Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1881, Page 6

v L] THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, MARCII 1, 1881—T'WEL W YORIL. Marked Depression in the Val- ues of Sccurities in Wall Street. A Drop of 7 1-4 in Western Union upon Announcement of an Injunction. The " Fifteen Millions of “Water” Not Yot to Be Divided Among the Stock-Jobbers. Afier the Mud and tho Stenches o Great Fog Visits the Mao=- tropolis. Accounts of the Numerous Disas= "ters During lts Long-Cons tinued Prevalence. Inventor:Edisnn Moves to n FIfth Ave- nue Manslon with AN His Works. @en, Grant Will Not Bo Present at Wash- ington During the Inaugural Festivities, WALL STREET, DEPRESSION, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yok, Feb. 23.—The week opened on the Stock Exchange with a fuirly steady specultation, and In most instances prices showed a fractional advunce on the closing quotations of Saturday, In the early deal- Ings some of the lending shares rose slightly, but, at the First Board, a free seliing move- ment was developed In Western Unfon, which resulted In a deeline of 74 In that stock, The depression fn the shares wos dus to the announcement that an injunction had been Issued apainst the distributlon of the $15520,590 of serlp representing the Inerense in the capltal stock of the Company. 'Ll general list also breame depressed and fell off ¥ to 6%, tho latter in Cannda Southern and New Jersey Central; Unlon Pacltie sell- ing down 4355 Hannibal & St. Joseph com- mon and Defaware, Luckawannn & Western eachi 413 Northwest 4; Denver & Rio Grande 8344 Nushville & Chattanooga and Hannlonl & St. Joseph preferred each 84, ‘The mar- ket continued unsettled untit near the close of business, when the denllngs were charse- terized by A BTRONG TONT, and the closing prices showed a recovery rangiug from I to ¥, the Intter fn Denver & Lo Grande—New Jeysoy Central, lannibal & St, Joseph, Western Unjon, Canada Sonth- ern, Lake Shore. Unlun Pacltie, Wabash Pa- cific preferred, and Loulsiann & Missourd River being nlso prominent in the hprove- ment. In the statement issued from the Clearing-House on Saturdny lnst the decrense 1n deposits was stated at §21,170,500, whereas it should haye been $11,150,500, TIIS ERiton led to n corresponding one in the figures rep- Tesenting the surplus reserve, which, instead of showing n decrease of only 2,821,900, fn Tenlity shows a Joss of S4,821,000, nnd the banks have o deficiency of $1,014,625 in the amount of reserve which the law requlires them to hold. TIHE MONEY MARKLET still continues somewhat stringent. Call Juans on pledge of stock collateral were ef- Teeted during the mornine at commisslons ranging from one-sixteenth to one-fourth of 1 per cent per diem, In_wdditlon to lexal In- terest, and durine the nfternoon as hizh as three-eighths of one per cent s day was pald for accommodation, In the lute dealtings un easier tone prevalled, and capital was offered at 6 per cent, at Which rate the markot closed. Government-bond denlers supplied thelr requircients at 56 per cent, ‘Thno loans and prime discounts are nominal, ‘The sterling exchange market was wealk, the nomina n.qkh'l':immmtluns Were mar down two cents, té 478 for sixty-day biils and 48014 for demand, and the very lowest rutes slnce the decline set in were inmle on actual transpstions. 1t does not seem probuble that any further reductions will take plu unf; change in rates that may result Is | o be in the direction of higlier prices, RAILROAD MONTGAGES Jrere Irregular on o moderate volumo of Dusiness, Erle cansolldated seconds declined Trom 3¢ to 975, nnd closed at 98; Boston, Ilartford & Erle firsts advaneed from 555 10 50, receded to 513, and recovered to 55; Kan- sas & Lexns’ firsts receded from 100 10 1054 do seconds fell off from Bii¢ to 8, und recovered to 80373 Iron Mountain first preferred incomes” sold down from 03 1o 0, and recovered to 02173 Kunsus I'a~ cific rose from 10234 to 104, andl reacted to 1053 Texns Paclfic land-erant incomes declined from 827 10 8034, unul recovered (o b33 Bup- lington, Cedar Riplds & Northern firsts fel] ft 1004 to 03140 Central “lowa debentures from ndinng, — Bloowington & Wester firsts from 873 to S35 Indlanapolis, Deeat & Springtield second Incomes 1 B 1o hs; Louisvilte & Nnshville genceral Gs from 1065 10 1024 Linke Erlo & Western firsts from 1004 10 108; Nushvitle & Chattanooga fivsts from 118} to 18; New York, Yennsylvanin & Ohlo first c from 62 HOT ngomes to 01 Now Jursey Central adjustments from 112 to 109; Ollo & Misslssippl seconds Trom 12434 to 1247 Oregon Navigatlon firsts from 107 to 160:¢; Ohio Central firsts froy 103 to 103341 do Incomes fro 3 to G4 Jome, Watertown & Ogdensburg consul dated firsts from 83 to 57; St. Paul & Omalin Construction s from 10737 to 10585 St. Paul consols [rom 1211{ 10 1203 do flrsty, Southern Minnesots Division, from 1073 10 2005 Wabash firsts, St. Louls Division, Trom 110 to 109; Central Pacllic firsts trom 3182 10 115 Unton Pacltiesinking funds from 1'.51§q to L2, Coluthus, Chicugo & Indlinn Central supplementary firsts advaneed from 104 10 1053 (o ineomes” trom (514 to 073 Chi- cugo & Alton incomes front 1035 to 100 Den- ver & Rlo Grunde, coustructlon s, from 112 10112575 Denver, Sunth Park & Pacitie frsts Irom 105 to 10543 Unlon Pucltic thsts trom 133 1o 1105, TIE MARKET, 7Y the Waatern Assoctated Press, NEW Yok, Feb, to,-~The Euen ng Post sayi: *lnthe money market stock brokeis are payhig 146 to 5 of 1 percent per duy, plus per cent. “Thess rates uro of course lower thuu Friday and Saturday, but the nioney market must vet be ealled stringent, ns abovy noted, "The conditions of the money matket devend upon the extent of reller from thy Treasury und o the recelpts of money trom outof towi, Tho Treasury, up to noon te- duy, suceceded in buying only 321,000 5 wid ¢ per cent howas, The anonnt bought on Fri- day was §4,0 maklng the k4 el oz Eaturdisy 31,618,500, relivt exaet firures of thus tar glven up to hoon to Jewlll thus be seen that of which the Treasury offered 10 by S2,611, are yet withheld, “I'ho Sub Treusury’ was Lgxbmr at the Clearine-Houso this morning, 2,007,000, About onc-half thls sum wis die on chculmjuuunl}ul Wistilngton und_ depoye fted fn New York banks tor colleetion. Whily compuratively littlo money I8 coming out uf the Treasiy, the deposits towithdriw vankenote eirenlalion ure wlao small, thews te-day being $55,550 ensh nnd 8,700 colleeted on chieeks deposited Sutarday; total, $125,050, VEVERSH, *The Stock Exchangn Very fuverla, but thes WHd excitemeny whl Baturday, All eve ress 10 witeh th unding Ll tho suntinue o o the Friduy and are turied upon Cane netlon respecting thi : The seeuritles sud whares Which advaneed so much Saturduy afternoot 81¢ generally lower to- Weatern Union w3 especially devressed on the report that the injunction hud been_contined, prevent- Bu the disteibution of 315,00.05) sérip, "The exchange warket 15 quite demoralized wl nowdunl, Quatntlons have been murked duwn B, to 47855, for aity days, and 451 1or demand, Rates for uctuith business wueh OWer: but very few transactions ur effects 1 3 rate cannot be given th any deeree of correctness,” ONE OF THIE CAUSES that went far toward atlaying the pante and indueing fresh purehases of stocks Saturday wis the unexpeetedly favoruble weekly ank U bsted Dy the Cletring-Tlotse, whilel placed the reserve at S1L480,%55 nbove Al Jegzal vequirements, Asearly ag 1050 yoster- il morntne it wag reported aroand Walt atreet that there had been o mfstake of 210.