Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1881, Page 3

nT CHICAGO 'TRIBUNT: FRIDAY, NOVEMPER- 18, (881—TWELVE PAGS. 3 NEW YORK. Grant ‘Tearing Mad Over the Recont New York “ Trib- une” Article. fo Hates Blainc, Calls Him a " Domagog, and Is Glad Io “Must Go”? Grant Treasuring an Old “ Trib- une” with o Brutus Par- agraph in It. Mme. Patti Concludes a Profes- sional Contract with Hen- ry E. Abbey. Jack Mavorly Snys We Offered Her $4,000 a Night and Expenses. Arrival of Two Hundred and Fifty Persecuted Russian Jews. Commander Choyne, of the British Navy, Thiuks the Jcanuetto Is All Right. flecond Day's Proceedings of the National Fire Undorwritors’ Conven- tion. GRANT MAD. WHAT HE SAYS ANOUT SECRETARY BLAINE AND THE NEW YORK “TMBUNE,” Dipateh to Cinctnnatt Gazette. New York, Nov. 15.—A reporter called wpa Gen, Grant at his office In ** Fort Sher- man,” No. 3 Wull street, and inquired of him asto the truth of the story published in the Now York Tribune. The ex-President re- plied curtly: “Not a line of truth init’ ile was questioned as to his rumored finan- -ela) relations with Senator Chaffco, and he sald: “Itis alle.” A Republican, who was with Grant when he first saw the article, and who called his attention to it, said to a re- patter: “asked Grant whethor no had read the Washlugton letter tu the New York tribune reflecting upon hin, He sald ho hnd not, 1 honded him the paper and called his atten- tron to tho closIny paragraph. lle satdown, put on his spectacles, Ht a fresh elgar, and then began to read leisurely every word. I had always found him a mart whom nothing eould disturb, but now for the flrat time L SAW MIM UPSET, As ho went on with hig reading his face grow pale, his teoth clenched, and his hands quiv- cred with raze, L never saw a madder man Iniy life. ‘Three or four thes he brought is great hand down heavily upon the desir, and declared with hoarse emphasis that it wasa liv, every word of it, After he had rend the entire articlo ho asked me $f ho night have it, but, changing his mind, re- turned It, saying he would buy a Tribune. “Tknow the suthor and the source of his {inspirations ‘That letter did not come from Washlugton,” continued my intormant. “I belleve mysel€ that Blaine wrote it, ‘The cor- respondence has hls earmarks throughout. It is evidently written by some one who knows something of the President's future Cabinet plans, Certainly tha man who con- cocted IC Is ihorousiily posted in Stute De- partment matters, and Inows whit missions: and Consulates are now vacant or wi available soon. No one excapt somebott; who nad to do with diplomutle matters could have epteval thigcorrespondence, For thosa reasons I do not hesitate to say that .. BLAINE WROTE, OR INSPIRED, THE ARTICLE, He was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel tho day it was weitten and the day it nppeared, und this colneiience, at lengt, Is rommkable, “You see, Blaino wants revenge for belng foreed to Jeavo tho Unblnet. 3 i “ that agi Peat a ec ee remarked Grant Wanted to seo Bining ont Thave said that of tho Cabinet, and Ldo wish it, Ile is a bad. tan, Hobas shown himself to be unseru- pulous, It Gen, Arthur wants to hava the Tespect of the moss of the people he eannot tuo syon rid himsel? of this demnagog, wid L anglad to know he fs to zo, and would us Het that everybody know my sentiments on thisaubject, “He ‘thinks to take double re- Yengo for his dismlssal from oftles by attack- ing the President over my shoulders. ‘This is hly favorit method of warfare. Hoe nevor dares to speak out openly and boldly, but erawis up an enciny’s back. In a cowardly fastion; and. stabs him from behind. ‘Tho sooner Preskdent Arthur gets rid of such a inan as that tha batter, No matter who suc ceeds him, a worse man caunot be appointed to tho pusttlon.”” 1 asked Gen, Grant why it was that the Tribune font itself to such a method of war- fare, Ho said, “That is the most interesting Hr aa GR HS y enk of it just now. can only do so in self-defense, inh se IT IBNOUY ES orimns, is muchIcan say, however, and duri E, past ‘alx weeks frends of ‘tho ‘tribune ave been to me repeutedly to ask my good aitlees to intercede fur them with the Prest- ent. These gentlemen sald tho Pribtne People desired to placa themselves In liar hony with tho Prusident, as they had been ¥ th Mr, Cartield. In cise this contd be fone thoy aru ready to desert tho Half-Broed ax, and xlve the Adininistration thelr sup- Hae All they wanted was to be: recognized tt Washington. ae details of this matter, Mf published, would be anything but agree en tho paver that has lent ils colums' for ne Binine’s auyault upon the President and at and if the altuek Is repeated It 1s Key 'o be given to the public.” af t this point I askedk the ox-Presitent Mivttior he had taken any steps to briny, atta Teconcilintion. * No, alr,” he replied, mayen se a you Shin I could do Hy pi my assasination er UME COOH bro- UE ALLEGED ABSA: ‘Was as foltows: piece eae ‘ork Tribune, Far. 9 1575, : Kellogg. Proposes boy acide Who oullana Legisiature, Hulls backed by tho United. States ALuys rh at Presidant Grant better decide who Toren Pelt to tho uext Congress, and en- United sdvelsion by five or alx roglinents of trata ates, troopa, vomminanded by that remove and dust shan, Gen, Sheridan, and mat iit Tegutarly dlected members to Insist nce for the Casoys and Dents? It ho one tie Sghting, itonton this line some tal, wiich y, Hz. to lits Cesar withont ¢ it Biessog to the country? NOMA BO & great ADELINA PATTY, ¥, AUDEY TO MANAGE ‘NER FUTURE treetat Digpat eee NES : New Yay pbpateh to The Chicago Tribunts Pa ‘on, Noy, 17%,—Adellna Patt, after tage tho mortification of seeing her te at {his clty made a Jamontable fail- aa tar the stupidity of her own sine) as at length trusted herself to tho tacback m American, who’ sought in yaln ity 8 negotiations with her iy Europe, tonigh days thats contract was slgned artlt by y the terms of which tho great inds herself to sing in thirty the Park th Henry E, Abboy, manager of ered Siz atts @nd the man who englue these at Bernhardt tn thls country, At vine sgetls season of thirty concorts Mr, Ragomen ha privilege of continuing theen- any event ee Mue. Patt! pledges hersult in texny Sing ¥OR Ni i ot 0 OTHER MANAGER What yountey during her present visit, na Mr, Abbey has given to the al seas He doses to state, but a gentieman ara Oe for acquiting, fuforma- ausoat hot 43 boing done in tha orld are probabt: of ably butt t any other inan In New Votk, sunioe ite ‘ttl Is to recelve 5,000 for ench concert, and that the transportation ex- penses of herself and company are to be pakt throughout the tour whieh Is about to be undertaken, Exorbitant as these figures seem, thay are ft all probability correet, as Patti's original de- mand wis for £0,000n concert, and she re- fused the offer ot Mr, J. JL. Maverly of $4,000 made on Monday Iast. Ever since hor ar- rival In this country Messrs, Abbey, Haverly, John Stetson, and KF Wetuorilt the hus- band of Emnin Abbott, HAVE NEEN ENDEAVORING TO SECURE HEN for the American tour, At firal she refusod all offers, firmly balleving — that she had to de ins to step upon singe and receive the homago and the doflars of Aterteans without aiving them adue equivatent, ‘Lhe gentlemen who were 80 Cager to engage her wisely held back for a thne, forescelig the fasco which would result from the miserable manage ment to which she had subjected herself. After her second — concert, when it had beeone evident to her that her New York season was n failure, and her prospects of stceess throughout the country were growing dinner and