Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 18, 1881, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBU] WEDNSDAY, MAY 182 1881-TWELVE PAGLS “TiiE FIRE RECORD. B T e o City of Nashville, Tenn,, Vis- jted yesterday by a Disas. trous Conflagration. i ) v usiness Ifouses and ror(fl:;l : ?‘ ;:‘rnnerlenn * Nows- paper Oflice Do~ stroyed, P s Lossos Aggregating $500,000, with an Insurance of * About $200,000. - toshen Indsy a $50,000 L To‘;:;e::m to tho Fire-Flond. i Burning This Year of the Bijon et Theatrs at Fort Wayne, Ind, NASHVILLE, TENN. }1‘01\""" May 17.—A fire at Nnsh- this morhing ‘burned the Noel tuding the Western Union ‘L'el- Communication with that city AT MEMPHIF vlile, Tontiy Juilding, Inc! egrapht ofliee, reppted. il BECOND ACCOUNT. , Tenn, Muy 17.—Tho fire s roported W’mg;l:ua the control of the Firo Departe eat,and now fucluiles four squarcs, with tho Foel blook In ftscentre THID ,\cgou.\"r'l;; PR n., Muy 17.~Tho fire nof by e Intt purnod Nocl's Dlock and fho block opposity In which woro furniture ftores, whisky housc, and waigoi store, Evory- tingup to tho American offica 1s destroyed. Tho Amerien olfice Is badly dumaged, also De= movillo’sdeug-store. The Maxwell Houso Is utl wafe. Thomanngor of the Momphls- tolegranh offco ha been Instructed to sond all tho spara {struments and supplios by tho firat: train to Xubslllo, s tho oflico thore lost overything Ly morniog. n;r;l:‘l: woll-lnformed partloes who ara ne- uatoted with tho localion of bulldings in Nasb- yille, tho followlng comprises tho district bamed: On tho north sldo of Churoh atrdet @ commening with tho rear cud. of Demoviile's drug-storo, and oxtending to the rear-ond of Wamer Orothors’ paint and varnlshing store. Tals fncludes tho magnificont murblo-front bulidings known ns tho Noct Block, In whioh wisiba Westorn Unlon Telegeaph oflico, and whero tho fire orlglnated. Crossing Churon strect, tho fire cxtonded from tho cast side of {ho American ollico own to the Tennessve Wy on Manufacturlng Compauy, burning the large whisky storobouses of Ryan & lyan, Cheutham, Kinooy & Oo., and the Tonncases Wagon Munu- facturing Compauy, - Tho firo oxtonded up Col- legu stroot, dostroying tho furnituro estublishe mentadiolulvg Warren Brothors, Other bubtd- ings wero burnad, but tho names of tho others cannot be given, :Lyren.~Thofire AId not cross Qhorry stroct, batburned Nocl's Blook und thie block opposit, lawhich wero tho furniture store, whisky houso, wd wagonstoro. Evorythlog up to tho ameri- qn oftice was destroyed. Tho Amcrican oflice wig badly damaged, s was nlso Demovilio's drug-store. Tho Maxwell Ilouss is -oll safe. Tue Mayor of Nnshvllle tolographed the most slarming nows to Loulsville, oxprossing fears that the whole city woulil be dostroyed, Louls- ville bas sent englaes. Chiof Bunker, of thls ?U,hnmm'lm-l no call, but is in readiness o ORG . FOURTII ACCOUNT. Nasvitte, Tenn,, Moy 17.—A half -million dollar fire oecutrred here at 10 o'clock a. m., tik- Izgin 1be Westurn Unlon Tolegraph oftiou in tho Noel Dlock among tho first Litlidings destroyed, w cutting off ali communieatlon by wire, The commenced In Warren Drothers’ paint bouse, [gniting and consuming Phitlp Solinol« der's furaiture-store; Atwoll & Buoed's furni- turstore; Ed 1, Milor, mattressea; 1, Blumon- b, chinnware: tho Nool Block, on tho north- waat cormer of Chinreh and Collego stroots,value, rEm‘ Ameriean otlico, and partially Cheatham ferco's whisky Souse, Jtyin & Ryan Vlllllkx' Conifontinry’ warerooms, Goorge A, whisky louse, M. Bhyar's 'rag-house, d alarge numbier of smaller l’mlldinns‘ Inolud~ Iz oge-half of gueh of four squarcs. ¥ VIFTIL ACCOUNT. » usnviLLe, Tenn., Afny 17.-Tho flra this Rorning was tho most destructive fu Nusbville for mauy years. Commencing at 10_o'clock In ihe ¢!l and paint cstabiishiaont of Warron Birothers, eqrner of Collego and Churoh streots, lurmdrnnlflly northeast and west untitthire Ir-four bulldings wore congumed. :Tho - now marble-front Noel Block, Church strdot, of u'm throo-story buildiugs, fngluding the bony- lifulbew oftico of the Western Union Talegraph, Xihaltits valuable equipments, 14 it ruins, ‘The ird In this direction west BWepL ‘ncross nn Uley, destroying twa oful bulldings cvcapied us 1 ;guuumnt ’nd club-room, and {t was with gront dmcully the Maxwoll House and intervoning ock was saved. On thy opposit sido of the ;mo eireol tho wholesale ~lquor houses of Il‘]lfl & Ryan and “of Dlorco, Hopking & Frence, adjolning tho Americun otlicw, wore imirared, %:l:a‘g‘,wm: the llmnllurlm ervoning and e - mbul’;‘ln cornico of the Ameri- wero partinlly burned,but the inain damago o thly mufiuu u’x'm its contents wus o waler on tho wna 1uory Daper, and nows. myzrnlel. Bwaoping ouat along Churoh streut, ) redestroyed Tickets' whoalesulo liquor houso s flm"mhnuann{Churrfio‘Cnnnor-kCo‘.nml co‘”ml Allbruulhllnui. oving north nlong khm reet, tho furifture houses of Philip e zmcrnnd Atwell & Sneed, nnd n mattress Mflh:l na store ndjolning, were destroyod, Tha a lh;:non the weat slde of Collewo streot, oc- ngmllgnlnmw eoom by Weakley & Ware froyed, owernl smullor houses were afso do- By o P o Ty o ol 8 ] 3 16 no 3 Relusurance will not hxcoad EARGD. Lt AT STTRN, ‘AT GOSUR 3 Botelal Dispate to nfél;zqnmm. m(;msm:x..lnd., May17,—The large machine- iuzfimxt E, & J, Gortnor, with all the sheds i u\“ th lumber, and the pumps sturehouge 8 Goshen Pump Compunuy, In which Mnl) wnra‘mwo pumps, and the [ce-house ol ceof Cawdory, Swinburn & Co., were de- Ted by firo thisevoning, Total loss, 850,- l'l'lle following firms ogouplad the bulld- Gl lg“ tr)nmhun Thrashing-Mnchino Company, s pC'«vmuully. and Howe & Slmmons* et P“mnrz. Tho Insuranco 1a as follows; (to- of Now m‘nfluun 3 81,000 {n tho Contlnuntal ey 31,8001 tho Kpringtiold of Massu- dm%'.‘,f"” 1 tho "Kradors* of Chlomigor B, &9, £18,000 In coinpan| [1 anlos ok 3 Ryt O DR will o SHEoWS oo of Gl SR, ClIoAGo, Thoalarm fro, 1 Box 279 at, 0:10 lnst qven- :"‘m}l &lqnaod by the discoyery of fira iy tho iagat thlrd floor of n Jarge briek build- mm;nes. Yand 0 Clintau styoet, forming liny, Xl tho I, Schuttler WAZUIL AN thop, om0 flsu orfigliiated I tha pulnt- W hiye M:naous combustion fs supposed e cause. “Tho blazs whs ox- don fore uny axtenalvo, damago was tlarm froj w In Rox 274 at 8:10 It 1 Feastted by ra 1 o Namboe 3 et o8 o I 4l sprggyy ~|,‘El|: tho corner of Lumbor un .',:';" pile g fiu ‘;mdu of soma planks inn il J0b Wi, st oty by mm""}LUX !}ruutllocluciv L.'ft!