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ake they GUILTY? The Trial of Mrs.-'iPlark and Joseph St.' Peter. ■ t l van Irnu Stji Ilf Can Sail tat a Cau Against Them. gut Mr. Van Baron la Equally Positive Ho Oaa Clear Them. fbe First Witness for the Prosecution Tells Ills Story. IMIKI.tMINAUTBS. The trial of Mrs. Clark and St, Peter for the murder of the husband of the former was con ned In the Criminal Court ycaterday morning In tne presence of about.'loo people, not as many, however, os attended on previous davs. The falling off mss diiuhtlcss duo to tho fact that U was under* Hood that the session would bo given up to solid talk of the lawyers, which Is not so Interesting to tt,i> ordinary run of people as sensational testi mony. >tr. Mnnn, for tho defense, asked that all the , V itiH'sscs for the prosecution be excluded from the JUONI. This was unusual at this stage, sine* the taking of evidence was not about to begin; but Dlshop was referred to. und it appeared that the Court could exercise his discretion, . judge Oary didn’t want to do It, as their sequel traDon amounted to an oidur of imprisoumeut fora *oek or two. Mr. Weber Insisted that tho order should apply llmi to thn wlinvsK-s lor tho defense. This was done, exceptions, however, being made In the cases of Mrs, Freeman, tho sister of Mrs. Clark, who sits by her, and of Carlos Clark, a brother of the deceased, with whom tbo prosecu tion wished to consult. , , Mr. Mnnn asked that thonamesof four witnesses be stricken from the indictment, as they had been tdded since the trial was set. Mr. Weber stated that tho defense had received notice os to who they were. The Court added that there would be ahnndanco oftimiMu meet tiny testimony, as the case would occupy » week or two, and that settled the ques tion- OrENINO FO« THE PROSECUTION* rot. Von Arman then opened for the protect!' Hon. All ho desired was a conscientious discharge of their duty by the Juror*. Vo one would bo more gratilled than himself If no substantial evi dence were presented against the accused. He had been employed .by people who deslicd only the conviction of the murderer* of Mr. Clftrk, their friend and neighbor. It had been assorted that some unusual proceeding characterized tbo case, — that the police were pursuing the defendant* bit terly and bloodily. A prisoner prosecuted tor a (rime was never satisfied with the manner of his prosecution. In looking for tbeansassln the police Uad but done their duty, and wero entitled to the thanks of every fair-minded man. The theory of suicide had been dissipated, sod the memory of the deceased rescued from the foul blot which it had U-cn sought to mu upon It. After giving a brief sketch of Mr. Clark, tracing his career from bis birth, through the army, and to his settlement In Ls Orange as a farmer, and adverting to tbo fact that very little was known of his fomlly re lations up to the time of the murder, Col. Van Arman proceeded to say in substance what follows: Alvaru Clark was shot and killed at his residence la lai Orange on tuu evening of-Aug. H. Before his dentil, and on the day previous, ho had been •t work on some land which ho occnpied at a distance of aouut a quarter of a mile from his bouse; and Just at sundown went to milk bis cows, hi* children, two hoys and a MUlo girl, accompanying him. After milking tho cows be returned to hi* home, and after bis return there was no further evi dence of his Dtovcments or where a bouts except by the testimony of his wife, one of defendants, and bis eldest boy. RddrClark. Tbo wife and her son Kddy both made their state birnts under oath before tho Coroner’s Inquest, and Mrs. Clark hod made diverse statements to her neighbors and others to reference to her husband ■ drsth; and both she and tier son were examined and testified before the Cranrt Jury. Omitting the testimony and statements of tho yvllo and son. It would be shown by a Mr. Xovc, whoso dwelling, mods about tir,Gleet In a southwesterly direction* from Mr. Clark's house, that a little before U o'clock p. m. ho heard tho sound of a gen or pis tol. apparently proceeding from or about tho Clark bouse, followed by a shriek or cry, and went Im mediately out on his portico and looked towards Mr. Clark's premises end lis tened. but could neither hear nor see anything. About u quarter of an hour afterwards Mrs. Clark camu to his door, moaning and crying, and apparently in great oglullon. lie met her at his door or near it, and led her Into the liousu; and, ■ssoon us she recovered her self-possession tulU elsntly, she Informed him Hurt imi uuanANb «.u> shot himself. foon after. at thu auggvstlon of Mr. Love, tboy •tuned for Ihu Clark house,and on the way aho ex* plained to Mr. Lovethu circnmstancoa indicating suicide, via., that aouie time before, about a week, her husband had bought a revolver, end brought It home ami ahowcd It to Iter; that «he ami her hu«- band had had a dlfllciiUy because ahu bad refused to lend him money: that ho had asked her ou tho day preceding his death for 9100, and she hail refused to let him have It, ami aho was very sorry ahu had refused him: that siio hud let him have £IOO, and after* wards hn wanted another SIOO, sml sho bad refused It, and thalUils had led to a quarrel. The same statements, with moro or less aiterutlous, were , made hv Mrs. Clark after her arrival at homo, in the presence of the neighbors, who were culled or came In In the conrso of the evening, bho also ex* pressed tho deepest contrition for her refusal to comply with bur husband’s alleged requests to lend him money, and for her part In the quarrels and disputes Wiifch she stated had occurred between them, expressing tho belief or fear that these ells* agreement* had caused his alleged suicide. HUo further stated in support of this theory that her husband had at times noted quoerly, ami as an In* stance of Hueh queer conduct stated that he had on oue occasion proposed to go and spend the night at one Nick Beuber’s, and when asked why he would leave his family andatayat such a place, he said bo did not know what be should do if ho remained at home. Mr. Love, and others who arrived soon after, found Iho body of Clark lying or sitting on tbu fourth or fifth stop of the front stslrs of c'latk’s house, quite dead, with tho clothing above the knees saturated with blood, •nd sluing In a pool of blood, which was still •leaping from a pisud.sbot wound hi tho breast, snd running down his person and inside the cloth lug and escaping tnrough tbu seat of the panta loons. Mr. Clark was without bla coat, and bare footed, and it was noticed that his feet boro no traces of dirt or barnyard manure, such os bo would have had to pass over In going from the home to the bun, nor was there any blood on ids feel or legs below tho knees. Uluod to tbu amount of three or four tahleapoonfuls was found about threo or four foot from the kitchen dour, and between the door and the B, aud perhaps one or two drops ou tebeu floor, boon after tho neighbors had been notified od the catastrophe, and nad begun to assemble. Dr» Fox was sent for by Mr. Lyman, and same. Fox. assisted by some of the bystanders, UAPU AN EXAMINATION OF THE UOUY, and found that a pistol-ball nad entered bis breast near the collar-bone, nml about three-quarters of an loch to the right uf the middle of the sternum, aud, ranging downwards and to the loft, had eu* Ursdthe pulmonary artery lust where It emerges from liiu heart, and. following the cavity of too artery, had passed tbrougntou right ventricle of the heart and lodged in the substance of the heart Bear the bottom or apex of that organ. Upon a careful scared of the space between tbo bouse and the bam po pistol was found, nor was one found on the person of dork. During the examination ol tbo body, and the search for tho pistol, Mrs. Clark contin ued to recall the alleged disagreements between her husbaud and herself, and to upbraid herself for ber alleged refusal to comply with tho alleged re quests of deceased to loud him money, and to ex press her regret for her participation In the dull caitlc* which sho stated had existed between Clark and herself, and which she protended to believe h»d caused bis suicide. Tbo examination of the body, and the location and direction of tho wound, with the absence of anv pistol uior was <'larks beard singed), led to tnu conclusion that Mr. Clark could not have committed suicide, but must have been murdered. This conclusion was near ly or quite unanimous. And was strongly expressed In the hearing of Mrs. Clark bum by Dr. Fox and other persons. When Mrs, Clark thus discovered that lus theory of suicide, 'Vhlch Lad beeu llrst announced by bur, and whlca •ho alone bad seemed tp cnfertaiu And support, must be abandoned, she seemed to acquiesce la the dismissal of this supposition, snd to adopt the theory of murder, whereupon aho expressed great relief from the weight of remorse and regret which I she bad previously professed, in