Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1879, Page 6

i ° 3 & 4 i i : } i H i | a ete eat Dee ocr e cree torts es ao sentetes nb Pr pe omit “pga Saar SMe QLADIATORIAL. Mr. Frew and Mr. Scroggs Make Fun for tite A Boys. A Specimen of the Article of : “ Fun" Relished by the House. Rending of Mr. Frew’s Hogwash on the Subject of Scrogg- wash. “'SelfPoise’ to Be Found Only in Country Editor and One Other Animal, Desire of Frew to Bo 6+ Peenntarily Responsible for Hissing “odtar } at Scroggs. The Interest Bill Passed by the Houso in Spite of Great Pressure, Other Logislative Business of a Day Mostly Given to Incffable ' Billinoss. FROM PICKWICK. HM BEAN GARDEN WELL ONDE WAT—-SCULLY 18 NOW WALKING! Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. SrningrigLp, It, March 27.~—Mr. Bower, ot Richland, this morulng aroso and presented the following resolution, which resulted ina ridleu- Yous and most extraordinary scene In the House, nnd its publication will give the people an fdea of how thelr Representatives spend their timo: Wneneas, Tho Zilinols Slate Reaieter, of March +, 187%, contalna the following editorial statos ar Me eference to this General Asaumbly, t0- wat night the gambilog-holls and bagntos are ‘AMed with legislators, and the streets are noisy with thele wild whuops as they ride or walk from one pince of reeort tv another. Many years haw the Legielatore assembled in thie effy, hut the oldest inhabitant has never #cen so worthless, dis- aipated, extravacant, and corrupt 1 mob on that which ins partisan control of the Thirty-drat Av- sembly"; ond, cWitensas, Tite dne to the dignity of this Rouse that the truth or falaity of this statement be made x cices That the Special Committee appointed to Investigate the charges of corruntion made by Tug Citcaqo Trinwne be also instracted to inves. tigate the above charges of the State Jtegister, and that auch investigation be public, MN, GRANGER atated® that he thougnt the object sought to be accomplished by the resolution could not bo arrived at in this way. Ho believed {t beneath a’ legislative body to pause and poy attention to such charges, anyway. “Mr. Gross, of Sangamon, demanded that the Committee call uvon the editor of the Register ‘and demand of him the source of his authority for the statement published, and, falling to do ‘thot, he should bs branded as the author of an infamous He. {Sensation.) MR, BOROGOS sald the adoption of a resolution of investiga- tion was o moro serious reflection upon the House than anything that had been printed In apy newspaper. He ald not believe in orzaniz- ing committees of investigation simply upon some rumor that had been flonting about, and had been caught up and published. Taz Cnt- aco TRwuNx had intimated that one member had received $1,500, He did not believe any one member wielded so much Influence that he woutd be sought out from among them all ond be pald that amount, while the balance of them got not a nickel. In the adoption of such a resolution as this they were Inconsistent. During the Senatorial contest, a few weeks azo, every supporter of Logan swore he did not be- Neve a word printed in Te Cutcaco Tripune. ‘The Oglesby incu did not believe a word printed an the Jater-Ocean, und al! thought, IRUZSPECTIVE OF PARTIEB, that whatever was published in the Zimes should bo received with allowance, [Laughter.] He did not seo how ft was that the members pow were so seneltive. He belleved in Jet- ting the papers say what they pleased, They velleved ino {reo country and a freo preas, and he believed in letting them flre away with their rumors, Ho would not recommend the organization of a Committee of Investiza- tion unless some definite and speelile churgzes were made, He did not belicve that a tollow log and a feather made o duck’as nest. He ald not think that every rumor made a fact. THD JABMERWOCK. Mv. Frow, the author of the Cockle-Bur bil, between whom and the last speaker there have been exchanged somo ‘editorial amenitics,” said he was very glad to concur with the gentle- man (Scroggs) who had juat taken hts sent, {laughter,] Ho was thinking what 4 terrible thing it would bo to undertake to investigate all the charges the yentlemen had made against certain members of the House. Worse ebaryes bud been made agafnst bim (Fraw) in the Chompalgn Gazelle than all that bad been tade in all the other newspapers since tho be- gluing of the sesslon, and he beleyed that the keutleinan from Champaign (Sceroges) was the worthy author thercof. [Laughter.] Yet he had never asked for investigation, He held in iis bud alittle strip of paper printed in an adjoining county, which, if it would not take tov much time, ho would ike to havo read. Mr. Frew held up a newspaper. aud the mem- Dersof the House clamored, *Reaal Keadt" ‘The newspaoer-slip was conveyed to the Clerk’a desk, and wag read by Mr, ‘laylor amidst up- soarlous Jaughter, GROUGR AcHaRAR’ HonWasit, George Serugas, cditoraf the Champaign Gazette, and a present member of the State Nause af Repro: sentatlven, tw evidently Jealous of the fair fame and popnlar reputation of the Mon. Calvin Hh Frew, 0 mumbor of the sane Jesialative body, from ord County, who tone of Ite mout honest, Indus- trieus, and uvef6) members, Scrovgs recently p Usned tn his paper u Springileld letter, from tile own band, in which he lowers himmell tu the tyno- Die plane of simpleton and blacksuard in ordue to vent hile il-concelyed spleen against Mr, Frew, criticising Mr. Frew for the active purt he hun taken fn the discussion and tunking at laws, and cloves tia unmanly diatribe agutuat Str. Frew— which fu not hiw lirat—ae follows: "The fellow who i4 continually sounding tho trombone uf Ia eloquence 14 getturalty good for little elae, white The min who takes off hte coat aud knuckles dawn to hard work in the Committer-room ts a Jewel, Serogu Iw on two ur three cominittecs, and ay te Mr. Frew, but why ho shonld condor himect & Jewel for Lhat nlone any more than Frew in not vo Plain to wee. Judelug trom the frequency and prolixity of tite lotters fo is paper, We some thie ago came to the conclusion that ne apent thy mov of bls time in ble private room, where alone he **ukes off hts cout ond knuckles down to hard rhe" writing for iw paper with one hand and a iho ‘onher drawing Lisinay fram tho Bate, > Mupking interrupted thy Clerk by aug: 7 that the paper i 5 unes Ns ationue aman COCKLE-DOWN TO 14RD WORK, hie mado lond tughter.] At any rate Berozue whould ave modesty enough, t let euniobody olve cal) him **a jewel,” and lie for ance forega tite de> Dieht in exercising hiv disgusting exottan fur Wie own benef, und the disreputable ruuning-down of Another who t¢ far tle superior tu all the qualities ef a legivlator, a man, and a true gentleman, Langhter.) Scrozga’ Krowslettery are un open divgruce to the writer of them, aud show Min ty be gutirely unit for sny postion’ but a xerab- editor, h le tw the only man qu the Kepresentative this State Who hew ahamefally — tgno Hamentary courte ry eueakingly — traductog and ailerepresent= ing a Vetlow-inember {derisive inugtigepean evil sud a nulsance that js never tolerated by any revpectable tegiulative bay, “und i he were served right be would be expelled forthwith. ur tu- quired to explain aud apologize, just av Congrens gv eoimetines demanaed frou its wore yracelvas membare in ke caves, And yet thie mat Seropus Bapires to the proud powtion of Coneul to flim burg ine vomination to which bay been secured fur blu by Logan, BUT 118 CONFIRMATION Dy the United States Senate i donbiful, and ought nutiobe wade, ‘The Hollande nob bluck+ guards und {raducery, but are courteous in