}“ iy morn- Aol e 7 e U3 of I, Lano, Nu.ol'rxnopln%g. ‘l'(lg AT yop, o 2 T WAYNE, Yoy ;'.I' Dhsaten (o gn, uua'..’w::u Bis oot V& Ly May 17,—At 6 p'cloak ey fy &'m”‘;' Bijou Varety 'Theatre, weand Lwing helps, burned out for Yodwory g Mo shice Nuw-Years, Tho wd contenta of tho theatro, In- oyed, N“l\;xluurubuu, were completely BTy M,:” i lfl;iulxlg;m‘nmn but the Lrigk A pursg 1241 150 Londin Ti'.flg. ity &“u"ilo%?'l Tack who i 28 Fudeed Tor K. 1. Sinith, the I:P'“’“» hw"" fusiranoa oy biy theutre "‘H‘:ffl Mwn;"‘:}. P‘l';'lm.;“" oll Inusndiuriun, Prubably Ly umuwfiu:l‘:-:llizll:l.' Heay Bugp T HED BLUFK, OAT, ¥ Puay, LUFK, e Bugpep€i5C0, May 17,24 v gy Rea bapy, w”l-‘ the destruetion of the town, Atengry nl“m‘“l Wais provaliing ug the thne. E‘w“:;uuumlw:x:ntwl“"‘ ; i ns all o ) : SRSl Do, e 5 s VRS Unluporiang shearotiiont 89 tho g 9 v AT uuoouwmnfi. VT, by gy, Syl Vi, Moy g, ing-ehops of tho Brpoks Rdgn-Tool Compang and tho realdonea of Samos D, Nutt. I, - D03 fnmiranoo, ST, o D Ntk Toss, $0, AT BOIBE CITY, IDANHO, SAN Fravctsco, May 17.—A bloek of bulldings on Matn streot, Bolsa Cly, Idaho, w‘;l;;muycd by tiro. The loss will not exe OASUALTIES, TATAL ACCIDENT, Bpeelal Dispateh to The Chicaga Tridune, Laraveren, Ind, Moy 17—Last nlght a fatal neeldent ocenrred to O, A, Bemont, 4 brakeman on the Wabnsh, St, Louls & 1'g- clfic Rallroad, near Antloch, castof this eity, 110 was riding on tho top of tho var, when, in croasing u bridge, Lo wia bit on the hoad by one of tho thnbers with fatnl rosults. Homent was 0 martied man, realding In this oity, and leavos a wifa but no cuiliren. H T by is paronts reside in A TTORRINDLYE FALL, ST, Louts, Mo, May 17.—White John Tighe, thu keeper of n bonrding-house, 225 Houth Main street, was nssisting Morris Fitz- &erald, who was diunk, to got to his room in the third story at an enrly hour this mornlng, tho Intter fell from tho porch upon which thoy stuod, and 1n his descont ho dragged Tigua down and hoth wore precipliated to tho stone Luwement letow, Tighe's Injuries resulted In 18 denth nt 0 o'cluck this morning, and Fitzgor- ald eaunot recov KILLED BY A BRIDGE, Special Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune, LAano, Ind,, May 17.—George Bement, o frolght brakeman on the Wabash, St. Louls & Pneltie, was struck by an overhead bridgo over the canal to<lay. ‘The body was sa badly cul up and mutilated that it was l:lnce(l inn dry-goots box and taken to Fort anynu. He was from Victor, N, Y, His wifa oft for that pluca this ovening with thy - mulns, B & S b TRAIN DI'FCHED, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Eroiy, Ill, May 1%—Traln No. 17, n frolght on tho Chieago, Milwaukee & St Paul, ran Into a herd of cattle, Just this slde of Gonon, this morning, ditching tho ongina and ears, and killing four cows, Tho nee oitlant ueenrred on n trustle Lrldgo over n eroak, aml, had tho engine not fortunntely stuck (o ho tivs until tho trostie' was passed, tho acel- dont would have beon futal to somo of tho train- cn. - K MANGLED BY A ITARROW, Sytedal Disvatch to The Chicaco Tribune. Gurnme CeNtig, Ia, May 17.—While I, Laggert was harrowing in his field ten miles notthwest of hero this morning, bis toun took fright and ranaway, throwing him under the harrow and drwrging him sonte thirty rods. The sharp tooth of tho harrow cut and tore bis fleah torribly, untll, whon ho was rescuied, ho wis one mnsd of wounds, Hlis ro- is dospulredof, - EXTRADITION OF A FORGER, Mpeetat Dispateh 1o The Chicago Triduite, TonoNTo, Ont., May 17.—This afternoon Judge Mackenzio committed Vanderpooland Joues for extradition for forgery committed In I)ullnrdcounty. Ohio, The prisoners will Lo handed over to tho Unitod Statos ollige Bhorl Bluck una® Detective .ilugnu. who l‘:n"."l; been hero watoling tho cusc, a8 soon ns tho QGovernor-Gonoral bas elgned tho necessary ‘warrant. v UNDER THE WIIEELS, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaga Triduns, BarTLe Ongex, Mich., May 17.—Foster Linls, 0 young man of this city, went out on the Chieago & Grand Trunk Road Inst night on his first trip a8 brakeman. ‘Po-day his Lody was broughit houie u corpse, ho hLavin falion under thocurs nt Millet's Station, ecust o thils oity, und tho entire train passing ovor him. severing bis lews and urina froin his body. o was tho golo support of n widewed mothor, —— THROWN FROM A HORSE, Bpeclal Dispatch to The Chitcago Tribune, Aunona, Itl, May 17.—A butcher nomed Culer, 49 years of age, died this mornlng of cdncussion of tho brain. While driving yes- terday afternoon his horse beecamno frightoned and throw him hoavily to tho ground, strik! on his houd, withh the {mu\'u rusfxlt. i 1oy BTRUCK BY A TRAIN. _ Spectal Dispatch to The Chicugo Tridune, -FAmsoust, Ind., May 17.—~A northern passenger train on the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michlgan Railway struck a colored man about a_guarterot a mile north of here. Mis 1njurlos w‘ill prove fatal. : RUN DOWN AND KILLED. Suxnuny, Pa., May 17—Four railroad ro- palrmon crossing 4 trestio onu truck-car woro ovortakon by a frolght-trnin nnd killed, ——— OBITUARY. ANOTHER OLD SETTLER DEAD. Josoph A. Barnes, whose will was admitted to record In the Probate Court yesterday, died Mareh 10, 1831, at his home i Elk Grove, in this county. 1l wns born at Waltesfleld, Vt., and at the time of his death was noarly it years of age. 1ls wife, who Is one of his exccutors, survives hlmn. In Februnry, 1833, he started from Vermont with his sleixh and horses, and {n that mannercame to Dutrolt, where'ho inet Eti B, Williams, once Recorder of Cook County. Mr. Barnes hitched his horsea to Mr. Willlams' wagon, and so thoy both rodo to Chiango, whoro ho purchased and bulit on the lot at tho corner of Kinzie and Canal stroote, and in 1834 he romoved to Elk Grove, woero ho hus slnco residod. Ho was suocosstul in his businpus trgnéactions, and owned nbout 600 acres of vajuublo fuvm lund fn this county, whivh ho hus by bis will distributed among . his chitdren and grandobildven, Mr, Darnos was ono of Chlcayo's oliust und bost oitizens, snd will lumf ba remombored for his Intogrity aud fig«r:;rm ty by his numerous frionds and noigh- MRS, GEORGE W, BRADFORD, 8pectal Dhapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Burnovaax, Wis,, May 17.—Mrs. Goarge W. Bradford, tho estimable wife of the She- boygan County ‘Ureusurer, died at her home in this city ‘yesterdny aftornoon of lung discaso, Upon hig olection Jast fall Alr, Hrad- ford brought his family to realde huro at the gttt et i, W Bt ol the crue} winds frow Luko Michigan, WILLIAM CUNNINGfiAN. New Orpeans, Lo, May 17.—William Cunningham, » prominent member of the cutton trudo, diod to-day, ‘Fho Catton Bxohanga closd at 1 o'ologk as u mark of respost, » DR. J, L. POTTER. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chizago Triduns. MunNasia, Wis, May 17.—J, L. Potter, M. D, dled this morning, He was que of our oldest practitioners, 2 MARY JANE LLR, Mancuusrer, N, 1L, May 17,—Mary Jane Loe, cldoat sjster and jast surviving momber. of Zachiria Chandlor's family in New Hay #hire, diod this muruing, aged B0, o Haup: Vanity of Europoun Bintesmen. Landay Truth. 