Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 10, 1881, Page 6

) THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1881 —TWENTY PAGES. 23 they appear to the tourist from the try CRIMINAL NEWS. The Northern Pacific Claims to Be the Victim of immense Frauds. Wholesale Grabbing of Its Great Land-Grab by Trasted Agents. Abstracts of Bills of Complaint Filed at St. Paul Yesterday. A Negro Prisoncr at St. Louis Estapes from an Officer-and Plunges into the Biver. Acquittal of Riley, Charged with the As- sasination of Judge Pege. A Revenue Officer in Tennessee Mur- dered by Unknown Men. BIG CROOKEDNE ALLEGED. ‘Special Disvatch 10 The Chicago Tribunc. ST. PavL, Minn., April 9.—Quite n sensntion wilt be sprung in the Northwest not only but throughout the'country by the publication to- morrow morning of 1 serfes of suits tiled in the Federal Court this afternoon against ex-Land Commissioner James B, Power, of St. Paul, now 1in New York, and also agsinst Helen Power. his wife, ns well as Chief Clerk Kindred of the sime departinent and his wife, und also other members of ecach of these gentlemen’s familtes, The complainant {s the Northern Pacitic Compuny, and the compfaint charges that some time ia September, 1575, the Compuny employed James B. Fower and Charles F. Ki dred as its ngents for the sale of the lands be- lonzing to fts land grant, and that they contin- ued 10 act 85 its agents from that time till they weredischarged from the Compnny’s service,— Kindred in December, 18%, and Power in Febru- ary, 1881; that as such agents their duties were to negotiate sales of the Company’s lands, and 10 enter into written contracts for such sales, but to negotiate sales only to actual and bona fide purchasers, and at prices thut should repre- sent a fair vatue of the lunds sold, not to be less in any than their appraised price; to sell lands valuable for timber only in swmnaillots, and only to actual settlers, and at prices based upon the quautity of timber standing on the lands in addizion to the -price of the land itself; o collect and rcceive pay- ments fer land, and, in geueral, to look after 2nd prufote the interests of the Company in all things. The bills further alieze that, during the periud that Power and dred were employed by the Company. there were outstanding a lacge number of thesharesof the Company's preferred stocks; that, by the by-laws of the Company and by the terms of the stock itself, the stock was recefvable at par in payment for such of 1the lands of the Company as lay In the State of Miouesota and Dakota; that his stock has never been worth par on the mar- ket. During all the period Power and Kindred were employed by the Company it was worth only from about 11 10 %0 ceats ot the dollar. The Dbilis thon go un to state that, notwithstanding the duty of Power und Kindred as the Com- puoy's agents, ON _LUMEroUs occasious they wrongfully and fraudulently con- spired togeter with other persous to deprive the plaintilt, and did actualiy deprive him, of the beucfit which the plaintiil ourhtto and otherwise would have derived Lrom the sale of larze quantities of its lands, whereby they wrongtuily and trauduieutly ob- tained the title to large quantitics of said lands, 'end _the proceeds, o wholo or in part, of other large quantities of lands for their own private use and becefit.” The complaint specitically_charges forty-tour violations of his duty by Mr. Power in bhaving cansed to be sold a iarge nuwmber of tracts of land belonging to the Cowpany to & large num- ‘ber of persons, ostensibly on behalf of the Com- ‘pany, for certain sums payuble in moneys: that the money had been paid or sccured: that Power then obtained preferred stock of the Company at the small fraction ot its par value and turned them into the Compauny at their par value in -pagment for these same tracts of land.and pock- eted thefdifference between what the purchasars paid in money and what the preferred stock costhim. lnthbo bill to which Mark Paine is a party, it is charged that Power and Kindred, Eome time in the fall or winter of 1880, cnns‘plrfid of the with Painoto obtaln a lurge quantitg most valuable pine land of the Company, situated in tho County of St. Louls, Miu- nesota; that to carry out this purpbose, Power and Kindred made out an instrumens which purported 10 be a contract between the Cowpany and Mark Paine toscll themall the £aid lands for $3,700; that these lands, as & mat- er of fuct, at the Lime of the transactions, con- tained over §,000 worthuf pine timber. This instrument, the complaint charges, was part of a conspiracy 10 cheat and defraud the Com- paoy. The bill against Power and wife and Kin- dred and wife stites twenty-niue transuctions, ‘concerniag many thousand acres of land in the Countles of Cass. Barnes, Ransom, Richland, and Tryill, in Dakota Territory. The bill against Power, C.F. Kindred, W. A. Kindred, and I'. E. Snow states three. transactions, con- cerning about 5,000 acres of land situatad in tho County’ of Barnes, Dakotr Territory. The transuctions set forth in the lust two bils arc similar. They are stated 1o be that Jumes B. Power ana C. F. Kindred, the Land Commissioner and Chief Clerk of tha Company’s Land Departinent, con- pired together, with divers other parties, (o 0b- tain Jarce quantities of the Company’s best and most valuabie lanas for their own private usc aud benetit, at prices much less thun their real vaue, to be. paid for in the same way. The metbod of the alieged consplrators was to have the conveyances made to 4 third party. Then one or the other of the prineipals would obtain the preferred stock of the Company at prices away bLelow par and turn it over to the Compuny as buving been reccived on the con- tract from tho party Luying theland. Then the plan was to have the third party convey to the principals or hold in trust for them. The complatuunt Company eluims to bave lost land and money in lurge aniounts to them, as yet unknown, and they a5k that tBe title of the lund sball pass buck to the Compuny, and for dam- ages and all other proper relief. The defend- auts are all out of the city, and it is impossible 10 secure their side of the slory. WAS IIE DROWNED? Specict Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Sr. Louis, Mo., April 9.—Just before day- break this morning Officer O'Donnetl, while walking nlong the levee, learnod that a negro ‘was prowenading alung his beat with concealed Weapons upon bis person. A tall. bulking negro, ‘whose nume is unknown, was pointed out, and the officer npproached and arrested him. They ‘walked together to the Chestnut Street Station, and the officer pushed open the door and was about walkix in, when his prisoner gave n sudden wrizzle, und, cludmg the holiceman's grasp, started to run toward the levee. The otlicer. followed in hot pursuit, and when he bad reached Commercinl alley he fired his revolver in the air to frighten the flecing man. The latter, however, ‘wus not frightened to any alarming extent, and continued the even tenor of his way at a break- neck speed. He wa$ no muteh, bowever, for O'ponnell, who steadily gained on him. The negro. fnstead of turning up or down tne levee, cortinued strzight nhead, and in a few seconds wiis racing down the inclive to the 1llinois wharf-boat at a spauking rate. He crossod tho sbakiug wagon-wuy and jumped on the wharf- Doat, evidently with the intention of hiding some pluce there. The privaic watchman Lof the bout, Pat Nolun, hesring the racket, rushed towards the passae way as the negro fiew past. The uegro hesi- tated 8 moment as he suw the watchman, but the putting policemun wus upon his beels. Witnout another moment's hesitation he sturted forward, and, reachinz the cnd of the wharf- boat. plunged headforemost fnto the sevthing Mississippi. The pursuers rusbed W the edwe of the boaz and peered duwn into the water; Tuo Watchman even procured his Iintern, but 10 wooly head of the escaped prisoner was no- where to be seen. He bad completely disuppeared from view. The oilicer and watchman continued their explorutions for sowme ume. but all their efforts were in vain. The ofticer tinally returned 1o the sta- tion and reported the matter 10 bis superior. Nothing bus been heard since of the negro, and the general supposition §s that he was drowned. SRIry ‘EAST. DETROIT, Mich., April 8.