Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1881, Page 10

} ] i | THE CIHICAGO TRIBUNK MARCIX 1881—T'\WVEL PAGIES. dieda An [Hinola man hins no prida in belng ouged by o soclety Just beeause it s *'a homeo natituton,” ‘Fhe Inst leglatator to take n buzz at tho lifes nsurnnca hive [+ THE OENTLE MERITT, 3t Marlon County, jlo demands that tho ro- jerves of all 1ifo compunies shull hefenftor ho somputed on n i per cent, instend of n 4 por eent, anuka, i #eoks 1o eover his motives by declnr- i that Thiemave fa feeessary * tr proteet the aliey-holders,” Tt would “protoet™ them by orefing the eompanles to Keep moro mones* of nnd. This woull reduce the nnnual surpliises Trom which dividendd nro deetnred, nd ao wonti either curtnil tho dividends miterinlly, o atop 1t would nfaa lend to a revole- Inereieing the wmonnt the ave to pay. 1n ¢ respoct it wanll work injury to the polioyh raol il tols, (rom \whow pockets wonll have to comg nry to meet Merritt's vo, Sich n bl S0 I o re: 1ld teeame n s, wonld foree all tho muttunl mpanics o withdraw from Ulinols, Thoy contd not sy husiness under it, and tholr poliey« holders of othor 8tates would hut sunetion thele nfng o a Commonwenlth where ko une aary il unfust a sintute was fn foree, Mereitt guitele oll knowiedge of the re- FuliA of Buch np enactient as he proposes, or is rely unxlous for tho compunica to be ble with hin? AMUSEMENTS. TIE THHOMAS. CONCER'L. Mr. 'Thomns gave the cleventh of his serles ot concerts at tho Central Music Hall lnst evenlg, for which nr ” wia teranued, Bust, it was mude up of popular selections, many af them betg familine old numbers which huve come to be exclusively nssocinted with thoe ‘Fhomas orehesten by tha style in which they wre pinyed—n style which glves Mr. Thomas o peeultar rlght to thum. This e gpeolally t Schumgon's well-known reverie the moerel” Thoso who remember the fivst coneurt AMr, Phomus ever gave Inthis elty will reeall that on the night previous n homo orchestra hnd pluyeid tho *Praumerel ™ with horns, trumpets, and all the stridency of tho hrass eml of thy orehestra. When Mr, Thomus produced It the subsequent night set for strligs ulone, and with nEoltness and dreamy planbsime. at the closo, it was like anow reveladon, From that duy tothis he hus played the *Feaunierel” hin- dreds of times, ~and yot it does not lose In effect, nor does” kts swoctness pall, Tho program opened with that alwuys delight- tully aclodious overture to “Ol ' The secomd number was the Andante o Beethoven's Tl Symphony, which ™ eomes in 8o peacefully and govtningly nlter tho storn nnd stress of tho Allegro depieting the sty of n great wonl with fate. The thicd was the Dunse Macabre ot Hiint-Sne ne of tho most characteristio and ‘eierdly rentiatic instajices of progeam musie that hive over been wrilten, bringing into Intl- mato view the whastly surroundings of tho geraveynrd at miduizhit, tho griin dunce of tho skeletons nud the rattling of thelr bones, and the sudden flizht of tho spectral erow ut the ving Of tho ¢ The fourth number, tho Vorspell '’ to * Lohenerin” was fn dellghtiul coutrast, picturing tho descent of tho wuacly with the Holy Grail and tholrreturn, Tho Hune gartun Riapsody No. 2 of Llszt followoed with it massive hormony and Jts brilllant eolor, Though written for the piano, It never ye- celved s dues on that cold fnstrument. 1t was notuntil it was set for full orchesten that its gorzeous vileets heenma com pletely munifest, Pho next number was tho choerful nnd oven hnmoreuy overture to tmt - surleitly it opern of Nleolal's, * Tho Merry Wives of Wind- gor,” and thix wus fullowed "by - the Sehumunn » Heverie," of which wo have’ alveady spuken, The clighth number was the pretty littlo * Ful ral Mareh of n Murionet™ of “Gounod's, in which the littlo peapie of the show oxpress thelr griet over the lsa of their comrade, From this S Funernl Murch,” which 13 in reallty n bit of delielons Iimor, the step: wis not a long one to the facinnting rhythms ot that best of waltzes, Strauss’ * liue Daoube,” wod the prosgrum closed with Mussenet’s pieturesque, brilliant, and excliting *Seenes Nenpolitnines,” ~ All those numbers, varyingsowldely In charucter, wero de- Hightfully played und witlinspirit and exprossion thint rave the old numbers w fresh_ appearanea. Nothing could better testify to MeThomas® sidll, us well ns i Infinonce upon pluyers, thun that he shoulid have tuken this orcticatya, which tus never played ng o whole before, nnd 8o qulekly and completely finboed them with his Interpres tatlon and fdeas. The only Interruption In tho verformanes was the nsual encoro totho * T'rau- merel,” which Mr, Thomns granted without do- luy, and_some henety applause for the * Huo Dinube,"” which §s tho lnst waltz the fajthiul will hear for forty duys. Tho program for this afternonn will be s follows: 3. Bymphony, No. 0, 11 G ior.,.... ... Sehibort 2 Overture, *Tannhiluser " Wigner Such-Gounod B, Ave Mumi, .. Violn, Harp, and Orchestra. 4. Ballet Musie nnd Wedding Procession, Rubinsteln * Feramors " » Berlioz 3 e & Dammnatlon of a, Invoention, b. Minuct of tho Witl-o'-the-Wisps, e, Dunce of_the Sylphs, . Rukouzy Murch, — DRAMATIC NOTES, Salvini will reappear as tho Gladfator to- night, Mr, E. M. Qotthold I3 no tonger connected with tho Snelbnker show, “Tho Banker's Doughter " drow lust weok at tho tiruud Operu-llouse, Now York, nearly £12,000. Mile, Morlacebl, tho dangouso, 14 reported so- riously {ll of rhoumutic fever ut hor rosidonco n Lowell, Den ‘Chompson will shortly give nmatinéo in Boston for the benetit of tho veteran netor and playwright Mr. Jolin P, Addams, Tho Boston Iferald snys that Bon Muginley will tnke * Deacon Crankett™ to London in April, under contraot to Col, Mupleson, A runor [k current to the effect that Miss Mando Uranger will_becomo n membur of the Compuny ut tho London Adelphl Thontro noxt Beasvil, 4 Mr. Harry MeredIth has been ongaged ns lead- tng man of Minv, Junauschok's compuny I phuce of Mr. Frank Cotter, withdrawa to Joln tho * My Gornldine™ combinntion, Mitehell's Pleasuro Party huve n now pico,— awatlre upou the dea of ¥ contemporaneous human interests,” entitied Soclety in n Nut- sucil; or, Piqued Out of Divorce.” Bouctenult in an Enstornclty {8 golng to lot himselt lovse fnalecturo on tho subject of tho I)Emlrullml and government of ireland by tho Buglish, und give un explanaton of the Home- Itule question. Miss Ienriottn Vadors has, wo understand, defintly concluded to place hovaelfl under the munagement of Mr, Matt Cauning 1oxt souson, when sho will be watur. Mr. W, It Haydon, it 8 suld, bus u threa yours' contruct with tho ludy, but ho bas sixnitiod nis willlgiiess to cuncol the contrnct. Miss Vaders ahould, under caroful manngement, bo o proiitablo star, In Aprll Edwin Booth will eppenr at the Lon- don Lycewm us Othetlo and layo, nlternuting the shuracters withdlenry Irvime ™ Voulco Proe erved ' may also be T put upon the stige, with My, heving as Pierre und Mr, Bouth us .ln{' er, Mr, Hooth will tnke o protesstonnl tour of thy prov- Inces noxt authmn, und vl uot unllkely that durlng his two yeurs abrond ho willnet in Gor- many, supported by u German-speuking con= pany. After bls Amerlean cnyagomont Balvinl will ilw u limited numborof perforuuces at Deacy uno ‘Cheatro, London, His wmunugers aro at ]nresum. tHguring an au openlng in Ban Franclsco. 1 thoy succeed fn mnking terms he will prob ubly play there Indune. On his return to ltaly, ucvording to the London Atheiwonm, Bulving will devolo hls encrygls to the migemont of school of dramntio urt, which lsahortly to bo opened in Florence, The Now York Pribune finds fault with tho London Athenwum's ceiticism of Booth's Othello, 10 which the edltur charges him with » squenme dshneas™ Leenuse bo huas omltted the divt, w1t would Lo luterosting,” suys tho 2'ribune, **to seo tho face of tho editor of tho Athenwun, 1f vvor ho should chiticu ta see and henr o topre- sentation of *Othollo® preefsoly necording to the ariglnnl business and toxt, T Tragrant spec- tuclo bus nover yet been ween, I our thno, ad Wo venture o prediet that no theateicnl niunne or outside nf Hedlum will ever present 1L, Mr, ooth buy, tn fuet, taken no sorlous lbertios With tho toxt of *(ihiello.” 