Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1881, Page 6

THY, CHICAGO TRIBUNL: The House Committee Takes Up its End of the Investiga=- tion, The Same Complaints aving ' Been Filed with the Senate : Comniittee, The Question Arises as to the ‘ Propricty of Acting on ) Them. After Debate Tt I Decided to Adjourn and 8lesp Ovor the Situation. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridunt. SpmixarFieLD, L, March 8.—The MeWillinma Investignting Committee, appointed by the Houso to investigate certain charges ngainst tho Haitrond Comnmissioners for not breventing l- leged extortion on the part of cerialn rallronds, . et this evening, The Clerk real u communi- cation from Hurtleson & Gllmour, of Macomb, charging the Burlington Road with extortion. Georye F,. arding, of Chiengo, was called - upou. e atuted that he had dled certait cown- plnints with the Senate Committeo and did not know whether Jt would be proper to filo the sume with the Honse Commlittee, H MeWitlinns calied upon Havding to be sworn, nud then calted upon him to profer his charges. o Unrdig thoreupon submitted the churges . which he submlitted to the Sennte Comsmlttee, uud which were printed in THE TRIBUNE of Frl- # gy, e Clerk thon rond the printed document, Harding was then called to_the stund, and tes- tifled that ko complained on bebalf of TIL PEORLA STARCH COMPANY ngrinst tho Burligton and Peorlui& Springfeld Raitrouds. A coby of tho complulut {wis fur- ' nished tho Burhington, aud wus nnawered by Ripley, the General Frolght Agent, Murphy, of Perry, suggested that Hardlng take up his churges scriatim, Tiarding sald bo could not support the charges under hisontb. Ilewas rendy to prove them by witnesses, Ife bad spocltied In tho churwes Smith und Hogue, beeauso thoy were boforo tho *Senate for confirmation on tho continuauce of their ollice. He did not proposo to attack Ober- ' ly. He didnot come befuru the House Commit- teo of his own motlon. e cuwo In responsc 10 . 4 subpunn, . MeWillhuns curtly remacked tbat the oxam- : tuation would proceod. v * Harding said that Riploy in his letter had do- . nied {n-1oto the eharge of extortion. The Cunt- 1nisslouers hnd writton witness that thoy would ‘be ut Peorin a week from to-morrow und Inves- tigato tho complaluts. Thero wa MUCIH COMPLAINT IN PEORIA “beeauso the ralironds contering there had per- ymitted snothor compuny to do the switching there ou o churge of 31 porcar. This churge ho s pronsuoced an extortion, and In contlict of See, G of the Raliropd ltw. Tho witness read tho + sectlon, but, ns ho read it, fafled to cover his cotplaint, nnd be thon fell back on See. 3. The Cbuir asked IT tho Intter sccuon upplied, -.and the witness sald ho thought it did upply to graln, The extra ternilpul charges should only upply whea extra seevice was performed. Mo bLelleved grain should be dollvered on any v Bwitch wherever the graln 3 conslgaed, Vurious members of tho Comunitteo asked questious nbout the switching, as to who owned tho switchey and alde-trucka, eto. The witness sald the Peorlu & Pekin Union lensed the switehes and Imposed tho switching charges. Every rullrond compuny In Chlengo mighit lense its switches ond i THUS DODUE THE DUTY . of delivering tho grain on slde-track. Witness did notknow it of hils own knowledge. Witness produced an oxtract from o Peorin paper cn- tled * Railrond Rucket ' to back up what ho suid. Witness did not know how long tho ter- minul charges compluited of oxlsted. The Clerk read tho extract from tho I'coria paper, explaining how tho Pokiu & Peoria Union iy line was orgunized, and complaining that tho doltar per ear for switching over the road would Do Injurious to tha trade of Peorla, Tho articlo i atated that tho Unlon proposed to strafititen i out the tracks and {mprove tho facilities of tho y Jne. : Tho witness stated that the Hallrond Comumnis- i sloners propoused to st ko tho Mussuchusetts Cownumssion, which the law did not empower thom to do. Thoy hud no powers nsa Judge, 3 Thelr dutles were of the naturs of @ ¢ Grand Jury., They should not allow u + . rollicoad company to dony allegations In toto, 7 1t suould be compelled (0 auswor ull quostiony and eatesories seriutim. WITNESY HAD NO COMPLAINT TO MAKE ngainst the Commissioners predicated wpon uny ¢ cumplaints made by the Starch Compan He i hud no complulnts of u definit nuture to make outside of Thos0 i1 1 generl iy, suct as kit s zen would prefer charges o goneral Informa- ton, e bud made complaluts buforo the Seu: aty Commitice und hiud withesses to prove thom, Ueorge M, Bogue wus tho tirst withess, und, after helng 8worn, sald thut lust Thursday tho A churges ot Harding wera bresented to the Sen- H uto Committee, To-day the Committoo met und v thy Comuilssionors were robresonted by un ut- toruey, Ho would usk permissiun to consult hig g attoriey beforo giving uny testiniony, 3 The perndseion was granted, and Hogue start- ed ottt 1n search of Maj, Connulty, his counscl, The compliint frutm Mucomb was thon eulled ' up, and Hurdin sald it was the weakest thing in ? the fot, and it wus aecordingly pussed, ¥ Tho Clerk suld he bud wletter from A, J, pd Btreator, of Mercer County. Harding said HE WAS A GOOD MAN, and no doubt be hud a wuod clilin, becauso ho Wue ones wcaudidute for Congress, As the Sotplaint was not before the Committee, 1t wus cuporurily pussed, ‘I'no complatut of tho Euterprise Coal Com- pany, of Duquofn, stating thut It could gut no -2ues 'from tuo llinols Contrtl, while suveral 'mines d’d, was noxt read. ''ha letter contulied pxtraots frum Duquolu newspupurs comments g on tho seareity of cars, und churging bull- dozing on tho purt of tho Iiliois Central Koud, The expisuntion of the rillrond stutod thut ita D vwh neeessitios rendered the supply of cusl and Hut curs sborter thun usuat, At this Juncture Mr, Hogue and his counsel, Mr. Conneliy, eitered ihe room. ‘Ihe hater stated wiat, ny tho churges wero before Commite 1ces of euch Houso und tho Bonuto Committos cluimed tho proference, would it not be well for 1o House to i WAIT AND READ THE EVIDENCE o 4aken before the Senute Commitiee, It was one i arous on the Conntnissloners 1o subject thuim to 4 %4 Investizutions of the suine chirges, 3 The Ctaur stuted thut the House would look to i ft8 Committeo forn report, P Cunnelly sugiested Lthat thero Lo a conferonce “ ‘Between the two Commitices, N Chisholu, of Kuue, was in doubt ns to tho dutlus of the Housu Cummittes, und be would Mko to bnve some Jight, Ho did not desire u conillet with the Benato Comilttue, Tho Chalr oxplalned once more the dutles of the Committee to the Houso, aud felt somowhut agurioved that tho Bonato did not eull for o Juiut Commitivo, Murpby gufd 1t mado no diferenco {f tho Son- Ats Commitice hnd gono ovor the ground. ‘Tho Houso Commitice bud to report 10 tho Hotse, and ho wus In fuyor of prosecuting tho Juvesti- ation, Ho was in fuvor of giviog timo to the 2 tallroud Commissionens to 343 PREPARE THEIDEPENSE, 3 7Ho thought, uudor tho resolution of tho House, ] f3he Committuo i 4o power Lo nvestiguto come “pluluts submitted 1o thut now, L‘unnu)lr did not questlon the jurisdiction, Ho dhought & wus untuir thut the snme charges Jhuutd bo Investignted at thoswmo tine, o Chalr intereapted, and sald that ho 'ghuuum 1t was unfulr, but tho Committoo could ivestiito oy complaints on e with tho itdle Toud Comnlsslonors, . A long urguusent followed as to whom Hord. nE's churges wero submitted,—whothor o the Housy or benate Committeos.