Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1881, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBU? vhon wo recollect: what enormota subst- Da acon demanded by stonmentp corpo- ations engaged In forolen trade ty formor diya, itis surprising that xo much now bo done wreo littio nancy. There {en wideaprend and vellefounded poplar rust Of Btenmatip enbsaldies, bn whatevor pe they may Be nnd this oppirently honest rehome will be closely seannod by the watetidogs of the Trons- uty : Charleston (8. ©.) News and Cotrler AM (Tem.): The negry mnsseagre gradually eachew= Be ing politics, and the only folemont of irgitation vetween them and tho whit people ts rented hy the bitter hurangues of designing: politlohins dtiring tho exeltement niwaya attendlag popular elections... . Tho whito man will de noth. ing that wil] destroy the etticlency of the colored man 68a Inborer, and the tlegro witl biting have to stand by those upon whom ho is dependent. ‘And thon will como that politioal milleuninin for whieh every trio patriot bra so long and 60 do- voutly prayed, Albany Joufnal (Rep): There {s to foundation whatever {a the Constitution or in renaoti for that srying, 80 often repented that it has acquired sometting ko tho authority of a maxim, that tho Pust-Oflice must be mide to sustain isclf, Why must it bo inade to suatiln Itself nny more than the army, or nnvy, or the Judiclary? Tho Constitution certalnly dned not direct thint any ono tnore than another of these inatitutions shinlt bo self-sustaining, feat $ by no wenns granted that a uniform two-cent rate would muterially reduce the revenue. Any improvement in tho postal sorvico bas sn np preciable inluenee on induatrlat prosperity, whilu there [a a wider goad effect upon sulence, letters, myention, and social life. It Loutsville Courterstournai (Den): Mr, Btalno will addross his attention to John Bull. who grows mero and moro Insolent and supereiiious with age, bo will have uo following which enn bo refled on. Aimerienna should bo tought that there fs but ono Nutlon In the world, and that Amorica. Tho Amerienn tig should ‘pe made In overy part of tho world n symbol of this fact. American feeling, bused upon it, should be consolldated at home and made reso- nantabroad. Mr, Haine bus a touch of the Earl of Henconstlokd in him. Let him, tn this matter, emulate Dizay, and bring usto a renlizing sense of our splenior and, prowess; not by the mewn ‘pullying of tho wonk, but by boldly thokiing tho POIs S New York Irish World: By the tonor of tho enble dispatehes from Ireland and England eent through the Associnted Press, It le evident tho munager in London {4 in conspiracy with the B innd-grabbing interest. Nearly overy item sent to the Amorlenn press fs “whut the Tintes suys," “p correspondent from Dublin anys,” ote,; hardiy_n word from the Governmont organ, the Dety News, or from tho Pall Mall Gazette, the MB Manchester Guantian, or the Dublin Mreemana Journal or Natfon. Nine-tenths of tho press of Tretand are In full sytnpathy with the movement ag now wyltating that imlesoverned country: and Sa fully three-fourths of tho press of Enyland give i imparts! accounts of attairsin Ireland. Hut tho American agent of tho Asgooluted Press Teaves this inas3.o€ ovidence to dune al sone Jand-monopoly shect, or Invent some lying dige pateh from Dublin dr Romo of what n corre. ppondunes? suys to tho prejudice of the Irish nue ton, ‘ Ohto State Journut (Rep.): Wo expect, of courso, that President Garfield will recognize the Grant men, tho Blaine men, the Shorman mon, the Conkling men, the Cameron men, and every other man’s men, But we expect, tlso, thnt, whon ho comes to make up hia jewels, ho Mm witt not forget the Garflold men, for really they are tho mon who olected tim aud saved tho country from the perils of Democratic tuto. En> trely too much importance Is attached to thao retlor pretended quarrels and Liokerings of public tnen, Fall ninotecn-twentleths of the Republican voters of tho country care nothing about the loaders of sliewed factions, and world bo sutisticd rather than dispteased should the Presluent neyivet all of such londers. Gen. Gar- field, oun in the treat senso nn omilnent Ly len hus never boen a factionist,—hna cr been suspected of ndoslyn of organizing f personal following in tho Republlenn purty or out of It. Therefore, it is more thin Hkely that: he will remombor the Garficld men when he on- ters upon the work of distributing rowards. Little Rocle (Ark.) Gazette: Mr, Willian M Apperly, who is now epguged in putting ima chinory into the now oll mills, this plice, has ine vented a cotton-picking machine, whloh bo allirms isn perfect success, Mr. Apperly camo tothia country in 1861, and shortly afterwards invented 9 cotton-pleker, Thosent of Govern- ment of the Southern Confederacy was thon at Montgomors, Ala., and tha flrat patont Isstied by the Government waa granted him. When tho War became warm, ho threw bis taachine into a well, After the Wur he again took up his favorit theory, and soon completed a machine wh'ch, After the exponditure of a large sum of manoy, attained a nimtorate degrea of success, Full of gope, ho wont to Rngland and mado an effort to Bavo tho Governmont Introduce it into the cot ton Nelds of Ind! After coming back to this B country nnd mnkinga few more experiments, ho discovered fruits, which for several years ho hna been working to correct, Now ho clatins shat nll tho imperfections bive beon set aright, and that his presont machine cannot fall to Provo satlsfactory, A correspondant recently sent a fae-simile of n New York postmark to tho Standard, of London, with this commont: “It is ofton a matter of Interest to recolvers of lottera to know when thoy wero posted and dolivered, Under tho English system our postmarks bear all gorts of numbors or lotters which to tho pub- Ne ara meaningicas, and the Post-Oitlco Guide gives us no information as to what thoy dorote. ‘Tho Americans, 1 find, put the hours of rocolpt, ete,,on thole postmarks, as will bo