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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCIH 12, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES. paper-mill at that place, went into the ::s(c‘::ulntur the mill to oll a shaft Journal, was caught by a nut on tha pulley-wheel, rried around nshaft o nuwmnber of thines, fl‘lhmllmm t heaten ol by striking the llmyrnhm*o. ) Drasnplipe on tho floor at- “:rlcll the uttentfon of the engineer, who Ly tho stewn, On going nto’ thy bse- Head's mangled and dead body was 1 hnuing from tho shaft, "Ihe decensed ame_from Puluski, N, Y., lnst 0 :hmhm in organizing the mill company, and twasa member of it A CHILD BURNED TO HEATH. Quineys 1 Mareh 11.—Ag the passenger graln on the Quiney, Mlssourl & Pacliie Itail- ount d wag golng inte Durham, Mo, fifteen :,?1:;.-,1 west of here, this morning, the traln- men discovered the house of Mr, Carter on fire. They rushed o reaching thers just s Mr. Carter did. e burst oven tha door, rushed Into the liouse, and brought out with Him his ehild, burned to death, ‘The bed had caught fire while Mrs. Cnrter had gone ton store. She nrrh-ml'r(unl. ns the dead ehlld was broughtout. “The five was extinguished without great peeuninry dunage. STILL ANOTHER, pesven, Col,, March 11,—The Denver & gouth ark train from Leadville Jumped the track this morning near Thompson’s, he sleeper turned a complete somerset, aud Janded In the Platte River, down a twenty-five foot embankment, Al the PASSLIRCTS WETe more or less seratched and bralsed. . Ouly two, L. J. Smith, of Lendl- yille, an Stennard, a Pullmun cons gduetor, were serlously injured, DERAILED, §r. Lovts, March 11,—A construction train onthe Dallas & Wichita Rullroad was de- ralled andd thrown down an embankment to- day, and five omployés of the Amerlcan Im- provement Company were severely infured, Mack Mender, skull fracture, fatally C. V. Watker, leg and hip fractureds Johm Moran, hips, back, aud internal in- uriess; Owen Donnelly, bick nnd both legs; hngh Taker, hurt all over, recovery doubdl- ful. All have been placed In the hospital pud are being properly eared for, viz. hurt} THE DEADLY FROG. st PAvL, Minn,, March 11,—llenry Ieath- cote, of St. Paul, aged 25, a brakeman on the Northern Pacilic Road, this morning, whilo switehing cars at tho Northern Paclfic Junetion, caught his foot In o frog, and was firmly held untll struck by a locomotive and and fustantly kilted. 1Ie Was unmarried, A PATAL PALL. Speetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, Denvgr, In., Mareh 11.—Edward Morse, n prominent resident of Dnbuque County, was thrown from o lond of hny to-day and re- celved Injurles from which it s feared he caunot recover. The accident oceurred on lis farin situated twelve miles in tho coun- 53 BURIED ALIVE. NAsHVILLE, Tenn., March 11.—While ox- eavating for o foundation here Inte this after- noon the bank caved in on two negroes named Bob Bradford and Charles Golden, burging Bradiord fifteen feet, and Golden five fect, Golden was got out ulive, and Bradford died, JUMPED THE TRACK. ATHE: Aln,, March 11.—The ludies’ coach and sleeper jumped the track two miles north of here last night. Pitts Brown, con- duetor, and several prssengers were badl bruised; nono killed. Trains running afll lit, BODY TAKEN ITOME. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Muxcie, Ind,, March 11.—The body of Frank Hiclok, n victhm of Wednesday's ne- cldent on the Lake Erle & Western Rallway, was taken to Augusta, Mlceh,, to-duy. e —— . SENATORIAL. MINNESOTA. 3 Epecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tridung, Bt Paur, Minn,, March 1L.—Tho Senatorial . uestion 13 now tho ull-nheorbing tople of con- Yersation among the politicians, and the city ia fullot dologations urgiug the claims of tholr eandidates. Gov. Pillabury has claimed that he Wesonly withholding the name of his appolutes until tho arrlval of Socretary Windoin's roslgna- Yon, but that document wns rocelved to-duy. And yot tho numo 8 not forthcoming, KFollow- Ing Is Windom's reslgnution: TREABURY DEPARTMENT, WARIINGTON, D, C., March 7.—7o Gov. Pillstnery, St. Pawd, Afni— Dean8in: 1 hereby tender my reslgnation ns Eenator of tho United States frons the State of Minnesot, to tuke effcot this duy. Vory respect- dully, your obubient scrvant, : WirzrAu Winnox. Congressman Dunnoll olnims tho succession ontho ground of party and ofticial service, and tending to establish harmony In his district by zetting out of the way of othor atatcsmon Yhoaro crowiling each other fn the Congros- Sonal processiou, © Hu hus' not | yot Fached © St Paul, and, 98 protosts Sgalnst his appointment como in by ]lr.-lefmvh.;snd aro from all quartors, ho 18 not ikely to put fn an appoarunce, Ho {a nt Own- Wnna dlreeting bis work by wire, but without Sne'nhaduw of success, Tho roal cause of tho tlay In announcing the nome of tho coming Senator 18 nn nttempt to fix upon i Gubernato- {lnislate, aiid sutisfy ns many patriots ns possl- le. Tho susnense will probibly bo relieved toe morrow by Gen. 1 kflutorlnl{nre s::. Ldgerton bounding foto the MICHIGAN, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridbune, LAxstNG, Mich., March 1L.—Tho tople of con- Yersation horo during the past fow days hos n the Congressional strugglo in tho Boventh District, in which much {ntorest ia felt. A telo- Fum was recolved this morning announcing that Benator John I, Itich, of Lapcer, bas re- telved tho nomlnation, and congratulations Were sont him, Litnsrxo, Mich., Mareh 11.—Jobn T. Itfoh, of Pecr, was nominuted tor Congress in tho Sov- ;ilhnlurlcl. to-duy on tho first formal baltot, Tnsmh“llf“ stoad—Rich, 82: Bdgar Wooks, 13, IIUW:"HT thirty-oight informnl ballots, Itich atrier nte Bonutor. The Soventh {8 Conger's 'JsALAqurm. Mich., March 11.—John T, Rich bilomingted for Congress toduy by tho ie- ourea tonvention of tho Boventh Distriot, nt “pbn‘lClemunn. to succeed Omar 1), Congor, the prpc fAFmer by oceupation, o momber of Presont Htute Bonato, and ‘has beon twico ffl.’ touso ;:or of tho Michigan of Represoutas KANSAS FRUIT CROP. Fears ¢, l. :“"u at tho Peuch Buds Jluve Heon il by the Sovers Winter—Some ope for Other Frults, 5 Bpectal Dlspate to Tha Chiteago Tribune, 50 EAVENWORTIH, Kas,, March 1L,—The Im- u::“:lll‘cunf Kansas as o fruit-ralslug State i Esaenlcnmlhm s to the coming frult mn 1t1s probubly a little to early In the ;0.!: 43 yet to make any rollable ealeula~ A Ut enough is known to render It cor- lefllo that the peaclies have been quito usly fnjured by the severo weather of mWDnst winter, A most extonsive frult Imnern fow dnys ago sald that hie had ox- 'e«l hundreds of bugds taken from treesin mu{ent paits of nis orchard, but hud not outl one that wus not killed. This -n.irb".'”'l"“’""" vleture is reloved sonie- rentle ¥ 4 furthor statement from tho same uemflmn to tho effect that other purties in ™ l:lt Parts of the county have found con- 2o numbers of buds uninjured, though dmitted that the prospect of 2 uu‘;m” the coming scason hud boen Inogg > g'.