man- decent in their uctiong, respectful Ler, In trip tuvgusge, and hoverable io thelr treats Ment of ong anotuer, and, therefore, It Fegogge te went wmong ‘them,’ we trust be wilt comuort himself far better’ than he doce at homo, [hore Juughter and frontcal upplauge, } We aro worry to eee au reepectable a paper ae the Paxton decord copying tw wussvory boywoen Pkulnelous of its most repulable aud usciul cite zens, which the Scroggsonian Jewel eo strongly dished np fot the delectation of his partisan read> era, Mr, Frew f¢ tou self-poised, highminded, and gentlemanly to return tke for ike, In tact, bo ieaimply incapable of degrading himeelf to that level, nna the Record should inke pride In reaent> ing n gtoss insult to one of ita bet And taoat Wore thy ritizens, Inatead of heaping iffult on insult. On the conclusion of te reading of this. ex- traordinary document, the members were stand- ing in thele places, shouting, laughing, applaud- ing with their hauds and STAMI'MING AND DANCING with thelr fect. Mr. Frew sald that that wos the kind of stuff Scrouze had written about him. tLaughter.] He commended the nows- panera for their boldness, and thought the reso- lution should be voted’ down, By this time ihere was a preat dea) of excitement in the Chainber, duriug which Mr. Murray, of Cook, got the floar amd moved to adjourn, The ma- tion was loat. Mr. Crooker, who fs very large, also prose to a privileged question, and said one paper had charged that he looked “LIKE A WATER-TANR ON A NARROW-GAUOE RatLnoad."? > Great laughter.) Another paragraph had sald hat he looked “like matove in a corner gro- cery.? (Renewed laughter.} Another had said, tu Feference to his manner of locomotion, that he * skipped out like a jack-rabbit tu a corn patch.” [More laughter.) He wished to pre- sent an amendment to the resolution providing that the Rey, DeWitt Talmage bo emploved as an expert, and George Scroggs be banisied to Hamburg. {Laughter.) Mr. Bowen said theso statements had the responsibility of editorials, and tere copled in the local papers all over the State. They were belteved by & large part of the peopte of thu State to be truce. He thought a large portion of the people of the State believed that a largo majority of this Genetal Assumnbly wos a corrupt and dlasatisfed body of men, He bad introduced this resolu- tion for the purpose of allowing the House to: set itaelf right Lefore the people. SCROGGSY, OLD nor, Mr, Scroggs sald he was willing to admit that, in on unguarded tnoment, ho had addressed 0 few lines toa paper, in which he had patd his respecta to the gentleman from Ford (Frew). Hv had sald he thought the galleries had some control over hie eloquence and that the lesa he knew about a subject the more he talked about it {laughter]; that many who heard him talk thought his county raised nothing but beans, nnd: that he devoured the whole crop, [Great laughter, and cries of “Frew! Frew!"] He never would do so any more, His attention bad been called to the statute prohibiting crucity to anlinals. [Laughter.] twas not i his power to inflict punishment after death, He sald he lind 9 biog- raphy of the gentiemon from Ford which he wished tohave read. [Cries of "Read! read] He said {€ thts biography cost $125, this articla read by the Clerk must linye cust bim $25. Mr. Scroggs exhibited n lengthy docummont which, tt is claimed, Mr. Frew wrote for himself at an ex- pense of $125, in which the geutteman from Fora is characterized as “the rising. young statesman of the West.’? GETTING FRUMIOUS. Mr, Krew began to get excited, and shouted, Task the gentleman 8.aman to stand up and be responsible tor his words. (Deriaive ap- plause.] L knew nothing of the article from the Kankakee Zimes until {t was Jald upon my desk, [Applause and laughter.) ‘The Bpeuker—Ag this bas gone about far enough, perhaps we had better take a voto upon the motion. At thls point the House beenme VERY UPROARIOUS AND NoIsY. Nearly every member wason his feet. The Speaker pounded hie desk with tho gavel, and a general uproar followed, during which Mr. Frew shouted, ‘It isan infamous, outrageous, mulicious le, aud 1 stand here to back my words. I stand here and hold myself finaocially respousible for what I say." [Cries of * Glye it to Intn,” and joud laughter and cheers.) The gentleman from Ford became verv white, and swung his arme about like a wind-wheel on a vacant lot. Hoe shouted touder than ever, but amid the confusion the House adjourned. After adjournment, Mr. Frew was surrounded by a large number of members, wha coogratu- Jated him upon his pluck and spirit, LEGISLATIVE, Zz SENATE. peciat Plapateh to The Trtsune, SPRINGTIELD, March 27,—At the opening of the Senate this morning Senator Fuller moved thut the vote by which Senate bill 272 was sent to the Judielary Committee be reconsidered. This ison act to tax express. companies, corpo- rations, or peraons dojny express business. Senator Dearborn thought the bi! should re- main with that Committce, ax hound many others desired their opinion on the question of the constitutfonality of the attempt to levy a tax on the gross earnings of such companies, Senator Fuller desired to havo that question discussed in the Senate, and saw no reason for allowing thelobbyists who were herein the inter- estaf express companics any further hearing before Cumnuttees, ‘The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the bIN was then placed in its original order on the calendar. MILITIA, Senator Munn méved that the rule be sns- pended and Bill 386, appropriating $54,000 to pay the State militin, be taken up and read a second time, On a vyva voce vote the noes” were so loud onthe Democratic side that the Chatr was in doubt, aud a call of the rofl was demanded. ‘The wotion prevailed, and the bill was read a second tlute, THE REVENUE COMMITTER mado several reports on bills referred to them, ‘Ihe chanyes in the Revenue law made by most. of these bills lave been incorporated in the Joint Revenue Committee pills that tave been noticed, . DRAINAGE. On motion of Scoator Dearborn, the House Drainage Committee's bill, No. 373, whieh hag passed the House, was taken up aud read a second first time, and ordered to a second read ing, A motion to sdyance the Senate bill N B16 toa third realting caused some dlacussion. ‘This biljia referred to as Tallaferro’s Dralnage bi, it was flually made a speclal order for ‘Tharsday a week at 10:30 u, in, AVPPROPIATIONS, On motion of Senator Jostyn, all the appro- printion hills that are in the order of secund reailing were made the epeciul order for Friday, April 4. FEES AND SALAMIUS, Unidor the head of unfinished business, the conshleration of the Fee aud salary Dill waa re- aumed, Senator Shute moved that See. 20 of the Qill in regard to fecs of Masters In Chancery by strick- en out, Which Was dove. Scuator Mayborne—1 think the Senator from Jotneon must seo Unt this bill cunnot vass, autnl, a8 tb is consuming a great deat of time, { move to lay tbe bill on the table, ‘The roll was callud—yens, 18; nays, 26. Motion lost. Benatur Marshall moved to strike out the gece tion concerning the fees of Clerks of the Appel Jute und Supreme Courts, Senator Kuykendull upposed this, and so it wae lust. Senutor Muon offered an amendment to Sec, 0, which leaves the fees of Commissioners ap- polnted to make partition of jand the same as they now are, Adopted. ‘The bill was then or- uted) wbgroseed and advahiced toa third read- ia ATOOK-YAuDs. — * Senator Necco here sent to the Secretary's dea a mtuority report on the bills introduced by Senators neece and Hlddle, aud on the reso- lution of denutor White in regard to Union Stock-Yurds