—und ulso on iho feopa of the Holse vesolution creutlug the NeWllioms Comnittue, Newrly everybody axeept the Chatriman coutondud thut cers ldn “of the "Hurdiug churges, not having peon mnde or pussed upon by the Commisslon Hoarly gid not eomo within” the scopo vl tho Snnuiiuied’s poword, Lt wil urged nlso that, 1o tsimuch ud the dendto wid conductiug o pro. Jisely uhustlur juvostigution, the Committes, It A propoded 10 go uver tho same ground, BHOULD ASK FOIL FURFHEI POWERS, Tho urgument heesme vory inforinal ut times, Sumb bl O ICHbErs cotgresutig i Kuots uboUt (he SVe, wid OIBErR UaeULIUE THY ro- cumbent role G Uhe WO juxineus bods with which Hoom 135 ut the Lolaad 18 turnished, Flually, after much tufking und taucn lolliog wbout, Chisholn cousulted Lils wutol and imoved 10 udjotien until Wemurow oveulog, x.:: motion prevudiud, kud thy fuvestigatons gut I ‘Iho_wholo question of jurisdiotion ond tho Nocat policy o Lo pursued wos (hus (oft s zuch open us it was_ Lefure, but the muiorty Of the LCowmittce, ws alterwunds dovelaped, taks tho positlon thut thelr powers wre Huited to Investigatiug vuly euch of tho Huvding charges B3 buvu been windo und pussed upos by o Cummisslon slney the sdjournuiont of tha st Danmral Asouibly, which taoy can du just uy ) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, well with 3 away, Tarding in 8pringfeld or 100 mitea THE RAILROAD 1113 PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE on tho subject bolng admittedly lamo and do- feetive, Tho #on of trying n coupio of fellows on tha kama charge boforo two ditfercnt courta At the gnine time s nlso stritek mast of tho niembers a8 roniething decklediy unfair, and, Mnless tho investigation shonld be restricted to tho churies nuwde and passed upon by the Cone missoi, it is not at nil unlikely that the Come 1mfttec will nsk for further powers, or, what fs 8tilt moro probmble, throw wp tha sponge and a8k tes be dischirged, Juat what to do and whnt Mot to do will probably be settled bofore the Investigntors take anuthor pull at it to-worrow night, OBITUARY. FERDINAND JAFGER. There died in this city at ¢ o'clock Monday nlght Ferdinand Jaeger, the beloved husband of Carrle dneger, née Luvalle. These lines, brief as they are, published in yesterday's TRINUNE, contaln tho untold wo and grief of a large and devoted family aud an extended clrelo of intimat o friends. Mr. Ferdlnand Jaeger, tho sonlor partner of tlio crockery house of F. & E. Jueger, on Wa- bush avenue, near Randulph street, was born on tho 2d of Octuber, In tho year 183, In tho City of Goettingen, In tho then Kingdom of Hunover. 1o studicd nt the gymnusium of that place, which be left in his 15th year to follow nis otder brother, Adolf, who hnad preceded him to Amerien, He arrived in this country In 1850, nnd accepted n position nt Cineinnatl in tho c¢rockery store of Wiser & Kistnor, His brothor “bad In the meanthne founded A similar businoss sture in Loulsvile, Ky., and in 1851 tho deceased Teft Cineintnati and Jolned his brothor nt Loulsyitle us purther in thint busi- nees, which soon beenme n Hourlshiug one through tho clreumspection and othor good business qualiticntions of tho deceased, Hut Hourlshing ns It was for that time and rection of tho country, it did not satisfy the ambition and unconquerablo busiucss energy of youhyg Fers dinund Jaeger, Ho deft Louisville in 184 and establishud In Chieago n branch of tho Louls- vitio honse. Here he fomud a field large and promising enough to glve nll tho rovm to his in- domituble pluck and peraevernnce, Here ho ‘wus soon Joined by hig brother Kmil, tho present Junifor purtner of the firm, and by the tact and experience of buth the Chicago bronch of tho Loulsvillo house left the latter far In tho Eastern Ciroles Gossiping Over the Salo of the Philadelphia, Wil- mington & Baltimore. The Gould Syndicate Completely Oute generaled by the Pennsylvanin Compnny. Ballimore & Ohia Shut Out from the Bound Brook Connoction wilh New York, A Trick Attempted by Scalpers That Failed to Work, GORBLED, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, DAvTisone, March 8.—~1t 18 generally ngreed here that tho Pennsylvanin Railrond's capture of tha controliing Interest la the Phllndelphla, Wil- mington & Baltimore Hallrond, meuns that Itabert Garrett, Third Vice-Iresident of tho Daltimore & Ohlo Hallrond during the absence of bis father, Jobn W, Unrrett, who 18 pow in England, bas been playing with somo very warm coals of fire, and hud his tingers Ludly burned. When it was first apnounced thut ho had entered o syndieate with Guuld at its hond, raflrond men suid he would comw out nt tho mmanll end of the horn, and now thoy sny he has done so, for this actlon of tho Pennsylvania Ralirond covers not only the control of the Philadelphla, Wilnlogton & Tnltimore, but it 18 thought to cover as well the control of the Delnwure Western bitl Just pnssed by tho Leglslature of that State. Col, M'Comb's negotintions with tbe Pennsylvania authorities ovidently hnve thiaend in view, and, it thisis necomplisbied, it will etfectuatly blovk the Balti- more & Ohjo Raflrond Company in tho constrie- rear, and it wns abandoned at the out- | tlon of B competing liuo botween Phifudelphin brenk of_tho Rebelllou, whon Mr. Adolph Jacger | ind New York, Baltimore merchants retired to Govinuuy with a hand<ome fortuue. | have nothing good to say of tho ‘The first store Mr. Jreger vecupied was on Lake Street, noar the bridge: then he romoved 1o tho second door west of tho corner vpposit the Tre- mont House, whero the business soon assimed fuch dimensions that ho bought, In 194, a lot on Wabish svenue, near Randalph street, un which he erccted n handsomo building, especlally de- slirned far the erockery business, and whero tho tirm of F. & E. Javyer 18 loented to-day, _ ° Mr, Jueger was murried in Loulsvilie, Ky, on the Lith of May, 1850, to MIss Carrio Luvallc, who survives bim with soven chiidren, to whom his death I8 an irrepatable fows. e was n loving fathor and devoted husband; gencrous to i manngement of the Bultimore & Ohlo, and think that tho check which the Baitimore ¥ Ohio bas receiyed will be to tho interest of this city, The nows of tho actionof tho Ponnsyl- vania Rallroad cnused o decline of 14 in Bultl- more & Ohla stocks. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicapa Tribune. Barmisonre, Md,, March 8.—~Tho sunounce- mont that tho Peansylvania Rallroad Compuny lind secured a controtliog interest fn tho Potiue detphia, Wimington & Baltimoro Rallway Com- fault, ho was nover appealed to in | pany, when it hud gencrally been declded that }'lul;: B ,b)' dls!re!!fi «\ht :nu lo‘clglm;k l?'é the Bultimore & Ohlo hud capturod the prize, O O o, preathon WSt | created great surprise In busines tircles and hig noblo soul sped Its wuy tu tho spirit laud, never to roturn to those wl{n are fo !fill]y hero to-day, Conslderable cxcltement provalled at Camden Statlon. r. Roburt Gar- rett left enrly I the duy for Now York to lovk after tho interestsof bis road in the wreat strug- Kle for supromney botween the two sunmmoth lines, Vice-Presldent John Kng, Jr., of Cineln- oith, was closeted ull day with tho othor ofticlals ut Camden Station. When your represontativo nsked Vice-Presi- dent Willinm Koyser what ho thouvht ubout the turn alfnirs bud tnken, ho replied: ** Well, the Penusylvanin Rullrond Compauy seems to have #ecurcd a controlling intercst in tho Philndel- phia, Witmington & Baltiwore Iload; atleast fortlio present.” *Wonld' you bo willing to state how thls wag brought nbout?* quoried the reporter. “Yes, Lwill telt you how. Tho Baltimore & ©Ohlp Rattwny Compnny maden contriact with certain partics which I myself saw drawn and slyned, and now theso parties bave violated thut contract. Some time slnce Mr, Unrrett and *Me. lUaven, the latter a wealthy New York bunker, and roprosentiug tho Now Jersey Cens tral ltond, minde contruct with Mr, Natbanlel Thayer, Scerutary, of Boaton, who had been fdentifled with tho Philadelphly, Wilmington & Balthinore Company, for the purchaso of 116,000 shares of tho Intter Compuny at tho rato of 20 per shure. 