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SUBURBAN.,

Friday, tic 27th ult., there WIS destructive
fire vt South Chicago. which, besides consuming
q lurgo amount Of property and several ilo,lscs,
came near causing the death Ut their occupants.
DAy beioro yesterday q man by tile
name IT Loren Lows and euslpts OF rnll-
toa1 hands were arrested uA thu ctmgs
nf arson and confined IN tho lHk-up u
Hyde Pask. Thursday cycning they were takrn
to South Hhlcagu for examination before thu
Justice, There wa4 great excitement anlul,g
tho ralTpatl Inen u. account Ut thls alleEcl At
tempt atafson NM! tbs narrow eseapu of sever
u Ut their nctIhalntaneuk from death, atd they
n,ustcrcd about io, ail4 Ut onc ll.nc u l.a'k-
Cd very nIurll ~ II the prls,irrt
were To b. lynel,yl. Tho ualy Witness agalnst
Mr.. Law waa Frrnchlnan WIN stltcd ulm'a
Ills tlltctt oxatlltnatluu that le llatl scrA tle
prisoner put soln1 BhaylnKs under one VI thq
houses aid sct lra to theM. Upou hls cross
examination by Mr.. G. 81. Hardy, OF uyue
Park, who, sPpea1ed for THO, deisnse, be
WAS asked what hs did when he
Jaw ths prlsoner set fro to the
shaytngs, and hs replied TINT he went home, u
not being any particular bustnrss ot hls. ith
Testimony wis finally completely brokel dowu.
and Loye add tho two 1neli who wero Rfralknrl
with him wero honorably discharged.
At the ttua that Nr. Lore Nas In the lookup
, 1876-11-04
WOODS MUSEUM
NEW PUBLICATIONS,
REDUCTION In PRICE.
RICHARDSON'S
NEW METHOD
FOR PLANO.

a CARD
Tho Publishers, believing tho demand OF
tho tinca should bo met. havo reduced tbs
pr1oo OF this tan,ou1 Now Method for tho
Plano1orto to S3.25.
They beliovo tho public will appreciate
their action. Aa to merit aud excellence
there Ia no book its equnl. It stands first
and foremost, al its sales OF hundreds Of
thousands will attest. Is attractive, thor
ough, and successful. It IL considered by
all fair Judges to bc tho perfection OF 0 plano
instruction book. Prioo, $3.2b. Sent post
paid for this price.
tr-sold by ali music and book doalers,
ond usod by the principal teachers in the
Unitod States and Onnnda.
LYON & HEALY, Chicago.
OLIVER DITBON & CO., Boston.
C. II. D1TSON j. CO., j. E. n1rSON i CO.,
I'll broadway, Successors to Lee 4 Walker,
New York. Philadelphia.
, 1876-11-04

a. lly.le Park, there yeFn also con. con,
1iatl lrccn nrrcsttI On tho charge
uf being inmates ri a hoisn of ill.famc. Mr.
I,vc mnkc. The RerIo,. charge, wlIiel, demands
Investigation ~ the Boar,s III Trustees, tint
i've VI tho 1ntcc otsltcrR who were on duty at
tho atnton That night wrrn guilty nf thu Ernss-
cat lmproprctirs with tlrjsa women. II tho
charge is true the Olliccrs ought 10 Go puufslcd
IA well ia ttl Wnfticn.
, 1876-11-04
RAILROADS.


