Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 9, 1880, Page 3

» summer adjournment, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, APRIL CANAL ENLARGEMENT. —_——_———_ The Committee Appointed at ” Ottawa Discuss the Subject at Peoria, ——— And Dotormino to Address the Public on the Work’s Impor- tance, —— so to Urge Congress to Make an a Appropristioa for this Purpose, Sub-Committees Appointed and the Work anak Now Well Under Way. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Peouta, I, April 8.—The Committee ap- pointed at the Ottawa Ship-Canal Conyen- tlon to devise menns to properly bring the project before the National Government and secure its ald and support in this most ln- portant undertaking, met this afternoon In tho parlors of the Peorin House, Mayor Hnr- ison, of Chicago, presiding. Owing to busl- ness engagements and absence from the city, J. Y. Seammon, Judge Trumbull, and Murry: Nelson wera unable to mect with the Com- iittec, The towns along the line of the ca- nal and river were represented by II. M. Binger, of Lemont; C. IL Gould, of Morris; Edwin Porter, of Jollet; RB 8s. Potter, of Henry; John 8. Thompson, of Lacon; Jolin S, Lee, of Peoria; T, D, Brewster, of Peru; and 33, 8. Prettyman, of Pekin, Granville Barrere, of Canton, one of Gov. Cullom’s appolntees ‘on the Committee, was also present. Mayor Tinrrison called the meeting to order, and took occasion to deprecate any initiatory speech-making uponn subject of such nd- mittedly great importance, The Hon. Wash Armstrong, of La Salle, and W, IT. Camp- bell, of Hayana, who were present by Invita- tion, were added to the Committee, Tho last-named gentleman was chosen Secretary of the mating. IX RESPONSE TO A REQUEST by Mr, Gould, Mayor Harrison gave the Com- aittee 9 brief statement of his views, ‘The State of Ilinots, while lt had the menns, could not be brought to bulld a cang) which was really a National work. As such, it hud been urged by Prestdent Madison as neces- gary to tho protection of our const. Since then It had been talked of more or less in Congress, and stways as n great National undertaking, The Committee could foreo {ts construction, provided the State of IUinols would demand it, {1 his opinion an address should =be framed setting forth the necessities of the ennal as’ s State, local, and © National ‘undertaking, for the purpose of Increasing 0 healthy canal sentiment throughout the State, Iaving done this, the address should ba submitted to Congress. The State could do ono thing, and that was to employ its con- yict labor in the widening of the canal, Great Britaln was preparing itself for war with the United States, in case it should ever come, and the United States ought to proflt by the advice of Washington, to prepare for war in time of peace. Assvon ng the Stato was nunit In this matter ho had no doubt ‘that it WOULD NE PossineR to pass the thing in both Houses of Congress without n particle of dificulty, Mr. Armstrong, while agreeing In the most part with Mayor Harrison, advocated the plon of first connecting tho line of navigation with St. Louis, thus giving the work a Na- tional character.’ Ie was heartily in favor of bringinga pressure to bear on members of Congress until it should be tmpossible to elect anybody who wasn’t Known ns a canal man, By backing mombers up with such an address as had been suggested, something could be done, A small appropriation was all that could be expected nt first, but even that was 2 commencement, and would enable them to Improve the river by some new locks and dams. Dlinols bad a by ht to demand that the Government tunder- take this work In return for the Immense revenue she turned out avery year, In con- clusion, ho favored the appointinent of a cominittes to prepare and circulate the pro- “posed address. Mr, Prettyman also favored an_naddress, but wanted no thne lost In making an appeal through a committee to Congress, A Dil should be prepared and presented before the Jongress, a8 well as the public, would thus be thoroughly in- formed on the subject nt the same thne, MAYOR MAMRIBON, in order to show that. it was not so easy a fing to get a bill through Congress, give a brief history of his own attempts in that dl- rection, In which he had the support of many of the Southern and Southwestern States, but members from 1Inols, whether nt the dictation of railroads or from other causes, ¥e him no Support whatever, Ils bill at hat tle was on the point of being favorably reported upon when Congressman Sleicher, of Texas, who was Chairman of . tho Committee . that had it under conald- eration, died, and the project fell through. In’ Nis, opinion the enna! was not necessarily inimicn! to tho ratlroad Interest, free and open competition being the very best thing that the country could have, « Mr, Campbell looked at it a Ittle differ ently, ‘The rallrond Interest would no doubt oppose the project, but a little fight with Tailrunds would do rallroads good in the way of tenching them a sound lesson. - r, Barrere remarked that they would have abig jobon hand when they undertook to educate Congress, although people were the best kind of teachers, ‘The sooner they com- menced, however, the better, ‘THE WORK WHEN COMPLETED would be a great National water-way whoso benefits would be felt all over the country, For the purpose of getting something prac- tical before tho meeting, he moyed the an- ointment of a commitice of three, with ‘ayor Uarrison as its Chairman, to prepare an nddress to the people of Ilinols and to Congress upon the question of finproving the canal and the IiMnols River, as well as to prepare bill on the subject for Introduction into Congress during tho present session, ‘The motion prevailed, and Messrs, Barrerer and Prettyman were ap polntesl as the other smuinbers of the Commitice, Mayor Harrison suggested the appointmont of aComuittes on Finance, ani tho sug- gestion was readlly adopted. ‘Tho Committes when selected was nade up as follows; II. {. Singer, of Lemont; Mayor Mater, of Peoria; C. HL Gould, of Morris; J. C.F wood, of Jollet; Muyor Hippon, of Pekin; ‘W. Ht. Campbell, of Havana; Willlam Red- deck, of Ottawa; ‘I. D. Brewster. of Porn; ELH. Uutehing, of Henry; J.S, ‘Thompson, of Lacon; A. J, Conner, ‘of La Salle; J.T Norton, of Lockport; Murry Nulson, of Ghlgagos Amos 8, Purviance, of Hennepin: 4. 