Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 29, 1880, Page 1

VOLUME XL. IMPORTED COSTUI wee SPnCHAL SALE COSTUMES, Reception Dresses. oH 'BROTRERS. Will offer their Entiro Stock of Rich Imported Dresses, And thoso of thelr own manufacture, at Fitty Cents on the Dollar. These Elegant Dregses were imported and made for our Fall Opening, and-consist of s An elegant Reception Costume from Pingard, of Ruby Satin d’Lyon combined with Lyons Silk Velvet, handsomely studded with Cut Beads representing Bouquets of Beautiful Flowers, the whole finished with Fine Lace and Iri- descent Fringe. «+ A Handsome Dinner Dress, from Worth, of Black Silk Velvet; the entire front is embroidered with Gold Tinsel on a Satin Ground, and finished with a Beautiful Fringe. : é i A Beautiful Bridal Costume, of Worth, White Satin d’Lyon com- bined with a Heavy Brocade of exquisite .design; the front of Basque and Skirt are ornamented with Pearl Beads and Chenille and Applique Groundwork, forming a very elegant effect. An Elegant Reception Costume of Plum Brocade and Plain Vel- vet, DESIGN ENTIRELY NEW, ornamented in back with Steel Ornaments; this Costume has a Beautiful Muff garnished with Handsome Flowers and Laces, A Dinner Dress of Copper Color Silk, Satin with Brocade to corre- spond, finished with Handsome Girdles: and: ‘Tassels,. nicely studded with Amber Beads. A Beautiful Walking Costume of all Silk, Black Satin revers, ornamented with Bouquets of Iri- descent Beads, and finished in front with two large Tassels to correspond. A Black Satin d’Lyon and Vel- vet Walking Costume; STYLE, VAN DYKE BASQUE; orna- mented with Shaded Beads and Girdles, The above are only a few ot the Dresses in stock, and we are de- termined, if prices are any object, fot to inventory them. STATE-ST. Michigan-av. and Twenty-second-st. PROPOSALS, PROPOSALS Uy Meat, Bread, and Milk for Cook County, . Senled Proposals will bo recolyod upto 17 0’clock ms Monday, Jan, % 11, for al! tho Muat, Nroad, and Biilk required by Cook County for tho yuar 16y1, Specttications will bo furntshod by the Commilttco Clork, Room £2 Morchants’ Hutlding, on application, All bidstnust bo accompanied with a bond in tho sun of $1,000, with at fonat two aurottes, guarantoolng ‘he accuptance of contruct if awarded to the Lider, ‘The Bourd of Comtolaslouars rosorve the right to Teject any oF all bids, All 14 must bo indorsed proposals for elthor “Mont,” "road," or “Altly,"’ as the caso may be, and must bo addressed MOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Roum 4 Criminal Court Bullding, By ordor of tho “Committey on Public borvico" of = 3 County Board of Cook County: : ‘TO RENT. - TO RENT, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Floors of 192 . and 104 Statu-st., Over the Wale. pO Mic EE POOT &CO,'™ : vow. ‘uablngtoncat. HLANK HOOKS, &c. ———— ee BLANK BOOKS, PHOTO ALBUMS, HOLIDAY GOODB, Autograph Albums, Christmas'and Now Your's Cards, Leather Pockotbooks and Card C J fit Panty Goods, Dusise foe dae GENE WEeTOM HAT J. W. MIDDLETON, 35 STATE-ST, PIQEOWE PAMES, Framegnciiiat co ment meee SEALSHAN OAPS, Alexts, Drive ing, College, Jockey, and Roll Band sheepes made from choice Shetland and Alaska Seal, Lowest Prices at BAUNES' Hat und Bur Kore, 8G Madlson-ste (aribune Bulldingd aan *, COFFEE, Re nn THE COFFEE For the Holidays “B 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, i Dealers desiring to try this Cof- fee can order a single bag (it does not come in mats) of about 125 lbs. ROCK WOOD BROS., CHICAGO. AT COST In consequence of the death of Mr. Wm. G. Holmes, the large and = well-sclocted stock of BOOKS On hand at 77 Madison-st., Chicago, will be sold AT COST FOR CASH. A purchaser of the stock and fixtures and good will of this old-cstablished business is desired. FRUIT. = SP R K A D ° Spanish White Grapes, Callfornia Red and Black Grapes, N. Y¥. Catawbas, Pears, Vlums, genuine Florida Oranges, Mandrin (twig) Oranges. Largest ase sortment and finest goods in the city. Elegant assorted Baskets, cte. TAY LORE, EXCLUSIVE FRUITS, 3S SOUTH CLARK-ST. COMMISSION NMIERCHAN ES. Commission Morelants, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, AND BALTIMORE, 88-& 90 La Salle-st., Chicago. EDWARD M, FIELD, DANIEL A. LINDLEY, ‘KET. Ww JOnN P. TRUESDELS, Epwanp 9, Wasinuny, Cyitus W, FseLn, Spocint BLICA TION! GIFTS! Most acceptable gifts to players or singers will be the following elegantly bound books, (27 Any one mailed, post-free, for the price hero mentioned, ROBERT FRANZ)S SONG ALBUM. GEMS OF ENGLISH SONG. MIOME CIRCLE. Three volumes. WORLD OF SONG. PIANO AT HOWE. 4-hand collection. SHOWER OF PEAIRLS, Vocal Ducts. CREME DE LA CREME. 