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THE CINCAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY ‘DECEMBER 21, 1880—TEN PAGES. FOREIGN. League Influence Qaining Ground in the North of Ireland. Tho Military and Police to Be Liborally Furnished with Buckshot, A Times” Article Attributing a: Share of the Lawlosness - to Feninns, | Tho Boors Declaro Their Indopend- enco, and Warn the En- glish to Leave, Greeco Arming Rapidly While the European Powers Talk of Arbitration. Vignaux Gains, but Slosson Still Ahead in the’ Billiard Contest. IRELAND, SEIZURE OF A VESSEL LOADED WITH ATMS. Loxpox, Dec. %.—Thoe Customs authori- ties yesterday selzed tho Norwegian ship Jano, Capt, Carlson, in Clare River, near the mouth of the Shannon, Her cargo of arms was beng Inndud, A force of marines and artillery have charge of the vessel, UNDE POLICE SURVEILLANCE. A number of young men recently from America are under police surveillance. THE LAND-LEAQUE INTHE NONTIT ‘The introduction of the Land-League into the North-of Ireland tins had tho effect of settlng tho existing tenant-right borderers, who had been quiescent, again in motion in some districts, and two coneurrent move: ments are now in progress, one of which Is distlnet from the League, although agreeing fo suine extent with Its principles, U“LNCE JONES. The parish priest says. he intends to pro- eced against Bence Jones (who was recently “Boyeotted *) for ibel in consequeneo of Mr. dunes’ statement to tho effect that tho priest had Induced laborers to quit his em- ployment. 4 Jones thinks he will have to avail himself of the offers of help ho has received from all parts of the Kingdom after Christinas, THREATENING LETTERS, Secretaries of the Boycott reilef fund have received threatening letters. THE TRAVERSERS? TRIALS. The printers of the placards for League meetings throughout the country have re- celved directions to attend the triul of the traversers and to produce the order for tha publication of the placards, THE GARISON. Tho entire garrison In Ireland does not In- clude a single distinctively Irlsh reglinent. CAPT. HOYCOTT. Lord Derby has written to tho Chairman of the Boycott Relief Fund Committee ex- pressing sympathy with Capt. Boycott and commending an organization for his relief, STARTED. A company of the army service corps, with commissariat and pnssvort, have started for Ireland. OF NO ACCOUNT, Duuray, Dec. 23.—The ship Juno, on which the arms were found, is from Cork for Baltimore, with railway-iron and arms, mostly obsolete carbines and revolvers, Sho was taken Jn tow disabled, by a tug and brought to Limerick, where sho is now under repair. Iler cargo was necessarily Temoved, ‘Tho arms and ammunition were taken to the Queen’s stores under a military guard, nucksiot frestill being manufactured for the Irish Constabulary. It is thought the military will algo be supplled with buckshot, + CANADIAN TRooPs, Hairays, Dec. 3.—Gon, Sir P, L. Mac- dougall has received a ‘cablegram from. tho home {authorities inquiring {f ono of the reg- iments could be spared from this garrison, It is understood tho Inquiry Is made with the view of sending ong of tho regiments sta- foned here to Ireland, and this will probably be done, PAPAL ADVICE, Rowe, Dee. 24.—Tho Pope hns addressed 0 Tecommencation to the Irish Bishops urging themn to use efforts towards effecting the paci- fication of Ireland, ORANGE GRAND LOpGR, Dune, Dee. 2%.—-At a mosting of the Orange Grand Lodge to-day the Emorgency Committeo consklered a uumber of applica- Mons for protection from persons In different barts of the country, who aro being porse- cuted for refusing to join the Land League, and arrangements wero made to resist thom, Tho Connnittee resolyed to immediately on- Toll persons who would, when necessary, drocecd to any part of the country and enter tho service to guard *Boycotted” persons. The Committes nlso resolved to {nform Besioa Jones that they wero ready to asslat Mm, ENQINEENS, - Lonnon, Deo. 23.—A company of engineers eon ordered to leave Aldershot Immo- diately for Ireland, POWDER AND BItor, Lonpon, Dec. 23,—Tho Customs authorl- {les hayo siezed a large quantity of powder and shot which was belng shipped at Run- corn, on the Moracy, for Galway, TUE BAME, A dispatch from Dublin says: Tho ship Juno is thy samo vessel from which arms Wero stolen some time ago in Cork harbor, Tho ship has beon knocking about for six Months on her way to the United States. ‘The Authorities will keep charge of hor until the ating have bocn removed, = ARRESTED, Several persons have been arrested for ‘Buycotting.” THE TIMES, Lonnow, Dee, 23,—The Times, ina leadlog editorial, snya: Government have appa rently some suspleton that behind the agra- tan organization jn Ireland other projects re beng hatched, It is probable. that the iisehtevous gang of Irish-American flibus- Ta who were the authors of the Fenlan Using In 1867 are agnin atwork, ‘Thoy find tho masses flushed with triumph over tho W, ond abundantly supplied with arms, Which have been sold in hundreds of thousands throughout —_Ireland Yineo tho Peace Preservation uct was al- lowed to lapsu sfx montha ago, It is tmpos- title to be sure that thoy will not set a mateh to tho train, Curtin, Dee, 23,—Tho Land Commias{on- frehave concluded thelr Inquiry, and coms: Duuleated the result to Gladstone, NOUTHEMN FARMERS, Somo of the Protestant farmers: of tho orth are muking a determined stand against Land League, TU BE SUPPRESSED, “Tho military stationed at Cork have beon Stdered to suppress the land meeting pro- Saed to bo hold at Kanturk the 2d of ‘anuary, NO RECENT SHIPMENTS, Spectat Dispatch tu The CAtcago Tripunte » New Yous, Dec, 2—Tho leaderg Lure of the netlve coworkers with the Land-Loagaers' Inovement In Lreland positively nesert to-day that there have been no recent shipments whatever of arms from Anutes to thelr brethren there, full veliunes behyg placed in the Lant-Leagne and the “ Boyeotting? tactles, Some of these lenders announce thelr betlef that tho statements in regard to the tmportatlons of a from American are only @ part of the Government polley looking, to tei coureive measuresin the government of the Island, TURKIY. BIE ADDULLAT CONSTANTINOPLE, Dee, A, dfapatel from ‘Teheran reports Unt Shetk Abdullah, tha Kurdish Jender, lg now in ‘Turkey, and that Persin demands is surrender, UNFOUNDED, Bentax, Dec. 2—The story Is pronounced unfounded that Herr Wettendorf, the Pras- alan ofleial who undertook the reform of ‘Turkish floanees, had given wp his tisston as hopeless task, ak would quit Con- stantinople shortly, PREPARED vor WAR. Ariens, Dee, 28,—Comoundouras, (lent of the Council and Minister of Forelgn Affairs, says, without absolutely refushys arbitration before knowing the terms aut tinutes of concession that may possibly be demanded of Grecee, he shottld unhesitat- ingly reject arbitration as reopening the attestion of frontiers, Ie sald Greve ‘had prepared fer war to obtaln the territory. us- slened her, and would run any rist involved therein, THE GREEK CHAMHERS, Ariens, Dee, 23-~Tho Greek Chamber of Deputies passed to the second reading a bill to renew the subsidy to the Greek Navigation. Company, which is urged by tho Govern- ment as necessary, ng the Company's stenm- ers will afford important facilities for the movement of troups and war material when the tle arrives for Greece to take action against ‘Turkey, The Chamber also passed a voto of thanks to the Phil-Hellente Com- mittee, Mr. Turf, the Deputy who moved the vote, alated the Comiittes proposed sending men mid money to Greece, CAMNET COUN ConsTANTINOPLE, Dee, A counell of Ministers has been held to consider the course tobe adopted in the event of n pro- posal for the European’ arbitration of the Greek question being made to the Porte, SOUTIE APRICA. TUE BASUTO WAIL Carr Tows, Dee, 23.