Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 30, 1881, Page 5

FOREIGN. The Death of Lord Beacons- field Expected Through= out Yesterday. His Condition Mueh Improved According to the Latest * Reports, Parisians Gratified with the Speech of Minister Noyes at Lafayette's Funeral, The Cabinets of Europe Still Paying Attention to the Nihilists, Qonference of Leading Members of the German Patliament, * to Suppress Explosions,” A Combined Buildoz‘mg of Switz. erland About to Be Un- dertaken. The British Government Disposed fo Prosecute tho Nihilist Nows- paper, “ Freiheit” AlPage of the Czar Arrested for Hav. ing “Sorved tho Sontence of Death,” Preparations for War on Doth Sldes of the Dispuied Enstern Frontier, Exoltod Porsonal Altercation Betweon Two Mombers of tho Gorman Reichstag, GRBAT BRITAIN. BUDSCIIPTIONS TO THE LAND LEAGUR. Spectal Cable, Dunray, March 20.—At the Land-League meoting held to-dny the subseriptions re- cofved during the week were announced ns nmounting to £3509, all but £100 be- fng from Amerlea. Mr. Dillon stated that the orvganization was spreading rap- dly, and thut there were now & larger number of strikers agninst the payment of rent than ut any provious thne, 3r. Parnell, n his ten days’ tour through the I’rovinees, will address meetings at Birmingham, Man- chestor, Bradford, Neweastle, and Glasgow. He will be nccompanted by Mr, "' 0’Connor, “The first meeting whl Lo held ot Birming- ham on the 8th prox. ALALSING INTELLIGENCE FROM IRELAND. Suectat Cable. Loxboy, March 20,—1t has transpired that the sudden calling together of the Dritish Cubinet yesterday aftornoon wus caused by the receipt of alwrming intelligence from Ireland, 'fwo questlons wers dise cussed by the Ministors. Ono was the Busuto war; tho other was n confidontial roport of the Irish Governnent. Mr. Forster ithnounced that the Intclilgence from Ircland was of u most disqufethyr eharactor, ai- though the attitude of the people appeared ta be tranqull on the surfuce. Mr, Forster stated thut necording to information in the possession of the Irish Government tho tran- quillity of the peoplo UAD INCREASED THE UNEASINESS of the authorltles, who regard 1t as a Inli be- fore the storm, Information in the posses- slon of the Dublln Castlo nuthoritles eaused thom to boMeve that inyurrectionary out~ breaks might bo oxpected nt any moment, Mr. Parnell's present nttitudo wns rogard- ed with disqulstude. I1is apparent lnnctivity was thought to Indicate thut he unticipated tho Initiation of » movement of' a different charactor frow that which lis had beon con- ducting. His two visits to Parls are regarded ns inexplicable, the Govermment not hav- Ing been able to discover any suflleient ground for theni. ILLNESS OF LORD NEACONSFIELDL To the Watern Assoclated Press, LoNDoN, March20—10a. m.~Lord Bencons- flold hnd o sovere attnck of asthima, but gant hnving become fully developed yesterday, the nsthima was relloved. A BULLETIN fssucd this morning snys Beaconsfield passed o restless night, partly beeause of the paln of tho gout. ‘I'hio puroxysms of nsthmn nro less sovere, but frequent. Ilis doctor says an unusually sevoro cough hns proventod tho patient fram obtaining tho rest which is niccesanry 10 overcomo the wenkness pro- duced by long confinoment, Hao docs not concenl the fuct that therc I3’ conslderablo danger, especially when his great ngo 18 con- sidered. A PALSE REPORT of tho death of Lord Beaconsheld has heen circulated In this clty. 1lls condition 13 un- changed nt 8 o'clock this ufternoon, BETTEL, Loxmox, March 20—~ p. mn.—Lox Beacons- fiold hins been free from spasmodic attack during tho day, nnd bis strength Js fully malntained, Dr, Kidd states that both hlw- self and Dr, Quain havo evary hope, SIDNIGNT, Lord Beaconsfleld passed an undisturbed evenlny, nnd I3 better, AT ONE 0'CLOCK. Conditlon unchunged, “Thy seat of real danger Is in the throat, which Is much Ine flnmed, IN THE OUSE OF LORDE Karl Spencerstated that the wharyes at which forelgn enttle are landed witl be divided into sections, s0 08 to facilitnte the fsolntion of cattlo affected with the foot and mouth dis. sase. 1o ndded that Lord Granville hnd communieated with forefgn Govornments, arging them to provent the ombarkution of dsensed cattle, ADMIBAL C, 0. PATEY, Admiral C, G. Patey, who was intrustod with the delicate transactions regarding the Tront affair and the etention of the belllger- ent Confederate vessels ot Southampton, Is dead. JOUN IIESCOTT KNTGUT, John Prescott Knight, tho portralt painter, s dead. Ho was the son of the comedian, and was born In 1804, and ufter somo educa- Hon became n clerk in the tndla Morchants’ ofice, ‘I'liv fallure of tho firm led him to abandon wereantlle pursuits, and, as o hud shown considerable taste fur drawing, nis fatfier placed him under the tultion ot Mr, Suss snd Mr. Clint, who had considerable local reputation ns artists. The death of hig father threw him upon his own resources, and he begun to exhibit s portraits in the Academy about 1837, 1o had been the yoar previous olectedd an assvolage, and In 134 at- talned the full honors of¥the Academy, ot Wwhich he beeamo successively membor of the Council and Beeretary, which lnst oftice ho held untll he reslgued In 187, whon he was voted a penston for his eminent services, Slince then ho has dved in rotirement, INCREASED EMIGRATION, The Dublln correspondent of the Times says: * 1t {3 n remarkable fact that, desplia the apeclgus Advico of thy Land League to tenaut farwers to waintuin thelr grip of thewr Iznd and not to leave the country, the emi- rratlon returns show that 05,837 porsons emi- arated knsg year, an Inererse of 43,403 over the previous year,” Wishop of Dublin, will shortly created Papal Jiegate In Ireland, on tho borders of Kings County, Daly took pruelal hs been served with wotles of an action for brench of prowise, truth of the statement, but 1t 18 talked of In tenul clreles, thut the enso will cone iito who has the conrngo to brin settle It *for a conglderation,” married_couple are mrul[v nway from ed other, i taken 1L, Sho way, howaver, only suffering woil, ikl thut they appear to Lo on reall wlfeetionnto terms with each othier, nhout the Juid n short visit to the O are spending the honeymoon) in the ohd- will he interested n fearning that the Baron- e84 Wore o traveling trimmed with skus THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, MAKCH 30, INSI—T'WISLVIG there twenty-four hours after tho surrender. CAUSE OF TIE RURRENDER. Lowvoy, March 20.