4 Lord Nonobnstuld's Futio was Rreater abroad thun at home, ‘This was only patural, Thut Witu wis tho bost, suid tho Grook, of whomn nule thor good nor ovil [8 spoken beyond hor home, And tho sumno fs truo of an English sutesman, T'o wish to play w grout wm. 0n tho world's stugo was tho bosotthur woukness of Lord Boncons- field, and i¢ is tho besotting woakness of most Continoutsl rulurs, No ustlon s mors wnulluly and powarful than the Unjted Stutos, wnd this [s mulnly becausu thelr joudiug mon do mn wsplro to mako thelr pumes © bouschold wardd in Parls, Vieuns, und Bt. Potersbure, but ure sutlstic with Jooking ufter th {ntercsta of tholr awp country, 0 without ieddling lu matiors that |n no way coil corn tholr cuuutry. That the 'vouhuuw poll ticiuns of tho Continent coutemptuously sncer 1t Mr. Gludstone 18 good ground for our confl- deupy I biw, Girardin, Etnllo do Qlrardin died with porfoct uncon- oern, His physlolan told bim thut po wus ubout to prepuru soina medicine for bim. ' * Na good,” ho ropliod, it faull ovor. Afterull, well die uuw ud o o your's time'* The doutor duslured thut big patlons would go lumuuh [ othor politieal campiigu. But Girardin was not decolved, *°Cho cod bas come,’” ho sald. *Tho bour of yupose has arrived, and 1 profer dylng ut tho moment my rilo golsbes.” Ten duyd bus foro bié death, aftor b suddon uttack of filnoss, the doctor suld o hinit * You ulwuys usked mo to lot yau knuw whun your Ufo might bo consld- € orod pidanaerod. Afier oy yttack st youf uye lhnmluplvu& . Mavoyou put your affairy luxnler * 0 Yos" hosald, ¥ everything fsroady, #od 1 am youdy.’ ¥ EDIPUS TYRANNUS. Ita Prasentation to a Boston Aue dience by Cambridge Col= lege Students, A Large Number of Eminent Gentlemen Present on the Occasion. Completo and Emphatic sucm; of the Perlormanco of the Amae teurs. Extraots 8howing the Character of tho " Play and the Quality of the Pootry, ) Bpeclal Dispateh to Ths Chieaoo Tridune, Bostox, Mass,, May 1%.—Sanders’ Theatro has held many fino audiences on the annual Commencoments and clasy days at Harvard, but never any a8 brilllant us that which as- sembled this evening al the presentation,of the * (Bdipus Tyrannus.” Though the night ‘was storiny, carrieges began to roll toward Memorial-Ilall at an early hour, Indeed, ns some one remarked, Cambridge had seldom seon such. a procession of earrluges, ‘The sight within tho theatre was Byio not soon to be forgotten. 'ha finely illdfhinated bullde Ing, the artlstic beauty of the stage ap- volutments, the Dbright-colored tresses of tho Indies intermingled with the dark costumes of the gentlomen, formed an ine offuceablo pleture. The tollots worn Ly the ludies wers clegant In the extrumo, overy ons belug fn full dress, near the front sat Prof. Ko Kun Ilus and his wife In thelr claborato and curlous Chineso costume, Lrot, Ko is . IIARVARD'S INSTRUCTOR IN CIINESE. Not far away were President Elfot nnd his Deautlfnl wite. It was touching Lo seo the voot Longfeilow and Raiph Wuldo Ewerson, with their venarable snow-crowned heads, seated sldo hy side. Dr. Olixer Wendoll llolmes and FKranels Parkmen, the historian, wero Interested spectators, Mrs, McCagg, 80 prominent in Clileago soclal circles, was aiso present, Iler gon, Mr. Louls I3, McCngg, Is the leader and spokesmun of tha chorus, There wero Mrs, Julin Ward Jlowe and her sister, Mrs. 'Terry, of Rumo; Mrs, Caspar Wistar, of Philadel- phiag drs. Jared Sparky, and tho talented Swede, Selma Borg, Among nany others from Now York wore Géorge Willlam Curtls and J, A, Harper, of tha well-known firm. Of courso all llarvard's Professors, with their familles, wero there,~Profs. Bowen, Morton, Palinor, Lane, and many more. Dr. 1ledge, Dr, Leabody, the venerable llenry Juwes, Sr., wero not far apart, TIE MUSIC was greatly applanded, espaclally the second ohorus, Prof. Palne conducted the vrches- tra in his unequaled manner. The effect of the whele performance was grand musle, ncting, costuming, In somec places Mr. Riddie’s acting, perhaps, appronched too near the melodruimutio to sult the Greek Iden, yot In passuges, as the loug speech In which the awful truth begins to dawn upon him, nothing could be finer than his neting, Asono Iady remurked, the wholy effect for the thne on the spectator wns himself n Greek, hearing and seelng renl Qrecks, No gctor was . in the lenst abashed by the nature of thy audlence, Al entered Into the spirit of the thing, sl were thomselyes, 08 wo may say, Greeks, This was apprecinted by the Inrge and _critieal audlence. An pudienco could hardly fall to be critical containing as it did the Presidents and many of the leading Pro- fessots from TUE MOST PROMINENT COLLEGES IN TIE COUNTRY, ‘Thera were Presidonts Iorter of Yale, Gil- man of Johns Ilopking, Robinsou of Brown, Clnés of Ilaverford College, ex-President 11t of Ilurvard, Profs, Packard and Whit- ney of Yale, Tylor and Mather of Awmherst, Fernald of Willlawms, Flagg of Cornell, C, T, Lowls of Hurnkeas, Lincoln of DBrown, Drisler of Columblu, Gildorsiueve of Johns Hop- king. To Prof. J. U. White and Prof, W. W, Goodwin, who, ns projoctors und managors, huvo by thoir mrout oforts brought nbout this grand aulmination, the highest praso s due, It mustbhava been gratifying to tho aged mother of Prof. White, who came all the way from Obio to witness tho performance, to know that the great Intercst In tho study of Greck which haa lutoly nrisen at Harvard 18 lavgely owing to tha eftorts of her son, s THE PROGRAMS for tho play were unique. Tho names of tho players wero givon both in English and Greok, On tho outsido of tho cover wad a short kddross of wolocomo to tho audience, and iuside wero di- roctious a8 to louving the thoatry, otc., printed in both laogunges, If ono wero fucliood to be oritical ho might rogrot that tho music was littlo too modern In tone, and that tho distance from thostago to tho audionce was not great enough to glvo full e¢ffcot. Tho fino acting of ull tho studoents §s complimonted, and they wero not chosen ror drumatie nbility 80 “much ag for thelr high _scholurship, Mun, oi. . them uro cundldates — for higl olasslonl honora, It was regrotied that, owlng to tho predent stato of alfuirs at Washington, tho Preatdont of the United States and othors known in Fnllucn could not be hare, but, all in all, Cau- bridire shoyld bo contant with ‘TUH¥ DISTINGUISHED QUESTA sho has antertained this week. Thoro wero pres- ent muny ghts of the Bar and puipit,—~tho Rov. H. W, Lollows, Archblshop Willlamys of Duston, Dr, and Mrs, Furnoss of Ihilndelpuia, Dr. G. C. Gr-(. Dy, Franeis Bugon of Nuw Haven, Dr, Wilflam ~ Evorott of Roston, tho _ Hon. G. K. Hoar, ‘Judge Moar, Mr, G. L. Godkin, editor of tho Natin, tho Hon, N. 1. Banborn, John Sargont of New York (late Presidont of tho Now York Hurvaed Club), ten- ry W. 