at Chicago, ‘The principal poluts: made in the report are that grain and hay can be buught at retail outside of the yards at prices one-half less than those charged by the Brock-Yards Company; also thut the Company refused to make Known Who their stockholders: Ore, Uiereby cutting the Committee off from ull information as to the profitableness of the torty- Jive mlles of raftroad which the Campany gper- ute, tovether with aang objections to the man- seemont of this much-foquired-after Company, med by Senutor Neece, Hive hundred were ordered printed, + EXYHEYS COPANIES AGAIN, ‘Tho bill to tax the gross earnings of express companies then appeared aguin, only to be luld. on the table, Beuutor Whiting offered a subati- tute for it which be desired to gu on the calen> dar in place of the other, but this was not ale Jowed. it was read 9 Brat tine uml seme to tho Revenue Committee, Adjourucd, nous, ‘The Committee appumted to inveatigate the charges of bribery und corruption fa the House Was incressed this morulog by adding the names ol Messrs, Halliday and Mason, thus fucreasing the number of members {row five to seven, ‘There with be a meeting daily while the Leyisla: ture 18 fn session, until the end fs reached, what- uyer that spay be. As yet the puyinent of the money bus uot been zed upon auy member, Tho State Register of thia city’ thls morning makes a further charge tliat a tomber moved to table bis own bill for the eum of 8500, The Register will be called upon to explain, ausTICES. Alarge number of gentlemen Intereated in the appointment of Justices of the Jeace at- rived in this city this morning, and have futer- viewed the Governor Guplys the day, These are friends of the gentiemén nanted to the Goy- ernor ae wellas those who are not. Among these aro Messrs. Brayton, David Walsh, E. M. Haines, Jotn Forsythe, L. V. Waltnce, and Calvin De Woll. TICKRT-SELLING. Mulford, the Chicage tleket-sealper, fa here with a yoluminons petition, signed by several citizens of Chicago, giving the street and num- ber of the petitioners, asking for the repeal of ‘the so-called Scalper's act. INTREST, Houso bil! 811, introduced by the Judiciary Committee on Feb. 2, for an act to revise the Jaw in relation to the rate of interest, and to re- peal certain acts therein named, was passed this morning, This bill allows creditors {to reecive 8 per cent per annum on moneys duc on bonds, bills, or notes after they become due, and tixes the contract price of monoy atalimitof & per cent, This bill will doubtless become a law, tin- tees it happens to bo run through the legislative mill backwards, as very frequently happens. "The habit scens to be to pass bills both ways. THE REQULAR ONDER of bills on second reading was then taken up and read at large for amendment, EXEMPTION. This morning the bill Introduced by the Ion, John B. Jones, of Christian, for ‘an act to amend Secs, 1 and 2of An act to exempt cer- tain personal property from attachment and sale on execution, und from distress for rent,’ jn the order of secona rending, created a great dea) ot talk, ‘The bill was ordered toa third reading. Mr. Sherman asserted thatit wasao pity Ifo peraon should be stripped of his property be- enuse he was going to leave the State, and that the Assembly was legislating for the peopts generally on a broad basis, whereupon Mr. Milham, of Adams, asked the gentleman from Couk it It was not virtually a robbery for persons to purchase property with- out paying for it und remove it from the State, and he asked further if it would not encourage thleves and paupers residing in adjoining States to come to Illinois, purchase property In good falth under the laws of Tilinois, and then re- move ft, This pertinent inquiry appeared to be quite unansiverable. . THR JUDICIARY Comte recommended the passage of the following bills: Senate bitl O¢, to extend the limit for tie col- lectiou by installments of special assessments for park purposes. Mr, Hall’s bill to disconnect territory from cities aud villages, A substitute for the bill authorizing County “Boards to organiza territory as towns. Hone Bill 789, to prevent recovery on gam- ing debts, and to provide for the recovery of money or property taken on such debts. Senate Bill 183, to better regulate the business of insurance. House Bill 704, to amend tho law in relation to guardians and wards, House Bill 474, to amend Sec. 13 of the Medt- cal Practice set. Mr. ‘Thomas’ bill, to define the powers and du- ties of County Bourds, Boards of Supervisors, and County Commissionera. THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE reported favorably on Mr. Gross’ bill in relation to welghte and measures, REVENUE, ‘The Revenue Cormittec introduced the three Dills prepared by the Jot Sub-Committes on Revenue, . Banos, On motion of Mr. Burt, Mr. Buck’s bill to make barbed-wire feuces lawful was taken trom the table und ordered printed, LAnon. The bills of Sextun and Taylor, of Cook, in regard to convict Jabor, were reported back and ordered printed. The biil to regulate the hours of labor in bakerics was luld on the table, : SALARIES. The Committea on Retronchment reported back Mr. Byers’ bill reducing the Governor's salary to $5,000, nnd the other State officers, cx- vept the Treasurer, to $3,000, with an amend- ment increasing tha Attornoy-Gencral's salary to $3,500, the present rate, and recommended its passage. “TREATING.” The Committes on License reported a suustl- tuto for the bill to prohibit treating, which was read and ordered to 9 second reading, . The sub- atitute prohibits any person from inviting on- other, under the penalty of o fine of from 85 to $10, Cnndidates for ofilee who violate the pro- visions of the bill are nade Hable to a penaity of $50, ani) imprisonment for twenty days, or both, in the diecretion of the Court, NORMAL SCIOOL3, On the recommendation of the Committec pn State Institutions, Mr. Reaburo’s bill to reveal the wets of 1857 and 1869 under which the Nor- mal Universitles were cataulished was tabled, a DE WUNATICO, Ono of the ftnportant bills pending in the General Assembly fa H. B, 741, ° for ae act re- vieligz the law ox to the commitment of lunatics. ‘Tis bill ip a substitute for the present Chap, 85 of the Revised Statutes. Dr. Lyon, who bos the measure in charge, 1s now recelying letters from County Judyes all over the State, ox- pressing their opinion as to the necessity for a change of the present law, und sugiesting amendments to lie bill, Mostof the Juages heartily favor it, Amory those who urge its passage are the Judges of the Connty Courts in Jo Daviess, Carrofl, Bureau, Winnebago, Peoria, Vermihon, Champaign, Clinton, Pike, and Johneon Counties; also Judge Wallace, ex-County Judea .of Cook — Caunty. Dr, Rogers, who Introduced the original reso- lution Instructing the Comtnittee on Public Charities to consider and report on this subject, ia also recelvine letters froin physicians to the same effect. The ntll ta algo favored by expe: on Insanity generally, Dr. d. 8. duwell says: “Upon the whole, J utn pleased with the bill? Dr. McFarland writes: “f Wave read it very carefully several mes. Tt strikes meas most adnifrable. Ihave never scen any code that suving to compass 60 fully all the needs of the subject, ‘The fault with inast codes fs that they aro the work of mon far more familar with luw-books «than with the bigh alma to be sub- aurved.” Dr. D. &. Browor says: “1 have very curefully read the bill, and suvor ite passage, and have po ainendments to propose. Indeed, consider the vill admirably complete ti all tte detail wl warmly indorse it, Three years’ experlence with the present law fully satistics