Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 16, 1881, Page 6

CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE THE KINDERGARTEN, Pen-Picture of a School-Room in the City of St. ¥ Louis. A Hundred Happy Children Con: trolled by the Law of Love. Songs witha Meaning, Moral, Lese Bolly and an Esthetic Value—Tho Song of the Butterfly. The Influenco of Kindergarten Chil. dren upon Their Parents and Their Teachers. Aix Thonsand Ohildren in the Kinder- gartens at 8+ Louis~The Manual Training-School. ‘To the Eiiitor of The Chicago Tribune. Cmicsno,Nov. H.—The readers of fits TRINUNE kre nware of the fact that thokindergarten ly 0 part of the public-schoul system of St. Luuls, It was established in 187} with onc school ant an enrotiment of sixty-olgbt pupils. At present the system comprises about sixty schools and 0 enrollment of about 6,000 pul The adoption of the kindergarten ag part of the public-school sfatom of n nulghboring grent city 1s due chtetly tothe indefatigable exertions of Miss Susic 1, Blow, daughter of the late Hon, Henry '?. Blow, and Frof. William ‘T. Harris, long Superintend- ent of the St. Louls public schools. It {s proper to remark, however, that these rxertions would not have been crowned with success but fur the ald of an enlightened public suutiment on the subject of education. ttshoult be further re- BDNESDAY? ®NOVEMBER nection with the Wnabington University. that time there wore sixty pupils in attendance, 1 was gratified to learn upon tho occasion of tm. Louls from Prof, Woodward, Dean of tho unlyersity, that the manunl trains is In a very flourishing condition; that it now numbers ninoty-three atiidonts, ‘The advantazes of aschool of this character have been very stron peopte of Chicago by forttinatcly su far without hat the seed sown imi fi Tho manual tratidtur school and tho Kindergarion supplement ench ot! IPL BMOth Ie Of whi het ho acts font ypon tho netunl atitge of lite. Thay constitute the pric- f vdtication at present entirely omitted from our public acon peaatn deliciously unilke the tones of do “—pini volcy ngain—" may thoy run to out of tho Forks.” Those vocal modifientions would come unexpectedly upon tho audience were it not that just prioc to each of thom Sandy holds his band up tn the alr “Bitence In the theatre. ) tho Hon, Sandy Meee will now ho dolivercd of & high-strung and puetical utterance.” \Tho o1 ohestra, tov, gives occasionally a little snarl Ike a cat whose tall hug beon trodden on folks know that tl ery Mr. Rankin mons Rome of these peeultaritics and were he te don this courtahlyy acono—tho anickering originally Invented Tor the Yankee ft love—te would bo more acceptalic: to the pubito in ‘ Wituo Brown, sho docs her fairly well, thowrch much bothored with Piper, othorw ae Naney Willlama in pantaloons, whose sex tho Hiduie line discuvered, she coddles and mekes much of, voneeried avout the tive Danites who have not mado much progresa in the extirpation tine by those four yen, and who comme in from behind tho scenes avery now and then without tholr uns Which have been given up ut with pistols in How thereof whieh thos as on woman does a late visit to St. mich na to anys e, hear yo, tho Impressed upon tho 'TRIRUNK, Dnt un Isible results. It ts urpose of lettin brenkers wheat. the coming year, They both tuach tho willneed to know wi AMUSEMENTS, THE DANITES AT ITOOLEY’S. McKee Rankin and the mombers of bis com- pany gave a seodnd porformance of. **Tho Danites" Inst niwht at Hooley" gvott house, which enjoyed tho play, manifesting its plensure by much Inughter and frequent ap plause, which wes chietly bestowed on Sandy MeGice, Billy Piper, ond Washee Wiwhee, Tho strong points, or those whieh nppeared to gratify the audionco, were the kicking of the Chinuinan by Sandf, closely followeil by tho use of the word *dumma" by the former; the expression “Infernal enss," and tho declaration by*Mr. Car- ter, tho Dunite, that Nancy Williams shuutd come to no turn, which at once relieved the crowd from all fearana to tho final eulvation of tha young tady In question. Suet quick diseern- ment of the fine bits of a play is rarely scan ux copt {n Chicago, and is an Indifeation of the cule ture posseased bere. "Tho Danites Chiewzouns, and handle ghigerty, even Hologua stusage whieh she bus been told ta full All throuxh thts and the tollowin nets Piper, known to the people of this worl us Mrs, MeKeo Rankin=whose trequent hys- terles and finting fits, much like those of Mrs. Robert when in Jail, zo far to explain the des sire torun didly out of tho part by tvg much aud too overwrought spa: modleshricking and walling. condensed eimution, a fttle reat tanh eheee Thoro was w Forks—spoils tho terror intend 8 Withts to R peraon shuddering back frou knowlng it must come and hor Jet her study the bebavlor of a young woman Just nbout atarthur for a party, who bas innd- \ ‘potent emetic—who knows that escape Is impossible, and who, trem- . horror-etrluken, in Linck despair, wwalts invending and inexorable fate, ution for uny one to study, serve us i rellef frum the wet blankets with and whieh sha peralsts tt Washee- Washes and the re ‘The lattor appears to havo been a negro minstrel orlelually, and to have kept the clothes he used to appeur In, Ad be las grown singe then, they do not quite tt him, aid thoetcetigainusing. AsforthoChina- bis forte is to be ag to avert It, js a pleco familinrto many 1s deservedly popular with In addition to tte vivid pictirea of satvon life. with which tho residetits of thts city aro not fanillar, and {ts portrayal of the mau- nors aod customs of that unknown class, the Chinese wasborman, whose conduct on the staye which Kitty [9 uri throwing over p Judge try to bo bunt prejudice ngalnst- him, st. cuntains « wrest moral lessou on tho folly of being iniluenced by Jt tenclies us by the striking ex- make faces, ‘The moral which the writer of the pluy sought uppearances, ulong ubuut here was that Chinese marked that St. Loula stands alone In the wlop- tlon uf the kindergarten into the public-school system, So much by way of preliminary, During a revent sojourn in St, Loute LT visited, by invitation, the Eijot Sehoul, the kindergarten vraineb of which is (in charge of Mra. Chira Hee- son Hubburit, I found there assembied nearly a hundred little puptie—ylrls and boys from 4 to G years of age. It was a dull day, 0 leaden clouded sky, chill wind, muddy streets, and pattermg rain-drops—everything to depress and nothing to cheer In tho outer world. But tho entrance to tho school-room wus like A THANSFORMATION SCENE trom tho gloomy depths of a stage torest to tha brightness and joy of n happy fireside, The walls of tho room wero fllutuinated with various ornuinental devices In Urlgbt-colored paper, wrought by the deft Augers of the pupils, umong which tho ‘following mattocs shone consple- “Teayen Lies About Us in Our I Taney"; “Come, Let us Live for the Children “Happy Children’s “Osr Law Is Love’; and above altthe name of the High Priest of tho Kindergarten system—" Frocbel.” Thero was no sirilight in tho room, for tho sky was black with clouds, tut thore was every otber kind of ight there—tha Iigbt of pleused happy fuces—~ child-faces—the light of an Interest which never flugged fora moment in the songs and pliys through which it was sought to touch both the Sntellect and tho heart of the little ones, Every kindergarten song has wmeaning, teuching some practical thing, ns that ‘of +The Carpenter,” or The Shoenuker,” sang with an accompa tment of manual tinitattons, or a nora! tucule euting sume. Hod eluuipie, ue “The Five Kn and the Bad Ubild,.” and * fhe Five Kalehts und the Good Clit,” or a lesson in natural bistory, ns ©A bitte Bird Mado a Nest;” or ao estbetle vale. od, Away Among tho Blossoms;" or a charm of bodily movemunt, as “CME NUTTERELY.? In rendering thls latter sung tho eblldren gathor Joa elrele and move thelr bunds In tinitation of tho fluttering wings of tha