Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1880, Page 1

pet Wee kL Re lesees 1 Bt Veal os 1 ad's eas HALLET, DAVIS & CO. UPRIGHT PLANOS From Among the Thousands Of testtmoninis in our possossion,wo would call nttons fowaf thomone mote tinmes of German mite Hot mhnae proforsional i opinions etand for tho HIGH ier MOTE AuTHO THENTIC Tettore 1 our ‘postcaslon,. nincod Bede Planon na th jo Wont of & norfoct Insirimant, n factknown and nckhowlodged by the loading artists {sour own country: TY fx music. ‘hoy hnvo, FRANZ LISZT, B, FR RICHTER, THEO, KULLACK, OCHIM, FERDINAND DAVID, fea NZ, AB aur Fhaltene BENDEL, Shes BE SWERT, AW. GOTTSCHALK, THe, RATZENBORG, tng H, C, SCHLEINITZ, STUROPRUCH, ‘AUG, KOEMPBEL, And two hundred others, i 10 Planos thus indorsod by tho coltective genius ante thorties of the world, may be found tn tngge Jariety, together with tha Bhoningor & Iimball Or- fs, ahd tho Emerson, Kimbnlt, and other Hons, at 8 Waroroomis Of W. W. KIMBALL, Cor. State and Adams-sts, FINANCIAL, PRESTON, KEAN & C0, BANKERS, 100 Washing ton-sst., Haro for salo a Hne of Munselpal nnd School Fonds and U. 8. Honda. Also deal in Arat-clnss Taliway Bonde and other Good Securities, TO LOAN! At6 per cent WITHOUT COMMIS~ SIONS. We have a Special Fund of Thirty Thousand Dollars which we can loan on improved gilt-edged City Real Es~ tate at above rate. LYMAN & JACKSON, 33 Portland Block, “HONEY 10 LOAN In amounts to suit on Lmproved Chicago Property, at 6 por cent interest WITHOUT COMMISSION. Apply to WM. ¥. JACOBS, .,, 100 Dearborn-st., basomont.é —. MONEY TO LOAN: AT LOW INTEREST nal amalh arma, Ao HOUT south Charen NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. tho Interert Conpons on Went Ciicago Park tie ae 1S eH bs Was oh the SReeeA aR 1K Brust Coss hnke Chieagy oF ne te Nationa fi ‘of Comiores, Now York, on and attor that date, meee JEMLIE 1. NOUDUEAL of, cago. FELD, LINDLEY & 60, Commission Merchants, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, AND BALTIMORE, 88 & 90 La Salle-st., Chicago, EPWAND Mt, Fir, MEL A. LINDLET, Pore C. TRPrT, JONN P.TRUESDELT. Epwann 8, Wasitnury, CYRUS W. Fenn, Spociat McCORD& PHILLIPS COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Only 3e. Margins on Wheat and Se. on Corn required. 4 La Salle-st. CARDS. re aasoriment Plain an lea on aps Brest Hpociat dlacount torne aden oP ORESWEED, WANNEIS & Co, Lypo Moundry. 372 wnd_174 Clark. Mack Tenth OX Tatte ACARONG HEF, ate WAND BOUL EL who was fi hate -ag-culsino eh ane Third, Fourth, and Fifth Floors of 102 and 104 State-st., Over The Fate, Apoly at KEREOOT & CO, nina! ~E WRLBUT & 00, Wholesale Druggists, PICKUNK } aE FM 9, HENTAL tt Dit. HICONU'N MESTORATIVE PILLS jepeetiie. tor Exhausted Vitality, Epyzteat Devli- Approved: by the Acagowy ot ledicine of aa y tho medical culubrittee of the world. red nfter tho formule of the celebrated Ir, is Loonuining no phosphorus of cuntharides, ‘bub, ae aaa 2 sony sukne-contod pill. 4, IND Hua itambeau, eis laborate deptihty of th 208 Of 100, 5; boxes of led ‘Vou bn receipt of ISON, PLUSIMER & CO., 64 Lake-st, CAUTION. A spurious ot Is advortisod as Rioord's Vital ratio, a dane pila por day, which protenda to Bn Sromade here, aud nut from Vr, Rio HXCURSION MEXICO. An unequaled opportunity to visit the balmly climate and an- cient Halls of the Montezumas. From Chicago to New Orleans by rail, New Oricans to Vera Cruz by steamer, Vera Cruz to Mexico City by rail, passing through some of the grandest scenery on earth. Ample time will be given to visit all places of interest in and around the City and on the line of Rail- way, such as the Coffce Groves of Cordoba and Orizaba, the.Crater of Popotatapetl, Pucbla, and other places of note. The party will re- turn about March. Fare for the round trip, including meals on steamer, $150.00. For full partic- ulars address or call on J. H. COYNE, ' 134 Dearborn-st., Ghia ete dP a poe J, L. Hathaway, COAL, 