Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1881, Page 3

7HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23,° 188I—TWELVE PAGES, tho contingent fund in the various dopart- ments under the Sherman resolution Is pro- ceuding slowly with its work, ‘The obstacles met with In tho work of Investigating aro al- most Innuterably, and to (icone, only by ditzent and pattent Inbor, Senntor Cockrell, ona of the members'of the conmit- que, stil tohight that to-thoroughly Invostl- gate tho expenditure of this ono fund In tho department would requird ‘n.yenr or more, ‘this committee, ho sald,’ howevor, would take only tho ‘Treasury Dopnrtinent for tho presont, For hls part, fo sald hyo did not want a sinattorine of Information for all of the departsnonts and nothing compicte from anyoucot them. Tle also sald t¢ stould be anderstood that this committes was not in- restianting John Sherjian, but the expend- jrnro of the contingent fund it the ‘Treasury Department. "The cotjmittco had no desire athor to besmirch or fo incuJpate any ‘one. Jtwanted to get ut the frets, a TODAY 4 | Sturdevant, tho accountant, Norton, tho’ storekeepor, and Upton, tho Assistant Scarc- tary, Were examined by the conunittee, Its known tonight that, while the committes hag had before {t several witnesses who were not examined in tho Motino investigation, it hna not gone wuch decperinto the subject than that commlssion did, 1tfs doubtful now tt tho committee will be ablo' to sit during the reerss, 88 some Of the members have ex- pressed adesiry to get home, The sessions wil be continued as long, however, as possi- blo untli something is done, TARIFE REVISION, ASPECT OF THE MATTER Wasursaton, D. C,, Dee. 2.—The subject of tariff reviston will probably be brought up peforo Dotti Houses of Congress soon after reassembilng. ‘Tho Morrili bill will be re- ported to the Sennte, and tho tariif-roformers willantagonize it, The Garland bill, which was rejected by the Finance Cominittec, has somo supporters fn tho Senate, who will make a determined fight {n iag behalf, but without any praspect ofsuecess, Evenall of the Demoerntle tariff- reformers In the Senate do not approve the Garland DHL = Senators Ifarrls, Beek, and severnl othors are In favor of fa commission composed eutirely of members of Congress, and appointed by Congress, ‘Tholr policy 1s 70 KKEP THE ENTIRE CONTHOL OF THE SUIMECT in Congress, nnd not to intrust a rovision of even a part to outsiders. ‘Chese differences of opinion, however, as to the composition of the propnsed commission will not divide the low tariil Senators as against the Morrill pill, They will endeavor, first, to defeat that, and if that can be accomplished they whl then attempt to wnite upon some new measure, perlinps constructed upon the Gut- fand bil, ‘The sentient in favor of some revition of the tarifl is steadily growing. Judge Kelley, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, hns modified his extrema tarift views to the extent of adinitting thats revislon 1s needed, and heintends:to draft a -bill to that effect. Low tariff members say this contemplated move of Ketloy is simply a smart,dodge of the protectionists to head off SUE GOWING SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF A CS AEVIBION, h Everything that emanates from the protec- tlonists is suspected by the other sidg, and v bill for atariff reviston, introduced by Kelley, -will be antagonized as strenuously as though Sembodled the extremo of protection doce irines, It is generally conceded that a de cided majority in both Houses favar a revis- fon, but thera are diverse views az to the means and methods that should be employed, Inmaking Jt, and-I1€is this part of the subject that will delny a passngo of the bill, and enuse protracted discussion, Western mem- bers, ng a rule, aro studying tha matter very attentively, and one of them sald tonlaht Uut not a fow of them would utilize the holl- day recess by consulting the views of thelr cunstitnents upon this question. J THERE ARE REMARIKAULR CHANGES ofopluton to bo noted, Free-traders have sonodiiied their views as to now express thenselves'ns willing to accept the tarlif re- vision, and upon this middle ground they have tuot tho head and front of protection, Judge Kelley; but, while this looks like. unity and harmony upon the face, ench side ‘Will endeavor to make the most that 1s posst- dleout of tho reviston for its respective {deas, and the tariff fignt promises to be spirited, “ NOTES, MRS. SWAYNE, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasittxatoy, D. C., Dec, 22,—The wife of exJustica Swayne, of the United States Su- preme Court, dled here today, at an advanced vage, . Mit, WINDOS has nppotnted E. J. Babcock, who was re- cently a stenographer at the Treasury Do- partment, clark to the Senate Committes on Forelgu Relations, THERE WILL RE NO APPOINTMENT, to tho Assistant Secratarysnip of the Trens- ‘wry, made vacant by the resignation of Mr. Upton, until after the holtdays. -Ex-Sdnator “Paddock can havo the placo if*he wants It, but ho ts understond to huve telegraphed to Senator Saundors that h¢could not necept ft. THE SOUTHERN MEN who hgdhoped to secure tho Postninster- Generalatiip are dlssuttetied with Judge Howe's apnoltinent, Ong of the repra- Svutatlves of Gov, Davis, of ‘Toxns, says? “Weare yet on deck, Gov, Davis must have a place inthe Cabinet. ‘The appointment of 4 Postinastes-General is no estoppel to the claims for Gov, Davis. Wo lad not espectal- Iyselected the Postinastor-Generalship for him, Wewant him in tho Cabinet some Whore, Iie has been spoken of for’ the Navy ‘ APPROPRIATIONS, There willbe no meeting of the Iouso Committee on Appropriations during recess, ass sometimes thecase when thate {sa de-* sire to preas forward the work of the session, ‘The cowtuittes Informally met today aud de- clded to hold the first meotlug Jan, 5, FRANKING, } Congressmen are very much rojoicad at a velsion Just made by the Postiasterten- eral to the effect that they can use the print ¢( benalty-onvelopes of the Ponston-Oftico In Shsworing letters t6 thelr conatituonts relate ng to pensions, ‘This fs a legal and proper Construction of the law, but it is 9 pearation of tho franking privilege as he eltors so far ns watters relating to the enslon-ONles go, A. number of Congress men say that thelr poxtage gn letters to thelr Constituents on these aubjéets ts often $800 ber aunum, ae THE NEW CHINEgE. sien pved here this moral, accompanied by ait Wife, his Secretary; and" telve attends Beets Le was recolved at ‘tho station by the ri anes, and eycorted by them to tho om- Tevdenco of the Legation, over