consequence uf ber alleged disputes and quarrels with her hus band. and her belief or fear last she bad thereby driven him to despair, rtud thu* contributed to his •elf-dsstructioa. Alter ihu theory uf murder In stead of suictdo hod thus been adopted by the per sons present in Clark's house, and fully acquiesced in by Airs. Clark, the question arose whether there was any res-po fur supposing that he bad been robbed, aud it la believed that Mrs. Clark then stated, lu effect, mat she had no reason to belJ«v« that he bad been robbed. Among other theories advanced br tno persons present, some On* ut mow persons siggtslvd that Uo was . KILLED fiT TKAMI'S, , And that they might have followed him Into tbs bouse for the purpose of ‘robbery. Mrs. Clark then, er soou Alter, wheu speaking on this sub let, stated that she hod. besides recognizing tbs •outsteps of herhusbaudln the dining-room aud balls below. sUa heard sbuiUlug of feet aud appar ent ouUe of footsteps, as much us would have been made by half a doevu persons, lu the. rooms and balls below; and she further stated. In tlfecl. bulb on tbit evening aud the neat morning tafl«r tbu theory n| suicide was abandoned, however), (hat bus fear of personal injury from Uas tramp* or other perron* (besides her hniband), who*«* footstep* she heard In the halls and room* below, famed her to sum herself In her h<droom and remain there ten or fifteen minuter before at tempting maid or relievo her husband after sho knew he was shot and lying on the stairs, and without making any attempt to obtain aid or give anynlarm, Outhe evening of the murder, an * alter Sire. Clark had expressed her acquiescence In the abandonment of the theory of suicide and the adoption of the opinion that he moat hate been murdered. Mra. Clark sent a messenger to Naper ville to notify the brother of deccaacd of hi* death and aho exnrcssly luatructed the messenger to tell Mr. Carlo* Clark that her huahond (bis brother) had committed suicide. Mra. Clark, in her staie mont to Love and other* on the evening of the murder of the manner and cao*e of her husband * death, stated that, after eating his aupoer. Clark and hla eldcat aon went to Clark a bedroom, and ■he with her two younger children went to her room, adjoining and In roar of Clark a room; and that, before Clark retired to lied,she called to him. and requested hun to go oat u> the hnrn and tie up the horses so a* to prevent their making a nol*o around tho home and disturbing her. as they had the night before; that lie went down and ont ti, ri)l ich the hack door of tho kitchen toward the Itarn. ami Just as bu had time to reach the barn she heard a shot fired and a scream from her husband, and her eldest aon Instantly rushed from his father's room into her'* saving hla father was shot; that Immediately following tho shot and scream ■he heard tho footsteps of her hushnml coming Into the house through the kitchen door, and thence through the dining-room and hall, to the foot of tho atalrs, and beard him fall on the ataira; that ehc closed her door ond shut herself and her children In her room fur ten or fifteen mmoles, endeavoring to quiet her children, and then went out to tho head of the atalrs. and saw her htisnand lyfngatlll on the stairs, and called him hy name. but got no reply; that she then went buck to her room and requested the lit- I tiu boy to go for htlp, but he was afraid to go j down stairs over hi* father'* bmlv, and she then | went herself: but did not state that she used any means to learn whether her husband was dead. She also told Carlo* Clark that her husband (old her that ho paid ST» for tho revolver; that aho told him to put it in a closet: that afterwards he wanted Hand she told him whore he had put it; that she did not etc It. and never taw it afterwards. Col. Von Arman then said that all attempt* to discover the slightest, tr.icn of any one visiting Clark’s that night for the purposes of theft was ut terly without success. The Coroner’s Investigation brought out ST. i'BTRII’S RELATIONS WITH MIW. CLAHK. If, instead of acting as an honest, fearless, frank woman would ncl, pong or sending for him openly and boldlv, she sought secret Interviews with him. —watched the step* of her husband to aeu him only In her husband's absence.— If sho locked herself up with him In a room for a long time,—those facta were worthy of all attention. They meant every thing. for lutorcoursc between an un faltnful wife and her paramour, was the eource of tho most deadly danger to bur husband, if he woto found dead, all history taught ua where to look for the Assassin, it would be shown that, from first to last, careful efforts were made to keen the true state of things from Clark: that Mr*. Clark and Hi. Fetor had signals to notify tlie latter of the husband - * absence; and the children even were made messengers. When the husband had seen enough to arouse tho most un pleasant suspicion at least, and discharged hi. Fe te r, shu followed him to Chicago, and repeatedly visited him at his own bniisc, and famished him with tokens of her afTuctlun. Alt this having been discovered, auspiclon fastened on Hi. Peter a* me murderer, and, two days after Clark’s death, be was arrested. There was found on him, among other things, A FAWN-TICKET FOR A REVOLVER, which bad been pawned the very morning after the death of Clark, and also four bullets, the weapon holding five. Hu said he look the bullet* out wnuti be pawned the revolver. Wnen asked what became of mu fifth one he said it had drooped through a hole in hi* pocket on to the cell floor. There was no bole In hi* pocket, and tho bullet coaid not be fouml, though it could nut have escaped the eye had it been there, if St. Peter lied. Col. Van Ar man left the Jary to determine what became of that fitta ballet, the one found In Clark'* heart being of the *amo rite and appearance as the four found in the accused'* possession, Reference was then made to St. Fetor's contradictory statements n* to his whereabout*, a new fact coming out—tbng be had admitted to a crony that he re turned from La Grange at 11 o’clock on the night of tho murder. He was seen going towards that place the same afternoon, par tially disguised, as if seeking to avoid notice. Another point to bo presented was this; the re volver was a cheap otio, the barrel being slightly out of line, and a millet fired from It was impressed with uncommon and peculiar marks, extremely characteristic. Experiments with it showed the sauio marks os those on the ballet found In Clark's heart. St. Peter hadn’t said ranch, nut what he had oald. excepting that about coming In from lax Grunge that lusht, would be shown to be false. The theory offlie prosecution was that tne de ceased was a victim of the lustful and wicked re lation between tho wife and the unprincipled scoundrel who lived under hla roof In the capacity of a hired man, _ THE DEFENSE. Mr. Van Baton, counsel lor 8L Peter, opened .for ble client. He alluded to the “injustice ana ▼opacity of tho prosecution,'” saying when tbo cir cumstances were looked at by on honest mind there woe nolhing.ln thorn which would jeopardize tho liberty of bis client fora moment. Facta had been distorted, and ‘•little harmless things” mag nified Into mountolna. Public clamor must bo ap peased; the presa must be appeased. The police bad atartea on a false acent, and had kept It up evcrslnce. They were after a motive, and found Uln tho love (?) between Bt. Peter “and tbla esti mable lady/’ Tho cittnewaa on unnatural one. Clark liked ami trusted 8t Peter, became he won faithful and honest. Mrs. Clark liked blm be cause he waa faltbrul to her nusbatid. When tho jury nstrd tho defense’s side they would believe that there waa never any entity intercourse, in thought or deed, between Mrs. Clark ami ’’the boy. n lie characterized ua fiendish the assertion that tho children bad been used at messengers by Mrs. Clark. . ■, „ „ „ The hour of adjournment arrived while Mr. Van Boren waa clearing owav the brush, so bo was obliged to defer tho statement of bis case until U U. ID. In the aflornoon Mr. Van Durcn continued for the defense. Ho claimed that Mr. Van Arman’a argument had been yUIX OP INVECTIVE AM> ASI’SUStONS on tbo character of Mrs. Clark, and reviewed what be had said as having come from Mrs. Clark Imme diately after the homicide. It waa a fact that Clark bud gone to the burn that night, and also that, be waa shot and came back tu the house shrieking with pain. No one would deny this, or attempt to/'uud it was nut sinunlar that she waa alarmed, locked up us she was. with her children. The press for years bad teemed with accounts of horrors similar to Ibis, and Mrs. Clark, not know ing that her husband had becnshol.lt was very natnral Ihatsho should have been terrified and confounded, and that she locked Jiorself op. Mr. Van Arman bad painted tbo picture very vividly, tho sole object being to create in the minds of the Jury the suspicion of a belief that she was glad of her husband’s death. If she had the door and rushed down stairs. It could have been •aid against her with equal force that she did as she did to avoid suspicion. U waa clear to him that tbo purpose of the prosecution was to distort every circumstance inconnecllou with herconduct, which was unjust, unfair, and abominable. She had been criticised for rushing out after discover ing the crime and calling in assistance, and for subsequently, in her terror, giving au opinion of the crime. hhe bad been infernally, cruelly abused, it being said of her that she rejoiced at tnedeatbwf her husband; and, furthermore, that the was impliedly guilty of tho crime. 