A, Turpin, Recelver of the Fidelity Bay- Ings Bank, filed o potitlon ycsterday setting out thatamone the nssets fn his hands wero five notes for 8532, executed by Patrick Gough, and seeured by trust-deed on Lot 7, Block 17, in Irondalo. Qoueh Is irresponsible and unable ta pay, but be offers to give 8160 cash aud his two notes for $20 more, payable (n one nnd two years, sceured by a fresh truat-deed, if the Recelver will cancel his old notes for 8542, and Dr, Tarpln thinks the compromise should bo accepted, 'The Recelver also hotds No, 1039 North Clark strect, with the lot, appralsed at 23,500, but subject to a mortgage for $2,600. No one apocars willlng to pay the appraised value, but John Schullz has offered to give §500 in books vl the bank for the equity of redemp- tlon,—that 1s, transfer books represunting $§1,11L11 In payment,~and the Recelver thinks this the best offer ho can get. Judge Moore ordered the compromise to bo carried out un- less objections are filed {n ten days, JOHN F. CALLAGIAN, Tho much-srrested Bouth Bend merchant, Jotin F, Callaghan, came into court yesterday with a petition to be released on Linbeas corpus. e says lic was arrested on three writs of capins, and kas been in Jall in throe months, He clatma the oflidavits on which the writa were based are untrue, nud also that the plajutifls have fatled to pav bis board, as _required by statute, in ad- vance, und hinve only deposited 5 in each case, whlch has lonr since been eaten ur, a8 It were, On these two grounds ho thinks bis imorfson- mont s llegal, nnd asks to be discharged o algo states thut ho is poor, and without any real or personal cstate, 8o that ho caonot even pay the court costs. DIVORCES. James Nixan filed o Lill for divorce yesterday, charging his wife Sarah with habitual drunken- nees aud desertion. Judge Willinms granted a divorce to Barah M, Meshaw from John Mcshaw on the ground of descrtion. 1TEMS, Judee Drummond s _still occupled with the patent case of the Wushburn & Moen Manufae- turing Company va. The Lyman Manufacturing Company, which comes up'on a motfon for pre- Himioary injunction. Judee Dlodgett will hear motions and peneral husincas to-day. Judzes Qary, Booth, and Me- Allister, motfons, Judge Janieson will hear a peremptary eall of all motlons for new trial, Judge Rogers will take up subinitted cases, ai Judees Moore and Farwell divorces. Michael J. Corcoran, against whom an in- formation was filed for falling to efface clmar stampg, pleaded guilty vesterday before Judge Blodgett, and was flncd 805 and costs. BANKRUPTCY. Dischargzes were issued yesterdaay to William Richardson, J. L. Campbell, ¥, W, Campbell, Johu S8weenay, Anthony Bweeney, aud Alex- ander Bn'el:nuia ‘I'he composition in the case of Willlam Strong was confirmed. C. D, Lusk was appointed Assignce of James AL Moran, + CIRCUIT COURT. Benjamin W, 8ayers began a sult in replevin arainst Louls Bugler to recover posscssion of thirty-five sacks of wool valued at $1,600. TRODATE COUKT, In the estate of Jon E, Diyer et al,, minors, new guardian's bonds were fssucd in the sum of $120,000 to John V., Farwel). TIHE CALL MONDAY, Junor BLobogT r—General buainess 20 to 430, 382, i, 337 to 42, 344 10 147, 151, 562, BG1 to 361, and 363, all inclusive. No case on trial. .l'um}n JaMesoN—Asslsts Judge Gary, No case on trial. Jupak Moonr—Contested motlo: Jupuk Jourts—Sct cages U, 04 Burny, and cal Nos. 40. 44 to 50, No ¢nse on fria.. Juner Hoorii—11 to G5, Inclusive, except [0, No caso on trinl, W Junar McAutisrsn—Sct cazes term. Nos, 480, Wadhams _vs. James, and 400, Wadhams ve. Adams. No call of 'the calendar. No, 2,584, Brandt ve, LilL, on trlal. B Jupar FarwenL—Contested motions, dUDGMENTS. ¢ . Usitep StaTEs Cincvir CounT—Junax Bron- ortT—United States ve. Washington M. ills, Nancy J. and John S, Mills, Richard Gregg, W.N, Uralnard, 81,071.00. Surgsion Count—CoNressioNs—Isano Welss ve, Philip Rosenborg, 8630, . D, Perkins vs, Thomas Mcllouongh, 83 atah C. Crawford va. Kdward Pendergust, 860, Jupog Javgsox--Fred A. Bonits va, Charlea B, Eggleaton, 131,01, Cincusr Counr—-Tunce Roavns—Solomon T, Jenklne ve, Simon D. Tlaskells verdicl, $80,i3.— L. 1. Morgan ve, Justus I, Weller; verdict, 100, ond motivn for new trial,—Thomas Rellley, nso, eic,, vs, Joseph Dinet; verdict, $275, ana motlon Witte iuclualve, for new trinl. Juvae_Hovrn—Gceorge Atlams of al. va, Jon Witeon, Jr., and James Soymore, Si05; National Bank of West Vircinio vs. Sowwel Kimberly, 815,000, —James McKindley ot nl, va, Fred W, Dietzschs verdict, $204. 