seen from inclosures, and I think if somo such system was adopted in England It woutd be to the benefit of the publlo gencralty. The suggestion brought out a numbor of Interesting letters of approval the next morning. One correspondent showed that ag long ago ag the Penny Post wus in full swing in Londutt, make ing dollveries ten or twelve times a day to tho Inns of Court and places of business: fn town, Qnd to tho must rvinate places, such aa the towns of Hacknoy, Islington, and Lambeth, four or tvo times adny, Kreb lutter was impressed with a atatity, to murk tho hatir of day, by which the cane of tha delay of lotters might be ensily Ukcerned. Anothor correspondont, who had boluted out tho advantnwes of the Amortoan tien t st-Ollice authoritica, had racalved Tt wna Formerly the practice of urtment to insert in tho dated stunp i Sguro to Indioute the thuo at whieh letters were Bont out for dulivery, butns thia was found to fie Hae to numéroua complaints of niieged: rregulur delivery tho plan was discontinuad, Sud, In Hou oe the figure in tho stamp, art index. Jottor wns autist! sehen itutod, which arrangement works STEAMSHIP NEWS, Qurrsstown, Jan, 11.—Arrlyed—Ohlo, frow Philadelphila, New Youn, Jit 11.—Arrived~Steamship Germania, from Liverpool, _Loxnoy, Jan, 1,—Arrlyed—Greece, from New York, QureNstown, Jan, 11,—Arrived—City of scutsal, from Now York, vr Yort, Jan. Li. Germanie tnt iearmaae tote sane Loss an, 1L—Tho Britannic, Corn- wall, av from Now York, and the Sardinla, t1 oston, have arrived out, ahiy Mlouueen Tone aearin Baas ea Pa x oN thin Redman, fom Now one ee AVERDOOL, Jan. .-Arrlvod—Bulgarian pon Hoston, Ln, J SEW OnLEANS, Lat, Jan. 1—A ae St hint N urnborg, "trom ironies ae Vine » Perotas, from Lisbon, Clenred—Steumship Statesinan, for Liver. c ol; City Merlila, for Vora Cruz; rouuwell, for Havre. vet alitp’ ———=_—___—_ CONVENTIONS, ; ToreKA, Kas, Ja. 11—The Judicial As- toclation of Kansas, composed of Judges of tho Distrlet Courts of the State, met here to- day and discussed the subject of redistrlet- Ing the State, ‘Tho National Guard Association also met hore and clucted officers for tho ensulng year, Maj-Gen, Willy Brown was chosen Presl- dent and Capt, HH. Needham Secretary, A Mumber of gentleman, who. will take Part In the State Convention of farmers, Which Will moet here. to-morrow, fiad a cone erence to-day, aud appointed a cominittes la dratt resohitions and. con hat mate ters should be treated by the C County Clerks und County Surveyors also held a Convention to devise sone meas Ures to be presented to the Legislature, —— SECRET SOCIETIES, Sr, Lovra, Jan, 1—The State Grand Lodga ue Odd-Fellows began a speclal session here ea The meeting Jy for Instruction In ih how ritual arranged by the Sovereign irand Lodge of the World and an exempllica tlon‘ot the new Ww. 1 tis ih he ew Work, The session wil} cons He State High Court independent Order pi Foresters is holding Its aiuntiat Wceling Pp vie resolution was niopted to-day pro- 4 sag for Mass-meeting, to be held Satur sma hit by all the benevolent: organiza toca Gna aus ae itrardiice lature relative enevolent sovlely lugurance feutures, 2 Hop Rittera d al al pn S ne’ FOREIGN. Heated Debate on the Irish Question in the House of Commons. Parnell’s Invectives Counterbal- anced by the Denunciations of Hartington. Discussion of Parnell’s Amond- ment to Bo Protracted Until Friday. The Deputation of the Commons Which is to Talk with Gladstone To-Day, Sir Charles Dilke’s Contemptuous Treatment of the Halifax Award Matter, Governmental Discovery of a Foreign Plot’ to Assaginnte Brad- laugh. Ronowal of tha Alliance Betweon the Threo European Emporors, TIE IRISI1. DERATE ON THE ADUTESS, Lonnow, Jat. 11.—1n the House of Com- mons this avening debate on tho Address was resumed. “Miteholl Henry, Liberal and Hlome-Rtuty member for the Comity Galway, rald the Government had not adininistered the oxisting Jaw In Ireland ns they night Nave done. ‘The course the Government now proposed was not likely to restore order, Hie condemned the hateful system of Beycot- ting, and declared that he had always refused fo join the Land League, SUL PARRED, HERSCHEL, SOLICITOR-OENERAL, sald the object of the present movement. in Treland was the disintegration of the Empire. It was tine sume effectual remedy should bo applied, and the law be made strong enough to cope with tho unwritten code of the Land Lengue, which embrace terror, coercion, murder, and mutilation.” After a powerful speech by the Marquis of Tiartington and a violent speech by Healy, Nome-Rulo member for Wexford, the debate was again adjourned, THE MANQUIS OF ITARTINGTON, in his speech during tho debate on tho nd- dress, denied that thare wera exaggerations in the press on the state of Ireland, Me sald tho propositions for cocrelon, however, would not bo.based on reports inthe press, but on oMcfal and authentic reports, Terrorism, he declared, existed. It was “created by x small band of miscreants and fannties.” [Applause] Ho denied that the Land bill would bea feeble measure, It wns. necessary, above all, he sald, that the bill should be just, Ile de- nounced the Land League and its atrocities, ani deelared that it was necessary, tempora- rily, to suspend the form of liberty in order to retstablish its subtsance. “MEATY spoke In refutation of Harrington’s argu- ments, He declared that the existing laws of Ireland were barbarous, THE Msit WHIPs, It is stated that the Irish whips have de- clined to enter into an arrangement to close tha debate on Parnell’s amendment to the address to-day, IT 38 NOW DEEMED IMvOsATDLB for the debate to close before Friday, when tha other two amendinents aro to be dis- cussed. MI SIAW'S SPEECI Lonnon, Jan. 1t—Mr. Willam Shaw, Tlome-Rule member of Parlinuent for Cork, who was oneof the Commissioners appointed by the Government to investigate and report on the agricultural condition of Ireland, spoke in the House to-night, and his speech created 2 great sensation, Parnellites did not placa much faith in Mr, Shaw, and they wero not present tonight. Mre Shaw was expected to curse the Land-League Club, Instead of that ho blessed it, saying that It was tho only salvation of tho country, His descrlption of tha condition of tho pensantry in the West of Iroland was startling and sen- satlonal, and surprised those Irs members who were present. Mr. Shaw spenks of some of the Conniught fanners as rotting on thelr farms. The speech will boa mate rial help to the Land League, which is now demanding a strong Land bill, Mr. Parnell entered the-House near tho close of Mr. Shaw's address, and was loudly cheered, FURTHER CONCERNING MIL SILAW, Losnoy, Jan. 1.