Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1880, Page 16

ri —_—.. THE CHICAGO ‘YRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1880—SIXTEEN: PAGES, B. F. ALLEN, The Testimony on Both Sides All In. Tho Banker Tells of His Heroic Ef- forts to Save the Bank, And Explains the Margin Certificates and- the Bushnell Transaction, The Responsibility for the Bank's Failure Put on Spencer, ct Al. The BF. Allen trial was resumed yester- day morning in the United States District Cort. Quite a Httle audience was on hant nat the opening hour, and it swelled In size as the day progressed. + MIL CLEVELAND was once more recalled by the Government. Consulting his books, he testified that Allen's call loans Nov. 23, 18M, were $496,074, and his fudividual aceoint, 85,010; Ills private bank was Indebted to the Cook County Na- tlonal the same day $151,207, The witness falled to satisfactorily explain how it was, If Allen rently did: go around the country bor- rowlng money to run the bank, that his own Indebtedness was constantly incrensing, {n- stead of the Indebtedness being the other way. It was his understanding that the nd- ditions to the assets were made to Allen, Stephens & Co,, and not to the bank. dn reply to n question from the Court, the witness stated that the $45,000 Item growing out of the Bushnell stock transaction was car- ried by the 'Teller for some considerable thine after it got iuto the bank as ensh, after which it was carried {n the reserve cash, In reply toa further question, the witness stated that the legitimate resources of a bank were {ts capital and its deposits. If the capital was wipeil out, it was left to do business on its resources, On cross-examination, witness said he was in error the previous day when che testitied ‘that B. F. Murphy owed the bank some $40,- 000 when it failed, Asto opentng tho bank- safe, Allen had the combination, but used to say he coull never open it. Witness never saw him open it, and thought he al- ways opened ft himself. ‘The com: Dination was changed in the fall of 1878, about the the of the panic, but remained unchanged from that time down to the day of the fatlurannd the advent, of Bank-Examiner Spink. Allen, Stephens & Co. advanced thelr loans to the bank on account of Allen's private property, antl were secured by the celebrated blanket mortgage, Ie had heard that Allen also got $500,000 from the Charter Oak. IIa Allen wot credit forall he thus put Into the bank, the Institution would still owe him to-day. ‘To Gen. Lenke witness sald that on the 23d. of November, 1874, Allen directed hiin to enter up a eredit in his (Allen’s) account for $600,000, Including the $436,000 eall-loan Item, though at the time witness failed to see any thing come Into the bank which could repre- sent that amount, 5 To Mr. Bisbee, however, this same witness, who has rapidly acquired a briillant .reputa- tion, stated that Allen find procured for the bank through hls personal securities Just ubout $600,000, so that the entry was o proper one, ‘The Court reminded Mr. Bisbee that book- keeping was a very delusive way of putting ussets Inton bank. [Laughter,} Mr. Bisbeo ndmitted tint, but went on to show by this many-sided’ and talented wit- ss that the entry stood for cash actually ‘anced to the bunk from Allen’s private Leake sail he destred to reeatl Mr, on iis return. With that exception, the Government tind closed its case. MR. BISBEE PROCKEDED TO MAKE HIS One NO address to the Jury. ‘The best portion of his remarks was of a historical eliaracter, He discovered Allen, a_rich_ aml prosperous country banker, at Des Moines, Ja, But Allen was ambitious to become a city banker, Unsophisticated as he was [Inere wlous smiles], he bought out the Cuol County National, hithe: vatched over and nursed "by D. D. Sp {stniles from the State Savings depositor on the jury], ¥ ving $410,000 good money for its stock, +. Bisbee described tua harrowlng manner the condition in whielr Allen soon found himself, surrounded by Chauncey D. Bowen ag right-bower, and ‘fom Dobbins, Sam . Walker, and others of nhout the snine kid- ney as ambitions satellites. ‘Through the . unsurpassed abilities of these brilllant tian * with Iteand clers the bank was loaded up with worthless ‘ paper, and the capital swept outof existence, This, taken in conneetlon with the panic, Droiizht it face to faee with ruin. ‘Then it was that Allen threw limself intothabrench, converted everything he had or could get into money, and poured it inte the sieve. In frying to save the bank he lad not only falled in that, but had beggared himself from thut day to this, Was he to be sent to tho Penitentinry for that? 5. In regard to the Bushnell transnetion, counsel clatined that Allen had nothing to do that the transaction was urged and put thraugh by Bowen. ‘The stock was assigned in blank, net to Allen, and Bowen brought Itallabout. Mr. Bisbee, of course, admitted the Allen-Sturges corn dent, bu! claimed that it was perfectly legitimate, though Sturges rather stretched his. privi- Jeges a little when, setting a the short side of the deal, he poured in his orders for mar- rin certificates, which were given by West or leveland without Allen's Knowledge, ‘The bank had never paid any of them, however, und where any wrong had been done Mr. Bisbee was unable to see. As to the $600,000 credit to Allen, Mr. Bisbee claimed that it oorly represented What Allen bad thrown into the breach, $300,000 in ‘addition thereto {having come from Allen, Stephens & Co., bu Hor whieh Alien never rceelyed any credit, In conclusion, Mr, Bisbee painted his selient with the hues of innocence, “Hs «greatain,” he remarked, “is in not. being + sharper,” He is not a sharp man, (Genert Jucredulity,] Hoe iswtathieft. Mole aman + that fs too confiding, and supposed that this class of men we have alluded to here and whose nunes are enrolled in the Bankrupt , Court, were the solid men of Chicagu. In that he was deeloved.” St, HURLEY thad returned by this time, and Gen. Leake ; again called himto the stand. In reply to |e Gencral’s questions, ha stated that there Was just $4,000 nctual cash in the bank when he took hold, Feb. 8, 1875, ‘The assets with t Allen, Stephens & Co, amounted to between 000. (es tho Muxhnell certifientes of stale, issued | i If Wis incumbent upon the prosecution to | show that $125,000 und $450,000, und the bank was table Tor $116,000 of 33 Larply & Cos paper, $20,000 of that pap uving been presented at maturity, and paid before the bank failed, making the total of the Murphy puper $15, In his researches he had never diseoy to Alien, ‘The total Habilitles at the tne the vank failed were ubout $1,700,000, In ad- } ministering upon the assets, he had realized upto dute $110,000, and $30,000 from the stockholders, The cross-exninination was not apecinily productive. At its close, Judge Cole set out or 8 long arguinent to sustain his polut that THE LUSUNELL CERTIFICATES OF DEVOSIT were Issued without the authority of the bank Directors, Otherwise, there wins woth ing on this point that the defendant was culled upon to answer, Gen, Leako clatmed