Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 25, 1881, Page 7

‘ THE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUN OCTOB TUESDAY, mM 24, 1881I—TWELVE PAGES GUR MUTUAL FRIEND, jIe Was Bought Up by the Western Union Tele- graph. Hv Gavo Up a Contract for the Purpose of Having It “Copied. © He Was Paid $250_and a “Souvenir” .for His Treachery. Connection of Gen. Eckert and Mr. Erastus Witman with the Affair. This Statement Is All Ex- Parte, from the Mutual Union. It Is, However, Fortified with Certain’ Documentary Evidence, It fs Largely Secured from a Mr. Plomb, Whom the Mutnal Mas Palted Out of the Western Union Fire. New Yont, Oct. 24—The following open Jeter was sent ont today to the officers and Directors of the Western Union Telegraph Company's Executive Orvtoes or Titr Murat Untox TeLEGKAM COMPANY, 41 Pink Bruekt, New Youk Cory, Oct. 24, 19110 the Hreatdent and Directora of the Western Unton Telegraph Come pany: On tho 19th inst, we sent to youn letter containing very grave charges ngafust certain otters aud Ditectors of your company, alleging that they had ongplred to bribe a clerk to stead curtain pupors which they expected to tad for tho bencilt of the Western Union ‘Teterraph Company and to the Injury of the Mutual Union Telexraph Company. Mr. Brastas Wiiman, one of your Directors, snd ony of the persons implil- ented, bas rent to the churges in a letter given te tho press, which you Have no doubt, sec, ons it was” prepnre the executive offices of your comuutiy, Mery Wiman's exptinacion, tn brief, ts, that, (11 his ine dividuul cupuclty und, without anv reference to tho altairs of the Western Union Telegrapu Company. he desired to obtain a copy of certain papers relating tothe Mutunt Union Telegraph Company; that a person not connected wlin thts compung or Its contructors offered to procure {t for bim fog n consileration named, and that be agreed tof tho price without Inquiring ag to where the jon wot it; that, 13 ho wag Just teaving tho elty, und could nut recolve the ducu- ment bitself, be requested the person, ina note, tu take It to Gen. Eekert and ask hit to pay for it. und bold ft until bia return; tlnt Geu, Eckort merely recelved the paper and piid the price ns a act, and that Mr. Bates, having read the pupet, sugested that sonie further informn- tion Was needed to make It complete, and speeitivd what these defiefencies were, the inference being plainly intended that neither of them wag aware of any Impropricty tn the innnner uf procuring the bApers, aud that those acts bid no relation to their conduct as olficers of tho Western Union Telegraph Compuny. . NAVING MADE THESE CITANGES, wo deri itour duty tu yuu to produce the ovi- dence whieh ty our tolnds conclualvely proves— 1. ‘That Mr, Eraeius Whman versonally armnged for hribing a clork in the uifico of tha contractors; that hw directed the money to ‘ba pald to the clerk Ich Chil Knowledges that, tn this Way. the decument Was to be wurrepttilously obtuineds that, before the exposure, hu expressed hia anxiety fost the miter night cong 10 Ligh and be and his nsrociates bo theruby diugruced. 2, "That Mr. Kekett, Vice-Prestiont ant, Genemt Sinngxer uf tho Weatdrn Utilunt ‘Tolegraph Company, und Mir, Bates, his assistant, entered henritly ine Mr, Whnan's schoiue, approved’ of It, and atded in carry- ing ts on EL neall thrde wore doing this In tho intorest of the Western Untun Telugraph Company, and in their cent for lis sorviee, First, as to Mr, Wiman's porsonat guilt, wo have tho nilldavit df Mr. Benjamin M. Phimb, Preaident of the Fabric Ornamenting und Man- ulacturing Compans, in which he deposes that Mr. Wiman culled upon hlin at his office ‘und Aske his ngsistunco tn procuring papers from the oftice of tho Mutual Union Telegraph Com- pats; that, upon dir. Plumb suggesting that he knew a clerk in tho olfice of tho contrictors who could get the informatton If he was willing todo a, Mr, Winn propused that ha would pay the rit well if be would procure the original con- Inet, and. muke and deliver a copy of it. Mr. Fiumb then proceeds to detail at length nimer- ous conferences with Wlinan, dlecugelng the various steps in the conspiracy in which the name of Mr. Fearing was used ug the clerk to bo. bribed, Preceding one of these interviews Mr, Wiman gent a mau to Mr. Plumb'sollice with hia (¥itaan’s) personal card, on the back of which wna written: = Deak Proust: Thisia ny phonogmpler, Lican- pot Rol tu you unt 4a, 10 what you can with i Ie ls sate. Mr. Plumb, in bis doposition, expluins that it wos oxpected that Mr. Fearing would, on that diy, Fav bale of tho original contract for a shurt * NE PHONOGRAPHER WAS BENT TO COPY IT NAPIDLY, & that It could be returned without being mised, At nuothor of these Interviews Mr. Whnan gave Mr. Piumb three $60 bills, to bo ld tor, Fearing as a reward for the proposed reachery, aug al autograph letter written on ‘ir. Plumb’s office paper, addressed to Mr, Feour- iy. and offering him a position at $1,000 per nue Qum in the event of his losing bls present aituas {ton, which lotter was written by Mr. Wimat in as eae '8 presence, und 16 ng follows; BW Yuri, Oct. Henry @, Fearing: Me. Piomb aye 2. necsanniy Coe pau to reba four location, and you may wunt employment. Ax gnderstand you uro & yuod phonugrapher, L may unt Abariy, and if you vet out of oinplaymont you tany cunt on mu for employmont at at lannt. ee an, DUN, WIMAN & Co, (etABTeS Waits) fo In suid Moore & Co.'s ollica on Sattir- le the casblor of auid compuny was or= v3 wi a} dinarily outog the citys that the clerk would buye {9 purlotu the kumu from autd fron uate 18 ordor Joluuke tho copy desired.” Winiin acqul- Cred tn this, ang gald It was of tho grenteat im- portance to bis company, end to utter the clerk pute money than the amount betore stated if beater k ta gae the document, On the 13th of tober br, Plumb sent to Mr. ‘Wiman the fole onlay notes Mery T QUE, Oct. 13, 188t,—(Pervonat)—DRart MI Witass 1 oat fig and eh fiery Ieler omen ear g acon Reuriig and shown nim your Bas yot Ue co) Hey Be Ser Still euhtreat al comslot Wa at Da tall Ba halt Tuive ieto inint Ree ee ea as a sontract when Lyet it? Meaty TpUele or aein . (DUS WAB DELIVENED TO 318, WIMAN tote Grand Contrat Depot, where he had gono mae the traln for Moatréal, He tniediataly Z i Itand wrote the following rool and buncod ye ius messenger for delivery to alr, Plumb: Malt P.t Give blm tho $24 after ho has read itover Co tear Re AU & i Wee. “Keep te uill ume, or hand feta the kiensrahe wine measonxer who carried tho note to Mr, ki deposes that he bid Hirst read it, and new its conten it Sr Wing ante to be aa just stated, and thu god wrote the roply in bie Hompee and banded it to bin to ‘aclivur tw Mr, These ty 4 t wo notes convict 3fr. Wiman