“ compromisod, From tho lad frg ellnbly nformatign thut can be foni, [ lthlu county and the counties ad- blacey Beems certaln that {n exposed Killed ¢ peach buds huve been nearly afl lhelle'm‘lu ulncz-lx:lllllgve ‘l”x‘\’x":h'l“!(:un "'"J:' l"“l " Mot ulered s’ wich that thers 13 Ttk o ll hove for any considerable crop saller iy ¥ t, but other frults In Kunsus ade l? from late frosty so 1t I8 fuir to g m'mt Ml the live buds that nra now W cqa 'tl: WL produce fruit, and this being £10) Wy lun‘n‘ altoguther possiblo that the eient oo ‘uut. considernbly better than Soung g borts indleato, “Of caurse theories bossil¢ ':munm: aguinst facts, but there is Bauypq 'y 0Efl At best thut thoso who pro- tlony ts hu uds all killed muke thels asser Woleyy Toud, and sluce all the buds that st b, kbl I crop, though there Pfli&‘:‘:&to Liope that 1t will come up to “NEW YORK. Postmaster-General James the Recipient of a Congratu- latory Dinner. An Unusual Dullness Suddcnl§ Comes upon the Market in Wall Street. Three Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty-one Deaths in Five Weeks. A Gang of Fifteen Counterfeiters with All Their Works Captured by the Detectives. ContInnatton of the Dreary Farco Called & Walking Mateh by the Uns wary. Tho Plans for the New Opera-Honse—Anti- Monopoly —=Whittaker~—0ther Items, JAMES, A CONORATULATORY DINNER. Rpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, NEw Yonx, March 11,—Mr. Joseph F. Knapp, an old friond of Postmaster-General James, gave him u congratulatory dinner in Dehinonico’s this evening, It was purely a soelal aifnir and entirely private, and a large numbér of disttnguished gentlemen were present. ‘Tho guest of tho evening missed the traln he intended to take, and was not nble to leavs Washington until 2:4 P, 3o was not due until 11 p. w, at Jer- sey Clty, and did not reach the banqueting hall until 11245, Gen, Stewnrt L. Woodford preslded, ana after a tonst to Gen. Janies and a response by that genttemnn, proposed the health “*of une who has done large things on a large sealo; WHOSE NAME HAS PILLED THE WORLD, yet one who never dld anythlng which could have pleased him so much as tho signing of the first commission of Postmaster-General Jumes s Postinaster of New York.” [Ap- plause.] I wlsh” continued tho speaker, *“to proposo the henith of Gen, Grant. As patriots! who Jove what ho did in arws, as eltizens we honor him for what he has dono in pence, and ull the yenrs of his life the gratitude . of the citizens will follow Gen, Grant, who was first in nrms, and first in peace, and first in tho henrts of his coun- trymen” [Appleuse.] GEN, GRANT BAID? “GrNTLEMEN: Lrecelved an invitation to come hero to o dinner yesterday in honor of our new Postmastor-General, and I propared u speech, which I have no doubt would have pleased you all very.much, but it was ad- Justed to yesterday, and 1 can’t possibly de- llver {6 to-day. My memory Is sometimes very short, [Laughtor, can sny o ] of us here, it to the thousands who are not here, that I think the President lns shown murked good sense und good tasto in the selection he has made for Postmaster- General, [Applause,] That Is a man who commabds more _employés than the Svcrotary of War and_ the Secrotary of the Navy combined. e s the Chief of an army seattered over this brond land from ono end to the other, uxmudln‘z to every Inhabited township within the whole Tt of outr torritory. IT REQUIRKS IEXECUTIVE ADILITY to fill that position, which we all believe our friend possesses in un eminent degree. All wa et nsk is that he will fill the Important positien to which he lins been chosen just as well as we believe o will.” [Applause.] After sitting down Gen, Grant arose again and added, “ One remarg I should have mudo in reforenco to the large army of 00,000 cu- Plo&'(m of the Postinaster-General wis that, it i findsany diftieulty In getting people toserva him I can refer to him tho applieations I have recelved for positions under him, and I believe they will be suflicient.” [Great laughter,] WALL STREET. SPECULATION LIMITED. ~ 8pecial Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tridunie. Niw York, Mureh 11.—On the Stock Ex- change the speculation was on & very limited scule, and there was o lnrge decrease in the volume of business. Kxcept In n fow In- atauces, the fluctuations wers confined with- In a very norrow range, and dullness was tho provalling clinractoristio of the market. At the opening prices showed n slight decling from the closlng quotations of yesterduy, and in the carly denllnga tho specnlation was feverish and un- settled. Towanrd noon the market became somewhat firmer, and during the afternoon an nadvance was recorded, the high- est figures of tho day belng touched at the Second Board, when the advance from the lowost polnt of the morn- ing ranged from 4 to 83§ per cent, tha latter in Nortwestarn common,—Hannibal & 8t. Josopl, Texus Pacliie, Denver & Itio Grande, New Jersey Central, Ohlo & Mississippl, Dolawrre, Lackawannn & Wostorn, Iron Mountain, and St Taul being also cousplewous in the Improvoment. In tho lato dealings there was nrenction of X to 1§ por cont, which was most narked In Neow Jersey and North- westorn, but In the final sales o recovery of 3§ 2o 5 por cent took place, and the markoet closed fulrly steady. THE MONEY MARKET worked quite'smoothly throughout the day, capltal belng In good supply at low ratos of Interest. Call lonus on pledge of acceptablo stock collnteral runged botween 6 and 8 per cent, but most of the business was transaoted ut 4@ per cent, In the late denlings thero wore lnrge offerlngs of capital at 8 por cent, at which rato the market closad, Tho Government bond denlors supplied thelr re- aulrenients at 8@5 per cent. In thno loans but few transactions wore reported, the provalling quotations belng 5@ per cont, Tho discount murket continues dull, primo snercantlle paper belng nominally 5@6 per cent. The storling ex- change mnrket wns stendy, with but lttle business dolng, and the nominal rates remain unchanged at 480 for slxty-day bills and 482§ for demand, RAILROAD MONTHAGES not in very