that ho had done this when he showed that W. 14ys the transaction, who Ww f }be ‘est was not consulted while Bushnell and Allon, rectors, fixed the matter up etween themselves, ‘The Court sald he was not clear but that ) there was something to gu to the Jury on this polnt that, it appeuring that there were so smany Directors, and that two of them ut Jeast partlelpated Jn the transaction und. ono knew nothing of it, the knowledge of the rest Was a question of fuct to go to the jury with the other facts in the ense, Judge Cole contended that there was noth: ing to show an absenee of consent on the part of West and Bowen, Gon, Leuke claimed that the details of the trunsuction showed that it was dune upon _ the express Uirection of Allen, and upon no other authority, 2 ‘Lhe Court remarked that there was no eyi- dence that Bowen knew anything of the de- talls of the transuction, He thought, on the whole, that the matter must gu to the jury as B Question of fuct. Hf, befure the testimony veru also 1)) closed, th ution found any additional proof to offer on that point he would allow it to be Introduced, Caleb Barrett, J. K. Fisher's right bewer and ex-bookkeeper inthe bank, wis the firss witness called by the defense. ‘The polnt of iis story was that Allen was always too busy to come around bothering the clerks aid bookkecpers, or to know much about the de- talls of the bank, MARRY WEST, Allen's brother-In-Iniy_and ex-Cashter In tho Des Motnes Bank, testified that Allen was worth I his palmy days about a million and Naquarter, and probably more, Including his real estate, As soon as he bought the Cook County Nattonal, however, his inoney went pretty fast. ‘The witness recollected an oeca- aston, shortly after the purchase, when 8100,- 000 In ensli was sent from the Des Moines bank to fill up the selve at this end of the Ne The noon recess was taken n ittle earlier than ustal, owing to tho sudden Illness of John Comiskey, one of the jurors. Thesick juror satin’ his seat at 2 o'clock, apparently, ully veeovered, John Re ate tin, the paying-teller In the bank, who testified Thursday for the Govern: nent, Was 10 b of by the defense, and stated that the funds got pretty low after ho had been paying out all day. MOYT SHERMAN, of Des Moines, In, Allen's Agstanee in bank: ruptey, and brother of Gen. and Secretary Sherman, was called, and testiied that he was Cashier of the old State Bank of Towa whet Allen was President thereof, When he was elected Assignee he found only a few thon- sand dollars’ worth of available paper. Pretty nearly everything had been used up by Allen previous tohis failure. ‘There were only two or three mortgages, ant they were of little account. All ils real estate was covered by the famous blanket-mortgare. Having knawit Allen since 1818, he was enabled to say that his reputation for uprightuess and integrity was iirst-cluss, i ?, ML, Cassidy, of Des Moines, also testified ns to tha detendant’s charact BURTON ©, COOK : was put on by the Government for the pur- pose of proving that he was Director in the unk in 1844, and knew nothing of the Bush- nell stock gitle. His best recotleetion, how= ever, was that he sold his stock ani zot ont in Mareh or April, 1874, before the Bushnell sale. Still hedld not wish to. fix definitly the dates of any of these events, though le was pretty stro that he sold out before Bush- nell did. “He knew nothing about the issue anee of certificates of deposit for the Bush: hell stock, and would have objected to It hind he known it. ¢ : 'To the Court Mr. Cook sntd he never heard of the margin, certifientes, In faet, he hued discharged’ hig dutles as Direetor very ine qin rently, and onght never to have been a TeClOt, . ‘to Mr. Bisbee the witness sald that he con- sidered the sule of his stock as marking his resignation as a Director. W. E. Mason, of this city. E.R, Mason, Clerk of the United States District Court at Des Moines, and James 8, Cy Clarke son, of the Lima State Register, Des Moines, testified to the defendant’s good character “then and now.” ALLEN IUMSELP was then puton the stand. Dressed fn his rottgh tweed suit, he looked like anythin, Duta “prominent banker’? He delivered his testimony quietly and ensily, and with rent readiness, He first came to Chicago ta ive, he sald, bi Aly 1878. Previous to that thne he hind resided In Des Moines since 1848, Tle was at first engaged In mercantile bast ness. In 1855 he went into business as.a pri- vate banker, and was subsequently connected as President with the Lowa State Bank down to his failure. His real estate In lowa was worth at least $600,000, and at the time he came. here he must have been worth — $1,5 1,500,000, if not more, over and above all his fablitties, Me wis head of the firm of Alten, Stephens & Co,, organized before he went Inte the Cook County Nutlonal, ond that firm did a good, and profitable business, as did the firm of B, ¥F, Murphy, with whieh he was also con- nected, Ile bought his Cook County Na- tonal slock—2.050 shares, 2 inajority of tho whole—froin_ D, D. Spencer, in dune, 1873, paylig 0,000 therefor, Chauncey Bowen was n Director, and was subsequently the agent of the bank nt New _ York, All he tnew of the Bowens, Picker- ing, Dobbins, Honoré, and that eliss wis whit ho found out about th when he took hold ot the bank, Speneer came out to Des Maines once and fndorsed Chauncey Bowen to him, suggesting that he be employed in an adyisory eharacter in the bank, acting au this siiggestion, he had Bowen inale Vice-President, , and paper was. discounted lnrgely on Bowon’s recommenda. tion. Of the paper In the bank at the tle he bought the concern, between $600,000 and $700,000 turned ont to be worthless, ‘Tho greater portion of it was renewed very fre- quently Bowen knowing mostof the parties and advising its renewal, ‘Chere was too much of it to go to sueing people for, be- enuge that would hurt, the credit of the bank, (Siuiles.] Buckley, Spencer's Cashier, re- matned awhile, until witness discharged him, A TORS OF A COOL $100,000 Bier, out of the payment by the Cashier to Siun Walker, stiri hig panic, of adratt for that amount drawn by Badger & Co. on New York, All tho benefit the bank ever got out of itwas tho payment of the protest fees, (Great lnugtter.] Witness was in New York atthat tine, heard of ft, raised $100,000 In currency on the strength of some lown secu- rities, put it Into a satehel and came on to Chiengo as goon.as he could get tere, ‘Tho result was that the bank, which had closed for ane day, opened its dvors agnin to tho public. Allen’s attention was then called to the Bushnell stock transaction. He explained at sone length that Spencer told him he had a contract to take Bushinell’s stock, but that he hoped: witness would take ft, Bowen and Bushnet! both mentioned it to Iiin subse quently, A few days before it wus bought; Bowen told him he had heard from Bushnell, who might make trouble if that stoek was not taken up. Witness Insisted that nelther he nor the bank had the money to buy it, and Bowen rather more than instinated that the bank coutdw't aiford not to buy it, Finally