4 Vola. OPERATIC PEARLS, GEMS OF STRAUSS, GEMS OF THE DANCE. CLUSTER OF GEMS, SUNSHINE OF SONG. Each of the above in Cloth $2.50; Fine Gilt, 83+ STUDENT'S LIFE IN SONG. 81.50. CURIOSITIES OF MUSIC. 81.59. BEETHOVEN. A Romance by Rat. 91.50, Pol * ¥QuEXDEES AND TUNES. Christman Offering, 81.50, SULLIVAN'S VOCAL ALBUM. 81.50. ¥AURY FINGERS. For Plano. 81.50, LYON & HEALY, Chicago, lit. OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. FOR CHILOREN! Thie Mogazine will bogin the year Lei with anew und elegant Covor and THE othor tuprovononts, Tt will continuy to surpass allimitaters, ‘Tho Jun- ‘wary Number will prove aNniy ‘ Meet buxtra nuts t is ne at oxtra nuun« FIFTEENTH YEAR | ber by subeceitiuy now. NURSERY PUBLISHING CO. 86 Bloomfleld-aL., Boston, Ma STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS. ‘Tho anuual mecting of tho stockholdors of the Morchants Savinus, Loan & ‘rust Company of Chile cago fur thy elecdun of Trustoew for the onsutn; Diay come up voting, a ae the oles oF tue Company in Clteago ou tho fourth the eit “Stockholders” Meeting. und 17m. q 5 1p. HENRY ¥, LOWE, ‘Chicayo, Dec, 22 LOWE Shareholders’ Meeting. ‘The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of “THE HOME NATIONAL BANK OF CHICA- QO," for the Election of Five Directors, will be held at Ite Banking Office on Tuesday, Jan. 31, A.D. 188, between the hours of 10 o'clock a, m, fd 14 o'clock m, sai ta oleic’ Guo, W. FULLER, Cashier, Chicago, Dec. 29, 1880. PRUSSLS, RUPTURE) 2estcna. Wowlll pay tow cl bie Institution S10 19 case ef an "ingutuat frerata, ‘thas can be rolalnes by the Band thas TO aRRsss rete with the PARKAIC 1tH~ TENTIVH COMMON Side LUSH patoniod July wild BAUTLETT, HUTHAN & PAWEL tuto-st. Chivago, DE, PARKER, the patentoo, bas hud 2) yoars’ ax: porigiica, the last ¥ years with’ Marino Hospitals, Are iny, Navy, sud Podslunors, the Goveruuent Lays (Spied Cur applinngy a4 ae bust tn uso, Casus that can ba cured wo Gover fall to ure BMuuufuctisrore o SHANCESS TIBEL PLASTIC STOCKINGS, + Patented Mure 46, 187 FERRER pce (ee 1 iy! 000 louds st Douglas Park, for sale ou plattgrin or dellvoretirtea ts to fe lgehes th ey OGIIFEIN & CON: Wet Boul Y WEDNESDAY, 113, 05, 117 & 119 State-st We manufacture our Shirts from GOOD materials, and finish them in the best possible manner. Our assortment of Foreign Fancy Shirtings is large and attractive. We carry in stock full lines of White and Fancy Shirts and Night Shirts of our own make, in all sizes. Everything new and desir. able in Linen Collars and Cuffs can always be found in our stock, CLOTHING, ur15 Per Cent Discount Sale Has been an immense success, and as our regular prices were full as low as any house in the city, we can certainly convince you that, atthe reduction, we can save you moncy by trading with us MALAY, The Clothier 154 & 156 Clark-st COAL. Anthracite Coal . BY CAR LOAD, Now arriving direct from Mines, and ready for reconsignment to the country. Also Coal delivered promptly in all parts of the city. J. L. HATIAWAY, 38 Market-st. . 7 7 PHOT # CABINETS, U3 pernoz. | 7 Madison-st. Owing to the extremely cloudy weather, and consequent inability to attend to all of our patrons during tho past two weeks, I will charge 84 per dozen for all orders sold this week---the orders to be good whenover presented. W YKAR CARDS, NEW YEAR'S CARDS In endless variety, at SMITHS BOOK AND HEWS STORE, {22 Dearborn-st. . CARDS, » FOR NEW YEAR'S CALLS, PRINTED FROM COPPER PLATE, DO NOT KEEP é NEW YEAR'S VISITING CARDS WITH DESIGNS OR DEVICES, COBB'S LIBRARY, a9 Washington-st, REAL ESTATE, Naw Board a Trade Sit, §0x213 feet on Clark-st., 100 feet south of Jackson; running through to the new Board of Trade site. Apply to W. D. Kerfoot & Co., 90 Washing ton«st. = FINANCIAL. In amounts to suft on Improved Chicago Property, at 6 per cont interest WITHOUT COMMISSION, Apply to = WML. ¥. JACOBS, 100 Dearborn-st., basoment. MONEY TO LOAN By JOSIAM UM. REED, 52 Williamat., ¥. Y., ‘ try, on IMPROVED CHIC. CE Te aulyetendes tar eee irom Appears reer TR CIELUUM, fo Hundulpicat,” MONEYTO LOAN AT LOW INTEREST a nd BE tu bars ud small snme, eRe VONGE al WOUUE. vt Boul Ciurkrst, DECEMBER The Tribwne. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1850, 29, A MrEntino called for the purpose of re- organizing the New York Democracy was heldat Couper Institute Jast night, under the Presidency of Franklin. Edson. Abram S. Mewitt, Oswald Ottendorfer, Henry L. Hog. net, Allan Campbell, Pierre Lorillard, and other prominent Democrats were pres ent. A declaration of principles, embracing freo trade, free ships, hard inoney, opposition to the use of troops at the polls, nnd to the assessing of ofiicelivlders for politicn! pur- poses, was adopted. Mr. Hewitt reviewed the cause of the Democratic defeat in tho Inte Novembor election, He attributed ft to the compromiso of principle un the part of the Demoeratle leaders. He condemned the eoquetting with the Greenbackers In Mulino nnd Indiana and with the Pro- tectiontsts in New. Jersey and Con- necticut, Io attributed the falling off of the Democratte majority in New York City to the Boss system, Ho said that ‘Tammany Ilall was a thing of the past, and that Irving Ilatt had also outlived. its usefulness. A. committee to reotganize the Now York Democracy was thai appointed. & ‘Tue trial of Parnell and his fellow-trav- ersers was commenced yesterday in the Court of Queen’s Bench before Judges Fitz- gerald and Darry, Judge Afay, whose recent stump speech from tho Bench has been severely commented on by the English press, stated that on account of the erlticism on his attitude he felt It his duty to retire from the trinl of tho case, It is beltoved that he dia so ut tho request of Secretary Forster. Judgo O’Brien, the other member of the Court of Queen's Bench, waseunable to bo present through ill-health. , Only elghteen of tho twenty-four jurors answered to tholr names, ‘The Crown wanted 9 postponement, but the counsel for the travetsers successfully re- sisted this proposition, which indicates that they were satisficd with the complexien of the panel, The jury ‘gelected consists of eight Catholics, threo Protestants, and one Quaker. ‘Tho counsel for Parnell .and his companions count of an acquittal, and there is scarcely a chance of: conviction, ArT ainecting of the Ohio State Bar Asso- - elation, held at. Columbus yesterday, and which wns attended by about 300 Inwyers, an elaborate pian for the reconstruction and re- form of the State Judiciary was submitted. ‘The plan provides that tho Judicial system of. Ohio shall consist of Justice Courts, Probate Courts, a Court of Common Pleas, and a Supreme Court to consist of nine members, to be elected by the people, three at a tine, on tho ininority plan, .'The jurisdiction of each Court fs clearly defined, and a plan for disposing of accumulated ‘business beforo the Supreme Court {fs provided for.by tho proposttton to divide the Supreme Court into two brapches, the dectsfon of each: branch being final when.the Judges are Yuanimous, but when there I3:n disagréement the whole. ‘Court will, Nave totza88,.on' the case, ‘Tho delegates attending “tho: mecting were ‘ban queied in the evening by tho members of the Franklin County Bar. ° On Friday s number of colored men as- sembled at Sinithville, N. C., to organize a colored company, One white man named Dunn attended, <A dispute nrose, and one of the colored inen slapped Dunn in the face. Dunn fatally shot his assnailanf, and then took refuge in a grocery store, where he re. Joaded his pistol. The negroes, headed by one Dan Cook, attacked the house. Dunn shot Cook, and then, urming himself with a butcher’s knife, cut his way through the erowd,’ killing ono of them and wounding others, Io has surrendered himself to the guthoritles at Williamsburg. Tha colored men threaten to take him from the jail and lynch him, “ Binny Tux Kip's” gang of outlaws, cut- throats, and murderers, which has for some time been the tefror of Eastern New Mexico, was broken up Inst Saturday morning by Deputy-Sherif€ Garrett, of Santa Fé, and his posse. ‘Iwoof the outlaws were killed aml four of them wore captured and lodged in the Las VernsJail, Monday aftornoon tho pris- oners were taken to Santa Fé, notwithstand- Ing tho threatened resistance of Sherif Pow- ers and the citizens of Las Vegas, who wore rathor anxious to get possession of the pris- oners that they milght lynch then, A Trivune representative yesterday {ntor- viewed sevoral of the leading members of the Board of ‘rade on the question: of