TIE RAILROAD WAR.
Tho New York World has the following In re-
gard to the lato meeting Of railroad managers
In New York, ut which nn unsuccessful effort Nns
,nadc TO stop tho war between the Eastern
trunk lines:
Itwas reported In Wall street Tucsday md Will,
aon,e effect, TINT ths war oser thtough-frcight
rates Wctt, which has been wagod 70 lung BY the
lending trunk lncs had reached q peaceful sett'o-
Kallwny. denied omphatieally that 1t lad 80 ter.
minated, and said 10 saw no Immediate prospect
Of such settlement. The representative Of the
held Ii. Detroit latt week in which Tic Now York
Contra! was not represented, say that they aeeom-
datin4 the eeveraI faat freight lines running north
oI Lake EsIr,. aud TINT thr establishment Of nll
through ra.cs BY combination in which. of coursc,
VA VIA not u partiai object of TIC confctencs.. s.
proba9tlity WA given to Il thS 5cpott mentioned
nevs # b y I'D sh G ~ 1
eject that CommoiIoto Vanderbilt had become
tired Of thc rai1roHd whr begun Inst srsing, With
timore i Ohio Ka!!ioads 10 aba'.don thv iiler.
sasphs s sS;s S sT1s' Ssx 5GEk 5a Sn
nlations and assurances Ind prevailed npon h!m %
Mr. Vanderbilt upon to sntject. Tic titspatch
yol! IL ground. .'Aeacc thc proposed settlement
YsR cenfs an M '
Failing 10 ind any. otelal Of liz Central 1.oad
who gould speak anslorltatisey ~ to the truth u
Tic n,easaRs ~ rsady received ard iI,is rcpiy
turned: 'Tcll tho reporter that ConImolDro Van-
derbt anthori?ts one Of Ills physicians to ray for
him TINT 1t 10 all bosh."
AN IMPORTANT SUIT AGAINST THE
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
In 1879 the New Orloahs Jnckson 4 North
ern and the Mississippi Centrn' Railroads made
an agreement by which each Of tho companies
was to tssue tnottgagc tonds for &, ,0o0b 100, and
each to guarantee S3,0U9,00O Vi the ats!crs
bond#. Thcse 81, 3,00o,0N bu1Itls Of eaeh cutn-
pany were to bc 'sauesl fur completing the roads
from Chicago II, Nrw Orleans. Al. ugrertncnt
was nsnto hy thu Illinois Central ll1ilruaa to
buy III 10U bonds yenr uf eAcll company fur
tc, ycarA, with IN ALTERNATIVES of uilowiny the
1lilnois Central to apply certain cnrnlnEs to th,
buntls. Mr.. r. ": 0illey, IL, is tho owi,cr Of
some Of them. Meantime tho illino'a Central,
fur tho purINsn Of Haylng interest, ,oxclnngGd its
nwn bni.s for afout fouf-tlftIs q thosc nnnlcsl.
air. tillcy cllargca that ho ls entitled to offer Lily
bo1ltla 10 thu extent u s1o0,o0o on eael. roaa
agreement OF guaranty. Tho directors, lowcy
III, lu declared, Insist thot, holding four.tffths
Of the holrs natae.l, thvy arc cntttlrtl to utfer
eighty laIlls pf t!lelr C0npAny uacll yrar at.l
Mr. Gi'lsy ayers, would bu breach ot faith. mud
!,s tlus applied to tle Supreme Court for aN in
jullctioM against thu Company. The case canu
up fur argument ut New Ycw few days agu un
III order 10 sllow canse Why tho injunction asked
fur should nut be granted. After III, extended
Argument. Which mainly embraced points Of Inv,
thu Judge took Ills papers, resctyiilg Ills dccis-
tuu.
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Al }lNrlot and 8Hbttc 0f lolFt 30 ahc caught hM
and klased him, aNs. With an imptldens face. sal!
to h1m: haso dccfca 11y BID VIII coverings m y
tahfaay. hase retta,ssu @ ny w. ~ VIZ saia
mytmdi ~ asoes: anu G1hnano enne' III ~ - u" 1"Se !"Sa
,..nsu. w., ~ y. si .s @'o IL xcth sftrs H.,
strnirGtway ~ an ~ coeth 10 tc ,aunhter. Or al
fool tu liz corrcciIon Of thu stucks. Blo
hath cus, down many woundcA; yea. many strong
,actl have ecn slan by hpr. lier ho.ise j. tbs why
don't know much shorter why to hol than
tlat. BoI,u Of yoa who hive come up from tho
country, from Inlro home, ,nay tind yourselves
,lsgrare! aud curruptud md destroyed, Just
Lllntl YOUR fooltsI. cycs to tho vile aud dan,nng
sil, nf 1lrcntioustics5.
, 1876-11-04

TO tho Editor af The tribune.
CntoA0o, Nov. 3.-Lat'ies attending the noon
day psaycr-mecting at Farwcll Hall, will do well
to .ravcl light; those who 20 into that, or Sim
liar crowds, with purse or wallet In tho dainty
little outside pockets SO fashionable just now
need not be surprlacd II they camc awny the
French, Of 4tl West jackson street, visited the
lnll yesterday mon and returned homo $50 out
By tho experiment. Thloyes and plekpoekcts
nid few olstaclca tu success atnong tho careless
md innocent people gathered in such u place
, 1876-11-04
EI'ItINGFlELD.
Sptcial DtspotcA to zhs 7ftANaA.

