Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1881, Page 6

vu ‘A YEAR'S MURDERS. There Were Only Thirty-seven in Chicago’ During teal. The Stories Surrounding Theso Cases of Fatal Hlond-Lot- ting, And the Panishmont, Whera’ Thera Was Any, efor Messiours, the Murdorera, 'The year which ta now all but close has wit- noased (ta full share of fatal blood-letting In Chiengo. Thero are tive remaining days, however, Ume enough for tha eriminally-dieposed tonstd to tho already long Hat and yet not half try. Tho bloody record for tho yerr, and tho disposition up to date of the murderers who helped to wnake It eo, 18 sot forth below: Now Le ‘Tho frat klling of tho year was that of Paddy Roas, a Int of ouly Jf years, thoroughly hurd- ened, and Ikely to prove 4 troublesome erini+ ail, Who was shot in the wfterrvon of Sundays, Jani ua fnetion tight between roughs and thieves fram tho South and West sides, who dlaputed tho possesalon of a piece of ivo hn the river near the railroad bridge at Sixteanth street for skating purpasea. Hoss died some days Inter, but op to the very Inst breath stu bornly refused to tell who shat Lim, Tho pollee arrested several young desperadoos, but,’ 5 wil of them possessed revelvora and fired then fndiguriminntely in tho theht, it was fm- possible te prove up the killing agaluat any ong of thetn. The next killing recorded was that of Peter Biwith, wyouns wun of 17 yexrs, living with bie ts at No. 1s MeGttyor street, who dled 1.23 frum the effcets of a tnife-wound tn the inflicted four day before by Peter years old, tivang at No.8) Blain street. The row ty whied he was Injured was brought: avout by his atterpting to bold up Savige for the purpgse of rabbing him vf about $1.50 in Gash. Subuca was browne te telal Muy Hy, aud, pleading guilty, was sentenced to four years in the Reforms Schoul, OLD MAN BT Sunday, Feb. 27, be an eccentric old Lich Uviing ate moat No. ae Clavk street, was ‘Toune Win bed under etre t aatunees which seemed to sukwest tout ply, ut the following day the authorities concluded: There was nothing iin the ense, and the Corouet's fury ciused it up, ae they thought tor youd, by” returning wo verdiet— t death caused by nabhyxia trom asthain husteyed by privadon, ‘Phls verdict stood Wall July 4, wheit tho police mule puolig tho reste of Liv Tons, showing tit the old niin was actaully. Jeigttoned w death by two colored 1 gues: Got wud Coneles 1 Denton, aod a cripple, Ata: Tin Burns, who tandy their way inte bis roan for the purpose of currymn out at plot tur robe hing hin, wntel plat td been concocted by Max Webber, Rudolph Van Hagan, Austio Hori other loys of the neigbhorhaod, who stppe: the od niin wealthy. he partes have mM) bern nrresied, but Uo case bas not yet been brougot to trial. ‘On tha morning of Bunday, March 13, aeeurred thu murder ot George Meliride at tho Wabash Avenue Pavillon by Hurry Gilmore, 0 thief and Coniidence- iit who (6 yet a Fagive: Cea Jus- thee. Moftrite was fu the employ of Bill simp. horse Jockay, and went to the saloon at Hawson’s request to ask HE who bad been na spree all the previous might with Gil- inure and Ad Snetl, the proprictor of the pavile to come home, ‘Phe murder was a cule Hone, and Gilmore from the trst never dared to face his fate by eticrendering htnself, y following, on the wight of Blonday, March 2h came THE TERIBLE ab DOUNLE TRAGEDY IN THE ‘ SOF LAKE VIEW, Charies H, "Cram, a welt-to-do tusiness tuan, and the father of. a large family, Was shot den bya young mike aimed Willie Seymour, wha drove to the house for the purpose in te sielzh, with a prostitute for his only companion, ‘the ussiain, immediately upon seelue bid vietlin Jul, Hired two shots inte bis awit brenst, und J wiimost on the instiunt. Yung Seymour bad been courtiug one of Mr. Cram's daughters, Bae had been farukider te pus bee any further attention, or to cit at tho hundse, and the youn Andy borself bad been put uuder reatelotions de- algned to prevent hor trom either meotng ur corresponding with bim. ‘The parents had, nv doubt, a number of reasons for whint they did; ‘at, 10 dvoid scandal, thuso reasons werd wuver made public. ‘Tuo night of Apel 33 John Haack, au aged watebmnn at Goudwilite’s box-factory, corner af Ohlo and Kingsbury streuta, was shot in the right cheok Just belaw tho oye by un uninown agsuain, WhO Hileveeded In wetting him tu opel door by thrawing stuns against tt. Deuth sued trom Inck of nourishment on the afterno of May 4. ‘The murderer wus never uppre- aimlay, May 23, King Moyur, the keoper of windy, May 23, King Moyer, the keoper of a little restaurant wt No. 420 Ulurk street, shot and: mortally wounded Charles Peyton, colored, with whot lie bud a quarrel in Couaequence Uf 4 pre= vious encnanter between thelr wives. Poyton undoubtedly meant to Kil Meyer, ng a loaded revolver wits found beside hin when be wus juked up. Peyton died several days inter, Reyerwat veld over, und June 31, despite o youd snowing that ‘ho rel in sesf-derense, was glvon twelve yeurs in the punitentlary. ‘This verdict was regurded us outrageous, and he Jens given anew trial July 1 the indictment Was stricken front the dockut on motion of the Stute’s-Attarnacy, ‘hen cum the discovery of THE MBADLESS ConPsE ‘ of amurdered mun in the woods ut Winnetka, May After a deal of canjectifre and tnvestl= gadou it was thinly concluded Uiit the ramuloa were those of Tunuz Hopt, of Mussoridort, bur hemla, who fled to tls country iW consequence of his proving i defuutter to the muulelpality to the utuount of 2000 pulden. Up te the present time thore {8 no clew to fly murderer, vor fs thero bkui7 tobe, ia Juvob Stuber, a saluonkeeper at No. 2017 Cote tage Urove avonue, was uttucked on the iigue nur, at hy $0 Muned Joho Ford, Jobo Pr , Michael Fox, and Daniel Hartnott, em ployés of tho Union Brewery, wuleh concern Stuber had ecused to putronlza. In consequence or irlesrecelved ut their hinds Stuber died: Muy ut, ‘Cho grand Jury failed to jndlot his nas y Bint, Friduy morning, June 3, ‘Thomag Burns dee Uberutely shot and kilted Charles Edward Bett, his parentein the gileoon business at No, 653 Clurk stroct, while the iatter was lying asicup in Ded. At hia tri, in September, “Mirns tbrew himgelt upon the mercy of the Court. and ute tumpled tusbow extenuating circumstunces, but wus given twonty years, Cloauly folluwing, on the might of Sunday, June 1, dn the tk of uw turritic ralnestoruy, wih lighthnus accompaniment, the Iumentod Pollee-Ollicer TIM MAMONEY was, shot dead on the curnor of Halsted and “U" wtrests ny two burglira whom be bad Just placed "under ourreat, ‘The murderers had just ransacked 4 house on Emerald venus. only a block away, ind bad been tollowed up ‘by the occupnnt, Wane nated Jones, who cone tented himeolf by putting Mahougy on their track, whily be foil back into a phico af sutety: iutho rear, An attempt was niudo ta prove Jonn FB, istiott, an execunvict, ona of the inure derers, but fe failed, and ic ds now yenvrally con coded that Atichnel Colermin. desperndo and Thiel whe bad Geen reluased but shortly before the peultentiuy, wn the winederer, His HDMiVee My or Any Nut Duve bean Kliatt. Colemsn bas never been peurd of sinew, There ion wuanulng roward of $1000 oferei by ie overt e ur 10F the wrest and conyictlon ol 9, rer! hy wine day Voter Magnus, a butcher nt No. T1 twenty-second utreet, Kicked to death a oatior mimed Willinin Garden. It wae in clcar cuse of aolf-detense, however, and Mr. Magnus Was discharged from guatody tho follow iny dity ‘pun the recoumoundation of the Coroner's jury, June ai, Luther floss, colored, stubbed wid dled Edward Stannard, alag colored, in thy Owl+ Club round, where both were vinployed as stewards, Huss pleaded guilty and was ylyen twenty yeara. John Hang died at his home, No. 23th Huuover street, trum tho effects of uy knite Wound jn tho back tutlected by Bermird, alias Siurt!” Murphy. The quurrel was cuused by Murphy kicking a dow whiek bud attueked bla. Murphy und by unvle, Jobo B, Kiran, who touk red the brow! were hild over te the Ceimlnant urt, Wut as Murphy, whe ucknowledwel the cuttin. made aut that Tt was dune acaldentull rutber than Intentionally, both got olf. Macontly Murphy was sent tu Joliet for tour years upon a coarey of highway rubbory, woloh hu bitterly jentled, Monday, June 27, Capt. Hen Hyster shot aud wortally’ wounded Jobn Haptise Schumacher, uckuiin, whoxw