'Tho arrangoment Was suggested by Mr. Enoch Pratt, of tha I'biladel- phia, Wiinington & Baltimore Compnny, und pushed forward by him untlt comoloted. That contract wus regulurly oxocutod, and no doubt existed ot that time on tho ' part of Messrs. Gurrett and Iuven and their frionds of Thayer's ability and lutontlon of eareylng out tho ngreement to tho lotter. At the fnstanco of Mr. Thayer both Mr, Gurrett aud Mr. Havon wero clectod Directors of tho Phitudelphin, Wilmington & Baltfmore ftond un Feb. 2, the berelt by its flight. Gonnrous compunlon, pire- clous and true friond, nil ball and furowell] * K. ALBERT DICKINSON. Albert ¥, Dicklnson, n resident of Chicago since 1854, and ono of the first memibors of tho Bourd of Trade, died at 2 0'clock Monday nfter- noon, in his 724 year, at his resldence, 113 South Greeu street, of corobro-splual meningitls, He was born in 1809 at Uuwley, Berkshire County, Moss. Inhls youth ha wasateacher. Ho first omnbarked In busiuess as agent, with beadquarters at Curtisville, Mass,, for # largo cotton factory established In New York, In 1810 he made n flying visit of Iuspection to tho West, but roturned, und was for over u docads ene ®uged in business fu tho Eust, tirst fn tho pro- prictorship of u flouring-umill ln'Curtisyillo, then ns ownur of n grist-mil in Albriy, which burned in 1851, aftor which he went to Buffalo nnd formed u partucrship with Chester Mitch- cock. In 1854, leaving his fumily for a yeur in Buffalo, he camo und loeated in Chicago, establishing hiisolf In the graln commisslon business, tn which he had slnce remuined. o fuiled tn'1457 with hosta of othors, but ho pnid his debts In full. Prior to 187 he established o krowing secd business, which hns grown until toeday it oceuples sevon stores on Kinzie and Slichignn strects. He leaves three sons,—Albert, Charles, and Nnthan,—nll In the business he wade, and three duughters, only ono of thum marrled,—Mra. C, C. lloyles, wifo of u mewber of the firm of Charles Gossage & Co, ‘Tho runeral will ba held ut 100'clock to-day at the resldence, 313 South Green streets —— MRS. L. D. CONDEE, The funcrul of the wife of Senator L. D. Condee took pluce yestorday afternoon frum his Dhowme,No. 1121 Bowon avonue. A lrge numboer of symputhlzing fricnds were presont, among thom ylilageand county oflicinls and nssocintes of Mr, Condeo ut the Dar. Rich florsl offerings wore ||rkutu:ll‘.hcm|slsfilnu ulwn cm{u. Illult,v. lmd day aftor ~the transactiou wns cou- grown, Tho morvico' was porformed by tho | gunmated tn Now Yovk. Al of tho par- Itev, E, 8. Williams, of the South Congregn- tionl Churoh, of whleh Mr, Condogwys o om. | Hos Interestod In tho above rond ut ber. The remaius were taken to Uskwoods Comotery. MRS, D. C. HOUSTON. MuwAuger, March8.~3rs. Col. D. C. Houston, wife of Col. Houaton, of the Eugtneer Corps, died sudduniy to-duy of heart disonse, g ——— BASE-BALL. Special Mooting of the National Leaguo at Buffalo Yesterday—Adoption of the Fluylng Scliodulo for 1881, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribune, Rurrato, N. Y., March 8.—A speclal meoting of the National Rasc-Hull League upeneit at thoe ‘Tl House to-day, Tho dolegates present were: W. A, Hulbort, Chieago; A, I Soden, Boston; 4. F. Evaus, Cloveland; W. G. Thompson, De- trojt: Freeman Beown, Woreoster; C, A, Hof Kklas, Troy; L1 Root, Providence; James Mof- fatt and B, A, Spencer, Bulfulo, In the mormng 1 meeting of Directors was held, and tho only mattor discussed was tho ease of C, M. Jones, expeied from tho Boston Club, Thesubjoot was talked over brieily, whon it wasdeolded that, 08 ho had not filed his papers for appeal beforo the aununl meeting, the League could not, in accordance with its constitution, recognizo his roquest for cxumination of his case. Thoro- foro his application for reinstatoment was do- nlud. This will.bo a rather brrd blow at Clove- land, us that clty txpooted to get him to'tako chinrgo of tholr loft fleud. Mcusra.Boden and Hulbort, tho Schodule Com- mittee, submitted the schedule, which was adopted with but little chunge, Followiug ure tho mlles to bo traveled by the clubs dur- iug tho coming scason: HNoston, 6,00; Provi- that thine looked upon the 'Fhayer agroemont s cortain to be oxecutod. ‘Thnyor, howover, Is now In {li-health, and it I8 alleged at tho timo this ngroement was wnde Mr. Thayer was suf- fering with an acutc attack of n disenso which hia friends claim fnjured his aviiity to attend properly to business. It Is undorstood thut thore is n dispositiun on tho part of Mr. ‘Thuyer's frlonds to consldur the contract not bindlog. 1n tho meantime, sinco the agree- ment was mnde, n committeo of Hostonians rep- resenting n lnrgo Interest in tho stock of the Philndelphin, Wilmington & Haltlmore Company fssued a circular to the stockholders recom- wending thom to contldo their stock to tho Committee, and to glvo tho Committeo author- Ity to treat for tho salo of tho controlling intor- ost fn tho road. Guining their point, tho Com- ittce thon disposed of tho stock stock placed undor tholr control to parties fn the interest of the Pennsylvanin Rafirond Company." after concluding his statoment tho roportor naked Mr, Koyser if ho could say how tho now urrangemont would affuet tho Baitimore & Oblo Company so far as travellug tholr cors over tho former rond, but Mr, Keysor snid ho could not say auything definitas to what arrangement would or could be nade. All thoso mutters restod with Sr. Garrett, who would no doubt bo able to protect tha interesta of tho road he ropresonted. Mr, Enoch 'rts, Vico-Prosidont of tho Philne delphin, Wilinlogton & Ialtimore Company, stated to-night that tho syudicato of which the HButtimore & Ohlo Iailroad Company wus ono hnd comracted with Mr. ‘Toayer to sccuro o majority of tho Philadel- phin, Wimington & Balthinore stock by Murch 15. The contract was mado on tho basls donco, 6,85; Worcustor, 0,077 Troy, 477 Chi- o, B4T1: BOttalo, L Clovelund, bags; De. | OF 870 por shrs, and this was probubly ono o tho keys by which tho Pennsylvania Raflroad trolt, 6,130, thelr victory, T C Lo following_umplres wero nppointed: J, ,::"m"m“‘(:fl peim b Q:",}huc:’" s d"':.‘:, Dunuigan, Now York; W. W, Jeffers, Torouto; Thayer's {nfluence over tho mtockholders E. J. Calnbun, Boston: C. M, Smnith, Cambridge; Eden Kipp, Washington; David Btearns, lutralo: H. Doescher, Lansmgburg; C. Fulmer, Philudelphing R, Mighum, Troy: G, T, Hitter, New Huveu: J. W. Young, Syracuse; G. i, Uradivy, Roohesiors 8, W, Nickerson, I'rovi- dencos A, L, Burkor, Roekford; 4% Glllean, Lon- don, Ont.s J. 1L Gltford, Columbus; W, [uines, of tho Fhiladelphiu, Washington & Raltimore, who hind shitvos to soll, and Mr, Thayor fulled to Insplre theso stocknolders with contidonce and achievo the object for which ho had contractod. When Mr. Thuyor proposed to theso stockfiold- crs to soll thoy put him off with promises, while nt tho samo time, for obvious reusons they formed & pool adverso to the Thayer fn- l:uwol w, ._Curry.llnl(lllmru;D. F. Bulllvan, terost, Ono of theso reasous may have ‘{.‘:}:{‘?"\‘J'.