Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1880, Page 8

i + , Grand FPacitlo Hotel, an THE CHICAGO: TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1880, THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. ‘Tem temperature yesterday, as observed by Managsc, optician, 8 Madison street, TH1Bus! Building, wos at 8a, m., #2 Megreen; 10.0, mi, 29; 12 m., £8; 4p. m., 29; Ap. my 25 DBarometer, 8a. ‘Di., 20.08; 8 p. m., 29.88, ‘Tix oflicers of tho Institution known as “Our Country's Defonders" consulted at the Arand Pacific last night, The Committee on Political Action of the Union Veteran Club also met at tho rnme pines and organized by electing Col. Legrando Porce Chairman, Mn. F. Ronexsrepr, tho celebrated German poet, sent a dispatch yesterday to Mr. Clemons. Brinkmann, of this city, informing him that ko would arrive here by the Danville Route Friday morning at 7 o'clock. He will bo received nt the depot by a comtittce of prominent German eit- fzens. Mr, Bodenstedt will deliver hia tlrat lect- ure at the North Side Turnor-Hall Saturday evening. Tim Governing Committco of the Grain and Provision Call Board have offered $6,000 peryenr rent for the present Brunswick Billiard fall, and will probably got tt. (f secured, the Bord will take possossion on May 1,—tho lense to run two years. is expected that a large pencils wilt be obtatned from the sale of seata, will xo ntong way toward paying the inerensed expenses of the concern. Bonds aud railroad, Dank, nnd mining stocks may nlso be tested and regularly enlied, ‘up lov. Anton Wagner, of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church, corner of Nincteenth and Johnson streets, celebrated tho twenty-ffth anniversary. of his induetion to the im mint Inst evening. Tho church was benuti- fully decorated for tha occasion, and A congratulatory sermon was preached by tho Rev.” Mr. Wunder. At tho conclusion of the services 2 large number of the congregation visited the pustor’s resitence and mado hin tho reelplent of many beautiful and Yaluabdlo presents, Mr. Baruyr, was ordnined ht 18% at Watortown, Wis., and camo to this city In. THe many friends of Georgo Merrihew were surprised and pained Tuceday by reeelpt of a dispatch ffom Sacramento, Cal, nonouneing his adcath at the res{dence of Mr. ‘1. Winters, whont he was visiting, ‘Twenty-three yenrsot nize, and, until recently a membor of our Board of Trade, he had acquired a business charneter which fow reach nt that time of life, Two years ago hla health demanded a change of eliirinte, an neg. then he had been traveling In Colorado and Cal- Ifornia in what bas proved an unuyalling search. “ Ho has passed boyond,” leaving a lure circle of frienda to whom he had enduared himeelf by bis genial social qualities and bis thoroughly rellable character. . AnovT a dozon of tho former atuitents of Ita- eine College hold a laborious mecting Inst even- Jog, in the club-room of the Sherman House, to perfect an organization to perpetuate. their memories of collcze days. It was decided to Torm nn organization to he known ag the * Ra- cine Club,” and the Executive Committee wero authorized to furnish comfortable clut-rooms, Several hours were dovoted to tolling aver an exhanstive constitution, and the organization ‘was perfected by the cleation of the following oificors: President, Hi. H. Bowes; Vice-Presi- donts, Hf. T. Pardeo and T. K, Ross; Secretary, H. Devara; Treasurer, B. F. Haddock, Jr. The meeting, ate late hour, adjourned subject to call, Tie resolutions of respect adapted on tho death of tho inte Zach Chundler by the Western bninch of the National Joputilieaie Central Com- mittco, tho State Central, the Cook County Cen- tral, and the Cook County Executive Campaign Committees, Inst fall. havo just been ungrossed by + Mr. E. Rutishauser, of the ltecorder's office, and willbe forwarded to the widow of the deceased at Detroit, The engrossing Js a work of art, and retleota credit. upon tho gentlomin who exo. cuted 1t hig Inbor baying been given gratuit- ously for tho work, Tho resolutions ure en= Tossed on bristol-board, ind inelosed inn mars- vo onk frame, with ebony inoldings embellished with ucoms and onk leaves. On top of tho fraino is ® curved shicld, and underneath in bold, black lotters, tho word “ Stalwart." * A REQULAT forthightly meoting of tho Chi- cago Eelectic Medical Society was hold lust royening ut No, 61 State streot, Prof, Jay in tho chair. Prof. Henry A. Olin read an satereating Frees on“ Tho Effects of tho Electric Light on fe Rotina.” The lecturer claimed that no person could gaze ‘upon the gun, the snow, or any In- tonso light without suffering, aven though no pain was experienced at tho time, and he held hat tho offect of tho electria light would be Precleely, stnllkr. The lecturo was ilustrated by colored diugriuins, and was of an intel chnracter, A full discussion of tho subject was: had, the general drift of tho conyerantion agrees ing with the views of tho lecturor, Mrs. Dr. Bradley mado a statement In regard to a Burgierl cxse which had oceurred in her own practice. ‘This ntso wns discussod ut somo length. Dr. Panren presente un anatomical Preparation of n double-headed pig, which was viewed by the audience. CATS, AND DOGS. If all reporta aro true, stennie freak of nature hus doveloped {self nt No. 1&6 Madison street. Tho place is uw lager-becr cellar of not over aristocratic appearance. Theodore Clomenz fs the proprietor. In his gato Nault be has a common pny cat, Which has a Aittor of threo very young kittens and a per- feetly-formed terrier pup, of the same sizv 13 tho Kittens, Tho kittens ure gray and the puppy, is yellow. Tho fitter mnkes himself perfect= dy at home with: the kittens, is bright and netive, nnd naserts his rights nt mean) times oven more porsistently than his feline brothers and sisters. Mr. Clomena #tates that he ja positive the ent pve birth to the puppy, as sho was accidentally locked in tho sufe Vault over night on Monday night, and he found her In possession of her strange family Tuesday morning. He also Btutes that tho cat ia usually eross to dey ho cannot {magino how the matter cume nbout. -Tho reporter, who visited the place yeater- day, took up tho puppy, amt the cat revinced =the game umount, of — Intercat that) sho did when one of tho kittens was taken up, It perhaps Might bo possible that & puppy born at about tho sumo thme 18 tho kit- tena was placed in the nest with the eat and her progeny, and that sho kindly consented to adopt tho little stranger, TU LACKRY 2OUAVES. held thoir fifth purty nat ovening at tho Palmer House, and there were about thirty-five couples in attendance. The main diting-hall wag cleared = for dancing, and the music wis furnished by Matline’s orchestra, under the Toatership of Prof, Biersdort, Supper wis served about Io'clock In tho west dining-hall by tho hotel caterer, Tho guests romalued antl a reasonably late hour, and the atfalr wis voted # perfect success, The sixth purty of the sorlea is to take place ut tho Palmer House on the ovening of March 31 Among those Preeene Just evening wero Col. and Mrs. Lackey, tr, and Mrs, George B. Woir, Mr. and Mrs, James A, iyars, Mr.und Mes. C. E Marsh, Mrs and Mry, Willian Moredith, May. Androw Cum: mings, Mra. 8. 