Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 4, 1879, Page 2

thing, and he waa greatly indignant, ant would stand by Bennor. ALD. SWIFT eatd Bonner was tho only head of a department. * who had shown any backbonc,—who had refused, toberun by the Mayor,—and bo would stand 1, by him, ” . ALD, KNOPE gloried tn Bennor's position, ant did not belleve tip people trould submit to bis removal. Je woutd statain him with all his might. bee ALD, KYERCTT thought his removal a ebame; that the cate givon wie only vn protext; thatthe Mayor bad nothing to do with the pay of the firemen, aud had beon theddling with the business of the Council. £6 would support Beoner, * So (ALD. RAWLRIOM thought Benner the best inan for the place that could be gotterand that ‘the Mayor had no authority to cliiér reduce the pay of umber of thy fromen, The public would not submit to having the Firs Department: trifed with, and if Harrison waa tn go on [u this way thero was no. encouragement fof arly employe to do his duty. Between Bonner and thd Sisyor he would sus- tain Benner svory time. © 2 A ALD. THOMPSON thought Beonor.was tight. ‘The Council bad fixed the pay of: each Oreman in the appronria- tlona, und the Mayor, much ess Benner, bad no right toInterfere. Benner bad displayed a dis- position to ecohumize ip.the expenditures, and ad asked iid Mayor to advise with him, but ho had retuaed. Me would back Benner thon it became necessary. Saenger” WE rk + ALD. WALDO : said the removal of Benner was not only a groat public wrong, bata species of disvourtesy to the Council that he.was not willing to tolerate, That body had respact{ully acked that the Nayor t take no steps townrd roducing in. any direction {until ho had moro fnlty explained bia status, but ‘ho had treated the roquest with coutempt.: fis constituents would dimand thap he Support Bonner, und he would do it, beli¢vitig as he ald j shat ho was in the right, oy a ALD, METER © *- yada: ho would sustain Boner, whom he be- “e-ved to bo a good and cfliclont oficer. % ALD. BARRBIT ac had been ont of the efty, and had just bedrd of { ae removal, but he was inclined to-staud by nber. bi ‘ ALD. BTATBER : \ was not in Jove with Benner, but he wanted him t soinstatedh and would do what he could to.tunt sont * , ALD, LORENZ" / ‘was quite astonished at the movement, and he ; Would sustain Benner. He wanted mora men and better Bey for the department, and a yeduc- tion of the Hire limits. : ALD. MEER thought a big mistake had been made, and that the removal lind beon made without good cause. ‘Ho would yote to reinstate him, : _ ALD, WETTERER . epounced tho movement as an ontrace, shamo, and imposition, and did oot think that Benuer’s place could be hiled. He would stand by him 1 Dtet, last, and all the time, 4 ALD, EISZNER ‘knew little of the trouble, but thought tho re- + moval an outrage. f ‘ ALD. M'NURNEY | was a particular friend of Swenlo’s, but tho re- } moval of Benner made him augry and ho would stand by him. a 3 ALD. SafXTIL would aupport Benner if the isaac was ralsed io . oe Coun }) becauso he bad beon unjustly dealt ALD, CLARK sald Renuer was the best nan for the place, and characterized bis removal as o pubile calamity. Hoe would stand by him when the time came, ‘ ALD. “M’AULBY es sald ho would support Benner if he bal to stand alono In tho fight. i A ALD. DALLABD was in'favor of rotnstating Bonner by at! means, and said the Mayor had made a mistako by try- + ing to mako a dpancial agent out of him. m, ALD. PHELI'S ssid ho bad a talk with the Mayor, and be bad beon left impressed that the Mayor was right. De was a friend of Benner’s, however, and Was Bot. prepared to say that he would not stand by im. 4 ALD,, TURNER was for Banner without any ifs or ands, and thought be knew far more about the Fira De- irtinent than Isiisun did, lis belleved the Mayor was otct of his infud. : ALD, HIORDAN said he would fnelat upon Bennor’s reinstate- ment at all hazards, ALD, MINALLY sald le would stand by the Mayor, becauss he did not want to make a Ozht on him, ° ALD. LAWLER a ~ sald Benner had made the Department what it ‘was, and predicted that the Slayor had raiy:d a Atorim about bie ears he would never hear thu Teak of. ile would sustain Benuer to the bittor en . ALD, M'OAPFREY ‘would sustain Benner, and hava the Mayor un- derstand that he could not do as bo pleased, His conduct in the mattur was uncalled for aud ridioutous, ALD. ALTPRTER sald there was no cause for the removal, and he would cling ta bim because he belleved be was right. ALD. PExvgy ‘was non-committal, but thought {t a ead ond serious affair ta hays the Fire Department in- torfered with, it witl bu seen that the Aldermen ara pretty well united, and someof them say that if Mayor Hareison ever had a purpose to resigu that bo would save bimsclf a great deal of trouble by making no delay in thematter. Others are say- ing that be has ‘MADE A MISTAKH in peeking to ontagomze the Connell at thld time, and are threatening as o punishment to him to combino and refuse to contirm spy mora of his sppointments, while still others ure so ‘worked up that they would gladly recon- stder the fayors. already, extended [n ‘thia ling if it was in their power. ‘They belleve thatthe removal means the appoiotment of some politician to the place,—such as frank Agnew or Gen, Lieb\—which they appear de- yermined to set down upon, and Usat the move- mentistobe repeated in the Police Depart- ment at an carly day, believing that the Mayor desires to bet rid of Seavey, They say. jn de- fense of this theory. that Seavoy wag.elyen ao furlough some weeks ago ou accdlint of bie bealth, aud it was civen out that he’ wont to the avashore, whereas ho weutto Waukesha, wud las never been anywhere alse, upon which they put the interpretation that the whole thing wos a couvenient way of Jetting him down withou, making much noise about it, If their theory prose true, uud be is removed “on account. of is beatth,'’ they say they will Nrht, not because they love him, but ‘because they want to keep palltics out of the Police Department aud to ut thelr condemnation upon the Mayor's child- ih way of doing things, ALD, DIXON was free and ootepoken in his opinions on this rather nomentous question, 5 “1 want to tell you," said he to the reporter, between showers of Aldcrmaule eloquence and between his own responses to the rull-call, “1 want to tell you that! believe the Council will reinstate Marshal Nenuer by alinobt a uuani- mous vote. A two-third vote will. do it, but I dolleve fie will get paltry out of the thirty-six.” “T suppoae it is bardly veceseary to ask how You will vote, Alderman{” 3 “No; itlan't necessary to ask that Bit T Wut to suy, furthermore, that [ cunsider our preseat Kire Department the dest Fire Depart. ment today iu Amerlea, uud Marsbal Beuoer the peat Fite Marna a0 ‘And what do you think, Ald. Dixon, of the Mayor’a action in this matter?” “rhe Sisyor bay wade u &reat and grave mistake. ‘Ihe commercial interests uf this juedty . will revolt. against 1 ‘There bas bc been =a ataia = upou = Marabal Bonners character, No inan cao reproach lin for naglect of duty, On the cuvtrars, hw hos deen, anid fv, ast sald, the Fire Marshal ia the country. He was asked we Mayor te pers forin a duty vot in bis power.” , * How was It not 1u his power? “For the reason that the” Council dred the compengation of the flrewen in the appropria- lion ordluance. It alsa fixed the uutuber of mtn, aud po Fire Marsbal has the preroyativa of reducing the y BU in his Department, though. he has the wer to dismiss. well cnuugh to wve it remembered and clearly ‘understood, durthermore, tata fireman’s sulary ia $74 per Mmouth,—not in cash but in scrip, on which be has to stand a sbave of 7 per cent, leaving Lis galary but $69 per month. And out of that-he bas to purebasoa uniform that costs bim $40 or 80, 60 Wnat really he doesn’t get os much as @ common teamster in the City of Chicazy, while bis work ls wore Juburious wud mure respouel- ble, to any nothing of the danger Inyulved. 