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

THE CITY. ‘ GENERAL NEWS. t W, RR. Sitenny, Grand Rapids, is at tho Palmer: +1. IL Wirsos, of Rock Island, Js at tho Gard- nor, ‘ a. T. Conxrts, London, Ont, {a at tho Sher- man, Jour MeoCutrouat, tragedian, a at the Tro- mont. 3 A. Lavan, In, of Pittsburg, is at the Grand Pacifle. 7 J.R. Monnocn. Cincinnatt, and L, B. Tebbetts Bt. Louis, aro at the Patmer, P.P, Hamittox, Memphis, Tonn..and Aeorge P, Castle, San Francisco, are at the Tremont. Mus. James Fosten, Fred B. Wario, and Jobtt A Lane, of the McCullough combination, aro at tho Tremont, Prior LANcAsnimer, Hochdale, Enz. and: C, If. Ketlorg, Rochestor, Minu., are stopping at tho Sherman, 3 A. KInnant. General Superintendent Chicago, Tock Teland & Paeltie Railroad, Davenport, ts ut the Grand Pacific. Tomas MoPananpand John Ware. Australias aud Archibald W. How, Shropshire, Englund, ure at the Grand Pacific, Dit, V. Sxatn, Duluth: 1. M. Carpenter and fouily, a Ovorye A. Halland, New York; George W. Smith, Pittsburg, ure nt the Grand Paeithe t. EB. Anams, Popekn, Kas.; 8. 2. Riwing, Rose ton; H.C. Story, Denver, Colo.; fh. Boody, Salt Take City; ©.” Arkwright, Nevada; ands, It Hall, are'at the Tromont, Senator Rent, of Whiteside County, was in the elty yestordny. He sayx that Gea, Smith hus the’ “boom” in his section for Governor, but for President his people are mixed, aap secon, Boston; MHenry Altman, Cotornd; J, Wileox, New Haven, Conn: W. G. Conead! Montunn: W. F. Prosser, Seattle, Wy Ter.. and Justice Clark, Hed Ouk, Minn., aro nt the Paliner. {i.. 1. Weartnarouse, the alr-brake man. of Pittsburg: and dopa Ubaptnans General 1 songor and ‘Tokat Agent Chicnzy, Clinton, Du Duqne & Minreanta Tullroad, Dubuque, Bre at tho Grand Pacifie. a Tie Coopers’ Union held a reguinr meeting: yesterday ufternoon nt No. 44 North Claric street to discuss tho scale of prices. espeeinily in rele tlon to work on whisky barrels, but postpoacd action for one week. James KR, Cook, Washington, D. Nick D. Roberts, “the Humpty Dumpty man” New avis, Lu Crosse. Wis.; Charles 13, York: A. H. Di lish, St. Louis; and Frank BP. Webb, Pbiln- hit, wre nt the Sherman, Orrionn Henny CiigTrANsen — yestentay morning bhet n mud doy at No. 62) Larrabee street. The animnt was ailing tho night before, nnd was locked up in the kitchen over night. In the morning none of tho fumily dared go Into. the room. ALANGR number of tho United Carpenters and Jolners assembled at No, 7 Clark strevt Sesterday, The report of most of tha members was tint thoir bosses were paying $2.50 n diy, und others wore willing to pay tho same on and after to-day. Joux Dentett, 22 sonrs of age, slipped and fell at 3 o'clock yesterday morning on the stono ik at the corner of State and Harrison and broke bia loft leg In two places be~ the knee and ankle, Ho was taken to Xi n's Hotel, No, 270 Stute strect, and wns nt- tended by a doctor* who says his injuries are quite serious, Mi. B.C, Penkine, n resident of the West Bide, met. with an acctdent at tho West South Turk, Ho attempted to drive his horse and Diggy Into the artificial Inke, which deepens abruptly to six feet. when hls bugury cupsized and precipitated his wife and himself into the water, They wero rescued by Officer Cornwall, of theSouth Park police fore . Jose E1xganpser, of yenrs of nae, and ive ing nt No, 3H Clybourns avenue, while driving Yesterday, mannyed to upset his buggy at the corner of North avenue and Dayton sircet, apd thoreby dumped himself, his aon, aud. hlasone in-Inw, Charles Schroedur, upon the pavement. ‘The Initor two eseaved; Mr, Elngardner had bls Jett leg badly broken just above tho nukle. , Aout 200 West and South. Ride brickmakers Inet piatinine ufternoon in the hall ut No, ail South Hulated street. and apont the ufternoon In Inying out a plan of work for tho coming Buminer. George Wiltenberg presided, It was decided to ask an advance of 4 cents on the ‘Woges of Int summer, und the mrcottiny resolved to stand by thie demand, Severn) good spenkers were in attendance, and considerable enthusi- asin-was muuifested. Tho meeting was held ‘with closed doors. Tre hend of the American Exchange in Eu- rope, Mr. Henry F. Gilli, In bls present visit to Chicago, will open up direot financial relations between Chlengo and London through tho tnati- tutlomwhich he has founded fn London during tho pustreven years. All travoling Americans: dnd the Excharige presided over by Mr. Gilltir in Lonmlon ty very useful opalne, for ‘shaping tholr course of travel, over 20,000 Amerienns passing through there Inst weuson, Mr. Gillie belleves that 64,000 Americans will Journoy abroad this yeur, and that overa miltlon forelyn immigrants “Will settle in thia country within the next eighteen months. A niuant nnd beautiful life waa ended In this » Clty last Thursday in tho death of Mrs. Fanny Glover, tho mother of Geo: H, Suinuel Jo, Frank W., and Fanny 31. Glovor, und Mra, 2. J. Simmons. “Sho was a devoted mother and lived a gentle, loving. and con- sistent Christiun life, pursing peacefully to hor reat surrounded by her loving and devoted children, She was @° Mneal descendant of tho Parituns through Dr. Sumucl Fuller, on her father’s aide, und through John Alden, on her mother's side, both of whom camy over In tho Mayitlower, The funeral will take ee ut 2 Pp. m, to-duy from tho residence, No, 421 Micht- gan avenue, ‘Tunen now cases of amall-pox wero reported yesterduy,—one from No, 131 Meagher eereot and the other two from No. 1199 West Lake street, In the frst caso the source of infevtios " clear, — from potion is ve the fact that n pationt wax removed tram that number a week or moru nyo, Tn tho ecco caso no idew van bo formed of whore tho disease wag contructed, the unfortunates being two ehile ren, und, 80 far us is known, buve not been ox. ped to tho disensa, ‘The firdt case was removed jo tho hoavital during the day, and the other two willbe removed this morning; and their mothor, though not having the discuse, will be tuken with thot to cure for thom, Sho claims. that none of them have been near any of tho points whore cages huve been known to occur, WILLLAM MESAROY, 40 your of ue, a German, and single. while eruasiny the intersection of Clark and Van Buren streets at 3 o’cloek Satur- day afternoon, wan knocked down by u pissy team nud wiiton, and revelvod a suvere cut over teve from one of the cuulks on tho horse's shoes, He was bronght to cho atation by two sinull boys, fe was unier thodutience of Nguor, and, njury did not Appear to Joris. he wits docked up fn Sater ho coins Plained of fecling very badly, and wits sent to ho County Hospital, where it waa ascertained that the skull was crackod, and that his injury Was of a dingerons miture. Mesiroy was oni ployed at tho reataurant of Hureky & Milan, No 48 Clark struet, and was only recently dik churged fra the regulir army at Fort Reilly, ‘The witnesses of tho accident say thut tho fault ‘was ontiroly his owt, Oat AND Mus. Hanny W. OLIVER and Misa Adith Oliver, of Pittsburg, uro at tho Grand Pucitle. Mr. Oliver is of the well-known trou frat of Lewis, Oliver & Philips, nnd has been President of tho Pittsburg City Council. He in a itteman largely identited with Pittabury und Western interests, and {is well known ns 0 Prominent Republican in Western Peunsyl- vanin, At present ‘ho has been seluctod to hon the Republican Elestornd ticket of Peunsyl: epresenting the Stato at large. Tan Zor Grant,” sald he, * becuuse t bollove that we can sweep the country with him, out T will cheerfully support the homineo of the Chica Convention, ut Tam not here to talk politics, 1 come on business, and 1 do not desire to axe resa myuclf, v8 inlug ts only an Individual oplae lon anyway. £ A 900p deal of Interest tshelng taken among tho Union printers of thls city ia the approach: dug unnudtetoetion of oilicers. Two tekets aro already in tho fleld, and caucuses ure being held dally in the interest of particular candidates. What ig-known us the Auti-lng party pave nominated eet Laine for Presl tent, wise An drow MoLaughiln ts sald to represent the King