of near!, ofl that wo buve goarged, und wuow the Tule, hey yaad weukness uf bie pretense tbat ho did show how the papers were to be procured, aout nent inorning, at Bt. Johina, Y.Q., Str, Winn pao? Mr. Plumb ‘tne following tel legrapbta dige {B36 lum’ FUth Flo vi hy Ne : r. 19 Nussau Street, New yee etigrdotuoibity fufther uutittruttire, syne Ke gril Mr. Plumb sent the following replys ee Maree Ost 1 IBL—T Ey Winans, Prealdenh, Fish gs ante i y . Wea Wt Gun. Lchurt, ae per fue Taser Both 2 B.S. PLO, ent {pesengeg woro frankuid ovor the Weat~ lon of, jon bnee, Notwithstanding the possca- wero! MY copy, Mr. Plumb duposes that thoy VEY DesIRoUs OF OUTAINING THE OIG 1N order to tat ae oy he © photoutupyic cofles of It. In maqteneie Meeuutwwen ate. Tau ab ng Mr. Wie Inatter e: eevncy OF 8 Withcss, wich laberds : tute nueds Sis Winn wade the follows Ah kewer to Me. Plonb' rf Be vai dy tits the durigunat of thy on aetit waa tute away. Br yids Hwmuuet aa he Oelumip) W suiue’ of our frivuus, pint 6 lo 7 ue.ocK, Dus Fou ii vary ea bru i pas “erin bts hand. and is Baudhers Eatst in und 1, soeing itm noid lis Baudhers one Bend, wil couy fo bin aod wot the uous Wimuu then oxplajuy how ke would get alr, td Beast ee eee touatry oitight. sill bot the | he dooumant phe we er Farther on in tho snine conversation Iman anyst: “Vell Mourint he need not ho atarmadt At Ail; toatay Abulier duaudionte vehicle wre ‘yore which we want hit (Pearliy te wet Then follows nn enumeration of. tho desired Uae pret Martleusirly the one bo- tween the Mutual Union ‘Talegmy Company and tha Bultiinero & Obie Halirang Company: ‘Tell Foaring ho stall be kopt in tho background alt tho tine, ned need wevor conte forward fy bo known {nthe sontier i hy works properly. We will Hut there Muthul Union folk at the rien yet. The only cdniirimation of this evidence needed In the estiiute whieh Me, Witnan placed upon Invawi conduct, Me. Plumb testes that sir, Wirhan’s telugram froin St. Jouns, P,Q. re ‘terced to tha tetter given by him to Peuaring, hohe nsped nat not set pitssed mut of Piuny's binds, lithe interview with Plum, niready quoted from, Ju nuswer to i questiott from Mr, Plumb aa to how air, Kekert aut Mt tes rumar dell the stolen paver, Mr Wanan stds Ot, thoy rognrd It ns A HIG NONANZA, You andl never did such great work ns we have vie Le te hla, Mater. Tb le porteeddy inurveluis ry CLD KO AHUTL LAME, HUE We tin Ing Thy Weswerny Ginn tole ary aitRt mar cacnwent if tion tnt Cer. Wise Mr Pit, vent MONE tee OTe SUMO atoghee attter for ates Ong Weteing hus Kot TL doen't with tt Or your nuade Of pApOr, and | wANE it writen earetuiiy. Mr. Wiman thon desoribes tho tetter le wishes to subaliiute for iho one given, and dds: 1 wrote that lettor very hurriedly, and am afrald 1 Hominid noid WD its alton. ‘Thoe fs e Funting deep nsks where they ota be avauted, fy wavtie deup the wade and isloudl by thor puritone at woul ane us. SAND Mit. HATES’ COMPLICITY AN THE AFFAILG Mir, Wiman's explanation with reward to those gentlemen, having been wholly wu atiertnoutht, eunoot be expeeted ty couturin ta the Liets, and uf course It tlous tot, Meferring to the lotter: written at the depot, ho says: L sont htm }1lumnb] ‘written Instructions to deliver the totter Ly Gen, Geary and visked tu (bekert) wo buy tur it ind hutd tt natty my rewurn, Dy referring to tho notes us hereinbefore set forth, ft wall oe sven chu it ents beter nu suc conatrucuon, Mr, Wionn fad adirendy fur- Hisutd &ih) of tue purchise money, Fle ts en: tively suentas’to bow tue udidiuenal Stu ts to by obtained, tnd he did nue direct Gen, Bekert te hold the paper tate nla returo, ive, murely dirveted ita dehvery to the General, evidently regurdhng that us ita proper destination. Mr. Wimnan adds that Mr. bexert: recetved tho pit per, und pwd tho muuey, merely ae a frivudly et, Without aay prevduus Kuowledyqy or ue quifatancs with tue matter, taut Ie, Mr. Bekert did wot pay the money at all, Mr, tutus paid it, altuougu Mr, Eckert wag present, and cousented to the payment, On these interest- ing questions we have very full testimony, Mr. Prumb deposes that, upon delivering tho - copy of the contract to Gen, Bekert, it was read ntoud by Mr, Utes, and Gen. iekert and Ar. Butea were both informed ef tha manver to waich sul copy of contract wis obtulned, und of Mr, Wenun's promise vf & position to the elerk, Feuring. Gon, Kekert ond Mr. Bates suggested that sald Feurita nad better romain, ft poasile, in the norvies Of sul dubn G, Muuiy & Uy, for nt least a inund oF Ure lunger. ie wourd, pertaps, be able to diye then nadilonnd oad turthor ‘wturmation, cuptes Of pavers, ete. It was also sitggested nt this intersiow by Gen. Eekert and Mr. Bates that Mr Fearing should, if possible, abtuin the original of tho contract now in bund, und let thom nave it for a few huurs, und that thoy would have plinto- Rrapbic copies mude thereof, ko ag to bring the aime up in the future if it would inany way serve thelr purposes, Mr. Plumb, iu speaking with Eckert. nud Bates of the paymentof tue extra $100 to Fearing, deposes: ‘The lnttor, saying he thought the best way to make 8 baynvetts Waa for bliin to wugu lavuleck Of, the Guns pats cewning tigreby tho Westeru Union ‘Telugtuph SULUpINS), 60 le wien OFduT, and pus the soy cuivered itule Gon, Rexort approved uf Ny wrote Wulch wabuddroned ay Ye dL huchostar An ef of the Western Union ‘Yelugraph Companys and, Aiier Gen, Eckort hud seen the said papers, Mr. Bates went, us depouent belleves, ta the ‘Lreasurer of the company's uilve, und ruunied ina few minutes abd hiuided tu & United Suites lexul-tender nue of tho denumination of sul for the parpuse Uf Uayine tho sume to the wild Fenrlng. At this interview, the sub+ Jectuty liter trom Gon, ‘Hekort ur Bit. ‘Bi.us to Feurlng, xuarautueing tho employment slrendy Prowse by Mr. Wind, at a euimpenaation equal to Hunt hy mus recelyin from Jubh GW. Booras, Co. afurcrald was divcussed, Mr, utes saying bo did not Ink He would “by wisy for other of thom « Wrhe = such a letter to Far Gen, exert alate to deponont that tho Gbiection to the wridng of auch Bieter war tut snid lector milglit Kot astray und bu traced. At tin Inerviow, Gull, Bekurt nxsured the depunent Unt Fearing should bo taxon cary uf, sy already proinisud, F antd Kenwens Whuan; chut it was all right, DuLIE would nut do for thom to write ation a letter, Tho receipt given hy Mr, Eckert corroborates this testimony. It fs ay tullows: « Recatved of 3. Miumb tho covy of tho contract for the consraction of the Ines ot the Mucual U. Golan Conny, as peortred by Mr through Henry 4, Febring,‘THastas 7. AT, The wemorundium given by Mr. Bates is alse coulirmatory wheu taken in connection with tho uote to which ft was a reply, You will observe that it was not siven, a3 dir. Winnin atutes, woe tho contract way dellvered, but was afterwards sent to Mr. Plumb's ollice, On the Hto duy of October Mr. Plumb seut Mr, Bates tne following not Ne MI EC to over In currency. W YORK, Och 14, 191—DEAT MIL BATES: Mr, Fenring {4 hére in my onice now, und 1 cun gow i think, wil Fou Wank Hvuse send we a memorandum Cerda ie now wanted. 