Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1881, Page 7

cLeET ESREIREST NEW YORK. Al Wall Street Stupefied by {he Passage of the Fund= ing BiIll. Bank Presidents Extreme- I\huly Sorry About the Car- . lisle Clause. {mporiant Protocol Signed Yes- . ferdny with the United Stntes of Colomhin, Ou} United States Agrees to Protect Colombia Whenever Protec- i tion Shall Bo Desirod, A Blander Suit for $100,000 by " Havemeyer Against Law- son N, Fuller. . ' Mr, Palmer Owned "a Lnrgc . Church, but Did Not Own the Congregation,, fle Discharged His Pastor, and His People, Like Bheep, Have Gone Astray, A Day of Grent Excitement and .“‘lde Fluctuations on tho Stock Exchange. gtean-Vessel Men * Excitod=Chrlsbmas- Oards—A Bhe-Fiond~The Tole~ graphe—Items. FUNDING, WITAT TI *TIMES " 8AVS, Spectat Dispaten to The Chicago Tvibunes New Yong, Feb, 18.—~The T'imes says: #The Dill that s about to becomo n law will, W all probability, have bul o jery partinl success, and - will Dbe sxposed to many Interruptions, and drngers during the coming six monthd, An opportu- pity for placing the American (Qovernment atthovery head of the great Governnients of the world In point - of credif lins Leen trifled . with, - and ns. far. as cean now botold has been lost. A.peculinr combination of circumnstances, that no onoexpeets to Inst very long, mude it possi- ie fo float a Inrge loan at 8 per cent nt par, an achievement . without & . pomiel in finanelal history. - Congress . has chosen to refect the proflered coipertion that would have',secured this splendld result, and bas elected to, try gper- clon instend, It Is hardly. within the rangd of probability ‘that'n means so” Mt-advised, and suggested by 8o unwise and unjusta epirit, will suceced.” THR " wonrtLn,” £ ‘fatorinz the refunding scheme, says: “The 8 ver cont bLonds, nnd -if . they. fall =flng ypon the morket. the Govermment, wiil contiuue to pay 0 and & per cent.on the exist- log bonds for'n perlod-lopg enotigh ta'eit- cel tho dilference Letween 3 and 1§ per cent on the neyy bonds, with the nttendant hazard of lnabllity to soll B3¢ per ¢ent-bongs 4 year or.two lience. If it -should turii-cut that the ncw 8 por'cents eannot by sold tho Government will pay a heavy forfoit for:tho Jeocratic :buncombo of’-a proflered. centloans K1 - - * IDLE AND PREPOSTEROUS 10 legislate aguinst the freo action of the money market.” The most noted nttempt of this kind wag ‘made durlng the War, when ‘Thaddens Stevens - had influenco enough fo get n luw passed ' by Congress for- bldding any difference botwoen- the market valug' of gold and greonbucks, A ‘bull agalust tho comot’ could not have begn more fulile. Congress enn compel nobody (cxeept, perhnps, the Natlonal.banks) to pur- clase 3 per cent bonds at par, and if thoy ‘Gto not worth par In the mprket tho ‘new loan wlil prove w' failure. - Congross nny, Propose, but the money mnnrket will dis- bose « JTHE “TRIDUNE " 5 €58 on tho Refunding bill: *The Prest- tent will probnhly take time to consider his duty earotutly. Moanwhilo, he witl have op- bortunity to hear, from sound business-mon, and from comnerelnl organizations through- out the country,.what thoy think of tho Drobable consequences .of this monsitre Should it go jnto offect. No Goubt gomo dlifferonce of opinion Imay appear, but wo think .an overwhelming tuafority of those who are best informed as mlhu Industrlnl, financln), and commerelal ht‘mu of the country will urge the beshlenz to arrest this bIIL beforo it ean larm,* Tho country fs doing woll, o mattors stand, without taking any ;m\mnl finnnelal drug of unknown l‘;flwrllcs. Thers Is no oceaslon for u des- m!]mleoxxyerlment which may help or may e Refundlug 18 cortalnly * possiblo by "mmdxwhlnh are absolutely safe, Busi- o ton whil bo slow to ndvise, at such o Ine:iv:‘ doubtful ahd hnzardous cxperl- OPLYION OF LEADING BANKERS REGATDING THE DILL. | Ny 21 Wettern Awoctated Press, “mzw Yonk, Feb, 18.~Tho Funding bill lhndmlu llm)me on Wnlt atreot, Edward D, ‘lmmlb xl;h, Presidont of the Contliental Na- Bess ank, said: “The members of Con- lwea;":‘ ere tyros in finance, and they ey ]o think it humilation to nceept yV c?flt oxperts, ‘Tho bunks will--cer- hrgey ;Lducu thelr present clrcitlution i cerfi‘ or (It for no other reason) the bank u,ex,g“"'““l"‘" feel at Hburty to lock up 1) sen CFUtment bonds for o Jong tine, "Phey dm‘;-‘:l‘{ yu; :wun& thecustedy of thelr bonds, i & 1t bank for any reason should ‘decin Mslsably to . hsxonx llme.‘o e S UNDER THE prorosep 1AW, mflfixghcouhl BeL possesslon of its bonds In e Inl Wy Govornment.” lleclnm‘é n B Shorman, Presldent of the mmm‘: Natloual Bank, confessed he was lolling e, 110 8LUDIdity of Congiess that P ’umzt!co'uhl _8ny would do the subject Natlonsi I'ho sectlon of the bill. nfect- : uln'bunlm wis shply an outrage s MK, and the only possible oxcuso i 22K 0::. é"dl law 1s thy evident desiro on O, bislygeg 518 tOUrIve the banka out Veiburyry o, I 00 U n the West, ad- “Mnblu':m kamblers, with ng, capitul ox- o g dinmond in lhelr"hln fronts, ittt B, e o, Nduze gy oceBnD With whatever they v 6 peaple g evidon ey’ wx{ul (Ig :Zgll'rx:n‘ék“l‘lfl‘ommh Mhsioes l'rm: OLD DURINESS, ool “;dsm. Fahmestack, of the Flest e,y n‘é( 188kl tha bl ought to bo entls N;u'm.q." to prolong the existence of the ast <0 ianelor, tho Wead of ong o L‘““" un;l:;uu’t banking houses lnnlho {llll;'? 4go of thy agh), hews ‘after gy, Dewmocratio mercly designed party - o sthat chanees aro deeldedly against the suecdss of | g those whieh matitro at an early’ 'HE CHICAGO TRIBUNI: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES exelalm, Lol see what tho par o those bioated hondholdots. been competled to neceptd per eent Inter- esl™ A matter of faet, however, no one wil take thém at atl, WALL STREET SURPRISED, The Evening Post's finaneinl editor says: SThat the United States Sennte should 3 percentag the rate of interest for undinge bonds wad a surprise to Wall street, nud although there s high banking authotity for the betlef that o % per cent bond enn be sold, yet It Is heyomd dispute that i1 the rate il been ‘lh" per eent tho re- Tundime operations wml I would in no Nensy v experimental. 