Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1881, Page 6

TH RED RASIL. Small-Pox Still Numbers Its Vice tims, Despite All Pre- cautions. A Long, Scli-Exonorating Lotter from New York’s Health Olicor. Utter Neglect of the Ocean Steamship Lines to Vaccinate Passon- gers Before Sailing, Progress of tho Diseaso in Chicago and tho Efforts Making to Stay It— Denths aud Now Cases. ‘That tong tettor of Dr. Smith's to Dr. No Wolf came to hand yeaterday from New York, and ts given below. It shows ompliatically that tho steamship compantes taxo no cure to Lave thelr pussengers vacelnated before they take them on bowrd to bring them to this country, The letter of Dr. Smith 1s ng follows: D NBS. Ly telegram v in relution to the Weatphnllu‘a iY thAt ber own pussongers: i i—wore received nt Hambure the sth ust. On nertval nt quarantine, tha 2, where the vessel was detained wutil tho 2d, atl her own, passeng re Well. Touching at Queenstown en ronte port, the Weatphutin received the Jnssengers of the disavied steamer Atle Maui, whteh hat, on the 4th of December, p buck und lauded her steerage passengers, 400) in Auber, One ense of siailspox developed on The Allcmmia provions ty ber wetting buck to Ducenstiown. ‘Tha passeny were all {mme- tedacort the ith inst. | ed onthe Westphalia at eshipped at Queenstown, fre Voyuye to this part, Nerival here, enso of sinall-pox was found amon: te sengers from tie Alle. Iaanht, at the Mth day of development. Satie- Factory nasnrauecs wera given by the ‘medical nnd other ofllcers of the shtp that the case bid been detect Murityy tho tnitiel stages, and thirty-six-vours before tha uppedranec of the eruption, and completely iolited,excupt from a peronal attendant, who wes not allowed com- iiuuteation with parties outside of the patient's root, Igaiination of tho Atlemanla's passengers shawed Mat three-fourths ot the numbue vae- © Htown on tha Fit bsh were to wv Q yree sneerastill, evidently stu’ of previous protection ‘Those In whow the vaeelnntion ative results were rovaceinated, t= Thoueh in most at these where the vaccine bad vor octet ott tar to presume the failure Ming to previous Vaceinuilon, us ovl- denced by tho efeuteiecs and history, Sonvithstigding the eophration of the pnasen- af the Westphal and: Altemania, ail the Sengers frauk thumbing diveet werd vi a hy attendant of tho slel - gage belonging to tho sine. ad woll aa Ut of iho patient, were taken to the qtuteatine of ob- servution for detention mnt disinfection, Unced not remind yon that the passage of the pirated tho steninsiups with euiligrants trum Biropean ports fe mado severnt dys shor Ineulne 5 st t have ntiate watehtnliess of be ee ot ciaigrant travel, that euch abearly. J have soilleitod, rt oF Heuith, ond by per- tho Navounl Board of cotion atcertain punts. 1 the omission to estabtish An Tnapection of emigrants ut Port thuron, tho gavand port of eutry tor emigrants’ in the United States think Tam. vores Toct tn nuyine that nearly or quite 175N0 enugranta passedinto thhy ¢ Haney through teat portin Iss without any supervision on tho part of our health autherities, FP fivlose a published article, pardentely to enll your attention to the etort to gt the cobperation of the passer Stemaship ties to this port. It bas been a ree of recon that, sluee they have rated netlvely tn the munucr suggested, pox his Deon a din hut Ove ships, I Ave wonths last PARE nd aise Thitty-fve vegseld between 1, 18, and the tot of” Aten: Ir could be done at this port to exeludy the dixenta from tho West and Northwest hig beon dene, Whatever enn he done in tho fature will be. shall be obliged to you for suggestions, {f any oceur to you, assuring yor of codperation (0 nny extent possible, Very revpecttully, WILLIAM M. Sitrrit, Tlealth OMtcur Port or New York , DR. DE WOLI!S COMMENT, ‘To the nbove Do Wolf bus writton the fol- lowing comments ay whit great Imoortunce aro In4pectors? jut insist pon vaccination befory takin, on so(pborrd, and, If stenmabip lines do insist uno thls precaution, put them in wranting when reaching our ports? A lesson. rive ot this kind aud wo should have no trouble with sinull-pox among emigrants . Dr Wonk. The printed article alluded to waa published in the New York Kepress, and ylves Dr, sinith's views on thu matter, dul a fetter from tho steumship ugents promisiyg te see. that thelr steeriya puasengers are vaccinated, Wwhien thoy have over done, . WiLAr ARE THRY FoR? ‘Tho Nutfonnl Monrd of Health, mado ue of ae thera ta ne ¢ stimulate the = or Why gentleness wilh a singular tulcnt for dating Mttlo or noting except to fasne a paper avery Cow days containing no Infermution of any value. ait in Washington and allow a phizue ty be ear vied over ovory section of tufx country without 4 Toadeor without mktug.the tent effort to cheok it. 1thns been and ts ln thelr power ta pra- vent the lending of unvacclanted persons trom omixrant ships nt any port ti tho United Btates, t they h Dy and scon tt ath and have except to feltier wis, several ousund dollars Without bonetiing tho OVELWOREED, z ‘Tho work that tho Chicazo Health Department. 43 dots i# shinply immense, and ik dally tellin pp the oMivluda, Two at the beat otleers ait the forco—Dononue and Urowloy— both Iy~ if Mpon beds of siok1034 {rom wh hoy will i obibly — nover rise. Oiliear Mo aly! ot pneumonta und — ki soqae, “the elect of cold) cantrauted while looking aftor sinatl-pox patients, Olicer Crowley Is 2 physical wreek, beng leraly warn out trom overs Olficer Muhoues, one of the gent in tho departinent, hag been without gleop for severnt wights, owing tO Che rush {nel dent to wittoh ing Using. and itis the suing with Merkd and ollors, Or. De Wolf atated ta a TRU. UA reporter yeslerduy that at least three of the dactors now on duty would quit on tbo Ist of next month beenuse the work was too met, for then. ‘The fleatth: Dopartiwant te doing all tis Thadeaths atthe pest> bored ton, and da the elty Hy ere 1s ho apparent dimii a tho woimber of new cused duly repurted, there {3 ho upparent Increstse, which shows that the disunse is het In cheek, ‘Poe City of Batate ig auitertng fre worse: frou snll-pox cha bb Chleugy, nid yet she clatme tobe noitly exempts STULL VACCINA TING ‘Tho rush for vaceinution tothe Health Office Jesterduy was remarknble, Lhe roons, ‘halls, Ruble plice wero women, and: children whe ame tobe vacctunted, It ucnaime sual it crusting, sto crowd thut they fairly overwhulmed the CHUNCOTY, Hd BME ZK OE INOTe persons bn to be nirned away. While tha anise of the crow was quite ‘olunnly, there wore those among them, men, wanien, and ebttdren, to Woot water tuat bow stsinge exporience, for they never euctied to hava Used it Somb of thein fairly revked with dirt, and it id a ahainy that nay one should be compelled to ue neue them alall ‘Chis 18 otibly the case amor ‘les and Italluns, and wt fow Irish. Stra iu fore such people ate vaeclunted, thoy should be compelled to clown thomselved with simp aud wator, Those necesairies of Ufo, at least, are easily obtainable, TASH, ‘Thero are now clabt cases of smallpox at. tha Delavan House, on North Clark stecet. 