—Addltlonal forees rafsed to suppress the Bastitos are now sta- tioned at various points on ‘the frontier, A great part of the Tembu land has been cleared of rebels, REPORTED DATTLEL Lonpoy, Dee, %.—Donalil, Currie & Co. have a telegram date. at Durban to-day which says: “it Is reported that an aetion lings taken place with the Boers at Middle- burg, and that 200 soldlers were killed and Aifty taken prisoners,” THE HOERS’ FOUCE, Lonpox, Dee, 2,—The Governor of Natal telegraphs from Pietermariteburg to-day that the number of Boers in the field is estimated at 4,000, but itis thought they cannot held tonether, Ul. 1s. rumored the Boers made an attack on the British camp at Potehefstroom aud were repulsed with losa, PROCLAMATION, The Doers hava issued a proclamation in the name of the Government and Volksrandt and have written to Maj. Lanyon express- Ing respect for the Queen ant British sag, and a destre to avold war, but n determina- tlon to assert thelr Independence, and request- ing Maj. Lanyon to surrender the Goyern- ment without resistance, Maj. Lanyon has Issued a proclamation offerlng pardon to all who immediately withdraw from tho mal- content camp, 1a ITEMS, Lonnoy, Dee, %3,—A. telegram from Dur- ban reports that dispateh-rlders from Stan- derton to Pretoria have been obliged to re- turn, as the Boors wore patrolling all the ronds. ‘The report of an action at Middteburg in which 200 soldiers were killed aud fifty taken prisoners ling not been confirmed. Standerton is being hastily fortified by the Loyalists, Every hour brings news of tho extension of the rising, ‘he Boers threaten to attack Utrecht, Fifteen Loyalists at Walkerstroom and five at Utrecht have been threatened with death, GREAT BRITAIN. DEATIL OF A DISTINQUISIIED NOVELIST, Lonvon, Dee. 23,—Mrs, Cross’ (George Eliot) the distinguished novelist, died at 10 o'clock Inst night. Mer death was quict and alhnost painiess, She was seized with a sud-, don chill which attacked her In the larynx on Sunday Inst. Sho lind shortly before the at- tack recetyad several friends, who lind left hor apparently In good health and: spirits, ‘Tho attack, however, did not give serious cause for ularm until dotelock Inst evening. Dr, Andrew Clark then discovered that tho pericardium was seriously aifected, and pro- nounced the ease almost hopeless. Sho pissed away quictly, On the Gth of May Inst tho decensed was married as Miss Marlon Evans to John Wal- ter Cross, of Weybridao Surrey, a merchant, VICEHOY OF INDIA. Tho Timea hints that the Marquis of Ripon will resign tho Viccroyalty of lidin, owing to his inability to stant the climate, and recommends tho immediate appointment of his successor, ‘Tho “hnea suggests Lord Dufferin, at present Ambassador at St, Pe- tersburg, as,mnost fitted for the position, LANOR TROUNLES, Four thousand collicrs in Ashton-undor- Lyme district struck to-day for an advance of thelr wages, The Lotton and Oldham operatives and aplnnors have applied for an adyauco of their wages, MEXICO, EADS’ EXPEDITION, Crry or Mexico, Dee, 18—Tho Executive haa ordered two engineers, three oflivors of atalf, and one physician to accompany Capt. Ends on his surveying tour ovor the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, ‘Tho expenses of the Coni- muilgaloners will bo pald by the Government, CORTINA, "The Gaceta det Luca publishes a letter addressed: to the French SUntster complain- ing of tho profonged {mprisonment of Gon, Cortina, and Intimating that ho Is conflned be- cause the United States would consider It 0 casus belll If he was set free, NAILMOAD CONCESSION. Sullivan has recelyed nu rullroad concession from the State of Morelia, ‘Iho concesston for the Patzcunro, Morelia & Salamanca Line lias been transferred to hin, a INDICTED, The Bupreme Court has found an Sndlct- ment against ox-Goy, ‘Teran, of Vera Cruz, for tho unnuthorized execution of one of tho insurgents of June 25. [twas rumorea that ‘Terau, unddr false name, had em- barked on an Amerlean steamer, but the ro- port needs contirmution. DISASTERS, ELEVEN LIVES Lost, PawnasA, Dec, 16,—Intelllgenco from Ba- Tanquilar speaks of the explosion of one of the boilers of the steamer Jeabotla, killing four pergons and sorfously wounding sevypral ‘othors, two of whom have since died,“ “ On the 1th inet, tho French bark Slamcol, from Cardiff, struck ona bar at tho mouth of the Madelena River, ‘The Captain, Mate, aud three gallors were drowned, —— RUSSIA. NUMEIST NOM,EMAN ARRESTED. Sr. Perensuuna, D .-—Michaelof, tho Nibilist nobleman arrested yesterduy, was annetlye participator In the attempt against the life of the Emperor of ftnasia at tho Winter Palace on the tsth of February last, when ten soldiers were killed and forty-four wounded, some fatally, by the explosion of i alsuinite mine under the Imperlal dinlpg- walle ——— ITALY. INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CONFERENC! Rome, Dee, 2.—It to stated that fina recent sitting of the Committee on the. Abolition of Foreed Currency, the Mintster of Finance annotnced that Haly had taken the tltlatlye $n proposing the assembling of a fresh Liter national Monetary Conference, BILLIARDS. BLORSON STILE AEA. Paris, Dec, 23.