Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 8, 1881, Page 3

‘ghe Grand Vizier opposes the prosecution of :}ne inquiry into the murder of Abdul Aziz, jud that Lis position is shaken, ! ALL OPEN AGAIN, The settlement of the final details of the " greek question is believed to be surrounded with difticulties. Turkish war DPreparations ‘gontinue. CIRCASSIANS, Intellizence has been received here that a party of Circassians attacked Mr. Pears, an American missionary, and maltreated his es- rort. Consul-General Heap has complained o the Porte. MECCA PILLAGED. CONSTANTINOPLE. May 7.—Dispatehes re- celved here from Damascus state that Fezi ‘Pasha surrounds the Druses in the Hauran distriet, and demands from them an idemni- ty of $48,000 for the pillage of Turkish vil- Inges and the massacre of the Inhabitants. . The Porte fears they will effect a union with the Druses of Lebanon. Some Arab Druses .entered and pillazed Mecca, which is cut off from postal communication. A caravan of Mussulmau pilgrims from India was also plllaged. S GFEOK TEPE. ST. PETERSEU: with Geok Tepe. MICHARL. The Golos says: *The Grand Duke Mi- ehael will go to Tiflis shortly to render up the Lieutenancy of the Cuucasus. He will return permanently to St. Petersburg, Gens, . Melikoft and” Milutine are spoken of as can- didates to succeed him.” APPOINTED GOVERNOR. CONSTANTINOI'LE, May 7.—Nazi Pasha has ‘been appointed Governor of Tripoli, whither ‘e has started with special instructions, FRANCE. PICTURES SOLD. B Special Cable. PArIs, May T.—At the sale of the Hart- mann cnl!eclion to-day, twenty-one pictures and drawings by Theodore Rousseau and J. F. Millet fetched nearly $170,000. The prin- cipal dealers of Paris and New York were represented. AL Turquet, the Secretary of Fine Arts, purchased for Louvre, for $28,000, picture, *Un Marais Lans les Landes.” the ‘Loud cheers greeted the announcement of itsdestination. Millet’s well known picture, “iThe Grafter,” brought $26,000. Mr. W. H. Vaunderbilt bought Afillet’s *W: tion is now on exhibition previous to sale. 4 TREATY OF COMMERCE. : b the Western Associated Press. Parss, May 7.—Mr. Kennedy, who has been here to discuss, on behalf of England, a new French tariff and treaty of commerce, -has returned to London after a series of eon- ferences with high ofticials. Negotiations After the pro- mulgation of the new tariff the Sth instant, all treaties of commerce will be denounced ‘The present tariff will not be in force after the Sth of November next. Several Governments ‘have given motice of will be resumed in London. on the sawe day, -their intention to send delegates to negotiate new commercial treaties. AT THE MONETARY CONFERENCE to-day M. Cernuschi, the’ French delepate, and Mr. Dana lorton, United States dele- -gate, proposed that the representatives at the Conference should furnish statistics of gold and silver coined in their respective coun- Aynheer Pierson, representative of Holland, made a AL Pirmez, Belgian delegate, replied, urging tries. The proposal was adopled. striking speech in favor of bimetallism. -the maintenance of the status quo, M. Pirmez having insinuated that the States ~which had a forced paper currency favored dimetallisin as 2 means of extricating them- selves by the adoption of the depreciated ~white metal, Signor Seismit Doda. the Ital- it Italy, in sending wdelegates, had no idea ' of doing a stroke of business, but only of furnishing her quota Jof experience toward the settlement of a uestion which concerned not the present oment only, but the future of a well-organ- n delegate, replied ed international currency, accepted by all e States. " The next sitting of the Conference will #ake place Tuesday. The delegates will visit {President Grévy and the Bank of France on Dfonday next. JOIN SEDDON DIED IN A WORKHOUSE. t A dispateh from Bolton, Lancashire, says: \A family named Seddon have had a windfall ‘of property valued at £4,000,000, which had Ween in chancery since It twas bequeathed to John Seddon, who died in the workhouse. His heirs inherit this Frast fortune: ! THE DIFFICCLTY WITH TUNIS. . Pams, May 7.—St Hilaire, Minister of Foreign Affairs, informed the Budget Com- mittee that the impending conflict with the &roumir would end the military part of the 'unis difliculty, and would be succeeded by iplomatic action. Ffance, he said, was bound to protect her interests by imposing pubstantial conditions on the Bey. EXPERIMENTS WITH THE TELEPHONE. Loxpox, May 7.—A Paris correspondent sends the following account of the latest “A remarkably inter- esting experiment has just been made at Calais and Dover. between which places con- sclentific sensation: wersation has been kept up viva voce by mmeans of a new kind of telephone, whichhas ‘been patented nder the name of the electo- phone. Not only were words whispered into the apparatus at Calais distinctly heard at Dover, and, of course, vice versa, but the Jistener at one end was perfeetly well able to distinruish by the mere tone of the voice the person who was speaking at the other end.- It should be observed that while the human voice was being transmitted through one of the wires, the other wires were being employed for the transmission of ordinary telegraphic mes- fages. Moreover, experiments were con- ducted between the hours of 10 and 4—that *islin the busiest part of the day, when the Wires are in unceasing requisition. The Noice of the speaker was distinctly heard as Soon as the wires were joined to the appa- fatus, and conversations were carried on ‘Without interruption in the presence of coum- Petent specialists. Experiments with the Bame apparatus were then continued with the same results, and in the midst of the con- fuson produced Dby the simultaneous ¥orking of several machines at thie London terminal station, the voice Ofthe speaker was heard asplainlyasthough Behad been in the sawe room. There can 0_longer be any doubt that it is perfectly Drcticable to converse across or Tather under the sea by means of any submarine table. The inventor maintains that it is just 1seasy to talk across the Atlantic as from One roow: to another. EMIGRANT HORRORS. SIATEMENTS FROM A RELIABLE QUARTER. -Loxpoy, May 7.—Miss O'Brien, daughter of William Swith 0’Brien. o “Young freland * fame, sends to the Pall all Gazerte a letter entitled *lorrors of ‘2 Emigrant Ship,”” which creates a pro- found sensation, and will be the subject of a Question in the Commons Monday by 0'Don- 2ell, - Miss (Brien visited Queenstown in Onerto examine the mode of life of emi- &mauts on a steamer, which vessel, hiowever, Bhe does ot name. The following are the tln points: + It s unnecessary to say that Therever the sacred foot of wealth trod on I8 ship all was gold and silver, shining - B, cleanliness, comfort, and decency. W e come on board, however, 1o see eml- and we were determined to see their $rters first. When we saw tne quarters of single men, descriptions of slave-ships 5 .across me. Below this place our RUde sliowed us a deep hole, saying: °I dnot take you down there. It is much than yousee’ Butmy business was -ty the wumen’s quarters, and we went : 16, May 7.