brisk domand, and the market was unsottied In tope, Erle consolidated seconds wdvancod from 003 to 003{. Boston, Iustford & Erle firsts declined from 63 to 674, and returned to 57y, Claveland, Columbus, Chiclunatl & Indianuspolis sup- vlomentary firsts rose from 1073 to 108, and roturned (o 1074, Chesupenke & Ohlo Gs (Class 1) declihed from 835 to 83143 Denver & Rlo Grands Covstructlon s from 11844 to 1135 Indiaun, Bloomington & West~ eryfirsts from 80 t0 887 do seconds from 703§ to 703 Lehigh & Wilkesbarro cousols ussented “from 1103 to 1007 Moblle Ohlo ~ second’. dobentures — from 61 to 50; Aorrls & Kasox guaranteod consols from 125 to 13 Minneapolls & St Louls firsts (Iown Extonslon) from 1105 to 1103 Metropolltan Elovated firsts from 105 to 1057 Northwestern Sinking Fand 64 from H1 to 100; New Jerssy Central con- vertibles nssented from’ 17 to 1143 ‘Texns Paclile Land-Grant incomoa from 843, to 834 und Motropolitan Railroad seconds fronl 18 to U73¢. ~ Chicago, Burlington & Quiney 78 advanced fron 123 to' 1203 Denver & Rio Graude tirsts trom llfl{ to 1l Dolawnre & Hudson s of 1501 from 1 143¢ to 1155 Keokulk & Des Molnes firsts from 10814 to 1045 Kununs Pucltic firsts from 1033 to wu'}'; Lake Shore consolldated coupon socolds from 127 to 12M4: do registered seconds from 1 to I33)¢: Lafuyette, Blovin- ington & Muncle fucomes from 75 to s l.lhtu Erlo & Western fncomes from 73 to T Michigan " Central 73 from 1353¢ to 12637 Northwest firsts from 00 to 1104 Uregon Navigation firuts from 100% to 1073 Peorlay Decatur & Rvansville incomey from 76 to 7037; and Toledo, Delphos & Burhing- ton Incomes from 404 to 41, TIE DEATIH-RATE. 2,521 DEATIIS IN TIE LAKT FIVIZ WEEKS, Hpectal Dispateh to The Chieago Teibune, New Yourg, March 1t.—~The number of deaths reported ut the Burean of Vital Stu- tistics to-day was 120, and the tolal for the week blds fair to reach 800, The extraordinary inerease of the death-rate and the persistence with which |t s been malntained through the winter, seeming to advance steadily, continue to puzzle the Health-Offlcers to an unusual de- gree, in view of tho fact that no one disense 1s speelnlly prominent to such n degresas to account for the apparent phcnomn- cnon, Diphtheria, scarlet-fever, small-pox, and pneumonin have all contributed, but the excess over the ordinary number of deaths Is far too large to be at- tributable totho prevalence of these discases, As far back a the records of the Departiment reach, the ruls has been for the death-rate in January and February to fall below 600, fre- quently down to 500, hut thls week it will all but reach 800, and B TIUS WEEK'S NECORD I8 but a ropetition of u\'urrr preceeding week sinca the year began. ‘Tho total number of deaths In New York In the five weeks that ended with the lnst Saturday in January wis .64, ‘The number for tho five weeks ending March 5 was 5,631 In the absence of nuf’ explanation in the oficial returns, which merely exhibit the stubborn faet, the Health Oflicers have concluded that the census Is nt fault nnd that the population s really larger than lns been reported, mud therefore the ratio of deaths to the thousnnd lurger. “The Health Ofticers suy some discases have heen unusually busy, but thoy do notut all ue- count for tho great mortality, A GOOD HAUIL. ARREST OF FIPTEEN COUNTERPEITINS, Hpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns, New Yonk, March 11.—Fourteen men and one woman, all of whom are believed to be more or less inthinately nssociated a3 a gang of countorfeiters and deulers In counterfelt money, have been arrested in this eity through the exertlons of Chlef-Operator Drummond, of tho Secret-Service Bu- reau, nnd his asslstants, The first arrest was made on Tuesday night. Thic- teen others wera made on Chursday after- noon and night, and the last ono this morn- fng. They wore all nrralgned before Coni- missloner Shiclds and committed to Lud- low-Strest Jall In default of bail, ranging from £2,600 to 810,000 each. 1 The Seerot Service oflicers ot tho first suggestlon ns to tho existence of this gang tast summer after tho arrest of Georgo Giles, who escaped from enslufll); by throwing red pe{wcr in the eyes of of u Dep- uty Marshal while he was m 'prison, A NUMBER OF QUEER CHARACTERS visited hinm. They were “shadowed,” and tho Secret Service nftorwards formed their acquaintance, ‘The unsumpected detectives loufed nround barrooms with them, galned thefr confidence, and bought counterfelt money from thom. As the men first denlt with were not arrested, thoy kradually intro- duced thelr new uc(tunhuanuu to * other old coney’” dealers, At Iast in this way the detectives’ cirele of friendship widened until 1t enveloped the entire gang,—the men who mode the spurious money as well as thoss who shoved or sold it. 'Tho prigoners range from 24 to 55 years of and are o remarkably igee, viclous, sbratal Imklnfi set, In tho roows of one of the Ilrlmncnl ie ofticers found and took possession of o lot of plaster-parls molds for coining 10-cent, “5-cent, S-cent, and trade and standard dollar-pleces, coln metal, and coin_finished and partially made with an electric battery for plating the colns. PEDESTRIANISM. O'LEARY STILL IN TIIE REAR < New Youk, March 11,—Tho Internrtionnl walking-match reached its ninoty-sixth hour, or the end of tho fourth day, at 1 o’clock this morning, with whatever luterest thoro may be dependonton Viughan and O'Leary, It lssafe even now to say that only very low scores will be made by the two, as about 100 miles must be covered by ereh to complete oven 500 miles ‘before the close, and, from the present rate, tho record will fall short of 450, 'I'hat O’Leary will gain the lead can bo soen, s hie I8 in much tho best condition, and doces his work with something of tho style that won him his reputation, while Vaughan looks sunken, and plods along lovse-folnted detting O'Leary steadily reduco the sligh unr botween thom, ‘The score at 2 o'clogk this morning was: Vaugha, 43 e O'Leary, 831 miles, At 0 o'clock tito veore stood: Vaeughan, 357 miles; O’'Leary, 450 miles, ‘Tho scoro at 102, m. wais: O'Lenry, 352, At 12 m. the scoro was: O'Leury, 458, Seore 1 p.m.: Vaughan, 1. O'Lenry, 860, At2p, ni, the scord was: \rnuuhnn, EH O’ Luary, 361 At D, m, the acors stood: Vaughan, 37}; O'Leary, 807, Itowéll took a three-mile run durlng the evening, and on one of the laps wns accoln- rlniud ¥ o 7-yenr-old boy who had just fiu- shed n four-lap walk with the lonk-legged Briton, Midnight score: O'Leury, 800}4, o JTIIE NEW OPERA-HOUSE. NEGOTIATIONS ¥ORt A SITE AT BROADOAY AND PORTIETI] STREK Hpeelal Diapatch t9 Tha Chicago Tribune. New Yonk, March 1L.