Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 16, 1880, Page 6

{ | a \ ! woman 6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: ‘TI RSDAY, DUCEMBIEL IU, ILVE PAGES. NEW YORK. Remarkable Stagnation Business at Philadelphia and Milwaukee. in Utherwise tho Clearings Ex- hibit Larger Dealings than in 1879, -The Great Boom, However, Shown to Haye Subsided Over a Week Ago. Yostorday's Movements in Stooks * Olearly on Upward Ono— Wheat Lower, Failure for, $500,000 of the Leading Tobacco Firm of Seidenberg & Co. The Mining-Stock Sharks Still All at Sea Over Boston Consolidated. George Ticknor Curtis Espouses the Side of the Railway Monopolists. Stake Program of the National Association of Trotting= Horse Breeders, Queer Divorce Laws—Mrs. Bergmann —A False Artist Peppered by His Indignant Model, WORLD OF COIJDIERCE. THE DOLLAR: THEY WAVE REEN PUT INTO STI AND THE 00M NAS BEEN OVE WEEK, Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. New York, Dee, 15—Tho Public say: The exchanges at New York last week were only $910,101,442, nvarly 20 per cent less than thuse of tho previous weok,, Outside of New York the exchanges were $279,920,289, agalnst S$321,602,015 for the previous week, a decline of per cont. Sheerglack of money has foreed speculation to n pause, ‘The sales of cotton here were only 926,008 bales, agalost 1,126,050 bales for the previous week, and 1,519,287 bales for tho week ending Nov. 20. The sules of grain lust week were 10,5H,200 bushels and 82,525 barrels of flour, against: 13,590,009 bushels and 94,005 barrels for the previous weel THE SALES OF STOCKS during the week ending Thursday, which correspond most nearly in effect upon ex- changes with the Clearing-House, for the weeks ending Saturday, were 2,889,470 shares. Inst weok, 2,600,102 shares the week before, and 2,850,517 shares in Thanksgiving week of five days; and the exchanges were $159,000,000 dally lust weets, $192,500,000 the wevk before, and $314,500,000 dally in Thanksgiving week, x0 NOXES, wt FOR A dn short, speculation of all kinds ling beon checked, and o period of reaction’ may naturally be expected. ‘The immediate cause Is tight money, tho refusal of lenders to put out money at -6 por cunt when they can get from 45 to 90 percent more. ‘The more remote cause is that speculation has swallowed up all the funds left availnble by an enormous Iegitl- mate business and, AN UNPRECEDENTED HOATDING, and thus has placed itself nt the mercy of the private lendors of money. The exchanges here, after deducting double the market value of stocks sold, were about $531,80,043, ngalnst 750,220,383 for tho week ending Dee. 4. Tho following shows tho amonnt of ex- changes for the week onding Dee, 4 at San Francisco, and for the week ending Dee, 11 at other cltles: its, New ¥. buster 182 § ina WINE” “Ghyrikhietl ‘Totala. FLUE & isi ma Oumide Now Nore eae © AIS *Deerens, Vhlladelphin and Milwankeo aro tho ox- ceptlonal cities this week, the latter,doubtless, because of the slaw movement of graln. At othor efties Inst week, aud at San Franelsco durlug the week Including tho first of tho month, the oxchunges show that business ‘was remarkably netive, ‘Phere fs ovitontly some hesitation In the movement of cotton since tho speculation in that article became rampant; but the business at nearly all the trading and manufacturing eitles continues deeldedly larger than it was Inst December, ‘Tho pause fs in speculation or fi movements partleulurly affected by speculation. RAILWAY SHARES, Acriviry, Spectat Dispatch to The Chteay Tribune, New Yonk, Dee, 1%,—A inure dechted cone trast than was presented fn to-day’s dealings, in tho Stock Exehange to those of yesterday could not bo coneelved, ‘Then the market was dull and inactive, ‘To-day it was gen erly strong and higher, with Increased netlvity in the lending shares, ‘Tho advance was very markeil In some instances, the spe eral features having been the trunk-line shares, Northwestern, St.Paul, Pacitle Mall, ‘Union Paeifie, Aron Mauutaln,/and tho eoul stocks, ‘here were several’ weak spots in tho inarket, ‘Tho only feature of the morn- ing wus the SUDDEN FALL IN THE AMERICAN DISTIUCT TELEGRAPH STOCK, whieh at tho opening of the ‘market was strong, and sold ag high ns 6, when, Inter, it Zell and touched ‘Tis caused Nettle or no exeltement on the street, ay the cause of tho sudden fal} soon beeame known by « rumner which was afloat to the cifect that cousiderne Div of the stock had been left with the estate of tho late Marshall O. Roberts, ang that the trustees of the estute wero unloading con siderable of tho stuck, ‘This state of alfalrs ouly , lasted for mn short thie, ‘ns tho block ‘soon regained its © equilibrium, and was selling at 59 at noon, By sume It was stated the decline was attributable to the threatened opposition from the Mutual District ‘Telegraph Company, whieh has just been established, Western Unton itnetuuted somewhat, while Denver & lo Grandy at tho opentug showed & falliug-olf of, three poluts ax compared with last night's prices, ‘The duurket was strong until near the close, and du the early part of thy last hour tho highest prices of the day, aud for sum stucks of the year, were pal. : TUE VEATURLS OF BUECULATION TO-DAY were Union Puclic, trun Mountalu, Packie Mail, Erle, Northwestern, and St. Paul, In all of these stocks the fimprovement was marked, Western Unlon wns relive at a slight decline, All the eal stocks were in good demand at advanelig prices, and for ouee there seems to baw ehanes of having a compact as te nroduction ndhivred to, IN RAILHOAD TONDS the feature was the lirge business in Kansas & Texas seconds, Which roso from 44g to wg, and réacted to T¢@iky, the Canada Southern firsts, Chesapeake & Ohlo firsts, and currency 6s, Denver & Rio Grande consoly; and Coltmbus, Chiengo & Indiana Central fneomes were . alsv active, but =o without —o material change in prices, Central Towa firsts advanced to 1123 t Tennessey & Georgian firsts to Lis; Lron Mountain seeortls to 1053¢; do second Ineumes to W8!