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SCALDED TO DEATH. EorriUe Accident on the Hyde Pork Dummy Road. The Engine Jumps the Track and Crushes the Engineer. A Newsboy Fatally Scalded by tbc Escaping Steam. An Eye-Witness Describes the Disaster and His Suf ferings. The Engineer’s Death Discloses Ills History and Real Name. Testimony Taken Before the Cor oner's Jury. The Verdict. One of the moat painful accidents which ever happened iu tho Northwest, and one the details of which place It on a par with the Alton Rail road horror of 1878, occurred at an early hour yesterday morning on tho dummy lino of tho Chicago City Ballway Company at Hyde Park. Tho report which reached The Tbibunb at an early hour yesterday morning was to tho effect that a dummy-engine of this lino had exploded while traveling coat and nearing the Ilydo Park Station, and a Turnon# reporter was imme diately dispatched to tho econo of the disaster. Arrived at Hyde Pork, tho reporter found capt. niNronn, of tho police force of this suburb, who at once gave him all tho information which bo possessed regarding tho .sad occurrence. Prom Capt. Bloford he loomed that at a few minutes past 7 In the morning tho dum my, coinralng lutb Hyde Park on her first trip from Chicago, hod, while running oast on Fifty fifth street, just a little west of Kimball ovonuo, Jumped tho track, falling on tho north side of the same, and killing Instantly the engineer,- Charles Matthews, and severely scalding a news boy named David Brown, who was taking pas sage with tho engineer from Chicago to Hyde Park. The reporter mot also, in Capt, Binford's ofllco, DR. FLOOD, of Hyde Park, who was tho first medical man summoned to tho assistance of the unfortu nates who bad suffered by the terrible accident. Dr. Flood stated that ho had boon called at a little after 7 in the morning to attend the sufferers by tho accident. Ho re paired to tho scene of the disaster, and found the deceased, whom ho know ,by tho name of Charles Matthews, lying crushed under the bailor of tho dummy engine. Capt. Binford'and a number of tho inhabitants who bad gatborod in tho vicinity of tho accident wore endeavoring to oxtricato tho body, if possible, without increas ing tho disfigurement which had already oc curred. This necessarily delayed the accom plishment of extricating tho body, and it was more than on hour before it was released and taken to tho Chicago City Railway Company depot. While viewing tho body of the doce&sod, tho Doctor was requested to attend profes sionally TUB BOY BHOWW, Kith whom be was already acquainted. He round him lying in bod at the bouee of Mr. Bnydor, at the corner of Fifty-fifth atroot and Kimball avenue. He found the poor boy Buffer* Ing the Inlooscßt agony, bis entire body, with tbo exception of the chest and a portion of the arms, being severely scalded, tbo lower part of the abdomen and tbo thighs being devoid of ekin, and seemingly balf-cobkod by tbo steam. Ho did alt that be could to caso tbo sufferings of the lad, gave him a suitable dose of morphine, and advised his mother, who bad been in the meantime sent for, that she could look for no reasonable hope of bis recovery. 'Having secured thus much Information, the reporter wont to tho SCENE OF THE DISASTER ' as the most likely place to glean filler particu lars of the sad accident. The spot reached, the reporter was able at a glance to realize the serious nature of tho accident. About SO feet oast of Kimball avenue, on Fifty-fifth street, just north of tbo track, lay the wreck of tho dummy, and on the . other side of tho track, a little further cast, lay the badly damaged coach. Tho only, whole thing about tho dummy was. tho boiler. Everything else was cither smashed op or horribly distorted by tbo force of tho con cussion of tho heavy engine with tbo earth, or tho keel-over which tho passenger-coach gave it on passant. All the wood-work of the dummy was in splinters, part of it thrown SO feet ahead of tbo snot whore tho boiler bad sank Into the ground. The top of the dummy rested on tbo ground, into which it bad plowed to the depth of over afoot; while tho wheels pointed skywards. The dome of tho dummy Just touched tho ground, and in it was a largo dent. This was caused by the futile opposition of tho bead of the engineer, evidenced by a pool of blood which lay just.boDoatb, and scraps of skin which still clung to'the dome. Hero and there lay different parts of the dummy, some of them- distinguishable, some of them tortured by tbo sudden force of the shock beyond ail recognition, And hero and there lay a Tuesday mornmg Tribune, still with the 100 which bad formed from tbo steam of tho boiler, muddy wlih the mud which tho sudden supply of hot water bad created, —part of the stock of tho poor newsboy who had mot a sad fate on the road an hour or two before. At tho flrst glance at the scene of the disaster, where tbo passon gor-coacn lay, to tbo oast of tho dummy, the xoponer concluded that tho train bad been run ning coach foremost, but A OUITIUAL EXAmNATIOK of the locality satisfied him that such was not the ease, With the utmost care ho looked back upon the track to find ori douce of whore the disaster bod had Its beginning; it at first became apparent that the dummy bad left tbo track about 20 feet from where she lay, judging by tbe evidences in tbo shape of tbo deep dents in the sleepers and plowed furrows In the earth, which began at this point and deepened In intensity until (bo final overturn. Btill there was nothing at the f'oint of actual departure which could account or an engine’s Jumping the track Just there, and tbe reporter looked back on the track in search of further evidences, SUCCESS UEWABDED HI 9 INVESTIGATIONS. At a point about 160 feet bock from that at which tbo dummy and car lay prone the reporter noticed, on the north rail of the track, a.thin but clearly-defined brightened line which con* tinuod, sometimes in the middle, sometimes a little to one sido or the other ot the track but still continued along the rail and ended at the Roint whore tbo plainest evidences wore had of ae departure of the dummy from the track. This bright lino, about a hundred feet iu length, was the mark loft by the llauge of the north wheel of tbo dummy whiob had loft its poslttou. Too point at which the bright lino commenced was at a railway-crossing, where a depression of a couple of inohos was noticeable, and It seemed at ouco that it was this depression in connection with the dangerous condition of such roads after a partial frost and probable fast traveling of tbe train which caused the accident. A careful ex amination of tho dummy as It lay wheel upwards with a view of ascertaining whence, in view of tbe fact that tho boilor was intact, tbo steam es caped in such volumes as to injure the boy Drown, revealed tho fact that in the