, 1874-09-17

pa!r tho Toloo, hs viii build new aud larger hull
Tor her machinery. ),
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
PLOT AND uoUNTER-FLoT.
A woll-plannod plot WIS recently concootoa 70
rol, tho hnir-storo Of F. Campbell, No. 70 Madi-
son stroot and tho detectives, undcr tho di1oc-
tion Of Chief Dixon, laid still bottcr plana to
capturo tho thioyos, nnd ouccnoiod In 20 doing.
The principals in the proposed robbory aro
Harry Floyd, tho paranour Of tho notoriona
woman known au Mother Empy. living at NO.
5l5 State street, and tho vol md widcly~known
Slim lin (Jauoa Caternon). TO socuro from
safo hair md lalr jowa1rY amounting to a7,ooo
or $4,000 u value, tho aforementioned worthless
enlistctl III lllo work Christian Wilnor, young
man in tho omp1oy Of Nr. Campbell.
This dupo was instructed to tako wax
Impressions of tho front door and stfo.koys and
did 40 without being discovered. Iloyd anu
manufacture Of duplhvee koya. spoo1"AenAle
answered as material ie tho front aoof-itey anu
it WINS faahlouca 80 M TO become M oxaot 1T to
tho lock Tor which it wap intended, as waa 6ubsc-
nltantly demonstrated.
Whjjo tbo robbors woro thus busily employed
the chief datccttvn, having had MI mixing. OF
tho tlan, seut ol1lcosu Of his forco to shadow
thom, nnd thu work WAS done 30 fuiotiy That thn
theT we're III tte hands Of tho detectives: Thcyy
Eal continued t.scic work ,1lintorr1ptodly ut't!i
Monday last. who;, Chief Dixon thought 1t
tine o satuf,o tn,c toh Is4y @ Moro sn 1earg F;or
wsra p,,tUng the AniAhinG touches or tue Haso-
koya, younS 1ftnor having tcatcd their fitting
ounlitles pgnyioltsly. 70 do bis work Jim went
to locksnlith at No: ~ Aortn "et!s Ms slacc1,
work fling the koys whom Detectives alcGarlgle
aud Hcinzman cnlno upon him md took him III
custody. Tho koys were found IL, ~ hs posses. p.
eion. Detective Tyrroil arrested Witnor on Weat
Modieon street, noar Clinton, Tuesday aud yos-
terdav Floyd wua captured OF Mother Empy'e by
Chief Dixon and Dotoctivo Simmons. Tho latter ,
T1ieonor auo had duplicate keys OF CampbcIa
tata. r.,.
Tho two woro confined in tho Central Station,
and ycsterlar afternoon Floyd WAS brought bo-
foro Justice Doydou ond Baya bail in SI.oVo Tor
bis appearance tLis morning to anawor to tho
charge Of having burglars too1s in his Dossos-
eion. James Tltzsmmons becanln Lila surety.
Witnor and Slim Jim wero uuablo to procure
.bail, and arc still In cell at tho statop. Ihoy
will bc arraigned, together with Floyd. eoloto
,fuoticc Hoydon ut tho conyenng Of tho South
gldo Police Court this morning. Inc dotec.sVoa
aro OF tho opinion that tho detention CT these
men will lend to further arrostH.
II Inns been loarncd that Slim Jlm'o proper
nams is Lull, md that ho is q nephew Of tho late
Cant. Lull Ho has eoryod bis tlmo in tho Ietl"
tsntiary, md has bad -criminnl record. His
presence in this city caused tue, detectives to
that they learned Of tho projected plan to rob
CaupboIl'B Btoro. jim in also we'll known In
DuiInlo. and Is auil to have highly respectable
connections at Drocaport. N. Y.
JOLIET IRON AND STEEL COMPANY.
The reported meeting Of the Board Of Dircc-
tors OF The Joliet Iron and stcol Company in
this city Tuesaay. at whicl. resolution was re-
nortod adoptcd to start tho worlka Mt Joliet,
Oct, |. caused reporter Of THE TRIBUNE
IN cali at tho Office OF tho Company
vcstorJay. It uas nscortatncd that no such
Ynee,,n8 had hoen heid, bit that an informal
meeting Of tho Executive Committee. appointed
como time ago nud empowered TO negotiate fo
far tho settlement OF TIC Company'R debts, wa
hclA.
Inn conversation with Mr.. afeehcr 10 mad
the statement that the Company hoped t.
start itB works at an enry day, and fof that plir
pose tho Board Of Directors haa ausanoSa na,o, ~ ~
snnson of lie year worry unlayorablo for start
ing Tho worka, and, wi'i!o 10 clalmo ,a
thst tl,o Company hal lsrga 60 ofdfs =,
Tor seol rails 70 e nS,apGa oaa W woro rocoyoi
Tia thought tho mills might start in octohs
eono time, but guyo no rcason why thoy wo'll
or would not, ottlcr than 10 stated s, ebovo, Dove,
Tho reporser ol1q s"T u,a d10 10 though
the Works would rosumo at q
early day; antl i'll aliHwor 10 ~ =
question how tho naceaHary money would !
raised. said that bonds or tic Company wllc
were on dcroait aa collateral security would !
realized on. 1lo had another theory !
atart tho mills, which was upon the atrenGt
Of ordora lor rnil, wliioh could no roalaze
unon heforo the first payday. III reforent
to tho Joliet debts hc aa.d that thoy .'oro all at
1uBted-al tho creditors agreeing to taEe pr
ferretl stock, except ono Ihayor, who hold aboi
$4,000 of tho Company's paper, Ihayes, hoy
ever, had boon satiBtied by tho oltlzono
Joliet, who, for the sako Of eeeng. tue workaa r
euno, had giYon hin, conditional notes ulte
wero payable yesterday. Exactly what tho col
dl,lonB arc could nos ho ioarned hut thu mo
pisueiblo auppostion is that tie notos wore to
laid if tho mills started If home given timo..
If tho Company succeeds iu paylng iEe DOB
with proforrei stock, 1t will he moro fortuna
than most corporations Of tho Kind.
ADJUSTMENTS.
TIE MUSEUM
opsned last night, aftor two unss'ccoHHful effort
with burlcsquo OF "Cindorolla." As q matt
Of ahaolute fnpt 1t might bettor lave boz
closed, for pAabbier. nore nlHorat
nerfor1nnura ,yas nQyQt offered to &