1le bus only omltted # nuinber of specehics that are absolutoly nusty, and certudn scenes that ure oo fil‘ufld for ropro- sontution; and It seems Hitlo Jess than wops strous that a veapeetablo Journsl shouid by found willing to censtire thisuct of deconey as a fuult, The yuestion really has but one umu. Thero are in tho trugody of *Othello® several oxceedingly #lthr fucas ‘and hinnges, clothed in exceedingly judelicate, wot ta say jude- cont, words, Buch nutters aro, taturilly und properly, offensive to tho grent mine Jori of “'persons, A a4 not mish’ Lecuuse he dislikes the smell of assafoetidn, The irouble 18 with the deug and Tob tho puse, Furthertnore, an uctor has no right to ko wdvintaee of his audienco by forelug un tholr attention thomes which are re- palsive, Tho reader of u bouk bas freedom of cholee. 11 hu dislikes tho dire of tho old weitors bo cun puss uver H—oven though sometlings it coiire U stupeludder. Jlut the auditor ‘aust. snould AL thoutro sy hiu very difervat positdon, He aobliged 1o bow whit 18 done, und to bour what s wpaken. tle bus the vlght to expect, uecords dnely, that iy seuse of deceney \\AI wot Ly fu- sulu Thu poist 14 not one of tidelity to the testof thy poct,noe 18§t ong ol super-subtlo dudieseys it one of Emprluly und good breed- ug, Lt as bus e Shukspearo, for the llboey uod seholar, pred y us Bhukepuare wrote—If we can get L Bt fot us huve o cloan stage, 1t must be remembored, too, it *Othollo® gaius nntbiug by tho dist thut Je In ft. Nobudy niisses 1, oxcept thudo whose tastes for oulons bas &rown by whut 3t fud on." e — Winchester's Bypoptiosphitos will_cure consumption, coughi, Wedk lun bronchitly, wod generad denility, L'a’llxhlltul\:l $reuly-ont yea Qui Derves unit bahoy s ) is Hop Bittors, rblisa Ludicd whd iV ainis. " THE COURTS. Argument of the National-Bank Tax Cases. A Batch of Decisions by the Appelliate Court, Something Which Tenants Will Read with Interest, A Queer Defonse In the Caso of Seligman’s Surctles. Now Ohancery Rules of Practice—Judg- ments and New Suits, TIIE BANK TAX CASES, Judge Drimmond was necupled all day yester- day Ip hearlug ueguinentson the motlons for in- Junetion fu the Nutlonul-bank tax eases of tho First, ifth, Merenunts’y und Commoreial DBanks aguinst Collector Furwell to provent the colleetion of the tixes on tholr shares of cupltal Block, Mr. N, 1L, Judah opened tho argumont on be. half of the banks. He contended that tho stocke holders In tho Natlonal banks ought tohaven vroportionnte eredit it tho investment and enpitul of such banks was In Government bonds, Leenuse fn the cnso of tho Btato lunks If tholr tangible property wus taxod or tho capitnl stock, then tho sbares of stock could fnot bo tuxed. If the cupltal stock was taxed the Government bonds were dedueted, so that e shureholder In nStato buank cither csenped taxation ut alt, except that whieh reached him through the taxation of the tangible property, and there was n grosd ine equality, Furthor, It was contonded that tho Huvenue act of tho State, so far as it related to tho taxation of Nutional-bank shares, wus un- constitutionul, beenso (6 wus i contlict with tho Constitution nud in conflict with tho N uonnl-BBunk net, 1t was n contlict with the Constitution becunse it exempted tho shares of stoek in cortuin elneses of corpuritions expre: Iy, nnd other shures were Just as mueh money cupital us ahnres of tho biunke, 'The net was nlso uncoustitutional beeause 1t permitted n person who owned eredits In tho po of promissory or othor evidencos of ceredlt, to de- dinet from tho value of such creddits the value of his Indebtedness, nid yet dld not permit shureholder fn 1 Nattonal banic to have wny do- ductiun from his usscssment of 1ts vitline for nny indebtedness ho tnlyht owe, rasulting In an woe constitutionnl eguality betweon the two elngses of property, Tho Adsessor pursued n syateinntlo conrs in tnking the ussessment in disregard ot the Hovenue asl by 0L tequirllg evory one to ke swori statements, resultiiyr in tho free- «dom from taxution of a ]umw amount of prop- erry. Corporation-Counsel Adams followed on hee half of tho city, Hosald it wis ¢lndmed by tho compluiints that tho shares of stoek In tho Nattonal Lunks woers ussessed nt u grenter rle thun the other moneyed caplal i tho hunds of cltizens and (1 the kunds ot bauks Incorporated under the State lnwa, und In sipport of that tho LIS get vut u large number of baukurs, brokers, und enpitalists, nveering that tholr capital was nssessed fur below ite real value, but not averrhur whother Its cupltal — cun In Government onds und securitics not tnxnble or otherwlse, Dut In unswor to this It could be snld that speeinl banks fucor- porated wider gpecinl fawa and brokors and capltnlists mude sworn stutoments of_thele tax- nble property und were assexsod on such sworn statements, Tho bills ou thelr face showed that tho stinres of stuck ju the Natlonunl banks wers ananssed proportionately lower thun other pere sonul property in thy ‘fown of Soutlt Chicugo. 1t was ndimitted thut the Asscssor nssessed tho porsonal property ut onesthird Its cush valie, whilo fn tio ease o the Nutlonul banks tho bilt showed tho shares of stock were worth $200 onets or $2,000,0K in all. The Asscssor, how- overy nstead of nssussimz thom at one- third of ‘tholr value, Mirst deducted from thoir value tho valuu of the real cstoto of tho Dank, and & per cont of tha bills receivable, nnd thendividing the remaluder by threo, enlied thut his ussessiment of the totnl aumb shares, his nssessient, in foet, belng only 247 0 share, 1f he had psgessed the shures nt one- third of tholr cash value his assessment would have boen £ por shure, thus muking o Qiftor- ence of 319 {u fuvor of cuch ¥hare, iut it wis claiined the fulr ensh value of the shares was only their uetunl vuluy ns representod Ly the bank stock and surplug, Thorenl murket value, 48 8ltown by the unswor, Wis 25 per stire on tho Jst of Muy, 1880, 17 tho Assessor had mnda tho nssessment o the buxis of one-third tho murket value, it woull huve been £i6 o shutre, The nsscssment ua setually mude againat tho totul number of stured of tho differont bunks was a8 follows: First Nutlonal Bank....... Morchants’ Nationnl Iunle, 5, Fireh Natlonul Bunk.... veee ALTON LConumeretal Natlonal uulk, D600 Assessmont i thoaarket value bud been ag- simed ue tho busia: Flrat Nutlonul 1sunk, Marchants' National Banik. Ritth Nutlonal Bank ... Connnorclnt Nutloonl Hunk, —umking a total difference In fa broky between tho asscssments a8 notwlly made and ns thoy wouid have boen If nssossod ut. one-third of tho netunl \'ul\lulur FIEL, J Uy "This morning Mr, J. I, Wilson will_cauneluido tho srguments for the city, and Mr. Hiteheock will close on behulf of tho complalunnts, APPELLALYE COURY. The Judies of tho Appellate Court mot yeater- day ufternoon and declded the following ensns. Thoy cxpected to meet fu tho worning, but Judge Balley was anawed In on tho rund and de- Inyed. 'The case of Ward vs. Frrwell, o bill to enforae the lability of the stockhoklors of tho Runublie Lire- usuranes Company, wis redocks etud on wandate from the Supremo Court. The followiug cuses wero reversed and ro- manded: z 01z v, Wolll, 80 Lehman ve, Whittington, 715, Johnson v, Pouple, T, Gurlund va. Chicngo & Northwostorn Rail« rowul Compuny, “Tho following worp nifirmed: i1, Sehoeneman ve, Diedon. w0, Chileago & Western Indisnn Rallrony Com- by vasCurner 74, Lintnrton vs. Strong, 160, Jenking ve, Buuer. LANDLORD AND TENANT Among the cnses declded by tha Appollate Court yestorday was thut or Mondol vs. Fink, which Iuld down somo pretty sevoro luw u8 to tho rights of tenants, Mendol, In 1870, lensed to Fink Nos, 13, 181, 1% Van DBuren satreot, No. 28 Faclllo ave- nuo, wid some rooms on tho sceond Hoor of No. 127 Vun Buren street. 