Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 14, 1881, Page 8

~ takes nn oceash 8 ——————————————— THE CilliCAGO 'TRIBUN : MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1881—TEN PAGES. THE CITY. News Items Gathered Here and There by Our Reporters. | IN GENERAL. D..1s. Data, of Loulsvllte, Ky, Ia atthe Malmer. P. A, Wooury, of Higit, IL, is at the Sher- man. W. N. Haines, of Baltiniore, is at tho Tre+ mont, Hanny & New, of Indlanapolis, is at the Paliner. : 8.1, JayNes and Conrad Hart, of New Orleans, arc nt tho Taciile. Ma. AND Mis, CHARERS Marpeson left Inst night for St. Louis. Mi asp Mus. Mead, Brewin, of Fargo, D. Try are at tho Tremont, W. MeMastens and Jand, ure nt the Pacitie. Gex. Jupsos Kinane. Trenton, No J. {6 registered at tho Pacliic Stare-Sexstou Latimtt Deamon, of Hae Vann, 1, 14 at tho Sherman, J. 3, Brows, Prestuont of tho Western Tndl- ana Iatlrond, {sat tho Pacific, J.P. Ricans and J, M. Pottor, of Provi- dence, It, 1, are ut the Palmer. AW}. Mostast, of Versaiiies, and Theodore Lingens, of Parle, France, are at the Vacitle, Cuantes F. Hater, General Manayor of the Aiareapobs & St. Louls Railroad, is at tho Pa- elfic, ‘Tie subject of Mr. Caverno’s lecture fo-diny at Hershey Hall atl p,m. is © Morals and Ime ‘mortulity. AQT. Danses. C, W. Frye. WH. Hurd, Georgo D. Wood, and 2, B. Lane, of Boston, are regis tered at the Tremont, MeCullough, af Scot- THoMAS MAquriiy, of Raldwin's Theatre, San Franelxco, passed through the clty yesterday, reulstering at the Tremont. Tue Rev. D. D. Humphrey and famnily,of Ovid, N. ¥., and tho Rev. C. eile Stevens, of New. York, are at tho ‘'remont. Miss Manin Winaiass, Miss Tizzlo Muthol- land, and Mr. ‘Thomns Burnside, of Leavitt's burlesque troupe, are nt tha Sherman. J.G.Cenua, of BOA State strect, denies that there was n ense of ainnll-pox taken from thut place Saturday, as was mentioned In yesturdity’s paper. W. H, Cuarin and J.N. Banks and daughter, Soringtietd, Mass; Mr. and Mrs, H. Slur, Boston, Miss; FE. Uriags, Lacon, UL: ane George H. Lully, New York, ure ut the Gardner. H. E, Dickey, John Gourlay, Miss Elmore, and Mies Mervilie, of Rico's Surpriso Party, nro dom~ felled at tho Palmer. E. Wee, Currie B. Perkins, Marion Singer, and Tap: enn, of tho game company, are at the Paeltle. Ove OLESON, while crossing the vinduet nt the dnterseetion uf Desptnines nnd Kitzle streets at 8 o'clock Inst evening, acel dentally fell and broke his right leg between tho knee aid wnkle, Ho wus tuken bumo to No. dL Wubbard street. Grex, A. 1. CHETLAIN hs gone on a visit to Boston to be absent bout ten days, His sun Arthur hus gone to Texas, and, from there wil to tho City of Mexico, for the benetltof bly fewltn. He will be absent eome Cour months, “Aw adjourned meeting of French-speaking eltizena was beld youorduy afternoon nt No, 100 Wasnington street, thy ofice of Mr. Charles Hen- rotin. the Belginn Consul. Tho only bushiess done was the consideration of {Informal reports from the gentlemen who nro collecting money: for the sulferers by the Hoods in Relgium. Tho collectors reported average succ but wera not ina position to furnish complete ists of thu subscribers as yct, 7 A voy by the name of Bush was picked up ¥ evening near Blue Istand with both Mehad walked all the way from Chicngo, and would probably have frozen to death, bad he not been discovered, He wns Drought into tho eity yesterday mornbu un tha duinmy for treatinent. He eald bis fathor was a milk-deul dolng bustiess near Twenty Recond street. He bud sturted out to tod his inther, who be supposed had gone to Huo Igiund, YESTERDAY Afternoon the church on the com ner of West Huron and Noble streets was tied with mn audience of Gerinan eltizens who awe interested fn the tempertnee movement, Tho micetlng wae enticed 1o order by the pastor of the church, the Kev. M. Hos], who stated: tho objec of tha meeting, the frst ono of Its kind ever hetd fn this city, and then introduced) Blshop Eeher, woo delivered bathe German lacunae astrring address, in the course of which he luded iyequently to the general hayoe of sioned by the ose of Intoxlenting drink, urged the Germin tempernnee elen assert thelr righis jn the spring ¢lections, after several other sh thouh spirited, Kpeeches. a permanent. or; my ed, and tho Ttev, M. Ih who Ia at ate portn warker, Its Pr The ineetings of thls organization are to be beld overytwo weeks, and the movers In the enuse purpuye tot Vigorous canvass minont their Gerimnn fellow-eltizons. ‘The next gather ing will be held at the ehure or Wis- vonsin and Sedgivick streets (North Side) an the qwenlng uf the 2th hn: THE RAILROADS. COLORADO ROADS. ‘It fs reported that tho Doaver, Salt Lake & Western: Itallwny, which is a Burlington & Quincey enterpri: will cidlehvor to seck Hm west- orn outlet through Poudre Pass, and that lively contest between this. Company and tho Union Pacitic Ratlway, which has also surveyors fn the aaine vicinity, ig Ukely to result, Su thts, connection the following from the Fort Collins Express will be found of Interest: “The rallrond plot thickens, and all manner of rumors are Hying about town, The arrival in Fort Colling two weeks age of a purty of sure * veyors and enylucers, in the employ of the Union Pacitio Railroad Company, set ‘tho com- munity all u-golng, buy the exeltement bus only fucrensed with wubsequent development, The party was In command of Mr. 8, i Cot- Tins, an off and experienced engineer, nnd leony in tho service of the Union Pavitie. The and to party made thoir headquarters AL tho” ‘Tedmon louse. For, two days Mr. Collins rode over the country apparently prospeeting. On the 3d the purty all started up the Poudre with instruments and full surveying outtit; and fave slice been at work in Pleasant Valiey, In tho meantime, 8. E, Barney, tho chief of tho party of surveyors who recontly located a route from a fow miles: eustot Fort Culling to the Little Narrows of the Poudre in the interest of the Denver, Salt Lake & Western Ratlroud Company,—or, ad 1s sup: posed, the Chteage, Hurtington & Qu it another pamne—still remuiny i 2p the valley wai the enfion, ron, tho azent for the Company, Is oveasionully seen in Colinas, but hi always quite reticent as to his future phins. ‘Tuesday the Chicago, Buriiugton & Qott gineers were ramning teads through Mr. Port's Rises ut Laporte, ‘Twenty miles of the route. es been loented ton polnt whout two mules H, Marah’a place at Laporte, Buatat hak beon doug by this Company to seoure tho right of way through tho canon, “The repurt comes that the Puton Pacific sur- s pegun thor survey, ust tha very: #likes sot by the Chiengo, Hurlington & Qu Vbis would Indicate cithor that some aca micnt had been made bewween panies by which both pre 10 use Uon, or that the Un Paeitie wonld nt (oust the Chicago, Hurlington & Qulne iga report thit an agreement hus. be auto by whieh the Gye companies will veeapy: tho pugs conjolnuy, ‘This seeing hardly ronson. ale in view of tho well-known riyutey between she two tines. On the othor hind, inany anticl- cute go repedition of the struggle witnessed some three of four years ago iy the Geand Caion fact. Poudre Caton ts getting to be knew Lo yus Grand Caton. Some doutts wera enters aloe nt teat iy to thy real purpose of the movement on the purt of the Uf, but recent Svents RY to prove that the Company tmeun ouainess,” “Phe surveyors Ww followed this wevk by suverul gangs Of Iuborers, On Monday aparty of twentyereven arrived on the night cmt from Oinuha, ‘Saeslay ite mtans: more ur sive: wid the malteotdt men say that addition) ahurera will arrive dally. Boia say tat withl ved and will The laborers ave in Co Ahirty: tas 1K men WH bAve 1 20 Wt Work In the the cain. rae I. Bancroft, wha represents be contractor, whe is bulb the tesburg branch ot the Union Macitie, Mr. oftaukt he could Gat speak for the Cont ploy of the ian of the: of the iovemont he gave [Cas aig personel opioton that the road would be put. sbrouyh, wud that, too, wit spuich, tye sald aut the'men had’ plready been sit to work an covk work tn the cat.