, 1875-12-15
THE BRIGGS HOUSE.

eHh3HHE pletAoHc sfnhEs' uo"u'stAlld EAo
preparations for dinner woro % dne!ng
wcll.tlollncd yea1ning for lucrs owed
to tlctu by tho propriators. but ther had not
teached a stage Of open revolt. It vas In tho
midst Ut tho culinary preratation4 that The pan-
FIREMAN stood forth and addressed tle assembled
! nchlAons, cools. and wa'terB. Ills words were
brior yet emphatic. declaring that un,csn tie
lotot proprletoFs paid up Immediately ho should
quit rorE. Ills expressions wcro universally
approved, and d delegation waa aent to the Of
tico with a message to tint effect. Tho deloga
tfon returned With tho announcement that rAy-
nlept lad beeu refused. Theu rosc up howl OF
Indignation. and all banda stopp9din their sabotu.
Tho meat burned in tho oven. tho pastry wks
ltnnX in crudo Htnte upon tho fons. sud cot'-
fusion Feignod. Tne recRIoss nantFy-man 10 tho
height Of virtuoun Indignation act u oil the de-
fcnsclcs, crocLozg. and dashed plates and plat.
tern wildly around tho room. nor pausod until
he bad demolished seyetal hundt cd dollars
WORTH Moaern Rickcort1s l. M1ss, tito prop1le-
torR, hearing tho melee, rushed into th~ kitchou,
mud vhlny endcnvo. ID to stop the work Of tlottuc
llon. Gully vi b tho aid of soycra policemen
did thuy succsed, aud tho unfortunate pantry
mau MAS conve5od against hs wlshes, to the
potlco station.
Means h,lo the unsuspecting gueels had ss.
aembcd fu tho dining, ou,n nud taken their ac-
customed rlaces With tho h:lsrity bscd by say"ry
anti lpatlon. Merlily theY ct,atted together and
firsed with thu snowy IA, kins, wlilo waiting
for tho Incoming OF tho attendants. As tba
moments passed and no wniterh appeared, tho
PLEASANT stnilch which lit IN their placid conn-
tonRnces RhTo RS! to anxious looka aud soowts
and settled gloom. Dut all WAS in vain. No
ltarhlnger appeared ut tho enchanted portals OIL
which their evcs wofe 60 eagesly liked. to bring
ilium!nod their ep;curoan pathway
had vanished into ths vague und misty roal,ns Of
tue Eseat Uncaton. those EucRtB slowly hnu re-
fDI e.
tlcB aud fotmed .nouratul corteqn. moving
ont Of tho dlniug-halt, lhe graye Of tlier fond
aspirations into the aordld. turbulent street.
TIE HISTORY Or THE nR1ods Hoc6E
ia rather peculiar mud eyantfrt one. 1t wRs
bull sttof tho trs by Joseob j. houd, formerly
Cashier IN tho Marine Bank, aud Joseph Z:
Moss, Oh ground leased from Mrs. GulllTer, and
MAS tho second hotel opened On tho South Side
After tho tire. 1a 1873 Dir. Heed ascended tho
t1nancls! snout. aud WAS IN = manner forced to
got out Of the on nerBhip. In November, 1875
thea1erchsnfs' National Bank ashod tor doores
to euablA them to sell tha .proretty to ro-
coYor eS2, o1 advanced to tito firm. Una or
tho trutt-dced hola hy tho bank. tho property
Was aoi1 In January Inst to Mr. Dav,a. III Uos-
ton, who secured for $40,0U0 the building and
entire leasohold interest,"
THO hosel tusinass wAs conducted by 1lcssre.
Eickcords d Auutoon from, lilo tins It maB
opened for buEipo8A mp to August. 1874, when
Mr. Huntoou withdrew, aud l1r. Moss, one Of
tho then owneIB Of tho building, Aehniuad =
share in tho management md tie !rn became
l!lokcords T. Moea, aud no contlnuod UP to Tho
Saturday Neasrs. Riokcords Il Moss assigned
for about &16,00 all their ints1esk In the loaga
furniture, ETC., to Mr., a. ]. Hnnloon. tho latter
Intending to continue The hotel Lueinese. Mon.
day night, a. Il. DAcasll, deAlsr in teas Bncd
out an execution aud levied on the parlor
furniture and somo other articles to satisfy bis
claim for goods furnished for the housn. This
sniznse y oIsiusd by the Asslgnee 10 have been
session OF tho articles taken awny by legn!
PROCESS: Whelher or not the action Of Mr.
DIackatI was legal 1t waa certainly ef1oetire In
pntt1ag m epd 10 tho entertainment Of Hueate,
because the servants. on hearing Of 1t, santEy
mntinled and refused to 50 on without pay.
This state OF thinga continued yesterday alurn.
lug. and resulted in Bit. Nuntnon's closing up
tue establishment and refusing guonta.
An investigation into the a1airs OF the fttn
show, that they welo badly in debt to their ie!p
aud the pothoua from whom thcy bought their
8uhplieB Thtrs wcre somo eaventJ e,nployss4o
tho hotel, and the balance due them ranged from
$50 t1 *So0 cach. Tho overdue gsn bill Was
sl,0 o.; tho butchers bill waa 9l0oO; md
| there wele other liko acoree al Mtrercn! piacea
about tho city,
The reporter visited AR. A. J. Huntoon, 4
former proprIssor Of the houBs 10 whom Mok-
cords l. Mons Ind MAdo 40 asal8umBpt OF tho
proportY n 1acepsly ~ laas AAtnsday. Tho gen.
tlesnsn half Acknowledged that he WIS aware
that tho assignment was made sololY by BIZ.
lsiokcolds, without eather tho knowledge OF con-
sent OF hr Noss. This Mr. lluntoon tlonSht
WAS taFfsctiy fair and square, - Mr. h1oaa MAS
but tbs lesser member OF tho firm. aud had no
olher intelest In the change. ,,nasmuch ~
tho building wa fold uudcr \ truat.
Of Bos.ou, ths leg.l ovner Of tha building. Mr.
iiuntooa then referred tue laDorter to Mr.
| Becker, bin atIorney. Ths latttr repeated tbs
atory Of .he hotel. showing how II had bssn