—The Motropolitan Opera-flouss Company (Hmited) for some time has boen negotiating through itsagonts, K, 11, Ludlow & Co., for the purchuse of the block bounddd by lroadway, Seventh ave nue, Thirty-ninth stroet, and Fortleth stroet, ‘The proporty [a owned by different per- song, Rodger Monahan, M. Zeberowskl, Charles Johmson, and Mrs. Susan Stur- ges belng the principal owners. The price offered by the Opera-Houss Company for this property, which fs nusessed ut $303,500, {s 8610,000, und Is satisfactory to tho owners of the property. Some difficultics have arisen in tho shape of a demond on the part of W. A, Piotch, who rents the property ut Forticth streotund Soventh avenue, of which hohasa throe years' lewse, for n bonus of 823,500 for his lease, which the Company is unwilling to pny. Pleteh ocenpies the three-story brick building whlch farms an L In Hovonth avenuo and Fore tioth streot as marble and granit ‘works, and sublets a portion of the plotton butcher, Mr, Pletch justifies his demand for 823,500 by saying that the butcher, who holds o three years' lease from bhiny, demands 88,000, and another tenunt $3,000 for cuncel- ing their loasos. ‘The brokers havo made to the owniers an- offer of 610,000, which will remain standing until ¥riday noon, 'They ure unwlilling to pay the demands of Plotch and his subtonants, which they churnoterize us exorbitant, ‘The plans for the building were secoptod 1ast October, J. C. Cady being the successtul compotlog architect. The bullding Is to be In the style of the Italian Renuaisnuce, und is to contaln soventy boxus 1n three tiers, cach box having In its renr a parlor for socinl purposes. A balcony und gallery ars to bo placed above tho tior of boxes, and thebullding wlll contaln about 8,000 seats, Thestrueture Wil by of masonry and fron. Tho lobby will be $0x100 feet In slze, and thera Is to Lo u covored approach for carriuges. The ostl- mated cost of tho bullding 1s 8500,000, and vrevarations for bulldlug will bo bekun Im- mediately It the slte can bo secured. The work, llz r::-nld. will be comploted In about Vaughan, 8013 Vaughan 3643 Vaughnn, 405 wfles: WO ye ‘Ilio cupltal stock of the Comn: iy, original- 1y 800,000, waa. increasud to 51,050,000 Heb, 23, the certificate of Incronsu bolug led on Maren 1. 'I'ho President of_the Cumpxmly 13 . N. A, Griswold, und the Socrotary Calvin Goddurd, The- Directors aro E. I Fabbri, Junes A, Roosevelt, ?cumu lluur{ Warren, George Poubody Weline.e, G, S, Haven, Rt Goelet, Goorge It Fearing W. K. Vauderblit, L. B"Morwn, W. 10, ‘Mhilighast, Adriu Isetin, and Luther Kountze. Among the sharoholders are Willlaur J1. Vanderbilt, Willinw K. Vanderbiit, Corueltus Vanderbllt, oso . di Nuvarro, R 1 Wilson, Wil Tihinelander, George Kemp, Juues § ¢, K., Garrisou, D, O, Milts, 8. L. AL Barlow, Edward Cooper, €yrus W, Fiald, Jay Gould R Keone, | ent at his death, - documents, J. Plerpont Morgan, and Edward Lucke meyer, == ITEMS, ODD-PELLOWK ITALL. Speetal Dispateh tn The Chicags Tribune, NEw Yonx, March 11,—0dd-Fellows' 1Tall, b Grand and Centre strects, which s to be sold next Tuesday, Wil probably be re- modeled for manufacturing purposes, The bullding, on which there Is o mortgage for 800,000, was erected In 1847, It Is five storles in hight, with a basement. “The ground (it oceuples has n frontage of seventy fect ten Inches In Grand street, seventy-six feet In Centre street, and 104 feet eleven inches In Baxter street, The hight of the huilding Irom the ground to the cornice is seventy feet and to the dome ninety-clght feot. [t betongs to un assoclation known uy the Odd- Fellows' 11all Assoclation. ‘I'he capitnl stock Is 3100,000, und this I8 held by lodges and Individualy, WIHITTAKER. New Yok, Mareh t1.—~David N, Carvallo, an expert in the employ of Whittaker's counsel, said yesterdny: *'This so-called dis- covery that words have been erased from the note of warning I3 absurd. Southworth Is an old photograplier, and he belleves hn- plicitly in that art, ~ Now, i you should tuke uny plece of paper and have enlarged photographs taken of It, you can see on it uny words you want to,” ‘The fibre of the paper runs in o thunsand ways, and - you can see apparently hundreds of words written there, ~ Southwortl has allowed his bragina- tlon to run away with hin, that is all.”” CARL JOSEPIT VON I, ‘The death s aunounced st New York on Wedneaday of Baron Curl Joseph Vou Jena, son of Muj, Von Jenn, of the Prusstun army, who was killed slurm[nr Dieppe durlng the Danlsh war in 1864, aged 89, of lockjnw, He Wi soon to marry the duughter of Jumes K, Porter, of Skuneateles, No Y. She was pres- THE WEATHER IN NEW VORI, The weather here to-dny 1s cool, elenr, and pleasant, Thermometer ‘at 6 a. m,, 205 Oa, ht, 205 noon, 33, ' . MONEY FROM EUROPE. One million and thirty thousund dollars arrived trom Europe to-dny. GEORGE W. RIDLEY. "The deatli is announced nt George W, Rid- ley, ploneer and large land-owner of Butte County, Cal,, who during the War gave a suck of tlour to the Sanitary Commission to be auctioned off through the country. 'The suck reallzed $59,000, POLICE-COMMINSIONER WILLIAM F. S)ITIT hus restgned, The Muyor has appolnted to theplace James Matthews, Tammunylte. BANQUETED, Postmaster-General James was givon a din- nerto-night, Among those present were Vice-Presilent Arthur, Gen. Grant, Gieorge Jones of the Thaes, Whiteluw Reld of the T'ribunce, und Senntors Conkling and Platt, A The Executive Committee of the Natlonal Anti-Monopoly Leugue report that applica- tlons for churters of branch State Leagues have been recelved from twenty-four Stutey, and that letters nre recelved daily from ull over the country requesting information in regard to forming branch leagues and for A IIARD WINTER. TIHE NORTHWEST, Bpeetal Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune, St PAvr, Minn,, Mareh 11.