1! she had been guilty, why should she give an opinion of how tire murder bad been committed without being asked? If she had been guilty she would have kept silent, and what she bad said was simply the spontaneous outburst of a heart fnll of grief, simplicity, and Innocence. Among other things aim said waa that Mr. Clark had bought a pistol a few days before, aud this waa true, and could not be dis proved. It was also true that the deceased waa trouolod about business affairs at the time, and It could not be gainsaid. It war also true that tbo deceased had acted strangely by asking bit wife to go with him and sleep nnfc night In a disreputable place, and that she refused. U was also true lout there bail been a skeleton in that household, of which no one but the wife and husband knew, and be thought the accusations made against her were cruel In the extreme, tod that they bad been made with a view to securing conviction at all hazards. Mr. Van Arman did not appear for the people, but for an Individual who bated Mrs. Clark, and wanted her convicted, and bis fee In the casu waa contingent upon the result, a matter the Jury should not fail toconeldcr. . . „ Mr. Van liuren next reverted to what Mr. Van Arman but said of UliS. CUUK’H TIISOBIBS QV TUB WUBDBR, and mentioned that It wa* very natural for Iter to lave and express an opinion on the subject, or •von more than one opinion. U was natural for her to change ncr opinion* a* the crime was uu raveled, and eseoclally wa* It natural lor her to lay the murder to tramps or thieve* detected In steal- Inn. Itwa* nothing uuusual fora thtcftuahoot down hit detector, and he cited the lUce murder »* an Inatnuce tu illustrate bow one of the theories at* trihuted to Ur*. Clara bad not been unreasonable, lie men went on to contend mat all that bad been presented by tho prosecution waa nothing nor Ift* than a lino of suspicion*, and. even if the chartres could bo tnalutalued. would amount u> nothing. It might be shown that she hud written letter* for St. Peter, and had been seen m a room with him. and, furthermore, that *h* bud.once tickled him and visited him when he was sick In the city, but It would all amount to naught, tio deded anyone to say aught against her charac* ter. or tho prosecution to establish a guilty love between her ami bt. Peter. U could nut be done! lie then reviewed the allegation* of tbo prosecu tion a* to St- Peter'* connection with the crime, contending that the supposed fatal bullet waa found in answer to ou tndammalorv newspsuer ar ticle attacking Coroner’* Juries, and that It »*» never tired out of bt. Peter’s pistol, and promising to demonstrate that If it wo* it was never taken uot of Clark’* body, lie denied that the four other ballet* referred to were found tu bL Peter’s pock et, and also that hi* pocket uiU not have a hum In It, etc. The fact that tbo pUtol waa pawned be urged as a strong clrcnoislaoco In favor of til. Pe(«r’* innocence, fur, If be had wanted to have trotuu rid of It and kept It away from the poilcc.be would have disposed of It In another way. The fact that bullet* bred fiom the pistol were pecul iarly marked, corresponding with the fatal ballet, was another evidence »| St. Peter** Innocence. The pistol was a cheap aifalr. and there were bun deedauf tho *amo kind In the city, and It would bo shown that ballets tired from them would be siuil latly marked. In concloatou. be urgid that bt.^ THE CHICAGO TRIitONJSs THURSDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1873. Peter wa* Innocent Iwtowl * doubt. contending that he was nil Ignorant boy, ami that when lie •fated hi* whereabouts ortor to tne murder alter hi* arrest, ihit he was mistaken, nol knowing the day of the week even, lie wm not a criminal, and although of low extraction and poor, ho was an honest. Innocent hoy, nnd on annr of witnesses would ln» brouehi forward who would testify iliat on the night of the murder he wan at hi* father** house In thl« ell/* One nf them witnesses wonld be Ml** Finn JJenolt, to whom he waa engaged to be mar* rlc«l at iho lime of the murder. Him wa* nn up right, spotless woman, and would be Introduced not to gain sympathy. but to demonstrate that since Si. Peter was engaged to bo married t« her— young and beautiful—bo could hate bad no in centive to kill Mr. Clark, and It waa unreasonable that tinder the circumstances ho should have branded himself n* a murderer. ... Mr, Mnnn, attorney for Mr*. Clark, akin h* would waive his opening until the closo of the evi dence fur tbo prosecution, and It was so agreed. MU. LOVE'S TESTIMONY. The first witness called was Mr. John Love, of La Orange. He had lived there four years, was a carpenter. t,.-lknew the deceased, who had lived about 100 yards from him. Mr. Clark owned the ■e he lived In, and was a farmer by occupa- tion. routing a farm about half a mile west of whore ho lived. Ila knew deceased’s family, which consisted of a wife and three Children, the children ranging In ago from fl to 11 years. De ceased died Aug. 14, and he last saw him alive about his premises In tbo afternoon of the same day. The witness here detailed the locatlop of Ids premises as related to those of Mr. Clark’s at some length, after which he went on to say that on the evening of Aug. 14 ho was silling home, reading, and heard a noise aa if caused by a pistol-shot. Ue went ont and stood at bis gate a moment or two, and. everything being still. ha wont back Into (he house. About fifteen mlnutce later he heard a woman comlm* alone on the sidewalk cry* ing bitterly, and ha ononad the door, and aoma one—a woman—foil on bis ..tups. lie took her up and into hla houao. and found It was Mn. Clark, lie naked her what waa the matter, and abo replied “Alvaro haa shot hlmiclf.” lie went with her, and on the way aho told him that abe and her bnabaud hod bad a fnas that day,—that aho bad loaned him $10(1, and hn wanted to borrow more, and ahe would nut let him - have it. She aatd lie hod bought a nlalol a few daya oefuro ana had shown It tuber, hut did not want tne children to ere It. Nothing else waa eald, but when ho reached the house he found the deceased lying on the atalra with hla head about seven steps from the bottom, lie gut a light, examined the bodr, and found that he waa dead. There w*s some blood on the stairs, but none on hla feet. Ho had on hla pant*, vest, and alilrt, ami wua barefooted. There waa not to exceed a pint of blood on the atalra, and when hla pants were taken o(T there waa no blood below hla kneea. He raid to Mra. Clark that there ought to I be aoroeboily die present, and ahe raid “Yea.' Ho went out and called for Air. Uurland and Air. Hoover, who were neighbors. They did nut hear him. The children were np*atuira at the time, and ho helped mom down over the dead body, and the larger child went for norland, am) ho for Messrs. Hoover »nd Huvder, and they all came. Mrs. (Mark waa atlll crying, and ahe re* Seated several time*, It In all mr fault: 1 ought > have let him have the money. 