Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 1, 1881, Page 3

Another WASHINGTON. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1881—TWELVE PAGLS. Madnian with. a Weapon at the White Asmith Tak House. & Wesson Revolver en from Him in | a Scuflle. Chioago Roundly Leotured for Con- testing Mr, Tibbetts’ Dearborn Btroet Claim, The Reduetion of tho Debt. for the Month of October Aniounted to About . $15,000,000, Stratham ‘Was Last Saturday Appointed Postmaster at DR. JOUN NOETIIN' oF RAMUED PRES Lynchburg. 4 LIKE NITE STAT TILDEN, THE Speetat Dispatch to The Chtcaga Tribune. Wastusatox, D.C, Oct. SLA satl-faced, ranily-bearded man came tp ty the door of the White wanted to see Dr, dolin House this morning and sald he Nootling, the Presl- dent of tha United States, Ile had a note in his pocket which he took out in explanation of lls request, which rend ns follows: Jous Wottxat You are hereby informed that Dr. John Noet of tho United Stutes, Houeo every ny. Hng ia lawfully clected President aud occupies the White Avmianty Gon, ‘Communicated by the Holy Spirit. Seeing that the man was plainly Insane, the doorkeepers, who often have Individuals of this description to deal with, tried to divert 1s mind from its hallucination, and send him away without trouble. Iv per- sisted In remalulng, however, and grew In- patlent at the subterfuge practiced upon his credullty, At Jast itsecmed desirable TO AMNREST HIM and turn him over to the pollee, ‘To accom- Diish this obj ect, one of the houscholdt force, who Isa mun of giant frac and quick in moveutent, ‘3! corner of Fo! sylvania avel uggested that they go to tho ureanbathalt street and Penn- nue, Where President Arthur was, and call upon him in person. ‘The Junntic, who vis somewhnt fainlltar with the city, undorstood that the police headquarters were at thls location, and refused to go. He wus In this by the from Private disturbed ever, and began to take himself purpose doorkeepers, by tho proposul, how- off. he was thwarted who liad orders Seeretary Brown to arrest him, whereupon a desperate struggle ensued, In which, for 9 time, the maniae with a imad- man’s strength resisted the efforts of four muscular attendunts, At onv .stuge of the stracgle he made a motion as if to drawn pistol from Nis hip pocket. ‘I'his was noticed, however, and frustrated. One of the door- keepers subsequently fult in tho pocket aud twok from It A LANUE-SIZED BMITI & WESSON 8IX- silooTRn, all the barrels of which wore loaded. When his deadly weapon had been thus captured, the maniac y! felded, and was taken to pollee headquarters without further trouble, On his arrival there tho police recognized an old acqualntance, He first came to the city in May Jost, when he acted so strange- jy ond gave such plain _ signs of Junacy that he Was’ taken Mite “Gustedy and his relatives notified. Shortly after he was sent to thelr home, in the western part of Pennsylvania, Tho police say that theso rel- atives falled tn thelr duty to society, for they took no steps to have lfm sultubly confined, but permitted him to roam at Jaree, and to drift back to Washington, to appeur agin as 4 danger here about tl ous political lunatic. Iie got the last of September, and has Ddoarded at one of the small hotels under the assumed name of Jolin Woling. Ho hus kept himself out of obseryation’s way, so thot tho polico did not know of his return My THE DRAMATIC ADVENTURE TODAY, “His folks certainly ought to have shut him tp,” sald the oficer in special charge of sick and insane prisoners, ‘It Is bad enough to have theso cranks come around once, let alone twice, ‘This city {s the natural resort for these people, and we lava constant trouble with them.” Iie then took up « sheet of paper on which was written a list of dozen names and residences, “Sce here!” the oficer suld—"here are a dozen crazy peoplo we have recently sent home to thelr friends, ‘They aro nrrested hora and de- talned. till we can hunt up thelr friends and arrange to sond them whore they belong. Sometimes th hts Is a work of sonio difteulty, snd takes considerable time. Lore, for in- ance, Is a letter I have just received from the Sherlff of a Michigan county, concerning A WOMAN Who threatened Attornoy-Genoral Mac Veagh shortly utter Garfield was assastnated, Sha had a ctain of some sort against the Gov- ernment, and demanded that the Attornoy- General assiat her to collect it, Whon he Uled to put Garfeld hind her off she warned him that falled to do his duty and had been punished, and that If he fulled he might also be punished, The women was Srrested and held tit we could communicate with her friends, Today this Sheriff writes bie that she lias very well-to-do and ‘Tespect- able connections, and 1s the mothor of fivo children, whi om she leaves by her absence in estitute clreumstances, Sho wil! now bo ‘nt home, ‘Three have recently been sent to Philadelphia, two to Massachusetts, and Won all ove; r the country, TUK MOST BIGNAL ADVENTURE We have had eclty of winnn and his both stark crazy. wan, troublesome, ley came,” lately was the appearance In wifo from Michi- They were not and Wo sent them back whence “Dr. Nootling acts and tals in tneulttely ratlonial manner outside of tho i Sfhis monomanta, He says ho had no Ught of assaginating the President, but carried dead f, as others do,” and that Tevolver violent errand {0 natiaty in: formation, Atmighty hin ly weapons to defend hin- ho drow to protect limself agulnst tho Assault of the dourkeopors. “My at the White-louse,” ke sald, * was yeclt on the aceuracy of my lu, For my own part 1 bolleved the id nade a mistake, and 2 wanted We liccesa to the oficial returns, to evo lt Was netuatly elected.” Hoxald he was 0 Terular gra duate of ao medical Institution, iad practiced madicine for several years, ate, however, ho has been furning, Ho 43 & largo funily, whom he hus deserted, ———— poHicaGo CENSURED. y CISION OF THE SUPREME CoUIrY, AslNatoN, D, C,, Oct. —55, City of hicaga, snieal from sites fo "Ths way Appellant, vs, Willan C, Tibbetts, the Clreuit Court of the United the Néorthorn District of Llllnols, caves pads sult brought by ‘Pbbotts to re alate dus and condi Hb thy ext sudley, fn, Thy ad: YeQrS stuee the Ws condemne: URE to have ¢ duty of th Bent Miste; ud conteste nthe elty w bulance of $10,000 ro- hin 4s compensation for cortaln lemned and ippropriated by the elty ehslon of Dearborn street, Justles rendering the deelsion of the “It ts now more than twelve Lroperty involved In the case a, ‘The money was due and been vaid long ago, gnd ft was city to provide for {ts pay= ad of dolng that, it has Utlguted d the demand year after yeu, and in court after court. ‘The party guilty, as the city is inthis case, of unreasonable and vexatious delay in making payment of a Just clatin, Is fairly chargeablo with fnterest on the debt from the the tt became due, We see noting, thorefore, to criticise In tho Amount of interest allowed by the court be. low, and its decree in fayor of the defendant In error for 813,053,:8, with costa and inter est to date of payment, ls ailirmed, FOLGER. GOY. FOSTERS OPINION OF ‘TITE NEW BEC* METARY. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Conusnus, 0.,'Oct. 8L—Cov, Foster, fresh from Washington, where he was in consul- tation with President Arthur, speaks very highly of the President's success since as stuning the duties of Chief Magistrate, and predicts most successful and sutistactory Administration, While in conversation, the President state] that tls Adininistration would not be conducted, In the Interest of any faction—that he wanted tho support and advice of all good men in all branches of the party. His general policy would be to con sult with Senators and Representatives as to local appointments, Ln Republiean dls- {riets tho ‘Representatives would be consulted, and fn “Democratic ones the Republican Senators from the State. The Governor {3 ofthe opinion thatall of the publlencts of the President have thus far been approved by the people, President Arthuris fully aware of the ill success that has Renerally market TIN ADMINISTRATIONS OF VICK-PRESIDENTS, and will do all he can to avold the errors others have fallen Into, He desires to go out of oflice conselous of the fact that he had done the, best he could, and hopes unat his nets Will merit the approval of alt good men, Gov, Foster, when asked what effect the appolutment of Judge Folger as Secretary of ‘the Treasury would have In New York, sald it was n strong appolutment in every respect, Garfield wanted to place Folger at the head of the Treasury, and sent for hla for that purpose. Judge Folger at that thine had asuit pending against the Treastry in- volving nbout $280,000, While In the Sub- ‘Treasury New York TH SOLD STAMPS: toalarge amount. Le bellayed that by Inw he was entitled to a percentage on these sales, nnd sued the Government to collect it, Ile told Garfield that walle that sult Was ponding he could not consent to take the oilles tendered. Garileld, who did not know anything about this sult, saw the point, and sald it was well-taken. Ie then tendered Folger tha Attorney-Gencralship, That he declined, Slnco that time, the courts decided against Fulger’s claim, 1t scoms that, according tu tho Innguage of the jaw, he was entitled to tho money, but, ac- cording to the intent of Cungress, he was not. “Folger,” sald Gov, Foster, “is noon Stalwart of a Half-Breed. Ie has heen Judge vf tho Court of Appeals for several yeurs, at n salary of $10,000 per year, and did not get mixed up in tho recent Republican divisions of the State. Hence the strength of his appolntment, politically speaking, He was retiected last year, running 20,000 ahead of his tipket.” VIRGINIA. MAIONE IN GOOD sPIntrs, Srectat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune. Wasiuxatox, D, C., Oct, 31.—Senntor Ma- hone withleave here for the Virginia cam- palgn tomorrow. IIe Jeaves in very good spirits, and Is understvoi to hava ralsed con- siderable money from Northern contribn- tions for the campaign fund. He is quite confident of success. Ilo says that tha peo- ple are thoroughty aroused to the Importance of the contest, and that thelr sympathies are generally with the Liberal movement, One of tho most encouraging signs of the times is the division among the white people. In every county many white men, who have liftherto been prominent in the Bourbon cause, hnye pronounced, themsctyes for the Liberal ticket, and are taking a very active part in the canvass, In counties where last year the whites were nearly all on one side and the colored men on the other, white men aro now heartily co- operating with tho colored Republivans. Gon, Mahone thinks that tho Liberals will voll at Jenst 60,000 white votes, which 1s nearly half of tho white votes which It Is expected will be cast in November, Includ- ing the white Republicans, THE LIDERAL ESTIMATE OF TILE COLORED yorr ig 65,000, and only nt small fractlon—posslbly 6 per cent—is: conceded to tho Bourbon ticket. 1 is not expected that the vote next week will be any less than the vote in tho Presidential election. There certainly has been very much moro Interest in the State than there was then. Great offorts will be mnadeto pay the poll-taxes for the colored men —St per capita-and probably tha only purpose for which money contributions have been sought 13 to supply the negrocs with means to pay. this capitation tax, ‘The Hour- bons, whilo by no means surrendertug the State, do acknowledge soma appretiension as to the fate of tho logisiative ticket. So far ng tho country materially s concerned, the legiaiative ticket fs quite a3 Important as the Stute ticket, for the next Virginian Mouse of Delegates elects 5 United States Senator to succeed the present oxtreme. Bourbon Johnston, GEORGE COWIE. 18 UNESIGNATION DEMANDED, Spectat Diepateh to The Chteago tribune, Wasminaton, D, C., Oct, 31.—Col, George Cowle, Chicf of the Diplomatic and Consular Division of Fifth Auditor's oMce, has been removed.’ This was at the suggestion of ¥itth-Auditor Alexander, who, In studying the workings of jils eflice, discovered some curlous Indications in regard to crooked mothods of dong business, Ontracing these accounts, {t Is alleged that fraudulent claims froma certain Consulate had been passed under elrcumstanees which loft no doubt of collusion between his ofllee and the Consul implicated. . After careful examina tion, which has beon in progress for soveral weeks, tho resignation of Col. Cowle was asked for a3 the ‘first step in the direction of correcting the allvwed abuses, As ho refused to resign, le waa removed, In tha tnvestiga- tion in progress Mr, Alexander hus had the full support of Sevretary Windom, ‘Tho en- ergy with which Mr, Alexander has tuken hold of his now duties hus already fully jus- titled lis sulectlon for ils present responslbic position, ‘The strength of tha casu against Sowio appenrs to Mr, Alexander to admit of no doubt, Cowle’s fricnds, however, claim that Mr. Alexander demanded his resignas fon because of Cowlo’s widespread populur- Ye , VNB CLARK SOANDAL. A MILL FILED Bpectat Dispatch to The Ohteago Tribune, Wasnivaton, D.C, Oct, 31—A copy of the bill for divorce in the sult of Congress- man Clark, of Missourl, agalust his wife was served upon his wife here this afternoon, the proceedings for divorce having been stl. tuted Jna Missourl court, ‘Tho Dill is very volumnous. but ls not as sensational as, from accounts of the separation that have beon published, it was expected that It wouldbe, Intldellty is not charged, as It was foportud would. be the fact, ‘The grounds upon which a divorce Is claimed are, fn the main, drunkenness, the use of opluin, and an ungovernable tempor, The drnuken> ness ly churged on numerous ocensions. In connectlon with this charge, It fs alleged that sho has been in the habit of DUINKING TO EXCESS in public places with diferent persons, ‘The vill sets up that sho makes constant uso of plum, and that the effect Is very detrimental toher,’ Her temper is described as ungov- ernable. It is charged that the firet ditticulty between them ayose from tho fact that he re- fused to puntsh his daughter as he was di- rected todo by her, ‘The case Is laincutable and disgraceful enough, but it Jacks the charge of futldelity upon which most of the sensation has been based. The sult, of course, Wil be tried In Missouri, where the Jaws as to divorces are more Inx even than they are tn this District. THE CURRENCY. CONTHOLLE KNOX'A STATEMENT, WAstineton, D. U,, Oct. 31.