—Heary C. Smith,alias Charles Glidden, wauted fu Boston for extensive swindles (n purchusing goods on false represent- ations. shipping them Wost, and sclling them, started eastward this afternoon in charge of Inspeciors Hanscome and Skelton of the Boston ‘police force. Smith has been turying in Ontario for sume Umne. A few days since he incautiously came over to this sids adowed by te Boston_otlicers, when the Detruit police utonce arresied hi and bave held him in close coulh when the proper pepers were recel “There are suid to be €ixty cases pendwg azguinst him. A STRANGE CRIME. CLEARFIELD, Pa., April 9.~Thursday last & mos numed Goodwin was arrested, charged with larceny, andlodged in the Jail 2t this place. Luost night o man and wowman, clatming to be brother and sister of the prisoner, drove up to tho jail and wers admitted to Goodwin's cell. After they left Goodwin was found dead from knit;;wuunds. The man and woman were ar- Tested. At the inquest it was developed that Goodswin had been killed by a fellow-prisoner named Evans, and not by the visiting man_and wowan. The womun who cuwe to jailwith Goodwin's brother proves to be oned Rate Sumpl an abandoned- woman of the oil reglon She W acquainted with Evans who was eonvicted of has an The jau Pricars vermit the vieiim and the wi cell. The two men, Goodwin and Evi quarreied about the womau, and, in the tient, Evans stabbed Goodwin throug beurt. The knife, covered with bloud, hus been foun: s* cell. A brother of Guodwin has been discharged, but the wowan Is held a3 ac- cessory to the wmurder. A DESPERADO’S ESCAPE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Bevronp; Ind., April 9.—The little Village of Leesville, fn this county, was the scene of o lively affair last night. Virgil Wison, a notorl- ous character, who about one year ago violnted the person of the wife of a farmer by the name. of Johnson, who lives near that place, and suc- ceeded in making his escape, returned the other day to the house of his father. Deputy-Sieri John Hudson went up last evening for the pur- pose of - arresting him, and, knowing the desperate churacter of the inan, he sum- moned 1 posse of four of the citizens of the villare 10 assist him. Arriving at the house akout 10 o'clock, he placed the men on The outside and entered alone. (The moment Wilson suw the oflicer be jumped from bis chinir, and, drawing a revolver in each hand. made his escape through a back door. As he went throuxh the yard be tired on the odicer's assistunts, and they returoed the fire. 1t is said fully twenty shots were fired. Wilson, however, succeeded in geuting away. A SEDUCER ARRESTED. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tributie. AMaNiTowoc. Wis., April 8.—Mary Ryan, n younys gsirl of about 18 years, living here, und of hitherto good character, was discovered by ber motlher lutely 1o be in an intercstizg condition. She stubbornly refused for some time to dis- close the wme of*her seducer, but a day or 1wo since. admitted it to be that of Jumes Connor, a young man who kept company with ber last summer. Counnor, after ruining the girl, left the oy, but was discovered day before yesterdny to Le living in Milwaukee. He was acrested there, upon a telegram trom Sherif Murphy and brought here last night and lodered in jui he girl visited him there to-any. and tried to induce him to marry ber, but it seéms that he is atready too much married, having at least two wives live ing. He adwits the charge ot bastardy pre- ferred by the Intest vietim of his lust, und, as he hiws no money with which to compromise, the law will take 1ts course mansiaughter reeen TIE STRAUSBERGER BLACKMAIL- ERS. PRILADELETIA, April 9.~To-night Louls Strausberger, accompanied by Rabbi Heubeen, of New York, arrived here for the puroose of dentifying Eugene Fredericks, the young man arrested in this city yesterday, charged with at- tempted blackmail und belng implicated in tho abduetion of Strausberger's child. Strausberger recognized bim us the man who was passenger on board the steamship Corning from Europe to New York, but the Rabbi failed to identify him 15 the person who lett the note at the school thie young ludy was attending when_the ubduction Was attempted. Iiis supposed the prosccution will be abandoned. A. F. LEOPOLD, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. MILWAUKER, Wis.. Aprll 9.—A. F. Leopold, who has been arrested in New York by tho Cus- tom-House officials for nttempting to smusle through n $5,000 trousseau of elegant sl dre: al closk. luces, lace shawls, kid gloves, ete., is o well-kuown business-man of 1his eity, 2 member of the firm of Leopold Austrinn, transportation ugents, and i3 very Tich. The dry goods are for his daughter, Miss Helen, who i3 to be married to a Mr. Fish, of Chicago, next month. ASSASINATION. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ATLANTA, Ga., April 9.—A special from Stew- urt County states that this morning about 2 o'clock, T. 0. Bush, residing near Greenville, was-aroused by the sound of voices calling his nume from tho yard of his residence. Gpon oing out of the door he was fired upon by an assasin who was covered from view by the ness. The srun was loaded with buckshot. Se eral of them took effcet in Bush's face, intlici ing pafnful but not dungerous wounds. ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE. Special Dispateh to The Chicazo Tribune. DECATUR, ‘1L, April 8.—Last night George W. Young, whose home i3 at Mount Auburn, this State, was arrested near this city charged with attempting to octrage the person of Ada Ward, a little girl not yet 4 years old, three miles south of here. Tho futher of the girl is William Ward, a farmer. Youns is now in_juil here In defult of SLUW bail. He contesses that he hud the girl 1n bis lap, but that he was only playing with her. . BURGLARIZED. Special Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribuna, DANVILLE, IiL, April 9.—Burglars entered the residence of Ald. Blackbura last night and cdr- ried off his pocket-book containing over 300 in notes and soine £12 in money, and a_gold watch and ctnin. The second-hund store of J. A. Daniel was burglarized during the same night “mni”c: number of revoivers und other articles WENT WROYNG. CorrMnes, 0., April 9.—The police to-day re- ceived o telegram to arrest Jacob G. Meuser, ex- member of the Legisiature from Crawford County. 1t I3 alleged that he is short about §1.000 on Building Association funds at Galion and about 1,000 behind upon other matters. REVENUE OFFICER MURDERED. GarraTiy, Tenn., April 9.—A revenue oflicer named Seagrove, while on his way home in Macon County, stopped at a farm-bouse to spend the night. He was called out by fivee men, taken to the woods, and saot twice in the head and kilted. “NOT GUILTY.” ST. PAUT, Minn. pril 9.—The jury In the Riley case at Austin returned a verdict to-nignt findiug the defendunt *Not Silllu‘ of the alieged uttempt to assasinate Judge Sherman Puge last Aug HATTIE DEUELL. Forty-five Days Withou: Food—Con- dition of the Starving Creature 'To- . Towa CrTy, April 9.—Hattie Deuell has closed her forty-1i{th day of starvation, and is in better shape than for some days past. She sleeps about six hours each night, and lies in & nearly unconscious statz during the day, with hor Lhauds clusped over ber brenst. She drinks about an ounce of water per hour, and munifests neither prin nor suffering. When roused ner mind is clear aud questions are an- swered proniptly, with teeble motions of her hands and a sfizht movement of her hend. Her pulse fluctuates from 8 to 120; respiration from 15 to 30, without visible cnuse or effect. The temperature standd nt between Y5 und %, lowa Crry, In., April Y10 p. m.—Miss Hattie Deuel still lives and appears stronger than any time for the tast three days. Sne was persun by hier friends yesterdny 1o admit other ph, ciuns thun her “brother-in-luv. To-duy she mitted Dr. Cowperthwuite, who says that sho s Inuch stronger than be expected to find her. Her pulse {5 about 1%, quitk but wenk. Ier respiration is about 44, nnd her tewpernture abuut 94 Her tongue is slightly moist and ercd withn thin white couting. Her eyes are naturally bright and wide obei, showing some appearance of insanity. She apoears under the excitement of visits from strungers somewhat stronger, but her symptoms have been so varia- ble for the last few duys that it s impossible to say how long she can livo. This is the forty- sixth day of her fast. —— THE CRAIG CASE, KEORTRK, Tn., April 9.