Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 21, 1881, Page 3

TTE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, APRIL Zi, ISSI—UWILVIS FAGISS, “NEW YORK. Business Showing the Hard Knocks It Has Received from the Weather. Tho Share Market Delicately Balanced, wilh the Chances Good £ Either Way. Edison’s Peoplo Iighly Exultant over the Grant of o Pera petual Franchise, The " Evenine Mail ” Believu Mr. McGeoch is a Bold Pirate, Lake Capt. Eydde. gomo Dellcate Sarcnsm Dollghtfully Mixed with Candor Touchlug on Fastora. Whitelaw Reld—The World'a Fair & ¢ Doad Bust""—Blanders ou Win- -dom, MONEY, DIMINISHLD BUSINESA, Tew Yonk, April 20.—~From the Publle: achanges for the week ending April 16 would ereaten false imprussion if It were not remeiberedd that the 15th was Good Friday, and i this State and soveral others was ob- served ns a ollday. At Now York, Phila- delphln, Baltimore and New Orleans, and probably Chiengo alsu, the weck embraced only Bve working dnys in 1881 against slx in 180, ‘Tho decrenss in exchangus 3 not so uch as one-slxth at any city, while the In- creaso nt other polnts was large, Exeluding New York, thoe Inerense in exchanges Is 3.7 por cent, notwithstanding the holiday, and would bu over 10 per cent, with allowance for suspension of denlings 'l‘rhluy in thres chtiesonly, At New York the sales of stock smounted to 1,731,788 shares, and the ex- chauges, after dedueting double warket value of stocks wore about §516,154,100, o de- crease of ubout one-sixth in comparison with the net oxchanges for the corresponding week of Inst year, Detnils for the weeks ending April 0tl ut San Francisco and April 1uth at other cities ara ns follows: o+ o TRATIND50 eoes TI0GHL Taltimoro, New Orleat Ban Frauel Loutsville Pittaburg .. . Miwsukeo. Providenco Indianapoll Clevaland. Kansas C| 1560 . Total...... Quustde Now BUSINESS FOI THE was large, though thore are still evidences of a partial faterruption as a consequence of the ‘Tecent severs wenther in the Northwest. It Js probable that soine depression on, this ac- comnt willbefolt throughout tha season, slnce the farmers and others in the regions which liave been so long shut In by snow and lco will be pressed for a time when the late |¥rum comes, and will not mokeas large pur- ciinsed this season s usual, On the other hand, new furms by the thousand are belng vpened, and raflroads, and mines, and fieto- rles and the prodyotive power of the coun- try Is raj dly expandingg, while smployment isthms given to many thonsands who woro furmerly unablo to_consumo freely, Forces ‘Whichtend to an expansion of business are constant in operation, while tho interruptions caused by exceptionally unfavorablo weather are femporary, and would be wholly forgot- ten by August uniess the crops of this year shoult be unexpectedly small. ‘The volume of business is o Iarge, aven now and {n comn- parison with the most inflated perlod of last year, that the situation i8 not by an means ouraging, STREET TALK, THL NULLS VERY CONFIDENT, Bpecial Diapaten to Tna Chicaco Tridund. New Yorg, Al 20.—Stock speculation eontinued to-day to display some lively trans- aetlons, both In teeling and prices. There Is unguestionnbly n large short interest in the wmatkot outstanding, and many who operato onthat side with iusufiielent margins were forced to the wall or compelled to cover, the brakers taking fright on one side quite as easllyns on the othier. There were those who declared that tho clique hended by Jay Gould bl been unloading grentlines of their shorts the Grangers and the trunk llnes and ‘were purchasers of the Soutiiwesterns, ‘The {uture of the jarket, huwever, is sufliclent- Iy befogked to ongendor some snsplolon at the ramarkable rise, due principally to ma- alpulation, A LEADING DULL OPKRATOR, !‘n speaking of the situntion to-duy, says: ‘There I3 no reason why the market should estronger than it was two days ago, but | the fact romains that it 1s stronger, The bears say It 1s only n rally, sud that prices il go lower than before, but thero is a strong feeling that bottom prices were renchied esterday, and that we shall have an advan- clug market from this on, There has been a 8ood deat of inside buying., Shorts have covered to-day by Mr; Keone, Mr, Cam- ack, and others, Mr, Smith covered yestor- gfly. 2ud has beon buying long stock to- ‘:nr;“’l‘ho leading brokers report & large otordors this morning, and many ol i say that outside buying hns fairly be g“fl- Muny tave telegraphed out-of-town "ll:mm to send In thelr ordors if they uy TO OET IN AT THE BOTTOM.” it he advancs in Rochestor & Dittsburg,” b & Diteetor fn the rond to-duy, * has bean nvl: ::l;:lnfimy. 'l‘nlu stock nnld lnmn‘:ua i on very heavy purchnses,—25- 01030000 shares in a block, ‘The best of it "o pool has been formed, afd tho 'rhm[:l beon bought on Ita own merlts, alterno tobs a meeting of the Board this Portan ::n‘ at wihich some natters of fm- frony noMwlll be consldered, The rond was P iester to Salumancs, but it 1s.t0- be nded in soveral directions.” mlfivfuzn CHEERY BULY, OPRMRATOR e Put us on record us gaying that the " d.l Prices ut the senson wie touched yes- Bl n)a.a ‘Tho bearmovement has culmlnated, iy l"(e beink coverod os fast as possible, Wll‘lrl l;ll (\Jvrl‘l,l ndvt:ncn grutm tl:ls (;Imu m:j \ cors & rlse of twenty-five n 5'?,’.52"""““ Delween now and tho st of Thers 1 WINDOM, . mde g, fas heen a vory strong endeavor o e part of one morning paper here lnnmgfi‘ Seeretary Windom with Irregular Nurthe D8 In the purchuse aud sule of Benspom Pacltle stock whils ho was iy _the Uker to-qr 08 conversing with a leading arke g-ilny on this subject, and he re- tis B !mc no patlenca with the abuse s wered on Seeretary Windom be- Pacifle s happenod to own some Northern e 1) lfi'lu There are somo people who Tiven ilnk that if o publlo mun wakes an e -;nz outalde of g sayings-bnuk that ho 0t hugpd g o, 3 Vreclous nonsense, 1 linve Wi Td B busingss-man say o word abont blul‘l‘l"fll[l)l ‘:src:ggn: of this connectlon, The e politicaf eaulfltfikm e Wi 5 INITELAW REID J0UY 1AY wipy, SIMPLY “guph ;nn HIM HIX MOXTLS, ¥ r";«'{-‘ Dispates 1o m‘cl:uuau Tribune, ki, Youk, April 2.