Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1881, Page 3

TH aete s = NEW YORK. The Bonkers Generally Think It Was Very Wise in Windom. ¥ At Any Rate, the Secr..ary Will Not Have to Fight the Syndicate. . [ - The C'lty‘ Porturbed Over the . Unequnled Filthiness of the Streots.. étrlkes the Order, of the Day, and Wages Fairly on the Up-Grade. Chlef Nimmo, of tho Troasury, Inqulre ‘', ing lito the Subjeot of Qleo- - margarine. g —i 4 8mall-Pox Panic Created by a FPe- male Cigar-Dealer—2,600 Immigrants, T 1B 6 PER CENTS., COMMENTS ON WINDOM'S PLAN. " Bpecial Dispaten (o The Chicago Tribune, 4 Naw Yonk, April 12.—Tha chief subjoot under fisoussion in Witll street to-day was, of course, the polley of the Treasury Department relative to tho 0s of 1881, which was nunaunced by Seoretary Windom lnet night, Bankers, brokers, and heavy operators bave debated the mattor pretty thoroumhly in tho past, and to-day roaifirmed thelr proviously formned aplofon, which in many instunces, of course, are in lino with the Becrotary's plans, Vice-Presldent Thompson, of the Chase Na- tlonal Bauk, says: *Sccretary Windom's pollcy go far s doveloped, I8 very consorva- tlve, ond * forcshndows that he will act with great prudence nnd cconomy In tho refunding business of Government. It cur- talnly shows that thoro was wisdom in avolding an oxtra sesafon of Congress. An oxtrn sesslon would havo cost the country more than would hayo been saved by a refundipg act. Aftor tho 0th of May Mr. Windom will be uble to trent tho §6 per cents a8 bo bas now treated the & percents,t80 that tho highest mto of in- terest that the Government will have to pay will Vo3l perocats TS WILL MAKE AN AGGREGATE SAVING of sbout $10,000,000 on the £600,000,000 that will booxtended nt the reduced rato of futercst. (Congress need bo in no hurry now to pass a He- funding act, ns tho bonds when stamped can bo pepetuated nn indefinit porfod by tholr becom= ing au obligation payuble at the discre- tlon of the Government. Tho 3% per cent wns a' Judiolous rate, inusmuch natho holdors of bonds wiit rendily. consont to recelvo 3§ por cont. I belfevo that $550,000,000 will be thus adjusted, leaving onty §100,000,000 to bo provided for with cash. I think thst more than three-fourths of tho holders of muturing Qovernwent bonds are ready to accept 3% per cent Intorest rathor than take their monoy. Tho fixing of i . THE 8% PER OENT RATE docenot debnr tho Secrotary from wvetablishing the permanent bunds should ha put $103,000,000 upon the markot, for the reason that tho ox- tended bonds subject to cull by the Government at lnl{ tme ure uot as valuuble und nutas deairabio for iuvestment nsa bond payablo at somo lixed futuro date,” Alr. I'hotnpdon sayR Hecrotary Windom’s plan {8 the oue which he (Thompson) drow up and gave tho Becrotury Wheu tho latter waa here, with tho excepton of the matter of interest, which ho suggested bo mado4 per cent, Another pruminont bankor says: *I think tho rotary could have done buttor. Instoud of 1mproving the credit of thu Guvermnent . ., ., HE-NAS GIVEN IT A BLADP,.~ . ., Tuo creditof tho Government i8 too sacred to betriled with In tho alightost aegroc. I pre- sumo the Becrotary has fortltied himself with nuthorities, but I think he should have ono nothing tho legality of wh o by Sy ay - Of whicly could bo A Government officinl anld to-duy: *Tho act ofJuly 17 and Aug, §, 1861, nppedrs to contain twa distinot provisions, Tho nrst scction au- tborized tho isaue of 68 {n exchange for .00 Treasury notes, Theso 6s are rodecinuble at tho. leusuro of tho Governmont aftor twenty yoars, iosoventh seotion provides for thofssuu of Gsin exchange for 7 per cont bunds. ‘Lhose 89, it ap- Dears, mustbo puld in tiventy years. Tha mutes Hallty of this distinction deponds upon how lllllt:{ 83 were fasucd in exchanwo for 7 por cent Londs, T'hls can be nscertained only at Wash- Ington, 1thluk most of tho s woro issucd it exchango for 7-30 L'reasury notes, and on theso THE PAYMENT 18 OPTIONAL, 1donot sca thut it makos much difforenco eithor ¥ay, Tho Secrotary hus called inall tha Os. It tiero wre somo which must La puid any- wuy, .tho holdors simply loso the op~ Uon of oxtenslon at u lowsr ruto of Interost, They will got tholr money. ‘This pro- ;l;iln‘nhllrlxlnly‘ '&'&’“’"fi" fl;n cnsh pu)'mu'x‘nl somo- ) pends, of course, upon how mani % wore Issucd ’ nex:-hunuo ror? pul:-“nuu: bondx.z A BYNDICATE ORGANIZING, To the VWestern Assocluted Press, New Yok, April £2,—Tho Commercial Bulletin says thare s taik of a syndicato of bankers or- g:m:lrl:z lutako 8 por ount l.mmisa !ur}nm gm:h oir wonoy, und thon buve Wem extendod pt 8% per Gont. " By THE TIRILUNE, g“:.c:-“slfif o cifcota of Seuratary, Windom's cveert 1yt ot 4al t tois plan will not . 0 wish 13 father to 0 iwught, Tho shrowdost and soundost bank- ™ in - tols elty, fncludiog many - who bave boen largoly conconied in the placiag of D“zlv. louus, ureof oplufon thot o lunfi;qprupm- nolthe holders of uumw% s will lfiuum thelr zcontinuunce. jomu _ be- nl”:lfl; that @8 many a8 four-fitths ra 6 pur conts w'l thus ‘bo stamped at the u‘z‘hlmo tho holder® withlu the coming month. yraers, less contidont, bollevo that throv-fourths M0-1birds of tho tolders will entor into tho :mrrumemum proposed. 1tis well known thut, = L:Bn‘\l#n buankers who were consulted by Bous Venry Window In regard to this course, tharo l\\k 1hoso who wero well entitfed to i “r mgml-fn au:nporuutn it of uts, and sume of then red bl that the bioldors of more than oo bair of tho uid 1y - e oyon llil‘li»c ru&w'llc‘o wuuld request ¢ontinu: STREET-CLEANING. TUE IMBIOGLIO, £ i New Yo, April 12,~Fhe Polos Commiasions un and tholr counsel appearvd to-day befare mlyl;‘r(!nu:o toanswerto tho chargea mado by m: ayor, nud growing out of tho faliure to L a0 tho atrouts, Tha - vounsed mado w!.ny motions to atrike out the var- o :x;eommuonl undor the sovoral chargos, St which tho Mayor domled, Br. Root, m_mflwl. sald ho percelved tho Mayor had e Crmined his disposition of overy miotion uscl milght make, ana he did mot oxpect n {asurublo dectaton from bis Honor, Counsal o llor 2 “I‘durme«l tho. Mayor -in relation t 0 boultlon he had umed o phccuser ang g Vi udge, 1n & _couso \alviug tho honur and roputation of tAroo m‘.w iclals. Ho chullengeo the Mluyor as to m.“é-},“"“"".‘" Bit as n Judwe whun ho was whol 1 sor. 