which Chinese tag was holsted,. OLYCERINE,,- Speclal-Treasury-A gant ,jnugham has re- th from a visit to tha; cpatom-houses at «the ish where ha has bee investigating mugrkog,value in the for- gn ports whence it Is mired THE BUPREMECoUNT * peloumed today untit: the'ath. of January, areumen st Hiorigs, Wihdp a powerful cons 5 Hueation ion tutional i of the con: MEVULSENTATIVES L. : ed Were appointed yesterday: as Ghatrmen satieees Temalued herd'taday‘and took ater 28 of their’ comm! ois, While ess successful In “the Speaker's lot te nae 2H © thelr homes mare ge jusp Ladig Core ALERT OFDYAN, 1. “ho now tudexés the Congr ional will publish during next week the fndex of tho procesdings prior to the recess, . THR MANINES, To the Western Assoctated Press, Wasninaton, D.C. Dee, 23—Seerctary ALwat ling issued the follosying circular: “ In consequence of numerous and inereasing ap plicatlons for tha discharge of enlisted non of the Matino’ Corps made by Senntors and Nopresentatives In Congress, and others, tho department fecls constrained to say that 10, such application can bo favorably onter- tained in tho present condition of the acrvico unicss tho application be based upon such strong grounds ns would entitle the appll- cant to be discharged on account of mental or bodlly disability.” COMPLAINTS ANH RECEIVED of much didiculty in getting Indian-Agency supplies transported, taused principally by tho failure of contractors to porform their anty. Large quantities of supptics, In some cases ngPregating -tons, aro reported frozen up inthe rivors of the Northwest, with no probability of reaching their destination be- foro spring. It is tho intention of the In- dian Bureau to hold the contractors to a sirlet nccountabllity for thelr fieglect. The Agencies aro making loud calls for vaccine mutter, SILVER, Tho Treasury Department today pur- ehnsed 420,000 ounces of fine silver for the San Francisco, ‘Philadelphia, and New Or- Jeans ininta, C. It. IRENNY, OF MINNESOTA, jas peen appointed Enrolling Clerk of the Honse, PROF. J, H. HILGARD has been appdinted Superintendent of the Const and Geodetic Survey, POSTMASTERS complain of the loss of revenne under the present system of partial prepayment -of postage on first-class inatter, and the aboll- tion of tho practica Js being agitated. THE JANUARY INTRNEST. Secrotary-of-the-Treasury Folger diselatins afly Intention of anticipating the January intorest.. A FEMALE FRAUD. Suite Brought Against a Philadelphia Rr ale Broker for Swindling. Pinave! assistant, uyal La Touche. PuLaDELritta, Dov, 21.—Mre. Marian L. Dow, tho ouly Indy broker in Philadelpnin, wis are rested today on a churge of fraud, preferred by Huille J. Emerson, 2 school-teachur of German- town, Mies Emorson aayain un altidayit that tn tho latter part of Septemler slo gave Mrs, Dow thirty-olght sbares of stock of the Lebigh Navi- gation Company. Birs.-Dow promised to Invest them or tha monoy they would bring in Now York Central, Lake Shore, and other stocks, which would pay very large dividends on of about Dec. 15, About two weoks Inter Miss Em- oreon mado a transfer of twelve shuros moro of the samo stock. Bostdos those transfors she says that she gave Mra. Dow $4,050, which Mra. Dow assured bor should bo properly Invested In etock, from which thoro would be largo roturnr, and gave ber 4 recolpt in correct form, Miss Emoraon waited anxtousty for hor profits. Sho was given ematl sume ot various times, ng- mrogating $870, Doc. 16 came, but the Inrge dividends did not, BfssSimorson grew aus- piclous, and on Saturduy last demanded a re- stura of hor stocks and moncy. Mra, Dow sald that the stacké wera with Nure & Gerlach, hor brokers, and gave syme excuse for nut baying thom porgolf, -Miss Emorson urgod a sottlemont, aud Mrs, Dow guye hor a check on tho First Na- tonal Bank for $0,785, whivh she sald was the ‘Miss Kuterson presented the obtck at the bank sho was informed that Mrs. Dow bad no funds thero and bad not bad any for some tine, Siiss Emerson then wont to tho bunking house of Narre & Gorinah. Thore mount due, When she wae told that tho lady broker had no stocks at that plaice, . “hon sho declares thut Sirs. Dow © deniod that she hnd over really bought the stocks for her and sald that she was unuble ta pay. that she dealt in margins only, and never ought atocky outright. lionce tho arrest of Mra. Dow on a captay for the alleged fraudulent iutshppropriation ot AMflss Emerson's’ money. Judy Mitchell hold hor undor 30,000 bull. dirs. Dow's ollices, which were at Nos. 1103 and 1197 Girard street, were.furalshed in sumpt- uous stylo, and equipped with nil dhe requiro- ments of a hy bral mir business. A woman was employed espectuil# to mcord the quotas tions ns thoy were mivon by the ticker, A tolo- phone and telegraph lostrumont pnd telegraph cullebox were among tho contrivances with which tho establishment was euppticd. Tho patrons of Mrs, Dow rinked from tho middle class to tho richest and most fushlonuble, und someof tho most distinguished ludles sootully fn society, wore her constant ouatomers, und went Junto tho business with thelr eyes wido open, She hid Jadies deailug with her from Rewhs Huretavurg, Wilmington, Daltimore, aington, and Wal Ono of her favorit _mothoda was an arrango- ment by which sho protented to insure bor pa- trons ugainst loss, Shu received thoir money on dopusit for sixty daye, and assumed iil risk, and. gave a guarantee that’ no loss should reault to the operator. Ag # coulnission in those-dont- tugs she packeted one-half the proiits. Hor transrotions somotimes amounted to 2,000 shares oduy. Tho losses which somo of bor customers have met with have bear of starting propartions, A. wealthy ludy wha contempluites Peuelae we claims to be losor to the oxtunt of $3,000, iy eine fo Wilmingtou, Del.,.wis 8a encouraged by beginning that aia invested $2,000 und Induced her daughter to invest $1,000, Thoy have fogt all, A workingwoman was go do- luded that whe not, only invested all itr own sav~ inga, but borrowed 82,000 from a frlend und put. small gains in tha ‘that ip. It fy all zone now, ashe bolioves. * Why suid Mra, Dow uorself tho other day, “L bavo made thohsands of dollars for indica ‘and loat sthousnnds myself.” Wheu arrested Mra. Dow bud just got into n carriage with a mun numod Lytoucho, who ns- wists fn conducting tho business, ‘The woman did, not attempt to resist, wid made no divplity of voting, Lutouche, however,whoso atylo of dress and consplouous mustiche would mark olin in a Throng, bocume very nbusive towards Miss Eine erson's lawyer, dirs. Dow declined to make any statemont, When sho wont away with tho Shor- i's Deputy