& o btahr W “‘x'(l‘l';"""" New | hoen m doslro o securs more per Wi oy Duttulos W, Il Hagerman, | ghyro than tho syndicato offered. Anothor . muy bavo hoen thut tho body of the Applieations woro received from Akron, 0., and the Motropolitan Clubs for gumes with Longuae tenms, sid tho rurmwll(nll\'ol of thoso clubs wero tolid that individual teums could peg- ulute that matier to sult themscivos. N. 12, Youtnz, Bocretury, was presontod with an clogant, fish-poiu, lundu by A.7J, " Spalding, of ‘hicngo, Ex-uiticers of clubs in_ the Leaguo were, on motion, tondered tho froedom of the mootlig, A resolution was adopied to the olfect thut, when game shall be futorruptod” by raln, no moncy nor tickots shull be returnod, It was do- eldud that atl compluints by pluyers must bo o whon the elub 18 ut boino, wid not ubrond. ‘The gathoring wid un exeeedingly hurmsonlous ono, und tho sehodulu wig highily aceeptablo ull." The busliwas will by compleivd to-marrow, stockholders composing the pool wore triendly to othior Inturvsts thin thoso of tho syndicato, At uny rato, this must havo been the case, for whilo Thayer was holding off tho Ponnsylvania Road stoppod in, offered &0 per aburo, $10 moroe than tbe price olfored by tho syndleate, and so- cured tho purohus HOW THE THING WAS DONE. Speciut Dispalch o The Chicaso Tribunes PulLADELPIIA, March 8.—~The coup d'urgont by whlen tha Inltimore & Onlo 18 loft out fu the cold und the Ponnsylvania talirond Compuny beeomes tho controlling powor In tho Fhiladel- puln, Wimington & Bultimore, was ono of Tho schodulu adopted, 8o far ua it pertalng to | tho most comploto surprlses n this tho it 10 b played by thoChicagoCiuby s us [ duy of railtund magle, When Juy Uould fuvited President Roborts to bo # party 10 tho purclings of the road three weaks agv, ut tho thno Mr. Gurrott wus playlug fust and looso with Col. MeComb 0 the watter of the proposed Detuwnre Westorn charter, ho was not satlstied that Me, Thuyer could deliver the koode. 1o withdrow from the conferenco, and 1ho project wus exposed by Col, MeComb before tuepupors woro finally signvd, Threo daya lator it was lousned that dr, Thayer ownud only 7,00 0ut Of tho 180,000 shares owned lu Hoston, and us tha Bluck wus even thon soltingat more than ik thoro seotod very Httlo chunco of Mr. ‘Thayor's got- ting tho goods be wus to deliver te-duy, A wouk 6RO 4 committce of the Boston stock- holders, covsistiug of Henry I Kidder, of CUICAU0S AT 1L MK, m\\'l(h the Cloyelands—>3ay 2, Troya~duy 10, 11, 13; Ju 3 Worcosterm=Muy 14, 17, July 0, 19, 10 Ttostons—3ay 2, 21, 21 y 4,5, 7. Providence=Muy 23, 4, 27; Juno's1, 85, 97, nwtfuto—Aug. 2 4, 6, W, 17, 1§, Dutrult—Auy. U, 11,5, 20, 73, 25, * THE CIICAGOS AlROAD. At Clovoluy Bept. 2,3, 6. A =i, 27, opt. 2, 1 la; St i, %, July @ )20, 4, July 2 nce—~Jung 11, At Budtpn—June 17, 18, 10; Sopt. 17, ), At Buttuto—July 16, 19, 20; Sopt. 8, U At Dutroit—Jduly =2, 2, 23 Aug, SUICIDE, Kiddor, Peubxdy & Co, tho trunsfer MALONE, N, Y., March $.—Assemblyman Bren. | B¥onts of tho Cumpavy thore, loency nun wis found deud lust ovenlng, Ho poisoued | 3+ Hiainson, of Lo, MHigginson & Cu baukers, Churles M, Colding, Charlea P, Bo diteh, und Willlam Mlnot, Jr.,, tho lattor two huwed bolng Directors in tho road, fssucd a olr- culur wsklog for proxies, that they wight negotlats & sale of tha himeelf, Cuuse, nurvous Ly oreeor, ey prostrution brought on ——————— It fa |mposaible to remaln lo bouith Whiors Hoo Dittor ks w0 OF outof stock at not Joss than and much moro na thoy could got. They mot proxica for fully one-half the ontire capital atack, and yostentay at the Drovoort House fn New York thoy met President Robeits, Viee- Prosldenta Cassntt and 8mith, and naslstant to Prealdent Dubarry and tienernl Solicltor John Scutt. A soven-hour eonsultation resulted In tho drawlig up of # contraet by which tho Boston Committee agreed to delivor to the Pennsylvania Ralirond Company n mnjority of tho stock nt 78 on tho st day af July, the stooks holders to take tho 4 per cont divie dend of &2 a sharc due an that day, ond all tho other stockholders —desiring 10 do 80 to hivo tho option of sulling tholr stock At tho same figure. At wmiduight President Roborta telegraphed n eall for n meoting of the Hoard, and, at hulf-pnst 9 v'clock, every ments tee but one, who wns absent in the South, was in his place. Tho contract was ratified, and, two hours later, approved by tho stockholdars, though thefr nctlon was not necessiry, This purchnso nlso curries with it one-third of the capitul stock of tho Jackson Rtond, 80 that tho Pennsylvania, owtng twos thirds, will bo ablo to prevent furthor trouble, STATEMENT DY ONE OF THE GOULD $YNDI- CATE, Spectal Dispateh (o The Chlengo Tribune, Nrw Youk, Mareh 8.—A momber of the Balti- more & Ohlo syndlente who hicld n contract with Nathaniel ¥hnyer, of Bostun, for tho delivery before Mareh 15 of n controlling intorest In tbe Atock of the Wilmington WRond, said yes- terday, “Our contrgee with Mr. Thay- er wns nbsolate and bindlag, and We have buen Informed by eminent counsel slnce thut §¢ would hold good at tho cndof o luw-guit, Of course wo shall Insist upon the payuiont of dunuges. But damuges, alus, wilt notglve us control of the rond. Yes, wo knew of the ucgotiatlons with tho Pennsylvania Railrond, but wo could do nothing, for we held an absolute contrnot which we sup- posed would give us tho control of tho rowd. Morcover, 1 do not think that tho syndicato would bnve been willing to pay $80a shure, which Is, 1 undorstand, the prico pald by tho Ponusylvanin Hajlroad. Whon tho Hostotn Com- mittee camo hero wo wore fnformed that it con- trolled tho greater pact of tho stock of the Wil- mington Wond, which it intended to sell Wihat could we do? 1 understand that tho Pennsylvania Raflrond merely asked the price, and instantly closed tho bargain at $80 n sharo, or $W0 for (ull stock. As to what wo shall do to repalr this [ eannot nowsay., My oplnlon s that we shall build » new Hne, but that will thke time, and oven thon will not possess equal advanteges.' " You remarked that the contract with Mr. Thayer would bo Inalsted on to tho extent of damnges,” * Let mo whisper In Four ear,” was tho reply. “ Mr. 'Thayer hns gettled thut natter, We have s eheek at this momont.”” . AT BOSTON, Spectal Dispatch fo The Chicago Tribune, Bosrox, March 8.—The salo of tho controlling Intercst, hold in Boston, of the Phlludelphin, Wiimington & Baltlmore Rallrond wus conduct- ol by J, Kldder, Peubody & Co., nud the teansfer was mde In New York to-day. As expeeted, tho nctlon of the largo holders of this stuck who combined and planned the protection of their interests in tho hands of o competent committeo wlll meot with goneral aporoval. The stovk fs & oo B per oont atock, and hefore the strukglo for its control hus been sclling at from $70 to $32n shure, By consenting to u provious i consldered arrangement oi tho part of Nuthan- lel Thayer, the stockbolders were only to reecivo $70 a shure, but by the terms of tho sale to-uny thoy will get 878 per shiwre, payable July I, and the July diyllend of $2 per shure, pay ablo on the “sumo dute, and tho offer I8 open to all stovkholilers who shall, prior to April 1, convey thoir stock to tho Trustoes who havo conducted tho negotiutions fu tho interest of tho Hoston Syndicuto. White tho purchasing parties will not become owners of tho stock untl tho date of payment, tho control of the roud will peactieally bo with tham from the presont time, s tho oxtsting Honrd of Dircctors will yndoubtedly, in tholr administration, fol- ow tho suggostions of thy Directors of tho Pennsylvanin Itond. Tho contract of Mr. Thayer with- the represoutatives of tho Baiti- more & Chio Railrond to deliver to tham n con- trolling Interest'fn tho Phitadelphia, Wilming- ton & Bultimore, thercfore, eaunot bo carrled Into uttuct, but Jtlsbolloved that, In the negotius tions now consuminated,arrangoments haveo been mado to proteet Mr, Thayer's personul lntorests u8 much us possihln, To the Western Aasoclated Press. PuiLApzLriny, March 8.