the pro- posed change of quarters to the Scott prop orty on the corner of La Salle and Jackson streets, and found thom all but unanimously in favor of tho change and the acceptance of tho Scott proposition, The Committee of the Chambor of Commerce has offered to enlarge and improve ‘tho present quarters,.but It ls not belleved that tho contemplated Improve- ment and enlargement could incet the clr- cumstances of the case. ————_—! a Artho meeting of tho Ilome-Rule mem: bers !n Dublin, Monday, {¢ was resolved to oppose the suspension of tho Habeag Corpus net, or any othor coerclve measure for Iro- Jand, to the Inst oxtromity, The members pledged thornselves to act as ono man in op- position to any such measures. Mr, Forster has promised to bring Ine bill soon for tho assimilation of the Irish municipal franchise to that of England. Hv also indicated thata measure for the oxtension of the franchiso In countles throughout Great Britain and Ire- land was part of the Liboral program. Mn. A, T.,Mouse, the resident buyer of Hlnrwood, the Minneapolis. clothigr, ‘has niide some very Interesting disclosures about the very-extensive purchases made by his employer a few months before the fallure. Harwood seomed very destrous of getting |* ns large a stock on credit as possible, and without regard to the necessities of hia trade, Itis stated on other authority that Ingram, the New York buyer In whoso favor Harwood confessed judgment. for $830,020, owed the firm over 8500, Harwood has not been heard of since Friday, SY A vinx broke out in Reed: & Burton's con- fectlonery establishment at Quincy early yes- terday morning, and extended to the adjoln- ing houses, ‘Tho store in which ‘the fire originated and the stock were damaged $7,500 worth. Joseph & Nilke’s stock’ of dry goods, worth 815,000, wax destroyed, and: L. Ward's 1osg on building Is 89,500, Huff- tan & Kingsbaker Bros, tobaccoulsts, suf- fer slight loss. i ‘TisuLes, the intermeddler who has caused so much noise about. Secretary Schurz's treatinent of the Poncas, was examined yes- terday by Senators Kirkwood and Dawes, of . the Senate Investigating Committee. He ad- version of tho reasons which Jod to her with- 1880—TEN PAGES. PRICE PIVEECENTS. RASCALITY. initted that he went to the Ponen settlement in Indian Terrltory to persuade the Indians to return to Dakota, 80 ng to make a case for tho United States Supreme Court, and other- wise acted as au intermeddler and a busy- body. Ile excused himself by saying that he only acted as agent for certain parties In Omaha, : Astonishing Confession Harwood’s Minneap~ olis Buyer. of —_—-—— ‘Tie: official statement of the population of twenty-two States and six Territories Is made public this morning. From this state- ment It appears that.the population of Iowa fe 1,624,403; Kentucky, 1,048,609; Wisconsin, 1,315,395; Kansns, 095,335, ‘The population of Iinols, Indiana, and Ohlo is not yet given. New York State fas a population of 6,082,841, while Nevada has only 62,205, Massachusetts las 1,785,086, and Delaware only 146,654 people. Utah has 143,907, and Wyoming only 20,788. The population of tho. District of Columbia is 177,633, —_———— The Operations of Harwood as Infamous as Those of Spencer. Fabulous Quantities of Goods Bought on the Eve of Bank- ruptoy: Railroad. Facilities Taxed to Deliver the Goods to the Thief. Tue Trmmvune presents to its readors this morning Mrs. Zelda Seguin’s (Mrs. Wallnce’s) drawal from the Abbott Opera Company, the Injustice which she suffered at the hands of Mr. Wetherell, the manager‘of the com- pany, and the efforts of Mr. Morrissey, the press agent, to lower her in the estimation of the public, The brilliant contralto tells her story in n piquant way, and whatever she forgot about the trouble was supplied to Tie ‘Tinnuss represontative by her'spouse, Mr, Wallace, ‘ The Clerks All Cognizant of the Crime in Course of Com- mission. Offers of the Scoundrel to Apportion the Responsibility and Divide the Plunder. Tue thermometer fell all through the Northwest yesterday, and the East and South too havo been reached by this Intest Manitoba wave, At this writing (2 a, m.) the thormom- oter marks 18 degrecs below In Chicago. At several points in Wisconsin it has fallen be- low 20, At Cleveland It was several degrees below. The Indications are that the freeze- out has been very general and will continue for some time longer. Harwood and Ills Wifo Belfeved to Have $150,000 in Cash Stolen from “the Business. Statement of Ingram, a Now York Preferred Creditor, Said to Bo in Debt fo Mr. Conkuiy, the editor of the Sun, pub- fhe House. shed at Socorro, N. 3, was shot dead a- ee few days ago, Tho authorities refused to Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, i arrest the murderer, whereupon a party of eitizens arrested the Sheriff, four of his par- tlsans, and the murderer. Another party has combined to rescue the prisoners, and it is not unlikely that there will be a fro fight aud consequent bloodshed, . St. Paur, Minn, Dee. &.