Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 29, 1881, Page 6

6 ~NEW YORK. Hughes, the Walker, Ten Miles Ahead of the ' Best Record. Tho Extraordinary Distanos of 600 Milos Achieved in Leas than Five Daya. \ Important Suit Against the Con- tral Pacifle Instituted by tho Government, .The Enormous Sum of $43,- 038,222 Now Due by Stan- ford’s Corporation. Telegraphic Consolidation Vigor- ously Condemned by the Board of Trade. The Great Operators Seemingly Through with the Stock Exchange for the Present. Consequent Healthy Deorense of “Busi- nesa” in Theat Sink-Hole of ‘ Speculation. The Madison Strect Tenement: Horror—A Heavy Break in Blue Stone. George H, Forster Nominated to Sucocod Stewart L. Woodford as United ' States District-Attornoy, THE PEDESTRIAN MATOI, HUGHES ALMOST RU TO BEAT THE BEST RECOND EVER MADE. New Yonk, Jan. 283—90'clock a. 1.—Scoro: Hughes, 447; Howard, 428; Cox, 424; Vint, 421; Krahne, 420; Albert, 415; Phillips, 383; Curan, 360; Campana, 335, Ita. m—lughes, 452; Howard, 437; Cox, 450; Vint, 429; Krohne, 428; Albert, 424; Phillips, 800; Curan, 0; Campana, 540. 2 m.—Ilughes, 457; Howard, 443; Cox, 455;. Vint, 495; Kroline, 434; Albort, 420; Phillips, 39544; Campana, 345, 1p. m.—Hughes, 162; Howard, 446; Cox, 440; Krohne, 439; Vint, 439; Albert, 4:5; Phillips, 898; Curan, 860; Campanas, 347. Curan withdrawn, 5 at noon toxtay Hughes lad necomplished 457 nijles In the O'Leary belt contest, DEBATING ROWKLL'S DEST RECOND nearly ten milles. Toward is second, with Cox nnd Vint straggling for tho third plac and both in good condition, Both tinished their 0th mile at the same time, Krone and Albert aro fresh looking. Phillips, the colored man, shambles along apparently in an, while Campana drags slong tity nilles, ehind. O'Leary challenges investigation, And asserts that Hughes lins squarely made his record ona square track, ‘Lhe score at 0 pin, was: Hughes, 40914 miles; Howard, 4707; Albort, 40343 Krohne, Seas Vint, 40534; Puillins, 418}¢3 Campana, abe ‘Cox withdrew, much monoy being lost on hin, ‘The remaining pedestrians, seven in itumber, with the exeeption of Phillivs and Campana, have made surprising scores, Tughes, Froward, Albert, Krohne, and Vint nro in excellent condition, At 10:58 p, nt Hughes finishel his 400th nite, and entered lis tent. ‘This ts tho first time on record that +1500 miles have been MADI WITILIN FIVE DAYS, Shortly before Jlughes tefe the tractc Toward 4 rettred, and Albert, who was third. mado a dash, and at 11330 covered his 483d nile, At 12 o'clock his score stood 48534 tiles, giving hin fer place, The keore at midnight was: Hughes, 500 miles ;{Albert, 48596; Howard, 4843 Krohne, , 40%; Vint, 47394; Patitlps, 4355" Campana, $85. Betting 1s that Hughes will take first place and Albert second. , 1 - ' CENTRAL PACIFIC, BUIT BROVANT KY THE UNITED STATES AT- TORSEY-GENERAL TO RESTIAIN THE PAY= MENT OF TILE 3 PER CENT DIVIDEND, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune New Yon, Jan, 23—An important bill In equity was filed to-day in tho United = States Circuit Court by United States Attorney-General Devens naninst the Centrat Paelile Railroad * to restrain the defendants from paying a diy- idond of 3 per cent. Tho papers were pro- sented by United States Dlstrict-Attorney Woodford, and by consent a temporary Injunction was ordered by Judgo Chonte, The suit is ngainst the Central Pa- , cifle Railrond Company and also Loland , Stanford, Charles Crockur, C, F. Crocker, E, . W. Hopkins, E. 1. Miller, Jn, and W, J. Huntington, of San Franciseo, Cal, and Collis P, Huntington, of New York. The complaint alleges that by virtue of legisin- » tion of Congress in 1803 and 1864 the Com- pany is ' AINDEDTED TO THE UNITED BTATHS for aid on avcount of United States bonds issucd to thom, and In the construe. tion .of thelr rond, to on namourt 3 which on -the 80th of June, 1880, Was $45,035,221,00, and at present fs consid- + embly larger. ‘This debt, howevor, Is not yet paynble. but together with such interest as hereaftor may geerue will become so in the year “1807 By sections -- of =the got oof 1878 it “Iss provided * that the whole amouut of compensation * which from timo to tlie becomes tua to the railroad for service to the Government, shall be retained by the United States and applied by them one-hnilf to the Interest pall by the United States upon the bouds nnd the other half to a sinking find to be established In tho Treasury of the United States, and to be credited upon the Ist of February of each year not only with that amount, but also with $1,200,000, or so mutch thereof as with 5 per cent of “THE NET KAUNINGS OF THK ROAD and the above-named compensation shall 1 nmount to 35 per cent of the whole net earnings of tha Company. ‘The bill (urther afites that the stock of the Company amounts to $59,205,500, and that upon tho first day of January the Coin: + pany declared an dividend upon this stock of » S48 per share, smounting to $1,778,025, payn- i blo at tho ofice, at No, 9 Nassau street, 1 in this clty. upon the first day .. of February; that for the purpose of paylng D this dividend te Company now has at its’ + oftice tn this elty, or in some banking house, to tho eredit of G. 2. Huntington 3,000,008 wiileh is chargeable with the Hen in favor of «the United States, set forth in the statutes of + 1818. The bil clafu that tha proposed. Pe PAYMENT OF THIS DIVIDEND . snot a use and disposition of the property and usscts of sald Company In the ordinary + and lawful course of Its current business fir good falth and for yaluabla considera- ton within = the os invaning of the * Jaw, but is an extraordinary, Improper, ant * unlawful disposition of suelt ‘property, and a violation of the Jlen creatod by such statute in favor of the United States, und there 13 not in the hands of the Company any surplus fund properly: applicable if the papment of such dividonds -that in hfs respect it uppeurs from the teports of the Company from time to thue since Dec, 81, 1878, Instead of « surplus there was entities A DKEICIT » for dividend purposes in amounting to rho eT ae areata surplus clalmed ‘in the Company’s reports * for the past two yours and 9 half is $45,00L07, From this pmount it is claimed ought to | bo deducted | tha- sums - retalned by ‘the - United States for transportation, ele,, and. the 25 per cent net earnings of the Company due the Governuient, amounting to | $3,144,006,51; diag {nia Shull denve a tlefictt, 80 ag, not ta enable the Company pny a dividend. ‘Tho bill concludes with a prayer for ai injunction restraining the pay- ment of thes per cent dividend. ” Pendins argument inthe ease. a bond in the sum o! 270,000, signed by Collis U, Huntington, of Now York, and Leland Stanford and Charles Crocker, ot San Francisco, was accepted by the Government, thus securing the United States In any emergeney, CONSOLIDATION, THE NOARD OF TRADE AND TRANBPORTAS - TION TAKE ATIAND, Spcesat IMapateh to The Chteago Tribune, New Your, Jan, 22—The Board of Trade ond Transportation took action to-day upon the proposed telegraph consolidation, basing their discussion on the subject on, a serles of resolutions which set forth that “Tho New York Board