faction. Hoth buve active purtiaung, and tho Teeling [8 40 strong that it ts estimated thut as Tuuny As 550 votes will be polled. Mr. Lung's felonds claim that bu bas been instrumental in breaking uy and exposing tho secrets of the “Brothorbood” fn this olts, and thorefure should be elected. Mr, MeLuughliy hus many. Trlond#, who alain for bim the highest execu. tye ability and a desire on his part trsteor clear ofallcombinutions, ‘The elvetion takes. pluce Wednvaday, . TUB COMMUNIATA. The Mutn Section of the Communists met nt No. 64 West Lake wtreat yesterday afternoon, 1. J. Morgan in the Chair, A committed was appolnted to make arrange. ments fort plonia to be held the Sunday provie uid to Juno’, when the Labor Convention will edt, (three flatists for the “Flat Labor party" ine Nited the Communista to sent dlvleyntes te tho Blato Convention to bo beld: Wednesday, and to Uppolnta committes to assivt In: furmlatin platforia for submission to the Convention upon which both purtica could unite, A long talk followed, in which it was stated that such uction would be unconstitutional; novertholeaa, a committed was appointed to present the Fhutista with u copy of the Commune Jats’ platform, and to muke suggestions, Hy'the “referondum voto" of the Chicago Uninel, which vote overrides the constitution, the * party" bere hud decided not to go into the Prendentiat contest with candidates of tts own, but to wend representantes ta thu National Cans ventlon called by the Washington conference. ‘The basis uf representation was fixed at one Scicyute Cor cach Electoral 0 of the States in “which the party is orgunizgd, the National Ex- ecutive Cohunittee to send proxies in cuse of * Vauaucles, or ty cull on the Cilcayo or uelgbbore ing sections to fill them. The delegates can prom ie the votes of the members heroabauts ‘ur the nomin thom tho followin ha 'That the platfors iy aiyocate no principles or inenstres hostile to those advocated by the Communists; that tho enndidates ahall not have been Republicans or Demverate for to years, aid stint! not have “antagonized tho principles” of the Comes munists, The candidates nid platform must be ratified by the Conumunists, Tt forced to with draw, the delegates muat get togethor and select candidates fram the Comiuunists, “After appointing a speeitl eommittes. to do son investigating, the Section adjourned. ——. CRIMINAL. Surntrr R. 1. Avena. of Logan County, Mi- non, arrived here Inst evening and, started at once for home, having in chine tho bankerot- ber, Samuel McElrath, who broke Jail at I coln in company with arveral equally notorious characters atone in May, 187 The Sherlif identified Mekirath at once ae bh thanked Detectives Londergan and 5 at appreciable manier for enpturing bi Jos THomas, 18 yonrsof age, fs nt tho Twon- ty-sccond Street Station charged with nssattt- jng John Kearney on tho wght of April 1 ‘Thomas mot hin on the corner of Thirty-first and Garibuldl streets, and, feeling zoo over tho result of the election, drew from his pocket 1 insk*of whisky and ordered Keurney to drink tothe sucecas of some particular candidate, Kearney refured, saying that’ he wis not it drinking man, whereupon Thomas hit him with A eund-bay and broke his Jawbone, Detective RYAN did not arrive home yeater~ day, ns was oxpected, with tho actress. Maid Hamilton, who was recoutly arrested at derscy’ City, and there uppers tog have beet vomno mistuke in| the dispatch, which stated that ho, left for homo Saturday morte ing, A Inter dixpatch recelved at police hendquarters says the hnbens corpus writ comes: up for a rehonring this morning, —Daetvetive Wiley has come bomvp from St. Paul, the forger, A. H. Bush, buving beon released pon 0 writ of hubeas corpus tho sume day that the Detectlyo left this clty for St. Paul, The Judge held that atelegram froma chief of polices was not a suficiont warrant for arresting a man and ros straining him of his liberty, Frnix Hicnanns, of No. 197 Ewing street, reached tl Tinminn Street Station nt. Wet) Sat~ urday night to report that he bad been robbed of cash At 6 o'clock he was ina saloon at tho corner of Clark and ‘Twelfth streets, where “= ho had severnl drinks «with a womun und two omen, none) of whom he Knew, When he started for home two howrs Jater, tho men followed him west. over Twolfth- street bridge, south to Twenty-first street, and weat to Centre avenue, where thoy met i third minn, It was shortly after this that they knocked Aim down, He fs unubdle to give any description of them, other than that they were from 23 to 27 yeurs ald, dressed in dark cluthos, and ony of thom wore a Scotch cap. Try thiuzs and robbers were abroad in tho West Division Saturday night, aud yesterday three bichwuy robberies at lonat were’ reported ut the Weat Madison Street Station. ‘Two of them wore suppressed as usual, buta third was: given tothe press for publication, because tn this Instance tho perpetrator happened to bo known to the police, who easily effected his capture, At 1:90 In the morning as Joseph CIlf- ford and o lady friend were on thelr wiy home to. No, 27 Lessing Street from the Aurora Turnere Hall, thoy wore suddenly beset as they turned the corner of Hubbard and May streets by wv coupte of foot-pads, one of whom presented a ravolver of goodly proportions at Mr. Cliford's head and demanded his monoy, This fellow was fA well-known thief named Thomas Hickey. iver Edward Barrett had been watching tha suspicious movements of Hickey and hie com panion, and when he aaw the. attempted robbery he ran from bis hiding-pines inn durk corner Bpon the oppusit aide of tho street, and pouneed down upon them. Hekey's com rado ynive hin the “olflee,” a8 thieves ferm nn apprisal that an officer fs approuehing, and the young thug, dropping bis ruvolver, ran through tho alloy out of which he bad paynioe upon Mr, Chitfard, and esenped in tho dirkuess through the nitey. ‘The revolver wis curried to tho stn- tion aa iv trophy by the dixconsolate ofllcer. At 4o'clock In the afternoon Hickey was arrested by Detectives Gallagher and Costello, Uray tnformution recelved upon a postal-card from Nicholas Spartz, of Kenosha, Wis, detail~ Ing the particulars of the esenpe from jalt at that place of John Dempsey and several others, Otlicers Tierney and Bowler of the West . Maill- son street station lnstovening arrested Dempsry at the corner of Halsted and Sobor strects. Ho -will be held for the Kenosha Shoriif, who offers some small reward for lis apprehension. The charge nmunst hit there at tho thine he broke fall was grind lureony. Dempsey had heen at lib- erty Justtendaysandoughtto ‘eknown better: thin come dircetly to this cit; here ho fs well Known as a savory character Something more thin ay ago Dempsey and a companton hetd up ucompositor mamed Nelson Cavanaugh, on his way bome atan early hour in tho morning. His wateh was found in tho possession of Mike Lawler, thon an) Efghih Ward suloon- keeper, and now of tho Ninth Ward, All threo were held to the Criminal Court pon evi-+ denve of. pullt, but Judge Wililums, Deenuso Dompsoy'’s parents wore respects able, and o's futher bad for yeurs beon inthe employ of tho strect rallway, dis- charged the young men, although they pleaded wullty, ‘The case caused no little indignation at the time, and this was soothed by a stutement omitting from the Criminil Court that Lawler, who wus in reality the culprit. waa to be put through, Tho caso was ne henrd of since. Dempany wis saved a tyrm in the Penitentliry, Dut ho {4 now 114 fate way to yot what he has go. long been trying to xet. MILIVLA NOTES. A.J, Renpick hns beon elected Captata of EB Company, Twelfth Infantry, James HALLIDAY hua beon nppolnted First Sergeant of F Company, First Hexlment. Du. Hf. C, Hurcurskos, Assistant Surgeon o: tho Sixteenth Battalion, bas tendered his rosig- nation, Private Fren ©. Lovetoy has recelved bis Appointment as Coumlsaary sergeant of tho First Regiment. Tr {a about docliled that the cavalry will oc- .cupy thelr present quarters another year, with an inercase of rent. T M. AbLMAs his beon otected Second Lieu tenant. of Compiny