Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 15, 1881, Page 3

THE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUN fa TUNSDAY, NOVEMBER I88I—TWHLVES PA 15, es Aas 3. NEW YORK les, Jay Gould’s Black- Gol. We er, Hold Without Bail, general Belief in Wall Street that the Man Is a “ Crank.” Py td to Bo Determined to Prose a oe Bin to the Kxtent of the Law. Heating of Virginia Bondholders to - Devise Means to Have the Bonds Redeomed. ANow aud Fatal Horse Dis- ense Makes Its Ap- pearance. qhe Corbin Banking Company Lose but Little by Tyler’s Crookedness at Albert Lea, Minn. Committee of tho Clearing-Iouse Dee clare the Tradesmen’s National Bank Sound, Bepreeentatives of $1,000,000,000 in Prop- erty Eleted to the National Tariff Oonvention. GOULD'S BLACKMAILER, mE MAILMOAD KING DETERMINED TO PUSEL TUS Pit TION, Apictat Dispateh to Tne Chicago Tridunty New Your, Nov. 1.—-1f Mrv day Gould tontlnues to be of the same mind that he was. tolay Mr. J. Moward Welles, or Col.” Welles, the man arrested on Sunday. for writing letters to Mr, Gould threatening to tfahls, life will be in danger of following In the footsteps of “Gentleman Joe” for the persecution of tho Rov, Dr, Dix, Mr. (ould Is determined to push the prosecution, ind fs not diaposed to accept the theory that Gal. Welles 1s Iysnne, Welles was taken from polles headquarters ta the ‘Tombs to- day, His arralgnment was over inn few moments. ‘The afiidavit of Inspector Byres was read by Justice Bixby. It charges that on Nov. 13, and on other days froni and Including Oct. 15, J. Moward Welles did knowingly, wickedly, and felo- niously send to Jay Gould tetters and writ- Ings TIKEATENING TO DO BODILY INJURY TO lee HIM : with Intent to extort money and property. ‘The attidavit further charges that. Welles parted with the possession of tho threaten- ingletters, and refers to the letters which me made part of the affltavit, ‘Lhe Inspector further makes uftidavit that on Oct. 17 Welles sthrentened — to kill : ant murder Jay | Gould, 8 was committed until — tomorrow without fall. Welles’ demeanor was calm and digni- fed, but at the suine tune he looked dejected and seemlngly appreciated his position. ie was very reticent, too. refusing to say much butexpreased_ an’ opluton that if he coutd converse’ With Mr, Gould for a few = minutes hls retease from custody would only : beamatter of little thie. He said there were extenuating circumstances in his case which Mr. Gould was tuiniware of, and asked the Jnspector at the sume time If a note written by him would be presented to his accuser, While speaking with the Inspector ME NNOKE DOWN averal thmes and cried tke n child, but did not blame himself for what he had done. . Mr, Ambrose Monell, a nephew of Welle: who fs inuly convinced that Welles Is of un sound tind, said that lls relative was b comected with the army and in the "4 cammisaary = department during tho P War, being stationed «at. Baltimore, a He was breveted Colonel, not for services ‘4 Inthe tield, but because he had held an hue portant position and had Antlarnettrtty ace counted for Inrge sums of maney which he handled In tho dischurge of bis uly. ils Jame fs mentioned in connection with cer- tain pork contracts which reflected nu credit Upon the persons Interested In them. Welles? & only thought is that of committing suicide, rey Stwas upon Mr. Monell’s admonition fH tha upon inking Welles to his cell, the at Warden examined him, took from hina P small knife which he found in his pocket, altorwards assigned w guard to kee Watch of hitn In his call. . BSPECTOR NYRNES DORR NOT BELIEVE: WELLES IS INSAN! ‘The alfalr was amply cisenssed in Wall street {uday, and every inanner of opinion was ex- pesed regarding not only tha man, but ‘steal intontlois. Few thore were who guest much falth in the man’s threats, ‘any emphatically declared their-bellut that Ke inan was irresponsible for his actions, ef ut Ste, Jay Goud Was not disposed to ugres i Ih i the iiajority of men in ‘the street.” No epeaalned firmly of the opinion that “Col.” EA bit ad been’ dead In earnest, and had a ha rately and imnalicionsly concocted ard he souk at have thesttuted Set u eae ite 5 ated af inuriter, ta Persons In. the eontidence of Mr. Gouldns- verted that Welles would b ished to th {ull'extent Wy (be punished to the Natetient that the Inw. ‘The authoritative MR GOULD 18 IN CONSTANT RECEIPT OF Py THREATENING LETTERS ete subject of gonoral dischasion,”? * We nie lable to recelye just such letters,” rien Russell Sage, “and Mr, Gould can’t tare, 2ghopal of that kind uf orresponil= latin rately no ily ling bothered ing. ‘the sous alike eplatle that reached me came 1) wend’ Noe Iter told mo that I must wr pr iorthwestern where he wanted it een chars for a funeral, ‘he fool didn’t na to know that , of tat T wasn’t touching that Ry waa and couldn't send it a penny one 3h ty he other, Tdldn't worry muehi over reM ony gietles but passed it over. to mut aloft ds to laugh about. ‘These men m ik so strong nover hurt. ‘The fact ly, pagel tn ho okae feck leet mo, an Nvlkd Rutus tf b mean business, was Unele Katus Haten, When he followed ma down + 0g Branch with My Unele Rute Sih, Haat ghia revolyur of a ‘ind of te cus wy boys, kind of sorlowa : 2 Xeno tayo he dont Stabe mach sleek? ne THESE BENAATIONAT, f te ect the anf ee NRATIONAT, SONIA i trove Wail ands of men roaming around t seeking whom they may 4 Mr, Kena hid Ge found tine to tte thorning papors, b ub eI of Wetlew as somewhat Mot a crane to wt ould’ oft on “Salvation” from Jay sail Me Gaitg, ycovle may be anxious to it Ud if fe ould, but they don't bother, bs Us taaiy pecelves threatening letters dally, vee Mb Geren ft happy to remark, is dlecldeuty Nae doug at Sta bod Tmoct with no troubles o Tah gion, ft ko Where T please day und ng robe and Unprotected, and 1 guess a BY wpeetal tensa the street-corners for i —— 7B tem RGINTA BONDS, an Gxt Ho OLDER OF DEFERRED Vine ye Paywnyr OY £0 DEVIbe MEANS FOI THETE _ Becta Dis im Newey Davaten to Tre chicago Tribune rants dstey Noy. 14.—American holdurs ot at With the Bs etred bonds met today te confer ra y mew sentative of Knglish holdersto vit 1d In a Wa of rallet. ‘The meeting was wl ra all street office and was private, a Meg, Matter atlve of English Interests was erthwalte, Nearly $8,000,000 of Sattertuwatee’ Teprescyuited, of whteb Atr, Betveen and London associations hold Carcete gp oO and $4,000,000, President oupany rd Baltinore & Ohlo Mallroad Wot me ho fs aald to hold nearly §5,000,- tay on ¢ nde, was the only interested tala dite req eauence absent, ‘The Vir- f ds amount to $10,000,000, g In July, 1871,.03 the portion all that State of old Virginin’s ante-war debt, and representing about a third of that wnetle- tad to puted debt, The bens were provided for i the Constitution of West Virginia adopted aut ratified by the Federal Government in THEY WERE TO DRAW SIX PER CENT INTRIG Est Annunily, none of which has been mate, and whieh now tncompounded simoints to over $1,000,000, mulching the total debt $10,000,000, At tha meeting the bondholders dla et mneartires looking to the ra- covering ont least on portion of tho inoney, and Mr, Sntterthwalte, upon the purtof the Burial holders, stated that he was willing to comprotitse at 50 per cent. conmilttee was appointed with power to take action in the matter. ‘The compromise at G0 per cent inents that they will take tew bonds rom the State of $8,000,000. as exchange for the $16,000,000 bonds and interest now held, she new bonds tobe ats per cent in Heit of the old 6 percent. If soli action satistac- tory to the bondholders is not suun taken it is probable that the Court of Claims at Wash- ington or the United States Supreme Court Will be asked to give rellef. WILE 08K BUT LITT. CORDIN HANKING, COMPANY LOB HUT MITLE MY TYLER'S CROOKEDNESS, Sptetat Diepateh to The Chicayo Ivibunes Ww Youk, Noy, 14.