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THE CITY.
OENEKAE NEWS.
V. M. C. SU.a, of Utah, i. regi«t«red at
the Palmer.
Senator Ferry, of Michigan, it regitteretl
tt (he Palmer.
'H K. R. Atwood, U. S. A., ia a guest
of the Tremont.
1 Ilf lion. George Q. Cennon, M. 0., Utah,
last the Pacific.
Alexander Meliftnghlip, Springfield, 111.,
is a guest of the Tremont.
The Hon. J. W. Carney, Milwaukee, is one
of the guests ol the Pacific.
C. 11. Williamson, of the New York AU
din* Prttt. is at tbe Tremont.
Miss Mervo Charles, of MoVlcker** slock
company, is a gocst of the Tremont.
The Hon. H. Tl J. Boardraan, Marshall
town, la., is stopping at the Sherman.
Minnie May ami Mollie Palmer, inmates of
a “Dilcr" avenue bagnio, ate at the Armory,
charred with sisallng s2l) from (Joe Everson, a
Norwegian sailor whom they enticed Into their den.
Tlifj largo male chob* being organized by
the Young M*n’e Christian Association H a rrand
micccv*. They meet tot rthnm) lint rtenirat m
j- anvpil Hall, and I'rof. dee will ho glad to wel
come all Christian yooutr men who nog.
Tbo statement in yostonlay morning’#
sapartliUC. 11. McCormick wae dangerously sick
in I’arla is ft mistake, lie has been eery tick, hat
has been improving •lore Nov. 4, and i* now wel
nnd able to attend to husiocse. So H u learned
iioni a tellanie sonreo.
ClmrlcH W. Charleston, who was mentioned
in vc«tcrday'a paper in connection with the shoot
tmr uffrnrat Mtuubj'e saioon. corner of North
Clark and Indiana street*, wishes it Id oe under
stood that Mtirpliy was the aggressor, am! on him
ntonc devolves the rcsponsitoUUy for the row. A
loud war to steer clear of saloon broils is for the
niiniliiiisty inclined to take their eonr-maeb st
home.
A meeting of the Chicago Temperance
Alliance was held Saturday evening In one of the
room* of Furwell Hail. W. C. Crura In the chair.
The Committee on Platform reported a .end* of
resolutions condemnatory of the vale of liquor on
Minday, or to minora, and privl-iing for thcap.
poiniincnl of a committee to call upon the Catho
lic* and PfOlcitanl* of the city. ao<l solicit their
imUntbe effort to be made lor the correction of
tiir.c hbueci. The resolntioaa wore adopted, and
t;ie following named gentlemen annolnted inch
committee, nftcr which the meeting adjourned
mill tirxt Saturday evening: J. W. Goodsoecu,
E. K. Cooke, I). I). Sweet. A. 11. Fuller, 8. W.
A Stuckwell. J. C. Magee, and the Chair.
Gustavo Schmidt, of 198 West Randolph,
corner nr Halted street. Is thepoeeesaorof some
thin.' very rare in Hus section of the globe In the
botanical line. It is what is known as the naan
jtUt'rra -b. century plant, which blooms but once in
It* lifetime, and (his Is said to occur when It at*
tains 100 yesrs. and then die*. This plant is now
In full bloom. It Is s native of Mexico, and the
rtalk crows from the heart of the root up, and is
about -in feet In bight. Upon It sro over 100
Powers. Which only open their petals at night, aim
they will he to existence about three Weeks yet,
ihor h,»>ln2commenced to shon’themselves about
ten days ago. The blossoming lasts about thirty
days, bru then the plant withers and dies forever.
Saturday night threo men called at tbo
residence of Thomas Piper, on Bloom street, be
tween Thirty-fifth and Thlrtr-siith streets. One
of them began to kick aud hatter In the door,
nnd while thus engaged Mrs. Piper, who
was alone in the house, raised a window
and called loudly for help. Mr. Ulunni
u nelghtior, carao to tier assistance, and succeeded
la capturing the fellow who attempted to break
in, nnd held— him. notwithstanding the
two shuts fired at him hv the man’s pals.
oillcerCromieux. who was sttracied to the place
by the shouting, locked the prisoner up at the
Decrtug Street Mation. When be had sobered up
a little, he pleaded that n was simply a drunken
freak. Ills name Is Joba McLean, and his em
ployment a sailor op tbo schooner Sligo.
For kouio monlba towns on tho line of tbo
linrlington A Quincy Road have been visited by
burglars and made to pay tribute to their demands.
Every effort was made to secure their apprehen
sion. without success, and finally the detective
Arm of fatten Brothers, of Ibis city, was sroployed
to ferret out the guilty parties. They after bard
work located the crimes and secured George Pea
body at Mcndota. who, however, escaped and has
not yet been recaptured. Dave Morton, an
other of tbe gang, was taken at Ottawa,
aud la now In Jail at Amboy awaiting
the action of the Grand Jury. The goods
stolen, which consisted of cutlery, silverware, ci
gar*. etc., were taken to Plano and ‘'fenced,"
and U whs through the discoveries made tn tracing
the stolon property that two of the guilty parlies,
Aharlcs Mclntyre and Orrid Smith, were “spot
ted " nnd arrested, which latter event occurred
last Tuesday. They were given a preliminary ex
aminsilon at tbe time of arrest and discharged, but
rearrested at Newark, and through the efforts of
SiateVAttoraey Sweetland committed for trial.
The people In tbe section taxed by these criminals
are happy at tbo breaking up of the gang, and feel
that hereafter they will be free from similar visita
tion*.
Tlio police siege upon Gaallo McDonald
resulted dlaastrooaly. Not a few men about town
town .-ire of the opinion that Alike had a pointer
that a pull was contemplated, and that when the
police called be was prepared for ibem. ami that no
i;:itae wu« in progress. Certain it is thaLno v'am
biers were arrested. McDonald bis undoubtedly
received pointers of tbe same kind in rears zone by
fniui mm in authority about police headquarters,
amt I! one policeman had been kilted batuyday
tii/hl. the Inquest would douOlleMly have brought
u:ii the proof (hat such a slate of facts really ex
isted. Oltlccrs La iloumy and Donahue, whose
cloth lug was perforated with Airs. McDonald’s hoi-
Jrl. were cm only na usual last night, but Ofllcer
Edmund Walsh, who was struck on the back wllb
a Jimmy, wae not. As if to add
to the misfortunes attending the siege,
orJccr James Keen la lying ’twlxt life and daath
ut iiv* home. SupL Dixon was convlned, tbruaxb
kta ements made by tbe special detail, that a gang
of gamblers were concealed In tbe house, and ac
cordiuxlr two tneu—Keon and Lueders—were de
tailed to euard tbe apuroacbee to the bouse during
the night. At about 3 o’clock in tbe morning
uihcer Kvon taw McDonald, Joseph
Martin, Bud Jamee Carroll tpproacb-
In;.’. and he followed the latter to tbe
rear of tbe building. He eolerod tbo alley, and
accidentally reli into an open coal-hole, whence ho
was rescued wltu difficulty. He waa taken to bis
home. v> here be received proper mediral attendance,
lie will not be able under any circmuauncos to
leave his bed tor some lime, a* the rib* were badly
Bpralncu from tbe epintl column. Tbe record thus
far elands: Two uarrowescapesfromtnstanideath,
iuo men badly wounded, two more badly frighten
ed, and not a single gambler captured. Bat lbs
end la nut jeU
HOTEL IRBIVI9.
>Vk(pman IJouu—c. k. liuunlniaa, MonboUlowo.
]*.: Ilium** Ulaker, Philadelphia; F. a. Dli.
Iluctieeier, N. Y.; «i. T. Quuuior. WasiilnxWa Uiurt
ilj'jjo, O.; A- O. hiuttlu New turKiJ. 11, Hlchanlsuo,
I'ucai a. u. U*<-ha, Sew V«rlc;N. V. Uuwier. ueve
<*dJ: It. urthuia. l.sr»suo. S. Y..,.T»w/m*m|//mm—
«.'jrrui Ujp«p. Mcfetoa: Ouurß* J. Hmllow. New York;
h. K llbiMt, MuaiuaoUi. lU.; J. hlrlnaham, Oebitostt;
llir Huh. (. K. U»i, Ht Luuls: Col. J, 11. Fisher,
,Mllw*uJto*; pr. >«ba Manias, psytouik. I*. Crsodvli,
liliara, N. T v CAfertes b. CrviMir, Oubimue ...