'Tho cuse adjournod to "Lhursday, taken, *HIOLY to Bupport the charges will bo oy DA l)‘;::s-uumxsu,‘ / rest over 4 muss-mooting of tighl, called to prutost aguinst tho turs §5 “f" tho Lower Houso ot the Legisla~ Evo g the struut-cleuning bill, which tron Muyor Qruco ull ghe power, Ty lue‘.'tlnd rosponsibllity for the work. wers on the very best cltizung AR wi el 1000 28, Yoo Proidtnts uyor Gruco, i whivl Touys 10 thy Coll:lymllh'm‘i?'m 1 thy ueum| o toud wbanlutely divoro ‘tho work bf Birbol- ageq “k row puiltica, sud require it to bo mane vmu..,‘;,"“‘“"' ot busluesy, apart from alt coxe, naldorations, 1t tuo nuarly X Jfi:: THE Ijuuu.’m OF EVERY CITIZEN Duly ‘4 lluestion of politica. Chlof-Justice Ll gy 55?:33-.“-‘{0‘““ Curpontor™ ubstituto tho city,as it places in the the Govorn : ey or the power o! L Tuyasad removal Of tho Biporiatendont. 1o Buporiutendout, He local Govern { ) ninon hfi:.‘ fn 1t shoudd Lo tuaght 3 ) |£‘&“I;‘.‘J“"m’?%" ‘i‘{(‘a‘l‘l’ Dubiio Jonloinon denouuced such PALTOINgO.us Sy .','.'.'33,',‘, Andusid the liepubtican party l"ublymuu. 0 for tho pollical uctlon of :gmg:b'-"m':::‘u"r:‘x’u avs:m( OV CAUCUBES t3 were uamed al duced ;&'L'“&‘,"“ 5 Hohulta suld &%c:‘uflflfl lag g0 “flnmluluwu t0 a4 mau who was Uhair N, B uar to the botels ‘fur u;““'g iy fame man would ®urbago oy dun’l‘hu Wmmlulunux!-, lhnfuxh they mfimh bave Beoy m‘.‘ufl‘:f."?';"'"‘“'"‘ . U UL Bo proposed 10 take ua’:x:nr:sl:’n?l; word nnd refloye thom of it, Tira, Hoswell D, Hitchoook and Williatn Draper oxplained the méi‘uy offect of the prosent condition of tho NESOLUTIONS WEIE ADOPTED donouncing tho courso of Speaker Georgo . Sharp and_ Assomblymen Bvorolt A, Carpenter, Dr, Isuno A, Iayes,” Btorkoy, lrehmn, Hamliton, Teimbio, aid Williyme, and others, for tholt o n;imrrl o tho b, The resolutions also demander that the strot-cleantige doprriment 2hnll hu pinced In the May6r's control, md‘nnkml that tho vominittes of twenty-ofio be colting in powar with the priviloge uf orguulzing.g ol cominitteo In ench ward and Assambly dies! tho olty.. Josopls £L. Chonte spoka L tho redolutions, which weore adewted, mecting gdluumed. ‘ and tho i 5 2 OLEOMARGARINDG, UIEP- KIMMO, Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Nw Yonk, April 12,—A fow dnys ugo Josoph Niping, Jr., Chief of the Buroau of Statistics of tho 'Pronaury at Washington, wrote to Prosident Parker, of the Produce Exchange, nsking whether thero was any luw uf thiy State | nuthurlzng tho Inspeotlon of buttor, by which it may bo made obligatory upon manu- fnoturersto distingulsh thoir produots ns gen- nlnourl#ludnn butter. Inn subsoquont let- tor Mr. MmmoInquired If the Producoe Exénango had over obtalned a lokn! opinton na to whothor shipments of butter or imitations of buttor from Interior poluts on throueh freights to Eu- ropedo not, upun tholr passage from traine to thostosmers at tho Port of New York, becomeo subjeot fo tho provisions of any inspection law of the State. ~ Mr. Nimmo is propar- 1hg o report for tho Treasury Department on the subject of fnitatlon butter. Fresidont Parker forwarded hls - roply to-day to Mr Nimmo. Init bho says ho does not think the Htate Constitution gives tho Legisinture any power to appolut Inapoctors who could be of any soryico to tte Collector of Customs, but that | THERE 18 NOW A BILL beforo {tio Leglslaturo intondod to porfept tho lavorissy. The Produco Exchango hos, how-- over, dppointed butter Inspectors, He bolloves thint no Inspocton could bo mado of butter productsa passing from this port on through bllls of lading unless ft wus on the plen of tho neccssities of the public heaith. Ho thinks Sco. 4,200, Laws of tho United States, gives tho Troasury ample power to obe Viato the ' ditlioulty = by = requiring more nocurate closrances mudo, by shippors. .~ Whenuver It ' was churged by a responsiblo purty that any article was misrepe rosented un the inanifest, the Colleotor was om~ powered to make an examination and to proges tuto the offender for perlury In swearlug to the munifest If tho chargo was maintained, Ono or more enforcements of this poualty for rlm’ag ‘fiI.onrannol, Mr, Parker thinks, would stop THE WAGE-WORKERS, BTRIKES FOR HIGHER PAY THE ORDER OF r TUE DAY. Bpecial Dispateh to The Uhtcago Triduns. NEw Yonxk, Avril 12.—~The rovolt of the trades- men and laborers for blgher wages still: contin- ues, and sovernl now strikes nre roported. In tnoat cascs, lowevor, tho men have beon sue- cesaful, Yestorday a largo portion of ‘the- 700, omployés of tho Devoo Manufacturing Company, whoso factory is at Greenpolnt, L. 1., wont on a strike becauso the , tup-solderers wero ubout to glve up the strike instituted about a week ago for an ndvance of turned to work to-duy, and the mausgoer says that tho factory is running ns usual with holf the ordinary force. Ho suld that UNDER NO CIHICUMSTANCES woutd the wages of any workmun be rafsed, The tiuners, who struck some timo ugo und durirye the strlke Yormed - Protective Tiu- amiths’ Union, bavo bLeen successful, and rotyrncd to work yostorduy * at un uad- vance of 60 conts, =~ Tho tullors ployed by = Mr, Patterson, of ayonuo, who have been on s strike for n weok, are atitl out, and tho Taliors’ Benovolont & Pro« toctiva Unlun bus furbiddon thom m*o to work untll theirdemands nro_concoded, The cigur- uakers i 1, R, Kelly's, Fostor & Hilson's, and Kohn & Kander's clzar manufactorles are E BTILL ON A STRIKE. . The employésof tho Intter firmn have struck forun ndvance of & ceuts for all work. The 120 plunc-makers who - have boen on o nt Gabler's factory arc also stil out,. A urge. numbur of caopors in Willlamsburg to-day ‘struck for au Inervase of huif s cont on thoir ploce work, Tholr de- mand was refused. The police wero notified, and two ollicers woro stutionod ut tho couporsge 1o keep the strikers awny from tho place. TIE SAGERT’S CORPS IT BECAME A CORPSE LEGALLY. Nrw Youxk, April 12—Tho inguest was ro- suawed to-day In the caso of the biackmaller Bugort, sbot dond by tho Detective Cumpboll Potor Holfman testiied that Sagort and Vogol used to moet in tho storo where he wus a clerk, Vogol asked tho iwitness what * had buon dono- with tho ' abductors of Charloy Ross, Tho witnoss goplied that thoy had boen shot. Vogel and Sagore spoke derlsively of tho policc of this city. Thoy agreed thot it wus ‘weak, and did not amount to much. Aftor fure thor tostimony tho caso wus glvon o tho juay, who, aftor n briof absonve, hrought In o verdlot * That Johannes H. K, Bagort died from plstol-wounds ut tho hunds of 5. J.Campboll; that the jury ure of aplaion that tho lutter at tho timo belioved his life in imminout dunger.” Tho Coroner theroupon Inforimed . Detective Camp- bail that ho was froc, aud bunded tho withess ‘Vogol ovor to Cupt. Guuner, Catnpbotl thunked tho jury, and said ho hoped the vordict would be approved by overy fnatbor who might suffor frum the nbiluction of a child. ACGEL READ A KTATEMENT in Gorman describing his rolations with Sngo: and tho various stops takeu in tho uttempto blackalllug of Shusbergor and tho attowptod kld:sgyunf of hls chlld, The stutcmnent om- bru all tho fuots slreudy made public wud Mide vlse, Vogel admits that ho ocomposed tho lsttors and . Bagert (l:gmcd thgn, 0 . 