2 buve iblaeed ou UE ku threo things talked uf, “Yours, ote, “1. M. PLUAD, ‘To which Mr. Bates returned the following memorandum: $ Name of trustce, nantes of aurdtios, and what stock ond bunds nirundy taued. Tho memorandum and the addressan the an- yelupe inelusiug it buth are tn Mr. Bites’ hund- writing, In the face of this teatimuny it Is ridiculous to protend that Mr. Eukert and Mr. Bates held any diverent attitude in tho case frum Mr. Winun himself, They pald the $100 without aus Intuition or request trom Wimau, and because they felt a deep interest in further. dng the project, If this was a mero friendly act on tho partof Mr, &ekert, we thivk you will agree with us that it wus not a very friendly act. on tho pirt of Mtr. Wiman tu invelule his friond Mr, Eekert Into being tho recolver uf ducuments procured In tha munuer these were, THAT Sh WIMAN, 3. ECKENT, AND MR BATES WERE ALL WORKING IN TITS MAT- TER FOR THR INTERKSTS OF THE WEST- ERN UNION TELEGRAPIL COMPANY, Upon this point Mr, Wiman's gorpulity bas fur nished ts with abiindant proot, ‘The pretense that be was acting iu bevalf of the atockbulders: of the Mutual Onion peluaraph Company could only have been put forward by one steeped in guilt and contusun. Allof his statemunta and actions show au curnest desire to injure this company. Mr. Plumb dgpusea that the tiret gtutuinent made to olin by Ar, Wiman was that he was repreacnting the Western Union Teles staph Company, and that be was desirots of ob- talniug any information rotiecting upon tho management of the Mutuni Un.on Telegraph Company or the private character ur business of tho officers thereof. Mr, Wiman alsa stated to ine thutoha of the rane sons for thulr desinng tu get possession of these ju bors Kid facts wus tu endouvor ti creaty A wtink here an tho newspapers in New Yuri pn s Seatnat thy Sutual Union telegraph Cu @ purpone uf Aunpalzing tole cradit, deterring thu bublte from pasting thelr wubscripecn rt a0 teal Unit they bad alreudy Kot twu or thrbe of he prominent aubserivere ty tho bonds ef the Antuat niun ‘Velegraph Company to soln thon; that there mon Would refuge tu pay dns mofd urscasments YpOn, whut thay Lud alrpndy suuascr.bed for, and cleim Lack the muneys areudy pala thereon ‘This bumbor appears ubaequontly to havo been reduced to one—viz: Mr. Edwin Lord. At another Interview Mr. Plutnb depose Ho (Wiaian) showed mea draftota comtaunication which le had wrettea the night previous, tu be sianod, ho stated, with 6omu pussiuie modiueltion, by Mr Edwin Lord, which comuusication. was tbe sont to Mr. Gourd Witilans Husluu, with whou ho suited that Air, Lurd hud some thine’ lung aa scribed fora tare Amount Of bunds Of anid) Muni Unton Teiecraph Company. . «He kino, At this interview, atated that the atturnoys whom he had Just neon Meare proparing the papurs auainst tho Aue Wal Union ‘Telégraph Company tna sult which thoy were wetting Mr, Lawin Lord to. brunt fora bill Of dixea vury ty brite intu eourt th sald acniruee tor the cunsiryotion of tha itnog of ite Btutund Union ole. graph Conant. but which suit thay would out, of cour, tile Mf thoy could pusguas theinsslyes uf a copy Gf the contract roterrad jo. 310 acted tu 1p ‘at they had aucured une of the Hirst tasuy OF tho Stucual non ‘Telegraph Company wt quen one uf the subso~ isaue, and ton ft the stock o1 mul . received thi letior frum Mi Lurd to wend, and thas the iawyers had rovieod It, and if had boon vury iueh mudided, and ‘that it woul fmueko w very ting parserapl fur ‘the nowspapers, ai Hut, as suon asithad beun sent. it would be pubs iitcd Uver tue counery by the Assouiuted Frees, Mr, Pluinb alsa deposed that, at tho timo Mr, Wiman wrote tho loiter offering tu take care of Feurtug, he sald: ‘hat, 1 practicable, Plumb bad botter. retain Jottor in my possusuiin, suv tt to 3h hold it in ir. Fe 4 iy io" hae ‘tints wasn Wesoacy Pole mitt ary i ray Unload wattor bue that if Pouring insisted upon herae ny ithe evuld wave it. After Mr. Plumb had given us bis aflidavit aad furnished us witb the original documents ro- ferred to, lu order to demonstrate the absolute truthfulavas of bis etutements, be insisted, that un interview with dir, Wiman should be b@id at bis (Plumb's) office, at which any witness we Right name abduid bave an opportunity to hear Mr. Whnan corroborate all thut hail been alleged feningt hun and ble associates. Wo deemud tis hut Justive tu Mr. Plumb, if be bud not in any wuy eXaxuyerited tho facts, aud but justice t> Be, ut if be bad buon ia any way misroproe aeotod, jee THY INTERVIEW WAS BLD, and our witnuas, 2 suoriband reportor, took down verbatim the whule shameful taley from My, Wiuian's ips, in a worse form than Ale. Plumb bud giveu it to us, Ln thisiuterviow Mr Pluwo waked; his suite? W AP ene ce AG with bring sult to, recover the 410, he as pald, bus will nus bring Mt for sud Hite, ws they oo wang fur the Al ars Toe bin dofwule ty pay aunt oe 4 "4 mene: “ane divy velo Beat ain x gut Ws fs Up a.auls wdultioy tUeia to tet ithe Orinda thts oun tract btu COUrL be Ru (yuma WH ora Grint ha n= Wa have xut nnuther being it. Wo sbal ‘Mutual Union slack, which wu Bold, co fai info tha sue Wa how want towotsod will pay well for do) serus vf tho titel ineuo uf thelr stuck. ey A ev oye Ui ts selling at yar, and we wiliylye Our for whero ju ts for n don tard to vines that theca. J8, Ma Ok mUnEy he can WAKO By renauittit 6! 6 ter louk out w colima herded Stub protiy timed. ti avery hid arin again tedinant recenty In tie pnpers [show ine Pint i Cony, sag pan. not bs itaeniton and Beacp, hue Uy Connor. tor Goold, Hantten, and Mahoys uames weru tudruly made ew ut by UX When a inan sets aburt tee conntasion of an act which, it exposed, will render him aitumer ust took sumewhere, for a unutt mitrate with the risk, which was orgintd clerk to commit tt interest of Mr, Winn: anybody, Or that It wi useniry te steal pute bers which tne court wold conipel us to pros dace tf dir, Wiens tad aay hiwrul ground of compinint net stochkhotder of this: ex Wane (sn Director of sour compat ealdent ot your Canudd enterprises ti 10 Great Nurthwestern ‘Te pany.” Our eompiny whe compigted will, thrdugh our allies, compete with you i Camila fs well us here, iid, to defent our on and thus destroy competion, It we ustiniite Of Str. Wiuin, be tdvitntiwcuts to Procure and publi “any information redect- i UpER Lhe mangement oF the Mittnal Cinen Telegraph Company, or of