0 More of the neighbors were sent for. ana among tboae who came was nr. Fox. The body waa then taken from the steps and undressed and washed, Mrs. Clark being lu the parlor In the meantime. She wanted to eend for deceased's brotherand others at Napcr* vllle, and witnese volunteered to go. and Norland went with him, starting about 11 o'clock. The cause uf d>*ath had been ascertained before he etarted. and there had beco some discussion as to who fired the ball, which had entered the centre of the breast. He got buck from Naperville next morning about 7 o'clock, and at 8;;JO be again went to the scene of the murder and found a crowd around, and saw Mrs. Clark, but had no conversation with her as to the death. All that he heard her Bay about the ceatb subsequently was when she testified before the Coroners Jury, but he conld not repeat correctly what she said. Do* ceased was a cheerful kind of a man, cormnunl* cative, etc., but he knew nothing of hla pecuniary circumstances. Witness knew Joseph Bt. Fetor, who waa tn Clark's employ up to some time last winter. He left Clark, but came back In the spring and worked about a month, and, leaving ogam in June, he went over to Mr. Durland's, with whom he boarded for about a month. St. Fetor told him that he next went to tiro with a Mr. Feck, end need to see him passing around the village. going to Clark’* and other places. When St. Feior was living at Clark's, no did nut notice anr thing out of the way or suspicion* as between him and Airs. Clark. After ho left Clark’s bo uaod to see him going their often, and be noticed that ho generally went when Mr. Clark waa away. He bad never seen 6L Feter sent for by Ain. Clark, but had uutlced a little girl, daughter of Mrs. Clark, oor7 years old. standing at a chamber window and waving a handkerchief as a signal. He had never seen this but once, and the witness falling to connect St. Feter with It, the question and answer were stricken out. Witness was here shown a plut of the premises, and explained the disiances, geographical location, etc. He had known the Clark family for some time, and been friendly with all of Che members except Mr. Clark. Ho was not ou speaking terms with the latter at the time of his death. Ucside the blood on the stairs, he saw some between the pump and the house, one drop on the platform, two on the stops leading to the house, and three drops on the kitchen Hour. The witness was here dismissed, and at 0 o clock (beConrtodjourncd until this morning, the Jury bolug locked up In the meantime. THE COURTS. A Habeas Corpus Wanted—lUcoril of Judg* inents, N <v Bulls, Kuv. Messrs. Weiss and (Joldsmlth, against whom the rale was made Tuesday to show cause why they should not be punished tor contempt, appeared be* forejudge Blodgett yesterday morning and plead ed that they did not Intend to commit any con tempt. Weiss caused the arrest of Charles W. Sibley, a witness in a case un trial before Judge Blodgett', and (loldemllh acted as Weiss' attorney. The latter Alod an affidavit that he did not do eny wrong Intentionally, and Weiss asacd for more timo in which to get affidavits to prove bis inno cence. The Judge took the matter under advisement, but gave until ibis morning to fllo additional affidavits. JUKI) WANTS A lIAttBAS OOIU’US. James T. Itlrd, urrvsteu for swindling, Aled a petition for habeas corpus, charging that the evi dence on which he was committed wue not sufficient to warrant his detention. Ho was held over on tbo testimony of W. 0. Bridges, bat he chargee Bridges Is a well-known thief, member of the gang of the lleoo ooys; that hn Is known as "Iloosior Bill" in Indiana, and as ••Crooker" In Missouri. Bridget was dis charged from the Indiana State Penitentiary In November lost. Petitioner was in asnloou on North Clark street, where Bridges makes his head quarters, and played cards. Ho lost several rounds of drinks, and when be wont to pay he exposed a roll of money. •• Hhoggy BUI," Bridges' accom plice,. then induced petitioner to stay a while longer, and when bo started nome about 1 u duck In the morning he met Bridges on thu dark-street bridge, who pointed a pistol at his bead and demanded bis money. Bird, says be called for tbs police and several alliens came to hie helo, A . mdicoman also came up. when Bridges changed his tactics, charged Bird with attempting to roo him. and caused >ds arrest. Bird thinks ho can prove. If al loweo time, that Bridges is the rubber, ana asks to have a re-vzatulnatiou of bis case. DIVOJtCBS. Bonhla B. Collins Alcd a bill against Conrad Cob Lias asking for adlvorcnon the ground of desertion. HANKKUITOr. It. E. Jenkins was appointed Assignee of Frances U. Law fur K. I). Sherman, aud fur A. C. Mamn. Bradford Hancock wu appointed Assignee for pcturM. Wilutnsun. The creditor* of dbubael L. Keith accepted • coaiposltluu of l*d pet cent cash. The creditor* of Mary A. Sweet agreed to accept acouiposUlou of I.") per cent. Assignees will be choaeutbla morning for Charles 11. Pfeifer, fur Joshua Emerr, Jr., for Joalah 8. Curry, auu fur 8. \V. and C. u. Osgood. aui'xutoii couitT in uniKr. Calbrlna llivera filed a bill yesterday against Jo* aeoh and Worn Sejrale and Charles Uotto to fore* close a iuort|tiK« for Sl.oOO on Lot 3, Ulock 37, of bchool Section Adollion to Chicago. C. U. Uosiuer sued W. T. Jllckorda, Solomon llarburt, audl>. V. Keeney forS3,UOO. Umdskopf, lUrbe A Co. began a suit by capias against S. Levi to recover 11.U5A.50. claiming that he had bought that amount of goods of nhem under faU« pretences as to his financial condition. CIRCUIT COURT. John Hejnboldl Anderson tiled a petition to be allowed to change bis name to Jonu Itejnboldt An* Anton tiering and Ellas Perkins began a salt for S‘J.SOO against John Poland andJ. I). Sullivan. Michael Bchali commenced an action In trover against tbo Chicago & Eastern Illinois He It road Company. F. W. liindeaoper, J. N. Dennison. «ud Thomas IV. Shannon, claiming tl‘Js, tNN) damages. Emma E. Da Polo brought suit for s.\oOd dam* ages against Charles S. Hurley and Fred W. Uow* ard. PKOUaTB COURT. Before Judge Knickerbocker yesterday letter* of administration were tamed to-Frederick VVauge* man in the estate of llenrr Wangcman in bonds of Sl&.tiuO. . . In theestateof Waiter Wright.- deceased, the claim of S. If. McCrea, Collector, for g1 , , , ,7d0,wa* allowed by Judge Knickerbocker, and an appeal wot taken accordingly by tbe administrator to tbe Circuit Court. TOR CALL. Ji ooa DLoDoarr-m w laa. No. m Sibley vs. St- Paul k ire as Marine Insurance Company, still on U Jul>u» J\Ma»ox-ai*. 210 M. awtoMl. m 2» to .mi. iU7. Uorisii'l vs. mirer, on trial. Jioub Mo-.ca-is, ip, iiW. aa boi ms*on bearing. Juihjk Uouxu»—No call. No. etk Wright vs. Chicago * Northwestern Itnllrosd Company. on trial. Ji'Mia Uouru-gJO, nil loXiV inclusive, except ait to No com) on trial. . , JfWJS F*uw*u.-tlcocr»J business. Jo no a WiLLisa»—d.ot7. U« I.uca vs. Calondro. Joouv Luoitia—lu*ouo cases (rumo to iu o clock a. rn. Nos. Tbd, TIM, BA UIU. *l7. KM. KM, KM. *l7, KA and KA JUOOUBNTK bfrxxiuii CocsT—CosrxMtoxs— Vcbmn 41. Dunbsi r», Henry H«rm«.|*»,ofi2..V)-Peler Wolf v». Jacob Dony. „ i;rn»cir rnrnT-Jrnoi! Hootn-n«iry Vsostl* ti. Plmrott*. linrk<M verdict. s£•». and motion for new THE WOKLD’S GOLD. >w the Present Yield Compare* with That or Former Times. hthbnrg Pttpateh. The formidable movement of New York bank ers In the Interest of the demonetization of sil ver leads to a new discussion of the necessity or uselessness of a double standard, or, In other words, the employment of both irold and silver as the basis of money circulation. If an article of Intrinsic value be vital to the stability of our currency to prevent fn|urious lluctuallon, It Is desirable that the recognized standards shall exist in a quantity as beany commensurate as possible with the bulk of the circulating me dium. The Ural Mountains, Australia, and the United Slates are the moat productive source* of gold supply, the lirst yielding |?O,(XJO,OOU annually, the second S3f,OUO,OW, and the third (:15.U00.0U0. Prior to the discovery of the rich mines of the United States the total production was only f<W,OOO,(X)O per annum. The fever of gold-hunting, which was excited by the finding of the great mines of the I'nclllc Coast, rapidly Increased the yearly production, until In 1450 it reacncd ovcr am j flve or six years later gold bullion was mined to the extent of the enormous sum of nearly 000,000. This was the largest yield of any one year, and since production has’gradually fallen away, and seems to have 11 nail) reached an equilibrium of about *100,000,000 per annum, nearly all of which Is found in the three re gions named. Now, If this represented the actual yearly increase In the volume of gold which Is used as the basic ot the currency of gold-using countries, It might serve, unassisted, as a standard, But the fact is, this production ducsllttlu more than supply the place of that which disappears from circulation as money an nually by loss and wear, or metamorphosis Into articles of commerce. A few years ago some English statistician, after a careful* investigation, estimated the yearly loss of gold coin totho British Treasury was at £0,1X10,000 sterling, and, calculating from this basis, the loss to the world must amount to nearly the total production, and therefore little addition to the bulk of gold in the Treas uries of all nations can be expected. It is true that new mines may do found. It Is not to bo supposed that there are noundiscovered regions rich with auriferous deposits. But agalust this arc the uncertainties of discovery, with anal most certain decrease ot the present production. That there has Iwcu a large Increase of the stock on hand during the oast quarter of a cen tury cannot be be denied, but tills has been duo principally to Ihc remarkable discoveries In the United Slates, which In a few years doubled the store. Thirty years ago the entire stuck of gold coin was only a little more than S.