to remain tn custody over night her stop wis light and her bourlag graceful and ‘composed. . WEAKENING, '* MeHtugh, the Ciuclanat! WifceMurdore er, Afraid of Death, Bysctas Disputed to Tas Unicago Tribune. CINCINNATI, Deo, Si—Meilugh, tho wife: tourdercr, who was yosterday found willty of murder in tho first degree and recelved tho an- nuuncement with the utmost composure, began toduy to reallzo bis situation. Undor the laws of tho State tt will ‘be compulsury upon the Court to pronounce asontenco of death, The only avenue of possible cscupe now open Nes In Exeoutlve clomenvy or tho gainlng of a now trial, Tho attorneys of tho convicted man say that they will, carry tho ota to tho Supreme Court, and this alfords him some hopo, He complains, that tho jury bayo ‘treated him ‘unfairly, They wore only out an hour, and took but one ballot. Ho sunys that the evidence and arguments uf counsel could not have been given proper con- alderation in 60 Bhortatimo. He expoctod to gotof with a vordict of munsiaughter, or at most with a yordict of murder In tho second do-#) groc. ‘The particulars of tho murder have boon Rivon m theso dispatohes, Melugh and bis wifo, atthe end ofu yoor and a balf of murriod Hifo, agreed.to sepurata. Soon nfterwerd Mo- feurned Hay his wife was bogloning om Hugh: 9 e colve the attentions of je purchased a butel mo it. was suid ut dad be beon white or his vietita loss prominent, bo would bave gacanod te gallows, and it bad ixbt commit, tried in this that hig not thy case. The : in toe % Guch ts 1 CABO. lo oplulon. ia ax pressed that Moliugh would have tured muda otter but for the shameful character of. the Gulteau trial, tho proceedings of which bave so roused pubiic opinion that wurdoring will fora beon repeatadly sal over atrocious the .wurder he mi, ‘wa In an; Ganger Of tho gallowsit county, Tho Melivgh case te Hk Ymo be much less tendurly dealt with, INTERNATIONAL .SEAMEN'S UNION, Apeciat Diapateh to Tra CAtcagy Tribune, MILWaUKRE, Doo, 23.—Tho Intopnaonal Bear men's Union adjourned today, after a ten duya' postion. Iichard Powers, of Chicago, waa ctect- ed President, ‘The Huanves of the upton ace in @ Due coadigon, Hop Bittera bus restorad to sobriuty and health perfect wrocks from futemperancy. oad ad+ Vertlsomont, THE JEANNETTE. Telegram to the State Depart- ment from James Gor- don Bennett, Cen. Ignatieff Orders an Act- ive Search for the Miss- ing Explorers. State Telegram from Washing- ton to Engincor ‘Melville,’ at Irkoutsk, Sihoria. How the Return into the Known World i Lobel Upon in “The Blue Ribbon of the Arctic Circle Still a Prize for the Bold. Interesting. Experiences of the Crew of the United States Corvet An Escape from the Fate of the Joan- netto by Jnst Fifteou Reasons Why the Arctic Voyagers Con tinue to Believe in an Open PULA, Dou, &2.—~Mra, Dow, “the only Indy broker,” for want of ball hus been sent to dail. A warrant wus issued for uso arrost of her STATE TELEGRAMS , FHOS st, PETERSBUItG, Wasmnoron, D. C., Dee, tary of State received today the following dispatch from ‘the Chargé d’Aifolres of the United States at Bt. Petorsburg: Frelinghuysen, Washington, D, C.: Gen. Ignatieff, of the Russian Government, has ordered an active search for the second cute tor, aud will furnish all the funds necessary to Petersburg. For subsequent needs £ will Ihave o long telegram from { uriderstand tho same went through last night to the Navy Department. Z will commnntente with Melvilié through’ Ignatieff as regurds possible measures to find the second cutter, FROM JAMES GORDON BENNETT. ‘The following ndditional dispatches in tho correspondence of the State Department relative to measures for tho rehef of the Jeannette haye heen furnished for publica- Panis, Dec, 91.—The Hon. Frederick Fre- lUnghuysen, Secretary of State, Washtn)- ton, D, C.2 Immediately upon receipt ot the first news from my St. Peteraburg corre- spondent about the Jeannette, saying that 0,000 roubles wére needed, I transferred that sum_ by telegraph through Messrs. Roths- childs to Gon, Ignatiei® at St. Petersburg, with a request to draw on me for any further sums reqnired for the succor aud comfort, of Capt. Do Long und hils party. 1 have today received the following telegrain trom Gen. Thave hastened to com muntoate to your corro- spondont the nows received from Inkoutak, and have given orders to the Governor to tako the most energetic measures for the rescucof the shipwrecked crow, together with authority tu undortako all nocersary exponses, for which I havo promised to roimburse him. Comyrn Ionarizer. ‘You wil! sec by this that everything possl- bie is being dane by tho Russian Government to secure the safety and speedy return of Capt. De Long and hismen. If you or the Secrotary of the Navy have any suggestions, Ishalldo my utmost to act upon them. 1 intend to send a speclal correspondent to moet the party on its way here, and, ns It will ba some days before he starts, perhapb you or tho Sceretary of the Navy might-wish to send dispatches, or to ‘forward mes- sages from relatives and friends of tho My correspondent ut St. Peters- burg telegraphs’ me that the distance by wagon to the poiut where the crew now ore fs 4,000 versts, requiring for n single tray- eler provided with /a papter de faveur at Teasta month, Ialso learn from St, Peters: burg that the Emperor hos personally given orders Usat all necogsary clothiug, provisions, money, and transportation shall be put at the servico of the Jeannette party, whieh gives full assurance that everything possible will'bo,done for their ald and comfort. . Jamzs Gonpon Bennett. REPLY TO BENNETT. DrrantMent or Strate, Wasinartoy, D. ©; Dec. 21, 1881.—James Gordon Ben- nett, Parls: 'elegram with, news of your |, Spectal Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune, * generous provision received. Before its re- colpt I had sent tho enble to Hoffmann, FRELINGHUYSEN, Secretary. ’ BLAINE, TO ¥OSTEIt. 4 ‘Thd.following telegram was sent by See- rotary Blaine to Minister Foster, at St, Po- tersburg, on the 28th of last May: - Ask the Husslan Government to direct that vessels of hortlag kovp a friendly lookout on tho Siberian const for the steamer Jean- notte, titted -for Arctic exploration by tho miunificence of James disustor to her ts repdrted, but watehtulness is deemed a wise precaution, Which this Gov- ernment desires to Invuke, TUE BECRETAKY OFTHE NAVY has recolved from Engineor’ Molville, under date of Irkoutsk, Dec, 31,{a,cnblo. message identical with that cabled from ‘Londen inst ulght to the Naw York Horatd.7Vo this the Secretary replied as follows: ae. , Navy Derantsnt, Wasnrnasor, D, C.,. Dec, 22.