Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 26, 1881, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 188I—SIXTEEN PAGES. RAILROADS. factory Progress in the Bit issu and Colorado .Pools. Important Deoclstons in Wis- consin Againgt'the St, Paul Road. Two a the New Schedule to Be ‘Striotly Enforced by the Mlinois Commissioners. gait to Bo Brought Against tho Ill- {nots Contral for Exotortlonate Charges. ‘fhat Appears Very Muoh Like a Freight Blockade on the-Lake Shore Road. Hendway Made in the Form es a the New Missourl Rivor and rade Pools. fate ey hut {ttle hoadway waa mado at the gt Lonis meeting in the ‘reorganization of the foulhestern Itallway Assoclution, yot the Uttlo pat was dune shows that the principal obstacles fn way of reorganization has been ramaved, and the now Missouri iver and Colorudo pools may be considered att nccomptlshed fact, the division of territory of the Missuurl hiver pool and tho percentages for tach division wero agreed upon at the Chicago Ing About two weoks ago, und the division are reitory af tho Colorado pool and the Der= volexcs far euch division wore agreed pon at {bo St. Louls ivotiug last Tuesiay and Wednes- dy, Much, of course, remains yet to te done te mplote tha now.arrangements, ‘Tho prin fipal and most ilitioult uctian yot to be taken tile the eubdivigion of porcantages amon the various rovds both in tho. Stissuur! Hiver aust Colorado pools, =. An effort wil be male to settle the matter at Meoting to bo held In this elty Deo.d. ‘Thera gael Me prospect that the Funds wili be able todecide this mittor of porcentngenmony-than~ ejres, us euch roud constdors Iteell ontitiod ton ter porcentnyo than enn be given to tt. ‘To Aveesch roud Whut it Wants would require the Sidon of aunt 200 ver cent Instead of 100 per see But It was generully wuderstood ull alow that tho rouds would nut be -wblo.te nyrec apn a subdivision of poreentayes, and in gesolution the Unicayo snecting passed at provides that In cago of a fallure of the roads to agree tpon percenhiges the matter eboutd be decided) by atbitration. tt la therefore very probable Hat attho meeting to be held in this Sip Deo, 6 three arhitratars wilt bo appointed to axthe matter up, Grout dilticulty will be found, Inseeuring threa nen Who Will Do satisfavtory tealltholincs, ‘Tu arbitrate thi muttor isa ikleas tusk, trom witch’ most ‘rattrond men, who have the necesaury experienco shrink, a the uward will naturally causo more or fess diasatisfuction umong thase ronda which do not get what they asked for,and which will dal that they have becn treated unjuatiy, ‘The matter of citing tha hualnoss from the territory soutbweat of Kariaas City, which it was decided sit the Uhicayo inveting Is to xo into the pool bereafter, uso remains to no settled. ‘This mustter was taken up at tho St. Louls meoting, ahd a'uctaimittcs was uppuinted consistia of BP. Wipley. of the Rurtington; A. C. iird, of the Wabueh: and 3. i. Courtright, n( ibe Alton, to deoide this matter and sutinit thelrdeelsion to the meeting to be hold in this city Dee. 6 tor nat action. fhe committee will mectut St. Lonis next weok, and the mnunagers: of tbe Misvourt Pactile, who are principally inte terested in thia mattor, will purticipate in tho pneeedings, Tha committee will no double agree npon & Batisfactory plan, and will bo ud- justed without recourse to urbitradion, Declefons by the Wjinols Commission= ers. aptetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, SPRINGFIELD, IL, Nov, 24.—The new raltrond echedule of ruflroad rates Kuea Into effect Deo, 1,end the Haltrond Commissioners announce that the now rates will be. strictly enforced. Thoy frecly admit that they ever expected to prepare a schedule that would Le wholly eutlsfactoryand not open to criticiam, but say that they are ko firmly Impressed with the bellet that tholr new rates are, Just both to the poople tha roads that they propose to we then given o fate trial. The board bus decided the complaintof W. M, Abraham agalast the Milnols Cunteul Rallroad, andhes Ulrected anit to be fastituted against tbecompany, Following Ja the board's decision in the ca: The first-compluint In this case was Med in August, 1941, nici thut tho Hinois Central Atatload Company dnd charged compiainunt on iwocur-loudy of Corn abipped from Huaabotdt to Watson 10 conte per 1D) pounda, the diatunce ‘Del forty-two miles. Shipping bills wer pre- tented ae oviuence of tho rate churyeds ‘Thu Fcbedute of rensonnble maximum rates in forces when those shipments wero de permitted the read ty churyo 7.87 centy per 100 pounds for oom in carloads for a distance of farty-two ‘files, showhty an overcharge of 2.10 vents per 1W) pounds, dinounting In tho aggregate to ‘¥huison 4,000 pounds uf corn contained in two cartneds, ‘Tho railroad couipany, updu - bee Ine notitigd Of the compluint, responded by Rs pruper officer, tnvlgting that tho rato charged was ruxsonable, Un Oct. i tho cain- Plalnant tiled an additonal complitnt, charging that the Ultnuls Central Iailroud Company, 10 tke months uf Beptembur: pad Ootobur, Tal, shared conplainunt on theo euretouts ot carn {ped from Pesotum to. Watwan I cents per Eabponuds, the dlstunce being sixtyfour miles, ‘one car-load of garn from Savoy to Wut fon ts por 10 pounds, the distanes botue yoveuty eth ¢ inies, The Commlasionors’ rato a force when these shipments were made a a distanco of plzty-four miles wie {il cents per 100 pounda,..the -rate charged & Sho, road being Ii uxcess uf. the ambaloners' rate LI) cents per 100 pounds, Cee hting In the tegrexate on three curelonds ) 10 $1.43 overcharge. Tho Commise wventy-three mites, the dis- iw to Watson, was 10.00 conta per unds, while the excess charged by tha ru was 240 conta per 100 pounda, amounting to the reburzo On One. cae-ioud af 25,0 noundy, (eto! Ginount ut overchurge on-saven, cure loads curried by vald road im tha months of AU- wutl September, and Uctobor, 181, bolng $25.75. Commga fates, char ei belug In wxooss Of the xehedule rates, are primn facia frlurdonwto and a viulution of awe and. itup: t tho abuse compluined of in this rod hued ufter.tho attention of tho ad beon culled to the fact, ft is therefore Sate at the Attorney-General and the ent Attorney of Etiingham County be re> ae ed to institute suit against the anid Sitinole peanut Kallruad Company to enforce the br ty Druvided by faw in. auch cuscs, Tormented by ic oPy OF, , thls” deuision be ing qd by the Rearotary to the oumplainant an raliroui company. . > and Vince or a Bre Seolnat the Cairo ‘ou Othe board Is ne Cantatas eae? HO dosislon Vehupiaint Mlod in this cnso sata forth that acitlnant Isayenin and pratuco denler