1o says he 8 tho wman who Hred shot for Miss Spelten to drop thoe letter, aud Bugort carried the pistul, and he (Vogol) did not kuow what becoina of it at the tine howus shot. o and Bagott, ho declured, woro tho only uncs congieoted witis tho uifuir, Honot Bargertinthiy country: hud soon bim in Dorlin, but did pot kyow him. Ho know Hogorls Tauily, ilts (sSagort's) futher bad u larko business In Borlin, - DETECTIVE CAMPRELL, 1n toliing tho story of tho shooting, sald ho had ruud the throateninyg lottors, uud noted tho mene tlon made of fifreon othior consplrators. NORTHERN PAOCIFIO, AN INJUNCTION GRANTED, Special Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tridune, Nxw Yone, April 12.—In tho sult ot Charles F. Woorlahoffor and another ugulnat tho North- orn Pacific Rallroad Compnuy and othors, who ure tho samo dofendunts as iu tho now ponding sult of Mr. Henry Villurd in the Buperior Court, Judgo Darrott, in tho Bupremo Court, this morning granted an injunction re- straining tho Ralirond Compuny, tho Furmers' Joan& Trust Company, and the individual do- fendunts * from In any wiso med- dliog with, interforing with, ' or transferring the 180,000 shures of stock allogod to have boon lssuod upon tho 18th of March lust, 'Tho roturn day of tho Injunction ordor {8 the il fust., on which day a motion will be mado to continuo the lnjuncton, % UNTIL THE FINAL JUDGMENT {n the suit. 'Tho pruyer of thocompluint in sub- Btauco {8 that tho 180,000 shures of so-called L vr:‘rrluwty interost stock U= ore to " bo vold, and thaf 18- sug be _ porpotus reatrainod; that all outstanding oumman stock of tho Northoru Fucltio Rallroad Cnmrnuy Le deolared vold, and direotod 10 be defivorod up und cuncelled wherever tho samo shall bo found In tho posceselon of Direotor or ollicers of o Company, or persuns having kuowlodgo of thio glroumstances uuder which it wos ssueds and that aato the romainder of tho stock In the '“hunds of inhocent vaiuel without notice, ofiiery of tho Company be decreed to nocount d buck to tho Coinpany' all dumagos arise fug to tho Compauy by roason of such alleged llluful Issno. Tho ‘ordor wus sorved upon tie Raliroad Compuny and tho Farmors' Loan ana Trust Cotnpuny. i - v SMALL-POX; THY MEANS EMPLOYED TO SPREAD IT, | Nxw Youk, April Li—Five persons suffering from smnall-pox wero removed yosterday and to day from No. 00 Carmine siroot, where # womnan sold cigars for i fortnight knowing that sho had thedisense, Thunumberto whom tho woinan huy commuuicated the disonsg niny peactionlly prove unlimited. Tho huipital on Hlsakwell Jsland and ‘tents’ aro ovnrlillllml \;:lh sufforgrs from mnll-pox and typhus, Many ot theip are =rnllnlul Saicon frau: uhowp 10dg1hg-Housc or OF the strocts, and olol in ruge, which, upon, thelr aduwisslon are burned . dustroy nfeos tion, - ¥or tho convalosconut) tramp the Huard of Moulth hus berctuforv bees compalled 'to urchuso other * clothos, and soms §0 or uve alroudy boou oxpended In “urchm.. the recent liicrense ju the nui Bourd bogiua o foel this druln, und appouls tu ull: ublic to help 1t out by dunstons of cast-off ol 13 ¥ * ITEMS. - 1 REONAL. Naw Yonri, April i3.—Awong the prominent arrivals for tho past twoutv-four houns woro Congressman Bpringer, Ilinols, - Bturtevant distributing $18,000000 gf stock, fs befure tho Courtto-day, Col.Gruydenied that the defondunt. consideration, or in violation of its charter, or Jora Hiack, Willlam D, Shipman, and Renjamin 0centsnday. A large numbor of tho men ro-' ' CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY: APRIL 13, 1881 —TWELVE PAGES& CRIMINAL NEWS, Séartling Revelations' in Regard to. the Officers of a Den- i ver Bank. flouse; Carl Sehurez, Missouri. Xurd von Scholz- or, Gorman Miniator, Brovoprt House; John V. Farwell, Chieago, Thoaias M. Nichol, Wisconsin, Fifth Avenuo Hotel A BIG RUIT ON, Tho caae vt Villard ve. The Northorn Pacifio Ttnllromt Company, to obtaln o permunent fn- Juaction restraining tho oflicials of the road from Its President Claimed to Be o Crook and a Fugitive from Justice. lssued shares to proprictary hulders without that it wag cifocted In vivlution of any ‘protest of stockholders, Argumrents weru dellverod by Most of His Associntes Baid to Be of the Bame’ Btripe. H, Dirtstow. Adjourned til to-morraw, GOOD FRIDAY, * The Produce, Cotton, nnd Stook Exchanges will bo closod on Good Friday, Tho Colton Ex- chango will ulso bo closed Baturday, 5 THE WEATIER, . The wonthor 18 warm and riny. Thormom- oter at 6 n. ., 873 7,373 noon, 37, GOLD PROM KUROPE, - m;{t]m stonmship Worder brought 300,000 In FAILURE. ANNOUNCED, The faflurc {s nnnounced here of W, D, Thie- man & Co., clgar manufacturers and grocers, of Koywest, agd tho assigninent of Gable & Beach- am, lumber, ote., of Bultjmore. % ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS. Ovor 2,000 Gurmans and 000 1tallins arrived to~ day, and for the most part wero soon on thelr wuy Wost. . e IN TIE NEW YORK EPISCOPPAL CONPERENCE the report of the Cummittes on the Book Con- cern was read, shuwlng thu sslea Inst yuur amaunted to £1:600,000, un_inercaso of $111,000 ovor the salesof “ the previous your, Thoe repurt groku of enormous losses caused by the delay of ‘Further Particulars Regarding the Swindling Firm of Washe' burne & Co. A Rich Hotolkeoper nt Battle Creck, Mich., Oharged with Whisky Frauds, WASIHBURNE & CO. Bpectal Dupatch to The Chicaao Tribunts Bosroy, April L.—Chnrles G. Bmith, cunnected with tho 8t. Joe awindliog boot and shoo trm. hus buen placed under 80,000 bonds for trial, It now appears that, when ho was obliged to leave Doston in u hurry, threo years ngo, ho went, West and finally lnflmd :p in Chu?m?d in the sorest noed. To live he was obliged to go Inlstors in settling neeo ton It was repurtod he hnd taken in continuing | knfckknacks oa the streets. 