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MYSTERIOUS POISONING CASES.
EvAxsvILLE, Ind, April 1J.-Ono of the most
remarkable and mysterious criminal caaea on rec.
ord in tho West has just come 10 m end In this
city, 4 German named Edward Leycr, = farmer
In Warwick connty, Thirty mics from Evansville,
vas arrested lasl December, charged with poison.
ing the clstern Of = ne,ehbos named Frederick
Cook, from tho effects Ut which Mrs. Cook and
number Ut Tho surrounding Community were
poIoonud, and Mira. Cook died. hfobs ATTEMPTED
TO hang Lsyss twice, but ho escaped, and Was
brought 70 thIs CITY for tsIal.
An anatys!s Of tho c!ateFn water. mud, and thu
substance found on the cutbng and In tho stomach
Of the deceased. discovered arsch[c iu quantities
in tho dEae. named articles, but nona waa found In
Lbs stomach. Leyet was tiled hea, and lhs de-
Tense decided that tho abscnce Of Atsenlc In tho
stomach was proof that ahe was not poisoned, snd
that stscuie WAS placed in tho cistesn after hes
death By enemies OF Lsyer.
Expert medical testimony OF sn Important M.
surs was introduced To prove shst shs might have
been poisoned and no arsenic found after death.
Layer Wa convicted BY jury, sud sentenced to tbs
saic!ds hy cuttiJg bis wrist with BIT Of glass II
MM diseoye1sd. md hls lita saved. l!s grew
g!oon,y sad de*poalent:
Lat Tuesdsy hs dled suddenly. after being
S.Gws 9t aa Thss ~ ,;;arfioa ts S
b;ouxhs lin foo The too. .t"a.eo. @ .' 'aaa ID CON- on
tents ware exa,a!nsd and snalyzel+ This CoTopef's
Jury adjourned Today. The chemist reported 10
poson fund. liz gave Il ~ hl. opinion that desi
aeld, ,ola!ile poison, which la some eases pro,
duc6s conTusinas. but may act ~ sedat!yo and
produce symptoms stsulf Ut 10 those recorded In
Layers DEATH i IL pojsou 20 deadly That f5ae-
ttor Of grain vii, causu death, tn casa tho nc.
tton 10 se1atase. that!s evidence that It has not
been inGanMatorJ, and there would 10 no sl2ns OF
thai kind In tbs stomach. Thc poison Itaslf can
up3y be discovered by the peculiar Odps II causes,
resembling the frsgy1nce Of po1ch- blossoms.
On Wednesday, Prof. Achilles searched for this in
the stomach. but found TIC traces Of It lhrEu+ ite
states. however, that la cases Of long exposure
attrs death betoFa examination, Al In Layers CaRe.
The odor Vt the pulhon might disappear, and when
It had acted IL 4 ssdat.ye, ITO ttAess 0f polson
could sser bs detnc&ad. Another doctor aiso gave
! similar opinion. A Third thought hs died af
LeyeE wss ale. maker snd had used hydrocYsn.c
acid In the preparation Of stcel. and WIS thoFouya
u acquainted with ~ properties and effects. ua
thc ether hand his bodJ was perfectly healthy
hat si7n Of rupture Or disease tn hssst Or brain
sufficient 10 hAve produced de4&h.
Ths Jury returned verdict of death BY unknown
meS1s.
Tbs community has been violently sg!tated by