—Enylnecr Melvltte, 0," & N., Ir koutsk: Oultno elfort.spare no oxpensa In ao curing the safety of tho men’ in’ the second cutter, Let the sick and frozen of those. al- ready rescued have every attention, and as svon as practicable have them transported The departingnt will jordon Bennett, No tou milder climate, supply the necessary funda, : usr, Secretary. —_— THE SEARCHERS, EXPERIENCE OF THE OREW OF THE ALLIANCE apectat Dupateh to The Uhtcago Tribune, Boston, Dec, 2—One of the crew of the United Stutes ‘corvet Alliance, that: cruised In the northern {seas fnsoarch of the Jaun- notte, wus seen by # Tepdrter today, and gave his oplulon of the manner fu which the Jeannetty was caught by theice, Ho stated that on the 21th of Juno. Jast,- tho day the Acannette was caught In theice, tha Alliance lett bt. John, and sulled for. Rickavik, lce- land, where she coaled+and ‘remained for a day ortwo. Sho then. sailed ‘for Hammer- pest, Norway, and then'salled northward to the Arctto Ocean, and Supt, 8, efter crulsing iu these waters in search of the Jeannetic, mado Spitzbergen. On tha night of. Sept. 94 while inthe Arctic’ Sea steaming northwest, the pilot, yeported a white Indicating. fa. On the 5th the Alliance retraced her course, salllng southwost, and soon met thi ice-pack moving at the rate of seven uilles por hour, Ag far ay. the oye coun: reach there was, one dense inass of Ice, was moving dowa upon them with brreslstiy oter imen, reatly coragud him, and ove Saturday night f her-kaite, and, overtaktuar the poor wowan ju # vrowded market-place, stubbed her to the heart bofore she wus aware of his approach. Though avidenco dumaging to tho murdered wowan's churacter was Intro- - duced at the trial, tafro is no sympathy felt for Mougb. There bus beun bul one banging in Cluoiwoatt since 1887, although murders are of wlmnost: Wookly oovurrence, ‘The ono pore son executed in im stretch of = fours ton. yours, Was & negro who inure dered “a -morchant of high standing. the that, glenin astern, bie force, and at the same time moving upon the arc of a clrele, 60 that In fess than twon- ty-four hours THEY WOCLD WAVE NEES CLOSED IN by the fee-pack, whiteli would form a pocket, and whon the pocket closed up tight, the Al- Hance would either be crushed to pieces or thrown tpon the tca.and broken up, anda winter of polar suverity would stare them in the face, But there was one way of escape, and all stenin was crowded on, ‘The vessel headed northwest, and an attempt was tnado to run nround the pocket, which was at Inst accomplished, In fifteen minutes the open- ing by whieh they escaped would have closed, ‘This Is probably THE WAY THK JRANNETTE WAS CAUGHT, but tho boat's crow, which would naturally have made for tha’ nearest point of land, niust have got to Siberia, ane if thoy did they may be all right yet, One singular fact exists in that nurthern region that Indicates the presence of au open polar sea. ‘The northwest winds always bring with them a dense fog, Lu believes that there must bo vast body of open water, and the alr from that surface Is, of course, warmer than If coming from: Sce-flelds, and consequently forms a fog. ‘Tha winds from the south and southeast are always colder, and to fog comes With them, . He-also stated that APITZNERGEN ‘was ono vast bed of minerals, great knobs of the finest cnnnel coal protruding from. the ground in many places, and that the United States Government ought to occupy the island, as the Russians cannot maintain thelr hold upon the property. He said that, although, tho Alliance did not find the Jeannette, she did “make many valuable soundings and brought back n fine collection of flora and suinerals, that will be of great service to the studen EUROPBAN SENTIMENT, THE “DAILY TELEGHAPIL,” Loxvon, Dee, 24.—The Datiy Telegraph has an editorial on .the Jeannette, from which the following are extracts: “Every generous heart and cultivated mind must have oxpertenced .at the moment great satis- fwetlon when the news arrived that the whereabouts of the Jeannette were known. But just as great will be the disappointment to hear that the American exploring vessel has been deserted, and that only a portion of the gallant crew ling brought back the pains ful tidings of her fate. ‘Assistance no doubt hos been sent in their direction by tha Rus- sian authorities and tho natives, but wo may too surely oxpect to hear A CRUEL ACCOUNT OF THEIR EXPERIENCES, even if any of the migsing party be rescued, alive, ‘Tle best that can be expected fs that the greater portion of tha bravo and skillful Amerlean erew put on board the Jeannette will be saved, whilu If, as the case may be, tha ship has achteved any discoveries of in- portance, they will have been purchased at a bitter price. ‘The story of the Jennnette, which is sure to reflect glory on the Amer- Jean Nag and honor on the enterprise of tho entire American press, will not be burled in the mysteries of the still invisible pole, But what occuples ALL GENEROUS MINDS AT PRESENT is the thought of tho sufferings which must have been borne by those gallaut men who strove so long and. so hard to win the selentitic distinction which wag the object of thelr enterprising patron. While the jour- nallstle enterprise which has glyen sclence such splendid gifts In,our day can display this energy and liberality, 1t would be slnply disgraceful wero the Government of Great Britain to allow one of. TUL MOST GALLANT OF ‘BIITISif DIScOy- teres to perish for.want of a vote of money which the House of Commons would so cheerfully alive, If the failure of the American expe dition leaves the blue ribbon of the Arctic clrele stili a prize for the boldest and luckiest fing, the free expenditure of funds,.py this American editor in the cnuse of geographicat science forbids that her Majesty’s Cabinet show thoniselves parsiinonious.” THE NEWS. ALEXANDER, Sr, Perenspuna, Dee. 2.