1t s presunied that tho custom of Presidont Hayos In excluding | while knocking about Chicago he fell Into the wine from tho White House dinnora, company of the gang who plauned the job, A. TWONIORTS SALE B. Washburnu, aftor whom the swindiing firm of tha Giford collection of paintings netted | was named, was formorly & drummer for & Chi- £28,810. cago house, and had a thorougb knowledgo of the.country furthor west. It was through him that the money advanced by tho plotters to the firm was handled in order to draw the wool over tho oyos of Bradstroot’s Moroantile Agency In Chicago. In Novembor, 1870, Washburno and Binith opened thelr busiuesaby depositing 20,000 incash intho Merchants' Bank of that oity. Two, travollng men were omployed to appare: ontly work up a trade, while the propriotors prosumably. made uccaslonal 1Py Into the country to work up the business. THE WILL OF AMELIA A, conn ‘was ndimitted to probate. Thirty thousand dol- lars aro bequeathod to Presbyterinn missions and churitiod, and $9,000 to found throe scholars shipa in Presbytorian thoolugical seminaries. N8, AUGUSTA GEDELGA, . aged 25, wife of nclgarmaker, living ina five- story tenoment at 145 Deluncy stroet, beeamn ingune brooding over the fact that her throu children wore exposed to the small-pox, which had broken out in tho neighborhood. Khe leaped from » roof 10 tho sldvwalk and was killed. ——— e Htock worth §2,000 was purchased and tho house CASUALTIES. was looked 1ipon #a rollablo, Soon uftor Rle';lllennn' hwgueu u.w‘ ’.!'"‘u ‘lrulu‘m'.-c‘:d lflmc 3. 3 < " rovement bonds" ut tho Mer- STEAMER SUNK. chionta® and Henueated cash for tnom. Tho Bpecial Dispateh to The Chcago Triduna, 81, Louis, April 12.—Thls aftornoon the ferry- boat Daisy, & narrow slde-wheol eratt, bullt on o singlo hull, loft tho foot of Kansns street, Cavondelet, with ten or twolvo passengors, Tho trip across the river was safely made, and tho pussengors disomburked at Ilast Caromdelot. “Iho engincer, John Roed, and tho bout's cur- venter, John Heuzon, remninod on' board, ‘and mmount tiest presont wus $25,000, und bank ofliciale begau to suspect somethimue wrong and refused the roguest, From this thnoon A, B, Washburne & Co. began to cbeck for tho money oni deposit. Tho duy recolpts,varying frou W 87, continued to ba doposited. “Thus nntters wont on until tho spring. Lurgo quune titics of “m)udl continued to urrive frow the East, and tho firm scomed to bu dolng 4 good business, ag it was shipplog lnrficl)‘ o citles fure thor west. Suddoaly Smith disappesred, snd In a - fow minutes three other men | thonu fow months lnter Washburne departed. boarded tho bout, which headed west, | The bank officials soon found that the firm bad A fow momonts after tho. boat withdrawn its whole ncoouut except two cents, Tho tiray's shingie, howover, remuined, but tho loft the shoro, and, whon a third of tho way out. | storo wus closed, Complaints und inauisios bo- in the river, he burst pue of her cylinder- a1 to pour in from all quarters, and thoy wure Lieads. Thisleft her helploss, and the atrom, grlucn“mmumu w nl?nw that the mcymbcrn curreat drifted bor rapidly down-streau, untit | of the Hrm were swindlers. Tho stare wis sho roached a polnt fn the river opposit Davis | Anally opened. Nothing but empty boxes and street, whoro hor hutl struck somio piles with o | three pnirs of boots, however, were found, The crash, and sho_snnk rapidly ent of sight in tho deop water, Tho three passengors cscapod and renched the shore, but tho cogingor and curpens tor went down with the boat. Tha bout was & slde-whooler, and has beon used Missourl Furonce Company to transfer cmnployés' to tho {ron works in East Carondelet. Sho was vilued at $3,000, and was well Insured {n. soveral companica. She bad barely ruom for passengors ou rd, and hos hud several narrow cscapes from capsizing. Tho machiucry was in passably goud condition. snte wus opencd and the Looks found to be gone. In addition to yetting goody, Washburne & Sith manuged to get numerous lonus on their nutes from many Westorn buslioss firms thuy eane in culituct with on the strength of tholr supposed wealth, Some of thoir notes were for over $1,00, and yet remain to bo pald, The mon wbo were thus ewindled in tho Wott have all alanz bsun anxious to bring tho trivksters to justice. Tols wus tho chiof reason why Waskburae & Smith lefe the States. STARTLING REVELATIONS, * DENVER, Colo., Aprit 12.—This mnorning's News contains sturtling revolations concerniog the history of the Prosident and Board of Dircotors uf tho Commerciul Bank of this vity, which wos incorporated tho st of Inst February,'with u capitnl of 100,000 uad o ‘supposititions redcrvo funid of an equal amount. The Hoard of Direo- tora conaist of James L. Van Woort, President; Ellen M, Van Woert, Caghler; and Pliny 8, Rlce, Tiorace W. Cotzon, und P, T, Smith, Divectors, Pho. Neiry says . these ' ‘people ovidently bad plans well andvanced towards pere potrating o gigantle ' ‘swipdie, and con- tinueg.substantlully'as follows? * Van Woert, tho Prosidout, sorved six yoars ln tho Peni- tontinry ut Charlestown, Muss., for passing counterfolt monvy fn 1800, . Subsequently he startod u bogus bank nt Winsted, Conn., himself #8 Presidont und his wifo as Cushler, Ha dis- appoured, loaving wmauy debts and swindling hundreds of people. Indictmonts for bigamy are ponding over bis head, und ho 18 aceused of wany other erimes. 1114 associutes, with tho ex- ception of Cotton and Swmith, are of the same stripo, Rico {8 well known to the police, and thoru {8 un ndictwent ngaiust hiin at Leadvillo for obtainiog woney under false vrotonss. Vun Woort was to leave to-day for New York to ROTTEN. TIES. 5 Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. + Deg Motyes, In., Avrll 12.—Tho locumotive of n pussengor-tealn from Albla to this vity, on the Chlcago, Burliugton & Quincy lload, left the track this morntng, ran about thirty foet, nud went back on the rall. Tho cozch turned ovor, and' all the pussongers = woro Injured, but non8 - sorlously. Conduutor Childs was badly bruised, and takon back to Alble. A wman from Boono had his shouldor distoentod. Mrs, C. W. Banford was badity brufsed, but no bones were broken. ;Tho “englicor.was badly brulsed.. Tho train arrived hare this cvening. * The accldent was oaused by 0 spreading rail. A FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED. 8pyclal Dispateh to The Chicago TrBuns. Eray, i, Aprit 12.—Traftlc ou the Chicago & Paclflo Branch of the Chicngo, Milwnukeo & 8t. Paul has boen blooked sinceyesterday afterncon by tho wrocking of a frelght traln just south of Genon. The engino aud tho frelght curs are in tho ditoh in a cut. CAUGHT IN A FLY-WHEEL. Bpeclal Dispateh to Ths Chicaoo Tridbune, Cuinzon, Ik, Aprit 12.