Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 16, 1880, Page 5

“Dinckest and most damnable murdora evar perpetrated In any State or county, Tho + Gro, and It is possibte that le is dead, i CRIMINAL NEWS. covor his margins had used bank funds,pour- ing good money after bad, until ho bank’s surplus was exhausted and rin came. Je fled to Canada, and in Montreal secured 0 pealtvort ns heokkeeper ing window-glass and ps uttonse. where he won the confidence of hiscmplayer, His wife and daughter re- malned behtiu in Urbana unt Inst Sunday night, when they started to join hihn. | While on tholr way to Slontreal “Weaver became thred of Hfeé and killed himself, A. dispatch from Mrs, Weaver to-day brings the news of his death, Urbana is considerably excited by the announcement. —- MRS. ZELI Epectat Dispatch to The Chleaga Tribune, Hanntsnung, Pa, April 15.—fhe Oumber- land County Court was engaged all day in {mpaneling n jury to try the second time Mrs, Catherine 7 convicted Inst fall of mur doring Mrs. Mary Kichl. Out of the panel of forty-alght jurors, ten were accepted, and to required number was not secured until the Sheriff lind summoned as tatesmen thirty-one persons. ‘The slow progress mado {1} Impaneling the jury was duc to a decided conviction that the prisoner was elther cullty or innocent, the preponderating sentiment ns oxpressed by the jurors being that the testimony at ‘tho first trial was net sufficient to warrant on yerdict of guilty. ‘fhe Commonwealth, ex- hausted all these heremptory challenges, and the defenge nearly all, ‘Iho action of the Supreme Court in awarding Mrs, Zell anew trial, and acquittal, of Squire Wynkoop, tho supposed instigator of Mrs, Kiehl's murder, will, it Is generally thought, result u the prisoner's acquittal. : A FEARFUL OUTRAGE, Bpectat Dupatch to The Chicago Tribune, Tourpo, O. April 16—A negro named ‘Wilson was arrested this evening on tho charge of conimitting a rape on the porson of alittle colored girl 13 years old out at Big Ditech, a short distance west of this city, this afternoon. It appeara that the mun went into the house near where he was at work, and, sending some other children out of the house, made the assault upon his helptess ‘yietim, who was lying sick In bed. Much ex- citement existed through tho community fn ashort time after the outrage, and it was with tho greatest difieulty that the brute could be rescued from tho vengeaucs of tho citizens, Shelby County, Ind., the Bcene of Another Brutal Out- rage Yesterday. An Armed Democratic Mob Pur- sues a Negro Across Country, With the Avowed Detormination of Putting Him Out of Existence, The War of the Races Likely to Lead to Serious Trouble. A, Noted Oracksman Finally Oaged py the Philadelphia Police, A Little Boy Deliberately and Fatally : Shot at Roberts, Ill, _AN INDIANA OUTRAGE. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, SuELBYVILL, Ind., April 15—Yazoo has again stepped totho front in Shelby County. ‘This Southern chfyalry or kukluxism first mindo a demonstration here in December, overriding all forma of Inw by mobbing an einigrant train, swearing that “no more nigrers” should come to “Old Shelby.” ‘Then in a more nggravated and bold manner, this same gang of marnuders attacked nnd drove inoffensive and Inw-ablding colored eltizens from tho polls at the recent election. Yesterday, under n nero pretext, cnme very near branding the county with ono of tho readers of Tug Trinene will remember the account telegraphed, giving the detatled re- port of thé outrages commiticd hero on election-day by Amsden ond his gang of bullies, One of the negrocs who was so badly whipped, and tha one who was obliged to defend himself with a knifo In order to preserve hls: life, wasn | farm hand for a Mr, Lo Masters, 1 Republican, in the south part of ‘the township. Adjoining Le Master's farm is that of ¢ Mr. Wilson, who is a Domoerat of the moss-back variety, Yesterday morning, so snys tho negro, one of Mr. Le Mnster’s cows Jumped {nto the fletd of Wilson, and the negro climbed ‘aver the fence to drive her out, As ho was doing this, onc of Wilson’s sons spied him, ordered. him off the;prem{scs,—saluting him with vile epithets. At this the negro started toward Wilson, who ran across tho field. This was 9 protext, however, and an outrago committed on o Democrat that must bo ayenged, > ‘Wilson came to this pince as fast as 9 horse could bring him, and swore out two warrants for,his arrest,—one for surety of tho peaco and the other for carrying deadly wenpons, Wilson charging the negro with carrying a shotgun. These warrants wero placed in the hands of » Democratic Constable, wh@sum- moned a posse of Demogratlc hoodlums to go and make the arrest.’ Leaving: this place, swearing that they would: tring In the d—d niggerdead or alive,” this crowd of roughs started In high glee. Soon after they had gono the negro arrived tn this city, unaware that tho hounds of the law wore nfter him. Sauntering around the principal streets, go- ing into the, Post-Oflice. mailing a letter, and walking sround the public square uncon- cerned, and not conscious of. having done anynetthat he should be arrested for, he started to leave tha city on foot, carrying his earpet-sack and adouble-barreled shotgun, golng in tha direction of Indinnapolis. When about tivo miles out ho -was discovered by two Democrats‘ who were returning from the country. Theso men hinrried in as fast as ‘possible, sounding the alnrm_ that “the nigger was ont on the Michi. gan road armed with shotgun.’ Another warrant was then placed in tho hands of Bud Johnson, 4 Democratic saloon- Keeper, who is not an officer, and given the nut ority, by Andraw J. Higgins, a Demo- cratle Justice of the Peace, to summon to help him catch tho negro ns many men as he wanted. Johnson commenced ta mako up his posse, selecting Leo Amsden anu alx of his gang, tho very. men who go badly mal- ROBBED, SEDALIA, Mo., April 15,—As the St. Louls express-train was leaving here last night, Mr. Jones, a larga eattle-denler from Colorado, en route tor Kentucky to purelinse fino stock, was sitddenly assaulted by four men, and be- fore he could give an alarm they robbed him. of $5,200 and a certifienta’ of deposit on the Drovers’ Bank of Chicago for $1,986. In their haste the robbers overlooked $3,500 In money and some $15,000 worth of checks, drafts, and notes in an Inside yest-pocket, ho robhers are supposed to have come from. Kansas City, and if is thought they have goue weat with thoir booty. - A PRUTAL ACT. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Crinton, Il, April 15—News has just reached this city of a very shocking tragedy which occurred at Roberts, Il, whereby 9 man approached a little boy playing {n’ the streots, and shot.him without the least provo- cation. Tho news spread. A posse of forty men went out in search of tho villain, but up to this date have not «discovered his where- abouts. The community is highly incensed, and will hang the yillnin to the first tree should he beeaught. ‘The boy 1s still alive, but it is thought he cannot recover. FORGERY. Spectat Dispatch to The Crteago Tribune. Kansas Citys, Mo., April 15,—d. M. TMoge, ayoung attorney from Atlanta, who canic to this clty about a year ago, was arrested to- day for forging the namo of L. A. ‘Templar, a well-known commisslon merchant, for $450, Hoge wns attorney for ‘Templar in a suit to recover $900 from the Harvey County Bank of Knnsna, and the matter was com- promised for $450. ‘The check was mado puyanls to ‘Templar, whose name was forged, wever, ‘ . » SEDUCTION, Byectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Apnian, Mich, April 16—A. middle-aged farm laborer named Nelson ‘Turpenny, re- eoutly moved from Muskegon to Pittsford, Hillsdate County, seduced a 15-year-old girl named Eliza Tapps, and then induced her to elope with him. They wero followed by tho girl’s brother to this county, arrested at acountry hotel whore they roomed together, and tha man was jalled here in. default o: $1,000 to answor the charge of seduction, ESCAPED. . treated tho fellow * on’ * election-day, | Mesias, Tenn., April 18—John Johnson As soon as tho crowd was mado up | and Hiram Jeffries, prisoners confined in the they commenced to‘alamor for shot-} Crittenden County Jall, Marion, Ark. es- guns and rifles, but, before starting, satisfied themselves by taking revolvers. As thoy started Amsden swore that thoy would “bring in the d—l_ nigger if they had tokillhim.” About threo mil¢s from town thoy came in sight of the negro, who dropped his cont and sachel and startad to rin, the hoodlums after hin. When in ming of thelr revolvers they opened fire and shot several times, whether with effect 1s not known, Ainaden soon returned witn Dick Tinitz, candidate -for Sheriff, and one other man, bringing the coat and sachol as thelrtrophies, Amsden wns asked, “Where Is_ the niggers to which he replied, “We wen to Kill him, and wa hava. done it.” ‘Then turning to acrowd of his followers he sald; *“When wo fired, the a—d nigger jumped in the alr as high a3 a house, cryin; out, $O my God!" butcontinuedt running, While ho was telling this, the first crowd that: went out camo” back, Jarues Capp, County Attorney and Deputy-Streriff, with another man, then jumped into a spring- wagon, drove to tho saloon of Jolin Vannoy, eaped Inst night. Jeffries is tho alleged ac- complice 6f L. L, Ford, under sentence ta bo hanged on the 20th of May for murder, Ford was an inmate of the Jall, but failed to escape, ——— ARRESTED FOR MURDER. Bpectat Diapaich to The Chicago Tridune, Sr. Paut, Minn, Aprilii—John Slaty was arrested in Le Sueur County to-day for the murder of Frank Wresham Inst Sunday, He was identified by, the wife of the mur- dered man as one of the two who entered the house, a CONVICTED. Sr, Lous, April 15.—The jury Jn. the case of Joseph “3. Katovsti, who has been on trinl several dys’ for shooting Augusta SI- mon, 8 girl who wouldn't marry him, in Oc- tober, 1878, roturned n vordict of murder in the fist degree this evening, Foote. secured a double-barreled, breeeh-loadin Miravauxre, Wls., April 18.—A. 8. Foote, A ne, WIs., A, San eat ONE at hey Bee ee Orne of LaCrosse, ono of the partners of Pom- sliooting at him overy. tine ho was within | croy’s Democrat, walved an examination on range, after ‘dark, whan. they | the charge of forgory, and was held for tri yelinied, Whotior “they, Hllled jinn golag ofall in dolatdb at gy00 baile th nu t . CAPTURED. ‘ Conconp, N, IL, Apri} 15—ITenry Otls, suspected oe ie Durham murder, was capt ured in his sister’s house, at Daubury, N, Ih, to-day, ; be Is nol known, did not itis no fault of tholrs, Last night the oxcitement was ata high plich in the city, the Inw-ablding citizens boing tho:rough- hy indignant at tho infamous proces dings. ‘he negro had nat committed any crbzie, the pravest case possible to bring against him pelng fornssaultona man who lind shused ‘To-day nothing can bo learned ‘af the no- MATRIMONIAL, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mexpora, Ill, April 15—A marringe of more than usual Interest to soclety people came off last evening In this city, the con- tracting partles bolng fr, Willlam M. Geddes, ediiorof the Paw Paw Herald, and Miss Jeunlo M Parker, daughter of Cupt. Will- fam Parker, editor of the Alendota Reporter. ‘The ceremony took place at tho residence of the bride’a parents, the Rov, G. D. MeCul- Z A CRACKSMAN OCAUGIIT, ‘ Prmuaverpnia, Pa,, April 15,—Shortly’ bes forelo’clock this morning Private Watah- man Henry Graefl, ‘white on duty in West Philadelphfa, found that an attompt had been mado to force an entrance Into the house’ pf Mr, Robert Kirk, at No. 3413 Spring Garden Aish by boring holes In tha renr shutter. mI - loch, pnator of the Presbyterian Church at el roe wea found ret a st Paw eneh ofiotating, Aa soetal positions bide. and extensive nequalntance of th og gle,’ was” taken: toward tho atation- | Snnesmed. caused tho aiiate to te leaked hougo,- When within a halt block of the’ latter. the. desperado drew o rovolver and deliberately fired at the head of the officer, but the shot missed its mark and the prisoner seapod. Two hours later Leeds Berrlge hoard a nolse In his house, No. 0 Nor! ‘Thirty-third atrect, In the sama nelghborhood, and