of ‘Trade and Transportation condemns In the mostemphatic language the propused con- solldation of the American Union with tho Western Unton'Telegraph Company, becauso itis another step in the direction of further inerensing and perpetuating a gigantic mo- nopoly, whieh, if consummated, would be of Brent injury to the people, in that the com- petition which ling existed and which has PROVED To Ut Yor THEIR BENEFIT in the reduction of rates, will cease when both compantes come tinder ono mannage- ment.” Tho resolutions further call upon lerisintors to ennct Inws to prevent consoll- dation, tho watering of stock, ote. Ono of the speakers, Mr. N. M. Vall, sald he was personally: acqualnited with tha facts ahout tho organization of the American Union Company, and ho asserted that Jay Gould alone organized ft, and alone owneil the entire stock, exeept n few shrres, whieh he dentt ont to those whom he wished to make Its officers. “And ho did for this = purposo which has now been accomplished. Having the buik of the stock in his pocket, he ensily ran tho market price of the Western Untoin stock down fo a low figure, ant then com- bined with Vanderbilt: to buy up whatever there might be outstanding, and to consoll- date, ‘Phe effect was to put his American Union stock. Into the combination at THNER TIMES ITS REAL VALUE, Iknow nothing of the Atlantle & Pacific Company, but presume the sane tactles were used there. It is only n repetition of what Commodore Vanderbilt did all his life-time. This, monopoly business is a very formidable matter. If ever wo should havea civil war again it will be between the people fighting for their rights on the ono side and corporations on the other”? The Board will take Immediate steps to secure legislation opposed to monopoly consollda- ons In tho future, WALL STREET. A DECREASE IN NUSINHSS AND AN® UN- SETTLED TONE, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune New Yonx, Jan, 22—On the Stock Ex- change thers was n large decrease in the volume of business, and the speculation was to some extent charactertzed by an unsettled tone, Tho impression scams to prevall in many quarters Usat most uf the Jending op- etators have sneceeded in unlondine thotr stocks, and there appears to be grent uncer- tainty ns to the future course of the market. At all events, tho doalings to-day wero much fess animated than of Inte, although the transactions were well distributed through- out the ontira st In tho majority of in- stances the oponing prices showed ‘an ad- vance on yesterday’s closing quotations, but Lake Erle & Westorn was a notable excep- tlon, and KIOWED A DECLINI: : of 3! per cent, which was supplemented by a further renction of 1 percent. Before tha first board an advance of Uf to3 per cent was recorded, tho latter In Lake Erle & Western, which was followed by a reaction of ¥ to 134 per cent. During the afternoon frequent changes ft prices toole place, the market now firm and again depressed; tho fluctuations, however, being ¢onflned within na very narrow = =range, =n the late dealings =a rather. firm tone prevailed and the highest figures of the day were touched, the Luprovement from the lowest point ranging from JY to diy per cent, the Intter in Denver & Rio Grande, Lako Erle & Western, tho telegraph stocks, and Unton Paeiile being also, conspicuous in tha ndvance, In tho final sales a fractional reaction took place. THE MONEY MARKET was fairly actlye, but worked very smoothly through the day, with 5 per. cent ax the gen- ornl rate for call lonns on pledgo of stock collateral, and at the close the quotations wero 4@5 per cent, Loans were effected on Government bonds at 3@t per cent. ‘Tinio loans were easier, belng quoted at 3!7@24!¢ per cent, according to the collateral and the longth of time. Inthe dis- count market prime mercantile paper ruled aba@5y4 per cont, In the sterling exchange market @ firm tone prevailed, and those bankers who adhere to the old system of quoting bills advanced the nominal asking quotations We, to 48247 for sixty-day bills and 483 fordomand. ‘Those who have adopt- ed the new method of quotations con- tinued their rates unchanged, at 09% and 99! respectively, ‘The basis on which avtuy transnetions woro effected was os follows: Sixtytlay bills, s8i@easi4y; demand, 44@ ABA: cable transfers, 4843¢6485; commer: clat" bills, AroetOle Ths thaleations stil seem Point to the bellef that both sterling and Continental bills must advance to much higher figures than are at present curront, RAILROAD MORTGAGES ‘ wore actlycbutirreguiar, Irie consolidated scemnds Huctuated hetween 10Land 10134, and closed nt 10139; do. funded 3 advanced from Oss to 0897; Denver & Rio Urantte tirst. de- clined from Td to. EE, and advanced to 1444; do construction 69 rose from 1121¢ to 133g, and rencted to 113; Indiana, Bloonding- ton & Western Incomes. fell aif” from 80 to ‘74, and sold up 803¢3 Kansas & ‘Texas firsts rose from It2ig to 113; do seconds ade vanced from 70 to 74, and closed at T3363 Lafayette, Bloomington & Munele incomes sold. up from 80 to 8O!g, reacted to SObY, and Teeovered to 836; Lake Erle & Western in- comes fell off froin 81 to WY, and recovered to 80; Mobile Ohio secoud dubentures de- ellned fram 534 to SHY, aud rallied to Buty; Metropollinn Elevated tirsta rose from, 100%, to 105, and closed nt WH, Alton & Lerre Haute seconds proferred 7 advanced froin M3 to 112345 Chesapeake & Ohlo currency Mis from $1 to 5G; Nouston & Texas (main Ine) secands fram 125 to 120; Indianapolis, Decntur & Springtietd firsts from 100!¢ to 107; do second inconies froin 6334 ta 633¢: Minne apolis & St. Louls firsts from 120 to 123: Ore- on Navigation firsts from 107 tv 107!¢; Texns Poellic land grant incomes from 7! ff to ith to firsts (Ilo Grande Division) from 102g to W1; Central Paelflo firsts (Californian & Oregon Brunch) from 108 to WHY; and Wabash firsts (St. Louls Division) from M3 to 134, Wabash equlpmunts sold Pe from 48 to.49, and returned to 4k, Moston, Itartford & Erte firsts fell off from 633g to 01, Foenverea two Hit and returned to Ot, Chesapenko & Ofte Gs (elas 1b) declined from Ht to bia Columbus, Cileazo & Ine diana Central Incomes from 734 to 73 In- ternational & Great Northern lirsts from 00}¢ to 100; Iron Mountain firsts from 120 to to 118}43 Northwestern gol conpons from 126 to Pgs Ohio Central Incomes from O57 to 69; Peorla, Decatur & Evansville incomes from sb to 8l; St. Paul firsts. & dD Hateuslon) from 1253¢ to 125; and Union facile firsts from 1l43¢ to Ld. “At the New Cy MINING EXCHANGE this morning on tho first enll: there was a siht decline in prices-of Bull: Domingo, Chrysallte, Gold Strips, Wukil, Little‘ Pitti- burg, Moase, Rising Sun, and Sliver Clu, and i few cents advance in Spring Valley, PAILURE OF JOUN MAXWELL, ‘THY BLUE-STONE Ol 5 ERATOL, Speetat Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, dan, 3—Thofallure of John Maxwell, the larxest operator in bluestone §n the country, is announced. He las ofices at Na 237 Lroadway, at Philudelptla, at Malden,N,¥,, Albany, Newburg, and Roches- ter, and represented two-thirds of the entire bluestone. interest off the country} Brad: street's recelyed a telegram this afternoon