88 Market-st. ANTHRACITE COAL now ar. riving by rail, direct -from mines, ready for reconsignment to the country. Also Hard and Soft Coal at retail, delivered promptly in all parts of the city, at market rates, a DENTIST ISTRY. é=@ Dr. Day, 133 East Madison-st. RUBBER OR Best {Giniumm} $5 Gold, $10. Filling, 1-4 Old Rates. VITALIZED AIR na) givon froo for painloss extracting, 1:0 East Meee Inventor of Lower Suction Plate, which never loosens while talking or cating; 6 years’ actual test without a failire. INGER DAMPENER, Bookkeepors, Cashiers, Auditors, and Ac« countanty, Throw Away Your Sponges, ~ and Instead Use the Finger and Stamp Dampeucre Telemado entiroly of Glana nd will Inst a Wfetime, For molntuning the fingers when counting monoy, 1 nnd molatening postage suns, Enintned Inbols, of fount wanted in overy pingo ia sell these. Daupeners Bonide for eamiite and obtain prices to agonte, Ktn- Honore, drueuiat, und deaines In pleaamaro munca, Addrnns ‘THOS. A, ae BLAS , Agent, loom 3, ‘Mi Washington-st., ‘citer WANTED. REAL ESTATE WANTED, Snitable for Fire-Lngine Mouse. Alot In the vleinity of Milwnukeo-ny, and Northe ay. Jat must net bo less than 2% feot front nor loss than 10 fect dcop, Corner of street or alloy pro forred. Rented proposals will be reculved by tho un dersigned wnt Friday, tho Mist day of Decamber, 18%, anarked " Proposals to Sell Itenl Katate," and will be submittod to the City Council for action thereon. THEODORE 't. GURNEY, Comptrolior. OPERA GLASSES, &c. Fine Spectnclos sulted ito nit nichts on sclonting Principlos. Opera nud Fold Ginssos, ‘eloscopos, Mt uacupus, Haratoturs. ete MORGAN PARK MILITARY ACADEMY, MORGAN PARK, COOK COUNTY, IL. ‘Tho beat Family Schoo} for Buys in tho Weat. Noxt term opens Jan. 4, Pl. Only four vacancies to be filled at that time, Early application advisable. Sond for cntaloxut “Wockholdors” | Neeting, ho anunal meoting of tg « tho stockholders of tho wore Havinus, Lon. ‘rust Company of Chile 9 for the olectilon of ‘Trustens he Fone, and alao for the trusnction of Nosans may coma up heture the inves atthe pyice of the Company tn Chie day at January, 181, botwoon th C aa eo 2, 1880, MENRY B, LOW hucrgtary. _ NOTICE. ~“~CAUTION! £ AU Dorsonsare horel foby cautioned axuins Anse ned Wy Hout, 2. Fowler Prost any area ace &, Srovislun © ol Siltuwnn dutod ideo. 4, 100, for 81h00, ds {tur date, inte: Ont at T por ce’ i was lust by ina Bo note he sume has boon, KYOTO ALBuaE, Molina y Goons, Aisin, Cie uatt ttt ae Yo Povkutbooks and Card (i sy ‘Sap ne Boxes and Fancy Goode, Diaries for ieily FINE BEATIONENY, J. W. MIDDLETON, 55 STATE-ST. ICE! ICE! 75,000 TONS FOR SALE Car-load lois; Icw fields un deop rivor, clea: wal gurrent d Talley por hour, freoxine clea foToha on care 1a tons por howe, CG torts 116 Wasi for, ny }, stlexcts, Drive Jockey, | and Rolk Band shapes, made from choice Shetland git ala Jah owe e tces ot fat an e CErtbune dultdngds ports Se sadlucnset tng, Callege,, TURNED AWAY Yesterday, and, at the earnest solicita- tion of our custom- ers, our store WILL. BE OPEN TO-DAY Till 12 o'clock NOON. Merry Ghristnas SEA. MK AIR E.J. LEHMANN CORNER State and Adams-sts, WILL BE OPEN SATURDAY, Dec. 25, 1880. Our Store will be open until 2 o'clock p. m. to-day. ‘S. Hyman & Co., Jewelers, State&Madison-sts OPEN All Day T To-Day. Largest Assortment Fine Goods. Assorted Baskets Baskets for Presents, TAYLOR’S FINE ERUIT 3 South Clark-st. -| WILSON BROS,, ‘18 and 115 STATEST. Our Store will be open untill12o0’clock GUNTHER’ CONFECTIONERY WILL BE OPEN ALL DAY CHRISTMAS: ‘DAY! 25, The Tribune. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1890, a he Board of ‘Trade, con- stating. ot Messrs, Jolin It. Bensley, 1. W. Ktogers, Jr. Wed. Pope, Charles FE. Culver, and J.B. Lyon, whieh was appointed some time ago to scek out new quarters for the Board, reported yesterday In’ fayor of the erection of & new Chamber of Coninerce on the north hinlf of the btuck bounded on tho south by Yan Buren street, north by Jnck- son street, on the cast by Pacific avenne, and on the west by Sherman street. This prow erty ean oc obtained conditionally from Mr. Willlam L, Seott, of Erle, Pa., for $20,000, Tho cost of the building the Committee esti- mate at $470,000, The majority of the meim- bers of tho Board seem to he deckdedly In favor of the adoption of the report of the Committee, and there are very few whothink that the present building enn he so improved as to afford proper accommodation. —_—_— THY Dublin Sheriff and his assistants necd waking up.- Of the twenty-four per sons Whose names remain on the pane! from which the Parnell jury Is to be selected, onc is a Government official who fs inellgible, another isa man residing in Scotland. o third 13 a man living In this country, a fourth was never Sn Irelond at all, and soon, Some others who are on the panel do not want to serve, ant will try to geé excused on the Bround of tl-nealth, old age, and other enuses, It is quite lkely, Hereore, Hiss the trial, which was to come off on estlay, will have to bo postponed, and Parnell, Dillon, Sulllyan, and tle other members of variiament can take their sents in the Jtouso of Commons, notwithstanding the choleric Judge May and his unylelding judicial brothers, Joun Davis, a postal-clerk on the Union Pacific Road, residing at Ownhn, neglected to mail a number of letters in his care, and took them in his pocket, Intending to mall them at the Post-Office. He forgot to do so, That night (Sunday night) his house was burglarized, and his cont, containing the Ict- ters, was taken therefrom, Tho following morning tha.cont and the letters were found on the strect near his residence. Tho letters had been opened, but, curiously enough, the drafts which somo of them contained were nottaken, One of the drafts was for $17,000, Davis hag been suspended to awalt the action of tho Post-Oftice authorities. Apvicys from Lima to tho Ist inst, ind!- eato that the Chillans wero intrenched in strong force about 100 miles from that city. Tho Peruvians were preparing to defend thelr Capital, and, as thelrarmy outnumbered the inyadIng army, they were confident of success, ‘The Chillan force.at Phisco and other places Iu Pert treated the Peruvians with great indignity and hardship, and, as the people of Linn are apprised ot this, it Is thought they witl sell thelr lMberttcs dearly, Ono Peruvian paper called tho Patriot ad- yisesa retreat to tho mountains, where the warcan be maintained forten yenrs, even though Lina be captured THunspay morning about & o'clock Mr. Garaduer, a prominent citizen of Hart Con. ty, Kentucky, was enlled by 2 colored bay named Campbell, who informed him thatone of hfs cows was sick in the barn. Mr. Gard- ner went to sce, and on entering the stable was knocked down and robbed of $130, Campbell and his brother were suspected of thu robbery, Thoy were arrested and the money found on.thelr persons, Early yeater- day morning thoy were taken from the jail by aband of armed men and hanged. ‘Ono of them confessed to the crime, Mr. Gard- ner’a condition Is eritleal, Lonn Carnarvon, who led the opposition to tho Irish Compensation bill In tho Lords last winter, hag published a letter in which he takes Jolin Bright to task for his recent speech at Birmingham on tho Iand question. Uc thinks Mr, Bright disloyal, and that le should not retain a Cablnet position as long as ho holds his present ylows with regard to the laws of the country, the Louse of Lords and tho prerogative of tho sovereign, Mr, Bright has not yet replied to Lord Carnar- von, but, {fhe docs reply, the nebleman will probably lhavesome Wwholesomotruths pointed out to hin, Atorit Maarr, residiug some distanca north of Bradford, Pa, put a can containing thirty-seven poundsof nitro-glycerine, which had congealed, Into a tub of warm water to liquefy it, Tho inevitable oxplosioy’ fol-, lowed, Mageo was blown to atoms, and” ‘Thomas Perry, a companion, who was -at somo distance at the time of the explosion, was thrown against 9 wall and badly brulsed. Tleshas tost his hearing, Windows aimite away were shattered, Govennon-enecr Pourun, of Indiana, was interviewed on tha subject of his matri- moniat intentions bya bashful Loulsvillo Journalist yesterday. Ife admitted that ho was going to be married on thaSthof Jan- wary toa Miss Stonc, He denied tho report that he was offered tho Seeretaryship of the ‘Treasury, and sald that he would rather bo Governor of Indiann than a Cabinet oflleer, —— Junar Mowan sont f juror, named Gluscr, to the County Jail for sixty days, yesterday, for contempt of Court In approaching one of the parties ton case which was belng tried }. before a jury of which ho (Glaser) wasn momber. The Judge severely animadverted on the conduct of Ginsor, and Iuthnatéd that any person guilty of such conduct would ba, punished to the full extent of the Inw. Tuy ofl-worksatSouth Brooklyn and 25,000 Ballons of petroleum were destroyed by fire yesterday. ‘Lhe Sentliel office, the Times oMlce, Hilburn & Co.'s store, and the Ma. sole and Odd-Fellows’ halls at Summit, ‘Mass., were burned yesterday; and Vandyke's furniture store at Paterson, N, J., valued at $51,000 and Insured for $30,000, was alse de- stroyed, On being examined by the members of tho Conunission recently appointed by President. Hayes to Inqulro into thelr alleged griev- ances, the Ponca Chivfs stated that they had no grievance; thoy and thelr people were well satisfled with thelr present quarters, They fully gustained the position taken and the statement made by Secretary Schurz, —————e Tune men, John Shea, Choster Morse, and J, Bruce, while attempting te cross the Boston & Albany Railroad track near Natick, Mass., in a wagon, were struck by a passing traln, and all three wore Instantly killed, Mars. Canny Haaaanp, who, before her marriage in 1875 with Mr, Haggard, an at- tach6 of the British Legation at Washington, 1880—SIX'TEIEN PAGES. was a well-known society belle, filed a bill for divorce Inthe District Court yesterday, on the ground of desertion, She complains that she was treated with great neglect by her British iasband, and wants to resume her maiden name, Dut. Scttoorry and A dentist named Henry hada dispute at New Alexanira, Jefferson County, O., Thursday night. A farmernamed Buckingham Interfered. Schooley drew his revolver and shot Buckinghany In the head. Henry then beat Schooley with a shovel. Ilenry was uninjured, Schooley and Buck- Ingham will probably die. Duntxo the month of October of this year $3,810,083 worth of petroleum was exported from this country, ngaltst $4,027,177 worth In October, 1879. For the ten months ending Oct. 31 0£ this year, the value of the petro- Jeum exported wns 823,929,045, ns against $30,- 087,089 worth exported during the correspond- ing period of 1879, Tim Italian who edits an Impecunions newspaper in Rome called the Osaervatore Romano, and which somo years ago was subsidized by the British Government, has taken to lecturing Parnell and the Irlsh priestsonthe dangerous character of the Land-League agitation. THE first volume of tho history of the War which ts being gotten up under tho auspices of tho War Department has been published. Itdeals with the events preced- ing the firing on Fort Sumter, which ended in Secession. No such gigantic historical undertaking was ever before begun, A DETACHMENT of the Ninety-fourth Brit- ish Reglinent, consisting of 250 men, was attacked by the Boers while on thelr way from Lydenburg to Pectona, in the Trans- yanl, and 120 of thom were killed, and the others were made prisoners, The Boers are greatly elated at thelr success, Somm further correspondence about the Fortune Bay fishery question has been pub- lished which tends to tho bellef that the mat- ter will be arranged to the satisfaction of all parties, Earl