A, Ninth Battalion, vieo D.W, Arnold, proinoted, A nuatNEHS meeting of Campany T, Second Reginents was held ab thd residence UF Cupt. Ford yesterday afternoon, Carr. A. gb akg, 1) Company, Sixth Hegi- ment, hus requested leave of ‘absence from April Sto Aug. 3. Approved. FB. K, Goss, Second Lieutenant of © Company, First Cavalry, has tendered hls resignation on uecount OF removal from the Stute, Fuank De Lannay, Firat Teutenant of T Compuny, ‘Third Regiment, has tendered bis res Jgnution On Nevount of removal from the atto, Capt, C. A, Te, Kon, Ponpane: 1, First Regie ment, has requested the dibonorable diseharge of Private Thaddeus D. Daken for the good of the service. . CHARLES & Dixit. hut requested the honorable diseburge of Privates Hon Went, Charles L. Bonney, and Churles IL mon, Anproved, Carr. KE. 0, Srranx, of I Company, Third Tn- fantry, hits requested thy dishonoriblediechueea of Private John Bastian on uccount of disobe- dienco to orders. It is exructed that the Firat Itegimont will turn out In full force upon the Oconomowoa trip next July, ua thy proposition suems to meot with general favor, Quirk a. number of graduates of tho First Reginont Cadet Corps have Joined companies fu the tain organization, and tory ure expeoted to follow suit soon, MAs. #. W. NCort, commuandin, Bust ol the Alxteonth W hus recommended the appulatinent Huttles 8h. MeCallister ae ‘Aushatutit Sur ‘lee Hutabinaon, resigned, Cavn, TH. G. Portxaron, Company A, Sixth Infantry, hus requested the 'disehuryo, “for tho pod OF thy Hervicu, OF Privutes We Ne Nyo, lohan 1. DMukermun, Arthur G, Woodruf, and John D, Brizzolan, : arr. Quonay KR, Nrcuors, K Company, Firat Regiment, hn requested the discharge of Prive aw Frank G, Barnurd, Mark 1, Frost, Junics: nucelods, and Thomas A, Davis for the guod of the dervice, ’ Carr. Geonnr W. Tayron, B Company, Sixth Regiment, haw requested the Thonoruble dig- Seer anak See Nae a 01 urge of Friy u Tor'tho quod of theservico, we Claneys Stay. E. 2. Tosey, commanding Batter recitamenidon the divchurue torte eee torviee, of the following members: Privutcs John 31. Bell, Edwacd Caray, Bdward: Curtia, ‘Timothy J. Duroy. J.D. M. Foo, John MoFann, a tee ‘Quinlun, Joseph Shoemaker, and Thomas ultivan. Tne Committeo on Militia Affairs in tha Na- tlohal Houge of Representatives has reported a bil to the House tor orguntalnig, arming, and disciplining tho National Guard, ‘The bill us reported will, of course, call out a vigorous “kick” from the Democrats, but it ie carncstly to be hoped that tt will puss und become u law, Tih Board of Olticers of the Second Theptncne held a mocting last Monday evening, ut which it was voted thit the brraiization should take an Indetinit vacation, although | the ollicons were to meet once a imonth, and the command should not disband, Tholr arms aro to bo stored ta one of tho warvhouuus of Field, Leiter & Co., for the provont, Tho rowson of this uetion ta on account of the regiincnt not betug ablo to secure quar tors for an armory, AN amendment td the by-lawe’ of the First Regimont bas been prepared for tho considera- tlon of the ollivers. Tho amendment provides for tho reoognition-of thy Cudet Corps of tho organization; that such corps “sball bo under the supervision of . the Lioutenunt-Colonel; that o lne olticer shalt bo uppointed us commandant and driliuiaater of tho corpd; that boys between tho ages of 15 and may eullsts that tho term of onllstment shall THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1380, ‘bo for one year; a shat] expire a1 to be nevorded nil the including the right to assist tty ing ront, ex~ onses. Cte. Members may Join the regiment by npplieation, without ‘paying the enstomary inithition fer, shoutd thoy desire to do so after attaining a sultable age, A napre tt. change his been mado tn tho mnt- for of bond of commanding oflerrs of come pmintos, anid in necortinee therewith the Adju- tant-Gonoral ins issn anc forwitnted to sich ofllcers a copy of the new torm, together with 11 which rend na follow! wich commanl- uraticer of a compuny wil at once excente the new bond and forward through regimental hentyuarters ty the Adjutant-General, Sprite Held, UL Four sureties, tnebuditys the command. Ing offivers, must be furnished, Conmanding offecrs of regiments, battalions, and separate compantes will bo charged with the prompt ex- cention of this order. No State money will be forwarded to any olllcer not complying with, thls order, The old bonds will be guticeled and re tanned apr the fulfillment of the above require: iment," 3 SUBURBAN. HYDE PAIK, The annital election for village officers tn Tydo Pork 'Tuosdny should callout a full vote, The regular Republican Geket Iamade upas follows: For Vilistzo Trustees, Martin U1, Fess, Horace It. Hobart, George I. Port, ‘Thomas W, Johnstone, Frank M. Webster, and Dantel A. Ploree; for Village Clark, Frank 3. Blin. The record of the present Bonrd of ‘Trustees has been so satis- foetory during the past your, showing a reduc tion of $108,000 in the indebtedness, bosides ox. penditures in carrying out a large number of Jmprovements, that there waa a vory general céquest for their retleetion, and four of thom— Acasra, Fous, Ford. Hobart, and Jobtstane— have consented to run tygtli, The two now cane didntes, Messrs, Plerce and Webstor, are excel: An opposition tieket, made up by: A few Democrats nul eatoonkeepers, ts in the fetd, but {t his no etre me Kepublicans Hegicet to come out. With a full vote tho Hoe publican majority should be 600 or R00, Tt would be wstanding diagrice to the Republican. party in Hyde Park If,on the eve of a Presidentint elvetions it should bo defeated by a self-nominus ted oppasition teket, ¥ ZNGLEWOON, Patrick O'Marra, tho man who was bitten by a mind doy last Wednesday, hus been ta Boom to try the power of tha madstone mpon the wounds ‘on bls arm. After an apptication of seven hours tho stono woul not adhere, nnd he therefore concludes that the dog was not mad. Lust Monday oventug a number of gentlemen mot and organized a riie club, to be known na tho Englewood Hite Club. The object ts to give An opportunity for rifle practlee ta the members ina conventent location near by, Tho follaw- ing were elected officers of the Club: President, Fred L. Kimmey, Secrotary, F. 2. Simons: Trenatrer, Frank E. Tousloy. A committed waa appointed ta draw up u constitution and by daws, and will eport ita meeting to bo held this evening at tho sume place, ‘A petition of property-awners war presented at the last meeting of tho Bourd of ‘Trustees, asking fora statement of the amount of South Park taxes patd by the Town of Lake, and the amount expended by tho South Park Comimis- sioners for park purposes within tho limits of the town. There js ur umiony some of the aes -owners that the town ja not recoiving: ts proportion of purk improvements, AMUSEMENTS. GERMAN DRAMA. Schiller's great tragedy, “Tho Brida of Messina,” was produced by Mr, Hochstcr’s Gertnin Dramatic Company at MoVicker's last evening, This is one of Schiller's greatcat works, It fs weitten In exquisit language in both blank and rhymed verse, Hut, Ike most of Behlller's, it is very dilieult of production, as ‘it is tnere of a reading than anneting play. ‘This one diiters from his others, Inaigmuch ns it introduces speuking choruses just as singing chorusesatro Introduced n opera, whieh makes {ts performance rather 9. novelty to most thoatre-gocrs, To imuke the performance any Aiud of a streeess IE must he given by a capable company, for in the hands of an iufertor ono tt woul! be sureto be hutehered. There are alx leading churacters in the pluy, of each of whom great requirements ‘iro mindo; and, ag suMeciont first-class materin 18 not often found ina German dempnny In thiscountry, tho psy. Is very rarely givon. ats far ua can bo earned this trazedy his beon performed here but once, and that was when Mile, dunascheck first made her uppesrancs here, Owlng to tho engagement of Miss Irechick, the renowned Germun tragedlenne, Mr. UGehster was enabled to bring ft cut this ting, especially as in