*J,UUU,UOO,UUO. Now it is $700.51)0,000,000. but the in crease was made during s few yean, and tb« past decade lias added little to the stock. Pertinent to thin statement ft the vast In crease in (topulutlon and business In those coun tries which use gold as a standard. The pro portion of gold in store at this time Is much smaller m proportion to tho wealth of the coun try than It was n quarter of a century ago, and the ratio Is steadily decreasing. A greater quantity of the metal Is used in the domain of art than formerly. Its employment as mono/ Is being extended to new fields lu company with expanding trade, and underlying the whole question is the self-evident (act that production Itself in subject to the chances of discovery. It is, therefore, made plainly apparent that gold alone docs not and will not bo adequate to sup ply the demand for precious metals as money, aud unless some new lluancial system shall bo discovered which Is still unknown to ony en lightened philosopher on national economy, by which money of Intrinsic worth roav be dis pensed with altogether, the employment of some other metal us an assistant to gold seems Imperative. JUDGE UOADLY. A Spicy Interview oo Ohio Polltlea~Tlx Candidates and the Platforms. Cbfumtm* Ptmorrat. Tbc JkmoeraVt destroying angel vu roaming uouud Saturday, eceklug whom he might de stroy, when he collided with that j>opul»r and well-known Jurist and Congressman, the Hon. George lluadly, of Cincinnati. “ Hello. Judge. What vo (loins here!" “ Case In the Supreme Court, How ere rout Upw’s the JJemocratr ’ ~ ... . “Wo are till first rate, thank you. The Ikmo erat't doing better than any one expected, under (ho circumstances. The doctor says It’s the healthiest child for Its are he ever saw." 11 Well, that’s good,” said the Judge, la his nervous style, “lice thev arc bringing you out as a candi date for Governor next year, Judge. What say you!” “ 1 am not the man.’* “Who Is 1” “Do you want me to tell you who ought to be the Democratic candidate for Governor next year!” “ Yea. sir,” said the man with a lead pencil. “ Well, who do you thIQK l” asked the Judge, turning the tables on the interviewer. “1 mu after your opinion. Judge.” ••Well, sir, we ought to nominate Allen 0. Thurman.” •* Wny Thurman I” “Because pc cun get morcvntca than any other Democrat in Ohio. Because he hu more at stake man any Democrat in Ohio. Because lie is tho only Democrat that cau carrv Ohio next full. Because, If wo expect to elect tho next President, we must begin by carrying Ohio. If wo nominate Klee, Ward, or some other equally good man, It will drag Into the contest all the jealousies of the next tieualorbl contest, and may weaken our candidates in some localities. Thurman can lift the flent abovu all these evils.” “But what If he should be beaten, Judge I” •» U can’t hurt hia Presidential prospects auv worse than if the Democrats lose Ohio without him at tho head of the ticket. Nothing van* lured nothing won I If ho wants to be ProsU dent, he must take some risks, lie has as much at stake as the party.” “ What platform do you wish to put him onl” "Well, give us an old-fashioned Democratic platform, such os tho strict construction of the Constitution as It Is; opposition to special privileges; and In this comes the Democratic opposition to tho privileges conferred hr the Navlouai-Uink charters, and you know Chur man’s attitude on tho Dsuk question will bo In harmony with this plank.” * “How would It do to pay some attention to Statu affairs In the next caurassf” “ It would be an excellent idea, but you rso’t Ignore national issues. Thu contest, owing to Us importance, is bound to bo conducted upon broader questions than Slate affairs alone. With such a platform and Thurman on tv we can currv Ohio. Vou know Jlsycs became 14. M .Ul* < W... w. . w*. President by carrying Ohio.” “Judge, it is proposed to hold a grand Elghth-oi-January revival here, at which all the leudlug Democrats are to he present and inter change views. What do you think of it I ” “An excellent ides, (let all the leaders here. Lot them alt express their views. It wilt help to heal dissensions, harmonize conflicting views, and do much to strengthen tho party.” The destroying angel left him. Ah I bo Is the kind of a man la interview. Hu yields so grace fully sud parts so generously with UU views. GOLD. SILVER, AND RESUMPTION. it (fw editor 0/ Tk* TriPuua Cuicaoo, Dec. U.—t'cevlous to the passage of the Silver bill I advocated tbc repeal of the Resumption act. fading confident that wo eould nut resamolu gold alone without a disastrous contraction of the volume of money. But, alter the Silver law was passed so triumph gully, I audited to resumption, aloud it would be based on a broader foundation. We expected silver to be colucd iu such amount* as to have a scuslbly beneficial effect lu the case, dm what do we . find I Why, that there have been about 20,01X1,000 of the standard dollars coined, H,000,000 of which are In the Treasure. What a mighty aid this will be to re sumption! Silver U thus made to play mu al most nominal part only its the work. The Sec retary baa followed the law with uncertain and besitutimf alep*,—now rendered timid by toe cry of its heluu a bunlco, and, again, ot iu de ficiency in value, lleuee he U about to face re sumption without that aid from sliver which we have thought to be required for a decided suc cess. The people knew that silver la heavy w hen thev ordered ils coinage iu the standard dollar. They also knew that ibere wa* a difference in value between bullion sud the coined dollar, or would be lor a time; yet they imperatively de manded the coinage of the old standard dollar ol 41J>i grain* ul alloyed silver, and that in amount* that would tell effectively iu the vol ume ol the circulating medium. “In our stringency, what other resource,” sav they, “have we left I” “The greenbacks are con stitutionally limited, and the National hangs, from prudential motive*, at present limit their own circulation land shall we, In this way, drag out a lingering existence, financially bound and straitened, while we have mountains ot silver from which to draw money of intrinsic value!” “No; we still have the silver fur our own re lief and benefit, whatever ocher nations may sav or do about It. God, la Jfalnre, has pro vided this resource for ns, end we deserve to suffer If we do not avail ourselves of It.” “If there Is any burden connected with Its use, wo ran beat that Infinitely belter than the evil of emptv nurses, hungry stomachs, and shiver ing hacks.” This is the voleo of the American wople, uttered In unmistakable tones. Thills .heir flat, and sliver Is their “/Ml money.” Then kt their servants, In their legislative or executive eipseltr. carry out the popular will with unflinching firmness. The grand mistake in the matter has been In limiting the coinage, with the Government as an exclusive purchaser of bullion. They have coined the lowest amount required bv the law, and monopolized the market; have kept the de mand short of the supplv, and have thus heliwd to maintain the. wide difference between bullion and the coined dollars, thus creating a doubt In the minds of many whether the dollar is of suffi cient weight. This management Is illogical, artificial, end factitious, disappointing Urn pub lic expectation and bringing to the front all the evils alleged against the law, namely, that of depreciated value and that of helm? counted as a clog In the Treasury, the banks, and the higher channels of trade, instead of being dis seminated among the people In compliance with the popular want. The facilities for Its coinage should be largely Increased, that everv man who has silver bullion may hare it coined and returned to himself, that he may have It to distribute among the people as occasion for its outlay may prompt. Thus It it will go broadcast over the land, the vast area of whkh would absorb from 1 100.000, 000 lo 1200,000.000 In the wav of local transactions and lltiln reserves, without Itccomlmral once what some call ao Inconvenience and a cloy in the f treat channels of trade otid commerce. Silver i a oopulor money with tho masses, who hold It with confidence and hotnl it with care. Had the dollar been freely and abundantly coined and diffused throughout the nation. resumption would l)e now perfectly assured, inasmuch aa greenback redemption would be less called for hv the people at large. By this diffusion of Imperishable money the springs ot prosperity are fed, which supply the streams of a larger wealth. The demonetization of all* ver by some European nations, espe cially by England, will ere long be found lo be a great error, tending to cripple the monev facilities of the masses both at home and In her Asiatic dominions, and thus partially todrvuptbe sources of a aeuersl prosperity. The fate failures and embarrassment* In Great Britain are largely due to the overtopping cred its on personal foundations that do not em brace In them fhe impregnable solidity of the prosperous mosses. The wealth ol the aristoc racy never made Itself. It Is simply the aggre gation of minor quantities generated by indus trious toil and wholesome economy. lienee let us take core of tbc springs ami sources