—Mr. Duncan, cashier of the Corbin Banking Company, states to- alay that the concern would not lose more than » or possibly $1,000, by the ecorre- spondentof the firm at Albert Len, Minn, ‘Theodore ‘Tyler, who connuitted a munber of forgeries and decamped, but was arrested, ‘The banking company lias sent ona special man to took aut for Sts Interests, Some sur- prise has been expressed: that ‘Tyler, who was sent to the Penitentiary from Buffalo, In this State, for forgery, could have regained the confidence of business men, ‘The ex- planation Is that after betng pardoned by Goy. Tilden, sume yenrs ago he professed to reform, and was taken, Into the office of his brother, Mr A. M. ‘Tyler, at Albert Lea. Belng * A VERY INTELLIGENT BUBINESS-MAN, and condtcting Iiinself in an exemplary manner, he soon won the contidence of every. one, Mr AvM. Tyler, who wis aon of great Integrity, and with whom the Corbin Banking Company had extensive dealmes, died about two years ago, and Theodore thon took hold of the business, Every one was dvevlved by his professions of reform, so mich so that he could have borrowed 310,000 in Albert Len from tis neighbors on hissim- ple word, From what ewn be learned, some of them have been very heavily defrauded by dls nefarious transuctions, A NEW TORSE DISEASE. A FATAL FOIM OF TYPIOID PNEUMONIA, apectal Litspiteh to The Chiengo Tribune. New York, Noy. 4.—A distemper Is pre- yalling among the horses in New York whileh the veterinary surgeons are unable to find in books treatlug of diseases peeullur to these antinaly, It inde {ts appearance a short time ago and spread so rapidly that searce- ly a horse has escaped. Working horses, miore freanently than earrlage horses, seem to have been affected. ‘The hospitals of nearly all the strect-enr companies are filled with sick animals, and many have died. The horses of the Fourth avenue lino are suiferlng quite severely from the affec- tlon, At tho presont time 160 of the 752 owned by the company are in the hospital, It is regarded ns A FOUSM OF TYPHOID PNEUMONIA, Jlorses have died within sixteen hours atter xhiblttng the lirst symptoms. Some aniinits recover ina few days and others not in weeks. ‘Che surgeons all agree that tho distemper 1s due to atmospherie conditions and think that it ‘will prevall only in the damp sensons—the spring aud fall, ‘The distemper seeing "to have taken the place of jeablzgpty,s although “pink-eye” or "scare Iotina” KU. prevails to a rent extent. Very few. of. the laboring horses have escaped, and .sinee the distemper made its appearance the street-car, omnibus, ex- preys, nnd track-couminics have been crip: pied. At presentitis raging In the lower part of NewYork to a arenter extent than elyewhere.” "It is estimated that at least ones elghth of dll the horses Iu the city ara sutfer- ing from the disuase. ITEMS. TIN} TRADESMEN'S NATIONAL BANIC New Your, Nov. 14.—A_ rumor was cure rent tottay tujurlous to the credit of the ‘Yradesmen’s National Bank, ‘fhe Cloaring- louse sent a committes there thls afternoon, and tha President informed them that he would, fn view of the rumor, consldor it a favor if they would mnke a thorough ex- amination of the bank so that rumor may be denied on tho highest disinterested authori ty. ‘Che President of the Fourth National suys the Tratesmnon’s 13 entlraly solvent. The Cleartng-Houso committes appointed to examine the Tradesnion’s National Bank, re- port the Institution entirely sound, THE NATIONAL TAMIYF CONVENTION, to be hold inthls city,the 20th and Goth Insts, is creating grent interest throughout the vountry, . More than, 450 deletes linye nl- ready been elected, It is estimated that rep- resontatives of more than $1,000,000,000 cap- Italinvested In manufactures will be pres- ent, while mechnanteal labor and the farming Interest will be caually well represented, “ FAILURE, Charies/I’, White &Co,, operative chemists, 54 Maiden lane and 20° Liberty street, have Kuspented, with liabilities amounting to $250,000, p DECISION IN A WILL CASE, In the matter of the contested will of the Jate Peter Wighes, of Braddock, near Vitts- burg, Pa. Surrogate Livingston, in Brooklyn, todny, rendered a decision directing that the porsonnl estate of tha decensed, less certain Amounts allowed in accounting, be remitted tu Braddock, and there administered upon, ‘The estute is valued at €30,000, and the con test Is between James Hughes, of Hrookiyn. brother of the deceased, and the Ley, Mate thew Carroll, uf Braddock, Pa, MADE MEN DENUT, Mito Rien, the Mussiun débutante, made her first appearance in America tonight wt the Brooklyn Park Thoatre in the eluracter of Carailie, wid achlaved 8 decided success, — Brutal Troatwent of a Boy, Rochester (N. ¥.) Herutit, In tho Htenbou County Ciroult Court at Bath Inst woek o caso wis tricd Lofove Judya Moe Combor which ig in many respeuts ous of the most atriking over held In that district, «lt was uo action brought by Daniel Crockor against William Lounsbery, of Vuttasy, Steuben Cone ty, to recover $300 datagos for alleged Hl. treatmont und bodily Injuries recuived while living with the defendant. Crocker wag, in 0 yea ff ago, taken from ui ry, Whosubseribed to tha ordinary artictes of apprentioesulp, whereln be ngreed to feed, clothe, anu educate the boy und cure for bin until he wae Sl yours old. Louse very wus thon, us ouw, @ woultby farmer,a mum- ber of 8 uburek, and ovcupying 4 prominent position In tho cuumunity. Crooker's story of is treatment asrolated on the trivl scons ale most incredible, but the faut that ho brought several witnesses to aubstantinto him, and the jury xave hiw a verdict for $1,000, would indi+ cate that it waa noc whuily wrong. ‘Tho lode tug features of his. story’ as sworn to on the telal are ge follows: Soon ufter bo went to live with Lounsberry the latter began to ile tront him. Hig clothing wus of the scanti- ust, his food poor, and fu addition bo was inh manly beatou. [n the cold wiytera bo tnd no stockings to Wear, no overcout to kcop bin, warn, and frequently when the family wore uway he wus looked out of the hous and was obliged to slgep in the woodshed. Whon It Yours old It alowed that ho was for soine petty Offenss ted up by bis thuinbs in the cellur, bis clothing removed, aud be wus whipped until the biood “ran down Into bis bouts. t another thine it iv claimed shat Lounsbory Ued the boy's hand's behind bin, wud B noose about his neck, aud hung to # bewin in tha bara until a uolghbor came up, when the Fope way lot, ry, allowing the boy tu full (navoaible to tha toor, where bo rowalned until cunscluusness roturnod. Apropos of the dispusitios of Luunsbery aud bis wife, it caine fu un the trial that they did not live jn continual Dupttal bliss, A witticas teathled that on one occualon the two becaige cnruged at cach other during or hinmed! hy ncter a eal and in tho euguyninent whick fulluwed the tulle was upset, and tho dishus brokun sud scattured over the room, Justastne battle wus ut the thickest a carriage voutaining tho * minister” came fi.to ho yard, aud Lounsbery wont out to xce bin, ju Answor to n question a6 to whut was golug ate Lounsbory Informed tho clergywoo that they bud just been baving a *scason of prayer.” Ab a redult of the [il-troatinunt ba reecived tho boy rou away