Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1881, Page 3

THE CEICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, .1881—SIXTEEN PAGES fed : of jewelry which he had given hervas | Government would immediately send the | wise 2s it might ultimately prove, | a memorandum of the facts in Whittaker’s ; ae: A js weit Helene peal neue ‘ NEW YORK. - | necessary papers to secure Engels’ extra~ | would “be . certain, hé believed, to | case, several of which have not been. pub- THE WEATHER. front Visas Varney, a erred Pe peep these things while a: a " a ‘ ‘ dition, and asking that no ef-| be discussed ‘with much concern, and per- { lished, among them the. averment that 4 : and al th iver 15 to 18 below. ‘The river bee? Ccisted. Afterwards ne _ demande fort should be. spared to secure | haps. with harshness and doubt, from the | fresh: evidence bas lately been ob- | - Bree | ee ong ate lid. ‘Three the arrest of Becker... Judglag from the in- | outset. Whether the matter will end here, | tained concerning the story. that bo | 4 Phenomenal Experience _ in Fe et taa bose are at work oa the tots Or through an agent named Jackson. ane intimacy he claims that a con- Arrest of Another Batch of terest shown in the casé by Consul Crosby, | or further, negotiations willbe had, itis at | came «famous .at- the - time “of . the Washingtén and Along ice harvest between-here and Albany, rrespondence Was kept _up between st Notorious Go and from the antecedents of the prisoners, this time impossible to say. Inregard to | inquiry:last spring as the “three : aD the course of which he received Mo: a : un= the case is believed. to’ be as important as | the District-Attorneyship and the United | story.’ By ices the eviaghes He shied the Potomac. & “PETERSBURG, VA. ne forty Fetters from Mrs, Christianey, terfeiters. that of Macdonald, the Bank of England | States .Marshalship, opinions aitfor some- | posed to develop facts’ that are expected to insta Perersnure, Va., Jan. 1.—Thermometer> Sich BO srs he neada pra hie forger. ‘ . ‘ what, a connect’ the‘story with- the case directly. Twenty-tw og 7 5 : 5 this morhing + desrars 2helon mee abe € er, Llood, cette SET; cb Pgs a EN. WOODFORD 3 Whittaker’s story, as told to'Dr.. Fulton, also enty-two low. Zero in - Some | weather the past two days has n the @ : THE SENATORSHIP. is ‘active ‘ oh : coldest experienced bere. for twenty-five 2 and energetic ‘in his desire for another term, and Marsial Payn is said to bé a candidate: for reappuintment. People well'infurmed in regard to such matters claim that a ‘dark horse’ will succeed Mr. contains fresh recitals of ihdignities that he Localities in Virginia. endured at West Point, © ; é aii ws pare these letters are in existence, and at o's command, they will undoubtedly: in court. ‘ EP aeing feature of Giro’s testi- denial of the assertion of the irds are freezing to death in fields.< Their Operations Not Confined ete to this Side of the Atlantic. SENATOR CONKLING: REFUSES TO TAKE PABT “IN THE, CONTEST. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yous, @an. 1-—The New York Sen- BALTIMORE. Baurmsore, Jan. 1.—The weather has: Wild and Domestic Animals Die by changed to-day, and there is now every indi- ? DOUBLE CONSCIOUSNESS. ony is his e iotel that the wouian otorship is giving rise to:a good deal of dis- THAT SINGULAR MENTAL PHENOMENON AP- -. Hundreds from the Cold. w rs. Christiancy. Giro de- ‘ational. Cap! i@ Washington | aie Tt i d that ‘qui ‘i Sew York tra, atacy rn : : this morning the merenry indicated 6 be- : not M self, It is stated that quite recently Gen. | New York, Dec. 31.—Thedisnppearanceof | The Temperature Generally More Endur- | low, and at 9p. m: 18 above. - But They Have Done a Large Business in Several Coun- tries in Europe. “ at it was Mrs. Christiancy,.and that “mained with him for several hours. she renal det correspondent of the Times, in a dispatch to that journal this evening, sets forth the situation inthe following manner. He says: “Within the past week or two some highly important correspondence and conferences have.been had between leading Republicans in New York and Washington in regard the Rev. John Marsland, of Windham Coun- ty, Connecticut, and his explanation wher he -was found at Binghamton, N. Y., 400 miles away from his residence, that alt that had happened in the interval was a blank to him, brings up the mooted question whether there is Joris not such a disease as double Woodford went to Marshal Payn and pro- posed that they unite their forces to secure reappointinent under President Hayes, but that the Marshal cut short the proposition by saying he + wouldn’t ask any favors from the Administration.’” : - able in Northern Latitudes. * INDICATIONS. OFFICE OF THE Ciie¥ SIGNAL OFFICER, , Wasuixctox, Dg., Jan. 2-1 a. m.—For Tennessee and tio Valley, warmer and partly cloudy weather, preceded in the east- ern portion by light snow, easterly to south- of this man Giro to testify ; his own shame and that of Mrs. Chris- ey is having the effect of creating a efined doubt as to the truth of his res weld Itis argued that he is WASHINGTON, D. C. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns, Wasuixeros, D.C., Janu. L—For several days little has been talked of here except the ct testimony. Th *, : st witness, and talks very much as e United States Senatorship the | to the fillme of the places of the “BOSS” WLAUGHLIN. cousciousness. Many skeptics aver that | Weather, which for this latitude has been winds a y. and stati 100 2 . z United . States Attorney and. the 2 S58. pi a erly winds during the day,.and stationary or Whe bad a motive, and avery: bad ene {09- Chief Bone of Contention United State Marshal forte, Sovtmamn Dig, |B 1S LIKELY To MEET “noss” xexy’s | such a condition of mind Isimpossible, but’ bapencitty When bells rene: 1M je | slowly falling barometer followed during the iro is a native Cuban, an n s48 8 ¥ , - 2 : several physicians o! is city and Paris de- y year this morning the mercury mark night by rising barometer. x cre in business in Pera, where he Among Politicians. tietof New York. Asa natural sequence, Svectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, clare that the diagnosis of this mental disor- | 12 degrees below zero, and af 4o’clock in the | For the Lower Lake region, warmer and eased! the negotiations widened rapidly, so‘that they New Yons, Jan. 1.