Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1881, Page 10

AB LTR pases “The ‘Assasin Has an Excel- * Phe Assasin in Fach Case Became . ful act 10 ts THE CHICAGG TRIBUNE. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1881I—TWENTY PAGES. : tas WASHINGTON. ) Chance. of Swinging. - Tent English Lawbooks Full of Just ‘ Such Untenable De- fenses, Superior to the Law, and ‘Hung for It.- “Ohio Wants All the Good Places on the House Com- “mittees. ' Speaker Keiter Trying to Save a Few for the States. of New York and 4 Pennsylvania. Lugubrious and About-to-Be-Disappointed *-° "Indianians Vowing Vengeance 3 . Right and Left. Conversation with Americus V. Rice, the Father of the Arrears-of- Pensions Bill. 3 The President Declares He Has Not Sug- * gested a Name for the Virginia Senatorship. Whittaker Triumphant, According to the ” ‘Wisest, Nods and Winks Around the War Department. TE ASSASIN. + FEELING AMONG THE EXPERTS. Speaut Dispatch to The Chicas Tribune, Wasminaros, D. C., Dec. 10.—Thero was no /Quiteau trial today. Next week will be devoied. to the experts, and there is very inuch less doubt ‘than there was a week ago as to what their testi- ‘mony willbe. There seein3 to be no doubt that ‘the opinion of these gentlemen, who have seen Guiteau In jail, and have watched him with an untlagging solicitude in court, will run in a \gcurcely broken current that the prisoner at tho bar isa rational mux, responsible to the law for crime. Soevident hus this become that one of ¥ the leading experts, on settl.ag up thisafternoon to leave for home, said: “If it were a doubtful case 1 would remain, but the matter bas become coclear now that it is useless for me to re- main longer. There will be paysiclans though to furnish all the testimony needed.” ‘Those who are most familiur with tho case say that the public will be greatly. surprised when Judge Cox comes to instruct the jury. Theysay that, if it could be shown that every member of the prisoner's family was insane, and that he was himself of unsound mind, é STILL UE COULD NOT ESCAPE ‘the conviction for muréer if it could be shown that be Knew what he was doing when he shot - the President, and knew that it was an ualaw- Such will be the Judge's charge t9,the jury, unless he overrides both English ana Amer- jean law... It Is believed that the instructions of Sudge Cox will be simtiar in character to the * Foltqwing iastructions, which were given in a case in New York, which was recently alfirmed Vy the Supreme Court of the State: *“That. an irritable temper and an cx- citablé’ disposinon’ of mind:‘did not con- stitute. insanit that an* individual possessing such mental peculiarities was more predisposed to an attack of insanity than meu an general, but was not on that account uctually nsane; that such peculiarities were not of themselves evidence of insanity. Lf at the tins of the act * ‘THE PERSON WAS UNDER A DELUSION and did not hnow right from wrong, or that the fact was un offense, or was wrong, he was insane and not responsible for the act; but that a person ‘wus not ingane who knew right from wrong, and that the act he was committing was a violation of law-and wrong in itself." The prosecution will ask the Court for instructions similar to the following, which bas been sustained by the highest judiciat tribunuls of England: To ren- der a person irresponsible for crime on account of unsound mind, the unsoundness should, ac- cording to law, as it bas long been understood and held, be such as rendered him incapable of knowing right from wrong. THE ENGLISH COURTS, upon acase covered by the above instruction, rendered the following, under which. Guiteau could notescape: “Ja reply to which question, assuming that your Lordship’s inquiricsare cou- fined to those persons who labor under such par- tial delusions only, and one not in other respects insane, we are of opinion that, notwithstanaing: ‘the party accused did the act complaised with a ‘view, under the influence of an insane delusion, of redressing or reventing some supposed gricv- ance or injury, or of produciug some pauiic ben- efit, be is nevertheless punishable according to ‘the nature of the crime committed, if he knew atthe time of committing such crime that he -was ucting contrary to luw, by which we under- stand your Lordship to mean the Jaw of the Jand,”_ THE COMMITTEES. - HOPES AND FEARS. Special Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribune. Wasurxctos, D. C., Dec. 1U.—Speakership gossip is very active, but it is only gossip.. Speaker Keifer is as successful tbus far in keoping his own counsel as President Arthur is. The diferent State’ delegations have. to some extent, made up'states of the positions which they desire, but it is not learned that Sir. Keifer hag asked them for their opinions. The llinois delegation bas not presented any elate, and it is understood that no uttempt is tobe made to come to an agreement on this subject. Hepre- sentative George It. Davis says: “ Minois is not crowding, urging, or putting forwhrd any ono mun fora cawmitteeship. The llinols delega- tion stands upon its'merits. Mr. Keifer cnows the men, and needs no sugzestions upon our. part.” Itis learned from general inquiry that THE DESIRE OF THE DELEGATION 1s sometbing as follows: Henderson, who was a member of the Commerce Committee in the tust House, would be glad to be promoted to the Chairmanship. Cannon will pe pleased to re- tain bis place on the Appropriations Committee if he cannot secure promotion. Farwell, it bus been sugeested, would not refuse a position on the Commerce Committee, although that cannot be said with authority. Judge Payson would bo tatisfied with a position on the Judiciary or on the Elections Cummittee. Cullen prefers’ Agri- culture, Railroads, or Printing. AMrich would be satisfied to remain on Territories. Marsh Rspires to the Chairmanship uf the Military Committee. Sherwin may properly erpect the Chairmanship of the Census Committee, as he fs the Republican who knows most about that sub- ject. The preferences of Hawk, Davis, and Smith. are not known. Lewis, it 1s believed, Gesires to co to Public Buildings, as he will en- deavor to secure an appropriation tor a public building at Peoria, _ «|. THERE I§ A SHARP CONTEST, anoutsido talk at least, for the Cbairmanships of the Appropriacions,Commerce, Ways and Means, and Judiciary. These positions are claimed both for thy East and West. The Ohio members re evidently disposed to claim rather more than peaker Keifer can sufely givé them.. Peonsyl- Vania is also very ambitious for Cauirmansh:ps, ‘but bas notstarted-out very successfully, as A. Herr Smith, who was on the Appropriations, has heen given the Committec on Mileage, a position with which,on account of its minor importance, he is very greatly dissatistied. There is a con- test for the position of Chairman of the Com- anittee on Eléctions. As that committes is likely to bave a great deal of work, and some of It ofa sensational’ character, the Chairman of that committee will be a conspicuous member on the floor for at least the first session of the Con- gress. There are SOME TWENTY CONTESTED CASES, including the Mormon case, that of Lynch against Chalmers, und of Muckey against O'Con- nor, alt of which furnish a broad tield for a man ambitious for diz} Mr. Houck, of Tennessee, ik