Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1881, Page 6

.NEW YORI. Vacation of the Injunction Re= straining Telegraphic Consolidation. i .:_'.l‘rcclp"nle Action hy the Stock- X Tolders of the Three Companics. 'No Further Chaneos Taken, and the Coalition nt Once Announced, ; All Wires, Proporties, and Moneyé Delivered Over to the West~ y ern Unions The Blanks of ihe Western Union Used Last Night at M1 of the Ofices, . A General Decline in Stoclks, Led by the Consolidated - Telegraphs., Denunciation of Secretary Sherman by : {lie Great Sugar-Dealers of 3 New York. Beginning, Before o Court Mar- tial, of the Trinl of Cadet Whittaker. Lifo-Tnsurance Jompenies Bwindled by & - Qouple of Olever Swindlera—Tho . P Ex-Presidents' Fund, CONSOLIDATION. w0 INJUNCTION DISSOLVED, ? Speerat Dispatels to The Chicago Tribune, Nrw Yonx, Feb. The temporary in- - sunction restraining the Amertean Unlon, AVestern Union, and Pacifie ‘Pelegraph Com- prutes from carrying into effect the agree- *ment made between thelr Directors for the purchaso by the Western Unlon of the “property of the other two corporations was dissolved to-day by Judge Darrett In the Supreme Conrt. Under the agreement pend- * “inge the trial of the suit of Mr. Rufus H Tlatch to . prevent the consolidatlon of tho companies was nlso denfed. The opinion of Judge Barrett is very long, and dismisses in detall all the elrenmstanees invelved In Mr. 1intch’s, sult with'respect to the argments on behalf of the plaintiff that the consummution of the agreement hetween the defendants s | g AGAINST PETILIC POLICY inthat It would give the Western Union o monopoly of the telegraph bustuess aml en- able It to Increuse rates s with lmpunity, fdudge Tarrett , says he is convineed that such consideratlons are more properly to be nddressed to tho legisintlve body. “Our duty,” he says, “hegins with the nscertain- 4 ment of what the Inw fs. It ends with . 1ty npplieation, and - enforcement.” Aftor 2 qutoting authdrities deelaring that ~ the ' pround of publie polley Is wnsafo ahd 27 that.it Is best to ndhero to the written law, i Judge Barrott goes ou: **Itisidle fn this 7': partienlar connectlon to talk of any other "; "public polley than that bodied fn constl- tutional® leglsiation. We may here remark “that not a doubt has been éntimated ag to J THI CONSTITUTIONALITY OF TUE ACT inquestion, Clenrly,, then, it must controf, But this netof 180 is not tho only indica- 1) tlon of the leglslative interest, A i lko genernl . policy runs through the telegraphic legislatlon of this State.” Tlo quotes the laws of 1851, 1853, and 1802, and declares thut these enactments in- dicate n persistent'course of policy, rnd that the Inw of 1870 was the enlmination of n gen- oral lezishative purpose. 11e disposes briefly of the assertlon that the statute which pro- vides that ** If two or more persons shall con- . 8Spiretocomlt any nct Injurions to trade or commerce they shall he deemed pgullty < of o misdemennor” applles fo the individual defendants, [le holds that It does 40 gaot apply In this case, saying thutne ense has . been presented to him whereln canity is In- terfered with by Injunetion, and questions tho theory that an aet EF ek AUTIORIZED TIY TAW may bo trented ns eriminal. Mr. Ialeh, when asked what he thought of the deelsion, nuswered that 1t did not surprise hiw, e 4. had always believed that that constructlon would be glven to the law of 18, . Hedid not know what further steps he " mighttake In the matter, but tho telegraph K companies had not done with hlm . yet. Mr, Sewell, Hatel's nttorney, saldthat sn far ay Mr. llnteh was concerned the procecdings were ended, . &y AN ACCOMPLINNIED FACT, < Tha lnbbles of the Windsor 1lotel seemed Tore crowded than ever by well known stock brokers this cvening, mud there was ] a ‘general Inquity a8 to the fuets .« of the consolidntion. Tho truth of theres _port was confirmed’ by the appearance of a . Western Unfon slgn in tho Awmerl- can Unfon ofice in tho - Wimdsor ‘+ilotel, The Amurfean Unlon Dblanks were withdrawn and those of the West. ernn Unlon had taken thely place. “Fle samy transfers were mnde at all the other offfees In tho eity, Many Inguivles were mada for West- “. . ern Unton stoek at 106, with no offers, and (he' front hnll resembvled tho Stoek Exchange * ulter closing howrs, A salvof ong block of 500 sharesot Western Unfonat 16Hwus mude,and “others wero reported nt the samoe figure. . **L'horo tas a largs number of men who felt GUEATLY xscr:.\'m:i:“::'v THE CONHOLIDA- ‘and they Indulged in 'uull_holfl notof tho mildest eharacter, It was stated that the lending Diveetors of the Wustern Utilpn and of the Ameriean Union Nolegraph Compunies had heen at until Zlate Wednesday nbght and 2 from an early hour thismorninge, In anticipes tlon of the Injunction boelne dissolved, togses curg the wiitlon eonsent of.the requffed hree-fitths of the stockholders for an aninl- - gamation, aml that they were tira raou in an up-town hotel walling to Jearn the resull of dudge Bavrett's deelsion, The nioment that the resuit was telegraphed, n tmeeting was held, aud s THE CONROLIBATION WAS BFFECTED, £ TLwas also stuted tat flve of the Divectors of the Western Union hid restgned, nid that the followlng of the Ameviean Unfun had been cleeted to ifl the vaeanvles: Thomus L Hekert, Presiteny of the Anerlean “Unlon, a8 Viee-Preshiont it Munager of the new Company; Juy Gould, Nathwniel Niles, I Bage, and Robert Garvett, of Bajtis Jmord, It owas owald by sume that T tho consolldution had buen efteeted in the Lmanter veparted, §tocoullt not by held “ag legal. Onothe other lund, It wus 'w" ptated thut the equivements of g Ahe low liad been Tulfilled, and that it was i only necessary to pet the written consent of iy threatitthy of the stockhotilers ty hold 955 Meeting at onee, and “without any other %%y, fortul notlee, which had been done, ' UDGE BARREVT'S DECIMON ON THE AR - PLICATION OF LUFUS NATCI, ' ¢ Weslern Avsocluled Dress, 5 \ NEW Youx, Feb, 8,—The oyblication of THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY. {4, 1881—TWELVE PAGES. ction to prevent the cgraph compantes is denled by Jodge Barrett, “The Judge, in his decislon, saya: ©The pinbuthit files his bill as stockholder o the eredit Gidon Company to reatraln tho con- “pmmuttion of it aweerment for the sale of tlie ntiee s ¥ of this corporation 3§ the Wes retef §s chumed on sevoral gromnds, 1n the Nrst pliee s aversed timt the Amwrican Galon was ereated and (ts stoek sibveribed for with n viow to the ostehs itshment and maintenance of an Independent telegraph compitny, which should have for Its prineipnl object o 5 NEALTHY COMPETITION with other telegraph compnufes (then enj o practieal monopoly of 1l 1 erlne of rates, the publie Inte Tlier plalatiir decline of 03¢ per cent, angd the common per cent, and n further decling of X6 tol per cent was subsequently recorded. This wins followed by an advance of 1 to 3 percont, the latter In Western Unlan, but after the first Board a tree selting movement in the telegraph propertics eaused the mar- ket to nzain take o downward turn and prices fell off 1 to 4)4 per cent, Westarn Union, Union Pacllie, Texns Pacille, New Jorsey Central, Loke Erle & Western, and Canadn Seuthern betng : UL MOST PROMINENA' 1N THE DECLINE. 