2. Cornoe, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Hole stor, Mrs, Young, tho Misses Jenniv Cook, Mando Logan, M. J. Bimpsau, [. Simpson, Lithy: Martin, Huttlo Murlbat, Kaun Ladington, ba truph, Lulu Claney, Liztle Deadrieh, Tila Wa work, Loomls of Kockfard, Aurit M, Cornett, Alice'smith of Rockfort, Nellie G, May. Kittio Halleck, Loulky Brus’ Netlia "Hodges, Mnrinio Cushing. ly Thompson, May iHildreth, Carrie Hitnister, Cornoo, ‘Francos Wullwork, Kato Corian, Annie Qulutoy. Hoste Wallace, Gook, Mury ‘Packer, Adilo Taylor, Llazio “th Garlor, and Mesarm. Melray Gibson, HL, Kent, C.F Hartman, Jolin. Walle work, 1), Couy, J. Bt. Finluy, GC, C, A. Taylor, J.B. Searing, Jolin Cummings, Robert Kn aan Jr. Frank Brust,‘ H, Switlaw, W.D. Hoey: Temick, Richard Sintth, B.D. Taylor, dule” aA, ‘Match, Hobert Overman, M. Wallace, C. By ‘Marsh, J. E. Wholon, Ed ©, Hileks, Dr. 0. 1L Montgomory, W, W. Wills, Jt. 1. Gottsehatk, 1a A. Davies 8. Ti, Litto Bert Coane Fe Ostes igrapum A. L, Lott, B,J. Chumborlin; and Fred Bangs. THY PAUNELE MEBTING, ‘Tho preparations for the grand Parnell mect= ing ut the Exposition Buliding: Storie ovening ressing most satlafuctorily. Word was recolved lust night from Gen. Chirles Black to the eifeot that hy will certainly be here. ree thousand of the seats ure to be reserved, and, tho tickets will be ou sale, beginning with to- ‘day, at the varlows places mentioned In the ud- yertlgoment fu another cohunn. The reason for this twofohl: | not mere; with money bo secured for tho Irish nut~ ferers, but by renson of the reservae tion the attendances uf ludics, and of a butter class generaily, will be secured, Mr, Varnoll will be formally received, It (4 expooted, about 10 o'clock Monday morning, and will visit the Board of Trade at noon. ‘The Exposition nian 4g Delng fitted up so that, as far ak pose bible, all who are fn attenidance will hear whut i Balt. A large younding-baued is to be pete, and the floor will Le thickly strewn with saw. ust, sous todention the noise of tho audience 89 mtioh as possible, A telozraus' wus received yesterday from Mr, John Dillon, ‘nutborizing arrangements to be winde fora morping meeting at Winona, Min next Thursday, ff, be nduressed by Mevsrs, F cell and Dillon, who will then be on route to St Paul and aetinenpatls, where thoy speak In tho eventag. The cltizess wore wo anxious to bave {his meeting, that thoy have secured a special traln to got Messrs. Parnell and Dillon uP to Bt, Poul and Biinnenpolls ‘Phursday eventing, us stholr wtay at Wingre will cause thom to mise tho Fountay ay FH0 town micctings have bean’ changed us fol- Jows; Messrs. Purnell ang Dillon wil epenk at Dubuque Fridny, Feb. 275 Mr, Dillon wit speak ‘at Clinton Katuntay, Fob, 23; aud Mr- Parnell will teak ut Davenport Saturday, Feb. 2h, ILLINOIS VIURRS ASSOCLATION, Tho fourth winter meting of the ubove Asso- elation will be held dar and to-morrow at tho promises to be a very Intereating ono to tho uraft, aa It will bo devoted, strictly to business muttens Journalistic work.” Tho program is a4 follows Thurslay—Pruyer, Address by the Prealdent, BA. snively, Cartinvillo Enyulrer. “Tho Busic 2: Min George ©. Binithe, a8, Mriday--Annual nddreag, Cambridge Chrmiele, country Correspond. ence.” E.G Phelps, Toulon Henid. © Speetal Depirtmente in the Loca! Paper,” Grubh, Calesturg Regteter, Au al Conduct of a Country. owaianen IL DP. Lason, Oreop Ree porter, ° Miscellancous business and discussion, LUMNER-VERSET OWNERS, Tho thin) annual meeting of tho Chteara Tamber-Voseel-Owners’ Agsoolation was beld vestentay morning at thelr ofice, No. 210 South Water airect, tho President, Mr.J, 1. Taylor, in the Chair. Tho Secretary made the report of his receipta and oxpenditnies of the year 18M, showing 8 halanco of 25 conts due him on the year's work, Hoe also reat tho Treasurer's report, showing 1 halanco of 48 cents nt credit of the Association AL tho ond of the yenr. On mation, the reporta Were nevepted, and a vote of thinks was passed fo the Svoretary and Treasurer of tho Associ ton for their services, “ Tho President rend a Bsa which he con: gratulnted tho members of the Assoelation upon tho prospeet of returning: brosperity After nreview of tho work of tho pust three years, ho expresend tho beblef that in the matt the As- roctution hud beens guceesa. Tho report con- eluded ng follows: “+ Anil now, in regard to the futuro of this As- Fociition, | would recommend that, as we havo now a good and enbstantial ornnization and an office well furnished, and will recuilre only a aml Investment on your pict to keep Intact tho As- sociation and fo have anaiice where yowt ean meet and, digcurs matters of interest to your. selves, and In case any inited action fs required Itennbe had without delay, and if any advantage enn be gained socially, morally, or Aianelally by the dlectasion of any polnis th whleh you nro all interested, to that extent you will be tenofited," A disenssion was bad upon tho oxpedieney of running tho Association for nanothor year. “The Sceretary stated that, nll the tendiur expen dn _conneetion with the Association having already been met. it would only require 8250 to carry iton forthe ensuing year. The general opinion was in favor of contli iz its existence, mid a motion tally provultad that n meeting bo ealled for 2 p.m. Feb. 24, to consider tho ques ton of sustiining tho Association, and, If decided in tho attirmativo, to elect officers for tho ensuing: yenr. Tho meeting thon adjourned. THE CITY-INALL, Controurien Guiney hna an offer to take tho Proposed rofssne of $781,000 water-bonds at 6 per cent, and bell that he can oven get bet- ter figures, In muking the Hinitutton of tnter- eat 7 per cent in his communtention to tho Council on the endject hoe had no Wen of paying that amount. In fact, tho paper had been drawit in blank, and tho blank hud been fitted by ono of theelorks, Ho thinks he will ho nblu to eell all the bonds ats!s percent, and Js so inpressed from the fuct that the Inquiry for them is al+ ready quite large. Attho meeting of the Judiciary Committee the question of reatoring the money taken from tho City-Iall Fund from tho taxes of 1873-74, was taken up. The Controller waa ‘called in and sad that slnee no approprintion for these years had heen made for the fund, it could not. bo replenished as waa proposed. Mr. Bonfield: took the contrary view, and tho Committee be- ing undecided, the whole qtestlon was referred to tho Controller for n statement of the, con- dition of the fund. Tho elain of Thomus Caurt- ney for “oxtrus” an the Fullerton avenuo engine-houge on account of delays was taken up 18 1 pnstime, and it wna disposed of by belng sent to Comnilssioner Waller for furthor light. AMAILNOAD TROUMLE. Tho officers of tho Chleago & Western tndtann Rallroad Company had an extended conference with tho Comnisaloner of Publle Works yester- day on the old questlon of the right-of the Com. puny to occupy Stowart avenue. The millroad contends that the ordinance granting them tho right of way into tho city nllows them to min 2 side-track,” or “turn-oif,” along tho strect in quertion from oo point about 00 fect south of tho intersection of Stew- art avenue and Grove street, while on the other hand the city eantends that the Company: cannot, under the ordinance, oceupy any part of tho avenne except at the Intersection of tho two streets, Tho Commnissionor insists, on the one hand, that the proposed occupuney of Stewart, avento Is by the main track, whiteon