the s1sir, ant Il 10 moas singular case. Opinion
II KfsAty divided ~ "a hls guilt innocence, aud
~ 10 his death, Ills son. Who wss Indicted with
him, He'd, and ~rotu letter mack confasalng tha
deed and e1ea'pssng hss father. Tue son il still
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EpfcfdE Ispd9ch 10 1hE 7FfbuHd.
Nxw TogK, April 15.-This afternoon at the fn-
stancs Of KeuHedY 6 Co., the brokers who sus.
pended payment "Wednesday. suits were institutod
in the Supreme Cont ara,nat David Dous ". L.
Scott President Of tho Canada Southern Esilroad,
John T. Tracy, ex-Prtsfdcnt OF the Chicago d
Rock Island Railroad; Abram Z. lsaylIs,
broker; +. Il. Towa. Secretary Of the
Chicago h Rock Island, nx.Gov. Curtin, of Penn.
sylY4nia, and number Of others, for tho recovery
Of sums aggregatlng II, 500 000 alleged to 10 tho
nmounss OF margins duo by tho parties named on
Northwestern common stoek. which Kennedy l.
Co. wsse carving for them up to Wednesday tast
Harvey Kennedy says, In regard to tho suits, that
soma months Ago. tho parties named formed pool
for bullfug Northwestern common atock. They
employed kennedy j. Co. 10 buy 60, 600 aharsa
for thcm Ut 45. intending 10 ran them
up to 90. Ms. Kennedy charged tic pool
per cent for carrying the stock, and 4 rhort tiuo
i'aJtiss, aaa Flower took up their shares, snytns
they could Fet muney at to 0 per cent and did not
scs the use Of paying to Kennedy j. Co. Nr. Kcn.
nedJ says however, It Was distinctly undentood
that shet stock waa to te anbject to the call Of tho
ess ss pSIs sn. FL " s:sss Sass " t.
=. " &C., ,A.; oss s's'a .ses'ye '!S:i: 81!
Ventures IN Soaneay Co. eat.!is u !hs H. xoi!h. s
be 1hA lAIIetlJ h0t INTO ulHIcultleas 1h0nhh being
at:osnar to his brother. n.lav, Scott, tut soon
decided to make bargain with jay Gould.
who was given Q position ~ Director nf tho
Company, and In return, was to advance money
tosussainthe stock. Soon he pool members saw the
mistake they had made. The road had been made
ona un4ss Ia Sny axsy.,aS MSeep
Il. When ttesc heard Of t;uuid'4
election. knowing II reputation ~ wtecksr, they
took alarm and aud. 4 large quantity OF stock
was thus thrown on tho EkreeL 1t II suspected,
msrcoyer, that Gould himself sold 10, ooo to 20,
woEne condition than Icforc, and when Kennedy
+ Co. made \ catl on them for further margins,
Tracy WA uaah1o to respond. This pEcc!pttatea
tho d,.:tsr. M The Others. 'earn'ng 'rracy's aetes.
h'msolt, and Kennedy Co. were left Ia tho lurch,
with an Indebtedness OF 81, 800, GOO. Tfacy's
un nearly &!o0, 600. Mr. Kennedy enteayoscd 70
effect settlement quietly, but the pool disclaaed
responsibility. md. ~ last rrsurf, tho sultK wceu
brought. Tae sunmonscs were haer!saly .etsel,
ex'auv.. Curtin and Mt. acott were abnMt 10 lcaso
toWn. lit. Kennedy Il confident fid wilt recover.
, 1877-04-14