—Direct tele- graphic communication has been opened Rousseau’s superb v ter-Car- rier ” for $15,600. The Beurnonville collec- . The property Charlotte G. ] THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MAY S, 1881 —-EIGHTEEN PAGES. there. Between “two decks, better lighted than the men’s quarters, was 2 larger space open from one side of the ship to the other. From either side of the long central walk to the outer walks of the ship were slung TWO ENORMOUS HAMMOCKS, onesuspended about three feet from the floor. ‘What was going onin the two other ham- ‘mocks above these I could not see, but I pre- sume they avere the same as those below. I suppose each of these . hammocks carry about 100 persons. They were made of sail- cloth, and, being suspended all around from hooks, were perfectly flat. Narrow strips of sail-cloth divide this great bed into berths. These strips of cloth, when the mattresses were out, formed divisions abouteightinches high. When the mattresses are in it must be almost on a level. Now, in these beds lie hundreds of men and women. Any man who comes with a woman, who is or calls herself his wife, sleeps, as a matter of right, in the midst of hundreds of young women, who are compelled to live in his presence day and night. If they remove their clothes,they must doso under his eyes. If they lie down to rest, it must be beside him. Itis A SHAME EVEN TO SPEAK OF THESE THINGS, but to destroy such an evil it is necessary to look at these abodes of misery. 1In daylight, and when open for inspection, they are empty, swept and garnished. DBut thiuk of n}e scene in the darkness of night, the ship pitching in midocean, when a glimmering lamp or two makes visible to you this mass of moaning humanity. -Look at that young mother with two or three helpless babies in the agonies of seasickness, unable to move but over the prostrate bodies of her fellow sufferers. Look at this innocent girl-child, living among dissolute men and abandoned women, and half-stupefied with suf- focation and seasickness, amid the curses and groans of hundreds. If she arises and fiees to save her soul, whither shall she go? Aeain she must tread on the ‘writhing bodies of men and women. But THE PICTURE IS TOO HORRIBLE to be looked at, the sounds too dreadful to listen to. This is no brutal or impure dream. Itis the truth. It is a living horror, menacing the lives, honor, and souls of hundreds and thousands of our fellow-countrywomen, the ship on which I saw these thiugs being sup- posed to carry in this manner 1,000 steerage passengers. She carried last year, on one voyage, 1,775 emigrants.” | £ i GERMANTY. BERLIN SCRRENDERS TO WAGNER AT LAST. Special. Cabie. Loxvox, May 7.—The Berlin correspond- ents devote considerable space to telegrams of the performances of Wagner's ** Ring der Nibelungen” at the Victoria Theatre in that city. The *Rheingold” was given on Thursday, and the “Valkyr” on Friday. This is the first opportunity Berliners have had of hearing the masterwork of *‘the mu- sician of the future,” Herr Huetsen, the In- tendant Royal of the Opera-llouse, having hitherto refused -to accede to Wagner’s terms. It is rarely that such =2 large and brilliant audience is brought to- gether by any dramatie attraction of Berlin. It was the fashionable sensation. ‘The house was crammed from floor to ceil- ing by the music-loving public. including the Court and the chiefs of the social, literary, ang artistic world. The price of single seats for the cyclus of four performances is 120 marks. The entranceto the pit and dress- circle cost 80 marks, which, for Germany, is extravagantly high. The scenery was per- fect. ‘The singers received Wagner’s personal thanks. It had been ex- pected that the composer would con- duet, but he was content to watch the performance from a side box. On the first night he was enthusiastically sum- 1moned before the curtain several times. The chief actors appeared with Ilerr Wagner himself, who stepped forward to the footlights on his third recall ana made a short speech, in which he attribute most of the evening’s success to the sympathetic and intelligent codperation of the singers. It is said that Mr. Gye, of Covent Garden, is negotiating with Director Newmann for the production of the cyclus in London next May. . A MUSICAL SUCCESS. To tie Western Associated Press. BERLIN, May 7.—The performance of the second act of Wagner’s “Nibelungen Tril- ogy™ was even more successful than the first. The Crown Prince and Princess of Germany sent a special message of congratu- lation to Wagner, who was cheered on leav- ing by crowds of people in the streets. AN UNPOPULAR MEASUKE. BEPRLIN, May 7.—On the second reading of the Government bill to increase various ex- isting taxes, the Reichstag to~lay unani- mously rejected the first clause, thus throw- ing out the bill. The bill was very unpopu- lar. _The Prussian inister of Agriculture, Dr. Lucius, voted .fnmsf. it, and the Count Vrin Moltke walked out beforea vote was taken. AUSTRIA. ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. V1ENNA, May 7.—The Prince of Wales and Prince and Princess Williain of Prussia ar- rived this morning, to be present at the mar- riage of Rudolph and Stephanie. THE KING AND QUEEN OF TIE BELGIANS to-day received a deputation from the City of Vienna, to whom they expressed heartfelt leasure at the tie which was about to unite elzium _with Austria. They said the Princess Stephanie’s heart already belonged to her new home. The Royal couple after- wards received the Presidentsof the Aus- trian and Hungarian Chambers. RUSSIA. REDUCTION IN R ST. PETERSRURG, May T ukase will be published Saturday (to-day) or Sunday lessening the rent to which peasants are liable for lands from 80 to 65 per cent. This will apply to the thirteen northern Govern- ments. There will be other measures of amelioration for the South. The expect tions of a Constitution are probably chimer- ical. NTS. THE NETOERLANDS. ANCTIC EXPLORATION. ANMSTERDAM, May 7.—The schooner Will- fam Barents will sail to-day on her fourth voyage of Arctic exploration. She is expect- ed to return before winter. MEXICO. CAPT. EADS. Crty oF MEXICO, May 7.—Eads’ ship rail- way contract hasbeen unanimously approved Dy the Chamber of Deputies, —_— TUNIS. RAIN. Paris, May 7.—A telegram from Roum cl Souk, dated the Gth inst., says rain continues to impede military operations. e ig— i CORONER'S INQUEST. Coroner Matson yesterduy went to Schermer, a town on the Milwuukee & St. Paul Railroad; near the Wisconsin border, and held an inquest upon Henry Miller, who was accidentally kitled on the road Friday morning. The deccased was in the employ of Jobn Jol;‘di:in. nsEcdtn:::;o; ang had set ou om0 i e Secnioufthelr day's labor. 1t was very foggy and they were obligod to sroglow. i precaudon, o freight- Notwithstanding their pre e thars e 3 unnlug South was akh o eowid elthor soe or hear it. Jordun ordered the men to jump for their lives. anc ‘ did so save Miller, who lost his presence g mind and jumped dircetly in (dmh;.'g:blllés hn&n; vhich rn over and d :‘l‘)&ut“ht‘:a legs. Jordan and the n\hex: employés made a bruve attempt 10 rosmlx; the unfortunate man from death bened the freight-train, but they not only failed in thoir endeavor, but eame near losing ‘their own lives nlso. Mr. Jordau was thrown iuaditcn ax? slightly injured. and poz: i\:lk!lé.;:- l;\-‘ ‘nilm:‘)?elcy mains e 3 . :‘elxifl]} hfi:ls f:lt and. coflined, and then 'ruxurmgd : e S TG Somians aro e faCTs, an e amrd'?-xc:dfitgr?ln the Lutheran Cetnetery by Sagsea German descent, tice Oldfield. Miller was of ".