—Nothing has been heard of N. B. Harwood, the Minneap- olis bankrupt, since his disappearance ast Friday. ‘The belief that he will not return is growing, and the generally accepted theory is that he will Join Mrs, Harwood, who went to New Orleans some time ago,—atfter the payinent of her preferred claim of $100,000, —and that they will sall for Europe together. It is belleved they will carry off $150,000 be- tween them. Harwood left a note to lds counsel promising to seturn in timo for the sale next Monday, with s certificate trom his medical adviser declaring that rest was nec- essary to his health. At the saire timo he wrote a request to Judge Nelson that tho sale should be put off fifteen days. REMARKABLE CONFESSION, Sinco the flight, A. T. Morse, resident buy- er for Harwood,, has made a statement throwing much important Hght upon Hare wood's methods. He snys: “Lhad chirgo of buying orordering all of the goods for the furnishing or white-goods department, 1 will say on tho start that I do: not belleve there wasn man or buyer in the house that know just what was going on when the ENORMOUS QUANTITIES. OF | GOODS. WERE woUGitT, = Thoy thought the goods wera a necessity, yet it is certain that $100,000 worth of goods were ordered by some one without any very definit‘authorlty, All through the month of September Mr. Harwood came to me and satd that Mr. Ingram, the New. York buyer, was coming hoine by Oct. 1, and to order all the goods we needed In any department to Jast tii Jan, 1. When the Ist of October came ORDERS TO PURCHASE UKAVILY were ngain positively issued, and often re- peated, Against this I protested, telling Mr. Harwood that my department was already overstocked, Ilo, replied by saying he thought vrices would advance, and that freight pools would be made, and that he would be responsible for tho overstock. About this time goods began to arrive for my department which Thad not ordered, and I felt injured, and asked Mr, Harwood, fn tho presence of a number of clerks, if he had taken tho purchasing power away from me. Uh CALLED ME ASIDE, and sald not to spenk of that in the presence of the clerks, as {t would create suspicion, and again gave orders to buy largely. This went on until three days before tho fallure, when one of the men in the store told mo what was going to happen, and then tho meaning of provioys proceedings suddenly flashed over we,” Mr, Morse hero gives several instances of . purchases of goods hot needed in the usual course of business for years to come, and says: “Goods came pouncing in until my roum was filled to the very coiling. ‘Thera was : NOTHING TO SHOW WHO ORDERED THEM, or where thoy came from. Ihave, since the fallure, received letters from dealers whieh showed that thera wero thousands upon thousands of dollars’ worth of goods ordercd, avhich, fortunately for the dealers, they were unable to immediately furnish, In tho mat- ter of shirts Mr, Harwood repeatedly impor. tuned mo to order largequantities, thought It at first n whim, and did not obey orders, 1 finally yJelded, and ordered — seventy-five dozon,—onough to last until June, ‘This or- der Mr, Harwood ¢ O. K.'d,? as ho did ail or ders, In copying: it ITeame across an order mado by Mr. Harwood z FOR THE PURCHASE OF 800 DOZEN ONE, which I had known nothing about. ‘This was ouly thirty days before the failure, ‘The shirts were shipped. When I learned of tho coming failure, 1 supposed . ho would make An assignment in tha usual manner for the benefit ‘of all iis creditors equally, After learning of tha plan, I wont to Mr. Harwood and. told him {t would not work,—that he was standing ‘on a voleano, and overything would go to pleces, He snid ho .