1In the late denlings the speenlation assumed astrong tond, and under heavy purehases of tho leading shares an advance was recorded, ranglue from 3 to 8% per cent, the latter in . Western Union, The other shares, which o not conspienous in the fmprovement were Amerleant Unlon, the Et- evated Roflway stocks, Union Pacltie, Texns P'acifie, tha coal properties, and the Grane gerse: Amone the miscellaneous shares Ore- tng businese), the Tows andl the consequent tarthering of 2, rices that this understandiog, fnfieren it tho very steieture of tho npiny, 18 1o be nollilled” by the propos o, ~Ono - diflicalry with™ thia positio and the only one “which need be dws wpoty 1 tho entlre abienee of any bindig cons tracet upon the sibject, What was fin (ho mind of the urlginalprowmoters of the en Iutve but Gvtle hearing upon the praetieal o H"“ ml-“' l":“\‘s'-'"","l I"Ir L‘mwhlcrfll(h?. Im‘" won fell off 22¢ per cent early in the day, but o doaality of o propmasd - eche el S ot el H Mhe eAtuce Ainder whidn ihis. lel advaneed 7 pec eent at the elose. In nereement of saly g been made wiy THE MONEY MARK] B o0 A e vt | the deatings wure chructurized by case, the a - Amnrlean Unlon Telegraph € pany: that Company was, thereiore, meorporat« ed wWitaall tho righita and powers conferved by suelt enetorent; that i, inlesa samethitig more 18 sown than the mere eondition of mind upon rt of tho prowmotors, Iicorporators, nid lierss Now, VILATEVER MAY ITAVE BEEN THE PUBPOSES ~and obhjeets of the |]|'lml|ll(‘|$ and corporations; with whatover nndecatandine - or intent the orfelnnl subacriliers to the stock mny have coing i, nat gt Worl pxpressive of gach purpose, understanding, or intent, nor itoy- mitiwe the vdwer of tlie corporation, its ors At stoekhodders, under the law, wid cenliondied Tn the certitieate of fncorporation, noe WIR thete (ry contenet or restriction between wneh corporation and fis prowoters, nears porators, or stovkholders, noe - between all or any of the lntter classed, 118 lso upgeed that tho cansummation of this ngreement will result It giving to the corporition vendu A PRACTICAT, MONOROLY supply of loanable capital belng move than cainl to the requirements of bovrowers, Call loans on pledge of stock collaternl ranged between 4 nnd 6 per eent, and closed at tho lowest figure, whily the Government bond denters: supplied their requirements at 3 and 4 per cent, Time fonng aml prime discounts ave unchunged, ‘I sterling exehanze market was dull but firm, with the nominal asiing quotations un- ehunged, 'The snow and fee blockades, by preventing the free export movement of merehntudise, eansed a searclty of comuer- clal bills for the present, RAILEOAD MORTOAU were frrezular on n moderate volumo of business. Erle consolidated seconds deelined Trom 10014 to 100, mul returned to 10043 Kine of the buslness of telegrapby in this countrys i v that eompetitton, for the Tdeent i, toadt, ity |08 & Texns firsts reeeded from 109 010715, he ot wir el nid that tho tel Uln‘l('\xu 'N s and recovered to 10733 do seconds fell off o fricre ruph Company Wil (s ave poy its rates with substuntinl impinil v, AlLhis 18 vehemently degouneed ns contra to pmblie ouisvi Illq polley, and, hie IR . tenden ndiyiots (LT to 103353 Foende " cominere fue Court | Orezou” Navigation fivsts rosy from 107 has listened with solfeitons. nterest, nay, mord, | to 1074, and returned 1o 107 n; LOnEert, 10 1o nrgiie: 8 pro lul-grant ineo; mes fell off from von _thia momentous guestion but avered taS114: do firsts (1 Ao could ot help thinkiug, nt tio tioe,and [ 5 i ; 4 Tt o, ipan mntige deliboration: hoy | 1iviston) reeeded fris Buston, sty sold down iwm HiLg outhern firsts from 103 o 133 umbus, Chleago Indiana Cen- tral fneomnes from ¥l to 735 Central lown cotpon debentnres from $H 1o Nz Chleago & Mitwaukee fivsts from 12284 to 12043 Han- nibal &St Joseph convertibles from 11 to 12 Tonston & Fexas (onin dine) firsts from 11115 to 1113 Lron Mountain second preferred incomnes from 86 to 845575 Dndiana, Blonming. ton & Western firsts frons 81 to 8343 In- Deeatar & Springtield seeumnd nt 34 to o ew York, P'enn- rou G114 tohily tentral registered fivsts from 185 3 Ohlo Centeal ‘Incomes from 67 to tome, Watertown & Ogdensbur con- Fipened it eonvietion, thnt sich considera- % ) tlang ace moro properly to be auldresaed to legisintive body, Our duty bezing with 1ho nscertainment of wht the ‘law is; it ends with its npphication and entoreement, ‘The Trihune to-morrow will says A Tribune roportor called nt the houses of Dr. Norvin Gred (€] e Washington ¥, uner, und ltassell Sage last evening, and was {nformed in cvery Instanee that tiio person ‘souzht was not ot hohe Jdiy Ganld wag at his hoiso 10 consuttnHon with w few friends, ninong them Nathanie! Niies and one of thy Direetors of tho American Union, but e couthd not be seen, - A LRt of written auestions was sent to him asklng If It was true that o meoting hnd been held ind CONSOLIDATION CrHEn g when and how the consoildation taok placo; In what untiner a consilertion was wiven for properties, nnd who (f any had been elected) | T8, 9 wera the ‘new Directors? Togthoso questions [ 12445 do Gould sent baek nreplys from 125 1 hnve not been feeling vory woll to-duy and have not hewrd anything of tho matter.' 