1 say, furthermore, that the Mayor was ro- quested by this Council, by a vote of thiny to three, to take no action Jooking to a reduction uf the salaries of the ire wud Police Departweute uotil he should make 8 report to the Council showing the necess sity, if any extoted, forsuch'a reductlon, Aud, , TEE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY: JULY 4, 187 What !s more, Marshal Banner submitted this question to Corporation-Coutsol Adania tor his Advice, and, while walling for bis apluion, re- celyes this note of. diainiseal, But, as 1 salil, belore, I bolieve the Conneil will relnetate him by almost. A unanimous vote, and the Mayor will sea more clenrly then—it ha dovsi't sec It tidw—that hoe made a great mistake when ho took suct-hasty and fli-ndvfsed action in this matter?) - » THE UNDERWRITERS. Oe BENNER MUST NOT GO, As the reoresentatives {n Chicago of the great home, and forclen tnsuranea companits are naturally deeply interested {n all that concerns the Firo Department, and as they have, from the nature of their businoss,‘bettdér meana than ordinary cftizens for knowing the facts as to the actual workings of the Department, st was folt that thelr opinions shoutd bo obtained and published. Reporters of Tre: Tiunuxe conse- quently sought out a number of the inost prgm- {nent of these genticmen, and, after stating the fact of the peremptory removal of Marshal Benner, asked what they thought of this pecnt- jar action of Mayor Harrison. ‘he opinions of the gentlemen iotorviewed ore dotaited nt length as follows: : MR. 8. M. MOON was scen by'a reporter, and iuformed as to tho exact facts, Lis first exclanialion was, “Tt is a public calamity.” “The removal in tts mbn- ‘ner of Marstat Denaer,” said, Mr. Moore, “is anoutrage. It will create avery bad fecling. It cannot do otherwise, and the effect can only be pad, Mr, Benner has worked up the Firo Department and improved {t until to-day we have the hest and most eMficlent Fire Depart- ment In this country, if not in the world. De has utterly {goorcd politics and nationality, the influence of Aldermen nnd ov¥erybody else, and has dono all that fin him lay to give Chicavo a firat-clasa Flro Department. Ile hns succeeded in this, and has given ns tho best, quickest, and most efficient service in the Union. In the old ‘days we couldn't discharge an Incompetent tman without having hin put back through the inilu- ante of somebody or other, Mr. Bonner changed ail this. “Ho took good men, or those who seemed to hava promise of good in thein, brought them under discipline, and retained them if they wave satisfaction.” You are a member of the Board of Under- writers, Mr. Moore, snd may bo considered ns, stoncertain extent, representing the views of tha hotly. What will the Board think uf tha dlamissal of Marabal Neoner{'? “They wll all regret it. It {san outrace anid ashaine to treat such a man in such a way, Tt in logs to theelty. ‘There sre good menio the subordinate positions, but naturally nono of them possess the confidence of the citizens to the extent that Benner does, and it will take years for them to insplrestich confidence, Beu- ner lins dove well, und the fnsurauec men real- fzo that; he fs the right mau in the right place, As to the eflect of this business on the under writers and on rates of inaurance, | cannot atnto BOTAN, more than that the moral effect wilt be ‘MM. 0. Tr, CABB was found at his residence on West Adams atreet, and was not only surprised but grieved to hear the nows. Ho asked for the reasons for Mayor Harrison's action, nnd tho atory was de- tailed tohim, He.pronounced' the removal an ‘outrage, especially ao under prosent conditions. “What, sald be, “overtura the entire Fire Departinent on the 84: of duly? Dojo know that we have in: Chicago) 103,000 frame houses, barns, nnd other structures, Marshal Ben- ner touk ‘hold of tho Department when it was way down,—fu fact, utterly de- moralizod,—nnd he hig: brought it to a stato of the highest cflicionty. He bas run it for the beat iutercsts of thacity, and bas paid no attention to politics or anything clse but the one roint of getting his men tofires quick, and putting out those Gres, I doit even know whether Benner ja 4 Democrat or a Republic- an.’ Gg ‘The reportor sald that he had understood that Mr. Benner voted tha Republican ticket at na- tonal elections, ee) te “+ Well," said Mr, Case,.,".that has nothing to dowith it. He cannot be expacted to deal witt the finances of the Department; that is a.matter -for the Munfetpal iovernment to arrange. I: hod somo .oxperionce in the Counell, and was a member of the .Committey on Fire aud Water, I know what Bencer bas done, und 1 know that insurance men feel safe with him at the bend of affaires, <He hos bad experience with bie conflagrations and knows how to fight. a fire. Assistant-Marshal . Swanio, being the senlor, of course takys hold, but then it fs only au experimont to take a nat man for auch a responsible position, Swenta fs a good man: and o good fireman, but that doesn't count. 1 tell you that -Mr. Harrison has mado a ‘bad mistake. Lio cannot get’ elected Governor this way. Why, it ty dis Gracuful_to bring polities into, the Fire Depart- inent. Evor aluco Benner \ras appointed to the position ‘Influence’ has heén thrown oyerboard, and we have, o8 a natural consequence, bad the best kind of a fire service. We canhot afford ty fool with flres In Chicago, ‘Everybody knows that, and Mayor Marriaon ought to know it too, Ho has made u terrible mistake," : MU. E. Mf. TEALL : sald that bo wax much grieved to hear of tha uction of the AMavor. Like all othor tusuranes men, he felt confidence in Benner. He felt es- pecially troubled over the change being nade just at this time, As a momber of the Patrol Committee ho had been busied in providing an extra wagon with appllances to be stationed to the South Division until after.the Fourth. He realized that t@eresutt of the change would bo the demoralization of the Department, for just as soon as it became known that politica were to-. rule. things, trouble would follow. Like. all other ineurance men visited, Alr. Tea} was byno means chary in hia denunciations of the outrage which he cou- sidered the Mayor to have inilicted upon the city, und he intimated that it was not a