the other hand the Company contends that the tricks Init, orto be laid are simply a © turn-out.” which ‘they ary justified in laying under the ordinance, It was Impossiblo for an nzreement tobe reached, —the question being the interpretation of the ordinance,-nnd it wie tially agreed that a con- ference between tho Mayor, Corporition-Coune ell, Commissioncr Waller, and tho railroad au- thorities should be hold to settle the question at an early day, TIE NEW CITY-1ATT. * Commissioner Waller yesterday made tho award for briclefor the new City-Hall. He brs conchined that half millon will brid over until new brick comes in, and bas divided tho award os followa: T, & J.D. Tilley, Thomas Moulding, and LIM & Mortison nro to furnish 100,000 cach, the foriner nt $8.50 per 1,000, and tho: lutter two at $7.59 per 1,000; nnd Hoyt “& Alsip ure to supply 200,000 nt $8.50 per 1,000. ‘Tho con tructor for the work suys that. with. this assist anee ho will be able to go on with the work, and ho has given the elty umplo eceurity. He ied further, that ho has contracted for ‘the remalns ter of tho brick he will need it $6 por 1,000, to. be delivered when the now brick comes Into market, and ho promises to. finish his contract wy the mildle of October, whieh will be nheud of ime. INSPECTING TIT HOTELS. Superintendont Kirkinnd ‘and Firo-Marshal Swente started upon the inspection the hotels yesterday, and Began with the Palmer House, Thoy report that thoy were treated with tho eroutest conalderation, and that they found the hotel building proper in most excellent condi tlon, od as near flre-proof as possible to miko lt, The fyplinnices for sulxtuing a fire wore also umplo and in good condition, and the only recummendations made were the transferrin| of some hose, the supplying of a few axes, and tho covering of tho: cupolas with wire, ‘Tho ude ditions to thu Lullding on State street and Wa- venue were found well provided, also, ith applnnecs for conqtiering tires, and when tho changes sugseated nro made tho entire es tablishinent willbe Inns sood condition as poss sible. Tho Paeifio will be looked Into to-day, BEER KUEGS, UINWEIA AND SALOONKREPRIS, Tho Judiclury Committee of tho City Connell ‘wis In session yesterday afternoon, and bad ine dor consideration the ordinance prepared by the snloonkecoperd providing for the City Scatur sealing all beer kegs and barrels fu use by tho browers, Au opinion wns submitted from tho City-At- torney on the subject, in which ft was get forth that Inamuch xs the browers claimed to sell beer by tho package rather ‘than tho gallon, thoro was nothing In the complaint of the sa> loonkeopers that the packagos contained fewer gallons than was represonted. Tho opinion Went ou to contoni that in Jaw the standard or unit of imensuce was 4 gallon, and not a keg or barrel, If tho keg or barrel used by the brewers wie & mensure for n stated number of galtons, thon tho City Sculer could be ro- quired to seal thom, Ife did not think any now ordinunce would ticty the matter, but that tho whole affalr was a business proposition botween the brewer and the aaloon: Hy Are tho Cites tion whothor the beer was sold by tho gallon or package, in whteh the clty had no eoncarn, Ex-Corporatton Counsel Boutleld presented an opinion in belulf of the brewers, He contended. that the city. could not regulate the number of allons a Kee or barrel should contain, ‘Thera hid heen vomplatnt from the Government. Gungens who mewiured packages to determina the tix to bo paid: that the becr-keys overran tho amount. they wore generully believed to contain. The t opinion went on to urge that ff tho olty sought to pass tho ordinance di question it would ho an Unwarninted Interference with 1 class of bustle ness. If tho city could regulate the siza of ti Kew it could ‘also regutaty tha Azo of beer. glassed, ta tho oxtent of abolishing elthor tho "kehoonor" or the * gehinitz,” Harry Rubens, for tho falounkeenens, stated that beor was bought by the barrel, cathnuting tho burre} to hold so many wine-gullong, Some barrels had been measured and found four or {vo gallons short, which waa nu outrage, The attorneys thon dndulyed ina lengthy dls- eussion, and tinally the whole quostion was laid over for further light, . THE CONDUIT. RFEGT ON THE NORTE BRANCH, A TRINUNK reporter yesterday had a chatwith City-Engineer Cregier in regurd to tho operas ton of tho Fullorton-nvonue condult, Ag yet thore ig nothing new to report, but ho expects that tu tho course of n fow days ho’ will hanbte tovatimate uccurutely the beuuties of the ime provenicnt, e “You soe," said the Engineer, “wo: are com- Inencing a new departure, anid wo ure waiting to sve how it works, From the vth of Januury until the 7th of February wo were running ton hours aday. ‘Then we stopped, and on Tuesday: let started wp again. Now wo'ro runnin: {ly and night, ‘uid propose to keup it ey right along.” * How much hing It coxt To run tha conduity! “For ten hours a day about €26, aud wo've deen pumping ut the rate of 150,000 cule fect a snhite,—pumplng frou the Inke into tho rye, For a day or so wo pumped from the river into. te Jake, but that was merely a temponiry mit. er, “Can you, Bir, Crewior, tell ino tho cffoot pon, the North Hrunch ubovu the works, helow the Works, and on tho muty rlyer, as you have ob+ served it?" “ Apparently tho effect on tho North Branch below the works is very good, but whether this arises from the pulping or the feoytee. wonther wo are having Lean’t say. On the Muln Branch ness End of a Printing-Oilices Charles The ¥ tuker, Mucoub Eagle, Lewtelation for tho Bei efitof the People, . Brovens, Paxton Lecord, © How Should the’ Local Departuient of a Paper Be Conducted?" Arthur Halt, Kunkukeo Guacite, wo tay" geeinuch eifect during the hours of pumping. There seems to be uo current down the canal. Above tho brunch we hiven't eed much effeet. Take tha North Branch altogether, and ft seems to bo tn capital eondle Yon, wy fur uy tho quality of water ty converned,” CRIMINAL NEV Stewart, the Murderer of Frost, Convictod at Elgin Yesterday. Instead of to the Gallows, the Young Fiend Goes to State Prison for Life, Walk Hammond, of McCartnoy’s Counterfeiting Gang, Now on Trink The Rev. Cowley, of the Shep- herd’s Fold, New York, Found Guilty; And Ho Will in All Probability Bo Soon Sent to Prison. Horrible Details of tho Lynching at Point of Rooks by Virginia Regulators, . SENTENCED FOR LIFE. Apectat Dispatch ta The Chicags Tribune, ELaty, Ib, Feb, 18—John Stewart, aed 20,0. son of Archibuldl Stowart, Sr. of Algonquin, and brother of Archibald Stewart, dr. of Blain} was arraigned for trinl In tho Cireult Court at Belvi- dere yesterday, for the murder of Mr. Frost, Dee, 6 187% Ho plended guilty, and was son- tenced ta Imprisonment in the Penitenttary for life by Judge C. W. Uptor. It evems that yours Stowart, who waa nu Innocont-looking farmer's boy, had heard that Frost posecased somo money while the two were working together on John Campbell's farin, two miles west of Elgin, Deo. 6, 1878, the two young men eamy to Fuga, and Froat deposited his money inthe First National Dank, unknown to Stewart, The latter at tho same’ time purchased a_rovolver at. Harelay’s store, and no toubt thon formed tho determina: ton to shoot his companion for his money, as he induced hin to take the train that ovoning to Algonquin, in senreh of work. Stowart