overturning of tbo dummy THE SAVITV-YALVE had been wrenched oft, and the steam bad belched forth as in the case of tho Sac disaster of IH7JJ. Leaving tbe wrecked dummy and car, the re porter repaired to the little cottage of Mr. Huy dnr, * few rode from the soeno of the disaster, whore tho boy Drown vns taboo shortly after its occurrence. Hero was % scene of both SUFFERING AND SORROW. Thomolherof }ouug Dave Drown, tho news buy, had arrived a few minutes before, and was vainly trying to dissemble her grief at nlmt she too plainly saw was tho doa h-ncono of her only boy. The roportor was admitted with tho moth er to tho room where the young sufferer lay. Ho was under the Iniluenco of a kindly dono of morphine, which, however, could not entirely deaden his nerves to his Bufferings. At the re quest of tho mother, I Tub Tribune reporter ques tioned tho poor lad with regard to the accident of the morning. Tho lad’a face was not visible, but through a hole cut In its oil-skin covering ho told the ropoitor that ho had missed tho Illi nois Central train In tho morning, and had boon forcod to tako tbo dummy. Ho got on tho dum my, with bis friend Charlie Matthews, and pro ceeded homo with hla stock of papers. Oharlio, unfortunately, was not able to get any water at tho city Limits, as It was all frozen up, and consequently started on tho run to Hyde Park with a very abort supply. Nearing Hydo Pork, Oharlio found. that, hla supply of wator was very short..indeed, and In order to save being loft on tho road he ran his dummy at a very high rate of speed. ** Wo wore running very fast indeed," said little Havo Drown, “ when tho accident happened. X can't givo any particu lars, for 1 don't know howit happened, but after tho accident, whon I was, trying to got myself out.l called ovoraud over again to the conductor to help rae'out of my position. X wasn't much burned when I first called, but ho wouldn’t help mo. It was after ho refused that I got badly burned." The roportor loft tho sorrowing mother with her dying boy, and interviewed XIUB. 6KVDEU, wife of tho householder, with regard to what she know of tho occurrence. Mrs. Snyder, who, as her testimony will show, is one out of a thousand, told what she know of the part sbo played in the terrible accident, as follows t She was looking out for the arrival of the moralug dummy from Chicago, when sud denly she heard a sort of rumbling from the direc tion In which the dummy should come. She rushed to the window just in time to see tho dammy leap from tbo traok and* land— turning over as it lauded—upon iho north side of the traok. As it did so she hoard an explo sion, then another one, and immediately tho dummy was enveloped In steam. Flinging open tho door, sho rushed into tho street, whence sho saw some moo Hying from tho car into tho wood on tho south side of tho road. As soon os the Btoam cleared away oho saw tho bov Have rush ing frantically boro aud tboro in tho vicinity of the dummy, and board him cry “O, my God. tako mo somewhere 1 lam blind: X cannot see 1 Take me somewhere I Help mol" Sho tlow to his assistance, seized him by tho arm, and helped him iuto hot coLtaeo. Sho boat tho conductor near tbo dummy, but ho seemed to bo afraid of either it or Havo, aud would not go near him. She took tbo boy iuto tho house, and saw that bis faco was black with soot, and red throughout with blood and with burns. Ho had on two heavy coats and other clothing which ho bogged her to tako from him. Like a nervy little western woman, she began to strip tho lad. First sho pulled off bis gloves aud with them came all tho skin of his parboiled hands. Then she took off bis coats aud vest, whon with his poor raw bauds tho madly-impationt boy, made framie by his aufforings, seized his shirt and tore it from bis scalded body, tho wot cloth carrying with it, and actually throwing around the room. Urge sbeots of skin from his back, and loins, and logs. Undismayed by tho horrible sight that might make m&uy % Btoro man givo way, the plucky little woman stripped tho lad and laid him on her bed, leaving him only long enough to onablo her to send for medical assist ance and tho poor boy's mother. As bo lay on tho bed tbo lad ctiod, “ Ob, I am full of that gas; lam full of that gas," and. according to Mrs. Suvder, at ouo time “ He belched, and the hot stoum runhod from his mouth." As already stated, medical assistance arrived in the shape of Hr. Flood and tho widowed mother of tbo lad soon followed, who both did all that could bo dono to alleviate tho boy’s sufferings. In conversation with parties who had gathered to view tho scone of tho accident, The Tuihunb reporter board nothing but UNIVUIiSAU REGRET at the untimely fate which had overtaken the engineer and tho nnwsboy. From Capt. Binford tho reporter learned that Charlie Matthews was ouo of the special potico of the towu, and one iu whoso ability and trustworthiness ho had alwavu placed groat reliance. A painful feature iu tho accident, as related by tho Captain, was the (act that, barely a month ago, Matthews had taken unto himself a wife, and siuco then had coma in to a legacy, which, with his earnings, would make him moro than comfortable during tho re mainder of his life. Both as a conductor and engineer on tho road, and as a citizen, ho had endeared himself in Hyde Park to all with whom he had come in contact. With especial pride tho Captain pointed to tho joint facts of tho re versed lover of tho dummy and tho closeness of Matthews to his engine as a proof that Charlie had died as ho bad lived, a " whito man,” and bad met death rather than shrink from duty. The poor mashed engineer was the hero of Hyde Park yesterday. Every one was singing his praises, and bat very few—none, perhaps, outside of bis connections in tho place—know of TUB STRANGE DENOUEMENT which bis untimely death would cause. The Coroner,—or rather Coroners, for three came to attend the investigation into tho causa of bis death: Coroner Stephens, Oorouor-oJoct Dictzsoh, who is trying to loam from Jack how to do tbo business, and Depu ty Pilgrim—about as powerful and complete a collection of Coroners as one would care to see approach one’s house on a mission of nreusiugimport&pce.