‘-35 nailed from Milwaukee. NEW YORK. Commissioner e Duc Exhibits Specimens of Tea Grown in Georgia. An Audience of 25,000 at the Last Concert of the, Musical Festival, The Stock Market Character- ized by Varied Fluc- tuations. Statement of Mary Anderson Denying the Report Begarding Her Stepfather. AMERICAN TEA. COMMISSIONER 'LE DUC EXHIBITS SOME GROWN IN GEORGIA.. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. NEW Yorg, May 7.—Commissioner Le Due exhibited to-day several samples of teas of American growth at the office of A. A, Low & Brother. The Commissioner stated that the teas were from MeIn- tosh, Ga., and were grown under the supervision of II. Jackson, who had- had sixteen years’ expedfience as a tea-grower in India. ‘The yield Jast year at the Georzia plantation was about sixty pounds, and this year it will reach nearly 1,000 pounds. “The plant was taken from Assam, India. The experts, after testing the differeut snmples, were united in their opluion that the tens were very good when compured with India tea. which, however, was n kind very littie in use In this'country. Ono of tho tea merchants present suid that out of a total importation of 80,000,000 chests, only 2,500 chests of NDIA TEA would be imported. Indin tea was used in great guantities in England to mix with other teas. It was ulso gnid that the American ten lacked the strength of that grown in India. Inorder to test the quality of American tes it WRS nece: ‘Sury 10 preparo it as Jupan teas are made. Com- missioner Le Duc said that his next batch would be so prepared. He estimnted tho cost of ‘the tea that he had on exhibition at from 16 to 20 ceuts a pound. THE FESTIVAL ENDING CONCERTS. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, NEW YoRrk, May 7.—The May Musical Festival ended to-day with two grand con- certs,—grand in artistic twiish.and gigantic in proportions. The afternoon concert was the culinination of the popular success of the festival, and the evening con- cert was the culmination of its artistic magnificence. The two performances were attendea by not fewer than 25,000 persons, equal to the population of a city, and many hundreds vainly endeavored to gain admit- tance. The inconvenicnces to which a larze part of the audience was subjected last night when ilandel’s ‘Messiah” was per- formed were avoided to-day, as the sale of ‘admission tickets was peremptorily stopped. Every scat was sold long before the time of opening the doors in the after- noon, and the speculators were wild with chagrin at theirown want of foresight. A few fortunate speculators asked and got fabulous suwms for the few seats they had secured. AT THE DOORS for more than an hour before the afternoon concert began the scene was exciting. The crowd surged and struggled good-naturedly, in spite of many minor mishaps, Dr. Dam- rosch reached the hall breathless after hav- ing been wedged in the crowd for half an boar. Way was made for Mme. Gersterthrough the strenuous oxertions of a stalwart policeman, and Signor Cumpanin{ entered in triumph es- eorted by two or three Vigorous friends. luside the hall the arrangements were adwmirable. No- body was sllowed to stand In the aisles, and, though a much lurger number of persons got into the Dbuilding thun seats could he found for, those who stood up dfd not incommode those who were seated. This evening the crowd was much greater, but the armangements were better, and there was less diiliculty in entering the house, the doors hav- iy been opened much earlier than at any of the preceding concerts. A most impressive per- formance of 2 BEETHOVEN’S NINTH SYMPIIONY, the crowning work of Beethoven's life and age, concluded the great festival this_eveniog. Tho effect producod by the combinution of * all the talents " In music, chorus, and orchestra, aud the soloists, Gerster, Cury, Campaniai, and Stod- dard, wns tremendous. It was s0 grand that both criticism and - individ- ual praise would be out of place. The enormous success of this festival—popular and fashionable &t the very outset, us proved by the attenduuce—financially, Is shown by the re- ceipts, carefully estimuted by the manngers of the box office at not less than §80,000.— scason tickets §30.000, and single tickets for the seven performances $50,000.—and artistically, ns proved by the general satisfaction expressed on all sides by people whose opinions ure worth huving, makes it certain that in the future mu- sical §festivals will be bheld bere periodicplly and frequently: but, notwithstanding the success of this festival, it is alsn apparent that an armory built for purposes of defense in times of popular disturbance, and therefore having but few und difficult modes of Ingress and egress, is not the best Slace to hold festivals fo. ~STREET TALK. THE STOCK MARKET VARLABLE. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Nrw Yorik, May 7.—* The market to-day,” said a broker this afternoon, ‘“has beena little more variable than for a few days past. There has been less activity, and while some stocks have advanced others have de- clined. Chicago, €Columbus & Indiana Central made quite a handsome advance upon a report that the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company deposited yesterday $3,000,000 in settlement of the claim of the Chicago, Columbus &Indiana Central Company in the matter of the guaranteed bonds. The Penn- sylvania Company is reported to have bought most of these bonds, and can, therefore, af- ford to make a liberal settlement. The street appears to think that this action augments in some way THE VALUE OF TIE STOCK. The Elevated stocks revived to-day, and fluctuated rapidly. Manhattan rose from 23Y to 273, Metropolitan went from §4{ to 3, and New York Elevated advanced from 164 to 110. The decline = was about -equal to - one-lulf, of the advance. The cause of the ndivement is net clear. It was aseribed by some 10 the cov- ering of Munhattan shorts, and by others to Jarsze purchases for the account of some large opcrutor. 1t was also reported that the advance was due to arrapgements which bad becn col cluded for relfeving Manhattan from its pecuni- ary embarcussments. PACIFIC MAIL rose from 53X to 65% for no discoverable rea- son. The officers of tho Compnuy sald there was no news, and the brokers who usuully know if a mouse stirs in Pacinic Mail protessed to know absolutely nething in regard w0 the sudden rise. Western Union has been active, put declining. Lurge short sales are reported on tho _ Rtrength of the expected decision from Judge Speir. AS a mat- for of fact the strect is somewhat at fault in jts judsmnent of the course of Western Union. Ie- ports from insiders are of & characier to creute The impression Wt the stock will vo down, but there are reports of bull ools in the stock, of GREAT EARNINGS, and of dividends of 8 per cent. There are fresh repurts fn favor of . Union Pacifie, aitbough the stock is a fraction lower. The bull pool is_said t0 be determined to push Erie to ‘The shorts in St. Paul are snfd to have been muking terms with with Mr. Woerishotfer. The Southwest- erns have been quict, the Vanderbilts dull, and the conl stocks n_shude lower. Altogether the market scts us it should. Tt has the appesrance of 2 healthy bull market. AGAINST GOULD. NG THE ANTI-TELEGRAPI NEW Yonrk, May 7.