stole bls. ride in tho milk car, having spent all hla money fortho pistol, Arriving nt Algonquin, Stowart led his companion through the fields until they had reaehed a lonely spot about a ihile from tho residence of the father, when ho fet his revolver and shot Frost twiee in the hou, killing blo, Tho young fiend then placed the body of his victim In a stack of hay, and, setting leon Ure, the corpse wna neuriy consunied. Tho boy coolly robbed his victim of a few dollard and a watch, and proceeded home and wulted In family prayers. ‘Tho ghastly re- tains werv discovered noxt morning, but wero not’ recognized by ouny persons, — Howe ever, of tho wntch-chiin and on Dit of paper from. his) bank-book, badly charred, furnished Detective Benthysen, of Nunda, 0 clow, and he arrested John Stewart an the Ith of December, aid ho afterwards con- fessed tho crime and was indleted for niurder in the first deyree by the MeHenry Grand Jury, Ho has since been contined in Jailat Woodstock, A change of venue wis granted to Boone Com ty, and, a8 before stated, the euse came up tor trial yesterday. In tho. nfterncon, Judge Murphy, of Woodstock, of counsel fur tho. pecs pile, arrived, and testimony was introduced to show tho promeditation nnd mallee of. the murder, and .a number of wit: nesses wero examined, Aftor tho tingument of Judge Murphy, who assisted State’s-Attornoy Ira Ik Curtis, of MeHenry County, and State’s- Attorney Wood, of Hoos County, in tho prose- eution, and after thohnif-argumentof the Hon. M.1L. Joslyn, of Woodstock, who uasisted Col, Ed. B. Joslyn, of Elin, in‘tho defense, Judge Upton stated that he shold givg tho accused. tho beneflt of the doubts to tho alleged quare mel over a bottle of whisky hetweun murs derer and bis victhn, and then pronounced gens tence, which was imprisonment for life. Thao Young man gat unmoved in his chair, and seemed: very mnuch unconcerned over the atair. Upon being tukon to his cell ho laughed and chatted, and Jolned ina morry game of cards; nt tho Ratue time brenthiig curses pen the Roy, Mr. Meliwin, of Woclstock, ono of tho witnesses n3 to bla confession, He will be retalned in jail for twenty days, and thon convoyed to Jollet Pent- tentlary. “This was one of the most horrible crimes ever committed in thts vielnity, and tho universal opinion {4 that the sentence was too light, and that the young man should have Unaced ut the gailows-tree, WALK IAMMOND'S CAST, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Srainarrecp, Ul, Feb, 14.—The trinlof Wall Mammond, ono of the few members of the famous PYte McCartney gang of cuunterfeltors, began to ,ny in tho United States District Court, Thorv nro several cases against him, but he was tricd to-day for having in his possession tho Pote McCartney plates, for which tho Sccret- Service officials conrched for several yaura, and alurgo amount of conoy, E, . Rathbone, of tho Sccrot Service, testifled that, acting on ine formation received from Peter McCartney he wentto Jake McCartnoy’s, Pote’'s cousin, nenr Neoga, Cumberland County, Jan, 3, 1877, and ree eclyed tho plites gud $21,000 in concy monoy, duke McCartney testified that Martha ScCart- ney, Pete's wife, brought tho stuff to hig house in a sented glnss Jur, which ho buried, and that, nt Poto's request, ho turned it over to Rathbone. Martha McCartnoy testifled that whon Potor was urreated ho fold her certain things which resulted in Hammond bringing tha stulr to her bouke, near Neogn, In Kebrary, 187%, Wiitlan Shoppinl allie Boland, altis Lang, u convict trom Stichlyan City, and ‘whose father is 2 pojico officer at Now Ans, testls fled that he waa employed by Poto MeCurtuo! at New Orleans In" February, i, to ecurry bls boodla ut a Ralory of $5 per month and expenses; that "thoy worked {tho smull towns from Now Orleans to Cairo, and thon traveled inthe samo manner, stopping at the sinuler places, to Chicago and Cinclinath ‘There he was arrested, and niet Hammond, who was sent by Peto to ball him out. Peto put up the money, and ho was released. ‘Tho two thon traveled throtgh the Gast, pasne monoy at Dayton, O. ‘They purehixed 3100) of coney from) Mrs, Drigus, for | $600, They shoved nt lenst $00 or $4,000, Holand and Peto belng anally urrested at Richmond, ivi, in November sit. Thoy: Tey guilty, Poto gutting fifteen years and Holand ten. Wiliam W. Hoatright, i lawyer, now “doing time” at Jefersonvillo, Td. “for counterfelting, nian teatiNed to Hammond's dealings In coney, Nat Summers, now" dotny thie" at Jollet forthe Ramo offense, testiiled ag to his es of HUnmmonil’s crooked work, and to bis living sold coney In hls pres once, Saveral other witnesses edrroborated the testimony mentioned, and tho defense rested without introducteuy any testimony. Tho argue ments will ho heard to-morrow, und Hammond will doubtless soon Journey townrds Jollet. ‘Tho fact that these gangs ure completely broken up was shown by the readiness with which all con- neulal herewith haye recently testitiod nguinst cach othor, UNE REY, COWLEY'’S GUILT. New Your, Feb, l—Tho Roy. Edward Cows Toy, who for tho past elght duya has been on triat In tho Court of General Sesilons, for alleged Mle treatment of tho tttlo child Louls Victor, while under hig cnro in tha Shepherd's Fold, was this morning found gulty. Tho largest crowd that has over attonded n trial in this court Iterally packed the room, and the prssizes were so Dlockod up by the Hving mass us te render cyress or ingresa a matter of almost imposalillity,. Anumber of Indica wero also present, and Mrs, Cowloy sut by her husband's sido during tho proceedings, and tho Shepherd, although doadly pale, uppeared culm and self-posgossed,, ‘Tho jury retired at 12 o'clock, und returned In about u quarter of an hour, with a vontict of gulity of tho offenso chi eel ‘The foroman of the Jury hnd baroly cle 1a Ips on tha word “ gullty," when a eeone followed auch aa hig nover before been witnessed In a court of huw, Rhout upon shout rent the alr, and the stamp. Ing of u thousand feet raised a! ator: of dus while the dudes clupped bonds and wave hundkerehiefs, Tha Court oilleors allowed the oxelted crowd to have ita own way, When at list quict was restored, the prisonor's counsel applied ta the Court for an arrest of judgment, pending a nos tlon fora naw tral, but the Dhstrict-Attorney moved fur vontence, The Hecorder reminded the prigonor untll Friday next, when sentence will be pronounecd, “Pho extreme pennity tsa year dn prison and 8250 fine, An exten force of pulley officers, who had been sent for, emptied the court-room, allowing no one to remain init while Cawley was being roe moyed, under a strong escort, by which he wis asap tuken tothe Tombs and sufely lodged n hig cell, : LYNCHED BY VIRGINIA REGULA- TORS, Spectst to Cincinnati Commercial. Tavrwtony, Md., Fob. $%.