1 ds suit that quo frat cuse which aceurrod there wis trented for threa weeks by Dr, Pratt ag eplukene POX, and Cut this spreud tho diseuse, “ vehice, the awnur at the Waverly House, Nos, 105 nnd 105 Deaplalies street, eamu down to. sho Health Oiica to complain of the statement thug wiaullepox had occured ut his house, Me denied it, and wala that he hid had no. slukness therg, Nevertholess u man cata to tho Seulth Gilice yesterday, woo wan sont to tho pust-louse, ond who chimed tho Waverly na his OIL, aN sult he bad been Stun ne thero for three weeks, He wanted Mr. Loveluee ta send him out BOmne Nybles und runes, but, as tho geutloman de beat al Kowledae Of uiiy, the request was. Hot Sinan VITIAULE INDEED, Superlutendent tMoln of the Chicago Cit; Tallway, lost a oblld by nnli-pox last Cvoning, _ BN mother ane slclt with thu sume diseases The children bud boon improperly vaceluated, und the mnitter was Hot thought of augain antl tha dread diveugy walked ito s huppy und cone Vented household. “superiatendent Holmes and bla futuily In thote sud bereavement have tho syanpaty of many fronds, Tho street railway companies whould inset Upan all thelr empluyéa and thelr famittes bali Woroushly vuecimied, aud then revuccinuted os often is Is necessary until fameulty frou the diseuso ts assured, A West Sido coutuetor is naw down with tho disuage 11 ONG. [ts Worst forina at Noi) West Studion street, A French doctor down lu Amboy writes Dr. OG Wolf that he hus the only sure and gato mode of vacolua- Hon, ‘The yenticnan uppours tw ben ilttie "ult aac Dr. Paton ang Oficer Sinith went out on tha South Bide Zotorday to fumigate uw bouse, Tho hore which Dr, Patou was Urivigg run away, nu Dr. Paton bad his leg broken, while Olticor inith had hia bead prosty badly cut, eeuusy Wers was 60 great arusb for yaccl+ = THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1881—TEN PAGES. nation to tho Health Office yesterday, porsans should not healtate In the future te come, Tho Aepartinent Sanclantg ult who aro unable to have tho vaceination dono for then by a physl~ There tg no lack of vaccine mutior, whieh Dost. and fresttost that can be obtained, Tho matter of quaranttuing Gastern trains is sult being considered, but nothing will bo done If Chicago fs ntorded that protection to which sho ts ontitled. COUNTY GALI. 4 , ‘The county authorities aro a iaw unto thems folves. The city is at present caring for nt the festshouso.s Jatge number of pationts betong> Ing to ontaiio towns which wre rightfully a charge upon tho county. “he County Hospital rertiges to reecive people with couuigious dis- enses, and when mn case of RmMispox oecure there jn tho night the officials expect the pest- houso mmbulnnies to come there nt onee nud take It away, Sometimes it In impossible for the vehicle to reapond at ones, as it takes thio town severtt miles nlony nunddy atreets, Tho county anthorities don ood deal wf unneces~ sary scolding over trivial matters, and. then act fa meanly a4 they possibly can themsclyca to- ware the city, Such action ts breeding no good ren + gapeoially when ull are nlming to do hulr duty, aA fow days Nia? the Chlongo, Burlington & Quincy Rutfroad tesued an order thet niles ploy és along ita lines of roads must bo vaculn~ ated within thirty dnys, Yesteriay the Chleaga, Rock latund & Pacitto Railroad issurd a xinitir order to its employés, compelling all who buvo. Tot beun vaceinated within ony yeur ty be vice cinated within the next thirty days, A refusitl to comply with: tho order Is ta bo roparted at once to tho General Superintendent. This ape Bt to all handy, trem tho Iaburers up to tle ighest ollicials, Zé NE NEW CASES: wore reported from No, 11d Mohawk. strect, No, Sty West ‘Tnieteontts No. aU West Onto street, Nos. lth and 45 Desplaines street (Way iy House), No. 227 Twenty-first streot, a W Division Btrect-car conductor at No, st Md West Madison street, No. Et Aun street, No. 238i Archer avenis—in a liquor store—und No, Ks North Halsted street. Deaths were reported from No. Ot Norta Halsted street and No. 10t Clark street. AC the hospital there a death of w man taken from No, 22 Clark atre: A CORRECTION, ‘To the Editor of ‘The Chicago Tribune. Cimcado, Dee, 27.—Will you kindly permit mo to correct certain atatements which tive aps denred in Tre TirNy und other papers con. cerning the death of tny wife, Mra, Jeanio Hnehnan. An item in your Sunday's fssua that sho died of sinuit-pox and starvation; aeripple, and nn object of churity, My wife, invst unfortunately for tne, cauxot tho Prevailing epidentle, and dicd of It. which make tho nillletion xrent cnough; butit ts both erue and unkind, and at tho samy time ttre, to sy that she tied pf starvauon, when she was Bur> rounded with every comfort Leould procure. Neither sho norimy two ebitdren Gvhleh con- stituted my tuinily) wiuted for anything white ever. ‘int n° cripple, and vt time she contracted the fatal disenso 1 wis Jaid ap and bad been for four weeks previous, A Tow ays shico, a inventing paper stated thie lny nothvors stood door andatlowed ny wile to die of hunger, whlch is every word untrue, While nt tho suite thine It fadoing great injustico to thege mood people, who rendered every os- sistance in thelr power, nud who doubttess feel very lodiznant over ft. S01 1 days before Mra, Hinehinan's death, Mrs. erent persottad risk, came to my house. and tenes dered hee services faaimty intiier possible, Both food und money were placed nt ny door by my neighbors, and Fam euny agratetul for suc tations uf Christhin generosity. i} le Morrison, ut dl arn my thanks publicly to the Hourd of Health for their kindness to sie dure ing my afthetion, anid to all others who tive ns. sisted’me. Tim utterly at 0 loss ta know how Buc unfotnicd rumors origitated—certainly hot whh mo ur miie—and, in justies to my neighbors, Lusk you te insert this In your paper and obilye: JoUN WINCHSIAN, BAD WHISKY. The Wart rt Pluyed in a Numbor of Murderous Aifeays In Goorzine Special Disvateh to The Chtcaco Tribune, ATLANTA. Gu, Dee. 27.—Tho hip pocket bus played a prominent part inthe blstory of Geor- gia during the past few daya, At Hawkinsvilty’ lust night W, I, Steele was shot, and tt ts thougnt mortally wounded, by dumes ‘I. Davis, The shooting occurred at the Hawkinsvilte Academy, where a purty of tho pupits and thelr friends had assembled for tho purpose of rebenreluy Taran amateur cntertuininent goon to come otf, ‘The origin of the diticulty, tt is sald, was caused by n flro-cencker being thrown near Mrs. Stecla ns she entered the bulld- ing, The husband at once charged Davis with having threwn tho cracker, and words passed and the uffilenlty warmed up until it terminated by Davis pulllog a plstul and shoot- ing Steele. Tho bull enterod thy breast and Pussed through the right Iuug. Alt partles cous verned occupy the host of social atunding, In Houston County, on Sunday Just, Peter Goouwin Was stot and killed by Heory Knight, These two men, with othora, hud teen to Mare sballville, and while returning home on diliculty arose between them rehttlve lo putting some. rallg on the wagon in which they were rid- iug. Previous to this tho men had been: quarroling, aud the deceased had been hourd = to su: that he could knock the bark of of hha,, When the warun stoped, Kulght gotout on the ground, and, pointing a pistol at the deceased, suld. Mure ta what Tenn knogk the bark of of you with.” Ag he sald this Katght poluted the plstol at Goodwin's head nnd. tired. The bail pnsscd through tho brain, aud. Knight elfucted nis escape, ‘Yoduy the details of anothor murder reached, Atautn from Chattnhouchie County, Ibuppears that Charles Cade, gon of ove ‘of tho most prominent pinmerd of that county, white on tha. way fr hs fathor's pluntation to Columbus met an wagon in which were riding hule a dozen negroes, who wer on tho way to Columbus for the purpose of purchasing Chriatinas presents, ag Cada was drunk, und, being uried, fired into tho wagon, king ane af the purty. Had whisky waa the cause of all these ditticur. tes, nnd there Is every probability that, when the returns arg In from’ thy svotlons of tho State not necessible by rillrouds aud telegraph wires, thu number of candidates for the gallows wl bu increased, CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. Dokotn Melug Visited by m= ‘Terrible fmatiePox Scourge, Speetat Dupateh to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Sr. VAvty Minn, Dee. 2—Advices fram Wha- vton, Dak, sity the Intest ailviees from tho Buinll-pox infectod district below thore report. thirty-soven cases, Of whieh twonty-tlyo hid proved fatal, Asurveyor fromthe ylelnity ro- ports three more enses, Tho disease ts rapidly spronding on this sito of the river,and, although (ho health-ollleers ure usiug every possible pre= caution, they ure not stonybearted enough to whut the wretuhod community tito dio without hegersury supplics and provisions, The disease gees to be singularly fatal, some victine dy- Ing within twenty-four ours of the ate tuck, fy gad that’ befara — deuths Meod guished — fram. the enrs, user, und tose uf the pationts. ‘lhcse symptoms sug gest that the disense is not simple sinull-pox, but is in the nature of the plague. No ease has ovcurred Henrur thun fiftecs tiles of Wahpeton, tho infected Wstrict Lung In te vicinity of Mes Camloyville wud Fort Absreramble, A dlspaten, from” Vernon Conten guys smallepox his np peared tn the family of Mr, Becker, In Sterling, The eltizons wre greatly incensnd, va tha head of the fant has frequently visited publle piuces in chp il Ngo, und @ aprend of tho contayiun in, eared, X SmallePox bu Now Moxteu, Wasttinaron, 1. Cy Dee. 2%—Tha Navajo Agency, of Now Moxico, nsks for tho tminedlite Bhipinont of vaccine potnts enough to vuvoluaty: G0 perdons, Kmall-pox is spreading thore. ——————— NEBRASKA. NOTES, Trouble Among the Fancy—Horsce ‘Khicves Capturod=I'he Otoo Heserva= Mon=Lincoln Mattorn, Spectat Correspondence of ‘Ihe CAtcago Tribune Lixcouy, Neb. Deo. 24.