—For i Msinterested in patent firearms and the enveloped the still scat ‘ Ey Jan, many years the | der is well defined. morning the unprecedented figure of 14 | clear or partly cloudy weather, with souther- bee ‘and selling of diamonds. He was 2 : oped the stilt greater topics of the ap- | Charities Commission of Kings County has | Dr, William A. Hammond, being asked his | degrees below was reached. The snow, ly to westerly winds, and stationary or fall- ae weer with Mrs Christianey in | Senator Conkling Emphatic- proaching election of a United States Sena- | been one of “Boss” MeLaughlin’s chief | opinion on the subject, said: "| which thickly covers the streets, is packed | Mm batumeier. . : ; fellow: Peru, and claims that tor from New York and the representation | strongholds. There were five Commission- | “No doubt that ta. hard and-smooth, and is so full of frost that "For the Upper Lake region, Upper Missis- 7 pervoyage home from Peru, ally Refuses to Take Part _ | wWhicli New York is to have in ers, and they spent $500,000 iy. and | atic tate ta ha eat otis nooth, and is so full of frost that | sippi and Lower Missouri Valleys increasing: e here at her solicitation. : : ; | $500,000 annually, and | sciousness, exists in both a chronic and acute | the creaking of _wagon-wheels can be heard | cloudiness and occasional light snow, south~ he cam ee in the Scramble. PRESIDENT GARFIELD’S CABINET. | until recently a deficiency bill to make! form. It is something more than absent- | for long distances.. The whole town has | erly winds, shifting to west’ and northwest,:, HE NAVY PORTFOLIO. Itis well known, of course, that Mr. Wood-| UP for the expenditures : in excess of | mindedness or temporary insanity. Ehave | been out sleigh-riding, every possible variety | oy during the night rising barometer and { 7 ro BE DIVIDED UP. ‘ es desires to succeed himself as District- hy Seat esae os eelany passed by | classified. it as a mild form of epilepsy, | of sleigh having béen called into requisition. stationary or slight fae a Semperatire: i ., Jan. 1.—It is under- . a rney, and that he has exerted considera- | the Legislature each year. The Commission- | yfay; e 7 i The degree of cold experienced here i gee ora ee : sWasniscrox, D. C., Jal Levi P. Morton Will Take the | ble influence on President Hayes for a reap- | e'S had charge of all the county buildings, ‘Amie thee ass that of pares Hariaes phenomenal. The “Northen peenle whe AE elas ; Ther [ete p Wind | Vell Rn, Weather the President will not appoint a Secre- of the Navy, on account of the great aifculty-in getting a suitable person to ac- cept the position for soshortatime. Itis ted the ‘Attorney-General holds that the President can designate other officers to act for ten days each, and in accordance with that opinion it is believed the other Cabinet officers Will each in turn be designated to set as Secretary of the Navy. In this event ~ Attorney-General Devens will succed Secre- tary Ramsey aS ‘Acting Secretary of the including the Alms-House, Lunatic Asylum, Small-Pox Hospital, General Pauper Hospi- tal, and the Hospital for Incurables. The Board of Supervisors, invariably controlled by McLaughlin, regulated the matter of sup- plies, and, as a consequence, there was much corrupt bargaining between the Commission- ers and the Supervisors.. The unfortunate inmates of these public institutions, includ- ing the insane patients, were the victims of barbarous cruelty at the hands of political rulers appointed as attendants, and the coun- ty was : came here thinking to find a pleasant winter climate. are despairing. To-night the weather has somewhat moderated, and there are indications of another fall of snow. One of the results. of the great storm ‘and the succeeding severe weather is a 7 GENERAL DELAY IN THE RAILROAD TRAINS. The ice blockade In. the river is complete, and nothing but ice is visible as. far as the eye can reach down stream. In Alexandria every branch of businegs/i affected by the blockade. The stea#iers pointment. The President has personally favored Mr. Woodford, and it has been said with some degree of posi- ‘ tiveness that he would be renominated. The recent negotiations have, however, ren- dered the. matte of unmixed with se- tidus doubts. It is here oni very good authority that there is not a. single member of Mr. Hayes’ Cabinet who favors, or'who, in fact, does not oppose, Mr. Wood-" ford’s reappojntment, the opposition being Jed by Secretary Evarts. One ot the reasons mercantile establishment, who left his office at 11 o’clock to get a signature to a paper from a gentieman whose place of business ‘was distant only a few minutes’ waik. He had not returned at 3 o’clock, and, as was subsequently ascertained, visited the oflice and obtained the signature, and left, appar- ently in good health, at 11:30. He did not appear at his own office till nearly 5 o'clock: The last thing he recollected was passing St. Paul’s Church, at the corner. of Broadway and Vesey street. Treasury Portfolio or Nothing. ‘Maximum temperature, 2); minimum, 10, GENERAL OBSERVATIONS, Cartcaao, Jan. 1—10:18 p.m. Ther. ‘ fu:3| Wink = | Rn Ben. “Boss”. McLaughlin Likely to Meet the Fate of John Kelly. The Commercial Failures for the Year 1880 the Smallest Since 1873. FIRE RECORD. AT MADISON, Dh ae I Dispatch to The Chicaoo ae Jan. L—New-Year’s was ith a serious fire and loss t half-past 1 this morning which many fire- inging in the new year, a ng our German citi- to be a Norwegian and the engines . A Mrs. Miller in on. the 10 o’clock ‘Mavisox, Wis., oshered in here wi + oftwolives. Abou! + an alarm of fire was rung, * men mistook for 1 custom prevalent amor : The fire proved hotel. It burned: rapidly, were slow in getting to work, md child had come it train. Some- one remembering her, continued to turn, and-all entrance to “or exit from the house