—Page Walle, who way tn prison at Leesburg, Vit, for an outrage, and escaped Jun. 2%,and on tho noxt evening committed a ripe on tho person of Mary Mare mon, near tho Potomac, opposit Pulnt of Rocks, Va. und escaped to Marytand, and who was sought four doys by gungs of armed Virginia sugulutory, wus arrested Feb, by tho Sfurylund authorities, and taken to Hugorstown for gator keoping. «+ Regulators bovo boarded all Hagerstown trains slice, that he should not esenpe thom. To-day Uigh-Sherlif Curruthors and Deputy of Lees- burg, with uw requisition, took Wullis from Magerstawn, by train, to. Point. nf Tacks, where a crowd of 200 Virgininns surrounded thom and. escorted them n short distance to tho ferry. As soon as tho Virginta shore was reached tho pris- oner was wrested from the hands of tho Sheritts and dragged with a rope around bla neck, to the spot where tho outrage tid been committed, Ne begged plteously for hls tife, and protested {mtoconee, but he hd been carefully tracked and Identifled, and, laughing at his apperts, the rope wae thrown over a linbot tho nearert tree, and with a mul ultegethor Wallis waa awhiging ten fect from the ground. 0 repo wis fastened nnd the requlitors forming in platoons riddted his body with builote, and loft, The reeulators mado no attempe (9 concent thelr fdentity. ‘Thiets the thint outrage Walls has comniltted. and f ka they Inve bousted that Wallis would ne see Levabung alive, His laat vietin was brutally maltreated, and Beas left unconselmis, nnd territly wounded, ‘This is the fourth lynching of colored mon for Olltritges on white Women ina clreuit of twenty nuttes since April last. Mary Marton, the outriged woman, wos fmong tho crowd who awaited tho landing of Walllson the Virginian shore, fully tdentified the prisoner, led the party to tho, gpot. where. the outenge wag committed, anid after tho lynching was tho frat to shoot at his dangling forin, ‘The ncn wore Mostly masked, TIGUWAY, RORBERY, Spreiat Diapateh to The Chteaga Tribune, houtsvintr, Ky. Feb, 18—A most daring: robe hors waa committed here nbout 1:90 this after- hoon, Mr. James F, Thompson, of the firm af Spratt & Co. proprictors. of tho Plekett tobacco warehouse, Mrew from .tho bank $2,000, which hoe put in tho right-hand pocket of. bjs overcoat, keeping his hand on ft, Whon he reached Seventh and Main streota, within a squuro of the witrchause, ho whs accosted by n stringer, who asked him whoren certain store was located. On boing told, bo started of in front, and, rench- int ft, ho turned around abruptly, and, brushing — ayuinet Mr. Thompsan, sald: “That's not the place.” Mr. Thompson had bls hand on the money at the thine he was accosted, and removed (t to direct the mun, after tho man brushed ngalnst him, ho put bls: hand in hls pocket, and waa surprised to find the monoy gone, : Ho caught the mun and Rall, “You rascal, you've goto my money!" Th min denied ity aye “Vinigentloman,” and begin emptying his kets. ‘The fdea of n con- foderate thon ‘ou Mr. Thompson's mind, and he relenged this min te cateh another who faut ng the other brushed aguinst him, but he ad distppenred, ‘The matter was given into iw hands of the detcetives, with a description of tho men, but up to widnlght they bod not been captured. ALLEN'S MURDER, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sanxpwict, Ml. Fob, 18—Tho Coroner's inquest which has beon fn session continuously since Sunday morning fnvostluating the murder of HH, T, Allen adjourned this afternoon till next Mon- fay at 8m, Over. sixty witnesses inv been examined. Clapp and Woodruil, tho two men who wero arrester nt Plano on Stniay, wore dis- charged this afternoon, four witnesses proving that they wero gambling In Billy Brooks’ barbers shop in Plano at the timo of the murder. Clapp and Woodruff are notorious gumblers by thelr’ own confession, A dozen men in Piano will probably bo arrested enrly to- morrow morning for gambling. Soveral of Pinkerton’s best mon are now at work, and hy them certain traces have been detected, and it is thought that professionals were ongnged in tho murderous work, Several warrants hay, Deon telegraphed for their arreat. A speelal meeting of tho Clty Couneil will probably bo soon, and a roward of $1,000 be offered for tho arrest and conyletion of the murderers. Tho relatives of tho murdered man ulso offer a slin- Mur reward, SUPPOSED DOUBLE MURDER, Des Moryes, In, Feb. 18.—Last summer aman named Yates ands woman, supposed to be his wifo, and Httlo child Hyed on # farm near Moln- gona, Boono County. Yates wns In the habit of treating tho woman and chitd bnaty, and Inat fall ho sold his Interest (n the farm. About the samo time the woman and chill wero mysterl- ously intesing. Ho roported thoy had gone away to visit friends, Ife went to-work a few ahilles dlstant, and when partially Intoxiented he would talk nbout Kling the womnn, aud a few days ago eid thelr bodies were hid inn old well on the farm. Senrch was mate, and In tho weil were found tho blood-stulned ments of woman and buried In the cellar of the houre tho Dlood-RtaIned garments of a child and child's shoe. Yates was arrested, and on getting gover dented all ho had said. ain investigation ie in progress. * FOUL PLAY. 8t. Tours, Feb, 18,—Tho holy of an tintknown anan wns found ina Klough near Venice, IL, op. posit the northern part of the city, to-day. ‘Tho head had been terribly smnshed with a largo rock, which lay neur tho bey, and there wero other ovidences that tho man had been mur- dored, No clow to tho perpetrators. GEVELANT, Oy Fel, Ib—No traee has yet been found of ¥ dav, the prominent We- brew of this city whose digappearance was men toned Inst night. New York doteetives nro un+ able to got any clow of his whereabouts, Hs friends hore tire uslug overy menns to find hin, An Interview to-day “among his business and foclnl felonds show that all are of opinion thnt Mr Jail, has beon foully dealt with white In ‘ow York, BRUTALLY CLUBBED, Detnotr, Mich., Feb, 18,—This forenoan an old man nated John Patterson was brutally elubbed and robbed of $50 whilo splitting rails nhout two. miles from tho village of Metamora In this State, Ho was found this afternoon in an un conscious coniltion, and is not expected to live, A mun nimed Emory was nrrested this ovening on suxplefon of being to guilty party. He ts in 4nil at Lapeer, awnlifig the results of tho in- Juries inflicted on Patterson. TO BE WANGED, Drapwoon, D. 1, Fov. 1&—Tho Jury in tho euse of Mrs. Mary BE. Boughton, who bas been” on trial tho past tive days. charged with come pilelty in tho murder of Mra. Minnie E. Caltisan, Aug. 10, 187%, returned a verdict of not gullty to- day. Murtin f Couk, convicted of the crimo, ‘was resontonced to be hanged April 10 next, — KILLED HIS WIE, Des Moines, Feb, 18,-—Henry Osborn, a white coul minor, Idlled his wife to-night by mashing hor hoad with a stone, The murderer has not yot been caught, und the oxcltement {s great, tondlug tn the direction of Tessentuys court ox: penses by hauging him at ones, MCLURE. LOviavitit, Fob. 18—Tho investlention Into tho books of Dave McClure, Clerk of tho steamer Dytle, no far as it has progressed, makes a favorable showing for hn.’ McClure made elericul crrors, but 60 far tho oflicert of the Com pany do not fx any erlminallty upon him, THE SINKING FUND. Contribution Mado to It Yesterday, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune New Youx, Feb, 18.—Tho first of tho recontly- onlored weekly purchases of $1,000,000 United States bonds, 65 of 1880 nnd 1881, or 3 of 1881, for the Sinking Fund, waa held jn tho Sub-Treasury to-day. Jn all offers aggregating §2,%02,200 wero recelyed, nt 103.05 to 105 and intorest for Oa of 1880, 104.00 to 100 for 6s of 1881, nnd 103.50 to 10 for bs of 1881, ‘Theso having beon telegraphed to tho Beoretury, ho necopted tho following: Hatch & Fonto, $12,000 04 of, 1890 at vera oe of 1881 at 105,00,'anid $53,000 bs of 188) at TOKO : Fisk & Hatch, $45,000 64 of 1880 at 103.07, and $155,000 69 of TXT nt 105.02, Drexel, Morgan & Ca. 807,700 ha of 1881 nt G16, 842,000 68 Of 1831 11t 105,08, nad 863,000 Us of JRAL at 105%, 1, & 8, Wormer, $190,000 a of 1881 nt 100,67, Kpoyer & Co,, Fa, 00, Us Of 1881 wt 105,74, ma Swoot & Co,, $10,000 Oy of 12881 at me National Bank, $50,000 6s of . 