this place. Be :s'u good lawyer and a fine speaker, but it seems probable that the position will be. given to Calkins, of Indiana, an active miember of tho committee in the last House, or to Williams, of Wisconsin. Messrs. Houck, Cal- kins, and Williams were all strong advocates of Keifer, and if any one 1s 23 20 THE INVENTOR OF KEDFER aga candidute for Speaker, Mr. Williams, of Wisconsin, {3 probably more. entitied to that patent than any one. Indiana is ambitious for ‘at least three Chairmuanships. Major Steele, one ofthe members who is spoken of for tho Military Affairs Committee, said he thougat Mr. rowne would get the Committee on Invalid Pensions, or some other important place, as be is an old and influential member; chat Mr. Orth was a proininent candidate for Foreign Reta- uonsg, und would no doubt get that or something else. ‘Nong of the Indiana members, however, are urging their claims. The Stalwarts in the New York detegation also louk for important Comuitten positions. Crowley, it, is ‘learned, fs competing with Hiscock for the Chairmanship of Appropriations. -MeCook,, who is not a Stalwart, aspires to the Chairmanship of the Military Committee. New York desires repre- sentation on the Commerce Commictee. Mean- while, Congressmen know nothing about Speak- er Keifer's choice. One of them, who is: very likely to be disappointed, said today: “I don't want my name used, but { say that there {5 LIADLE TO BE TROUBLE COME to Speaker Keifer if he serves Peunsytvania and Obio to un overdose of committees, I have been told, upon what I consider good autnority, that Ohio will get at least four and Penusytvania tive of the committees, and that Iowa and Indiana will get one exch. Now, 1 cannot speat so posi- tively of Iowa, but I can say for Indiana, and Mlnois, too, that if they ure tu be treated shab-- bily in tnis mutter there will be some trouble. 1 beard an Lnginnian say that if they onty got one committee there would be a day of “political reckoning for Mr. Keifer, and that he would be paid in coin of his own mintage.” THE ILLINOIS DELEGATION met at the reomsor Kepresentative Davis, this evening, most of the members, including Sena- tor Logun, being present. The principal object of the wecting was to effect a reorganization of the ‘club, which was dose by the election of Hepresentative Cannon as Chairman to succeed Col. Fort, and Representative Davis Secretary. It was agreed to continue the meetines during the session. The patronage of the House of Representutives received a share of attention, Dut there was no action taken toward making a selection of numes for committees and laying them before. Speaker Keifer, as some of tho Other States huve done. Representative Far- well Gould buye been present but a short time, if atall, as be attended a complimentary banquet given Gov. Pratt, of Colorado. by Judge Belford, at which about thirty: promincat public men were present. DELAY. The Sunday Herald will say tomorrow that Speaker Keifer informed a Senator he should not announce the cominittees of the House until after the holiday recess. ARREARS OF PENSIONS. THE COST COMING HOME, Spectat Disvatch.to The Chicaco Tribuns, Wasnixaton, D.C., Dec. 10.—Tho arrears of pensions grab law is to be a promincnt topic of discussion this winter. Inthe Congress which passed it and subsequently, those who were tho most instrumental in enacting this legislation were quick to claim the honor of it, and were jealous of claims which rivals made to bave originated the bill. Now, however, there is nu- ticed a dispusition on’ the part of some who hastened to. make this claim to disown their re- sponsibility inthe matter. AMERICUS V. RICE, OF OHIO, however, a Demucratic ex-Union soldier, who has always claimed to buve been the originator ‘of the measure, sull insists that it isa worthy scheme, and the talk with him which follows will illustrate the kind of demagog argument which is to be used, by those who still seek to justisy the measure, and who by the clup-trap appeals to the soldier vote and taik about tuvor- itism to the bondholders, will seek to intimi- dute Congress into repealing the law or re- stricting its operations. Mr. Bice is proud to have himself quoted as the father ot the Ar- rears of Pensions vill. He is uow in the city, and in conversation this afternoon he gave ex- pression tv his opinions on what he called THE WUE AND CRY against the mesure, which bas resulted from the recent stitement of the Commissioner of Pensions that there Is a large deticit for the current fiseal year, and that $250,000.00 at least will be necessary to fully satisfy the law. Mr. Rice said: “Lf payments of pensions to the soldiers who perifed their lives and lust their limbs, or contracted other disabitities in defense of their country, was a proper and just ineas- ure, then the Arrearages Dill was just’ and proper. In this country it bas always been felt to be right to give pensions to disabled suldiers, and we took the idea from the mother countr: Having started out to pay. pensions, it is but rigbt that the payment should begin trom the date of the disability. Suppose a man hasn't applied for his peasion for tifteen years, THAT POESN’T DEPRIVE Tim OF 11s RIGHT to it, The Government bas been using bis moncy for that tength of time, that’s all. “It took neazly five billions,” be added, “ to carry on the War, but the Government didao’t expend more than two or three billions. The rest was paid to the bondbolaers. But little wus said of this, though now when huli a billion is to be expended among the veterans who saved the Government, there is n shrieking and din about it. Tt looks as thouyh there was some mascality that needed covering up. Jobo Sherman started the cry agninst the Arrearages bill, and in so doing has shown himself no friend of the sol- ct . “It is true,” be added, “ the original estimates have been many times exceeded. I have tho Jetter frum Commissioner Bentley in which he fixed FIFTEEN MILLIONS as the amount likely tobe required. But even if it has gone away beyond that sum it has been expended where it bas done the, most good. There have undoubtedly been frauds. ‘Indeed, E have it on good authority that 151020 per cont of tho claims allowed are fraudulent; but this should not be allowed to militate against the justice of the payment to those entitled to it. ‘The Government used their services, and they took the risks with the understanding that pen- sions would be paid, that having been the rule in this country. The Government has been using their money for seurs, and should now be ready to pay it ove application.” x WHITTAKER. IME RISES AGAIN. ‘Wasntncron, D. C., Dec. 1U.—The report of Indge-Advocate Gen. Swaim in the Whittaker cuse was handed to the Présideot today. The impression is general among otlicers at the War Departinent that the decision is adverse to the finding of the court, holding that the verdict of guilty was not in accordance with the evidence. Should the President sustain the Judze-Advo- cate’s view, there are tivo courses open to dispose of the vase. Anew court may be ordered, or Whittaker may be released from arrest, and ordered to duty at the Academy, just as if no ctarges had been mado against him. It is cer- taio that the latter course will be adopted. NOTES. CHILI AND PERU. Speéiat Disputen to The Chwcago Tribune. - , Wasnixeron, D. C., Dec. 10.