—The fullure of the Thayer salo to tho Gould syndicato and the pur- chingo of o controlling Interest in tho Philadel- phin, Wilmington & Hultimore Roud by tho Pennsylvaniu is tho themo of conversution to- night. The transaction Is regnrded as a mnstor- utroke of polley an tho part of tho Intter Com- pany. ‘Tho price pakt por share (8 $78, nud tho Pennsylvania gots control tho lat of July, Tho eharcholders, bowover, rccolve a dividend of 2, shorlly to bo declared by tho Phlladolphia, Wilmington & Haltlwore. Tho shreholdera ndt reprosentod in tho voo! como in at tho same mto nnth April 1L It is proposed by the Pounsylvania to abandon its depot ut Browl and Prime streots and bring pussonger and frelght curd to Fifteenth and Filbert, which I8 1o bo tho Grand Central Depot of tho P 1= vanfu Rallroud Company, A separsto org ton will bo mnintais 't by cunsollidation ex- penses will bo reduc 1t fs undorstood tinrrett und Iuven have scttled with Thuyer on his ol truct, but tho tormy huve not been madu publie. DPrinAvrLegia, Pi, March 8.=At the unoul meoting of the stockholders of the Ponnsyle vuniu Kailrond Compuny to-day Presidont RRab- erig mado tho nnnouucetnont that at midnight Inst night tno Bonrd of Dircetors ot the Ponne sylviailt Hallrond Company concluded tho con- traet for tho purchuss of uujority of tho #tock of tho Philudulphin, Wilmicgton & Balti- more Illroud Company, Hesolutions wero ;;m:.lu!gnl to tho mceting on the subjcot us Reavlved, Thit tho purchase of the stock of tho Palindolpbiu, Wilmington & Daltimore Rl rund Compaiy, us reported by tho President, be authorized, mtilled, and aporoved, Jtesnlved, 'Thut for tho purposo of providing o DArL or tho whuly of tho means o pry for tho cnpitul stock of tho Philndelphin, Wilmington & Baltimoro Raltvond Company, se puirchnsod, nnd Tor wuch other purposvd s the Dirvdtors see rmpur. thore muy be fssued from timo to time 0O,U00 whitres Of the stock of thls Compuny, In additlon to the number of shares of tho in- creased capitad stock, Which the Directors were hurotofore empowored to Issue, soll, uppurtion, und dispuso of. Adupted, BT, LOUIS, WABASIH & IPPACIFIC. ST, Louts, Mo., March §,—Tho annual meoting of tho stockboldens of the 8t. Louls, Wubaxh & Pacitie Ratirond for the clectlon of five Dirvet- ord wus hold nt tho Compuny’s oflico this morn- tig, with the foltowing vesult: Bumuel Sloan, New York; Georgo 0, Hiv Yorks James Cheney, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Fhoins I3, 'Cutt amil Jumos ¥, Howe, St. Louls, Stessrs. Sloun und Huyen r?mmml the Delawnre & Lancknwant and New Jersoy Contenl lutoreste, ‘The llonrd of Dircetors met his attornoon, ut which tho annud ruports of Prosident Hu phreys and Genorsl-Munugor Goult wore pre- sontad. ‘Tho roport of the Presldunt stittes thut 21 miles of road were tdidod to the Wabuash sy tom during the yoar 184, which, with tho orig- Inat lings, mekd un uggrognto of 2430 milles of rond, ' gross curnings for tho yonr were #1,e O1,TEE; operating oxpenscs, $7,i57,51%; not $1,071,- WS futercat, Foutnls, TAXCS, Gic., amountilg tu F1855,185, il om 1ho not tnrninga loit u surplus of 1,110,180, from which a guariorly dividunt of 14 pur cent wus doelirod upon pro. forred stovk, Tho oporating exponsod, wilch woru 63 per cont, ure oxpected to bo matorinily reduced the prosent year, Muny imllus of slde« truck hove been | construut duriig the yuar, Sixtyenine locomotlves und 4.6l cars wore added 1o tho cquipment, nd‘twenty- four locomotives uud 1181 " curs uro now undor contenot, Now and extonsivo gruln alovatons i Toledu and Chicuygo huve ulsa been arranged for, und o proprietury lnterest in o Dargy line butweun 8t. Louts und Now Urleans s been acquired, 0o bundeed aud slXty-iwo wfles of wtwel puils huve been luld, wnd (o Cotme pany now hus 1,118 mlles of steel truok, This s tobo addod to as rapidly us possible. Much othor Information respucting tho oporations of tho Compuy, tho yrowth mid prodpects of 1o BYSTOIL, 1Yo gIvou which caunot well bu lucor- porutud o u tulugraphio dlspaten, —— NO SCALPERS NEED APPLY. During tho rocent snow btookado u urgy nume bor of passouger tlukets wero sold to persons ‘Who woro unublg to use them on uccount of tho traing not moving, ead, tho tickets belng Hine Ited, tho bolders found thom appurently worth- lesy by the timo the trains beguu running regu- lurly wicaln, OF courso tho difforent rllroud com- puniosurranged to bave thoso tckets ronowed, #nd tho sealper comes (n und endenvord to tako wivautuge of tho altuution I o wny thut wus fllustrated yesterduy snd the duy Leforo ut the Culeago, Bucltngton & Quinuy's Uenurul Pussone ger-Agout's oftice, A scalper ontored thly oflice Monday afternoun with tho coupon of u ticket from Cinclunatl to Quinoy vin Chivago, asuge from Chleno Lo lurcd 8 Tho sealper d In Chicago by the HLorm, ki Wanted to have the cn\l?uu FOnOWOd, Mo was cornered, however, 1uto udmite ting that he was nat tha arivinel 1881—TWELVE, PAGES purchasor, AN bolug finally recognized un n scalpor, loft the ollice feollng somowhat dine comiited, Veatordny aflorioon, though, tn old gontfoman who tud boon_Induced by' the sealpor to purchnse the coupon, bolng toli prolubly that bo coulil have it ronowed, np- peared it tho Gunernl Passungar Agent’s oftico with the Identienl plece of papor und tho srmo request, Hut he, too, was cornored, and forced to leave without n ronewal INCREASE OR DECREASE, Ofticinls from the Atchison, Topekn & Santa F¢é and tho Unlon Paciflc met In Topeka yeator- dny afternoon to consult ot the question of ar- ranging nd to passonyer rates and frelght tariiTs, the unlon of the first-nmined rond with the Southern Preiflo having openod tho way for i )xm‘nul or vomputition on tho Vacific-conat trado, o iden 8 to havo tho rates tixed tho sante on hoth Hnes, it with no regulnr poot. Thia will very probably be done, hut there {3 one littlo diiforence to bo recancliod - first: Tho Atcnleon, Topoka & Banta 6 Roud bay been charging cortnln rates to certiln points from Kansns Clty, while tho Unlon Paclilc hns heen charging tho sumo rates to the samao points from Omabn and taking on s ndditlonsl chario for tho'servico botween Kansas City und Omnl If an ngreement of unlform rates 18 ento Into the Atchlvon, Topeka & Snntu £6 will b 1o increnss its tatos on through traflie from Kansns City or else tho Unlon Paciflu will bavoe to deslst from tnoking fn exten chargo for scrvico botwoen Kansns City and Omabi on through traie, 1€ the consultation mecting the Unlon Paoific will be represented by General Manager Kimball, Gen- eral Ferignt Agont Vianlug, nnd Goneral Ploket - Agent Stobbins, nnd tho Atchlyon, Topoka & Bantw F'¢ Ly Ueneral Manager N(mnf.( cneral Frolght Agont Goddnrd, and General Passenger Agent White, TO AGENTS AND SIIPI'ERS. Genernl Frelght-Agont 8mith, of tho Chicago & Alton, yesterduy fssued the following clreular to ngents and shippors: Horenltor n churge of 85 per car for onch stop wellt bo muide for wtopping CArs ei route tor the purposy of flling out eur or to unload purt of the frolgiit, Tho agont at tho station at which cars nre stopped will sunko notation on waysbill * Car atoppoit at — Siatton to il out load,” or ** un- lond purt of frelght,” s tho ense way be, and #ign his numo thereto, showlng tho cimrie for Buch stup In freight column on wu{ bill, and nlso on stub attached to tho way-bill, it for ent of live-stock, for which the lve-stock ¢ of way-blll [s used, A way-Dill, for tho chargo thus shown on tho orginnl bill, must be made by the ugent at tho studon ut which car 18 stopped_against tho stie ton tu which cur (s billed, und forwarded by first train ta tho agent nt that stutlon, takiog snineto account in usual wuy, Upon recelpt of auch wny-bill, tho ngent will cruse tho charwo for stopping cur, showy orlginnt way-bill, and abstract buth way-bitls In thu usual manaer. COMI'LETED. CixcisyATL March 8.