'aino of Boston, Judge Putnam, Judge Lowell, Ctilof Justico Gray, Dr. N. M. Weld of Now York (I'rosident of tne Now York Huryard Club). Anumr prominent lostonians might bo scen John Quinoy Adums, Anios A. Luwrenco, Lol O, R, Codman, the Hon. Martin Brimmer, Robert O, Wiuthrop, D. Ai Goddard (editor of tho Hoston Adverthar), ‘W, D, liowells (the authon, Gov, Loug of Massnohusotts, Eaward Evorott Hale, tho Itov, Phillips Brooks, Alux Agusstz, and John Fisko, 3 THE ANCIENT THEATIE at Athens was of yast dimensions, usroofed, and tho soeats, arranged in & somi-olrolo, rose tier abovo tlor, a8 thoso now to be seon in oircus tonts. loariug this in mind, 1t will be seon how woll adupted for tho purformunce of A Ureok luy 14 Bunders' Theatre ut Cambridye, whora he * (Kdipus Tyrannus " bus just beon givon, Bunders' ‘Fhoatro forms part of Harvard's Grund Mowortul Hall, sald to bo the uln-w ologant iul- 10ge strdictiro T tho workl, uud u3' tho_ scatd of tho Arat and sccond gulicrios rise tier ubove tlor, precisoly us fu the Greok theatre, it bus boen possiblo rorall stuge arranguinents to bo mado with groat faithfulness in resemblance (o tho anlont Grovk stage. On tho Greek singe thero was no chango of Boouo; ouo scone sulliced for tho wholo play; ,.udtm Wwis thure nn{ curtaln to risc aud i, that thoso who ware Infurmed wore notsurprised At sueluy on frst sonting themselvos on l'upsday evemng tho wooly srrungmnonts of the stage. In the buekuround rosu 10 tho bight ufiur feot a stately palineo frout of white miarblo, witl intald punots of purtl-calored warblo; seross the top wud o warble friezo, slnilur to thag very fumitiar ono of tho Pantbouon ut Athous. ‘I'a thy }mlncu wure three Iron-doors, through tho widdlo ane of which (Edipus gnd Jocuala mudu thelr Introlts and oxite. Vu the stuge, n trout of the patuce, wore two alturs, while tho thynele, or gitur of Dionysus, was creciod on th Hoor of the houso, frout which tho saats bnd hgun rowoved; on the tloor the orohestry and supplomontary chorys ilso bad tholr places, sop- tmur from thut portion meunt for tho deigra u fence, {luuh in ull woro tho stago arrany plg ‘/n} urgnd, as boilttad the oovusion, Whilo tho uudionce wero cagerly uwaliing the opuntug bour, suddvoly the firat bary of the pru- ludo werd siruck by 0 greliested, ub the bo- Kiuning loud, mm“l ow gud sad, giving, as only wuslo cun, the lights nad sbades In TIG BTOLY OB ** (EDIPUS," untll, a8 the last notes wore wuulnmmummlvu away, a procession of supplicauts, headed by white-bdlred privst, moved ucross the sluge frouf tho Fight. I lino just Lebind tho pricat wore twa vory smsll boys, Just bLbhind them in pubrs atliers © 0f grade uully Incrousing — hight, il at C lust ut tho ond woro 1wo voioruble pricats. “All wore clad fu white, tholr lpuds boutd up wih whito fljlets, tholr hands boldiug nugpl ant hougbfl. which they laldon thoalturs a8 thoy upproac apd yrouped tiomsoives gracetully ut tho of elthar altys, Wil the privst stunds musing, lvstiing ou Lils atull, the pajucy door b tuwa meats, sim= cd, foot onen by two attendants, and @Edipus (Mr. ILid- divjenters, The trayie story of " (Fdipus, King of Thebes,” the victim of fate, hag beon ulrendy told,—(Eii- prex, who unwittingly bas kitledd his father wnd merriced hig snother.—yot thore ho stends In ro- gl glary, not yor kinwing his de Thisweeno 18 highly fmprosse und Illfllll oque, Tu tho centre of the stuge stands (Kdipr hiy royal robes constst of & akart ehiton of orim- #0n siirnh 8.1k, outsido of which falling to his fect la druped his himadon of & dorker allk, bordered with o deop band of wold possos monterie; upon his hoad Is n curlously wronght gold crown; on his arms aro heacelots, and_his sandals ara heavily embrotdered with golid. Just behind him at the door of tho palnco wtand his twa nttendunts, young men of fine fgure and clansicnl Taces: they wear, each, nshort chiton of viotot color, Around the altars are grouped tho whites robed auppliants, while leaning on bis jong staft fu front of (Edipus stands tho pricat. At the Kumg's command, in imbussioned wonls, tho prieat tells the story of tho sullering of ‘Thobos, &t culls ou (Fxdipns for succor. l‘nrn-ply. (Bdijius tolls them be knows thelr arivt, - *Yot, senrching avery way, one only eure, Ln¥iTound and BUF 10 WRooh, 0y sending reon, Menicceus' kon, and brother uf my queen, o learn within Apollo’s Pythian huil What wordor deed of mino may save tho ofty,'* Just then tho chilidron and youths at tho altar point toward the dircction whoroe thoy seo *onkoN npprmmhlnr, and soon tho lattor is with thom, wuurlm‘- n fivsh-colored chiiton, a dark embroid- erud chinmys or travoling cloak, and having on his head n wreath of myrtle. o (Hdipus® enrvrly asking, he says that the T)d hue deciared that tho Plngue will not leava 'hobes tL the murderor of Leatius, now within it walls, ghull be driven from tho Innd. {hudfpus, hnying exteacted fro i Creon, Jiutlo by 1ittie, tho whulo story of thdt murder, decinres himaelt ready to usoe overy maoans to brlny the Kullty ono 10 light, Then (Kdipus and Creon go withls tho palnee, while the priost and sup- vilnnts slowly narch away. Hardly havo thoy gono whon the orchesten bogins the musle of tho first churus, nnd Lig members of the. chorus, fliteen gray-bearded old men, warch In eluging and group thoms scived ubout tho lirge altar. They wear chitous of paiv blucs and pinks, und bitmatia of soft browns, drabs, and yellowa; their beus bound with narrow Hilois, ‘Iio part which the chorus havo fn tho Grook E]“ ir peculiar; thoy are s refloctive body, and y tholr sinuring, spuuking, or motons continu- ufly comment upon the setors of the play., In singing, tho ucting chorus Inst ovening wis as- slst Y u Aupplumentary = chorus of sixty lected from the leading wuxlcal socios ties of Boston. Thoy sing unly Ju such pnssages where great volume was desirod, Tho tirst chorusis n ery to the powers above, bewalllug tho wocs of thie city, echolug the wish of (Edipi that tho murdercr inay vo found. ‘The puetry 18 tine, as wmny Le scen from the first strophos . ¥ e Kln;lh \'ulc% lut Iloaven; soft breathlng from 0f Pstho, rich I gold, to Thobo bright, Want wiit tou bing fo-duy? o Ah, Delirn Pacn suy! My beart nangs on . nwe: ‘What new-given inw, Or what returning in Time's circling round Wikt thou unfolilz Tl us immortal sound, Dnughiter of goldon Hope, we pray, we pruy. ‘Iho thuslo of this chiorus i entrancing, of the kiud thut hauts onu's soul, Asthio lust notes dio away tho palnco doors open and Usdipus nppears. . 