the private charncter of bigness Uf tho vllicers (herent, to create Stink bere In the nowapapers duce tat tig Mutant Uinon Ketegruph Company, for the pirpose of finpatring thelr credit and deterring the public from paylig thelr aubscesptions, to fadace pirat Inunt aubserlbors to the bonds of. the company to refuen ta pay dskeasments upow wont they hud subseribed ™; tu stir up nw suits against (his company, and, for this purpose, to pureuuse ton stitvos of stuck, and nesige it ty a party for drpose. ‘The objeot to bu accom; linhed by Uuctios would, 1t agement, the Csthinution of Me, Wamant, Justify hun In theurring the risk af detecdon, anu the diageraice of plnsatl and 1. sochites, tor he openly avows In cho presence of witnesses (uit “TINS WAS A WESTERN USION MATTER," of which company he atates he ist Directur. Wille this imy be a suillaent justiiention in the eatitnution of man capable of the tihuiny, it whl surprise even Mr. Wiman if it should be ecinimed by anybody that tt would be the propor muthod lo protuct Our -tockholders, of whiel he clatius to be one to the extont of ten shares, if It hus not since been ass goed te some one else for the purpose of Ing.ituting a suit auninst us. To vonvines you that we have quoted furly from the evidence, we npoend hereto a. copy Of tho. ite uf Mr. Pluind und Mr. Hewitt, ‘The ula OF the following documents are in our fon. and can be at any time exmiagd b; r tomorrow Wait strane " ‘That the conspirue: oto bribe wt en bireeny was tn thi orn Inet bo bekeved by President of the Western Union ‘telegrapl Company together with the notes of thy plunge ripher who took down the notes between Mr. Wiman and Mr. Plutnb, and at tho sume tld wo will exhibit any other documents which It inay bo proper for you to see: First, the cord of Mr. Winn, intruducing his pio- hographer; socond, Mr. Wiman's letter olfering employtnent to Mr, Fearing: third, Mr, Wimaa’s repiy to Mr. Plumb, directing the payment uf the ‘inoney; fourth, Mr. Winiun's dapuich of Get. 1 “Issued from the Western Union ‘Telegtaph Compans's ollice; titth, den. Eekert’s receipt for tho purlolned dueument; sixth, Mr. Butes’ memorandum, It is but justice to Mr. Pluind and Mr, Forcing to say that wo are con vinced thut théir participauon tn this alin was, altogetoor fn tho interest of justice, und wus undertaken wholly for the purpose of exposing: the misconduct of the persuns wou vere secking: to make thom inetrumonts in the eummission of etl. By ordor of the Exucutive Cumuittee, C. F, PRK, Buerctary. WESTERN UNION EMPLOYERS AMRESTED Folt CUTTING THE POLES OF A INVAL LINE> Nneetat Diapaten to Vineinnatt Gazette, New Yong, Oct. 23—The grand fury of Essex County, New Jersey, lins Indicted Hubert MeAlcer, i rintendent of Con. struction; Niculus ‘I, Bradford, Foreman of Construction, and John Davis, repair man, all of the Western Unlon Telegraph Cone pany, for consuiracy, and cutting down graph poles bulouging tothe Bankers’ Merchanty’ Telegraph Company. ‘The latter company has poles now up between the cor- porate Innits of Jersey City and“ Philudel- bhin—except where the entting has been done —nnd wires are also up for inure than the length of the line, In all 109 potes tave been ent down in New Jersey. There fs not a tifteen-mile section of Ine witleh has net been attacked, and: at the present time a Jurge number of Constables are employed in watching and protecting the property. Ala point near Flemington almost. mile‘of poles were leveled to the ground. Neur Stockton one night Inst week elzht men cut down fourteen poles, ‘The particular charg upon which the present indictments were found was cutting down, sone two months ago, of fourteen poles, four of which stuod In Essex County and ning In Passaic, Davis was daught in the act and arraigned In Newark, and after a day's fuprisomment was balled oy the Newark imannger of the Western wion, From information derived from Da ¥ls and other sourees, orders of arrest were subseqently obtalied and executed against the others. Warrants are out for the arrest of John E. Zublin, Superintendent of the Western Unlon Ine from New York to Washington, and several repatr men belone- ing to that compuny. The Western Union Telegraph Company urges a elatm to the right of way in’ New sey Whieh It liad peat sumsof money fer, An oflleer of the Bankers’ & Merchants’ Company said they hod taken particular palns to establish the Tine ata distance from the ine of the West: ern Union, und the latter had no poles within tiles of where the otttrage had been con mitted. He said h's company had carefully procured nil the evidence necessiry to cor viet the men thder arrest, aud furthernore that the Western Union Company would be sited for damuge: MASONIC, Knights of the Red Croan, Tho Grand Imperlil Council uf the Kutghts of the Hed Cross met in the Masonic ‘emple on Monroe etrect yesterday, and elected the follow- Ing olllcers for tha onsumg yenr: Grand Buv- ereign, J. O. Cottrell; Grand Viceroy, L, R. Jarome; Seulor General, C. i. Maurer; Juntor General, T. D. Palmer, of Paw Paw, Hk; Big Prolate, B. P. Reynolda; High Chnucellor, J. &. Hardy, of Alton: High Trensurer, W. 8. Renrich High Hlecorder, G. W. Harnad: High Uoniiper= Inin, W. MeCormick, of eardstown: ich Architect, T. MH. Agnew: High Murahal, Td, Davidson, of Waverly, 1.3 High Standard: Heuror, W. L. Michotsdu, of Paw Paw; High Grutor, . sinith. of Alton Hien Herd, Toowua Cromlish; igh Sentinel, J.B. Ferna. in ‘Tho other business transucted was of to publlo interest, THE GRAND COMMANDERY of Kulghts Templar of Illinois will hold its twonty-iifth unnual conclnve at the asylum of Apvilo Commandery Nu, 1, Koight8Tuaptar, on Monroe atrevt, today. Most of the grand wlticers reuched the aity yesterday, and in the eventn, took dinner with Grand Commander J, C, Sinit! At his bome, No, 250 West Van _ Buren atrect. There wero seated ut tho table L. 1. Munn, D. G. C.; Moury Turuer, G. G. woud, G, C, the Hey. B.D, Rieke Ww. i Deming, G, J. ps f; G. We. Barnard, G, Le G@. 