- 00000 I deposit aecounts, vedueing the “reserve to 81,014,625 below tho legal requirements, * and prices fell off, i part owing {0 the report. 1t was not until 1:45, however, that oflicial announcement of the mistake was mnde by Asslstant Manager Colin 1% Ritter, who fing been In eharge recently, during the liness of AManager Camp, These fucls gave rise to a good deal of comment by those who had lost money throngh the blunder, and tho delny in reetifving 4 Ritter said,’ in explanation, that tho custom Is for two elerks to make nyp the weekly balatiees, ono using the bnok and the other manifold coples Intended for tribution. If thelr foizls balanee the fipnres e assumed to be eorrect, and the statement s made pubtie. By AN UNFORTUNATE COINCIDENCE Saturdny last the manifold clerk omitted 10,000,000 from the deposits of the City Bank, ‘making them $303,400, instead of £10,- AELA00, ns they should fiave heens while on the hook the initial tieure of the Chemienl Banls deposit, nmotnting to S13,160,000, wns so faintly written that tho book clerk over- lonked 1t In adding up the columns, and in this way tho two totals balaneed, nnd both were $10,000,000 It was known Yise terday that a blunder to that extent esisted somewhere, but where it could not be nse tained untll an ollicer of the City 3 polntedl it out on the manifolit’ shortly be- fore Ritter mnde his annowncement,” Tho hook wug then examined, nnd o eorrespond- ing blunder In the Chetleal Banlgs necount was discovered, © NUFUS 1ATCH, in an intervlew on the recent panie, sald ton Times report * The general chnrge that the Nutlonwl banks are responsible hus o shadow of truth, but the really responsible parties are the Seeretary of the Treasury il Congre The responsibliity of tho banks rise: 1 emls In their loans on securitles with fictitious values, ‘The uilicers of the banks have been eontributing to o panic by their loans on printed tissue paper, which bretends to reprosent property that is actunlly mortgnged three or four thoes more than jts cost or what it can be duplieated for to-day.”” THE “wonLn,” In Its Wall street zossip says: * It is reported that the consolidution of the ronds of the Southwestern systen will be eomploted ny soon 08 Gould returns from his trip, and he sous to hasten this event,” WESTERN UNION. NOT ALLOWED TO DIVIDE $15,000,000, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, NEW Yo, Feb. 24, —The declsion of Chief- Justice Sedgwiek, of the Snperlor Coutt, to- duy restraining the Western Unlon Telegraph Company from dividing $15,526,500 of Its new capital stock among Its present sharcholders, In accordunce with the terms of the nzreement for the consolidation of that corporatlon and the American Unlon and Atlantie & Pacifie Tetegraph Companles, is based upon n motion for the continuance of a temporary Injunction restraining the Western Union Company from fnerease I Its eaplial stock from $41,000,000 to $£50,000000, nnd from dividing § 000,000 of this increase among the stockitolders ns compensation to them for cush dividends which might have been dis- tributed during the past sixteen years, but which were hield as surpius earnings of tho Company and invested in real and personal property. . THE SUIT IN WHICIL THE INJUNCTION WAS ARANTED is brought by William S, Willinms, s the holder of 100 shares ot Western Unlon stock, to prevent the purchnse of tho property of the Amerlean Unfon and the _\tlntie & Pacliic Compnnies by the Western Union, or _to compel Cthe Directors of the Western Union Compnny to muke good gn‘y felency that wmay be found to exlst el 1 the value of that I;ru(n-r(y and the consideration paid for 1t by the” Western Unjon, At the time of the drgument on the wotlon 1o continne 1t “during the lithautlon, * Chief-Justice Sedgwick mare the injnnetion Inoperatlve exeept so far us it ve- strained the Western Unlon from dividing new stock amoung 13 present sharcholders., Ile then suid I knew of no authority for* suel adivision, but would take the mntter under eonsideration. BDISON. TS LATEST MOVE, Spectal Disatch to The Chicago Tribune, Nrw Youx, Feb. 23,—Prof. Edison has given Menle Park the shake, and removed, bugz and bazgage, family and entire stafl, to New Yorlk City, and taken up his abode nt 05 Fitth avenue, This house, n tour- story donble | brown-stone bullding, formerly known as the * Bishop mansion,” hus heen leased for a long term of years to the Edison Company, und hiere atl the tech- nieal departments of the business ure to be comducted, Trof, Edison conslders his luvention complete, and will now devote his attention to introducing the llght In cities, 1lIs system & to llght citles only, nnd, as that field 1s so vast, he will not undertake the lzhting of buildings, Viee-President Eaton sald to-iay that Prof. Edlsow's invention was com- pete, and they were at work getting rights in different cltles to put tho wires In the atrects, tnd to lght the street lamps. ‘They Il received 8,000 or 4,000 applications (o Hlght houses and hotels, but the former busk- ness was too Inrge to wndertake the lntter, DBEECHER'S ORGANIST. BROWNE SUPERSEDED DY ARCIHEN, NEW Yok, Feb, 28.—Tho placs of Henry Eyre lrowne, rexular organlst of P'lymonth Chureh, was filled: Sunduy by IFrederio Archer, recently from Englud, After the morning servieo o meeting of the Music Coni- witteo ot the ehurch was held, und Beeeher stited that ho wished to seeuro the services of Archer for the ensuing year to sueceed Browne, who has played in Plymonuth Church siueo John Zuudel was made orgnne 13t emerftus abont four yenrs ngo, 1T WAS WITI SURPRI thut Deechier's views were recelved In the Musle Committee, und 11, 1. Ciafiln_and John B. Hutchinson and others of the Com- nitten onposed the chunge. After conslder- able disenssion, howover, Beechor’s Views Ymvnllml.mld Archer was elected orzanist, 118 cuguzoment will begin Muy 1, 1u s res ported that Browno refused an engagemont i Methodist churel n Brooklyn only two weeks ngo, Miss Tttt L Shuns, leading soprano of the choir of Piymouth Chureh, hns refused 1o relew her enigenent to sing there, GEN. GRANT, A, ~According to an In- terview printed, Gen, Grant says ho witl not b in Washington on nsuzuration-day, o hud n very cordlal Jetter from President Huyes, nsking him to dine ut the White 1Houso on Mareh 2 with tho Cablnet, to meet Gen, and Mrs, Garfleld, Tle will by glad to unlto in any courtesy to thy Preshient, but seuds bl regrets. 'Phere will bo sueh a crowd and such o muitltudo of his friends that he shrinks from tho ordeal. Ilo leaves New York on Mareh 7 for Mexleo, via Clilea- ko und St Louls. It he gaes vy Washiugton atail it wonld beto usk “Congress o wet by Justica to Japn and venove {ho staln from The honor of “the United States by veturning to Japan the fndenmity exucted - the Clmunskl aflalr, rronyce, WH g Spacial Dispateh to Tus Chieago Tritune, New Yous, Feb, 38.