—Tlo complotlon of the track of the Cleemnat! Northern Rallway from Nurwood, on the Marletta & Cincinnatl Rallrond, to Levunon, 0., was colobrated to-day at Lo Dawon with's banquet and spuaches, Repular tiains will not run until tuo rond I8 ballasted, TOIt SAN I'RANCISCO. Desvenr, March 8.—~The first through 8an Frunelsco pussougor train, vin the Atchison, Topekst & Sunta ¥4 Itond will lenve Kansna Clty and Atchison on regulnr card timo Thursduy, March 15 and thoreufter daily through-tralng bo run over that route. which 18 pronounced by travelers totally freo fron obstructions jucldout to tho wouthor, 1S, Genernl Superintendent 1, T. Jeffery, of tho Iinols Coutral, started for lown yosterday to attend to some business for tho rowd, which will detain hun for about n week, Mr. E. 8t. Johu, General Passonger and Ticket Agent of tho Chivugo & Iteex lsland foad, I8 ex- pected to return home this afternoon from n two-weoks' business trip through Caunda, The Chlcago, Burllpgton & Quincy Band, of Clueinda, Tu.,—twenty-thrce vicces,—~wlil start for bom to~dny from Washington, whoro thoy viunt to participato ju the inuuguration festivi- ties, The Lnke Shore & Michigan Sonthorn Road has ubout 2,500 cars frolghit on ita traeks walting to bo receiveil by other ronds, which have boon Km\‘cnll)d thus far by tho snow blockade from undling tho stufl, (eneral Managor Poiter, of tho Chiengo, Dur- lington & Quiney, nnnouncod yestorduy that Mr, Wirt Uextor hud boun formaliy solecred us Gons vral Sulleitorof the ruwd, which position bus been vacunt for some tine, Gonoml Teaflic Munager Josoph Tucker, of tho llinois Centyal, and o nuwnber oF othor rajlrond ottleials of tho city wore nbsent from tholr of- iec yestordny, hitviug, goilo to Springticld to tostity Loford tha \Warchouse [Investigutiog Committee. Mr. 1L II, Portor, Presidont of tho Chicajo, 8t. Paul, Minucapolia & Omahi Line, hns {ssued a cireulur announciug that . E. W. Winter has buen abpointed Asslstant to the Presideat, with hia office at 8t. Paul, und thut Mr, Charles ¥, Hutch hus_beon appointed Mr. Winter's suce cessor us Generut Bupurlutendont, The very Inconvenlent and gonerally domor- allzed condition of tho [linvis Coutrnl” depot 1s rendered painfully uppurent just at prosont. Tho snow which was biuhked up In the depot and yurd during tho recent atorms 18 now liquitylng and almoat (nundating tho floor of the depot buitdlog. Pussengors, particularly tho ladies, Hud it extreniely diflleult to got to or from the curs with dry feet and sokies. Tho Dircetars of tho Chicugo & Enstern Ilii- nals iound held n meoting yesterdny in the Prosi- dont's oflico to arrauge ubout consolidating with or purchusing somo Jittle spur road n fow miles lony, but, fnspito of the fnsigniticance of tho rond, tha greatust secrecy was observed, and the Proshient unnounced that tho rosult of tho du- ldlmruunnu would not bo made known untll to- uy. ) 1t 1s quletly reported nmong many of tho rafl- road lawyors nuw assamblod (h Springfieid thist My, Burton C. Cook will sbortly ratirs from tho Bolleltorsblp of tho Chlcuio & Northwestorn Itajlroad, as his enfeebied health will not allow bim to givo his porsonal attuntion to the many nnd ditlicult duties dovolving upon his oftice, [t 1n nlso ptutod that ufter bis retirement ho will be Jolned by Gus Hoveington n tho establishment ar a legul firm for u general practico of the fuw. Mr, Iorrington [8 now ono of tho legul staff of tho Northwestern, Although thio snow blockndo I8 protty gener- ally rlsed, thore huve buon one ortwo Instinces Of ‘u surt of ronction In tho shupe of snowslides, ‘The Chlcago, Milwuukeo & 8t Paul Itoad suf- wred I this woy from Portage to Watortown, ‘Wis., betweon which vitlos thero was one place whero tho snow had heen pllud up ou elthor sido of tho truck to tho hight of about thirty feut foru distanco of nourly fiva milos, After the thuw hod falrly et In these hugo banks iost tholr stability and sl down on the tryok, burying it deoper = thun before, This enuscd an additional delay of nearly o day to tho triing coming over that trick from the Northwest, but thie stides havo now ull boen removed ngain, The road Is still ut work clonring off tho orlginal drifts near the remoto torminl, Tho Tows & Dakatn Diviston wis open yestorday noon ns fur us Mason City, In.: the Hastings Dakotn Division as far o Btowart, Minn.; tho Southorn Minaocsota Divige lun us fur us Fatrinount, Minn. TERROR'S TOOLS. Enormous Doemand for American Arms Warring Natlons. Netw Yor's Commerclal Advertiser, A crblo dispiteh spouks of 30,000,000 cart ridges which have been coutraoted for in the United Btutes on necount of tho Turkish Governmont. ‘I'his 18 no now thing nmong the Amerlesn man- ufavturers, nd the Winchestor Arms Company 18 known to bave buen rutiing nlght and day “for somu weoks past, und the supposition 18 thut the work s dono under un_avrungomont with tho Providence Toot Compuny. It will be remow- bored that prior 1o tho Tirco-Russinn Wur thoy cantrueted for tho manufucture of noless than B,000,000 ritles, il ol which woro delivered, and it 18 now understond they havoe ordered 100,00 miore, With requcsts Of AL UEgeuE DOture. It la" ulso known thut - tho Greeks huve been putting large orders ror forms gl wmmunition with — Awmerican munufacturers. Ileport I::{,l thut tho vontnct callu for o ritles und 3,000,000 curtridiccs, und it is noticed, on examinutdon of tho bills of lad« 1ug at tho Custom-tlouse, thut the Gluisgow aud Liverpool stoumens siro taking out lurge ship- menty, und (¢ Is observed further thut thoy ure through bilis of luding alreot t0 the Pineus, the fumons Greek lhlp»ln* port. The Rewlngtons, whost works are it ilion, N, Y., uro kuown tu huvo been excessivoly drivon on orders for tho lust sl weexs, nad tho subposition fs that tho nrms munufuctured buvo Ureecs for thelr dos- thnntl bout puyments thoro s no diticulty whutaver, us the money 18 In the bands of large GUroek bunkors, and is puld lmmedistoty In cash, Our manufucturers ore ulso taking i hand i Bouth Amurics, bemy enguged on n ordor for 1 yuns for the Government of Chilf, Too Amcrlenn markot I8 now rogarded us offers iy grout fuducenents 10 Govornmonts in neod of dusdty weubuns, ns anuul prices show o ru- duution of fron ) to 40 por cunt. compurod with vricos during thoe lussiun War. The businesy of supplyiug arioy ls Erumtuul i1 the bands ot German Jows, waose beadquurters arv at Borlin und Hamburg, and whero they are working up uud remodeling all the obsoleto arms ot Eus rupe. With these they cun fully satisfy tho #mall Ameriesn Republics, with whuw prios {8 u conslderution rathor than quality, 'Thoy have nlso tndo u bud cut ut the Awmericans by driv- ing them front tho Russlun Governmont on a cuntraet for IG,000 of the Smith & Wesson pls- 1, whict: 1s mado Jn Berlln with Amorican mas ohinory, und tho urticle turned out, when com- mma with tho gonuing original, esn scaroely u::llnzuhuud asido from the ubsonco of the wmarks. ———— Anron Burr aud Mrs. Hamilton, Nodes and Quarize. ‘When on an otliclal visit to 1be United States fn T guant & day o two 8t Mn Btuart Rrown Ince on the Now Hudson River, sbovo Hobokon, y| Ohlo, was anothor wieat, nnd a8 the house wns atnogreat distance from tho spot whoro the fatal duol botweon Burr ana Hamllton took nhica (July 12, 1804, n conversation aroso on tho ovont, und tho characteriatios, publio nnd pris wate, of tho two men, Gen, Taylor told s that when o veey young man, stidytng nt West Polot, ho was ona'dity on boardn eiver boat, and amony the passvigers wore Mrs, Hamilton, widow of Alexandor Humfiton, Anron Burry whe had roturned to the Btates after his enforeed nb- sonce In_Esnrope, in conserquonco of his proverl trensonablo practie r wits thon un old mnn, but still rotnined much of hia former con- fldence and manner, espeelatly with ladica, To the natoniaiment of those who know him, 5~ covering that Mra, Hamllton was on board tho stonmbout, he npuronchied her, took off hia hat, and bowing, rald: *Mra, Hamlton, 1 believo! My name I8 llurr,” Tho effect upon the lady, now well strickon In years, wns cloctrie. Rising from her sent, she finllmrml up her dress, as If () touch Burr with It would be contaminution, drew horself up, and, lookiug at him from hond to foot, Rwept. nway with adignity and grico worthy of_her bost days, aod [oft hioy standing abnshed, if ho wern eapablo of feoling so, belore the spretutars, Burr replnced his hat upon bis head and slowly moved bitek to tho seat he had Inft puirposely to mitko his experiment upan tho foolljigs of tho widow of tho man ko bhud slain, for one cannot suppose that ho hed any intons tlon te apologlze or oxplaln, since this wus fm- possible. CRIMINAL NEWS. LUXURIOUS TIITEVES, Specta! Ditpatch to The Chicago Tribune. 