¢; Indianapolis, Bluomtngton & Western Incomes to 00; St. Paul & Minne apolistirsts lo 1083 Unlon Paeltle sinking funds to 12127; and Michigan Central firsts tn 127, Indlanapotis, Danville & Springticld seconds declined lo 61343 Keokuk & Des Maines firsts to Mtg; Mobile & Ohto firsts, new, to 105; San Francisco, Class A, to 002g; do B to 573 St. Pant consols to 2g. Northwest gold coupons rose from 123)4 to 124, while do.con- sols fell off from ts} to 183, Jersey Central Incomes advanced from {2 to 03, and do con sols assented from 115 to 1152%, but the latter subsequently deelined to 19! ¢, MONEY continued stringent. The hottem rate on de- mand loans was 6 per cent, and the highest rate thus far qcomuilssion of 1-16 of L per vent per day. Money) was lent to-day for five months até per eet, Money tn the Inst hour tent nt the Stoek Exchange at 1-16 down to plain 6 per cent—tne closing qrtota- thon having been 6 per cent—to that rate plus Lbtof tperéent. It Is stated that Mr. Gould has been buylng stocks largely for several days past for the long necount, and It Js re- ported that his brokers have covered up all shorts in Western Union, Lake Shore, St. Vaul, and Erle. An inportant upward movement Js predicted In New York Central & Hudson River stock ina fow days, Saver- atof the active members of the Western Unton Executive Connnttteo snd the Com- inittee on Hates are strongly in favor of re- ducing tho tariffs at once very largely to all competing points. Some of these officers talk of making them 188 THAN HALE THE PRESENT PRICES, tnt the indieations are that the Boston and Phittdelphin rates will be redueed to 10 cents., The Chicago and St, Louis tariits will be eut down to 25 cents and 30 cents, and reductions will be mado to atl other prominent polnts in proportion. ‘The new tarlif books, nearly finished are now being arranged for distribution to Western Union oficers. The Committee believe in the policy of great and decked reductions, where they wilt hurt the opposition the most, and they will thus thoroughly break up tho rebato systen. MINING SHARES. STILL WARPING ON HOSTON CONSOLIDATED. Spectal Dispateh to ‘The Chicago Tribune, New Youn, Dee. 15.—The- remarkably small Nuchintions in the price of Boston Con- solldated to-day are explatned by the fact of all the brokers, by the terms of yesterday's agreement, betng rampant bulls on tho stock, 30,000 shares of which are now locked up Jn the Union ‘Trust Company’s vaults, where they are to remain for ninety days, On the other hand, most of them. aut thelr chief customers having their funds tied up by the aforesaid ntrangement are unable to buy to any extent; hence, while low-priced stock #9 eagerly gobbled up, tho slightest tendency to a boom tn Boston fs nipped In the bud by realizing orders. Unilor these cireumstinces, numbers’ of brokers toxlay transferred thelr attention to the famous Copper Knob .proporty, manifesting as eager an ambition to‘sell It nt 10 cents. ay they had displayed five miatutes beforeto buy It at mue cents. This is the North Carolina prop. erty whieh under pill-mannfaetnring Brandreth’s ausplees pald two dividends of one cent each, nud which, though yat young, @eems to haye fallen into the sere and yellow Jenf of one cent fuetuations, Brokers find- Ing Copper Knob dealings tame in comparison. with Boston mantpulations, soon began gu- tng for THE MILLIONAME who hind smashed that Bodie bird just ag its sonring enpacitics had developed themselves, Mark MacDonald, whose Boston sales ut 275 had been eovered by purchases nt 115, sweet- ly reminded his fellow-brokers how, elyht years ago, tho same capltatist had induced him and othors in tho San Franelseo Board to buy up all the stock of nnow defunct ming at from S18 to $20 per share, and then lald down on his contracts, let. the stock descend to $2, passed through bankruptey, retired to Europe, returned worth rililions, yet still contlaucs to repudiate anclent obligations. Calter Smiley, now of the Amerienan Board here, was then Caller: of the San Franelsco Board, and Jost Iss position through befricnd- ing this selfsame speculator, | 3 STHONG FEELING 3 was expressed in the Board against tho gen- tleman in question, but adtion aginst him in this caso ean only bo taken by the Stuck- xchange firm, aud they, having settled all other differences, will probably avoid law- suits. Among varlous curious features of the enge $s that, while the absence of telegraphic quotations here from San Franelseo last week Induced peopte to belfove there was no stock there, Boston $was actually be- Ing bought on that’ market nt about a per cent below tha rate current here. = Another Incident of ~—_ the affair is that ono of the bull-clique brokers. was himself heavily short of the stock, so that had the original plans gone through he himself would probably have been unable to fulfill hls contracts, Considering it due to hhnself, tha head of tho Stock Exchange firm which supplied capital for the Boston deal to-day appeared before tho Governing Connnittee of that body, explained all the facts, and, being able to show aclean LE of health, was exonerated from/all blame, ‘The Direetors of tho . DUNKIN SINE OF COLORADO this afternoon declured gp secand monthly dividend of 1284 cents per share, ‘This Is at tho rate of 00 per cont annual Interest on the present selling price of the stock, ANOTHER NELONT, Hpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuney New Your, Vee, 15,—The mining market has recovered from (he seare caused by the operations In Boston Consolidated, Chrys- ally was quite active and, strong today. It Sa rumored nv dividend is fortheoming, and the necessary funds are already on hind Anite wos strongly held throughout the day, Evorts were mado to bear Calaveras, which were partlally suecessful, Boston Cun- solidated at. the Amorican Board was much stronger, ab 100@103, PRONDVUOR, s WHEAT FURTHER DEPRESSED, Special Diapatch to The Chicage Tribune, New Youn, Dec, 15.—Coutinued heaviness and depressiun were the notable features of tho market for winter wheat, which, under free und urgent offerings, furthor deelined about 2{@135 cents a bushel, In lastances even more, leading ton fulrly active bust nesd, chielly speculative, The export cull wis ona restricted scale, partly owing to the unfavorable tenor of advices by cabie, Oveasional sUght rallles were noted, partly on purchases to provide for outstand- ing contracts, recovering, In tho ine stunea of No. 3 reds tuto In the day, ubout 37@9f conts on bushel, but Weaving off — generally caster and tamer; No. U red ut $1.85; No, & red at $1.18 119, chieily xt SLISY@LISX, closing at SListy bits do free ou bourd at SLIT: do December at Si 19@Lisy, closing ab 31.18 bids do January at S1.10G1.20, closing ab §1.105{; do February at S121 2g, «lus. Ing at $1,024; do Mny at $1.25@21.o3! ing at $1.20; No.3 red at SLE closing at SLi5 asked; steamer grade nt Si ungraded red nt SL10@L11 ns to quale y COUN, OATS, TYR, AND