8, 2.3 and Jubn P. Fons, G. P.3 ‘T, 8. Purvin, G. R. of the Grand En of tho United States; ‘I. T. Gurnoy, I, soy, Jnines A. Hawley, P. W. Barclay, . Be 1, Ne ngsetto, B. Xe, G, Crexier, Dr. Btovens, and Gf Tolle. Heyreta were recelved trum Prosient Arthur eau Gen. Hancock, both of whom arc Kuigsts ‘cmplar, ‘the annual report of Grand Commander Smith rofers to the growth of tho Grand Con- mandery during the pust quarter of a coutury. Toivteoh Sir Kuighia were present at the Urst conclnye, there belong but thre chartered comuminderies fh the Stute, two under Aiapensniion, and nw toral membership of less thn You, ‘Pole coughive opens with 20 memucrs, itty enurtered commanduries, two under die Petisntion, and a conutittenvy of 5,000 knighta. A tribute ts pald to the memory of Sir Kinght dames A. Gartield. Tho jurisdiction wus divided Into eight diatricte, and’ tho Inspecting officers urdered to muke n thorough examinuntion ot the records and accounts uf the dltverent orn, manderios with u view of obtuiuiug newded In- fertmnntion us to membership, assets, ete, order Wag fasued that there be no further “prose ttutlon of tho emb! hood to * mercenary p a ‘nite, alae jt crests, Name, or nimber of commanderics, or other embloms of Musoule Kalgbthvud, for busle ness purposes, ‘Tho Grund Commander says: “Lum tu receipt of of i edmmunication from R. E. Grand Cuwmander of tho Grand Com. mandory of Califurma, informing me ‘that it is tho deaire of the Bir Knights of Cullfurnia to prevent, 1 posalbio, all dlaaattsfuotion In colt ‘Dootlon with the trieunial of 1883 in the matter Of hotel agcommodutions,' ndding a6 fulloway Ea the mangement of the proprivtura is Jere with our TrivoniutCommitice oxclustyely, wo feet that we can sucure better ture, better rates, Ga walter ailurters turail, than if the butels wero beset frum al} quarters, We propose to bind then at the proper: the by contract to the regulur rates, and nut ty overcruwd tholr roomie,’ to accomplice thia for at the visidng Bir Knights in 1883, tho reasunable request is made that all Slr Knights aud. communderies Intend: ing to make the pilertinage to Culifurnia at tbls thne wall vominunicate with, and secure thelr roos through, the re; ni Committee wulur appointed ‘Crieuubal ‘THE FAR NORTHWEST, Vioronta, Oct, 24.—'Thore ty’ great scarcl- ty of labor throughout the province, Rail- WAY construction and farting operations are Impaded. t Yule tha Chinese resisted the of taxes, but were overawed by a payment We puilue, Given wp by Boctors. fessibie tbat Bir. Gadtroy t# up and at io it ntire! oured, aud with nothing but Hop Bitters} par only ten days bis duotors gaye bi suid bo mune diet Bat ace Iwill go ay Welt adayd eta Fomourkablet : is duy wud yot some fur my poor Quurge—: kuOW bops are yugd.”* = ore “Ts it MARI NEWS. The Demand for Grain Carriers for Buffalo Yesterday Very Good, Brisk Inguiry for Vessels to Carry Luinaer from East-Shore Ports, Collision Between the Schooners City of Green Bay and Haltle Enrl, Around tho Lakes—Vessel CharteraDook and Other Notos—Arrivals and Departures, LAKE FREIGHTS, anAIN, ‘The demand fur carriers by shippers yesteritay waa very good, though there was no wlyanee over the rates paid suturany, One steamer was chartered for whent ty Juffate ati; cents, and the room taken for fhuitale was on the buds of 24 cents per bushel. Six centson corn to Oz densburg was the best bid imide by shippers wanting room tu that port. The fulluwing were the engaueiments: For Buffalo, Propeller Occanten, corn. Propett Propelter Propeller Sehooner £ Buahets. TW On, Corn. very, wheat, forthy curtis. Schuoner SUA HRERSCUEN 4,000 or Propeller Conemaugh, corn .. .. - HON Bor Ogdensburg, Schooner William J. Preston, vorn + 13,00) Total capacity. tssen ones sega cease oot OUO LUMBRR. ‘Thero was quite a brisk tnquiry for lumber- carriers yedterdiy, but the supply of veascls ws. Sinall, Thero was no chaugo im rates reported, and they resnitin a4 quoted below; From Euat Siyinuw to Lake Eri ports, 268 ‘roi E seit 0 Ul From Bay City to Luke Brie pr From Bay Cay to Caicagu. Frow Manistes to Catena From Ludington to Culeago, Frotn White Laku to Ch.endo From Grand Haven to Chlengo, Froin Muskegon to Chicago. TnON-ORE, Ore-carriers are still in demand, and owners have no dittculty in seourlne enrayements at the figures named below: From Escunaba to Chleago,. Fron Exeuunbna to Grand tiv niba to south Chicago, un Escuniba lo Lake Eris purts.... 1.006: From Murquette to Luke Erle puris..,, 2.15! COAL. i Vessels to carry coni to upper lake ports con- tinue scarce at Buffalo, aud rates remuin firm, ‘The demand at Oswago also remains good, and ail uvallable reom ig taken ag s0on ag alfered, ‘The following are tho recogutzeu rates: From Bute to Chtonge. From Buthilo tu Milwnuker Fron Hittila to Duluth, From Luke Erie ports to Chic From Like Erie ports to Milwaitk Froin Lake Erte ports to tiene From Luke Erle porta to Eacannt From Lake Erie purts to Duluth, From Lake Erle ports to’ Detroit Fromm Cleveland to Butfato, Fram Oswego to Chicago. From Osweee tu Milwittk By Lake Erla ports {8 meant any pi Erio west of and including Erte to wien trou- ore Ie consigned, ani trom which coal is abipped. — HOME GATHERINGS, WAS IT THE MENDOTA? Since the satety of tho seow Join Hoan Jr. and the schooner Calodoula hag been eatabitshud beyund any dispute, the good guessers in marine circles have been netively at work to clear up the mystery surrounding the idenuty of tho vesgol which wan scen to éupelze off Milwankee by Capt. Biren of the sehguner Morning Light. Soverul times. thu busy gdasipers thought they, bud bit upon the righteraft becnuse sume one happened to be vyerdue at somo port, but In evcn Instance tho muyainy veesel turued up, Within a doy or two active ingitirles bnye been Instltuted for the whereabouts of the sruw Mendota, owned by Cupt. Christianson, of Milwaukee. ‘Cho Meudutn left that port & week ozo lust Wednesday fur Muskegon, and, theugh telerapnic ine quiry bas been uiide several times, no newa has been received of her arrival ut Muskegon, She was of fore-and-aft rig and tmensured veventy- one tons, with a capacity uf 75,000 feet of fuine ber, She wis bullt in 187 by A. Turner, of Dunton, Mich, and was always considered: 1 wenk, unseuworthy vessel. The fact that her bottom was at une me painted lead color, and fur two seurs wis not renewed, which would: xive Ita dark bue, strengthens tho belief that ate Is lost, ag ft corr nds with the report of Capt. Birch, of the Morning Light. Her crow connisted of three mon—viz.: Capt. Tobtus Christianson, who Isa widower and feuyes, two children aged 11 aud 13 years; Otte Hunson, also murrivd, having 1 wife and three entidrens and Guatay Anderaun, single, aged 60, 40, dud 2U yenrs. Toapeotively, A COLLISION NEAR THE CRID, Very early yesterday morning the eghooner City of Ureen’ Buy, ore-lulen, collided with the sebvoner Hattie Earl, luden with cedur ties, err the Water- Works Crit. The particulars of tho collie are us follows: he Hattio art was Jy tug at anchor near tho Crib. The City of Green Huy, bound tor this port from Bscinaba, size naltod for a tug, and the tux Lite Guint run nlongside her for the purpoae of towing her In, By somo misinp the towsling af the City of Green Bay was missed by the Hnesiman of the tug. ‘The wobooner, which bud taken in most of hor anils, uddoniy juited, became unmanngers and rin inte the stern of the Hattie Burt, enrrying away the latter's main jabboum and sniland cutring off nearly the whole of her stern. The City of