5. Starr, of Peoria; Lemuel Iussell of ‘On, : 2M. POTTER, = - ot Henry, suggested that it would be well to enlist the codperation of other Stutes, Mayor Harrison observed that the matter would not strike an Iowa manasan lows fuprovement, and hls experience with Lowa members ‘told ins that the delegation from that State’would not favor the project unless they saw a chance for log-rolling, ir, Barrera thought the first neceasa thing to do was to prepare the address, an fo prepare it with great care. Codperation the ‘would como when the address was sent forth and people of other States saw the justice pf the cause, He had lttlo idea that It would possible to get the matter before Congress this session boyond ts mere introduction, for the reagon that all legislation now had refer~ ence to the Presidential question, tm Armstrong introduced a resolution Uewing Minols members of Congress to exer- cise thelr beat endeavors to secure the pass age of a bill for completing the improvement Of the river, Including the building of his Jocks and dams, ‘I'he resulution was referced to the Comaltten ou Addie th re offered a resolution urgin, he Bate Conventions soon to be hel hy this nei by several polltical parties to declare in thelr platforms in favor of the enlatge- ment of the canal by the National Gavern- ment, In his opliton the Republican Con- Lentioniy would declare In favor of the proj- emocratic am mu Conventions would follow sult, eae ne (a Anustrong dissented from Mr, Lee In ould talus as to what tho conventions , Moyor Hartizon disliked to see the matter dragged Into the cesspbol of politics, and re- marked that parties would take It wp soon enough when they diseovered that It was a measure of strength, . Mr. Prettyman spoke In favor of the reso- Jation, and Mr. Potter opposed tt AFTER SOME FURTIER DISCURSION the resolution was withdrawn, ‘The Com: tultice then adjourned to meet at the call of the Chairman, fn ease another meeting alall be neeexsury. itis probable, however, thnt the Stt-Committes will prepare the bi and the uddress and send them forth on their mis- ston without consnlling the main Committee, A CANAD MASS-MEETING was held in the evening at the Opern-Touse. Mayor Warner called the meeting to order, and the Hon. Ilenry Wells was chosen to pre- side, Mayor Harrison was called upon for the first apeech, and in response set out for a talk on the subject of widening and deepen ing the canal and fmproving, the Iillnois River, Nature had intended that some day or other there should be connection between Lake = Michigan and tho | Mississippl River, and had provided a Chicago iver and an’ Tilinois River ny the eonneeting Hines, All that was necessary was to Joln them with acanal, The spenker dwelt af some length on previous attempts to build a ship-eanal, all of which had come to nothing more than a narrow stream dug by the State, with Its tow-path and its barges, ‘The ship-canal had been advocated as a gteat war measure, and ho proposed to deal with faetg whieh his hearers would do well toy ft to thelr Congressinen, and thits farce the » tional Governmentto bulldit, Hnd the Unit States, withoutashipcanal become Involved in war with Great Brituin in the days of the Rebellion, lie feared that the country wok have been conquered and dismembered by British invaders. The importance, of the canal was@hen recognized, and a bill was put through the House, but went no further, Since then nothing had been done to con struct It. Durlng tho War the wountry, was too pour to bull it; now Lt was pleaded by those Indifferent to the subject that there was no need of it. It was just as well, how- ever, In thne of peace to prepare for war, The commercial hmportance of the subject wos equally great nnd pressing, Railroad extortion would be atan end, ‘The ratlronds themselves would bo benefited when foread to dispense with costly frelaht lines and a lot of expensive and ‘ornamental officials. Tho Southern States were wililng and anx- fous to help along the canal, Were the peo- ple of [ljnols to stand Idle and let the thing o justbecause someof thelr members of Jongress feared tho opposition of a few railroad companies at, tho next elec- tion? Ulnols liad stenally fotled to support his Canal bill in Congress, but now Chicago felt the necessity of the thing. She had wakened upto it and was taking in the ne cessity. She took itin through tho brain, the eyes and cars, and she had been faking in through the nose, The people along the ennal were walkie up, aud with the widen- ing and Heep Ing of the canal both Chicago and the people along the line would be the gainers; but the hnpravement was to be adyorated chiefly ns a vast commercial enterprise. When Illinolg could show that she was producing 80 per cent of the Nationat revenue on whisky, was ft not right that she should demand her canal, and that the Government should build ib2 The moment the people of TMiinols let tt be known that the man who didn't vote for the eanal no Jonger need apply, every linois man In Congress would how! himself hoarse in favor of the project. -In conelusion, Mayor Unarrison said that all he asked of his hearers was to help him in this matter by spurring up their Congressinen, and If they did that Milnols would her eanal. ‘Tho speeeh was well re ved, and the speaker frequently Interrupted by applause and laughter. GRANVILLE BARRERE, of Canton, vigorously advocated tho projects aw sanitary, commercial, and fmportant war mneasure, ‘The only way to deliver the State from the rule of rallroud monopoly was for thepeopleto assert thelr rights to use whatGod. had put within thelr reach and make trans- artation sheap. The practical way to do is was to work on their Congressmen, and, if they did that as they ought to do, there was no power Inside or outside the United Statey that could prevent this ship-canal from being built. It was high tne that Tl nols reeelved 2 contributlon from the General Goverment, and especially should she_re- ceive if now for a work of such vast Na- tlonal importance ns this, Wash Armstrong put in a plea for an appropriation of $1,300,000 for the locks and dans In the Ulinols Tver In order to con- nect Chicago with St. Louis, When that was done the gounitry would sea that it was a work of National fmportanee, and Ilinols sound ot all tho ship-canal she wanted, Fred A. Potter, of Henry, and M, C, ttinn, of Peoria, favored tha canal, and in sharp,: vigorous speeches called upon thelr hearers to stir up their Congressinen and get them to do something, At the conclusion of Mr, Quinn’s remarks the meeting adjourned, —ae HARTMANN. ~ Tho Story He Tellx of the Moscow At« tempt on the Czur’s Life. London Standard, The Central Newa 1's responsible for the following: It will be recollected that after the release of Hartmann by the French au- thoritics ho came to this country. We have to-lay received fram Hartmann the follow- ing authentle version of his attempt to take the Czar’s fe by blowlng up the train on which the Emperor wus traveling to Moscow, He seems to be amedinm-sized man of the better working class. Ils manner fs some- what reserved. Je hns devoted, his life to the Russian revolutionary or Nihilist eause, and had prior to the Moscow affair been con- cerned in many of the desperate deeds directed by his party, Mo was ones ar- rested and thrown ,into prison at Kiet, but. the revolutionists held his services to thelr enuse to be of such ‘value that an extraordinary plin to effect his release ‘was concocted. “A Ruslan oficer wont one morning, with elght Nihilists dressed os soldlers, to the prison where Hartmann was confined, and, producing an ofilelal docu. ment, told the Director, Windest!, that by Gen, 'Ladieben’s orders the prisoner wns to be surrendered to hin, ‘The plan succeeded, and ina few minutes after emerging from the prison Hartinann and the Russian officer Qwho {fs now self-exiled) were driving to- wards the frontier. ILartmann’s account of the Moscow attempted regiclie ts as follows: “Of course my rea} namo is nolther Iart- mann nor Mayer. 