dimmer, the rival managers began'te open negotla- tions again, and this tine they met with some degree of encournmement, © Pattl wag wise cnough to see the mistake that sho had made, aud was now only EAGER TO QUT THE NEST THUS WHICIT BHE COULD from.an Amosican matiager of experience, Mr. Abbey ontbid bis competitors, and ho had a conference In the Belvidere House with G, Francti, the manager of Pattl, and the burgain was closed, At o'clock tonient hy drove from the Park ‘Theatre with Franchi tolls attorneys and the contract was algned, * My pluns,” sald Mr. Abbey,” nra as yet very crude, Thecontract has been signed searee- ly half an hour, and £ have had Httle tine to tank over the matter, much less to do any- pine, “ Do you Intend to make any changein tha company which assists Mme, Patti?” asked the reporter, Ty he “J shalt make no change in that, company belongs to Franchi, and will remain ag itis. But Lshall make a great change in THE CHARACTER OF THE ENTERTAINMENT TO NE GIVEN, Tho, American_peopln want to seo Patti as sho Is seon in Europe, and they have aright to seo her in precisely that way. ‘They pay their money, and they want fair equiya- M Tent, and that {s only natural. ow, ofcourse, 1 can’t undertake to give grand opera with Mme, Pattl, ‘That Is out of the mestion. But lean ist our people sea how tho great singer appears in_grand opera, If Zonnnot give thom a feast I can give them a 0, ‘The plans are to nppenr In scenes of opera, supported by hor company, and PRICES ANE NOT TO WH HIGHER THAN §5. Abbeys says: “From Brooklyn, where wo open, we shall go to Boston, where four con- certs wil be glyen. My plains for the tour, after the Boston ‘concerts, are not yet made. 1 oan embarrassed = by the cumagoment of Pattl to sing in the oratorio in Cinciunatl on Dee. 28, and £ have got to shape my pluns to micet that en- Rement. Of course I can visit only the urger ities with the expensive company on my hands’? J. I, HAVERLY, when asked In regard to lis negotintions with Patti, sald: Abbey, Is tho tulef and Jing beaten me, and now L’ve no objection to telling you what my proposal to Pattl was. offered to puy her $4,000 for each cone cert, to puy the transportation of herself and company, and the hotel bills of herself and others. ‘Tho $4,000 was to be pald in advatnea of each concert, aud to deposit $25,000 a5 oa for the fulfillment of my con- tract, Candidiy, I thought that that was all I could offer and have any prospect whatever of making any money ‘for myself, I figured very earciuily on the subject, tuk- ing ny oxpericnee with Gerster for a basis, Certainly thers is NO GREATER SINGER IN THE WorLD than this Indy except Patt!, and I thought It falr to estlmate the recelpts according to the receipts of the Gerster concerts, Abbey Is a shrewd.as well us a bold manager, and Lhave no doubt he sees his way clear to make mmongy and pay Patth more than tho $4,000 whieh Loffered. 1 certainly wish lil every success fn his venture, and ashe is not a man accustomed to fall 1 belleve he willsecurait.” MME, PATIL THANKED, ‘iv the Western Ausoctuted Press, New York, Nov. 17,—The Governor of Michigan telegraphs his thanks to DPattl for the benefit concert, which realized $5,006, RUSSIAN JEWS, ARRIVAL OF TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY YESTERDAY, Spectat Dispatch to Tue Chicaoo Tribune. New Yon, Nov. 17.—A party of 250 perse- cuted Jews from Southern Russia arrived today from Liverpool xt Castle Garden by the Melvetia, of the Natlonul Line, ‘They aro mostly from Brodlewkleft, Elzabethgrad, and Odessa, ‘Tho total number of arrivals in this city of those exiles’ to tho present tino fs about 2,600, "The Nutlonal Line has recently signed a contrict to bring 6,000 Israolites ovor this winter, thus making witit the similar contract . of the Hamburg Line 1 total of 10,000. Tho mnjort- ty of the arrivals of today aro petty trades- men aud artisans. Eighty of tho Bohenla’s party who arrived yesterday were sent by the comulttes this morning to Calcasiou Par- ish, Louisana, whore it is proposed to found. aecolony, A genticnan atrived this’ morn. ing from Richmond for tho purpose of muk- ing arrangements for the eatnbiisiiment ofan Hebrew colony in the Old Dominion, THE LOST JEANNETTE. COMMANDER CHEYNE THINKS BIE WILL TURN UP ALL NIGHT. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. New York, Nov, 17,~The ectebrated Arc- tie explorer, Commander John P, Cheyne, of the British navy, who arrived by the steamer Victoria from England yesterday, sald today, in speaking of the Jeannette: “ler non- appearance, to my mind, iinpliies success. It is proninture ns yet to expect thdings of her, Itisaluost certain that an expedition in search of hor by way of Bohring Straits would not be apt to fall in with tho Jeannetto.for the following reason; There is a current which sets In from the Gulf Stream an¥ sweeps around tho Volar basin, A vessul onteriug at Beliring Straits would drift in tho Ico with the current in an easterly direction. ‘Iwo years? 108 MAS INTERVENED before thoexpeditivn In search of the Jean- notte had entered the current. Thore would havo been more chance of an expedition falt- ing ini with her which went by way of Smith’s uund. “Whore do you think the Jeannette is now ?”” asked the reporter. “Well, of course, it 1s Impossible to say dettiitly, but 1 should {ude sha was about 84 dugrovs latitude and 105 degrees longitude, If the Jeannette has been crushed in the Ico thore is stil! a good chance of those on board: being anved, ‘The oxplorers of an American and of a Gorman expedition have beep saved aftor the loss of the vessels. But if BUE WAS MADE Ei WAY THROUGI THE : PACK Ick which {fs so denso around the borders of the continents and got Into the compuratively open water around the Pole the Jeannette will not be heard of for some thng yet, My proposed mathod of reaching the Pole Is to start out next spring with a vessel whieh will enrry us tu St. Patrick’s Bay, By means of three balloons to which will bo attached bontears, ench containing seven or ning men, Esquimaux dogs, sledges, provisions, elo. the first favorable current will bo taken ade vantage of to start forthe Pole, 416 wlles dis- tunte”¢ Lagreed guaranteo THE FIRE UNDERWRITERS. CONSIDERING THE SUBJECT OF RATES AND COMSIISSIONS. New York, Nov. 17%.—Tho National Con- youtton of United Fire Underwriters of America met this morning, and at once went into executive session to consider the sub- Ject of rates and commissions, After a ro- cvgs the convention reconvened In executive session and concluded to admit the represent atives of the press. It was ascortained that the morning -session had been devoted to a discussion of the report of the com- mittee appointed by the Advisory Committee to present for conskleration of the assocla- tion the question of rites and commisslons, ‘Tho afternoon: session was sluillarly occu- pied. ‘Iho report, after stating the diflicul- tles which, the committee had to contend with, presented resolutions,‘ the first of whieh state that the fra unaerwsiters of America, acknowledging the present demor- alized condition of manlfosted tn the current rates of premiums, and In the prevalent rates of commission to, agenta, and the common disregard of tha to due consideration, may be adopted at the alde. Nobody was grieved but tho dirt-enaters and thor boss Conkling, Why he should be come so. Indignant over tho appalntmont of a enstom-houae officer when "ho was tho ong tanh who would not interfgco with patronage’ the Ray. Fulton forgot to explain, He enya this_not—nomlnating Robertson—was what cunsed Guiteau to tire the fatal