saw that the window had een forced and his watch taken. ‘Che thief's retrenting form was seon, an alarm given; but, undaunted by two escapes, the robber wont to the house of-J. Hf. Reln- hal, No, 337 North Thirty-second etree attempted to enter, and was caught of the occupants, Another tussel ensued, during which olficors captured the burgtur, who throw away anothor revolver. Ile was taken to the statlon-house, and a brace and bit found on hin. After elng at the pollce headquarters fis was coy nmitted on two charges of burg- ‘ary, and held in $6,800.for attempted felony, Ht) AYE the name of Aforris Williams, and sald he lived in Chicago, But detectives be- Heve him ta baa noted erackaman, and. {n- send to call the attantion of the New York Wuthorities to hin, Ho was taken to court St once, and will probably be sent to prigon. forward to as the most prominent event of tho season, ani, as the invitations liad been issued for quite while, the numer- ous lady Acquaintances of the | aed ninple opportunity to appear, as thoy did, in the most elegant aud tatest’ of fashionable attire,” Botween ninety and 100 guests wore peasants many old-time friends of the ‘amily, several newspaper tren, and a num hor of tho teachers from our public schools, Soan after the congratulations were through with, theconipany partook of an excellent supper. ‘There were quite s number of hand- San Ea a ae ara aa costly 4 al, several of which were sent from abroad, About midnight the ‘ansis City, where thoy are to spond the honeymoon, , LIME-JUICE, Th the Editor af The Uricago Tribune, Saw F'nanctaco, April 7.—Can lime-julce be obtained in Chicago? If so, at what price ini bottles and in barrels? Pleaso answer apd oblige, yours, cle, ‘1 ‘Tuomas ‘Dp. Douaras, [Lime-julco can be obtained in this city of druggists in bottles at $4 per dozen quarts, or $7 per ozen double quarts.) END OF AN EMBEZZLER.¢ | Apectat Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune, Cixcrynaty, 0., April 18—About two Years ago Mut Weaver, the trusted and Popular Cashtor of tho Citizens’ Natlonat Bank of Urbana,,Q,, disappeared suddenly from his homejand the examination of his ,Sccounts whielv¥ollowed revealed #” defulea- thon of $85,000, “Ho had teen speoujating In graln on tho Chicago Board of Trade, ‘abd to ——————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Y'orn, Avril 15,—Arrived—Steam- ships City of Limerick, from Liverpool; Muriel, from London; Lessing, from Haw. burg; 8t Tatura from Havre, See ee neal '. Mo pures|'safor, mora uan' ctlowabl lnutab iwedyelue than Mult Ditters, ev aflaau ters, rounsy couple left to take the’ 1:45 train for. ik t VHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. : WHITTAKER. Gen. Schofield Has a Word of De- fense for West Point, And, the Colored Victim Indig- nantly Denics s Newspaper Story. ¢ Tho Washingtoa Authorities Doter- minod t> ‘Follow Up the In- vostigation. —~—— DEVELOPMENTS. Bpectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wesr Post, N. ¥., April 15.—Phe pnbll- cation of the reports current in Highland. Falls that the outrage upon Cadet Whittaker was porpetrated by three eadets who had been drinking ata well-known saloon in that placo the night before the outrage, caused n genuine sensation here. OMicers express the greatest surprise at these dovelopments, and any thoy were entirely Ignorant of them up to to-lay. Mr, Flero has been diligently working up the case for forty-eight hours, Ho fs confident the reports aro based upon fact, and that the circumstances point to the concoction and carrying outof the ontrage Inthomanner described, Among the residents of the Falls Ryan's saloon fs generally sur posed to be the piace where the cadets met. The place is frequent resort of cadets. Residents say that cadets go there in all sorts of disguises, civillans’ dress, soldiers’ over- conts, . workingmen’s overalls, ete, but thoy are ensily recognized by thelr straight attitude and military bearing. ‘The distance being only a mile and ahalf, it is easily walked. Ryan Ioughed nervously when: questioned. Io said ho knew the report was widely current, but de- nied any cadets had met at his place tho night previous tothe outrage. Ile said cadets had been there “some months ago,” but he knew nono of them were there on the night in question. Two Sergeants from the Polnt were {n his place drinkIng-on the night of Enster Saturday. ‘They were drunk, but did not get their Manor in his place, Ono of them abused him ond charged him with Keeping a disorderly house. He did not order the men out, but they went away. Wien they were gone Ryan told a young man from the Point that he could pre- fer charges against the two men and have their stripes taken off. Ho did notdoso, but the young man, he supposed, carried the news to the Point and “ got the men downon him.” Ryan admits a milkman called upon ‘him from the Point on the morning after tho out- rage, and it-1s singin the report of Ryan bhurting out the admission that three cadets had been in his hougo the night before, and talked of “fixing” Whittaker, began to spreml that afternoon. A Indy who passed Ryan's place nisoteinetc that day saw Mrs..Ryan and her daughter and the forms of two young men standing be- lind them at the window. ‘There was a knowing look on all their faces, and on her return, afew minutes later, Ryan came out and tuld her with glee that two youn: Peutlemen from the Ordnance Departmen! tnd been down there ‘to see what the land looked like,” : ‘fwo mounted oficors from the Point fol- lowed Mr, Ficro on the road to Highland Falls Wednesday morning, Mr, Fiero saw he: was followed, and did not turn up the Inne’ lending to tho saloon. ‘Tye ofilcers rode up in the direction of the hOuse, and on Mr. Flero’s returning by tho same Trond, ho saw the oflicers’ horses hitched at ityan’s door. A New York detective, working in the in- terest of the Post, kept n close watch on Highland Falls to-day, and particularly on ersons supposed capable of giving informa- ‘Whittaker was on tho stand during the jay, The Non. Martin I. Townsend has pub- shed an offer, mado by uwenlthy citizen of |, $1,000 fo: New inte of r the detection and conviction of the persons who committed the outrage, THE INVESTIGATION, West Porst, N. Y., April 15.