stable Wis appualt, Byatur d Varn, in the revr at No, 20S Frankia ‘stroot, Eyvster malataiged tat be shot tn delf-derenae, ‘Dut the gntemortow etytvinvat of the wounded min und the testieny of Nt heaat one vy Ite ness wave bim the lio dircet, Deo, Wa jury, comwpused In large part of businessmen, funn Eyster guilty, and Axed ble auntence at four- teun years, ‘ A CELESTIAL CUTTER, , On the rinee of Sty June 1, Wing Lee, 8 Coluese laundryman doing business fn the Dawment of Noes Clurk street, Initicted o Jong, deep cut in the thigh of: young mun namod Churles Sangtield, with whom be quare reled about the price for washing a shirt, Sans: fivtd died some three Weeks hitor of Vluod:polee ont ut the County ffuspltal Wing wits pro- Vited witha yood defonae, and Oct. 20 the jury, uftor trying bia case, disagreed, and be was sube seouently disctarged frou ouatody. July d, Peter Dentler, allaa iluck Vete," a thoroughly) worrhicas vayubond, shot hiv divorced wife dead on the pluzza of ber house, No, 1333 Siwaukce avenue, He escaped, Lut a few days later was found on the pruing with a Doliet bolw ty his bead, aud the murderous weapon lying close beside him, By bis cowardly < it ho deprived his four young children of ther only guarding ind support—n good mother, On tho morning of the Fourth of July, Janes Canalnghagt. a jeulous ‘Trishinan, living at No. 2031 Deering street, armed hime sell with nn carving-Knito, and, In full viow of bis ittle duughtor, draggel her mothor artially ott of bed, twice plitigad the weapon thor breasts, and then attempted to out her thront, ; Sopt. 28, baving entered n pitiful pten of Ruillt, Ho wns sontonced for iifety the poniten- diary. a : io afternoon of tho same day Jnsoph Martin, furrier, whe poirtiolly fitoxivated, und ina colebrating humor, draw a revolver in Mra, deinter’s ealvon, th No. We Tarreenth wand red one shot which struvk aud Mra. Mechimidthauers ttle daughter, Katie, aged 6% yenrs, Jtvgnve blinseift up te tho authorities, and wus held to await tho action: of thogrand Jury woon aebarge of ertitinal curelesiesa, but that body falled to indlet bin, Karly July 19 Thomas Barrick, a somesnid- danvo Tat, Was found dend wt tho foot at a atitrwey bio bultding ut No, 21 Fourth avenue, Thy police arrestad James Henry Brown, Ane drew Jhokson, Mand: Lewls, and Sette Meln tosh, att colured, and William Gav. White. At tho inquest Brown was helt without batt to awalt the action of the grand jury, it havin Deen abown Unit in a guarrel he threw Barrie! down-stiirs and broke bis neck, In this cage also tho grand Jury fated to Inlet, Sunday evening, July 2h, Joho Rohno, stoves dore, atitbbed and killed a drinken companion nated Jumes Wiliams on the sidewalk fu front of No. 1 Michtyan avenue, lohan escaped and fing never beun captured, i , A NIGHT OF RLOOD, Aug. 118 aday long to bo remembered in tha erlmival ania of Chicago, no lex thin three atroviovs murders: huppentig in eloss sueces- sion atier Bo'cluck tn the evening. ‘Tho tirst in order was the kiiliugof Denis Mahoney by ao neero numed Jerry Milligun, who bud been stewdily golng to the bad ducing the four yearn he lived with a notorious we: known to the polleo ug "Camel-Backed Ant Mahon two vompantons, dames O'Mura aid Lyons. were partially intoxicnted, and ao block~ auled the sidewak at tho corner of Twellto and ‘Stute streets that Millian and his mistecss say they could uot puss. A quarrel was the reaul Millgan bad sutfered no lijury, when bi two shows in succession, killtoy Mahone dangerously wounding O'Mara, Hu was ri ly sentenced to the punitenthiry foc ton years. 01 our hiterJoho Stanners shot and | y Killed his wistresy, Mis, eveland, fit her gulogn at No. 131 Chirk street. Jeatousy wns the cause, and Mrs. Cleveland bad Just re- ur Frank turngd home, ay Suumers supposed, Fram aviele to hig rival, 0 satounkeeper muned Murs The murder was as wanton and atruclous ts nny that: aver acettrred tn the city, but Stuniers mide strony plead that the weapon went of acuidental- jy. Dee, Whe was found guilty and bis punish- ment fixed by the Jury at twenty yenrs in tne penitentiary. An hour Gr two later the same evening, Oill- cer Patrick H. O'Brien was mortally wounded, and Olver James Way lightly wounted in tho head, by shots fred chrowrh adoor in shanty in tho rear or No. 60 Rebceen street, by young thug named Vom Cailll, Ofleer Kay bad arrested Cubitt for shooting at a youth manned ut, Sipping outur hia coat, young Cas inte the house. and Barred the door, by him while a detach pt. O'Donnell were nt mince tO the hotise fur Pim, Cahill is short TS pt at police uniter tempting to Taree an ott the purpose of rearresting ly to be brought to telat. OFFICER CROWLEY, Aug. 3 Ollicer Lane Crowley, of tho West Muillxon Streat Station, died ut Mis bone, No. ot Miller street, trom Lluod-polsoning, remuluing fron & Very-eovere wold in the right thigh, tn flieted by a murderous thug named bdward Keltey, who {3 now serving his sentence ot tive. yours Mm tho penitentiary. On tho evening of duly 24 Crowley was an hls way te the stauen with Minnie Dates, n strect-walker charged with Hy When they me? Kelley aid a inn memed ‘at the corner of Despluines and Quincy The foringr tripped Sianlon und when, remonstrited wilh hint he drew 'a res rand fred without a ward of wurnlnig. Ang. 18 Jotun Burnsey, wttas Fisper, killed aitines Corrhgin, by striking lit on the eu With a piece of fenca-bourd tnt atreat bruwl nt the corner of Oakley. and ‘Twonty-tirst streets, No tndletuent was ss er returned Ty an D_ MONSTER, Atdawn Aug. Jt Thomas 1. Lowerre was shot and instantly ‘killed by James [. Dunewn, with who ho bourded, In the upper stories of Nu, ih Wabash avenue, ‘The auuse was Jerlousy, Duneat, a puny and stokly Uitte mau, dled se ead days subsquently in‘weell wt the Armory af tajuries sustained In tho encountor with bis vietim. Marle Bojeng, a young woman lodying tompo- ranty with a finily sumed Clark street, died Inte Sunday eventing, Sept, of werkt abortion committed upon her by Dr. 1. 3, Upton, whe fled tho olty wt once, and ng never since b eurd Of. Wedueadity, Sept. 21, O'Donnell, bz ind- ing the body of the murdered wom? In tue weuds wlonuside the Waldbelm Cemetery rond, succeeded In proving up a case of wife inurder sutinat Arthur Heng Sturn. ‘Che ensy attrnetod considerable attention both nt. thy thie aud tn oveniler har, when Stem was brougne to thal. ‘A inere blu of his attorney succeeded tn divi Ing the Jury on the question of bly unity, and the cue will therefure fave to be goue over once ayaln. Sept. I Joba Henry Mabnk, aliis Monroy, tha proprictor of a concert saloon nt No, 470 Clark: wtreet. shot and kited William EL Crandulf, who had entercd the place drink with te intenuon of punishing tho proprictor Cur xomo tndigaity UC UPON bis mistress, x oyprlan frequentur of the enloon. Tho Coroner's jury disebarged pine on tho ground tint hbo Ured in setf-do- rensu, 5 s Sept. 25, John Kuskopp. a snlounkeoper at No. 1017 Clark street, wis struck on thy bead with o brick thrown by Willian Jordin, ang wis badly tujured thereby that he ditt the fuller tng inornlng. Jordan ploaded wuliiy te amin: slaughter, und was given tfteen “yours in tho penttantiaey’. Ciogcly tollowing this tragedy caine the death of doht Balow, an aged eoup-peddiar at No, véb Ciybourn uvenue, who died sf inju reeelyud in an encounter, Bundy, Sept. with Max Yeltz ang William Kelioy, The case haw not yet been tried. et. et Mrs Nathunlel Iiaskins, of Hyde Park, died at’ me Bterey Hospital, in cutise- quence of a bulletewound In ber alde tired from a pistol in her own bund,” Sept. 27 she bid a trouble with boarder intmned ‘Thouus Worth. ington, & worthless fellow, who put just been relenaed = fram tho Bridewell, ‘and had armed horself with w revolver fer the pure pose of ariving bli ail tte premises, As sic wild about to tire her husbuad selzed her hand, enusing the bullet to ponctrato her wide, Hes. king eged-thut it was sugidental, hut prlur to her denth she mado n statement that be titers donally caused her to shoot herself, Haskins acted Iso untiecominy A impor that the Cor- oner's Jury really thought bim guilty, but the grand Jury failed to fad an indictnent against aim, TUK DEADLY WILLIAND-CUR, Sunday Oct. ou in nv figut batween four young men overs Kame of puol in suloon at No, sub Milwaukee ayvenne, Anton Guaterson was fatal- dy injured about tha bead with a Uilllued-cuo in chy hunda of Gilbert Arquett, 0 youny mun vpry well known to tye poten. ‘Tho tral iiset for tha present term of thy Criminal Court, Nov, 0 Horneo Banyan, of No, 7 West Waal Inytun street, red the contents of & rovolver Ab Franklin flunt and “xueceoded tn wounding him In the bead, Mtuntdigd i the course of weok nt tha Cow Hospitul, aud Ban- you was disubar from. Ghatody on tho recomondution of the Coruner'’a fury, Hunt wie oa dilareputable — ebaricter, liviug in one of Banyou's houses with the nulee rloud Julia Waters. “Mea, Sito went to the howdy tu nothfy them to move, and siint us+ auuited ber. Bangon came in while tle wife wits, Suing oritully benten, and, when bor vssallat rau, binzed away ut him on general prince! ples. Dev. 6 Frank Hanke, gy Guemun tailor diving fn tho renvot No, 477 North Wells street throut of bit baby boy with n cary: tun attempted to and bis own il Tbront und by thrueting thet abdunon.. 