Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1881, Page 5

‘HE CHICAGO “TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER ou o 188I—SIXTEEN PAGES. that Is all that is needed; otherwise it 18 best to pave the laundress whip ‘the’ fringe’ over. the dean back of a kiteben ‘chalr. ‘This‘is much peter than any combing: process." Besideg it goesnut wear the friuge 80 miuich.—Carl Schurz. Avery sad incident oceiirred in Toe Tr Buliding lust evening... The young wan who “wanders uruund che balls whistling “ Little Sally, Waters” “and uther-popuiar. melodies stepped ‘ofan orange-peel just ut’ the: bead of ‘2 long figbt of Stone stairs, but reouvered bis balauge In time to avoid bei precipitate to-the flour below aud instantly Killed. + Re fice” writes to a New York story paper: “Asoung mim comes to’eee ine six tines a ‘eek; anould I consider bi as bein eniuged?” yg-slice was a Chicago sirt ‘there would be no ‘doubt about the young iiun heing enguged.. Be- ‘sween dodging the old man aud ‘expiaining to ‘ne xirl where he speut tho odd nicht few pea- Jem the vusy West woul hiive their time more Dainty lttle.stockings, 7, Hanging lu a row, Blue, aud gray, and scarlet, In the trenght's glow; “* Curls-patéd sleepers - Salery tucked in bed: .. . -. Dreums of. wondrous toy-shops © Dunemg througa each heady. - Little sleepers wakang; Bless me, whut a uusel Wist you merry Curistmas, +) Happy girls and boys! pram “My Owtich Days” by Sattelaw Reta. “i#Could you find ‘room: for a Christmas 5. glorsa” és eee: ‘Pde editor, a man of kindly heart, looked quickly up ‘from the work at which he was encased aud saw by ‘bealden sir of peruaps. 14 pernups Al, It wus she ‘who: bud usked the question.” lr was noteéxactly a face that looked oo uppealiualy in.o that of the grofl, overwurced editor; byt thero was in itsuen a, Jook of KWeet womaniy.. purity, sues a plcadingty- wisiful expression inthe soft gray eyes, that the ‘ediwr folt ‘his beartko uns tn pity toward the hte gniss whose cheeks the ice King had kissed In rosy’ * *soyou have written & Christmas story, my Inss.” said.in achoery vulce, * and would like to bare it tn the paper somorrow?” Yes. sir,” repied the girl in a volee whose rip- jing Sweetne=s only served .o'link iuore stronzly to- ‘gether the chuins that-were fst encircling the ed- LGrshesrt, “Paps bas deen very sick for nearly three months now, and we ares) poor and t thought. qhai poroapsif hwro:e 8 story’ you mizht be cvod eouugn tw pay me svine hing for ft—not much, but senuugn .6 buy sume trikuds for the chidren, lute ‘Bibel and. Kezinld, so that. they would. not tuluk fami. Uinds Dud deserted them endrely. If sou dwew how hard 1 have tried ta get employment, und how Lhave cried myself uj sieep many and many a -nigbt because 1 seemed 40 huipivss, wv utterly sone ia thls great world, Lzm sure you would not think me ‘pold in coming bere as i do.” ‘bere Was a snspiciuus moisture in the editor's eyes when the site maiden bad dnisavd her story, and he peat for an instant tn silence, thiagwug yw dts S-yeur- old Tom, and 1air-baired Grace, with the rogulsn ways, “and sweet little Atyrtie, whu put ber sett, woke arms arvund hla neck so .oving ¥ every evening, were wait- ingas home fur nis commu, und of nuw their merry ‘shouts would ring thruuzh the bouse-when the mor yow came and exch’ tiny stucaing was fouad -tlied with candies and toys. And then he thouzht of the Beautiful young wife, the luce of his early manbuod, ‘xhom two years befury ne hud (ald away fn the culd, ‘crvel grave that claimed her for {ts own. And turcher sill! bis chougaus went pact uutl! thes came wa time, ‘xben he wus alittle bos, und mother—bis own luved sButher, who’ used to wear out. a. trunk-strap oo“bim every winter—was alive. nnd bow she “cwoaid ‘kiss him zoud-nizht venderly and chen heurt- <Jesly drag him out of ved. at ¥ or IW o'cluck in the ‘morning On the fecble pretext that the girl wanted ‘wolear up the room. ° His blue-esed sisver was ulive ‘then—~Carsunel Carrie,” they usod ty call hér~and itcame back tothim tols winier’s day-as bo sat there {a his ottice, how madly she loved him, “and was so So:tclwoys tor bls health chat she wonid ce: muther to pur him to bed early on the nights her besu ‘was coming. He mizbt have yone on for hours with hese reveries, bad not the pieadis voice of tke yirl *"aroused him’ with the words: “And can sou make -tpom for my sory?” “Theediwr was on his feet in an instant, “Make room for {t, my dear? Why of course I can”~and taking three or foor communications on the Gulteuu ‘whl ont of the was.e-bisket he placed the: rirl's _Chsistinas story in the hule thus produced. “You ‘ave made'a betier man of me,” he said to the’ irl,” ‘and 1am going to let you ride down in the ele- yaior”"—Frum *' Patience Perkins’. “Reward,” by Gaarles Francis Adsms. Biot PERSONALS. ‘King Alfonso hopes to’ rank nextin popu: ularity to Victurin sum.’ He~is even nt peuce with bus mother-in-law, ©" SFA portrait of President Garfield painted,on porcelain by Herr Sturm, a Dresden artist,” has ‘been sent from Gerinany asa Christmas gift tor : Mrs. Gurdeld. Rte Some vears ago Miss Libbie Minster, of Ro- ichelle, 111, fost buth arms by fullms in front of a. ‘sTeaper- Toduy she is earning a good living by oi painting, holding we brush io her teeth. When Alexander B. Stephens. was asked years ugo why he had never married, he answered. decidedly:,.“Pride. 1. pave alwuys been too ‘proud, knowing that 1 shuuld, always be an in- ‘alld, toask any womau to marry.me to be my smurse.”” Gore iene 7 Belva A. Lockwood, the Washington female Inwyer, bus been admitted’ t™ practice in the nited Stutes Circuit Court at Boston, to enable’ ber to represent the plaintiff in. the case of Obristine ‘5. Burgess. of Providence, vs. Peter Grufam, of Mulden, Muss. 5 s * Senator Hill says that Gen. Johnston was a petulant, irritable, dod fault-dading officer dur- ing the War, and wasn constant quarrels with other officers, including Gen. Lec. and that bis , attnck upon Davis ili burt: Mure thin that of Davis, who isa modest, re- Unngz gentleman, no mutter whut his political crime tus been. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore came near death ~ ata railway stauion in New York a few days ago, She was about: to alight frum woe steps of rhe car when the engineer started the train eud- denly withuut aéguul, ana Sirs. Livermure was thrown buckward. violently, strik:ng her nexd With painfuf turcé on the rail. A physician re~ stured ber to consciousness afier rune ume, ana declared that th tured but tur the and nick wraps. ee <8 If the ardinary expenses of a fancy- dress ball were not suficient, certain ladies now: frequently appeur at, the sufhe fancy dress ball in two different characters, retiring to change their dress betore supper, ind rexppaarine ina diferent costunie, Ata recent restivity of this © 6 skull would bave been” frac- protection given by her buir- Mary Queen ‘of Score, und later as a shower. of nd. “brs. Corawallls West, on’ the ‘game ocea- ton, sppeared in two’ consecutive cburacters, ‘the Conesse Panuda, from * La Mascotte,” and the Princess io me-*: Furty Toieves.—Londun Truth. 2 f <> Living in the Home of: the Little Sisters of the Poor. in the outskirts of Bultimore, says‘a spateh to the Phuwdelphla Press, 13 un old lady ‘Dumed Mrs. Johnuna Exsiway, who is proved by Srefrayrable evidence to be the mother of Henry He Suey. the world-renowned African. ex- = Plorer. Mrs: Eustway wae vorn-in the County Ow, Ireland, nearly seventy ‘years aro. Her 2) o father was 2 butcber named Hauckens, and lived x nil she had grown to-wowanhwod. ‘She mir- ‘Hed Capt. Henry Eustwasy.a seaman, fn 18h, and Svun aiter"the couple left Great Britain and fentto'Baltimore. 