Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1880, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1880-TWELVE PAGES. A BAD BELL. Suspicion that Mrs, Bell, of Har- .mon, Hil, Was Foully . Dealt With. Her Body Exhumed and Exam- ined by Order of Her Relatives, A Circumstance That May Lead to a Most ? Interesting Scandal. The Husband Charged with Making Love to His Wife's Sistor. ’ Spectat Duapateh to The Chteago Tribune. Menvora, Il, Jan. 7—The inhabitants of the usunlly quict Village of Walnut, situated on a branch of tho Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy, about thirty miles west of here were considerably surprised to-lay by the fppearanes of Coronor V1, Dakin, Dr. A. . Thompson, .and two representatives of the press, all of Princeton, the county, seat, accompanied by Mr. William Pollock. The genulemen were met by Dry Mulson, of Wahint, and Dr. Lee, of Harmon, Lee County. 'Thelr surprise was turned into In- tense horror ou ascertalning that oa ‘ury was being summoned for tho pur wse of Investigating the cause of tho. death of Mannah, late wife of George Washington Dell, attorney-at-law, residing atIarmon, some ten miles distint, and that her body, lying in the eemetery at Walnut, was tmmiediately to be exhumed at the jn- #unccof Mr, Willlam Pollock, brother-in-law, to the decensed, and who, from letters that fell Into his hands, had very justiflable cause for suspecting at least that the unfortunate lady might have dled through foul play, The Jury impaneled, all proceeded as best they could through the mud to tha cemetery. THA, COFFIN WAS RAISED, placed In n wayon, and carried tonbarn. Dr ‘Lee fdentified the body. ‘The dissection was skillfully performed by Dr. Malson, under the superintendence of Dr. Thompson. The dhysiclans spoke little, save an ocensional remark from Dr. Thompson, whilothe enrving went on. The leftlungisreached. It presents avery disexsed condition, and fs covered wl over with tubercles. The pericardtinn, too, is Ino bad condition, and contains about two ounces of bluod, ‘The stomach and vis- cern fro) now offered = for — Inspec- Hon to the savant jury, ‘They did. not, however, cure to exantine it so elosely as that; they could Identify them 0 month from now, aud polftely requested the Coroner to take charge of them, and submit them toa suitable person for analysis, TUE INQUEST WAS ADJOURNED UN the result shall be ascertained, The deceased was about 42 years ,of age. Ter maiden name was Henan, and she was a resident of Harmon, where her death took place, She was of 2 very respeetadle fanlly, a good conversatiunalist, an excellent hostess, and much devoted to her elll- ren, four of, whom are living, She was ttlso.n Indy of superior education, linv- ing graduated under the Inte Zachariah Chandler at Coldwater Academy, Michignn, It 1g rumored that her married He was not a happy one, and certain fignta- tlons cast upon cher frusband are anything but enviable, Mer Illness com- menced some months since, partaking of the nature of a sore mouth ond throat. It appears her physician, experience much diiticulty In battling with the disease, ‘The medicie seemed to fiave no effect, but a few: evenings previous, to her death hie and the family. noticed a wonderful improve- ment in “her health, and told her on leaving that sho would be better than she hud been for years, The improvement continned and her appetite returned. She and her children felt happy, and rejoiced that she was almost well again, Inthe afternoon of the third’day she became suddenly tl again, AND DIED ATOP, M. This happened Nov. 87, In sn obltuary notice her death was ascribed to a change of atmosphere, While the devoted wife was on her sick-bed, the husband Is sad to have been corresponding with her sister, a married lady, out fiving apart from her | husbant. The = vorrespondenea = would make. three columns, in Tare Tnwuxe. Your correspondent ad tho patience to wade through it, every word, and a more allly effusion of sickening nonsense could not emanate from a lovesick boy of 18 than that shown ine and signed “G. W. B02? This correspondence fell into the hands of the Indy’s husband, Mr, Willlam Potloek, ant, having for its object the union of Mr. Belt and Mrs. P., enused the suspicions that Mrs, Bell might have been the yictiin of foul play, : a EDISON’S REPLY. ¢ ‘Why Wo Will Not Accept Sawyers Challenge—Electricity and Cats, New Your, Jan. 7—At A. 1, Mutber’s auction sale toxlny the following gas stocks were sold, par value belng 100: Fifteen shares Metropolitan Gaslight Company at 112} per share; Inst previous sale, 118 (Oct, 11, 1879), Sixteen shares New York Gas- ight Company, %5\4; Inst previous sule, 85 (Dec. 18). New York Stn, Jan, ¢, Mr. Edison Inughed heartily Inst evening over Mr. Sawyer’s challenge to him published in the Stn of yesterday, “And so ho doesn’t believe I ean run ono of my lights three successive hours?” sald he, good naturedly, “ Why, of the thousands of people who haye, within the lust few duys, visled my laboratory, wuny have remained six and soven hours, 1 don’t believe they would offer such a chullenge, The fact is, I haven't time to bother with Mr. Sawyer or his challenges. Inu always rently to ex- plain matters connected with my ight te any ono who fs really inearnest, But this mai deals in absurditics, ‘The secret of iia anl- miosity to me Hes In the fact that L refused to have any bustiiess transactions with jin. The Wurdemann prinelple I diseovered and experimented upon nearly two years ago. found ft to bo impraetieable arid costly, and did not take the trouble to patent ff, ‘Bus is the principle upon which Mr, Sawyor's Hght iy Qunstrugted, 8 ina tlue Ago Sawyer wrote me a note, whieh I still haves oie waa couched” ht language something Nke this: ‘Let bygones be pyeones. ‘Fake mo in with you on your Het I will mect you nt the Astor House this evening at 8 ofeluck to talk {t over! Well, Lweote him a note polltely declining to incet him or to tuke lim into partnersiip, He knows that I won't accept any of his ubsurd challenges, The opportunity to ob- taln free advertisements for his lunp, how- ever, ho cannot help avalling himself of." Mr. John Bright, dr, the son of John Bright, the great Englishman, apent yester- day cyening in Menlo Park Investiguting the electric lights and the dynamo inachines and enerntors, Iie was accompanied by Mr. IL fs Bentley, President of the Philadelphia Local Telegraph Company, Mr, Bright hing been making a tour of the country for some qwonths, He ts the proprietor of 0 large cote ton factory in Rochdale, England, in which nearly 3 operatives are em ployed, So. entertains the project of illmutauting ‘Als mills with them, u . One of Mr, Edison's friends told an amus- ing Wlory Inut event, about an early experl- meut of tha inventor's with electrielty, Edl- son, he suld, having seen the aparks fly In stroking w cat’s back, procured, ®& Jargy cut and placed itinthe cireult, using one of its fore and one of Ita hind paws us clectrodes, Then ho tried to start an induced current by rubbli cat’s back briskly, It was en- Wn!’ Benty on Tis hua L8 ares Ghat his hands the marks te valted from using the cat as an Inductor, , 1 Barbarous Edgoficld, A horrible’ story of cruclt prisoners tomes from South Carolina, and In- asmuch us it is taken frow the oficial reports of the Superintendent and Surgeou of the State Penitentiary, the truth of it cannot be deuled, On the Sut fangot 100 convicts were Iired to the con- rators who were batlding the Greenwood Hagens county,” ‘abuth “Carolina, and uy farollns ba ik Georgia’ Durlug the suovoding t e to defenseless | i of September, 1877, 8 | up to April, 187° the num- wns inereased to 285, Rumors of the bad treatment to which they were sub- d reached the Board of Direetota of the tenthiry fi Angst, 1879, and they dls. Lipseeusb, intendent of ¢ Penitentiary, and Dr, vat, BUTECON of thot institutfon, to lnvestizate the matter, ‘These gentlemen went to Edgefield) County, where the contractors were al work, thelr amazement, they discovered that 1s out of the 885 convicts had dled. ‘Tho physician employed by the Railroad Company to attend the convicts had resigned he cnuso there was no uso of pre serlbing wedicines for men who wero compelled to He on the ground with a little straw witler them, chained together in such a Way as to make all cleaniincss out of the question, Dr. Trezevant found the poor wretches who were lying In the corner of the Inclosure ealled “the hospital? in an fude- seribable condition of fHthiness, and ho was unable fo continue his Investigation on necount of the sickening ste » In the “pens? in which tha convicts sleep he found eighteen men Iying on tho hare ground, most of them suileriys from “exhaustion and dropsy.”) There were no Dlankets, and no covering. of any kind about the place, The slek men were literally eaten up with vermin. Capt. Cahill, who had charge of tho conylets, was In the habit of beating them with clubs when they were chained, ‘The conviets at work on the Geor- ula side of the river were reported to be per- feetly healthy. ‘Tho fearful inortality on the South Carobina side was attributed entirely to the Mnhuian treatment_to which the pris- oners were subjected, Edgeflekt, County, South Carolia, tho homo of the Butlers, and of Gen. Gary, had a bad name, and these revelations Will make St worse, CASUALTIES. VORRIBLE DEATIL Sptelat Disvatch to The Cateago Tribune. Dernorr, Mich, Jan, 7—A terrible acel- dent oveurred this afternoon at the saw-mlll of I, M, Dwight & Co,, of this city, when au employé muned Jerry Holland, aged 17, was killed while at work with a buzz-snw, It appears that his hand caught between the suwand the table as he was in the act of testlig the heat of the saw with his right hand, which fy frequently done, Ie lost hls Tdanee, and, in trying to save Whuself, threw his lett hand pon the saw, severing the forefinger from thit hand. bn drawit back fromthe inachine Holland: stumbled aud fell forward on thy table directly on the any, and wis in twain. Subsequent ex- amination showed that te teeth of the saw entered bis heart, and death must have been instant, & SITOT BY MISTAKE, Cincinnati, Jan. 7.—Charles Howland, 2 highly-respected eltizen of Greenup County, Kentucky, shot and killed his: brother-In- Jaw, Alfred M. Roberts, last night, Roberts was comlng over to Howland’s, when the Jatter, heart hihu, supposed he was a bur- slur and took a gun and called to him. Not receiving a reply promptly he fired, He 1s overwheblned with grict, ELEVATED-RAILWAY ACCIDENT. New York, Jan, TOTwo trains on tho Elevated Road came into collision to-lay at Ninth avenue and Sixteenth street, ‘he en- gines and one car were smashed, No pas- sungers or traln-hands hurt. ‘The guards br pale the cars from tumbling into the sitvel DROWNED. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Forr Warsz, Ind, Jan, Z—Willlian Kutl- He, German, 10 years old, fell into the-St. Joe River to-day and was drowned. 1s body has net yet been reeovered. He has relatives In. Putinttel st : THE KEROSENE LAMP. New Your, Jan. 7.—By the exploston of 0 kerosene limp carly this morning, Virgloln Clark, a colored servant at 140 Rast Fiftuenth street, was fatally burned, and Marguret Burns probably, CRASIC OF FREIGHT-CARS. Frrenpuna, Mass, Jan, %—Twenty-two ears of a frelght train got loose this morning at Athol, ran back on the down-grade, crash- Ing into an extra frelaht train, the engine and six cars of whieh were badly wrecked. ‘Two men were injured. G FIRES. AT WILMINGTON, DEL, 4, Winsunatos, Del, Jan. %—Lwo large flour-mills of Pennypacker & Co, burned last ulght. Loss on the buildtigs and stock estl minted at $50,000; losurance probably $10,000, WILMINGTON, Dk a. ‘The loss, by the burning of the four-milis of Penmypaeker teas Jost night is $100,000; Insurance, $55, CIIICAGO, ro The alarm from Box ‘HS at 1:80 yesterday afternoon was caused bya fire in the tivo- story frame building, No, 218 West Randolph street, owned by Dr. Abrahams, and‘ocenptod as a residence by A, Porter, Damage, $20. Cause, an overheated ofl-stoye, AT PLEASANT LAKE, IND. Spectut Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Four Wayne, Ind, Jan. %—Ramsbury Bros,’ saw-mill, at Pleasant Lake, was de- stroyed by fire to-day with a large lot of lune ber, Loss $2,000; no Insurane THE UTES’ VICTIMS. Mra. Dresser’s Account of the Murder of Mer Sons—Tho “Noblo%? ted af Ente, Pa., Jan, 4.—The wifo of Dr. Clarke, of this elty, hns recelved n lutter from Mrs, Sarah Dresser, her sister and the mothor of Frank and Marry Dresser, who were mur- dered with Mr. Meeker by tho Utes, The poor bereaved mother writes 0 most affect ing letter, dated Greeley, Colo, Dee. 81, and bitterly bewalls the Inactivity of the Covermnent to avengy the massnere, She denies the assertions made by certain Last ern papers. that the Utes wero, gouded to Dbloatshed by starvation and cruelty, “Es- peeinily do L blame. the religious papers,” says the letter, “for trying to make these murderous savages appear In the lghtot martyrs.” Mr, Clarke handed tho letter to your correspondent for publication, ‘Cho following ‘ars among the most interesting extracts: O my boys! my boys!: Thelr cofllnicss graves are constantly before my eyes and keep thom filled with tears, unt!l Tom al- most biind, O amy dartings, to meet with such a cruel death, and I, thelr mother, un- able to nvenge their blood, which eries aloud to heaven for vengeance, must slt still and Bue these murderous brutes temporized with and conxed to submit to the lnw,. Tsenc you Josephine’s pleture (Miss Meek- ors); also, Mra. Prieu’s, and portraits of any: murdered sons, Did T tell you in, iny last letter how Frank was found? After he fled from the agsasing ho must lave hid, and, all wounded ag he was, he—but oh, my God, Ecannot write it, sister, It rends my heart. All the papors L bnve seen from the Kast are wrong in saying it wos Hurry that was found Jn the cou-wine, Itwas Frank, who had on Harry's coat, contaliny ads