Measrs, Tatunberg, Ravene. Helmer, aud. Klotz he bad the notors fitted to take tho inule parts. Messrs, Rodonberg and Itayene were particularly well sulted for tho dificult parts of the two inimical brothers, ~The churneter of nnd laabella, mothor of the. two brothors, {s especinily well ndapted to tho peculiar abliitios of Mins Irsehick, os it affords great chances for power- ful nnd emotional acting. Tho performunco surpassed the most sanguine expectations, It * was really ono of tho very best. given alnca Jrachick's “ engnyement. Whilo it altogether fiuultless, yet the comings could be. euilly, overlooked. Misa Irschick, 28 the unfortunate mother, was un- usitally effective, und tho upplauso sho recolyed showed how woll'shu wis appreelated, The parts of tho two brothers, Don Carear und Don Mannel, could hardly huve beon in better hands than those of Messrs. Rodonborg's and Havene's, Tho formor purticulurly showed such unusual power that he fairly shared the honours of tho evening with the erent, tragedionne. Mr. Helmer ng Ca- Jetan aud My. Klotz as Boltemund, leaders of tho choruses, wero also very olfective., MissSpahn na Beatrice might hive beon stronger, but sho did well cnough not to mar the performance. Sho bad evidently taken great pains In stun her psy ond did better than as Queen in “Grisckli's”* lust wee re noxt Sun- of Amurica » Gorinuny, uke Miss Irschick wilt fppear once my any; and will thon shake the dust from her feot and return te SAMUEL VAUGHAN, Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Lavaverre, Ind., Apri 18—Samuel Vaughan, A young mun 25 yeursof uge, was found dead in his bed ut the residence of J. Burr McCutcheon, near Badgers Grove, this county, yesterday. Ho bad rettred fn apparant good henlth, aud, fail- Ing ta come down to browkfust, he was culled, On going to his room he was found to be dead, SAMUEL OSGOOD, D, D., LL.D. 1 York Tribune, Avell 1% Dr, Samuél Osgood, well knuwn as a olorgy- man and man of lotters, dled suddanly at his readonee in thla clty yesterday morning, after avery brief ilincss, é Dr, Osgond was born In Churlestown, Mnsaa Aug. 0, 1812. Me was a desceniant of Juin ‘Osgood, ong of tho foundurs of Andover, Mass. raduated A. U. at Murvard College In 18%, wntering the Cuinbeliige Divinity School, no tiated B.D. Ik, Tn IST he wis settled over a chureb its Nashuu, N. ¥., Provious to this he bad been the editor, with “Samer Pree- mun Clarke, of thy Weitern Mewenger, at Lowis- vitta, Ky, 0 periodical which tor atime maine tained afigh literary rank, In i881 he beaame pastor OF the” Westininator (Unitarian) Jhurch, succecding the Rov. Dr. Farley. He hud by thig thine won ou high reputation ned prenchor, and in 18) he wis called to tho Churoh of tho Mawsluh, in this city, succeeding the Rov. Dr. Dewey, Here for twonty yours he remulned, holding an excellont position nmong foatrapalita clergy, From 1X00 to 1X54 he was ong of the editors of the Christian Engiirer, a Unitarian Jouruat published tn this vity, Dr. Os- sqood's connection with the Church of the Messiah wis suvered iy 1860, and be went to Europe for reatand pealth, Upon his return, in 1870, he withdraw from the Unitarian vonneotion, and united himself with tho Protestant Hpicapal Church, tu which he took orders, Sineo that time: ho has boon without pastoral charge, but hus bean engaged In various lterury work, only ous canonally doing clerical duty, Miscontributions Morent magazines, reviews, and newspapers heen ofa high order. ‘Uhe same te true of naomi erations, luctuines, and addresses: he hus delivered from tine to time. Ho was 4 very versatile student, although perhape hin strony polut was that of theotuyy and Christian morals. He waa un excottent Germun scholar, wid familiar with all the great German theologians. Hu was nlao fond of historical roe sodrehes, and Was a prominent member of tho New York Historloal Sectety, of which for a long cine he wie home ¢ bis tried Seoretury, Rut although of studious habits, be always took a warin (uterest In current public events, He wis 8 public-spiritod citizen, and over ready to codperato in the advincemont of any ‘Kebeme for promoting Uterature or art. Hit list public work was the rouding of his paper before the Elstarical Roeluty ou Chane ning’a Place in American History." Much of Dr. Ongood'a Iterury work, wontiored through pertoicals or printed in pamphlet form, it is mipossible bere te catalog, He published, aniong othor works of greater or” icas tine bartanee, transintions from Olshuusen aud Do “ho Muvtory of Passion” (Usu), wad t1k42). Among hig ort oat works are “Studlea in Christhun towrap) “The Hearth we" (864); with Men; or, Footprints of Providential - Load. ors” nso; Milestonos— in our Life Journey" (186) ly | Gospels, Mlustrated by Overbeck 3 “Student Lite" (1860); and “American Louves"* (187), Anion, pa) addresses before the New Yor! rival Boolety waa one Upon Thomas Crowe ford and Artin Amerlen.” in 1875. Hu wiso de- livered uw discourse tufore the Socloty on. its aixty-uevond anniversary, Nov, 20, 1806, Many Of his casuys will bo found in the Tnfernationat w, tho North american Review, the Hib. Harper's Monthly Mayazine, end othor periodiculs, 11 1a etuted that be loaves uo- Anlehed n work eutitled “The Renatssuuce of Art in America,” which wae to tnolude bis pas pens pon Uryunt and panning: Dr, Osgood married Elleu H. Murdoek, of Bose ton, the daughter of Mrs. thy celebrated novel of ‘Throe on ple, daughters survive him, base 1 ‘iongod t |. Insara FIRE Chicago Visited by a Couple of Ex- tensive Blazes. Tho Losa About $50,000, and the In- surance Somewhat Largor. The Dangers of the High Wind Avorted by the Bravery of tho Firemen. An Extensive Fire at Indlanapolls—Borntng of a Large Nuaber of Horses, A TRANING-MILL BLAZE. Aftre which deatrayed more property thart any othor that has occurred In this elty for some weeks broke out In tho West Division about half-past 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and for u thn, owing to tho high wind, threatened to sweep over considerable territory, Tho locality was tho triangle bounded by Lumber, Dodye, and Mates streets, within gunshot of the Twoltth-street bridge. On the south there 1s 1 vacant block, but northenat, north, and west there aro lumber-yards, Within the trinnylo thore nro seven bulldings,—two brick and five frame.—all butsone of which were destroyed. ‘The lurgest was planing-mill, and tho next o molding-shop, the other, with one exception, bet ed for oltices. ‘Tho phan ye. HL swat alt= ted on the corner of Dutes and Dodge streets, Kust of it, faving Hates atrect, were a" chicken coop” and two frame bulldligs. On Lumbe strect thero were two offices and the moldings shop. Tn tho rear of these buildings lumber had beer piled. Tho north angle (s ocettpled by: a one-story wooden structure used for smelting purposes, “It, howoyer, was seprrated from tho other buildings by a space. thirty or forty feet wile, given up to ralrond-tricks. From, this description it will ho seen that there was ony, of miterhul immediately at hund for the fico to work upon. Tho origin of tho fiames ta unknown, ‘They were firat seen in the ucizhborhtoed of tho “chicken-coop”’ by George Connolly, who wits unubie to state whether the fro broke out In the planing-nilll or iy the * coup,” which waa gt smnll shed ten or fifteen fect from tho mill, Tho fire waa under pretty good heudway beforo atalirm was given from Dox No. 25003231, ana the wind accelorated its progress among tho that 13 avon minutes Inter, ho turned " adrop of water wis thrown on the burning structures, spirks set tire to ofices on the enst aide of Lumber atrect, and some of the lumber contiguous to them Dein to blaze, The wind geemed to blow from all quirters of the ‘come 1188, Nrat from one point. and thon anothor; the Rone’ was intense; and for five or ten minutes tho indications wore that an oxtensive conilagras tion was likely to ensue, But, by the ad- milrable omauigemont of Marshul Swente, this was averted, and, tho firo practl- cally “confined to tho ‘triunglo, ‘Two ot the chomical engines wero stationed in tho lum= ber-yurds