was shutoff. When it was announced thst Mrs. Miller was in her room a ladder was placed to a window. which was broken open, and she was found with her child in bed, smothered todeath. Her husband, B. M. Miller, is employed as a brewer in Haust- man’s brewery here, and was on duty when the terrible affliction came to him. She nad ‘arrived from Chicago. She was only ‘about 27 years old. Loss about $2,500. iC. ‘The alarm from Box 312 at 10:10 yesterday forenoon was caused by the burning of a small frame shanty at the corner of Meazher- ad Jefferson streets, which was used | asa lamp and oil house by the North- western Railroad. Loss, an corehcated stove he and ladder truck No. 5 collided at the intersection of Twelfth and Halsted streets, and Jacob F. Mehren, one of Prof. Barrett's employés in the fire-alarm office at City- ‘Hall, was thrown from the cart, and received asevere cut about four inches in length along the sehe shin-bone, and was very man John Riordan, who was also rid t badly injured, and had his ankle sprained. Mr. Mehren was taken to his home at No. 561 West Twelfth street by the Police Patrol, The attending physician bed his injuries will not prove s, “rhe alarm from Box 354 at 11:26 yesterday morning was caused by a fire‘on the roof of a frame saunas at No, 10 Betterstreet, owned as a dwelling by Michael $10. Cause, ‘trom the AT SAGINAW CITY, MICH. Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune. East Saginaw, Mich, Jan. 1—At an early hour this morning. the extensive whole- sale establishment of Wells, Stone & Co., Rrocery and provision dealers at Saginaw City, was totally’ destroyed by fire, nothing being saved. The buildmgs ed include a three-story brick store, a Warehouse, and a hay-shed. The on buildings are estimated insured... as “follows: winsfld, $2,000; Underwriters, $2,500; S20," On stock: em, §1 300; On_ buildings: Queen, $4,500; ica, $4,000; Home, New York, ix, Brooklyn, §2,500.. ‘arniture, $$00, in the Home. On the $1,200; Springfield, sunknown, but started Que 300: rage - IN MILWAUKEE. URE, Jan. 1—The largetaunery of Gallun, on North River street, was by:tire this morning $3,500, and the 8,000. Insurance, $2,500 each Ny New York, Irving, New ‘ar, New York, and Manufactur- and $4,000in the Home, New DI 3 @ in the German-Aineriean, each in the Phenix, New aud Magdebur have caught from a lamp. AT DAVENPORT IA. Svea! Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘vexPont, Ia, Jan. -—Early this morn- Was discovered in Davenport’s owing to frozen headway before it e millinery stock of ‘ely destroyed. Loss. for $600 i and $500 in thet ne Brady street, and, obtained some ld.be suppressed, ‘Th radford was entir New Hampshire The loss on the building was ered by eight different com- e AT NEW ORLEANS. RLEANS, Jan. L—A fire to-night de- 's saddle store, 23 Maga- + Isadore Levy & Co.’s crockery mate clothing establishment of S. aia Beckers warehouse on alas streét were cGraw’s Warehouse ett ‘ee stocks ral stores in several ks wil is building were aaulerot Ey ete ertimated at $250,000, : AT MANAYUNK. ELPHA, Jan, 1—The calender : Storehouse of Martin. & W. HL. Papersmill at Manayunk were de- fire ‘this morning. 000 and rors iia Total loss be- ADA CAVENDISH. Tenn., Jan. 1.—The condition Ada Cavendish, who has been’ suf- la an attack of pneumonia the vast @ worse to-day, and her physi- red it was. impossible for her to er professional engagements for er illness is very serious, but ten nks that with good went and exposure, sh ager MeDonough has canceled ements, disbanded the company, them to New York immedi- A BIG HAUL. BOSS FORGERS GATHERED. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New York, Jan. 1—George Engells and Charles Becker, who are reported to be two of the most expert forgers in the world, were brought as prisoners to-day to police headquarters. Their.arrest was due to a combination of circumstances which revealed a -plot to swindle bank- ing institutions in Europe. They are the associates of a person named. Wilkes, who for fifteen years_has managed many- schemes to obtain money on forged drafts, letters of credit, and bonds. by their wits than by their audacity or skill as 2‘ mechanical burglar. He opens banks with a “ pen, not with a jimmy, and his knowledge of the banking business is not surpassed by that of any bank cashier. Heis an Amer- iean by birth and a gentleman in address, appearance, and education. He manages such schemes asthe forgery of the $04,000 draft on the Union Trust Company or the flooding of Wail street with forged bonds, and, of course, gets the lion’s share of the plunder. A year ago Wilkes PLANNED A GRAND COUP - ‘in Europe. He planned to obtain large sums by means of forged drafts, and also upon forged ‘letters of credit on : the principal banks of London. He left America in the winter of 1870’60 with Peter Burns. They were followed by George Engells, who was engaged to do the forgeries, as he is the equal of Wilkes in the art of forgery. ‘“Engetls was accompanied by his family, and lived in London like ¢ prince. Becker, who was arrested for forging the $64,000 draft on the Union Trust Company, went to Europe after Engells. Becker is an expert forger, and he was engaged to help Engells. Wilkes, Engells, and Becker were the principals in'the scheme of forgery. ~ Their European scheme DID NOT WORK WELL, and three agents, named Bell, Clary,. and Burns, returned to America in July. Soon afterwaras, when Brockway, the forger, negotiated with them to present forged drafts in Baltimore, they ‘accepted the offer without hesitation, and on the 16th of July they did their work so well that two banks in the city paid them $16,000 on forged drafts. The negotia- tors, or “layers down,’” of these drafts re- turned toNew York, and the money was distributed. The cashier of one of the plundered banks has a good memory for faces. He visited Inspector Byrnes, and described the man who presented the check at his bank, and itfms gave a clew which speedily resulted in the arrest of Clary and Bell, and a third party named Wilson. About a month ‘ago Engells and Becker returned to Amer- ica. - They