Granville is far more concitia- tory and amenable to argument than was Lord Salisbury. TIAmtron and Griffith, two fron-workers of Pittsburg, clalin to have discovered a process by which they can manufacture fine- grade fron, now costing nbout $100 per ton, ata cost of $80, ‘Khelr process will bo given atrial ina Pittsburg mill, ‘Vicxaux, at Paris, in the billiard contest, yesterday scored 9,000 points, and won tho game, beating Slosson forty-five points, Vignaux was cheered by a crowd of 5,000, who gathered outside the hall to awalt tho result, “An anothor page will be found on {nterest- ing Interview with Dr. Christian Fenger, on tho subject of trichinw spiralés. Dr. Fenger studied tho parasttes while residing in Den- mark, and his interrlew will be worth po rusal. A Fretanr train anda passenger train ran Into enchother about elghteen miles from Atlanta, Ga., Inst evening. Peter Keys, tho engineer, and John Collins, the fireman of the passenger train, were killed, Joux Banrox, 0 notorious horse-thiet of Quiney, was arrested in his mother's home in Wapello, JIL, yesterday. Ile was discoy- ered Ina pine box, and had for a covering three wagon-loads of corn-cobs. Frank Hasuton ILanvey, & member of tho Sophomore class of Harvard Untvorsity, whose parents reside In Indianspolls, was drowned yesterday while skating on the Fresh Pond at Cambridge. France and Germany do not regard the refusal of Greece to submit to arbitration a8 final, and they still continue thenegotiations, ‘This action seems to have tho approval of the other great Powers. Tim Pall Malt Gazette, which may be tnken ns good authority, says that the Mar- quis of Ripon will not resign the Goyernor- ship of British Indla, and that there Is no reason why he should. Tre London Thncs predicts that there will be n deficit in the Spanish Budget next year of $40,000,000, Ifrance scons to be the only country In Europa which had not a deticit to mako up this year. A CONSIDERAULE number of Jows residing in Gormany contemplate emigrating to Bel- gium, France, and Italy, on account of the manner in which thoy are persecuted In thoir present location. — “Ji” Dunne, the brutal bully who*beat exJnudge Morris, of Brooklyn, so terribly about two months ago, gave himself up yes- terday, and was held for trial in $10,000 bail, Mr, Tuostas G. Frost, at one time a nem: bor of tho Chicago Bar, and more recently of the Knox County Bar, died on a railway train In Kunsas Thuraday. | Arter the passage of a bill taxing express and telegraph companies 2 por cent on thelr gross recelpts, the Vermont Legislature yes- torday adjourned sinedie, TWENTY-BEVI law students, of whom fourare Chicagoans, passed a anccessful ex- ,onitnation for admission to the Bar betore the Appellate Court at Ottawa, IL, yesterday, Tur proprictors. of tho St. Louis Remub- Uecan haye acquired control of the St. Louis Tanca, and will publish it until tho contracts for advartising expire. —_—_—=— Sos of the friends ot the Inte Mrs. Cross (George Eliot) talk of asking Dean Stanley topgrmlt the interment of her remaing in Westminster Abboy, % Ciner Hayes, of tho Ansonia, Conn,, " potice, was shot dead ‘Thuraday night bya Tuftian named “Chip” Smith, whom he at tempted to arrest, GENERALLY cloudy weather, snow, varia- ble winds, and lower temperature aro pre dicted for this region to-day, it Tux Mark Lane Express notes a decline In all kinds of grain in the English market during the week. sr. Louis had a heavy snow-storm last night, .1t snowed at the rate of two Inches an hour, i Seurous damage has been done by floods in Cheshire and. Lautashire, Evgland. | Che Chicago Daily Tribune. | SATURDAY, DECEMBER NEW YORK. The Caonnchet People Ex- cited by Mrs. Sprague’s Suit. Roster of the Women Incul- pated in Her Speci- fications, Letter of Mrs, Elizabeth Mc- Cue, Formerly Sprague’s Housekeeper. Serere Disappointment of Slos- son’s Friends at His De- feat in Paris. Thirty-one More of John Kelly's Political Henchmen Formal- ly Abandon Him, Speculators Making Too Much Money to Stop for Christ- mas Holidays. All of the High-Priced Shares Held Firmly at a Steady Ad- vance. Prices of Many Raitroad Bonds the Highest Ever Record- ed in the Street. The Reported St. Paul Consolidation De- nied by the Obief Officers of the Boads, + SPRAGUE. A REPORTER AT CANONCHET, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Dee, 24.