SpRiHorlHLD, ILL.,, Nov. 3.'-T+ j. sharp, Of
Lincoln, to-day gayo bail In United States Con-
missioner Adams Court hero OH charge nj
couitorfciting MONEY. Jau,cs l.. Fox, charged
With liln, was committed to 1ail III default Ut
bail.
The burglars who have ',cen Of late lnfcstinE
the town last night rattled tho rcsftacnre of
Samuel II. Joucs, and depleted hta pockets Of
$l73 10 euah.
, 1876-11-04

nnrn wDrkrrs wllD lsayn lccn In tho field fnrty
ycars ,nok uno1, This tioarc Temperance work,
hardly knowing whether tn tW lIust fnrrrIscl
or ,nnst happy; rnsiors take rncls other l,y tf!s
hnntl hnl with tcnra ia their cyrs, declare "lt
was huyer an scen IN Israeli" and drtnkart?s l,Y
scorca. hotl, men anl wnmrn, press eagerly III
nj the ,lopr nf hope. which, III Tic uatno of
Christ, IL held Wido open t,ctoro them.
, 1876-11-04

CHICAGO BURLINGTON 4 QUINCY RAILROAD.
II. hnl c&nn! and Klxtccnth.sts Ticket Unlces. So
ClzFh-st.. and d dDp1tA.
, 1876-11-04
CANADIAN JUSTICE.

QUHDEc, Nov. H-Burkley hAs been found
guilty Of rape anu sentenced to hard labor for
lie In the pcnisentiary. His victim was Miss
Ni,otleau, respectable young lady, whom he
waylahl Aud forrihly carried to u barn tH the
tu,tsl.ttts uf the city, wlere he rctnaincd with
t,ar utl NH
, 1876-11-04
CAMPAIGN LYRICS.


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newspaper In Tint Language. no lanuGf lts cut
nj IiAytA anil Whcelcr the fol'tIWng sung, mere
TRANSLATED jntu English, u wcli.knuwn 6eAn-
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, 1876-11-04

fpFt7W LNJp@9FH
LAWRENCE. Kan., Nov. H.-judgu Morton, of
tho Shawnee County District Court, yesterday
appointed C. 8. Greeley Md Henry V1slartl to
bu RECEIVERS Of the Knnsas Pacific Railway, upon
application Of the Trustees tu a mortgage cuv-
eriug the cntire road Thls has bocn lookoa
for
, 1876-11-04
OCEAN SrE;AarAIKal'S.
ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE

s ess52 Sa IT. ~
@. ~ 81 ths landing q pssssngsrt. Ths splendid
rras!dtt viii, Eicclrc "Ils viii <aG frnt pler No.
~. tuti Ut larrow s.rvc!, y. T.. ~ toIloms: ..
Gc!';!n icsaleaI saiar'laf: s9s i: C.n; !;
passage tn E0! t.neulifiE wlnr', tss cafln fti6 t.
f!.t, sccnT,llnx tn Accommodating. Hct1nd. e7a.
Htsnrhxr III; with supefar accommodation. lne!MInK
sE1a I'LL GS ns as c.y scsfsa sfs! s
Errs. .tt!p!k MR uEht IN. Agent, 81 ir!,aaxsY.
Ur ". +. WHITE. III Clnrk.xt.. Agent fol ChcAGu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-11
THE EICKING NAM.
Another Million and IA Quarter Invested In
Hotel Property.