nt Nalrogd gon the tae of the Cairo & Vincennes torgmer aha that he hina bocn vnargod uu Ox- dosds of rate Oy sul rallrogd on auyeral care rWproyete Sbipped from, Carmi and Crosa- fallmady UOOMNCS, Und from ‘thonve over other rit Out of this Stuty to thiltimere, Tho, on and authority of tho Comnilsston tel gautined to rouds operated In thia State, charged Pye? Hecrsaary to mquire Into tiie rato fi My tbo Ouiro & Vineennes fallroud Rippae eH aad Crosevitie to. Vincennes, The a ‘ake, ila ted by complainant, and which by dof whey ideneo, show that on throo care BD cen peat Rhlppad by compiainunt a rate of ‘nls per 100 “pounds was charyod, feats ‘Der ee a ty of E) Can was char, rom imland Crosvilie to Vincennes tine fond the Commissioners’ schedule / age hag ine these shipments wore made to Vincennes gets Per 100 pounds from Carmi from Crnsqete distance of Ufty-elx tulles, and uae to Vincennes, a fuse distatico, a ‘ po aaerg rato on Sarml hs als, the av ineteze oe 1% cents por pound, amounting iietewato on the alx'onr-loads to ‘of ne tom 228). taeunt cbarged in lay prima Ue Commisioners' rate, and undor tho Abbie fc! Oxtordonate, Severul af the Rowing bile Sr fied by the complainant ais hauled, but no bills except for tho six our pretated oo the diferent roads, co "yt Yow the rute ohargud by thé talon Jocenn Ralirond, And the Amounts act cate thoue avidouce to show tho feunes Hidtirusy ye chatued by thu Cairo & Vine M8 thorofure aaeccut Upon the Blz cur-londs, “And aco Ordered that tha Keoretary tur- and ty the pitts declsion to the cumplifpant cranes Habe dg geet Olticer of tho Cairo & Vin- Mb retson i s feeaaie! oe an gag ae ae Wabasue™4 dus siuce boon consolidated with tho The'w: Biiaseae Two Weonetay Supreme Court Deeldcs Nitwa, ‘Upurtans Cases -Agginst the Inportant one Sts Paul Road. Ee "ads by ihe Siverso rutloga have juat been thts againn Wisconsty Bupreme Court In two Radway, Tyee CUlcago, 3MNlwauleo & Bt. Paul Miwautecet? fra Was that Brought ‘by .too Sate ot Wise ot: Paul Company wyalnat tho 5 rom euro (0 restrain the Btato ‘reas. reluw the penulty for a fallure to Mull, bagzuge, pay licensa-tax within presoribed limita. Tho company withheld payment of About $14,000, clatming = ita Hvonave tax should bo computed upon eagh separate line. Where the Ino Is earning $3,000 per inlln tho company Is willing to pay 4 por cunt of its gross onrnings ou that line, but cufuses to poy 4 por cent upon lines whteh earn only suitictont to pnt thom In secand and ghird class uta lower rato of taxation, Tho supremo Court deolded agalnat the company, on the ground that a State eannot bo aucd except for a alii, whicn, If Just, would be adebt agatnst tho Btate, and for pbleh payment has frat Ween rorusod by tho Lats} nature, ‘ho Attornoy-Gonoral of tho Stato of Wiscon- sin says ho will iminadintaly communee pracecil- Inga agninat tho company for tho license tix, ond flsa for the amonnt of pennity, which ts $10,000, If tho Heouse ts, not pald within twenty days after 1t beconies tli. ‘Tho otver ease doctied was that of Grahan etal. ngalnat tha Chicago, Milwaukec & St. Paul Company for excess of frolght rate charged for transportation of wheat cargues from Muscoda to Milwaukeo, Suit was brought under tho Pottor taw and before it was repeated, ‘The pen alty for overcharging was treble the ninonnt of oxcoss, and tho actions brought therefare wero nuast orlminal. Tho court boids thut the repent of tho Potter inw deprived euch nedons of thelr criminal character, but there still remained the right to cominencs: comiman= law notion before tho Inw was repeaicd, and ree cuver the amount of excess after tho repent of thelaw. Tho company demurred paying tho amount of excess, oven whon Jt was overruled in tho court below, and tho ordor is suatainod by tho Supromo Court. : é Ss Mistaken Souls That Dream of Monven and Make Thelr Empty, Bonst, ‘To the Editor of The Ch{eugo Tribune, Citicaao, Nov.25.—Referring to tho statemant of the position of affairs Letwevn the Enstern and Wostern lacs on tho emigrant question in ‘Tur Tumunn of the 2d tnst., the article seoms. stronyly tinctured with Krie” Inspiration, It is not proposod to rayfow the articte in extenso, but it way not be amlss tp yotunteor an optulon from a disinterested standpoint, and it 1s thiss| Thatif tha Erle” or any of tha Eaaturn tines | calculate on recovoring any of the ainounts paid by thom to the Western trunk linos, on mecount of erroncous reports on emigrant busincas, thoy will occupy the position of the “mistaken souls that dreain of Houyen, atid take thoir empty boust,” otc., or the Weatern tines aro nearer the condition of inspired idlute or imbeciles thin fs consistent with the character of any institution indigenous to the Wost. In any’ ovent, the Weatern Ines cannot afford to recede from tha yantaga ‘already, walned, uid tho choractur of tho Western interests 1s tuo well known to give ny rutional hope of tholr aban: dontng & position which involves, tholr very uxlatonce, aud puy back money wow in a square hand-to-land contest on n question of principles. ‘The Western lines bave won such a aubstantut victory that itis us much folly tor the Eustern Ilnas to resist tho lowle of c¥ents as it would have been for the Confederate Government to have Iynored tho logic of the result of the tall of Richmond aud Petersburg. Thu only rational course apparent is for the Enstern lines to sur- renter, nd Lee did at Anpomattox, and make an onrnest, honest effort to con- Btruot a tow busis for conducting the emigrant tralllo, founded ou business prinetpios, viz... An equitable division of tho expense of canducting the tratiio in futuro, in proportion to tho reve- uo geerulog therefrom, to cach line, which will bo in consonance with tho rule of “talre Play" which. has always obtalued In tho Wust. This is ali the writer cures ta guy nt present, us he bos no ux to grind with elther interest, but bo In. Wostern man, and foets that in ans mat- tor whore Western interests tre in coniliet with those of ant other section, the press and peo- ple of the Weet should favor tho Westorn sido of tho pucation ko faras truth, honor, and jus- tice will warrant, VERITAS, Consus Statistics of Now England Itall- ° ronda, Mr, Porter, Speciat Agent of the Consus Du- reau, hag prepared tho following brief summary of tHe trallic and ecu! operations of tho rall- | roads Into Now England States, furming Group 1 inthe rallroad syatom of tho country. The ve other groups are being tabulated, and will soun bo Isaued: : ' Construction Rawiginent Landa and real estate. INVESTMENTS. ines so enee o BOSH, OS Jone 4. S ‘Telegraph, etc. Votal.. bases EQUIPMENT. Locomotives, Pasgenyer-cu Freight-cars,. Othor cars, ‘ MISCELLANEOUS, Capttal atoot paid in. Funded dont, outing deb tal Income ‘Total expebs Not Incumie, Number of $190,67,R01 108,005,245 AGB) 328 Pusscugers carried ‘vous of freignt our Persons employed In a Employés and others killed, Employés and othors injure The Long Interruption at Quincy, UL Special Dtapatch to The Chicaoo Tribune, Quincy, IIL, Nov. 25.