63141 solhdated firsts from 907 1o 00: St. Louls & ?"nu Fianelseo seconds 1Cluss C) from 87 to anl . consols from firsts (L. & M, Divislon) fo 125 do do (South Minnesotn Division). ' from 1077 to 107)g1 and Metropolit Elevated seconds [rom Y to Witliaan 1L Vunderblit was 16424 1o 104, e secotls advaneed *ENGAGED WITH A FRIEND” front 131 fo 1R Harlem Registered firsty when the reporter eatled, and conld not bo fn- | from 314 lo BH: International *& B ik terrupted. Northern second 1 e mes fron ul,’f to “I'ng lobbles of tho Windsor ITotel scomed mare | Tron Mountaln firsts (Arknnsos Braneliy growded thn over by woll-kiiown stoekc brokers | from 112 to N estern ntorest 15 ust eventi, und thero was i goveral lauley 63| grony 100 Lo 1053 St. 1 Minteasolis firsts 1o the 3'of the consolldation. The truth X ATy Seconds From 1 4t ‘o Fepore was_ contieed. by thio appene | [rout 112 10 11206 Wabish seeonds from 110 1) b to 11145 aud Wabnsh eyuipments from 50 0 55, TIIE DUTIES ON SUGAR. THE TREASUIY DEPARTMENT DENOUNCED, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. NEw YorK, Feb, 3.—Mr Osgood Welsh, Chatrman of the Speeln! Committes ap- polnted by the Chamber of Commerce to' in- vestizato the alleged Illegal actlon of thy anco of a -Westorne -Unlon alen fn tho Amerlenn Unfon ofive In the Windsor Hotel. Amecean Unfon blunks were withdeawn, and thosu of the Wesiern Union bad taken thele pluee. Tho sumo transfers were mude at all uther oftives {n tho ety " MANY INQUITHES were maile for Western Unlon atoek at, 10, with 1o offers, and the front’bail rosembled those nt the Stock BExchange st tho clostig hours, A sule of one bloek of (0 sharea of Western Union nt 11613 was nide, nud othiers wero reported at the s tiures, ‘Trensury Department In the colivetion of It wns ‘r’lll‘l‘iulx‘i éh‘u‘lr cl;smxlll‘::’y R{lr:rclc(m vbfnlll:fi duties on sugars, presented. an exhaustiva e utl an 4 i i o ha o Telogenpts Companies hiad beon at worls wneil | Teport at the meeting of the - Chamber Inte Wednesday night and from: un early hour | to-dny, ‘The Committes fhud that the yesterday morning in . ANTICIPATION OF THE INJUNCTION befog dissotved to secura. written consent of tho required three-Hfths of the stockholders for aumithzunation, nod that they were in o rovm of s uptown hotsl watting to learn tho result of Jdudgo Barrott’s decision, THE MOMENT THE RESULT WAS TE GRAPHED ‘ Secretary of the Irensury has Incrensed the duties on’ sugars by his simple fiat without the slightest shadow of au- thority In law,” and that he *isnot even supporled by the opinion of the respousible Iaw ollicers of the Government.,” They quote from the only two judtelal decislons ever had n meoting was held und consolldation was of- | 91 the 1aw In subport of this allesation and Teeted, "Fi 1o stuted it five. Directars of | from the Seeretary's own {esthnony hefore the Western Union had vesigned and the follow- i of tho Amerlean Ualon huve been ceted to (H1 the vacancles: ‘Thomns T, I'resident of the Amerlean Union, lenc, of -1 , Unig HE.JLAD NO AUTHORITY o-Prealdent —and - manier of e |y rey P now Company: Juy Gould, Nathunlel Niles, by regulation to interpret the law on the sub- Ttuesell Suge, wnd Hehért Gusrott, of Bultinore; | Jeet. They.also say that the .result of the =| wuurruhllw;uuln:u thar, {f uunsu.ud'au‘«‘m hul«.} Seeretary's order is that about 1,00 sults, heen elfected o the munner roported, cou e e I “h BOE B0 Ield us el O tho' othor ands ¢ | BRregatlie nearly S1.00000, lnfo been wis atuted thit tha roquitements of (o huw bad | brought by the Importers asainst the Tov- heen fultilied, and it wis only peeessary to get | enue Collectors, These suits runge from a tho written consent ot three-titihs of thostocks | ro qollars to thousunds, and are aftended with great expense to both the imperters and the Committee on Ways nnd Means, Inwhleh Mr. Sherman delared that R holders ta hold uneeting st onee, und withont any other formal notice, which bid heen done, ANOTIIE! LORAM, the ernment, The flest ense to come to Nuw Yok, Feb, . —=Meetings of the stock- | tris} was not defemded by the sttornoy for holders of the Western Unlun ‘Pelegraph | the Guvernment, and the moue; 3 Comptny, the Amerlean Unlon ‘Teleg 1 paad Lt Bl | 4yns vepald, on the ground that Company, mud the Atluntie’ & Pacltic "Pete- 3 a Sy graph Compnny wero hehl to-day, wd tho e WAS.NO BYIDESCE agreement entered into by the directors of the smwples were artificinlly suld compnnles Jan. 197 for o consolida- Seeretary Sherman subsequently 1 to nrove thut colored, tion of the companles —was o rathilied, | approved the eourse taken by the oflicer i and the Western Unlon CTelegraph | questlon, The Committee nssdet - that the L‘mulmuy. through John Van Horne, Vice- § swgars in this ense ** are stinflar in every es- President, took formal “possession of the Amerienn Union and the Atlantie & Paclile Tetegraph Compantes this evening, the signs and hlunlks of the Western Undon ‘Telegraph Company belmg substituted for those used heretofore by the othor two Conpa T ¥ ) Ul partiealar to the sugnrs in about 90 per cent of all the cases.” 'The report goes ontopny that the hnporters, * finding that the Seeretary deelined to defend in the Courtsgreaso of his own waking, whieh, if Judicinlly decided, would have most probably |llnlmsed of the whole question, asked hin by letter to resehud his ordor und to refumd the duties exacted under It,” but to this, aud to 1 subsequent request that ho should dis- pose of all cases comprishygsngurs shinilar to the tirst easo ns it had been, only CIMBELEVANTY REPLIES wera vouehsated, ‘Iho report was sizned by ‘Ih oo Welsh, Benjmnin Ill.nslmrmuu, mull ¥ dolin, erry, A resolution wus passed Presidents of the Wostern Union < 9 rdering o ¢ Hruph Computy, thut the Compuny bus deposttal ll';:é"l’-"m‘d“.xl‘fi ns,pf‘)‘rr",['x‘,‘rmr,[,l;"1‘1””"[’( SR Thoserip cortiilntes eafled Lo by tho_ Rigrees NI bt 1S ALUBIEY, et hotween tho Westoen Gt und Atfungo | @2 wll the membees of hoth Houses of Cois & Peitio and the. Amerlcan Umon Telograph | £¥ess, and vequesting the Seeretary to reselnd t wd Van Horne, 5 hetwi ‘resldent C ter ot the Atlantle & Pacifte Connan Van Horio of the Ameviean Unifon ™) graph Company s > X NEW Youk, I'cb. 3.