—~Winter wheat more active, In good part forexport, on u genermlly stronger though varluble murkot, Na. 2 red again decldedly the fuveri gradous well with shivpers as with speenlativé operators, and carly deliveries gained for the day avant 4@ 5{ cent o bushel, Rtullroad certiticntes vxcup. Uonatly strong at the advance, and optious also worked up about 3@¥ cent u bushel, leuving off tiemly at the highest figures of the duy. Nu. ) white In good request, but otfered with reserve, sud quoted up about d@ g cent o bushel, thus checking bustness, Spring wheut dull, but strong In price, -Sales No, 1 1.1 losing ot 51,20 do May L0, elosing at SLI05 bids No, dred ap SLBEG ungraded red ot 3111 as toyuallty, cony moderately active, eblelly in tho speculative Interest, with early deliverles guoted some- wwhat steadier than at tho elose on Saturday, and options advanced 4@ cent a bushel, Sales of mixed Western ungraded at Kig@ bil¢ cents, ns to quality; New York ateamer mixed at HE0IE cents, closing at 5oL cents bid and 6624 cents asked s New York stenmer yellow at bilg cents, elosing b 50}4 cents b low-mixed at 01 cents; white Western and Southorn at 63@:H cents for cholu OATS, BYE, AND HARLEY. business reported in ants, mostly In the optlon lne, al, however, generaily smnewhap easier prices, though the May op- tlon on No. 2 continued quite fivm, w8 i | favor with buyers. Sales of whire Western ungraded nt “Hee 15 conts, ns to quality; mixed do nt ¢ cents, the lat- ter for very faneys whiie State nt 471448 cents; mixed State nominal; No. 2 Chleago quoted at 41 cents. Itye quoted ‘steady on a moderata export Inquiry, A bont-lond of prime Jersey nud Penusyivanla reported sold at $1,03, Barley very auiet at previous prices, STOCK OF GRAIN, "l:lm stock of grain ot this port Is reported AL S 2,088 bushels wheat, ngal bushels on Monday of Tast w bushels o) t 1,505,801 Monwday els rye, burley, 03312 bushels wmalt, 1 4 pers, 480,111 bushels of uats, The aogrente of graln fu warehotse here 8 4624650 Intsh- els, naninst 200 hushels kst Monday G488, husl Maveh 1, 1880, und 6,427,477 , 1SiN, PROVISION: Ttusiness falrly actlve in the line of hog procfucts, ehietly fn WY i Vestern steam Tavd nnd on speeulatlve neconnt, but at heavy amd le- relne prie Western mess “pork -in thnlted request for early delivery, qnoted at tho elose nt $15.00 for ol mess, SHLO0@ 16,121, for new do, ind [nthe option line dall wul unsetled, with April ontlons quoted at S15.50 bid and $15.59 nsked s May at $15.60 bld aned 8180 nsked, Daeon very dull heres long ciear quoted at 8k cents, nul short clear ut 84 cemts. Western steam lard wore freely deait in for carly deiivery, but at ve- dueed figures, rullng ot the close at abont S04 2@10.45 for contrnet grade, mud In the option ilm- an aetive movement had been re- Qnrlw(. but at lower rates, Marc 11 104285, April ot 8104734, May June ut $10.55, h closh at 811 THE REST. Tallow in less request, with sates noted nt 63@oige. Raw swgars In very modernte de- mand, wWith fatr to gond retinng museovado elosing at 7@lve, Retined quoted generally a slntulc easierund frregular on a slow move- ment. A falrly active demand reported In freiahts, ciifetly in the grain intevest, at gen- erally flrm_rates, For Liverpool, enie- menis reported by steam, tlour at 23 1t55d@ i1 b, wostly through frelghts and forward shipent, and by olitport steamers ns low as 28 1134, Grain anoted at 5L Drovis- Tons it 223 Gdiws2s tdy ehlefle’ througl frefght, and by outport steaniers as fow 223 0d@ 25, GREA'T TOG. TIE FERRY-BUATS, New Youx, Feb, 28,—The Fog to-nlght wig of exeeptionnl denslty, The Alaskn and Montann, of the Ioosevelt ferry, came In colllsion. The Intter’s cabin was stove in. Edward Taylor, of 250 South Fifth street, srooklyn, had o leg broken, and several other persong wers Infured. Women fatuted and o scene of terror reigned on both boats for some thme, The ferry-bont Mineolu, of the South Ferry, mistook her Janding-pince, and ran Into Pler 1, Eust River. When she struek the pler the pussengers began to jump off, and Dr. G. W, Wells, of Na. 307 Clinton street, Brooklyn, had a leg broken, The North Iliver terry-bouts were all delayed, and made freegalar telps, One of the Puvonin pferry-hoats crushied the fan-tail steamer - Saratoza in teying to make her slip, The Conrtlandt street ferry-boat ran Into Pler 10 in tring to mnko landing, nnd the Hoboken ferry-hoat stenmed fnto the buy before it discovered it hnd gone nstray, OTHER DISASTE This morning the ferrybonts Alaskna and Montuna, ot the Willlamsborg ferry line, colllded " off Broome street. The Mon- tana was erowded with passengers on their way to the eity, The Alnska bore down on her, erushing in the Indles® eabin, Joseph Taylor, No. 530 South FIfth street, I8 known to huve teeelved severe Injuries, “The Fulton ferry-boat Unjon col- Hlded with the tug-boat Beni ‘Thers were three elevated rallway colilsfons this morn- ing. lives were lost. ~ All tho sbove acel- dents were cansed by the fog, which was o denge ns to delay the rallway traing in all di- reetions. soc1 Y ENTS OF THL LAST WE PENITENTLAL SEASON—310V. BEAU MONDE, New York Sun, Feh, 77, This last week before the beginning ot the _penltential season bas been erowded with soclety events; but tho interest of the gny world has centred ehiefly In the $uchelors’ ball, which took place on 'I'hursiny evening. Nothing appronching it In Invishness of d@oratlon or pieturesquencss of general effect has been' seen In New York for many yeurs, wud too mtieh pralse eannot be nwarded to the taste and judgment which transforimed 1 bleak, bare, and most unpromising concert- hall Intow refined, elegant, and luxurlons balleroom. "The embellishments, trom the drapery of searlet velvet, with Its heavy gold embroldery,which concenled the ugly front of the boxes, to the tasteful prowmenndo covered with erlinson carpet, and Hned with n double row of orange (rees, ferns, palms, and other hothottse plunts, were most admirably pianned and liberally carried out, 'The mirrors, so plueed us to doubla tho appar- ent longth of tho dancing arenn, gava addl- tlonul heauty to the scene, und the effect of the wholo wiss to produce i novel and pleas- ing variption wpoei the stercotyped wnd so: what mwonotonnus clegance ot the Delmon| balls. "Fhe ladles seeined tlly to appreetato th eforts that had been mads in thele honor, ad thy huly patroness s they stood fn Lront of thie tl mlevors which tashed by the lght vetleeted from thelr tharas, stomn ers, i glittering parures of 18, Ilght wall Jinve been istuken forn duchesses’ vow at s London drawing-room. Amongz the youms warrled Tadies whoso heauty and dl uttrug articulur atten- tHon weve Mrs, Edwand Woualsey, erlele Nellson, and Mrs, Bowers L Waoalsey wore white satin with & network of pearls over neek and nrms, and heavy pearl frmges covering the tront of hor “gown, Haer headdres te ostrich plumes most BEFOME TIE MENTS IN THE nmcu(ullf and il mily disposel, Mrs, Nellsow's costumo of * bluek tulle with dingonal — trlmmings of Hitor- I steel wad striking and orlginal, though somowhnt eceentrie, Whtlo 3lrs, Leo looked auite rezal in white sutin and dimnonds, with teinues that spirkled and seintilinted Tn the lght arranged about her shonlders und walst, ¢ {8 needless tosny int the youug Iadivs were not fur belidad “thele maerted ststors in bewuty uid nitrictiveness, muymmmm mi- terinds hn bluek, white, and brfillant red eome posed thelr drg Ol yunng huly wore n curious combination of ek wnd’ gold, which shone like cdes of n gold_fish, or like “ vorslut ot golden 1lnks on u Knlght of “the oliden tmes, - Among thoss who woere most adibved and hest uttended jo were Misy Gunuy, Miss Appleton, Miss Lanlor, Hubbird, Mixs Clianmberlan, Miss Van Ne ek Miss Beekwith, who was alinost hididen behind the numbier of bouguets tint sho car- ded, Ihat sl enfoyed themselves thorong) 1y there cubt bu jlttie doubt, wnd thy Baehels Biall Wi prolnbly Jong be quoted s the mest suceesstul and dellghttul entertalnment of the seasun of 1831, Mis, Wikikun Jay's small and early, on Moty ovening, torher sister, Mrs, Oulitel S, wis buth uuf atul plensind, ns wits ulso Misy Muy MeClellnn's “cotilllon un Widnesday 3 white Miss Lanier’s dancugz-cliss mvetlig waa stretehed and enlorsed tlL R reachied thy lmumrfluudnl s veritablo ball, with favors, lowers, supper, and w vory srowded german led by M, selin. AMrs. Deliomio introdueed s new st very pleasunt stylo of entertaintment on Wushini- tow's Birthday, which was a mildday Tunel, followed by “duncing and a cotillion, 1The \mnlr afule wis over beforo dinner-thue, and, n view of the destruetive eftect of laty liours upun hiealth and beauty, theso morue Iniz daniees, whiels area rovival of the mal {ndo dansante of thirty years ago, might be wlopted durlng the spring aml early summer seison, On Friday evening Mrs. Lloyd Bruen gave the Iast entertadnment for the mareled & dimetne-class, Tliese teelings hnve been so i eh enjoved that they whl Fes; nest winter, Il teur Dramatie. Club et on Weditesday oventng kst at Mes, Townsenl® fn West “Twenty-fifth street, when Mo Jdames B, Potter won golden opinlons by her gracefu) pud fadylike neting In the ** Morning Call” “The seeand play on this oceasion, in which Miss Fish, Miss Rives, anud Mr, Robert Cushing distinzuished themselves, was tApoles,” by Mr. Stirals, who also wrote “The Tay Confessionnl,” both of wiich were originally published n Blackwoud's Magazine, g Several dinner parties hava been glven durliye the we Amonz then Lvo toJudza and Mis, Peabody, who have retarned fron their bridal triy and are now ag their home in West ‘Twenty-tirst street, Cards are ont for intimerable testivities on Monuay and Tuesdny next, An % 1. C, hall will take place on Mon- day evering, the lnst of the serles until Monday, when a faney-dress party is talked of, On Shrove Tuesday the three weddings hat have been already aunounced will i1l up the enrly part of the day, Miss Franees Red- mond and Mr, Livingston will be marrie very quietly, nt otme, There wlll be 1o bridesmalds aiut no general recoption, Misy Ellen Wilimerding’s bridesin ocension of her marringe to My, Edward Bell Wil be Miss Wilmerding, Miss Iselln, nul two other youtye tuties, ‘Phe ushers will bo My, Baldwin, Mo Alesander Dunean, Mr, Charles Montant, and Mr. Herbert Ashmore, Invitatlons are ont for three Mardi Gras dinners—nt Mi, Smith Clft's, Mra, W, Bl and Mrs, Fdward Matthews', Intter will be followed by daneing and a co- tillon [n the evening, o The wedding of MissJeroto and Mr, Frow- en Is announeed o take place (1 y ufter Enster, and that of Miss White of Second avenue and Mr. Stevens for the 20th of Aprit, ‘The engngement 8 announeeil of Mliss Lonise Leavite and Mr. Hilborne Roosevelt, and nlse that of Miss Annie Pownsend and M. 1. D, Ashie Wa unde: t Mr. Charles G. Franck- Iyn has pierehased the spacions mansion in Washington square belonging to the estateot the Inte Gardiner Howlad, wnd will residy there with his family during four months of the yenr, with tho” pleasing alternation of eleht months i Eupland, where he ling ul- uly bought a linndsome house, in Gros- venor sqiare, Lowdon, — "This * complety ange of yeene, elimate, and snrroundings twiee In every twelve months would seet to carry With it as much variety and possibility of outward gratifleatlon ag iuman nnture s capnhleof enjoylng, and, in all probability, the wealthy nud fashlonable on both shdes of the water will soon be following Mr, Francks Iyw’s example, and becoming residentsof two continents at the sume tue, Among those whose passages are seeured In transatlantie steamers for the spring amd summer exodns are Mr. ‘and Mis, S, L. M. Barlow, Mr, and Mrs. Leonard Jerome, M awd Mrs, Isuae Bell, and Mrs, M. M. Travers, Inu private Igtter from abrond we hear hat Miss Emily Yznags, who is now In the Seuth of Franeo with the Dueliess of Man- choster, spent several days, previons to her departure.from Buzland, with the Prinee wd Princess of Wales at Sandringham, where er plouant rendering of Ykmmllnn imn{.'s afforded great amusement to her Royal hessts, 'The micets of the Rockawny Tlunt for the soring senson are already aniounced. They wre to tage place every Wednesday sl Saturday through Maveh “and Aprll, always supposing that a_*“southerly wind and ‘o cloudy sky” nro furllmnmlni: at the right wonient, and that Jack Frost goes out with the present Administrution, SENATOR ALTLISON. SAID TO DE TIE COMING SECHETARY OF THE TREASURY, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune, ¢ NEW Yont, Feb, 2.—A telegram wns re- coivedd In Drooklyn yesterduy from exe Sherll Daggett, the stalwart adhorent of the Sherman enuse of the Chiengo National Conventlon, setting forth that Senator Alilson was @ of appointment as Seeretary of the I'reasury, The information wis necented by the politlelans for what It wits warth, comiug as it did {rom the Irook- Iyp lesder of ithe anti-Conkling faction of Kings County. Mr. Daggett's friends, who bemain his recent overthrow by tho Ilwmh- Hean Genernl Committee, are looking toward Washington this week, whera their bolitical Moses is ardently * hopine that something may turn up” toretrleve lost fortune. ITEMS. DOWN-TOWSN THOPERTY CHANGING IANDS. Speclul Dispateh o The Chicago Tribune, NEw Yonur, Feb, 23,—E, 1L Ludlow & Co., renl-estate anctioneers, huve sold the proper- ty No. 35 Wall street and Nos. 13 and 15 Broad street, to D, O. Mills, P'resldent of the Mining Trust Company, The propoerty cov- ers altogether about 8,500 syuare yards, It was for muny years o part of the Furniss estate, but at the time of the purchase for Mr. Mills it was owned by ex-Judge I, C. Gardiner, of the Callfornin Water and Minlag Company. The price pald for tho property I8 sald to bo S600,.- 000. It 18 -stated that [ Mr. Dlills s also agreed fo purchase the property ad- Jolning, Nos. 15, 19, and 21 Broad street, and Nu, 11 Exchunge place, for §700,000, On this It 1s proposel to erect & massive building, to be used n part for the purposes of o Mining Lxehunge, with entrances In Wall streat, Brond street, and Exchange place, The prop- erty at the cornor of Exchange place belongs to the Churter Onk Life-Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conm, which acequlred it from Edward Matthews, who o fow years ngo ob- tumned possession by lease mwl purehuso of o Jargo amonut of real estate In Wall and Broad streets and Brondwny near Wall street, HANLAN ET AL, New Yons, Feb, 28,.—A conversation with Ldward Ross and Wallieo Boss, tho ones- men, who yoturned from Burope to-day, fully settles tho fuet that the much- talked of challenge for a deubls seull race botween Hunlwe and Itoss agninat Davis and Kennwdy will not bo eonsldered untll the fall. It is commonly understond, aithongh Hunlan did not say as mueh, that his wlnnhyes in the races with Trickett and Luycock nmounted to nearly $20,000, KEWING-MACHINE FIEND, Ty the Western Avsoctated Press, New Youw, feb, 28.