1t may ba o that, are o bill fluall oed to the Proshlent, the time which hotnds riee will e oxtended, and prineipal nmed hnterest be wade speeitieally payable In olil, or in gold orsilver? b tho option of the buyer of the bowds, The billy In its press ent whapo, coutning pvislons res banks witieh imny well make it nguestion, with thoss in New York Clty, nt least, wheth- or 1t would not be well togo out of ihe No- tiomnd system and organize under State Taws.? TIE Y POST'R Y FINANCIAL EDITORIAL, suyai *Thet/nled States Sennfe’s favoring of Suer eent as the rate of Tnterest for refumd. Ingz boneds was o snrpriso to Wall street, aud althoniy thero bs high banklng authority for the beliel that a3 ey cont bond can be sold, yed Itis beyoml dispute IC the vate v been ,’lml‘ cent the retunding oberations nmler o bILL would In no sense v D esperl- mental, It gy be that before thy bill fnudly goes to the President the thoe which the bomds v whll e extended, and the prine clpal and interest by mmlnuxueullk‘nllf' piy= able fn ok, or i gold or silve nl the op- tlon of tha buyer of the bonds, T'ho bill in ity present shape contains provisfoss re- speeting the banks which oy well make it a question, with those In” New York City at least, whether it wonll not ba ns " well o go out of thy Natlonal system and organizo under the State Jaws, - I part eonfivmntion of the report yesterday that the §8,000,000 saised by the ehiel organ- fzer of the Oregon Navigation Company were to be used in obtaining control of the North- ern Paeitie Rallvond, we hava to-day the authority of leading bunkers for the state- ment that tha elilef prototer of the Oregon Nuvigation Compuny told him that he had already secared a mitjority of the Nortliern Pacitic stock.” ITALF-BRELDS, THE MEN W0 NOMINATED GARFIELD IN GREAT FEAR OF TREACHERY, . Srectal Dispatels to The Chicagn Tribune, New Your, Febh, 18—The World’s Al- bany correspondent says: “'The *Ialf- Breeds® (or antl-Conkling Republie- ans) aro . beginning to exhibit great anxlety b reference to Gen. Corfield’s _Cabinct, and, for tho first time since the or- ganlzatlon of the Leglslature, ndmit thelr fears that Senator Conkling has eavtured the Prestdent-cleet and s to be all-potent with the next Administration 1 this State, Thelr brieht hopes of a few weeks sinco of rich politieal pastures and fing brows- ing under tho mnext Administration for four yenrs are disappearing, and in place of these hopes has coma the contemplation of dwelllng among tho ‘outs’ and watching at a distanco TIE BTALWARTS GROWING FAT at the Fedornl erib, 'This, after al), they fear i to be thelr reward for lhelp- ing to defent Gen. Grant at Chi- cago and for making Mr. Garfield nomination possible, There does not appenr to be any positive information In possession of the * 1alf-Brecds.” The Conkling stalwarts arg wonterfully elatedover what they belleve to, be their bright prospeets, and feel confi- dent that thelv four lean years under Mr Inyes' Administration ure to e followed by four 'yoenrs of plenty and fat oflices under Garfield, They ‘admitted thatthe antl- Conkling Republicans sceured tho defeat of Grant at Chiengo and nominated Mr. Gar- fleld, but" that the Intter recognizes the fact THE STALWARTS ELECTED 1M, made it possible for hlin to mnke a Cab- fnet, and .that ho proposes to reward thoso who: elected rather than those who nominated -him, With all thelr professed cojjfidenca tha Stalwarty here are no more able than the ‘**Hulf-Breods” to give any positive facts In remard to tho result of Mr, Conkling’s fourney to Mentor, further. than that. the word has beeh passed atong the lino that everybody s all rlght. . A FEW OF THE * RALF-BREEDS » refuge to put any credence In the stories of the Stalwnrts about Geu. Garfield golng over to Conkling, They insist that all that he ' las dong 18 to take tho sleps necessary to disarm the Bonator and place all the blame of o quarrel with the Aministration, if ono takes plwce, on Mr. Conkling’s shoulders. *Wo know.” thoy say, * that Mr. Garfleld is not golng to lgnore us and strengthen the handg of Mr, Conkling at our oxpense.’” ONEOF TIE MOST PROMINENT *ITALF-UREED" BENATOS, on belng questioned this afternoon as to the storles of the Stalwarts, replied: “It is all nonsense. Conkling was not sent for by Gen. Garfleld The fuct 15, Conkling has been sending delegation aftor delegation to Mentor, commeneing in Decgmber last with Congressman Crow- loy and Jarshal Payne, ;to com- pel Mr. Garfield to recognize hlm as chief of this State. Ilo has since had Mentor Invaded by Secrotary Dorsey, ex-Min- Ister Pierrepont, dov, Cornell, and Senator- eléet Platt, Not onc of them was uble to accomplish anything, aud, at lust, Conkling goes, to bring his own power- ful mind to bear upon the next DPres- fdent. Of course, Mr, Garfleld gave him acordinl greeting, amd had n contidontinl tatk with hlin, but ho did not eapture tho waster ot Montor nny wmore than his nmbassadors did.,” ‘The 4th of March will scon be here, and then 1t will be oflelnlly known whether the Strlwarts or the *“ Hall-Breeds” are correct In their polit- feal astrology, i THE POST-OFFICE, ‘Third-Asslstant I'ostmaster-General A. D, Iazen sunld to-day ot the Gilsey Iouse thut hodld “not think any Impoctant chango wonld bo made In the Post-Oftice Depnrtment by the incoming Administration."” THE TREASURY. A DELIEF TUAT GARFIELD WILL REQUEST BUEHMAN TO REMAIN, & Bprcial Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tridune New Youx, Feb, 18~The Worid’s Wash- Ingron correspondont adds n lttlo more to the mystifications of Cabinet probu- bilitles In the following dispateh to- night: “A Dbollef s -gaining ground liero that Uen, Garfield will presently ask Mr, Shorman to regin at tho hoead of the ‘Trensnry, It is known that ‘some of Gur- field’s most Intluentlnl and Intimato frivnds have strongly urged thls uwpon him, and It 1s thought that tho pressure upon him o sppolnt men from ditferent Stotes muy lead Dm to solve the whole difileulty and preyent heartburn- e and disappointment smong Influential leaders by requesting Mr, Shorman to remain I the phice.. ho now holds, This his friends urge. Nelthor = Mr, Cumeron, who wants the vlace for himself, nor My, Conkling, who wants it for Mor- ton, mnor Viee-Prestdont Arthur, who, s sald to want it for Judge Folger, nor tho West, whioh wanty it for cithor Mr. Allson, or Mr. Wilson, or one ot suyeral other gentlemen, could have any feol- g of disappointment, the party harmony would: be preserved, and the general puplie would be satisticd. &T 11AS BEEN OIJECTED that to ask one smd only one member of the bresent Cabinet to retaln his scat would bo ottenslve to tho others, but It 1s known that Gon. Goarfield has been notified, In friondly lotters, by wembers of the Cabinet, that none of them will be {n the least offended. . A PROMINENT REPUNLIOAN suld this evening that the passuge of the Ile- fundinee bl with the 8 .per cent rate, in N8 Judgment, mwdo the re- tentlon of Mr. Shermun In the “Freasury lighly expedient, amd, In his Judgnent, mimast 1 necessity, as 1t wonld glve confle denceto the financlal public, while tho np- poiutment of a new wman, no matter how able, might tmperll the defleate operations involved fn refunding so Inrge n part of tho debt at so lown rate of fnterest, ‘Phis consideration,, he thonght, woull lave great welght with Gen, Garfleld, md, eoming in conneetion with the polltien] conshlern- tions, woull probably fduce i to do his best to perstinda Mr. Shermay