HARLEY, A very moderate movement was reported in corn for early delivery ata further rede tion of }4@3¢ cents, renerally about }¢ cent a bushel, in the option Hine. Business was done ton falraggregate, opening at a decline of about 3g eont a bushel, but hardentiug Inter on, and leaving off wenker, Sales wero made of mixed Western ungraded new and oll at 6259 cents, as to quality, of which 5,000 bushels were warm in store nt 57 cents; No. i, BU¢@57T cents; Now York stenmer mixed natty cents, Qats showed ‘more animation, but prices further receded about Way cents a bushel on continued free offerings, Sales of white Western ungraded were made at -H@seonts as to quality; mixed ditto at 41@H vents; No. 2 Chicago at 4437 cents afloat. Rye was held about as before, but quiet. Barley was strong, but inactlye, Olforlngs were very moderate, PROVISIONS, Nog products ruled lower, being In less de- minnd. aA Heht eall has been noted for West- ert mess pork; for early delivery quoted at $0.50 for old, and In the option Ine inactive and nomtual as to priees, Cut iments wero dull and unchanged. Bacon was quict, with long clear quoted at 7 cents, and shortelenr at 74 cents, Western steam lard was less sought after fur early delivery at lower prices, closliue at $8.721¢, and in the option Hnw falrly active, but at a decline of 2¢@5 cents, with December closing at 88,708, 7214, January at 83.80, February at $8.90, Mareh at $0.00, and April at $0,077, In frelghts trade was moderately actlye, with rather more firmness noted In rates on grain, butno importont change in quota: Hons on other classes of freight. ‘Tonnage for grain attracted moro attention, For Liverpvol engagements reported have heen, by steam, flour at 23 8d@3s (mostly through fretght and forward shipment) and by out- port steamers ns low ns 23 3d@2s Hd; wheat at 794d; provistons at 2is Gd@0s, mainty through freleht for forward shipment, and by outport steamers ag low ng 27s Ud, TOBACCO. ANOTHER FAILURE, Sptetat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, New Yont, Dec. 15—Tho tobacco trade was startled to-day by the announeement of the failure of Seldenberg & Co., manufactur ers of elgars and {importers of leat tobneco, at the corner of Reade and Church streats, and” at Key West, Fla, ‘They are the largest manufacturers of elgars in the country, and their credit wag unlimited. Messrs. Joseph Seldenberg, Samuct Seidenberg, and Smuuel Wolf, who comprise tho firms ot Seldenbers: & Co, and S, Wolf & Co., of Key West, made an assigninent to Julius Bunze, giving preferences aggregating nearly 207,000, The firm was established In’ 1800, and gradually worked tholr = way up to the head of tho trade, and beeame the leading* house fa the country tn thelr line, They elatmed a eapital of $400,000 in 1876, whieh was increased since then, WHEY IMPORTED ALL THEM LEAF direct from Havana, and manufactured ax- clustvely at Key West, thelr satesrooms be- ing in this city. Eight hundred hands were employed at Key West in their factory, Mr, Shnon Wolf managing the business there, Leopold Wolf was nuinitted to in Interest on Jan, 1, 1873, The liabllities are re- ported nt $400,000, and tho assets are eonsitered yery good, It is thought they may be uble to settle In full, In the trade the failure was considered - AVERY GREAT suRCRIsE, as there was no Inthuution of any spectal trouble, and the firm had pak everything up till to-day. It was stated that Havana-leat Jud beet running so poor thattt had brought down prices and hurt thd quality, In conse- quence of which Connecticut and Ohio to- bacco was purchased ond shipped to Key West. ‘Tho competition in making good cigars here fad cut into Key West goods, nul, no doubt, hurt the trae, Soidtenberg & Co had purchnsed a wholo year's supplics of tobacco in Havana, and the crop of 18% and 187H had each turned out badly. ‘Their pur- chasesfof tho 1870 crop wereconsilered an‘ex- cellent bargain, and it ts sald that they COULD NAVE KOLD OUT TIlE ENTHUS LOT IM MEDIATELY AFTER atanndvance of from $100,000 ta $150,000 over what they liad pal for [t, This lot, however, did not turn ont anything lke what wag expected, and a great many elgars emo back on thelr lands, Mr. Seldenberg sald, to-lay, that the shrinkage in values from depreciation and other seauses foreed their assignment, Mo coult not state the amount of Hubilittes accurately until the nc- counts had been recelved from Koy West and Havana, but said the trade estimate of $500,000 was about correct, He could give no estinate of the assets, DRY Goons, FAILURE, New York, Dee. 15,—Joseph Brown & Dros, wholesale dry-goods denlers, No. 55 Market street, havo falled, Tho linbitities are $02,000, ‘Tho nsscts aro about the sume, -GENERAL INTELLIGENCE, MONOPORDISTS., TUE OLD ANTE-WAR IDEA THAT THE NA> TION ITAS NO POWEIL Spectat Dispatch to The Chienoo Tribune, New York, Dee, 1%.—George PieknorCur- Us hus written a lengthy letter to President Jowett, of the Now York, Luke Erle & West- orn Rallway Company, dissenting fromJdudge Binel?’s views on the right of Congress to regulate Inter-State transportation by rall- ways, Ho denies that raltronds aro public highways or the property in them ta publlo property, Assiumlny these to be the premises. Upon which Judge Black bases his argu. ments in support of his position, ho eltes the velsion of the United Stites Supreme Court In the Vartinouth College cuses, to the effect, frst, that a grant of a char ter of {ucorporation Is x contract between tho soverclgn power of tho grantes, all of shou obligations are under tho protection ol ‘ THAT CLAUSE OF OUR FEDERAL CONSTITU- SION which prohibits tho passage by the State of nny law that hnpalrs them, Froni which ho claims It follows that, if State Lexistature has onee granted too rallrond corporation power to make is contracts, without any reservation ofa right to control the exurclse: of that power, 16 cannot subsequently control its and, second, that private property remalus. private property, although hell by a corporation, and held shy the terms of the churtes for the uso of any lndlyidual of the publile who may destre to enjoy Its benefits, complying with tha conditions upon which Its use Is offered, Tn segurd to tho SCOME OF ITE COSIMENCIAT, LOWE OF CON- ORES, he quotes Justico Fleti's opinion that “The power to regulate commerce among the soy bral States was vested in Congress 1a order to seettry freedom It commercial hitercourse agalust discriminating State legislation, 2t was never Intended that the powor should be exerelsedl bo ns to Interfere with priyate contracts not designed ut the thne they were made to create impediments to such Intere course? TROTTING STAKES, PROGRAM, © Special Dispatch tv The Chicago Tribune, New Yous, Dee. 13.