buttertly, several ebilaren Mit about in the contro with Klmiar Inuvenlents of the bunds, stopping Now and then us If to alight unon a flower, After wo variety of these simple sonua the ehiluren tmurcl to the lunch-tuble, where bein, souted ih tiny ebalra, thoiriittle heads are bowe “an their Httle banda and grace is said. What a Yarioty of beads—curly-hilred, bluck-balred, brown-hilred, blond-baleed, How pretcy they. Jook! What a siience tills upon the ttle ones, so lately fitting nbout like butterilies. At tha Junet good tublo-miunners are twught—tauehe ta elildren who inlgbt otuorwise fever nequire good tublo-manners, For these kindergarten ebiidren are mostly the gblldren of poor puredts, and wany of them of parents sufferluse tho Ux- trome of ilestitution, ‘Vouching atorles are told of Lenellcent retiox intihonces exerted by tbe kIndorzarten children Jn thelr pour homes. The refinement and gan teness acquired inthe kindergarten, exbiulted Jn tho poverty-strivkon and too often vicious and debauched bome circle, causes tho parents to blush for shumes und out of this #hume Therv springs x Letter, purer ite. hus the coll- dren unconsciously assume thd character of missionaries in thelr own homes, sbedding raye of wie sebool-room sunstine upon tha disap: potnted lives and bulf-wreeked moral nate ures of THEIR UNFOUTUNATE PAUENTS, Do the children uf theav wretched parents Dring the houxchold griefs und gurrowa to the kinderuarten? Not many of them. The Infant solnd {3 80 mnutable and so impressionuble that it quickly tukes tho culur of ita surroundings, The daces “of most of tho children in tho Kdndergurten 1 visited were radiant with pleasure. ‘Their eyes aparkted with delight; Yholr responses to class questions were prompt, und delivered Joyoudly and with at sine, Kuta careful study of tho yroup dis- elused here und there a face bearing murks of paint whether luborited or stumped upon it ‘run diy to diy by the ignorance and cruelty of parents, J could ‘not gay. fut it wus there: Jor-olf look in the eyes as of npprebended ashrinklug agit in fear of a biow, a retle expression too mature for the young eyes. Yer, there were children thore who made me think of Dickens’ poor little Nell und her solemn “ulyght thoughta "=theitghta that should never alsturb the reat of uw chlid; and of poor Uliver ‘Vwist und bis cruel tormentora, [ut there were notimany of thom, thank Gud! Aud dam cons fdent thut there will be v lass and less propor: Yon ot auch children as the kindergarten spreads ita biesviugs abroad over the land, The fuct that there are soine such childrun, children Whuee bodies aud souls in infanthood hear the seurg of cruvity, sbould stiumulate all bumanl- tarhins, all educators, to Wivestigute the subject of the kindergarten; und if found to be a remedy oven iu purt, press for tts universal adoption into the public school system, If THE LADIES OF CHICAGO who aro proraiug tho subject of charity kinder wurtens upon the attention of the people bere could sev the Bt. Louis echocls, Lam sire thoy would nover ubute their etforts until thoy aball ‘be crowned with completa success, Aud when 1 tow Atuaity Kindergartens sbull dave been as- tabliahed, Te will be only astep to the adoption i the systors us part of the public school catube about, JT sbull be ucoused of exnggeration whon I any that the bundred ebitdren J saw du tho aliot School were ucarly ull very protty eblldrun, But 4 altirm ft, novertholess, Perhaps it waa the doyousness that Hluodned thelr faeces that inude thom look su pretty and interesting, If 80, Wont o tribute to ronbel a syaivint rut tho most tender and iunpreadonably age children cut be taken from abodes of squalor, poverty, and milvery, whore the very atmosphere ts pollu tou, and pluced fn an atinvsphere of peive, ov Joy, and of rludiwas uulte boyand tho power af ny poor pento deseribe for throw bours a days 1f in the new situation, they enn be taunt whe rudiments of muny things hmpurtant tor them to know, it will scurcely bo disputed tat the effect upon all thelr after Ife must bu grout aod beuellcent, If tho aygnciations of the Kindergarivn ure so potential ts to boautify and glorify o plain fuco, how itch more must they, busily and exult (he heartot tho ttle pupil! Conot Witvull to tnd teuchers of tho requinit Judgmont and gentioness to take churge of * THE TRAINING OF LITTLE CHILDREN ? Tow assured by Miss Blow that, as the children. pxert conalderabie iniluence, & retitue and humanizing intivenco upon thelr purcnts, Bo ulso. they exert a vory great Influence upon their teuchers, Tho ythoul-room bappincss of tho Uttle oncs ta cantuylous; ic infects all with whom tney arg brought in contact; thelr joyausness srouted & pure ulinospbere whoge Intluenos robs tho teuubers uf tho temptation to be sour and qurvh, and makeu them more und more gentle, Miva Hiow has never withdrawn her cure of tho cindergarten schools which sho uided s0 powers fully in catublisbing, She still delivers iectures te the teachers, and vieity the avhoois frequent. J. She fs, therefore, competent tu judge all dbases of tho system during its cight yeurs of trowth gud dovdlopiaent, Aud fro thls stunt point of tutuliigeut observation she duclares iat fenching ja thu kindorgurten bag a tondency: io elevate the teacher, tu form and develop ih Qigh grade of moral, rollzious, and intellectual cbaructer, There weoms to be no phaso of tho kindergar- teu system that Is not enuobling, reuning, dnd henes buveficent. St. Luuly naw boou Caran the system these elght yeurs, and bua na thought of ubandoning it, It ia a matter of u¥- lonilsbineat to all who have jnyestigntod to bubjeut that uo other olty in the quuutry bus Yotudopted tho system us a depurtment of tho yominay schools, “That professions! educators abould frown upon it ly incompreiéusible, since 44 dues bot iu the least treuch upon the round of bighor classes. A YEAI AND A HALF AGO LT tonk ovcusion to cali the attontion of the read> eraot ‘Tin Tiune to tho St. Louls manual » tralutoy-sobvol then recently estublishod in cour ninple of Mr. Metiec, Lill Gec, or her as was the Widow Brown, that if a person comes hoine inthe cvening 1 a snows storin ucu ns wo hud the other duy and finds hile wire with ber arms around a mins neck, aid the man with bis arms around her neck, that he must not fly into a rae and cull all banda Ugly numos, and drive the gentleman out into. the pelliug snow without wiving hin thine to gethls overcoat off tho bat-rack, but thac bo must Mave fiw in hls wife, and conclude thug tho visitor Ja a woman tn disgulee, with ad avenger of blood on hor trail. Suvh lessons as thls, thoroughly committed to womory, und prauticed when tt buciime necessary, would pree vent the breaking up of many happy Chicago 8. The play begins with Sand; shirt und a black beard stapte remark Is ‘in this wlurious ollimute of Tt took the listenurs some the to sev the humor of this remurk, but vy the tenth repetition it becuine ainusing, by the twontleth was yrected with Inughter, and would have been welcomed with an encore bad it been given the thirtleth ume, ‘Tils shows what tuys: bedone by hammering away of a goad thing—by atendl- dar, aud Mra, chenp labor sould penbolished and that saloon Dummers should bo held up to derision und cons t, but the undlence didn't view things thie wit d laughed somewhat et those two chitrs " ee wlthough there was really no good reasun ‘Or It. : rit, ‘Then comes anothor interval for refroshments —ulne or ten inonths [t Is—and the curtain rises itn Its neuat graceful maunor upon nv scene domestic bliss—Sdady and the, baby. followed by # pleasant luteriur view, 8 fronting. the principal performer being it woman with the monumental nue of AN, who shows wn ability in the managemont of the Hutiron which indicates that she Is worthy of better things than to fret brief life upon the stayo. era that Billy Piper awakens incroased hostility worong the quod folk at tho Forks und arouaus the fell