bitilet, Uuitena says in his confosson (eee Now York ‘TrUnine for Out. 12) thatthe idea of removing the Prosident was suggested to him by the resignation of Conkling; that boforo that time it had not occurrad to hi, 0 Itoy, Fulton next says that when Conk- Ming wna defonted Garilold: said: fntn sorry; wo muat dosomathing for him worthy of his grent record.” Now, it {a not Lay dale ‘a likely that Garilold aaid anything of tho knew, ng we all know, that Conkling harno great record noteworthy or commoniable. There was A report that after bie defent Garfield said: "1 am sorry, [should Iike to give hima foreign iniasion.” ‘That may have been true, It would havo been just In keeping with the kinduess of tha President's great beart to have helped him in sume kencrous way, aud DO One regrote more thnn inysclt that the President could not have lived to have done as he desired. For one I Should like tosea Conkling take a forelyo mis~ alon for life. Tknow of no man anywhere so well fiteed to “loavo his country for hiscountry'a wood.” fle next tells us that Cameron and Logan aro not neefdenta, but men of mighty yorer because Of thoie ability and fidelity to trath, etc. Thatit isn prominent trait In the Iey. Pulton's chare autor to lia willing and anxious to— Jick absurd pomp witl cand And crook the pregunnt bint Whore tettt niay follow fawn! is ovarmbolmingly conclusive, I admit these ten have power, but {t has come mostly from thofr ussocintion with Conkling and Grant and ir iilentiticntion with the spoils system; but hey all false to Garfleld and false to Re- pubiicanism if he was itstrue represenintive, Cameron—1 supposa ho means Don—fs, politie- Ally speaking, n endaverous, bruintess, fortune favored coxtomb, with less character than his voturious father, who in $645 and 1847 bought his neat in tho Herinte, afterwards was summarily dismissed from Lincnin’s Cabinet, at aiuthur tine consured by the House of epee: tatives for corruption by a vote of 79 yeas to jaya, aod who in 1té7 bought his scat again, Yot this man wos after Grant's own heurt, who when President went to work clandestinely, and with tho help of Conkling and Logan removed tho grent Masanchusetts Benator from the Chnir- manship of tho Committee on Foreign Neln- Hons, and put this depraved politteal corrup- Honist jn bis pince, when it was @ fact that hot Wil the Grants, Conktings, Camoronr, Lo- supe, and Fultons that have lived since Adam,, Hin tate one ian, could procure a statesman tho equal of Senator Sumner. Don [sa “chip of tha ol Dlock” so furas bis. braina will admit, A grenter political curse never befell the Stale of Pennsylvanta than that Cameron trite, Aas for Logan, he tus always been Conkling's right bower in politics. He tried to choke down the peuplu of this Btnto in 1880, aud deprive thom of tholr rightful and desired representation fn the Natlonnt Convention, The fow specches ho made in the campaign were tat and beart- teas, some of thom absolute fallures: and, Al- though Prealdont Garfold allowed him to dice tute the appointments in this State, be nover by word or deed in a ainae, instunce stood by tho Administrition of the peopte, For anything. that bo said ur did Garileld was utterly triend- less. But moro of this by and by, Thore is a day ot reckoning coming! Let the Stalwarts mark! Touree with the Rey, Fulton that those men ire nat necidents: thoy are diaustors, Ho next tells ws that bo showed to Gen, Grant the statemont * that Conkling Inaugurated tho apolls systein,” although no one used the word “Inaugurat but himself, and saya; You ought ty haveseen bim. He took the totter in his hand, ke held {t, bo looked at it, and atlongth with that look tis best und deur friends under stand, aiid, * That fs infamous.’ Really, what o seeng’ Tor a palotorl | Wat an opportunity for oa five-cent chromo! Of course Grant would say tat, Since bls entrance Into wlitics be has buen “check by jowl" with vonkling. For elzht years his Administration nurtured and suatained tha spoils system. Conkling naturally developed into ity * Incarna- tion.” “So rawpant with corruption became every department of the Government un- der “Grant that {t onmo_ very near in- vading the hoino of the President, so. near that bis private seeretury escaped the penitentiary only by tho “skin of his teeth.” T will produce a witness bearing somewhat upon these facts. In 1676, that wus tho year Conk- ling wanted tho Democrats to win, and so in Keeping with hia character be turned State's evidence In this way. In that one speech in Utlea he made that yenr, after * earnest solfcita- von," be suld: “Extenuating no cause of fraud orerlme, end knowlig with shumo and korrow that individuate building official trusts have been gullty of detestable Jobbory.” ‘This was tho first and only tle Conkling was aver known to show penitence for bia sins, So far as Grant is concerned t honor him as 0 soldier as much as any one; but aga politician F hofd towards hint feeliugs tho very appoalt, an bellove It the bounded duty of every American citizen todo what he cun to save and keop the adulnistration of this Republic trom again falilng suto ules clutches and into those of the whole Stalwart crowd that folluw in his wake, whose pollticn! and ullicial dusires have proved © wolllatt, bloody, starved, and ravenotts," The Hev. Fulton next enya thot Conkling is tho kindest-beurted tnan be ever knew, for when in Chiongo inst he heard tho Hou, Mr. Storrs talk about tim ina vory, appreciative way. What docs that amount to? Storra was one of the very first to pubiluly tuke sides with Conkling. against Gorticld. Why should a fox enup ut fox"? He thou goes on tosny that Conkling ie a statosinan, an orator, and a loader of mon withe outa pecr; but I dofy him to slow In n single instance Where ho bina concelved, formulated, or brought to the frontan important Inw, reso- lution, or menaure of administration of a broad National character, or produce A single speech ho bay made that was able cnough toattiteh to tt solf nuy pormanont interest or worth beyond that ofa transitory campnixn document. ‘Lone he 1s no teue fonder of men ig best secon tn whnt be hus accomplished In that relntion. ‘hat he ig the “ {uoarnution af the apulls aystent ” fs the greut undeniable fact about bling aud I want to cal the attention of the uv. Fulton to threo im- portant articies bearung on those points; one in tho Princeton Review for September by Dorman H. Eaton; one in tho International Ieviciy for October by F. W. Whitridxe; one in the Adantic Uuntily tor September vy EB. L, Goukin, 1 would ike to sce sume of tho “superb tatont” lying round looso ainong tho Btulwaats brought to bear In answer to those urticles, Assuniiug at all tlaes to dictate what is Re- publicanism, and to tenoh Republicuns thelr duty na a teepublican blinsolf, Conkling bas been tho most flue and, By noarltioay Ubat has Ueen raducod in New York or clsowhere. Jeslousot jen, Dix to 1874, he akulked and Jet the State 4 for Tilden for Governor. Boured because he ‘was pot made the National candidute in 187d, he skulkod nyatn, and lot the State go for Tilden for Presluent. Onco in his own Congressional district, because be could not make a tvol fF ite Mopresentative, he in the noxt election’ used bis Intluence to dofeat Alin and olect a Demuerat, his Inw partner, {1 1880, ‘THE NUSINKSS OF FINK UNDERWHITERS, principles which the experience of tha past has demonstrated to be esxontini to a profita- ble conductof the business, and belleving tha present condition of affairs ta destructive to insurance capital and menacing to the Inter- eats of polleyholders, pledges tha