—The Exeeutive Com- inittes of the Natlonal Apsuclitlon of ‘Trot- ting-Horso Breeders hell a mectlay iy this elty to-day, Messrs. Churles Bockman, D. i { solemnized, y Li pp, W.IL Wilson, F. Norris, Gihaan S$, Moulfon, J.D. Will, and oo, 1D. Parker were present. ‘The Committee renewed the stake program of Inst year for the ensuing season, with the exception of the Gyear-old- fnd-tnder stake, whieh was omitted, ‘They wl the Wiison stake on conditions of $20 cach as entrances for alres, payable nat the time of nomination, April 1 next, to enter, and for thelr get (fonts of 1880) to nominate May t next, $150, with $100 forfeit, payable ng fottows: Fifty dollars at the of ‘nomination; $50 May 1, 18833 and $50 twenty days before tho mecting of 1881, when tho slake Is to be trotted. ‘Tho Committee also opened THE PRODUCH STAKE, for mares bred {tr S80, to name May 1 nextat $35 each, payable at the time of nomination of thelr produce; foals of 1881 to ve non: nated May 1, 188, at St each, $100 forfeit, paynble ns follows: Fifty dollars May 1, 1893; $50 May 1, 1883; and $50 twenty days before tho mecting' hf 1881, when the stake ts tobe trotted, ‘Lhe conditions of THE NATIONAL TROTTING KTALIION STARE were so far changed ag to make the season's service the sum for the entrance of the stall- fon, A Committes on Membership, consist- ing of Messe, Mati, Knapp, and (ray, was Aphointed for the ensuing year. ‘The Seere- tarp reported additional subscriptions re- evived toward a sum not fess than $3,000 to be added to the stakes to be trotted for the ensulng season, The Commilltce then ad- Journed sino dle, . DIVORCE. You CAN arr piyorcen IN york AND MARRY AGAIN INN Y WITH OUT BREAKING NEW YOK LAW: Spectisl Ltapaten to The Chicugo Tribune, New York, Dee. 15.—Some te sineo the wife of a man nuineid Kenison, in this State, was absolutely divorced from. ler husbasnt, and the Taw of New York this pro- hibited him from ever marrying again. Me went to Now Jersey with 8 woman with whom he had become Infatu- ated, and married her, his divorced wife be- ing still living, IIs new wife finally became discontented, and xvplled to the Supreme Court of New York to annul her marriage, alleging in her complatut that she aud Kenl- son went to New Jersey to bo married with the detlberate Intention of evading tho prohi- bition, ‘The referee reported in favor of tho plaint, acting under the authority of an oplnton of the Supreme Court, General ‘Term, in tho ense of Marshall vs, Marshall, which declared absolutely veld a marriage which had been -celebrated in Pennsylvanta be- tween parties who had left this: State to ovade f prohibition contained ina decree of divorce against one of them, A MOTION TO CONFI the referce’s report was heard by Judgo McComber, in Supreme Court Chinbers, 2 short thne since, and his deetsion overruling the report has just been Med, It will thus be seen that, while the law prohibits the remarriage of a party against “whom an absolute alvoree has been granted, and the ruling has so been under Judge Davis In the ease above elted, there Isno legal bar to remarriage, Judgo MeComber says: ‘A3 it seems to me, fur our Courts to hold a marriage con- cededly valid in another State where favaliad = in’ our own State, shuply beeause our statutes amd judgment of court have prohibited one of the parties to marry again within a thmited perlod aga punishment for misconduct in our State, is NOTIN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF INTERSTATE comity, which was Intended to ba seeured by Sec. t of tho fourth article of the Federal Constitu- tion, Nor Is it in- the disreetion of an enlightened comity of Christian nations,” Ile, thorefore, declares that. the parties aro married, and that the wife, who asks to be separgted from her husband, has nonetion at Inw, and must ive as the wife of tho defendant in the case, ‘Tho ense fs an Interesting one, and will have tho effect to settle & question upon which thore hag been much doubt, PEPPERED.- THE TAVELIEST MODEL HVE A PRETENDED ANVIST STRUCK, Spectat Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, New You, Dee, 15,—At about half-past 4 o'clock yesterday’ afternoon a young woman ‘stepped into tha hallway of No, 0 Barelay street nnd sent a boy upstairs for Howard 8. Ingersoll, a manufacturer of rubber stamps. Ingersoll appeared, ‘whereupon she stepped in frontof him and said, inn elenr, deter- inined voico: “ You have Insulled meas no man on earth hag ever dono before, You took advantage of my friendless condition, and treated ino in a way that makes my blood: boll te think of, and TWILL BE REVENGED.” The young woman drew her hand from her pocket, and threw a handful of red pep per into hls eyes, Ingersoll screamed with pain aud clasped both hanils to his eyes, The young woman drew a heavy whip from her side, tho lash of which was armed with twisted pins, and cut hit across the fave and. hands, bringing tho blood at every stroke, Tngersoll shricked, and, dropping on one knee, tried to protect himself from the blows that fell on his neck, face, aud hands, A THONG HAD GATHERED, and ho begged for protection, but no man rafged a hand to interfere with tho chustise- inent. Many of thom eneouraged the young woman, aud cried that It served him right. Ilo was belnbored with tho whip until he climbed up several steps from tho floor. here he turned and gave her a kiek in the brerst that enused her to reel backward, Assho was filling, W. Disharoon caught her, and when sho had regnined hor feet she aguin attacked Ingersoll, the persons who had gathered fn tho hallway continuing to en- courage her, ‘Then, with a final blow that left its mark. on Ingersoll, the girl, pate and trembling from exeltement, walked rapllly through the crowed and disappeared, ‘The young woman who was the principal actor Inthe scone Is Miss Aline Muy Freo- aun. Sho is living at No, 293 West Pourtt street, «A reporter ealled at that ndideoss Inst oyening, ond Miss Sreeman and an elderly Indy recelved him, ‘Tho young woman has delicate features and 2 oluar, white complox- fon, Her manners are refined, “1 arrived in this country," sho sald, “about three months ago from England, 0 Know no one here, My fathor’a death de- prived me of support, and I came here to earn my