—The rallronda iu this victnity that were Interrupted by tho ureat flood Wn tho river are Just now gotting back Into tho ordinary course of business, the Chicago, Bur- Unyton & Quiney operating regularly over its own track between hereand Hannibal and be- tween bere and Loulsiun, Mo., today for tho flrat thnoe in thirty-one da ‘The repaira have been accomplished with urent inbor wid fitvonventence, — both on account ut the water, whieh hus subslicd very slowly, and tho weatner, wuich has be! either tuo wet ur tou cold. Durlog thts tong in terruptiun between this place and Hannibut tho Colengd, Burlington & Quincy hus made its Hannibal gonnuction by running trom bere to Palinyru, Mo. and thenvo iu tw Hannibal on the track of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Itod. The Keokuk & Bt. Loula Ines hus resumed trains reguiarly froin here to St. Louls, and tumorraw morning will rogue between here und Keokuk, hu truws having been run over this hitter section of the roud for forty days puat, Vno repair of this rod ‘baa “been a heavy job; and, It t8 undurstood, has led ¥6 navttled copatusion to ralve the trick on all that portion of tha Mine whieh is subjuut to ovortiow. ‘This work, It la now suid, will be commenved eurly in the spring. but caunut provnbly be done soouer. Durlug all this tone inturruption both the business of the rouda here and thatol tho merchauts have aultered tor gethor, aud it will take sumo tling to work olf the uccumulation of frelghtis, re Vory Much Like a Fretcht Blockade, Special Dispatch to The Chicago dvibuns, CLRvELAND, O., Nov, 25.—Fur soma reason tho slde-tragks along tho line of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southoru Ruilroud aro tiling up with freight cars with’ q rapidity that is uny- thing hut, tutercating to the = rullway manugerd, It la stuted that there aro ut tho present time 2,00) cars switched betweon Fikart and Erio, and 1,200 on the Erle Division wong, and the noniber constantly on the tn- gross, Itoannot us yet bo called areal cuso of for the main tne ts kepe por- Teotly oluar, and: nu live stouk or othor purtihable froight* ia: allowed to stand) ~=on tho aldo-trucks, =o amt tall switdhed cars.are moved out und along in the regular order ns they gotu, lt 1s alse claimed that there iy still plouty of side-track room. ‘Tho were staty tat the deluy [a no fault of the Iwuy company, but Ison xcouUnt Of tho horse digcase ut the Westurn end of the tine, whlel proyonte tho unlouding of cara and dellyery of goods, 5 A Ba! Rumor Mogarding the Indi- anupolls & 8. Louis Roud. Bveciad Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. CLEVELAND, Q., Nov. ,.—A rumor origitally Printed by a morning paper of Chicago and slace copled by other juurauls to tho offact that the Ponnsylvania Company would after tha lat of January aguin take’ ubargo of the In- divpapolla & St. Loute, riow a part of the Hea Line system, and ownod equally by it wad the Pounsylyania, 1 pronounced bere to bo totally Foleo and without foundution, A oral gilluer of tho Boe Line informed your corre spondent today thut the rolations of tho owners of the Indianapolis & St. Louls wero of the most friendly nature, and that no controversy whut- over Lad arisen in regard to fue management of the roud in question. Mallroad. Bridge to Be Constructed Across the River-Collecting Dutica, Etc, Sr. Louis, Mo., Nov. 25.—A dispatch from Englo Pass, Tox., says: Eoginvers are souyd~ ing the Klo Grando River at that palut and ara otherwiso proparing for the rapid construction of tho raitraud bridwa noross river, Tho work’ of* locating tho Vodras . Negras, opposit Buplu Puss, to tho City of Mexicu, will be common in afow dys.” Tho atricthess with which the Mexican autboritics aro Sollgostn dutics on Grandy je said to be une hg Inpurte along the ito recedonted, and work great hurdabty. Sverything, oven thestmaliest quantities of pro- Siglae Bae Ag pay a duty olmogt equal to its original vost”? New Yor, Ponusytveula & Ohio Mut- % ters, = Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. CLEVELAND, O. Nov, 2.—Robort Harris, Vioe- Prealdeut of tho Evio fullway, will return’ East from Chicago tonight, and on bis way homo con- tInao his inspection of the New York, Pennsyt- vania & Old Raliway, He {a expected to ba in Cleveland Inte tomorrow afternoon, ‘This vloso. Inapeation of tho Now York, Pennsyivania & Oblo Road by Me, Horrid lwevidoutly algniticant, The eleotion of Preal+ dont Adams Js uuilerstood to bn a temporary are rangemont, and ft le generally conneded that Mr. Harris will be hia successor. © It ts not belteved, bowevor, that an ateotion will taka place bofare. tho uext rorular, Meoting of the Hoard of Die Foulars which will not be for noarly threo jouths, Brom St, Louls to San Francisco and the Mex can Border, 8r. Lous, Mo., Nov, 2.—M. M. Hoxle, Gene oral Manager of the Iran Mountain, Iutornne tlonal & Groat Northern and tho ‘Toxna & 1 cits Railroad, accompaniod hy Both Fist, Getre oral Frolght Agent, Franco Ubandier, Gancrat Passengor Agent, and sovoral other uillutals, left hora today for Ft Vasu and Laredo, Tex, whero thoy will make prelintaary arranges muuts for, In tha one case, running tryin from St. Louis to San Francisco yin tho Southorn Pactty from Ef Paso, and. Iu tho other cuse, running, trains = to the .Muxien border at Laredo, it is teported through cars will, bo run from St. Luuls ty and that tho Toxaé & Hucitio will be cainpfoted and In operation by Jan, 1, aud the Internudonal & Ureat Northorn wilt roach Laredo by the Middle of December. The San Franeiaco route will be eatled tho Triple Linc, And will bo formed of tho Trou Mountain, Toxas & Vaoillo, and Bouthern Pacific, ae A Large Sortrage, CrxomnnAts, O.. Noy. 25.—-What is snid to be the largest mortange on Ale in tha Stato was fled with tho County Itecurder today. It wos for the sum. of $18,000,000 of bouts, and {4 fled by the Baltimore, Cinolunatl & Western Ratlrond, 0 sompatiy ore ganized under tho laws of Murylund, Virginia, and Oblo, The mortgage t4 to the Merountila ‘Trust Company of New York, and is slgnod by A, Hoyt, Presidunt of the rufiroad company. A Now Gonstruction Company, Inptanavonts, Nov. 25.