from Saugerties, N, Y,, stating that he hud mado'an assignment there for the beuedt of } “HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 188I—SIXTEEN PAGES, his creditors, ‘Tho announcement was 5 xrent surprise in this elty, na ho was consid- ered worth from $250,000 to 850,000. At tho New York oftice thoy liad recelved no notice, but it was stated that it was NOT UNENPECTED, as Mr. Maxwell had been tn bad health fora year prst, and was over 75 years of are. He Was nian of great energy and supervised al the details of his enormous business, He has been twenty years in tho bust ness, nnd omnde on great. deal of money during the War on Government. contracts. Lit June, 187, his statement of assets and Inbliities showed n surplus of about 2000000, Hs accounts for the yonr 1880 have not been made up yet. The lnbill- fies and assets are not known, but. it Is thought the Habillties will not exceed $200,- 000, While tha: assets are very Inree. It is thought the creditors will be pald in full, A REBUFE. PASSENGER AQENTS SNUBRED NY THE CoM: MISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION. Spcetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunc. New Yon, Jan, 2%.—Messrs. Abbott and Meoker, General Passenger Agents respect- ively of the New York, Lake Eriu & Western ant New York Central & IMudson River Ratl- roads, united yesterday In 2 letter to the Commissioners of Emigration asking them to rescind “the action of Commissioner Ul- rich In reducing tho fmmigrant transporta- tion rates 60 per cent.” The letter contains nseries of reflections upon Mr. Ulrich, who {s accused of arbitrarily using his position to injure tho railroads without the sanctlon of the Board, A special meeting was nt onco called for the afternoon to consider the com- munication. There was atull attemtance of the Commisstoners, and Mesyrs. Abbott-and Meekor wero also present. Tho letter hinv- ing been real, Contmissioner Ulrich -offered A resolution that the letter be returned to Its writers wiuenswered, and characterizing It as AN INSULT TO THE TOARD, Ilo followed this up with a senthing denun- elation of the conduct of tus writers, whieh he sald, was ‘disrespectful, impudent, anc indecent.” ‘The Commissionersshnd nothing to do with the question of rates. the Pennsylvanian Company choose to carry emi- grants for nothing, it had a perfect richt to dé so, All the Board was Interested in was ‘to’ stop the xlv- ing of commissions to —_ boanding- house runners and_others, who enticed cmi- grants out of the Garden and swindled them in all sorts of ways, : Commisstonor Forest anid that the Commission was being made 1. eat ena. of by the railroads. Commisstoner Ulrich’s resolittion was then adopted unanl- mously, Messrs. Meeker smd Abbott, who had sat silently throughout the proceedings, thereupon took their departure. GEORGE I, FORSTER, THE MON, STUART I. WooDFoRD’s BUC- CERSOR, Spectat Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, "New Yous, dan. 23.—Senator George I. Forster, who has been nominated by Prest- dent Hayes to succeed Stuart L. Woodford as United States District-Attorney in. this etty, has practiced law here _ for the Inst twenty years, Mr. Fors- ter ling taken = an netive interest in polities ever since he camo to this city, and fn 1874 he was a candidate for Alderman- at-Large, tho first ofllco to which ho aspired, lic was defeated in tho ctectton. He was inore succesful the following year, belng elected to tho Assembly from the district in Westchester County, In 1879 he was ELECTED STATE SENATOR by the Republicans of the Eleventh Sena- torlal District, and he is still serving In this position, In polities Mr. Vorstor has always neted with the anti-Conkling wing of the Re- publican party of this State, In’ tho Syra- ctse Convention, held in March, 187d, ho made a violent porsonal attack on Senator Conkling, antl fi tho legislative caucus at Albany on the 18th Inst. to nominate a United States Senator ho voted for Sherman S, Rowers, nnd was the only member of tho caucus who refused lo vote to make the nomluation of Thomas C. Platt unanimous, PROPOSED NEW CHARTER, It DOKS NOT MELT GENERAL APPROVAL. Special Dtapatch to The UMeago Tribune, New Your, Jan. 2.—Tho proposed new churtor for the City of New York, which Afr. MeUnrthy, of Syracusa, hans Introduced into tho Legislature, and which, if enacted, will bring aboutsome very radical changes, does not meet with the support that its promoters undoubtedly suggested, The’ newspapers here have.antagonized the measure to 0 cor- tain extent, and the public cre genorally dis- cussing tt, Some of the most radical and atriking changes proposed aro giving the Mayor authority to appoint tho heads of departments without confirmation by the Aldermen, and tu remove them without the consent of the Governor, proposing for every departinent a alngle head, except the Police Departinentand the Department. of Charitley, which are to have two; clothing tha Mayor with sole au- thority to clean the strects, and enlarging the powers of the Superintendéne of Pollce, but making hin . REMOVAULE BY THK MAYOR and the two proposed Vollee Commissioners, or by a iuajority of the three. ‘Ihe muniecl- pal election ts’ to be held in the coming spring instead of fall, as at present. Law- yors ‘and politicians who have studted the question dectnre to-day that this, aud the emuting of absolute power of appointment And removal to tho Mayor to be then elected, tha present Mnyor, elected Inst fall for two yeurs, to be thon legislated ottof uMce, woull be to land the whole City Govern- ment over to tho Donoaracts and to hand the elty over to them would be to hand over the State to ‘that party at tho next moneral election. "If," sald Mr. George HL. Uliss to-day," a Republic- an Legislature were Felis to place 4 the Bann of disapproval upon the little of Re- publican oficial power for good that there was in the City Government, they would probably pass this bi’? CONTINENTAL RAILWAY. THE PROPOSED NEW NOUTE POM TIR BEA HOARD, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yous, Jan. 28—Tha Continental Railway Company, which has undertaken the enterprise of constructing 0 doubie-track alr-ling road from the seaboard.to Chicago and Omali, 3 formed by the consolidation of ive companies organized under the laws of Iowa, Ilinois, Indiana, Olio, and Penn- sylvania, ‘Tho promoters nssert that they will beable fo furnish the peopla with w grent thoroughfare for the transportation |’ of ‘freight at tess erenter cnsa “and expedition than any other line, ‘Tho ostimated cost of the Continental Railway, fneluding — stations, xrounds, equipments, machine-shops, water- tanks, and all tho property and necessary ap- pilances to put the road In first-class running order. Is $10,000,000, Allof this amount at present required lias been PLEDGED BY PROMINENT CAPITALISTS, of Europe aud America, Chicago Is the first objective point, which will be reached Inside of two years from tha present tine, When this distance (788 miles) Is put Incomplete running order the work of construc. tlon will = bo pushed =. forward = on the remalider of the route as rapidly ag yios- sible. Nearly all the contracts