—In the billiard match to- night Vignans made 857 points, mut Slosson 00, ‘Cha totnl score now. stands: Slosson, 2400; Vignaux, 2954 Phe match will close to-morrow evening, VARIOUS, MONACO GAMING-TADLES, Pans, Dee. 4—An iniluential Inter- national conmnittes lias been formed to en- teaver to suppress tne gaiing-tubles of Monaco. JAPAN, Sr. Perensnuna, Dee. %—The Golos states tint the Japanese are preparing 2 cordial reception for the Russlun Paelfie squadron at Yeddo, CUBAL TIAVANA, Dee. 23—The Spanish bark dosephina is belng ftted-up for carrying About 200 of the negroes engaged in tho con- splracy of Santiago de Cuba to the pena seltloment of Fernando Po. ‘Tho Ironclad Almanza will not bring the prisoners to Ha van, ‘The Josephina will mect the Almanza on some part of the const, probably near Car- denns, where the negroes will be transship- ved. The steamer ‘Teodora is waiting favor. uhle weather to leave Haynie. She will carry a strong detachment of marines and infantry, THE BRITISH MINISTRY. II w It In Componed, and What Aro Its Functions, Harver's Magazin VW hat fs ealled the Ministry has never been reee gnized by law, but grew ont of the eus- tom of n few of the Privy or King’s Council meeting of the Roynl Cabinet and assuming the power of ndvising the Crown on inipor- tant measuresof governnient. ‘Tho real name of what we call the Ministry is the Cabinet, or Cabinet Council,asthe history of itsorlgtn im plies, ‘he only Counell required by law isthe Privy Council, and when official announce- mont Is made of tha members of the Cabinet thoy aro announced sliply as members of that Connell appotnted to Ml certaln offices, ‘Tho Privy Council of England is coeval with its Monarchy, but, as the custom of con- fiding ndvice and counsel to the Cabinet has grown, Its powers have largely diminished, and tho whole Council hns not been convened sluice 1889, The Privy Couneltlors are ap- polnted, without Init to thelr ntinber, by the suverelgn, and they may be disuilssed, or the Council may be dissolved, at the Royal pleasure, No quailficutlon fy necessary ex- cept that they shall be pative-born sunieets of Great Britain, and a disability in this re- spect may be removed by an actet Parlia- ment, as it was in the ease of Prince Albert and the King of thesBelglans. ‘The Privy Connell consists of members of tho Royal family, the Archbishops of York and Canter! my atte Bishop of London, the Cublnet isters ox ofilelo, the Lord Chancellor, tho chief ofileers of tha Noyal household, the Judges of the Courts of Equity, tho Chief dustlees of the Courts of Common Liw, the I jastical and Admiralty Judges, the Judge-Advocate, the Lord-Licutenant of Ireland, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Embassadurs and the chlef Ministers Plenipotentiary, the Governors of the chief cotonies, the Cam mander-fn-clilef, the Vice-President of tho Committes of Counell for Eduention, and such others as tha Crown pity appulit. A Privy Councillor Js styled Right Honorable, and takes precedenceof all Buronets, Knights, and younger sons of Viseounts and Barons, It was in the relgn of Henry VI. that the King’s Council first assumed the name of Priyy Counell, and tt was alsoduring the minority of that King that a select councll gradunily emerged trom tho larger body, which ultimately resulted in the madern Cabinet. Ln curifer times 1 was wholly sub- servient to the will of the monareh, aud was often the Instrument of unconstitutional aud arbitrary proceedings, Slncg the Revo. lution tt has lost much of its dignity, and now theonly relleof Sts authority i erliinal tatters fs Its power of taking examinations and issuing commitments for treason, It still, however, continues, to exerelae an original jurisdiction In advising the Crown concerning the grants of charters, and It has assumed exclusive appellate jurisdiction over the colonies and depende Crown, Theoretically the Privy talns its ancient supremacy, anc ina constl- tutional polntot view is presumed to be the ony logteal and responsible counell of the Tho Sttutst ‘Tho Ministry proper, S Belvy! or rather those mem- bers of: tho = Pr Council who are members of the” Cabinet, constitute tho chlef members of tho Administration, ‘Lhe practice of consulling a few members of the Privy Councll had existed, ag has been said, for along perlod, but tho frst allusion to the Cabinet Council oeeurs fn the reizn of Choyles 1. It was extremely unpopular at first, and It was not CE 1788 that 1 was regu lated by those rules which it now ouforces, Formerly tho King met with tho Ministry; but at tie acecssion of George 1, the first Innoverlan Prince on the throne af Eugtand, tha practice was discontinued, merely be- cause ie was unable to speak or widorstand tho English langtage, ‘Che free and unre strained discussion of measures tn his nb- sence proved so beneficial that the old prac tiee has never been revived. Bofore that thne the Cabinet was not necessarily com- posed of men of siinilar Judwiment and prinel- bles, and at thnes there were nt the same Board Whigs and ‘Tortes, and: High-Church- mon and Dissenters, and [ft was no un common thing for colleagues to tuke opposit sides in Parliament, But sines 1813 it has been an estabjlshed principle that all Cabl- nets’ are to bo constricted on somo basis of political amon agreed upon by the members when thoy necept office, It is also distinctly understood that members are Jointly and personally responsible for’ each other's acts, and that on the resignation of the Prima Minister his colleagues shall resign also. It is, of ecaurae, wel] known that tha Crown, in orintating a Cable net, only appoints the Premier, and that tho other mqmbers are selected: by lin, ind al- ‘ways, except In rare cases, without dletation from the Crown, ‘ho first Instance of the resignation of a Prime Minister resulttiyg from an adverse voto of the Commons was Ii tho case of Sir Roburt Walpotos and the realg- nation of the Stiniatry of Lord North, under Gvorgo LIL, was the first instance of ashi taneous change of the whole Administration in deference to the opinion of the Conmons, From that thne, however, a change of Ane istry has been slmultaneons nud complete. ‘Cho number of those constitutliy the Cab- Inot 13 indofinit, ‘Tho members who ex-ofticlo constitute the Cabiuet are the Prive Minister {er First Lord of the ‘reasury), tie Lord ligh Chancollor, the Lord Preslient of the ‘ouncil, the Lord Urlyy Seal, the Chancellor dé the Exchequer, tho Secretary for ‘orelyn Affairs, the Secretary ot State for tho Hume Department, the Sec: retary of State for Colonies, the Secretary of Stato for War, tho Secretary of State for In- din, tho First Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the Board of ‘Trade; and same. tues the Chancellor of the Duchy of Line castor, the Firat Commissioner of Works, the President pt the Locul Government Board, the Postmdster-Genoral, and the Chivf Secre- tary for Ireland, Like the Cabinet, the oflice of Prine Minister is unknown lo the law and conbtitution. Tels shupty the momber of the Cabinet who especially possesses the eontidenes of the Crown, an yuaty ‘by githors Peor or a Commoner, Lord Rockingham tn 150%, the Duke of Portland In. 188, and Mr. Adil elon in 2813 had never held any oflive when thes were appolnted Prime Ministers, Lord Bute became Premier before he had even spoken in Parllament, and Mr, Pitt was Pring Minister at, the age of 4.) Befury 1806 the Prenmbershiip was occustonally helt In connection with the ollice of the Chanvel- Jor of the Exchequer, or Secretary of State, or Lard Chancellor, but it is now: Invariably: held In connection with the ofice of the First Lord of the Treasury, e : Charley Hosa, Christian K, Ross, the father of Chnrioy Rose, who lg on a Gist to Pittsburg iy quoted as gays ing “The anly tidings Thavo ever received of Chartey slice he was stolen was the demand for ft ransom of $3,000, Tf 1 had paki that f would hive liad itm long before this, As