—It Is generally con- ceded that Judge Speir will render his decis. jon in the Williams injunction suit next Mon- day. ‘Thetenorof the decision is asserted from trustworthy sources to be as follows: "The Western- Union Telegraph Company will be permanently enjoined from making any increase of its capital, from paying any dividends, which have now accumulated to about 234 net, and the officials of the Union Trust Company will be adjudicated as hav~ 12 been Fumv of contempt of court. e only points which will be rendered in favorof the Western Union Company will be the sanction of the Court to wndmit the American Union and Atluutic & Pueiic Cotn- pubics as defendants in general suits, . ‘Western Unjon officials confirm the aove statements, but it is thought that the murket bas about discounted the effect of this ruling of Judge Spler. The majority of the sales for the past few days have becn made in anticipation of this result, and fouroutof everyfive er- ings come from bears. It Is just possible that Mr. Gould may take the matter in band and punish those who have acted o advance on this eratuitous information. There are some very pertinent inquiries being made to-day as to the reasons why Rufus Hatch transferred his suit from the Supreme Court to the Supertor Court. MARY ANDERSON. HER STATEMENT. NEw York, May 7.—The statement widely published that Dr. Griftin, Mary Anderson’s business manager, had misappropriated funds entrusted to his care by Miss Ander- son, has called forth the following state- ment: The articles published in various papers throughout the country to the effect that I had charged my stepfather aud maoager, Humiiton Griflin, with misappropriating my funds and property are absolutely false. No such words were ever uttercd by me. My personal and business relations with him have “been, during my entire carcer, of the most amicable’ nature in'every respect, and so loog a3 I remain upon tho stage, he will be my manager, and so long as we both live he will bemy father. MARY ANDERSON. ITEMS. TIE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. NEew Yorxk, May 7.—The- stockholders of the Long Island Railroad Company met in this eity to~lay and resolved to issue $1,000,000 worth of bonds, of whiclh $750,000 worth will be used to redeem the first mortgage of the Brooklyn & Montauk road, the old south side road. The remaining $250,000 will be spent in building a_conueeting link, fiftcen miles long, between Patehoqueand Moriches. LABOR- WANTED IN SOUTH CAROLINA. o the Western Assoctated Presy. 4 NEW York, May 7.—E. B. Boykin, Immi- gration Agent of South Carolina, is here try- ing to engage families at Custle Garden to work in the cotton mills of his State. PERSONAL MENTION. Congressman Ellis, Louisiunn; J. B. Clarke, Jr., Missouri; G. M. Puliman, Chicago; Henry M. Matthews, West Virginla; Col. Seagraves, U. S.’A., #re among the strangers in town. - TUE WEATHER. The weather Is warm, cloudy, and pleasant. ‘Thermometer—y a. m., 50; 9 4. m., 34; noon, 57. OBITUARY, Col. W. H. Phillp, of Clavarack, N. Y., died this eveniug at the Buckingham Hotel, aged 5. He was aid on Gen. Franklin's statf during the 5::.[.?:“‘” campalvnand at the battle of An- FATAL ASSAULT. Jeremiah Crowley, was arrested to-night for fatally assnulting Thomas Hynes with a cart- rung.” Both men were 'longshoremen, OBITUARY. MRS. A. F. GRANT. The funeral services of the late Mrs. Abi- gai F. Grant were held at the Home for the Friendless, the Institution with which she had so long been identitied as Matron, yes- terday morning at hatf-past 10 o’clock. The number of friends who lind assembled to pay their last sad tribute of respect was very large, there being not only a full attendance of the Board of Managers, but many of the leading people of the city who had at heart the interests of this noble charity. The ex- exercises began with * Gates Ajar,” sung by the children of the llome, after which the Rev. Dr. Porter, for- merly an army-chaplain and a pioneer Congregational preacher of Chicago, offered prayer and read the Scripture lesson. This was followed by a brief address, in which the Rev. Dr. Porter sketched the useful career of the decensed as a minister’s wife, as an in- structor of youth, #s a worker among the sol- diers, and last but not least ber untiring services in building up the Home for the Friendless. Prayer was again offered. and the children sang **What must It be to be there?” The services over, tho friends passed through the reading-room, where the remains were ex- posed to view in a handsome black casket al- most hidden benenth & wreath of Howers, the offertngs ot loving hearts. The farewells of tho children, many of whom ipsisted on giving their fostermother & parting kiss. were inexpressibly snd. The great tears would not be restruned and these poor little orpbans, us if orpbuned again by this bitter bereavement, refused to be comforted. The features of the derd were as In gentle repose, the kindly smile had not vanished cven in desth. The tioral offeriugs were exquisit. The larg- est design was contributed by the Board of Man- agers, and was five feet long and three and one- haif feet high, and represented an opening gate. It cousisted of roses, lilies of the valley, caruations, ten-rose buds, and tuberoses. Un the steps leading up to the gnte wers the words in purple immortelies, “The Friend of the Friendless at Hest.”” A tloral pillow inscribed * Mother™” was the offering of a son of the deccased. A mantel- basket, composed of lilies, roses, and carna- tions, bore the card of Frank R. Wallace. A Inrge bunch of calla lilies, each filled with pan- sies, wus sent by Mrs. Phlip D. Armour. lovely bunch of lilies of the valley beld in the hand'of the decensed was given by Mrs. Palmer Kellogg. A floral basket on which was the word “ Boys™ was the gitt of the friendless little fel- lows in the Home. Among the other designs, the numes of whose donors could not be ascer- tained, were n standing anchor, # wreath, & fern-shaped bunch of lilics of the vailey tied with satin ribbon, and numerous vases of Sow- ers. 'The ctandeliers were also festooned with smileax and roses. The wpall-beurers were E. G. Asay, Geun. Chetlain. F. D. Gray, Col. C. G. Hamwmond, Ezra G. Valen- tne, W. C. Asay, and W. The interment took place at Lockport, mains being accompanied thither by a large number of friends, for whom a special train had been provided by President Blackstone, of the Chieago & Alton’ Railrond, leaving this city at noon. DR. EDMUND LANDIS. An old and well-known physician, Dr, Ed- mund Landis, died at his residence, 167 Howe strect. yesterday morning, after an ill- ness of six weeks of acute Bright’s disease, aged 64 years. Dr, Landis was born in Lan- caster, Pa., Dec. 18, 1816. He studied medi- cine under Dr. John L. Atlee;- was a co- student with Dr. Washington L. Atlee, of Philadelphin, and was a graduate of Penn- sylvania College. Ile first located at Balti- more, but removed to Chicago in 1560, and was in active practice up to the time of his prostration by sickness,—a period of over forty- three years. His life-work was a labor of love and bis life one of usefulness and benevolence. A man of recognized skill, of sound judgmen t and discretion, he had tho esteem of the com- munity, while'his unvarying kinduess and um- form chieerful disposition made him loved by his patients. A firm believer in evangelleal relig- fon, be was asincere and devoted Christian. He will be widely missed. The funeral will take place from his late residence Monday at2p. m. RICHARD C. RAWLINGS. Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune. BALTIMORE, Md., May 7.—3Ir. Richard C. Rawlings, a pronunent grain broker of this city, and well known in Western com- mercial circles, died here this morning from congestion of the lungs. 1ie was at one time nmember of the firm of Dorsey & Rawlings, but subscquently went into business on his own ac- count. The decensed wus 33 years of awe and one of the leading mombers of the Baltimore Corn and Fiour Exchnnge EA DR. ORLANDO WARELEE * Special Dispatch to The Chicaoo Tribune. Wneaton, 1L, May 7.—Dr. Orlando Wakelee, one of the oldest and most promi- nerit citizens of Wheaton, died th!s evening of hemorrhage of the lungs. - —_—————— - They Let kim Hunt. Detrolt Free Press. Tn making change on the Woodward avenue ear yesterduy a pussenger dropped n penny on the Noor, und it went under the gratings. Re- fure he made 2 move to tind it be stood up in the middle of the car and said: “ Ladies and geatlemen, I know just how you feel about this matter. 1've been'there myself. I know that: any one of you had rather put your hand ia your. pocket and give me two cents than to see me ket down on iy knees and hunt around for tist, cent. But ler me explain. Idonot care for the | money. having over 15 cents left in my pocket, but that penny i3 an beir-loom in the Tamily,— a sacred relic 1o remember the dead and gone,— and I appeal to your seatiment to induce you to draw your feet under the seats while Imake & general huat.” ‘The passengers good-naturally complied, and, after being carried four blocks past his corner, the man recovered his sacred relic and jumped off thecar. . THE RAILROAD],S. Live Stock and Dressed Beef Rates Greatly Re- duced. No Notice to Be Given of an Advance to 01d Figures. The Switchmen’s Strike Cout;nues— Threatened Uprising of Brakemen. The Village of Newton, Kas, Suddenly Filled with an Amy of Laborers. Thirly-six Miles of Railroad to Be Taken Up “Between Two Days.” A BREAK IN LIVE-STOCK RATES. The causes which impelled the Eastern trunk line railroads to rescind the rule of giving ten days’ notice to shivpers when an advance is contemplated after rates have gone down becomes more apparent every day. - The reasou is that the east-bound pool- Ing arrangement, both as regards the regular freight pool and the live-stock pool, has proved a complete failure, and in spite of the most strenuous assertions of Commis- sioner Fink, it is not possible any longer to prevent the roads from cutting the rates. The agreement of March 11, which provides that in case any of the roads is found cut- ting the regular rates, any of the competing lines will have the right to demand a gen- eral reduction of the rates to the basis of the lowest special rates, was made for the sole purpose of preventing a general - break, and to enable the New York trunk lines to charge on the business coming to Buifalo and other Eastern lake ports by the lake transportation lines their proportion, based on the regular 30-cents rate. This will en- able the trunk lines at least to do a profitable business, the bulk of which they receive from the lake lines anyway during the navi- Ration season, although their Western con- nections may have to suffer. The general reduction in rates in case of a cut will also have the effect of helping the lines leading east from Chicago. It enables these roads, whenever they find they are being left by the lake lines, to cut the rates, and fill themselves up with countracts, as was done a shori time ago. Then, when it is found the roads have secured atl the contracts they want, the rates are advanced to regular tariff again with- out notice, and those shippers who were fortunate enough to secure contracts while the rates were down will have to sulfer. The fact is thut the shippers are punished .for the wrong- doings of the roads, und bave to pay the fiddler for the music the railroads make. It isa very nice little_confidence-game oa the part of the Eastern trunk lines, which tho skippers, having no moans of redress, must quictly submit to. The resolutions passed by the Boards of T'rade and shippers condemning the action of the rail- roads in_this matter have no effect whatever with the railrosd magnates, and_are not worth the paper they are written on. Nothing but de- termined, decisive, and united action’ on the part of the shippers will_bave any effect with the raliroad compauics. The Trunk line mana- gers are trying 1o lay the whole blame for' the unsatisfactory condition of the east-bound pool and the inability to maintain rates upon the shippers, and they openly declare that they meun to compel them by such discrim- inating action ns has been taken lately to desist from making efforts to secure reduced rates or rebutes, 8 will be seen by the following remark made by Commissioner Fink to the meeting of the * High Joints™ held in New York lust week: “The action of the Committee, of course, will not be acceptable toua large class of shippers who have heretofore enjoyed exclusive privi- leges, and great efforts will no doubt be made on thelr part to break up the arraogement if they cun. They will uppeal through ~Board of Trade meetings to the prejudices of the people, and complain that the uction of the raiirond companles, in their etforts to establish and maintain 4 reasonable and properiy-ad- justed tariff throughout the country, is arbitrnry and wrong, and should mot be permitted. But as the rtailroad combanies aet in direct compliance with the petitions. which have becu sent to State Legislatures and o Congress, asking for luws that are to accom- plish the very purpose which the railroad com- panies desire to acecomplish by their cobperation or combination, It is to be hoped that the rail- rords will huve'the support of these commer- clal bodies, who should no longer permit their members to use 2ll sorts of menns to secure, ench for bims&f, reduced rates of trapsporta- tion; and then, if they succeed, complsin that the railronds are making unjust discriminations. 1f the merchants’ associations would make the same efforts us the railroud associations to con- trol their members and put a stop to these prac- tices there would be no need for appenl to Leg- islatures.” - That the same conditions exist rexarding the Jive-stock pool as surrounded the pool on other freights, Is shown by the fact that live stock and dressed beef rates have been badly cut tor some time past. Etforts were made at the late meeting to stop the cutting, and after a_long debate tho following resolution regarding this matter was tuken: Resolved, That pending the action of the Trunk Line Executive Committee relative to the ad- Justment of the rates on dressed beef and live stock, the rates on all classes of live stock from all points In the West to New York, Philadel- phia, Baltimore, and jntermediate points boy maintained, regnrdless of the rates made upon drissed beef and live stock to New England points. But the railroad officinls who voted for the sdoption of the above resolutions had no idea of carrying them out when they assented to them, for yesterday. only a few days after that meet- ing. a dispatch was received from Commuissioner Fink by the various railrond oflicials in this ity wiving notice that upon compiaints of the Wa- bash that some of its competitors were still cut- ting the rates. the rates on live stock should be