Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 26, 1881, Page 4

weenie re 4 THE CHICAGG TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1881. The Crile. THRUMS OF SUNSCRIPTION, NY WAlAe-IN ANVANCE—Postad PRErAIn. 000 inturdny, 1 and Feiday vo Jon, Por year. HDITION-—POSTPAID, wh One copy, por year Club af Rye, ‘Swenty-one coplers, pectmen copton sant free. Glyo Pos.-Uiley audruss in fall, Including County and Hintu. Aomitianees may ho made olthar hy drat. oxprass, Post-Uflice onler, or In rozistorod Iattor, at our risk. TO CITY SUNSCIIBENS. Dally, itoliverat, Banday oxcopted. 25 conta par wos. Dolly, dolivorod, Sunday Includod, 130 cente por stools ‘Address THY TUBUNE COMPANY, Cornor Madison nnd Dearvorn-ste, Caterso, Uk, ——— POSTAGE. Entered at the Post-Ofice at Onieaz, Ub, as Second= Claas Matter. Fo tho benotttot our patrons who dorira to rend singlo coptos ut Wie TAtUENH thradzl tho mall, wo kive herowith the transient mto af postnzo: Poreign and Domestic. Fight, ton, twelru, and fourtoon pad paver, Hixtoot, oluhtocn. nid twenty paca pape ‘Twenty-two und Urenty-faur paso payor, Per Con, Toons: ee TRIBUNE MtANCIL OFFICES. 5 CHICAGO TRINUNE has oxtablished branch oles for tho reesiptot eubseriptions und advortlsa+ dents 9s followst NEW YUMK—Itoom 2 Tribune Dullding, ¥.T, Mc~ Fane, Managor. GLASGUW, Ncotiand=Atinn's Amorican News Agoncy, al Ientold-rt. "LONDON, Kng—Amoriean Kxotango, 4) Strand Lenny F, Gitta, Avent WASILINGTON, D. C.-1I0 F atroot, AMUSEMENTS. Haverty's Thentre. Monece stroot, between Clark and Veurborn, Fn- gagement of Havorly’s Original United Mastodon ‘Minstrots. Aftornvon ans ovoning. Centenl MustesHfatt. Sonthenst corner Randolph and Stato stroots. Emelio Melville Opern Company. “H. M. 8, Pina- foro.” Afternoon und evoning. Grand Operna-Troure. Clark street, oppusit now Court-House. Engaze- mont of Milton Nublos, "Intorviws; or, Bright Bo- hemin.”" Afternoon and evening, MeVicker's Thentre. Madiaon stroot, between Btato and Menrborn. Engagemont of the Unton Squara Thostre Company. “Hazel Kirke." Aftarnoon und ayonlog, WMooley's Theatre. Nandolph strat, botwoon Clark and Ln Salle, Tingnyeuont of Jarratt & Nico's "Fun on tho Briss tole’ Aftoruoon snd evoning, Olymple Theatre, Clark strnot, betweon Lake nnd Nendoiph. En- suxament of Leavitt's Groat Spocialty Company. Va- Flety ontertalnutont, Afternoon and ovening, Academy of Afnatc. , ‘Hnlatod atroot, nenr Madinon, Wost Bide. Variety entortalament, Afternoon tnd avening, Criterion Theatre. Corner of Bodgwick and Diviston strocts, Varloty entertainment, Aftornoon nnd ovoning. Lyceum Theatre. Desplainca stroot, near Madisun, Wost Side. Va- niety ontertatnmont. MONDAY, DECEMBER 2%, 1831, Corpen and falr weather for the Upper Lake region today, 7 By acolliston In Queenstown harbor be- tween a steamer and o bark the Jatter was sunk and nine of her craw were drowned, ‘Tie strain of the Guiteau trial upon tho health of Mrs, Scoville {3 so savere as to ne- cossitate her leaving for her home in'Chi- cago at once, ALITTLE negro boy of 13, living In Quincy, ‘UL, deserves a medal for bravery aud good sense, His mothor, Mrs. Summors, was yes terday being brutally beaten by a negro named Porter, when tho little follow pleked upa stone and hit the rutilanin the right temple, killing him instant, ACADLE dispatch recelvyad ata late hour this morning reportaa grent conflagration raging at Cronstadt, ono of the famous fort!- jiud towns of Russta. One-quarter of the town was already destroyed at Inst accounts, and the Joss was enormous. It ts beloved that tho fire is the work of Nihillat Incen- dlarles, : Joun II. Bansrow, a wealthy resitent of Now York, who was stopping st the Parker Honse i Boston with his brother and sister, after returning from church yesterday ufter- noon went Into the bathroom and shot hhn- self, firat having written a note to his sister saying thot ho wns “surry for what hoe was about to do. Jonx Onvi.iw Evans, President of the Mutual Union Telegraph Company, died In New York Clty yeaterday of preumonta and congestion of the kidneys, the result of a sovere cold contracted while Sr, Evans was in Chicago n zew days ago on business con- nected with the entrance of the Butual Union system of wires into this elty. Senvices appropriate to the Christmas festival were held in all the Christian churches of Chiengo yeaterday,andan account of the oxereises will be found in our columns this morning, ‘Tho day was exceptionally tnjJoyable by reason of the mild and pleasant, weather, and was a memorably Christinas in Uhieago in respect of general good cheer and. brosperity, Axtona the sermons preached yesterday In Chicago whieh are glyen elsuwhere in this issuo is that of Prof. Swing, nt the Central Church, on “duerense of Hnopplnoss”; of the Itev, Dr, Thomas, atthe People's Chureh, ye Incarnation"; of the Roy, Dr. Lor- iiner, in connection with the dedication of the new Immanuel Baptist Chureh on Mich igan avenue; besides the full text of a dis- course delivered yestorday In tho Tabernacle in Brooklyn by the Rey. T. DaWitt Latmage, uls subject bolng “he Christmas Anthom,” DETAILS of a fearful atrocity aro received from Ashland, Ky, Two duughters, aged 14 and 17 respectively, and a son.of J. W, Gibbons were left at home at night while thoir father and mother went out to pay a vialt, When tho house was entered by wn- known Jends, who first outraged the girls, Killed thelr brother as he attempted to alvo the alarm, clove the skulls of all three with A hatchet, saturated their clothing with oll, and then set the house on fire, burning ft to the ground. ‘There fs no clow to tho perpo- trators of tho awful crime, but it 1s tobe hoped that tho offer of w reward of §1,000 Will lead to thelr detection. A neronrt comes from Washington, sald to be baged on the authority of a gantloman whe hing had an Interview with the Vreal- dent sinew the jatter’s arrival ia Naw York, to tho effect that the names of ox-Senator Sar- gent, of California, aud William E. Chandler, of New Humpahire, have been fully deelded Upon for the positions, respectively, of Sec: retary of the Anterlor and Socretary of the Navy. Tho only liteh In, this program that fs likely to oceur, itis satd, Js the Intonse fepugmines of Gen. Grant to Chandler, whour ho fooks upon as the leader of the + Which prevented hfs soniuation at » und to whose appolntinent as a Uietuber of the Cubluvt be ts bitterly anposed. Conkling and Platt are understood to havo exhibited a more forgiving spirit, and to have consented that. Blaine and New England should be represented In tho Adrlalstration by Chandler. Ose of tho first of tho erlininal prosecu- tions to be instituted In te starroule census will bo agatust what is known as the Dorsoy combination, which fs made up of ex-Senator Stophon W. Dorsey, John W. Dorsey, his brathor, John M, Peck, John R, Miner, and Jl Watts, ‘Lhe amount tn whieh, with Brady's nsststance, the Government was de- frauded by this ¢ombination runs up into the hunttreds of thotsands of dollars, and it issatil that tho Department of Justice is in possession of ample proof to sustain the chargo that the Post-Oflve Department funds were “expedited” out of the ‘Freasury Int manner nothing short of downright robbery. Ay Aasoelated Press enblo dispatch dated London, Deo.