“ Grahog will protubly 200 UB SOUT AS the Prost ts out of thy gruund.” CHICAGO, ROCKFORD & NORTHERN, Syectot Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Rockroin, Ub —For two daye past Judge Willan bag been cogaged in euro ay wotion for the appointment of a Mes telver In tho chancery case of dtobert PB. Lane t at ve. Sho Chlenua, Rockford & Northern gallrond Company, "Thiv step t4 aout by the frustecs of tho tiest-mortgage bondholders, Jome two yeurs nyo, under the decund mart+ quye, OUs Glover wis uppoluted ay Muceiver, and Upto dune last nothing was paid in, but Mince then $1,000 perhaps bas been paid. It 8 clained' by the complitannts — that, ou fntercet has been pald for clghtven Yontha en gny uf the Urst-mortgiye bonds, wud, Qu part no interest whutuver bus bee pald. Eixbty-three thousand dullurs of tho finste mortgage bonds were gold in Rockford at par, AOU atthe ite Lue roug pas poustructed $17,° 000 Was Ploded by tho Compnuy ns security on fron. ‘There is now nothing 6 show that’ tho Dalaner, £150,000, bas ever been sold, or nt least none of the procecis hag ever come lito the Conpar hands, nor Ja ft known the amouat of dnt has een . It fs well knoyn that Mr. Hlnekiey pledged these: bouds in Now York to. Moses ‘Taylor to secure fonns mine te hin. and te bil ts pending da that ely. and na temporary injunction fins been granted probibittog the gentlenimn fran a ingot the bonds and compel tn their produce tion In court. Mr BK. Walker, the attorney for the ‘Trustees, In refercing 10 the rosseasion of the Chtearo, Roekford & Northern by the Chl- zo & lawn, claimed Unat there was te valid to that) orond, and the Chignga & wit had ono right to tho possession, and had never pretended to comply with I the conditions of the lense of218%5. The Cine eo & fowa Road) wos, represented by M.D. [hithus way and i Crawford, aud Mr. Holcou), 1s eclyer, Who iusisted that. tho roid naed Heder it vale) potltion, asked that the Chi derendants, with | a8 yho thon itp: pointed Mr. C, ones, of this city, Receiver, instructing him to make tnquirles a witnesses before: n-Chine anh after examine the officers of Toek ford & Northern, report to the Court. » Walker elniing tint on the $400,000 het tho tuth amount of the trst and aes morte bonds, ouly §38,000 interest has been prud to the ereditors or stock hol ii AA Hunexn reprexenttive, by conve the attorney gleaned from that gentleman, ne fir ons the Northern Koad was cone cerned, “tho belief that the Chieare & Town was short Hyed. ‘Tyla Is the Irst Gime the roud Lis been exetuded from uppearitye as purty Wefendants, The Chicago, Milwitke it. Pinal Rond gure determined to gal possession, thus having a route through Roektord, and fave sought this legitinnte was. Mr 0. C. Jones tile his bonds of $4,000 toeday with Guodycur A. Sanford, and) Gcor: aurcties, whieh bave been approved, THE EMIGRANT WAR. Tho New: York Zrilnme tas the following re- garding the war on ciigeant rates between the New York trunk lines: The waroef the trunk Hues, the Now York, Lake Erlo & Western and the New York Cen- tral, against the Vennsyivanin Rullroad in regncd to linmigeant rates tu the West continues, ‘The General Passenger Avent of thu New York, Luke Eric & Western, Jotin N, Abbott, yester= day, it conversation with a Prioine reporter, said: “The Erlo Road has mado ne uttempt to 'ventllute tho trauble ar tts causes in the publle press. cousidering it a matter for settioment between tho railroad comin nies, and hoping tt tho ditterenco would be ‘settled by “arbitration instend of by pubtic reerimination. ‘Thu charges of the Pnila- delphin papers, evidently Inspired by the Penne sylviunin Reilroad Company, arg mot trae, ait tho Erle Road dees not propose tosntnit quietly to such strictures. ‘Che agreement to divide troflic evenly wis made duly BL, 1 the Eric, New York Central, and Pennsyivanta Roads. ltawas canceled April 1, 1 Ty Writ- ten notles. No other agreement between the Erie and other trunk lives in regurd to the division of the hintigrant business has bees made. The three companies buve since res mutned in Castle Gurden, dividing pro rain the expanses Of Joint ciployés; but, Uy taelt con- surit, cuch hus enjoyed thy its of its own policy and labors. ~The Pe vinta Rowd has worked Urst for tho interestsof Philadelphia, und has striven to divert btuteiness from tho port of York and to ald the Ane Ned ee Lane, King as 4, between onuiship Lines, Its rates £1 to tho West by wily of Phtlad 83 thn by way ef New York, ‘Tis polley. mtturally enough, estranged the sympathy aad support af ‘ew York stenmship lines, whlelt trans- thelr trade to tho New York Stute ratl- rods. ‘The: Pennsylvania Revd ts now seeking to hold the Evie Company responslite for its loss of revenue, which Is renlly the result of Its own shortconiigs, “Tho charges of bud faith haye no founta- tion, and are mneniicd for and unjust. 41 Ponnsylvania Mnes, since the nbrogution of, agreement, have eought ty coercy tie Yor eompaties, Nest by stnpealinng to tho: Comms. miissiones Wigration, and, failing in that, y reducing rates. The Erie tis met this en- erouchinent by redwing rates lao, but refusing: to concede any of the steamship patronage to the other road.” 3 EAS'T-BOUND FREIGUT SHIPMENTS During tho past week there waga slight tull- ing off in cast-bound shipments from this elty, but, the voluine of bualness {3 atill very turue. Tho railroad oftclula suy they contd doa much heavier trate $C It were not for tha scarcity of motive power and rolting-stock, Varlous rea- Sons are assigned for. this continued seareity ot transportation freilities on the Eastern roads. Somo say It ts entirely duu to the fact that gone ot the Eastern roads, and particularly tho New England lines, da not return the empty eitra, but usethem principally for their focal busl- ness, and the sovers weather that prevalled during tho latter part of the week ls ulso to. pt tuire of the trouble; us tralns were Hi d cars could not be returned The other reason gi tern rouls have new he times wid fierease roiling stock commens act business, or even keep that which they hud ta good repair, whieh wis done to make the operating expenses a8 smell ng possivie and thus Ineresso the net: earnings: fur tho year and maken tine showing fn order to keep up the price of stouks. Large nil> ditions to the rotiing stock of inest-of tha Tonds are now being mide, and the ery for more curs Is expected to cense before lung. Tho total shipments of grain, Nour, and pro- visions shipped East by the various ronds Crom thi y for the week cading Feb, 12 amowmnted to40.410 tons, against 61.10 the week previous, ecrease of 1,721 tons, ‘he faltinytite autemnent shows tho nimount of businoss done by the various rounds: Crahi, Pro's, Flour, |tonn tof tine of Totat ‘ Dvts, [2000 ti, ud Th) baie, Michigan Contral,. 