—English and Trish mem- bers of Parllament who ara arranging for a deputation to walt on Mr. Gladstone in re- gard to Irish land reform held a numerously- attended meoting to-day, at which Wiliam Shaw (IIome-Rule), member for Corl: County, deprecated the idea of British mem- bors forming part of a devutatlon, for fear Qladstono nilght consider it an attempt to dictate, but Iwas ‘arranged that he be tn- formed of thelr destre for a strong Land bill, A MEETING OF BHAW'S FOLLOWERS and Ulster Liberals has adopted a memorial to bo presented Gladstone to-day, declaring that a satisfactory Land bill must embrace tho “Three ¥¥s," and provisions for arterlal dratnnage, the reclamation of waste innds, and the extension of the peasant proprietary. TUE UNION OF ENGLISH MADICALS AND . MUSH HOME-RULEMS. Lonpon, Jan. 11.—Yegterday’s meting of the English and Irish Liberals to oxpress dissatisfaction ut tho Incomplotencss of the changes of the proposed Innd system Is at- tracting much attention, The Dally News says: “It has become abundantly manifest that a strong mensure will recelvo abundant support while a weak ono will cause defec tions from the Liberal ranks and strengthen tho hands of tho House ot Lords.’ Vho Lines says; “A body of polltlelans, English-as Woll as Irish, are conveying a mennee, not bi words, but /quite Intelilgibly, that unless siouplng changes in tho Iand system, golng far beyond the Ines of tho act of 1870, are proposed, a stand will bo mado agalnat co- ereion,” YESTERDAY'S MEETING OF LIUERATS. More than forty flye members of Purltue ment wora present at tho meeling of En- gllsh and Irish Liberals yesterday, and only about flve represented Irish constituencies, ‘THY DEPUTATION OF MEMUERS OF THE 4 HOUSE OF COMMONS . which isto wait on Mr, Gladstone to-day consists of Mfessra, Shaw, Muldon, Smyth, Richardson, Lytton, and Fyndluter, 1 Mr. Gladstone's declarations are unsatisfactory, Aatatement embodying the ylows of tho En- aie Liberals will probably bo presosteg to Ply : WILL NOT VOTE, Loxpo, Jan. 11.—The Dally Telegraph saya: .*Atan Informal mcoting of the En- lish Liberal members of the House yeator- day, upwards of thirty resolved to abstain from yoting on the question of codrelon,” - 5 “PROPERTY DEFENSE.” .. Denrin, Jan, 11.—An Influential meoting of the Property Defonse Association, recently formed, took placo to-night ong sdopted resolutions urging persons of all creeds and polltics:to jolu tha. Association, to assist in atomming the tide of crime and outrage, < FOUN INSTEAD OF THREE, . Loypos,. Jan, Ue-rTho Standard says: “Wo understand that four members of tho Land Comission have signed tho report recommending fixity of tenure, and that Kavanagh has prepared a separate report.” BARL COWPEIL Thera ts a rumor that Karl Cowner desires to resign the ofles of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, prinel pally for private reasons, PARNELLS PROGRAM. The Home-fule members of Parlinment decided that Parnell, MeCurthy, and Gray should move amendments to Gladstone's : Hes {o wlve precedence to the Coercion se PENIAN SCAN AT PONTSMOUTI. The Fenian sear lins extended ta Ports mouth, The authoritles have received anony- mous warnings of contemplated attieks on tho Goverment establishments, ‘They do not aliaeh ttich iinportance to the warning, yet have taken some extra preenution. THY ATATH TRIALS. . Lonnoy, Jan, 1L—A dlspatett from Dublin says: In the State trials the ease for the Crown ts expected to be coneluded on Tues day.? Dent, Jan. 1.—Tho proceedings in the enso of the tra ers were hot opened to-day until i pm. MeDonongh, of the counsel for tho traversers, was agalu absent to-day, being il. ‘Tha avitence of the polica re- porters was continued. ‘The counsel for the Crown ranounced that Its ease was com: plete, with the exception of the evidence of one witness, now on his way from London, THE TRALER LAND-LEAQUERS, TRADER, Jan. 11.—The examination of the Land-Leaguers {fs still proccedtnyg In the Jatl, the police fearing to remave the prisoners to court, owlng to the excitement. WALPOLE CREATES A SENSATION, Trapt, Jan, 1b—During the examina- tion of the Land-Leaguers to-day, Walpole, a farmer and member of the League, was ono of the witnesses, Me testified that Morphy, tho Crown Prosecutor, was one of the persons who coerced hin to jolu the League. Morphy thereupon applied for a summons against Walpote for perjury. BRITISIL THE WAWPAX AWARD, Loxnox, Jan, 11.—In the House of Com- mons Sir Charles Dilke, Under Forelgn See- retary, sail the “allegations concerning the alleged fraudulent testhnony presented to the Hnllfax Conunission wero doubtless the same us those which the late Governmentdid not consider worthy of consideration, DRADLAUGIL IN DANGER. Lonpos, Jan, 1.—The authorities sont a deteetive yesterday to Bradlaugh to inform him that they were In possession of sworn in- formation that there was a plot to assastnate him, The person who gave tho Inforiation stated that he overheard a party of forelgners arranging to kill Bradiangh on his way home froin tho House of Commons, THE EAST. NUASTA APPROVES OF ARDITRATION. Pats, Jan, 11.—OMielal assurance ts satd to have been received that Russia unresery- edly approves of the arbitration of the Greok question, This will inske European concert. once more complete, THR QUEEK ARMY. Avitens, Jan ‘[L--A Royal decree gives effect to the law on the organization of the army. Its strength {3 increased by eleven Dattallons. RAILWAY SCHEME, Beranave, Jan. 11.