Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1881, Page 6

6 CRIMINAL NEW History of the Cold-Blooded Killing of Eli Wilcox by Jim Black, Desporate Battlo Attending the Capt- ure of the Murderer—His Exe- oution Yesterday. A Kansas Dugout the Scene of a Foul and Cowardly Assasination. The Murderers Throw a Tor- pedo Down the Chimney as a Beginning. Escape and Flight of the Occupant, Who Is Followed and Clubbed fo Death. Dubugue Excited to Fever Heat by a Gang of Murdering Burglars. The Story of the Indian Massacre of Thirty Men Probably a Canard. Thomas, at Genevn, Iil., Glven Sevene teen Years, and Woodrufl Acquitteds " Reddy" Lyons' Notorious Wife 8hoots at & Man in Detroit, A VILLAGE TALT. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Mantoy, 8. C., Mareh 18,—Late iu the aft- ernoon of Feb. 9, 1580, Jim Black committed he erime for which to-day he ylelded up his lite upon the gallows. Jin DBinck and his vietim, Eli Wilcox, were young colored men of about the same age, and had for severnl years been on terms of Intimacy, On the 8th of Februnry the two et casually in the rear of the barroom of the village, and drank nnd joked together, apparently In the best of spirits, Neither imbibed to excess, but 1t wag observed that Black beemme strangely aflected by his potations, and with ench suc ceeding drink waxed more noisy and dispu- tative. A few nights anterlor to this meet- iug, however, they had eome together un- expectedly at the house of a colored woman, idn Mellon, who was reputed to DLe the mistress of both, and beeame Invelved ina quarrel which would then and there have resulted in acombat had not the amiable Julin brought her pacifica- tory powers into play, Good-humor was restored, and the trio separated shortly after- ward, EIl Wileox was an industrious, intelligent young brick-mason: Jim Black, on tue other hana, was an fdle, quarrelsomo fetlow, con- paratively hurmless when suber, but violent when inhls cups. Ile was enviousof the good fortune of Wilcox, though he professed 10 be his friend, and was eonstantly in his company after working iours, On the even- ing of the tragedy, Black, meeting his fan- cled rival in the barroom, took oceasion to chaff him and ridicule hls pretensions, In the courseof conversation Black snid: * Eii, 1 know you think yonr chanees with Idn are Detter thannine; but you are very much mistaken, for she has promised to wmnrry © me.”” - Wilcox lnughlngly‘ replied: **All right, Jim; but Idon’t belleve it.” “You seem to think you mnke more money than any otlfer colored man in town, but Iknow plenty of brick-lnyers that can discount you, and don’t muke such a fuss about it either,” retorted Jhn, sneeringly, No answer was made, and Black “safd, angrily: “You are n damned scoundrel, Wilcox; and It wouldw’t take five minutes for mo to lick you.” ** You know better than that, Jim,” Wil- coz respondedd, as ho sauntered to o plle of wood near the fire-plnce and sat down, Black exclalmed: “You are o dammed llr:rll';(uel he gulped down drink of mean whisky. **You aro another Hnr“’ ‘Wileox returned; € mx‘c‘l")‘ou know you can’t seare me worth o Upon this, Biack, now thoroughly aroused, chatlenged Wilcox $to go out Into the back yurd and settle thedifticulty atonce, Wilcox Femarked that lie wus no fighting mau, and good-humoredly sald; *Jim, you know Will not pay for us to have nTow; 8o let's (lr('xfl:’tlm matter. What would lda think of us ‘Chere wns o short anm' then Black, without uttering a word, hastlly drew froni his pocket A pistol, and, tuking deliberate uim, tired at Wilcox, who continned to alt upon the wood-pile, “I'ie alm was nceurate, and the lenden messenger did Its work, The ‘ball struck the poor young man in the neck, enusing an ugly wound, from which poured strenms of flood. 1le staggered upon lis feet, reeled, gnsped for breath, and fell honvily upon the floor, and, when assistance arrived, was weltering in a pool of blood, A few moments later, u crowd, drawn thither by the shot, surronnded the wounded men. A avhysh'hm stommed the flow of blood and dressed Liis wonnds, which hw pro- nounced fnecessurily* mortal, - Wilcox lin- gered in great ngony uutit noon the nuxt d when he passed “uwny in the full vos: of nls facultles, A few moments org denth came to his reliof, he uttered theso words: 1 don't know why Jim shot me, for Tamsure 1 never did him any harm i wmy Tife: but 1 forgive him, i chirge my aniee- der to the vlle llguor that was 1n hin,” After firing tho fatal shot, Black Incon- tiuently fied, und suceeeded very ndvoltly in eluding those who gave: him ¢hase, Next morning, the news of the trugedy having truveled over the village, the whole come nunity was aroused, und parties of whites and bincls went out 1 il divections to sconr the country in search of the fugitive mur- derer, ‘The Sherlf, Mr. John Wileox, dJr., exerted hlmselt strenuously to effect his capture, and vut of his own pocket offered w boral reward for his arrest. A fow duys Inter thls reward supplemented by o stlll larger one offered b{y Gov, Slinpson, But, notwithstanding all these efforts mndy 1o capture him, Black eseaped from the State, and nothlug was heard of him for nnuy months, s }ustz':xu"rmm AND TRIAL. arly dn the wmoniing of the ith of last October Black was discovered on bonrd vessel near Wilmibnaeton, N, C., by onv ot the sullors, who finmedlutely yocognlzed hini, und very hux-nulunll;‘ attempted to eapture Bl single-handed, “Thids seaman, Dannls by hawe, appronched Black, who was eurelesly !yungh_\g on the upper deck, und eried out, Black, you are my prisoner 1?—ul the sumo thue laving hands upon hlm, The negro - turned flercely “upon s assalle L and ered: “ilantds off! hunds olf] Dow't nttempt 1o arrest met” "Ihe musenluy old salt, however, rememburing the 1iberal rewards in store for him who shoultd dellver 1hie murderer to the uuthoritivs, wus not to Lo frightened uwu{. und Lo rushed upon Black und grabbed biw by the collur, The diperute young exhminal mude violent ro- slatance, atud succecded in disengaping him- Bt ‘Then he hurrledty drew from hffi cont- pocket u ruzor, and mude Wil slashes at his wiversary, who waus foreed 1o retreat und stinmon assistunce. ‘The negro's eyes emitted fire us ho stood at bay, wid he swory D would not bo arrested. A fleree. combat susued, [0 which several of the sull- ors recelved severe was wmuIl mmsd ) gverpowere [ securely i, He was landed at Wilalneton, and pluced in 6 custudy of the wuthoritles, who, u week latyr, upou the requisition of e Goveruor THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES of South Carolina, sont him to Marion, where He was placed in the jail and