—Statementof Value: States currency outstanding at this date: Ar notes of “Oh, eur nates OF "I, asyenr CHUpOn YOLG Compound interest note Fractlonal currency of al! TOM cree ee teens Statement of the disposition made by the United States ‘Treasurer of National bank notes redeemed during the month and four months ended this day, compared with the correspondlng period of dast sours ra Four munt, montis, Notes fit for elreulation, ns- sorted and returned to u f +08 165,200 $ 820,000 assorted and delivered to tho Controjlor of the Cur- reney for destruction and roplicemnent with new notes «4. 205,000 12,818,400 Notes faile ating und reducing bunks de- posited In 'Trenaury,.,... 1,140,400 3,812,000 ‘Total for ’8 KOLO $12 TD Totul for ‘BO, STN oe tr TUCFOABO..sseeeeceese BLAU TAHT ‘The statement of the Controller ofthe Cur- reney shows the umounts of National bank notes and legal tender notes outstanding ab the dates of passage of the qets of June 2, 74, Jun. 14, 75, and May 3, me, together with the aniounts outstanding at date, nud increase or decrense: Nationul-bank nutes— Amount outstund|ns Juno 20, 187: ‘Amount outstanding Jan, 1, WF Amousst outstanding May 31 1478... Amonotoutdanuiog ut date (oircutu- tton National old wunks not iu- cluded, etn2) + BH9,804, 182 SEBO ATA 3BE,055,005, 800,422,795 Tnerense lust inom 1052248 Inereage alice Nov. 1, 10,0078 Legul-tender nates— Amount outstanding June 20, 1874 382,000.000 Amount outstanding Jan. 14, 1875, 2282,000,000 Amount retlred under act of Jag, 1, 8G, 10 May, IBS... cere ceeeee sees 35,018,081) Amount ontstandiug on and since May 31, 1878. wcsteteeeeseeeees 840,081,010 Amatnt on ep with the ‘Sreng- urer of tho United States to redeem notes insolvent nnd Hauldathyg banks and banks revring cireuins ton under act of Juno 2) 1874... Deervase in deposit during Inst month: Tnurease in deposit since Nov. 1, 1880, Additional etreulation {ssued during UctoUer.. .ssesvsccevsser, 2,804,109 Surrendered and deatroyed, THOM 2,008 a8. Not increase ciroulation, YNEN, UULY sTORtns, Speetal to Clneinnatt Commerctat. Wasminaroy, D. C., Oct. 30,—If well-in- formed men inthe Post-Ofliee Departinent are to be belfeved, It is perhaps just as well for Mr. 'Tyner’s reputation that he accepted the sound advice of disinterested friends and tendered his resignation when It was asked for, Some ugly storles respecting his imlaw- ful acts of omission and conunission are afloat, and would have deen (sustamed by anole proof), tt Is said, laid before the Pres- ident and tho country lind the | ex-first assistant Postniuster-Goneral refuse to go. One of his sins of omission was reported upon by « special last week, Years ngo, it seems, when ‘Tyner was in Cangress, © Representative from Indiana ad aman appointed Postmaster of a town in his district. ‘The man was not the choico of the majority of the Inhabitants of the town, and was of a hard character, He grew worse, oud is now THE “TOWN VILLAIN. His term expires shortly, aud he will not be rennpointed. Ile has bee! kept whierg he is solely by Tyner’s {nfluence, ‘Tho patrons of tha post-ollice have sent potition afier petl- tion, urging his removal, to Washington, but no one, save Tyner, knows what lis become of tham, ‘Ttey ure not on file In tho department, and no one there has ever heard of them, yet reputable citizens ot the Indiana town are willing to make afiidayit to the fact that they prepared and forwarded the petitions re- ferred to. ‘Tha Special Agent's conclusion that they were pocketed by the Inte First-As- sistant Postnuster-Guneral seems inevitable, One of his ucts of comuilaston was brought to Nght by x Special Agent some time since, but nothing was ever done with his report. Ut was the simple cose of 4 Postinnster who, under fear of remoyal by the First-Asslstant Postmaster-General, certified, firat, to the necessity for service on a star route fy the Northwest which was paraltol with n rail- road upon which service was establistied; und, second, to the falthful performunce ot servien on the saine route, which was very unfaithfully perforined, ‘This at the Instance of ring contractors. There are sald to be many parallel cases, NOTES. WATMOUGI, Spectat Dispatch to Ths Chicago Triduns. Wasuinatox, D. ©, Ost, 31—The op- ponents of Watmough, nominated to be Pay- master-General, intend to makes continues offort from now until December to present lis casa to the public In such a Hight that he will fall of nomination, Extracts frdm the testlmony taken from the House Committes on Expenditures into the naval service are being already put fn circulation, and some of thelr extracts cortaluly do not place Mr. Watmough in a very favorable light. ‘The President intesus to leave Washington on Wednesday, and will doposit his vote In New York at the Stato election for the success of tho Republican ticket, . dUNGH DAVIS loft for his iinols home this morning, He wasn guest of tho President at dinner last night. WILLIAMSON, Friends of Gen, J. A, Willinmson, former Commissioner of the General Land-Oftice, Including inost of the Jowa delegation In Congreas, it Is said, have presented his nama to the President for tho position of Secretary of thoInterlor, Gen, Williamson was long Commissioner’ of the Genoral Land-Oflce, and some time since resigned the position on account of inadequate salary, and fy now the General (Land Commissioner of ope of tho lead’ng Western roads, VOSTAT« ‘To the Weaterns Assoclated Press, * Wasuixatoy, D, C., Oct. $1.