¥5, tellgofa ghastly panic horror Inacrowded church. While high mass was being celebrated tn the Chureh of the Holy Cross n thief was: caught pieking pockets, and In order to make lils escape the wretch erled * Sire!” In tho terribto panic that en- sted many persons were crushed and inne ated, and thirty have died of thelr injuries. The thief being a Jaw, intense indignation was excited against that race inthe neigh: borhood of the chnreh, and a number of Jewlsh houses and shops wore attacked and gutted by an excited mov, and It beenmne nee essary to call out tho military to suppress tho rlat. ———_—— Ir appears that cruel injustice has been dong to the now British Minister st Wash- ington In the publication of stories to the effect that, although a bachelor, he had brought with him to Washington two chil- dren whose mother was an actress and who call him father, Investigation shows that these storles are wholly unfounded; that many years age the present Minister, when a young attaché of tho Brit- ish Legation at Madrid, married an estimable Spanish Indy, with whom ho ilved happily for years, and who bore him two chitdren, ‘The lady died some years ago, und he never married ‘ngaln, but has brought his children with hin to Ameren, and his eldest daugnter is to preside over his establishment at Wash- ington, AYATAL shooting affray occured Saturday evening at Batavia, ML, and from the Infor: mation at hand it would appear to have been one of those rightful instances af the exer elso of the right of self-defense which ara necessary for the protection of human life. Charles F, Fowler was attacked on the cara near Batayls by two men named Kelleher and Colmav, and the attack was renewed Jater on, with the obvious intention of king Fowler. The Intter thereupon purchised o revolver, and upon encountering his nssall- ants in the street ho fired on Kelleher, in- ficting in his right breast 9 wound which will probably prove fatal. From Little Rock, Ark., comes the account of an somewhat elini- lor case, wherein John Holt killed Vance Brown, alleging that the latter lad threut- ened to Kill him on sight. ‘Tur active force of tho glorious “806” has been tomporatily reduced to 305") Dave Menatt, of Phlladuiphia, ong of the immor- tals, has beon sent to the penitentiary for two years for corrupt practices at clection. But Flanagan, of ‘Lexas, is stil on deck, and wears his medat proudly for the benefit of whom it may concern, With his brutal ‘Texas frankness, Fiunagan explatned to tho convention why he was one of the "300." To wanted an ollice, And, if tho truth were known, any one of the other 305 wanted the same thing, either for himself or some of his friends. Davo Menatt, for example, wanted ons badly, and ho would probably have got It but for the unfeeling conduct of the Court In “sending him up." ‘The only known way to provent one of tho 303 from breaking into an ofiice In these days has boan adopted In Mr, Menntt’s case, ——— eee THE OHILDREN'S HOLIDAY. After all, Christmas 1s for children, and for no other class of Christians—not in tho fultness of Its joy, Adult life 1s so full of care, the tomb of so many sorrows, tho treasure-house of so many bitter memories! ‘Lhe shadows are so deep that the soul can- not riso above them on the wings of hope, ‘Thoughts of the loved and lost intrude and stand lke spectres ut the feast. ‘Tho loud Jaugh expires in a sigh on the lip, there is a pang of agony tn the heart, and a tear is brushed fromthe eye, ‘The mind fs’ Busy with the past, and this reflectlye mood robs tho present of its due mensure of peace. Christmas is emphatically the childron's hollday, That hour of Christmas-Eve—“between the dark and the dayllght”’—Is tho children’s hour of bright anticipation, ‘Lo thom the de- ellne of the day suggests no thought of its parallel, tho decline Into the valley of age, and tho coming of night no thought of that Jong night of death which puts a porlod to thy fltful fovor of life, ‘The tears they have shed have brightened thelr faces, ns the dew brightens the faces of tlowers, not left those furrows and channels which are traced on tho cheek of beauty by the stormy tears of ma- turity, ‘They stand on the tiptoe of foverish expectation of the joys of tomorrow, All day thoy have been enyelopad In un alr of mystery—-n mystery of mingled joy and sal- ness on the part of paps and mamina, but of unalloyed pleasure on thelr part. Indeed, they have had thelr own little mysterlos— mystorles as profound to them as the origin of Ifo to thelr elders, but, by their Ingenu- ousnegs, rendered as clear as sunlight to all who do not generously close theirseyes to passing events. ‘Phorets an enilesy fteration of parcels arriving and belne hidden away from half-pleading, balf-protestlng bright eyes, ow they long to pry Into this world of sucrets; how tho little {Ingers actio to ex- plore the precious parcels! What shrewd guesses they make ng to tha contents of this and that packuge! What modest but palya- ble hints they throw out as to thelr slmple desires! “Lam making a collection of Ittle dolla," remarks Oyent-old Alicu In the pres eney of the head of the house, “I hope I shall get all the new Greenaway books, 80 as to completo iy set,’ snys year-old Bessie. “If Santa Claus remembers to send men box of paints,” cries Pauline, * L shall be perfectly huppy.” "Lanta palr of skates ayd some books about Long, aud tera, und bears,” shouts John, ‘ ‘Thus tho “little men” and “1ttlawomen ? slyly or openty. tempt fortune by gentle hints to thelr elders, but not thelr betters, for we hold with ono of the ancients that our fuutts Iucrense with our years, ‘Rellectlng upon this fact, how much may be forgiven to chil- dren, for are they not Just such “ttle men”? ond “little women”? as wenmkethom? ‘They copy our virtues aud our vices, aud If thelr vices Inereasa and tholr virtues dwindle away and shado off into caletilating polley, whose faute fs it} But with tho innocent prattle of the ttle ones tho night hay fallen, ‘Ihe atars are ont, and they sling on much misery that the com- ing Christinus morning will tn nawise rellove, At can do no harm to tho little hearts tilled with brightanticlpations of the morraw to tell them that they arc blessed above