—Gen, Scho- field snys the public have got a wrong im- pression that the present Investigntion of the court of inquiry fs the first. The fact {s that, upon tho presumption that tho guilty parties wore In the corps of cadets, the commandant of the corps had used all his powers in a thorough and exhaustive Investigation, and then sont the report of hig failure to ferret aut tho perpetrators to the Superintendent. Gen. Schofield then ordered court of in- quiry to Investigate the imputation cast upon Whittaker, Ths court was occupied this morning In reading all the evidence of Whittaker, ho be- ing present, he following card Sxpicins itsolf: autho; by jt) ft york ¢ City to orer owned oF 81,000 far tho ae tection and conyjction of tho person or persons who committed tho orttraga. upon Caddot Whit= taker on the night of April f, 1880, Inssumo tho responsibility of payment at tho request of the goutlemnn refored to, MAnTIN I. TOWNSEND, Mr. Townsend questioned Whittaker ot length upon his social standing In the corps. Hesnid he had no nssociates In the corps. Tle novor had a social conversation with any of thom, and that has been so over since ho first arrived nt the postin 1870, ‘The’ endets have outdoor sports, but he never par- ticipated in them, and young men in hls clags_nevor visited his room cxcapt of- ficlally. Ho also told Townsend how he had been Ignored’ In tho mess-room by the wait- ers, Dishes on being passed around would be passed by. him. He said his standing at tho last annual examination was 47 fn 9 class of fifty-eight. Up to April 5 he had not known or suapected any change which ho supposed would endanger his passing at tho coming examination. ‘Whon the testimony was concluded White taker’s counsol sald Mr. Whittaker desired voluntarily to make astatemont. Whittaker rosa an aid: it. PRESIDENT A! fa mont {na nowspape: r. saying that t had anid that did not spect t Justice from this Court. In justice to my jonor, and inasinuch as ittouches upon tho honor uf tho Court, I would say that the atate- mont {6 aa baso and cowardly os It 1s falso, and I Pzeronnee it to be a mallcious and srrant falac. When Whittaker uttered’ the Inst word there was applause among thé spectatore, = WASITINGTON, Special Dispateh to The Crteago Tribune, Wasutxaton, D. G., April 15.—It la ex- pected that the civil investigation of the Weat Point kukluxing case will begin at an enrly day unless the Court of Inquiry soon elves moro promise of results, In fact it is about decided to supplement whatever ac- tion is taken by the nuthoritles of the Acad- emy with s proceeding In the Criminal Courts of New York, provided the guilty partics are discovered and punished with dlamissal by the military authorities, In caso no dlscoveries of the guilty partics ara made, itis Hkely that the matter will be investigat- ed by the Grand Jury. Tho President, Sccre- . tary of War, and Attorney-General Intend to leave nothing undone to discover and punish the perpetrators of the outrage, The theory that Whittaker mutilated himself makes no Impression hore except. against the Court that is trying to establish lt, and nil steps that the authorities are taking are based upon the firm bellef that the outrage tas planned and perpotrated by whito cadets. ‘The story printed to-day in tho New York Times has created gencral talk here. It ts to the effect that, early in the night that the assault on Whittaker was matte, threo cadets wera at 8 Mquor-saloon at a village belowthe Academy, and aftor drinking for a tinio wore heard to talk of the proposed plan of hazing piftepe re and Yas tho nett ay when the outrage becanie known tho saloonkecper was fbbroae hed from the Acadomy, and urged to ep quiet in regard to tho matter. ‘The publication of this story will direct at- tention to a new line of investigation, and It ty understood the civil authorities have al ready becu quietly pus| nent Inquirles around several haunts of t 8 iy néar Weat Polit which are frequent post without leave, edge: waen OR rno difference, One of the former Professors in the Unl- yersity of Sauth Carolina when Whittaker was astident there has made the following statements ag to his charaeter while there: “Jam glad of an opportunity to bear testi mony to the good ehatincter of a former pu- il, whether ho is while or black, remeniber Whittaker 13 a stralablforwart, honest young man, not brilliant, but exceed- Ingly hidustrions and ambitious in the best senseof that word, He stood well in his tings, and 1 belleve he would also have dono so at Weat Point tf he lind lind the least en: couragement. I consider him tneapable of performing the act with which he is charged.” Army mnen are sensitive tinder the Insinun- tions that’ some of the white cadets com- initted the outrage upon Whittaker, At first thoy were confident that he bad wounded and ted — himself, = Now their theory fs that the erine was committed ‘by soinc of tha colored houtbincks _and servants who live at Buttermilk Falls, outside of the post Jim- its, Whittaker used to yisit the colored families there, and his uniform and position made him the favorit anong tho girls, to the disgust of thelr beaux. As these men visited. the post dally, they might easily have ob- tained admission to Whittaker’s room. Lewis Simpson, whose father was a boot- black at est Point before him, left last week suddenly and came here, Should this theory prove correct, {twill still be diMmeutt for the endeta In the vicinity of Whittnker’s room to convinee the public that they were ignorant. of what was folpg on. Simpsoait sald yesterday that ho liad been shown the threatening letters by Whittaker, a AMUSEMENTS, MVICKER'S. Sothern [s now playing a most successful crengenientat this house; Indeed, the an- diences have been inrger than those In at- tendance upon his performances tn this city for many years, Familiar as his Dendreary is to all play-goers, the people found the re- eltal of the riddle, the dog story, tho twist- ing of the old proverbs, ete,, a4 Irresistibly funny as