llying, For a long the I tried to get a wltuation us governess or school-teach- er, but without success, ALOUT TWO WEEKS AGO Lanw an advortisonient ina paper fornsales- Indy at No, 0 Barclay struct, 1 called there, and found Howard 5. Ingersoll.” Miss Freeman sald that she wasnot pleased with the condition of Ingersoll. toward her, and that when hy pratsed her sho asked hin what her nppearanes hud to do with the duties ho wanted her to perform. Me told her, she says, that he wanted her to jo to live with his family in Brooklyn; that ho was iiartist, und woukl want hor tor a niodel thores and that he would give her $10 aweel, In her necessity, she added, she consented ta go, “Wo went over io a house on Jaystreot, in Brooklyn,” sho said, “1 think it was No, 185, and he ler himself In with a latch-key, Not another soul was there, Ho Jusnlted me, and Trushed to the door, but found tt locked. J. screamed, but’no one answered me, I was nearly dead with fright, when somehow I got the door open mid gained the hall, Lait fell down tho stairs, and Ehard- ly know how L got back here. It Larrested hin Ld would bo obliged to furnish two sure Ues of S20 each, Teoult only get one, So this suornting L touk six of the round Ieuther bunds used to run sowlug-machines and bound them together. Tolled them to make them supple,and thon took a dozen long plusand twisted them Inte the end so that they would serateh and cnt, ‘Then L bought two handfuls of red pepper, and went fn search of Ingersoll, and found hin, When Lreached home 1 fainted.” MRS. BERGMANN, BIE STILL. REFUSES TO RETURN OMT. Néw Yous, Dee. 15—Young Mrs, Berg- mann, the runaway wife, oceupled her old quarters tn the department for “lost chil- dren”? at Police Mendauarters last night, fn her Inst Interview with her mother, who leaves for Europe to-day, the daughter ox- pressed her unalturable resolutton not to re- turn te her home. It was thon wrranged thot sho should stay In this city nnd tnke care of herself In furnished rooms, and without re- straint upon her whatever, Her money fs to bo placed in the hands of a trusteo (0 Phila delphia friend of Mrs. Swain, Mrs. Berg- matnns mother), who fs to allow Mra, Berg- nian $30 a weolt ag long as It holds out. NER HUSHAND has complateiy thrown her off, Mrs. Berg: mainn’s cool remark, when informed of this, was merely, “Tecan gow? ‘Tho last inter- viow between smother and deughter was rather stormy, . ‘The daughter was proof qentust her mother’s tears, “You brought it all upon yourselves,” she exclahned when upbraided; “you sent doctors and mento examine me and find ine crazy, when you knew that Lwas only fleelng from a cold, unsympathetic man to one who would at Tenst love ine. ‘The fault is yours; take the consequences, Go where you will, 1 stay here,” : ‘hoe mother nidmitted, with tears, {In con- versation with French, that she herself was much to blame. Her daughter had been brought up a petted, spoiled eltld, and made to marry a cold, stern, and preeise man, with whom she could hays no sympathy, She broke Joose iu Ume from all restraint, SEVENTIT REGIMENT. THE GREAT ARMORY DALLA Spectal Dapateh to The Chicago ‘Tribune, New Yount, Dee, 15.—Tho floral decorations, the broad eanoples to the music stands, and tho other extensive preparations for the In- guration ball in tho new armory of the nth Regiment, are now in progress, ‘The bullding can bo seen at its best at the ball to-morrow evening, Military officers of distinction in the army and National Guard, the officers of the wavy, prominent civic oliieers, and the subseribers to the new armory fund lave been invited, and the tickets linve been carefully placed by the officers and members of the regiment.~ Tho Comunittes has wisely limited the number of tickets to be sold, so that the armory cannot be overcrowded, and nearly ail tho seats are free to visitors, ‘Tho entire third floor fs in charge of Delmouleo, who will eater for those who desire stpper. The orchestra band numbers eighty pieces, and the military band fifty. No expense or effort ts belng spared to make the affair the most pleasant and attractive soclal event of the season, CLIPPING. SMALL BUSI . Special Diepateh to The Chicaod Tribune, New Yous, Dee. 15.—Thore has been much complaint recently ainong retall merchants and all sorts of business-men inthis city whe recelye small sums of money from thelr cus tomers of the large amount of clipped and bored silver colns in clreulation, Large numbors of silver coins come in with holes through them,—so Jarge s proportion that the conclusion fs inovitablo that they ara borod by dishonest persons for profit and not merely for the sake of having holes through them, In a prominent down-town restan- rant, whera many of these colns are received overy day, thoy wero set asito for x weels, and were found, in four days, to mount to more than $50, ‘There are .places: where theso coins cat be sold at a discount of not more thin 1 per cent, and they can bo dis- posed of at the Sub-Treagury by welght, but both of these methods entail aloss upon the merehants, and they are unanimous In tho optaton that there should be some concertet movement to refuse to take them. If all retail establishments would refuse mutilated coins of all kinds the mutilation would soon, eeaso to be profitable, There aro very few ared gold coins, becuuso nobody will tako then. ITEMS. POO MAGDALENA, Speciat Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, New Your, Dee. 15—Magdalena Kardo- wich has claimed the assistance of the Com- uilsstoners of Immigration under the follow ing clreumstanees; Sho had been intimate tn Russia with one Vincent Tnezilousky, and. her father gave tho latter 200 rubles to take her to American and marry hor here, ‘They arrlyed by tho Wieland on Oct, 26, but ‘Taezl- lousky, aftor postponing the ceremony sev- oral thnes, finally told her “she should go hang herself,” Sho wanted tat he should bo forced elther to carry out his contract or to roturn the 200 rubles. An ollicer was sont to see the dellaquent swain, who works ag a tallor at No. 211 Mester strect, but ho re- fused to comply with Magdalenn’s request. She was referred to the German Legal Aid Soelety, there being no basis for erluinal netion, ¢ AN OMNINUS IAS NO CHANCE AGAINST A STHERT-CAIt Along struggle between the Camden Om- nibus Company and the Camden Horse-Car Company las ended In the Court of Errors und Appeals at ‘Trenton, Employés of the omnibus company made it a point to rin thelr stages only in the horse-car tracks, 60 that cars wore frequently delayed by the stages, ‘Tho car company protested, and tho stage Hine propricters retorted that thoy hud aright to run thelr omnlbuses through the, streets, and that if thoy Interfored with the car travel It was not tholr fault, ‘The car company tually applica to Chancellor Run- you for wn lujunction, ‘The onmibus com- iminy appealed from the Injunction to tha Court of Errors and Appeals, ‘This Court sustilned the injunetlon, and ordered tho stage company to keep out of tho tracks, MaUT ATTACK, To-nightn number of picked mon from tho regitnonts composing the First Brigade, eommunted by Gen, E. L, Molineux, were exercised on Fort Greone In the movements necessary to repel nnight attack bya mob, Maj.