6, 1s ; = Mile. Rosa Bonheur is short in stature, but Sheis ropustly and. broudly butlt, and she car-- Tiesher uead proudiy,: almost. defiautty, Her. fhéeksare sbi) pink, and ‘ber face is full of health and vigor, though- her hair is fast turn- ing gray. She still- wears it cut and parted like imaa’s. In the studio ‘and at hime she wexrs Masculine costume; but it is suid-~ her face Testores u perfect: womaol ness ty the whute tig Dre—sinad regular features, sot hazel eyes. und dignified venignity uf expres-ion. !'The man- Rermutenes the fuce. She nas a low pleasant *Woice, and » d.reci sinerrity of speech most SiTreubly free from the urtifices uf complt- ment." “When she goes to Paris she dresses in theuniform of her own sex; but she never #8- Sumes petuenats w.thouc deprecating the cus- and complaining of their interference with low of the iimbs, and thereby wmpeding Power of locomotion... : $e EVAVSTON, = 0s ES Evanston will observe Monday as the Chri foe; Mins bol.day. “All the stores and places of busi- ‘Bess wili'be cused during the day. Tho ,post- Oio€ will be open anly until noon. - This morniny’s service In’ the Congregational Coureh will be one of song. under the direction IME George H. Tott., For a uurber of “years has been the custom of this church to-have a orca sung service on:.the Sunday. nearest year hus witnessed an: im- “Provement over the fust.. The church is kay ae ely decorated. : The pustor,: the Re Je D:D. will preach 1, Will give a short aduress. 4 coe morning and evening in’ the Presbyteriaa x 3s ‘the Bev. Geurge C.. Noyes, jaune Her. W, Patten will preach this. morn- auld ¢ The tte Saha ewe 2 Guna Epwevpal go Tou tev. George KR.» 2 will: preac 4 ree KH. rierce will- preaol Morning and evenise in the Baptist Cbureb.: =~. the petition fur whe i-suing oF 324,00 in bonds , ‘00 aocuunt uf incrensed ecugul facilities :1n - Ev- eee cumé up Lefure the Buard of. Education | qiday: ‘evening, und was dala over: for “another { ‘auture the Countess of Bective appeared first ag, Freights “During the” w : ors of Brite : Cutting—The Freight “War-to: Go Over into the’ New. *Year. Bond athe The Loniville;'New Albany & Chicago :,WillBnter-the Gity Satisfactory - “5°. Grand* Tromk- as to We Ce ‘ Business. ' wigrane A Strike of 600 Unpaid Hands in the St. Paul ‘i Shops at Milwaukee." °°." | ASnztit increase in Bast-Bound Preight- Shipments, Dub thd’ Beavy-cuming ‘The scramble for business, and tha unusual- dy low. rates ‘charged during thepast week” by the Eastern fines, had thé effect of stimu@} dating east-buuud business somewhat. ~ Yot, the. increase in: business is: not so farge as might have been: expected under the cireum- stances, The provision rates during the week vent down to 1234 cents per 1U0 pourtids by ‘all the lines, but, in’ spite of this extraordin- arily. low rate, the increase in provision ship- ments was but. little’ In; excess. of ‘the week previous, Nearly the entire gain, was unide on-erain-and*fluur siipmeits, although ‘the: competition on grain was not so active as‘on provisions. The Pennsylvania and’. Balti- inore /&. Ohio ‘adhere to thewid srain rates, but met tne trates made. by: other lines. on provisions. -As the two Vandervilt roads and tie Grand. Trunk: have carried the bulk of the grain--business during the past. week, it. is! qhite . certain ‘that’ tesa... roads have made as. low if not lower rates on krain ‘dian . provisions.” The Pennsylvania and Buttinore & Unio‘peaple sity uey do nut care td.¢ pty grain at such low, rates, but on. provisio 2, wey will make: as low. rates as any. other Jine.. The pusylvania, has~ re- duced iis provision tatitf to 123¢ cents per 100 pounds, Chicago to New York, ang’ the Bal- P Limore’s Gifu to nine and ‘one-half cents, Chicago to.Bultinore.. It. is -intiaaced.. that this week the Vanuerbilt, lines, which. have charged but 1234 cents: all along, will cut, provision: rates down w 10 cents, in “which event the Pennsylvania will make tne same rate an open une: aie we All hopes “of’an early. settlement .of -the Easier war have vanished, and: the ‘indica- tions now are that aller dan. Lthe coniest Will become still wore lively than it-now is, and that'rates will go down ty a nousjnal fi ute.” -It is now believed that che dnly way which the war cau be brought to: a close. is by cutting rates to the lowest. fizures, thus | inflicting sueir toss upon the ruads that’ they. wiil soon ery * Hold; enough!” ‘Che ques-, uon new is, which road. can -hold ‘out the longest. - Vanderoilt claims unat he ean stand a contest of tiis kind tor any lenyth of time, and that he is sure to cone out ahead: But the’ Pennsylvania’ and :Balimore=& Oaio claiin to ve In just, aS good condition as the Vandervilt roads, and. nut bav:iyt.so much water to carry, they Will be able to stand this contest as fing as Vanderbilt, and even longer. Both ‘sides are ‘letermined to carry tneir point, and neither will pive up until all uteir resources are exhausted. | ~! fhe total shipments of grain, flour, aud pro- visions fur une. week: end.ng Dee. 24, by the six dines ranning east from ‘ttis chy. were $1,208 tons, azainst: 43,889 tons. for the week previous—an ‘jucrease ‘of 7,410 tons, .” ‘rhe tollowing statement shows ‘the “ ainount of flour. grain, and provisions carried: by the: yariuus roads leading east from this city duruny the past, week: a , “Grain, | Proristons| Flour, | tons of °|"-tons of - | Lotat oe forbs | 200i. | 2,000tue. | tons, Mich. Cen’. |. 2520. 12.03" Lake Shore. E 15,194 Fore Wayn- | Si | St Pan Hand) 6.058 Gra'trank 601 Total... Eas ae | 5129 ‘The percentages were:. Michigan Centrat 25.50; Lake Shore, 29.60; -.Fort- Wayne, 18.30; Pan Handle, -13.50; Ballimore & Qhiv, 4; Grand ‘Trunk, 9.10. | °°. + Two. Loulsvitle, New Albany & Chtergo WH Run Ie Trains Into. ‘Ehis Cy Jax. LOver Lis Ow) Line. | The Chicago exteusion of tha. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago. Iailroad has’ been completed, and the’. connection” with. the ‘Western Indiana made. ‘The new extension will be opened forboth freight and passen-| ger business Jan. 1. ‘Extensive, and commo- dious freixht depots have been erected north of Sixteenth street, near. Third’ avenue,” by sthe Western fndiaua, for the use of this road. ‘Lhe passenger trains will arrive at and’ de- part from ine depot of the Western Indiana, on ‘Twelfth: street, ° betiveen - Third: avenue: and State street.. It was the intention to have the road ready. for business 4 month ago. but the bad weather. prevenied this: trom being dune. . ‘This extension enables the Louisville, New Alvany &Vhicago ty run. direct- from Louis. ihe ve Chivago over iis own fine,’ and, as soun as its indianapolis extension is + cuuipleted, which with ve in, two ‘or. three “anonths, ity will .also be able. to run-throuzh’ trams from {adianapolis and Chicago. . Heretofore the Louisville,” New | Alusay &_Chicaxy Railroad made connec: tion tor Cnicago’ with the Alichizan-Central 1 at Michigan City, and was net avle: to run, through ous route. By tue new extension. it ‘secures an ne from Chicago. to: Louisville and’ | Andianapolis, and will be the shu:test and tnost direct route Lu those 5. Uy to.this time the Kankakee Law s done. the bulk of the Indianapolis anu: Le villa - business to. and from Chivagu, but.a.greab portion of this business will hereafter go: by. the Louisville, New ‘Alvuny -d: Chicago, as. this is the Only. Nue undergone nranagement_ running: from: this chy to those pints, the Kankakee Line being sade up of diferent corporations.” An extensive.” swiieh-yard aud . engine-house have: been built. for. the’ Louisville, New Alvany &.Chicago by the Western Indiana at Forty-nintay str and, tite hsw-couter wil have ull the facilities tor transacting a large trefxt business at this point: Be ¢ | Immnizrant Afranzement Between the + Erie and. Grand. Trunk Roads. “. Speetitl Diypaecu to. The Chscaye- Tribune. * Tortoxto, Ont, Der, ‘24.