—some edterprising bondent of a Western papor got hold | contemplating” matehmony, of a rumor wrong end to yestorday and sent it ont to the country. It wos te the offeet that thore was lo be & change In the editorlnl fnanagoment of the Now York Tribune,—that Mr. Whitelaw Reld was about to retlre, und would b suc- eeaded by Col. John Hay, and that tha latter had mndea contract to do the work on the pper in questioh for a perfod of five years. There s only one graln of truth In the report, and that i that Col. -Hay Is to assume tho chiof aditorial funetions of the Tribune. I8 régime will, howover, be Ilmited to six months, As ls well known, Mr. Reid §s Indeed, he engrossed in - this fandable business at present that he hosn't time or fnclination perhaps to think of anything else. Ile comes to his oflico. very little nowadays, and glveas but slight attention, so far ns working hours are concerned, to tho prepn- rauon of the great datly of swhich ho Is the hend and eontroding spirit AB ONE OF 118 TIEUTENANTS SAID to mo yesterday, when talking over tho mat- ter, “Mr. Reld s very Irregilar now, and doesn’t get around here much.” ‘The weddilg, I belleve, Is fixed for about the firat weel {n May, and it ig tho Intention of the coupls to inake an extonded European trip. With this in view, Mr, Reld has en- gnged Col, Ilay to nssume charge of the Tribune in’ his absonce. Tho latter was quite reluctant to do this, but, out of friend- ship for the former, consented to do it, pro~ vided he might be reldhsed at the end of slx months, * Thera has been somo gzossip re- garding Mr. Reld and the Berlin_ Mission, atarted n few days ago by the World, but that gontloman snys thers is no truth in the story, EDISON EXULTANT Bpeclal Dispateh to The Citeago Tribune, Nrw Yonrg, April 20.—At the oftices of the Edison Electrle Light Company there was great exultation to-usy over the granting of tho franchise permitting the Compuny to Iny ity wires in the strects. ‘Lhe franchise enn- not, according to precadent, berevoked, and Is perpetual, Circnlnrs wore sent out last night calling in monvy from subscribers to the stock of the city company, In order to begin operatlons on an immense seale, and orders were given this morning for the purchase of the down-town building which has; been selected for the first generating statlon. Spenking of the introduction of the light, the Vice-President, Me. Eaton, sald this afternoon: **The insurance companles haveshown so much interest In our work that we are preparing & £ A COTTAGE with our lamps in it, which we shall invite the Insurance peoplo to set fire to by any derangement of our wires or lamps that coulid possibly inppen. 1f on'e of anr lamps should bo broken to pleces by ablow the light would go out instantly, so fasy that we do not believe that, I a handful o powder and stones was thrown amalust onnof onr Inmps, demolishing it, the powder would Ignite. - Is 80 deeply L) NO MATCHFES will be used except for kindling fires; we cx‘wct to reduce the costof Insurance un bulldings lighted by our systew_to ntlenst haif of what It is nt present. In theatres’ the danger from re wl 0 alniost nnlluna although lights will be used with greatér freedom in all parts of the house and stage. If u pleca of scenery fa ls agalust some of our lamps it will destroy the lamps, and_the light will go out, hut that 1s all, No fire ean resuit. . We have decided, in response to many requests. to establlslr* another statlon at onca In the district Including the most expensive houses in tho city, say betwefen Forty-second streot and the park, Third and Sixth avenues, and a Inrge numbar of men will begin the work of wiring the houses to-morrow,” ‘WORLD’S FAIR. A FAILURE, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. NEw Yonk, April 20.—The World’s Fair scheme I lInngiishing, and bids fair to die. Thers Is to be one more effort mude next Wedndsday, and the interim will be devoted to encouraging the railrond companies to and - to thelr subscription, and thus placo the financial affalrs of the Commission on & sound busis, Whather the compannles will meet the oxpeetations of thae more sanzulne of the Commissioners is atill o question, but, if they do not, the prob- ability Is that the scheme of holding a World’s Falr in this city in 1883 will bo aban- doned, ‘The tiue to prepare an exhibition on a sealo ns grund as that proposud wonld bo short, even if the money was all subscribed now, and the Commission wns ready to brenk ground -at once. Still, the work might* bo accomplished if the funds were Becured, but wueh further delay in gotting the necessary funds must Inevitably result in the postponement, If not in the utter abandonment, of the enterprise, The gentlemen hnaving the matter in charge have worked hard and enrncstly to sccure the requisit subscriptions, and, It they have talled, : THE PAULT 18 NOT THEIRS, At the meeting on Wednesday next someo definlt action will be taken by the Exeeutlve Committee, and the enterprise will be elther falrly launched, or its* prosecution at this time will Do stopped. Among the mombers of the Cowmmiltee a wids difference ~ of opinlon . oxists as to the practlcability of pushing the schome ot the present time. Some ura still sanguine of success, bolleving that, at the Iast mo- ment, the trausportation companies will come to tha rescue, whilaothers have no hesitation In expressing thelr doubta of the possibility of securing onough money to hold a fuir In_ 1854, Others silll aro Indignant at the lnkewarmuess shown be thoss whose inter- ests would be most grently benelited by the falr, and aro detormined to make no furthor offort to securo subseriptions until these peo- pla como to the front and do thelr share, GRIBCOM. SATGASY OF A VERY GOOD OUDER, ¥OI NEW Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. New Yonrk, April 20.—The Evening Mall, referring to the attempt that is to be mada In Chicago by the man Griscom to rival Dr. Tanner and Miss Deuell in thematter of fnat- Ing, says, editorially: **Chicngo people are hardly stmple-minded enough to reward Griscom’s enterprisa with a fortune. Most of the scientific foots could be o8 well ascortalned by the starvation of acator dog, However, Mr, Bergh may con- sidor 1t less ‘obfectionable to sacritice Gris- cont, and he moy he vight. Although Gris- cnn‘ obtained from Dr. Beard n certificate of sanity before starting for Chicago, ha must bo sumething of n foal, and as such can bo apared from New York lndallultle!. The date for the beglnuing of his fast should have been Aprll 1, fustend of Any 1" . . e PLAYING TI® IHOG. THE NEW YORKERS SQUEALING LOUDLY. pselat Dispateh Lo The Chicago Triduns, New Youx, April 20.