whon he wus 14 yours ol axe, “but wae followed and brought back by ‘bis master, When bo wie 10 he again rap aw refused to yo anu vould not be compelled to uo so, ullowed to attend schoul ouly duriue the short winter term, aud oven then be was almost ale ways late and went away before school was out, Asaresuit, wheu ho left bis waster bo could Ee nelther read nor writ that be had ni r et the buy, and that the latter was thoroughly bad; that he was rude and disobedient, and that ne would atent every- thing he could tay his hands on, ‘The Jury, how- over, na atated above, brought ina verdict of $1,000 for tho vinlntttt. Tho dofendant awore BULLS AND BEARS. An Exciting Time on the Phimdeiphia Stork Excuanyge—Wido IMluctuationn the Order of the Day. Spectat MMepateh to The Uhcago Tribune. Purtatetenta, Nov. 1h—There har not beon & more exulting day on the Stovk Hxchunye this year, Asusualon Montnys lately, the murket opened strony, and advanced ranlidty for the first hour, Pennsylvania opened — tirin at 614, end the first = anles of Northern Pacife preferred were at i. The Jatter fimmediately ran up to 84, Followed by tho reat of tho tmarket. The sales were heavy, and fora thine It wokad as thou the purchne> ing was for higher figures. Thero was too much stock offered, and ft soon bes eune apparent that heavy nexotintions were being imade, Woorinhulfer, Decker, Howell & Co, were selling in thla market as fast ox thoy could, and Hosten brokers wio have been Inne rs between 78 and #2 followed tholr 1s gave the market a duwnward tend- ency, and the fikht between the bulls and tho) = boara = became =n general ono, with the advantage rather on the sido of tho Intter, Hour stories were tele- wraphed from New York, and the market dropped a fraction to about the opening ty- ures, A private dispateh announcing that the Now York Central would transport grain from thu West nt tho best figure it could yet was followed by a rumor that Mr. Vanderbilt, who had beea regarded ns unsnt fied with the market aluce tho bull movement began, would show bis power by rulding his own stocks. It wae anid he would put New York Central to 1 (twas welling at 1:94) and Lake Shore to 120. The tiekur soon shor there was something In tho stury, as tho Vandorbilts began todrop, The general market was not much affected, however, and there waa a dull thie and what scemed like n truce between the, cous tending parties fortwo bours, About 1:0) o'clock dt was whispered about tho street that. great failure und taken plnee fn tls city. Kor bil as bour it was in everybody's inouth, and 1 very ‘unensy feoling was created, whieh was Indicated: by nu further deellne in prices, The story beeumne a Uttle more dofluit, and it wag auld the concern was nr lurge trug house, but no name wus inentioned. When tho murket ‘began to tumblo it was suld to be the house of Wood, Marsh & Cu., of M@rket street, one uf tho oldest and best houses in trade fn Volla- dotpbia, Brokers did not walt to verify the stories, but poured their stock on tha market, Arepurter hurried to Wood, Maran & Co.'s, or Woud, Bacon & Co,, a3 the frm ty now styled, and astonished the head of the house by Inquiring ay to the particulars of bis fullure, “ Fallea?” sald tha representative of the firm, “How in the world did such a story ot our It is n stupid fabrication, and bas not tho slightest fonndation, Woe have uot even at note dite to~ ay’. ‘tho monoey-lender sald ho thought tho rumor untrue, and reminded tho member of the Urnr that obo hud wanted to Wuy some of the house's paper on Ruiurday ats per cent, but thoy were not need of funds, Ina few talnutes the denlal was known on ‘Third atreot, but stocks contliied to tnnbie both here aud fi New York. thes preterred hud dro 4%, to BH, und com: mon sold tt decline of 326 from the hizher prices of . the dry, Ontslde of the Pucitics the murket hore was nut uroatly affected, and thts was owing to a rumor Uthut tho ‘Tradesmen’s Bink had thrown a xvod deat of that stack on the murket, ‘Thero was not tho ailghtest foundation for any of the storlos that were started to turn the market downward. . THE FIRE-RECORD. At Bedford, Ind., Loan, 89,700. Sptetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Bevroxp, Jud. Noy, 4,—A flre broke ont In David Dale's drug-store Just night about balf- pust 12, whien destroyed tho drug-store, Elilot & Coa grocery, Dunn & Dunn's law-ulllce, tho Voria Rodgers Stone Company's ollico, and a frame building occupied by Vurls & Snekett as a tow-olllee, The loss on tho buildings ie 35,000; no insurance. Elliot & Co, $1.50), insured for 1.000 in the Royal of Liverpool; Dale's drug Store, 82,000, Insured for $1,000 in the Franklin of Indianapolis; Dunn & Duna on library, $1200, sured for 600 In thy Phenix of Brook- lyn, ‘The tire originated in the cellar of tho irug-sture, but the cause Is unknown, An Inciplont Blazo at Loavonworth, Kas, Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Triune. Lraverwonnit, Kus., Nov. H.—About 6 o'clock: this murning a fire was discovered In the busce ment just beneath tho poat-otlice in a lot of rubbish, ‘The hour was sch that but few wero around, but tho Janitor, on ontoring the Times office, next door, found it tiled with smote, and, giving the alarm, by hurd work u disustruus firo was provented, though tho tlames had begun to fasten to the tluor above und wero within a few feut of 8 number of barrels of Hnsced-oll. Tho tivo is thought to have been incentdiary, 16. no one was {n tho habit of frequenting that portion of the building. At Gettinburg, 0,, Li Piqua, O.. Nov. H.—Rock & millut Gettishbury, sixteen miles weat of here, burned Saturday nfiht. Tous, $25,000; Inaur- sauce, $15,000, Upsetting an Oll-Stove. Tho alaria from Nox No, 815 at 6:50 o'clock ing was caused by tho upsetting of an Ollestove at No. 138 Eust Chicago nvenue, occu- pled by J. Anderson, Dumge nomial. At Merritton, Ont,, Lown 845,000, Menntrron, Ont., Nov. 14,—Tho Movrittan cot- ton mills burned today, Loss, $45,000; Insured for $25,000. SUMMER-RESORTS. Circular by tho Iilinois Board of Meulth on the Subject of Unsafo Wa- tering-Pluce Motels, Syectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Sentrarieny, I, Noy. 1,.—Tho recent tire at Old Orchurd Bexch, Mo. has called out the fol- Jowlng olrcular-lotter: Intinois State Boann or Heautn, Bpring- PIeLY, HL, Noy, H.—2'0 the Seeretaryof the State Board of Heath: “Av tho lust quarterly meeting of this board the Seuretary submitted @ paper on the daugers of summorreaorts, prompted tn part by bis personal expurience In August lust at Heach Huven,N.J.. whon the Parry House was dustroyed by fire. Tho rapidity of the combustun—the entire building belng complotoly _ duatroyod, within wu hour—the | Hunter uivand Ot ex aud tho thne of Why oceurrence uf the fred a, mh rendered tho escapu of the fumates without tus: ot Hfv little Jess than wmiraqulous, ‘The Parry Houge was in uo casential respect ditfercnt from the nverago hotel as found at many’ popi- Jur summer revurts, the most cursory examin tiun of which would roveat the sume insuiticient vision for oxit anda Nko thimsy and com tiblu churacter of struotiire. After dts- euasion by tho board it was “ Ordered, that the Beurctary be Instructed to address» communi. callon ‘to the Now Jersey State Hourd ot Health and to the ~— Buurd ot Hoalth of othor Stutes in which there aro suinmer resorts, iuviting attention tu the subject, and rospeetfully recommending that, Ju cuse thoro are no udequaty laws governing the construction of such buildings with refers ence to danger from tire, inspecions