1lo fuiled to puy tho ront, and Mendot sued und recovered Judigmont for §515. The Jease provided that tho lessvo showld keep all plumbiwug, water-pipes, gne- plpes, and soworugo in ropair at hils own sk, nud It was covenantod that the premlses woro I #ood comdition when lunsed, Tho defonso wis that tho water camu down through tho colling of oo of tho stores, breaking dishes, and bredks fig up hils bustoess, 'I'no defendant was unlso allowed to show that n sub-tonunt of his tod a0 besn dutnuged by tho same means, and that he (Fink) hnd ul’{uwm{ the sub-tenant §30 fur hig dumages, Thore was no evidenco tond- ng to w uny frand on tho part ot Mondel at “the tihme of making tho leasu ur coutract on his part to keep thy premises i repulr; nelthor was thore any ovi- denvo beyond the fuct of tho water coming down tending to show negligence ou his part (i respeot 1o 1ho witer-oloset or pipes in the other upurements of tho buikhng, olthor us to tholr construction or uso, Judge MeAllister, in de- clding tho ciuse, sald recoupmont of damnges neising out of tho sumo transaotion was In tho niture of i erosd action, I urdor o u defense ta tho elulm of plaintiit bolow tor rent, by way of recaupmont of dunages sustnined by defemls unt by reason of the alleged nulsaico, the luttee wius subjeet to the sime ruquireisonts in respeet 1o evidonee (o which hu would have - been uuhfecz bad he brought a distinct aetion agnlngt thls landiord to recover fur tho sume injury, Iu suvh caso tho burden of proot would huve been on bin Lo estublish bl thu essentlal elemunts of o cunse of nciion by i prepondorance of evidence, ‘Chat requirement hud not been kept, Thoe lundlord was under no wxpress contriret Lo keep tho detlsed preulses furepair, Except, perhaps, 18 to letting a fur- houss or gpartingnts thore wis 0o hine Mraet on the dumise or real estate tiat 1 bu It fur the purposes for which it was "Thero boing 1o vXpress or hnplied Llnbllity 01 e vontract, Whist ulrenmstinees wore noce casury to fix tho lundtord's ‘labllity? If e Inttee pit In wood plutabing, watcr-olosots, ete,, Inw o yonsonably | carcful, skilltal, and workmanlike mununoer, then ho would ouly bu hable for an tmpropor or negligont uso of such uygonoies. If, bowever, thoy wore not uder his voitrol,ar thut of Ll servants, but were under the manugoment ol 4 tenaut, thun fie would not bu lublo atall. Tho basis of u Malility, iu 1he sbsence of w contruct, mist therefore be luid tusome act of mulfeasuncs on tho purt of tho lundlord or newligones fu bim or bis servauts rosultiug in the lojury, Tuove sbiould Lisve boun soiu evidenro thiat tho waters closet ln question was undor (ho uimnugument of the landlord, There wus no evidoues tond- 0 whiuw whote el witler-¢loset from which tewant elslned the Nithy water onme ncdond Lo shiow uny defeoty crnstEetion oF use uf the same, beyond FUOE LAt sUCh wa e pan dowil it dos n oot The vendict wi s theretore un- T by tho evidouce, Bk was ulso als g Ove by way of cilunchig bis dawme 183 thul uld gub-teunut Bad alo been fojured tho wua latated, op (ot it her of - by tho water coming_down, nnd that on making welilm tho sum of S had_boen aliowed bin, ‘Fhery wag o evldenco to show how Fink wis lnble to Torghetm for sieh damige, nnd the ovidoneo was tierefore lneompotent, Tho real coitse of tho nutsanes was not shown, nud thore was no sifllelent groumd thorefore for Juatifys fng n verdict for the defendani, us though the landiord bitd been proved to be guilty of “negll- Kenee, ltoverred and reviandel, SUITS ON INJU TON BONDS, Tho easa of Linmgton ve, Strong involved the construction of the act of 141 In relatlon to sults on injunction bonds. 'Thia wns nn actlon by nppellees to recover on an Injunetion bond, tho condition belng thut tho obligars would pay afl such costs and tamngea na sboult bo nwarded against tho compluinant fin cusn tho In- Junctlon shonll be dissolved, The declarstion alleged tho dissolution of tho injunction, and the recovery by tho comnininnnt of $130 costy, but thore wus 1o averment thut nny dunmnges were awnrded in tho chanecey st on distoln- tho injunctlol The averrnd they had alned to tho nwmount —of sofleftory’ for which thoy recovered Judgmont, fense was that, under the condition of tho bomd, 10 reeavery conld bo hd boyoid (ho mners costs of suit, so long 08 {2 4 not_appear that nny duoiiges were awamlel by the Court of Chinne cery on dissolutlon of tho Injunetion. Judge Huiley sald thut prior to tha uct of 1k, giving Courts af Chaneery power (o awvnrd damnges on dissolution of an fujunction, damngea eould o recovered, whothor nwarded on dissohitlon of tha _Injunietion or nfterward {n g ditferont pro- coadinin, After the passago of tho aet of 1461 howover, 1t was held - thac whero a botd wia conditloned for the payment uof mich dumnges a8 might be awarded apalnst the complainant on dissolation [ tho injunction, such condltion related solely to demuges nwarded fn the manner pro- vided by the net, so that In tho abseitce of such award, the condition would not be broken. In the revision of 1874, however, tho net of 14l waa amended by the nddition of a provise that “n fufture to tssess dnaawes /hall ot operate us o bar to an aetion tpon the injunction bond,™ The intention evidently was to restory the ritle oxlatiug priorto tho tietof 1L Thoe fuct that 10 datnuges were awarded on the dissolution of the injnetion was no obstaels o o recovery, and tho suit was proporly brought, Judgmont aflirmed, AN UNLUCKY SPECULAT OR. Tho ease of Johnson va, Tho People, px rol. urd, deelded by the Appelinto Court, was i pe- titlon for mandamus to compel tho County Treusurer 1o pay n county order for $250, dnted Juno 1, 1837, und f2sued by Hermuun Licb to John Comiskey us pny for ecrvices s Clerk of tho County Board of Comumlssioners, Thourigi- nnl order was lost by Comiskey whilo on his way to get It easbed, nnd tho Hoard rhortly niter passed a resolution Ingtructiug its Clurk to Issue it duplieate ovder, which wus done, and el duplieate order was paid. lan August, 1877, Mr, lurd Dbought tho orlyi 2 i onlerof a party In - New York, sud presented it for vayment, which wis rofused. Het 1 o petltion for mandnmug, and recovored Judg- ment, fram which the county nuthoritics ap- pealed. Judio Bulley held thntordinury connty orders or wirrants” were tol commeselil or 50 09 10 be protected fn the bunds of b du_ndslgnees tor value, from such cquities and defenses us would bo avalis ble agalnst tho original payeea, Tho judebted ness represented by the origlual county ord, wis padd by the County 'Freasurer to Comlske, The lssuing of nduplicits order, and the puy- ment of the money on surremder of that order, wits only tho mondy ndopteik . by the uu\lll!{ n thorltles for making payment of tho orlxinul fndebtedness, wid preserving a proper voucher of the transactlon, "That payment would donbt- less buve been n complete defense ngainst the order in tho hands of Comlskey und the pny- ment having been made, 8o fur ws apbeare, with- out notice to tho umm(i' atithorities that tho origlnal order hind come Into the hands of tho relator, or hid even kot luto elrenlution, There wug 1o renson why the snme defense wus not eqnilly available o8 agalnst tho relntor, Man- dnmns would bo where the right rought to bo entoreed was dowbtful, The Jeast that could bo Bnlil wad that the relntor bud fulled to show Aueh clenr legal right to paymont of the county order 18 wonld entitio him to bave sueh paywent one forced by manduduy, The writ should have been dismissed. Judgment reversed. AN INSURANCE CAST. In {ho caso of tho Insurance Company of North Anerler va. Garland tho only question Involved wns whethor tho Insurance Compnny bind watved the provision in a polioy praviding that if a certuin house fnsurcd by the polley was vacunt the Inswrance thercon shonld becomo vold. The defendant, Mra. Garland, bought hiouse and lot at Evanston, and oun the same doy Tier busbiund went to tho Insurance Compuny's oftles, told i clerk thoro thut tho holiso wik vis cant, und nsked to hnve the polley transterred, Tho clerk told him be must bring the policy, nud g0 hud betier attend to tho house, for thy Come puay would 1ot be Hable it 1 1033 ocourrod, pros vided the howse wus vacant. Soon afterward Gurland took the polley . to the oflice and had it properly trunsferred, nothing belng sl nbout tho howse being . vaennt. Tho palivy atso provided that if the pruperty beeame viteant there should Lo no recovery boe yonil the nmount of . cortuln teust-doed. Tho property Insured was subsequently destroyed, and the Compuny lmvln,i paid tho nmennt of tho trust and filed a bill usking to bo sub- rogited to the rights of the trust-deed and to huven foreelosure. Mrs, Garland fited o cross- LI, asking to havo the mmount of