confined In & sccure cell On the second Mondny in lnst November the Conrt of General Sesslons eon- veted at the Town of Marlon, Judge Aldrieh presiding. Al tho other eases onn the docket wero overshadowed by Blaek’s ense. On the dny of trial the court-room was densely }'nckml with whites il bia who mnnl- fested oxtraondinary Interest ns the cise progressed, The negroes wer cenraged against the Prlsmlcr and openly threatened ihnt, should he escape through any tech- nieality or impotes of the Inw, they would take the matter Into thelr awn hands and deal with the cutprit sununarily, Fho prisoner was foumd gullty, Judge Aldrich sentenced him to be linnged by the neck until dead, between the hours of 10 and 2 o'clock, Friday, Jan. 14, 1881 In pro- nouncing sentence, the Judge took aceaston to condemn in unmeasured terms the bar- Dbarous practice, common i South Carolinn of men nnd boys golng perpetunlly armed with deadiv weapons. "This vigorous charga wus hrought to the nttention of the General Assembly a few weeks Inter, and wns the canse of the stringent law enacted shortly afterward ngalnst earrying concenled weap- ons. RESPITED UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE GALLOWS, On the morning of Jun. 1 I visted Marfon for the purpuse of mkmrtlng all the details of Black’s” hanging., In comvany with the SherlfT, a reporter of the New York Herald, amd representatives of scveral State newspa- ners, I visited Black’s cell In the County Jatl, eforo enterlng the bulld!nf. our attention was attracted by loud lnmentations and hide- ous cries, which seemed to _emanate from the walls of the prison. We found the doomed young man surrounded by his broth- ers, sisters, and friends, some of Whom werg lm\ylnu, others wringing thelr hands in sl & und others indulging in the most ng- ¢ eries. Black himself secmed deeply maoved, and tears were streaming down his face. 1 ld o half-lour's talk with him rela- tive to the killing of Wilcox. Itold him that 1 had the day before called upon the Governor to nscertain if there was any chanee of n commutation or regplt in his case, and had been informed that the law must take its course. Bluck said ho knew there wits no hope for lilm, and he was prepared to meet his doom, 110 nsseverated that he wus not guiity of murder; that tho shot was ne- cldental; that he had no bad recllnF toward Wllcox, and would ot have killed i for the world, About this time a number of col- ared chutchmen entered the cell, and began ?lllll; and praying with the prisoner, who olne J’ with a zest fn thelr devotions, A few minutes lnter he was given the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, It was now nearing the hour of exccution, and Black was expecting momentarlly to bo led upon tho senflold, Everything was in readiness, the ropy mi- Justed to the hangng-beam of the Jail, the platform arranged upon the ingenlonsly-con- structedl springs; and the other parapher- nallpof the hanginau fu convenient distance, awalting the Sherifl’s coming, when & mnes- senger arrived, bearing in his hand o tele- grom from Gov. Hugeod, granting « respit untll to-day. RESLNTENCED DY 'TIIE COURT, On tha 8th of March tho Court of General Sesstons aguin met at Marion, with Judge B, C. Pressly nmshlln?n When Jim Black was placed fn'tho dock forresentence, nis bearing was quite different from the bold and almost {nsolent manner thatcharactorized him when e ocenplied it before. Ile was completely enst down, and tho nervous working of his thront—the gulplng down of the emotlon he barely suppressed—Indicated a degree of un- ensiness painful to behold, Judge Pressly pronounced anew the judgment of the lnw, and the miserable wreteh was remanded for execution on the 18th of Murch, 1881, THE PICTURE OF MISERY, This morning when Jim Black was visited he was tho picture of mlsery, wringing his hands and uttering lamentations, Al night he had been tossing on his bed. He re- fused to eat any brenkfast, At 8 o'clock: # number of churchmen ¢ntered his cell and pruyed and sang with him, The welrd, solemn songs ol these plous old negroes aeted liko a chnrm on Bluck, and he beenme deeply atfected, For some hours his spiritual advisers remained with him. After a while he became - strangely elated, and joyously — exclalmed ~ ‘that he was sure of going to lleaven. At 12 o’clock the Sheriit permitted Binck to visit tha different cells und bid his comrades farewell, ‘hireequarters of an hour later he was led ont In the passagewuy of the Iower tloor and brought face to tuce with the fuplement ot death; but he did not shudder, and e gallows scemed to have no terrors for him, and he looked with unconcern upon the accursed nuose ns it dongled in the uir. A short time wns spent in o con- versing with his triends,” ‘Chen ho took his stnd upon the gullows and suffered the executioner to plnjon his arms before and behind, The Sherhit deftly ar- ranged the rope nbovoe his head, and adjusted the noose sround his bare neek, 1Ly wus dressed fn o palr of plain ;f‘nnmlcons, Wwith- out vest, cout, collar, or neckerchief, 'While the Sherlif was engnged in these prelindnary arrangements a simble was plx\yhnf over the murderer’s face us he unconcernely chewed n plece of tobneeo that had been glven him n short whils before. At Inst the suprems mowment cume, and the ghastly black eap wis drawi down over his fiend. Tho bolts were adjusted in thelr places, the springs sot, and It only reguired o tap with the hanuner to hurl the victim Into eternity, 'The gullows wis armnged so a3 10 ullow & fall of full slx feet, ‘TheSnerhit Intimnted his intention to striko the spring, and all the spectators stood In awful stience, A SLIGIT CLICKING S0UND WAS HEARD, then o sudden unloosening of bolts, und then o fearful crash, and the criminal was borno forward with foarful Impetus. The nouvse suupped like n plece ot rotten thrend, and the pPaOT negro was thrown with crushing foree upon the lower tloor. It wns onue of the nost lllsln'ssmfi‘spwmulcu ever witnessed, There wis horrlble bungling somewhere, 1t wius thought that Black must be Killud by the fall. Butno; he gave cvidence of Jife, 1le was hurrledly browght up-stulrs sud Inld upon the floor, “1lis ctforts to catch breath threw his whole frue in convulslons, which were puinful to behiold, Lo was writhing In agonles, ‘Lliere ho lay, gusping and spitthige clots of bload, for eighteen minutes, which must have seomed eenturies, All the thue tho Sheslit was energetieatly reconstrueting the gullows and reanrranging the ropes and noose, A Jurger und strohger cord wis usod, At exuctly twenty minutes aftor 1 v'clock Black wud helped upon the eallows again to saffer n sccond death, ‘This thne the work wus effeetively done. 1118 neck wits hot broken by the Tall, but In twenty mitutes he was stone dead, In thirty min- utes he was cut down, and the Jaiter took I3 body In eharge, ‘Uho Sherlil asserts that Tie I3 blumeless eoncerning the shoeking neel- dent accompanying the exceution. 