81, Lous, Mitreh 8.—~Ong of tho coolest crim- inal operations which tns taken place In 8t. Touis for a long time oceurred nt the resldence of Josenh Well, n well-known dry-goods mer- chant, who lives.nt No. 1430 Lucus place. T'wo of tho colored sorvants at Mr. Well's residence wore descending to innke preparations for the dny's dutles, and tho girls wero startled to find threo men making thomselves plensantly ot home fn the busement floor of the res- ldence. They forgot (o faint or scroawm, bLut flow back to their roams and te- mained in thom. This was shortly nftor 3 o, In tho mountime tho thieves bad raked up tho smoldering firo In the range, gono to thy lco-chest, helped thomself toun excellont porter- house stenk, which was soon brolling on tho conls, and whon it was dono to u nicety, aa wns evidenced by the remnauts, thoy worried It down with tho nld of hall-n-tuzen bottles of champagne. The ompty maguums wore found acnttered about after their depurture, and tho thioves evidently had n enltivated tuste, for the wino was of tho finest In Mr, Woil's cellur, Iut, betore this plensant oporation, buslncss hud not been neglected, and rummuging nhout tho lower purt of tho realdence thoy had found alx overconts, tho pockets of which thoy empticd out upan the table. The haul wasnot ns rich ng it might have beon, for the property stolen did noL agerogato moro thnn $20. Fhey” hud forcod an outrance thronugh u ’lde door, und when the geay light of morning waa breaking In the onst mude thelr exit (n the awme mnnner. Tho most remirkuble purt ot G witalr g thiat Mr, Well and his family were all asleep fn tho house ut tho titme, and inoutery wotld have resulted in i livoly and stleelng scono, The serviuts, how=- ovur, wero 80 frightoned that they oven falled to murk any moro than the gencrul uppearance of the men, THE ALLEN MURDER TRIAL, Spectal Duapatch to The Chicago Tributie. GQENEVA, 1L, Murch 8,—Tbis morning the Court oponed enrly, recefving testimony in the trinl of Woodrnf® and Thomus for the murder of . H. Allen at Sundwich, Elmer Bmmons was re- called, and related iow be had broke Jail twl and that he bas been contined soverul thine: One timo ho Lroke out through the coflmg ¢ tho Jail. J, Ivor Montgomery sald the papers shown him In regard to Emnons' urrest on Aug. 18, 1880, nro correct, aud thoy wero put In 08 ovidenee. A, Wallace, of Sandwich, safd Woodeaff wns with him; that Woodrull wag on the tenin bound for Bandwich from Chiengo on tho ufternnon of Auw. 18,1850, Willle Tlurcoy snid he saw Wood- rutf at his home in Chleugo sick on tho nlght of Fal, 19, 1880, J. 11, Bwartz, whio §s on tho Chlca- &o Pire Depnriment, wils next put on the stand, He suld Cors Munn'’s reputation for truth and vernelty in Chlengo 18 bud, and that ho would not bellevo hor under onth, Sho came to tho witness and wanted Blm not to go to Uunova to testity fn the Allen munler trinl, Porsons In the Expositlon told the witness nbout Corn Munn's character, Mrs, Lizzle Compbell, siator of Wondrutf, safd 1o wia in Sandwich Awr, 19, K80, On tho night of Feb, N, 1880, Woodruit way ot ateward {n the tolograph oftice. ‘Tho witness denfed tho deathi-bed statemont suld to Le mudo by hor husbaud in regurd to herbrother Clarence’s gunnection with tha Allon murder, . Woodruif, futher of ot of tho prisonors, sald ho did not know his son wins Lomo on tho night of the nurdor, but i fow duye_beforoe and nreor tho tle ho wus siok, 1. 1), Woodruff was on the ntand ns un expert to contradict the evidonve of Or, Pipur, The Court udjournod after this witness until 9 a. w, to-morrow, PARKS, BOOX-TIIIETF. * Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. Era1¥, Ik, Mnreh B.—Johu Powers, City Mar- ahul, roturned from Chicago this evening, huv- fug ln churge o well-appouring younk fellow, u stranger, glving the nuni of Goorgo Parks, und cilming to be from Kentucky. Lnst Friday night W, IL. Wing's lnw-ollice here wns burglur- lzed and clght volumes of American Reports stolen, Powers, thinking the thief would take the Saturday night trafn, went to Chleago Mon- day and discovered tho books had been sold to W W, Miller for £, and resold by him to Becks with, on Clark street. At the former plave tho seller nurcod to bring more books, but took thom Instend to Bockwith, who, thinkiog they had buen stolon, bud him arrested, elvo Woro law-books wero capturod with bim, Parks Isnbout 24 years of ago,and clulms to huvo boughit tho books. STAY OF EXECUTION. &pectal Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tribune, MARYVILLE, Mu., March 8.—A sty of exeett- tion intho easo of tho Talbott lirothers, who were sentencod to bo hanged in this city Fri- «uy, Fob. 25, hus beon granted by tho Supreme Court, untll Muy 11, Tholr ense will como up for hearing in tho Supreme Court ut Jeferson City, Apris 2, Speclal Dspatch to The Chicago Tridune, NNBHVILLE, Tenn., Murch 8.—John Wllliams, calured, seutenced 1o be hanged ae Wuverly, Ttumphiroy, County, next Friduy, wis gruutod thirty days' repriove to-night by Gov. Huwkins, Ho positively rofused to comnurte tho sentonco, howovur, its the colored populution will not slgn a potition asking Excoutive clemonoy, but du- mund thut sontence be exccuted. Willlumy will be bunged Friduy, Apri 8, ALLEGED ABORTIONIST. Spectal Diapitch to The Chicago Tribune, Touvo, 0., Murch 8,—Dr. I, L. Duker, n young physictan who bas beon in this clty but n short tlmo, was arrested thls ovenlug, churged with nbortion und cnusing the death of Erta Bhorwood. The [nformutlon was made by Hugh C. Whitiug. The Doctor's statement {8 that bo was entlod to vislt tho glrl, and saw hor threo thnes, treating hor for onoe of tho complaints ln- cident to her sox, Ho ndmits haviog mado nn exuminution, bt denles tho chirge of cuusiug bLor death, Hlo suya that on tho fourth viait ho Tound tho ylrl gone, Whiting Huving tuken hor out to Indinnu, nnd that she died there, Judge Lurenz rotusod balt for thy Doctor, and ho rests. to-night fu the lock-up. A DASTARDLY ACT,, Bpeclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Br. PAur, Minn,, Murch 8.—A mun vamod Max Stoln ontered tho clothing storo of Kuhles- stock, in Bt, Faul, early this morning, and uaked to bo shown n suft of clothes, While tho clerk In charge, John Woiss, was handing down the goods, fiteln made u broak ror tho till. Upon be- Ing interoepted by Wolss, he shot bim In tho faco, Intlicting & very ugly wound, Bteln fled, but was overhuuled by n coupieof cousius of the wounded Welss and turned over to tho au- thoritivs 1o uwalt tho resultof tho olerk’s {n- urios. Steln snya he wus drunk, and 18 sorry. € Welss vecovers, bis favo will bo_sadily dss Ngured for life, und the cuso ngulust Stoju'ls an ugly one, i wuy ovent, “ERIPLED,” Spectal Dispalch 2 The Chfeagn Tyibune, FAST BAGINAW, Mlch,, Murch B.