Green Bay lost her beadaene aud fi ni. After being etruck the Hutte Earl famedntely began to” Wand goon water- lowged. Her crew were tiken of bythe tug Lite Giunt, commanded by Capt, O'Connor, to whont tuo Inuch credit cannot be given for tls prompt uction In teaving Ia tow and going to the rescue of the imperlied cruw of the Karl. Subsequently the Earl was tuwed into port by the Vessel-Owners’ tugs Satisfnetion ang Unto, ead now Hes at the pler ina waterlogged cundi-, on. DOCK AND OTUER NOTER, The Saitors’ Union meets thls eveting, Cant, George Larsen will succeed A, B, Flach ag lighthouse-keoper at fucine, The tug Owen fost ber Cantal yesterday by the tug Constitution ruunmg Into ber, Tho schooner W, T, Perry, Capt. Tom Loug, Orr.ved froin Truverae Bay yebterdas, A lifo-suving station should ba catablisbod on iy Juke Shore between the Bhip cabal and thy Ours Tho fine schooner John Schuette, Capt. Bare rengon, arrived in port yesterday, alter a most advantuguous trip. It Is daid that tho ateamor City of Toronto bas been sutd toy Auitrcan parties, Bhe fs tying at ‘Toronto, The price 13 stuted to be luo, Tho schooner Exilo, which loft this port with the Nrst toot ut the opening of puvigntion, ree turued ty this port yesterday fur tho iret te luce whe lett, Work’ on the Kowaunee barbor will be sus- persed Tor the season, and Courles Rerner, woo Re been superiutending altairs (here, wilt winter ta Greon Bay, Harbormastor Cary bad hig bands full seater duy. ‘Lhe lurge wumber of lumber veaula ure riviug wade bis serviced in detuand, aud whea the day closed be drow # uigh of roel, The steam-barge Starkey, while on hor way out yosterday wfternvond, run inte tho schooner Rouse Bitnmons, lying ut the lumber aarket, aud tuo out sue of the latter's wtuya, ‘The ateau-varke Chauncey Hurlbut and con> sort Aue Vouyot baye been comrtercd tu carsy. Irou-ore fron Recanubs tu Luke Brie ports, an feuve thie oveniug for tae latter port tu loud, ‘The lumber-barge Favorite waa sold Saturday by J. Hi Beneatt and Mare L. Cramer, of Yurd> wanda, to Wotlim Mutcuell, ul Bay Cly, lor S7uwv casd, She uus cupwonty of Oa,0Od wquury uel . Cupt. Lyman Fettus, of the schooner Rollo Brown, wineh arrivedy saturday, By8 he had a Splondid trip, the wind, tur the tray ime thie Laie i Bw favor bute in and ous of eunaon, thus port Tho mugnillcent new steam-barve Columbia, commanucd by Cupt. Peter seterson, fortuerly Of the meawer David Siewert, mude ber unit fkpeerunce ‘puro yeaterday, The Columbia is lidow witu coal. :BMivbuel Kunay, one of the oldest stewards on the lukes, died yesterday afternoon within three hours ufter reaching tis port, He was enuuged atthe tine ot ty deevuse os sloward of the sobvuncr Julia B. Sherrill, ‘The achounur Montpelier is lytng ig tho basin, ou ber way to Suuth Chicsgo, Capt. burke, ber ovunmander, lagu sick that be was compelled to eave the yosaed in charge of the inate and ya to. his home on the West Side. Asailor on tho schooner 1. M, Hill fell into the Fiver while Wat vesscl was being towed up rom tho pler, Ho was resoved by the deck hand of the tug Tarrant, who caught hin a3 iho: was alnking tor the leat time, witt a pike polo, ‘Tho thy and startet schooner Stamperte, com> inunded by tit galinnt wentlenno und anitor, Citpt. Ole Air, Ie at Routt: Chieaga anton ine a catryo of Iron-ore. Capt. Aga was in the city yesterday visiting Criend4 and transacting busi« hens. One of Munson's scaws sank fi the iid ile of tha North Uraich at Erle street sestors tlay thorny. ‘The xehoonor Amerien, in tow of the tug Denis feothers, ran on to the sunken seow In the after and was pulled off after considerable aii Tho schooner %. G. Andrews having been stripped wid Intd up for tha winter, her Cuptsln Miko MaBovitt, will retake lie ol posinut tite of Capt. Gyan Pettus teint poner Helle trown for the bance of the ens {y the epring wal return to the eommund uf Atideows, : Leathem & Het a Mi aud tho Smith's new steam-harve was initewoe n few days, She hie Wd she wall nat dv to go inte comurtasion until he Is designed for towing. She ed the Thonnte Hh. Smalth. ater one UT her owners, She ts ex! ed here inik dew days." She ts here ance are, The schooner Pisin pur Parka trend Capi. AY DOrt sesterdiiy, bavitty the best aul neat protite A tmeeting of tie Jolly CH Is Sutetiitety eatiled hy the Howland Preadeat af the Chit. nd suut is. be Was notiiod the Flying Chowl was in, for this evening, ut the club bill, for the purpose af ite {dating Capt. Gunmion onto the tlie degree, Directions were nigu viven to the menuers to be Prompt Me attendance, we Capt, Pete Des: will be put thraugh the first, “ean gn bey 44 well tay Capt. Hi ienderson thy tnady Ahan to veueb far bla and A ti old thine Is expeoted, Vesar}-owners and masiate nen gr peesnot toud in thete Hplniut RvoUE the ultewcd IneiReeney: Of the present beucon-luabt vt the end of the Milwaukee barber piers, nnd elute that “the Orneiinl light on the Hehthowse proper shoutd be retstutlivher, thus giving wo range leht. whioh would) prove invaluable ta the warner, espegintly in fogey aud stormy weatner, out to seeure A redstitbe ie firbt, whieh wil no doubt estul. ud toany sintiler and iese nine ‘hors thin Milwaukeo ore furnished uss of lught. Me. Us M, CoUrill, igent oy Stevinboat Line, sys that the Governtnent bas stripped the Hiner Hent of its lenses, and sent ton tu -ome ower point. Tho Hehe was discontinued io the fave ol the must strenuuus Upposition, VESSEL CHARTERS, AT BUPFALO, N.Y. Speetat D uateh to Li. watcueo Trine. Burravo, N. Y., Oct. 4.—Conl freiyhts to Chi- cago and Milwaukee were Orin today, at ¢140 fur spouted, and €1.44 for wheeled, Notwithe standing the reported tecrease in receipts uf coal and the furge sbipmeuts for. the past week tho tendency tn rites is upward, Engagements today—Propellers Queen of the West and Avon, aad schooners Red Wing und 3. 5. Tremble, coal for Chicago at $1.40; eebooner Menrs, snine propeller W. 11. Barnum, coul tor Mil waukev at $1.40; schooners Angus Sifith and T, P. Sheidon, same at $1. achuuner Venus, coud for Port turon at 8 cents; schooner C, 1. Bene gon, col fur ‘Tyledy at 60 cents, Canal freiznts Were quict at ity conte on whent, 6 vents un corn, and 44 cents on tluxsced to New York, with o Lylding clause, AT CLEVELAND, 0, Spretal Diemutea to The Cateayo Tribune, CLEVELAND, O., Ovt. 24.—Churters—Senooner Montauk, coul to Ruene, gba; schuaner Cane ton, cual, Sandusky ty Milwatikec, $1452 Bchoon: ers Thomas Quiyle and Newauney, coal, Hutute ty Milwaukee, £145; prupelicr Chtshulu, cuul, Bulluto to Chiengy, 8146, AT OBITEGO, N.Y. Hen to The Chicago Tribune, Oct, # The choun= ‘the Wet ot pt. Burrensun. Special Di Oswrau, N.Y ors Senntor Bh Oades toads for Fuirport, aud thy stury Copley Is tonding euul at Coare otte for Chtcnge on private tering. AROU 1D THE LAKES, VESSEL TRANSFER, Special Dispusa tu The Gascugo Tribune, Mitwavken, Wis. Oct. 24.