—immediately on arriving at the place, set to work hunting ud a Jury, aim preparing the preliminaries necessary bo secur ing a satisfactory verdict, After some trouble, a jury was secured, when, just as the Coroner was about to begin his investigation, an ap parently outside, but really deeply-interested party, in tho shape of Dr. Edwin P. B. Wilder, of Mo. 183 East Twenty-second street, requested au interview with Mr. Stephens. A long confab ensued, during whicn Dr. Wilder made the somewhat-astounding state ment {that tho deceased, Charles Mat thews, as ho was generally known to tho Hyde Parkers, was in reality one Charles Lyman Morris, a son of a most influential citi zen of Oneida, Now York State. According to the Dootor, tho deceased had, some nine years before, married his cousin, a lady of Oneida; bad bod a son by her, a boy now 6 years of ago; and it was this lady whom Morris, aims Matthew's, bad introduced recently to his friends in Hydo Park as tho lady lie had just married in Now York State,' representing the boy to bo a stop-son by a previous marriage of bis wife. Incredulous at flrst. additional testimony con vinced tho Corpuer that TUB STRANGE BTORT WAS TRUE, and that tbo Charles Matthews who had bo in gratiated himself into tho good will of the people of llydo Park was in roaluy what X)r. Wilder represented him to be. It will bo easily imag ined then that the twelve men who wore Bolcoted to investigate the cause of tbs death of their friend Charlie Matthews were somewhat sur prised and taken aback when called upon to per form the sad duty on behalf of Charles Lyman Morris. Whatever doubts, however, they may have possessed iu the promises wore sot at rest by the evidence of zm. WILDER, the first witness called, who identified the deceased us Charles Lyman Morris, Witness know that the deceased was a married man, and wont by the tfame of OhaiJea Matthews in Hyde Park previous to his death; The next witness was tho conductor of the train, toon jrooAimr, who testified that he was a resident of Chicago, and woe a conductor on tho Chicago City Hall way Company. Went on as conductor of the dummy on Monday morning, Knew tho deceased only since Monday. Ho was engineer of the dummy on which witness was conductor. At tho timo of tbo acci dent; about 25 minutes past 7, tho car was run ning at its usual paco oas, from Cottage Qrovo avenue, along Fifty-fifth street, when ho noticed tbo engine give a suddon jerk and separata from tho car and capsize. Witness then loft the car m winch ho was, and went over to tho dummy, where be found tbe boy, at present suffering from injuries received in tuo accident. Ho as sisted him out of (he dummy. The boy was burned. Did not see tbe deceased at that time. After assisting tbo boy into the charge of a wo man, witness returned to tt' dummy to search for tbo deceased. Could boo nothing of him until the broken fragments of the dummy were removed, when ho was 'discovered lying under the boiler of the dummy. It took about half an hour before enough help arrived to extricate the body. Tho cause of the accident was tho Jumping of tho track by ibo engine. but what caused the jump ing (ho witness had no idea. Did not know of anything boiug broke in connection with tiie dummy. There wore throe passengers on tho tram,—tboboy who was injured ana two other men. In answer to jurors—Know nothing of an ex plosion. Defused assistance In a certain way to the boy. Told him it was no use to try to got over a piece of iron that was in his way—that lie could easily get under it. Then drew him under it and released him, JOHN HEED, th* tofkiear and machinist In charge of the rug CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1874. machinery of Iho dummy lino of tho Chicago Oity Hallway, testified that lio know deceased hy tho name of Charles MuUhowij. Ho understood dooeossd to havo boon a railroad engineer. Jix sniinod him on Hint point, oudoamo to iho con elusion that ho wmi competent to ruu a dummy. Had examined tho dummy nine© Iho accident, and found tho deceased lying under It. Witness could not havo recognized him had ho not known that ho was the engineer on that trip. Examined iho boiler and found all uouiid except the safety-valve pine, a 2-mch pipe which had boon broken off, Thin soomod to bo the only place from which steam and water had come. Had examined the track near tho accident, but found nothing wrong whatever about it. Could givo no entice for the accident. 'The change in tho weather might havo caused the eproudiag of the trauk. In answer to a juror—Tho jonrnats of tho dummy wore not worn out. Hid not think un In crease of speed would havo a tendency to cause tbo ougluo to loavo tho track. Found tho lovor of tho engine reversed, which showed that tho onginuor had tiled to stop tho dummy as soon os the running off tho traok occurred. The dum mies avorngod about 00 pounds of steam, and ran to town, a distance of S miles, m about 17 minutes. A. W. EGGLESTON, machinist and track-foreman of (ho Chicago Oity Railroad Company, testified that ho had exam ined and found tho track in good otdor; thought there might bo two or thruo causes for tbo nuoi dunt. Right whore tho engine loft tho track there was a crossing of ouk-|uauk. His impres sion was, that It was at tho oast end of these planks that tho cor loft the track; some bard substance might have got between the traok and the crossing, and caused tho throwing off of (ho track. Another cause might have boon that Mr. Matthews saw some obstruction ahead, and reversed his engine. This would in all proba bility, if tho ti am was running fast, throw tho engine off tho track. It was well known among railroad-men that tho cars frequently, while run ning on a track partially frozen, hammered con siderably. ' VICTOR LB DEAD, one of the passengers, testified that he and his brother woro the solo passengers ou tho duturav cor at tho time of tbo accident. Ho saw the dummy jump tho traok, and then felt tho car bo was on leap into the ditch ou tbo other side of tbo track. Himself, his brother, aud iho conductor woro thrown Into tho forward ond of the oar. They all got out of it, and wont to tbo dummy whore thoy found tbo boy, wbo complained of feeling cold. Wit ness took him into a houso whore ho washed his faco. Tbo accident occurred at about 10 minutes past? luiho morning. At tbo time the dummy waa running at a good rate of speed. Tho conductor did all ho could to got tho boy out of tho wreck. Had examined tbo track subsequently, but found no obstruction which could have caused tho dummy to bo thrown from tho track. DR. FLOOD testified to finding the deceased crushed and dead beneath the dummy-boiler r the chest aud head of deceased woro crushed, and tho bones of his neck wore dislocated. At this moment nows waa brought into tho jury-room of tbo death of the boy Havo Drown, when Hr. Flood gave it aa ins opinion that tho lad died from inhalation of steam and extensive scalding. CHARLES D. HOLMES, Superintendent of tho Chicago City Railway Company, testified that there was uotbiug a Railway Superintendent dreaded so much as tho first frost. It froze tho ground to tno depth of an inch or two, making an Insecure track, which caused tho oogiuos to jump in a dangerous manner. In his opinion it waa probable that the' deceased engineer saw something ahead on the track which caused him to rovers® his lover. The Company woro author (zed by charter to run as fast ob they pleased. Tho conductor was in charge of