nUf3nED TTts A1STER-1N-LAw.
NEW foax, Apri1 13.- Edward A. Lambert, ex.
Mayor Of BROOKLYN. ant = gentleman Of hitherto
unidentified reputation. IL said 10 be defau1tet.
Tic was aeft In charge, nine year. sgo OF
an estate Of SIS, 600. left By her deceased
husband 10 Mrt. Nina II. Cook. his nitter.in.law.
Suspicion Of his honesty was hrst arouset nltvut
thrre years ago, when tho insurance company nj
which he was Presdcat vas soll ont 10 saothcr
cn,pan1 and So 600 fcil fnto 1.n,bcst'n hands for
ferslees in efrcelne the negotiations. This he
Inn inscrtigatton OF hcr Affairs to a
iswyer. who declared that he was warranted In
making the assertion that Lambert - dt!aultcF
10 surrender what property he was known to pos.
teAa II testtutlon for The ,cfaeattun. Lambert 10
4 married man amt al elder In the Fort Greene
ItesbylerAn Church In l,rouklyn.
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VARIOUS.
CHICAGO NAKtNk HOSPITAL

w4au,xurnx n d Anil 1u-I,nrfop 1.nu.,
~ ,t,t."s a..t.,,"t cns".aa -. ~. au o.sta
- A.'t,e't nsa',A"s oe.Rson ~ 'ao Ah'ca8o
United atAtea Marine Hospital. u strongly recon-
1ucndcl for tho position OF Surgeon In Chjcf ly
Kcnresentntfxes AitfrIch. u,antson ,nd nthr,.
:, !. v,,,,r,nI,h.t II. 1.r.m H. ..., o.
-. ah..t's 80 .As ..s ~ Ptss0.s oa'.e"a
Ill cha1ge, aes hesee oesn &nenttse 70 hlo uusIeA.
treasury ot1cer was recently sent to Chicago to
investigate this matter. Uuyton O. Cook who has
sctet ID !. Iawyer In Ish.n's int,rr.t !. ro. n.rc
md has rscsntiY hid An fotarTe,v %lth Sss,statr
Shrrmsn sh"nt @ thn ~ rhsFsn. Il shs st.,:y.
n'.nt eS1 IA "As III ~" ,,n.i..t ~ s.nb-
H. dnti~. !. IN. shs,, IN, F'hn
iisety II rrrr4xs .t 1ssst, rehnts from X. AZ
n.inistrst;nn y. ths p.ssi,nt ~ racsmtis - St.e1
fhst II ~ ~ Srr, u..c.. t%at f1rit.1 LII
ears .hni Ieyoe th. s"ires strirtiT Ia In dutiss
nf tj,sis o,ficrs sni mt rrpssa nIhIin u5.rssss
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AMATEUR LYRICS,
&ptd1l M&pd&cA to 7na ItfkvaA.

JACKSONVILLE. ILL.,, April u. --Ous Of thu anest
entertainments ever given In Jackson*lls was pro-
scutsd lA the opera ot t'The Hohsmian GEfl." by
tho pupis and faculty Of tho Conservatory Of Music
IN this city. so.a!ght- Ss'swa's opesa. uouss wa
crowded. Tho Affair has hetn IN COURSE Of prepss.
alton all winter, and shs accurate vocaltzatnn tbs
appropriate acting, aud the Krscv with which it waa
presented on the stage woull have dons credit to
aoy opera company u America. Tbs caoTasea are
supported BY about fuEtY soiees, and tha principal
Wrst, Tho company will visit Quincy, Spring.
nsld. and perhaps Psoria, and hars compltva With
Them night to repeat tho opera In sA!s city next
Tuesday l!Xht.
, 1877-04-14

CINCINNATI, o.. April ia Conp.<vetal spe-
ets! sspors ths sffest of the negro Booker 1t
1.oudou, O., aud the recovery Of the boy Haseus
taken bJ him from tbs ue!ghbothood Of columbus
sous days Axo.
COLUMBUS, o.. April l4.-11ookes, tho negro,
who stole the boy Willie 3Arrna iast sunday fl
Delaware County, WIZ arrested to.dsy Ut Loudon,
o.. With The boy In biz passcss!ou. and brought 70
the city to- night The frcsA Agent siaised the boy
aud Ais xbdlctox to.n:sAt u lha st4uon- A0u4s,
, 1877-04-14
WASHINGTON,
THE OFFICES
IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.


