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CENSUS.'FAK1NG.
.. 3. cox's SCHEME.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. T.-Me. Cox. Of New
York. has introduced comprehensive scheme
for the taking OF tho next census. 1t iniorses
most OF the features recommended b5 Gen.
Francis 4. Walker, prcaeut Superintendent Of
Census, and 1t contains many noycl features
Original to Cox himself. Among other ihlnKs,
It IL proposod that tho General Qoycrumcnt
shall Rlgo States subscription Of one-half tho
cost Ut takiug the last ccusuA In their respective
States II they will take tha cansus 0vc9 tlfth
year after tho national census Is taken, not for
the purpose Of representation, but for sclen-
t!lc and commercial purposes. Tht IL
row duno By New York aud Massa.
ct,usetts, the census In tho lattcr State being
: model. A similar practics vas followed IN
aoule Southern States before tho War, but has
not been revived.
Coz especially intends to rcmoys from the
hands Of Deputy Marshals tho tssk Of census
taking. These officials, 10 says, are generally
appointed fora
vKRY DIFFERENT PURPOSE,
aud ID many !nst4nces dra not men OF sufficient
etl ucntlon 10 be tntrukted with so delicate q
sask. For this work Il IL believed that compe-
tent, educated mcu can bo ionud, who will xorE
for moderate per diem wb'as employed.
PRorosap CENSUS.
Ts ~ trtse<ra Asseetatsd I'rsss.
WASHINGTON. D. G., Jan. 7.--Reprcsentatlso
Cox IN. Y.) to-day introduced bill providing
tos the taking Vi census Ut the population,
wealth, and industry Of &bt Uu!tet States on
the 1st Of june, 1sso, thu superintendent OF tho
census to be appointed by tho President aud
confirmed by the Senate. The clerical forro IL
to 10 appointed By the Secretary Of the tntettoF,
and one OF more supervisors tor each etate and
Territory. not exceeding III Ill loo, arc to be
Bta.ca. Schedules Of inquiries At tho tenth
census ara the satno II thoss contained In sha
ars for taking the cenlus OF 1850, With so1no ID
dftional pro7laous. Three million dollars Il
fixed ~ tho 1nzxtmum coat OF the census. The
bill proposes q aubyeutton 10 any btate or Ter
t4tory which, At ths Intermediate Ave ycars, may
take census and report 10 ths Secretary Ut tho
Interior, tho 0oyornulent ln such caAca 70 pay
half the cost.
, 1879-01-08

HbFf7HF 7ERDu1tN 10 9Hd 7TbRHa
PHILADELPHIA, jan. 7.-Mrs. Elite 11cndcr.,
son, who came over from New York 10 witness
tho production of "Wtth!n an Inch Of His
I.tfr,'' a. tho Chestnut Street Theatre tonight,
returned home. having decided that she would
not take out m fnlunctlon agatnst tho further
Is very mitch ttke her dramh, .'Aln1o.t Life"
30 successfully played ID Naw York At the
8tandarl Theatre, and that tts. exits, and eu-
frances, and stnge busincas OF tho frat three
acts arc the same. lsnt the Introduction Of tho
trial, and attrr features Of the play that arc In
citlent to tho book. does the work of preventing
injury to The success of her piece qnltc as we'll
as IN INJUNCTION could. "Wlthfn an lucfl u
His Life u Ia by Martha 1.afitte johnson.
, 1879-01-08

e,..ns ri,ro.cA IA r7s 1,rtsona
,,,Sn'. - ~ -, :, :. a,s,,,,,. &o
,u..t A,Lt.r .x,.o,.1 ~ .c,o,n,,ti.l, Nv III.
.'"..s..+so,, T., ~, ,Ior,, to-l.v II. csr.
..as'. s.,,a s,.r.<,,, T., ~ h,,od ,,,.,, r,,n,-
] n'''.ioD ~ n. ovn nor,v IN 1'nuts,onn declined
~ slna,,.,. ,I,, ihst ~ nemocr.ttc ,u.,ortty
~ Ia I,,n,c ~ 1,,u,ss.ntoti,e. vo,,id ag,ro
~ .,,s,i nm ny1 IN an ,ttrmnt 1t vtndtcstjon,
:. ~, no1,oav vos Il, ,nn,el n .,,.,k
~, ~ ,ha s,,,,i.c, +. ..en,d IN he a ,uat,cr ,h,t
t,o member "tshed TO touch. AcElen uscd very
plain words, but, To usd equally plain
words. there was no meubar who RS
s,..S - i'm hnr,- nj t,c,nv Chairman nj
P"e" ~. NV asa'sa,,aa a.enritnss ~ 49,.
Con1mlttoo Oh ecoactton* Aeeosa'nX 70 par
iiamentary usaRc the mover o1 resolution Is
entItled to protrluenca upon tho Committee
,sl,Ich t,e ,paves. AckIcn would biu1sclg haYe
"''e. ~
, 1879-01-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