—The Star to-morrow will publish 9 five-column artiele, on the Sprague-Conkling scandal, being the facts ascertained by n reporter during a recent visit to Canonchet. Gov. Sprague refused to be seen, but Dr, Green, the custodian of the place, talked freely. From all that could be learned, it scems that Gov. Sprague will de fend the suit for divorce begun by his wife vigorously, and there Is little doubt that he will make counter-charges of adultery in re- ply to hers of the sumo mature, and drag to the surface all the facts,— most of thom, presumably, of oo spicy nature, connected with the extraordl- nary frlendship of Mrs. Sprague and Senator Conkling. Accordingto . THE STORY TOLD ny ENDS, GOV. sPRaagur’s it appenrs that dirs. 8 Sprague drove her son from her Washington. home, at the request of Senator Conkling, about two years ago, Sho and Senntor Conkling arrived at the con- clusion that the prescnes of her little son Willis was obnoxious und distasteful to them, Conkling urging that tha boy too closely resembled his father, and was cursed with os spirit of inquisitlveness, and pre- yalled upon Mrs, Sprague to send him away. She, tn her blind and helptess Infatuation, complied, giving the boy $10 and turning hhn out of doors, telling him to make his own wayin the world. He, plucky little fellow ashe ts, went down to the Holmes House, near the depot, and secured board at Sia |. week, paying one week's board in advance, ‘The house was frequented by laboring men, and Willie, thers learned to chew tobacco, His {dentity beenme known at the close of the week, and he was rescued by friends, Sinco then his tot has been east with his father, THE ALLEGATIONS IN MNS. SPRAGUE'S BILE that Mr. Sprague has been guilty of adtiltery with divers women, at divers times and places, has raised a storm of indignation in Rhode Island. The first woman implicated is Mary Eliza Anderson, née Vinll. She fs now confined In tho Butler Asylum for the Insaue, and cannot refute the charges in person, Her history, as gathered luk by lnk, has been an eventful Sne, Sho isang highly connected ns any woman in New England, and was wont {o move in tho circles of the first fam- tes, Her . sister is the wife of tho Rey, Dr. Harris, of the Congregational Chureh, of Providence, who Is looked upon as tho Icading divine of the State, M88 VIALL AIAAYS WORSHIPED an SPRAGUE, and her infatuation was thesubject-matter of conversation for all gossips, and she was de rided for loving aman who never cared n° straw for her, Her mind became deranged, and she wentto Paris, There she established. herself asa tending member of the demi- monde, and munbered her admirers by tho. score, Something Ike seven years ago she returned to her jhome, and = mar- ried os man by "tho namo of Anderson, & sea-Captain, With hin she ro mained, presumably a true wife, until hor in- carcoration In the asyhun. UARMET BROWN, whoso present whereabouts aro unknown, waa for quite a period amantiensis to Loyal Thurston, Chaffeo's attorney, Maggie En- glish fs thought to be dead, She was at one time a nurse-girl In the family of Myr, Sprague—about twelve yeurs ago, Fannie Adams was said to bo an Inmate of one of the temples of shame In, Providence, pre- sided over by Aun 3f, Ballon, ‘The Jutter woman swears Hko 1» pirate that Gov, Sprague was too high-toned to over step within her doors, Male Wilson has either gone to St, Loulsor is dead, At all events, her present whereabouts cannot bo ascertained, Sho was also a llght-woinan