to in his churge of tho ‘Treasur [ s filends have sald positive eretofore tiat T pit greatly to. ko oo the Senate, awl that he desived from the first to Iny down the burden of the Treasury. ¥ WALL BTREE ENCITEMENT ALL DAY, Kpeetal Pisnateh to The Chicago Tribune, Nuw Yons, Feb. 18—0n the Stock Ex- changs the speeubntion opened strome and Luoyant, nnd i the early dealings prices e vaneed 2 to 15, AL the Fleat Board, Chlen- go, St Louls, & New Orleans fell off 41¢, and the general st 2 to . Denver & Rlo Grande, Pacifie Matl, and Canndn Southern showed the greatest depresslon. Toward noon the market assumed n firmer tone, and under tho leadership of Pacltie Malbl an ad- vinee of 3 tod was record Durime the afternoon the speculution way fairly firm, the only uotable feature of tho dealings, however, belng tho large Luying of Reading, under the Inftuence of whileh that stock rose 81, to W33, but rencted 144 dt tho close, IN THE FINAL SALES tho speeutation became foverlsh and unset- tled, and the market closed weak at o decling from the high polnt of the day of i to 234, the Intter In Konsas & Texns and Capada Southern, Tha other shares which wera most prombuent in the downward movement were New York Ceftrnl, Pacitle Mai, &1 "nelfle, Union Iacite, Wabngh Pac! Lnke Shore, Iron Mountaln, Delnware, Laekawan- nn & Western, and Deluwnre & Hudson. In the elevated rullway shares, Metropolitan wiw very firmly held, and advanced 1 on the duy's transactions, Manhattan wns, how- ever, agnln pressed for sale, and sold off 13¢, TIE MONEY MAYN was falrly active, and el loaus on pledgo of stock collateral ranged hetween 4@6 per cent, with wost of the transacllons at 5 per cent. At the close the rate was bid up o 6 per eont. ‘Ihe Government-bond dealers supplied thelr requiremonts nt 3@5 per cent. "I'ime loans were quoted at 3@hper cent, ne- cording to tho length of thue und the colint- eral,” In the discount market prime mercan- tile paper ruled at4@s per cent, The ster- hng exchange market was strong, wnd the noninnl asking quotations were adyaneed )4 cent, to 48434 tor sixty-dny bills wud 487 for demand, RAILIOAD MORTGAOKS were active, but the market was frregular and_ unsettld. | Erle consalidated seconds advanced from 1018¢ to 102, and deetined to 100443 «do funded 5s veceded from 961g to g Kunsug & Texas firsts rose from 1085 to 108345 do seconds sold up_{rom 8135 to 854, and rencted to “Texns Pacllie T grnnt fncomes wdvanced from 8537 to 50 neted to 59: Boston, Jlartford & rose from B84 to hUS Hannil convertibles” from 12 to 11 by & Western Incomes from 17 to 70i¢; sourl Paclfie comls from 15k to 116: Naushville & Chattunoogs firsts’ from 116}¢ to 1185 New York, Pennsylvanin & Ohto firat fncomo from 63 to GG New Jersoy Central convertibles, assented, from 117 to 1181¢4 Oreggon Navigation fivsts from 10616 to 1033¢: Rocl Istand registered fhrsts from 12¢ to 120 and Wabnsh general 65 trom 9957 fo 100, - Columbus, Chieago & Didiana Central Incomes deetineid from 7314 to 3 Denver, South Park & Pacitie firsts from 100 10 1055 Indinug, “Bloomington & Western “incomes from 83 to 77l Nu Central - Justments from 113}¢ 3 Olido Central In- comes from 6614 to (5} eoria, Deeatur & Evansyille fncomes froin, 84 to 81375 Wabagh seconds from llll}i to 1105 and do caulp- uients from 77 to . .. ISTIIMUS, OF PANAMA. A PROTOCOL SIONED GUARANTEEING I1TS g NEUTRALITY, . NEw Your, Feb. 1$.—A protocol was signed in this ety on Thorsday evening, by United States Commissfoner W. 1I. “Trescott und Gon, Domings, represening the United States of Colmmbln, which arranged for the enforcement of the neutrality of the Isthnms of Panama according to tho treaty of 1840. 'Tha protocol determines the way by which the United States Government shall Interfore to guarantee the Independ- ence of Columbin ond the neuttality of the canal, Ony of the couditions of such fnter- ference Is, that Colombiw must first ask for Ity and without such request or demnnd TIE UNITED STATES SHALL NOT INTERVE: A reporter called on Commander Wyse Inst evenlng nt the llotel Brunswick, and, after outlinjug the provislous of the proto- col, asked his opinfon us to the effeet on the Panmnn project. Connmander Wyse replled that it was a matter of diplomacy with which ho had no ofliclal connectlon, On being pregsed for Intormation, how- ever, ho roplied: “I think tho pratocol i3 very sntlsfactory to the United States, be- causo the couditlons, from what I have heaxd, are intended to give force to the trenty of 1846, and to estublish a practical way 1 which to mako It more effective, 1f a forokgn power destres to keop the Isthmus to Itself, Colombla can of course ask PROTECTION FROM FOREION INTERVEN- ‘TION." “What effect will it have on the Paunamn Canal schicnio “ A very good effeet. Some personsin this country havo been doubtful as to “the nen- trallty of the eanal, while we have been cer- tain all along that 1t hes nothing to do with iy governmental Iufluences. Now, however, I think all porsons interested witl bo glad thot o satisfactory conference be- twoen thy two Republics hits been held,” low dld tho conference orlglnate 2 *With the Unlted States Government, I suppose. ‘The Colombian Minister spent o week ot Washington In referenco to tho wat- ter and then went away, thinking the matter would be ARRANGED BY TIHE NEXT ADMINISTRATION, Secretury Lvarts, however, felegraphed for him to ‘zo to Washington, whers he spent another week, nid nguin roturned 1o Now York, As the Colombiun Minister Is o Senn- tor in the Colombinn Congress, which necty very soon, he had to start for Bogola to-dny, and Secretary Evarts sceordingly sent o special commissloner to New York i the poerson of Commisstoner ‘T'rescott. . L supnose the conference took place 'at tho residonco of the Colomblan Minlster.” *'1lave you scon the text of tha protocol . I hwve not, but bellove you have ropeated to o the flntu( its provislons, 1 ean only sy that whilo the lrmu{ has beon in forew sinee 1840, the protocol 1s mude to estublish _u practlenl way by which the United States can PHOTECT THE RIGUTS AND SOVEREIONTY OF COLOMIIA on tho isthmus it any forelgn power had any intention of Interforing, 1 think it is very sutlsfactory to the United States Govori- ment, for It I8 n great advantago to 1t to have a practicnl way in which It can use tho rights bolonghe to it according fo the treaty of 180, and, us far as the Colom- binn Govermuent is concerned, 1 think, too, that tho arrangement will prove to be a sutls- fuctory ane, for, through it axenoy, s soverclgn rights will not be Injured. “Tho conforence must b agreeable 10 all partlos Interested n the canal. Personatly 1 am ghud [t has taken place, I think that by eany of this protocal = LEGITIMATE BATISFACTION HAS BEEN QIVEN this country, 1 should sy, on an impartial oxamination of tho matlor, thut & canot fmngine 1t possiblo for m\ylhlnu_ more than hat to b asked by tho talted Stutes, “I'ho pr&tunul provides “that Colombln shall fivst ¥ for the Inturference of the United States Uovernment.” * Da you think suchp domand would o madle? * Undoubtedly, If tha Unjted Stutes could Interfere withott the permission. of the Co- lomblan Govermnent It woutd be un fnfringe. ment of the Indepondence of that tioyern- ment, “This request from Colombiu for such intervention i the best proofof her fnde pendenco and most satlsfuctory to her,” Commander Wyse will sturt for Pangwa to- l panied by hig Wife and A to remaln there s mont engagzed In facilitating pre Ive work hy the Iwborers wready on the wround, e will then visit Parls, returnbng o New York In the fall, At the Breyoort Ilouse, the reporter was fnformod that Commissioner ‘Trescott re- turned to Washington 'Thursdny evening, LAWSON N. FULLER. HAVEMEYEI'S SUIT, Epectal Dispateh to The Chicaor Tribune, New Youx, Feb, 8.