—The scheme for the | construction of the Grand Eastern Rallway from Pesth through Belgrade to Constanti- nople, under International auspices, has been subinitted to the Austrinn and Servian Goy- ernments ani to a great London flanclal firm, A NEW MINISTER OF WAIL Constantinorny, Jan. 11.—Ghazl Osman Pasha has been appointed Minister of War, replacing Hussein Husni Pasha, HELEASE ORDERED, + Lonnoy, Jan. 11.—A Berlin correspondent says that owing to French, Italian, and Aus trian remonstrances, the Porte has ordered the Hberation of the Prince of Mirldites, SOUTH AFRICA. BEVEN THOUSAND HOES. Lonpow, Jan. 11,—-A dispateh from Dur- ban says It ig estimated that 7,000 Boers are under arms, 2,000 of whom aro serving through fear, BABUTOS NEPUISED. Care Town, Jan, 1L—A larga foree of Basutos attacked Maj. Carrington’s pickets on the Oth inat., and after na severe engage montthe Basutos were repulsed wilh heavy loss, ‘The Colonial loss was trifling, TUE PONDOS. Lonpon, Jan, 1L—A telegram from Capo ‘Town states that the Ponidos havo jolned the Basuto rebellion, and aro threatening Kok- standt, POTCHEFSTNOOM NOLDS TIE Font. Lonnox, Jan. 11.—Goy, Slr George Colley telegraphs as follows: “ Nows has been ro- ceived from Potchefstroom to Jan. 1. ‘Tho fort still holds out, It has a month’s sup- plies.” AUSTRIA. TIN TIPLE ALLIANCE, Virnna, dan, 14—Tho alliance of the Em- perors‘of Austrin, Germany, and Russia may ba regarded as retstabiished, and the possl- bility of thelr movting ts being discussed, PRINCE RUDOINT TO Visir Rayer, Vienna, Jan, 1L—The Crown Princo Ru- dolph will leave Vienna early In February ono visit to Egypt, : THE VOSTI ENT OF IIS MARHTAGH, Speclal dispniches say that the Inclumency of the season was not the real renson for tho postponementof the marriage between the Prince and the Princess Stephanie, as even after tho postponement it was announegd thatthe Prince would spond tho next two months tu Brussels, ———— GERMANY. THY ACMEMK TO TAN IMPORTS, Benwiy, Jan, .—Tho New Prusalan Cross Guzette saya “An Interpellation in tho Prusslay Dict on the Increnseof the Prussian import duties can only be introdueed by an understanding with the Qoyernment, which at presant is unittainabte,? ALL THE DERLIN “ WAULMEINNER” persons vlected to choosa Prussian Deputies, have beon Invited by tho Chairmen of the different electoral districts to attend ainect- ing on the 12th lust. for the purpose of con- demning the antl-Jowlsh movement, WEST AFRICA, WAI, Lonpoy, Jan 11.—Advices have been re- culyed from Bonny, west coast of Africn, to ‘Dec, 81, ‘Thoro had been continued tight ing in the New Calabar River between tho King and Will Brald, a native Chief. ‘Tho latter had attacked Awila, which commands the creek down which off Is brought to the coust, and captured the place nfter a sangul- nie fight. ‘Thero wore heavy losses on both aides, FRANCE. RAILWAY ACCIDENT, * Panis, Jan, 1.—A rallway accident oo- curred near Chateau ‘Thiorry yesterday. ‘Two persons woro killed and thirteen In- jured, THE ELECTION IX CONSICA, The Republicans are thought to have car- ried niicty of the 108 communes tn Corsica, ' RUSSIA. STEAMER ASTIONE. The steamer Prinz Frederick Carl, Capt. Mohr, from Now Orleans, ec, 8, for Keval, is ashore at Baltlo Port, a small seaport of Russia, Ler forehold Is full of water, TUNKESTAN, QEOKTEPE INVESTED BY THE RUSSIANS, Sr. Perensyune, Jan, 1—Tha investment of Gooktopo has been effected by Gena, Kours, Patkino, and Skoboleff, by an attack on the trenches of tho ‘ekke-Lurcomans, which Insted three days, ‘The Russian loss fs sinall, while that of the'Lekke-Turcomans 1s report ed a8 enormous, INDIA, THE SICK GOVERNON Cacurra, Jan. 1L—The Marquis of Ripon, Governor-General of India, fins arrived he Me fs stllt very weak. i CROWNER'S QUEST,” Inourste Efotd Yerterday, Coroner Mataon yesterday hell an inquest. at No, 87 Eim street upon John Falout, a Bohemian 82 years of age, who eonimitted sulchle by hanging hiinself while suffering from Insanity, At No, 42° North Shel- dion street, pon Louis Frank’ Skinkle, 33 years of onge, who dled sid+ denly of heart disense. At the County Hospital upon Willie Smith, 12 sof nie, whe dled of cerebral splnal mensiucitis caused by falling hard upon hls left hip ‘upon the projecting end ofa board, while he was skatitue ann sniall pateh of ice near iis. home on North Sheldon strect on tho night at Also at the “Hospital upon eter = Anderson, 51 of age, who ied ol Hinustion resulting from a broken baek. Te was found on the morning of Dec. 1 lylng ina wment area at thecorner Milwaukeo and engo avennes, and he elalined to Oflcer Rayeraft, “who brought him to” the West Cilengo Avenue — Statlon, he lind been thrown.” date basement by three drunken brawl- ers-whamn he encountered at the corner. "The railing ever whieh he elaimed to have heen thrown, though consisting only of a hoard Joosely nalled wp, was found tir place, ond the potiee did not placo muels fnith In Anderson's story. ‘The inh wert inable to determing how he came to Ila death, JAMES T. CUNNINGHAM, Aptctat Coreesponstence af The Chieagn Tribune, Orvawa, IIL, Jan. 10—Tne Tacx of Friday, the 7th inst. gives ‘an extended ne- copnt of the “Signal Star Bureau,” the product of the brain of one James ‘T. Cun- ningham, and asks this questions “ Who ts. T. Cunntaghan & Co, any way?? ‘There fs seareely a man in Ottawn or vicinity who ennnot tell who the James referred to in the article fs, and that to thelr sorrow, “Jin” Cunningham, the same and only James of the “Star Bureau,” wasn resident of Ottawa untll about two years azo, when he went to Chicago, Of his “ Hfe and labors? among us I enn give you a few Items, which will make a very suitable preface to his Inbors in the metropolis of the West—Chl- cago. Our gain in hls removal from our tldst was the loss of several bitsiness-men of your city, it seems, Ono ofthe first incidents