1881 nt Naumkeag Nutlona! Nantc, $7,000 53 of 1891 at aditiniebare National Bank, 60,000 9 of 188) 1. Von Hoffman & Co. $5,000 68 of 1881 nt ‘Totat, $57.00, ds of 188) nt 100.45 to or {RisE!,00n), Os of 1841 at 106.50 to 105,74; $111,000 63 0 TST wt 103,60 to 104,07. Grand total, $1,000,000, a REMARKABLE SUICIDE, Dunvqur, li, Fob. WF, 1. Bowen, ancwe- paper writer of fino abllity and woll known throughout tho’state, committed sulctde at bis residonce tn Sand Springs, Delaware County, hust night, Ia was purtinily ingane, the result of finanelal losacs and ill-health, Tho manner ot hls death was pecullar, Ho was restless, and asked bis wifa for some morphine that ho might superinduce sleep, Having had reason to sure iniae that he was jntont on self-destruction sho refused, Ho thon usked for ‘a pait of water that ho might bathe his fvot before retiring, This was suppiled him, and the wife rotinad to her own chamber, leav! A him alono, This norniiy fn opening his room door sho was norpristu ond horrified to, Nnd him dead. Ho had taken the pall of water and pincod it undor= neath the elde rajlof tho bedstead, then rolled buck tho tick. fo removed two'of tho cross sluts of tho bed, climbed upon the bedstead, thrust his head through tho aperture tito the pall of water, and was discovered In this posl- lui, Tho cause of death was so putent that no luquest waa held. in SHOT BY WIS PAL. The Latest Developments in the Van Huissling Case, Tho Man Refuses to Tell Who It Was that Wounded Him. Morris Van Hutssting, who was rhot in tho tomplo Tuesday night by somo tnknown parties, falylng at the point of death at tha homo of his Paronta, at the southwest corner of Centre ave- hue and Weat Twelfth etreet, No nidittonat varticulnrs could be lenrnod yesterday relative to the shooting, and whothor It was necidont or deliberite murtor tho polfea are unable to say. As stated yesterday, young Van Hulsaling was a hord character, hts assoctites boing matnly thloves and desporndoes. His connection with the Hensley = murder was not proved, although suspicions wero strongly against hime atthe time. Is photogenph was placed in tho ogues' Album at the Mudison-Strect Station some tine ago, and yesterday na Trinune ro- Porter asked pormlssion to look at it Tho album washanded down, but tho ploture bad disap- peared during tho forenoon. tt was afterwards Tenrned that a correspontont of the Police Ga- zetle had borrowed tho pleturs for tho’ purpose of having It copled and sent to Now York to bo printed in that paper. Sevorat othor pletures were mnisalng Crom the sumo book, and were probably tnken for tha samo purposo, Thla does not secm to be a very good way of doing things, A visit was pald to the West Twolfth-Streot Btation, and an interviow necoricd the roporter with ROACH AND Wann, tho young mon who carried Van Inisaling homo, ant who wero afterwards arrested, James Ronch ty n-smooth-faced young follow, appnr- ently nat more than 23 years old) and bis coun- tennnee indloutes nothing of tho bare character whieh Is given hint by tha police. Ho hid noth- ing to say in addition to what had been printed. He knows tho young man who was shot, hut was not with hin previous toto the timo when he heard tho shooting and helped to carry him home, He was with Ward that venting at tha Hatsted Streat Operas [lousy and they Wworo sro- ing ‘homo at tho time tho shot wes fircd, Thero ia on story that Roach left his house early in the evening — with 0 youny German, name unknown, but he denies this. Honeh bers in unsavory repittation, hav ing been urrcated govern] tlincs by tho West. ‘Twelfth street. pabeo, His brothor “Vio is now doing service: in Joliet fora robbery on Madison sircot about 1 yenn aro. Tholr mothor and sisters nre sald tobe honest, hard-working people, who have done everything In tholr power tosnve the boys, James was res atedly warned: wealnst keeping company with Ward, but tho warning was uniecdesdt, dunce Ward, the othor man arrested for com- pllcity fn the shooting, suid he know nothing at all about it. Ha simply hetped to earry tho wounded man home when he saw him fall. Ward, Whe’ Roneh, hav given tho police con- sidorablo trouble, and hig been connected with munnernus robberies. Ife has juat served 0 two- Year sentence nt Jolint for robbing aman namod uiccs, who wor tho sexton of the Jesuit Church,and who kept a small bookstore near those Ward says ho hug been at work In Armour'’s packing-honse alnce his relense, and worked thora Tuesday. He tells n story almitur to tha one told by Roach, Ho was quite unconcerned about his arrest, and did not bellove anything could be done with him. Having beon thore bo- fare, tho cheericas cell of the station did not sce to troublo him, for ho was fnparently [rt hang ys uw lari, singing merrily: all du clthor of the men arrested will give the namo of tho thirdman, who was seen rinning awa! when Officer Lucy came up. The police thin tho runaway was THE ONE THAT DID THE BTOOTING, but whethor It was necident or design thoy ean- notens, It might be that all four—includin; Yon Hulssting-—wero on some burrtarions mut intent, and fir the examination ot tho Platol it went ol€ by necldont, Anothor thoory. is that somo citizen whom the party tried ta hold up drow a bead onthom with a revolyer that ended the career of one of thoi, and, becoming fright- ened at tho result of his alm, disappeared, No rovolyer wus found on olthor of tha men at tho station, and a seurch for one In tho vicinity of the shooting bas beer fruitless, Vin Hulealing hus been apeechters alnco ho ‘was shor, and ho will doubtless dio with tho trie story untold. Roach and Ward aro both re- puted “nme men, and will novor squeal" on thelr pal” if they had one, 'Thore will un- donbtedly bo a Coroner's Jury impaneled on Van Hulsdling's death, and then tho truth muy coma ou Lute last ovening Van Tuissling was in a slightly Improved condition. Ho recognized nce qualatances, eapecially policemen, and spoke. goveral sontences. In ‘response to bia brother's inquiry if RE KNEW WHO sitoT It, ho nodded ees but ho refused cither to speak on tho subject or to write It out upon material fur- ulshed by tho brother, Luter developments make the potico certiln that tho man who rin away was tho ono who shot him, and that he was James Hussey, 0 well-known thief who was ure rested List week for robbery, Hussey lives on Muy stroct, near Eleventh, within a bulf block of where Van Hulssling was shot, and. within two blocks of his home, Honch, who by tho way {gy not ali " Ronel and hot not served 0 torin in Joliet, lives nearly opposlt tho shotten youth, and Ward lives a ‘short block south of tho samo Jocation, Several pope living about the corner of May and Twelfth strecta suw four young men on tho cornor shortly before tho shot wns fired, and the watehmnn of the Jesuit Chureh fs tolorably certain that Ward and Ronh were two of tho four. Hussey cannot be found. Ho was at homo after tho shooting, but left al- mnost immediately. |The polics havo. varfous theorica us to Hussoy's