—Record was made at the Custom House bore tuday of the trauster of the echouner Grace Murray by Hervert M. ‘Thiers, tha Kenosha forger, tu With U. Sehiviber fof 5,0. ‘The bill of sate was exe cuted on the Wht and acknowledged at Colenze On tho Hist inst, showing toat Tasers waa in Cole cugo un the fatter date, A GAME CAPTAIN, Mpetat Diswatti ww The vlucaca Tribune, MILWAUKEE, Of ‘The tug George W. Wau reeeved slow fur towtny the drdtuled, eehooner Owasco from the Strats ot Muck ine tothe port. ‘the rudder stovk ob the vessel twisted, her flymg-Jjiy and Jlbtopsull are gone, Qud the end of ner Jiubouln is Uruken ult. Not withstunding this disuuility, the Captian of the Owasey concluded to re Coiutza under sil, Af possible, aud ude a start about noun tuday, A NOUGI SEA EXCOUNTENED, Special Dispatch to. The Chicago Tribune, SULWAUKRE, Win, Oct. =! steum-barge Minuesuta ran in bere this morning utter a rongo pisaaxe of Churteen and one-half hours from Chicago, Capi 8 ut eneountercdat very beavy sv dicates that a heavy uorinerly prevalled ut tie lower end of tie lke, Wild, BUILD A SEW KUL Svectat Mismateh t The Chicaga Tribune, MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 44.—Capt. Clow, owner of the schooner Lewis Duy, now gouur to pleces on Hain bstnd, aitends bulliing a yew bub for the Day's spirs and outit dune the eouing winter, It ts co he boped that the new erate will not be another ark hike the Day, WILL PROBADLY BUY IT, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. MILWAUKEE, Wis. Uct. 24.—1t. ia thought that M eli, Of Mumetee, wilt deco the owner of the new steam-varze for the lumber tride to be butt by Messrs. Wout & Davidson during tho winter mantbs, Itia Mr. Wolt's Ine tenUon to put a Zuxt2 engine tu the eratt, LOUKING OUT PUIt DISABLED VESRELS, Snectat Duvatch to The Carcaws Trioune, Minwaunee, Wis. Oct. 24.—Orders bave beon tolegrupbed to the Wreeking-tug Leviathan, at Sturgeon Bay, to cralse amon the ilunds und ne fir dowi as the Straits in quest of disabled or atranded vessels, REPORTED ARHORE. Sptelal Dispatch to The Crauvo Tribune dtanitowoc, Wis. Oct. 24—The schaaner Evening ster is repoited ashore at Two Urevas, and the tug Jubo Gregury went to ber assistance this wurnitg. MUSKEGON LUMUEIt SIMPNENTS, Spretut Manateh tw Ine Chicage Tribune, Muskzaon, Mich. Oct. 24—Civarane six, Lumber ebipments, 1,183,000 feet, STRUCK A RUCK, Epectat Dispatch to The tn:cugo Tribune, Montusncnd, Ont. Oot. 4.—-Owing to the laws neagut the water the propeller “Luke Ontario struck atone in the canal avout bull a tile above bere and broke her wheel. PORT OF CHICAGO. ARMIVALS, Str Sheboygan, Mannuwue, sundri 04, Ht Uitave Urulumund, Sou.h Maven, sundries, yy Abusse ny Prop Mury 4r, + autrios, Sawyer, ulti, c ulin Prdeun, eur ay, Ciyda, Hunn, cowl Pulumbla, Lleyeand, conl, . Mv wn, Kurd iver, bumbers debr puvelund, Asite bul yale Beurd. it. Murr ren ‘ at Filer, Aad a i at peur Telegraph, Muskegon, lumber, Sehr Witte farutie Grand Hiren, lumber, o% Frog Tiker-eet, lseanaba. tron oe Merc ta ttt, BB ad aundrics, " Nube, lrot-ore, q uf eee cup J. i. Whitin, Muruuvive, fron-ore, rep Ucuntu, Groen Hay, suudres, gy, Re ewititi, Irutiebro, hehr F, Us. Sturkbridve, Muskuson, buavers Bear Lena Jonson Alusxevun, Mmbet, bebe ‘Lupsdy, dtanletew, iumber: Sehr Ai. CE, ML, Musxuge Beli 3-31, Furrust, Sluntague, lun Rolir Biuvline, Mubkewuie lumber, Sehr Sititutt, Sonturuy, duber, Sunr Conneuts, Muskegon, lumber. Bour Maj. a wurry SunvatuL, MMbShe Helir Haucut strand Laven, dumber, Beir, ichelsun, utinlo, cum. peur bur. Cedar 1 cht b ie We rs Bobr Clty of tereen thn Behr Juvun Varaer. reur haw by ele C. turd eh frresto thay: Bebe fran Htate, txcunl Pehr Latrinier, Clovelan Feurta, Mu qt A{Ui Wiha Cro analitig. Stat Himes Haire, Aberumtiug, luiuber, J. ttuedgr, Sumsiae, tamuue, eur. Nf, 3) ay tl, WaUL, Bebr Givers Bi ihe buku, sumbor, Heur E'S. Biud wth, baudnwtou, tuauuee aubr sich wut, Hutiaii cums. Mie UGTA 3, Murtintad, 1uwvur, M Kuntasue, luimsur, Ta Schr Sule Gardnvs 90 8 u. cowl, umber, 7 rd tier, tugisat Buur Aimui ute buor i. ¢. Crawlurd, Maw, : Ys LALLA Ey, Selir Jusephine Drenden, Wotto Luge, catlruad tee, Bear fb, che. | HeVedaied, coe Bear fn aca Creda, bumber, Ford Haver, muuter id binven, mood. Uy. Suenudul. wursdd, berets eur Muroinx 8 ear Filus, ty Bene ue VBRURUL. bULUDEE, belir #1 Cedar iver, tea. Bor bP SL Mortew, Maca tiver, tos, eng Sf. oe, LhaUia, Miubar. cur Arubdal, daiatey, ti tubers debi Chy ut Grund haplds. duscegon, lumbar, sehr Elva. Grand Haven, lunsbe Bebe Amucicun Union, Slongiuinee, umber, Behe AumY Lomo Gredy even, lumuur ; Queen of the West, corny propeller) ft, Georgian Bay, poste, act, Por tiivers tembere sat Tanke ondeat, rt ¥ nN ete, Fi Sobr Fletuz Behe Mratig, Sour Suny Horsch, We sene Yanwee ile. bene Ruvkaway, Frankfort iumber, belle Howw Helié, Pentwaler, umber, Sel «ay iory Luly W Newhall, Mnske nea, Mantated, tuaiber, A Kamer, Ciévalundy coal. ry Atte Hay Ai Aoqde, rember, ‘Cheboygan, wimbure Fed ive 1. MA Mi ne M, fo, Cosine, he Pranater, Graiid NEO Fy nr Uta, of, one poste, ve, Himber, Rtn. Lather, WHET. pst twnterloRged), by teunnnda, Iron ore. Urn We ¢ tilt, tos, Inn Has. postss Isny. pista: jurcian May. jets, ACTUAL SAILING, Sime Stiotoy sap, Mand ore, sundrtes, k. dbenion Uacber, undrles. vr, Menton 1a. bur, snd rioe, ists Ly wnidries, skagen, Haht. 1, OR bu curn, npeste tarand heen Hehe rge Uubur, Mivkusteen Hehe, I, Chedoyein, sundries, rs. Sata tf Wy ‘. PeNtup Murel: Muriint light. OTHER LAKE PORTS: POT NUHON. Soerial Dismater to Tue Chicago Tribune, Pont Jivuos, Mich, Oct. 24.—Down—Propel- Jera Dean Hichinond, Ruchester: atenmers Flora, 4, Fay and consurt; schooners BE, Jones, Dan G. Fort, Coungents, Up—Propellecs Toledo, Jay Gould, Conestoga: kenooners G. 8, Hazard, dobn BB. Merri. C. EL. Johnson, George C. Houghton, L, Van Valken> burg. Gallatin, Wittitm Malton, Ed B. Hale, 8. A, Bradley, Jo. Card, Wind noribenat, gentle, Wenthor rainy, Spectat Dlspatch to ‘the Cnteage Petre Pont ficnos, Mich. )p, m.