The Buckingham Hotel, at Fiftieth street
and Fifth avenue. was opened last night in the
presence OF some 800 guests invited 10y the pro-
pretor. MIR. George Kemp, and the lessec-,
Messrs. GAZE. Fuller & Co. II the Buckingham
Is not going TO be the largest hotel OF New York,
II Will certainly he the most comfortable and
the most fashionable. Everything that science
has lately done for the IMPROVEMENT Of yeutila-
ton and the heating Of buildings mas been mnde
use CT here In the smallest details. Everything
that safety from nre prescribes has been equally
observed and almost the whole building is IRE
proof Firo extinguishers are placed IN almos 81
every p n OF the building, and outside the
building there Is a complete system OF Iron Gre
escapes, extending from tho roof, across every
EtCrS, down to the rear garden In Forty ninth
street. rhe Duisunce Of the kitchen Odors be ne
spread through the house Is Prevented oy AN
iron ventilating drum beng extended over the
enflre COuklnS apparatus.
The hotel is evidently not calcul tied TO be a
resort for transient guests, whom It will not suit
In Its situation. The accommodation ls ca'cu-
lated for only Two hundred persons, and almost
ever room IL arranged with view To accom-
modate permanent residents. There !. no pup
lie tar on the premises, and the smoking room
even IL for he exclusive use OF the guests. ne
space allowed for parlOrs dining rooms, and re-
Ception rooms u larger than in any other hotel
OF tho same dimensions, and the three hun
dred persons who were assembled LIST night
In these rooms did not make them look over
crowded al all.
The furniture. and especially the carpets, are,
however the M ST attractive feature OF the
hotel Most OF the Administer clrpets used In
p.rlors. dining, and other rece ption rooms, have
been designed and manufactured expressly for
this motel. The furniture Is intensely comfort
able throughout the onilding. yet there does not
transpiro any desire Of the builders TO make the
estaphsnment SNOWY one.
IL the cooking Is To be always as good as II was
on toe trial meal offered to tue guests last Night
the Buckingham will be, In this respect too, one
OF the best establishments in the ciy.
lhe hotel 10 10 be conducted on the European
plan.
The cost Of the building. with Its furniture
china, and plate. H. estimated al $l2j0,0D 1t il
owned entirely bv Sir. George Kemp, and leaset
u Messts Gale, Fuller & Co. for i've years. Mr
q lie was for i've years the lroprletor Of IN,
Flit Will IN Henry Hotel at Lake George. hnl
Mr.. Fuller was tor ten years the buOkkeeper d
the lireVOJr, House.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-11

The Action Of DR.. Scuddcr's Church on the
Invitation TO Participate.

1t was expected that cx-Judge Van Cott
for Mrs. Moulion and Mr.. shearman OF tbs
mutual council committee OF Plymouth Church
would have arranged last night the details OF
caninQ the council The list OF churches In
vited by Mrs. Moulton was complete, but Mr..
She rman reported that his list that on Friday
was complete. had, In tho mean time, been dts
arranged by tho cropping out Of some OF the
churches. Tue meeting was accordingly ad-
MIR. Sherman refuses to explain his rrcdlca-
mcnt. The stiictcst secrecy mas been observed
currently rumured tnat Mrs. MoultOn'H llet COM
lrises Dr. StOrrs. Dr. Dud,ngtOn, Dr. De1tcT'
Dr. raylor. ano Dr. Leonard Bacon
At large meeting In Dr. Scuddere church
last ni9ht. Dr. Scudder read Mrs. Moulton's lot
ter Of invitation, aud Mir Stono offered "A res0lu.
tiOn In favor ~ accepting the amendment and
sending a DELEGATE. Dr. Scudder favored tno
resOluuon, Bat Ottcr members opposed IT, MT.
rpiuk offered the following ta an amendments
nhc,rfs, The church has hccn invited to pertci'
pnc. pee .a'p. pp.,oufn cburrn and sirs firtga 4
Mnuiton. one Of It's mcmh. ~ ana part cul ir y
,irse two rroros,uor.' !. Inc action Of PIN, u.i
cn =" dfpp'9g NJ ,. N"I soh for r1 ,, Vsd sna
suilccniy ii. Hcr action ~ atstaini gso long IRON,
not wi hto Withdraw from Il. membership. Were hor
reasons ior ~, v'ld ana sqnlol1ei & anu o,,,or
pccialy the last viii ana d, bsless were intended TO
t6c pastor Of sails clurc 10 respect Of matters which
& been getTs re 4s popc hS 9' er@nsI @ 11H u
"a ion the ncvspapor' In society, m the churches
and n the tuurts and have proven mus tar 70 in-
vhbc ana We believe as mpractcsbe OF souu 70 IN
W1,frGs, We deprecate the continued AL alton OF
matter We feel sure Is proness ana know s socially
dcinur' li1ing; and
Bhtrsa,. on The principal question TO he considered
by said cou c there / IN ths rhuch es ~ the com
niunty NJ large. Wite difference and radical opro
sinon OF opniou. such tnat no dcicg e. could oc
chosen who cOu.d fanny reptcstnt the sentiments o
the church ~
Hhtfs0S, The spiritual condition Of this church Il
now sa'a IN nder exceedingly innppoduhc an,
con toyrrsy. discussion. or agitation surl as would
inevitably follow any action A. proscntatNes Nigh
tnke In such council; and
OF th. church b. scnaves IN such piopu set
council would b. of ~ service 20 Others bu would o.,
" Great detrnrn 10 the cause Of Chrrt IN ms emu eh
sni wound seriously intur.crc with its harmony ah,
weifnre; therefore
Es,ohef. That Tor these reasons this church respect
fully declines tae Invitation to be present.
After lively debate the amendment was car
ricd. 20 10 II. The motion as amended was oar
| rie,i, ~ To -.
| Dr. Scudder was rsked whether he though
| that the vote would have been different II th
call had come from Mr. Beecher. lie said tina
| lie thought not.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-11
The Direct Gable Repnircd-Tbe Farnday
Covered with Ice In N storm.