ever. Ile appeared on the first threo evenings of tho week as Dundrcary. Last night he played In John Oxenford's cc- centric comedy, ‘Dundreary's Brother Sain,” Sothern, of course, personating tho Hon, Sam Slingsby, and in the role he ex- hibited.that easy, self-confident manner and that alr of imnerturable self-command which this actor assumes as few can. ‘The piece is in| Oxenford’s happiest veln, clever in situation, and pervaded = with an abundance. of jokes which, although they are to some lioary with age, A) ppeal to all who possess the faintest sense of droliery, ‘To us therescems to be no perceptibie change In his acting, and we have watched him closely’ during tho present engagement. If, as many say, his health is not now as good as formerly, this fact is certalnly not appar- entin his ‘playing, And the audience note Or, by thelr applause last. night, they intimated that they found him at his best, and that they saw fn hla beln, Irrestatibly'conile, and that In the delivery his jokes they did not miss the old charm,— that careless, easy, and unconscious manner which trebles their value. The plece was finely cast. Mr. W, Blakely made in adinir- able Impression as Mr. Jonathan Rriembatore, the bachelor uncle, and strengthened our opinion in regard to hiswectdedenmlenby tty, He is scrupulously enreful in make Ps defl- eate In his treatment, and revels in his own humor, which becomes infectious, Miss Julia Stewart, an actress who soon gets into the heart of her audience, was the «Alice: Miss Ida Lewis gave tho proper quantity a vinegar to the character of Mra. Trimbiush, and the requisite doctiity was Infused into the role of Primbush by Mr. Perey Compton, “Dundreary Married ana Settled” closed the evening. Mr. Sothern has had this sketch {n his repertoire for many’ yours. Tt is certain- ly the weakest thing ho has, In it tho comle vien of “Our American Cousin” lias been extended. In that play it was exhausted, In tho farce It appears attenuated. Sothern’s engagement will closs on Saturday night. Mrs. KLOSS’ BENEFIT CONCERT. ‘The testimonial concert by the Liesogang String Quartet to Mrs. Kloss, the accomplished Pinniste and excellent musician who has played with them so long, will be given to- morrow evening at the Fairbank Hall, Tho program will be as follow: 1, Concerto in G mala 2 Quartets. seven String Quartet. 8. Quintot (Tho Trout"’).....4 40 a Mrs. Kloss and Quartet. MISS JENNIL OWENS, Byectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mitwauxkeze, Wis,, April 15.—The concert given at the Academy of Music this evening, complimentary to Misa Jennic Owens, now of Chicago, formerly of Milwaukee, drew a large and fashionable audience. Miss Owens was assisted by the following musical ladies and gentlemen of Chicago: Miss Jessie Bartlett, Mr. Charles A. Knorr, Mr. Jules Lumbard, Mr, I. G, Bird, and Eugenie De -Mendelssohn Roode Rico, DRAMATIC NOTES. Miss Minnle Cummings is looking for manager. Dion Boucicault, Jr., is & member of Bar- rett’s company, Mr. E. Deo, now playing at. McVicker’s, is ason of E, A. Sothern. Manager and Mrs. MeVicker will leave for New York on Sunday night. 'To-night, at the Now York Olympic, Frank Mayo Auptass as Hamilct, to-morrow ns Rich- ay 4 Barfley Campbell! says his “Clio” will open the fall season nt Htaverly ’s Niblo’s Garden Theatre, New York, “Tloart and Soul,” 2 new play, !s to be pro- duced in the Standard Theatre, New York, May 34, when Miss Kate Girard and combinn- tion are to begin an engagemont, ‘The scenery and proporties of the defunct “Baba” combination, which had been held for debt in Baltimore, Md., were sold under leaal process by nuctlon thera April 10 for $100 to Sicnor J. Hazazer, ‘Tho original cost is said to haye been $4,500, ‘Thomas Kelly was found dead In his bod at his residence in Philadaiphia, Pa., on, the morning of April 12, He had filled ’the’ po sition of assistant scenio artist at tho Chest- nut Street ‘Theatro, Fhiladelphitn, and at Fike’s Opera-Hlouse, Cincinnatl, “Our Girls,” ono of the plays In Miss Marian Mordaunt’s reportory, and tn which sho has often appeared, Is not open for np propriation, but is a copprighted piceo; sla states that sho will uso all lawful means to protect. It from piratical attacks from would- je dramatists and othors.—-Cluipper, Isidore Davidson lias cngaged the follow- ing company to support hhin in his now drama entitled “A Friond Indecd?; Mrs, Charles O’Brien, Mixs A. Grove, Miss Vir- ginta Clar Mrs. ‘Thropp and child, W. FR. edwards, I, N. Beers, U. W. Bluke, J. W. Walsh, Ww. Lavelle, George Mordaunt, andJ. Courrier, . The visit of the Comedto Francaise to Hol- land has led the Inquisitive Dutch newspa- pers to make inquiries Into the oft<disputed natlonality of Sarat Bernhardt. ‘The result appears to show that sho was born In Paris, Dut that she passed the greater part of her enrly tify in Holland, visiting at the house of her grandfather, an Amsterdam optician, A slater of her step-grandmothor is still living in Amsterdam. The war of the Brooklyn billposters ps- sumed {ts most serious phinse on the 6th inst; when Jolin Kenny, who had emerged from & glx months’ retirement in, the Vonitentlarye imposed in consequence of his having total! routed one of ‘Thomas Murphy's workmen, shot Deputy-Sherlf Martin Dwyer in the rear of the left ear, Martin Dwyer isa brother of John and of the Alderman, the latter of whom {a now the bUlposting partner of furohy, who was formerly the partner of mays Joseph M. Bennett, owner of the Thila- delphla property untll recently known as Fox's Standard ‘Theatre, belug interviewed bya Cp per correspondont on April 10, sald; “All the stories published by the Philadelpius papers about my having leased the theatre to Haverly, or about negotintions pending between him and myself with re- rd tu making the front portion of the bulld- ne netory, Iigher, are wholly without foun- dation, Ihave positively decided not to rent the uilding to Mr, Haverly nor any one else, the proporty ta only for safe, not for fonts and I shall allow st to remain fust as ft is ull Lean sell it, no matter- how fong a period may elapse before that