—The news of the death’ of Minister Kilpatrick. was’ not maoy hours old here when the President received up- ications for the vacant mission. It js not at present the purpose to fill the vacancy. Tho Administration will await the return of the spe- celal Embassy whfeb {t bas sent to both Chili and Péru before making any new experiments in South American Ministers. = VIRGINIA, Governor-elect Cameron and a number of Re- adjuster potiticians from Virginia were here to- gay and had an interview with the President. They say that the Prestdent, in discussing the Senatorial contest, said that, on general princi- ples, be was always in favor of a Republican; but- Virginia” having- formed ‘a coalition ‘it changed the state of uffairs, and sohe did not tu- tend totakée any part sor express any opinion relative to the matter,and he had so.informed the friends of Senator Mahone, as well as the Republicans who bad called upon him. ‘He con- sidered it a matter for the State Legis alone to determine. ‘ ‘THE PRESIDENT e Is adopting a new system as to calls atthe White House, and is very mueb tess _uccessible than other Presidents have been. He .is more In- clirled to think that the President of the United States Is entitled to sume time for bimsclf. ‘and today, it being the fay-on whien he refuses gen- crat visitors altogether, be did not appear in bis office until half-past 11, and many Conzressmen who bad been anxiously waitine for biu with their pockets full of recommendations for of- fice lett without sceing him and basteued to the departments to besiege the Secretaries for the sme purpose. SECRETARY HUNT. To the Western. Assovtuted. Press. Wasntxorox, D. C., Dec. 10—Secrotury Hunt will leave here tonight for Ruston, where ho has been summoned by tho sudden illness of his father-in-law. | THE NUMBER OF BILLS : introduced in the Senute during its four days’ session is 30% which is nearly. as many as were introduced in that body during the entire third session of the lust Congress. One Senutor‘alone bas introduced thirty-three bills since Inst Ston- day. A large proportion of the meusures intro- duced thus fur are copies of private relief bills islature that heretofore failed to receive final action. THE MISSISSIPPL ‘The Dill introduced in the Senate by Mr. Vest for the improvement of the Mississipp! und Mis- gouri Rivers provides for the: expenditure of $10,000,0U0 under dirsction of che Engineer Corps of the army, one-axtf of the uwount upon the Misstssippi, and the remuinder upon the Missouri, in accordance with plans already recommended by tho Mississippi River Commission. The vill also authorizes the Attorney-General to iastitute proper procead- mgsinthe United States Courts baving juris- diction for the uppropriation of lund und ma- terial necessary for the prosecution of the work, the land and axterial so appropriated to be duly appraised and pald for. LUCY FOWLER today instituted suit against Willfam T. Crump, steward at the Executive Munaion, tor $10,000 damages for slander. She was employed as a cook atthe White House in July Inst, aud al- leges that she was dischurged because Crump told Mrs. Garticid sho was: a thief and stole meats and other things fre the Executive Mansion. She claims ber reputation bus been injured to the extent of the dumuges-claimed. DEFRERS, the Public Printer, who is sonn to be superseded, hag secured the support of David Davis, and hopes to prevent the contirmation of any new appointee. The Printers’ Union hus appointed avommittee to visit the Pres.dent to urze” (ho nppoiwtment of a mun in sympathy with tbo trades-unious to the manaremcaot of the offices "THE SOUTHERN SPLIT. ‘There seems to be a determinacion on the part. of the Republicans of Kentucky to try tocapture two ur Ubree more districts for the next Con- zress. Nearly 100 post-oifices in that State aro ulled by women, and others by Democrats or weuk-kneed Kepublicaus, and the result is little party management in the State. ‘The xencrat feeling umoug the party managers is wat in. this a5 in other Southern States tue party may ve strengtheaed by the judicious use of the ap- pointing power, aud the result will probably be the Siimg of many, if not all, of the ollices: described by Republicans. 1t is believed three Republican members ean be gained 1a Kentucky und a dozen in the entire South by this means. SILVER CERTIFICATES. Reprosentative Davis, of glissouct, bas com- pleted his bill for the issue of silver certiticates of small denomivations. It provides for an amendment in See. $ uf the act of Feb. 2s, 1878, authorizing the issue of silver coin certilicates in denominations of $lu, meking it cead so that certificates of 31, $2, $3, und zl) muy be issued. at the pleasure of the depositor of silver. \ PERIN. Dr. RM. Whitefoot, of the regular army, and Smith, ot the Pekin Pust-O.tica, teave fur Chicago tonight. Mr. Smith bas got secured the appointment, but believes it will come. TENSION OF THE MONEY-ORDER SYSTEM. “Tne President bas signed cynventions tor mouey-erders to be exchanged between Vietu- ria, New South Wules, and New Zealand anc tho United States. These gointo etfect the Ist of next January, and will greatly. facibtate com- merce between the United States und tho anti- podes, The British Australasian colonies bay been ‘working fur years to get these money- order exebances, as they rather buy goods, ¢s- pecially manufactured articles and notions, from the United States than London. At pres- ent those colonies have to send bills of ex- chunge. on. London. for nil purchases in tue United Stuies, but under these mouney- order oxcbunses toy cin remit ihe exact amount of vills in substantially Goited States curreney. Superiuteudent, MeDyauld,.of money order system, “suys this step bas been accom~ plished more for the extension of commerce than anything the Pust-Ollice Depurtment has done for yours. SENATE BILLS. Three hundred and fifty Senate bills and five joint resolutions have been introduced into. the Senute this wees. TO BE MADE PUBLIC. ‘The Secretary of State, witb the approval of the President, will very soon make public alt tho instructions sent by the departuient to Min- isters Hurlbut and Kilpatrick im regurd to tho difficulties between Cani, Peru, and Bolivia. \ HOWGATE’S CASE.” : Tn the Circuit Court the motion was denied 'to quush the attachuient proceedings against How- gate. . BANKRUPTCY LAW.’ The Sub-Committee Favorable to the Chicago Pian, 3 Wasntnatos, D. C., Dec. 10.—-The sub-com- mittee on 2 bankruptcy iaw, of wich Senutor Ingalls is Chiarman, bus completed the work ns- signed tu it, and the report is prepared. Mr. Iugulls bas worked steadily all summer in col- lectiug Information on the subject. Over 40,000 cireulurs were sent to mercbauts, manufactur- ers, luwyers, and commercial bodies, asking opinion, as to the necessity of a Nationa! bank- rupt law, and suggestions as to ity provisions. Great interest appears to have been taken by business men. Many thousands of letters were received. The proportion of answers favora- ble to the’ enactment of. some law was over- whelming. Very few opposed outside of the great Eastern cities, and these were gen- orally great jobbing houses, whose business was great cnouch to allow them promptly to take advantage of snap judgments and preferences in settlements. Much objection was found to exist to the reéstablsnment of the machinery of the old Bankruptcy law. Tne members of the sub-committee ure favorable to a suggestion which originally came from Chicago business- men—that the United States District Courts be given cburge of bankruptcy proceedings, with special provisions to enforce their judgments. It is known that Senator Edmunds favors tris idea. The report of the sub-committee will be ninde to the full committee on Munday next, if & meeting can be secured. ISABEL. ALMES. Ho Was a Political Magnate of the , Bummer Species, and ie Got Seven- teen Bullets into Seventeen People. Browssvisur, Tex., Dec. 10.