should bo nade of the reaurts covering this pulut. ux wall a8 tho wencral sanitary conditions whlch obtali In and wuout such plagus, thie recommendation bolng bused upon the bullet that the publication of reports of duct inapections would yo fur to- ward securiug @ vorrection of thu evils dls closed." ‘This buard will be glad ta codporate with you, in uny, manner indlvated, tothe extent Of its ability, ofther In this or any’ other dires- don, lu the comiuon labor of prouioting the pub- liv sututy. Very Feemesral \ Join H. Ravel, at. D., Seorotary. ‘This clroulur bas been forwarded te twenty. ong States io which summer reserts ure DuMe! ous, — ANOTHER BRIDGE SMASHED, ‘Tho utcaui-barge Charles Witz ran into Wells Street bridge wt about 12:0 o'clovk lust wight, kuoocked tho structure uff its pivot, and thereby finpedud navigation and strect travel, leaving the way open unly to foot pasaengers. Tho slowness of the Lridgotender or tha fustness of the ruling spirit of the burge was the cause of the avoldent. The whistle slznal bad poun given aud answered by the ringing of the ball, sa therefore jt was impossible at the late hour of the occurrence to get unytuiig ilke an avcurate {dca as to the wasiblity for the afar. —————_—$— CORONER'S WORK, ‘Tho inquest upon the body of Frank I{unt, who wus shot by Moraco Hanyou, will be bold wt Vo'vlook thie mormay at the County sloapitul, Lrldgot Heancy, a woman 60 years of ago, dicd ausitoniy. yeaterday at hor home, No, 6b Chorry street, presumanly trom old axe, Tho Coroner will hold au luquest tudi a A HORRID “SITUATION, DAavLas, Tex., Nov, 14—A woinan was found dead in a abanty, having died of starvation. ‘Yoo buaband was lying sick, und three small childron bulf starved and nearly naked were bupuing around tho dead mother. CRIMINAL NEWS. A Gang of Arkansas Moonshin. ers Fined and Sent to Prison, Details of the Notable Rald Dur- ing Which They Were Captured, Experience of a Fugitive Embezzler, the Victim of a Rapacious Shark. A Duel in New Orleans Prevented by a Watchful Police- man. A Very Dellente Soctal Scandal Sup- posed to Have Somethlug to Do with It. Supposed Osse of Murder and Suicide in Oslifornia—The Daily Cal- ender. Tho Laat of a Gang of Arkanana Moon- sliners Sent to Prinons Speetal Dispatch to ‘The Chicav Tribune, Livtun Mock, Ark. Nov. 4.—The trial of tho last of a yung uf imououstiners terminated in the’ United Htutes Court today, the parties bee {uy sentenced to fues and imprisonment rang- ang frum to $0-and frow one to three years, ‘Tho exuntination developed many gene suttonal features, The cuses date back to 1877, when the manufucturore of mountain dew were operating extensively tu Northwest Arkansas, Sharp und [uxter Counties were tho tmuin the- Atres of thelr operations, Tho manufactnrors were locuted in mountain fastnesses, guarded vigiiautly, aud the presence of a revenue ollicer or detective in the nelgbborhood Was communicated go promptly to the waug by uutalde friends that every effort to discover the atills und capture tho diutillers proved fruitless, ‘Through tho treachery of a trusted confeder- ate, however, tho ollicera were given a clew to tho location of two stills—one at the mouth ot Strawberry Creek and the other at tho source of Spring Kiver, Deputy United States Marshal Woodward and 0 posse dvolded to surpriae and capture thom, Reachiug the motintains, they made a sidden desvent upon one, captured four men, and destroyed tho atill, with u vast quan- uty of Iquor. ‘Tho nows of the presence of tho Marshal and posse spread rapidty through the mountaly district. ‘Tho movnsbluers aod tholr friends railied and deterinined to reseue tholr comrides alrouudy in the clutenes of gilicers wud drive tha latter out of the country, ‘They met ut the dwelling of one of the ung, quid subsequentiy adjourned to a vacant fet somo distiave from the house. Fiftesu weit were present. Thu entire party mounted horses: and rode ute: four miley tw a point tho Deputy Marshal and pusse would pass with his prisoners, und where thoy ‘formdd an ambuseade. At was nightfall before Woodward and his inen renehed tha apot, ‘Phe sky wis overcust, and progress in the intense durktess aud over tho rough und wieven road was uecessarily slow. As they drew near the ambush some of the mouu- sniters sprung up und calicd aut, * Hilt!" Sus- becting danger und 1 probable mussucre, tho Lordered bis mer to fire, The command was obcyed, and a sharp fivbt ensued. The inoonshiners, though outnumbering the posse, wer routed nid turced to tly, dames Lateln, one of thelr nuniner, was killed, xoveral bullets pisslug through his buy. Orhors on both sides were wounded, but none fatally. Subsequently hearly ull thy mounahiners were captured. Most of then pleaded reality, and mye been sen- |, teneed, und the lust of thom wus disposed of tu- day. ‘Uhose sul! ut hirge are being pursucd by: ollicera, and will probably be brought in before the present term of court adjourn. An Unfought Duel and uv Social Scandal. Dispatch to St. Laula Globes Pemuerat, New Onteans, Nov, 13,—A social sensition in tho shape of an unfought duel bearing ubout It the odor of 4 vory detente seanaal in bigh life, has just come to tho surfuce, AtTo'clock this morning as Oliver ttyun, of the Suburban Stution, was lvaving pig house opposit tho City Park, bo diseovered a purty of.about ten men lonve two carrluges and enter tho park fn two pnrties. Thoy proceeded somo distance, when, stopping, thoy separated into two partics end provueded to moxsuro off the ground and make othor prepurations us if for a combat. They wero provided with sharp-pulated foils or fenc- lug swords, cases of surgical apparatus, and othor uccompaulmonts of a duel with swords, Tho principals wero called, ua tho pnrtios tuok thelr wround for tho conllict, when the pollceman {nterfored. Munley, who was iu call, made his appearance alsv, and thoy arrested tho purty, ua follows; Joseph tiven and Moyer Gutthaln, as print Pay Gtveu's felends, Thouns C, Hanne and «A, *. Unesett, seconds, aud Dr, Craweuur, surgeon; aleu Gutthelm’s seconds, George ‘heard and ‘Thomas J. Corluy, and his surgeon, De. Sprague Winchester. J. f$. Lallund and CG, ‘Thourd, mut- ual fricnds of both principals, were ulsv present and ucrested, ‘Lhe outire purty woru tukun to tho Tard District Staion aud charged with be- Ing about to Nght a duel In tho ctty Huits. They wera subsequently relaised on thelr own recox- nizance to appear forexamination. The, partics ure all of good sovial stands, Given being w young cotton merchant, and Gutthela a young lawyer, son of wu prominent Jowish rabbi, Yha cuuse of the uttempted duch accord ing to reports whieh huve leaked out to the wurmee of the sovlul crust, Js thua given: Lost summer at a seaside water! t pueo where unuinber of New Orlewns suciely jidied were taking the Ken baths, curious and suspicious eyes claim to have digcovered in the elegant and molded fore of 8 society belle a change of figure which should buye been ns alien us It wae unexpotced tn the contour of this young Indy, diatingulsned for zreceful and boulpturesque beauty of form, Profane eyes, Indeed, professed that they titd discovered that the beautiful girl was about to became a wother. Whother this story was the work of a inalineatt cneins, 18 it doubticss was, or wothor aroal myxtery was fonocently revealed oy the amorous waves which omuraced ail too closely: tho beautitul form of a wylpk, who bad confided the seereta of love to the puillngs, founcea, and nud flowing tolds of a bathing dresa, is not known, but rumora floated about until they tank shupe tn the hostile meeting which resulted ws above dotatled. f Cruelty to Laborors, Byectal Diavatch to Tas Chicago Tribune Bavtinone, Md, Nov. 4.