Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1880, Page 6

J “ eee oer A apa hei ae weantas. o ———$—— CRIMINAL NEWS. A Farmer Near Detroit Mys- teriously Assasinated Tuesday Night. While Reading in His Home He Is Shot Through a Window. A Young Man Murders His ' Pather-in-Law in the Streets of Peorliw Suspicious Death of a Wealthy Gentleman at Omaha, Neb. His Son Suspected of Having Admin- istorod Prussic Acid. Disgraceful Strect-Fight Between Ex- Officials at Cincinnati Yesterday. ANOTHER MURDER, Speetal Dispnteh to The Chteago ‘Tribune, Dernorr, Mich, Feb, 10.—Another black deed of villainy was nided to the erlintnal calendar of Michigan Inst night in the Town of Ecorse, this county, when Miles Conrad, awell-toddo farmer, was ussasinated by nn unknown man in his own house, In May Inst Conrad was shot by his hired man, and, as it was thonglit at the time, fatally wound- ed. Atter lingering some time between Ilfo and death he recovered. The man who shot him eseaped conviction through some technicality, and now ives within a fow miles of Conrad’s home, It was first thought he was implicated jn tho murder, but succeeded in establishing am alibi at the very outset. Last night Conrad was seated by the stove fending, Is wife and children being asleep in an nd Joining: room, Sud iy and without his having tho lenst suspleio: hat he was watehed by an assasin, a sharp report of arevolver rang out on the Stull aight alr, and Conrad fell forward on. tho ‘floor, hig last words being: “Oh, Tiattte, £ amshot!? Mrs, Conrad sprang from bed, and ran to her husband, but he was dead. It was found that the nssasin hind steod at the window, and, taking deliberate atm amt Conrad, fired. As ho attempt was made to rob the house, it is not known what. hintive prompted the assasin to take Conrad's life. Suspicion rests on a negro who some yours ago) was sentenced to State's Prison ‘ar robbery on Conrad's premises, and who had threatened his Mite. ‘The negro served this time, and has since lived In this vjelnity, Hc has not been seen since the murder, KILLED FOR FIVE CENTS. Spectat Dupateh to The Chteago Tribune. * Santa Fe, NM, Feb, 10.—The advent of the railroad has brought © number of gam- blers and roughs into town, and the crack of the pistol is a sound heard not infrequently. At about noon to-day a bridge-builder em- ployed by the railroad, named Jnek Arm- Strong entered the saloon of Noah Dunn with a friend and ordered a drink, tendering {ii payment a $5 bill. "The drinks wore mixed, and Dunn returned Arinstrong $4.76 change, upon which the latter: demanded five cents more. Dunn told him that he had charged him) only regular price, upon which Armstrong, with the exclamation, “ VI get my change,” drew a revolver and fired, tho hall striking Dunn just over the left eye, killlog him instantly.” Anustrong fled, and has not yet been arrested. ‘Ten mounted men are after him, and, if caught, he will probably be lynehed, as Dann was popular with everybody, and his murderer the re verse. Dunn was from Nashville, havin married a Loulsville girl two weeks ago, an Arnistrong fs from Dallas, ‘Tex. 2 CINCINNATI STREET FIGITT. Cin ATI, O., Feb. 10—A somewhat serlous street fight, in which prominent ex- oMiceholders were engaged, took place to- day. ‘The disturbing cause was a charge made by ex-Sherlf Wallace that Lew Irwli, witlle’a candidate for Proseeuting-Attorney, give C. W, Baker, ex-Prosecuting-Attorney, $1,000 to pay L. G. Bernard, then County Clerk, to manipulate the returns so aos to givo him the _certitiente, and that afterward, when the Court decided agalist Irwin, he tried to get the anoney buek, Irwin met Wallace to-day, and asked his authority, Wallace said ft was dJainvs Moloney, formerly Assistant Prose- cuting-Attorney. Atoloucy being present, Te sented this statement with a blow, where upon tha whole party becamo involved in a fight, in which both Wallace and Irwin were Injured. It is expected that the publtetty now given to the charge may Jerd to an Lie vestigation, KILLED WIS FA'LUER-IN-LAW. . Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunes * Peonta, Ill, Feb. 10.—dJacob Frye, apromi- nent eltizen of this place and once n com mission merchant of Chicago, was shot dead on tho street to-«tay by hts son-in-law, Luther B. McKinney, The trouble. arose from tha fact that Mrs, McKinney had left her hus- band on account of brutal treatment, and ind applied for n divorce, After he was shot Frye fired two shots, breaking MeKin- ney'sarm. Jacob Frye’s futher was shot pie killed about twenty years ago by n dis fer named Carroll, te” bullet” hitthng hin dn the breast In nearly the same plice as that killing his son Jacob, é SUSVICIOUS DEAT. Bpectat Dispatch to The Catcago Tribune, Ostaua, Neb., Feb. 10,—C, (i, Lawrence, of Brattleboro, Vt. died suddenly under sus- piclous cireunstanees at Grand Island a fow daysago, His son Frank, who resides in Chicago, and wha way with hin, has been arrested on suspicion of polsoning him with prussic acld, this poison being found In its possession, Symptoms connected with the oldinan's death tend to fudiente the nd- ministration of polsans The tuther hud $5,000 Wfe-insuranes Jn the Knickerbocker and ,000 fn the Travellers of Hartford. ‘The ex- wmivation willbe held on tho 4th of Keb- fury. ‘ A TINEF SIIOT. _ Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, . Kansas Ciry, Mo., Feb. 10.—A noted thief named Steve Detrlek was fatally wounded hy Oftcer, Flahive at7 o'clock this evening, a8 he was trylng to escape after committing a burglary, on Bell Brothers’ commission house, Detrick wus discovered by one of | the firm, and dashed into. an alley, when the offeer. caught sight of him,’ and started In. pursuit. After run of three blocks, and upon entering a deep cut, Flalilve tired two shots, the last one SUKI the fugitive near the base of the spine, and, pissing into the cavity of the bowels, caused a wound whieh witlresult In death th a short tine, Miahive was exonerated from all blame and hnnediately resumed his duties. ‘The Ulstance between the officer and the fugitive when the shot was flred was fully fifty yards, MEMPHIS. Mears, ‘Lenn, Feb, 10—This morning at V o'clock tho usher of St. Peter’s Catholle Chureh, the largest In tho elty, situated on Aduins street, within a square and a half of the police station, on entering the edifice, found 9 young lady 17 years of age about be ing ravished by n negro, who fled on the ap proach of the usher, The young lady had entered tho church to say prayers, und, wAllY kneeling, was iyprowched mhawires by the negro, who fad followed her, and who ti te Jy attempted te outrage her. Mer eres for help uttracted the attention of thy usher, who went to her assistance in Une to prevent the brute from perpetrating his horrible design, ‘The police ure bearching for the negro, COWLEY. . New Your, Feb. 10.—The Rev. Rdward Cowley, on trial for starving and Ml-treathny the children wader his care Inthe Shepherd's Fold, was admitted to ball to-day $n $7,500, Nig bondsmen beng the Rey. Morgan Dix, of “Trinity Chureh, und the Rev. Dr. Robert 5, Lowland, of the Church of Heavenly Rest, who quatificd tn $10,000. Mr. Cowley, nga result, dil not spend the ntzht In the ‘lombs, bul lett the Court with his New Your, Feb, 10, Fowley has sent in his resignation ay Super- Intendent of the Shepherd's Fold, and it has hee heregted, ‘A. commition of Iailes has Bota appointed to take charge of the institu jon, rhends, he Rey, Edward BRERSEY'S CRIM, Spretal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Srrmerieny, TL, Feb. 10.