1n the spuech which follows the ling acting of Mr, Riddlo {a scen us ha Impreeates o curse on the murderor, and cries with tho decpest emotion: “Audnl,m;u‘ Heaven, should he or thoy bo 01180 > ! With mine own knowledgo in my home, that I Muy sutfer wint Limprocute on them, To the audlouce, knowiue -that ho himsalt Is tho mwurdercr, this is most borriblo, Houn, it tho sugyostion of tha shorus, who have Hlstonud Intontly to this spocoli, CEdlpus turns to an nged southsayor, 'iresias, who lg appronching, led by a little- pake, and finplores hiu, 08 tho onu **whose universal thoukht cons trolsull kuowledge und ull mystery,” to tell what ho knowsi‘lu.ld thus Locoma the ravior of theeity, [ut Tircsias dues not wish to roveal tho truth, and aTs TIE STORMY BCENE Dbatseon him and (Bdipus {8 most powerful, Edl- pus now linploriug, now furlously ungry at the ‘obstinnov of tho soothsnyur, until tho lutter, stuny by the taunts of (EM(pus, pronvunces iist tho guilty one. Isut “Gedipus, convulsed with rage, doea not betloye, and hurdly restening hims solf from striking tho old man, till by a chitco word concerning the oracla tho suspiclon comea to (Edipus that the sootbsayer fs Buburnod by Creon, ‘who doubticss fa plotting ugalust tho throne. Then (Edipus broaks “forth in tho Inmons speech beslnning: 3 "o m‘{mn‘- sovorolgn vowoer, and skill o'er kil 5 Proudly prevalling in an eavied life, What boundless jealousies environ yout* Tut Tirealar, cro depntting, itceatos bis words, and foretells tho doon af, CEdipus. % ** For, hiiud from faving elght, And begynred from proeperity, with stal® 1u stranser lands he shail:foul forth his way,” ‘T'als wholo scone i8 grawd, (Edipus In bis vaty= ing moods, now imperloue, nwow lmploring, aud Pivesias (Curtis Guild, Jr.), whethor thunderiug torth his propheey or ralsing nis sightless eyes to l:hual’(y‘.‘t ways showitig the power of con- scious rlght, B In tho departure of Tircsiaa s sung the sccond chorus: ) L= ‘Dvlu;m h‘?l‘h ;hv m‘_}‘stlu stong celarod to hnvo dong Morrors ununtnouble with blood-stalned hand? With spcud of storm-switt car T4 thme Lo tled afur With mighty foutstups hurrying from the land, | For, nrmed with tightui; rand, ‘There lenps upon bis track tho sunof Jove, . Aud closo Lekind the unerring dostintus nove,” Intho first strople, tho olfect uf n storin s admirably produced by tho orchesten, as Jove thuuders” furth, while “in the antl-stropha tho musio s o8 aerfal as thouglh caming from the sky. ' 'f‘hrou b tho whole chorus, howovor, falth in (Edipus ts sung, Gdipus, who was **Kind to Thebo whon tho Spsinx camo forth," Naw enters Creon, having changod his trayale Ing costuma, wearing Instend a crimson hima- tion spanglod With gilt stars, When fpus, rotiriing, soes him, his first words, * Insolont, nrt thou Uero?” ahow his pros- ent anbinus taward bifs former woll-lovod friond, 1u viiu Creon, calim and dignifiod, shows tho absurdity of tho churgo-of truason, not evon Jocasta, who hus entored, can recoucilo thae two, aud at [ust ut. Gidipus’ cdmsuand, Creon departs ‘within tho palaca, ‘“JOCASTA" 18 attended by two nald servants, who stand bo- tore the paluce. They woar bluoe diploldia,—tholr binck balr fulis in ringlets over tholr nooks, On gnang ut Joeasta horsclf it 1s alinost fm- possiblo to bollove that sho §8 not what ‘she scoms, n_woman, her slemdor, Willowy firure, ber srchod oyebrows, ovon tho oxpression of her fuau, aro all vasentinlly womanty, and yot oIf tho staga Jocasta 1a u tull young man, with nut & suggestion of cfominacy.in his appoare ance. ‘I'ho costumo of Jocasta, while not gaudy, 1s of unusunl splendor; undso graceful und brcom- g {8 ¢, that It would vot Lo strange if, during tha noxt fashinuiible sensvit sonte ludics wero 10 adopt jts style. To the feminlne, ns to tho mas- cullne, eya it ju slmply feresistible, Over 8 tunlo of soit cronm woal, trimmod glatioratoly weith guld; wus worn it fmation of an indeserlbablo shudo of yellow ailk shot with wold, Thoesu garmonts roactiod the fleor, even traliing u lttlo, nmLchmu- numlt ber fn poft folds. llor auburn balr wus colled fu 4 knot upon tho top of hor head; surmounting it was n crown of gold roprosvnting two sphinxes; upon her neok and arws wore honvy necklacos and bragolots, and hor sandals, £00, Word hoavy with gold, thy word with trembling MATRIMONIAL, Bpecial Disoateh to The Chicago Tribuns, DosroN, May 1T.—Auyustus O, Moss, Cushler of the Firat National Hunk of Sandusky, O., was marrlod to-day to Mary F. Davenport, nlece of ox-Gov, Clutlin, at tuo Nuwton regldoncs, Tho wedding was o vory brilitant ono, and wa tonded by neurly all tho prosont and many past Cougreasmen from M issaoliusotts, snd very mauy perdous prominent i all walks of lifo, An uuwurngn poem wag rvm&vud from G, Whittior. Thore were mauy costly pregoats, ST, LOUIS GRAIN SHIPMENTS, Bpecial Lispiten to The Chicago Tribyne, #r, Loulg, Mo, Moy 17.~Thore wore 85,859 bushols of wheat shipped to Now Orleans hy rivor and rall to-dny, and 177,220 bushelsof corn, Froight oo oorn soven vents, kad on wheat soven and vue-hulf conts. Thoy Mixed Those Bodles Up. famthu Telegraph, Fow strangor [ucidents huve occurred within tha mowary of lyiug munthun that wiioh, sbout 8 fortnlght ago, Wis tho meuls of cuusing sve cral thuusand pendons of bigh sooial and artlatlo position to follow ta tho urave, with evory vone taiviblo outward manlfestation of gorsow und respoct, the budy of nyuung lud{ absolutely unknown to thow, thoy ‘ult tho whllo beolleving that uw* wore paylng” honor to the wmortal ree muing of Prof, Nichulns Hublnstely, Dirvotor of tho Mascow Consorvatulre, This ominunt composer und urtist died in Parls, and, us bo bad shortly boforu hils death expressed o wish ta bo buried In Moscuw, his body “was dis patehed vy rall to thut eity LY ordor of his only surviviug brothet, Anton ltublnstoln, the Arst of contemporary planidts, At Muscow stutton the collin wua delivered by tho rllway uuthorisies to 4 deputution of notables, spuclully chargod withy {ts reception, Upon the sumo evenlug it was burled with uxlnmnlluurf‘ powp, Thrue days luter lutelligonce of astavtiiig churacior rouchiod Moscow by tolegrapht from Viina, A noble futne Uy resident fu tho hist-named c"f bud fust ro- culved a votlin purporting to contuln the corpso of uyouug female relalive who bad rocently died In Puria. Upon opening the cattin fn ordep Wdentily tho decensod Indy's yemulny, its oons 1ents were found to bo tho Lody of 4 man somes wint past the primo of Hfe. “Inguirivs were at oneo fwtitutad ws Lo what might have becomo of tho Luly orlglually uxpeeted. Whilo thoss Inguiries wore buwg ougerly prosecuted, tho nufmutuw way diseoyered W bo noud Gthoy thyn Nichalas Rubinsteln, in whoso stond tho missing young Indy had heen solomnly interred ar Mose cow. “This amazing contretamps has naturally eatmed great puin and enbsrrasanent to the fame flies of "hotn the daceared. It s in contempli- Uan tu ¢ffuct the nocessary oxchintizo oolwenn tho misdiructed bodies s privately as mAy he und not to celebrite tho Interment of the * roal slinnn pure ' at Moscow by nny public ceremoe ninl whatsoevor, LABOR AND CAPITAL. THE IIOCKING VALLEY. Bpectal Dapateh to Th Chizagn Tribune, NEL8ONVILLE, O., Moy 18,~Industry and (dlo- ness,—two plctures,~the ono, representing A country of thousands of brond acres, I8 to-tay, and has hoen for sume time, n contiict Lutween Inbor and conpital, | Labor, stimulated by o adveoolng indistry of the country, bas boon promulgatod to an oxtesonile nary degree, and thousands of noros heretofore untruproval le to-duy Impoverished on nocount of the disturbod condition of nffairs which now reigns, and which now, despite all desires and nll (nterests of: the praperty-holders o thia valley, zcoms to provall. 