itis, Chave: er £61000 nnd have not gathin. Lam namie snd have detect vox employed, aud to tind bh Phave exon Lover tiltren in the search, kon Of whom fod heen stolen, but none of them was Charley, Pwould not pay the ransom: | wanted to pros feat the cominunity and sceure the th: Ag Jeia, Chavo lost all my fortune and my boy." THLE ELECTRIC LIGHT. ‘Tents In Now York City and at Menlo Park. New Yurk Trihune, Dee, 2 Broadway was {iuminated from Four teonth street to ‘Twenty-sixth street Inst night by the Brush electric izhts, Ate actly twenty-seven and a half minutes past 5 the englnver sturted the Corliss engine at No. bet West Twenty-fifth. street, the arma- tures of one of the generating machines began to revolve, nud almost instantaneously the jifteen lamps in Broadway flashed ont into light. ‘The street was crowded with people coming up-town, and the novel sight attracted much attention. Groups of men gathered about the posts starlng with up turned faces at the Imps, whieh proved a strong enottgh attraction to detain them even Trot thetr dinners, At 5:45 the gas was turned off from the street-lamps. ‘The eleetric lights. were then sven to much better advantage, Under exch timp was a shadow compara tively dark, caused by the rlins of ground: 4 on the globes, Across the streut. stretched loms narrow shadows of the bars. of the framework inelosing the globes. ‘The dus It the shopwiaduws looked somewhat din. | Near cach Inmp, seen against dark back-cround, a clout of mintite pare (eles of dist in the alr could be distinet- ly seen. Fine rays of Heht x¢ nt to shout out in every direction. ‘The lights were remarkable for their steadiness, but they secined too widely scattered: and some- slat sling No flickerlng whatever was per- yptible, About 7 o'clock the strect-Inmps wera turned on again, and gas and electricity en- fered Into competition. ‘The electric famps Were 263) feet apa Halt way between them it was possible to read a newspape Pussers-by cnst black, — clearlysiefined shader These were perceptible even when they passed direetly underneath the Ughts, ‘The gus lamp-posts east long shade ows when contrasted with the electric lgits, Between Fifth avenue and Broadway, at ‘Twenty-third street, is a8 powerful Sugg burner, with a reflector. “This consimes forty feebof gas in an hour. ‘The sixteen Hite fuhts un the two posts before the Fifth Avenue Hotel were turne on each post was an cleetrie light ‘Tho britlinney of the one nenrest Fifth aves nue and ‘Twenty-third street wag so great that the post bearing the Sugg b urner east 2 ‘elvarly-tctined shadow. Each of the electric Nights ty estinmted at 2,000 candle-power, sup posing the full foree of the Nght to be con- centrated in ong point. Taking any one of oleht diferent directions In which the Heht is thrown it would be estimated at from 1,200 1,500 enutille-power, > : sroudway elreult, comprising sixteen Janips, fifteen In tha street and one at the Station, was suppliicd by one dynamo. In this clrenlt there were 10,0W feet of wire, ‘Lhe machine offered a resistance of ten olims, and each Tampa re- sistance of nbout four and five-cighths ols, ‘The total resistance on tho cfreult, eluding ten ohms for this wire, was about seventy-five olting, A seeond machineat the Central Station supplled isevond eireultot seventeen lamps thirteen of these were placed on the floor of the station giving out a dazzilng brilliancy thatattracted hosts of small boys to the duars and windows. ‘The other four Ht up the armory of the Fifth Regiment, In Twenty: thira street, in which a falr wus going un, ‘The hatl seemed even brighter thin ab would be in, full daylight, Between half- past, 7 and —hulf-past 8 the _ faces of the throngs that filled ~— Broad- way on their way to places of ainusement could be distinetly identified at considerable distances, ‘The lamps were Intended to burn all night. Tho cost of the carbons Is a cent an hour, but no detinit information Is. piven as to total expense of keeping the lghts. ‘This exhibition, whieh Is to continue for a jmonth, is Intended to determine the question of exvense as well ag to familiarize the public with) tho Nght ‘The iis been put to the Cumusny by tho city as to tho expense for Hshting a square wile, from Fourteenth street to Thirty-fourth street, and ‘Third avenues to Eighth avenue, and the experlment wil probably enable the muunigers to decid, ‘The Coinpany intends Hahting the Gilsuy, Brunswick, and Sturte- yant Hotels, Park ‘Theatre, Steinway Hall, Koster & Bial’s Garden, and several other public buildings. MENLO PARK ILLUMINATED, Mr, Eilison gave a private exhibition at Menlo Park last evening of the perfection to which ho hog brought tls system of eleetric- ting. Che extibilion was made for the benefit of the Mayor and Common Connell of, New York and other persons of prominence who were Invited to withess It. It | the Intention to Apply to the Common Council fur an ordinanes granting It the privilege of using the streets of New York, and the visitto Menlo Park was suggested du order that the Aldermen mignt bo eyabled to net intelligently In the mutter, Jt was dark when the train reached Monto h Park, and the plies was found to be Hlu- inlnated ay fur us the cye could see, More than YOO hus) were giving forth a stendy, inellow light, taxed with enough of yellow tu give relict from the Intense brightness generally chnracteristle of electric Ights. A. smingle current of electricity was low through seven miles and a half of wire and Turnishing power to all the iamps, a\fter n word of weleome, Mr. Edison and his assistants conduced the guests In groups throngh the laboratory, machine-shopa, and dranghting-rooin, and explained in detail the tneandescent lamp system, Including the cone struction of the lamp Hf, the multiple plat_as distinguished from the series system, aesafety eateh, which Is designed to prevent acellents from overheating of lamps, the regulator, the reberineter for measuring the Mnount of Ight furnished, and other minor features, A lamp was exhibited burning in water, and various experiments were mide to show how completely thy aystom was under control, By a motion of the hand 9 atarter of ull tho tamps wereextingulshed aud then lighted nguin, It was made apparent that Mr. Edison hind redeemed his, promise of producing a steecssful electric Nghting sy: tem, and it was stated that the cost to con sumers of the light would not be more than $1.50 for 3,000 candles of Hht, as agalngt 2.25 now pald in New York for gas, while it jntght be even less, ‘The visitors wero very enthusinstic, and after a lunch that was almost a banquet, cone rat lato es were inde by a num berof persons, Ald. Morris sald “that Mr. Edison was entitled to the thanks of the world for bringing the electric light tothe perfection exhiblied, Superintendent Me- thought that a Cormlek suid he Ar, Edison's Nght would be adnilred by: ave person In New York, and spoke of the dangers from Kas that would | be avoided by tho use of thevlectric