109) 10,00Xh Luke Short : A HE) eA a Fort Wayne, SRK GEN Gaz] IGES Pan-Mundle, 43,115] i) Md ed duultlinore & Ohio, a 1,203) Me Grand Trunk .... EAL) 4 EAU) Bes ad LU AN IMPORTANT MEASUIV Tho Milwnukea Republican has interviewed tho Hon. Alexander Mitchell, President of the Miwaukco & St. Paul, regarding the Rutiway ‘Yaxatton bill now pending before the Wisconsin Lexisliture, and which ts creating considerable exeltement (nh raflroadind buslicss ciretes. he DIN provides for a hargelyeiierensed tux en ral roud carnings, and 1s considered one af the most. intportunt measures now before the Wisconsin Lepisintuira. teen n lauput 1 response to tho reporter's {uquiry concern- nig ils views, Me, Siltcnolt agldz Phore ave points involved that TL donot feor Treo to disensa, but Lwonld suy? that tho rall- rounds of this Stute are taxed far imnore than any rullronds in this country, 0 think | can make ‘ho statement stitt more wenerul, ane say that. the tex is heavier in the State of Wiseonsin th it ig dn nny otlier country. We are forced to pay inte tho stnte Trensury i per pt of our vet carmings, A spill further tn- suised taxation woutd not only seriously affect the busluess of this Btute, but the bustness tht we beg here from other State Caxnuon wil corti net us ie turd azaist Dustiesa coming Crow Ue Stites and Per West of the Migslssippl, TP have only to say far Thor that TF would touch prefer that ralirands should by taxed Just thy aitine ag other proper Ni sliniiny ta the manner at presunt in vogue tn Tilnobs und obto, A NARROW-GAUGE SYNDICAT A sueclal dapatoh from Dayton, O., tu the Chhetmatl Commercial gives tho following pare teutivs of the formation of a now rallroad syne dicate, which will contro! the longest narrow gate rullrond systans in the world: A rallrond transaction of great intérest wad econsumimited tn this city thls event. For vome tine pst parties di the tntorest of the Haltnnore & Ohto have been buying up tock aud bonds of Dayton & Southonstern Narrows Uiuue, They bud seeured some 810,000 af honds anda majority of tho stovk, when a syns dleate was orginized by the Directors at the Dustan & Sautheastern Company. ta protect thomeeives, ‘The captinl stouk of the Dayton & Routhenstorn when ineorpordted: wis B000,000; enly sou,000 hinve ever heen lasted. The vyidleato made. wrraneementa with the Toledo & Delphos Koad, that enters Huge need Tostay ¢ Corse. President of the Volento, phos & Burllngton, aubscribed to the rountainy 100,000 euplind stuck, by which virtual contral or the Delphos & Bouthenstern passos into hls panels, The transaction 1s an important one, ns It gives 125 miles of good rand and uceoss inte ane of ‘the richest coil tells tn the State to tho ‘Tuledo, Delphod & Wurlington, Goorge Wilham Liston, ao New York banker, who holas utust of the ‘Foledy, Delphos. & Bur: ington bonds, tas been in the eity for thé past two days concliuling ‘the peruthitlon, Sty hts intention to thoroughly cpl, the Deiphow & ‘wuthvastorn and extend it to the Ohio Iive ‘Tho Toledo, Delphos & Huritngton will have by the Jet of June 1590 miles of nurrow-gnuge complete, the longest in the world. —_- SOLD UNDER FORECLOSURE, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dernarr, Neb, Feb. I.—At noon to-day the Detrolt & Muy City allroad, running between, thotwo Michigan eltles whose numes It beara, was suld at auction uader mortgage foreclosure tor the Farmers’ Lan & Trust Company of New York. ‘The purchaser wav the Michiana Central {uiilmad Compuny, the purchase price bois S15 ‘The result of the sale wil andoutit: edly be the operation af the Detroit & Buy City oud us a link ja the chuln Crom thls city to thu Beaita of Stuckchuaw, Tho jarelusy prive Just about covers the antire lidebtedness or the road, Juchuding butt principal und interest. ATuney' ular entrance to the apartments accupted by th entrance to the apurtinent, TIE BURNED CHURCGIL. Hundreds of People Visit the Picturesque Ruins. Johnson, the Janitor, Insists He Did Not Fire Ut, Though All the Facts Clearly Point ~ to Incendiariam, Mecting of the Congregation—Resolutions Fayoring a Disbandment. Hundreds of curlous people yesterday visited the geeneof Saturday muhe's fro and stared wonderingly at tho blackened and desolate ruins of the Michigun-Avenue Rapist Chiret bultt- ing, The wilot spevtutors there at anyone time was not very lurge, but they were coumliyg and gotng all diy long, and speculation was rife among them a3 to wha tho incendiary might bave been, for no one seemed to doubt tht tt was the work of au ineendiary. There was noth- ing very benutlful to be discovered in the wreek of the once maguilleent placu of worship. The spire appeared to have remained Intact, boomin up In montimentul loveiiness and in direet cane trast to tho shattered structure below. The four walls of the building were conted on tho outside withanitreegulir and rugged layer of smoko- begrimed Jee. andon the Inside were and binekened. The interior of the rulned pile what had been the auditerium—presented a congtomerate mass of ehurred timber, fee, slate, burn brick, stone, and twleted iron pipes. Tho stulrs lending to the upper tloors in: the rear of the building were only scorebed, and corfld be tnounted with safety, ‘The flours at this. potnt, tov, wero stull secure, byt were without a root and were covered with [eo and cliders, while the partitions which had ‘separated thein from: the nudltorhim had been burned almost ontirely: uway. The yards about were heavily laden with pleves of stone, broken bricks, fee. and dirt, particularly on Michigan avenue, whero a por- tion of the front will tell during the progress of tho fire. White It may be very certain that some one deliberately tred the building, It nppenrs to be: equally certula that there Is very tteovidence: to show Just who the guilty one Is. Suspicien polits te the IMPRISONED JANITO LAWRENCEK JOUNSON, buthe need feol no aur unless a stronger case is mute out auniust film than Is ‘at present bad, } reporter visited the prisoner at the Cottage Grove Avenue Stution yesterday after- nuon and find: a long talk with him. Johnson dnd almost cotnpletely recovered from tho ex- eltument ander whieh be had labored when first, contined, aud was able to tell an cvenly-con> neeted story in a tolerably cool manner, Ho retired Saturday night, he eald, about 8 o'clock, and wag asleep when his mother rushed into his bedroom ty tell him that the eburch was on fire, Only waiting to put on bls pants and slippers he ran wit that tho tiled with down-stiuirs, the church was Interior of dense amoke, and then hurrted to the nenrest box -and turned {nan alarm, Upon retirning to the rege tumly, he found that tha smoke was too heavy there toiulinit of tis enteriog, "Chen it wits that he eftmed oyer,the rear fence to rench the rear When he reached Uke roont umn, he found tit his mother and thy rest of the fully wero ull gone, su he only walted long Gnough to grab up a few articles of clothing before tnaiy abeadoning the phice, After ascerliining that bis mother and giste: a, he retiraed to the fre and remained there watil orrested, “Do Nort taluk tho plice was set on Oro?” asked the reporter, “1 certaliuty do," the prisoner answered, * and T think It wits ser on tre Inst Weducsday. * And who do you thlak did it" “Phat Peun'ttell. 'Lhere wero lots of people who wore shut to sve the enturch burn, for tt was phunt on thote mands Tow tiny ave there tn your funily 2" “AWell, there ure ny Tndier and mothor and ny two sisters, and 1 ‘o word threes men bourd= ue WIth Us i the chur Where were ull of these people when the flro broke out? » Father and:two ot the bonrdera had gone out about an hour hefore; mother und the other Duarder were fn the sitting-room, and the two girls iad gonote bed. Tho yivls ran out with hothing on them but thelr night-clothes.”” *Coutd you have passed from yous tom to the nuditoriim without going through tho sltting-reom?" “Pcoult not, and Thad not been tn the audl- torlum or en dawnestilrs for two or three: hours previous.” “Did sou buve any spite agalust any of the ebureh peoples” “Nut inthe least. About four weeks ago | iva twked to resign beeause the church thought thoy COULD NOT AFFORD TO KRED ME, hut $t was floully arranged that 1 sbould remaln for the use of the rooms, Before that hat been nilowed cout and gus. Why, if Ehid wanted to vent any spite against the chureh people, burn ing the church was no wry to do ft,—thoey want- ed to see tt Dura,” Did you set iton fire?” “So help me God, [ did noti" and tho man's volce was husky und scarcely andiile, Johnson now he believes that tho church was Ket on fire Inst Weileailay, but on that day he told Lieut, Headed that the fre. bad probably enught from: the furiniees When Bendell asked bin why ils theory hud been ehunged, he aogwered) Unie it was beenuse be wanted to agree with the populir opinion, ‘tho prisoner says he ame buck to the fire Inntuediately after uscertnining that all of the: futnily wore site. but tho polteo sy that bo did not retura until nearly midalght. Eleven olligers were hunting hin for about three hours, Johnson i tw young Man OF whos 22 years, of pleamint uddress and appenrance, wid) tulka ken man of education. Avide from taxing eare of the church, be delivered moruing papers (this required) tin to retire early) and Wie wiso a regilir student of the Chlengo — Universitye-tut' been for three years, Dr, HU. HL Sanford and Prot, Ad. Howe, trom the Univorsity, visited the prison yester- day, and assired hl that they hid tho utmost {nlth ln his Integrity and honesty, and felt that his Innucence would bo xpeedily established, vl PV. De TUPPER ¢ also visted Johnson yesterday, and expressed the strongest ayuspathy for niin, believing that he hud been growly outraged by” stsapielon, Nozensof other peoply called at the station to © prisoner, aud olfered to uselst bl in any way they could,» Dr. 