ine,thut It le barbarous to subject fiaane per sous to unnecessary exeltement, that haa In sev- eral cuses resulled disastrously; and it is so ob- noxtous tu people ot refinement tint ib fs ulmost tnpossible to induce them to take their frlenda before the County Court until the reme- Mal stage Is pust.?? Mit. NEAL, OF COLRS, this morning occupied the chalr, and ruled. tho Houge for an hour or moro with a red of frou. Several embers who raised untenable points of order sut down quicker than they got up. WaaEs, ‘The Committe on Corporations this fornia: reported a substitute for Barry’s bill to facill- tate the collection. of waues, which was ud- vanced to a aecord reading. ‘The substitute provides that in adits for the collection of waves where an atidavit is fied setting up that the suit fs for sald purpose, the Court shall give such sults tie preference, and bring them promptly to trial, INDIANA. SALAIIES. wpectat Diaputch to The Tribune, INDIANAVOLIS, Ind. Murch 27,—The Feo and Salary bill 1 y passed both Houses of the Assembly to-day as It came from the Confer ence Committee, County Clerks are cut aboyt 23 percent. ‘The salary of Auditors fe reduce $300, Sheriffs aro uot reduced much except ty the price of boarding prisoners, which fs reduced from GO to 40 centa aday. ‘The salary of Treas- urers is reduced to 8400, but the fees for delin- quent collection gre raised to 6 per cent. Re corders are uot touched, Jurors are paid 81.00 oday, The Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion ts g! 2,600, und the Adjutant-General $1,200. ‘The act las no emergency clause. ‘THB NUREAU OF BTATISTICS JLT. also passed iis 1b came from the Conference Committee, ‘The salary of the Chief ts placed at $1,200, AN important matters are now passed excopt the codification of the School laws anid Lome stead excmption. ‘The lugter ta 10 conference, BUSKIRK, Ex-Attorney-General Huskirk sent a long colmmuuication tu the flouse to-day {p answer to the report of the Special Investiguting Com- tittee recently inde.” Hu says he bus returned to Princeton, Gibson County, 34,000 poorer than when bg leit four years ayo tu come here und take ils office, but he ta willy to submit the disputed mutters to the Court, und If itis de- cided that be owes the State apyublny be will work $0 long as may bo necessary to pay back THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCI 28, “Thirty-seventh street, very cent. Ho does not believe he bas ed acent not legally hls under the Jawa. ‘ ON A LARK. ‘ Accompany of about twenty members of the Legislature last night visited’ Crone’s City Gare den, one of the Jowest sariety resorts $n this city. They conducted themsctres most diezracc- hilly and the police were on the puint af ar seating them several times, but refriined be- entise they Were members of the Legislature. Finally the conduct of one member,a Represent: ative from a northern county, subjected him to arrest, and he was valled out of custody tor $16 by fils associates, Afterwards a Senator went for lim and recovered the money on the ground that a member's privilege prevented lis arrest, ‘The expostire of the affair caused a good deal of Interest in the Legislature, but it 43 hnpossible to ubtain a full Hist. They were tending members, however, of both parties. A DEATILSTRICKEN FAMILY. Strange Progress and Fatality of Seariet- FevormAdam Schiniitt Loses Three Chile dron tn Ono Day, and a Fourth on tho Day Following, by Poisonous Gorms Mysterl- ously Inooulnted, New York Mercury. Ono of the most sutden and terrible aMic- tions that have ever betallen a family occurred thia week to Adatn Schmidt, a barber, reslding at No, 203 Enst Thirty-alxth etrect, and doing business on the first floor of his residence, Four of his clildren were carried off with o most malignant type ‘af scarlet-fever without the usunl premonitory symptoms accompanying such cases. On last Sunday thoy wero all ap- parently in the onjoyment of perfect health. On Monday little Maggie, 5 years old, was taken with o Innguor. She ‘soon fell intoa comatose = conditfon, accompanied by o raging foyer. Dr. Wettengel, the family phyelcian, was sent for, and pronounced it a most malignant case of scarlet fever. Frank, the only son, who attended the public school in was kept away from schoo} that day, and toward night he also sud- denly becaine stricken with a raging fever, and soon fell into a comatose state also. Threo hours afterward Httic Lizzie, 8 years old, while playing, apparently ju 8 perfect state of health, was prostratcd os if by a bolt, and soon abe Jay unconscious, but burning in a raging fever, upun her bed, One hour Tater the next youuger child, Kate, 2 years of age, auc cumbed just a8 suddenly, and became uncon- aclous while burning np with disease, Dr. Wettengel told a Mercury reporter yestor- day what occurred then, He sald: “In‘oll my expericnee, which has been extensive, sud froin all L can learn from authorities, taere have never occurred cases similar to these except when a plague was raging. Itls partof the diagnosis of scarlet fever, no matter how malignant it may prove to be, to find nremonitory symp- toms which exteod from four to seven days before the disense becomes pronounced and reaches the crisis or dangerous point. In the cascs of sll these children the ¢risis caino nt onee. Assoonas thes wero affected I found them to be deadly polsoned and in a condition beyond human help. From whatever cause the germs of disease were communicated to them, whother {rom others or trom a favorable condi- thon of atmosphere, it {s certain that they wera polsoned thoroughly; beyond the hope ot med- ical neslstance., ‘Thera ia a mnsatry about the ease which I cannot Unravel, ‘Tho contagion could not haya been communicated from school-children through the boy Frank, as in- quiry has estabiahed the fact that, of 2,000 scholars in the school he attended, no scholar hos or has had the disease, Besides, tho boy was not first taken down, but caught the dis- case from his slater.- “Scarlet fever is not raging in the neghborhood.’ ‘There are no cases in the vicinity that L have heard of, and Lbave made In- quiry in every direction, I called ina well-knowa physician to consult ‘with me, and he was 93 much nonptussed o8“Ty Mr. Schmidt lives ina house by himself, Aud, eo far as I have becn able to ascertain, the house {a cleauly nnd free trom unpleasant odors: How the children were polsoned is. berond”niy ability to tell, yet the seeds of the discasa ‘were thoroughly inoculated fu their system. Jt has been heretofore estab- lished thnt the contagion {s communicated from certain impure cond{tidns of the atmosphere, or from persons in frliaaa, the seeds have germinat- ed. Both these cond[tigns scom wanting In their cases. ‘Tho snoculatfon fa made plain by the fact that three of the ehfldten died in one day, and. the fourth on the foiluwing doy, Tam anxious to tearn the report of: she Health Inspectora, os that may throw sotng zlight on the subject. It jg a case which shot brought to the atten- ton of the whole m&ijital profession, as its sud- den and mysterious ¥ivlonca scems to have no procesaty as Well gpyao: intefligent explana} jon. A Mr. Schinldt, wher'éaiied upon, seemed to bo completely untnauned! by his misfortune, ut was unable to throwl@ny Huht upon-the cause of the fatality, He shid he took his children out for a walk, a8 ushal, last Sunday, when they all appeared to be i perfect health. Hu went to no place where any -sickness prevailed, aud they alt enjoyed theinacl He corroborated the story of the famthy physician ns to the sud- den prostration of thus little ones, showed the reporter through