matter for. Insurance mon only, but for the citizans at large, to take bome and consider. He bad the highest opinion of Marshal Benner, und thought that under him the force had become the very beat in the Union. UXONGH P, TREADWAY, the head of a well-known Insurance firm repro- senting five strong companies,—the Lycoming, the Farmers’ of York, Pa., and tho Firemen’s o! New York, Boston, and Dayton, reancetively, was found by a ‘TitmpUNE reporter at hia residence on Darrlson street, near Michigan avenue, late tn the aveulng, und the interviewing process was procedded with without any ceremony, “Weill, have you heard the nowsl! eeribe. “No; nothing unusual; what ts Itt"? “Phe Mayor bas discharged Matt Kenner.” © Lean't belfeve it; be wouldn't do unt,” “Tt isa fact, nevertheless, What lave you tosaoy avout It from on undertriter’s stund- pointt? ‘ “1 can scarcely Delieve it. Why. Bonner {fs one of the best flremen ix thu counsry, “The insurance-inen and the merchants of Chicago would not {cel safo without hin. Ile has been solong inthe Fire Depurtmout und knows its workiuga so thoroughly that he js an invaluable man as the hoad of It. Lhaver beon to more fros with him than nny iusurance-man in the city, and he is so practical, and faa alwaye handled the Deoartment so well that he has the Slt confidence of the inaurance-men and the merchants, 3 “What will be the effect, think: you, on the Insurance and business mon!’ “If tt should yo abroad tornigat that Beoner had been discharged, thera would be # foeling of nervousness and uueasinoss,” . Then Mr. Treadway pondered a moment, greatly astonlvhed ot the news, and said: abould not think the Mayor would dare to do lt; it don’t seeta possible hy coutd do so," © How will the inuranca companics take the matter{” * “iC the heals of the companies knew Matt os well a8 woudo they would feel very tlinid, £ certainly hope the Mayor will reconsider bly uctinn, There ts not 4 man who can ill the placy us Matt Henner has, 1 dout think Swenlo will avcopt Ue positon under the cir- cumstances,” “ “WIN the Chicavo underwriters take any formal sctiou about the matter f!! ' “There will probably be ws mueting at once.” Then, expressing hts feelings aguin, Ar. ‘Treadway reuiarked: Jle was thy last mat. whour thu Mayor auld have thouzit of lis- chargiys. ‘Thereis uot au underwriter who wil Indorae (be Mayor's action, Henter is one of the beat firemen in the land; ue Is prompt and decisive, a1 {ys mau who can grappte the altuation at alargs Ure with coolness und good judgment, All the men in the Department know him so well Ubat ‘bis removal will cause (he yreatest regret amu them. 1 voted for Mayor Harrison, but if that Is the way he ts fous to act, L wonld be very glad to hour of 16 resixouyl, a matter which 1 see mnentioncd jy your paperto-day, Let Matt Benner zo and they tuight ua well break up the, Mire Depart- meut. Why the nen actually worship hin, und aslong ae they have thut feeling: of voufldouce and reapect for him he should be retained. We (Treadway & Co.) represent five companies, aud if they kuew Matt as we do they would fuel ue wedo, ‘Lhe Mayor has made not ouly a great mistake, but a grave one; lu-even uskiug for Benver’s Feslenetlust ‘Ybe Mayor should under- atand the feebng ainong the busincas men tn ree Kurd to Buuver, whose fricuds ore swum the Wuburance Mev und goud citizens geuerally. 1 am very vorcy tat Dlayor bas takeo such a euurer. -aaid. “sald the. cIt was quite Inte whi serlba was whirled ‘over to the house (No. 1355 Prairie ayenuc) of aed YW. I CUNNINGHIAR, & Drominent trisnrance agent, and, as the gentlo- man Waa just about to retire for the night, the Jntervicw Was necessarlally briof. fd Leantng out of the window, Mr. Canningham to the roporter, who was on tho stops; “Haltoo, who's there?” : A “A Thinuns roprter. Called to gee you about: Flre-Marstial Benuer's discharge by the Mayor.” alt W ell, 1 know nothing about iL. “Then you have nit heb of ft before!” “No, Tyery aus regeat tt? “What effect wilithe matter hare on the In- samba Sormpntes & i (Tam not prepare state nt present,’ OWE the undoeme ters ineet tolmarratt ” i Not to-morrarr, ttt probably next day.!? The interview closed, hnd, alter the usual “Good-night," the reporter withdrew. “CAPT. DEN BULLWINKLE, of the Chicago Fire-Insurance. Patro}, was ace costed fn relation to this matter, He was asked: What do you think, Captalny of the removal of Fire-Marshal Benner!” 0° 9 “TL would rather be excused from saying any> thing,” replied the cautious Hen,aftera moment's roflection, “You see, it {s nono of ny bnat- noss; and T don’t want to mix in ft at ath Was satisticd as tt was with Bennenat the head of the Department.” “What effect will this the Departinent i" “L would rather not aay, Please. count ma out 1 have my opfuton, of course, but 1 world rather ne excused from expressing it, What one says fa Hable to be misunderstood, and then whichever side come tip fn the end will hold oo grudve against ine ffl were to say anything Againet them. No} Tf won't talk, Some of the reporters have been nround here, out this?ts what I told them all.” “at THE MEN ; i The fact of the removal of Marshal Benner was not generally known among the firemen until late fast night. Naturally they ware Josh to talk about it onenty, since ‘truthful expres- stonsof opinion micht be fraught with dangae tothetr positions, Confldently, however, ey were very sorry to hear of tlie Chile's dismissal, and if they had any say he would go right back ‘They regard Sweenle ng an efticient. officer, and, Benner gone, they prefer him to any other, But, ns Sweeate was opposed to the teduction, they do nut look for his promotion, believing that some politician will come to the front be- fore léng, As to lessening their satarics, they said {t could not be expected that they would voluntarily consent to Joppiuz off 5 per cent. In view of the Mayor's determination, however, they considered a reduction certain, and If it game srould of course submit without making a ‘asa,’ a probably .have upon / WILL BUNNER STAY ? . THD LAW IN THR CARE, | By the amendment to the charter paseed by the Legislature at its last session, and ‘which wentinto force July 1, It Is neccesary that aimajority-of al] the members of the Coun- cil should concur with the Mayor in his re- movellof nn officer. Failing of tht conaent, the ollicer gocs back to duty., The juterviows with the Aldermen given above. show quite plainly what they think on this subject, and indicate that the Mayor would not bi sustained by the Council. But, unfortunately, the Jaw deca not cut go much of a figure in the. ease because Mar- shal Bonner's term expires-at the ond of this month, and the question will ‘then be not whether the Couueti will concur {n his removal, out whether they will contirm the person whom Mr, Harrison sends Inas his successor. Yet it ig anfo to say, from the interviews had with the Alvermen, that they will not vote for the con- firmation of any man whom they do not velleve to be se fit for the position as Marshal Ben- ner Is, ‘There are unquestionably excellent men in the Department, but none of them have yet displayed those qualities (possibly for lack of opportunitr) which’ Benner so cminently has, ‘There would, perhaps, be less objection to Assistant-Marsha! Stente's appointment than that of any one else, but the beltef fs that the Mayor don’t intend to send in Swenle, but romo outsider, and that outelder’s confirmation will gertalnly be beaten, For-the present Marstial Benuer {3 out, and Swenle is in charge; att the Marshal will etay out until’ the Council de- clincs to concur with tha Mayor, ‘Then, by the terms of the charter, he goes buck into ofice, and will remala-there until his.term of -oflica expires at the end of the month. By that time it is confidently belleved the unanimous pressure brought to bese upon the Mayor by the-nsur- ance interest, by the vreat proporty-owners, and. by the citizens gencrally;-will-be sich that -ho will Jud that tie only tolng for tit to-do Is to send in Benncr’s naing avaln. ae TIE RAILROADS, sae DENVER & RIO GRANDE, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Denver, Col. July 8.