1he wor ensyed curly Saturday morning. The afternoon of Tes 17 Alice Bridy, aljas Malfort, « somewhat notorious oypriun, subs wud Killed sino 1. Melfort, wife, as by wis emerge. dng from, Hassett’s sntoon, No. 421 Chirk street, There ba been bud blood betwuen the two on aeoount Of Meifurt huving proc trom hor in ordor to take up wi gored woman named Mengunt, siré, Metfert pive horuclf up gt the urmory, and ta now In the County Jail. VECAPITULATION, Out of thono thirty-seven cases the alnyor was not arrested by the police in seven tnstanices, oO. Andlutments were returned by the grand Jury in six of these cases, tho player fi tive of tiv cused, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the pene entiary, Wve uthors stool tril, and being cone Yivted Were ulso sentenced, und aly buve not yet been brought to trial, In four of the eases the siuyer killed bhnvelf, and tu thre others wus discharged from custody ou the recommenda don of the Conmer’s Jury. ‘The ten who citer pleaded guilty or were tried and convioted were sentenced to terms varying trom tour yeurs lin the Ruform Keheol and five to lwonty yous in the penitentiary, aggregating -tn ull ED youre in the Venitent! ney al four yeurs' service In the Fontina Keform Sehyul. Aud ono of this num: ber, Cunningham, the wifuemirderer, was Bens enced for lity: Allauve the two tust vonvictou, tennira: and Lon Kywter, ard verving thelr tertba, with the stnle excuptian of King Meyers, who was unjustly ted und awarded twelve ‘ens: He wae ulven a now trial, and thou the ndjotinent, at the request Of thu Stute'us Atta ney, woe stricken from the docket. ‘Ih! wus taken in but ono other cise, that ar Wing Leo, after the jury who tried bin hud disagreed, Ie reduunds to the ercdit of the Stuto'e-At- torney that nota single oou was trled aud ac- quitted, NIGACUTY iy cutting His Wo nite hile is wore tortal, and duath ra ction, <I ee a apeat Indian, Wy, New York Correeyndence Promtience Juurnal, Fow af the rent tad lun shawls are cailud for. ‘Oho of the larger hynsen Hels NOt more thin doacu wuch abuwle fiw year, and those are the cheaper Gnees that is, tbe ahuwvis the prives of which wre under $1,000, Gae good reason ty that thu wearer of u seul Indian shawl docs not qot tho crodit of It." So tow are worn, und so many imitate wy well, tho real indhan fv nor reeogulzed. Je 48 gafd tbat in the munuticture of Indian shawl nigt the elihtest improvement bus been nade sigce Nupuicon jatroduced them inte Bus rope by sending onu to Josephine, ‘Tus wool of tug shuwi ls obtained from tho inuer hulr of the ‘Thlver goat. It1s cleansed fo rleu-water tu add t Ne. 6 North 4 attend to all tt THE CHICAGO ‘RIBUNE: TUESDAY, atrongth, and ran by women, Erch loom pro- duces about tive shawls in'n year, Victoria wringa tribute out of there poverty-atrickon wenyers In a cortaln pumber of shaves yeurly. It is sald that native Indian shawls have beon imported to repair shawls and change contres to. suit the wearora. Tho shawis are mado in pieces nnd put towother so deftly: that the senins cate not bo found except by an expert. In tho ngere- gate Werreat many Indian shuwis nro imported, but are sold chietly in the large cities whore they fre kopt In atoc! 1 tho purchaser jn aamullor city will co thory' ty buy them, {0 order to select fram aniinber. Generally tho Jomand hus been exilse this yenr and wv great many have boon suld. —— CHRISTMAS, Tho Sccond Bay of tho Festival Very Generally Observed —'Tho Howpitals and tho Axylames, Christmas, by n peculiarity of the calendar, strotched over two days this year—one In which tho Church nud the world coutd, or did, each colobrate nftur ity kind, aud the othor in which both mbght Join, without offense, in a sort of unton service in honour of the duy. Tho Church eyed askanes tho workd's irreligious manner of Urenuklog the Sabbath, but tho world wont on brenting it—It must be confessed—very muchas it the Church hudu't been around, Yester- day not being n dny about whieh clus tered any particular sanctity, or whose proper observance was hedged abuut by any of tho Moaule luws, tho Church and the world were at Uberty to celebrate it very much us thay plensed, und thofr muthuia proved tu be yery mueh alike, Weathorwise, the duy was as perfect ns its pre- dovessur, und tho atreets were thronged from morning Ul night with crowds in hollday attire, aut ult inmany eases by the proud trophies of this yitt-uuling und yift-Luking seuson din some houses, but thoy were probably: yery tew, where Sundiy interfered to postpone the! pluasuces ur buth vuld and young, yeas terday's rovelucons of the gool things iu reserve =o moro thn mde, ayy for the cariier deprivation. ‘Cho second day's Curlstuie-dinuer, tike tt wl through, wis vers haps not up to the Joyous and pertect feast of the day betore, and i inuny caaes the proud bird which grived tho Sunday table whotg, prosonted a curcuss Which, while move or Jess hacked and roungled, atti rortined tho wholesome favor aad the tndentnble touthyomencss whieh character laed bis rst appearmuce, and wie wot a inere shadowy reminiseence uf the thing tht owas, 7 Minne: over, there - was the quirt « emoke, the" guolal game, an hour with a favorit author, tho delve, or the tuoutre, and eaeh of thea several ways hind Its tional number of votaries, whose enjoyment was ppurent trom the very zest with whieh they plusued it. Inshort, the day wad a sort of sed- ond edition of Christmas, with more of tho worktly tecling predomiunting Unate on the day butore, and with Wyery general sentiment of xrncitude, espevlally on the part of the world's workers, that tho thne-honered holiday this yeur wus not connued to tho usual perlod of. twenty-tour hours, but, by the poet iuters posiuon of that same enlondar, Was allowed to stretch over forty-eight, ST. LUKI’S HOSPITAL, Yesterduy at St. Luke's wag rathor tho day after the “fulr, Curistnus eve wag. ectabratatl thera very jovially. Thore was a Christitus- tree, presents for eueh of the forty-two patients, and ittsienl exercises in the chapol. The pres ents were the result of the work of a committed, cousisting of Mrs. Williim Judd, Mrs. if G, ian ney, att Mra. Gunther, woo ralsed a iberul amount of money by subscriplions, and the tne nutes uf the hospital consequently enjoyed a, royal ting. ‘he pillow miislou sent to England ior sume hundsume curds und tracts, and some ladies sent fn numbor of pretty Christinag curta, ‘Mura was also a superabtindunce of guod things tu cat, and the Christmug dinner was purtaben of sunday noon, leaving yesterday ay a day of pleasnnt reminiseenves. OLD PEOPLE'S HOME, At the Old Penpio's Home there was'n day of quiet enjoyment, but unmarked by any epeciit atiracwuns, ‘The gifts of turkey, caniod frit, apples, und uriiges, und other toothsone cats les were ng niitiurots as usual. Breakfast wus served nt 9 a. mn, aud dinnor alsin tho utter noon, aud one or two of the ott Indies found tt fn rather long interval between thues, But they all had enough. Miny of thoin ‘were remeni- bered by prevents from outside friends, and bid not one uf the generous patrons of tho Home Ueen sick ull would baye buen mado bappy by Cheiatnins gifts, TUE GENMANIA'S CINLDREN. i“ ~ Certainly ono of the .bupplest avents of tho day was he Kinderfost given by the Germunts Sucloty carly. inst evening ac Beandg dull. ‘Tickets of udmission were Uinited ta inemburs and Invited yuests, and, notwithstunding this re- airteuon, Wie