mitch to Maj. Thotnburgh trom Mr, Meeker. Vrnnk had’ a hundred dollars sbout hin when he was killed, But when found his fn, money, and clothing were gone. We have every reson tu believe tho soldiers re- moved these, 14 his gun was geen with then afterwards, Tilo hope that the soldler will return the money tous, Le will If he isa true seller, ‘Twenty-two hours hiddenin that mine! ‘Twenty-two hours bleeding to death from that bilet-perforated lun; Ohl wy poor Frank. Ob! God, can this be true and Dastill Nye? J, who have kat by the slek and nursed them for days, weeks, and months atv the, tobe deprivetl of ths poor consolation of soothing the dying hours of my own chil- ihren, Ming, mine died stone, ulicared-for, with not oven a cup of water tu cool their parehed lips! Oh that the arm of a mather robbed of her elifldrch could reach thelr murderers? So far nothing has been done to avenge them. A fow sleck oficcholdens croak aud crouk, und Jick up. fat salary, and the thing elldes OMe: Mr, Price, onu of the captives, ts now living with me, She says my poor Krank saved thelr lives, ‘Tho Indians did net dare go near the cellar with him there, but burnt them out.) Noble braves! Noble red ution! Aye. Price is tn the greatest distress, Sho ig penniless and dependent upon the bounty of others, But whit matters that to tho Gov- ernment? Arethey notmakingan “Inquiry” {ito the massacre? ‘ My poor hoy earved his name upon the spot where he lay dying, Wil not that hand- writing upon the wall appen sume one In the great hereaft —— ') IRISIL RELLEF. PARNELL BANQUETED, New Yon, dan. 7%—VParnetl and Dilton were entertained at dlimer this evening by the Hon, John E. Devlin, Among those present were Mayor Cooper, Willlam Dillon, the Rev, Father Griffin, and others. Cardinal McCloskey, who had been invited, sent a let. ter expressing regret nt not being able to be present owing to a previons engagement, but was represented by his Secretary, the ev. Fathor Farrelly, CHICAGO. Ameeting of the Committee of Arrange- ments for the Parnell demonstration to bo held atthe Exposition Buthling on the 20th, tnok pince yesterday afternoon, Mr. dot Forsyth was chosen Chairman, Among those present were Messrs, M._E, Stone, Jus- thes Seully, Justice Morrison, Arthur Dixon, W. 2. Rend, Jolin W. Enright, Dennis O'Con- ner, Michael Keeley, and James Sullivan, Adeputatfon from the Nonparell Musteal nnd Dramatic Seclety waited upon the Com- iiltles and yolunteered their services in ald of the suffering Irish. ‘Cho deputation were referred to the General Committee, which will incet on Saturday next, Mr. Dixon, asa inember of the Su-Com- mittee appointed to walt upon the Exposl- tion Busldlag Dtreetors and the Gas Com- pany, reported the willingness of the Expost- tlon manngement to give the building for the meeting. The Committee had watted upon the Gas Company. The President could not be seen, but froma conversation held with onvof the chiefs of the Gas Company, the gas would bo donated. ‘This in substance was the report, and Mr. Dixon asked for further tine, which was granted, It was moved, and the motion prevailed, that the elvie nud imilitary sveletios be asked to turn outon the evening of the mecting. Col, Rend was nppolnted a committee of one fousk the military societies to turn ont for the procession, A motion was passed directing the Seere- tary of the meeting, Justice Morrison, to tak the Superintendents of the street-rallroads to furnish, extra necommodation upon the exciting of the 20th, Mr. Boright brought up the question of shart an admission fee at the meeting, Ve sad this had been done in New York, mn It seemed to work Ing very satisfactory way. Mr. Stone said he, was opposed to fixing price of adinission to the meeting, aid re- inarked that the scheme in New York had not resulted in asatisfactory way, ‘The at- tendanee at the Madison Square Garden had been much smaller than at first report- ed, He was not in favor of making Parnell a“ show,” and argued that it would be much better for the enuse of Ireland to haven large gathering, which would decidedly attest the SYMPATHY OF THE NORTHWEST for the people of Erin, than run the risk of having a sinall one, which they would do by charging adinisston. In reply toa, question, Mr, Stone sald that he believed not more than 7,000 people were present, and the gsi collected did notexceed to condumn $2,000, Mr, Forsyth suggested that some one bo placed at the doors to recelye voluntary sub- scriptions, but this suggestion was not enter- tained, and. the farther consideration of tis fuportantunestion was postponed until Sat- urday. : The forthcoming meeting, remarked’ Mr, Stone, would be looked upon by Aly, Parnell ns in Indlention of the feeling of the North: west for the cause, and in consequence of this fact Mr. Stone dwelt upon the advisn- billty of appointing a comnilttes to confer with the railroads fora reduction of rates upon the day of tho meeting, if excursion Mekute were fgsued he thought 100,000 strange ers would be in the city on the 20th, Mr. Sullivan, who had been appointed to ascertnin the sentiment of outsiders in re. gard to the Chicago meeting, sald he had written to some sixty-three gentlemen, who: ind all promised to organize parties to at- tend tho inceting, After some further dlscusston on this point, Col. Rend and Messrs, Dixon, Forsyth, anid weley were appointed “a connnittes to see the raflroad companies npon the question of excursion mites, : Mr. Stone, In answer to a question, salil that Mr. Parnell and party would reach the Fark Wayne Dépot on Monday morning, the the. A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr, Abbott, of the Eris & Chicago Railroad, who. has proffered the erent agitator and his fricnds the courtesy of tho road, Mr, O'Connor siggested that Mr. O'Gor- man be invited to spent at the metting. ‘Thereupon one of the Comnaltt psuzestd that great cnution should be exercised fn tne yiting people from New York to be present. The party was divided there Into to or three factions, -He (the speaker) would not give his reasons fully for making this sug- gestion, but he would sey that they could not invite Mr. O'Gorman without offending Mr. Meany, and they could not invite Mr. Menny without offending Mr. O'Gorman, Some discussion over this matter was Ine dulged in, during whieh Mr, Stone advised that the Governors of Indiana, Lilinols, Ohto, and Minnesota be Invited to the meeting, and moved that. committee of three bo ap polnted to report at tho forthcoming meeting of tho General Committes the names of peo- plo who should be inylted. ‘This motion prevailed, and Messrs. Stone, Enwright, and Col. Tend were appointed i Comittee, ‘Tho ineeting then adjourned “until Satur any. ¥ H telefram from Messrs, Parnell and Dillon to the editor of the News outlines the pro- gram of tho agitators for thoir journey through Anmerien, as follows: Jan, 10—At Philadelphia, 5 1th—At Boston, Ith to. 17th—In New Englanit cities, 19th and 2th—At Chicago, Bist to 2th—At Toledo, Cleveland, and Rochester, “ 27th—At Albany. | 20th—At Montreal, Feb, 3 and _later—Baltimore, Washington, Cincinnati, Loulaville, St. Louls, Oman, Virgluia City, and San Franelsco, A brief vislt will bo made to Atlanta and West Polut, Gu, at whieh latter place Mr. Parnell has a brother. “his will probably follow the Loulsyille meeting, Tho sgentle- men ore recelving ® great many Invitations which thelr Hinited thne ‘witl not permit ther ip hoeepte " permnittheny THE TURF. Auovsra, Ga, Fan. 7.