—B. H. Pendleton, lv- ing noar Boason, was cought In tho band of o fly~whoel In his suwmill and fatally injured yes- terdny afternoon, Ho was drawn through the shafting thirty times bofore rescued. Helsina duugoruus vondition, DAMAGE BY A WIND-STORM, HznNANDO, Miss, April 12—A sovere wind- storm pussed over the country ono milo north of here this uftornoon, blowing down trocs, houses, cte, Dr, Lundordnlo and wifo wore saverely fne Jured, Soveral negrovs are reported killed, but, owing tojthe swollen condition of tho ercois, It 18 impossible to obtain fullor partioulurs, ¥ {ddlo Park & Pacific Railvoud."” DEFRAUDING THE REVENUE, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. DATrLE Cikgk, Mich., April 12—Tho United States Intornal Rovenuo ofticers havo for o long timo boon duing consldorablo detoctive work in this vicloity luoking up ovidenoe aguinst AJ C. Arnold, # notorious *crook,” who has made much monoy by traud and crime. o s rich, and keopa n hotol'which s tho resort of thioves und blacklegs,~whum ho' protocts aud buys eriminally-gotten pruperty of. He was convict~ ed at the lnst Circuit Court of consplracy to do- fraud the National Datrk of Sturgls out of 82,000 by means of forged names on drufts, This caso SHOT-DROWNED, was appealod and {s now awaiting trial in the Dis Motnes, 1, April 12.—Lufayotto Me- | Suprome Court. Lutely he hus buon en- Comey, of Now Hharon, Mabaskn Couuty, was | fawed in ety n:‘},"“’,‘:.",““““g',‘"“ L ithe ‘l;utnllylhnhw-dny while hunting. Itwasaccls | bane™ o notorlous pluoe for drunks and disturbances. His plan wus to mix about one- cight older with the whisky and soil it 48 hurd- cider, wud thus ovado tho hunvy lcense. lio also pud poor whisky up in quart bottles, with & Metle sugar In It andsold it for * Rock und Itye,” The vvidenco against him of dofrauding the tuvanue in this regard 18 sald to bo moat oqu- cluslye, & — WESTERN BDANDITTI. BANTA Fr, N, M, April 12—Saturday throo Toxus dosperadoes, the lender of whom wae numod Bakor, rodo into a small town on tho Denver & Rio Grando extension, fourmliles from tho cnd of the rajlway trock, and with drawn ro- volvors, robbed every store and saloou in the town, making thofe victhnd fail in and follow them, Attho lust placo, kept by a Prenchman! ol wero nnda to walk up to the bar and drink at tho expouss of the pmnrlclnr, aftor which tho scoundruls went thropgh’ him, and suirted to . loave, As Daker turned, the Frenobman Jumpod on i, wrosted & revolver from his iund, and put five balls In hlm. The othor two ran to tholr horacs and osun, ong withu bullet In him, luker 'vas' wanted (1 Now il‘cg}w. whoro thore was 4 roward of $1,000 for ental Thomas Riloy, of Marengo, Iowa County, was drowued yuflu{&uy i T ¥ ——— A BRAKEMAN KILLED, DetiolT, Mok, April 12,~Albort Brandlmore, alrakoman, was killod last. night on tho Port Huron & Northwestorn truin noar Croswoll, Mich. 1o was lonning from o car and his head Btruck tho fonco of u cattlo-guard, NITRO-GLYCERINE, 2 Povanxxersie, N, Y., Aprit 12.—David Dow- noy und Michnel Drodorick wero kitled and John Murray sovoroly injured by the oxplosionof a altro-glycorine eartridge. . FATALLY BURNED, Deriorr, dich, April 12—Warron Nowsomo, o child, was fatally burued this mornlug at Coral, Mich., by his cluthos taking tiro ‘while pluying nuar a stove, A MOTHER'S LOVE., A Pathor Steals His ‘Litilo Girl from Its Mothior in 'Toxus —'The Boreaved Mother Tracks Him Through Several Statesy and ally Iocovers Mer Darliug at North Adams, Mass, Bieclat Dixpateh to The Chicago Tribuns, NoRTIL AvANS, Mass,, April 13.—-A romunce in roal life fs exciting thistown. Lastovoningn Mrs. Wilion, about (3 years old, stated to the police that threo yenrs ago, whilo living in Gale veston, hoe busband stole her ltile xlrl, thon 8 yours old, and sinocc then she hus followed her hushand and daughtor through Oblo, Towa, Now York, and other States. In ouc of tho Westorn Btates sho camo fuco to faco wiih thomina TRAIN=-WRECKERS, Spectal Dirvateh to The Chicago Tribuns, INDRPENDENGE, Tn,, Aprll IR=Luat night some villain or villains attemptod 10 wreok tho east- bound night traiu on the Jowa Division of the Ilinols Contral Raliroad at a orossing about & mile and n half wost of Indopendonco, Ia. They placed a broken rall in tho outtlg-guard, loaning 1o micet tho pussengorstrulu trom tho Woat, but fortunatoly tho train from the East was nusrly two hours late, and ran on the vbstruotion froi tho east side l‘l‘lpmu aver and throwing it from tho truok, No clow to iho porputrutors, ——— . church, but at tho concluslon of the FEARYUL FEUD, sorvico © bystandor, at the father's | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 13.—~Near Groons- diroction, hold bor fust untll - ho | bur, Ind., two familic, Luwronco and lov, one cscapod With -tho ‘child,. before sho | puged b w row with pistols, KULS, and axes. lco, had a chance to stato hor'cago, Bluco thon aho has soon nothing of thom, bigt, had traced them toNorth Adauis, and hiro shy: usked the 00- | elved n pistol-bullot, und was dungerously operation of .tho police. found that i | wounded; wulla oue of tho fomale Lawrenoos St o dupplonbyy R buny | Janract sty e sy i e o (0. e o fu a L Vi, X wortously, b~ - T Whnan Fe00Lvo ROLICe (AL 1hwould 1t ro | D078 Woundad loss ¥ stored to her lust night ut tho itichmond Hous, But sovern! hours of wnltlnfl were fruitlcas. ‘Y'o-duy tho gir) wus found with a fumily Uvive on_Church streot, wheps stio was loft yeaterday, Bhbo did not rocognize Aur uwthur ut first, having been lod to bulfove her doad, but to-night thoy aro rounited, Tho futher {8 supposvd to hava Tound work ‘a3 au overscor of o lumbur-mith uorods the linu, . tho father, recolved u load ufstiot In the should- or, and will dle. Lawronce, who shot bim,ro- © —— A FEMALE CROOK, .. .Bpecial Disputeh to The Chicago Tribunss . . + Laysing, Mich., April, 12.—Sheri® Toun, of Tonin, spntted a femule crook by the nawe of Myrtn Porking {n the Lavslog Jlouse to-ulght, and took her luto custody. 8ho wus wanted for steatiug guitos ?uuuu(y of gooda at Groeavilie, s I which ho foundia ber room, it © o STEAMSHIP NEWS, ANOTHER SUFARLAND, New Yonk, April lL—Arrived, the Gen, Wers Beuixarseun, Mass, Aprilj2,—Charles A, der, from Bruinen; the Whestphalla, from Hams burw; sad tho Coltlo Monarch, from Londoa, . LIVEIRROOL, April 1—Arrived, tho Maratyon, 2romy Now York, o g BOUTIAMPTON, Aprll 12.~Adived, the Neokar, from New York, A PHILADELPUIA, April ‘13.—Arrived, the Lord Clive, frum Liverpool. ) KNIGHTS‘V{' HONOR. - CLRVELAXD, 0., April 13~~The Ohfo Grand Ladge of .the Knlghts of Tjonor convened here to-day; about £00 in attondance, “Ther will be a banquet to-night. Trikgs, akod 31, shot Charlés By doud dure ;nu- a dunce ut Petham, Btétsoh'hud_soparated p‘-“rli; bis wite, whow Driggs, Iykon 0 & e ‘A Fool, WOMAN, G CINOINNATI, April 32=Mrs., Fgls, of 9 Hennor stroot, uged about 40, hus clopad with Constan Kellor, ugod 10, The woman ‘; ves o husbaug and fasclly of ohildren, suversl Rbont the agv of hur lutedt love, a2 a5 A RAOCINE MAN IN TROUBLE. DETRGIT, April 12.