demon of Jealousy in Sandy's broust, Here it fa that tho great mural lesson of not truating to nppearances when you sce A mun hugsiog your wife ia dwelt upon at some length. Mr. MeQce must buye had some intimatious that “ things ure not what thoy seo,” olse be would have been more emphatic {ntils removal of Billy into tho howling wilderness <3 MeGeein a red Tt ts duriug this 10 Judye, whose trum the reon which Iles In the renrot the stage, “ Where the atorm- wind blows, Like Love's alurain, pattering tha rough glovt, Aguinst tho window-pane,' Sondy did not swoop down upon the violator of bls homo like wn Othello, a mnore fike that of an Hint caught n darkey In tho hi villuin and with many a rustic oath and many a rural kick sends bin hatless und howling Into 1 the Widow been a bantam thlef thls would have beon come sooner, Judye, who ie known when -ho’ p Mlisugs Eatward Lumb. generally comical remurk about the cllinate right nand out of fis pantaloous povket and waving [¢ In the alr, much ta if the climate wis Aopt in that recess In bis antalovns, and was pulled out formomentary exhibition when neces = sary. ‘Then Vaney Williams makes her appear: atnee, aud tells bow ber tuthor was suspected of having bad a part In the killing of dow Smith fi {laneock County, Ulinois; bow the vy Uiood were on the trail, bud Killed her tathor aud a brochor, and were in bot pursuit of hee wud her tiie brother, so asto clean out the breed. Naturally abe Is downbearted about this, and iinplures protection and bot coilee, both of An elfort (3 utile te re= Neve the glovm entised by Nancy's story by the spllliag some coifee down his bout und blistering bis hee enough nature farmor who, baying: ost, clutches the the durkness. and Billy a chicken un inpresslye scene, Whe inst net, which takes pince at Tilly Piper’a cabin, the two Danites inuke their ap. Potrance ayuin; ditto Seady, withjdrin faith In with bis minstrel it and wnather youn witty the Jude, clothes on; ditto Bunker 111 u flirts, who bave im setvied duwn; ditty the miscellaucou Forks, seven in nuinber, idlco aginst Billy, and be is 1 Sandy, tho are uferutl hee, What fg needud on this | Hes atic up a pi none to get tho worst of ft, Preacher, who dovs notaweareven In this oriticnl moment, and tho Judge Interposo, Billy ix suver, revolution In the pubile Forkors tikes Daultes are curried out and lynched. batucle to Navcy'x yshe tnkes from tho bottom of her Sueratoz trunk the sult of woman's clothes she had worn four yours ten mionths onda day or go before, and which aba hid ike there with carbollo geld eryata moths out, sud npprard upon the ete in tine of a letter in which her Willams, wow of Chlengo, Ine quires after ber hoaltb, and forwards her a pass Fe us the “Crentor a Jong, ehurp pin, and nnd whose duty it ahall be, when the exigencies of tho drama require lt, to pe water down na {nthe rear with a rout wad, the tigers with @ real bot iron, thits produced tenye tbo artiticlal articles 4 the slide, and move un uudicnce to Carter and Hickman, Danites, beave in sieht, aud nunounco thole cursed purpose of murdering che rest of the Willamses, ‘Tho way in wuleb they do it Is very Interesting, for it shows how tho munuers and customs of boyhood may cling to one. un exuct reproduction of tbo tighlon in which C. and Jf, bebuved many thoy mot ut dead of nist Jones’ fenee, and with busbed resulve concocted thelr foll plan of steviing Jougs" y denied that Hrightm Young innde i mistake the Waltans As detectives, Pinkerton would never own mu, and us villnins they are wv failure. property-inin furnished chon. with peards to toake them louk lke it wasn failure, They might hive been taken for amateur duck-bhunters, but ney Were Judge Gary aud Prof, Swing snd- denly driven upon the stage and compelled to would probably feel us jourted about it os those Tt fa auid that a red-hot stuve-lifter, suntinont ue runulue boiling tlenna's boot, to prod hin ia nd toitet hh up on ‘The howl and pt wrapped {up nlurjeks of dellgnt. to hear the readiu brother, Henry t. Lynelilug at tho Forks, owing perhaps to tho amill population, must be x very slow ultale, aA mob of oven Is necessarily rather spirities: und to hung tho-amlable Carter and the bur: loss Mfckmun inust be somewbut lke drownin Maltese kittens, Intend giving Bloonnigton, Tl, thes they wilt be hissed ol soon the real tblug there, and hive b and surioks whluk had bickbono and marrow tn Some muillud granus from behlid tho curtain and a few dull thuds mizbt udd some= thing tv whatis at present a decidedly tame per- And bers the play ends, Sinco it does no huri except to creutu mistukon ideas as to tho suporlor goodness of men who weur red. shirts, aud since tt draws yood and well-piunsed houses, nothing should bo suid fn Its disparagetne: it will be given during the rest of the week. MYVICKER’s THEATRE, Mr. N.C. Goodwin made his first appearance this season in Coleago in bis new play ontitled “The Member from Slocum,” by Goorge I. My. Siins 1s tho oditor of the London Fun, sod bas recently attracted consid- erable attention by the wit, vivacity, and sutire of bis Dagonet™ bullads which were published Strietly spenking, thla play fe not entirely original, belog based upon na more or teas Hteral transiation of a French comody culitied * Le Supplico d'un Homme,'* and best country by tho title A Victian dotn Oxenford [6 utso re- adaptition trom to which he gave the title, A 4 pluy which has not yet crossed T, CluIMstO have ene 1d to huvo Ntted the toutiered vow and Makeo - and “The Danites” must do a little bettor.or the staye, for they have watermelons. scoundrels, but hike tego purty, th low-spirited and hal who nésumed thotn last night. Ftehinay's iite-edroain was to be a misston- ary, and that he only went onthe atuge tn obe- dence to the dying request af.nun aged grand- Thi, if true, explains why ne ota no more be a villain than lemonade ean bo gin, there cunies an interval—a betweon she scuncupune in tho Thore ts a bur ut one ead of the room, and birreia, supposed to contaln oragicers, dried-apples, and onions, stund around in clegunt ateitides, Cy these aire acated onting cloves, drinks—ol tour years, ond Howling: Wiklerne: Sims, of London, ‘Tho announcement tut a school teaver is | {B18 Journal, to arrive by the stage which js nearly due im pelsthe crowd to fay for tla,” mash his snoot,”” “hold an ingest on its interiul are und so thoy xather Jn front xed, burrols, Wuwles, at onets for the purpose of welcoming hin, dour opens, and thy schoolmaster ttiris aut to be schoolmaum. Great consternation, Mropping of duadiy weapons, und a Miebt for biled rays, othorwlve white shirts, to Nature,” said a young wonin numed Lida who satin the parquet, second row, and tiulked: more than Wis dygeecnble tu those round her, “Te Juat exactly remluds me of the thine E wag ab Une night we thought Allco wes coming up the ball, and wo all stood behind the door with pillows and wet towels to throw at hur whon she cawe In door opened it was not ber at wll, but Mrs, White; and how we did drop our pillows and And when once Lida bid called attention to tt, the resemblance was pore McUce and bis burrel of untous, the ig cracker-box, all vanished, and in thelr stead appeared a bevy of gigxilug sehvol glrls. While on tho subject of this autoun act, i¢ will nut he out of plueg to pay a high but deserved vomplimeut to the sbbriety, morulity, und gene eral Virtus of Mosurg, Boyd others who took reason to believe riuugements," etc. of the door with ti known in this of Clreumatane traly rewritten the dinlog an ue sluations to in entirely diferent aut present form, while very French air about the general cons struction of the plot und the charucter of the sltuutions, there ig a dueidedly English stump ad the ply wins evidently bit’ for tho rittsh Capltal, was Hirst proudead fat tha Arch Streot . Goodwin and hls Mrs, White's jchoal. given to the whul written ag wlocal “ho Member from Stocua Jn this