—The garrison of Potehefstrom fually surrendered heeanse of the fallure of provislons. ‘The total loss to tho troops was elghteen killed and ninety wounded during the sl FRANCE, 0SCAR DE LAFAYETTH, Speelal Cable, DPAnts, March 20,—1To funeral of M. Usear de Lafayetto was celebrated with great pomp at St Clotilde to-day. It was at- tended by saveraf Ministers and a number of prominent members of the Leglstature, The President of the Republic was represented at the ceremony. Gen. Noges, who was one of tho pall-bearers, muade o brief mt affecting speech at the tomb In Pére-la-Chaise. Ina few telling phrases Do reealied the many porsonal virtues of the decensed Senator, and the nover-to-be-for. gotton survices rendered to Ameriea by his grest progenttor, The assembled erowd of Frenchmen was much gratified by the ear- nestness and approprinteness of the tributo on tha part of our Minlstor, M. DE FREYCINET 1s lkoly to get the seat in the Senate which is left vacant by 3. De Lafayette. aoLD, To the Western Assoctated Press, Loxnoy, Mareh 20.—Some exvlanation of the report that the Bank of France hal sus- pended gold paymoents may be found in this dispateh: *Tho Bank of France gives no gold, and thore appears to be few full-welght pleces In elrculation, ut least 1t Is not ensy to procure then” AUSTRLA . T MONETANY CONFERENCR, Loxpoy, March 2.—The Anstro-[lun- garian delegntes to the International Mone- tary Conferonee are Instructed not to enter > ARCimsitor weans, The Mornting Post says Dr, McCabe, Areh- ASSASINATION, Duneix, Mareh 20—\ man nnmed Daly has been fired st nnd dangeronsly wonnded luut from which a tennnt hind boen ovieted. llnrunfi l)lnlmlluw. County Cork, las beon ned, TIE BURDETT-COUTTSRS, Tondon Letter to New York Timss, Tt i3 reported that Mr. Ashmead Bartlott Ldo not youeh for tho It 18 not probable, however, conrt, A Judy u sult of this 1o dlscretion to The nuwhl;- 3 N nd, wil 1o doubt, have It was reported that she has b fronn a slight cold. A friend of mine who has been visiting the Interestlye prir snys the Baroness Iy guite I ulmuh{ not venture to send %'uu this kind of gossip privatu fife of a lndy and gentie- man only tint somchow thely doings have buen mm{o publle pruln.rty. aud are often - truthfully and unfairly reportes Laost week her Indyship umll Trer bugband Canterbury, (where the y o They traveled from Ingledon fashfoned style of carrluge and four, with postilions and outeiders. My Indy renders dressof mmethyst velvet, . over wihich she hay o sealskin nnd other cloak, A marringe be- tween Mr, Bartiett's brother and o penuiless beauty 13 talkud of as probable. —_— “EXPLOSIVES.” futo uny binding arrangenients, INDIGNATION, e ———— Sveetul Cable, Benrniy, March 20,—Much Indignation is felt here at tho Crown Princess belng sub- jected to on’ anonymous letter on Sunday, stating -that the Crown Irincs would fall a vietim to Nihillst ven gennce at the St Petersburg funeral. Sunday was the second anniversary of tho death of her third son, Waldemar, and, ac- compnnicd by her children, she wentto Pots- dam to attend servico in Friedenskircho, whero her son was Dburled. Return- ing In the evening, she recelved n tolo- gram from the Crown PLrince, falsifying the prophecy. The matter will form the subject of comment fn the Imperial Parlia- menton Wednesday next, when tho momo- rial on tho Soclalist lnw comes up for discus- sion, Germnny 18 serionsly Intent upon coming to pomo International nrrangement for combating the growing dangers of Seclal- fsm and Nihilism, AN EXPLANATION, Tp the Weastern Anoclated Press. LoNDON, Aarch #0.—A dispateh from Ler- linto the Thnck says that the letter sont to tha Crown Princess Vietoria, dociarfug thnt the Crown Prince Frederiek Willinm would ho murdered during tho ceremonles at 8t Tetersburg, was probably concocted in o aplrit of cruel lovity, but, pending search for {ts anthor, It witl doubtless form n subfect of comment In the Relehstag on Wednesday, whon the AMemarial Inws will bo discussed. Meanwhile it Is persistently stated that Rus- slnund Germany fntend Dringing to the no- ticoof tho European Powers the spread of vovolutionary principles, and proposing some common means for combating the cvil. MEASURES AGALNST REGICIDES, Nearly all of the Russinn Ambussadors are now here, and there Is somo trath In the statoment that thoy will be Instrueted on thetr roturn to thelr various capltals to urge to the utmost the question of combined measures against regieldos. IN LONDON. Loxpoy, March 0,~The Government is sald to hayo resolved to prosecuts the Frethelt for the artiele approving reglelde, A MENACE TO LITTLE BWITZENLAND, Brnriy, March 20.—On proposal of Connt Von Stolberg-Wernigorode, Vice-Presldent of the Council and Minister of State, n conference was held to-day under the Presi- dency of llerr ¥riedenthal, comprising mem- bers of all the Parlininentary groups except the Soclalist Democrats, to discuss the ex- pediency of ealling upon the Government to take icasures to avert the dangers to public sceurity from the use of cxplosives, The question was also mooted whethor it would not bopossiblo to restrict the right of asyhun in different States so as to provent its abuse Dby foroign revolutionlsts. TIE AUSTIIAN “LORps." VIENNA, March 20,~The Upper Ilouso of the Relchsrath to-dny met for the first thno slueo the death of the Czar. The Presidont oxpressed his sbhorrence of tho crlmo and his condolonco with Aloxander [1I, IIis ro- marks were warmly applauded. TILE MANSION HOUSE. OTTAWA, Ont,, March 20.—1t Is understond that instructiond have been sent to intercept the steamer Australln at tho Sable Islands. | RUSSIA. MISISTERIAL COUNCIT. $7. Prrrnsuuno, March 29.—A eouncll of the Ministers convened last night regarding ropresentation of the peonie. ITALY, AID FOI! TIE BUPFERERS AT NICR. Rowe, March 20,—The Kmg of Italy has sent 500 francs to tho sufferers by the five in the Opera-1louso In Nico. LIGHTING LONDON. A Competitive Exhibition of All the Eleetrie Companien, ~ London Tinwa, Mareh 15 Tn a few weeks the City of Lundon will pre- sent a compotitlve oxhibition that vannot fall o ho an epoch In the life of every beholder, and in the world'y history, Different arens are al- loted to the compunies enrrylng aut tho varlous systems of clectrle lghting. One compauy, some timo bofore tho world, has heen provented from Jolning tho competitfon by legnl and othor ditficultles. But the Lontin system witl bo shiown fn tho jllumination of Bouthwark bridge, Queen Victorin street, Quoen street South, and Quoen street pluce. Tho Hrush gys- tom will bo shown on Blackfrinrs bridge, New Hrideo street, Ludgate cirens, Ludgatehill, 8t. Paul's churchyard, and Cheupsido up to King street. The Slemens systom will be shown In tho remululng half of Cheupside, Guildhall- yard, Poultry, King street, Mauslon House, Royal Exchange, King Willlum strect, and Adelaile place. tlero are three of the mnst Tmportant distriots in the motrapolisia, contain= g tho most erowded thuroughfares and tho most frequented open spaces, tho finest edilices, the most splondid trading establishments, twvo great rullway statlons, two bridies, and tho ap« pronches to o third, Theso ure no lonjer ox- periments, excopt so far us thoy will help tho decision which plan 18 tho best. Tho cicetrie light has alreudy -bad - o suflicient trial under what may Lo ealled unfavorabiv condi- tlons. Light ought to recommend itself by lgbt- fugz up something, and it ennnot be sald to tave « tnir ehatieo whon thioro I8 nothing