TIRE ENGLISH OPERA.
Auber'a most melodtous work, "Fra Dtavolo,"
was given last night by the Hess troupe. There
waa fair house, but not 10 large as the merits
Of the representation deserved. Miss Montague
was the zer!ina, and caso1cd her mcltlfuous
numbers with neat vocaltsttc effect. tier act
ing, however. was somewhat weak; 1t Was good
a. far - It went, but lacked tho abandon
OF archncss whIc!, The character requires. Miss
Adelaide Randall was pleasing, though not
fosclbtc, In the part Of Lady AIleash. THIS was
Miss RS second appearance in this city,-sha
hnstng filled the role OF .Nanutffta, In tho Of
fsnbachian trilo, "Vcrti8o," at navcriy's
Theatre, Dec. %, 1870. hlr. Castles persona
tton Of the iauntY f,rigand Chief Ia welt knnwn
on our boards; and his effort last evening show
Cd no falllpRofr from bis usual excellent
standard. hfr. Turner made his first how this
keasop, as Iorknxo; and hs one souo, ~ love
her so." Was very nj cely executed. Mr. seRuin
was graphically ridiculous. 10 always, In
The opefattc DnlntlrearYlem, lord Alea&h.
The gem OF the performance, however,
was the Bep'o Of Mr. Ryse. 1t was an extrnoF.
tl'nari1y fins piece OF actfnR woEthy to
rank With tho test specl,nens Of dramatic ecnro
delipcatlons. Ills exhibition Of facial exprcs.
slon was wonderfully eoo1; and t,c eyinced
equal strength in tho l,ldEcrous and the pathetic
moods OF the lawless lpzarUnc. His Wild de-
ecrIptyo aonE In the last net YVES Prcraphaelistic
III tho rude force Of It's naturally. As for
t3taepnno, le Haa outrageous a. to nose aud out
land,sh IL to eyebrows, but otherwise was not
remarkable.
TiIis afternoon, "Tho Chimes OF Normandy, y
and this evening, "Thc Dohem1an Ctr, t,f'-Aiiss
Montague NJ MigHonetts and Miss Abbott ~
AF{;ne.
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Acklen Again Parades His Private
Grievance Before the
Public.
And Desires d Clean Bill Of Morals
from Z Congressional Com
ulIttee.
The Mormons Greatly rlur7ied BY the
Recent Supreme Court De-
oisiou.
Cabinet Congratulations Over
the Success of Resunp-
tion.
TREEDMAN'6 BANK.
CONDITION or TIE CONCERN.
Epsrfaf Dt&oc:dh to 7h4 Tribune