Bushnell came, along with Spencer, and, ufter a great dent of hesitation, witness took the stock for the bank. Spencer palit the $20,000 cash and witness gave the certificates of deposit, having talked with Bowen and Murphy, Directors, about ft, and haying been told by tent todo what he thought was for the best interests, of the bank. IIe had also talked with Nutt, another Director, after the transnetion, and that gentleonan approved it, ‘Che stock was bought for the bank and turned in among Its papers, Ho had never tuken the shares into his posses- sion or treated them nas his property, ‘Vhe then Directors were Charles Stewart, Albert West, C. t. Bowen, BF. Murphy, HC, Nutt, Wash Sushnetl, and hinselé, How the curlilicales cr ngtes Were curried he never knew, but. sup posed the latter were charged up to him. die certainly never heard that tho Items in this Bushnell transaction were carried along as cash. In short, tha whole transaction was open to the Directory, tho in- tention belng to get it out of Bushnell’s hands and prevent any dunnge to the credit of the bank by hig putting It on tho street. ‘The in- tention in holdin tha stack was to put It In the hands of some friends ns soon as the bank got good credit und the stock was wanted, TI STURGES MARGIN CERTIFICATES were then taken up, and the witness was asked to tell alt he knew about them. He began by explaining that he had known Sturges In Towa, where he was one of the largest grain dealers in the section, When he camp ta Gitano thelr nequatutance was maturally renewed, “One day,” continued Allen, nofirges suggested that we make a small corn dealin hopes of making a little money out of It, ‘Chore was no Intention on my pirt of jake ing it anything but a smmll deal After It hud run awhile, ho met nie one day on the struet and stated that it was necessary to have some murging put up. 1 asked hin how much, Hoetold me-1t was some made orate amount--at the tine, and L told him I would armuge for him to get it, and he did get it Nhat ta about all that wis sald In relation to the aturttug: of these inurgin certificates. After thal there was no conversation between us at all aboutit Hu sant bia own orders tothe clerk and got them, and £ was very busy out side, probably not giving as much attention to the fnstds a4 Lought to have done, and the thing assed a magnitude which L never dreained of, and which, of course, has given nie 0 great deal of trouble," % 7 tubs was suld Ina tone of reftectlya sad- State whether that transaction was sct- ted uy or not in August of that year?” asked Sr, Bisbee, That arrangement which I now speak of was settled In August, and the Harcin cere tiicatey were all taken up, asl undurstoud it, und wy part of the loss was pald.” “Wore there any margin certileates ever presented to the bank for payment ?| “Tthink not, My recollection is that not tomy knowledge was thore ever one paid by the bank, or presented for payment “There wers some more Issued In Septem: ber and October, 1874. State if you have uny personal knowledge about tho issuing of theas certiiieates.” "1 only know they were Issucd, At the tine they were issued I had no knowledge of thelr helng issued. Who Issued thom? “The nrincipal portion of them were is- sued by Mr, Cloveland,—thoe principal ones have geen.” “ During September and October were you getting money out of your personal assets and putting it Inte the bank 277 “7 was receiving large amounts of money. The greater portion of {temne through the house of Allen, Stephens & Co, to tho bank, from my private property.” “WHAT WAS YOUR PUIPOSE AND ODJECT IN THAT?” “The purpose and object I had was to earry the bank through ae make it a stice cesatul bank. 1 thought U had the ability and the money to do ft—Lmenn the property? “How much did you raise for That bank out ot your personnal assets In the fall of +4? “T ralsed, I suppose, one way or another, fally ‘actnillion itunes that chins Into the bank, DL sunt forward w large sti of securi- es a that fron Des Molnes and other piners, “Dil you appropriate all—oversthine, of Your personal estate—for the benviit of that bank, in 18742 “Yes, L put overything I had in Jeopardy to save Ke instructed my eashter in Des Motnes, insisted nnd urged Iiim, to send forward everything that would do to raise money on. Tsent everything forward that T hud here. In addition to all that, [ went to New York in November, and on the 1Sth gave a mortgaze to Allen, Btephens &, Co, ta.secure loans then made and still to be dade to the bank on all the real property 1 had fn every place—Iown and everywhere else, All these were converted Into cash by Allen, Stephens & Co, who furnished the ‘bank out of them nearly $1,000,000," “Have you ever had any eredit for that ex- cent the $600,000 that you got Nov. 23, 1874 2? “Mat fs the only credit that I know any- thing abut “When you learned the number of the marein certificates outstanding, what did you do? y “After L found this continued {sano of certificates, L directed them to bu charged to the aecount of Allen, Stephens & Co. Tall that for tho reason that I considered Thad been sending them enough money and more too to cover that balance. They were charged up to that aeeount and disposed of.” >“ Did the bank to your knowledge ever pay adollar of them?” “Not to my knowledge.” “Didn't you through that means furnish the fais with the face of those certificates 2” * Yes, sir,” ay SIF, Further along, Allen satd ho had FULL AUTHORITY FROM THE EIRECTORS to Issa these margin certificates. 0 $500,000 came forward from Allen, Steph & Co, after that thie, for which he hind never received eredit, As to tho Murphy: paper, it was sent on to New York, and the bank here got the benefit af it. ie had the vault eom- ination himself, but never tried to open it. “Did you intend to make good any toss that might arise out of those margin ecertifi- entes out of your own pocket?” ‘The question was objected to and the Court ruled it out, with the significant remark, “I dowt think the question is aiutssible. The offense was committed when the certificates Were Issued.” D. A. Robinson, of Des Motnes, wns. sand- wiched in.as r’character witne: Gen, Leake snlled in on the cross-examina- tion. Conslierable time was devoted to re- viewing the alleged exertions made to raise the money which was put into the bank, after which Gen, Leake asked the witness how It was that all these sums failed to hold tho Dmik up and prevent the final smash, Allen replied that the trouble was that TUK CAPITAL WAS ALL EATEN UP, and more too—absorbed, with a large part of the deposits, in taklng enre of this bad paper. Tie furnished about all the enpttal there was Inthe house of: Allen, Stephens & Co. was really started without any eapltal to speak of, It being understood that he was to furnish {t If necessary. ‘The Juntor members simply putin thelr skill, Me had Joaned them somo bonds of the Chivazo, Roel Island & Pacific Railroad, on whieh they bor- rowed money, and had mate several deposits with them. Ontslde of this he didu't kuow of any other capital he had furnished them, Allen's Rock Island