—Furlously the storn-flend s mmin abrond in the land, South and.West. On the line of tho Minne- upolls & St. Louls Remd, between Forest City and Fort Dodge, it. wad snowingz and blowing through all of to-day. ‘Trafns run between Minneapolls and Forest City, whisgh Is thirty-tive mlles below Albert Lou,-* bLetow that point the road wns hopelesly snowed under, A snow-plow and gang of men . who starled out from Fort Dodge at 8 a. m. hnd not ut lnst advices reached Humboldt, clghteen’miles distant, ~The recent spell of warm wenther dld not rench’:that locality, and there has beew no thaw of Gonsequence, ‘Tho snow was njountain’ high before this storm set in, 7 ‘The train o3t the St Paul, Minneapolls & Manitoda Rond, which left this city at 8 o’clock Thursday moerning, was reported as blocked by snow west of Morris at last ac- counts, The INinots Central Road s agaln Llocked enst of Fort Dodge. They hava only |J;:yed ong day's clear track in about W0 weeks, ‘The Des Molnes & Fort Dodgo Road Is re- vorted siowed under, and. the trains are ugaln unably to run. “Che storm raged fieree- lf’ to-day, and the reports are to the effvet that it Iy the worst storm of the season, The Sioux Falls Braneh of the Omnha Line is on- Joying the worst storm ot the winter. Ity B genuine Alinnesota blizzard, The storm commenced lnst night, and about two feet of snow has alrendy fullen, und it 13 still snow- ing hayd to-night, On tho Iastings & Dakotn Dranch of the Mitwaukee Ling the trouble commeneced last night, a furlous snow-storm comfug from tho soutlienst, which incrensed to-dny untll It Is o perfeet hurrlesne, and 1s one of” the worst storms of the winter, The snow fs very heavy, and it Is pliing up in huge drifs everywhere, All work of every kind i3 sus- pended, and the work done on the railrond Is ugain all lost, y The Winona & St, Peter Is also having one of the lurgest and deepest snow-storms of the season, with high wind, which blows the snow so furlously that It 13 impossible 1o withstand it. There Is troubls brewing for the Mississipplt Valley when all of this snow fiu:j:l ofl inw generat thiw toswell the spring ood, KANSAS AND COLORADO. dpectal Dispateh to The Chieaga Tribune, ‘Torkka, Kos,, Mareh 11.~Information re ceived here to-day indlentes n torrific snow and wind storm in Western Kansas aud Enstorn Colorndo, I'he operator at Wallacs Station, on the Unlon Pacitic Rond, says it is tho most vielent storm ever seen there, 1t Is coming fram the West, blowing down tele- graph poles and wires, snowing very hard and drifting badly, ‘The burometer has been lower for two days than ever before kKnown in tho vicinlty of Wallnce, On the Atchison, Topokn & Santa ¥8 Itond the sarie storm Is rovorted, accompanied by vatn, Conslderas bledwnage to property west of Nickerson has been done, Col, “Ellluwooy, rallroad contractory I8 reported serlously injured by timbers belng blown upon hin, In Ewstern Colorndo snow has covered the ground sines Nov. i It Is still saverely cold there, and fiuwix"ul cattlo wmen have beon frozen o untit, FUEL-FAMINY. IN MINNESOTA. To ths Editar of The Chicago Tribusie, Warsur' Grove, Minn, March 4—In o fato lssuo of ‘Lus ‘Tmsesy un artlels ap- pearced relating to the clremnstanees of this Western people,which did injustice to scores of suffurlng fumllies on theso bleak prairles. We nre susferiyg for fuel, Last full tho rail- rond company refused to furnish ears for the shipinent of wood, and, s tho road has beon blocknded since Dec, 24, we have no comfortably fires In_our homes, Harns, sheds, outhouses, and even furniture an houses, nre used for fuel. We are sxperi- enelng o cenel fuel-famine, ‘The rattrond company huve induced us to settly on ity Jands, and wo look to it to supply us with provislons wid fuel; and, as it hus refused to o su, belng too busy with Its extensions, it should bo severely handled by the Jaw, Please publisy, und oblice meny suffering cltizons, ~ Yours respoctrully, NoW. Wennei STREATOR, TLL, 8pacial Dispatch (o The Chicago Tridune, Srnearon, 1L, March 1L—1t began snows lue at hoon to-tay, coming from the nosthe east, and blowing at & perfeet gale, ‘The snow has drifted very badly In places, and it fs feared will Interfero with the rallromls agaln, It 18 growing colder, and will prob- ol lr freezo o erust on the snow, ns It s quite molut, which will prevent further blowlug driftiug, e . MENDOTA, 1LY, dpicial Dispateh o Tha Chlcagw Tridune, Mexpora, Hi, March 1L.—~Another snow- storm, blowing furlously from the enst, set inbere to-day about 1 p. nr. ‘he full {3 not ut presont probably wmore than four or five tuches, but 1t 18 drifting budly on the north und sotith roads, ‘Fhe Freeport & LaSallo passenger duls bere at 6:80 b3 stuck fua drife uorth of Amboy, and unguestionably most of the tralns on the Iilinols Central witl meet with simllar obstruction. The snow of the Inte storm I being Hlown. The present i3 exceedingly sharp and dry, and as fine ns flowr, Our eountry roads are still blocked ay far as bringing favm products to town, and ity effects nre beginning to be serlously felt, Only thres ear-londs of conl have heen brought liere sinee the Inat storn. Many fiullles have not had coal for qulte o while, und the oil-stoves nre being brought luto use. DAVENIORT 1A, Special Dupateh tn The Chicags Tribune, DAvENront, In. March 11—The monotony of the storm scason Is only exceeded by its fierceness, At 12 o'clnek to-day a wild storm of wind rnd snow began, and _continued up to 1 o'clock to-night without abating its fury. At the hour Inst named ealls were ade at the four depols with the following resuit: On the Rock Island & Peorln everything s blocked and the traln due from Peorin at 8 o'clock i3 not expected to-nlght. On the Milwaukee & St. Panl all trains have been abandoned sinee noon. On the Burhington the evening passenger Iy stuck, and dotbts are grave of its arrlval tonlght. On the Rock Island Rond two froights are snowed in between here and Wolcott, and the rond is blockaded. No train will feave for Chica- Enn:;:‘-‘ulzm. necording o present arrunge- ients, AT TOLEDO, O, Bpeclal Dirvateh to Tae Uhicago Tribune. Torno, O, March 1..—The warm ruys of the sun yesterday and to-lay so loosened the Iee in the Maumee River that this afternoon about two miles of the gorge moyed down pnst the upper part of the city, leaving the river clear nlmost to the Cherry street bridge. Tho only damage done was to the Pennsylvanin Rallrond bridge, where the foundntions of the temporary span were crowded out of position so that trains cowld not eross. At und below the bridge the fee s stili gorged and piled up, but it s thought that it" will go out without any serious resuit, ‘I'he Ratltond Company wis having blasting done this evening io break up the gorge, but without accomplish- Ing much, GALENA, ILL. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, GALENA, I, March 1L—A snow-storm, witieh for severity has not been surpassed this winter, commenged In this scetion at half-past 1 o'clock p. m. to-day, and s still prevailing. ‘Che wind Is blowing a gale from the cast,und the snow s drifting budly, Another rallrond and highway bluckade 13 sure to be the result of the storm, DUBUQUL, IA. Speetat Dispateh to “Ihe Chicago Tribune, Duntgue, March 11.