for the grading and the construction of the brilges and cule cost and with vorts for this portion of ‘the work have albenily been imade, and Ina tow weeks 10,009 men will be put. to n work at iatious volute along the route, ‘Th fauge adopted ts four feet elght and ono-hall cies, to correspond with thatof the great system of Western rallways, of whieh {tis expected, the Continental — will become the outlet to the seabuurd, Thero has already been expended tn surveys, the grading, Uie construction of bridges for 150 tniles of double truck, and thegecuring of the ‘ RIGHT jor WAY, + 5 nearly $5,000,000. ‘The cquipment adopted to the business of the roud will require an expenditure af \! javeral trang- Atlantic steamship companies are negutlat- ing with the railway company for THE TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT across (he ‘The Company will supply Tiselr with te I fuciiles in Now Jersey, oppostt New York City, on a scale comimel- aurate with the cupaclty of the railway, tis hese terminal facilities not expected that t with be created Jninediately, but enough will bo dans at ones ta taka core of tha Husinsse of tho rond when trafic fs opened somo two years henee, Although tha prinacy idea of the Continental Rallway fs. the econ striction of an exclusively frelaht highway, i fs claimed that it will be peenliarly: fitted for tapi passenger travel. It is ns- serted that Chicaga and Now York City will be placed by this ronto within twenty hours of each’ othor, It is likely that n fuw fast trains. so distrilmted as not to interfers with tho freight trafic, will bo plieed upon this road. A novel feature of tha road will be tho construction of a telegraph lina without tho use of 1 sliglo pole in the entira route. ‘The wires will be placed undermround, protected either by ron pipes or some sultable outer coating, MAYER Bos. & CO. STILL SOLVENT, New Your, Jon, 2%—fho New York Evening Post says that within tho past day or two rumors lave beon In circulation down town in regard to the condition of the largo and well-known firm of Mayer Bros, & Co., feneral merchants at 7 Wall street. ‘The report yesterday that the house had falled ‘was followed to-day by tha statement that it ‘was solvent, at least so far as Sts obli- gattons fu this country were concerned, but that diMenities had occurred be tween tho resident members and tholr European partners. One of the . Messrs, Mayor stated to a reporter that the firm liad done a largo business in the colfeu trade, and ately in general merchandise, Dering 1880 ithad imported fron henvily, and bad met with losses, About four weeks ago tho firm wrote to the Sueolnl partner In Ftankfort, reporting these losses, but declaring they Dib Not NEED ANY NEW CAPITAL or credit, and If the present capital of the concern was not withdrawn they should continue business on a yery solld foundation, Che ‘Trustees of tha Handelsgesellschnft, 0 trading company, well known, who were men of the highest position In Frankfort, and of serupulous honor, immediately published the fact that tho Company lind suifered severe Josses, evidently regarding ‘thls course as their duty to the stockholders and othors In- tereato. In consequence, the Company's stock declined about 20 per centum, Mr. Mayor further sald his firm had talon up thelr paper and pald every one of thelr abli- ations, both in this country and abroad, Shelr credit has always been excellent, and this very week a broker had offered to take $50,000 of thelr notes nt 5 per eentum. GRANT’S NOMINATION. THURLOW WEED SUPULIES AN INTERESTING LEAF OF IISTOIY, Satter to New York Trihune, Tho distinguished part Gen. Grant took in’ the Into Presidential canvass, and the marked Interest ha fs now taki In the develup- ment of cnterprises likely to promote the gen- eral welfare, recall an incident connected with his carly politicat life. It{s common remark that tho most Important resutts are determined cither by accident or slightdlrcumstances. {propose to show how Gen. Grant became a Kepublican Instead of a Democratic candidate for President. Before the Presidential canvass of 1808 had opened, thoughtful men of both parties were casting about for suitable candidates, 1 learned that Dea Richmond, Peter Cagger, and Cornetius Wendell, the successors of the Albany Regency, wiser’ Democratic leaders. than thosg who succeeded thom, wero quietly pre- arlig the way for Gen. Grants nomination. t was generally understood that, while Gon, Grant had not beon a pronitient polltician, he hati acted before the Rebellion with the Demoeratle party. Remembering that in 18335 Tammany Hall took the wind out of the sails of the Clintoniag pets: by inaking Gen, Jack- son, an avowed Clintonian, its candidate, £ determined that the adversary should not steal our thunder a secon tine. [therefore CALLED A MEETING of on impromptu Cienoral Committee,—a Conunittes that had been quietly dolng good Republican work in this clty several years, Prominent among the members of that Com: inittes were John A. Kennedy, James Kelly, dames Brown, ‘Chomas Murphy, Thomas fi. James, Fames B, Taylor, Owen W. Brennan, Abram Wakeninn, Sheridan Shook, Robort Murray, Thomas G. Acton, Andrew Carri- gan, Hugh Gardner,-Alexander IL, Schultz, James E. Coulter, William A. Darling, 2. C, Van Wyck, John 2, Commings, “Uenry: Smith, Joseph 1. Taylor, Andrew Blakely, William BR. Stewart, “Thomas E, Stewart, Samuel P. Russel, Louls Lounsbury, Horatio N. Sherwood, John J. Silleock, Charles Chamberlain, David Miller, George 1. Shel- don, and Charles Ti. dinll.) Monday evening was fixed fora imecting of the Committes, This was arranged on Saturday, In tha evenlig papers of that day - GEN. QUAN'T’S AURIV.AL at Long Branch was announced. I immedi- ately took tho boat for that place, and after breakfaston Sunday morning invited Gen, Grant to sinoko hls elgar in my room. [thet greatly surprised the General by Daforsatus, him that he would bo nominated for Presi- dent ata Republican meeting to be held in New York on tho following Monday evening, und that the proceedings would be'pi yea to him by the Chalrman of the meeting, ‘Thomas Murphy. As [ bad known Grant at Willard'’s Totel during: the Rel fon, the canvass tind ity results were fr and frinkly talked over for an hour, 1 Informed the Goneral with what aston- ishinent and ineredulity Gen. Taylor listoned to the _ first suggestion of his name for President. alsp res ininded tim that a grateful country tind re- wardel pyushlaetons Jackson, [lerrison, and ‘Taylor for the disunguished services render: ed In our several wars, and .that history was about to repeat itsolf- in his case, 1 added that hapnily he need not barsonulty tronbls hituselt about the election, that he had done hig work with a bayonet, and that the peaple would do their work with the ballot, con cluding with the remark and he wonld take the Prosidential chair wnincunbered, free to discharge its responsible duties with an eye slngiato tho prosperity aml welfare of he people and country. ‘This lent to tho political history of our country ls aupplied now, while so many of the actors survive to corruborate or to correct the accuracy or in- accuracy of my