WAsu1xurox, II. C., AnrIt ia number NJ
tmpottan. changes viii probably bo determined
upon In The Treasury pensr.mcnt flnr,eu The n,e,-
cut month, but all dtsm,,sa,s and nnnointn1ent,
cYcrnt AZ snbor1tn.tc. IN n. 1,r,ss, ~ rno,.sna
eAsep'" " '"ootnao'so III 1!7 ouEeau VI Asnstas'HB
anu lr'n1'ns ~lll DC aatcd from the lst OF May
no maj action viii bo takon In any 81 tue more
,hc noxt week. In reo,Rsnfzlue tho bnre.u Of
hns4a."s '.a fslh1lnE we secretary OF tno lfeas.
nry WI! psoosoly conclude to appoint . new CHIEF
TINT position, bts object being to secure man not
.a.usnet ~ WIN .ne o'a. ., NJ. @ unae's!oou .na.
any ono has ret been selected. bat the namcs OF
gcsted to tho secretary. A lit Of about 200 en-.
,,,,x.. ~ ~. nn...w =, r..x.us. ..s ns,at."
p!oJes o. 'ne ouseaa OF Engraving ana ff'aaos
Las been madc out
roR DISMISSAL At ONCE.
and those thus selected win probab,v reccvo nottce
~ tho 49, ,.I,h,a . H. a..!ra a., ~. ~,
u. u .no .aGt "ltn'a aa5 or TWO, nnothe. ''st Will
bc Immediately prepared TOR furihar reduction Of
md tact NJ ,.ork tn tn.r tts ,re..rt 49, ns..
NV 0es ~ W.T. ~ Aesp lug present 'ofeo en-
ploycus THIS bureau. Which has been provided by
ccntactc Of hundreds Of the frtend, of noi3tcfant
,,ta .,,,,s 80 .,...IS sA. -. t.M"'
WV eo"'u nv p.osioo luz taem othcr'
W1se' anil tho result has been that tlc
bureau has had continual tendency 10
""'sa tAo Ftcsaushs na7 tno"HNt oI making "''l oc
pos.ponea uni, so meeting o. tho spee'ni session
OF con0rcAs. Al appointments maoc during Il rc-
cotnmtesfon, Ara e" - N"e ~AF'~'e" ~
strnlxCr 70 DIFFERENT CONDITIONS
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OHIO.


cotuxsus, O., April IL. --In the nopso billa
wese introduced TO nx Tho aslary Of members Of
the 1cnefsl Assembly At $500 per annum; to pro.
yldo for ths appointment OF phonogsaphc reporters
for The General Assembly. and 10 prohibit tho cfec.
ton Of tollsatea within lRtla Of Yillsgca con.
timing more than l5O tnhn5ltAnes.
10th lfousca have adjourned until next Tuesday
afternoon.
, 1877-04-14
The Big Fellows Gored Wednes-
day Making Wall Street
Lively.
Their Present Attempt 10 Buck.
and-Gag Their Fellow
Gamblers.
The Bullaoze Peremptory Sent to the
Young Editor in the Tall
Towor.
Mr. Kennedy Sgueafs for IIf& $780,.
600, and Sues Ills Treaclt.
crons Allies.
Tr.Qnv, nurtfn 1nn1nied IN Aha Tntntkv
E1-gov. Curtin Included In The Unlncky
Pool which Gould "Fi1ed."
THE nIrLLD0ZE.


Epsetdt Dfspafeh to 7Ae Tribune.
Nxw ToRK, Arrii l3.-Lato this af1cfnnnn the
Stock Exchange. the Delaware 4 Hudson Company.
and tho Delaware 4 Lackawana Company.
olicislty offered rewards Of $500 each for
tho conviction Of tho persons who knowingly
circulated report April II with intent
to dcprcc!aie tho market price OF tho
atoek Of these Two coal Companies The effect
produced BY this was not marked, tho Offers
making tho payment Of tho money contingent IN
conviction. Tho setton Indeed ~as generally rc.
Rasaed A. huge farce. It requiring Tho a,mosl
lmpostibllisy Of proving malcloaA intent.
Nobody has yet mado mo,o TO
attempt It, though Tho or,rinntors nf tho
stask .toty s. sfe known 10 ns.tly cyes5eoay{ y
tha 1esster. but claim shoy believed and still hs:
their right to express the or!ninn freely.
Ns, EoEria, Chairman Of The Exehange Law
Committee, IL confident he can secure tho punish
mcnt Of tho partles II ha can prove who they arc,
and says tho rewards arc oGcrcA In good faith.
Mt Olphant, Of the pciawafs i Elnd.on, is highly
indignant still At tho reports, which he saYs
aro part Of - organized contpiracy to
othsT e. company had BONG stieny With tho
end TO them by making an example, Of the
does not provide, remedy, the company
will ondehror to ut least hsfo the law changed.
Mr.. Oltphant raid note had been sent to Sir.
Whteav Held demanding an infant rctracton Of
the libel published ThuredRy. II thnt was not
complied With, spit for libei would ho Instituted.
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PAGES