Mcht, Ald, MM ‘eo sald lit dn no place was the pro- gressive nature of the ge better {Mlustrated than at Menlo Park, and that t¢ was evident that eluctrie lighting was destined to succeed ag, ag tho tallow candle nnd: whale-oll ainp had been displace by, gus. Mo promised | hits support to Mr, Edison, Mr, Ifenderson, of tho Oregon Steamship Navigation Company, sald, that the clectrio I inte pul by Mr. Edison In. the steamship Clty of Coltimbla in Muy last has proved a success. Exhibitlous ot the Haht had been mide {0 lo Janelro and Valparatse. Come inlssioner Lang spoke wartuly of tho light and said he hoped soon to see then tse ta Central Park, Ald. Jucobus spoke in a shuilar steal, a Tho distrlet In New York In which Me, Edison fy now at liberty to oporate Is bounded by Spruce und Wall streets, and by Nassau streetand the Kust River, at cajivass has been made of the distrlet and it lias been found that there tsa greater donmnd for powor even than for Hehthig It isa part of ir. Rdlson’a plan to furnish from his central station power by eleetrichty for olevators, to run sewing-machines, ahd for tho pur poses for which steam-power lg used. Is Wires wilt bo jald underground, At each station there will be twelve dynamp-mas chines ran by one 100-horse-power éngine, and. capable of firnishiug seurrent to light al out 10,000 aps of sixteen candles each, A publis exhibition will bo given at Menlo Park In about three weeks, When 000 lamps will be lighted. on Attacked a Tobuoce-sign Indian. Onanenck Viryintan, Anything relating to Charles Drummonds, the Accomack xiuut, is more uF luda interosting, Ho hus Just entered bis He yee, and bis foot hus: grown one and o bul fockes duriug the past twelyo months, Iv hig secured 4 putr of shovs, hig shoomuker uaing 8 No. 1 lust. During a ree cent iip to Thiltiuore be burst % manimoth toe bacco-alyn into forty pieces with bid open bund, thinklig tho liuliution Jadlan woe about tw at tack biu, THE RAILROADS. No Change in the Status of the Western Passenger War. The New Boston Pian for Deyel- oping Suburban Travel. A Scalper Jailed and Fined by the Ponn- sylvania Railroad Company. Consolidation of the Dolath Road with the Chicago, St. Paul & Omaka, Prosidont Porlor, of the Omaha Road, Becomes President of the New Consolidation. THE The Towa tines lending from thiscity toOmaha have ns yet done nothing to meet the cut rates tmnde Ly the Alton from Omuabn te Enetara points, and thoy say they do not (Intend to take uny notlee of it for the present, as that road will hot Ue able to divert much of the business onne: unt of tho roundabout way it has to go, Should thoy find, howover, that much business 4s being diverted by the Alton, thoy will take ateps In duo tima to meet thocut. Althouyb the Omaha lines, us well as the lines Jeuding Eust from thiseity, are reluctant to mect the cut rates from Weatern points, yet It is quite certuln that they will not be able to keep out of tho. fight much longer, ag tho situas ton fs continually growing more serious. ‘Tho Blatus will probably remain as it Is now unul after tho hollday's, as before that time tho Manugers and Presidents cannot well bo brought together to take any aetion in the matter, Hut ARtueeting wil no doubt be hetd ns soon after the Now Year us possihle, and, should then no Plan be fond by whieh tho troubles can be Brought to an end, every rond between tho Mise sourk River and tho senbourd ig ixely to be Toreed {nto tho contest, aud tho fur willbe tnade to Hy until the tines are forced to give up from sheer exhaustlon. thes now entirely with the Wabnsh to bring this war toan end. As soon a6 this rond runs into the Twelfth street depot und makes the sume rates ius charged by the other I{nes, the war willbe virtually at an end, na all the roads PASSENGER WAT, wil then be able to restere rites to tho figures at which unlimited tickets we placed upon the market. The Alton and rat othor Western rouds refuse to attend fogs which have for their object n settles ment ot the present difiicuities us long ns the Wabash inuintains {ts present position In ebarg- Ing 81 leas Crom Chiengo than js charged by nny” other route. Hut in any event rates cannot be restored beyond tho Naures at which uniludted tickets have been placed on the murket durin this contest. ‘The Wabash is said te have sole neurly Hue a million dollars’ worth of untlinited tckets between this elty and St. Louls und Kane aus City at fleures munginy between £4.) and $8, ‘The Alton Is reported to have sold nba J worth of unlimited ticketa between and Kansas City, and about between Kansas City and St. Louls to nil Eastern points reached by the Lake Erle & Western, aud the latter rond hug sold about n guarter of a million dollars’ worth moro from ‘Toledo and othor polnts on ttaline yin the Altan to St. Louis and Kansas C1 Besides this, the Lots question. Roel Island fs sald to ba’ 1008 during the curly part of the contest trom 820,000 to $100,000 worth of unlimited tickets from Chicago to Kanens City, The grent. pecties to bo solved hereafter, therefore, will bo how ta redeem this immense Amount of tickets. Unless they ure redeemed it will not bo possible to restora former rates for yenrs to come, for the roads that hive sold no uniiinited tickets would suffer severely should they consent to a restoration of rates beyond tho figures nt whieh the unlimited tickets bave “been sold, Jt {3 belleved that most of tho unlimited tlekets dispose) of by the Alton, Like Erie & Western, and Rock [stand Houds have been pinced so thut they en casily be redeemed, should these ronds so desire, but the unlimited tickets ald by the Wabash bayve been suld to speculutors and unknown parties, and cannot so cuslly bo redeemed, itis urged tht the Wabash and other roads should offer a Premium of about 10 per cent.to parties holding unilmited tickets thst cannot readily be called in, and by this means tt is belleved that thoee parties would be induced to dispose of the tickets thoy hald, ag otherwise thoy would bo likely to suffer severe logs, becnuge rates would not bo restored again to higher tures as long a thoy hold on to tho tickets. "| RUILDING UP THE SUBURES. Mf the railroads centering mn this city, would emulate the example of the rallronds centering {n Boston, by running cheap suburban trains, and offering spectul-inducomonts to those who. resite in the outskirts of the elty, our suburbs would build up much more rapidly than they do now, ind rents in the elty wauld not go beyond tho reach of those with Imited meuns. .Tho workinginen’s train at low rates of fure on the ronds leading out of Boston are well known, and bave not only proved a great benetit to tho poor, but algo to the better clnsses, who pre- fer toreside in the country, if Itean be dono without too greatan expense and much delay, Thoso ronds of course are not moved to such course by pure philanthropy, but by tho betlef that it will pay, and tho results thus far have demonstrated that thoy do make moncy by it, and ns the country