—A heavy snow-storm raged all day, and IS Increasing in fury, West of Waterloo all tralns have been nbandoned, as the suow has drifted so badly as to mnke travellng Impossivle, On the Towa Divigion of the Illinols Central nlone it hias cost this winter over 100,000 to keep the track clear, MINNESOTA. ST, PAvr, Minn,, March 11,—Advices re- celved by the Ploncer-Press from alung the Iine of the Iastings, Dok., Branch of the Milwnukee line, the Whiona & St. Peter the lower line of the Minneapolis & St. Louls, the Des Moines & Fort Dodge, and the Illinofs Central east of Fort Dodge, show that I.Imr\' ave all blockaded by one of the worst bllzzards of the winter, “Many tralus have been nbandoned, ns it §s fmpossible to move them, so heavy I3 the suow und so fieree Is the wind. CEDAR RATIDS, TA. Speclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunss Cenanr Raripg, In, March 11.—Eight Inches of snow fell to-day, nccompanied by a perfect gale, and the stormn continues to- nlght with unabated fury. It is the most se- vere of the season. road leading hiere has bi OTTAWA, TLL. Hpeetal Disputeh fo The Chicage Trizune, Orrawa, I, Mareh 1L—Another snow- storm from the northenst visited this vicinlty to-night, and snow te the depth of two or three inches as fallen alrewly, cen abundoned. THE SIGNAL SERVICE, Orrice oF T CHIEF S1GNAL Orricnn, WASHINGTON, W Mareh 12—1 . m.—, the Lower Lake region, increnslng cloudi- ness, occaslonal suow or rain, winds shifting to warmer northeasterly, aud generally lowaer barometer. For the Ohlo Valley andTennessece, eloudy oud ralny weather, southeasterly winds, be- coming varinble, stationary or higher tem- pernture, and lower barometer in the castern part, ! ¥or the Upper Lake reglon, cloudy wenther, with occasionnl rain or sno northerly winds, bocoming varlable, station: ary or higher tewperature, and generally lower burometer, . For the Upper Mlssissippl Valley, cloudy wenther with raln or snow, easterly winds beeoming variable, statlonary or lower tem- erature, fulllng possibly foflowed by rislng nroteter, For the Lower Missourl Valley, cloudy weathor, ocenslonal rain, tollowed by clear- ing weather, winds shiftingz to colder " north- westerly. and higher burometer, - Cantlonery signals continne at Grand Haven, hfllwxn‘fl}aco. and Ludington, Al OUSENVATIONH, CHICAGU, March 11--10:18 p, m, Wina.|Ve| 1t'n.[ 1Veathor Tune, | Ihar, | Ther, Uu ERE] | o | 5.5 14 FT k) @ alK * Multod atuot. Narameior corrocted for tenperaturs, olovallon, R toaperavaro,iT;_ minlmutn tomporaty nxbimm E 241 monn barooietgr, 2.eki; mosn thormunotor, dLdi mean humidity, iU, UGKNEILAL, ONBRILVATIONS, CittvAGu, Maroh 11-10:18 p. m. Wind (I'n|Wienr N. Frosh.. 4 RAI L % ZRZ: EEYEZECYREREY S WERY SEERTREERRE! HE Nlckubure ol s Bpectat Diepateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, 87, Lous, Mo, March 11, —Murtha Jones put un end to her lifo this morning. Sho wus an Inmate of St. Vincent's Insane Asylum, She was a middleaged widow, whoso friends reslde 1n the extrene suburbs of the city, She was brought to the Asylum only yesterday, In the evening she was somewhat wild, and it was found necessary to put her, In strups, but thero wus no thought that she would do hoerselt any fue Jury. During the nlght she munaged to fres herself of the restralnt, and, laklug the strap, tled It avound her neck and lterally choked heraolf to death, Sho was in o ward along with s number of other putients, but neither they nor the attendants knew anything of whet was golng on. ‘The wowman was found dend In the wurniog, . Ostans, March 1L—A man uaied Fred Grogserbucker shot hlwself last ulgit at the Lvery traln on every. Omaha House, 1le was apparently depressed over financlnl and other troubles, * He hailed from ‘Foledo, O., where he had a wlife, for wlhom lie leaves letter, stating that ho has 89,200 Iife-insurance, and wishes her to bo suro and get it OstAns, Neb,, March 11L.—Frederick Gros- senbachier, who recently arrived here from Toledo, suiclded this morning by shooting Wlmself through the head, s papors show that he was a buteher and stock dealer, and hind recently lost consldernble money by speculntion [ Chicago markets, 1y stated in a letter that his mind was fallle him, Ile hind his ilfa insured for $7,000, Llis wife lives In Toledo. " FLORIDA. An Agricultural Picnle—Orange-Culture =Mr. Do Bery's Estate—Tho Nt. Johns River—Alllgators. dpeetal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Druxsvonn, Fla., Feb. 28.—~The monthly agri- culturnl plenlo of the cltizens of Neresford, Spring Gnrden, and De Land hna just taken pince, at tho houso of Col, Felt, of Beresfotd. These plenies are beld regularly at the houses of tho settiers, and serve a double purpose: that of biringiog togetbor in n eoclul and informal way soventy-five or a bundred peoplo. men, women, and children; and enabling tho orange-growers 1o compare notes es to tho most fuccssful modo of culture, ‘The day beforo the plenie the housebold bad been busy with proparutions. Long tables were constructed under the verandas, and the smooth tloora of yeliow pine hnd recelved an extra poi- Ish. Plied up Ina cornter ol tho parlor, In large dishes, were tho fruits of tho season.—orunges, lomons, eitrons, Hmos, guavas, and baunnns, One young Indy hnd bLeen to the *bam- mockn,” and returned ** tralling clouds of glory," Searce could we sco her form for the wroath of vines of tho yullow jessamline, for ut this senson the hammocks are all ablaze with this fragrant bernld of spring. The day dawned In perfoction, and {ts promise wad fultilled us tho hours went on. Tho South. ern Atluntle breezes wore slghlng In the tops of tho lofty pines, snd stirring tho spicy alr. ‘We Northerners do not belleve it is winter, and read your nceounts of snow-stosins and Hocky« Mountain * blizza with n good many graing of nllowance. This wo talk over us we luok over our CHICAGO TRIDUNES, sitting uonder tho plaze 24, waiting for the gucsts. Soon throukh the pincs we sce the well-known Llue eart of Mr. 13, F. Haines, of Spring Garden, formerly of Springlield, Il e brings well illed boskets, we know, for we have been nt nly house nnd witnessed bis hospitality. Next comes Dr, Voorheey, from New Albaay, Ind, with bis tamily. Thouther families from Spring Gurden wero not tur behind, und the brond patuictto hat of Prof, Stone, of Northnmpton, 1ass.. wng discoveroed i tho distance. Do Lund sent bor represontatives of old und new settlers, with sovoral strungors who for the firat time toot tho Iubabltauts ut u plente, North and Bouth, at theso feativals, brought togoethier, Our host 18 n Nuw Enuland man, & lvston “cracker, and his wife s Georglan, Cupt. Alexunder, who buit the steunbout-landing ot Beresford, §s n South Carofiniau: hu comes with oranges from his groves, aod two pretty nieces froim his native State. Every famly brinks . busket of things, und the tables are well u\lPllllL‘ll. chlldren plny fn tho whito sund, and the young folks nmuse thowselves os youny folks ulwuys can. ‘The gentiemen in groups talk agriculture, and the Indles discuss the usual topies most fnter- esting to tho feminine mind, The Professor's palnelto s everywhero nmong the oranges irees, for he, too, s a grove ut $pring Unrden, and ho talked oranges under the versndu with the ludies. 