—At the races to-day the infle and n half dish was won by Round Dance, Lucky Tit sveond. ‘The, 343f. Belle of Roel Ii was distanecd. ‘Tho two-mile dash over elgsht hurdles was won by Jim Tay; the rest out of tho race, Thne, #124, Dalgnsian and Vienie fell, severely brulsing their riders, <n THE MICHIGAN FLOOD, Bpeclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Gnaxp Rapips, Mich, Jan, 7—The flood In the rlver here began to go down to-day, and, ns the bridges here are sufe yet, anil no further damuge has been done, aur eitizens breathe freer, A partof the highway bridge over Grand River, wt Tatuont, wdtozen uilles below here, hus been carried away, and tho balance is fitdanger, . a MATRIMONIAL, Byectat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Orrawa, IL, Jan, %—Judge Cy 1, Gil man, of this elty, and Mrs, Margaret I, Brugh, awealthy widow of tho ‘Town of Walluce, were marti at the residence of the bride by the Rev, B73. Nash, of Clirdat (Episcopal) Chureh, at 10 o’elock thls morn. hoy. ‘The Judge ty a nan of prominence, wid wis at one Une Probate Judge of this county, —<—<—<—— ea MORTUARY, ° Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Decatur, Hh, Jan. %—The funeral of Miehavt Hnekett, aged 100 years, took phico at the Catholle Chureh in this city yesterday aftsrnoon, He was born in Treland, aud tn curly Ife wis wo sailor, Only a few montha 1 ago he was seen on our slrocts, stat In hand, seumlngly strong and pally. A Primitive Human Jaw. o lower Juw of 4 human belng, sald to havo belonged to thy primitive rice, hus been duy up on tho bunks of Lynx Crook, fn Arison. ‘he daw novor had more than alx tooth, wad Brau ite conformation the posscaior must have subslsl wholly ou irulty aud grusa, ii CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE. Some Mysteries of Ancient Engi- neerings--Lowering the Shaft. Russian Courtesies and Alexan- drine Hostility, Correspondence New York Heratil. ALEXANDnIA, Egypt, Dec, 12,—Cleopatra’s Needle hag at last been safely removed from the pedestal which lias supported {t for 1,801 years, ‘Chis pedestal is of the same kind of granltas the obelisk itself, aut must have beet brought from the quarry at the first entaract of the Nile, Its renturka- ble that the exts of this perlestal, meas- uring nine feet high and six feet square and welgilng forty-three tons, was unknown previous to the present exenvations, The obelisk was formally ceded ty Com- mander Gorrings and Lieut. Seliweder by the Governor of Alexandria on Oct, 24 By the 10th of November the earth was re- moved to some twenty feet below the present level of the soll, and the base of the ubellst aud the large pedestal resting on three miurble slabs were inade visible. ‘The base of the Needle fs rounded by age, It orlgln- ally rested upon four bronze crabs, ened about three feet long by one wide. One of these crabs was under each corner, finnly fixed to both obelisk and pedestal by two bronze barsanineh in diameter and over a foot inJength. One of Uhese bars, project- Ing perpendicularly from the back of the erab, Ly ftted Inte a hole In the base of the obellsk.. ‘The other bur, deseending per= Piutilentarly from the eral’s belly, Is” fitted nto vsinilar hole in the pedestal, Both of thesu burs were firmly soldered with lend, ROMAN ENGINEERING, low the Raman engineer ‘ob tho melted lead inte the holes in the Delis isn mystery. If the lead was put inoand the ernbs attached before the ereetion of the obe- lisk, then It is equally puzzling how the un- der bars were ever fitted und soldered Inte the pedestal, At all events, as Conmmander Gorringe’s Yankee foreman remarked, “The. fellers that stood up this lore needie kinder ewle'lated they’d fixed [t to stay. Of t four crabs two only now remali. They were under tivo diagonally Sppsit corners of the obellsk, and are badly mutilated, All the Jarge cluws are gone but one, On the remaining claw which belongs to the crab, under the south-southwest. corner, are found Tisch tliat in Greek and: Lath whieh tell us that Barbarns, the Prefect of E maused the obelisk to he « neer Ponthus In the elghith ys tl ve Augustus Casar,—that is, inthe ye aA rough pleco of fron was found under a third corner, and the fourth Was not support erabs mu at all. ‘The two missl: een taken away at suri comparatl cent date—withli wn few hundred yeu or the marks of their chiws inthe granit pedestal ure deep and wnints- tukable, INTERESTING DISCOVE! During the excavations made by Comm- mauler Gorringe wn aelent Greek coin, t Greek bust, the capital of a small column, and the head of anusp ia marble have been found, ‘These are of no‘great value In them selves, but thelr discovery, together with the appearance of the pedestal and marble slabs, hus Jed to a lively controversy among the Egyptologists here, it is contended on the one hand that when the huge pedestal ig removed many objects of the frcitiat val 1 be found, and, ove gayant Ss quite Bin that the remains of C! patra or af Ca y Ci ie Drought to Heht. colv finit solution Ina weeks by the removal of the pedestal and sinb. “Che Jtallan who owns the land hits, tn the mean- thine, taken thnue by the foreloek and regis- tered his elatin to all the, relies that, may be found, ademand which Commander Gorringe. denies, saying that whatever may be under the pedestal belongs to the obelisk and must go with it, LOWERING THE BITAFT, | After senuypletl thh exenvatiotis. Com- mander Gorringe constricted two solid nis- sonry Inttresses on two opposit sides of the obelisk. “Pwo enormous. steel trinmnions were then firmly bound by steel bands to the obellsk, ata few feet below its centre of pravity. ‘These trunnions were supported by steel frames, which were wysaln supported by the masonry buttresses, Tho obelisk then resembleda gigantic cannon elevated to suel x degree as to be perpendlentin It was fenred that tho great welht of the ends might obrenk the obelisk in| the middle when swiiging Into oa hori- zontal position. ‘fo avoid this steel ropes: wers fastened ta the twe ends of thy obelisk and passed over props projecting at right angles from the centre of gravity of the obeilsk. The keel of a float or case for the obelisk was constructed on hutnehing ways. ‘This float is being bullt in two sep- arate sectlons, erch seetlon under a point where the ends would) bo when the obelisk should be in a horizontal position. ‘These seetions will be Jolned together as ng the removal’ of the masonry. but- tresses, pedestal and slabs will allow of this. bull done. A. pile