—Gon. Anout- chine, the Governor of Enstern Siberin, yes- terday had a special conference with the Czar ut Gatschinn in regard to to relief of the craw of the steamer Jeannotte. The Czar ordered that all necessary supplics, monoy, and transportation be placed at thalr disposal at once, Gen. Anoutchine expresses the opinion that the restof the craw have been fallan in with by the natives and hospitably treated by them, MRS. DE LONG IN RURLINGTON, IA. Bonrtrxaton, In., Dec. 22—Mrs, De Long, tho wife of the commander of tho Jenunette, has resided In this elty with hery sister, Mrs, Gen. 8, L. Glasgow, ever aluca the departure of the expedition. She has reesived dis- patches from Mr, Bennett, of the Heruid, but has no naws from her husbatd or the expedition additional to’ that already given to the public, ~ . aK ae POLITICAL. = Discvasion of tho Question of Redise *_ tricting the Stato of Ohie. CLEVELAND, O., Doo, 22,—Oue of the important things to be considered at the coming scasion of tho Obio Legislature ts redistricting tho Stato. Gon, C. 11. Grosvenor has given this subjoot munich study, and tonight gave & reporter a foro- cust of what will probably bv done in tho matter. ‘Thero will probably bo twenty-one districts, bo- ing one above the present number. Tho prosent distriote havo beon matntained in-neprly tholr present shipe for thirty yeors. During that the now railroads have beenpuilt and now in- duatrics opened} up in every ‘direce uon, Gon, Grosvonor thinks threo leud- ing {uvas oust to control; First, similarity of, interostsa—mining countics togethor and agricultural countiog togothor; wecond, accessibility; commuaication butween different parts should bo takon jnto considera- tion; third, care should be tukert that the Ite. Publican party walntain {ts past supremacy in the Congressional delpgatious,, He thinks no Alsfrict ought ta be shaped one way or another for tho purpose of turning out any one now in Congress, and eapecially no district shauld bo shapod with tho viow of putting any purticulur porgon Into Congross. Ho thought the viose countios that have boretoforo buon genoraliy: Democratic should bo made into Republioan dis- tricts. Ho would to tyly a6 & moasure of fair lay, and with a view@f effecting favorably to tepublicane for futuro clections of Bonators in tho Legislature. A Large Political Sct ie Prmtavecrnra, Dov, 22.—At today's scaston of tho Indopondent Nepublican conferonve tho Purpoee for which a committos of 20 {s to be up> pointed wax actively discussed, It ts thought thia large committes wilt ba abla to discover the popular sontiment amony tho votora of tho Commonwealth for candidutes who may be pro- posed by, the Republican party. which will give the orgaiizution a broaler sanie, a a wider Bcopy Qf aciinn and power than if coutined tow tunuil BS Seantitey Eoinmnittes. Euch district throughour tho Htate ty to bave As many ropru. sentatives O¢ the Commmittys ne there aro Sena. torlal and Hefrcsontative delegates in: that dle- trict. An ad or roportof thy comunittoo ‘wilt bo twaut The LoNlyiana Logislature;' —« Naw Onteans,\Deo. #.—-The Governor has jasucd a prociauaXou convening tho Leyistu- ture in ten doys’ Batra session, commanoing Monday noxt, for thy'templotion of infnished buulness of the present’ extra gousion; the pau. sage of liconse and revoniy pills; authorizing tha pasgage of a bill ta ‘ce neal toneys jn the pany of the fecal Ane nto United States bonds; and to provide for ti bors‘ayd employéa of We Qanp: a LABOR, ‘3 °.. Fate Riven, Mass, Yeo. aieTyo mills have Informod the spinors That tie high price of cutton and the low price of cloth “prevent the guy ment of the 10 per cont ngrease vt wages ed for, : Porravinte, Pa. Deo. 2-—Stanton Colliery. will bu fluoded tn oxtingulah the dire, thoowlig the miuery aut of work tll apriiuz. uubly, NEW YORK. Newark’s Financial Troubles Have Apparently Just i The Chief Clerk in the Con- troller’s Office Has Absconded. No Reason. Known for His Sudden and Mysterious Departure, Seventy-sixth Annual Dinrer of the New England Response of Gen. Arthur to the Toast of “Our Chief, Magistrate.” Booth’s Theatro Sold Yesterday for $550,000, Just Half Arrival of Dion Boucleanlt ‘to Face the Sult Brought by His College of MusiomMinnie Oammings and the Dressmaker—Buainess Failure —The Stock Exchange, NEWARIV’S TROUBLES. THEY HAVE Just NEGUN, Spectal Dispatch to The Chieaga Tribune, New Yon, Dec, 22.~—The sertes of Christ- mas surprises in store for the people of Newark was not exhausted by the atartiing confession of City-Auditor Frank A. Palmer that he hind embezzled over. $125,000 of the elty’s funds, .A sew sensation was provided today by the announcement that William A. all, chief clerk in Controiler Baker's oflice, lind absconded, and that he was in al! prob- ability implicated In the frauds by which Vaimer had swindled the ety, This new clap upon the citizens of Newark. dofaleations have ‘been so frequent of Jute in Newark that peo- ple do not know whom to trust, “The clty,” said one gentleman today, “hns $80,- 000,000 of taxable property, and we have at least the consolation of knowlng that not more than $5,000,000 worth of it WAS DISAPPEARED this year so far, but what may happen before the Ist ot Jantary'it is hard to predict.” ‘Tho aisappearance of Hall is stilt a mystery, any knowledge ° of cerned. ‘The general impression 13 that he was an accomplice of Palmer, but the ex- pert who {8 overhauling the books in thoclty- hall has not yot discovered anything to point ' toadefaleation on the part of Hall, troller Baker, against whom not a breath of suspléton has been uttered, was completely dazed on learning that his chief clerk had disappeared, and but Nttle could be learned front him, except that he hind always trusted his clerk, as implicitly as he would have itis bolloved Hall has FLED TO CANADA, alarmed at the confession of Palmer and tho apbroaching discoveries of Mr. Yulden, the expert. Mayor Fledlur, as soon as he learned. of Hall’s disappearance, telegraphed to tlie voligo of this and neighboring cities, and two detectives from Newark were puton the trall of the fugitive. suspicion for some time, and it js said that it ‘was principally on account of: this suspicion that the expert, Mr. Yalden, was instructed by the Common Council to investigate tha books of the elty, Ile is 35 yeurs of age, of a social disposition, somewhat given to enyetles, and, untike Baldwin aud Palnier, was not achurch momber. ile lived in good. style, and his expenses were. evident! beyond a salary of $1,000 a year. Nothing could be learned today in regard to THE NATUNK OF HIS DEFALCATION or the nmaunt which hoe $s supposed to havo he was in collusion with nothing has yot, transpired, show that fact. Today the Mayor of Naw- ark suspended City-Treasuror Winans. . No charges had been made against Mr. Winans excapt lousnness in his methods of keeply; ayinent of checks, bi ‘advisable to suspend hhn_ until the ‘sontiment of the Common Vouncll could be obtained. ‘Tho expert to- day discovered several warrants, amountiny the Indorgument of whicli on which the Auditor had Up to tho present’ time no statement as to his mmethod-of obtaining the money or what ho did with it, except generally that he had squandered it in speculations on Wall street, PALMER'S WALL STREET OPERATIONS are believed to have been on a more extensive senlo than ut