—The estl- mates for the postal service for the next fis- cal yoar tre $43,001,800, of which the rove- nues will furnish $42,741,723, leaving a defl- cloncy to be supplied by the General Treas- ury of $020,578, ETRATUAM, Saturday Inst, Strathum was appolnted Postmasterfat Lynchburg, vico Wilson, sus- pended, . A THE COMMISSIONEN OF AQIICULTURE, will be present,lf poss ible, and deliver an ad- dress at the Diary Falr at Cedur Rapids, THE TOTAL VALUES OF EXPORTS OF PETRO- r Luust and petroleum products for the nine months ended Sept, 30, $34,053,001, against §24,- 980,13, fur the samo period in 1880, THE GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS forthe month to and Including Saturday, wor $37,400,000; expenses $10,000,000, Includ- Ing 84,000,000 for peuslons; reduction of the public debt for October about{$15,000,000, mak- Ing the reduction for the first four mouths of the fiscal year $57,000,000, THE STAINOUTE CASES, ; ‘The star-route cases were called In tho Criminal Court this morning, District-At- tornoy Corkhill, of counsel for the Govern: mont, asked for an adjournment until Tuure- day, upon the ground that tls assistant, Col, Cook, was absent, Col, ‘Totten, for tho de= fonse, sald tho accused were ready to go on, but wore willing to accede to the request provided no further delay would be asked for on Thursday, and gn that consideration the postponoment was granted, URY MUST COM DinxoT, ‘Becretary Hunt Informs the officers of tho navy and marlue corps that applications for duty through persons of influence will not recelve attention, AN such applications must be made diréctly to the Secretary. CONVEDERATE BONDS. Orders were rucelyed In this elty today for $1,000,000 i: Confedorate bonds, THE FLOODS. Alexandria, Warssw,, and Gregory's Landing, Below Keokuk, En- tirely Inundated. Scenes of Desolation and Ruin Meet the View on Evary Side. No Noticeable Change In the Situation In and Around Quincy, Altinols, The Water Reported to Be Slowly Reced- ing at Burlington, Ia,, ond Elsewhere Sigual Service, OFFick oF THY CHIEF StoNxan OFFICE Wasussatox, U. G, Now. t—t a, —For the Ohlo Valley and ‘Tennessee, fair weather, winds shifting to east or south, lower bas roimeter, aud stationnry or higher tempera- ture, For the Lower Lake region, fair weather, winds shitting to east or south, stationary or lower barometer, and stationary temperature. For the Upper Lake reglon, fair weather, southwesterly winds, higher barometer, and stationary or higher femperature. For the Mississippi Valley, fair weather, southwesterly windy, higher barometer, aud stadonary tefnperature, For the Missouri Valley, falr weathar, westerly winds, lilgher barometer, and tower tumperntire, ‘Me Chief Signal Officer of the Army fur- nishes the following special bulletin: ‘The burometer bs lowest In the Mississippl Valley und highest in Texas, ‘The tesaperas i fallen from G to 9 degrees in the Onto Valley, and “tho Lower Lake. region; and ting fallen allghtty tn New Engiand, Middle, and South Atiuntic States. Rain tins fallen since the Inst report in New England and Middle Atinntle States, and Lower Lake region, In South Atiantie and Eust Gulf States, Winds sontherly In ‘Pexas ant Upper Lake region and Upper Misslssippl Valley. CiNCAGO, Oct. 811018 p. m.—The following observations ure taken ut the saine moment uf timo ut all tho stations named: GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Fi 8 we cod a ot 5t wo 6) ray oy i ‘ a |S : 8 Is joa 43 [Be BL tS. Clear, oo IS IB tH 1S. # 43 IN. at IS: be oy 18. « is ule os IN nite 42 |N. 2 iN yur a : ae He a H a IS 9 a 8 Wen tg [é. Oye 63 |S. a 3 8 “wy wis st uc! of IN : Der ay. w IN, Whe Olen a |S pit. uj Clear 40 INAV. Fresn..| 0, Cloar. “Soo smull to monaure, LOCAL ONAEUVATIONS, Vel) i'n.) Weather OCloudty, Wloudy. *luromuter corrected fur tomperature, elevation, and jnatruinental error, mi Mean humidity, Highest temperature, 51.3, Luwent tomporature, 47.3, Scenes of Dosolation Below Keokuk, town, Speetat Disvateh to The Chicago svibung. Kroxuk, Lo,, Oct. 81.—ILundrads of people from Keokuk yisited the scene of tho grent flood at Alexandria, Warsaw. and. Gregory's Landing yesterday. Nothlug but desolation Isto bu seen on every turn. At Gregory's Landing the river {s efgit miles wide on tho. prairie und -fifteen fect deep, ‘She town ts excommunicated from any Intercourse with the outside world except byskiff, Ne stenn- ors can land or traius arrive, Every house In the village is swamped, and the people are prisoners Jn thelr homes, quietly awalting tho abatementof the water, All Alexandria, with the excoption of u small bltof Front street, Is wider water, y high water his stagnated business in Keokuk. Hundreds of inen are out of craploymett, Revorts to- night are to the oifect that the river has fallen one inch in the past twenty-four hours. It is sincerely hopad the worst Is over, No Change in the Situation at Quincy, Apeciat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Trdune, Quincy, ILL, Oct, $L—The water here hing risen one inch In the past twenty-four hours, declined a half-inch, and has stood nearly stuttonnry since noon, ‘There are reports from above, principally from the Des Moines River, that indfeate a still further rise Otherwise tho situation ja practically un- changed, A broad expanse of water [s'alt that is to ba seen for miles up and down the river, and business, ton great extent, stands sul, walting achange, ‘Tho towns between here and Keokuk which have bean ent olf by the fluod haye been temporarily supplied with mull by boats, ‘The Hannibal & st. dow runs regularly, and is overerowded with frelght, ‘Eathintes made here on the amount uf loss in the Sny district plice the sum at 51,000,000, and in the Indian Grove distriet $750,000, A Slight Fall at Burlingtony Ia. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tritune. Bumtanaton, Ia, O Tho river at this polnt yesterday reached 2 polnt one foot higher than tha high-water mark of June, 1880, ‘Foduy the water conumenced receding slowly, and up to 7 o'clock had fallen about half aninch. Many collars tn the business rtof the city are Houded, while tha low ands on both Banks of the river are covered with water to the depth of several feet, In- volving much logs to turers In the ilooded districts. Tho Ohio River. CINCINNATI, Oct. 31.