faros and pas sengers, the engineer in charge of running of thotiain. . Several- jurors wanted to know why tho ante mortem examination of tho boy Brown had not boon made, and the Coroner explained that at the time Hoputy Pilgrim arrived to tako it tho lad was not ablo to give evidence. THE VEUDIOT. Tlu jury then retired, and, after a prolonged couHUltatioh, caused by soma of tho jurors wishing to. bring iii somebody, guilty of man slaughter or criminal uogligcuco. but.which they failed to attempt to prove during tho examina tion of witnesses, brought In a verdict to tho effect that Charles Lyman Morris came to his death by Unavoidable 'accident in tho turning over of Hie dummy. engine, end that Bavin Brown's death was caused by carelessness on tho part of the employes of tho railway company in ollowhig him to ride on tuo engine, and thus in the accident being scalded so badly an to cause his death. There is no mistake that the accident has not added to the small volumo of affection which the Jlydo-Parkera fool toward tho dummy an a moans of travel to and from the city. Since ic began running it has succeeded in killing no less than four people, viz.: John Sullivan, who mot with bis death at tbo dummy’s wheels some five years ago; Godfrey Marita, who was killed about four weeks ago, and tho unfortunate subjects of yesterday’s disaster. THE RELIGIOUS WAR. iUr. Gladstone amt the Vatican De crees—A Reply from the JduHt Aev. Ur* JUamung* To tho L'ditar of tho London Daily Ttlcijtaph Sib : Tho gravity of tho subject on which I address you, affecting, as it roust, every Catholic in tho British Empire, will, I hope, obtain from your courtesy the publication of this letter. This morning X received a copy of a pamphlet, outl tied •* Tho Vatican Decrees in Their Bearing on Civil Allegiance.” 1 find in it a direct appeal to myself, both for the office I hold aud for tho writings I have published. I gladly acknowl edge tho duty that lies upon mo for both these reasons. Xnm hound by the office I bear not to suffer a day to pass without repelling from tbo Catholics of this country tho lightest imputa tion upon their loyalty; and, for my teaching, 1 am ready to show that the principles I have over taught are beyond impeachment upon that score. It is true, Indeed, that in page 57 of tho pam phlet Mr. Gladstone expresses his belief "that many of his Homan Catholic friends and fellow countrymen 11 are, "to say tho least of it, an good citizens as himself.” But, as the whoto pamphlet is an elaborate argument to prove that the teaching of tho Vatican Council renders it impossible for them to bo so, 1 cannot accept this graceful ooknowloclgraout, which implies that they are good citizens because they are at variance with tho Catholio Church. I should be wanting m dutv to tho Catholics of this country and to myself If I did not give a prompt contradiction to this statement, aud if I did not with equal promptness afilnu that the loyalty of our civil allegiance is not in spite of the teaching of tho Catholio Church, but because of it. The anm of the argument in tbo pamphlet just published to tbo world la this: That by the Vatican decrees such a change baa been made in tbo relations of Catholics to tbo civil power of States that it is no longer possible for them to render tbo samo undivided civil al legiance as it was possible for Catholics to render before tbe promulgation of those decrees. In answer to this it is for tbo present anfiioleut to afllrm: 1. That tho Vatican decrees have in no Jot or tittle changed either tbo obligations or tho con ditions of otvil allegiance, 2, That tho civil allogianco of Catholics Is as undivided as that of all Christians, and of all men who recogolzo a Divine or natural moral law. H, That the civil allegiance of no man la un limited. and, therefore, the civil allogianco of all men who believe iu Qod or are governed by con science is iu that souso divided. In this sense, and in no other, can it bo said with truth that the civil allegiance of Catholics is divided. The civil allegiance of every Chris tian man in England is limited by conscience and the law of Qod; and the civil allegiance of Catholics is limited neither loss nor moro. The public peace of tho British Empire has been consolidated in (ho last half-century by tbo elimination of religious coullicU and inequalities from our laws. Tuo Empire of Germany might have been squally peaceful and stable if Us statesmen had not boon tempted, in an evil hour, to rake u>. .he old fires of religious disunion. Tho hand of uno man, moro than any other, throw this torch of discord into tbe German Empire. The history of Germany will record tho name of Dr. Ignatius von Dellinger as tho author of this national evil. I lament not only to read tho name, hut to trace tho arguments of Dr. you Dellinger in the pamphlet before uu. May God preserve (huso kingdoms from (ho publio and private calamities which aro visibly ponding over Germany 1 Tho author of tho pamphlet, in his first lino, assures us that his “ purpose la not polemical, but pacific." I am sorry that so good an intention should have so widely erred iu (he selection of (lie moans. But my purpose is neither to criticise nor to controvert. My desire mid my duty as an English man, as a Catholic, and ua a patter, is to claim for my (lock and for myself a civil allegiance as pure, as true, ami as loval as Is. rendered by tuo distinguished author of tho pamphlet, or by any subject of tho British Empire, I remain, air, your faithful servant, tHENX Emnun, ' Nov. 7,1(174. Archbishop of Wostiulustor. THE RAILROADS. Ailorucy-Ocncral Eilsall Questioned Concerning (lie Fixing of Ex press Rales. He Thinks Iho Law Will Not Justify Interference by the Railroad Commissioners. And Advises that the Hatter be Referred to the General Assembly. Advance In Frolfflits Between New fork and the West. Miscellaneous Items. EXPEBSS COMPANIES. THE FIXING OF THEIR RATES NOT WITHIN THE PROVINGS OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago J'ri , juiu‘. Bpiukofieli}, -111., Nov, 24.