of timber was erected on tho section of the tlout furthest from the sea. ‘Tho top of this pile of timber was a little above the level af the trunnions. Its object was to catch the top end of thy fale: obelisk and support It. ‘The obelisk would then rest upon this pile and its trunnions, and a shuilar wooden pile would be quickly constructed on the other section of the flout under the base ent of the abelisk, whieh swould then polut toward the sea, As Brew as this seeoml pile should touch fy) end of the obelisk tho trunnions and machine would be removed, leaving the obetis supported by the two piles of wood bullt upon the two ace tlons of the float, When the two sections of the float are joined, and the obelisk lowered still further by menis of pushing tlnbers from the piles by hydraulic preasure, the obe- isk on its flout or ense can be safely hmuched, From Its flout the Needle Is to be shoved Into nhole made in tho stern or bows of the stemmer Dessouk, which has been purchased for tho p PHONE, nnd after taking on hoard tha pedestal and slabs the Dessottk: will sull for Now York with her precious cargo, A THAD OF STRENGTI, On Thuraday afternoon, Dee, 4, it was offl- clally amnounced that the obelisk would be lowered. The Governor of Aloxandrla, the Adiniral of the Russian Paetite squadron, Consul-General Farman, all the Egyptian notables, and about 500 people, were assent: Med on the ground at the hour appointed, — haltf-past 2. "Phe last plece of stone or tron which could bo supposed ta support the Needla was cleared awn by 5 o'clock, As soon as the Nee was suspended solely by its trunnions It was observed to move a fow fn Was at iirst supposed that the Needle was. slipping through thasteel bunds which bound the trunnions to lt, AC closer examination praved that tha Needle had heretofore not been standing fn an exactly perpendlenlar position. The Needle, now suspended, had SWUne D hurally Into the trie perpendicular. ‘The effect of this was to lower the base of the dite about three hiehes, whieh brought tts heel In contact with a claw of a erab wiileh bnd not been removed. ‘The contact was so slight that it was not supposed the frietion woukl be sufliclent to prevent the obelisk turning on ts trummows. | Rather than als- appolit so many visitors, who liad long been pattently waithig, Commander Gorrlnge de ehdud to attenpt ta lower tho Needle, Twenty or thirty Russtan blue jackets rasperdl the cable attached to the top of the wedle, ‘Tho. midshipman piped, aad away! and hand thoy did with a will: The bourds with which the Needle ts Ineqsedl squeaked as a response, but the Necdledld not ‘ove an tneh. A pause of about ten minutes: to see If the inachinery showed any sign: the tremendous strabi thas put upon it. ‘he Inuehtwery was as firm as a reck, mnt spoke wonders “for the skill of the ‘Trenton work- men. ‘The midshipman plped another “ Tat mwvay ‘A good, Long pa with no better result than the drt,“ Uritlsners and Alox- andrines began te whisper. that tho obelisk Was too much forthe “Yankees” and the Jtusstans, TIE DRVIL INSIDE THE SHAFT. Shortly after sunset another attempt was made, A third thie the Russian tilidy piped “Haul away!) A good pull, wstrong pull, a pill call together Ao sharp, mittling nolae anit spackling of woods the ated eliaht around the top of theabellak was pulled some thrye fect lower down. tha Needle, ‘The friction was su great. that a shower of sparks Ikon miulatupe pocket shot fur up above the palut of the Needle. No buna was cet and tho obellak did not move wv quarter 0 LO r hive! rl ou i devil was juside of the obalisk aud was con: Ing out, After this third effort everybody went home, and 1t was supposed that tho obelisk woukl have to be ratsed higher, ar operation which would require several diys. As Inte ng Friday afternoon it was thought that this operation would be necessary. Con seqyently Consul General Farman and your correspondent took the express back agali to thelr homesin Cara, Atal station twa hours from Cairo a telegram was reeeived from Commander Gorrlige, saying that he could lower the obelisk next morning. | The return train brought us baek to Alexandria, On the eventng of the 6th, Commander Gorrings had fount that by removing a claw of one of the Ferabs and by detaching a sinall piece about the size of un exe from the base of the obe- lisk, the Needle could be swing without any difientty, It was simply the jamming of this claw between a projecting plece of the base nnd the pedestal which had eaused all the trouble on Thursday, and now these ob- stacles were speedily removed. A TUSSLE WITH TIE ONELISK. At%o'clock on Saturday morning, the 6th, the visitors were again assembled to see the “Yankees have another tussle with the obelisk,” a8 the Britishers expressed it, Everybody was present except the Goyernor of Afexandria, who probably thought that, as he had walted a lowe thine on Thursday for the obelisk, the obelisk night now walt for him. His Excellency arrived at half-past 10, and Just as he was ushered to Ils sent the base of the Needio was pushed by means of hydraulle jacks, A allght pull on the rope attached to the top of — the Needle and the huge mass of granit turned — slowly upon its axis. AS soon as the obelisk reached an angle of 45 degrees its top end fell swiftly upon the pile of thnber built to enteh it. it rebounded fromthe plleabout five feet. A second re- bound of a few Inches and It came to rest in a horizontal position, amid the hearty cheers ofall present, and Conumander Gorrlnge aud Lieut, Schroeder were most warmly con gratulated upon thelr suceess, ‘The obelisk at this stagu was supported by the pile of thnber — under the top end by its trunnions, whieh, as before expliined, are placed ont a polnt a Ittle below the centre of gravity of the obellsk, At the present writing the Needle re upon the two piles of thnber—one ander each end— and the machinery is ben moved. The next lnportant step will the removal of the pedestal, whieh will h ted by shuply rolling it over Into a hole dug for it, so. 48 not revent the Joining of the two sections of float or case. “The lune! Needle on this float cannot take aomonth, For, besides the work of con. structing the float, rocks must be removed fora considerable distance from the shore, sons to give a sufiicient depth of water for a suecessful launeh. CONDUCT UF THE ALEXANDRINES, Previous to the success uf Commanter Gor- tinge and his party In lowering the obelisk, the conduct of the Atexandrines had not been conducive to render their stay In Alex: nndria an ngreenble one. Seareely a day passed but Command rringe was in formed that he was engaged ia nn act of vondalisin, and that he had no right to be there, A stream of— irritating remarks nnd squibs from the local press were Jet loose upon the Commander and bly four countrymen. The Young Egypt, which pub: lished” some exceedingly Violent articles, moval of the obelisk and whose cription for the “ tomb- 1 where the obelisk onee poregsedt by order of the hedive, but