1 have used many allases while carrylng out our plnns, [y true mune, however, Is by no means unknown to High Mtuasian oflcials and members of the Third Section, aul even to Loris Mulikott, After conducting a propaganda in different parts of Rusala last summer, whieh Jed to my arrest aud escape from Kleft Prison, 1 was detailed to enrry ont tha Car's execution, I have a practlent knowledeo of milltary operations ant the force of explo stons, and [ suppose it was on that account L was selected to conduct the attempt, Going Moscow, 1 hired a small louse a few milles outside the efty, su situated within sonie forty yards of the main lune of railway, The house was in a wretched conditlon, “L was dressed aan lnborer, kept aulet, and went about for sone thine as If attending to nv Ulace, After satisfying myself that all susplelon was averted, 1 set to work, aided by two companions, one of whom has long been my collergue, Tho nearest houses was hardly visible, and in the evening, while two stood on the wateh, the third undertook to dig a little trench with a spade in the frozen ground, ‘The trench was dug but spade deep and wide, or five inches by five inches. It ran from tho rallway to the’ sinall out-housa attached to my dwelling, Tho ground was very hurd, and+swe had to proceed enue tlously, ‘The digging oceupled several days, Iu the tronch, a8 we proceeded with ft, four lusuiated wires were Jnid, and avery night as wo fluished our work wo filled die’ trench that had been cut, carefully removing all traces of excavation, ‘The trench was dug along a furrow inthe open told, ‘The dyna. mite we made ourselves In the house, | and put it into four strong tron tlasks, each of which held a little aver an English pound, When weervilny was nearly completad, our plan all but fell through, owlng tothe tallure of the Moscow ¢eleetrichin, whose suspiclon was aroused, to deliver the batteries to. fire tho mine, My comrades and mysolf amost despaired, wt but a fow hours before wo had congratulated ourselves on the comple- ton of our task, ‘The flasks containing the dytunite had been safely wrapped up and Jald Inadeep hole dug between the metals .and beneath one of the wooden sleepers, My resolve was soun taken away ton friendly peasant, some twenty miles: off In the south, and set myself aut to ‘secure tho batteries, With somo little dilliculty Eper+ suaded tha clectriciin to intrust them ‘to mo, and Tat once returned, and passed the nlght atone In the solitary house on the steppe, ‘The wires 1 " readiness for the couiug train, ‘Tho Czar, 1 hud been warned to expect, would trayel by the goods traln, 60 iu see Tat least dld not atupldly blunder about tho train, My ox- planation Ig elmple cnouxh. We were kept Tsentimy comrades” soon connected, and all was in: thoroughly Infokmed byoffictnt friends of the Czar's movements. Wo received warm ing that, pursuing iis usual custom, he would Jeave the oMelal traln, in whieh a figure rep resenting the Czar wonld be seated ata win- dow of tho snloon-carrlage, while the Czar himself, expeeling thus lo escape all danger, traveled disguises as arallway servant, A. telegrain tof mo all was right and the Car was coming, and as the train passed I fired the mine, hoping to see the Emperor blown to the winds, The wreck of the train was blown away from the house, but to ny chagrin £ soon learned that the Czar, thinking. himself safe from danger, had changed trains 2 few nilles off, so ns to enter Moscow In state, Jat once sel.off inn sleigh and refolned my friends, Wo remained uletly within twenty nilles of | the seene for one week, and then traveled to Kherson, po- ing thence to friends at Odessa. Mere we all shipped for Turkey on board the Italian atenmer Florentina, I being tn fact employed as an engineer. From Constantinople we took passnize to France by way of the Levant. On arriving in Paria I went about with my friends, When walking fn the Champs Elystes, Feb, 14. with three friends, the mou. ehards, who had been following us, eae up, ‘Three of them selzed me, and T was arrested, My companions succeeded tn knocking thelr captors down and escaping, and Twas taken to Mazes, My friends went to M. Clemen- cent, who advised them to employ Englehart, munielpal counselor, which they aid, and eventunily I was conducted by a moneherd to Calats and puton board the steamer for Dover, Although expelled from France, ne. ofletat paper was issued. My friends walted ina wine-shop in the Avenne Vincennes for my release, and, without making themselves known, necompanied me to London.” In response to several aitesttonts Hartmann anid he espoused the Nitilist cause beentise no means but force could ayall to secure some degree of freedom for the tolling Rus- sian millions against whom brute force was used by n eruel, selfish Czar and his myrini: dons that they might revel in the fruits of thelr labor. [He held his life Hight if he could farther the proletarians’ cause, For him- self, he despyred of being of further use to MMs party in Europe, and he meant to eml- grate to America Inn day NIWILISM. Tho Reign of Torror in Rusia. Dlapateh to Tonton Times, Onessa, Mareh 17.-—-Arsaynee Bogoslav- sky, son of an orthodox priest and an ex- pelled student of the Poltova Theological Seminary, and one of five Nihilists men- tioned in my telegram to you of the th inst, as belng tried by gourt-martial at Kiet upon the several charges thereln mentioned, has been condemned to death. Is execution will make the nineteonth In Russta for politteal offenses In Jess than two years. In addition to these, four or five sentences of capital punishment were commuted, Arrests of por- sous suspected either of Nililiism or of Lib- eral tendencies have not, ceased to be made wre. Not fewer than sixty of both sexes have been taken up within the Inst few weeks, Among them are persons Mlllog im- portant public posts; one a chief of depart- ment In the management of the Odessa Tuilway, another the head bookkeeper to this muntelpniity; but the larger number seem to be teachers. Neither they them- selves nor the public know what. they are eharged with, unless It be with holding, and perhaps professing, Liberal opinions; for no public intion is even held in reference to such ats, Hor dare any mention of their names, Whit has happened to them or what has been done with them, ever appear In the newspapers. ‘Their Jodgings are searched suddenly in the night, and, even though nothing may be found therein to incriminate hem, they are at once marelied olf to prison, without uotice or explanation, or right of protest of appeal, or an opportunity of thelr ving heard in thelrown defense, After the lapse of a day or two some are told they are free to return to thelr homes; others, on the contrary, are sent off to some distant Gov- ermnent to be what is called Interned there, Many teachers who lave been set free have yet been forbliden to give lessons, and thus suddenly deprived of the means of gaining a livelihood, — Frequently, moreover, a wife ~and children, or, in the ense of the unmar- ried, an aged mother, an inyalided sister, or other helpless relatives are involved in tho ruin of the bread-winner, Pans, Mareh 2t.—A_ Nihilist trial in Kieit has resulted in a number of revelations con- cerning the way the Russian revolutionists ¢o to work, ‘The acensed, who has been con- denned to death, one Arasaynes Bogoslaysky, the son of a clergyman, was charged with wn suttempt to rob ninall-van and .lo nppropriate the ensh-box of a regiinent of infantry, with manufacturing explosive materinis. with niurdering 2 fellow Soclalist,—Kurilotf.