—The juryin the Craig ease, affer receiving the fustructious of the Court, were sent out at 83X o'clock this morn- ing. At this writing they are still ouz.and it is not likely averdict will be reached to-night. This has been @ protracted and hotly fows bt case, and aga civii suit is undoubtedly more Import- tunt tkan any ever brought beforen jury in the State of lowu. ——— A NEW PACKET COMPANY. Sr. Lovis, Mo, April 9.—Another new steam- boat company bies been organized to ply » line of steamers between St. Louts and $t. Paul, It i5 called the St. Louls & St. Paul Packet Com- vany, end it will bave ten fine boats in line, seven of which bave already been placed, and the other turee will suoa be secured. SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT LICENSE. MousT AUBURN, In, Aprilt 9—A Deputy United States Marshal arrested Reuben Chapel yesterday for selling liquor without a Govern- ment permit. AT DEATH'S DOOR. AuBaxT, N. T, April 9.—Lieut.-Gov. Hoskins, it is feared, will die to-night. THE RAILROADS. Clandestine Cutting on Easte Bound Freight Rates. Another Five-Cent Drop in the Interest of the Shipper. Slight Decline in the Volume of Business During the Week. Or. Gowan at Last Ousted from the Control of the Reading Railread Compan. A BREAK IN RATES. The Secret why the rates to the Enst were 60 suddenly reduced April 1, contrary to general expectations and a month before the opening of pavigation, has been well guarded. The ‘people were given to understand that in making this reduction the railronds were simply ani- mated by a desire to benefit tho shippers und to induce tho shipment of a3 much (reizht us possible before the opening of navigation. THE TiBuse took very little stock in. these pro- ions, and stated at the time the reduction mounced that. internal dissensions among tho railrouds were the cause of the deeline, and thut In spite of Mr. Fink's announcement that the new rates were to be malutained all sum- mer, it was more than probable that still further reductions would be mude before lung, ond that unless hurmony between the various ronds was securcd the prospects of unusually low esst- bound were quite flattering. Not until y bowever, did the actual eause of the Eastern railronds’ great liberality towurds tho shippers come 1o light. ‘The slumbering em- bers of writh that burned withn thy breasts of soine of the railrond managers for some time past broke out Into full tinme yesterduy, and resulted in a general cutting of east-bound riates. The Duitlmore & Ohio mgent went on xo and openly anuounced that his road would take serain to” Baltiimore at five cents less than the regular rates. This of coursc cuused a great tlutter amon the othor railroud mneu, who At st clatmed tnat they could see no réason for the Bualtimore & Ohio's uction. But the Bultimore & Obuio rose to expluin, and informed the growlers that it bad positive proof that since April 1, when tho new rates went into eifect, the New- York Cen- tral had been making rates with some fuvorod shippers at astill further reduction of tive cents. The Bultimore & Obio ofliciuls claim tuat they intormed Commissioner Fink some days ago of tho actual state of atfuirs, but Instend of ucting encrgetically in the matter and stopping the cutting on the part of the New York Central, he did notbing except to advise patfence and cool- ness. Dut patieuce and coolness would not secure bLusiness to the Bultimore & Ohlo, and therefore it decided to oo into the market and openly take traflic at the rates at which its rivals were taking business clandestinely. Tho Bultimare & Ouio-people reter to their record us baving always been the most €teadfust main- tainers ot rexular rates under all circumstances, and state that they would not have eut the rates unless they were driven to it. They do not de- sire n disruption of the rates now, but are determined to keep up the war until the competing 1inos come to terms and will honestly matain the taritf mtes. This trouble, however, was not originated by the New York Central, but dates back several months. It is eluimed that about two months ago the Bric Railway clandestinely commenced making contracts with leading Western shippers for grain at 30 cents per 100 pounds from Chl- eago to New York, which was five cents less thun the regular rates then in force. When this thing was found out a great howl was raised by competing lines, cod Commissioner Fink bad bis hands full in trying to prevent un open war aad a_ general break in east-bound rates. As the Erie coutld not renounce its contracts, it wus found that the only way out of the ditliculty was a reduction In east-bound rates, muking the open rato tho sume as the rate nt which the Eric made its contracts. Thus it came that the railronds were su sud- dealy moved by o spirie of liberality, and re- duced the rates to 30 cents on rain and 35 cents on provisions i month uhead of the time when sueh reducton was anticipated or would have been made under ordiniry circumstances. It has not transpired whether the Erie &topped cutting the rates after the reduction was made on April Lor not. Angway that much seems to be certain thut the New York Centrul's wrath caused by the Erie’s defection was not appensed by tho seneral reduction mude ut that time, and instigated by a spirit of revenge, it 1s clatmed, made conteacts with some of the lend- ing Western shippers at still five cents less than the rates that went into effeet April 1, and this finnily caused the Baltimore & Ohio to eut the rates flve cents, us stated nbove. As far as cun be learned, the cutting has all been done by tho New York trunk lines and di- rectly by the agents in New York. Nono of the ronds leading east from this eity deviated, as far as can be ascertained, from the regulur rutes until yesterdny, unless the rumors that the Grand Trink comuienced to cut rhe rates about a week ago. If the Grand Trunk did do so, it wus no doubt instigated to such nction by the cuts made by the New York lines, and was therefore excusable under the cireunistances. 3 . What the outcome of this fight will be Is hard to tefl. Unless Commissioner Fink succeeds in patching up w truce very soon, there will be o seramble for business before auother month sed, and rutes will go down to unprofit- rures, It it turns out that many con- tracts have been made on the basis of 25 cents for graln to New York it will becomne nocessary, in order to avoid a general war, to reduce the regular tariff to that figure. EAST-BOUND SHIPMENTS. The east-bound freight shipments haveslight- Iy fallen off -during the pust week, and this in spite of the reported cutting of rates by some of the roads. which should have had the cflect to increase the traflic. Yet shipments are usually lighter during the first part of the month than during the latter, us contracts have not to be carried out until theend of the month, and, be- sides, shippers who bave not been amony the favored ones who received better termns hold back in the anticipnton of securing equally #ood terms later on. Spould the present com- plications between the Enstern railronds ce tinue, it is quite certain that rail rates will be unusually low during the summer. and In such an event much of thoe business that would other-. wise 0 by luke will z0 by rail. The totul shipments for April 0 were 45,647 ts ainst 3 tons the week previous, a decr of 5,206 tons. The following statement shows the awount of flour, grain, and_provisions shipped at this point by the ronds Jending east from this city durimg the week ending April 9: the week ending Grain,| Prov's, Flour, |tons of {tons of| Total bris. | 20007 1 2, tons. s, | lbs. Michigan Central Lnke Shore. Fort Wayne. Pan-Handle, Baltimore & Ohi Grand Trunk .. Total.. ROCIESTER, NEW YORK & PENN- SYLVANTIA. Spectal Dispatch to The Chiccao Tribune, ROCHESTER, X. Y., April .