—~The controversies whieh for o long thuu bave licen golng on ntong the sugar refiners and hnport- o8 were wmore violent In 1879 and 1570 than they aro even at present, ‘The Comtilttee of Ways and Means of the Honse of Representatives thon + had before 1t a tard@ bUE In whieh were provisions respeeting tho manner of testing the snceharine strength of fmported sugars i order to obtaln n basls for esthmating duties, The provistons were earnestly supnorted by some of tha persons engaged In tho sugar trade, and bitterly np- posed by others, For the purpose of fn- strieting the publle n their theorfes ns o the manner of oscertalning the duty proper 1o he put wpon cach grade of sugar, and of exposing certain /lleged wrongful prisctlees in the refining of that substance, MIL LAWSON No PULLER 7 and his friends eatled & meeting in Chicker- I Hall, The halt was erowded, nnd wany versons obtalned admisston who were oppused to the persons that had ewdled the meeting, A Jarge number of snch persons who sought admission wero driven away by the pollee, Tho eeting was nbout as disorderly as an old-time Fum- many convention, Specehies wers wmade on both sldes of the questions at Jssue, and unpleasant eplthets were freely bandied He and will he loms for uet- Among the speakers was Mr. Yuller Iis remarks were so displeasing to Mr.. Theodore A, Havemeyer that the latter called upon hbm to retract them, asserting that they contalned charges against his lhonor, having churged his firm with adulterating their sugars, and flhunum: the Governmoent out of custom du- ed, MIL FULLER TENITD that o had made nny charges against Mr. Havemeyer personnily, and refused to make any apelogy. Mr. 1avemeyer then sued Mr, Faller for slauder, lnylng his damages at £100,000, nnd the trial of this case was begun here to-d HAVEMEYER SUES HIM FOR LIBKL. Tu the Western assoclaled Press, NEW York, . 18.~The Tlmes snys of tho sult of Javemeyer against Fuller: *The controversies which for o long tlme have been golng on anong the sugar refine) importers wero wore violent In than even at present,. 'The tee on Ways and . Means ,of the Ilonse of Representatives then hand Dberore it the ‘TariiT bill, In which wero pro- vistons respeeting the manner of testing the saechnrine strength of mmiported sugars in order to obtain a busis for estimatine duties, Three provisions were earnestly sstpported by some of the persons engaged In tho sugar trade, and bitterly opposed by othiers, Kor the purpose of 5 INSTRUCTING THE PUBLIC in thelr theorles as to mannor ascertaining the duty proper to be put upon each gradeot sugar, and of exposing . cerluin alleged wrongful practfeesin n‘.llulng that substance, Lawson N, Fuller and his frlends ealled n mecting in Chickering »1lall, ‘The hall was crowded and many ‘persons obtained admission who were opposed to the persons that had ealled the mceting. A large num- ber of such persong who sought adinission were driven away by the police. The mert- Ing was about as disorderly nsan old-thme Tammany conventlon, Speeches were made on both sides of the questions at issue, and UNPLEASANT LRITHETS FREELY BANDIED, Among the speakers was.:-Fuller, 113 re- nlnrkn wero so displeasing to ‘Theodore Ao Havemeyer. that the datter, culled.upon him to roteact, asserting that, thoy contained chnrges ngainst his honor. - Faller denfed that .he nad mude wuy chnarges against Commlt- Ilavemeyer personally,;’ and vefosed to - mnke any _anology. 1lave- meyer then sued Fuller “for slauder, In{hn: his damoges at $100,000, Tl tirst wituess feslurdny was John J, D. ‘I'renor, employed by llavemweyer, ‘and who was speelully charged fn the nnswer with having trled to'break up tho Chickering Hall meet- g, Mo sald ho heard Fulfer ke the stute- ments which Havemeoyur nsderts IE SLANDENOUS, and ho denfed he tried fo break u‘) tho inoot- ing. 1le had confined hlmself, he snld, to applnuding n n proper manher whatever pleased him In the spenkers, Fuller sald he felt no wallee townrd 1Tave- meyer, who had always. ‘treated him as a ‘gentleman, 1le know from lotters of Seeretary Shermun that Ilnvemeyor il Eldgr had defrawded the Government. 1le know it also from n statement of Speelul- Agent Chamberlain, who had sald that the Government Is annually defrauded of £56,000,- )00 or §06,000,000, and ns” Havemever & Elder fnport abou't five-olihts of thosugar brotht into this port, that firm must ‘x!lrolll by the motiey which the Governuent does not get. BLIOT ¥. SIIEPARD, AN INTIMATE PERSONAL PRIEND OF SENA- TOI CONKLING, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, NEew Yonk, Feb. 18—y, Ellot F, Shepard, who hns been nomiunted to succeed Gen, Stowart L. Woodford as United States Dis- trict Attorney, is one of the best known Inwyers in New York, o famillar fizure In soclety-11fo, wealthy, and an old Republiean, who hus mnever lield public offico, and who antagonizes no faetion interest in this State. As ho Is tho Intimate personal friend both of Senator Conkling and of Sccretary Evarts, and has, it Is understund, the in- dorsemont of leadlng men in both branches of the party In this. city, his confirma. tion would scem to be asswred. Mr Shepard was Lorn at Jamestown, N. Y., on July 9, 1895, and was descended from one of Connecticut’s old colonist Gov- ornors, When 10 years old he came to Now York City with his father, and has since lived hore. After spending threo years In tho University of Now York, he repd law, and was admitted to the Dar, Fourteen years ago to-dny ho wis MARIIED TO MARGARKET VASDERDILT, the oldest daughter ot Mr. William I Vanderbilt. Io has always been an nctive Republican, having ‘been at tho hend of tho first campaign organization of " thut party which was started In this city In the m\m,mh:n of 1850, and both his money and his work have been ot the party's service over sinee. Heo hng never had uu{ oflieinl connection with the