memory, Ww. ITEMS. THE DEATIL OF NULLEIER, New Yonx, Jan, %—At tho inquest yes- torday in the case of Casper Joseph Bulleler, who, on the nightof Jan. 27, was killed by falling between a car of tho Third Avenue Elevated Rallroadl and the Seventy-sixth Street Station platform after a scuttle with the brakeman, Thomas O'Brien, the jury, after hearinga great deal of contradictory lence, rendered tho following verdict: “We hold Thomas O'Brien, the brakeman, and tha Manhattan Elevated Ratlrand Com- pany, guilty of enrelosness In causing. the lenth of Casper d, Bulloter.”” O'Brien was held tn $1,000 bail, A MEAVY TOHACCO KALA A firm hore has just sold 10,000 hogshonds of Western leat tobacco to another New York firm, and representutives of the Spans inh, [talfan, and French Governments, About 500 hogshonds were of grades sulted to,tha Spanish markets, ‘The terms of thesale have not been made known. ASAILON'S CHIME. Stephen Donelly, a sailor, charged with the murder of ash fieste on the high sens to-day pluadod guilty to manslaughtor, and was remanded for sentence. ‘The murder ov- curred in July last onthe American schooner Adon Bowlby, while tho vessel was lying tn un Inlet of the North Const, INSURANCE, ‘The Insurance on the stock damaged or dostroyed by tire last night at Broadway anil Franklin, streets is $530,000, distriduted inong 100 companies. CENSURED, The Coroner'a jury In the Madison-strect fire Investigation brought In_a vordlet to«lay consuring 9 plumber and Bullding Depart ment, TUF TELEGRAPIC INJUNCTION BUTT. ‘The Areuioent In the case of Rufus [latch vs, ‘The ' ripe bh Campantos wis concluded to-day and Judge Barrett took thepupors, reserving decision. ——— A REMEDY WANTED. > To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, * Citcaco, Jan, 28.-r1n reforence to recent com> plaints of watur-waste preterred to the City Eu- agineer, porinit me tusuy that I think n great proportion of thia trouble arises from tho fact bit ta diMicalt to keap the machluery of clos- in proper working order. ‘yo waterclosots runnlog day and night will waste evvoral times as much water as is usod for legitimate pure Poses Hw house, Tho gurgling, noise of tho water also is vury disagrocable. obtalns fa many houses, A thorough cleaning with korosone and 4 subsequont oiling with mu- chino-oil will ally tho diticulty for a short tina, but In a fow davy It isas badas over. Can any One BuggCet a InoTe eliclgnt remedy? hen! THE FIRE RECORD. Destruction of a Chicago Picturee Frame Manufactory—The Loss $25,000, The Probable Cause the Explosion of One of tho Flues of the “Boiler. Intoresting Acconnt of tho Burning of One Man and Fifteen Horses at, Avocny In. A Very Disastrous Piro in tho Bueinoss : District of South Bond, Ind. . Burning of 2 Cotton-Mill at Grafton, Miss., Involving a Loss of $125,000, PICTURE-FRAME MANUFACTORY. Sammons, Clark & Co,, the well-known picture-frame manufacturers of this clty, are AW hard luet. Only a -few months ago thelr large warchottse, snlesroom, and oflices, on Randolph street; adjoining tho Briggs Ilouse, were completely cleaned out by fire, and yesterday - thelr, factory wont, dust after 11:50 yesterday —_fore- noon, there was a loud explosion in tho boiler-rooi, which {3 in tho northwest corner of tho factory. a largo ttiree-story and basement brick building on tho west side of Clinton street, just south of Jackson. Tho doors of the fire-box wero blown open, and a broad shect of Maine, to- gether with burning shavings and hot coals, wns blown out Into the room with great force, The direct cnuso of this was probably the bursting of aA flue in the boiler. The only person in tho Toom at the time was the engineer, William Pratt, ‘Though stunned by the shock, aud scorched about the face, neck, and lands, ho managed to make his way to thy door, but tho force of tho explosion had closod it so tight that he could not open It. A sawyer in the basement, who know that Pratt. was within, rushed nronnd to the rear door, and, kicking it In, reseed him, Pratt's hair was all scorched off: him, and tho exposed por- tions of his body wero. broiled until the skin came off at tho touch, Ie was taken to a drug store at tho corner of Desplaines and Jackson streets, and thence to his home, No. 847 Fulton street, where he has a wifo and two children, Though intensely painful, Nis burns will seareely prove dangerous, unless, perchance, he Inhaled some of the fire. u ‘The nolse of the explosion and the volumes of flamo and smoke which ascended through tho shaving-chutes to all portions of tho bullding gave the forty or fifty work- men employed in tho placo, ample warning, and thoy mado n spe y axle by tha stairways and clevator In the front of tho building, All esenped uninjured. ‘Tho fire spread with great rupldity through the base- ment and to every floor. of the building, A stilt alarin, was given by some of the work- men to Engle Company No. 5, and tho turned in nt {1:38 an alarm from Box 376, 4 second alarm wns sent in ten minites Inter. ‘The structure was already doomed by the tne the Fira Department atrived. ‘The Intlaunnadle and explosive nature of the contents nnd the Instability of the brick walls mace It dangerous. for the fireman te go within, and it seemed a thankless and use- less Joly tostand In thestreet and alloy pourlt strednis of water upon a blaze which seemed so determined fo burn itself out. Within an hour the roof and upper floors had nielted into the interior, and) o Ittle tater the entire inside of the — building had tumbled into the basement. leaving only four bare brick walls and the chimney. The inass of inflammnables in the basemont kept the firemen busy: all the afternoon and even- ng. Since the down-town fire the firm has not been running the factory at its full capacity, und consequently the stock was not so larga asit would have been in a buster season, Members of tho firm estinute the loss at Trou $27,000 to $30,000, Should It prove un- necessary to tear dawn and reconstruct tho wallse this’ estimate will bo materially re- duced. ‘Chey have insurance placed as fol- lows; Fire’ Association, Auieriecan: Fire, $1,600 each; Watertown, Nuwark City, Riiods Island, Farragut, Merchants’ & Mechanics’, Kenton, Amazon, and Newark — Firo, $1,000,.gench 3 La Coutlales, New Or- leans, $1,250; Fireniun’s, of Baltimore, and Ohio, $1,200 ench; New Hampshire, People's, and Star, $45 bs and New York City, S00; total, $b Of this mnount, 30,400 ts npon the bulldlag, $6,815 upon stock, $3,053 upon machinery, and $1,383 upou en- eines and bollers, Adjoining the building ‘on the south Is Walluce Cainpbell’s malt-nouse, n brick and frame structure, with dry-kiln in tho rear, ‘The loss wHl be about§500; Insured for $3,500 in various compantes, ‘Cho only contents of Uto malt-hause was about $3,000 worth of malt, which Is rendered nntt-for use by water and smoke. It was the property of L. CG Muck & Co, Fraine ‘sheds and dry-houses filled with lumber, extending back from the factory to the alley, were badly damaged. James Tobin, of Hook und Ladder Company No, 1, and other mombers of tho sine company were injured conslderably by one of theso slrds ‘alling upon them while they wero at no walls of tho building, though thin, stood the fire test wall, ‘Tho rear wall only showed slgns of falling, butas It cooled the bulge and V-shaped erneks in it contracted, None of tho walls, standing ns thoy do en- Urely unbraced from the ground up, are safe, and will most likely have to come down. . INE CALIIOUN-PLACE TIRE. The loss by firo and water in Thursday avening’s fire at Nos, 4 and 26 Calhoun- place Is much greater than was at first thought, and will probably fal not far short of/S10, ‘the Fire Insurance Patrol Ro- porter gives the following: No. 141, owned by O, Lunt; Insured for $7,000 In the Will- famsbure City, Amerlean of Philadelphia, and Fire Association, No. 18, owned b; dL i. Walte and Mra. 8. 