—To Dr. Norgin Green, Pres- sdent Weslcrns Unina Teleqrrdh Company—DEAR Bz Huviug been oflieludly notifled by Augiis- Sebell und Jotn : Vun - Horne, ¥ Companies, tated Jun. 10, 1881, und the | his obioxious order, and “refond the excesss supplomentul nereement thoroto _between | Ive duties that have: been fllegally col- tho sume eompink dutod Feb, lected,” 3 hal, in' conformity with tho snld agreemont, deliver to tho "Western Unlon Telogruph Comy pozseasian of ull the telegruph Mies, propertion, rih winl eifeets of the American Union *f Company covernd Dy sl nicre L. heroby, TENSION, . :’ FUND FOR THAT [l i Sueclat Dlapatel fo Clncinnat Enouirer. Youratruly, Tuosas & New Your, Ko —Mr, George Jones, the phianthgople publisher of the Thnes, sat UTIVE Oreicn (AT CONPANY, Feb, (it I nt rl‘”"”"r(" g , | bemmnug as gentalty I his oflies this after ateriean Unlon Zelegnaph Canmpany— sy ol 5 £ Rt T o )'mlr’luuur i | noon s a y ol sunshino in a sl sy, Heo hael Just reeefved nnother eheek’ for $25,600 to the ex-Presidential Pension Fund, and the joy that blesses the netions of the just wus his In full measure, It whiall be bn bank within o day ortwo,” hosakd, lvesponso toan inqulry whether the total wmount of 250,000 b been pald up, *hey tnlle abont IS not succeeding, Wy, Leould hivo raksed twleo te tinount,” Helng usked about the hullviduallty of the contriiators, o suld that just o8 soon as all the subserlbers uve been eard - from ho woull be onty ton hapoy to furnlsh thelr names, Tor b belleved them to be s nobl revent them to nn the ond of the w v ot Ustlifornia, Jay durhilt cach sube Dillon 810,000, s3ed to De, Nuevin Greon, Prostdent, i VieeePresklent of thy Woestern nlon egeapll Compuany, gt 1n s hebalf, necept gud thko posseaaion o€ il telograph Hi properties, pighty, monoys, wud viteeta covered by the Jucreements rofucred (o b satd lotier, Bt AL §3 the wish of the Western Unlon Felegraph Co| g apeeenble 1o nyself, that you n chinryre of tho. m-urcru the Western Union 'roleflm ph Cinpany, | :'i'l\:)filt' )l\l'll‘lIMKL‘mellli shul huve been” mude, raly yours, Y Jous Vax Houy, Vice-President, 173 KA TU-N1GIT, Eekert witl becoma Viee-Presidont Western: Unlon and wnnaglig Di- 1§ ANNUUNC IMENT . stied 3 WeSTRIN TTNI08 1 Voug, Feb, i, Isil-—Thu gripl Compiny bavlig tis day 1t Is known that Maelk Gould, wid Win, 1 Vit wrlhgq\ S25,000, wnd Sidnoey LEQRAIE Weste crn Unlon T'e e vomplotod e pureunsy aid tuken possession of Ty 30 r el i s ot CADET WUI'PAKER, the Amerlean Unlon Peieg gy gl COMA MENT OF 113 THIAL, rph tho Wity & Pucitie Talegammh Contpny, David. . Bates Lna - been duly _appomtod Assont of this Compitiy gnd Guiersh Mamger of the Jines, oticed, utd uporutions of - tho propere ties und rlghts turned over by the Americat Bpecial Dipateh f Ths Chisugo Tribune, Nuw Youw, Fely =Tho trlal of Cadet Whittaker by court-martial was fiirly begun iton rolaterupn Camminy, . Albece 1, | to-duy I the Avmy Duilding ot Green l!n‘ui'uum'L Lhul ¥ |n:l.~:xl !’I‘ul)}" u.|l| paltied 2\“\...' and West Houston strests, Whittakor, in his “r m‘lrs“ rK‘vr I’!.!‘llll)‘ u“"‘.’, ,:eslw‘:'a\. Wnllun‘u}«.ur lu!'r uniformn of gray, white standing - eotlar, und further hotice of 1o soncentrution of MuNULes ment, Al ollleors aud vmployés ot eithor of uld companics Wil bo retuinied in tho seevieo of this compuny 1l furthor notiee, und ull businesy done and revenuca geeraing in the operation of, sald Jinus will Le reportcd nnd turued over to this company, hls counsel, ex-Gov, antel 1L Chamberlaln, und Prof, It P Geidser, of Washington, A number of colovedt faces, Including that of o young lady, were mmong the speetutors admitted, - Betore tho opening of court two West Polnt endets, 1odgson and Ostenhehn, wera present In responso to subpaenns Issued by the Judge-Advocats of the Court, Muj. A, . Garduer, Nefther of them Is o whilt Hght- er - complexiun than-thelr colored nsso- elate, In udditton to the Judge-Advocate, JTUE DETALL FOR TUHE COURT avpoluted by President Hoyes comprises the Nonviy Gneen, Presfaéne, o —— WALL STREET, BTOUKS OPEN WEAK AND_LOWE * Bslul Disgaten to. The Chicago Triduns, New Yous, Veb, 8.~The shure speculatio to-dpy opencd kongrglly, weak and low Alten & Terre” Hauto vroferred showle a N ' “filled by the élite of the city, A handsone * Nows, followlng offleers: Drig.-Gen, A, Mil Col. 11, A, Morraty, Col Phtkney Liuzenbeel, Lieut,-Col. Lo M. Braunon, Maj, Lgwis Mler- rill, Maj, B, V. Sumner, Mab I, 'rink, Coapt, o NL Crabe, aad Capt, Meveftt Barber, The Ust neludey only four West Polnters, After the reading of the recond of 1he jast seashon, the cotirt, with efosed doors, dis- enggerl the method of procedure tn present- Ing testimony, ad deetded that o withesses exeepl suell as might be speelally agreed upon would he permitted to remaln in the room durtng the procvedings, AN EXCEPTION WAS MAD in favor of Prof, Greener, who serves in the dual eapaclty of nssociatercounsel and wit- ness for tho defendant, Mnj. Gardner remd the two eharges and their five speclfications, whieh necuse Whittaker of mutilating him- sulfand then givinge anexhibition of *eonduet unbecotning an ofifecr mnd o gentieman,” nud of false swenrlng, to the ln'cj\ulh'u of gdol order and military diseipllne, ‘T'o ench of the etnrges and speeilieations Whittaker pleaded i Not gty ™ fua elear, firm volee, The nkiing of testtmony, whieh eovers the ground fraversed at West Potnt n the former Court of Inquiry, was then began. RATLTIOAD MA'TTERS. IN e O TO THE NEW YORK & NEW ALAND CORPOIATION. Spectal Disbatch to The Chicagn Tridune, NEW Yous, Feb, 5.1t was stated In rail- roud vlreles to-lny that the changes mude in the manigement of thesNew York & New England Rallrond nt the necting of the Directors In Hoston o few days nago wera In the Interest of the New York stockholders, aml that tho Jatter have secured enough stoek to controls the next meeting. The vesignation of President Will- WINTER CIIOLERA., The Doctors Have a Discussion on This '[Interesting Disease. A Wido Ditference of' Opinion as to' Its Cnuse—Is 1t Due to the Maker ? A Gonoral Dolief that Thore Is No Qauge to Fear Asiatic Cholera. Tho Aeadomy of Homeopathio Phyalctans and Burgeons hold n monthly meeting ot the Tre- mant ouse lnst ovening, about n dozen mem- Tors Loty presont, Dr. Bullard ocenpled tho chatr. & In tho nbannee of D, Tledges, whowas to have rewd n papor on * Contagion,” It was deelded to compare experleaces with reference to the “winterchotern.” Dr, ‘8 1. Willtams sald ho hai hrd o great many eases of * winter cholera,’ nid fonmd thut most of them ylelded readily to trentinent, In two, other remedies falllug, custor-oft did tho work, All his putlents seemed to by affeeted nbout nliko, but ho notieed that tho older ones were tho most diicult to eury, Asto | THE CAUSE OF THI DISHASE, which ho did not think was local, ns It provalted all over the country—wns cpklemle—thero were two, In hls mindi—tho . eondition fnn 1% liart was necepted, and Viee-lresi- ?,l' “'GM atmosplhiere 'nmll t‘lml water. ";\u et o110, vas eleeted to ho ya- | the water was contnminated more than dint . ¥t ee clected to fill tho va- o0 M toro witn flth, nnd tho ronson- . . ENE ‘. was tho decompositiuz of substanees that hod 4s heon nuked o fuke b positlon | fouror ivo years of thrift. Tho peaplo In gou- n, It Is _intended to have the | eral had nexlected to clean up ‘refuse; it had oad open from Waterbury, Conn., to | nccumulated, decomposed, ul been earried by Brewsters, wliere eonneetion WHI be made | surtaco drainngo nto tho wells; creeks, and with the Hlasteins Raitroad, about Mareh 1, | sivers: - ‘Che continnation of the rond to the Hu Dr. Duncan had geen no cholera, but n grent E\iffifii ..