Vandorbilt rallromd ine torests buyond tho tuct thut on oeensions e has been muulo{ud 08 coynsel in ‘nmleuh\r cuges, nover having been the regulur attor ney or counsel for puy of the compnnles, CHEBATED, A DEATIFTRAP THAT FAILED IN ITS ULt VOSE, : Special Dirpateh (o T Cliicaga Tribune, | « Nw Youx, Fob, 18,~The work of tearing down the old Globe Theatro has exposed some remarkablo pecullurlties In ity cons struction. It was a pleco of putchwork from top to bottom, angd those who have scon thoe way in which it Wis put togothor say that it 15 remarkable that no nceldentever huppened., Mr. Wisedell, ono of the architects employed In altering the building, kuld to & ‘LBUNE re- portor yesterduy: *‘The maln troubls was this: Wnen the hullding wasoriginally bulit, the owner endeavorwd to savo as much money as posalble, and put the house up in o chonp and Insceure manner, When It wus altored tho first thue, somy additions wore mudo to tha first elrele. It was & squaro gal- lery when the butlding wus u chureh, In mnkiog a curved one, the addltions wero put onin n most fllmsy manner, Thon thotop gallery wus put in, and thero was where the most danger oy, It was humg by lron rods from the roof timbens, wWhich were not trussed up ut wll, True, it lod columne un- der {t, resting upon tha gutlory below, butthey were suvborted In n verv jusceurs wauner. - man and askeds This should have b Bulliing 1 prevents Department in tho was very eareless, nnd, 1 think, corrapt. Now I hitleve we have a conselentions man atthe head of that branch of the City Gov- ernment, and he will seo that new buildings are put up In a safy manner.” Mt WISED| ' went with the reporter to the huilding and showed lim the Insecucdty of its construe- tion, ‘The terlor of the house I8 nearly nil torn out and its framework s exposed, “The ends of the heatng suptorting the gallerles at 1l Inner emls nesr the stags are degie ent etirely wpon the iron rods hinging from the roof, In the eorners of the tirst gallery are eolumng to support the upper cirele, “Thests colunns harl been fonnd too short and wore npninted on the e steps builtof two- fneh planks, It seans w318 o very sumil shoek™ woull have been enough to break throusgit thess steps, and then the Bottoms o “the columns woulid have sunk thronh the eelilng nuderthe fivst gallery and would have let the npswr rallery dowi, the hinnuing Iron rorls not heing so secured ns hold 1t when unnssisted, “In severad places transv beatns, Instend of belng mortsed n rhn Y wers held by n fow nulls nnd were ensily kieked off by the workmen, The fores man of the workue, wha hnsbeen employed in uther theatres, sald that he NEVEIL SAW SUCIH AN INSECURE DUILDING, He wis afrald to Jet his men walk on some purts of the frume work after tuking off the slieathing of hoards that hound It together, As tho theatre, In the olil state, was often full, it seemed so i n woncder that the gal- Terles ind not ;il\'uu way. The entirestriet- ure of these galleries witl bo taken ont I?’ the arehitects engaged upon the vew bulfiling and another put In whieh will e suppllm’l with the Jatest contrivances for Insuring strength, THE TELEGRAPIIS, WESTERN UNION TALK, T0 the $atern Ausoctuted Press, NEw Youx, Feb. 18,~The Commerctal Advertiser sayss ** The legal opposition to the consolidation of the three telegrnph coni- panfes under the management of the W ern Unlon §s suid to be Hkely to take shape by direet opposing uetlon of the Freneh Cable Compnny, In addition to that of the Direet Cable Company., Western Unlon peo- ple say, even 1€ the Lusliess formerly dono by the French Cuble was taken away, the * Company would not therehy be nny the loser. “Thie three cable companies had entered into o pool for a division” of protits, and el virtually eonsoliduted almost shi- ltarly to the three lLuul companics In the Unljed State: The real opposition wns against the new eable company, sald to be organzing In New Jersey, for Inying eables to ull parts of the world,” Messages to Ching now pass throuwh Turkey, and the censor- sliip there greatly interfere: ISR (NBoY- ing deluys, “Thohew compuny propuses i remedy this evil, But thls new conpany s only it embryo, and contracts have been en- tered into with'the exlsting cable compantes formany years,” - PALMER, NE OWNED THE CHUICII, BUT NOT THE CON- GREGATION, NeEw Yonrg, Feb. 18.—Francis A. Palmer, Presldent of the National Brondway Ban! and awner of $75,000 of the Unlon Taber- nacle, Thirty-fourth street, near- Elghth avenue, has dismssed the pastor of that cjiureh, and now the entlre congregution inve gune out with the pastor, the Rev. George J. Mingins, and together they are looking for another edifiee wherein to worshlp, Matters went on satlsfactorily till last Monday, when Mr. Minging received a.note of dismissal from Mr. Palmer. His congregution met Wednesday evening, 600 strong, after prayer- teeting, and unanlmonsly demurred to Pahner's actlon, The congregation beeame fmp e with the lden that Mr, Paliner withted o prencher of popular uttraction, and L was snid he had his eye an THE REV. DIt Jo 1 N A reporter el WILAN, d on the reverend gentle- “llml'ullm!rcm:‘.:‘u:vd qu to tuke pas- toral eharge of his Union Tabernnele 2% Dr, Nowman stoutly and emphatically re- leds 1 have made no engugement with dr. Palmer, whom 1 esteem very highly us f the Christinn philunthroplsts of ‘our Hns| I)u‘:' approached you with overtures to end ¥ 3 ‘Tliery are some questions not to bo an- «d lunmedintely, [Smillng,] 1 amnota al of Mr, Minglus.” . My, Palinor wis usked by the reporter: * Will you say whether you have nide over- tures to the Itev, Dr. Newinn to become vastor of the Unlon Tabernacie 2 ** Wo have not miet or talked on the uub{eut atall, Someof hiy friends have broached the matter to me, [ regurd him very highly, and would be pleased if ho or sowe man like him wonld respond to acall to the Unlon Tubernucle, ' MOVED DY THE 8PIMT.” The Rev. Mr, Miugins says: * My’ church way deslgned for the great mlddle swath of the peowle. “Lhe rieh have fine churches and the poor the mlssion, ‘There is a middle clnss, not well off, not desporatoly poor, but sensitive and prowd-splrited, ‘To these wo ‘,L;:uuu with us, and pay what you can nffo ** What did you call it for n clnssification 2 **Undenominatioval, unkectarion,” ©Ihe fori of worslp 2" “That usual among Dissenters,—singing, rmyu-r, Scripture-rendig, snd sormon, — Wa tllml peuple: from all Protestant denoming- ons. “DId Me. Ralmer gay why he discharged you? . “*No, except that he thought it would Lo better to have auother pastor, Ho lsn cal, cool man of business, 1o engaged me, ‘orefore ho bl o vight to dismiss me, 1 hinve no feclings against him, 116 sent intho notice of dismissnl lust Mondny, but suid I would recelve my salary to the end of the year—April 4, 1o wanted me to have a va- catlon, but 1 dld not desire It."” PARING GOULD’S NAILS. INPLUENCES AT WORK TO NNUTRALIZE MO+ NOPOLISTH POWEI, Hpecial Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune, . Nrw Youw, Feb, 18.