—When the State of New York abandoned the use of the Genesee Valley Canal u company purchased the right-ot- way fora ruilroad of the State for $1L0W, but has been unable yet to build the rond. Recent- Iy seven of the nine Directors sold the franchise to a syndicate of New York and other prominent capitalists for SL2,000,- who guaranteed every original stockhoider a full proportion. The terms of tho original Lill provide that the roud must be built tho whole length of the canal, from Rochester to Olenn, about 110 miles, but amendments will be offered in the Leglsluture next week permitting a tew deviations, to uvoid ungles, ete. Lust week, however, two of tho Directors * got an jujunction ' ristraining the other Directors from consummating the Lurgain, god @ powerful effort has been mude to bush the” matter up, but without avail. The Syndicate propuse to invest 00,000 in the system, the centre to be in Lochester. Conn tons were tobe made at Olean witd Pittsburg and the coal fields of Pennsylvania, and the new tton fs to be called the Rochester, New Pennsylvania Kailrond Company. A £ 1 named Chapman represcats the Compa and the Hon. John M. Davis, of ltocoester, i the stockbolders’ at- torney at Albany. The old Rochester & Stute Line Road 'is to be extended north to Charl o Ingdwhh hlhu l;{nme. Water- denburg, and south to Pittsbur, now called the Roctiester & Pittsburz. The ?;n]umr ton served lust week wis vacated, und to-day ‘l;cr'\,fs‘i;llmj‘inc“fln| wus obtuned and will be ved Monday against the transfer of - esee Valley Cuual Hailroud e Gep gentlem: TITE ROCKFORD WAR. Special Dispatch 1o The Chicago Tribune. ROCK¥ORD, IH.. April 9.—The recent. diliculty between the Chieago & Iowa and tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Companies still rewains in n very embarrassing condition. At this end of the road and at Rochell, everything stands 1 the sume condition it did before the fight. while at Davis Junction the Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Punt Company seem to be muster of the situation. At this point the Chicago & lowa Company, by orderof-Court, are compelled to transfer both passengers, bazzrage, mail, and express, until the case can be heard more fully. This, of conrse, {3 a source of very great mnuoyance to the Company, as nofrelght caa possibly be carried. During the whole strugele the Chicago & Iowa Company have been aided considerably by companies who are not In the least fricndly to the Milwaukoe Company. “While there has not a load of frelght been hduled south over tho Chicage & Iowa Road to Rochelle for nearly two weeks, it does Ot o to prove that tne rond has abandoned its freight business, for it has been carried on just tho snme. Thig {s the way it bas been done: The Chicngo & lowa hauled’it to Forreston, the Itlinois Central to Freeport, and the Chicago & Northwestern Compzny have carried it by speclul train 1rom Freeport to Rockford. All the way-bilting, _hns been done by the Northwestern Company for tho two roads. In this ity the aifair bas created a great deal of hard feefing, and many bitter words have been uttered by the friends of both com- panies. While the Chicago, Rockford & North- ern Compuny bas always been considerod u pet organization, there Is hardly o mun who docs business on that line but that seems to uphold Alr. Holcomb. This would seemn to be the case from the fact that several of them offered. all the help ):osslme to protect the road from the hands of the men the Milwaukee Company brought with them. It hus been the general impression throughout that tho business-men of this city were unknowingly injuring them- sclves when they favored the 1dea of the Milwau- kee Company coming in on the Chicago & Towa Road. That Campuny, they would suy, Is bound to puss through l?nckfunl. and that too st no far-distant day, This whole affair has been the chief topic of conversation for over a week, snd nall who bLave expressed themselves seem more than anxious to nave Rockford citizens get bnck value for tho money invested. It has been quite cur- rently reported that Mr. R. H. Tiakor sold his interestin the Chicago, Ruckford & Northern Roud to the Milwaukee Compnny for $£25000 cash, and another report yesterday was thut Mr. W. H. Holcomb bad offered him 000 for the snme, und he refused. The lown Company are now trying to purchase first-mortgage bounds “of the rond, offering to pay thuir full value, with legal interest. Three thousand dol- lurr-;l' worth of these bonds were obtained yes- terday. SETTING THE MATTER RIGHT. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. TAMA Crry, Ia., April 8.—Wenotice in your is- sucof tho Tth adisputch dated from this town and headed, * Not Nominated fn the Rond.” ‘P TRIBUNE has tho reputation out Lere of belng 2 reliable newspaper, nnd ‘hile ** Tama City p take care of herself, still the articlo is fult of error and apparent fulsity. I take this opportunity to put you right. The artfele, altbough dated from our own town, was not, in all humau probability, written by a citizen of this pisce, but by some of our Toledo friends, who dle hard. The Milwaukee Rullroad, before locating its route, informed us thut In the event that it came it here they should expect us to purchase them the right of way through our corporntion. This we said we would do, ard fm- mediately went to work 1o raise the money for that pufpose. Some time ngo they decided to come here, und, not wishing to take our sub- seription puper, usked us to give i bona signed by some of our responsible citizens to the etfect that we would guarantee thom the rizht of way. asagreed. The bond was unhesitatingly signed by about fifty of our citizens. Now, s to the facts that the would-be eltizen of Tama City tells you o kindly ubout. It {s not true that the bond was signea " in the heat of the mowuent.” But atter " muture deliberation and a rull understanding with the Milwsukee people. It is not true that Mr. Stvers bus been employed to defond the bond or tay one else. It I8 not true that we ex- pect 1o inany manuner resisc the bond. Dut we are ns fust ns possible purchusiog tho right of way, and cxpect in sll particulars to do Just as we ugreed with the parties who bold the bond. Itis nottrue that Mr. Stivers is a citizen of this pluce, but lives in Toledo; nor is it true that be inforined anybody that he was employed to resist the bond. It is not true that ufter tho bond was signed the Milwaukee peovle selected o more extensive route. The route sclected was ugreed npon after {ull consuitation withtho railrond and # compotent committee of ten of our best citizens, and bufore the - bond was sigued, and at the present writing we are in full accord with the Milwaukee Compuny. * Let no gullty man escape.” Q. CONSOLIDATION. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. BosTox, Mass., April 9.—A chauge In the own- ership of the Boston, Hoosae Tunnel & Western Railrond was effected to-day, and cousolidation made with the ronds now ' constructing from Suratoza to Troy, Gtiea' to Syrucuse, and Syra- cuse to Buffulo, thus making @ roud 40 milos long to conneet Bosto*and New York with Buf- falo under one and the same managoment. Uen, Burt remains as President. The capttal is to be increased to §35,000,000 und $20,000,000 of 6 per cent bonds, which are to be issued only a3 the road i3 cowpleted with a double track and fully equipped. The work of construction is to be pushed ahead with the utmost vigor, and it is hoped to open the rond through to Duffaly within two years. The fuct that Commodore Garrison i ong of the principal buckers of the cnterprise, fa_connoction with his control of the Northern New York Ioads, and its counnection with the elevated' roads, assures a counection with New York upon .the east side of the Hudson. For i Boston conaec- tlon the plans are not fully developed us yet, THE GEORGIA BOOM. AvausTa, Ga., April 9.—There is considerable excitement in the stock murket. Georglu ad- vanced from 130 to 140, Ceatral from 117 to 120. President Wadley, of the Central, was iu con- fercuce to-day with President Phinzy, of the Qeorgia Itallroad. 