to light up. The Thames Embunkument docs nut como up ta tha very modornte standard of London 1ife and gayoty even by duy, but atnight it Js nothing but 1 wido and dederted romdbwiy, With & quartor of & nile of-blnck water on onv side nnd i hundeod vards of still durker gardan ground un the otber. "ou sce tho eleetric Hghts and nothing more. ‘The promised nxbibition will show off to un- wonted ndvantage stroots busy with nll kinds of tendtle, magnittcent buildiugs, covered, gome profasoly, ~with thoge urchitecturyd or- uaments that vequire tho stronwest con- trasts of (lght and shado. The general stutd of tho Loudon atmosphore aid tlio nutural or artificinl oxclusions of tho aun sadly mar the effeet of such editices ns St, Faul's, and of thoso constituting the hewrt of the clty, Wo are now promised a alght of thom as in & binze of ulurfi' ntagrund transformntion scene, No- budy knows what a bullding 18, or what its arehitectura §s fntonded to rupresont, Uil he hns seen it it up by n contlagration, by tightiing, or by that raro comblnation of intonso light and murky dnrknesd somotimes seon ut tho appronch of 4 atorm. Sallsbury Yiain ll‘(hlud up by u metoor mequires u New grandour or B now horror, Tha exhibition will ba, thorefore, not £0 much of tho now Iight as of London {n a new Tho Iutolorable brillluney of tho elee- trlo Mght compols us to vell and dlspurse it. Tho oxhibltors are obliged to chungo tholr BUNS into moons, u pity to oiir wenk sensv, Wo are not oaglos to gazo at themiddny: sun. Sothe Bin ' thiy caso i 1o L0 wnndo. to 40 all tho Lvlnrk possiblo and show itsolf as littlo ns possis ' It can searcely bo doubted that atl London, nlong its muln thorouvhfares, will discurd yus for the cleotriu light within tho present contury, The veally cautious und hesitating progress of tho invention must remiud not i few of tho equally cuutlous aud besitating progress of gas, Tt was tried as n coatly experhnent in Pleeadilly il b beght 7 of th It 15 suspected she hns onu or more of to | Jogorces eai tan ovnorimane wis Elowly Manslon llouso cousplrators, spreadls from distrlet to - district, A PAGE OF TIE CZAT. frou il to mill, from vity to ity HIl 1620, Up to that dato tho works were nll small ond experimontal. Wostininlster Gasworks wore bullt somo year after, and woro thought onormous, About 15 tho second-rute towns woro bullding their gasworks. Even thon tho instant you wery off the fiagstones, than soldom 8oeh pXeept bofore guod buiises and good shops, you saw nothing but dim ol lamps, liko ylow- worms In tho durkness, guiding you, but throw. ing no light on tho path, much a8 it neoded it. ‘or all purposes of 1iuinination gy 18 o vast an improvement on oll that tha worlit hus glvon, perbups, not quite encugh thought to ts injurls ous etfocts on hoalth, and speclilly on the eyos alght, 1t 1s linpossibilo not to rond tho rosults in tho cheoka of all who wark by it. 'Ihoro I8 a fas~ cination In brilliancy which innkes ovenaensibla reoplo blind to the question of hualth, Thoy ure 1o uioths, content to div in ajlame, Butovun for lmrpou-- of (lumination gus has {ts fauits, pers hapa not without remuody, I'ho s lights in oue Atreots aTo put up nt tho Bumo hixht s tho old oll lanps, 'Thosy Woro Pt #s low down us wns compatibla with satety, for thoy wora not likely to duzzlo tho most purblingd pussunger, But wus bt is found very duzaling und overpowerin) by thoss whodo oyus Ruvo fust by ngo much ol laulr rofraotive powor, Nu sitiution can by moro perijous than that of un elilerly man half- way through u longobliquo crossing it the junc. tion of suvor| stroets, with i ifaring gus ilght right beforo him, meait to Lo bis boucon, but, fact, blinding him altogethor, 1o catinot bo surprised, nor ought wo to com- plain, or to bo discourugod, whon we find 80 won- dorful an fnvention us tha olcotriv tyht diioutt tomnnugo, Tha wildest, swiftost, subtlost, nud nost kWiul POWOr fi nuture hed o ho taned to domestle uses, to bo ceonumlzed, subdivided, equallzed, measurod, rotufled, ko uny sommod- ity handed over a counter, For tha purposs of strovt [fkhting, thoro doea not uppeur L bo Any roasun why oloutrivlty may not Lo even more convouiunt thuu gs In goms liportant resvouts. 1f the uh{oul Do to give light without showing tho light ftsull, u8 1n troplenl couutrios they Jght a bullding without lotting tho windows he seon, then tho vleotrlu light bus the advautage that it can bu pluced very bigh, In tho middio of thy stroet, Nk tho uld Iumlm b trow chalus, and can be furnlshod with lurgo retlectors fnter cepting the Hilit, and difusiog 18 over (e wholy wldth of tho streot, Light withont lights 18 the 1denl of ull uxes and countrios: it {8 30 uliko :hu Elysiao Fieldaand in tho Ieavonly Jorusas oal. Beneiy, March 20,—A page of the Czur hns boen arrested on o ehinrgo of secrotly “serv- Ing sentonce of death’ upon the late Em- peror, . TOUMANIA, Bucnanest, March 20.—Thoe Government has appointed n specinl commission to in- quire into the proceedings of tho Nihilist rofugees, Commissionors hnave just started with the Russinn dotectivea for Jassy, wiere numbers of suspected persons nre arrested dully. 2 GERMANY. A VIOLENT BCENG IN Tkt REIOIBTAG, Beury, March 20,—In the Rolehstag to- day, debate on the Taxation bill led to n vio- lent sceno batweon Ilerren ILoewe and Friotscha, ‘The latter had spoken strongly in favor of ntobacco monopoly, and lorr Loewe accused him of supporting n moasire t which his personal convictions wore op- poged. A sceno of great oxcltement fol- lowed, whoruln penioual reeriminations were froely exchanged, THE COMMITTEE OF TIHE DUNDESIATIT bogan discusslon of tha question of sanction- ing tho cost of tha Incluston of Altona and the Lower Elbe in the Zollvoreln, Noxgotin- tions for the extension of the customs line to Hasnburg itself are making practlend prog« vess, and appoar to have a falr prospect of sucess, THE BAST. ORDERED TO T PHONTIEIL Arnkns, March 29,—The Minister of War hag slgned an ordor for three regiments of Infantry, onv company of engineers, snd n company of the ambulance corps to proceed to Chalels, All mewmbors of the Chambor of Deputics who are army olticers, to tha num- ber of thirty, have been ordered to join their regluents, ' COLLECTING TILOOPS, CoxsTANTINOVLE, Murch 20.