—~A mecting of the Nntlonnl Anti-Monopoly League was held In Itoom No. 24 of Cooper Institute last night, L E, Chittenden presided. - Cortlandt Palimer read an essay entitled * Antl-Monopoly in the Light of Philanthropy and Soclology.” Addresses woreniude by Mr: Chittenden, who spoke suven thmes, John Swinton, Howmer A, Stewart, and others, The Chalrman ane nounced that & meetiug would b held fn the large hall of the Instlitute next Mondny evenlng, when addreases would bo mado by Judge Jere B, Black, Senator -Windowm, of Miunesota, and Congrossman J, 1yatt Smith, of Brooklyn. ¥. I Thurber sald that 811 names bhad been proposed that night, and In two_wecks 80,000 names would Do enrolled, 1t wns the Inten- tlon Jo orgniize branch Agsoclations fnall the Assembly distrlets ns fost uy the rolls werg lnrguelmurn. ‘Tho members would work iusido buth politieal parties, and would vota ouly tor such candidutes nd supporte the vivws ot the Luague, Mr, Chittonden, {n hls fourth or fifth speech, sald, * 1t this movenont I8 not started now, the end will ho that we shull havothe bloodlest revolution thie world hus ever soen,” a sentiment whicl was applauded loudly, BOILERS, A COSTLY NEOULATION, Nuw Youk, Feb, 18,—1Lhero Is considera- ble excltument among tho owners and others intorested In steambout vessels In the netion sounto be taken by the Secretary of the ‘Proasury regurding the new regulations reln- tive tostenn vessols, which the Doard of Supervislug Inspectors recommendod at thele recent council at Wushington, It tho old Iluws regulating the governmont and construction of steani-vessels,’ snkd Su- porintendent Inspector "Towor to-day, *ure allowad to romuin In foree, it will result In the tylng up of vvery stenm-vessol atlont, aud there wilt, consequontly; bo an indetialc sus- ponsion of trade and commerce, Owlug to tho pecutiar wording ot the old regulations the Bupervising lnsvectors luye mlscon- atrued thew, particulurly with rogurd to ruly No. 10, wileh requires all bollers put in steami-vessels to be sixteen inches fur the woodwork of tho vessel on all sides, The Supsrvising Inspectors nnderstoud the rega- lmfun to signiry that only the top of the boilur wust be sixteon juches from the woods work, and 80 governed themselves, OFf the 150 dtean-vossely belunxhlf( (o Wiy Yofl. Ldo come u to 1ot krow of une that wil tho re- ment of tha olil regulation, and so y #ee the disproval of our alteration of the reg- nlation by the Secretary of the Freasury s of uu]mt couseyuonce (o vwhers of steam- vessels, ITEMS, THE VALET OF A MILLIONAINE, New Youk, Feb, 18.—Joshua Boenson, of lloboken, who was valet for the eccentric millionaire, Lewls, for & number of years, il obtained o verdiet of 10,000 apainst the vxectnitors of the will, had adeclsion rendered in his favor In the New Jersey Supremo Court yesterdny, TIE BROOKLYN BLEVATED ROAD, Work, 1t Is said, will be conmenced on the Brooklyn Elevated Rond next week, under the dlrection of the Recelvers. Portlons of it are nlrendy up, und material for other por- tlons Is seattered all along tho route from Ful- ton Furry to Eost New York, A MINING-STOCK SUIT. 1n the case of Nuthan A, Baldwin against Georga Cornwall, to recover un Intereat in winlng apectilutions to the amount of $100,~ w0, before Judge Beach, @ verdict was rens dered for the plaintiil yesterday. TIHE FULLERTON SUIT, The sult of ex-Judge Wililun Futlerton ngalnst Washington Conner, to recover 85,000 on a promlssory note, the facts of which have been published, was ended yesterday, the Jury falling o agree, CAMRIED AWAY BY FLOATING ICE. ‘The flonting fco earried down the North River wpon the tde yesterday evening broke olf and earrled away nearly seventy-five feet of the end of the piers at the foot of "Twen- tieth and *fwenty-second streets, TIE FUNEIAL OF FERNANDO WOOD, "Fha Board of Aldermen met to-day to take action on the death of Fernando Wood, Lesototions were adopted recommending citlzens to elose thelr ulices of business on the duy of the funeral; that the Aldernen at- tewd tho futiernl in o body; that the Mayor il hends of the Departients ot tho City Government be Invited to unite with the Altlermen on the oceaslon; that the nsual badize of mourning be worn for thirty days; tiat the flages fn the Chiy-Lall and” public buildings be disptayed” at half-mast on the duy of the funeral; that a committce bs appointed to procerd to Waushington to rcrmsvut the municipatity at the obsequles in that city end acconipany the remadng o New York; that the Uovernor's roomn of the City-lnll be placed ut tho dls- posul of the Committee, prepared appropri- ately for the reception of thy remaing; and anothor speelal committee of five be av- pointed to perfect nyrangetents for this pro- cumflnfifi and such other arrangements us are deemed necessary to carry out these plans, GOLLD'S GRAND HCHEME, The Commercial says: Wille it I8 gener- nlly ndmitted that Gould has taken hold of the Central Rallway of New Jersey for an outlet of his Soutliwestern systen of rail- ways, ull of which he meditates presently consotldating, the Missourl, Kunsag & Texns, St, Louls & [ron Mountaln, amd Texus Pa- clicy his new move I3 rezirded as nothing snore nor less than the ultlmate possession of the Southern Pacitic Rowd as soon ns it touches the Texay Pacltic Rond at Et Paso, which is expected In lttle over o year, TUE WEATHEI The wenther liere to-tay I moderate and clear, Thermpmeter ut 6 o m. Indleated 207 at 9o, m. und noon, 87, TIE WHITTAKER CASE, The Whittaker case s adjourned until Wednesday hext. NORTIHERN PACIFIC. In part conflrmation of thereport yesterday thnt tho S8,000,009 rajsed by the chief organ- izer of the Oregon Nuvigation Company were 1o be uswl fn obtaining eontrol of the North- ern Pacitie Ranlroad, we havo to-day the nu- thority of n leading bunker for the statement that the chief pronoter of the Oregon Navl- #ation Compuny toll hinithat he had already mi-u {cdnnndumy of the Northern Pacitle atock, FATALLY BIIOT. John Newman, n clirmuker, was fatally shot by Henry Bradenburg, aged 23, about 210 o'elock thix morning, xlurlnfi a drunken quarrel’ {n n snloon on the West Side. Brad- enburg was urrested, AN EMUEZZLING DANK CABHIER, The embezzling bank Castlar, Borry, was tnken from the lackensack Jull ot o this wworning, s driven in o carringe toNewark, theniee conveyed to 'Trenton to servo out hig sentenco in the Penitentiary, MATCHED FOR A VIMZE-FIONT, Laday Ryan, tho Prlz&fluluur. wnd *Un- known™ are matched for o ring contest, GEY. ORANT opened the fair to-night for the benefit of the Fourteenth Regiment of Brooklyn, and later wng glyen recoption by the Kings County Republiean Club. LIFE-INHURANCE, A resolution has been Introdueed in tho Assembly ealllyg upon the Superintendent of Inyuranoe to report within ten days the sworn statement of “Hfe-lnsurance business; the name and amount of salary pald to each cmployé excecding $5,000 per year since 18773 the wiount of comimlssions paid oflicers or any mewmber of thelr familles: the amount of ‘enpltal stoek owned or controlled bf the Directors, with numes: and o st of the stock owned on which losns have been niade. The resolution grew ont of clmnécs in the nrticle in Harper's Magazine for Junusary, MRS. CATOLINE C, ALLEN, the persecutor of Mmyllmnlll.