—and with dwelling In Kieff with a false passport. The murder of Kurtloif, one of thelr own, wns decided upon because lie was believed to have been betraying his friends, [le was fallen upon by the latter and shot, and his body was flung into the Duleper. According to one of the witnesses, an ex-Nibflist, the chief of their Association fs invested with tho right of Jif and death over tho members, For the first eake of disobedienes corporn punishment fg the penulty; for the secon, death. According to the same and another ex-Nililist, one of thetr fellow-members hid been the son of a Prince, tributed by the faboring classes for the sup- port of the Association was20 per cent of thelr wares. rt GARCELON'S INHUMANITY, Special Disputch to The Chicago Tribune, Cnr0aqo, Aprilt.—Tho article which appeared In ‘Tsim BuNDAY ThisuNE entitled “Gureclon's Inhumanity,” credited to the New York Tril- ‘ne, caused so much indiguation In? my family, that 1 felt moved to say a word, u8 0 formor resl- dent of Mafne, fora man who had beon my fam- ay physichin for more than twenty yenrs, Some a my family owe their life to bis humane, un- romit(tny While » toniter care, differ with him foliiaiity. T cannot let the opportunity paas without saying a word in his behalf. Fow men, if any. in New England have done moro for suffering humanity than De, Gureolon, His servioes were never rofused, by night or day, to the poorest family who needed thom. Jie was quick to comprehend tho altun- don ofa pationt and prompt to net; kindand sympathizing, without seutimental gush, over bis patients, and ho nover was known to distrusa a poor debtor, He was a poor collector, 'o refer ta the fics of tho Lowlston Journat of 1877 you will nd an account of 1 lnrgo Bure priso party who mot ne bis house, conalating of the best poople in the community, who pald thelr regarda to tho public spirited, high-minded citizen, the humane sureeon and physician, and thalr mutual confidential friend, 1 trust that: that ola be gathering of clorzymons dootora, Judges, Inwyera, and louding business-nen of Lewiston and Auburn, however thoy nay diter with Dr. G. politically, will not remain silont when such ohirges aa Dr. Hammontl's come up against him, ev are unthinely, unkind, wn called for, and T bellove untrue. A Foumen Restvent or MAINE. ——— Women Voting—The Author of “ Little Women? Describes the Scone. ‘Mins Loulao M. Alcott, ina letter to tho $om- an’a Journal about the Concort (Mass,) election, at which women voted for tho first timo for Schon! Committee, thus describes the scuno and roports her lmpreesiona: ‘Tho Moderator (who Is also the Registrar, and his most kindly and faithfully done his duty to the womon, in spite of bid. own difference of opinion) thon annouuced that tho ladies would prepare their yotes and deposit them before the mon did. No ono ah jected, we wero rondy, and filed out in n order, dropping our yotos and passing buck to and quiotly us posable, our seats ns stk while tho assoinbled gentlemen Wwateliod us in solemn silence. No bolt fell our audacious heuds, no ‘earthquake shook tho town, but a plensing surprise created a gene eral outbroak of lwughter and applause, for _scurcely wore wo sented =~ when id that the polly be The motion was curricd before tho and the polls were closed with: ing,—n perfectly falr proceoding, we thougt ice Wo Were alléwed no voice on any other question, The huslness of the mncet- ing went op, and the women romulied to hear tho disonssion of ways and meana, anid sou tho aficers olected with neatness and dlspateh by the few who appeared to run tho town pretty much as they pleased, AtS the housowlves ro- Ured to yet ten for the oxhausted genticmon, sume of whotn cortalnly looked as if thoy would need refreshinont of gone sort after their lie bor Iwas curious to absoryo, us tha women Judge Hour rove and propose closed, out, how tho faces which bud riod them = owith = disapproval, —_do- or doubt when thoy went in, now 1 smiled atfably, while several mon boped the Tudica would como ugain, asked how thoy Iked. it, and asaurod then that there had not been so omlurly a mocting for years. Onoof tho plone ant siete to my eyes wis 0 flock of schoolboya watching with great interest thelr mothers, aunts, and sisters who were showing thom bow to voto whon thelr own cmunci pation-day came, Anothor was the epectacte of women sitting bo- side thelr husbands, who greatly enjoyed tho affair, though many'of them ditfesed In opinion and bad thelrdoubts about the suifruge quese on, Among the now voters wero tho descond- ents of Muj, Duttrick, of Concord tight renown, two of Hanvock and Quincy, und other whose grandfathers or grent-randfathors had been ainong the ret settlers of the town, A ly urray of dignified and curncat, women, though some of the * frat fumilies" of the historio town were conspicuous by their ub- sunce, For Nouralula, Pi . f Kidneys, oa atin ‘ains end Aches In the Back, —Hop Bitter. The sin con" SCHOOL LANDS. Leasing the Property Corner of Halsted and Madison Streets. Communication from Mr, Goudy Re- garding the Dearborn-State Street Block. The School Teachers. WII! ReJotce at the Prospect of Recelving Somo Pay. The Board of Edneation held 9 regular feml-monthly meeting last evening, Presi- dent Hoyne in the chatr, and all the Inspect- ors present except English, A CANCELED LEASE, A communication was received from Rees, Peirce & Co, withdrawing tha bid they put In on behalf of Carson, Pirle & Co, for tha School Fund property du the eorner of Mndl- son and TInisted streets, for the reasons that the conditions of tha lease could not be com- plied with, On motion of Inspector Keith, the netion of tho Board was reconsidered, and the lease Inid on the table, On motion of Inspector Frankenthal, tho Committee on Buildings and Grounds was nuthorized to rent-for another year the rooms now occupled by the Board at $1,800,—the sane rental now paid, ‘The same Conmittes was authorized to advertise for bids for the ercvetion of school buildings at Lincoln and Thirty-fifth streets, Mumimond and Eugenia streets, and on the Wicker Park Int, OUTAIDE Pnopenry, Inspector Keith, from the Committee on School-Fund Property, reported agalnst the proposition of J. F. White & Co. to lease thirty-one acres In Calumet and Hyde Park for $5,000. 8 year. Concurred in, The same Committee presented -n tense, which was ordered to be executed, lensing to David Jennings the W. 3¢ of the N. W. 3¢ of 33, 40, 13 E, for one year for $120, ENPUIED LEASES, Inspector Keith stated that the Committes had had under consideration the following communication from Mr, Goudy, and moved that the propositions of the parties be not ac- cepted: To the Board of Education: Tam authorized, In behalf of L, If, Otis, F. iB. Peabody, J. WH. Mee Vieker, and nenrly ull the rest of the occupants under school lenses of property bounded by Maulson, State, Monrog, and Dearborn, to make & proposition to your Hoard, ye lenses under which they hold expire May 8, 1880, and they onch contain na covenant for the appraisal of tho land and of the improvements atthe end of the lense. The leise furthor pro- vides that tho City of Chicago may purchase tho hufidings at such apprainal, or shall kell tha Innd at the price fixed by the appralsers.. The purties T represent aro content to have thit pro- visionof tho lense exceuted, and’ to sell tho buildings or purchase tho land, J understand that the attorney of your Hoard has given an opinion that 86 much of eal covenant 28 undertakes to bind the elty to purchage the tm- provements fs yold, but that he fag given no opinion that the counter portion which ytves thy right to the lessves to purchnse the land is not binding, Lam very clearly of the opinion that the entire provision is valli. Whon these Tenses were excented the elty charter provided that “the Common Council’ shnll atall times have power to do all acts and things dn relation to said achool Innds anid School Fund which they may think — proper for _ thoir safe preservation and eficiont management, and sell and jensa rafd, Innds and all canal or othor lots or lands, or other property: whic! have been or may hereafter bo J to the School Fund, on such terma and at such times as tho Common Council shall deem most advantageous,” This give the Common Connell the power to sell or lense or manage the school lots or lands ns the Common Council of the city deemed most ndvuntugeous. 