event}? Mrs, W. J. Florence ja speaking out in school concerning what sho ate about oot clothes, She saya that ladles while bo- g itted by tholr dressmaker should stand perfectly erect, nud not permit the shoulders to droop when Ured, ‘This. prevents bag. ging fn seams below tho waist-line, The corset shawld be Rood, Ught, pliable, anc well-ftting. French odistes, she’ says, swindle Ameriaan women, eapcelally those who do notapeak French and have no de- cision, She says that in packing costly cloth: {ng ono trunk should be used for dresses alone, each dress having Its particuiar tra: and having onlya slight fold at the top oft skirt, encl’ puff and siceve being kept out wads of soft, yellow lisstte-paper, with every button and plece of fringe covered or under- Jntd, and the top tray covered with fine cot- ton-batting and olied silk. LOCAL CRIME. ATTEMPTED TRAGEDY. Shortly before 6 o'clock Inst evening a messenger rushed brenthiess Into the Armory to report thata man at No, 403 State street had shot his woman’? and had then shot himself, ‘The police and reporters who rushed te the scene of the gory deed, fully expeeling to find there matertal for a big sensation, were sadly disap- pointed. At the above number Jefferson Winey keeps a concert saloon, and the upper floors of the billding are rented out to promfsctious men and to more promiscuous women. Room t6 was indicated ag the scene of the shooting, ..rrlving there, a youn; man Was found asicep and snoring In bed, and fondling over and ‘caressing him Was a wolhan, who, ‘though young, was haggard and wo-bregone in look. She evidently belonged to the cheap tawdry elnsé, fully defined by the name of her occu. pation,—concert-saloon singer. The young inan was of handsome and pleasing feature, with a wealth of black curly hair. Dre. Kirehstein and Jildebrandt, who were in at- tendance, hind just finished examining a pul- Jot wound in his left breast. about an Inch nbove the nipple, They thought tho wound a very dangerous one, but neyerthe- less It secmerl to cause the recipient but [l- tle trouble. The external hemorrhage was slight, and there did not appear to be any ine ternal The Ce woman surrendered 9 small Smith & Wesson revolver, calihre 22, to the police, and then proceeded to tell her story. Frank was her inan,—her httsband so ‘to spenk,—and found emplo vinent in pounding pinnos in concert halls. He had. worked In about 1» dozen: places in this city and in several In Milwaukee. It was tn the Intter city that they. met about three months ago, and only two weeks ago Emlly quit there, agalust the expressed wishes of her mother and of her lover, and came to this elty, where she has since been employed une der the alias of Belle St. Clair as a serlo- com{e singer in Winney’s snloon. Ott contd not bear to be away from her, and one week ago followed her to this city. Ilo was very Aalous, of the friends she had made here, esterday afternoon he eame oyer froin the Star saloon of C. Kuchnauat No. 30 West Madison strect, and was evidently tinder the influence of “liquor, While in Wine ney’s saloon he drank both whisky and beer several times, and told Emily that he had something Important to say to her. Subsequently te asked for the key and went: up to the room, She followed a half-hour Jater, and while they were sitting and talking on the edge of the hed, she saw him take something from his hip-pocket, which she at first took to be a knife, Shoving her from him, he fired one shot at her, aud sho In terror ran from the room. A moment Inter he fired again, and when she rushed hack to see if he had killed limself, she found him lyIng on the floor. ‘The first bul let did not take effect, and no trace of It can be found in the room. Emily says they had no angry words, and no quarrel, it is about 24 years of age, and hails, it Is sald, from Worms, Germany. He is only a short time inthe country. and is said to have a benther in the jewelry business at Indinnap- A PETTY SWINDLE. ‘The hungry confidence man ts playing his favorit pranks once again, and small shop dealers will do well to be on the look out for him. Yesterday he called upon Mrs. C. Kln- sell, who keeps a sinall milk depot ut No, 693 ‘West Erio street, and represented that he and his family having just moved into the neigh- borhood, would like to get her tosupply them with milk, As he had not yet Iearned the umber of hishame, Mrs. Kinselia’s little daughter, aged 10 years, was sent with hin tosee the house, and ascertain where she was to leave the milk dally. He led her toa house about two blocks distant, and, stop- Ra at the gate, told her he lived there, and that she might bring him a quart of milk and $1 worth of tickets. But he eautloned her to bring. change for a .$5 bill, ng that was the smallest = sum his, wifo had. | Then when the girl was on the way to the house with the tickets, the milk, and the $4 In change, ho met her and took tho money, saying she would fet the S5 bill at the house, ‘The child was astonished upon going to the house to find they knew nothing about the matter, ‘The raseal has been pty mB the same game all over the city. He is described as abaut five feet ton inches in hight, brown hair, full brown beard without mustache, high check- bones, sharp features, and about 40 yenrs of Age, He is well clad, and respectable look- ing. A SNEAK-TIUEF, Tho local ngent of Keep Brothers & Co., dealers In gents’ furnishing goods at No, 173 Mailison street, reported to the police recent- ly that thoy were continually missing goods from their store, and they were at a loss to account forthe manner la which thoy were being victimized, and by whom, Recently they began to suspect Edward Lester, a traveling agent, who was in the habit of visiting oneot the clerks In the store almost every evening, and who had nlways been considered above suspicion. ‘The assistance of Detectives Shea, Keating, und Kipley was obtained, and lust avening Le: ester wus Blhadowed from the time he left Keen's store ntl! he was scen entering a pawnshop on State strect, near Taylor, where was about disposing of a silk umbrella, when he was arrested, At Cen- tral Station ho was closely