Critnri Bk\JW - K. U. Cable. tiuuK laltutU: n'lll
urn MeKrtuJc, .Votlfefed; Gi-wv* A. Steveaa, Clove
l.oul; iL h. Omiluf, feta Fr*uci*vo: T. U. Dslioti,
VeW Fwlbt, Mis*.; OWM O. *ro»o. oUumwe, to.;
C U. Wicks. VwudßsWwu. O. j p. C. (Viler, Msa«ciiu
km. Ouua, Ft>U<uife{pii]a.. l .iW»irr
Vill'iai «. ur kvooi, Qulotr; &. &. bieveue. Council
MlulU; AUsoAder Cobeo, tiil*-*ukces W. O. UigaluA
Ncurajks; Alexander Lumlcy. New Turk] A. WTCn-
Ocrhir. timaha; l lieoJore Troer, Albert Leo. illume
•.•la; Kmuk L, Wlatmore, ruuhure; It, Maeua, Jr.,
NewVonc
ROBBED THE MAILS,
ciPTutiu xrreit nvi months’ witching.
For aomi lima past the I'osl-Olfita Load* tuv«
tccu painfully uwate that maps within their Juris
diction were being almost constantly depredated
upon. The Identity of tb« criminal, though aua*
peeled, was established yesterday morning by the
arrest of Jacob Jtooe, employed as a watchman by
the department, lls la uow lodged In Jail, convict*
ad out of bis own mouth of rubbing the malls.
lo July complaints were nude sttheotßce by
merchants and others who bad mailed money,
oralis, end other valuables tbit usvsr reached
thstr destination, and Kuos was susplcioned aa (he
cause. Yet so skillfully did be work the business
that until tbe morning of bis arrest be succeeded
Id escaping detection. About (bat date be seemed
lo be aware that be wae being wstcbsd. and so
arranged the time for committing lbs crunaa as
tu avoid contact with special agents ana otbere
by whom be was shadowed. Ills duties Included
that of making a round of tbe offices si intervals
after night. While lo tbs discharge of this duty
he bss been accustomed to steal letters awaiting
fliiposition by tbe mailing clerk. With these he
retired to the Postmaster's private office, wnlcn
Is Inaccessible to intrusion, and, bsvlng opened
and aporupflatcd (bcir contents, disposed of the
ivfose la the closei-lsim with which tbe apart*
rnent is provided. Asatsted.be has been closely
watched since July, and on baturday night,so con
fident weie hpcclsl Agcou btuart and Uenshaw of
bis guilt, it was determined to effect Lie arrest
at a time when they believed be would bavu tbe
vud'-uces of guilt in bis possession. Accord
ingly, when be returned from bis lour of observe*
nun at 1 o'clock In the morning, and retired
i • the Postmaster’s room, the door was forced
l.y these officials, and tbe culprit found in the very
uaof opening letters bo bad stolen from tbe
liosvs, eighty of which were found in hie pockets.
v» ben ebaigsd with the crime he "telescoped"
completely, and, with tbs expression. *• May
Ciod have mercy on my poor wife and children. ’•
aauk lo the floor In terror boro of conscious guilt,
ilc was immediately removed to Jail, and will be
adorned a preliminary examination before Com*
jutasiouer Uuyue to day. A Tuieuas reporter vis*
lieu tbs Jail yesterday afternoon to obtain a state
ment from tbe prisoner, but found him uncommu
nicative end not disousea to canvass tbe situation,
lie is a man apparently about O yeacs of age. and
•veins utterly broken down by the calamity which
Lo has brought upon hUusclf, though his chief
enurce of solicitude Mem* to be the fale of hl«
wife. who Uan invalid. ami Me family- The re
porter urged him to converge on the charges of
which ho laarrmed. tint he declined to make any
etatement whatever, andincthat he ahoitM reaerve
M« explanation until called upon to plead.
" Unt they any yon hate made a contention!"
“That la not »■»."
•' if yon arc Innocent, why not any ao?"
1 * lircante I won't eay any thins nntll 1 aay It in
con: ‘ “
irU"
* How do yon account for the ponciiloo of the
ten foond on ron?”
' Weil, they are all the evidence! they can bring
iinet me."
* Ain't they anfflelenlt”
*Yca, I anopoae they are.**
‘ What prompted you to thle crime?”
•Poverty, leuppote. I had a etek wife and a
family of crowing children to provide lor. ”
• • How much did yon receive a jearf”
‘ ‘ Nine hundred dollar*."
" Wasn't that enough to support yon comforts*
WjrT
To which ha made no reply. Nor would ho com*
mit himself ns to the Icnuih of time be had been
encaged in tbo commission of the crimes, nr
In fact converse at ail on the subScct.
lie hae been a resident of Chicago for twenty-eight
years, served In the army, was a member of Engine
Company 4, mid until (he past five months has
been regarded as an honest, upright man. During
.the ofilctal term of Postmaster Eastman, he was
ftven the position of •• roustabout" In the ofilce.
n which capacity he served until Special Agent
Hawley, who bad noticed Ida attention to business
ana deserving qualities, secured him the position
of postal clerk hence to Cincinnati by tbe way of
Indianapolis. In 187*, be waa promoted to (he
position of head clerk, and as the confidant of
Special Agents Camp, White, and otnera was
lustrumcniai In discovering and bringing to pun*
ishraent those who had been eullty of the identical
offense of which be is to.day charged as principal.
About a year ago he fell beneath the wheel* of a
train at Hyde park, and lost an arm. lie waa re
tired from active service in consequence, and
while Hollering from an injury was tbe
recipient of SI,OOO. the amount of a
event of death, from the assets of the Hail*
way Hall Service Iteoevulenr Association. The
amount was not doe. tat Dir odlcers, sympathising
with bis misfortune, excepted him front tbe rule
and paid the amount. When be recovered from his
Injuries Postmaster Palmer appointed him watca*
man of the batldmg. and the public aro familiar
with the manner in which he discharged the trust.
The amount stolen is stated by tbo omeers ot aouut
$20,000, mads ap of drafts, money-orders, etc.,
and not less than $2,200 in money, winch was ex*
E ended to paying policy and in dissipation. Ad
ul the money can ne replaced, and. he has no
resources (rum which the stolon money can oe made
up, this amount is gone beyond recovery. He will
doubtless plead guilty at the examination to-day,
and hts retribution be not long postponed.
AMUSJSMJENTS.
CONCERTS FOR TUB WEEK.
Notwithstanding the close of the opera sea
son, musical entertainments this week will
continue to flourish. This evening the St.
Ccvllia Ladies' Quartette will sing at the Sixth
Presbyterian Church. On Tuesday evening
the Hutchinson Family will sing at tbo Union
Park Congregational Church, and Mr. 8. G.
Pratt will deliver a lecture upon the subject,
"Why America Should Become Great In
Music,” at nershy Hal). On Wednesday
evening a complimentary soiree will be given
at Lvou A llcaley'a Music-Rooms to Miss Leila
Graves, a young pianist recently returned from
Stuttgart, upon which occasion she will be as
sisted bv Miss Ella White, Mr. F. A. Bowen,
Mr. H. 0. Eddy, and tbe Barmoola Quartette.
On Thursday evening, Mile. Lltta, the success
ful debutante, will slag at the Union Park Con
gretional Church, assisted by tho liarmonla
Quartette and Mr. Llehltne; the Germania
Moenncrcbor will give a musical aud social
entertainment at Brand’s Hall; and "Aunt
Folly Bassett's Singing-School” will give a
matinee and evening performance at Fanrell
Hall for the benefit of tho Protestant Orphan
Asylum. Uo Friday ereulng Mile. Lltta will
sing at Unlir Church, assisted by Mr. Uoseu
becker aud Mr. Falk.
KATIE MATHEW.
Bpteiat iHtonteh if Tho Tribune.
Boston, Nov. 34. A bill In equity has been
brought In tho Supreme Court by Kate Maybew
Wldmer, an actress of San Frantlsco, known on
tbo stage by her maiden name of KateMayhew,
to restrain tbe proprietors of tbe Gaiety Thea
tre in this city from representing the play
known as "M’liss,” which Is advertised lor to
morrow evening. TbeplaloUffsaystbstsbeisthe
owner of the play nod tbe original manuscript,
which la an original version of a sketch written
by Bret ilarte; that she purchased of R.