—The reports froin the headwaters of the Ohio show that considor- uble rain fell last night, but tho rlyer is not yetmuch uffected. It ralnod all night at Brownavitie, Ky., and tho river is riamg at all points above Irownsyille, A rigo uf two inches {fs reported at Morgantown, dtore rain is needed to ake a Kou ssa, ——— ' - HORRIBLE ACCIDENT, St, Louis, Mo., Nov. UL—A. most frighttur and fatal aceldont occurred at the Vulean, Steel Works In South St. Louis today, A, James Murrlon, ‘James MeGovern, James MeCirall, and a man nied Dalley, employds of the works, were ascending from the lower to the top tlooron an elevator laden with pig-lron to be dumped In one of the furnaces from the top. Some partot tho machiiery @ave way and the elevator and men were pré- elpltated to the brick pavement, some thirty feet below. MeGralt way crushed between. the.olevator and the brick wall and ground nearly to 4 jolly, and died in halt an hour, Datley’s skull was fractured and sevorgl ribs broken. We will dle, Marrion auffered % concussion of the spine and hod twa or three ribs broken, He ty ino eritteal condition, MeGovern jumped from the elevator while descending to a projection in the wall and was uninjured. An hour or two before thls ladle filed with multen fron: upset ly the same works and Hugh Hogan, an umyployd, was ulmust covered with tho red-hot shetal and recelvent injuries while will no doubt prove fatal, his fnew and a large purt of his body belng Ilerally ronsted, ——— CANADA. A Big Contract, Spetal DM pater to Tre Chicaga Tribune Orrawa, Oct. 3L—Mr.* Horace J. Beemer, sho has been awarded the contract for the very diicult work cibraced in the comple- tlonof Secon 22 and of the Welland Canal enlargement, has ‘deposited tue necessury 5 per cent with the Government, and will slyn the contract tomorrow, It will amount ty something Ike three-quarters of ainilllon of dollars. Stwill be remembered that he work some thne age was undertaken by Hunter, Murray & Co, who, after expending a quarter of a inition dollars, Tuund thei seives tnuble to complete IL ‘The present contract Is about the same as the orkeinul figures, With the work performed throws fy. Mr. Beemer Is a practionl min, and under his direction the w tis sufe to say, will be suveessfully carried out, He built the Chandlers Hafiway bridge, one of the finest Ylgees af tinsonry fin the country, and alse Vanderbilt's underground railway luprove: wwents on Fourth avenue, New York, Death of Sameucl Watson, an Old Sournatiat, Rreclat Diepateh ta The Chieaar Tribune Tonoxso, Uct. 3L—Samuel J. Watson, Librarian of the Local Legislature, dled tox day of congestion of the kidneys, Mr. Wat- soi was for many years couneeted with the Canadian press. He did some heavy parila. mentary reporting during thesnltiatory prog- ress of Confederation. Je was at one thne editorially connected with the Montrest Herald and Quebec Chrontele, and at the time of his retirement from journalistle Iife, ten years ago, to neeept the position of Li- brarian, ie oecupled an editorial position on the ‘Yoronto Globe. He was the suthor of several bouks ot poetry, and had also com. pleted the first volume of “She Constitae tional History of Cannda,” and left suflicient mitnuserpt to tinksh the second volume. He way it Well-known contributor to several Jeaulin nglish, American, aud Canadian mnaguztnes, A Move for Independence. Spectal Dispatch to ‘The Cricago Tribune, Orrawa, Ont. Oct. 81.—Tonight’s Free- Preag snys: ‘Jt is intimated by a member of Parliament that at the approaching ses- gslon a ansve will be made in the direetion of Canadian independence, on the ground that it Is desirable that we should clect our own Chief Magistrate or President, ‘The proposl- ton fs that his salaty shall not exeeed $22,000 n year; that the Executive Coitnell be re- duced from fourteen members to seven, the salary of ench to be sny 86,0003 that the clvil service shall bo overhauled, tho fossils turned ont, and competent men put in their pluces, and all salaries over 320,000 reduced 35 0 per cent. dn reference to this subject, the same member of Parlli- ment writes ino private Jetter toa friend in this elty: ‘1 believe that Independence will be granted Canada by the mother country when asked for, and that our Governor-Gen- eral, chosen by ourselves, Will nut be snubbed by Downing ‘street when he wants to go homo and see his wife’? Winod for Holding Ofiice Megally, Sorcial Miapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Monrrear, Que, Oct, $1—In the Court of Review today JJustlee Jolson gave judg- ment against William Duckett for sitting and voting in the Local House as member for Soutanges without having legally quatltied. "The judement Is for $75,000, being at the rate of $2,000 perday for every day defendant held tha seat. i Canadian Independence. Orrawa, Can, Oct, BL—It is inthnated that at the approaching sesslon wmember will take the sense of the Parllument on the dustrability of Canadian independence, and the eloctlon ofa Chief Mugistrate or Gover- nor-General, Dr. Burne’ Views Ropudlated, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicico Tribune, Monrunat, Oct. 3L—Tho Methodist Min- isters’ Assocation of Moutreal passed 2 strong resolution repudiating the views of Dr. Burns, of Hamilton, n3 expressed through the press. SUICIDAL. A Memphia Womon% Means of Loaye ing the World, Mempnis, Tenn., Oct, 80.—About 1 o'clock thia afternoon Mrs, Annie Wood connnitted suicide at her residence in Soath Memphis, by shooting the top af her head off with ber husband’s double-barreled shotaun, She at- tempted to set fire to herself with a coal-oll Jamny some three or four months ago, being prevented only by the accidental discovery of her intention by the polleeman on the beat, She was of tinhappy disposition, and the neighbors say frequently drank to intoxica- tlon us did also her husband, to whoin she has been married since 1807, She had some means when they were first married, whi they together frittered away, one of thelr e: travagances being a tour of ‘Europe, her hus- band being a Frenelonan, Ife was away from home this snorains, and she locked’ her door, procitred dels gun, whieh was loaded with bird shot, cocked both barrels, placed: the muzzle against ber forehead, and, with her toe, alluulared one barrel, which Mterally tore off all that part of her head above the eyes, scattering her brains on the furnitare, Hoar, and walls of the rvont. ‘Phe tolse inide by the gun at tracted the nelghbors, who broke open the tloor and witnessed tha horrible spectacle presented. Gn thy bed was found an empty chloroform battle, whieh indleated that ste had attempted sulekte by that means. Her husband came howe soon after the secure rence, und manifested much grief over te fate of lls wife, He pretended ignorance, or, really, Wd not know any catse for the horrible deed, She Js sald to have been suf fering from temporary aberratlon superlit- duced by morphine, e Au Exciting and Mysterious Case at Rovk Iiand, Hie Special Dispatch te The Chicago Tribune. Davenront, dn, Oct, SL--A. singin and very mysterious suiclde oveurred at Roelc Island, opposlt this city, this evening, ‘The ferryboat whieh plys between the citles had Just left ler dock at hutt-past 6, when a young fomale, dressed wholly lu black, ‘sprang over tho rll justin trontat the tare board wheel-box, paused for: an listant on the abutinent, and then leaped into the water beneath, A passenger who saw hor Jeap the rall sprang and grabbed at her, crying: © What are you going to do, woumne”” Bat It was too date, ‘The alarm was at onee given, und the bont's wheels reversed and the Hfe-boat manned, but nll search was Invaln. ‘Che Captain of the ferry says that he has noticed the woman going neross the. river nearly every day forntore pun 9 weak, and his notice was attracted by the fact that her fneo was closely yelled constantly, so that It was Impossible to seo her fentures, No one knows anything more than the {ets aboye stated, aud tho case attracts no tie exeltement on both afdes of the river, Search it her body will bo commenced in the mort . Desporate Attempt of a Cloveland Man to MUL Fmseln sprctat Dispatch to The Chieaoo Tribune. CLEVELAND, Q., Oct, 31.