—The Erie‘ind the Grand ‘Lrunk Kailways bave ‘come to an ‘ar- Tangement by. which: thé latter Jine «will henceforth have -Lhe principal ‘portion of the + inmigration business te’ Ciicago, tu the ex-. <¢lusion of the: Great Western and Michigan Central.” Vanderbilt, and’ the managers of ¢ Evie Road hau some difficulty, and the agree- action of Mr. Walawright, Assistant Manager of the Grand “Trunk, in~suittiuing by- the Erie when ic opposed ‘the’ Western lines li’ areir demand for a portion of the imunigraut rates now vevomes plain. The Grand ."Prunk.and the -Erie Railways site at’ presetit bavi. a uuriber of immigrant. cars «specially. .con- slructed for:te xe n?s' Dusiess, Wich it is,expecled wil! be very, iarg Z ; r ay about 40 hauds inthe West Mulwaake shops of the Chicago, Minwau! way, struck on account, as is alleged, of ‘the .. -fuiiure of the cuipany to pay, their, salatles. eNaneou un for their ; Ticket 2 ern Railway Company, to. ake: effect “He Will: bs eharge uf ail tickeD-ave local ‘and “oreign, return: Uee ductors’? coilecuiuns. © creluting? to:ticket+ accounts* shou dresaed to him at Chicago: M-:Van Bergen has bedn connected ‘witn the; General ‘Ticket ight. Increase in-East-Bound ;* rangement Botweon the: Erie: & } trains on account of Wie cireuit--\ 84 MeNL menuoned..na3. Veen We result “The + + around fo the Department of the, Chicago: & Nortliwestern uuffet on me line between’ Melbourne and che u Sher ae a aren 5 Whtrat,and they adopted for several years ‘past, and fs. well: gnalified “| great mining centre Bal eS adoptet in every resiect for the responsibie'duties of | the plan of having or Sareea a ere: Ane his new poslioecseee fee ee: currluge en route, sold Uckets for a meni, an : E : then teiegraphed on tbe orders. Hence, on Mr. J.C. MeMulhn, General .Manager-of |‘reuching the buifet’ you presented your the Chicago & ‘Alton. alyes -nolice uiat:all:|. Ueker, . ana” in a eB ciel a. chop. or. anu passes: for--18St. will be honored for | Stew... ‘grilled to“ a turns. was. :before sane Uni Jan 15, Ls, which will nelle You. Bie long they pee rable. Kinde eee eee rips: cominenced. on . that ;day: <All trid-'}- ge Puris in Meloourne, whence, you eouli puss es; nonthly tickets, and minist eriuils tor 18et will: expire with, year, and willnot be honvred after that Lheur at tbe Sub-Travsury ov’ New: York that great nuwbers of our. sucurities aud bonds are coming back “to: this country, on: xccount of a: | certain punto which exists. or the wuter;"and “a distinguiste me yesterday:.* ‘fei your: fri Posed to. gu -inlo_stovks “just_now t6"let them aloue.". it is guid that even Jay Go that this markpr wants weeding, {s too long, und contains 100 many cuts and dogs The éugye with whieh ud vénturers ea Operations is shown Jn the buntit jum. Bi Gray,. the | forger, during. tne. ‘preseat weeks Meating Capt Sutmp<on: last’ A jb—wao wus for years the culef: detective of “the, Siok Excnange, and ndiv hulds the sujne pluce’ utider. the Uuited States—t usted pim” ae he Bud out brought Gray back several yours a; attor bin,” suid Cupt: Sumpsin, finwlly. sent .baek: under, “an Mr. sumpsno then Kindly gave, me this snte-est- un Slyke Was Assiatunt ‘Treusurér in'New ¥ wut Lwelve yeurs Hi, he suid tu m6 one day; _* Sump*on, ‘here are Sly,- OW Io bunds caveated ut Wasuingtor os stulen.-1 “want you to go over to: Pitt Cooke ‘Uo. and mike them give you ten: other bunds for them,” Mr. Pitt cuiled 0 his. two partners, ‘Fauncstovk wid Garraud, ind asked waere the’ Bonds came froin. + We Bousgat wei from Wiltiam’E. Gray,? was the reply, * wuu30 ; ollie “137 dawit: vere an ? roid street O13 u Very” respyc.udle youn, may, and. 20h “of the Chaplain” gf the, United States Senato.t 64 z Bers {, Suinpson went ‘to’ Gray’s ollice, and ‘there. ound yune 4 dull-young mau, w.th Jong. binds abd aris, long lbs, neutly six teet bygn.with hair 80 Nght brown Unt It ; ey ehisbes, apa’ a,sinull: must rely any tut: He. looked < likey higniy-respéciaule ‘Albino. © Here wre ten” bduda ; you..80id,"? 2.0 My. Sampson, “wale: buve® been‘ cavedted 13 siulen. - 1 want i theur wita ‘ten, fa ‘n- quiet vole’, as if: be was never surprised: ut-auyining, she young mun “Certainty... Givéime toedonds and | will Bat colne buck ima mouent With teu’ guud ones." ul Wyo ts to Like great “ouK polutinents.-,° Woy. ray. Ul T et Sumpson, s1. mig! ins tha __ office. do know. whether! o; away, By, in. bonds,: You" may. nut! dome back aguin.” .“ Well," suid the. youn man in we sutne compused Voice, here’ ts drawer full of bonds woieu-will ‘be, security: for aby return; and Wito Wut be puiled up the edges of 2 stack of bonds many ‘tues te value aiid uumuer ot those returned. °1u: ten or, tifteea- uinutes ue cuime bags wito ten good bonds. “Capt Sampson returned to Mr: Van Slyke und said ‘uere Is something wrong bout taut “man. >-He never udked mie who | was, or whee I cuine froin, but Went out and got ‘these: bunds.witnout pratify- ing bis curivsity My toe-leat—beba ving precisely. agit be hal been in the babitof paving stolen -bonds returned to bim. ..* Who did he say sold ‘him the bonds¢Y. sind: Mr. Vau sly ke. He suid it Was a man” bythe name of Munisuniery, now in Butize, Honduras.” "05 ots : However, in tne mul more attention was pili Itiplioityof- business, no do Gray watil it was ‘found some mouths:atcerward: that: he fad roubed the street. of :Sidju~un raised bunds, and vad guit New, York for: Europe. with: we plunder: .. ‘These: bonas, Capt, Sainpsun. says, Were stolen cuunty bonds ot NeW..York. which. had vecn systematicuily. raised from ¥1,vW to Sluww~a good vend veluz. procured,-und the. word one, woen printed, and swe figure: one -be~ ing turned into a elpber,und unocoer igure one. put vefore it, ' This was so well “done «wat tne bonds were never-quesuoned. . The Governing Committee of. the Stock Exchange: thought un eXumination ougut to- be made’ of th.s- iin, and iney sent Cupt. Sump-an to“Englind. 7! Chief Mugistrate at Bow street bud a ottivers 5 ‘discover. the cuiprit, - wao : 00 Blvownsbury * square, and?" two of “Them placed | themselves -- therein; < that when Gray was coming” > in: bs house ‘One signalled the other, “ana ‘he :was -arrosted, Witbiut the luast exciiement. he remarked, * What is it for?" They toid tom for forgery in America. * Why,” sud be“With “a” smile, +10 13 Gray that you are after, who bourds 1 taissume house. MY name ‘is (someting: else: wuich ‘be . Rave), une We are Suid to look like twlos.. I und send him down to yuu in a winute." _- With that Gray munuged to get-ine door.open ‘and. It in tne otfie Tce. Ho" then -went \ up-stairs, bustily blackened his. ey e-brows, cut * ou bis mustircue; und xed blinself. up so as. to iss for auuther wan, and, getting over the { buck fence, disuppeared. * ‘There was some ideu } that the English -olficers. bud ahawed. ulm to buy his escupe, “and yne’ of those: ollicers. has since been sent to the » Penitenuury~ for | Meo, years for, belng. cmmeraed iu x swin- Sano to ‘Loudoun .uader un us3uined -name, and pro- fessed to bave a vast coal mine in ‘fexas-which he wanted to dispase of. He-was arreated again, but we Briti-n Gor bun to Aurericn unless our: Guverumeat. would Promise to try him: only for the. offense; for which be was ‘rewunded. “We bid.“not long be- fore bud ‘a man named. Lawrence: remanded for forgery, end then tried,.aud® convicted for em- “bezziement.” ‘This was rather Shurp practice tor A country us bie as the United States, and the Britian, Woo ure very jealous of the right of ex- vile tney aderd tw political refugees, suds’ + We want you to hayeull your scuuudrels back in. t { i Tetegtaph that, wis.man’ shull -be «tried | for | fongery, and nut for Something else, we wil givo hin up. > 5 used ited till Mr.: Fish: replied to '-the elfect that it was beneath the dignity of. the United states to make upromise tike that, und its word ought. to De taken. . **,\Well,": suid the English, * we buve tuken your word'as “a Gov- Cape. Sampson erument already, ynd-you buve- nut: Kept it."”, Consequently the “Ainericun’ detective una: the “American forger walked out: of court wether. Gray turned “to. Sainpson und suid?