--The elty authoritios Ara detormlued to glority themaclyes some way: bofore thelr tern of allice oxplres, ‘To this ond, thoy aro making wholoaslo arrests of "the fancy" of tho alty, ‘Tho Jall 13 tull of theso characters, who ure unable te pay tholr thes, ‘Tho detiehmunt of suldiors recently gout to the Otoo Tevervation with instructions to roe move and keop out all squatters from tho rosers vauon nye: bacurspliahod, tho work, anu will return to Onubu botoro tong. No residtance wns inado by tho xottlers, insuy Of whom ubane gene not only tholv clatms, but. tho Bate, at once, ‘Sho two young roaeala who stolo the Bhoritt's horse n fow day ayo were averhuuled ut No- Mraslen. City ‘Thoy uro now in tha Jail at Tine con, Short crops fn Nobraka have re! alseauatad by higher ‘prices for poetic biti aeons INSANE. Sptclat Dispateh to The Chicaco Tribune GENEVA, Ill, Dee, 27.—Amos MuKio, of this city, has been duclared Insune by Judge Rune ateud, of tha County Court, aud has bon sent tothe asylum ut Ehdy, Mr. MokKia ts only ine sane by spellg, Wut aa be realizes that whlluin these attuoks hu fs Hable to do efther himself or. othors nn Injury, be requested Uayt bo bo gout to tho nospital. * dyectal Correspondence of The Cateage Tribune, Bepvony, lid, Deo, 23.— 7, 8, Stewart, 0 furins or living a fow uillea iri of ‘here, wits lodged in ull yestorduy u raving mantuo. "He will bo takun to the insane awylum fn a day or two. a ‘Dyspopslu, biliousauss,‘nervousnoss, and mis- erablenvsy all cured with Hop itters, seo notice, THE COLLECTORSIUP. Senator Logan’s Washington Intere view Under Consideration. What M. E. Stono Snys About Hls Lae bors in Bohalf of Ponn Nixon. Frank Gilbort Denies that He Tried to Ride Two Horses at Once, Congressman Farwoll Intimates that tho Sen- ator Has Mado False Statements. An Intairesting Mass of Reading for Stalwarts and Anti-Stalwarts, M. ¥. STONE. Among tho veople about whom Senator Logan. in bis Interview with THe Trinusy’s Washing ton correspondent, published yesterday, bad more or loss to sny fn connection with tho Col- lectorship disease,wns Mr. M. E. Stone, tha cditor- in-chlof of whut Cot. Cleary ts wont tontlude to a8 “that dam'd pinay Neoze.” Tho natural infer~ ence tobe deducted from the Senntor’s refer- encesta tho oditor-in-chiof of tho aforesaid pitper was tnt the latter find beon indofatigable in bia support of tho counting-room editor of the Office: Neyuar neross tho way for the position which dessu Spaldiug fs to sido inte on or nbout Jan. 1, 182; and tho statomont that tho Senatar hut weitten te the youn editor and told him, In effect, that the imported editor from Cinetnontl couldo't have: even so much As A einell of ‘the ollice gave risc tou still farthor inference, In view of tho Ohlo curpet-bayggor's: continued persistency, that nolthor he nor his editorial ally secmed to know Just when thoy bad gotten enough ft tno way uf botny snt down on und crushed by the ponuorous ‘wolgut of the Senator's * No.” For tho purpose of potting whatever contribution Mr. Stonu might bave to maka to tho uppermost tocal political topfe of tho bour, and of securing tis Yerston of the matters referred to in tho inter xiow with the Sonutur, n reprosentative of THE ‘Lamune waited upan flim in fis consummately tusthetle and Just toa-tao beyond editorial quat= ters vesterdty, altered up itn ablation in the ehape of a bunen of horse-ridishos—tho sight uf which brought tears to bis cyes—aud told him what was winter, “Oye afd tho young wsthute, ineffectu- ally striving to repress somo still lingering as cerbity, “areptile from the Reena Grand- dnolicr naked me that same auestion a whileago. Want to know what [told blm? “Yea if It (ant too much trouble.” “Well, Laaid Lhad amaper of my own, and coutd Interview myself it It beenwe absalutely necessary, Sea? But then people will seo it if R roves tuto Lun Tucnene, aad coy won't if te goes into tho New—Limenn tho reptilian sheot— ‘80 It you want to Know anything, fre ahead.” “Have you rend G: oxin's interviow In this torning’s Tiinune?” asked the reporter, atttor this assurauvo that uverything was all right. “Lshoull amile~I mean, I have read Gon. Logan's Interview, and there are a nitmber of ements in it which It would be very inild to characterize as incorrect. Perhavs 1 sboutd say. that tha natnral inferonces from thu grenter portton of tho iuterylow would be unjust to all ue ned.” el, now for the particulars.” ‘0 begin at tha beginning, tho Senator do- votes a quarter of it column to in attempt te prove that tho Federal offices In Chicago are not hed by his friends, Ho opens out with the states inent that Collector Marvey was npoolnted by Gen. Grant ut a tine when “he (Logan) had but on slight acqualutiuncs with him, I think it is very xenoraliy understood thit that acquaintance, however slight, was of a flianclil character, and was such i ong ns to preclude Mr. Derlekson, or any othor man not Gaanelally luterested In Gen. ‘Logan, from securing tho position, As to Mr. fum, C huve Gon, Logan's ward for it that his own nine js appended to a documunt in, the ‘rensury Department request+ dug Me. dam's retention in the ollive of Apprals- cr. TE never supposed that any one could be a0 ignorant of Illness polities as not to know that ahr aA. SL. Jones was Gon. Lozun's trusted fricnd, if not bis nenehinaos and — belleve it is weneraily recognized that Gov. Neveridgo sua- alns tho same relation to thy Sonntur. Ags to Dau Shennrd’s atatug, that ean bardiy be ques- voned. For a tong tline he was Senator Logan's clerk in| Washingtog, and 1 belleve hug ever been reudy to do tho Semtor’s bidding on all oce casions, Paliner and Logan pre ike Ruth and Naoml, Logan's propio are Palmer's people, and his God ts Palmer's God. Wott, auch wus the condition of alfairs when this Collectorship epi- dene broke uut.” “What was your intorast in tho matter ?* “Thad but one interest, and that wis ono which T bitieve f4 cominon to all the peuplo of Chicago—viz.; that tho appointee should bo a Fepresuntative business mun, at least tu some degree, Lbud grave doubts about tho wisdom of Mr. Nixon's candidature, but, 14 betweyn him und it min who should be the mero tool of uny Sonutor, L wis for Nixon. Samo people had gone to look upon the Federal olfiees us having ‘been fnstituted for the pltunile purposo of id. vouving the fortunes of Presidentinl candidates, and it wis not regarded us hapropor to jovy upon them to sustain n newapapor, tho Bolu prt puso of which was the direction of the Itepub- Hea party in such channels a3 would make our Scuutur Presidont. Lid not belleve thon, and TL fo pot beHore now, that such a coursy I¥ propor. 