‘g{“yl.u{‘- Tm\‘vm"“gu comp :} many enses of gustro-cnterle eatareh, . fe conld A p N HE then |0 coneeivo why any physiclan should call tho ;:‘). I:{.('I‘}"'r,‘,‘;lu?-,!";'\‘.’.'.'k.,l\;c‘:‘stu{{vlm.rm’;;,‘I‘l':lfi provalent discnse eholern, exeept bovause it Browstors, The roud_goos throngh I’fl‘l'lf‘ of | Ws charactértzed by vomiting and dlurrhen, Conneetient where thers hos buen before | Which | webo — twa . of - tho - symptoms only tong und tedions stage communieation. | §o. “Uofois o hollaays, when - tho cold wonthor set In—a child. | The vomliting was alstent, and it wins tollowed by dlurrhen ¢ porsistont, ‘Chero wero sfmptoms of arrh next, thon gastric and nfter- rlg symploms.—i form of catarrh ho had vrequently ‘met with i little- fotks, In winter, but the peenliarity abont this wus 1ts uppurent obstinacy, Ve chilid wus not able to tnke uny food or denk without throwins It up. He had several uther cases, thoy following oué another rapitly, and nmong thom SWINDLERS. DEPRAUDING LIFE-INSURANCE COMPANTES New Yousr, Feb. S—Joseph Adier and L Von 11itlen, Bohemians, were arvalzned to- day. eharged with slignine mythleal names to death certifieates to defraud Insurancs coms panles, ‘The police decline to stato the par- theutars, wards ¢ . some old people In whom tho prosteation It now appenrs that the Metropolitan Life- | wis c|’llllu ‘vumrk‘ud. lllc " el Im:} eo L 9 o heCom- | & ool many. caves i oatl, and, Insurance Company is the viethn, “TheConn B N HNcaitan darin 3 lm, they wero thoso of people whose direstive orgund were helow thelr nurmal canditon, 1o thought cold weather, like wivin, interfered with direstion, wnid teaded to produce the disense,—thut THE TENQENCY, IN COLD WEATIER, was to eut beyond the abifity of the stomunch take eare of tho toud, Ll lnd stopped all cn inir nnd given very Iittde water, in- orntor (o gl pany Insures the Jives of ehlldven for weekly payments of five centy for n certnin sn, reallzed npon the death of the insured chila. Adler hnd for years acted ns agentof tho Company, when by an aceldental cireum- stance the attentlon of the poliee was drawn to lis’ business methoas, They ascertained ; ¢ tho irrluited mugous mombrate i clinies (o res that Adler practiced . gover l:s tovo. llu‘fuum} m% porsistent n-cu-l R SVETE conaERY AND | i simply © prolonged o attack ©und A VEIRECT h\:‘;!‘i"\l‘?f‘ FOUGRIT /AT lllfllllllnf..l on ll"!hl]l:‘lJSA ‘]lfl] hn(ll‘.llld one 3 4\ 2 nteresthyy cnsee—n - child, wl 11 hnd insurance polieies made ont on fletl | 3¢t kv X Nt lirsg severe bronehinl atlonr or threeor four Wils npprecutly gotting trie-outerle trouble sec i pneumonia, 1 nys, aud the putient T ren, tho pus- tious nahies, and within a few” weeks or wonthsreported theledeath, The reports he- g slened by reputable physicluns, thelosses ' threo or L A Fourduys, Whon (e Iter wis undee control, tho ilitl, b utnres were , 14 y wrepatd, | Thu sttt woro foried,mud | Ssmchinl didiculty went. on Trom whero I el O ol ca Sbtatmed vositive ethishos fr | ot und followed ‘tho sunl conrse. AS e 3 tho ctlology’ of the diseuse wus conoerned it secmed to bo both armospherlo und toent—indi= vidunl, periaps, more than loeal, Hoe had heard of eases fu different parts of the countrys they wern not conlined to uny ¢ty or town, He re- monbered, years ago, Mceting the snais tronblo i Wiseonsin, during the cold winters—had it himselt when u Loys and ho had seen the samo digease In very hot weather, Willlams did not wish to be understood s suylng tiuit no consldered the disense Asiutic cholern. Hlo bad scen the namo “winter cholers " i the newspapers, and presumed that no physiciun (£ thore werd uny thoy wore fow in number) believed the disenso waa cholern or anything of that tnture, . Dr. Mitehell suld 1831 seemed destined to bo A MEMORABLE YEAR IN MEDICAL ALY, four cuses, Inspector Byrnes found the fucts T his possession fully eontirmed. ‘The name of tho insured enflil in threo eases wns fietitions, The fourth ehitd was still alive and i. Both wen confessed the erime, ninsured Von Fillen filled out the reports aml (. the name of the for 810 ¢ % 7 physiciun in enel tent of their overas ITISMS. THE PROPOSED DANKRUPTOY TAW, Npectut Diswatch o The Chicuga Lribine. Yong, Feb, §.—At tho meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to-day & report was presented’ from, "o Speelnl Commitlee on’ 1[“::{!“:‘!’ :,‘;".}",'“',"‘fl oy 1 uptie 'Iir{'l";l e et Dankruptey Laws, eharncterizing the re- | gecued with - Or. - Dunean thut (€ was cent Convantionin Washington underthe aus- | true mlsll‘iu-l:llmlllml uulxlrr‘h: but, = u plees of the Natlonal Board of Trado as an | Hhe - samo thwe, he thought - - Bod sone #peclnl featires of it ought to haven name, eholera® n good one, Ile dld not mean to say that ho regarded the disenso ns Asintle choleni, It wua not, - 1ts otlolowy was romewhnat in doubt, He did not councur” in tho thoovy thut it resultod from cold, Thore hud been just a8 cold winters In Chlengo bufore,—just such wintors fu_othor _places, withont any such its own, mnd that unrepresentative body, and denouneing the He thought * winter Lowell bill now before Congress, In its present shape, ns one of the nost deficient measures, in so far as the disconragement of fnsolveney is concerned, ever proposed, The Committee recommends that Congress bo urged to add provisions prohiditing :rln;uslm:‘.m l"nm l:l.h“ mti}-&v‘ wm«‘:hmm\stlr‘("‘;; st e c o o any | inte dinie ) nothing any discharge In bankruptey withous any the o irosont . Une: Wo. "NiaE mind, open trinl upon the merls of the career of thoro wore sono pocallar atmuspherle condi- the bankrupt, anil the consent of & majority tions, Upon one very cold dny he had Tour new T " (lv- | ¢nsed, nad tho most sevoere ones he had of the ereditors, us well us of w proporly sceen, 'which woro charnotorlzed by symp- constituted court of bankruptey. Afterdes | foms wore resembiing genuino” Asmi- bate, & special neethng was ealled for Thurg- | o cholera thun = any ol tho othors, In one, tho putiont was tuken [0 tho nlghit with frequont vomiting and purglug, the buseages botg enurmously lurge, snd presenting the np- penranes of thoso of cholurn. ‘The quantity wis sueh that ho wns very soon i a stute of cotlnpse: hig extremitics were cold, und lis pulse feabigy—nt thnes ahioost fmporceptible, This was tho only cuso which veeusloned him uny alurm. Al the others sveamed sunply, ‘Tho milder cuses were eharnelorl: hy moro uf the gustive trouble, and thelr ditheulty seemned to be diifers ont from_Aslutle cholera. ‘Lhoso not troubled wiih diwrehen i persistent nausen, und, por- bnps, a little dinrrhon, AS to remeilos, be hadn't found thuse used i Asiatle cholers serv 1] This disens, undile chiotern, was 1OL (Lt with much eramping; hut the rescublunico to it Ingomuo respects was gufllclently macked and sullamg, 1o dioted WS patients, APECULIAR FRATURE OF TIHE DISEASE was tho, tendency to retapses. He had not tho Jenst fear of - Aslatie ctivlors noxt summer, The prevalent diseaso dil not Indicate its advont, - e did not belleve in ox: cithye the fears ol tho comuunity unnecessail; Asfitle cholern way not on {ts funrch this way, When 1t sturted towned tho West, ha wis Ju faver-of overytuing possible,in tho ity of snaltury fmproveinont to wird It I, As to loeul eansos, whito tho «iscase provalled in othor loculities, thore was ung fact to he conrlil- cred—tho “condition of the drinking water Tuo lake was o frozen the Crib, and for mites ulong tho shore, and tho sownge, pugaing wnder thofew, did Bug bitvo tho asunl ailtution tnd tho consequent oxidation trom nn exposed surfiee’ of twamiles; and there could be 1te auestion that the water was rendored sonewliat worse, than wik ardlnarily tho cuse, Dr, Miis hud foushe the dlseaso In many casos, and killed it gquiekiy in almostail of thowm, Nuno of his bubles nnd been abilieted, Nono' of his udults had relapses, 119 citses must huve beon day next to conslder the matter, PHE WLV, DI E A WASHRURN, To the Western Associated Press, NEw Youg, Feb, 7.—The Lev, Dr. B A, Washburn, Liector of Calvary Episcopnl Chureh, died yesterday nfternoon. Tle wos bown In Boston in 1819, e was o descend- ant of John Washbuen, of - Bveshom, En- gland, first Seeretary of tho Plymouth Com- pany, which colonized NMnssachusotts, who enmg to New . Lugland Inc 1035, and settled at Bridgowater, Mass., where hisonly son marrled a granddanghter (of Francls Conk, of Mayllower celebrlty, © From this John Washburn were descended all the nu- wierous members of Congress nud Govornors of Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, aud Wis- consln who Iwwve borno that surnwme. Dr. Washburn Ieaves o widow und one child, n daughter, . CITAIITY BATT. The charity nll held tonight at tho Academy of Musie was o great suecess, The Lutl-room wis handsomely decorated, nud sium was realized for the Nursery and Chilld’s Hospital, fov the bonelit of which the ball was glven, FTEAMERS DELAYED, All the sound stemners coming to the elty are blockuded by the ee nbave Tiarts’ Istand, Thera is Titlle prosuect of the Boston and Conneetleut bonts starting out to-nlght, different from thoso scen by others. 1o ld a BWEZL pue bollove’ the' wager was rospoustilo ! 0 any Ntel or 0 rouble, In tho Investizatlon of the forgeries of | g ‘cavaes, dn his wind, wero the Jolin AL Sw y the dry-goods nerchuant, other nates have eomo to lght, which will make the totnl amount of - the forgel paper thus fur lnown about - $84,370, M. Darty the junlor vartner of the v, e e asstionment to«ay to John A, Dug- tey, ‘T'he obyinus etfeet of “the wssignment is to prefer tho legithnnte ereditors of the tiv, OBITUARY, Franets A, Durlvage, author and poet, s deatt, nged 67, HYMENEAL., Marviage at Freeport, 5, of Hoenry Jo N enggy of Loudwwl ey Iy nnd Misn Krolin, Breeport=0thor eputemnle ¢ondition of the peoplo and the condls ton of the ntimosphere, Mo dida't bulleve that diphithoris wis caused by 80Wur=ns or girhige, It us to diet. in the” provailing disensu, ho padd - Hilo - attention © to o ontime, If a pitiont wanted nny tood he fot hine have it; it no Qkdit, ho tokd Bim to let it ntone, 1118 cases fd nof beon ehuracterized by vomlting, but by protusn dischurges from the bowels; and In many tho urint was seanty, I Wisner Found dieting Important, No juat- tor how' tulthfully the reinedios were ndwinis- tored thoro would b’ relupses If the putlents’ wors pot looked nfter, D, Mitenell dissented from D, Mills . IN REGALD TO IIRT, The rolapses n hia experiones had - beon canged by slight creors i thut divection, A mihiont rucoversd enurely appavently, und ran adanie wll plizhit for threo oF four days, Whe, cut- ing somothing n Iy ditferont from thut pre- seribed, he would lave another attueks Too great cutition, therotore, coulid not bo observed dn the mntier of foud, f Lie, Mills, i veplyvaaid what o meant wus that o dida’t enro §8 puiienis ie: what they winted during the pituck, When they begin (o ive i apputiio he'sllowoed thum beet ten, tonst, or yico, =unyttine shinple, BUL notlung donyy, v, Wilicie, who vesides n the ‘Fourteouth Wura, spokl of “thy flth theve, and sild ho had hud - hiety or lurl{ patients fn u new of i il or Sjelut Dispatch to The Chteago Tridune Fruironr, Hl, Peb, S=The muarriigo of Miss Berthn Kroha, o ganeral favprit in soelety, and Me,dlenry [, Btreng, s wealthy young merchunt of Louisville, Ky, was solemnizul at high noon 1o-day ut tho restitence of tho Lride's futhor, the Hon. Jucolf Krotay, ono of the prominent busl ness-men of Frecport, TBo cereniony’ was per- formud neconding to the custom of the Church of arael by Dr, Wi, of Cinelnnutl, ‘oditor of | uio totenont-louso, . L { ¢, ) Cere " teon or twenty Tuuiblies where o four or thu cbmericun Lavdite, e Ly ”'.b“‘"‘ Iive members \Vk!lr'l! tuken down, 110 kunew of at the nurclage the llon, Jucoh ™ Krobn | guses botore,tho cold woathor sotdn, Hohlmsele amd wife, parents "Irl © the bride;. Mr, s‘uul |"""3)|(Ml in ‘Uuml.l;:»r, 1 h!: “f“m:ll'xwm: n Jo Sueng” and Wife, of Loufsvile, | sl disense ) dn Bl Louls inthe win- Ky, purcnts of ‘tho groom, mnd eona; | HF OF 180G Ahe uticats had - the anmu eymptoms, ol the following summer the choleen broke our, L 1 vides umong - children, but not - amone wdults, . Bome of tho latter beedi, 80 exhausted that thoy coukin't walk, 'l‘hor bitd oxcensive crumpluy, uid beenmo omaclited. /o hud glvon oplum in such cases. 