-. R1retai otsoe;aa 10 7as 7.1eane
WAsnlEoTos, D. c.s Jnn' 7.-on1ess Con.
Fress intcrfcres and changes the mana2ement
Of tho FreedtnAn's Bank, 1t u certain shat IN
short time there will oe aotblnR 1eit 10 MANAGE
rs tho eSpcn'cs Of the Commissioners arc 20
e1tsssaeant tuat LIE "soesS s"""o- '''H e"''N's
tic sttn!n. The law ALLOWS eaca Commissioners
salary 0! sdooo Der year. out ~ '"s "otA
said to be performed DJ hc.pe.a' ta1 aeeoun.
ant. in Z late report 10 Inc secretary o. tne
treasury, In ooealehee 10 4 resolution oi Soa.
gross, the commissioners say that 1'lo asAsie
transferred TO tfem o9 tne ohec!s 9! tno
F5eedman's BANK !" Ind ''1ne n ~ =. ~ ~
failure amounted nom'nal3 70 sao"'os''
Ihcy nave eoicesea ~ myo yeaFe, s'nee t's
laalafc OF Inc oank el'4!".'.o' aaunnl6e.e'asu wv
from u1vlacaof' WIZ lota' eoIicet'ous' sl'72o'
bs3.
The liabilities Of tho bank were ea'.s'''oo':
To settle up thIs. " no means largo estase'
THINE coaa1sstoAkRs'
Will host ot aeeats. anu e'ctS1' aau ue'iets'
have been employed i've years, ana It won'a ao-
pcnr TINT The WORK Is mol more than na,l oonc.
The most temafSanlc po1. Oh tsl's oa"k1upss1
caso II Fct to tell DarloR tno ofst s1 mouths
undcr the head Of salaries Of agents s24 OF.
i"e so.a. ~, pH'u :" .'....,s,., ~ as..,.
to kH,.9' INC aasest's'na aesou't
for tho saH,o period ID I'll, ,76l; attorneya fees
and costs, t5i,878: amount pa'd Tor rents,
a. o.t :. .Yner.n. fnc,dent tn 1oons, fn,nranc,
.;.,s s.,~; Pe"ses "a,,ans.., ts.. 49, s.o ,sh.
aaSe9t't!ns' auet'o'!ee!t 'eest ss''
arc
or1rp rrxua
,,.. u a.. .x,aa... ~ ,b,. co,p,,t~s,on
"Mcn s"eA luz e@peueta ~ ss..e ss ~ .a,. ".o
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thefs cIrar, pcthaps, in other atmuspkeres. while
tho ladies will b. driven nway In a btly. Tho
Invitation to sfnukr. Ut course. Inrans n rniIica
change in Afr. Hantln's nlans, and lie Will prob
ably get up entertainments fur the futnre ttsAt
will ba eHtrely satisfactory to smokers.
, 1879-01-08
THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 1.-An, members
Of tho Cabinet wers present tu-jAy sxecpt fast-
ii u,stcrtIcueral Key. a lasRs amount Of FQut!pa
business Was transacted, sud tho condition Of
Tho finances Of the country again dI4sus4ed. All
'e3psc+.ed qualification u .hs sucs:ss 50 far a.
tebdtpg ths resumption OF spects payments. sud
saw 10 reason why It shouM not b uaanss!usa
SUCCESSFULLY.
Secretary Sherman czlted attention TO the
fact lbat the Treasury now holda large Amounts
, 1879-01-08

Gen. Butler, but tho correspondence betEecn
Mr. Potter ar,d people in New Orleans In regard
to thc jcnks package Of documents recently
nnbl,shcd proves that At Tho time tho rcpofts
referred to were In circulation Mr. Potter Tas
arranging to hare these Jcnks documents pro-
duccti before Ids Committee. What MI. Potter
thought about these papers mar be Inferred
from the fact Of bis having made the Journey Ia
New Orleans.
The trick p!ased upon Mr.. Potter BY Mrs.
Jenka has made tho COMMITTEES mort ndieu.
lous, II possible, than tha spending at two days
time last summer In
TIM EXAMINATION or 4 LuHATlc.
No committee ever raised BY Congress has
brought together such IN array Of professional
liars, political tricksters anil practical jokcra a.
the one over which Mr. Potter rrcstdcs, and no
set OF men have shown strh creaulity A. tho
Democratic majority Of 1t, unless II wns TINT
Democratic Committee Of the Fortv-Fourth
Congress which solensnly examined D19gtns
about the annoyance he suffered from Gcn.
Grants spirit. which, he said, came IN ut the
kcy.hotc and disturbed his steep At night.
The Republican members Of the Potter Com.
mlttce ara IN no way responsible for airs. Jenks
OF her tricks. They did not cali her 10 the srst
place. and ticy have taken no part In her examt-
nation or stock in her stories. Thcy have been
content to allow Gen. Butler and the Demo
Gratis 10 manage her. The Republicans knew
nothing about the truth Of the story she told,
but they proceeded on The assumption that II
she told the truth the Republican visiting states.
men woutd be vtndlcatcd, but II she mas l1ina
Il would 10 dangerous to hare anything to dc
with her testimony. Unless the Committee
opcps an investigation IN regard to the cipher
DISPATCHES fls work IL probably done. This Rc-
, 1879-01-08

that Committee on the subject Of the metric
system. Or.icrrh printed and sec0mmttte1.
Tbe deaths Of n, D. douglas, pf VieXtnia5 md
A. X. Williams. hf Michigan, Herd then. An
nounced, aud the uun.s, in fespeeg 10 thhlf
n1etnurs, adjourned.
, 1879-01-08
THE RAILROADS.