1t 13 now bellov: a tri- partite nllinuco between tho Loulsville & Nush- ville, the Central, and the Georgin Railronds Is consumuted. While there will be no consolida=- tion of rouds, tho oatire system will be worked uader one management. & DENVER & RIO GRANDE. DeNVER, Colo., Aprit The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad are extending the Corpus Caristi & Laredo Raiirond, which they & short time sinco purcbased, und which reaches sixty miles west of Corpus Uhristl, to . conuection with the Mexican National ut Laredo, Tex. The tinal object is said 10 be the extension of the Rio Grande's Colorado system to Luredo, thus giving them direct connectian with the Gulf of Mexico und the Pucilic const. THE T S WESTERN. A dispateh from Houston, Wex., says that tho Texns Wostern Narrow-Gauge Rullroad bas been sold under foreclusure to Col. W. B. Botts for £100,000. A new company will be formed with 11. H. Honoré, of Chiengo, as President, and Col. Fred. D. Grant will probably resign from tho arwy to take chare of the rondas Chief Eugines ‘The rond will be exteaded from Parttison, its preseut terminus, to Presidio on tho Rio Grande. . + AN INCOME TAX SUIT. SAN Fraxcisco, April 9.—Suit wns com- menced in the United States Circuit Court v by the United States against the Cen- ftic Rallrond Company to recover $204,- arrears of income tax ulleged to be due by defendants, READING. POILADELPATA, Pa., Avril 9.—The Court of Coimon Pleas has rendered a decision estah- lishing the legality of the election for ofticers of tho Reading Road held March 14, and approving the election of the McCalmont ticket, hoaded by Maj. Frunk Bond us President. SUNDAY PROHIBITION, Senator Parkinson’s BIll to Amend Sec. 259 of ihe Criminal Code of Kill- nols—The Penalty for Selling Ligquor on Stunday to Be Greatly incrensed. Svecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. SPRINGFIELD, Til,, April 9.—Among the bills advanced to third reading in the Senate to-day”™ was one by Senator Parkinson which secks to amend Sec. 259 of the Criminal Code. That seetion, 48 it now stands, provides that whoever keeps opeu any tippling-bouse, or place where liquor is s0ld or glven away, upon the first day of the weel. commonly culled Sunday, shaill be fined not exceeding $200. Senator Parkinson, who has presumably been shocked at some time or awothor by sceing o Saloon- keeper get off for anywhere from §1 to £ fine, proposes to make the penalty more specific. Todo this his bill provides for.a fine of not less than $10 nor more than 3209 for each and every offense, instead of a fine not exceed- Ing $200, which, of course, may be anything une der that figure down to & dollar, or even less, The emergeney clause wasg Stricken out, S0 that the bill, even if it sbould puss buth Houses, wiil nottake efeet before July. Itis tho tirst pro- hibition measure tbat bas arrived atnn ad- vanced stage on the calendars, provably for the renson that the reform it contemplates is without those more objectionable features which at. tuched to the Hinds bill or proposed constitu- tonal umendment. Whether it will pass both Houses in the fuce of n prevailing sentiment that there are alrendy enough temperance laws on the stutute books is the question. 1f it shouly, the ettect will simply be to 1make it a little stitler for the snloonkeeper who runs his business on Sunduy und who. huppens to get caught at it and ve prosecuted for ft. Instead teing off with an extraordinary low fine he will bave to put up at least $10 for'bis fuw, pro- vided alwuys he i3 tried and convicted. —— ' SMALL-POX. The fact that the smull-pox sometimes accel- cerates'the movements of mankind in general was fully demonstrated yesterday ut the Rock Islund Depot, when the afliction of two harm- less looking ~ ewmigrants . beeame known. The men, it seems, had arrived some timd in the afterncon and were waliting for the de- parture of a train that should take them furtber on-their journey.. Theyhad it—had ft bad. It showed itself on all uncovered portions of their bodies. The depot policeman, — numed Vogel, tovk them fin tow and drove them in an express wagon to the Armory, snd when Capt. Buokley refused tlatly and - positively to take them in and care for them Vogel was purprised and indignant. He took the unfortunates buck to the depor and after notifying the nuthorities recefved word that the ambulance was en route from the pest- house. Nothinr but n hesitancy about prying into private personal affairs re- struined the nambitlous newspaper man from Interviewing the aflicted. It was lentned, ver, thit the men were Scandinnvings, that ed_yvesterday from thie East, and’ that ¢ ure ou their way to the .‘West, That they are safe in the refuge called the pest-house is all the consolution that can be offeéred to those persons who bud the jll-luck to be brought into close contact with tho disense. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune MILFORD, Ind., April 9.—William Clem and T. W. Flowers, who have been suffering from smull-pox for severul days, died to-day. They were mmediately buried. Both deaths occurred three miles cust of here. Thero were three new cases to-day. CASUALTIES. TIHE BARK IIAZARD. 8pecial Dispateh to The Chicaoo Tribune. Bosrox, April .—~Two more survivors of the bark Iazard, lost off Nuntucket Feb. 14, wero brought there to-day from the ligntship. The Captain, first-mate, and two seamen left in the only bont when they found the vessel was sink- ing, and the rest of the men were left to save themselves as best they could on a hastily-con- structed raft, which, when seen from the light- ship forty-elzht hours afterwards, con- tained tho two Survivors, and the bodles of two others who died from exvosure. Two shipmates -tried to swim to the raft, but fell back fnto the terribly cola wuves,and were drowned, and another became delirlous and Jumped overboard. The raft was so small that only one man canld sit down at a time, and all were under water most of the time, The sur- vivors ¢lalm that if the Captain had not sold the second bout, leaving oaly one to sccowrmodate overybody, all might huve beon saved. ‘There are probably no more survivors. The two reachmg Nuntucket to-day were not sble to leave tho lightship until yesterduy, DROWNED. Spacial Dispatch to ‘I Chicago Tribune. EvG1y, IIL, April 9.—Georgie, an 11-yeac-old son of Mr. I C. Towner, of this eity, was drowned in the East Side mill-race here yester day afternoon. Ie was sent from his father’s wagon-factory to get some water. Mr. Towner was away from town until night, and, though worrlea about the boy’s absence, wus pot in- formed of where he had gone until this morn- ing. He immedintely had the water'turned out the race, and the body was found at noon. A Coroner’s jury. iinpineled by ‘Squire Hubbard found n verdiet of necidental drowning. Brgiy, H., April 0.—Ex-Ald. Towner's only !(]m. ag urs, was drowned in the race lust night. PonTrAND, Ore., April 9.—The Captain of tho Government tug George H. Wrizht and two men were drowned at Yaquina Bar by the cap- sizing of & bont. DELAWARE, U., April 9.—~George McElroy, son of ex-Mayor McElroy, drove into u streamn 4t the ford of the river. The wheels struck a rock und the rapid current overturned the wagon. A companion eseaped, but George be- Ing ungble to Swin and cramped by the lcy waters, was drowned. UNDERMINED, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. STREATOR, 1L, April 9.—Considersble damage was caused to-day by the settling of the ground under the residenco of Mr. Jumes Eades. Sev- eral years sgo, when the Innd was sold by the Chiengo, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Com- paoy, they reserved the coal beneath the same, with the right to mine and removeit. In do- ing so they left a pillur of coul in the mine un- derncath the house, about 110 feet below the surfoce. This, it scems, has given away. una cuused tho sink. The house, which is some twenty-six by . forty o feet In size, bas settled from six to elght inches. The plastering 1s badly eracked, and the roof twisied somewhat out of shape. The family bave left the house, as 1t is stiil settling, but Mr. Cherry, the Gen- eral Superintondent of the Counl Company, Suys he does not think §t will go much more. as the wine below, upon exnmination, he Hinds, bus neurly tilled up at this point. KILLED BY THE CARS. Speciai Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Moxcie, Ind., April 9.