tho polley pafd, und clalining that the Compuny, by nliow- ing the teausfor, tad walved the condition ot tho polley referelng to the vacanoy of tho premises.” Jadge Tuley hold, howsver, that sueh wis not the tact, [t wus true, & Company could not tuke adgnntao of its own nexleot, but tho evidence ol the defenso tself showed the Compuny, through an agont, had expressly natifled “the Insured {t would not ba lluble for 10% If the proporty was viennt. Tho eross-bill would accordingly” be dismissed, and @ docroo of foreetogure uwarded on tho origiual bill, TWICE DEFEATED. Judge Taloy yestordsy morning deelded n numver of ensos which have recontly b honrd by uim, Among thom waus tho motion to dissolve the Injunection in the ease at*Gurrity v8. The Chleago & Northwestern Rallroad Com- pany, This was o bill for injunotion to provent the Inylng of n raflrond track on Iiinols streot from lullen's malt-houso to the Northwestern tracks, Tho motion was argued somo monthy ako and denjed, but Mr. Goudy, wttorney for tho dofendnnts, asked ‘leave to pro- sont woro authorities, and permission wuas - glvon hin, Tho Judge fosmnluy &l he anw nothing to induce him to chango his forinor opinion, 1lo thought the original ordl- nance giving the Chicigo Dock & Cunnl Come puny tho power to Iny down o Drivato tracks wits auso the Clty Counell hud no power to passsueh un ordinuncs in fuver of o privato company. 14 power wad oxpressly limited by ohArtor 10 grantine the Usc of Strects to uio cors tain cluss of corporations,~to horse nnd steam enr rafirondd, 18 ong privitte compuny conld ne- quire suuh i rlght all could until the public use of tho gtrects would all be dooded away, 'I'ne uul)mlm to dissolvo would, therotore, bo over- ruled. ¢ CIHANCERY RULVS OF I'RACTICE. The Chancory Judges of the Buportor and Clr- cult Courts buve beon taboring fur months pust to ndopt uniformn rules of praetled in thole reapective courts, nnd they havant lengthagreed on the fortheoming sct of rules, which will formnlly go ito operntion this wornig, when tho necessnry orders wiil be mude by onch Judye, Tho rutes will nlso bo printed in pumphiet form for distribution muony tho mombers of tho Bar inafow duys: L=—APPEARANCE OF PARTIES, Wheu any dofendunt who shall bo summonod, sorved with o copy of tho bill or putition, or noe tiled of the commencemuont ot tho sult, us re- quilred by law, shull enter nnd o in appenrance i weltingg, boforo dofault tuken, tho purty ene tering such appearance shall thoreby, without nuy urder, buve twunty duys frows the first day of tho appearanco terin within which to oxcept, plead, nnswer, or dewr. li' uppesrancs ternn 8 meant tho torm utvbich the purty might by defauited for fullure to appear. 8, —DEFAULTS, On and after tho third day of cuch torm do- fuults may bo sntered na to such detendants as have buen sorved In duo thoo und have filed no uppearance n writing, 3,~310TIONS, NOTICE 0¥, E10, Mations of courdo shall be heard on tha apon. of court, und beforo tho call of tho telwl culondur, - All motlous not of course shull by made 1 writing, and when based on mattors of favt not atherwise appearing by the pleadings or other proceedings i the eanse, suel tiots must Lo prosented by afllaayie flled with sieh motlon. ‘P'wa duys’ nutics to the sollcitor of the opposit party (If thoro bo any,) i none, thon o wuch opposit purty, of 'tho hours ing of ull wotlons, excebtions, and domurrers must ho given, 2nd coples of utiduvits filed with wuen motlon shatl be ved ut tho finiv time with (o nottee of such notion, Counter-nifidavite, whero the anture of the mos ton udmits thercof, must be Hled, mid voples thorvof served upon tho oppusit party or bl solicitor betore 6 p, o, on tho duy precoding the duy fixed for the' motion; provided, howover, thut lu motlond reluting to u{unullum und e exrcaly the Court may, by spectal opdor, vary the rulv, as tho vimorgeney of the case may reguliy, 4 —MOTION CALENDAR, A culondar of motlons, etu., (0 bo heard on Monduy of cach week, sbull bo made by the Clerk, und_ ull motlons, dumnurrers, uid exeope tuns sl Lo placed thoreon fn tho order rn wihlch thoy are given to the Clerk, All motious, oto., not reuched on the call of tho caloudnr shill buve precedonce on the cale oudur of the next weok. Except by purmibsslon of tho Court, but ono solicitor ol euch ldv shall be beard en- uny mouon, demurrer, or wuy fn- terlocutory muttor, Conteated wotlons, otc., wuy, in the discretion of the Court, be Leard at uny thav, «* B5.—TRIAL CA ENDAIL When'any chuncery cuuso 15 atissuc, upon notiee and motlon of sither party, tho eanse, 1t any timo within ten days of the connencement of the torm Tor whiell n telal ealondie mny o ardered made, may be plaeed on tho trinl enl- ndar Ahall be ealted nnid Thursday, i wonlc, N0 oro thi (1ve e A for trind npon tho same duys 1 thio Conrt Is behid b tho eatl of the enlens dor, not exceedime six ensea may he oalled for treind on any ono dity, Al catos sl tho ealendite I tho “order ol the ot o, All eases ronining Wadispos iy edlendnr sl without further ordor ho placed ot the hewd of the noxt (new) eatendur, G-NICK y ' OF SOLICITOI. When tho prineipal solloltor of & party s alek, ar aetanlly emgged fn the teial of noemmse I some - other eourt of - roeord I this county (or in tho Supremo Conrt) ot the time tho caso f8 ealled for telal, ntd Hio ndverse prety i rendy, the Court, 1€ ani (st by aliklavit oz athorwise that the party sesklr the'deliy would huve teen rewdy for eini but tor the alekunesa or engugement of hls SOleHoE, g order sakl CouNe prased op eols thied npot such terins us tho Court mny diveet. Te=VARSED CASES. No eara will ho passed i seeond timoe for olthor of the eanses montioned I the 1lrc«-uclluyr\:{ui o 1 nny cuse 80 pussed shall be fn order to be eal ap for teinl at nny time after tho ca or which tho snmo was pissed shall cense, hut notieo shirll he given to tho .0pposit party or s dieltor, which iwotico stiall bo at least ono diy’s ), Unless Jho cise 18 to be eadled up for trial upon the same diy that it was passed, 1 no puch notice shull he given durine the torm or terms tho trint culendar #hall be eallad, thy cuse il be pluced by the Clerk, withoat furthor order, at the fout of the nest trinl ealendar, 8 —nivonces All divore notico whait upon the detoult ¢ 0 Buturday of enc week, No veferences shull ho wlowed Tn Qivores cases, oxeopt as to questlon of wlimony, and all testimony iwnat bu taken by depositions or i open coirt, When taken 11t open conrt, It must ho taken In shorthand, written out and presented 1o tho Cowrt, nidd filed Before ndeereo whil bb entered. No deerco of divorce will ho granted npon the unsupporied testimony of the complainant, Whett o answer s tlled, the easo 1way bo placed on the trinl-calendar vpon notleo ‘und motion thoreof, wud heard in It ovder, D—~WITUDRAWAL OF SOLICITONY, No solleltorawill e pormitted to withideaw his appearanc for any party, untess tho Court shalt be satistted by ailldavit or othorwise that puch pavty tns had ronsonnble notico of tho sollelt- or's intention to withdenw his appearanco la tho causc, 10.—FILEA. Filos ean bo tnken far examination by solleft- orsof record In the canse, upot such solleitor giv- 1 1t recaipt for tho same Lo tho Clork In o book ket Tor that purpos 11.—o8TS. ‘When thore arc severpl defandants if a singlo appearance I8 filed tordll, ut one uppearane fow of $1.40 Is required to bo puld; bt It sever, nppearances nro liled for diferent paeties, olther b?- Iiferent aolieltors or by the sning solicitor nt different thnes, an nppeamnco feo must be pald for cuach nppeirnice, When tho appenranco feo has heen 1‘mhl no costaare required upon ting n cross-blll, A NOVE TENSH. In Junuary last ex-Sheril HoMmann began o suitin tho Superior Court nuulust onoof his Treputioe, £, H, Selgman, nnd his surctles, Ban- uel Glickauf, Joseph Lederer, Dernard Grudle, and Nicholns Steatz, to recover §3,00 which it was etafined, that Seltgman had embezzled, The pleas of the defendunts weve flled yestenday, and thoy sot up o number of defonses; that of. payment of all that had heen colloctedt, o denfat that anythtug hud been ombezzled, ote, Thotifth plen contutus the real defense, nnd I8 somewhnt nove 1 8ets up that the Bherltl L hia bu: 33 kept a cashicr and chlef deputy, und nlso un execution duckot under tho ciurko of un exeen- tlon slerk, It waa thelr duty to look after each writ that ¢nmo to the Sherlil's hawds or those of his deputies dally, nnd seo that retnros thercon wera inade during tho ltetlmo of ench writ, and that all money eoliceted on uny writ by a deputy shonld be piid over datly to the Sheriil or his cnshler. ‘That tho Sherlft lilormed tho surcties of such feets, and rhoy ul‘lflml Sellgman's bond on that rapresentution, It was aiso’ tho duty of J AND DERFAULT CASES, other defuult e o tho Shorilt whenever any money had leen eol- lected by Soligwmn “which v had failed to turn over or account for to res voke Seligmn's apoolutinent at onee, and romove him from ofilee. 