“ Captuin, “this'is: all unngcessury. “see yan brve failed. Now. 1 expect to .return to New York > myself “when, 1; get_réadys una ix up this very fittle mutter." Ln the meantime, Gray had been . Kong into the best Kind “af suctety. He never tuvk'u drink, nora cyar, and when dinuor was over would say.to,the genitemens the ladies un the luwn.”.. There “he was un ue complisned tenvis-player, and stood) very b-rb socnuly. “At the Sumy time oe was not a wau of much: reading: ur education,. but. soft and teunguil in’ is. nature, 1° you would: fire a pisol. off in “the. same. rown:- where bo the would uot. turn his ~ bexd, nd after. the. lapse of a mument ur two say? I dow't think Lwould uve tired tout pistol off it % thurousuly-diseipiined ti, all respects, be. eveu ,cheatod Loudon: Hebrews. ° One old: entiemin of. that Peniuusiow lund w sun whom’ be wanted to go ~ business wity Gray... “Weil,” sutd Gray. * Lbave govull ne money. TF wunt,-T eangotapend iny income. Wout do] want to gu in business for? However, the Hebrew bucked -up bis son with several’ thousand. pounds, ugainst walch they. ut wp America bonds—raiscd,'swolen, or torged —nien aguin got, out ‘on the ‘London ‘market: ‘Lhe two young fellows were. judiderent about business,“ and lost tuvir, capital. Toe: second ‘tune woen they ‘went. in’ together the. Hebrew: ) elegrupbed to Washingtin City the numbers of some of the bond= Gray had ‘left in bis custody, Cupt. Samp- we. ulterer of 88 with bold * atia found they were etulen bonds, j Suu thinks Gray was “hot. buuse! these bunds, but Unit: he ‘did busine: th.eves ang forgers 2 Fiaahy tbe American Government, when Gray. Wiad the third tine arrested. conzenied to try bin for torgery. only, and be.was brouzot buck { to che Onited States. “Yerso tittle finpress.on do such mutters mike inthis, country that the’ very wen who sent Capt, © Simpson, to Europe twice, vften et. him giyw.cund suy,..‘* brought buck Gray, dida'tyou?”” whereas Capt. Sawpson-tued to secure: Gray, and a: Capt. Kea.ey brougat him back...Gray, who was sen- (enced to tan yearsin the penitentiury, | _apluy of proceedings, eiuaiued turee: years’ in the ‘Tombs, hud 4 tewule bumin-tarian,to work up §} iscovered testimony. Gray gut out of. the Tonos on bull,»pending “a new trial, and, in the’short space of six “months bud roped.in’ the soo of Marshall sO. Ruberis, Alfred Conkting, und Jubn P. Joges and ‘“started a Consolidated #iectrie Light: Compiny, “on the ; theory that be possessed two important patents, * and menneto buy up. the’ others, und" mike 2 gurtuf Western Onin _consurfdated tery. tight - for the: world<’Suine Of, the “other ‘cumpunies saw the advertiseimente of this scheme, aud in- quired why the man inignt be,- and some: of the uewapaper reporters on the -the suxgesdon thatit migat be Gray, thé torger, ‘as be bud not.chunged «bis. ‘nume. {They went swith a man’ who knew Gray. and vebold!: at the magnilicent .oltices of the “Bicctrie. Light, con- Paul ‘Rail- cern they. saw. Gray’ bimself'-come” down “we steps. It is now supposed tbat be will Ile low for. avout twelve months, and» dreak:--out ina new" ATH. ; pigoe. He is about 38 yeurs ul ‘A Brlitst Caterer. Foe E Wark Tes. is: < About the same time that New’ York _lost : her. greatest caerer, Whose -will wus’ proved under < 3ewnN,UW, London sustained a s(mifer:toss io ine erson of Mr.-Pond (of..thevtr-a.of Spiers & whose will, {utely* proved.’ points: to nl- ‘he; oureer -of these ir. Pound und bia puriner found themselves. in Mel- Spourue atter: the “guld-tever, hid: subsided - as, clerks oa smal’ sularies. wad ‘were. tuch /is- gusted at tue atrociousty bad’ restaurants where ‘hud to got their meats One ‘day. they taid heads. together’ und: resulved.to start a luncheon bar.;. Albeit on #:very “modest -scule it was aceairably conducted, and svon_ attained popularity, -- Their next step was a refreshment “.} besides two or Wille, 30 iz Operation. However, Gray veuiured back roivent declined tu return, Aeriva, but you ‘must'get thein: back’ in the © { mubt.way. Now, if. your State‘ Department will , 1. will Join. the | aut ot | ygot n New trial | Lrihune:juinped ats police ottiee and. were turnisbed: iuto the ‘Theatre: Royal. was. most comfortable due, perbups, 10 the.Frencn arigin of Mr.. Spiers —pervaded » all“ their: enterprises» grentest® Australian coup. wus? bi England: Bleven to. come out 1 high admission’ fee. tothe: cricke the gute“ of refreshments” Cnubled reup a golden harvest... $1W),.05 they sirbed for fresh tetds, und came to Le in. “hey had revid Dickens’ satire on rail- roid: refreshment buffets." SNugoy! Junction,’ and-ragaciously. recignized.u -wide. field. “tney. suin found it at the obief: stution of the:ander- “ground railroad, thea'in its Infuney; and by de- -frees run, on. yarious:lines,” about wy buffes, ree notels, and must often have Jer hundreds” of thousands, daily... Sr. -Pand's will shows. him. a: kittdly ‘oun. Ae (eaves 50 gulnens to nis partrier, in wemory of old friead- ship, aud old employés,even to the buteber, ‘are suistantially remembered. * He wag :not? much 2 past 60, and be aud bis" partner: bad ‘in, twenty Yeurs Feally gone fur.te’ redeoin thelr country i the reproach of villylauus railroud refresn- the: tirin 1° of from mnent+ rou, fe PATTI. Ber Tak wth “porter—What Sho Uo Says of Ot er sh gers. 5+) Patti bas bud a prutile’ in Philadelphia with a member of-the pres3..'He@ Opebs” his’ touching: Mateateve by suyings 8. “She wus attied in‘a'plaln suit. of hunting green. which snowed olf ber graceful and girlish figure to perfection, and -pluyfully clispéa in et richiy-Jewelcd, hund-a mutnimoth* orange, which tid doubtloss formed one of the conclud- “courses of tho’ feust."; The iuore than a acore of yeiirs eindé Mme, Patt! made ber ‘rar: appear-| ance in-rhe City of Brotherly: Lor i i bye lrtuly counge Inter face’ und : ‘sue cue youtbiul eure she presented: in. 1800 | has.counded ouc into wontnly provordons, but ber .fuce:-hus ~ underguae™ remuckubly. licce eounge.- Her tustrous black 6yes are still full of languid tendernessand ewravet: sympathy: und add spurktuw empbasis: and expressiun to every ©. 4his is very fina writing, aad we admire itvery: wiueb, but We beg t poxntout what we are con-" Stra ned to belseve'ure two discrepancies: Lf ner | Aigure fs still gilisb, it ean “hurdly bave rounded out inty womanly proportions, and ff ber pltek “ays have liqu d tenderness, tacir sparking em- phusis can wor be pronyud: Speaking of her je Sind sre S ieee i was only 6 yeurs old when! I’ sang here’ io 1960, buc I stl feel hike a little xirl, Bur come, ins wilt never du, Jet“ me* present--you to" my tenor, Signor Nicolini! ©-There, . that’s over now, let. us att down and talk.” ce, Soe a ‘rnis was‘in : effect an acknowledgment that ‘yeurg old. 'and :(he {introduction of. Nieolinivas * ny tenor’! muy. pave been entirely * gntisfuetiry to the enraptured ‘reporter, but the *| expression, though in the possessive cuse, 13 ettlt stigutly obseure.: ‘There is a yugueness about it, Patti was pleased that the ‘Philadephia’ ladies appeared iin. full. dress.” Indeed,: ft was. quite . Europeans and: bere” Nicoliut: broke’ fn: *tAb, ‘Ine, vat n grand theatre ‘de -peopte ov dees seoty hav.” Then. the way:Pattl gave ber views was ‘Startling, as follow eee Bere ii ~* You have beurd Etelka Gerster sing; what do you think.of ber? + 7 3 \ **¥es, 1 beurd Gerster once—no, :twico.. O, her.voice ts very good, but she is'merely an. (n- strument—humun mechanism, without one par- ticle of expressive animation. Sho . cannot, uct, be is cold to artistic eusotion.!*% ° : « “What of Clara Louise Kellogg?’ .**Kellorg isa woman |. aevor admired. She is cold’.and _pngsiouless;, und. utterly devoid of expression:: Reilugg is a much overrated anger.’ “+ And Cary, you have ‘certaluly beard ber?" adaed the reporter. 28 eee, Yes. Thave," rejoined Mme. Pattl, vivacious- Iv. Sue Is a contralto, and the bestone I pave .