§ HAD HIS PLAN-ALT. AMNANGED,— -that he couldu’t ask an ‘extension of tine of his New York creditors, as they would then como ‘down on him all at once, On the Wednesday after tho. fallure Ltokt him if ho ald not change Ils plans £ should leave him, _ and then did so, oe $ AFTER THE ‘ FAILURE? 5s acortain party inthe house, whoso name 1 yofuse to give, demanded; that, the yuyors stare in the responsibility of the heayy. pur cliases, In order to shteld Mr. Harwood.” §,- - Inconelusion, Mrs Morse ‘stated that he had:good reasons for ‘sot’ bolng city all dure AComsirrer of citizens of Washington, JAncluding physicians and preachers, led by -Dr. James Rea, of this city, hus petitioned ‘the President to cause the annual grant of $15,000 to the Providence Hospltal at the Capital to be withdrawn, Tho grant was made through the influence of the late Thad- deus Stevens, and tho hospital is conducted by the Sisters of Charity. Grex, Howarp has recommended that Whittaker’s application for 9 court-martial ve granted, that a majority of the members ofthe Court shall be oflicers who are not graduates of the Academy, and that, in the évent of his acquittal, he be admitted to the Academy as a member of tho cinss next be- lov that of which ho'was a member when he <was expolied. - = : ae aga Mn. H D.. C INGHAM, editor of the Troy Telegram, was arrested yesterday and Yodged In tho cell of one of the police stations nt Troy for having beled Mayor Murphy, of that town. The libel consists in stating that Murphy had attended a dog-fight and owns one of tho contesting animals, Anperwenz, tho President of the Swiss Republic, who committed suicide Christinas- Day, was Jaboring under a fit of temporary insanity when he shot himself. Te was dis- appointed nt the small majority which ho re- celved for the Presidency, and was In con- stant droad of secrot enemies. A mmonzz statue of Gen. Phil Kearney was unvelled in the milltary park at Nowark, J, last Sunday. Gov, McClellan, Gen, Sher- nian, Gen, Grant, Gen. Hawley, and several other distinguished milltary men and clvil- fans attended, Antuoxy Derrens,a nativeof Westphalia, who participated on, the French side in the battles of Leipsic, Borodino, Austerlitz, and. ‘Waterloo, and witnessed the burning of Mos- cow, died yesterday at Wheeling, W. Va., in his 9d year, Anozn ina shingic-mill at Vestaburg, Montcalm County, Mich., exploded yester- day morning, Frank Filkins, the engineer, and Frank Ainstey, tuo night watchman, wore killed. Threo workmen wero seriously Injured, ‘Tig ox-Confederate General Loring, who refused to lvo In the United States after tha close of the late War, and who then entered tho acrvice of the Khedive, is now a candi- dlate to replace Jones as Senator from Florida. * i JouaNNA LEMPKE, 8 young German wom- an who ran away from tho hospttal of the llouso of Correction at Milwankeo Monday night, gave birth to a healthy female child in a street-car of that city a few hours after, . Tur trial of Congressman Voorhls, of Now Jersey, for embezzlement in connection with the Hackonsack Dank, has been postponed till April, and it is probablo that It will not be tried then or at any futuro time. —_——— Tue public debt has been reduced durmg the present month $3,009,000, About $4,000,- -000 has been paid on account of pensions during the month, or the reduction In tho debt would have been greater, * Canon FLEMING, of Balmakill,. Galway, was shot at, but not hurt, yesterday; 0 po- Megman:was shot at and seriously wounded noar Cappagh White, in the County of ‘Tip- porary. = >, Mn Ti, N, Wasnpietcnen, © member of the Board of ‘Trade, died in his roout Jn this elty yesterday imorning from the effects of an overdose of worphine tosuperinduce sleep, Fn] ° f Ossran Ray, the Hepublican candidate for Congress inthe ‘Third Now Hampshire Dis trict, was elected yesterday to fil tha vacancy |' pile ae sarees Anton athe 5 Fatn. ...