—~Tho Brooklyn Eagle pays its respucts to-tha manipulator of the pork corner in Chicago In vbry vigorous English, Inthe course of an oditoriat on ‘the aubject it says: ** But what has Mr Mc- Qoach done? Has he added to the value of tho pigs of the Northwest? * Have his bartels grown in slze oy welght¥ Is humanity any richer by the corner? We fancy not. Iins -ha created & valuo of any kigd In exchange tor the 8300,000 that has, come to hlm? As- suredly not. How, then, dld he get it? By robbury, pure and efwple. It Is extorted eventually from the cansumer, who pays an additional price for his food. This is nccomplished by suddenly ‘derunging the laws of trade, and luvolves all but Nr, Me. aauchmd his follow-couspirators lil dlsas- LONG DEFORE THE MILLENNIUX COMES 1OUND the, hangman will huve put an engd tocor- to death any man who dares to starve the world Indlrectly by Juterfereuce In §ts food- nurs of this character by judiclally choking- supply. In the millennial orn regenerato men will weep over the sins of the Metieoehs and Capt. Kidds without heing able to detect munch differenee between thewm In point of honesty. Unfortunately, hows for the prevention of these corners cannot, In our present inferlor efvilization, be enforced, Predatory habits on the part of professional pirates, quite fashionable in the early bistory of the human race, have, within the past few centuries, been discotuntenanesd at the yard-arin, on crouses, and at such vinces as Tyburt tHIL - I an lmproved soclal eon- ditlon mankind will he less serupulous as to the pollteness of tho utethods used by rob- bers, and will make all men who live by depradation share tho same fnte, whether the victhin be an ndividual, or socfety at Inrge,—whether thie profits are the valusof n ;vntc x!k ar 8800,000 extracted by o * corner’ n pork,! - NORTIERN PACIFIOC, CERTIORART, New Yonk, April 20—A. suit was bogun a week ao In the Suprewne Court by Charles Woerishoffer and another stoekholder of the Northern Pacific Rallrond Company against that corporation and the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company, Us purpese s to provent' the Issuance of 180,000 shares of the common stock of tho rallrond Cowmpnany to the holders of proprietary shinres In the coruoration, ns well ns tho tise of ‘the shares by them, and also to hiave tho shares of comnion stock nlremdy issueid to the pro- prictary shareholders declared vold, except such as have got Into tho hands of Innocent thind partics. Respecting the shares now owned by funocent persons, the plaihtiffs ask that the Northern Pagliic Directors be compulled to pay thelr valun to the corpara- tion, In most respects the suit Is shnilar to that in which Villard s pinintliy, but the resitlts sought reach farther, A temporary Injunction restraining the issuance or use of the 180,000 shares was obtained by the pluin- tiirs, "and the motion to continue it, pending ltigation was to be heard to-day, A potition by the defendants for a transfer of the sult to the United States Cireuit Court, and o bond, wera filed In the County Clerk’s oftice Tuesday. ‘This fact wus sinted to Jndgo Barrett when the motion was enlled. ‘The Judge inade an order direcling that the viaintifs show canse to-day why the suit shoull not be moved to the Uueted States Circuit Court. ITEMS, TIE TIDE OF IMMIGRATION. Nrw-Yonr, April 20.—Nearly 7,000 immi- grants landed at Castle Garden within the past twenty-four hours, three-quarters of whom were Germans. ‘The lmmlgration this year so far isabout 25,000 more than during 1880 up to the same period. PERSONAL MENTION, Among tho prominent arrlvals for the past twenty-four hours were: Chief Construetor Easby, U, 8, N.; Gov. Hawkins and Ruderlck Butler, of Tennessee, TIE PRESIBENT'S WIFE, Mrg, Presldent Garfleld‘and party visited the City-Hnll and new Court-House this morning, spending an hour untder the escort of Mayor Graco and the city oflicials, THE WEATHER, ‘The weather Is cloudy, chilly, Ing, Temperature at 6 a. m., 4 GOLD FIOM EUNOPE, The Bothinia brought $630,000 In gold, TENNERS ' A committes of prominent citlzens of Ten- nessee, Inclling Gov. uwkins, met Gun, Haneock to-day In the offices of the Louis- ville & Nashviile Railroad Cnmipamy. and in- vited him to the Nashville Exhibition durine “military week” in May, The General promised to take the Invitation luto consid- eration, ’ FIME. Tha saw-mill of Buck & ITirsch on Wes and threaten- noou, 48, st Fourteenth ntree!.h together with small ad- | 3 Joining bulidings, burdus thismorning. Loss, 360,005; Insured, * CARTMEN i, who own their own carts have demanded $4 ')er day instead of $3 from contractors, and hinve been generally successful, At the La- borera’ Union meetlng, held last night, gon- eral success was reported in their strike for 2,95 per day for musons’ helpers and $2 for vlasterers’ luborers, ¥IVE MAD DOGS were shot in this city within a fow Lours, three after biting childron. GRISCOM. The Man Who Proposes to Rival Tau= ner's Forty=-Day Fast, A reportor called yesterday evoning upon Dr. ‘Walter 8. Halnes, the Protessor of Chomistry of Rush Medloal College, and interviowed him on the subject of the proposed forty-dnys' fust by Mr. Johu Griscom, which tho Iatter statod was o be superintended I tho Interests of scienco by the Doctor. that ho had recolved from g0 inany -medicul such wurgont requests that he fn the Intorests ' of science, that bo bolioved {f satlsfactory arrungomeuts conid bo mado ho would undertake the manage- ment of the teats, the result uf which will beof the greatest value to medieal scienco. “Tho Taaner fast, while it was, I belleve, honestly conducted, renlly added nothing more to wmedical knuwledgo than tho simplo fact that a man bhad fasted forty days and survived, and that at cortain of pounds, his tempornture wna At a cortain hight,and his pulse beating & certaln nimber of times per minute. Even those datn woro not strictly reliable for sclentitic purposes, as Dr, Taunner was visited by ‘s Inrgo numbor of persons and subjected to consideruble ex- oltement, which, of course, modified tu r cor- taln extent tha conditions produced by the fust. Tho most valuablo test to be mado in connee- tion with a fasting person was not attempted in the Tanucr fuat,—that of submittmg to chemie- ascertuln the oxrot amount of foud which the lving body draws from Its own tissues} whila not botux supplied with {ts usual food ., Now, thorearedilforent condlitlons under which per- sons may abstaln from food, A gaan may be placed by acoldent iu such a condition that he oannot optain food, in which cise, of courso, thiors s nobody an hund to muke suientifio ine vestigations, “Then thero 1 tho case of u sick porson who is unable to tukn food, which of ©courso, ia not avallablo for sciontiilo purposes, Docause the aicknoes produces couditions mak- {ing it Impossiblo to #pply tests of TUE RESULTS OF STARVATION, And then thore is thooase of the persun who 18 willings to undorgo