1 thals had beenlone, tho lntter's suroties would buve hean nblo to protect themseives by criminnd or eivil sults against him, Notwithstunding ull this, us {8 chnrged, HHofTmann, * thongh cogulzant of the sovornl negrivets and omissions vt said Sellgman §n s declirations mentioned, wrougtolly aud unlawfully, and well kuowing that ho had so collected snfd several sums of monoy, wt un- Tuwrully rofused atd ueglestod to pay over the snne to tho plaintlir, ‘conting tho sild Seliprs man i e cmploy far pollt‘eal rensons, and to nsure his—snid = Beliginans—nssiatanco and gorvices In und of the Republican wnrty, of which the Sherlff amd his suld deputy, Sel) man, were both mombers, und to provent o senndnl upon wld party, und wrongtully cons cenled tho fuctof such dafanit and neglet fro the defendanty, und Lthus cunblel tho sl Sell, man to eotlece and roceive other monoeys by vir- tuo of his snfd oflice—to-wit: the moneys in sabd dechiration utontloned, and to escapo und nbscond from the Statw of 1lHnols therewith, and to romaove his property therefro o with the snme to some pinco unknown, which he did on or about tho 2ith duy of Ootohor, 1880, so that sufd ather defendunts linyo thus farbeen unnble by due dillgenen to find either sild Solf- wan or hiy property, and a0 tho defendants sny thnt thosnld losses (n anld deeluration men- tioned, by renson of such nonpayment of said moneys by snid Bellgman to the plalntif, wero and wre 1ho consequences of his own wrongful and iliegal nets,” ASSETS FOR SALE. An order was [ssucd yestorday morning Intho United Stutes Mstrict Court forn sule of tho ns- setsof tho Coolt County Nutlonal nnk,—nlt the notes, drafts,checks, book neeounts,stocks, judgs monts, furniture, nnd old books and pabers, whethor hetd as colintorut or not,—~tho Recelver, ir, A, IL Burley, bemg directed to advertise sald sulo for threo woeks, JUDGE JAMESON’S CALENDAR. The followlng is Judge Jameson's ealondur of cases to be ealled durisg the Mareh term, bo- e Monduy next: Fhaman: bill and eross-bills, Umlsufi bill und crogs-Lill. s, Wiltonahby v, Luwrenco. 440, City va, Ghlge., BH—4 18, ratuun v, Worden, o.a}»fl_v.’{;l‘u‘nvalfl %] ll'\l;;o!v;:‘ukl. w_§ T Ttoumbeid ve. Stunge, T EHRE ooy v Seanper 5o f Con. 8163, Dencer vi, Todd, N—i04, Froolleh va. Kendali, 104154, Flego vy, Von Buren, 11—457, took vs, Ovington, 2410, rown va, Rrown. 13827, Royaton va, Wiison, DIVORCES, ‘Emmy Feldhoft filed a bill yestorday againal her husband, Iredoriek Fotdholf, nsking for a dlvarce on tho ground of dosertlon, Hroman T, lana nskod for u divorce from Annio M, Houaman, on the snme necount, And Elizn Grave from Walter Il Gravo, on tho grouml ofervulty, Juwidge Mutoy grunted o divoree to Francls M, Togors from Eninn Nogers on tho ground of udrunkonness, sud to Frunk Roobe from Mary Roehr for sumu eanse. ITEMS. Juwdgo Drummotnd was sunowed-In Monday boe tweon Blnhurat and Lombunrd whon coming luto ho clty, and dulayed elght hours, Judgo Hatloy, of the Appellate Court, was ulso delayed Mon- duy, and in consequence the Court did hot vome- menee nutll yostorday nitornoo. Loedny \vflfllu thio lust duy for Nitng records to the presont term of tho Abwellato Court, ‘o Clerk's oltio will bo kept oven until w lute hour, UNITED §TATES COURLS, Tho following attnehment sults wero bogun Buturduy agninst Charles I Lovejoy & Co, Ellns und Moyer Friend, for §,100.5%; Dodd, Drown & Co, $LH0LEN S D, Fulkuu 500; C(awes, Jluniche & Co, 82005 Rl stoln, Lnngl & Co,, $20173 and Deadloy & Mot callr, #2000, L Uard began n sult to recover $10,000duwm- ages ngutnst Woodson B, Murshail, Hllings, Coburn & Co. flled n il ngainst Churles A, Gillesplo, 10 rostruin him from usiog thoir patent for improved oxg-curviers, BTATE COURTS, Thomus It, Armstrong commenced o Jibel sult yestonlay ugainst s TRILUSE . Company, clafming ¥ 10,000 damagos. Julin Burns aud ‘Phowias M, Thompson began 1 action to rocavor F2,600 dnmnges of the Unlon Puelite iaitromd Company. PROBATE Ccounr, Tn the matior of the estaty of Dridgot Flavin, deceased, proof of will nud letters estamentury fssued to Artbur B, Coughlin under bund for 0,000, In tho matter of tho estato of Jumes Lynck, decensed, proof of will and fetters testumontary tsaued to Putrick Itjokey- und Thomus Hudd, under bond for §6.00, 111 tho watter of the catato of Samucl Jobnson, deceusod, letters of adminhitration (ssued to Bridgot Johnson, under bond for €260, It tho suutter of tho estacoof Thowus P, Burns, deceased, letters of adminbtration fssued 1o Julls Burns and Thowus 3L Thompson, under Liond for 86,000, € 11 tho wutter of the estate of Charles well, fottors of udministration fasucd to Witllum B. Witherell, undur bond fur X150, lu tho mutter of tho estaty of Adelalde W, Clark, ed, renie al Marls Hoodwin, Tast will amd testim anil Jotters of adininisteation issued to ek, under bond for S50, deceased, letiers of Witlinm Stanton under hond for $11,000, fution of J, W LAIEY VS, LAIEY, Tho ensn of Lahoy vs. Lahoy--u potition of Mrs, Willlam Tmhey, proyiug that her hnshand b onlered to support hor—will e romembered. Twa duya Befare tha heariug he, 1t s alleged, teanstorred property woith ubout $.000to his slator, and Judge Loomis diceoted him ta pny his wife 88 n week, 1o did so for three weoks, and Mrs, Lnhey has been trented for 4 18 n then alulmml. along thue at tho Homeopathle Col paitper patient, Lt week an order was [gsued toattueh Laliey for contempt, and yesterday 1t was tule absolute on motion uf Frank niwy, Who representa the Linmno Sovlety, will o brought inta court 4s soon s fou lie aaked (o purgo biy (o 80 he will bo sunt to Jail Ken- nn 2 CRIMINAL COURT, John Tirl was tried for mallelous mischlof, and rfound not guilty, . Louisa Smith, found zullty of larceny and given two years Penltonturey, wns eiven ten daya extension of time in which to filo a bill of exceptions. WilllamClranck was tried for nssnult, and tho Jury wns out. Georya Alien, Oeorza Havrison, and Edward Havris ploaded gullty to lurceny, nud were ro- manded, Edwnre Unrulory, Frak Wooltnerath was tound guflty on two Indietments for larceny, and remanded, Frauk Gill and John Oliver for tho murder of Jtehard Bross Iy ro on telnl Augusat lust, Tho killing veeurred on Clnrk atreet v one of tho dens of viee on that street, the weapon used bele n pistol. The entire afterioon wis en- rlo)'mlln trying to get o jury, henlway wits made=—not aglogie Juror havivg been accepted, THI CALL. Jgnar Dnuustosp—>Motlon for Injunction in the bunk tnx casos, Juvat BroparTT—Y'nssed and sct cases. No, B3ty Cord va, Humltn, on trinl, Avesunare Count—l1, 2,8, 4, 6. No case on hearing, Junne Ganv—Condemnntlon cnses 77,648, City Ve, [Lurnery 65,071, Clty va. Wildmau; and 53,071, City va, Ureen. Nocnso on trinl, una Sytrin—No prellininaey eall. Trind eall 25, 2400, 2,402, 8412, 2414, 8,400, 2451, No, 2, Citlar v, Paery, on tek Junar WILLIAMSON=250 to 307, No. 0,07, urke va, Cit; dun ons, Ju G, 17, 18, No 44, Svelght VB, Spi jht, o1 hears d Juboe ROGERS—T, $20, 8 to 310, Inctuslvo. No cuso on trinl, dunop ANTHONSY—Prellininnvy cnll 221 to 235, fnclusive, ‘I'riol call 21 to 230, Inclusive. No cuse an telal, Junak Tersy—y, 8, 0, 10, No. 6, Cross va. Scutt, on hearing, Jubuk Bansum—21, No enso on hearing, Jupan Loosts—Term Nos, 1,0 083, e, I.lllll. LT, L1 Ty N 1l 7. Jupak |LAWEs—Nos. 306, 341, 429, 405, 400, 817, 503, and 83, A AR Junae MunraN—Nos, 471on triad, JUDGMINTS, Surerion Cotnt—CoNrrssioxs~3. J. Stern v8, Isnue Andelson, $813.70. Cuitcurr Counr—lunar Roarng=J, C. Kuowles ot nl. va, John 1. Corleat, & Junus A Brutawood Coul Compuny; v Millor va. Albert G, Lung, ¥1,450, cles & Co, v lct, 860.