—Isabel-Almes, a noted political maznate at Chamamero, Mexico, has just committed whuiesale butchery. Going toarunche he commenced to bext the women there savagely, and one Gaudolopte Zopati, who interfered, was killed by the infuriuted des- perado. At the next ranche he visited, Almes shot and wounded no less than seventeen people before his murderous career was checked. POLITICAL. Riddleberger Mad Everything Wis Own Way. 3 RicuMosp, Va.,Dec. 10.—It is authoritatively stated tonight that the differences in Readjuster cireles bave been. quietly arranged, und {t is now awell understood fuct that ult opposition to the nomination of Riddteberger as United States Senator bas been withdrawn, und the caucus nose Tuesday miebt will nominate him without RETRIBUTION. Quick Vengeance Visited by a Erother. New Brosswick, N. Y., Dee. 10.—Gertrude Dyker, aged 20, was waylaid by Ellsworth Cren- ning at Militown this afternoon aud ravished. Soon after ber brother met Creuning. und killed him with uw shotgun. Young Dyker then es- caped. The desire to capture him fs not great. Fee eee Saa BOWMAN AND PUL'TZER, Sr. Louis. Mo, Dee. 10—Two charges of erimiaal libel, sworn to by Frauls J.. Bowman, attorney, aguinst Joseph Pulitzer, editor of tho Post-Dispatch, were torown out of court today ona motion -to-quush. there was not sullicient cuuse uf xeon stated. MRS. SPRAGUE. PROVIDESCE, R. I., Dec, 10.—Judge Potter, on | application of 3ira. Sprague’s ccunsel, has as- signed the second Monday in January for-che | heuring of the Sprague divorce case, ‘Tne Judge ruled ‘that. TEN HEN BURNED. The. People of Pittsburg Horrified by a Strange Catastrophe. Forty-three Men Slept on the . Floor of a Loft in a. *. Shanty. There Were No- Windows, and - Only a Hole in the Roof. | The Trap Took Fire, the Ladder Burned, and’ the Men Fought to’ Escape. Ten of Them Were Pushed Back, Trampled, and * Burned Up. Eleven Others Were Forced. to Make Their Exit Through the Fire, with Terrible Injuries. Three Little Brothers Drowned Near Manitowoc, Wis.—Other Melan- choly Happenings. Ten Men Burned Up in the Lolt of a -Smalf Shanty. Special Diswatch to The Chicaco Tribune. Prrrsnine, Pa. Dec, 10.—Shortly before 4 o’clock this morning ut, report was brouxbt to tho city that a terriblo calamity had occurred at a point on the Pitsburg & Lako Erie Ruil- road, seven miles down the Ohio River. The mitture gf tho disaster. was not stated, and peo- ple could do no mere than guess. It soun trans- “p.red, ‘however, Lbat the report was only too well founded, und coat ten men bad been roust- ed to deuth and a great many injured by the burning of a frame boarding-bouse in. which they were sivepiig. Thoy were laborers on {the allroad, und were’ working az the pluce indicated, whieh is culled Gibson's Sta ure, with an attic or loft. if THE LOWER PART was used fura dining-room und kitcben. Into thislofc torty-thrée stalwart men retired to sleep last night, yfter tinilaing: the Way's work. It was reached by a Hightof stairs which started from neur the Kitchen dour. ‘There were no windows, but, in lieu of them, there were two smali holes in the roof to udinit light and air. These were closed at night by a stid- ing door, to keep out. the catd. About 4 o'clock this mornimg the keeper of iho bourding-house, Hugh McCune, got.up to bund a tire iu thé kitchen stove, carrymg with bin ao ordiuary kerosene lump, which te placed upan a table while he went fur kindling-wood. Up to this poiut all is clear. IT 18 SUPPOSED that, during his: absence, the Iamp chimney burst, and by sume meuns threw the lamp upon the floor, allowing the vil to run out. This the- ory is generally accepted. The stairway was composed of sight, dry, pine bourds,and they were soonubluze. ‘The flames quiculy spread to the ‘loft, where the unfortunate men were sleeping, all unconscious of the terrible fate which awatted them. The flodr of the loft was covered with struw-beds and béddins. Tho flumes made rapid: proxress, and soot reached this inass of intlamimubie material. About tbis time the sicepers were arvused by the crics of the fomales employed about the place, and they atonce mudea rush’ for the stairs, but they were Gonfronted by a wall of tire which forced them back in dismay. A BUSIT WAS THEN MADE for the oponings in the roof by the nalf-crazed men, and a struggle fur hfe took: place, each trying to crowd toe other out of the way, asouly one at a time could be torced through the ape tures on account of their smull size. Some of the poor follows, seeing that all could not escape in this way, caught atany soudow of bope that otfered, and tried to dasb down tee stairs and through the Humes, only to meet a borrivle death. ‘Lhe men had not even time to clothe “themselves, so sudden was-the niarm, and 60 auickly did the fire make bendwa THOSE WHO MADE THEIR ESCAPE, however, seemed so bewildered by the sudden outburst of the tlumes,and the criesof their com- panions, that they rusned back into the burning building, attempting to save their little prop- erty. At this momunt the crash came. The frail walls, weakened by the attacks of tho tiames, crushed in upon the unfortunates, and their cries for help were drowned In the ronr of the tlumes. Thescene ut this moment cannot be described. Shrieksund crouns went upon every gide trom the poor untortunutes, who bud been burned sud scorched in a sickening manner. Strong men with great patches of skin sud lesb peeled from their bodies by the touch of the fire. ROLLED UPON THE GROUND in thelr agony. Ten of the. forty-three are dead, and eigtt or teu more willdie. The in- jured are being cured for at. the West Penusyl- vanin Hostal. Muny of the victims leave fumi- lies in a destitute condition. Great excitement hus prevailed in the eity all day over the calam- ity, which surpasses In the numbor of deaths and the horror of the details anything of the Kind that ever before occurred in this commu- nity. AID. To the Testern assoctated Press. PrrrssurG, Pa., Dec. 10.