mombers support such plans for tha im- brovoment of business generally ns, afler meeting. The committee also recommended that the country be divided Into districts, for each of which the President of the nssacia- tlon shall appolnt a conmittes of seven, four of whoin shall be residents of the district. The committee thus appointed BUALL CALL A MEETING of the companies {n thelr districts, and when the organization fs perfected shall reorgan- ize tha local bonrds and establish tarts, with rules for meeting the competition of nou uutting companies for the maintenance of a maxtinum fate. Commissions are nt to exceed 16 per cent, and to inetude oll expenses anye taxes and local voardd expenses, and then report the result of their labors tu the Advisory Committee. ‘The Dis- trict Associations are to prescribe that mem: bers must be officers of the companies ant general and special agents charged with bussing upon daily reports, and thatbulletins shall be published by each District Associa- tion, by which members may COMMUNICATE WITIT ONE ANOTHER CONFI- DENTIALLY and by designated numbers, District Asso- elations, on the completion of organization, shall agree on a day on which all members shall hotly their gents to join in organizing local boards, and all future actlon of sald District Associations upon rates shall be through such — Ineal boards. ‘The atove wera adopted. ‘The connmnittes algo recommended the adoption of a resolution by whieh the members pledsed themselves to full alleginnes to the ational Board of Fire Underwriters, when itseeured full control, and recommending uinimun tariffs and securing uniformity of rides and regulations, preserving, however, THE PRINCIVLE OF DISTRICT AUTIONITY, Tho | Jatter was amended by which mem- bers bound themselves and their agents not to write outside of n metropolitan district rt less than tariit rates nor allow more than 15 percent thercon, or a rebate direct or ind!- rect, or allowance of any kind, ‘Tho firat res- olutlon was adopted. ‘The discussion on rates and commissions will be cunthiued to- niorrow, FREIGHT RATES, NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION, Spectal Izpatch to The ChMeago THbunite New Yonk, Nov. 17.—There has been no chango in freight rates stice Inst Monday. ‘fhe New York Central and Erle have not yet followed the advance made by the Penn- sylyania and Baltimore & Ohio Roads, but it is expected that they soon will. Some difiicuity in arranging the pro rata division with the Boston & Albany Road fs sald to have delayed the New. York Central, and the Erie will not move until Its compet itor does, ‘Lhe axonts of the roads that have advanced rates say that west-bound business fy 80 large that they wet a large and satisfactory amount of freight notwithstand- ing thelr high charges. It is understood that the advance has only a Hmited application, inasmuch 16 large slippers are protected Ume contracts.entered Into before the a vance, longue, ue thy kneo, ITEMS. CHAFFEE. Spectat Durpatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Nov, 17.—Ex-Senator Jeromo B, Chaffee arrlvéd in the clty today from Denver. Te says that he has no knowledge of Presidont Arthur’s plans concerning the formation ofa Cabinet. Ie dunies positively that he has been Invited to accept a place in St, and snys that he has not seon the Presi- dent since jils inauguration, THE STOPPAGE OF MILLING. Tho revorts recoived at the Produce Ex- change that the Minneapolis aud Northwest- ern millers purpose to stop milling by Dee. t Jn consequence of the high priec of wheat and thelr funbility to turn thelr grain into flour at a profit were the subject of com- ment among menibors today, ‘The merchants here charge the Chicngo aud othor grains dealers with innuipulating to keep whent above its logitimate value, thus making It impossible for the millers to wanufacturo at & profit, GOLD FRO CUDA, To the Western Amoctated Press, New Yous, Nov. 17.—The steamer Sara- toga, from Ilnvana, brought $187,000 In gold, SUNDMANINE CANLES, Sixteon hundred iiles of submarina cable, intended for the Central and South Aimer- jean Telagraph Company, has been shipped from London, The remainder willbe shipped in February next, It is expected this coun- try and Mexico will be in dtrect telegraphic comitinication with Peru aud Brazil bys uno next. MORE THAN FIFTY BUILDINGS in this city have beon declared unsafe by tho Inspectors of Bulldings since the Grand street disaster. THE REV, FULTON AND CONKLING, ‘To tha Editor af The Chicaga Tribune, Mr. Cannot, Itt, Nov, 16.—Tho Kev. Justin Futtou, D, D., of Brooklyn, N. Y., not satteiled with 8 moat unbecoming attempt dome woexs ago to blackon the inemory of Prvsident Gur- Aleld in ordor to ft Roscoe Conkling out of tho pit of dishonor into whic he bus trrecoverably go Iau iaDy pat De: Tufely’ balls peenuse Ue fallon by bla own treacherous conduot, again appears {n tho public press uot only to not au- | CURSO, fhe country | with Tour mere vein swor ine, but to reassert without proof bisfor- | ment of bla absolute machine bossship, he See ei coe area enone San RT ates That tho Rov. Fulton fs “a wall-developod | ion its purty bud won and placed in the Prosle tondy,” as was remarked by the Juler-Ucean in | Gouttat ehate striae mablost mon Of tule oF its Isque of April 23, ts evident; andusa*’ bis- | nny age, bocunse be could not contro! him torian” and Judge of mon Jt may be justly anid | in tho interest of Stalwartism and spoite, of him whut tho “ Magaziiio Man" onco sald of | He, beyan a most unprovoked, cnuscless, Josh Billings as a puet, who, having recelyed a Bad fi wicked at oe hin, é za Ung in the assasinution oF tho President and the “apoulment” of his “composure,” wrote him alt ‘noxt day na “foltors''s consignment of himself to private Hfo justly covered with degrace and odium which neither DEAK But: You may be adamphool, but you are no poot, Yours, in baste, tino nor cireumatanco cin over effaca, c The Hew. Pion would eh us Helene Hank Not on tho Hoy, Fulton's account by any ‘oukling’s present rotirement and refusal to take churge of the Treasury Dupartmont ia ow- moans, but on account of the subjoot matter ine | ine tog Tait und vory commendudla modesty on volved, I propose to notlee in thele order some | bis part; but Jot me toll tin that, if thoro ts any of the polnts, {f such they may be calicd, in his | modesty avout ft, it fe onty that uf the prosti+ Juat letter, Ho saya I did not refute bis statement in ret- erance to Garfiold; [only dentod it, ft was not tute, who is 80 broken down in sin that sho is obliged to forogo hor iniquitles in spitu of bor tny buamess to refute it; it was his busl- ness to prove it, His charge ja o self, iio anys Now York noeds Conkling; Conkling grave one. It snvolves an absvluto ‘mls+ does not need New York, Iadmit thia*remark gots UNAY WIth te umpictaly. Itla enough ta ina atob Stratis Hoe weal sot atone quite as conception of Prosldent Gariloid’s churactor, | woll if une or two more of bor Stulwart poll- not only by tha Amorican peuple, but by tho | tielunsabould move East. 6 whole civilized world; and no man of honor | ,,Wonta punster is tbls oTusido Historian © would maxo such a charge without bein ablo | peintur thts uduitional tulont of tho itey, Fulton and willing to eubstantinte it, I will revont tt heres “Uurteld told Conkling late one night that nothing would be dene about the Now York oltices for two wooks, after whic time he would be glad to conault bim with roforance to them, night never buyo had an opportuutty of dispiny, Ho says he hazards nothing Inuy tug chat 1 bull Tho next morning Robortson was uppointed Col- lootor.” ‘This 1 denied then, and | deny now in besorry that latruck wtatrue nan when bu could not reply, but-must bour and forbuar Jest toto, for roasous plain enough. Tho hey, Fulton now comes out and says it is truo and will | in che nostrils of tho American pooplo it ts tho unine of Koacoe Conklin aid of those who have fhe publio as be inust wtand a —- wlaudor and | [ing had ferborne”* cariler to act the part of fulsitier, “Kicking tue dead lon" will yet | potiucal traitor and bypocrit bert yee One ficau tloket? No! but by withholding bis sory- eoplo—a nt scome {eos until persounily sollcitod by Gens Gariald { Gils 9 Habe, and the peopl athe ables typo for speaking tho truth about Moscov Conkling [wnt inform tho Hey, Fulton in due avagon Dut at the present writing J belleve if thore that in thie day aud generation deserves to bo despised and to go down to posterity a stonch wan noxt to.