—A story af shack- ing eruvlty was told here today before United Stated Commissioner Koyors, Ju ao caso agulust William ‘VY. Sheu, charged with ill treating a colored seumnan named John M, Bryan, For some time past complaints buve been made ot tho brutal trqatment received by the colored Inborera employed on the Navassn Guano Islands, ‘Tho nan Uryan testitled before tho Commiastonars, tn the above case, thut Sheu, who wasa wharf load, bent him ovor tho bead with a grout club yntit ho was insensible, A number of other colorod Inborers appeared as witnesses in the cage, and yzavo account of the barbarous imnnuor in which they wero tronted on the istand, All weapona were taken from them when thoy landed, ‘They woro ru- quired to work from sunrlvo to suiset, For trifling otfensos they were xtripped wud insbed until the Lived strained from thelr bucks, ‘Che averscers In charge of tho ganze of laborers curry huavy clubs with which to beat the men, ‘Shore is no alvil authority on the island from which tha poor nogrood oun obtain radress, Muny of thom escape tho ccucltion of thelr brus tul masters for who thoy bind themavives to work tor a cartaln time by escaping to the uiuuntaius in the Interior ot the Isiand, but they ure bunted down, contined on dry bread and water, aid Loston unnierclfilly, “Most of tho mon who work on thailand are (rom Bultimory, Murder and Suicide in Callfornia. SAN Francisco, Nov. 1.—Tho bodica of Horbort Usboruo and Mrs. Princo wore found In u house thls morning nour Suu Kafaol, The woman's Jaw was broken and ber skuil feact- ured by a smoothing-iron found lying on the oor, A bottle partially filted with Inudanum ‘was found on Osborne's person. ‘The generally: accopted thoury ja that the woman was mur derod by Qaborna, who thon poisoned himself. Mrs. Prine hud been divorced tron hor bude 1d, and Osborne bas been working on her supposed to bave originated ovor money tauttui Baldwin Dabbled tn Wall Strect Stucks under a Varloty of Names, Newaux, N,d., Nov, H.-Thu case of Cushior Baldwin cume up betore tho Uultod States Com~ inlsstouer this morning. Mr. Martin, of dari & Runyon, Wull street brokers, producod a batch ot Nugent's drafts pennies by thom for Buldwin, Nugent's counsel oxaminod Mur- tiu'to abow that Baldwin had largo stook trang. actions jn other names, Ous account was in Baldwin's wife's nume, but the amounts ine volved wore not over $5,000. His brothor Theo- dore, tho bank tellers, bud ulsa an account which Olver became sn large that Oscar wos nutiNed. Slo appeareit surprised, but afterwards raid (t wns all tight. Tho weeount Inereased, and some- times he sent from $21,001 te $40,000 In cash for margins by mersenger, and thoy had borrowed for him na mitieh vs 10,000 abner OF atock repre- senting $1,000,000 at par. Martin finnily ore dered the account cloned, as he preferred not to bave such Jarge dealings with a person holdin A poattion of trust. The caso was thon ad Journed till Paturduy, Tho Travels of Solomon Smith, pectat Ditpateh to The Cateago Tribune, 8r, Louis, Mo,, Nov. 14.—-Seme time tro folo- mon Gerhard Smith, a broker, of Leadville, was glvon $16,000 worth of stock of thb Gray Bate Consolidated Mining Company to’ pelt. He was told that be could sell it for ds per cent below par if he could do no better, In Auguat Inst Smith sold tho whole block of stocx for 85,40), anmmount considernbly iess than he wus au thorized toseliitfor, Smith did not make any return of the sale to tho mining companys. but immedtutety fled the Leadville district ang went Enst. J, C.. Foster, o sharp, sirewd public official of Leadville, was sent altur Buulth by the Gray Eagle Consotidated Mining Company, captured the fugitive at. Crown Poulnt. toi, and took hit te Coleago. When thoy renebed Liat elty, Bmith offered tho Lendviie oficer = $700 to fet him yu, The offer proved too inuch for the officer's houesty, and Smith was retensed, Foster did notdare return to Lendyilte, su be concluded to take up his residence at Denver. He began to grow unenay lost Sinith should be cnptured and bis awn recrenucy discovered, He thought it would be yood scheme to arrest, Binkth again, and extort more money from bin, While be dared sot to go to Chicago nguin to ace complish this purpose. teat he mucht there be arrested hitnaelf, Foster telegeapued to Klayton, Flinn & Co, 0 private-detective tir of Chileno, nud told then to a it Anding, eflected bis capture, The Luadville broker again resorted to the scheme which ut sg nd mirably with F ir, and olfered the Chleago de: teotlves $770 torclease him, ‘The offer was te cepted, and Sinith was once more a free mun Jn tho meautime tho Gray Eagle Consolidated Mining Company had become tnensy tt Fos ter's prolonged absence, uid they conclimed to send James Stewart, the City Marshat of Leud- Ville, to hunt up the uueaing Smith, Stewart went to Chicago, but the embezzling broker hud ied, and tis whereabouts were uw mystery foal. Stewart gave thy matter to the Chleagt Detective Lepartment, and Dennis Slinuions was set to work on the case, Simmons succeed- ed in loeating Binith at St. Louly, and he and Btowart caine to this city Sunday. ‘They went to the Chlef of Detectives and took him into thelr confidence, asking his assistance In eifect= ing the capture of the inissing mun. ‘Today the detectives succeeded In locating Sinlth at) 1418 Michigan stre Tbe money Smith bad embez- zled had all been spent, ile was taken to Chi- cugo, where tho tiecessary papers to take him buck to Colorado, the scene of bla’ plunder, are all prepared. . Postponcoment of tho Trlalw of Kansas Land-Fraud Cases. Spteiat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wicutra, Kas, Nov. 14.—Counsel for the de- fendnut in the Suinuer County tand-fraud cases ‘ppeured today before the Hou. C. G. Foster, United States District Judxe, at Chambers, and desired toargus motlons to quash the Indict- ments,of whieh thore are a large number, Ine cluding offenses of perjury, subornadon of perjury, and conspiracy to defraud the Governe ment under the United Stites lnwa, dt wis Mually urrngged, at tho suggestion of tho Court, that tho question, being au importunt une and nifecting a large number of settlers un the Osage uimlulshed reserve lands ink should be reserved und argued inthe States Circult Court, which couvenes at ‘Topeka on the 27th of November, at which the Judge McCarty is expected to be presont. A St, Louls Bank Robbed of 86,000, Spectat Duratch to Tae Chicago Tribune, Br. Louis, Nov. 4.—Tho Hiddle Market Sav- lozs Bunk was robbed of $6,0U, Four men did the work, One sat inn buggy on the outside and enyayed the bookkeeper, Francis Perty- incyer, in converyation, Another stood talking to the Casticr and was gulng to deposit o big roll, but ald not, and gave as an excuse that ho was tukimg thom away tu countuver aguin. After tholr departure a drawer in the rear part Of the bank was found empty, several pueknges of tnoney, aggregating tho ubove umount buy ing beon stolen, There have been po arrest: but tho palicemon kay thoy know that four in did the whole work. Thoy won't telt who ¢ four are. Countortelters Outiit, Speerat Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune. Lavourtn, Jad., Nov, 14.