1o hus n goodly fund of storiea, tou: and, If you cun vitel oim fong enogh, he will talk to you of Indis und that crown-Jewel of her arebltecture, tho Tuf, or, with a sly “twinkic of his eye, will tell you How' the heathon Oricntals puzzie tho gowd nfsslonar] with thelr meta- hysics,—for he was for m yeurs Consul at Bligupore, knows whercol he iy talking. Mrs. Stone, nlso, 14 niovyk the ladies,—a womnn are od he g = neoaud gentie manners. She 18 the of *Indin and tler I'rinces, "—a Louk the result of careful study and jutellgent nvestigu- tlon, **Our Artlst,” 100, 1S KmONE tHO KUCELS,— @ tudy frow Hatavis, N. ¥, She his been to tho fnnmmocks for studles of tropleal vegotation, and gha hus st for hours, with easel and paict, on tho bridge at tho *Old Spinish Ford,” an her porttolio will teil you what she saw there. 1 luok up und down ‘the veranda, and wonder if a better or more fotolligent class of people eould be brought toguthier n any town fn any State. Thoy ure not muny of thom rich n this world's goods, but they bave tho sterling virtues of judustry and contentment, snd anothor virtue which is cs- pecindly needed fn nn orunge-growing country— patience, I eannot omit to say here what secms quite remarknble, that a great many of those Penons huve come hero to try the benefit of the Iife und work nnong tho plucs for that 1ost dis- truss.ng complaing, the usthmn: und, whatseems quite_nstonisblog, thoy are cured of It, ur tho Jln('xlflv 13 80 Inodinied us to be endurablo. 5 We often nsk * Where all the bud people Live —for the scttloment sccms an exceptiols lly good une, They tell us it s beeause thoy huve no satoona: und it 1é true that llanor cane 1ot be boveht, exeept for mediciml purposes ut n drug-store. I think most of tho.e who scil landsor lots make speclul restriction to this eifeet. Veyetables of all kinda canboe ratsed here with u little cure in fertilizing; but tho people uro su infutuated with orange-grow log that, as o rule, they (0 1ot take tho palus to ruse vegetubles to any great extent. It s singulsr how they all Tfull Into the Southern manner i thid particular, —of devoting all thelr time totbo culturu of one product of the soll, But the reuson I8 foul in tho rich reward thoy expect In o tew yeurs. Oue orungre-tree, in it full growth snd vigor, will produca from 44N to 5,00 ornnges, Tho rowurd comen porbups slowly Dut surely, Tho cuthusiusm aever abutoy ut those moct- ings; und one beurs searco any talk but of % geedlings,” and * cuttingy,” and * fertllizers”; und wreat satistacton 18 cxpressed that this, ot all winters tho most disustrous, shonld not huve ulfeeted the oranae crop In this vicinity, A lndy who was present ut this mecting bad comu to this State (o fulllll the Jast wish of her husband, who ditd not wish his ehlldron 1o tall viethus by inheritance to tho disease which ho contrueted Inu residonce In oir cold Northorn winters, Sho hos o grove of which the trees were of unusunl size when transplanted,—so largs that srunges were plucked jzom thein us thoy were removedd, 'These treea cost §1 each, Lut the expensy I compensuted by o quicker return of fruit. Tho l\‘(‘dlln‘( dloes ot bear for alx or veven yeard. — Quito i tlourishiug busineds is dono by tho settlers from their hurseries, trees bring wll prices, from 25 certs to $1, nee cording toslze und wre. In o very fow yours this belt of omuge-lund, twenty-five miles long, will be one eontinuous grove. A geatleman whoin Lmet lately, a g rolative of Mr. Fred De Yary, of Now York, who has an kininenso ostato nt Kiaterprise, Flu.. suid: iy 1a tho gurden-spot of Plorlda 1 know, for 1 huve buon with my gun and dogs all over the country.” ‘Wo ure frequently nsked, * Wil not tho orange luslness bo overdoner” Byery oo who his oaten orsnges in Floridu will unswer No 1o this questlon, Tho fruit, neall_know, f$ infinitly sn- porior in aweettess and rlchuoss of Huvor 1o uny other, und thy demand i3 certnin to be grouter than tho supply, A few diys ayo | was of o party which took 4 tripup tho river to Untorprive, The belt of orango-land at this palne fs nureow, und lles on the river, or fuky rathor. Farthor buck in tho country are the v tut woous,” whoro tho soll is wotund unpraductive. The Do Bury eatato 1 tho preat attruvtion nt this pluce, 118 produe- 10y rove I an old one, planted many years awo hysr. Btark, Mr. Do Bary 18 known us the airont for Mumm's champugne. ere ho pisses his winters, and brings dowh u score of reludves from tho North., Thory are sceveral quite re- wnrkablo sulphur-sorings on bis estate. One in purticulur 1 vbserved, olroulur in form, nbout Uty foet across, wnd theepth euunot Lo menys ured, From this spriog, which is fed from sub- terrrneanl reyrlons, farever bubbllg to the sur- face, ritns u little broak with muny waterfulls, It4s u beuutitul son-green 1u evlor, and vo stronkly Jmpregnated with sulpbur, It is sy rounded with hoary vld live-uiks, from which the long gray tnoss” hangs, almost sweoplng tho rouud, — Ailothor curious fenture of Mr. Do lnn‘r grounds ure tho sholl-mounds. [lore ure mililons of shells of a sperlesl form, Hko tho wonlutites wphericus. Excavatons have buen wmado ten or twelve feet deop, and still they are found. They uro used oxtensively for wuking puths wd gurdon-walks. ‘Those shell-mounds "ure alse found in othor parts of tho Buato, ‘Wo passed through the hotel-yurdon near tho laudlng, whero wo saw Fipe tomatoes, str horrivs, greon poas, cabbuge, lettuee, ote, terprise is on Lako Monroe, which, on tho day ot our ureival, wis 1Ko n mireor n 1ty perfoct still- uead, aud u scenuof cachanting beauty in the down oF thut rudy murnlmfi 1418 perhaps an- nocessary to stufe that the 8t Johos River s like w choln of lukes of greuter or less mugnle tude. Luko Ueorge, tho largest of them. is eightoon mllos ucruss, Do