buitds up thelr receipts will correspondingly ine erenso. Yet. after all, it tsa philiuthraple act, and ono that will go far towards solving some of tho diltoult phiges of the Inbor question, Al- though the suburban rates on the Toston ronds are vo bigher than ordinary strect-car {1 eee tho Now York & New England goes still turthor and offers most Hberat inducements to thore who wilt tuitd residences tn the suburbs alony tho tine of tho rod, as will be socn by the fol- lowing announcements Jn order to Induce aottlement and Improves Tent upon the ling of ite rallread, the New York & New Rugland Kailrond Company will issue frog tickets untlt furthor notice to new ecttiers a follows: ‘fo the first occupant of any dwelling-house hereatrer erected, ut stutiona between Boston and Finnklin, on, the main Hue, and between Brookline and West Medway on tho Woon socket Division, a free ticket will bo issued be: tween tho nearest station to such huuae and Boston, op the inain line, or Brookline, on the eonhvone Division, on tho fotlowing condi- fons: 1, ‘To one occupant of a new house costing not fess that one thousand dollurs (81,000), exelusive of the cost of the ground, a freo tleket will bo dssued goul for two yeure from the tine of com= Mon of suid house. fo one oveupnut of & new house costing not fuss tha three thousand dollars (23,000), 9 freo tiekot will by issued good for three years frum the tine of the completion of said house, % In case tha Hirst occupant of a touse shall move out before the expiration of the speeitied time, the tlekot will become vold, and upon ita sursonder another ticket will be fssued to tho how geoupunt for tho unoxplred ternt, as. On tho completion of a new house! tho buiider or owner thereof nyust give to the rail- road compuny fmmudiate notice af such com pletion, stating tho cost of the house, in order to obtain the ponellt of free Uckets tor the future occupant of the house, & Appileation by tho accupant; must be made onthe printed fourm, which may be obtalned at stations on the line, The correctness of tho statement contained In the application muat be youched for by tho authorized agent of the compuny, 6. be applicant must boan actunl now sot- tler, and nota previous resident of that portion Of any city or town tributary to tho Now York & Now Enuuluud tullroad, 7% The house in which tha spo tieait resiios. inust Le located nearerastation on the Now York & New England Hiilroad than a etation on any other railroad, ‘The station nearest the applicant's house must be stated lo tho applicas jun. tad, Parties ocoupying houses oreeted by land companice or othere will have the sumo privi- Jogo oxtonded to them, provided proper uppli- ention 1s made, and the elreumstances Cully rue alted in the upplicution, 9, Tho Company resorves tho right to reject allappiications not satisfactory, ‘This Company will also Issue tickots, in packe ewes Of Not lossy thin fifty, ut one-half the siglo teket rates, to bullters, for themselves or por men, while omployod tu building said Oude, Approved: James Hl, Witson, Vice-Uresitent. There can beno doubt that if tho ratiroads contering in thie city should offer almilar. ine ducements our suburbs would soon be ss solldly built upnsthe city steclf, und the suburban business would becomo of much vuluo to quo rouds, — THE SCALVERS, * Aptctal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, . New Youk, Neo, 24—Tho rullroad tloket. agents, sculpors, and speculators bere are in Kront trquble lest tholr profitable occupation of go many years’ standing shuil soon bo gone. Thu Pennsylvania Railway Company, although many: other Unes have falted, hus succoeded In having f® Jaw passed according to which it Is declared unlawful to sell rafiroad tickets in any part of Pennsylvanta, and recontly curried it jute eifect by procuring tho urrcst of Alvert Wilson, ‘urothor of 8. F, Wilson, of this elty, and bis sen- tenco to four months’ sprisonment and a line of $200 for selling # tlrat-cluss Pounsylvania Hatlroad yntifaited teket. Enoouruged by tho result in Ponneytvauia, the munagore of tho Erle, Now York Central, Now Haven, and Jersey Coutral Roads will use tholr utmost endeavors tu eltect a similur change herw, Mr, Vanderbilt 13 tho priuclpal advocate of the change, and it Is said that ho has for some time heen urging his views upon the managers of the other great trimk lines, Its rtated that there are but flve or six ticket sculpers in tho alty who curry on tho business openly, but the whole numbor of eomone who mitke a living by thin monns in hotels and public places Is proba: bly over 2,00), HE EASTERN FIGUT, Special MMapatch ta The Chicago Tribune, PHItal Rit A, Dec, 2.—The mile of track of tho junetion rond which runs through tho Pennsylvania frefght-yarde is the bone of cons tention which miny within a short tho startic the country with its consequonces, On two dif- ferent occasions within tho Inat twenty-four hours it barely eacuped doing It, and so reckless have tho Ponnsstvania employes become that serious results nre dreaded at almost any thc, Tho Company his gone into tho fight againat the Baltimore & Oblo’s new fine with an utter dise regnrd of tho laws, and its cmployés seem to ‘be confident that anything thoy may do will be approved. Feeling thatitls expected of thom te obstruct and detay the tralng of the new ling In every possible way, they have grown reck- leas nud careless, Yesterday the Raltimore & Ohio train from Wasbington was rammed and jammed in atneng a lot of freteht, coal, and vil curs, with na clunce whatever to movo ex- cept to the rear To close this gap In the blockade =o shhenvily-luden frelght trai: came dashing up under such powerful headway as not to stup until it had crushed {ito the rear coach of the train, It was well filled with passengers, who, It possibvie, were In inore danger out of tho car than in it. Powerless to escape, thoy were frightened be- yond expression, Fortunately the damage was confined to the conch, and it was so badly knocked up us to necessitate leaving It bebind, Of late it has been deetned prudent to send an extra enyife abead of night trains, and last night one of these engines was ditched by a misplaced switch, An examination proved thut the switch hud been broken. As the switel was in a dark and unfrequentod place it was done uuebserved, A speclal watehman in piaved on to guard It, and watchinen have been placed ut all the other switches, and will rematn atthomalluight. The through trains to and from tha West ure getting over the disputed track now with onaencivels Uttle trouble, but the tralng between New York and Washington are catching it Uvely. Today's fast expross from New York was wedged In among freight trains for more thin two hours, not moving dozen yards itt nll this time, The lunited express from Washington received nbout thy same treatmont, and nuither train could pus- sibly regen its destination short of two hours be- hind tine, ‘The luckiess paseengers are not only exceed origed 4 