were under surveillance, the detectives knowing that their arrange- ment with Wilkes was that as soon as they were safe in America he would begin opera- tions in Europe. THIS -WAS VERIFIED by visiting banking institutions here and ascertainmg that Wilkes, as soon as Becker and Engells landed in New York, tested his forged circulars by presenting one at ‘a banking housein London. Its execution must have been good, for he or his agent received a eheck ona New-York banking house for a smatl sum. The man who received the check here wag arrested, but he proved that the transaction was an ‘innocent one, as faras he was concerned, and he was re- leased. It appears that, after testing the forgeries, another pal named Hamilton, with Burns and Wilkes, went to Italy, intending to make Florence the base of their operations, ‘They were arrested on Christmas-day. Wilkes. and his wife and Burns and his wife at Florence, and Hamilton in Milan. Burns gave the name of George Ashton Colbert, Wilks that of Henry Wiles, and Hamilton said that he was James Jay Julius. The first dispatch received here stated that they. were arrested for selling forged ‘Tunisian, French, and other bonds, but In- spector Byrnes adheres to the belief that ‘their scheme was to flood Europe with FORGED CIRCULAR NOTES, News of the arrest was télegraphed on the 29th ult. to Gen. Smith by Mr. Crosby, the American Consul at Florence. This dispatch urged the arrest of Becker and Engells, who were recognized as in the plot through communications between the London and Florentine police. Consul Crosby intimated that the prisoners in Florence had relations with persons in several American | cities. On Thursday another telegram from Consul Crosby addressed to the Police Com- missioners was received by Superintendent Walling. Lt again urged the arrest of Becker and Engells, and stated that the evidence against them was conclusive. hy SEVEN DETECTIVES WERE DETAILED on the case, and yesterday afternoon Engells was arrested and locked up in Police Head- quarters. Becker had either a suspicion that he was. under surveillance or had left ‘home temporarily on business, as he disappeared on Wednesday. De- tectives were instructed to watch his house near Cypress Hills until he returned. They could only watch it knee deep in snow from behind a neighboring fence. They watched it Wednesday night, all day Thurs- day and Friday, and up to 2a. m. to-day, and. suffered intensely from the cold, when BECKER WAS CAUGHT. Last night Inspector Byrnes: telegraphed to- Consul Crosby that he” had arrested Engells. To-day he received a telegram from the Consul announeig that the ltalian Wilkes isrecog- nized as a leader by criminals who live more urged by certain persons was the effect his reappointment would have on THE CONTEST FOR THE SENATORSHIP, and the desirabillty of holding the party well together whatever might be the outcome in the Senatorial'struggle. Itisnow understood, and, indeed, flatly asserted, that Presi- dent Hayes is not likely to make any, nominations for the New York offices, and that he will leave Mr. Woodford and others’ to hold over until the Senatorship is disposed of, and perhaps until Mr. Gartield assumes oflice.”. The Times’ dispatch, reviewing and forecasting the field of candidates, says: “Following out this idea of preservings unity in the party, Senator Conkling has stated that he will not exert his influence in the Senatorial con- test. Itis claimed that Gov. Cornell has in good faith withdrawn absolutely from the fizht, and that the field is narrowed down to - Congressmen Crowley and Morton, Chauncey M. Depew, Mr. Tnomas S, Rogers, and Mr. Thomas C. Platt. Jt has been generally un- derstood that é MB. CONKLING FAVORED THE CANDIDACY OF LEVI P. MORTON, « and there is no reason to doubt that he did, up to a recent period at least, and he was certainly opposed to the claims of Mr. Depew. Very lately Mr. Platt had “been very active in endeavoring to win Mr. Conkling’s support. It has been represented also to the latter that while Mr. Morton was a very -unobjection- able candidate personally, he was neverthe- less a negative candidate, politically consid- ered, ‘and that he has in ‘fact no strength beyond that which Mr. Conk- ling, Gen. Arthur, and other leaders give him by: their .countenance.;’ Yet he appears to be very determined in pressing his claims, and there is no reason to doubt. that his colleague, Congressman Crowley, Mr. Depew, and the other candidates will be equally energetic, believing it to be TO THE INTEREST OF THE PARTY at large. Therefore Senator Conkling has announced that he will not support any one of the candidates in the. caucus or ih the canvass preceding, and thathis friends in the Legislature will be free to support any candidate they choose. A very well intormed Republican said to-night that he was positive Mr. Conkling had determined on this course, although he thought it quite probable that Mr. Morton was not yet aware that Mr. Conkling had withdrawn his support.” The correspondent. . then takes up the probable disposition of Cabinet favors by President Garfield, and makes public the following important infor- : mation relative to Morton’s anxiety to secure the Treasuryship: ‘“ While these considera- tions and conclusions, however, were taking shape, there was a still more importantmoyve- ment being made in which President Hayes and President-elect Garfield were the chief actors, and tending, it was believed, to THE HARMONIZING OF THE SENATORIAL FACTIONS by lessening the number of candidates, Quite recently Gen. Garfield communicated with President Hayes, expressing his desire |. to aid in smoothing the course of New York Republicanism, and saying that he was willing and would’ be glad to give that State a Cabinet appoint- ment in the person of Mr. Morton, and asking . whether, Mr. Hayes would. be willing to appoint Mr. Morton at once, or within a brief period, to the vacant Secre- taryship of the Navy Department. Gen. Garfield added to this the offer to continue Mr. Morton through _ his term in that position, and expressed the belief that it would be a