stock transactions with BF. Tracey, known as the old Rock Island denl, was gone into, and the witness explained how he tad sent on the bonds, whieh he hell jin Iowa. as Recelver for an old broken-down railroad, to ‘Tracy, who speculated on them and returned: them sub- sequently, with profits, to the witness. Some he placed with Georgy Opdyke & Co,, but he denied that he was ever unable to return them. He knew just where to put his hands on them, % Gen, Lenke read from the evidence fn the ponderous volume of testimony taken in the own civilease, but the defendant coulda't recollect whether he had mado the answer as there recorded,—to-wit: that his indebted- ness to the bank was hy — rea- son of his purchases of Inrge aniount of its stock, what he had pald In the Receiver fund, what he liad pak on account of real-estate purchases and on necount of losses In speculation, and by rea- son of drafts from the Des Moines. bank, the whole indebtedness to the bank being partly by overdrafts from tho Des Moines bank and probably by his own overdratts, There his memory rather falled him, Gen, Leake struck A RICH LEAD when he brought out udinission after admis- sion of losses in various sorts of speculation before 1874, all of which tended to endanger the story that all of Allen’s money Indl been put into the Caok County Nu- ional Bank aleve. Among the une profitable investments which Alten ndinitted he had made was one of $50,000 for Canada Southern stock, a $5,000, nln Joan of $60,000 to a church tn Des Moines, $10,000 to the Grand Paeltio Wabash & Western, Besides all this, he hact invested his Des Moines residence, whieh was sul there, and $20,000 In a house on i ape tations at $1,200,000, but the witness ented that the amount wis correct. Prairie avenue house of 0, S. plough on 8 mortgage and charged himself with $20,000 property over, subsequently, to his Assignee, und the loss: Was outof his ‘private fortune, speculations he had made mora than he lost, and if he had helt on to the Canada South- Pho: question is: whethor he lost It,” re- marked the Court. little Just nbout that tine,” said Mr. Bisbee, [Laughter go Suto that bank,” sald Gen, Leake, as a clincher, TY, MURPHY thority fram hh to fssue certificates, draw drafts, and do * nuyehing that was for tho in- of 13. F. Murphy & Co, owlng the bank when Ab falled; didn’t pretend to carry these things as woll us gained, and wasn’t yery proud of it either, Whole matter of the Bushnell stock sale to Allen, who really did. pretty much as hes slpek aud witness didn't pretend to Interfere with him, business on the money und credit which Allen furnished, Thats ours,” sald Gen Leake, “Do you rest, gentlemen?’ asked the subscription of Motel, and about $35,000 In ‘Toledo, V $170,000 In hi jie Leake igure up tho total of all those On the redirect, Allen sald hw took the on the books of the bank, He turned the the profit going to tho bank. In all these ern property he would have made $200,000, “The truth ly, Vanderbilt squeezed him “ Te lost the monoy, though, and ft didn't was called, and testified that Allen had au- terest of the bank.” Hoe had: no recollection in his head. Having speculated, te had lost ‘To Gen, Leake, witness said ho had left the vieased, Allen, in faet, had most of the ‘on great extent the firm did “That's our case,” anid Mr, Blabee. Court “We do,” came from both sides, An adjourninent was thereupon taken un- {this morning, when the closing speeches will bemade. ‘The ease will possibly. go to the My, this afternoon, and will be the last ono tried Ju une old rookery, ee Sixty Thousund Dollurs-Tho Profits of HKearney’s Three Yours) Agita- tion, ‘ Ban Francisco Chronicle, April M. Tho statuinent of Kourney's counsel that he was inable to py the fie of WOO wad not ine dorsesd by Kearnyy himsvltnt tho House of Core rection, vor id §¢ fu uccord with nuthontle re- poe concernlig tho pecuniury profit that hig business of “ugituting? has brought him in. Hefore ‘the lite W, 8. 0' rien died, uctlng on- Urely Independently of the: tira and being cas miged wlan atitok ade on him by Keurney on the frat Hush Of the lutter’s prominence, ho is nud ta bave dashed off a cheek of §10,000 for Keurney, saylug, * It's cheaper te buy the — — than bother with hint” Kearaey recolyed $15,000 during thy Gubernatorial campaign for Walle jn the teld. ie received frou $18,000 to 000 during the New Constitus tlon cumpaign for his aputhy during tho Just six weeks before efection. in tuct, as neurly us can be estimated, bls pecuniary protita are in whe vicinity of 00, At tho Mouse of Correos don, when wiked If he were able to pay bla $1,000 tine, be answered ovasively, As nu imprison. went oxcepting the six months which formed a fart of hiarentence, and which bean with his Incarceration yesterday, can be enforced untll tho fine is pnids and, as tho collection of the amount must bo by ely process, tha exact status of Kearney as a capitalist becomes an iiteresting queation, Tho certainty is, however, that his profitable carcer during the past three yenre will very well pertnlt bin six months’ rest Hnil retirement. As soon ns tho weather permits resumption of work on the road and at the quinre ry, Kenrney will bu set nt tnbor with tho rest, : NEW YORK. Substlintion of Mechanical for Chem- fent Electricity In tho Operation of the Telegraph—A Sliogular Divorce Case. . Spectat ‘Corresponitence of The Chieago Tribune, New Yous, April 24.—Expcriments have beon in progress at tho Western Union Telegraph Office In this olty, which will result in tho sub. stitution of mechanical for chomical cleotrlelty in tho operation of tho wires. Theso experl- ments havo been comhicted by Mr. Stephen D, Field, who hns introduced tho machinery now in operation there, which will shortly supersede the cumbersome cells with thoir platinum, acids, and other disugreeatlo and expensive chenifenls, For three years thosa experiments have been conducted, and such a result hus beon arrived nt that tho present method of producing electricity will be shortly dono Away with In tho United States, in all the prin- cipal offices of the Company. Tho cups will bo dispensed with In New York, Boaton, and Chi- cago tirst, Thon machinory witl bo erected In Bt. Louts, Cinetunat!? Loulsville, New Orleans, and other oltics of less importance, The now method of gonorating electricity is cheaper than tho old one, and many other advantages nro elnimed for ft, such ns uniformity of power and unlimited capnoity. In 1809 tho cost of operating wire had been re- duced to $1.17 per mile; which was thought thon tobe tho Imit of mechanical economy, ‘Ten yours of progress still further reduced this rite to3t conts per mile, with a corresponding ine crease of business, ‘This, indecd, seomed to be the utmost Imit of economy which could be attained, and probably under the old system no farther progress tn that direction could have been mado, It fa now estimated that tho present improves ment will reduce the Papense fully 50 per cont more, It ta calculated that tho saving Inthe Now York oftice alone will amount, to not less then $1,000 per