| from the city fi ft juve caused by the death of Congressman Fat that he. might not return, , Jt ls.stated, too, that Harwood propogeil to-one oF two: of his gmployés, who do, eredltors, that haa ea BUPULD CONFESS JUDGMENT IN THEI BAVOL for seyvral thousand dollars, and divide tho protits whe tho: thinghad blown ‘over, It fy alsu stated by one wlio onaht to know that the books of the concern will show that Mr, Jugruni, ‘the: Now ,York buyer in: whoye favor Harwood’ confessed judgment for'$3,- 800,20, agtually awed the house $500 gt thethne that judgment. was entored.up, and it ts further intimated that, instead of going to New Orleans, Harwood may have gone to ‘ _ te Mn. Guavstoxu, in replying.to the me- morial of 700 Irish Justices of. thé Penco that Ireland was-in stato of Inwiesnebs,’ says that Parliament will dea} with the subject, ‘ ——— é Veny cold and partly cloudy weather, fol- lowed by u sidwly rising temperature, js tho unwelcome prospect for to-day ingthe region roundabout Chleago. Boru branches of the French Legislature adjourned yesterday after havipg adopted’ the Budgut esthuates, “| any intimation from Harwood that he so pre- jguyo' in. his list of, New York, to endeavor to meet Ingram, whe is expected to arrive thero this week. - M.D. INGRAM, 5 Harwood’s New York buyer, has returned: to Minmenpolis from Europe. Ile says, re garding his“ salary and confcased Judgment of $3.3, that he had a verbal agreement with Harwood that lio was to Have $7,500 a) year, but to draw but $3,000 a year, tha bale anee to recnmulate ih the bnsiness until {t renched $0,000, when he was to become a partner. Ingram suys there was n perfect understanding between limself and Har- wood op this point, and that the balance not drawn was to be credited ‘to film oi the books, Hodoesn’t know what. the. books show regarding the transaction, further than they show probably the amounts ho hns drawn out. He says he knew nothing about the judgment confessed In his belialf by Harwood for £8,503 previous to its being an= nounced in the newspapers. He neyer had ER >. eras ferred, and ever had a suspicion that the house was unsound, CASUALTIES... ‘ A FRIGILFUL BLUNDER, Spectat Dispatch to The ChicagorTribunes Sannusky, O., Dee. 22.—A freight train on tho Cinctunati, Sandusky a ‘Tifln this afternoon ae 3s: passengor train about one mile south of Titiin. William Woodbury, of Sandusky, fire of thé Passenger train, was killed. Tis wif he bad been married ono month, train,and beeume nearly ineano from grief. David Stewart, mall agent, of Sandusky, had a shoulder disincated, aud wus xenernity bruised and probably internally Injured. A. EL. Ellwell, MEST a Te Ree. express Ly bad an ankle-bone broken wns bruised. Hobert . B. Hayter, engineer of the — passenger train, wag alightly injured, having Jumped from - tho train on scelng the danger. James Snow, conductor of tho freight, considered the best. freight conductor on tho road, was asicep In tho caboose at Tillin, and should have held bis train for tho passenger to pass, George Cham berlatn, enginver of the freight, who wag equally responsible for tho disaster, fled to eseapo tho pennity of his carelesness, and cannot be found. Mra, Anna Scheber, ‘of Sandusky, had ber head cut, but not dangerously. Several passengers were brufsed, but no othors gcrlously injured, Both engines were wrecked. The bag sige car, with all tho mail matter was burned. ‘Tho baggage and expross matter was saved. ‘The wreck will be cleured at 4A, m. to-morrow. Cincrnnats, O., Dec. 28.—The Gazette’a Tiflln, . ©., special snys that a collision occurred near that pince this Afternoon on the Cincinnatl, San, dusky & Cleveland Ratlrond between a pns- senger train golng north and u freight train going south. Tho engines wero wrecked, the mall, oxpreas, and bnywugo citrsa thrown toxcther and burned, consuming the mail and express matter. Tho baggage was nearly all saved Wiltlam Woodberry, fireman on the'passenger tral, was killed outright. He hadbeenreeently married, and his wife was abound tho tratn. Robert Hayler, engineer of the pnssenger train, wan seriously Injured. ‘%. J, Ellery, oxpress messenyer, had hig right lex broken, A. Stow. | art, mall-agont, wos serlously Injurod in the mck, No passengers were burt, exeept one whose faco was slightly cut by broken The engineer. of tho freight train fa I u ig. It is said ho yas drunk, and was run- ning ugainst ordora, x + CLEVELAND, Dec. Tho Leader's -speciat from ‘Tin tells of 9 serious collision thore this i} afternoon through the supposed intoxication of : tho onwincer of nfreight-train on the Cleveland, Sandusky & Cincinnat! oad. Tho: mali-train was ovorduc, and tho freight without. orders pulled out, Doth engines, two freight and one mail, wero wrecked, ‘The d¢bris arc still smok- ing. Willlam Woodbury, -the fireman of the. | smoniletrain, wns killed. “Haylor, engineer, was badly injured. Express micesangar Elwell had a leg broken. Mail ayont David Stewart had an arin disioentod. William Cit, bnygage-master, wns novarely