1 thus “within the power of. the Com- mon Council to make an agreement to sell upon such terms aud conditions as it saw proper, it likewise had the power to lense, fixing any conditions in the lense that were reasonable and Inight be agreed upott with tho loasee, There wus no Hniltntion whatever upon tite excrolse of the power, or the use of n discretion in the mat ter, ‘The Common Council alao had unlimited ‘pororta manage the land in such miunner na it hought proper. The terms of the loares of these parties contain tho usual and ordinary, provistons in the dens. ing, of and Tho lessces wccopted tho leases, placed vatuable improvements upon tho property, and have paid the rent on tho falth of this provision in the leaee., Bone insure mountable objection must be presented before any Court would decile that tho covenant was Invalid. It is not a qestion as to whethor your Bonrd may uso school moncy ta improve school lands. Tho question {a, could the Board, being authorized to lense, make the usunl and customary provisions in leasing Innd? Dut it Js" searecly poralble that it is important to consider tho validit: provision, Tho City of Chicngo nnd the Nonrd of Education cannot afford to repudiate 1 fate contrnet, entered into thirty, years ago, anid acted wpon ever since, Publio epinton would, no more tolerate siteh a repudiation than it would tho repudiation of a debt for money bor- rowed by the city in tho administration of its affairs, It cannot be expooted thit ao would sanction any such repudiation, and I will asaumo that the Ronni hus no disposition to do so. If, howover, the Bourd is not willing to perform tho covenant in the present. tenses, tho parties 1 represent will extend tho old leases or muke now lenses for a furthor_ term. 1 am authorized to aay for tho purties T represent that thoy aro willing to re- tain the property for the torm of fifty years unon the same terms and conditions as ary von- falned in tho pres onses, and the lessea muy ‘bo extended, pret ing all of tho terms anid eonditions contained fn thom. If the Noard prefers. to make now | leases, thoy aro willing to take the property for a term of fifty yours, and pay § per eentum on a valuation te bonacertained by appraisers, Thoy nro con- tont with the provisions for the appointment of appratsera contained in tho present lenses, or, it Unit is not satisfactory, and tho Board wishes to exorcise the power insteul of the Clry Counell, thoy suggest that a fair provision would be to allow the lessees to choose one uppratacr and the Yourd anothor, and, iu case of tnabillt; to agree, the two tno choose tho third, the decision of tha mujority to prevall, Thay furthor propose that, on tho expirution of tho Teases, if tho elty does not choose to rell the proporty, that an appraisal be arrivéd atin the manner provided in tho present Jeuses: tho weaco Bhall have thy right to have tho tern ox- tended for the same period of time, or the lense renowed on the samo terms and conditions. ‘Tho present Iessecs aro unwilling to submilt touny restrictions in regurd to the nature or char- acter of the business which may be conducted on tho Jeased lots in the manner pro- perce in tho form of 1 recent_Icase prepare by hy attornoy of your Bourd, Thoy ulzo abject to the right, in case of failure to ‘pay, to soll tho property'on a ten days’ notice published ina hewspapor, without personal notice, The re- cont docronge in tho rates of interest und tho rentals of lands induces the leaseus to beliove that 5 per cont and taxes on tho Ieagcholt estate and improvements f# a fair rate, Eshall bo gind to moet a committes of. your Board for the urrangemeut of dotuila, Your obedient sorvant, ke . C, Goupy. Tho motion to reject was agreed to, andthe communication was placed on file. MALSTED AND MADISON, Inspector Keith said, as Carson, Pirlo & Co, had withdrawn their proposition, the Com- mittee had taken tt upon thors advertise the property alice that was falrer for all concorned, ‘Tho bids received were as follows: Madison atreet—Lot 2, M.A, Ho $450; 23, Grillin & Dwight, for AD A, Lovie, 85004 9, ‘Lowls Dowie, $450; 8, Mary C, Hold win, Saar lt 4 Willian K. Furness, $40 Conre 4, . lorny, © S400; Magdalene Schiller, $1803 ae Hi, Mor Tt, $500; 7, James sitek, $400 8, Willam 1, Furness, $000; 9, TLowls Dadge, $900; total, $4,300, Charles Hfenrotin, total «frontage, $4,500; J. Beldlor Bro, Lats 8 and 9, $1,400; Halsted streat 5. W. Rawson, Lot 9, 800, front—Lot_ 11, Magdalena Schiller, $800; 13, Herman Sttefel, $300: 13, Lawls Dadize, $3003 14, A. J. Nowberge, $300; 15, W, 16, Furness, $300; 16, Jolin Iurdgrave, $375; 17, 18, 18, Win: E, Chamberlain, $275 unch : '20, Win, E. Chamborluln, $500; lotal, $8,100, Crilly & Blair, for both fronts, $9,037, Alt sinll didders offered to put up buildings worth from. $5,000 to $10,000; and Henrotin one which Ha vast $40,000, The Conuuittes recommended that the entire frontage ba leased te Crilly & Blair for thirty yeara from Muy 1880, at an annital rental of $9,097 for the first five years, nvon condition that they erect: bulldings nat less than three stories tn’'ilgit, tu cost $190,000, and xive a bond of $20,000 to Insure théir doing 89. ‘This was coneurred In,—yeas 9, nays 5,— as follows: rear Venkes Kolth, Armstrong, Hartlott, Frankontuul, Prake, Curran, Hlohberg, Stiles—0. Naww—stoue, Brenan, "Delany, - Btonstand, Hoyno—5, Tho price obtained. {s $5,171 a year more than the present rental, rake a year better than offer of Carson, Pirle & Co,, nud 9, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. N $1,027 9 year more than the bid of the present lessees. The Finance Committees reported that, in their opinion, it was desirable to CONKOLIDATE THE” BEVERAL FUNDS from 1872 to 1879 Into one fund, to bo known asthe School-Tax Fand of 187 and prior years. ‘They therefore revonmmenced that the Controller be authorized and Tenuester to transfer the balances to the credit of the School-Tax Funds prior to 187, and to piace them to the credit of 1879, They also rec- ommended that the Controller “be author- Taek to temporarily transfer from the ens now in. the Treasiry belonging to the School-Tax Fund $06,000, and to place the same to the credit of the School Fund upon. the understanding that the amount should be replaced to the credit of the School-Tax Fund from the aceruing revenne of the School Fund or any other source ng fast as the samecould be collected also, that @ second payment on account of services rendered since Jan. 1, 1880, be made all employés, equal to two months’ salary, on the same bnals as was pald luring tie fall term of 1879, those teachers who had sev. ered thefr connection with the Department alnce March, 1840, to