the wholly unwary ed delay, but are further baruased by the ecreecting anid anuriing of all the way froin vx ton dozen ene gines, which are run In immediate proxtnlty. of tho coaches, and held there until tho passengers: nro nade almost crazy ut the din, WATERING STOCK, The Indlauapolla Journal anys: the stocks of rallronds, which was ively curried on n few years since, f4 wholly out of date, but the rllroad com= lea buve becn so hedged avout with Stute awe. expeciily In the West, that it iy nut so easy of oozomplishment as (toned was. It was reo ntly announced that the mansyers of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rultroud were Lon wering & pli of extending the stock of tuat corporation 6% per eent by Watering proce ess, that fs, by (seuing to every holder of Sly of stock in additional certiticate fur tét;, Tho pre- text for this action wags that the roud would curn 8 percent on that sum in addition to the bona-Nde sluck, The report that such a play was belug discussed aroused suelt a general feeling of hostility in the West that toe Directors of the read concluded to refer the matter to the stockholders, and it is stated tuat should the stockholders conclude that {t fs to their advan ture to add 66 per vent of water to thelr stock, thoy willtind that the luws of Mingle prohibit such a course. Ind the laws of most of the Western States contaln provisions against in- creasing tho enpital-stock of railroads by the watering process, and, as all this legistation bas beonuttirmed to be constitutional and just by the Supreme Court of the United States, the power of exch Stato within its own borders is une, The people belng aroused in refer- to thls matter, the munuyers of the Chi- Burlington & Quincy possibly will not be oO adopt such a policy, but should they suc- eved Jn this, It 1s understuod that thy Chicugo & Alton Htoud will take sltaflar action, Ag regurda the references to the contemplated witorlug of the stock of the Alton, THe Taine uno {8 authorized to. state on the authority of President Ulnekstone, of this road, that there has never been an intention on the part of the Company to resort to the watering process. GATIVS GOSSIP. Cinctnnutl Enguteer, Dee. 24. ThoSouthern Pacific Rattroad is now nbout seventy miles distant fram the Atehison, Topeka. & Banta Fé Kailrond, Paswngers between tho two are carricd In stages, Jay Gould has now picked up the Internation. al Rallrond of 'Fexns,eo thut there is but one rond in the State, tho Houston & Texas, which he does not control. It fs sttil in tho hands of the Morgnns, and ia the inost valuable ruflrond in Texas, and by means of a large fleet of steam- hug bag tho outlet ul the year toNew York and the Juy Gould may some day figure in anothor foreign war. Hels appropriating most of the Mexicin raiiroul business to himself, and tho Mexieun Governinent in gtying out subsidics with that tiberdl band which takes no care to provide for thelr payment. They gaye two Bepcoratane last week with n subsidy of $12,400 n nille. Tho New York, Ontario & Western Railrond, which is slowly Alling up the gaps between Bos: ton and Builalo, shows by tts report that it busi pald capitat of Hourly 0,000, divided among pour 1,000 stockholders, Its receiptd ure $600,000 a year, TIE LAKE FRONT. President W. Kk, Ackerman, of tho Illnois Central, bag just roturned Washington, where bo has been to urge tho passage of tho bill vest- ing the right and title of the United States to tho strects and public grounds dedicuted to publiouso In that part of the City of Chicago known ag "Fort Dearborn Adiition to Chi- engo,” In tho clty, with authority to acH and convey so much thercof ns les between Ran- dolph and Monroe streets and cast of Michizan avenue, to the railroud companies for tho crec- ton thereon of av railway passenger station, Mr. Ackerman suys tho bill was introduced in the House by Mr. Aldrich last Friday, and in the Senato by Senator Logan last Monday, ie found no opposition to the measure elther In. the House or the Senute, und he has no doubt of its speedy passuue, ifthe ‘ultroad companies expect to commence the erection of tho new depot on they Lake- Front cary noxt spriag, ond Mr, Ackerman suys it will be tho finest und most commodious depot'ln tho clty. y — MINNESOTA ENTERPRISE, Special Dispatch to The Catcago Tribune. Rocuesten, Minn, Dev, 2.—Four surveyors are In the elty and sixteen moro are expected to-day, and will iumediately proceed to lay out O proposed rallroad from Cedar Rapids to Cale maria, thence north to Wykolf, through Pleas- ant Grove to Kochester, then to Cannon Falls, Vormittion, and ulthor intersect{ng tho Chicago, Mitwaukeo & Patil at Westcott or tho Sisula- sippi at Pino Be and into St. Paul, Twenty men begin Monday at Cedar Raplds working north, and it is expeuted this corps will meet thom nenrly half way, thet tho united company will energetically push tho survey int St. Paul, ‘The lay of the land may neeewsitite 8 change of routs, but wo cnt rust hagured Huchester and St. Paul are the pulnts to be reached. The work will bo comploted as rapidly ag possibio, READING. PRLADELPITA, Py Doo, The following Meputch hus Just been received from President Gowon, of the Philadelphia & Mending Rullroud Companys Losvon, Deo, 2.—Crowded meeting. Perfect suecous, Itewulutions wpproving to proposed Issuing of deferred income bonds and the now & por conts, und expressing entiry cuntidence in and revommeonding continuance of the present Management wore enthuslastically udupted, with but ono slugle dissenting vote. — CONSOLIDATED, Sr, Paut, Minn, Dee. 7.—Tho St. Paul & Dujath Rafiroad bas been conselidated with the Chigayo, Bt. Vaul, Slnneapolis & Omaha Rail- road. Presldent lsloy, of the former read, bas roaleupd, und Is succeeded by If. H. Porter, who falikewise Fresldent of thy Chicago, St, Paul, Minneapolis & Quah Company, ITEMS, ‘Mr. C, W. Smith, General TraMoe Manager of the New York, Luke Erle & Western Railway, Jaspending Christinas In this city, Vivo-President Georgo Blanchard, ot tho Erio Naliway, bus returned from Europe, where he has Deon sojourning during the inst four or five months, : Jt way tho Northwestern, and not tho Rock Tslund Road, us was menvoned in yeuterday’s fesue, whieh covered the distance between Omaha and this clty In tho transportution of four cure uf silkworms, between Bun Tranclsou and New York, destined forshipmont to France, Tho Chicago Kailroad Association, composed of tly General livket and Passenger Agente of tho roads vontering in this city, duds {ts present room fn Agtilund Block Inadequate aad incon youtent, und ty now Jouklug uround for wow headquarters. ‘The probabilities aro that It wilh move Into the Lakeside Building. ‘Tho earnings of the 8t, Louts, Tron Mountala & Southern Itaitway for the second week In Do- Comber, 148) Were S184025,82, npealtiat $182,125.81 iG sumo week last year, an inerensn of $7,402 Only uboutn month ago the Reokly, increaay on this road averaged about $40,000, All tho Weste crn Hines tell tho samo story of o serious falling off in carnings. There Is a ganeral impression among tho pubs He thie the Wutush trains are tanning into the Tweitth treet depot of tho Weatern Indiana, Becnuso the Eastern Iilnots and the Gran Trunk Itaflronds are now doing so. ‘Tho manne worsuftha Wabash request The Trivexg to astute that thair tring still continue ~o arrive nt and depart from tie temporary dewat. at the orien at Sinwvart bat ru er By onus and nd ‘ancements have yet heen made to bring thola tratns Inte the Twelfth street depot, is ‘The St. Paul Pioneer Press says: “Tho Chit cngo, Mitwnukee & St, Paul, by ita construction of the extension of the Chicago & Pacifa which It bought Inst spring, to Lunark, maxot itself a ehieina rond to an extent which alters, materially its position. 