u fast simply for the pure poso of- allowing thoso oapabio of dolug ko to guthor medical data of valuw,' " 18 Mr, Grisoom willing to pass through tho ordeal for the sole objeot of muking hluisolf the obedient subject of selentitio Investigation “ 1 enunot snswor fully ugnn thut paint, but ho bas assured me that'such (s his intention, Qriscom hus sume very extravrdinary aud unsolentltio thoorios In conneotion with hisnbllity to sabatain from food which huve ralsed doubts in many minds ns to bis abllity to bear the mental atriin ov tho ordeul. Now, If theso thoories sre sluiply Lohbles, us I believe thowm to be, they would not in tho slightost o groe nffoct bis value as a fusting subject of sclcutifio rosearoh,” “ut, Dotor, if a faster had theorles which wora tiut exunutly bobblos: in taot, it those theorios wero tho result of an unbalunced mind, {slxrr mnl;llnyo. bow would the investiguion bo alfogtod? " ¥ In that case—but, mind you, my remarks do not npnl.y to_Mr. Griscom dircot—~thero 18 no doubt that sorfous corebrul disturbunce would follow the faiting, and thus might, uituost cor- tainly would, iuterfore with- the investiga- o, cun Assure you that the work tw bo entalled upon mo In the event of m’y undertaking the sciontific supervision of tho fust will he exceedingly urduous, An ex- traordinarily Iares numuer of choulcal anulyses will have to be mudo with the utmuat care in onch caso, 1 oould not nlmnwl tho wark alon, aud in m&wrlunnunm I should require the aid of ny stat? of tried nssistunts in tho collexe, Now, if tha fuster should on sceount of disturbance decline remain to iy divections: _should he- orn ‘and rofuso to follow certain essentiul fustructions; tho lnvemflutlnn would boat un onid, and much -burd work already uo- ocomplisbed wasted." “What conditions would vou roquire in thp ‘eare of your fasting subjectt" * §ie would huve to bu citirely utider my con- tral in order that nothing should be atlowed to happen which' would interforo with the svion- titie” Investigution. I sbould lu-l-l\‘n'l o0urse, of tho fast bulng rigldly kopt, and would make satisfuctory armugenionts to this end; 1sbould bave tho fuster kopt porfeotly calm, 80 thut tho tosts of 5 TEMPERATURE AND PULSATION should not be Iluterfercd with by excitement, and to seoure this [ would a low only such por- suna 1o huve sooces to b us wonld properly havo sn jutersst in the scientliic uspect of the case. Idonotthink that anybody would have apy business lu room W the lm\'“ ! medieal they would hava to be ndmitted by card, This wonld, I think, lnauro such conditfons ns woilt AR Iy propos ROCr: tho fu Gonhn this iy to resido at quarantine. Mississipp! Hiver; also, one representative to renlde In New Orleans, with tho privilege of uccess to tho records of the State Board of Dr. Naines stated that ho had not definitly made up his mind to superintend tho fust, but gontlomen in difforent parts of the country do 80 perlodsof hia fast ho welghed & cortain number al analysla tho excreta of the body, in ordor to werformed helng Journaliats, exeept nnd s wan and men 1 testa el henrd that Mr. {irfsco o8 A *husiness mnong *Doctor, 1 hw hiny tha nery of of n gentleman who has already been o] with the amusement business. " Would srfuro with tho scientiilo work®” “if the fast ia to bo conducted on A sene mationnl basis—on any busls whataver in fact exvept nothlnie to do with it. In bayve had with Mr, Grisenm binhasalways seomerd 10 ba quite enthusinatio tn hls deslro to attempt. tho fast In tho Interest of scienea; but If, a4 yon sy, he is to be under the dircetion of a husiness ma chafired his mind, and “hat the fast is to be con- lll'l’lumnl. If atall, for the purpose of gratifying u nothing to do with A—a—a: sclentific ono, T shall h urol i ttis convoraations 1 ugee. bf course that showa that he has public curioalty. Of courso 1 could bave A cireus, Doctor’ w iVell, yess with a ofrous of this kind," i PUBLIC HEALTH, Moeting of the Sanitary Council of the Minstanippl Valloy —Subjects Under Discuanion, BEVAXSVILLE, Tnd,, April 20.—Theo first meeting of tho session of 1881 of the Banitary Council pf tho Miasisalppi Vallay was helid in Evans' 3all in thid city this morning. Tho toples presonted for discusslon wore: Firnt—itepresontatives of the Natlonnl Doard stations on tn Hunith, nud te attend thelr meotings, Seeond—Tho arrangement of the work of In- apectaora of ralirurds und steainboats, inspection of the month of tho river, and ordering lnfectod vessols to Bhip Istund. Third—~Tho mennk of informing the Board of Health.in the valley of danger or approhended danyer. § Fourth—To socura concort of nction If ycllow fovor or other infectlous discass appear or threnton to spread, und clnsaification of freights for quarnntine purposes. Dr. Solomon, of New Orieans, rowil the resolutions of the Loulsiana Stnte Board of Henlth, which was adopted lnst Thursday. It re?ulm that the avent of the Nutlonnl Bonrd of Heulth bave nocess to vessels avrlviog, In coinmon with quarnnting oflicors: that n n}’ doubtful or suspiclous cuses be referrod to him for_reporting to the Awsoclanon; that where differences of opinfon arlse thoy shnlf be subinitted to nrbitration, the result of which stall be reportod. The adoption of this resolution would produce mors barmony bes tween the Natfonal and State Huards than bus bitherto existed Tha fifth topie wns discussed at the afternonn sossion. Tho Sunitary Commission wns formale Iy wolcomud at Fvans’ Haull, this evening by Mayor Dridwell on bobalf of tho citizens, ai ;:l) illuvlgn Asa Iglohart on behalf of the Btate of ndinna, The chiof question of gennral fntorost dla- cussed toeday rolnted to the class of articles which might bo teansported during epldemics, Tue Committee uuvins this subject undor con- alderation recommonded tho exclusion of nll elosed hoxes and uge uf barges and boat bhulls, Dr. Mitchell, of Memphls, having asked for tho opinlon of ropresentarives of the railrond aud river interests, Cupt, 0'Neil, of tho 81. Louls Anclior Line, suld in his _practienl experiunco {n‘tho transportation.of freigit that the only druger from cpldemics’ was from Inclosed hutis and blga water. Discidde 1 transferred from Gulr vessels to viver oraft, but from expressed merchandise no trouble hnd ever been ox- I»orlencetl. ‘Thero woro fow articlos on the jst excipted by thp Committee, such as Jute, rags " In balls, and shnilur articles to which ho woutd object, ile thaught importations from uninfected vessels to river eraft equally pure should not be ubstructed, Tho scsslon will alosd to-morrow with o grand batt and banquet glvan by