on the northeast, where there wus tho most danger, and thelr men attended to fulling sparks. ine steamers drow water from the river, and tholr streams wero so distributed that Tittle dainayo was done on the enst side of Liunber, or on the west sido of Dotlge street. The planing-mill, which was 80x10), and threo stories hich, and tho muliling-shop, 40x70, woro owned by Barton & Jones, to whom also he- 1 heavy mnchinery. Thotr loss 1s estl- Inated nt $20,000, while thelr insurince ts $9,000, MeCormick’s_ngoney pliced it. Tho occupants wore the W, E. Frost: Manufacturing Company whosu loss on machinory and stock. will foot up about $15,000, wi VO | $0,000 31,000 of which is In Gringer Smith's agency, $1,000 jn the Calsge Générale, $500 In the Mertdlan, nnd $1,000 in tho Springiield. They haven contract for furnishing the ae oH for the new Custom-House, and tho tnishe work was burned up. ‘The “chicken-coop" be- longed to the Compuny, but thelr oftica on Lum- hurstroet was tho property of Barton & Jones, Toth were reduced to eliders. ‘he office was worth abont $300, Ono of tho frame buildings on Bates street wna a ghed, bullt by the Company, and the other wtworstory stretitres i owned by tiurton & Jones, aud used by’ tho Company for storage i ‘Tho first was worth $50, und the xo ond &200, but the latter can be reprired for $150, At the corner of Bates and Lamber was 1 two- story frame owned by Munger, Wheeler & Co., and used by Mr. O'Connor, Asalstant Giraln-In- spector. Tho shell {9 atandlug, but the inside and the cuntents, fnehuding Mr. O'Connor's hooks and papers, were destroyed, ‘Tho. lore on the bullding is total,—#2), As to tho contents, thers are dupliicutes in the Chicf Inspector's otiice. . ‘Tho building at tho-north end of tho triangle, owned by Mr. P, Rouney, was damaged to extent of $100, and is nut Insured, It was pce by tho Horn silvbr Stining Company, whose logs Is nominil, On tho west sido of 'Dodgo atrect wns 1 onc~ story brick butlding, 00x70, owned and peeps by fenrson & Payne, contractora and bulldors, ‘The heat from the planing-milll set tira to tho doors nnd windows, und the stricture wastotal- ly Sestrayed, ola small portion of tho walls Fomulning.. Thole toss was about pm. which is pnrtinily “covered by insurance, though the 1 not be learned, 5 yi company coul The lumbor rdonthe enst slde of Limbor atreat extended from tho street to the river, and from No. 36 southeust te tho City Elevator at tho footof Butes street. Tho yard belonged to Holdon & Pendleton, and the only logs on stock was tho scorebing of 4 singte pllo of hard luin- ber. Thoofieo ut No, 3b Lumber strect was 0 two-story frame building, whieh enught. fre from thé aparks of tho planing-mill, The uppers story of the office and the stables in tho rear werd damaged tothe extent of $100; fully In- sured, Between this and the clovator was 0 two-story frame bullding nbout twenty fect square isc nm an ofllce, and owned by Munger, Wheeler & Co. There wus wbout 875 loss on this building, all tho books and papers having been saved, ‘The tata! loss was In the nolyhborhood of $44,- wr on which there is an insurance of about 17,000, Sparky from the fra wote blown all’ over the South Division by the strong southwest wind that was blowing, and it was greatly feared thit goine of thom would kindlo fires that would enuse tho Fire Nepurtinent considerable troubl A sharp lookout seams to havo been kept, how over, and, though several such fires were start ed, thoy were caslly extinguished, In one ine Btince only did the damage amount to anythin ‘This was nt tho bourding-house of Job Hel hon, No, 28 Sherman street, A lying ember was blown in ut a second-story wintow: which was opon, and falling upon a bed set it ative, It was extinguished without turning in un alarm, Damage, $25, COAN & TEN BROUK BUILDING. Thowsrm from Box be ut 4:21 yesterday morning was turned in by Watehinan Gibbs, who dlacovered firo In tho north wing of a largo threo-story brick building on tho northwest core her of Ann and Handolph streots, used for manufacturing purposes, and familtarly known ag tho Coan &'fen Brook ourringe-fuctory, al- though that firm bas not occupled It for sone few yeurs past. The building covers noarly one-half the square block, ‘Tho Miutn portion ts quite ald, and is regarded as u landmurk, but the additions on tho north and west wore good and substantial bulldiugs, In the middle was a large squire open court, which divided tho structure into four wings. ‘The ongine-room, in which the firu originated, ig inthe lower purt of the north wing, hen tho firemen reached tho building thoy ex- perienced considerable diMfculty in getting di- reetly ut tho fire, and jt Boon spread from floor to fHoor amongat tho combustible muterial which was Jying about on every aldo, and ut 4:48 Murshal Swenle guid that tho blaze was por ecptibly mulning ground, and tumed in nsocond alurin, y G& o'clock tho Hames had obtalned frat hondway, und the untire destruction of tha wuilding and contents scomed fmminent, Through tho statrways and various passaye- ways tho fire bad made its way into «tho cnet and =~ west wind, and to nll threo tloors of thd north wing. boy- ont piles of jumberto the court and on the oute sido of tho fuctory hud aldo caught fi bluze wanna botons, A fresh southwest bi earried tho volume of sinoke and burning embers off to the northoust, feuntly endanger- fog a hirge tract studded with framo buildings. Fortunutely all escuped, From the court and from tho atreet and alleya surrounding the building on tho north and cast, the firemen worked with a will, and when at list un hour later the tire was suterantlaly ‘out, tho! said to cuch other that a infyhty ie job hu beon made of it, The north wing was thoroughly gutted, tho cust wing was only partially damaged, and tho weet wing but ailyhtly duinaged. ‘Cho Jumber was better in quality than in auantity, wud was badly dum- aged by the heat where it was not wholly cons sumed, The building itaelf was damuged to an extont which will require the rebuilding of only a portion of it, The signal for out was not sounded untll6:00 o'clock. Hy thia time tho fire ‘wus quenebod, and: the structure se thoroughly Hooded with water that thore wus no longer uny danger of moro damage uing done, ‘Tho occupnnts of the building, who suffer loss by the tiry, ure only two—the Woltinger Organ Company, F. t. Wultinger, President, and tho i aye manufacturing firm of A.C. Loomta & Co. The former occupled the entire exst win and thy second and thind tloors of the nort! wing, ond tho latter the ontire wost and south winga and such of the fret floor of the north wing 28 was not taken up by the bollder and ongine-rvoins. The organ munufacturing firm carried & bomparatiroly heavy stock, and had a jot of fino cablnet-worktug machinery, in which business tho firm was engaged until within « year ayo. Thur olllco, together with suck books aud papers ia wero not in the safy, wore totally destroyed, The wife was hot that it could” put be opencd until quite lute in the duy, Tho Company's logs has becn eatimuted at from $15,000 to $20,000, but It ig probable that, whon the loss ts est down in dollars and cents, it wilt be found to be several thousands Ivas than the (nsumuce, which fs ne follawa: Newurk City of Newark, Now Homn- ahiro of Manchester, Nowark Firo of Newark, Htandard of Trenton, Toledo Fire and Maring, Now Orleana Firo, thode Island, Providence Trade of Camien, AHeminia, Columbia of Now York, S00 citeh: ‘Moki, Ohlo of Dayton, Vir- alnia Fire and Marine, ‘Traders’ of Chiengo, Im horters’ & ‘Traders’ of New York, Rovere of tostan, Ln Confauce of Paris, nnd AHomoania of Ih R + and Traders’ of New York, total, E050, nye done to the contentsof the manu catlinated at $3,000, which {4 probably: t. ‘This is fully covered by $8,000 Ineated ns follows: rs’ of Chicago, Colunibin, German of Ral » Gorinan of Rochester, 81,000 eich; Mas Hino ntid Phanlx, 8100 enehs Merchants” and Mechanica’, and Enterprise, and Springield, 8600 each. Tho building ts owned by Mrs, Hnttie 2, Green, aft New York € and ts Insured by Wyman's