# crime, withow producing a purti- tho yust two years, ‘ cloof proof or showing uny foundation upon 4 f a bk 0 Hev. hich to restauoh a chanics sive fis Individual | oicee octty, aacers eed Mendes | he May. say 80, whlod, Of course, amounts to nothing. £ | nia montalism, but the roal thought in say lot bin prove hie statemont or stand before | the minds of the people ‘a that if Roscoe Conk- standing Graut has aot tho example, ite ways Gonlitug hoiped Gariesd in tho cam. | Bivd,in 8 manner ao lerribiogs vo appall the palgo. “How did bo beip bim? Hy yolny at once Butle Load attacked a man who could not voluntarily to work as was:hid duty and doing | repy, if 1 bud struek at 8 man who had been 1s buat to secure the success of the Repub: | brutully shot down beouuse of bls devotion to Uberty sulfors and ulocds. If lam over sorry romain true, and that thisnetof the President stood near to him In bis political operations for prove bad Pusinoes for tho Stulwarts, Botwith- | chusiplon would not bave already aul and bled f tht to belp out, and thon making apecches in suveral | uf manhoud on the earth the day he full— Btates, especially in Ontu, scarvety mentioning : t nd slandered Gardeldenaimcyat iho sane inc oxtolllug Are | Suey! a natant Mutt an eflandcred shur and Grout tu such a labored and oxtruva- | ogy, wormeunten, mud gangrenous fort> ant inannar aé to show on ite face un intens onal personal slight to the Prosidential candi- late. Ho saya that Robertson, for reasons that ho need not relate, was porsooully offensive to that clase of Republicaus tod by Me, Coukling, al- though in every respect a gentiowan. No doubt ho was offonsive to tuut crowd, and I will tell the Rey, Fulton why, aw that is tho vory thing wo want toknow: It was Uccuuge Robertson was an houest Hepudlican, and wanted. tho peuple, and not the machine, tn have tho say in poilticul- Panogement. ‘Loyt's the whole of ft. ‘suys the Dublic was "horriticd"” at Robe ube OF a superciilous, demayoglont autocrat, us the Key, Fulton bas done tn slondpring Prevl- deat Gartield to belp out Koscon Conkling, 1 abould be sorry; Tshould be asbamed; | would mike buste to bunt 4 hole ia some obscure earner of tho sarih: Lwould crawl tute tt, and ot the Powor above I would usk this favor only, thut wy puine mlyht be obliterated from the nomory of wan. H.W. Hezzen. CENTRAL STATION PATROL-WAGON,' ‘Tho putrol-wayon for the Central Station was i " ‘4 putin operation yostorduy, uudor tho guidance eee eee es Ghd Sarthe nnacking | of Olllcers Bodmer and Heaublon, The yeblole dupes and demuygogs. Abs Now York Loyisiue | has heretofore beon described in these columns, ture unanimously Judorsed tho nomination, ‘Iho | Ns dtstriot comprises that part of the south Dighest satisfaction was exvressed on every } Division lying oorth of Van Uurcu atrest, FIRE RECORD. Destruction of Kimball’s Mill, in Pascoag, R. 1., !oss $150,000. A Conflagration at Hopkinton, Masa, Threatening tho Prinolpal Build. Ings at Last Accounts. Fires at Pictou, N. 8, Enniskillen, Ont., and Other Places, Involving Heavy Losses. At Pancong, It, f.y Loan 8150,000, Povinence, R. 1, Nov. 17,—Kimball’s mi), in Pascong, burned with some adjoining butld- ings, Loss about $110,000; Insurance, $100,000. A Conflagration at Mopkinton, Mass. Horxinton, Mass, Nov, 17—Midnight.—A bix fire Is raxing in tho centro of tho town, Many of the principal buildings are threatened, ine cluding Bridges & Co.'s biz shop, the town- tall and Mabone Bros, Tho fire caughting De At Big Rapids, Mich,, Lons $3,600, Ine surance 93,000, ptetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Gnanv Rarins, Mich,, Nov. 17.—C. 8tempson tore and bullding at Big Napids burned ning. Tho origin of the firo is un- known. Lose, $3,500; insurance, $1,000 cach In tho Phoonix Assurance of London, Home of New York, and the fiartford. At Pictou, N.8., Lows 830,000. TIALtrax, Nov. 17.—A fire at Pictou this morn- Ing destroyed the St, Lawrence Hotel, the Ma- sonic Ala, and ainaller buildings. Loss, $30,000; insurance, €13,000, ne ae In» Forniture Factory. Evansvitwr, Ind., Nov, 17,—A firo in Schultz & Heldman’s furniture factory caused a damage ef £4,000, Four firemen wero takon out of tho building almost sutfocated, but will recover, MacVengh’s Hone, Coxsnonocken, Pa. Nov, 10.—Ex-Attornoy- General MacVearh's summer residence at Brookville farm burned yestorduy. At Enniskillen, Ont,, Loss Heavy. ENNISKILLEN, Ont., Nov. 17,—Sylvester’s Ag- riculturat Works burned, Loss hoavy. Par- tially insured. A Falso Alarm, The alarm from Lox No. “44 at 6:86 o’olock last evening was falec. SPORTING EVENTS. The Cushion-Carrom Tournament. New You, Nov. 17,—The first gamo today In the cusbion-carrom billiard tournament was be- tween Daly and Carter, and won by Daly Jn six- ty-four tunings: Carter 171. Tho second game, between Murris and Dion, was won by Dion in forty-cight innings. The third game, between Slosson and Holser, was won by Helsor in sixty- three innings: Blosson, 171. Tho closcat and Most interesting gains of the tournament was Played toulght by Sexton and Wallace, It was nip and tuck throughout. On the thirty-Ofth Joning the players wero even uot 199, end ogain even on tho = forty-fourth inning. On tho ftifty-clghth the score stood: Sexton 190, Wallace 191, Tho former scored six on the fity-ninth funing, and ran out; Wallace 101. Tho second game, he- twoen Schaofer and Gallagher, was remarkable for the poor play of the formor in tho first part of thogame,and good work throughout the game by Gallagher. On the twonty-first inning the score stood, Gallagher 100, Bchacfor 3, On the twenty-third Schaefer scored 81 points, and on tho thirty-third was only 81 bobind bis opponent, Schaefer made several blanks In tho foRowlng fonings, and at tho fortieth inning tho avoro stood, Galtnyher 360, Schaefer 112. Sohacfor mado a run of 2, but Galinghor slowly erept on, and ran outen tho aixty-first joning; Schaefer 187, SUMDIARY, TAMMANY HALY, New Your, Nov, 17,—Fourth iny of tho cushion-carrom touruatnent for tho championship of tho world; games 200 polnts up, with 23-inot balls, on 9 5x10 J. M. Bruns- wick & Balke Co. table, with the Monaroh cush- jon. Eleventh game: Daly 200, Carter 17 ages—Daly 3 6-04, Carter 2 43-04; highe: Mnly 14, 1S, 12, Cartor 15, 14, 11. Twelfth game: Dion 2W, Morris 80; averages Dian 44-48, Morris 141-48; blybest runé—Dion 33, Hi, 14, Morris 18, 05, Thirteenth game: Heiser 200, Slosson 171; av- ernwos—Heisor J 14-62, Slosyon 47-82; highest Tuns—ioiser 10, 14, Siossou 25, 1, 11. Fourteenth game: Soxton 200, Wallace 101; avoragos—Sexton 323-60, Wallaco 314-50; bigh- est runs—Sexton =, 10, 8, Wallace 26, 17, 13. Fifteenth gamo: Gallughor 200, Schacfor 187; averages—Gullaghor 3 11-01, Schacfor i 4-61; bighoat runs—Gallaghor 19, 10, Schaofer U1, 3, 10, What tho Owner of Phil Thompson Has to Say About the Proposcd Match Race with Sweetheourt. New Yorx, Noy. 17.