Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1881, Page 2

11E CHICAGO THIBUNE MONDAY, MARCII 7, 1881—TEN PAGES. NEW YORIK. Vanderbilt Agrees with Gould Regarding Railroad Con- solidations, They Are Always Made in the Interest of the Dear Public. Postmaster-General James Leaves for the Scene of His Offi- fioial Duty. Efforts by Business-Men to Seeure the Appoiniment of Pear- son as Postmaster. Death of L. B, Boomer, the Well-Known -Chicago Bridge-Builder, from Apoplexy. A Great Crowd Witness the Start in the O’Leary~-Row- ell Walking-Mateh, fhcoming Vessels Report Very Boisterous Weather and Heavy Fogs. A Man Throws His Wifo Out of the Third- Story Window of Their Home, THE RAILROADS. PHILADELPIIA, WILMINGTON & BALTIMORE RAILROAD. Speetal Dispalch t The Chicago Tribune. NEW YoRrk, March 6.~Col. 1L 8. MeComb, of the Delaware Rtallrond, spenkiug of tho Wil- mington Rallway pirchase to-day, sald: *1tisa fact that Mr, ‘Thayer, of Boston, hus agreed to dellver o controlliug interest In the stock of the Paiindelphin, Wiimington & Taiti- more Rallrond Into the bands of n syndicate, cepresented by Drexel, Morgan & Co., atthe price of $70 per share, Tho agreement was that control should ve turned over by this time, end thnt the vwners of other shares should bave untll March 153to scli to the syndieate at tho same price."” “Are they llkely toavall themsolves of the clanceo to scll?” “1f they nre ALIVE TO THEIR OWN INTERESTS thoy will. The survey sud locatlion of tho new rond will begin a8 soon ns the weather Is favor- able. 1t s to run between Phailadeiphin and Bal- tlmore, und uearly In tho sume direotion s tho old road, being soparated from it from half a mile to eight or ten imiles. It wilt be about the snme Jength.” * I8 thore nny ono associnted with you?" = “Yes; the largest capltatists in the country.” " In whose Intercst wns tho control of tho Philadeiphia, Wilmington & DBaltimore pure chascd?” “The New Jersey Central nud Baltimore & Ohlo were In our project for building ancw rond. The chance to buy up toe Philadelphin, ‘Wilmington & Beltimore induced thelr with- druwnl from our syndiento,” “What do you think tho purchase wns mado Torp'" *To get n spoedy outlet FOR THE BALTIMORE & OHIO TO NEW YORK.” “I bave been fll at homo for the Inst threo eald Mr. W, I Vanderbitt this aftor- “but 1 shall gladly answer any questions you mny like to ask me.” Mr. Vaoderbiit, as ho sald this, strotched out his legs eoinfortably In n larga old-tushioned ,urm-chair 1n his Horary, which overlooks Fifth avenuo gud Forlieth street. ** Let me first ask you about the ralirogds, Mr. ‘Vanderbiit," was tho Nirst suggestion of tho in- terviewor. ** In whaot conditionaro they,and what are their prospects?’” “Wehavo had a very sovere winter," Mr, ‘Vanderbilt replled, * and ralironds TAVE HAD A ILAND TIME, The constant succession of storms hns bluck- nded travel and caused #o inauy accldents to otive power by the unusunl tests to which it hag been -ultlcnwd. that the rallronds buve been generally atfected by the very lurgoe incrense of oxpenses necessnrily fiourred, and thoso roads that aro at wil short of loco- wotives, clc, bave probably suffered tho most, Lust yeur tho busluess of Muarch was unusually he und there fs plonty of trolght oW to bo moved It the woather I8 fuvorable, so that the prabubilities nro the rallrouds will have 2 very large tonmge untll iato fn tho or sutnmer, us navigation on the spring c lakes will bardly opon ns eurl‘y us usual, ‘These cuuses hnve erented largo demunds upon the locomotive woarks and car compaples of the country, and I muintaln thnt it s ut this thme alinost impossiblo to enter an ordde for locomotives for the preseut year, and muny . works HAVE LARGE ORDERS POR 1882, *+Then tho business outlook genvrally may bo inferrod to bo very fuvorsbler *Undoubtedly,”” Mr. Vanderbilt replled, * Business of ail kinds seems to bo thel¥ing, and thu prospuct for a Renson at lenst weems vory wencouraging, Feople o 8 ugeneral thing are ate tending 10 thelr business, and aro happy. Lut i1 all countries thore w11l alwiys be found a few disintorested jndividunis workiog for tho denr you belleve In the current methods of fnrmln[( tailroud poolsr” Well, pouls are resorted to by ralirouds as i rotection ugninst tho rulnous war of rates,” Mr, Vandorbllt replied, * and If properly formed thoy aro ue benctioinl to tho public us they uro 10 "tho rallroad proportics cencerned, for tho veuson that they give to ull clrssos u uni- formity of ratey, while it n war ot ratos every shipper ls, on tho othor hand, ncceasurily n speeuliutor to the extent of the tluctuations of the rates, Tho universnl demund, when tha eall- soud wur existed, from merchunts, munufnot- urers, producord, und consumers way for cer- tainty aud UNIFORMITY OF RATES. No other metfiod. coutd uccomplish thig but poollug, and having tho business dlyided a8 por agrecment botwoun tho companies,” ut dovs not this enhutice rutes to excessive flg:xrm 5 ot at all. Under this arrangement mtes gro not higher than nre rewsonable, for poals camnot dustroy competition. ‘Tho watorways of the country. such ns the Mis- slastppl River, the lakos, cunals, and rlvers, nro ull constant regulntors, und i to the great s {,onu onsulldutions, which have been regardid 1 Y B0 IMuNy 48 0 uensce to the wels ro of tho pnus)lv'. L nm perfectly convineed thut cousolidntions nru benaticlul not only to tho properiies cousolidated, but to tho publio ut large, * lu my entlve exporience in ralle roudlng ! know of 1o fnstunce to the cumrnr{. Tho New York Centrul & Hudson llver Raile roud {8 u CONBI'ICUOUS EXAMILE Of this. Tho old New York Central sorved the publio much better uftor the several ks com- briviog It were forimed Ito oo rond, and since its_consolidution with tho Hudson Hiver it hus furnlibea better service at ubout ongs half the cost tu the publle. The sume d of the Lake Bhore, ad, i e, of wil great trunk lings Iuuch greuter per yeurs thun the priv factures curriod by thein bive beon roduced. must sny, huwover, that wiile 1AM IN FAVOR OF CONSULIDATING continuoug und eonncctlng lines, which ean bo oporated iwors cheitbly und move’ ofticlently to- gother than independently, 1 am not in favor uf consolidatiuy competing burullol ronda, “You probnbly hive observed tho present antl-monvpoly movementr' * I ls perfectly ubsurd, this cry of anti-moe nopoly, Agitutors und lluln\l’mui ulwiys be. Rio by attuciing property, 'Lhey knew they cannoL suceeed Unleds tioy get uui populur cry which presunts o fulso lesuo, The prese ent wodv of attack 13 o call all e great corporutions monopolies, and the rullronds -ore sclected ny tho chiet offendors. Now, as o mutter of fuet fund bero Mr. Vanderbiits volee Krow ahmost vehomeut in e carucsiuess), tho Fattrouds huvo done more thunuli otbor ugencles o devulopthe country. A lurger porcentuseiol tho lnulu-{; uvosted 1 them bus boen sunk than 1u any othor Luslncas, tho vapitulist who hret ewburked In the enterpriso gonerully loslue bis wonoy wid the people gttty the ronds. Mores over, consider that Duver 0 the hl-flulx of the wountsy bus there been so much rullrond builde fix:u’m competitdon with old llucs as thero L to- A MONOPOLY I8 SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE. ‘Fhore W 100 much mouoy und - cuterprise fu the countsy 1or that, sid Fullrouds uro 100 cuslly ) duplicated, Tho gront danger to the country i3 not there; it 18 somewhoro else, CAND wHERED" “The great danger to the business of the conntry, I beleve, i the speculative i, which ‘geems to hiivo taken possession of nli ol ‘The eountry 18 “riener k(rauf than It ever was hofore, and 1ts woalth 19 fast Increnalng, fut tho rlch mon of thix yenr are not uhways tho same as 1hoso of last year, pithough tho country iteelf muy be richer thne over, ‘Those who exninine well the prop- ertics (n which they invest and adhero to them until tiiey tind n° good eause for chungo, dre wore cortain to 3 « MAIN RICIT, than thuse who, Ly continually chapging, specu- tor what thoy eall *a turn,' Tho chaunges loss quile us often as yaln, ut few * fustances think, exist where » person sold n first-clnss investmont, sny ten yenrs ago, and gafned s mueh by continully chungmg hia operations 1 what he considered To be eiuall, erttes, ng if he had ulhered to vestment and kept it lutaet. 