f'ookts persstentiy declares hc did not steal the
hin, beeaust he had been badly treated ty Mrs.
lta7sns. lIe rays be had no bore Of rewatd fnr
~ hcFt he enu,d. Tho hoy npon
being Interviewed. says when hc left home he cx.
rtctct merely to take walk. lie Rhyt he has had
to walk 4 R5eat deal, sumo days as much ~ twenty
Hltfed. lie II delighted 1t The Idea OF being re-
turued to hfs parents 10. nlnrrrw. booker will b
removed to Delaware Tomorrow.
, 1877-04-14

EEAxsros, ILL.,, Apnt II. "a CAUCUS Wa held
here last evening for the nomination Of village
officers After llsteninx TO reports trorn the Village
Water. .Wp1ka, the following wsre nominated for
Village Trustees: o. uu4o. N. 8. Davis, Z. A.
Gsxe, g. L. jerks, j. i. Kellogg, J. H. Ktdxis;
for Police HATlsl1pte, 8. +. Bradley; for Village
Uoar1, l.. u. kouteue 4n4 L. ]. Gags.
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FOREST FIRES.

RoruouT. N. r.. April 1a.-FIses arc raging In
Tho woods in this vicinity. On Stony Iiill, ak
miles from tls city, IN aroA OF ten squarc miles
h&s hcen burned oTer. The house Of George Fur.
dy has becn destroyed, the family barely escaping
with their llycs. By tho esrnest efforts Of ali tho
men in the vicinity the nlmes were beaten back
from the soltlanent. hut arc still raging In tho
woods, and unless heavy rain cotncs t1on tho do.
kkfuct1pn will bH FFtAk
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Col. Miles Has Talk with the Hostile
Sioux and Choyenncs.
They Desire to Resume Their Free
Lunches at tie Agencies.
But Are Somewhat Disappointed at the
Great Fathers Terms.