first wassupposed, 1 euslonal deatings trusted his own son, Hall has been under Is books and the the Mayor thought secured the mong; Palmer has miu Y during the past three or four years with Sterrett & ColBron, brokers, of No, 17 New street, Mr. Colbron says he never dealt heavily, seldom taking more than 400 shares of a stock at a thine, aud he was a careful operator, Sontetines ho was suvcessful, at other times he lost, iH losses navor semned to worry *stump” which cane in tho f 1880 ho was causht for a consitor- 1 and when President Gariluld was shot he became panleky and BOLD AT A SACRIFICE, Tn the long-run «Palmer lost moro than he ayer iuade, but fn the three years in wileh he did business with this Nr he cou tuore than $20,000, With Newark suspended and Newark are now securely Jocked np, and nota elatw of any kind can id until expert Yalden hay tine tigation and these two ollices quieh man, and the “ haya lost, all told, the “ayetsurer Sa NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY. ANNUAL DINNEIL New Your, Dec, 2.—So many of the 1,800 members of the New’ England Society at- tended the seventy-sixth annual dinner to- night that six tables in Delimonieo’s exten- alve dinifg-hall werd needed tonceommodate all who desired td thus commemorate tho landing of the Pilgrims 81) years ago. Ats o'vlock the banquet began, and at 9 the Vice- Proalient, Mr. W, Cooper, in the ubsoneo of President Fiske, Invited the gitesta to that other banquet of brain, and called for order, He sald: Although the Cliof Magistrate of the Nation usually attends our social gather Joga, this Is the firat tae whon tho'President Uniterl States fa one of our te” and lotterd,of re- Chairman Cooper pro- Winttea States; Burn in New Engiand,and ud In, Now York, we aro proud of thn,’ was recelvodl standing, the gentle mon waving Handkerchiefs and cheering, lustily for the President, PRESIDENT ARTHUR NESPONDED * ers. i ‘ot hn ny ne ret bung «lspo p sed the Muy PURSIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: For eoorcg of years at the anpunlly recy thls soclely there tus bev offered as a tokea of loyalty to the Culet Magistrate of the Nunon tha tonst Which has Just been proposed, and { would only make a” formul response’ to it if 1 that the kluuly romptod solely by your reapest for your Cuick Hut T cannot forget that fam a ind metuber of your suclety, utd that | wim a residvat of the vity \shory you Baye made sur bows. Leunuot full la-payiuen’ of tee ,| ra aba ering banquut of NewsEnglandor, that f to recognize inthis recoption tho warmth of Personal friondstip and regard (applause), and enn ony truat myself to sey, with a grateful heart, I thank you. Chauncey M, Depew, United States Sen- ator Hawley, Mayor Grace, President Porter of Willinma College, and Gov. Littlefleld*| of Rhode Island, also made speeches, At the close of the banquet, the inembers of the New England Society were presented to President Arthur. BOOTIYS THEATRE. ITS SALE. Speetal Dispatch to The Cheaco Trine, New Yon, Dee, 22,—Booth's Theatre was sold today for $50,000, less than half its orlx- inal cost. The buliding will be devoted Its new owners to business purposes, and It {s protmble that os early as next May the work of altering it wilt be begun, although it may be continued as a theatre for another year, It is rathor a singular coineldence that one of the gentlemen Interested In the present purchase of the property should be R gentleman who SOLD THE ONIGINAL BITE TO 3st, DOOTIC when he conceived the Iden of erecting nthe: atre that showid be a fitting temple for the presentation of the Shakspearean drama, J, Augustus Paye, a lawyer, of No. 6 Pine street, bought the land on which the theatre stands tn 1807, when it was occupied as n sta- ble, and belonged to the Livingston estate, A few weeks after the purchase, he resold 1t to Mr. Booth for $165,000, and the actor pur- chased two smell adjoining lots, whieh in- creased: THE PURCHASE COST OF TIE WHOLE FITR to $210,000, Mr. Booth desired that fils plans should be carried out In a very Ilberal and comprehensive manner, and, 23 fs well known, apent bls money wilh lavish gen- erosity to secure a bullding that would meet with hts pet iden, On July J, 1807, the work of excavation was begun, and, about two years later, the building: was finished at a cost of $1,500,000, and thrown open to the public on Feb, 3, 1869, Althouglt THE ACTOR'S MANAGERIAL PLANS were In one respect such as to entitle him to the highest praise, and were carrled out without regurd to the expense they en- tatled upon his priyate purse, his Iandable schemes —_ unfortunately failed, and’ sank his fortune. With their failure he became financially “Involved,-and ada result the fine property was mortgaged several thnes, and at leugth, by the foreclos- ure of the fourth mortgage, passed into the hands of the manaxers of the Onkes Ames estate, and until today it was owned by Oli- ver Anies snd his brother, the suns of the de- ceased Congressman, MISFORTUNE, by some strange frenk, seemed to’cling tq the building from its openiti, and the owners never realized any considerable sum on the property, and often tost inoney. It was par uculerly unprofitable after the close of the darrett & Paliner idase, being “ jobbed out” most of the tho to translent lessees, and It appears the rental of the studlo-roome and other business parts of the structure never secured much of a return on the investment, This theatre, wich jas seen many vicissl- tudes of fortune and changes of management. during its short existence, has beun the scene ¢! MANY NOTABLE DRAMATIO PERFORMANCES aud grand spectreular productions. It was opened to the public for the first time, as be- fore stated, Fub. 30, 1409, when “ Romeo and Juliet” was produced with nu historical cast and an exquisit stege-sutting, The pelarelprel parts were thus distributed: Jidict, Miss Inry MeVieker; the Nurse, Miss Fanny Morant: Zameo, Mrs Edwin Booth; Mer- entio, Mr. Edwin, Adams; Friar Laurence, Mr. Mark Simith; dybult, Mr. Frank Lawier. The opening was a great event in theatrical olreles, and the seats for the first night beng sold at public auction netted $10,000, Mr. Ames’ attorne sald tonight that tha bullding might be al lowed to exist for another year ag a place of amusement. butat the end of that time the work of altertng the edilice would be begun, It would be altered into a targe giy-roods house, for which purpose he considered it would servo admirably. BOUCICAULT. MMS ARKIVAL FROM EUNOPR, Speciat Dtspateh to The Chicago Tribune, New York, Dec, 22—Amung the sr- rivals from Europe today was Dion Boucl- enult, the actor and dramatist. Ho says his play, “ Mhal,” didn’t take In London, be- exis the peapie of that clty detest an Lrish- mango much that. they won't: give hin.