ball wad aluwast unconitareauly: crowded, Upwards of $00 eblidren, bright, I+ telligent and ihiely-urrayed {ttle onea, Joined in tho polunalae, or upenlug mereh, making Bpectucls yery rurely witnessed, Youog anduld of both sexes were un und to cary for thom and ey Hiitle wants. ‘Che first hour dancing and lswatug ton Punch-und-dudy show In German. whieh wus given Ih box Improvised fur the purpose on tug stage. ‘The second hour was principally. spent in sing and trying ta cate Santa Ciius, who citing auongst tie children Inn very ecevntric disguise, ‘To such ag enught him and would not iet bin go until be bid inade them some yift fa guve whisties, trunpets, drums, pupguns, and Uther nosy loys, an howover Miueh tha Uette tulk enjoyed it the old folks ware worrlet hug to death with the tneeasnat nolse, Bvery tng etd Santa. was-cornered. tho. nil fulrly rang with shouts of gles, Shortly arter? o'clock the Ittte ones adjourned to the supper hall, whore fer once the usual order of things were reversed. Littte Hans and Gretebon ant at the first table and wero waited) upon by thelr giders, parenta Included, and both seemed tu en- Joy the chango hugely. After the repast the ied candivs of wy mauminoth Corletmay-tree, gore, geously decorated, whlah uceupied the contre of tho #tuye, were set 1a blaze, and whilo they burned there was no weed Of gugelights In the Math, Lith pon occasions of the kind thu there ttle aned have been perniltted to germmble and rad ut the plo of presents. Thera was ni this at yesterday's entertainment. Al tho prizex, niibering betwean 80 and 2), were eurefully nuubered with togs, and cards bour- ing corresponding numbors wero suld tn the ans dicneo at the cate of Sh cents cuvh. ‘Thon, when the proper tue came, tho prizes were drawn ‘by lottery, ang, inuamuch as no Ulnnks wero sold, It Is fur to pres sumic thot avery one went nwiy satisted, ‘They eeetuinly should bave sv been, for the pres ents were ult good und substantinl, and withal a0 Uulky that thoy complutely covered two large Bhat racks, which Btugd at elthor side of the tree, Amugniticent hobbyshorga and uw hue wux doll were thy capital prizus, Tha featly. ities contingied with auale and daneving until well on to 10.0’clouk, when most of the fIttlo folks departed fur bume, loaving tho: ball to thelr oulcrs, Who seemed to very woll fnetlned to make a tight of tin dancing. It iqsufe to say that tot one uf those voildrun will ever forget tho occasian, Thy Committee of Arrangemcuts, Sensrs. J, 1’, Hund, Zero Murx, und ‘heodure 8, Kocha, deserve ta be complimented. tar thelr anbrabie managements of tbo entertainment, aud thoy shure the honors with the committes of Iagt year, whe alded thom by thelr experlunco fu afutrs of the kind. CHARITADLE INSTITUTIONS, At the Workingwonn's Industrial ome on Fulton strovt Coristiuus Was obsurved yesterday with all thy bonors duo Lo tho occasion. A dine ner wis given in the afternoon, to whioh nour wixty dletrdssed peraony were fivited in addition: tu the regilur fnisdtes, which number wbout eighteen women und children, A Curistings- tree festival was given Satucday utzht, af wold preaenté wore bestowed upon a largo numbor, The any wus made i happy ono to all, wud the luxuries were appreciated. ‘The hall hundred lttie,aues in the Foundiings' Home, whose uges range froin a day ton your, did not indulge in roast turkey and) cranberry: sutteg, Dut (holr young hourte were made huppy wito toyé and .otker articles which were kindly bestowed by the charitably dispoved, The adults ot the home, which number about thirty-five, wero treuted (oa doce loner, tn addition to ath oystor Bupper served Saturday ufeht, The dona: Uons to thia dgvcr ving Institution huve got been ws large this Your ag an former ucenvians, Lee wiles the perenis tossne Uttte ones, the nurses und attendants wuru the roolplenta ot whoee and farmcots which ussisted in making the day wppy ane, crany was a gfand day at Ublich’sOrphan Howe, Atl p,m, the ohitdron~suventy two in number—wore treated tu i rien dinner ‘hls was followed by a Christmag-trey, and tho dive nlution of toys, jes, and other good thugs, Then eune siigive, spoech-iinkliy, and proaabe iu And Str, Christopher Mauuriau, the Supecin- end, ‘Tho diy was celebrated at the now Home for Incurubles by tho addition of several new pus toate to the Institution, making a total of nino how therein, ‘The day was outurally quiet, but u buppy one none the te: The house bas been vonsidernbly tmproved aimee the dedjcution Mares weeks age, Se Wednesday the children of the. Halts Orphan (ont, 15 in number, are to he feusted ond Lave a Chrivtuindstrod, At 2 o'clock the coromonios will begin. "Turks aa and fruit have been arriving in lurge quantitfes for the ovens lon, and the Judy Uircatressos will present toys and thor presenta to the children, after tho fenst fy unded, AtBt. Judepb's Hospital presonts camo in for the vigbty fumates, but winny more vould DAVE beon dixposod of, Buuday the colubration was muainty duyottonal, ; ‘The'Proteatant Orphan ‘um’ will selebrate Christians Weduesday, At dS o’olovk they given rand dinnor ty the Ittie folky, and “utd tbe Christinas-treo will bo unloaded of tte burden, ‘Pov asy jun bas been he Fouslyt of a large nunt> ber of ‘generous donutlons, Mr. BJ. Lebo bug sent In a cargo of tuy¥ and u chouk for 823, One hidy, 0 frlend of the institution, baa xiven, fe the truits of ber individuul solicitation, wixty wird OF skated, Christ Church Subbatb-schout bus cuotgibuted nubly tothe orphuns, ity dona. on behue 100 pairs Of rubbers, thirty houdi clubtcon pairs of mittens, four sudtte, an twelve patra of sto ye, besides numerous soya anda goodly stock of candies, Maj. 'Fubey hus brescuted tothe usytuin a S00- pound porary ee ically festouned with vardinal sata rb- puns. . ‘Soa Home for tho Felendlesa will bave its Christos fextivittes ‘Pouraday ufternoon, bo- qiohig witha dinner at 2. snd closlag with a Corfstuns-tree aud enturtalnment at 4, AUSt, Joseph's Howe for Fricndiess Girls ou South May etreot, near Twelfth, in tho morning tho Rov, Father Kingclla, 8. d., of St. Tynatins Colfege, celobrntei thras massos in the chapel, und fn the ovening sang vespers, with tho whole houschold parclotpating In tho sorvicea, During tho intermisaton betweon morntoy and evening devationnl sorvices a tine Chriatmana dinnor wns aerved and tho forty friendiess inmates wero gladdened, “Largo ‘contributions of oysters, turkeys, nod candios wero received from henove olent. dealers in the elty, to whom the Superior oxtends tho thinks of tho inatitution. AS tho Chrstinas holidays approncned inoat of thy boys nt St. Mary's Initietriad School and He. formatury, 283 Archor uvenie, wore permitted to go home to their parents aud) guardinns for a brief yaention, Those remalning, however, were not slighted, und werg treated to an excellent nud bountifut feast 4 Hrother Director Tellow. ‘The institutton was tho recipient of u number of Christmus gifts, Sineo the present Director, Hrother Tollow, took charzoe of the school, in Februury last, 20 boys lve been recalyed, and of thosg 10U now romnln. Tho ninetcenth Christmas aniversary of tho Erring Womnn's Mofuge wis enjoyed by tho twenty-four present inmates of tho tnstiticdon with the usual holiday pleasuresof feasting and tho recviviug of nppreciative gifts from tho lady: miinigers and a number of outside friends. Next Friday eventing there willbe a xpecial eo tortuinment for the plensure of the fnmates of the Rofuge and any visitors who may bo present. ‘The Sisters of tlie St. Joseph Orphan yun were cnabled, through tho gonerosity of friends of that Institution, to ninke tho memory af tho Christina holidays of Ist of inating Joy and gratitude for the 240 Ltte orphnns, both girls and bya, for whom tho adyluin provides a ti Ine, ta! i Tho Httlo urchins” at tho Nowsboys’ Homo Were treated to an oxcellent dimmer, thinks to the kindness of sone chuaritably-disposad tn viduals who donated the reaulsit luxuries, na usttul Monday evening concert was given Satur day wleht, on which oevsion tho Directors pru- sented tho Rav. E. 1. Galvin with a well-fed pttrag In npureciation of tho raverond gentle. imuan's Kindness fa entering to the spiritual wants of the home, ‘The boy's alan surprised tho gentleman with a handsowely bound book of pouns, Tho wtfair, ns might bo expected, was greatly enjoyed by all in attendance, PRESENTATIONS, Honry HR. oss, Assistant-Superintendent in the printing dupartinent at Culver, Pago & Toyne’s, was presented with'a bandsome gold, bunting-cuse watch Saturday evening by his s+ sovhttestypos, Mr. Albert Bauer made the pre- neulnelant speceh, and Mr. Buse suulfully ree ponded, : ' fhe North Chicago City Railway Company made their emptor’ happy yesterlay by pres senting them all with a turkey. [tis at old ange tun with the comminy, and One tha omployés heartlly appreciate. 