country twomonths Theatre in Philadelphia by compuny, and wus i fot the opening piece x levtud for the commicucement of the twentieth season of Mev, Jolin Drow's mutaxgement of ‘no play ie really © oncsnot farce stretched out Hite throg acts, and bocomiug sumewhat ut- topuated In plot by the lengthening proceds to tt has beon subjected, proceeds rapidly, and the umusing ‘oliow ong nootker in quick eucuus not brillant, Thore ure many Mterjevted bere and there. and not a fow that ave rather broad iu thule ul- And when tha seuttio dota bed.” ‘Sut the action ‘Thure te youd it nolons of than uns over known the contaminating influences ot a saloon, ‘or tas ever Undorstood whut [Ufa to bolst ia tush until the numberor giselainps ts watored 100 percent, whieh is the financial way of saylog that a wan ses double, of life inakes nen butter futhers and husbands, itdoes notexactly qualify them to touch Chl eugoans how they do things ln a anloon, and, tn tho lnivresty of the drama, tt might be well for the Parson, the Judge Slusbs or two around with samo o| who travel very ripidly woen thoy and sao how tue of ure invited to take @ dria. or bope to bu culled join ty dd not rush Hike « huddle of boy's who seg a stra cent on the ground in fronter them, but ad- which, thouh often brisk ay alert, fa never Ike that ulfected at Hooley's, ‘There wore soveru! points fu this scone which did not commend thenisclves ty wuny Huteners, who evidently went out between nats to uke i compurison with the genuine article, aud who, to ft, gave (ha Inttor tho diwlog fe bright, witty sayious Sow equule ag apport ty bave wt his tulonte in tb! hedovs ta adi ut be died Not many opportinitios to display piece a in * Hobbies rubly done, and he kee} wudicnee in a constant roar of Inughter autions rathor than by tho merits of the purt he His fsatures ure remarkably mobile and Ie burlesqug on the “racket” Inthe second act isexceaslvuly funny, Mrs. Goodwin bag not character that sults hor partioularly well, but docs tho best shu oun with tho part who playa, Miles Roliferth ia a very good roprescatutive of w strony-ininded and ‘somes whut vitlyar mother-ti-inw, und Mir. J, ville and Mr, Herbert Hit the! Misgua Wethoraby, Hrovoor. und De Garine till tho iniuor rites ereditubly. ‘The main idea of the pity is the presentation of tho dillicuitios and entanglements Into which SMomber of Varitament for slooum, fa botraye hls fucautious surrender to the allurements @ strong-minded femuie, who bulleves bint to by the vurnest chumplon of her ex's wropus, wollte ho fe put the mouthpiece of biv motuure Tho play ie not a lou; und the tirst and second wets are tho best. isa reasonable umount of fun tn the ploo and oudwitt briiys Ont Muceess> Hut the “ Mumber from 5! Ikuly ta supersede PB fuyor, The sume play will be continued until further putlvo, GRAND OVERASITIOUSE, Tho Boston Ideat Company bad another large house lust night. Four well-known artists wero fn tho cust of “The Pirates of Peuzance" who did uot appeur tho night befure—Massrs, Whit- noy and ‘om Karl and Alizses Geraldine Uluar and Adolaide Phillips, Tholy recoption way an vathuslastio one, and tho fumillur numbers of thid (unetul opera were never given with more zest or spirit, It la not often thal an opportun is alfordad of bearing these Hyxht operas sv i inirably rondored, or of lstontny to the succcay- ful development af their lyre Lowuticn by arte high in the realm of Tho well-worn songs ucquira Now, whilu this 4 to Lake aturn it agility surprising. thing works. G Vance WIth 2 Ble ries vatisinctorily, Mr. Onesimua Epps by to way thoy atucl dealded preference, Next comes tho avt in whieh Sandy proposes to the Widow und le accepted by hur, aid in Which the Purswu pray Th vs and Is rejeuted, latter, 1 aust bo: aud r ultted, wns a disuppolut- Tt was stated on the program that he could outswoar any tan tn the eauy expected that some would he hourd from bin; but aa scene ator scene went by and he did not even say “Vern populur disuppolntineit ran bigh, wad tho {it which cauans bin taward the close wag looked upon as a Judgment for bis Tallure to swerr tp tuexpoctations, Persons who wet up proxeants should be cxroful how they rabie boupes whieh ury not reallsod, It is buukoliug au audience, MeKeo Rankin {6 well known here, and hia style of acting. and the pity ie that ut he docs not, ‘vhe Gre Poutle oumos but to expiru. Ho still retains que of his olu vie tug tore correctly, une of thy vices of Lhe slugs, OF course, overybody is fanillay wi dtug with rutving int, Unieas ouretully made, thore Isa layur of rice und then at tho batton & duposit of rululns. whut thoro is Mr, uous’? Ie not tel 16 duu not keup up H ints who ron The boy eats calnily, slowly through the top. ‘Thon when ea tho fruit-bed bis eyes mouth waters, bis face bribtons—t it with Sandy Meee, allus o Witaw, anys! “I'll never fozget “while “yoru the throbbing ang uttructs ies what uu ayount of pleasure can be derived Trow tho capublo interpretation at the hou ‘bo muule of tho operas In the Boston idedia sucelves the tes will perinit. ea" better acted, but never Masnotio" will be ro Uluar tiaieaa of Bilas Blone the Ute dle, du the eyoulue Lortglus’s jo he Raukin MeKeo. * Derts it, the west uutural of tones, ed Sierras vufuld eta bade a bourd tt butter sung, ‘Thole afternoon ented, with Blase chuuges aud grows recitative opera. Czar and ( will rocelve what ts catled | go.” It onter, rs pitied production in Chiea- has been heard hero hefare, tho last time about thirteen yonrs ago ‘by tho Wehiniee Horner opern company, The cast for tonight (sa very strony one, coniprlating all tho tending membora of the company excopt Mr, Harnabeo and Miss Phifiips, Tho parts are assignod as follows: Poter L, Czur of Russia, disguised nan shinwright..MrW, 1, MacDonald Poter Tvanhott, a young, : shipwright Mer. W. MM, Fessenden Herr Vou Me i o mastur of Sanrdam, oo... M, We Whitney Gen. La usslie, “Amibiasadar, . Mr, George Frothingham Lord Syuituan, ish At- 5 Uassidor, Mr. G. Kammnorlee Marquis of 3 Amongsador ,,.. ie. Tom Karl Marie, wieco of the »Miss Marlo Stone iss Lizzie Burton —_————__— THE LIQUOR LAWS, 'Tholr KEnforcemont Urged by a Manne Meotlig nt the ‘Khird PKProsbytertan Church, a\ mass-meotlig under the auspices of the Citizens’ League for the Suppression of the Sale of Liqttors tu Minors was hetd lust evening tn the Third Proshyterlan Church, Tho object of the meeting waste advocate tho enforcement of the laws in regard toe tho gate of liquors to mivora and drunkards; to muritate for an un misnt tu tho elty ordinanecs Hiniting the number of saloons to one to every 400 Inhabitants, aud to form nt Weat Sido Citizens’ League, There wien very good attendance, and the proceed- ings were Mnanimots throughout, The meernng wus opened by the Rov. A. E. Kittredge, after whieh two verses of tho hymn" My Country, ‘tls of ‘Thee were aun by the audience. Dr. Kittredge then Introduced, with somo highly complimentary remurkg, Mr. FF, Elinendort, Prvaident of the Citlzons' Longue, Mr. Elinendort gave a beief review of tho temperance legishition which bad been had. fn 1874 tho Legisinturo passed a aw problhltiug tho sate or giving away of liquor to minora or deunkards, but: nothing came of thislaw, Tho Citizons' Leagio was ‘formed in Isis, at which thno sume wt children - were daily pitrons of Chicago saivons, Since the organization of the league some BAI salou keepers buve Leen urrested, and 900 of them driven outof tho tudiiess, ‘There waa an ordi- nanes before the City Council intel the num- ber of saloons to one to exch 500 people, and ale though tharo were some objections to the ord|- nance, yet Lt was certainly a good one, On motiog, it wns decided to form a West Slde Citizens’ League, and Col. Ruy, Philip Myers: George Sherwood, flenry W. itleo, aud M. W. ‘Teall were appointed a committee to nomionte ullivors, ° MI WILLIAM BP. BLACK sald that the Citizens’ League started out with tho