ngeney of this ys The damuge is fully ue to tho catimate of 81,000.) and rant reach 00, aus Inotuded with tho building ig considerable of the heavier machinery. The Jusurines was at first anid to be $15,000, Mr. Wynn 14 ont of town, but hls bookkeeper, Mr. Leach, was foundat tls home, No. 100 Judd street. To the beat of his recollection tho ine surance was $24,000, distributed in some four- teen dliferent computes, As tothe exact orizin of tho fire hothlag ia koown. [twas not under great Bondi: when tliscovered by Mr. Gibb, but had evidently beer smoldering fora long time. A spark from, tho Holler firea of Saturday. may havo gotten beneath the floors and started wamoldering fire there, which could not bo seen by the watel- man on his rounds, AT INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Spectal Diepatch to The Chicaon Teidunes Inptanarorts, Inc, April 18,--Bofore daylight this morning tho Hvery and feed stable cone neeted with J. H. Russell & Co.'s undortaking eatithlshmiont, tho largest in the State, was de- stroyed by what is believed to bave been an in+ condiury fire, entailing the destruction of twonty-soven horsos, six hacks, and ten wagons and buggies. ‘Tho fire was loeuted fn the centre of the business part of the elty, but was ao well handled that nalde from slight damage, the nd- Joining buildings wore not injured. The estub- dishmout consisted of brick fronts on tucky avonne betouging to tho estate of tho “tute Gen. Jeff! ©. Davis, and on Maryland street, whieh ware not Injured furthor than the inishing. They were occupied by Mr. Huasell's family and « number of tenements for living purposes. Thoy wore joined by frame sheds tn which the stock and vebielcs were kept. Here was where tha fire broke out,and thoy were entirely destroyed. Every one wna asicop when the flames wero discovered, and seven nnrrow eacupes were mato. Tho most remuarka- ‘blo was that of the family of one of tho stable Sunployea, who were awinkened by the ernsh of tholr cooking-stove plunging through tho floor, which had). burned out from under it. Mr. Russell is sald to have rescued a favorit itriving horse by crawling into tho stable on his hands and knees and loosing tho animal. Hla Individunl loss Is about $1,000 on household ture niture and vehicles, Ie is Insured Cor $1,000 in tho Milwaukeo Mechanio’s. ‘Tho firm losses may aggregate $7,000, which Is covorod by the follow- ing polieles: Thoda Tatand...esseeseeees Newark of Now Jersoy. Amazon, Clnetunatt Iu Catsso Général New York+Alllance,. Bt. Nicholas, New York. Tho Insurance was ronowed and increased Inst week, The other losses uro: Mrs. W, BP. Noble, Alton, Ili, $200 on building, insured; Kiloy Block, 80, insured; Pat Hurtoy, tenant, horses and houschold furniture, #820; Mrs. Churles Kepy, horso and buggy, $1,000; John Max Gibbs, horge and harness, $175; Dr. Whitman, horse and buggy, $100; Dr. J. fomingere, horse and buggy, 400; W.d. Gillespie, horse, Buggy, and wagon, $710; Lowis Cohen, tenant, house and household furniture, 8300; Jnmes Austin, satoon- keeper, $1,000. Several other tenants loge $1,000 500 in tho teerewate: not Insured. "No clow hus been gained ns to the scoundrels who fired tho building, DANGERS OF S'TRAM-PIPES, The question as to whether steam-pipes ean Bet fire to wond with which they ‘come In contact fa often discussed by ingurnnce agents ‘and those who uso ‘steam, tho latter referr- ing to thelr exporionce, and clalming that thoro is no risk of fre froin thatsource, Bub Ares do occur, nevertheless, and zome ot tho companles have fustrneted thelr agents in this city to insist that, in all eases where steam is uxed for henting or drying purposes, the Hpodworte must be distunt from tho pipes at 1eKst the diametor of the plpes used. All man- ufacturers and prictieal mechani init that, stanm pipes wil reduce wood to a condition of eharcoul, There are numerous ways in which tho charred surfaces may becoine molstened, When dried, tho oxygen in the air is condensed In tho charcoal, taking the placo of the molsture, and the heat from the pipes a Bullicent to ignite tho charcoul, * AT BARRE, ONT. Bannte, Ont. April 18,—A tire this morning wlestroyed the stores of Graham Bros, woolen foods; EB. U. Crompton & Co., dry goods; W.C. MoDean, drugglat; J. Henderson, bardwaro; J. W, Hinstings. luwelor: uid ‘Thomas Didaworth, baker. “Loss on buildings and stock, $35,000; Buranec, $30,000, ‘ d EW YORK. New You, April 18—Tho brass-works of Nae than Dreyfus, No. 0t Fulton strect. burned to- day. Loss, $60,000; partinlly insured. es THE RAILROADS. VANDERBILT OHJECTS, Amorning paper whose raitrond column ts notoriously run in tho Interest of tho Lake Shore and New York Central Ruilronds dovoted considymble spavo yesterday morning tu show that Tae Trung bad blundered badly when itunnounced that Commissioner Mak had called amecting of the “ High Joints.” to be held in Now York Tucaday. At tho sumo time tho paper shows by % New York dlspatch that the Information Jn fie Timune waa correct, but contends that tho item in question was "no scoop,” becuse tho imanavers of tho Chicngo roads had voted against tho holding of auch meetings The fact i that only the Vundarbllt miunagers have voted aginst holdi Intlimated tn Tin Wununy, the and) Grand | {runk — were determined to interrogate Vanderbilt ubout: certain actions, ospeclull: his efforty to prevent thom from securing ad. equate terminal fueitivs In this city. Vander- bit fs not yet ready to have those questions brought up, and hence bis anxiety to stave of the mecting. Anothor uttack {8 made on Tie Trmune bo- enuse It stated that under the present tlio wdchedule tha Wabash and: other Laisa Wnes vould beat tho thie made by tho Chleaso roads from Omahn by about twelve hours. ‘This itom M8 atiimutized ig nonsense, The following fron. the st, Lows Renidican, which uppeured id provlous to the publication of ‘Tun Tris: article, will show that the Vanderbilt organ almply tried to ridicnio the matter, buouuse Vanderbilt, or rather the Luke Shore, are tho only obstucles tn tho way of huying the Chicano Unio Bo shortened us to give the Chicago: FI the sume chunce as thole St, Louls rouds: “The Chleayo, papers seom to derive a great deal of consolution from tho fuct thut, at the Time Convention hold there Wednesduy, tho Tullroad companies that hava the determining power fn tho making of tho time schedules from it. Loulsand Chlenzo to the Eustern seaboard had insisted upon continuing the prusent rune nin AFrAnFoMonts and that the connecting rail- ronda ugpileaced ‘in thut detormination. ‘Tho Wabash combination by thia agreoment now hus everything In its own bands, and can 40 shorten tho tine betweon Omaba and Now York that 8t. Louis will dorive all the benefit. In order that both cltics might have the sumo ad- Youtage in this matter, it would be necessary that trains from tho West over tho Chicago routs that now arrive at 3340 p.m. should arrive there Jn time te muke cunnec- Yon with 0 a. om. trains for tho cust: Whilst thoso traing running vin 8t, Lould would have to arrive bere In the to make connection with the 8a. m, trains for tho Bust, ThoChicuyo rods cannot do what Js required of thein, whilst tho Wabash, in combination with Paclila ronds from Choyenno to Denver, thence to Kansas City and &t. Loule, would hive to mnke but vor Little change in tholr time-enrd to accompli thelr portion of the progr.” ‘ne Detroit Free Press, in an articlo on the Fame question, lao beara out Tune Tune statement. = Atnong athor saitiie it wayas “A slinple chunge of tralia, putting u trv on tho Bilehigun Central leuving Chicngo at 1p, th. and reaching Detroit at 1) p, m., will shorten Up tho time to the full extent discussod."” It is burdly neceasiry to say anything furthor regnrding the aulinus of the articlo in the Lako Shore orgun. IOWA NAILNOAD MATTERS. Spectat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Des Motes, Ia, April’ 15—In May, 1875, Georgo BicKeo and othor persons gaye thoir notes agroelng to pay to tho Grinnell & Sfonto- zuma Raliroad Company certain suma when tho road wus comploted and