1 know of n grent muny Institniees of men who, by bing satisthed nmllr(;.umhulmr quict, bavo heen greatly benee ted by THE LARGELY-IN( N ool prog 19 orlgland - ASED VALUE OF THEIR VESTMENT, while othera who havo tried to better themsclves tinva nearly fritterud nvay thelr ontire prinels il Mr. Vanderbilt went on tosay that ho belleved In tho policy of pernancut luvestments: that he wais not ngreut gpeoulietor, us the would have tho country belle that he 14 being con- nmmu{ hotiered Tor * potuts,” “The gre ditticully £s," he went on to suy ** thut SPECULATION LAS G0 PUSSESSION OF THIE PEOPLE, “und thorp fire very fow wha are ablo to with- stund 1ts fnseinutiong, Hardly o day pusses thut 1L nlu not enlled npon to belp some ane who hus lost - hls or her—the women huve it ws tud us the men—nllon o venture in stacks, 1t In really wonderful to soe to what extent the Apirit of speculation is curricd nownduys, Con- atruction compunies nre formed by eiplinlists and specututors to bhuild rallroads, not us legitl- mate enterprises which they intend to own und run, but for purely speeulative purposes and 1o depress tho mariket value of othor Interests, fhie fnmense amount of Inthited securities which they plice before the publiv inorenses the volumo of speculntion still more, and will only higbten tho disacter whon TIE GREAT CRISIS attending il such speculution flually comes,” **Wnut do you think of the Cangresslonai nte Lr.-nnlu at vefundiog the debt by u 3 per cent onde "™ *'fo preserve the present prosperity of tho country It 18 .necessary for the Government to kocp Clts credit up “to tho hilghest stand- urd. In my Judgment, it 8 o great mls- tuke to attonpt to flont 1t bond nt 80 low rato of Iuterestns dper cent: butn doubt will nrise whether 1t would seil ae par fu uny and nll conditions of the murket, A low in- terestbond with u short time to run I8 speciis Intlon and 1 mistuke. Even If the new bond were 4 per cent it would, in any conditlon ot tho market, bring pur, and i THE PRESENT FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY, n premium, reductug tho inturest to tho Gov- erient 1o at loust 3% per cent, n{' thls method the grentest confidence and stability would e ®iven to tho business und credit of tho country, und uw' Goveriment recefvethio full value of 1ts ritlcy Your namo hins recently figured very promi- nently In tho cousolidution of the telegraph companies?” Wes Yes, A |§r&‘l\t denl hns been sald nbout tho telegraph consolldation. * So far us 1 om concernud, I uct In pere fect good fuith und nccordlng to my beat judgment na o Director ot tho West- crn Unlon Compuny, * At the time I was less In- terested in the stock of the Compuny thau at any time for three years proviously; but there was o difference of oplnion in the Executive Commitice a8 to what was for tho best Interests of the Gom puny, and | bave fulled up to this time to hear of " large sbarcholder of tue property, nearly ull’ of whom have been steady fnvestors for years — puast, who Dbuy not considered tho consolldation ae thy most nd- vantngeous and business-like urrangement that could have been mnde. [ would not husltate to do it over ngain to-tnorrow, It s unusuul that ntransuction of this magnitude should huve MET TUE APPROVAL OF ALL PAKRTIES IN- ERESTED, with but one oxception. Mr, Vanderbilt fuid be constdered Thomns A. Scott the best railrond manawer and exccutive oflicor ho ever saw. Jay Goutd was nble and shrowd. Mr, Jowott e cousidered a mun of su- Km’lur Abllity. Oue of tho broadest naid clenrest- caded men fn tho rullrond world wus Albert Flnk, the Commissloncr of tho trunk lines, ‘When asked if be did not think PIICES OF CEILTAIN STOCKS fabulou {umn‘ 3ir. Vandorbilt sul “Oh, I think that tho prices of such standard investment stocks n8 New York Central, Loke Shore, Roek lsland, Pennsylvanta Centeal, Hultidiore & Obio, und otburs are worth wi they are sclling for, You must rewmember after all thai the price of such so- curities must bearsome _relutive value to that of dovernment bonds, Theu, after muoking ull due allowance for tholr grewter uncertainty, thoy must bring in tho muarket u prico that will not tho holder 6 to 6% por cent on bils money, a8 Rguinst 3% or4 por cent on Gov- crnments, To be sure, prices in Wall street are as often coutrolled by whims and caprice as by real valucs; though, it you hitvo A REALLY SOLID SECURITY, it doesn’t matter I[' thoy nll get up tho cry that the Vanderblit's must go down and knock down your stock 6 or 10 per cent. It dooun't mattors tho value Is therc and the rond wlil live atter Yandordllt i3 doud,” After sowne furthor conversation, Mr. Vander- bilt wus naked: **1a it true, Mr.“Vanderblit, that tha rallronds control the Loglalutures of tho great Stutes like New York and Pennsylvaonin? Lj Sr. Vanderblit fixed those keen, penetrating, blue eyes of hison tho interviewover with an expression thnt scouted the lden, **Men who manugo railrond propertles” snld he, *are too ensible to pluce themsolves in such u position, Everybody kuows that THE TENDENCY IS ALL TILE OTHER WAY. It may bave beon tho oase in tho past for ©® yeAr or 80, but certainly never for nny length of thne, 'Tho ~ great dll"uult{ now {athut Legislatures torget that the ruils ronds nro ns muct entitled tu represeutution ns uny othor loterest in the Commonwealth, unit thut they but too readily give way to thue popular cry of monvpoly. Tho rich capltullsta of “to-duy ure tou eareful to provoke public Jealousy. Yon know that success in every fleld of llfe provokes Jenlousy, 1t Is the samo with womoen. A womun Wilt envy and be jealous of unothor who s BETTER DRESSED O BETTER LOOKING thau sho g, just as n man will envy anuther he- causw hu 18 ricker or nmore successiul, “What I8 your gulding muxtm {u lifo, Mr. Yandorhiite" Mz, Vanderhlit turnoed suddenly round in thae grent nrm-chair nnd abraptly said: * Do whnt you think i8 vight und foir toothers, regurdless of what people muy thinl 48 4t truo that you cun contral speculution in | street whon you like fo do sot” What nonsense. Why, there ure twonty men town thord'who could gu round me threo or four Umes before breakfasci no, not twenty, but a hundred und twonty. " No, my dear felow, I tell you tha nfoest thing n this world is to bosutlatied with what you binve, and that's what [am. [ don't care to uccutnulate uny more wealth, 1 HAVE AS MUCH AS I WANT, The only thing I am looking aftor 1a to seo that tho other fellows don't