—The Utilted States Grand Jury toalay returned an indlet- ment against Joseph Nersey, of Woodbury ‘Yownship, Cumberland County, for commit. (ime frauds as judas at the Congressional elvetion. ‘The partleulars of Bergey's offense were fully detailed in Monday’s Trius, CTILONOVORMED, Ctretyxati, Feb, 10.—Scott Cooper, a Prominent stockdealer, was robbed in a hotel at Brookville, Ind., this morning, of $3,000, Cooper was found nt 6 o'clock by the pro prictorof the hotel bannd tothe bed, gaged, and fi an tuconsclous condition. ‘The thet Jad used chloroform to overcome his victim PHISONER KILLED, Menmpmis, ‘Tenn, Feb. 10—Friday night nineteen colored prisoners, confined in the County Workhouse here, eseaped. One was killed hy a etiurd white attempting his rearrest. ‘Tifrteent were reenaptured nud tive are still at large, 2 NEW UINLAL REFUSED, . New York, Feb, 10.—The Supreme Court has refused a new trial to Edward Reinhardt, convicled of the murder of hts wife on Staten Island, —— MRS. DILLINGITAM, Lonpoxperny, N. IL, Feb. 10,—Mrs, Die Ungham died to-night, VIRGINIA EDITORS AT WAR. A Supposed Suggestion of an Appeal to the Codo Vigorously Declined by One of the Contestant—Interesting Cor- reapondonce Between Kwo “Chrine tans, Hy Telearaph to New York Herald, Ricumoenp, Va, Feb. 8—Tho Richmond Whty, Issued to-day, contains two columns of correspondence whleh took place in Lyneh- burg between its editor, Mr. W. CG. Elan, and Mr, Charles W, Button, editer of the Lynehburg Virghvian, in relation to a recent controversy between the two papers. Mr, Elan demanded, through lis friend, the re- traction of eertatndanguage of the Virgintan whieh he deemed Insulting and personal to him. Mr. Button replled that until an-objec- tlonable article In the Wily is withdrawn or explained hie declined to comply In any re- spect with Elam’s demand, ° This was followed bya letter from Elam requesting Button to put his friend, the bearer, in prompt communteation with the gentioman he (Button) might select, this with a view to a meeting under the rules of the code, Button replies ina long letter, which concludes as follow “Ant now, assuniig that further corre- spondenee between us fs useless, you Invite tg to naine a friend who, with your frlend, will take wp the diseussion at stich place as these tio friends may agree upon, I know, str, Just what that means, and it would be distngentous In me tqconnutt this amatter to another when L know, aml you ought to know, that could not” aeeept the legitinate result of such oan — initial proceeding, 1 do not propose in any contingency to follow you outof this State ont hostile errand in violation of the laws of God and iy country, nor do TL care to add to the number of fools whose quarrels are, through such intervention as you propose mneably aud honorably adjusted. E will further’ tell you, whit ‘It seems to me you shoutd lave known, that us a Christian tan Lain opposed to dueling, do not necept the so-called ‘Code of Honor, and hereby de- clare that no power on carth could Induce me to do violence to. my conselence in this regard. 1 do not wish to shoot at and kill you, tor do LT intend to be x viethn ton Wicked and barbarous practice that my soul abhors, Besides, I think that my life. is worth more than yours, for Lam ‘devoting the remnant of it that remalngs to the incul- eution of private morality and uprleht. prin- elples of public polley, trom which L shalt not be deterred by the tear of man, “Amt now, it it be of any satisfaction to say that [ refuse to necept an invitation to the fleld, you are at full liberty to. such fs the fact. My conseienes would make acoward of me, Lim sure, were L thus to viutate it, thongh J am always ready to de fend myself if attacked.” To this deelaration Elam Toplles, erlticlsing Button's course very severely, and winding up as follows: “4n conclusion; you announce yourself a Christinn man, who ts opposed to dneling and the eode of honor, 1 know nothing of you personally, exeept as you have revenled yourself in this discussion, but it is enough to say that dueling and the code of honor’ Jhave been brought into this matter only by yourself. am no duel Ist, am ono devotes of the code of honor, so enlled, and when you clain to Den Christian man'] shall not by ny silence perinit it to be inferred that [am not a Chrig- Uns but [do not recogulze that sort of Christhiulty which, used as the shield of ma- Henant and slanderous cowardice, which, guilty of all uncharitableness, seeks to avoid the consequences by a loud professlon of faiths ner will the ptiie, Christinn or un- ehiristian, have much respect. for that nan who deellnes the arbitration” of mutual friends upon the avowed pretext that it muy. lend to & personal encounter under equal condtions, where none are endangered but the pelnelals, and yet invites and provokes # genera brawl in which his antagonist fu qt at avery disadvantage, and where the Ives of niany imay be fegnnrdiael by the truculent declaration that “1 am always ready te defend myself It attacked,” Now permit me to say that Lam not aed in rawling. Lai, rhea the inildest: man- nered man that ever cdlied a ne vapuper, or, f you please, that ever scuttled a ship, You, Thave learned sinea my arrival bere, are 0 man in years, Lalso am gray,~nay, hoary, ‘Tho fwpression that Lam a hot youth may as, well bo removed at once, ‘That you huye de- elined all demands and overtures from ie, even golng so far as to claim that your Ife fs wore valuable than mine,—a plagiarism, fromthe polite letter of which an editor should be ashamed,—puts upon me, on due consideration, the disagreeable necessity ot suying that in the mutter between Wa your couduet hus been = that of the slanderer, thu coward, and the Phari- see, Lexpeet to remain in Lynehburg wntil five minutes to 3 deuistodiy, when {take the tral tor Richmond, and -In the Rleimond Why, as here and now, shall characterizs and denounce your course in this affalr ag Pea ee vowardly, and Pharisaleal, and proveit. ‘ ‘This lust letter Mr. Button dcelined to re- velve, whereupon Mr, Walters, who was the earer of it, Informed him of the ehurieter of {tx contents, and stited where his friend Mfr. Elam could be found anti five minutes before 3 pom, on Friday, at which thie he would leave for Bichmond, Mr Button duply replled; * Wall, slr, he is at Mberty to ——— A TERRIBLE DEATH, Conumnvs, 0., Feb, 10.