Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1880, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: OLD ACQUAINTANCES. A Chicago Forger and His Pal _ Arrested in New York. Tho Notorlous Brockway Has Returned to : _ the Practice of His Profession, How He Came to Bo Down East A at the Present Timer Some Interesting History Gotten Out of Mayor Harrison, How to Secure an Indictment from a Grand Jury » treat Taxity Somewhere, Alleged System of Percentages of the Old Chicago Police Force. ‘ There was published In yesterday’s Trm- unk avery blind ttle dispatch from New York to the effect that two men named Charles A. Bordway and Charles E. Farron had been arrested there for attempted forgery ona Wallstreet house, ‘There was something in one of the names which struck a reporter as rather familiar, and while at the Clty-LHall yestorday he dropped into tho office of the Superintendent of Police, called his attention to the’ telegram, and asked him If he knew anything about the case. “J do,” sald theSuperintendent, “but you ought to see the Mayor on the subject, as he is better posted than I am.” * Therefore the reporter sought Mr. Harri- gon, and asked -him if he had seen the dis- patch referred to nbove. “Tdid sea ft," said lis Honor, “ and read ite? i “Do you know anytliing about THE PARTIES TO WHOM 1T REFERS?” “Yes, Assoon as I saw the paragraph I was struck by the names of Charles A. Bord- way and Charles E. Farron, ant came to the conclusion that it must be Charles A. Brock- way and Charles Ferro, two of the gang of forgers who were so successful here Jast gear, and who became somewhat conspiet- ous in the Felker indictment, of which so much has been sald lately.” “Did you do anything to acquaint yourself , tarther with the facts?” “Yes. [hada dispatch sent to New York to tind out what -the facts were. Supt. O'Donnell to-day received n dispatch that Brockway was one of them ant Charles Ferro the other. It Is something very singu- lor that it should have gotten into your pa- per-in so bynd «2 way,—so nearly like tho true names, and yet so varying from then.” “Are not the two men under indictment here??? : “They are.” “FOR WHAT WERE THEY INDICTED?” “One of these men Is under two indict. ments and the other under one, Both these forgers, If I recollect rightly, went before the Grand Jury in September and entleavored to have nn indictnent found ngalnst the ‘no- torlous’? Sam Felker as an accomplice, but, through their anxiety to make a case ngulnst iim, they Ind their own caso so bare that the Grand dure found bills against them and not agalnst Felker. Thoy were’ subjected to Boma efoss-questiontng which made the Grand Jury “discredit all that they sald naninst Felker, the result belng that that badly {ghored the complaint against him, These men were allowed to get-out on ball, furnished; if Lam not mistaken, by Mike Me- Donald and Pat Carroll, There were more of them than the two I have mentioned, There waosa fellow by the name of Udell, and, two others whose names I cannot now reeall.” “WIAT SORT OF A GRAND JURY WAS IT that: refused to pay any attention to the statemants which these men made against Felker?” nat was afirstclnss Grand Jury, I know personally quitea number of its members, and they were excellent men, From conver- saitions that I haye had with a number of then, [ hnve come to the conclusion that, if these men were over brought to trial here, on thelr own confessions they must necessarily convicted.” “ Didn't these follows go before another Grand Jury?" : “Yess at he wns that?” “In December, It was about tho time that Carroll and others were trying to give ball down nt Galesburg for the robbery of tho there. Brockway and Odell went before this December Grand Jury, which found a true bill against. Felker, aid Brockway, and ‘Odell, Felker was held, I think, In “$7,600 ponds, while Odell and Brockway, If I » Rot mistaken, were allowed to go on th own recognizances. The result ig that they have gone to New York, and, as this dlspatel: dn your paper yesterday stated, one of them was arrested in the act of ; PASSING A FORGED CHECK 1 ona Wall-street bank for $8,000," “How came It that they, were let loose on their own recognizances 7 “T don't know.” seere you no impression on the sub- ject 2” “T think that there were certain partles who were very anxlous to. ‘down’ Sam Felker, and that they felt certain that these men would return to give thelr testimony ivhen the thine came for trial.” p ““Wouldn’t it be rather 1 dangerous thing ! Tor Brockway and Odell to como back here i after having practically confessed thelr guilt, sand wouldn't itbe much safer for them, be- Ing out on thelr gua recognizances, to keep away nl togethe: ? Y A y information Is that the parties who * Worked this case up promised them that, it } they would coine before the Court and plead guilty, whereby their testimony could bo ‘used against Felker, they woull be . RECOMMENDED TO THE COURT FO A LIGHT \ SENTENCE | in recompense for their great services.” \, “ jtow camo it that this second Grand Jur t found an indictment against Felker with i ! rch casey when the first one failed to Indict itt “Tho facts are, as I got them from meim- ; bers of the Grand. Jury, that Mr, Baker, who ‘ appeared for tho State before the Suptember . rand Jury, after theso fr ra had tmade + thelr diszlosures, drew out. f them the fact ', that they were ex-convicta and professional yf forgers, | ‘They also made statements of such . ‘character that it was the opinion of the * Grand Jury that they were lying. ‘The result 4 was thatthe Grand Jury Indleted the whole of ‘ Mhem on their own confessions, Mfr, Baker # is 2 atralghtforward, honest man, though solue of the Grand Jurors thought at the time that he leaned ituntecessartl towards testifying thleves, Now, certain parties wanted to indict Felker. ‘They could not i'. tinke gny practical use of tho testimony of these forgers if they came forward and con- {eased thelr erie under a prler inaletinent, v. for then they would be Incompetent wit- nesses, or would at least bo easily discred- lted; but they brought them up, ad had an. Indictment found faalnst them and Felker i by the kame Grand Jury, so that, by their W Picading gullty.and turning Staw's evidence, », hey could at once appear against Felkor, and thelr testimony would receive more con- sideration from tho jury than would other- wise bo the case,” Y “ But that don’t explain howitlsthat, when ‘the first Grand Jury, with certuin evidence before it, failed to lndict Felker, the second Grand lun with the same evidence before fc MEX Tonid, ths fest Grand J t As Lual 6 first Grand Jury was one o| the best the county ever had. Yeas largely . composed of Intell gent wen, and Mr, Baker, “v " the Axslatant State's Atiorney who attend i ed iis sesstong, did his duty, Slr, Baker did {, Not. appear before the December Grand ; Jury.’ ! “SL DID Not? who DID?” +. “have learned withina very few day: ‘J and hove had the Information conormeds thal {; gertaly parties were dissatised with Mr, vo Maker's ¢ before tho first Grand Jury, h ‘They thought he leaned too much tn favor of Bir. Felker, IT subsequently asked Grand Juror whut his impression was at the tinte,— he fa one of the most respectabla men in the city,—and he stated to me that, do fur from My. Baker leaning toward Felker, hie (the Grand Juror) felt called upon to opent state fu the Grand Jury that Mr. Baker leane too much towards thieves, I think, however, that the Grand Juror was mistaken, undthat Mr. Baker:did his duty. Certain enemies of Felker YOUND FAUST WITH MR. BAKER, i |} ohe didn’t go before the December Grand { iH i Jury, but _anothor Assistant of the State’s attorney did go. My Informatlon is further that the Grand Jury did their own queation- ings the Assistant State's Attorney did not ask any questions whatever; and the result was a true bill was found against Felker, Brockway, and Odell.” “7 thought {6 was usual for information that had come befors one Grand Jury rela- tive to a particular case to be Ini before any subsequent Grand Jury which liad occasion to consider the sane niatter.”” “That was always iny impression, but Lam informed by members of the last Grand Jury that they were whatly Jquoraut af the fact that Brockway and Odell had been before n prior Grand Jury. No information whatever was given to the December Jury of what had been done in the premises In September.” “Te the {nets brought out In September liad been laid before the Jury in December, ‘0 You suppose they would have acted as hey did? “tt the fact had been brought out before tho Inst Grand Jury that Brockway and Odell were ex-convicts, und that Odell had sworn before the Any that he was never in prison In his life before, while the testimony was in tho possession of 2 Grand Juror, In wriltng, that he liad been In the State Prison at Aue burn, N. ¥., £ am certain that the Jurors would have discredited the testimony given by Brockway and Odell. All these facts maystate I have gotten from Grand Juryinen of whose veracity Lenn have no doubt.” “Did you ever learn WHAT THE TESTIMONY BEFORE THIS GRAND dumnty was?” “ My information Is, anil Latppoae it is cor. rect, that a bank officer went before the De- cember Grand’ Jury and showed the forged checks that had been passed upon his bank, ag he supposed, by Brockway and his pals, A detective then came before them mid ga them information that led them to believe that these parties were the forgers, and that Felker was their great head-centre. | Brock- way then testified that he came to Chicago with $4,000, and had an honest business on ‘Change, Felker, he satd, met him and told him he was a d— fool to take asslowa proc- ess of making making money as gainbling on Change would muke necessary, when, with hls ability, he could go for the banks, and make money so much faster. The re- sult was, as he testified, he wrote to New York for iis pals, and they cane out here, Ie subsequently left here, and Felker wrote him and told him to come on again, that there was n gov chance to ‘Ins’ for the bonks, He did come, and he and Odell madearrangements with Felker by which they swere todo the forging and Jayltig of cheeks, and were to divide with Felker, the latter to get 33 percent of the profits; that they did give this percentnge to Felker, Odell swore to the same facts, including the divis- fon, “What was the testimony before the first Grand Jury?” “ About the same, as_T understand It, with perhaps this ndidltional point—that. Trock- oy said Felker told him that he had the Chief. of Potiee—that he was his friend, and thatthe Deputy Superintendent was ama whom he had “put In the position le occu- pled, and that 15 per cent of the profits was to goto the pollee, and, therefore, they were not in danger trom them. I night state that Thad learned early in May through mumere outs sources wholly dsconneeted with Fel- ker, that a certain policeman here was to re- celye from Brockway and his pals 15 per eent, but that, as he didn’t give the assist- ance thoy required, the result was that they left, coming back again in June.” ag *Necorlnig ta the dispatch, they have a- pretty clear-ense on those fellows tn New vork. Do you suppose the authorities of that elty wil GIVE THEM UP, ko that they may stand trinl hero on the In- dictments found against them?” “Probably not. ‘They have a perfect right to punish them down there, and I don’t sup pose they would give them wp, even Ifa requisition were sent down there, I, how- ever, know nothing about this New York forgery except what 1 saw in Tun Tam uNE yesterday, If they are convicted there”. ond ~ sent to prison, when thelr terms expire then the authorities of this State can “requisition” them, and have them brought back to stand trint on the pending charge. I don't think, however, that they would pixe them up now, As you know, Carroll and his gang was under indlet- ment for the robbery of the bank at Gnies- burg; and Ldon't suppose the authorities of this State would give them up’on a requist- tlon from Alabama or anywhere else until their cases here were settled.” . “What will be the effect on the Felker case if they ure sent to prison 2" “It would lave this effect, that they could not be here to testify uniess the State of Jiinois should make special arrangements for getting them here, by guaranteeing to the New York nuthorities that they would be returned the moment that their services were no fonger required. But, then, no fury would belleve any testimony that these scoundrels, coming here under such elreum- stances, would give,” “19 THERE NOT A LITTLE LOOSENESS SOME- WHERE in allowing thsse men, who are under in: dietment here, to budown in Now York prac- ticing their profession 2”? “Tinust say thut bthink some person in Chicago hag been most terribly played upon to allow these ex-convicts ‘and confessed forgers to go off on thelr own FeEQRnIZANCER, when it was so casy to have them held here on bail. But there are two things to be con- sidered in Hlenting with these preyers upon society, Tho first Isto catch them, and the next Is to punish them, Asn general thing, the fellows who enteh are not the ones who adoiinister the lnws and indict punishment.” “ Can you locnlize the fault?” “Tt is not my province toverlticise the aetions of any officials except those who are under me?” “To what extent, ns far as you can judge, Is William Pinkerton concerned in this case ngalnst Felker 2” 4 “Tenn only give my Impressiop. Mr, Pinkerton is n bitter enemy, of Sam Felker, He thiuds that ho hus the best of reasons for being so, and St $s not impossible, In his) anx- ety. to punish a person whom ho belleves to be his enemy, he has been a little less zealous In punishing criminals who haye seeused Felker of the erline that they were pulity of —n little less zealous than [should like to see hin, Plukerton had the entire churge of, the Brockway and Odell cases he made the arrest; and one would naturally judge that, having mate the arrest, he would be the man of all others who. would try to send his eap- tives ta Jollet. “These other scounirals from New York wero never arrested here, ‘They eae back here of their own volltlon, or rather were induced to do so by Felker's eneniles,”* “HERE MUST WAVE DEES STHONG INDUCE- to have brought them back hero to run Into the How's den?” “hoy stuted before the Septanber Grand Jury that humunity had not been promised them,--that Js, Immunity by the States but iy informntion, and it bs thoroughly rellable, vas that they would be xllowed to come back, and that, if they aver camo up and tes- titled against Kelton, {hey had promise that the Court would be very Hght in Passing sot tence upon them. TL know that this prombie was absolutely nade to them when they np peed before the Decomber Grand Jury, nderstand me, the promise was not made on tho part of the State, but on the part of those who had charge of the matter.” A “Don't you think it a little careless to lot Brockway and Odell go olf on their own re-* cognizances 2? * Brockway [4 under bonds for the Septom- ber Sudietment. 