3 Mr. E. 1. Crain's Rlblo cinsa In Moods's Cuno, guve Sr, C. yesterday a chair valued at ‘Tho gucata at tha Itevere House were treated yesterday to the Christmas dinner by moans of which tho proprictor, Mr. Bi. 8. Pinney, endouvs ord ench year to impress upon the minds of those who make his houge tholr home the fuct that at Christinus tne no hotel in the city cua ‘bout & more claburnte Lil of fare or enjoyable culalua, The areangomonta of tho dintiyeruoin wore slightly changed, tho tubles being so placed os to mike two tuimensy banquot boards rune ang the entire length of the room, and upon that Was served a ments comprising everything In the Uno vf food and drink thut tho must fns- tulous could desire. ——————————_—_ NEW YORK CHILDREN SENT TO THE WEST, ‘Ib tha Editor of The Chicago ‘Tribune. New Youx, Dee. 24.—Mueb prejurice has beon excited ugainst our effort for sending homeless children to thy West by seine reeont alleged criminal offenses of thesu children in the Stato of Lown.’ Wo think o plain statement of tho facts fu your widely circulating Journul will re- miove this prejudice and lead to a more correct and impartial Judgment upon this churity. The +| articlos whfel buve appeared In several Journals in Jowa ngulost the “New York orphans" pro. baged on two recunt alleged criines, One Is the wreeking of ntrain Su Towa, whieh ts charged upon two boys—one named Vreedenburg sent out by thig suctety to 3, Auburn, la. ‘Che nce cuser ig a young mun named Phillips, already charged with tho orime—resident in the village who bid cmlgrated thoro from vennsylvantas With him we buve nothing todo, With re; to Vreedenvurg, nis employers, both inuster and mistress, belleve him innocent, and ure ready, wo understand, to awear thut, to tho bestof thoir kKnowledya and belief, be did not loave the house on tho night on which tho oifense was committed. This boy Vreedenbury bore an execilent churmtoter in Now York and in his new home. He hid not changed bia place, was befoved atu trusted by fis employers, ond bid a sister, a girl Of excellent reputation, Uvlng near him, Prominent citizéna from Mt Auburn bave written to us stating thoir contl+ dence iy Lis enoconce and Intimating that some of tho yvagabvonds yf tha..viljuge were only too ready to draw uttenzion frou thair own erimes by Joining‘in tho éry aguilise: tho “Now York corphugs.” We do not, of couris, attempt to prejudgo tho cusv of this boy, but we think that tho public will admit that ther are many cite cuinstanoes looking toward his junuconce, The courts will decide uoun It in March next. ‘The gthor ease wus the murder of u Uttle boy under very mystorlgug clrutimstances by a large boy named James SteCube. The ocourronce 13 so 6lugulur and unoxplatunble that tt may have been un accident, but ut all avunts tha boy's numo~MeCubo—does not aAppenr on any of our Ustsor books, If he was one of our boys his mamo must bave been chunged by his employer. ‘This cuse, tov, we suppose will be decided soon by tho courts Now we bayo sent to tho State of lowa fully BW ehildren. If a proportion of 1 per cent bad committed criminal olteades throughout tho Bute, this isnot larger than would be true of any equal numbor of the obildrun uf residents. Hut nothing upprouching tho muriber of thirty: have been found nmong these ebildren eonmmlt- tng criminal otfenses. We kuow only of threo orfouy, Wo believe that, on tho whole, tukine thy gonornl avernygo of. them, they live done 1s well nw the nativechildrenof tho State, It must bo ratmonibered that many of these children are from good stuck, “Thoy are uften tho olfsprimue of Cuniltes who Buve seun butter days, and OF good people who bad been reduced to poverty’ by the chunces of ub proat city. Inn recert arty to Lowit wo sunt a Loy from ane af the Hrat historical tumilics of Now York Stute, whose nother had somehow’ comu down loan unox= puoted poyurty. Tho only crimo that tho Now 2 ‘ork urplans havo been Kullty of 14 their wla- fortune, Mora than this, wa seut some fivu yoars ogo our trusted rusident Western agent, Mr, 0, K. Fry, ty quake nu thorough investigation of the nlins bouses, Juily, prisons, and retormutoriea of the Stutes oF Michigun, Ltinols, und tadlana, where we hud pluced oul some. 16,c00 children, All whom Mr, Fry discovered fn these snatitudons, who had been sent ott by this svelety, amounted only ty Rye—and three of these wore comnittcd merely for vagranoy, Thia certainly is not a bud showing tor ibe New York orphans. Aguin, during last your, ste. Fry mide a curetul Investl: gation Kinoby fortysbve chikiren tiken at rit dom along tho Ine of the Michigan Centrul Multroad, who had been sent out twentyelive ice ago. Kleven could sot so found—vrobne iy beliy boys whe bad fought in the War for. thote country and bad dicd unknown, Ot tho thirty-four remaining, only one bad committed Worlioluel offenue—he baving cheuted bis ome ployocar 82,000 and Hod to Voxus. ‘the othore ad growl Up ta be men did women Of respuctie blu cuuricter, woud posiaen, and often with eoutortable forwunes. They ond been sucecss- ful in thelr own pursuits, and usefut ta tha Btote, surcly this ty not a ined record, Wo bave reason to beliuvo that, taking a ye cneral cathonte of our children, net 3 por cout ofthe small ones turn out badly, and of the durger ones nut wore Goan ford percent, Wo are sending them vut at the rate of 4,000 4 yeur to overy part of the Union, and we believe thut they turn out on tho whole ne well as any equal bodyat ehildren from the Working Glasses yon: orally, ‘The girta uid iu tho domestic aervices of Westorn families, and the boys become sillitul faruiors, wanitacticors, workingnen, and bere aud there Ncmbers of the protessiingy, It is nat fulrto Judye of the wholu body of theee hurd> working youthy by the few who turn out badly, The pes ding them with botnes is an inoreditle oburity tu these unfortunate ebildien and wo believe hus been of advantage to the Western oummunitics, Yours with high roxpect, O. L, Hitack, eoretary, A Point In the Law of Lifo-Insurance, New York Heratt, A reount deciilon of the Unlted States Bue preme Court nally suttlos tn tuver of thu cote pales an tuipurtient polut ii the fiw relating to Meeinsurinee, The qugstion deented vrexy on @ pollvy jusued by the New York Mite Ingurance: Company on the Hie ot Frederick W, Kiein and Tauidly payable to piu wife, Tho policy stipulated: forucoippleto forfelture i cave te premiums: were not promptly pall when due, The pay- monts were rewulurly kept up dor tfteun years, when icin becume deranged, fuited to puy the Bonl-unnial premium due sfurcl t, lai], and died about wn month after that dite,’ Tue widow refused to accept the . surrendur yulue of the pover oRered vy the cum ny and aued fur the full nmuunt of he policy=-$5,000. Her counsol alleged chat whew the just promiuin becuwe due Klein, being deranged, was Incapable of attending to any Dusineas, and that biw wifo did not knuw that the polly wie in exletonce, Under these wirour- ‘stances it was cluimed thut tue’ fullure te pay was not tho fault: of tno insured, and that tho company wos not entitled in eyuity to luke ad- vantage of tho dofault. Thu upialon of tho Court Is strongly in {aver of tha company, It holds thut wheu the polley provides for a Cor- folture jn case the premium la pot paid ov n lyen doy this is a ocntrace by which the Insured feateictiy bound, und from whovo terms bu cane not depdrt withuut incurring the stipulated pens altica. The premiutwa iwust ba promptly palit when they fall dug or the poliey forfelted, and neither sickuess, Ignorance, nor vegligeace on tho vurt uf tho fisured cas saye bitn or bla rep. Feseututlves frow the forfeiture aud loads, oe It faa noticeable fact that wo can never pick yes paper without readiug of Dr. Dull’s Cough syrup. DECEMBER 27, ISL. SMALL-POX. All the Country Towns Sending Their Patients to Chi- cago, Dr. Rauch Reminds o Sinfal