,.., TOURIST TROUBLES.
Tho Wefa.knowt tourist AGENCY Of Cook4 Son
Il Jenkins It New York has been broken up,
md application has bccn made III court for tho
appointment Of \ Receiver. TIE firm was c.
tablisheu Just alter tho Franco.Prussiau war
BY Atr. Thotnas Cook, Of Londun, who bad
tourist agency IN that city. Tho t1rst u,ovc-
TO establish connections with tho grena trunk
1tucs OF railroads. A discount on rates was de.
mandtd and percentage besides on all tho
business brought to tho road,s-tho representa-"
agency to attract Europenn tourists tn visit
-"persouaily conducsel" or otherwise; a
auy rate, they wore to ~ induced TO conc. and
roatts xtth whcl, va can make tho beat bar
gatns." Some Of tho railroad companies made
the required arrangements. others hcsltatetl,
and the Eric declined altogether. This dcclina-
tton was absolute, and tho reasons assigned for
II were that great railroad company could Ert
up IL own excursion programme without out
side help; TINT It wuuld bo losing process to
put dl&colnts Into other peoples pockctsi that
no guarantee ct The aequirement IT new bust.
could bo offered. that tho Erie ta'froatl and its
connections Ind already established trans.
Continental route by which trayeler could
60 around the w9rh! for ANAL su1n
New York to lfouE Kong Tor So5d', for example,
to Honolulu for s91O, and to Australia fur
$3.50, to say nothing Of the excursions to and
from our great waterfng~ptaccs. and tho iacfit-
ties tor closs connection with the Atlantic
stcamship lines.
Cook. Koi. il Jenkins made tho best they
could Of what WAS left to them, but It appeared
III tho proceedings bcforo this court shat they
did loaln1 business. Tho application for Re-
ceivsr was mainly made TO- get El1 Of Jenkins,
who ts charged By Conk, Jr., with having re.
taincd $50 800 illegally, or at least with having
failed to account iorthst surn. Jcnktns, ~ til e
cofItrarf, 4aYS the cuncuEn OMk1 HIM $1Q UOQ.
, 1879-01-08

uoltsL&.

uQut&.
Mr. Acklcu eullel attention TO tha scanaal
IN Louisiana with whtd, his nasne IL nasoctassd,
and presented resolution 10 authorize an !n-
qutTs. tleteata.t, un tho 1r'unt thst tho Fcs<'-
luliuu did not elubsaes a question OF privilege:
:. llla House tlen wrAt tuto EIn1lAl!tce Of tue
SXhole tMr. Flutsy til tho chsir} on the ueaeTA
AssTl btlt.
akSlcs . ahats discussion further consideration
u tlss hkA Eeut oyer until tl-g.o5row.
Mr. Carlisle Introduced 4 Till " include news
papers, pxrnacala A11A pro ,fahosss n mail n at
tsf Ut thu 1htrd clabs. Referred.
hs. Waddell. Chairman Ut the Committee Gu
Post -0aisss aud tstltoads, reported bill r..
latiug 10 The classification Of ula,l-matter aud
Tho amount 81 postags>iAereon. ordered pFint-
bE. Wilson nv. va.) submitted . resolution
calling on tho President for copy Of a!l papers
on lilo tu the state Deparsspeni touching tho
clatua of ]. c. Lau4eaa aXanssths Government
Qt Peru. Adopted.
Sr. ktddes Introduced = btl! sor tho sdmts-
&lua ef DaEuta II State. Rs{aeftsi.
Sir. Ryan introduced hi eRtsi}ddE tho tins
to preeu1ptols gu publis lands Sa3 haya sut
turtai BY psa1sts-1reR Ksfursd. -
AT. Coz offered = resolution calling on ths
Secretary Of War for tns report Of Co. BrowC
on tho prisons OF the United 6tste4. Adopted
Mr.. Matsh, if4m tho t.Anu,ittes on Cok,axs
Weights, a.a Measures, submitted tspast y
, 1879-01-08

kF2t1fI U1s1'Tt6 n 7# 7f1GENE4
DAvxsroIsT. H., Jan. IA t1rn at The littto
Town OF Princeton, IN th!a county, destroyed
The principal business block In tho village, ell
tallnt \ luns Of 90, ,D00; itlsurAtIce. S;.OU,--u
tho Newark Companv, Sf,0u; 4I:t.sa, q, ,:!,0J;
FlEcman's Fund, t,0a1; State Com aany Of uts
Molles, ~ ON
, 1879-01-08