cars runniug thorcon from Grinnell to Montozuma, tf dono within one your, The road was built and cara running within tho time., Wut to savo a distanco of three miles connection was mude with tho Central Jowa Railroad track three miles from Grinnell, and. the track of that Company hasbeensince used, preciaaly as if tho Grinnell & Bfontezuma hud laid tholy own track, which would hayo been parallel ta lt. McKeo refused ta pay hje noto for £00, on the ground that tho Company had not completed thelr contract by bulldlug a read from Grinnell to Montezuma. ‘Tho Qourt_ below uve Judginent on the note for plant, The lefondunt supenloa, and the Suprenia Court dee oldea that the coustruction'or © rond be- ginning three inilea from Grinuell_cannot bo Tugurded as completing a road from Grinnell to Montezuma, ‘The contract was not for tha rm) operation of the road, but for construction, and the operation of tho rond on tho track of othor company docs not fill the conditions, The eatse was reversell, Tho extonsion of tho Missouri, Towa & Ne- Leuaka Hallrond west, from Corydon baa run against nsuny, nnd thore tt corisiternblo pra. fanity engendered among tho poaple. tis alleged thut it would go yin Garden Grove If tt 5 percent tax was raised, To Leon and fume Meston the samo proposition wns mute. Tho tax was voted, and now It 1s anid mothor route altogothor his been de@kted mn, or nt least It will halt for tha presont in Franklin Township; and tho fret that the Company hag purchased 100 neres of innd thore Is considered ns evidence that a divialon atation ta to be located there, and the Company Sntonds to bull up a town of thoir own, whereat the people of Decntur County declare they havo been swindled by the Denke fond. itis more than probable that tho objective palnt of this roid fs vastly more fin- portant than tho subsidies vated by small towns, tis well knows ay Would bas recently added this rond to his, Wabash combination, and, Ean itto a junetion with hin St. Louie sounel Huts Tine, it will make a imiterial shortontig of distance to a connection with tho Walush Hoad. Teneo the more direct tho Hine tho better, and ft Ia probate for thla rengon It ia decided to chunge tho route west from Cory don, Tho Chicago, Burlington & Quinay recently Purchased tho Des Molnes & St. Joo narrow. gauge rotd, and fo have @ narrow-gauge roul for sale, Hecent evonta indicate thoy have found 2 plaice to put it, and that It will be utilized in, extonding - na auge | from infield, in Washington County, vin Btarahall and Urighton, into Keokuk Couuty at once. A luge quuntity of secontl- hand narrow-gauge rail nnd other materiul ia being delivered nt Winileld. It ta belloved the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy are behind it, and will fron and equip the rond with the muaterial of the New Moines & Bt. Joo, A company composed Of. prominent. business men and capltulista has been organized, to bo known as tho Des Moines & Kansan chy Ratl- way Companys to build « railroad from this city to Kanana City, Ita capital is to be $4,000,000, In shires of $100 cach. Enough stook his already been taken to sot tho project inmotion, Tho ollicers olectod ni Presitent, William = M, Jones; Vice-President, George Lendrium: uror, BP, M. Cussady; Seerotary, Chur Tho ‘matter was not known until the company: was organized. There hus been no prellininary talk about it, nor cffort made to work np public Interest. The Directorssuy thoy menn business; that tho road will be built, and tho monoy {s ready for that purposa; which indleates that some other big railroad or Eaatorn syndicate is. behind it The Prealdent, immediutely after the company was organized, wont Enst to per- fect tho fluancial arrangemonts for further progress, LOUISVILLE & NASIIVILLE. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Loursvirse., Ky. April 18,—Tho fenrful tum- Die In Loujsyitle & Nashville stock has been the universal topic of discussion here for the pust forty-eight hours, but things hero have quicted down vory much, - As soon us tho panto {3 over, {tis discovored that tho breuk wis dito ontirely toa number of falso reports sprung nt tho sane time, and followed by a bear movementso florco and swift that thoro was no timo to recovor or contradict until nearly tho closo of the market. It seems incredible that so nb- surd A rumor ns tho statement that tho City of Loulsvillo was selling its stock could have affected the markot, whon It ixwell known that the State Benate has by a virtually ‘unnnlinoug yoto killed tho bill giving the clty authority to sell. Tho movement In favor of selling hus beon entirely ubandoned, ‘The trac story of tho sult Beulst tho road, used by tho bears on Saturday, shows that the total amount involved 18 ges whieh Is to be shortly patd the Nashville & Chattnnooga Company, and which cannot be collected within four or five yeurs. Tho correction of those stories hus gong on w Now York, and holdors are confident that tho stock will recover to its true value, as de- termined by ita nasets and curnings. the Western Assvelatert Dress. LOvmsvintey be fe April 18.—Tho rumors and atories circulated in Now York Saturday to des presa Loulsville & Nashville stock are pro- nounced here us falc. Nocases of yellow-fever huye occured ut elthor Memphis or Now Orlenns, hoth cities belng remarkably healthy, | Pro- Jected combinations and tho building of new rallroads to Charleston, recont movements of the Loulavitte & Nushville, aro purcly sensine tonal, Tho statement that the City of Louls- ville would sell her stock {8 entirely without —_ foundation, the Legistature having defeated tho | bill authorizing tho sale, The attachment of funds of tho Louls- ville & Nashville and Nashville & Chattanooga Tallronds, at the financial ngenoy of the Com- pany In Now York, Saturday, 1s belfeved to be a. part of conspiracy todepress the price of atock. tis not belioved that nny cluini of damages cat bo sustained, even nt the end of many yours’ t ous Itigation which the parties bringing su! will now undoubtedly encounter, Tusiness on tho Loulavillc & Nashville [toad continues unex- ainpled in {ts history, and while. business. on Enstern tines has miterinily declined, that on tho Loufsville & Noshyillo Ia stoudily malne tuincd. =, " W., ST. I. & Pe Special Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Dercaroun, i, April 18.—Our citizens, at this time, are jubiinnt over tho commendable action of tho City Council last night respecting the rall- rond Interests of Deentur, Tha Wapash, St. Loula & Pacific, through tho Gerieral Superin- tendent of tlie road, I. Androws, muke the fol- Jowing proposition to the Council: “That, if Deeutur will donnte the free nse of water to the amount of $16,000, we will add twelve additional stalls to our round-houso, and mako Deentur tho division point of our runs botween Chicago and St. Louls, and will do such shop repairs there 8 we will find to our advantnge to do.” This Prepoaition wus necepted by 2 unanimous yote of the Councll, and therefore Decatur will ho the pormanent headquarters of the Chicaro and St. Louis Divisions ‘of tha Wabash Railway when the alr-lino rod to Chiengo ts in opern- tion. Your corrcapondent is retlably informed that tho Wabash Company, will goon orect 2 lnrge new freight depot on Dl feet of ground two blocka west of the Union Depot, which will give the Company largaly-tnerensed fucllitics for handling frofght and expediting buslncas, ———<$— COLFAX'S BLUE-FLANNEL SHIRT, ‘Tb the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Sour Benn, Ind., April 17.