—Mr. E. 8. Bond, of Chicago, for some reason unknown, Booms to be desirous to subject the express companies doing business In this Slate to tbo provision of tbo Railroad law. Ho addressed the Railroad Commissioners, calling tlioir attention to tbo law, and asking tboir opinion as to whether tbo; could not tlx maximum rates for tbo companies. Tbo Commissioners referred tho Utter to tbo Attorney-General, who furnishes tbo following opinion : Stats op Ipunou, ATTORKRY-GcNEnAL's Omoß,\ Sriufuu-TELD, Nov. hi, 1874. i GnNTtEMEK: Tour counnuQlcutlou of tbo sth Inst., referring to mo certain correupoodonce between your Board uml E. 0. Bond, l£sq., has ijeua carefully con sidered. Tho quetdion raised la, Whether It is the duty of your Hoard to prepare and publish schedules of UrKT rates for tho control of tho different express companies. Incorporated or otherwise, doing busmeno upon tho lines of railroad in this State. Tho pro visions of tho “act to prevent extortion nud unjust discrimination in the rates charged for tho transporta tion of passengers and freights on railroads in this State, H etc., in force July 1, 1873, sro more directly applicable to Incorporated, companies or persons who aro engaged In the general business of operating railroads, and the transporta tion thereon of passengers and freight for hire, than to companies or persons engaged in tbo business com monly carried on by express companies. Tho eleventh section of tho act in as follows: •'The term railroad corporation contained In this act shall bo deemed and taken to moan all corpora tions, companies, or Individuals now owning or oper ating, or which may hereafter own or operate, any railroad in whole or in part In this State, and tbo provisions of tills act shall ap ply to all persons, firms, and companies, and to all associations of persons, whether Incorporated or otherwise, that shall do business os common earners upon any of tho linos of railways in this Stale (street-railways excepted), the same as to railway corporations herein before mentioned."—/?c ingeii utatules 1874, 79,19, 95. This is tho only provision of the law which would suggest its application to express companies. It Is doubtful whether the proposition can bo successfully maintained that express companies either own or operate tho lines of railroad upon which (heir busi ness is transacted, within tho moaning of tbo first branch of that section. It might bo insisted with much force that express companies carry on tholr business of transporting such packagesaiid freight ns la Intrust, cd to them iu cars which aro operated by tho railroad company. Tho laid clause of tho section may Include express companies. Snob companies do business as common camera upon Uuos of railway In this State, and conio within tho litoral meaning of the language tlicro employed. Whether tbo courts will eo construe this provision of tho statute, when road in con nection with tho ■ entire act* in not entirely clear. It Rooms that tho practical construc tion heretofore placed upon tho law by your Board Las not led you to prepare schedules of maxi mum rates for thu transportation of freight by express companies. It would bo umeanonablo to apply to such companies vales which would be Just nud fair for tho transportation of freight by railroad companies In (ho ordinary mode. Goods shipped by express aro transported under the personal supervision of agents in care of crch train. Express companies not only receive and deliver packages and goods iutrustod to them at tho places of busmess of tho shippers and consignees, but transport the same upon cars attached to paHsomioi'-traius, which nro run at greater speed than ordinary freight-trains. It Is understood that the leading molivo to ship by express Is to sccuvo greater dispatch and safety than att.uds shipments of freight in (ho ordinary mode. These cmiaivlirallouQ will Justify a dltVereuco in the price charged for tbo two modes of transporta tion. You could not now prepare nod publish RCbednlea of maximum rates of charges for cxprejs companies so as to havo tbo tamo take practical olVoot before the next General Assembly will be iu session, nml, If it is thought that tho public Interests rcipiiro suucdubM of maximum rates for tho transportation of noods by express to be made and established, It would bo batter Hint the statute should bo so amended as to clearly apply to expi'Mi companies. 1 have tliobouorto be, ote., etc., James K. Edsall, To tho Hour. J. M. Pearson, D. A. Drown, and James tileule, lUilvoad end Warehouse Cmumktlouccd, THA.T WEST SIDE DEPOT. no rnoai'Ecr that it will he huilt, The Times yesterday bad au article to tbo effect that tbo contemplated Grand Union Depot at the corner of Canal and Madison streets would forthwith bo erected. That this assertion was incorrect will be soon by tbo following interviews with prominent rail, way managers interested in the building of that depot: The first gentleman spoken to in regard to tbo subject was MB. J, O. M’UULLIM, General Superintendent of the Chicago & Alton llailioad. Reporter—Air. SlcMullin, is there any truth that steps have been taken towards building a now depot ? Mr. MoMulliu—No steps whatever bare been taken since last summer. Tbo subject bad not boon mentioned to mo siuco that time until yes terday afternoon, when interviewed in regard to it by a Times reporter. I told him there was no truth in tbo report, but be replied that bo would elan it down anyhow. Reporter—ls there a prospect that such depot will be built within tbo next year? Mr. JlcMullln—l do not think that anything will be done just uow; no stops have been taken since last summer. Mil. ALBERT KEEP, President of the Chicago & Northwestern Kail road, was uoxt called upon, and the following dialogue canned t Reporter—Mr. Keep, the Times of this morn ing states that you bad colored into an agree ment to build a uow depot in conjunction with other roads. Mr. Keep—The subject of building a new depot has not boon mentioned for tbo last six months. If an agreement has been mado tbo Northwestern is not a party to It. Wo have not tbo means at present to build grand depots. Tbo noxt gentleman interviewed was UK. 3. M. DOI/OLABH, Acting President of tbo Illinois Central. I’oportor—Have you heard that the Burling ton *t Quincy and Michigan Central Railroads intend to loavo your depot aud go to the Wost Side? Mr. Douglass—Don’t bnow anything about it, except what I saw in tbo papers. Don't believe a word ot it. Tho lost gentleman called upon was UR. J. U. WALKER, President of tho Chicago, Burlington A Quincy, and who roprcaoute iu the depot matter tho Michigan Coutral albo. Reporter—Mr. ‘Walker, I would like you to an swer but ono question. Use anything been done lately in regard to tho depot question ? . Mr. Walker—There has nothing been done in regard to it for tho last six months. In /not. tho Buujcob has boon entirely dropped aa for as our rood is concerned, A. Times reporter who entered tho room at this juncture, and hoard what was being talked of, asked Mr. Walker whether the Michigan Coutral and Burlington A Qulnoy did not contemplate emigrating to tho West Bide sooner or lator. Mr. Walker fluid omphotloally No, they did not; they have given up tho idea entirely. Mr. Walker aleo staled that bio road may soon be driven from tho Illinois Central depot, which ho only occupied ou a louse from day to day. Iu that event ho would move the depot of his road to tho corner of Indiana avenue ami Sixteenth street. Whore the Michigan Central and Chicago A Burlington Itailroada would dually locate, Mr. Walker was unablo to toll, but there Is hardly a