until Just Saturday the feeling iu Alexandria has been very bitter, ‘The contiitial manifestation of his bitter feeling, Induced the Russian Admiral, Aslinbegott, to offer the services of his oftleers and men at the eeremony of lowerlng the Needle, INTERNATIONAL COURTESIES, The Adinival told Consul-General Parman and Commander Gorringe that unless he re- evived n point-blank refusal he should insist upon his otth and ten being present. “Of course,” sald the Admtral, “you can ret plenty of inen ta keep the: ground and do all the mereenary work by hi ing them tn the city; fut. we are all nware of the stite of feeling here, and 1 inmost earnestly cutreat you not to let such an opportunity 8 Without necording to the Ttusstan navy the privilege of snanifesting Its kindest wisties to the United States.” The result was that the grounds were kept by a guard of honor from the flagship Minine, and wl the Russian ofivers were present. The Alexandrines are o yotntile people, and sinee they were surprised into a hearty eheer at svelng the obelisk turned over so skilifally they are in much better spirits. They have now heard so much about the obel that they are getting tired of it, At a masked bull the other day a mask appeared as the Cleopatra’s Needle, with a lige American postigestanip on one of its faces, "This fret pute ently explalns the present situation hore, The Dessouk, the steamer whieh Com- mater Gorringe has purchased to: transport the Needle, Is 1,000 tons register, and_earrles shout 2,000 fons, She was bt in Enetand and bought by the Eeypilan Govermnent while on the stocks, Siic is not: fist, but is very strongly built. Lieut. Schrocder has ehitge of the vesact and fs giving her a thoraugh overhauling. NICARAGUAD etter by CANAL. An Explanatory Admiral Al TRAIN He Wasutnaron, Jan, 4.—The following sup plementary letter explanatory of the Nicira- win Canal project has been written by Ad- milral Ammen; Wasutnaton, Jan, 2,—For the purpose of Riving those Interested fn the Interoveante ship-canal a snuecinet Iden of what seems likely to promote, and what seems likely to prevent, its construction, at least by" an aAmeriean company, Lo make the followlng statement: For some extraordinary reason the {sthius of ‘Tehuantepee is agaln pre sented ag a possible Ine of canal construction, and asurvey of itis again proposed. Yetwo know thattthnas a siumialt of 754 feet, and will reuutred 140 lovks, or seven thines th number of the Nicaragua Canal; it has a dt of netial excavation of TH mit than double that required on the Nicaraguan Hue, and it has a proposed dredging of u river subject to flogds for n distance of thirty-five, miles, It has also to draw its water by a feeder twenty-seven and one-quarter mlles long, requirhig x dain eighty-six feet bleh to get the necessiry elevation, having four tin nels agerematlig 3,60 miles, and then a defielent water supply, By report of Ei glocer Fuertes, page 20 of Tehauntepec survey, under Capt, Shufeldt, tho River Corti atpolitA, mip 21s given at 1,008 cuble feet per seconds fly the quantity: re- qulred for tho allmentation of the eaial as given page SL, All of the avaliable streams were found to yleld 2118 euble feet per second, ord feet more than required, He extinites the loss In the feeder through Mitra tion, evaporation, ete, at 450 cuble fect per second, thus imaking the delivery amoiit te 1,048} feet per second, niaking v deticleney of fifty-tive cuble feot per second. Gn page dt ho cites Ovo exanples of feeder losses, ‘Thatot St. Privé, 26,000 fect long, loses three-fourths of its’ water. 1 loss at the sine rate should oeeur, ne water would reach through the seventh tile. Tn the ex- mnple of the feeder ot Boulet, which 1s 60,000 fect long, If loss at the same rate should oc. cur the Water would not reach through the fourteenth milo. In the first enso the water would reach one-fourth the length of the proposed feeder, and In the second ease it eh one-half its length. He states, lint the nature of the soll won the vd feeder fram it, ts well eal- erated to 1 it tration, but in alvin thedlterent sections along tho feeder he nentions that some portions of - the eutthug qd tunneling are fa shale and drift?’ or “Iunmesand Toosy earth,” In the fen diviston, thera isu tunnel two alles Jong, whieh, he says, “ean be easily excavated, Ue ground belng very soft.” 1osome portions of the feeder he slates the formation to he & xandstone, marble, and compact Tmestone, “There are minicrans: pranased «lames for tho interception of small streams: tne the The gan agueduct 1,200 fest longs Uhroughont, several audles¢ 8 course the fecder ts ralsed above the natural surtace, a condition favors Ing a large Joss through Altration, "Phe cost ut ieks At those esthnate of the Nica route would by 340,000,000; of neta excuyas thon, 315,000,000; of feeder on Panna route thong be KC puted via Nlenragtia),$25,000,- 000; then the excavation of the Coatzncouleos River for thirty-flve anlles would sum up probably $5,000,000, the esthnated cost on the ii yer San Juan, and $5,000,000 mare as in N [urnmuay for linrbors presenting the same, diMeultics, invking # total of 3130,000,000, ‘The Conmlssion appoluted by the Presitent, of whieh Df was a member, histead of ndopt+ fing the eithmate of 3 per vent of the engl: veer to cover contingencies on the Nlearay route, thotight it nveessury to double the nite, wid that, too, where balling mnuterkl of all kinds wis abundant ad conyentent. There ts stl ter reason to double the nate at the ‘Teluuntepes route, maklig Fe) and that, too, as fs slows, without a water-supply ‘adequate, at least durlng the dry season, Auother survey cuimnot tuatortally change if uruiiued; it cays or More, Ex tho summit level already dete not change the length of the canal; it cannot mld to the water-supply without an increase in the estimate; it cannot by any means change the relative disadvantages which un- happily extat In its comparison with Niea- ragut. What, the: th objeet. of a surveys § indy the falntest hape of those who are Informed that conditions will be found materially dif- ferent froin the above statement, whatever the assertion may be. ‘The Nicaragua route has in eanalization sixty-one and three-quarters iniles; the re- matnder Is either lake or slack-water naviga- tion ina river not subject to tloods, ‘The water supply fa twenty times more than could be used in lockage; the summit level of the ennal, 107 feet, and of the divide be- tween the oceans 150 fect. ‘The cost of the canal, as estiinated by the civil engineer without an allowance for contingencies, was $42,000,000, und the cost. named by the Com- tilasion 100,000,000, The Panama route was carefully Jocated at the request of the Commission, and a Ine located at an elevation of 123 feet nbove the ocean, which will probab! require oan inerease of four. or five feet, as shown by the flood of last Novemn- ber. ‘The cost of the Inst-named route on a common basis for Inbor and ninterials with Nicaragua was iore than 50 per