'Puppur reiterated his story that he saw a clouked Mure dash down tho ulley-way at the soute of the church about 4 o'clock, when he stopped to look ft dre mall-bos of his sandy, wut he says tht he did wot feet as has been sated, om premonition that) the | church wast vung to barat) tht nights he only felt, from tho time of Wednesdag's re, an upprchension that ty ettireh was In danger, He at course believes that the work wits that af on Incendiary, but his not the slightest susplelon fa to whothe ineenmlary: bs. ‘Nhe wholy easy ts shrouded tia cloud of mys- tery which it will tuke somo time to unravel, MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION, Mebigni Avenue y mordng at 1b HW 'wenty-secard: Lit tastucss mect= Tie at the hall yesterdays to. conshter means whoreby: &k,000 could bu tiised to pay olf the debt, and the burning of the chureh Saturday iilgt ted the holding of divine serv {iv thy same plice yesterday morning. About 100 aMOMbers of Uy cougregatlon were presont, ‘The Rey, Dr. Tapper, pastor of the church, opened the Kervices with the reading at a propriate. passe tho & bynin "Hoek of Ag wis t roneregatlons atter whieh Dr. ‘Tupper olf wiltting prayer, asking God's merey and help (a their hour of need, ‘the ve seutioman ail that if hls she joet for tlh ring had pot been announced, he shout feel tke contulng his comurks taxon. Appropriate padi, which would Mt the oceutlon, but be had propared hinsel? for a contionnion, oF bis last Bunday’s sermon on ature ete bution.” und wold take up that snbject y's Hou xpolse from the following texts But we are, sure that the Judgment of Gad fs accerding to truth, auinst thon whieh commit guch things.” Romana, ti Dr. Tapper spoke of the wri agents pat forth by wnbelievers ayuinst the exe Istence of eternl punishment, and chissed thom uniter three heads, Tho strongest argument put Torth by: alee eagle Wale that it was umnetiral for ninereifulQotto visit eternal and uvers Insting — pinishiment upon any oof his ehiktren, This owas the most” _powarful BREEN Nst thi doctrine, and) tho ome vl did dhugen the falth af nay, butt could beatofeated, Ft mun wan the tathor at ten sonsaind one of then iisbvhaved the Cather would punish hin, ev eerring son night think Mit bis Tathor's mercy and lave foe bina would Protect him, lit the father was obliged to puns ih, for tha sake of the otber nine sons. And Ths eee apy ve well to God and Ills ehtdron. 0 Mbapoatser then elted fre cldente of every “lite which would tund to support. tabs doe ternal punishment, aud mde a powerful argument in its taver. Att ehivion of his wermon Dr. Tuppe: stil that bodld not win his conwregation believe any statements have 8 from bin wale re printed in the onhupo ool oan Interview with the reporter of a corti mori papel ‘Thy atataments were false in every: partleul and ke should Laku the earliest: opportunity. al Tored toc et them, Hu wished the inembers of the chureh and cougreyation to remain in Tho hall nt the close of tho wervicgs, ts matters of Importance were to cone before then, When the benedienon bal beea prononneed, Mr. Cyrus Meuticy was culled to the ehalr, und = purporting z= the meeting was formally organized. Tn nastim= tng Cho chute Mr. Heatley spoke of the debt whlel had been at MURDEN ON HITE CHURETE for so long n ting, and said tht the oblect of the meeting was to take steps fowntrds dapostuy of it. The ehureh had been ii aw very feeble condition during the paat year, hatit times he had betleved that it word pull trough, though he waa abways being deuppototed it tls hopes, For Rome tinte past it had been generally inders atood that nnothor body of Mnptiats on the South Side had been eadeavoring. to get tho prevent conremntion of the Michigan Avenio saptist Chitreliont of thy rity iw order that It might get possession of the ehyreh, and tt had Heeome evident to all of them that something: tmiat be done one way or another, and that aittekly, | Ite thought they wuyht to wiv tho ehuret to the denouoution, allow tt to form a new orrtnlzadon and. yay uit tho debit, and ther Jojo in with thon and nike the now editlee nt ehureh for the multiinte. Mr. Bentley referred to tho charge duit the recent fre had teen the work of un fneendiary, and treed wv thorough Inveatiation of the! ebarges. ‘Tho allegation ‘that the chureht had) been tlred might lend to erronvous linpressinis as to tho animus of the erie, und It woukl be better for all parties If the miuttter was thoroturhly looked into. Ho thon referred to the meeting. and stated: that {t hitd been called for the purer of tiking menenres toward the disposition of the church building. Some of thase present were whi that the fre had ecurred, us they thought tt wonld Dring matters toa crisis, buthe felt. very sorry that avet a beautiful editley bad been given to tho flaines, He thet called upon Mr. CG. OC. Austin, the treasurer of the church, to read the resolutions whieh bad. prepired, Mr. Abett sald: cat At was aul sion of the chureh to bold parang busines eon the Sabbath Day, nut It meetin ad been found tinpossible to hold wmuvet> Ing of respectabte siz any tha diving tho wi present inceting had been cailed, ‘The foltowing RESOLUTIONS WERE THEN READS Waennas, We, the members of the Michigan Avonue tist Church, buye been laboring during the past few under a discuursidny, and overwhelming debt, whieh has been a bur den tipon pistor and people alike: ane Wi We have been unible to sectro the serv’ pastor, but have been obliged to depend upon chanee in thls regard; and Whereas, We will be called upon April 1 to pay another installment or interest on te mort. giges on our church buildings and Wurnkess, We nuderstand that another body of Buptists on the South Side ure willing to take the church building Cron us, pay off the tidebt> edness, and elect a new orgattantions iid Wamnas, It pleased Almighty God to destroy our plies of worship by an fieendinry tire on tho night of Feb. 12, 188), leaving tho congremi. tlon without a permanent home; therefore, be it Resolved, ‘That we give up our organization 1g achureh and tate let of dismissal tn order that we may be able to unite with the proposed new organtzadon or with any organization; and ‘be It further Reaulved, That a committeo of thye, consisting of Dr. Le Roone, My. Cyrus Bentley, Mee Ewing, Mr We Je Midler, and Mr. Wililam IT. Hinsbroagh, be authorized to meet with tho orgunizors of tho new church ind trent with them urding the disposition of tie bulldinys and be it furthor * Resolved, That this Committee consult with the pastor of the First Uhiptist Chtreh, who his ubways been our warn frie and withthe Come inittee of Fiftesn appolnted by the Lakeside Taptist Asyochition before any inal coneluslon: is nerived ats un bo tt further Rexoteed, That it the Committee are unable to dispose of the chureh to our denominuition be- Fore the Interest on the mortyie falls due, on April l, they be authorized to ell the property to outside purtles ‘at the highest possible tig- moved that tuo worda referring to ‘tire’? be stricken out, and tho motion wits led. Mr. Midlor dtd not think that tho olistlans ahould be discussed on the Sabbath day. aud ne thought that their