—Telegrams were re- ceived bere this morning by Masons and Odd- Fellows announcing the deuth of G. S. Maddy, whose departure for Minnesota yesterduy was mentioned in these dispatches, by being run over by a train at Manston, Wis. e was found on the truck nbout three minutes after the 4:5¢ train had passed. He lived about tea minutes, but never spoke. The remains will be brought here und buried with Masonic and Odd-Fellow houors. He leaves a wife und two children, who buve the heartfelt sympathy of the community in toeir berenvoment. A TRAIN WRECKED. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. KEOKUK, Ia. April0.—The Wabash freight- train due here at midnight lust night wasditched at Deep Mendow, between Carthage and Bentley. The engine und conck are all right, but twelve freight-earsareolf the track and badly smashed. Itis not known what caused the accident, but probabiy abroken rail, A wreckiug crew is at work to-gay clearini off the débris,'butit is not likely that truins will be able to pass before night. The Wubash train due hero at noon hus not urrived in consequence. PANIC IN A TIIEATRE. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, MILwAUKEE, Wis., April 9.—An Incipient fire in the Academy of Music during the matinée performance caused great consternation this atternoon.” The pevple rushed pell mell from tho pluace, ran over euch other. jumped from the windows, and for a little while & perfect pande- monium prevailed. One lady was quite seriously fojured, ~ An imperfeet furnace caused the scare. BODY FOUND. Special Diwpateh to-The Chicago Tridune- LA Crosse. Wis., April 9.—The body of Will- inm Alexander, a resident of Brownsville, Minn., who Was accidentully drowned this winter by breakiug through the ice, wus found a few miles below this city this afternoon. Tho body of Charles Harris, who was drowned at the same time, hus not yet been found. COLLISION WITIT BRIDGE PIER. St. Louis, Mo., April 9.—The steamer Victory, while passing under the bridge about noon, col- lided with the western pler, and broke down ber starboard guard. She was run to the Illinols shore, where she now lies with about two fest of water in herhold. Itls fedred she may sink. A RATLROAD ACCIDENT. CEDAR RAPIDS, la., April 9.—~The Chicago & Northwestern freight-train jumped the track one mile west of here lnst night. Four cars were ditched. The brakeman's head was crushed und his tonguo bitten half-off, INSTANTLY KILLED. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. DECATOR, [iL., April 9.—By the accidental fall~ ing of a large cgru-bin at Mt. Zlon this morning John Maddox, adopted son of James Davis, svas almost {nstantly killed, . A FATAL BLAST. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, DuncqQue, Iu., April 9.—James Rugan, em- Dloyed in u mine In West Dubuque, was Injured by & blast to-day, und cannot recover. SELF-DESTRUCTION, DETROLT, Micb., April .—The body of Charles Harper, the missing Amerlcan Express messen- ger, was found in the River Rouge, near this city, this morning. His accounts are straight, and he probably committed sulclde while de- rungod. Sr. Lotts, Mo., April 9.—For some weeks past Charles Maul, formerly employed on the Venda- Iia Rallroad, and recently by the Tunnel Com- puny,and his wife bave quarreled "about money and other matters. und two weeks ago she left him, and threuteoed to apply for a divorce. This produced a_very aepressing cffcct on Maul's mind, wnd about half-past 10 lust night he went 10 his raom at the huuse of bis brothes, No. 112 North Efghteenth street, and blew tis brainsout with a revolver. —— Imiprovements for the Crematory. Washinaton (Pa.) Carrespondence. Plttsbura Disvatch. A lurge granit stone, 4s u moaument to the memory of the late Dr. Lemoyne. is to oe erected in the front yard of the cremutory by the Trust- ces. Desides this improvement, thewulls of the bilding ure to be papered, and o curpet has al- rendy been put down. Everything hus been done to make the pluce comforiuble for friends who nccompnny remnius here for cremadon. A new retort bus been ordered to take the place of the one now in usc. A letter has buen received by the Trustees inquiring the best shupes und sizes to muke urnis or vases for nolding the ushes of those incincrated. New Enwlund stoneware munufacturers make the inquiry. They think cremation hus grown so thit they will be war- rauted in munufacturing that cluss of. goods as a specialty. ; No costiveness, dlarrhea, or an: bowel o plaints where Hop Bitters are use: oo l MYSTERIOUS DEATH. Sudden Demise of a Young Lady at the Sheldon House. AfStranger in the House, She Refused to Give Her Name. The Doctor Catled In Thinks She Was Poisoned with Strychuiné. There happened last night at the Sneldon House, Nos. 503 and 505 West Maaison street, a death surrounded by & great many suspicious and curious cfrcumstances. Whether murder, suicide, or poisoning through criminal carelesness or inexcusable ignorance has not yet been made known. The victim was a youog woman, ap- parently.about 2) years ot age.- Who she was hing not yet been learned. She was of medium hight and bufld, light of compiexion, and had dark hair and brown eyes. She was dressed well, though not ricbly, in a dress of n durk stulf, and iwore & black mantle clonk and & white felt hut, and an ostrich feather. She nppearcd ut the hotel about 9 o’clock and applied to the propri- etor, Mr. S. Sharp, for & room, suyingthat she should want the apurtment but an hour or two. She refused to give ber name when asked, and excused herself on the plea that she should want the rocm for 60 short & time that her name was of no consequence in connection with her occupancy thereof. .The proprietor learned that she resided in this eity, though just where he did not know. The young womau. wns assigned to a room, and her valise, the only article of baggage in her possession, was put In the apartwent. Her first and only request was for n zlass and a tea- spogn. These were ziven her, and she retired to her own room, ufter muking inquiries us to the location of the lnidies’ private closet. Nothu was thought of ber request fora xlass and tea- spoon. Had any suspicion bcen aroused it would have been allayed by ber quiet demenuor and Iady-like deportment. nly ashort time attér lier arvival one of the boarders i passing through the hall noticed tho stranger coming toward bim from the direccion of the ludies’ eloset, and he observed that she seemed to be in great agony. When Sbe ap- proacbed near to him she fell on the floor and writhed IN THE GREATEST AGONY. She wans conveyed to her own room and Inid upon the bed. Dr. Koox was summoned, He administered ether to quiet the patient and to alluy the pains of what he at {irst supposed was a cuse of suicide or polsoning by strycanin. He also gave ber un antidote for that dendly drug. The yocung womun seemecd to rally from the first uttuck, but being seized azain more violently thun before, she passed away. I[n ber valise, which was cxamined arter her doatn. was found & Int of woman's wenr- ing appurcl—no letters nor papers of nuy description whereby to establish her identity. On her person were fouud two receipts for 25 cents: eact for dues fn the Home Lodge of the Indepeudent Order of Good Templars, the said receipts being made out to Miss Alice Montgomery. A label marked * Fowler’s Solution of Arsenic” was also found on her person. A bottle of medicine of & dark color and npparently a_single dose ot one tenspoonful—the does prescribed on the In- bel of the bottle—gone out of it, was found amony her offects. The medicine was from the house of Hermann F. Kratts, No. 611 West Mad- ison street. At an eurly hour this morning a TRIBUNE re- porter culled up the night-clerk at Mr. Krafts' drug-store and mformed him of the facts of the woman'’s death. “He remembered well, from the description which the reporter was abie to give of the decensed, that stieh n woman czlled during the day, and be turned at unce to the preserin- tlon. It proved to be only u copy of a prescrip- tion purporting to huve been given oy Dr. Do ald Fraser.a pructicing_physician at- No. Blue 1Istand avenue. The writing wus a feminine hand, and ingredient was in one i in the nume of an ace misspelled. The articles