—The Court rofnses to Aispossess Recefyer Risley of the Itio Grande Road, deciding that they don’t think, they have the right to ordor bls removal; also deciding that the State Court had jurisdiction, ‘The de- ciston creates Intense excitement und feoling, ‘The Court sustained tho Atchison Nond's auyp- plemental bill'on the Grand Canon suit. ‘This is conaidered.an Atchison victory, tnyolving « large ainount of moncy. Before night. the Atchison counsel are expected to maky.a now move, = Pe The Santa Fe counsel aro ‘busily engaged tak- ing “evidence tendlug to prove that Recelyer Risley ts tMegaily and collusively In; possession of the Rio Grande Railroad. Predictions aro made that the Santa Fe counsel will enter court, altting as chambers, to-inorrow‘and present this ovidende, with an effort to hava the Recelver dispossessed, Counsel upon both sites are very roticent. ‘To-night the city is full of ex- aggerated rumors concerning the future moves of the Santa Fe people. * Among the matters set forth In the patition filed by Meyer, Trustee, upon which the Ro- ceiver of the Denver & io Grande Railroad has been appointed, ara thes following: That there is now due on the bonds’ feaued under the two mortgage of the Denver & Rio Grande Com pany to Meyer, as Trustee, a Jarge amount of uopaid interest,—namely, upwards of 8600,000; -tunt sald Company'ts greatly embarraseed ; that {ip hos tnewrred other Indebtedness of a class usually comprehended under the term of Noating debt to lurge ambuntas thet, ever luce Pecen- ber, 1878, the Incom@ol the Vailroat Company derlyed from the mottgaged property has been jess than the iutercst of said Company's mort- gage debts accruing during tho same period, and grossly {audequate to vay any arrears of interest or interest thercon, ‘This will surprise Eastern capitalists, ST, LOUIS & SOUTIHYASTERN, - Syrinavienp, Nb, July 8.—Messra. Jndd and Whitshouse, solicitors, of Chicago, yesterday Med in the’United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of Ulnols a Ulll of complains on behalf of Mesars. Fredrik Willenn Sowull, Abram Carl Weltheim, B. L, Ganpertz, and Cart Weithelm, all of Amsterdain, Belgium, agalnst the St. Louls & Southcastern Ralldroad Company, and others, to foreclose the first uiortyages upon that portion of this road lying in the States of IMoole and (ydiana. ‘This road runs -from St. Louts to Nashville, Tenn. ‘the Kentucky and ‘fennessey division 3 uot of much value, hency action has nat been brought against that portion of it. ‘There are two first wortfages Upon the math ne, one for $2,250,000, dated Oct. 1, 15, upon Unt portion of the Hyely- ing du Mnols, and the other, dated March 1, 1871, Upon that part of the main Mne lying in Lodiany, for $1,000,000, ‘The bonds of the road. are securet by mortgages bearing interest at the rate of 7 per cunt per auaum, payable semi: annually. ‘There is aloe frat-mnortzage ‘bond for $110,000 upon what ts known os the O'Fallon Brauch in St. Clair County, Ib, wich is about ten miles in length, which morteaye fs dated Aux, 1, 1872 Thess bonds also bear 7 per cent interest. ‘The complainants named in this bill aro the owners of about $3,000,009 of the eatire amount of Arat-inortgags bonds, “Fla fire bondholders Wave filed this bitt in theirown bebalt, ‘The ‘Trustees, George Updyke and Thilo GC. Cals houn, of New York City, aru large holders of secont-mortgage bonda, and hence have an ad- verse Interest to the trat-mortgue bonds, Qu May 1, 1974, thts railroad company de- fautted in the payment of Interest. No interest seems tu have beun paid, so that at the present time there ts upwards of $4,700,000 due, ‘The umount is so larga that the Hret-mortwape bond- holders will be compelled to take the toad, ‘The bit fled as stated mukes vot only the 8t, Louls & Southeastern Rutlroad Company de Jendauts, but also Messrs, Opdyke kid Calhoun, and 4 Jarge number of judgmons ereditors ot the road. ‘The road ls vow lu the possession of Gen, Jumes H. Wilson} tho was appointed Re- celyor sutue two of three years avo,.upon the spolication of the second-mortzage bond- Holders. tt {3 not the intention of the holders. of the first morteaus bonds to titerfere with Gen. Wibou. ‘They are entirely satisfied with big tmauugement of the road, und, iu proper thoes, will apply to the Court to appoint him Receiver uuder the pros ent bill Afed on bebalf of the hold ig TR, ‘Tie cémplatnants in thia caso constitute the aAmaterdam adinioistration of tho American rallway sectiritics,. They intend to bring these rallway proceedings to a close as soon as posal- ble, bay in the road, and reorrantze It at tho varligst moment. ‘The road will then be put in first-diass condition inovery way. It is expected thatyhis road will bo sold under these procecd- {nga ome tine this fall, os Te GRAND. TRUNWS ROUTH TO + CHICAGO. A “4 Xptelat Dispateh ta The Tribune. Montneat, duly 8—The Grand Trunk Rafl- way id now in ‘a fatr way of accomplishing even more than had been intended at the outsct of Mr. Iickson’s efforts to outgeneral Vanderbilt iu bis eudeavors’ to. monopolize Chicago, The poaltion in which “affatrs noty stand fs, that the Grand Triuk confrols,o, line of railway from Port Huron to Filnt,:some sixty miles loug. ‘This was obtained by purchasing, the other day, the cartern sectlon of’ the Chicdgo & Lake tluren Railway, At' Flint it meote a plece of rallway forty-seven-iniles loug,—the Chicago & Northeasterf,—controfled by Mr, Vander- Lilt; and In turn connecting with another vit of rand, 160 miles, long, between Laustug avd Valoaraiso, whlch wil be sold 10 8 fow days, and which the Grand Trunk has mado arrangements to purchase, ‘Then there fe a bit of road, sono tienty-six miles long, from Thoruton to Chicago; but: belweca Valparaiso uml Thornton isa gap of thirty miles, . ‘This will require a new road to be built, ‘The Grand "Crunk: will bultd ts and) then will be in oxtst- ence avomplete Hne of communication botween Post ltron and Ohleago. Mr. Vanderbilt holds that part of-the line between Flint aid Lonely and the question comes up, Will hosel at the Grand Trunk's price; or will he een his lines and