1o wus vory ehuld us to divt, Relupses bid nccurred alve the patient bid been appurently well for u week, lfinllulmrm wus nothing compgred with this choleri, . - Dy, laliard dil not thiok tho present disease hutl nnythieg to do with the chivlura, et L Btreny, s Krohu, Mr, By, M, J. flrene, I!uudm'a'n. K Toulsville, Ky.t tho on. %1 Stosen Krobn and two childven, of Cineinnati; U Levy and wite, of Gallutin, Tenin: tho Fon, . Prinkenthid, wember of tho Bourd of Eduens ddon, Chlvwgros J, Pricaini und’ dangbtor (Miss Ennnu), 11:; S0l Rosmer, Now York; stuee, Lonwville! Duvid and "lenry Frankcel, Hopkinsviite, Kt’.; M, and <M, A Hade und son (Alex., Williom A, Btolu, 1 Seyee und Miases Futun and Aling: deyer, Marthy e borger, Decorab, T, Hattie il hnd - futal Flich, B Van Yas- wele and Charles Dothoo, eity editor ol oo g o . g 2N o the Jily Budtetin, L'uuwmmhu’lmu und |{ I BID NOT REQUIRE CLHOLERA TREATMENT, magniticont dinner followed. Lo bride | or tho cholors remudics, Ho cpull not think bt the wator had anything to de with® thu_ discuse, . whien provilivd In parts of tho * country whero thore wud o tuko water, 1t wusin roullty apother form of inilyonzy, the ek of which wus uctioguble., ®e 10 futalliyy, n nmlutoeu.pup 0f tWeRly casgd recclved o lurgo uumber of clegaut gifts from bomo wnd nbroad, .\ grand roceplion wiy |L|\'en ut the Browster Houge this oventng Lt bride and groom departed pn the midnight tradn for a tour through tho Bastern ¢ltles. 'uxod- will tuke up tholr permunent abode nt Loutsville, -membe onth was pro . opiut, Dieensging o 1ittlo, tho spe peoplo were buing frightened to newapnpor actleles on | contacton, 1t7 nbaurd 10 Any that diphtheria win contaglous, The aubject 6f vacetnuton deserved un overs hanitog, amt the nedienl protession wotld o dereles 11 1t i not coms forward nod teach tho community sametiime nbont it Acetion shonld B tnken 1o contenl promiseuons v ation. ns hurm was beling done, and woull continto W ho dona an lotg a8 It was earriod on in the present manner. 4 Dr, Woils raid that no two of her enses were aflke, bt sho tnd lind only ono that gave her nlntm—n patieit 8 years of ago. Bho il not knnw what to nttribute the discaso to, yet hnd notlewd that there were thoro cnaes after an ab- T A ho nth by tho weuther, Dr, Wiking had notieed that very littlo oxcit: ment hrought about relapses, “Cho symptoms In her cuses wero different. Sho believed in diet- g, e, Duncan satd th varfoty of romodies useil ghowed that there niced Lo no fear of cholera, Months before ft appeared in 1853, the chler romedy wig tho cholern remedy, The ox- perlence of those who haud cholern wus pos tivo proot that there wius na - chol- ert hore uow, i that there would b nona In tho next slx montha, Furthormore, there wers o reported cases of choler n tho Enst, and, na It wis not {ravellue westwned, nothing Indieated i enfdemie L summers The Academy thon wtjournod, - CRIMINAL NEWS, A SINGULAR TRAGEDY. Spectat Dispateh to The Chleago Tribitne. Crannorr: Count-lousk, Vi, Feb. 3.—A horriblo nna singular murder was committed near Chickertown, In this county, Inat nlght, It seoms that a white lady, young and pretty, erdity morning walked into the house of coloted mnn, The young stranger was neatly dresscd, and it B3 sipposed must hive reachert the suburbs of tha pluce n somo vehl- cle, but who sho I8 and wheee she camo from 13 a profound mystery, Bhie went to Demp'a house and gald eho {wanted to stay thoro for n fow doys in quiet and @il not want ber presence known, She offered to pay hundsomely, and sald she did not abjeet to tho acesmmoditions that could be given her. Domp und bis wifo agreed, und eho was put In the best rooin In tho house, She was in dellento henith nnd requested Demp's wite to stay In tho roont with her, and uecordingly nbed wna set by tho slde of the bir hed for Demp'a W I wus ovident that she i money, and Demp determined tokill her, Last night hestolo intotho roomwhere tho two women werg sleep- gz, nnd, armed with annx, went to the Led which ho had understood tho white womnt would ovoupy, Hugave a sweeplig blow with the nx and erished i tha skull of the unforti. nate womna, the outllies of whose fixure ko eonld stone distingoish In tho Led, Tho utirs dered womnn wis i own wife Inuy had, Jipon, ontering the roon mind, and dechied to aconpy tho small hed. The harrltted huly serenmed” wlhion she woke, and tho murderer hurvled - from the roont. Fortunntely, o purty of men wore passiug by, and seelng the egro runnitg trom: tho oAy armed with an and hearing screnms, they stopped b and enrrlod him biek, Anexum- fantion proved the true stato ot sitales, The white woman gavo hor stutement, and Demp was at once wrrested. This morplue the white wominn had disappeared, and though dillzent sesreh hag been mude she cannat be found, INCENDIARISM. Special Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Kokoxa, Ind;, Fob, 3,=0n tho night of April 11 lust . barn situated. nbout one il one-half miles northenst of this elty, and belonwing to Richard Nixon, Vieo-Presldent and one of the stonkbolders of the Hownrd Natlonal Banle, wos mystorlously fired and burned to tho ground. In tho ambers the chavred remains of n human body, supposed to be that of 1 young wommn, were found, Bvldently a feartul erlmo haa boen committed, but up to this thno no elew to the' perpetrator of tha deed has been discovored, No eme at the timo was missing fn this vicinity, and the only reasonable uu}mnsllmn was thit tho body had been brought from u long distunce wd pluced in the barn, and then the barn frod to concenl tho erlme. Mr. Nlxon, the ownor of the barn, wis 88 muel mystifled ot tho theo ns nny one, sad, tho hulliing belng fusured, hont onco set nbout rotneiding, and i sixty ditys nnother bandsoine bien was stunding tn the place of the one birned, Lust night, 1o the ustonish- ment of - everybody, Cthia - bira ' was burned to tho " ground, contonty— and graln, farming implements, and head of - horses—belng burned also, "Thig second firo kns eansed conslderablo exeito- ment, and # determined elforr will Lo made to discover the wretehes who dld tho deed, Suse pivlon points strongly to 0 gang who have tfor the white hieed hor the -the ?nsl three months been wrlting anonyinouns tottdea to aevernl of our business ilrms threat- cndne to bury of nuney W by o owr beon ununoyed s Davis & halr property unless certain sums o deposited it pluces nased jtors, — The fem o that has the 5t l;)' theso threuts Hons, 3 of tho wenlthicst firms In tho ety ond heavy reul ose tate . ownors, Tho 4 clothier renting ‘ono of “thelr business Fooni, wiis warned to get his stocl out gr the bullding, us they Intended to blow it upy The merchunts will at onco adapt monsires to ferret out this gunyg and brig thom 1o Justico, A HIGII-TONED SWINDLER, Bpectal Dispateh to The Chieago T'ribunes Atausrs, Me, Feb, d.