—Tho New York, ludi- ana & Western Construction Company fled arti- eles of assogiution today, The object of the coinpany fy to take cuntruota for. the construce on and equipment of raitroad Hoes, Cupiial, 00. Direutora: A. J. Hnddér, HR. 1. Brady, Jt Li. Leo, Jobn Byrne, and F, Vandorperria, No Signs of Settling Their Differences, Pittnapeseuta, Nov. 25.—Worecster, Secro- tary of tho New York Contral Railroad, hus no kuowledgo of a conference hold or ikely to be beld looking to a settloment of tho alfferences with the Puunsylyania Central Company. Miscollaneous Ftemwy, The Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway ohango time noxt Sunday. The morning train will leave boro ut 8:10 instend of at 0:15, as at pres- ont, and tho evoalog train wil suave at 8:30 in- stond of nett e The Ulnols Coutrul Ratlrozd aunounces the following changes: Br. Jucob M. Fisher Is ape poluted agent ut Aldin, in placo of Mr. W. 1. sutton, who Is transferred to Newall, Mr. Stephen Iingsworth succeeds Mr, J, Moulton at Oyeny, uid Mr. tenry B. Johosun succecas Mr. Loouvy at Morrill, ‘The City of Fort Wayne, Ind., wants tho shops af the New York, Chleago & St. Louls Itullroud, Tho company promises to locate its bhopaat that polnt provided it receives « bonus frow tho city of $16,000, The Commisvioncrs have or- dered an election tu bo helt’ Dav. 2 to deeldo whether tho priviloge 13 worth such an amonot or nut, ‘Three Peck Ling staamera have been “win- tered" ut Bismarck and threo at Stoux Ci ‘Choy connect at Bismarck wita the Northoin Paaite Road, and at Sioux City with we Chica & Northwestern and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Maal, Thoy huve gone into winter quarters without leaving over a pound of frelyht at any pulnt along the Yellowstone ar the Missouri. The Missourl Pacific iaitway will by Dec, IT placa a magutticent line of hotel cars on thelr road between St. Louls and San Antonio, Tex, ‘These cars will be attached to the regular ox press train, which lenves &t, Eauis Unton Depot AL Dit, m. daily, and will ran by way of the now Mncola tino over tha Migtourl Patio Railway and the international & Groat Northern Itull- rond, A nesting hos been called for Dee. 12 for tho purpose of considering a consulidation of tho olluwing Canadian railways doing business In. the Midland District: ‘ho Midland, Vietorin, Toronto & Nipissing, Whitby, Port Perry & Lindsay, Grand Juncuon, and Toronto & Otrawin, Each of thees compantes will be represented by dvlegutos, and it is expected that a basis of amalgumation wilt be ayrecd upon. At tho atackholdors’ meeting of tho Old Colony Ratleoud Company the. Dircctors wore nuthor- ized fn their discraaon to lasue notes of the cor- poration, due in more than une year from thoir date, ton umount not exceeding In tho nggre- site $50,000, ‘They wera uiso authorized ta fo- gute and construct aq branob miflroad from a point on the old Suunton Beanch Ratlroad in Taunton toa polut on the id Colony Railroad near thy davon in Raynham, and todo all acts nevessary tharefor. a\ new tlina-card woes into effect on the Chi- cage & Alton next Sunday, On and after that day tha Kansas City and Donver Expross, and the Dwight Hranoh Express will leave Chicago At 123%) p, in, instead of 1h p. m., as at pres- out, Thore will be no other changes In. the leaving thie of traing from Chtenzo. The ouly chanwes, In urrivais are tho night oxpress from, St, Louls, whieh will arrive at ith a. medinily, Instead of 7:00 v. i, ts formerly. ‘Tho Bt, Louis oxpresa vin ducksonvillo Division willarrive nt 7:45 tm, Instond of 71, m0. as at present, und tho Kansna Clty and California ox- preas wll also arrive at 734G a, m. daily, Invtend of 7u,.m, ug at prosent. A meoting to consider the question of tho dis- crimination: in frelrbterates against Jackson, Mien, by tho Michigan Coutral, was bold in that uity last Tuesday evening. Tho committee up- pointe, at a previous meeting reported the differences nyainat Jnckron, both in trolghts and in classification, and ane othor committce was {ippuinted to pro- gent, a statement embldying the facta to the Michixan Central Itatiroud Company, and {twas empowered to enil wnother meotiig bu fora presenting memorial ta tho rattroad company, A preamble and resolution request- ing tho’ Michigan Central Company to modify freight rates from Jackson wus reterrea to tho Brat comuilttes. Sr, Nobert Marris, Vico-Prestdent and Gen- oral Minuuer af the Now’ York, Lako Erie & Western, Is In tho city, tho guest of Bir. Bn, Wadawortu, General. Agent af tho Erio ut this point. Mr, (larrls has just. inade a trip of ine apection over the Now York, Pennsylvanian & nia Rultrond, necompantiod by General Mune ayer B,D. Coupor, of that roud. It ta the gon> eral opinion that Me. Harris made tho trip to make n cavoful examinition of the oou- didon aud working capnuity of the New York, Pennsylvania & Obio previous to nia becomlig the Presidont of this road, Rumor bus nesicned this posttion to Sr. Hurrla over since the resize antion of Mr. JH. Davorenux, ‘The election of Mr, Adams was thon and [a atill looked npon as fi tomporary arringement, to continue oily so Jong ag heueasity demands, In fuet, Mr, Adaing consentod tu avcopt tho ‘Presidency only.upon un understanding thnt sume thoroughly prac: teal tallroad ian should aucceod him at an aurly ay A now and valuablo work by Margnall M, Kirkinan, of thy Unicuyo & Northwestorn Halle road, bas jut been published by tho Rauiiray alive Publishing Comuany of this city, It isa tine! ten-up book of $17 pies, und ty on ‘ue fa Mall Tratlic Itailronds, explain practical working and tho = principl and philus- ophy: that underlio Ite operation; its lee! Btutts, HOW rates are muddy, with suggestions and coumonté ctheren|. ‘The inethods observ> able.In donneotion with the conduct of business of thls cburacter {n ditferent countries are com. ared une Hiustrited, ‘Tho espoulul features of ino bugxage depurtinent and the duticg and eoullurities Of thoy connvotel with it, ure ally explained, and thotwork givos.detulled and practiont vuloy und regulations suggosiud In connection with tha government of tue Lusi- hess and yocesaary tu ite highest eflolenuy, Mr. Kirkman bas written a ninmbor of twoks on tho oranlzation, constructon, inauugemout, Mnances, and accounts ue Ea oud all of them aro ounsidcred standard works and of grout valuo to rullroad mon, age, Parcel, and $e Bound to Bo Brigunds, San Antonia (Tex) Brpeess. ‘Threo boys of this oly Hamed Robbie Dutts, aged 1, Jusoph Juckson, aud Charlie Adan, aged & raspuctivcly, deternilned to follow in the footsteps Of tho “Haro of tho Plains,” and aus lectud tho mountain fuatnesses of tho Interior of Mexico 48 the field where thoy would be