of Providence, KR 1. Tho woman most affected by the charges in Mrs. Spraguo’s bill Is Mrs. McCue, a mar. riod woman of Wakedluld, Jt. f., who. ts ‘well connected in Now York, Sho was, four years proylous to hor marriage, housekeeper in tho Sprague familys nnd claling to have been Bra, Sprague’s confidential adviser, Bho has written tho following letters Wakertenp, I 1, Dee, 21, 1850,—dns, SPxague; Leco by the nowspapers this morn: ing that you have mado use of my naine us bo ing guilty of orlutnal futhnucy with Gov, Sprague from the your 1870, I can’t believe that. you made such @-stutoment, aud desire you to contradict it.,Tho Intelligence in the newspapers bas mado me go nervous that I cannot dlotate or write a decent letter, You know, Mri Sprague, that fam nono of that kind, There ta nothing in mo but the truts, and the truth Twill speak until death. Lam iunocunt, and God knows it, 1 bave faith in God, and bo- Nove that bo will defend thoright, God is a justrulor, and he pays debts without money, You must bayo givoo my nue, or It coul a eee saree Biotec PRICK FIVE have been used in tho potltst and printed in tho newspaper, WHY DIN You SAY SUCH A-TTING about me? I neveranw you and tho Governor quarrel but once, and that was tho croning yo cnmo to my room mud asked mo to come up-stairs and witness your quarrel That same evening I burned that gentleman's picture for you, and you burned the bag of letters received from him, Mrs. Sprague, I would bave been tho Inst person to injure you and your family. Plense contradict that Infas” mous He, or I shall be compelled to defond my character, Buizanerit McCue. ¥, 8,—Have you any conscience loft that you bello me fn such a mannor? Hetract what you have raid nt once, or I will make you regret having meddied with my character, Mrs. BicCon. ‘The picture referred to is supposed to be thatof Mr. Conkling, although, when ques tloned on this polnt, Mrs, McCuo declined to. answer, JOHN KELLY. ‘ : «TMS RUIN, Spectat Dispatch to’ The Chteago Tribune, New York, Dee, 2.—The storm-cloud that has recently been Jowering over'Tam- many Mall lins burst, and John Kelly, tho would-be champion bulldozer.and great Chief of tha Fourteenth street Indians, finds himself weather-bound fn his office, No, % Dark row, while terrific hurri- ‘eane is In progress from every quarter, . In- formation reached him to-lay that those he counted as among his most faithful hench- men were fast deserting him in consequenco of his rank selishness and unparalleled audacity, Men whom he counted upon as ready at all timesto “ go through fire” for his sake, sped away from him, declaring? as they went that they would never again fole Jow bis leadership, Kelly was, of course, IN DAD TEMPER, and snarled at the few whowalted npon him. - He was attempting to solve the mystery of his abandonment by those who were hitherto his most ardent admirers, and no doubt reached the conclusion thatit he had ylelded, to the request of Mayor-elect Grace, and de- ellned to ben candidate to succeed himself as Controller, he might have been favored with some patronage after Grace had been duly Installed tn office, but through his ob- stinaney and gelfishness Jost everything, and was sadly demoralized. He had determined. to be Controller at all hazards, and, in bis _ defeat, sacrificed his friends, leaving the t “Igaders’? without: any patronage to bestow. When, to;tlay, SHIELDS, OF THE FOURTIT ASSEMBLY DIS TuICT. who lead the bolting faction Inst night. ap- proached Kelly and attempted to explain his netion, the irate ex-Boss exclaimed, with a growl, “ Sir, you area traitor and a loafert Yes, sir. YOU ANE A —— LOAFER! Get out of my office at once!” ‘The Atdewnan stepped toward the door ag Kelly advanced toward “him, and coolly replled, “Excuse me, Mr. Kelly. I came here to haye a quiet talk with a gentleman, and, sir, Efind that I have not been talking to 0 gentleman.” “Out of my ofice!” shouted