—Fred Hill, a saloon: keeper of this city, dled in the Clty Prigon this forenoon of deliriuin tremens, Hill was. looked up on Sunulay Wight on a charge of keeping a disorderly house, Ie waa an ox prizetishter, and lid been looked on ag an, wud churacter, —————_— STRIKE, Quaxentown, Pa., Feb, 10,—Tho moliers, who recelyed a 5 per cent advance In wages Satucday, have struck for 15 per cont. —_——$<$———$——— THE HANLAN-COURTNEY RACE, New Your, Feb, 10—All obstacles to the Hanlan-Courtney raco are apparently. re- moved. Riley is expected to outer. The forfelt money amounts to $1,500, Speelat Dispatch to Tha Uatcaga Tribune, New Yonk, Feb, Mr. Soule, who offers the $6,000 prizo for the winner In the Hankin Courtney racy to come of at Washington Clty: about Say 2), left tis alty to-day for home, hiev= ing just visited Washington. Ho states that lu hud'an dnterview with the President and a num ber of Congrossinen, all of who are enthuslass Mio over tho upprouching contest. Ho placed in Dlufkle's bunds to-day a certiicate of deposit for €0,000, which fs not to bw pal to any one une leet ao rue oeeurs. By the terms under which Hankin deposited bis forfeit of $30), the entivo procecds of the race were to wo tose winnpr. Hy the terms under which Courtney deposited ts furfelt of 8500, tha cons testante were to slur equally tho proceeds Of the sule ot dekets, A fetter hag been received from Huntin waly- dng all grounds of ditferency on his purt, Ilo Ay 80, for: THE CHCA TRIBUNE: WED MSHA, FEBRUARY 11, 188C—TWELVE PAGK shuply Insists that Mr. Jnmes Riley shall be ens tered nud be present, and ff Courtney falls row Tlley shall take his place b securiag tho payment of tho prize-monoy to some one. Under tho teria of tho depoalt. Soule ongreed to. forward at check for 8400 (o Hlaikie for Riley's forfelt. as soon as ho renched home, Kiley isnt present at. Karate, anil is reported in good condition, Should therg boa prospect of an adjourmpent of Congress before May A), itis Nkoly that the race will come off before that date. LOCAL CRIME. TMTE ORSCENTTY CASES, Another “queer” audienee thronged Com- tnlssfoner Hoyne’s court-room yesterday att ernoon, and hing around three or four hours Ustening to the evidence in the WIittuns sintbense, The defense tried to show, first by Tforton and then by the defendant hhn- self, that Special Agents Stunrtand Henshaw had passed certain speelnen pictures ng mall- able, and certain othors, on account of thelr obseentty, 9 unminilable, and. that the malta: Ie specimens were those which lind easel the present row, Willians admitted that le had done business under several names, andl had sent out from 20 to 500 pictures a week, but dented that he had ever sent anything obscene through the mails, At the vequest of lis counsel, My. Dow, he preduced. speelinens of the literature referred to Sat- urduy, and they proved ON but get tonal, "The Lusttil ‘turk? wis simply an old ant worthless jokebook, with that take Ang title pasted on, the front, eover, while “Fanny” and A Week with Fauny?? were nothing more nor Jess than a coupleof sutall, old-fashioned Sunday-school books Issued by the American Sunday-Sehool Union, and re- vised by same sanctified committee or other aa the most harmless sort of Intellectual pa ulm Fanny HO” turned ont to be doo Miller's” Joke book revamped. Sueh, cording to Williams, was the extent of Tis olfending in this respeet, and no more. ‘The Specht Agents. per contra, testified ‘that thoy hal never pa any oof the plet- ures exhibited, or anything slmtlar thereto, asinallable, Capt. MeGrath mace some few corrections In his testimony, and before: lie left the 8 shown by Mr, Dow a nude n Serlhncr's Monthly and Nes ¥ ed wh us th constdered [Lobseene. 0: hot, Ils reply rit it nll depended upon assoctation—a reply whieh pleased the coun vedingly as contirmine his position. he young ni whe carried the Govern- ment’s case on his Atias-like shoutders dit not deem it worth while to make any argue ment. Mr, Dow more than made up for his modesty, however, by talking for half or three-quarters. of an hour on’ some ‘of the poluts in the case and more ontside of It. The Court finally took the matter under ad Visement ntl! 0:50 o'clock this morning, when Williams will know Ifs fate and Ior- fon will be holsted on the rack, THE MEXICAN PLAN. Thteves last evening inaugurated a line of erlme whieh had quite anextended runabout this time last year, and which resulted tn at Teast one murder,—that of old man Bolinow, Along about 9 o’elock In tho ovening n gang of some seven or eight young robbers made na sudden deseent upon Ehr- man’s dry goods store at theeorner of Hoyne avenue nnd Twenty-second street, and with handkerehlefs fastened about thelr heads to conceal thelr features, and revolvers in their hans ready for use, made a rush through the front door of the store, ‘hero were present in the store at the time Mr. Ehrman, whose years are beginning to tell upon him, and two Jandy customers, ‘The rufinns ‘de- manded money, and placing revolvers nt the heads of the Indies demanded what little they had about them. They screamed with terror, give up uboub St, ant the more uy were ordered to keep quiet, the more | they sereamed. In the ineanthne w few of the gang had been paying partleular attention to Mr, Eheunn,, and, when he refused to give wp lis. cash,’ they: beat him about the head with thalr revoly- ers, punched and him fn-a brutal manner. ls Injuries are, however, confined ton few bruises and some three or four sealp wounds, whieh are not. at all serious.. ‘Phe robbers senmpered wway without securing any more plunder, and ran southwest neross the prulrie, Nearly the worst. feature about theoecurrence ts that nelther Mr, Ehrman nor the Indies are able to aive any deseription of the robbers, beyond the fact that they were very youn sincn. ‘Tho Ifiinuin street police hear of the robbery shortly after, snd pollec- men wero seattered In nll dlrectlons to look after the band of inarauders, Telegrams weresent to the adjoining police districts, and st comnpicte measures taken that the robbers enn hardly eseape capture. It was fully expected that the same band would perpetrate other outrages, but not one was reported up to midnight, ‘The dry goods store of Mr. Ehrman fs quite isolated, and by keeplug only sinall siuns of cash on hand he hag kept hhnsel€ well prepared for such un- welcome vislturs, SNEAK-TILEVING. A.M. Thompson, 9 boarder at the Clifton House, yesterday followed Jennie Smith and Maud Davenport along State street until he neta pollceman, when he caused their ar rest. ‘The girls ate roomers at No. 970 State street, and the cause of tho arrest was 0 $70 fur-lined elreutar ‘clonk whieh Maud wore, and which Mr. ‘Thompson identilled ns be- longing to a Indy boarding also at the Clifton House, and front whose room it was stolen 9 few days ago during her attendance at meals, in the dining-room. Mund appeared greatly surprised, but, after a few moments? thoneht, concluded to_ tell all she knew about the garment. It was given her last Saturday night by a young man named Frank Sinith, whose acquaintance she had recently formed, and who had taken # great. fancy to her.” He explained that he was able to make her go slegant a present, because he bought the cloak ata vory low price. Jeunto. then told what she knew, Sinith told her that tho cloak was stolen, but asked her nob fotell Mand, as sho might be unwilling to wear It, and would certainly think less of hin. Jennle consented to go aut with Olleer Holland tu search of Stith, and not long thereafter he was arrested In a sitoon on State street, Ile has every look of a young snenk-tiiet, aud eliins to have came here re- cently from Butfalo, ——— TIGUWAY-ROLBBERY. A, Jackson, connected with Fowler Bros, packers, wos assanited Monday Bvening ahout 10 o'clock nt the corner of Langley avenue nnd Oakley boulevard, and robbed of a gald woteh and chain, and a small amount ofcusl, His assailants were two ruiliang, of whom he coult give no description, ‘They frst struck himover the bead with» club, than choked hin, and rifled his pockets, leay- yf him ina senseless condition. Dr. Paylor sect his Younds, and he will bo lald up for several