1 suppose they let hin go on his own recognizance, belleving that the bonds for the first Indictinent might Induce Mim to return, But T have learned from those who know Brockway and his workings that he fs so successful a forger that he hus ttle fear of being uble to make good any such bonds as he would give or would be ox- acted from hin ing very little while by his pecultar profession,” “SILALL YOU, SEND ON TO NEW YORE to find out ordo anything further about these fellows 2”? = “Tean’t move In B thing of that sort. That is the dnty of the State, If the State wants any ussiatance I will glyo itall Feun, But it wouldn't do for me to move of my own volition, except in a casa where the polles here hud worked up, the matter, and then I would consider It the duty of the police to make the first move, But, us the case stands, these men now aro techuleally, or through their bonds, In, the hands of the State, and it Ix the duty of the Stato to bring Hem to punishment.” “By tha way, have you heard anything lately about CANNOT, whose mysterious disappearances wos men- toned in Day Tueonk recently 2+ “There was reportial bellef down at Galesburg that he had been mace away with, but unfortunately the information wasn't true. He uppeared tn his old haunts $n Chi- aa tow ays ago. lic was around the “Were the rest of the gang here?” “No, haye information from reliable sources that they ure off *inaking hay while the sun shines.” As one of Jimmy's friends sald trial comes off In Galesburg, thoy will have enough to ge down thero and buy tho bank strongly down the of some of them to go ta Gal Meng ment Chicago gentlemen The oiher was that, If they lindn’t stald hero to suborn witnesses, they would lave been depredating on some 0! where the police may be morenumerous than in Chicago, but where the heads of the force are notas honest.’ protection of the Chicago of all their stealings In the city and 20 per cent of all that the: tho present Administrat Spectal Diapateh to Nay professional forge: at Sixt Saturday night by Detectives Pinkerton, O'Connor, and Fictd, on the charge of being impliented in the recent extensive bank for- gerles, wero arraigned {in the General Ses- sions to-day. William Ogle, Charles Livingston, Andrew Guten K tlons, nre said 000. Brockway is one of the most expert forgers in the country, and has served a term in State-Prison, found against the prisoners, to which their counsel, Mr. Peter Mitchell, interposed: a pica of not The Winner’s average V. Bemis, the Treasurer of the Club, was unanimously chosen to represent Chicago at tho Congress, and a better selection could not have been made, Belng in owner of trotting- Club, he Is peculiar! spokesman not only WEDNESDAY, within the Inst few days, ‘ Before tho “What was Jour Teason for being 80 opposer out to thelr being baited on ro? “Thad two reasons for Keeping them in all down there,—primarily to keep them rom coming up here and infuring the morals he phieag people by persuading lesburg and swear to an I was really, anxlous to save sont fom conmitting perjury. our sister cities Jmmediately after leaving the Mayor, tho reporter ine! A MEMBER OF THE BEPTEMBER QRAND JURY, and, having the matter fresh in his mind, asked him ono or two questions regarding the testinony produced beforg them, and ho gave unswers coniirmatory whit the Mayor hind stated. thronghout of There was, however, one little plece of Information which heard, or, having Said the & ny he gave that Mr, Harrison had not heard, had not imparted, rand Juror: ‘They testifled that they pald to obtain the olice 15 per cent ¥ stole outside of thecity.”? “With what pollee force was that arrange ment. made,—the present one?” * Nos it was an Rrranncenient made before lon came Into power,”? ‘The Chicago Tribune, York, Jan. 8%2—Charles Ferro, The Big Duke? and Charles Brock. who were arrested Third avenue on y-third street and it “is suid, is the Brockway, formers, comprising lender of the mang of James Willams, ulins ieorgo Big Lockwood, alias “Cub y tuck’; and ‘omy Moore, whose operations on the Hank ond National Bank, the of the Republic, the Bank | of State of New. York, the See- Phenix Bank, and cthes finaneial institu. have nygregated fully $300,- Misk & atch, to Four iIndietwents were pullts. Counsel asked that ball be fixed, and Judge Gitdersleeve named $20,- 000 ns the amount required from each prisons er. Belng unable to procitre that amount of ball, Bevel kway aud) Ferro were comnitted a Streckler’s motion to reduce the ball of Will- fam Ogle, another of the forgers, which had been fixed by the Police Justice at $10,000, Tombs. His Honor denied Mr, Charles SPORTING. BILLIARDS. The entertalnment provided for the large audience that assembled at the North Side Turner Hall last evening was 2 contest of 400 points between Schacfer and Sexton at what fs known as the champlon’s game, the peeullar features of which have already been noted In these columns. The game through- out was remarkable for the dificult shots presented to both players, twenty-one In- ings belng required by Sexton to finish the first hundred points, Schnefer getting around the corner in his twenty-third. ,,The New Yorker was never headed until the thirty- Nfth inning, when Schaefer madd na tine run of 107, tho score then standing 257 to 223 in his favor. Sexton rolled up 7 in the thirty-seventh Inning, placing hls score $13 to 201 for the chnmpion. The Intter fol- lowed with 137, the largest run of the game, and as Sexton at once made 40 the tigures wert: Schaefer, $88; Sexton, 862, Schaefer raw, leaving him but four to go, imissing on an ensy ecusiiion shot, Sexton followed with 5, also slipping up in an unexpected place, having then 207 to his credit, Scliefer mace 2, but just as everybody thought the game was over, the balis being togetliets he failed ongalmple carom, and ag Sexton by pretty play got the balls on the rail at the third shot ie Soon secured the thirty-three points nec- essary for victury, the score being 400 to 398, was 10, Sexton and Sehinefer then gave an exhibition of whut can be done in the way of fancy shots, after which the sudience dispersed. THE LCURF. The Directors of tha Jockey & Trotting Club held a necting yesterday forthe purpose of clecting a delegate to the Turf Congress, to be held In New York City Feb, 11, Mr, 1. horses, ag wellas nxtockholder In the Jockey fitted to represent in an Intelligent manner the interests of the West, and see that this section of the country se- cures Its due In matters of Iegistation aifect- ing tho turf. Je goes to New York as the of Chiengo byt of the principal Western States, and that he will at- tend with fidelity to the Interests confided to him there {s not the slightest doubt. THE DETROIT BRIDGE SCHEME, Spectat Dispatch (o The Chicago Tribune, Dernoit, Mich, Jan, 2%.—The reports of strong and combined opposition to the schema of bridging the Detrolt River atthis point have stirred up tho friends of the project here, and they are going to work In enrnest, Petitfons in favor -of a bridge are to be circulated throughout the luterior of the State, and a strong lobby will be sent to Washington to fight tho vessel men next month, Ata meet- Ing held at the Merchants’ and Manufactur- ers’ Exchange this moruing, tho following committes was pupolotod lo visit. Wash. Sngton: James F. J Lothrop, M, . Ed, Kanter, and Alexuuder Lewls, Detrolts WW, . "Webber, of Enst Saghaw: Charles T. Gorham, o! Marshall; H. Froilek, of Grand Rapids; 0, M. Barnes, of Lansing; W. Shoumnker, of dnekson; E, O, Grosvenor, of Jonesville; A, 3, Maynard, of Romeo, iy V.N. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. Sprinoviery, IIL, Jan, 22,—The Governor to-day appointed Dr. A. I, Clark, of Aurora, whose term has expired, a member of the State Board of Health, to bo lis own sucees- Be or, A Rmonkesrase¥ Pleave Watch, The following story of n pipe contest is told on the suthority of the ae. Hernianso: “Tid, Sept. 6.