45, —Charles Curpenter vs, James A, Scott voraict, 36405, COMMERCIAL LTAGUE. OPINION OF THE BUPREME COURT. Foltowing is the oplolon of the Bupreme Court,writton by Mr.Justlee Craig,iu the casc of the Commiercial Leaguo Assoclation of Amoriea, veversing the decislon of Judgo Rogers made fu December, 1877, by wblch the Company was forbiuden to do busiuess in the State, unlesa It comuplied with some requircments of the Insur- nuce law, o Theinformation In this case was filed under Bees, 1 nud 3 of an act to organize andjrezulato thie business of lifo Insurance, approved March 20, 1869, which are as follows: Before any life-insurance company goes fnto operation uuder the laws of thiv Sloie, a guaranteo capital of at leust 8100.000 shall be pald fu money ond $nvorted in stocks of tho United Etates or this Ktate, orof any city or town In this State, esti- mated at thelr moeket value, or in such’ other locks or securitics as moy be approved by the Auditor of Public Accounts, orIn mortgages, bolng flrst }iona on roal estato In this Sate, tho said rea estato boing worth twice the numount of wonuy Ioausd iherou, with absteact showlig a gaod ttio thereto, and the corlificate of two landholders, undor gath, certifylng to the value of satd prop- esty, x{u poticy sliall be fesned until a certificato from tho Auditor has been obtained sutborizing such :umpnnz 10 {uaud policles. 'Thu Auditor shull ex- amino the capital, and a ajority of the Directors shail mako oath that the money has boon puid fn by tho stockholders towards naymont of thele respocte ive alares, ond not for any other purpose, and that it o intended the eame shisll remaln ue the capital atock of the company, (o beinvestud as required by the laws of thisState, In the declalon of the question presentod by the demurrer to the pless, it will not be neces-, sury to determine whoether tho firsy section of the aet supra relates excluslvely to compunivs orgamzed and doing business o the stock plan, or whether It might embrace insurance com- panies of a purci f' mutual churacter, whish usually haveno capltal or capltal stock, but the rosotirces of which cousist principally of the prowmiso of {ts members to contribute fo the vayment of losses as they may occur. The real polut to bo determined, as we understond the question, Is, whether appellant 18 a life-ln- surananco company within the meantugof the act of 1809, or does it fall within the spirit sud furent of the last clause of Bec, 8, Chap, 84, R, 8, 1874, p. 201, yhich declares: ¢ * Aseociationsaild socictles which are intonded to benutit the widows, urphuns, heirs, and devisces of deceasvd membors thereof, and where no anunal diics or promiums are sequired, and whero the wemberd hiall receive no monoy as vrofit ur other- wise, abinll ot be deemed insutanco companlos, The appellant was no doubt an {nsurance n the zeneral und enlarzed wenss of thut terms it issucd policies to {is members, which were bly upou the death of the mem- ber whose 11T was insured, and did varjous other acts which are only dono by Mife-fnsursues com- panies; but this aid uot “necossurily hrivg it within_ the defioition of s life-lnsuranco com- pauy os that torm 18 used {u the net, But If apoellant was to be regarded an fnsur: ance cotnpany within the ineaning of tho act of 1509, tho uct of 1874 bas so ameuded the act of 1809 that companies organized nud dotug busl- uess us was appellant do not, slace the amend- ;uagl. full within the provisions of the act of 8t A bare reference to the organization of ap- cllant, its powors, dutics, and the mode of rausacting Ite busincss, as shown by the aver- ments of (he pless, Wil clearly demonstrate that (L comes withiu thesct of March 28, 1874, Three things svem to be required 1o briug the Company whhin the ameundment of the acty First, {t must by on assoclstion intended to ben- efit the widows, orphuns, helrs, und dovisces of the deccased menbers, Sccoud, no sunust dugs or premlums shell be yee quired. ‘Third, tho members shsll receive no money us umllu or otheswise. It will be obe loss Lo the widow, orphian, helr or, devigee, and to them nlone. Thia fact'of ftseif would seem to be siMliclent to demonstrate that the object of the nanaciation was {ntended to henefit such persons, unid such only, 88 no other person can derjve any beneflt from it whatever. ~As to the recond point, 1t 18 expressly averrerd in the pleas that the Assaciatfon has never required or re- ceived annuat ducs or ‘gremlumn fram any mem Der, but 1t 18 contended that the Association r quires annual ducs, by reason of a hy-law which provides that each member may be asynesed for the general-expense fund of 1he As-m-fnuuu Tor such suma as may ho determined upon by the Board of 'Trustces, not to exceed $20 {nan onn year, ‘There Is nothing in this by-law which roqiires the payment of annuusl dues or vremiuma, No suin whatever i required to be pald by the members annualiy. ‘The hy-law merely etnpowers (hie ‘I'rnstees, ‘when I nay bhe necessary, to requirc o member to contribute & sum not - exveeding - §20 n any one year for the purpose of Mguidating the expenses of the Assocfution. Undge the by- law the amount is not Lo be ralsed aniually; in nsgeasment may not be made oftencr than unce’ in threo or five” yearss it could only he made when it was _necessary to rafse a fund to cover cxpenses, This is cutirely diflerent from an annual nsscsstnent; an aubtial secsement, s we underatund the term, yould reaulre the pay- ment of a speclfied sum each year, while, under the by-law, an annual payment is ot required 3 Indeed, no assessment.could be made except at such tine ua the money was nctually necded to defray the expenses of the Association. ‘The third requirement, to bring the case with- fn the nmendmient. 