1t I fdle to moralizo on the subjoct of ‘the grent wmtrike. It must Juslly La termed s question whether or no the owners, the property-boldors.—that is to say, mine-uwne era,—of this, tho Jocking Valley, are to retain thelr property, or whother It is to be eiven over to a sot of foruigmors brought Into the United Htates and by sho' forco of oircutnstrnocs have found n home in tho Houking Valley. Tho strike Is not ong which In uny degreo will exclte or rocolve tho sympathy of tho youoral publie, for ft sust be no- knowledged . that this strike {8 main- talned und stimulnted wholly by that oloment which it must bo snid controls In the mining district,—an clement which is not only turbulent butdisordorly, While Jt does not outwaklly maaifest und show itsclf ngainst tho railrond ‘corporation, that is to say tho depot und *its surroundings, it 18 noverthuicss truo that = Inborers desirous s of worklng are proventod discordant element which to-day exists in and through tho valley, 1t caunot be sald nt this timo that tho oporutors brve in any way given tho diggers or minars ffty reasons whatever to strke. Tho rate—8) ceits por tun—was that which had Lyen given durisg tho pnst winter, and, in accordanco with the natural reduction of the price of fuel, It was nctually needssary for thosa cngaged fn minlog operations in some manncr to seck to counteract or obviate a contest which It was apparent would arlse when compotition with the mines of tho Tuscarawus Val- ley wero considored. Upon belug Its recognized that no o could bo sold durlng the sutmer mounths from this valley on a busis of 80 cents mining, tho operators on tho Ist of May reduced the price for tho same sorvice to 70 conts por ton, and that to-day s what revents 8 business actlvely fo Nelsonvilie, 1t nlso has had tue effect of throw- ing vut of employment hundreds of working- men, engineers, mocbanics, and artisaus. Quidod by that Histinct which ‘Influenacs corre spoudenta, the writer visited Neisouville and Straltavillo to-day, with a view of nscertainiog, it possiblo, the grievances, desires, und expectu- tious of the miners. It inust Lo suld that, in ken- ernl, the mincts bave conducted thomselves In R/ vory urderly wmanuer up to to-night, when Your correspondent wns assailed by m mob, dnmnud,oursed, and only cecuned by the fleot- ness of his lwshs and o fow friends who hid him, At this hour of midnight ngnng of bolsterous rowdies nre holding poseession. Your cor- respondont escaped with his lifo only by the friondly aid of back nlleys. INDIANATOLIS SWITCHMEN, 8pecint Diapateh to The Ohicage Tribune, INprANArors, Ind., May 17.—At n meot- Ing of switehmen, at which over 100 of the 168 employad by tho various ronds centering in this city wero present, an Inerease of wages was asked, Tho mon now receive $1.75 to €2, nccording to thelr grade, and they. nsk 82 to £2.26. They mako no domand, how. ever, und do not threaten a strike, but slmply put It in the form of i respootful request to tho nunagors of tho several companics, BUFFALO, N, Y, . Bpecial Diapateh to The Chicago Tridune. Burraro, N. Y., Muy 16.—The amployéa of the frelgut-housos of tho Erlo and New York Cen- tral Itallways struok for an Incronse of 25 cents perday, Thoy number ubout ono bundred, and wore very pencoful fn thelr demonstrations, Thelr Ngrulunllllvou had n talk with tho rall- way' nuthoritios late thls afterncon, and, aftor soio consultation, it was decided to agreo to tholr terms. Tho mon will all ko to work to- WOFrOW MOrnlng. — TORONTO. ONT. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. ‘TonoNTo, Ont., Moy 17.—The Urand Trunk Roilway nuthoritles gave thelr employés In the mechanical depnrtnent an advance of from five nentsa day to ona cent an hour, ncoording to_length of scrvice. Tho offor was declined, and tho enginecrs and ficemen may go on a strike at nny time, Tho clorks who applicd 1or an advance were told to leave, PLANO, ILL. Speclal Dispatch o Tha Chicago Tribune. Praxo, IIL, May '17.~All the shovelers worklng on the new double track of the Chi- eago, Burlington & Quiney Railrond at this ‘blace struck toduy. They were getting $1.60 a dn{. and want $1.75, Tho contractor has it yet yielded to thefr demand, and work has beon susvendod Indetinitly, 'Tenins aro rocelving $3.50 u day and aro sutisfiod. MONTREAL. Special Dispaten fo Ths Chicago Tridune, MoxtueAr, May 17.~Tho Grand Trunk ear-shop strike at 3ontreal hins entirely col- Inpsed. ‘The wmen retirned unconditionally to work at noon to-dny. - Tho striko uppears to have boon unfustifiablo and lostignted by a fow discontented mon who huve boun disohurged, Tho mon in tho locomotive shops of the Come pany did not sympathizo with thy movement. PITTSBURG, I'A. Prrrsnura, Pa., May 16.—A demand for an in- oronso of flvo conts por thausand and a restora- tion of the ' fut " taken off somo years ago Was made this aftornvon by the printers on the morning and evening newspapors, Two hours' noticu was plven tho proprietors, who couceded tho advunco, and (Q-night tho mon aro 8t Work us usual. —— A GRAVE CHARGE, MoNTREAL, May 1T.—Joln Seaver, pro- privtor of oxtensivo marble cutting works, bas boon arpested ut tho fustance of his om- loyéd, on the charga of stealing tombstoncs Toin & cqmotery, ‘A SMASHED IDOL. FPresumptlon that fRussla Was Novor Twportuned by Eupgland aud France to IRRecognize the Nouthorn Confedors aey, . Epectal Dispateh to The Chlcapo Tribuna. UixcisNaTy, O, May 17.~The Qommerelal of this clty has w lottor from M. D, Todd, now u resldent of Great Britalu, whicheg d- ports, upon suthority of Mr, Gladstane, a story which appeared in the Commervial and othor Amerloan papers, to the effect fhat there Is documentary evidenco at 8t, Potors- burg of Russis huving beeu sollcited by En- gland and Frunco to rocognize the Southern Confedoracy, - Suys Mr, Todd; Desirlng to know If thero wus any truth jn all this, I vlipped the articlo frow tha Commerolal ‘n’l‘nl|I m"tzml it au the foliowlng noto to Mr, £l B E.) Cutoussren Stieer, CriksTa, April 11, 1831, =1l Hon, W, B, Guulslone~Dean Bii: Excuse tho liberty of u strangor in sending you the fpe closod olipping frous the Oineinnutt Commerelal, ‘Tho story thoredy sct forth has, in ouo faorm or uuathor, gono tho rounds of tho pross, and 1, In vommon with othor Ameriouns, groutly dealro to 8 conourne i ] ‘oundi fuct, Kuowing that at uaa porlod rofurrud 10 you wore a weinber of the Governuent, § havo thouglit it possiblo that you might nut be un- willing to givo mo tbo dealrod Informution, Believe mo, ale, with groat respout, u‘t;% hrll:ll,)'. To this Mr, Gladstono hag mado o followling "f&‘f"fl)"'nowuwa Brukrr, WIlTEHALL, Apri 20, 188L—8rer Mr, Gfudstono bus rovalvedl your lottor of tho 11th Inst., in which you sond %lm a vutting l'ru'm l\:lhA!llil":wl:&l.vV? Aper iy L a1 neouunt of **tho u: nt 8t. Poters- 'mf %glu s whicls shyw thug lusein had boon nvited by Fra South, aud that Kussis bad refusod. Jte desirus MU