of finan cial prosperity if we would ward oil pecuniary depression, stringency, and ruin. The advocates of gold alone as a metallic money show their Ignorance of Us production, its amount, and Its waste. I wo* In California and Australia in the times of their greatest pro duction, aud ( have full reason to believe that, In any such given period of time, say ten years, the world will never see a production of gold at all approximating the amount that woa then brought out from the earth aud the rock. Not onlv|werc those fluids exceedingly rich and easily worked, but were under the control of the two most enlightened and liberal Governments of the world, whose people brought to bear all the appliances accessary to a rapid and almost complete development. The annua! production of gold Is now far less, while the yearly waste is great, and constantly going on. Suffice It to •ay that the volume of gold la inadequate to the world’s needs for metallic money. Sliver Is Its co-ordinate aid, Its natural ally, and should be Us unfailing attendant. Congress, therefore, would show iu wisdom by enacting a law for the free coinage of the standard silver dollar, ami for the increase of mint facilities to that end, and for the Issuance of silver certificates. If they arc unable to effect this at present, let them at least order the maximum coinage per mitted by tbe present law. As to resumption, It must now be carried through. To arrest it would bo to accelerate our march towards financial death. Thu t>eoDle are anxiously walling for tbe revival of confl uence, which' would bring Into use reserved capital should resumption take place at the time appointed, with a lair prositect of Its being maintained; and wo betide auy combination of individuals or corooratlous tint may attempt to defeat a consummation ao earnestly desired by a great people, and on which their pecuniary hopes are suspended. Osorob B. Mouse. liminess Condition of the Northwest* \tte York IhnM. For the last two or three weeks the iifrald has been employing alert correspondents, dis tributed through all harts of the United Males, In making Inquiries and gathering Information respecting the condition of the country- *>“ch Information is of unusual Interest at present, when we are within three weeks of the resump tion of specie payment*. Everybody will be glad to learn the real situation of the country at Urn time when this great experiment Is about to go into operation. In the State of Illinois the people are not so prosperous oh would have been expected from the crops of the year. The decline m prices off sets the great abundance of the harvest, and (iierc is lets money (n the bands of tiie people than there was a year ago. There Is lew wise ami contentment In Illinois than in any other of the Northwestern males, with the exception, perhaps, of Minnesota, where the wheat crop was Injured and rendered nearly worthless hy severe ruin storms just In advance of tlte harvest. In Wisconsin, lows, Nebraska, and especially In Kansas, the tanners are doing reasonably well. In Kpite of the low prices they receive for their products. The discouraged feeling lit Minnesota Is accounted for by acci dents of the weather; but how shall we explain the fact that Illinois, the wealthiest and one of the most fcrtlls States of the Northwest, dndi Itself at the close of a frulttul season In a con dition bordering on distress ( Its farmers are In close proximity to the greatest grain mart of the West; they pay comparatively Uttle tor transportation, and should naturally be the must prosperous agricultural community on the face ot the earth. And vet the farmers ot sill; nol« are an exception to the moderate revival of huiio and confidence lu tne other grain growing btates. How is this to be accounted forf Our Chicago correspondent supplies the dal* for solving wnut seems so odd a problem. It is because Illinois Is on older and looser settled Statu that her people have yielded to the be setting temptation of occupiers of tho sod. in a now .Stale like Kansas, where a great tide of immigration Is still setting in. the land Is taken up in small amounts, proportioned to tho mod crate means of the new settlers, and the wants of those new settlers, until they haru harvested tneir flrst crop, afford * home market for their neighbors. The Illinois tanners have been more aspiring and ambitious. The lalso prosperity of the inflation **ra Inspired them with the charac teristic wish of rising farmers, “to own oil that Joins them.” Toe greed of possessing morn laud seduced them Into purchases beyond their means, and loaded them with mort gages which they now Und tney cannot dis charge. The prices at which they bought were founded ou the then price of agricultural prod ucts und In thegreat decline of prices n liltli his sit]cc ensued they llnd themselves not only una ble to pay nil their mortgages, but even in keep up tho interest. Multitudes of them arc being sold out under foreclosure. The average rale ut interest lit Illinois is 10 per vent, which is a staggering loud to curry on properly bought ut ucsriv double the prico It will bring at present. The insatiable grded of land has operated detri mentally In another respect. Knonmms farms arc inconsistent with good tillage and.careful economy, oil experience going to show Hut sub division of land is favorable to tU productive ucu. Tho Southern people are learning thu lesson, and arc wisely partition jag the great plantations Into small farms, which are let to tenants when they cannot bo sold. The State of Illinois ha* been reversing this practice and Is paying the penally. Ur* 11. M. Htauley on Africa a* a Market for Lancashire. Ma»f*/titr Oerter. The following Idler ha* been received by Mr. James Uradshaw, of Manchester, and has been Handed to us for publication: EMiXDCtm, Nov. 17, IH7B.—Dasti Hint I have ju»t received your letter, and have read your very interesting Iclld in the Countr. lam ealremel) glad iu dud Hist there 1» one man In England who doc* not only regard Africa whb the ryes of a far. swing political economist aud »true patriot, but who also strive* with hi* noolesl eoerglc* to kindle lute rest among hU countrymen In Hie sad and neglected comment. U Is Inspiring to see that the spirit of the old founders of feomaad * colonies has uut died in the mother country and that the same vigor which animated the heroes of the Ellxabeinan ogu sllh exists. I wish Other* with means slid energies would trouble themselves to cist up a -little sain in arithmetic and try to calculate wusl ihe population ol Ureal Umslu will be. si the ram It has been increasing lately, tn amt bow many factories for the mauulictureuf colloc will bate been built at the same period In America and luam. aud how man* markets wuich Ureal Urheto now posacase* win have been elo*cd to it by tha tncreuslug prosperity aud eulutprtsa of Europe, America, Asia. s».l Australia. Hemembcr that lam col one of loose who think there is auy fear ol England* de cadence. She I* greater. Vetter, and nobler than she ever was; but the fear t* that tut* small world will be Hooded with ih« fabrics of many other na tion*, and that England’* millions of uu-cuaiilt,* and artisans will have to compete under great dis advantages with the mechanic* and arti*au* or many- oilier ever-improving oatlou*. brval Ilritain ha* taken a high stand with bet fre* trade. Out of a magnanimous feel ing. du* to bur wuUh aud enuruuse. cal- tare and high civilisation, she preferred to be a Miirm to ttae world of what a WgViptrited coun try ought to be. Other nations ycepicd without thanks thin prepared under the »ffl« of protection to take advantage wtthont reclpro raltnu the benefits granted to them. Theronve queuce is that England ha* fostered tn other na tions thenplrltof rivalry until It has become so great and ardent that It threatens to become a real danger. If you cast your «ye« round the world yon will find that almost all the markets are the resorts of enterprising nathma who are determined to underbid England. Circumstance* are now very different from the period when England declared herself resolved to permit free trade. Peonies that ahe conld then look down upon compassion ately cannot be so regarded now. They tnuai be regarded as rivals In every branch of trade widen made England's name so great. Hut there is one chance still left to this great mother and nurse of nstlons. and If she only bestirs hciself In time she msysvert the evil which threat* cn* her own sons for hundreds of years yet. The over-production of which her people now com plain. which causes so many hires of Industry to bo lying idle, will be removed, and the energies of all resllmalsted to regain the lost vantage ground she so grandly and so disinterestedly dis possessed herself. 1 mean that she should look to Afric.t.—that "second India.*' which yon have so aptly called It.