—Thonins B, Swan, n the Matno House from Minot ( chanics’ Fulls), 18 charged with swindling the public through the walls, e has Leen solieit- +Ing business by elreulurs for tho Rastern Manue fueturing Compuny, echunies’ Falls Jowelry Manufacturing Company, tho Ricker Rake Come pany, und the Polund Manufacturing Company. 1o ndvertlsed a corn-shalier for §1,60, which fa shoply u pleeo of stove-pipe Iron threo inches tong;” nl3v, 1 umwlnfcmnuhum und - knitoe shaponer for &5, which 18 u pleco of wond ghuped ke a file, dippod In shellne and sund, sud costing two cnts, Tho Jewelry swindlo was L‘Il,flllll)' Dol Hwan wis the aolo” representative of all the conpnntes, and took out il the letters addressed to them, reeointing for the roglstored fetters and money orders, " ‘Phio ense his beon working up for three weeks by the specinl agent of the Post-Ofico Departinont, Willam A, Lgelow, who hud obtained abindunt ovidenco to convict. Swun left Augustn Suturday, sinco whict thme Uited States oiticiuls nnd doteetivoy huvo been on bis track, but ho bas net yet been cnptured, Tlo recoived thowsmnds of “doflnes i answer to his clrealurs, The affulr creates a gront sensation bere. GOOD ME IN TRISON, TarTIsone, Md, Fob, 3.~George W, Bishap, ex-City Counclimnn und Judgoof tho Orplinny' Court, nnd Isane W. Holm, eonvicted gwo yours ugo of haviwe forged the signature of F'rederick Kotehwn, o minor, and hait-brothor of Helm, upon which §18,000 city bnuda wera, frandulently transferred, were each this morning snntonced toflve yenrd In tho Penitontiury. Tho city was comuclled to restorn tho amount with Interest to Katehum, Sinee thele convietion Hishop and ol hinve been conlined n Jull wwaiting n de- cislon of tho Court of Appeals on un-exception to tho ruling of the Criminnl Court? SUSPECTED OF MURDER. Hpecial Dispaith to The Chicago Tribune, Bironuran, Wis, Feh, 3,—The Villugo Mar- shnl hus urrosted u tramp who gives hls name ng Joseph Ruster, and who ays ho has & famtly in Chlearo, o uugwoers to ' the deseriptlon of tho man who murdored an old muan near Portugy City an tho 25th af of lust November with a conpling-piu so closely that thoe Marshal thinks ha hus kot tha right i, and ho las hieen sont on to Portngo nnd tiened ' L tho custidy Shoritr duw . Tho vietlm of tho murd ous ngsnult lived two or thre ek, and gave n mmute deseription of his o tho ovon g autlnnt, wllfl whom he wus so ng of tho humicide by soveril porsons who ure ex- pected to bo nble to jdentity blm, MANSLAUGIITER, Bpecial Dispates to The Chicago Tribune, MANITONAC, Wii, Feb, B.~Tho jury in tho Striker morder enso returned o verdlot last night of muusluttghter fu tho first dogroe, 1t kives great surprise and fudignution, us tho act for which tho gipl Stroker was teled was o horrj- blo* cold-blooded butehiory of u helpless old womnn upon the pravocation that she enlled her wrazy, and o other, 8ho eonfessed hor guilt, ny hus ulready beon publisied i ‘Piin CRIBUNE, and how it Jury could find her gulity of nnything clse but murder 10 tho 1t degroo 18 strange. Suntonco kas not yot beon pronounced. SWIFL JUSTICE. + New Onueass, Feb, 3=A Littio Itock gnceinl auys yosterday throo men uttempted . to rapo Miss Georgiunn umblor, a bighly accomplished, young lady who Jives at Augusta. The mon were urrested. Last night-u mob of nbont twonty broko in the prison, uwlz ot tho prisone vrd, uid, vrossing tho river, hinged thew and flung tholr boded futo the water, (R FOUR YEARS EACIL' Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Frivune,’ CLanToN, I, Feb, d—John UBarton ‘and Wijite I, Burton, of De'Witt Conrity, brothers to e celubrated Lizzlo Harton, bave Leen lmr|||lc||v.-ou at Quiney to four years In -tho Stato’s Prison for lnl? mr:l i b Zorvgoft, 1t 18 good uews for 2 BURGLAR}ZED, 1+ ' Bpectal DHepateh to The Chicago Tribune, CBunw, Ik, Feb, B—furglurs, entered tho' millluery rooms u‘fimu Emua Moyer :nd uo: awny Wi ut $13 wosth of property, . Soveru omu{- ;}Exflmur 'wmll nucnlh)?ct {hu aature DaVe yovently bood commitied hepg, . - other day Mr. Fleury,. ol SATURDAY ¥, DOLLGE DEPARTIRET CITY OF CHICAGO, - GHICAGO, ILL, Jan, 1, g, Publisher of “Saturday Night"; Dear Sir: From ocgyy, rences” within my oy, edge, and experience Whilg . in the -detective serviee, | have furnished, for puy. cation in “Saturday Night,» o Jocal Detective Siory... THE LEAGUE OF CRIME, Chicago never hada mopg formidable combination of criminals than those wyy formed this League. g whole story relates to theiy doings in the City of Chi. cago and suburbs, The boldness and expert. ness of eriminals, and' {hg methods and plany they adopt for the suceessiy] carrying out of their vap. ous schemes, are heyond belief’ by the thousauds of 2ood people in our midst, Yours truly, E. J. KEATING, Ex-Chief of Detectives, Chicago Police Force. LIAIS Graat Detective Story THI LEAGUE OF CRinE! ‘WILL BE FOUND IN THIS WEEK'S “Satnrday gl NOW READY AND FOR SALE LY NEWSDEALERS EVERY~ WHERE. Ask for No. 23,. WHICH CONTAH;ZS THE BEGINNING * THE LEAGUE OF (REE L POLICE DEPARTAEN J CITY OF CHICAGO. , €D, T, b | B Pallisher of #Saturday Night": f Dear Sir: From ocoury rences within my. Lnowk edge, nnd experience Whild in the detective sm-vicov,,l ‘havoe furnished, for public: tion in “Saturday Night,"? local Detective Story-"TIE LEAGUE OF CRIME. Chicago never had a 101, formidable combination of criminals than those WO formed this League. TH whole story relates to thelt doings in the city of Chies 2o and suburbs. The boldness and axpert ness of- ekiminals, and 1 methods and plans they adopt<for the suceesl earrying out of their yarle ous fehomes,/ are lw)'fl"l-. belief by the fllOllSlllll]? o good peoplo ju our midst Yqfirs truly, Ei J./KEATING: ', Ex-Chigf ff Detectives: chiet; ! J/Police Forcer ..