« show even aso character. Since his ab- sence from Amerien Mr. Boucicailt has been bnsy with his pen, and has produced two new plays, which will probably tirst seo light here. One is called * Sul Marmon; or, Life in Galway,” and is founded on the Boycot- ting business In Ireland. ‘The other Is “ Amandan," fashioned upon’ the * Colleen -Bawn” style, Mr. Boucicault says: “If hava no engagements to play in this country, aN Se SIALL RETURN TO ENGLAND NEXT MARCI. Icame here merely to face the triat of the sult which my wife has brought against me. Iwas apprehensive that, if 1 dfd not appear, the public would Fen is falio {den of ny posi- tion in the cnse, Ag the matter now stands dn the courts, my wife cannot compel me to give more than one-half of the amount 1 of- ered. Ishall press the sulttoan issue. It Js necessary for wae.to be in London as soon as possible. ‘There are urgent business imat- tera that need uttention, and Lat a witness in the case of Mra. Scott-Slddons against tho Gatti brothers, of the Adelphi Theatre.” peat el ae COLLEGE OF MUSIC. * 1T8 SUCCESS ASSURED, Spsciat Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune New Yon, Dee. 23.—The dectsion In fa- vor of the yalldity of the will of the. Into Samuel Wood, who bequeathed his muifey for the foundation of » college of music in thiaelty, would give universal satisfaction but for the fact that the college building would probably stand fu. Central Mark, ‘The DH authorizing a concession of turd for that purpose met with strong popular opposition on the ground that no partof public pleasure resorts should bu diverted ton special and private use, Lut the measure became a law, Ltappears that, after paying the cost of the will contest, about $200,000 will renin for tho establishment of the college, tut $100,000 WiLL uit Bed ON THE BUILD- : dy = 4 and that several ncn of woaltlt have offered to subserlbe whatever further sua is needed to furnish a permanent income. of 350,000 5 year, ‘Thore is sume talk of looking to Eu- rope for a director ‘uf the college, und Gounod Is mentioned as Iikely to recelye und favorably coustder an iuvitation to that of fect, Hfs name would be 2 wood advertises ment, but of courso the working orguniza- Uon of the college is the Important matter, MINNIE CUMMINGS, DISCHARGED UY THE POLICK JUSTICE, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Your, Dec. &.—Minnie Cunimings remalned In full all night, even though Judge Smith saw tit to let hur go today wher he heard the evidence In the ease, ‘The In- juved dressmaker and the great actress—and, by tho way, one.of the. most remarkable nctresses probably thatever Hved—alred thelr trouble thia furenoun to tho delight of a mis- cellaticaus crowd of Jefferson Murket Police Court hangers-on, and the actress apparently antlstied the susceptible Court that her coure was right, for she was finally discharged. It was one of those fomtatne wrangles which are amusing Jn thelr pecultar details, Miss Comnitngs will be romembered in Chicago for her somewhat ceedntrio actions there, three years ayo. _ THE STOCK. EXCHANGE. DISAVVOINTED MESES. - , Spectat Ltavates to Tas-Chicuge Tribune. New Youk,. Dec. 2%—The Governors of the'Stock Exchanuze dechiud today that the Hour of, the exchange Saturday shall bs de-, voted to stock operations jnsteyud of being monopolized by.btass bandy, thi whistles, and paper.bags of four, Over $3,000 had beer aubdseyived to pay the expenses of the clreus which hud been planned te take placo 1 the exchange, and for which an elabyrate. progran of “events”? hud’ been made out. The money wit be distributed, it is undo: stood, umong the en:pluyés of tha Stock & change, Many of the younger and fut) jug members regret wruatly tus thels vluus a) have been defeated, but, the recent. activity ofthe market is deemed by the Gqvarnors quite a autticent reason for the action wich hag been taken, BUSINESS FAILURE, IIDORE HENMAN, Speetat Dispatch to Tas Chicago Tribune, ..- New Yorn, Dec. %—Isidore Herman, manufacturer of worsted and Ince goods ul No, 834 Canal street, mado an assigninent ta~ day, giving preferences smounting to $63,007, ‘The fallure wna a great surprise to the trado, as Mr. Hermau stood very high, and was ro- garded as doing a profitable business. Ile was ahieavy buyer of goods at certain sens 1#0n8, and had always met his notes prompt. Jy, and most of his purchases had beun aid for, Last spring hie claimed a capital of 000, ‘The cause of his falture Is attrit. ited to losses by speculation in Wail street. Ills losses in Wall street are estlinated at from $50,000 to $100,000, ITEMS, DETROTIVES, Epectat Dispatch to The Chicao Tribune, New York, Dec, 22.—The following tet- ter, sent from a point not far from Chicago, was recelved by Police Superintendent Walling today: Inttnots, Duo. 16, 1881.—-Chief of Secret *Potice, Dean Bint J sent inysolf to Inform you that we wish to become detectives, We think wo nro capable of Miling the office, Wo are of a nature to do anything anybody else can do, and more if neeessary. If You need any more men let us know by retura moll, Ifnotlet us koow Im- mediately, Yours truly, e POUGHKEENSIE FINANCIERS IN JAI Zo the Weatern Assoctated Press, New Your, Dec, 22.—Willtamn V. Brown, assistant bookkeeper of the National Bank of Poughkeepsie, and Paying-Teller Halloway, arein custody In Ludlow Street Jali; belug arrested hereto answer charges of inisap- Dropriating funds of the conedrn, BMALI-VOX ON SHIPLOATD. Tho steamship Westyhalin arrived today. The ship was unfortunate In two respects, She had’a very stormy passage, and had been but a short time nt sen When small-pox was discovered amome he steerage passengers. She has 1,012 emi- grants on board aud 100 in the cabins. How inany are afflicted with the disenso tho meagre dispatch from quarantine does not tell, It says: “ Small-pox on Westplialin; de- tained.” A stenmbout went down at n late hour this afternoon to bring up the cabin- passengers, A CRIMINAL, JUSTICE, Robert W, Edmonds, aged 54,who has been aCriminal Justice for twelve years in West- chester County, was arralgnad today at the ‘Toombs Volice Court for haying by means of worthless check obtained $150. It 13 nl- leged that. several complaints of sinilar character have beon made aguinst the ac cused, Le was committed for trial, POOR PRICES FoR THOROVaULREDS, Attn auction sale of thoroughbreds today ridientousiy low prices wero obtained, and sone unfinals were withdrawn, INDICTMENT OF JAY GOULD’s PEhSECUTEL. ‘The