~Two or tbvdo weoks agd, J. A, Scbinits of Bacino. Wis.ubtalnod a Jotter placo $500,000 stock belonging to the Dnnxmuum,_ from the Chicago Post-Ofice containiog a draft for $300 which hie ot cashed and flod this city. He wan-zrrosied this morning by Post-Office In- nrmw llurllnfiol Chicago, taken before Judge Hreown' of the United States Court and pleaded wullty., A warrant was fssucd of tho case to Iliinols. KILLED 1118 FATHER-IN-LAW, Crxcinpars, 0., Aprll 12, Petersburg, Ind,, special reports that James Btevens atruck his fathor-in-luw, Janes Nunce, with o handsplke at n logerolling, and killed him. fut it aces not sny whothor the killing was mallcious. e ¢ MURDER TRIAL. ¢ Newnuna, N. Y., April 12.—Tha trial of Reau- mont I3, Buck, of Texas, n Cadet at West Point, for shonting Jobn G. Thompson, Jr., in Juno Inst, ut Highland Falls, has begun, A ¢ DOCTOINY CONVICTED, LxMAns, Iown, April 12.—~Dr. Torter was con- vivted at Sloux City of rape, and 'hus buen sen- {fnreyud toflve years at tho Anamosa Peniten- Rry. ¢ CANADA. THE CANADIAN IIGII COMMISSION- " ER IN ENGLAND, ' Bpeetal Dispateh to Th Chicdgo Tribunes TORONTO, Ont., April 12.~Tho Erening Tele- gram, In an oditorial on tho mission of Bir A. T, Qait aa High Commissionor, sa; “ 8o farus the two things of lovking after loans and direct- ing the tide of emigration arn concerned, tho ndvantage of Canada baving a represcatative in England {8 sapparcat. Bir Alexander Galt s firat-rato at those things. Dut Cansdu lsonly a depondency, and has no independent power, ‘T nnswer France would make to 8ir Aloxander Galt if ho asked that munlr{: to negotiate with ‘blm would probably 0, thot En- xland . dld not mnegotiate with Algern: under similar cir- und Bpain would un‘f. cumstances, that England did not negotiute with Cuba, It may be flatteriog to our vunity as colonists to soud & _reprosentative to England, und maintain him in groat style,withun Alde-de- Catnp to follow him around on borscbaok. - But +It might be Juat as well for us to reniember that we ure only culonists nftor all; and that, if our roprescntatives get snubbied, tho fault s not Illlsgl':‘i.,yul that of tho Uoverumentwhich appolots hent, ‘Tho Glohe ndviscs Sir Aloxander Gnlt to throw up hisotlice and come home. A LUNACY CASE, . 8pectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, * Tononwo, April 12.—After hearing the argu- monts for & commission of lunacy In the case ot Albaugh, Vice-Chancellor Blake held that some of tha delusions of which cvidence was glven were such s might beentertaiued by n sano man; but he was afiopinion that othors sufficiently established Aibuugh's lunacy. For oxumple, suspecting tho fidelity of his wifo was not un fosane delusion: but suspecting that his family wished to poison him wis, Supposing that tho Now Jerusulem was golng to bo on oartlr, und even placiug it in & particular place, was not u murk of fusunity: but planning to breuk open the banks, and uso the gold wid silver to pave tho New Jerusalem, was. The Judge mude un order doglaring Jahn Albrugh a lunaile, and up'nvgntlnz Jobn Milne the cowmittes of his vitate. for the removul A BWORD-SHOVEL. Bpsetac Disputehs o The Chicago Tribuné, . OrTAWSA, April 12.~Joseph H. Perriult, who is horo with a viow of obtaintag from the Govern- ment the subsldy voted for u line of transat- lantio stenmers, hns Just submitted to tho in- spection of Muj.-Gen. Lunrd a sword-shovel ‘which he has patented In France, und whicn hus heen highly approved of by the French 3in- ister of War. The article fu questuon can be putto soveral uses, Fitted on to the samo spring us that by which the sword-bayonet s uttactied 10 tho ritlo, it can housed for “digxing trenches or throwing up cartoworks, Dy plant- ing tho bayouet fu the cround, the shovel bu- comes o shelter for skirmishors. or sharpsnootors {:: l‘:m rifle-plta, Whon soparated, It can bo nsed breast-plate by belng placed under the tunfe. TOE NEW YACHT ATLANTA. Spectal Digpaleh $2 The Chicago Tribune, Brruevivug, April 1%—The Sccretury of the Hoy ot Quinte Yacht Club has writton to the Now York Yucht Clut, stutlg thut Capt, Cuth- bert's uow yacht, tho Atlunta, which - to con- test for the Awmerlen cup, ls nenrly In frame, sud will be pushed forward 10°complotion ne rupidly us possible. Tho challenge will by for- waurded omtlolully at au carly date, A full de- seription ol the how yacht has ulroudy appeured InTuE Touse, BILLIARDS.' Schaéfor St Further Increascs IXis Leud Ovor Slossen in the Match of 4,000 Points, NEw Yonk, April 12.—About 8,000 persens, in- cluding mauy ladies, gathered In the Academy of Musle to-night to witness a contlnuntion, of tho billlard mutch botween Slosson und Schiueflor. Pluy was culled at 8:07, when Schuefor con- tinued © his’ thirty-fitth inalog, on which he reached his B00th polut Monduy: evening, He mado nn easy run of 21, and missed, when Blosson Increased hls scoro by four points, making kis totnl 621, nyelost Bohaefur's &1 Tho gama proceoded smoothly and without strikingly dittieult ehots until tho thirty-ninth Inning of Blosson. Ho had mudesieool and carerul shots, and had brought the balls In guod positlon for o run down tho sido rall, when Lon Morris, um- pird for Schuofor, called “foul.”” The referco decided “no foul!” Hlokson continued his play, and did not miss until he had piuced 51 shots to hisoredit.” In thanoxt inuing Sehuefor mode i2vhots, und failed fn thothrue followinw mniogs. Duriug tols thse 210sson uppesred nervous aud oxoll and whop ho went to tho tablo with iy ¢uo ho romalned thure vnly long cnough to make ong or two shotd, sud thon suparate tho balls aad miss un u round-the:table shot. Behaefor in tho meuntine was quite cool and composed, and, though ho sometimes went - to tho tuble und roturned without wuking a count, yot tho fnot that ho was ubosd of his opponuent durved .o keep hiin ealn, Whon Schaufer watked to the tuble for the Hfty-slxth Inning hy had LIS shots to his credity and Blusson but 783, By o sorles of oxcollont gnthering shota Sobuofer sucoveded in bringiug the balls 1n 0 dosirsble position nloug the rall. With care- fuland measurod handling of the oue ho sug- cocded in slowly driving the. balls duwn thoe rail, and turnod tha * balk' line by skiliful pluyiwr, fhus ho continued until tho “scoror oatled S, und Bebrufer resumed bis sont, whily Slosson arose und walked to tho table, only to return without increasing his scoro, Schaefer then mudo w very haudsomo shot, and pilssod on n mussd, Blosson folluwed with arun of 4, aad Hohnofor fafled to count 1u the succeeding throe unings. In tho next tnotag, howover, Sehuefor run 185, completing his b, and tho gume vlosed ‘When Morrls, Bchoofer's um‘plru. Interrupted the run of Sloason by u clulin of foul, which wus not ullowed, Slusson flushed with auger, aud, tuening upon Morrels, degsouncod him, upenly uecusing bl of maklng the olaim purposcly to annoy bim, and dooluring bo was not - gentlo- man, 1o and Bexton then walked toguther to the'referec und protested agalnst Morrls' cone tinuing to act as Sobunfor's wid. There was an angry dcono of sutno moments' duraton. Mor- ris domanded Slosson's moauiug, and the latter ropented hisstatemont, saying Lt Moreis wusun unyenticnlunly porson. 