, 1879-05-04

receive the usual commission ri onc~eighth OF /
per cent. The country Postm lsters lave not
embraced their opportunities with any great
eagcrness, as the commission is too small to be
Of much avail on small orders. Preparations
have been made for large sale Monday.
Last evening Mrs. Pomeroy, Of No. 223 De-
Koreu street,. reported to the police Of the
West Twelfth Street Station that an unknown
old woman had wandered into the basement Ut
in dying condition. Sergt. Rehm went to the
place and found there Ann McDermott, IS
years OF are She was homeless and without
friends, and did not appear to be long for this
world. A carriage was gotten. aud she was
taken to the County Hospital.
B. Riordan, apparently 1aborer, while
passing an inconi'n. Train on the Michigan
Central Railroad at 10 o'clock yesterday morn.
Ing in tile neighborhood Of the Baltimore d
Ohio depot, was badly injured about the
legs by. the exolos'oq OF torpedo: I!.,, he re
rss,ys tasn tie # s. pofn mesp's Search 2
ins about in the vicinity Of 4he, accident
found the pieces OF j fresh1g-.xploded torpedo,
such as are used By railroad officials for danger
signals when the usual signals are useless. as III
cases OF fog. They are about the size ant1 shape
Of a cap.box, and arc frequently stolen and.
placed on the tracks R1 malicious boys
Some two or three weeks ago the dlstil]e7s
comprising what is known around the Govern
! 1neDt Building as the ''second ostch," anu an
of whom are lowering somewhere Within the
! limits of the Bankrupt Court made pr9posa,
| tion to the Treasury Denartment to settle all
| suits pending against them for consideration
| of 5000 eacll. The matter was referred 6y
| Commissioner Raum to District; Attorney Bangs
] aud John n. Jewett~ YESTERDAY afternoon
conference was held with The latter at bis q1ttlse,
nSMfs' rourns, i'D@'e; ali Of WHO whom testided
that they were bankrupt and utterly
worthless from legal point n1 o. view: , Rded Rner
| were also present ind corroborated the state
{ ments made BY their principals. AIR: 1ewett de,
I c1ines to state what recommendations he Wall
| make to the Washington authorities.
[ Friday afternoon meeting Of the principal
officers OF the militia n this city was held At the
office of Adjt- Cannon, for the purpose Of COM
| pleting arrangements for the production OF Al
drich's '.Poetry and Music Of War DAYS." for
! the benefit OF the Protestant Orphan Asylum.
| The performances will continue through ti4e
| week at McVicker's Theatre, beginning the 18th
iust.,-six evenings and two natinees. The
monaa2, msaasnr conoaeics sa ~ First and Second;
| Tuesday, 4 Sixth and 8 First; "Wednesday, Il
First sixth, aud Second; thursday, Z s. slrst
Saturday, and G First. The Sheridan Guards,
Of Milwaukee. will appear Saturday evening, the
24th; and ut the matinee, the same day, the
| Morgan Park Cadets aud Henslcr's Milwaukee,
| Band, The Sixth Regiment Band has bcen en-
/ t1aced for the entire week. An interesting feat
ure Of the exhibition will be tab1eau represent
| inc The death OF Ellsworth. at Alexandria, Va,
in which MANY OF those who were present ut the
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Mr.. T. d. BOYD
The recent murder trial in this county was the
oecasion Of vast amount Of personal dctama-
| ton and abuse OF persons not connected With
the case except remotely aud Indirectly. This
is one of the penalties to which ali persons are
liable who are SO unfortunate as to be witnesses
or even acquaintances OF, nelgh6ors, of the par
ties involved in lawsuits. In tue recent case,
Mr.. Thomas B. Boyd was especially unfortunate.
It so happened that before the trial one OF the
counsel ii preparing the mind OF the jury for
the defense indulged in some rather Wlld
predictions OF what woul1 oe pfese:ntea IN IN
evoehce; a. "as haig w y H.. nni,1ic n -
Ml npou, Mnon 1ht ~ Wy 17a ~ .ha t;.i ut ona
Most oaens,se isn.. TX aae+a,nr =, us nuv yav
"oru ol esluence pp;at;a appsatGa oooN0o 1A "o' way
LIE "noiesa,e oenunsa.sn @ .'''a, ,o. ~a+tr-;ro IN
1nat h1pu ol tah, uo"es5. "as s',1G = ani,'u er. ~
sstsatu cass y, ~ nnr"o, NJ ,,srIer yheft,er
Ing aouse oe "ai'atEu y. nos. seII ~. .,s.'.ai
imetatofs witaou: te e1cIse " tne eounSs nt.;:.,
[ nave enoea'oreu 10 ieuG" 'ne eu1eatoAo ""'eo
| nag a1eaoy oecoMe sta1e. ..,. =.
| Mr.. BoyG IS a "ell-known business man IN
Inls cty al,u Is oae o. .1s ~, .Jss i Ch'
"ea as snecessint usa'sts III :9.a4 esIae0 ~ ~.
cage. ne has u9Fns hls re5loeuce ~ suts ety
conaucteu nl11lsen 2eIsonas.s anu ~ ~ nnnnsn
10 way TO conmaoq me sespeet .aln eonn1euce
az Mno lase naq t1a5uons :,,'dae a,tr tu~ ~
oua1oIsnce Will nl ns aus1nu1s ,ai.o" au-uoI & mis
acquaintance Inaas El, EeutlSlien :.;a5 not5 nn -
protess.lnt .'ta ~. - ~ ~ 4psnrai ,a,nrt
1naa+ sn'i .hsrocter IND n h,s ahilty. energy
aud success ia business. So lar as any evidence
duct il was to bis credit; pothlng disparaging
! IN him was shown The effort wholly r1usus-