the citizens. . ———e— e OVERCOAT THIEVES, ONicers Whelan and Thorpe arrested at tho Palner House last night 8 yquug man named W. C. Hamsey, who was attompting to make off with an overcont belongiog to Mr. B, Hilie- brand, who lives 8t the Burdick Houso. R/na who wag. .playing pool I the billiard-room of the Palmer at the time of tho theft. In Mamsey's possession was fornd n baggage check for a grip-sack at the Arlington House, and a tleket for washing ut a Chineee washae-shop, fludolphSctinceman, aitas Roker, wag arrested Tuesday ovening by Ofllcers Kochler and Galla- gher while he wus endeavoring to * nip & Ben," or stea! an overcont, from C. 1. Wilson at the Tromout House billlurd-rooms. He proves to bho more than ancordinary aneak-tbiof, befog nble 1o ° coliverse - fluently Engiish, Qerman, Fronch, and Spanish, o suys that by profession bé {8 s bookkeepor, that hig hune 18 in Dresden, nhdk thut he hus been In this cmlmryunl{ \\lm weeks. - In_his room, at No. 237 West Hand: gh stroot, wos tound o curious coliection PARDCTS, memorauds, and pawn-tickots, nccumuinted by long- continited peculations, and some of them wmust be of mreut value totho rightful vwnors, The puwn-tickets Indlcate that tho man has carricd on his oporations In New York, Boston, and I'niindelphin, and certuin recelpts fouud amony bis papers show thot hu has frowm time to timo to his wife in sums of money presumably acquired from the proced of his thiovery, Onuanwr found 1a a certificate of membership in the firand hodnfis of Musons of Sonttand 1ssued nt Edinburg, Dee. 10, 1877, to George Han- nister Lincoln, Jr. It Schneeman’s pocketbook wera found the photographs of o bundsomo worman, sipposed to bo the wife aforesaid, und two children. The man appears to feel truly sorry for the disgraco which he hus brought upon himsolf, but rays nnthing concerning bis plius for the future, Heis at the Armory, whore he will be examined In a few daga. Froin the nuwn-tickets the detective Pfl!hllfl.'d up slx overconts which Seincemun hud pawned, They are at tha Armory, where thoy can bo seen by thoso whehbuvo lost such mirments. e e————— WEST SIDE THIEVES, For somé duys past a band of very clover young thioyes have been ralsing havoo along Btue Island nvenuo. and scarcely a night passcd without suine potty theft or burglary, Tuesday night two shawls valued at §16 wore sneaked from in front of Muellor's, dry-goods store, at the corner of Blue lsland avenue and Thir- tounth place. Tha same night Ofcer Dan Kelley found socreted undor the sidowalk {n frout of n vacunt lot nt the corner of Ashland uvonuo ana Twellth stroet o couplo of bugs containing about $50 worth of goods which huvo since beon ideatified Ly Mra, June Shnons, of No. 103 Bluo Island uvenue, us n portion of a considerablo quantity of goods stolen, out of bor store on the morning of tho 15th. Thore were five young.men standing on_ the ocorner when’ the officer found tho goods, »nd thoir conduct was 80 suspieious that the police con- cluded to arreat thom, but it was not until after nlively ohiso through the water and mud in that ecotion that they flnnlly succeoded In over- tuking at the aorner of 'y and Twolfth stronts threo of tho number, At tho -gtatlon tho prisoners gave tho names of Jobn Thrend- old, James Doyle, and Frank Currun. Tho nttor {8 the youngor brother af a chap now In custady for stenling from the Northwostern Itallrond, The polica aro satistied nu{ woro the fhioves, but they do not oxpect to be ableto prove it Harry Barker, the gambicr who mado such & desperate attempt to kill bis rival, John Powers, on_ Denrborn streat 'hmuln{ nforunon, was eatordny held by Justios ‘Wallace 1n .§1.600 onds ' the #7th, “Powers' wound .is said to bo vory painful, 1tis aisu sald that ho intends to proseoute tho assuein to the ond, and thnt uothing can indveo bim to come off, e e e — e THE TOLEDO POLICE TROUBLES. Bunt Gormany 3 Special Dispateh to Ths ONlcago Triduns, Toteno, 0., April 2.—Gov, Foster's new Tolice Board mot this mornlug and organized without the Mayor. The regular Board, ns mado up at the cleotion, had also previously reorganized, 80 that thore are now two organiza- tions olalming the right to dispense putlco regu- lattons, The appoluted Dourd has demanded tha books, pupers, and other effecls of the' old Board in due form, which hus been duly refused, ‘The matter will at onco bo oarried into the courts on account of wilewod unconstitutionallt and dofoets in sanio of the scotions of * tho bl and weantlme Mayor Homols proposes to pros side nt tho mectings of the old Hoard until tho new oue can show ita right and title to the situation. . ALLEGED RIOT, QMecr P, J, Malonoy, dotalled for olerical duty at Central Biation, was not At his post yosterday In consequence of suwo trouble ko had early in the day with u contractor who 'bas beoa erocte fog n two-story and buseimont brick bouse for him on West Jndiaua strect. - He fouud the stono masonty in thoe basement defective, ana told tha contractor 50, Thia brought on a row, and the oficer upon visiting the premives yesterday moraing found the workmon engaged la_demolishing tho unfinished stracture, and ng away the wmutorial, Ho arrosted uad luuked up ut tho Woat Sladison Bireot Stutlon a0f them giving tho numes of Curl Hink, Froderick Gatlits, Juan Hock, Jobn Zinoklelock, and ltudolpb Penzil. Thoy wore booked for rluty ana gave bail for thelr nppourknce to-day, et ——— EDITOR COWLES, CLERYELAND, 0., April N.~KEditor Cowles was to-duy rrested for celminal libel oo compluing of M.J. Haloy, & ruparter of the Penny i'ress, \‘:hu lfiull-%%dm} fifwln-b:,!;:“ l?. artiole which 'us the 0 0 WUl at news) r Wil aud fuur or five libel suits. ' PapoLRy n’ THE BOODLE GAME, Revival of an Old Swindle in a New ‘Garb. So-Called- Honest Greenhorns Viotime ized by Sharpers, Who Are Ostenalhle Dealers in Connter- felt Money. For somo time past a_number of enterprialng shurpers In New York have been workinga mudilication of whnt is known astho * boodle rackoet with great muccess among greenhorns in Illinots, Missourd, Towa, and tho West genor- ally. The old game had bocome so thoroughly exposed that It was thought the swindlers bad miven up tho pame. It appenrs now, howe ever, from finvestigntions mado by tho Heeret-Bervice oificers, that the greenhorns nro being tleeced liverally, 'Tho only now devico I the rather bold plan of insisting” on mueting the cnstomer face to fuce in Now York., Tho awindlu Is now operated only for large amodnta, ‘Tho victim Is fist selecteil by u responsiblo uuent, who posta him on the address of his con- federntuin Now York, When the greenhorn writes a letter of inquiry bo recelves a roply In the furm of Lho followinyg, which was received :;y & would-be “shover of the queer” & short ne ugn: New Yonk City—My Dear Sir: Yours re- ceived, 1have the goods you want, They nre far butter than any of 1ts kind ever befora olr- oulatad, and in workimutship and npposrance entirely equal to the resl. These bills are printed from skeloton plates, a new Invontion, iy means of these pintes exnct duplicates of tha nrt'“lmlls uro obtained, 'There I8 no dunger in bandling these bills, IF In prudent hunds. Therefore, I am very earelul with-whow 1 deal. My dosire {8 to huve “those bills exchnged far nmlz from whoro they are mada. 1 olfer thotn to those only who are’ recommended to mo by my customers, . 