got away with. what [ hnve. The Commodore used to say that it took 1 goud denl smarter fellow to keep' nm«my thnn to muke it. 1 would bo u very silly félluw, with 1o curthly want to fill, to g down into the stroet und yo julo compotition with men who minke & busliess of speotlations who, ne 1 sull betore, could wulk round me threo or four thines betore broukfast auy diy. No, 1 um tho guue- sliun of o great trudt, of & valoablo catste, and that position und Its rewards il all my human nwvition wud desire.” . * FFor the beuctit of tho many who sro notsin tho enjoyment of your inlilions, may 1 ask you if you get more than three meald a guy and o Koud night’s resty” Mr, Vunderblit lnughed, and sald: “ Ob, afier o wan hus got & wililow, ‘and bo bae securod for ‘hle fainlly all thoy vequire, bo i3 a well ot as f ho hnd u bundred, in fuct, ho I8 better off, for ko hus nll tho comforty utid enjoyments that be cun reasonably requiro without tho Inerensitic cure of fncroas.ng willle fons, A man who b the contralling dosiro to aceumulnte great woenlth shoutd be very much on bis gunrd wgainss tio feeling of undut miser- Liness which fs abe to como with this cuguoroces for iucreased woullh.” 18 THERE ANY DANGER TO TUE PUBLIC welfure In the acoumulation of vust wealth ina tow hnds?™ | dun't think thoro s half tho mmbition wmong vlch mon tonccumulote groater wealth i thoir hands which the lpuhllu #ive thun eredit for, 1t ls the wpieit of speculation tory }uu:x thul of accumuiation which I rumpaut ust now," COL, JAMES, B RECEIVES THE CONGRATULATIONS OF IS FRIENDS, Bpecial Dupateh to The Chicago Tribuns, New Youx, March 8.—Postmaster-Gouerul ‘Thomas L. Juwes, in company with 3lra, Jumcs, uttonded Divine servico In D, Gilbert's' Churehs ot tho Holy Spirit this morniug, aud ut § o'clock In tho afternoon wude bls uppearanco i bl old room in the Puost-Odice. Thure some twenty of tho uttuchis of the oifice wero walting to bid it good-by. Collector Morritt uud the Hon, (Galushu A. Grow weroulsd bresent ta congratu- lute bim on the honor the President bad cons Terred upon b, After passing o fow wonls of Pluasant yrootiug with bly trionds be took his sunt ut his old desk and reud the lettors and telos grums which bud scoumuluted since Saturday night, Tuo telegrams wero all cougratulstory, and somo of thow WENT 70 TUE EXTENT OF ADULATION. These were frow Postwnsters throyghout tha country. Mr, Jamea Jeft for Washington at 10 o'clock to-night on the Ponnaylvania Rond, nnd will attend the firat meetlng of tho new Cabinet, which I8 1o be held at 10:3) to-morrow morpd 110 Teaves his fandly o this o deelded when he wiil tako 1 A movement has alrendy be business-tien of this city to reaure the appolnt- ment of Mr, Henry G, Pearson us Postimustier of thin elty, to succeed Mr. duines, Mit, PEARSON 11A8 ACTED AS ASSISTANT POSTMASTER Afnce the appointment of Col. James on March 5, 8T THe is thoroughly conversant with tho husiness ot the oflice, uud for this renson the husibussenion, who hive veaped tho benefits of the wise ndininlstratlon ol Postmnster Jamnes, are anxlous that his vight-and o shall sue. ceed him. My Pearson will probnbty be opposed hf' the polftichitns, but the business-men of the clty who depend 8o lrgely on the ellicloney of the mall eervice stand, it i3 belidved, n alr chunco of securing his appoiutment, L. B. BOOMER. HE DIES SUDDENLY OF APOD'L Specktl Dispaten to The Chicaga Tribun New Youx, March 6.—Mr, L. 1. Boomer, of Chicngo, one of tho most celebrated bridge- lnittders in this country, and tho late P'resident of the Ameriean Bridgo Company, died suddenly to-dduy ot the Windsor Hotel in this city, inthe Olst yenr of his age. Mr. Boomer was formerly 0 bridzesbullder in this State, and i years ngo went Weat, whore honttained a wilo cnlcurllf' n the busiiess, The great rallway and other brides n many Westarn States, ineluding Iiols, fown, Wiseonsin, und Michiuun, wero it by htw, Four duys 10 he onno on to Nuw York, aceom= puled by two fricnds. fly was taken stek the duy ufter his arrival, nml to-day i teving to vaise himself in hisbed be fell bnek and iied (n- atuntly trom apoplexy, The rennting wore taken o Trom tho Lotef to-night, and will Lo re- moved to Chieawo by his friends, Ho leaves widow and twoeons, one of whont (L. B, Buomer) 13 nlso & brivge-buiide: ITEAVY TWO ABANDONED V! S SIGHTED—~1'00S AND BOISTEROUS WIND Special Dispateh to The Chicago Nuw Yok, Mareh t.—Two wre quantity of wreekage were reported yosterdny by the nmsters of two Incoming vessels ns hav- mg been pnesed at sen, The steamship New Yorlt City, from Bristol, had nstormy passage of nearly twenty duys. Gales from southenst and northwest btow constantly, while high cross sens gwept sver ber decke. Capt. Evans states that between tho parallels of longitiwie 15 degrees and 25 degrees ho passed on a nutmber of veeasions plees of deck, quantities of thnber, nod other wreckage, On tue Iitt, in Intitade 40 degrees 55 minutes nnd longltudo 21 degrees, he fell it wirh tho wreck of a ship wiilch was waterlogged and hnd been abandoned. Tho Lull was painted green and tho three topmasts wore gonu, ‘Ttus weeek, tho name of which was ot nscertatned, was igitg in 1 _ARILEroUs po- sitlon for veean stentuships. The Norweglan Lurk Aliorshius, from Sokkundal, pussed THE WRECK OF A SMALL VESSEL, In latitude 43 degrees and longitude 33 degrees, onthe 2uth, All tho spars except the Jibboom Were gune, but the vessel wus uuu\m:-xul to lnve Yeen a sehooner. The stenmship Westphulin, of tio Imperial German Muil, which urnived yes- terduy, snited from Hamnburg on Feb. 16, but in 1ho North Seu the fog wus 80 denso that shu was GALES. obllged to lle at anvhor for ten hours., She did not leave Havre untll the nfternoon of thoe 20th, Favorable wentbor continued for four Lut on the 26th to wind chanued to souttiwest and becumne very boisterous. On tho following duy It shifted 1o west-northwest and Llew a heavy ,;ule. whito n bilgh sen rolled up from shead, ho steamer wis obligod to phalige Into tho tro- mendous waves which besot her, and the deeks forward wore ut timot deluged with water, Tho burometer went dawn tos.iu, where it remained through the night. In the menntimo the wind blow viulently fiom the northwest and the sen continued high, The wind afterward changed to the north, from which direction it blew strongly, necompagied by snow and fog. LCapt. Murrlan, of tho brlg Zebenin, trom Nu- ovitas, reports o week of nurthorly gules olf tha const. tler main boom und galf were both bro- ko, Capt. Dyer, of tho bark Ko, reports that on Feb. 1, In_latitude £t deg. 10 min,, longl- tudo 62 deg. 17l bo spoke tho Dritish brly Yignal, wolch was bound from Uristol lor Wilmington, and had alvesdy been 63 dnys out. The burk Minden, from Lremen, was nine duys on thissido of Hatteras, with leavy gules from southenst und northoust und snow-storms, ‘The urlg Willlam Robertson, from St. Plerre, passed ten duys Inn similar munner, while the Norwe- glnn burk Hannah lbsen, from Dublin, was n turtniyht In beating ber \mynr from Hutterns against head winad. Capt. Bluckstone, of the atenmship 8felllan, from tho Mediterranean, states thut during the past week he encountere severe westerly storuis, ‘Tho brig J. 11, Musters, from Fleetwood, exporienced westerly gnles dur- Ing the grenter portion of hor passuge, Tho Germnn bark Augusto, from_Rotterdim, which’ grovuded on Romer fnst Sonduy afternoon, cume ulf yusterdny morning, and was towed to tho wreoking deok ut Staton Islund, She was lenking badiy, but the extent of her {njuries could not be iscortained yesterduy, The sehoon- er Carrle 8. Wobb, which went nshore at RRumner on Wednesday, was fust going to pleces at lust accoun ty, O'LEARY V8. ROWELL, A GREA™ CHOWD WITNESS TUE START IN THEIR WALKING-3sATCIL, New York, Maren t.