days. “Ihe polivo will get thelr frst jirtormatlon on the subject hn this para- graph, ARRESTS, Jullus Edwin, 0 saloonkeepor nt No. 78 Purplo: etreet, wns arrested Jast evening Upon a State warrant, charged with selling Hquor to minors, whieh was sworn out by Androw Paxton, agent of the Temperance League. ‘Two days ago Edwinwas charged y aving sold Mquor to Henry Doescher, ra of uge, who was found helptesly drunk in an alley tn the neighborhood by -Oniecr Maher, Polleemen and reporters ran, upon hearin aplstol shot, at 11 o'clock last iets to the elgar store and bagnio at No. 310 Clark street, [frealded over by by Bell, in one of the ner rooms an inmate, named Jennie Wil- son, Who has been drinking heavily for a Week or two, was found lying on tho floor In, avswoon, bitt eho had evidently not suceeded In uhoutfug herself with the revolver which lay smoking beside her, “She was taken to the Armory, Ainor arrests: Edward and James Gardner. aud John Russell, larceny of a gold wateh and chakn from John Long, who the polles allege stole In the borrowing way from his brothertu-law; John Scott, alias Pag,” eharged with Tabby Fred Walter, a news- boy, Hying at NoHO Walnut street, of his cash possessions; Peter Flnerty, lnrceny of a wateh frond. 2. Audenried’s coal office at No, Hb Green street, THE JUSTICES, ‘Tho notortous “Hid Toulthan was put under bonds of $200 to appear before Justlee Stunmertield Feb. 14 to puswer to a charge of yagrancy. Houllhan isa hard character, and should bo disposed of. dames Gallagher went beforedustice8cully yesterday and swore out warrants for the arrest of James Maglus and Mrs. C, Higgins, charging them with nssautt wlth a deadly Weapon, Ue ulleges that they attacked him with brieks and threatened to kill him, Ho drew'n rovolver in self-defense, and then pro ceeded to swear out the warrants, They were arrested and put under bonts of $200 each to appear Feb, 90. : ‘Thomas Mortarty, charged with robbery, was up before Justlee Suminerticld yester, day. He was bound over to the Criminal Court in bonds of $600, In default of wiilelt he went over to the County datl ‘ ‘Thomas F, Ryan was run in yesterday on suspleion of having been concer in th robbery of Fad. Lindstrand’s Jew on Twenty-second street. He was pul. under bonts of 81,400 to appear befors Justlees Ingersoll to-day, There kins been constderable trouble lately hetween tho members of Lodge No. Sof the Cesko-Slov 7.0, Radi, a Holtemian benevn- lent soelety haying rooms on the West Side, and the tnipleasantness hing brought them be fore the courts, Tt appenrs that some. tle tuo one Matey Hasek was elected to the po- sition of Treasurer of the Soctety, and atin Tate meeting IE was discovered that he lid ape prieriated S10 of the funds and a book be- mining to the Order to bis own use, ‘This discovery caused trouble, ond a guarrel, ented In whlelt dan Hurt threatened to. hue pale Franta Brandl on dhe pointof the lodge sword, ‘The outcome of the atfale was two warrtnts,—ong against Hasek for lireeny as bailee, nnd the other agalnst Turt for assault with o deadly weapon, ‘They appeared bee fore Justices Eberhardt yesterday and took a change of venue to dusiles Brown, Tespent yesterday afternodn hearing the larceny ense, nnd WHE probably bo engaged on the two eases for somo thiys to come, a3 the witnesses are Inmumernble, Justles Walsh: Jaw 9, and robbing of S075 Paul Klotzbucher, a hay peddter Ilving at the corner of ‘Thirty: uiith street anil Western avenue, $1,000 to the Criminal Courts John Fitzgerald and George Hillard, same. charge, lismisseds Jolin Denn, stpposed to be ane of severn younz men who, about two weeks mz, as- saulted, shot at, and stlshtly wounded Frank Bleling, of No. 158 Maxwell street, $300 to the Ulth: David) Connors. 0 teanister charged with running down a Itile boy named Englethaler, wha is at the County Hospital recovering from the amputation of one of his legs, $500 to the 20th: Jolin Cur. tain, one of the young brutes who outra- xeously assailed George Wilson and wife nt thelr home, No, 88 Cork street, $500 to. the Criminal Court; Alexander White, allay Ross, larceny of v cont, from J. 1 Menker, and a sum of money from dulie West, of Nos, 425 ant Ti Milwaukee: avente, $200 upon each charge to the Criminal Court; Peter Cahill, caught allem pili to break into iw freight-car loaded with silver bullion an the Northwestern Tallread, $800 to the Criminal Court. Justtee Wallace: Fred Ach- ten, Jareeny of n rlng from Carrle Scott, 8400 tothe Criminal Court; Samuel M. Colvin, alias Rust, the young man who forged the nanies of A. B, Bell and. W. Middleton to orders on tho Commercial Hotel for money and board, $300 fo the Criminal Court. ———— MEXICO. A Schemo for tts “ Americantzation.» Dispatch to Cluctnnatt Enquirer, Wasuixatoy, D.C, eb. t—A desperate effort ix being made to renew the agitation ot the question of a war of conquest with Mex!- co, Atits back area lot of New York enpl- tallsts antl adventurers, who want to get thelr clutches on some valuable silver mites. ‘The first act of thelr well-conceived plan is tho Issue to-tlay of 1 thirty-six column news- paper, contalning tho proclamation of one Gen. Dalrymple, who clilns te be the head ofan army of occupation of 50,000 men, which it ls propased to ralse, and tender its services to the Untied States, ‘The proclamation recites that, “This Goy- erninent having fatled to carry out a foreign poliey by which our country can inereass her power and dominion so that she may frldu her mission in the cause of universal frec- dom, thesovereign citizens, whose will Is luv, are compelled to resume those rights whiclt thelr representatives have neglected to exer- else. Acton at the present thine is of vast importance, ag, Ina Mette while, nize, disease, Kilby, holding un and death will claim the renowned of ane 0, pt ny its warriors, It is therefore decided orgnuize at once the grand arm oveupation, It will be governed the United States urmy regulations, purpose is to Americanize certain fo! 3, In the partial division of which-every, soldier wit hive s competency, with an op portunity o£ civil and'commerelal ady: nent, After swearlng fealty to the ne Cioy- erninent, the original owners of the militory Jand and syndleate Jand will be Indemnified by interest-bearing bonds of the new Repub- le, whosu perminence itis their poliey to support. All vested Etiropentt interests will bo respected, ‘Lhe inhabitants, no longer subject to tyranny ani revolution, wlil enjoy Stale Governments under thelr tmmedtate control, with the right of representation in the general administration. Justice to each citizen, equalily before the law, and the Snallenaple rights of freemen are gunran- teed, Pence will cease her tlutterIngs and fold hor wings over the new Republic. Our duty having been performed, then national trisdiction will be surrendered tothe United States and merged thereln, after favorable conenrrent aetlon by the requisit huvful rep- resentatives, subject to tha paramount con- ditlon that all grants and agreements made under authority from these headquarters be comirmed and — ratified, inelading | the yalldity of limited = monopoly charters, tho payment of all war expenditures id the guarantee of land, money, and rublle offlee to overy member of the grand army of occupation. If these just and rensounble terms be not agreed upon, the new Republle will flourish under our care ns separate and independent Govern hose domain will be enlarged by: future acquisitions.” a. communication to the paper says: “It is well Known, that rich capitalists in New York and San Francisco have expresseit themselves in favor of tho objects of this ex. pedltion, nnd are road to furnlsh $15,000,000, aud make $500,000,000 by the monopoly ot all the silver nnd’ gold mines alone, “Sfexico and Manifest. Destiny? fs the watel-word of tie hour, Millons vf our vitizens will be enrlehed, and an era of unprecedested pros: perlty will dawn upon the Republic.” THE CIHINCH-BUG. Sweeping HReaults of Their Ravage Remedios Proposed. Wasirnaroy, D. C., Feb, 0.