0 In- forms me to-night thut the noose used wny ordered from a Now York tirm for this case, and was guuranteed to stand any testic could ba put to, The Shetltf, in_conunon with ull the spectators, ¢lu§nurua the shocking con- comltant of Jim llack's hanging, ¥ TWO MORE, Richard and Ben Jawes, colored, was con- vieted ut Marion to-dny of ‘the murder of 1) M, Horrell fn August “lust and sentenced to be hanged June 3, 1'HE NOTORIOUS MIlS. LYONS, dpectal Dispateh o e Chicayo Tribune, Dernorr, Mich,, Mareh 18.—~"This morning o rather handsome, well-dressed woman ealled at tho gunoral oftice of the Clty Itull- way Copany, on Lurned street, aud asked to see teorge Hendrie, "T'ho latter was tulk- Ing with Franels Adums and Sidney D. Mitler, in his private oflice, and the womun quletly entered aud seated horselt until Mr. endsio should pe at Hberty, Bir, Miller loft fivst, and was soon followed by Mr. Adwmus, Mr, Hendriv suys thut, aiter thoy had gone, ho urose from his chairut the table, and the wommn, rlsing also, made n bluckmulliog demand, which he tlatly rofused to comply with, and that she then drew u revolver, She suld sho would have sutisfaction, and fired at hiwm, ‘I'he bullt lodged In the wall, and bofore st could firy again Mr, Hondrle sprang forward and grasped hor by the urm, Severnl clerks rushed e and held the woman until Patrol- nun Holly arrived and took hier to tho station, A lurge crowd guthered In front of the @lice, while tho news rupldly spread on Griswold street, und ereated quits o sensation, The woman in the case is none uther than the notorious Mrs, Lyons, allns Kute Loranger, ullus Sylvun, aling lapgood, allus Smith, allus Lockwood, wnd o varloty of other names, 1t will be remombered that she was urrested here In 1877 under the nume of Har- riet Smith, und trled for shoplifting, Atthat thne she figured In tho papers us ** The Mor- phine Maniue,” “Che Sad Unknown,” ete, ller blackmniling performances In Jankson lnst syrlug wre vividly remewbergd by divers rrumhflmt citlzens who didn't love to have her sitting on their-horso blocks, and by the eneral publle who laughed thereat, and it wiil be remembered thatshe wastinally nrrest- ed by Detectives Blshop and Sullivan’May 17, 1850, nnd taken to Boston, where sho was wanted widder the nama of Louise Sylvan for * Jumplng a 2,000 bail bond in a Dinck- wall éase. Her malilen name was Sophie hor father belng well known in his day as & sushected ¢ fenee” and plekpoeket, Shuo 1s the wife of Ned or ** Redidy ™ Lyons, a ¢erook now serving o term in the New York State Prison nt Sing Sing, and her name has Lecome notorions during the past few years - New York and ~ Boston, ns “well the lurger cites of Michigan. Mrs, l.fous came to Detroft In 1877, and still lives with her children on T'wenty- third street fn thls city. She managed to get clear of the churge ngainst her in Boston, and returned to Detrolt two or threp weeks ago with o child born In January, 1t scems to be her aln Just now to finda father for this chitd, and, In faet, it is known that she T plm-m\ heralleged clalms in tho hands of o respectable firnt of lawyers, amnd that some correspondence hal passed be- tween them and Mr, Hendrle's uttorneys, ‘Therw is un doubt that this last performance on her part will send her either to prison for u torm of years or to an_insane asylum, Iler charges against Mr. Hendrlo are like those which shie has wade ngainst many other prominent men at various thnes, and are ‘xem-mlly considered o result of llmuci'. or elsa the boldest kind of blackmalling, 1t is not at-all probable that Mr, Hendrle's reputation witl suffer by auy nccnsation she maty bring against litm, — MURDEROUS BURGLANRS, Special Disvateh to The Chicags Tribune. Dunuque, I, March 18,—Early this morn- ing u burglar entered the reshlence of Al Jy MeDonald through a window, passed Into his sleeping-room, lit the gas, and com- mienced - operatlons, Mr. McDonald was awnkened by the nolse, Lifting himself from the bed, he safd: *Who fs that?™ The burglar responded with a curse, and com- manded Mr, MeDonald to remaln qulet, or he would blow his brains out, at the same time pointing a cocked revolver nt him, With thls McDonald jumped from the bed and clinched the fellow, but fell at his Yeet by recelving o ball In his breast. The wonld-be burglar and murderer then escaped through the front deor. The pollco were notitied, and three men now lle in fall on suspicion of being the gullty partles, ‘Their nnmes are *“Titlie” Van Iluesiing, o noted house burglar of Chiengo und a bad citlzen in_general, * Peto” Wertin, and an- other young man. The wound received by Mr. MeDonald is o very serfous one, but _the lnh‘ysluluns Live: hopes of saving his life. The il could not be reuched, Excltoment runs Ingh, and if it 1s proven that Van Huesling and his * pards” are guilty, thelr carcasses will dangle from the ~mnearcst lamp- post beforc to-morrow. The oflicers uro watching the prisoners closely, expecting that an effort will b made to lynch them, Richard Kirmse, a wutchmaker, was also shot In the hand by a burglar who was at- tempting to enter his store, To the IWestern Auoclated Press, Dunuque, Ia., March 18,—~About the samo houran attempt wis_made to force an en- trunce Into Richard Kirmse's jowelry store, two blocks off. The proprictor was nsieep Inside, but nwoke, and, reuching for his pis- tol, was shot ut from the outslde of the store through & window; the bull, carruming on the wall and glaneing - off, passed through the putm of his haud, T'wo arrests have been mnde on susplelon—Peter Wertin, of this elty,fand *Tiltie” Van lluesling, anoted eriminal of Chiengo, formerly of Dubugue, Varuey Fonak, l’u., March 18.—-Sutuel Clugston, of this place, was murdered early this morning by o burglur. The latter en- tered the house by prying openn window, and wcnullrucuf to Clugston’s raon, who ot once selzed him, In the ensulng scufile Clugston was shot twice and died half an hour afterwards, A muan with wshirt-front ;:'Axl\'lul;ll.'ll with blood was arrested on sus- clon, DIDN'T GEL HIS MAN, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, 8. Lous, Mo, March 18,—Last August n man numed Buehter was killed by hisown wagon at Bamberger's Grove, on the Gravols road. ‘The killlng was the result of an out rage perpetrated by a gung of roughs, who touk possesston of the wagon, drove off with It, und, ufter o helter-skelter dash of several miles, loft the rig a wreek 1n o sink-hole in the southern part of the city. 