1 did belfeve then, and £ do believe now, that the Federal offices have # higher mission. ‘Thorcforo it was thut 1 protested to Gea. Logan, nud afterwards to the President, oyiinst tho ugu of tho Federal oflices fu Chiengo qu this manner. [told Gon, Logan Mint I cared vory Ittlo whether Mr, Nixon was Coltector or not. 1 told Mr. Nixon the sain, All Laought to do, so for aa wus nblo, was to prevent tha wppolatmunt of a mun wun sbould huye no other object in Ife thau to follow tho fortunes of his vroutor, that ator betag a Sonntor, Iu this ylow, Nixon was buta cholco hyuilnst ong or twa mon whom T concelved to be more unilt, and f did urge him upon Senn tor foxan in that way, and that. way only, 1 repentedty “insisted that the appointment ought “not to be mado upon personnal grounts, but with 4omo view to tho best juterests of the community, Gon. Lozun suys ho wrote me a tetter from Washing- ton, ‘That letter, to use his own words In spoke ing of a slmilurly contitentlal communication from Nixon to bit, +) will not now publish; but in it he suld* that, since arriving at tho Cupltal, he had concluded not to recommend Mr. Nixon, tor reusous whieh bo would give me when we should met, but whieh redsans wore Of a pers suunl churneter—-and tho last phrase was heavily undorsvored, 1b was because of this letter that J went to Washington and protested to the Preal~ Nh aqninst such u dubuseuent of tha pubtio et si Do you think Bir. Spalding was Scuator Lo- wiin’s candidate?" “Ob, no; he was not, Firat, booause in the letter to watch LE bave refeercd, and which *1 will notnow publish’, among other things Sonator Los wait sald bo had talked with tho nuthdrltios and ‘had canoluded to recommend one who budu't been Munvoned as 4 candidate. The dute of this tetrer wou Nov, 35, and if you will Jog your imomory it will ovour to you that Jease Spalding bad been very prominently beture the coinmuul ty Cor some Woeks us i candidate at that time, Moving beun first mentioned by fo. Tamunk ut lenst a month enrier. Bioro than that, when vi Washington I saw Senator Logun and sugested Spalaitig's name, at which he guid that. SUCH A thing wus absurd; that Spalding was ine ellgibls, and he (Logan) was not te be eaught Tiers nuiduty Who: not bo uppoint- od; and he took trom his shelves u copy of the Revised Statutes and read to me tho seution pro vithing (uat no owner of 8 vedsel imty collect the oustomy of tho United stares, As still furthor curroburation oof this ‘uct, have Mr, Spulding’a own word, for, im a thu day’ on whieh R was anneuuced that tha Prod ident wad detorimined to appoint bl, be valled atmy allio wad assured iH membur. of the stat $n tho moat public fashion that it wus a gonuine durprige, md that st could not be poyaiule taut Senior Logan had recommended him. Bull Turthor evideuce on the sume point fs tho united statement of tho threw Congressmiua—Farwoll, Alirleh, and Duvis—that they huve the assure auce at the Preaktent tat bo, aud not Senator Logan, ude choice of Mr. Spaldin “Hut bas not Senntor Logan auld tont Bir. Spalding was his candidate” “Ob, nol fe tng been vory guanted upon that polut.” He seams to bo nuxiuus ta convey that linpression without committing bimuulf to thut atutemont. At lonst, If he bas eVor tudo the statement ho hus avoided makiug it in such ay Way its 10 neste any rosponsibility for it. He Aay'd Shupard’s nume was never sdnt In to tho President, hat iy probably etic) and doubltcas becuase ho way advisod would. ba urvicss tu 80, Moreover, bo is doubtless = oimuch ——gratiticd the i Prouldunt bas ikon this appointment ott of bis honda, aa it loves him free to nau 4 frend for the remaining Vedoral voaidon—tho District Attornuyship—whieb hy toca not now control." “ How ure you pluased with Bir, Spalding's ap- polntiment?” ‘“Itisa thoroughly good ono—one ut which nobody ean take uxcopuons. ‘There ta no duuger of thy alice euteriug any io bis hands.” tow wbout Scnator Logan's tutinution that, {€Nixon bud been appointed, he would nave bea ho creature of one importing houag iu this y, “Sr, Nixon's rocommuniation consisted of fotters from every (uporting house, | believe, ia Chicago. Amour the number who urged hig a bulntusunt Wore Murabill Field & 4 5 Khu & Co. N. Suton. & tong Ane af Ieudius Dusiaess tirmsio tho city. Lbaye no doubt those jetters woulu buve been given just us readily fur dle ba ate or for any other man, dou't undonitand ib thoy wore given because thelr suthors were for Nixon tho tivid, but beuuuso they wero for Mr. Nixon aa Opposed ta wny professional politician, 1 think thu President appreciated the situation, aud, dlarcyardiog alike tho preferences of le Logun, uf the Congresumon, wid of several others, uppoluted » mun who, Iu dls persup, fer would answer all of tho objections raised upou oither alda." anything moro?” a * No} you Vo gut it all now." Whorsupon tho reporter and Mr. Btonn ox- changed suulfut glinces, nud tho interviow broke up. Frank Gilbert. Rvory attentivo reader of tho interviow with Senator Logan must have been struck with somewhat crustia roferenca to ox-Assistant- Trensurer Frank Gilbert, who was therein rope Tesented—not openly but vy Impliention—ns a “Btalwart" and anti-'Stalwart” during tho Urnnt Nght, and ae a manattempting tho diill> cult fent of carrying water on both ahoulders— My aborts 8 A modern pattern of Mr, Facinu- hath Wea Us. “Gov.” Hovoritge," raid the Senator, alluding to the Sub-freasurership. wis appointed on my reeutnmendation — alone. asked his appointmont heertise 1 thought ho deserved (it. and have no apologies to ninke to Mr. Nixon, ‘hero was at yacnney, Gibert's term had expired, and it was on Mr. pte tng one 'Stithwart’ in place of npother—ae T presiimo Gilbert wasn *stalwart,’ doasmuct ns bo Erequostty, told mo of the Grant articles bo wrote for the Inter-Usean prior to the Natlonal Convention, It he ever wrote any for tho Jair. ral, on tho other side, ho did not tell mo avout we ‘That Httlo word “if” like tho tail of n bee and tho essonco of an eplerim, concealed nating. whifo oxpressing a doubt whieh © reporter sought to clear up by enliye an Mr. Gilbert and asking blin whether ho hid ever boen retually onyayed 10 rainming undl-Grant wits Into tha Journal's amootabore whily loading up tho Usices Beguar with ammunition of previsoly thy up- posit character, ‘t,who isone of tho most moiest met alive, nppeared a little nettiod wet the inns ner of his lntest appearance bofore the publle in print, but, ia response to the reporter's request ‘or tho facts, turtlshed thy followine statement regarding his connection with the two pupere: “Tuover wrote an anthGrant artioly iInmy fe," auld he, or discuxsed *Stalwartigas’ one Way or tho otor in nine paper, dn tho fallot Ast L had something to do with preparing a bunk, which was published anonymously, on * Gon, Grunt Abrond,’ and tno Inter-Occan tised {t naa part of ite premluin list. My name didn’e ape peur in connestion with tho books thay did't How nuytbing about me in connection with tho matter, and J didn't know anything —whont thon, It wns entirely an urruigement with tha publisher, ttt Slay tau, when the Journal camu out for Washburn is against Grunt, | withdrew from tho paper as un edltortat contributor, After the noilaution of Gen. Gartuld and Gen. Arthur L resiingd my. contection with tho paper as nn editorial tributor, und continued such conection unti sotne time fast Fobruary, when I withdrew por- mauently. During tho time } wasnot connected: with tho Journal—some timo $i tho spriie—t Wrote for the Inter-Ucetn ono or two urtleles, perhaps three, merely u3.a contributor, One of them, I remember, Gen. Logan asked me to write, on some point whieh 1 don't now recut.” Thon you never supplied two kinds of th der to the two papera nt ono and the sme tine?" “ During the time f wis writing for the dntere Ocea T Iutd no connection whatever with tho Journal” * Anything moro?” “Nothing. ‘Thut fs tho whole story.” Congresaman Farwell, A reporter called on Congreasimin Farwell Yosterday forenoon, It was not nuceasury to call bis attention to the Senator Loyau Inter> view, He had scon it, and aE one tine bo was Inuyhing to think how billy Senator Logan must have considered himegolf stopped onto biecak out insuch a trude, and at uuother, indignant at tho insinuations made by tho Senator in refer ‘ence to his influencing the Collector of the Cus- toms, Tho pmrayzraph especlully referring to Me. Farwell ran ns follows; Senntor Loyan—Thore are many things that Teould say in connection with the’ great desire of Mr. Nixon tu obtaln this office that [do not wish to spenk’ of ut this time. Thore Is ono thing, however, that L will sny—and tnt 13, that 1 do not consider It fair to. the othor merchunts of Chicnxo fur ono of the largest tinporters In the vity to always have control of the Custum- House'ta all its details. [have had very many compliints about this tant F will not speni of fur vory’ obvious rensuns, Mr. Farwell suld, in reply to this charge: “Gon, Tajyan hna never rocolved any euch complaints, anu ho know ho had never at the time ny mudd tos stitemont. It is absolutely false," lor the Callector- a. ae Nixon your