—Dr, Cyrus “Thomas, President of tho IMnols University, at Carbondale, and member of the United States Entomological Commilsston, has just completed a valuable paper on the chinch- bug, Its history, characteristics, and habits, and the means of destroying it or counteract- Ing its injurles, He says tho chineh-bug is unquestionably tho most formidable insect pest with which the farmers within tho wheat-producing area of tho United States have to contend, ‘The Jocusts of the West ara the only crent- tures of this class whose multiplications causes more sweeping destruction than that ofthis dhuinutlyy and seemingly insigniti- cant Insect, The loss from this Insect tn IMlnols nlono fn 1850 was estimated at $4,000,000, nn avorage of $4.70 to evory man, woman, and child thon living in the State. Ttattained the maximum of development In the summer of 1814, In the extensive wheat ad corn flelds of the Valluy of tho Missis- slppl, and in that single year three-fourths of the wheat and ong-half of the corn crops Were destroyed throughout many extensive districts, comprising almost tha entire Northwest, with an eatlmated loss of moro than $10,000,000 In currency, ‘Tho centro of thelr severest ravages {3 lan belt In ItHnols about on a lino with the Junc- ton of Jowa and Missouri, and taking ina corresponding part of Southern lows and Nebraska, and of Northern. Missourl and Kansas. ‘The loss by chinch-bugs tn the State of Itnols in “1871 “was upwards of 10,400,000, and taking an equal amount In fowa and Missouri, and agaln an. equal wnount in Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, and ‘Isconsin, tho Joss In thesy States alone one ei one specles of fuscet was upwards 0 , 000, ‘As tho species appears to have a maximum of development abont every five yeurs, the foregotne catlnates, Dr, ‘Thomas thinks, rene dor it probable that tho annual loss to tho Nation by its operations avernzes $20,000,000, ‘The insect jirst appeared In Hinols Yn 13405 tn 2817 In Towa, fn 1847 in Indiana, in Wis gonsin i 18, and In 1871 over the entire Northwest. Of the natural agencies which nsslst fn thetr destruction, Dr. Thoms saya that the ehinch-bug has no such relentless eneniles as those that pursue the urmy-worm, pluntlice, ete, There ure a few Insects that broy upon them, but net sufleiently namer- ous to make any material tupression on the vast hordes of these invaders of our graiu- delds, ‘The most efliclent of these ulds men- toned are tho Horpactor Cinctus, or banded bua, and the frog, Prof, Ross expresses the belief that tho destruction of the frog by draining (ete natural haunts, 1s one reason why tho ehineh-bug multiplies as repldly ns it does In somo seasons, and Dr. Fiteh is mon- toned as surgesting the Idea of spriuklipg. ‘The artitetal remedies given by Dr. Le Barat State Entomologist of Ulnols, and auoted by Dr. ‘Thomas, are: 1, ‘The plan of sowlng grain so carly in the apring as to get in adyanee of thelr depreda- Ons. a The sleet nt to raven part of the crop by preventing tho tnigration of the bugs from one field to another by furrows or kerosene oll, 3 Tho method of destroying tho tngsects by burning cornstalks and’ other enbblsh in which thoy are supposed to hibernate, . ‘Tho provention of thofr breeding to any serlous extent by abstaining from. tho cultl- vation of those grains upon which they chlef- ly subalst. Dr. ‘Thomas suggests burning over the In- fested detds In tho winter aa the best means of (iesttoyine then. Rulling he also sug: ests, Dr. 'Thonns concludes by si ng that ¢ faring fs the best under all clreumatances, and [Cadopted as acrute will tend) largely toward preventing the Inerense, not only of chineh-bogs, but of all other Infurlous: ine sevts, He also believes tn diversiiied farm Ii, Massing crops i tamense bodies and cultlyating the sume thing your after year tend to fnerease the insects that feed on these crops. AN AUSTRATIAN SPORT, Hunting the Kangaroo, To the Editor of The Cheaga Tribune, ON THE BANKS or THY Guxnowrn Riven, Intention or AuSTHALIA, Nov. 13, 1870.— will make, 1€ you please, a slight sketch of 1 Kangaroo-hint, ‘Lhe kangaroo, as is’ well known, Is found only in Australia aud ‘f'as- manta. Its means of locomotion and defense are so peentiar, and tts swiftness so great, that the chase of It Is attended with exeite- nents and dangers wholly unique. ‘The uanting the fox in England Is over compar- atively smooth ground and moderatesized fenees, with well-Lrahted horses; whlle the Kangaroo has to be chased over new country, full of holes covered with willd grass, over Wilchos, fallen trees, amongst trees and thelr branches, on horses that have no supe- tors in tho workt in peed, and whose power {ts not lost in clvilization, Then tho dangers that yor are tocncounter when you overtake the kangaroo, though hot, iit reality extreme, are us great as those met tn the teerhunt as usually condueted, while tu tho hitter you have not. the excite ment and danger or the chase. ‘The place where I write is nbout 200 miles from tha ocenn-shore, on the banks of n beautiful river, shaded with enealyptus trees. ‘These trees are tho natural growth of the country, cover a Jarge part of [t, and are belleved, both here and’ In Europe, to so de- stroy miluria as to bon sure guarintes ausalnst fevers of all kinds. Tho eouehes are exanned before retiring at night, to see {f there are any snakes In’ them; but none arg’ found, A native, with two women, is entnped on the shore near by, ‘Thelr camp is a Indf-cirela of piled-up logs, three fect ligh, while on the open side, towards the water, ghires 0 brillant fire lighting wp them and the darkness with a lurkl, fantastic sav- ageness, ‘These natives resemble the Afriemn more nearly than either of tho other four of tho human races, and come without doubt from that stock, "Their hatr eannot he strict- suld to becither hair or wool, but most nearly resembles the. Intter, They are of size, dark-brown, well-made, aul don’t ther theinselves with much clothing. One of thelr weapons of war fs the boom- and [tis a curious affair, It 1s made of y hurd wood, three feet long, four Ineles wide, one Inch thick at the centre, and bends edgeways so as to mate a third of a elrele, With the hand they are suid to throw this implement 150 yards, cut- ting off the head of an prety, and Iinving the weapon. return » tho feet of the sender. I have seen It thrown that sits uoniea and return to thy person who AGW It. The full-grown male kangaroo {3 called “boomer,” nnd ts about seven and a half feet, long trom his nose te the end of his tall,—the Anil being about three and a half fect of this, suid ong foot In diameter at its base, He Ives on grass,—sometines invading the felds of the frontiersman