\\'hum she left Tockel up with u smiall dog in the old Texido munsion at Flushing, Lo Island, wus In the Brooklyn City Court this morning, close- Iy velled, on o writ of habens corpus, eoun- sel seeking her dischnrgs from the Peniten- tiary on the ground of a defectlve eommit- mentand other frrogularities, The Judie held that tho errors were notof a conse- quence sufliclent to dischurge tho prisoner, amd she was returned to the Penitentiary. ‘The ki sny tho womun I8 o very elenr-hendes woman, und guite tractible, She has glyen no trouble at the Penltentiary, Latterly she hes not been 1n oud health, 50 she was not nsked to work l‘n the shipeshop, Tlad Mrs. Allen been dls- charged the ofllcer was presont to arrest hor on u chargo of larceny from Mary Humntll TUE STATE SENATE, b? resolution, nsks the Quarantine Commls- sfoners whuther the quaranting eatabilsh- went eaunot be made selt-supporting by de- voting & portion of the large fees now aceru- Ingz to the 1lealth Ofticer of the port to tho muintennnco thereof, The Heulth-Ofico foes last year wera $100,000, PRANG'S CHISTAAS-CANDS, A private view was given to-nlcht of the deslgms contributed by the Christuins-card campetitors for 1881, lustituted by L. Prang & Co, Pho Hrst competition In” the serles took place tst ¥ and was a mate fer of genernl xlmpulur and profos- slonal nterest, but this year its attractlons are tanfold greater. From almost every part of the conntry and from othor lands love come American nppliennts for the prizes of o ), 8800, nand £200; and, thsiead Tof ' 500 testants, the number Is more than 1,000, nmong them ||\nu£ distinguished artlsts, severul of the best-known uiembors of the Soclety of Amerfoan Artists huve sont spocle mons of thelr uptitudy for decorative work, Most of the deslgns contaln flgures, and most of the figures uro angels, It I8 All - Angels' duy ot the ** Awcrlean art-gallury,” ‘Fho” conventional conception of Cliristins has, In scores of Iusrum-es. e ruymcud by ong that is origlnul and appro- I;r ate, ‘Tho exhibition s regarded eredita lo nliko to the organizers and contributord. PASSENGENS ON FULTON FERRY-DOATS delayed by lee aud fog this winter beheld with n cfn sutlsfaction to-day the work o the e on the East River bridee placing the tiour-hewns of the bridge In position, ‘Fhese tlour-bewmns avy lu the form of swull trusses hirty-twofnches I hight and forty-two sid a halt feet long, 'Che “extremy width of the bridgo Wil Lo vighty-five fect, and the two tlour beams ure bolted togother end for snd muking practically ong bewm spanning the extreme width of"the bridge. Six of these tlour bentus aro fn position m the ulmllngu at the Brooklyn tower, threa i vach opentog, and two are uttached to suspended yopes on tho lund spun of the Brooklyn slde. THE DEMOCRATIO PAUTY IN BROOKLYN Isnow. xlechlmll{ disrupted, and ex-Congross- nan ‘Phomas Klnsell, editor of the Brook- Iyn Eagle,snys: *Fhociuso of thebreak is the determination of i lurge number ot Denos eruts not to submit wuy lomer to the rule of tha boss, Chuncoes of rnpnlrunihu turuy up- an onr ability to disintegrate thy Inflgenses which miado the buss w possibility, mul ths Loss In thne a very Insolent autoerat,” THE NEW YORE HOUTICULTURAL BOCIETY hus sceured 360,000 of tho $300,000 wanted for n new hall In'the central part of the clty. LAWEON N, FULLER, A VOLITICIAN, has been sued by the sugur-refining firm of J. A, laveweyor & Son, claiming damuged oI $100,000 on the the kround that, ut & weets Ing of sugnr inorchants and refine purpose of considerlng and -takiug steps to regulate, by appeal to Congress, tho existing tarhl on sugar, Mr. Fuller made a statement :lll'x::nrllnvenmyur & Co. nduiterated thelr JONAS 1 BAMSON, DEALER IN COFFEES AND BPICES, of Chambers street, has filed an asslanment, The sume party made an arsignmont & year ago, The amount of Habilities Is not ascer- talned, THE SALOONKEEPERS. Acquittal of Ono of the Lot Charged with Sclling Liquor on Sunday. John Nauders, Frank Schwuchow, Adolph Roth, Jacob Gnstal, Charles von Kuchman, and Herman Fink, tho six saloonkeepers who keep salooun on Madison streot, betwoon the bridge and Halsted streot, and who have been nrrostod nt the fustance of J. W. Lyon, charged with keeping their snloons open on Bunday, were brought Lefore Justice Walsh tn the West Mudlson Btreet Pollee Court yosterduy morn- g, Cyrus L. Illanchard, the nttornoy for tho prog- ccutlon, opened tho nrgument by stating that ho oousidered that a Polleo Justice hud unly the righitto ditna an examining Magiatrate. Tho Crhminol Court, bo clatined, had jurisdiction of tho offeuse, and, consequentty, the Justico had only to detormine whothor or not there wus cuttae to hold the defendants to the Criminal Court, Mr. Itubens repliod that, by statuto, Justices of the Peaco wero invested with originnl Juris- dicton in nll vases of mlsdemoanor where tho punishinent {8 by fino only, and that when tho fine docs not oxceed $2X), tho highest penalty provided by tho Criminal Court for the oftanso (04 nut;rlm.’ n 8aloon open on Sunday, tho Justico :"‘I“l’":)".‘l'(n. the case and dispose of it as scemed Justico Walsh, nftor conalde - ment, dockled that tho cnse Wrxn"!' c%srl;rg:xlo which he had the rlght todisposcof. Mr. Rubens thon toved to_ Luve n fury impuneled, und the cusc was ndjourned till 1 o'cloek. At the afternoon sesafon severnl hours woroe triticd away fn the sclection of tho jury, whicl, 18 Hually made up, conslsted of three Uermans and three Amoricans, The ovidenco hrought forward by the prosccution was similar in every rospeot to thut in the case recentty tried n Justice Brayton's Court. 