1 can sell all T muke, in this clty, but muney nxummfied hero ‘Sm 00 often Into bunks, and through the bandsof experts, In this way u hundrod-dotlar note was detected, ‘Theke bills I pifer uro nnes, twos, fives, tens, and twentles, regular greonbacks, They huve never been dotected yet, aithough preat muny aro in elrculotion, If you nre willing to go Into tho exchange business, 1 shall be pleased to meot you ut tuy Hnie yon can voms on here, 18 Fonly deal face to fnce with nll my customers. In fact it 18 abwolutely neccesary for me to be acquainted personally with ‘every onc 1 deal. 1t required” cofis fdence hetweon us, el tuy goods at wholesal® only, and want but ene man Ina county to whoie I sell. Most all my customers tuke the ngeney for ono county, which I glve thom If thoy buy $3,000 In my koods, price &N, If they buy €10,000, price &0, they can sclect threo cuunties to operate in providing they ure not taken, Ifa porson takes tho nzency for a county no ono elsc fn that county can hive my roods. Tho lowest winount | sell’ undor uny c'r- cumstances is 1,000, price $100 cash; of course it would hardly pay uny ane to come a lomr dis- tuneo for Auch u smnll"amount, For travelt exvenses [ uliow €300 In m{ muenls on 5.0, 21,000 on $10,000, and $10on £1,00. o tance, you pay #00 you get 4500 for It in my goode, { vou choose to deal (ot ino know at once. nod 1 will write to noone else In your county, Beaides T will send you the neceasary Instructions you ueed. Without them you canuot find me. and also tho anme of a good hotel If you wish it. Do not call t my addresy, as 1 only get my mall there through a frivnd who knowa nothing nbout my business. Don't send any postal cards, and destroy. all my lettors, ns 1 do'yours, ! Now, "‘E deur ir, don'tlet me persuads you to Ro into this without you are setistied in your own mind that you ean handle mv gowds, but if youdeal you will find them ns representod by me. AT, ALEX. FISHER, 258 Weat street, New York. GREENHORNS WIO IFAVE BEEN DUPED by an offer to send the * yoods b§ X Press, rendily blte at this appnrently stralghtforward propoaition of a dealer, who only sella to his cus- tners face to face, In tho eusp referred to the victim bit at the balt, und was still further impreased by the re- celpt of tho following clabonite instructions: “\Write to me at least three duys before you lenve home, and sy whea you will be here, nien- tion mime of hotelyou witl stop at, aiso send a telegraphb dispateh the day you (tuke the train, orwhilo you are on your way: just suy In it, 1 nm coming.” Namu tbo hotel whera to meot. you, and_sign your name to It do not fall In sending the dlspatch, ns. i;nur lettor moy bo de- Jayed and 1 wonld not know- you are comiug. On your areival {11 this city, go At onece to your hotel, register your nanme un tho hotel book, take n rooin, and go right to it: tell the clerk It a grentiomnn shuuld nak tor you, to send him to Yuurnmm, ulsu ek if thorels a letter for you. { you go out, toll the cierk when you will by hack, so 1 may know when to call ugiin, When Leall on you ut the botel (in your room oniy), § will shuw you your own letters, and besldes | now pive you n number re presword, which I8 18, When 1 sce you I will tell you what your number I8 before we mention the nature of our business, then you will know Iam the person you waut to sce, “Now lot o caution you against a lot of awindlers who lay arounud’ the rallrond depnts and -forry-houses of this city. simply to le strngers away for the purpnse of robling thol they are genernlly under the disgulse of hotel- runners, Itecollect, don't go with thom, no matter what they suys thoy may tell you that they uxpoct to mect n nun there whom they don't knoww personilly, on confidentinl business, or Ihvf muy a8k what hatel you_want to o to, and It you tell them, they will try and persuau © you to go to somo othor, or thoy may " cven telh you that the party you have oma to sco has sont thom there to moet you, and to ke you tosomo other hotel beshdes the ove you nre golug to, Of course, if you go with thom, they will take you to somu place and try ana got your muney, Bo look out, have nothing todo with sy one, and recolleot thia: That uny, ‘uruun whaoin_you mect nt the that professe wassent to meet you, I8 tho ve Y pursuil you dan't want to have auything to do with, s [ will sond no ane to meet Eml ut tho dopot, on the lout, or In tha streets, but only in your room at tho Botel, und you will know me then whon 1 mentdon the nitmber to you, before I inentlon tha naturo of our business, Recollect, say noth- fng whatever until tho number {s montiotied to you firat. Follow these lnstructions sharp, and You will never bo disappointed, My ollive hours uro from 0 a. m. untild p, m. dally excopt Sun- dnys, Shoald you arrive at the hote! after ¢ . m, you will buve to wait until tho pext morn- ng. THE RECIPIENT OF THESE COMMUNICATIONS went to Now York, where, after some formali- tivs, ho mot the swindler. flowns taken to o fur- nished rootn, where ho was showi $2,000 In bills On oxmmination the dipe could poreeive no ine dicutions nf thelr being counterfeit, and it wis not to bs wondered nt, for thoy woro all genulne, e hastily planted down $2x), and tho wmoney was pluced fn a olgar-box before his oyes, Aboy wad suut out for i satebnd in which the box wis lflnued. Iu compuny with the dealer bo went to he oxpress offico, whero he snw the valise shipped to his homo, Whon *he himself tad nonely arcived at tho pluce he Joyfuily tole- gruphod to bis purtacr that he *had got them," 8nd whon the truln arried at tho d tho two want foto o seoluded whero the valisc wus unlocked and preclous cignr-lox opened. Of course it was tho oid gnwo, For §200, and the oxpenses of tho trip, tho greenhorn had secured a smull packugo of cloan suwdust. Exuctly bow the trunsfor was mude he