2. Lunts lusured for 31,759 in the. Liverpool & London. & Globe, and $1,500 in tho Girard, FB, Rigby, machinist, and O, Mulvey, blacksmith, oc cupylog tho basements, sustuin {te loss, If any, Pitkin & Cruver, printers, oeeupylng tho first floor, lose heavily by water, ‘Choy: havy $18,000 insurance, Tho second and part of third floors, Miller, Wagner & Umbdon- stock, badly dainaged ‘by ira and water, ‘They claim large loss on stock, and liaye $10,000 insurance, of which $10,749 Is. upon oprintig and machinery, and the remainder | on type, ents, and alock. W. Seng & Co,, chuir fixtures, on the third floor, tose allehtly by water. ‘The fourth Noor was oceupled by A. A, Binckalt for the storage of coffees and ton; its insurance {3 34,700, In tho Watertown, ‘Merchanta’ & Mo- ehanics’, Olfu of. Dayton, and Millville, Ils Juss will be considerable, E,W. Carr & Co., bookbinders, occupylag a portion of tha some floors have $1,700 In the Natertowy, and sinall oss. ‘Tho Western Pubilshing Cémpany hat a‘stock of books on the sume ttoar, upon which there was insurance, and Donohue & Henneberry a stock of paper, which fs only slightly damaged, 1t'ls known that the fire was entised by the carelesness ofa boy throw: lng a ragsaturated with benzine against a uas-Jet, whish, catching fire, caused the gas- inetre to explode, ‘The alarny from -Box 933 at 4:50 yesterday afternoon. wis caused by the burning of some hay whieh had been wound about a frozen, jrater pipo at No, 150 Halsted etreot, and which had been set on fire hy some care less pluinbor, ‘Tho building is owned by Mrs, Towner, of No. $43 West Congress street. ‘The first floor Is gecupledl aso candy shop nnd residunce by Mrs, Morris, and the secund by Mudamo de Roosavelle, elairvny- ant and magnetic physician, Damage trifling. —— THE AVOCA DISASTER, Special Correspondence of The Crscago ‘zyi0UNE, Avoca, Ia, Jan. 20,—There was a very sad fire at this place last evening, <A. livery- stableowned by W, H, Cool was totally do- stroyed, one man and fifteen horses perlsbing m the flames, ‘Tho fire broke aut about 11:30 vm, and had galned guch headway before it was discovered that nothing could be done to save the man or the horses, Although almost the entire town turned out they were obliged to stand idly by and wituess the wut: each 050, ‘or! Th forings of the poor dumb animals, tnable to render nny neslstanca wintever, Tho horses, wild with pain and fright, sanappod their haltors, and rushed inadiy nbout the burning building, fighting, kicking, rearing, nd striking, all the while. sending forth the most plteous. and heartrending shrieks, so human-like nmi pathetic ns to wring thd hearts of tho listeners. Ono ‘poor creatitre, with,n terrifle bouni, sprang clear through the burning wall, and then, before he coutd bo approached, turned about nnd ritshed back into ‘the finmes and death, Tho originof the fac is unknown, The theory scems to ba that the man who slept In the office must have accidentally overturned a lainp, and, his clothes eatching fire, ho was enveloped In’ flames before he had thne to mako hits escape from the build- ing. His charred remains wero found wrapped In thecrisped rennante ofa buffalo- robe, which he had evidently wound about him’ in on fruitless attempt io save himselt. His name was i.) Chineworth. ‘The property, about $7,000, is almost a total loss, as thore was very litle Insurance on elthor bullding or stock, The tira will prove very disnstrous to Mr. Cool, ns he hack iis all Invested In tho business. Chine- worth’s fungral occtirs this afternoon, —— AT SOUTIL BEND, IND. Special IHapatch to The Chicazo Tribune, Soutn Bexw, Ind., Jan. 28.—At3 o'clock this morning 9 fire brokeout In an oftee, de- stroying four buildings known as the Wash- ington Block, and destroying or damaging the dry-gonds stocks of Sterns Bros, and Focepp & Son, the boot and shoe stock of A. Kingols, and tho saloon ‘of John Wagener. Tho Tribune storeroom and stock and the grocery stock of H.C. Morgan wero badly ‘lamnaged by smoke and water. Tho City Council! Chamber, Clerk's and Treasuror's offices wera In the ruins Tho city, records are badly damaged by water. The loss’ ts estiminted at ~$30,000, inost of which Is covered by insurance, ¢lis- tributed through a irumber of companies, ‘Tho fire gained adores headway, caused by sone of thy hydrants being frozen. AT WOOSTER, 0. Cravenann, 0. Jan. X.—A disastrous ‘contlagration broke out at Wooster, O., at 9 o'clock this morning, originating in J.B. Powers’ grocery, on South Market street. Before the flames were-subdued, Geitzey’s crockery store, Swartz’s brush, factory, - the Phitadelphin store, Powors’ grocery, a flour and feed store, several millinory establish- ments, tho Bota Thota Pi Fraternity Hall, and half a dozen law ofices were entirely burned out. ‘The Exchange Bank was snveil without serious damage, “Tho fire Is sup. posed to have been the work of an Incen- diary, Loss, $40,000 to $50,000; Insurnuce, $10,000, —— : AT WEST POINT, GA. ATANTA, Ga, Jan. 28—A. fire occurred at West Polnt, Ga, this morning, burning the Young Men's Christian Association rooms, with about 2,000 books, the stores of Joel Walker: nnd Jacob Friedstein, tho banking house of W.C. & L, Lanter, the” furniture store of M. A. Dickson, Dotzer's confectlon- ery, Lanier & Bright’s grocery store, and Mrs, Winston's millinery goods louse, 'Twolve stores .were destroyed. All the bulldings and most of the stocks woro in- sured, AT PRESCOTT, ARI. Prescott, Ari,, Jan, 295.—A firo this mormn- ing destroyed the building contalnhf the officers’ headquarters of the Dopartmont of Arizona, Only o small part of thorecords were saved. Soyeral iron safes wera In the building contalning money and yaluablo articles, the contents of which aro thought to haye been Injured. AT WOOSTER, 0, Woosrrn, 0., Jan, 28.—A fire broke out to- day in Powers! grocory store, and destroyed all the buildings between the hotel and Ex- change Bank. Tho total loss fs nbout $25, 000, ‘The principal losers are the Wooster Brush Works, +$10,000; | Samuel Geitgey, $8,000; IlogMler & Co,, $2,000; Mra, Hines, $2,000, Insurance, about $13,000, AT MANAYUNK, PA. Puanensinia, Pa, Jan. 28.—Tho carpet yarn mill of Richard finy, at Manayunk, was damaged by fire this afternoon $10,000, In- sured. ‘Tho flames sprend sn rapidly that It was with dificulty the workmen ‘escaped one of tham, Thonias Batchley, being caugh:! In the flaines and burned to death, AT BUFFALO, N.Y. . Burrazo, Jan, 28.