8, that the members thall recelve no money as profits or otlierwlse, 1t 18 averred fn the pleas that the only officers of the Associntion who nro or eyer were membirs thereof aro the President, Vice-Prestdent, and members of the Exceutlve Committee, and none of them have réceived or agreed to recelve, nor las the Assoclation ever ugreed to upay them or any of them, any money or other thing, but'they all have served the Arsocintion eratultously; that no other offlcer of the Assoclution §8' or ever hus been o member thereof, and no member has ever re- ceived from the Assoclation nny money or other thing, as profit or otherwlse. These avermengs, which arc odmitted Uy the demurrer to be trie, scem to meet tully all the demands of the statute. Tle by-lawa, however, which ave set out In the pleas, provide that the oflicers mnay recelve such compensation ns-may bo ngreed uponbetween them wnd tse Trdstees ; and licoce, it 18 clalmed, members who are oflicers recelye moncy as profits, The Assocfation cannot be condemned Dbecnuse It may have passed a hy- Jaw which has never been .coforeed, nur should n Judzment of ouster be rendered on that ground; but the by-law If.eoforced, would not be Inconslsient with the sfatute. The seetion of the statute should receve n reasonable con- structlon, and, when this . is placed upoun it, we doutit Jf any court could properly hold thut {f n member wne an oflicer of the Association, und was paid o copipensation for hiis services, thut such payment would be ‘fre- celying mouney as profit or otherwise.,” ‘The ob- Jeet of the statute no doubt was te prevent the corporation from maklug dividends of profit amopg the members, as do corporaticns organ- 1zed for pecunlary vrofit; aud whils the statute miglhit subserve a uscful purposc il construed In this monner, wo {fall to percelve any benefit which Wwonld result if n member of the “Assocla- tion who hiappened to 1}l an oflice shoutd be de- prived of recelving campensation for ils Jabor us an oflicer. Compensstion for labor caunot be rerarded as profit, within the meaning of the low, 'The word profit, as ordinarily used, means the galn mado upon auy business or fuvestien a different thinr altogéther from mnere compel satlon for labur, - It we arc correct Inour construction of the statute, the pleas sct up a“complete defense to the lnfurmnuou, aud the) demurrer to them should have been overruled. The judgment will bo reversed and the capae remanded, THE CHINESE. Los Angeles’ Protest—An jAbductlion Case— T'recautiounry diunsures, 8AN Francisco, Feb. 28.~The City Couucil ol‘Los Angeles vesterday nidopted the following, and telegraphed it to the President: N #Phe people of the Pactliyconst linve had thir- ty years' experienco with .the Chiunese coolle slavery, and they ought toknow something ot ite practical working, amd they ask protection agninst the fearful scourge. Our Lastern breth- reo In zeneral do not undergland this question practicatly, ng they have hod no such experi- ence. Therefore thelr clgmor is senscless. Tresident Lincoln killed Afpjean slavery after it had- attained - gigantic . proportions. President Huyes now has power Lo scoteh, if not to forever strangle, Aslatic slavery onour shores in fts in- faney. In behalf of the people of our city and Commonwealth, wo fervently but respectfully beg that bo will not lose the golden oppgriu- nity." " Blgned by the Mayor ainliCouncil of Los An- Reles. S 8aN Fuancigco, Cal, Feb, 29,—A Virginta City dispatch saye Chinatown s been fn com- motion all day aver the abduction of o Cuinese womun. The officers who‘weut down to reseue her yero fired uvon by the'Ghiness with shot- guns, They ieturned the ficg with revolvers, and dispersed the Chinese. ‘I be woman, who was taken by the police, was marrled this afternoon. Tho couplo usked to be'nllowed to spend the honeymoon fn the County Jafl, ns thoy wero {o fear of belng kilied. Consfderablo excltement prevalled. The Chinese apaln attacked tho cors Lhis ovening, who weul after the woman’s clothes. “ Innnticipation of the veto'of {he Anti-Chinese il to-morrow, and the possibility of a Aisturh- ance ensulng, Gen, McComb, acting under in- structions of the Governor, hus placed # guard ovar nll the armories of militin, It {s not known that in polng this he is fnfluducod by the knowl- cdee of any proposed movement of n serious nature. It {8 probably putrely o precautionary mensure, There s good ground for the belfef that at the present juncture of political affuirs fn the Btate, the loaders of the workingmen and thelr fotlowers will be among the firs opposc any violent actiun, In some quarters (t 14 considered probable that crimiuala might seck Lo manko the veto o cause for creating o dis- turhanes, with a view 1o plunder, but sny demonstration from that qimrter would he suni- marlly squelehed at the police headguarters. Not a riflls of excitement; f8 jaiseernible, and all knowledee of anything afoot teuding to o DLreach of ¢he peace 18 uiterly disclalmed, gl b adily BUTTER, CHEESE, AND EGGS, Mancursten, Io., Ieb, 28.