11. Cox tbe play founded on tbe sketch,
and that Cox was the original author
and composer; that this play was subsequently
revised by Messrs. Green ana Thompson, and
that the right to play tbe drama as revised has
been assigned to her; that she owns tbe right
to represent tbo drama as a composition and
play in tbe Uulted'SUlcs; that the defendants,
have ootalned a copy of the plar, and purpose to
represent it upon tbe stago of tho Gaiety
Theatre, tbe play which it is proposed to
represent being identical wllb the ptar as
revised by Green and Thompson, which Is
owned by tbe plaintUL She a*ka for an In
junction restraining the defendants from
representing tbo play, or from using It in anv
way. The case will bo argued to-morrow
morning.
STAGE NOTES.
Eaty Maybew will play In Toronto this week.
Augusta HargoD plays this week at Portland,
Oregon.
John McCullough and Dion Bouclcault are In
Brooklyn tiffs week.
Lotto will dispel the doom of Washington
during tbe present week.
At tbe Grand Opera-House, Cincinnati, this
week, MUs Fanny Davenport.
Maggie Mitchell will play in Albany, N. Y.,
to-night and during the week.
Galveston, Tex., will have Adam Forepaugb
and Adah Richmond to-day aud Tuesday.
LoulsvtUe will have John E. Owens and
Nick Roberts' "Humpty-Dumpty” company
ibis week.
Salisbury's Troubadours sod tbe Holman Ed
glisu opera troupe occupy rival bouses in De
troit this week.
Hess' Eogllsh opera company and Joe Em
mett will be taken with their turkey by Fttu
burgers this week.
Tbe Kellogg opera troupe will buck against
Tony Denier's "Humpty-Dumpty” company
tuls week in St. Louis.
Ge&evleve Ward, Lawrence Barrett, and Milton
Nobles are tbe three "start" Ucuded to eat
theur Thanksgiving dinners in Philadelphia.
Cleveland will have tbe Colville Folly Compa
ny at the Euclid Avenue Opera-House aud Oli
ver Byruu Doud at the Academy uf Music this
week.
Baltimore will patronize Klralfr'a “Trip to
the Mooli" Combination, the Park Theatre
company, and Warily Bairlmore's “Diploma*
cv " company tbla week.
Only one place of auuaemeol U open in New
Orleans,—the Academy ul Music,—where Klee's
Evangeline couiolualiuu commenced a week's
engagement last night.
Ban Francuco will enjoy Dili week Adah
Cavendish at the California Theatre, Clara
Alorris at Baldwin's, Mrs. Oates at the Uuju
Street, and Klee*! Surprise Forty la “ Babes la
the Wood'* at the Standard.
New York will nave during the week: Robsoo
and Crane at tbe Park, in “The Comedy of
Errors"; Denman Tbouipsoa at the Lyceum;
“ Our Clab "at Wallack's; Edwin Booth at the
Filth Avenue: Mr. and Airs. Ueo. Knlsbt st the
Broadway: “The Vigilantes" at Nibio's; “The
Banker's Daughter" at the Union Square: “Al
most a Life" at tbe Standard: Mario (Jordon
with “ That Lass o' Lowric’a" at Booth's; Maple
son's grand opera company at ths Academy of
Music; Mr. and Airs. J. CL Williamson at the
(irandOpera-House; besides minstrel and va
riety entertainments without cod.
Virginia's Whipping-Poet#
ftiekmomg gtuU.
“ Austin Uitcbell, hutou the prisoner," said
tbe oUlcer tu a colored Inmate of tbe Jail: ami
Jones’ wrlaU were wade secure lu Irpu uateu
logs on tbe post. Now all was ready.
Jonsa Isa tall, well-built tuaoof about
85 yeiua, and would weigh IfiU or 17U pounds.
Ills face was deuu-abaved, save bis upper lip,
which woie a abort brown mustache, and be
would be called rather a good-looking mao. He
wo* once a respectable cilixeu, being well con
nected aud having Ucu wall raised, bat yielding
lo temptation several years ago bo got caught,
aud boa served a term lo the Penitentiary.
Afterward he served a term lu Jail, which was
' only «lew weeks ago. He then received thirty
mue lashes, aud, upon being turned loose, be
cribbed a pair of shoes valued at llAfi, for
which bo was sentenced to receive tbiriy-nlue
lashes again aud to work id tbs chom-gaug for
six thumbs. Aud yet, after being catalogued
with the "old offenders,” Jones looked as if be
would like lo rvlorm and regain bis wbilout
sell-respect. *‘U fur the halcyon days I” he
sighed, as he stood fastened to the post. Hu
had felt the wulp before, aud knew what to ex-
I poet. It was worse than having a tooth pulled.
I —worse thou any puuUhmeut that he could
Tins CHICAGO. TRIBUHIS: MONDAY. iNOVKMIIHR 25, 1878.
cooeeire. The officer, who was not devoid of
feeling, said, '* Jones, \ don’t like to whip yon,
and I'm going to surprise jou. litre goes.
One, two, throe,” etc. (counting). The officer
used n long cowhide, ami each lick brought the
Mood to the skin. The stripes were laid across
the hack. The whipping did not appear to
Inflict verv hard IIck«, but, be a sort of alelght-
aimplo IwUt" of the wrisl,—they
stung to th« quick. The prisoner kept rt steady
body, l>iit hi* face was a psychological study.
The writhlngs of the muscles, the atony, the
shame, these were intense. lie uttered not a
word, out the tears rolled down hts checks, and
the spectators who happened to he In the Jail*
yard turned their heads. He thought he was to
receive nlnc-aml-thlrtv, but when the tenth
stripe had been Inflicted the officer said, “ That’ll
do lor to-dav. Unloose him.” Then .Tones was
unfastened,'and, pulling on tits shirt, lie walked
luck Into his cell. The officer Informed the
writer that be had never whipped a white
woman, but that be bad whipped about at nmnv
colored arirlsh* he bad men. •• Wc make them
strip down to the waist, ami I lay the stripes on
nrcttv bard. An Ethiopian’s back Is tough amt
can stand It. It’s meau business, though, this
thing of whipping."
THE COUiITS.
Interpreting the Statute of Fraud*—Recor
erlng Some LamUKrcord of Judgment*,
New Suit*, Divorces, Etc.
Judge Drummond has been engaged tbe past
two dais in bearing tbe cue o( John M. Tier*
nan vi. Kdward R. Booth. This was on action
Iti ejectment brought to recover 100 acres of
bud In Grundy County. The plaintiff claimed
under a title of twenty-six years'standing and
regular in Us chain except that one deed, as
it was alleged, was mlsrecordcd, tbe Clerk
making the description read "S. E. !<" Instead
of U N. E. )4.” Thu defendant in tbe case bad
a title from tbe solu surviving bclr of the
grantor In tbe same deed that was raisrccordcd.
This title ran to James K. Stanley, a clerk in
Isaac R. Hitt's office, from Stanley, by power of
attorney through llltt to tbo defendant. lie
claimed under tnis title, possession, and pay*
ment of taxes. The question was raised on the
trial as to when tbe statute of limitations began
to run, and Judge Drummond beld it began to
run only when color ot title, possession,
and payment ot all taxes assessed on
the land, concurred. Another question was
raised ns to whether a party occupying one lot
as a homestead could make tbe homestead cover
an adjoining lot. The defendant claimed be
held the land under a connected title and actual
residence lor seven years, and tbe point was
raised whether a person purchasing adjoining
tracts of land under different titles, and actual*
ly residing on one tract, and using tl*o other as
a part of Ids farm, could bo said to occupy tbo
part on which bo did not reside, under the
statute, as a homestead. The Judge hold be
could; that it he extended his Improvements
from one lot to tbe other ho held the whole by
actual residence. Almost exactly the same
point as this last was raised in tbe Phlllips-Kerr
land case, and Judge Hsrlan decided tbe same
way. The Jury In tbe present Instance brought
in a verdict in favor of tbe plaintiff. Mr. George
Burry appeared for plaintiff and Needham &
Miller for the defendant.
tub statute or rniuns.
A Question was raised before Judge Rogers
Saturday in the cose of Richards vs. Rhodes
as to the operation of the statute of frauds.