consideration should be p fee . On motion it was decided to meet Wednesduy eventing at half-past 7 o'clock to dlscuss the resolutions, . TENDER OF SYMPATITY, Mr, Austin then read tho following resolution, which had been sent iu to the meetings Hesotution passed ata meoting of tho Church of the Messin congregation at the beglantng of unday, Feb. fib 1881, bat the congrepiition of the Church lab hereby express to thelr brothren and Heletbors of the Michigan Avenue Baptist Chureh thoir heartfelt syinpathy [n.the toss of thetr ehurch by ire, bey to tener then, very cordiity, the use of tho Chureh of tho Megsinh for’ afternoon services, Lf such shout) be conventent, and of tho chapel and. parlors, for gery! and Imectings at any time. BROOKE HeEtFotL, Pastor, Emig Wtstnits, beeretary, ‘The couxregation of the Church of tho Messiah were uliven a voto of hearty thanks, and tholr Kind offer wits tecepte: On motion, thom Ing then adjourned to mivet in tho of the Church of the Messiah at half- past ck Wednesday evening, when vtrtions printed ubuve will be considered ‘erul of the congregation felt that they could not go home without tating 0 look at the ruins of the deur old church, and quite i party went up to the adesolite-looking edilte ae old Indy sueceeded In fesouing from tho débris hor turge prayer-Looks Ft wags tnerusted init coudng of transparent | nud she dechired she would keep dt ail summer, ag tho lee luoked gu benutitul, Muny others found relles which they: earried away. Dr. Tupper wishes it understood that ho hit not received ay call from Philadelphia, us was stated yesterday. Parties [In that city bud weit ten to bint on’ tho subject of takli w chatye thors, but no detlait proposition was made, DO SO AGAIN. The Police Tatcug iu the ‘Fhieves and Vagabonds, , ‘Tho pollee have been very busy for tho Inst twenty-four hours In running Ina large number of troublesome criminals of al ages, and those, together with tho usual array of disorderties and deunks, will well the Pollco Court dockets this. moriing to tmusual proportions.” Henry Crowley and John Clancy are at tha Deering Street Station, charged with riding in the as sult and robbery of Patrick Tracy ut tho cor- her of 'Thirty-lrat and Muliustrects a few alghts ayo. Several of thelr companions have atrendy, been held to the Criminal Court. August Peter- don isut tho West Madison Street Statloncharged with robbery, He and his companions went ona spree WHh'T, U, Kianlider, a Dane recently arrived In this country, and témporarlly stop- ping. atthe Hot Denmark, aud when the tntter kot sober his money whs one, and portions of rlothing were i pw Jerry Moran, Job son, and Louis te ged 10, 16, and 17 espeetively, ave locked up dt the same oluirged with stealing it bumile of elot hinge some mnerehindlsy from the wagon, of Jolin Hawes, 4 farmer from Huwthorn, in tho: town oF Cleerg, “The property wae found tn thelr on | es er prisoner, dames O'Donnell up for being a wag. Ho olt tipona happy scheme for getting. bla grog. but ho. played the yaine nee too ‘otten, und was taken tu by Oflicer Hianton, Wailing ong tho stip ho would permit hinwel to fall hei thon He hike one unconscious or der eran to hls assist Fell at tho corner org 8 Yes torday afterndon, a couply of welleimenning Wen pieked up bly apparently fianiinate: form and curried bim inte a nelyhboring drugestore where the usuat restoratives were xppiled. Oillcer Stanton, who wat called) tn. saw a sinily piss ayer the fellow's features, and Uns discovered Uutt he was only shimmy, Michael O'Connell f4-charged with attempting torob August Pardio, tie rapla of a sinall fruitestand on Phusted strect. Asha wits clus. Lig up for the ntght, O'Connell and gome com ‘pantons lald in wait for him, and mide aides parite nbresny: tosecire about $23 cash which no had upon his person. Pardly resisted, and shouted for assiituice until Ollieer Owens rer ed mid urrested O'Vomnell. BF ehoidt, for stealing ny lotot example boats Fanos trum’. Mulli’s large factory at No. 67 Kingle street, andpiinon srdowstl tor steal: ing frelyght from the Northwest Hiro, are prisoners at the West Chle: BY We Bhutto, Jobn Morrison, nnothor of tho band of highs wayinen, who brutally beat nnd robbed Antanta De Poralo one wight list week, Is uate Debind tho bare at the Armory. ALL FOR LOVE, Chie€ Munger, of the Stinneapolia police, wis in town yosterday to tuke charge of W. I. Boy. den, 8 young man who was arrested bere on aw telegram from the Chiof Unt be was wanted there for embesziement, The prisoner tried Unsuecessfally lo get out upon a welt of habeas corpus, but, Culling, determined ta reconeile dhnself to bis fu He now alters to zo bi without any requisition Hoyden was a trusted: employ? inthe tabu house af Burger & M it comin Infarated with a variety trees, his expenses beeame larger thaw hls’ Ary. and domett lig Tike Bak) ot bis en monvy was used in muking up the dete! — NOT A CANDIDATE, Houring thut Mr, ALG. Van sehnick. waa a candldute for tho Mayoralty, WT ncNE reporter walled on him yosterday at his residence, No. VU Mebigan avenue, to seo whether the report had any foundation, ‘The guntlenan sald tat he hud had wn opportunity to aflow his name to xo before the Convention, but declined for twa very good redsunt, The tirstouo was that he (hought ho wae not qualitied te fil the ome wud thy second Was that ho hid too good a bis! teas to give up and ge jute politica. Under no bc he says, will hu become a cundl> date. yeu station, -———— PERSONAL. ‘ Detnorr, Mich, Feb, 12-0, EB. Dyer, for -sot eral years tho Sueretury of tho Young Sten's Christin Assuciation iu thls elty, his realgtied, and left thls moraing for Minueapolis, Minn., where ho will in suture reslile. ———— ‘Tho sun is 05,000,000 miles away.—Your drug- gist wells Dr, Bull's Cough Syrup for se u bottle, | LEGAL CODIFICATION. f3 locked” |S unhesiiatingly upheld by Kent, denied by Lecture by Col. Waterman Bofore the Philosophical BSocioty. nas Tho Reformation Needed Not of Sub» slanee, but of Mcthoils. Tuioial Warpings of tho Common Law to Fit Partioular Onsos, Col. A. N. Waterman delivered a very interest- ing lecture before the Philosophical Society, Sat+ urday evening, on “Tho Codification of bivw."* Apbended Is annbstrnet giving tho naln points: Tho Jaw Is continually changing, heauuse the munners, bopes, Joys, fears, and customa of those over whom ft relgns oro in a perpotual state ofchunge. Heal, “the securing of hue man happiness," isever the same; the means nilupted to procure this end must vary; for what makes Gnu generation happy makes ane other miserable, Lam far from asserting that the law ts what it shoukt be, least of ul would T make such an assertion boferu this Society, where tho only thing we nre agreed about is,that. the Inwonceds to be chinged; that is every. body's opinion. Everybody knows that, however ignorant hy inay bo upon other subsects,—bow- ever unuble to tinker awateh, revalr a broom, mend a shovel, durn a stocking, or pateh aAcont,—be can easily show bow wonderful refor- nations tn Adiinistration und morals might bo cifeeted by mere Ieglslution. Never- theless | maintain that outside the provistons: regituting ity administration but little Is needed fn the way of reforin, save. to makg inore plain, siinple, und Gasy to be Jearned tho taw wo ne ready have, Some taws have become and others WH grow obsolete and hotly be removed; new discoverics in art and sclence, the exigencies of como conditions, will call from tine to timo for ordinances.dupted to the order of things that Is to be; Dut any hope tit by: preventive, restrictive, or remedial legishition the morals or hnbiser the people enn be climyed ts vain, ‘The law enn effectually Interfere only. with acts wine it can in song Way supervise, Mainly tho lu is Just; not that fn its adinine istration the cads of justicu are ulways secured; not that ft does not sometimes bear hard): en oruelly, at kewlse do the remorseless decrees: of Nature and fute; but for tho musor pare