grand jury indicted Col.!.J. Moward Welles for writing and sending annoying and, threatening letters to Jay Gould. . GABINEL, BCOTT, OF CHICAGO, {s In Brooklyn, looking for a runaway wife and her companion, said to be Rudulph Starck, a clerk in the employ of Scott. CODA-BIANCA. The Life and D n of a Famous!Cal Correspondence Neto York Times, £ FLonenok, Itmly, Nov. 2l—A death baa re= cently occurred at Agnono, in tho vicinity of Naptes, which caused no little omotion inthat place. It Js not often that so muob genulnu {feeltng {a aroused by an ovent of this nature, particularly whon the object of the mourniiur 1s considered, and the genoral indifference, if nut gladness, with which tho onding of Ilfo of hia kind {5 bobeld by the neighbors. My tale is uf tho death and funcral of a huge tomcat, known Dy thy population that Hves tu tho vicinity of the Agnone Theatre under the naine of Coda~ Blanca, or White-Tall." His biography is welt worth prosorving in the annals of animal lifo. The Axnone Sncnire, having remained spit for threo yeurs, hud become Infested by a nu- invrous colony of lurge rats,whloh Incrensed and muttipied beyond count.’ By somo moans ur ather Coda-Binnca had found entrance into tho theatre nod taken it, 08 it wore, Into bia keop- ing. Ho wasa most venerable cat, having bot bought when a sucking kittenof a Germun gol- dier as long ayo as 181, at least so states bis record. His tecth were al gone and there only remuinod to him for defensive purposes bis vlaws, which bad grown to iin extrema length. Hig sizo was imposing, for he wolghed 2 pounds at his death, In tho visor of bis jife he had populated the ueighborhood of the Agnone Theatre with nun- oroud desm@udants, all of which, liko bim, bed jot-black bodies, pre whito tails, and wero of equal size, He and his famny bau long beon the recipients of distinguishud consideration by ail tho innabitunts of thy commune. For be eo- Joyed the roputution of having saved tho life of windy attacked jo her room by a burglar, who, us abe attempted to scroutm, soized bor by’ tho tbroat and would buve strangled bor had |t not been for Coda- Bianca, who happened to be pros- ent, Either frightened or hurt intho struggle, he sot up such strange shrioks that people camo running from ali quarters, aud tho robber mado of ng fustag possible. After this ho wus inure of n hero nnd pet than over, On his taking up his quarters Jn tho thoatro his foud was Sogalay eupplicd to hint by tho keeper, who noticed from narlod that the rats ceased todo snydatiage. His curtosity be- ing oxelted by this change In thalr lnbits, he watohod to tearn the cause, To his surprise he discovered Codn-Bianca sharing bis food witt: them. Apparently a peacouble comproniiae nud beon established, by whlch thoy forined ono KO- clety, of which be was the President, When- ever any quarrel ftrose between the rate as to tholr stares tu summarily etticd tho matter by n stroke of bis tormidablo paw, Agthe rations had to belncreased and the thoatro belonged tw tha town, the keeper petitioned to have tho expense provided for in the communil budget, Jenving affairs between tho animals as thoy were, One night, howevor, thoro was * yroat row among tho rats, which attracted the atteoddnke af Coda-Blanen, and he ruahod into tho fray, uttampting td sotto matters in the usual fashion, ‘This time the ferocity of the mits wis so thoroughly aroused that they all ruahed at him and killed bit by repeuted bites, - The young mou of Agnone mudo a Brent funeral for bin, carryhig blu in procession through t] a otty: on a bler coverot with black velvet. All of Coila-Hinnea’s descendants of many goncrations that could be found were lod after it by atrings in the bands of tho xontiomen of tho place. ‘There were 100 cuts in number, among which wore two kittens only two weet old, curried by nurses like human bublos. A funeral dise © was pronounced at the Com- munal Pulnek Tho bgenring of Coda-Bianoa are auld to Inherit his intelligence and sweet did~ wosition. In revenge of bis yatastropho it has Dion destacd to polton ait tho rita of the thoutrs, ——— Vorney's Monoy~Tho Dishonored Check atthe Girard Hank. Pialudelyhta Press, Col. Forney wis supremely and suriously tn- diferent Iu inoney mutters. One inatunce that atronsiy Unetratos thla trait has caused many a denrty Iaugh among his wequaintances, Despite the ndvicoot muny friends among them Tiere Jiutler, the busbard of Fanny Kemblo, tw de- termined to fivest 4 Jarge sum of woney Iu & now enterprise rice-cloaning muchine, ar something of thateort. He felt financially able todo this by reason of having inide a Sulu of some Lake Superior proverty, Ho filed aut « chock on tho Girard Guuk’ for a vory larice amuunt, and Intrustod tf tua friend for coltuc- ton, When the picce of paper was presented Lo the paying tollur, that oificlal tirst aoratched hiy olin and then went to seu tho Preatdent of tho bank, wee ut thut. time was Sr. Boker, futhor of the Hon, George EH. Boker. Bir. fuker came forward smllingly vod syid that while Col. Forney bial quite 4 larga sum of money on due poalt fn tho bunk tho amount to bts credit was Dot oyual to tat culled for by tha chuck, but suit? Gol. Forney would stop down 10 toe bank himeclf tho chuck woutd be honored, | ‘The friend roturned to tho Press offive inun indignant frame of mini, aud told Col, Forney that be hud mude him‘the bearer oft check thut bad beon dia honoreil, for the roason that there was not gute Beiuntiunds In tho bank, tay “Bom Inatake, gir; come mistake," replied - the Dig-boarted oditer, “I have much nore, than thut on depoait ty tho —— bank.” and be utterod the nome uf a fumlliar depository othur aa ae Lot go thera,” replled the frlend ta - * Buc Lilid pot go thera,” rep! piitanunent “ The chovk is drawn on the Glrurd > aa ‘styl my!" sald Col, Fornvy, “did I make auch a silly tiniatake? Why, i have nota ponuy inthe Girard Bank, I di woe intend to send ore, : “Ob, ou havo & lange deposit In the Gly . - rard ian anuworod the friend, * bug it was Not sutticiont co mest thle chuck.’ oe 4 A mistuke, sir; u wistake," roptind tho Colo- nel. EL bave notu ponuy there.” A visit was toade to the Girard Bunk, bowevor, and Col, Forney fonnd to bls amazement Uet bo was inueb Ficher than by thought, In the aun way, when the Lonyierea’ Bunk in Lancuster fulled, Col. Foruvy foun that he nud # lguy-tinie “ul Posit there thut he bud kaown nothing of. ly was this foditfereuve in mauby matters chut exe eluplitied probubly aa welt a8 any other trait the lavish dispusluon’ of thy mun now mouroed; hivist nog ouly With bis wealth, but with the luose precious treasures Uf bly beurte