annum, besides the advantage of occupying fur lesa space. und scouring: better: service for tho wires, When machinery comes to be substituted fn all tho prineipal oftices in tho United States, tho aggregate nmount ot minney saved to this corporation will bo sutil- clent to make tho stockholders’ oyes spirkic, and till further udvancoe tho value of tholr ine vestments. An eqind sum will bo saved on the Gold & Stock Company's Ines, To-day Lylsited the wof Me, Fleld's opern- tions,—tho battery-room of tho Compuny, next to the roof, in the lofty building on Broadway: belonging to the corporation,—und saw tho new “dymino-clectro machine,” as it is eatied, In operation. In fact, several of them, of dif- ferent sizes und power, have been put up there. ‘This process of generating electricity is by no means new, but it hg uever been sitecesefully applied on any such extensive senle ng 1s nowy Teopased, Attempts hive been. muito in thls direction fram time to thie, but they hive never been curried out until now. ,'The electricity is hot obtained by running one inachine to Its ut- most enpacity, but by running it number of mi chines combined at a moderate cnpacity, there> by producing a more untform and satisfactory result, and provonting any Inconyentenco while might arise by the temporary disability of nny of tho imiehttiery, Mr. Field has made contracts with the Western Union Telegraph Compuny, ho rays, which will soon piace them in all the large stotions of the country, The three machines which I saw in operation yesterday aro driven: by a twelve-horse-power engine, though it fs clainicd that au engine of two-horse-power could do the work required, The generators employed are called Stemeis meriturs. ‘Thoy wre snail, and are said to contaly 600 feet cach of No, 12 copper wire in cola, These generators are not tho invention of Mr, Field: but thoy were selected by him as the best sulted to the gu nses Teqitircd, They pre thus degertbed by Mr. Fletds ‘Tho armature is nm bollow cylinder of soft Iron, with brasa heads mounted on ashuft, enrrying the driving sAbout whieh the fifty-six Iron wires wre }, and covered by the insuinted conducting wires wound crosswise, ‘Tho terminal wires aro soldered to the burs, and the arnuture revolves. between the poles of a feld-magnet, while its commutator cylinder is touched ut, the ends. tho brushes, which take" of the fluid, armatures are in tho telegraphic clrouit, aud the wires of tho fleld-inegnets ire in connection with the excit- Ing power, ‘his is the principal difference be= fiveun the presenturrangement and that om- ployed In other inngnote muchines. Only two of the genoritors ure now used simultaneously, one belng held in’ reserve in ease of ncekdent, One of these supyfiios Shp cone, chreult north and oust, and the otbor suppiles the zine clreult: wouth and west, ‘Tho yoom in which these machines have been pluced 1a an ininense parallelogram, containing: the cup-batteries which supply the wires. Enough of these have been removed to make a pluco for the generators. Tho fifteen now yen- erator whieh tro tu be placed in position willba nlmost auficfent to take the pines of all the cups, The force of theso generators when in operttion will represent tho fluminnting ca- quelty of 1,600 candies cach. It is intended that thoy aball be run by three onginos of five-horse- | porter euch, Mthough the average demand will e for about six-bhorse-powor inal. ‘Two on- nee and ten goncratora will be used at a tine, ‘ho othor engine and gencrators will be held In reserve. ‘The electric powor now Fpquired for the busl- ness hero fs dorlved from 14,300 gravity-element cells and 4,000 bichromute-of-potash cells, which constitute what tg known ng tho line battery, and, about 600 cells required fn tha local work, Theso culls cost orginally from $1.50 to 33 cuch, and the chomicats and platinum which thoy contain require to be frequently examined and changed, Inorder, to keop tho wires in. proper working order, Tho welght of theso cups, or cults, Is about seventy-two tons, and they aro arranged in thers, occupying an enormous space. Tho Sauune cleatsiy muchines will oceupy comparn- tively little room, thus giving grent gain to the company in spree, much needed for othor pur= oses, All tho generators will be combined, so t any of them muy be released or udded nt pleasuro to inect any omergency, when greater or less power isrequired. ‘Tho tirstimuchtneot the serics tins an clectro-motive force of fifty volts, and eneh successive ching has wn increased power, 60 that ina series of ton tho lust would Ave & tonslon of 50d volts. Relaysat all grounds ing polnts will supply all the extra foree ro- quired, thus inaking tho chemlenl or battery electricity nssist the mechanical, At allway stations wheres tho amount ofelectriolty required. will not warrant the erection of Taneliines, chemfeql electricity will still bo used, When these new wenerutors are finally putin oporation in Now York, which will bo within a few weeks, Mr, Field wilt proceed to Boston and superintond the erection off machines thore, whero the company fa much In need ef the space occupied by tho cells, Afterwards he will visit Chicugo, and make tho changes domanded at that polnt, which {8 considered next in finpare ines to New York, AtSan Friicisea, Cal, Mr, Field bits already bad the new power fu opera: tion. for # io or more, with tho most satis- factory result, If uchango from tho consideration of a aub- Jeet of salontitie importance tu ang of soctal tne torest ja ullowable in tho transition from ono para h to another, ft may he permitted hora @ chronicle the termination of tho slugulur dl- yoree caso pending ugiingt tho well-known Jeweler, Goorge, W. Chatterton, of Spring- eld, I, In Ootabor Inst, woman cull ing herself Mrs, Cornelia Chatterton, residing in. Now York City, begun this action aguinst Mr, Chatterton in the Supreme Court of this city. In vlow of tho fact that Mr. Cuntterton, tho do- fondant, hud rea Bpringtlold, UL, bad marricd thore, was blessed with a fambly of grown children, and had nos quired much wealth and respectability, tho alles gations contained in tho DI of the pliuintitt were ut least stutllug, Tho complalutact forth that tho pe was Inurried to the defendant in Tompkins County, Stuto of New York, in 1807; that they hud lived togethor until 1830, When ho deserted her. Tho lnidy nlleged that sho kept track of her Hego wotil 1642, when he dleappeured altogether trom her knowledge and observation, Bho aceldentally heard of bin in New York City, shortly before she begun this action, and ime dintely sought legutudvice, A compluint was drawit, and the suit was tiled Jn duu form, In November, Mr, Fonton Hockwell, her attoruey, muido n motion, in chambers, for Alito an counsel-fee of $1,000, This motion was hised on the allidavits made and Med by the alleged. Mrs. Chatterton, alias Witcox, atlag Dix, dip. ported by other allidavits frum ber counsel and supposed purtics residing in tthaca, N.Y whoro, it {8 cluimed, they Ived in the hap; Jong time ago, br. Cunttortdn employed Mr, John Burry as bis counset, who, In the