—Memoranda found on the person of counterfeiters arrested here Friday Jast aroused Sheriff Bowen's suspicions 18 to accomplices and tocadon of dies and tools for mauufacturing the money. te directed the nuthoritles of Hancock’ County to shadow cer+ tala people there, and tonight received a dfe- patch that the purties in Greentleld suspected y, him had been cupturod, and in tholr pusses~ sfon was found the divs und a Inrge amount of unterfolt coin. Shorlf Nowen deserves xreat crodit for those arrests, Gerhard Burglurs at Charlotte, Mich. Bpectat Dispatch to The Uhicagv Tribune, CHantorre, Mich. Nov. 1i.~Four stores and the post-ollice and American Express olllee wero burglarized carly Sunday, The largest amount was secured at tho pust-oflice, and this was lous than $10, W, HH, Duslley, hardware, Dr. F, Morritt, druggist, B, 1. & J. A. Mutley, music sud books, Were the othor pluces cnterud. Allecod Maticlous Prosecution. Spectat Dispatch to ‘The Chteago Tribune. LANSING, Mich,, Nov, 14.-—-City-Murshul George Fowler was arrested this morning by capias on complaint of Edward W, Lowe on the churge ot mallolous prosecution and false imprisonment, Tho civil-damuges ure put at Huw, Fowler wavo bail in the sum of $5,000 fur trial. A Suspected Robber Jalled. Spestat Disputeh to Tre Chicago Tribune, SHLWAUKEE, Nov. 14,—-Ed Goodland, one of tho parties accused of breaking Into the Chicas go & Northwestern Hallroad ticket office and as- saulting and robbing tho ugent, Sinith, Sature ality nigot, wus urrested and Jalled tuday, ‘The oilleors aro on the track of bls ussuclates. Fratricide. Cranteston, W. Va. Nov, H.—Georgo Park Abot three thnes,Saturday night, his balf-brothor, Henry Naynolds, from tho effects of which Roy- nolds died this morning, The shouting tovk pince at home, No arrest Tho Albany Bribery Case Postponed, ALBANY, N.Y. Nov. 14,—Owlng to the ttlness of Attorney-Genorat Ward, the Albany logisias tive bribery cage did not com up today, a — THE RECENT ELECTION. Oficial Canvass of the Vote, - Tho County Clerk yestorday mate tho official canvass of tho votes cast at the lute election, being assisted by Justices Soully and Moech, Tho retuens were found in better shape than usual, and the taek wad comparatively casy, The result in the olty is given below by wards, front which It will be suen that the ailluial count mukes very fow chouges in the Hxurcs already wiven: sd ot} ia ‘wotat ..[ 21a! 1ce| 11,3! ‘Tho following ts tho vote for Cominissloncrs iu the districts outside of the city At Second District..see. Klonm's majority .. “Biinners inngtee Lergere Sultdeun, Fourth Distelal i is wa Donnerebergors' walurity,.. Mee Webber, Skelly. Clauyhey, Bluth Distsletsssssssensnse, Uh wa CN py io MeCiaughrs’s majority... rT The County Clerk witl be ready tu issna cere Sieatea, of election to tho sucousstul candidates today, WILD LAND. Des Morwes, Ia., Nov. H.—The Soottish- Amore {ean Land Company, jucuted at Eimmettapury, bassokd actual settlers tn a litile over oue year £5,087 avres ot wild laud, worth $)si 1, ERN MURDER. Fourth Day's Proceedings in the Trial of the Uxoricide. Opening Arguments of Counsel for the Prosecution and Defense. Tho Insanity Dodge Once More Hurled at the Jury. Yesterday, tho fourth day of tho trin) of Ar- thur Stern, indicted for the murder of bis wife, was an interesting one, Tho prisoner upon be Ing ted Into court, found hls father. mother, and brothers seated near him within the ral, and a number of tho fatoily reiitives, friends, And acquuintnices present In the court-room, ‘The father, Drother, slater, and othor relatives of his murdered wife wore also close by. Stern eyineed no emotion whatever, but shook hands somewhat colilly with those of bia relati within reach. Then taking bis sent, he resumed the passive, Indifferent stare. which he bas assumed ever alnee he was first brought Into court. State'ssAttorney Mills in bis opentne speect told in a brict, pointed mnanner the story of Stern's awful crime, ulluding In a toucbinw tanner to the wife's disuppearance and the dls- may of her relatives, who were unable to find her, He called purticulur attention to Stern‘s repented dentals of any knowledge ns to ber wherenbouts, of bis pretended eiforts to ald the relatives in Minding her, and finally to bia con- fession ty Capt, O'Donnell that he bad shot her at her own request, and that thoy bad Intended to end both their lives at the same Une, He dwelt upon Stern's cawardlen in not car- rying out the sulcidnl contract, If such thore wus between them, to the letter. Keferring to the insanity dodye, which he aup- sed would he tho mali feature of the defense, he supped his tugers at st ax something which’ could tut possibly be substantiated by tho testi- tnony. Mr Johnson, attorney for the dofense, was equally sharp and gurt in bie remarks. He ad- initted tho inurder in all [te berribie detail, aud dvelared himself confident that tho Jury, after heuring al] the evidence, would declare Blecliont Insane. He called purticular attention tw tue suicidal feature in the cuse, and cspecinily the repentedly expressed wishes of the de- ceased to summarily end ner own existence to- wether with that of her husband, THE PROSECUTION BEGAN by calling to the stand Herman W. Muck, father of Mrs. Stern, who tedtified us to bis daughter's aye, courtship, and marriage ayainst bis wishes with Stern, aud ulso a3 to hor dleappearance on thy night of Sept. 1. The way after hiv daugh- ter’s disuppearance whi sked Stern where his wife wag, when ho sQyecred that he did not know. Ho harsletod in” these denials uatil the following Sunday, Blutbardt testifled to bays rR County-Phyalch ing made a pust-inortent examination ot tho bouy of the murdered womun, and to having found a bullet which hud entered the right tem- ple tlattened nalast tho skull on the uppostt side of the head, Albert H. Muack, vrother of tho deceased, testitled to the Jong aid persistent search he inule Tor his tissing sister, Stern profussed to ald bin in this senreu, wid accompanied him te the police stations when be suve notice of her disappearance, aud alsy to a Gerinan sewspaper ollice,where they pall for au nidvertisumunt cone cerolug ber. Sturn bitterly dealod deren cit thing bout bis wife's whereabouts until tho Sunday utter ber aeapponrancn, when be sud- deuly Llurted out that be hud shot her, and that she was Iyiuy dead on the roadside near Kiver- side. Witness ut once notitied tho police and caused Storn’s arrest. Capt. Simon O'Dounell next detatled how the si was worked up—a loa but Juteresting story, the sublstauce of which bas al- Teady been published several times. Dy several rises be suceved in muking Stern. belleve .that bis wifo wus not dead, but had been pleked up by a farmer living ut the Summit; that she was ina fair way of recovery at tho hospital: that ahe did not blame bite, aud was very anxious to Stern broke down wom bled id, see bli, Ste burying his face in bis hands, Knew itz 1 saw her alive in dreams fast night.” pretending that the farmer hid, after pickiny up the wounded woman, curclesly Jeft her muntel and -uther articles beuind, Stern was Induced to Indicate ag nearly ag be was able where the deed was cougnitted, and in this way thy body. wis discovered iu thy weeds Alongside the Waltholin Cemetery road. ‘The witnuss algo detailed Stern's confession av to how the deod was committed, and bow be pure chased the revelver only the day before with that express object in view, : Mr. donnsou wus very leniont in ail bls cross- exuminttions, and seemed tnelined to admit about all that they’ bad testilled to, contining Miinself mustly to quesuons us to Stern's ap. puirent mental condition. ‘Tho first witness nt the aftornoon session was Licut. Blettner, who corroborated indetall