recelve 7 per cent of the amount due thom, ‘After a long and tedious debate the report was concurred in, The Committee on Text-Books submitted their report, which was Inid over, under the rules, fora month, They recummended only n few changes. MIBCELLANEOUB, Inspector Keith offered a resolution, which was adopted, Instrueting the ‘Committee on Buildings and Grounds to take steps towards obtalning possession of the Wabash ‘avenue front of the Mosely School lot, to the end that asnitable school building might be erected thereon to meet the wants of the locality for sehiool accommodations, Inspector Stone, front the Committes on the Examination of ‘Teachers, reported the successful candidates out of the 100 ex- ainined Saturday, and recommended that they be given partial certifientes, Inspector Vocke asked leave, which was granted, to withdraw the petition Fequesting the Introduction of German into the Mar- auette School, since it had not recelyed the requisit number of signatures, The Board then adjourned for two weeks. ————— ARSON. A Pretty Strong Caso Mado Out Against Arbucklo—A Complaint for Adultory Alvxo Made. The examination of John Arbuckle. alias Moan, on the charge of arson—selting fire to Mls grocery and meat-market at the corner of Lake and May streets—took place before Justice Ingersoll yesterday morning, 9 sur- prise belng in store forthe acensed in the shape of a witness who was watching him on the night of the fire—Perry, his clerk, Assistant Fire-Marshal Conway testified ns to the faet of the fire, which occurred at twenty ininutes to f o'clock on the morning of April 1. The nearest hydrant had been capped with a ferule, and could not be opened with a wrench, ‘Two engines were thereby rendered useless on the arrival. He yalued the fixtures and .groceries in the store nt $200, ‘Thomas W. Johnson, an Insurance-agent, testified that Arbuckle had taken out two policies In the Watertown Fire,—one on fur- uiture and household gonds for $400, and another on stock for $2,000, Lieut, Bonfield testified to finding five or six holes In the wall which were FIAUD WITH SHAVINGS, KINDLING-WwooD, AND PAPER SATURATED WITH KERO- RENE, No one slept in Arbuckle’s bed that night, Tho next day he found a small satchel be- Jonging to Arbuckle in a Madison street. restaurant. It contained some rags to bulge it out, a few receipts, and a revolver. One ofthe recelpts was for.o trunk Ina ware- house. Iazzard O, Perry, aged 27 yenrs, then took the stand, and testified In substance as fol- lows; “I was in the employ of Arbuckle from Aug, 7, 1870, and remember the night of the fire, Arbuckle left the store about a quarter past 4 in the afternoon, saying he was going to Valparaiso, Ind. Me had a satchel with him, © sent © young min named Johnny Harrison to follow hin, When IHnrrison came baek 1 sent him tomy house, No. 8S West Luke street, That was between 4 and S o'clock, When [went home Tfound him there. We waited around until tyenty: minutes past 10, and then went out to Rel BCILOOI-TAX, A LOCATION TO WATCH ANNUCKLE. I had a suspicion that everything was not right. We got permission from a watehman. to watch from the window of a pleture- frame factory whieh faces Arbuckle's store, and ts about fifty feet from it. 1 told the watehinan we were insing fora thief.” “What did you see?” “After watching until twenty minutes after 12 o'clock L saw Arbuckle leave the house from the rear. Iie came out of the tioor and shut ft. As soon as he did so T saw the glare of the flames and that the house was on fire."” “ You saw him 2?” “Yes: distinetly.” “ Aud knew It was ho 2" fi Where did he go?” “We came right towards the factory and turned into the alley. ‘There the gaslight struck hii, and he started and ran west. I saw him no more.” “What did you do?” “ Crapped for the watchman, and he enmo with s lantern and Tet us out," “Did you ever see any shavings, In the wall of the store?” “Yeu, the day before the fire—on tho Sst of Mareh. J told Ed Thomas about i, aid showed hin where the plaster had: beon pleked of and put behind the meat blocks, The holes had been covered over with tin and paper,” “Do you know the value of the stock 2” “It had run very low, should think the Haut $200.7" total value was “Did you have any conversation with Ar- buckle In relation to the matter 2” “Not about the fire,” © Putabout the stock running low 2” “Yes, L told him, in order to hotd trade, he ought to stock up. He inde an incoherent reply, My salary was $8 week. ‘Chat was neatly ag Mauch as we took in,” “What directions did Arbuckle give you as to people who called for hin 2” : “When people wanted to sea hilm: about bills ho said to tell then HE WAS NUT AT HOME," “Was he at home “Ho was generally in the rear—in his liv- ing-rooins.” Do you know where Mrs, Arbuckle slept that night?” © Sho sald she was golug over to Filer’s—n man who traded atthe store, She said shoe was not going to sleep at thestore that nleht. Leloged a itde before the usual tlie by her direction, At ten intuutes of 8 sho sald, *You'd better close up; we won't walt until nquarter past G’—the usual tine, 1 put the papers wp to tho windows and went out, lock- Ing the duor, Sho was Inside, ‘There was another key In the money-drawer. Sho knew it was there.” he custom to put © How tong had It been papers up to the window © For three or four weeks beforo the fire,” “Why didu't you Inform the Peer “1 dldn’t know how to act. Edidn’t know first if there was o fire, which 1 expected there: would ba; that tho tusuranee come pantes would offer a reward, ‘Chat was the prinetpal thing. Another was f didw’t want o have too mich to say about a thing 1 couldn't prove or know for a fact.” ice you saw tho fire, what did you do’ “Twas sooxcited I didn't’really know whattodo, T went around on Ann street and thon to the tire after the engines got here, Lashed tf thoy had got Mr, Louutry man's people aut, and they Bald * Yes,’ intention was at first to wake them up?" Why dida’t you do it?” “When Teamy out of the factory T was so exelted it lipped my mind until Pgot te the fire, and then Limade the inquiry.” ‘The cross-oxamination lasted un hour, but Perry was not shaken in the least. As to TOW WE DISCOVERED THK HOLES fn the wall, ho'sald a cat ran behind the tea- enns, and, golug to chase her out, he saw them, HH wtao found plaster tna hole in the floor hito which It was the custom to sweep sowdust, He removed one of tho pieces of thy and found Shavings. ‘That was what ex- elted his suspicions. Ho went into the fuc- tory because ho dldu't want tho police to sco hin on tho street, Perry's testimony was corroborated by that of soveral wituesses, THK DEFENAK called Mra, Filer, who testified that Mrs. Arhuekle cime to her house about hulfpast Do’clock, and wasasleoput the Une of thofire, Mr, Sparliuz, the defgudants’ lawyer, wked to have Arbuckle discharged, since there was no testimony against her. “Not much,’ said Cameron. Sparling wanted to hear the ovidenco against her. Canieron wanted her hetd because it was impossible for all the preparations to be inade without her haying knowledge of them, Be- sides, hadwt her clothing been removed from the house and stowed away in a trunk ina warehouse? Sparling urged that there was no testimony that the trunk belonged to her, and that sho could only be held tpon -presiinptions that didn’t arise from the facts as proved, Cameron claimed that sho was an acces- sory before the fact. H Justice, however, didn't agree svith him, and discharged her, holding Arbuckle Jn 83,000 bail, Cameron then charged “on the statement of an officer,” who had heard them say that their name wns not Arbuckle, but Moan-— that her name was Mary. Carr, and that he had a wife and three childre ving In Fiitodel phloye-thiag Arbuckle and Mary Carr LIVING IN AN OPEN STATE OF ADULTERY. He asked for a continuance for ten days to get testimony from Philadelphia to substan- uate the allegation, Spariing salt such acharge was “an In- sult and an outrage to humanity.” 