1o ouiid see biu (Slosdon) any timo i ho desirod a4 personul vxplanation. Knvanagh smoothed the ditiouity over for o time und Slosson continued, wuking 8 befure bo wissed. Tho fncldent, howover, hud ity effest ar thoroughty unnorviug tho alruady unsteudy play of tho chumplon, he wus powuricss o uterposs furthor opposition to his adversary’s trinuplisnt prowrcas, His fratures continuod Hushed, e flmrml at Sorsis In nuger, und pluywd so wlidly s to excite the commiseration of the spectators, To rogain tho Jost ground duriug ‘tha uvenlug wis wordo than bupeivs, sud this fact guve voulidence to Holnefer, who cotortained Lthe houso with somo sploudid ux- nibitions of his skill. ’ AN ALLEGED CROOKED ATTORNEY, Speclat Dispateh to The Curcago Tribuna, * MILwAUKKE, April 13.—Frank B, Van Valkene buryg, an ottornuy of this oity, who has boun oo oupying & vousplouous position fur sume yeurs pust for the part by hus taken In sults that buve Loun brought agulnst the olty for duinago, hud boeu caught iu e Jisreputablo trunsuotion that wil! In all probabitity cuuso hiw na littie trouble, In tho Ciroult Court d"i;d"y 13 lmuu[l\lredhmt oftlolal documents bod boun tampered with and Buines urused frdin i sumnImony, pguun J. Urton churged Van Vaikonburg with tho uffeisg und dutunded that a comiittve bo apuointed to fnvestiguto the matter, Van Valkenburg ads 1uitted chut somw on in hiv otlice bad mudo the altorutions, but sald thut ho wis respousible for their, Tho Clerk of tho Court sald thut samo thwo ugs Vaa Valkenbarg borrawed an eruser feous alw, and e ho saw pim using it on roooris. e matter. will be viliclally fuveati- guted 10-UETOW, e e————— .~ NEW ELEVATOR COMPANY, Councit BLurys, la., April 12.—A mcoting of ths Councli Blutfs Etuvator Compuuy wus held n’the Unlon Pacific Hotel boro to-day with a view of cowwenclng the work of orecting un elovator at this poiut a3 ko early date with u cu- for tho evening. 7 s TIE 5CONE: BCHAEFER—21, 2 UI“' 1, 1, 40, 0, 8,8,1,1, 8, 14, T, 013, 0, 0y 185, 0, 12 48, 0,0, 14, 0, 0,8, 0, 0, 0. .- e b,"'.!f:"nd‘ 0, . Grotn toral Lo 0 B"g’fi“{l’é"g'o d.“ I'l.u'dl'lu 0, ¥, 4, 12, 10, 8, hobh 'J'hinl.'aal.“é&mnfi!:nml: g T'hno of game—3 bours aud 10 winutes: pacity fof 1,000,000 bushels of graln. A Board ; of Directors, consistiog of Bidney Dillon of tho Unfon Pacifie, Marvin Hughitt of the North- of resolutions Indorsing tho proposed plan'for the ercction of A Memorial H ndjournmont was had, Al At it western Halirond, Cable of the Iock Tsland, W e ————— Khinbmil of tho Unton I'acific, T, J, Potter of the . Bnrlington, Mr. Hopkins of the Wabash, and .A.MUfiEl\[ENTS. X George F, Wright of this city, were solocted, and iliasg 4 tho Tonrt clecled Mr, Dillon Prestdent, Mr, IIOOLEY’S, finghitt Vice-Prealdent, and Gcorge Wright Becretary and Treasurer. Work on the elevator will bo comtmenced inaldg a few woeks, and will ba completed (n timo to_handlo grain shipments this year. 1t will be orected near tho Union Pa- clfio Depot jn this city: THE F1IRE RECORD. AT WHEELING, W, VA.. Wuranixg, W, Vi, April 12—Early thik morn Ing tho large furniture faotory of Metznar, Scholl Bose & Co. caught fire, nnd in two hours was in ruins, Tho factory was situated i tho most populous part ot the clty, and was surroundaed by tramno tencment-hauses, which saveral times cuught fire, but were put out by tho exertions of tho Uepartimont, Tho factory was bullt {n 189, nnd wns onoof the laryest In tho West, Tho bullding wns stored with finlshed stock for the spring trade, all of which will bo u total loss, AT SHEBOYGAN, WIS, Bpecial Dispaleh ta The Chicago Tribunss ‘Whon an author nowadays wriles something vory stupld and puts it on tho stago in the form of a play, ho invariably trics to dodge criticlsr * by calling it n * dramatio absurdity.”” Mr, Josoph Bradford, who cleverly adaptod , * Our Dache-' lors,” Is the authoc of tho latest '“absurdity,” which was presented on Mondaynight for the * first tima by Iobson aond Crarde. ' The popularity ot these two gohtlemen In* thiacity Is very great, ns cvery une knows, and, Inspite of tho objectionable weather, tho house. was crowded: with people who were ready to inugh whon ' the ' comedlans meroly opotied 1tholr mouths. It was a friendly, good-humored al@jence, ready to be tickled « with o straw. Lot us hope thoy will always have such audiences, for it - cortalnly will ro- quire considorable forbearanee on the part of those o front ‘of tho foot~ I'gits tn stand this ‘mass of truck which Mr, Bradford hos put bohind them sod called * A, T, 1000, or Whit.Wao Aro Coming To."” BuepovaaN, Wis, April L2—Four framo ‘;’;:.,J,’,‘,".fi: "m‘,’“’":,’,‘z,,“""fi""fi‘,f ‘{{toallt bulldlogs noar the cornor ot Contre and Elghth | o fmprobable and © uttorly . ridloulous,”” strocts were consumed by fire about 1 o'clock this morning. ' Leopold Wolskopl, losson sa- loon, bullding, and furnitury, $2,300, with £1,500 Insurance in tho Commerclal of New York; Willlawn Hollls, loss on storo and bullding about £2,000, with 81,600 insuranco In tho Milwaukoo Mechunics’ Mutual; Theodore Dicckinans, loss on jewelry and hduschold woods nbout $800, fully coverwd by insuratnce In the Panix of Hartford and the Franklin of Philadelphin: loss of Phlll . Binz on suloon, building, und furnitire, $1,000, and, we might add, entirely unworthy tho abilities of Messrs, Robson and Crane. . Tho pleco.is meant to bo o satiro upon the women's sufrage movement, nod olms to repres sent Hoston ilfe after tho Ml . lennial - period, brought about by the full vietory of the ndvocates of female supremacy, shnll bave beguu. The women are all dressed o & sort of Bloumer costume nnd {lll the places fow occupled by e, whilo the men oceupy with 1500 Iusuranico 1 tho Germantown: w. | L0 places now lied by womon. ‘The author M. lool’s loss on library, £100; uniusurens dums fi?fl.m"fifé&"'&m?""m i%gl:‘l"%’mebtyn) 3 e human nuture wis fashioned in some