'The testimony taken during the Coroner’s Inguest, which Insted several days, indlcated pretty clenr- ly who the partles were, and’ all were ar- rested but w man numed John Phillips, who had taken o promlnent part in the affalr, Phillips made the vicinlty of Maln and Myrtle streets his headguarters for years, buit was not to be found thers then nor for months afterwards, “Uhis afternoon Officer MeGrath attempted to nrrest Phitlips in the sutoon mentloned. Phillips I8 a river man, and hnd !»lumy of friends about hiw, The roughs who Inhablt that nelghborhood are not much In fear of the St. Louls police. ‘They belong to n large clnss of lnw-breaklng thuxs, who have a contempt for authorlty, and especially for polies unthorlty, Llence, when the -oflleers attempted to urrest Phil- lips, he resisted, . and the _crowd sald the arrest must not be made. MeGrath 1s o very determined fellow, and he subd it tmust und would be made, und, as he was one against ten, he darew his revolver to make things more even. Ile seized Philllps, but bofors he coulil make much progress suug of the ronghs grabbed his arms fram behind and held him, white Philllps sofzed tho re- volver, wrested it from hin, and, taklng pil- vantago of the strijgio of the ofticer with his two assallants, ran off. MeGrath was rubbed around on the floor awhile and then released without Injury. THE DEED OF DEMONS. &pectal Dispatch to The Chicapo Tribune, LeAvexwonri, Kns, Mareh 18,—A hor- rible murder near Cawker Clty, In the north. western part of the State, is chronfcled Inn speclal to the Times. The victhn Is Henry Kutehell, 8 Germau about 30 years of uge, without family, whe livedalone In & dugout, and whose purents live near Davenport, In. Some time in the night the murderors ellmbed upon the roof of the dugout and threwa torpedo down the stovepipe, which blew the stove to pleces and badly demornllzed tho interlor of the dupout. Thut Kutehell was injured by the oxploslon I3 also evidont frum the fuct thatfrom the dugout to the spot where ho wus found deud o trall of blood wmarked his flght, Awnkened from a sound sleep by the ex- plosion, finding the room filled with smoke, wnd maddened by his pulnful wounds, elnd only Ina puir of underpauts and sn under- shirt, Kutchell seems to have rushed from the house to mevt the remorseless assasing llll’klmi ontside awaltinge him, —They fol- towed s bleeding form und emiptled Into hiw, evideutly atshort range, s heavy lond of shot. They closed up on him and struck him down with lieavy bludgeons, and when he fechly sticred s he luy upon his faco they struck him again and weal, wntll the back his head was o shupeless mass and o sickening speetacly of bratus und_ blood, A Curoner’s jury held Churles ‘Knox, L., that It. W. Kunox, Ms son Gl AL Sonles, il “Theodors Kenyon wore the perpetrators, ‘Thero hnving been an old lawe Huit for the possession of the cluim on which the murdered wan lived, which hud engen- deved hard feellngs, and thore being s clinin ot cireumstantinl ovidence to hold the par- ties, they are now in jull nt Beloit, Thero wr:sdlm‘enso oxcltement, but no disordorly conduct. 5 A WRETCIIED CIIAPTER. Bpectal Dispaieh to The Chicago Tribune, Dernorr, Mieh,, Mareh 18.~Philemon Pitty, convieted of Incest In the Clrealt Court yes- terday, was sentenced this morning, Since Iast August the fumily lived at Waltz Sta. tlon, In this county, havingmoved thers from Monroe, The famlly consisted of the pris- onor, his wife, and five chililren, 'They were very poor, utnd possessed but two beds. One of these wus oceupled by the wile and four children, the other by Iitts and the eldest duughter, They were aoplorably lgnorant, nune ot theim being able to read or write, aud seemed to bave lttle ldea of thelr moral respousibiitics ~ Wien the Court usked 3 the prisoner hod any- thing to say why sentenco should not be pro- nouneed, hie repliod that he had not, except an aceonnt of s fumily, Judgy Chumbers sald that had he (tho prisoner) been a younger wman, o Hght sentence mtght in thne effeet o reformution, but, conslderlng his 1ittle hope ' for that, atd the hio hnd reared hls faully, y or woral aducation, wus to without e W Couit's wind an tudleation that they would ba botter off withouthtm, The Judee conclidled by sentencing him to the State Prison at Jackson for a perlod of ton years, from and including this day, DISCITARGED. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridunts NonrtiamMrroy, Mass, Mareh 18— Red Leary, Dilly Connors, and * Slang’ Draper, who were arrested in New York by Deteet- fve Pinkerton and brought to Northampton as the robbers of the Northampton Bank in 1876, were discharged from custody to-day, the Gramd Jury falling to find a bill ngalust them on Edson's testimony, An indiet- ment hns stood against these three since June, 1877, amd Connors was speclally Indicted ns an nccessory before and after tho fnet, through his negotiations with the bank ofticers at various times nud places in New York for the return of the honds, Cashier Whittlesey could_glve no evidence against the three, and Edson, who turied State's avidence and whosy testimony con- vieted Scott and Dunlap, now In the State- Prison, mnd Indieted these very men four yeurs ago, coultl now sny nothing agninst them, —Ile “didn't know” or *“had forgotten” in_regurd to evnr'y question asked him. All day was spent fn trying to draw out something that would be grotwnd fora il but In vain, When the jury re- norted that o bill was found ngainst them Leary, Counors, and Draper walked out of tho court-room amid wild excitement, and roceetled to the nearest rumshop to cele- hrate thelr freedom, which they did In a inost thorongh style, ‘The Statu has alrendy pald over 87,000 for expenses In bringing” these burglars to justiee, PAGE--RILEY. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunes St. PAvr, Minn,, March 18,—The Ploncer- Press Austin speclal snys: * Everybody here has been anxiously nwaiting the action of the grand Jury in tho Riley case. To-day nineteen witnesses were examined, and at 3 a'clock this evening the jury adjourned tiil 9 o'clock to-morrow morning, with threo more witnesses to testlfy, It Is expected that a concluslon will be arrived nt by noon to-morrow, but of course It i3 impossible to caleulnte how long the jury will take to con- sider the evidence. Thero is a diversity of opinlon in regard to the result of the examle nntion, but the general ‘Iden Is thnt an indletment will ba found, and the further impression exists that Riley “eannot be convieted, Some of hig fricnds hope no indictment will be found, ns they hold it will tarnish his reputation, and that he cannot perhaps geta trlal for months, or even years, as Page's plan has always been to harass his vietlms by delay, Citlzens are anxlous that an indlctiuent should be found, n order that nll of the vague charges may bg disposed of finally and falely by a jury trful.” . THE INDIAN MASSACRE. A dispatch to themorning papers announcs an attack upon n wagonstrain by Apache In- dlans at Puerto de Chocolnte, and the mnins- snere of thirty people. A reporter called at thearmy hendguarters In this clty. Gen, Sheridan sald that no intellizence had been received Iu regard to the matter, and he did not believe that any such massacrehad taken place, as the point where the Indinus made thelr raids was near to Fort Cummings and two other posts, from whilch any movements of the hostlles would be telegraphed at once to the headquarters in Chieago, SANTA FE, N. M, March 18~We know nothing of the reported massacre, Puerto de Cuigealnte is in Old Mexico, The story is probably-unfounded. STRIKERS ARRESTED. Barr Laxe Crry, U, 1., March 18.—The Grand Jury of the Second Distriet Court hag indleted a score of tho leaders and ofticers of the Miners’ Unlon at Silver Reef, and the United States Marshal hasarrested and taken them to Beaver for trial, mont Company shut down, about the 1st of Marel, ratlier than uml's-in dny to miners, the Miners' Union has beun earrying things with o hlgh hand, keeping miners from work and driving awny objectionable persons. ‘I'here was rio tance to the Marshal, It is expeeted the Stormont ean now start up agiin on'its own terms. A MURDEROUS ASSAULT. Gannworts, 0., March 18.—A quarrel oc- curred over a game of eards, and Darby Mitehell and IHarvey Blagg camo near get- ting to blows, The affuir was quleted and the party walked townrd the river, Blngg carrying an ax. Mitchell nsked to look at it, and once began striking Blagg overhanded blows, ‘Two lower ribs were sovered from the splne and n wound ten inches long In- flicted, ‘This, with several other cuty, will prove fatal. Mitchiell was arrested, INDIANA MURDERS, Perenspona, Ind, March 18.—Edward Droll yesterday went to the house ot Will- Jam IHays with the avowed purpose of whipping Hays, Mrs, Iiays Interfered, and was thrown outdoors, when lays selzed a gun and shot and Instantly killed Brotl. At Marklund, Ind., Jawes Bennet, aged 18, was shot and killed' by Thomas Hustle, of the same age. ‘They hnd quarreled the duy before, and 1lastle threatened to settle, when Beuney fired, RESISTING AN OFFICER, 57, PAur, Minn,, Mareh 18.—A St. Poter special to the Ploneer-Press says that Mar- shal MeQuat had arrested Edward O'Conner for particlpating in a saloon row, ‘Fwenty- five or thirty of the young man's friends in- terfered and threw the Marshal down, where- upon he pulled a pistol and fired wpon the erowd, shooting the prisoner and Edward Dillon. Both were budly Injured, but not necessarlly fatally. They were well-con- nected, but thoroughly trained rowdles, and deserved thefr fate, MESULT OF A QUARREL. 8SAN Fuaxcisco, Cal, March 18,—James Adawms, Superintendent of the Silver Lick Mine at Eureka, Nov,, and n member of the Novada Loglstature, died in the City Irison Llospital from n plstol-shot wound received last Monday night from Adelph Scharnder, tho mu!lhxu-clnrfl of the Evenlng Bulletln, The purtles quarreled 1u a yaloon sbout busl- ness nifnles, —— IMPRISONMENT ¥FOR LITE. CixciNyAre, O, March 18.~The jury this forenoon, In the secoml hearing of the ense, found Harry Ilulse gullty of violating the person of a little glrl. A year ngo he was found uulltf. ‘The sentenco Is 1ife fmpris- onment, The law gives the Court no disere- tlon in meting out punishment forthis erline, END OF TIIZ ALLEN MURDERTRIAT. Speclal Dispateh o The Chicago Tribune, GeN , 11L, Mareh 18,~The jury in the Allen murder trinl, nfter being out ail night, returned o vordict ns follows: ‘Lhomay, gullty, and sentenced to seventeen i’enu n the Penlttentlary; Woodrufl, not gullty, and disehurged, A WARNING. Cuanrestoy, I, March 18,—A band of mnsked men tase night took out several sup. posed thleves and liouse-burness, who have Infested the pluca und committed nwmerous erines lately, strung them up, and whipped them, us warning that more vigorous meas- ures would be uscfi it they do not leave, ——— ’1'(\'0 YEARS IN 1'HE PENITENTIARY WaAtkEeAN, 1L, March 18.=Martin Gor- myn, the boy who brokoe jull some weeks ago whijle awniting trlal for assuult, was captured in Cileugo Mouduy Iust, mid brought to this clty, e was tried before Judge Upton yes- toriday, and sentenced 10 the Penftentiory for two yeary, RETRIBUTION, DEXVER, Murch 18,—A Las Vegas dispatch says: * Marino Libl, the last of the murder- ersof Col. Potter, wns captured at Alamo- gurdo, and will probadly be lynched.” HORSE-TIIIEVES, Bpecial Dispater to Ths Chicago Tribunt, Sueroyvinie, Ind, Mareh 18.—~A. J. Smith, ot this county, hal four fine horses stolen lust night, No clew can be had, GOV. WILTZ, New OntEANs, La, Murch 18.—Gov, Wiltz has left for the country parlshes for & vaca- tlon for bis health, whichIs in o vesy preca- rlous couditivn, Sinco the Stor- | CANADA. Organization at Montreal of a New Order in Opposition fo Roman Catholicism. An Action Against the Jacques Cartier Bank for Selling Property Not . Its Own, A Movement for the Purchnso of o Homestend In Monireal for Michael Davitt. A Lady Flees to the Btates for the Par- pose of Qetting a Divorce—The Budget. MONTREAT ITEMS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, MoxTnrEAL, March 18.—Aun actfon for 870, 213 was entered to-day by Charles Walters, merchant, ngainst the Jacques Cartler Bank, for sclling him property which the bank represented as Its own, but which Is now elnimed by nther parties, ‘The liabilities of J. J. Borrle, grocer, who Intely absconded to the States, will amount to over 816,000, with nssets of 81,600, 1le was only a few months in business, At the St. Patrlck’s Soclety concert last night, Mr, McNameo proposed to get up n subscription to’ purchasy a homestead in MMontreal for Michae! Davitt, who would soon become o loynl Britlsh subject under the Inws of this free country. Thesugges- tion wns adopted, and the Mayor, the Hon. J. L. Beaudry, was appolnted treasurer. allr“n;y ‘l,l‘?ndsoxnle sums were contributed on Mr.g. Raymond Bonfleld, wifo of o local banker in this city, o fow dnys ngo deserted her husband, ns well ns two young chilidren, and went to Chileago, with Lfio object, it Is sald, of obtaining a divorce, “The couple have never lived happily together, ho belng (lomcsl.lcnllf inclined, while sho is of o gay and lively disposition, and_with a mania for balls and partles. The affair hos crented ;{:lol‘lgél sensation In the circle in which they INDIAN MATTERS. Bvectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, OTrAWA, March 18.