—Charlos H, Raymond, owner of the great Kentucky-brod 3-ycar-old, Phit Thompson, cailed upon the editor of the Turf, Fidd, and Farm in relation to the match with Callfornia-Lred Sweetheart proposed by £. 8. Stokes. “uymond eald: “1 have faith In Phil Toompson. £ vellevo fu bim, but it isa little too carly to tulk about making & match fornext year, 1 want to sce bow my colt passes through tho winter bofore I make an impurtant enguge- mont for bim. To put up now a forfeit of $5,000 would be equivatent to betting that amount of suoney that no accident will happen to my colt during the winter months, I nm not a betting man, and, do not cara to gamble on this point, In April dr May L will accummodnte Muckay with a mateb, provided my colt is in good health atthe time, Iwilt trot tho race ut Chivago iu duly or August, and will not object to other colts then 4 years old coming in at $5,000 or $10,000 cach, Tho catimate of stakes for ex- ponaes Ja untiroly too bigh, I will allow hin #1,000 for bringing Sweetheart from California, The race, 1 presume, will draw, but 1 do not wish to give any one the opportunity to aay that the ulain thing in viow i6 the division of tho rate receipts. The owner of Swoethvart is ow. Vory woalthy nian, and gate-mouey eannot bo mucl of. an object to him. Sly proposition is, the winner shall take nll yate-monoy, Had nothing boon said about matebing thia winter Lsbould buye challenged in April or May the 4-ycar-oids of California and tho world to buttle, provided Phil ‘Thompson hove, right, Stokes simply anticipated mo, Ly waiting until spring to put up tho forfelt, it mukes ft more of @ certalnty that the colts will come togethor,” ‘uo editor of the Twf, Field and Farm says: “ We cun see nono reason why Gov. Stanford should decting to put Mrod Crocker in a raco with Phil Thowpson aud Sweetheart. A trotting: contost between 4-year-olda for a stake of $1,- QW and gate-money will attract tho attuntton of tho count: und the winner will reward bis owner witha smull fortunu,” aver- rune Running Kaces at Washington. ‘Wasiixaton, 0. C., Nov, 1.—Ivy City Course —Three-quartora of a nilto: Flower of Kildare first, Pligmmago gocond, Duke of Kont third, Time, 1321. Threo-quartors of a mile: Frankie 3. first, Spark second, Gladstone third. Timo, 1:19%, Yorktown Centennial Rundicap, threo miles: Checkinate first, Lida Stanhope scoond, Mary Anderson way off, ‘Chino, bith Consvlution Purso, mite heute: Black Princo won tho rst buat, Sweet Home the gucond ond third, ‘Time, 1408, 147, 1:47, Climax Steeplucha Lord George first, Konuy second, Hunk Short third, some horses got out of tho ri by guing the wrong cour. ——————— UNLICENSED LIVERYMEN, Miohdel Walsh, James Clark, John J. Jonnl- sou, Osuar Fickis, Andrew Burnham, Isaag How. land, Herman Follett, George Boldon, aud date thew Fisher—all liverymon—wero fined $50 cach at the Sonth Sido Police Court yesterday for full- ing to take out Heenses for their vehicles, a5 re+ quired by the revived ordinances, ———————_——— WORKED A COUNTRYMAN, Katle Moore, a prostitute, was arrested yes- terday charuwed with sseullug & sum of money from John Reynolds, a countryman from Cold- water, Mich, She was hold to the Criminal Court in bonds of $400 and ined In addition $25 for Delug an lowate of u house ot Ul-fame. —————< MINING COMPANIES IN PENNSYLVANIA, Vuvsveceira, Pay Noy. 1,—The Auditor- Génoral of Pennsylvania tg taking active meus ures to compel silver mining compunios to con form to the law which requires that compunics obartorud outside the Stato, but duing buslnows in the Commonwealth, sual pay licunsos, At Tearages amount to $0,000, A DISFIGURED TRAMP, ‘A tramplah-looklug inan, stopping at Lovo- Ince's Dospluincs-atroet lodging-bouse, entered tho Mudison-Stroct Station last night with @ friend and @ gash threo jucbos Jour nN in his nontp. Tho friend explained that tho tramp | had = beon etruck — thore, but, Judging fram tho appenranco of the man and the wound, the police betfeve that be was elected from some anloon, and, falllug upon tho sidowalk, out tis hend on tho curb, Hoe wi taken to tha County Moapit ———__— CASUALTIES, Fatal Coal-Oll Explosion in Baltt- more. Spretat Dispatch to The Chtcaoo Tribune, Rartimone, Md., Novy. 17.—A terrible conl-oll aceldent occurred hero last night, ono of tho yletima of which dled today and anothor Is not exproted to live. Tho accident happonod at the boarding-honse of Mra. John Finch. licaste Lippey, 2 years old,and Katto Rotholl, 10 years of nye, were playing nbuut a table in the dining room, when Kutie, reaching wcross the tabie, upect a largo coal-ofl Iam, which exploded and scattered the burning oll over the ehildron, set~ Ung thelr etothing ablaze. They screamed for belp, and Mr, Rovhelt and Mra. Finch hurried to tholr useistance and succeeded In amothoring the fire, but pot until the children wero terribly burned about the face, breust, ang arms, besiies Inhallug the flame. In bis aifort to save bis child, Mr. Rothell was serlousiy burned about the hands and arms, and Mra. Finch also re- ceived painful injuries. Littic Heasie died this morning, and her companion is nut expected to survive ber injuries, Escaping Gas Fills a itoom—A Roy Goes in with a Light—A Frightful Explosion Ensues, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune CLEVELAND, O., Nov. J7.—A singular aceldent oceurrod this ovening at tho house No. 0 Clinton strect, occupied by George Kiooz, Gas men set ameter aud carclesty left one of tho burners turned on, Tho gas stronmed Into the roun for threo or four hours unchecked, and when un boy. went up-stalrs to go to bed the light In bis hand ignited the gas and there was a tremendous combustion, badly ahattering tho entire house and blowing out tho top walls. The boy was burned some, but not seriously. A Ship Burned at Sea. BAN Francisco, Noy, 17.—The ship Bt. John Smith arnved today from Kio, She reports that in 67 degrees 40 minutes south, 67 derrecs 25 minutes west, she sighted a burning ship. near which was » bark appnrently taking of the cre ‘The bark aubsoquently stood off cag® by The Sunken Steamer Jonnio Gilchrist, Hock [avanp, Ill, Noy, 34,—The hull of tho Jennie Gilchrist was landed at the marine-ways tony, It Is in good condition, and no othor bodies were found. A Stranded Ship. Porttanp, Ore, Noy. 17.—Tho British ship Edith Lorne, while going toaoa this afternoon, atruck tho middie lands. She will probably bo 8 total logs. Perlshed in a Burning Bullding. Nouri Fenuisuuna, Vt., Nov. 14.—Tho dwoll- ing of James aniiiry) burned yesterday, and two oblldron perished, MISSISSIPPI RIVER NAVIGA- TION. How the Lake Borgno Outlet Would Lower the Floods and Reclaim Land, ! St. Lours, Nov, 14.