Super- visor of His Duty. Possible Necessity of Quarantiniag—Tho Mayor of Monnt Carmel. Arrival of the Wostphalla Passongers—A Falso Alarm--Bonelit of Vaccination. It scorns that tho outside towns aro doing moro tu sproud smull-pox through the country than any otber source. Instead of caring for the unfortunate who happen within their Hinita, thoy ship thom off to spread diseiso und death, Eust 8t. Louis recently sont uv amall-pox suf: furer across tho beidue to Bt. Louls, Aa suon as it wus discovered by tho Stato Bourd of Health, Enst St. Louls was compelled to gare for hor own alek, But tho Mayor of that towa wis deralict Inhis duties, and it was only recently that hie ise sued n proclamation looking to the staying of the scotirge. A number of cases have come up to Chicngo who elitined that St, Louls sent thom hore, but Dr. Hauch says that that city be bo- eves {6 honestly endeavoring to ere for hor own, Dr, Do Woit, tho Commissioner of Henith, 18 now working in native eatperntion with tho State Board of Health, Dr. Ruuch, the Secretary, now Lewy In tho city, while Dr. Itellly is sta- Monod at Springiicld, Tho fact that OUTSIDE TOWNS ARE SENDING ‘THEI CASES TERE bas caused serious considoration of tho question of quarantiniug ull tratns from all directions at Bpolnt onv mile outside the elty Hits, and if the pationts are from Eastern clties of keoping them witbout tho Btate, ‘This muttor fs belay suriuusly considered, Leenuso Eustern health: ollivhils uppoar to have no regurd for tho hoalth of the peuple of the Northwust. Polladelphin, Now York, Pittaburg and vicinity, Wimington, Del, and Baltimore have beeu remarkubly earo- less in this rogard, and Chicayo does not Fearo tonger to care fur patients that right- fully beloug to other places, Boston 18 the only Enstorn olty that reais to have tuketi any precaution or cary, und that city has acted honostly towurd tho West as far na it lay fn its powor,’ Sineo Saturday last the own of Blue island bas sent two smillepox suiterers tuto Chlengo, both of whom hud to be cured for, Bulfalo sent another, and Du Baga County has sent three, ‘his is a grave erline ‘nguinst tho wolfure of thy community, and it isa plty that the Stato bag enacted no‘ law to roach such olfeudecs. la New York and other States a man who willfully snips 2 case of contagious disease to any portion of tho State from that in whieh It 4s forind fs late to tine and Impronment, THE GROSS CANELMSNESS OF TUE NALLROAD OFFICIALS 48 Qnothor great cause of the prevalence of tho dlscnse tt Ghicage and the Northwest, On tho Mihigan Central yestorday a numbor uf unite grants iurrived, umong whoin wae i whole famully eulforing from anill-pox. 1 tha New York ate tboriticd acted bulf-way decently In tho mutter, aud cnfureed quarantine and yaeeinution, the seourgo could be stayed. Dutt no such elfort 18 being madg, and the rullroads, anx{ons to catelt tho mut tritlic, take no beed of the health of tho communities into which tocy are dally Importing digeuse aud death, ‘The discussion of the questlon of quarantiniug, therefore, 1s more Amportant und gorious thin oue might Imagine At first thought, ‘rue, it will burt Chicuge ina business way, but Colcago hus comparatively so few cies of amuall-pox OF itn own that it cannot afford longer to be fmposed upon or be tisrep resented by the Enstern aud the Southwestern prees, sslt is 9 crying shuino that no better placo ts veovided lor THE TEMPORARY WANHORING OF PATIENTS than the City-Hutl Du Page County aent tna trump Sunday night, whe was pleked up by Ollicer Cronk. He called up lenlth-Oltler Mauonos, who took tha tun to the ilealth Uite where be was tooked up all night In dr DeWolt's private roum und removed ta tho pest-houso yesterday moruiug, A German, elujming to bave come from Buftalo, walked {nto the Houlth Onice yesterduy mornluy. Ho Janded In Chicago Sundity night ana eiuleavored to tod a brother, woo, bo thought, lived ut the corner of Cottize Grove oyenuy and Sixtecnth street, which he did not. ‘fhe uufortuoute man Wits alav removed to tho pust-huuse. : NEW CASES were roported from Ne. 140 Bunker, No, 087 Yan Hosn, No. #62 North Untated, No, 73 West Kin- ale, No. 13 Weat Ninctecuth, No, 18 Goutue, aud No, $2 Canulport avenue, No. 13 Fourth avenue, Na, 240 Wost Lake, No, 8 west Indinun, No. Guo Milwankeo avenue, No. 1 Hubbard, aud No. 188 North Halsted streets. Bluo Isiund sent a cusoof Bmall-pox nto the city, prune ths were reported from No, 374 Deapiaines, No. fl North Husted, No, 87l Wout ‘Twelfth Barcet, und Nu, 411 Milwauiea nvenuc, A SUPELVISOL IN TROUBLE. Dr, Do Wolf hia made a formal complaint to tho State Board of health In-regard to the action of the Supervisor of tho Yown of Milton, Du Page County, woo, it is alleged, bas sent several wnitll-pox cnges to Chicago, ‘To him, yesterday, Seeretury Itiuch aunt the fullowlug diapateh: Lo the Supereiur of Milton Township, Wheaton, Du Page County, il: Tho attention of the State Bourd of Heath hus been called to three eases z ofauinll-pox wat have been pleked up by tho Meulth Departinent of this city within tho lngt ten daya, suld to huve been went bere from your township, ‘rhia is wrong, and yon, us Prosident, Of the Huard of Health of tho townebip, must Rep thag nil cases in your township tre cured for With as little deluy us posible.” Tho result of stich action IMalnply to xprend tho disensy not lone in your nuliuborhoud, Wut in uthure. By order of tho Board, Joun H, Wave e jucrwtarss 8uch prompt ucthion muy deter othor towns frou: doing the same thing. It ecems that town oftvers who send on aninll-pox cases to other Places can bo prosecuted for nit dolag the duty which they are sworn to do, Supervisors of towns HS Health Ollicors, and, na sich, are amennblé to tho Heulth hive of tha Stato, ‘Choy are baying u slego of amll-pox AT MT. CARMEL, : and tho Mayor of that town ts evidently tryfog tw blot it out. for Dy, tellly yesterday sont the followluy dispatch to Ur, ithuch in gequrd to bla troubles: Dr, Juin H. Rauch, Grand Pacite: don Soltz, the Buyar of Alt. Caruiet, tetegruphs to tli there was no rolnzation in the effort to provid’ agratnet it if it shoull appear. ‘THE BATH HOARD OF IRALTIT OF WISCONSIN hne bad printed n auccinot Ittlo pamphiot, whtot in being frevly distributed thriughuut tho State, whlch givos suggestions for tho restriction aud Prevention of small-pox, advocating goucral vacoinition and rovaccination of all porsons, ‘The clroulur vinphationlly eaves that * vacoinn~ ton with pure viruy will olfectually protect nntnst sall-pox. ‘This tas been proved by Ruoh convinamng eviterce tat only thos iit. famnilinr with the inets or unwiiling to bulleve cunclasive pircota cutt doutt. Tha any ariete rents iialnat vacelnation worth considerliye ure that it ty sometinis Inelfectual and that tt tay vometiues comiunionte othor dteunsos, ant so-called vacclaation, purformed “by wns akiliful operators, with matter froat tinproper aourees mine ‘be and often Is iuprotective {3 not Houbted, ‘The upparent almplicity of toe oper. ton hus led many tobellove that evon the trillivg expense vont with IE tay bo Raven by prs: tin tu arn in domestic prace tleo, and matte spurious of undeveloped vealoles bus doubt euusall sores Which have Leen mistikon for genaino anes, which, though leading to a feulluy of frise security, really pive no protection, Yet whorovor vacelnntion has heen generally pragtivod, even inetuding att “enscs Ruch as Uiosajuet Acaectbed th tts total nein. bors, xtnnllepox has been rare, and Invariably Joust ln propottion to tho strictness with whiel vaccination and revacelination have beon en- forced. The danger of — comimmunienting nny diseneo otber than the viecine is 80 exceed~ ingly smi! that tho most obaervint vaceinators, mmen of Immeuse experience, declare that, wil pire virus, ina properly-perfarmed vacein: Uon, stich dangor ‘for all practical purposes ts non-existent.” “ With these facts In viow, the State Board of Health does not hesitate tonssort that siall-pox ig preGininently a preventable disease; that we possess the induna by which we may cantdently expect to keop It from our homes and from our cornmunities, and that it never comes to eithor except us tho ineans known ty bo able to pre- vont it have been negieeted, It can maintain a continued existence anywhere only through tho jynornnca or obatintcy of tno people, or tho imoitinteligy, or orlminal neglect of tha local nu- thoritics,” Tho voard advocate tho uso of only pure bos ying virus, ‘Tho above oxtruct shoultl be cnr fully read by Aid, Stauber, whoso wife: is Ine structed to reglat aiy one who nttumpts to vac~ eluate any of hie chfidren, ing the viru frou A KENTUCKY HORROR, Details of the Drendiul Tragedy at Aah« lund, Hye Tho details of the horrible tragedy at Ash- Tond, Ky., lust Friday night ave narrated ag follows by 2 correspondent of the Cincinnatl Enquirer? 