LONDON, jan. TO- -- Yesterday morning ths
steamer Farsdsy, which went out TO pcs up and repair
the Direct Gable. communicated with Ireland aud
Lorttd the end of the Die from break
had been founl and woula be Uuoyed. Nothing later
has been received.
A lltcr disps ch says that the steamer TMadly ha.
repaired tue Direct Cable. She reprts heavy gales OF
head winds eayius thc 1haLes. she arrived at
place Of the break Thursday out wa. prevented
from working until sunday In cOnseq1cace OF hcayr
gale. The enp was completely covered with lce she
picked no the irish eld OF III, csbo Immediately on
putting down the grspucl and buoy II, ;hcn
covered eleven miles 6f the bic to tns fracture and
mylscd the connection. Whether the acct sent Mas
ed by fracture des gu ~as not acternn"d. The
splice made at II A. NJ. wifhn 20 hours after be-
ginning operations. During the whole period heayI
snow storm And strong Wind prevailed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-11
HYDROPHOBIA.
A BROOKLYN Mans Terrible Death After be-
ing Bitten on the Nose by Cst.

Hugh Murray OF Baltic street, near AL
bany avenue. Brooklyn, tried to drive cat OF
from beam. three months ago, and the animal
jumping on his shoulder bit him on the nos Q.
The wound wAs slight, and Murray thought
nothing more OF II. On Thursday last he felt
an acute pain In hs nose. and that ulght he was
taken with headache and languor. He resumed
work, however, on Friday, but on Saturday he
had cinlculty in breathing and IN swallowing.
In the afternoon he was compelled TO 60 to he'd.
and he began to have spAsms. DIR. sullivan Of
1ompkins avenue asked him to drink some
water. 10 trying To 90 50 Auray's throat CON
tracted violently, as dad In "A measure all the
muscles Of the body. Yet he hnd no positive
dread OF water. As soon as the spasms were
over he felt As well as ever. save that lie nd
some soreness In bis head. On SUNDAY morn
ing Murray was inuch worse, and DIR. sullivan
summoned DR.. Pitcher. Sedatiyes were given,
but without effect, aud In the afternoon Murray
began to struggle violently, hts agony being
terrible. He frothed at the mouth. and when:
ever he tried to swallow II chOked ntm aud
threw MIN into spasms. lie was not afraid Of
anv nuid, but he could not swallow 1t. In his
delirium he asked whether they we're going TO
cut his muse on He died at midnight OF ex-
hfliI4
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-11
THE sTRUGGLE IN rRESToN.
Strong Opposition to Tom SCOTS Candidate
for President Of the senate.