means of avoiding some of the difficulty which was impending in the matter of the Secretaryship. Mr. Hayes replied that he would be pleased. TO APPOINT ME, MORTON AS SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. = On that understanding Mr. Morton was next communicated with, and the offer in that form was authoritatively conveyed to him, with an expression of hope that he would accept it. Ile is reported to have re- plied promptly. declining the proffered honor, and stating that the only place he would accept, or consider the ac- ceptance of, in Mr.. Garfield’s Cabinet was the Secretaryship of the Treasury. When the nature of Mr. Morton’s reply was con- sidered, he was informed thatthe place he desired to occupy could not be ziven to him, and there the matter rests at present.” GEN. GARFIELD’S REASONS for not desiring to place the Treasuryship at Mr. Morton’s command were veculiarly farseeing and cautionary, as will be. seen from the following: “It was believed when the offer of the post of Secre- tary of the Navy was made to Mr. Morton, with the- peculiarly complimentary condition that he was to enter it for the re- mainder of Mfr. Hayes’ term and be contin- ued therein through Mr. Gartield’s Admin- istration, that he would accept, and his refu- sal ‘occasioned both surprise and regret. Gen. Garfield’s declination to give him. the* Secretaryship of the Treasury was caused by the fact that Mr. Morton is, and has been for years, the senior and active member of 2 leading banking-house in, London and New York, which house has been a party in all the great syndicates for the placing of Government loans, and peculiarly associated with all the banks and pankers in this country and Europe. Re- garding this fact, he did not fee! disposed to run _ THE RISK OF TRE CRITICISM - which would be challenged by the formation of a Cabinet with a man initso strongly identified and intimately connected with the financial communities of two continents. The appointment, however SWINDLED YEARLY out of thousands of dollars. Some years azo the popular indignation was so thoroughly aroused that an indictment was procured against the Ring Commissioners through the efforts of Mr. John Winslow, then District Attorney. The Governor ordered a special term of the Court of Oyer andTerminer, over which Judge Daniels presided. The accused were convicted, but an institution peculiar to Kings County saved them from other punish- ment than a slight fine.. McLaughlin has controlled the Commission of Charities and Correction, but to-day the term of two of ‘his Ring—Storms and Russell—expired by limit- ation, and their vacancies were filled by men OPPOSED TO THE “Boss ” management, and who are favorable to Senator Shroeder, who has long antagonized || -McLaughlin. It is believed this upheaval, which has caused much’ discussion in Dem- oeratic circles here, will’ induce a large number of. desertions ‘from McLaughlin. The Independents confidently claim that before next. fall the’ organization now known as, the Regular Democratic General Committee will be’ wiped out of existence, and its place taken by an organiza- tion controlled, not by a‘ Boss,” but by men. elected at open and fairly‘conducted prima- ries. . Shrewd_ politicians opine, however, that McLaughlin is far from political death, and.that next fall he will be heard: from in & way that will astonish the Independent Dem- ocrats. 3 _. FAILURES ; THE NUMBER THE SMALLEST SINCE 1873, Special Dispatch to i New Yor, Jan. 1.—Three hundred and forty-four failures were répdrted. in this city duritig’ ‘the’ year “1880, ‘in which’ the aggregate liabilities ;were — $19,291,852, and’ the assets were‘ valued at $8,- 146,201, While the gtdss liabilities are in round num bers $2.900,000 greater than in the preceding year, the number of failures : is 25 per cent less, and isthe smallest since 1878. .In 1879 there’. were 460 fail- ures, with liabilities of $16,384,000, and assets $5,160,000. One reason for the increase in the liabilities for 1880 over 1879. is the large liabilities of several firms in the coffee, cigar, grocery, and iron trades, eight failures. in those lines having liabilities to the amount of $10,961,751, or more than one-half of: THE TOTAL LIABILITIES of the year. There were four failures in which the liabilities excéeded $4,000,000 each, four with liabilites between $500,000 and $1,000,000, five with liabilities between $200,- 000: and $500,000, fine with _liabili- ties . between $100,000 and $200,000, fifteen with liabilitiés between $50,000 and $100,000, and 307 in which the liabilities were less than $50,000. The coffee trade suffered most as regards the amount of Iia- pilities. ‘There were eight failures, in which the total liabilities were estimated at $5,297,- 219, and the assets $2,660,717. ————_— WILL HWE EXPLAIN? NAMELY, SECRETARY SUERMAN, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribune. New York, Jan. 2—The Sun says, edi- torially: “Light is badly wanted on John Sherman’s. management of -the vast refunding operations’ which were ef- fected’ by means ‘of syndicates, of which the First National Bank of this city, with a capital of only $500,000, was one of the principal members, and in the end the largest beneficiary. Indeed, it was the only National bank that appeared to be associated with the different syndicates. The syndi- cates were allowed-a commission of one- fourth of 1 per cent upon subscriptions of $1,000,000 to. $10,000,000, and one-tenth of 1 per cent additional on subscriptions above $10,000,000, But there was another and arauch greater source of profit which John Sherman’s pet bank, by the advantage of its connections with the Department, en- joyed above all others. By an arrangement, which the Secretary alone could make, the 4 per cent bonds were delivered to this bank to the full extent of its subscription without any security whatever beyond ‘a so-called cettificate of deposit. Three months were allowed from the time.of delivery for pay- ment of the bonds. In other words, the bank got three months’ credit on its immense sub- scription and three mohths’ interest on bonds. delivered and not paid for.” SCHOFIELD-GARDNER. ANOTHER COURT-3IARTIAL IN PROSPECT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New York, Jan. 1.