of his “cheek” took place, soon after the close of the River, Tn some. man- ner he found his way to an Eastern elty,— New York, I belfeve,—and chanced to arrive at the same hotel and at about the same tine as did ‘I, Lyle Dickey, who was then a practic- ing attorney in the courts of LaSalle County. Our present eminent Judge was yet wearing his military honors of Coloncl, bravely won in the Rebellion, and registered hinself at the hotet as “Col. T, Lyle Dickey, of Hlinols.? James, In glancing down tho Nst of arrivals, recognized tho, Colonels unine, and at once, registered himself as “ Brh-Gen, James ‘Tecumseh Cunningham, of Iinols” Asa Brigadier-CGeneral always ontranks 0 Colonel, so did daines on this oc ension, Upon entering the dining-room tho walters were instructed to be attentive lo the “Genernl,” ant royally did they do thelr duty. Mr. Dickey fared poorly in tho Iittle courtestus of tho table, while Jumes ‘Tecum- seh dined like a Prince, surrounded by a ret- inue of servants who vied with ench other In thelr attentions, " Father ‘line did not favor the “ General,” however. and, about 1870 or ‘71, ho was “dead-broke,? ag ustial, and conceived the iden of © guiling? the Innocents with wiz ard tricks, and for a timo traveled under the title of aS proe Somebody, performing weale atiempts at legerdemain, untit he was starved: ont of the “ Professorship? and eompalled to return to Ottawa, In 18t"7 he was tninufacturing efgar-butes for the retail trade, and succeeded in becoming indebted ton large number of our business men, and to-day judgments for those amounts stand against him in tho courts of the county un- satisfied. If ‘Jim? was noted for aye thing, it was his ablilty to obtaln credit with- ont seeurity, At one time he succeeded In buying four car-londs of clear white lumber for + starch-boxes, and having = them shipped to Ottawa. When they came Cunningham had not enough: money to pay the freight and drayage, Ile obtained a fow thousand feet of the Itmber, however, before the seller Fenrned the. trua character of hfs customer and seized upon the batance, SP. Rounds, of Chicazo—l think it Ibj— would ba glad to see tho sania James, and sectita payment for some machinery fur- nished (a papercutter) during these box- makins days, ‘Tiring of working so hardas hoe was com- pelled to while box-making, James 'T. made a trip West, and, upon his return, began ad- yertising extensively his appointment as local agent for the Iron Mountain Raflroad, with anthority to sell Texas Innds and emi. arnnt tl to tho Lone Star State, His ood gonlus seemed in the ascendency for a fine. Tlow ho obtained the agency from the railroad company fs a mystery to all in Otta- wa; but *cheok” must have done it, It did not take the Company long to find out the true character, of lr man mid, whon thoy did, “Jin stoppod down and out. While acting in the capacity: of Jand agent, ho eaused roveral partics to try their fortunes in the Sonthwest, who re. turned to Lilnols when tiey found thoy had beon grossly deceived. One of his victins Was ainan mumed Hewer, 0 section-hand on the Fox River Road at Grand Ridge, who wns so bewlldored with the golden prospects of Iminedinte wealth that he deeded his house and Tot to Cunningham, with Instruc- thons to sel! and forward the money, Hower to Texans, and returned a bankrupt, for dines had disposed of the property, and otf aut the price reeelyed with a bill for survices Hist Tet tho emigrant in debt to hhn some 20 or Mere. ne most inconventonco that the Gen- orn” was put to on necount of his financlal Operations was about thissame thing (1n 1878). He was charged with defmuding two mon named A, IL, and John Wilson, out of some money by mistepresentations; and they pro- eceded agal Tim ina criminal sult, and forathns “his Honor? oceupted n cell in the re Ballo County Jail, in dofault of $500 ons, Another unfortunate purctinsed a ticket of jin to going polut in North reams, pay years ing about $10. Tho tleket consisted of a xoluine ticket to Chicago, and an order upon a house therefor the tieket w the desired point. Of course the order was worthless, and the man was out Ils 340, About two ond a half yeara ago Cunning- ham started “for Texas,” ag he tuld his wife, on rallrond business"; but did not leave ‘her funds for household expenses, After a fow days’ walt for soma imoncy from her husband, Mn. Cunningham wrote to the company ascltus for an advance on her husband's account, ‘Tho answer was not of the kind to bring peace and happiness toany honsuhold. ‘the railroad oficial ine formed the Jady that there must be some mistake about her being Mrs, O,, ua the wife of James T, had boon tn thelr oltica but nm short thne before. ‘Tho truco wife borrowed enough money of friends to take her to Chi- cago, aul at once Kacured the services of the Pollee Department, wlio tracked the faith- less husband to the bed of one of Chicago's questionable characters, and James was tuken thorefram and ninds to confront hls true wife before he was fulrly awake. Mo enine back to Oltawi, remained a short thne, and then desorted his familly leaving thant In destitute elreumstances, Stra, Cun: ninghnin cokes out 2 precarious living now Tor hersulf and chitiren by scrubbing out offices and taking in washings. James went to Chleago, and has buon seon occastonally on the streets chore with ting clothes an; but his business could never ha learned. It stands revenled in tho * Signal Star Bureau.” ‘That he ia. a “dead-beat’! of the first ordor, no ono in Ottawa will question, as years of exporlonce and. observation prove too well hig abllity to subsist off tho earnings of oth ers; and’ that our Irly.