thoirfellows, that there are thousands upon thousands of ttle heads “sunny all over with eurls” ly+ dng on stuify beds Iu chitly hovels whose pa rents could noti€ they would maken holl- day of Christinns for them, . ‘They will re- member them, thon, in tholr Ittle prayers, with pity for others tningling thelr Joyful au- tietpations; and who knows but the seed thas planted may grow In their hearts andao make them misslonaries to the poor mnt wretehed on oveasions of the recurrence of tho great annual festival ? Whut dreams come to happy children on the night before Cliristmas! What vislong of old white-bearded Santa Clans, with his tra- dittonal team of reinileerand clanging steigh- bells, peeping fn at window, and dodging down chimney, ond crimuitng stockings with toys. candy, aud pleture-books—how thesu visions haunt the minds of the litle sleepers and inake them start, and Jaugh, and ery out in dreamland! Lut the morning dawns at last. ‘Thro 8.0 strenk of rosy light In the onstern sky, aud the toy-god seampers away in lds wintry robes and empty sleigh. And Iittle Julie awakes with a start, tho sound of the stelgh- Dells still ringing tn her cars. Sho steals softly out of the warm bed, shivering in tha chilly atmosphere, On tiptoe she explores the stocking and Minds {¢ full and running over into it pyramid of packages. But sho hag been told not to touch. them, and after feasting her vislon-haunted eyes on the rich prospeet, she rouses her mother with Ginid cnresses, And now all the litle men and Nttle women ara up, alert, and exploring stockings. What plensed, happy faces; what prattling; what Joy in how many thousands of exultant little loud-beating hearts! It ts the other children’s. hour, the complement of that twillght hour, tho realization of its fond nuticlpations, How they jabber, and romp, and laugh with a superabundanco of Joy; what iddon beautles they discover in thoir presents; and with what exuberance of expression they point out these new beauties! ‘Ths tg Indeed the children’s hour par ex cellence, Not tho costliest dininonds could {nsplre auch joy In the heart of woman as the simplest toy, the merest trifle, brinzs to the Ilfeof theehild, But there are homes where shadows have fallen during the year; homes where there were cilldren, but whose halls no longer echo the puttering little foot steps; homes where Death hag entered and left Inconsolablo grief as 0 sonventr of his wrath. God help these stricken ones In this Joyous Christmas time, and God help the voor and the miserable to whom life, not death, is n terror, ———— AMERICAN ORIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE. Itia not surprising that the Guiteau trint, dragging its slow length along. Insulting the inteligenea and trying the patience of the American people for weeks, should be re- gurded with amazement abroad, It Is the reduetlo ad abgurdiem of the rules and prac- ices of the American criminal courts, ‘Tho notion of personal rights lias been so far per- verted in this country that the thief and tho assasin stand upon a higher viane and re- ceive more consiteration than the individual or tho community which suffers from their erlme. Personal freedom, under our laws and the construction which tha courts put upon them, has been given n latitude which warrants encroachment upon the rights of property and the safety of Iman life with an assurance of 2 stubborn proteetion to the erlminal und an excellent chance for escap- ing punishment. ‘Cho law is no longer In- yoked anywhere in this country withas much success fur the defense of the Innocent and the injured as It is for the rescue of theerim- inal from tho proper consequences of his erlme. , Judge Cox has been soverely and justly eriticised for his indifference to. the dignity of his court ant to tho crnse of justice, but he ty merely following In tho well-tradden path of Ameriean erlminal Jurisypridened during the past generation, The old: rule was'to regard tho accused as Innocent until proved guilty. ‘The new rule is to employ quibbles and quirks, sensationalism and tin. pertinence, fraud and technicality, te secure the nequittulof the guilty. In no other country on the {nes of the globe, whether the farm of government bo munarchical or ro- publicun, coustitutional or absolute, would the dally scenes of the Guiteau trint be posst- blo durivg a single session of the court,. The morg helnous the erlme tho greater seems to be the eriininnl's privilege for defying Justiee and flaunting his infamy In the face of the people. It has been urged on Judge Cox’s behalf ‘that it i@ his purpose to Rivo Qulteau rope enough to hang himself, and that the Court has not the power to gag the prisoner, and cannot punish him for contempt because ho Is al- ready confined in jail, But there Is no quer- tion that Guiteau could haye heen restrained had the Judge chosen to excreise the power athiscommand, Io might have kept tho wretch on bread and water, or at least on the ordinary prison diet, Instead of which, the assagin has been permitted to gorgo himself just before cach session of the court upon tho fatof the land, which warms tis blood and gives him tho bravado he displays every day, He might be, and ought to be, kept In the prisoner's dock. ‘The Government coun- sel tins requested It In valn. Is the assasin too big a man to be treated Uke other pris- oners? ‘That is undoubtedly his Idea, and Jt scums to be shared by Judge Cox, who hesl- tates toordor him into the dock, where ho ought to have been from the beginning, but pormits him a licensa which would not bo extended to any counsel 10 the case. ‘Tho American peopie snd the whole clyllized world havo a different notion of Guiteau and his importance, ‘Thoy look upon hin ns the most despicable wreteh who has over dls? graced our Nationa! history; but they have allowed a system of erfminal tmpunity to grow up which practically removes all ro- straint over tho murderer on trial, It Js posstble that tho abuses of tho erlm- inal courts In this country may be traced in part to the elective system of the judielary and in part to the extended Influence whick the lugal profeasion exerclaes over the fran ing of thoiawa. ‘Tho mob has become tho most Lnportunt eloment In the adininistra- tlon of justice, It frequently holds the bal unes of power tn We election of the Judges, and sends the lawyars to the Legistatura who draw uv the statues, ‘This reflection dovs not apply dircetly to Judge Cox, who Is not elected and holds court ins District where thore is no Leglsluture; but ho follows prac: edonts, or rather outruns them, ‘Cha proc edonts are rapidly building up a barrier be- tween tho erludualy and justice which the public cannot overcome, ‘This drift hus al- ready gono 80 far that a man who dellberate- ly