his house, which {sn two-story brick edifice, clean Iu ¢very part, and devoid of auy unwholésome odars, and declarca hu was ata logy to understand how they caught the diseas tlo never vermitted his children to play with others in thg[sti nd to his kuowl- edge nota case of ucuyet fever existed In the vicinit Ilo said the: villeers of the Health ‘d had visited the place und failed to dis: cover anything wrong, ulthough, as a matter of precaution, they thoroughly disinfected the premises. i He said the cnlamity aud reports had affected his business, anid no one would visit lis place to get shay He usuully did a good business on Saturaay, but now its shop was deserted. fle thought it wag bad enough to lose his four children on whom. he bod doted, without guin- {ny the unpleasant reputation of having 9 pest- house, ‘There hud vever.been a cleaner bouse than bis own, and he and his wife.prided them- selves upon their tender care of their children, wud efforts to keep everything nice and tidy, ‘The appearance of things withlo nud around the place certaluly verifled Mr, Schmidt's statement, aud to ye no fault could be found with the auuitary regulations, ‘The ‘reporter ulso visited the public schoot where the Httle boy bad uttended as a acholar io the primary department. ‘The fanitress stated that uo one of the Httle fellow's associates had been slek, and she veritied strongly the phyal- tlin'a statement us to the health of all the scholars tu ail the departments, The mother ios thus fur escaped the contaglon, and an tne fant o few months old has not yet been pros- trated. It is seldom that a child less than |, yeur of age contracts the disease, no matter how fuel tt ls subjected to the gerais of the couta- gion. retaln- a A NOTORIOUS SCOUNDREL, A swindler who has heen uotorious for years turned up in hfe old rola yesterday, with evl- dene enough against nim to send hin back to the Penitentiary fram which he has only re- cently emerged. At about 11 o'clock, yesterday morning he called at the tailor-shop of J, P. Neill, No, GO4 Stato strevt, selected o polr of pants, and offered in puymenta worthless check upon the International Bank, Mr, Nulll reads the newspapers, and was thoroughly aware of the young man's intentions, He mado an effort to detain hin until the police could be brought, but the fellow was sharp enuugh to sev the game, and ran hastily out of the store, Polleeman A. Goodbrand happened to be ih the vicinity, and, after chasing the culprit some Mithe distance, brought bim to a stund hy threatentiys to shoot hiv down in his tree When searched ut the station, 2 lot of blank: flctitlous checks upon various banks were found in bis possession, He gaye the namo ot George H. Arnold, but Cupt. O'Donnell — recou- uized bin ons the man he ance sent to Jollet for playing exactly the sainu ganic, Mts real name Stewart, aud he a the son of a highly respectable wud wealthy old Scotehman who used to keep uo large wood surd in othe | West = Division, and who, 4€ Mving, fs | still reading in that section of the city. The young man commenced by obtulniug goods upon checks bearing the forged slzuature of Uls own father, and from thie he took to signin other people's names, ‘The old gentleman did all in his power to save his son, aud inany a tine hus begged him olf in the Criminal Court, ‘the pres: ent complaints against Stewart aro the follow ing: Tuesday ho selected shirts at Schiesinger & Mayer’a, on West Sladloon street, and re- quested them sent C.O.D. Ho met the boy who had heen geut upon the errand, knocked dim down and rebbed bia, Wednesaay ds did the ssine to a young son of Jolin Croak, a Milwaukee avenuetallor. te did the same with a boy sent trom the wtore of A. J, Unna, corner at Randotph and Canal streets, where he selected shirts valued at $0.05, Charles List.at No. 853 North Curpenter street, fdentitics tin as the nerson who got a half dozen shirts from him, giving in payinent a Worthless cheek, J, K. Abrahams, of No. 6: Weat Madison atreet, ls out a patr of boots by a mimilar process. Hl. be Lake also hos bis check for §10 upon the Bank. of Man teal, ‘Tho Putnam clothing Louse have another check for a pulr of pants, Only a few of the above lodged thelr complaints with the police, Should there be avy other victinis the pate request then to call at the Armory aud ‘vosalblu identity the prisnuer, 1879-TWELVE PAGES; B. F. ALLEN, Solicitor Raynor Tells the Reason of tho Postponement. Bangs Wanted Some Ono to Ordor Him to Nol, Pros, tho Indiotment, Mr, Bangs Does Not Express fMimself with such Clearness on the Subject. RAYNOR'S STATEMENT. Roeciat Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasminaton, v. C., March 27,.—Kenneth Ray- nor, Solicitor of the ‘Treasury, who has een ill, was able to sco Tite TripuNe represeptative this morning tn reference to the continuance of the B. F. Aten suit. fle bas no desira to con- ceal the reasons which havo controlled his ac- ton, and pormnits the following statement to be mate: *“Thave no concealment whatever in this matter, und I freely give you my views in re- gard to ft. Ihaye never, since L have been in the office I now hold, seen such a deep and car- nest interest aniiated in favor of any onv seck~ Aig relief in anid office. The late Sonator Wright, of lowa, went to my offlco several times fn person, and wrote ime acveral earnest letters, both from the Senate Chamber and from his home in lowa, interceding In favor of Allen. ‘The present Senators froin that State have alaotaken the same interest in the case, particularly Mr. Allison, and also ao tnajority, too, Lthink, of the members In tho Housy of Hepreseutatives from thot State. The Secretary of War, the Hon. William MeCreary, took sufll- clent intercat in ft to see mo on the subject, nnd to interpuse in Allews behalf, Many other prominent men of hich character have exhibited the same deep concern,for tim. They all placed, thelr kind efforts in his behalf on the following grounds, viz.; Allen was formerly a man o} great wealth; that he was remarkable in ue community whera ho Jived for great Mberality, enterprise, und public spirit in pro- moting and alding movements and enterprises for the genoral good, and be was equally noted for his benevolence and charity towards the poar and needy; thut hoe {s now’ poor, in advanced age, broken down in health, disconsolate in splr- its, and he shows dread symptoms of aberration of mind, the result of bis mlsfortune and dis- tress, Tho application to mo was to order 8 nol, pros. to ba entered in his case, and Jet the indictment against him be terminated. I SAW THD DISTRIGI-ATTORNEY, MR. BANGS, here more than a yearago, I mentioned Allen's case to him; he said he thought it would be right to enter a nol. prog. in the case. I in- siated that be ought of his own accord and on his own responsibility to enter s nol, pros, in the case. Ho sald he would bo glad if I would direct him to do it, but hu did not feel willlng to tako the responsibility of doing 80, Mr. Bobinson, iny assistant, recollects the conversation, and corroborates what I say about it. Ithought then, and J stilt think, the Sotte- Jtor of the Troasury has the authority to order anol, pros. on an sndictinent under the Cur- reney and Banking Jaw, but the Attorney-Gon- eral differs with me in regard to that. Persoual interviews aud written communications between the Attorney-General and myself followed. Finally the ‘Attorney-Genoral sald to me, both yerbally and In writhig, that, whllst. ha did not fecl jociined tv order a nol. pros. in tho cage, yet {€ I and District-Attorney Bangs concurred fn the opinion thatit, ought to be done, he swould not