reasons for hooting his “pal.” but nothing definit ia known beyond tho fuot that Van I. was drank and quarrelsome, and had been raking np old scores, AID FOR IRELAND. OPPOSED TO GOVERNMENT AID, Special Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune. Orrawa, Fob, 18,—Tho proposal of tho Govern+ ment that Parllamont should vote $100,000 for the rellet of tho distress in Ireland mecta with considonible opposition, An ovening papor saya: “Private charity secma to havo boon found quite ndeqnate to mect tho demands of tho Irish distrees, so that tho Canadian Partlue mont would bo Justified In withholding its hand, ‘There {3 roally no reason why tho Canudlan Pare Unuent should take the monoy of the Canadian people and sond It to Ireland,” The British Goy- ernment hig never done anything of this kind, dt certainly did not) sent “a pouny to Canada for tho rolief of the aufferora by tho St John flroz nor did {t contribute fo the retlet of the sulforer by the Chlongo fire, Tho Cann- dun Parlinment wilt do well to look aftor ita own people, and leave the British Parliamont to look nfter tha people of tho United Kingdom, Contributions of the kind proposed should bo mule hy the people thomselyes In private char- ity, and not by Parllament outof publio funds." NEW YorK AID, New Yonk, Feb, 18.—Tho Aliormon bavo re- solved to pssst In any good, wise, and fonsiblo pion for tho purpose of urging on thn good work, of relioving tho starving pooplo of Ire jand, a A WIFELY ENCOUNTER, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Counci, Bivers, In Feb. 14—A romantic affair ocuurred in this city to-day, through Prof, Anderson, traveling magician, being brought faco to face with two wives, Tho first and legal wifo, Misa Huttle Kolaoy, isa memborof tho Bald- win Comedy Company troupo, which stoppod nt tho Union Pacillo Hotel hore, en route to Chi- engo, Anderson, whose right namo is Philip Hind, enmo tn from the East to-day with tho seeond wife, ani stoppol nt the samo hotel. Wite No. 1 learned -of the presence of tho husband, and sont for him to the —_ recentlo When Fa, 0 on room, is eyed restod on Miss Kolesy, ‘ho sank to tho floor, unable to utter a word. A’ Tong and oxclt- ing conference followed, in which the sceond wife offared Andorson to the fmt, but sho ro- fused. Miag Kelsuy romarked to ‘THe ‘Tre UNE reportor: “God knows [ love him, aud would give my Ifo for bln, but let them God will roward them.” Sho also sutd he ¢ serted hor tn Now York two yours ago. ‘The secon wife {3 un old m friend of th mt, and the scconl supposed Andorson divorced. | ‘The tlrst wifo loft for Chi- enyo this ovening with the troupe, and the sea. ond remains with Anderson hore, Ho left tho city fora few hours to avoid a tragio aconvor arpoMITe, but ishere to-night with his second wife, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Qugenstown, Feb. &—Arrived, steamship Arizona, from Now York, ‘ Tho disubled stoumship Stato of Novada has salted again for Now York, QureNsTown, Feb. 18—Arrived, stoamship Marathon, from Boston. New York, Fob, 18,—Arrivod, steamships Ito. public, from Liverpool; Holivia, from Glasgow; iMombOM Fabs ie Rtouinships Dlonboln, ti LUNDON, Feb, iy lon] TD Hoaton} Soatia and Canada, ten Now" ork bayo arrived out, ' Hamuuna, Feb, 18~Arrived, Wioland, from Now York, CANADA, * Sptctat Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune, Monrneat, Feb. 2&—-A society ontitied the Montreal Anglo-luruc! Association bas boon formoi hore, Bome of the objcota af the Boglo- ty cun be surmised from the nano, the principal heing tho nequisition and diffusion of informn- ton on the subject of tho Identity of the Anglo- Baxon race, including, of course, tho Anglos Saxons of tho United States, with tho tort tribes of Isract. Tho Association disctaims ali socta- Fini nnd echlamatte action, tho hopo being that in tho realization of thoir Idontity thoy shall at- tain widesprond Christian unity. . — FIRES, CHICAGO. Tho Fire-Insuranco Patrol roport tho foltow- ing concerning tho Fifth avenue flro: Tho bulld- ings Noa, 2800 200, throe-story and basement. rick, nro owned by It. M, Brown, of Hartford, And nro insurod for $11,000 ns followa: Westorn, Girard, and Heelan, $2,000 ench; Bontman’s and Watertown, $1400 ench; Standard and Franklin of Ohio, $1,000 euch, The entire bnecinent and first floor of No, 200, occu pict by Bernsteln & Co,, rig merehanta, faving nsumincs of €0 In the Ohio of Dayton, and 1. liko amount in tho Firemon’s of this city. W, Skelly, grocer, nt No, 280, has $760 insurance in tho Atmuzon, but suffered lito or no toss, Mra, M.A. Evans, who rented furnished rooms on the second and third tloors, he Insurango tn the Lycoming, tod damago tritiing. On As Pay #00 in tho Allemnnin, and losa trifling. George Tomnx, 8500 fn thi loss mall. Tha Nattonnl Poultry Association bad i lot of coops stored in tho buaement, which wero bailly damaged, Cruse, supposed to be spontancdus combustion in tho rugs In baso- men ‘Tho alarm from Box 38 nt 7:15 Inet. ovoning was cuiaed by n fro at No. 269 West Lake street, occupied by M. 1B. Richards asa blacksmith- Rhop. | Cause, kindling-twool pet upon tho ahi to dry catching fire from tho ombers, No damage, Thonlarm from Box Mat about? o'clock this moming was tried in by Thnothy Conway af the Pinkerton Proventive Police, who, upon Ro- ing bis sual rounds, discovored fre and smoko in a large two-story brick building, standing tn tho rear of tho Contral Union buildings, at the northwest corner of Market and Madison streets, and reached by n large covered passages Way between tho buildings on Market street, Tho ilrst story fs oceupied by the Union Cement Compiny, of which Henry. Martin, No, 06 Market streot, Is agent. ie place fa fairly ited with thor upon ter of coment, plastor, and similar goots, ‘Cho second story 15 ocoupied far storage. purposery and naa fonther housa by Charles’ Emincrich” & Co. ‘Tho firo originated upon the top of no inrge lot of plaster in barrels stored nt the no end ol the bullding. = The oor Immedintely mboye thero burrets was charred and searched considerably, and in sev- eral places the fire burnt through into tho Tenthor-house, It appeared to be tneendlary in origin, a there wero a nirmber of cinply barrels Alted with refuso and com: bustibles piled: close against the north wall of tho bullding, in. a piano iimost innecessible to. tho firemen. Tho d ro will not be grent, ns tho feathors wero only smoked and notscarehed, and tho streams of chemlenl eniines only wore ued in extinguishing the fire, ‘Tho damugo to the building 18 nominat, 0 Bafexunrd; ’ AT MILWAUKEE, WIS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunts MILWAUKEE, Wis, Fob. 18,—At 1:30 o'clock this afternoon a fira broke out in the Ivery- stable of Chnrles Horrimnn, at tho cornor of Ninth and Wells strects, which led to tho specdy destruction of the establishment with a largo Portion of {ts outft, Tho flames wore first dis- covered over tho ofco, and are supposed to have originated from defective chimney, 'Thoy’ were communicated to the hay-loft, and thenca spread over the whole building with lightning- ko rapidity, Tue horses, to the number of fifty, wore stablad in tho basoment. AIT but ono of these wero got ont. A valitubls mare beens: ing to cH eke Hy escaped from thostable, butis novertheleas fatally burned. Wiliam Young's. hostler bad bia face badly scorched while en- gauged removing horses. Tho property de- Stroyed Includes thirty sleighs and cutters, and fifteen bigeics, hestdes a loft full of huy, onta, and other feed.’ Tho total loss is eatinated at about $14,000, of which $5,600 is on tho building and tho remnindor on stock, Tho inauranco nmounts to $1,000 on the bnslding, $2,000 on the horses, and $5,000 on carriages, horses, ete, It Is distributed among tho following compuntes, in West & Myora’ ngenoy: Westchester, $2,000; St. Nicholna, | $2,000; Atlomanin, $3,000; Now sidan $2,000; Firomen's Fund, $2,000. Total, ——. AT TERRE UAUTE, IND. Spectat Dispatch to Tha Chteago Tribune, Terie Haute, Ind., Feb, 18—Koyes & Sykes huband spoke factory was consumed by fira this morning, by which 200 men aro thrown out of employment. The fire originated in tho dry- houso. Soveral of the employés suffered severo injurics,’ Frank Sibley {3 reported killed by a fulling wall. ‘Tho loss Is $76,000; insurance, &35,- 000, in tho following companies: Amcrican, $2,000; Fireman’a Fund, $2,000; Commercial, 2,000; United Flremon, $2000; North British, $2,000; Amazon, 81,00; Fire Association, $3,000; London & Ennoganteas 64,00 3 HORCAANITO, FLO Westchester, $1,500; mmonwonlth, Willlutnsburg City, of Now York, 81,000; North: orn, $1,000; “Hamburg & Bromén, $2,000. ‘Tho firn alsa “had 85,00 insurance "divided ‘bes tween the Imperial, Phoontx, St, Paul, and Orient Companies, AT JANESVILLE, WIS. Spectat Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, JANFSVILLE, Wis. Feb. 18—Tho dwolling honso of Thomas Holleran, in the Second Ward, wns burned to the {pound thi afternoon. ‘Tho contents were most saved, It 1s supposed tho fire caught from a locomotive spark. Insured. STRIKES. PIANO-MAKERS. Speetat Diapateh to The Chleago Tribune, New Yon, Fob. 18,—Moasra, Steinway & Sons refused to necedo to tho domand made unon thom by the varnisbors and woodentters in thoir employ for fnerensed wages. AN hands hnyo determined to stand by those who wonton a Strike on Friday Just. Those who wore employed fit tho Astoria branch also followed suit, and to- day thoro are somo £00 men on 2 strike. A mass-mocting was held at Turtle Bay Hotel, under tho auspices of tho Pinno-Makers’ Unton, which numbors somo 4,000 members, The spenk- ers wero thoso who aro on strike, It was do- manded that those who aro now potting from #9 to $12 por week should bo raisod $1.50, and thoso above that sum 81 It was decided to ap- point w comimittes of twelve to carry on tho strike nnd look after tho fam- ilies who needed help, the Union pays ing tho regular altowsances, It wag deolded On no necount to return to work unit an ine erenso fn all the employés’ wages was greed to And tho non-Union_ men now working at tha fuctory sent away, It is ikely that tho tight will hon Jeng one, as both sides incun to stand out, Tho omployés are err ordorly, und no trouble will rigo with tho new hands, COAL-MINES, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Pirrsnuna, Pa,, Feb, 18,—Nearly all tha strike ing coal-mincrs have resumed work at throeand ‘halt conts, abandoning the scule and ovory« thing for which thoy wont out, OBITUARY. NOAIL NEWELL. Speetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, JANESVITLY, Wis, Fob, 18—Nonh Nowoll, an old and prominent citizen, diod this morulug, suger 81, SETH LB. NEMINGTON. Onnensnund, N. ¥. Fob, 18—Col. Soth P, Remtngton, Colloctor of Customs of this Port, and editor of the Dagy Journal, dicd to-day. JOSEPM LENOX, New Yonu, Fob. 18—Joseph Lenox, tho founder of Lenox Library, dlod lost evening, aged 80 ycars, —_——$—_ THE UTE PRISONERS, lod Pinos Agenoy, Colo, Fob, 10, vA Lake Crry, Colo,, Fob, 18—Tho contrictor falled to. furhish transportation at tho timo Appointed, and Gon, Adama and Otto Mours woro unablo to Jeavo until this morning, ‘Tho dolegution Is com- osed of nino Indians, four Uncompaghres, ani lve Whito River Utea. ‘breo of tha intton: Douglas, Johnson, and ‘Thomus, wre prisoners, ‘Tho delegation ig above tho average In polnt of Intelligence us representative men, and fs ahead, of thoso who accompanied Chicf Ouray, Gen, Arlaing bus sucoceded beyond the expectation of tho people of Colorada, © Few men would hive uecunplishod 6o much, ———— Tho Eldredge Sowing-Machine—It leads the world, und Is the: best for you to buy. 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Powerfal stim calculated to injitro than bono! bladder, but this reliable imparts to them tha requ nau aturotl potus and no more, fut kidney and bladder complaints, in an nds vanced stige of development, bafle inedient skill and prove fatal. Agninst disastrous consequene Sanco by the menns eingrested, eure oC Garten Mission this ¢: WHLERBADING, A) fro welcome. NNO} Tt great beneiit to the gon, a Stomach Bitters Hts re mther Mt tho Kidnoysand Promoter of cheng sito wmount of fine should bo remembered, cos yory — Tlousokvopor'a favorita In lending cities of the wo No othor propat reads, or luxurious past pratt tea without fear of tho tl BI BAKING POWDER, Absolutely Pure, MADR FROM GILAPE CREAM TARTAR. enon goatible food, F2F-Com: makes su 1, ean Is ich Night, taky, frequent ‘To eta “ca repel thelr ade , UCTED Ty sie hath, will bo wlven At the Paes venting. Openav7:ap, mail, resulting from huary indi. ed four arity Bomoness by tho Gavernm ent Chamist I MOWAT MARENG UAW ETE CC ir. Molt, and wholes —_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_— LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY, THE LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY Waa rognintly incorporated by the Legisinturo of tho Pre ta AM ‘Charitable purposes ints for tho term of Twenty-tive Yeurs, to while! contret the inviolable faith of the Slate fs plodtmt, Mich plodgu hus boon ronowed by an overwhelming Popular volo, securing Ite franchise in the now Cone Rtilation adopted Dee. 2 A. 1, 1379, with a capltal of L0H to which it has sinca added a rosorvo fund ol NeGRAND SING! hnvo boun hold. month waa thx tH LY NUMBER, DI! the SECOND ‘1 al SCALED OL VOSTPONED, y bean us follows; STUINUTIONS URSDAY: ofeach CAPITAL, PIIZR, 810,00. 100,000 TICKETS At TWO DOLLARS BACIL HALF-TICK ETS, ON! PRLZ) ul 1 Capltal Prizo,. 1 Capital Prize. 1 Capital Prizo.., nes of oti GD Prizes of 1,00 Pettus of DA 8 Apneosh 1857 Prizes, amounting to... Writu ch formauior Oreamo porson nt nie T auporyisl Ty Mutt Bo so. nnd sallelt oro BWIND! Aart No. 1 ave my ing onde cha mintiin Erion of Imation Prizes of 9 Approximation Priaos of 10), lourly, stating full to 1D Brondwa Altour Grand xtzaontinacy Drawings’ ara der my and monnomat BSEiALS d. AND and TUBAL A. 1 has NO-AC Non aC tho UNITED ST, Li mune vf fu + DAUPIL New Orteuns ne Were, Yorts fos aH OLLAI fate, CHICANO, UY, ‘sO other#be 15 Canks Buck and Yollow Wi Fangs, Ghinmoye shades Bs nin LOY Hecurtted Tottee 8 ft Goods packud for country: GEO, YP. AUOTION SALE: jaune By GEO. P, GORE & CO., Sand & Wabush-ay. THURSDAY, Fob, 10, at 9:30, REGULAR SALE CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. 1OCraton Kouliah and American W, G. Ward, nes ward, jot. nawort IRE fe q ors, KC, merchants, Du ANC THURSDAY, Fen, Jor, Chamber,’ Dinin und Hodding, Bou ah RSHEIM, 8 Randolph-at. 360 Panag By I. LONG & CO., Auctonoors, 17h Mandolph-st. ‘Tho ontiro contents of the two-story und basoment 637 W. 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