cent in fact, cost more than 0 ute the work. Jt. would be interesting to the public, and ous, to have the two last-named dover by able engineers with ‘sin hand to approxt- nitive cost of excention, ‘To In he Tehuantepec route would be to tne elude what 1s shaply impossible of execution by reason of the physieal conditions above: named, ‘The object could not be to fi make 4 canal there, but sliply to prev exeeution here, ? At thistime there are in Nivaragus two ropean parties who are asking a eonces- ne In March last one was agreed upon to M. Bhinehet, and only lucked one vote in the Senate to contirm it ‘The problem then is, shall we place no obstacle in’ the way aun American company, and thus probably em- hie it to secure a grant with the Ider of ouly permitting tolls that would be liberally neratlye, or shall we phive these obst the way, ant inte the ands of Europe, and allow the 0 Sinpose thelr apie pus tolls upon us?) They muy very well say that we are not compelled te pass through the canals it $s simply optional whether we wo that way or vin Cape Horn. | We cannot very well propose to dictule what these tolls shall be, at deast. unless we do so in advance of the eranting of n concession by Nicaragua, anc even then it would seein somewhat preten- tous In view of our inability to support suel 1 demand, elther In reason or by material fOree, Panay add that the Commisston appointed. by the President In 1873, which sent in [ts re port in 1876, had all of the information thought 1 sary respecting all the region invelved,—in shart, the only two routes worth looking at are Panning and Nicaragua, and they only to establish the relative ap- proximate cost of execution. qt LOCAL CRIME, CLERKS, BEWARE, The case of D, M, Hackman, Assistant Su- ptrintendent of the Boston Store, who was eharged by Mrs. Mary L, Dudley, a Indy cuss tomer, with assault and battery, was tried before Justiee Matson yesterday afternoon, Mrs, Dudley testified that on the afternoon of Dee. she had visited) the Boston Store for the purpose of making a few purehases, She had been accompanied by another Indy, and, as they were preparing to leave the store, she had been stopped by a closely-velled’ female who had necused her of stealing a handkerchief. Hackman, the defendant, hnd been ealled up, and she alleged that he had rudely pushed her down- stairs, and had caused her to be arrested, af- ter which he had asked ber how much she would give hh if he wonld let her go. She had refused to give bhu anythhig, and she was finally allowed to leave the place. | She fearlesty dented having taken any goods, Her testimony was corroborated In every partien- lar by her lady friend, For the defense, Ifacksnan testified that ho had never assault- ed the lady, and claimed that stolen goods had been found on her person, and alse that she had offered him money to pay for the gods. Mr. Carberry, one ‘of the floor walkers, Was called, Ie beeame very much nixed ap fn his testimony, atu falled to prove any facets, Miss Moriarty, tho Souney woman who had stopped Mrs, Dudley, anc who had afterwards searched her, took the stand. She informed the Court that on the day of the ace nee she dul worn a plaid ulster and a bl 1, She sworo positively Mrs, Dudley steal a luce and had subsequently found it young lady was quite rseveril thes statements y made by everal other attaches of the store were Dut only inade a sreater muddle of the testlinony for tho de- se, iistice Matson sald that he was satls- fied that the lady lad been prlevanady wronged, and sald that he did not put much faith In the testhnony offered by the defense, Tie fined Hackman $25 and costs, and an np- peal was Immediately taken, THIMBLE*NIGGING, Louls Miller stood up before Justice Walsh yesterday charged with vagrancy, Ofleer Ttngrese stood up bestde thin and swore that Louls was a“ faktr,? and that he had ef- deavored ta swindle him out of a dolar ina West Lake street heer-saloon. Thereupen Tous produced three halves of common walnut shells, neatly carved: and sinvothed, anda little rubber ball, WIth these he pro- ceeded to give a thimble-rig entertabiment which greatly auiused the dJustlee and his | clerk. used to do that myself when a te dowbtles: advanta; Bt AMME ‘Admiral, U.S. x the other wit “Why, T hay, + sald the Justice. TDi you find many suckers querled Clerk Bloom, “Tt wasn’t yagrancy In them days, was It, Judge?” exclaimed the prisoners “No, Ine deed it wasn’t, else your Honor would never have learned We Butt say, Jtlee, 1 you think yourself up in the game TIE go you a dollarthat you can't fad the ball every tlme,” “This is aimoral city’? sald the Jnstlee, in adignitied tone, “Saloons close at nidnight, and ganblliyg is suppressed at the request at theehivf magistrate, Tean't go you, [tind yint charged with Nancy $$ and costs fintrtent to the clerk will seenre your pardon.” “But, your Tfonar,” plended’ the prisoner 21 ave nie HOES, But say, LU just go. you ane with the shells to see whether L pay ornot, Bb? how does that strike you as a open thimble-rigger 2” ‘This was too much, ‘The first part was drawn out for the entertalmuent of the Justles himself, but this proposition turned the tables, and a roar of hiughter went up. Miller was hurried off during the eseltement, and dis thimbles and tiimself hustled aut to the House of Correction, ROBBERIES. Tho house of Mr. C, 13, Carter, No. Si West Jackson street, was visited by a “climber? about half-past 7 Monday even- Ing. 111s Ittle son heard a nolse on the roof of the plazza, and saw “1 black thing ? shove up the window and come fn, and look around, ‘Pho boy raised up In bed, and asked “Who's there?” ‘The man went up to hin and “Jet iim smell of his glove,"—probably a chloroform sponge,—and then retreated, taking nothing. Janes F, Ginnean, Hvlng at No, 76 Jetfor- Kon streut, Fiatarlay qorning reported at the: West Twelfth Street Police Station that at about TH ofeloek: Monday ight ho was as siulted at the corier of Jefferson and Twene t atreots by hhghwaynen, who \ ed him down, and relieved lhin of wallet contulning two notes on tha Bank of England for 225, payable to Limself, ane Tuinbered 7) and 558, nnd four notes for Jy, payable to FA, Natto, London, East. Early yesterday sate-burglars mado a visit tothe Maal ottica of Woodruit os Trunk Bros, at the northwest corner of Carrofl nnd Annstreets, Uy smiashtig 0 small pane Of glass hea rear whulow they were enubled to reach fn, turn the window-wteh olf, and then throw. up the lower sash. Butertiu, thoy dida very Heat plece of dufe-blawlay by. born n fultineh hote in the safe about one tad ont-half inches to the left of the knob, and then, Mlle in some axploslyve, they attached a fase wad retired to throwing open the safedoor, helped them- selves to two packages of cash, contalning an nugregate of 824,00, Nothing, elae wns (lise turbed, and no tools were lef behind to fur nish a clew, : A couple of young thieves played {t fina at 7:90 Inst evening npon Levi Mendelsteln, a tobnecontst at No. 420 Ciark