—A Ifo of Senator Bhalne, printed in your paper to-day, signed “A HtalwartScratcher,” and dated at Idaho Springs, Colo., contning the following: “It is told of him [Mr. Blnine] that, being ine vited to meot a party of Englishmen of note somewhere In tho country at dinner, he carried with him an ovening costume, the untanal ade yice of tho ludigs to tho contrary nothwith- standing. Whon the foroigners nppenred at tie Die Ju conventional swallow-talla and immacn~ Inte white tles the falr Amoricangs were their dlatinguished compatriot had disregarded tholr counsel and could show tho swells from abroad that he was nat behind then In knowl- edyo of the ways of tho world. liow different wns tho nbscnco of tact attributed to yee Behuyler Colfax, when Vilalta Viruinin City, Nov. Notloing that the majority of tho men glad ‘there wore, in tholr dally pursuits nnd visita to their mines, bine tunnel shirts, ho seemed to think it would bo politic tor him and. eutity lng to the vanity of his entertainers if he ndopte tholr favorit garment. A grand dinnor was are ranged (n his honor, Groat was the amusement of his hosta and his own mortification whon ho appoared at the banquet clad in blue fannols a tho midat of a company of world-trayelod gentiomon attired as betitied the occasion So far as tho above refers to mo, there fa not aword of truth in it, nor even tho slightest foundation for it.’ And, asT bivo quite as high an opinion of Senator Blaino’s tact as his culogist, [ cannot comprehund his motive for publishing this uttor falschood ubout me. My valued friond, ox-Goy. Bross, Prosidont of Tuk 'Trinune Company, who was with mo at the banquet, and yunny dinner pirties besides. cautd inform this *Seratoher that this blugeflannal story [en manufneture out of whole cloth, and ia, in warp and woof, a fraud. Yours respect- fully, ,Scnuynen Courax, MORTUARY. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune, Srninorixen, UL, April 1&—Harry Monk, a well-known rilroad man, formerly yardinaster of tha Chicago & Alton here, and who was killed uty Minoospolls Thursday, was buried here to- ———— BALTIMORE ‘CLEARINGS, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune, Wasuinaton, D.C., April 18—The aggrogate cloarinys of the Baltimore Clearing-House for last week wore $14,500,000, an increnso of $1,025,- 000 over tho corresponding wock of lust your, ———— DENIS KEARNEY, Baw Rnanorsco, Cal. April 18—Koarnoy's brothor thia evening reported that tho agitator hus loft tho city, but only tomporarity, and will bo produced whon a demand fa made’ for hin, whlen will probably bo Bonds JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT, ) Spectat Dieputch to The Chicago Tvibuns, Apr ran, Miob., April 18.—Gov, Croawell last ovening appointed Silas DB. Gaskill, of Lapeer, Judge of the Sixth Judiotal Ciroult, In place of the Hon, Augustug 0. Baldwin, resigned, NO YELLOW-FEVER IN MEMPHIS, Byectat Dispatch (0 The Chicago Tribune, Mewrnis, Tonn., April 18.—Thoro ts no yellow- fover hero. ‘ Smoking Dawson's fine olgara makes a happy Sad pala MA Go eco him at 211 State Tho. Eldredge Howing-Maohine.—It leads the world, and Is te. beat for you to buy, Bold on monthly payments. 300 State stree! Timea; Our bighost artiata tn dentistry: The MeChoanava baveud doubt thouxh but i) a Bet DEATH GLOVER—Entared tn Th Enny, witoof tho lute dacvis Glover of Spite The fonoral will tako plnoe f No. 44 Michhnn-ny, ort Manage Arie Re ae tenet pat. ‘The frlends of tho family are invited to oe DUNLAT—Antll 18, of congestion of the te Margret Agnos, beloved dauxtiter and only cpr jgoha wod Kally A, 2uniap, awad Tyonr Tony at mys. : Mi Y Asdnys. Fi rs f, y 1 unornl from 10% Wost Tinko-st. Monday, ok, Dy carriages to Htdsahitl, 2 Adri tay hor soul reat {a pence. PANESI~Hatuntay, April 1%, at f:18 o'clock Jotin, infant ond nF f anes TREMOR ay aes ame ence jFunornl this Monday, April 19, , ‘acne, No, 20 Wont Mandulimeiee me rocelenget Aharyy tO. & NeW, TheAt. depot thenon Grek TOWAIICOn ih Vath ene niied © On the Inat., of pnoumonta, Joh; plilent sonof Patrick ay : suet an i ‘a ne ‘ and ann = Moward, axed) ‘inoral will take place on Taos m, from SD Contre-nv, by carriages to Caleass Ged ran etory. ‘OMicer Michnol Murphy, of tho n Bivoat Rtadion Wied Ae hie hs) ition, eeEEE Tora will tako plac a ater 10 fuioral will take place from No. at, ‘iHuoedny morniny nt Wa. tie from whonea tee ‘wit bo taken to the. Church of the Annunci? re Binan will bo culebrated, thonca by cana Mfanfagotts Taine LATA. On We, ee unt Hiriseoe 1auKO 1. . Of UE aro invited ict ica WERILTIOLF—On tho J8th Insts of consnm, GarrioJ., boiove ri Peete Samat eect on tent oe piace nt ¥ zoin insty fram és Mohawkeat.” Seionde of te aro invited w attend. fF" Hinckonstck (N. J.) papers ploaso copy, BW KENYA rll 18. nt hof Inta renldonce, 3 ro, fon-t. Mrs, Mary Bwaonay, ratict of tho Inte any Hroonoy und mothor of Mea. ‘Thomas Nerang eh Aire, Murtimer Sullivan, and sinter to. Slaton ates of the lefoy Hoxpltal, and of John Rlordan, Onis a. Att Swoanoy was nativo of Tamorick Couniy Funoral from 8t. Columb earrinyon nt 0, mi, Tuonday. Ne SIC Cabs ate y Sunday, April 18, Bll 5 youndent dauumtor of Thoman tind Hannat Ooi ‘nneral frum renidonce, cornur ‘Thirtyestxil Ualnted'au, ‘Facadny, Apel 2y by ener tan rth fiaily fuses to Cad ary. JONHS—Sanday, April 18, Marmnrat, holaved wit P. J. Jonos and aintor-in-t P ti Maite REPOS saan rena ar : er Into tosidonce, : 1nrelock sharp, Tuoaday, by curringun. zon KEAHNS—On April 14 William Kearns, aged ¢ a Funoral will take placo from his Inte real }, from there to Ci Tie Kingstuin (Ont) papors plore copy ANNOUNCEMENTS. z Rennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnies AJ. JOSEPIT KIRKLAND WILL Re, Aner bofora the Geore It. ‘Thomann tow, ¢ Att. at thoir bn, Nos. 167 and 1 Warhingtoncat, ng the deeaston of thelr" Camp ‘Ire’ Friday evening, fu hna choson for nis subject: “he Opening of the War, | Improssions eoncorning thé Wost VI Firat Pontnsuiar € tans.” 6 ie and Tit. We 1 LWADS THE osm M ‘ineoting nt the Pnelilo Unrdon Mission to-nag ry WGAR MEBTING OF TH artemis coat i Toto this: nid th ac which Uma, the Clu Twill bo. ndtronsed’ by sege e ‘bo called aaod by mduentboreloek aoarh. AN Teepacliean t loek MAT jepubien to bo presont. bi diel BD | AUCTION SALES, By ELISON, FLERSHEIM & CO0., \ Biund 86 Rundolph-at., Gicnoral Auctioncans Monday Morning, April 19, at 10 o’ch, NO. 668 Michigan-ayv., Botweon Eighteenth and Twontleth-sts, We sell the entire Furniture and Outht of Private Residence, PARLOR, CHAMBER, & DINING-ROOM FURNITURE, Piano, Carpets, Bedding, Crockery, Glass and Table Ware, KITCHENWARE, ETO, All goud Furniture, in fine antor, ELISON, FLERSILEIM & CO., Auctioneers, GRAND CLOSING SALA FINE ART DEPOSITORY; 220 Wabash-av. THE REMAINING STOCK OF Oil Paintings, Engravings, And Mirrors, © WILL POSITIVELY BE CLOSED OUT EN TIRELY REGARDLESS OF COST, Sale Tuesday; Apr. 20, At zo a. m., 2:30 and 7:30 p, ms ELISON, FLERSHEIM & CO. Auct'rs, By GEO. P. GORE & C0., ‘Wund & Wabnah-ay. Regular Trade Sale, Tuesday, April 20, 9:30 a. m. DRY GOODS, Clonee Alpacas, Fur Hats, ‘able Ol Cloths, Parasols, Ribbons, , Straw Goods, Carpets. ABV, P. GORE & CO., Auctioneers, Another Large, Very Largo, ' AUCTION SALE BOOTS, SHOES, SLIPPERS, Wednesday, April 21, at 9:30 a. m. prom No merchant vialting our satos over fulls to tind the atocks well nasortad, cleat, custom made, and adupled {0 present nueds, especially those of tio past three wooks. WE SHALL ALSO BELL A Lange and Attractive Stock of BANKRUPT SHOES AND SLIPPERS, Which will be of especial intorest to all buyors. (Catalogues uild yovda roudy furinspection stonday rf GKO, 1 GORE & Coo, = nd 8s Wavash-ate 2 By ALENRY & MATCH, Sanaa iuccossorsto Chua. K. Haddtn & Ca, Auction AUCTION SALT Boots, Shoes, & Slippers, Including Large Lino CIICAGO-HADE Cool, TUESDAY, April 20. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, REGULAR TRADE SALE, Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnish ing Coods, Fur and Woo! Hats; Dress Coods, Silks, Notlons,etc Anon cene ne ant (AB Aetabcie” J. EMERY, IR. Aner, By POMEROY & CO, Auctlunoory, 18 and 80 Randulph-at - Reh and Elegant Sale ‘FURNITURE * OF MARBLE FRONT JiESIDENCH, No. {37 Thirty-fourth-st- * Monday Morning, April 19, at 10 o'clock. Rich Partor and Chamber Bults, Rloxant Wiltun sad Brussels Carpots, Dining-Ruom and Kitcheo ¥ul ture, Mgdatoads, Bedding, Crockery, &04 2°. POMEHOY & uct Ann, nner ‘Send OF # (or @ samile bose by eeprecae of tha: best Cundiug in Amartca, pus vp tire gant anid “ateietly pry. Ke ‘wil Chea, GUNTiTEN, Contuctioner, Bd Rinuleg uray Clea