Lo sy that 1t f¢ not distinetly stated from whom the English lotter vuuie, but that tbe story 18 unfoundod 8a fai by Euylish Government 1a conosrned. v your obedient sorvant, TlonAve BeyMoui. If, 80 far us the Eugllsh Guvernwont {s con- oernud, the story f8 unfounded, it ls protty clear that the wholo story Ju wost likoly apocryphal. e —— Aplog Eugllah Wayw. V' ork New York Sun. At a dinuer party givon fh this ety a shart timo siucy 1o soing Buglisbwen of fuuk and dis- tHuetion, who were fu town, the couversuton turnud upon tho close Imlluuoll of Euglish custows which bud beeome thy u of woclety In our large uitive. S Why, #sld u Hboral ainded Britlsh yubjest, Who wuy Presgit, ** do you Amcileapy copy us {o Your dywes, lu your didnuers, n your mauner ot \ nco and England 1o recognizo tho [ iife, stylo of entortatnment, and, indeed, in avory Aocial hablt and custom? You have n diterant cliinate, n wider and grander range of country, more libernl educatlon, and evory munns and_nppilance for tho ereatlon ot s how arder of socinl hnbits and bebavior, strinped of tha fusutne pmfmllccs whigh nroa blot upon our OId World elviilzadon. *And yot you selzn upon thoso very biemishos, snd copy’ them, as i ware something to admire.’” And tho Tiritishar was right. In the largo cities of the Unitod Btates, and especially in the ono wa live in. the worsbip of averything English is beool ing aimost nauseating. The young Amoric: of the present duy must go to Oxford or Cam- bridge to bo educated, 1o London to buy his clothes and build his dog-cart or ghnclnn and at ona of our fashionablo clibs tho hight of snob- bishness has beon reached when the young fele Iowgat thelr card mad billlard tables, finding dolinrs and cents oo vulgar 1o bot with, day, thalr wogera | Innas, and prate of * poneys™ and “munke, with an nmount of atfectation nnd retension that would pass mnuster at Marl- 0rougl or tho Guards, 1t §s time that this Al glomanin wern laughed down by scnsible, en- lghtened peaple, and t n code of soclety manners and customs wero cstablished and ndopted which may havo all the refinoment and olegainice ol tho Eoglish without boing s servile Imitation of them, TIE WEATHER, TNE SIGNAL SERVICE, Orricy op THE CHIEF SIGNAL OPFICER, Wasmiseroy, D. O, May 18-f . m— Upper BMississippl. and Lower Missourl Valleys—Arens of rain, east to south'winds shifting to westand northwest, followed dur- ing the night by rising baromoter and colder wenther, Tennessee and Ohlo Valley—Easterly to southerly winds, increusing cloudiness, and local rains, with higner temperature and lower barometer east of the Mississippl. Lower Lake Region—Light rains and part- ly cloudy wenther, slight rise in temperature, winds mostly from northeast to southeast, and slight rise followed by falting barometer, Upper Lako Reglon—Light rains and part- Iy cloudy weathor, variable winds, slight changes in temperature, and falling followed by rising barometer. The Chlet Signal OMcer furaishos the follows ing special bullating Rtaln prevalied during the day In New En- gland, the Middle Btates, and Lowor Lake re- gion, with colder northensterly winds rna scvera mles on const, Clear weather continues in tha Bouthorn States, tho Oblo Valley, tho L'nrer Lake -~ reglon, and Upfmr Mississippl VYaliey, with light variuble winds, generalty from north, and uo change in tomperature, ‘The teuperature hus fallon 30 to 30 degreesat Atutions on the erstorn slolpc of tho Rocks Mountning, and bigh northerl “ing weathor, and raln aro reported from Norths «Dm Texas, K Kansas, Colorado, Nebrasks, sad akota, ‘The rivers have fallen nbout n foat at Cincin- nat, Cairo, and Memphbis, und six inchesat Duvenport, threo foches ut lelenn, one inch s Vickeburg. und risen one Inchat Keokuk, wiere it 18 eleven jnches above danger line, and nine iches ut Shrevoport. "I'he Lower Mississippl continues threo inches above tho dapgor linont Vicksburg, three feet four Inches atove the danger line at Helona, and two feet two inches boluw §8 at Memphis. Indleations are that partly cloudy, slightly warmer weathor and rlight raing wiil prevall in the districts on the Atlentic const dnring Thurs- day. Tho rivers wiil tali slowly at all stadons, LUCAL ORSERVATIONS. CHICAGH, May 17-10:19 . m, *Tar) Ther, T | Wik, Velll 10,1 1Veather fiarometar corraclod 107 LGmpOrature, 0lovasion, aud insteumental oreor, Moun burometer, 0L Mean 610 Bloun humbllty, bll 1tiziess toinperatare, 613, Luwast tomporature, 8., GENEIAL UINERVATIONR Cit1eAGY, May 17-10:18 p. m, Ther. [ Tner, Wind, 48] 1o 18 i . KG we. B9ege: 8= S y winds, threaten- | L CRESRRRES] o : Bt ™ 8) o o5 i ko3 a 0 x% 85 THRILLING FIRE.SCENE, Efforts of a Man to Save Iils Wife and Child=Itoscuo of the Child Unhurt— Tho Mother Fatally Burned. BloNTREAL, May 13.—Thls morging, betwoen 13 and 1 o’cluck, peoplo living in Griflntown were sturtlod from thoir alumbors by a cry of fire, and a fow scoonds fator the wholo neighborhood of Clendenning's foundry wns nglare frvm whnt appeared to bo n fiercely burning tire, ‘I'noso carlicat at tho corner of William and Colborne atreets wora horrltied to discover tho whol upe per story of Willlam Dohorty's grocory store and boarding-house iu flunes, aud terrified men and women wore escaplug from doors and windows in thoir scunty nlght garments. Tho fire alarm was penling all ovor the city, and so excited wero thoso who struck it that thoy mada tho alarm a general oo, ‘ho Intlammable naturp ot tha strycture on firp Kave the [des that tho wholo of Grillintown was In fiames. A mnn wasnotleed {y the strocts rushing fran- tieally about and calling aloud for his wife and children, At longth he dashed madly into the volume of firo aud smoke that were rushing out of the doors, and it seomod s though bu would Yo scorched to & cinder, His wifo and child were In tha burning building, aud ho was goiug to 8uve them or porieh, Ho could be scen from the huuses on the opposit side of the streot dushing into rouw aftor room, ulways In u s1ooplng posi- 0 " mmgd 3vul|-nlu. :I‘ |%o Hm-m‘als.dwhlch vmnox nearing thu avohe, brougnt nu luddors with thom. TOu AUNPLLIL A8 10 tho fute of Lo Licrule fainer wud ukoulug, und tha Sosonds soomed 1o wmove slowly whlle™ u Iudder was finally borna from oi wdjucent yund by mon running with all tholemight. Thoy polsed tho Indder sod inu trico it wua agalnst the bullding, 1t was too shupt, but 8 man could seach the window by lllnd'luu on tho top rung. Suddenly the father’s red at tho window with a bundle, [t was d vovored with u heuvy woolen gont, Loaniog far over as the llames gushed out over his et be handed his boy to willing hands bojow. %My wito, God holp horl” wag his only an- swer to tha witd warnlogs shomted w him to coulg dowp frow whut appuared wrmlnuulrln. Huck ho went. While by thus cudeavored to tnd his wife tho book-and-ladder mou bad como, aad wore plavhiy o luddor aguinst tho window. The taimes Wero rlelug bigher, and all eyow turned In tho