Tbe suit was brought to recover tbe amount of
an unpaid board but which the defendant agreed
to pay on behalf of a third party. The agree*
incut was to pay, not only what was then due,
but also what might thereafter become due.
The jury found in favor of tbe plaintiff for
the lull amount claimed. A motion was
made for a new trial, and it was
urged that tbo promise of the detendant came
within tbe statute of frauds requiring any
agreement of a party to become responsible for
the debt of another to be put in writing. Tbo
Judge held that the defendant would be respon*
Bible for the future board on tbo strength of It
being an original contract, but It being an entire
promise, and tbo agreement to pay the past
board not being in writing and being without
due consideration, tbe part of tbe agreement as
to past board tainted the whole contract with
illegality, and tbe entire contract was void. A
new trial was therefore granted.
WIIO IS lIIOUTI
In tbe case of Walter H. Judsonvi. L. Z.
Loiter and Charles Gossage & Co., a bill
bled to prevent the defendants from ousting
complainant from tbe store ho occupies over
Charles Gosaage ds Co.’s dry-goods store, the
answers of tbe defendants were tiled Saturday.
Judsou charged that Leltcr and Gossage bad
conspired together to get him out of the upper
put of the latter’s store by not giving
him a new lease, toe old one
haring expired in September last;
that Gossage bad promised to give him another
lease if be got one himself; sud tbst Loiter bad
given Gossage & Co. a new lease. Tbo defend
ants deny that any new lease or contract for a
lease bus been given to Gossage & Co. for tbe
whole building, at before. On the other baud.
Letter offered a new lease for the whole store,
but Uossace declined to accept one for more
than the first Uoor, which is actually occupied
by them. Judson, it U claimed, is now lu
wrongful possession of tbe premises, which be
refuses to surrender, and is liable to Lelter only
for tbe value of tbclr use and possession. Tbe
defendants also deny tbst they have been guilty
of auy fraud or conspiracy.
THE WASUBUK* SUITS.
In the cases of U.C. Washburn vs. The Ale- I
mania and Fenton Insurance Companies, Judge !
Blodgett overruled tbe pleas to tbe Jurisdiction I
and they were withdrawn, and leave given to
plead to tbe merits. The pleas set out that the
plaintiff lived In Minnesota and the defendants
in I'ennsylvaota; Hist the contracts ot Insurance
were msde in the latter Bute, and suit could
not be brought here. The Judge, however,
beld that, if tbe Insurance Companies bad agents
bare on whom service of process could be made,
the suits could be maintained here.
THE BURtt ESTATE.
David Barr, administrator ot tbe estate ot
Jonathan Burr, deceased, filed a bill sgaiust the
Illinois Trust is Savings Bank, tbe Wasblugto
ulon Rome, and tbe oilier devisees or legatees
under Burr’s will, setting out that among other
bequest# Mr. Burr left $20,000 to be ncld in
trust tor Lucy Jane Bigelow during her life.
The Illinois Trust & Sayings Bank is
the present trustee, and now haa on
hand SO6O. Interest on the $20,000 from
April to October last, belug the last semi
annual installment of interest due on the fund.
LucvJ. Bigelow died July 2. 1676, and toe ad
ministrator thinks be is entitled to S3iXL the
amount of Interest accruing between April and
June, but tbe bank declines to pay it over un
less protected by an order of court, and the
administrator therefore uki for a decree en
titling him to the above amount out of tbe
accrued interest ou the above bequest.
tub bvbmno »*o»r.
In the case of tbe Hock River Paper Com*
pauy vs. Tbe Chicago Publishing Company, the
Receiver, Thomas S. McClelland, filed a report
Saturday showing that be had received
As bslsuce at dais of tint report
Receipts since
Total
Disbursements,
Balance on bsnd.
The report wa#ordered lobe confirmed uoleaa
objections arc filed to ten daya.
mvoKCBs.
Carrie Crown filed a bill for divorce Saturday
from VVUUata T. Crown on the ground of de
scrtion and drunkenness.
Marguerite Hodine atao deslrec to take care of
benelf, her husband, Pierre, having forgotten
his promises so far as to get drunk and beat and
maltreat ber, until she wxaobllged to leave him.
Hilda Porter filed a bill for similar relief oa
account of the crueitv, desertion, and adultery
of her husband, William Porter.
Lastly Saucre E. Headgley, having lately been
obliged to leave bis wife Sarah on account of
her confirmed habit of Intemperance, aske the
Court to sanction his action.
Judge Moore Saturday granted a decree of
divorce to Uoorgo W. Corliss from Catherine A,
Corliss on the ground ol desertion.
Judge Williams granted a decree to Sally £.
Stewart from William H. Stewart on the ground
of adultery.
Judge Fanrell granted a decree to Nettle A.
Downing from 11. Frank Downing on the
ground of desertion.
The cose of Elisabeth Jenkins vs. John Jenk
ins, a suit for separate maintenance, was heard
by Judge Far well Saturday, who awarded the
complainant SJOO a year aiuuoay.
JUhKUUi'TCr.
Vlrav-dlvldcud tueetioga will be held tcwlay at
Sp.rn.iu the vases of W. W. Clark, of William
Haber, aud of UollUter <k Uorbsm.
Assignee# will be choaeu at 1U a. m. to-day (or
H. E. Updike, C. C. Harder aud Henry Haler,
W. M. Moss, Charles Duttield.
CWCDIT COUBT.
Henry Belts filed a bill agalust Ualhtaa Bou
gerl to dissolve tbe firm ol Maiblaa Bougert &
Co., which to lfs74 wa# engaged in the business
of atone-cuttlug oo the voroer of DlvUioa aud
HaUted atreeta.
J. K. Krtcg and Lemuel R. Moss sued Philip
Goldman (or fil.tWO.
TUB CALL.
Junes ULuhcrTT-oO u m, isclusivs, cxcepl
00. 10?, and 107. No. 88. Stafford Msoufsctnrlng
Cotnpanr, v*. Lockwood. on trial.
Tub A erect.at* Court -Term Nos. TP. Matthew*
vs. Hire; 80, L’phof vs. Ulrich: HI. Knee vs. Sin
clair; 8?, Llneva. Wltheck; and 8:1, Kanixler ra.
Grant. No. 78, Dtnet vs. Rlgeamann, on hear-
ing. ‘
Junot J**r*os~lo3, 105 to 107, 100 to 301,
30:Mo ?!.*>. No. 102, Vail vs. Mason L. Co., on
trial.
JonotMonns—Contested motions.
.Irrwiß Itoonne-Set case 4. AVI. Cook, Receiver,
vs. City Savings Uank, and calendar Nos. •.’7O to
?DO, inclnslve, except 28U and 285. No case on
trial.
Jfimn nomn—MfJ to*!?"», Intlaalve. No. 0,350.
Sprague vs. Hnnllnjr, ort trial.
Jtmoß MrALMNT>:n—Set case 2,077. Abbey vl.
Wnrster. and calendar Nos. ?08 to 320, Inclnslve.
except aotl, 303, :tU7. smt mo. No ease on trial.
tluiioß motions.
Jenna WiLLtAMs-ronlested muttons.
Jenna Loomis—Tho call Monday Is Nos. 710.
722, 733, 734. 713, 744. 788. 7U4, 800, 810, 817.
Ml, 830. and 830.
JUDffMSNTS.
Summon CounT-Co.trßssiiwrs Marlin Clay
hnrghetal. vs. Edward Sehlealnger and Sol l-erl,
$582.05.
Jinmß Jawksox—Margaretta Dellorf vs. J. D.
Jennings. 5120.33.
Junoß Moons—Heron. Smith A Moore vs. Wil
bur P. Storey; verdict. 13.000 In favor of tbo de
fendant. and motion for now trial br plaintiff,
CmcciT Count—Juucir. Bourn—9. n. Sweet el
ftl. vs. O. M. Baker. $470.03.-0. W. Elpblcke
vs. John Backelmann, S2OO.
THE RAILWAYS.
A RAILROAB AT STAKE,
fipvcfal Corrnpondenct of Tht Tribune.