—As soon as possible word was sent to the other boirding-bouses along the line of the work in progress, and phy- siciuns were. summoned from the neighourhood and this city. Spycial engines were sent down the Pittsburg & Lake Erle Road, and to the meanwhile the shivering creatures were pro- vided with such. clothes as could be obtained. ‘The seriously injured were brought to the depot: on the South Side and thence removed to ‘the West Pennsylvania Hospital, while those who were less seriously burued were removed to the hotel of Martin Joyce, on Pennsylvanta avenue. THE SCENES THIS MORNING atthe site of tho ill-fated building were of a sickening character, In u heap in one corner of the ruins were the charred remuins of six men who had evidently succumbed to the fiery ete~ ment while eadeavoring to cscupe through un opeumg in the roof. Among those wus the body of Patrick Foley, one of the furemen, TUE’ DEAD. After the excitement hud subsided, a list of those known tu nuve been sleeping in the build- ing last nigbt was made out, and it was found ten men bud perished in the Hames: Pat Foley, section boss, aed 50 years. a native of County Gulway, Irciand, sinsle. Micbael Dunobue, azed 50, single man, Andrew Dorie, axed 20, single, Jobn Connors, aed 30, single. Jerry Hunian, azed 36, single, dames Kerns, aged 3), single, Jono Riley, aged 35, stugie. Jobo Duly, azed 35, single. Jobn Kennedy, aged 33, single. ‘Thomas Foster, uged 25, sungte. None of these have fixed residences, THE WOUNDED are as follows: ee. ~ Michael Morgan, Worcester, 3fass., fearful burns abont tne bead and body; will dic, Jobn Connelly, Pittsburg, deep burns on the face and heud; cannot'recover. Martin-Laffey, wife and family in Ireland, badly burned about the face and body; !lkely to die. Michael Leonard, Pittsburg, seriously but not fatally burned. = : Huga McCune, boarding-house keeper, burned and trampled upon; recovery probuble. t William Barr, burned slightly. , Edward Cullen, hurt‘abuut the feet; notse- . Matthew Clancy, New York, burved about the feet; not serious. rat © , Nontgomery Bush, Washington County, Mary - pipes don, ‘Ihe building wus 4 one-story frame struct- land, wife and family there, bruised and trumpled; will recover. - painfully buraed, but will recover. Huga Campbell, slightly burned. THE CORONER'S INVESTIGATION began this forenoon. at the scene of the disas- ter, but, uifter several witnessess had heen ex- amined, the inquest was adjourned. The testi- mony given established the .fuct that the fire was caused. by the explusionof a iamp. The scene presented by the, ruins this afternoon was desolate and sickening. ‘The shanty stood at the opening of Green Hollow, and nothing remained but three Liackenéd jolsts and part of one door. The site of the building was strewn with kitchen and dining-room furniture, more than bult con- sumed, kitcben utensils, sbredsof clothing, hu- muin bones, strips of crisped lesb, and skulls, the latter beimg found in-ditferent places. In the north end of the building, on portions of a paruaily consumed straw bed, were THE REMAINS OF SEVEN VICTIMS, Piled in such confusion that they presented to te beholder an iden of the uprrible agony which must buve ensued ere tne victims had lost con- sciousness. ‘Cho bed was locuted under one of the opentnas, und it was evident from the mun- ner in which the remainsswere found that the original ocenpunts” maving escaped, mbecs hud sousat to dee from the openmg, but bud become bopelesly entunzled and sulfocate They were burved to unrecognizable sbup and when the corner of tne loft gave way the churred remains dropped to the ground below. ‘Two Sad Acc'dents at Louisville. i Svectal Disputch to The Chicago Tribun-. Loutsviuue, Ky., Dec. 10.—-A little child of Richurd Turner, whose wifo “works out” with another, was locked In the parents’ room this morning, and shortly its clothes took fire by some mcuns, and it was horribly and tutally burned. lt lingered in great agony till thia evening, whan it died. . Norman Bennett, a switchman of the Louisville & Nashville Raitroxd in thoir yards bere,was run over this_ mornimy and cut in two across the ab- dowen. The catching of the heel of bis buot in the fatal frog wus the cause, The engineer, Holtman, and Lewis Moore, the fireman, were arcested on Une cburge of murder. Whirled Around ‘furee Hundred Times. Speciut Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. LA Crosse, Wis., Deo. 10.—a borrible accident occurred in thls city aboutd o'clock this ufter- noun. H. D. Jones, of Juncsville, employed in the Curgill elevator, while at work un some ma- chinery, was caught by bis clothing in the belt- ing, from wkicb he could uot escape, and was buried uround in the machinery at the rate of Jw revoluuuons, per minute, and was horribly mutilated. ‘Lho waeel mude 300 revolutions be- tore the engine could be stopped. Hediedsnoruy ) after the accident. Three Little Brothers. Drowned, - opeciat Lav. tch to The Chicago Tribune, Manitowoc, Wis,, Dec. 10.—Three Httle boys, | whose ages rnoge from 8 to 12, all sona of Mr. Jobo Jonnson, were d owned in the river just abuve the city thls ufternoun.. The boys had gone onto the river to play aud, the ica. being thin just bulow the rapids, it gave away, letting thet in, with che above fatal results. ‘The un- fortunate futher hus just guue to the scene of the disuster to try aud recover their bodies, Ninc Engina« Ruined. Special Dtsnuten to The Chtcuoo Tribune. ‘GREEN Bay, Wis., Dec. 10.—The roundhouse of the Grean Bay, Winona & St. Paul Hatlroud wus completely destroyed by fire this mora.ng- Nine engines are a totul wreck. Tho tlre cuuzat from the stove-pipe aod communicated with the tar roof. L.Cuse, Vice-President, estimates the loss at less toan $20,004, fully covered by in- surance. ‘he Chicago & Northwestera kindly Jouned them un eugine to take the’ muil-truin | west this morning. . A Fatal Fall. spectal Dispatch tu The Chicago Tribune, InpEPENDESCE. I2., Dec. 10.—Inomns Kelly, a carpenter, feli from tne rvof of a house on whicn he was at work this- morning. He feil neurly twenty-tive feet, and, striking on the side of hts bead, crushed oy skull, and died in a-few hours. Deceused was about 50 years old and 4 bucnelor, Rat-Poison. Spectal Dispatch to The Curcago Tribune. Mansuauurown, Ia., Dec. 10.—The 2-year-old child of William Roberts, who lives a snort distance from the city, was futaily polsoned by catins bread sucurated with rat-poisuu. Lt was not discovered whut bad bappeued until the little une was beyoud all aid. OBITUARY. Death of Gen. HM. B. Banning from a Gunshot Wound Got in the War, Spectal Dispatch to The Ohicago Trioune. Cincinnati, 0.,. Dec. 10.—Gen. H. B. Bunning died suddenly tmis morning at his residence in Cumminsville. Hy hud been confined to bis home more or less ‘for two months, but no thuught that death wus near bud been enter- tained, Internal hemorrhage trom a gunshot wound received during the War produced the fatal result. Ho-was in the city on business day befure yesterday, and yesterduy was abuut the house. Lis wife, who occupied # room uajoin- ing bis. found him dead in bed this morning. Gen. Banning was a nutive of Obio, a graduate of Kenyon College, und a tawyer by profession. With fulreuceess at the var, he combined creditable services buth on the Held and in the balls of Congress. He eutered the army during the tirst month of tbo Wur, and, from Cuptuin of the compuny which he hud raised, be fought bis way up to Drevet-Major-General. He served a term in the Stute Legislature and was three times elected tu Congress fruin me Second Oaio District, In siz be defeated Conzressmaa Job Stevenson, in 187%, Gen. 