| ever beard... Miss Cary is the very best’contralto, Ameriea bus ever. producod.. ‘atid ber beiltiaa success in Europe was richly deserved.’ *.:-- “S How do you rate Monnie, Hank?" > E “*Sh3 isa true artist. ;I° regard .ber_ asthe superior «f Gerster iy every -respect.. You see, dvias Huuk not only tas the vaice and the power “and ability. to use. it, but she is an'actress, "Shu acts from the heart, Ab! Messieurs, that's the “great.point. “An. opers singer. mustuut only: sini, Out she must'act and portray.the charicter with eunotional intensity, All this Miss Hauk dues, Ln tea 1 «t+ Where ta Nilsson now? = - ©*} inink she ts-In’-Purls-" Poor Nilsson; ste had » good voice, thougs:somewhat lacking ex- pression, but she sang. night.“after: oght, untit Bbe wore jt out. “Spe sinz3 oceusiunaily in con- cert, but” always to poor, houses. Nilsson's day has passed. tees a FE ‘And'the’ dazzled reporter. left her’ with bor ‘orunge and “her. teror, ana‘ her ‘girlish figure punded ot 10 womnuniy. peoporcong,: and. ber | Junguid black, eyes, and ,tgado. hasto'to furuisb “copys * 2 Ree _ WHY THEY, QUARRELED: An’ Interesting Story as to the Origin Of the Davi--Johnsion Trouble. © 5 2 St. Lowts-Repudtican. t ‘The recent controversy over ‘the Confederate specie bus culled the public attention to the “act, that tbe bitter quirrel inatiqurated in the eurly* ‘duys of the: Redeliiun between “Gen.. Johnston and President. Davis: still. (continues to. rage furioisly. The cause of this quarrel hiis never. been definitly known to the, public, and outside of a few -intimate: friends of both parties its origin bas been u secret. ts. beginuing was, in {this wit After Johnston, Lee, Alvert Sydney: Jubnaton, and tne other: Sonthern: leaders bad resigned from’ the regular army, the Souihera’ Congress decided that euun leader should oceupy the Same runk- m :the-Confederute army us be : formerly beld in the: Northern forces. Accurd- ing to this rule. the’ rank ‘should be: » Joseph E. Jonnston. first; Albert Sydnuy Jounston, secoud; aud Robert 8. Leo, toird. Instead, bowever. 0 obeying the luw, Mr. Davis, who. bud an. affec- vou for Atbert Sydney, picid nim tirst ig cum- mand of ull the Suuthern forces. «°°: Josepb £. Juhnston was satisfied with -this argangement, but when Pres.dent Davis piuced Robert -E. Lee second in command, be made a very decided ‘Kies. He entered ‘into a corre- spondeuce with President Davis and usked that the law of Convress be fulfiiled. .Mr.‘Duvis paid no attention to bis. missive, and’ the result was the beginuing ‘of. that ‘bad feeling which now exists between the purties.) 7: Tors fecling.was turther. intensified by an in- eldent that occurred in, Riebunend sovn after, There was x reception at und of ‘the city’s most rominent: butels, and-among’ the cuests were irs. Davis und Mra. J.B. Jobnaton. : Mrs. { Johnston {sa wontun of very quick wit and a j keen perception of the lud.crous. The least hint, of incongruity or atfeetauonu provokes oer risi-, - bilities... Mrs... Davia is-a very’ commanding . wownan, who likes power'and.is cold and austere.- At the. recepuion © aboye ., mentioned, Mrs | Jabnston made some witty.remurk to wt circle of friends, and it was instuntly carried to Mrs. Davis,.wbu was faformed that .it applied tw. ber. A stene was imminent, and it was only at. the. intercession of numerous: Crlends thatit was prevented, t'che. women disliked. one--another,..and never wont where there was a:possibility, of smoering.”” Aftor . the battie of Seven Pines, where Geu. Johtiston was wouuded, he wus ‘relieved from active auty . for several'weeks, untii bis wound ‘heaied;: and, when: that event cute .to puss, be applied . for command of bis uld-forces’ tin" the Bast. Presi- dent David, however, instexd of gratifying this wish, appointed fim in cnmmand-of the Western arinies, with ‘hendquarters at Chutuinooga.- He rempined.there 1or.gume: time Ina state of -I1- wctivicy until floaily. transferred Baste. 0. “All torough the fate. years ‘of tne War the bad feeling between’ the louders increased. ‘Their miost fathaate friends suys that. neither “would altack the other indireutly, und that the stare. ment publisned ‘in the Palludelphia Press: was very. much, exaggerated. ~; Lt¥is vory” probable that, as Gen: Jobuston says, be beld a desultury cauversaitan with «he. carcespandent, “ind told biu of the rumors rife ut that ime. “This m- : terial was 'woyeniby =the reporter Into= what | * purported .to - be, official. stavements © py_ the Suuthern lenders. 28° Fk 54 -KING'S MERRY. CHRISTMAS. * Itis:hardly ‘an’ exagzeration. to” say: that “Kinw’s opening” of bis new. plaice‘on Clark street, - opposite ‘the: Court-lluuse, ‘last.even= Ling, was ie’ most notable event in. the -his- t tory of; the firs-tlass. saloon’ interest in Chi- eugo.? The attendance was imuense—equiv ‘alent toa splendid: ovation to the courteous: and popular proprietor, :whose.reception and . entértaimnent of his guests was as handsome: and hospitable as his well-known i *Hoerality could: render. ir: King’s” moidel‘of - moderu.saloun. architecture | palace order, with a stock equipment uosul passud in the United Staves. 002 wa Ivey Timea ‘ .-The bard, black German slute pencil bas-becn ‘sUderseded ot “late ' yours * by” the round white | of ciny-slute"Ac the quarry near. Custie~ B. Vi, about thirty-lve < workmen. produce 5, pencils daily, nau it is propused to crease the: daily: output” to"20d,u0u: +The blocks wea ‘quarried are suwed into. pieces seven by, twelve * {fnenes, split to x-tilcxuess: of: a‘ balf-inoh: and : ‘smoothed by a planer. “The block is passed un. .der a semi-circulur knife, und, after baymy been “) turned ‘aver, the. process is repcuted. She re- ‘guilt. ig Ofty 7-tnch pencils: » ticle of quartz | « in the block-would breate all. ila. The; “are pointed by ‘a_grindstoue,, asgorte aud vent to murket,n-boxes of 1. as telegram’ from Mr hrated piano manufacturer at New. York, re- ceived at 5 ps in. yesterday by Messrs, Curtiss & Mayer, managers Ciricazy branch house at 250 and 252 Wavasn‘avenue, reads as follow: “ Merry Christmus, and my congralulauons on whe great success you are meeting with From A. WEBER.” dnd inexcelient tastecand this latter: feature—-|° Having ‘realized about. |: dt} dealt in te: THE WET WEATHER. It Is One Cause of the Failure of Knowlés, Cloyes & Co. - er, Doing Too Much Busi- ness on ‘foo Small a Capital. And the Oth The Likbilities $347,000, with ‘Assets of a Face Yaiue uf $100,000, ; ‘The Prinoinal Creditors of the Firm at the: “sc Bast and i: the West. ; Like the suddenness of a elap of thunder from acleur sky. cum the aniguucement to the zro- cery teude yesterduy’ ufternoon “thut.:-Knowiles, Cloves &'C6.,- one of: the ‘guild, bud suspended, and their: estublisbinent, 20 and 31 Itiver, street, Was fo the bundsof the Sherif. For overtweuty yours the “tirm > bud! been in exiatence,‘and nu ‘Where on the'street wiis a bouge in’ better repute or credit. Origiually . their - business wus: cun-. fined tu the gridd ug of.. coifees.. aiid spied,’ but ‘within the Iusc ten years the tirm radunily ot Inte the grocery, Mine, and at the ume of their suspension ,yesterduy ‘tney. were rewarded. 13 among the stunchest in the trade. Commencing business ona eunull : cupital, * by “prudence and economy théy bad Worked “along’ during “their earlier existence, unt just” before ‘the ©» big fire"? they bad uccumuluted # cupital of ‘some of) THEN.CAME ‘TUE BIG DISASTER, and many. thousands were {rretrievably swept beyond thelr ‘reuch.’. Au examingtiun of their ‘alfairs immediately’ alter ‘-the ‘tre. apparenty: proved to. them that’ they were: worth in’ the ‘Meignvorbood of “ubout $50,u0U."