-Gen. James Teoum- seh Cunningham and your James 'T, Cute ningham, Responsible Virector, are ono and jo same, HO one can well doubt, While he may not be amenable “the law for erlines committed, he cortalnly posseases Ht. tle or‘no recominendation for honesty aud rity, THs victhns In Chicago can’ cw dola with those hore, whila ours now real- ize that they were but the means of maklog daines the export he tias proven, Hoe was only practicing with them. ;, le A. Wy fap ce eR ae Ague, biliousness, drowsiness, jaundice, and rhoumatism Hop Bitters cemoyen caully, 1881—TWELVE CASUALTIES, A Terrible Gunpowder Explosion in the Village of Climax, Mich. Three Persons Fatally Injured and Seven More Badly Hurt. A Horrible Acciient Resulting from the Explosion of Kerosene at Read» fug, Va. Adjoining Buildings Shattered and ‘Windows Broken in Every Direction. A Boy Fatally Injured While Coasting on the Wharf at Louisville, Ky. TERRIBLE GUNPOWDER SION, Spectat Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune. Bxrriu Cunek, Mich.dJun. 1,—News was recelved this morning of a terrible explosion of gunpowder which oceurred at Climax Inst night about 7:50 o’elock, tn the store of Jolin Andrews, in the Heigeman Block, on the earner of the two principal streets. Andrews keeps a general grocery store, and had in stock about 125 potnds of gunpowder. [tis not known how the explosion occurred, but one of the inen In the ‘store had a gun in bis hands, and ft Is presumed that he was buying gunpowder by lnmpiight. and that by some such means the powder was Ignited and the explosion followed which was so destructive to life and property. ‘There were eleven per- sons In the store at the tiie, and ALL NUT ONE Whit: INJURED, Join Andrews, the proprietor, standing at his desk in the back part of the store, es- caped unhurt. Charles Gould, the clerk, who was welghing out the powder ot the the, was stunned by the deafening explosion which followed, and bad his hands mutilated by flying glass, dolin Shafer, the man who had the gun, and who was probably buying the powder at the thie, was Injured moro thanany of the others in thestore, haying his hair burned off, jis face burned to a crisp, and his clothing partially burned off him. Willlam Van Valkenburgh, 1 laborer of the village, who was in the store at the time, was alse burned so badly that the blod ran down his face, and he was also injured internally. 2S, Gould, a blacksmith of the village, who was sitting upon tho counter, was BLOWN TO THE SIDE OF THE NUILDING and badly Injured, James Bucklin, 0 enr- ringemaker, also present in the store making purchases, was badly burned and otherwise injured. Joseph Chamberlain, a farmer of Clhnax Prairie, was burned and brulsed about the hend, face, and hazls by the explosion. An old man, familiarly known as Uncle Jolin Eneles, was very badly burned aud injured, Albert Taylor, Herd Richards, and Fred aAr- nold, three young men of the village, were blown out of the building and TERMIBLY MUTILATED, ‘Tho building itself was blown to fragmenta, and the force of the explosion was heard and felt fora distanea of five miles, Nearly all tho window ginss in the village was broken by the explosion and the adjoining bulldings were damaged ton great extent. ‘Ihe total auount‘of the damage done Is yet unknown, but will: foot up into the thousands, Tho stock of Andrews store was scattered to the four winds and blown tofragments, Farmers for miles around heard the explosion and hastened to the scene of the accident to rendor what nssistanee they could. It- iy sald. that the threy first named are so serlousty injured that they cannotlive, while the others injured aro suifering terrible agony from tis burns and Injuries received by fying mis- alles, EXPLO- FATAL COASTING. Sptelal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Louisyiinn, Ky. dan. 1.—Since the ad- vent of tho snow and Ice, crowds uf boys are to be seen every day consting on the wharf in tho most reckless hnrum-scarum style, the slopo down toward the water's edge aftord- ing a splendid pince for sled-riding. Several necldents lave occurred from tlmo to thne, resulting In broken bones and bruises, and now a mishap to a little 10-year-old boy named Frank Birmingham lias resulted fatally. To-lny tho little fellow, who was himself playingan tho levee, while comlug up the slope, was ron Into by a sled containing two of his playmates, and the swiftly-running velilcla knocked his feet from under him, As ho fell the front of the sled struck bin in the temple, and he was pleked up insensible, Ho was taken homme, In O'Neal's alley, He soon Tecovered consclousness, but was after- wards taken with spasins, and grew worse and worse, He dicd Inst night, ‘Che doctors say conenssion of the brain was produced by: the blow which he received on the head, » HOURIBLE ACCIDENT. Reaping, Pa, Jan, 11.—The residence of Wollington Moser, on Contre avenue, was dostroyed by fire this evening, caused by tha explosion of a kerosene Inmp, The oxplo- sion occurred in the dining-room, where the family had just finished supper, ‘The cloth- ingofthree children was ignited from the Dural ol, and (woof them, ababy Smonths old, and Sidlie Rothonburger, aged MH, who had just called, wore burned to death, Their romans are not yet recovered, ‘Tho third, Mary Moser, aged 8, was reseucd, but fs fa: tally burned, and will probably die before morning,. Daniel Maurer, a boarder, was Pauly burned while trying to save the chil- ron, ABAD SLEIGU-RIDE. Bptelat Dlapatch to The Chieago Tribune, Vincenses, Ind, Jan, 11.—In the Town of Ttusgellvillo, 111, Inst night, tho horses at- tached to seven sleighs rin away while the oceupanta were enjoying a raco over the snow, and Alex. Lagow, one of the par tleipants, had an tin broken, William Brad: bury’s collar-bono was broken, aud HH, Lat. tor’s wife dlonmarotialy: injured. ‘Tho slelghs wora totally destroyed and tho horses badly wounded, — BADLY FROZEN, MbADVILLE, Pit, Jan, 11,—George Herrick, AQ wealthy farmer of Punting, 60 years old, rode lnto Meadytillo this morning, tho ther- moniter standing at 15 dogrees below zero. He went ton hotel, and, being stlif from cold, 4 physician was sent for, who found his uring, Lexy, and face frozen, Iie first thought he could net survive, but now hope fy entere talued that ho will revover, ERUSIIED, . Spectal Dispatch ta The Chleago Tribune Barty Creek, Mich, Jan, W.