motto, "Suave tho Boys,” and bad amended it xo n8 to include tho girls also. lengue hod done a erent deal of work, nud one Of Its yruntest successes was that It tid ussoele nted the rogpectabie vlass of sulaonkeepers 11 ita work, ‘Chu Suwloonkeepera’ Associntion would not admit or retuin uny person in its membership who sold llquor to minors, The teayue now proposed to cut down the uutaber of suloonkeepers frum 8400 to about: K or one to BU popuiation. By this means the ‘bad sutounkcepers: woul be crowded out, and {f the Ilconse-fee wore tucronsed in propor tion thore would be uo loss to the city treasury. The league did not bolleve ln un indieerininaty: Inereuse of the Heense-fee, as that would drive out tho respoctuble anlaonkecepers aud leave ouly the very worat element in the business. Bishop Fallows sald ho thought the audience hud hertrd suilicient to convince thom that some= thing eught to be done about tho quar question fu Chicago, Hewasan out-and-out protibitions fat (nppluuge), bur he had been forced Into the sate Huo with Mr. Mack und otbors, not as it suutter of principle, for be would never thus recognize the Hquor trade, but us nu mint. ter of expedlel kaey could atrike olf seven of the t co rolld miles of snioons ft Chicuuo he would hold up bis hands tu rejoletny to Heaven for tue goud resulta nchleved, Mard blows were needed, und net Idd-glove practice, und, with the hulp ot Gol, thoy would Ko on and orgunize a Citzons' Lennie on the West Side which should do good and noble work, Acallection wos taken up with good results, after which Mr, Emery A. Storrs gave wn ace cuunt of the work dune by tho luague sitice its orgaulzation three yours go, It hud ARKESTED A ‘THOUSAND SALOONKE S1L3, suyed tohs of thousands of dollars, und reacued thousands and tena of thotisunds of children from the demon of stron drink. All this bad been done at very (ght exputso and chleily by tho effurts of Mr. Ehneudorf and Mr. Andrew Paxton, Agent of the league, It way truo that thoru were more miloons In the city now thin when the lomrue was formed, und yot it had done woud and vidunble work In gaving the children. The Weat Sido wis wolty in itself, and it was now sought to forin a branch league iu that sec- on. ‘Thy spenker felt positive that one snicon ta eneb 30 population was cnulgh to give every tan i chance to get drunk promptly and readl> ly If he wanted to, As to the question of mite jolpal revenue, if every suloon in the city were closed up for a year thero would be # fulling-olf in tho receipts of n few thousand iniscrable dollara, Qu tho other hand there would be w suving of hundreds of thousands of dollura in running tho City Government, its pullce, its July, und workhouses, «Any mn with $2 and certilicate of “good moral churacter™ could wot a license frum tho City of Chicago to desolate bomes und ruta Cimillos. Every your 60,00) of the beat of the American youth Alled dishonored graves, brought “thereto by strong drink, Tho ordinance submitted to tho City Counell proposed to cut down to some extent the temptutions und opportunities for rotting drink, and tue Aldermen who would vot vote for it would have TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES, Pablic opinion would go in advunce of leglsta- don until the keeping of 2 Myuor saloon would be bed as debauing ns the imalntenance of a RADI ehouse, Tho Committees on Nominations roported uumes for an Executive Comtmittea.as follows: A, L. Morrison, Dr. ‘I, F.8coley, ASM, yon. . C, Hanney, Je Moi, Honight, A. t. Stith, Honey W. Wico, W.C. Mortimer, Judge Honry oath, Somme thirty Vico-Presiients wore also named, which the Chairman sugyested wag about enough for tho Jnfunt Lea may rt the meoting closed with piteor y Bishop Fatlows and tho atoging ot tho doxoloxy by tho nudianve, pein lk Site ery A CLEVER CAPTURE, Two Chi¢ngo Crooks Arrosted with Plunder Stoien in Kansas Clty. Last Saturday the police olticials of this city recelved telegraphle Information thut the Jew- elry store of Frank A. Sclauck, No. tty Sixth Btreot, Kansns City, Mo, had been entered by a desperate yang of burglars, who put the muzzles of thoi rovolvers to the hond of the ‘k of the vutublaument, and in thut terrified {udiyidunl's presunce had plundored tho store of its most yaluabio cortents; that tho thloves wore thought to have shipped their away to t! elty by express. Dotectives Elliott & Wiloy wero detailed to tako up the case at this and uf tho line, Thoy frst learned that A packnizg answerlug tho deserlption of tho one thought tocontain the stolen Jowolry had boo recelyed at the affice of the Atorican Express Company. So they watched that ollico all day Monday without success, Yesterday thoy again turned tholr stops that way, and dumng tho worning hours, as they stood convenlently by tho desk ot the duilyery clerk, saw two mun prevent a recelpt aud hoard theio ask fora pack~ axe of Jewelry, Anu humediate arrest of tho fellows wis mide and they and their packuzo tuken to the Central Station, whore the former ure oudlly fontiivd =o the notorious aly" Colwell und the not teas during thie “Jack” Butler, The sutchol was found lo contain four gol watebes, sixteen silver watches, twenty wateb chains und a fow other articles ‘of fowelry of less valua—tn alla bout worth of pelt, ‘The men wore locked up, andthe Kansue City authorities notifled of tic capture, © illy ” Colwell, the oder one of tho pale, ja ainun woll known to the polico uf this ulty ag a skillful thief and derporate charaater, Ho wna once tho parttier of the nototlous acoun- drol Eleonry Moore, with whont he went to Cull- fornia and got *suttlod” for twaity-fvo yours, The two cacaped from tholr prisun, and wore wuccoastully cluding pursuit when Moore, In attuinpting ta bourd a moving frojyht-train, Toll, broke bile loz, and was so long delayod thoreby that be was overtaken gad returned to hisdungeon coll, “isilly" escaped tuimporar: iy, but way squealed on, arrostud, sent back to vison, and shortly therontter pahlonat i the avernor of thodtate. ‘Though the familly to which hoe belongs aud which live In this city iy a very respectable oue, Billy ie not tho only black sheep of the Kd, bis brother, fumillurly known a Speckled dininy" Colwell, being likewlso a touzh and now an ininate of nbenal institution vt Cleveland for shoatlog Ollicer Keck of that city, OF Jack Butler comparatively little ia known, excopt that be ta a Colcagoun born, a former resldunt of tho Weat Sido, an unrogenoraty prod. yal, anda bard wan generally. The arrest of tho two lv expected to show the existence of 0 confederation of thieves it this and athor citios, Bhd to neshst maturlally Jy sunduriing the bonds of thut nefarieud union, ‘Vhe captured aed will by held til) tho Kausas City oiticials soul aye bueu further consulted in tho matter, —————— LATE LOCAL ITEMS, , ‘Tho bridgotendor ut Chicugy avenuo roports that atubout o'clock Ist nluht ho heard a Splash us of tho fallof a human belng into tho Wutor, and then orivs and gurgling nolsos, as though imade hy a drowning man. io fa sure that sum ono fell iato the water and perished, which seems probable Inu the ibe of the fact Shut the bridge waa opeuod lust night for re- Palrs.. A search will be mado this norning, ‘The Coroner held av inguest yesterduy at tho County Hospital upon the tly Hunt, who sas phot wey, Lt of Franklin Cur neo Hanyor one ‘Went Waabingtot atreat. Tae jury found that the shooting was Justitiable through a hnatchway in bis pl Inst ovening andauiforad sertoua fot cating his right shoulder OBITUARY, George A, Fitch, at Wasnt Spectat Dpateh to The Chicaco Trib, KAUAMAZ00, Mich, Nav, 15.