—The Northern lowa Butter, Cheese, und Egg Assoclation, which hias been fu scssion hers tho past three days, adjourned sinedie ot 6 p.m, The Con- veotion §s pronounced n success in every pare tienlar, The aitendance was Jarge, and much valuable {nfurmatfon was clivited. To-day chicese-naking und the breedhng wid feeding of dalry cattlo oceupled .the attention of tho large undienco, ‘The Association'nppolnted Col, It. M. Littler, of Scott County, delerats to the greut luternatioual show of tho Ruyal Agrieultural Soclety of England, which moets fn London June 80 snd contiues tiHl July 7, Cal, Littier {s tha Becrotary ot the Assoviation uud of the Na- tloual Buttor, Cheesv & Eumr Association, Yo fourth aunual mecting of the Northern own Assoclation will be hotd at Monticello, County, Feb, 18 Ouno huadred and cluhtv-two creameries nud " dulries wero repre- seuted ut the Convention this year, et Connecticut’s Now Capital In o Tiad Way, Hartford Diwnteh to New York lerald, Startig rumors of the lunueurll{ of the base storles of tho Capitol tower culinlusted to-duy 1n a resolution providing for a spectal luvestiga- tion by a committeo of thu lecislature, “A metnberot the Committer on Canitol Bullding and (rounda stated to the liouss that soon atter the Cotpfttes was orqaufred he had recelved two anouyinous letters stating that the base- stones were crucking awd 4 dangerous cog- dition. Bubseq u..-uu?-lhu newspapers referred o the subject fu such positive terms that he be- loved thut au fuvestigation shonld be had in Justice to the State und the voytractor nud in consiluration of the safcty of the wembers of thy Legisloture and other occupsnts of the butlding. Te had been nformed that great pleces, us largo as a man's body, bad crueked oit the edizes of the granitu base-stotes, and In ono cos With @ veport os Joud as thut ‘I'lie resolutlon pussed, Binco the weetine of the Legislature the base. of the tower bas been boardud from view, but it [s known that workinen huve been engagod at ype metal into the inter- The trouble, according to the architcets, fa that the great Lase-stunes were 1ald too ¢josu juluted, and, their surfaces bolng uneven, guve uticqual bearing surfuces, resulte ing in chipplug, especinlly ueur the edges, ‘Type metal i4 now beingzun Io, aud it L4 clulined thiut this vemedy will be sulliclent to prevent turther trouble. Anuther fault alleged by soums peraons §¢ that the tower base has granlte on the outside, bucked withs brick, snd” that this flvuuuu[un bearluge. ‘The Comnitteo will cgin the lu\'utlfullun L0-INOFTOW, 08 but o fuw meinboers of the Legisiature wro really alarmed by the reports of the fuseeurity of thy'tuwer, g DR. MEYER. Evidence on the Application for a Habeas Corpus. The Coroner Bepins His Invemgstionl ---The Bodics Exhumed, Coroner Mann began on Investigation yester- day forcnoon at County-Undertaker Elton’s offlce, No. 43 Btate strect, for the purpose of lcarnlng whother Afrs. Ida Moyer (nce Btark) aml Henry Gelderman came to thelr deatl from nolson adminlstered by Dr, Heory Meyer, who, It ins Leen alleeed, entored into a con- splracy with Mra, Ida Gelderman fn order that they might et the two first named out of the way so that they might enjoy each other's soclety, The reports regarding the alleged consplracy and the arrest_of Dr. Meyer and Mrs. Gelderman hiave plready aypeared fn Tim Tiisuns. The bodies, whict were burled last October, were exhunied by the Coroner’s order and taken to the County Undertaker's place, A Junr, composed of the following named gentlemen, was einpanelal: B, ¥, Ureen, foreman; W. 0. Osgood, Frank Lumbard, Charles Hepper, O. 1s Fox, B 11, Lamb, W, C. Smith, W, IL. Swett, 1CHgrics Varges, Jotin R, Floyd, Arthur Erbe, i @] Joun Tunnisou. The Coroner assembled Jury In the room whero the post-mortem examinatfons are made, and swors them In. ‘The cofling, which had been sealed,were brought {nto the avartinent, and Mr. Klton testified that they contatned the budies be had been ordered to ‘exhuine, that of Henry,Gelderman having been brought from 1he German Cattiolic Cem- etery, nud that of Mrs, Meyer from Graceland. ‘Tlie seals were cut and the 1d romoved from thie biack-velvet-covered casket containing the bady of the man, and the moldering form of Henry Geldermnn was expused to view, the odor “peculier to the grave emanating frowm it. The corpse was dressed in a sult of plaia black, and the Jower portion of the face was covered with o white, flaky substauce, like: frost, but the upper portion was {n a falr state of preser- vation, thougl much discolored, ‘I'ie Coronier calied