—hot which 1 beuevs would, before many years, to far aa trade is concerned, bo re garded ns greater than India. Therefore 1 nrge you with a friendly advice to persevere In your efforts. Be not daunted hr the coolness of thoughtless people. Think, as yon write, of the growing millions and the wombs still big win* sturdy foi.#, field* lop whose energies, sinews, snd brains should he sooehl and occupied before the despairing cry comes. "Too Jste! Too latef Very trnly ymirs, flCNfirM. SrsKLir. dames Brmdsbaw. F.»o. Th« Mississippi Itlver. n'jihlnvtvi -’SrnnicV. After the Improvement nf the Mississippi lUvcr on the Cowden plan. Urn next granti pro}- cel for Intcr-watcr communication should tie the. connection of the Great Igvkes with the Mlv slsslpjil Hirer by a canal l«o fed wide ami fif teen fuel deeo'from tliu City of Chicago, con necting the Chicago River with the Illinois Riv er. which wilt cmthlu the passage of barges of from I.UUU to 2.UOJ tuns. This will place Uilca go In u position lubblptrntln and other products either to an Eastern or Southern market, and add vnstlv to her business la that particular line, and will It not make her a'great manufac turing centre in addition! Chicago should wake up to|tho importance of this water connec tion, which will add so much to her business prosperity. TIIC XKIIIOK URA.Ii ll OF('lCf»i IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE OUlt NUMEROUS patrooathroqg.iout the clt/ we have eatnbitaned HrtncUOQtce* lathe different Divisions, as designated below. where advertisement* will be taken for the him prlreu charged at the Mala Olßee.aod will be received until H o’clock p. to. daring the week, and anil! u p. in. 'uVm MMS. Bookseller* and Blalloacra. 123 T K. e >lfw*AlLl?KNi Newsdealer. Stationer, etc., 1003 Wen Madlaon-at.. near We*tera*av. _ . , ROBERT TIIUUMSTON. Wert-slie New* Depot. I BlueHland-av., corner of Halsted-au 11. c. HERRICK, Jeweler. Sewadealer, and Fancy Goads. TM l.alte**:.. corner Lincoln . CITV REAL ENT AT K# For sAi.K-fnnu'cAsii will hiir a i.mujom, d-atory frame dwelling. nearly new, and lot aox 123, |>>tf«'«( wen of StfWort tv., fronting north on Fiftieth-iu Title (■ perfect: the houmcoat *d.:aa» four teara ago: 1 will tell fur cash, if taken at once, fur ffKl). |t la cluae to Rock laland car-ahopa and stock- Varda dummy paaaea nve limes per days onlyme fare to and iront theolty: am you waiting to find agool huuae and lot fur lea* (nonej* U you ate. you «Ul never own one: it la certainly a bargain. T. D. 1U)» I*. KoutuT. ITuMadlaon-tt. tJOU SALK—FOR GASH—LOT ON I LLINOIS-sT-, 1; between Dearbom-av. and N. fliaie-rt..aouiw front. Luton Jndlana-av., between Tblrty-nlnUi and Fortl eth-ata.. wcat front. Lota fronting weir on Greenwuud* ar. and ca*t on Woo«liawn-ar.. near Vorty-jlith-ai., and north on Fott)-»lxlh*at. Five lota on weal FH* teenth-at.. near Aihland*av., north front. Seven loti on humner-41.. near Weit Fifteenth'll.. ea*t front. 1 ICOMl'dlly A STEELE. 1«H Waihlnaton-at. IXm SALE—AT A SACRIFICE—PARK-AV-UKtH* I 1 deuce es«t of Wood-at.; dining-room and kitchen on parlor dour: In fine orders all modem convenience*: complete barn, with room for man. J. L. iIAIjILL, m WMtilngton-n. |>OR*HALE-NEXT MONDAV AT I O'CLOCK. AT L the Court*Huuae door nearest LaSalle-at. on Adam*. I will sell to the highest bidder, under power of irdit deed, the two-icory brick houat and lot No. ISJlhlr teentb-rlare. Pull Informarion given on application. J. H..EOFF. 14 Reaper Block. HOAPni™ aimp Lonumo. Sonttai Side* 3 TRIBUNE BUILDING-FREE JNFORMATIOK mrardtok acroimuoJatluna and price* of the beat boarding place# m Cntcngu—many of them In etricllv private famlilca. None but uuexceptloahbie people need apply. West Side# rtf» SOUTH ADA-HT.-NICELV FURNISHED ruonlibi rent with good board, gas. bath, hot and cold water: private family. rforth aid®. - AND 7 NORTH r.L.\UR*»r.-VIUST-CLAS» S) board, with room. 1 4 to »« per week, with me of piano and hath; day-board, t-i. aotsis* riLAKENCE HGUBE. S'u.4. »l. AVI. 355. AND 357 i > Htatc-il.. four block* south of the I'almt-r Huuae— Board and room, per d*». *l..V>to<2: per week, 15 to9U’- Furuulied room* lo reut without board __ VMiLISII HOUSE—3I KAfjT WASmNOTOV-ST.- Aj Slnnle warm room* anti board, to fo per week; transients, Si per day: ill-meal tickets reduced lu|3.:u. _ VEV7vUA MOTEL. UH AND I.Vi \v.~as; : . i> B ear Mr»nroo-*t—«ood room* ami board.! I. SI.-*, fet.aoocr day t a liberal teducUuu jo weekly boarder*. _ HORSES ANI> CARRIAGES* __ i UCTIOX HALB THIS DAY AT J. K. BMKHV * A (A upland IfwW.i*bington-al.. of 31 of horses. 3 top and 3 open buwica. standing top war, •Ingle and double harness. etc., sale commencing at in a. lu. - I AME AMU HICK lIUIIHES. Ma'BUUNEKU | IN -1 j curable, cured free of cost. OILKa LIMMKNi lODIOK AMMOXIV bjwvlna. splints. rlugboiica. bundle*. thorough pint, sprung knee*. cured without MnmUb. Siralua, shoulder lameness.naviculardMuas aboc-bullo, cure guaranteed. bond for uauiplilutcuu- W {^^t rU ‘^?oT;f ß , !V J , . ( We,t Droadway. N.w York. Wholeralc. VAN BCHAACK, BTEVKXBON & CO., oily fur Imrua the linlmeot la yellow wrapper*. Trial sUc. 33 cents. TIT ANTKD-33 UOSIES FflOM aTO U VF.AItS OLD. welgnlng from four loal* hundntl pound*. Amo, four at allluii*, wcUMog front nlnotoelurro hundred pounds. Calf at 40»i btate-ai.. from Ito 4 g clock p. m. foroueweek. U. W. FIIYHIt. _, . \Vamkp-’a I'OUTEAND 'cUTTKU. Fo'U CABli: >V AddreaaX I,’, irtbuue olbce. XITASTKO—A HOOD lIOItSK IIAUNKHS AND \Y bii/tty for Y 40. Tflbtine oOlcc. W tons tuuol t>« little used, "lit eieliarue ibori dme bank-psiwr for same. Address 1 (U, TrUnino office. - V'INAfUIIAL. AIIVAKCKB MAWS ntf MAMONW, WATCH B*. IwDdfc ftc.. VILAUSHKIW- l'fl»«fcofUce. IJUllsii’ Uulph'*u,nrar CUrK. tlooxx 4 and n. WUUIUfteJ H>*-_ A KV AMOUNTS 10 I.OAN O-S KI'HSITUKK ASI» A p'juju# wiiuuul n-tuuT*t. 11l llandulplwl.. Kootn !t. T'NYbUM to loan ON FOTiNITLUK, MANUK t\ diamond*. tad all ifooJ aecurlUe*. Itooui 11. t*a Uearboni-aL Habll MAID KOll OLD OULU AND rtlLVKlt• w Money to.loan on walche*. diamond*, and 'aluajjiet of or erf description at UOj.UidlUtt Loan m* 1 A Office (llceo'ed). w> Kail MadUoa-at. UUMltwa tHdN. TTIOHK*T CASH l'llirK I'AIDFOII DEfiilVs BA V- H lam Hank. Fidelity. Male, city aerlK and all oilior claim* atfalnst drluiicl vorvoratlou* Ml HAM ►r.V.I.K -MAN. toaurctlcui Mutual Life, »l aaona WaJblnglon »t.. atou, or f.'io t._ lI7ASTED-fl3,IO» ON* CI.EAU CkSTUAL HUM* \» nett property. I'rlncjpala only addrwe \ 47, Tribune office. __ WASTED— 13 io OS O(KJl) KKCUHITYi TIME. «. u, and U month*. at IS per cent lalcrcA rcapecb* l<cly. _ Addrew X AX I nouue office. - JiUSICAIU rwuloinluullufDU. •> w „ KmUAL I.«. Comer state Mid Adama-*:»._ B IIAVRJUbT UKCKIVKi> A FULL ASbOlVf WeUt Of III* wull-knowu KMMIaON MdUAttS PJANOS. Beautiful lu tone. ... . v ideb la dcaJ»n of c*«. Mtmnli'd fire rein. W. W. KIMIIA L 1.. Comer blale otiii Ad*in«-*i*. _ AIMNTK 1 UST-CLA«S JMAN'O FOU ill'*) ANH \\ clear real rMK: *iai« make, atfe. ami prc*eut condition. Bo* 7j North Etaortow. iatSWEbS CMANCEB. , TvTn BAI.B—A TIIIUVISO FlltbT-f’LAHb MILLI* I 4 ucry c»taniUliincnt lu ou* of thu larucit anJ pl«**‘ antes! Interior cliU-a lu lllluula at a uanruns Itriiia eaay. insjulrcof KKiril UlUirilE.ls. llaJ^Ji; rpIIVTitUIHT MAS CAN *KcClife (iSK-ilAl l. is. 1 ideal In a profliabio ou»lnr**s ktw»J opportunity *• retrieve lull fortune; unJorata tsaplial requited. X tf«o Tribune. _ - —. Li*mu i-a «ooi».imsKvr )i vs cASIiAVKosk:- half Interval in mr buiim**. wh |C - U, „, W , , M half an hour’* ilrne a 'day. !•*>» F*/ tuo ul •} utottu tt» I tnuu go in California. and luaau business, Kiuulca.»oul.ivtf lli*wucic*Ub .lo uol au*aer. A *j, Trlimua oill«.e. «. i\Ki‘Stt\ At —ikjl.l.V: IIAV 1 NoT UhAlt FHOU P iL’uatfalo? iWuduvar. ImUaamcailurrn._NU>- i■» i-l’S(i\ AL—J A BMMKTT OAKUU 'VI CL l-ual-omce forhlui of Imporlanu*. FiMMAX CLoniEbVliVN'Jr ic »7"AUKVTS MaK- K.S lutf from a.uo«Tadty; Qva ututo aisa.iU wauled. |;>i| aalilUatloU-al.. Kobiu W. ii'iii, r.vv eiiii viui bEALski.v saiqi-k. Tv \ddrvaa. alailuii iriuiuilntf. ’ k-iuftu. and >owe«i »rtc«. A_l. 'irlbuue oliUa. v I ’oil »A 1-K—r wo if( JOU u. . 11"‘ ti- ro vtf, V J. t. WlUTlLVusr.l. »uc«ca*i'r lo NSWulv»*J • l’cu>ra. tu North CUuUm-aL ’* STOUi<UE*,_ V'UUMTUUE, CAUIUAULB.MLUCIIASOJsL srili;: l< ~j. mlvaiicc»uiade. IUFc years laouc) loautJloxc*. cSTu wTibout nnuuval. >t» W. Hj*awg.. rotorsicL aISOKIL IK),\ltsrL’. IVIibKI.KII A li vVllvju. a.i i other machine* Uclww half iu Lit. aJd warraM.nl. Loan u Jcc. |is Clurl*-*t-, Ujußl i- WmStUlffAiE HELP* BMkkee9er*« Clerks* Ace* WASTE f>—A FIHSTCLARS ♦JXPF.IHRXCFP eiorhlng salesntAd who controls a go»«l ptomps paytnst trade. can make arrangnmeau for tutti with one of the largest eloihtng tionses In rhlltdelphlaliv s.) dressingCMHinsiJ. Drawer D._l*.. Philadelphia P.