could not tell, but ho nune the less duly Informad the secret-service agonts that be hud Leen swityllod. flut hittle sympathy van be shown (o such vietims who were swindled n an artempt to swindle: and {n addition to this the only way of punishing these frandais o prose- cution for a viotation of umaouul s, ‘This facn-to-faco modaltication of the *baodlo game™ has heen pluyod very oxtensivoly of Iate, und theshirpent have renped an abundant hur- vost within the past six mdnths, Thers uro sove ornl_modifications In tho clroulars, but ull nre® cleverly worded, Onv man ndvertises that ho wouldn't for tho world sell eoy counterfeit money, Ie has, however, #oine ynmples of the * Groonback "' and * Canne aian ' cignes which he will dispose of faco to fucn for u cunsidoration, Another advortises ulgnes vutight, but tacks on n olipping from n nowspaper in which un account fs given of the oupture of countoerfelt notes an the persin of clipir dealor, There stems to ho n nest of theso swindiers who have revivedt the old gamo with u cunming and address which has succeedod by awindiing sovernl old boads who hul niready boon taken in. Tho chisf warker scemns .to bo this Capt, Fisber, whosu fuvorit flolis ure the Astor l{ouse und tho Vandecbilt Hotol In New York, 1In spite of rugmnml expimures ho has boert dolug o theiving businoas, and complaints of is oporatlons are of nlmayt dally occurrunce, Whils the erop of grecnhorns bolds out in the country distrioty, no aud his brothren will live on tha fat of te Jaud, STEAMSHIP NEWS, NEW VORK, April 20.—Arrived, Hothnla, from Liverpool, Loxnow, April 20.—The Btate of Florldu, from New York, and Lidon, from Hoston, buve ur- rived out, » NEW OnLEANS, April 10.-Arrived, steamship Bownbay, from Ll\-nrlml. o rg;x“i. ¢ Ynuu.l April X.—Arrived, Abyssinia, vorpoul, Lm(lmfl.p‘lflprfl 20.~Tho Miing, frum Now };nrk‘. m':l tho Batavia, from Boiton, have ar- ved ou New Yok, April 20.—Arrived, the Denwmark, rom Londou. Haysuiu, April 20.—~Arrived, tho Frisla, fromn Now York, ¥ ork, New Yonrg, April 20.—Arrived, the 8t. Laure eat, from Havre, and tho Gellert, frow Hawmbury. AN INTERESTING .TURF LAW-SUIT. LovuisvirLe, April 2.—-The case of Hare por va. Colston was argued boforo the Colirt of Appeals this morning, This caso, it will bo vo- membered, juvolves the yueation as to which of theso twa persons Is entitled tou purse of money Raountoy tv uesrly 35,000 that the borse Irlih King won at Loutsville In the fall mces of 1871, Colston, who*was Tlinrpet’s trainer, alleges in_ his petition that = Harper agreed to glve m iriah King, provided ho would &0 manage Ten Brocek 18 to beat Mollln MeCare thy i the great rpee between th celebrmted hornes un nly 4, 1878; that Ten Broeek did beat. MetCarthy in that rneo and that flurper theres after yavo and transferreil to hiin Trish King ae- cnfl“"F to agreoment, Flarper claimed thnt ho hnd Irish King afready entered for the rall races of 187, and that he did not mean to give Cots« ton possession until after all his engogements were kopt. The case wus submitted, et . FIRES, AT NATCHITOCITES, LA. Bpectal Diapateh Lo The Chicago Tritunes Narciroches, La., Aoril 20.—A terrible firo ocourrcd In Nntchitoches Inst. night about 12 o'clook, The fire broko outun St Denls strect, In the bullding known as Fontenov's Hotel, swhich eame very near destroying all the princi- pal storvs in this place, Among the unfortu- nates were Hyman Bath, 8. Nelking, M. 1, P Campbell, Hormnn Lichtensteln, Levy & Phil- Iips, . A, Duenurneau, two snloons ocouplad by J. W Kile and O, J. Smith, the Vindieator oflice, alivery stable, 1T, A, Walmsloy's residence, nnd um\r(i/ nll the biiliings on St Tonts street. Tho loss s very wreat and Inturance unknowi. Urent demorulization / NEw Ontrass, Avdl 20.—A fire_orginating in Fontennt's atal dostroyud neurlr all the prine cipnl atores and nearly every bullding on Xatnt Denls stroot, Loss great: Insuruncu unknown, AT KOSSUTIT, TA. Speetal Dispatch to The Chizaco Tridune. BunuixeroN, Ia. Apell 20,—About 3 o'clock this morning tho Inbabitauts of the town of Kossuth, on tho Burlington, Cedar Itapids & Nortbern Raflrond, fifteen miles north of this city, were startied by an explosion and brought hastlly into tho streets, It was then discovered that the storchonsa of It, 8, Hedes was oit fire, Tha flames haod gnined such homlway that all ef- forts to extinguish them proved unaviiling, und the buliding and Its entirc oontenta were do- stroyed, ¢ causo of the fire und the atnount of the loss arv not reported. CTICAGO. The alarm from Box 227 at 7:40 Inst evening was caused by g Ace In o twoestory and hrse- ment brick buliding ai No, 235 Thirty-soventh street, owaed and ocenpied hy I, L. Deane ns a resldonco, Damagn to bullding, $10; insured for 2,000 in tho Phanix, of New York. Tamage to furnitura tedlling. The fire was cuaused by tho oxplosion of & keroseuo lnmp. MOUNTAIN FIRES. WitRREBARRE, Pa., April 20.—The Oliver Powdor Company’s Works, lucated sumo threo wiles from this eity, are In danger of beinr destroyad by the mountain fires which for three daye past bave been obstinately advancig from points alung the tracks of tho Lehigh Valley Rallroad and tho Lekigh & Susquehannn Itnfl- rand. Tue Comnpany hns bundreds of men in the forest tighting the liress but thewark 18 depreds- ingly sxhaustive, ne the lames break vut in muny places unexpevtmdly, AT HODENSVILLE, KY. HonexsviLLE, Ky, April 20.—J, A, Caldwell's store was burncd inst night, Loss, §8,000; In- sured for $3,000 In the Lundon and Globe, and $1,000 in the Continental. Anather smull build- ine was burned. Luss, $1,000, The lire wus tho work of an incendiary. SPORTING. . BASE-IIALL. * Speclal Dispateh 10 The Chicago Tribune. CreveLaNn, O, Apnl 20—Tho Clevelands anothor praotice gamo with the Whites, a local bnse-bull organization, this afternoon, defuats ing them by u score of 10 to 0. - The Whites em- bruca severnl players who hnve formerly bu- longed to professional nines. The batting of the Leagun boys wns heavy, but tho feuture of tho afternoon’s sport wus the pitching of Nolan, who thus appeared for the first time since his return from the Pacitic Conat. Only three bise- hits wero scored nzainst hini, though the Cloves lands mado twenty-six off the Whites' two piteli- erd. revulle, A CHALLENGE. Offers having been wade by parties in this city to wager cven money thot the stalle fons Nil Desperandum and Independence Knox will beat tho Chicago stallion Mon- roe Chief in the race tuo be trotted at Doston Sept, 16, T TRIBUNE I8 authorized to stato that Monroe Chief will he matched ngalnst citnor of tho borses named for 31,05 a slde, F250 torfeits the ruce to be mile heats, three lu live, In harness, and ta be trotted over the Chicago track during tho meeting here fu July next, THE INDIANS. SURRENDER OF BIOUX Br. PAur, Minn, April 20.