Investi+ gutions which be inutituted on behalt of hia ollont, disvovered that the woman, in bringing this action, wis indtigated by anothor person, Mr, Berry ulyo tearned thut the parties maki the abldavite in tho plaintlif’s bubuif bad sworn to thu without knowing what they contulned, Aliduvits were produced from people residing in Now York City, Brooklyn, Ithuca, Springticld, Ill, and Maryland, by Bir. Chatterton, supporting: bigdenial that he over marricd tho pluintit, After an curctul hearing of the case, und tho pro- syntation of alt the papers on both gldes, Judo: Luwrence denied the motion for ullmony on the morlts of the case. On Baturdty last the action, ws distnissed by Judge Donobue, and judgment was entered nguinst the plalntil? for the coats of the suit. ‘The motion to disiilss was not op- poet by tho Dian counsel, which was un nication that be hid not much faith in ble ellunt'a cause, Dr, Chatterton is thus relayed from’ wn unneying: and a very oxtraordinury uction ut law, “Ag the defendant baa boen un- usually prosporous in tho prosecution of bis business, the Inference fa, that this sult was be- gun to extort money from him. He wus arrest. od while in Now York City lust fall, and put to considerable iuconventence and experts, beside sulferiug much unuuyance on account of the nature of the action, Hu deserves ercdlt for the Fesolute miauner iy which be haa restated the ef- fort to obtuia mouoy from bin in this unlawful inannus. ent for thirty yeurs or moro in - GUNNIS Richness of the Newly-Discovered Sil- ver-Field in Colorado, Ruby Camp and Its Minos: Forost Queen, Lead Chief, Bullion King, Elo. Tho Town of Onnnlson, and tls ‘Boom”=—A Pros: pective Flourishing Municipality. Sptetat Correspondence of The Chicage Tribuns, Gunsison, Colo. April 16.~—Mfuch bas been anid and written of tho “Gunnison Country," yet but few people so far enst as Chicngo, and in fact but few peoplonnywhere, know where the Gunnison Vatloy proper is, or what there fs here, I don't know as Lean give much light on olthor point, more cspeoially tho Inttor. I am what ts termed hore a “tendor-foot,” but whila hero hnye not beon aslcop,—perhnps for want of ‘propor place to sleep, for n blanket on tho floor is considered a luxury, I loft Chicago on tho 18th of Fobrunry last, and arrived in Denver on tho 2st, whero I fell in with Col. E. J, Jnoob- son, formery Attorney for the Kansas Paolo Mtallrond. Ho had previously visited this place, and advised me to como down with him, as he was coming to look after property which ho had proyfously pur- chased, I had contemplated going to Leadville; sotold him to tuss up 2 copper, which would decide me, Ho tossed, but I nover saw whothor I won or lost, us he at once said 1 MUST GO TO GUNNISON, according to the copper. Ontho morning of tho Mth wo started, via tho Denver & Rio Grande Rallrond, on which we travoled to its terminug, Alamose. We thon hired « private conveynnce, and started netoss tho San Luts Park, nlong the base of tho Sangro do Christo Range, sixty miles, to Sngunche, then commenced the ollmb to tho suiminit of the Backbone of the Continent, vin Coohetopn Pass, thence duwn tho western slopo, the distance from Alamusn hero being about 130 miles, north- west, We came this way as it was tho only route by which we could come with team. Gunnison enn be reached by n much shorter route na Boon ta tho passes are open, which will bo vory soon, Stages are alrendy running from Cleora, vin Sagunche. Anothor ilne will soon be put on from Buena Vista, vin Alpine Puss and Pitkin, which latter route will ba the uower and better one. This (Gunnison) county Is in the westorn tier, and within one of the southern tier, of the State. Tho town of Gunnison, which ts tho Sountyennat, Js located at the continence of the Gunnison and Turniehl Rivers, tue Turuleht becoming lost in the Gunnison, which Intter flows northwest, passing through the great ‘Gunnison Caion, ubout twenty mites from here, und thence into tho Grand River, We ave surrounded by numer. ous nuwly-diseovercd und rich mines, which aro ek in tholr Infaucy,—the most promising camp. clog RUBY CAMP, Joented about thirty miles northwesterly, and on the Hno of the Ute Reservation. Mineral was iirst discovered in this camp in June of lust year. A grent mmiy prospeetors rushed in, and tho im- medinto nelghborhood was soon staked off and chimed. No eapital got In fast summer, and, 10 fuet, but few prospectors, if any, knew the value of thoir claims; then tho Indlan_ trouble came on, which drove the minera out. Thon the snow came, which fell to an wnprecedented depth for even this country. To this time no chritng hud been developed. | A few got into the hands of capitalists. and were deyeloped during tho winter and under a depth of from olght to fifteen fdet of snow, Among those deyetopod {a ‘THE FOREST QUEEN, which, when opencd to:a depth of twonty feot, sold for $100,000, and isgnow stocked at $1,000,000, with no stock on the ‘Inarket. Thave taken o grentumount of (on 8 tu loan the roa! valuo of this property, und belleve it to be the mos! yale uable body of ore over discovered in Colorndo. qe lead, or ledge, was discovered by n huntor, one day, while honting, beeamu,tired, and suldown on 0 rock torest. Ho discovbred, while sitting thore, that the rock wus nothing more nor leas thin a projection of a vein of ruby stl- vor, which, whon axsnyed, proved to carry about 2200 ounces of silver. ‘The veln at tho top was nbout eight Inches in width. They aro how down, ut an ingle of about 4% degrees, to tho depth of Afty feet, and have a vein tive toot alx Inches of afmost solld minoral, ‘Tho voln has been traced on tho | surfuco for over one mile, and tho Lord only knows how deep it ia; and, as ft ja on truo Assure yeln, It 1s quite probable that tho Lord Is tho only one who will aver kuow ts aleve ‘This lend was struck at the bottom of 1 et ct TImmedintoly neross the gulch the voln 18 De nm found pala, running into tho opposlt mountiln, but with more of a pitch dawnwant, This bag-beon located, and named tho Ruby Kiug. Tho minoral {a Just as rich, but, on uc- count of Ite dlp, will cost more to work. In this camp ja THE LEAD CIMEY, the discovery of which was mado by two boys, aged Dand If yeurs. They wero playing “ pros- pect" one dny,—using an old can for a bucket, and pnesing the end of thoir pulloy-ropo over a projeuting log from tho corner of thoir fathor’s cabin. At tho depth of five feet thoy caine upon winoral, and, thinking it hnd a peautiar look, they showed it to thelr fathor, who, being an old” prospector, at once knew tt valuo. ‘This discovery was made in August lust. In Junuury, 1880, this property sold, uponcd ton depth of nbout forty feot, for tho snug little aut of $120,00), ‘Those ttle boys are happy. Tho writer hereof bus secon them, and, pious thoy aro not romurkable in appearance, ho would not object to betng tho fathor of a ten- ucre lot full of tho same kind, ‘Thon comes . THE NULLION KING, which has been sold to Enstorn cnpitatists, I un- derstand, for $10,000, [ do not speak trom authority ag to that; but I do know that whoover