for the witnesses to {den- tify the remaoins, wnd Matthing Stark, of” No. 235 durliut street, Nernard Drost, of Nu. 248 Church street, Charles Rirchofl, of Nov. 129 Mobawk strect, and Her- maun Klircholl, of No, 1351 Hurlbut atreet, alcfmc\lup to the coflin und testified that the body wus that of Henry Gelderman, who dled on the 10th of October “last, ot the corner of Eugenle and Sedgwick streets. The seala und 1 were next retnoved from the cofliu contnfu- ing the body of the woman, which was atifred in'a black dress. A crown of tube-roses and smilax was upon the head, and flowers were atrown upon the body, and thefr perfume wus quite stronr. The face was decomposed nlmoust lievond recomnition, but the weaith of Jight- colored bair was undisturbed. The green monl stood out upou the white-gloved hands, which were clasped together across the broast, After the bodies were identified the Coroner announced to the jury that they could dispersy pending the FOST-MORTEM RXAMINATIONS, which tha County Physiclau and assistants would then begin, The stonas woula be taken out, and thefr contenta analyzea, and hy thought it would require two or three wecka’ thne. e would, therefore, notify the jurymen when they were wanted agaln, ~ Himsclf and the foreman, Mr. Green, would sce the post- mortem exainations conducted. Dr. Halnus, Professor of Chemistry.at Rush Medleal Col- lege, would take the stomach of the man, and Dr. E(enul thnt of the woman, for an nualyzation |u[ thy contents. A few of the jurymen remained to witness the post-mortem examinations. ‘The budy of Henry Gelderman was then re- movyed from the collin sud placed upon a long tablo o that the doctors could wverform their work, Ot the latter there wem{'rcauut County Physlelon Harroun, Prof, E, II, Pratt, of the Chlicarzo Mediea] College, and Drs, Danforth, Uelger, and Whiddew,, Dr. Harroun bad a slight wouud §n one of bls hands, nnd was there- fore unable to use the fostruments, bus skiliful assistants did Uie work successfully. The stomach of the dead man was soun _removed, nnd the top of the skull wes tnken off and the Lrains exumined. 'Flie work was performed with constacrable diffieulty, owing to the decom- posed state of the body mid the odor that arose. The same course was pursued in regard to the womap, .aud the stomachs were separately piaced {n Jars contalulng spirit, and sent to thie chiemists above named. for analysis. So far as could be ascertaloed there were no outward evi- dences of arscnieal poison, nud It chlorofurm had been used there would be no traces of it lett m the bodies. The work of the physicluus was completed durhs the afternoon, ‘I'he Curoner hind the burial certifleates in his pogsesrion, uud @ TRIBUNE reporter ' took note of thent, That of the woman bore the follow- Ingg memoranda: Date of death, Nov. 1, 18783 name, lda Meyer; uge, 22 years, 2 months, and ) days; occupation, wife;: where born, Ger. mauny: place of death, Nu. 300 Nurtn avenue; cause of death, albumen urea; specifying com- licatlons, bilfons colie and endometritls, This was signed Dy E. i1 Pratt, M. D, tthe Professor above mentioned), of No. 8% North LoSalle street, und B. P, Hcdees, of No. 414 Centre stree), Prof, Pratt identified the certificate ns Ahe one made ont I\|y him at the time of Mrs. Meyer's de- mise.=The other certilicatc was “us follows: Date of death, Oct. 1Y, 1878; name, ilel Gelderman; age, B2 years, 1 month nd 7 dag vecupation, grocer; whers born, Ge: of death, No, 503 Scdgwl treet; causo of death, catarrhal gastritie; speclfying compliva- tions, myelitls; duration of discase, two weeks. Thas bore the signature of Heary Moyer, M, D., No, 800 North avenue. THE NABEAS CORPUS CASE of Dr, Meyer came ‘upin the morolng befors Judge Rodiers, Assistant Prosecuting Attor- ney Linscott nrpuuml for the People, and O'Brien & Kettelle for the prisoner, Mr, Linseott gave a sbort bistory of the case. Mr. O'Brien clatmed there was no evidence against his client. 1o had Leen arrested and comwmitted to Jall without examination, Unless the evldence Wwaos very stroug, he muat be ad- mitted to bail or elso discharied, Ar, Linscutt said that he expected to prove by o drgeist that Meyer had bought cichteen ounces of chloroform on the day of Uelderman's death, aud by a nurse fn the Aloxian Brothers! tospital thut the lattes had been directed by Dr. Mever to hold @ cloth saturated “with the chiloroform for four hours over Geldermun's face, 'Those witneases wore not present, how- ever, und connsel wistied thue to get them, Atter some further discussion the hearing was pustponed *to 3:80 p. . . At thut bour the partles sgain appeared o court. Dr. Meyer {8 a tall, thin-taced person, ap- arcutly ubout 46 years old, with light hair wid oug whiskers. He sat lmmediately bebiud bis counsel, il took u very carucat fnterest fn the examination, ‘Il flrst witness called on behall of the peo- ple wus Clemenee Maruach, onurse ot the Alexiun Brothers! Hospital, Ile wns sent to Geldermon's