culee ship?” Tho present incumbent, Mr, Wittiam Ionry Smith, was iny first chuler aT did not Jen hin to support Nizou except for the sake of harmony. Whon 1 aaw that tho Congressmen Woro all at sen, und that nelther of us could galn by holding out Cor que favorit. { supported ‘ixon for harmoany‘s sake, kKnowlng, of course, Unat he was i tit min.” Mr. Farwell had not much to sny about tho Tegt of tho interview. He pointed ont some contradictions, Nunntor Logan wiahed to cone vey the {mpression that Jessu Spatdiug was tho Presidant’s cholee, and that the Congressmen, in uniting upon Nixon, wero conspiring agulnst the Prealdent himself, yot in one pire of tha interview ho sos thesu words; “L- hid no other course = to pur= sito thi to try to baye 8 youd businoss-inan ip. polnted, if Lcould, which was my fntention from. tho start, but Phad net thon definitly thxed on Mr, Spalding,” showlug plainly cnough that Spalding was Logan's choice, and that whea ho had “deflnitly fixed” upon aman, thyt settled ft, This, Mr. Farwoll thought, was very zoud proot of Mr. Nixon’s charge thit the Bunstor wished to. ifctato the appolntinente— nn isutuption of ue thority, dir. Purwell thought, which be could not Ugny, | It wis trite that some of tho present Foul eral oMeers were appolutees of Grint, but, eal Mr, Farwell, thoy aro kopt In because they are satisfuctory to the Senator, and miy sory pray. erly be couslderud 18 bis appointments,” Thoro arg no olllees In the Federal Departinent In tho elty that are not tilled by Logan appointees or sch a8 ure fayorablo to bim, ATRIMONIAL, Stovons and Wilson, at Logansport, Ind. Srectat Dusputeh to The Chieaya Tribune, Fr. Warnn, Ind., Dec, 2.—the nuptials of Gourgo W. Stevens, Superintendent of the Ohio & Indiana Diviston of tha Wabuab, St. Louls & Vacilio Rallrond, whose beadquarters are located hore, and Miss Virginia Wilson, of Logansport, will ocour at the residence of the bride's parents this ovening. Tho groom and invited gucsts of this place lett for Logansport this uftersoon in int Puliinan car, which was beautifully decorated for tho occasion. ‘Tho party returns by special traln after tho ceremony, Baker and Maruuny at Greoncasile, ind. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Gneenoastey, Ind., Deo. 27.— Tho murrlago of Walker F, Baker, of Chloagn, and Misa Ceellla Uaroum, daughtor of the ov, G. W. Barium, pastor of the Prosbytorlan Chureh in this olty, took place nt tho residunve of the brido's pa. fronts this forenoon at 1 o’clouk, tho coremony belug performed by tho bride's father. A large number of relatives aud frignds from various Pineoa fu Litinols und other Western Stutes were Present. ‘Hho bride aod yrovin werg the reeipl+ ente ot & hirge number of valuable presents, They toft att o’elovk for thelr tuture homo in Chicago, CANADA, Buying a Rallroad, Spectat Dispatch to ‘the CMeaco Tribune, Montuzat, Deo, 27,—Thore was some conster- Matton here today jn railway circles when it bee cue known that a syndicate formed of Sir Hugh Allan and the Graud Pruvk Rallway tad tude an offer for the Quebeo, Montreal, Ottawa & Oveldontal Rallway, ‘Eho terms ‘and amuunt have not transpired, Mir Huh, whon intore Viewud today, did not dony tha fuet, but and ho wad Lound to secrecy uutls the Goyornmout bad Consldured the offer, Scarcity of Ico. Specist Disvatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, MONTREAL, Deo, 27.—-Thera {6 great anxloty here about tue supply of foe, Not a pound hae bgon cut yet, and ne prospect ag to when tho harveat will arrive, Amerioan dealors from tha Weat bavo made large contracts, and many huve Sccuruil warehuuses hore, An ivo-fimlud fs an. Hulpated Jn the United States, . PERSISTENT FIREBUGS, Thoy Seem Determined to Burn tho City of Coldwater, Mich, Araclat Dupatch to The Chteugo Tribu ConpwaTen, Blich., Nec. 27.—.4 accand attempr was Inat night made to burn tho oll warehouse Mmontionod In lust oventug's dispatch, The night Watchman at tho wheelbarrow factory noar by daw somebody about midnight cudeavoring to Kjadto u fro under the building, When no started toward bita, On boing discovored the incondlary atarted to run, when the watchman opencd fro on bin, but probably did not bit bin. Indigune tion is su rife hore that citizens yonorally wlab that be bad killed the purty, ————— A NEW SUBMARINE BOAT, Svsctal Dievater ta Tha Chteaoo rrivune, Boston, Neo. 27.—Alter tun yours of steady work o Verwout wentlomau bus porfeotod a gubmuring Lost, with olectricity us uw motive powers, which bo intends offering the Govern. mont. Tho dotails of thy Inyoution ore kept secret, but It fs understoud that, us a moans of defense or olfense, It surpassed any torpedo doat or rum yet brought forward, Tho craft contains reasrvoira iy which air muy be stored ut Q prossure of several utmospheres, tt can do Scend perpendicularly’ or ut un angle to any depth within the Holt of tho strength of ity walla, A propeller worked by electricity alturde a specd of twenty-Aye miley au hour, SUSVYENDING SENTENCE, The Results of the Practice Beautifully Exempli= : fied. a? How Bonnle Nughos, tho Hardoned Criminal and *Pickpockot, Got Of. Tho Judge Deceived by Foleo Ropre- soutations—His Duty in the Promises, To ono conversant with tho carcor of that Ins. veternty and dangerous young thlet, Beunio Hughes, the scono In the Criminal Court lest Saturduy, when Judge Jameson ausponded son- tonco 1 bis case, was tho Urondest surtof u tray: estic on Justice, Rogarding Hughes, It was stated that he was nbout 20 years old, of good family, In poor henith, and that he had nover boon indicted or conyloted before, and was ablo to prove n pretty good charactor—atatetnents, every one of which, save that reating to bis family, might tave been proven falso very casily hod tho prosceution so desired, In the first place, Nennie has been —notos rlous abut town for at least six yenrs ag noplekpocket. Street-vare, crowded pool-ruvims, thoutres, billlurd-halls, and aver oburches trero his favorit haunts, Hu used frequently to be arrested, and thore Is scarcoly 2 pollcoman who was on duty at tho Armory ity 1875 or 1870 but can relute n bookful: of incidents avout this young post, Then as now his friends trooped to tho resco every timo he was tooked up by tho pollee on a erlminal charge, and when thoy found {t (mpossitio to buy off tho proscouting witness, thoy resorted thon ns now to all sorts of sharp practices, No ‘matter how re- speetablo they muy bo, there 18 wo magistrate’ with whom thoy have over conto Inte contact, ‘but will eay that he wns never ao porsistently bored to the Interest of a criminal 14 he was by: them. ‘fhy pollee olliciuls und tho elorka of tha Criminal Court will any tho enme thing. That Henly tid never hewn indicted before might have been shown falae by the very record upon which the suspension of his scutence was noted. UNDER THE ALIAS OF WILLIAM HUGTES he waa initicted by the Feletary feiad, Jury of Teed for holdiog up and robbiug John 3. Bennett ofa wateh and chiln valued at $i. ‘by proot du thi: Wits OF tho most convineing nature, und Mis Heisectt wits determined to prosecute to tho bitter end. ‘Tho record of tho eise fs but ur specimen of how things-tre miymanawed when the offender bupp to bo possessed of Influence, . Dec. 33, 1434, on account of tullure to appenrr for trial, the bond of recognizes waa dechired forfolted, and Inu. 15 following de- fault and juhemunt was entered agalttet the Hondstatn, u brother of the accused, in the sun 0, ‘his bond wus ay worthless as the paper We Written On, and, Of course, bas never been collected. Ini the face of alt thts, July 20, 16st, a nolle pi gid Was entered Hp in tho case. itis eurrent report thut thls aetlon was prompted by afetrer faraished Hughes" friends by the Pollco dusties who had bound bim over to the grand Jury in tho first plice, TI MECORD LN THIS LAST CASE was of Itself suiliciont to show that It was no cnse for Judiciul clemency. Uusgoes was tndlete vd fn September, 199, for picking the pocket of Walter Licown, a Hoard-ot-'Trude und puol- rou operator. n dass after a sinilur oveurrence in the highway robbery case, Ala bond was forfelted beuauge of bis nou appeaninee for trial, and April 18 fullowing de- fault and