'R. B. Hayes, in 18i6 Stanley — Matthews. In 1876" be defeated by Gen. Toomas L. Young, and suitered a second defeut ut the same bands in issJ. In lodl ae was ucandidae tor Governor, but tinally threw bis strength for Booxwaiter. He was ulways consistent 1 bis Democracy, und acted with the bulk of the party wnere schiems were threatened, In Congress he was active in the interesis of bis constituency, und did guod service. He was known among bis colleagues asthe * Boundwg Baonne,’" und the title was well earned. One of tng greatest services Was securing tho. abolishment of ‘a taruf on the Louisville Canal, on the Oblo River, sav- ing thereby tbousuuds of dollars annually to the merebunts of Ciuciunati_ and other cities. The news of bis deuth sprend rupidly over. the city, and was received with surprise and sorrow. Edgar ‘Conk\'ng, at Sprinzfield, D1. spectal Dispaten vo The Chicago tribune, SPRINGFIFLD, UL, Dec. 10.—Mr.-Edgar Conk- ling, of New York City, died lust night at the residence of his brother, tne on. Jumes C. Conkling, after baving been unconscious for ten days from the effects of a strake of pural- ysis. He was taken sick In New York sume weeks uzo, and brought to this city. Str. Conk~ lng was largely interested in railroads, was well known to leading capitaists and business-mnen, and was regurded ag a most successful, consel- entious, and upright business-un, ‘Phe funeral will occur at the residence of Mr. Jamus C. Coukling at 10a. m. Monday. ‘Tae remaing_will be taken to Bloomington for interment. ~ ._ G. Gibbons, G. Gilbert Gibbons, a lawyer well known and “esteemed iy tho profession, died suadenly yes- terday inorn.ng at his residvace from heurt diseuse. He came to Chicago about tve years age from Pringeton, this State. Before - his residenco there he lived 1a Allentown, Pa., where he was boru. Dr. John L. Page, of Racine W! ‘Special Dispatch ta Tae Carcago Trioune, * Rainy, Wis.. Dec. 10.—Dr. Joho L. Page, for nenrly thirty years a prominent physician of ‘Uns city, died this evening, aged 63 yeurs, after a prolonged Hiness, His funerat will take place irom St, Luke's Church on Siunday ufternyon. Gen. B. D. Fearing, at Marietta, 0, Cixcixnatt, O., Dec. lu.—Gen. B. F. Fearing, formerly of this city, dicd at Murietta yesterduy, after long sutfering from paralysis. Geo. Fear- ing was a Hnenl descendant of Gen, Isruel Put- num, of Revolutionary fume. W. €, Durant, of Milwaukee, Wis. | ‘Speciul Disvutcn to The Chicago Tribune, MiuwavKee. Wis.,-Dec. 10.—W. C. Durant, aged 7, a well-known. citizen, dropped -dead ‘ from heart-diseuse in Marshall & Lsly’s bank at Ruun today. a HELD UP, ROBBED, AND BEATEN. The Central Station patrol wagon was called to the corner of Dearborn and Jackson streets ut ldo'clock lust olgbt to tke charge of a man who was bleeding profusely from several wounds upon his. head. < His name, be” sald, .is Jobn Soute, and in explaining bow he received the blows upon the heud, he stuted thut he bad “been held up by toree negroes uc the corner of Pulk street und Fourth avenue, and robbed of $4 und a bunch of keys und then “slugzed." Shute was-uuder te “intluence of liquor ‘when oe told “this Story to the pollce,“und they do not’ quite believe it. . nme wa< attended by Dr. Inzranum, woo ndviged bis removal to the County Huspital, suy ing that it would be dangerous to “leave bim. with out care, #s the wounds were Ilabie tu» opea and let him bleed to death.” He bad 2 biuck oye B gudtany ie tne: other injuries. and looked as gone a’ severe thum: hands of eomebudy. emping pete John Keilly, badly burt about: the feet and" } of ships and steamers are ut preseat engued in |, decidediy sick of the fight, and Vanderbilt is suid - RAILROADS. , A Slight Incréase in East-Bound *. Freights During the . Week. : Difliculties in the Way of a Restoration. of Peace and Rates. oe How the Erie's. Fast-Freight Lines Will Cireumvent Vanderbilt, A Small Increase in East-Bound Freight Shipments During the Weck—Sick of the War and Anxious for P -nco~The Mind ofa Hole the Rouds Have Gotten Taemselves Into. ‘There hus been a slight increase in east-bound freight shipments trom this city during the pust week. ‘The entire guin hus been wude on pro- visions and flour, fur which articles there eeems tu be a better demand in the East thao during the lust tew weeks. Grain shipments continue to be unusuully tieht, und the prospects are that they will continue so for some time to come, a3 there isno Eurupean demand ut the prescat prices quoted in this market. Must of the 20,000 tons curried Eust by the six lines from this city was taken ut cut rates, or else the shipments uf rrain would have been still lighter. The cut- tng, as fur ay can belearned, was done by the two Vunderbilt lives and the Grund Trunk. Out of the 26,000 tons carried“ forward the two Van- derbilt lines took 153882 tons and the Grand Trunk 4,619° tons, while. the two Pennsylvania lines tov out but 4,976 tons, and the Baltimore & Oniv but 1,269 tons, which indicates thut te latter roads main- tuined the regular rate, 20 cents per luv lbs, Chicago to New York. It is understood thut the Vanderbilt roads and the Grund Trunb are wuking cuntracts tor grain atJ5 cents per 100 ths, and the Pennsylvania lines and tbe Baltimore & Onio will be cumpelled to do likewise before long, if chey do not mean to be teft out in the cold. ‘The present rates, it is claimed, are the lowest ever mude after the close of uavigution. Tuis ig not caused by the war amons tho Eastero rond3 or any undue competition, out becuuse the prices of grain in this murket are su much jJower than in the East, and consequently there is no demand. ‘be present cundiuen of aifuirs cannot be caabnged us lous us tho markets in the West rewam miguer than they aro m tho Hust, or ia Europe. Either the Western markets will havo to go down or the Eastern murkeis wili bave to zo up before grain will move freely. The railroads caunot possibly muke the mues low envugy to uvercume tbo difference in prices. There is ‘pleuty of gral io the elevators fu ths city aud iu the country, but the speculaturs woo bold the grain will nut dispose of it uta fogs, and they eapres: a determinauon to huld itu spring if neces: sury. expecting wn tnereascd. European demand and higher prices before. that time. Tero wre & number. of ruilroud officials, however, who think that ‘the speeulaturs will oot be able to hold out that long, that a breuk 1m the market will soon occur, aid that they will then be abie to churge bigher und more protitably rites thin at present, Inno event, bowever, will they be able to udvauce, treigut mites to the figures churged during ‘the last two. winters, because thoy will huve to meet toe wetive curapetition. 1 the Sssissippi burze lines. A lurve number bringmg ratis to New Orleaus to be used In the construction of the Suuthwestern aud dlexicun ruttroxds, ‘These ships ‘inust buve returo car- ees for ballast, and toey are taking grain from the barge hnes at annust nominal ruiga. ‘Chis enables the burge lines to take grain from St. Louis to Liverpool at from IL to" 12 cents per bushel To meet this competition, the rail lines leading east will have to tmuxe similarly low rates. Were it not tor these circumstances, tne railroad war would -bave been settled before now, a3 ail the raitruad muxznates buve become to be just as anxious ‘us the rest of them to make peace. Hut u retstabltshment of biguer and uniform races would be of no benetit to the | rulrouds at the present time. ‘tne only way in when tnoy cin set any business ut present is by giving special mducements to certain hirze | suippers, und tais they could nut do if they bud an agreewent for muintainiug uniform rates. ‘Yue total shipments of grain, Hour, and pro- visions for the week ending Dec. 10 by tne six lines leading east from this city amounted to 48.957 tons, nicainst 46,5f. tons for the week [ae vious, ad increase of 2aK3 tons. The follow- ¥ statement shows the-amouat shipped. Grain, Provistons, Flour, tonxof tansof . Total Dri, 2,0W0lbs, 2,00lbs, wns. Michigan Central2vani6é 9.705 3 GA Luke sbore . 