most apt ty win glory, wealth, aud hour, Here thoy would bulld a turrot-mauntud caustic, with uiwal, draw- bridge, and portcuilis, outot which thoy would sully te return leaded with gotd, allver, wud precicus things. .Thoy would roseus lovely maidens from tbe Indians, and come huni aftor awhile to astoulsh tho peuple of ‘Ban Ate tunio with tholr woulth and dazzlu them with tho beauty of thole wives, ‘Tho plan was made, but bow to yot there, and how to prycuro uri aud amimunidon—for brigands must bo unned to the toeth—was the ouly thing that seemed to standin the way ofthe prosual wf tbolr Joug-cberianed project.» Hut thel noble Cape tain,” Hobbie Dufts Oho bad tuken the nuime ot “ Bowlu-Kulfe Bul, the Indian Slayer"), provo.t equal tu the einuryeney, ald ordured Ula men Geseps wud Chitliy), Guder puna deaty, ta rgb the buuse of the Hon. Auton Adaun, which yy us obedlunt and brave brigunds did with- out byaltarion. Hutte, Jouding hla mutt ws: Cuptdia whould, climbed tivo tha seoond-stoury: window of dir. Adaui's house, broke wpen the trouk of tho survantegivl, extracted $1.73, aud thon took Sir, Adam's six-shootur froin tha sate. and atusted with be men for the interior ut Mexloo. ‘Choy cuupod ou tho prairie sumo gizht Salley frome town, where they Were found by as oilicot, Ured, bungry, aud acared ta duath, Thoy wore returaad te tholr Goines, Whore Cuey doubt feug recelyed chat whieh they bad long wierited— 4 good spauking, Dpfts was arrested, and wid probably be went to sume klud Of u relormatury, - were arteated ou A el CRIMINAL NEWS. Conclusion Reached by the In- quest on the Downer's Grove Tragedy. Leavenworth Excited by Rumors of an Intended Invasion by the James Boys, A Rasoally Schoolteacher in Nebraska Absconds with Other Peo- ple’s Money. Pat Roonoy Fined 10 and Costs for Assault and Battery at Keokuk, In. Narrow Escapo from Lynching of the Owner of a Burned Oheese-Faotory . at Elgin, Il, Verdict of the Coroners Jury in tho Kinyou Murder. Special Jiepateh to The Caleaoo Tribune. Downen's Gitove, Du Page Co., It. Nov. 26.— Tho taking of testimuny ia tho Kinyon innucet Was rdaunmied ut 19o'cloek this morning in the town-hall, and dr, L.C. Cooper, tho Proscautting- Attorovy of the county, Was present to question tho witnesses, ‘Tho examination wae conducted by Dr, Colton, of Turner June- ton, From devolupments which uppeared Inte ‘Thursday nfternoun it was believed that a clew to the murderer had been discoverod, us it war stated thon that Levi D. Peaso, n farmer, had avon a bulf-witted boy named Martin Travers near the Kinyon house Inst Sunday afternoon, When this thformation was received, tno ver- dict, whicn bad already beon slgued by tho Jury, Was recalled, and tho honring of tho testimony of Peuso was set for this morning. Ne was culled to the stand, when the Coroncr had arrived and the jury had assembled. Ho testificd that bo was a faruior by occupation, and reelded In tho Town of York. Mv uid not know Martiu ‘Travers personally, but had seen him, and knew him by aight. Botween land 2 o'tlock Sunday he saw bimon the road near Str, Austin's farm. Ho knew nothing of ‘Travers’ charanter, and did not know how long he bad Leeuw in the settlemont. In answor toa question witness stated that Travors waa fully a mile from Kin- you's place when be saw bli, aud this stutomunt wns very disappointing to those who expected to henr something sctaationul. Witness suid ho knew Suniel Graunts, as te bud worked for bim for nearly five — years—bofure he went tu Stebbons’, Grauuis wag at bis house Sundas to dinner, und remained there until aftor#o'cluck. fe arrived there about 104. 1, From what he kuew of Grannis be did not think it strdnye thut he kept the discovery of the mur- dered inan's body a secrety ua ho was generully dull and stupid, and bad often, wiv with him, kept buck things be ought fo have toll. Me didu't know where Granula went Sunday after be feft bie house, ‘He suid be was going Home, and supposed bo did uutilho tin rd that Grannis admit An ness sull Grannis wis he bad eympathy for tim, ds hy perature” sin well, Me didn't ight or burt any school-teacher, bud iniew his * tem- think he would one.” Mr. told him hie Grannis walking along the road from Kinyon's saw house Sunday ifternoon about s u'clock. He bud appoured quite exelted at the tue. The teacher had niso seen Hotat, the son-in-law, on. tha rond minding some enttte, Venae’s testimony didn't throw any Natt on the crime, and there was a Jon consultation bas tween the Coroner and the Prosucuting-Attore ney as to whnt should be done. Tt was nally decided to. - CALL THE IDIOT, MARTIN TRAVERS, ond ho took the stand. Ho ts n stupid, fnorant- looklug farmer boy, and bis appear: would Hot en) way One tO Ruspoct bin of hurmiug a ent. Hila strajght story stremethened this im pression. He tested that he had worked or his father for the’ past four yenrs, Reforo that ho nnd ‘beun three “years (u the navy and two years with bis aunt, In Now York. He hud only seen Kinyon anee, and did not know bin very weil, Ho dd notseo him at all Sunday. On that dayhe tnd gone to Mra Nolet with a note to hor front his fathor, Sho had told bin then to tell bis father to go up to Kniyon's and buy hia -potateos, and antl abo was-ufrald the old: mian was going to bo murdered, Ie teft the Holst place and went. to eee another man onin errand, Hae met two men on the. way whom he did not know, but supposed one of the twoto be Holst Hu nre rived) homo ubout 4 o'clock. He anw Kinyon about three weeks nwo, whon he called at hls place with bis father about somo potnines, At the timu there was a ian there whom they ented Joun, ahd who sald that a blucksmlth living near there was tip a toger the off man's property. Witness suff bo didn't know Grannis and tind never seen bim, Young Reuven Travers, the boy who discovered the boy of tho muritered man Inst Monday, said he would like to maken statomont, and tic «| was recalled, Ite anid after ho and his fithor hud teft Kinyon'a ptnce, after discovering the hody, they went to tolst’s place. On the way they mut n man end told him woat they had seen, He told them not to tell Mra, Holst at ance ua it might oraze hor, They went on to Molst's and arked Mra; Holst whero her husband was. Sho suid be was in the field, and oxclasmed, My God, ia my futhor murdered, bas ho hada fre, orlshe wil right.” His father asked ber why she naked, and she anid ber husband “bad threatened to kill the old man.” Wit- ness went —s after Holst, and tal Win owhae had hopped. Uo Inughed and did not soem to feol sorry about It. they renched the houso they found Mrs. Malet crying, wR his fathor had told her about tho trie. The