—The aunusl report of tho Minister of the Interior has been Inid be- fore Parllament. Itshows that the relationsof the Government with the numerous tribes of Indians of the Dominlon continuo to ba sat- isfactory. The plalns Indinns of the North- west ‘Territory, who were greatly distressed for want of food, express themselves as gratified at the nssistance rendered by the Government, The efforts to Instruet the Indlaus have been unitermly successful, and the farm-ln- structors to tho Indians have discharged thelr duties falthfully aud efiiclently. Under the system of food-dlutribution adopted, all able-bodied Indinns are required 1o work for the foud thoyreceive; and this course ndapts them to habits of Industry and self-relinnce, In o few yenrs It Is expocted that thomajority of the bands of Indlnns will be self-support- ing, )i‘lm Blackfeet Indians, whose hunting- rounds cover the southwest portion of the Terrltorles Iwrderlng on tho Rocky Mount- nins, and the Assinibolnes, who. usnally fre- quent the country eastof Fort Walsh, s well us many of the Cree Indinns, from tho more northerly part of the ‘Cerritories, crossed the Loundary-line in autumn of Inst yeay, in pur- sult of buflalo, aud remalned on Amerlean territory during the winter; and Indeed the Blackteet, by 'latest ndvices, had not re- turned to Canndian territory, but, on the con- trary, had communiented their intentlon of rumx\lnhm in tho buffulo country of tho United States durlng the present winter, It 15, however, thought that these Indinng will probably find thomselves obliged to return enrlier than they intended, ‘The negotintfons for the removal from Canndinn “territory ol foreign Indlans, who lave for several years past congregated In cousidernble numbers In the southwest vart of the Turritories, to thelr own country, the United States, will, 1t s oxpected, soon réach a suceessful issue, ‘The Indlans of Keewatin District are self- subsisting, and there has been no destitution mmong them, The British Columbia Indlans are reported to bo genorally contented, and desirous of earnlng the goad will of white won, * ‘The Importaut subject of Indian education i3 recelving some conslderation, with n view to the inauguration of an fmproved system. One of the princlpal features of the new sys- tetn wHl consist In n thorough and system- atic_Inspection of wil Indian sclivols, and teachers will be required to hold certiffeates of competency and character from School Boards or other competent authorities. ‘The Governnient is desirous of abolishing a3 s00n s possible the old system of tribal governmont, and Insngurating a slmple form ot municipal government, The quantity of Indian Innds sold during the year, In the interest of Indinns who sur- rendered it, was 00,205 ncres for $67,600, be- ing an incréase over tho previous year of 208 acres and $225 In eash, ‘The oxvenditurs vn account of Iarlia- "'“'"“"f; approprintions during the year was: Mualtaba, $615,000; New Brunswlck, $4,4013 Nova Scotin, 84,418; British Culmuh\n. $4l,- 4005 Prineo Tdward Island, 2,000, CANADA AND BRAZIL. Speelat Dispateh to The Chicavo Tribune, OTrawa, March 18.—A letter has been re- celved from Brazillan Consul Lentloy, now in England, in connection with the estublish- ment of the proposed lino of steamors be- tween Ilalifax and Broazil, The sum pro- posed by the Engiish Toard of Directors to be rafsed In Canada s $250,000, or one-lifth of the whole eapltal agreed upon. The gen- eral opinion 18, that the whole smount wilt bo tmmediately subseribed, nunierous npplie- utlons for stock having alrendy been made to the Vice-Consul hiere,” ‘Fhe Company hins al- ready ehurtered a ship of the English & lra- ziian Royal Mall Line to open the trude, and purposes connnencing operations about the ol of April or begluning of May from Ilal- Iax, which will be the recognized winter- purt of the tratlie, and Montreal the summer- por IIURON & ONTARIO SHIP-CANAL. Spectal Dispaleh to Tha Chicago Tribuns. ‘TonoNto, March 18.—Tho Mayor hud an Interviow with Mr. Capreol In reference to the Huron & Ontarlo 8hip-Canal. r, Ca- preol strongly urged upon the Muyor the de- sirability of keeping the ofice upun for an- other year, a8 there were u number of valu- able roports from Chicago and other places fnits and, besldes, there was u strong probae bility ot the cannl belng constructed. Mr, Capreol surgestd that the Mayor should form one of a deputation to walt upon the Domln- lon Government to procure a grant for tho nbove purpose; but the Mavor conld not sew his way to doanything in the matter. CANADIAN HISTORY. Bpsctal Dispateh to The Chleago Tribuns, OTrawa, March 18.—Col. Walkem, of the Miliths Departiment, who has o good store of muterfals, proposes compliing from origlnal sources and publishimg o history of the slege of Quebee under Wolte, with illustrated plates, Mr. Walkem'slong expertence In the Royn! Eugineor staff In Cannda eminently fits hiwi for the taslc, It I3 understood that Jio hins nlso materials of wore than ordinary intereat fur compliing a slmilar work In con- neetion withthe old Custle of 5t Louls at Quebse, St. Ilelen's 1slund, the Barons of Longueuil, ete,, ete, —————— ECCLESTASTICAL ROW, Bpecial Dispateh 0 The Chicago Tribune Tonoxto, Mareh 18.~There i3 trouble In oly Trinity Church hore. ‘The ditferences botween the Rev. W, 8. Darltng and the As- sistant-Rector, the ltev. John Pearson, have culminated in the former requosting the lu- mediate resignntion of the lutter. ‘I'iils Mr, Pearson is not prepared to do, and hs coun- sel contends thut neither Mr, Darlingmior the present Blulm\: can reuiove hin. The mat- ter will protubl {nu to the courts. ‘Fhe dif- culty i waut of harmony In doetrinal mat- ters, The Rev. Mr. Darling is oneof the wost vronounced - ritualists In Conade, wod lh{r. Pearson refuses to go all the way with’ him, A NEW ORDER, Speefat Dispateh to, The Ohicago Tridunts Tonoxro, March -A numbor of gentle- menrepresenting varfous partsof the Provines and both of our present political parties met Iastnight nttho ofiice ofn prowminent barrister in this ity and perfected thoorganization of n new Protestant soclety. 