Judginent were ngaly entered up auralnst William 4 Hughes, the bondsman, this Lime fu tho suut of $8 und costs, If tho ‘tire bond was worthloss, tois lust one was certaluly: atlli more su, One of tho bouds in these eases Wis taken by a Cireult Judge, not thon sitting on tho erlauinal bene, who mide tt his business to gu to the court-ronm for tho express purpose of takhiue this bond of straw. ‘Khe records ure go extensive that it is. mat- ter of ferent dliliguity to trave out tho -record of guy one erfininal, espeotully so whon erlminals wake a practice, ng Ivguea always did whon pormitted ta, of Adopting -ullases, “One thing 13 certain, however, una that iy that he bas been grrented, with the proof hard agaist bi, ay often a4, ff not oftoner taan, any other criminal in tho city, and, uuliie them, bo be sways wono uuscailed. THE POOR MEALTI DopaR has been the frequent resort of bis frionds, and Mpou one occasion, when he was hotly preasod. by n prosecuting witness, his stepfather xot him olf by promising to tka him out West to an Huila agency. “Honnie went as farnas Kanaas ty, aud wes buck hero whthin tho weet, und the following week was niin arrested = for = somy —doprudation. That he {a now in puor hottth js nut horny out by hiv looks, and it he fs, itis because of his wigbtly epreca and rovela with professional thieves of his wn class, How or by wham & young man of his stanp and hls record, who hover does n day's honest work for self-support, can show a “ pretty woud charactor" 18, and 18 Ukely to remain, a tnyatery. : . Attention was called to the fact*nt the timo the cast came up before Judge Jameson that tho case belonged on Judge Tiluy’s docket, and hind been transferred from une docket to tho other because Judgo Tuley, though be consid- ered this n ease in.which Judicial cleucnoy might well be oxercised, had doubts, or seruples of consciones, or sumething clio ahout tho ubll- ity of a dudge to suapend sentences. In passing: upon tho cuse the Court is representod us auy- jug thut he did not propose TO YO ANY INJUSTICE TO THE ACCUSED in order to make nt different rule from nny othor ease, because of tha peculiar way in whloh tba one cae ip, but would dispose of jton its tuerite, ‘The wea that Crimmal Court Judge contd do an injustley to a thief who had go often xonu-unyvhipt of Justice us Bounlo Hughes, ts simply eldleulous, However, no one, not oven the Vrosocntng Attornuy, took care on this ove cuslon to fnforin the Court ag to the real aots int Uke care, and, levet of atl, of the fact that tho cnsd Of the aceused had been continued by some imanipithition or other trom one docket to an- other for upwards Of n year, while bla relatives were Working up ky mpathy for Blin, and tooking for Just som soh loophule as this throagh neha ho recently osciiped the punishment bo merited, JUDGE JAMESON WAVING BEEN 80 SILAME- LESLY ISLPOSED ON by somebody, 1b might be woll for him to and cout und briig ta this boy, and take buck that Suspension and sen him dowa to Jollet. ‘Cole ls tn excallent opportunity to nscoctain whether a suspension fyi pardon or what itis. Thurs is HO question that somebody inadu false repro- sentations to the Judge. It is ble duty frat to bring in this young tlughes aud valirnid him to Jollet, und thon go for the people who nade these false representutions, no matior now big thoy ray bo, und, if thoy saworg to thom, to have them indicted for perjury, ov, 1f they were made by olficers of his court, to ‘8 thoin dlabanura- bly dfamissed, cru is no excuse for ally one conuvoted with the administration of erhninal Juative who ennid got up in cuurt and auy that This nutn bad a good churaater, Iisa {innu- dent proceeding as to suy that Join Gurrity waa cathaile eltizea, who bad, perhaps, buen guilty of aug afease, WRANSFERIUING THE CASK. Asfortho way in which the cusy got from Judge Paley to Judge Jameson, that appears w De reguiny gnough. ‘The fellow had not pleaded: pullty, nor bad ue been arcnigned before Judge Tuloy. Although there are two Judges in tho Criminal Court with twa dockuts, {¢ Is, after all, butons court, and there fe nuthing Improper, ber so, In changing a ease tram ony dockut to nother, OF course it was done fn this caue with tho . knowledge that if tho fellow was brought ‘up and tried before Judge Tuluy he woutd go to Jollet, and that $f tried bofore Judge Jameson bo would probably tv *atlowed to return to pockotpiok ng: wlll, nu law was vialutad by do ug this, for tuo Clerk of tho Court makes up those dockets, putting us many cases on exch a8 ho seva fit. Had, Hushes been arraigned und landed sullty before ‘Tuluy, then tt would have heen 4 moat irregular and injuatitiable proveed- dng to take tho vase botora anatner Jid«e for tho purpogo of sentencing or purdoning him, — A CURIOUS CASE, Spectal Dispatcn to Tha Chicago Tribune, BATTLYCHKEK, Mich., Dec. 27,—A most curtous cugo hoa Just boon decited fu the Cireult Court for thly (Caluoun) county. A woman, Mrs. Toutes Sailth, of Evkford, purchasod a purcel of und, after obtaintug an abstract from tbe Coune ty Hoglater’s olfive which cortitied that the title ‘was perfectly evar, Subsequently it appeared that thore wars mortgngo revistered on tho recorda ugalnat tho farm, and which the woman was compelled ta Bey. Sho therefore broughe sult axzulnst C.D. Notes, who was Keylater of Deuds ut that Oo recover tho umount of lous she had sustiined by roason of bis curules- hess In falling to give w correct copy of tho record. ‘Iho vourt uwarded her tho wtouunt of tho snortgayo, $0), aud tho costs of tha vaso. ry ti Tuo defendant bus uppeated the case to the Bus prome Court. Ibis a case tnvolviae a prinvlple whiuh will catablish n precedent, and, bolnir a hovel and {important one, the legal fraternity ury unxtously awaiting 4 deoiajon from the Bu- prome Cou. ———___ TEMPERANCE, Byectal Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Gargsuund, ML, Dev. 21.—Tho temperance people of this city ‘ec commonced an agyres- sive warfura upon Hquor-aciling aud Iquor- drinking, and are holding woetinga every even- jug this week, commencing on Bunday fast, ‘Thoir chumpion la Capt. Linscott, 4 somowhat noted Bpcuker, While be denounces the hyuor trata, in ull ite phases, yet, whon speaking of Christ's miracle of turing water jnto wino, he sald bo wished the people inizht bayo more of auod Wine In this day aid Konuration, conveying tho ideu that be bad uo objection to tho use oF the pure wino of tha grape. Hla audiences on Sunday and last ovening wore largely attended by many of our best eltizona, and the tempor- ance people nro hoperul that his labors will ro- sult In intich good. Certainly there is room enon for earnest and practical work on thia ject hore, With a population of 12,000, there re olmuteon saloons, ono for ovory 700 Inhublt- an OBITUARY, William 8. Goorge, at Eanatngs Mtleltieg Bn Old Tournaliat, Speetat Disaten to The Chicago Tribune. LAnatna, Mich, Dec. 27.—Willlaa & George, for many yenra chief editor and senlor propric+ tor of the Lansing fepublican, ated thia murus ing, aged 60 years. Ite was burn at Derby, Vt. Atan carly age he learned tho printer's trata in tho While Mounteim Aegis, at Lancaster, N. He In 1814 ho odited tho palitical colutnns of Whig nowspapor valtod tho Vermont Phenix, at Brat+ tlchoro, Vt..was a Journoyman printer or proof reador for six yours in tho elty of Boston until 1857, and wuny of tho tncBiyo and ringing antissinvery articles nt that day weru the production of hls pen, In 1857 be beeama assistant uditor of the Now Hodford Standant, published by Rdmund Anthony. fo then puc- chased tho North Adams ‘'ranseript, which ho edited watil 2800, when he sokt out atid becnts nssintunt of tho Springfield Republican undor Sumuel Howies, ‘two years lster, un the con- sotidation of tho Dotrott Advertiser and 2rtiune, Mr, Govrgo became nasiatunt editer of that piper, Ho Inter purchased on interest In the papor, and in October, 1403, bo tuok complote control of tha business and mechanical depart. ments, in 4207 ho gold hls. stuck in .tho paper and beeame puperintandont of fin oll company fn West Virginia, On dan. 1, 18), be assumed control of tho Stato Printing Olive and Lygte and in 187) he took edt- toviat charge of