reduced, commeucing Monday, to 33 cents gross per 100 pounds, Chicago to New York, or 2 gents net. The regular tariff rate I3 60 cents grod, or 50 cents net. The rates_on dressed beef to be reduced to 40 cents per 100 pounds, Chicago to New York. The regular rate is 80 cents. This je a reduction of about one-half on these arti~ cles. 1In order to make it understood why therelsa gross and a net rate on live stock It IS necessary to explaln that under the live-stock pooling ar- rangement a rebate of 10 cents is allowed to shippers, who allow the pool agent to direct the business over any road he sees proper. If a deuler insists upon shipping over any particular line, be is charged the gross rate. By this ar- rangement the pool agent is enabled to equalize the business. Commissioner Fink in glving notice of the re- duction In rates on the ubove articles advises purticularly that rates muy be restored nt any time to regulnr tarifl without giving the neces- sary ten duys’ notice. Shippers wiil thercfore have to goslow in bnsm% cnntracts on the new rates, or they may be as badly burned agsin as when they based their coniracts on the 5-cent rute on grain, underthe jmpression that the rate would prevail for some time. The General Freight Agents of the various roads lending east from this city, iu accordance with the above instructions trom Commissioner Fink, met yesterday evening at the freight oftice of the Fort Wayne, and established a new live-stock tariff based on the above rates. The now tarilf will be as follows: From Cal- cago to Boston, cattle gross per 100 pounds, 45 cents; New York, 35 cents; Phl]ndel?hlm 33 cents; Baltimore, 32 cents; Albany, &2 cents; Buffaio, Suspension Bridge, Pitisburg, Wheel- ing. and Beliaire, 20 cents; Dunkirk, 19 cents; Erie, 18 cents. THE STRIKES ARE SPREADING. There was no change in the situation re- gardine the switchmen’s strike yesterday. The condition on all the roads remained about the same as the day before. The Western roads, with the exception of the ‘Wabash, were all doing a good business. Of the Eastern roads, the Michigan Central is handling the most freight. The Lake Shore, Grand Trunk, and Baltimore & Ohio carry little besides perishable stuff. Great efforts were again made by the strikers vesterday at all the prominent yards to induce the men at work to quit, but they succeeded only in a few isolated cases. Itis claimed that many of the regular switchmen, especially night men, have de- clared their intention to hold out no longer than Monday. If thisisso, the strike can- not be maintained any longer. The day men seem to be determined to fight the thing to the bitter end. and they will leave no means umri%cé to smrlen Rmu backbones of those that have become shaky. ‘The railroad officials say that were it not for the intimidation practiced by the strikers upon new men they would have no trouble in domsz a full business, as there are plenty of experienced meu ready 1o take the places of thestrikers. The railroad officials say thes wiil this week have a number of men sworn in 2s special policemen to protect the men at work gnd prevent damage 10 the property. They have to come to this any way they say, as they donot mean to reémploy any of the men that went into this strike voluntarily. e Northwestern and Milwaukee & St. Paul Roads handled very little freight on their Mil- waukee Divisions yesterday, nat because they ‘were unable to do the switching bere, but be- cuuse the switchmen at Milwaukee had aiso struck, delaying the business at that point. 1t now looks s if_some of the roads wili have trouble with their brakemen before tho switch- men’s strike is over. Some of the rouds pay toeir brukemen $50 & month; others pay but £45 a month. The mea now threaten to strike un- less they get $50a month ou all the lines, with extruallowance for golng to tho Stock-Yards and extru work. The brakemen on the Galena Division of tho Northwestern will submit a peti- ton to the otficinls of that road to-morrow, ask- ing foran advance ot $5 per month qn their wagesand extra pay for” golng to the Stock- Yards and dolng extra work. They now recetve $§45 n month and no extra pay for going to_the Stock-Yards or working extra hours. Itiseet forth that the petitioners do not wish to embar- rass the railroad company, nor do they desire to strike, but necessity compels them to ask for the nadvance. Their work, they say, 13 almost as dangerous as that of the switchmen, and yet they were getting only about one-balf the pay which the latter receive. Fifty dollurs 2 month would be no more thun fatr wages for men dofug such hazardous und responsible work as the brukemen, especially those employed on frefght- truins. With tho jocreased reats and prices for all necessaries of life, they can hanily make both ends meet at their present wages. The men algo state that their wages have not been advanced for many years. The reason they ask extra pay for going 1o the Stock-Yards is be- cause the work is harder and more dangerous on account of the mavy crossings and switches. Itis understood that the men on the other divisions of the Northwestern have prepared shnilar petitions. At Is not known what action the rallroads will take in tius matter. AS regurds the advance of %5 rhe road will probably grant it, since some of the othor ruads ‘are siready paying $§30 a month. The muin trouble will no doubt be about the demand for extra pay for going to the Stock-Yards and working overtime.. s The switchmen met lust night ut the hall, cor- ner of biberty and Union streets. There was the sume large attendance as ut previous meet- ings. The evening was occupled with reports from the Committecs representing the various roads, nearly all of which were ‘said to be badly crippled, although pressing into the switching service the ugents and yard-roasters. The Fort Wayne rond had a mun killed during the day. 1t wog stated, u hall-crazy person who had been induced to take a switeh. The oficials of that rond ought to be prosecuted for dawmuges. [A voice, *Cruelty 1o animals.”]. A certain ** wild Irishman® was sald to be stili on the turf, but he had smashed 2n engine and sev- eral cars. The switchmen derived much en- couragement from the reports that the ratlroads were failing in their efforts to run tbe switches. A speaker cautioned the men against going to work on uny rumors of an alleped weukening. They should. get thelr information from the otficial meetings. Another speuker 8ald the situation was un- chaaged axcept that they were ncarer to victory thun ever. The companies had met with a great surprise in finding that the mea could bold out 80 muny days, and the stoppage of traflic could uot continue much louger. The companies had not treated the men with consideration, a3 no effort hud been mude to bring about an adjust- ment of the ditficulty and thus avoid tho strike. Tho segtiment of tho meeting was that tho men suould®tay out, and if they do not get their de- mands to find work at some other employment. T the Editor of The Chicago Tridune. CmicAGo, May 7.