and eating up all he has, Tle stands on four legs when. ft aig, and ab ho other thuc, His Gutls full of powerful sinews, but it is used only to assist In the equilibrium whilo sitting, standing on. the toes, and. muon, In wsitting posture he is nbout four and a half feet high}. but when he stands on his toes to survey the country orunenemy, he Is taller than a man. He ns, w soft, gazellelike expression; but the, white “teeth gleam betweeil the open lips. His color is brown, tending in age towards red or gray, neeording to the species. Chey weigh (the nicley from 150 to 140 pounds each. ‘Phe meat tastes somewhat like vents but Is not very good, though tho till makes excellent soup, Tha female is under six feet in length, and is different somewhat in appearances. trom Wemale, Lhe young, when born, are only an ineh Jong, and are first seen mirsing the another inthe poueh tu front, where she enrrles then, iy remain In thiy pouch til they are 8 months old and welgh about ten pounds, and long afterwards return to It on appear- anee of danger, When the mother Is hard pressed by an enemy in a chase she throws the yong one out of the pouch, who thereby inukes ity escape. ‘Thera are kangnroo-dogs, very swift and strong, especially adapted hunting the kangaroo; but no experienced dog will tickle one of them without somebody to back hin. They jump about fifteen feet ab ao thne, usually, but somethnes twenty or more, and thelr “swiftness Is prodigious, Nothing eau apparently overtake. them In wv falr race, and’ tho usnal way Is to practically surround them, When hard pressed thoy place thelr back to a tree for the fight; or, in preference, they always strike for the water, if there is any near, “They try to seize thelr enemy with the fore-paws, ant. then rip it from ou to bottom with the mid- alle claws of thoir hind feet, whieh are very sharp, If they are in the water thoy try to hold thelr cnemy tnder it till he is drowned, ‘They will always leavea dogto attack aman, Atdo'clock this morning, ten men (Inelud- Ing myself) started on horseback, with four dogs, on dchase, All were exporlutieed In the business oxcept a young Englishman and my- self, Wotook no firearms,—a large stick bali the only weapon to be used. We had no diii= eulty in finding the animals, It was dls dalned to aveld such fences 28 we found, and we Jumped several of n hight of four to five feet, always approaching them on a full run. We divided the party, half golng to each side of a partly open plain, I scon so is Jarge kangaroo anid two small ones e towards our party, We wilted tltl thoy were Near enough to see us, when they made a right angte, and went off nt an astonishing ace, in jumps ot fifteen to twenty feot In’ length, golng from elght to ten fect In the alr at each jump We “wont for” the ble .one, bit he quickly got beyond cur sight, the three having already distanced the dogs, ‘The Jkangnroo-dogs hunt by sight, Hike the . gray- hound, ‘hese three wore all lost, we learned us wotnet at the point agread upon, We next surrounded unother large tract of for- est-pinin and meadow, this thne dividing the dogs. Ina few moments a hundred or more Kangoo came bounding toward the party with me. ‘The dog with mo started Yor them, and all the dogs and men were nt ones in pursuit, The kangaroos iivided into several partles,—ench do; selecting one to follow, and each ian following some one of the dogs, My dog went for a boomer, and [ also, in cone pany with two others of the purty, ‘The outer stood up, tool a look at us, and then flow. We followed him amongst the trees Qnd branches, Jumping logs and débris of a kinds, and deross plaing at a fearful rate. ‘The horses needed no HIBS thelr blood was up now, ‘Che dog "Init to it,” but made nosound, When he would get near the kun- arao, the animal would make o Jump at right angles and change hls conrst, whilst the dog would shoot on a distance be- fore he could turn, After a run of this Kind for some distance, the kangaroo started: fora swamp, After Teach li hah and go Ing ina distance, he turned hls face towards us, standlug upon his hind paws to a hight of seven feet, and prepared for battle. ‘The dog went for him, and the Mite commenced, ‘The dog sicceeded in getting hold of his tall, and was carried iu the alr some distance by repeated jumps, ‘The dog then lost his hold, and was selzed and put under the water, Owing to iny having the best horse, I was first “to come to the dog's ald. I swas warned by ‘shouts not to approach the’ animal, but disregurded them, and showed myself fi good kangaroe-hunter,, ‘Lhe animal proved tobe olglit fect long. ‘he rest of the party killed two smaller ones, and Iater In the day, atan- otuyr chase, another farge one was killed, ‘The fomales don’t tight, but run so riy that they are rarely overtaken, JL THE ENGLISIE NOVEL. A Question Now Under Discus- sion in London Journals, Exporlonces of a Writer in tho Publica. tion of Jils First Novel. Tneatisfactory Poouniary Returns from on Apparently Successful Vonturo, Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Loxnox, Jan. 2L—[ do not suppose that thera are many of your readers who feel wv very great Interest In. what appeared in tho London papers of twenty yenrs ago. As students of history, they will perhaps ie- knowledge thata summary of the contents of those Journals might bo passively perused with more or less proftt; but, beyond thts, no Tlying interest can exist for tho reader of 1880, Timay, therefore, without fear of belng scoffed at by soine “Constant Subserlher” as aretaller of what everybody already knows, reeall the fact that abont tivo decades back a series of letters, written by disnppointed ‘authors, was printed In the Thnes, ‘These articles were as bilter and as unicompronis: ing as the prejudiced pon of unappreciated genius could well make them, and the conse. quences of thelr publication was so serious to the booksellers (against whom thoy were tn- adited) thata grand meeting of tho prinelpat mmembers of the trade In England was called by the Messrs. Longmun, fo consider how best tocheck the movement, and to repair tho serlons Injury already done thelr bust- ness by this prectons seribbling. A BIMIDAR AGITATION {s now belng stirred up in tho columns of ono of the dally pipers, by a seé of correspond ents who belleve Hans Bretlman’s Judgment that an editor is the hardest-worked and poorest-pald individual on the face ot the earth, shoutd beso extended sto Include novel-writers andl other workers in the domuatn of letters, That. curtous individual, “the general reader,” is always deeply concord in every phaso of money-matlers which fringes upon literature. Why fs Ib of more interest to hhin to know that Gushington do Phuae made £500 out of hhs last novel, or that some Ft street “snorter” gets three guiness wee! for editing Zattic, thun that lls tallor’s last balance-sheetshowed n profit of a clenr thou- sand orthathis green-grocer's assistants paid a weekly wage of 18 shillings, It is not easy toexplain, Yet he would consider himself wofully bobind the thnes if he were not able tosay to you that George Eliot recelved £3,000 for “Theophrastus Sneh’; that Longfellow’s fortune is not above so much, a part of which came by marriages that Mark Twain makes us laugh at an average number of dollars per no; and that ‘Tenny- son once wrote a by no means extraordinary poem for which he was