doubt that it will bo somewhere on tho Bomb Bide. JttiaOELLAWEOUS, TUB LOCOMOTIVE XNOINEURH. ' The Locomotive Engineers, having become ap prehensive (hat a reduction of their wage* was contemplated by tho various railroad companies, have lately held several mootings, at which snob contemplated action waa denounced M wrong nuil unjust, and resolutions wore passed to oppose snob reduction with all moans in tboir power. TUo railroad managers In this city, htwoW, claim that there la not tboloaat ground Tor mioh notion, as ttioy bad not thought of ro dhclng tbo wages of tho engineers. Tho latter nro. iiovortboloHfl, dlßaatlaflcd, and a mooting of tho Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was held In thin city yesterday. The meeting wan private, but it was ascertained that tbo practica bility of a strike was seriously dlscusson, and it mis 'finally decided that in caho of a reduction a strike should bo immediately inaugurated. Tbo following resolution was unanimously pftßßOd ! V*itT.UKAB, Itbrmcomoto onr knowledge, through tho dally paper*, Hint tho various railway managers bitvo In contemplation a reduction of soglucera’ pay; therefore, be It JteAoloeilf That wo, tho locomotive engineers repre senting tho radons railroads in tho State of Illinois, utterly and unalterably protest against any reduction being made in our wages, believing, as wo do. that tho present system of paying engineer* is n sufficient re duction. without being required to submit to any fur ther reduction, and earnestly look forward to tbo tlmo when tho system now in vogue on many of tho roads, namely!; paying engineers by (ho trip, will bo abolish ed, as It is not a Just method of paying engineers. It Is hoped that tbo prosonc difficulty between tho managers nud tho engineers mil bo easily bridged over, and that business will not still fur ther bo embarrassed; by au engineers* strike. The locomotive engineers have a responsible po sition and deserve good wages, and thoro Is no reason in tbo world wby they should have them reduced. Tbo railroad managers, as stated nbovo, deny that they over entertained an Idea of making a reduction Just now. They claim that tbo dillloalty has boon stirred up by a sensational morning paper in this city, for tuo purpobo of creating a sensation by get ting up a strike. THE FIRST EMIGRANTS. Tho first instalment of emigrants via tho Bal timore A Ohio Railroad arrived iu this city yesterday moruiug. Tbov left Southampton by tho steamship Nuronherg on tho 7th, ami arrived at Baltimore on tho lUtb. advance in rnEianTS. Special Dispatch to The Chieafjn Tribune. IndianAfous, lud., Nov. 24.—The Western Bureau of Railway Oommißsiouore mot boro to day and decided to advance tbo rato on all classes of freight 5 per cont por 100 pounds. This mnkos tho rato for fourth class freight from boro to Now York 43 cents, and from Chicago 45 outs. Tbo Commissioners wont to St. Louts to-night, whore a general mooting will bo bold to-morrow. nUIDOE DAMAGED DY ICE. Special Jjiapatch to The Cheatjc Tribune. McGnEaon, la., Nov. 21—Tills morning iho floating ico in tbo rivor broke tho cable used to pull tbo draw in tbo pontoon bridge of tbo Chi cago, Milwaukee «k St. Paul Railroad Company at North McGregor. Trains havo boon suspend ed to-day, and will bo probably for two days. Tbo ico prevents tbo rapid raising of bridges. This is a misfortune to stock-dealers, who bavo boon shipping largely upon this road this fall Every exertion is boiugmado to repair tbo bridge os soon as possible. THE OILMAN, CLINTON * SPRINGFIELD, Special Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribune, Bloomington, HI.. Nov. 24. In tbo McLean County Circuit Court, Judge Tipton bos ordered that In all suits now pending in tho Circuit Court of DoWitfc County against tbo Oilman, Clinton & Springfield Railroad, and arising from damage to parsons or stock, plaintiffs shall bo allowed to prosecute to final judgment, but exe cutions not to issuo on any judgment thus ob tained until further order of tbe Court. WANTS TO BREAK ITfl CONTRACT. Npectfli Dispatch to J’ti« Cklcao* Tnoim*. Bloomington, lit., Nov. 24.—Some time ago Wayuoavillo Township, DoWitt County, sub scribed 550,000 in bonds to tbo Peoria, Atlanta & Decatur Railroad on condition that said road would build its lino through tbo Town of Waynoavillo, Within tbo past fow days tbo Supervisor of that town has takou counsel to resist tbo issuing of tno bonds, although tho reason docs unt appear, for tbo road has com plied with tbo conditions. ALABAMA. limiisrural Address off Got* Houston. Montgomeuv, Ala., Nos*. 24.— Gov. Houston was inaugurated to-day in tbo presence of a great numbor of citizens. In bis address bo said: *• I will regard it as onoof my highest and most sacred obligations to see that tbo laws are faithfully executed, and tbo rights of all citi zens, without regard to race, color, or previous condition, duly guarded and protected. The citizens of Alabama truly desire peace and per fect restoration of fiatoma\ relations between all sections of our common country. Tboyoro loyal to tbo Government of tbo United State*, and will readily yield cheerful obedience to its authority and laws. They ordy ask to bo per mitted, under tbe Constitution mid laws of the country, to exorcise, secure from unwarrantable lutorforonco, tho right of governing themselves at homo by just and wisely-exorcised laws for local self-government.” United States Hags wore conspicuous iu tbo procession. __ LATEST NEW YORK MARKETS. sorri'<i Vtsvalch to 'The Chicaua Tribune, New Youk, Nov. 2-I.—Wheat was stronger un dor tbo more favorable nows from Europe ami the Advnnco in gold, but tbo advance iu freights checked business for export. Millers bold back. Winter is not offered very freely, and is bold higher. Tbo market doses bettor under a good speculative demand, chiefly for Wostoru account. The extreme rates of freight current checked tbo export demand. Winter is iirm but quiet. Extra spring is not higher, and is quiet. Tbo Bales are 250,000 bu. at $1.10@1.12 for No. 2 Chicago spring iu stor'd ami alloat; SI.OB @l.U'Jfor No. 8 do in store, §l. for No. 2 Milwaukee, $1.20 for No. 1 Minnesota, $1.15@ 1.17 for red Western and umber do. Burley is dull and tame.. Sales of 5,500 1m two-rowed State at tf1.35(5)1.39, and 2,100 bu four-rowed do at $1.48@1.51). Bailey malt is tame and quiet, Sales of 8,000 bu four-rowed Stole at $1.17, ou time. Oats are better, and in demand. The inquiry is chiefly for tho trade. The sates are 07,000 bu; now Ohio mixed at C7(®GBo; white at CS@GOo ; Wostoru mixed nt CG>.