—A fire early this morn- Ing destroyed the bullding No. 84 Main street, occupied by tha Iowo Sento & Sato .Com- pany. ‘Tha stock and buildings are a total loss, estimnted at $50,000, AT TALLAITASSER, FLA. TALLANASSER, Fla, Jan, 23—The ear- shops of tho Jacksonville, Pensacola & Mo- bilo Railroad wore burned this morning. Loss, $35,000, AT FISHERVILLE, MASS. Woncrsren, Mass, Jan. 2.—The tancy cotton mills of E, Fisher & Son, at Fishor- yvills, Grafton, burned Inst evening, Loss, $125,000; Insured for $51,000, <a AT OSWEGO, N, ¥. Osweao, N. ¥., Jan, 23.—Tho loss by the fire Inst night was $05,000 to Robert Gordon, «ry goods; Insured for $43,000, = A HRomarkablo Carcor, - ‘The Bt. Paul Ploneer-Preaa his tho : following necount of tho death of a Bt. Paul lady who was ‘ngodelild of tho Duke of Wellington: “fy the doath of Mra. Maury Hiten Lane, tho mothor of Bird, C, A. I, Morris, tho State Joges a most Interesting character, She was bora in In iia inthe palice of ‘Lippo Baib, a most cols brated Indinu Chief, who fought so desperately ngalnst tho Hoglish Bring, but was Noally ovor- come by tho Duko of Wellington in 170%, Hor father was Bir Arthur Disnoy, who served for: forty yonra in India and was a favorit -of Wol- Mngton, und promlnont umong tho Engllah of) cera, "Thu Duke of Wellington stood aa gad- father to tho young child, and from her neur- ners to tho great military he times of those ene fudian wars, sie passod through vioissitudes the narnition of which to-day 14 moat Intensely Ine teresting. She was sent to Great Hritain to ro- cotve an, education, aad fn 1828 married Andrew Noli, who for ton years served Asan olficer in Indta, but who was aftowand honored with a elvil appointment in Four Courts of Dublito, Here Mra, Reld resided, and after tho death of her husband sha afterwanis mnarricd Mr, Am broae Lane, nlso of Dublin. Shortly after bis death abe camo with her children, Mrs. 0, A, E Morris, ond Str, Artbur Disnoy Held now of tho Chicane Alton & Bt. Louts Ruilroad oa to thy United States, “In J851 so removed to Min- hero sho, has sinco resided. For tho oe threo years of her life sho has beon partistly helpless, but preserved wll her facul- Uns with clearness. In hor youth sho wasa fumous beauty, also a favorit of soclety. Sho United personal charms with a woalth of lotell!- gence that was surprising. During all her old ve sho retaluod the aunny and cheerful dispo- » Hon of youth, and nover gave way to caro and ruuble,' —— A Spocimion Montana Girl, Hoseman (Mont) Avant Courier, For genuine bravery wo will match Rozoman young ladies againat the world, Onu of them— lying in the suburbs—hearing, in tho iniddte of the night, un unuatal | noise in tho chtoken-coup, jumped out of, bod, and without stopping to put oneltoer dress, stockligs, or sbocs, rushed out Into the cold and snow, and reached the coup justin tho to rescue nn im- prisoned chickon from the Jawa of a ravenous coyute, whiob she did with a bravory and cocl- ness scldamn equalled, certainly nuver excollod, Bho then ch and safely secured tho door, which through wome carctesness or oversight had boen loft ajar, tolsurely walked back to the ‘house and snugly tucked horsclf undor the bed- clothes to warm hor feet, We omit montioning hor name for fear ovory young fellow in tawa will want to marry her for hor herolym, unmiod- ful of hor North-Pole extremities, . Iteno (Nev.) Gazette, ‘The heavy fail of snow which oamn on Deo, 1 oauxbt a great many deor in tho bills, ‘wo brothore named Jones, who live vn Feather Aver, four miles from Beckwith, found a fresh trail down the mountain one morning which had evidently buen made by deer striking out for Red Lock and other warn valleys over the No- vada Iino, Tho Jonesca suck a right lo tha truck, and during that night nourly a bondred decor turned back from it, Noxt day tho Jones ‘boys startod out on tha trail, aud soon cute Up tq straggling deor Houndering through the anow, A’wounded deer lod one of tho boys og the mala trail, but tho athor followed it up until be camo tua fonce, where ho found a number of the hord, tiped out Bnd nahin to go further, Ha shot huinu riubout novia ots lle position, aud sbad to ston Cor wagt @: et Ving uscd vu, al balind, ne : Capture of Two of the Thieves the $10,000 Robbery, . Half the Plundor “Recovered, with Hopes of Gotting the Rest, Tho mystory enveloping tho dnrin; fafe-robbory at tho oflica of the Union ue Bteol Company bas at Inst been Bolved, Ft ed One-third of tho monoy {8 nafo tn the Dossone, vf tho police ofteints. “Taust Sunday niente raed ho remambored, tho police wero Broused with rumor, which proved too true, that a bang t burglars had mado an unexpected descent u . tho olllco of tho Company, which baa tonely a: 4 but lttle-frequenter! spot near tho corner of Ashtand avenue and 'Thirty-acennd street, ad, after overnoworing the watebinan, James Clark Hrvoks, and binding him hand and foot, and konglng and biluilfoldtng kim, bat taken thee timo fn blowing open large iron ante, containing upwards of 810,000 cash in gold, silver coin, ang * bank bills. Tho watchman was taxon wholly surprise, and, to cover little irregularities in bis own conduct, such as onrelesty leaving the door unlocked, ho told a story which la’ not coro} rated by the condition of things about the oMce, Ilv contradicted himself in 80 many different polnts that tho pollco could scarcely avyotd sus pecting him os an accomplice of the robbers. As intimated In tho accounts of the burglary published at the timo in Tm ‘Turmuny, a large-sized batehot left botind by tho thiovos furnighed ‘the police with the only elew, Regarding this artivlo tho watchman Statod that whon the thicves, after blowing open tho outor and heavier doors of the safo found the inner and thinner doors locked thom, thoy sent across tho strsot to ent kept by on oman named Hopkins for an nx, Tho jimmics, or rather the swall bara of “iron, thoy ‘uéed as anche wersof nouso in prying open tho doors, but with tho hatchot the Job was coinpartivoly ag onsy one, Mr. Rrooka was quite positive thot the nx came from Hopkins’ satoon. Tie dis tinetly hoard ono of tho thieves call a second ono by tho name of “Dan,” and tho expression as nourly as he recollected It was, © an, 20. feross to Hopkins’ and borrow nn az.” Tho polico weraso unfavorably impressed with Drooks that thoy suspected ho heould ‘bo proven. inistazen Jn this statemunt as in othors, but ao {mportant was this “Big Hatchet Clow” that. thay conuluded to work it for all it was worth, Forn atartor the hatchet was Identified not by Hopkins, but by his noxt door neighbor, and Hoping was obliged to confess that bo had borrowel it for his nolghbor the. Right of tho burglary, ‘This left Mre! Hopkins in a predicament, for he would bardily havo gone to the trouble of yoing ton nolghbor. {0 borrow an article simply to oblige n stranger, Ho was closely questioned, and tolgning not to have recognizad the man for whom ho borrowed tho. hatchet, he waa takon into custod: ant locked up nt tho Deoring Btreet Station. Ho was jet alone until ‘Phursday afternoon, and little or nothing wns auld to ‘him obout the burglary, Several days under lock and key will