interposs any objection to its being done, This was communicated to Mr. Banga with the suggestion that I was in favor of its being done, and that if he concurred with me in opinton he would proceed to nol. prog. the casc. He wrote back in reply decliuing to assume any responsibility inthe matter. ‘Thut was some months ago, and until within a few davs past L had heard nothing further about tt. Within the last ton days. I think, application has been made to me through Senator Allison asking for @ postponement to the next term of the court. T directed the District-Attornoy to ostpone it accordingly. Having taken the position that a nol, pros. should be cutcred and the case dis- nilssed Indetinttely, of courac I could not refuse atemporary continuance, L know nothing of Allen of my own kuowledce, und {t 18 Impossi- ble that can have ‘auy personal feeling in the matter. Ihave taken the statemeuts of those who know all about the facts better than 1 do.” ' SANG?s ‘ADIBIGUITIES. As amatter of course, au emissary for Tite ‘Trinune: waited upon Judgo Bangs during the day and solicited au audience with him. The request was granted, whereupon the reporter drew forth from the capaclous pocket where he carrica his * scoops”? tne “copy " of the avove dispatch og it came from the telegraph office. ‘The Judge started back in some alarm, but recovered himself on being assured that ft wasn't anything in relation to his alleged pos- sible removal. The reporter opened out the manuscript, the Judgo leaned back in one ehalr and bestowed hia tect in another, and for’ some thine thereafter nothing was leard but the re- vorter’s yolea repeating the dispatch. Ono of Bob Inuersoll’s lectures couldn't have enforced greater attention on the part of the dudee,— though Bob's matter might have been a trifle more interesting und more conducive to smiles, lnughter, great laughter, renewed laughter, sevaation, applause, ete, When tho reader ot through he turned with fear and trembling to the Judge and gsked him what he thongnt of it, take ft altogether, ‘The Judge, true to bis instincts, smiled a faint. sinile, and in o letless sort of way replied, “Well, I guoss thoy’ve got all the story.” “Yess but is it true, for Instance, that you told Solicitor Raynor more than a year ago that you thought it would be right toenter anol, prog, 11 the case, und that you would bo plad to do ft if he would direct you to it, unt——" began the Judye. But he didn't to make it a good straight denial, “4 don’t want to get into any news- paper war with the Solicitor of | the Treasury,” ho continued, after recovering from hia sudden check. “1 shan't say anything about: it. Tam on record in the case; they have my letter at Washington, and idon't propose to suy anything further, 1 Ido, Raynor will tall your Washington tian a mess of atl, and tat will be telegraphed here, and well never hear the end of it. “No, sir, Lam willing to stand by that jetter, and eay: Hotty more about it.” What letter do you refer to, Judget” “Oh, the one that’ the newspapers maite such fun of,—theone ft which I referred to the imprab- ablilty of acouviction because it aceined to ine there’ was danger of somebody buying up a Juror. { gucas 1 have that letter now.” And he started for his lettor-book, After a Jove seureh hu vave it up, sald hy couldn't tind it, andl added that it was on tle in Washington, and ‘Tne ‘Trung might get it there if it wanted to, ‘Tho reporter gently wooed him back to the subject of the alleged conversation with Raynor in Wushington, Hut the effort to get him to uflirm or deny something or anything, although folluwed up with a degree of patlence That would have, madu Job take a back seat, was fruittvss of results. Alter a vicarous uso of the punp-handle, tropically spouking, the most that contd be wrung out of the United States District-Attorncy for the Northern District of Ulinois was the following carefutly-worded statement, brief and unsatisfying os the taste Of ashes to the tongues “My oplulon of the. Allen case {s expressed ing letter directed to thy Solicitor of the Trens- ury about o yeur amd a hal@ ago, nnd 1 have never seen any occasion since to chane that opinion favorably to Sir, Allen. My confidence in convicting hlin fa firmér now than it was when thut Jetter was written, My opinion is on record tn writhoy, and 1 have never entertalned or expressed anything to the contrary’? i ONR, go on A Victorious Schoulma‘am, Miss Blotsdeil found that the biggest boy in her North Adame echool was uuruly, and made ‘up her nitud to settle the question of supremacy definitely. Shu led him into an unte-roon, closed the door, und undertook to whip bin. There was o rouch-and-tumble fait, in which the combatants pounded cuch other, rolled over and over on the cor, and tore thelr clothes, At Tength the boy was thrown flat on ils back, aut the mistress knelt on lia breast ta bold bin down, Tic was conquered, but an hour alter- ward he was taken yiolcutly il, and bls recovery is doubtful, 4 ————— = ‘Tho National Law Library, ‘The Law Library at Washington is the best in the country, and one of the best in the world, Te cuntuing coples of all the famous triala,—that. of the Tichborne claimant being the longest, and the Beecher trial rankliy second, Aaron Burr's his conaiderable Baca among noted casus, and MeGarruhan a shelf atl to himself, ‘the Nows rate collection la interesting, and the record of Preach causes celebre in its style quite charac- terwtic of Lat nation; they have put thelr trluls in the form of romances, Mlustrating then freely, and making of court-recorda very pauiet- ictalee, In a small room opening from the brary aro kept the 130 volumes vound iu green Rusia leather and presented to our Goyern- ment by the Emperor Nicholas, To the energy of e woman Is Kusdla judebted for this compils- tion of the laws of all the provinces of that pow. erful Empire, Cathesind IL, of Russia sent emissartes into the different: provluces of ker country, with authority to taform themselves of the Inws pectiiar to ench rection, and, when each had accomplished hia work, the Inws wero bound in thelr present slapo. Se THE RAILROADS. THE TUNNEL AT GROSSE ISLE. ‘The determination of Mr, Vanderbilt to con- struct a tunnel under the Detroit River at Grosse Isle, seventeen miles below Detrott, leaving that city but away station, hae stirred up the Detrolters tu fovor-heat, aud greatefforts bave Iately ucen made by the Mayor and the prinelpal busiuess men of the city to induce Mr. Vanderbilt to give up that project and bulld a bridgo at Detroft, but without avail, Ton telegram sent by the Mayor of Detroit asking what Detroit would be required to do to have the crossing at thut point, Mr. Vanderbilt did not even deign to answer, but instructed Mr, Ledyard, General Manager of the Michigan Central, to see the Mayor and get bls views and surgestions, Mayor Langdon was ovidently not satisied with this treatment, and sent another dispatch to Mr. Vanderbilt as follows: Ifn bridge ot Detroit, fa built, can tho City of Detroit be assured that there will he no tunnel hurtlt at Grosse Isle? Please answer direct, and at once, ‘To tile dispatch Mr, Vanderbilt sent the fol- lowing yevly? If the Heht to bulld a bridge at Dolroft conld be obtained, it would probably influence those having control of the matter, but I have no authority to Rlvo the asaurance yuu wvk for, Of courre this dispatch was not eatisinctorsy and showed alinost conclusively that Vanderbilt was determined to give Detroit the go-by, ‘The people are now aultatis the construction of a bridge over the river at Detroit independent of Vanderbile, but it ig not believed that