—Ner; cotved hero last night of tho death of Fiteh at Washington, D.C. fram stomach, Mr. Fiteh was born any amazov till the yeur 1870, Ho was ciitor a Kalamazoo Dally Telegraph fron Tee 184, when tho Republican “vider tho onks” at Jnvkaon year, Mr. Mitel, togethor with A, veremony was performud according to the Jew= by the Rov. Dr. L. Adier, of tho Tom- tho upner ball, whtoh tor tha ores: there was nm grand Taaroh, and the young couple tecolvad the cons grituintions of tll present. After tha reception tha company adjairned to tho dintng-hill, on the lower floor, whore A suppor wits sorved by Mr. Hott, tho club caterer. and tho yiands ovet- pled the attention of the gucate hutil after 10 Bpeeches were made, toasts word reaponded to, and n large member of congratie Intory tolegrains from friqnds abroad wore rea. After supper. thu Indies and gentiomen repaired to the upper hall, and dancing ty the music of a Jaruc orchestra Was kept up vatil a lato hour. Aluree number of bundsome and coatly wrod ents woro recelved, but thoy were not dlaplityed, Mr. and Mra. Landauer will, make’ Milwaukee thoir future bome, In tho protection of tharefora recommonded tho disohar prisunor. Ho wie setat tiberty, I SENT TO LEADVILLE, AMluing Sharp in tho Tolls of Justices. Solomon Gerhardt Xinlth, of whose multitue dlnous trials, travels, troubles, and: tribulations ‘Ts TaniNe of suverd) montha ago contained wu fallaccount, aid eonverning whom the fasuo of yesterday morning made extended mention fun telegraphic dispatch from St. Louls, up- peared at pottco headquarters yestorday undor the able escortor Oitlegr Dennis Sinsmons local detective force, and Jaines Stor Marshalof Leadville, Colo, Tho trouble with Last. summer he induced Frank Auderson, a young main from [ines thon engaged tn minlug in the new camp of Iobin- in his bandas | for silo 1,00 atinres of stack of tho Consolidated Mining Company, of Lendvill auld the stock fer eenté per share, or §it aud did not rettind the monsy ta the cient: owner of the stovk lowed by a telegram Crom Anderson and was 1 vested nt tho very threshold of thu alty by Ja Seott, a detective conareted detective agency of Slaytor advised by Sliyton to by the exponent. of leg would aecure his refensy; which he at that thie had au abundanee, Mrs. Hanyon's life, and handsomely decurnted At its conclusion when ho roinoy, nd publisher on purty was ¢ THE OTHER TACK. Forcoilto Wed Throo Weeks Ago, Sho Sintth ts Just thi that orgunizution ata consult Katunazeo Just be! tore the conve; nresy all over ‘tho counties . Fiten the honor o Ne to the dominant mn Republican” A bill for a divoreo was fled in tho Supertor fh 180 be inoved to Court yesterday by Lillie M. Howan, asking that tho marringo tlo tight ve severed from her husband, K.P. Bowan, to whom sho was united in the bonds of imatrimony on tho 21 of Octo- ber by Justice Hudson, at biatemploon tho North Side, Tho potititloner sets forth thut abo unsophisticated coming from rallronding since Sint Ath yenr working ap the f that State, ani at Tho at8 Of Secretar; rt Hed to Chicauoy working up tho inter for the Ciiengo Convention, howapnpers tuted, Ils retoning are 00, und the funoral will be part of the prevsont week, three sisters bero--Mra, 1, M George Whipple, and dirs. wife and daughter arrive of Wheaton, ld the tones, of wooed and won her by the gentle. reminder that ‘ho would kill her and her lover, B.A. Cobb, also of Du luge County, Wo she did not consent to Tho complainant avors that under hor life and that of Usted; went to Ceown Point, Ind, where ho was aural avrestad, this time by de yate detective of Leadville, tuurned that the deteativ pupers nevestary to make his werest Nevertholess ho willingly uccompanied him to hero, surrendered Jamen Gray, nt Loutsvillo, Ky, Special Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune,” Towtavinun, Ky. Nove 15, oll and well-known citizen, bis duties at about 4:30 p,m. toduy, co: of a queer sensation about his heart wcarriage to be taken to bis howe nnd Market streots, and within one square of ti river wirections, and when stopped at bis home, Just below Hane Mirkut street, it waa found that bo wy, dead. ‘The Coroner summoned a returned vw verdict of henrt-disess cenged was a well- Fost a Hs point Smith | this threat, and for four of ber true lover, she vonsented to becomg Ara, Atowan, but that the marringe was Dever cun- ise she left hin As soon us sho could get uway from Lim afterthe ceremony was performed. Bowan wargformorly of this alty, bit ‘tt been employed in the Expodton dhe is now a resident of Albus N, M.,Wwhero bo fa in th A ‘TRIBUNE reporter Inst even! Justice Hudson at hls residence, atrect, to find ot what recollection bo had, if- of this pecullar mnurringe, aid nut notice thom part! dispenser of writs and warrants, * Dut, if T ree motnber aright, thoro were sume strange facts vonnected with the ense, but marclugos are not thing in a Justice's office, and HM goinctimes aro bastenud by tho bride for reasons it would not be well ta too But thia caso was difer- eo remnmber the young man. because I know his fathor quite well. ‘The groom was 1 tall, masculine fellow, porta: Age, and tho bride wis a i try girl, npparentiy not used te the custoins of tho city, She was dark complextoocd, and 1 should judge not more than W years old, if Sho looked young, and both purtles ware coul, considering the ordinarily oxeiting clr- cumstances of such an oceaslon. camo in with his son and dhumhter and the girl. Constabla Mugle was tharo at tho time. -T bo- Nevo it wos ons Saturday afternoon, and bu noticed that the yirl was crying. Idld not gee anything of secured the,nmrringe-licenge which was requis sit, and the old gentleman went ovor to got it, While bo was absent some one remarked thut he Was afraid ic was too Jute and that tho office of tho County Clerk was closed, so that no Heonse 1 bo procured that diy. —Janes Uray, ty aiminated, bree white utteuding to er $TW—nearly al anount reniized from tho salve af Anderson's tlning stock, Then F tho inoney, struck out fo expecting that bf prisoner would embra a opportunity olfered and mike wood hls escape. in this he waa mistaken, for upon bls return bimself was arrested having obtained treatar, Ue, fully. 0 fruit business, Wpon vw warrant tho Leadville oiticer wus sruilty of tho crimy of Tho cisv was continued be- ustice of the Peace ind another suit courly begun for Mlegal arcest was Hke- Wath were afterwards dis- inisaed by the prosucution, 1 sult for the r ery of tho money huving one of the bigher courts. Now Smith, who hig been meandering wround thls section of coun: try over alice bis arrival Aug. 30, fs under arrest by virtue of papers legally obtainod, and Is on his way back to Leadville TO STAND TRIAL game which be pinged upon An- u German Jew, whose long resi icularly,” sala tho larceny ua Inullee, Known business ian here, tg simultaneountyt Tac Kev. Robert C, Matthown, at Mons mouth, Hit, Speeiat Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Monmourt, IIL, Nov. 15.—The Key, Matthows, D. D., pastor of the First P; Church hore, died suddenly thls evening of Dr, Matthews bi this church for the past thirty inan of rare abil who knew him, U1 idly of inte, Ueen commenced in heart disease. as loen partor of yours, and was a espected ly al] but his death {s n ge: hie cougregation acd fricuds, CCH, f regret which he pow hus ts that be found in the wicked vlty of Chicago porsons who Were Bo inuch sharper than he that thoy, to pressive and Ineleyant phruse played him fora sucker,” He though detibernte at that the slight tn Mra C, A. Dutton, at Holland, Mich, Speetat Luapaten to Tha Gnteaco Tribune, Houbann, Mich., Nov. 1h.