-Gen, James Jourdan, commanding the Second Division N, G. 8. N. Y., directed the movements of tho troops, THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE has inylted tho yarlons commercial bodies throughout the country to unite in bringing before Congress, witha view to Its proper consilermion, tho pulley. of the ‘Trensury Department in withholding tuformationcon- corning the cargoes and destination of yos- sols at tho request of owners, WNOOKLYN MARKET, + * It fs sald that the Brooklyn Park Commils- slonors in tholr annual report will recom~ mend that the City Park, which covers an urea of six neres, bo tnken as a site fora clty ‘market, ‘There is no publlo market at pres- ent in Brooklyn, : DI STUNS, Tho Rey. Dr, Stubby, the yonernblo Rector of Christ Episcopal Church, of Now Bruns- wick, ig serlously fil. Mr, Stoddard will repent his Mlustrated lecture on the Obor-Ammergan Passion Play in Chickerlng Hall on ‘Thursday, Friday, and Suturday, A LONG FAST, To the Western Assoclated Press, New Yount, Dee. lt is stated that Martha ‘Terhune, a spinster 89-yeurs ald, of Lodl, N, J.; lived eleven weeks on seureely nothing, aud forty-nine days on nothing, Sho dlud afew duys ugo from tho effects of her long fast. She ‘ly sald to have lved off hev fut, and weighed at the time of her death @5 pounds, Sho drank a little water ouly tluring the fast. » A BRUTAL, WIFE-MURDERER, Whilo under the Influence of Hquor last wight, Michael Deyran, couchman, No, 24 West 'Thirty-fitth street, atruck Nis wife an ugly blow on tho head with a hatehet and al- most severed her skull, The wounded wom nn was taken to the Racoville Hospital tna dying condition, ‘Lhe physician in charge says sho cannot recover, Doyran was arrest- ed, but was toodrunk to give any particutars concorning tho tragedy. REINNARDT'S CARE: Counsel for Keintardt, resentenced yester- day to be hanged for the murder of his wife, has fled exceptions to the carrying out of the sentunce. FAILURES. ITARWOOD & CO. Speelat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Minsravoris, Minn. Dee, 16.—Mrs, Harwood and M.D. Ingraham, the formar tho wife and tho latter the purchitsing ngentof tho miliion= iro bankrupt. nro nbsont from tho city. Mrs. Rarwood fs !n Now Orleans and Ingraham {8 In Manetestor, England. Under date of Stanchoster, Nov. 26, ha writeas “T enn say with a clonr consclonce that T knew nothing of Mr, Harwood's financial stand- ing, 1 bought the goods only ag I was ordered. Twag aware that he wns buying very heavily, but supposed by his talk that he hind tneronacd hia capltaland wasablo totuke careof the goods. In faet it was nono of my business. Twas at work for a aalary, and if ny purchases were too heavy he had a right to stop me nt any time, Und Litnown before | left what I know now, T should hnye been home instead of hore. ‘The trip was ton great oxtent for my healthy which was very bad when I lott New York, an: hod heen for more thun a inonth. Besides C had business, which. T havo combined with tho trip. TE received tho Pi ‘toe night of atl the dates from ith to the | Tith, Judge fram the reports that tho croditors will minke it warm for Har- wool, J aball be hota long before his inatters are setticd. und as to my claim T think f will otit nll vight. Uniess 1 amslick Tehall arrive on tho T3th without fi i . “Dee LE arrived here from London Inst night. Lyave up tho idea of going to Vorls, and Shull make all preparations to sull on the 10th. 1 un aixious to get home, [seg by the Pioneer Dregs of tho Mth that Harwood fs going to try and muke a settlement with his creditors. 1 hopo he will be ublo todo so.ut least for the benefit of those who were thrown out of employment, £ eannot make myself bellove that his fullure was anything but an tonorablo one, and 1 hope it may prove stich, it {sa wonder to me haw tho concern stood it islong na ithas. 1 had no iden that tho house was In such circumstances, T would never havodared to have lofta cent of money with It, I hind great contidence in tho “house, expested somo diy to tako an Interest with it, ‘Tho paper of tho oth fives moa full uecount of Harwood's failure, whieh looks ike a bad one. Isee he has ied judgment in my favor for £8,000, whieh J hope will cover my claims, ag I cannot avTord to tose It”? : ‘The letter is quite lengthy, but theso are tho salient polnty boneing upon ils relations to and knowledge of tho failure, ’ a BLOOMINGTON. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Droominaon, Il, Dee, 14.—Tho Sheriit to- day levied upon tho stock of ude & Phillips to Fntisfy the demands of creditors in this city, Chicago, aud New York. Tho liabilities and ne seta are not yet known. OBITUARY. - JAMES N. SWEETZER, Spcctat Dispateh to The Crteago Tribune, Txptanaronts, Ind., Dec, t6.—Inines N. Sweot+ zer, a well-known lawyer of this city, dled sud- denly in the lobby of tho Now Denison at 2 o'clock this moralng. Tle had gone tu thoro about half an hour before slightly under tho In- ilucuce of liquor, and goon ufter fell from his chafr to tho floor, expiring in a few. ininutes. For some time ho hns been suffering from 4 spinal utfeetion, for which he was troating by viectricity, nnd to his friends nppoared to be tin- proviog. A bad coll settted upon hislunggnfow days ago, gud to Mayor Cavens, with whom he spont tho wfternoon Jeutoruin: ye ho suid ho thought It was all up with him during a severa coughing tit ppatontiy morning. His death it attritted to heart diseaze or apoplexy. He wus City-Attorney fn 18d], and again ia 187%, and was woll known throughout tho State, MUS, CATHARINE STEFFEN, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Teidune, Fanevont, l,, Dee, 15,—Mrs,Catharino Steffen, ned th yenrs, died in thls city to-day. Sho was tho wife of the Inte Nicholna Steffen, and scttled Jn Chicago tu tho year 1840, both having Innded there from Germany. Decensed waa n resi- dent of tiis city slneo 1853, and was woll known throughout thys section of country. Tho funcral will take place Friday. AMBROSE STEVENS, Looisvitze, Dec. 1i.