dirsotion of the window. The erowds 1 tho ativets bad fnerensud, tho women holitug tholr culldron to thofr byowsts 4 a colis vulsive urip and guglug upward with prayeriul nearts and stralned oyes, At longth, when afl hod despaired of seslug the dospuruto man, bo appearcd at tho window, bimself purt of tho volumo of tiutne which rushed forth from {1, A sbout of terror nrose g the burnlug mun gained tho laddor and enme slowly downward, writhiog from the fumes on Lis bikok, ahuuldurs, und houd, Hailf way down be would have fallon hud vot u French Cunadisn umped toward the lwdder o time to steady bim. N an ustant moro the tkmes wore boatwi from i body wnd ho eiaculatody ; * By poor wifol dod help berl { saved wy c“l‘(m "fl},""‘{'“u ed jusonaiblo to evorything ox: 9 tLon | L) jo. cont hiv wmfi’o T U, 44 B0 wus drivon rupidly 10 the general boapliul, Allthis hud tuken but o ghory time to vpuot. Thoro wure huw u ball 8 goaun d(rokus play g ou the Hre and tio dames wero quenched uloiost av suddenly as thoy uruss, Tho Uroueny kudw that iy Waa yet the wothor of o fwlly hu the et of tho lumes, and that knowledgy norved ot to podunvly their ordinury uxortions. As 500l ud pructicuble Josepl Rovuud wod (Jcorgy Dubois guined wdiittance (o tho $rouud tloor undur the cover of twy slreawmy, and st vut to cxplore fur the miw womgn, They found bur an the Kitehen floor {lu{ under talle, und at tiral bolleved Eer to bo dead. Vo carry ber out, thomselves half swotbiered t0 poke, wad 4 work ul svme diMleulty, but thoy at lengt!, galncd tho stroer, wladdening the heartaof tho H er apootators with the news that she was yetalivo, She wns qulcklg Placed In the salvaga cart and convoyod to the hospltal, whithior her hushiand bad gono n fow minutes previously. At fnst succounts hor denth was momentarily oxpoeted. itor hirns WOro most savero on tho brek of bar legs, ahvule der, nr::zrheml. nearly all her halr_having boen husband, William _Philiips, about tho legs, back of the Bad saved other children beforo minsing hie Wife and child, Ho snys bo was saved by koopl: maeil nlways [n a atooplog position. His sufs rings aro Intenso. His Joy was great on loarn- Inie thut bis wife had been taken out mlive and that his child had received nothing more than a lr:rnlw(m]:v‘:n‘n’mflmfi to tell him tinw honeloas 3 0 fire wasa triflin 1 firemen mnking very short wgrk of l{nh o B — —— e THE BODY OF AN UNKNOWN MAN. Bpeciat Dispateh ta The Chicago Trivune. Davexront, Ia., May 1T.—The body of an un- Iknmv'r'l"mlml Wu':ound in the river ton milos bo-: ow this eity this aftornoon, clothed in dark duck pantaloons, l?l‘ggk':wl, m blue cont, It was five foot o'ght inches In Rlght and woighed 160 o mumlmc;uon'puunu There were no means oad, and arma. He —— Taking « Friond's Advice and angs i Ing Mimuolf, REENVILLE, N. Y., May 11 —Sam ¢ 2 recontly got drunk, ‘Ho had boen o Gakiil with a companion, and_whon anar South Calra hiis comprnion snid: ¥ Isay, Bam, if 1 wers. you and could not go to Cutakiil without getiing drunk I'd hln{ mysall,” wheroupon Horton safd that If his friend would furnish tho ropo b Wwould hung himseif. At tho South Calro flotol tha ropo was procured, which Iorton took snd went into tho bnrn, his fricnd supposing him to be joking. A few minutes nfterward Horton wus found hanging trom n beam, with the rope around his neck, and lifo almost oxtinot. He was cut down, and tho scrvices of a physician Were nucessury to restore_him to consciousness, . AMUSEMENTS. LAKE FRONT, SELLS BROTHERS' Millionalye Confederation St pendous Railroad Shm:’:ra. o= B Y ON THE LAKE FRONT EVERY APTERNOON AND KVENING TIIS WEEKE, Infinitely the Greatest Menagerls and Oirous Eoor Knoton. Twenty Times the Smallest Full-Grotwa Elephant on Earth, b4 The Only $57,000 Fufl-Grown Pair of Ivinz Hippopotamuses. The Only $50,000 Aquarlum of Monster Arctic Amphibir, The Only $18,000 Drove of Six Performe iz Colorado Caitle, The Only $22,000 Two-Hornod Hairy Tthinoceros. THE ONLY PAIR OF LIVING WOOLY ELEPHANTS. 1 Tho Quly Pair fir Full-Grown Polar Tho Ouly mgautl‘?:x'l:?fnbw-nued Mans JAMES ROBINSON Only Baroback Equestrinn I:mporor of the Universa.: The Ouly King Stll‘brn‘s Royal Japanese ireus. . The Only 825,000 Willls Cobl's Minlia« ture Circus, RBAVGHMAN and BUTLER, Tho Croodmoor Dend-Slot itifle Champlons. A $200,000 Herd of Elephants and Camels, The Only Show that pormits no Pod g b 4 of nnyl;dnd. oidling PRICES AS USUAL, Tiranch ‘Meket Oglce al on & Floaly’s M cor, Hiato wnd MUnto0-pls Whore Uekors g ret served seats niny be secured. LAKE FRONT. FOREPAUGI'S AGGREGATION, THE LARGEST CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE 1n the world, now on it Jith 2 rid mow on fta Kb annual tour, will exhibih Conmeneing Nondy, oy 300, CENTRAL MUSIC-IIALL. Wednesday Evoning, 7:30 p. My PUBLIC EXERCISES oF T IS UPSILON ERATERNITY. Lresident's Addross,....P'rof. EDWARD OLEON, Chaplain, ) Tov. Yoo, SRR BSSAYIST, llon, ALBION W. TOURGEE, Author of * A Fool's Errand.” EF-lavited 3L B0 ruquested to 0 ¢ el Rug g o como carly tg GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, Tnrk-at. opposite Court-House, Emphatic immediale success uf 1IIIII1;B\)NIMI]~&IHIND. . axarodauanly b3 a Company. The o it I 1 m'.'srf"h o 1 u 1his AftEROON. “‘"Ilukltyw:ll:‘k. Ihll! fihllllll;‘lu:[Vm\lil l'cuu 4”!! l(fl!“ . SapOrion. by Lettr Shactions Compang, t *Cutnilln und = Frou-r e PomOU AWVICKER'S THEATRE, Evory Eventos snd Fedussdny and Haturday Mate s, the A MADISON-SQUARE THEATRE COMPANY 1n Btoelu Mackayo's Comedy-Dram: HAZETL KIRKE, Prosonted with the ORIGINAL NEW VORK CAST. Hox-otlics open from 7 u'clnok u. 1u. til 10 o' Corriagos may Ua ordored it ju:4D. Bl g CENTRAL MUSIC-NALL, FPRIDAY ENING, MAYX SO, ' NEW LECIURE BY THE PEERLESS ORATOR| ROIII INGERS G, LL Bubjee “THE GIEAT INVIDKLY. tesorvod B e, T30, and $1 now on rale AS Bose ORioo” Humta Cail Lo Wacurud by WWI0pHouG, et aF twlograph, FARWELL NALL. Grand Comn“mnnm}&llflfluludlni for tho bems MISS GRACE A. FULLER, Unganiat of the Y. M. C. A., on Thursday Kve, May I, Turarwan) Mull, oy he itaio Quariatio; Mise Bay Phonte, cuntaidw, Miss Fdvils, Bensmors soprano T dw, Boxion tonorl Me, B J. Duniis. i Miun Edith BIGLL roudor, Adwikaion, 23 conte: gorved Soats, 33conta. bor dalo at ¥. 11, Hbrolls, e sl ok it HOOLEY'S THEATRE, MATINEE TU-DAY at2, "This evening a2 8 o'clock. « fel e Mok AR Gt WON AT LASTI M. Btoslo Mankayu und & splondid wtarls of metrg- Hitun Srifsis L the oiat. A M fog o bl emtr-am Now Comoay by Lau) Moreits, PARY 1o & ¢ THE LION AND THE MOUSE, WIITE-STOCKING FARK, UASE-BALL. Yo Atoutican duld sport. ‘Whls aftars teruooi. the Vicluerlous WORCESTERS va. tho Champlon WHITE STOCKINGS. (Gt Logits ut 34, Tickuts ut weusl places, SPRAGY OLYMLIC 't Clurk-at., uppoaiie Shermun Huuse. EVE 1 Goat W VY KFEAL S e Wossesar, Fannle Loulse Buckingham's ; Mazeppa Combination. J Monduy, Muy &-11 Beury's Premiue Mlustres = e T b=~ Sodbeed i D TP AR YT T KT e s Faghad TR s E e s