—Yesterday, nt 2 o'clock in the afternoon, was a smanking match over uaretiint tho theatre In Oxford, a seatfold belong bulitup for it. Just ut Finmore's, an ale-house. Tho conditions being that any ane (man or woman) that could smoake out three ounces of tobucca Hest, without drinking av going off tho stage, abould haye 12 shillings. “ Many tried and it waa thought that a jour- noynan tallor of St. Peters in tho East would have beon tho victor, hy smonking faster thun, and belng more pipes than the rest; but at lust ho was s0 sick that ‘twas thought he would hive died; and an old man that Ind been a solidior, aniouked gently, came of conqueror, sinonking the three dunves quite out, and he told one (from whom 1 hud tt) that, after It, ho smonked four or flve pipes the snine evening,” Tho chronicler, ike wany other of his time, was great bpllover In the virtues of the nur cotie weed, and he loses no apy to toll us of its merits, C portun' Under tho dute of Jan, 21, 1720- 1, he saya: “ Cbave beon told that in the great lague ut London (te. none that kept lo- baceoninte shops hnd tho plague, It ta certain thut smouking was looked upon aga most oxe cellent presurvative. In so much that even children were obliged ta smoak. And Tf romem- Der that T heard formerly Tom Rogers, who was a yeoun beadle, say that whon he wus that yer When the pluie raged, a school-boy at Eton, the boysof that school were obliged to smouk in the school every morning, and that ho never was whipped so much in hls lifens be way one morning for not smouklig.” Tolweva pouches, boxed, and stoppers forin a branch of hs eats bccn of a amoker that have w curions Intervst, and any of the directions in the carly bookr of eulquet was: “Gentlemen hang the tobacco ting on the arms aa lidics do tholr retheute,’ pensive tobacco boxes were Part of the ontit of Bit aly plays und pupenle frequont Katie! ‘Theso boxes were often cunningly engraved with qualut pletures, and were” capactous ehongh to cn ery alla sinoker required, besides tobaceo and pipes, tinder, Mlat, steel, and stop. per, Tn some of tho old English ale-houses 1, public box was ee of ingentous eonatruction. (A penny dropped fn ut the proper opentiug drew. buck u bolt and allowed n drawer to open, from whieh the smoker gould fll bis piper but non conld open ituntil be had deposited bis Peni. Beyond that big honor was trusted to take only one pipeful. —————— Danger ahend signuled by a cough is avertod with Huto's Hioney of Horehound and Tur, Pike's Toothuche Drops curo fu one minuto, bothindandics, and tho f thow duys contain 4 ta Chom, Jarger and moro mnasiyo than tho groat orb of day. ‘Tho milky way was made up of millions of suns, and far out into tho vaatncascs of apace Were millions on milifona of others, while still others no doubt oxlsted, wero beyond tho reach of tho most powor- ful tetercopo ever invented or probabl over to he invented. In the Northern Homf- Aphoro alone the studenta of the heavens had already discovered 24,000, while tore were Frouly: enough more to miko rn round million. Tow tric and how poetic Tennyson's allusion in nie bai aauee on Art” to tho *Boo-like swarms of suna”’ PROF. PROCTOR. Enthusiastic Audiences Attend His Scientific Lectures. Tho Eloquent Astronomer Discourses on the Poetry of tho Stars, : BON nag Snorer ent ent upon tho Idea of tho of dark- ¥ ness in tho study ofthe heavens, and brought And ths Tnoalonlable Immonsity of Btollar his roost interest ing and Instructive Tooture ton Space, clone by An tip] ropetate quotation from Bianco White, In which a beautiful comparison fe in- atituted botween night and death, TUESDAY LECTURE, ‘THY IMMENSITY OF SPACE. Another large audience greeted Prof. Proctor last ovoning at Hershey Hall and Istened to his lecture on" The Immensity of Space.” It was nsubject of great difficulty, ho enld, beenuse ho had totryto convey clear kdeason « matter avout which ho was very far from haying clear {dens bimeelf, The vastness of spaco was somo- thing we could talk about, but which was hand to concetve of. Thoro were ways, howovor, to present our Ideas of space so as to give aclear statement of distances and tho scate to mensttre thom, Jn the present lecture he should spenk of the vastness of the central sun, the ynstness of tho system traveling around it, ahd tho vastness of the space separating that syatom from other systems of tho satne kind. Tn order to do this ho must begin with the carth, which furnished a scale of mensure,— its dinmotor of 7,020 miles, This, however, was a distance beyond our power to concolve, for no one could _ clearly coucelve a distanco greater than ten miles. Tho arenteat distance one could sce was the distance one could see at once, such, for instanco, na 0 riflcrange, Representing a mile by an inch, 8,000 Inches, or about 20 yards or pnees, would represent tho earth's diameter. But to consider tho size and distanco of the sun it was neces sary to represout the carth by a much sinallor senle,—say one inch in diameter. Tho sun's globe would then bo represented by an orb three yards in dinmetor, and tho sun's distance by nbout m0 yards. At this stage tho lecturor referred at cons{d- erable length to the problem whose correct salu- tion bus been ngitating astronomers for ages,— the determination of the sun's distance from tho carth,—dctulling, in the course of his remarks upon this subject, the delicate methods ro- sorted to In solving the problem and tho reaulis attained by individual astronomers. Tt might MONDAY LECTURE, THR PORTRY OF ASTRONOMY. Prof. Rtvhunt A, Proctor, the well-known English astrononer, lectured Monday evening to 8 Jarge and cultured andionce at Hershey Hall, on “Tho Poetry of Astronomy." His appear ance on the platform wna greeted with welcom- Jag applause, which ho gracefully acknowledged and plunged at onco in incdina res. “Wo turn now,” sald he, “to tho subject not 80 much of tho single lecture, but of the course.” ‘The titlo of the first lecture was in reality tho title of thoentire course, What ho desired to do wna not to speak upon the dry details of astronomy, but upon those thoughts which gavo It {te real valuo to the greatest number of people. Whnt he characterized as “ the poctry of sclenco” wos in reality that part of the teach- {ng of solonce which in his Slow constituted Its rent iite, There need be, and thore was, no fear vf contilet between the poetry and the exact sclenco of astronomy, Science might pursue ita researches more and mire scrutiniaztngly {nto the mysteries of nature, and the pootry of nat~ ure would still incrense, With the mysterics revented, thera wore still others left for study. Nor need the man of selence fear that n poctlo presentation of the subject would deprive ns- tronomy of tho exactitude ho so greatly sought. The Newtons, the Faradays, tho Herschels, tho Tyndalls wero men with strong poctic inatincts, and tho lecturer could almost concelve that their great discourses were owing moro to their imaginative faculties, at least iu the begloning of thoir careers, than to tholr powor of close, persistent, patient consideration, Indeod, {t was duubtful ff they would havo been able to sorutinize so closely bad there not been tho ardor to search nftor now truths, Astronomy wns of all the sciences tho most utilitarian. "A fow weeks ugo Admiral Rogers, presiding utone of his‘ lectures, mentioned tho results of his own investigation Into tha actual value to man of the single series of observato- rics belonging to this country in dolinrs and | ve fulrly sata, he observed, that tho distance was cents. As he hed calculated it, [ts value waa | Somewliere about 600,000 miles, and we 1,000,000, nnd he was able to show tho results | Might be certain that it wasn't 1,000,- from the diminished rates of insurance resutt- | 000 iniles more nor that. The less than ascertainment of thisenormous distance, undor clreumnstances go unfavorable, with auch reason- nolo exactness, should be regurded aa a great triumph In the selonco of ustronomy, With tho earth represented by an inch globo, the sun by a tbrec-inck globo, and 34 yards away, tho distance of Neptune would bo sixty thnes 24 yards,—a distance beyond our power of conception, edielag: the senle, and repre- senting the sin by an inch globe, the earth's distunce from the sun would be threo fate and Neptune's orbit sixty tlmes that dfstnnco, or 180 yards,—o distance readily concelvable, PASSING TO THE TANS, ‘ the base no would be 185,000,000 miles, and the Angle so stall that it was Insulliclont to satis- factorily