—J O'T'TAWA, ILL, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, OTTAWA, LIk, Mureh 1.—The following business was transacted in tho Bupreme Court for tha Narthorn District to-day, Chief-Justice Dickey, Justices Mullsey, Wulkor, und Setioltleld presont: il Gurrett va, Chamberlaln; motlon by nppel- Innts to strllce so-called record petition for ro- heartng from flles, 0, Bounott vs., Walker; suggestion of denth of Walker, sud motion to substitute exceutrix; 08, Dowdy vs. Hitcheock: appearance of Wit Bow, nrl contession of errord: stipulation that mlllnw llm romandel and mandatu lssuoe at onco nilowed, 4. Fawlos vs, Sheppard; wotlon to dismiss writ of ervor by nppelice. i 0. Walsh va. Lunmox; motion to dismiss potl- dan for rehenting, % nugon va. faylor: motlon by dofendant In error to disnias ns por stipulution wlowed, 14, Tlanson vu, Jollet Steel and tron Compnn; 8o matlon Ly plalutil in creor: points fu op- Hdl)slluun to motion on bebnlf of High aud Vorter mA 4%, Unlon Rolllug Mill Compaoy va. Thomas Glilen: iotion for vxtension of time 1o fHl ib- stenet briof, ute. timo extended ton diys, 13, Wennoe va. ‘Thornton: moton to tile addie Uonut sugrestions in supoort of potivon for re- hourlng nilowed. Adjourned to 10 a, m. Wedaesday, I HUNGARIAN PROCESS Speelal Dispateh to The Chicago Iribune, MiLwAvkEn, Wis, March 1.—Tho cuses enti- tled Robere L. Dounton va, 1, I’ Allls & Co, and E. P. Allis & Co. va, Sealmnns & Stotson were called to teind fu the United States Court to-day. Tho vuses are both of importance to tha tlour- Ing=nili Intorests of tho country at luwye, The cages nro of tho sume nature, K. P, Allls & Co. are sulng Seamuns & Stotson for the smme pur- pose thut Dounten I8 sulng B P Allls & Co, The question involved I8 1o whom belongs tho right to munfacture tho machinery for mukiy Hour by the new Hungurinn process, 15, P. Allls & Lo, clalm the right, and Dounton olaims that they aro lutringing on patents hekl by bim, ————e————— THAT DINNER. To the Editor of ‘The Chicago Tribuns, Citteano, March 1.—I thiule thoro are “two sides to every question,” aud please may L not Foy & word or two for Mr, Keene? I thoroughly ugree with tho wrlter of “Chicago Snobbury,'" and, althowih Mr, Sulvini may bo *“un notor of waorld-wide reputation,” und probably clains to Lo u gontlemun, T most assuredly think tho Chi- cugo Pmmlu would huve konured bis niost ** High Mightiness " moro had ho troated Mr. iKoeno in 1 wuaner more eecom g a rentionu. And, remembering tho *tull orb of day* has hean entirely celipsud in the eyes of tho many who revognlze the brilllaney of truc gontlenini- liness ns displuyed by tho™* tallow dip,” 1 slgn wysell JusTice, Honldis Mo " New Yark Flenttd,” Feb, 23, * Yes," snald Mr, Juy Uould, *if the ITerald onres to huve my views I wm witling to glve thom, But I really think ny ldens nro of very hetlo value. Wihat stiadl [say to your” * Any danger to Now York from Montroul? ** New Yark (4 sufe agninst the world, Thero 18 nono whutever, have wutched Now York,” sall Mr, Gould, *‘for muuny yoars, ol 1 do not sew what it hes to fear from woy quarter, Tho metropolls proper to-duy numbers about two millions of people, und Whon you get o that polnt rivlry s oug of tho question, Philadelphln 18 - great eity. 8o uro lalthnore, Chicngo, und St Louie, und San Feunelkeo, and Cincinnatl, and Now Orleuns, Thoy wro utl growing u suro, steady growth; but us {Lapnears to mo no oueof them can evertouch New York, 1t 13 altnost ldlo to tulk about ft. As . 1 s, havo heon - watehing this city for muny yenrs, I nm not an old man to duy, but Now York, ¢von withinmy rocollectl bas expunded in tho most murvoluns degroo. y finit visit to Now York was durmg the Crystal-Ealace Exhibition. 1wns o mere boy. Lwag full of mnbitdon, und [ brought u little thing with e from wmy country bome that 1 thought wus golug to”maka niy fortune and f:wum'uau!zu( 0 world, Whut doyou suppuse wine' + Luw suro I do not know." I was (lnughlng boartlly) & mousostrap, That mouse-trup was to my (ho _groatoat thly in Now York. 1t way not vory big, but 1 toul B0 nuch ;prido fn Jt=it wis 80 preclious to mo— h bl © vory haudsomo mahogany hox mnde o which to “onrry it L remember vors woll getting onono of the stroat-cars,—I thin! It wus on tho Bixth avenuo llnw, 1wasu littly more unsophisticated in tho woys of New York thon thun Luo now, L was anxlous to seo fhe wity, It was i wonder to wie, snd L steppod out o tho platform to look ut it blocks und blovks ot housed, In my binoconce 1 loft my mouso- trap on the scuf. When 1 got to the stroot where wished to pet off I steppod Inside to get it aud to my horvor) foind that my mouse-trup had - disupponred. Turning to the conductor 1 suld: * What bas bu- comg ot 1 X ¢'Thut box that was un tho sentr’ ‘YO8 ‘Wus it yoursy' ‘Yo' SWhy, mun who got out_and turned down tho streat wbove carried it off. 1f you run you will probe ubly catch him,' 1ran and 1 caught bio, e was o grout, stronie fullow, but 1 collared him, 1 roully mfirullud that 1 hud done su and tried to ket uway, but tho tuct fa une of my Hagers uee cidentafly ot caugbt In one of the button-holes of his cont, nnd before 1 could et oif thore wus o erowd around us sudn pollcoman, who tools both of us ol to nn adjolning stution-bouse, Tho stutements of the policenian, und of the tolef, uud of mwyseif woro ull beard, Tho mugis. trute drow some nleo legul and tectnical dise tinctlons whileh camo vory neur costing me my Uberty, While tho thicf who stolu my mouse- trap wus cosnittod furtrial 1 Wlll”i\'uuloumlur- stund that owmg to wy Inabllity 1o furniah bull—for [ know no onc it Now York thon~[ thould bo detnlnod usa withosd untll tho trlul camo uif, [t was uot 4 pleasant lutroduotion to Nuw York; but 1 bave never forgotten t, und i3 recolleution j bus ofton ntforded o a wood deul of umuseingut, Fortuuutuly for uie, thove Wils 4 deteetive lu thy place who hud bugi huat. lug wy wouse-trup thlel for years, aud whio bad Neitte, the mattor of tho eatate of Philip Flavin, administetion txsued to nhoz Il 1€ he ks unabio to MeAloon wns nequitted on & chargo of and but Uttty n vequisition from, 1 think, the Governor of Tennaylvanln or New Jersoy, o saved mo, Torkot 1o suy that when (ntiho 2ourso of tho exe nwintlon ihe box wad oponed to vorlfy the truth of my statemont wnd 1ho purlainer of my reat Inventfon found 1Lwas only it moyse-tran 19 free nasumed sueh i oxpression of disgust that 1 r could not help Inughing nt him, nl- « Hhonyhs 1 was at the thne I one of the most 1n- comfortnhio pnaitions 1 had cortalniy up to that @imo boen plueed in, That mousesteap (ncldent rat, of conrdg, hto next day's Herald, 1 remem- hor tho title of tho artisle vary well,—* Ifow o Mouse"Trap Cangbt 2 'Fhiof Tt wns tho fieat r;xpr”mwu of Juy Gowid In tho pakes uf the *Heratd” CURREN'Y \GOSSID. DESDEMONA. Serfner's Magazine, Ttalil herof wy three yenrs' ernlse, 118 haps and mishaps: and when § Had intabed, fn ber sweot, rapt miiso, Kue murmured brenthlesty, ** O my 1" And when T tolil my Journoys o'ery From toreld zono to lands of snow, Blto paused n wonderment before Shu sofely cried, * You don't sny sol** And when T told of dangers, fenrs— Our shipwreck, when wo stiiTerod so— Tnlf reightened, and almosat by tenra, She fultered forth, I want to knowl” TUHE LAST CABIN Trooktun Kagle, “Daoes this print-shop pay for Informption?” inquired w bard-looking Imllvidual, s ho swag- gered Into tho eliy wditor's rovin yesterday after- noon. 1t It's worth anything,” replied that func- tlonury. “What have you got?** “1'm Just from Mentor,” sald tho stranger. “Startod from thore Monday, and urrived to- dny, Got snowed In up to my walst, but [ pulled through, walked nll tho wny. Mo und Garfleld hud ndung talk about tho Cabinet, and I've got tho Insldo facts. What's it worth?"" “It's worth n good donl, If It's authentic,” replicd tho clty editor, *What dld you tind out?" “Igot tho whole business, CGorficld tan't go- Ing to have nuybody but newspaper men sround i Bmart man, that Garlield. e is golug to make you Yceratary of State, und Mueat Ilal- stend Seeretary of War, How's that striko you? Whnt's that worth? nlstewd I8 all right, but I'm o Demoerat.!” “Jdust what Gurileld sald: saya ho: *'I'lio city editor of the Haylels n Demoerat, He comes blgly, but Lmust buve him.' 0ul he knows your tal- fi'“' What price do you put ou that informu- ho composo the rest of the Cabluet?”