neur- ly ull of Cupt. onneli's testiinonys, [aluur Plimeng, keeper of wu saloon at tho corner of Ozdun nud Central Park avenues, tese titled to paving aceu Sturn in his sxtoon ut nbout 4o'vlock on tho urternoon of Sept. 1. There was alady with bim, und togethor thoy went Into 4 buek room aad bad some beer, Stern then cue out atid bought A balt pint of whisky, which be curried away with gin in a bottle, ‘Tho two drove away with n horse and busy. leaving 1 hitching-strap behind them. On the cross, witness denicd ever baving seen Stern before or since, untll he came into court. He recognized bim frat by photosraphs, and afterwards saw and identified blin as the perue who bud visited his satoon on the ih insti fit. Utticer John Kelloy testified to 0 conversation be had with tho accused shortly after bis arrest, In reaponse to a question, Stern satd bo bud been givaniy the peuple up at tho house u stitt, aud denied kuowiy where bis wife was. Oflcer Kelley seuretod bim ana found a puwn-ticket tora revolver, woleb be afterwards recovered atSpeur's pawnsbop, No, los Clark atroct, In a talk Sunduy, tho i8th<the recused stated that aftor leaving the Washington Hotel, where be bad stopped over night, bo took u street- ear west to Douglus ark, und thence went to some road-house, wher bis wite deserted him, and went he did not know where. Tho afternoun of tha same day Stor enld Itis wile was out at n house on the River- side road, and that he would show whero it was, An expediviun aturted out, and after a fruitiess seach aloug the rouds Stern pretended to buve Jost tho way, On tho way Wavk the purty stepped at Finmengs's, where Stern was lden- tifted, Stern also told witness about a revolver which owned sume Ume before, aud which hla wife “had gotten away from bin on some: pretense or other. ‘Otticer Duniel Kelloy corroborated, and being: recalled after the crosseexuminution toxtitied that Stern told htm when ho abaudoned tho horgo and bugvy he hitebed tho Ines tothe Whel sv that the bore woul! not run away, Witness asked, * What difference ald it make ty you whether tho horse ran wway su long ns you were polug to kill yourself?" to which stern re- pifed, “1 did not want tho tugay broken up." After a tedious walt for John Nicholas, a re- porter, to who It is said Stern confessed hav- ing purenased anoitor revolver six weeks bo- fore the tragedy for tho express nurpoau of kills ine bis wite, Mr, Milla here rested the prosecu- ton. THE UST WITNESS FOR TI DEFENSE was Hugo F. Stern, a bright, fntetllgent young ihe amploy of Gait Hros,, and younger of tho nocused, He tad answered but Row questions, when the mother, who sat im- mmediately back of the etand, falnted nway, After some little excitement she, togetber with several female relatives who bad sinultanes ously burst into toare and given way entirely to emotion, wore removed to the mnute-roon. Arthur sut stupidly sturing na uuital, and never once ttrned hin bead, unt Iuter, when the door of the nntesro being opened to adit a pbyglciia, bia mothers nnd geoans reacbod his wire. not a cried out, muscle of hie face moved, and note tear r tohis eye. Hu sumed porfeetly passioniess, Hugo noted the very opposit, The exuminution continued, und the witness stated that ong your uo last spring ho noticed a grout change io bis brother, who, instead of bolnyg tho bright youn Dusiiesd-main be bid been, became gloomy and duapondent, and used frequently to sit’ ino rovkings¢ » Suytne nothing, wearing nto vate cuncy, and for hours together burying bls fuco is bands. ‘This was yonerally bls conden ate at nivht, and when asked whut the matior way, Artuur would other make no auawor it all. or exelatin, “Ob, my God; whit a heud: Witness used to find blin thus at 4 and 6 o'elock in the morning, and would sometimes succeed In gutting Blin to bed. Proviuus to this reat: ohanyo ho was Jolly, soolal, und would Join in tt gong. but he sibiequently became morose and pinouy, and complained about puiis in bia bead, Ue is conduct was a troquent sople of converse thu fumily. Ho married April i this your, Witnoss churacterizod Mr. Stern as klad ahd amtable, aid alau deseribed the great love Arthur apparontly bad for ber, and she tor btu. Ho used frequently tw suy that be bad tho beat womun any man could expect to buye, aud that if she was taken from, him he would not know what to do, The Sunday after the murder Arthur came home carrying wu owes of feb in bls ari. On the cross, Witness testified to Arthur's having boeg employed by Charles Gossaye & Co,, Soblualuger t Nluyer, und 4.0, Coutint & Co. He lost bie situation at the utter place becuuse he wus curcless and inuttuntive to business. Witness WHA TOL Aware t Arthur troquentod drink- tng houaess had nut seen hie under tho tie fluency of fyuer moro thun two or threo time und ouly knew of bin keupiug late hours when he wasconrtiug, At thla juncture tho defense objectod to the drift of Bir, Mille’ questions, but the Court held that all tho bublis of the uccused, and nota part vf them, ought tu Le taquired inte, Hut hittle else wus elicited, however, the witness deivring tat he was absent from bome wo inueb that be veully waw but little of Arthur, Cuurlvs F, Stern, another brotber of tho uv cused, wae next sworn, wnd testified to baviug slept with Arthur for years prior to bie mare rlaye, and corruburated Hugo's evidence as to Arthur's strauge actions, Witness saw bin 01 2 under the Influence of Iquor but oneo, and that, 5 wasinet December, Arthur was nbsont from homanbout three weeks prior to bis marriawe, \ and ones sinee had been missing for two weeks. Us wife soarehed for him at the morgue, and, together with witness, at the botel on Halsted Street whore Arthur had been stopping, Finally when he turned up at homo he sald he had been visiting in Milwaukee, Tha Sunday proceding the murder Arthur and hts wife went to Woldhvlin Cemetery, and tho same day wrote ut letter to the old “folks, which letter tena sunsequently burned. Tho prosecution objected to leading questions regarding this letter, and ina short Feaponee Mr. Johnson gaki that ho offered to rove that in this letter tho couple stated thele Intention of eominitting sulokic teether by drowning in the lake. and bide thelr parents an atectionnte adieu, Thoy returned hotne, bow ever, and tho next day when tho postman called Mra. Stern ran down and took tho lotter, which he enbsequently row ty the witness, ‘The defense ta inannity," repauted Mr, Jotn- son, “and sulcidal intent is one of the iain features of insunity.” The lottor was signet ‘Arthur and wife.” The Court admitted nly sO much as wns stited hy tho witness himscif, but tp to the time ho left the stand the defense had proved nothing of the contents, The Intl- mation of the unturo of the letter given vy Mr. Jonnson han, however, its eifect upon tho jury. Tho hour waa getuihy Inte, and, owlng to the Perturbed condition of somaor the lady wit- eases tn the ease, court wus adjourned until 10 O'clock this morning, — ——$_—- POLITICAL, Cheap Salo of the New Politicat Party in Nebraakn. Spectat Dispatch to Tha Chieaoo Tribune, fascous, Neb. Nov. 14.