murdered tho Prealdent of tho United States, who glories In tho act, and who has oven disenrded the plen-of Insanity as a do- feuse, disports lilmsolf as a hero and revels In tho. notoriety he courtod without so much as an effort belng made to re atraly him. Guiteat believes himself to be a Natlonal and hlstorical charactor, Jt was this which prompted him on Saturday to proclatin Llnsolf as happy, and to herald forth a * Merry Chytstmas” to the American people whont he has sy foully wronged. Ie doves not stop to think that the name of the youth who fired the Epheslan dome has been forgotten, and that Garfleld will bo enrolled among the uirtyrs when future generations shall be nnable fo recall the name of his us- saosin, But yais permitted to enjoy all the sunsatlonallsi of the present situation, and the Judge before whom ho la ostensibly bo- ing tried Is serving the American people only by iHustruting the depraved condition of ourerhninal jurisprudence in so disgusting © shape that it may possibly lead te a gene eral movontent for reforn BRIYISH DALANOE OF TRADE, British eammerce eshidlts exports for 1830 ninounting to $1,26016,820 and tnparts to tho enormous mmotnt of $1,81,000,000, Mere Ja ans excess of Imports to the amount of 570 tuflllons of dollars, and yet the dratn of gold from England to pay this apparent balances of trade hag been vory slight. ‘Tha question for solution was, How dil the English bal- aneo thetr books? Ono imswer was, that the Kuglish, betug a creditor mnttion in re- eelptof vast sums of Interest from money Joanedd and invested’ in) foreign conntrivs, Nauidated thely ulvorse balance of trade out of this interest, Hut that doesn’t completely solve the conundrum, because surplus money continues very abindant i Great Britain, and enpitalists are constantly seoking all over the world safe securtties in whieh to ine vest It, and the loans making are as large as ever, Another artawer to the question fs, that the apparent balance 6f wade nuninst the Ene glish is nota real one; that their profits on tho carrying tre of the work in great measure equal the alleged udvarao balance of trade against thom. In computing the exports, the English custom-houses © vit down the value of the goods before belne put on bonrd ship, and not thelr value nt the ports of delivery. So the imports are estimated at their valte in England, aud not at what they cost In the eountrics where purchased. ‘Thus our trade-tables may seb forth that we exported to England last year 800 millions af products, while the English trade-statistios will show that thoy imported from the States” 850 millions of stall, ‘the difference represents the value added by transvortation In British steamers from Ateriean to British ports. Discussing this import and export question, the London Spcetator throws the following lyzht on it: No ono has explatned what the puzzleshonded eatl tho “exports and tmporis puzzle more Tuoldly than Mry Dithwyn fin hte nde twoul at Morriston, Lu tho firat pince be showed, by 0 very exceptional instanco no doubt, but tor that Tenaon ono ull tho more typical, how the Hoods exported purohiay Imparta (of mucl awrqer nonin) value.‘ Ln 1880, 647,000 tona of eoul wern oxported to tndian, 1t wus) valued at fnvolee pries when It left this country at s205,— OW), but on its arrival there, after paying frolctt und other charges, it was vitlued nt £000,001 "Ln that same year there was finported from India to Dundeo @ certain quantity of Jute, which was, valued {h fndin on leaving it 2000000, but when It urrived at Datidee, wis valued at Th 0 vost Of outward freight wa puonnily large, and tho vost of hor froight considerable, both wolur into E glish pookots, In cousequenco ef our repeal of the navigation Inwst but tho, 205,000 worth of gouds, with the cost of Its freight, relly pure chased the 21,080,000 Imported, This oxpinins the mnystery, ‘The 1,244 nfll- tons of goots exported to forelgu ports solit for enough to buy all of the imports, which were valued at 1,8i millions when carried home. And probably more too, So there was no balance of trade, asa matter of fact, against Great Britain, ‘The 870 millions of apparent balance ngninst her stinply repre- sonted the earnings of her thousands of steamers and sall-yesselg In feteliing in raw mintertals and distributing English manufact- ures to all the world. Great Britaiu has secured the Hon’s share of tho international crrrylng trade of the earth by the adoption of the cheap frea trade system, and by repealing her nayign- Yon Inws and chaltenging all the “pro- tected’ nations to compete with her with thelr dear goots, By throwing off the dead weights and erlppiing restratnts tinposed by “protective” taxes she cin “manufacture cheaper and undersell all “ protection? eoun- tries in competing markets, She outstrlys with ense all the handicapped nations who foolishly Imaging thomselyes “ protected by fovsing heavy dutics on thelr own con- aumers, Crowi{ny.a population of 0 ‘nilll- Jons on a cold, damp, foggy Island no larger | than INMnols and Indiana, gle Js able, by her free-trade and free-shlp policy, to buy the bulk of all the food her people consume, and nearly all tho raw materials of her uilghty manufactures, and pay for them all swith (he surplis fabrics of her unprotected looms and forges, and elear annually bo- ates hundreds of millions of profits. MAKING JURIES JUDGE OF THE LAW AND THE FAOT. ‘Tho statutes of Tiinols contain tho follow- ing provisions Jurics In all criminal casca shall ve Judges of tho Inw and tho fact, ‘Lhe rullng of tho Inols Supreme Court on this statuto Is ng follows: fev. 18 of tha Criminal Code declares In the most polnted und emphatic language Quit juries shall i alt enses bo Judges of tho. law und the fact. | ‘This powor ia conterred In the most un- qualified terms, and ias no Tait whiek wo can aasignto st, Boing Sitges of the Inw ond tho fuct, thoy are not bound by tha law as given thom by the Court, Dut can nasuing tho respons BibINty of deciding, each Juror for iimactt, wittt tho inw fs, If thoy ure prepared to say tha hw fy different from whut it 1g declared to bo by the Court, thoy haven porteck might toss go, ait fea ayer tot Necording to thelr owa tiotions uf he ty ca ‘Tho decision of the Supromo Court In this casy is another Ilustration of the strong dls- position of our Judges to iuterpret the atat- utes strictly, withdat regard to thelr spirit or Intent, or to the fundamental law, It: is w very grave question whether the Legislature has tho constitutional right to deprive the Judges of thelr funetfons, or any of them, and invest tho jury with judicial powers. ‘Thu Constitution of 1870 provides, Seo, ILL: Tha powora of tha Government of thls Stato aro divided {nto three distinct departments—tho