this cau be done, ag nearly all the avallable ‘approaches are owned by the Michigan Central, which, be- tug owned by Vanderbilt, would not give them u Fine tunnel at Grosso Islo will extend from Stony Island to Anderton, Ont., o distance of about 8,700 feet, and will be provided with double arches, cach eighteen tect high and fil- teen feut wide, forndouuble track. ‘The exca- vating through ceffer-dame will deeven, the main chaunel two feet fora distunce of about 1,000 fect. It will also do away with the erlba and other obstructions at the present Canada Southern crossing which are now so much dis- Mked by the vesecl-men. THE CHICAGO RAILROAD ASSOCIA-~ TLON. ‘Tho Chicago Railroad Association, consisting of the Gencral Ticket aud Passenger Agents of the various roads centering in this city, held u meeting yesterday afternoon {n thelr room in Ashland Block to finish up the busiuess loft unflnished from the last regular meeting. Anumbor of bills arising fromm the prosecu- tions against the acalpers was sudited and ordered paid. Satlefaction was expressed with the regults thus for achieved tn their tussle with the sealpetsy and it was decided that the present course should be continued, and the sealpers ar- rested from day to day until they went out of the business. “Lhe question of giving excurston rates to cer- tain clubs and associations during the combi summer was also brought up, and, after a long debate, the Western roads agreed to isbuc ex- curalon round-trip tickets at one and one-fifth fare, while the Eastern roads decided to issuo no excursion tickets ut reduced rates, BP. We & C. Whextina, W. Va, March 27.—The annual mecping of the stockholders of the Pittsburg, Wheellng & Kentucky Ratlroad was held to-day, 'Yhe road connects this city with the Pittsburg, Cincinnati &St. Louls Railway at Rteuhenvillc. ‘The business for Ite first year, ending the 25th ult, is encouraging, ‘The probability {is that tt will bo extended to Benwood, iqur ‘miles be- low. ‘The following persona were elected Di- rectors for the ensuing year: C.D. Hubbard, President; Jolin McClure, Vice-President; William. ‘Thaw, Thomas D.'Messler, Michael Keilly, 1. G. Lazar; Secretary, J, SL. Belleville; Ass{atant Secretary, Frank Seinple, POOL COLLAPSED, Sr. Louis, March 27,—Tho freieht-pool East from this city was practically dissolved to-day by the ‘Wabash aud Vandalia, Rond votices tat froin to-inorroly” (Thur: : lading tor freight shipped over bills of thelr Mnes will be fesucd at their respective offlees Snstend of tho Pool- Agents offtee as heretofore. ‘The break was made by the Wabash, nud the Vandaila followed as soot as it heard of the action of the former road, The Ohio & Misstsaipp!, Chieago & Alton, and Indianapolis & St. Louls will 10 doubt follow suit, ag they cannot exist asa pool with the uther roads out. VANDALIA. Eneclat Dispatch to sue Tridune, Tenney Mave, lnd., March 27.—The Board of Directors of the Vandalia Railroad met here to-tlay and elected George E. Farrington for Secretary and W. 8, Roney, acting Auditor, to fill tho poaitions recently held by W. JL Buck- ingham, deceased. Mr. Farrington has for many years been private scerctary to Presilent McKeen, and Roney hes held a responsible position tu the General Freight ollice, Cc. , & Q. Spectat Diepatch to The Tribune. Danvinie, I, March 87—Guen. Binck, of this city, Revelver of the Clncinmatl,Efinguam & Quincy Railroad, has Just closed a contract with Chicago partes for the grading, bridging, and froning of the road from Stwitz City, Ind, to Effingnam, 10, udistanve of eighty ules. Work will commence at once, ITEMS. Mr. Thomas C, Moore has been appointed Commissioner of the Indlanupolis East-bound pool in place of Mr, 8. F. Plerson, reelgned, Ibis currently reported that Commodore Gar- Tison, in preparug for his trlp to Europe, has relieved Mr. A. L. Hopkins of the dutles of Vive-President of the Wabash, which wilt be at- tended to by the Commodore's aon, W. K. Gar- rison, Mr. ffopkins will return to ‘Toledo as General Manager of tho road. The acalpers hoye tut one more hope to beat the rallroude, nnd that 1s in yetttng the Scalpera’ Inw repeated’ by the Legistature,” Mr. Mutford and sume other scatners have pone to Spring- nold to use their Influenve with the Legislature and get the Jaw repealed. Seven or efghe sealpers were again arrested last evening. ‘The Amsterdam bordtoldholders’ Committee tthe St. Paul & Pacitle Ratlroad announces the purchase of the Litehfichd stovk amd the ar- rangement for a speedy foreclosure of the mort- rg that within asbort tine the $100,000 Recelver's bonds or certitleates. will bo paid by the authority of the Court, and tat the bond certitlentes bought by the Ameriean-Canadian combination, whieh now controls the road, will ‘he patd for iu old (notin new bonds) within the time det in thu agreement of Feb, 8, 1878, a A PARSON'S HORSE-TRADE, Speetal Dispatch to The Tribune, Fonp pu Lac, Wrs., March 27.—The Rev. 8. N, Grifith, pastor of the Methodist Lpiscopal Church, was beaten today fu a sult over w horse-trade, He hought several horses to send to his farm in Minnesota, and got one, a vicious, daugerous kicker, The animal was so bad he could not use ft, and traded It to LL. W. Eaton, explaining its bad pointe, for another hiurse, Eston found he had a bad bargain, and brought suit for damages. He pot w jockey jury, und awore that the Rey, Grifllth did notvexpliin the unimal’s viclousness, aud the jury returned a verdlet of $75 and coats, ‘Tho suit will be ap- pealod. ‘The members of thy church wero greatly disturbed to leara their pastor lad been sued on a horse-trade, -——————__- * WHIPPED AT SCHOOL, Avectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Mnawavkeg, March 2%,—A special telegrain from Raciow to the Heening Wiseunsin pays: ‘Robert Sheehan, the boy who was go severcly punished aome four weeks ago by Mr. Skewes, Superintendent of Schools, died yesterday at noon. It appeara that the severity of the puu- ishmnent was aecidental, the boy having, in try ing to dodge 9 blow of the ruler in Skewes! hands, recetved the blow fa the teniple. ‘The lad attended s:hodl right along for several days after the Injury before hw took to his bed. His death, bowever, is attributed, by both at- tending and sonsulttig Dhysiclans to the blow on tha bead. There ts to be na foqueat, the attending pliveicien haviug given o death cers Uflcate, and no action taken at presest to juves- twate the matter, ‘There is, however, a good deal of feeling among people here, which will doubticss culinivate fu some sort ol an exausiua- $tou suvoucr or later”? j MRS. GROENDYKE, The Cameron-Oliver Case Brings * Qut an Old Acquaint-” ; ance. Revival of Ono of the Sensations of +1807, th "Those cltizens of Chicago whose memory ring back of the Hire must have been delighted be- yond menstire when the Oltver-Cameron triat, which is now on the boards at Washingten, brought to the surface thelr old acqualatance, from.whom they had heard nothing for 30 many years, Mrs. Groondyke, They will recollect, after a fashion, the gencral outlines of that ccl- ebrated divorce case which created 5o much ex. citement here In 1887; but a new generation has sprung up slico then, to whom the carcer of tis much-married woman is altogether un- known, and since she, 1u her testimony ns tele. gruphed to the papers, seems to havo suffered from a short memory, and to havo dropped out of her count several of her spouses, and also seems to bave been Httlo mixed on dates, it nay not bo unintercst- ing to recall ber eventful matrimonial career, Jer divorce case isa curious ane, too, slnco it Je about the anly one within the