'Two embluyts of tho Temperance League had entered the saloons sunday, and bnd fouud the proprictors eagaged a8 on week doys in selling beer and lguor.” Sev- crul houry more were consumed by Mr. Tilni ard in bis speoch, and by Mr., Rubena in_his iy, and it was nearly 6 o'ciock when tho cuso of John Uaudor, saloonkeeker at No. 114 Madigon streot, the first on tho above list, was #lven to tho Jury. They tinde short work of tha cuse, angd, after onl i few minutes of dolibera- don, bronght fu & verdlet of nut rulity. A shout of Joy went uy from n Inrgo crowd of siloonkeopers and tholr ~symputhizers, who were present all through tho procecdings. Hut fow advoentes of tho tempersico cause wers presout, and they qulctly Gled out of tho court room, apparently disgusted with o Jury who coutd not ubide by the laws uf the Statu and ronder u verdict accordingly. e CHARGED WITH RIOT, James Foley, ono of Finkerton's night wateh, Willlam A, Veltz, wagonmuker, and Bamuol Crooks, with the fien of 8. D. Kimbark & Co., were booked at the Chiengo Avenue Siation last night, and gavo ball fur tholr eppearauce In court to-duy upon a charge of rlot. The arrests wore the outcowe of an exeiting oncounter yesterdny — nfternoon nt the vorner of Cuestnut und Chirk stroetd. It lv’)l!l.'llr! thut Wurren A, Picts, wagonmnkor at No. 274 North Clark strect, beeamo Indehted to 8. D. Kimbark & Co, to tho awount of £,500, and tocover that amount the firm obtafued Judg- munt ngalust him, ana prooceded yester- day to levy upen _his stock. No, 20 13 oveupled by A, J. Pitts, fatbor to Warren, nnd who clulms to carey on o wn{gm-nhmon- tirely independent of hils son, ‘Tho buliding, Nos. %74 and 236, 18 Jointly owiied by father and gon, nnd in making tho levy yeaterduy Voitz and his purty, upon the strength of o bill of salo of Warren's fnterest at tho nominnl prico of €10, usurped certatn portions of the territory to which tho clder Pitts Juld clalm. Tho Kimbark party ciine upan tho soonu with 4 turge fores of men, and il went smootbly cnough untli thoy taid hands upon property which tho elder Pitts pro- clalmed to be biy, and then thors wis a row, ‘.'l‘hl\ polleo iy were nduced to Interfere, and tho three arrested were ull of tho Kimbark party, who remnnined to sce tho fight ont. A civit case, rathor thun o criminal one, {8 likoiy to be the tigal outeonie of tho dilliculty : e e— . FINALLY CAUGHT HIM Officers T, i, Owons und John Gundorson, of the Wuat Chigago Avenua Station, hud au nmug- ing ndventure yosterday, Thoy wore detailed to Ko to Jellerson and urrest u young wanof 19 yourd inmed Clem Aloxandor, upon n charge of stealing raflrond-iron uid othor proporty from the Northwestern Rallroud, syileh he conveyed I Iarga quantitics to this elty, using his fathor's toam und wagon for tho purposo. The futher keeps o Mllwaukee avenue Junk-shopy and only recontly wnnved hls residencoe to Joferson. After searching nbout for a long tme tho oilte cord wore flonlly dircoted to Aloxander's home by twa colored men living in the vivinity. The young man.saw them as they wore entering the yord, mod *sccked a large Nowloundland dog itpon them, whilo bo rin and nttempted 1o creape. The dog ennght Officar Hunderson by tho coat-inils und provented hhm Jolning® iu chuee, und Officer Owons shortly after met with ovon o moro serlous mluhx“r. Ho ran Alexander Inton coruer of tho yurd wherv thore are several wells, and stumbled {ato one of them about twenty fect deep, Fortunately the officor isa oud swimtner, and he managed to kogp lmself afloat, und fnally sucecoded in clambering vut, Tho chase continued in 4 most exciting manuer untll theyouny thief wus final- Iy enptured. e wos taken to the West Chicago venuy Stution,aud was there locked upon & variety of churges, A WRETCHED DEATH. John Proctor, an employd of R, . 8herman, 8 baker dolng bushiess ut No. & Sanger stroet, reported at tho Twenty-second Streot Statlon nt 4:30 yosterduy aftornuon thit there was o wowan lylng doad innbarn in the rear of No. 544 Twonty-sixth strcot, Onicer Thomas Muaher, who was sent to Investiygnto, asoertalned that tho remalns wero thogo of Magglo Brierton. Froctor, who occuples an apartmont in the barn, stated that ho hud known tho wamnn for long thme, and she was ontlrely without inoans, and upont botug disenargod rom tho County Yo pital Just Bunday hud sought sholeer with him, e wis 1l whon she gained admittance 10 tho hospital, and was but little improved when ulschargud, Mrs, Hriorton was a marrled womnn, but rufused to live with bor husband, and Lind Iatoly bounino n worthlcsd wna drunkon ereature., Tho police stato that Proctor {s n dissiputed ofd rasonl, pnd that rumor hus 1 ha {8 |n tho bnblt of keeping stray wolien in hils upartinenty, nud furnishivg thom with all the liquor they can drnk. c g —_— HELD UP, Qoorgo Woodward, an ¢mployd of the North- westorn Hallroad, upon reoeiving a month's pay dont §20 home to his wife, bought himsolf & pair of now boots und some other articles, and wont upon & sproe with what mmoney ho bad rewmaining. ‘Whilejn Abbey'ssuloon InTtotten Row,onOlinton - streot, ho madu o lavish displuy of his monoy, and it lu subposed that ho was followed out of 1ho plave by throo fuutpads. Asull ovonts whon b hud turiied tho cornor of Randolph and Clin- ton atreets u trio of youny mur} trippod hlm up, rolied bim over und aver in n snow-bank, and thon _ protended to asdist - bim homowanl, Whica ho had regained his feot mux wpeedily ran away, and shortly nrtor ho inl by wallot contalning brtween ¥50 and 00 cas e ———— > HIGHWAYMEN, Albort Powers and Johu Tilfany, young men weil known to tho police In the Nurth Division, aro lockod upat the Chicago Avonuv Siation upon & churge of highway robbery, Hoth bhave been identliied as fuotpads who on w:’ldilleml, plz'::- cigur=denlor named Honr: 10 e e Tunien Mirbet bridgo, And bim of 830 worth of v|¥um Thoy ucoo plistied tho Job In true prafessionul stylo, snd atitlud thelr vietim's cries fof help by cramming o sllk handkorehiof futo his mouth, Dotootlve ¥inun mado tho arresty. An Elopoment, Prom time immoemorlal children havo elo) fruw under thoir lulronla‘ noss, but it 13 seldomn that i frivoluus widow of 65 ly compelied to elre cumvent borson by eloplng. Nush Hush, aged 76, Jiving in tho Cutekilly, near Kingston, w uid won tho widow Lookwood, ton yours his Suuiwr, Al obstreperous son ebjucted end turued bis would-be futhior-in-law out of the hNMM? duuntod, Mr., Lush, {1 o lutior et hutise. rt's [del,” olustug with clover orininal tu b vores, uppoluted’n rundoavous on tha publio highway ot Suuduy moraiug. ‘Tho witow was mim. und thoucy they desoended upon the villugo churel, whoro ‘thoy wury pronounced mun und wify fustus the troublesome son rusbed up tha alsle. Sinee it cun’t bo belpod, the youns wan expeots to treat hlv *uwful dud® decently, e ee——— Au Arlthutotical Dream, Dufuls Kxpres, Ateyear-old papil of the Coatral Schiool, who sloops with hls mothor, 1s In thie habit of tulking wlll’u wulovp, uad o fow nlghte uygo the lady wid uwukuenod by the strunge conduct of bor little son. ‘fhu Loy, it scows, wis droawing that ho wus douw @ sut Ig urithmotio, and fanoled bl Wother’s fuo wis i slute. Bho ullowed bim to ut the lluu{‘lnnrr Hgurna down on the imugi- nrln slute, but when hu spit on his hand aud was wbout to erasy the uxamplo sho devniod 18 bigh thue to diapel the illusion, which yhe did by shuking tho youug man until ko awoke.