tho Lausing Kepubtican, “Bos aides ls ardunts dutios asin Jonrunilat noe ited many other important positions, Ho was for muny years a member of the Nepublloan State Contral Committee and Chairman of the County Committes, In ii ho was uv delegate to tho Cincinnati Convention which nominated Nuyos, At tha time of his. death bo was Prestent of the Contra! Sivings Mank, As it cltizen ho showed gront public spirit and antor= priev. Such ls tho history of one of Michigan's self-madu men, a good citizon, kind futhor, and. Kepublicau. Uf tho cause of bis deuth, (may. bo wafd that he was worked out,and hls tired ody and braln could no longer atand the strain, Jig was taken with a ehill lust night, aud died thls morning, after anu Wness‘of only a fuw houre. Dr. Franeis Bry, at Ln Salle, Spectat Dipateh to The Chicago Tribune. LA SALLY, Dev. 27,—Dr. Francis Bry, to oldest residont physlolon of this efty, died nt 4 o'clock thisimorning. Hv practiced medicine here since 188, coming in that year from 8t. Louis. Ho was among the oldest practitioners in the State, was born in France In 1817, came to this country when n young man, and for atime resided In New Orleans. Belug an exerlient physiviun and a well-educated inn generally, he hud Many warm friends, and for yours took nn net- Ivo part In tho management of tho public echouls of this city. Ho was also Coroner of La Sule for one terin, A wife and tive children survive him, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Mt, Dee. 27—Tho funeral of Or, Francis Bry, who died at fa Salle this morning, will bo attended by the several county oftivers of Ottawa ini body, tho deconsed being a gontli- man well known by them fron buvtug served Ag Corvner. Tho funeral takes place in Li Salle ‘Thuraduy atcernvou. Mre. Amalin J. Hathaway, The many friends ia Chicayo and claewhere of Benjamin Hathoway and hts wife, Mrs. Amalia J, Hathaway, will bo shocked to letra of bor audden death at their hume jn Little Frairic Rondo, Mich, on Monday, Deo, 2, at about 0 ain. Mrs, Hathaway had for many years been well Isnowu in Iterary efretes in Chiengo, For fivo wi slvO BeAsONS Bhe was amon the lect- urers before the Pbitesophical Savlety, and Ist season red one of hor lectures, by apeatal ine vitaon, befure the Concord Schuol of Phllogo- phy, She wis, perhaps, the best read wontan in philosophy Iu America, and was a writer and speaker of acknowtedzed aurhority upun tho villoyopbleul systems of Kant und opel. Mer lectures on Schopenhauer utso attracted the at tention of ominent minds all over the vountry. ‘On ec. 6 Drs, ttathnway xave birth to a duughter, and was considered far on the road toward restorod strength ond heuith, when she wis suddenly seized with fultting spolls, and dled alinost before those round ber realized hor dangur, ,fho announcement of her death will «uso deop grief to ber numerous friends in Chivago, Milton Barlow, ut La Crowe, Spectat Divateh to The Chicago THoune, La Cnosse, Wis, Doo. s7.—Milton Hnrlow, ona of tho oldest ultizens of this clty, dlod here this morning of general prostration. Me camo to this city In 1851 from Michigan, and engaged in entering lands for sottlorg, und at ove time wis oxtensively engaged by C, C. Washburn und Cy- rus Woodinan. Ho was appointed Revolver of tho Land-Oltice when Lincoln was elected Presi+ dont, and retained the olligg until Johnson ‘took tho Chair, At this tino he was vonsidured ono of the ablest and shrowdest politictuns In tho State, and was widely known. He was 60 yours ft his death, of age at the Ume o ‘A Melle of tho Days of Slavery. Spectat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune. Dunugue, In., Doo. 2%.—An old rolic of slavery tines dled here today in tho person of Sirs. Mary Aaron, aged 6, Sho was bora 2 slave, but was bubght by hor huabang out of slavery ifty yenrs uxo, through tho agouvy of ex-Senntor George W. Jones. Sbo bog lived here over forty years, ichard O'Connor, at Whitewatcr, Wis, Special Disvatch to Tha whicaao Tribune, Wirrewaten, Wis. Dee, 27,—Ilebard O'Con- nor, one of the oldest residents and moat promi- nhont citlzons of Whitewater, dicd suddenly this ovonlug of neuralyin uf tho stomach. = TEN YEARS IN PRISON, That Is the Sentonce Pronounced Agulnat Kuowilton, Convicted at Yank- ton of Manslaughter, Spectal Disnutch to The Chicago Tridune, Yanktos, D. I, Deo, 27.—In tho United Btates Diutrict Court today judgmoutwas given agalast George Knowlton, whose true namo fs Harvey W, Knowlton, for the shooting of David Rano At Plorro April 10, 187% The Knowiton telat ended lust Saturday oventug, whon the jury, after boing out five hours, brought ina verdict of wunalaughter. Jt was thon that tho vory extraordiuary aceny occurred, au uccuunt of which bus ready boon given in thoso dis- patehas, Today a spirited argumont took place betwoon United States Attorney Camp bell and Bartlett “ripp, counsol for the defondint, Tho atturnoy moved — that, ii view of the outrggeous conduct of Knowlton on Saturday night, when ho dis- turbed the peaco of tho court, used tho vileat And moat obscene langungo, and threatened tho lito of the Judyo, defendant bo brought into tho court-room i shucklog, After some pratty sharp cross-Qring botwocn the Inwyors, Judyo Shannon tuok up the question. Ho went ovor tho whulo seono, snylng that, after the dofoud+ Ant had exproased such groat sutlefaction at tha Tairnoss of the charge Riven by the Court, bis Budden outbiret of rugo and exhibition of mulico and desire for revenge agninat tho Court were hard ta undorastand, Thia charga might bo am subject for future juveatiyation, While personally he felt ‘no funr—nad nover In his iifo knowa what four Was—his reasin dictated that precaution should always be exorcised, However, as the geitle- Inca for tho defense wors go confident thy do- fondant would not disturb the peucn of tho court, ao ordor waa givou it Knowlton be brought In without shackles. ‘The defense then moved for a now trial upon tho grduad that thoy had discovered nuw ovidence, and for the further reason that the Court hid erred buth in itedecision and ite churge. When this motion was denied, tho dofenso moved for.n delay of Judgment, ‘oly wae ibe. donicd, ‘and tho Court then. procectiad to give sony tence. Whon Knowlton was avked if ho bud anything to say why judgmont should hot be given against bim, he replied: #1 don't think it would bo of any ugo at present.” Tho Court then brielly romaried that bo hnd admit- tou the killing of David Ranck, but clutmed Justifontion In sulf-dofenso, Ho had bad a fair rat,“ ‘the charges of tho Court had bese impure tal, and the vordict of & very intelligent Jury bad Leon, a8 thoy Lolluved, jn exact accordance with tho evidenoe adduced Jn the trial. ‘Tho dudge then pronounced the following suatenco: “Aad the Judgimcat of tild Court is thut yeu bo ampreoued way sha a Dotroit louse of Corrvation for the torm nm yoary, and that you vay the United. Slates thu wane of 8100, Kuowilton tuck the sceutence very quiotly, ‘Tha spntcuce will not be carried out for thirty dayw, whiok will bo tho thuu required for Whe dofense to procure a writ of error. ——— ‘The Robinson Neul. Dispatels to Denver Mevubtican, LEADVILIL Colo, Doo. 2.—Privuie advices from the Robinson, received bero tonight, iro that three experts Will ayroo in thoie report. Ashburiior deuiines to be interviowed at preaunt. Your representutive's wuthority advisos the friends who have beon Sealing in sburts to push {holt policy industriously, | Wark on tho olghth fovel Ia ubandaned, the oro ouly ruouing from threo to ton ounces, The contonts of the alino at Presont are nothing more thun black Jick and ‘Wolo Lrou, Couslicrable excitgmont provalls among took operators, and tho farce, no douht, Ia conoluded. A lire’ number of niiuers word discharged todny, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Mow Jay Gould and Cyrus ww Woy Vroposo to Gait Porscaston. of thy New York Ansociated Preny ond Pays fah tho Proprietors of the “tventng Wont. To the Editor af The Uhleago Tribune, New York, Dee. 2.