—Feeling that you are willing to do the switchmen of Chicago justice, and &nowing that the public do not understand our case, we ask 38 2 favor that you publish this for us. During the depreszion of rullway stocks and the bad times ingeneral four years ago most of the raiiroads made a cut in our wages of 10 per cent, and we, kuowlag that they could Dot pay us uny more, acquicsced. ‘They then promised us that if their business would allow them they would give us back the 10 per ceut that they took away. Now,as everybody and ‘more especially railroad men know, their busi- ness has incrensed fivefold, we ask that they in- crease our wages. There bave been statements in tne aifferent papers that it does not require 4 great amount uf learning or skill to become a good switchman. Our answer to that fs that there huve been more men hurt.in the last week than there were among the regular switchmen all winter: and why? Because the green hands do not understand the business and are not so careful, and one or two yardmasters caonot be everywhere at the same time to Instruct them. 1 will not say anythiug about rents or groceries; that s known to the, public 1lready. A switchman’s life is not all rosy if they do get good pay, AS they say we do. When wo leave our homes in the morning we are not sure of coming home all right at night. It may be a finger i3 goue, perhaps a leg, and perhaps we are carried home by sume of our brother switch- men on a gruin-door. Then what does the wife do? No railroad company will put their hands in their pockets and help ber along. Our brotherswitchmen generally havea ballor perhups & collectlon, and thus she gets a_little start, We could go on and tell you more, but it is not necessary. We ask po more than we think is 2 just compensation, and we intend to stay out until we get it. Respectfully yours, THE SWITCHMEN OF CILICAGO- A NEW RATE AGREEMENT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Kaxsas Crry, Mo,, May 7.—For some days there has beena good deal of excitement here over the recent rupture in rates, but at a meeting of Western representatives this afternoon at the office of S. K. Hooper, General Passenger Agent of the Hannibal & St. Joe Road, the following agreement was drawn up and signed: We hereby agrce to observe strictly the fol- lowing rates: From Kansas Clty to Chicago, $7: i ta St. Louls, $8.3; to be sold with- ; Jacksonville' ‘and Springfield, $7, t0 one duy; and to all points limited beyond any ot these places we will make the through rate by adding 37. to_the rate from Chicugo, or $8.50 to tme rate from St. Louis, whichever makes the lowest, except that in uo case will we sell a through local or coupon ticket at less than 11, tirst or second-class, unless the full regular fare to such points is less than §11. We also ngree to observe strictly the limits named in the Missouri River rate-sheet; and it is heroby further agreed that we shall redeem from each other at twice .the agreed rate any tickets of our respective issues which are sold st less than the agreed ratfes, or on which a greater limitis given than is provided for in this azrcement. But where no limit is given we can makea limit not to exceed two days. That under no circumstances will apy ticket be gold to Chicago without rebate except Dby consent of all the lines in interst, under tha same penalty as is attached for violation of rates and limits us provided herein, to take effect on Sunday morning, May 8, 1881. JOHN SEDASTIAY, Tlcket Akent C., It. 1 & P.'R- R . BOWES, Tigket Agent G & A R R. W, N. MCDEARMAN, Ticket Am_n}‘w_. St L s PORR. . L. JEWETT, Ticket Agent Missourl Preific I R . C. ORR. Ticket Agent Hannibal & St. Joe. A BIG SCHEME. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. NEWTON, Kus., May 7.—All the afternoon trains have been arriving at this place filled with laborers in the employ of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railway. Through trains are now expected from the West, and several trains from Kansas City and inter- mediate stations have arrived. All the men, who number full 2,000, are destined for some point on the Caldwell Branch, which leaves the main line here, and runs south to Cald- well, eighty miles. The Superintendent, Assistants, Roadmasters, and minor ofticials have all left for the scene of labor, which, as near can be ascertained, is as follows: Since the Santa Fé have obrained control of the Kansas City. Lawrence & Southern, the branch running south trom Wellington to Hunnewell, tweuty-three miles, beluonging to the latter road, has been useless, becruse the Sunta Fé touches the Indiun Terri- tory on ecither side at Caldweil and Arkunsas City. This twenty-three miles will be taken up to-morrow, Sunday, before an injunction can be procured by those who bonded themselves to bufld it. Sixty-three miles of track runuing south from Wellington toward Antbony wili also be taken up, and this will be the work of the ‘' great numbers of: men who left bere to- night. Tne men are under double pay, and have orders to carry provisions for thrce days. The result will be carefully noted by your corre- spondeat. OFFICIAL CHANGES, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunc. DAVENPORT, fa., May 7—H, B. Dutcher, for the last seven years agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad at Rock Isl- and, has been appointed General Agent for Davenport, Moline, and Rock Island, to take effect Monday. . D. W. Porter, of the Chicazo, Burlington & Quincy, takes Mr. Dutcher's former place. J. A. Hanley, for the last five yeurs Rock Isl- and agent for the Rock lsland Koad, has ac- gepted an: important. position on thy Atluntie & Pacific Rajtrond in New Mexice, and will leave for his new field on the 15 th inst. . COAXING THE INDIANS. Parnsoxs, Kas,, May 7.—Judge Skels, As- sistant Attorney of the Missouri Pacifie, has returned from the Indian Territory, having just had an interview with the Cherokees concerning the bullding cf the Muskego & Fort Smith Branch. He asked that the preliminary survey might be made, leaving the queston of buildine the road to be determined In the fut- ure. Chief Bushyhead. of tbe Cberokees, said: he would take the matter under advisement, and answer next week. ' ITEMS. . The.Chicago offices of the St. Louls & Sioux City Railroad Lanod Department have been re- moved to No. 9 Stato street. r.Charles E.' Baker succeeds Mr. W. S. Hall as Agent. The Chicago & Alton Raflroad gives notice that all {ts trains are again running as usual, and that there i no longer any troublo from flocas or Anything clse on its lines between Cai- engo and Kiinsas City and Chicugo and St. Lous, and St. Louis and Kansas City. . . CRIMINAL NEWS. CUT HER LOVER’S THROAT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ) St. Pavr, Minn., May 7.