strong Opposition TO Tom ssotrs Candidate
for President Of the Senate.
TRENTON, Jan. 10.-NearlY all the mcm-
bets 81 the Legislature have arrived. The ses-
sion will open to- morrow. The Republican Sena-
tors held TN informal caucus this evening,
and the baliotinG for President suited In ito
between Levi ID. Jarrard Of Niddlesex aud VIM.
J. Sewell Of Camden, each candidate receiving
six votes. The caucus thereupon adjourned
until tomorrow morning. This manifestation
of strength by Jnrrnrd has greatly surprised the
Pennsylvania Railroad men, whose candidate
and champion In the Legislature sewell has been
Tor the pact six years.
Sewell's action fVorlng the Catholic Protec-
tory bll last session, and his Cunnec ion with
the Penns,lvanla Railway, which, since the
dhhcultv with the Delaware and Bound Brook
Company, has lost much favor With the people,
operate greatly to his disadvantage. The con-
test Will be close and exciting, but II Is thought
tonight that Sewell will be tho choice
John ID. Carscallen OF the Third District In
Hudson county received the unanlmUus nomi-
nation for'Speaker OF the House. John Y. las
ker OF Newark was nominated fJr Clerk on the
first ballot. Jonathan G obele OF Ocean Engrosslng
Clerk, J. Herbert Potts Of jersey City Reading
Clerk, John ID. Fell u Mercer Sergeant at Arms.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-11
4 TEMPERANCE LESSON.
A Wifc'a Taste for Liquor nuh n uusbn nd's
Repronch-A struggle and Death.

John knight, a Swede, who is employed
by II mmond X Gilleaps, 20 Front street, re-
turned from his work at about o'clock last
evening. As he entered his room IA the tenement
at 33i. Water street he met his wife, who was
about gong out to purcn a" beer and kerosene
oil. Seeing the beer can in her hand, he accused
her Of spending all hs wages In liquor. Sh' re-
torted warmly. and he turned aud went down
stairs, with the irate woman olose at hts heels.
In the lover hallway sne threw a Litcher at him.
and then followed him out on the sidewalk.
There she dropped the kerosene bottle, and
seizng him With one hand by the collar Of his
jacket Legan 10 helaDOr him VIII the Deer con.
Upto tnis time Knight had exhibited much
patience but seeing TN Al he could not frce him-
self from her grasp he struck her The blow
was so violent that IL brOfe her hold, aud she
fcl back into an opcn ccllarway. At the bottom
of which was ri lss door. Her head WAS dashed
through ths uOUsr panee OF Rlhss, carrying
away part OF tho sAsh. and In her struggles TO
regain her fuoting she cut her juguar vein
with the Jagged glass. In three minutes she
was dead. Cant. WILLIAMSON and ward ueteo-
tive Jack arrested kuiSht, aud secured MIN
ME Lyons II $40 alter street, Cltheriue Hcnenn
OF lAj Water street, and Ar and Mrs. Manning
tue landlord and land ady ofthe house In which
| Kuilhf lived, a. witnesses.
In tie Ok street police station knight eaid
he Was p years Of age, aud denied any inten-
! only w.nt ed, he said, To get away from her as
| she was drunk. Tns dead woman was ABOUT 81
years old, and nad long been more or less given
| 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-11
TIE CHECK GAME.
A onddentini Clerk who Could not be Cheated
A SwindIer Caught.

A boy entered Abraham Lowenbein's
furniture store at Hudson and Dominick streets
yesterday. and handed MIR. John Holster, the
bookkeeper, note reading:
sAsT NICHOLAS HOrgL. Jan. TO- 1870.
Abraham Lorenb,tn. hSQ..
DEAN Please casa enclosed check. a desire the
cash at once Yours tru,y. A. MORRISON.
The check was drawn on the Importers and
Traders Bank. MIR. Alfred MORRISON Is the
counsel for tue firm. Mr.. Hoiister asked the
boy to describe the man whO had sent hi II To
the store. Satisfied that an attempt at o1iraud-
ing the firm was intended, Mr. HOLSTER, feignng
to put money into an envelope, doubled piece
Of blottlng paper, and addressing the envelope
to Mr. Morrison, handed IL to the boy. AS tne
BOY walked away he was followed by MIR. Hol-
ister Seeing that he was followed the boy
ran, but was overtaken by Mr.. HOLSTER. He
then said that man had asked him to 70 to the
store and get the money, promising to pay him
we'll II he succeeded. lie said the man was
then waiting In Sp. ing street. MIR. Holster di-
rectng the boy to hand the man the envelope,
still followed him, and hs the boy delivered the
envelope Mr.. Holster sprang upon the stranger
and held him until the arrival OF Onicer Heu-
bricks The prisoner gave the name OF Robert
Carroll OF Jay street, lie VS. locked up.