—To the Editor of the Cin- etunatt Commercial: In my communication of Oct. ULanids In auother paper, in reply to the jnsinuation “that Burraturia Canal stock will go up when the peopic may be brought to demand the Lake Borgne outlet," [I will show the great necessit; aad insportunce this outict js tothe agricultural, commercial, und sanitary interest of the entire yaltey of the Nississippl—then people may sec whether or not this outiothas anything to do with tho Barrataria Cannl. now propose tocomply with that promise, aad will stato: = First—This outlet can be made at a less cost than tho amount of money spent for surveys of the Mississippi River in tho past ttoor three yeara which will do no permanent good, Becond—It made, in two high-water porioda tho high-water mark in tho Mississipp! Miver at Now Orloans will belowered to within tive feet of low-water mark, - This will lower the high- water mark twalve to tifteen feet at Vicksburg, eight to ton fect at Momphis, and alx toelght feot at Cairo, ‘Third—This would not only do away with nll necessity for levees on the banks of the Missls- ulppl to protect the valley from overilow, but would coufine ull the water of tho valley (save that of the Red River shed, which should bo di- verted to the gulf) to wittla the natural bounds of tho river, causing its bod to settle deoper, And ut the samo the concentrating tho water of the river Into norrewer and deeper channels, This would accomplish more fa two or threo Years than would $100,000.00 expended in the plan of the Hiver Cominission, Fourth—Thia vutict would leave Now Orleaus twelve to fourtecu feot above nuy bigh water, ‘Thon that city coukt be dralned and sewered. When this isdone, New Urleaus will bo as frea from yeltow fever ag Philadelphia or New York. Ia other words,no matter how muny coucs might bo brought thare, {t would not aproad; and our trade rezulations ulong tho Stississippl would bo us free irom quarantine restzicuions as the above-named citivs. Fifth—It would reclaim the whole valley from overilow and prevent malarial fovors to a great extent. Sixth—It would inereaso tha valuo of forty million wores of land frora its present average of say $5 per ucre to $50 per acre. These rich yalley funds, thus pluced forever above over- flow, and being freed from tevers, would Invite altelvillzation, and in ten years’ would havo x population ton times greater than they now vO, Seventh—In twenty yeara those iands that aro now comparativety valueless would produce an- nuatly one thousand millions of dolinrs in valuo more of rico, suxar, cotton, and corn than thoy naw produce. Elghth—Tuia would give employment to twenty steamboats where thore Ia now one to transact the local business from St. Louis and othr Wostern cities to supply the people of this valloy. Ninth—Thodralniog of the valloy would causo rafiroads to be built ull ovor it and In ail wirec- trons, creating an additional value to all con- tiguous lands throughout tho section, ‘Lenth—Tho lowering of tho water in tho river would end that delusive acheme of using leveos for the beds of railronds, Eleventh—This one outlet, which can be made for a fow hundred thousand dollars, will, with ono bigh-water perlod, demonstrate all this. Then in two or throo yeara more time, and at swall additional expenag, tho whoto 4. i ONO be carried out, and all of these great results can be accomplished. Jt ig suid that to do all this yy tho Bae of the River Commision will coat. $}00,000,000 and require half # contury to com- plote it, Ou the other band, by the outlet system (1 propose commencing with tho great outlet at Lake Borgne), tho yaliey can be recinimed from overtlow in two or three years’ time,and atemall expense; and the same work will uot only give from ton to twelve foet chan: nelin the Misslesippi Rivor from Cairo to New Orlouns, but at the same time and in the samo wuy deepen the Chunnela of all the main tribus tarlea of tho Mississippi from thoir mouths to tho tirat shoals. ‘Chis outlet can harm no one as 1 propose to muke it, neither will it inany way intorfere with tho channels of commorco at tho river's mouth, Lustly—Tho effect of the outlet system on tho whole valley, from oven ao far vorth a Chicago, will bo to Dring so vast 4 travel and commorce to Now Orleans that, uu mutter should they got and maintain a channel ot thirty foot through tho South Pass, the Barrataria Canal will still ban necessity, sinea no atch outlet as can bo Rot AL any ono of the pusses of tho river's mouth will bu suiliclont to ncoommodate the commerce of this vailcy, Joun CowboN, FINANCIAL, Fallure of a Whol ™ je Liquor Firm of ny Meurimis, Tong, Nov. 1%—G, Baum& Co, wholesale liquor daulors, of this city, made an assignment lute this aftornoon,* Liabititles, &78,° 3 assots about 835,000, The principal ured- ttor {3 Frulberg & Workum, of Cincinnall, to wom feduo §46000, Abrahat Beossol ls natiod ng Asstxneo. A Little Rock Boot and Shoo Merchant. Lirrre Rock, Ark., Nov. 1%.-H, M. Hanson, boot and shoe merchant, mado an ussignment esterday, Tlubiiitics, $11,708; neste, SiAT2. ihe rrinsipal ereditns are ‘ia, Cinolonati, Hos- top, Bt, Louta, and Laltimore. Goorge W, Haydon, Boots and Shoes Boston, Nov, 17—Geurge W, hayden & Co. dealers in boots and shucs at Boston, bas tailed, Liabilition $7,000. x $$ RECOVERY OF A STOLEN HORSE, Detective Morgan eucceoiled yesterday in ror covoriig the sevond horse stolon from Joho Old- fleld, of Luimont. Ithasboonin the possossion of .C. Strohl over sluco: Noy, 4, when that entloman noticed & strange rig stunding. fo" tant of bis place of” business, No, 167 Wabusb avonue, aud, as thero did not appear to be any owner for it, took it Lome and put it inhisatable, Although bo bud advertieod for tho owner, no One cluimed tha animal or tho Duxwy until youterday, when the olllver recovered it ws stated, ts i Tho Sleopy Hunter aud the Hangry Muck. New tdford Mercury, Wo hour from ‘good authority that our gental trlend Bn of syuirrol fame, started out lave week ova dear hunt aud while awaiting & shot wont to aleon under a large pind troo, nnd a huek came along and ato up bis hat. sis frionde have forwarded him a new tile. . re CHICAGO IN 1826, A Veteran Soldier Who Ia d Veterans To the Raitor of The Chicago Tribune. 3 Ci0Aao, Nov. 17—Among tho numorous Historical lottera which Tia TarnunR’s publicas Uon of my Fort Doarborn address tas boon tha Moats of my receiving {a the following trom one who I Infor is tho only survivor of the mas- sacre at Rivor Raisio in 1813, The survivors wore very fow at any rate, Whilst in my day havo scen soldiers from nearly ovcry battleneld from the French and Indian War, prior to tho Ravolution, down to the closo of the War of tho Rebellion, [do not remember having secon but’ ono soldier who was in tha battle of tho Hiver Raisin. Ho was tho Inte Hon, Gustavus M. Bowor, of Missouri, whom I mot in Congress in 1844. [t mony be also that tho writer fa tho only survivor of thobattloof tho Thames. But this is not probitble. I havo seon a great many who wera fn that battle. I have beard It minutely deserived by Col. Richard M. Johnson and United States Senator Jobn J. Crittenden, and atso hy ‘two who fought upon the otber side nnd wero 1 the stalf of Tecumseh, our own Sauyangeh (Caidwell) and Shabunee (Chumbieo), But for several years } have heard of no one surviving. Add tothe other ovents of bia Ifo his trip to Chicago in 186 and he can but be considered one of thy most interesting mon to interview ‘von his personal experience now living. Joun WenTwortu. Witson'a Station, ELtawoutn Co,, Kas., Nov. 2. 