questioned, and, being pressed for answers to all the uiestions: put to him, ho ilnally broke down completely and made a full confesston. The umbrella he stole from the store Just ns he had stolen nunberless otherarticles. This system of peculation had been going on since last December, and, as nearly ns he was able to estimate, the amount he hind received for plunder was about $5004 ‘Che amount stolen. must have been twice as large. Lester was locked up forthe night at Central Station, and to«iay an effort will be mado to recover somo of*the property. —— PROPERTY RECOVERED. The pollea at the West Mudison Street Station alleged In an afternoon publication that they recovored about $75 worth of cloth, stolen by burglars about a week ago from the store of Meyer Brow, No. 57 West Madison street, ‘Tho amount stolon was sot down at $100, but that recovered by the police {s sald to be all that was stolen, lience the first report waa aon oxag- gergtion, Threo days ago a suspected young mann was arrested, and, whileln Custos. was induced to “squeal” by Bailiff Whelan, who had known him sineo boyhood, It ts simflarly alleged that the same policemen are Rolng to recover about §400 worth of citt- Jory stolen Jast Sunday night by burg. Jars from tho storo of Willian Blair & Co., No. 173 Lake street, ‘Tho men left some low behind, which these all-wise policemen used in fixing upon a certain trio aa the dep- redators, and they were arrested Wednesday night. it was expected to r-cover the prop erly in asaloon at the corner of Washington and Desplnines streets, and a wearch-warrant was aworn out for, tho place. i to Inst night, however, sno goods had beon found, Somebody, Rot ‘a curtain lecture from. Suporintendent O'Donnell for permitting theso cates to cropout before thoy were com- pleted, and consequently Sversbady, was ‘mum Inst night, A stronger dose than a curtain lecture would do some of these samo pollcemen a heap of good, — “ TIE FORGER’S VICTIM, William Taussig, a manufacturer of elgars at No, 125 Fifth avenue, A. Ehriich, a cigar dealer Jocated atthe corner of Madison and Dearborn streets, one Meyors, a clothing dealor on West Madison streot, and divers and sundry other victimized people would [ke to know the present whereabouts af avid Lewith, & wulddleagedt man of Ger tion, who has wofully takeu'them 1. Lewith has resided In Ch cago for the past fourteen years, during which time he has been & speculator in almost every com- modity, Jle 1s satd to bo a remarkably shrewd follow, of godd address, and & por gon Whose oxterlor appearance favored lili, Ithasbeen his practlee of late to buy o Hine of cheap clgurs of various doulors and then sell them to the retullcrs, Up to the day of his departure his credit had begu ox- an extrac THE TRIBUNE 5. WEATHER-MAP., From Observations Made by the Signal Service, U.S. A., at rx P, M,, Washington Mean Time, April 15, 1880. : ‘innlpeg) F L-Nipigon gi Nwauke: Bar 29.96 HOE Dar y9.01, Bar 20.39 Mar 295g hTeo mse 166 Ro Ft.cipsan Catro\, Tsar 29,57 OE a7 aa, tae . Sropert/* Vicksburg Tangiiade Wert pi tror (ltevnwich [F8* oi Fate, Cloudy, Nain. Snow, | Calm, Light, sxceh, Gave. Toledo MOT 4 Ths, Bar 2991 Logansport Tso 0) fearia Rar 20, printers Gabe ay it ey 20.86 P63 Rous. # ter moe b 4 5 D Téa soe Seo apda aoe S te FA BOF Sem * rine 2081 Roy eo pani? emphig %, GyT 66 R20 6h em : . , Atinnta » i Tu ey 70{ Pave EXPLANATION. ~ ATE OF WraTiteR, | CHANACTER oF WixD-voRcE. \ = O Tapped forks ra pion te blowing. ‘Arrv theweind ie ecéldribas: 27 OL “4 9.87 2/ Chattanooga Btacn Savannah HANDIMOXALEY a 0, 8 7 rater servations taken at all station: s at the same moment of time, LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. Fair. AO, April 15. Weather “Obsorvations not taken. Maximum, ©; minimum, 41. INDICATIONS. Orrice or me Crier StaNAL Orricen, Wasutnaton, D.C. April 16-1 2. m.—For Tennessee and tho Ohio Vaitey, cloudy, rainy weather, warm southeast, veering to colder northwest winds, Tolling, followed by rising barometer, For tho Lower Lake region, inercasing cloudiness, with rain, warm northeast to southwest winds, falling barometer, generally followed by rising barometer, and colder northwest winds. For the Upper Lake region, the Upper Missisaipp! and Lower Missourl Valleys, cloudy weathor, with frequent rain, varinblo winds, attending the storm centro mostly from northcust to north~ west, stationary or higher temperature generally, lower barometer. , Cautionary signals aro ordered for Marquette, Escanaba, Milwaukee, Section 1, Grand Haven, Section 3, Mackinaw City, Alpena, Port Huron, Detrolt, Section 4, ‘Toledo, Sandusky, Cloveland, Sco- tion 6, and Erie. cellent, and he nqver falled to pay his debts. It Is now believed! that for at least a month reviousto his hurried departure he had been engaged in a system of foreing checks upon bankers and businesa-men whose ac- auaintnnes he had formed, although the ageregate of hig stealings docs not excced Vowlth left his boarding-house, No, 341 Milwaukee avenue, a week ago last Tuesday, andis supposed to be on his Way to Ger- many, where ha hay a grownup daughter living. Mr. Taussiz, one of his vietlins to the extent of about $1,000, has secured an excellent photograph of the erring clgar- peddler, and. has forwarded duplicates to every city ofconsequence in the country, ac- companying the pletures with full and ac- curate descriptions of the much-wanted man, His capture Is but a question of. tine, where- ever he may be, and his Chicago vietins ex- press a determination to bring him here at any cost. FOOTPADS. At an early hour yesterday morning J. Norman, a tailor doing business at No. 40735 Clark street, while on fils way home and un- der the influence of liquor was attacked by a couple of footpads, who carried hh into an alley in ‘the rear of Robinson’s saloon at No, 607 Clark street, ‘and there stripped him of his clothing and $3. in ensh, Mrs, Robinson, who witnessed ‘the robbery from a rear window, gave the alarm, and ens Chreatanes rite a Favnlver Dy one of the robbers. couple of policeme! ‘. vived in thine to find Norman, but nat tho robbers, ‘The cont and vest were