3 The Court reniarked that {fa ' reputable ntleman ? would make the statement un- er onth he would issue a warrant, Cameron then “charged” Lieut, Bonfield to arrest the purties. But, before he did so, Poticeman Costello enme in and made the n sary affidavit, and the warrant was at on ted and served, Sparling wanted a hearing immediately. Baniel asked for a continuance for a week, After some tatk between the lawyer and the Lieutenant, during which the former said prosecution was now persecution, the Court rental the motion, and held Mary Carr, allas irs. Arbuckle, in $200 ball, As neither was able to furnish bonds, Ar- buckle was sent oyer to the county fall and the woman was locked up at the Madison Street Police-Stgtion, MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, What to Do in the Absence of a Phynt= elan—Leeture by Dr. Norman Bridge. Dr. Norman Bridge: delivered a very In- teresting and instructive lecture, yesterday evening, ton large audience it the, Lower Farwell Tail, having for his subject, “What to Do in Emergencies in the. Absence of a Physician,” which he treated ina colloquial way, thus making his remarks all the more appreciable to those who heard them. ‘The trouble in connection with emergencies was that people would Insist in managing them. in an unphilosophical way. Tho things which even the doctor could do in such cases were very few, and the necessity of summoning him was not so great as was many tines Imagined, The things to be ac- complished iay in the way of aiding the process of Nature, while those which peopla were in the habit of doing were frequently (rectly to the contrary. In many cuses Nature supplied abundant means for a remedy, and all that was necessary was for the bystanders to keep thelr hands off from a suddenly sick person, Taking up such emergencies In the order of their freaueney of occurrence, he spoke first of the slmiple accident of fainting, Aso matter of facet a simple fainting fit was merely the result of a temporary cessution of the flaw of blood to the brain, and no one ever died of it, In a few moments the blood ran back to the brain again and the fit was over. And yet people did all kinds of ridle- ulous things to the patient, Hfting him up and throwing cold water into his face, the former process really tending to retard the cure, while the Jatter made no difference elther way. The patient should be allowed to lie on, the ground as he. fell, the horizontal — position beng most favorable to the return of the blood to the brain, If tho recovery did not soon oceur the feet might he raised, by which means the blood would be sent from the extremities, and the patient would recover almost Inmedintety. Ocensionally o person who was sick at the time of the fainting would die under the fit, but the raising hint up and applleations of eald water would only havea tendency to make him die all the quicker. Children in convulsions, 1 form of sick- niegs which, by reason of its dreadful appear- ance, frightened the friends of the patients, were subjected to all sorts of foollsh treatment; were plunged into hot baths, dashed with cold water, shaken, flagellated, and not unfrequently, dosed with medicine. Tn.099 out of 1,000 cases the convulsion ig an tplleptic fit, which lasts generally about three minutes, and In which it was very unusual fora patient to dle. Ocensionally, where there is disense of the brain, the fit might last an hour er more, or he might die; but the recovery of the patient in any case woulkt not be hastened by the adoption of any of the treatment alluded to, At the end of the fit the sufferer usually fell Into a deep slumber, and nothing should be done to interfere with this means taken by Nature to ald the recovery of the patient. ‘The same statement applied to the hysterical fit, which was aimatter of no consequence, beenuse It never killed anybody; and even in tho-ape- plectic fit NOTHING COULD DE DONE further than to keep the patient's mouth clenr, go that breathlng might not be imped- ed, and to prevent him from hurting himself or other people from doing so, Incases where ehildren sutfered from con- cusstons people were afraid: to let the sutfer- ers go to sleep. Tho knock onthe head which the child received in the fall produced cer. tain Injuries} fin thettbrain, and Nature's process ‘for curing them was to let the parts rest, and this caused the desire to sleep to aise after stich an accident, ‘This desire shoul atways be gratified, tho child being: placed In as favorable conditions to a good sotnd sleep as soon as possible, On the subject of hemorrhage the Doctor explained that it was necessary for people to tell by the pulse wheter the patient was in danger or not. ‘The normal rate of the pulse was from seventy to celghty beats a ainute; if a patient bled “extensively the pulse ran, up as lilgh 9s from 120 to 140 beats oo iinute, which indicated that the patient was In dunger, ‘Tho easlest way to check the bleeding was ta apply pressure at the point where the blood was flowin from the externa) injury. A handkerchief ora finger plunged Into the wound eouht al- ways accomplish this. Ib wasn good thing, foo, to elevate the Hmb where the eut or bruise was, us that brought the attraction of gravitation to the ald, Applications af cold water, whieh contracted: tha bloodd-vessels and retarded the flow of blood, were also beneflelal, How to dress a sertous wound was also a anatter whieh puzzled people a great deal, ‘The best thing to apply wad hot water, which gaye the Injured ports. the best opportunity of recovery which they could have. The water should always be at a temperature somewhat higher | thin that of the,blood,—say from 8 to 100 de- 8 The ‘geney of grent pal was one whieh often oceurred to children, and unger elremmstances which mizht lead to the de struction of some of tho senses, Ong of the wost common pains was that whieh oce curred In the ear, the best means of allevi- ating which was tho application of hot water, A constant stream of tot water shoulkl bo poured into the = child's ear by means of 8 syringe or a teaspoon, and It would soon stop the pain. ‘The ehild should then be allowed to rest, and ff tho pain occurred again, the same treatment should*ho repeated, Earache should never disregarded, as it was quite ikely to To sult in loss of hearing, Heat was the most usetul of all shnple agents to stop pain. Fomentations should be applied as hot as possible, and a common whi ing ne was a very useful help in handling the cloths just tuken from the intensely hot water. “Tho pepion handling the cloths for the patient might not be able easily to stand thelr heat, but n pallent suffering from the colic, for instance, woul welcome them heated almoat up to the senlding paul. Jn speaking of medicines, the lecturer reeammiented Dover's powders and paregorie assimple formsof the oplite