determine thelr distance. Alpha, in Contaur, the nearest of nil tho stars, wis 230,000 times tho distance of the sun, or over 20,000,000,- 000 of miles, and the anglo in that: case the 400th part of nsecond space on tho fuce of a watch, As to tho othor stars, tho telescupo gnve no clenr deus of tholr distances, which could SA , Ruessed nt, In shart, it wassimply impossiblo to Pleture by any scale of measurement the vust- ness of these distances, or tho enormous plan upon which tho stellar system wus constructed, It was probubly true that the telescope all re- veul stars whose light hid required mittions of yeurs to travel to this curch, and that thore were ulgo stars whose light had been traveling to- wards us evor since thoy wore mado without yet renehing us. ‘ ‘The bull was now darkened and the illustrated portion of the lecture began, Tho first_view presented on the serecn was one of the Pyra- midst. the mightlest mechanical work of man, but which, on tho scule of measyremont above referred, would bo invisible. Yet man, the smullost creature on the planet, had under. taken to mensure the distance of the sun and the senle upon which the universe was con- structed, Soveral viows were then rapldly exhibited, tho planets, ing from tho cure with which men wereuble not only to guldv ships over the surface of tho sea, but also from tho fact that, when n new rock ar shoul was discovered, the voyayer was able to determine its position, so that it might be truly indlented fn tho churts, Nevertholess, it was asubject which hud, in uddition to tte utliitarian aspect, led men to the noblest conceptions of the vastness and GRANDEUR OF THE CREATION, ‘The views of nen ages ngo, which had led them to worship the honyeouly bodies, hud, it seemed to him, thelr origin in w sort of Instinctive fecl- ingas tothe real powcr which resided amon thoso orbs, As coon na they begnn to study their motions, thoy began to recognize ovidences of great complexity. Copernicus came, and inn inoment swept this comploxity all dwuy and showed that the sun might bo looked’ upon as the ‘central orb, and nll thoso mys- terfous mdtementa explained by regarding the planets ng all travoling in the same direction trount tho gun, thus forming 2 system of tho most perfect simplicity, Waa Nature deprived of her grandcur by that discovery? So fur was that from being ‘the cuse that tho henvenly bodies now pusscased a fresh’ significance and represented an Increased domainin space, The stars might bo said to have thon reuched out- ward into apace, Instend of beluy looked upon ag mere lights in the heavens. ‘Tyco Brahe caine with fresh discoveries and fresh thevrics, and then Newton, who swept uway the mystery that still remained by showing thnt ull the move- ments of the heavenly bodies were Sapialied by tho one grent uw of gravity, Did this dis- cayery remove tho mystery. from tho fuce of Nuture? So far was It from that that tho pretest Of all mysteries that sefonce brought ofore us WAR once presented: bow it was that this wonderful force was exercised not by those badles In contact with cuch other, but apparent- ly Inepposition to tho lnw that'a body cunnot act where lt Is not. Yot the central sun acted ‘upon the plunets with whom ho was not In_con- ‘tutct, and cach planet acted upon another. Thore was, underlying aud explaliing all these np: parent nctions at a distance, that vast other permentlng ull space by which this wonderful omnipresent power of gravity peralatently act 5 From these earller considerations, Prof. Proc- showing a senlo of the distances o| and « general view of the solar ayatem with tho tracks of asteroids. In one of those thosun was larger than it should hayo been, the lect- ubout represent Ite proper size In it view of tha wholo system. After a view of pluncts “separately, showing thelr coim- tor turned to tho special subject of study forthe | Parative sizes, | tho audience gaz ovening—that ono orb, tho sun, which told us all | 8 | photograph of the full moon, wo knew about tho stars thut peopled the heay- ens, In this study, he would view tho sun not only as tho centro of tho rolur system, but also 08 i speciimon, 1 representative, star, ‘THE NOOM WAS THEN DARKENED, ami the Professor proceeded to the Mlustrative branch of his lecture. ‘The first view was one of tho sun's surface, The next was n photo- uraph, by Ruthorford, of tho sun's sputs,—a photourarh ‘af whose oxcollence ho spoke In the Haheat Prulge, while he cuutioned his audience to beware of the earlor effort of a certain En- gilsh wstronomer named Proctor in the spot-picturing line, though ho was sure that the auld astronomer's intentions when he tric to make tho plieture were porfectly good. {Laughter.] The next view—one by Sceech!— oxhilbited some of the lange spots, and waa palnt- ed toasan evidence of the yrent {inprovement in solur photography. It was the sinull bright spots which guve the sun's grent ght, every square {neh of his surfaco shining three times as brightly as a aquare inch {uminution produced “by eo lustre of trig uro even nt its best. Another vory inter- esting view showed some durk spots below the lovel of small spate; together with certain “threads” and rowa of openings, which the lecturer regarded as evidences of cyclonic storing. Anothor, by Secchl, Indicuted a mighty hurricane in the atmosphere of the sun, and Stor showing tho same result, recalled the which they wero told was over 2,000 miles indtumeter. Then came Mars, with tho usunl red tint wherewith ho 1s represonted, whose diamotor, the Professor remurked, was about 4,000 miles, In 1877 two moons which traveled Around this planct wero brought to ght by tho ald of the telescopo,—a discovery which the leet- urer referred to us ono of the grontest triumphs inastronomical researches. Thoy wero two tiny bodies, whose real siza could only be eatimated by tho amount of Ight which came from them, thoir dlumeter being probably somewhere between five and ton intles, ulthoug! San Francisco astronomer had placed it ns high os 100 miles, Were such the cuge, thoy would LOOK LIKE BLACK SPOTS through the Inrgest telescopes, whereas thoy could searcely be seen. A striking jomaillacy about those moons wna tholr very different be- hnvior, They appeared to move in opposit directions, the outer moon rising in tho cast and eotting in tha twest In something like thirty: hours, while tho nearer, traveling moro quickly,—in nbout, seven hours and { qunrterseemed . to rise in tho weat nnd sot in tho cast, phe epost motion was slmilar to the elfect uced by three traing, moving On three parallel tracks, and at diferent rates of speed, upon the mind of aper- fon on the train, poanpsty the middle track, Suppose tho train on tho left moved nt the mito effect produ ‘by a wind-storm’ rushtn; ip | of twenty miley an hour, that in the centro at acornticld, bringing tho cars together, ant tones forty iniles, and that on tho right at sixty miles wee beneath, Some | An hour, ing an myfiicete ly dark 8] lurger views were thon exhibited, notably one by Prof. Langley, of Pittsburg, which Prof, Proctor pronounced the most perfect pleture ho hil yet. keen. Tho character of tho sputa, and the cloud- Hike ahupes around them, dhowed what must hnuyo been the uproar in tho sun. Thero was nothing on earth to compare to it, Tho roar of the hurricane, tho crash of the thunderbolt, the bellow of tha yoleuno, the grouuing of the vartbquake were us nothing to tho uproar heard on overy square mnilo of the sun's surface, Prof. Proctor spoke in the highest praise of Jangenn’s recent photoprayt of tho sun ns an evlionce of tho advance tn solor photography, ‘This matter of photographing tho aun was ono of great difficulty, The sun sat such a short time for hla paetralt that there wua dan- wer of the pleture being spailed by tho undulntions of the atmosphere between himand the curth, But thore wero momonta whon