—The Herald’s Wash- ington correspondent says: There seems to be very little doubt but a court-martial will - resulé from the publication of the full correspondence in rela- tion to the differences between Gen. Schofield, and Maj. Asa Bird Gardner. ‘This consists, besides the papers filed in the War Department by Gen. Schofield and the. reply of Maj. Gardner, of letters between the several members of the Fitz-John Porter Board, containing severe strictures upon Maj. Garduer’s official conduct. The opinion has been expressed by an officer who is acquainted with all the papers in the case that Gardner’s trial will surely follow a con- sideration of these papers. WHITTAKER. THE COMING COURT-MARTIAL. ‘Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yons. Jan. 1.—Emery A. Storrs, of Chicago, aud Mr.‘ Brewster, of Philadel phia, are to act,as counsel for Cadet Whit- taker in his coming : court-martial... Whit- taker, who was here to-day, expresses con- fidence in.their ability to clear him. As to the new evidence that has been promised, he says whatever. there may -be will soon be before the public. Dr. Fulton has prepared aa It was subsequently found he had gone to Brooklyn, visited a newspaper-oflica there, and purchased a newspaper. He then returned to New York, got into an omnibus at Fulton Ferry, left it at the. corner of Twenty-third street, entered the Fifth Av- enue Hotel, and while there recovered rec- ollection. 5 “ An even more interesting case occurred in the autumn of 1875. A patient, who was 2 manufacturer, left his oflice at-8 a. m-to buy some bulbs. He remained away eight days, and no trace was obtained of him dur- ing that time. Subsequently it was ascer- tained that he had been to theatres, and hotels, where he slept, and stores, where he made purchases, and that he made a journey of-100 miles from. New York. Losing his ticket he was put off at a way station, and, returning to New York, passed the night at a hotel, and on the eighth day, at about 10 o’clock, made his appearance at his office.. He had no recollection of what oc- curred, though he acted echerently and had drank nothing intoxicating except a glass of ale, which he had with’some oysters ina restaurant on Sixth avenue.’ Dr. Hammond’s daughter has just com- pleted a novel entitled “Mr. Perkins’ Daugh- ter,” which has been accepted by G. P. Put- nam’s Sons. The. plot turns :upon the idea of a double consciousness.- ‘The heroine, while in the “second state,” engages herself to be marsied, and when she recovers her normal condition hasforgotten all about that. The publishers have induced Dr. Hammond to write a preface, which certifies that this phenomenon of double consciousness is recognized by the medica! professjon. bsasdicrevine ose SUICIDE... vests Spectal- Dispatch to.The Chicago ‘Tribune, Sr. Louis, Mo., Jan. 1.—1t was only the other day that a Post-Oflice employé, fearing a dismissal, blew his brains out rather than suffer the disgrace of such athing. To-day aletter-carrier, who had just lost his place, took ten grains of arsenic, which may neces- sitate his crossing the river, His name is Charles Guehne, and he is a German, 30 years of age. The Czar Nicholas—Some Personal Pe- culiarities—Ehe Danger of Joking With a Czar. E. C. Grenville Murray has lately contributed ta the Swiss Times some entirely personal re- miniscences of the Czar Nicholas. Of his mental hubits and temperament he says: “ He was a man of hasty temper, but very full of generous impulses. Havingon some occasions used harsh language to one of his Colonels, and learning that the officer hud taken the rebuke to heart, the Czar ordered a review, and publicly em- braced him at the head of his regiment, A kind man, too, who could unbend at times. One Ist of April, a jaar, who told me the story herself, was surprised by ber servant abruptly an- nouncing the Czar. It was so early in the morn- ing that she thought it was some joke of her sis- ters in connection with the day, so she went on sipping her tea. Presently she looked up again, bowever, and suw the servant standing aghast near the door, which wus still wide open, and behind ft in casque and plume was the stately figure of the Emperor. He had come to brin; her good news of her son, who was abroad, an bad -been ill. He was not tolerant, however, of intentional disrespect, and had but a moditied appreciation of 2 joke. A General, who. was Policemaster at St. Petersburg for a short time, found this out to The ‘General was: considered ‘a very stupid man, and was the Czar’s favorit butt, so his Majesty was pleased onenight at-a court pall to send bim otf in search of a thief who had stolen a colossal statue of Peter the Great. The Policemaster, finding this statue in Its usual place, as any one else would have expected, felt mortified at the laugh raised against him, and determined tobe revenged in his own way. Shortly afterward, therefore, he announced to Bis Imperial inuster, while ut the theatre, that the Winter Palace was on fire. The Czar rose hastily to witness the conflagration, and on find- ing that the Policemaster had presumed torctal- iate on his august self, sent him to reflect on his indiscretion in Siberia. Finally, he was nota faithful busband, but he was fond of his wife ‘and very jealous. Her Majesty was quite aware of this, and, unfortunately, very mischievous. ‘Whenever, therefore, sbe wished to get rid of sn olicer that displeased her, she commanded him to dance with her, and so sure us he did sv he was sent to the Caucasus. The Czar’s personal habits were soldierly and simple. He ate and drank with extreme moderation, und he siept in his uniform on 4 tent bed in bis study, with only ninilitary cloak to cover him, He allowed bis son, the presont Emperor, £40,000 a month while traveling abroad; the Empress spent modey so lavishly that her expenses for one night that she halted at Hanover exceeded £1,600. He gave, too, larecly, but his personal wants must have cost little indeed. Infantile Ophthalmtia. In the Revue Medicale Dr. Luton, of Rheims, advocates the use of iodine dissolved in cherry- laurel water for ophthalmia in’ new-born in- fants. Ten drops of the tincture in ten grams ‘of cherry-laurel water make a@ colorless, mixt- ure, leaving no precipitate, while in the sume quantity of distilied water a colored precipitate would-soon form. The decoloration is owing to the production of hydriodic acid and iodide of cyanogen, two colorless bodies in solution. A mixture of one part tincture of iodine to tweaty parts of cherry-laurel water {s, says M. Luton. 