188t—The Hon, John Wentworth—Deat SURE ‘Thanking you fur your Fort Dearborn address, 1 will now proceed to give nan account of myacif asone of tho oldest Ilving soidiers. Iwas born in Frederick City, Mu. Doo. 25, 1709, and so ara nearly 82 years of nge, and Lenlisted nt Knox- ville, Tena., in ie Tiveuty-Cauete Reylment of Infantry, July 15, 3912, Col. Wittinm P. Anderson, My first engugenieut was upon tho 24) day of January, 18td, at tho Kiver itaisin, under Gen, Winchester, where wo wore badiy defeated. But myself and ton othera mado our escape and reached Fort Mules, whore ad omy second engugement May 5, 1813, Gon. Green Clay commanding. We there held our gronnd und tho Hritish retreated. My third ‘engayemont was at Fort Stevenson, Lower Sandusky, Aue 18h}, under command of Col, Croghan. Tha liritish retreated. My fourth ongagement wna Oct. 5, 1833, at Moravian Towns, known as tho Hattle of tho River Thames, where Teoumson . waa killed. Col, Ricbard M, Johnson command- ed, Wo defeated tho Uritish nnd took over 10 Prisoners. From there we wore ordered to gu and take Montroal; bul wero prevented by tha Ice closing navigation. Nothing of note oc- curred during tho next eleven years, until £ went to Fort Hownrd (Green Say], then in Michigan, Juno 2, 124. While ot Fort Howard, 1 think in 186, I wes one of naquad sent to guard the mail to Fort Dearborn, Wa wenton foot by # path through tho woods. Thoro were no inhabitants noc roads, Wohad to follow the Indian trail, It was in the month of Decombor, snd tho ground wus covered with snow. Wo wore five days in wolng through from*Groen Uay to Chicago, and wo returned the same way, There wero 00 peu- plo at Chicugo to attract our natice outside of thofort. I mado but this one trip to Chicago, as | was promoted to be Bergeant-Major of the regiment, I remained at Fort Howard until Juno, 1&2, when wo word ordered to Chicago to join tho soldiers of Gen, Scott in thelr pursult of Binck Hawk. I remained atChicago but about twenty-four hours, as tho cholera was severoly raging. Fiftecn wero buried the morning wo loft, We tuok up our march to reach tho Missisalppi at Nock Island. Col. Alexander Cummings had cbarge of our regiment, ‘After the Black tlawk War I went to Fort Ningara, Then 1 wont to Madison Barracks, at Sackett's Harbor, whore I served as Orderly= Sergeant thirty-four years. I wont tu Washinir- ton in 1807, and remainod until ope year ngo Inst May. Thon I wont to Fort Belling, and thence to this place. 1 waa put on tho retired list ne Orderly-Sorgoant by President Hayes. Yours, respectfully, + GAINES, Utdorly-Sorgeant United States Army. AN ABUSED WOMAN. Mor Trip Down-Town, Mecting a Malo Acquaintance, Their Visit to a eas taurant, afd tho Exciting Termina= tion of the Social Bout. At about 10:20 o'clock Inst night the most pleroing shricks and agonized calls for assist- ance wore heard procecding from tha hallways of the building No, 160) ‘Washington © streat. Passore-by, loungers intho nolgbborhood, and residents of the ad- joining buildings beard the erica, and ran cager- ly to the polot from whence they scemed to pro- eced, to ascerttnin tho cause of. tho ‘unusual Usturbance. ‘Three youn mon who happened to be in tho vicinity—J. W. Crawford, an employé in an office directly across the street; Jerry Galligher,” nn operatur iu the employ of tho Western Union Tolegraph Company; and J. W. Young, proprietor of a saloon opposit— wero tho ,first upon the spot, They found balf-reclluing on tho staira leading to the first Noor of tho said building a woman scream- ing at the top of ber voico and apparontly {a tha greatest distress, both of mind and body. Hor faco was covered with blood, her garments wero torn and disarranged, and amidst hor groans and shricka sho complatocd of n pain tuber side, Huodrods of men bad gathered nbout the plaice, all prompted by a feeling of curtosl- ty to know what bod bapponed. In re- Py to quostions put to her the woman told in brokon, hatf-intelligiblo sentonces that 8 man had ussaulted bur, drawn a pistol on her, nnd, after depriving her of a satchel containing, @ seql-sacque and othor articles, had throw her into tho ball. Her recital, in- Coherent almost as it was, oxcited thoso who hoard it toa wonderful dogres, and many immediately concluded that aa uttompt at murs dor bad been made, fier faco was bloody, and there sceme to be on .pullet wound in her upper Be Tho woman who keeps apartments in tho uppor fioora was Her was among othors ,attractud to tho apot. Imagination ha run so wild that sho tat tork erference, waxon was called, nnd tho woman, who had along rofused to tell her name or give her ad~ dress, was tuken to the Harrison Streot Station, whore ale soon revived suftiuiontly to mny that sho wished to bo sent home—not taken to the Counts-Fiospltal nor put undora physician's care. She steadily rofused to reveal bur identity, but asked that carriaye be called and tho expensy of fta hire be charged to a cortaln gontieman who dacs business as an agent on Wi- bash avenuc, near Lake atreot, who lives in a suburban town, snd who {s a middic- aged min with a fomily. Then slo took a dit- mond ring trom her finger, deposited it usa guuranteo that a carriage bill would bo paid, and was put into a carriage and driven away, Ioaving a crowd of reporters, otliers, and curl- osity-buntors In utter darkners nato who she was excupt that she professed to bo Della Wrignt, that sue was a middle-nwed blonde womin o| heavy bulld, with a wealth of yollow hair, a aqunyo homely faco, and clotting witob ind! cated that, whatever hur position, sho certainly hud monoy to Invish Upon silk garmonts and fur-trimmed cloaks. - ‘A reporter for THe Tarumwe, not content with the fucts so fur ns thoy could be agcore tatnod, set about te learn moro, and this fs what ho learned: ‘That yostorday attornoun thle woip- an, whoxo vane js not Della Wright, who fs a married = woman sepu- rated from her huaband,| who now Uves or buards on the north side of Lake straet, not more than halfa block west of Lincoln Atrevt, and who ts supposed by peopio in tho uelgbborbvon to be what she really is, came “down-town" yesterday afternoon tn a Mudly fon street cur, Across froin bor sat o heavily bullt, -equure-shouldered, gray-oyod inan, whose faco wus suifused with a rum- cronted blush and adorned with a heavy dark- red mustache, and who wore # stove-pipo hat, 0 Gurk suit of clothing, and 4 obinebilla overcous. This man gazed ut bor steadily. Her gaze met bla untinehingly. ile crossed tho car and ant boside ber, usking a8 ho seated himself; * 1s this not Str, Haviee” | Sho ropliod that sie was not the porson, and asked in retorn: “ Ara you. not Mr,—?" Tho roply wae in the alliriative, the gentiowan even going so fur ud to give hig Initinis, tho Wholo nama forming that of «well-known lnwyor—a very widely-known- erhninnl practitioner, Thoy tuikod’ ostensibly on bualness topics, and he invited hor to supper, ‘he luvitution was accepted, and thoy wont to a place whero thy drinking of whue excites nocommont and gives rise to no suapicion, #8 the charactors uf tho patrons of tho establishment ure beyoud suspieion—notu- rloualy sa, That this tutersatiog couple beeume Rarsewbut intoxicated is a fuct that need not ba diinted upon, She was “full” enourh to asvent to wlinost any proposition, and was, un= dvt the protenso that business reqnired It, in duced to uccompany ber new-found friend to the offico of @ brother attorner—an ollice fn the buildin No, 160 Wayhington stroot. Thore this “gentleman” — uifered her art of tho contents of a | hottie fibetoa “sour mash,” and sbe partook, Then it wus that the ussault waw made upoo her bocuusa sho refused to comply with bls beastly dealres. He struck ber forcibly tu to fuco, jniiotiny the wound ou hor upper lip, threw ber upon the fluor, and spurned hor savawely with bistaot, and as sbe shrieked in pain bus- tled her ous of the door, quitted the room, lock fug the door bebind btm, and Hed, leaving ber drunk, helpless, bleeding, aud pereata, upon the atufra. ‘The rest bas been told. Such ls tho story of an occurence whieh, though not of vital finpurtuuce fn itself, served fora time to creato quite a sensation amonx those to whose ears a bloudy version of thouffair bad come. << FISHING LOSSES. Grovotsren, Musa, Nov. 17.—The losses dure ing the fisuing season of 1881 were: we yosuols. 7,