—Threo ves- sels Jeft hero yesterday to convey 8,000 troops frum Messina to Volo, I'wo moro vessuls Jeavo for the Black Boa to-day to colloct troops for conveyanice ta the tireek frontler, T TRANSVAATL. CHARGED WITIL MULDERL, LoNpoN, March 2),—A disputeh from Now- castle, Natal, says: A Doer is lmprisoned at Heldolborg, churged with the wurder of Capt. Elliott, who was killed whilo erossing the Vual River in January last, after hav- ing been released from |wprisonment ot Heldelberg, ’ * POTCHEFBTROOM. Yi'lo report of thy surrender of Potchef- stroom 1s contirmd. ‘Fho provislons sent under thoconditions of the uruilstico reached e —— THE NEW COMIC OPERAS, “niee Taylor” snd *Ollvette,” horetotoro s0ld st $1, may now Lo had at 0 cents cach at Lyon & Tlealy's, 8tate uud Monruo streets, Nine of tho moat popular gums from cltker of those operas aro to bo bad nt 25 conts. gtk el U Quocn Ysabolln and the Grovys. Tho ox-Queen Isabolls of Spaln attended tho Frosldent's bull by tho Elyséo recontly, sud Lou- don Truth says of hor: "Quoun leabolla wis treatod g i€ sho wory almplyitbo Dok ranicisen do Borhoiey-Borbon, who bad comwo to dinu tna friondly nannor at tho Elysfo, and wus mel lu thy Aumis splelt, Mo, l{n}\‘y did not o to tho door to weot hor, 0 mot Mugosty * ber the whole evenlig, M, Grovy suw hor (o ber enrrligga, us a4 gontlos nan should w ludy. Ho addrossed her vory mro- lyag ‘your Mujusty,” but unve bor theMad- nme’ with & teromoiilous votleation, whioh was moant to show ho wliliod 10 ba a Inost respuctiul oquali . Cieryymuon, lawyers, editors, baukers, and fu- diéa need Hop Bittors dully fur nurvo foreo. e t——— Bhakers'Sarsapurilin i 8 truo wacdiclue. SOCIAL STUDIES. The Elopement of Mrs, Sleeper and Mr. Strobhart. Philosophical Views of the Insulted and Injured Husband, The Causes Which Led to the Freseni Unsatie Fattory Stute of Allalrs, It 134 pninful state of affairs When thae affec- tions of two won huve been lavishel upon the #ntno wownn, but tha situation heeomes doubly pinful when it {s discovered that the woman s niready married to one of her adorers, loves the other ot buttor, and so far foruets her vows wndo at the altar or in the Justlca Court ns to forsake home and husbund and move into furnished rooms with tho othor man. This little narentlve will show up love accompanied by.many scemingly fnprobable incidents, hut also tangled up with o consider- ahle quantity of that atyle of philosophy which dues not tive off pistols liko Youn:e and Stovens, but which sits down with a 13-cent oigar and tells th reporters all about It. It b4 all about Chicnzo peoplo, and THE THREE CENTRAL FIOURES nro: Mrs, Hila Sleeper, n young wifu of 29; Mr. Junes M, Hleeper, her husband and n genoral #atosmnn in tho firm of Curson, FPlrle, Byatt & Co.; aud r, Richard 8. Strobhiare, fgent of tho Equitable Life-Insurance Cotne pany. Tho tunin fuets givon Lelow wera told ton ‘Tienesy: reporter Inst night by the lnjured bus. hand and tho injured ono's motbor-fu-law, Mrs. Walte, with thu greatest possible frankness, Mrs, Simxpcr Wils 1ot gectl, nor wus Mr, Strab- hart, 'They aro tu the city, Iut are umdern cloud, not going much into soclety, aod tho ro- poriee did 1ot caro to comprumise himsell by visiting thor, d Mrs, Sleeper lived—and Mr, 8, lives ru No. 151 West Monrou streot, 8 very clerant stone-front, biy-witidow resilonce, witl ngenural wistocratic alr abont It in keeplog Mith tho nelchborhood, Thoy moved into this home nhout n year and o balt ago. Whero thoy lived lmmediately boforo this {8 o mattor of no consequence In this connection, but it might be stated that Mt SLERPEI MARRIED ELLA WAITE as lous ngro tw 18467, when sho was a lrl of 16 ond ho i youth of portings 22, Hishowme was nt tiut time’In Visdon, this Stito, whilo he hud alrendy o number of yeurs. Whatever rance it that timo may huve been, all ow hor now suy Uit dhe i o atrikingly handsoma womun, of mediu hight, benutitul tlgure, und rich, durk buir, sad lustrous cyes, wnd ] that sort of thing.' The oil puutivg of her which the ecribe snw corroborated this deseription; and {t fs vqunily trile that so fur s pursonal appearanco went .\IN,BIL‘(’?«" was fully s fortunato s hor hustund. lle oved her devotedly, e says, and wis niwiys o Kind and indulgent husbiand,--possibly u tittle too Indulgent, as the sequel witl shuw;” and he belleved that she wis Just as much waipped up inhim. Thelr marelnge was not u feuitfol one, £0 that thore were ho lttlo Bleepers Lo cinfm any Jove from either of thom. The interlor of the hotise at No, 953 was fitted up in o manner that geeorded perfectly with ity exterlor. The carpets und furniture were Hne, and o magitilicent upright plano given to the wifo niforded her every oppurtunity to gratify hor taste for disturbing the netkhbors, of which, it soems, Aho wis passlonutely Lol Thora wiu also oucothor wddition to tho liuppy. Louschold, =—tho mother-in-liw,—so that both Str, und Mrs. Sleeper appaeently had all thoy coulil desire, "Tho akeleton cinset romained unoceupied and tho green-cyed monster slumbered on tho shelf until lnst August, when STHOBHART RANG TIE BELL atNo. 08 gnd sald that be had been told that thu Sleepers mighitibe indueed to tuke u bonedor, 08 toey hid o number of hundsome sleoping apartmenta fdle, o was toid thut bourders were ot partieularly destred, but thut ho might possibly be nccommonnted—ind ho wus, *And,” 10 use tho luugigre of Mra, Waitg, ** e was not tho kind of wun ty lovely daughiter hud nhways udinired, She Ilked these fing, clegant yentio- men, while Stroblinrt wis thin und scedy, Ins decd, we usid to speak of bim ns *Seedy,’ and 1 would not hnve supposed thut my diugbier woukd even turn from her piano t look at Lo 1int Strobhart, it uppears, bad nsort of taking wny with hifin at first, and oven tho ald indy grew to like b, Whenjhe was taken [t at ona time she nursed him * Just ke a mothor would, und ho scemed gruterul, And 8o mutters ran along for n month or so. ‘Then M. Walto thouiht sho discovered that il wits becomtug alittlo too foud of thy stranger. The youur woman spent i grent deal of hor tmo in tho arior with il when he was home,. treating in to all tho ‘music sud all - of her sooloty thut ho nsked for, whilo tho wre rival " or departuro of her husband ap- ponred o bu & matter. of o consequence to bor in tho fonst. Mrs, Waito spoke to her sun- in-law ubout it, but he said it WAS ALL NONSENSE— *+if sho could get any wuscnient out of Strob- hart ft was all right, for he Sleeper) was #o much awany from hier thut it must bo dull at times,” fiut the situntion continued to grow more and mure objecdonablo. Mr, Sleoper would roturn from his work In tho evonmg aud flud his wife bnd My, Strobhort slttl in the bparior alone. She mlght be giving Blin s musicen] tront oronly chatting with him. The busband would rond the puper, smokeo i ¢lgar, and then, about 10_oclook, woull rotire, saying to bis wife “Well, I' golug to bed; will you be up soont’ And sho would answer, ** Yes, ['ll be up pretty soon,” Mr. Sleoper snyd ko don't kuow how Intor sho used to romain down- stalrs, bocauso he ,was - ulwnys naloep whon o8¢ cumo to bod. Mrs. Walte, how- over, must bave beon moro observant, for sbo gaye'tiat tho little parlor party of twousuatly Droke up about 1 n. m., and_that in tho intorin sundry glnsscs of heor Wery frequontly partaken by 1ho vrmq)o. Brs. Waite relutes ono in- stanco inwhich Mr. Sleeper 18 mude to nssuto o very peoulla= position, It scoins that ono un- duy aftornoon Steoper sud Btrobhart “wont out to play unme of bitllunds, nod whon thoy rettirned to dinnor Mrs, Sleoper hid Lersetl i the china clusot off the dinfog-room, and sald to bor mothor, * 1{ My, Strobburt usks {hora La, tell nim Lhave gone to tio North Blde,— I WANT