NRw YORK, Jan. 7.--One OF the most succrss-
f1l concerts of the season was given Tonight nt
sietnway Tntl In sitl Of the building fund Of the
Nautilus 1,ont Club. The artlsts embraced the
most eminent now tu New York. including
Itamenyi, Dl Musskn, AFbuekic, and others.
, 1879-01-08

At M0NTfCsLxO, MINI.
8T. Paul. Mtun.. Jan. "a special to tic
T1oater-f'rtss sars tho Gonrtne nfl u Staples
= TeptHson. at Munticelto, burncu. loss,
$8oO; insurance, 5,00u.
, 1879-01-08

Epffs0i bstDatch 70 7ht TRIBUNE.
ST. Louis, Jan. 7.-Tllis afternoon 4 meeting
Of tho General Passenger Agents Ut i've East
esu roads wns held, the following gentlemen
being present: Charles E. Follctt, Of the YAM
dalta; Q. 9. Conc, Jr., OF tho Oho i htss!s-
s!poI; II. e. Townsend Of tue Wabash; t..
i, il. Knight, Of the Chicago & Alton. After d
discussion, It was doturMinal to tako o1 salo
tho unlimited Gccundclass Tickets to Eastern
points. nl,i to soil only limited tickets. 'rlu
object ii this Is to put check On the opeTa:
tiona OF the sca1pcrs, who hayo cause1
good deal nf trouble to thu various roads rc.
varjlng tIs class us t!eku1s for some time past.
Both limited and unlimited tickets oi tho first
eiata will continue 10 he sold.
, 1879-01-08
C1Il.SA1sltAkE d OHIO,