wot it for that sum got some property very cheap. Many other equally na good proportica uro in this camp, dome of which hive been do- veloped cnough to assure tholr value, and many more will be dovelopod, Not a poor property ‘bua been opened as yor, Tho snow ia so deep in the mountains that prospecting cannot be dono before June 1, The old prospegtors of lust semion are tost return ing, but will be obliged to remain in the valloy unl the snow goes, Many yuluable prospects hnve beon bought this winter from tho pros- pector who xot broke nt tho foative fame of draw," and would hive saeriticed a hundred times ue much for enowrh to try bis luck just ones nore, Many mare of those chances will be offered before thoy con got out of town and into the mountiina, Beside Ruby Camp, we hayo CRESTED LUTTES, QOTHIC, PITKIN, and numerous other amoller camps in this county, aor which are contributory to this town, and allexcept Pitkin must dopind on ua for suppiles, as we ara in the contre, ut the con- Nuence of tho streams from the mountains, and can be reached by 4 water-lovel. And, besides this, not ono’ of these camps cin reduce its own ero, ak somo essential requisté ix lacking in tho ore of exch; but tho mineral of one camp will reduco that of_an- othor,—therofure the smelters will be at Guu- nison, and reduction done hero, When f frat arrived hero, In the middle of February Inst, thore wero not moro than 250 people hore, many of thoxo who were hero lust summer having left on account of Indian trous bles, Thotowa had Just been orguntzod, and tha sule of property commenced. Since then, aud since the ruads have beeome passable, peos ple bavo begun to return, and new wo don't protond to Hef to takocareof them: In fuct, thoy noed but fittte cure, ug. n mun enn roll bin welf in w blanket and sleop nicoly in the open alr with tho thormometor at zoru. Lots which calx weeks uo | could bo bought for 810 naw bring §200 Foudlly. Many contracts haye been lot for valuatio busl~ Hess-blovks; and before August wo will have attuined tho proportions of a city, and will have a purmunont population of 5,000 people, besides buving 50,000 1N TH MOUNTAINS, ‘Tho contract fur 4 $12,000 Court-Hguso has beon Jot, fo be done by Aug. 90, As yut?we huve no churches or schools, but they wilt como in duo tiny, The Deuvor & South Park Ruattrond Coin pany is pushing its roud as rupldly us possible, und will without doubt be eeeta ita trains hore by 1, A telograph line will bo bero within sixty days. A local telegraph oumpuny hag been, formed, ond Is now at work ostablisiing Ines hetween bere und Ruby Camp, Pitkin, Gothle, and Crestod Buttos, — Theso lined will connect with the Court-Houso, and atturd groat | convenionce, to these camps, 18 well ns to oursolyes, Wa have abun- dunce of bullding material, both lumber and stony, and brick will be ade us Boon usmoncan obut work, Coul, both suft und anthrucite, ty ‘ound herd in inéxhaustivle quantitica and of superior quality. think this will bo ~ THR" BOOM" OF COLONADG and the town of tho Wostern Hlopa, Nothing can provent it buts total failure of the mines, ond that ls no way probable, Although we hays had what tho * olde: prepaunce o& hard wine tor, stock bave ved without belng fed, and arp now doing wolt, Tho wouthor 1a buautiful, and juck wud goose shouting and trouut-tehing oxcel- lent, ‘This ts the Hunter's Paradise, ‘The spor ive trout is here jn abundance, and, within radlua of thirty miles, ell, Liuck-tall deer, black and sliver tip ‘bear, mountalielion, and wlmogt every other guine cau be found in ubundance. Guo. A, Hawier, eS A Nurso's Revenge, . Partatan, Tn the abgonoe of tho head of tho hopsehold tho nurse furnishes the consuétaker with tho information he desires. i ly minster,” she says, “1s an idiot.” “Completely?” . 7 ‘Completely, Not of the violent kind, but. harmless. Hila wife 19 yuars old. Ouly one ec nm Aged BS, No, ho enn nolther read nor Thank you, madamolaolic.” +. +20 not inontlon ft, alr,” ape *Cathorine,” says the butler whon tho oficial hos departed, where do yout oxpeat to zo whon yotio? You know ninator belongs to the Acid: nny, gull minus ia only 00, and their boy Jaat tho “CE know it, but Tl tench thom to sack a lady for having i few habitual discrepancies {a fhe marketing account. ‘Avongedl Hal ay, ra TID COURTS, PRACTICE IN CREDITORS? BILLS, A novel question of practico was decided yesterday by Judge Barnum as to tho proper mode of procedure in creditors‘ bills. The creditor's bill In question was fMlagl by A, IT. Sellers against Albert Crosby to discover what asseta he had in this county, Crosby was not only a surety on Gngv’s general bond to the city, but also on tho bond given by the Second National Bank to Gage to se- cure a deposit of 8115,000 of the city’s monoy. This Inst bond was ‘assigned by Gago to George Taylor for the bonefit of the City of Chicago, Taylor and the elty subsequently filed petition in tho Sellers sult asking | Jenve to come §n and bo mado parties, clalin- ing that thoy were entitled so to do, even though they wore: not judgment creditors, because, as Crosby was a non-resident: and had no ‘property ‘here Hable to; attachment, they had no legal remedy against him. They could not servo him with process inn lawsuit, and hence could not ever zet judgment against him. ‘The Judge, however, held that in this State the Chancellor had ‘no jurisdictton In Buch matters except that given by the stat- ute, and as that required a judgment at law before n party could go into cauity, he was powerless to grant any relief, ‘The petition was therefore dlsinissed, and the petitioners took an appeal, E RIGHTS OF STREET-CAR PASSEN- GERS. An interesting case was on trinl yesterday before Judge Rogers, which involved a ques- tton of the rights of strect-car passengers, The sult was brought by Marle Harlev agninst the Chicago West Division Rallway Company to recover damages for being put off a car in November, 1878, on the West In- diana street Hne. Sho claimed that sho had oa twenty-five ride ticket, which she tendered to the conductor, but he re- fused to accept it because a V-shaned pleco had been cut out of one end, ‘The pieee cut out was about three-fourths of an ineh deep and half an inch across the top, but did not eut into any of the numbers on the ticket denoting the rides, though it cnt out tho syl-. Inbles “not presen—.”” The piece it a peared syns cut out by Mr. Harley so xs to enable him to distinguish his ticket from several others kept in lis desk, but belong- Ing to his employés, The ticket contained the following proviso punter on it: “Not receivable for fares if mutilated, or if the whole ticket is not presented to the condnet- tor,” and the defense wag that the ticket had been mutilated, the and conductor was there- fore iustified in refusing to acceptit. ‘The plalnth® was not put off the ear by foree, but she was told she must gat off If she did nob pay her fare, and the car was stopped. Sho vad no money, sid necorilngly got off of her own necord, 19 far as physica violence was concerned, The Judge charged the jury that if the plainti® was