<b iu store, and C7jj(®o3o alloat: white at for mixed, tbo Utter for fancy; aud for white ao. Rye is Urm and in fair demand. The sales are 6,000 bu State ac 900 ou pier, and 07@!)3o alloat. Corn is bettor, and is active. Tuo demand Is chiefly speculative. Now is in request for ex port, dosing quiet for old. Tbo sales are 171,000 bu ; Western mixed at 01@02o in store, ami afloat; now-mixed at 82@870 ; do, yellow, at 93@03>tfo for small lots ; Jersey yel low at Bi@Bso. The pork market is quiet, but a little stiff un der the- advices from tbo West. Sales are 250 brls moss at $20.87i-<@21.00. For tbo future there is very little doing ; sales 750 brls mess, seller January, at $21.00 ,* 250 brls do, seller February, at $21.50. Lard opened strong, but closed dull and heavy. Bales of 350 ten city at for No. 1, aud 13%0 for city; COD tea Western steam nt 18,%@l<ic, closing heavy nt tbo Inside price. For future delivery wo boar of 2,000 tea, seller January, at 13 11-160 ; 3,000 tcs. seller February, at 13^<@13^c; 3,000 tcs. seller tbo yo&r, at 13 0-10@13%0 ; 2,000 tcs, seller six mouths, at lOjtfo ; 700 tcs rellnod, seller Decem ber, ou private terms ; 200 tcs do, spot, for tbo Havana market, nt 14%0. Freights—There iu a fair inquiry for con venience on tbo berth, but room continues scarce, and rates are steady at the Isto strong advance. Therefore, parties are compelled to refrain from operating except ou a small scale. The chartering movement iu quiet, but rates haveau upward tendency, and tbo vessels dosed have obtained better rates. Whisky—The demand is fair, and tho market is steady at yesterday’s decline. Sales of 400 brJs at 91.01^. CANADIAN NEWS. Special Di»jm(ch to The Chicago Tribune. Ottawa, Nov. 23.— Grout interest has for some time centered in tho contested election trials throughout this Province, and in none more than that at Kingston, which resulted in Sir John A. Macdonald, former loader of the Domin ion Government and head of the Tory party, being unseated on tho ground of bribery through hla agents. In the conatitueucioa wiiore new elections have boon held tho result has boon a gain to tbo Reform party. The Chicago Bridge Company have been awarded a contract for thirty-two bridges ou the North Shore lUilroad, for which tho timber is to bo out. Montreal, Nov. 23.—Tho last ocean-going steamer in port loft Saturday, bound across tbo Atlantic. As eho swung out from tho dock tbo crow gave throe purling cheers, and too flag was dipped repeatedly. At tho three lower port steamships ore still in port. Six hundred and sixty-tlvo uoa-goiug vessels arrived this season, being live more than arrived last year. Toronto, Nov. 22.— I Tho engines of tho now water-works of this oitv have boon successfully tested. They are capable of forcing 4.000,QU0 gallons of water every twenty-four hours. Toronto, Not. 23.— Navigation is closed. Sev eral vessels, on their way to this city with gen eral cargoes, have been frozen in in tho canal. The shipping of lumber by water has ceased, and the mills have shat down. BURGLARIES. The Store of Messrs. Shoenfcld Bros. Entered. Question as to How tho Burglars Entered. Policeman No. Gl. EtmGLAEY AT SHOBNPBLD & BEOS.* STOEB, Despite Superintendent Bohm'a protests, backed by tho authorities gonoroily, against tho idea of the city being infested with a gang of professional burglars, The Tbiuunb has to add another to tho long list of burglaries which havo boon perpetrated under tho very noao of tho police force without tholr knowledge until tho thieves had secured and escaped with tholr booty. Tho coho In question is tho robbery of Shoonfold Bros., dry-goods store, 101 and 103 North Clark street, Monday, night, in which a loss of about $3,000 was sustained. From tho information to be gained yesterday morning, it appears that tho robbery took place between 11:30 and 12:80 Monday night. Tbo store.was loft securely fastened in the oarly part of tho evening, and lighted as usual. At 12:80, as Joseph Skorrltt and Qoorgo Neely wore going homo, passing along Indiana stroot, they noticed tho basomont-door of tho storo open, and tho lights extinguished.* Thoy at onco • , BOUNDED TUE ALAIISI, which called to tho scouo Olliccrs Larson and Jackson, and two members of tbo Merchants’ police force. Securing a light, tho oiheors en tered tho building, at tho samo time dispatching a messenger for tho proprietors, who live at 197 North Dearborn street. It was near 1 o’clock when tho proprietors reached tho storo. Iu com pany with tho police, they made a survey of tho promises. In tho baoomont area, on Indiana stroot, woro found several fine brooho shawls, which tho thiovos had dropped in tholr baste, whilo tho basement door, near tho door, was completely covered with tho same lino of goods. Going from tho basomont to tho first floor, tbo stops woro also found STiuiW.v with shawls. Upon Reaching tbo first floor a light was made, when it appeared tbit the thieves bad attacked tbo silk department, emptying two entire shelves, and in silks and shawls bad raado way with about $3,000 worth of goods. Tbo rest of tbo stock was not molested, the tliioves, in their generosity, not oVon so much oa opening a drawer or doing anything in the way of disar ranging the store. The conclusion was at once jumped at that tbo thieves, whether exports or not, wore acquainted with the store and the position of tho goods therein. This opinion was strengthened by reflection, for it was romoiuborod by odo of tho Ann that two mon of ratbor suspicious demeanor had boon in spouting tho silks during tho afternoon, and bud promised to return during tho evening with their wives to make their selection and purchases, After gaining a rough idea of what had boon stolen, tho party retraced their stops to tho Imso niout to examine into the yraya and means by which the thieves IIAD EFFECTED AN* ENTRANCE. Tbomain double-door, loolungoufc upon tho base ment area, wav standing open, but bore uo marlta of violence, aud tbo lower section of tho right-hand window-shutter, which was uj)on tbo inside, was found iu a demoralized condition. Tbo (shutter was paneled aud made of white pino. Tbo lower panels were smashed as if knocked out by a blow from tho inside, while tho glass of the window was unharmed. A close investigation led to a difference of opinion as to bow the thieves bad entered tho store. 'lho aasb-faotea er of tho wiudo v was examined, and did not ap pear to hnvo boon moved-for some time, which, with tho fact that tho appearance of the injury was that ic bad boon done from tho inside, raised a question as to whether or not iho ontrunco had been made from tho outside hvway«of tho window, in tho damago to the window It was very plain that a chisel had been used for prying, aud upon further ooarcb a sledge-hammer was found, which, no doubt, figured m tbo affair iu some way. ONE OF TUB THEORIES advanced was, that tlio burglar, or burglars, bad accreted tbomsolvoeiu tho store during iho after uoon; another was, that an entrance was effected with a hoy by way of tho front door; another, that tho thieves entered by wav of the basement window, Tho former of tho theories advanced, from many of tho mysterious circumstances m which the robbery is involved, would scorn tho most probable, though it is denied by tho ■proprietors and pronounced impossible. The robbery, from what could be learned, must have boon committed by a gang of novices. Tho damage dono to tho window was surely not tho work of an expert; aud the hour at which tho robbery was committed—when the streets were alive with vehicles and footmen, and while a saloon upon tho opposite corner was in full bluet—is proof of this. WhiJo tho deed was hold, it was by no moans ingenious, and its suc cess can be attributed, first, to the OUNEUAL INEFFICIBNO? 