compel the Grand Trunk to ‘built around itt In the Iatter:: even toe Urnnd Trunk people believe that (twill be tu,their advantage to make a lino to Owoseu, forty-seven miles long, and there tap .the Qrand Sfaven Ratlway, which runs jn a straicht Nneto Milwaukee, This will give theGrand Trank another source of traille, in the shape of au ex- tensive. coal-ming at Onosso: and there lan larue'tract of country from which frelebt can be drawa. fy building this road, they will hay got around Vandehitt; and then, tnstend of be. Ing compelled te take only what freight they can get from railyays, second-hand and st ree Guced rates, they willbe able to make-thelr own ering. CHICAGO, LOUIS & NEW OR- LRANS. J, C. Clark, Vico-Preatdent and General Man- ager of the Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans Railroad (New Orleans Branch of the Illinols Central), has fsaued a ciretar announcing the following chauges in the operating department of hfs roads i's ‘That portion of the road borotofors known as the Louisiana Division will hereafter be known and desieusted os the South Division, W.P. Kinley, Divition Superintendent, in charge, with headquarters at McComb City. Tis jurisdic fion will extend fram New Orleans to.and {n- elude the Canton Station and yard, ‘ ‘The division beretofore known as the Tennes- sco aud Kentucky Division and the Atississtpp! Division will bo consolidated and hereaiter known ant desionated os the North Division, Capt. Jon G. Mann, Division Superintendent, in charge, with headquarters at Jackson, Tonn. Ils Jurisdiction will extend from Canton, Miss., to Cairo, Il. p's John 8, McKay ts assigned to duty on the North Division as Assistant: Division Buperins tendent. Ho will report to and receive inatruc- tions from the Superintendent of the: North Diyifion. -- + z ‘All persons emplored on the North: Division will be subject to such rules as the Suporintend- ent of the Bonth Division may establish for con- alucttng the moyonent of trains in the Canton yard. ¢ ST. B&O, - id Anectal Dispaten to Tha Tribune, Campen Station, Md., July 3,—Information was recelvyed at tha headquarters of the Balti- more & Onto Railroad Exprags to-day. that from -Agg. 1 tho- Loulaville: & Nashville Railroad will operate ite own ‘express, and give tho Baltimore & Ohlo ‘Express direct connectlqn from Loulsville Boulh,, This {a regarded here’ | as evidence of tho cmsummation ‘of a scheme recently mooted of the:Balthnore & Ohio Ralt- road seoklug to obtain ¢outrol of the Loutaville |- & Nashville Road. A prominent Baltimore, &) Ohlo ofllclal {s aow-iu the Weat, presumably on this bualuces, . DEED RECORDED. _ Bvtdtht Disnaten to The Tribune . SrRINGFIELD, Ill, Joly 8—A deed was to- day recorded tn the Socretary of State's office, conveying from James M. Ryan, John IL, Hell- mon," sud William Dickson, of Jo Davloas County, to the Galena & Wisconsln Railroad Company of Llnole, all that part of the Galena Southern Wisconsin Ratlroad-lying within ‘the State of IiMnois, which property waa purchased. by them at a judicial ante May 3, 1870, 28 a pur- chasing committeo represcnting tho flrat-mort- gage bondholders of sald Galena & Southern Wisconsin Iuilroad. ST. Lh, Ws & W, Br. Loors, July 8.—The St. Louis, Wichita & Weatorn Rallway, which is being constructed by the 8 Loula & San Francisco Company, is bolng pushed vigoruusly. Ono thousand laborers aro now employed botwoen Oawego and Cherry- yale, and the road will bo completed to the lat- tor pofnt by the middle of August, in time to give 5t.. Loule the imnmeuse wheat crops of “Southeastern Kansas and the trada which has heretofore becn controled by Kansas ‘City sad Chicago. CANADA SOUTHERN. &vectal Diguatcd to The Tribune, Orrawa, July 3.—It appears that, under the late Government, the Canada Southern Railway Company had been permitted to bring in a great vurlety of machinery in bond, and that the duty had never beou collected, The prosent Minlater of Customs has insisted on the paymont of the duties, nnd bas, it Js sald, in this way added $10,000 to the royeuue, . FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS, Speclal Dispatch to The Tribune, Brninoriziy, July 3—Judd & Whitchouse to-day fited in the United States Court a bill of foreclosurejagainst the Bt. Lonis & Southoastern Railway, on bebalf of forelga bondholders, f _PROY & BOSTON, Troy, July 3.—W. FH. Vandorbilt has pur- chased, for $125,000, 9,500- shares of the Tray & | Boston Kallroad stock, gaining a controling In. terest, : IYEMS. nt ‘The Detralt Nees claims that Vanderbilt‘hes succeeded into bulldozing the Great Western of Canada tuto abandontug the scheme to unite thelr intereats with the Wabash, ‘ Cho tray of tho Chicago & Alton. Railroad which arrived here Isat cvunlng brought in 910 Arkonsas editors, “thoir elsters, thoir cousins, and their aunts,” They were in charge of Mr. James Charlton, the General Tickct and Pas- senger’Agent of tho road. a A new ratlraad bridge across Niagara River is being talked of, This bridge fs to cross the river at Loulston to connoct the Rome, Water- town é& Oudensburg Rallroad with one of the Canadian roads, It is understood that the con- tracts for the new bridge hava already been Given out, and that it wil be of steel, Tt {8 understood that the bondholders of the Chicdzg & Lake Huron Rogd are about to flea bill jn.the United States Cirenit Court in this city to test the validity of tie certificates issued by the Receivers, ‘Lhe sale‘of theivoad bas vot set becn contirmed, as it ‘could not be withia thirty days except by the consent of all the par- ties {n Interest, ‘Tbe Ating of the bill wil oper- ate to prevent the payment of any of the ver- Ulivatea until their yalldity has been passed upon by the Court, | | * ‘The Indianapolis Joural learns from a rail- road mua Soside the ring.of very {mportaut changes that are to taky phice in southern Ex+ press clretestAuy, 1, ‘po Adains Express Cow- to aera olf of the Louisville & scbville Road and the. Unce operated by it, and B uew cotlpapy haa been organ; under the usine Of the Union Express Compan to do thy express business over tie flues batnwd The Prestdeis and Vice-President of tne Louls- Villu & Nushville Kuad and several of the stock- holders ure thy moving spirits tu the new coin- pany, whleth ies purchased a block on Malan street, Loyihville, woich will be the beaagquas ters, Vol oso, for many years agent of the Adains Express Company at Loutayills, has re- ceived the appolitmont of General Manager of the Union Expretg Campany. ‘This now deal. creates quite u dutter amony the officials of the several exvress colupanies, os It has come upon them quite enexpegedly, uud promises to ine terfure seriously wite the bustucss of the Ad> ams Express Company. cI —TWELVE PAGES. OREIGN. | New Ministers to Fill the Gaps in the German Cabinet. Thirty-one Persons Killed by a Mine Explosion Near Glasgow. Poace Negotiations Still in Progress in the Land of the Zulus, The Liberals Lose Mearily in the Recent Austrian Elections. Removal of the Fronch Ohambers to Paris Fully Decided’ Upon amrwany. "” RCCLESIASTICAL NEGOTIATIONS, Roms, July 8.