- Figuring that Suu us the total Of thoir weulth over.and abuve. ull “iucumbrances, ‘ they resolutely: determined that*the.r. Indebtedness. bere and in. the East . should. be bad ‘doliar-for'dollur. “In this wey, made ‘a big’ mistuke, as they discovered a short time, afterwards: \° but, 7 huving .. wade: the Promise, ; they.” resolved <: to stick ~by~ lt: Gradaally ’- they «worked: ‘away “at clearing olf ..the.:.old~ debts, aud: this they ‘would have, accomplished “in: a comparatively” short. time, had it uot been: for the commerctal de~ pres:idn’ which “occurred in’ September, | 1873. During the yeurs of. the “bard. times” they pegged away persistently, and fnully succeeded dn clenring olf ull obligations dug by them. But there was only 4 simul! Capitul left. < Their cred- it, however, was unlmpalred. No house fn the tnide stvod better bere or ut the East. As times improved ; they\extended ‘their business,” and Worked into the generul grocery trade.- A little over.a, yeur ago Mr. Edward “M. . Raworth, who. >bud™ years befure ” beau” an: active young. and . ..thuroughly.:. kaew 1 tern: tradé,-becume 2 member of: the fru. He hua been for some -years in New ‘York, und ehé ‘result of bis lubors there was of, , Buel character, .: that a’ connection b Kuowles and Cloyes would be'of benefit to’all THE RAINY, WEATHER OF THE .PAST THREE a yo) MONTES! ose ek ‘and the consequent depressien-of ‘trade in the rural districts: throughout the West bave not proved bicasiizs to the mercantile trade of this city. The wenker bouses. baye bud u bard roud to travel, and the strouzer vues buve not found {t’a mutter of campurative ense to make vod their inaturing abligations. Collections nave been and aro‘excvedingly slow fronvall sections of the Northwest. ‘Phe iending ‘bankers say that. for the ‘tirst time in Hye yeurs they ure now cobtized to scan clozely’ the . best. of mercantile papers”) and the uggreguty of. mercantile luans is o0w. higoer tnan ever before. = * » (‘the tinancial coils, which are ever tho result Gf u large business, smutl capital, aud: slow col- lecuons,-zriduatty tigatened around Kuowles, Cioyes & Co,; und Wednesday tight they came to the coneluswn that. they could go no. turtber, -Yesterduy torenvon a drate ter some $3 drawo inthe Eust’ wus ‘presented | for. payment’ by the «First, National ” Ban, ..and"- payment was. -retused.”: Immediately. on >. this becoming. »: known, the .Merebants’. “Lown S‘vrust Company climped dowa with a judgment - ‘note for, Sé1,ou... J..W. Doaue & Co, did hkewise tu secure notes for: sume. $51,000," Francis C." Cushing "for: 35%, and. C.-E. Meyer. for $10,134. | ‘The Sneriff was shortly afterwards putin pos- session of the establishment und its contents. -- From ia member of the grocery trade, who is in'a good position to'nnaw'* "2 Pe THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF THE ae “FIRM, ? a Tarmune reporter. ascertained thatthe -total sHubltities of the concern were. about 331.000. ‘Ainung’ the’ creditors “are. the. fullowiug:: J- W. Douno» S Co... 353,0W—largely .. borrowed - /SUSPENDED money;-: Merobants’’ Loan: &-'Trust-Company, $31,000: Havemeyer & Elder, New Yorks $100: .} Junnsvn & Taylor, $8.00; William - Stewart, + uli 35.0; and Slaughtér & HowJand, $3,000. . The firm: Is largely indebted .to , Loriiard & Co. and other tobacco munutucturers. and ulsu to other wholesale. grocers’ in New York, Boston, Puila- i | deiphia, and Baltimore. The stuck in hand, x8 |. ‘THe TuUNe was informed yesterday, is valued ut avout $125,0W. The book recounts ana bills re- ce. vuble foot up soine 3280,0N, und tae remaining ussets: of tbe. members ‘of tne firm swell tne nipount to about ledger uundunt, 9 6). a “athe firm: buve the entire“ sympatay’ of the thide and also the baukers.: They alt-suy that the members. of the. firm were guiltless of speculation in stocks or grafu.. They. attended clusely to “their legitimate .business,. and ‘al-. though they lad spreud theuiselves tou tissue ike attenuation, they might have sived--them- selves bud it not been tor the slowness of col- lections in the country, owit® to the horrible condition of the rouds."--.*.: = . ©8."} ANOTHER CREDITOR. |. 7,.- ‘After thé Sneriv! bid taken pussession at the suit of the particsabove named, the Commercial Navonal Bank\commenced ag attachment suit against: tne’ rm to” recover: $4uu7. on certain nutes given for. money loaned. Lt | was churged that. the defendants bave, within last two. Seais, Lraudulently concealed” or. dis-' posed of sume of their pruperty.with Intent to binder or delay tneir creatturs, and that they ; were about to fraudulently conceal or’ assigo their eflccts, with like purpose. “THE FACT: Is,” SAID MR. CLOYES, » toa TRIBUNE ‘reporter, “we hive: been doing tou much buainess fur oxr capital .We- have: large .ucvounts “standing. In “the country, the... wet. Weather. .cume."on, ~ and “It -bua * been impossible for ‘Us to wet in‘money fast. enouga to liquidate our-in- opiedness: as ‘it” became. due, aud we were ‘obliged to stop.: We bave foyxbt bard, and done the very. best we coula tu avert the trouble that bus comeuponius.". sb SS ~ What'was the Immediate cause of the sus- pension?” 3 somes * Our paper went to protest.’ ‘ Phis.1y your first inilure?”? =. z “Yes. We .went: torougo the fire.and lost heavily, but: paid 100 cents. We supposed we couid-always do it, und would bave "done it but. “for the fitliing-olf of trade and cullecuuns witn- in. the fast fvur weeks." v s How: wiuco do you owe?” 2 “We are preparing a: statement of. Habilities and ussets woicn will be pluced before the pub- lie ucthe proper thine,” sore .™ Street rumui hes it that you: bave assets of $40.00 ana owe $5-u,0000"" 2! The rade is ubuut right, but the Hgures are Tittle larger—not much, though,” “ls Where are’ your customers lucated! Allover the West” : + 4-ARE THE ACCOUNTS GOOD 2?” Yes—the greut bulk of them‘are.””. 5 id'the ore io’ your pluce lust month burt tt itturew us back two weeks. We had a large stock. of gauds ut, uand,: and. lost two ow e business, and our.,receipts: were atfected.«. ‘That a ta you at * From #200) to. $400 a day for the last six Fed with last year. joue more Dusiness than in 1880?" oh ¥es—doul 5 + Wout is the total A LIUE $2,000." “Aud whut was your capital?’ “Que hagdred thouadnd duilars. * (56 How long-dus the firm’ been i business? | “Sir, Knowles and myselfbave beeo toxother. ‘for elzbieods “yeurs 10, Chicago. “Sir Rawortb, the other purtner,.was taken. a year uyu.” We. “cutters, and spices wail five years e udaed ‘heuvy groceries; | We bud age,-when never dune, the" business we were ‘doing: vy. for us. ‘ cetyuble toot ap?" Le eet “SMA BoUT $275,000; ‘PERHAPS $300, Wand woatis the value of your swek?” =: “Que hundred aud btty-thousaad dollars, + Gun't you approximate your indebtedaéss?” out SEV WN. Serres jaw, much of it Is owing to Chicago people?” 2% Waere ‘fare the other. creditors?" ce tee Largely in New-York. but there. aré ‘soine in Poiladviphia,. Boston, baltimore, Portund,: and other: Bastera: cities, aud: some munufuctprers Jincitinati and orber places ia the West.’ itwere be judgment nutes made recentl, sSeaer ne eils—a special deposl es Bod ‘eis bookkewper, 18 be not? “twelve years, ana let Dis salary aecuwulate, and Joaned It to us." os : ‘Do you expect to go ahead again?’ “Yes. So far as we buye seen them. our cred> itors haven't lost confidence’ in “us and are will- | certs upon every separate bit of paper, and this ing to lend us » helping: hand. bid assistance to. bridge. ov } best not to take the money. ‘AMUSEMENTS. UCENTRAL MUSIC-HALL. ‘A magnificent audience greeted the Apollo: Club list e¥ening when it prescuied at wo extra, We‘ could have me thuuxet ft concert biindel’s *.Sessiab.” . Toe popularity of | ‘me that bere was an opportunity for somebody: this magnificent work appears to increase with: ume, unié every recurring Christmas season wit- esses a fresh trlumpb for the mujestic barmo- nies of this .soul-1n ypiping and’ massive work: ‘transportadén,.*- be |, What the Christmas season -would be:witbout a'| by one responsible person, for. whose. performmiice of “The Messiah” Js a question like ly tolony remain unanswered.’ Last evening Cea; ; tril-Music- Hull wns titled with-a: aplendid gath-- ering of » those for“ whoin :‘a;-bearmg : of ‘this: noble, “: oratorio... [sve regurded :. as the © propor. prelude. : tot solemuities ‘oF “this: time of the, year... Among, thuse prusent were many of..the city clergymen of various denominations, whe inot tovether in amity to give. the advent great musieal work full *yd-netit uf clergy.” -" "Phe leadership of: the. oraterfo performance lust night wus mirusted to. Mr. ‘Thomas, wnu re- mutined here another night for the purpose. The. orchestra, somewhat stuuiler In numbers than it’, fey the night prevedini, wus what uni be called Thomas’ own,:" since it bas been drilled by bin and accompanies ,hiin on/ his. Western : tour, altoouga.larvely <> composed ;; of — focal’ -mu- siciuns. members... ‘The . organise ; C. =. bildy, and,.the .sulofsts |. George B. Carpenter, sopra = son, alto; -Mr. Charles H. Clark, tenor: dir, B. He Grove, buss.” ‘The .chural “work was. superbly. doue.- With the exception of “4. break -by the teuors In the tirst- chorus, due obletty tu luck ‘of cuutidence, the volces -sooyed udmiruble .drill= ing, and mive. to ‘the ‘numbers allotted to ita fing and ‘Guished fnrerpretanion.. ‘fhe *: Ealle-~ fujab Chorus,” in which wrand burmony reaches ts the equally goud -work in the chorus at the’ end of. the first part, and ut the opening of the sec~ ond, were not appreciated us they should buve been.) sMr..- Eddy © gave © the: urgun” [ts proper place.in all“.heavy : choral _ work— laymg" the deep |; foundation. un” which The other <purts, could. -build—und . except for a leuiy stop at a sudden pause, It was 2 wel- come accompaniment tu the strings and brusses. OF we solo work ‘it Wourd be unjust to eriti- cisé it severely where ull participating were but ‘Mmateurs; anu each member improved * as case and contidenve came witb - eucceysive trials. At first the uccompaniments were not. sulliciently subdued. tor, ‘tue capacity ot . the~soluists, but Were improved afterwards... Mes. Carpenter 013, not not been beurd -in ~ public: for a tong tne, whieh isa ma.ter of, regret.: Her voice: is full ‘aud sweot—exceedinuls. so in: the. upper regia, ter—und abe sang with’ ease and an independ» ence of the orinted .seure whic enabled her to give good shading to her:uumbers. Her chief. The: churus. numbered , about, 150 Mr.: MM H. ws max, was-entbusinstically applauded, but ditficulty is ..1° an: unpleusunt .. vibrato swith’ "which “her ~ ‘voice “5 is - affected. Her: -two-- grand’-solos, » “Come unto ine,” and “T know that my Redeemer liveth,” were obarmingly interpreted and warmly. ap-_ plauded.. Mrs.--Johtigon.. bas “a - pleusing alto Voice, light but true, and heard acceptably in the alr, * He sbull feed his Huck." d{r. Grave, the. bass, bas not x geod voice. for vratorie “sing Ne, and, although bis execution wus easy and bis voice auuwed Hexibility, It hroked aepth aud the souorous qualities necessury -for the part. He Sang quite Hut in the tirst recitative. Mr. Clark, the Tenor, timproved toward the close. and guve # very fair Interpretation of hfs solo in the second purt.: It should Le stated, in justice to the gen- “Heian, perbaps, that he bad no rehearsal, aud hud expected some gue else to take ois. place, As a whole, the oratorio. was very succeasfully rendered. * é : 3, BOLD. BURGLARS. A Down-Town Hut -nd Fur Store and a West Side B s‘den Raided by Thievés—Nv Clew 10 the Perpetrators. Burgiars d d a clever and successful stroke of bus ness sometime‘after midnight of : Friday— presumably about 3 o'clock yesterday mornin. Allard, the batter and furrier at No. 81 Madison street {fs the. victim ‘this’ time, aha -esti-. mutes that. he -lg “out about’ $1,000 ‘or $1,500. worth of fine gonds.. The lass wus not discovered uutil the store wis opened yes-; terduy morning...then it was noticed that a number of boxes that bud contulned seal. haut veen disturbed, and a.eluser examination disclosed the unpleuennt fact that the boxes full the nignt previous were now empty. Au_open dour leading to the basement near the -casbiers: + desk in the rear of the store suggested a search of the lower »partment, ind upou making it, the munner fn whch the entrunce was . gained “was expluined,. The thieves bud: first. got iuto. the basement through a coal bole in an urea. in. the rear of the store.” Then forcing -a door ano “stumbling over tne coul-heap and # fot of puck- ing-cuses which were noticeubly d.sturbed, caey reached the staircuse, und, by: forcing a second door fuund - themselves in: the. siore proper. Here they proceeded ty select the: Hnest sentakin. caps and gloves and even: went so fur us to tke a sealskin sitcque from the show-wiidow, where it was diplayed. “After buving secured the piun~ der they presumably inade their way aut. by the Bate way they entered.” Any.way, they left no clew bemnd them as to thelr identity, and the. mattor was pluced In the bunes of the police. Sneuk-th.eves made a raid on No. 435-West Washington street about 7 o'clock, und secured ‘as bouty 4 bandsowe tur-tined silk dolman and u- box ‘of jewelry.. Tne men. made olf unde- tected: und though ithe. police were made xc- quainted with the fucts in the case, there is little probabitity of their beg able to capture the men." PO . . EXTRAORDINARY SALES. nat Trade Review ‘ The ‘Tribune's Ai $4n,000, "This ‘fy the nominal FO Nex Saturday, Will:,Reveu! Some Exe iriordin try acts Re:ard.ng Obica- gos Trade iu Murglar and ¥.re Proof 2 Works. ORS icky We do not wish to anticipate, but a glance at the statistics now betng prepared by Juco. W. Norr.s, Vice-President..of the ‘Diebold Sufe & Lock: Company, for. Tag Taroxe’s “ Annual ‘Trade Review" shows .an aggregate of sales of burglar and tire proof.vafes anu vault-doors in Chicago and the Northwest during the year 1381 that will be Feceived by the public with wonder, even to thuse wao bhuve from week to week reud ‘Tue TRinoNe’s report of sules made by Mr. Nor- ris. As these figures will be taken direct from ‘Mr. Norris’ bouks, they can ‘be relied upon as being , dvi fide una accurate;in every respect, and would seem to entitle this company cut only to the furemust ranks in the safe business, but the muuiutucturing Of safes and vault-doors ug one of the prime iadustries of ‘this country, FINE- ENGR “V NGS. : ‘There Is now on exhibition’ at Jansen, McClurg & Co.'s a collestion of engravings und etchings, secured.in Europe lest: summer by Mr. Fred Keppel, of New ‘York,-which ‘ig. worthy of the closest inspeotion -by all whose love of. art sours above the: wreiched crayous, colored —phuto- grapus, chaliiy pastels, and wooden oil portraits whien infest: thé shup windows of, Wabash ave- nue und Suute street, To enumerate the naines ot thee’ masters of the graver's art would ‘be simply 60 rewrite Bryan's. D.ct.onary of Engru- vers." But whut will attract the attention of the , connolsveur ‘wi the urtist Sa pairof transcripts from ‘Gerurd Dauw's portrait of bis" mother, better known as * La Liseuse.” One fs-trom the Durin of John Gray: Walle, woose active urt life wus closed avout “100/yeurs ago; the other Is by Greutbacn, one of the :few devotees: uf the raver, who bus sought, and with ‘success, to re- vive pure line: etigraving, after it vad Leen pro- nounced a test art by many of the most prominent crities of the past. decade., At rst: giunce, rhe resemblance between the two- works, Is very strik.ng, which shows’ that” buth -artists were fuitutur trunslatons of the spirit of the originu!, but itis only on’ close inspuction that a aifer- ence js observable. |: Tuls ‘difference, fur it can- uot- be culled a diecrepancy, is no mure than would .be observed by the. accomplished Greek scbulur in conipuring the-translations of Homer by Bryant and Derby. “This comparison applies only tu the-general. effect of the -two pictures. ‘Tech bs there'. is much ‘vivre “dilfereuce. ~Tbose