—The death at Lexington {a nnnounced of Ambrose Stevens, which 13 quite a sorlous loss to tho Short-Iforn {utorest, for Stevens was remarkably well informed ns to tho history of this breed of cattle, both fn this country nnd England, | tt is doubttul if Stevens lenves uny one in the United States to take his pinee In 80 faras the Uritish branch of tho sub- jot 14 concerned, RORERT ¥, KASSON. Spectal Dispatch to The Chteazo Tribune. Luprnaton, Mich., Deo, 15.—Nobert F. Knason, a londing dry goods merchant, died. suddenly to-day, His affairs aro vory complicated, <<< OKLAHOMA. Latost from the Payne Colony at Cald- woll, Kan, Camwert, Kns., Dee. 15.—Tho soliicra and settlers rematned in camp to-day. Lieut. Wood arrived with two companies of cavalry from Oklahoma, and tho soldiers prosont a formidavla appearance, Capt. Payne recolyed numerous letters from tho colonists at diferent points, offering to comy Immedintely If necoasary, Couriers are in from the wostern countica, where tha poopie are sult to bo literally starveil out, and report wholo counties rendy to movo as Boon ng they return and suy tho word, ‘Tho sottlors aay thoy will nwalt news from Or, Wilson, who has gono tu Washington, beforo they miko another move, Every settlor 3 worked up to tho bollef that thoy have tho Inw- fulright to go, and it is an outrage that thoy aro restrained. They surround avery new comer or visitor, and quote tnw, constitutions, and treaties is though cach momber wns a conatitu- tional lawyer, Tho opinion ‘of Brodhoad, Krum, and Phillips, tha Committoa of 8t. Louls Jawyors who reported the Innds subjoct to sot+ tloment, ig rolicd on by tho scttlora to sustain thom, Thoro aro no Coloncla amongst the settlors, but ovory othor man 1a a Mujor or Captain, AL muag-inceting of tho eltizons, prealded over by Mayor Menghor, was held at tho ol-house toenight.. Speeches were unide by + Payne, George M. Juckson, and Maj. Blogs oxplaining: the situntion. Roselutions were adopted ine dorstng tha movomuent to settlo the tinds, and muleing the Frealiont to order the troops ta ite company, the settlors to Oklabonia 08 an cxcort. Cot, Coppinger, Mul. Ttandall, Lieut. Mason, Livut, Wood, and othor officers, attended tha meeting. Thoy mingle with tha settlers freely, and in thia way retain thelr influence with tho wish, ‘Tho colonista aro wald to have signs, paas- words, and grips by which thoy know cauh other, and thore js w secrot meeting to-nizht. ~ Thoy wos when thoy are reily to go, in forty-oleht hours thoy enh summon 1,000 mon to Join thou, Tho ery 13 * Ou to Okinhumal” a ——__- MATRIMONIAL, Spectal Dispatch fo The Chicago Tridune, PLano, IIL, Deo, 18.—A weddlug in high Ifo occurred Jn this county to-day, F, W, Lord, a clugale graduate of tho Evanston Northwestern ‘University and a merchant of this place, and Miya Lidy Van Enion, tho daughter of a wealthy farmer Ilving near Yorkville, were the contrat: fog parties. Distingulahed pucste were present, and vuluublo gifts bestowed, Dew, 15,—A Loxington a clal to the Cuu urnal says: * Pho wedding of BN, Roth, Prapaotor: ‘of tho Bt. Nicholag, Cincinustl, and Miss Maugle Hruvo, daughter of BG, Hruce, editor of the Live-Stock Kecont, wus golomulzed to-day at tho realdenco of tho beldo's parent: a {OWA SENATORSHIP. Special IXspatch to The Chicava Tribune, Duwvguy, Iu. Lew. 4.—A spontancoua boom sous ta have set In for Hon, J, K. Graves for the noxt Govyornor of Jowa. That gentloman will publish acard in the Dubuque Times tor morrow. He wil not work to recelve the nomi- nauoy, but should tho mussea sco Mt to honor hha with ithe willaccept, His card reads; “Duwvgue, Ia, Vee, 15, 1850.—1 dosire to say through your columns that, while 1 should estucui it 4 Very grout honor to be Govergor of lows, (do not wish to be considered as working to secure that oxultod position. If the ollico were tu seek the man, aud f happened to be the forte unute individual, ft should do uy utinost to dis ebargo tho duttes of tau position to the sutlsfuce Hurng frente of 6 ered, T think, by the people gong Feciprocity Northarn town tang tthe beng tu the honor of this position, There cutitieg canditate In tho eld tram ‘Nahe Col Ong woul bo tinwiea Ih inte ent eert Omani Derand: thus by viding to Tote eta tho’ object which ‘Norhorn’ tyye'’,, teat attatn, J foot gratofll to tho foun Nees tho complimuntary manner in witen q} 84 for mentioned my anne In connecting ees Govornorahip, and shall 1 frlondentn Uy’ continuing epublican principtes, regardles sonal considerations, Reape cannot ee Unavag FIRE RECORD, CHICAGO, Tho alarm from Box et at 1:45 afternoon was caused by children plu: matches, and setting flre to gine ¢ closet on the upper floor uf Wil realduned, No, 624 Dearborn avenu Yesterday vIn why Hottie In aN Laetsy ©. Daun to buflding, $15, and to servants’ clot! = tained In the closat, #23, ‘tnt cone A stilt alarm to Eugine Company No. yesterday afternoon was caused by | flow of an oil stove tn of the MeCormick Block, at corner of Denrborn and Randolph Waray an oye Ttoom Noo} tho south by G, L. Shattuck, manntaerurey eg eee Nene The firo was oxtinguished by Mr, Shatin e fore tho urtlval of tho enginon ee Shattuck Le ‘Tho alarm from Hox G1 at 6:30 lant ovo follower by Rh 2L alarm a fow minutes tac? Waa cauaed by’ n flro i a tnrze Nve-story trey building, Nos, 292 0.204 Feanktin wtreet yee and oedupled aga ult tsetory by Ret nly & Co, Tho fire originated, on ths rl ty floor southwe nor of tho bullalige Atguse’ Part nyouth employed on tho Becond-(looe was ths fitat to discover it, and elve tho nluen, the firo was already uniter constdorntte thendwe ful before tie Klrs Department reuched ihe tuulding tho flames had spread through the ine shnftato all tho foora above, and it began ty took as ff tho entire building was malty uy {a smoke and Name. 1¢ was for this reason | t tho second alaror was turned in, Tho ire wa: ensily oxtingulstiod, Howover, aud tho drags will not. be mare thin $100 to $8n). Tho ‘thet ighonvily tisured In a tong stot compan Froin tho location whore young Durkmnirgee saw it the watchinan and “engineer nre of opinion that 2 tot Journal was tho cause, PI Sr. PAUE, Minn, Dec. 16.