TO MAKE IIM JEALOUS.” iler busband camo into the dintng-room first, nod she lot bim fnta tho secrot whon hu dis- covored her in the closut, und saids *Why, chicken (his pot nnmo for her wis cifvken], what are you doing heru?” ler explanadon, strango to suy, was entlsfactory, und whon Strouburt appeared and asked for Mrs. Bleoper, as was inticipnted, hor husbund nssisted (n myss tifying him. When tha ludy wilked out of the eloset, thouurh, Strobburt declurod thut it wus put-up Job of the old ldy's, and bis wrath botled ovar agninst her, Sho saya ho cureod bor for nearly un bour. Lust December 3r, Sleepor was called out of the euby for n fow duys, und during his ubsonce Mro, B, wus very Impradent {o hor conduut. One duy Mrs. Walio eamo in about dirk from a visit 10 the North Side und found Wt tho "[::‘:t door was focked ugainst = fier, an; Strobhart, who was fnsido with Mrd. Blecpor, did not intond sbe shoull ontor Al ull just then, 'The colored Loy of the housu wantod to opon tiio door, but Strobhart threatencd to break his hend 1¢ ho did, M, Walto did not gat Iitto tho hutsa untll vory late, Tiut Mr. Bleepur uskod that no_chiango should be mndo whon he eamo homo, and, of coutse, hourd all about what had trunspired o his absonce. Mra. Waite says thut Strobhiart tonily becume mastor of tho houso to ull ntonts and purpusoa, Tie mude her stuy in tho kitehen all the timo, und Induced her drughtor not W bave snything ::‘ "rll)’ t0 hor, *And stitl Mr, Bioeper did not ins orfere. _ Iho climnx oame a wook “‘10 Baturdny, whon Mr. Slovper onnie bomo—It 19 sunposod upoxe poctodly—und saw somothing which made bim euy to M, Strobbart “YOU MUST LEAVE NERE." Just what it wasthat hosuw fanot stated,butit was too tauch for even as fudulgent & husbond us be wus. Strobhart od_to o, but, turning to Mg Bleopor, be sufds You remonibor that you word to ga whou I went” Aud the e'»um, woine an answered: kiow 1=Vl go” Mr, Blooper suw them lenve toguihor, and dld not oltor 10 prevent it M, Slovver called out to Mra. Waite fust as tho door closod, L'l bo buck an Stonduy, Wa,” bt she bus not roturned sluce, She sont_ for bor plunv aud got it Whers it went 10 Mr, Sleoper guys bo does not know, and does not cars 10 know; b belleves that’ the seitost punishment to 4 womun of that kind 8 1o fot her bave bor own woy, 1o heard yes- terday thut sho was golug to I‘I(IU for mmwg’ but on whitt ground bo docs not know. M. Walte hueard ¢ her dnughter hud roun to tho Aaus louse, on tho North Bido, und was living thoro with 3Mrs. Strobhort, Jichard's mather. Aud right *hero it shoukd bo stuted thut Mes, Btrobburt und ber daughter wont 10 bourd with the Slocpers ht digioury, snd that thoy loft thoro i thiee woeks bienusy thoy could not, acourding to Mrs, Walte. tolerate " in the house, When My, ms_socn st nicbt ut the Annn Jlouse sho disclaimed ull - knowlelee —of her won's duporture with Mrd, Bleopen— #aid sho ((d not kuow but_tbat Richnnl was still boarditg with tho Sleoperd. Neverthioless, whoa neked why sho und her dangntor bud Jeft that bouseuuswored that ** Nobuody hud uny business woddling with private fumlly affair,—it WOULD NOT B TOLERATED IN THE 50UTIT]? ‘Tho affuir was Rugl quict untif yestorday, bus causo noither Mr. Bledper nor Mrs, Walte felt disposed at irst 0 A3k uny ono's nssistunco fn tho muttor. Hut ymwrdu( Mra, Walto visited tha Avuiury th havo the polles bunt up ond ur roat Srobhiart, but sho wid uot willing o buve thom go aBouL 1t in tho usiul way (n such cuses, 80 uothiog wan dunc. e —. Nouthern Progro: New Urleana Corresvondence New York Tribuie. rode put on horsoback n dozen wlics from Huutsvillo, Ala., over tho mountuins to sco a Bouthoern cotton-mill, Thu sovnery 0n tho routy waa mich ko what ono sees {n “Central Now Hnmpskire, At onu polnt | suw noar tho road o uegro digi.ug o poat-bole, while two tull white Rhodes, aged Gt years, men dirceted his operations. 1 have beon told that the negro requires supervislon, and. hnvo thought that something might be sajd in favor of thao thoory, but this seemed to bie i romewhat oxtremo nppliextlon or 1t A Tittla further on younu IIN{ @) yonr: croseed the roud Just [ 2 Of e, k3 and slute under by ontly ont his way to « endied to nin d nsked him two Or theee qies- tiona designod to educe whateverdknowladgo he on poliits of interest to o, flo briefly, and then idded: * 1Bt | hatn't ch (e for Lo wtan',” | wig astoundord und enuld searcely heiteyo that [ bnd heand wright. Bverybdy that 1 hud seen in the South Tiefors had scetned to hive unlimited timo * for to stan’,” nnd this (ullow'sutterance had o revo- lutionary sound. OBITUARY. TARRY A, RROWN, Font Scorr, Kas,, March 20—\ private dispately recelved here tostay by Capt, 5. M. Thatcher, General Western Agent of the Adams Express Compnny, announces the deatlhh of Harry A. Brown, a son of cx- Gov, Neal 8. Brown, of Nashville, at Albuguerque, N. M. yesterday, Partleulars ary not glven, except that Iie was killed, e had beenin the em- pluy of the Company about five years, aud was the mun wio drive the mall-robbers out of uis ear at Kinsley, Kas,, In January, 180, Other during explofts huve attested his cour- e, on aecount of which the Company high- 1y valued his sarvices, WIITEWATER, WIS, Special Dispateh to The Chlcago Tribunes » Wirrewatn, Wis, March 20.—Jumes 11, Noekefellow, o well-known citizen, dled to- day of neuralgia of the heart. e was found yesterday near ifs barn fn an insensi- hle condition, and «id not recover eonsclous- ness thereafler. Tho funeral will be on Thursday niternoon, and will be condueted under the auspices of the Aucient Order of United Workuien, of which hewas a promul- nent membor, ) CAPT. ¥ G. IALL. -« Cixcinyaty, March @0,—~News was re- celved of the denth to<lay at Salamanca, N. Y., of Capt. E. G, 1all, at one timo clty editor of the Guacite, afterwards with the Indianapalls donrwd, and later holding o responsible positlon In the Erle Rallroud oftice In New York CHty, DECATUR, ILL., DEATHS. Hptelal Dispateh to The ChMcago Tribuns, Decartun, [, March 20.—Mrs, ,Rosina motherdu-law of the banker, Willlam Boyd, 1s dead; nlso Eunos Kepler, 8r., aged 74 years. CAPT. JOSEPH O, JOIINSON. Pancean, Mareh 20.