house g day he died, wl for two hours helped Dr, “Meyer admindster chloroforin to (eldermau, Dr. Fratt wus in e rooin part of the tlne, Meyver also gave two or three hypodermle fnjections to his patient, Atthe time the Intter died Meyer sall it was a good thing for him sud also for his 1amily, as e way out of pain. Fred Gelderman, a brother of the deceasod, testified thut ho was scut from time to time to buy chiloroform during the lust two days of his brother’s sickneas, Muyeraid the deceased were frivnda, Meyor was fivet catled fu about a week before Gelderman died, and at ouee, after muk- Iz e exomivatlon, m‘d thero was great danger. The deceased suffered ireatly from couvulslons, and after Dr, Pratt had been called o, it was auggested chlorolorn should bo given, Meyer tud pot been In the Lably of visiting deceased exeept In o professional way, Richard Meinungg, o clerk fn a drug-store, sajd he had prepared several prescriptions of niore phing powders for Dr. Pratt, und _had put up three gunces of chloroform for Tir, Pratt or Dr. Meyer, ‘Uhe tirst prescription was made up the wmorning before Gelderman's death, Adolph Watler, & drageist, sold ho had put up six ounves of _chluroform onl two or three oceu- sluns for Ur, Moeyer, und six or olzht morphine vowders, Twelve ounces of chloroform wus sulll¢ient to kill w mun, Juln Roth testitled 10 procurlng threo bottles of chlorotonn at Fred Gelderman's direetion. John Lammering sald e also got one bottle. Mrs, Btarlk, jster of the deceased, awora that Muyor hud remnarked bofure Geldermun's deaths thut hie had given hiin chioroform vuough to control twenty ordinury mav, Aunle Kircholl, a sister of 1r, Mever's wife, teatifled that none of her relatives wers permite 2 ted to visit Mrs, Meyer when sho was sfek, Sha hud u miscarrisge {0 August last, and diud in Novewber, Meyer and Mra, Gclderman had been seen together during his wito's itincss Witness saw Mrs, Golderman {in Mever's offive, Bho stayed thers an bour. Meyerappeared Yery buvpy the doy sfer bils wife's death. Pl next witiess was Mre, Remme, a midwife, who stuted thut she callod on Mrs. Moeyer ot the thae she kad ber misearriawe. ‘The latter was then peipless In bed, und sald she had Inin there thirty-four_hours without auy care or attention, Charles Kirchoft. a brother of Mra. Meyer, teatled st Meyor uaked bim o get somo chloroform once, but not to tell for whom he eot it, ‘This wos given to Mrs, Mever severnl times the Sunday night before her death. 8he was very alck, aind did not recognize bim. {la was not prevented from visiting liee when she was sick, "The court then adjourned tn 10 o'clock this mz‘!ir'nlng. when the examination titl be contin- ue LOCAL POLITICS, THIRTEENTII WARD. About two weeka ago a mecting of cilizens of the Thirteenth Ward was held at Tammany T1all, the ostensible object being to further im- provements In the ward, but realty, it appears, to try to elect 8, D, Hayes to succeed Alil, Thompson in the City Council. A great many spceches were made aboul school-houses and sowers that they had not, and a committes was appointed to ascortaln what had becoms of the moncy appropriated for school-houses aud sites in 1835 and prior years. Mr. laycs was made Chatrman of tie Committee, aud has siuce been at work, Last evening a meeting was held at the same place to hear Mr. Hayes! report. Ihe meeting was Jargely attended, and presided over alter- nately by Dixon and Donohue, who bave hercto- foro figured as Natlonalists, A great many Democrata were present; In fact, they scemed to bo runoing the gatuering. A group of them sald Lo a reporter, with a knowlng wink, “We are all for Hayes," und, upon being questioned 85 to why, let the cat out by saying that their purpose was to egg Lim on as against Thomp- #un, get up a split in the Republican party, unit then turn sround aud elect a Democratic Alder- man, Mr. Hayes and his few Republtean fal- lowers did nout seem to he mware of what was zoing on, however, and mistouk Uhelr presenco for fricudehbip, and acted accordingly, and, in answer 1o thelr call, resd his report, which, 1t wae discovered by 8 reporte or ofterward, but not by ihe mecting, was uneigned by auv one, even Mr, Hayes Llm- solf. ‘The anonymous ducninent weut very largely into statisiics, and showed thut there were 1,623 children fn the ward who did not have achool accommodations, and 1,000 who only attended school hall n dar. It further set forth that sincs 1872 8527,450 hnd been appro- printed for schopl #tes atd school bulldings in the city, of which §4U8.833 had been expended, leaving unexpemded 8320.647. Of the entire amount, $235,60) had not been collected, wnd thiere was to the eredit of the fuud at the be- iunfug of the year, in cash, 831,959, The re- port turther showed that the City Comperaller had charged uucollected taxes, the Uare defal- cation, and other ftems to the amount of §195,- £43, tv the Behool Buiflding and Bite Fund, amt that the motiey appropriated for school-houses