it docs promote the happiness of the greatest nowber, ‘The retormadon needed 13 not ong of its substance, Dut of tts inethods; not so much Mts matter as its manners; not uchangeot its sptelt, but of [ts clothing, ‘here is need that tt be nade harmontaus, that ithe arranged ia a systemute and plilosophleal manner; that it beeome more slinpla and more capable of bolng enally learned wid tnderstood. ‘That the codes of Justinian a fl yist work in tho way of rend ie that cere tin, intelligitle, and preelsy whieh was before doubthut, discordant, and Involved, there 3 no doubt, Could a code accomplish as much for us? It Is quite evident that the conditions which so imueratively demanded a codification fn the thine of Justinina an apolean, wid which made th les eo yrrcat i Dlessing. do not exist he: Nevertheless there are rengons why code is desirablo fur us, and ag a matter of fact wo aro graditnlly ‘i CODIFYING OUR WHOLE NODY OF LAW, ‘Tho question ts whethor ft 1s well to let this work goon, or whether it is best to undertake the creation of a complete aud hurmonious system, with all the attendant annoyances resultiag: from rewriting and rearranging the whole budy of the nw. We are at present governed by con- stitutions, statutes, and the common tuw. ‘The two first re corlifleatlons, and as such are admittedly useful—tadeed, indlapensable, Tho constitution and statutes aro contained within a small compass, and coples of them are in tho handsof every person who bas anything to do with the administration of tho law, In- tbe gront mujority of instances, For ninety-nine questions outol a hundred aristig wider them, any person of moderyte intelligenes is enabled by simple reading to ddtermine whut toy pre- crite, und to shape bis conduct so a3 to conform to thor direction. ‘ho common hw is to be found oaly fa reports and text-books, so num- erous that no Individual thinks of possessing them all; Indeed, uo complete colicetion of them can be found outside uf great public lbraries. ithas been warped by Judges endeavoring to make tt Qt the extencles of particular cases: until upon almost avery question that bas arisen there nay be found conllieting decisions. — Lt has leaned this way and that, as the current of popu- Jae opinion or Judicial inclination eu; se tate Tt has by turna favored and frowned upon Hbert and authority, free speech and silence, supersti> Gon and reason, conservative and radical, him Napoleon did. sho would oboy and tim who dil dety tho uw, ‘That It ts possible to arrange tho entire hive of a great poogle In an orderly ind systematio manner, to bring them within hn uccepible and comparatively small compuss, to mako thom, 13, to the great majority of alt the transactions of fe, detnit, certain, ensily leurncd, and vustly understood, to put their text within the reac! all, Cho poor as well ng the rich, its been demon. strated by Justinian, Napoleon, and others, Tho qiwsdion may well be asked, Why are notour laws codited? A tnrge number of the States of the Union bitve abolished the common lnw sys. tentof pleading and practice, and sibstituted therefor a Thove 1s, in States where com- non law pleadings are yet in use, a dispiita ay to. whethor say good his com@out of code practice; but itis wremurkable fuct that no Stute whieh has once nbollsied common law pleadings has: ever wane back to them, Unsatistuctory 1s the change tnay bave proven, it lite at luvet been thought preferable to the ald system, OBIECTION TO CODIFICATION urged with much earnes}uces fy that such are the fmportections of hunin janginge Itty line possible to express in dotinit and certuln terms, to tix by exuet words, nll the principles of juris- pradenee; which fs ts much as to any that fiw ennnot bu written at all, and tit Judges must deelie causes, not In necordance with Ixed und determined rides, but by mens of un inner eonsciensness und 2 process of ratlocination which they cannot explain. Then the magni tude of the work contemplated Is anid to tu so. appalling that leonght never to be undertaken, Trne, the task 18 2 uilgity one, but, considering the Ineans nt comunnd, relatively vo greater tann itwasin the Unmes of Justinian and Napoleon, ‘Tho chief objection mide ts that a code would destroy the flexibility of the law,—Its power to adupt iteelf to the over-yvarying necessities of mind ‘Whe objection ls w great one, If valid; butisit? Whence arises in the common lw this power of adaptation to now clrcumstancas: ang unforeseen conditions? Not from any Ne; bility of its principles; thoy are not chines mect the tow emergency, Tho adaptublilty eonstats in the npolleation to the new situation of the principles of renson, tho presumptions na to condaet and the gener rules regulating aetlon whiels are part of the common taw. None af these wilt bo Wbandoned In the erention of & codes they willsimply bo restated in a concise und detinit fori, It is urged that so far from fondertng the Inw certain, It wilt mako oll things uncertein untila multitude of decisions shull have established tho aningoef the now code, But why is it any euler to snito the lw definitly and clearly ina duattehd dcelston thin daa well-drawn statute? Tho objection, if it huve any force, ts one that applies to all lygisiation, and would remit every- thing te thy! guldance and eontral of the goin non hw, Onrexportenee has been, as a rule, that leyisiative changes of the common law have served to efor away, not increase, dilly culled, to Highton tho libor of lawyers and Juilges, and to render cortaln that whieh was: ambiguous, Adan outtine pf waimplo nerangoment, It has peen proposed to divide tho uw Into two sunches; in one of which would be contained: allthat portalin: to tts administration; and ly tho seeoud branch all that regards rights and obligtions, Who, not content with a stntemont ofa rule aus extsting, beenuso found diuty stowed in Sulkeld’s reports, commented upon by Coke and Wackstone. discussed [a Barawelland Alder son, repudiated in Tarawell and Cresswell, allemed In Moody and Robinson, doubted by Lord Eluon, maintained. by Lard Munulield, thought to be sulutery by Chler Justica Stuw, ‘tory, and Unally naserted by a divided court if lllinols, shall tnaist that the lay, such as it is, good or bid, wise or tinwiso, sinh at least be: given to the people; pineed within thofr reach; bo xtated us clearly, as conelsely, and with ag great vertalnty 13 HUMAN LANQUAGK WILL PERMIT, ‘Thut 1b ehalt nelthor bo written upon tablats pluced go high that the muteltade cannot read, what (a yruven thereon, nor pulttoredt In Ko many yolumes that no ordlnury hougo ean cou. tuln' them. ‘That. by cliaination, —elussificas tons wrrnugement it abuth be brought’ within such om ecompuss that oven i dustice of the Peace may hupe to possess astatementor tha hiwwhleb ho uduilalstors, ‘Phat It whull conge to exist aga my. vollud from tho xiao of all gave those who juke 13 study wv profession, ‘Thut at ievet how it muy be found and whore it may bo learned shall be known to all, ‘That legisiatory eball have bo- fore thoin the rules that wit bo applicd to tho vonstrncdon of thy statutes they create, ‘Thut itehyil nut be possible for Judges to find aus thority and excuse for any deciiton they nay ave HELO uke, hor for lawyers to road to Juries witherities long xiueu overruled and utterly aubvorsive of tho ends of Justice, Ho wilt do most, who, huving the goulus to éoncelye and the learning to create, soul also have tho oxceutiyo ability to call Inte existence hasystem; tu reform and reelothe, to des elice and astute tho rules of nettan under whieh aud through which all earthly possessions are secured, a : A STRIKE ORDERED,- Svectal Disvate, o The Calcaga triburie, Bostos, Muas., Feb. 1.