1t now has a line direetly across Northern Jilinols ta tha Mississipp! of the snino length as tho Chi- ogo & Northwestern's ling tu Clinton. bas, too, a line 101 miles long from Chteago to Rock Taland, while by the Rock Island ftond, the distance fs 181 miles. In connection with It#Dus buque Division (late Chiengu, Clinton. Dubuqua & Minneaota Railroad) tt haan line 177 mites long from Chie: to Dubuque, which fs shorter than fuaiy other. the Hittnols Central in connection with, the Northwestora being 190, and In connection with tts Satnita, Ackley & Dakota Iino It hne a Hue from Ch:cago to Cedar Iuplits 29 miles long, and ony ten wis toner than by the Northe Western, Horctotere this Company hag ‘had very Indirect outlet to Chicago for all thoso sures OF its system which are south of Dus que, Which are precisely those parts which deal chietly with Chicago and “yery little with) Mile waukee. This short route is now scoured. and the result should bo to minke a few hundred. miles oF its roud (purt of whieh, however, {tf has o.t owned, long) much more valuable thun thoy nave ever bofore beun," ALCOHOLIC INSANITY, James Caicott, who about n week or ten days Ago crented n sensation nt Cincinnatt by shoote Ing bimselt in the head because a femate pore furmer ina low-down concert-hall, with whom be pretended to be infatunted, had refused to fonrry him, lust night turned up at the West Madison Street Station bopelesly insane. 9 tho Cinelnnatt afate Janes represonted himself as. business man from this city, and told tho police and thy reporters aw long’ lingo about His unfortunate Jove altuir, Insanity more than love was tho tronvle with blim, however. ‘Tho wound In ls bend was not n very serious ono, but it was sullicivut to nuke his tnental condi> lon grow ripldis worse, James tirst came to this ety’ about a year ago from Canada, and ho been Known by" the sobriquet of adie Jun" He boarded at the sntoon of one Fnantug, onCannl street, near Adams, and worked at whatever he coutd find remuneration In. Since bia return trom Clueinnatl be bus besa drinking heavily, and last nizbt he became ¥o violont that Mr. Funning felt obliged to notify tho police. Otlicers Wheeler and Keefo were detalted to make tho arrest, and it was only after a long Fcrics of desperate fights that they finally Bucs ceeded in lodging him safely benind the bars. Shortly before the urrival of tho police Mr. Fun ning had disarmed him of a new revolver, which be had purchased yesterday forthe pure pose of completing the Job whieh he began Bo Mnsuccessfully in Cincinnutl Culcott’s Insanity hag been notleed by his nequaintances nlmosé from the day he first cutne to the city. <<< A STRANGE HALLUCINATION. | Rpeciat Viswuten to The Chicago Tribune, Prrrenvnn, I'a., Nec, 23.—Willinm Curney, of E ja under the bullucination that be will dio atlaem. He alleges that he bad a vision on Sunday, In which he was totd of his appronching decense. He took to bis bed, although appare ently healthy, and has been sinking ever since, getting feebler us the tine draws nigh. This worning le made his wit, and was prepared for denth by Bishop Mullen, tho Cuthollo prelate af that dldcese. ‘I'he hause ts full of peuple wateh= lug the result. A dispatch nt 12 o'clock saya Carney was atill sinking at that howe. ——— ST. LOUIS ITEMS, 8r. Louis, Mo., Dee. 3.—A project is on foot to illuminate Fourth and Fifth streets of this elty with electric Hight, The Son, Thoinas Allen telegraphs from Now York that he bas lensed bis new hotel, the re- constructed Southert Gllsoy House, Se eRe Crean Gans OF Ah. Snow commenced fulling bere about 2 o'clock this morning, und there is now nbout four inched on tho ground. SITTING BULL'S BAND, Spectat Diepatch to The Chicago Tribuna; Omaua, Neb. Dec. 3.—Dr. MeGilenddy, Ine dian Agent at Pine Ridge Agency, who passed east this evening, report all quict among the Red Cloud Indinns, and that forty-six of Sitting Rull’s ladians surrendered at the Agenoy Inat Suturday, and about 1,000 more uro coming im In sinall detachinenta, Sitting Bull wants ta surrendor, and bits only about 20) with bin, who are ou fout aud in very needy circumstances, So CASES DISMISSED, Speetal Dispatch to The Chtedga Tribune, Kansas City, Dee, 23.—To-day, In the Crime {nat Court of Jackson County, tho last of twen- ty-two indictments against. the tralnmen, con- @uctors, and express agents employed. by tha Kansas City, St. Joseph & Conuneit {Mutts Rall rend Company, were dismissed, Out of the en- Ure number only two camo to trint, one reautt- ing In nequittal by the Judge, after beuring all tho testinony. The whole thingis a disgrace. ful mess, engineered by detect from the Enst. Tho nttorneyd for tho defense have handled the men fuipiicated In working up tha matter without glov BUSINESS NOTICES, We would no more be withont Dobe Dine’ Electrie Soap (tmumde by Cragin & Co. Phil adeiphint in ovr fumily than without a stove. Itls pure, and docs 8 own work without tha uiuin strength of the washwomun, Try It. COFPER, . THE 6 For the Holidays “All the Year Round.” This “BUITENZORG” JAVA comes from the Island of Java, the shipping point being Batavia. It. has been acknowledged by some of the best judges in this and East- ern cities to be unequaled, The parties controlling the product of the ‘“Buitenzorg” District have given us the Western Agency for the same, Dealers desiring to try this Cof. fee can ordera single bag (it does not come in mats) of about 125 Ibs, ROCK WOOD BROS., CHICAGO. a SEUCKMOLDELS! MEETING, lockloldors’ Meeting, CMICAGO, Noo. G, 180, ‘The Annual Mocting of tha Stockholders ve "The Commercial National Hank uf Chicagu," for the Blues Uon of Directors fur tho ansulng your, will be bold at tho omtea uf sald bank In Chicago on Tuesday, Jan, Ly 191, Dotwoun the hours ofd und Bo'clock p.m. GEORG L, O18, Cashter, Stockholdors’ Meeting. ‘Tho anuvsl moattng of, tho stockholdors of Murchants! Savinns, Loan & 4 th at the utlicy of the Caipany tn Cite day of dunuary, isl, butwoun tho Chiao, Doe. 2 180. RE Any parties desiring Ico by the single toute East Monro Aled et DISSOLUTION NOTICES, | = DISSOLUTION. ES <Bluned) PRANK aieetaine! AL 3, ALBEMY J, CUNNINGHAM Chtewwa thee ve tow’ &