which could bo safely tised in tho fauily, especially the former, Which was less dnnerous than any others of this cliss af niedieines, IN THE CASE OF POISONING, he recommended tha application of an emotic, and the giving of quantities of water. by which incuns te polson wauld be diluted and its effect greatly weakened, ‘The simplest wa a, Produce voulting was to thrust. the mfddle finger down the throat of the patient and tickle It until voultIng was produced; of cmeties none was more alinple and: eflcacious than a tablesponn ful of tuble mustard mixed ini plat of hot water. In cases of polsoniig by any of the varlous forms of opium, the best antidote was strong caifeo In coplous quan- titles, Ler, too, was the only case in which the.patient should not be allowed ta sleep, Hig should be walked uv ond down, and kept 3 from relapsing by overy avaliable mi might be impos- cans Into slumber from which lt sible to awaken hit, —<—<———— SAWYER’S STORY. Hilo Sayn Ho Shot Dr. Stecle in Self« Defense After a Blow. New York World, Aprit 7. Dr. Theophilus Steele, of No, 261 West Forty-second street, who wna shot In the face Monday night by William E, Sawyer, the electrician, was unable to appear at te Jefferson Market Polleo Court yesterday when his assailant was’ arrafgned before Justice Duffy. Sawyer was committed to await the result, Ife said he hind done tha shooting In self-defense, Ile had not, he satd, been following Dr, Steele, Before teav- ing. the Rossmore Hotel ie had been warned to Iook out for Dr, Steele by a friend, who. said the physician was under the influence of Siquor and very ugly, Jia attempted once to out at the backdoor, but saw Dr. Steele follawing itm. He turned and walked back to the lobby, and when he thought Dr, Bere had lost sight of him went quickly outof tie same door again. He had walked but a few stevs when, happening to look around, he saw Dr, Steele behind him. The house in which he and his family wero boarding was justat the corner of Soventh avenue and onthe south side of tho street. | Dr, Steele's bonrding-house was on the north alde of the street. He crossed Seventh ave- nue, and Dr. Steele, instead of crossing to the north side, still followed him<and came up with him as he was about entering his own house. - Clutehing him by the shoulder, Dr, Steele exclaimed with an onth, “Now, —, I'm going to killyou!? Dr: Steele; Mr, Sawyer says, carrics two pistol: and had his’ right hand in his coat pocket, Sawyer was afraid he would, shoot from his | pocket. “i said,” he continued, **I don’t want to have any trouble with you? Te struck nt me with his left hand, ‘and drew o pistol from his) pocket with his right and pointed itatme., L pulled my revolver, drew back tha hammer,, and discharged the contents, it seems, in hiss face, There was no help, for it, Thad no: idea where IT should hit him, nor did 1 have time to take any alm. If I had not fired L! know he would have killed_ me. As soon as, Igshat he dropped his weapon and staggered alittle, Then he stooped to pick it u, L did not wish to be shot myself, nor did E\ wish to shoot him again, and Tran to Broad-) way. Iwas on my way to the Thirticth Strect Station when the officer arrested me. ° I was afraid to zo back to the scene of tho shooting, for I did not know how badly Dr. Steele was hurt, and thoughtsome one might injure me." awyer’s side of the story of the disputes. that led to the shooting is as follows: “When I lived in the houso with Dr, Steele and his family the meals were not satisfactory, and Mra, Mandelick, the Iand~ Indy, whew { proposed taking meals outside, wanted me to leave. I refused, and she got a allabneseas warrant, and rather than thet it out moved away. A week ago, when I came home in the evening, T found ny wife outside the door, She satd, ‘Don't go in- side; Dr. Steele fs in the parlor with two pisto! Dr. Steele followed mo to ny rooin, and came in, * What did your wife throw parer balls «at mine for? he sald. 1 told nin she dented It, ‘Ishall hold you re- sponsible for anything your wife does,’ ha replied. I quieted him: down, and he went away, Nextday I left the house. Then [ sent him the letter, but he did not know whero I had moved to. Idid not mean to anger him _by It, but wanted him to call at my office, No. % Fulton street, and sce mo rather than bother me at home, if he ba anything to say.’* Dr. Steele, who is not out of danger, saya that Sawyer followed him and tried to ber’ his pardon for linving sent the letter to him. Iie told him he would have nothing to do wilhlane and as he turned to go away wos sho AN EXTENSIVE FARMER, : Special Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Crinrox, Il, April &—Mr, Jacob Ziegler, + a‘stanch farmer of this county, residing on . the Hon. David Davis’ farm in Texas Town- ship, De Witt County, sold this week, $2,090. worth of ‘fat cattle, and 120 hogs for'$1,t85. Mr, Ziegler has sold in the Ins ‘year 69,300 pounds of beef and 03,000 pounds of pork,, nnd still las 20,000 pounds of Ive stock on lls piace. At one time last year he lost bry cholera hogs worth $4,000 in four weeks. It Issafe to say that he fs one of the most ex-: tensive farmers in Illinols. AMUSEMENTS. CENTRAL MUSIC-ILALL, POPULAR ~ Saturday Evening, : Saturday Matineo. CONCERTS POPULAR — restereo seurs 26e, 0c, and 75e. PRICES DON'T FAIL TO TEAR THE MENDELSSOHNi:sc Wm. Schade, Frod’k (lieso, B, Meimendal, QUINTET GLU OF BOSTON. Thos, Iyan, CARRINCTON. TO-MORROW wicHr. To-morrow AFTERNOON Rosorved Seats, 25e, KOe, and Te. For salo ob tha Contral Munic-finil Hox-Onicy, GEO, B, CANPENTEN, Manager, HAVERLY'S THEATRE. ATL AVERLY, Proprloter and Manager. GO TONIGHT BKURF, AND SEE THIS The Whale gu soo Tt TEMES VE USUAL. CHEAT PRICES, KIRALFY BROTHERS’ ‘Greatest European Spectacle, ENCHANTMENT !! Tn all is Original Splendo: af Sconery fram Nuvian N. Ys it Ballet Stars nnd Gi pane Hatlets. tar Artistes. ‘Extensive and Capable Dramatic Company, ‘The Great Work of Amu wnt ATL ‘Tho Kye Nollghted~tho Kar Kuraptured, Mind, you can sco this as cheap as golng to any other theatre, 3 Kent tro rants of showbllls, nnd when you sco the plece you will agy it oven excueds tho glowlug do~ scriptions on the bills, . You can otain sucured@ seats without extra charge, HOOLEY'S HEATRE, on Mecordt tmpron's Great Come ‘The Greuteat Suce Chay Bt, Greone und Blason ‘Tho wd SHARPS AND FLATS, Aa played by the Comedians ROBSON: CRANE To Crowded Houses Nightly. CARD. Owing to the groat domand for sents, tho Orchestra | TH pluy on thu singe during the onxagetent of Hob: enn autid Crue, wih ¥ tne ny Biciiyor a inentro, WEED Fue beat bpwiui folding chates WYICKER’S THEATRE, ‘Last appearanocs of the ulstingulsted Artute, 1183 | ; CAVENDISH Myvery Kventoy wud Saturday minting, as ROsALIND, In Bhukspeura’s groat Comadty, AS YOU LIKE IT. _Nextweok SOVHERN a2 “Lord Dundroary." OLYMPIC THEATRE. Z W.SPRAGUE.......000.-Prupriowe aud Manager THE MV) THE POSTTIVE Het Tnstautuncous and Overwhelmiug Success OF tho Vueriess Prima Donna, ALICE OATES, And ber superb English Opera Company, in the now Gorman Colily Opera, . ’ FANCHETTE, THE GIPSY, Every ovening this week, Matingcs Wednusday, Yat= urday, and Bunday, HAMUIN'S THEATRE, Kyery evening thiawook and ait Matinoos Satur. day und Hunday, OOWLY COOL (Mr, Gus Ptilips) Now York Cowbinatiua In Baty colebrated Seats tonal Druwa, t UNDER THE GASLICHT. ‘With Beautiful Scents and Mechanical Kitecta. ‘ \