, 1879-01-16

indefinitely viii, the Northwestern. lie ha,!
sank very low In degradation, but in the fall 81 |
1870, she time TINT Mt. siotnly vas holding his
cd, and stopped drinking. Soon after, no got
p1ace on thc Eastern tiatlroad, mud remained /
straight for sonle time. After while. however,
he got to drinking again. and now arrears 20 70
vas cnploynt,.
The -four dealers met Yesterday noon pursu-
Of Tho Boanl Of Trade. 4. u. Wright presided,
and stated The obSss f o meeting Which
to whom, should be. recommended to
appointment a. Flour INSPECTOR. Tho
Committee reported TINT tlie polls had been
v!dfug therefor, md that atxty.two ballots had
been received. OF these, forty-six were for i.
". Hathhurn, SIX for John Creighton, stx for +.
" nater, and four FOR crcighton Nathlrl,; q; II.
"doublc-headed aystcm now In force, an.a
signed bv many who had voted, was presented,
and attracted considerable criticism. Finally
having received majority Of tho votes east, be
declared elected. THO motion was secondcd,
bur, before being nut, withdrawn By the movcF
WIN SUGGESTED that the whole h,tsness be refer
red to tic 1uarn ot Trade Directors for consitl
Grafton and action, which was adopted. and tho
tnccting adjourned.
Considerable disturbance and amusement were
created about tho headquarters at the artny yes
tcrtlay by an obsescpctous German who persist
cd IN declaring that he was u survivor Of tho
Custer defeat. lilo vas At one tfms private IN
tho Flth Cavalry. - pension papers ~ h,s pos
session clearly ehow. He claimed to have been
drafted into Custer's regiment, the Seventh,
and TO have lain forty-cight hours Ia The field,
pretty badly hurt somewherc as very ey-
It 's' lie Liit!e G!g iiorn of not. iie M carries
tic hand, has only ono sonnd log. and boasts ct
several broken ribs. Iic Is phrsica! wreck,
anil mentally and morally Is no better, for lle Is
certainly crazy rs well as an nnconselonah!e i!9r,
lie was taken before Col. j. II. Lee, tho Re-
corder q TIC Court Of Inquiry, where ho made
n rambling statement mingled With sundry
objurCattons und numerous abusive epfthets
which left no doubt about his insanity. lie
pretty much nil afternoon, sttracting qutto a
little crowd to henr his story.
TIC First District Auxiliary Of the Illinois In
dustral School for Girls held arcgulnr ineeting
yesterday afternoon nt the Woporuft House.
Alrs. q. B. . Atarsh presided: Ths report 81 th9
d batAnec on hand Of $134. The meeting then
proceeded TO discuss arrangements for the car-
nlvat Of authors, md members OF the various
committees Of carnival work allotted to ibis
meeting OF tho Carnival Committee. Mrs.
Marsh brought up the subject OF tho
proposed bill to bo introduced before
iii iii has sssela o. m tS1s pfosisos. s i. Il
proposed That all children who nro now sent 10
tho Poor House, and subject to manr eontamt-
mating influences, shail be Committed to tho
is also proposed to divert some Of the funda
now used Tor tho maintenance Of children at
the Poor House TO support them at tho school,
where they cGn learn some trade OF be adopted
into respectable fa,ntllcs, It was announced
TINT meeting would be held shortly to dlscu.s
tho mnttcr, NJ which Judge Bradwell will ex-
plnin tho provisions OF the bill. The date will
be announced hereafter. After discussing SOME
nnfmptirtant routine business tho meating al-
| 1ourned for oDo week.
In 1873 Henry Eicox stopped at tho Natscson
lousc, and had with him valfso containing
SAMPLES Of icwelry valued at about 5000 Ono
| oyGnlnE upon hls return to the hotel be lett bis
for ihc same. The vaiIso was stoen, aud Eico1
demanded from the propHctors Of tho Matteson
Indemnity for his loss. Ills demand being re-
futcd, he brought suit, aud was beaten.
that tho notices posted on tho doors Of their
guests roosnA. as required by law, notifying
their patrons that Il safo was provided tor tho
Hpost Of yal%aole property seileysd tsm Of
the case in their fnSor. E!cox carried tho case
10 the Unttett States court for tho Northern
District Of Illinois, anl was again beaten. lilo
again appealed. and this tlma 10 the Supreme
again hcatcn. The decision Of that Court Ia Al
t0llows: "Tho Court holds It a. settled that,
wherever property IL lost or stolen In hotel
stS ss II s sssss sts o. o e c4.
but II tho guest has yaluables Ia the sato pEo-
viIcd by the tnn.keepcE, he must bear his own
loss, unless It oceura By tho hand Of through
tho carelcssness OF tie landlord or Ills employees
Judgment affirmed with costa"
TIE "rlluapsnuoLT,"
McnsIon was made In TIE TRIBUNE last week
OF the fact that Cranky Bill had started paper
known ns tho 1hundfrbot. devoted to the Inter
eat Of tiowntrodden humanity ana tho causc q
sporting. Some eurprEso was fclt that tue edit
or sfuuld have becn ab!c to raise the money
with which to start n paper that tatonded tt
takc 80 biz contract, and It WAS doubted
her. But It will: And it will b . sturslIngl,
sensational onr. Tho source OF tho money sup
ply has been discovered, and It IA a. original a
| Cranky Bills prospectus. II appears that, tt
hts body TO certain me.nhers Of Isush MedIca
College, for the sutn Of $50. Ona clause In th
contract IL an Interesting QUO:
And 10 the end that the parties Of tbs drat pa.
turn from TIM Investment By them ,nade. Il
ss pay Of r. .ss9d P: " b. shs
sh,1seters Of such othsr n,etaoda III - nay % reeon,
; mand tlsmsclrca - biz 1adamcnt, ~ to make
farthO: ayr.ed that IN Sass Of assault
sisanee .han IL nesdful 70 urss on hls assaiants
renewed enlsayors to carry out theIr purpose.
Cranky Disl Intends 10 llye up to his contFac'
tho slrs-',oncs rattle. Expecting. Al he does,
l,e epccdiiy shot down Ia the street, he IL na
: nycr.anxous about permanent subscribers, slnc
they Would gcs but a few Issues, and Il u tart
for thing which You know cnn lirs but fc,
weeks. lie ID resigned to this prospect OF N carl