these undulations were less mischievous thin at others, Junsenn’s mothod of photog- raphy was go rapid as to avall itself of thes momonta. It took just 16-100 of a second, and tho spice was bo short that the alr virtually hadn't thine to produce any ebitnyes by undulu- tions, Siuco the discovery of thia method of photogriphing the sun, . ‘THR BOTS MAD NOT DEEN VISINLE, but everything promised thnt the {nturo nprlt- cation of tho process to the oxag@ation of tho gun's Kpots promised *hat there wi things Jonrned in the domain of astronomy than bul Leen learned during tho past 200 years, Prof, Provtor thon went into the “matter of colors, referring pieusantly ta Goutho's criticism at Nowton's statemont that tho colors of the spoutran: made up tho aun’s light, and clatining that there wus deeper poctry in tho apectrum inothod of analyzing colors than thore was in tho study of thourt effocta of color, Ho thon entered “into 1 deseription of the method of spectrum analysis, oxplutitog hie subjoat by menns of further views thrown on tho screen, sud scilitue upon the process by which evion- tists have discovered tho cloments of the sun's atmosphere, ‘lo Dr. Drapor was given tho ered- itof having alscovered bright oxygen bands or nes, which proyed the | Berger ge Aine and “ita omission of more Hght than it absorbed, From a view of tho moon at celipse he showed tho * prominences" lying outside tho sun, whleb spectrum analysis showed to be nothing more nor less thun great musses of glowing tiydrogon lone Soveral views wero exhibited, Uhustratiy; he wiy in which thoge * prominences” change {n shape and appearance, alt of which indleated BH uprugh of mnatter from bolow, Ho did not bellove In the theory that this uprusl was one of hydrogen, but of matter below tho visible surface of the gun—tatter which hud been ox- polled, and, in (ts upward rush, caused tho hy- drogen to glow, — Prof, Young's investigu- tlons showed that this uprushtng matter trav. eled ut tho rate of 160 miles # second, though Prof, Proctor thought the rapidity was even greater, Hla conchistons on this hed were that. the ain might expel matter from below ita viable ‘To tho eeu in the contre, the train on tho right would uppenr to move whend, while that on the left would go behind, ‘and the result would be an uppsrent moving in opposit directions. Under the circumstances, person on tho planot Mars was upt to witness the very curious spectacle of one of the plinet’s moons setting while tho othor rose, and vicw versn. - The noxt view represented Venus, which ted the lecturer to remurk upon tho valuublo part which that planet played {n eclipses of tho sun. The next view rupregentod tho sun, whos dinmoter wns some $10,000 milcs, and his muse U44,000 timos xrenter than that of tho curth, ulthough science showed that {ts real working nings was greatly compreasod towurds tho cen- tre. Brilotly referring to a view of Jupiter, Prof, Proctor suid he proposed to show in to-night’s lecture that this planet waéultogother too young and too flery In bla energy for any one to ‘ive on It. ‘The mass of Saturn, Which was nuxt shown, was algo compressed towards tho centre, ‘Tho lecturer then proceeded to give a serios of beautltul views repreaenting Humboldt's mete. orle shower of 170%, repouted In 185) and 1846, re~ marking that thirty-throo years hud been found to bo the period In which those tiny bodics traveled around = tho | sun. joine very faint {dea of tholr distance might be bid Jn the atatomont that one eluater was fully 20,000,- 000 iniles froin the orbitof Uranus, ‘The showers or Aug, 10, known na the “Teurs of St. Law- rence," moved in an orbit twice beyond tho orbit of Neptune from tho sun, Thore wis another fan, following Billa comet, Speaking of comots, the tecturer Hkened tho known ones to tho fish which had been caught ua compared with the fish in the unfathomed fovihs of tho ‘That of 1 had wa tail 120, OO long, while the dimensions | of the others were siinilurly —iuconceivable. this. planct Although tho inhnbitunta of Wore oxpoded to tho risk of being killed by thos falling metvors, still tho risk was not ao very gront, since It was only once in about 100 yours that wo ought to expeet a death from that cause, ULaughter.) But for tho protection of the at- Mosphere through which thoy full with tho rentost velovity, tho attendant risk would be nddnitly grantor, Tho comete, though thoy vis- ited cuch plunet but once, bad consumed’ mill- fons of yeura in MAKING THESE VISITS, Tho remainder of tho lecture wus doyated to tho further exhibition of yicws of the atellur ayatoin, whose fneomparable muguitudo—and aclence taught that beyond tho known lay wid- uning and gver-widening circles of the unknown wus only anothor oyidenco of the * linmensity of Space.” Tho contemplation of all this vast- noss, suld Prof. Prootor, ulwuys inade bin feel n senso af giddiness, until it waa positively a reliog ta turn tothe fnilaitly minute, The same thought had doubtless occurred to thousands of others, and was cmbodicd in the lesson presented by’ Bhelley in t quotation with which Prof, Proctor uppropriately closed this most fusctnating lect. ble surface, but that it could not control the yee | Ure, locity of that muttor, If its velocity did not ex- See ae : cued 800 iniles a wecond tt would gridually ree ‘The Stewart Cathodral. turn, In obedlonce ta feravitution, but {f it exe . ceoded that, it would yo an into itmituble New York Sun. ‘Tho Btowart Cailedeuke in Gardon Clty, {s rap- {aly nearing completion,’ Tho orypt, bullt, wn Just reating-pluce for the romulns of Sly. Btow- urt, fg nbout finished, having cost $00,000. It ls enerally understood in Garton City’ that the jody af tho deud merchant will be deposited in spuce, tlylug farthor and fartpor from the con- traf orb, and nover returning, . A number of views were shown of the gun's coronn in the cellpses of 1468, 1889, 1870, 1871, and 1878, ‘Tho cellpse Inst year, owing lirgely to. American onterprise “and the other high- tho crypt {a April, when tho dedication of the ly favorable conditions , for muk(ng | editice by Mshop Littlejolin is expected to take observations, shed grew! and plaice, The yreat columns supporting tho dome tant Nglt on this subjewt the | of the building ure composed of different yarie- wun's extenslons,—the prominences’ thes of marblo from Italy, Franco, Scotland, Ire- ers,” and the zodlucal Ught.- In fi lund, Bwitzerland, Germany, Byrin, Portugul Kelglum, and the Mediterrancun Tslands. EMS floors, which aro about vw be lafd, will be of white Ttailan marble, two foot thick, with dark marble borders, A novel system of steam heat- ing bas been es! in Garden City, which bus proved very sucocésful, Four milog of pipe wus siall, indeed, compared .with tho élzw extensions, 40 lurge was tho true gun as com- pared with tho sin we sae... ‘A further series of views lupressed tho truth of tho Professor's stetement that our sun way butone of many guns, some of hich were oven. . JANUARY 28, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. urer remarking that a dot or a pinhole would | haye been laid through the city above the gas and water mains, nnd these pipes connect with the battery of bollers Jocnted at tho wator- works, All tho first-class buildings in tho city fro hented by there publio steam works, and tho cathedral will also bo hented In tho saino mane Te AMUSEMENTS. ITAMLIN’S, Probably, had “Carte Binnche” been In- trusted to more competent people than those engaged in its presentation at this house, the play would have made n more favorable {m- pression. The pleco isin six acts, and fa of fromantle character, Its Incldents occur in Francg during tho perlod when Richelle was a power tn the Innd, Tho personages appear to have stepped from tho melodrama of the Porte St, Martin, with their plumed liats and thelr raplers, but to the insjority of Hamlin’s company the