levialative, executive, and Judiolity and no per- gon oF colleution at porsony, bolug of thoso dus papemantas whl exerclsa any power proporly slonging to olthor of the othera, excupt a huro- inuttor expressly directed or permitted, Itls nowhere expressly or impliedly dl- rected or pormitted by the Constitution that the Jury shall ba judges of thé law; on the contrary, It Is provided that “tho Judicial power shall be ¥ested In ane Supreme Court, Clroult Courts, Juutieus of tho Pence, Pollee Courts, and such courts as may be created by law in and for cities and incorporated towns.” - Now, a jyry is not “n court”; and tha Interpretation of the tw ts one of tho Wighest of all judicial functions, By what right, then, has the Legislature taken from the Judges tho right to decide what tho Inw fs aud confided this power, In the wallinited senso detuned by the Supreme Court, to 0 jury? A ‘There is 9 sense fn whiely a jury may prop erly jndgo of the law, If tho statute had been held to mean that the Jury may fudge of tho Inw as Jald down to them by the Court, or that thay may judge of. the rightful appll- cation of tho law to the tucts, there could be no question of the propriety of tho sintute, In this case, ay In‘ the ease of chauges of yenne and continiances, It 1s the construe: tlonof tho Inw by the courts. more than the law Itself that has worked the mlsehiler, ‘This will appear from the action of the Massachusetts Supreme Court ino similar case. In 1855 tho Logistiture of Mussuchu- setts enacted the followlng lus In all trials for orininal offenses tt shall bo fee duty of the Jury. Uo try aecordiuz to catubs tahed foring und prinelples of law all cases which shall be committed to thom, and, after huviuy rocelved the Instructions of the ‘Court, to deelde at thotr discretion byw yoneral yardtot both the luw and the fuot involved fn the issue, or to rettirn a apecial verdict, ab tholr elootluu. ‘This law waa speedily brought before the Supreme Judicial Court of Mussachusetts for adjudication, ‘The very year In which it was enucted the Court decided In the eclebrated caso of ‘The Commonwealth ys, Antheg, as follows* 1, Since thia statute the jury have uo rightful power to duterining questions of uw ecoutrury o the instructions of the Courts 2 Tho Legislature canuot consistently with tho Constitution of the Commonwealth outer on the fury heorlutnal wrlats tho rightful powor to determine the yuvations of hw involved in tho test ietinat the inatenetions oF the Court, even hy Wattle wrhiel alae provides (hat the Jory ehall tev the endo nevanting te established toring nad pelucipled of Jaw nad Mint the Court shall auporiivond the course of the trials. Chle-Justles Shaw delivered the pluton of the court, and In the conrse of Whestated “thegrent funtatental prineipte of tho com- mon-law” to be " tint Ute Judges shall have thenuthority to adjudlento all questions of law mul the Jury the power to adjudicate on all questlons of fact’? Ho furthor held: view in which wo consider this stat- tome tobe decturaturyonty. os tute whieh shnhd provide md that an Jitey okoutl lave eich i rer aa that chiitied to be vonferred ou, thent w this wtatite rented bo repugnant to the Canstl- tuittai the Commonwealth, and to thatertent fnoperative and valid, Yatsuelt a law would ba no more repur nant to the Constitution of Massachusetts: than to that of Minols, for tha provislons of both fn relation to tho Judicint powor are {deutient. How brond, fboral, and compre- henst¥e doos tho decision of the Massnehu- sttts court appear {nh comparison with the narrow, Hteral construction put upon tho Hlinols statute by the Supremy Court of this Statot ‘ ‘ha common hw mailto the Jury the judges of the facts only, Its principles have been well stated in the language uf the Ohio Su- preme Court: Tn all Jury t{rinisit is the pecultar province of tho Jury to determiue the questions of fuet and that'of the Court (o determine tho questtuns of Jay prosented, and in the tri of aeriininal enuse it Te the duty of the Jury tore Ww as determined by’ tho Court, asd no dudye ean rightfully disregard tho Iw hs deolured tu tho instructions of the Court to the Jury. ‘The right of the Jury ev jut of tho taw is 1 right to pe exercise duly tnder the direction of tho Court, anu 4 thes gu nate from tae dirue~ tlon nnd determine the lay ineorrestiy they do- part trom tholr duty, and anal a piblic wrong, und this In eritntuitt as well ns olviVeasus, Tho Ohlo court hus also held that ib was the duty of the Jadgo to Instruct the Jury in the application of the law to tho facts, though he may not fustruct them how to find the facts, ina Pennsylvania «eclsion the following aualnt language oecurs: In a orlutiint unve tha Jury has tho power, but he riyht, to determing the law as well ag the fants, by a Verdict of not guilty, But a Pennsylvania Jury may not deter- mine the Inw in any other way than by tak- Ing a snap-ludgment and acquitting the prisoner, and thon only because the Intter ny not bo put twice in Jeopardy. ‘The New Jersey law elves the Judge the widest‘diseretion both as to the lay and the fnets, ‘The new Code of Criminal Proceduro in New York Is very expliclt ns to the rotative bowers of the Judge and jury: ~ On the triad of an Indictment for any othor erfme thin i utiestions of Law are to be cll te suving the right OF tho re opt, WuEsoONs Of frct by the Jury. And though the sure hus the power to gd a general verdict, which Includes questions of law ug Well ag AC fuvt, Ley are haat, nevertiiclers, to recat aa law that te laid down as auch by the muir. Jn churging tho jury, the Court must state to thom ‘wll matters of law wolet tt thinks necessary for thofr Information in giving thelr erdiet; und If requested, ft addition te what i muy eeu ts duty to aay (us. to tho tuete], Inform tho Jury that they ure tho exclusive Jadgea of nll questions of fact. ‘Thus it wilt be seen that the [linois prac tiee has gone to the extreme mit of rengon Inmaking the jury judges of the nw; and that the source of thu evil Js not only the law, but the construction of It by the Supreme Court. ‘The prinelpte is an abominable one at best, and ought Jong ago to have been abolished, It grew up vt nthue when the Julges were gppolnted by the Crown in the colontes, and was continued when they haa aJife-tenure, ng formerly In this State, But tho reason or pretext for such o provislon erased the moment the Judges begun to be elected for short terms, ‘Ther Is no danger that an cleetive judl- elary will ever bo too sovere inv tho adininis- tration of erlminal justlee. Tun familar prinelply of the Band of Hopa having bocn applied in tho formation of a Chil- dren’s Lond Lense, tho parish pricst of Kane turk, near Cork, denounced ft from tho altar. Wyo forty men of