Kelly, and the Alderman, without further parley,. with drew. It Is safo to. sny thot Kelly will have a very slim chanct of reorganizing the General Commilttec, If hr would do what nine-tenths of the memben of the Tnumany organization want hin te do, he would withdraw from the leadership at onee, aud frankly adinit his unfitness for the place, but it ts Indeed doubtful whether he willeverretire until hoe Is holst, out of Taumany ono derrick and dropped tothe sidewalk, FURTHER DISAFFECTION . came to the surface to-night. ACW unin of the Sixth Assembly District Committee, munnbering fifty-five members, Kelly was de- nounced as a traitor, and Edward McCue, the Chafrinan, and thirty-one fmembers with: drew from Tammany Mall, ‘The dissenters set forth in a formal reso- Jution that, while remaining loyal to the Democratic party, they severed their tem- porary connection with Tammany Jal white the affairs of the central orgauization are to beled or gulded by the Bettie central powers, 2 BInwIANDs. DISAPPOINTMENT, Speciat Dispatch to The Cdteago Tribune, é New Yon, Dee, 91.—The news of the ad- yersu termination of the International bill- Sard mateh first'reached Slosson's parlor on West Twenty-third street at about 10 o'clock Ina cablo from Af. Thonins, who Is welt known among Amertenus in Parls,. ‘It reads “ Vignaux won by thirty-nine points. . Slos- gon robbed by the referee's decision.” ‘Tho room was Januned with people, and when Lesile E. Slusson, the champion’s brother, ‘ elimbed on a chair and rend tho inissive the * indignation of the company inauifested Itself in one great hiss of disapprobation for © tho referee and round after round of applause for the American player, AI” Smith, Slosgon’s backer and friend," was present, and growled In an undertones “Tt was $1,000 to a cent he would be cheated outof the game, Iwill bet ho got the worat of the game on ‘Thursday night, too.” THE EXPRESSIONS OF DISGUST wora universal, and the repeated conduct of ) tho referee was denounced ‘as shameful, un- * just, and umnanly. ‘hose “who wagered + money on Vignutx, however, won a hand some return for thelr yenture, for Slosson, after tho first night, had beon the decided favorito In the pools, He was backed $100 to $i on. the genorql reault, ! 100 ta 70 for the highest run, and was selected as the winner too in the wnger that the winner of the match would win by 100 points, WALL STREET, BTNONG, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yoru, Dee. 24,—Thore was a vory strong feeling in the stock market this morn- ing at the opening, Central Paelfic- lend- ing the Hat Inthe upward tendency, Union Paclflo and the Vanderbilt shares followhig. Outinarify, the day before aholiday is as duit ng it cnn well be, most of the leading operas tors temporarily deserting Wall strect In - search of social pleasures, To-day has been a decided exception to this time-honored rule. Tho market has been a very actlye one, com- paratively speaking, and in most of the lead- ing stocks a tendency to higher prices hos been shown. No Christmas Evo on record has been so quiet and orderly in pal atreot as this, probably. becauso business Is wo 5 pressing that'even tho most careless and light-hearted of the brokers could not ante the time for the usual skylarking and tom foolery, THE BEATURE OF THE MARKET TO-DAY | was New York Central, which advanced to 149 on reports that a Frenctt syniicato tn tho shares. was In process of organization, ‘fhe stock market carly In tho last hour de- clined 3s@} on yeallzations, the latter Rock Island. In tho final dealings there was recovery of 3¢@, the latter Luke Shore, Wabash advanced to the highest figures of the day, St. Paul & Onsha bg same Tho stocks which were ‘HE STRONGEST ON THE i WHOLE, DAY'S BUSI- were Rock Island, Central Pacliic, Burling- ton & Quincy, Chicago & Aiton, Lake Shore, Michigan Central, Now York Central, Wa- ). bash, Erle, aud Cleveland, Columbus, Cl Circle