Holsts thon ran over to Kinyou's houss, Some timo ago Kinyon told witness’ fathor that bla son-in-law bad throatoned to Kilt him, ‘This tosthmony did not huve much effect on the'jury. “The outsiders wore oxcluded from the room, and, nfter a long diseussion, the Jury decidod to really their yordiat of yesterday. Tho caso will be investigated on tlic quiot. and may ba brought up boforo the next grand jury. When Heavonworth Pouplo Afratd tho James Boys Aro Coming, Gpeetat Diavateh to The Chicago Tribune, Leaveswoutn, Kaa,, Nov, %,—Tho olty waa startled tonight by a rumor that a band of armed horsemen, headed by the Jamps boys, were coming in to take the town. it appears that o man dreasod In leather breeches and a broad-brimod ‘hat wns met just at dusk o fow niles south of, tho elty by somo parties, whom ho bailed:and told that be bad rode enty miles and was using his third horso to warm Leavenworth of tho “Impending visit of tho notorious desperudoos. The borsa which he was riding wis evidently ard pushed, - and he apurrod away = with =the = remark that he must roport at once to the polfee head- quarters; Tho purtics with whoin ho was talit- tug cumo to tho olty, ang, on Inquiry, found that ho bad not -roported ua be sald he would, Tho police thon Lexan s¥arcbing for him, aud rumors began to tly thick and fust nbout tho thraatencd invasion, Abaut 10 y'clouk w pollouman whose beat fa ln the extrame north- ern tlintt of the city rushed ta bondquarters with Qruport that the bandits wera crossing tho bridge jus north of tho aity ja great forve; but thiasoon proved to be a canurd., About thla tine the mysterious stranger was traced trom ong houso of fll-fume to wnntgyor till be waa flnaily corruled tnone of these deus and taken to the atation, where ho will be oxumined in tho morning, Itia generally thought that‘ho {ea borvo-thict, Tho bors was found In a liv. ory-stublo in the weatorn part of the cli Tho Mian gave tho ume of Simoon Wuastfall, of Wrawn County, Mivsourl, aud 16 oltber an adroit kuave urs foul. Pat Rooncy vn Hie Muscle, Keroku, ta, Noy, 25.—Quite a sonsation was created on Main etreot taday by Pat Rooney, of tho Miner & Roonvy Combination, attacking Bob tango, Adsistaut Manager of the Keokuk Opera-Mouse, ‘The bill-boys of tha, litter hous, who wore diatributing dodgers for Havorly's Biingtrola next ‘Tucsday evening, oul- Hded with the Rooney parade ut the corner of Saveuth and Matn strooty, who’ Rooyey ate tompted to take the billy by foroe fruin tho hoye, itansow —remonstrated, whon Hoonuy stra him. A goneral mele followed, in whlod a nine jority of tho membors of tho Mal 4 took 2 band, Ransom was struck ou the huud by a cane, bur lt not seriously jnjured,” Rooney aud W, 8. Moaro, maanwer, barge of wésault aud bate tory, the fn! orton bel Aled by Kavson, ‘Tho Intter was distuissod, while the formor waa Hued $10 and costa by City-Necorder Bunks, Mare ahyl, 2 Byecial Disvatch Tu Chicas Tribune, Lirrey Joon, Arki, Nov, 2%.'loday Gov, Cuurchiil pardoned ‘Thoinas It. W. King, who wus some wonths ago soutencod to pays tine uf $1,000 and imprisonment for one sour. Teo couse tue exolted genoral Auterest,, King, woo was United States Murskul, arrested a mun” in Lawrence County and brougnt Nin to) Little = Rock, = Tho prisoner proved to bo other than the mun wanted, and, upon butug roleaved, Vronght suit for false ims prisoument, laying damages at suyerul thousand Pardon of an HxeVnlted Stat tbougt the 0) w ‘consisted of dotlars, ‘Tho case was thrown out of the United tates Court, and the civil ort returned a vere (et a8 Above stated, but eentence bad not sot been enrtied into gifect. King is now In tho om ploy of the United Btatos Treasury Department. More Mangings Coming in tho Caroe Ittian. BAYANNAN, On., Nov. 2.—A dispateb from Thomnaavillo says: “Tho wite aud dyear-old duughter of SM. Clowls wero inurdored Thunke> wiving-Day, aud tho house robbed, during tho absence of Mr. Clewls, a well-to-do farmer.” Robert Maxwell, & prominent farmer, Iving near Cuiro, Ga, kitted Adum Zolgler, a negro, for tssaulting bis sittle daughter. Kannan, N.C. Noy. 25.—Th un Old and reapeeted citizen, bi home, his ons made o search aw body, with tho bead erushed in, lying In tho rand. and under a bridge near by were found two negroes dividing Ure money aid property tnken from the murdered ian. Tho nogrucs are in July Veopte are greatly incensed against hom, aa M. Lynch, tiissed frouy d found the An Alleged Incendiary. Spectat Miapateh te The Chicago Tribune, EIN, Oly Nove 2.—J. M. Garrison's cheese factory at Winficld burned Weduesduy night it ®& mnysterious tanner. Loss, $0,000, on which there lsno Insurance, Garrison says to hud $4,000 I money in the favtury,und that this fs also burned. The atrous to .whom ho fs in mrrenrs, shad sok ohet thine jenterday, threateuing to Iynch Garrison, whon hey opeiily charged with firing It. Thoy had a rope ready, Kinully, alter threatening his tife, thoy were stopped hy tho Rhoritt. Garrison ei his cheesemnker arc now in jall at Wheaton, tho Sherif of Du Page County having urrived in time to rercud ttm. Papers for his detention baye been worn ou! Frominont Young 1) ft Arkansas Charged with Burglary. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Litre Rock, Ark. Nov, %i.-John. Barrett, John Barnes, and Lou Carter, prominent young men of Pope County, have been arrested and lodged In Juil at Dover, charged with burglary. itis claimed the parttea nutned entered the boune of Col, Johu8t. Clalr, near Atking, on Tuvs- duy night, und threntened to kill him uniess he gave thon muuey. Sinclair, by stratexsy, suc- ceeded In saving & large sum which was secreted in the dwelling. and the robbers left after secur- tog only about $20. ‘Tho atfalr has created considerable excitement, all the parties beloz well and fuvorably known, A Rascally Schooltencher. pects, Dispatcis tu Tne Calcago Tribune, Lixcoun, Nob. Noy. 25.—One John H. Bee Knight, who has been teaching school at Firth, this county, for the pust two years, has abscond- ed, taking with bin about $2,000 of other peo- plo's money. Tho. most of this is tho proceeds of a Inrge tract of land belonging to a friend for whom bo was ayent. fo ulso mortguyed considerable proporty whieh be did not own, and borrowed small suing of money from acquaiut- ances and iriends, Mr, MeKulzht bas stuod weil with the peaple of Firth, and they were un- propared forany auch rascalitios. A Druggiat Sted by Prolithitionists. Spectat Diapatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Cunton, UL, Noy. 25,—Tho City of Clinton tor day commenced sult nguinst J.C. Myers, drugs efét, for £4,000 damage for alleged violation of a elty ordinance, which {s a @troug prohibition ordinance. Lt will be n test case, no doubt, and will he vory Interesting, as there are two vigor- ous factions here which ore fehting fur and ngalost whisky. \ A Murderous Cowboy, Sipser, Nev. Nov. 25.