the congregation at tho next sorvicu expressed tholr resentment by rising from tholr sents and tramping outot the church, Canon Dennehy, tho privat, in Justiticatton of his course, sent a copy of the “alfabet" to 1 Dublin puper, Thy result was that, tho Kanturk ulfubet ts now recited In nll the Urtholle achools tu Tretand, Want was only heard In one parish sehool near Cork. is now daily chanted in 5,000 schools over tho island, The English papers copled tho doggerel, aa tho effect was that 1 hundred thousand young Colts In England aro now recitiuy it. It runs as follows: A Is tho army that covers tho wround, Li fg tho buekalot we're gutetng all aun, O ia tho crowbar of cruelest funy, D ts our Davitt, a right wlorions name: #tho Buulish, who've robbed ng ef broad, Is tho taumine they've loft us inatend; is for Ghudstone, whose life faa tes |. la tho burvest wo'll hold, or wo'tl dios Is thy Inepector, Who when drank ls bold, Lis the Jarvoy, who'll nut drive hin for gotds < is Kilmainham, where our true men ably: ia the Land Geaytie, aur hope and aur peli M fa tho muuistrate, who makes black of whlt N ino rent, whien wil make our weongs right; Old frelund, that yor shall be freed; a ris 1 Ptatad cz, 8 rd who've wold ber for ered; 8 eH, Whoad Use 14 Hot known; 6 tho rifles, who Keop up ber throng; ¥ tho Shorlif, with wo tn bis trai; 4} Js the toil tut ochors may gta; 8 the Union, that works bitter tem; a tho villalt thus vrata up wv farms js tho warrant, for death or for chitins; ft 3 SACS FzC' stho Hrvres all Hes and to brainy: * Young [relund," spreading tho Habe; tho goal that will win tho grat Hygnt., —————a At tho Inst meetlug of tha City Councllzthe report of the License Committees recommending: tho repent of tho ordinance in rolution to the appolntment of 8. Fish Inspector was brought up foruetion, Tho notion to repeal tho utterly naoloss Pixh- Inspector ollley was dufeated by 0 voto of yens ld, nays 1% ‘Tho naya wero: Ald, Appleton, Burke, Sheridan, Cutlorton, tldroth, Riurdan, Lawler, Purcell, Poovey, Sohracdor, Btuubor, Hirsch, Moyer (Fifteenth), Imhof, Moler (Sixtecuth), Murphy, and Barrett. With (oor throo exeuptions this * crowd" consiata of buminers or seatawiys who aro opposed to ull movements luoling to cutting off useluas offices, Thoy beltove in tix-onting, Choy regard tax piyers ag legitimate pros’ fur the vulture clsa who infest eltivs, Thoir objeotion to abathig tbo Pivb>Tngpector olltco, whieh fs alinply 4 nine, was that it would deprive an oficial parasite of hia prey, aud out off a uscless placa torn partistn tnnger-on, The bulk of these seventoon fshy Alderinen avek seats in tho City Loglalatura for suky of the opportunitios it at> fore them to reculva bribes and levy biack= mall, If any ono dovbty this, let hin wale til tha Mutual Union Pole-Eyil ordinance, whieh tho Muyor once vetoed, comes aguln before tho Council, and see how thoy voto on it, Why tho peuple of the wards they como from pick ont + such tion to represent thom isa mystery, With two or threo exceptions, this enue “crowd yotud agninst the amendment to the Fire ordi nancy to prevent the creation of wooden build. Inge. Whut thoy seom to doatra Ig to huye tho city agaiu burned up, Invarlubly thoy ore found: on the wrong slo of uyury question that bus a right and 4 wrong sido to It, See a eames Trius State Board of Mealth’ has advised County Superintendents of Schools that, owing toan Unuvoldabte deluy in the public printiog= oflco, It hus Leon found lupessible to scouro W prompt supply of the blunke geoussury to tho enforcoment of the yavclnation urder rocontly prowulxuted by the pourd, It fa thurefore sug- gested that a Teasotiuble dolay bo granted by Bebov} Mourds, suy of ton daysufter the dis- tribution af thote Lianks te teachérs. ‘Pois wilt be recelved by the Lourd ug @ substantial cou plivnce with thy order, : oe Paestpent Anruvn pald the penalty of eclobrity at tho Now Enylaud diuner of Thurs- day evening at Dehnonico's, New York. Anen- terprising guest sont up his Wcnu to the Treel- dent's seat, With Ww request that he should witte hia name upon ft, dtr, Arthur complicd very graciously, and when another gucat, and a third, catching the dev, wvked in like tanner for his nutograph, he gavo it with @ courtcous arth But wheu tho fancy tuok Uke wildire, und ge latat N At aftor sorvant camo up with roqneste for his Mograph, Inturrepting bis conversation, the Preshtont seamed to eonstdor that It wis becom ing hiclenanoyting, Perhaps [t waa hardly the boat tagt tonaky bin pay for hts diner with bly venmanahipVew York Sunt a : ‘Tus London Gazette, of Dee. 10, spoaking of tho falling off of attondanca at tho churches ullalt cities, Anyst Hunt must now ha guided to tho, ottior tare towns where toil oflerprise has Aupplanspntinl the otllela onineration of the peopia by taking: A eons of tho tittomdaieo at plavos of worshtyy on Stuvlay. Nowoastio Id tno wits, Liverpool followed, Bristol wna tha text, tion followed Sbeitiald—with the most eompldte census Uhat bag been tiken—nud now Fil beings up the: rear. Taddition to tea binge towns of more Than 100.0N) population, i “religtous eons" has heett taken at Wolverbampte poelsetents Ipswich. Nato, Northampton, cl tbold, Rothe erhint, Retford, Worksop, Hnsting, and: bliin ely. The attendance a z Moralng Rorvien virtes from 1 por cent of the population at Worksop tow pereent at Maths sind at evening service fron [fg por eent.at Liverpool to. non: por vent ut tnth—ristol coming next, will per Tr Hui, the plices of worship wore less ng. at) a little mor Tho Agares ara? Poo 560, Morning wttend Es Ai. ‘Tho proportion Attendance tihtiahed Churen is even smuttler thanelsawhero, ‘Tio attendanes was hth In tho morning and 7208 tn the evening. What over may be tha enso elsewhere, tho Angilonn can hardly bo regarded ag tho “Chureh of the nation" at [inll, ee Reaanmixa tho appointment of daddy Howe to the Postmuster-Gonerulship, the Dara: Boo (WI4) Bulletin sayss Gen, Grant and Mr. Conkling have earnestly fought tho vomination of ex-Seuntor Thnathy 0, Howe of Wisconsin, to Cabinet position, Mv, Howe hag finally, be Posnuster-Genorat d lly Known why voure at oflice for Me, How f folluwhue oxtritet Crow i apevat delivered by tho now Postinngter-Genems ii Green Hay, Gel, 00, 138), may throw Kome light on the subjects It ts an opait seerot that Gen, Gartetd Iq not tho nua Leni have yolectul tor Peosidant. Lani olde a pit er thin your, xecond, nid wuneratlys Think, Ww diy one wo xnered a4 13 WOITUEY OT DAD, DIY, yurt td butter cons He tt tonne you have roved, ratiue than to one Yau have nut proved, Tthargtord thuit ht, wna 2 stilt t the Chivas mn r ane of count Wurime When tt i or Prusident. What do tho Wisconsin delegates who brolce tho Stalwart ranks fy tho Chluago