eeived Al military bc.uqu.rtcrs:
l!s.nsu4n1aa. Y.t,owss0Ss c co1s.xp. ,,s1 c.s
Asst.ta"t dd,ata"t 1t"1rat % Dtna,;n,<nt De- % of d..
letter os tho 2M ultmo regarding Tho coming Of
certain Indian rn,.n,nt l., comn,nnIc.t}on viii
them that ! had established. ! have the honor to
STATE that tho ladians WHO loft On the ed ultfn'o
With , ny Interpreter found tho hostile s.es. on Tho
.sssn. ~. u. ."e ,'s| % "1 az .as @sa ~
nseer1 1ms, .he tc,ms snat han sent ont; namely:
ths descsna'es,t sna ' t'thss sos,ns Ii hcss o.
was cried .hrnash the esnps ihat ~ var
void u sI!owsd .ss'n"t e'a he % sSte Tae
calap moved toward tt1s place Immediately. and
S Tesss II? s'' sf'tss is%
1n1a, ,annsf from: p.,ty from spStted ra Agency
bringing ammunition. Ny interpreter aaw one
bnE o, Of 4 c.n.s Inn ,.,,.u, ..,.,- .....
e.me hero she 18th Inst, led b. sixteen chtcfa
aua head warriors. q whom part hati been In
before ~ q whom desired to lsa,a fot themselves
WITH tlo liberal terms alleged 10 ba,s been offered
that he promised them IN opportunity OF obtaining
aounds,t smmunsaon :. she hEcuctss which y
lows: pf thr Chryenncs whItn Bull Tor ths Ice},
Two Moons, itttlo Chief, o!d Wolf, Magpic Eagle.
Hawk tuncfo Of Crazy Horsc), lea Ilorrc, Hock Tor
-Four Crowd, Horse Road, Hard to KIN, and This
fhc tGrns tas herelnbeofc gIvcnl: that would not
permit their going backwards and forwarda tetween
the hostile camps and th: post, and that whilo the
they muut ehecffally surrender such ponies and
arms ~ i might require. A they wore
In ~ tad h6f milf
tsry Objected lin s' to SOY tat . te as tsaop.
emplatIcsily TINT the ttoops would be retained
warrior of Tho Cteyenncs; Tho lump, head SOL
der o! tho OFaltalas hia bEnthet; Horse load,
s!oux Chief: ttttts Chici. Crazy Mule, and Mag.
Pic Eagle. Old Wolf, Little Creok, Chiefs Of tte
Gheyennes and East Wh!rl, Aiso a Cheyenne, re-.
ma!aed at this place a. proof Of tilcs good faith.
hsS @ o M n
mainttr Of tho Indians left yesterday, intending 10
participate sn the general council With spoited
hs5 @ @ shsP II ssbs. lie %ond hs osr
VIZ ny es'sns emsa md cons
~ Into their agencies 1t would 10 quito satisfac
tory. ..-.-.-.-.
Many of these Indians state that they have never
ha. viii e %hto @ man. sata III thsso !.
rA Agency who trades ammunition 70 tho Indians.
ths en9aRe,neni A. Wolf Mounsains Of Jan. 8; Also
that slcre In Snhn!AF.t. name unknown. Who has
sanehe near the Hack liils engaged ~ she sai1e
nGas g. 10 p.ocq1sa ts an,,nnnI'i9',: ,'.n r.
River IL breaking mp. a conait!erabIa boiy, estl-
Yellorstono and went np cedar Creek Feb ~ or
=. 4 ys.t Of Sitting llnil's hant, a. heretofore
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SUICIDE.

LITTLE Rock. April II. Last W sday N uu-
known lady. supposed to be from Denisou, Tex,
arrived In this city, and registered u Mtaa John.
son It tho Ccntral House. Yesterday she commit.
ted suicide BY tho aid Of morphine: Tbs deceased
high. dark hslr, cut sholt, oval faee, ons ot up.
per teslh ns.!ng. before tue suicide AAs de-
st1pye4 syotJ claw to her identity.
, 1877-04-14
FINANCIAL.

Pnorsp1Acx, II. L.. April la-samusl Foster l.
Co., :. + ". Foster, Fo.ser, Fisher i Co.. and
individuals compsislng these dsms. made - as
sisumsnt this evening for the b<pett Of tho credit
ots. Tts tnde htedness ~ we'll ~ tbs xsaet4 are
yer! large Aeaty lusses In colton a1s tka In.
nledlxts causea Ut thu failure.
, 1877-04-14