—Cupt. Joseph O. Jaohnson, lnte Clerk of Marshall County, was found dead in his bed at the European Lotel yesterduy. Cause of deatl not known, " ETIQUET. Proposed Socinl KReforms, Correspandence Cincinnatt Commereial, Wasiisaron, D, €, March -Mrs. Blaino proposes tu revalutionize former cuatoms, and it 1s uuderstood that the ediet bas been promuls wated trom tho manston of tho Sceretavy of State, and I8 aceented by tho Iudies of tho Cabi- nct, that the fannltes of the Cablnet Minisicrs atand on the snme footfng with the President's wife, and will not rgturi calls in person during the term of the elevated position of thelr hus- bands, ‘T'nose persons who think that tho ex- afted men of this Administrution are doing all the working, planning, and mancuvering, and that thelr wives and duughters ure liviog in case, cithor montal, moral, or physical, arce mistken, It muy have been 8o in past times, but now the strain on these ladies’ con- selences, minds, and badies 18 teillug un society ot Inrge, for reforma cannot be undertnken un- ndvisediy, end more feinine Cabluet mectings huve beon held than the P After everything wus nrran Bociety, tho wife of thu Secretary of State, the other ludics were ndmitted to the contidence of course they all srreed to auything thelr head had planued,” Thoen, on Monduy last, o ludy, the widow of i Admirul, und the ucknowlodged nuthority on Stato etlquot,the author of o monual” found on every olliclal's tuble i Wasbington, telllug just whero to go, how taiet, wnd whut to sty on overy oceasion—roally ane of tho kindest and most heipful aud sutiafy= ing fricnds thut evern pialij, quiet woman ealled hikhor by n busband’s oleetlon found—thia lugh authority was fns iced IllIorlulllli; to dinc with Mrs, Sucretury Blaine, Tho eubject wus dell- cutely hronehed W her, and it {8 presumed that none of tho otiquatical autborities clushoed, wud that thoe Indy spoken to thought tho way sufe for tho innovation, for it bus been ll'hlsrorc(l ubout, ulthough not yet mude ly publie, that the Cabluet indtes, during this Admintsteation, will not return eaffs, und WAL hold similur pubi(o re- coptlons ty those hield by the President’s wife on sHaturday from 2 to b p,om, 1t 1s really o sensibile reforn, whether bory in tho stalwart Lradn of Mes, THitine or cuurbt sec- ond-banded from Mles Dodge. Tho receptions of tho past have been hard enougts, Dt whon (o this * one duy fn sevon ** toll the Work of re= turnfog cieh week tho hundrads of eslls, which moutly uro anly by number, that is, tho numbers of e vusidences nro copled from tho catler's cards, and * Driver, noxt to 254, thon to 203, M7, and 209, and then there Is a sigh of relicf us tho Indies fn tho carringo say, **‘Thank Heaven, only ity more to-duy and wo will be " The fact of u cessation of work, which herotofore has beon consldured ndispensable to - hign brovd- tng, will boa reliel to the littlo cutorioof tha upper cteclo survonnding Mrs. Gurtleld. Wil not somo talented person, with a gonius for un- myeling taugles, got Mra, Diblgren's cousent to extend this reform, 8o that gradunlly the otticlat Iife will bo shorn of sameof its terrors, und ot Iust oven tha wives of members of Congreas cun vinit whom they plouse, und boe lot ol from rune ning arouml with a enlling [ist, three duys at least of tho seven, roturniug the visits indleatod by enrds of pooplo whom thoy bive 1o knowls edgo of, no recolleetlun of evor having seen, or dedire over to stor 11 this reform ean bo neeonis ‘m-uud by wowen's wits, the Gordlun knot of Vasmgton soclety will huve been cut. ————— THE YOUNG FAMILY, Charlos Young, who attempted to murnder his Wwifo Sunday ovening, at the Union Park lotel, wis yostorduy arralgoed beforo Justiov Walsh, and, contrary tu goneral oxpectation, his wily was presunt and willing to prosceute, She re- latoa how her husbund bud maltreated hor, bo- cuusc of bl Intense Jewlousy, aud told as con- clsoly us sho was ablo tho story of tho tight which cutmioated In the shooting, W. C. An- derson, o guust at tho hotol, testificd that ho cuiny Upun the qunrreling co rlu at the howd of o Btuirwuy which ho was asconding. Mra. Younr wus trylnge to break away und get down-stuivd, and nor husband wis forcibly holding her by the arm, und presenting a rovolver at hor houd, Ho wnd fo un uncoutrollable passion, and was mukiog loud threats of emliug her oxistenco thon nud thore, 1l Interforud on the wownn's behalf, but Young suceosded Iu firl over or around hiw, t soiue wiy which bocould not explain, nno shot ut bis wifo,who wis cower- inig bobind tho witness and {inploring his protees ton, Hefore ascvond shat gould be firud, Mrs, Youhg plungod dow-steirs, and, fulling with o 'Kmmml unklo v the botton, crawled ne bust 8ho wis ubie futo n doorway, llor husbind took deffsernte wim and firod again, and Licut. Keat- 1146, Who dug the bullut sut of 'tha oorPast, Wi predent 1o testify how vloso It must bive cotiy 10 hltting tho woman If sho wis buddled up iy the doorway 18 tho witness deserlbed. Tho do- fundant was represonted by o lawyer, but no detense was offured, and ho wis hold (n $3 boud to tho Criminal Court, [tufl wus promptly furnlabed. . ————— MINOR CRIMINAL ITEMS. Frank allug * donkey' Livb, a uotorlous young thug of the Wost Twolfth Strest Distriet, was yesterduy held i 8500 bull to tho Criminal Cuurt by Justice Tngersoll upon a charge of robbory preforrod by Pulllp Fiynn, 19 years of uke, who clutms to fdentify Lioh a3 thovrinsipal of uband of younug rowdles whom ho encoun- tered at i:00 Sunday morning on tho sidowalk tn front of a saloon ut No. 201 Weat Twalfili streot, Flynn b beun 0ut upon i sprov, aud wus on his wuy home, when hio was aasulted und robbed of &by ** Sloakey * Lich. Churles Jones, 8 polieo “ bigeon, wns nrrustod shortly atior B o'clock fast vvonitg by Utlicor J, G, Duvis, who caae upon him ut tho corner of Lespludues mud Monroo sircets, sbortly after e Dad nekd up und pobbed Muj. Oliver Cooper, of otlot, 11L. who, whilo umier tho fntlugincs of Hguor, bind asked Jones 1o vbow Bl tho way to lnalu‘lhurhui sutoon, Tho Sujor porststed i shoutlng 8 long string of wlarnid, sueh ns “Polico, iire, murdor, snd belp,” and could with sreat diicalty bo made 0 umterstund that ho wid porfoctly safo under tho wicort of the poliew. Tho wmouut b lost wap ot larco, w 0 bnd obtulued It only a short thne hefore by pawning his wateh, John llurlndr, 12 years of ugo, nowsboy, wus acrested 0t 6 'w'elook st ovenlig by Otficer Luodoss, wha caught biin 1 1ho act af pick ug the pocket of Nora Towers, Hivig on Pl strect, noar Walton place, us shy wid gotting abourd u Twelfth wtroot car duwnelowin, pockuthook contaliting W nonts, which was found h.tho littio thivt's backot, was ldeatifled by her, gl habinds A Ballovn Adventure, Alllath, the aditor of tho Ihare du Liltorul, fhuun Inturuating uccodnt of bils adveuturos u tho bullpon Gabrlel on Sunduy, the Uth {ust., {n company with Capt. Jovis and Livut. Vivier. Tho bulloon, which started from Nice i 1o FAGLS, ‘morning, rapidly rose to o hight of 8,000 feet, The view wits nt first magnificent. The Alps and part of Hwitzerland wero distinctly and tho alr was warin. But the clonds rnid 0 thick ilst «oon hid everything from view, and when, by ddegrees, and 10 spite of evel oftort to prevent it, the bnlloon descended party found to thelr horror that they wer: uinmtles ont at sea, when thoy had wif along Lelleved thomselves to be golng stendily in a northeaaterly — dircetion. “Otico or " twice the ~ Gubriel wns Induced to riso Again for n short timo, but it soon retored to © tho - water, and nithouxh nnchor, bnlinst, bags, boots, and overy trticlo of iy welght wore thrown from the car, it re. miined obstinntely wedded to ita new. olemont, At times tho bulioon_seuddod alonr at a great rate, though the luwor portion of the car was sulunserged, the water, which had at tirst been only llllklo!