—3tra. C, A, Dutton, ago Bl years, while enjoying zoo health and surrounded by her family and friends Inst even. ing, planning how to celebrate ‘Thanksaiving Du 5 Puddenly fell co ge chulr, and, wheq up, expired. Li bu ite abhor nt hos sens. (9 eppoted thevlogy at Now Brunswick, POLITICAL, Clnelnnatl OMceholders in n Stew Over a Proposed Redistribution of Patrone ferences between rson, are duo Nith's) losses iu legitlinnte Apecn- lution entered into for Anderson's ultimate ben= Hh oficer, Marshal gives Sinith anything but u goud reputation, Unt a tulningeshark of tho most proud ehuracter—[niormation woleh my be of val to those tn this city with whom Snilth is now “dickoring ” for the purchase of ullewed mines, Auothor fet which inny be of Interest to those: who ure tielined to think that Suith 1s not the which ho professes to be is hl Detectives Juin A. Me- Donald, of this elty, tormerly of the fore New pede whery he clalms to hn’ re: ‘Tho Colorado Tho girl was tn don't yet it; Tshun't be sorry,’ or words to that elfect. Mugle anid that be thought that thor: was something wrong and he teliuved that tho girt had another lover of whon sho thought better, But tho old wantleman did get tho fleense, and f uy according to law, 1, and ie didn't look One of bor ani J. berformed tho ceror were both composed and e tome ns thoigh it wasn cuse of pure love, but Spectat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, CINCINNATI, Nov. 15.—Senator Sheriaan are rived in tho elty toduy, and during the after. noon called upon several Government officials ‘Tho nuturo of his mission fs not explatned, but the tutk fs that ho wishes to fuform himslt upon the aituntion here in Cinolnnati, redistribution of the Government patronage, ‘Tho two factions of tho Hepublican party ure well defined, with tho Garfeld clement luegely domiount, Arthur to tho Prosidenvy tho Stalwarts have hud thoir ranks reoruited, and thoy do not con ceal thelr expectation of recurio anew deal ia tho Governmont patronnge, and that they alone will recelve recogaltion from the new Adminis tration. Congressman Young {3 the teaderot {fo haa tutked freely with the dent, and his expressed himself ignorant of tho political ramification Ia vintinth and ho deslees that the Congres Hino thetuselves ny to what shall be dono.. Maj, Butterworth, who repre konte tho Firat Congressional District and tne Garlleld Republicans, ig now in Washington for tho purpose of talking with tho President, deugccasion wolen In) regard to some furniture. or enrpets that thoy hud purchased and gave him xome, mong ‘They wero to lenavo fur New Moxico thut night, but that is ult I knew of tho ense, curs to me now, from what you tell ine, that she novor left the city, Sho belongs down the coun. try somewhere, but where, Loan't recall, though reve the fil record down at m1; ‘This was all the Information the reporter was able to gican In regard to the case last oyouing. where hu knew hinrag uw thief, whosy likeness adorns the royues’ album, Sinith tadlgnantly donted tho olficers nssertions. and said thet ng soon as he got back to Loudvilte he woul ac- eopt abet ot $100 (which MeDanald offured to nuke) that bla tikencas was not In tho police atbun of New York City, and that the charucter terlbed to him was not hls truw churacter, impreagion prevailed. that Smith wits what ho had been characterized both by tho Chicago detective and the City Marshal of Leudville. TELEGRAPH TALK, —_—_—_— . ‘Tho New Board of ‘Trado Line—What Ts Suid of It in St. Louis, Tum Trinuny referred some days ago to the fuct that the new Board of Trade 'lolerraph Company of Utlnols hud been issucd 1 certifeate uf lucovporation by tho Secretary, of Stuto, und publishod Interviews witha number of its lucor- poratora, who detailed the plang and purposes of the new organtzation. Democrat of yeaterday contuins the following naditionnl Information regarding the company the way it 18 golug to work: Mr. A.C. Knapp, of the Board of Trado Tol+ egraph Company of Lilnol4, bas been In the city for sumu tine sollettiug subscriptiona to the stock of a line tobe built from tho Bourd of Trade Bulldiug in Chicago to the Exehanya Mullding iu St. Louls. ‘he ling §s to be operated ‘forthe benullt af members of the Trade in tho two cities, ing to St. Louls Mr. Knapp went on 'Chanye In Chionyo, ands tn i very fow hours ralecd $50,000 uvaripuon. As the capital stock fs to bo ants $70,000, the solicitor closed his books and Here he bas recelved aut: Novortnoluss the nccesalon of CASUALTIES. Killed at a Ruallroad-Cronsings Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Sritnaton, Il, Nov. Wi.—dr. Frank Kennedy, OQfarmer living threo und a half miles north- West of town, was found dead nbout 6 o'clock this morning, lying ina diteh ntongside of tho trauk of the Washington Brunch uf tho Chicayo & Alton allroad ut tho crossing of Bloomington noso and forabcad were bildly crushed, and hls sculp was torn back about threo Iuchos squqre on the left sideot tho dust above the enr, Io was lying with bis downward and bis head against u tle, this faction, men shull agroo counteracting The St. Louis Glnube- tho necessity of giving recognition to the Mayor Iluttorwortu, Gov. For ter, aud Sonutor Sterioan will work togethor in Gov. Youny will baye to pull sed Advautage thouxh fa 9 faction with wilco the Presidaut f4 In closest sympathy. Who tssue will be watched with mucl donbt but some chan present Postmuster w! nover been more no one thinks | of- usin ‘The Assistant He 1a.an old personal friend of ex-Presitent Hayes, and 1 good man, but has few points Lut ure strong with olther of the factions. Collector. of-lnterual-Revenue Stith 1s fo leay danger of removal, He baa been most vulunble to the party, und Is a inan of capacity an ile was a atrong Shorman man at Cotengu. a warm supportur of the Gartleld policy. There are Brulwarte who want bim removed and oue of thelr own suber appointed to coo place, but such an act would by moro revolutlonsry the now Administration to be yet capable of. wouker fuction, has teen dove within 1 block or so of tha track on account of same legal proceedings, but fout pessengors had bee! uy The bunk of the diteh fs abou feut high und ts vory steep. he inquest the evidonco showed that Mr, Keanedy cae to town on bhorsebuok yesterday noot. During tho afternoon ho did sonie trading, wae Inst gvom ubuut half past 6 in tha eve: Is supposed that bls horace, mourning, had got away from him, and he had cunclided to wulk home, gulng by rallrond trldge, and that he bad slipped and fallen down the bank und struck the tie agalust which he was lylug. Mr. Kennedy was a man of about threescore years, and wae highly re- Bpected und lvoked up to us a good vitizen und a kind nolghvor by all who knew bliin. & wife and goveral childron. bit uf crosatty Uiat be ropresenta tl s_ Will be made, hive to go. Ho has than n figurenvad, thit ne be reup. uted States Treas: eume to St, Louta, seriptlong umounting to wtbot Dullding of the Ine,’ sald Mr, Knapp, is now AN ASSURED FACT, Jean ralao tho rematning $15,000 in two hours’ Oo Huard, and f shall fouve ny OF two LO com You ree, the Chieazo und Milwaukeo Honrds bave boen connected by 2 two-wlre Ine for two or three yours. oxclusively hy the inembers of tho two boarts, und tho tarlif has been tive and 10 gent! Hye cents for quotations und 10centa for othor messiges. Tho capital stock waa only $15,000, and the Hue pid for itself, even ut the low tar- Hf, in the frst clghteun inonths of Its operation, The Intention Ig to run : THREE WIntESs ta Ht, Loula, and to connect with 0 recuived came ud Lategrlty, tle on tho Chica ity an gr Dr. Henry Owens, Special Dispatch to The Chicavo Tribune. Tatree Rock, Ark, Nov. 16.