cun scurcely lmgine wnore beantitul highwiy of truvel than thi with It noveltios of 1rople fullage und (18 Of strunygo blrds hoveriug simoie the bra The benutiful whits neron wails slowly up I tho icrbaocous weeds on its banks, and too fre quuntly Fulls n viethn to the tolly und cruolty of sumo would-bo sportatan, who should from the bout, and sces bl vietim plash Into tho still wuters and dio o dowth ot tortire, Thu rotleotions ure so perfect (o this teanguil river thut thu wtion ulllmnlmlumrlmu‘u‘l{ disturby the long frondd of tha pulmetto, which ay perfecl B the water us nbove it The FIVOr bucainus nurrow ang vory eraokod na you #0 up, wnd tho Hirnd ara excoudingly abyupt, Of vuitrse tho sturlu utilgutor (3 the great at- traction umong (tho Hyving ereatures: und, if he puts hls binck nose wbove wuter, tho vyu of the 70 sportstaais bu upon Lhing but bo bluzes uway §ii valu, aud (ho bugeervaturo sioky Lo his nutive mud-bod unburmed. ‘FUo nedts of those cruas tUrL8 Bro VOry curioas structuess, Thoy are nuar tho water, nlteruato luyens of wud and A3 ¥, until tho nedt i mbout tive feul high. Ky 11 I8 conveuled by snud mod leaves, and the young hatchoutinthe wurmth of tho sun, 1 ueat and was told of o sottler, naw to thg country, who found some exgs In tho woods, whloh ho 150k t hiseabin, They are nhout tho size of n goosr- cif and this man cooked nnd ato thom for his dinner, leaving tho remainder of s ooty ont-, 8ldo tho enbin. A fow dayanfrer, tobis hormr and disgust, ant ernwled young alligatoral Wo were quite nmused \mhufuu(h on tho boat, who haid n young alttantor In cach pocket, and which ho frequontly took out and plicod on the floor beforo soma pot Bpitz dogs who wore on urd. Tho Httlo alligators wore quito pug- nucious, und would crawl up to tho doga and bark like very vouny pupples, opening thoir wido mouths and inspirlng the' most ludicroug terror on tho part of the shagky caninos at tha sight of an adversary six inches long. C. M. Breacxerr. ——— SWINDLED, 0. B, Narrows, o business man from Senecn, Kas, yesterday complained st police head- qunrtersaf having been swindled by confidence nen out of an open-ficed gold watch and cbaln, $:0In cash, and n draft for $150. Payment on fhe latter was stopped at once. Ho mot tho awindlars on tho tealn bound for this city, and WS sumptuously treated by thom \m(fl thoy Rot possesalon of” hia valuables, and thon they suddenly abandened him. e CAUGHT IN THE ACT, John McNnmara and Elijah Lowls were ar- restal Inst cvening at tho Fourtcenth strect crossing of the Eastern llilnofs Railrond Ly speclal policemnn R, Healey and Oflcer Rowan, of tho Armory. They had brokon Into u freight- ear hut ashort tinie before, nnd wero cnguged in loading ensesof bouts und shoes into an cx- 1Iress wagon. —— STEAMSHIP NEV/S, NEw Yonx, March 11.—Arrived, the Do- naw, from Bremen, and the Baltle, from Liv- erpool QuErNsTOWN, Mareh 11.—Arrived, the Gal- v Mg, from New York, Loxnoy, March 1L.—The Adriatle nnd urrived out. Zenland, trom New York, have YELLOW-FEVER IN HAVANA, New Yons, March 11.—Advices from Hne vana say that during the Iast month five denths from yellow-fever und nine fram small-pox oceurred, 'Che Esther liad two cuses of smail e ——— TRANSACTIONS IN OIL, TiTesviLee, 1., Mareh 11.~—0Jl opened at 85%es highest, 85 lowest, s33{c; closed, B, hipments, 26,700 brls; charters, none; runs, 770,000, ELECTRIC APPLIANG 38, ARE YOU APFLICIED? NERVOUS DEBILITY: CURIED. The Vital Forces Restored Without Medicines LOUIL BELECTRIC AP. PLIAN ure une- univd In their construce Hoi and niicaer, venera- tiug nnd aiffusing o mild, continuo s current, tenchiig atoncy the sond ol ¢ Urtno tienital Onimns, without droseingthe stomach, (Nnture mx-rul;;‘ hatnest sid, which our nppliances promptly glive llero i no'knowa remas [y thut will sa’prom, thoraughly reatare tho Hervous, steine a8 uiectricity uds ureona. muscnlar, ARd generntive ministered by the miid, cunt! For Youny Men, Middle-Ayed Men, and 01d Men there i ' Natural Way out of Suffering and Trouble. Spoclut filustented pamphiot sent In seuled envelope TECeINLOT vt postage, Consultution free. Ofied V- B, s, . 1, B B pectul elrentur on Female troubles, nnd explatning wpeeint Electrienl Avplisnees [or curs OF suty oh Tecelpt UTY COnte PostuRe, AMERICAN GALVANIC CO., Rooms 1 and 2, 134 Madison-st.,” CHICAGO, ILL. Cat this out for reference. AMUSEMENTS, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Aest Side, Halstedest., nenr Madison, WAL EMME Solu Propristor, NICK NURTON.,, A unuger Fvery Fvoning nid Matineos this week, HARRKY G, lut(;lll,\msn. S MINNIE OSCAR G With thste Bl HOUK und thu Stock Co. and Bunduy Matinue, 18 T fatinees, 15, 2 und S, Seats i il tolepbiones HAYERLY’S THEATRE, J. 1L HAVERLY.. mnuger und Iropriator 'Phia Suturday's Populur Motines, Last Grand Popue Inr Matineo aud Lust Great Suturday Nigkt of LOUIS ALDRICH and CHAS. T, PARSLOE In Bartioy Canupbell's famous und powertul Drutie, MY PARTNER! WETH Il SUPERI STAR COMPANY. ATIC TRIUMPIL WVICKEI'S THEATRE. ‘I'ho Inlmitable T.ORTA. This Afternon Matinea at 1 o'clocks also Thls Even 10y Last 'Pwo Perfuriunces of MUSETTE. Musetto (Little Hirlulit-Eyes). . Momac—LO1TA na LITTLI SMAUCHIONESS, GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, Clark; oppostto Court-llouse, Last Grand Matinee to-day at 2 p.m. Last Night but Ono of the Hensalion of the Hour, VOYAGERS IN SOUTHERN SIDAS, Momembur, Ouly Throw Maru Perfaraunces of this A "TiARRISONS, in PHOTOS. Nust Wiuk=14 HOOLEY’S THEATR Grand Farewoll Matingo this Aftornuon at 2 of tho Warld's Favorltes, Salsbury’s Troubadours. I thelfown Musleal Extruvaganza, LHIE BROOIK, 'This Suturday Evening, positively last apponrance 40 Snlubuey’s Trouundoure bn tholr kreat succoss, oo morrow Nlaht, March B=WILLIE EDOUIN'S A RKR " prosontiing tho qualnt wiid” queor misical AL M DIEAMS"; or, Fan lna Phutogruph Gallery, - JOTTA und the NELL Lvery Evoning ati, M Wednesdny, Satunday, ‘and Sunday, the distineuished Comodi, MARRY WERLRI, In bis Prugi-Farcs-Couudy Buccors, NIP AND TUCK. Monday, Murch 1i-Spraxuo's Urisinal Geurdia Min« stivie Wei De Meyer's : ATARRHE URE. One packaze is gencrally sufficicnts A real cuss of Catareh for §3.00! 1 RAYLORS clugant useortad Of Frults for uvalids wirts, conatulug clivieo o sud, Bwis lad, ke Xel OXbrossod wll prts of tho U Ly Addross LUt . Chileagto. Torsans wishing 10 viait Kuropa o W suluct party or nione, for raval ye Wl 1" wnequated advantuges Ofored 1 y SHATILEIOGKAL L OLL ISl " waut Uil apullalo L Ys < Ot Il Prot DE POSYER, Fewale Acudymy, Alhaoy, ) [ | |