'The name of the Order nnd tho names aud tithes of its offlcers are to bo withheld from the public, The ob- ject of the new organization Is sald to be un- compromising hostility to the Roman Catho- lie hierarchy, Every momber Is sworn to noyer vote for n_HRoman Catholic for ofilce, either clvie, Provinelal, or Dominion, and all the = energies of the Order are to he devoted to the abolitlon of separate schouls, convents, and nunnoerles, This Order discliims all conneetion with Orangelsm, and none of the genticinen pres- ent inst evening belonged to that fraternity, Lhe members of the unknown consider the Orange Order o politieal machine, genernlly Tound Inlluth In the wnke of the Consery- atlve purty, ‘Che new Order Is a branch of an Amoriean soclety which played a promi- nent part in the late Presldentlal electlon in the United States, Letters were read Inst night from leading politicians, Conservatives and Reformers, indorsing the movement and npplying for admisslon, ~ An organizer was appointed to visit the various eltivs and towns of the Dominlon to open branches, A WAR OF RACES. Speetal Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, MoNTneAL, Mareh 18.—Quito a war of words Is at present going on between the English and French members of the local Barover the appoln tment ofn seventh Judge. ‘The former want o Inwyer whose chief quall- fleation is his knowledge of commercinl law, while thelatter want n French-Canadian, The lenders of the Bar of Loth sides ndvoeate tho appointment of u man _of the highest leu[;nl eminence, regardiess of overy consideratfor but bis filness for the position. 1t Is often remarked here that, whilst all our distin- guished and ablest practicing Inwyers are old, gray-haired men, nearly all our Judges nrccunummllvnlyi'unngnndumllsllngnlslmd men, unless as political partisans, STATUTE LABOR TAX. Speclat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. MosTreAL, March 18.—A movement will be mnde In the City Councll this year to abolish the statute Inbor tnx of Siayear, wiich scems to have been imposed ns o legn! handeuft to prevent wormnfivnmn from poll- ing n vote,” While every householder can vote for Parlinmentary representation, ten- ants or workingmen can vote for clvic ofli- clals only If_they pay n business, real-estate, or statute lnbor tax.” This takes the privi- lege nway from nearly all the poorer clagses of vitizens, and will be remedied, BARROOM REGULATIONS. Special Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribunes MoxTtrAL, March 18,—The License Com- misstoners arc elimiuating from the list of venders of spirits in tha clty parties keeplng low gropggeries. All licensed houses here In future will be under thestrictest survell- Inuce of the police, and records will be kept of all places where men have obtained liquar 80 1t to become lntoxicated, ‘Chese records will be presented annunlly to the Comilse sloners when the licenses nre renewed. A MONUMENT. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, OTTrAWA,, March 18.—Thu supplementary estimates contain an item of $10,000 for the erection of a monument to Sir George B Cartler,oncen prominent politiclan in Canada. ——————— THE WEATHER. MOR! NOW. Bpeciat Dispateh to The Chicago Triduna, Kaxsas City, Mo., March 18.—About 7 o’clock thix evening the most severe snow- storm of the scnson set in, and at this writing tho ground lIs covered to the depth of several inches, The snow at first began to drift, but soon changed to slect, aud now ncks ns it falls, Reports from the West and South state that the storin extends a distance of about 200 nfles, and that trom present ap- pearances railway travel will not be iuter- rupted. TIHE SIGNAL SERVICE. Orrice or THE CiEr SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasnixeroy, 1. C, Mareh 19—1 w, m.— For the Ohlo Valley and 'Tennessee, rain or snow, followed In the west part by clearlng weather, varinble, shifting, colder mnorth- westerly winds, falllnge foltowed In western part by rising barometer. For the Lower Lake roglon, clondy and rainy wenther, strong northeasterly shifting to westerly winds, lower barometer, station- ary or higher temperature, For the Upper Lake region, falr weather, preceded In the southenstern portion by veca- slonal raln or snow, northerly veering to colder westerly winds, rising “preceded In southeasternn portion by stationary or lowes barometer, For the Upper Mississipp! and Lower Mis- gourl Valleys, falr weather, preceded in the southern portion by oceuslanal snow or raln, northwesterly winds, lower temporature In the southern ports in fivst distriet, higher in the Intter, stationary or higher barometor, Cautionnry slgnals are_ordered for Grand Huven und Milwankee, The displny of cau- tlonary stznals will be resumed at lake sta- tlons s soon after April 1 as the various lakes open. LOCAL OUSENVATIONA. CHICAGO, March 18-10:18 p.m, Thare] Ther.| L | Wil | Vel| JEn.] Weather 78 [Care. "0 o [Catar, | 0 Time, H N, 7 1 [, 7 7N 19 LR 7 [N 7 utor currected for tomperaiure, olevation, i tnl error. o etef 0T mean thermometar, 343 mean humidity, 757 highest tomporature, R.0; lowes tumpernture, W0, GENKIAL OUSEHVATIONR. Citttauo, Murch 18-10:18 p. m., T win wnr, Slations, H'n I |Guntio. 1 1srain, Freni 2l Nashvillo Now Orius ESEEEEIEETEAEH L - SEELESEES % L2 nemucen.. Yunkton ..., Woman’s Richts in Kaly, Mus Dreiwster in Philadelphia Teleyraph, 1f anything s to be done fu Italy for a Repub- Ile, the best and wiscst plun will bo tolet wotep Into the work, for 1tulian wemon are quite the equnls of Itnllan men, aud even tholr SuUporiors, in stirowduess sud ‘rruduul manugonient of Rifulrs, 1 uw vot alluding to women of rank and suefety, but to wowon of the l:eoplu.—wumen in Lusincas,—who are rowsrkublo tor a veritable Instinot Of good management, I huve two serve unts, n busband aud wifo, Tho muan 18 more obedient, more exact Ja bis work for me, but be {5 un fdict _sbout tho wnnugement of bisown affaind; if It were not for hia wito bo would bow boggur. 