Convaentlon tid seeuted the hooadtron of Gurilold think of tho nomination of Howe? a Ex-Goy. Rommsoy, of Kansas, 1 lifelonr teototater, In a private letter or‘ tho restlt of tho Prohibition hu in his state, says: Under one Loeal Upiton law Kansas was, 13 I believe, tho must teniporate State In tho Union, Tait not mvot a drimkea person about baw ronee nee ina year; but ali [snow elnazed, Mefore, uo mun could get 0 teonse without at ing a heavy bom conditioned that ho would nat sell tow minor, norte w drunken 1, HOT On Sundays. holidays, and elect! iso that ho wad Hable for alt damage nls Hyver mbche to, or that the tnin or wont Under Its Intluanes mint do. Teneo no irrespoustble charucte could obtiin a Heonse, and ty watouns wero usually as orderly as other busitiess houses, Now [tds the frreaponstble, charactertess seamp that rung tho sleet; and as he violates the hu: so tore by selling to wl pordons at, att ces thant by selliur to respeotable peopte for medical orolber proper purposes, thare 14 no raatealnt whatover. Tt ong town ‘can bo found withn population of 1.09) Inbabltnnts ‘where Hquor aunnot be legally purelased, f buve been iis- Intorused, ns Gix. Strep an, of Toledo, 0., was asked by an intorviowe: “Dy you think Arthur Js working to be bis own orin the dentin clare” rtudnly do. and L hope be will be the p by tho Mepublicans.” ecauso ho Js tha only man whoin tho Domo- sy beattat yout make thut appour?? Hs way, und Y earnestly believe 7 am rieht. In this vouutey thern, tire govern! Inndved thossand good tepubltoans who loved Gaevelt, wad they belleye in thelr hearts that Gurtleh} was murdered to plies Arthur where he now bs aud none of these wil voto for i mitt who holds tut ofllee by. Ht oF stieh an Awl eglumity, Thon yeliove this to he true, wind am uot atrald t 80, Unduratand ine, f do not say that the Suulwarts gad anythhig to do with Garliuld's murder, but) do say that down dvap In the hearts of thousands of itepublicans that thought and fechog exist. Will sueb-men voto, for Arthuc? Novert irepeat ih, sir, Ave thur willbe beaten tf he ts nondnated, aid he is the oniy imam that the Democratic party can yaunt,"* a A TeXAs correspondent of the Now Or- leans Whncs-Demuerat comes to tho defense of galnst the President's ‘élona, Saying: “They. ara no more robbers thin Kentucky boz-drovers, Tonneaxce inulu-drovers, or drivers ot New York mllu- cuts, ‘These boys ore herders of cattle on tho plilus of ‘Texas—follow that us a calling—nud, ulthough thoy often get upon zprees nround the doggeries of town, uve reyarded 8 a harmless sot. ‘Tho robbers exist, it ls very true, but they avon totally dierent sot from tho boys minding atte nt $15 per monte, Tho stage sand train robbers aud tho border Dandits never, molest the cowboys, but seam tu respeet thom for thole povorty, and were never known to make oue of thom *stund and deliver." a GuITEAU, who Was at lirst wary of the epl- thet Insune, und who, whon tated by Mx, Porter, whilo on tho witnessestand, whether his defense wag Insanity, ovasively repticd that hls defense was Inspiration uf tho Delty, now no longer ilies: shy of this word, He bus squarely come to tho polnt of considering himself rane enough now ta know when and bow he was ining, 8 1 don't pretend to say that Inm insane now ayy more thin you are," be shouted yesterday at Lawyer Davldge, “ but on the 2d of July und for thirty dtaya prior wns Insa ‘Tho defenvo, then, ob- vlouuly, {8 thirty-day tnsanity, a A Barrons U-yoarold boy dreamed Nutt some men were trying to kiN him aud ate tempted to yet away from them, Hts father, wwakened by the nolse, entered the voy’s room aud found him, hanging, fast asteep, by tho bunds from the sill of the wiudow, which was in the second story. Me rescued him with dlili- culty. ie canter LAKESIDE MUSINGS, “T found my stocking Just as full as it could be, Somoboly bud given mo 8 lead-pon- cih"—Sarah Heyuliarde, Ishall not turn over a now loaf at the beginning ot tho yoar, ‘Yo toll the truth, 1 am wotting a Htllo stiort of loaves", J. “iden, “Tho Sultan has sent ty Jail for six months A reportor who spoke dlsrespeatfatly of his Ade mlolitration, It is on littio polnta like this that Tiny over tho Sultan.” —Mayor Harrison, ‘Tho now Chinvsy Minister, who arriyod In Washington Saturday, has oxprogsol himself as very woll aitiatled with Atmerica, Now thut this fa settled wo can all go ahead with confilenco, A London paper says that “The Duke of Marlborauyh recently had more thin §,000 neres of land thrown on bli honda.” ‘Tht te tha frat lus thnation that the Duke was a St, Louls mam ‘Tho Now York Sun printed recently a yory interesting artiole concerning the aharactoriatios of Amerlonn feut, but, ag tho Stn ts nota vory lurgo papor, no roferenco was made to Cinela- nat. A Balthnoro physican says that high hevls cuuso tho calf of tho jog to dwindio away to tho lennnuss of decrepit ago and become n thin, abapuless abank, Mr, Conkling should pate this ftom in bis hat, By hor recent resignation of property to ber slater in order to uvold fitlgattun the income of the Tinconess BurdotteCoutty bas heou roe duved $375,00) per yuur, and the boys who play poker witb her husband foel bad, Ivwas Just Cousin Jack, and so0—what was tho harm? iy Wo aut on thaateps, for tho evoniog was warms We spoke yury softly, and—as to bia arm, Jewas just Cousin Jack, ond so~what wus tho barn? f ie scot of the hay-Holds cropt up from tho ‘aru ‘ Wo wero quite jn tho dark, save the fire-filo,” wari * (It was just Cousin Jack, and so—what was tho hari?) ; é . Abird trom the, hedgo whirring up broke the ehariny Veo bont, a6 # started {6 foollsh atarm,, And—twas just Cousin Juck, and so—wwhat was the burn? . ~Spsan 1, Anthony, Archio and Fannie Parker purchased thelr freedom of Dr, Woods for #100 to the duys whun they were bis negro chattels in Kontucky, Ho wus ut that tne worth 820010 Jand) and slaves, The War dinpoverlsed bho, aad be REMEMHERING THE Poor, azo on the tuger, dled today of hydrupaee bis. es BSE contd novorgot a froatt aturt again, dud tolerably well, hawaver, and ho sere tate of thelr house in Clneinnatt, Ann. Danlel Webster's friends bi Ww, fre starting a movement for 1 Blutne conn fa that eltye Be ere . dude Jeremiah Binek ts to bo invit dotivor tho nitdvesa in Hhattinoey ow ty of tho centennial culebration of Gratin, Tamuttion of telah Indopendunes on Pegs Pe Goorge Nostrand, of Ridgewood, 1, 1 though OS years of nye, door n wrent drat’ work nbout bia honos Init Loulsvitte ty atin ng on the agility of Dr. OG, Urabain, ney te Miss Anno Dickinson denies lravinyg, insti. wated tho recont attempt to rorva u writen see Fanny Davenport in Palladelphin. tn tage ordered the, sult discontinued Inst spemee tte Tho Heat Aho Knew of tho mortifying kage Rl Chron he pupars, Ve almost revuy west as tho thing was arranged on purport piel Miss Diukinson in pubita vaeimation, ° ur Prosttent Porter of Yale takes oe; ens declnry Ubat in tho Instruction femme tho college no rellgious tests are npplied. 