—Further par tloulnrs of the death of Dr, Henry Owens, of Greene County, wore recelyed today. It appears that about 9 o'clock on tho night of the 11th the Doctor was exiled to visit a pationt vlog twetve miles from ble residence. He propared to obey tho allinmons, but, with forchodings of bis possivle fate, be bid the members of bis fumily un afectionute farewell. to go, he wavered, but, laughing at his folly, mounted bla hurse and rode away, tho tuat his family suw of him alive. Vgbt next mornlig the nows came that ho bad Deon found deud on. the roadside, horse stumbled and fell, throwing hin and or whether somo cnony took his Ife, will probably rewuin an unsolved hig been used Collector Smith Is a evu- in-law of Henry Kessicr aud tho principal jaan in what Ia known as the Keaslor ring, who bave been having things very much thoir ow! in Cinclnnath for two or threo yonrs pas have pursued a creditable course. Ues buve been mack purer and the pe ces have bean managed with much ubl inteurity alnve they came inte power. Shorinan announees that bo will rew city two or three duys. the Milwaukeo bystom. munientions froin commercial men in Peoria who nre very anxious to secure a line from that elty to St. Louis, and wo may ran a wire for them. Of course wo will huve to cavle the river, ng the othors ire doing; but if nothlas happons tho Ilne will be in operation by the middle of February, The distince i oul; and witless wo have an unusityl tho posts can be set umount of extra trouble,’ Mr. E, A. Soara, of tho Roan! of Trade ‘Tale- uns, wus In St. Louis a few days as FONE to Indiana! an interest in the matter thore. iu to connect the whent and packing contres of the cunntry, and to that en bo asked to Juin the syste WHISKY. The Details of tho Distillers’ Agree- mont to Cut Down Production and Hooat Prices, The Cloolunath Commercial of yesterday, re- ferring to the decision of tho distillers who have recontly mot in that city to cut down the production and put upthe price of whisky, in order to roprir tholr alleged losses by a bigger twargin of profit, says: ‘The principal polute of the a; Giailor is to out down one-bulf tha registered capacity of hls Louse, Nearly all nro now running pretty well up to tholr full capacity, Those who are stovked up with sattic und cannot cut down to the Hinit Tust puy.so wuch Into a pool or general fund‘ Luwhel washod over one-half ca- Pool cuch member of the new orgauizntion Js to contribute in proportion the capucity of bis house, mated that the pool when the tiryt aascesmenta Aru tn will reach $50,000, The exact porcentiye wench isto pay will be settiod at a meotin: perinunent organization tobe held in Chicago At thie meeting permanent cluding an Executive Cammittea or Roard of Managers, will be olected. now system, whloh will go into operation about di it ia agreed that nit tho doinestiv nut cousuine ie to go inte export alcuhol, thus kvoploy the market rofioved of the dead weiybt of overproduution. Same Pokln and Peoria houses and Biliter's boas at Hiverton will begin ou export vlcobul ay soon asthe new scheme Bhould tho Watillors who will inake ulcobol tind that the prices arg out of pray vortion tu the staudard or baale price Urow obout by the new ussaglation thoy will be rel bursed ont of the pool, so that’ thelr product will bring them inasmuch agit they wore ruu- ning bighwined, + All the tminor details of tho consolidation will be settled at the ‘“hursday mcoting in Chicago. The Exeautive Committee, to be mt thore, wilt have authority to directan of protuction when the demuud require {s trinly balleved by: top that whisky wil When reonay SPORTING EVENTS. about 280 niles, ly xovero winter Without @ very greut YVesterday’s Gamos tu Carrom Billard Tournament, New Yonk, Nov. 15.—In tho cushlon-carrom Dillard championship tourney today, Morris de feuted Heiser, 200 to 18, In Blxty-5! i Wallace dofeated Gallagher In 138 innings, moto Dreaiag his neck, is to work tip A Boy Killed While Trylng to Board an The real object. Spestat Dispateh to th Kansas City, So. Nov, 16.—About 1 o’clack tule afternvon a li-year-old boy named Alvert Gardner was tnatantly killed while trying to voard a moving engine near Levator, ‘he boy ilved In tho nwighborbood, and bad been uceus- tomed to ride up and down tuetrack unbeknown to we tralumon, and taduy tried to Jumpon to tho fuotboard of an englny as it was cominy tur wards bln, Missing his foothold he went under the wheols and was berrlbly imungiod, (cago Tribune, MALT In the oventng, Maurice Daly defented Josep Dion in itty-three in Slosson defeated Bugene Carter, 30 to ty-three tunings. It is stated that Vignaux has accepted Schavfer’s challenge to play two for $200 u sido Jo Paris tho coming winter, Nov. 13.-Second Cinuinuatl will atao ngs, 20 to 18h Gi telegraphed aot ANY HALt, NEw Yous, i Hon-carrois toursat shamplonvhips games 2 pul ‘bulla, on a 6x10 Co, with Monarch cushion, Third gnmo: Morris 2, Hela —Morris J 8-06, Hulsor 2 50-00; Death of a Tra While Stealing a Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Kansas City, Mo., Nuv, 15,—Atan early hour this morning a frolybt train on the Chiongo, Rock Jalund & Pucito Hond was derailed uear Prinve- ton, and sev eral curs were wrecked, Upon une of the cara wus u tramp, aud when It went over he was cought in the débris and mangled beyond ‘The track was blocked fur saveral hourg, Lut tralusare uow ruuning is usual, lghest rut ement are that 14 production to ragos—Walluce 1 catruns—Waltace 1%, 10, th game: ly Sbadetsh Dion 25-63% bi % 158; averagel Sigay pighest rans Ixth waa: Slosgon 200, —Slosson ali Cn |, Sloss on 16, 14, paoity. ‘To this Thrown under a Train. Special Dispatch to The Chicavo ‘Tribune, Fout Wayne, Ind,, Noy, 15.—Frank Hull, aged 21, w luboror on a work train of the ‘Tuledo, Dbel- phoa & Burlington Naliway, met with instant death this afternoon by boing thrown under the wat Washington. Noy, I.—Ivy chy cours, Bustor second, 1° Running Race WauitrnaTon, D.C, ono tuite: Tko Ronbam first, womur third. ‘imo, Washington Stakes: ear-olde: Compensation jirst, Spar wlparaiso third.‘ rat, Sweet Home, milo heat rico Bra ‘Andorson started, an heats were run and tho rac Ui459G5 9345, ———— STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yon, Nov, 15—Arriveds from Hamburg. Lonxnox, Nov. 15—Arriveds as—Areived, the Tl and a half, for train and run over, Ho was sitting on the top of the tender of the locomotive whonu tha train ume detached and ran togethor, fug bi unuor the tralt A Little Child Burned to Death, Special Dispatch to The Catcago Deioune, Louisvinue, Ky., Nov, 15,—A ttle d-year-old elle-known citizen boro, Jot of children uround a Durning heap of shaylogs, fell into the burning pllo und waa .vo badly burned usto cause bis death at 8 o'clock this ovening, exposed portions of the cbiid’s bod, eupenlaely. burned, and all bis clothes purucd aud an vixbth: woes Into ctfeot, son of Loula stich, The face and the Queen, {rom Liyenvoot, Nov, frou Polludel: Vatal Accident on) the California Southern Hound, Ban Dizao, Noy, 15.—A construction train with # party of laborers on the California South- ern jumped the track noar the summit of Buledad grade this morning, Flat-oars loadad with tes upsot falling ou the men, instantly killing one and budly brulwing tive wore, two of whont can hardly recover, we i? ano te ger egal rouob $1.16 or $1.17 by De ‘The harmony of action auions all the di {iNers promises that the now system will live. ‘hero ls no palpable reason why it should not, aud prove 1 yreut bonetlt to the trade, wesoclution 1a diatinet from the National Uistil! ors’ Aasoclalion, MATRIMONIAL. ‘Tho Landuuc have urrived out, PENNSYLVA PAIUADELPHIA, Pan turns of the Punnaylvaula MW for the quarter cuding Nov. a ‘renuaylvanl ‘buabeles nou, 8ST, faz potutuus, Os ay 20a POUL, — AN EARTHQUAKE, SHO! BAN Francisco, Nov. earthquake was f Juaé, ‘Pho oscillations aver prere, equuyn 10, Ups? oar of Ancien ‘Thrown from a Wagon and Kttled, Special Disoutch to The Calcago Tribune, MILWAUKER, Wis, Nov, 15.—Frederick Kuntz Dughelv; oaby, ‘conobuums Wedding at Standurd Ball, A yery quiet and pleasant wedding was celo- brated lust evening In Btandard Hull, corner of Mickizan wvonue und ‘Thirteenth street, the partles tO the contract bolig Miss Nose Greeno- baum, daughter of Josopb M. Groenebuum, of tbhia city, and Mr. Herman Landauer, a Milvaue keo clothing merchaut. Tho wodding was a ‘Was turown out of a wy, dent tonight and killed, Jujured by Falllung Through a Hatche won in w ruuaway accle eit today 4a ¢ Byeciat Disvated to The Chicago Tribune, AbuiaN, Mich,, Nov, 15,—Mr, Charice A. Coak- Ung, Chulrinag of tho Exvoutive Comusittcs ot the Plena Undertakers' Association, fel sshuck wus sove: eked wheat at tho Fr great excitement