—Detectlve Charles Chambers, of Brooklyn, was shot this afters soon and seriously 1 not fitalty wounded. Mrs, Ellza Henshaw informed the polles that SOUM PEFROI WS TOIOVINE newing. chi Lronn Dher iusband's plives of by S T Fuiton street, In that eity, Detectivo Chnbers was sout thore, and found fellow nethnz In o susplelous munner, ‘The doteetive asked bl to o up-stades, when he drow n platol and fired, tho badl entering the back of the ofifeer’s agid odgine there, Chum- bers then knocked his wssullant down nud seenred Lifm, whan b gave thy mne of Ed. ward Furgeson, plias Richand Witson, 18 Pell street, New York, ‘Uwo chisels, ' serows driver, & sheath-kntfe, and 0 box of cart- rldges wore found un him, THE EVANGELICAL MINISTERS OF DROOKLA'N havet uppointed Mareh 9 n duy ot fusthig and pruyer, LOTTERY MEN, ‘Tho prineipal dificutty eretofore com- phiied or by the polles In"thete dealings with thy lattery inen hins heen the refusal of the eonrts to necept what they desmed conelu- sive sviden A lotter recetved by Superin- tendent Walling shuws that this obstnely to the convictlon of tho gaublers s been ro- woved, Recovdor Smith yeaterduy wneed Y mulnlml' of lottery denlers who had been convieted, = THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL BUNDAY- ACIOOLS OF BROOKLYN wenlght presented Blshon Paddock, of Wash- fngton "Lorrl v, with hooks und ‘an outlit Tor & Sunduy-school, and two gentlemon pre- sented bl with ensh to oreet o wission chupel, tu ba called St Peter’s, RUPPIESSING POOTAPLAYING BY HOYR The poiles are ut Iost making etforts to BUDDPIess |mul~Ym g by boys, "To-duy sev- teen Hytov-denlers and threo ponl-pli 9 who wore urvested yesterdiy, wera arrubsened, ‘The tormer were held for teiul and the ntter thed, Mit4 CAROLINE ALLEN, now in the l'vn‘zcnllnrb' for the ulutuctinn of Mary Homiuel, has been Tndicted oy the Queens County Grand Jury for attenpting o kil that persou, INSURANCE, The Receivar of tho Awmerlean Popular fe-Tnsnrance C mpml) Wi disclnrz from his trust to-day, 1Yo has pakd out 21 1353 eash on hand, $5,729, beslies 870,403 uncalleetable assets, “Fhese will he solil and the proceeds mid books deposited in conrt, A MUBDERER, nith, & negre sailor who kil seamnn_on Baster street to-day, wi arrested i Jersey Cley to-nleht, wilo etleavoring 1o ship on a southern-bound sleanier, AMUSEMENTS. THE GRAND OPERA-IIOUSH. ** Tho Voyagors in Southorn Sens, or the Chil- dren of Capt. Grant,” a epectaclo which somo tivo yenrs ago way first scen nt tho Porto Ht. Martin, Parls, was produced Inst night at tho Grand Opera-Tionse Ly a eompany wider tho management of Messrs, Tomking & i, of Bos- ton. * The Voyagoer: 18 ealled aapectae lar and romantle dvama, and 18 by Messes, A, I¥Eunery and Jules Verne, the former the Tumous worker In what may be ealled the orpinne nre melodinn, and to Intier the wellsknown another of the wild, startilng, Imposaible, tng uarratives of miventures by long and sen which could only Le concelved fn a F brafn, and hatehed by the warmth of o Fre Imaginntion, ‘Those familinr with the work of thosy two gentiemen et veadlly Imugino that thelr union In o dramntio way would turn out sometbing untque. Al they have, Interwoven with the gpeetuele, and presumnbly from the anindle ot tho gifted Verne, I8 the threml of romanco, which runs abuut ns follows: Tho curtnin tlres on n mutiny nmong the erow of tho Dritannin, u British und nitogetlier sombro wreek on the const of Faulkner's Isiand, which {980 far south you enn't think. Tha mutiny 1s led by dAyrion (Mr, Mark Price), a4 bald and bad wmunas three-ply oyebrows and a ten-pound seowl enn make him, 1o wins the crow over by kunocking In-tho hend of n rum-barrel, takes to tho lang Loat, and lenves Capls Grant (Mr. F. 8. flartshorn), James Grant (tuchel Noah), und Burek (Mr, M, I Jordan) to cool off on the fsland In tho coming Antarctio win- ter. Burck i3 drunk, and, bavine just Leen Hlogged Ly order of Capl.’ Grant, 13 howling for soduswiter sud R-c-c-revenge. 1llero the cur- tuln drops, wmld exelted #iddling. Following this comes the mansion of Lord Glenarvon, m Seotlund, Lady Glenarvon Is hearlug, with tears, tho pltcous tale of the custaways, which wis found in a bottle In the belly of & shark in tho Xnglish Chitnnol by Bub, n saflor on Lord Glen- arvon's yueht, Lord Glenarvon resolves (o sall in his yncht to tho rescuc,~tho Admiraity huv= ng wisely refused to sond succor,—nnd ombra- ces with wild fervor thodaughter of Capt. Grnt, whoat that mement appears in hysteries and n binek dress, londiuge fu Grant, Jr, (Master (L Woodruil), who 18 sutfering slimultancously with now brecenes, tho gaslings, and an neute ttuck of tragedy, Ml haeds swenr to follow Lord (ilenitreon, and tablenu No. 2 s exeitedly formed, ‘Tho third scene cibraces n Fronel seiontist and soma low comedy, but docs uot visibly inerease the chunces of” Capt. Grant's getting off his foy Tublennt fourth i o land-slide und an eurthquauko in South Amerien, una {8 rendered thritting appedrance of 0 power- M the plot in shape of @ wgurgeous Patugoniun etgar-sign numed Thale cave Olr, George R, Purksd), who is approp v trimtoed, und looks good enough to b stepped out of ove of Coopur's best novels, T clgaresizn lns contenoted Lord Gienareon, i hus Just sworn on tho Putu- gonlun Bible—~n puker devk—to aid (n thegenrei for Capt. Urant, when the disturbing earth- quake bounces in and brings down the curtain, Frulkoer's Ialund 13 presented next, where Cupl. Grant and his lttle Janmie wro undergoing the lelrru\vlllgyruur.‘s! of being slowly frozen to death, Little Jinunfe, however, bus ‘heen swale lowling sewor-igns, or fomething, and I8 wild with tever, 8o he s feel unnecensariiy cold, but g on his Inst lews with sturvation, Capt, Grant klcks on gome tmore tuel, grnbs up his , nnd sturts off to vew it be can't kUL 8 beefstenk or sumething for his de-yrh chee-11d, No suonoer toes he slide off 12d B, but enters Burcky—tho bud und malevolent but now sober Burck,—who I8 huntlug for his cer-y-rovenge. Spying tho tent, he demolishes 1t; then stunips out the Nre; then stenls tho braudy'; aml then—hn, by, hiea- w=u i i—=lights on tho sleeplur and deticious Jin- e, whont e fnstantly resolves to kiil, lu, bi-n- a=ul Justeo, Ho wakesJinmic up, that Jimmic muy feel more horror ut the situntlon then do thoe buldheaded gentlemen in tho orchestra, who areevidentty hnpatient for tho ballet, Jinmte enkes, but, strnuge to suy, feverlsily Imaglies Dhurelt o be his futher, und wunts him 1o prag, ‘Ihiy sturiles the sunguinary Durck, who Infurms the gwdlery, with a snvage grin, that ho husu'Uprayed sinee ho was o little boy,—n fact which tho gallery, In a wild orge of peanuts, roudily necepts, Thon ensues n tonchlng seene, Jinmle Is bent on_prayer, und Burek wrestles with symploms of contluent romorse, Finuliy Jimmic kneols and opens with the Lord's I'ruyer. 1le hug forgotien pll but the openuy llng, however, and Degs Burek, whom he stil funcies to b bis fathor, to help hig out. This Just riddles Burek with slugs of repentanco, and, fuiling on his knees, he Jolns with little Jimmic iu the orison, which, 1t s sud to suy, they ent dowa to ono brict and altogotbor inoorreet son- tenen, but which tho gallery, who evidently don't know the Lord's l'ruf‘ur from o Purkish Tutrol” greee with protonged en- thusingmn, AL this juncture tbo Captain ®ets buek and oxeitedly deavs w betd on Burck, not knowing how remorseful he hus grown, buc littlodhnmic rushus between and oXpliins things, und tho eurtiudn comes down on n grand recon- clllution with the uswal telmmings, A Possndo In Valparaiso follows, Ayrion and two of the eseapod mutineers aro dripking, when Lond Giendareon and s party, fneludiug the Putagoninn. clgar-sign, enter, Overhearing tholr conversation, «Ayrton Ipnins the purpose of tholr expedition, mnd resol With his com- panlons, to svlzo Glendarcon's shiv and becomy pirates. Introdielng himaelf to Milord, ]IU will pilot tho ship to where Capt cooling his heels, andrecolvesthe feevent thanks of ull Lundy, exconting tho clgnr-sign, This gen- tiemnn fixes upon the villain a penetrating au&lnvl. and informa him to ber-r-r-ware! Cur- taln. . During tho entr 'acte followlug, gig-tamps and lorgnots are vigorously patishod by tho gontles wen