9 5. Bist 2 Fort Wayne, 2, Pan-Haudle. 2, Baltimore & 1,268 Grand Trunk. 4.6) Total... .-...71428 | & The percentuges were: 99.60; Luke Shore. 21.50; Fort Woyn Hundio, 17.70; Bultimore & Obio, 3 ‘Trunk, 11.70, What the Two Erle Fas!-Fretght Lines Will No Atter Fan, 1. It is generaily known that some timeago Van- derbilt gave notice that, op and after Jan. 1, iss2, the Erie & North Shore Dispatch and the South Shore Line. two Erie fast-freight tives that bave been running tu connection with the Michigan Central aud Lake Shore ,& Miebigan Southern Ruilronds, would no longer be per- mitted to run over his roads. “It {s also known that the Eric bus given notice. that these two freight lines would not be “discontinued after Jan. 1, but would tiad outlets over non-Vander- biit roads, There bas beeu much speculation since that time as to the arranzemeut which would be roade to give those fust-treight lines diferent Western outlets, As furus tho Erie & Norto Shere, which now runs over the Micaizan Central, is concerned, it was believed that it would find an — outlet over the Great Western of Canada to Detroit, und thence over the Wabash and Balti- tore & Onio, vy way of Auburn, Ind.. to Chl- cagu. But itseems thar the arrans nis sid tobave lately heen: made between Vanderbilt ana the Greut Western spoiled this plan, and it is now stated thut the Erie & North Shore will, after Jun. 1,ruo over the Erie to Salamanca, thence over the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio to Munsneld, ‘and thence over the Pittsbuns, Fort Wayne & Chicago to Chicago. This i3 wont is generaliy known us the Erie & Chicago Line, over which through passenger-trains buve beed sueeessfully run during the lust few years. Nothing bus as yet been learned in regurd to an | outiet for the South Sbore.Line. It-is probable that this ine will not run through to Chicago unultbe compleuon of the Chicago & Auuntic Ruulroad, which the Ericis now building between Marion, O., and Chicago. This road will be com- pleted during next summer, when it will afford an excelient Chicago outlet to the South Shore fast-freiyht line. Protecting ‘Thems lives and the Honest Shippers. The General Freizht Agents of the Western railrouds who formed an * Inspection Bureau” a week ago for the purpose of inspecting pack~ ages sent to the varlous freight depots and puss- ing through this city that are suspected of con- taining bigher-clasa goods than for what they baye been invoiced and way-b.lled, held a meet- ing resterduy ut the ollice of the Western Kail- road Weighing Assnciation in the Lakeside Building. to perfect arranzements to curry into elfect a system of inspection. There were pre: ent E. P. Ripley, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy C.L. Kising, Wabusn: J. T-Suntord, Chicuzo, Rock Isluod & Pacitic; George Olds, Chicaxo, Milwaukee & St. Paul; A. Newman, Corcazo & Alton; and C. G. Eddy, Caiergo & Northwestern. Nearly the entire time was spent in drawing up rules and regulauors for the tuidance of the inspectors und the local freight ugents. Chief-Inspector Wheeler was in- structed to communicate. with. the local treight agents, and prepare for the commence- ment of work at the eurliest, practicu!_momont. Acireulue giving the plan of tbe new orguniza- tion and instructing local freight axents. to comply therewith was alse prepared, and will be issued in a fow days. Contempt of Judge Greene. Cotusbus, O., Dec. 10.—Attorney-General Nasb toduy filed irf the Supreme Court an answer in the quo warranto proceeding aainst Vander- Dilt and others of the Obio itautroad Company, showing that the litigation will be continued and the lezality of the consolidatiun tested... In the Common Ploas Court, Stevenson Burke, Vice- President of the Uhbio Kuilroad Company, up- peured by counsel ana filed an unswer to whe churge of contempt of court in interfering with the Receiver xopolnted vy Judge Greene for the Clevelana, Columbus, Cinclanati & Indianapotss Ruilroad. ‘The time will be lixed next week for ahearing of the contempt cases of Devereux and Burke. ‘s Miscellan -ous Items. . Mr. E. C. Wheelor, General Manager of the Atchison, Tupeku & Santa F6 Ruilroud, bas just issued the following orders: “Mr. George O. Munchester, baving resigned. tae position of Assistant General Manager tg abolished; Str. W. S ene bus beco appuinted Assistunt General Superintendent. with beadquart :r3 q sent to-the Asaistant General Munuge: be gent to Mr. Mellen,” es WH LOR At the late meeting of the Southwestern Rail- way. Association” a resolution was - adopted directing -the General Freiznt ntsof tho Southwestern: rouds.to select’ a Crussiticauon Committee to make such changes. in the South- 1 ¥5,0u0; ‘Detroit, & ‘ed nis infant sun uAd then made an attempt | olfice and elected tue foliowing Ci on Clussitication: J. rena aed Aiton: and Gi fon; and A. C. “Bird, Wabasa, St.- Lousy Pacitic. Some unimportant cnanges i of elussifieation were uiso made. MP bse “The Chicago & Alton north-bound pas truin.No. 3, due bere ut 7:30 Yesterday worms met witd an uceident near Lexingvon, li, abort ten. miles. nurth of Bioomington. reached Lexington about 3 o'ciued a. “in... woe itencouutered a Urexen, rail. ‘Lue locomunve, baggage, wail, und passenger cuuches T, Sanfurd, Chicugo, i ‘The’ train over suiely, but LWo sleepers—one frum Sung. * field und one trom St -Luuis—were throw, the truck, Dut were not upset. Uutsiae cfs pretty liberal s far coaches, ad, ufter udelty of one bour ang thirty uoutes, the trip to tue city was resumed, ‘The damage to the cuwpuny is very slight. A meeting of the General Puasenger Agepis ” of the Unio & Mississippi, Vandala Line Ghee cago & Alton, and Wavusn Ruilroads was held im - this eity Yesterday for the purpose of discuss the tolls now churged by the dt. Lous Bridge” Company. ‘Che ruitroads are required to pay 33 cents per passenger va thrugo 31 cents on local business, and sate origiouting at Eust St. Lows. “Ine bridge com- pany talks ubout advancug these exorbitant rates, cluiming that 1t is losiug mouey at ine present tzures, ‘Ihe ruilrouds uce opposed to paymmg burner charges than they do now, und their discussion yesterday was in regard tu what steps should be taken in tots matter. No deaust action, however, wus taxen. We learn. that the report printed i Tribuxe of fate date iu regard to the resign uon of the General Superintendent of the Deo ver & Itio Granue ttauway, {9 consequence of trouble bud with purties on the road, 13 entirely wituout fuundutiun. A lute Denver paper gays: “There isu cumor that Mir. G. W. Cust-uy, Gene era: Supersntendent of the Denver & ttivGrunde Raitroud, bud resigned. Mr. Custipg nas been connected withe the Denver & Riu Grande less thun a yeur, bucin that Uime he us succeeded, by bus steady courtesy, in wiauing the cegurd of 1 woo becuime xequatoted with aiar [tis pot & fact