Buffalo, Nor. 22.—An action indirectly In
volving the whole property of the Atlantic A
Great Western Railway Company Is now in
progress In this city before Judge Charles Dan
iels, of the Supremo Court. Last year an ap
plication waa made by the Union Rolling-Stock
Company for an order to compel John 11. Deve
rcaux, the Receiver of the road, to pay $230,609.79
and Interest, for the use of cart rented from the
plaintiffs. Un the 18th of January last the mat
te* came before Judge Daniels, one of the
most eminent Jurists In the State, ami the po
tion for the order was denied. The denial was
based on the ground that the terms of the con
tract between the parties made the payment of
the debt conditional on there being funds suffi
cient to meet It, after the settlement of certain
other obligations. It was not then shown to the
satisfaction of the Court that these conditions
had been lutllllcd. lienee the motion was re
jected. but with leave to renew it at any time
without prejudice.” It Is the renewal of the
application for the order which Is now being ar
gued in tbo same court. Although the os
tensible object of the litigation la to enforce tne
payment of toe debt alluded to, the ultimate
design fs to foreclose heavy mortgages on the
road and break up the Receivership. Behind
this action is pending another heavy claim
brought against the railroad company by the
Franco-Egyptian Bank. The case is highly
gwmpllcateu, and involves the settlement of
several nice legal questions. Quo of
the roost important la the right of
Jurisdiction of the courts in the various
Slates as regards a continuous line of rail
way. As the Receiver was appointed by the
Ohio court, his counsel claim that the courts of
anr other Stale through which the road passes
have no right to interfere. In other words, that
the road was an entity, and that no tribunal but
tne Ohio court had a right to adjudicate In Us
affairs, or order the sale of any portion of It.
The counsel for the rolling-stock company ad
vanced arguments directly opposite to this
view, claiming that the courts of every Statu
through which the road extended hid a right
to Interfere, and to enforce tbe payment of Just
debts wherever the property of the Company
could bo levied upon. In bis*first opluloa Judge
Daniels promulgated this latter opinion, aud
denied the motion, bolding tbst the Supreme
Court of New York bad lull Jurisdiction In tbe
matter.
As the stake which Is being played for Is mill
ions of dollars, eminent legal talent U enlisted
in Its trial. The Hon. R. P. Raoney, of Cleve
land, one of the ablest lawyers In Ohio, aud Mr.
John 0. Milburn, of this eftr, represent the Re
ceiver, Air. Dcvereanx. The lion, W. W, Mc-
Farland, of New York, aud Messrs. Sprague.
Gorham, and Bacon, of this city, arc the counsel
for the plaintiffs in the action tn which tho Re
ceiver was appointed, while tho Hon. Charles
it Da Costa aud the Hon. Clarence A. Seward,
nephew of tne late William H. Seward, are In
charge of the interests of the rolling-stock
comranv, assisted by Mr. George B. Hibbard,
of Buffalo. Tho argument will probably con
tinue through tbe week. Tbe case It attracting
general attention among railroad men. os well
as members of the legal profession, and the de
cision of Judge Daniels .will be looked lor with
Interest* _
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Sp/elal Dttpateh to TH« TWbtme.
Springfield, ill., Nov. 34.— Chief-Engineer
Nlchol has received Instructions from tbo offi
cers of tho Illinois Central to survey a Hue
from Kenney, thirty-six. miles north of here, on
the Gilman Division, to East St. Louis, and
leaves to-morrow with a force of assistants to
begin tbe work proposed. Tbe Hoe will run a
little west of south, passing through Latham,
Hllopolls, Breckinriagb, Pawnee. Zanesville,
and Edwordsvtlle, to East St. Louis, a distance
of 130 miles. This would give the Illinois Cen
tral a through lino between Chicago and St.
Louis* eight miles shorten than tbe Alton.
Some are disposed to regard this move merely
os a bluff to offset tbe scheme of the Wabash
for a through Hue between Chicago and St.
Louis by completing the Chicago A Faducab
Into Chicago, but tbe officers of tbe Illinois
Central hero sav that work will be commenced
Immedlatelv, and seem to believe that tho Com
pany mean'business.
ITEMS.
Receiver Feck, of the Chicago Lake Huron
Railroad, has been authorized by the Court to
Issue his certiflcales to pay ticket balances to
connecting roods as follows: Grand Trunk,
$9,019.78; Detroit A Milwaukee, $700.10; De
troit, Lansing A Northern, $394.01; Lake Shore
A Michigan Southern, $507.46; Grand itaolils
A Indiana, $399.40. Ho was also authorized to
issue terllflcalefe. as follows: To 8. C. Bartlett
A Ca, $3,090.39. overcharges and rebates on
merchandise; Gallup, Clarke A Ca, $788.95, for
goods lost; Owen Morlay, $118.13, for wood;
Thomas Bruntklll.l 165.95, for services rendered
as an employe.
A meeting of the emplorea of tbe Lake Shore
A Michigan Southern Railroad was held at La
porte, lod., last Thursday, over which General-
Superintendent Favoe prtsided. to take action
in regard to the sudden death of Harlow 11.
Blodgett, an official of the road. It was resolved
that, after long-continued personal Intcreousc
wnh the deceased, tbe officials and employs of
the rosd could bear unqualified testimony to bis
excellent qualities of L.ad and bean, aud that
they deeply sympathized with his afflicted fam
ily, and commended them to tho considerate re
gard of his surviving friends aud to tho merci
ful keeping of our Heavenly Father. A copy uf
tbe proceedings to be presented to the widow of
the deceased, and to be furnished for publica
tion.
An old enterprise bss been revived by which
Chicago )■ to gut another road, lu IttTJ a pro*
posea stamJard-gaucu road fiom Pittsburg to
Chicago bad an ogeutlo Europe. who negotiated
a loan of 87,0U0,00U in Loudon, and the
mortgage was scarcely recorded in every county
ieat uu the line from Chicago to Marlon, la.,
in the latter port of Antrim, lifts, when the
panic came, and, the final contract abroad not
haring been executed, the loan and road both
failed. During the oast aumtuer it baa been
revived on tbe narrow-gauge basis, and cum
aolidaied with a line from Pittsburg to New
York Otv, making a continuous line to Chi
cago. From Pittsburg weat, more than filtr
miles are lu running order; from Marion to
Kenton. 0., the old grade of lift'd fa being re
occupied, and from Van Wvrl to Huntington,
fad., the line Is being rigorously graded. Ten
miles are about done. 60,UUU ties are “out " and
more are contracted fur, tod tbe line louts
hopefully toward Chicago.
Ibe Detroit i’osf end TVihontf has tbe follow
ing regarding the intention of (be Grand Trunk
to get control of tbe Detroit. Hillsdale & {South
western Uaiiroad. to be used by it usu outlet
to Chicago and Toledo:
The arrangements are now all perfected for ex
tending too Detroit, Hillsdale it Southwestern
Itailrosd to Pontiac br tbe way of Ann Arbor, and
tbua giving tbe Grand Truoa a Chicago outlet. It
Is reported tbst tbe Hillsdale Boad baa been pur
chased by lb# Toledo * Ana Arbor Railroad and
tbe Grand Trunk, and tbst these companies will
use U together. Parties Interested In the IlllUdale
route, after holding meeting# at Manchester and
Hillsdale, ore confident that it la out of
tba question to raise any money at (boss
places, for tbe reason that they get a
shorter road by tbe wav of Ann Arbor, and are not
asked to suoecribe anything uu that line. Andes
to Ypeiiauti. tber have do confidence that It would
be paid over If they did eubeenbe any, as that city
baa tbebouorof repudiating lie bonds In the amount
of liO.OOO and ftrS.OuO which were issued lu se
cure tbo building of toe Hillsdale lload In toe first
Instance. Tncy have alto concluded tbst it would
be very poor financiering to build from Ypsilsntl to
Pontiac, tbiriy-fuur miles, wnen they could get
connection with tbe Grand Tronic by building to
the Grand Trunk Junction, twenty-six wiles: or
better yet. to run over tbe Michigan Central. Tbo
Ypsilaatiana. auJ others connected with toe mat
ter. propose to bold meeting* In Detroit and Chi
cago next week fur tbe purpose of eecurinz aid to
extend the Hillsdale from Ypsilanu to Pautisc,
and bate no doubt of Ibeu success. 1
.4580
. 304
POLITICAL.
Hypocrite Hampton and His
Democrats Sowing; the
Wind.
Additional I'rocccdliigs Which
Will Bring the Whirlwind
upon Thom.
Democratic Criminals Guarding Re
publican Witnesses in Bour
bon Bastiles.