—A grent crowd of peopla wituessed tho start to-night in tho * go-nseyous please” match between Albert aud Rowell, and tho “square-hecl-und-too* between O'Leary and Vuughau, The reforces are Humfltnu Lusby, of the Turfy Fied and Farm, Joseph Eliott, of the Ierald, nnd Guorge W. Atkinson, of tho London Sporting Life. This belng an interontional conteat, O'Leary and Alvert represent Amerlea, and Rowell und Vaughan England, All four shook fhands warmly aa they mot at tho starting potat, sod at the word » G0 from Busby ut midnlght the men Jumped off, each settiing prompily fito bis own bestguit. ‘The first mile wus inuilo by Howell In six minutes and thirty-two scconds, by Albert i Bix minutes aud hirty-thres sec- ouds, by Viugbun {n ujue minutes and twentys nine sccunds, nud by O'Lenry in nine minutes and fitty-seven sceonds, Vuughun on the sixth lup of bls third milo LED O'LEARY by ong-eighth of a mile. Albert hung to the beels ot itowell, und way less thun u dozen foet behlnd i whoen be tinlshed his 81 wlle, thisty-two minutes and lorty-live seconds afrer tho start, Vaugsun hud up to that titny hundled threo and one-quurter miles, and O'Leary three nid one-elghth miles. Ono hour after tho start Rowell and Albert bad ran nine and vne- olghth miles, Vaughun hud wulked slx mitus, and O'Leary’ five miles and six und one-bulf lups, Vaughan had up to . that thoe the best previous walking record by uabout thirty-threw yords, whilo = tho runners wero Just ubout one lap bebind tho bhest ** go-us-you-plense” record tur ong hour. Albert's onsy, gracerul stylo of running and his porslsteney n HANGING TO ROWELL'S HEELS won for him much applnuse, Sixty-ive mine utes and Hfty-two seconds frum tho word * Gu, ftowoll comploted his tenth uile, while Albert wiis leas thai throo stopa bobind. At tho eud of tho firat two hourd tho score steod; Howell, 113 miles: Allu.-rxI milmum; Vaughan, 113 nilles; uud O'Leury, 1L miled 4% lops. — Kighit lups mako tue mile, ITIEMS, BMALL-POX, Special Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune, NEW YoRK, March 6.—An attompt was mado I sowe quurters yesterduy to discredit the ac- count of the sendiug of tho small-pox putiont, Willinm . Bowors, trom Chumbers Street Hos- pital to tho Health Departmont without any preenutions aguinst contaglion, It was ussorted that it was u caso of meavles and not small-pox, Tho ollivial report frot the Vacelnation Bu- rouy, w8 It uppears on the Hoalth Depurtment Louks, states that Dowers bud small-pox. At tho Riversida, Hospitul yestorday, St wus stated thut 1t wus u vase of sunll-pax. The medles stury wis tho juvontlon of an idle but imuglna- Uyo reporter, DIED AT BEA. To the Western Assactaled Pros, New Yok, Mareh ¢.—Capt. Robort F, It Lowis, Unlted Stutea navy, luto Communder of tho Unired Stutes stonmer Shonandoab, ef tho Buth Ameriean squadron, who was roturning huio by tho stedur City of Rlodo Junoiro usun Juvuthly dled atwen Fob, 23, The body was brought 1o New York 1 ehargo of Dr, Franklin {1, Blu- phunson, Past Asslstant-S8urgeon, United Btutos vy et HIGHWAY ROBBERS, - John Sullivan nud Thomus Hollund, loafers known to the polico na *Centennlal bums,” bo- causo they uro geberally 1o be found in or nbout 1he gConteaniul nud other free-lunch suloony ubout the corner of Mudison und Canal streets, uro under arrest ut the Weast Mudison Street Station churged with bighway robbery. They were captured by Olticers Wheeler aud” MeCabt shurtly ufter buving hold wp and rolbed o Canal sereet, butweon Waushiugton und Madlon treets, o sadlor numed Thowns Furnbss, whn wvus on bis way Lo hiy ludfnwa at the Hethel Homo ut tho cornce of Luko und Despluin structd, ‘Uhe thieves got §9 cash und u pocke knite, Tho cush wis rocovered in - thelr posse: :‘qu“:but the Knifv was thrown juto o snow Huk. Ueorgo R, Hualltt, whilo slightly wnder tho'in- Hluenee of Hyuor lute Saturday nigh, fell 1n with party of threo or four boudlums (n'Somo cheu restaurunt near tho cornvr ol Vun Huron Clark streots, who followed him out of the pla und knocked bin down and robbed i of abo $4 cush. Ho recaived quito u patuful contusion over the ¥lgbt ey from u slungshol or s slullur weapun in the bands of onn of bls ossuil- uuts, He could furulsh the police with no de- »:umauuu Of the men, wid 1O urrests bave been nudu. A Runawny Girl Enticed into a 8t Louis House of Prostitution. The Mistress of the Hell Stupefies Her with Liguor, and a Viliain Effects Hor Ruin, She Buys a Revolver and Trics to Shoot the Female Fiend. No ope of the Conviction of the Murderors of' Judge Chis- olm, Destruoction of the Records in the Case by an Incendiary = Five, Mrs. Athey, Who Murdered n Young Woman in Ohlo, Sentenced for Life, The Body of Mrs, White, Who Was Mur- dored by Her Husband, Dis- covored, A YOUNG GIRL RMUINED. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, 8t. Lo, March 6.~Last Tucsday Willlam Rowland, n well-to-to fnrmer residing Hve miles traw Carondelet, on tho Telegruph ltoad, enlied at police hentqunrters and reported tho myatert- vus disnppearance of his duughter Kntlo, 10 yenrs of age, i bruzet, of pleasing countennnce, and weurlng short dresses yet, 8ho left bome Inst Monday night, and the Impression wus that she had eomo to 8t Louls to seek her fortune, ‘The pullce made note of the disnppenryuce, us they make note of hundreds of other occur- renees of tho kiud, and tho mutter waa lost sight of, nud Miss Kutle might never have been fonnd but for a disturbanco tu-duy In 1 bouse of pros- titution, at No, 211 'oplur strect. Police-Ollicer Heffernny atteacted to tho | premlses in question by the nolse, found Katlo Honrishing o plstol nnd threatening to kill somo onoof the in- mates. Heffernnn arrested Katie and took her 1 tho Four Courts, There sho wus recognized immediately, from thodeseription left by Farmer Rowland, 18 the missing duughter. Sho told n sud story of tha life sho had lod durlng ber short nbsenes from bowme, Sho left schiow), she said, lust full, end sluce then she had done u great deal of nuvel-reading, und in this way had formed high ldens of tho plensures. of city life, She thought she would lke to try It and sce for her- self, und 8o she pucked up n fow titlo teaps In o satenel and lost Monday night stole away from home. It was her Intention to come and find work of some ensy kind to o, and for that renson, upon hor arvival here, she trled to obtain n sltuntion of somo kind. Persous whom she spoke 1o upon the subject ro- ferred lier to an intelligence oflice, und she wus ou ber way there when she fell ln with are- spectablo-nppearing man. Sho asked him I sne Wi ou tho right wuy to tho ictetligence bureau, and then bu commeneed questioning her as to what sho wunted of un office of that kind, Sho told bim, and ho thon sald that he would fnd herngood sltuation §f she would accompnny m, OF courso she wns willing to do this, but the steauger, lnstend of leading her to a respectablo house, took her to the estabiisbmoent nt No, 211 Ioplur streot. An [uterview with tho woman of the house followed, The Intter told Kutio thut sho wight leud o ludy's life, ride in a carcluge, and wear tho Lest robes If she stayed with ber, | Ku- tio’s bend was duzed, bit sbo sull nothing, Tho next day, however, tho woman of tho house touk her out riding and guvo hor liguor, so that when sbo. returned to tho house sho wis in o stuto ofIntoxicutlon, It wag while In this con- dition that gbe wus rulned. After conitug to ther souses she resoived® to mako the best of her . degrdation, and remain In tho bouse in° queéstion. Bt she wns not of thu kind to’ prosper there, She could not us- soclute with tho iniudtes und confurm to thelr ways, and, us a result, they quarreled with her. Sho bought n smull-sized “silver-mounted ro- volver to dofond hersclt with, and was abont to make good uso of it whon the ollicers apponred and arrested her, The purents of tho girl have {)':-en notitied, and shiewill o delivered wver to om, A A WIFE MURDERED. Spectal Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tribune. Nasuvirg, Tenn,, Murch 6.