5 In tho ontekirta of Ashland stond tho house, Tt was 0 one-story-und-a-hulf wooden atructure, of but snail value, In it rosided Mra, Gibbons aud bor two cuildren, Fanny, tged 1 years, and Robby, aged 17 years, Mr. Gibbons, who is a itn Probably 65 years of ugg, lett his wite some. jive weeks iro, anu ut presont Is wherenbouty are unknown, Ho hus beun ih poor health for yeurs, and has worked aue place and another on raidronta and at othor business. Ile was tt drontun,’ U. three miles below bere, two weeks ainco, but has not been seen uround heresiuce, An elfort wis tnade to tind bim today to notify: him of tho murder, but ‘at present he remulns unnutilicd, Marshal. C, Whitten went to frou. ton today in seureh of old man Gibbons, but could hear nothing of bin. The Gibbons wory yery poor, and wera simost entirely supported by three sonsein-luwv. ‘On Friday oveniug Mra. Gibbans took tho youngest child and went to Ironton to atny wil hlent ut the residence of n son-In-huw, She tert home Robby und Fanoy, A H-yenr-ald girl named Emma Thomas, « dunghter of a uelghbor living but a Tew stops away, was Invited to spond the night with Fanuy, At about d o'clouk sho went to. the Gibbons residence, and nothing mire was seen of hor alive by anybudy that cain or will Rive any oan Hetween 9 and Iv o’clack Robby Gibbous, who bad but one foot, ‘was suen to enter the house. . At 6 o'eluck Suturagy morning Stra. Henry: ‘Thomus, who resides ify feet trum the Gibbous: house, got up aud started to get breakfast, She went out to ompty A pan of ated, She saw a Mgt inthe Gibbens Bouse, but thought it was rather bright, aud sho concluded that it was froin a tire in, the grate, made by ber daughter end Eoima Qibuens, She went ino the house, and — continued = preparations — Jor breakfast; but, being Smpettod by uw fevl- tng of wlaro. shu “guia want “out, and guw thut tho curtalng tt tho house where her dnughter was were on tlre. She hurried over to. the scene, and the ery of tlre waa riised. It was now Gotclock. A crowd gathered, but thero wis little or pu water other thin what wits in tin ditch to puton tho tire, A seeve of inileserliy abty excitement ¢ i. J. W. House, a near netrhbor, broke open uw wiidow und succeeded tn getting futo tho hotse fur enough tu get bold of tha body of one of the girl h was pulled outof tho burning house, ‘y elfort: was ude to get out the Innmies and “furniture of tho house. Agrent den) of timed wits lost on nes count of & misunderstanding retativé to tho youngest chill of the Gibbongses, und It wag Vbougnt for quite n whily that tho chitd was in tho bouse, aud everybody went searebing for it, lenviag the beuse to burn, Ind there been less exeltement the house could have been saved, and thereby possibly sume clow might have been Tuund to tho murderers, ‘Tho watn portign of tho Gwolltag consisted of two roume, Iexkd feet encty aud hack of thexg wies unt nuilition one story high. All three of the vietina slopt.tu the back room Jn tho maln building, Tho te gitls oecupiod, according to the testimony of Mra. Gibbons, 1 bed 1 one cor ner of the room, ueara window. Tho boy slept ona lounge on one side of the rou, Neur. the toot of tho bed was found tho body of Emma ‘Thomas. ‘Tho lews were drawn up toward tho body and the arms were extended ns though tho eu ‘wits It tt uppllentae position at the tae oF Ming murdered. ‘There was nuthing but tho mulns of % chomise on the person of Sina ‘Thomus, and sho wae burned from head to foot, -wspociilly, about the middle por tion of the body. Fauna Gibbons wis found on tho edgo of the bod next the window. She wus Hteraily rented tou crisp, and was ute most, If not entirely, beyond recognition. Inher cuse the howd wus nearly burned otf, us wie also ongarin. Like Batt ‘Thotnns, she was paciiibly burned wbont the imlddiy of the body, aeross tho ubdomen. Robhle was found stulfed fi 4 Burt of oluset under a stalrway tn the suing row with tho xirla, His remains wore but Htle burned, AL tlrst aurder Was not siispected, us tho bodies wera not exnmitned closoly, and tt bolug dark attention was not at rst attracted to the wounds. When duylizht came, however, It seen, that cach one bud ‘been brained, afi bad been struck on tho jefe side or the head. It wes thon noticed that there were many things to be sou that would leat to tho suspicion of tho worat surt. Tho Presonce of conl-oll was deteojed, und it was de- Med thut the Haid hud bec pourcd on the Vietlius, csygelatly the girls, and loat in such a way us to ledki to tho supposition that u belish outrue had bean perpetrated on the young girls bofore death, Although tho house was burned down, yet, when It eo to investigation, it was suown that the sheet on Hobby's lute was Uieoly. ‘Lhe bed upon which ane ot tho girts was found bad been pusbed out from tho wall, ty vont 1 Board of Health that be ‘has notified all tho, rend wis on tire from contol, with whiels it hud: bv eharches to abstain trom public worship, church refuses to comply, and ts holdin; Christimay-tree Jubtles, We 3 such casesy ‘They huve hud two deaths in the lty frum amullepox, aud there ire Bix new cases, Will you anawer bin? Kean, Dr. Rauch at once, upon the receipt of tho Above, sent the following dispatch to 3 Buiter Lhe Hon. Joh Settz, Mayor, Mt. Carmel, Wz Your nation fs indorsed. If the festival bis ont tikeo place, pleage stop tt by force. Should It buve. tuken'place, however, hofure this reuches You, compel all woo huve aiteudod it tobe yac~ ehinted und revacclunted, If you have nut forco enpugh to entry tats out all tipo the One its ‘hat can we do in Sberitf of the county wagsist. V Htelerapt to the Sherif ta cobperites enforce thy Inatrie- tons of the bourd printed in clroular lotter, iy order of the bourd, Joun H, Hauer, Soorotary, Dr. Huveh ulso gent tha tolluwluy tothe Sheri of Wabust County to the Sherif of Watutay County, Mt. Carmel, His You will please wvsist tho Mayor af Mt Cars mel in engorelug instructions of tha Stato Hoard or Heutth, Hy urder of the Board, Jon H, aucti, Becrotary, Sherlits are compelled ta wd in the enforce. ment of all laws, and Mayor Seitz hus the right to call upon the Sherif of bie county tor wid. ‘The diseaso $8 Just commencing to show iteeit In tho southern part of thu Stuto, and the aim ia to prevent its eprending, . About 10,000 vaccliations aro now being mado * dally throughout the Stute, and in Chleuzo full 1,600 yacelve-polnis.ury being vaed dally, Yes torday tho Slealth Otflee was open all day, and Vaccinations Went on na usual, about Oh points Delng used fn the office, and Nd} outalde, : AMHIVAL OF EMIGHANTS, Bome 400 of the Westphalla and Allomanta Daesengerd arrived youturday evening Mi the city, About sof those came over the sleblyan Eouthern ang 20 over thy duickigin Central, aud all but. one tawtly, whose members weot to M asbington Mighty, organ thelr way weat. It sceing tlt the New York wuthoritics aenton. their wuy those who they believed to be pru- tooted by Vaccination, the rest being bold back, As soon ng tho uinigrint trains urrivad in tho clty tha Houlth Department was nutitted thus Shore was uaiuall pea onbourd, Merk) wau sent down, aid the sick family wis taken tu tho Health: Olea, where It was found that they’were auitur= lng frotu mensies. One child dicd outside. tho city Itmits of 8 bron. btut trouble, but, ae forus feurned, po other contnzious discuso was bronght along.: Dr, Le Wulf had Olticora das honey und Merl aco to the dopariury of tho emigrants, who lott just oventuy forthe West Via tho Hock IMeud and Nortuwestorn Nullrouds, caulk tuklug U0, ++ QOUNTY NOSPITAL, PRECAUTIONS, Tho Hospital Comtnitteo of tha County Board met at the Luspltil Sunday Ww turthor consider wuys und meus to prevent tho spread of amuli-pox in thut institudon, The xodun tukua” Saturday forblading the = udinit- aneo oof i Visitors until further order was gontirmed, und, in tho event of any new cusea