PAr1Rsox, N. j.. April 13.-J. Howard h Ca
ps!nt and oil store, 178 and 178 Main street. md
adjoining bulldlnxs, weEe damaged to the extent
SIS, 900,
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COOK COUNTY CQAAlHaIONkH3s
Tbs Hickey bill for tho reorganization Of sha
Board 0! Commissioners Of Cook Comfy. with
Bmith's amendment ~ reported FROM the Special
Committee, eame up this morning. snd At. Mer-
xitt renewed his attack upon It With ~ much sios
}cnco And vgos ~ II Inspired by-well. ray by C'em
Ierio.at's beans. Tho Representative from Marion
denounced tho bill - Al outrage. II asked Of lha
Legislature to override tho vii! Of tho majority OF
Tho voter. OF Cook County, uho had elected ses-
ar. Smith, of Cook, valid Tho bill was not now
to tas 81. aas y aa s
compromise, md was satisfactory ia a! parties.
and 10 hoped It would bo carried.
County board wero almost Imperial and ono great
object Of the bill was 70 chan-s It every ytaF, 20
tna I ii wi viii hsd bssn @ done. 0" ~ -AS '''1"'
MN. KEAANEY DENOUNCED THH IDEA
OF tegf.istfny out Of et1co men who Ind been duly
hss isfce, md would b carried W ths Gau,mst..
rhe h"ls meyes"t fos tle isf,t,as'on Of .he
naa1d ~ oss came tfa@ ~ y Si
u iegfsate Democrats ont Of office to put Kspab.
lIeans IN. and he hoped Is would be defeated,
psmeesst sa saapoitsd spa u ss sl i BOT - s.
late Democsats out OF once. but was 10 icgsIatu
eohnurT, ROTTEN as RING II. ,on.,
every Democrat wouldvo Tor thu BILL
Nj. klehnl ss!d son.e thInys wrong had bsen
tn tbc matte! Of the Court House Foundation. md
the people of couk County wcfs entltled to feaief,
but thsf bill itl nor AFFORD It.
Mr. sIilig-AEs you mt brother. r.in.law Of tho
contractor who IL faJtag the Court.llouse foands'
tions
5r. K'ehn,--1 an, hnt an not hero 10 defend
Corruption. shd atu not hero
TO Asswsk FoR vi pRoTtfHR-tx-LAw.
that Court. lloute foundation business.
Committee Ut fye. Tabled.
Tho fo!! waa then called on tho passage of The
bill, and II was loat-a1es, ~; noes, ~. The
on!y member Vt ths Cook County delegation ah.
SS,sa1s; W. vstsa .ss4,a.t s,4 III b!ll, VI.
IT, Tho bill VIVA tn fact killed by the lobby engi-
NeeIea by Il. +. GDoacl1. rx-N -NaF1hai Of Chicago.
The Ug,nocEatie side was rlesf wlA the argument
that The bill Wa oua to isgisists Dsmoctatd oct Ut
otlcs. On that ssotu auy bill 10 rsorganlze the
County Board will be
Th1 county Board lobby here also used more
p1tept A!Eun,ents-ab about a. potent ~ feEoist'A
ttans. The lodging which the sliu1 yots d!scloses
shows whefs ths influence Of tho lobby may have
euult lu.
Ar. Easton changed biz vote to no IN order to
no.ss Reconsideration. and another effort vii! ~
made 70 e.'e tbs bill. II received Two mare xotes
tic Democratic 4lde to tlu Cook Countf defecxt!qn
--those of Acasts. sluith and Sheridan.
NACK-TAx.
This afternoon the Frank Adams H3ck.T4x bill
Nas teporsea hack from the Revenue Conmltteu
With recommendation that Il pAs4. Tbs I'LL has
psse<d the senate Aud been read the Hrst time tn
tha uouac. Al reported lack Ii h anendct 10 -
waited " enjoy the ls0cats ot lis bill tT4ia
, 1877-04-14
IN f1fffCAG0.

A silt alarm Ia Hook and Ladder Company No.
Tat l::3O yesterday afternoon was caused BY au
lncipsent nro at No. eos Clinton slreet, the real.
dence Ut Thomas Sullivan. Damage nominal.
, 1877-04-14

NV Yosk. April l3.-Ths old ChIeksriox Hall,
on Fourteenth stEset. occupied BY II. D. nerts d
SON. auctlonuers. vas damaged Last night TO.
getheF with the conta1ls 10 the amount OF $ 900;
property Insured.
, 1877-04-14

pALr1aoHE. April 13.-Assiseu. steamship Bes'
tIu, from bremen.
NEW Yoax, April l3.-Arrtsed. stsamshps Ger
uaule, fsplu Lfespooi: Maine, froW Bremen
, 1877-04-14

St. 6sonax, Out. April 13.-Ths foundry and
machine shop of ncll + Son burned this morning.
toss, $35, 900.
, 1877-04-14
The WEATHER.