lu_tho orehestrt,” aod the fiddies sernpo thomsulves nearly futo asthm, for the balles fullowa. After tho bitlet I8 presonted nn Aus- trallan furest. dAyrton has led the Glendnryvon purty futo cho thickest of thickets, with u view 1o hnving tholr thronts slit by his horde of plrates, who nre followlng bohind. IHis bellish tealgn, howover, by not cscape the eagle eye the cigar-sign, for, Just 13 tho plrates eush oh to their bloody work, ho neatly turhs the tubles—n guioral massncre tnkes Plnee,—und the cigar-sign scalps the lust onw of culy smid tumultuons applse from the gals lery and feoblu claps from the gontlemen (n thu orchestra. Tableau nplath shows the mouth of the Murray River, whero n ImrInmn Is found, benrime tho intoresting legend, *Gapt, Grant, Frulknor's 8land.” This #ives what detectives call *nelow ™ to the elgurs slgn, Who aniounces that the troublea of the party ure nearly over, Tablouu X, is yet © 1o ho, but was not st night, the whale-flshing — scone. In - fts placs oceurred Faulkner's islund muin, with Capt, Urant, little Jimmie, and tho penitent Burck, (n thu lust stages of pathos and cold. An nurorn Dorealfs ts phiying . U, B, with really e of- feet, Buddenly long shivering cracks sro honrd, thon the hamraocks heave up, and the toes gy 10 pieces, and the opon poluy sea, with the rising sunand the shlp of Lord Glendarvon vidug ke unchor, 18 dlsciosed, Thon comes an vraption of ull the churactors, everybody hugs overybody, und the thing winds up, ‘Iuls outling of this extraordinary dramatic parrative ‘will exniblt ta the reader tho oppor- tunities olfered for seonlo eifeot, und the ninne per du which these “opportunitios have beon seized attones for the wenrliess of tho dinlog- wul_tho rottenness of the pluy, Tho stage of the Grand Is ruther small for the most ndvan- teaus display of snch 1ory’, yot with this ditlieulty no_finor speetncle has been seen In ftuy clty thoatro, ut least since the pro- ductlon “of »Surdanapolus ' at Hooley’s sumo threo or four yenrs slice, Every pleco of scenery und Covery property has been browslit on hore rom tho Roston Theatre, and, considering tho diflicuity of handling such . mnse of stuff, the burformanes st night went with tolerablo smoothness. There uro no lesy than te tablenux, ovory ono of whioh {8 well stgned, admirably puintod, und all the s chil ctteets wro skititnlly manigod, Tho mast notewnrthy ninang those pletures woro the cabin of tho Duncan, tho Antice Pass in South Auerien, where oceurs tho enrthquake incldent, und tho scent of the gold - fotes of Vaulparalgo, whero e " bullet holds A carnival. Tho bitlet i, of courav, ono of tho Muin tentures pf the show, una those wio huve sought in valn fnreeent spectueles for rich dregas Ingg, wotl-shupel women, fresh fuces, gonoral ablility, und genvral gargeousnoss will ind it here, Muric Boufuutl, on'0f tho best-known dance s tn Amerlea, und Mllo, Eruesting Bossl, nre_tho promieres, and M. Biboyvan Mumort ts tho bal- ot naster, Ino this scono {8 also in- troduced the Kuropenn novolty Arlel, tho tying duncer, who makes hor appearansco sudidénty from tho Hles, and ullghts on thestige, Bho moves sround the stuge I w vory gracoful wuy, wlighting on aem of the ballel masier, and ' wripping from tho stage to the fiies and from tho tlies 1o the stege in o perfectly casy Wiy hf tho aidof u skilitully concented” wire, which I8 fustoned to the biek oF hor dress i somo wity und hung on vulm_vn in the root thy theatee, ‘Cho bullet havo besn woll trained, and the pletures and groupings prosented by thom \:nrr recelyed by tho uudicnoe with enthushstio upninuse, Janes » o o u atrong liking for nudienico was o very large one, tho house belng entirety tilled, andtho lively tuuner i which thoy npplanided tho benuties of the spoc: tucle wonld idlcuto that the buslness during *ho run of “The Voyagem" will e very lurge. Tho engugement will be for two weeka, TUF UNION RQUARE, Bpectut Dispatch to The Chicago Tvibune, NEW Youg, Feb, 28I should judgu that Mr. AL Palmer, of the Unlon Squure Cowpuny, bad made n cboleo uf o play that would prove o Within tho pust throu mionths twoate tempta been made at this thentre to Introduco adaptationa from tho French, hut even Surdou's namo falled to _commend 'l Rochat™ to favor, and * Fha Ceeole " alen foll tint, its somnambn- Tintle geonndwork proving a it 10 114 Auecoss, 7 quenen I I= #helved r oml, Tu-night tho third arte: Of the winter senson. wins aide, and with a dde- mres of suecess that mngaes well, Tho new play, which had _ been adapted Mr, W. 1L Gazaurun, for this * thontro by 1\ 18 0 denmutizatlon of Delpit’s novel, * Le Fils do Caralie.” 1t I8 i four nets, aid it cast conie prises nine characters, seleeted from the low fug artists _of the Unlon Square Thentro company, The actlon of tho «drama, fol- Iowiug " that of tho novel, diifers 1it- tle trom that of the play which the orlginal author himself made from this narru- tive, Tho ehlef differance is to he found in the milien for the lending fomnlo character by the mmerlean drammatist, In the structure of tho Tnst aet, and in the many portions of the dinlog that develop the new statns given o Coralle under her new nnme, Felieta, Tho ply drew n very litrge and - oxteemely eritionl audf- ence, and it met with/zn reception that insured Its stiecess, Tho characters are clenrly and strongly ddrwwn, and the story of woman's frabity “and explation of sin ‘18 intereating= Iy toll. Miss ltase Eytinge's reappentanes on this stage alter an absence of five vears was ona of the fentures of tho oveniog, Tho audl. eneo vecolved hier with the warmest macks of u})prnlmkmu. Fellefa alfords exeellent acopo ofr the dramatie powers of 'Thorne, Parselle, aid Mlss Eytinge, whilo the characters tuken by Miss Sura Jewett, Mr, Stoddurt, and Mr, Dc- bellevilie tro strong and clean-cut, S THE DAMNATION OF TAUST.” The sixth of tha serles of Thomas concerts was given Inst evoniug nt the Central Muste-Tinli, upon which ocenston the * Damnntionof Faust " was repented with tho same sololsts and choral and Instrumentnl materinl which upponred lust week. Iach performanen has been churacters ized by Smprovement, and with ench, nlso, the music grows upon the hearor. It has riohly repnid the alngors for thelr hard work, and s program for this evening will bo as follows: 1. Overtureto ** Oberon ... ... Wober 2, Andunte to Fifth Sy # % Dunse Maenbeo b Hunpguria Rhnpsody No. U, Overture to ** Merry Wive 0 8, Funeral March of Sarlouetio. o, Bl Danube wiltz. 10.. Seenes Neapolitnines ITAVERLY'S, “My Partner” wis reproduced nt Haverly's Theatre lnst night. The piny, for the {ngenulty and originaiity of ts plot, for its strength of churaeterlzation, for its vivid succession of striking scenes and ncldonts, nnd for tho skill- ful construction frequently notlceuble, hus been admltted to bethobest work that evercame from the pon of Durtley Camuvbell. Whon first produced in this eity about n yenr Ago It drow Inrge audiences, and witl no doubt during tho engugoment Just begun excito tho intorest of playgoors in quite ns lively n man- ner, My Partner” deals with Callfornin life, and telis n simple, romuntle story. Tho only chunge [ the original cast was the substitution of Mr, Oliver 1L Bart for Mr. Crisp In the rile of Ned Stugleton Frank Mordaunt, Mr. Louis Altlrleh, Mr, C, T, Parsloe, and Miss Dorn Gold- thwalte play tholr former purts, ITOOLEY’S. The ** Widow Bedote " company, not Haver- Iy’s, but that tn whioh Mr. Neit Burgess plays tho partof thoe garrulous old womnn Iedolt, re- appeared at this bouse lust night, Tho piceo s been seon hero several times, When It was flrst produced wo could seo little In it to commend, but n wiso Providence bas, fortu- nately for bud dramatists, idude grent diversity in tuste, wil the plsy of * Widow Dedott™ hay fived. Ansudience flatturing In aize and lberal in appluuse witnessed tho performunce lust nighit. M VICKER'S, A crowded house witnessed Salvinl's grent porformnnca of Othello lost night. The work hus beon reviewed at lenght by us alvendy, and wo need not again enter Into a detailed onu- meration of its beauties, The tragedian wilt Rive his next pertorinunco on Wednusduy ovens i, 1L wlil bo the Gladlator. 