—A dispatch has been recefved at itary hendquartors in this clty saying that on the 15th fnat. thirty lodges of Maricopa Bjoux Indlans surronaered at Fort Keogh, Tho band comprised forty-suven men, thirty-nine womon, thirty-five hoys, and forty Rlels, with fifty-soven ponles, alxtoen guns, anid threo revolvord, ese ludges have been on the way down to Fort Koozh forsome thne from Red Water, whero they were encnmlmd. While not having connectlon with Sitting-itull's hand, they nave been classed as allles, 1t I8 thought at hendquartors that Sitting-Bull will eome as souu as the ditheulties of truveling occusioned by tho flonds ju the river and the multing of tho snuw are removed. ‘Tho majurity of his folluw- ers huve surrendered, and Be now hoes valy 10 Lraves with him, ——— QUINCY MATTERS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. QuiNey, 1, April 20,—At an ndjnurned meet- Ing of the Clty Couneil held this ovenlng, ntter a reconslderntion of the formor uction, It wue resolvod to fix the saloon license at §125 for tho ensufng yenar, thus saviug by a nurrow chance the salonnkeeperd from. the effeot of wunt of nction on tho licenso question. Tho Council also approprinted from the un- pald taxes of 1870 and 1850 tho vum of §20,000 as nslnking-fund to mect indebtedness accrned and aeerulng on bands and payments thoreon ugalnst the ecity, The provision of the city charter requiring suoh appropriation has Leen neglocted fur tho past two yenrs. This nedon h{llhn Counclt I8 halled with delight by those who dostre to sso the colty muet and fultill her obligution au thoy becowns due. = ——————— REMOVING A ROLLING-MILL, Bpecial Dispateh (o The Chicago Triduns, Miwsukee, April 20.~The North!Chlcago Rolling-Mit Company will remove thelr pud- dling milis from this olty to Chieaxo, and will build at Hay View, threa mlles from this city, an addition to tholr vall miil, which will kivo employiment to 20 extrt hands, By the new arrangemont {t-ls proposed to snufiotire stool ratls ut Chicago and Iron ralls at thls point, e —e——— ELECTRIC-LIGHT EXHIBITION, Special Disvateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, Aunona, I, April 20.—~An exblbltion of the Brush efeotrie light wus given this evening, and was a brilllant success, Four lamps were placed on tho dune of Jennings' Sominasy and two on the Court-Houuse tower, It 18 prabable that the ity will hureufter be lighted by clectrioity, o ————— A sunday-Schiool Superintendent, Mr. Christlan Sander, Superlutendont of tha AL K, Sunday-School at Jnll{. Monrow County, O,, slues 1839, writea: I huve kept atore since Octaber 1, 1863, and have always handled. vroprietury 'mediclnes; but of il that I haveever soll, there is notone that enn be so certalnly receon ded a8 * death to rheumntl: as § U] OATARIEH CURE, Wei Pe Meyer's CATARRH cURE—-Unquv'uunulvly tho most fmportant wedicnl discovery sines viccinution, A remudy which nsshnilates with the mucons mem- brane, und forms uot only a luest but s constle Tutlonml cure at uny stage. Ono puckuge gens ernlly sufiices. Dellvered by Drngglsts o by 1. B.kwEY & Co., 46 Deyest,, N. ¥, $.00 com- plete. Preatiso and romarkablo statementsby thocured mullod reo, Tho uttiicted can roforio: Dr. W, K, Tuuespecr, Elgln, 11 Mrs, L Hanven, 0 Stone-st., Po 1. Masox, Munstield, 0. Migs Mancy K. RANKzq, 49§ Clark-st., Chicago, Mre, M, E. BUENEY, R Suvanub-st., St Louls, Mile, Anmes, Opera Pritna onnu, ¥ PaUL BoYTON (tho swimmor), Flushivg, f. 1 SAN'L Bexentoer, 07 Droadway, New York, Nev. C. H, TavLon, 140 Noble-st., Brooklyn,N.Y, Rov, A, H. Buxxzs, Frederick, Md. Rev.Geo. B. PrATT, St Stepliens Church, Phila, Hev. ¢, J. Joxgs, Now Drighton, N Y., &c. &0 A real vure of Catarsh for $LW, AMUSEMENTS. GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. -Honse. JOTIN A, HAMLIN, WILL J, DAVIE, Inte Managet THE BOX PLAN for the cngage ment of the Boston ldeal Opera Co. Will be submitted to the public at g o'clock this morning at the Ticket Office of the Theatre, Seats may then be secured for any performance. HOOLEY'S THEATRE. LAST FOUR PERFORMANCES OF THE COMEDIANS, ROBSON and CRANE, IN A.D. 1900, Or, What We Are Coming To. *‘The Nrightest of Thair Best Huccenses.” Have You Seen the Jury? THE FUNNY JURY, TAE FUNNY JURY, The Arreat. Tha Jure. Tha ‘Tral, “The comedy s 8 prophietlo elucidation of the Wanien's Htixbis Probtone’** Fumler than Unr lachelors, Kvery ovening at & Matiuees Setarday ut2. ; Buinare Apll 2 tarting Copbeli' highly sacodss- ful piny’ Y GERALDINE. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Side, ) fulstod-st., near Sludison, ule Froprietor. anayer Went 7M. EMMED Topnek nud Moore, Currle Lavarnle, Andy und “Annle Hughes,' Hnrry W Alice uteman, nnd Willls Pickert | alties, S1D. C. FRANCE, IN DRAMA MARKED FOR LIFE Kupparted by Georue Loarock and Stock Compal ny. dmission: renings and Sunday Aatines, 13, 3 g ik, W, 10 Kets MRLeoR, 1 25, und 160, s{m}. enn be U b both Fdisan und Hail 1elepnonns, OPERA-HOUSE, A Clarkest., opposito Court-louse, POSITIVELY LAST NIHUTS of Carte & Rice's Upura Company, In Blephens & Bolomon's Comle Opor, BILILIEIE] | ITIAIYILIORI bt April 20 only time of SAM 7. PIERCY, ANNIE GRAIAM, LEWIE MOIRISON, und powériul company n thie exdiilug Drama. TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN. Mondag, April 25-BOSTON IDEAL OPERA COM- ‘l.’,:c\fi"ek Thox'whent rendy this Thursday mnmm(& w9 HAVERLY’S THEATRE, 31 HAVERLY s o.iven Mnninzer und {ropeietor THIS THURSDAY, LAST NIOUT BUT 3 OF NHERIDAN, THE TRAGEDIAN, Bupported by thaJohn McCullough Company, “Ihis Thursday, Only Nightof THE MARDLE HEART. SHERIDAN an....... hidias and Raphael utnriny Matin ARBLE AT, Fridsy—-A NAWATRGS TRV Gl prifrs. 8 L OFTENLO, Sundsy—MACHETI, SeF S UREAY ORIGINAL MASTODON M1N= FARWELL HALL, Thursday Evening,. April 21, In the rogular Mombars' Course of tha ¥, M. C. A Nunt—HA 1 WO FANE 0N HTILE AN ELOCUTIONARY -ENTERTAINMENT | By PROF. ROBERT L. CUMNOCK, Northwestern University, and widely known. ot thia tinest and st Foplar public readers wuchutic ¢ 3 e Curou ut RVELLS, T Mudisonoats M'VICKER'S THEATRE. IURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY, 1., Ly ! U RKE N1GILTS of the IR LEGION OF HONOR. SAMUEL PIERCY, LEWIS MORRIRON, ANNIE GIRAUAM, nud a NUPERE DIRAMAFLO ONMIANY. Eatunlay—Laat LKGION OF HHONO! ace. 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