RICHMOND, W., Jan. 7.-rhc Annual meeting
of tl.s stockholders OF tue Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway Company wis held TO-DAY. President
Huntington In Ills report says: While thc
business of the road IA steadily Increasing, your
President and board OF Dfrcet0ra nre n,oro fully
tl,atl ever betoro iuIpressrd with the fact that
connection With tha Western systena Ut rail-
must bo had betorn the SUCCESS of thu road can
be fully assured. The Total earnings Of tho
fiscal yesr wern 31.Q OK, ,6CD, total operating cx-
penacs, Sl,5a, ,739, leaving the balance of eatn-
tngs over operating expenses, *3N iirrease @
ser, ,B27.
THa old officers wcre reelected.
Resolutions were adopted authorizing Tho
Directors to obtain authority IL tucrease tle
capital stock Of the Company.
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recnmn+nrdof4on 4hnt \ ANAL nstnntfty nf each
be testoJ, md the selection made, II any Of the
SAMPLES meet tho requirements. The Commit
tee state that no haste IN making tho seieet,ou
isrrc onsrt,s ~ ,he snrt nf mnnrr hcrcsofote
used,
rms FOUR PER Cents.
slbseriptlons 10 tbs 4.par-eent loan to-day
reached e2''aRso.
~o v7,v,
MULES AMI NEN5'
JUSTICE HUNT
s0eao. n.sodfeA 70 7ns tribune.
HAsH1aofoSt -. ~ jan '.-Soetlcc taunI "
= little brighter tonight, but Is entirely para.
tv,ed m lhs r,rht sft1e Two u ont,s arr, ha lind
.,,,a s,trt.,,1.. :. H. .xn-a,.n, hi. ,no.,rs.. I'D
son.e ul.e"'.1 !" eAp'us',s '.'a 1"uuen.s' ~ un"
sent Tor his physician. pr. Heater. This trouble
New.Ycsrs' Day, In paving TITS rcspcrts to The
pr.,sd.nt l.. csroht q :aycrc cnt1. ,rhtch trncr.
,ndro.d ~. nrs..n, .ictsnos, 1n,'rc II"n,,. fl.
'ouueea n.s plsae"t seA.iess' ouuse num- ~.
ness Is not necessarily fatal, but 1t is scarcely
probable that be can again take his sea. upon
lin ncncb. A he IL already ~.
rr. .n..1 NJ,
hs A"Aa n,I'-
The Army Commission Is In session tonight
Tho great obiections that have been inadc to
some features of tho REORGANIZATION hit1, e.
nc,5,,,v n Tint ,,ort.on which nrono.c. "a
r,,e,.'S ~ na,,,na1 .ro,a,,,. havp ,aaa,.d ~
aoo'.s" '''c ua'oua' sst "a'o ~s.so ="
vlnccd TINT Il is utterly fmpracticabc to attempt
10 PASS the measure In that shapc this srsstun
.'s ,.s, 49, s.o ..as ~ ~, ,ss."ns.",.
the first seventeen pages. tho first forty-thrce
sections OF the bill, Into the Army-Ap-
rns,,on. -, 4,a I'm ,,h,ch re,ata N Tho
| portions o1 the Dill "a'en seia1e 10 Tue
orfanl4atiou of the hFny. to the cutting down
! Of tbs ordnance CORPS, to tho various bureaus
1.A IL
| - -. y, .r - 49,. ,in H.. I, s,r,,,..
IL put s'na'' poteo" VI luz o'''' "a' '"'u,'.s
so,"e o. Tue mosI .mpo!.sn. paris .. o. IL. su, ~
| hov. the 1,l refcrrea IN tnnt f,o,nmtttee IN the
c. a..s,. 49, T.. - 49,, ~ Co,,,n,t.a. r,,v a.
% tsrmine wbctacr @ or not IT. the measure i. consttt
tioual Is without foundation.
| rux sKw vonF HourraTtoHa.
,,a. s-+n,d ~ H. f,on,,itny ,,.s1srr. tbat
he has no 'dea no" Of ahahaoh'no I'is oppoots'"h
| to nominations for the New York Ctlstou,.
lIousc, and that he has bud no elch purpose at
uuy time. He deems tho objections to rcnoy-
ln9 eo!lectos Arthur ~ soou Nv" as WY" "e
secured the rejection Of the first set OF '.ou'a-
n.es for The cu.tom-llou.c, and he feels as
eon"aent 20" 70 no "a' us.ou 'as' .as
"hi not oepa1' i'ot" I'D eus'ot" u sou'"'s.'o&
such questions As the pending ones 10 thc sen
ator ot the State Interested. Ills 1rends rtprt'-
.cnt him IA ncrfcctty confident that he can
s-..s,, .a,,, ~, H. .o,;,, ~ thn e.r.,~
asa" eoa''ot '''o AtHVl W wv oe"1se
| szNA7oR spAuHps' DISSOLUTION
| looks to carefully prepared statement through
4 report OF the judiciary Committee Df tho
nnnr,,,ican ro.,t,on n,,on tho uuestioua which
II rncftc. II il rrrrrtn nj TINT tho rrAOIuL1uu
will nnsa without spcc,al oppos,,lou. Ths rc-
mort will bo pfcparcd py Mr.. Edu,unds, and 1t
..xcort rd +h,t n gill en,hrnce thv njatforfn
unon uhtcb thc Renubltc,ps Of sl,e sct,ate desire
10 70 to tho country upon tho various phases OF
lhe. .eoushern question.
, 1879-01-08

IN NEW YORK. ...'
Nav YoRK, Jan. IA frs brota out this
morning IN the upbcs phst OF the fse-*tory
lniIlflinR, . Vcsoy streat occupied by J. nich-
arIson It To-. dealers IN teus, col1ces, provisions,
aud flour. The hatpcs spread to No. Is, oru
pied By Fsnnk ". 1,ancr, dealer III tcaa, euf7cps,
snd snaars and thepss 10 tbs large tea sture II
J. stines l. Co., and N. II. Moses Il Co, In II
and 10. Al ii the flames spread through the
building with great rnpA1!ty. Upon the second
door were thn working drenen. Al the 1odrs
and fnttess werc weakened BY the IRE, the
case wall teean to sutter, and the fire.
men were twIce ~arneel aud ordered
the warning Ia time, aud tho wall soun fel with
= crhalu, killing john irring, fireman; and fnIur-
Ing Chief Rowe. FoFv1nsn Rceycs and Van Horn,
anil Fisemen McCunc, Rvan. Jones. and llayah.
LATER.-'rno ttremen aboyc-na1oct were nil
beafy injured. and two nthet6 slightly. The in
jurtcA nf C1,ttf Rowe anil Foreman Rrcvre may
prove fatal Tho disaster was rauscd bv tnu
upper fEoor giving wRv and carrying down uthrr
toors. The bodyof the dad fireman Il without
bruises.
CHICAGO.
The alarm from Bor 75t at 8:ao yesterday
morning was caused hY brti-cioth!ng entch'n9
Ara frun candle In the third story Of cx.Aid.
Kfrk's residence, No. Al Pine street, Dnnnaue
estimated at about e2o0; ful1y covered BY i1,-
aurnncc-
Lieut.. Lto1d At in carly hour yesterday
morning discovered fire coming out OF bnsc-
tncns window Ut No. 1e5 West Randolph street,
owned and occupied As woodwork fsetory.
LIE broke thu door opeu AMI put ont tho fro
With fcw pals Ut water, not nncctsitating the
sounding of an alarm. Nama1o, Is.
The alarm from uox Fl at 3:t3 ycBtert1ay ar
tcFnoon was CAUSED by tho exp1osiou Of a bnrrel
Of gasoline Under the sidewalk In front II j.
Ohns.ein d Co.'S slipper tactusY, No. G3 Fifth
avenue, John Grouae, MI eEaployc OF tho firm,
went Into tho buacnlcnt to draw some gasultne,
and foolish1Y lighted match In ortlcr to sro
vercIy burned about tho hallt1s md face. nsl
was sent ~ his hpnt, No. ~ 8ccuud strcet.
Damage To premises anl loss upon gasoitue,
$iQ0,
, 1879-01-08