—A curious case is being investigatedat Farmington. A young man named Greisimer came to town from three mifes in the country with his-throat eut from ear to ear. The jugular vein was missed, and his head was promptly placed In acase to prevent it falling to one side, and the wound sewed up. At first he retused' to tell anything concerning the affair, but.he finally relited a curious story. He said he was engaged to be married to Miss Lizzie Kelly, the dausiiter of a farmer living about three miles from the village. The old Jfolks, however, refused to listen kindlyto his sult. On Thursday night he received a letter from Miss Kelly asking him to come andsee her. He accordingly went out and in accordance with #greement procured a ladder and climbed to ber window. She came out ufter some conver- sation, and then went to & Struw Stuck near by and sat down to talx over matters, when' the girl drew a ruzor and cut his throat, after which shoran to the house, where he followed her for help. Miss Kelly, who is a gmirl about ) yecars of aze, of attractive appearance, refuses to make any statement, merely ndmitted that she climbed from the house on a lndder as related, but will say noth- ing regarding the cutting. Sho has always en- joyed n good Teputation, and is a great favorit in her scetion. Grelsimer I8 8 young man of in- telligence, formerly from Meyers Post-Office, JiL,and bas been a school-teacher. The story he'tellsisa little too transparent to obtain cre- dence. There are various theories. one belng that Greisimer was offended because the girl re- fused to elope, aod cut his ~ own thront, telling thg story out of revenge. Another {5 “that~sthey both agrecd ‘to commit suicide on account of the old folks’ op~ position, and the girl sickenec. Another I that the man’ attempted libertles with the girl, who merely defended herself. The injured manis etting along well, and wili probably recover. n the meantime further investigation is being made, and if the facts are as the man states the | young lady will be takeu Into custody. THE STAR ROUTE TRIALS. ! PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 7.—At noon to- day Joseph It Black, the business partner of ‘ Albert C. Harmer, member of Congress from i the Fifth Pennsylvania District, Joseph | Funk, J. Blackman, and W. . Cason, who were taken into custody yesterday for com-| plicity in a scheme to defraud the United | States Government by putting in straw bids ! to secure contracts for carrying the nails, were arraigned for hearing before United States Commissioner Smith in the United States Court-room. The Government “was represented by United States District Attor- ney Valentine, while each of the accused was represented by emineat members of the Philadelphia Bar. A large number of witnesses were exam- ined. It was shown that bonds had been ex- ecuted in Black’s office in this city. Black made. a statement in which he ac- knowledgzed that he was the:contractor, and that tho other people who bad been taken into custody bad bid for him in order that proper se- curity might be entered, and he further stated that be was able and perfectly willing to indem-~ nify the Government for any loss it might have sustained. The testimony previous to this statement be- , ing made was of 3uch a contlicting character as { to the complicity of Black that the Commis- ! sioner was unable to give a decision in the mat- ter-Finnily, ufter two hours' hearlng, all of the accused were held in §500 each ror further hearing on Monduy-. v = A MORRIBLE MURDER. : Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribume. i Lrrree Rocrk, Ark., MMay 7.~A horrible | murder is reported at Council Bemd, in Lee! County. Isaac Green, a colored desperado, quarreled with John Richards, colored, ac- cusing the latter of circulating in the neigh- borhood a report that he (Green) was a cow- ard and would not fight unless he had an ad- vantage. Richards, who was a quiet, in- offensive man, denfed making the remarks. But as Green advanced on him threateningly be struck him, knocking him down. Green sprang to his fect furious with rage, and seizing a big maul near him hit Richards with it The latter fell on the ground insensible, when Green ounded his head into a jelly. Green then got Toton dug-out and pnddicd switdly down the river, buy was pursued, captured, and jailed. Tu the Western tedk Press. LrrrLe Rock, Ark., May 7.—News hag just come ‘in of a horrible murder at Con- ner’s Bend, Lee County, Ark. A quarrel oc- curred, followed by a night, in which John Richards, a white man, knocked down Isaae Green, a colored desperado, with his fist. Tseaq sprang to his feet with cat-like quickness, seized a beavy maul, downed Richards by a quick, -beavy blow on the head, then continued maullng till Richard's head was & fiuttened, jellied mass. Green has heen arrested,’and s in great daoges of being Iynched. BURGLAR SHOT. WasHINRTON, T2, May 7.—The residence of William Blair, a prominent dry-goods merchant, was burglarized early this morning by a rather good-looking, well-dressed man, of fair complexion, red mustache, and six feet tall, weight 160 pounds, and about 3 years owl, and who gives his name as Charles Cook. He was dis- covered by Mr. Blair, and on the first alurm fled. The Sheriff, Jobn Johuson, was called, end found Cook at the depot intendlng to take the morning train. The Sheriff. on aiscov- ering the buryriar, ordered him to surrender, but he immediately started to run. The Sheriff fij and the burglar fell to the ground ina betpless . condition. The ball entered the smallof bis back, just to_the right of the spine, tending downward. The prisoner lies in a critical con- ditien. ' 2 STABBED NEAR THE HEART. Special Dupatch to The Chicago Tridune. Paxroy, 1L, May 6.—In 4 drunken quarrel ; last nigitt, near Melvin, this county, betiween | Jatt Dougan and Albert Lee, both residents * of Loda Township, Iroquois County, Dougan stubbed Lee just below the heart, fnflicting what was ut first supposed to ben deadly wound. Dougna was_committed to the County Jafl 10~ day by Justice J. 3. Thompson, of Melvin, to await the result of Lee's injuries. ———— FIRE RECORD. AT ROCK ISLAND, ILL. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. DAVENTORT, Ia., May 7.—The Rock Island Glass-Works are burning. There Is no chance to suve the building or coatents. . The loss will be $10,000 to $12,000. ‘ANSEL BRIGGS. Marks of Respect to the Memory ot Towa's First Governor. DEes MOINES, Ia., May 7.—By order of the Governor the flags on all the public build- ings are displayed at half-mast and guns fired every half hour from sunrise to noon to- day in token of respect to Auscl Briggs, the first Governor of lowa, who died at Omahs yes- terday. fon TIRED OF LIFE. Special Dirpatch to The Chicago Tribune. BALTIMORE, Md., May 7.—A sfogular suicide occurred here this morminw, Mrs. Catherine Klining, the wife of o prominent German citi~ zen, bleeding hersel! to death by severing an artery of her left arm with a pair of scissors. It appesrs that about daybreak she woke her hus- band up and asked bhn to get hera drink of water. He did so, and then'lald down azain on tho bed beslde her. Some time after his atten- tion was attracted by the suppressed groans of t his wife, and was then he moticed the blood = trickilng down her. bare i lay over tha bed- arm @3 it side. He then tried to arouse the unfortunate woman, but she become unconscious. Medical aid was at once summoned, but sbe expired n about an hour. Upon g small table beside the bed lay the scigsors wet in the blood agd cov with a towel, 18 though the victim had attempt- ed to conceal the evidence ot berown violeace. The wounds were cut cross shapeon the arm. Tesmporary 1nsanity Is supposed to have prompt- ed the deed. The deceased wus nbout 40 yeurs of age, and has a brother In Cioclanatl. Ths Chicaso Special w0 : DeTHOIT, Mich., May 7.—August Scbaefer, 8 tailor living on Croghan street, in thiscity, went out Into his back yard to-night at 8 o'clock and shot one balt futo his head and two wore into bis nbdomen. He has been despondept lately, ciniming that his neighbors were talking about him eod trying to Injure his reputaddon. He cannot recover, ana will leave & wife and two 0. - STEAMSHIP NEWS. New York, May 7.—Arrived, the Neckar, from; BrQemeu. " . £ o Pl Erom new Yore. A veh the I