Of bbe Ulyeage uppearing, 1t wad ur ranged (oO remove thom wt once to the room how used fur dissecting purposes on the soeund: Moor of the dead-buuae, to await transportation, to tho Smull-Pox Hospital. Yesterdny it was not onticlputed that there would bu any further cause for ular Ob uccount of the seuurge, Lut cen deturited, A ruil of the bed hid been roken, and ay attempt mado to throw tho bed. din over the wick lytiyg there, ‘There wusu bed {nh the frunt room that nad Deun removed tron tho wall and was tumblud whon Sirs, Thuias went into tho house. she put her bands intu this bed thinking hue danghver was there, and ee found ft hud been used. ale though it was ompty. Shu guys she thinks (wns warns, Indivating that tt bud not heen oHbty, long. ‘Thero wie a crowbay kopt under tho bid! part of the boure, and ft yas found on the front hurch, standing agiinat tho house, ft pad pot ven used for months, Dut when found yesturs dlay morning it had baie and blood on each ond of tt. There was an ax fuund In the room where the boules were discovered, ft und buy and Ddleod on the bundle, A hatchet was tso found th the same room, but jt wis not stalaed, Bluod splotches were digcovered on the windows of the fraut room and bloody tingor-prints also from tho murky on tho victims, + Te would appenr that the boy was etruok by the nx anu tho ¢irls by the crowbar, Tho ax nud britchet bolonged'to the Gibbonses, us well ua tho crowbar, #0 that a point to bedofined from thom now {a that there wuse huye been two or more murderers, Another thing tiene is mado the fnding of those implements ts that the mure derera wore acquuinted with tho position of things ubout the Gibbons house, Grent tmpore tunue ts attached to the fuct that the crowbur [4 known to havo remulnud tor a lone the usused under tho buck porch, and it would nat bo Hkuly to, bu divcovered by a stranger, i pretty certain by ‘To-day & post-niortem exmolontion was mado of tho two yirls, and it was conclusively deter inined that taere hud been sexual commerce in the cxsvof both. It was niyo shown that the skullyof all throa bud been mashud fi 40 the bratus oozed aut; In tact, the whole tap of the boy's head bud beau knocked olf, It was ree culled that tho clothing of tho girta had buen found on the fluor in the front poo, showlny that the marder had boon cousnitted after the youvg folks had ‘gong to bed. Robby*s clothing Was.ayo found, put it da thought that he waa nit Rilted ti tho tatee, for tha reagan that there was considerable inyd on bls feut, indicating fhut ho had run ont. had beon pursued, killed, drugged back tito thd houav and thrown into the clusuly TF thia ts so he must bitve heen killed early in tho: uight, beeiuse when the tire was discovered tho ground was frozen hurd, « » St te difticult to tofl how long tlecire bnd beon, In progress when first discovered, but it fa not thought tt could bayo ‘burned long, becuse a Feputadle citizen fussed the placd ut 9:30 0, mn. and noticed nothing, It is stutud that a clock which was tuken from too ‘room on which the ‘bpdics were found hud stopped ut 20 minutes to 5 Nt teak which wight have been occuslonea by tho tre. i y + Toere is n theory ovinced that there wore two Hires started, tha fret curly in the night, when the inurdgr was comnnltted, aud the second about bo'glovk “In the morn efagielinod that it tnivbt bo that the cogl-all thrown on the bodles mijgdt bave buried mit without setting tho house: oa Hira, and the murderers may brye returned to. complete tho Jub. ‘Tho Coruner bus begun tin- pitor inquost, and it will by continued trom day tye As to suspecting any ono, it isa diMoult thing to du now, owing to the dustruction uf thy huuse, Many sixus that inlybt bave been of use! are fone, and thoro fs but ate deft to bully aw tang) lo theory upon. “It is known that Hobby could not buve begu the object of she helt-hounds, A thoretanoenomy that can be tho: who would dy such sn ¢ yongonnce, Tt ta thou renaoulng, that tho perpotrators of tho certs residents of Ashland, who, after boing Meteor hy tho boy toljuy tn thatt ntoreatmss witeet bates lonoluiléd that tholr only aufety were allitig uen, aud then, to abel thoamseives tet Wet of banlly deed fa ty tty stornmy Ed NO nto s8iVeS tron oxpoasure of thd crime of murdor, i ceed thb Rielse + thoy tte. ——— A Mean antion, fetgrange Cine Reyister, Tho only worn in town who ean tot oth Jronien pass hor without turming her newe, look after thom, ta ee whethar thot poluniy? Are shirred In the elbuw und cut bhit on ahs Wutehpocket,, Is tha tobaeco-aien in trom Ue Parry's drug-etore. Mt a Mental depresalan, wenkenoss, ant q bility prumpuy eared by Browiv's tron tie” AMUSEME HAVERLY'S THEATRE—P ATT MR, HENRY 1. ABNEY respectfully an é: ‘rst nppenrancoainclicnaw et ce he RIME. ADELINA PATTI IN THRE GRAND OPERATIC CONCERTS ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: Tuesday Evenlng, Jan, 3, '82, at 8:15 o'clocy, Thurstaj Evening, Jan. 5, and Saturday Afternoon, Jan. 7, at 9, MADAME. ADELINA PATT| WII be supporten Ly the ominont tonne, SIGNOR ERNESTO NICOLINI, Atul the populse artists uf tho Pattl" Company, HME. ADELINA PATTY Will appear In the tleat part. on ono' ove: DrlUitaLeancert proxeaniny, and In the seeunt eee will gexuniy tho 2rietuat KOPTUNG rolod ln an Meg Ege tected from the following uperus: “Aida,” "Faust, “Il Trovatora,” With all tho neceasorios of costumes, scun > Buda 54 chorus, GRAND ORCHESTRA Under SONGH D'AUTELA, and toad b; Tota oF tho act Comapunige, OF ate ECIAL NOVICK. (threo performances) ‘Hekets, ries 0 OF acnavn tlekuts wil commueney toe nesday) wt Mt a.m. at the Camp Cinines Vi Statuent, “And ont edny mot slnuly performances beytia at lWo'cluck, HAVERLY’S THEATRE, = ‘The Largo, Uundrome, and Loading Theatre, Tiatahe ished location, Ston Honrburn-ats., Chievan JA HAVERLY a6 Haunaer und Proprigios plane rows mins), 188 sinh mie the ely fur THIS MERI CHRISTMAS WEEK! TOMGUT! TOMGHT! “TONUITY” Grand Hollday anniversary porformanco of Haverly’s Original United Mastodon Minstrels, «LO ‘iho European <10 Tho Groat Original £0, Hoconstructod on a atupendous scale, Mightiest Stine strai Combination in Existence, Suu tle Newspapers aud Bills. Iu uduition co all tho extra attravdons, HE ‘ONLY AND THE ZANFREPTA FAMILY, Matinuea Wednesday und Saturday, No Sunday night portorgiaces at Haverty's Thoatre, a CE—Lhls boing Anniversary nlaht of tay. iy'n Mustadon-Alinteuis, thay will make W GRANT UBLAO-PARADE thront tho practise stree of hicuxo (its Suustny noon, starting foul Haveriy’s Phautre at ok MH, Hosur andres the crand qereactor All" -Harudy by Haverty's Stustontons this day, und by ail nieans seo chem tonight in thete world gride roputation purforinunces—that have vlectritied Truin tho throny of Kuglind to tig Flenost wd puure eatperon in Atmoriciy ‘hia Is the voriict ut the multitude, GRAND OPERA-IHOUSE, Clurk-st, oppuxite Courtellousy. Two audicncos that test the capnelty of tho theatre ponttively indorse MILTON NOBLES ‘Tho foromoat’ Amorican charactor nctur and his Faultless Supporting Comady Company in his now and wpurkilig Comedy Draumn, INTERVIEWS, or Bright Bohemia very night this weok und usual Matinees, In prepuration. THE VIHGSNIX, Monttny, Jun.2, the yreatent churucter comedian of tho age, SUL SMITID RUSSEL. AVVICKER’S THEATRE An Irresistible Furore. HAZEL KIRKE, HE IDOL OF THE PEOPLE, Tho eriormous demand for seats suygosts lune dinte appiteattun, MATINEE {EPSESD AY toina: HOOULEY’S THEATRE. Every Erening and Weduesday and Saturdays Mitiues, VUE FUNNIEST PLAY ON RECORD, JARRELL & ICES Fun on the Bristol. Lavghtor for a week, Buuligs for n month, Goud Itimor for n reat. SUERIDA: ho Widow Ofirion A SOLES Ti RUAINMENT BV EI i OFFERED, SPRAGUE’S OLYMPIC THEATRE, ‘Chirkeat,, hetwean Jnko and Rundulph Yvory croning at 8 und mati Weanusday, Sat urday, and du Leavitt's Great Specialty Co, fonday, Jan. % 188% C. 11. Smith's Unio Yum's AUN Cues cumniueinetine wit th Now Seat's Ratinve THE ARGYLE, ‘Third-ay,, neue Varrison-st, : Evory avaning at o'clock, tho boat Variety Perform finee in the city, Wlo dove contuaty votween CHAMPION PUGILISTS, Raturday oveulne next, Doel, benedt to Paddy Goldon, of tho North siita'falling Mills, Sumo of the Dust buxers in the W HL npn CENTRAL MUSIC-HALL. ILA CO, EN PINALPORE. ‘Tomorrow mntinve nnd until furthor notlce, Ar Hi. 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