Justice Completely Enmeshed In Hie
Thongs of the Conspirators.
Warmoth, the Southern Machla
velll, on a brill Hunt.
The Leaders of the Blacks Beginning to
Talk Their Minds.
SOUTH CAIIOUINA.
NUU.TTICATIOK.
gpteial Dtipatch to Tht aVftan*
Washington, D. C., Not. 24.—The following
letter arrived to-day from oae of the tuoit
nromlaent Government officers to South Caro
lina:
Sin: Unless some method la devised to prevent
further arrest by the Slate authorities of witnesses
In the election cates, lam Afraid, when the Lotted
States Court meats in Columbia next Monday, thero
will be no witnesses there to testify against those
charred with vlnlatlon of the laws, and It Is becom
ing more and more apparent every dar that the
Democrats of this State Intend to use the whole
power of the Statu Government in shielding ami
nrotcctingtbe ballot-box stutters. Notwithstand
ing three of the present Democratic Circuit
Judges or this State have, on former occasions,
decided. In cases Involving no noUUcsl question,
that, tor perjury committed bofore a United States
Commissioner or a court of the United States, a
person cannot be held to answer in the State
courts, yet, in violation of the decision of their
own Judges,
TUB DEMOCRATIC TRIAL JUSTICES
tbroogbonl the Ntate Are arresting and committing
to Jill witnesses bound over to the United States
Court on charge of having commuted perjury be*
fore the United Slates Commissioners. In Will*
lamsbure County every witness hound over to tne
United States Court has been arrested on that
charge. In Darlington a witness, malt*
ing affidavit upon which a warrant
was Issued, was arrcsied for perjury
before a preliminary examination could bu hold.
In other counties the same thing Is being done to
prevent the Issuing of any more warrants. The
Democraia sro trumping op charges against tbo
Commissioners themselves. Thera are only five
Commissioners in the State who are taking any
action against tbe men who stuffed tho ballot*boxes
and defied the Supervisors and Marshals on elec
tion-day. of these lire, Messrs. Lee ond Wiggins
have already been arrested and committed to Jail
by tbe State authorities. Against Ur. Wiggtos,
who was formerly <>no of tbe Circuit Judges, tbe
Democrats have Invented
A VRIVItOUS CHARGE—
via., that be accepted a bribe of &0 from some
body three years ngo. Mr. Leo hae been arrested
and incarcerated In jail, charged with the offense
of failing to keep open bit office of J udgo of Pro
bate. which position he holds, In addition to that
of commissioner. The circumstances of the case
are as follows: About a week ago, while In bis
office taking testimony in regard to frauds commit
ted In Sumter at the late election, he was attacked
by a crowd of Democrats and narrowly escaped
with bis life. The crowd demandedtnat be ebuuld
leave Sumter or resign as Coromtasluuer. He came
to Charleston to procare tbe arrest of h>« as
sailants. Upon hi* return, after being driven
away, a Democratic lawyer made an affidavit be
fore a Democtstic Trial Justice, charging Leo with
failing to keep nlaotffce open. The absurdity of
the whole matter )• that
Tusns IS NO LAW
requiring him to keep his office open at all times,
and, wen if there were, bis failure to open his
office for two days would not render him liable to
a criminal prosecution. But. law 01 no law. It is
tbe determination of tbe Democrats to punish
every parson who takes any part whatever
in the prosecution of crimes with wbleh they
are charged, whether that person be a wit
ness, Commissioner, or prosecuting attorney.
Judge Ladling'* remark in regard to Louisiana—
that the witnesses and the Innocent are tbe ones
who get punished, and not tbe culprits—ls being
carried out to tho letter In this State. All those
who wore arrested on a charge of committing elec
tion frauds were admitted to ball within a fsw
bonra amf tttMt Arrest, while all the witnesses In
these cates are now lying in Jail, andtha Govern*
nient of tbo United State* seoma to be at tba merer
of tbo State of South Carolina.
TUB WORST.
I forgot to mention. In regard to tbo Manage™
of Kiectlon at Ktngstree, who were arrested on
several charges, that one of the witnesses was the
Uev. K. 31. Pinckney. Alter the Managers gave
ball, they went to a Trial Justice and toon out war
rants for all too witnesses against them, including
I'nickuev, The latter, bearing that be was to be
arreste*., came to Charleston, and the Trial Justice
aunt one of the very Managers who was charged
with fraud as a Special Constable to Charleston to
arrest Pinckney ami bring blot back, which be
did.
X VISIT TO XINO9TRBI BBPOOMCANS RR
BTIttCTRU IB THE RIGHT TO HOLD M EBTINO*.
—UUUBUS RUN OUT OB TUI COUNTRY.
Qorrttpondrntv .'Vie York Tribunt.
KtNo9Tn*B,B.C.,Nov.lO. . . . Fortunately
for mo, United States Commissioner Hutchinson
and Deputy United States Marshal Bolger, the
former from Colleton County and tbo latter
from Charleston, arrived later In tbo evening to
make an investigation of the late election hero,
and os It was accn that wo were not acquainted,
and that our business was nut the same, the
people began to thaw out a little, although they
continued to be rather guarded in wbat they
said about the election, and until I was able to
go around the town without arousing a sus
picion that I might after all be a detective, 1
avoided asking many questions touching political
subjects.
Mr* Brady, of tbo Klngstree Star newspaper,
Is a young mao about town, intimate with the
manage™ of tbo election, and a fair specimen of
the voaog men of the place. The Star baa been
one of the bitterest ahveta In the Stale. Mr.
Brady is from the up country. He has been In
Williamsburg County only übout a year, and is
a Young man of small mental calibre, and could
not possibly have Influence la any respectable
Northern community. 1 found in tbo Star lor
this week many paragraphs which illustrate tba
character of Southern country Journalism. In
describing the rejalclugs ol thu iCfugstree Democ
racy over their victory, last week, it said,
among other things, that the erovrd visited
the bouse of Mr. 11. ll* Munzoo, a colored mao,
Chairman, 1 believe, of tbo Republican County
Committee, sod invited him to come out and be
killed with his party, an Invitation which, the
editor aavs, bo did not accept. The tame Jour
nal also gives a lively description of the over
turning, on election day, of the United States
Supervisor of Election* by the white Demo
crats. the throwing ol the box on wblcn be
stood Into the street, and tbo pushing of him
self down the Court-House steps. The ertlclu
represent* this to have been done by voter* tu
whose way be stood- The true veraiou of this
performance, which Is to be Judicially investi
gated. 1 shall give In another letter bclore 1
leave Kingstrcc. ■
1 was fortunate enough to form Mr. Brady's
acquaintance last evening as we sat together be
fore the flro lu the common room of the tavern.
Of course wc talked very little about politics,
but discussed the crops, tbe price of lands, tue
bealthfulueasof localities lu this and adluiolug
counties, uod other subjects lust a man looking
fur a place to settle iu the South for himself or,
fneuds would be Interested iu. Some Inquiries
about tbe taxes led to others about thu political
future of the State, and 1 asked if there was
nut danger that the ♦•Radicals" would agaiu
gut possession of South Carolina, end maicu its
government at extravagant and corrupt as it
was under Uovs. Scott and Mates, remarking at
tbe same time that tbe bare possibility of such
a thing frightened people away from the State.
Ha replied thatm Radical success iuthu future
was Impossible: that tue Democrats hud carried
tbe State this time and would always do sohere
aitcr. "Why. lu this county," said bo, ♦•that
bos never goue Democratic since reconstruc
tion: we beat.tbcm by 600 majority."
•* How aid you do that I" I ashed.
♦♦ Well, some of the niggers voted tbe Demo
cratic ticket," was the reply.
•♦But tbe black population outnumbers tbe
white, does it uotl"
“On, yes, two to one."
•• Was there much excitement during the
campaign 1"
♦♦No, it wee very quiet. There was no trouble
except here end lu Sumter. You ought to have
been in this State in ISIS to have seen a lively
election.''
“ Wbat wu tbe trouble here during tbe last
campaign)"
ou. not much; we gave Swells ten days to
leave, and be left. Everything was quiet after
that."
- Who is Swells I"
“ He is a nigger from tba North,—from Penn
sylvania, 1 reckon, at has been State Senator
from this county."
“ Wbat Lad Swells beta doiag H*
*• Playing the devil with the niggers; making
Incendiary speeches.”