* “Well, thore's you nnd Halstend, and Dencon Richurd Smith, Mr. Sinith 1810 bo Seerptury of tho Nuvy, Then there's James Gordon Bennett 18 Secretary of tho loterfor, Sam Bowles 13 to he.ttorney-Genernl, and Hirpor Hrothors are to havo tho Post-Oflice porttolio. 1tell you (inre fleld 18 galng to have n Cablnet for gree Suys ho to me, siys he, 'Saun’ my iR s S, aaye be, *Sam, It that Cablnet don't make ‘em bustlo rowne, thoy ean kick o on the enr,' 1fow much da I et for this Intelllyenco?” 1iut I'd ruthior havo tho misslon to Bogland,™ objeeted tho ceditor, “Thut’s what Garllold sald, Bald he, *Sum, I'm afrald tho Eagle man will kick for tho lin- ulish mission, but'l waut him lhere. Use your Intlnenco with him, Sam, el Lim o mnust tako ho State Department,” and you must do ity stranger. It won't do tor you to bust tho slato, Grant has been teylig (o” et Charles A, Dana fnto tho job, but mennd Gartletd preferead you,™ *Wahat are you golng ta do with Me. Dunne” “Wenro going to put him on the Supreme Court Benel. Fiet! Don't breatio it, but we're goltur to do it to keop Gouldgulet, Bays Garfeld 10 e, sayd he, ‘Su, 10 these apoolutments don't sult tho Lugle mn, lot hlm chunge ‘om, Hee him, Bun, IF you huave to run all tho way.’ Think this is worth w hunadred dolinrs? *What beeomes of My, Conkling?'! * There's tho best of {t. Gavield Is golug to be lnnugurated and make his nppointimoents, nnd thon he reslirns In Conkllug's fuvor, ‘Thut makes Conkling Presidsnt, but hu won't uecept unless you tuke tho State Departnent. Cunkling is tem I that. Hoys he to Garfield, says be, *Toll Sam (¢ inust Lo tixed,' und bo monnt it Ahat doos Grant getr” *That tronbled mo snd darfield n good deal, but we tixod it. Orant 18 tobo Inspeetor of Min- isters nbrond, Tins o gunbout to hlmsell andn woud timo, But hesuys ho can't tako It unless you ave Scerctary of State. 1How mueh do [ wot for thise" * Nothing,” replied tno city cidltor. " You ust walk birek to Garfiold and telt him I resiyn. 'm too busy. BMuch obligud, but can't uttend to “ But dan't T got any: pay for my luformation?” agked the Cabluet-mnker. “Not n eent. Just go to tho othor uppelnt- cug, and If they uceept thoy will probubly re- Wi r exertiont.” 1 you for B 1 havn't got uny monoy to cress tho objueted the tramp, 1on sty on this slde,” suggestod tho lrate olty rditor, S Won't you put up n quartor to bo Socretary of SBtuter'" * Not nvont, Oot out of here, qulck, or I'll mikg o holo In tho sldo of tho Lullding with ¥ b Derndest man I evor saw,” muttered tho tramp us e plowed down-stutrs, L give hlin formutlon noone else can get dml hodon't waut to put up, teekan hewn't been n roporter lonw. 111 just strike hln off und put insome other fellow whnt ean uppreeiute blgh honors.” And he leaned up -wialnst the wall _anu goratehed tho Kagle, which ho bud spellod Egull, off his Hst, RENTS IN WALL STREET. 7 New York Sun. Ronts In Wall stroot for the coming year have foubled, und In somo cuses trebled, Tho welter hourd o conversation Letweon o broker and o Uermun renl-estato owner on Tucsday lost which ho hag permission to print, with tho pro- viso that tho names of tho purtles shall not bo wudo publie,. “This domand I8 slmply outrugeous,” snid the broker. *lero I've been poyme you $1,500 o year for this rat-holo of anollice, and now you tell me thut you wust huve $6,000 u year from tho Iat of May next. Why, It's un advauce of 500 por cont.” *Now, don't yon got oxcitod," roplled tho real- estutcowner. **Vomek nodding mld u vikht ul- ready. Of you eaudo potter it yourself don't you keep to blaco, Of I can do pettor mit mine- solf Lilook te ommrmun{. Dot 14 not my fautt af I gat soven donsand tolinrs for to hinco, [ dought you vis nivays goot bay, unt L goet you nshnnse—dotg all. T vouldu't pohurt o a goot customer *Woll," said tho broker, mo. I'vo beon hore sevoral yours, and my tomers know whero tw look forme. 1don't Wit 10 feivo tha ollice. Mako u rensonnble - vanee and [ won't growl. But #00 poe cont,—1 must eny that'a rather steep, You'vo fourothor ollioes it the bullding, all Lirgor and botter thun thin, wnd a fair ndvaaco all nround will net you nu')rc toan 10 per cont on the valuo of tho prop- b s “Don't yon know nsoferding vas goin® up?*’ tho owner " replied, Inying bis fat bund on the young broker's shouldor, *Vy, 1 pootpleck tonld reen that, To real-catuti owners I8 to shloweat booples Inte shtrect. You put your seuts in to Shtock *Exchungo vay up to dirty tousand tollers, Dot s dirty-troo’ milllons for ot vus cost ouly dwelve huntret tousand, ‘To Bhtock Bxchange Lroberty,—dot (s all vot she is vorth toeduny, You mnkeu bull mit to shtack unt te pondd, unt toy sell ulore es four or five huntrot per cent din te orichinal eapltals, Vy you gomplain of pleetlo ruco of dree huntroc per cont h your rent,—hay? Mine Qott, 1 dink winesel! vo be too easy mit you,' *But [ don’t look nt'lt In that way,"* rojoinad tho broker, "1 know our busiieds has been ood; butsupposing wo should move the Btock ixohango furthor up town,—what o you think “llll.‘ I;mmuun by thirty of a place would bring thun ¢ * Bino frent, doos ting sho don't vork)'' tho real estatu owner romarked, Dot Exchango sha kont move up down,—you know dot shust so vel ean L know, Now, vu totoo to pucanoss, OF you don't sign to leuso for seex tousant thoes year, vy 1 dook de seven tousuat, Of you sign to lunso, vy 1 don't dook to soven tousant,—lot's allupout i, Vy, don't you sea vss [ lose n tou- sant tollura out of uy regart for you—hoh 1 The Lroker toole ‘tho pen to'‘shen the lense, By Jove,” ho sali, "l)'llll'llfint as muoch In ong yuear's ront us you paid fo a whole buflding." * Vull, dot's ny peesne: rophiud tho owner ot the property. ™ L coulidn't help dat, eof te ponkers ant 10 prokers ood 0 dbtok thot 1o ofli- cos don'y guno ront, Von von firm tey offor soven tosent tollars, you must be fnsune ot you dink vo lat it ga Tor vare tousant, Vut you dink off & man who cskit you to scll a huntrot #hares of sitack nt pur von u hoontrot en foefty i8 bewd—heh? You plunio yoursell, and you got o rlght, OF to vise Juun vat tonuge to Shtock Lxchungo kupt gwolt tole lntentions, or edver- tiso Tor kround uit n now Exobungo, den you vis ull right, You coot ek your lenses, unt, dings vus doefervnt, Bt to now souta tey vas® Bolt, and dot hruluurx‘vmvhulmuw sho vas pought, and you mukot to Kxchunge plyger. Now, tey apent 80 much monksh, tuy shtuy vore tey b 1ot much toy don't moof, 1o, o, OF tolr blun- dury ek it 60 uica torug, It vis 4 good ting il aronnt.” “ljut the oflico 1a sadly out of ropair,” tho broker suirgested. * Voll, den, you foex It yourselt," was tha ro- ply. » Vo kot no opfeation. Dot's all right. Of 1 soven-tousaut tollar B took it toy X emup n tirstcluss of for to peusnus he Lroker sigued tho lense, and tho kind- hearted lundlord bowed bimself out, aftor ns- suring bim that ho had wcted like u wan of *pevsness,' =MAKER, * tho locatlon sults HA VERY APFPFABLE XENTUCKY GENTLEMAN." Albuquerqus (N, L) Correapondence Loutsuille OourterJournal, - A little shouting atfulr buppeaed hero Monday uight, Fub. 7, In wbilch 4 brothor Kentuckian touk u littlo Interest. A fow duys ugo a gentlo- man by the numa of Cliford (commonly ealled CUE) Grayuon lett Bunta '8 for sowe of the uew miniig towns nnd this plare, Clior | WhO UPPARES 1 Do 8 SPOTHIE it (o stuppedd For tho nlght 6t Solon'a. p S0k, or twelve miles trom Mg 0 SUPBOE 12O OF POKET Wits prafen 4 Mtee iy ke L ke hand, i G pliyeid sagio Ume, /i o o or Gy dleplnyerd conaidurnblo money, o o E100 or F500, nnd wiso x hor T'eonble wrose 'F 0T the ho SiE 01 codeoming W—ne, what 1y e J raw was atarted for the parposs of |, h0 tn S0 14 Lo get WS tmoney vilble horso, siel a8 14 o el horae from Kentieky: w stupped Graveon I tho (4 thme attempted to draw his rovolven; it G M1 WA too quiek nnd shot bim in the chalr, Thereupan pq PANLNOTS, Wh Wera Whith meu, and s "0 Mexlenua, atarted for Grayson wish pog it nnd knites. Bub Grayson wha i droppedd tho two white “mew, kil o mortally wounding tho othor, Thoy ye gy, 20 s attention (o o Gronsers, o f it totare i, CGno died thit night, g e fel 3 oxpectd tlfe 0 any woment, Othey driyson than rode to° town, hotel, and weut to hed. Tha 6 wis rowght to town: by gom, wero nt tho_mnoet it the tm, | done or sall to Gravson. He jx ot ) wmler medienl treatment, Bnving Lo . twico I tho Ehelt bl i1 1S ot (e, wllc abiout tho putter, He sass it j w2 titen to Sant 176 a8 xuon ns the condlion o w:;:'um- will pormit lxlm_ln trivol, iy 'There wro severst gentlemen lorp weil noaunintod With Graxsn. Sy’ knew him io Callfornta, no e wan s ridle, nnda Hke) i ‘nurz..