01' TUB POLICE FORCE; and, second, to the recent labors of the authori ties in encouraging thieves by bolding out the idea that the city was totally nd of such charac ters. Such a course on tho part of the authori ties has emboldened thieves, and tended in no email degree to arrest tho vigilnuco of tho force. This case is likomostof the burglaries commit ted of late. It appears that four policemen were in calling distance, but that none of thorn were available to discover the robbery or arrest tho robbers. If the police had boon attending clobc- Iv to (heir duty, it seems almost impossible that the thieves could have escaped with their plunder. It is evident that the goods were taken away in the arms of tho robbers, and tbo fact that they eluded detection in convoying aud concealing them is a sad commentary upon tbo vigilance and olhotonoy of tbo police force. Yesterday morning tbo fuels in connection with tbo robbery wore communicated to tbo police authorities, and private detectives were employed to work tho case up. Up to a late hour last night no clew to either the goods or the thieves had boon scoured. POLICEMAN NO. 61. About 4 o’clock yesterday morning Mr. John Gilder, who keeps a clothing and jewelry store at No. 631 State street, was awakened by an alarm at tbo front doer. Ho looked out of the window, and saw a man rattling at tho door, and evidently trying to got in. When tbo man saw that Mr. Gilder noticed blm, bo called to bim to open tbo door or bo would burst in tho glass. At this moment Mr. Gilder hoard some ono rattling at tbo back door, and, from tho sounds, was inclined to think that thero woro a couplo of men there. Ho struck a light, and asked tho man io front what ho wanted. Tho man replied chat ho wanted to gee in. For a moment Mr. Gilder was perplexed as to what ho should do in viow of tho double assault at tho front and at tho back door, but finally he took a Sharp's riilo and wont down to tbo front door, and, pointing tbo weapon through the pane at tbo man, told bim to stand there—that if he moved he would blow out bis brains. Tho man put his hand to a revolver which be bad in his hip pocket, but did not attempt to draw it. In a few momenta Policeman No. G1 came along, and then Mr. Gilder opened tho door and told the policeman to arrest tho man. Tho officer asked him what his name was aud his business, but tho man declined answering. Mr. Gilder again requested tho officer to arrost tho mao, but ho refused to do so, saying he guossod tho man was simply a littlo drunk, and walked off with him about twenty stops. At this time tho night-watchman, who bad hoard tbo conversation, oamo up and also in sisted that tbo man should bo taken into custody. Tbo policeman brought him back to the door, aud said he would not arrost him unless Mr. Gilder wont along to tbo station. That gentleman re- Idled that ho hud no ono to guard hi* house, aud io disliked exceedingly to leave it. Thou tho olficor said ho should not mako any arrost. Thereupon Mr. Gilder left bis wife and two small children in tho liouso and went to the Armory. There it was ascertained that tho man, who was a nephew of Jorry Monroe, had bcon tried about a your before aud sont to Skate's Prison. Tho policeman still Insisted that the matter was of no particular consequence, and that all they could do with tho man was to fine him $5. At thirty-five minutes past 0 o'clock yesterday morning, Mr. Underwent down to the Police Court, but found that tho oaso had boon cawed no by tbo policeman at t) o'clock, and that tho officer bad testified that the man was disorderly, aud ho had boon lined 67, which stun ho bad paid. Mr. Gilder fools that Policeman No. 61 took altogether too much interest la ihu nopuow of Jen? Monroe's, and intends bringing tbe to tbe attention of tbo Police Commissioners. “ NOT GUILTS.” Acquittal or Him* Sarah Ing-cnvol], on Trial at iTiatllsnn, Wlm«, lor tho AXur« dor ol Ilor Husband* .Spwfal Jh'tvatch to The Chteago Tribune, Madison, Win., Nov. 21.— Tbo trial of Mrs. Sarah Ingoraoll, of Hparta, on tbo ohargo of poisoning bor husband, after occupying a fort night and a day, concluded this afternoon with verdict of “ not guilty." Tho Hon. George B. Smith, this forenoon, concluded wllh au earnest appeal for Justice, and that tho prisoner bo do clarod guilty unless her husband's death could bo reasonably accounted for In suoh way as to admit of her innocence. Judge Stuart ot 2 o'clock delivered his charge to tho Jury, occupying tbroo columns of tho Sla/e Journal in fluo typo. It gave Instructions in twelve out of tho fourteen points asked by tho dofooso, and in his review of tho evidence and rules by which tho Jury should bo governed was gonoroily favorable to tho prisoner. Tbo Jurv thou retired. Tholr first act was tho selection of Mr. Wall as foreman. Thoythen wont to work to soo how they stood. They took a ballot as to a verdict, and all twelve voted not guilty. This rendered any discussion unnecessary, and,' after remaining a short tlmo, so that* tho verdict should not scorn too sudden after so long a trial, returned and rendered their verdict to tho Court. Tho urisonor received it with bowed head, but without apparout omnliou. There wore some slight demonstrations of approval, and tbo crowd which had packed tho court-room dis poraod. Tho result of tho trial Is a great tri umph for the lion. John Turner, of Mauston, who has had charge of tho case for twenty months, and had much to do in preparing tho evidence for the defense and weakening that for tho prosecution, and for Col. W. 1\ Vilas, whoso conduct of this trial has boon most masterly, and his concluding pica moot eloquent and ef fective. Tho cano is regarded os one of tho moat Interesting and important ovor tried in tho State. SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. Columbia, S. 0., Nov. 21.—Tho Eogislatnro motto-day. Congressman Elliott was elected Speaker of tho Ilouse. MILLINERY. WEST MADISON-ST. Don't fail to see them, latest Styles i uEgant Assortment, long X’lumcs, Ostrich Tips, W'higa, Baada, £c Black smd Colored—cheap, Trimmed—Stylish and Attractire. 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