Agfccahly TO tho announcement Ia the Bum
duy papett, hi. HaScrty yesterday received np-
plcat'ons for season tickets for tho two weeks
Of grand opera by the Mapaeson company. Tie
demand far exceeded ll[s expectations, II nun,-
ber Of our tcat citizens having sccurcd scats for
the entire fourteen performances; among which,
It Is worthy Ut remark, there will be no aucl
thing ~ an hofr night" To-day will be the
last opportunity for securing tho cholrcst scata
Without standing in linn and waiting turns ut
the pox-otcc, Us niter to-day tho general sale Ut
seats for single performances bc91ns.
, 1879-01-08

LOCAL MEMORANDA.
The john Dillon party are to play at Joliet
On pe1t Saturday evening, nnd will arrive III
Chicago on Sunday morning. Tic company
opens al Hooley's Theatre On Aiouflay evening.
Mr.. Harry Teakcs has about concluded ar
raugemunts with Mr. Hess tu take a leading
position Ia the Engit,h Oiesa Company. II
tbes1 arrangements nre satisfactory to Mr.
Fcakcs, Afr. lless 1n1y ba assured tlloy wilt 1e
entirely so to tho public, who cannot but re-
Raru him rs great acquisition to tic company.
atr. Barton lilll, tho manager Of the Callfor-
nia Theatre, sau Francisco. IL here on firing
visit on hla war East No came this way to look
for talent, and some sny lle has tis Gro TN tho
Mapleson Opcra Company. On tho satno trufn
came Mr.. c.. K. Chapman, Of ltaldwn's Theatre.
who IL also on tho outlook. Thor were en1osiug
tins shows last evdnlnE.
Tho attendance ut I1aycrly's last eyeunG
showed such an Increase uyrr that uf alunday
that the management Is cncoufaged to keep
NIlur1canes on tho boarsls TIL further nottet.
Those who urc looking forward to "Chatnpagnc
aud OyAtcrs," therefore. nrcu not walt, IN ease
tho snerry fcust provided BY Bronson Howard
provo altogether too much 10 t!,e popular tastc.
At any rate, " Hurricanes viii 10 repeated To-
night, and perhaps hl! the week.
-Am.rked improvement waa noted In ths ren-
do iu1 Of "Desttny" at McVickes'a Thcatrg
oi unnecessary dialogue. Thu waste basket
p.rts Of tic pay. sni tis .tofy .was
81 hs netses o tnS nstnE
slight change IN thc eaat for which W could sec
no reafou,-nnmclY, In tho substitution OF Mr.
Pearson for Mr.. ETcIhsm In tho part Of DF:
~. xorrv. Both wcro satisiactory IN ls,o ci,ar-
actess for which they were originally cast, and
W. do not thipk tho change VIVA ~ arncndmont.
, 1879-01-08
"a GooD DEAL OF SAND"

Fonr WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 7.-Theaea awlnney
to-dny flied sult against tho pittsbusg, Port
Wayne j; Chicago Railway Company for $780,
OOD damages for gravel used by such compauy
out Ut Brlnnoy Pit .u tho paat scycn yeaTs.