thut be bus tendered bes resignation, ana it ty not certain that Be will do ev. Buc if ha does conclude tw uccept’ new duties, be will leavé the Rio Grunde Roud with the good wisaes of its odicials, nud, indeed. of ud who hare dearned tu Know bim in this city. cents on business ‘THE F IRE RECORD, A Valuxble Buiidiag and a Stock of Warvesting Machinery. Wiped out Avery disastrous fire oveurred shortly after 4o'cluck yesteraay morning in the three-story and busement br.ck warebuuse Nos. 6w) to 610 South Morgan street, owned una éccupied by D. M. Osborne & Co., dealers in and rbpairers of barvestung auchiners. The tire was tirst discor- ered by u watenumn ia the tower of a ueighbor- ine engine-bouse. and the ularm was sounded by the district engimeer uf the Fire De- partment, So much headway bad” the bluze made that before any epparatus arrived smoke and tlame3s-were streaming through the roof of the ouiidme, and the whole interior was soon thereufter ope muss of lire, ‘Yors fact ulone ‘shows that the coutugration must have started severat hours before it was noticed, and leaves grouud for the Inference that the calamity mignt cave been avoided, bad there been uny one on the premises to watch the property. There was, it appears, iio one there, nor Had uby watehman been employed there’ for the past two imentus. As it was, the blaze wis 80 strong, when the firemen vexzan their work, that really ootbiny could be dove towards saving tte Structure und the vuiusble stock it contained, The falling Of tue suuth wall ‘made w complere ruin of the building. ‘Lhe stock and-omehinery were Valued ut ubout #200,WW, and were insured for balf Ut amount, tullows; North Ameti- enn, 35.0; Koval, $5.0; Laocushire, $5.00); Boston Gaoderwriters’, 35,0; Queen, tw: Pacems of Boston, 3400; National of Hartford, 50; Hurttord.” $3,uu; Springtield, $5.00: mara, 85a: Hamburg & "Bremen, Sods Norwich, 35,000; Underwrit- -$5,0W; Commercml "Union, 85.00); Roward, 33,00; Munoaitan, $5.0; Citizens’ of New York, « Giens Falls, 25,00; ‘Trades ~ men’s, 000 commerce, $2.50; Common- Imperial & Nauonal, Si.un; ¥5,0N; London, Assvcintion, wu; Butfulo German, S500; Mereuntiie & Murine, 36.u0v. ‘The builting was valued at $40,000, and was in- sured for 325,U—fur $5,00 exch in the Home of New York, sorta Briush & Mercuutile, Ger- mertexo, Connecticut, and Peagsylvunia: IN PUNies. p ‘he cause of the fire is not known, but itis thuuuht that the beating apparatus in the ollice is in some way responsible fur the atfair. The office was located in the nerthwestern curner of the build.ng, and uppenred to be the sturting point of the fire, for tho bluze, as arst observed, luoked to be strongest there, and seemed to be curried through tbe upper tours by means of & Stairway and und an elevator shutt. weultb, & Manufacturer: ACooper-Shopat Milwaukee Destroyed, apecuil Lispatcn to The Cnxaco Tribune MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 10.—A fire broke out in the dreying-kiln of Sanderson & Co.'s cooper- shops, adjoining thé mill, shortly alter noon to- day. The building wus well Milled with stock, waich wus all injured, and the buildmg was completely, destroyed by fire and water, The bluze was caused by the bot pipes used in dryfng. The losg is estimated at between $1,5W and $2,000. The Congregational Church at Duven- port, Ia Was Burnlug This Mocn- ing. ‘Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Davesrort, la., Dec, 11—1 8. m.—The Congre> gatiooul Church is now durning, with |ittle pros- pects of saving iL It was erected at 2 ovstot $5,vw. The janitor, who siept in the Dascwent, is supposed to bave perisaed. A Court-House and a Newspaper Ofica : Burned. . NASBVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 10.—An incendiary fire at Lebunon Just night destroyed Surpny & Wison's livery stable, tae Wiseu County Nes ollice, und the cuurt-uuuse. Murphy & Wilsuu's ; insurance is gus; loss, “92,500. The Jews Cow puny Bus Ingurabee uf 21,40; logs, SLOW. ‘the cuurt-house was insured for p10,0Wy; Luss, 25,00. At Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA, Dec. 10.—The stubles of the Atlants | Street Itailway Company, togetner with several small buddigs udjucent, were deatroyed by fire tonight, A numberof mules were burued to deata. E The Over-Heated Stove. ‘The alarm from Box No. sll at 2:2) yesterday afternoon was caused by an over-heated stove setting fire to the ,woodwork in the dwelling at No. % O'Brien street, occumed by James Cuddy. Damage vominal | A LUNATIC’S CRIME. . He Kills a Mother and Daughter, and Loses Eis Own Lite. : AvGusra, Ga.. Dec. 8—An uccuunt of one of the most atrocious tripie murders ever recurded in the history of crime in this Staty bus just been received from Moscow, # little town it Lumar.County, -Mr. Winchester Armstrong, | well-to-do ana bighly respected farmer tiving fa that section, left his Dome yesterday on busizess tou neighboring village, leaving -bis wife und infant cadd and aged mother-in-law the voly occupants of tne buuse. During his absence 3 cruzy negro, whose insane deeds bad nut previe ously uttracted wucb attenuon in the oebeubore bood, suddenly evtered ‘the boust, and beture the mother cuuld prevent, snutcoed up the Dube und attempted tu escupe witb it. The frizht- ened womun made 4 trunuc effort to reecue her child, which only wroused the lunatics frenzy, und suutcning-up gu ax that stood near, be dealt ber ‘an awful blow upom the bead, opening the skull und causing wound trom which she sven died. Her aged muther then attempted to secure the babe, when the iufuriated munster fei upon ber und beat ber to deuth inafew minutes. While be was sull engaged in bis murderous work dtr. Ardi- strong. totally uncunsciwus of the terrible tram edy that wus tiem enacted in te little bome waien be bud butu litte while ago leftin such peice and tranquility, appruacued the douse ‘The scene which tuer bi3 gaze. almost frvze bis biuvd; but, 8oun recoveriay big mod, be rush for bis gun, aad secured it just jo time to prew. vent te tmanie frow completing nis bl work by kul.ag the babe und its father. Tne . negro Was advancing upon Sir. Armstrong with hus bloody ax ruiged and bis terrible eyes rolling in madness, when Mr. Armstrou leveled bis gun sad shot bim dead. ‘The cnild, unt butchery, escaped uobarmed, und it ts all that la left Mr. Armstrong, to cheer 518 desolate hume- ———— LABOR. Bostow, Dec. 10.—The trouble between the Granit Manufacturers’ Assuciation and tho members of the Workmen's Uniun, caused bY repeuted Interference with the ‘business of te manufacturers by the Workmen's Onion. tmtnated toduy Jo u general lockout of te unlod men. STEAMSHIP NEWS. New York. Vec. lu.—Arrived, the City af New Yors, ana tne Wisconsin, frum Liverpuol.- Livenpoot, Dec. Iu.—Arrived, the Wyomlogy from New York. * Queesstows, Dec. 10.—Arrived, the Republicy froin New Yori. = DIED- OF HIS WOUNDS, , Frank Banke, the Gertoan tailor who bi take his own life, died wt bulf-pust “12 o'clock fat aight from the elfects of the, self-intiaed . H. Couringht, Ubicago § atking-tty, uv injury was dove te western classification as may become necesva: from tue to time. In uccurdance with the action, the Generul Freight Aents of thug: roads met yesterday at Comunissiouer Midgieys the passengers, why were removed to the regu.” id ull tne =