1o bus two passlous,—lotiery gumbliog andlove of wine. Hiy wifols double bissize, und ut least ten years lls wenfor, 1o stands in wortal uwe of bir, All tho munoy thoy makae goes fnto her bandd, Bho subseribes 80 uch o inonth to i mutual uld soclety: she buys ull the clothies lo needs, and ulso laki nfter u son of bis by u former marriage. Bho. canuot read nor write, but sbo 18 ue sbrew and muuagiog as it uho wero 8 dllilnmll. shols a gond oooic; bonest 83 & working Itallan can bo; falthful asa dog but restloss undor authority, and tne bt me,—her padrona or' mln!r{:gfi‘at," o) titnea stio ylcl@s tamo only under protest, é’;e' fam fair typo of tho Italinn workingwoumes Hor husbatia knows hor oapability, and f i to havo ROF MARARD hor AAAIRY. Unin R whis shia glves him a kittle moiiey for a lottery toynd and avery dny miensures out hin winn, b Many af my re: have visited me Tome will ‘Facogniza. o IKEnsss uf A a great, burly, TIOISS Woumin fram tho Syt with no manncrs to bonst of, Bt Wit 1 henrs old, 8 tomper like a tompest, wnd a jrgery fl“ ighincsn of wpirit ik lars in Apringl- i Glve those two_peoplo the right ta vote, e . ' XN, tho subject of voting to thom;: Anmeld L T, wouid kot wddled nnd wooty In hia o e Adolulde would soonunderstand tho whoie toy! incss, and probably Lo Chnirwounu of wee Ward moctings, ifa ltepubllcis to come In Ita let the women havon tull sharo of ot and tho work will bo wiser, 1o work, POLITICAT. GTN. WEAVER, Bpeetal Duspateh Lo The Chicago Tyibune, JAcksoN, Mich,, Mareh 18,—Gen, Jaumes n Weunver spoke liore this aftertioon at the Opera-House toa large nndience, compose| malnly of people from adjoining towns. Ty, exereises openud by a colleetlon to pay ey, penses, when the (leneral proceoded to tackls monopolies and Nationalbanks (n n tengthy speech. 1Ie was listened to with attentloy and often applauded. This evenlng n secomi meeting was held, and the house was wel fited, Qen. Weaver spoke as long ns he wag nble on the banking and mouopoly ques. tion, mnd then the inevitable collection followed. -Ifis remarks —were frequent. Iy cheerod, The collection thinned the attendance somewhat. Gen. Innfs, of Grapg Rapids, and loeal Greenbackers also spoky on the question., ‘Iho Gireenbac are gre unlzing here, and are lnborEm industriously or the spring etection. ‘Ex-Congressiman Glllette sponks next week, A LONG CONTEST. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Cor.v WATER, Mich., March 18.—T'he most remarkable politienl contest ever held in thy part of the Stateis now In progress In the Republlean Judiclal Conventlon in this city, ‘The Convention has, up to 11 o'clock to. night, enst 230 ballots, nud the result re muins unchanged, ‘Che Conventlon ab. solutely declines to take o recess or nd. Journ even until morning. Several members of the Convention are sleeping on the floor and seats, and the contest seems Intenmin. . DISSATISFIED COLORED MEN, CiNcINNATL O., March 18,—The Colored Men's Protective Club at o meetlug to-nlgny expressed dissntisfaction becanse the Repuls Ilcans had glven colored men no recoguition on the ticket mominated on Wednesday, They put In nomination an independent ticket containing only three of the Repulr Tican candldates—namely: Pollee Judge, Clerk of_tho Police Couit, and a member of the Bonrd of Public Works, ——— THE UTES WILL GO ON THE WAR-PATH, DENvVER, Colo., March 18.—A Rawlins dls batch says: * Latest and most relinble news from White River appears to poiut to aa outbreak of Utes early in the spring. 'Their camp is located near White River, about twenty-five miles from n military post. The son of Chiof Douglns Is reported as saying that ny soon'as Douglas returned_ to thejr camp and tho snow goes off the Utes will fight, They are procuring all the guns and ammunition possible, for which they change horses or anything else. "T'he milk tary havo just completed a substantlalblocks hotuise near the post.”” e ——— The New Cunard Stoamor Sorvia, On the 1at of March there wus (aunchedal Clyde Bank, about four mlles down tho River Clyde, the Inrgust stenmer that has been built, excepting tho Groat Lastern. She wns nated the Bervi, and s of &000 tons, but with exprelty to carry 9,300 tons. Messra, James and Georgt Thompson have bullt the vessel for tho Cunard Company, Mrs. Juhu Burns,tho wifoof tho Chair man of tho company, christencd tho sbip. Hu extrome lenkth s G0 feet, with o breadth of & feet, while ber depth 18 4¢ foet nine inches, Het rrnsn tonnage is 8,600, while the cargo capacitt s cqual 1o 6,500 tons, with 1,83 tous of coul and 1,000 tons of wator ballast. Tho hull s built throughout of stoel, bns n double battom, und it divided futo nine water-tieht compartinents, Tho ougines huve un fndiented power of 1050 horaes. Thero nre five decks, but the principsl are the upper, maln, and lower. The vessel is 10 have threo' musta and two funnols, and will by bark-rigged, with polo topmast and topgaliunte mast. ‘Tho enloon measures 74 feet lony by & feet whde, and liero it la calculuted B30 persons enu ensily ba necommodated at meals. On the uppor and larger decks thoro ure 168 states rooms, with necomwmodutions far 450 flvst-class pussengors, and, when necessnry, no less thag 2,000 emigrants can be comfortably carried. (o accordance with the Admiruty requirementa for war purposes, tho Servia has been bullt with nina water-tight bulkheads. {881, PROSPRCTUS. 1851 CHICAGO Dollar Weekly Tribune. The Best and Ablest Republican Newspaper in the Union, The Wéeldy Tribuno One Year for Ono Dollar in Clubs of Five. Now is the "Time to Subscribe. THR TRININE Is the best business modium anl commorcial pxponont of thls city, nnd fs undenisbly the atrongent und most ntiuential Republicun News: paperin the West. Politieatly "'y TRIBUNE {0 a stalwart Republicad nowapaper, and will romnin o until vyery man in 156 Houtl, Irrespoetive of ruco, color, or politics, stsll enjoy the right to vota and by voted far, and hnvebit ballot hionestly conntod, without bulldoaing or ctiost ing, and untll civil and polltical llberty for bluck lte: pubilicuus, as woll as white Dowmoornts, b 83 e/ ©atabllshod I tho Kuuth as [n the North. In the futurc, as I the past, '1IHE TRIDUNE willad: vocata the maintouunon of the Natlonal erodit b8 puritication of the publloservice; the ndvocucy ofall seasunablo projects of Hacal roformy rigld econom! in publlo oxpendituros; appusition to_subvidios sud corporntu Jobhory tn all I formne; und the preseerss tlon uf agual righis o all clitzans, Nurth und Soutts The Merlts of The Weekly Tribuns . As a Newspaper aro apparent tonil. Wo pollova thsd it excols.in tho mmount, quatity, knd varloty ut the ronding-mutterwhich it provides, avery vther yublics tlon of the kind In this country. ‘Phe space allote: 1o mdvertisers s purpusoly kept down to ngrrow e s, Moro than Asty columns of clear, legidle tyve uré Alled cach week With the lateat naws, oditorlal discuse slous, slurios, 0ssays, poutus, humorous paravrupik spacial urticlos of lutorest to farimers, und the Jaios market roports. 1ts markot raporta are unsurpassed, ombracing st tho Inforuution which farmens roquire fur tho Intolli gont transactlun uf bustnoss, buth us solters und bur erm, Facts sbont rallroad combinations sod rates 89 alwuys noticed In TiE WEEKLY, lwprovemonts of agriculturul machinory und nes motuois of uthlialug farm products are described 18 WL WERKLY, " “Hurul Jr." writos on “The Farm and Gardon? *0, L. 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