grand sir and ho chivalric flavor characterizing that race appenrs to be un- known, Mr. Frank Alken and Miss Gene- yieve Rogers among the company may be se- lected as affordiga an ngreenble relict to tho spectator. Tho former in the first act per- sonated a waiter ata French Inn, and In the secon he figured asa motntebank, For her graceful impersonation of n young woman, Miss Rogers deserves credit, In tho guise of 8. seamstress she under. goes many persecutions .at the hands of the villain who has desing upon her: property, but sho ultimately, like all: well-reguinted heroines, comes ont victorious, and gives her hand and heart to the man of her choice, Mr. IL. A, Hilts, for hls clever assumption of an Italinn dialect part, recelved approbation. =, ntle- BELOCCA’S “ CARMEN! Mile, Belocen, who was here with the Strakosch troupe, sang the role of Carmen a fow evenings ngo, with what success is thun told by the New York Tinea: Mr. Strakosch’s company Fave thelr first performance of “Carmen” at the matinés yesterday afternoon with Mile. Belocea in tho role of the capricious heroine, For somo unexplained reason, Sigiior Baldanza, who was advertised for the part of Don Jose, did not sing, his place being’ supplied by Sigfior Lazzarini, but in other respvets the enst was the samens was announced, with Miss Lan- custer 1s AMfchacla and Sigiior Storti as He- camilla, Every artist who appears In tho rote of Carmen must expect to be compared with Miss Minnio Mauk, who, in. the _par- Innco of tha stage, ‘created the part.’ Mile, Bolacer brings much abliity to the difleult sk of Interpreting the principal part of this opera, and yesterday gave a vivactous and charming performunce, which in itself does not sulfer by comparison elther with Miss Hnauk or Miss Kellogg, the only two renlly good representatives of the part who have been heard fn this clty, Mlle. Belocea’s voice iy sulted to the music, and her personal attractions add a charin which is in keeping with the character, She was graceful in her action, and had the essential abandon, and It she had recelved better nasistanes would have made a pronounced success in the part. So far ns Carmen was concerned, thore was no question of tho merits of the performance, Mile. Belocen’s position is not a matter of doubt, aud to her alone, yesterday, Is to be credited whatever of success there wus, for she carried the opera through in spite of all tho shortcomings of her fellow-artists. BINGER’S “ AIDA.” The New York Evening Post says of Mile. Singer's aAtda: wy Mile. Singer—whntever may be jhor ex- cellenco In other parts—ts unquostlonably the best Aida that has yet appeured tn th country. Her voice Is a puro soprano of phenomenal - compass, and of a roundness, richness, and power throughout {ts whole register which invites comparison with Titlen’s noble voice tn that, (iets ainger’a beat days, Itis no effort for Mlle, Singer to protluce splendidly robust tones which alone would suftice_to arouse enthusiasm. But voice {s not Mile, Singer's chief gift; her dramatic Instinct and the Indetinable gift of investing her musical phrases with the truo fire of passion crsts a anngnetic influence over her hearers from the beginning, She had not sung dozen barg Inst night before the audience recognized her great power, artistic ns wollas physical, and after that ag each of Verdl’s dramatic phrases came from her Hips it awakened no responsive thrill In the delighted and excited audience. DRAMATIC NOTES. Mr, Frank Bangs will support Mr. Edwin Booth during tho Intter’s spring engagement. Campbell’s “Galley Slave” appears to have caught Chicago as it did In Now Y ork. Gus Williams, the clever Dutch comadian, begins on Monday next an engagement at MeVicker’s in hits new play. Miss Matle Williams, who was so long a favorit with the Colville Folly Company, is now at tho Covent Garden Theatre, London. Poole, of New York, the partner of Don- nelly, asserts that “amlet” must have peen written‘by an Irishinan, because there is a fight at the funcral, Mr. Toole fs so ill that It is feared he will he compelled to give up the occupancy of his theatro In London, His son’s death has greatly augmented his sufferings, Miss Fanny Davenport declares that tha current reports about audicnces in Toxns are grossly exaggerated, Hor audiences haye been uniformly intelligent and respectable, J, 1, Cassidy, late manager of the Almayne comedy company, goes out with Daly's * Ara- bian Night’? Hohas secured Ide Jeffreys, Ed Thorne and wife, and iy inaking ups strong company, Harry Sargent, who left for New York Monday evening, has glyen up all ides, wise- ly, of thrusting Belgarde down the throats of the people. Henceforth he will bo nsso- cinted with the business of one of the most popular men in America, ‘ John McCullough has had greatand steady prosperity this season,—having already earned over $20,000 ns his own share clenr of exptnses, Yet wo read In print that * our tragedlnys recelye Juss favorable support than in (@meryears.” Nonsensol ‘The best actors were noverso well pult as they ara now, In this country, and they never recelyed go much attention as they do now from all classes of the people.—New York I'ribune, The London orld tells us that the Irish drana, * Robert Emmet,” written by Frank Marshall for Menry Irving, Js complete, all but the Jast act, and Mr. Irving has already commenced tho study of the title rOle, for which he predicts & great success. It is un- derstood that the drama, is written by Mr. Irving's desire, in viow of hits respectful con- sideration for tho state of things which drove Emmet to rebelllon, It will bo produced first at the Lyceum, The following. are tha names and ages of some of the distinguished actors of our day: James I Anderson, 61; 8, B, Bancroft, 30; Miss Kate Butemun, 37; ‘John Billington, 50; Dion Boneleault, 60; John Broughwn, 713 J. Byron, 483 William Chippendale, 79; Jolin S. Clarke, 40; Jolin Ghuvton, 85; WIL fam Creswick, 6 + Charles Dil lon, 60; Ielen Faucit, 635 Allss Glyn, 57; Henry Howe, 68; eur! Irving, 43; Joseph Jefferson, 50; Ars: Charles Kean (Ellen ‘lree), 75; Fanny Kem- ble, Ti, Miss Neilson, 30; John Ryder, 66; kdiard 4. Sothern, 40; Barry Sulllvan, 683 Lydia Thomps 1, ‘Toole, 48; Ulinan ez, 10; piu in Webster, 883; Edwin Tooth, 40:'J. L, Wallack, Gt; William War- ren, 65.—New York Tribune. ‘The date setfor the opening of Steele Mne- kayo's New York Madison Syuare ‘Theatre is Atonday, Feb, 9, ‘he patent double stage hus been satisfactorily tested, and Ita success- ful working hing been put beyond n doubt, The elevated orchestra, which, instead of being placed In front or below the stage, has been put inmedlately above tho proscentiin arch, has also been successfully tried. ‘Che regular company conslats of Rose Coghlan, Enle Elister, Ada Gitman, Gabrielle div Bait Hlancho Galton, Cecile Rush, Genevieve Steb- bins, Annie Elister, Josephine gale een > W. Coule Plympton, Dominick Murray, duck, Thomas Whiffen, 8. "Ty ‘Ringgaltl, Frank Geston, Joseph Frankau, Richard Brennand, J. Uarton, Ed Coleman, and Bteelo Alpekaye, ple way pith ertiich He theatre will open fy a comedy-drama, In four ge! entitled "Lina Kirke.” a . MUSIOAL NOTES, Welhelm) is in Californla, playing with great success, : ‘The Emilie Melville opera company fs In San Francisco, 5 Niemann and Wachtel, the famous tenors, are soon to slug In KOnigsberg, Miss Anna Mehllg has toncluded a suc- cessful concert tour jn Holland. Blgtior Paola La Vills, formerly of th ofudinned Celiegs. of Milsie, Dub now of Now York City, jins written an acts, entitled *'rhe Duke of Hurd four M, Adolpho Fischer, the Belgl cellist, will fo, tho rotolst_ at tho ennweets the Now, York Phitharmonte Sochet Tet month, Ho wilt ply, Edouard Talay Geet certo in D (dediented by the composer to Mw Fleet » It is In tree movennenty, ire jude (nllegro maestoso), Intermezzo, ai troduction and,Rondo, 