-K. 2. Howell, a workinnn at tho thrashing-muchine shops of Nichols, Shepard & Co,, had a large heavy door, welghing several hundred pounds, fall upon him, crushing in several ribs and breaking hls shoulder, Ilo was also injured internally, and it is feared cannot Jive, He was a married man with children, A SMASIT-UP, Speci Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Decatur, LL, Jan, ,—Last night thore was asorlous freight-train suiash-up on the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacilic Jtullway at Niantic, iu this county, by which one foco- tnotive and a lorge number of cars were par- tially wrecked, Damage unknown, ‘Tralns both ways wero delayed nearly soyen hours, KNOCKED AN EYE OUT, Hpectal Dispatch to Tas Chicago Tribune, Loursvitxy, Ky,, Jan. 1—Mre. Shields, an old lady lying on Walnut strovt, near Preston, went tothe pump for a bucket of water about 13:90 p. m., aud slipped and fell PAGES. agalnst the hook which holds the bucket on the ponyp-spout, and knocked one of her eyes out, tearing It out of the socket, A YOUNG LADY BURNED, Atrrte Rock, Ark, Jan. 11,~—Miss Annie Tresson, a daughter of the Rev. W.M. Pres: son, was burned to death on the Gtk at Nash- ville, ‘Howard County, She was sweeping the hearth, when her clothes caught firo, and, ng there was'no one In the house, she was burned to a crisp beforunssistance could be obtained, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Sprctat Dtapateh to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Dencqur, In, Jan. 1.—A man named White accidentally shot nls vrother-In-law, Dan Truesdale, kiting iim Instantly. White was shooting nt some hogs thot were tres- passing on fils grounds. ‘They are both resi- dents of Millville, Clayton County, Ja, and well known eltizens, ‘ DAMAGE BY ICK. Owensnoito, Ky. dan, 1.—The tee broke althis point atitp. in. ‘Tho wharf-boat was torn from her moorings, but was again se cured, Itts thought the boat will be. torn awny toanteht. Strong chains and ropes are In use to hold ft fast, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Bpectat Dispateh to The Chteaga Tribune, UQueE, In, Jon. 11—Frank Koppe, a Anown farmer, residing near Turkey iver, was uceldentally shoe to-day, sud hls recovery Is doubtful, STRANDED. HAVANA, Jan, 1.—The French steamer Debrest, rinsing between St. Nazuire, Havana, and Vera Cruz, stranded on Rincon or Guanabo reef, Vessels hava gone to her assistance. THE BLANK TRAGEDY. Inquent to Bo Hold To-Dnay, The home of the unfortunate Binnk fam- ily, No, 120 Canalport avenue, was yesterday visited by a great crowd of people, some of whom came to offer contolences, but_ most of whom were prompted by an idle curloslty, ‘The bodtes of the two Ittle ones were neatly Iaid out In two Nttle*cofling in the parlor, The features of the smaller one were calin and peaceful, but traces of ‘the terrible denth-ngony were plainly visible on the face of the larger child, The mother is sill prostrate with grief, and may not sur- vive the shock, Tho Coroner visited the house during the day, and postponed the holding o€ the Inquest until 10 o'clock thls forenoon, ‘There is no tonger any doubt about the powders administered to the ehil- dren belng morphine, and the dase ineach in- stance wis ¢Cnough to kill a grown parson, and’ perlinps two of them. THE CRIMINAL RECORD. tens from the Polico Stations, Peter Peterson, a Norwegian sailor, is at the West Madison Streot Station charged with stealing a 350 ring froma little danghtor of Hang 1. Woerenskjold. ‘The ring was not recovered, Henry Koehler was charged by F. 1. Dud- Iey, the Humane Society's officer, with cruel- ty to antinals in having his horse in an alley exposed to the severe cold weather. He took achange of venue fromthe Armory Police Courtto Justice Summerfield, and the caso was continued until the day after to-morrow, Charles Williatns, colored, arrested at the corner of ‘I'wenty-sixth street and Prafrie avenue by Ofticer O'Brien, who found in his possession 2 buifalo robe. was yesterday het $400 to the Criminal Court by Justice Wal- lace, Herman Wobbeke, of No, 275 State street, Identified the robe as one stolen from his delivery whgon, Rovert Brown aud John Nicholns are at the Central Statlon charged with robbery, Both have been {identified by R. F. Sinipson, of No. 18 Clark street, asthe men who held him up on the nicht of the Sth at the corner of Monroe and Clark streets and robbed blin of S20ensh, Ho wns tnder the influence of Hauor, and they stifled his cries by jamming asi handkerchief Into his moutl, 'fhree small boys, named Patrick Houlihan, Maurice Collings, and Johu Gannon were be- fore Justive Ingersoll yesterday, charged with stealing a number of articles from Mrs. Mahoney, of No, 16 Margaret street. Gan- non, whe fs only 10 years of age, was dis- charges thea other two were tlned 315 each, E. C. Stephens, a metat-denter nt No, 422 Blue Island avenue, who bought the plin- tler from the boys, was held to the Criminal Court hr 8800 bail. Martin Gallagher, who claims to be 2 do- tective about the Bethel Home, at the corner of Desplaines and Lake streets, is at the West Madison Street Station charged with belny au accessory to tha fareeny of: some robes from Fred Pagel, of No. 586 West Fourteenth street, Gnilagher pretended to know who had stolen the robes, and who had purchased. thom, and fora couple of days he ted Pagel and several policemen a wild-oose chase all over tho city. Christ Christianson 1s also locked up one similar charxe, having pro- tended that he know who stole several robes from a carriage belonging to Philip Purcell, of No, 105 West Itandolph street, Edward Margate, 1 casliboy omployed in the dry-goads store of Charles Goxsnge & Co., was yesterday held by Justice Wallace in $200 bonds to the Criminal Court upon a charge of larceny preferred by his employ- ors, Ho was cattght yesterday forenoon {n the act of carrying out of the store a parcel of goods yalued at 88, tagether with that ninount of