—A seoret: meeting of tho: ‘Traded Union Lungues of Fall River wag held to-day, and it was decided to strike in sume of the mills to-uorrew, but tho ‘aanies of tho places are withheld, A strico Ina few intlls wilt preelpitute a shut-down {n all of the othors, for the wanulacturers huve no idewot contesting by piecemeal, They kuow that,chg diticulty can be yooner settiod by a yoneral stoppage, und, while they dread the conimotion of a strike, ‘ “suicide While under ine Intluunce of liquor, in ted not to ade dition of the Ho many oper ery heavily ain atve In eon cond thet i fenae, to intr ng h michinents of enpltal, they have to aultate, even thargh thoy sutter, Ta the Western Axsoctatet Lents Bann teven, Feb, BAC meeting of trades Unions todays inehedting all branches of help tt the milla, (Cwas voted to strike In a number of title, ‘The nannies ut the mits and the date of striking are to bu kept secret. A) I. ILE DEADLY REVOLY A Young Man Accidentally Killed by His Room-Mate, = Another Fright(al Warning Against Viaylng with Firearms. Edward Harold Hemming, a promising younz inun of only 20 years, and halting from Mamtl- ton, Ont., was aceldentally shot and ntinost ine stantly killed shortly after 7 o'clock lust evening by his warm friend Charles Jdumes Smith, brlgbt and intelligent young mau, olso hailing from Hamilton, and employed asa clerk tn the office of the Autor of the Chicuga & Alton Ratte road, The scene of the tragle occurrence is 1 small sleeping apartment on thy seeond floor of a largo and fushionnble board. ing-houso ont No, 420 West Washington street, which fs rented by young Smith, A short: distances away on Ada street Ives Jobn Willlain- son, nnothor ono of the Huinilton boys who ree cently came to thiselty to strike out in life for thomselves, Suilth's lodging was tho headquar ters for hls Ilttle coterie of frlends, nud, when Mr, Heming arrived bore ‘Thursday evening, ho beeame at once tho gucst of his friend Smith. Yesterduy being a holiday, tho boys met carly tn the day, und, after a little dinner In hopor of their guest, thoy started out to show hin lhe sights, Ail pluees of especial proniinence wero visite, aud when toey returned home lato im tho afternoon thoy were pretty well tlred out. Mr. Hemming insisted on writing to his parents at once to rel o them what a glori- ous tine bo was havi in the States. It wits, inorooyer, his intention to start for St. Louls eurly this morning, and he wished to shtp home some woods ho litt purchased, and sie pres- ents he wished to mm including vu tintype Ikeness of hhnaell ane two Chleago chums, which he taken di if tho stroll abut town. Supper thine found bin nuula nt leisure, and alone with his friend Smith, After tho ure tho young men retired to thelr room, and there UUM TED v'clock the shooting occitri ‘The report was heard = throughout tho house, and = immedlately thereafter the inmates wero atarticd by Smith young. rushing out into the hall screamlug for help, and shouting tbat he ted ehot and kiled bis best und dearest friend on earth, ‘Those who entered the raum first found Mr. Hemlng Imply reelin= ing Ina ebniy near the bed, bls life-biood rapid ly oozing frou a grent bultet-wound on the left alto of the head, just above tho ear, Or. J. Pe Hoss and othor phystelins in the vletnity were quickly summoned, but they could extend no hopo, tind tho . TH STOPPED A’ FEW MOMENTS LATER, 3 Sinith was frantic with grict, aud [twas only with great difficulty that he could be quieted: long cnough to tell exnetly how tha ne- gident occurred. He showed where he was seated on the edge ot tho bed, with Harold on a ehnle close by him, Marold wus very proud of oa fargo 38-culibre English hulldoe revolver, whien be lind pu ed In Now York before coming to this ety. dn making preprrations for bis departure in tho morning he bud pieked up the weapon and wae showing {ts ne seif-cocising nection by repeat- Iy pulling the trigger Upon one or twa e; ploded #hells which were in the cylinder, When hoe bud done, Smith took up the weapon to ex- amine ft, and in pure fin ho feaned aver, threw one ur ahout Heming's neck, and pliced tho inuzzle of the revolver to bls head. As he dld so hy made some remurk about Denver and ‘the Western Trontict, ta tho el¥ect that Hfo there inust be terrible, when Uhey shoot a anid dowo ‘on tho slightest provecatton and without a mo- qont’s nudice. As the expression ended, the wenpon was accidentally dischurged, (ensiny had snupped the hammer upon au empty shell, bursinith had, by pulling itpon the trigger. cused a louded shell to revalye Into pixee be- neath the hamimor. : Tho pollee were carly notified of tho sad alain, and Oiticers Ringrose nnd Ditton, alter loaking over tho scene, felt obliged to take Mr Seth into custody, and bold hii to awilt the action. of tho Coroner. When scen btn cell at the ati tlon tho young man's grief was alinost uncon: trollable, “He cried bitterly, and frequently in ‘cd his dead friend's forgiven ‘Two el- ly gentlemen, friends of his parents, catlad upon him, and the futhorly advlee they guvo him appeared to quict hhy considerably, ‘Tote roporter ne related exactly how tho shooting ov- curred, Thero was no attempt on tho part of clther to represent, any seeny froin nny hur, though scenes froin OM iiss” and a border treed y? at the Acudemy, whieh they lind witnessed the evening before, were undoubtedly what prompt ed the placing of tho revolver to fils friend's head, and the expression concernlog border tite, Memb uttered to sound after tho shot was Ored. Tho deceased, Unrold Homing, was nearly 20 yenrs of age, und Up to the date of coming here {as emplayed in tho office of his unely, teens eral tcket and passenger agent nt Hamilton, Als fathor [s manuyer of ‘Thoris Lowry's pack- fuashowan In that city. ‘The family come origi- nally Crom Paris, € nd during tholr stay at Hamilton ho was Smith's chin and room-mate, Harout was the favorit son, and it wil be An sad blow to them when the uncle receives a telo~ gram informing him of tho calamity, whieh wag forwarded last evening by young Willlamson. Charles Stitt ist Delybe, Aneta youns: man of very pleasing address, Io cringe here sineo New Yeurs to tue it clerkship in the Alton office, aud wns hightyple ised to be nowr his foriner chitin and school-mate, Willlginson, Hits fathor ts emigration jugent ard lamilton. OBLTUARY, MRS, DUCKWALL—-MR. ADSITT, Speclat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Muscte, Int, Feb, 1i.—Mrs. Ada Jones Duck= watt, a promluent attorney and sub-editor of tho Munelo Datly Tones, died nt ber residence last night of genoral prostration, aged 41 years. William Adsitt, tho lurgest lana-owner and wealthiest farmer fn this county, dled yesterday ut the home of his sister uy, Mrs. Dr. Helin, In this clty, of remitting lover.” He was a. re: dentot Uiton Township, tals county, He was an extensive stock ralgnr, owntug ih elegint stock farmof over teres In troyuols County, Allinols, flo was ag rd. CHARLES A. COLTON, Special Vispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Porrsnuna, Feb, 12.—Charles A. Coltyn, faundor and for twonty-six years Treasurer of the Dolfar Sayings Hunk, tho strongest Nouncial Inatitutton in Pittsburg, dled curly this morning, He was born in Hartford, Conn, in 1208, and came to Vittubury in 1340, He was one of tho most dis- tinguished Musons in tho elty. Ho leaves a wife and two sons, one of whom isan Episcopal min= fatur at Cranston, 1, 1. A. d. CASEY, ‘ Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Fribune, HMovauros, Mich, Feb, l.—A. J. Casoy, Gen- oral Buperintendont of the Quincy Mlue for sov= eral years, died this mornin of Bright's dlsewso. Nils romalus will be taken East, WILLTAM 2P ‘INGTON, Louravinas, Ky. Feb. 2—Willlam Penning- ton, 0 well-known river pilot between this city. and gouthorm porta, dropped deal to-day from appoplexy, Ho wns a nutive of Philadolphia,, CHANTLES EDWARD FORBES. Sputnarie.y, Mugs, Feb, 1.