—Hank Coau, a cowboy, Tutally shot an uuknown cowbuy from Texas Thankexiving night while in agatvon. No prov- ocation for the act is known, and was cool and dellbernto, three wounds being produced. ‘Che Victim will dle, and. being unconscious. bis name has not deen lenrned. Conn escaped, but ts pursued by a lurge party. A Throe-Thousand-Dollar Haul, ZANESVILLE, On Nov, 23.—-While William Young and .amlly were temporarily absent froin home lust evening thieves entered the house anu carried off a trink containing £1,404 fn money: and the same amount in honds. Mr, Young thought no one knew tho valuables were in the trunk. A Childe! trderess Brought Back from Canada, Nontu Troy, Yt, ‘Mrs. Petors, ona of the alleged) Monsonvilla child-murdcrors, has returned from Cunata with tho olllecrs, who re- ported that she informed that of the where: abouts of hernusband on cantition thatehe be held only aso witness uguinst bin, Squire Clark Reuplted, Spectat Dispatch tu ‘The Chteugo Tribune, Cotumusa, §.C., Nov. Squire Ciurk, sen- tencad to be bunged nt Lexington today, has been respited by Gov. Hageod until Dee. 2) ree ue RICH BUT VERY UNHAPPY. Infellettien of Mr. and Mra, Stern Troubles and Court Procecdlngs Boe gun in Parks and ‘fransforred to Thin Country—Complaints of Husband and Wifes Netw York World, Nov, 22, Tho inarital troubies of Edward 0. Stern and his wife, Matitdo f. Stern, who were married on the 20th of May, 1877, which were made public come time atnee, were the subject of u bearing before Judye Donobue, In Supretme Court Cham- bers, yestorday upon threo motions—one by the husband for leave to diseontinuo a sult brought by bin in July last fora Mutted divorce from hia wife on the ground of abandenment; one on behalt of the wife, who hag begun a eult against ber husband for an absolute divorce on the ground of his marital infidelity; that be bo restrained from discontinuing hie suit without payment of an allowance to her for tegn} expensos, and a motion by the husband that he be allowed tosce his children pending tho determination of tho controversy, Itan- pears from the papers read upon the various motions that Mr. Stern, who is Vico-Conaul for Nuselu tn this city, and a Dircetur af tho Muni. cipal Gus-Light Company, and 1s sald to bo a milllonaice, had been residlug for some Ume with bia wifo in Paris until May <1 last, when sho left bim, gotng with ber two children, aged 3 and 2 yenrs, to tho house of her parenta, Sho thon instituted proceedings in the Tribunal of tha Soine in Paris, which ronderod 1 fudginent granting ber separation from ber husband, with tho uuetody of the cuildren aud a certamn atlawance for Gor up) begin. wn action of” this Btate. re until she should for rey in the courts Hefore this decrey had been ranted, and while tho parties attll resided in Sarin, Mr. Storn beyan bis netton in tho Supreme: Court io tis State fur a Limited divorcee, elnline ing that his wife had abandoned hin in Ming. Mrs. Stert: departed from Paris for Now York In Uctober fast, and sho wae soon after followed by her husband, Un tho arrival of bis steamer at hor dovk hero be wus served with the papers in his wife's sult far an absolute divorce, woero- upon he wave notice of discontinituuco of hisac- Uon ugulngt her, Ty bis attidavit hpon these motions Mr. Stern saya bo Gellevos if hia wife wore left free to oxe erelsy hor own Judgment and consult ber own desires, and werg not surruunded by tniluonces wiversu ton reconciiiation, all tho ditference; botweed thom could bo afactorily nerangod.: After bo hud been resused permission 10, ov bis children, Fatbor iWerring, of tha Geook Church In this citys cated: upon Stra. Stern toe offer his church at a proper pines for w meeting of tho purtics when Mr, Sturn should call to avo the ohildron, Mra. Stern bud praviously nated tho office of her cyunsol ua the proper place, die, Stern, in the compitlat in bis ault, says that the nota of bts wife fora fuw weeks before she lett bin wero “marked hy rupid alternation alfection anu dissiZoutlon,' and that she bad been fadueud to leave im by hor muthor, whose juiluenco nv characterized us dotrimontal to the morals of tho children. Mrs. Stern, i ber auswor, sys that she loft hur hug band beeauay of hia cruel and inhuman trout nient, and because of tho knowtedye which who bad then acquired uf bis antawfin intinimey with other woneu, The deoree of the Fronctt court awarded hor 6,0U0 francs for her expenses i comlng te und remaining iy America to presets ete ber nedon for divorce, and 4,000 francs monthly for vightoeen months, within whieh Ging sho wan to bring hor aeuun, und ulse directed that her wardrobe and Jewels bo rustured to her, Sire. Sterna in hor afidavit refers te the fut that her husband statew in the complaine tn hits ution that their cidest wus born a year carlicr (han tho trog date, or uur monthe before their nuirriago, and gaye (hut (ols filsebood, 60 dine honortig te depouent as a wifes und wo degrad- tng to the child, be afterwards repented, und nt- us dite i of publi record in this wity, the defvadant has pe eurracta the gniruy statement.” ‘This child, Edward, she says, * bun mauy pecullurities of temper and disposition aud fa backward for u child of hiv yours, und thege haye beou cuusod by the fiksreatincpt, aod beptul conduct of a nurse employed ti Puri wh suid chit was Y months old and wutll be months old. Tho unkind treatinent trom tit Celubtentuy, neglect, nud impropur vad ecunty toot an deluk." ‘Yois urse, Mrv. Storit eays,” wus ous oye by ber busbund woilu she wus very: fll in hotiber, 1873, ae tho irk Of twin children. On the duy Of tho funeral of the twits ber husband, who wuy¥, abseoted bimevll, aud waa out fn Uke Hols dy Boulogne with women of bad reputas fou, When shu observed the bad couduct uf tho nurse, ov ler SuSOvUry, sho viys bor Dustand rotuaad her request to discharwe the wirt, and inglated on bringing her ta America, for the reason, us atuted by bimself, tout she wae dla tasteful to bis wife. Tho uvlstortunes of their ehlout boy, whiob sly auys were cuuaed by will Sul ucts of bls fathor, made iw an vbject of dis- Ike and oar. tohim, and ahe heard bim calt his son an idiot and brute, and saw him push and kick away the boy when ho advanced towards his {nther. Sho ‘neserta that he Crequentiy nad opeuly expressad his disiite and- hatred of tha boy, aid has keen him brutally whip the ehihd with