soften the heart of a man not accustomed to that sort of thing, and Mr. Hopkins, the more ho brooded {1 solitary over the bad Ox ho was in, became io more convinced that ho OUGHT TO TELL TIK TRuTn in tts entirety, and save himsolf from further ignominy, #1 sonportunt caine Thuraday after noon, when Capt. Bonfield was dispatchod by Suporintendont McGarigie to yisit Hopkins in his cotl, and if the Intter evinced any Inclination to xqueal,” the Superintendent wus to be sent foratunce. Hopkina was roudily induced to know all about the burglary. It was plunned to take place Satire duy night Instead of Sunday, and Saturday after. noon tho tools swore brought in a bag to bia saloon by Pat Cavanagh. With Pat ‘that day in his sufoon thore wae his brother Dan Cayane nagh, ond 9 ian very well krown to thom, Lut unknown to Hopkins. Thoy talked the mate tor over, and woro fully resolved ag to how ta accomplish tho robbery. ‘The hour sct for bes pinning was 7 o'clock in the ovening, but Brooks had a habltot leaving his door SHEN. BO a workinen at tho mills might drop in upon bim for an hour's chat whenever thoy felt. so digposed, and that night thoro wore threa mon in, tho office with him. The Baaelebing: was abandoned for that night, and 7 o'clock Sunday evening was fixed upon. ‘The tools were hidden, awny ina shed back of tho saloon, aud the trie wont away. Sunday afternoon thoy returned, and hung nbout tho saloon ‘until! the hour arrived, Thoy took tholr tools, and when they did’ not return Hopkin’ reallved that thoy must have mat swith success. While thoy wero'at work Dan camo after tho ax, aud reported that oaverythiug waa progreasl inoly, Hopkins saya ho saw nothing more them tntil 12 o'olock that night, whon Daa turned to tho saloon and whispered in bis ear: “ Wo've got that stutl; and if you'll keep mut wo'll unt sco you get the worst of it.” At this hour the apolics wero alrendy assombling at the. Pnpdere olfico, and the hunt aftor the thieves wd nircady commenced. Aftor hoaring Hopkins’ storys Suporintondent McGurigle gave orders for tho arrest of Dan Cavaungh, sud nt 30 o'clock in the ovening be ‘was found and arrested ou Archer avonue by the Deering Street police. Ho wns sud= dected to the pumping process, but he re- turned dry and unsatisfactory answers to avery question put tu hin, He was not one of tho entailing * sort, but before tho interview was ended be udmitted to Superintendent Mee Gurigie that he was in the vicinity of the mulls that night, and that he perbaps knew something about tho robbery, Sostubborn did-he remald, howuyur, that things wero almost at a stand- stil, when ho was sent to be locked up at. the ‘Twonty-sccond Street Statton. Waite ruminating over these disclostres, it struck Superintendent Medarizia that Hop- king ought tobe cross-queationed, nnd ho went to Deoring Strect Station for that purpose. Tho Prisoner Was made to understand that there must bo other facts In his possession, for the Cavanagh affair had not “panned out" just av it should havo dono, and, in the frec-and-cay talk whioh followed, Hopkins made known still moro Important — fnets. Ho had loaned his revolver Bunday night to Patrick Cayanngh, and it was used by him fn the rob- bory. Tho following day, when ho met Dan Cavanagh, he wsked him for his revolver, and Dun told itn to go to ‘Thomas Finucane for tt Finuenne ign young man v4 years of age, WhO, with his” fathor, a well-to-do, _ respect: ablo, and’ reputable Irishman, who bas onee reprosonted his ward in the Common Council, -keops n-wrocerytatNo, 640-Ai avonuo. Hopkins did so. but Finucane “You'll hava to come for -it to-morrow: planted, and I onn’t get atit now." While there he had some oxtended conversation with Finue cuno a8 to THE BUCCESS OF TUK NORDERY, and the amount ef monoy it netted them. Hope ‘Kina regretted that tho hutchet had beon forgote ten, and expressed a fear and itwould causo thet trouble, but Finucane sedtited tho Iilea, snd Bald. “Ob, pshow! ce keep your mouth shut about ft and rll bo nlf right, and I'll seo that you get $1 for your share,” . Mr. Finucane was noxt arrested, and to Keon him from conversing with tho others he W: locked up at tho Cottage Grovo Avanuo Sta: Hon. Capt. Honticld woxt took Hopklps to ‘his honte, . and there tho ate dlecovorod to hia a jimmy whieh was hid in the ahed aud another in a water-ctosot, which is avowed wore a portion of the toals used. | In t meuutine Superintendent MeGariglo and Beare tary Doyle visited Finucuno, and, by showltl him what thoy kad nlrohdy asvortained, Le making a strong talk to bin to oxort aud 64) bhueol! while yet {¢ was Fas. for the othe were all *squoaiing* and Moing their beat to siivo thomsclves, lo, too, was Induced to br It te not, understood that ho mado any cone sion, but he admitted that uke police werd righ f in supposing that he bud some of the moneys he was willing to give it up. He wi escorted back to tho grocory, | POT renching which a clerk was found Hi aroused, Finucana — whispered —_ somet! to him, where’ upon the clerk disappeal ae ouly to quickly rouppenr carrying a largo Ae i cel dono up in w newspaper, and ted wilh ‘white cord, and which, from tho flour wile 8 crod {t, hud ovidentiy been hidden {9a forn barrol.’ Finucane waa thon returned to bist Tho nCKAKO was found to contain 1 red ro handkeorchicf, which was wrapped about ee Darcols, each of which waa done 1p In newepaley wrapping. Within thero was found flv a thorenboute in bank bills and 110 in silver, ore money had been removed from the onvolopet yy which it was inclosed when ft camo in a paacsston of the thievos, yet much of it we be Htontifod by tie Cashlor Who bandied It Dam pany's once. Pat Cavanagh, it will bo remonmbered, won reeted within a few bours after tho burma ‘wis committed, Ho was attending & cing aed tha corner of Heers atrect and Archer avery? una vlaimed tobaye bee there ull tho Ing, He wus suspected for the reasin' iog he bad been employed nt the wl vin ® wie sharp .and shrewd | f¢ nus. fr predilection for the * crooked." Ho nares «quontly been arrested upon criminal, oe 4 Lut haa‘ulways escaped punlshivent, Topklis night John Hopkins, brother to Hill HOPE oott tho snioonkeeper, abd well-known a8 8 2G), gotnpauloy of Pat C anaggh, wats A160 8 agg but thus fur thore is nothtox positive, aia him. Dan and Pat (Cavanagh are an isyet havo been in the robbery; the third rors & unknown, or atieast uncaptured, and possibility that Finucane a he. ody tbe Suporintendont MoWarigle was. doserrerg be Fecipiont of many a complimont tiag t Teaobed his office yosterday, after resting 5, the arduous lubors gf the night before. coats Haat poate na tog aeeomah a Hatil all possibie bad been ac at tha Information dow at hand, bo feels cont of belug able to recover the 1 KEMAINDER OF TIT! STOLEN CART cee and, better even than that, ho bas £20 Toe withal to conviut the thieves. The pea pe tha inyatery, looks very easy bere in iio ol haps; but that ts tho wuy with pus Ot per ktud,—onco sulyed thoy appear easy. TBO TD iy {ntonidont Is condosconiog cnouKd 1 posits ghare tha praiso with Bocretary Auste Fant, Hontield. Liout, Carrior, test &nd others who helped bin out YOY . Ja tha plzbha work, |