—Negutiatlons botween Bis- marck and the-Pope conceruluy religious differ- ences are proceeding rapidly, and it {s expected they will Be successfully terminated before the appolutment of Dr, Falk's successor os Minister of Ecclesiastical Affaire, STATA DINNER. Benttn, July. 3.--Prince Blemarck gave o dinner yesterday averilng in honor of: Dr. Androw D, White, the.Amorican Minister, + TICE MINISTERIAL CHISIB, » Benin, July 8.—LHerr Ritter, Under &ec- retary of the Interior, will probabiy suceced Von Hobreeht as! Minister of Finance, and Yon Puttkammer, President of the Province of Silests, -wiil' probably succeed Dr. Falk as Mintster of Ecclesiastical. Affalrs, . Lt is as- serted that Dr. Falk resigned because he fs con- vinced it is now possible to effect a reconcilia- ilon with the Vatican, and ig therefore patriotically resolved not to remain sa an obstacle to that earnestly desired consummn- Aon. There {6 no doubt the Emperor will accept dhe resignation of the threo Ministers. - i CONCERNING TILK TARIFF QUESTION, Herr Benninesen‘s motion fs aimed at presery- ing,for Parliaincnt the power ot. withnolding or Brayting supplies. Frankenstein's motion, Which, tts -gencrally, sunposed Bismarck will necept in some.modificd fort, has the advantage from bis polut of viow of securing tothe Empire B certain and fixed rovenuo {ndependent of Parliamont; but, 08 the motion would hand all the monoy derived from customs and tobacco Gues -over that certain fixed ‘amount ‘to the soparate. States, which the Empire would be compelled to aoply, If it found the fixed revenue insufficient {t would fnereaso the importance of separate. Statcs tnjuriously-to the cohesion of the Empire. ‘The separate States are likely to’ approve Fraukenstein’s scheme, and uso their Jnflyonce to. induce Bismarck to accept its Another reason influencing him toward acceptanco’fs, the Ultramontanes who support Frankenstein’s scheme arc mostly Congervatives;.a definite alliance with who would cable Bismarck: to break pormansitly with the Liberals; carry his schome for placing all the railways undor State -control, and stop the movement for admidistrative reform in Prussia. ae ‘ cece,» FIXING THE TARIEP. , Benian, July 8.+-The Reichstag ‘bas adopted the dutics on cotton goads, apparel, linen yarn, Mnen‘and silk’ gooda. ‘The Tarlif Committee has fixed upon Oct. 1 9s the dato for thé intro- duction’ of’ the new tariff, excluding -dutics affected by the Belglan:.Treaty of Commarco, which come into force on tho Tat of January. An arrangement has been effected between the Contre and Couseryative parties by which the duty on coffee is fixed at 40. marke, and po- troteum 6 marks, and the Tariff’ Committe has, in accordance with this adjustment, fixed tho " dutics at theso rates, ca i MINISTRRIAL MENTION. \ =. + Lonpor, ‘July 8.—A Berlin. dispatch to tho Standard says that Herr Schell, Into President of tho Raitway Control Office, and Ur. Lucius, are mentloned far Ministers of Finance aud Ag- sloultare, ©) 2 . . WEST: INDIES. . . MAYT: » a) Havana, July 8—A steamer tas’ arrived from St. Thomas with .the following ‘news from Capo Haytien, Juno 24: - 2 Ib [s.rumored tho National. Assembly at Port, Au Prince has been closed, owlng to dissonsfons Detiveon tho Senators-and Deputies. On: the 20th Gen. ‘Teofll Parison with his followers at- tacked and occupied the Government Mousa in Cape Haytien City, Therq was fighting ail nicht, ‘The Government. troops flnally drove the rebels out of the clty. Thirty men wera killed and wounded, nnd a Jargo number of ar- reste made. . Uen., Pariacn fed, it fs sald, to Monte Christi, in Dominican territory, | ‘There . {5 genornl ‘uneasiness | throughout the Republic. Business is paralyzod, and the hatvor Is crowded with vossels waiting for cargors, ‘Produce comes tn slowly, owing to heavy rains, . . VENEZUELA. ‘Prostdent Suzman Blanco, af Vanozucta. pro- poses that Holland setl the Istaud of Curacoa, to Venezao}a, SAN DOMINGO, The Congress of San Domingo proposes to tho United States a free exchange of sugar and tobacco avainat any two products of the United States. Tho cultivation of sugar in the Sauth- erp proyitizes has greatly Increased. ‘The crop thie year is estimated at 10,000 hogsteads. ‘Two years sgo it was scarcely as many quintals, ~ BOUTIT AFRICA, ji: ° PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Lorpon, July 3—In the peace negotiations between Lord Cholmefurd and the Zulu King, Lord Chelmsford proinised that if the two can- *pon capturod at Isandula wero surrendered within a week, and hostages scot into the Brit- {ah lines as evidence of Cetywayo's sincerity, he would grant an armistles peuding tho arrival of the terms of pence, for which he had tolegraphed to England three weeks ago. Lord Chelmsford, at the request of the Zulu measencers, sketched the outlines of the probable terms, namely: ‘Tho enforcement of Sir Bartle Frero’s ultl- matum of unconditional surrendor; indemnity to England for the cost of the war, and the re turn of the spoils taken st tsandula, If Ceto- ‘wayo {s unable to comply with the Jaat-named condition, the British must thomsolves recover the soollé from the individual holders, The messengers were warned to be vropared for the prohability of the final ceremony of the con- clusion of peace at Ulundl. yg DisoustzD, A disnatch from Caps Town, June 10, says: Strong hopes are cntertainad of the succeas of the peace negotiations. The British forces ara disguated aud dishcartoned with the war, * TURKEY. * DENIED, Lonnon, July &—The Staidard's Vienos especial denies that: England and Frauce have protested at Constantinople agaloat the abrova- tion of the tirade of 1841, giving thy Khedlyo power to make treaties, i WILL WoT BUDGR. Lonvow, July 8.—Tho Zeegraph's Vienna dis- patch says the Porte has pent a circular to the Powers explaining that {ta reason for the abro- gation of the frade conferring certain prerog- atiyes on the Khedive of Exyot is thut, os Ishmac! Pasha abused their prerogatives, his Buccessor might do the same, The Vorte will bot make the slightest coucession in the mat- OUBA. LABOR PROPOSITION. New York, July 3.—A Hayaus letter says the Cuban Government proposes asking the Span- ish Government at Madrid to distribute about 40,000 troops on the teland as field bands among the sugar plantations, at fixed wages, to be paid by the planters, under supervision of their offi- cera, Tho measure is expected to socure tran- qguillity and protect the catates during the period of the gradual emancipation of the slayes, ‘The hus getting ac med to fol would form nucleus for free Jabot ou the day that slavery ceased to exist. ee GREAT BRITAIN. CORRECTION. Loxpox, July 8—The colllers of Merthya, ‘Bouth Wales, 32,000 persons, havo rofused tho 10 per cent reduction of wages, They were pre- viously reported ns accepting. x WILL WRTINR. Lonpos, Jnty3.—The Rev. John Cummin, the millennium weiter,haa been ordered by phyatctans: torenounce ail mdntal work. He will retire from tho mintatry. ‘ , : " NEWMARKET RACKS, Lonpon, duly 3.