—Down Propellers Arizona, Argyle and consort. Up—Propetiers Chicavo, Oakland and barges, A.W. Weazbt and barge ‘The stenun-bierge E. i, Mule run back. Wind northdust. Weather eloudy, rutoing. bUreALo. Speclat Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribune BerraLo. N.Y. Oct 3—Arrived—Froin Chil+ cagu—Propeller Portage, cor, ete propelter w York, Cord, vte.; propetler Vanderbilt, corn, et propeller Avon, vorn, ete: schooner M. Y Huge, corns Ren OueE Meare, flaxseed? éehoon cr Redwing, corn, From Lututh—Propelier Japan, tourvete.; propeller D. M. Wilson, woent, Mn Au Suble—Durges Mohawk and Keystone, unmiber, Frot Tulude—Prupuller Russell Sage, er C. 1, bs , woedtt, From and—Hropellers V. Hl. Ketehuin and D, vers and sebooner ME. ‘Cremble. Frou “Stuuuliers Angus Sunith aud Venous. Cieured—Fur Caicdyo—rrupeller Queell of the West, coals propelier lickui, sundries: bropetier Caiwagy, com propeller J. 2B, Laisa, conts propedur Ve Aetenuin, coat; schouners Mears, J. M. Hutuainoun, ited Wiig, 4), &. Tremble, cou. For Muwaukee—sebuoner Angus shtith, coal Fur Duluth—Propeller b. W. Vowers, cowl: propeiter subdries; propeller DD, Me sun, cowl and rails; propeller (ity ot New York, suit, ele. For Port duro Schooner Venus, coal. For Uetrult—Seaooner W.H. Hunn, suud,: For ‘foredu—Propeller J. C. Guuit, rails, ete; sehuvuer CB. Beusuu, wual, MANQUETIE fperiat Dlswiien in ine Vnitago Tribune, TAnQuerre. Mich, Out 4.—Propelters Annie une awed Enda. ti dow n—Steumer City of Clavetand, 5. Chainberiain, Rede ANE, eChoErs Jub Martin ut Helen, elie SHicheil, Re- Mouigutuery, stonteatn, Mout Bliwes i—Vrapeiers rar Wilma Me ppl Tit hug N Cienred—schooncrs Mitebell, Laura Bell, Big- ler, und Reindeer, SULWACKKE, Sprclat Disduteh tw due Chicago Tribune, MILWAUKEE, Oct. 3—The stenm-buree Min- Nesota lett tor Escanaba ibs even towiny the semmonerd Mystic Star, Bla Gerkaels, an Paurbonder; the tue Hagerman, for Port) Washes jnuton, trots whened sv will tow a acow liaded With stune tu bhebvseun; and the tug Weleuing, Tor Chicage, with a dredge. Arrived frum below—scnvoner Ganwes, Fsca Speclal Disvatch to T. Escanaua, Mich. U ~Arrived—Steamers Argonne add Forest Cay} schooners Ue i. Beown and ML. Higgie. Departed-—steatuurs Rube Richards, Argonaut, stud Forest Cit: rs ‘Three Brothora, A. J. Dewey, ‘4 8, Guiaw Ptister, Muy WRemurds, betuware, aud Hi. Brown, cuEnoraa, sehoon- b Steele, UC. G. Migiil, und Experiment, Wind southeast, fresh, Weatuer eloar, COLLING WHOL, Skeclal Disputen ta The v'sicuca ‘tribune, Contixawoop, Oct. wt.—Arrived—steamer Northern Queen, from Chicagy, passengers, grin und viher treluut, Cleared—Northern Queen, for Culeaxa, ptssen- gers und freight: steamer Cunada, lor Chicugo, passengers und freight. BRIE, Spectat Disvatch to she Chicago Tribune, Ente, Pa. Get. 21.—Cleared—Schuuuer D, £. Bailey, for Cuicagy, cont. MIDLAND, Spectst Dispute tu The Chteago Tribuns. Miptanp, Ont, Uct. St.—Arrived—Uarge Ene terprise, from Chleuzo, cori, CLEVELAND, Speeiat Dispaten to Citeago Tribune. CUVELAND, U., Oct. ¥4.—Clenred—Sehooner Lucinda Va Vaskenburg, coal, tor Caleago, ee FIGS, Speciat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune. Litre Ruck, Ark, Oct 24.—The eultiva- tlon of Higa 1s bexlitag to attract culntdert> ble nt.enaon in this Stary, and a nunbsr of punters arg engzagiw in it G, M. Wlsen, of Drew County, his a fine orchard, and flads the Disiness both pleasant and profitable, Inan interview with The ‘Trmene cor respondent, Mr. Wilson said that figs can be grown in Arkansns more cheaply than else where, ‘The gtoulid fs prepared the sume as for peaches ur apples, A sprout is selected from the old tree and planted elther In early failor in the spring, ‘The sprouts grow well even without cultivation, thelying on alurost: any sort of soll, Jn abotit two years from the date of planting the trees commence to bear. The trult varles jn size, some varieth 6 Delng very sthall, oters as lorga as a hen’s egy. As tistutlly seen tn market It is pre- served Lia sugia, When ripe it is very pul- atuble, Lteau be dried or preserved like otter frulta. When the season fs faveraule the tes begin to ripen tn June, and conthius to grow and ripen Hull frost. Mr Wilson believes the tie is fast aunranching when erowiny of this froit will be one of the tuust tucrative fudustries ln the State, —— PINK-EYE, Trrrsnuna, Po., Oct, 24.—Pink-eye made Hts appenraned among horses here last week, nut within the past forty-eight hours twenty horses lve beun afected, four of Useu dy Good health, rosy chevks, beautiful skin to Indies who use Brown's tro Bilters. WANTED, Quy truw etndiy to ara lo crapher al, Kobmell, Lopke att An wingintly Wustmed veri. tn $borwl teins, frou “ih ienigevutia tae) ys a Faltore unknewi. All n tLe ivato turais tree, GEORGE STINSON radatied, SLe J ‘“ noms YT AL, mstounve Restores bent Debldiy, foes Pawer, tle. Benen OF UN phils ats don dud CAUTION, Nlontd's Vital Hestuiative ins boon oxtanstrely comeetted by raed thy tipusiery, . se=Un0 wdveriiaus ile broad lll WUT, uid Hubleued Lieut Bpue, ai bts Cuunweriet as Hicurd’s Viuy ‘Way karry ty iby, . demcuuurd, Ee av ie S {Ua rN wong bug atny ATH itahitle YY STA, Ls bine, be: a1 ante abd wUHoyraM Uf Wis B, 1, BIG; iyrno Can Uw Wid OF Gal. Bivek ner Me Cail be nid OF Gale . Neugur and utdrugelata” VAN SCHLA NCH, TEV EXDUN ou. de und ve Lokoeaty wauivsad gants tor uy drug trude. intSieauiund utecoe tis fortant tow for any tulle ure 1 cure with fucoru’s Vilst Restoruiive (under tus special adview), or tor unyeuiig pure or sajuri> oust. Ovor 1awd curva til (he Uniled suntus wigne Bere boon wdocted WILLA the lugs ute year ru rica ROT Une eran TT TAY By ‘The we AMUSEMENT. HAVERLYS TIBATIE, dsome, and tent ‘Well-known Monroe und Dearbors J. HAVERBY, ONLY FIVE Samo Groat Castor Characteral Same Magnificent x Same Suporb seonery und Ketoctal Kenney art tit A Mowrupulitan Fa aay at othior theatres, tunel Mnher Mntinwos W Clark UNPI Sanday peulonaay, Get SV VICKER night, ts) Evening. Get. BAC Samo rensonable Helenty Waxes at 1a ednesday and 3 GRAND OPER HL esdpy e SELES 1¥. iarday, Frida detterson as i LY aer astaby a8 A-ILOUSE, DENTED SUCCRES. RICE'S MAMMOTH SURPRISE PARTY, In Woolson Morso’s Burlesque Concert, CINDERELLA AT SCHOOL, HSB ARES IS ibe woop. ith Cathoring Luwle an S THEATRE, THIS WEEK ONLY, MR. JOSEPH JEFFERSON. Mondny, ‘ruredas, and Wedneatay, Matinee and ihe 83, In Shoridan's coniuay, 8 t Tone anon Senna upported hy Mrs. John Drew, Mr. Eroderio \« umes Koss Wood, Sin, Mark boidiolum arches, Y nd 8 M Hut ety ta ating ane ate Mr. S Next Weeki WOnRLD, HOOLEY’S THEATRE, ae UK, AND WEDNES- 3 ATI My EVERY bY ING AG AT 8 0° AND SATURDAY MATING COLLIERS FAMOUS Banker’s Daughier Combination, A SUPERB COMPANY, AM New und Magi Kundas, Get, 20. JOSEPH MUTTIE CENTRAL MUSIC-HALL. Tickets now on Sale for the KELLOGG CUNCER TS THIS MORNING. Concerts in ‘KERRY GOW, SPRAGUE? NN OLYMPIC THEATRE, Every Eventug at §& Matinces Wednesday, Suture any, wad Sunday. BTA err any © CONSOLIDATION. M—One Weok Onty at the BLTY COMBS ATION, THE ARGYLE ‘Third-av., near Hurri Dancing Commences at 8 p.m, Every Cvening, THURSDAY EVENING, Oct. %, the SENSATIONAL SUADOW DANCE, Tickot admitting Gentiorwan and Lady, €1.00, APY ICK! GRAND PRUDCE STC and SPECT “THE MOST F with ull uf its Ol HERSHEY MUSIC-HALL. 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