THE WEATHER.,
WARRINGTON, y. c.. april LII =. m.-Por
thu Lake region, northeast 10 southeast winds aud
slightly warmer, clear OF fair weather, With station.
sry Of slowly fslliug barometer.
LOCAL OBSERVATION,
, 1877-04-14
The Ringaters' Friends spurn Even
tho Big Sop Thrown by
Smith,
Defeat Of iickey's Bill to Gust
the Board Of Cook County
Rascals.
Passage Of scven Bills By the Senate,
Which Now 90 to the House.


1IlI1NOlG$
TEE SOUTHERN Disas7Kn AND It's ETyEcrs.
Special Dttpatch to 71l 1rtauae
srn1rorsLn, ILL.,, April f3.-Nr. snaith, Of
farewell, this morning introduced his bill rsqnif-
Ing additional precautions agalnat Gre in hotels.
esc. The bill il as fotlows:
skc. !. DO It enacted by the People Of the State
+ .. Sa , Il ef e
ins:hosscs ala other public places 10 this ststo
nnst5 days after thIs aet becomes lsw, for each
room, n.od - elecnlng apartment and sltnated
s M .adsr
pants OF sueh. roou,s in case Of are. one end Of
Atlch r1pe 1addefa must be securely fastened near
OPS of ihc w!ndows q each sleeping apartment
upon the inside Of such room. and mnet 10 Of sui
ths other % end of such addes must I .sseh Within two
feet OF the ground below.
skc. Q. Any such landlord, fnnkespe. manager,
hne Of $25 foF each and every dsy be or she shat!
cempetent ape M jafssaIeon, On eompia,nt II any per-
Sic. 3. II shall be tho duty Of The Chief E1ceu.
ss;s @ ID P:s.sss'S y .ss = :! @ II:
proceeding. shsii b paid 10 tha pcagp.p,atlns
saea sen,p|sipt. md ths other halt 4 t4f money
CoLLEuToHs' COMMISSIONS.
The bill OF Mi. Smith. Of TazeWell, reducing tho
Seeh Of Couaty Collectors was passed II provides
that tho comuliason palh By a.l clttts to County
Collectors shall be par cent. This Is reduction
OF i per cent for Chicago, and in etttes Ia conu-
tics Of the second class = reduction OF per cent
The bill now goes to tho Senate.
WAREHOUSE CHARGES.
Tho Special Commit.eo on the bill changing tho
rate Of warehouse changes uade ths following re-.
port:
10 The Hon. jana sAato, Speaker Of ih4 7asrfa.
appontea m a 10 eon.idef oase b No. IT, inown
Al ihc Warehouse bill, would report as follows:
as ess m ssss, @ SSs5 as e 1n .w
1re thc rates Of storage at cents bu.hcl for tho
iiIss Thirty laJs VI htotage, and one-haf Of ccnt
Hter. rhs bill consderrd a1es tho rstes of stor.
age at N cents for the frst ten days, sud oHe-haf
otonc es1t bashel for each ton days part therc
Thcro camo before The COMMITTEES tho Hon. MUIR
r Selton, Of Chicago he stated 4 to be the faet
are in Chicago only remained long enough in ware.
houses to he Liable for storage charges Tor 1Gss than
{' ss S
reduction In the storage charges; that the BILL was
AZ increase n she storage taies upon 70 much gfaln
tGa gssin received Il Chlcaco. .snd that.
Tie IN p ois r
stated that h. hsi!eved tho shppss. and merchants
also that Tho nst charge fot storage ont Of tho
poseI ~ sedactlon ~ 70 ii grain stotsd pfor
Thsrs wss lilo before the Committee tbs lion.
t.omm!ssion. t!e stated that he and tho other
two members Of tho Con,m,selon tayorea tho PRO-
posed BILL. ~ far ~ It related to tho change In the