—At Newmatkes to-day tho Cheaterfeld stakes for 2-year-olde was won by Rendor, Petat second, Dora third. ‘fen.started, Lorlllard’a Pappoose, aratnst which the betting was 100 to 8, fluished sixth. Ilis Cherokee, Geraldine, and Nertad were acratched. . « UNANIMOUSLY CONDEMNED, Lonnor, July U.—aA large meeting of Homo Rulers hag unanimoiily condemned the Irleh University bill now before Parliament. BCHOUYALOFF, Lonpon, July 8.~-There fs sald to be no trath fo the rumor of Count Schouyaloff's retlremant from the’ London Embassy. He probabiy takes a furlough, : at THE UNIVERSITY DILL. ‘The Irlah Catholic Bishops declare the Uni- veralty ill unworthy of acceptance in {te prea- ehh fort,” oe: -, | THY ROTHSCHILDS, : - It is oMcially announced that tho business of the Into Baron Rothschild will be carried on:by his three sons," ‘ % FRANCE, + © DUTY. ON OIL. i Vensaittts, July 3—Lhe Customs Tariff Committuc hdvo agreed to a resolution raising the duty on olf to 1 fraue aud 80 centimes, WILL RETURN TO PAIS. . Venaturs, July 3.—The Senate bas adopted a Dill providing for the recush ofthe Chambers to Parla. ACQUITTED. 2. Loxpow, July 3.—A-: Paris correspondent of the Sfandard has .been.acquitted of the charge of exciting to hatred and contempt of the Guy- ernment by articles publiglicd in the Le Pays, NONORS TO THE DEAD PRINOR. Lonpon, July 3—The Queen tins direrted that the Royal Regiment of Artillery meot tie body of the Prince Imperial at Woolwich ‘and escort it to Chisclhurst. = ew Ps MINE EXPLOSION , . AN SCOTLAND, Lonpon, July 8.—Fitty men were killed by, an expldaton ti the High Blantsro coal-pit, near Glasgow, thls morning, am LATER. ‘ Gtasaow, July 8.—Thero were only thirty-one persons Jn the Hlgh Blantyre colllory.pit at the time of the explosion. Four were burned alive. ‘Twenty-ouo corpses have been recovered. .* “ Guascow, July 5,--So far twenty-threa Bodies have beon rocovyored from the High Blantyre pit. ¢ z ROME. THE ANTONELLI WILL OASE, Rontx, July &—The “Court of Cassation has rejected the appeal of the Countess Lambertint against the brother of the late Cardinal Anto- nelli, with costa to the Countess. CADINET CRIBI3, . Rowe, July 3,—In consequenco of the adverse yotu in the Chamber of Doputtes on the Grist Tax bill, Promisr Depretis’ declarcs that the Cablnot will resign. ‘ REBIGNED, -Rosre, July 8.—The Minlatry has tendered its resignation, AUSTRIA. :_. THE ELECTIONS. x * Vienna Joly 8.—In consequence of the Lib- ernl defeats in the elections for the Retcshrath, itisprobable tho Liberals will experlouce a sensible Joss in the delegations which deal with tha foreign policy. For ‘instanco, the: Czetch Conservatives: having secured & vare majority {n Bohemia, ‘it {s probable not one of the. forty- onc Liberal Boheniian members’ will be nomi- nated to tho dalegution. ne : 4 RUSSIA. DULLNESS. 8r. Petersnuna, July. 3.—Owing to the dull- ness of trade und general fecllug of Insecurity, tla. Industrial Exhibition contemplated for Moscow In 1880 fa postponed oneyoar, Freights brought to and dispatched from St. Patersburg by rail during April show a falling off of 43 per cent as compared with April, 1878. s “ GREECE. , = THE FRONTIER QUESTION, * ConstaNTiNoPLE, July 8.—furkey bas ap- pointed her members of tho International Com- miseion for the settlement, of the Greek frontier queation, CASHMERE. ‘TIS FAMING. -8tuza, July 8&—Tha prospects improve for the cossation of the famine in Cashmere, EGYPT. THE NRW MINISTRY, Caino, July 8.—The now Egyptian Ministry has been formod under Cheriff Pasha. ——— REMARRIED, Special Dispatch to The Tribime. » INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 8.—Frank L, Bixby, the hero of late social troubles, was remarried this morning to his divorced wife, June May, daughter of State-House Architect May, Bishop Talbott performed the service, . Saeclal Disvetch te The Tribune, Broostnatoy, ilt, July &.—Parke E. Temple, Anewapaper correspondent of this city, today was reunited to bis former wile, -Misa Nellie Lovely, of Springfteld, 1ll., who obtained a dl- vorce from him a yeur ago. The. weddlog, which took place in Springfictd, was an exceed- iuule quict affair, ouly Intimate friends and relatives bolny present, Mr, and Mra, ‘Tomple will reaida tn Bloomington alter o faw weeks, ee JANESVILLE, WIS, Snecial Disoatch te The Trims, JanEsvieLE, Wis. July 3.—The Rock County Fair opened to-day, and prospects ere good for a successtul exhibition, ‘Lhe show of stock fs good, and the exbiblts of sgricultaral machine ery ia very Gne, Loing larger than at the State Fair, The poultry ls well roprosented, but horticultural products, of course, light, owing to the season, To-morrow addresses will: bo elven by the Hon. Charles G, Willlams and Goy. William E, Smith, and a grand celebration will be held ou the grounds, Gov. Smith, ac companied by Gen, Edward E. Bryosut, Gen, George E. Bryant, Col, George W, Burchard, and Col, Watrous, arrived to-day, and on Satur der moraing wilt proceed to ¥reoport, Ill. with the Janesville Guards as guard of honor, to attend the graud military encampment of Allinois troops, i OHIO TEACHERS, Cravarann, O., July, &—The first paper presented at the morning session of the Onto State Teachers’ Association was read by Alston Ellis, of Columbus, and entitled “German in the Public schools.” Discussed » by -Profs, Klemm of Cleveland and Peastes of Cincinnatt, Business of mivor importance followed, and after the election of the following. officers the Association edjourned to meet at the call of tha Ermetlves Gornmalitens groudent, jeuben mie jan, Youngstown; Secretary, H. 0 Hillaboro; ‘Troasurer, ‘A. G. Farr Colombus: ° a PENSACOLA QUARANTINE. Pansacoua, Fia, July 3.—A statement hay- ing been made that the quarantine hero might be abandoned, and the yellow foyer sllowed to afflict the nation, many taxpayers buve issued a card saying yessols {fom iufected ports are quarantined, and compelled to take cargo at quarantine gtation, This rulo will be maine tuned, ond Lf the Board of fcalth fail to do thelr duty the eltizeus and taxpayers cau and will make thelr quarantine effective. ———— ‘The vigor of by ting Hop uth given ta the aged and tnfrm iter “Teri “ Two Stories of the Empire Ware- house Gave Way Last Night. Tho Interior of the Building a Total Wreck---Carcless Architecture, An Examinatlon of the Promises at Mid night---Goods Badly Damaged. The Emplro Warehouse, focated at the foot of . Quincy street, and owned by Wadatrorth, Dirks Joson & Co., better known as the Emplro Warchouse Company, {s this morning the next thing to 9 total wreck inside, although the outer walls look ag mod aa evor. | ; At about 9 o'clock last evening the night watchman of the building bad pulled off his boots gil sat down to cool -himaclf, when the two Ibid claps of thunder. wero beard, and, about {én minutes later, hla ears wore greeted with’ the sound of the cracking of heavy, ‘timbers {u the north end ul" “the warehouse. ‘"“He proceeded to favgstinate, bus as he citered the maln bulld+ ing from the oftics the sonnd of falling thinbers and morchandlee grew so loud that ho ‘mada himself scarce," ‘There appeared to ben hole through the roof, and the rain was coming down pon the goods in store, The man found 5 ‘night watchmab from Pinkerton’s Agency, to whom he told the story, and the two started for thé oMes of “the Firo-Insurance Patrot, and to Nie Superintendent Ibert told their story, and: asked for ald.