street, Enter ing the plnce, one of them called for a goupis of cigars, and offered in payment a $5 pill, There was not suMelent money fn the till to make change, and the shopkeeper drew forth from his pantaloons pocket . wallet containing about $10 cash. As he did go the thieves mades dash forall the money, aud rushed out of the door with it. Mendelstein attempted to follow, but they cut him off by. Mion a plece of wood through the handis of the door outsire, thereby preventing hin. from getting out the front door. Chartles, aling Monkey” Higgins, Thomas Horan, and Willtam Cagney were yesterday held by Justice Walsh In $500 to the 8th, charged with burglarizing a car on the Northwestern Rallrond tractc near Lumber street New Year’s night, and stealing ning plies of bullion, containing 20 cent of allver, and yalued at about $125. Only two of tho vies have been recovered, The thieves were attacked by the yard-wateliman, but they fought back bitterly, and soon gave him the worst of it, He furnished the police with a, description of them, and when the trio wits arrested ye rday they were readily identified. Higgins {4 a notorious and desperate thief, and Is only a few weeks from Jollet, afler haying served 9 term for the burclary of a grocery on Canalport ave- nue. ‘The other two are equally notorious, and have been often arrested upon eriminal charges, C.C, Healey, special policeman for the Northwestern” Railroad, flgures in the erimt- nal columns of the dally papers more ex- tonsively than any other one man, At 10 o'clock Tuesday evening he discovered three men inthe ret of breaking open a enr loaded. with merchandise, standing In the South Branch Junction yard. When he got within sixty fevt of them they started off on a rin, and wher he erled hult, and attempted to pure sue them oneof the trie tired two shots at hin, to which he responded by firlng three ahots althem. ‘The hist one he thinks took effaot, , as one of them gave an exchunation of pain, Returning to the ear, he found the seal broken and the door partially open, and near there a dark lantern, left behind by the thi Earlier tn the evening the same olllcer urrested two old rag-pickery, brothers, named Peter and Freder! Stelgler, 00 and OF years of age respectively, whom he found stealing coal from loaded cars along the truck, ‘They were held by Justice Walsh in $500 and $200 ball to the 18th, He also ar reste Charles Kaupninn, 10 years of age and an orplun, whom he caught pieking up cowl, hut the little fellow was discharged, ant was taken home by hls aduptive mother, _Atan early hour yesterday morning Peter nroy, a lnbowr employed at the Pitsburg & Fort Wayne Railroad Depot, exe into the Armory with a story which was not readily belie to the effect that he had been as sulted on Clark street by two highwaymen, who held hin up while a woman wen thr hi his pockets for about £000 cash and ae on Greenebaum’s bank for $30, After they completed their work, the men and the woman ran Into No, 545 Clark street, a notorious Iagnic., Inasmuch as Con- roy knew the womans name to bo Mury, Hogan, the pollee believed this story to be false. Several valn attempts were made to get the real fnets from him, but owlng tu partial Intoxication, and a destre to save his good character, Conroy would not tell how he had been in the house for houra, drinking heavily, and amusing biinself, with the Hogi’ woman and others, Lieut. Sehaack anda couple of policemen went at once to the house and arrested Bridget, Con- nelley and two inmates, named Maggie Hickey and John Heeney, The note wag found'in the possession of the former, but the money and the Hogan woman could nos be found anywhere. From these the true facts of © Conroy's visit’ at the house were ascertained, Detectives Dulty aul: MeDonald spent yesterday in endeavoring to recover the money, but they inet with ho sticeess, and as near as they could ascertain: Inte last night the woman Jlogun and some one of her lovers had de- parted for Canna, Conroy lives atthe core ner of Polk and Sherman streets, ina district where he ought to have known better than cointoone of the neighboring dives, ‘The money comprised his savings for,years, MISCELLANEOUS. erbing, the Inte Treasurer of Frank 5. the Policemen’s Benevolent Association, ap- peared before Justice Summerfleld yesterday to an toa charge of appropriating $1,600 in-cash belonging to the Association. Ha was held wnatll Jan, 15 In bonds of $3,000, The man who recently had a watch stole from him at English Bill’s on Clark street I¢ wanted at the Armory. The supposed thieves, Hugh Sanderson and George Chit tfenden, naling Roach, were yesterday locked up at the Armory by Detectives McDonald and Heinzman, Kaddie Ryan, the bay charged with shoot. ing bis Wtle sister Maury in the head witha sul revolver, ins been discharged from custody by Justlea Wallace, the Shooting having been purely naveldental. ‘The injure elrlisnow thought to be out of all danger, and Is gettlng along finely. Charles Woodward, the mournful-fseed. horglar who was the only one captured of the ging who phudared atravellug agent's room att the Valmer How er th year ago, aul who was only re yn el from the entint fter one year, was yesterday pleked up on State street by De- ivetlye Londergun. ‘There being no char, teainst him, le will be shown up to the patralictty and then sent on hist way re joleling. More Sorlous than Murder. Stealing 0 $10 horse cost a Colonido man his Ite, though he had been tried and acquitted Hive diferent thes for murdyr, AMUSE! NTS. “HAVERLYS THEATRE, Droprivtor and Mannior.....,...31%. J, HL ITAVERDYs MARVELOUS SUCCESS OF 4 CILUICHE CHOTEE CO. INH) Cast Hi Ht for eMCUD S'o-night, Lat appearance of ru, whose brilliant vucale tation in the dul of dhe niiday (thot nlaht only) Rtco's Surpriso Party in iduy, dan, WHER MAJESTY'S OPEILA. HAVERL THEATRE. SALE OF ‘SINGLE SEATS HER MAJESTY’S OPERA Will commence ut tho Hox-Ofico of the Theatre thif cChurday) morning ut o'clock, NOOLEY’S THEATRE, IMMENSE BUOUESS OF nwall the “punt? ‘Phils came olf success. fully. ‘The detonation was heard by iany of the nelghbors, but they, upon hearing” no aubsequent nolse, soon forgot If and dropped of to sleep aguin. A. Nutcel, of No, 85 Ann street, anya this occurred at about. 2 o’clock, Returning tu'the oftice, the thieves found the coubination lock cumplotely shattered, and, COLLIER'S COMBINATION IN THLE BANKER’S DAUGHTER! Undor tho auspicoa uf A.M. Palmer, UNION SQUARE THEATRE, NEW YORK. With New Scenery, Propertion, und Mochanical BG fects, Every Byung and Wodnesday and Baturday Malinoes, THEATRE. RCH SO TEE DOORS {SESS Ai ‘" N DICKIE LINCARD In Nyron's groutuat comedy, ouR BOYS! i the jmmonse success of " Our Boys,” thé onudonoit iu devidud te contivue it unt further hutley, ae MVICKEIUS THEATRE, WNGAUKMENT OF BI. AND MILs, D, E, BANDMANN. Vhis (Vhureday) Evening, OTHELLO. ‘rhtuy Hvening —MERCIIANT OF VENICE, Satur aap ane DY OF LYONS, Saturday Kvontug SSK, OC. JEVNES, 10-412 Madison-st. , WH ROAST DAILY,