—Churies Edward Yorbes, Judge of the Supreme Court of Massa- ehusotts in 1818, died at Northampton to-day, ngu 85, oLD TTLERS, Chinton, In, Feb, 12—Tho death of two old settlers Is reported to-day,—Mre. Evans, of Lyoug, aud Mrs, Almira Sevinour, of this city. WITH A RAZOR. Wiliam Murphy Cuts Hs Thronmtroms + Ear to Ear. Willan Murphy. a single niin & yours of age, ving with bly widowed mothor and sisters fn a Utele house Inthe rear of the lot No. 13 Hnb- bard street, while under the influence of Nquor at 6300 yeaterduy morning, cut bis throat from var to unr with an old rusty razor, His mothor und sisters were present at the time, und were ulnost paralyzed with terror at the aight. The blood spurted all over the amirtuent, und long before medical attendance euuld by summoned Nfs was extinct, Murphy wie very burd drinker for seyeral yours past. and was une doubtedly Ingnno from its effcets, He was em ployed as a teamster fora Me, Barnes, who doos the tony for the Northwestern Rutlrona, Deputy-Coronor Hanson beld an inquest durin: the day, and tho jury returned ut verdict o: FRIENDS OF THE INSANE, Tlostos, Feb, 13,—Thoe American National As- soclution for the Protection of the Insang and the Provention of Insanity had a meeting lust eventug. Several papers were read, wud also a letter from tho Suporlateudent of tho Lowy Hospital for the lusanu. Among the speakers wore Gov, Long and Gen. Hanks, re We recommend Eldredgesowlng-machines, AT THE GI A Gorgeous Display of tcg rounding It, Peaks of Frozen Water Gliat the Sunlight, The Openings to the Wen Free from Lee. Chlengo shout fect both wratetit a thut abo has not experte dent to the terrible whiter that other have been compelled to endure: our thawing spell, but proper vigil ewerngo aystem But for all that, Qhicnge hi fo the enstot her, intho mildse of inites from shore, stands the Crib, t falthful jatet and protector of our x ‘Tho man atthe Criband bls nsaistin: have hid thelr bands Cull beer and unusual amount of fev, The scone’from the north shore to rhoon Was A remarkabl beautiful one, though at times duzzl hurtful to the oy aay front tho Int vive done much Muse Of tho large yesterday after Tho {cv extended yestope hore about a mntle wi break, and both tothe north and the sou ‘one solid white mags, with bere and t! ock two or'three feet high, and rit arp, which broke tho monotony while alunelig over this wide and chilly ex About a mille fram the shore there perhips 200 feet wide, through whie spurkted and seemed 28 pl Beyond tho water ehinglug fee, caine again the never. {n tho uildst of whleh. stood fe Crih, wu picture of lonelliess, the stricture and fistencd tot grent leeberg, extending north about 200 tp 200 feet, which 13.0 Next to the Crib tho water ts twenty depth, and as it extends out ine where the jet stops. tt Is in the nel thirty tothirty-tve feot deep, and reuches clear to the battom of the hice, from two to two and a har fe per coping of tho Crib, whieh itself is twen To the north of ha putrapet Isa, wid frome lehburhoat of ‘that Vast mass ‘eet above tho paras iT W the glare of tho bright after diy, tho eldes of ran led ku myriads of dew dvopa nnd dias tho brightness of tho colors rel wh diferent retics tho bin. During Whe afternoon a TRinuse ree iiled over at the North Std ar Cregler \ Wi loodsing ull da: Lhave been bunting for H Me vast mss ny lug with © Tor an arust—In fact, photographer to come over and take 2 OF THE CRUE Is it not heautitulr ua [t stands there to-day il you ever see anything Ike ity” was evidently lost In wonderment diniration of tho beautiful scene. It wag 6 o'eiock when the teporter msked to WuUK with the wan at the Crib through, ‘egier entled over, and Mrs. McKeo,'the ner's wife, answered, ea replied the hit but strange to usicit ¢ hasn't sone ta chureh, f reckon," sald Mr, Cregier, * butho may be busy, howe. though.’ Just th v. ond Mr Cregler asked Toes that niountaln of fe oto the bottom? e * Gromptly rey Whero's the tug to-day? “She hns just gone for coal,” replied tho Cap- tain, Itscems that tho 0, B. Green rin ont of coal und Capt, Nupler concluded to nrbor Rod secure a fresh supply, When ho left the ehannel was consparatively lene to the southeust, und be made for the shore, but before he returned the wind changed tousthit norther ad he hada very hnrd Job to getbuek; but bo did it successfully, however, und urrived thors before dirk, ‘Tite TRIBUNE nun tool holt of the telephone, after being properly introduced by Mr. Cregier, aud tho tollowing colluquy by cadio took place. Asked tho reporter: How high Is the Ice at the Crib?" a It rises fram about two to two anda halt feet ubove the Criy for about 100 tect north, Tho muss extends out perhi} “The ico bas Howed t flowed over yestorda Lun sire he fs at 1 Cupt, Melee called @ on tho north side «1 Capt. McKee. asked Mr, Cregier. during tho thy 3 2) feet, and over the para " suggested Mr. Cregiar to Capy i ‘8 raply was Inconio: “I haven't m tho fulot openings?” again asked penings mre all right. Yesterday wo: with anchor lee, but to-day nothe but furge block u feet thick. We have Just gut tho i, but We are tuking bard teo out of tho smaller well by hand, und the cikes aro so hirge that thoy tuke four or tye men to lift fog Is runotue Inge well ol ve froi eighteen What do you think of tha winter, anyway?” usked tho reporter, e Kk of it!” replied Capt. Melee, 1 havo satled on the Inkes between thirty and forty years, off and on, and | nover anw such a winter, There's nothing Since tho 20th of November last, when tho coil woathor avt In, thore have only been four dnys that wo didn’t have to use the lifting: engine to get out the lee from tho wells. Frow the little well ‘wo have had to taku tho ice by er pani. “Tuyo you had u hard time Intety?” “Thaven't turned in sinee the night befors lust, when, at about Fo'elock in tho morning, Jeid down and slept a ce “Tiow ts the Ico now?" . “Whore seams no end to it. to the north nad enatward thore is nothing but ‘Tho feo ran heavy und quel from four to six miles an hour, “How THICK Is rr?” “ It will avernge from fourtecu Inches to three dt hus, huwever, went down’ lessened fn specd, to fromthree to three and a ha this morning, and now fy probably conning {roa one tooue abd a halt miles, and decreasing [a I far ns I can see ly ust night siice the wind ‘and cate dawn if aniies an hour 1 the ee mass which 1s fastened to tho north end of the Crib aga menace to {or endungerlag the structure in any wis Lthink not. Prather regurd It ns oes cluar to the bo ave a tendency to break down the crash of uy solid body of foe whet inlybt be coming towards tel st. ‘Chere fy n rest £ Ast Mass to the northward of us which bt thick and heavy. and ns the wind now o'clock toe tlt und uve y wis frozen up befor but tho wind edrried ft away, and it ts now com bo braken up, ondit may be ground dawn to anchor or siush tee. Muy afraid tt is poling to give trouble,’ Hufore thy reportor lett the Watere wind had changed to a dire came down quicke pated, and again Crib pletity of wor! witter-supply open. ‘The reporter asked agiins “Whit ia yourdetual situation a: “On tho nurthonst and southens! ‘Tho ice nt the i elenr up to the cope-stane, tht we can zo out of tho window of th roam und on to the : the tg fast tothe root of tay Cr night, aud tho boys walked fram rouin window down on the tea to tho boat. is. no water To be sven east of ts fer trom, tw 100 rods. hore 1s a large mass of see Hos suuthoast of the Crib, * Do you regard tho Inte, and tt will b from thnnorta 4 HOW, but there vt fa wil be here abow us lots of work. ‘Th foe buck agnin ior than was antlsk ave tho tired inet at he to do to keep Culeagy We made the dag but I don't think wo re now isnot rue Goud evening.” portar dropped the telephone and cain —_— DEATHS. COOPER<In tits city, wife of FL. Clark Cooper, Jr. and dai Kn Tara if tunural horoatter, Hof hearteateesste wexduy ut AL u’e! At hor Into residence, un Le nonr Fitty-tilrdest,, Hyde ts Pitowe, publisher wh ym. tuesday, Fob. Ls by aLerys er y years, HOLT Cia ~ ia taken to Utica, No ¥. The funural 0 ek William Wi n Sront hie Hu a. hy iB} B INVITED in rears (0 the, A eT tio eau ap my forcument of the fawi oyun ye ba uitdrane eX. Sitios, Cal, A. Ne eM. Worrall, und’ Dr. COND Vis CONS y prayer woeliag sodsy LS S$ GOSPEL z