—George Glasior, an employs of Chapin & Co's pavking house, attempted suleide this morning witha big nieat cleaver, with which he cut one of his aris nearly off go that It hung bya fewshreds ofskin, ‘Themen tude a feeble resistance to having the lujured member dressed. As s00n na he begut to revive, and discovering the bandages upon his arm, he tore them ol fierovly, anti woukt not permit them to be re placed, saying that he wanted to dle. Glas sler tha k3 everybady Is down on Lil A Promincnt Indiana Farmer. Spectal Divatch to The Chicago Tribune, Boununon, ind, Oct. 8.—L. M. Houghton, & prominent farmer Hying fifteen niles southwest of here, hung himself in his bars tls morning, and was not discovered for nearly an hour afterwards, ‘The caso by tnkiown, Ie leaves a wite andone child In comfortublo elrcumstances, Bolf-Destruction of u Ludy While Tome “ porurily Deranged. : Apectal Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, SacKsoN, Mich., Oct. 81.—At Eldred’s Sta tlon, south of Juckson, on the Southern Balle road, this forenoon, Mrs. Dantel Keyes hung herself in a barn by tying w woolen scart tight around her neck and tho other ent ton beam In the roof and Jumping from stool. Her neck was not broken, but sho strangled, nnd was dead when her husband avd son came from work at noon, ‘The jury brought {inn verdict of. sulelde while temporarily de- ranged, She leaves 2 husband and faiolly, highly respected, AMUSEMENTS. HAVER YS, A very lore and enthusinaticaudience greeted the reproduction of the “Strategists” last even- ing at Huverly's Theatre, Tho ploy fs nota new one, It was produced here last setaon, and, after a yenr's went, has not lost any of Mts interest. Gn this cecaston ndul+ Uonnt Interest was given to the pivce by tho nppeariince of two oll Chleago fuvorlts— Fronts Aiken and Harry Linden—wh In thedays of tho old Museum carried off all the honors, Very Ittte that ta original enn be claimed for the “Stratexists.” It ia a combination of tho Dromlos anda balf-dozen of tho old English drae matic wuthors, Thosituationsare full of fun, aud while tho Iuterest doos not ing the pinay overpowers the avectator with a coming embar- ragsment of richness which never occurs. Tuken ag an entirety it must be rexarded a9 was hot. However, fever beat will not bo a) tained until the 1ith—whon the grand 1,000, milreta prizo will bodrawn, Sutall thoughtful men aro lamenting-—that is, after their tlokets have come out blank—that the Government cot. Unues to enoourage the mischievous spirit of gamnbling—s vicu which pervaded Brazilian so- clety—by still putting forward lotteries, ottber as A source of direct Income to the State or ns aw means of raising funds for various institutions. Reforms tnove slowly—crawl, rathor—in Brazil, whoo forslt ani recent fmina and tum sti bear the fmpress of thu slow progress of its avo- Jution. Perhaps it was owing to tho antiquity of itaan- Tels tone the Hin publie wart einoerliiot by finale Iny amon tho list of the nobility netending the Emperor's lovee Inat week the names of “ Mure quis Mastocton” and * Earl Rhinoceros "—names which somchow got Into tho official Lists jasued from the palace. GOOD WORK. The West Division Police Running in a Lot of Notortous Charactera, ‘The ollicers at the West Maddison Street Sta- tion, like thelr brethron at the Armory, have been doing some good work In running in thieves. At anearly hour yesterday morning Oliicers Reak and Costello came upon three men and 4 amall boyucting in a suapicious manner. At thelr ap- proach one of the men threw a rovolyer out Inte tho street, and when Beck mado for him ho hounded of ku adcer. ‘Three shots Trom the uilicur’s revolver and & blow froma heavy cane xdgnntic farce, based on these propositions: {au | brought him to stand, hotrever, Wike ehild that knows stg own futhor: it'an etipld , vd ° wite whadocsn't know ber own uusband; and it | 1U4 | he | rendily —aecompanied thon to the etation. During this advetture Costelio heli! tho remninder of the ging at bay with a revolver which bo took out of tha pockets of one ofthomn. At tho station the party gave the names of Gcorgs Weigand, Jobn Mamilton, alias Fornell, Joon, atlas “Nosey O'Brien, and umes ‘Kiley. The. latter is a lyeare parents jive at No. 2 street. Ho acknowledges Is a gigantic fool whu docs nut know the ditter- eon tweedle-dun and tweedie-dea, et, taking “all tho conditions Inte one group, the play gocs on ua one hare monious whyie, being Atrune upon a single thrend that nas neither begining nor end. Tu this, [t dilfers from nid yet burn great rereniulunee to the comedies of tha English stige, just nfter tho Resturation, The “ strate- uints” hus all of the deljente wit und satire of Old bos, whose Weat Van Buren Cougreve and Wyeherly, with more of | that tho gang employed bim to du trausum the directness “thin cun be found | Worl that iy, clamber In over tratsous and une fu Putas, Feuillet, ae Sardow and | lock doura for them, but he fa altogether tua under the qutse of n bitrlesquo of the times, (t contuing tore ‘solid tneut: than auy comedy* Which bay been pregented duriug toe pust ten CUrs. ‘The coat Is not nn olnvorate ane. It contains ten people, = ‘The | fende rOla—Jack Huttedye—is “starred by “Joe” Volk, and why be should be made the feature of the performance 1s something that ho tnortal mind can determine. He fa not satis: Ned with playing Ruthledge but be must slso vloy Polk-very much in the same strain as one of “Balzno's bervines, wits nut sutisied with knowlug thut she bereelf was pretty, but abe must alsu Jet everybody in ber nelubborboud knuw shurp toucknowledge having done any work of the kind. At tho time of the arrest, he says, They Bad Just fatied to bolt up and rod a man whoin Nosey bad) pieked out asa murk, saying that he kuew him, and that ho Lived in the North Division. ‘The intended vice tas eluded thom by dodsing Inte sume buildings hear thu corner ot Halsted nud Luke streets, O'lirlen Is the fellow who about ane gear ago Inposed upon the — travellng publle by playtog raltrond conductor, With a regulation cap ind bude be would bourd