•• Wan he a mao of Influence among them I'*
“ Yes, he could do anything he pleased with
What cited did hi* going away have on thu
rroeaT*
If broke them up—they haa no leader any
“Will he come back!”
“ I reckon he’ll come back to nettle up his
nlTalra; Ho ha* property here. He’s a right
smart fellow.”
“ Was there anyother excltcmcnlln this coun-
ty dunne the campaign(”
No, nothing that amounted to anything.
The Democrats attended all the meetings, you
know, stul asked lor half of the time.”
“ Was It accorded to then) I”
” No: the lladieats did tint want to divide
Imc. 1 think they generally broke up when
tie Democrat* appea’vd. I never attended a
netting outside ol Kingitrec, and don't Know
inch about it.”
•• Whut was tlio (rouble no in Samterl”
“I believe* Democrat was apeaking, and a
Radical said it was a d—d lie, and got knocked
down. There was something ol a row, but oo>
body was killed.”
After this the conversation turned to other
matters, and jiollttca weru rmt referred to again
during the evening, it wilt lie seen that the
Information one gets from even the best In
formed Democrats on political subjects here Is
rather Indefinite; but, from the specimen given
In Ibis letter.lt will also be uncovered that
there is no attempt to deny the main facts of
which the Republicans complain so bitter)v.
.They were not allowed to exercise their consti
tutional right peaceably to assemble, and their
leader lu this county “was given ten days to
leave, and be left.” Z. L. >V.
I^OUIbIAXA.
TUB NBOKO LBADRKB.
Itpecfat Ditpaie. A to The Tribune.
NbwOri.bans, Nov. 34.—The New Orleans
colored Republican leaders appear disposed to
war upon the Fedora! officials. Meetings are
being engineered looking to committing the
black men to open expressions of antagonism to
the Louisiana Federal management, nnd more
particularly to that of the New Orleans Custom-
House. Tbo matter, fairly culminated, Is ex
pected to assume the shape of resolutions dep
recating the President’s Louisiana policy, com
plaining of want of sympathy with, and proper
protection for, tbo colored Republican voters;
of non-recognltlon In tbo dispensing of Federal
patronage; and expatiating at length up
on the general bad party management,
as well as tho bad treatment of lie
publican blacks at the bauds of tbo Louis
iana Federal officials. Behind tho colored
leaders (as understood) stands tho management
of the Republican State Central Committee,
and with them again (as reported), as special
engineer, ex-Congressman Frank . Moray, the
latter appearing as self-constituted envoy from
Washington for sounding tbo Republican lead
ers regarding the necessity of a change to offi
cials, gathering necessary material with which
to effect It, and keeping an eye, very properly,
single to tho main chance. The movement Is
just assuming a tangible shape. Partly con
nected therewith, seemingly, is another appar
ent move emanating from
xx-oov. wahmoth.
Tom Ong, an ex-Uolted States Appraiser and
anient follower of Warmolh, apnears spe
cially delegated for sounding Republican
leaders ond paving the way for an ap
pointment for Ur. Smyth, another War
moth leader, as Collector of the Port, In
lieu of tho present Collector, Smith, who,
as It seems agreed, must needs be removed.
Wbat is to be done with ex-Oov. Wells, Custom-
House Surveyor, In tbe connection, seems unde
termined. The old gentlemen Is aa admitted
hard nut to crack, in view of his seeming hold
on tbo Administration. Bets are freely offered,
however, that bo will bo made to walk tbc plank.
It Is noticeable here, too, that very much of tbo
opposition Is from colored Republican leaders.
They sav ho told Hayes, when mapping out his
campaign and pledging three Louisiana Congress
men in exchange for (he Custom-House patron
age, mat It was wholly unnecessary to appoint
any blacks to positions, us he (Wells)“ had tho
niggers In bis Duckol. ,, Tho storv, however
true, Is at least good, and has its clfect. As a
prominent colored man expressed It but yester
day, “Those niggers
most havr sLirrrp, jjpyysr thx lko or me
That 10,000 Democratic majority in a strong
Republican district don't show them. To com
plicate matters still morc.r. U. 8. IMnchback is
reported aa also delegated from Washington to
work up tbo matter against tho Custum-liouso
officials, the more particularly that bearing
upon tho alleged bargain and sale with Acklen.
I'lncbback, too, strangely enough, Is said to ho
using money freelv la hunting his garao, which
seems to consist of Collector Smith, Intemal-
Revcuuo-Collector Marks, cx-llov. Michael
Hahn, Superintendent of the United States
Mint, and United States Marshal Jack Whar
ton, and, as one of his strikers says,/ Issues In
structions to create all possible dissatisfaction
among tho blacks. The Louisiana Federal offi
cials nave certainly to light for their positions.
tub sr. uaiit’s massacre.
Franklin, La., Nov. !34. —‘Tbe object of the
attack upon Newman’s homo on too night of
the HUh was to shut his mouth as to the visit
paid him three bights before hr a party, said to
bo Wllllo Wilson, Parish Attorney pro
tem., who, In the middle of the
night, demanded the election returns,
saying he had Just received a tciegram
from the AUornev-Oeneral autburlxlng the de
livery of the returns. Tho attacking party
knew tho returns bod. In the interim, been sent
to New Orleans, hut, as Newman continued to
talk of tho visit nnld him, It was determined to
nut him out of the way. It is now known that
Tom Wilson came to his death from a pistol
wound In tbe head made by one of the attack
ing parly. Tbe wound in tho arm was caused
bv Newman. 1 Icaru on the highest authority
that tho Democrats In tho lower part of the
parish are determined upon an Investigation
Newman is Clerk of the Court. A nay or two
after election tho ballot-boxes of bl. Mary's
Pariah were taken front tho Court-House and
destroyed bv unknown parties. Newman had
duplicate poll-lists that were wanted to cover
evidences of fraud lu the election.
ILLINOIS.
roKSTTIIB'S VOTS.
HiMtatch la T*t TVfttina.
GnuKortiLP. 111., Nov. 21.—Tho State Board
of Canvassers held a preliminary meeting last
evening, and compared tho separate returns
from the counties with tally-sheets showing the
VoU’S cost for Congressmen and Clerks of tho
Supreme and Appellate Courts, In tho presence
of the Governor. 'Wncn Shelby County was
reached on the list for Congressmen, Gov. J. C.
Hubinson, representing 11. B. DeHus. defeated
Democratlp candidate, called attention to the
fact that the County Clerk'* certificate showed
that throe candidates had been voted lor, while
on tbe tolly-sheet the votes cast for Forsyth
and Forsythe,(with an "u") had all been cred
ited to A. P. Forsyth, and claimed % thut
, the tally-shoet should show returns
exactly ss made bv thu Clark. Hu argued that
the Board was merely a Canvassing Board, and
bad no power to decide whether the spelling of
a name nude any difference in the linal result,
but should certify to tbu Governor tbe returns
as received. Ha believed it was the duty of the
Board to certilv that Decius had received so
many. A P. Forsyth so many, and A. P. For
sythe so many, thus showing, apparently, that
Uccius waa elected. Thu Board talked tbe mut
ter over lor some time, bat postpooed action
until to-morrow.
OOV. BOOINBOH
stale* that a certificate must be Issued to
Dcctas, thus throwing the burden of a cuutest
ou Forsyth, ana tbat If be could show that
Forsyth end Forsythe were one end the same.
Congress would doubtless give him the scat.
There can be no possible doubt of the lufoutluu
of tbe voters, or of tbe fact tbat Forsrtb was
actually elected, and the Board will probably
award him the certificate. (Jot, I‘slmer says,
tu the titqtt JitgUUr today, of Uor. Hohituou'a
anrumeot:
Tbl* snrmoent wsslnot answered, of courts, bs*
cause, technically. It is absolutely ODSiuwerablt;
bet tbs Board, mivertlielesa. tsbufstud tberaturos
ss II but two candidates were lo tbs field. Tbe
iscti. se understood by tbe public, ere tbat For*
, sytb sod Forysthe (wltb an ‘••"/are one uod the
asms person, and. id that case, there ought to be
no dispute es to bis right to e seat m congress.
A Collins Graves In Italy, end Bis Fate.