2 collyrium of incontestible power in the purulent opbthalmia of infants; the liquid to be dropped between the lids fiveor six times 2 day, besides external applications. In efficiency it is de- clured to be superior to nitrate of silver, while sit is both painicsas'and sure. ———__— Mle. Dosne’s Fortune. k: _ Paris Dispatch to Loudon News. People ask cach other what SMile. Dosné will do with her fortune, which, leaving aside all the exaggeration of ‘her acquaintances, ‘must: be enoriaous. M. ‘Thiers’ shares in the Auzin mines were at hig death worth 2,000,000 francs, and he had from other sources an income of about 80,- u0 francs yoarly. Mme. Thiers and her sister were always very Weulthy, but the growth of Paris immensely increased thelr. riches. They had much yround-at Passy, bought for a few francs a yard, and twenty years. ugo lying waste, worth now 300 fruncs a yard. On their land lots in the Quartier: Breda they guined. more than cent per cent. Mile, Dosné’s income went on necumulating at a compound mitio. She was, with Mme. ‘Thiers, cohelress of two very rich people, her father und mother. * Female Lawyers. - ‘Two women lawyers will take part as-counsel in the trial of George A. Wheeler, who choked his sister-in-law to death In Sun Francisco. Mrs. Clara Foltz nas been soguged to assist the prose- cuting attorney, and Mrs. Laura Deforce Gor- don to assist the defense. The two women were once close friends, sleeping in the same bed, but fately a coldness sprang up between them. In political campaign they were rivals the recent ical stump. on the politi his cost. |" Lake and Thompson, which went to the re- lief of the New York steamer Jolin Gibson Thursday morning, which had been in the: ice near Fort Washington since Thursday last, came up with the rescued steamer that evening, ond all three of, them are now laid up.in Washington. The Alexandria ferry steamers suspended navigation Thursday evening. Another result of the cold snap is athreatened oyster famine. As the mercury falls the price of oysters rises, and common oysters that usually bring 15 or 2 cents a bushel now command 8 and 9 cents, while large ones are not to be had. Neither tongmen nor.dredgers could work to-day, and unless the weather moder- ates there will be in a few days IAN OYSTER FAMINE in the Chesapeake country. ‘The same extremecold prevails in Virginia. Advices froin the plains in Fauquir County, Virginia, state: that the snow is thirty-two inches deep undrifted in the roads in the vi- cinity, and from nine to twelve feet in drifts; that the mercury at sunrise ‘Thursday was 22 below zero there. At Riverton, Warrenton County, Va., yesterday at 6 a, m., the mer- cury vindicated 20 degrees below zero, In Prince George’s County, Virginia, Thursday night, Eliza Il. Jones was found frozen to death at her home. In this city the suffering among the poor has been intense. There-is, however, a gen- eral movement among the citizens to relieve itas far as possible by -contributions of money, food, and cleth Contribution- boxes are placed in many of the hotels in the city, and-many donations have been made to- day. The members of the police force have contributed one day’s salary, making a fund alone of $700, A fund-of $5,000 has been raised by citizens. The weather has lost its interest as a sub- ject for discussign and comment. The mor- tality among kitchen ranges has ceased, and the plumbers are able to catch up with the | deferred jobs of last week. The temperature yesterday was so moderate as to meet with the general approval of the public, a great number of whom were necessarily on the streets during the forenoon. According to Manasse, the thermometer, which set in at S a.m. at6 degrees above zero, rose by 9to.S degrees. An hour later it was 934 degrees, At 11 it was 14 degrees; at 12 it was 18 de- grees; and at524degrees. During the even- ing it sunk slightly, but not down to the fig- ures of the morning. ‘The following table will be of interest as showing the great difference between the temperature for four days of the last week of 1880 and 1879: * g [puCENDER, 1399) DECEMBER, 159. S [xp yjoyai| 7 | | 9 3t : fefelelelferst! & ET Stals f /EVEPET EW Sls] $12 |S) E] F 25] 35]. Bt) 35) 19 |..0.)-2 33} 35} 3u WS fesse} BEI i By] 3 16 0 4 BY is ‘S| B 5 1 THE MISSISSIPPI. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Sr. Lours, Jan. 1.—The river this morning presented a decidedly changed appearance. Below the bridge to Carondelet the channel was open, and in front of Market, Chestnut, and Pine streets the ice had nearly all disap- peared; a narrow fringe on the East St. Louis side was all the ice that appeared in the way of the ferryboats. Yesterday the transfer boats and-one or two of the ferry- oats brake up the ice as far down as the Arsenal, giving it a chance to pass’ off. ‘All of the ferry company’s boats and tugs had steam up this morning, ready to meet any new difficulties. The ferryboats had made no trips for business, but will probably resume operations regulurly below the bridge during the day. Above the bridge there isa continuons field of unbroken ice as-faras the eye can reach.. Large. numbers of people were cross! his morning between the city and East St. Louis. : t VIRGINIA. - Frepenicksbure, Va., Jan, 1.