a train whick Was wbout to draw vut of the deput, and sing out,’ Tekets:" Such as were foulish enough to band him tholr tickets never saw thom the same thidg. Inbis protean role he persis- { txuin. O'Brien was arrested ut the thine tently and winaturally inelets that the audience and ldenutiticd for this sort of work, but shoulda know ay inuch of the play as be does, | 08 bls victims ail lived out of town they With the precision of clockwork ho 1s bound to riug the bell and fet his hearers understand tnat- he, in Ws estitnation, 19 the mninspring of tho play, while under ho circumstances ia any thing of the kiud required. Mr. Alken, as tho father of the ireeelaltuable Jack, played the role with « regulation dignity that wis purely a were unwilling to prosecute, Welwund and Hatmiltus are sanctimouious-lookloyg chups, atid arg tinkuown bereahouts, The eune otlieer werested Itabert Conuors, a young man of bad repute, who hus a brother werving ten yenrs In Michigan for wu vurglary at Detroit, He is wanted for the thet compromise. Ho evidently felt. from bis | of tea and other = meroniudise froin sehoullny, that tho part wns Seithor fiah, | frelght-cars on the Milwaukee & Se. Paul Nail- Hest, nor fowl —Hurey Linden, — the | roud, and laso for the there of clothing from ble ol-thme eecentric§ comediun, ossuyed the rile of Major Abijah, but ie was evident that tho part did not recall any of the old masters under whom be tad served, and whose lines he was unce proud to commit to Lee & Bull he unde tho most of jt, aod in tho “sobering ull" brought down tho house by qiuint guas and ulluglons that those fatniliir with tha modern world could not fall to runlize. His spontunesty fn ull thosituations re- quired tor tho progress Of tha farce was Its deeming feature. He Scnored his audience, Miss Gibert, who played the roleot Neltie Howarit falled to comprehend the excessive bumor of ber rile. I sbe would only retnomber that the pact duce not reyulre the precision of inechun- cul sinile and the fruzon emphasis of clucution brathor-in-Luw, Locked up for, the same bur. lary ara the wotorious Jack Yoe and Daniel ay yao both of whom have served tering a jallat, . “Nigger” Allen,’ a tough young thief, and Jack iturley, a thug who achieved notoriety by brenking Lieut, Darrow’s urm some three yeors ago, ure loeked Up on charges of Vugriney, as It in teured they cannot be tdentiticd for several snuak thefts recently committed in the district. 1 atlas Quirk, alias Eddlo y*’ Woods, and ot Nd, 13. er there, having been arrested upon i vugraney warrant Kworn out by his father, who $4 Hired of bis evil ways. Detectives Costello and Held have jocked up Geurge Grahans, ullus Perkins, 0 crack hotel ils a privo with whieh she played it dust. evening. | snenk-thief who was last arrested for the there and throw nto “it oa little ~—smore { OF # pocketbook containing cash and bonds be of that clectric fire which eke allows | {voting te Truuthy Arey out of & cout which be had leit ia the wash-roum at the Sherman House. fife was yesterday tdentiied — by M.D. Long,” guest of tha Pcie Hote), who caught him coming out of bis room tome tine age. Graham made t pliusibie exe to He dormant, she could without trouble, cup- ‘vate ber audience. The gunticman who pliyed the part of Rector Madman essayed a role that requicod no mental exercise, | Nuture adided wothisy to art, nor did ure vorrow unytttug from nature. The person who atiempt. | cuse and pussed on, but Mr. Lony shortly afters od tho =rfle of ofan never fen wards nized a pocketbook containing ga0U du the Fifth = Wird, and hls sn » Grouam is alsu wanted tor a murderoud ‘quaintunce with frish churacter is derived en- tirely trom witnessing Buucicnult’s Miiesian draigas. Miss Butes us Mre, Maj. Hoteard ree ussanlt upon Joseph Minueiunl, keeper of a Pestiurant and sulgon We the curser of Halsted und Adis strevt, upon whose head he broke a eal the Marquee tn Caste,” (tis a thank. | epltteon aoiag months azo. Jess part ons plnynu by her, but in =r the hands of an artist: It might be EWISH RELIEF, DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 31,—A large mecting of Israelites, held: here yesterday, organized 0 permunent relief association for the benefit ot the Russian iminigrants, with headquar- tera tt Datos, and abuut $1,000 was sub scribed on the spot. It is expected that the diferent conuntnities belonging to this ds trlet will nssuclate themselves and codperute with Dullas, Its headquarters, 60 as to make it one of the inost promtnanturganizations In the country. $= THE FRENCH GUESTS AT NEWPORT, * Newronr, 2 L, Oct. #1—The Frencl visitors were formally received at the State Jfouso by the Governor and members ef the Leulalature, sud afterwards visited various puluts of fiterest. ‘Ihe dinner tonight will a an eluborate atfalr, —— NEWS FROM THE ARCTIC SEAS. San Francisco, Oet. 31—The whalers At- lanticand, Hunter orrlved from the Arctic region this evening, They bring no news of either the Jeannette or Rodgers. ‘They re- port the season’s catch as rathor light. _—$——————_— — LABOR AND CAPITAL. Spectat Disvaten to The Chicazo Tribune. Miawarger, Oct. UL—The Cigarmakers! Union held s mass-meeting tonight and de eldei to strike tomorrow’ if un advance of SI per thousand Is wot graute ——-. BISHOP M'LAREN, Special Dispatch to The Catcugo Tribune GALEN, I, Oct, 3.—The Kt-lev, Bishop MeLien and whe, of Chicago, arrived in Galena this eventing, and will remain herd mado more available to perfect the exaggerated uttmor of the plece. Mr. Bell, as Capsicum Pepe per, walked through his pert as if it were quadrile, apd, were Wt not for tho few quaint npothogms that proceeded from bis lips, would be voted W purfeot bore. fuw Jurrous in tho Olendorf system woutd materially improve Mr. Howard's rendition of Seryt. (dum Meton. There ts, bowever, nu occasion for his mmukiog ita * funny” Gerinun part, wad why be does gg 13 beyoud the ken of Providence. GRAND OPERA-TIOUSE, Tha return of the Cumley-Bnrion troupe and thelr appoarineg last aveniug at the Grand waa erected by an overilowing house, tho fuct that tho attraction was tho well-known “ Ullvette" having no effect in diminishing the interest. Milas Citherino Lewis and Mr. John Howson have heretofore been tho chief elements of strength in tha orgaulantion, and doubtlesa ura yet, but tho troupe has recelved some important uequisitions since last appearing in Calengo, und tho result bug been to add grestly to tho olfectivencas of its work as a whole. This ix cinily true futhe case of Mr. Leslie, who gives thy trst adequate repreeentution of the Duke, voth wnusicaly and dratmaticatiy, that the ebaracter bus has hat In Chicago. He fsa comedian of nu exceptional type and of a bigh order of ability, und succeeds in lurding a great