other way than thnt in which the Almighty bas fashioned It Had Mr. liradford used hls idea cloverly he inight, by thus turniog the socitl eoonomy of . things' upside down, have produced some- thing ninusing, but he has not. "Ha has morely nge to three ndjolntng ‘bulldings of Guorge End yostimated at ¥80, covernd by lasunines In the Atnericau of Philadelphia; luss of End & Kent on stock, $100, covered by policies fn tho Liver pool & London & Globe. CHICAGO. stretohed the misernblo old two-uct furce, ** The M"x’healarm from Box 418 at 6:85 and from Dox Y'!M{I’t n.lmc:'w"m(lwc ngxlnk u:;t o J," at 6 o'clock lust event) o g L 2 U84 e 8 cluck lust ovonlng was cuused by @ | stretehing ‘fas_ coustaeratiy woakened tt. |1t » &= | our recolicction scrves us, the thread of fho - Hubbard strect, owned by John Bmith, and oc- | plot in “T'he Spirlt of 'i6" was almost cupled by M. A. Nees, " Daumage, $10. Oause, | identical “with™ that in - Mr, Brads boys pluylng with matches wbout some hay. . s — FIFTEEN PER CENT. This Is the Advance Wanted by the South Slde Rallway Conductors and Drivers, s > A meeting of the employés of the Chicago City rd's now and originul composition, and #0 w8 the gonernl treatment of the fdes. But this would bave mattered little had Mr Drudford tmproved upon tho nike terlul. As §t is, he las merely served, with stupld trhomings 4 very coarso hneh, not above what we generally find on tho ariety stage, and all:the popuurity of sven ‘lthe gluc brathers®™ wii, we are afratd, Ratlway was beld lust eventog ot 104 Pwenty :::‘;‘“Eehr:rl::,cwg::alt‘:}n in the ' oleer second street. The men were lute ln assem- | noticlog. gures bling, and L wos not until halt-pust 10 | . o -cdees withli e I8 il 5 that tho 1cporters wero udinttted, and this only ufter their credentials wore cxamined, About 200 cmployés were present. Tho Chainoun stated that the object of the mectiog wus to consider tho subject of mn advanco in [l nor well contrived; its vulgar; its dialog is wishy-wushy; In sbort, us wd bave said; is unworthy tho reputation of those clever gentle- senscless, Btupld, the wholo afruir, wages. Ono or two men spoke In favor of defer- ::fi‘,';fl;w,.':‘“ T‘:,‘:,""mcm"t“”:tm'l‘:’l‘g? ‘1’!;:::‘; LA ring nny action untll the Superintendent's re- | the “absurdity” is & burlesque of turn, but this sentiment did qot meet with'much | grand opura—luzged into tho zlfird act favor. A conductor made a vigorous speech in favor of some aggressive action. ‘Tho uity pross had misrepresented tho South Bido men as to the nmouut of wuges.. Ho hopod tho re- purters woutd corrvct. tho erroneous ~ fwm- presslone, and sot thom right before tho public. Hy stuted that on Cottage Grove avenuu thery ure thirty ears running six, seven, or eight trips, two houra tuch to the round trip, For this tho Py 18 50 cents & trip If tho man Lus been In eut= ploy Tur 1 yeur, 22 cents per teip artor u montu's oiploywent, waking thu ~ avemige rate of* pay ubout 15 _centa an hour. In cuntrast with this the West Side men ‘nre patd about 1755 cents per hour, This movement is to placo tho Sbuth Side men on the snime basls a8 thoso of the West Side. . The Compuauy sny thoy are willing 1o advance the wuires, but Mr. Holines {8 awny. o went away during the West 8(de strike. [Laughter] It is unneeessury to wault for Mr. Holwes' raturn. ‘[he powur rests with the Buurd of Directurs. A number of men spuke ut some, tength upon the grievances of tho cmploycs, tho . hard work ‘whlch lhog' wre expected to o, uad the smull amount of wages pull, Duriug tho lust beasy snow-sturm n driver wus mentioocd who worked ali any and until 10 ut night trylog in without riyme ot reason—in which Blessci. Hovson und -~ Ceung_— &n Miss Alicla .+ Itobson participrte. *In the cast there are 3rs, Mary Myers, Mrs, Elln Wren, Mrs. Van Derlng, und Miss Graco Thorno, u daughter of Mr. Charles R. 'Fhorne, Jr. who indicates tho pusscsslon of - talent, A, D, 100" will, run until turthor notico. ¢ B ITAVERLY e Miss Genevieve Ward's acting in the r0le of Stephunte in * Forget-Me-Not ™ should be_ by nll who can npprociute fine drumatio Wwork. It 1s seldom that we bave upon our stage In tho courss of u scason such nn artiste 18 this nue, who brings to the, interprotation of character such intellectuul strongth; und carrles out her concoption with such skill and tdelity, This will bo tho lnst weelk of Miss Ward's ulie gugewment. & 0 M!VICKER'S, s “The Legion of Honor,".n French moloe drawn, recently scen I this. city, is ngaln up for consideration. It was repro- duced at MeYicker's on Monday ovening, valn tuget hiscar down-town, for which severa | und will Lo seen’ evory night doriyg exposure he:got only $1.60, on were piid 10 | the present week. . The plece 1sa erude eximpiy centa un hour Tor day-work on the szow-plows, | of Freoch melodemug, with a strouy, very lne + nud 15 centa for night-work, llents and costof | genfous, L fwprovable plot, — ‘cuns living baa advanced, but tho Compuny did not | talnfog many oxeiting situations -+ and recognize thls facl. Tho Compuny requirea o | soversl well-druwn chiracters. In - cost, deposit of $&) from ench man 0 u ¥ tho pluy 18 very fortunate in baving such peos * GUARANTEE OF 1S NONVSTY plo as Mr, Bam Plerey, Mr. Lewls Murrlson, Mr. Fuorreat ftoblnson, und Misa Annic Grabow. anit to cover any dumage for which ho may bo | yoViekor hus set tho drama with tha usual ute Held responsiblio. Tho Compuny curcs fittla 3 B whmhcx;r%?u "l:ml.l'“y l;lla tlhal.vm Iyl:" duys or ton AepHdwrodiiny o STE 7z years. They hold w-chattel mortynee on the THE OLYMPIC. > X trag vid| thut v o - ',’y',f,';‘ b: “531'.5 ';uw;:.ff,'{'.,' g:-" X ‘..'.',’f pose At this' theatre the varléty combination of sible damauves, » n” do . not feel | Kelly aud Ryau Is performing., Leo und Orvillo, 'ho - mf like slaning uwoy thelr bread and butter, Sevgral men representing the different lines, spoke of the low wiuges to which they were sub- titting and went into u grent dealof dotadl us to thotr hurdships, and claimivg tiat they ought to be puid us well a8 the Wost Sido men, It was urwed In opposition to the policy of awulting tho return of tho Superiutendent that u large number of “students” urt belng put oit the road, and thut by the 234 tho Conpany would huve a full fores to man the roud, Thoy did not wvon feel safe in sending o' commitico us re- suested for fear that they would bo singled out *und discbarged, ‘Thu feoliug wus- strong for prompt and doelsive aetun. 4 THE PETITION, which 18 signed by nbout 300 «auen, reads ns fol- ows: Ci10AGO, Aprll 0, 1881—To C.. 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