thrown away by the thicves, and, in place of the boots and hat, thoy Jeft behind an old pair of shoes anda cap. The men wero evidently tramps. ——* ALLEGED ROBBERY. " A contractor named Hall, recently from Leadville, claims to have had 98150 diamond stolen from him Thursday.morning in Mag- gle Edwards’ house of Il-fame, When he discovered his loss he raisod a terrible rack- vb and, placing himself at the front door, drew a revolver and threatened to shoot any inmate who interfered with hin. A police inan was called, and he was ejected. ARRESTS. ‘ Suporintendent O'Donnel! yesterday re- ceived a telegram from Detective Ryan at Jersoy City to the effect that Maud Hamilton was trying to get relensed upon a writ of finbens corpus, and that the hearing of the case had been postponed until! to-day. Nellie Hassett, Magaio Stubbs, and Minnie Enstwoorl, inmates of a Cheyenne bagnio, are under arrest at the Armory charged with tealing a $5 gold pleco from J. Iutson, of Yo. M1 ‘Townsend street. Willinin Bulwer, a Kentuckian, is at the same statlon, having been found Wwancleriny through the streets, followed by a thievish band, who were awalt- ing an opportunity to rob him of §215 cash and a gold watch and chain, i TNE JUS'TICES. William McKillop, who, armed with 1 re- volver, Wednesday afternoon ran aniick on } Frank street and Bluo Island avenue, chas- ing to cover the Inhabitants of that region, was before Justice Ingersoll yesterday, eharged with having brutally assaulted John Kruver, a helpless old inan, who was terribly Deaton by the young rufian, McKillop was held for assault under bonds of $1 and fined $35 for carrying concenied weapons. EK. M. Haines was arrested yesterday by Constable Hartmation a charge of Inreeny ag-bailec, 1b was alleged that J, Charles Haines, his son, mortaugedt a iibrary sone thne ago te one Barth, & commission-mnn, making afiidavit atthe tine that the hooks belonged to him. When ho left for Wash Ington ‘Territory he left the brary in jus ofiica, and his father took charge of the books, alving nreccipt to Barth. ‘The other day Barth demanded the books throngh his attorney, Mr. Planner. Mr, Haines ro- fused to givo thom wp, and he was arrested, On the trial bafore Justice Brown he eluim ed to own the books himselé, Juatico Brown discharged hin. William Murphy, an cumploys of tho Chica- go& Western Indiana Railroad, was recent Ty Instructed to remove certain goods fram 2 liouss on Stewart axvonue whieh had been condemned by the Companys Tn catrylng out his instructions, Edward Moligan wnder- took to Interfero, and the consequences were deplorable, at least so far as Meligan is con- cerned, Murphy isa bundy man with a ro- volver, and in the meléa which followed he blow off the nose of Mellgan, and destroyed the facial beauty of that Individual’s appaare ance. Forthis he was arrested, the trial of Cage belng postponed until yesterday, when duaties Lugersoll discharged him for want of prosecution, : ———————— THE OTTAWA PRESBYTERY, Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Banpwici, Ui, April 15.—At the meeting of Ottawa Presbytery to-daya half an hour way spent In devotional exercises. Reports wore received from the different Boards and Committees and adopted. ‘Lhe following re- Hof was granted to wives of docensed minis ters; $200 to Blrs, Henderson, of Mendotas £200 to Mrs, French, of Grand Ridgo; and $100 to Mrs. Uridgeman, of Stryater. ‘Lhe Presbytery considered th &member of thé Ottawa Church sekiny for 4 letter, For years ho had not ulded or attended church, ‘The Presbytery recommended tut a letter be not granted, but that diselpline bo administered, | ‘The Roy, Israel Brundage, of Rochelle, and Elder BR. fford ware olect- vd delegutes to the Gener! Assembly; tho Rey, John A. Ewalt and Elder A. Radley, alternates. ‘The call from the Presbyterian Churely at Sandwich was placed in the hands of D. V. Fahs, who accepted. ‘The constitu. tional questions wera propounded by the Moderator, 'T. F. Jessep, after which D. W. Fahs was ordained to tho full work of the ininistry. Tho Presbytery thon adjourned. — Trngedy at Moscow. Oa the nightof the Sth inst. a_ terrible fra broke out ina cotton-wenving factory at Mos- cow. resultlug in tho denth of u large aumbor of tho operatives. ‘The tire broke out in one af the lower stories, and spread rapidly ovur so fargo an aren before it wis noticed by the men dwell~ ing In tho upper stories, tenanted by somo 2) perens, that descent Inside tho building was Impossible, A rush to. tho safety stuircase out- aide the binldingended in {ts giving way, and depriving the iniuates of thelr only means of escape. Only thirty lives were saved. jue ~ WEST END DRY GOODS HOUSE, Madison and Peoria-sis., and North Clark and Erio-sts, LACE DEPT. Friday Morning. 6,500 yds, of Hamburg Embroid. eries, 12 1-2c; cheap at 20c peryd. 4,600 yds. of Hamburg Embroid. eries at 25¢ ; worth 4oc. 1,000 pcs. of Cashe's Coventry Ruffling, Lace Edge, 4 widths, 25c¢ a piece; usual price, 75¢ to $1.25 a piece. Another lot of Embroidered Ties at 12 1-2c. : 1,000 doz, Cream Breton Laces, asc a dozen. A large lot of Real Lace Fichus at 50 and 75c each ; worth double. Silk Handkerchiefs, Satin Faced, elegant patterns and choice colors, $1.00; cheap at $1.75. A Pure Linen Handkerchief, Hemmed, for 5c. An elegant Linen Hemmed, also Hem-Stitched Handkerchief, for 12 1-20. 45 doz, French Hem-Stitched Handkerchiefs, Reversible Fancy Borders, Fancy -Colors, 25¢ each ; same goods are worth 6oc each. qoo Real Point and Duchess Lockets and Medallions, soc, 75¢, and $x each; worth $1.00 to $4.50 each, | 100 doz, Ladies’ Extra Fine Silk Initial Handkerchiefs, Hem- Stitched and Pure Linen, 20c each; cheap at soc each. CARSON, PIRIE & CO, HSit0h OHANGES, | DISSOLUTION. ‘The partnership horejofore oxiating undor the Ora name and stylo of Moura, Batus & Company ts thla Sth day of April, 1860, dlssolved by mutual consent, NATUAN MEARS. , ELL BATES, JAMBS U, BROOKE, f ‘The underaigned wil! contious the jumbor busingas Under tho same Bria naine and style, aud pay all lee Dilitles and oullegt all dudte duc ta the old tirm, NATIAN MEAHS, ELd BATES, Ns