1 aud Tn Gilmore's Hand of New York, with p. 8, Gilmore, tts leador, Misa Isabel Stone, Vis rano, and Howard Reynolds, cornet, solols ein 8 concert tour of the New Engla cities Feb, 9, One of the spectal features of these concurts will be the production of Mr, Gilmore's enibte uader fila rent and local choruses aro organize in its proper presentation, neuaet lg The Cincinnatl Gazette says: “The the series of Sympnony Concerts taker ht Feb. 6, ‘Tho program tuchides as sotolsty Miss Norton, Misa Julia Gould, and prop, {lartilenen {na violoncello solv, Miss Nor. ton and Miss Gould appear with the women's voices of the Soller Chofr fn that exquisit mumnber by Greig, “Ihe Clolater Gate.” Thy, compoasttion was given last winter In ong ot tho syinphony: converte, und there fie tx pressed n general desire for its repetitio, ore was no room for !t nt that thine.” tbat $$ STATE ATFAIRS, IOWA. Des Mornes, Ia., Jan, 27,—In the Houg, the Committee on Judiciary reported back bills, recommending thelr passage, giv) Judges power to fix the penalty ina Thurder case where tho defendant pleads guilty; a) providing for writs of error incriminat enses> also, exempting from execution benefits pay. able by mutual and benevolent Societies: also, providing for appeals from decisions of tho Commissioners of Insang; also, Tequlring copies of pleadings filed for tho use of op. posit parties; also, for appraisement of prop. crly to besold under chattel mortgage, ant to reduce tho fees of officers. Tho Committec on tho Pay of Public on. cers reported back tho bill, recommeniting its passage, for the abolishment of shorthand court reporters incriiminal eases, but retained ns tocivil causes, $50 day, when demanded by litigants only, Mr, Fisher, of Montgomery, presented resolution declaring that there should be ap. propriuted $325, to pay the war bonds ot the State due in 1881, and that there be no In crease in the levy of taxation over two mills, which was referred, after considerable diy cussion, to the Ways and Means Comunittee, ‘The bill giving the Court power to fix the penalty Ina murder trial when the defend. ant pleads guiity, passed under a suspension of the rules, A joint memorial and resolution askin, Congress to remit and abate the Inter: revenue legacy tax, and instructing the lowa Congressmen to vote therefor, was adopted, Bills were read and referred to reduce the Panel of- trial juries in Cireult Courts to eighteen, and trial jury to twelve, and six by agreement; niso, to define the duties ol ‘county Auditors; also, providing for prosecuting for offenses against ordinancesut elties of the second clings; also, restraining mortgagors from committing waste on mort gage premises; also, fixing the salary of county officers; also, Teauilrinng the registra. tion of voters in towns of 3,000 population; also, rezulating nppeals froin Justices? courts: also, Ancrenstai @ penalty for burgtary in the tlaytime; also, to give to the county poor fund all the money recelved from Ileenses to sell ale and beer} also, requiring railroad companies to bulld and ‘repair fences; also, providing uniform text-books in publi schools; also affixing the penalty of fine and imprisonment for selling or flying. liquor to milnor persons; also, to provide for the pay- ment of the Sthte War bonds, In tho Senate bills were read and referred regulating trials in clyil suits; also, to pun Ish petty offenses agalnst personal property; also, to allow towns to vote to restrain stock running at large; also, to defing the manner of completing levy on execution; also, to mako getting drunk « misdemesnor, and authorizing pence officergto arrest such and place them in jail; also, fo reduce the salary of Gounty Trensurers and Auditors. At 10:45 the Senate adjourned till to-mor Tow. ‘WISCONSIN. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mapison, Wis, Jan, 27.—In. the Senate Dills were introduced annexing Bay View to Milwaukee, and to create an additional ward in said elty, In the Assembly a memorial ‘to Congress was introduced asking that the City of Mil waukee be relmbursed to the amount of $340,000, spent in harbor improvements at that place, which should have been wider taken by the General Government; aéso ask- ng foran Appropriation for the constructloa of a harbor of refuge at Milwaukee, A bill was Introduced making the legal rato of interest 6 per cent, The bill to repeal tha Tramp Inw of last year was killed, A bill will be introduced_{n-the Senate lo the mornin; Senator Houghton, Chal ian of the Judiciary Committee, amending the Revised Statutes rotating to mandamis. It provides in any proceedings of mandamus neainst the Board of State Canvassers In the Supreme Court to compel the execution ard delivery of certificates of election, to any person claiming to havebeen elected to office, inember of tho Legislature of Wisconsin, of member of Congress, or Presidential Elector at any general or special election, the Cow may, if deemed necessary to promote the ends of justice, Inquire Info the facts of such election, Irrespective of the election returns and determine In fact who was clected te such ofiies by the greater number of votes cast. ‘This law will obviate any such troubles ag are now engaging the people of Maine, RUODE ISLAND. Provipence, R. 1, Jan. 27,—The Gor ernor, in his annual message, recommends that women be given the right to vote on the sehool quession, and that prohibition take the place of the present liquor law, HYDROPHOBLA. A Woman In Philadelphia Dice After Suffering Untold Agony. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Propavereuta, Pa, Jan, 27—Mrs. Mary B, Lindermier {8 lying dead from hydropho- bia, Her death was one of agony, She cat ried ona saloon at 614 North Fourth strech She was a healthy, robust woman of 47, She had a remarkable fondness for dogs, and wos in the habit of haying halé a dozen, around her all the time. Six or elght weeks ago she was attracted, while out walking, by the yelping of two of her poodles, A strange cur was worrying them, and when she tried to driva it away, It snapped nt her and bit her slightly In the. finger. She patd no attention to It, and thought no fur ther of the slight wound, Last week Tuc+ day she complained of weariness and ols ° sharp pain in her arm, The next day sto falt no ill effects, but on Thursday tho pains returned, Dr. James Collins was called in and prescribed for her. By Saturday sho de yeloped alanning symptoms, and showed ® great dread of water, Three or four more physicians were summoned, and they pr scribed the South American Indlan worst Tow poison, Wourall, camphor, and opium wore also used, Saturday night ste appea! much. better, and complained of thirst, but when water was given her she «roppe the Fass, exclaiming: “I can’t drink, WY heart, would stop,” Tier lost drink was Sut day evening, when she swallowed, with grea diMcuity, a ittle milk punch, Then at, mutch worse, and her sufferin; from hirst was terrible. She was suspicious 0! everybody. The temperature of her body Ine creased, and a frothy, viseld flukd came frow her mouth. In a spasm, Sunday, her terter was increased by lmag! ning, that halr nt Erawing from her tongue. She would nol eve that she had hydrophobla, and was consclous most of thetlino until within a few hours of her death yesterday, The spast were frequent, but the powerful medlclues kept them partially undor control, ————————— BANKERS! CONVENTION, Bptciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. f Nasuvirie, Tenn, Jan. 97,—Prominet! bankers of the State will meet In conventiva in Nashville this week, and our banklog me are now anaking preparations for the eyed’ It ls understood tual ie object of the Con yention will be to take Into consideration the propriety of sending a petition to Cong! ing for the repeal of the luw levying ue Sree tax k 08 au 18, and also neh w requiring to be stamped, a