called for were two ounces of the tluid extract of ergot, diinted into a six-ounce mixt- ure with water, which wus to be trken in de of only one tablespoonful each. . Also for suntonin, a drug which is menerally given s a verinifuge. and this was to be given In doses of three grains each done up in cap- sules. The night clerk remembered that it wits Mr. Barber, the semjor clers in the store, who ‘waited upon the lady, and he hesitated for a time whether he wouid till the prescription. Upon questioning the womun she gaid it was tne tirst drug-store she had been iu, and that the preseription was given her to copy by un intimate lndy triend. SHOE.APPEARED $0 STRAIGHTFORWARD in what ehe had to say, that the clerk consented up the prescription, after frst satl Iz 1? that Dr. Fraser was doing business Inthiscity. He spoketo the nlght cler: and others ubout the mutter, tod made some remark about the drugs being barmless when used in the doses preseribed. The woman was quite cool und self-possessed all the while, and had she wanted the medicine for any Hliclt purposes would scarcely huve been able to have warded off suspleion. No one present at the time re- wmembered of ever Laviag scen her before. Dr. J. Suydam Koox, who was called in just before death, was seon at his house, No. 14 Loomis street. It was his impression that the woman had committed suicide by ‘taking strychofa. He found nothing upon ber nor im hber room to indicate that, but the symptoms were those of strychnin. ‘The bottle containing the erwot was nearly full, not more than two doses kuving been tuken out of it, .and in such quantities ergot would not cuuse death. The cupsules of san- tonin uppeared to be All rizht. Suntonin could seurcely be mistaken for strycolna by any clerk weliup in his business. It was his tirm belief that tho woman died of poisoning, but whether taken accidentally OR WITH SUICIDAL INTENT bhe had 0o meuns of Juldging. Sne was nearly dend when he reached her, and ho did not imuke a close examination enough to kuow whether she was preguant. Santouin could not have caused the death, neither could ergot in the quantity used, and he was of the opinion thut the womau had purposely taken poisou. Dr. Fraser was also scen at bis home, 257 Blue Island avenue, but, as the prescription ut best Eurpor(ud to be only u copy of one given by im, he could not be expected to know much about the case, without having seen the woman. In answer to questions. the Doctor promptly stated that the drugs were undoubt- caly used fpr the purpose of Lringing ubout an abortion. e could not recollect of ever having gZiven uny one of his patients such u prescription, and thought the druggist very lax in fililng what was plainly only a copy. Santonin he considered harmless. ~ Erzot in lurge doses sometimes caused death ina similar mauner to stryebniu, at lonst some physicians claimed It acted in that manoer. Two ounces of ergot would kill u person, and ordinarily death by it was caused by contraction and collapse of the arteries and blood-vessels in the brain. & ART IN CHICAGO. Among the Studlox and Gallerles. People as a general thing are decidedly vain, ‘They like to sce themselves as others sce them, and would mther have & goud tawmily portrait than the most exquisit representution of *“far blue hills or sun-loved skies.” And howsoe’er the pencil dipped in dreams Shades the brown woods or tinis the sunset streams, it appeals neverso strongly to their sympathics us when portrayiog some loved familiar face. Itmay be on account of this weakness that those artists muking & specialty of portraits appear to be more busily employed than others. At the studio of Mr. Fred J. Wallls,who recently pninted such an excellent portrait of ;the late lamented George B. Carpeoter, is a cruyon hena of the same gentleman, done from a different and better photograph than the oil, and without the slightly serious ex- ‘pression about the eyes that did not seem quite nutural fn the first picture to those who remem- ber him only with the happy, smiling look he wore when speaking to a friend. He is also working upon tife-size portraits of Mux Roths- child and mother, the latter one of the heirs of the Michael Rees tate. The coloring of the gentleman's bead 12 strong and buld, and at the same time harmonious, whilo the sbadows ure peculinely transparent, showing the texture of the tlesh without uny nppearnnce of bardness. There s al40 u portrait of a Mr. Clark which shows excellent work, AMr. Peterson, who i8 Mr. Wallis’ next-door neighbor, also makes & specialty of portraits, though he hus been sick Iately and hus nut done much work. He expects to Join soon tho list of Chicngo artists who will hereafter muko New York their bome. 3iss Marie Koupal, formerly a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in this eity, but more re- cently from the New York Academy of Design, has eéstablished a’ studiv here, and evidently tinds no want of appreciation, ns her time is nearly all employed with classes. She i3 one of the very few young ladies who buve not tis- tuken thelr calling. Her rapid pen-and-ink sketches from Ute show decided talent und more than usual skill. She bas a_pleture culled *A Symphony in Bluck ana Yellow," which was accepted at the New York Acudemy last yeur. It represents a little colored boy renching over un old fence to pull down Some, gorgeous vellow suntlowers. The concelt is novel and the work goud. Sixteen young ludies culling themselves the ** Bohemian Club,” most of them friends und former students with Miss Houpal, meet twice n week at her room to study and sketeh together from life. They generally pose for each nther. aud derive great udvantage fr;lm Lh!il(_vl;‘bhmdon. r. Collis_has upoa his easel a_ different view of Niagara Falls from that usually chosen for representation, 1t wus taken frow & high ele- vation on Tha picture is being palnted to. il i from Mr. Churchard, of Bufalo, “ang Ut botographic in it truthfuiness, withg, osing_any of the breadth necessary gt s0 ghand s subject. The view . ohosea especinlly pleasinz, showlnz the sweep o miyhty river from the right band until it diy at Gout Island, und rushing over the prouy 13 16st to view in tho ristnz mist which paeje abscures the town on tho left. r. Colty i) has ut Keed's Temple of Musie two painy ne, calicd " the *Happs Hunting Groumiss Lroil & skeieh ut Caiumet, is un ently Mo scene. The sun rising throuzn misy giyse 8 unusual but warm wid pleasing tone. v picture. A huuter hidden nmong the reeds [y witehing the ducks cireling nbove the gony i the Toresround. ‘The atoer 1s. eagieyl *sValioy of the Arkansus.” and is a good 4 Seription of the Frand, bold sceners with sy untains, which is charactoristio of oge pat crn country, aad can only be treated, as In thy present wmstance, on a large scale. Y The youni ‘men of the Chicaxo Art Leagy ‘who have been so busily enraged upon eteh, o for the Buston Academy of Fine Arts goins! the pust week. have sent nway some ren croditablo work. - Although they have lapre) uader somewhit of 'a disadvantage fn prog facilities, which they bope to overcome Inm. tuture, their productions were very much betga, thun Was to” bnve been expected Trom the, limited experlence in tais cluss of work. Ser. cful contributions were by Duniel Koiz, wes |R-and-iulk skethes sbor a caroful Sy of uture, and @ pativnt, conscientious skill thy otier urtists would do well to imitate. Gyon s principal_ctching. called “The Meudow:” any vchich resulted succossfully, he Tubored' e tally a much * longer time ‘tng would have sutliced t6 d0 0 good-sized wens ioil. Other contributions were by Alexandy Schilitng, C. L. Macdonald, L. Sraumboid o Titingson, and C, H. Eaton. 