—The train on the Potomac, Fredericksburg & Piedmont Railroad which left here Wednesday last re- turned to-night for supplies and fresh hands, being unable to proceed further than Parker’s, seventeen miles-west. Seven men were -frostbitten during ‘Thursday night, ‘when the temperature was 2 degrees below zero. Trains on other roads are running regularly. There is much suffering on ac- count of the unusual and intense cold, against which many were unprovited. Cat- tle and game have Sroven. Deer have been caught near dwellings in the country, where they were searching for foo . NEW ENGLAND. Bostox, Jan. 1.—In the following towns the thermometer marked yesterday:. Mont- pelier, Vt., 27: Woodstock, Vt, 26; Milford, N.H., 26; Newport, N. H., 25; Northville, Wi” ati Contoocook, N, H., and Hancock Junction, N. EL, 39; Antrim, 35. Iowa. CITY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Jowas City, Ia., Jan°1—The blizzard has passed. Warm and thawing. Neéw-Year’s is enerally observed here by private residences ing thrown open for calls and social enter- tainients. All creation is lively again. NEW BRUNSWICK. Sr. Jouy, N. B., Jan. 1—Accounts from the interior of the. Province state that cold weather prevailed this morning.. At Wood- stuck the thermometer was 22 degrees below zero; Sussex, 2% below; Rothesay, 10 below. 2 ‘THE HUDSON. PouGnREEPSIE, Jan. L—The intense cold continues, The mercury here this morning ranged from 12 to 15 degrees below. Reports SRLS Ne ies WERNER TE: Bt Salt Lake City CASUALTIES. THE NEBRASKA ACCIDENTS, + ~ Spectal Dispatch to Fhe Chicago Tribune. * Ouaus, Neb., Dec. 3L—The Union Pacific east-bound express-train, which ‘collided with the west-bound water-train, between Rock Springs and Wilkins’ Station, yesterday morn- ing, will not ezrive bere until aftar midmght. Both engines were completely wrecked, and the baggage-car was crushed in at thy forward end. No one was burt. Tha engineers and fremen having escaped by Jump-~ ing. The accident seems to have beea the fault of the engincer of tho water-train, the express- train having the right of way. He says his watch lost time after leaving Rock Springs. Ho claims bis witch was ten minutes slow at the time of the accident. He was within two miles of © Wilkins’ Station when he. met tha express-truir. The emigrants who were on the emigrant: tritin. thet was wrecked yesterday morning 6. Lodgepole, Neb.,.ure being brought in on this train, and will be forwarded. to their destination in the. Eust. Only four or five were injured, and uone of them seriously. The train was east-bound, and was ditched by a brokea wheel. Several cars were wrecked. ; ONE OF MANY. Spécial Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune. Detnovr, Mich., Dec. 31—During December, there have been sixteen victims of railroad ac- * cidents in this vicinity, and the lust fatality of that kind occurred to-day, when Peter fH. Felt- min was run over and killed by the * Modoc’” engine on the . Michigno Central Road. The . young man. was employed 29 |, car-washer for the Detroit & Bay City Road, tnd is supposed to have been walking on tho track, and, when the engine passed, utteinpted to cétch on. it it not known how the accident occurred, but Feltmun was found lying prostrate on the track, both legs crushed near the hips, and on arm.mangled at the elbow. He died before a surgeon could be called. QUITE A SMASH-UP. Bostos, Jan. 1.—The Plymouth express, on the Old Colony Road, which left Boston this afternoon, consisting of an engine, buggage-car, smoker, and. four pussenger coaches, jumped the track near the station at Weymouth, thé ac- cident belng caused by the breaking of n switcb- rod., The baggage-car was thoroughly wreeked by boing thrown ayuinst the station, whici-yus aiso badly damaged, the locomotive crushing +", tothe platform and side of the builiing.. ‘The pussenger cars were not derailed,but switcned by aceident upon a side-track. Engineer Carsou-~ had a knee fractured, aud a youog man, name unknown, bad a leg broken. a OFF THE TRACK. * Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Omana, Neb., Jan{l.—This morningsthe Union: Pacific cast-bound express train jumped tha track near Alkali Station, owing toa broken rail, One first-cluss parsenger coach, one second-class conch, and one sleeper went off the truck, but were not damaged toanr serious extent, and nobody was burt. The train will urrive bere morrow morning. a eee THROWN FROM THE TRACK. ‘Speciat Dispaten to. The Chicago Tribune, Watertown, Wis.,Jan. L—The Fond da La accommodation train on the Chicage & North- western Railway, going south this moruing, was thrown from the track bys broken rafl near, Janesville. Efght cars left the: rafls, and wero morcor less wrecked... The .bagyageman, Will- fam Henke, of this city, was seriously injured. LOCKJAW. Spectal Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune, InprAwarords, Ind., Jau. L—A son of James H. Carter, a saw-mill man, died to-day of lockjaw.» resulting from injuries received Christmas b; abe explosion: ofa large firecracker held in an BOILER EXPLOSION. Locisviutr, Ky., Jan. L—A boiler in the Du- pont puper-milis exploded to-day, injuring Bev- erly Mitchell and Henry Taylor, the Inter fatal- : ly. The building was aged $1,500 to $2,000. No insurance. OBITUARY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune, , Barrtx Crerx, Mich., Jan. 1.—W. S.Jen- nings, one of the oldest settlers in this vicin- ity, and a wealthy farmer, died tiis morning, yery suddenly, of heart-lisease. He had been working at: his barn, and, not feeling well, went to the house, sat down in a chair, and immediately expired. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Loxpow, Jan..1.—Steamship Celtic, Now York, has arrivedgme, _ . New Lon, Jane MOAT MP -scokar, from Bremen. 2 Fishing by Telegraph. They fish now by telegraph in Norway. Sta- tlons have been built long the coast, and during the herring ‘season, which is nt its hight for about six weeks, a sharp lookout fs kept for shoals. Whenever one is sighted, word is sent along the- lice. and the atailable fishermen prouiptly give chase. The old way wus for the fishermen to crulse along the shore, trusting to luck or the reports they might-hear to come upon the herring. Now, every morning’ during the season, the position of the shoals which n7¢ watched is reported und posted at the principe) telegraphic stations,