—On tho recammenty. ton of the Attorney-General, Gov, Pillsbury has declined to appoint a commission to Investigate tho cattse of tho 8t, Petor fire, Following isthe opinion upon which tho Exccuttye bases big Do sition: “8x. PAU, Deo, G, 1880.—IIs Fectleney, John S. Pillsbury, Governor of Minnesota~Sin: In tho matter of tho pplication of tho ‘lrustees of the Minnesotan Hospital fur tho Ingane for tho ap. polntment by your Excellency of a committer to Investigate alt matters In reference to tho ree cent burning of the Hospital fad toss oF human Wo have honor to ndviso that tho npplication bo denied, Itis due to the Tristecs that a full, gonrching, and impartial Investigation bo made! Such an investigation can only be imade by an ofiicer or committee having power to compel tha Attendance of witnesses ond give tholr ovidenen under the snnetion of nn onth. Tam satistieds commilttes nppoluted by you wonld bo extre judiciul, posseasituz uo power to compel tho ate ondance of witnesses or ty enforce nos onler nindo by it. ‘Tho Inbors of such 1m committee, howover distinguished its members might bo for tholr ability and Inteyrlty, would fall to satiate tho people of the Stuto that tho Investigation had*beon thorough and impartiat. Very re speottylly, SHAM .: MARINE. IN THE ICE, peetal Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune, Asnerstnuna, Ont, Dec. 16,—The Edwards and Foster aro still in the ice below tho Lime Kins, A gang of men have been at work since Sundny trying to cut out the tee to allow them to swing thole bows down stream, which the Ede wards has partially suceceded in dolug. The wine Tows ra anchored .on the bottom of the river, and have changed the current to tho westof Bots Hinne Island, diild wonther hins weakened the Ice In spots, but it Js still tem. The prow pects of getting tothe dock here look better every day. Tho Detrolt forries offered to cut thoy ont and bring them to the dock for $1500, ani tho tug Eric Bello for 800, but Capt. Fagus utonds to Work himself out if pussible, SEAMEN’S CONVENTION, Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Ciuve.ann, O., Dec. 15,—Tho Seumen's Con vention spont most of to-day In walting for cominittecs to roport. A committeo was ip pointed to draft resolutions to ask Congress for somo lexialation toward Improying tho sanitary condition of yessels, and also thut vessels bo properly manned, Discussion was had in tho ongo where a sailor ships on board of nn Amer foun vesack nt Kingston for Chileno via Oswezo, and, when renehing Oswego, tind wages raed, ‘ho ts not altowed to ask fora raise. ‘The matter will be furthor discussed. ta-morrow. NORA JARRELL. A Poor Littlo Girl Sont with 2.60 to Minnenota to Find ier Helatives, Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tritunc, Sr. Paul, Minn. Dec. 16—Lhis morning the Eastern express brought to Minnenpolls uyoung alr] aged 10 yonrs, glving her nume as Nora Jare rell, Just in from Granbury, 'Texns, where sho anys sho Was put on board tho curs last Satu ‘day by a farmer named Thomas Adams, reside Ing about ono mite from Granbury. Nora says sho has beon lying with ‘Thomas Adatns, tho Yoxus farmer, for a long timo; that sho wanted to gn away, and bu supplicd hor transportation, food, clothing, and munoy, Sho hus two cotton bags containing “clothing and linen, and her pocketbook, which contalued #0) in silver, Her little heart soems nvout broke, and hor tenra and sobs woro really palntul 10 bear when tho police reported, for diligent Inquiry, that her rolutions could not bo found, ‘Tho elitld Is go distressed sho refuses to cut, it fs fonred Minoss will follow if hor friends nro not found right spcoutly, With the ebttd came f postal-card, with tho qidress sido blank, and on the other sido bouring tho information that Norn durroll, tho beurer, waa secklagber twa married sisters, Alco and Arm Jarrell that were, and one of thom was married to De yld Fern or Fenn, and her brother, ‘Thomes Jarroll, all residing in Minnesota. lt cet gue thoy baye romoved and may bo fou hrough the wide clroutation which tho colon of Tne TunuND can give the circumstances tho cise. THE COLORED ELEMENT. Br. Louis, Dee, 16.—Tho Republican Union of Missouri, an organization embracing fu its moa borship tho most prontinent and influential ne gra men of St. Louts, at a regular meeting to night {ssuod the following eatl for a Natioasl Convention: ‘Tho nogro has reached a slgnifeant Juncturo incltizenship, Tho hour Js propitious for the enbuncomont of that cltlzenshlp, Our yotols fn tadispensablo factor. It ean grant trump or sceuro defeat, It should rocolvo tho respect due Sta pewor, “Whatever is less {3 not the diz nity of citizenship; whatover te less than giun slp ts peauuge aud aortdam. With our party An powor our advancomient should be assur Wao commell and prompt notion $4 reuul io fair recognition of 1 race. i civil “rogulations of nm Government Lan bo accomplished, = Agim ment in sovtlon the now amendments nro practicatly we Toguted, Inbor fs unremuneratod, life and rn orty insecure: terrorism prostrates tho Aller cau ballot. With a view tothe Importancet thoso great quuations, and the opportuul H o muke representation of our cause, tho i ean Union of Siasourl urgently. call upon tne matriotie and publicesplrited negro met, oe Vitel tant | Uo "ussombio iu councll at Hee yy aaa iuron Tunxen, Presidente P, Munnay, Vicu-Presidont,, oe ALynep Dunagss, Secretary. A NEW. SECRETARY, Bptetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Brmavienn, ML, Deo. 1—The Hattraad co Warebouso Comtnisslonora ta-day recelvet a avcopted tho realguation of thole efliclent feels tary, Col. Charles Humilton, and appolil a Judge John Moses, of Scott County, as bls me cessur, Col. Nuuliton resigns to nocopt | anot i poaition, and the Board adopted 4 vory Sra mentary resolution thanking bum for tho faiths ful manner in which hobas purfornied his dates as Socrotary, and commendiug bits as batt ned tinn worthy of contidence and res sowitD tek ng, ee tan miter Tactorlly porforth the duties of the position. ——<$<< INDIAN LANDS FOR SALE. Spectat Wispated to Te Caicago arith ig Sioux Crry, Ia. Dec, 15.—Col, Edwanls, pot Of the Quabs Indians, reports: that ore counoll of his tribo declied to sell pn to of tholr rceervation, und usked peralnee io send ten bead ium and two interpret? 1 Washington to arrungo tho terms of yy Tho tand is In Northeastern Nebrosku, 7 wurrounded by n whit sottlesient It mee Mes in tho Vutloy of the Loyun, and 1 tay by tho Omabg line of the Bt. Paul & 1 Uullyoud, . f