Thu tragic fete of the Collins Craves of tbe
great Hood near Turin, Italy, by which several
hundred people lost their Uvea. Is told in a re
cent private letter from that city. A young
shepherd saw the water coming like sptreut
snout from near the top of tbe mountain, lie
took his sheep's horn, and started down tbe
uiouulsio, blowing It uud warning every one be
saw to lice from the wrath to come, that the
water was fast hurrying behind bnu. 'Che river
Is very winding, sod he reached the bottom of
the mountain some leu minutes before the
LooU. But sisal luu ctupid people would uot
believe hi* story when they saw the river \*a
perfectly dry. The shepherd continued bio
his horn and begging those about him to n.
Their return was to put him In prKon a
man. Hut the doors had scarcely been 10-i;» <
when Iho water burnt down with ihuu.U
sweep, and the sheoherd and some ten mhor.
who aided in ids Imprisonment were umm
their death with It. fnt<J tu
140.000 POLICIES.
/Vatu Hnttfbrit (J.uftit. A’«r. •«. ta*«
The Ilockford Insurance Company! «f this
city, commenced business Jon. «. Iftjy, nnd elm a
that time has Issued over one hundred and fort?
thousand uollcic*. It now has half a million
dollar* of first-class assets, without hahi.limr
any of its notea taken for premiums. The value
of these assets Is shown by (he fact of thr' r
yielding list year an income, tu interest tll o
dividends, of more than forty thouannti du'hn «
enth. The Company lias no Mercantile op
Manufacturing risks on Its books, and avoid*
large cities entirely. No great flro can ciluoU
Us energies.
A GIFT.
Spteint Di*vitch to The TVibuna
Bloo»inoto*v, IIIm N0v.24.-Thc employes
of the Chicago & Alton shops, Saturday night
presented to Mr.* Rufus UenUf S2OO m 80ld *
Mr. Renlff was for a long time superintendent
of thetar-shopy, until that Department atd th«
Machinery Department Were consolidated.
IIRATIIS,
OAIUINBU -Nov. »;»# of coiiiwfjirrtson7j>nnio *wo7
of William OaMticr. ttUitfoaili Peiriwm-*- 1 * r#
Funeral services at church corner Thirty•»l»th .„,i
tssnssaesatJsA •• • * -sana
.nl'ilS;.’""- “*• >,.. n
tgSTCBBMX VtsdSteS:
4ftNOOACfiniiVf9l«
fpUKTOUNO MKN’S HTttANORKH’
I Hie V.mna M.-u’* Christian A«<"»j;ttl.,ti t ,imT
evening trill l*t Ini tijr A. T. liimiltigway. All you, ..*
inno. especially strangers. tnvlt.-it. * UN “
'PHrvohnh m~h*n'.h f:in»iJriA?r Rmuitiv
1 noonday prayer-iii*Mrlii«wii| t. n imi today u* ii,«
|{bt. M Sf. I*«rxhnnt. paator KlratM K (;in,n-n 9
AUCTION BAI,I>,
5y 11. FKIKDMAN,
OUOond auu lumlolptfSi. •
SPECIAL.
$15,000 STOCK
OF IMPORTED
Fancy Goods & Toys,
Prom an Importer Itetlrlng from Daslnm.
TO CLOSE WITHOUT RESERVE
On Tuesday and Wednesday,
Nov. 28 and 27, each day at 10
o’clock.
ELEGANT Slm. 1 .""' To, "‘ Bt “’ Smuk -
TOBACCO Duse*. Card Receiver*.
PARIAN Good* of #ll description*.
CHINA Fancy Goods, *o endless variety.
LAVA And Majolica Ware, an endleu variety,
A SUPERB Line of Shell and Paper Dozes.
DOLLS And boll Heads, la great variety.
CHINA Toy Tea Seta, Itabbtr Dali*.
CHINA mm* (!•
CHINA Motto Cups and Saucers.
AN EXTRA I, A lit JR ANMORT.IIENT OP TIN
AMU WOOII VUVri*
Tha above «»1r rumnrliesihe lantrrt and finest assort
ment nf Imported Fancy Holiday (loud* ever offered at
PUULIC AUCTION', (foods packed for country mcr*
chants. il. W. lIKUKKQItb. Ancfr.
Vf. A. IIUTTI3KS, LONG & CO.
Auctioneer* and |t*a!-Ksute Agent*.
17J*0d 17S Itandolnn-K.
ENTIRE BTOOK OF A
Hardware and Stove Dealer,
At 194 West UsdUon-ht., vomer Ifalstcd,
A.T AXJCTIOW,
Tuesday Morning* Nov. 3G, at 10 o’clock.
The stock cooiUt* of Bh*ilf Hardware, Home Fur-
Dl»hlne(Jood*, Cdoklng lUng**, Cqwklng sum-.. l'.u
|ur Cooks, I’arlor. Chamber. Oincc. ana store Store*,
bet Tinner’* Tool* smllMarhltics, etc. ..etc.
w, A. UU’tTtatS. LOSU U Lit.. Auctioneer*.
OTJH; NEXT
REGULAR TRADE SALE
STAPLE &'FANCY DRY GOODS
Will bs held
■WEDNESDAY. Nor. 37. it v:3O o’clock a. m.. at ITS
and ITS Uandolph-vt.
We will have a largo itock of Dry (looda. Cloth*. »nJ
Caaaltncrv*. Shirt* and Drawer*, lioilenr, Cardigan
Jacket*, boots. shoe*, etc.
__ W. A.!>arrhUH^LOSo_& CO., Auctioneer*.
REGULAR ' SATURDAY SALS,
November3o. atl‘:3>i o’clock*, m..
FtTRIMTXXJIIE, ETC.,
At t 73 A IVbKaat llftnilolpli-al.
W. A. UUTTWW, LONQ A CO., Auctioneers.
By EDISON, POMEROY «£ CO.,
Auctioneer*. 71ft a) Itsudaliih-it.
Monday Morning- Nov. 25. at 10 o'clock, at
K BSIDKNOE
221 North Doarliorn-st.
Kutlre Furniture of llcililenee *t Auction. Cblckcrlng
(irstut I’litou, briiawls and Wool Curimt*. Parlor. Din
lite-Uuam. and Chamber FtIUNITUICK. China ;iuJ
liinaswsre. All good lurnlturr, and I'oaltlvely to u*
Mild. KM£ON. I’oHtiKOY * CO.
FOR
.TUESDAY’S SALE
NOV. 20, AT 0:00 A* M.,
A t our t)torc*,7M * ho lUndot|>h-*t.,J»« w and Second
FURNITURE,
Carpel*. Cooking end f*arlor stove*, llrueral II
hold Hood*. Mil FiltHT-CLASS UilltOMO*. llom-ial
aierchastdlse. etc., etc., «ic.
KLISOS', PUMRitOY A CO.
By GEO. 'XVGOKE At CU.,
ta saa TO WatiMii-av,
REGULAR TRADE SALE
IDIRTST OOOIDS,
TIESDAV. NOV. ifU UiUd A. .11.
One Hundred Piece* Velveteens.
Oto-J*. uouLSa Auctioneer*.
WKD.SKSDaY, NOV. 37, UUYKIIH OF
6gots,ioes&Mliers
AVID nml at our Aiu'tlou Hals ■ conipiets assortment yt
cuiUun-Dikdo uasuuablo iroods from medium to Us
Quest grades that nun: l« clMvd out,
UKO. P. GOUK A CO., UHandTO Wabaslnav.
XiyM. iU. HAM)i;iCSJi CO.,
7'Jaad 74 Wabash-av.. Chicago, lit.
A.T AUCTION,
Boots. StesMte
Tuesday, Nor. 26, at 0:30 oVk.
Dealers will flud decided hriyalne Id ibis tala. ** ws
bare couslgutneuta which must bs closed »«u.
WIII&KV.
TTTVTTfimr THE BEST
111 11 v Whisky. Pen, übenv. ***
111 LI I \ 1/ f Ulu si aw per buttle, wsi*
WUlaMav*
151) S. Fiurk- , »>*
OV£IM(i AND CLEANING.
•ry* /\1 *| Cao DVED.ur
V AIIH I lIH CLKASBB aud ItfcPAlUl.G.
X OUT UlQ.s , a“B?“fsifk , ‘r"/£
UOtneS! i£‘s?y;i‘.iil , Mr b
N.fi —£.adic» , t»re**ci.6aMo«*
LADIES AMD GENTS.IshawU. dyedaoUcle*ued.«l*-
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