‘ Capt. Bullwinkie told them-that he could do nothing .in the premiscs, ‘and advised them: to co alver-the propristors. Tho watchman of the .warchowtss weot to the Cilfton, where Mr. Stambaugh resides, hut thitt gentleman was notin, He then went back and ‘secured lodgings inasmall building on tha corner of Market and Quincy atroeta, opposite: the doomed building. Between the laurs of 11 nnd 13 o'clock a ‘Trinuxe reporter went over to the warehouse “upon : !_& TOUR OF INVESTIGATION, Alo visited ull aides of the building, but could hot detect the faintest sound, -I¢ was ebut uo, . the gas all turned ont, and there was nothing o} a suspicious nature to be scen or heard. ‘The reporter began to think that be was tho victim of «hoax, whon he ran opatnat cy secdy-looking ‘ indlyidual with ao clay pips to bis mouth ond an ugly-looking patch over one ayo. ‘This sneeiinen the news- Daver man captured, and asked him who ho might bo {rilukin he was the watchman). “‘Ihe man baetily explained that he belonged: to.a vanal-boat that was tied uo down .{n tho ‘“‘ereak,’* and begged to be allowed to go to hor unmolested. The reporter belng willing, he de- parted in the dark. ‘fren the seribe found Pinkerton's man, und Hetencd’ to bis story, - which he offered to corroborate I€ the. reporter wonld go with him, ‘This tho Intter did. ‘Tha night watchman was awakened, and the three went over to the. warchouso, unlocked the door, and .went inside, . The: watchman: anid money could not hire him to sleep in that build ing tint night, and he remained ‘outside while Pinkerton’s man went in to inveatigate.,. Tho ‘latter returned shortly, and aske.l the reporter tocowith.bim, ‘The building was fAlled with heavy storage, consisting chlofly of barrels and sacks of salt, suzar, blake and other heavy material, “Lhe cracking inside... ater WAS BOMETHING FEARFUL. ‘The two clambered over the barrels and sacks Nearer and nearer to the ceutre from “which emanated the racket, and at Jaat the watchman. threw the white ularo of bis dark lantern . over toward the north end of the promises, and o fearful sight met the gazo of the writer. ‘There, in a confused mass, Iny the heavy goods of the second :ind third floora, with the tlinbera of cach intermingled fn strange confusion, ‘Tho joista were resting in all conceivable forms; some were lying crosswise, soma ondiwiso or pere pendicular, and others were resting with-oue end upon the tlrat four and the other end upon the second foor, In o.eavy, dead lumo- Jay or, stood a large nninber ‘of . whis- ky barrels, the ‘contents of the third foor.: ‘Lhe seporter. had no desira to: approach too. closcly to the rulns, which wore bolug ins creased constantly, but. from what. le could seo in bis poaltion it “was evident that: considerable damage had ulready been done, and it was alsa apparent that the end wis not yet. There ap- peared to be alarge hols through the roof, amt the first floor was bearing up a largo acction of the second und third floors with what had beou their contents, a Ahasty'examination of the Interior rovested the fact that the joists of the floors above wera not more than two by elghtor ten inches,—en- tirely iucompetent to. bear. up the heavy load which rested upon them, nnd they appeared to be gradually giving away all over by tha creak- ing und groaning which waa board throughout the building, ey ae Tt was a rollef to. get ontatde and froa from the danger of being crushed In the falling ruin, ““BUICIDE. .A Lady in St, Logis Kills Horself Hoenusa Literary | Fame Was Slow In Coming ta Her. = oectat Dispatch to The THbune 8t. Louis, Mo., July 8—A romantic suicide ogeurred this afternoon, which was not, how- ‘over, discovered nntil the evening. ‘The victin was 8 married lady, Mre. Mtnta Barnard .Hoff- inan, 80 yoars of ago, the wife of August Hof. mao, an old gentleman of 62, who kecpa'n grocery on the corner of Gamble avo- nus and Twenty-flrat streot. Tho act was caus- ed by disappointed ambition, the lady boing, be- sidea the possossor of ‘rare beauty, quite clever in tho Hterary Hne, a volume of poems sho pub- ished in 1877 having met with vory favorabla commont from the local press. Her modol was Alice Cary. and her friends say that, sho Jabored under great despondency of tate, and acknowledged as tha cause her lack of power to reach the position in the Nterary world which she longed and worked for in valu. Her hus band’s health Salling of Inte, she was compelled to pass most of hor time attending to tie corner grocery, und this uocongenial omployment. drove ‘her tocommit the fatal act. Duslde.her body was a lotter in woich sho stated that sho had committed suicide with morphine, and in which she gave minute ructions av to thay disposition. of her offects and person, From: the speclinen of ber Htarary work displayed at the Coroner's inquest, {6 was easily seen. that the deceased was a woman of fine imagination and conatderable culfure, and that, under more favorable circumstances, sha might heye ace! Miahad good Hterary worl. cote eral Dispatch te The TWibuna to The Campan Station, Md., July 8.—A, remints> cence of suti-bellum times was discovered here to-night in the attempted suicide of William . Curtis, of Alexandria, before the Wara woll- known slave-dealer. On bis porson was found a certificate dated Washington, Aug. 81, 1860, which read: ‘Thia Js to cortify that Willlam Hl. Cartiy is my Vogal and authorized agent to buy nei an shocks drawn on him by 1a0 will be paid a ight, a '. O, Coorn, ther papers demonstrated that ho was a, superintendent on the Hoosas Tannol wa Curtis, wo {a well connected in Alexaddria, will probably die. Mewping, Tenn. July &—Dr. J. 1. Crows, formerly of Hardeman County, Toancasee, com- niltted suicide yeaterday morning, at Bennett’ Landing, Miss. by cutting bis throat with razor, The dectased had been partially insan for s month past, caused by dissppointment a love affair. ——— “APPELLATE, COURT, ‘ : Goeeiat Diwmatch to The Tribune Orrawa, Ill, July 8.—Thero was no seseion of the Appellate Court yesterday. , Today's proceedings were as follows: ‘ 34. Tho Peoria & Springeld Rallroad Compan} motlon by detendant ta etror for wade re Damon; motlou by appellee ol 5 ony to tax costs of sddittonal abetract 10 opeltent, 08. Yeung va. Richardson; motion by appelice to dismiss appeal; motion overruied. - 101. ‘The Chicsyo & Alton Railroad Company va, O'Connell ct mw Peele by Pelles for exteusion of time to Joly 9 (o fie b 07. Proaldont and Tru of Town of Earle vilie ve. Carter; motion appellant te strik from- files papers purporting to be additto: tranecri ota o! records, SA. Hendert va. Schnelder; motto: fur gstgnsiou of tinte to dis Unlotunn 7 S7Pelant 300. Eee i pica same mile Mar ry 0 Tikole aaliroad Company; appest duatulseed a8 short record. 165, Springet vs, Mellin; same order, Court adjourned to Monday ncxt at 10a, m, t Ss OBITUARY. - Gxotom, N. ¥., July 8—The Rev, Dr. Jay & Beckus, tho former Secrolary of thd Amerk &; Baptist Home Mission Society, diod to-daya..