—The budy ot Emmna White, the wifo of Ananlas White, col- ored, who wae murdered In this clty by her hus- band on the night of Fob. 18, wus discovered nt & o'clock this aftersoon, at a point half nnile distant from ker luto residence, buriud two and n half fout undur tho ground, Several persons, stimuluted by an offor of $50 rewnrd for the re- covery of the body, mude a careful examination of th® ground for quita u distance In overy di- rection, und, ebserving a pluce where tho enrth uppeured to bave been disturbed, examined It, finding tho'corpse of tho misslng woimnun, Tho bady was removed to un undertaking cs- tablishment, whore it was [dentificd by relutlvos and frionds of the deceasud. Thore wera sovoral woundsabout the hoad where the murderer had atruck hor with a stiok or other heavy instru- ment, erushing in tho fuce lu soveral pluces. Tmmediately after the body was brought to the clty n mob of 1,600, most of them colored, rushed to thoe Jull and made demonstrations of viclence. Sherlit Johnson and several policemen woro stas tioned at the door of tho jall nnd told tho mob that tha first mun who nttompted to cross tho throshiold of the buildlng would meet fnstunt death, This had tho efteet of cowing tho mab, who contented thomselves with denounolug the murderer and throatenlog to hang hini, About i o'clock womu purson in thu crowd threw o stono ut the guncd, striking Isane Johne san, i brother of the Sberdll, und cuttivg i gash In hilw head, ‘The pollce drew thair revolvors und the mob fell buck, Boversl attempts wore mado by uegroes to inddey the wob to idyancs on tho Jatl, but all {lm\'ed fneffectun), and tho erowd wrudunlly dispersed, leaving about fitty st 11 u'elnek. “There B groat Indigantion nmong the negroea over the murder, und they express o detorminution to lynch White it a fuvorablo ops portunity presents itaelf, Thore is only clreum- stuntiul evidenco agatnst tho nceused, bt (t s sutlleiently strong to hang hin. Sevornl wits nozdes were oxaminod at thoe inqiest to-nigbt, und the will be examined to-morrow morne ing. 'Mho murder ia supposed 1o be due to Jeul- ousy, 1t will bo romcmboered thuat Whito wis urreated on susaiclon sevoral duys after tho murder, andorwent a4 preliminary examinge tlon, wan diseharged for Icicof ovidence ugainst hi, wus reacrested on a Criminal Court capins, eacaped from a Constubhy, wus reeaptuced i an otd il sovon miles from this clty, und Jodged in Juil yesterday, A MYSTERIOUS CASE, Bpecial Dispatch fo The Chicagn Tribune Bostun, March 6.—A mysterions cuso of shoot- tog in tho Chricston Navy-Yard came to light tosduy, Archibuld Aundersun, 4 night-watche maa, wis found dend fn 0 room on his bout ¥ri- dny nlght, and n hasty oxumiuation was mndo by u nuval surgeon, who stated tho eause to bo heurt=discuse. A smnll quuntity of vlood on the clothing wus discovered Ite lust night, and un nutopsy to-day showed u - bullet wounnd fn the chest. The ball was found o -tno left lutg, wnd death I8 proved to have beon causod by nternn! hom- orthnge. Tho mun's “mml wits found attached 10 hla belt in a closed drawer in the ruony where whera bo was socustomned 10 Keop it with ono chrmbor empty, ‘Tho medicnl exmminoer belloves 104 eiso of murdery but the polleo ook upon it 18 1 delibernto suloldu, causod by domestio'trous ble, or at tho worst un aceidental shooting by a fellow=wagchman, MRS, BLLEN ATHEY, New Prinaneuinea, O, March 6.~Tha Jury tosday returned a verdiet of murder in the sce. ond degreo in tho ense ot Mra. Ellen Athoy, who dowu months ago, from Jealousy, chopped to pleces u young woman, Mary Senetl; sud hid the oy nan ash pile, where it was aftorwinly tound, The vordict means life-lmprisonmont, The erlimo was one of the wost unprovoked and revuliing ever perpotrated i this Stato, sud tho inturestin tho trinl hus bueh futunge, — WUDGE CIHISOLM’S ASSASINS, Nvectal Dispatch 1o 4'he Chicago Tribune, Wasnisaroy, 1), C, Murch 0.—=Tho Iast doubt that Gully and tho othor ussusing of Judge Chis- sl will escape the punistuuent thoy deserve e boon dispelted. On tho uight of Fot. 24 lust o Court-House at Do Kulh, Kemipor County, Miga., wus fred, aud, withits entlro contonts, wud congumned. Tho buildiug containod the fue llctments and ‘all tho other pupors counected with tho triul of Judwe Chisolm’s wurdorers, tho trial of whoin wes uxpected Lo tuka nlacwe naxt > week, OF conrao tho destritction of tho rocords practieally destroys any prospect which mny have oxisted of a successful proscou- tlon of the pRwsing, The di it {a umderatood from n_trustwoethy sourec, wna kindied by nn fncendinry, One ot tho eniity with susplclon. Thore I8 litile howoever, that, even Af guilty of arson, he will bo puniabod for the offense it caminunity, which sereens him from tho punish- ment for o graver eelino, HSNOT GUILTY.Y Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, BrooMiNaToN, I, March 6.—Frunk Bol- hogor, af Lllsworth, on trinl in this oity for aov- eral diya for tho mmurder of Kit Kithn nr Tllse worth, who was shot while stenhing eoal from n enr ws released this morning, the Jury renier- Ing 1 verdict of ** Not guilty, NOBBED IN A SLEEPING-CAR. Speetal Dispaleh to The Chicago Tribtine. BrooMinaroy, 1L, March 8.—A passcngorinn sleeper on tho night express on tho Chlcugo & Alton st night was robbed of #1500 and n silver watch botween tins eity and lugton. CANADA. AN ENGINEERING PROJECT, Special Dirpateh to The Chleago Tribune, MoxTigAL, March 6.—~The project of chnnging the channel of tho Ht. Lawrence to the south shore of Bt. Helen's Istand guing friends, und will likely bo taken up. Mv Shesror, after o careful estimate, vea that the project can ho earrled out by the expenditure of $4,500,000; of which sum £1,000,000 will bo expended on the peninsuln itself, and the bulwice of €1,600,000 in restorig the hurbor to the present copacity, It the Hurbor Hoard undertrke the work lie bue lieves ho wili be ablg to show them that thuy cun renllze from 1t $I0000 ufter bonding the Amannt necessiry for Ity construction at 6 per TIE BUDGET. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Trithne, OTTAWA, Murch 8.