who are practicut enuravers will -rendily. detect the difference iu the bansimng of te tot and in the werking Jut-of the lines in tne buif sbadows, ‘These inthe modern work ure sume- wout batder in tole and ruther more sharply de- fined than in the older. portrait: -but the, tael> lowing intiuences. of, time und the fuct thut tue Print was tuken ufter the proofs, fu tbe’ third, -etate," may contribute lurzely: ‘to that softness of teelmg which’ churucterizes :the . latter... ‘Lo- gether they ure: a=noble ‘ pyir of prints, and wre the perfec- wud also its Valuable 10 the “collector us ehuwing don uf the-art in its." golden:days". possibilities {p the renaissance. bi ssusiness Started. ah Salah Quincy tn. the Independent. -Thave just found-un_ old fetter, addressed to @ un the tn ot Octuver, 188, which led to re- ‘sults quite overpowering “in their “uuguitude. The writer is Whitlam Fs Harndes, He tes we thar pe nas uppled tor a post uf conductor upon the Westeri Ltuilroad, ana sola my" intlnence, as ‘Treugurer.uf thy road, *auould-you think me wortby Of.the office." Harnden bad deen selling: Uckerstat* the, Worcester -Rattroad Depot, but found this: occupation: much | too:sedeatiry for his uctiva nature.” He was 4 mua who: wisued to be moving.* For sume reason, which’ [du not re~ Call, “Hurnden: did“ not’ get- the: condicturship; but bis appl aution brousut me in.contuct wita this lithe; inteltngernt 5aung tallow, who. wished to be on the gu, und [osuxyesied’to him a new sort of busivess, which in the bands of a. brixbt -muo--1; thought. might “be pushed. to success. ‘As+- Director. ang. President’- of: the ~ Prov- idence 5: Railrond,’22125 was weekly = J where. the. bull © OU BLO ‘Tpe days of ny departure were well Known,-aad 1 Was ulways met ut the'deput by # bevy of mer- counts: cierks..who wisued’ Ww “Intrust puckaxes of buginess papers, samples bf guuds, und viner: Mgot matters to tay cuss. ‘I'he wil establisn~ ‘ment wus at-tbat ume utterly insutlicient to mest the wants uf the oublic. The postage waa 1 “festiviues cand | his hand w’ sm: Contained It a3 the acorn containg the forest of id depurturo of tbls | Cane + wruleh prompe impruvesnent of the - your handkerchief was a’burdensome tax-upon the: duliy’ cnecks, drafts... and receipts incident. to, mercantile : transactions. T wus ready to be. of sorvice to > my friends, thourb some of them thought. my-:f good nature was Imposed upon when they found <" ‘that Lwus obliged to carry. a’ large ‘travelinge2 7 bux to recelve their. contrinunon:... Rept this bag constantly in sight’ on my.:jonrney, and, upon arriving in New . York, delivered :it-to: a. tun whom the mercnants employed to: meet me *? and di tribute its contents," Now,.it occurred to to da. for ant adequate compensation. “Just: what was. doiug fur nothing, -I-.-pointed | out to. Mr.~ Hurnden © the:: collection "and lelivery = of a bi id be: = ‘rhe suave oe merchants wou! ud -to pay *."The 3 Hon fell upon frultful soll. Harnden asked me for special fucliities upon the Boston, & Proyl= deuce Road, which 1 gladiy guve- sand “wth the opening year “he couimenced ‘reulur trips: (twice a‘ weet. I think he mude them), bearing in’ s all” vrlise; und > that, valise’. Coa: tained in gerin-the immense express busines3— that may come frum it;. but’ many rénera- are peaulced to See the magnificence Hf tho forests, while the growths -of -buinan eoterprise extend to their wonderful maturity 12 one short: life. Haraden’s fate was that too Gominon with Plousers (und ‘iuventors.._ te: built. up.a great asinves by steady industry, saw all its spleudid possibilities, tried wi reulize’ them before the time was ripe, and died 2 poorman st the uge'ofs 33-10 attempting to extend ;the express. busi~ ness to Europe be nssumed risks that were ruin- ‘ous, und the stalwart Vermonier, Alvin Adams, touk bis pinée us chief in che great induatry which had urisen underbis bands. ° ~~ “BUSINESS NOTICES.“ Arend's Kumyes snould be the reliance of the physician in all those cases of debility in perul tone fmperauve... Rumyss fs the blandest and most easily dizested food, and as such the best: nour~ dsbiment for.a weak stomuch: xt, the same time, through the process of. fermentation . which’ Kumyss unde: uledicinal qualities, are de- veloped -whicn we -vuinly look for’ in materia“. medica. ‘In nausea, vomiting, extreme cases of dyspepsia. Kumys3 ucts hke a charm, promptly. relieving ‘ull. the distressing symptoms of such -. ‘cases.’ “When ‘tne stomach. rejects ‘all’ else, - Kumyss is retained und xssimilated,- afford ng. the patient nourishment, strength, and comfort, ° ‘and,as it lugical consequence, nervousness ceuses, and refreabing sleep follows, Inscurlet.intermit- tent, gustric, and -typhoid fever, Kumyss' "the best diet. Lt satisfies thirst and hungerandaliays _ the fever. Kuinyss‘has considerably. the. ad~ “ vantage over: drugs, in it. never can ‘do bam. - To dose an irritable stomach with drugs: isan absurdity which no intelligent’ pbysician auempts in this day. But not onty in extreme cases shoutd Kumyas be resorted to; it ghoald ba the chief remedy fora weak stomach under all ‘circumstances.. ‘The dyspeptic orain-worker with n few rlusses of Kumyssa day will improve his digestion and his nerve force. - Ladies wousd be less nervous, more vigorous, and healtbier- ‘looking if they would add to their dally diets few glasses of Kumyss.” bos * Send for treatise on Kumyss. Beware of imi- fons... . 3 “Arend’s Kumyss is not sold to the trade, but « to consumers only, . -, : __A. Arend, chemist, corner Madison etréet and Fifth avenue.- > | Yesteruay’s Doings.’ . ‘Yesterday was a yreat.day at 199 Madison Street.» Store was pucked full from moroing tld nixbt. “Hundreds were unubdle to. get near the cuunters on account of the iinmeose crawds at the great sule of three consolidated. stocks of, men’s winter clothes, hats.cte. Tine nearly up. Goods, going fast. Tomorrow will be opened ihe last of tnoge men’s chinenilla beaver overcuats, $0.99, guaranteed worth £14, or money returned. ‘This 18 positively the greatest barguin ever of- ferea in Chicugo. Men’s cloth’ punts, 9 cents,*, guaranteed worth $4, or money returned. ben's sui18, $3.92, worth $12. Men's fashionable hats, “cents, guaranteed worth $1.50,or tnoney re- turned.:*Sucks, underwear, und 2,000 diferent arucles for meu's wear at 139 Madison street, between Clark and Lu Sulle streets... Remember time is_neurly up when the great sale must close. Store open tomorrow. % 4 For couzhs, coldn, asthma, bronch{+ tig, and consumption Mucalister’s Gough Mixt- ‘ure is the Stanourd aud weil-tried remedy; also for. whouping-cough und croup. Jona P. corner Hulsted and Harrison streets, druggists. 5 Z —— . Arend’s Ange‘Ique and. White. Ross Colognes—rich, refreshing. and lastiny—excelled -by none, anu 20 fancy prices. Step in and-bave pertumed at Arend’s drug ‘ “Btore.: |" $25: to §25.000 axed judletonsly. ta, grain dealing yields large profits, Forpampblet and electric pen reports write, tO wit sonled ~ Co., Brokers, 130 Lu Suile-st.. Chicugo. * Improve Exch, Shining Hour)? by Cleaning and“polishing gold and silver ware with Eleotro-Silicon. * OPE. MOND 1¥. OPEN 26 UNTUL NOOK, OVINGTON BROS, & OVINGTON, 146 STATE-:ST. BOOKS. SPECIAL NOTICE, The Publishers’ Closing-Out Sale of Books will continue this week. Look out for Bargains. 63: State-st, Central Music-Hall , ~~ STECK Li Upright Pianos Have received the HIGHEST HONORS ever obtained by any Piano Manuiacturer. Sole Northwestern Agent, HORAGE BRANCH, 208 State-street. r] _ Jerne's Gold Mandarin Tea gains Tavor every day, because of its Jsreat steeriztn, flavor, lw prices ]and uniform guality, bor sale Only in pyund, and balf-pound yir-tzbt, scu.ed pacxazes, HONG & TEA CO, Tidand 12 Madison-at. Deuiers supplied at wholesale: ae, HOMLOPALHY. HOMEOPATHY. URE How uig Medicines and Vaccine ation prevent DUNCAN BAUS, IL und 13S Ca ie tere Yirne south ea