3Mr: Stites bus Just tinished alittle winter seeq quite dilferent [ tone frumn bis usual work. sy 1s now engaged upon @ Very pretty autumg view. Bigelow i3 very much engaged with pis M classes, but still fnds time 1o paint somg Guiet farm sceues und dear ol Bomesrests ‘:: tho Middle States. Guziug upon them you o Liack to the duys of your cbildbood; the samg cld tree under which vou pluyed, the samg snadow and sunshine that tlickored over tng Hills of your earliest remembrante are there, and \they stir your heart by their homels fdeliry, \:hile your eye, perhups, would be better pleass] With something less of detail. A viewor Loke Caamplain, with the Adirondacks fn the die tince, upon which r. Bigelow is now at work, 13 [n some respects quite fuscinuting. The clegy Gulm lake. the faint, mysterious lLight playing e the distant hills, are In themselves a picts \re without the uninteresting middle distanes iid rugged foreground that the urtist undoubte Galy saw, and with which ne ToK no liberties. *Mr. ScBmidz hus just completed u very I Tamily Emun consisting of four of the children of Xir. B. Linduuer. Two others are upon separaty canvasses, and he is now encuged uponn pore galt of the futher-in-law of Mr. Miciuel Brand, “The spring term of the Academy of Fine Arts wpened last Monday with about efzhty students, 0 are Now earnestly competiog for the prome ent prizes. There will be quite a long vucanon S surmmer insteud of the usual work durug hot weuth The model thi3 week wore rthar 4 nondeseript_costuwme, but made quite & pleass i study in his cocked hat, blue biouse, knes Lreeches, and long bluck cloak with scarlet lin. 11, us he rests with one hand upon his sword, The model pext week will be an elderly person’ Trom the Old Ladles’ Home. Most pcon{u would nippose that oneold lady would doas well as other for & copy, but it I8 said the artlsts ar ery particular in the selection, preferring those who bave strongly murked features and a great of churacter or expression: in short, trpi faces are what is wanted, the salient fedtures these beingr much more ensiiy reproduced iind proving more interesting than # merely giretty fuce. The aucuon sale of il paintings at O'Brien’s inst week was fairly good, mauy of the pletures ing for not much more than the price of the I'rames, altbough a few brouxht ail they wers worth. The sales were very well attended, stly by people who bought rather from fancy n from any real merit or the nume of the ist atinched. A much-admired marine by called u *Wuve Study.” wag than the catalog price of the r Scene.”” by De Blols, of who recelved n medal’in the Sulon Y 1835, met the same fate. C. . Ream's ex- quisit fruit pieces were evidently favorits, and | rather better than auything else. This st will soon leave here for New York, aund @ who have secured at so low a price one of marvelous studies of raspberries, peaches, grapes, may congratulate thomselves, for he Wi paint bere no more, ut least for a lony time. 11 latest work is an ideal head entitled, ** Wall L lqve me thea as now?” vers fair, and sweet, and lovely, with great wistful blue cyes and an fanocent, infantile lovk. but lacking somehow 13t power and vitality. “At Hazeline's is shown an extremely gnod ater-cofor bead of an Itatinn boy culled Guiseppe.” and painted in Rome by Mrs. E. L. Adams. who has ibited several water-color Feads, showing u 1 ability and a skiliful use «t_color in this wost diilicult branch of art. Genn Smith bas comp®ted Lis winter scene, Llizzard,” consisting af 1 group of cattls \wing driven through a blind:ug storm by n boy 1 horsebuck who seewns to have hard work to D them together. Anfmals in motion pre- seut so many dilficulties that an artist with lesy tifun Mr. Smigh's talent and excellzat mewmory would hardly Rare to represent thew. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Edwin Lee Brown. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. CHICAGO, April 9,—Your reporter wus in-error 1n putting atter my signature the words, Pres~ ulent of the Ilinois Humane Associnton,” in 113 copy of my letter of yesterday, to the West hivision Condnctors and Car-Drivers’ Associa= tion. ‘That letter was signed with my individual me only, und was wy owa act, and not that of wuy Association. It is, perhaps, unnecessary 10 8dd that the re~ wnatrks of the Foung man by whom the messaze wus delivered, re entirely unautborized oy mie: It I hud desired that anything more should aid on my part, [ should bave added it to my uote. Respectfully, EDWIN LEE BROWN. b Competition Wanted. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. CaICcAGO, April 9.—If the West Side residents, \aring the receat strike of the strect-rullwuy Vinployés, could bave had some competing line hich they could have patronized, they would nave been saved the discomfort and aunoyunce fo which they were subjected. Su luog 2s vne urporation—and that of tho churacter of the wesent West Division Railway Compuny—Is ale wed to monopolize ali our n¥nilable thorouzhs iores, solung will the people be at the merey of the miost selfish, graspimnyz members of the com= munity, and linbie at any time to agnin be com- elied to foot it for miles each day. Letus ve unother street-railway company, with lincd «a Adams, Harrison, and Fourteenth streets. %7 WEST VAN BUREN STREET.. Reforming the Primarles. To the Edutor of The Chicago Tridune. CHicAGO, April 9.—T observe by Tue TRIRCYE £ yesterday that the young Republicans of the urth Ward nre to have n meeting to diseuss t0e matter of reforming the muuner of chooing sielegates to_ conventions and nominatins Alders uien. That the present system i$ a tarce all wi it. " Cail the primuries by districts, und &od fue resitto the wara club in both cases, ihen tho will of the voters can be made knows- ‘'bere IS a bill before the Leisluture to makes Jdistrict_conut of G0 voters, und changiog the Hours of voting to from 7a. m. 107 p. m. The New york plan 1s far better, which Is 30 votersia 8. district, und the term of voting fruw sunrise 0 sunset. A VOTER IN THE FIust WARD FOR FoRTyY YEARS. X four Dally Newspapers for ¥Harrisons 7o the Editor of The Chicago Tridune. CHICAGO, April T.—ayor Harrison, in all his speeches and interviews, both before and stoce Tuesday’s elecuion, speaks of his contest as 0ne with the newspupers. e calls his electon 8 (riumph over the newspupers of Chicago. Thig i3 exceedingly uneratetul towards ibe four daily sapers which worked tor him. He was opposed by three of the dailles—viz.: Tur TRIBONE, Journal, and Staats-Zeitung; and_supported di= “rectly and_indirectly by the Times. Morning News, Ecening News; ind the Third-Termer. Tha tatter gave Mr. Clark o bypocritical, Jesuitical 20rt of SUpPOrL. it wau3 <o conspicuously cold ud clamuy a8 to oceasion reimnrk _everywhere. the polls. and leave the Clurk ticket 1o fts fate. It wus observed all'through the campalgn the elemeats in the party known gs the = third termers " were frigid and u&)ulllel[c, with a few honoruble excepuions. And yet Mr. Clurk pad not been R conspicuous anti-third-termers 102 deed, 1 do not rewermber WAt he took any b in that tuction tght,—certainly not enough to justify any *third-termer” i now stubbing him. “The course pursued by the third-term or gau mude more Votes for Hurrlson than the Timesand the News, with ullof its editions, com= ULiued. Some of its facuon voted for Harrisn outright; but more generully they acted oo the whispered advice and ubsented themselves from the polls. The News hurt Clark by continually callmx on him to indorse the Prohibitory and Sunday doc- trines of Mra. Curse und other fanatics und ex- tremists of her clus. and then asserting that be hud given secret pledges und bua surreodered to the funutics, and would shut up ull the saloons. Its rdle was to alurm snd nrouse the 3.0 suloonkeepers, und arruy them In a solid vhalunx agalust the Republienn ticket; andla this honoruble and reputable work it succeeds very well. - i'the Times played the partof neutrnlonits editorini page, but surrendered it local colutans 10 the advocucy of Harrison und the Démocraus ticket, puullsaine everything in their beoaif thut could pussibly be sid, or reported. or v isunicuted, and everything ngainsc Clark ihe Itepublicun ucket waoicn it was thought would dumaue them. : It will thus be seen that the anti-Clark organs ittacked him in front (£iince), tank (News), reat i{nter-Ocean), during the ¢htire period of the campaign, und contributed materiully to Harrl 500'8 success. ‘That gentleman s, therefore, x> ceedlngly unfuir, ungenerous, and unlruwfhlll.l ‘when he' lgnorel valuable maflceu In the Canads side, and shows the Falls | bebalt. BENRVER.: e Bt s CHReTOSAGURRRD THRRRTRE RS 13y # 3pecies of winks und nods the hint was passed along the line to stuy away quictly from, o g