—The bill Incorporating tho Motropolitan Flre-Tnsurance Company of Can- adn hus passed tho IHouso of Commons. The eapital of the company will be $1,000,000, with power te Inerease to double that amount; and nuthority is glven to transnet business In Can- uda, Great ritain, and the United States. A roturn brought down to Parllament shows thatit cost tho Governmant Inst year $65,180 to instruct tho [ndlnns In tho Northwest In tho art of farmbig,—SHU7 tor equipment, ang $31,072 for imhitenanct Tho followlny s o statement af tho ncreaso of customs-roturus of n fow vitles for Fobruary, 1881, uver the recelpts for Fobrunry, 1850: Mout- real, $14013 Toronto, $88.816; linmllton, 10, 4iig; " e, Jotn, N0, ' €7058; "London, 105 Hafitax, 1,505 Wiiiilper, $L6915 Ottnden, S1417, The Inlund-revenuo roturna for Febrimry lnst nre lirgely In exeess of thoss of Februnry ob Inst year. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. LosnoN, Marsh 0.—Developmunts of o peoul- far nature hos Just como to Hght 1 the cake of Jdohn Mitchell, ad nlteged lunntie, Mitehell was uerested In Februnry on informuation tald by o mnn numed Faulleer, who clamed to be “his brothur-w-law, The manner In avhich ho wia ulleged to have iR-treated his wife was made the suject o duily comment o the pupers. Tho prironer wis roinded by the magistrate. Somo riond of Mitchell, hearhig of his troubls, cnne tu London,and found his nouse deserted and tho oceupants nowhere to be found. The authorls ties were communicated with and Mitchell 1. ernted, 1le found his houge closed and nil his furnituro gone, Thecuse hay been pluced In the bundd of o detective, Mre. Mitetioll and Faulkner are suppused to have gone to Chleniu, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ToroNTo, March t.—The Glohe thinks it mixht bo batter to glve Sundford Fleming's company tho exelusiva right to land eables on the Canas diun Puchlo const for twenty yenrs, provided tho rates wore Aubject to revisloo Ly l'arlicment wevery five yoars, It profors a singlo compiny with” lmlted powers to sevoral strong oncs which would combinoe to keep up rates, CASUALTIES. TIIE BALTIMORE COLLISION. Darrisione, March 6.—=Tho Haltlmors & Potomuo Ruflrond wreek s cleared from the track, and up to noon to-day twelve tralns, com- wrising 107 enrs, mostly tllled with troops and visitors to Washington, passod throngh tho olty, on voute for tho Wost and East. Hurry Free- burn, enginger of the empty train, and whose skull was fractured in thocolilsion, was so much hmproved this morning that ho wns removed to Washlugton, whore ho resides, o hud o writ- ton order to run *regardioss” to Bovern B tion, und there awalt the arriyal of traln No, 10, ~tho fast train,—which had tho right of way. Jobn Englund, enxlucer of No. 10, tnd written orders to run to Severn and awalt Freeburn's train, Freeburn disobeyed by passing the sfd- ing nt Severn, and the colllalon coukl not bo avolded by the northbound traln, All the wounded who remain {n this city urareported us doing woll. The money dawiike by the wroeks ngz of locomotives and cars s about §:30,000, KILLED BY A FALLING TREE. Spectat Disvatch to The Clicago Tribune. MILWAUKEE, March 0.—A Waupnea dispatch roports the killing of a man numed Thomas Dunn, 63 years of nge, by tho full of A llmb from # treo whlch ho was cutting down, INJURY TO A WRESTLER. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, CornwareR, Mich., Maroh 8.—George Avcher, of this county, o wrestler of State reputation, suffered a slmple tracture of tho right leg below tho kneu, yestorduy aftornoon, while wrestling with somojoca! uthletes In this city. —————— ROLLING-MILL TROUBLES. Thoe Men at Springtield, I1l., Demand iigher Wages, Which the Company Refuso—~A Strike Almost Certaln to Talke Place To=Day. % Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, BpriNarIELD, 1L, March 6.—Thero Is littlo doubt that thero will be a serlous striko at tho rolling-milis to-morrow, The contruct of tho three hundrad men employed In tha vall-mill expired Jan. 1, nnd since that timethoy have heen negotlating for higher wayes. Tholr do- mands not belng complied with, the mon held o meeting last nlght, Aftera full interchange of opinfor, a commlttee of threw was appointod to mnko n formal domand® upon tho Springtlold Iron Compnny for higher waged, It wasnlso ngroed that unless the demand was promptly mot the men should quit work. DBoth the men and tho' officers of tho Company refused to state what tho ndvanco nskad for was, Tho demand was formally made to-dny nnd the Compnny rofused to grant the torms domanded, My, Charles lllducl{l. the President, stuted thnt the mon nsked for higher \vuglci thun nre puld it by the country. The Company bad olfured to pay thom ns good wages us ure pald atany mill fu thia section of the country, but did not propose to pay. mfm-r pricos than aro Ynld by any other ‘mill in the country, t 18 regurded usd ahmost cortaln that will decline _to go to work In the ryll-mlll to-morrow, It thoy strike, Pprobably nearly all tho other umplo{(«. mukiug ubout 70 In ull, will juln in tho strike, so that ll.mcm\auqlwnun&‘)rumliu to Lo qulty surious, 03 the contest In il provabliity bo u protracte one, ————— CHICAGO FIREMEN., Bpectal Dapateh to The Chicago Tridune, 8. Louts, March 0.—~The members of tho§t, Louls Fire Dopnrtmorit buve recelved Informas tion that the Chicago firomon who went to New Orlonns Just weok ot & Mardl-Grus visit will, on thoir return North, stop hero over Mondny. Delegutions of 8t, Louls fircmon have on sev- orul oucnsions visited Chicago, and In every In- stance woro handaoimoly treated there, and thoy now proposn to reolproeato in llke wmanaer. Tho Chicagonns are pxpoctad fn Bt Louls toe morraw morning, Thuy will bo bunqueted ut tho Luclede Hotel, and entertained at the on- ging-houses In tho central part of the vity, and shown sbout tho ety generally, e —— SILK COMPANY EMBARRASSED. BriuNavieLD, Mass, March 6.—A doliclency of 835,000 hns been disvovered fn tbo accounts of tho Springlicld Silk Company, and It 18 ynable to meot ita linbilities us thoy mnture, A reorguni- 2ation on i sound busls will bo etfected. About 0,00 hna gono throughfthe conniyanos of Houry W, Hallott, ‘Preasuirer of the Compuuy, slncelts argunization throo years ngo, o ————— TELEGRAPH OFFICE CLOSED, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chlcaco Tribune, Lavaverre, Ind., March 0.—The ofico of tho Attantlo & Pacitio Tetograph Company In this ity bas been closed and tho wires und bustness truneforred 1o tho Wostorn Union, The same thing ocourced o fow yourd ago. The Amerlenn Union athl keeps an olilos horw, but it I bandly probuule thut this Wil be long malntatoed, und tho tolegraph business will oiice more bo done solely by tho Westorn Union. e —ee—e. CAUGHT IN THE ACT, A young mun giving the namoe of Heury Johu- #on was urrested ourly yesterday morning by Omeer Keefe, who ciine upon bhin Just after by bad broken o pune of gluss In a store-front at No, 874 West Indiuna sireet, prosumbly with burglurious futeut. No matter what your fvolings or atlmeut Hou Bitters will 4o Fou good, l“mw [N s FIRE RECORD. Almost Complete Destruction of the Insane Asylum at Dane ville, Pa, The Inmates, Numboring Nenrly 600, All Eseape with ''heir Livos, About $600,000 Expended on the Building—An Insurance of 250,000, A Blaze ot Cincinnati Entailing a Loss of $150,000—Insurancoe, $87,000. TIE PENNSYLVANIA INSANE HOS- PITAL, DANVILLE, 0, Muarch 8.