, 1877-12-29

light shaft, which Is remembered As having
0tcrctl M through the centre ot the building
to skyltghts In tho roof. will hc removed 10 the
should arise tn divide tho store Into wo. II Will
nlDrrt light II TINT portion ri the building most
needing It, the south portion being already we'll
lighted by the win.l,ws an The cnrncr. The re-
pairs anil improvements will rast something
Ike s2500N and will hc completed 30 Tint tl,.:
stare can tc ready for occupancy by the 1T Of
August.
sir. isolton, tho agent Of tho Company here,
speaking Of tho osiain Of tla mr.. sa.l to a
tlcrwrltcrs to prove that It cam. from 'icfcct.
I've ,tuc had proved abartiyc. Their report had
been Indefinite nnti un.atisiactory. The thcory
ot his Compnny was that it was caused by tho
ignition Of waste cloths uscd Il, wIpc tho io1ir-
t,as OF tho elevators, uh1rll hatl been trown IN
tho attic, erMppcr stnry. and, being saturated
with oil. ind suffered spontaneous combustion.
1UDGE LAWRENCE.
Tho extraordinary letter Of Chandler, which
to,,rltct among other things, m tho last Prrsl-
dental election, charged. hs It mar bc rc,nenl-
hcrc1, that 1udgn Lawrence. III this city, rs II
member Of the Commission to I.onistannt WAS
eau OF President ffarct, and that, as his reward
for this, Ito received the pardon 0f his client.
Takc Rchttt. Il reporter yesterday called up tho
matter to the Judge. md tho latter said that
tho charge was utterly absurd. Tho public
posed OF hero in the United States Court, where
Judges Drummoml and Blo'gctt, after having
heard the testimony Of Mcssrs. Aver. Eoutcl1e,
Dexter, and Bangs On the promise ot immunity,
,tcrit!csl that Rehn, had substantial grounds
fnr cnisninr tho sltsanissaf Of the prosecution
md accordingly they 80 ordered It dismissed
After bis return frun, New Orleans tic judge
went to Washington IN the interest Of his CLIENT
a,nl presented To the Attorney LHencrai nnt
DouteIle, md Dexter, t!pon tho matter ot tho
PROMISE nj immunity. Neither the Attorney
Oencral nor Secretary Sherman wouf1 hare any
thing moro to 10 with tho case tl:an refer It to
the ioenl oit3efalst by whom It gould bc disposed
Of more satisfactorily. Jutlro Lawrcncs said he
llasl ncrer mentioned tho nanc OF Jake Kcbm
to President Hayes. In feEas To tho other por.
tions of the letter, referring tn the Louisiana
opinion until l,e Ind read the letter. nftcr which
lie would bo able to talk with precision.
rOTH1. ARRIVALS.
Grand F1clfc-Thc lion: F. r. Carpenter and
pa. &c. l.. sheldon. Auburn. y. Y.;c: d. strout,
Portland, Me-: ex.t!ov J. stc.linz Merton, Ne-
a.s e!1s t.0Eess E. E. ssj ia.: No.
(Ioouklnd. san Francisco; +. j. Hickman, Coiora-
d; j; Nlsssall Paul. fsifDla{; Gol: L. Wutsler,
tsn Ss" fofk s on ;outlfo r. ;oi
New York l'lisst Spirit a: ". Smith, Iafayctts
.: l. Grant; El!1aoeth: y: H.; 9. " I'asis Rosh:
Kos, L. i. irwin. isimyfs, Net Goi: ii. ]. Youns.
lion. L, H.. Parker. licloIt: William L1nkrr,
Dascnpntl: ". b. Strong, quincy; Char1ca l!ol.
ION, Sin Francisco: T. j. brown, Lake snptrior
Col. Hiram AlArIuge. H. IouiH; 7: II: Mend. New
cieveian,; @ nj j. T x. Ktnsey. % ien1er: r. FI. p,amS'
Hireator; t]cofge slatcr, Mobile. .Iainltr Noas,
a. T. Sctt!etou, Karaas t.,ty: y. T. SAL. Conn
| ell Nlntra; George McNally, MltIto Pigeon; !.
! l.arnway.. Perry. Ia: ). 4. Thompton, Pitts
| 1u'xi j. II. ltea.'cy. Grand teaptls; E. tiotcI
| Peoria; u. y. Palmer. indianapolis: +. u. Cor
| nelius, 81. Paul: ". +. Gee, vt. Louis; n. MGR
rians, Mcrlden. Conn. joel Eaton, 0maha; +. u
UInQe, UufIo1o.