paid at tho rate of $t0 forevery stroke of his pen. We may Presume, therefore, that tho article on the Profits of novel-writhng, which [ shall, refer to later on, isa remarkable fine fish in his net. First, we must understand — somethjug about the exceptionably favorable condition under which the novel exists in thls country. Novels are always brought out IN THRED VOLUMES, and are supposed to be sold at hale a guinea avoltune, or nbout $7.50 for tho stery com- plete. Anywhere else but in England such an expensive, and Liay say” pecantle, form of publishing a romaiee would be linprac- deable, Buyers, however, aro found in plenty here, because it is supposed to be one of the outward and visible signs of social position for a lady to spend a good part of her tine devour popular fiction. Lf have seen something of tho French, who are often tweused of excesses In this direction; but they are far behind tho English, who ‘carry tho diversion to an absurdity. A steady de- mand for this specles of Nterature by 9 class who can aflord pay $7.50 for an ordinary tale of _ amorous * intrigue, naturally — enconrdges many to try their hand * nt’ novel-writing, ‘There will always be novellsts, and In the nature of things they must ben sanguine rave of heings who will oxpect large returns for their In- dustry. ‘They will not be disappointed in the long run, provided they have talent, and the good luck to write things that please the pacilits taste. But, afitst hovel, whether {t OA sticcess or t failure, always brings dis- appointinent, Ibis at explanition of this anomaly by ona who writes, “not to dis- courage intending authors, butto Instruct them,” that is ngain setting authors and pub- Ushers at loggerhends in° the agitation to arial Lhave alluded Inthe first part of my etter, A young author’can hardly hopo for his rst book better fate, says the writer of “Tho Profits of Novel-Writing,” than that it should bo much tatked of, warmly praised by tho reviewers (they do praise uatnet les) extolled by its publishers, and that it should within six months run through threeeditions at on guinen and a helf, and bo then brought ont In one-volume form at oo popular price. Such career stamps the sue- cess of n works and, If the author happens to have treated with his publishers on THE SYSTEM OF HALF-PROFITS, ho thinks himself justified In siitle patio a nlee Ittle sum for the first. sottling-day. “Unfortunately, the term ‘eilition? [3 one that varies In micaning aceording to the pub- lishing-house that employs It,’ sor that the inunver of editions adverthsed offers no indi- eation of tho mumber of eoples that have been sold. ‘There are editions of 1,000 coples, and others of only 250: and, agaln, certain editions sell for 16 shillings per copy, and others for 10 shillings,—so that the nominal price of 8t shillings and 6 pence ($7.50) Is a delusion." ‘There are truths which foree thomselves rather disagreenbly on the mind of the Spun Kuthor, as he poruses with a wry fued the first balance-sheot sent. him by publisher, and reflects on all the toll and worry which ft has cost him fo 8o__‘Tittle, remembering, borhan, tho famous dietum of “Sir Walter Svott’s nnent Miterature being a good stick, but. a bad writer. I tuke ft that not minny of your readers are familiar with tho technteal dotalis of novel- writing, ‘They can have, therefore, litle Idea of the material of producing such a work. ‘The young man of the lady who sits down to write n first novel undertakes 0 task calling for an amount of persevernnce of whieh people wha do tot write books haye litte iden, If written with any care, a novel requires six mionths of steady application, thas been well said that during that thie the brains of the author ¥ Ig IN CONSTANT FERMENT, Mle fs always elaborating his plot, imagining fresh Incidents, pruntg here and adding there, Ito rises carly that he may come to his work with relivigorated mind; and soietines he stta writing far Into the night, because ie has commenced a chapter that he dure not leave wnilinished for fear that on the morrow he miay not bo able to follow onin the samo trafn of thought. As he is a mere beginner, he may have to encounter the econsiterablo oppouttion of friends, who as- sure hin that he ts wasting his tine; bit he consoles hlinsdif and them by the reflection that, if he actiteves success, ho will make Mtuself famous at ono stroke, aud reap a Boldt harvest as well, At last the work is nished. | ‘The author sends his manuscript off, ently packed, toa publisher who, he thinks, ig likely to be enamored of It, Three weeks later tha MS, 1s returned, with a notl- fication that the firm have so many works on ond already that thoy aro unable to under- take a fresh one. The author, allghity mor- titled, sents his novel to another house, but this tine tig selects. a firm OF publlstiors who innke tt thelr practice to deal only with au- thors who have been personally introduced tothem. ‘The tyro tries a third house, and, after another delay of about 9 te ulght, has tho gritification of hea ne that his uovel fs going to be submitted to “our reader,” upon whose report its nee ceptance or rejection willdepend, ‘The read- ers of publishers ara generally novelists thomselves, and thoy discharge thelr finetions equitably, Jeaning much wore towards In- aildrence than severity. Six weeks of anxious. Walting follow, Will it be necepted ? Will the reader go carefully through it, and note all its lino passages; or will he only open the follos somewhers about the centre, spy sume careless error, and. re- ectit? Inthe upshot, our tyro hears that 8 reader HAS REPORTED FAVORALLY on his novel, ani that the firm are prillling to undertake tls publication—subject to certain alterations, which ure suggested In the name of good taste, literary fluish, or of dramatio properties, ‘These alteraiiods may roqulre a | astonishment and mortifl <== couple of montha,—for It ts quite ag hard ¢ cotteet work aa to write tt. and the striking ont of a few ehapters not infrequently neces 6 recasting of entire volume, ¢ the other han, ¥ re reminded Mata you i muthor who has been mate lo Teviae hiv hod by the counsels of an expertenced weiny usualy fiidy dint the novel ling benefited the revisions and, when the InaUiseripe | sent of again, it is deeldedly ji iraved? {hough Ughtened, Now comes thet ne fot corteeting the prontas. bitte new nah et way have to walt three or four months be fore the frat bateh ts reeelved, and it take atleast three months more bofore the the’ volumes nro Prouts are i hausted, forwarded by she of sixteen pages ty two or three days; and, aecordiig to rit terms of tho agrecinent slaned betwoon the pulilisers and the author, isthe Inter whe iis to) bear the cost of cortvetiong exeecding fen tines per sheet. th ngreement 1s. something 43 follows: it sets forth that Messrs. Hank and Mian shill be * tho sole publishers of every edition ofa work entitled ——, during the copyright of the sald work, which they shall imbli at thelr own expense and risk; aud that after dedueting from the produer of the sale there of all Che expenses of printing, paper adver. Using, and other expenses of prod Metion, ins cluding a charge of & per cent on the sites milo to defray publishing expenses, ing profits remalning out of every edition of the work shall bedivided!inteltwo equal Darts ONE For THM AUTHOR, tho other for the publisher. | 'The