—~Charlos A. Crippen, commission produce dealer, ** skipped out" yeiterduy, and s now rusticating In Windsor, Ho bus boon doing un extonsive couls 1ulssion business, und the oxtont of tho shortage 18 not known, So far ne devoloped, it tigures up to nuncly $,000, Tho heaviest ereditor is un old biind wan wbo furnisbicd money to oavry o the businoss, und who 1§ out $420, Crippen bas beon In business sovoral yenrs hvre, priucipally as a sulesmun for wholesule housos. A BAD AFFAIR. Hpectal Dispateh 10 ‘Tha Chicago Tribune, BurLuyvIrLe, Ind,, March 8.~This morning n simple son of Mr, Willlam Muplo, 8 widoly- kuown citizen of thls county, ussaulted hle futhor, beating bim alinost to deatn, Young Muplo hus been weak-minded nll his life, but Was nover consldorod viclous, Withouttho loast rovocution ho kuocked his futher down, con- Inuing the blows till he was takes off by rnoili- urwewmbor of the fumlly, Mr Maplo §p 40 so- rlously Injured that he vunnot recovor. "LTheson will bu takun to tho usylum, A MOONSHINER'S DEATIL. NasuvILLE, Tenn,, March 8,—It turns out that the wun found murdered 1y a lonely pust of this | = county was John Wolch, a lendor, Welch was tho .Anr.'.'.“y.'fln'.’.‘ hiay fght with Doputy United States Nape it and Commisaioner Comphiel, fn whieh 110 P4t h Onmpball woro nonrly killed, Wolgy ot [l T {uratlo campanion were ficoing: Trom ) A des. oloh, 1t 18 suppotod, hnd eonsierpy [t i Wolon, 11" €O40E tn tho iy Y 4o A TORGER'S FarTE, oryaLo, N, Y., March B.—Charles 3, aling Johnson, sentenced 10 ono yenry [y M mont laat May for forgery, wan renerenrir e Il sat mediately upon his dischargo from the po 1% tiary upon . requisition Trom the Goyeo Mnsanchutatts for forgorics In Hoston poré 1 nting 0 i Ve hile: agont tor tho 1tope m'\'-u‘x'f);'ffi"({“‘mfi e g".);.;s;‘:mcfln%r n:ll‘lmflnclumm and qem‘;;n‘y. Puxinol ro RI8o hoavy lusers by Thomag YOUNG TIUEVES, I Soecial Dispateh (0 The Chicago Tripuy, 5 JANSAH CrT¥, Mo., March b.—For soe, bast quantitios of ailic bandkerchicfs, ki g and yonts’ furnishing goods have tee, 0% Ml 1 froni tho rotall department of Rullene, st [l 1 & Timory, and this morolng tho polieo ™ Ml G four boys who hinve been ongaged In g o e Jones, the leader of tho gang, Tormerly &0 % 10 tho store, nud would ‘secreto ""m_‘;m e it st ol ek el e i recavored. > 1 Of ool av e It 7 TIREE BROTHERS, It New OnrLeAss, La., Muorch 8.~The Juryto by 0 Dernncs murder caso returned u ven i gullty of mansiaughtor ngninst tho thre p'.f fo fince brothiors, Fernand, Armand, and oo ll All ure strougly rocommended " merey of ll Ge A DISITON': MI'LOYE, A CinornwaTl, March 8.—lictore Unite syl ¥ Commlssioner ilooper, Fritz Bouner, agey 15 s confessud to tho pecalntions of various supyel ll ey srom ke letors ot bis oy Skl : & A HARD WINTER, # m‘ DIXON, 1LL. o Special Duspateh 10 The Chicago Tribune, 1y Drxos, 1iL, Mareh B.~Lnst night tho firt gy fll © tralu from tho Eust sinco Wednosday nrrigg [l 7 Lringlog tons of mull nud the Chicugo dyjy [l ® Ly tho cord, much to tha delight o€ our oy I o community, Wo have,80 far as nows is . Ly cerned, beon for tho Just five days Inconpat l Afrlen, The storm wiis theevereatsineo loes; i Sixty-two travelivg commorelul men wery }.ul sholtered at Mr. Youug's, of the Waverly House. A scries of rosolutions was paset by thom and plnced on record in his hutel-regis. ter, setting forth that, sithough tho wayy of Divine Providence aro mysterlous, especially when 1o plants His footsteps on the sea and rldes unon tho storm, #till thoy woro thagkful that in tho midst of tho storm und tempost Ny had covereil thefr defensoless hends under e rvofof such o comfortable home, Mr, Y E fod on Bunday 60 guests. Ir. Youg | L. WINTEWALER, WIS, I 8pectal Dispateh to The Chicao Tridung, i WiITRWATER, WiB, Murch S—~Mall trafos pussed hero Inst night for tho first time fn six duys. No freight traine vet. Tho town §s on th vergo of aufering for fuel. Thero 19 every sp pearance of rafn, which woukl be u grent calame 1ty, 18 tho snow uverages fully five feet deup, OCONOMOWOU, WIS, Spectal Dispatch to Tie Chicago Tridune, OcoNoMOWNE, Wis., March 8,—threo throupy tralng from 8t. Panl pnssed to-night. Tho La Crosse Diviston is now npeu. THE SIGN AL SERVICE, Orrtce o Tz Cur Siavan Ormces, Wasurzaron, D, C,, March 9—1 u. m.—For tht Oblo Valley and "fonnesseo raln, followed by tslt wouther, westerly winds becomntng varlable, stas tionary or lawer temperature, higher barometer In the weatorn part, For tho Lower Luko reglon, clenring weather, preceded by ocenstonal sBnow or raig, stationr or lower tomperature, rising preeeded In th castern part by falling barometer, Far tho Uppor Liku roglon, fulr woathor, st tionnry or lower temperature, and geoerall) higher buromoter, For the Upper 3 ssissippt and Lowor Missout Valleys, falr weatbor, preceded (n tho first ds trict by rising barowetor, winds shitting to csst: vrly, Biationury or higher tomperuture, < CHICAOD. Murch 3| Bar®| Ther|Hu | Wied, [ Vel [ 185 K] Fl ur || i ] 5 o i Bl 5 a1 | w 4. i 18 ) “Haromotor corrocted for tomperaty and Instramenuil error. Shuxinium tompersture 3); mipinum tempentars Uz wienn barumoter, S.878; ineul thermoweter, L% wenn humidity. Bl UKNERAL OBAERVATIONS. CHICAGY, March H-10:48p m. T Ther: Frosh ientls. Frosh. Statlons, L Wind, [R'n) Wi 2R oK, z K, w1V, | 41 N 48| 3N, n 8N o 4 | k] E S us | o i R & | NN “ N an W 41 o " e 8 Fort Glbson.., L Grand Havul & « i @ o Luotvenworih.. Loutarit % 2 HE: EESEERESL: 2= POLITICAL. MICIIIGAN DEMOCRATS. Bpecial Dlpated to The Chicago Tribunt LANSING, Mioh., March 8.—Tho Democratid Btnte Convontion was culled to order ut (b8 Operu-louse at a quartor past 2, and proceeds . to go through tho motions. Thero were utwmd 160 delexutes presont.—not as many a3 u\lqn:t’ the Groonbavk Conventinn,~—and thirty- countios woro unroprosented. Tho Comuitiet on Pormancnt Organization called vn Jew\:fl W. Turner, of hluwnssce, to presidh and choso Ed, K, Conely, of D® troft, ns Hecretary. The Cunventlon llmh : proceodad to tho nomination of Hegentaof U Univorsity, The nume of George Ve A’- Lattirop wus provoscd; ulso thut of W llllm“ Moore, both of Dotroit, An lnformul balot 'ul thon taken, which domonstrated tho fuct U # Lathrop was larguly tho cholto, und bo was tbe ununimousty nomlnated, Tho names of tho Hon. O. M. llnmfls our oatcomed and respested ox-3ayon :‘"n Henry Frallock, of. Grand Raplts, wero l:‘_ propoded for the next nominution {urlloiTw Mr, Barnca decllned to stand for tho e Ilr tiom, and M. Frallock was yominuted by "fi‘l'\ 4 mation. Bo fur thore had been pluls 82 ol and very considorable ununimity, but the o supreimd {uation of ucandidaty tor Judyy of tho SUPRT, Court yas l.l:o ‘umul;m-“‘n grang bubbub, whid (243 ull ulong tho linv. Afyle A Bumbor of dolvgutes of Greenbnck ,}i;'fi".‘nlt tles favored tho judorsoment of BUIBUST. (reonback namines, whllo the Hourbd ‘Ao oub wero in tha majority, proposed to huve S0 L, und out Demcoratls wowluse, ~Afwr i, pretty sorlnmago, the Old Hunkers SO, lnmm Ly nomiuating Augusiud Co 0 Ote,,. of Pontluc, us cundiduto for Judgo, vention thon resoluted und udlvuriod. tho fack The mandidates, of coutss, apprecltte B0 -, that tho nominatlons uro simply, GUbL bl as Cal. Mullowny recontly wufd wieti by Sy nominutad on tho sutme tiekot for bu:‘ Tl it would bo unuoceasarily oruel to ud urtbhur, ARRIVED. Lowbow, March &.—~The steamships Frisia wld Malue, trom Now Yok, tuve arrived m“‘mul = Nuw Youk, Maroh B.—Arrived, (8o Bteiunaa, from Autwerp, —ea——— Trown's Iironchial Trochos will fastantly ™™ Hove & cough, & culd, OF houniwuces X vk 4