1 not oven dumanded that instrietors shalt fon mally express a falth dn God or abil uso mye gions Intiuonces, But we do requtreas siya thut no laltuences or tnstrucitons th ae? itictiristhu direction shall be allowed, wines direotly of Indirectly, und wo expect’ tye te publiu will hold us sovercly ty thls as our ung a 5 st e Parker Rehiingtoy, eto OF 4 al to Penson, Membora of the Largest Sunday-Kehoo) 1a tho World Kindly, sreated by ing Charltably Disposed. pectat Dismateh to The Chicago Tribune, + CINCINNATI, O., Dee. 25,—The children of the Union Bethel, the largest Sabb thesehiy) In tho world, today received thele Citlstiing treat, ‘There were 4,500 present, and neatly all of thom from the famille of tho pourest of the poor, Hor many years Ib tas been thy custom of the Bethel ollicers to do soluething on ChristufasDay for the children why ap tend thelr school, and Christians hay thug beeome to tha ragged herons the briantest day in theyear. It was formerly the enstoy to give them a big dinner on Christinay Day In the hall of the Cluunter of Commerre,” It took 2 tremendous hum ber of turkeys, ples, oranies, ete, to sutlsty stein number of hultstaryed ehitdren, but at these things came In with. out salleliation iy quantities greater thoy e needed, the children carrying home the surplu Thls custou was conudaded until the setook tad grows to suele proportions thitno hall would bokd the great chron, henes tka present. ctistom of ulvine to enc, ppl a wellited bag on Chirtstiuns-Day, and sUNINEIIS, Shows, eles, When greatly needul fn winter. ‘The 4 today Connie ay juceregato of fifteen barrels of oranices, three fourths of a ton af candy, and other thhusin, vravorttan. ‘The Borel bullae was evo ed to its utiiost putity by Interested sey. tators of the ditrittition. The eagerness ty ket the bigs was so great tint It required 4 strong urmef uthorlty to prevent ucchdents, <a -DECLINES. ‘Tho Mov. Dr. rev, of St. Pau). Not Gono to Chile ppectal 1 SriPaut. Minn, Dee, 25.~-'L Tinstor of Ue House of Hope, tn are Dv. Brow, 1. Paul, ade sud his congregation at tho efose of the us tits alternvon on the subject of lls vent call to the Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago, which hu hus held ander constteration for two or three weeks past. Ho reelted the cireamstunces of Uo enll, and of his visit to Chlengo for the purpose it prenching in the pnd Church, NM: pressed his high sense of the conptlowent pad hia by the enll and the eonrteons ae treatment hal revelved in Cine cago, bit amnounced — thit mature eons{deration had Jed him ta the determination to decling any fnvication tw. leave bis present ted of lubor.” Ele spoke in feellny terms by his congre gard he receive: With his church. nL persons net comneried He was understood to re fer to addresses presented Lim during tha past week by all the pastors of the elty and by Teading busliess-men at al rellziaus de Homlnations tit St. Paul wresiug niin tod cling the call te: Chie and) remain hen 1s determination ts, reeelved by | Uren and the people of St. Paul generally wil Breat sattstaction, A SALOON ROW. Its Fatal ‘Termination b: Bartender, Spectat Duuvatch to The Chieags Tribune, OmAtta, Neb. Dew, 25.—Abont § o'clock this morning Osear Hammer, barkecver la Julius ‘Treftsehke’s saloon, was struel on the left temple aud killed Instantly as he wat standing In tho door of the saloon, A party of young mon who had been quarreling with hhn had Just gono outside, and it 1s supposed y tho Murdor ot that one of thesy inilieted the blow with the butt gf oa revolver while Hnnmoer’s back “was turned to lta, thers being n quarrel in progr Snide thy saloon, while diverted Mammee’s artenton wit oXcituneNt Was Arvused, and Charles Xusters and Frank Kenniston” have been ar ested on susptelon, ‘The former was ont side of the door when the deadly bluw was Btrack, and tho latter liad been fnvalved in the altersation. Oscar Tamer, the tur dered man, eniny to Nebraska last spring fro Chicago, mid has a wife here, Alford, Lamrner, a brother, ia a woll-to-do lait dealer In Chicago, on FU avenue and Laks streut. ‘Lhe Coruner's Inquest [s not fulshed, —-———aa—. BOLD CRACKSMEN. They Succood in Oponing a Safe nt Moe Ie, HL, ant Geiting Away with Cohe alderable Plunder, Apreint Dievatch (a The Chieaeo Triauns. Davexvour, La, Dee, 2.—An expert job Of safe-blowing was done about 3 o'clock this morning by cracksmen un the safe of Holt.& Wilson’s store, Molle, Dupunt's No, 3 powder was used, with a complete set of tuols. ‘The entire front of tho safe, while: wasa new one of large slze, bloyet olf, the contents — talen—composed of slo in meney and between | $8,000 nid 30,000 in Negutiable noles ony of those belng tn the stim. of 84,50), ol another I $1445, and wv third $1,002, to gether with others of small simi, valuable papors had ben piacad within wrouhtlron box Liste the site, Lite fh the day the notes, to the extunt of $0,000 ant som Susirency papers, were found a wily west of the gcune of the robbery on thu ral road track, ——— SUICIDAL, A Woalthy Man nt the Paricer qouse, , In Boston, Boston, Dec. %—John UH, Darstow, o wealthy gentleman, aged St; killed Iimsell in the Farker House today, Barstow, bls brother, and sister lave beon bourding nt {hv hotel se ten months, and were reel tered as belonging at Nowpurt, RL Alter roturning from chureh this afternoon be Wrote Hote to ils sister, suying he was sorry for wit he was about todo, tien cl tered the bathroom and shut hitmecdt, Bat a fy sald to fave n sine residence fis New ork, A Young Mun in Loulavilte. Byectal Dispatch to The Chicaca Tribune. Touisvinny, Ky. Deo, 2.—Olkin Wilk Jams, whose brother is au extensive coal dealer here, counnitted sulelite by shooting Uhnself through the perlenrdiniu, Ho was Abunt 19 yeurs old, and killed Inuself almost In the presence of lily motor and sisters at thelr home on Washington, near Hancock street, ‘Lhe cause of Ua righ aut was sup" posed to be mental depression, brought on by 8 woll-delined ense of epllupsy, A Lady at Mudisun, Ind, Inpranavoras, Ind,, Deo, 25—Mra, Pritele ard, wits of Samuol W, Pritchard, pers fpraaleny of Publio Schools nt Madiaeny nd. coumultted sulelde yesturday, ——— ADVANCE OF WAGES REFUSED. Lowett, Miss, Due, 2.—'ho corporation Agents way thoy cannot grant the request af te Juute-wplnners tor Increayed pay, as bust. ness is cull, but believe they will by wuly lo give syle udvanee jn the springs ———————— DIED OF HYDROPHOBIA. PHILADELPUTA, Pay Doe, 2.—Lenty Comey, w clerk, who was bitten tires s¢ 7