'To-night *‘Tho Guy'nor'* will bo seon. ————e—— TITUSVILLE OIL MARKET, TITUSVILLE, I'a,, Feb. 28,—01l oponed nt & highest, Bil4e; lowest, B30; closed, 8a e, ments, 39,1002 chinrters, 27,5005 runs, 111,600 PrTusvILLE, Pa, Feh. 2.~To-morrow the Titusville Herald will contain a complote report of ol opertions for the mouth of February, During that inonth there were 150 wells come pleted in the nurthern oll field aud twenty-six in tho lower country, 13 ngainst 200 und fwentys three respeetively In Janunry, Tho wro- duction of the new wells wns 4,801 buvrels, averagig 24,45 baceols per well,’ ng mniust 62 I Junuary, avernging £t barrols, Tho wolls drilling ut the close of Febriaury wero AT, a8 ngatnst 388 (i January, while vigs up and bullitng wore [0, a8 uiralnst 457 at the close of Jununry, The r(‘,nflrt 138 not regarded in the oil country ns u “bulllsh” one by any means, BADLY HURT, Fred Meyers, 45 years of ngo, whilo erossing the Michigun Southorn Itullrond trncks at Twonty-Nith street at 8 o'clock SBnturdny oven- Ing, wus struck by switch-engino No. 443 and thrown Into tho diteh, Ho recolved o cut about elx Inches long ncross tho ecrown of tho head, an was badly injured intornally, Mr. Moyers was_at the ting an bis way home from wark at tho Iilinnis Cons tral shops. e waited for an engino golng north to puss, and was run down by tho uther enuine, wi wus golrig south. Dr, iattiol d, wn? nttended him, considers his Jajuries very surious, TRIBUTES OF RESPECT, Speetat Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune, Miravaukue, Wis,, Fob, 28.—Atu meoting of the Milwaukee Bar this afternoon, called to ndmit of formal expresston regarding Senator Carpen- tor's demise, cloquent tributes of respeot wore ‘nlld lv{Uul(c(lsmtefl District-Attoraoy Hazelton® V. IL'Ebbotts, und A, I, R, Butler, It was do- clded that tho fratornity should attend tho funcral fn a body, The Common Councll this evenlng delegated five mombera to juin the es- cort of Bonator Lurpenter's remiing it Chivago. e ——— WILL PARTICIPATE. . Crianreston, B, C., Feb. 28.—The German artillory of this eity mado flunl arrangoments to-uight ta partloipate in the lnauguration cores moiles nt Wushington, CHANGE OF BASE, CINCINNATI, O. Feb. 23, ~Frank Clark, Agent of tho Amerlean Bxpress Compuny, hus been uppoluted Rusldont Manager of tho Adnms Bx- preaa Compuny, vice Alfred Gaithor docousod, ————— Consclentious Weather Prophet, | Coluimbus (Ga;) Enguirer. Mr, Catheris owaor of the” Ashvitle Fgls, n Juiper publiehed i Bt. Clile County, Afubitui. 1018 well known as 1 wmatcorologist, und his foreensts of weathor have proved it times exe truoedinary. 1o makea monthly predictions, hus prepared weather charts, and, we belleve, #ives ta the workl unnual nimnnnes, Ho 1a de- derlbed, too, 18 1 conselentions oltizan, who does unothing to create n sonsntlon, hut nnly ruports that which ho belleves to be true, Ho'ta so von- Ndont thut he eccs the portonts of a destructive storm which {8 to sweep over the Guif coast early next month that pe 18 compelied to glve WHEIE L0 tho peoplu. < It §s to bu u terribln blow, und New Orlenns 18 threatonced with un in- undation. The vxpeoted destruction la antlel- pited in the nolguborhoml of th 4th of March, A Jetter fa publishod regaeduue it e, Cuther I8 not nbsolutely certain of bis prediction, nor is ho an alarmise, “but should such un event hip- pen and b hud glvon e warnitg nftor his pres- cut Intimations, he would havo telt that he bad not perfornied his dut: ———— . A Marae Getting Bven with o Cate A hovso at Furlbault, Minn., turned loose i his master's dooryard, 8w a basket hanglug on w pole nbout eeven feet from the ground, It contuined o pet eat. 4uo horse walkod to the linsket, put bls nose up to vestiynta it, and the cut guve the Intrwding nose u fively seruteh, "The horse turned aronnd, looked buck over his #honbiler as though to tnke i und measure tho distancy, kleked, und eat, basket, and nll stot {uto tho alr ko rucket. The hore wutched tha sieeeay of the shot, thon guve u low whinny of dolight, und walked nwuy, ‘Tho Queen's Ligs, The Queen of Jand keeps pige, but the Queen of England's plxs are on an equality tn 1o uye OF N 1W AFiL uny OtHGE WolwI'S Dl This hus been proven I thie Justice's Court ut Elough, Slongh huppens to bo i Buckingbum- d thut county wus not loug 1go pro- 1 an Yjufected “distriet under the pros Yislons of tho act wimed ub the cattio-plague. Tuo Itoyal lulilif, ignorunt of tho fuct, drove 0ix Itoyul plgd and oo Hoyal calf 1o the market at Siough, whero the vigilant and fearless_ aus thovitics, nding that tho Matlllf bui no Hednso, #ent the noinals 1o the vound und hanled tho Itoyul servitnt beforo the loeal mu‘ylu(ruml. by whom ho wais flned, wiih costs, Tnusmueh ny Mr. Uludstono {8 Promier, and not Lord lesa. onslield, wo are lna posidon e assure our readers thut tho Hug und couts will bo promptly stopped oul of her Mujesiy’ il not ree mitted, and that the villngo Hnupdens who with duuntivss peund the Hoyal Bulllr wud tho plee withstood wall iot b bebraded with o blaut ax for lesc-mufoats, or oven rewoved from the = 3 commasian uf tho pence, whig hinvo beon thelr. fato ey ae miniatration. T Incldons ja mantio na Sie Willinm Guscolens s 10 %0 py: Hul to prison for lemting i o acodine b it IL bna the Superlor wdvan g t 90 the ey tlerenfier tho Royal 1t i rtog gy o e TULLGF, 0100 wiitls O T i A2Ye 16 e ould |, neeran iy iy il tint o hay I DRty innrket, 4 118 BRI iyt l"n:x?; e SPORTING THE WALKING My New Youk, Feb. 28.~Mansoy DEN, 11 A ma—TInghes, B3 mile. Krohne, 85; Panchot, 643 Sulliygn, & Howard, &) Allon, 3% Buouts, Curran, 02 pann, 47, ‘Tho contest I8 for the O'Loary bel, by Hart, the volored man, Hurt ing retired, In conseanenco ‘e, 10w heyg cantrieted throwgh overhcating, wng '.‘,..f‘:}g. fected his lungs, 24 m. score: Ilughes, 87 ard, 713 "Atlen, puny, 63: Bunl Hitras, K: h.'?.‘!.?fi‘?,’; Tanconine, pirs Mo gy fkes 1 e N i, By By 45 ol 45 T, iz Hetully f o-iight Tk A tho race with o seore of Joci th chot, 126: Sulltvan, 1205 Hire, 1) Allen, 1063 Curran, 1013 Krohne, 10); in the niriotles except Tymue s Kroho, 103 dnlght score: rohnie, 1i n 1t lton, T Burasy 105 P ",i\'(','i’if-,',“’c':;;l‘- uin, s, i % Lutcotse, g ot i s a:'l_lrrull.lu 3 Latcouse, b5, gy TITE CITAMPLON OARSMAY, NEw Yok, IFeb. 28.—ldward Hunlaz, 1y inites; YA ard, 1j2; Temainder Tolilen gy ivan, chumplon oursman, arrlved at Sandy look lagt night, nnd will come up to tho cf s nuintier of amatour outsmen il fhe pat: A u dumfre f Hanlan will give 1 i nuu. will gl hini an cutbuslastio recep ——— BERLIN, Tho Great * Subwseription LI D Royal Polonulse. ek Speclal Correspondence of The Chicago Trivuny, BERLIN, Gormany, Jan, 2.