-dm'r. finnlly rising sufliclently high to atop M, Alioth's “wateh In hls wailsicont pocket, at thirty-tive minutes paat i In the af. ferngon. Night found the unfortunata travel- ora fn ovon a worse plight, and, to add to their difficnines, the ear begnn to rock with the waves, and, Althouzh nimnbed with the bitter enli, thoy wers eompelied to hold on; tightly for 0 lifu, At Intervals they shuuted together, but {t was Tabor lost, and o answer was ro- turned, At Iist, to thoir great dellght, thoy eapied the sall of an Itallan cruft hearing dowi upon them. A hoat wis fpeedily lsunchod, und tuoy were soon on bouard, in_dry clothos, nud wnking n hearty supper, Tho slp proved to be the Morosinl, bound from Naples to Lette. Tho Captaln had, it appears, pereclved the bidloon during the afternoon and had net- ualty pone out of his connic for severnt hoitrs in tho hove of rescuing jta prassengers. Hut the baltoon sped wlong much faster than he, and Blgnor Ponlulll was oblignd toglve up the chase, Tho meetiug i the dark was this pure necident. The balloon hsd drifted about, while the ship had hield to Ity course, The untueks accupants of tho Gabriel weve pleked up nbout il wity betwoen the maintand uyd Covgicy, nod but for the tinely uppent *inf they nist fnevitubly hive heon —tost. As it was MM, Jovly and Allioth were terribly exhrusted by nll they hind gone through, Tha parey were lnaded at Villafranen ot half-pust % on the following morning, and thoir reappearance nt Nleo was tho slunal for a general wwatlon, thelr frionds haviug despaired of ever beholding them agnln, As for the balloon, as scon us tnoy knd quitted tho ear It shot onee moro lnto the nir with light- ning speed, and inny bo earcuring still, for alt auy oue Knows to the contrary. x RETRIBUTION, A Negro Who Was ung by n Mob Turas Up Alive for Venzennce—A Ters rible Midnight Expericnce at tho Noose=End of a Rope—0One of the Lx= ccutioners Arrosted, Loutsville Courfer-Journal, Yesterday ufternoon Bob Grifiin, a negro, was arrested for an offense alleged to have been com- mitted five years ago, and thoreto 18 appendud n narrative. The stor) tho cnsa Is & remari- ble o, 1t §8 told by John Grilln, o colured por- ter of the new Southern Hotel, and n Conrier- Journal reporter, who called upon John last night, lewrned it all in detatl. Gelitla, not the one nrrested, but tho portor, s a sleck, woll-fed younyr negro, not more thun 25 yenrs of age. Ile 1s no hon lvoking fellow, nnd his employer, Col. O'Brien, 1s willlng to vouch for whatever he Sy “Flve yenrs ago, bosy,” begnn John, *1 wng working for Mr, Curry at tho reservoir, huuling cluy, earrying brick, nnd doing most unythig § was told to do. There was n lot of uther ne- groes at work thore beshles nyeelf, and among thu rest were llob Gritin and Henry Junes, Late one nfternoon I quit work earlior than tho rest, und wont to mycah n to get roady for supper. ilob Grilin, who lived next door to me, camo to iy houss about 6 o'clock and sald gomebody had stolen two sults of clothes trom bl IHe vsked mo I I had Beon anybody gu!m; into Rty enbin, wad { told hilm no. * Thot ho want to the people in tho athor bouses and asked thony {€ they bad socn nn{'- thing of the kind, nod they il told Wim the samo that [did, At Iust he eame baek to iy houss with his partner, Henry Jones, and sl thaut be belloved 1 bad stolen tho cluthes, T de- nied the churge, und Gritlin zot i, At teagth hey wnd Jones, and two or threo otuors Jumnpod o e, and u blg tght tollowed. 1 did my bhest for an hour or such o matter, but they ut lensth wat the best of we. 1 was badly beaten over the head and shot twice, vace i tho leg and ence ju tho arm.” Horo Jobn pullwl up kis shirt-sleeve, vxppsitue his right wrm, and pofnted to o sowr “Fhat's where the bull went ' he remirked, and thore's the Lullet.” With this he stretehud the ghin tightly over his wrist and placed bis tingers on o baed round substanee, which was undontitedly n pis- tol-ball buried Just under the skin, Well,*” continued Job, ufter uxhibiting his honorable senrd, * whon they got throust pounding wnd shooting nie thoy left me atone, aud 1 cruwlel into the bouse wid went to bed, Whilo 1 wis asieep thot ulght Gritin wou Joued, with o whioly e of devils, alipped into my bauso and stenlthlly chuined my legs togothor. Thou thoy woku mo up and told mue if L didn't contess thut 1 hud stulen tho clothes they wouhl take me ot und hang mo to tho neareat tree, I swore that [ wasn't guilty, but thoy, were too mad and ane rensonuble (0 be conviiieed, and the st thinge Iknew thoy had slipped o bug over my head and 1 felt nrope around my 1 1 was tno wenk to ight, and it was nn ondy Job for thom 0 plek Mo up und earry me oul of tho houde, Thoy took mo 1o a witliut-trev, not fur 1rom the volr stables, und stood me on ty feet, Now," snys Grilin, *will you eonfess that Fou 8tolé thosa clothios}* **No,' suya 1, ‘1 won't: [ ¥now nothing in tho worldnboutthom?* 1 wuan't gulity you kinnw,and 1 would ratbor huve been bty teivtimes thun to have sald 1 was," added Jobn, after tho stylo of the truo hero. **When 1 sald 1 wasn't guiit be coutinued, *Grittin cried aut roughly * W then, f’nu o to bi=il Inuocent!’ and ns he sahl this { heard tho ropo thrown over the Hint uad tho athor ena drop on the ground ke it was 03 heavy ng n brick-but. 1 began to get weal, nd 1 asked thom to hnve merey on me, Agaln s sixid s +Will you tell the truth and confess thut you stole my Cluthos?® ™" *+No,' auld I ngatn, *1 didu't steal Tdon't know Ml&lhlng about them.’ * Just nbout thut time I felt n palion the other end of the rope, the nooso theltvned aroumt my neek, my chin feltlike somebody bud RIL (Ewith i sledgro-Bmnmer, and, without glving me unother chance to beg for merey, thoy deagzed me off my feet sud 1 realized that | was hupiug by my neek, With death staring wo in tho faco. 1 triwd 10 kmplore thein ta lot mo down, but the thht- neas of the rope prevented Mo from ortlcnluting distinetly, snd Ealled 10 make myself hesrd, Onee more thoy asked mo If 1would vonfess, but bolng unablo to sponk, I of courso made no unswer. 1 wius borribly conscious of nll that wus wolng on, and, It § had buen uble, 1 would probe ably at thia moment huve admltted that 1 stole tho clothos, just to save my lfo. [strugriod for o winute, and than my hend began to swim, 1suw beforg ny eyes tho most terriyla vislons, and I was Just” lapsing {nto i i of wncon- sclousncess when Lheand a pistol cruck, und tho next moment a volee that I knew bulonged 10 tho witchmnn of tho seservoir stablos eried out, * Cut thut nan downl” Then I could honr tho dov)ls who had strung e up scattering, toguther with the sound of three or four mone rlflml-uhuu. Somubody eatight hold of me, und telt tho bold arvund my neck slaclken, {1 was cut down und Inid upon the ground, and whou tho by was taken oI my eyes [ saw tho stuble wutchuian und two ur three oF tho white hands standlig ubout me. Thoy took mu 1o liy huuse and ln an hour or sa 1 hud rvcoverod suthelently totell iy story. 