—The main building of tho Btate Iospital for the Tnsane ot thls place caught firo Inst night in an unceewpled wird fu tho enst wiug, which was bolug re- printed, Tho conditlon of tho roads was sich thit nsslatnneo from this place, a mile and n it distant, coull not be rundered untll tho fire had geined great headway, A steam-englne betonging to thls burough wis dragged through tho deep suow by slx horses, but, soon after uolng mto service, it was rendered useless by breaklug some of (ts machinery. Assistinco was telegraphed for from diTerent towns it tho vieinity, but beforo it could be furnisl wholo Wity und inatn bullding was destroyed, n portion ot tho lutter having been blown up for 110 purpose of Baving tho west wing, At nhout T o'ei this moruing the flre wns thought to be under control, but nenin broke out, und this alternoon ranchied the west wing. ‘o Hospital was supplled with water fromn lnr‘wrnwrvmr. but It was impossible to get o sutliclent force onto be of nvafl. Nearly 660 pationts were fnthe Institution, nll of whom were rémoved without conlualon or 1688 of lity {n ':’I«lsllnchcnl bultdings In tho rear of the main hulkding. Attho time tho fire was discovered tho In- mates wore finthe hospltal chupel atevening service, and this cireumstaneo assisted in keepe Ing tho unfortusates under control and Lo- gethor, Most of them will he distributed to other State institutions untll soine nreango- '8 e be mude for thefr cure here, g & htiilding was in prodess of ereetlon for same-elevon years, and cust tho Htate about §OUL000. 1t wns n snbutantinl structure, bullt of atone, L0 feet front, with a centre bullding niid thrce sectlons on clther side, vovering i nrgn of one aud three-quarter nerod. Tho fire showod o fanlty construction of the Toof fu not _hnving fire wills nbove the rocf bes tween tho ditferont sections, ns tho lire sproa nenrty the longth of the building along the roof, ‘The orlgin of the five {8 unknown. — There Is an insuance of about 250,000 on tho hospital 2ud Irniture, LT —This nlternoon the firenten succeeded in #nving n portlon of tho west wing, consisting of elght or ten wards, and o nuniber of mnly patients have heen returned to (L Tho uttachés Of the hospttul mide no attempt to flght tho five, but dovoted wll thelr encrgles to removing the paticuts, some of whom becnmo Intensely exs cited und were removed with great diflieulty, considering tho 1Ko o grent treat. — Soveral Ji- mntes ekenped from the keepers, Ono was found at Bloomeburyg, twelve wmiles awny, A number of pationts werotnken away to-day by fricnds, and it 18 expectod more will be ealled for to-morrow, ) Soverul steamera nre stil playing on the rulns, witieh bave been visited by thousands of peaplo from tho surroundlog country, Thore were tbout 350 persous in tho bullding when tho firo broko out. AT CINCINNATI, O. CIxCINNATI, March. 0.~At nine minutes past 2 this morning an nlurm enited tho Fire Departe ment ta tho burniog bulldingof J, A, Fay & Co.'s munufactory of wool-working machinery, fouthwvost carner of Front and John strects, ‘Tho bullding was of by 10 reet long by 123 wide, and (ive storles high, It was worth, with stock nud munghinery, $20,000, On Saturday the Company was llve months beblnd with 1ts orders, Near tho bullding are hnmenso furniture, ¢halr, and vencering footorlos und lumbor- yirds, The vluce it consldercd tho most dungerous for fivo In the city, The fire started in tho third story, nud, ‘though two watchmen wero in the bullding, & watetiman of « neighbor- o bullding discovered a lght i tho third story und turted onun alrm, Tho wholo depart- smunt was called out, Tho walls of the ballding remaln, aud tho damage by fira was conlined to the three upper storles. Tho start of the tire (8 attributed to spontuncous combustion, The loss Ly flro and water I8 estlmated at $159,000; (n- guranec, $U7,000, and distributed uil over tho United States, —— AT FREDERICKSBURG, VA. FREDENICKSDURG, V., March 6.—John Q. Hurbmnk's sumue mills burned. Loss, 235,000; insurance, $8,000, A MYSTERY EXPLAINED. Thurlow Weed Glves the 'Truo Story of Morgan’s Death for Bxpo iz Mawo Ty, an 'fold 351m by One of the Partice 1pants in the Afair, Bpecial Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune. PHILADELTIIA, Murch 0.~Thurlow Weed was askod by a spocinl correspondent of tho Press yestorday concerning the recent murder of & gon of Judgo Jumes Qillls, of this State, In Mount Pleasant, In., last week, presumably an account of, tho death of Morgnn durlng tho anti-Masonle ex- citoment, *1was sorry to bear of the troublo Judge Gitlla s having in his old nage,” sald Mr, Weed. “Iknew him very well, and he was a very worthy man, us were oll those ongoged In the persecution of Morgan. It becumo a political issuc, without uny inention on the wpart of tho antl-Masons, mnd tho latter became a strong party. Judge Qillls swwas ot tricd for tho thurder, but tor abductivg Morgan, The faats in tha cnso wero about thieso: Morgun was a drunken stone-muson and n membor of tho Order of Freomusons, With the help of u country printer he printed un expose of tho flrst throo degroes of Masonry, and was nbout oxposing tho Royal Arch Degroo when tho Masons determined to put a stop to it. Morgan bad como to mo—I wag® in the nows- puper businossiu lockiester at tha time—to print his book, but ho, wanted mo to tuke un oath of secresy beforo I Legan tho work, and I would not dosn. The Masons hud Morgan nr- rested un o trumpod-up chargo of pottit larceny und lodged fu Jail. Thoy thon mude are rangements to carry hlm off, A party of thom, including Gulis, Nicholas (. Cheesborough,—whuse daughtor catled onmenot kalf as bour ago,~und Jnmes Whit- n 'y aud othors, wont to the Jull, and, wfter con- dorable parloylng with tho Juller's wife, thoy provailed on her to givo Morgan up, The lden of tho Musons was slmply to kot Moruan uwny from tho bud company be wus ln, In which caso the Masons belioved ho would give up his deslgn of exposing the Acerets of tho Order. Thoy propased tabuy him a farm In Can- adn aud turn bl from bis ovil ways genorally, Tho plan was now changed to provide for Morgun Ly sending bim away from glvilization fn the employ of tho Nurthwestern Fur mpany, Thero were suvernl moctings of tho lodgo and chapter ut Ningnra on the subject, but many Husous refused o have anything to do with the schewe, ‘Then tho matter beoutno imperative, Bomething bnd to bo done, und ut oneo, * 1t was found to be dnugorous to recodo or go on. After Morgan hud been u prisoner in lfio mngnEine for thyeo or four days 1horo wis i lurgo meoting of Mnsons to insiall nu cnoamp- montin u Canadian town near by, Prominent were” prosent, includiug mombors of Now York Legluluturo, wnd thio evenln onded with u i supper, nt which oxeited specehies Wero mnilo by sevoral | proitiieit mom- bers of the Order Ju the cudo of Morgan, At lust thu Chuplaln wus called ou tor u toast, and ho guvo tho follow: *Thecuemios of ourOrder—mpy oy thik n grave ulx feer deep, six toot long, and six feet duo cast and west.' ' his contalned u biaden gignileance, und Col. Kiug, who was at tha tuble, ealled four Hlemon vutsidy, and, o enrringo bowug called, thoy woro drivoen to Fort Nlagara, —where r urrived at o'clock fn tho mornlog, Morgan - wag enlled up, and wus told thut thoy had muado ar- rungomunty for his welfuro,~bought bhim u fari, ole. 1o weat with thenr, anid thoy tonk & boat and rowed ot Tour miles Into Luko One turlo, Here thoy wound a rope louded with slukors