Injured. Mra. Scholes, pnascnyer, was Injured about the head, ‘Tho.ongineer an fireman of tho freight Jumped aud cacaped. Tha a former lert for parts unknown, Conductor Grant was somowhut Injured. . FATAL EXPLOSION. Spectat Dispatch to Tné Chicago Tribune, Bast SAQinaw, Mich, Dec. 28—A boilerin a shingto mill at Vestaburg, Montcalm County, ex- ploded at 0:16 this morning, killing Frank File ins, onginecr, and Frank Ainstcy, night watch, instantly. M. Turk and George Wilcox, and ono othor, namo not known, were Lees inliteds Tho explosion was caused by the pipes being frozen, and when cold water reached the boller itexploded. Notasurance. Tho mill was shat- torod into ntoms, : —— STRUCK BY A TRAIN, Spectat Dlspatch to The Chicago Tribune. GosnEy, Ind. Dec. 23.—Passonger train No. 1 Roing west this afterncan struck 4 wagon on the mnatn etrect crossing {1 this city, completely * demolishlig tt, The driver,a young man named Frank Reprogie, was killed. His body was dragged by tho engine nearly 100 feet, and pro~ sented n horrivle alight, bis lungs, heart, and entrails boing: scattered along tho track, The horses escaped unburt, . F ay TUE BUFFALO DISASTER. | Burro, N.Y., Dee. 28.—-The funeral sorvices over tho seven bodies of the victims of tho luto Irge factory tlre, were held to-day attho St. Joseph's Catholic Cathadral. -‘T'wenty-olght bora from tho factory neted og bearery, The’ burial was nt Limestone Hilt, and tha bodies interred = + In one common grave, oO tot. for tho purpose having bocn donated by tho St. Joseph's Cuthes ral,” - — BADLY FROZEN. Bpectat Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, Font Wayne, Ind., Dee, 3.—Jacob Sufford, of St Joseph Township, was scverely frozen last night. losing bia way fun storm. He was dls- covered carly this tnorning. Bath legs may havo to be amputated to suve bis life, ~ ify KILLED BY A VALUING TREE. Wuasau, Wis., Dee, 23.—Yestorday a workman "in Lenhy’s lumbor camp, named William Blater, “was justuntly killed by a falling tree, NYDROPHIOUVIA, Hesnenson, Ky, Dec .—John Humphreya Isdying from hydraphobiu, from the bite of a mad dog, received five years ago, “MORTUARY, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ' Paxtos, IL, Deo, 23—The funeral of Hugh W. Mulvany, a patriuroh in tho Mothodlet Epis- 1 copal Church, occurred in thls. city to-day. . Whlloonu visit to his’ daughter, Mra J. Ae Kumlor, of Remont, Uf, be was stricken with Paralysis, and dled there on Saturday evening at Su'clock p.m. Hls retmalns were brought hero ? to-day for the funcrat service, which occurred at2o'clovk from the BL. E, Church, the Rov. J. Foxworthy oflolating, ‘Tho remulns wero brought in to tho acoompantwont of the funeral dirge, and fottowed by a largo umber of: bis childron and grandchildron, many of whom ro- side in ‘this fmmediato yielnity. He was nh man of jae und) broad = views in’ evory relation of ° tife, ane wae -eounted “us. one of the pillurs in tho M. Ee . -Chureh, of which organization ho hue been a . sfyltntul member for seventy-five years. Ho. united with the Church when unly’ yours of age, and way, consoquently, atthe tid of his death 3t years old. lie was ont of God's saints, .” who, Ike a forest treo in qutunn-tling,- sous rundest In dveny. ils Hite hus beon spent in. - Hoi and devds, aud ho has given to euucn. tonal and religious objects mene 4 though very wealthy, he wis siinplo, phil, are nuostentat{ous in his habite of Me and -drees, Ro goos ty hia denth mourned by a large: girelo! of friends, and lunvitation over bis veath will bo beard la many acalin iy the .Budny South, The College fur tho Froodmun at Nushville, ‘Yenn., was eudowed by him to a lurgo extent, THE: TRAVELING-MEN, <0 5: . Hr. Loum, So, Dee, ,—Tho Westorn. came morelal-'Trayelors’ Association held: its annual mocting to-day; elucted olllccrs,- uppolnted iy -goninitico to revise the constitution, and truns- yoted othar business. Tho reports of the Presi- dont and Seorctary showed thit the Association was Ina prosperous condition filangially, and inereusing in Wuontborship: Tho ollicers elected are: Uresident, Churloy 1t. Saimpaon; Beerutury and Treasurys, 8. IL, Soystur: Six Vicu-Proals . dents were algo ulested und a Hour of Directors, Four delegates, Messrs. Sampson, Soyster, and Tatauy, werd appoluted to tha Nutlomd Conven= Huu. A baayuet and ball in pruyress ut the ey ido! tel to! it, wi Mn ile a. brlllluut uttuir, bi 4