in that ward bad thus been disposed of, or, n the languuge of the revort, “dumped futo o ceas-poul of frauds, losses, defaleations, uncol- lected tuxes, nud’ commisslous.” Under this eume besd the report said, which does away with otic of the Hayes nrgutents : Your Committee, in order to ascerialn what the proepects wete for getting this hullding (on Oakley sireet) du the nexr future, providing the orlc nassed the Council, called upou & member of the Toard of Education, -and was politely informed that, ouaccount of the chontimg up against thy bullding fund all sorta of lueses and defa.catlons above referred to, and the niggardly sporopristinns doled out to the School Departnient by ihe mem- bera of the Connnon Council (it being by fur the least of any made In pruportion to its hnvar(unce). it would be jmposaibie to hulld tals or othier achuol bulldings badly needed until the Commou Council changed thelr tactics in rezard to schools and pave them a more liberal appropriation, instead of lav- shing 1t upon other deparimests thut needed it 1ar less thon the schiools aid, The so-called report concluded, after the showing, by charging fodirectly that Ald. ‘Thotnpson was to blame for the candition of allairs, nud by stating that of the 88,000 chlldren in the city, 44,000 wers without proper schuol accommodations, stiowing plalnly thut the Thiv- teenth Wurd was oot alone wanting in school faclllties. - Mr. Comstock gpoke to the report, but mora particuggrly in sbuse of Aid. Thomeron, He was fofowed by Donohue fn a harangue after the same splrit, and the document wus, alter o strugzle, received, and the Comimittee continued. Mr. Hayes was then called upon by the Demo- crats for a speech, sid he replird at some length, saving, however, very lirtle that wuy new, e thouaht thut if the papers continued 10 advertise his meetinga that hie would et up cousiderable enthusinsi, und went ou to say thut. he was in favor of Washington strect belng made Into o boulevard, und kept fn repale by the Park Bonrd; but he was silent in anawer 1o a queation as to whether he would allow expresse wagons aud tesms on the street olterward, He was alsu {11 fuvor of the street-car tracks belug extended to Central Park, Lut the question of enforcing the tire ordiosuce to preciude the pullding of frame houses ou the prajriv had not been well considered by hitn, He thought, however, that be would be opposed to alluwing any other theo brick bufldings to be erected in the ward. He wus Interrupted quite frequeutty with guestious, wnd once by au old goutieman who sald hoe was for ‘Thompson, which wia greeted with applause, ond which practically broke up the meeting in the midst of bis speech without the formality of adjournlug. FIFTEENTH WARD. The Fifteenth Ward Republivan Clab held n meeting in Folz Hull lost evening, Henry Eugle- haedt in the chalr. The first thing (v order wus the opening of the Club roll, and several new wmembers were added. A vesolutiun was offered to the eflect that o committee ahould bo ap- polnted from thut Club to confer with the Dem- acratic Club with & view of jolningr tozether in the clection of an Alderman, but this resoluttan met with little favor, und wus eventually with- rawin. ‘The following resolution was submitted by Johu C, Barker, and adopted : WiEnEAs, Anelection for city officers fa close at hand, and a Iteoablican Conventiun Is sonuto be held 10 numinate standard-bearers for the ftu- publican party for the varlous otictal positlons tn tha city; therefore, Qtesolved, Yhut we recognize In tho nsme and persun of A, M. Welglt the proper qualitics wu characteristics for Mauyor of the great City of Chi- cago, and bolieve and respectfully submit o the Jtepublican Convention that Mr, Wricht will wore fully represent thy views nud wishes of thls coamopolitan city, and give better satiufactiou fo ihe poople, than'suy other person yetuawed for the Mayoralty, ‘I'bere wore ssven cundidates for cn{ Attor- ney present, und it was agreed that all should be'miven an ogqual show it the way of apecch- making, amid much mirth wid good feeling lu the larie audicuce, Me. Bamuel Appleton, of (e Sixteenth Ward, led off, flo contessed that he was 8 cundidate for oftice, und he modestly fusinuated thut b thought he would muke n zood ove, Tle was folluwed by Mesars, Smith, of the Third Wurd Ricaby, of the Fourth; Bishop, of the Fourthj and Peree, of the Twelfth Ward. H Chetlahn Lelng present, was called k. 1lu sald he came up Lo have o good thae, but he dii not futend to ke a Hnwch. He was a candidate lor the otfico of h( Treasurer. If nominated, ho i no hesi- tatfon In saylug that he would accepts 1t not, ha would be {ml a8 gowd o llepublicun as evee, Mr, Willtsin T, Underwood, of ‘the Fifteenth Ward, the soventn candidate for Clty Attorney, was noxt ealled fur uid spoke, Measra, Buschwab, candidate for City Clerk, Arthur Ule.sun, for North Town Asscasor, wid Ar. Battermun, cagdidute for Nurth Tuwn Col- lector, mado & few remarks, ufter