deal of "tut" Into a rather lenn churacter, Mr. Frear #3 Coquel{cot fs suilicieatly, funny to ralse ahearty Inugh whenever he tries—suiliciently funny tontford to dixpeyye with the stale old device of simulating [rignt by pulling a stein and noking bia hair stand on end. Tu a ee way the comlcalittes of “Ollvette™ huye been largely augmented, Miss Lewis has lost nove of cho qualat bumer whicu has tuirly wo ber tame In the title roles Indeed, she hug rather enriched: it in tho mutter of grotesquely Jolued with an abandon that stops an thy bither seal the aby Jectionuble. Bir. Howsoe's De Merrimac is the same cholce bit of broad and cecentric Priday hinge, tH o f the LH comedy, characterized by neat und | Wit Eriday marntig, the guests of the Hon Grits’ shading, thut we have came | Frederick Stat. — od EARTHQUAKE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Contovcuok, N. IL, Oct SLAG TU this morning slight earthquake, which was tiuite suvere at Henniker, was felbat Jit TOS 1 expect regularly at the hands of thls accoms plisbed actor. Mr. Avinand’s Hyht Wud agrees able tenor volcu shows at ite customary nde vantage in the seora of Valentine, und Miss Murle Janson makes a very satisfactory and altogether charming Coutter, Tho chorus iy niore handsomely equipped Aas to coxtuines than has Ween the case heretufure, und does Ite vocal work well, *Oliverte” untl! furthar nutico, “FINANCIAL. A Wonvy.Judgmont. AuLestowy, Pa, Oct. d1L—An execution ——_——- COLLEGE FOO BALL. Rostoy, Muss, Oct. tL--In the football Bima today the result was as follows; flan vard, ons Louchdown; Michigan University, nothing, ———___—__— ed agalust the Allentown Robling- EDUCATIONAL. Melos aes, ‘yt SiO Pardes 3. Gilling: Lewisnvna, Pa, Get. t—The eltlzens raised $10,000 for the university here, thu securing to the fnstitutlon un adiitionad ens dowinent of 3100,000, PINK-EYE, : Spectat Disputeh ta The Chicago Tribune. Denvgue, In, Oet. d.—Pink-eye has ap peared In Uils elty, ant several horses hove dled of it —— O'CONNOR AT NORWCH, CONN, Nonwien, Conn, Och 84.—The customary , enthushistle audience heard O'Conner toe hamfell. ———_- A THIEVISH SERVANT GIRL, Annie Walsh, alins McGrath, tho thievish dor meatio whose arrest was noted In yeatorduy's 16 auy, was kdentified during the day us the femate who successfully beat J. W. ‘Troy, of No. 17 Weat Adama atreot; J, Wilkes Ford, of. No. 13 Peorly sireot; a buarding-housu nt No, 210 West) | Washington | atrect. and MAN muned Allan, Uviug at No, TS Wost Lake street, She hired vat naa servant ta the bonye of Mr. Troy one day nbout six weeks ao, and it the moruing the tamily found a blanket rolled up and bolsterud "In tho bod lnstond | nightin behalf of the Land League, of thelr servant, who had departed oo during tho ulght out of a wovond-story ‘The Paclilc Railway Suow Sheds, Nashville American, : Touse wonderful wooden tuunola cover forty window by ineung of f fudder tmprovised from the sheeting, A box vontulninie retica, coli, warruge licenses, aud other articles of a ts Nhe itura. was alsuziesing, At Mr, Ford's | miles of the Central Pacitiy Rallway, ‘They wore oe made a sliniiar epurure, taklue with | hratangyested by tte practioat Vow roaliloat, hor all the first wervantegtels clothing, At No, | Churies Crocker, but bis companions besituty through fear of thele linpravticabllity aud exe pena. ‘Thoy are of two kinda, und witt very steup roots und tbe other with tut roofs, Thuy cont pur mle troy $80 to ¥ 12,000, and in soe places, where henry masonry wid Heeded, the cost ronuled WW a lls, They ure ieuly construvicd to support tha great weight of sow and redlst tho raat of avalunches. Fire pro- eautions nre very thorovyh, Corrusnted plates of fro separate Thy buituiigs jute sections, und fn the wrvat teneiniie shed there are automutio cloctric tice alurma. At the sutminit is un vine mud tank always ready to toud the iyulted spot in an tutunt. ‘Thesu sheds shut in the view of the xroat slerray, but without thein wiuotor travel would bu ‘inipossiblo, Somettines ve feet af snow fatie upon thot fa a day, und often Abtrty foot He on tho ground at ono toe, wid in hiuny places snow accumulates to the depth of itty feet shove (hose xt wooden urobes, —<——————— One Way of Lxpelling Jews From Wusela. . ‘My dence London Jewish Worta. Anew oe Gt cuitenge bas boun. bit upon by the Jew-hating communities of South Iussld, A fow duys ayo 4 large box dlvpatehed by goods iran uttructad the nttention of the Superintoudent wt the Binsuks Station of the Oui 816 Washington street she decumped dure ri the aight 7 worth of clotte ing and and $13 vash belouging to jomutes of the house, ‘To sir, Alien she one night bequenthod fer but, false, bute, and cure soto, In Hou ‘at $76 cnsh. Ando ty about 2) yenra old, bus Mery red balr, bright blue eyes, nuty foatures, An honest louk, iy tuasquerades her dlsbouuity, fy tho only claimant for notoriuty, ‘Ture Winnings: N, Out. .—The Standird makes the Fares catratate of tue winntume of America horves tu England tole years. By the ald of Iru- quota and Foxtall, assisted by Mistake and a few weyour-cldd, some 22,00 Ih stukes alone have beon taken by tho Americuns, and with tho con fortuble sum of £0,074, the value of Foxbal Graad Prix viotory, this adda up to 4 vory haut sone amonnt, ‘Though there is evory reason to believe that Foxhall ls supertor to Iroquois, the Derby wlunar 1s far nkead in tho matter of kes. Not toss than £17,005 bug buen eredited to Mr, Lorillard by froquots' viotorivs. Foxbull ollowe with wfotal of £4,708. Mx. Lorillard’s Miatake fw credited with handicaps at Nowiwure ket worth £708 Golden Gato took for dlr, Keono the Granby Stakes at Nownarket, valuo aw, S auREeeneneeaenneeeneme A Braalllun Lottery.” - H1o Janrino, Ot. 5.—Our solitary, but all ab- sorbing event tie wauk is tho: drawing, stilt in progredy, of the Goyernwont “Grund tory. With ts) prizes of 1,000,000, 250,000, and 100,00 milreta, bosides lesser onvy ay cousolution suikes, ut which every Investor of 12 milrels (a atforded hreg chuuces, there boing three drawl. imstdrawing commenced ou Monday and tie fahed yesterday, and althouzh the 150,000 wlreia was tho unly great prize fur lt, tho exeltement ‘Seution of the Southwest Kuliway, Lt had been sent olf from Pullawa, and was ad- Greasod to Odussu. It was opened by order ut the ufticiul named, and inside was disvovered the body of an old man, evidently a dew. Buosu- quent examinution cHlelted that the uame of the Unfortunate inn waa Chuskind, aud thut.be was a native aud townsoan of Konutop, in the Qayernweut of Pultawa. Under tho corpae was found a note written la the Little Russluc Lanuutye: “ir you Jews wll not quit the country Hylog we shull send you out dead.” | How the man camo by bid death bas yet to be uscertuined,