‘” e e A hig 8 b ot} FOmIC {1 the v (o o, i M, Tarker, who e Cabifornin, snys Ut ho can take edpeof i Aulf angwhers, only o 18 KOmetiies tog In Mu 47, e shot and Tdled tva ey i §ios Aiyelus, Gy I BOO AIEE nhiont iy and n womnn, e also shot and iiled ogy Curtls in Walln Wallay W T M. Harker, why {9 merchant, says thit thedn things wera foreed upon G rayson, nud 1 2 Wils Jyn aequitted upon trial,’ Gra g ( < onnl iype of the kons of Koentiek Pl aftablo gontlomaw, plonannt n'eq atlon. s Lhat b i .llo wus m‘.ru tmd mi;mlh anidd that his parenta s 0 there witly o, Drothor, ' TTe 18 educated D, of s, eommanding appeaniee, probably < foo gy, fnches in hight, of dight or plexton, lght gray eyes ant conmenance, ihaut oll. You seo evil iy whn ho fs once uronsed. He nover deinks. 1: aes tabiteeo, or emokes elgars, DIr he smokey elparettes nnd (8 nddicted 1o tho terr it of smoking und eating oplum. Byomd thew thingy 10 1o e 8ax.n Word aenint him. o o ehnritabio nnd truc-hearted us tho dny i long He g i wito Hving in Loulsvilie aud o s 10 b decply ntenched to her, but there s sons trouble butweon thout, and toars spriug to by eycd whenany ono talks of his homoe or funily, PARIS NEWSPAPER-WIT, New York World V ‘The wisdom of Dumnns flls: “Curlous crepe tures, womonl They ure cithor thinkug aby nothing, or elso thinking nbout sowethiey clsel ¥ . Whiat 18 It In which o wowan finds the greates) eatisfaation 2** *1Ter beauty.” *No; the ot Womu's hick of ft. i A wlse fathor to his son: “ Now, John, 1dg notobjeot to your liemg i fool und an idiot. By o fool and an tdlot If you want to, but what [ de not wish you to do I3 to let avorybody know i1,” An Indisercot stranger quoestioni the aear child: **Is yotr futhor nureiod, pete’” wYes, ir & And your mother? * Vs, i, They wo both mnarricd, only not together.” Penchier—* When fram anthing 3 ou take awa, fourr timas ane-fourth part, how mich remulns® Arithmotie vlnss—"* Um!?? Bunnol” Tencher— * Don’t you understund me? Bupposo you have an applo, and cut i nto four quarters and eag thow, what wili o left?” Arlthmetic cluss withg' gceds, lel™ » Logleal development of thocoo: “Sir, when o murrled womnn nsults o gentleman grievous. 1y the dueling code preseribies that ler hisb slould wive b satlafuction, does (Lot does, sir,"” “Theu, slr, ot mo tell you thatin vepulslng my Ault’ Iy tho most contemptions maener, and with Inngungee whicel 1 cannot bring myself torepcat, sour wife has offored e ths doadliest insult that ean b offored tonman, Obliwo me with the name of your triend, wia wliom wy second can communicate.” iy hiy TIIE UNKNOWN, St Louts Republican, It staggered Into the Third District station lnst night, A fine plug hat rested upon ita heads A palr Of kIl toves covered a delieate pairof bandsg, apd o hoavy wateh-vhaln dungled from s vest. It wos o oman, ¥ What do you want?" the Sorgeunt asked, “Want to bo locked up,” #Whut for?" “ Goneral demoralization,” “What will wo ‘lock you up on? Iavoyou done noythingy' Wock me up on goneral nrinclpl did unything inmy Ufo ond nover wontloman,’ *What's your nunoe® I numoless and homeless. T'm tho uge known, Look mo up on general principles.” ‘Tho Sergeant sald ho conldn't Joek him up. @ Why nott" the inun asked. “ Tecuitse you've done nothing.” “Albright 'l do something. 13 1t goro sou want? You shall have It 1o to mirler 3 kL, 11, ha, by yow’ll lear agenln froun the uoe known,” aud - the unknown meandered off uy Car streot to get up something hovrible. 'hon ho ciamo back, poked hly hend inth dour, und yelled, *Say, Cap'ny you had hetter (Ifiilull nmnn o wateh e, Ul do sumetbing ko rible,” ’l'llui' would not detall n man. AL vleht then. Wallt thil yo sco the morning Pnrmm with something thus: * Bathed n Blow- tore Inn draveyard,' I'm young to cowwits doubio sulelily, nnd don't you forget ft.” Ilo vanished, and at {ust uccounts thore wad no gore. Never . I'ma i QUIrs. An early rye slr—A whisky-cocktail, The chap that pu ts tho meat Intc tuo briselt tho veal corner 1 boot, Neecher 13 the tunoy Postor o Brooklyn.—Hee lon Commerefal Dullettn. Never nddross your conversation to n persn ghzured i tooting up w column ol figuns Thove's nothing W deat as an adder. Ona 1 o sont ring und the othor s real siof, Eh? Suro ouongh,’ What was tho conundrual —Uumbridye T'ribunc, Tho P'hilndolphin News man I8 a_person of eI+ perlance, e suys: A Tnston man hus lnvente od 1 nuw word—s Astronomoteoralogy. 1t mest what 0 man sues when ho suddoniy ring aguinst a lump-post.” “Poncher—4 D I not tell you to hopreparel with your bistory lessant Aud lerg s 2 unbls to ropest n word of it l:chulnr— 4 dldn't think it was necessary, 8lr; T've ulay; heard that history repeats jtaelt.” A “rubber-hendo tack” has been favented by a misgulded man, Tha Albany bmnv:{ Journal romarks that “everbody whio has o down Inpeaco end risen In wrath knows Iwu tho hoad ut n tack [y not tho eml which e improvement with a rubber polut. At Hostan thoy ure tao truly srood and | taquote Byran tadiluted, and so bave p . a_specint vorsion of ono of his best kuv poems, us followst Matd of Ilostan, ere wo soparnto us Ulve mo buck niy curdlue apparatuts " A Gnlvoston man, J. Hufnoy by vmme.‘}"‘cdr 18 1n tho Interior of tho State, “recuived. u_.‘“m trom his wifo tho othor duy. [tread: SOOC lshund, I huve been very nuxtous sbont s Pursonnl safoty over sluco 1 rowd of thut ¢ rain bolng wreeked." —Galveston News. — — JEublts of Presldent Haycs—Letter from Iils Washington Yaxstor. St, Louls Globe-Demaerat. Bome daya slnco a short nl-uck'l allezing t‘l;‘ll: Prosidont’ Hityos wis not n total nluml!r" o] occustomily indulied In tho e of Wit sty Nauor, was coplod nto tho (abe- Dentogrt (00 tho Philadolphin Times, Tho ltev, Dr. Mortash of thia city, linniedintely wrote (o the !i\_sh e Foundry Chureh, Washington, of wdl s e lllilyusl l'nnn I’lll;lmhil.'l‘, on |lhu subjeet, ui celved tho followimg replys Z N WA IGON, 1 o b a1, 188t—The Der. % J, Morgison, 12 D Diaw Biu—1 bavo iy Youe Jotter, tnvioaing i pocugrayl FOR0 B ‘hilnduiphil Finics, Tu which (o stiluitel o mado that Prosident Huyes 8 glven 1o 00 t ntoxleating Hguors, Suld st tho shadow of foumdntion In truth, The ey resnril to tho Pregidential funily are i CC0 thesn: Mrd. ITnyes Lins alwnys beci, I"~l‘ ifhods and practico, a total sbstainer from CAREKyG Intoxicating lquors wero nover Used JE family of Gen. Hayes, cithor al unu»rllx:’ e or privately. On this subjoct, the “»“;"-u it wln‘uur;\lnuu bubits have beeu carrle hito Houge., ins Gon, Huyoa waa nover In the habit of ‘::!fif-u-d toxieatiug stimulnnia, but when be WiSAR Prosident ho was 1ot o totul sbstesrs ¢ and d1d w0t becamu 50 until wowie wIBS L be had enterod upon by otieo 18 07 Seolng tho ovils resulting from [nte "‘l‘r atficial [iFe, ho becainno i totel abstuliien S5 opposod thu us of jutoxtating DTS I8 4o copt and vxnmple, Noithor hv nm-ng ¥ wd htd fumtly, which Includes three ‘;‘\!“ st o votors, uao lyuur In uny form. 1 my oW umong us hive critiolsud, 1 kuav, of (0 porsonnl knowlodie, thut reprosvitin e Firelm Goverimunts buv syl 1L tico of tho Presldontind famlily o L ¢EAS IS, iR \urxu-ulyyuun.l,w-f,‘:’f..'umn'nnu:u ment 18 Wi The iee i bk —m——— A ‘arries You Pratsa the Bridge that ¢ ""“1:;‘:‘1:4'*5 ‘Phough peoply vota It risht that pry ilving In glass louses should 'lllu“ s stones,” it lis aminently proper U working in glass houses shou iy 'Tfl"mm‘fil o word” Tor anything of especia Mr. 1 themselyes, In this connectlon, - 4 Correy, Munuger Satem (No J.) 4 remarks: L am plensed 1 ulsu«l l.mh(lrcut ‘l‘(lumc 1okt i oleS rhewmatism with ! % o1l R wmembers of my family huve alse beelt L] 1y benefited by 1ts use. <