cash, which had been given to hin to carry to the cashier's desk, Some the during the hollday rush a parcel worth $1.25 was stolen ina similar manner. Young Margate was suspected, buthe threw the blame upon another boy, and the firm, unable to fix the guilt upon either of them, entered up the item to profit and toss, An Ungrateful Colony. Landon Telegranh, Bearing in mind that Cunuda ia a dopendency of tho Siritish crown, and that her Governar> General is appointed by the Engtish Ministry for. the timo belug, the Bpcoch mudu by the Murquls of Lorne in opening tho Dominion Partlament a fow duya ngo. suggest AL first slybt a striking Sncongruity of pesition and of sentiment. He Gongratuinind both Houses on, tho prosperity of Canada, and polnted out that tha now tacky had Promoted its tuinufucturce and commerce, bes aldes duorensing Its revenue, Ho further sald that Partlament bad beon summouod eariior ‘than tho usual ting, in onter to dealde ua to the carrying out of the Pacific Natiway, contracts for which bad been entered tute with Kuropean and” American capitalists, Now, tho tirltt which Lord Larne or hig advisers think so bunotolal ie strongly protectionist in, char aoter, and bears with special suvority on Enylish manufacturore, Lt may be remembered tat 1 Moputation waited upon Sir Joby Macdonald whon bere Jast autumn and remonstrated with hin on thia very subject, receiving # somewhat olf-hand reply. (The Canudians will tuky ny inany millions of monoy us England will lond then for the construction of thotr transcantl- nontal railway, yot thoir fiscal polloy Ia, su far a4 tho mother country ts concerned, anything but tillal or slaty, being avowodly bread on the model of tha Unitult States, whlon foster homo manufactures by: high duties, the producia of foralgnora,—Groat Britain bol the chiuf of those, ‘Thig very ong- Aided sort of reclprocity ia favored In Canada, which is soduloudly bullding up cotton-spinning and other tndustriog designed to supply all the oxctuding, except at SULPHUR SOAP, THE LEADING EXTERHAL SPECIFIC FOR GLENWS SKIN SULPHUR S Cavtion!—fice that you ret the above bearing | both name and design on the puckot, which encloses exch caku, as this famous remedy bus beew counturfelted. O.N. 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AND TAR, for Coughs and all Lun, iM, for Restoring Gray Hair to Original Color (Unequaledy, HE DROPS, which Cure in One Minute, a5 Cents, R DYE (Instantancous), 59 Cents, JAPANESE CORN FILE, for Removing Corns, Bunious, &., 35 Cents, SOLD BY ALL DRUGCISTS, 5 Dominton without recourse to Enyiand, In tho | ‘ long run neither country fs benefited, hy such 1% fortis? A nativa oF Gvoaae the sieht Meat OF | , va of: 6no and tho tho other, to oxprone approval, eee MALU a ——. : Every, New-fnglandor will weleamo th ; Shakers’ #aranpneliin AB an old friend, to whom \ he ov come one uf bis fuiully ia tnitobted for help | through the eritleal periods bility that come to ceery. tine aloknoms aut dps ee BUSINESS NOTICES, All zood. gracers nell ana recone: Burnett's RAvors Extracts, Housel te ab for ant liiatst Upon having those M4 and send back tho niurcous mnt flomo'unter the name of extracts. epee HOSEAY, A Weal Dy Goin Madison and Peoria-sts, Special Sale HOSTERY In Ladies’, Hisses’, and Children's Sizes, GREAT BARGAINS Are being offered in this Depart’ ment, and Prices iarked Down Re-! gariless of Cost In order to Reduce Stock and mako room } for Spring Importations, Ladies' English Cashmere Hose, extra ; length, all colors, 81.00; former price 81.50. | Ladies’ Ribbed Woo! Hose, 75¢; formerly | 1600. : Ladies’ All-Woo! Hose, in Plain and Fan { cy, 50¢; former price 65c. i Ladies’ Brodequin Balbriggan Hose, 35¢3 { former price soc. | Ladies’ Brodequin Balbriggan Hose,choice } styles, Goc; formerly 8sc. Ladies’ Fancy Silk Emb'd Hose, soc; formerly 75¢, Children's Ribbed Wool Hose in Tartan! Stripes and Bracelet Patterns, 65c; former. ly 8c. Children’s Ribbed Wool Hose in Fancy Stripes and Plain Colors, sce; former price 75. ' Children’s Wool Hose, Fancy Stripes, Plain Colors, and Silk Emb'd, 35¢; former price soc, A Lot of English Lisle Thread Hose in , - Dark Colors, Silk Clocked, in sizes 4, 4 1-2) 5) § t-2. and 6 inch, at r5¢ per pair; former , price 75c. i Balbriggan i Tho nhove-are but a few of the many Spectul Bargalus we are now offering. An enrly Inspection is inyited before the assortment of sizes Is broken. THIS 18 A GENUINE REDUCTION, And an opportunity that should not bo . missed by all in need of Hostery. TEs CONTRAST! Wiles ADUL, other Baking order are largely TED with ALUM and otier hurtful drugs, 5 bas been kept UNCHANGED In all of Ste original io best evidences of is ESS, PURITY, and EFFECTIVENESS, In THE FACT of Its being ved to-day, from North to South, trom East to West, fa the lines of the rich and poor, mbere ft has boon used fur the lust 16 years. A PURE FRUIT ACID BAKING POWDER, NEVER SOLD 1N BULK, Made by STEELE & PRICE, Manufacturers of Uupulln Yeast Gems, a Bpatl Flavoring Extracts, etc., Chicago and bt, Tai ‘ “Special Election. A Special Kloetion for one Director of tha Board of Vrady, to servo untit the First Monday In January, 1861 (In place of Mr. Win. LL. Goodnow, who declines to purvod, wilt bo held In tho Exchange ituom of tho Board on THURSDAY, dan. 13, ' Dolls open from 10 o'clock nm, until 1 o'clock p.m, iy order uf tho Honnd of Directors, CHAS, #11, Socrotary. ASTHMA — Relieved at Oneo and Absolutely Cured by ELECTRO-MEDICATION. An gallre now trealmunt, with ontirely new results, : DM. CLESSON PILATY, ® RAW Stateat., Chiuazo, Mh, i Electro-Thorapoutist, wnd Authur of the Matopath! Trontinont far Catan ond Toevet Disses eee? ioonenrereatl PRICES: 1 BetsaCake, AGOl WITH 3 Cakes 75 ¢, DISEASE Goods Dealers and Grooors keep on hand - GLENN'S 5ULe PHUR BOAP;, end will on de. mand for it supe ply the genuine. INEN. and a capital remedy o valuable ax un injection, {LET it id fur anore anit BLOTCHES , Ioaving the skin suiooth. » The article) Diseases, 40 Cents,