memory of man where both husband and wife cach got a divorce. ‘The sult which she originally brought agatnet Asal’, Groendyke was begun along in January of 180% It followed along after the Hart L. Stewart and Von Glaha divorce cases of 1860, immediately \preceded ‘the Aurora Orton Ticknor case, and was aticceeded {in the Jolowing year by the intercating revelations mado by Samantha Proctor and fra Munv, MB, MARY ALICE GROBNDYRE applied fora divorce from her husband on the round of cruelty and’ adultery. The story which she told on the stand, which was a sort of expansion of what she set out in her bill, was that when sho was about 15 years old she was married in Maine to a man by the name of J. T. Connors, who wasasen Captain, They lived together about two years und a half, when her huaband died, Sho had by bim two children, Ayeororsoafter that, when ale was stopping in Boston, sho met In the street a mau by the name of George M. French, who fell in love with her, proposed, and was = mar- rled to her, French stating that he was the son of wealthy Philsdelphians, ond offering to fit her out with horses, carriages, auda furnished house. Instead of that, how. ever, they wandered out West, and about seven yenrs after the marriage she was divorced from him in Chicago by Chicf-Justice John M. Wil- son on the cround of French’s drunkenness and * cruelty, In January of 1862, while she was keeping a dressmaking establishment on West Lake street, Groendyke. who was then Hyving out in Washington County, lo., met her, and, after sho had Hyed with him for some time os housekeeper, married her, In 1804 sho filed a bill for adivorce, which was withdrawn the following year, and they went down to Mon- mouth, Lik, to ve, whero ho went into the livery-stable bustness, After enduring bin for awhile, shu filed this second bill, ACCORDING TO MEN STATEMENTS, Mr. Groendyke wae in the habit of seditelng all the servaut-cirls whom they ever: had in the house, which caused her great pain and much disvomtort. Her statements regarding theso costs were curious. She would watch her hus- band make overture to a girl, but said nothing on the subject to the servant, and did notchargs the girls with wrongdolng because she feared that the charge might not be true, and it was o terrible thing to make euch on secusation agolnst a woman when [t was not well founded; and, after she Jind discovered bim to be guilty, sho woutd go to her husband and soy, “A. T., again i have found you in sin, aud again you have shown your uis- pusition.” Whereupon she would upbraid bin gently, and would order the girl to Ieavo the house, 1n addition to this, Mr, Graondyke took her trunks and clothing out into the yard und bdulléa bonfire of them. He bad also struck ber with kerosene lamps, had kicked her, and been guilty‘of other acts of cruclty. ivi? Lpatit] GROENDIRE, ON ts SIDR, enid that if any offense had been cominttted in Towaor at Monmouth, his wife had condoned it, und, furthermore, that ho had not been guilty of rielty, but thit she hind been at times o little out of her head, so that she would dance around the Rouse without any clothes on, aud rush out to visit the nelgh- bors in her night-clothes and tell them {magin- ary stories of bis misdeeds, Mr. Groendyke algo related on the stand some statements which he said hls wife had made to Iilm on ove occasion, which were to the effect that she had fallon in Joye with o young fellow before Be married Connors, und that her father, whose name was Samuct Grund, of Ellsworth, Me., ta order to remove lier from thls young man, had sent her to _schwol, where shy inarried Connors, who had aubse- quently. gotten into some’ Jarceny scrape, and therefore slic bad loft him. Connors, he be- Heved, was atllt Hving. Mra, Groendyke tad packed up her stuff ina bundle, aud had footed it to somewhere In Nova Scotia, and thenve had found ler way to Boston, where, according to her statement to. hip, Gen. N. 2, Banks bad given her $80, nud she had algo received $335 from J. ‘Shere were algo several other gentloine had been kind to fer, ‘Tho Jury. heard all the testimony, aud returned thelr verdict, granting Mrs. Groendyke a divorce fram her husband. An appeal was ae once taken to the higher Court. About a week pfter the verdict A GREAT SENSATION was created by the arrest ot night of Mra. Groendyde and George BR. Warren’ from 3 boarding-house on Michigan street, where Ue: wero jointly living. It appeared frum testimony whieh could not well be controverted that Mrs. pendyke, who Was in love with Warren, bad bi juaticlpating the thal settlement of the diyorce business, and had been cobabitlay: with him. Mrs. Groendyke und Warren spent the night at thu” police-station, were brought up the next day, aud were examiued before Justice Milliken, and all the facts came out. Furnished with these, Groendyke dashed ulf to the Superior Court, und at once cot diyorea from Mre. Groendyke, which, awlng to the appeal, outranked hier divorce trom fil. ‘That Havinte been disposed of, Mrs, Groeudyke married Warren, and went with bim to Loul- ville, Ky,, where they got into some scrape oF other. “In the following yeur they came back [ here, nnd started fret a Bourding-houge on the North Sie, und then went down on Michigan nyenue, About duly of 1863 Mrs. Groeudyke Med A BILL FOR, DIVORCE from Warren, alleving that he had been cuilty of repeated intoxleation, beuinuuy about three weeks ufter their marrlago-duy, wud thut, owing to his practice of thrashing her boarders, it wus hinposeible fur ur te earry oo her buslpess. She got a divorce from him somo time to the Jall of 1503, mat thereupon took up with Mr Josiah C. Sample, Who Was then Keeping the old Laclede House, on tie corner of Madisoo and Canal streets. How much she was married to Mr. Sample is unknown. Bho says, however, that sho was wedded to him. — Sample gold out tho Ji dede tu C8, Browne along in 1870, und dlrs, Sample went to keeping a boarding-house aver on Adame street, and there, unlortuaately, the reporter's memory Joses right of ber, She baa, however, been iu Chicago off und on sluce that thne, and Ble came up about four years ary us & Witness in some cuse, at which thie ber gawe Was not Sample, she having GAINED ONE OR TWO NAMES subsequently, but what they were the reporter is unable to remember, und would b ved (0 anybody whe woutd send ln the nevessury lufore mation to complete thy record, At will be seen by comparing the above state: ments with Mrs. Groendyke-fenriquez's ova story, that abo i of short memory. Bl Warren ‘out of her count altozericr, maiden name wrol wixes up the duter rertdence In Chics und locates be! various places dowe South, when sho was really keeplng @ boarding-house In this city, As te who Menrlquez 1a, tg whom shu says {she wat tarrled tu Philadelphia in (87d, or as to whetlier there tas such au individual, nobody knows. ee Republican Victories tn New York, Binauanton, N. Y.,°pMarch 25.--Returns thug far revelved indicate the election of Edwin G, Hatbert, the Republican candidaty for’ Sena tor, to-day, by about 8000 majority. His mast ity lu this city wae 1,015, tbe largest uyer re celved by any candidate bere, Browne Coustt will give bim about 2,000, Togu County: abuub 760, and ‘Tompkins County u staal) majority: Fovauxwersin, N. ¥., Murcts 25,-—Kevorts o the Putnam County town elections indicata that the Republicaus coutral the Board uf Super visors. Augu Hazeu (Rep.) fa elected Jo Care}, und Wellington: Kent ep) fy electes inKent. Adispatch from Peekvkill says ise though the vote ts close, the indivationa are Os Trulra (Rep.) be elected Supervaor 9 S Az cia opto aS. Ria mah ea a Dake ae