—There are sovey nowspapers In the New York Clty Associated Press, or, as itis generally deslnated, tug Associated Press, that orginlzation being the paront stem of news-dlstributing system of tho United States, ‘These seven papers ave: Tho New York Herald, Thins, Worta, Tribune, Sunt, Journal of Cummerce, art Mail and Express. Up to within’ two weoks past tha Express was the nine of tho sole evening member of the assuctation; but, by the purehnse of that concern by Mr. Cyrus W. Field, at that Gime owner of the Zventng Matt, v consolidation was effected, tho news frnnchiso remaining with the duat-named, paper. By this means Mr. Fleld entered the Associtted Press, Mr, Jay Gould, itts well known, controls the New York Wortd, snother Associated, Press paper, No disgise is made of this fact; but attempts hinve been inde of Into to Impress the public with the belief that he now has no proprietary Interest in the Tri. ane, reports having gone out that bis lew was removed by Mr, D.’O, Slills, another prominent financier and manipulator ol Wall street stocks. Mr, Goult has very recently stated Polntedly that he held mortgage claiins upon the Tribune. This belng tho Juct, wo finda third New York newspaper cuntrotledt by Wall street Interests, Of Inte MessrsIny Gould and Cyrus W, Field have joined’ their issues on various. mammoth enterprises, and are looked upon as practenly one in their designs upon the Assucluted Lress—that Is, that, havin the majority of tho papers, they might weld an Antluenee that they could not otherwise gain, it now remains for them to secure ong anore paper only to give these two men the dictutorstilp, And this they purpose ding very soun, ‘The New York Journulof Com merce fs ty be purchased. ‘Thatitcan bo js certainly an established fact. Lt has been 9, good property, but Mr, Stone, tho owner, fy Browing old, andl is sntistled to retire. Gould and Meld have une proposals for the prop. erty, Which are belng considered, with very fair prospects of their boing necepted at onee, ‘The amount of consternation ts not for publication at present. With the Jenr- nat of Commerce in their hands, Gould and Field will own three and control a fourth ibershipin uie New York <Assovlated and thus control [ts workings. f the first things thoy propose to do ts to make na raid upon the New York Bvcntng Post, Gould and Field are not on good terms with Mr, Villord, of, the Orexon Railway & Steamship Naylgution Company, and one of the chief factors now in the Northern Paciie Atailway Company. Mr. Horace White ting for some time been identified with Mr Vil- Jurd’s raitway schemes, ‘These two gentle amen purchased the Buentng Poxt Inst sum aver for $000,000, The” Post is not 2 member of the Associated Iress, bat buys M3 news from week to week, under rive of the ayso- clation, as ts also dono by tie New York Commercial stdvertixer, There 1s - one method by which Gould and Field ean get even” with Villard and While, and they pro- pose to do it. With the control of the Asso. elated Dregs fn thelr hands they wit! ut once. refuse to let the’ Post receive dispatelins, ‘Chis deprives It of its great news feature and relegates it to the position of paper with muagre faellities, 8 condicon caleulat- ed to pines the Post Just where the Mall was before Fieid’s monuy wedded it to a news tranctise, ‘The prospects for Villard and White can bes aba glance. 1t ls not to be wontlered tthat thoy ara cursing the day they sunk their money in the old-estabiished paper baile up by Bryant and Godwin, und ure aiding every effort possible ta defeat tie plang of thelronponants In the contemplated purchase of the Journal of Commecree. ut Goukd and Meld ave duterinined to completa thelr mustery of tho press association, whl at the sutnu thine, If possible, to crush these wo nien Who have opposed then in stock mit nipulations, and have possession of a rival Journalistic Institution, : ‘The Suipnient eritleal posltion in which the Post is vinced by this maneuyre on the part of Gould and Field hus prompted. {t to seek udtission Into the Associnted Press, with the hope of checkmating It elfuctively, ny Atind the Now York Herald of Dee. 21 opens ly advocating the admission of tha Post in the followlng slgnifieant editorial: Our two ovealng contemporaries, tho Post and the Cummerelat ailvertixer, whieh ‘tro not now regularly connected with thu Agsovinted Press, want to obtain udmlasion into that organization of tho olty newspapers, Wo see no reason why, tholr uppltcution to this elteet should not bo ranted. ‘They are roapectuble, well-conducted journals, and thoy adiission would muke tho ussouiation stronger. Taking uct a cise on nouoral principles ouly, wo belluvy tt would bo wise and advantageous te udmit to mombersulp any, reputable morning or evening paper that might apply for ndmission, By such A courge the ussuciation would be rofleved from Boveril more or less substantial reproaches, It In thought to have become tov much of a lose corporition and that it concentrates in tha bunds of u few vowspaper proprietors a vower that no Individuals should possess. Out-ol-tows papers regard the ussooiution usu monopoly op Prosslve to theor, aud are aniiitted wgaliet It with feelings of Jealousy qud Wewill | Withan ever-growing domand for ‘news und’ increased facilities for nowsiatherlug, and fn view of tho greater woulth of ludividual Journals, it seems ta us that the Associnted Press whould pluco tt. selfon a brauder and more f{burat founstution. Itshould do this now and voluntarily. To we cept the inevituble in season nnd gracefully Is botter thin to be forced to submit, desplies stubborn and uactoss rosistunee, By ail monn fotthe (ust, Comnerctal, and nny other respeel+ able jourmils that apply come in, and muko thom welcume, ‘Yo make the matter more Beneral, anc \ ith the hope vf securing the end the Post seeli jt boing tho paper agalnst which the shalt has been directed—1 lid the Commerclab ldvertixer embraced bi the application. ‘fhe Herald's article is cortatuly a most remark- ably ane in overy essypgtal, presenting a plea never before Known, yoraave been made by nn Associated Press Paauiner in behalf ot its contemporaries, It moving cause could hardly be understood without ‘the explana tton Dhavo presented tn the fore part of this letter, and which was written before the Heratd utticte came to hand. OCCASIONAL. A TRAGEDIAN'S CHRISTMAS Rossl Entortainy a Large Audicnco at Atlanta, Ga. Spectat Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune ATDANTA, Gay Doo, 27.—Tho Huetrious Italtan tragodian Rosal made bis début in Atianta Inst night, not In the opara-hougo, ag wasudvertised, buton tha stroet in front of tho building, where hecelobrated Coristmas with tha buys. Its bua gogo falled tonrrive until this morning, and. being disappointed at falling to appesr, be Jolnod a brizado of youre mien who wore landed With bovr and armed with ti-horns and tre orackoré, Hosal, with bis keg Ulled with Atiins twa worst, pained the dainp atmosphere with quotations in choloo Italian from allor his plivs and capeoiuily * King Lear.” During tho Fond Uon of those selections bo was fullowed up wn down the sidewalk by scures of urchins, wo pelted bis massive form with tirecrackers to 9 peoompanlarent of du-horns of all sizes an! sounds, ——_—__— WISCONSIN PENAL INSTITUTIONS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune OnttKOaH, Wis, Doo, 2.—Assombloyinan Hae bon, of this city, ous of tho Icxislative commit. teo appointed by tho Governor to examine te ponat institutions, arrived bomo toduy, aftor having, with other mombers, nade an exumnlaas tion of the Stato Prison, aud Boys’ Laduatriat Bohool at Waukoubu, and cluims that tho inmates of tho latter institution deny the statement oruolty mado i regard to it. a - INSURANCE, 1 Hannispund, Dev. 27,—Appiication for & ed to ahow caugo why tho business of the Tawlel Mutuat Aid Assovlation, of this city, shoul not be closed was made by tho Attornes-(iou- eral today, The Court grantod tho rule, making it returnable Tortuwith, whereupon tho com pany lod an auewor aycuciog to the decree ¢ lssulugon, The decree wos then granted 4 Iwcolver appolated, ec Women that have beon pronouncod incurable by the best physicians in tte vountry have bea cowpletoly cured of femute weakness by ihe uso Of Lydia E. Ploighain's Vegetuble Compound, Bend to dirs. Lydia B. Pinkham, 23 Westerd avenue, Lyau, Mays, for pampbioth