wrongfully turned out and ordered to remove from the ear sho could recover, even withont suffering an: actual physical injury, and that for the marl or noteh fn the ticket to constitute a mutta tion of it, the mark or notch must have pro- duced a material change in,tho ticket, ‘The jury found 1 verdict for the plainuif, and as- sessed tho damuges nt $100, $ ITEMS, Thocnse of tho Charter Onk Tife-Tnsur- fnce Company vs. Tho Cook County Nattonal Bank, Involving about $600,000, was yester- day referred by Judge Drummond to E. b. Sherman, Master in Chancery, to take an ac- count. ‘The Master will begin taking testl- mony Monday, 7 Judge Smith wilt be in court this morning at 9 o'clock to hear motions. DIVORCES. A. Delia Stilson Med a dill. yesterday charging that her husband, Nathaniel Stil- son, during thelr marricd life of twenty-four years, has so mnoltrented her that ho has rulned her health and compelled her to leave him and live by herself. And she wants a decree of separate mulntenance to compel him to support her, . Judge Barnum yesterday granted na divorce to Anna Bergis from Henry Bergls on tho ground of conviction of felony, FEDERAL Counts, William “A. Ford filed bill yesterday agninst Kurtz Bros. & Buhrer to restrain thom from infringing his patent for cord- clamps and ventilators, STATE COURTS, A.J. Neuburger began a sult yesterday for $1,000 against Adolph Colin. Charles E. ‘Towne brought sult for $2,500 agninat Henry Cady, Christlan Miller commonced an action in trespass against A.J, Stackpole to recover $3,000 damages, | PROBATE cCouURT. In the estate of Samuel McEwen, minor, letters of guardiunship of the estate were Issued to Wilhelmnia Marlnger, and her bond for $150 approved. In tho estate of Charles J, Mayers et al,, minors, letters of nardinnship of the estate were Issued to William G, Miller, and his bond for $400 Was approved. THE CALL TO-DAY. Jonar Diuasxonp—In chambers, aupan Dropaxtt—Tho Allen caso still on trial. ApratsAre Count—Not In session, 4 ,dupan Gany—Motiona,! |, JuNGR JAMESON—Divorco cages, Junge Roaens—Mations fer now Junae Monan—Motlons, now ital, Junan TuL¥r—No dlyore 14.00 Henrie, oa and to eal, Jupur Banndm—Divoreo enses, Ly THE CALL MONDAY, Jopar Daunxoxn—In chambers, Jovan Drovartr—Call of his criminal a Arrartats COURT—06, 07, 04, 09, 100, mee on hearing. 1910 ty, Junge Gary—00, 104, 108 to 110, 160, and 161, No case on trinl, Juvaw JAkesox—Contostod motions, *' tupas Hoaens—Bet onso 4,470, x Wayno & Chicago Rallway Cannas aR Pot and enlendar Nos, 235, 210, 2634, «244, op" gen, 25014, Inolusive. No cnav‘on teint, | Sts JuDGR MURAN—212, 216, 216, 210,229, 95) 283 to BG, Incluaten, No case on ttine’ <4 3 dunar TuLpy—Contested motions. Jupar BARKuM—Conterted motions, : ' Jupan Loostis1.125, 1,120 1,190, 1102, ‘ 144Gb, Inte, TDs 1.108, F0, and tA Ui a RT MONDAY—" ee criminal calendar. ouoheral qi, : 5 — JUDGMENTS, BSursnron Counr—Conrssaroxs—w, N Prey, administrator, va. Tho Consolidated Firegy tngulshor Company, $100,407.60, er Cincuir Courr—Junan Rogens—\ vs, Chicago West Division Itittway toe Yerdiet, #100, and motion for new tia gt P, Contos va. Philip Shorwood and Hontey an? administrators of the estate of Intra sect! devenscd; vordlot, $870.80,—Isnne G, Johnson al. vs. John Hi, Dehins verdict, 149,75, oe DGE MonAN-sJoseph Rathvone va, ‘Thor O'Drien, $146.60,—Honry M. Hooker vs, Fredentt 8. Baird; verdict, $200, and motion for New tr Emanuel Bomun, uso, ete, va. Willand A, od doman and Thomas A. Svott, &: << A Fish that Angics for Prey-a gig. gular Monster of tho Deep, A description.of mromnrcabto fish description of f remarkabto fis! estou render. [tis known by several ttt At differont localities on our const, At Ro Incotown it In called the zoosetlsh, becauss ory, reportcurrent among tho fishermen of ing Pinco that it entehes wild geese and deyoy thom whole, Elsowhero tho: fish {9 called at fuylor, Aebing frog, sea devil, bellown guy, monk ita, eta. fifa i mie day last summer, whilo on the 8; off Cupe Cad, wo saw several largo tatnag ne, caught ina trawl-not, the largest of which wig ubout four feotin length, Ita huge mouth wy Arteen tnehes In expanse, and veemed to open directly Into.its stomach, which was full of great tint fish and founders, ita rows of long, sharp teoth wore Inctinad {nward and could be de pressed at will, allowing tho engy Ingress of fi oe but were aaure prevention of bis exer excaphig. The cilia of bis head and also of his body wis adorned with a lenfy fringe rescinbling the fronds of senweed. This, together with iy chamoleon-liko faculty of varying ite color jy Accordance with its surroundings, assist thiy ‘wioldy oreaturo grently in sccuring its prey, ‘To ald it futher in obtaining its food, thie ha has three long fllaments growing out of th inidilo of its hoad, Tho foremost of those Is of espectil service: for at its end {t eneries ‘¢ tussel, which serves as a lure to attract the unwary prey within reach of tho cavernous mouth beneath tho bait, and in nddition to thew eoutluritica, the pectornl and’ ventral fins are ined, and. tho fis! , Using those as fect, {sen nhled to wilk over the bottom of the sen, Tho fishing frog aeetns to proceed somewhit in this manner for the purpose of obtalning bis food. Moving along tho bottam of tho sea, be secks some sultable position among thesenw where, safely ensconced, he miny attain bh rpose, Having aatisied bmselt ae to the plnce selected, he gots out hla fishing rod and mit aud waves it around in tha water, until, Fome unsuspecting fish comes up to seize it, whon tho suler, snatching tho balt out of the way, awnllows the flsh. ‘he §=young ones present A moro curow Appearance even than the adult. The filament: on the hond nro more numerous, and are tree Uke in shape, the peotoral fin. 18 much longer and has long apineson it, and tho fins at the ides are very Iurge in comparleon to the body, The ishing frog is very rapacious, ond Ott swallows fish ns largo and heavy as ftself, such is tho expansibility of Its stomach. It is nd eaten, but, when captired by fishermen, It it resorved henattee of tho ather fish often found nits stamach, and which It 1s compelled to disgorge by the simplo process of holding tt upside down. Many stories are told af the soogalish and its voracity. Jt has been know to seize on colfish as thoy wore drawn from tte water, und was with difficulty forecd to loon its hold, The specimens we saw buted oo bonrd the vessel wero full of tish which the hid swallowed on thoir journey In tho trv from a depth of fifteen fathoms. CHICAGO SCALE C0.) 152 South Jeterson-st., Chicago,” Manofactures moro than 200 different varicties ot scales, ndnpted ty Overy kind of burinoss, und equal to the'vary best made. ‘They wmploy no ayents, ete suquently sell from 40 to W per cent lower than otbers Ruperlor quality und extremely tow prices make tho mont popular scales in uxt. and agents of otter conipunlos arg kept at thelr wita’ end to invent stutt to tll In order to galt senten which cost no mure W manufacture at prices three und four tines bigver. 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