at hey whip, and otherwise multreat him, go that enrrled the iarks for days, When thelr younger child, Churlotte, was ver: iu Paria, though shy kept ber huaband ad- Vined daily uf the child's critical condition, ho kept oway xt Spa,sho snys,and did not once come tg visit the enild, After the proceedings in the French courts, whon hor husband extno to aoe the children, she remuined In anoiber room, and after 1 few visite he bucaine urgent in bis ‘lemunds to soc her. Ie sport most of the tina 40 remarksto the ebildren and to thonurse it Joud lones, abusing his wife and ealling ber ndings, SO" thik xhe In anethor purt of the house distinctly huunt litre At the ond of Ubree weeks he atid he must sou her with at hoportant communication xn) sho wont in the roum, when tis’ began to dicker ns to money he should leave her ng ulowauce during his abe sence In Spa, AC utter visits which she dotalls she sity6 ho was very violent in his cont gaye iny be would gee ber and tho eblidren starve fore ho would give them uv cent, at the samo Ue shaking a targa roll of bills in her face, (nee when be advanced as tf to atrike hia wife two vervants interfered, and in the vlulent ax- cess of bis rage bo faluted away, z Mrs. Stern siys that bor bustand bas renounced tho dewish faith and beeome a Lutheran through some supposed soul advantage, Slo was ruared a Roman Cutbolic, bubwis murried ino Lutheran: (aureh by y Str, Stern'arequest. She did not know ‘athor Bierring, und was not nwarc who bad called when bocunietosey ber. ter husband bad spoken disparagiugly of hin, und_aho regarded the selection of the Greek Church ag a placo-of mueting uputrick., Her hueband professed to bellove ty ny telluion and bad refused to buve his children baptized, and they were not’ ba tued nati after she deft bin. Watte beavas nl from Paris, st Spa and Ostend, Mev. Stern 44's he wrote Ictiers to bis son, but 3 yenrs ol and not ablo to road, #0 that she was oullged to reud them to blin If he was to bear them at all. In one of theso letters he wrote: * The seoun- Ureis who surround you have alnost succeeded in causing my doath. They shall. not escapa thelr punishnient! TF take my outh on itt To deliver you frum these scoundrels will be m: ‘principal aim, and tn spite of your motbor's wea! and disturted talnd 1 -will succeed. fbone,” In anotbet lotter:. “How much I would Ike to xu you bere, ty dear children, frou from intriguers and tho wicked.” In another fetter: °F it ta not nilowed ing to procure you a more ugrecable life for the moment, I hope that theday fs not fur ulstant when I ean compensate for the joss caused by peoplo whom I considor #s malefact- ors.” Mrs. Stern charges that these lotters wero written with knowiedyo that abo inust read them and solely for her unuuyance. a\ilidavits of three nurses wera read corrobo- rating Mrs. Stern na to ucts of violence and lan unKe Of nbuse ou tho partof Mr, Stern whon 8 ciled to see tho children at Parlsufter bis wife bad Joft bin. Judge Donohue reserved his decision. ———————— ” HYDE PARK, : Yesterday afternoon, while an old gentlemar and his sou were driving ulonw Hyde Park avo- ue, near Forty-third atreet, thoy wore attacked in a vicious manner by two men who ware drlv- (ng coat wagons dlongithe same thoroughfare, and pelted with Jumps of cual. The ald gentle- man was badly bruised about the face, aud was also severely injured by boing struck in tho buck with n shovel. Tho assault wus entirety unprovoked. Tho “frat Pullman" train was considcrably doluyed yusterduy morping by a slight accideat at Forty-socond atreet, Onu of the cars ran off tho track and sbonk the passengors up con- siderably, but no one wits Injured. ‘The Bourd of Trustees met yesterday after- noon. The nutter of openlog One-Huudred and Sixteenth -and One-Hundred und Eighteunth streets was brought up, and, after much dis- cussion, iald'on on the table, Tho Supertntendent of the Water- Works re- pyrted that the Aagistunt Engineer bad beon nesligent of bia duty, and had repeatedly Been nuacnt from bia work without permusion. The matter was reterred to 8 specta! committee tor inveatigation. |. Iicenses were granted to. Charles 0, Husnrt. nod Thoinas Galnes to keep suluons at Kensing- fon. ine’ ure at present only 12% saloons In @ villaze. 3 ‘The report of tho Villavo Phystoian for Oetu- ber wua presented end showed that there wore sixteen births and forty-five deaths duriog th month. Of thisnumber 14 died of diphthori of typto-malarial fever, | of small-pox, 4 6 killed by tbe curs, 3 were drowned, aud 3 died as the result of othor casualtios. Tho Village ‘I'renstrer reported the amount in tho Treasury ut $247,805, ATE LOCAL ITEMS. Joseph Derg, residiug ut Nu, 283! Butterfield stroet, while riling on the front platform of a State street car, fell over the dashboard in a Mit, the wheels passiug over bis left orm, breakiug it io two places. In aditidon to this, ho was 80 seriously Injured internatly that Dra, Brooks and, Boyd. who attended nlm, say that be will probably die, Ho Is 25 ‘years old, and bas beun uinytoyod a6 shipping-clerk at No. 0 Riverstreet. Mary Schuack, the wifo of the proprictor of 1. Pacilie avenue convert-ball, attempted at 10 o'clock laat night to commit suicide by del ing quuntity af carbolle -mgld. Roo had bee! drank during 10 ovening, and had worked heraclf inte quiten fury ot jealousy and deapondency over whut she thought to be bor busband'’s infatuation fur onc of the fomule vocalists connected with the dive, So sho began by breaking ginsaes and thrusting = bor fists through the window-punes. Relug remonstrated with for that she took tho acid us aforesaid and Iny down tole, Dr, Phillips wus criled trom Clark streut, and the misguided ecreaturo was thoroughly pumped out and put to bed—and she'll be sorry tor It when sho gets sobur, a Mow the Japnnose Value Human Life, Miwon (Saran) News, Tn our Items frum tho native papers will be found one which discloses what appears to bo an extraordinary miscarriage of Justice. For some tlme attempts wore made to overturn tho (rain near Kioto by pincing luryo stones on the trick. Every effort to detoct the dustardly perpetrator —ua ft was evidently tae. work of a uingle indi vidunt—proved ineffectual until at Inst ono Wight be was caught in flayranto delicto, and muarebed off to fall. twill bv noticed thut gen- tence hug pow been passed upon a riftiun who more than onco attempted tho destruction, of a train, with tts UstBe frelght, and the Judge haw marked his senso of the gravity of tho crime by inilletinga One of two yun and twenty-five sen, equivalent to about five shillings. 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