1slopt very little that niche, and early tho noxt morning got ona train und rode {0t the city, whore | Tound County Police- man Builey nod tod him what had taken place, 1o succoeded In urrestimg Junes, but Gritin cseaped, and [ henrd yothiug of him until threo wueks ngo, whon L saw him here on the street, I told tho dutovtives, and {o-day they arreated hiw nt the vorner of Bust and Lindon strects.” *What wont with Jonea? ™ “ 1o was taken hofore Esquire Stephons and hold over to the Clreult Court fn n sinull bond, He guvo it aod skipped out. I huvo heurd nothing of hin since.” thon, rud * DId't you know any of tho reat of the party | ) that trivd to hang you? * Woll, Taus not suve, [ had tho bay over my oyes and couldn' soe, T thought 1 recognized severnl valees, byt 1 not sure.” 1‘1:“7 it evdr discovered who stofe (o oy *Na, gir, thoy were found at a second-hand staro on Preston stroet, Tho guntluiman who bought theta clearod mo of ail compliielly, und deseribed the inan who sold theny, but Lo was nover cnught.” [3ab Uritiin, who wis arrestud ?'vlhlfllny. wilt bu presentod to tho City Court this morning, and 1t I8 probabie that othur nreosts wiil ?‘vt b uide, Fho story above toll by Joun Griftiu Iy Known Ly rusponsibio partios 1o be positively trus in ulmost every particular, e e — ABDUCTION AND SEDUCTION, Gearge Lougenhager, o suloonkoepor nt No. 434 Fifth avenuu, yesterduy swore out i warrant nefore Justico Wallica for Willlam Buhil, whom hio chirges with abduction und seduction, Tn his complaint ho says hu came 1o the premisca ubont 8 yeur ago, uad found Wiliinm Sabi and ANVLhOF nun Keupliig house with o younk wirl, 1o whots neithor wus murried, 1 1he busemont of the housu, lecently Babl quit tho party, snd took i rootn over the Salou Ho wus alwiys lmlllmx or cosxiuy o snloankeeper's dasghtor du, 0 Wiywiad youny misd of 11 years, o his ron, und not jong uye It cane 0 tho Knowludyo of the parenis that ¥alil was in the bablt of twking undue familluritis with the livtlo ono. Siuturduy night 1da v away from tome, llklllr her elothing and cifvets with hur, Salit pretendud to kKuow sothing coneerning ber whereuloutd, but the wuxlous pareats, upoil o tlolng thut b0 cutmo und Wout it the usuul work - ing-diy bours, und yet was not ut bl forgo 1n Itonry Wills' baby-curringe tactory ut No. i FIfth svenno, becams convineed that ho was ol o thum, Babl's drrosl 14 Mkely 1o be :vmdm- « {1 thwe to nifurd hiom o bearing n court u-dnys Gindatone. Br. Gladstono, suys Eabouchdra In the London Tyuth, now weant u bluck skull cup ja the Houso of Commaons. ‘Lhld somewbut ages hiw, but, thiuk, tmproved hla appearunoe. T s afoaid, Luwever, tat bis reeolt uecident greatly shook him, for his voice does not scom to mo 40 strong 08 It was. INGERSOLL AND BEECHER. The Latter In a Poltte Noto Declines an Invitation to Liston 10 a Locturo by the Former, NEW Youk, March 23.—8oma Interresting cors respondence hns taken place hotween the Presi- dent of tho Young Mon's Central Republienn Clubof Tirookiyn and lenry Wanl Doecher, Cot, Inersofl (3 to lesture on” Liborty to-mor- W nlrhit, undnr the nusplces of the Club, and its President wroto to Heechor, at Ingarsoll's y extending td him an Invitation to be presentyand nsauring bim that nothing that could b distasteful to bim from a reltgious- standpoint would bosaid. Becchor's reply was a8 follnwa: Dean S1m: Thanka for your note of March 2 I nlao thank Col, Tuweraol] tor intimating that it wonld give hitn plensuro to bave me present 0t hisleeturo of Tursday noxt. [nm auro that ho knows | coulil niford “to iisten to any sontis ments which he sincercly folt that It was necd- ful for him g utter, howover much I might difer with hint as to tholr truth o¢ ltportance, but I have beon under an engagement for weeks to_preach an ordination sermon on that nuht, I Col.{ngersoll could only como and hear that, he would be In the swne position, douhtices, that T rbould Lo at his lecture, thouzh [ conld nat !lmml!u not to sy nn{‘thmx Sdistukteful " to him. [ hopo you witl havea large andienee, and T have no doubt vou will havo maplendid lecture. Very truly youed, FleNuy ‘Wand Dezcues, BUSINESS NOTICES, Arendn Beef, Tron, nud Wine, with Cinchoun, tho standart medichind tonle' of this Jrmureasive aure, It onriohes the blwor, promp= y Invigurates the brnin and fiervous ssstom, ved digustion, cte, Itosult: A round foran, , linppy Stte of mind. Aroud's deug store, corner Madison strect and Fifth avenue. e Russin Salve in the universnl romody for burny, ecnlds, cuts, brulses, nud flesh wouuds, e e e e “THE FAIRY ~VISIT “The Fair” FOR. NEW NOVELTIES BARGAINS! Roller Skates, $1.50. All kinds of Artificinl Plants at once third what others ask, Extra lurge Gold Fish at 15 aud 25¢. Gooil New York Goblets at 3¢ each. Extra Blg Drives in Silver-Plated Ware aud Jeweley, New Goods of every deseription re~ ceived dally and sold at. OURLOW AND POPULAR PRICES E. J. .ehmann, “PHE FAIR,” Cor. State & Adams-sts. Chas. Gossage & Co. Place on sale this day 500_ Rieces b “Real Russiy” Laces At 35 cents per Yard, Worth from 75¢ to $1.00. Chas. Gossage & 106-110 State-st. 56-62 Washington-st. BAKING POWDER. Co. TEE CONTRAST! Whilo other Baking Powders aro largely ADUL~ TERATED with ALUM und other burtfu) drugs, 2 Tes heen kept UNCHANGED In all of Its origina) Pty and wholrsomeness: - The bueh evlianco of S BAVETY, HEALTIIF TS NESS, PURITY, anad ETFECTIVENENS, I8 TILE FACT of Ity belny to-day, from North 1o Soutl, from Fast to West, in $np homes of the ricl and poor, wherw it has been wsed for tho last 15 years. A PURE FRUIT ACID BAKING POWDER, NEVER BOLD 1N RDLK, Mude by STEELE & PRICE, Manufactarers of Tupulln Yeast Gemy 8 Flavaroy Exiracty eler Chicogo and St Loube STOOKIIOLDERS MEETINGS, o the Stockiolders of U0 Clicago Seel Horse-Shoe Co, Notleo 1s horoby g1vou that & moeting of the Btacks noldors vt o Citenin 8ibul 1ommu-Shos Company weilf bu huld 8t tw o8ico of the Company, No, 4 Vel Ladvest., Chivago, botwoen | ure of 4 wrelpek w, i on- Sonday, Bio Zth duy of April, 11, fur tho purseso of Yok upon noreasing the eapital gTaald Conmriny, wnd 2l (oF the purposs of electiug onosddiuonat Blrgetor. W LA Ty MANN, i ERTbAH, ; Direotors, M. SN oG Powe WAL I KRG ¥ecrotary. Ofice of (o Chicago, Burlingtou & Quiney Railroad Co, CHICAGOD, Feb. 2, 1891, 10 THE BTOCKHOLDERS: i 2 Nutics ls hereby given that, pursuant to the by-laws of the l.'ulll‘ullli. thesnnunl I“QBUM‘( thestockbolds ersof the Ulicagn, Hurlingtun % Quiser Hslrosd Coulpaty wiil Dy hold at the oBlce of tho Company fu < Bk on Wednesday, tha Wih day of 3 Yelock Lo tha furenoon, for the J'\"I“' 0 0 whe cnsulng year, and (ho trahiss setlup of any otlor business thsé may Jezally Before the weodng, By na\er' of the roctuns. . A GLESV Chalrian vl the Bosek __KNITTING SILE, (e, “Florence Knitting Silk, NONOTUCK AND CORTICLLY, Spool Sllk and Twist, T'bo very best fur llw:"h:"n.l“;l;:“un‘ und Dress Make WHEBELER & WILSON MINE'G D, 155 SLTATE-SL.