uround 3organ and threw hlm vverbourd, mun Wt tho fort, whom 1 afterward looked up fn o moment, saw tho Lout lenve with slx wen and roturn with but five, Of courso all theao fuots werw denled, and tho world suid (ho committes that investignted tho atter wers politicluns and were moved by :mu;uxu other thun those of discoverlug tho ruth, **Just as [ was leaving Chleago au tho close of the proveedings of thy Cunvontion whlon nominuted Mr, Lincoln, 1 was mortified und even wuch disgusted nt the defeut of Mr, S ard, and ey sondiig wy. buggage 10 tho depat, Col. John Whithey, one of the five mon whio took Morgun out in tho bout, camu to mu aud sald, *1 wunt to swear 1o what 1 have told fuu the Morgan matter, aud 14 {nu survive e 1 wunt ou to pubish I’ rouised to wrfle out the stutement, which contained substantially the fucty 1 buve given you, sud futended to do #0. but the cawpalga came on, tho War broke “— out, and L wns sont to Rurope by oot Wl Ty s 'y IR him 1, ot Williams ani fet b writo tho stbon %, E: B Lotk hiomms it Tarter v ponent: Waty from tho Dond-Lutter Ottien, o oo e dledd n weok Befors 16 shoul e e g T was nlways sorey that 1 i, o o, statetnont 1n Chicngo.” 4 ot weity oy the TIE WEATI; CEDAR RAPIDY, 14, Hpectat Dispatch to The Cileago Tripy Cunate AP, Ty Mareh (i whio left. for tho East st et farul pre e getling through. Tho Chicigo (qojomyr 0 thoso From tho Enst wito remnime i, &0 lenvo for Chiengn Monday morniug, e o Vork, Plttaburi, and Milwateo wijogr, within twenty miles of 10w on the G &0 wintleo & Bt. Taul, Dit tholr anow.ploe otk mollslied to-duy ani they cnnnot reneh & tl to-norcow ut beat, Wurlington ¢ (g I8 tealns were started north nng »;nu;r o haro to-dny. Tho Chleago & Northwestyy) 703 that startod west st night g 0 twenty miles, Teals on thty s :}‘,‘l probubly ran to-morrow. Tho engiye. ditelied nt. Stato Contre and Hiuirtgus 1 pushing & mROW-pIow yeateniny, ' fe his criingor it Btate Centro gottiug hafy g, Duyslefnn Wwho wag sent from hero repuieth futnl” injurles., A Bravo doleiate s 1 towh aceasionally 1o came neross (g oot 1 I i sleleh oron {00t Tho Boston gt HOve found Bamtiige out e Uit e s e, CI'E DOARGOF. | Te deleRntos who oo gl L1 unnte ua to get here nil report gy (-u)n]v“"' thne, und the nenatony with thow Wil g medco ot Monday.) ¢ thoy wra. s o onior thote will Burely bo sumo Kiogn Hed DECATUR, IfT,. Speetat Dispuleh (0 Thr Chicagy Tribung, Drearon, 11, March 6.-No mOrnlg paper from Chiengo have boen recelved hery unc" Wedneaday evontog hist, nnd torn 3. pouy nowl il around about tho metrupulitan v paper famine, On Friday no pape 2 celved from nnywhere exeept Sprinztielq [13] Cluclnnatl. Traing on tho Chilengo Disision of tho Wabash havo boen ubandoned, owing o 1t anow blocknde, sinco Thursduy, und g e from the Novth inve arrived hive over th fy. now Central Road sineo Feidy forenaon, Th wenthior hioce to-day 19 dellgntfuily overhead. il gOLfully pléasest DAVENIPORT, 1A, 8pectal Dispatch to T Chleago Tribune, DAVESPOUT, 1., Mureh 6.—~Trains on aif by voads are ranabng to-alint. Tor the first time sineo Wednesdoy frelgbis have bic ted, The temperature bus been very mill to-duy, thy tereury marklog in tho sun 65 degrees aave, Tho sudden chungo s mido the LN streers run with water Like rivers, many cellsrs betng fitied, dud In tho lower parts of tho town wsoy atores huvo been tlooded. LHE FAR NORTITWEST, 87, PAun, Minn, Mareh $.—A Tort Rufon) speelnl tothy Plonecr-Press says that tho Mis. sourl tlver nt that point has risen twenty fec, and i3 stil rising, Tho freshet from the er. tremo Northwest whI force the fee and Jnndate tho country 1T the warm weather continues, for the snow I8 from four to Ive fect deep, ang thawing very rupldly. THE SIGNAL SERVIC. OFFICR OF TIE CHIEF S1ANAL OFpICER, Wisn. INGTON, 1), Oy March f.—For tho Oblo Valley and Teunessoo, cloudy or partly clowdy wanther, with oceastonal ruin, vavinble shiftlng towarier casterly winds, statlonury or lower barometer, For the Lower Luke reglon, falr wenther, ‘westerly possibly bucking to northerly wings, nmu‘nunry or higher temperutury gud bar ometer. For tho Upper Lako reglon, falr weather, var. nble winds, mostly from northonst to southeast, luwer burometer, statlonary or Bigher tea. peruture. For tho Upper Mississippl and Lower Mtssourf Valluy, cloudy or partly cloudy weathor, uess w, tortheasterly winds, possibly b~ comlug varinbly, lower barometer, and bigher temperature, TOCAL ODSENYATION CIICAGO, Marel 6-11:pm Tinr.| Ther, “Maxinium fomporaturo, 39 minimum 1emporirs, 20 moan baromatar, a0} mosn thorimomuter, 4% inean huiatdity, 1.0, GENERAL OBSERYATIONS, CUICAGO, Marel 9 p m. Wl wod . .| LGN S 23 o ] 21 Fid 18 & PEEERSERE NN RRES) Eil 3 id -~ % n i Now Orloars, 1| @ | & Durth Plationsl 2 Qmnbin. 1 a u & | il s ® 2 Y o | om a Eod W | & Al o | g Wl i | w B B a8 v alw Youkton yoerf o | % —————— AN EXTENSIVE DISTRIBUTION. A large slelgh containing a porty of sont thirteen or fourtoon [tutlans, drawn by atea of spirited horaes, at, 11 o'clock lust night 181 agninst o wagop-pole which projected out lnlt: tho strect at tho corner of lilinols and .'\llrlvd stroota. Several persons were throwt out, “n tho tesm taking fright ran away with tho uelxa cast on lllinols street, Hore und flu,-’:0 nfony ‘tho rond an - occupaut of ! slelgh wns thrown out, unth o4 one, Domlilck Odouin, remained, Finnlly at 100 was thrown out nt the corner of Welld @l Hilnolw streots, and, strlking upou his beud &5 tho streot-cur ratls, ho rectived o mmgd“wno wound, He was attended by Dr. Leonard, il not anticipate uny ecrloud n-sul(!,‘“ thenco ho was taken 10 his boarding-hous i No. 40 Weat Randolph streot, Al the mhnrsmn enped injury, Tho runsway team hud not recapturod Up to an carly hour this morniug e m— — — GOV. CRITTENDEN ON GAfiFlEDD‘S CABle . 81, Louts, March 0.—Gov, Crittenden, in versation to-duy regarding Vresiicnt Uard e Cabinet, sald: “Secretury Windom (s an & i man, with strong Western proclivities, # "M“.: man on the tarilf question, and npwuunuf; ; asures. On tho Irlung.lg! Capt, mml- m&‘l s'\"I:sP;z‘:- s 1o cons ‘whole, o sald, * thi i ol gratulate itself on tho formutlon, ‘of thy Cabinet ——ee—— TELEGRAPHIC, : CINCINNATE, O., Mureh 5,—The Atlantie & l:;v ciflo telegraph wircs wero brought juto e Western Unlon oflleo this morning, und llml.1 # erators of tho Atlantie & Pacliie t nu!rlr';mm tho Westorn Unlon, To-day tho Westery BOL ;’.‘:lmmmcmllhuluullnu ,Illllf :'xmmhr:)! '.,L:fiq;l huve 'ress Associatlon ut this city. crical boon made kuown ns fo_ when tho Awerict Union wires will be brought In e = DENOUNCED FROM THE FUL‘Pl"l;n s CINCINNATI, Murch 6.—Tho Kev, F. W f‘fmua of tho Unltarian Church, to-duy In bi¥ 880 denounced the Bcnwl' Hour}l or"t::::'::":l il composed principally of wen low i MEBTEIC o, ure fla llt’mlul l:lm’xldhm and that m:z;n';uf fuiling to adupt the sebioals to thy Pary which they were dosigued. e—— — EX-PRESIDENT HAYES, i CrEVELAND, 0. Murch &—val'rvslllt-!;:“l’:fi ;. and party, expected to-day from Wi o did not uprive, romulniig over A Altoona, Thoy will prabubly reachi 480 e afternoon, 'l‘fio Fln‘: Ciey (‘Uup arcived bo! to-night, e s OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. tenwmerd New Yonk, March 8.—Arrived, tho ¥ . Catdoru, from Hayre: Auchorls, from Gl und Murengo, from Hull. & ; - elcians recommend De BU o e . Colds Yrio® Cough Byrup £5 coutd,