further states that the booksshall he account. ed for ot the trade-salo price, thirteen ag twelve, tunless the publishers think It ade visable to dispose of copies or of the Teinalns der abatower priee which shall be left to tha Judgment of the publishers; aud that ‘Ae counts shall bo made up haltyearly, at mide stummer tnd Christians, and deltyed on or fore the Ist of October or Ist of April follow. tgs | Hinully, that the eens aia be sol. ed hy bills at two months, dated respeetiy ly Oef. tant Anil I J esti We are premlsing that the work of our new author nchleves suecess. What happens? Iwill tell you. One laudatory notice after another appears; the book Is In larze deniand at Mudie's, the great clroulating-lbrary; the rallway-bookstalls dispose of an wunber of coples 2 ask for more. In short, the ad: vertlsements Inthe newspapers soon an. Hounee a seeond edition of the novel, and by-and-by a third, ‘Vistons of asmall fortung dunce through the brain of the author, who has heard that that on edition means 7% conles, Tf friends, who know even less of the matter Gina hhnself, encourage him In his delusions. Indeed, 16 is not tilt settling. day that our tyro finds’ that hits renumeration for all these months and months of anslet and toll is so poor ns to bo ludicrous beside tha Inbor expended In obtaining it, Whon settling-dny comes, he tinds, Agreement to lls ration, tliat the threo editions of his book have been Issites of 20, 250, and 250 respectively; that out of these the coples sold went ata rulnous (to him) discount off the price he had anticipated: snd that the cost of paper, print, binding, and advertising hag so swelled tho debit site of tho necotnt as to leave nase NOTINNG TO BE DIVIDED AS Horr, ils share may perhaps be £50,—rarely more; this, too, allowing that the imaginary novel whose life Lhave traced lins been a success, Vanitus vanltatum! ‘The would-be novelist finds it pays hetter to go to cobbling, and, chilled with disappointment, he renounees the literary calling forever. ZT would not lave you understand that any such arrangement ns the one [have Innpped out, following on the same lines as tho writer of the paper I havo mentioned, is such an one as the experienced novelist would make or that the resulta in cach easo are the saine, It must not be forgotten that we live been taking the ense of an untried author with his first novel, ‘The successfut writer can make almost any terms. he likes with n publisher, from an actual advance of the royalty accruing (supposing his books ho published on the royalty system) to any sug- gested Hmitation of the ‘six months? credit system ater sules, But, untess an author is slrong ‘enough to make the stipulation, pub- Hshers who are recounted |beral in other ways obstnntely hold to the lung-credit sys em, ‘he author, to be sure, could not get alon without tho ‘publishers’ but the munber o Ilterary men who with Byron eling tense jously to tho bellef that Burabbus was n pub- lisher, shows thnt all Is not sunshine and roses, cyen between the writer of position and his distributing agent, the hookmaker,— let atone the young author whoso experiences with his first novel I have reelted. tT _———___ IMPORTANT ARREST, One of tho most notorious horse-thleres in this part of the country was yesterday arrested out of a house on Paulina strect by OMeer Con Murphy, who, happening to live y the locality, nseertalned who the man was and what his business. ‘Cho prisoner is Georga Alexander, better known as ,“ Michigan George.” Ills home is at Ludington, Mich, where he has a wife, but he manages to make a homo hero and ina half-dozen other places, where his mistresses reside. About two weeks ago he stole a team of horses, wagon, and harness from Valentine Rugert, of Wheaton, IL, and mn the rig into this elty, Hoe then shipped the horses to Ludington, and buying a patr of sorrel mares for §00 from Henry Smith, on Jackson street, and hitch: Ing them to Rugert’s wagon, drove to Kenosha, Wig. ‘The Sheriff suspecting that the nowly-arrived rig was stolen, seized and advertised ff, Gcorga and the man Whe? was with him jumped town, Jeaving the rig behind, and the owner, Mr. Riigert, Inntiswer to the Sherlil’s advertisement, went there and elaimed his property. ‘Cho Sheriif deserlbed George, who 3 one-eyed mun, SO accurately tint those who knew hlin could not help Identifying him with the Kenosha thief. Mr, Ruger then made n trip to. Ludington, and recovered his team. Alexander has been keeping under cover while there, and now that ho fs in custody a term in the Peniten- tary is surely Instore for him, Ifo has heen the leader of n gang imads up of James Bates, who was recently captured in this city and taken. to Jolieé upon some. fourteen charges of horse-stealings Arthur Casey, who kept a fenco for the gang at tho Sixteenth street viaduct; Bill Frayne, alias Reed, in nil awaiting trind In the County Jail Snilfh, Bennett, and Pierce, They have kept fences -in Michigan, in Belvidere, Aurory ond Joliet, in thly State, and in Ble Tuk, now 3 Val Wis, ‘Lhe parties who kept the fence wero the Custellne brothers, gypsies, ons of y fs now — awalting Whon) trial nt Janesville, Wis. It 1% impossible to estiuate the doings of this, notorfons band, and it Is equally impossible to tell low many charges may yet bo proven against Alexa der, “Men who are daily addicted to such despernte deeda ns these are atways apt to perpetrate deeper deeds, such ag murder, 8! it Is quite possible that some member of gang will yet end his days in a banging match, Indeed, it. is more’ than possible, I things work to sult the detectives, —————————— ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, At an early hour thls morning Jennte Wilson, the eyprian who made an Inoffeetual Attempt to shoot herself In Ruby Bell's ranch, at No. B10 Clark street, attempted to huang herself in her cell by tearing a chemiso {nto strips and braiding theni into & rope, Sho was cut down, and having torn her clothing Into shreda was teft with outany, Prlorto the shooting she wroles note, ‘The following Is a copy, which clear Indicates her determination to conmnit sue ede: Miss Ruby, Madame: Pleass do ie for Jennie, When Jennie is Inid out seo pe shots burfed in a decent manner, and thea send wort to ‘om, Send word to hor mo er, V. Innes, Van wes 0. nd ennie has beon drinking too, heavily, bin] when she recovers she will probally be qu le willing to commit sulcide for having #ive! herself away In such n despicable manner es A Wooden Watch. A North Carolina paper, the Abingdon Stand: ard, has the following; © Sarme time 170 ie A. dohnuon, of Jotnsin Rrothors, jowelers, of th plucy, made a pluli, apen-faco” wooton wall Thatutiructed & rout deul of attention, but ch subscquontiy ecllpacd by Mr, Dorlot, of B a in w watch somowhit more elaborate in dower Not to be outdone, Mr, Jounson put to, ane ne another wateh, and hay turned out a hand weed double caso stem-wiader and stom-setter, © na pleco of which, snye the main and hulr spe iy and eryutal, are of wood and made. entire se bts own hands. FByen tho springs ta tho and ire mato of Wood, Lt keeps splondid tine, An Ja suibelont| tran te be ied Peto na ueper. Jt isof ordinary size, au mented, us ho oxpucty ido, will boa handsome tribute to biswkill aud ingenuity.” MINDS, &ey Bl A S GERMAN CANARIES, ‘And all other kinds,cazesG ng Pubund Aquaria gy F ¥ BEE ry