-o. \Xf ASTF,n-BV lltVlT’KttY UoCsK VV two first-class traveling salesmen who can eoA trol a good trade, to engage at once or Jaa. 11 stats route, etc. Address X Tribune ofiler. Trades* TUAXTED-KNOINKRO-A MAX COMFF.TRNT TO vv run large encln- and looksftermacmnery; mor* be able to do ordinary repairs and ateim-flt: one who has tome knowledge of shoddy machinery preferred; reference required. V 44. Tribune olflcs. WASTED—A * fi'HUt " lIOHKMIAX IH’TCUKK VV that can speak F.nslldi. Apply at B. K. Hay- DON A CO.'B Ham Hume, corner Eighteenth auJ Caoat-su. _______ WANTFD-A HOOD SHOKMAKKIt FOlt SKWF.D work. Inquire at H- IIAi'H. *.*) Lake-st. niscollaneons* WANTED— OSK MAX IN EACH ST ATE TD UET.I* goods. C. K. JOHNSON SCO . Franglln. Mass. WANTED— AtTESTS CALL AT liMh AND SK cure nett street* on Climax Clothes Wrlugcf Price only CI. lai tVaihlngton-st.. Itoom-V) (elevator!. \l.’ ASTED-no’Y>i:oM 14 TO in'vEA’ltS OK AUB *v 1A shoe, store: one that hat experience preferred. People’s store. 104 South (.iark-st. VirANTED—ONE <»o(>D ADVEKTISINO SOLICIT* vv or. Hires subscription solicitor* on aslarv snrl com mission. three competitors. I .VI Klfth-av.. It<mm f.. WAXTF.D-A“fibOD“MAX FOIC KVfcTtY STATE vv and Territory in the L'ulun: a fair salary raid. Call or address 1.0 hells Manfgfo,.Kl \X fA N T FIV-A Tf• UffV»">lAN TO HELP AUDCND A vt bar-room. ml pouthClark-al.. corner Jackson. _ VX7ANTED—A HOY AIKH’r Ifl VKAItS f)LD, ONE vv that writes n good, rapid hand, to work tn an of fice. Address T 4fl. Tribune office. TI'ANTED —AOF.NTS SOT* AFUAID TO DO OUT* *v uoor work; great Inducements offered to malts money to the right party. Address F. o. Box a-’JT, cur. W ANTED-At*KSTB-IVK CAN ’ HHOW"YOU llO\T vt to rlrar *.i a day on £i to *■» rapltal: call and In veitlgste. |tonm.\ ui TVAMEIt-FEnALE HELP* PomeillciN TIfAXTED-A TMOIIOimiILV COMPETENT OIUL VV to rook and Iron In a private family: one who esa bring references. Apply »V the uunhcmtv vomer of Clork-su and Ful|ertou-ar. . \\ r ANTFD-UUJL t’lilj UKNKIIAI. IlOUdEVfoitKi VV stranger In city preferred; good wage*. Call at Km tAalnuh-av. \UANTKi»-A GIRL TO lm HOUSEWORK AT \» No. i? South Detplainea-at., up-stalr*. (.all lm* mediately. _____ _ 1-. VVANTED-A COMPETENT REI7IAi!LR UIKL >V fur general homework, In pari vate family. Call at 503 West Adama-al, WANTKD'aOOOD GERMAN GIRL AT 40 BOS vv ton-ar., between Jaekaunand Halited-ats.. Welt Side. WANTED—A GERMAN GIRL FOR GENERAL »l housework: reference required. Call ut 4/J Hurlbut-it.. corner Grant-place. ' 11 7 A N TED—OIII Im OKiIMAN, SWEDISH, UR Noll* » weutan. '.omuetent fur the general homework lu a ainall family. A pply at l«» ilJcnlgau-av. WANTRD-A GOOD GIRL TO Do GENERAL *> housework. So. 4n Throop-at. Reference* re quired. call at basement door. . ■\\T ASTED-A~GIUL FDR GENERAL MOUSE* >T work; references required, I.u I'arkav. Runes* WANTED-A CIULIJ'I! NURSE WHO IS A GOOD acamafteaa. at 440 Weat Washlngton-tl. City retercßcea required. _ _ __ Miscellaneous* WANTED—FOUR OR FIVE GIRLS TO FOLD AND II paate newapapera. Inquire Immediately at Room V> McCormick tlluvk. None but thuie having ei* llookkoepersa Clerks* dec* CITDATION WANTKD-IH’ AN EXPERIENCED n accountant ami hne penman aa entry clerk, bill clerk, or bookkeeper In a whul>-«alu house of office. Leu of reference*. V 42. Tribune office. cjITUATTON**WANTED—BY aVoUNG MAN OF o 24 either a# clerk or to driven delivery tricwt. or at any builnt-M that need* the icrvlce* of * young man of Integrity and sober liablU: nut afraid of hard work aod long huura: permanent altuatlon: nut large wages. An drei* X 4. Tribune office. SITUATION WANfEU—EVENING WORK HV A man chat writes a good rapid band. Addre** X 10, Tribune uttlcw. iToaes* SITI’ATION WANTED—Ad ENGINEER RV A CAP able mao who lias the best ot recommendation*. Ad dreaa X 2. Tribune otllce. OITITATION WASTED-UT A PRACTICAL OaR- O dener of i.i years'experience in private and com* uirrelai garueiu. H<m«l references. Addrew UEG. lUOWHRIDUE. care Edgar samlera. florUt, HO Deaf* bom *at. kItUATIO.\S WANTED-F£llLli£i Doraeatlca* SITUATION WANTED-UV A YOUNG GIRL TO DO O general hunaowork in a imall private family. Ap ply turtwuUayaat |4*tiliU«CT«eld-*t, , _ SITUATION WANTED—UV AN EVI'KIUKNCtU O cook and laundreu lu a Ont-cla>a family: reference given. IMeaac call at U-V<falumet-av. _ dTUATHis wanted—uy a young girl to do O cenetal tnniica urk: la agwod cook ami UunJrci*. or prefer second work, t’nll at Hid Mtate-at., uu* atalra, comer iw«nl>-«xtU-ai. SITUATION WANTED-TO DO GENERAL HOUSE work: tMUt of city reference. Apply at USJ South Dearborn-*!. Ljm’ATM'N' A COMPETENT 01KU o tocuuk. wn»h. and mm: I* nest and rrllab'c: cna famuli U;*l of reference. Oil at iw Fourteenth-*!., near male. CHUAIIOS WaNTKD-UY a TIDY. IIEUAIILB o f«edl»li girls cootl cook tod laundress; übllzunf. faithful, and not afraid of works best references from laj*lcinployer._Ciill_Bt 3*l Caiumet-tv. _ CinUATIuS WA NT E11—I) Y*A COMI'KI EXT U11U.7 o Thoroughly understand* cooking. wadilmr and Iron ing, and general wtwk. call atssil ftouilt J*ark-ar. eiTUATiox \vantiTu-jjv Atiooi) oiul'to do r> general housework In a private familyi can gtvo gootT reference. Addrc** VJ West Van ilurcii-U., up stair*. tIITUATiON* WANTED—DY TWO (IMtI.S. ONK Art r> cook, the other aa second girl itogcilieri. Apply at 331 Wert Lake-it. __ , S~ITUVI IDS WANTKD-HY A FIUHT-CI.AHSCIityK; will wash and Iron for a *lllOll family: heal city ref erence. Y -Hi, Tribune olltev. . SITUATION WANTED—UY A COMPETENT Ollth O \u ito general houmwork In small private family. Call at *7H stale-tl. __ __ CITUAI DtS* W ANTED—UY A CU'tI’KTKN l tUlth O u>ilu general housework la aa mall tanilly. Call at .Vld Writ Mudiaou-si. _ __ •ITUATIOX WAXTEU-»Y A OOUK STEADY 3 L-ir| to do liuuwwork In a mull plain family! l«tiou>i lam cook. wa*tu-r. aud Ifwuer- IMeaae call at t lark-au. near hltfiiirenib. up-atalra. _ . CirUATIUS’S WANTED •DV j'uKUM’as' tllllU. r> flatera. tor general tvuuaeworli. Coital 174 "e<4 KlfleentU-il. _ _ SITUATION* WANTKD-»Y*A YtiUSO KNUl.lhll ulrl to do Uzht work wlihuat wu«iilmf: a lioinu fur •tncvii wages dt-aired. Call or address 41 Ka»l \ aa Unren. CIIiTATIDX WAVTKI»-F»»U mJNKiIAL UOUbE- O Work m a prUaie family, or would do second work, by a koo.'C euiutM-ieot girl. Address 4m» CITUATHIS WANTED-lIV a'clKH)' lUKL Foil r> irvm-ral hauiework .u a private family: Rood refer «neea vau be ulveu. Callat3l7 lwi-utyfourtb-»t. t'ITUATIONd WASTED—IIY TWO tllMfD tIBUMAX O irlria lor ueueral wura. or for cookloC and aueoud work. 14J TwcutletU-al. Aufuekt SITUATION WANTED—HV A UEBIMiCTAULK jounj woman lu take can* of a baby and do *twnw, or a !CuUU work amt taka rare of children. Andrew -d Lowav.. tu-arTwentyalaili-at. iauudroMOb SITUATION* WANTKD-UY A HOOD LAU.NDKEHd lod * family waiUlotl be (lie dumn, or luiruem towel*, or rcitauraui. Addrraa Xn. Trltmne office. jlouacueupt>r«« CITUATIUS WASTED-lIV AN KXFKUIESCEU B housekeeper In a widower’* family. No objection 10 children. Ilelercucce given and required. Addrc« Y 4k. Tribune office. •1« Itll.Vl'.iimiNlA! marellunuoUM ri\j HP.NT-COMFLKTKI.V FI’UVISIIEU UUK’fC I ilwHUuif, luroom*, doubt* i»*rtor». and mnl w iitor. oaa. nirntee, {ilami, . Isaticv loateam train* and *treel c*r»i iWJ'or tumult to.rltslil party. J nAMOaON AlO.. 11l l.a&aln.-*t. TO ÜBKT-UOO.HN. huutlt siae* MV) UKNT-U.W I'Ki: WF.LK-SU’ELV FimNlbH* 1 mlroouwUigi-nsK-men only; transient gi-i.Umnen Ukcut imc w*rus aKnii*-n*om miction. :>7osuic-.t. niaceliaueoiut* r|H» KENT—KL’I.I. PKSCUJI'TIONbUFTIIE FINEST 1 room* lath* city. lurnlaltcd or unfurnialicd.cu atilt* or aiuvle. will l*« lisoau. true of cliarpi;. ui' uucii clulou • able |K:i>l*la oul/i ■"iu uk it-stoues, orn i?e»* ac* jniacollaucoua. rpo ItKNT—FOfII WKI.L I.Kill IK I). OKS llt A 111. lu 1 loliaun nlAlc-at.. near Adams; water and elcsutor; well auilvd for atorajce or I'kitt nianufacturiu* b.ui ueaa. WALT £ll iIATTUCKa, -to Ocaruofu-st. " TO _ _ rI'VI"ex«.TIASUE-FOK CHICAGO IMlOl'kljl V, A loin etc For particular* ac<> WU- hc 11- 01-. i 'i.ar iaGV* I , orrll. JUTZKUtL'ituKIC. Uj*.»‘arlerai._ \I»ASTEU-Tc' I.M UANGK - AN ELKV.VI»'II. 11 villi aicain iHiwcf. lu a U'"»l euru antlon. j» vacliy a.'.cUl mubela. auU oiru-crlu room o( .u.-w.' hu.lieia, f»i liiiuuae uud larcc tut In nr near CUujao. oritf.HKlUnu. *»r IVV.iduW value froiu w blUi>*j. luqinrtuif JAl.Ot) H r 11.. Hi . j X-OST AND FOUND* I nsT-A FUU UOA. OS WR’IUtiAN-A\.. IH.'rtll, Lor l'l«;Vatr. A reward of * > will In- paid lor tta re iVra iin No. W i’atk-row. or I lie Iribuna couatlu^* room. .. - - ; | Oj*T—sC’NOAV KVENINO. OKf. b. ,J IJA\ I , horcc Wltlt two-aratcil cullers laal fcea onWa iult-ac.. uc*r rac:iiy-lUlrd*al. FTitdcr win bo aultaoiy rewArdcJ by reiuiuluk ILcaaaio lo J. J. 10-NL-n 71j - ■ - CaOOD»*_ . . tTIIF l-NIOS FI’HM lOKK COMI'AS V. .OJ WEST J * viaauoii-it , acil all ktnda of ItocacUold Hood* and holiday food* pjyiaenu. _ VuCIFUbIOSAL. XUCKOUIVI HOMK FOK LAOIKi D I ‘IUKU IS tint incuts female couu-lalui* a »;<v>laU>. w-UI contumi/lu »Uu.ll) cuoUdeu|.al. Uoi Chicago. | OfWt’kVllMM'lFttL. \V f AN »>;i'-VnsbT-U.AbV OFFICE £I'«JHTUU* \\ ijiJ tmiaw lu KOod uroer Audio* X ILlrltouae. 3