which the meethnyg adjourned for one wee Black, the Novelist. New York latter f0 Brston Thnee, as the story of Willlam Bluck’s first step In depleting Heoth character been told fn print 4 1 think not, and at ol) events Its presout recital may be relied upon s autbentic, for the yeatle- man who told 1t to moe the otlier duy was for- merly connected with the Loudon Star, whure the sketeh referred to appeared, Indeed, it wis ho who sugrosted (o thie now colebrated novel- 18t that he shiould give In tho column known as “itarlight " some description of the scencs witl which be wus so famillar, Why not de- scribe fo sligbland wedding 1" ho sald. W1t would bo very simple,” was the reply, * they all get drunk.” Bat, nane the lces, he took thu advice, uud * A Highland Wedding was u suce coss, Ho followed this up with other contribue tions fu the same felicitous veln, but just then the Franco-Prussian war broke - ous, sud Black's knowledge of Gerionn suggested that he would be a good person Lo send s the Stur's ‘Yown correspondent,” 8o, Indeed, he proved, and, after that, the deluge of povularity, IHls “gtock" will go upeven hiher than [t bs in Englund, now that it I1s anuounced that e sliarcs With Whikie. Colllns the honor of_suoply- ing the Queen's fuvorite noveld. Lersonuslly, RBlack {s an agrecablo gentlemnn, who ducs not impress ony ag belug very much of 4 man of the world, Ho v Rlasses und u rather Here brown mustuche, and bis fuce fs almost as a8 a bolled Jobster. e does not shing (n a gens eral conversstlon, and when he wus hero his chivt trals seemed to be au uucommon avprocis- tion of * Western wit, "Vhe Buritngton Huwk- eys wan's productiond guve bim uuspeakuble Jov, uud hequoted newspupor items of that char- ueter with u zeat that kuew no bounds. I grleyo to eay, also, that he not only romeibred bue dectatmed couplets frum Eughsh bus- lusques,—u slzn of Inteliectual weukness, Bull, sfuce we bear that Tennyson tella coarsy sioried In arier to ring Wimeclt down from & piteh of exaltation, Mr. Willlam Black may be forgiven Liis partlality for weak puns. SPORTING MATTERS. PEDESTRIANISM, Fnecial Dispatch to The Tribune. RAramazoo, Mich, Fab..23,—J, H, Wobb, quite nnoted pedestrian, commenced at 9o'clock lastnight 1o walk 120 miles fa tweoty-four houra. Ho made his frst mlle {n eight minutes and ten seconds, Ho made bis eightisth mile in fifteen hours, and his 100thin twenty-two hours. IiIs 100th mile was made Iu just ten minntes, ‘[hie smallness of the crowd and coneequent lack of encouragement caused him to ansotnce at 4 o'clock that be should not attempt to make the 120 miles before 9 o'clock. He assured the nudiente that he could caslly make the number of miles {f any fnducement was offered him. Hemade his102d mile shortly after 7 o'clock, and rellnquished his sttempt, diszusted with the patronage he recelved. Ho Iraves for Chicago Lo-night, and commences his well-known trip to 8an_Antonio, Tex.) on May, Lnext. lle s to leave Tiie TRisun Building, vorner of Madison and Dearborn strests, and take in Jullcbl,Knnkukoa. Indianapolis, Mem- phis, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, and Sag Antonio. ‘The total distapce is 2,250 miics, and he is to make the trlo in lvrlrflu days, exclud lng Sundays, an average of fifty miles a day. ‘The walk Ia for a wager of $1,000. ATHLYTICS, ‘There was a very interesting and well-attond. ed exbibition at the Folly Chustre last evenlog, the progrumar including walklug, club-swinging, und boxing. 'Fle latter sport conslsted of bouts between couples: Chandler and Prof. Duplessts, of this city; Prof. Donaldson. of Pittaburg, and a pupll; Duplessis and Mullen, the latter awells known New York light-weight; and Jobn Dwjyer, champlon heavy.-welght of Atncrica, and Prof, Donalason, ‘I'lie last-named palr closed the evening’s performance with three rattling rutinds, the last being a scorcher, ‘This evening there will be another cuteriain- meot of the sume character at the sama place, when Dwyer will be confronted by an ** Un- kuown?? {run Hoston. 'The Glass Bros. and Fredericks, all well-known local athletes, will alsu ive an exbibition, THE TRIGGER. The annnal mecting of the Kenniealt 8hoot- I Club, which was (o have been held yester- day, will take place at § o'clock this®aftcrnoon at Thomas' gun-store, No, 180} South Clark strect. ANUSEM I AVERLY'S THEATRE, Jo 1. UAVERLY. Proprictr and Manager, THE GREAT NEW YORK SUCCESS. THE POPULAISATURDAY MATINEE AND SIGHT THE NEW YORK STANDARD TIEATRE 0. Graud preduction of Mra. Ettle Henderson'sgrest drama. ALMONT A LIFE! Plared over thren monihs at Standard Thest York City, and giyun hiore with theentirs O Maud Grang ily 1tig), Virginin Duchansn, Sadla Bigelow, Nelila Wi :itg T ormc. Ehen Llymmp fon, H. A Weave Levice, Vurry Eytinge, B2 Hingeul lyas. L8 Clereq, . A1, Itan~ s, 1, stephens, rabyn, 'R. Clarene Weduesday A, Weaver, Jr,, W. Miller, 1t Munroe, d Saturday at 2. 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