—The new volittcal ice vin inking itself felt in Nebraska this ur, and the fuxlemer of the same ore in bigh idee ‘over thelr slight successes. As nay bo supposed, the real farmer--ho who raises the wheat, the eattle, and the corn—is left out ia the cold, while thore who buve been posted into office nro the deinnyogs of the purty—those why would searcely know a hoe from a pitchfork, Now that the election is aver and the excite. ment has cooled down, it is interesting to look over the list of men who bave been specs ulutora and lenders In the tate polltical alliance Haveiment, aud observe just how greatly thelr eats are withthe farmers. So far ag the returns show, not one of thant vlected to oftica throush tho Instrumentality of this order ary furmers, [tis appuront to all rensible men that thik vew party which as go suddenly spruog up in Nebraska bus sold Itself this year tulerauly ebenp. Latest Returns from the Election in Pennsylvania Spectat Divateh to The Chicago Tribune. Hannisnunn, Pa, Nov, 1.--Returns have been recelved at the Stato Departinant from fifty. seven of the #ixty-slz counties In tho State for State Treasurer, aud the vote foots up a3 fol- Jows: Halley, Republlenu, 274) Nobie, Demo erat, 2rM0h; Walfe, Independent Hepubiiean, Ovi: Jackson, Greenbuek, 118; Witson, Pro ah total, bytAu8, The hae lng nif, 1 compared with tngt yr to be 2HaI8. Tho plurality fai Bailey 144,44 according to the returns received, at the State Departineut, and the plurality ree ported from the remalning counties adds 140% ta the nbove figures. Wolfe's vote will axyrezute 50,000 votes. Taking Time by tho Foretock, Npeclat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Bupronn, Ind, Nov, 12.—The two candidates for the Democratic nomination for Congress fa this district—tho Hon, A.J. Hostetter, of thlt place, and tho Hon. ‘Thomas R. Cobb, of Vine ecennes—ure busily envaged fn bushwhucki through tho brush among thyir constituents. Hostetter bases his cludin tpon tho fact of bis huving once beaten tien, Hunter tor Congress, who bad never before been defeated, and Cobg thinks ho should have tho nomination becatts¢ he husQever yet Leon beaten, Ay the conven: Uon does not tect for six months yet the peopl¢ will get to ee tho gentlemen all they wish, Summiug Up tho Results in Nebraska, Spectal Disvaten to The Chieazo Tritune, Omaita, Neb., Nov, 1.—Elections returns now Jn from nearly all counties show that the Dem: ovruts bare elected tickets In ten counties, The Furmors’ Alliuneo carried three und elected mostof their tleket In tive and one or more ollicers iu severu! other counties... There wat more scratching on local Uckets than ever be- fore known. The untiemonopaly tekets devel oped more strength than bud been aattelpated, ehietly in the Interior of the State. Boston Munlelpal Nomiuation, Special Dispateh fo The Unicazs Tribiine. Bostos, Nov. 1.—fha Democrats toni nominated the Hon. Albert Palmer for M ‘oe byacclatation. He tya strong Budor man, and his nomination shows tho hold Gen. Butler bity Upon the party In (thocity. His vlection depends altogothor upon the nomination to be made by the Republicans, A strony partisan cominatiog would gives Democratle victory. ‘The Towa Senatorial Situation. Spectat Dispatch to The Chleago ‘cribune. Dewuyer, In, Noy. 1,—3ten who "know what thoy talk of say Mr, Wilyon witl have clyhty-tive to ulnety ftepublican members, aut ot 14, and the vhauces aro that he will be pominuted by acclamation ATLANTA'S EXPOSITION. Today Iu “Sherman-Day,” the Sevone teouth Anniversnry of AUlanta’s De« struction by Fire, Wheroat Some of the Plery Chivalry Suy Hard Things of the General of the Army, Speciat Dispatch ta The CAleauo Tetouns. ATLANTA, Ga. Nov, 14.—Trains came iq crowded today, and this ovening u large excurs ston reached hore from South Curolinn ang potnts along the Georgia Ruilrond between Auguste and Atlanta, Fully 10,000 strangers are in tho olty tonlsht, and two lance excursions are expected tomorrow from South Georgia, which willimuke the probable attendance tos morrow WW. Gen. Sherman and members of bis stall, Cols, Howe ane Murrow, arrived bere nt midnight, and Gens, Green By Raum, James Longatreet, Joseph Ey Johnston, and = Henry =. dacksou arv expected hore in tho morning, The Hon, Aloxander I, Stephens arrived tonight, and say's that he will visit the grounds tomerrow, He 1s here on big way to Washington, and coms plains of tecting feeble, although he bousts that be now welyhs ninety-four pounds, whieh t¢ five pouyds more than bo weighed at the wdjourne incnt of the laat session, Tomorrow ta Kbermane Day.” and {itso happens thatit ia the seven- teenth anniversary of tho burning of tho city by biaarmy, Tho discovery of this fact bas caused conylderable fadignaton In certain circles, and thore Is annie talk of burning him tu elflgy. ‘The Augusta Nets editorially saya: * About the worst false step the managers of the Exposition have made ly the attempt to eet up *Shorman Day? In Atiuntu, © Tho peapls of Georgia bave no objeetion If the nunagement ave Mt to invite Gen, Sherman and stall to visit tho show.or any other prominent National ebars aetor; butwhen the management ask the pou- ple of the Htute and the South to belp thet wes Up aD enthusiastic boom, and to recelve and walcome with open urins the despollur ot At lant, the Incendincy who applied the torel ta Columbia, und the man who wantonly insulted Our Wotherd, wives, aud Alaters, to miy notning of tho countless thowdands of dollars he pe mitted his army to dustroy’ in) bia deve’ stating omurch to the sea, fa rather overstepplng tho nurk, and W dlplay of cheek onthe part of tho tnunugoment whieh 14 truly woudertyl to the Southern mind, We are notsure, but fauginie that 'sberiaa day! te Athuits WIC need great quantities of that ong Teeosmry arcele tan xuces is ontbusinau. If the member teu appulnted to recive Cen. Sherman desire to pati supper und wish it down with lons of beer, all right enough; bug ato Tuy aviite our knliting aud come for tho purpose of slobbering aver we all have suck, we ft tu Atle the presence Ae ry lela ry Jaxting cause to remen ve! el Canmucntiny on the ovcasion, the Puat-Appea this ufternoon wily: * For tha sevond tine since the War, Gen, Shere nian visits Athinta, ‘Thereuro yory few evidences of hia work to besven now, Atlanta stands sv pery fo her qu bounty, Ter resurrection frow aates and rain fe complate, and sdo stands forty iho prideat tha South. Her prowperity 1s ny gured. Her future ta Ueilliant. How should aig recelye Lue author of ber temporary ruin? That is the question, We live in the present, Our avtions ure Cor today and tho future, ‘The past May bo remombored, but it isone forever, Wuilg wo may nut reculve Gen. Shermun with the forvur of friendship, etill lot us not treat bim wt Aonemy, As General of the Army ho 1s en- titled to the respect waited Ie due to the olliverd of tho Government. He may be treated ros Bpeotfully without tlunkeyfsm, and thut te enough. [funy persons want to toady bin let shun enjoy thetmaclves av beat they inay, for this fa a froe country ‘Yommorcow's exercises will consist of an nde druss of woluoimy tu Gon, Sbormau, which wilh be delivered by Gen dency Re dacksou, of vorgia, ‘This. will tuke place ig tho afleriom, and SMexleun War veterans wou aro revidentsot Georghi will tage part.speeuber bulng expected from Gen, Whitin 5. Walker and utvers. Kimball made three mnade etforts ta yet exhibitors to subscribe fu the purpose of giving Gen, Sherman a banquet iy lust inceting beld this ovenlug the bral Fesotull declining ta take stept UL thy Batter, giving ws u reason for tho refi that the Exvoutive Committce invited Sherman aud that, the comtuitice should ontertuin bint Austrunge oa (muy seol, an excursion tro tho lirvt Stute thut seceded, the Vices Vreaident of the lato Southern Confederavy, the nan whe burned Auuutu, and two of the leading deaen ala in fhe Confederate army will be on the grounds tomorrow, the seventeuuth uaniven sary of the buruiug of this now prosperous city =