—Thg By seasoq hins fully begun in Berlin. There tuyo Leen gy rlous forcrunuers of it in tho WY Of privaty Lalls, dinners, ote.; but theopening o the Coury was not until lnst Thursidny ovening, tho iy of Junuary. Thon occurred tho * Sehleppo Coyrr a8 it 18 ealicd, bocauso nll Indles must on 1y night wear their extra court-train, which 4 bowever, carried over the arm, s it 13 ouly let down on tho oceasions of weddings and Otber groat festivitica. This *Schleppe Cour 1y noty, ball, but oconcert, glven, at tho order of 1 Emperor, by the favorit singers In tho Opern. On this evenmg aro presented any new armry 1n the way of Sceretarics of 1. ete,, who aro not granted a nro tho Ambussudors, Minlsters, and. thos high oftleos. Thon too would Lo prescated sny forolguer who bad requested and recelved pere mulgsions but tho Irussinn Court 18 s0 conservye tive that for years no one not belongring to (ke Diplomatic Corps hns been presented. Itls s difiicult u uutter, und {uvolvea so muel “reh tRpe,” that very few cars to uttompt It Th Buxon Court dlfers from the Prussinn in thls a 1 most othier respects, ns §n_ Dresden any for clgnor who is well introduced 8 cordinlly ro eelved. ‘o Bortin papers, in describing this occasion speak admiringly of the beautiful wire and charming duughtor of our Minister, Mr. White, and regret dthut thisls to bo thelr st winter here. We know of tho oveat only from th pupers, and from tho nceounts of those who ‘wero thore; but onthe following evenuy oc curred tho grout Bubscription Bull; and, having sven that, Iwill deserlbe it for the readers of Tue TRIVUNYE who eare to know whut a charlty Lull (s Mtko In Berlin, where few but Jews buve wny great wimount of money, and whero 1he lowest clusses aro oven moro miserubie thag with us, I'his I8 tho most gorgeous affair thata for clener cun uttend, s ft 18 tha only veension oa wineh be can sco the entire Court In full evens Ing-dress. Tho ball §s beld In the Opern-Honge, —tho purquet boing tloored over, and tha cotire bulldlng beauiifully decorated with flowen Only Germnna of high position buve tho privilezs of buying tickets, and forelgnors must noply fur them at thelr Legation, i this way It Iskept in a mensure seloct. It wns n curlons sight, ns well na n beautifal one, for thore, moving before one’s eyes, wee repregentatived of atl civilized nutions on the globe, many in thelr curlous national costumes, Tho Chinese anttractod much ntteatlon ou ue count of thoir danelug, and very well they Wallz 00, —Ihoy Inve caught the True Gernan hops but { noyertholes heurd several falr ones hopinw thoy should not have to make them- Belves conspleuous by daneing with thom, 3 fiest gllmpse of this, ns 1 nvpronched throuy the foyer, wus Jiks falryland—~tho logs and - gulleries, four In” uul V Iied with ladics und gentlowen lu evenlug-dro s 0o bluck or low-necked drosses wero allowed), tho musle playing, and the toor covered with hoads somely-uressed ludles and gorgeous oflicers, They were thon mll{' promonudig, n3 the dan- citg wis not to begln until ufter the Royal tan- ity cunie, which woutd ho nt 9 o'clock. In e X3 OPPOSIL those to bo oceupled by the ltoysl Tamily sat tho Ambassudors, Minsters, and athor diplomats, with their tumilies: and ull o the firat gailery wad reserved for tho ludies of the Coure, S Promptly at ¢ tho Emperor, Empress, sod me fnto thelr othur members of the family boxes; upon which every oné roso und rematoe standiug untll theso dignitarins were seattl: After tachi of the two mltitary bandshad plyed once the Roynl umily came’ down on 1 m'r tivor, und waulked 1 poloniise,~the Muster u Ceremonics golng nhieud of thom with bis baton o make way for them. It {8 n notable hict it (erman eriwds aro nlways well-betiaved: then 1% no pushing, no rush; and on this vcedslon, \rf tha presvnco ot tiolr Bmperor, they wero it urall &')llt tholr best, Al qulvtly fell back (fl(;fis tho Hoyal processton, und courtesytug deeply b i each couplo ws thoy passed. At thole bead waiked tho good old Kalser, jeading the t.rl)wnr Princess, who bonra i strong resemolance nr‘ mothor, Queon Victore, ‘Tho Lmperor mrr.:n himself Very erect, wnd shown his ugo only 18 his eyes, which ure dim and blurred, but I\\h c_}_ 8tilL" rotaln - tholr kiud, genlul exie slon. After them came tho Crown-Pe P hundsomo, noblu-louking man of 40-udd, lewdin bis mothior, tho Fmpress, who, thouvd v |-{ much younger thun her husband, lovk: ;:»flml soe and stuops very louch, 0wing 10 sou troublo rom which sho siifers ucutel o wud superbly dressed (n whito satin o mu} el with pearls, and with - tinen and necklue b enormous diamonds, Next to thom cai b0 €eldest son of tho Crown-Prinee, I'tl uu\)l!nm Whu I8 to 1sarry, on the 27th of l(hru.lrj.'m. Trincess of Schlcawly-Holstein, lle wnfori: nutuly hua not inherlted bis futher's fine p! r)u fque or fentures, and for the future menru"" Germany 18w very ordloary-lookin m:l:’ par hoped, howover, that his meatul qunlitles sy OTOVe 1o outwelgh bis physicul dull‘m.:' o Witti hio walked the Countess l'm:puw&hfi e " Grand Mistross of tho Robes. l“h”lfim‘ “tnom were Frineo Kurl, tha brothor of 1" fi-wm poror, nud, his”daughterin-law, tho PR riedtioh Kurl, aiice & wreat beuuty, Dt oy Bomuwhat fuded, though sl nduired und love) by ull, - lor husbund fullowed. .“".‘.‘.‘,‘l tbo young Princcss of SMelnou """"hr (] Crown-Prince, and murried ut the lllult' e double weddin; hoffs sot at all llfl-"ynu{ <als codnively smull und thing fn fuct, uono & ik genarntion equnl th lust two, physieally SE0, fng AMtee them cawo lester Pringes 7 Princessos, una the sulto of tho BRPCL and Ewmpross, all besutitully dressed Poy gorgeous as to jowels. The)u bt tnureh sung by a chorus o ilo vulet aud lllflnltukul: Il:;:ir llllumil Inl:’hwr Luxes oyl ; after whieh tho dabeing begat. ! It wis i brilitaut sight,—one wo """;m,::.f'hr in Amorled, becauso wo bave i Lourt, S g CAUSO WO Ve fow ofifcers, and thell SR, #Fo compurutively simple. Hero Ilm“m idich of tho gentluten, a8 well bs thoso of ) enlivan the scene,—for every ather i heor, and woies u ugiform (et i acoustomaod oyes, Wit i supsation o =it huzzar, for {nstance—woull © Koo Tace Aworican biil-room] Or what 1 DRGSO L Wo should considor our yonus met 1 UL T waro uil enly to upiiear butoro s BEUC torms of Prusstin ollicors! 1 m\u' t - why st all Prugsiun villcors urs BES L have seen sonio of thew *en civile 4o lookud pitylogly sround u hallsrooit By neglectod nmu’m bliek couts, mullnlx;':u;h the OUF ol proverd about the coit No man wis not applicablo to Priss! Hut * Lo roturn ta onr matons, finu—1s it noty—this churlty-balls conmonly kind i theso old i T thoir presunco fo it for threo Boltts, Perar onjoya it und goes wratod G U0 buxca, suylig soupithitng pleass Propriuto to ench persous um}wu‘n:)c"-my v kluss, lovks to sea 1{]3:‘{ ‘x'x:r" ot pr v 1 this yeur, s, 19 “ulisid " Kntsers sude BoL ut i happy i the possession o T I8 Court, looks for thom I reented: Dall, whea'so iy o who cunuot b Hautitul ‘Lhore lu i story that lust year s \:mm“ Tutwilfs younir girl, of wealthy thoukh lmlt_ Uhat tno Bt uppeared it the Subsiripuion Balls W i un ppror notleed hor, adked_who shie wig B Sl her, dutcr, tour ber dress, soit SEED 1o urrango it with, Sbo unrt o0 wears mounted with a dlwmond, snd Of COREEgord very proudly. Thero wore muu{)’fl e llur at- this year, porbups, in tbo hopo BF 0 tention; bt 1uaw 1o futeresting restie et a A1 ivclock tho Boynl Tatifly usilis B0 polonubse, and then twok thelr }hl e W o Ni which th tterest bogun 10 10 W50 Ly g and thred. 1t wits, on tho whole, wte IEEE, perelt plonant oxporlence—ong (4, B, T i 159 und Lbope [t may benclit 1hose, Lo oro. rocolpts will bo glven ay much & B us